Victoria did not have to wait very long at all like she had feared. In fact, it wasn’t five minutes since she walked in the place that someone had approached her. And here she had thought it would have taken hours. Maybe, just maybe, her luck was changing for the better? There was a first time for everything.<br/><br/>Glancing up at the other woman, Victoria gave her a once-over, her green eyes sweeping over her skeptically. It didn’t<em>look</em>like the woman was hiding a weapon. It wouldn’t be the first time someone had tried to mug her.<br/><br/>Of course, her would-have-been-mugger hadn’t realized that Victoria wasn’t as weak and defenseless as she looked. In fact, Victoria had a few tricks of her own up her sleeve. One of them being that she was particularly skilled in self-defense. Having lived most her childhood in a house full of older brothers, they had taught her some of what they knew, not wanting a wimp for a sister.<br/><br/>Victoria looked up at the woman for another second, her thoughts going at a moderate pace through her head. She hadn’t seen the woman before. However, no one like officials or snitches could get in here. This bar was a safe haven for both her and other crooks of all types.<br/><br/>Victoria rose from her chair and slowly a small smile tugged on the corners of her lips.<br/><br/>“I haven’t seen you around here before.” She observed in a conversational tone. There was an underlying hint of suspicion that she couldn’t completely erase from herself, but it was hardly audible at all. Besides, suspicion was natural for her.<br/><br/>“I’m Victoria.” However, she didn’t reach out to shake the other woman’s hand nor did she offer her own last name. Victoria never bothered with these formalities.<br/><br/>“What exactly are you looking for?” She asked bluntly.<br/><br/>Having been doing this for so long, there was really no way to beat around the bush. Either Victoria had something the woman might be interested in, and the woman had enough money for it, or she didn’t.<br/><br/>“I recently acquired a necklace that might spike your interest. It wouldn’t come cheap though.” Victoria added, after a moment’s pause.