(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e1/Firefly_RPG_Hope.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Hope Diamond, Scoundrel</span></span><br/>Plot points: 2<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body">Attributes:<br/>Mental D8<br/>Physical D6<br/>Social D10<br/><br/>Skills (Specialties):<br/>Craft D6<br/>Fly D6<br/>Focus D6<br/>Know D8 (Streetwise)<br/>Influence D10<br/>Notice D8<br/>Operate D6<br/>Perform D10 (Showmanship)<br/>Sneak D8<br/>Trick D12 (Fast Talk, Sleight of Hand)<br/><br/>Distinctions:<br/>Alluring D8<br/>Forked Tongue D8<br/>Things Don't Go Smooth D8<br/><br/>Signature Assets:<br/>Spartacus the Parrot D6<br/>Trick Playing Cards D6<br/></div></div><br/><br/>Hope shrugged, although all trace of humor left her face as he accused her in front of the crew.  "Not sure I see your wide moral line between a job that leads to people shooting at us and getting killed and a job where nobody notices us and they get a few knuckles busted.  Point of fact I think we'd all be happier with the latter...but you're walking off to get in a fight," Hope sighed as Clay did exactly that, likely missing most or all of what she was saying.  "Not sure where you got the impression he wasn't cheating, either...but you go ahead and save him," she mumbled.  At least she could get a chai soon; she waved for the waitress while the men sorted out their testosterone.<br/><br/>She smiled at John's support - at least one of the crew had a lick of sense - and slipped him a portion of the take under the table.  If the rest of them didn't want a part of her jobs, they could buy their own drinks.  Except for Li; Hope felt a bit bad about the doc getting so spooked and made a note to herself to steal a couple bills from Clay later to buy the girl something nice to make up for it (as clearly it was his wrongdoing that caused the distress, not hers).<br/><br/>Spiced drink in hand, with a sizable tip to help the staff forget about the fuss, Hope turned her attention to Serena: a much more enjoyable topic than herself, and a lovely diversion from the wait for an employer.  "What's this about a date?  Is there video?"