The cat was easily visible through her telescope. Jinx squatted on the windowsill of one of the buildings in the narrow side alleys in Zaun. It was a sweet little ball of fluff with snow-white fur and little pale blue highlights. Her whiskers shone golden, and there seemed to be a little, golden crone on her head. The little queen would have looked beautiful, were it not for the mud covering her fur, the ruffian holding her by the neck, and the knife pointed at her chest.
Looks like some Piltie's kitty-pet got lost. Wonder what would be more useful? Ransoming her for some gold to get new knick-knacks or just eating her?
The man waved his knife threateningly. He bellowed something Jinx did not quite understand. What she could notice, though, was the fact that the blade graced the back of the cat's nose. Red beads dripped out of the gash. Jinx lowered her telescope and stuffed it into her utility belt. Rolling her eyes as if the man had just broken some invisible rule she had made up on the fly, the Loose Canon called: "Welp, someone is getting shot!"
In a blur of alabaster white, cobalt blue and blazing purple, Jinx leapt down from her lookout and darted towards the other criminal. "TRADE YAH!", she hollered as she almost ran the man over. In the split seconds their bodies made contact, Jinx yanked the cat out of the man's arms and attached two Chompers to his wrists. Whirling around a few feet away from the man, she turned around to see the resulting explosion.
The bearded man blinked in befuddlement. However, soon enough, the familiar ticking sounds of a timer filled the air. Raising his arms, his eyes grew wide as he noticed the Chompers, their metal fangs sunk deep into the fabric of his sleeves, some teeth even piercing the skin. Their narrow eyes flashed pink in an increasingly faster rhythm as the timer ran out.
"WAIT, NO - !", the man blurted out in a desperate plea as his mind finally caught up with what was going on. KABOOM! The Chompers detonated right in his face, encasing him in a dual cloud of bright pink and baby blue smoke and glitter. As the spectacle began to fade, the man's body lay on the ground. His hands were blown off, his nose was missing, and the heat of the explosion had scorched off his beard and bushy eyebrows. Instead, his face was now marred by an aggressive red patch.
"There we go!", Jinx called, "Never mess with a former sump snide, Mister! They'll steal the purse right from your belt!" Cackling madly, she hopped on the spot, pressing the white cat to her chest. She only seemed to become aware of the squirming body when the blood dripped down her fingers. Her manic purple glowing eyes immediately locked with the cat as Jinx lifted the animal under its front legs and inspected it like a young rabbit for slaughter.
"As for my price", Jinx called, "do I rather want to ransom whose pompous Piltie house you escaped or do I just wanna bash your pretty head in, skin you for that soft fur and eat your flesh? Decisions, decisions, decisions... What do you think, kitty?"
@botfrag gets a surprise starter.
