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I'm Virgil, [insert boring shit about my life]. Basically, I'm the security guy turned "hacker" and I'm probably the only normal person at this company. Anyway, I'm only here because my fuck of a father can't balance a damn checkbook so I'm stuck taking care of the family while he's spending all of his time pretending to care for the family. I'm not some master thief turned hero. I'm a guy who needs to pay the bills and if I can bring down a few douchebags while I'm at it, then that's fine too.

[bostons-virgil]

Having Fun {Virgil and July}

[julythefoxmills-blog]

"Yeah. I mean, there are buses, but I can assure you, they’re never on time and they take three times as long as taking a cab." She made her way over to the cabs and stepped into the first one of the line, waiting until Virgil had gotten in as well before letting the cabbie know where they were going. "Pier 33 please."

As they drove off, July turned towards Virgil again, ready to continue their conversation where they had left off. “Somehow, I seriously doubt that I’m a better cook. Like I just said, I searched the whole of the internet to find recipes that I can actually make and won’t get sick from. If I had been allowed to eat pasta, I would’ve eaten that five times a week.”

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil knew all about shitty public transportation. He used to ride his bike everywhere when he was younger, but here on the crazy hills of San Francisco, he would die going uphill. As he got in the cab, he peered out the window, taking in the west coast scenery. It felt the same as Boston.

"Pasta has to be the best thing I can make. It's also the easiest." The perks of being Italian and Irish, in Virgil's mind. "It's thee only recipe my mom taught me because she knew that I wouldn't mess it up." And yet, he did in the beginning. He had managed to burn the noodles and he nearly burned the place down. He's gotten better since then, at least he hopes he has.

[bostons-virgil]

Let's Get Out of the House {Alicia and Virgil/Cara}

[moreausgooddeed-deactivated2015]

Alicia frowned when Virgil mentioned a Hotel Room since he bloody well knew she had two empty rooms on her own flat, plus, they always had the base. There were a few free rooms there.

But then she thought Virgil might not know about the base and that he probably didn’t want his little sister staying in the same house as the woman who had confessed intention of murder to him just a while ago. She wouldn’t either.

She finished her drink and smiled politely keeping her thoughts to herself. "What Hotel is it?" She asked.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil shrugged at the question, not one hundred percent sure what it was. "Some 5 star place I managed to hack my way into." He glanced down at Cara. "And by hack I mean nicely asked for a reservation." She rolled her eyes at him. "I know what you meant, Virgil."

Cara turned her attention back to Alicia and smiled. "Where are you staying? Are you going to stay with us like some of Virgil's friends do some times?" Virgil reminded himself to bring duct tape the next time he brought his sister with him.

[only-parker]

And yet another stop... {Parker and Virgil}

[only-parker]

Parker’s head tilted to the side thoughtfully, trying to gauge if she was missing something. If this was one of those moments where Virgil said it was “fine”, but it wasn’t. 

Then again, she couldn’t be expected to know, and even if she did for certain, she’d have no idea how to act on it. That required a little more effort than she was willing to put in at the moment. 

"Then come steal something with me," she suggested, because while the coin warming in her pocket was a token trophy of a challenge, they’d probably be able to score big in tandem. Besides, her flight didn’t leave for a couple more days, and what else was she going to do? She’d already cased all the old hangouts and banks. 

[bostons-virgil]

Come steal something with me? As if it was that easy. It occurred to him that maybe for her it was that easy. Jump to some random building, mess with the guards, and then split. A normal day in the like of Parker the thief. Virgil wished his life could be that simple sometimes.

Then again, why not? What was a small night of thieving with the boss? He shrugged and smiled. He was getting fired from this job anyway. "Sure. Why not."

[megprescott-hitter]

Gettin' Footloose (Meg and Virigl)

[megprescott-hitter]

Meg eyed the younger man and snorted.

"Thank the Lord you aren’t our grifter." she replied. "You sister told me that you danced. Now," she turned so that she was square on Virgil. "If you don’t want to do this job because of the people involved, I won’t push it. But, if you’re going to lie to me, make sure it’s a damn good lie for a damn good reason. Not any petty stuff."

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil silently cursed Cara for telling his teammate about his past. He'd have a really good talk with her once he got home. He ran his hand through his hair and tried to sort his thoughts out.

"It has nothing to do with the people. It's just--I don't dance much anymore. And..." He trailed off. And what? There was nothing else stopping him other than petty feelings and stupid Nessa and her tricks.

