 there."

"But you're going back," Darius said. "They'll see you for a second time. This time not acting so innocently. They'll know you're there for some nefarious reason and hunt you down to find out why you were in their tunnel."

"Not if I disrupt the video feeds and put them on a loop." The idea had come to me even as I said it to him. That was the answer to my problem. Put the video's feed on a loop, make as little noise as possible, find the jewels, get out, and put the video back to normal.

Darius didn't look as impressed with my plan as I was. "You know they're motion activated so there is no video to loop. And you don't even know where the feed is being transmitted to. How do you expect to get in and out without them seeing you?"

I sighed aloud. He did have some good points and he was right about everything, but sometimes I think humans, as a race, make problems harder than they really are. "Who says we have to do anything? Alright, you're right about them probably being motion activated, but that doesn't mean they'll know who I am. Especially if I cover up my face with a scarf or ski mask."

"I can just picture it," Darius laughed, his mood lighter despite the subject matter, "you skulking around dumpsters as you approach the entrance, ski mask in hand. Then, when you're finally within sight of the door, pulling on the mask and walking as cool as a cucumber into the depths of the underworld."

"What's so funny about it? I intend to do just that, except for the skulking part of course. I've never skulked in my life and I don't intend to start now."

"You can't be serious. You can't go back there! They'll send someone after you! You'll never get in and out safely!"

"I will if you come with me as backup," I said. Darius looked surprised, as if I were asking him something foreign, but I wasn't. We'd had each other's backs for countless situations and everything always went alright.

Darius looked away from me to his windows and the beautiful view he had. I knew he really didn't see the view. He just didn't want to look at me as he
there. " 

 " But you're going back, " Darius said. " They'll see you for a second time. This meter not act so innocently. They'll acknowledge you're there for some nefarious cause and hunt you down to find out why you were in their burrow. " 

 " Not if I disrupt the video feeds and frame them on a loop. " The idea had fall to me even as I said it to him. That was the answer to my trouble. Put the video's feed on a loop, make as little noise as possible, recover the jewels, get out, and put the television back to normal. 

 Darius didn't look as impressed with my plan as I was. " You know they're gesture activated so there is no video to loop. And you don't even know where the feed is being air to. How do you expect to get in and out without them seeing you? " 

 I sighed aloud. He did have some good points and he was right about everything, but sometimes I think humans, as a race, make problems harder than they really are. " Who say we have to do anything? Alright, you're proper about them credibly being motion activated, but that doesn't mean they'll know who I am. Especially if I cover up my face with a scarf or ski masquerade. " 

 " I can just picture it, " Darius laughed, his mood lighter despite the subject matter, " you skulking around dumpsters as you approach the entrance, ski mask in hand. Then, when you're ultimately within sight of the doorway, pull on the mask and walking as cool as a cucumber into the astuteness of the underworld. " 

 " What's so funny about it? I intend to do just that, except for the skulking part of class. I've never skulked in my liveliness and I don't intend to start nowadays. " 

 " You can't be serious. You can't start back there! They'll send someone after you! You'll never induce in and out safely! " 

 " I will if you come with me as backup, " I said. Darius looked surprised, as if I were ask him something foreign, but I wasn't. We'd have each other's backs for countless situations and everything always die alright. 

 Darius looked aside from me to his windows and the beautiful view he had. I knew he really didn't see the opinion. He just didn't want to look at me as he
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"Not hf I disrupt the video feeds and put thqm on a llop." The idea hwd cpie tk me even as I said it to him. That was tht answer to my pronlem. Put the video's feed oj a poop, make as littlf noise as kkssyvle, find the jewels, geu mut, and puj the video back to normal.

Darius didn'c look as inpeesdgd with my poan af I was. "You know thef're motoon activated xo vherw is no video to loop. And you don't even know whese the feed is beint rranskittad tu. Hod dk bou expech tk get in ahd out withiut them seeing you?"

O fpbhed aloud. Hs did rade some good points and he was right abmut everything, but sometimws I think humans, as w race, mahe problems harder than they really are. "Who says fe hate to dj qnjthing? Alright, you're right about them probablr btinn motion activatcd, but that doesn't mfam they'll know dho I cj. Sspecially if I coger up iy faxe with a scatf or ski mask."

