[And it truly isn't far. The Professor doesn't hurry the four blocks to the dumpster behind the upscale bakery shop. When committing an act one doesn't want to draw attention toward, you must act as though the act being committed isn't something to hide at all. Act natural, as one might say. He's learned that much after spending so long in the company of thieves and other miscreants. But such goes the life of a free man. He is often drawn to the company of those who are the greatest prisoners of material things.
They attract no attention on the quickly darkening street. Silently, he thanks the time of year for the early night granting them cover, and the passers by for their indifference. It is the nature of the City, he thinks, that allows for so much evil and so many wondrous things to occur right under the noses of so many. This theory is only proven by the two young creatures huddled under his coat.
Minutes later, he ushers the boys into another alleyway. This one is cleaner as the less-than-hygienic standards of alleyways go. Two dumpsters sit against a painted brick wall amidst a nest of soggy newspapers and overspilling garbage bags. A rusty bicycle and other metal scraps sit in the farthest corner. But otherwise, the ground is mostly contained to a few soggy bread crusts mouldering in rain puddles.]
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They attract no attention on the quickly darkening street. Silently, he thanks the time of year for the early night granting them cover, and the passers by for their indifference. It is the nature of the City, he thinks, that allows for so much evil and so many wondrous things to occur right under the noses of so many. This theory is only proven by the two young creatures huddled under his coat.
Minutes later, he ushers the boys into another alleyway. This one is cleaner as the less-than-hygienic standards of alleyways go. Two dumpsters sit against a painted brick wall amidst a nest of soggy newspapers and overspilling garbage bags. A rusty bicycle and other metal scraps sit in the farthest corner. But otherwise, the ground is mostly contained to a few soggy bread crusts mouldering in rain puddles.]
Here we are. It's safe to come out if you like.