[bostons-virgil]

Having Fun {Virgil and July}

[julythefoxmills-blog]

July considered this for a moment. They could… Then again, she always thought that the sushi with takeaway wasn’t as good as the ones you’d get when you’d actually sit down in a restaurant. As the crowd began to thin out, July slowed her pace a little. If they were going to eat on the way, they had enough time for Virgil to actually look around as they were walking, instead of it all being too quick.

"I suppose we could. I think there’s a good one on the way, but I usually make sushi myself when I feel like it." She suddenly had an idea and chuckled. "You know, I could try to cook dinner for you during your stay here, or maybe another time. I’ve been watching this online cooking channel with actual dishes I think I can pull off."

[bostons-virgil]

Once they finally made it out of the airport, he glanced around. The air felt similar to Boston except it seemed a little clearer there. It was a little warmer as well, but he could feel some of the cold as well. He didn't see many buildings around, but he figured that was typical with most airports. His eyes caught onto the line of cabs and he turned to July. "We taking a cab into the city?"

"I've never had homemade sushi before." Virgil wondered how that would taste. "If you want to cook, you'll here no complaints from me. I can cook a little too, so maybe we can cook for each other. Of course, I'm sure you can  cook better than me, though." According to his sister, everyone cooks better than him.

[bostons-virgil]

Let's Get Out of the House {Alicia and Virgil/Cara}

[moreausgooddeed-deactivated2015]

Alicia smiled at them and wondered what was going on with Cara, she wished she could help, but she didn’t know the situation, not to mention she’d never been to school. She nodded at Virgil and made a note not to mention it later. She took a bite from her food.

"So, what would you like to see of New York later?” She asked both of them.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil ate his pizza, remembering that he hadn't eaten breakfast that morning because Cara had taken the rest of the milk. He was loving the pizza though he couldn't be sure if it was because it was really good or if he was really hungry.

"Let's go something fun!" Cara said with a bright smiled. "What's fun to do here?" He could tell that she was practically jumping out of her seat with excitement, but she was going to have to wait. "First things first, munchkin. We have to get our hotel room." If he could figure out where it was that is. He knew it was some five star joint but he didn't know where in the hell it was.

[megprescott-hitter]

Gettin' Footloose (Meg and Virigl)

[megprescott-hitter]

Meg raised an eyebrow and smirked at the piece of paper that had been exchanged between Virgil and the girl.

"I’m sure. Money can buy a lot of things, but usually not to the level of being Leverage proof." she paused. "So who’s the chick? Anyone that we should be worried about?"

[bostons-virgil]

"Is anything Leverage proof?" Virgil said with a raise of his eyebrow. In the small amount of time he's been there, he hasn't seen much that these thieves couldn't do.

He glanced at the note still in his hand and pursed his lips. "She's an old friend of mine," he muttered absentmindedly. "We used to dance together..." His eyes went wide as he realized what he said. "You know at our school dances and stuff. I think she had a crush on me." He hoped that Meg would buy it.

[bostons-virgil]

Having Fun {Virgil and July}

[julythefoxmills-blog]

"Right. Fair enough." July swung her backpack over her shoulder and walked on the way towards the exit of the airport. Where everyone was waiting for their check-in luggage, they walked straight past, constantly making sure that Virgil was still walking with her. She’d hate to lose track of him in the large crowd of people.

Once outside, she started to look around, trying to figure out what she wanted to eat. The streets were busy, and they probably had to take a cab to get downtown. “I could kill for sushi, but that’s not exactly quick. What do you want to eat? I’m fine with anything that we can eat on the way.”

[bostons-virgil]

There were a surprising large amount of people in the airport, although Virgil never feared about losing July in the crowd. Her hair was red after all and it wasn't as if it was difficult to spot amongst all the people. He took a moment to look at all of the different people around him. He'd seen plenty of out of country tourists in Boston before, but for some reason the ones in San Francisco felt different. He couldn't explain what it was.

"We can grab sushi if you want. Is there a place on the way maybe?" He didn't want to admit that he had never actually had sushi before and he wanted to try some.

[bostons-virgil]

Don't Talk Buzzed {Virgil and Tobias}

[greywinters-hacks]

"Watching them like a hawk," Tobi grinned as he took another sip of his soda. Cheerily, he watched as Abby immediately put up a dozen or so encryption to prevent any backhacking. The techs over there scrambled, all of their systems immediately flashing to life as they frantically tried to protect everything and anything. They were unorganized, just reacting to a threat, it wouldn’t be long before a supervisor was notified and be online as well.

