[oh, Tonic is watching to make sure he doesn't get smashed into the side of a building himself, but he's able to keep his outward concern pretty minimal. he's got more important things to do, getting in close enough to the body to rummage through the man's pockets.
the ex-spy makes quick work of it. he's not a stranger to scavenging from corpses, but he also knows to check for secret pockets in the lining of the man's jacket (he finds some kind of pocket-book and puts it into his bag without even looking at it), and quickly pats down his sleeves and inner thigh for anything he could have been hiding. he also raps on the man's shoes, revealing that his heel slides out and contains a small, flat bundle of cloth that may or may not be hiding something. Tonic pockets that too, before stepping back. all in all, it only took him about ten seconds.]
We need a-- [he straightens up, looking entirely casual as he quickly scans their surroundings. window to a basement? too small. no holes up here to toss the corpse into, either. there's a--] What's that thing? What about that?
[he's pointing to a rain barrel, about four feet tall and three feet wide. he quickly walks over to investigate. twisting the wooden lid off of the top and peering inside. there are only a couple of inches of rainwater in the bottom of it.]
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the ex-spy makes quick work of it. he's not a stranger to scavenging from corpses, but he also knows to check for secret pockets in the lining of the man's jacket (he finds some kind of pocket-book and puts it into his bag without even looking at it), and quickly pats down his sleeves and inner thigh for anything he could have been hiding. he also raps on the man's shoes, revealing that his heel slides out and contains a small, flat bundle of cloth that may or may not be hiding something. Tonic pockets that too, before stepping back. all in all, it only took him about ten seconds.]
We need a-- [he straightens up, looking entirely casual as he quickly scans their surroundings. window to a basement? too small. no holes up here to toss the corpse into, either. there's a--] What's that thing? What about that?
[he's pointing to a rain barrel, about four feet tall and three feet wide. he quickly walks over to investigate. twisting the wooden lid off of the top and peering inside. there are only a couple of inches of rainwater in the bottom of it.]
Stuff him in here.