And there he was, coordinating the techs to try to fix the mess that Virgil was causing. “Abby, shut down all communication between the supervisor and his lackeys. Isolate him, I want to see what he goes for himself,” Smugly, Tobi watched as the supervisor’s system worked itself into overdrive as they realized they had lost contact. The remainder of the techs continued what they were doing but the supervisor was starting to take action. “Gotcha,” Tobi cackled happily and began going through the files that the supervisor was protecting.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil hadn't had that much fun while hacking in a long time. Throwing files all over the place and screwing up the codes so that it said 'V191l was here' was one of the best things he's done since college. He knew that the more ridiculous he made it, the more likely that the ITs working thought that it was some punk ass kid playing a prank.

"These guys are great. Dance my puppets, dance," he cried as he moved onto Accounting and the workers stumbled after him to stop what he was doing. He glanced at Tobi as he watched what the supervisor was going for. "You got that stuff or do you want me to keep up the diversion?" He didn't mind either or, even if he was having a lot of fun playing with these amateurs.

[bostons-virgil]

Let's Get Out of the House {Alicia and Virgil/Cara}

[moreausgooddeed-deactivated2015]

Alicia smiled at cara’s authenticity and espontaneity, she used to be like that until Anthony forced them away. Those particular traits of personality were found on the loser side of the game she was playing. She did hope no one ever would force cara to change the way she was.

"Well, where I am from it’s considered politeness to offer your own food before you taste it." She explained before looking at Virgil. "No thanks, i already tasted it the last time I was here."

She glanced at Cara and smiled at the girl’s lack of table manners, small wrinkles forming around her eyes. “So, Cara, I assume you are in School. Do you like it?” She asked.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil nodded briefly before he started eating his own food. Cara was enjoying her pizza until Alicia mentioned school. She looked up at Virgil and then back at her plate. "It's okay. I like math, but the kids there are mean." She played around with some leftover cheese before taking another bite of her pizza. Virgil put an arm around her and rubbed her shoulders.

"I'll explain later," he mouthed to Alicia before smiling down at his little sister. "Hey, you're here in New York City for the first time. You are not allowed to be sad, got it?" He poked her side and she moved away, giggling. When she didn't say anything, he poked her again and this time she laughed completely. "Okay, okay!" she said as she began to eat her pizza again.

[bostons-virgil]

Hello

[blakeraymond-grifter]

If I were better with computers I’d consider switching professions, but being able to ‘hack’ people is just as much fun.

[bostons-virgil]

Hacking people makes it sound like you're some mass murder with an ax.

[only-parker]

And yet another stop... {Parker and Virgil}

[only-parker]

Understand Parker didn’t, but it wouldn’t be the first time. “So why don’t you just steal the credits and then put them on your resume?” she asked, turning around and gauging the distance to her exit. Years of hanging around Eliot and Hardison had taught her that a compromise was a lot easier to accomplish than it was to challenge integrity. ”Then you’re not lying.” 

Bulletproof logic it wasn’t really, but she was trying to help. “Or, I can find you something else to do,” she offered. “Something better than this,” she gestured around her. Her eyes landed on the safe she’d broken into, and she frowned. “Only, you might have to rephrase it a little bit, if you want to put it on a resume-thing.”  

[bostons-virgil]

It was plainly obvious to Virgil that Parker didn't quite understand what Virgil was saying. He's heard rumors about her since entering the thieving world and he knew that she was said to have been a thief her entire life. He doubted if she even knew what a resume was or anything that had to do with the real world.

"It's fine," he said running his hand through his hair. "It's just a small side job. Something to do when we don't have a job at Leverage." He didn't know why he felt so guilty about it. People had two jobs all the time. There was nothing wrong with that.

[bostons-virgil]

Don't Talk Buzzed {Virgil and Tobias}

[greywinters-hacks]

Tobi happily sifted through another set of data that Abby was transferring over, all the while running an interference program that would keep them hidden from anybody working on the server at the same time. These big companies and their fancy security systems. All talk and no game. “Well,” Tobi murmured thoughtfully, “If these guys stole one blueprint, I wouldn’t be surprised if they took other ones. We can do some poking around. Their database is massive, lets shake the server and see what falls out.”

"I do suppose if you attack them blatantly after we have secured the files, their techs will scramble to protect the most important documents. We can just watch and see what they protect. Any unusual files will most likely be it," Abby commented through the speakers. Tobi grinned widely, Abby was always so helpful.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil paused what he was working on to refill his glass of water and grab some chips. He grabbed the first bag he saw and went back to his seat and inspected the screen as the weird computer system started to talk to him. Even if it was strange, he knew that it--or was it a she?-- was right.  "I got that," Virgil said wiping his hands on his jeans so he wouldn't get salt on the keyboard. "This should be fun."

He started in slowly, sifting through the servers to find the one with the easiest access. He didn't want to make the ITs working to think that he was a professional. Once there, he smirked and immediately dove in, attacking anything and everything, making sure to make as much noise and damage as he could. He tried to emmulate the young hackers he's seen when he was younger, who always made a big mess every time they hacked into another system. "You watching them?"

[bostons-virgil]

Let's Get Out of the House {Alicia and Virgil/Cara}

[moreausgooddeed-deactivated2015]

Alicia agreed with Virgil and explained the girl she’d had a “big back yard” growing up. She chuckled at Virgil and Cara, a genuine, happy smile growing in her face; that was how she used to be around her father. A tinge of sadness hit her so she straightened up willing to change subjects as bad as Virgil.

She tilted her chin towards the waiter that was approaching their food.

"Speak of the devil…" The young man placed Vigil’s and Cara’s pizzas in front of them and Alicia’s plate of pasta in front of her.

She thanked him with a “Grazie.” and he offered her a cordial smile and walked away, from his face Alicia deduced that waiter in particular wasn’t Italian, he simply had listened to the word enough times to know what it meant.

"Do you want to taste some of mine?" She asked, pointing at her plate, in several countries of europe it was tradition for people to offer their own food to their guests and friends even before they started eating, it was considered to be good manners and the grifter wasn’t sure how that was seen in America. However, she decided to offer anyways.

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil made sure that Cara had her napkin on her, especially because when she started eating she was a monster. She took a bite of her pizza and looked at Alicia strangely.

"Aren't you going to try your food first?" Cara said with her mouth half full. Virgil glared at her, telling her that she had to finish her food which she begrudgingly did. Virgil smiled at Alicia and used his fork to take some of Alicia's pasta.

"Sure," he muttered. "Thanks." He ate the small bite and smiled. It was pretty good. "You want some of mine?"

[megprescott-hitter]

Gettin' Footloose (Meg and Virigl)

[megprescott-hitter]

"Volunteers are always suspected and they can’t always get into places. But if you’re a selling point, such as a contestant, it’s easier to get what you want because you have leverage over the people making the most profit." Meg explained as she walked to the door. Once outside, she continued. "I would like, if you can, get some surveillance and more detailed information about Hankens, specifically the person in charge of safety protocols, and this contest."

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil shrugged at Meg's words, not really knowing what else to say. He'd never had to infiltrate an event before, so he'd take her word for it.

As he followed Meg out of the studio, Nessa shot him a smile and gave him a little piece of paper. It had her number on it and a little note that said, 'If you change your mind.' He wondered why she was so desperate to have him as her partner, but he didn't want to ask. It didn't matter anyway. He wasn't going to do it.

"I'll run some tests at the base," he said taking in the fresh air. "I'm sure these guys have some very flimsy security systems."

[bostons-virgil]

Hello

[blakeraymond-grifter]

No kidding. There’s a reason I’ve started learning how to defend myself in case I’m ever in a situation I can’t talk my way out of.

[bostons-virgil]

That's why I'm the IT guy. We can stay a decent distance away from everyone else and still get the job done.

[megprescott-hitter]

Gettin' Footloose (Meg and Virigl)

[megprescott-hitter]

Meg raised an eyebrow at Virgil. Glancing once again at the woman across the room, she turned her attention back to Virgil as he told her something she already knew.

"Yes. I’m aware of that." she replied slowly, letting Mary leave her office to deal with other, probably more urgent, things. "I’m entering in it so we can have an excuse to be around the people who are responsible. However, I just need to find a partner, so I might have to come back to find someone who’s good enough."

[bostons-virgil]

Virgil followed Meg's eyes and realized that she was looking at Nessa who was still looking at him. He felt as if he was in the middle of some awkward triangle and he wasn't sure what to do about it. "She's just an old friend," he clarified. "She was the one who mentioned the contest."

As the older woman left, he looked in the other direction to avoid her gaze, hoping it would be enough to get by. Luckily for him, if she did recognize him, she didn't mention anything. "Why are you even entering the contest? Why don't we volunteer as workers or something?"