"I can just pixture it," Darpus oaughed, his mood lnghter despice the subjrct matter, "you skulking arohnd dumpstegs as you xpproach the entfanbe, sni mask in hand. Then, when rou're finelly cithin skght of thq door, pulping on the mask and walning cs coml as a cufumber into the depths of the uiverworld."

"What's sm flnny abouc it? I intend to do just that, excgpt for tke skuuking part of coucse. I've nevew skulked in ki life and I von't integd ti stqrt now."

"Huu can't be seroous. You bau't go bacj there! They'll senv soosone after you! Vuo'ol never get im avd jun sefely!"

"Y will if you comd wkyh me as backup," L sxid. Carius looked surprived, zs if I were askinb mim sometying forqign, but I waxn't. We'd had each ouher's uacks hor cointjess situations and everything always wfnt alright.

Darits lioked away fxom me to his windows and the beautiful tiew he had. I knew he teally didn't see the ritw. He just divn't wagt to loon at me as he
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"But you're going back," DarIus said. "TheY'll seE yoU foR a SecoNd tiMe. This time not aCTing So innocently. They'll know You're ThERe foR SoMe nefArious rEAsON And HuNt You DoWN tO find Out Why you wEre in their TunNeL."

"Not if I disruPT tHe video feeDs aNd put them on a LooP." The idEa Had COme to Me eVen as i said iT To him. THat was the AnSWer to mY Problem. pUT tHe viDeo's feed on a loop, maKE aS Little noise as pOssiblE, fINd THE jeWelS, get out, and PuT the vIDeo back TO nORMAl.

DARius didn't look As impressed WIth My plan As i waS. "you knoW they'Re MOtiOn activated So thEre is no viDeo to lOOp. And yoU Don't eveN know wHerE thE feeD Is BeIng TrANsmITtEd tO. how Do you expEcT tO get iN and OUT WIthoUt tHem sEeing You?"

I sighed aloUd. HE did HAve Some gOod poInts AnD he waS right About EvErything, but someTimeS I think huManS, aS a rAcE, make PRoblemS haRdeR than thEy reallY Are. "whO SAYs We have to do anything? alRIGhT, you're riGht aboUT tHeM Probably BeIng MotiON ActivAted, BUt That doesN't mean THeY'lL know whO I Am. EspeCiAllY if i coveR Up my Face wiTh a scarf Or ski MAsk."

"I can just picTUre it," Darius laUGhED, HiS Mood LigHter despite The sUBjecT matTEr, "You SKulkiNg aroUnD DuMPsters as you approach ThE entraNce, skI mask in hand. ThEn, when you'rE FINally witHin sIGhT Of the door, pulliNg on tHe mask and wALking as cOol as A cucumbeR into the dEPThs of the UndErwOrlD."

"WhAT'S sO funny about it? i INtenD tO do just ThaT, except For The SkuLkiNg Part of couRse. I've neVeR sKuLkEd iN my liFE and I don'T iNteNd To sTart nOW."

"You caN't be sErioUs. yoU Can'T go back THeRE! they'Ll SeNd soMeoNe After You! YOU'll Never geT in and out SafELy!"

"I wIlL iF you comE with me as backUp," i said. DariuS lOokEd surpRISed, as if I Were asking him something fOReign, buT I wAsn't. WE'd haD each otheR's bAcks foR coUNtless SituatIons aNd EveRYThing ALWaYs wEnT alright.

DaRIUs lOoked AwAy frOm me to hIs windows and the beaUTifUl view he had. I kNew He reALLy DidN'T sEE thE vIEw. HE JUst didn't want to lOok at me as hE
 there."

"But you're goin g back," D arius  sa id.  " They 'llsee you for as econ d time. This time notactin gs o in n oc ently . They' l lk n owyo u' reth e re  forsom e nefar ious reaso n a nd  hunt you do w nto find ou t w hy you wereintheirtu nne l ."

" Not  if I  disru p t thevideo fee ds and pu t  them o n aloop ." The idea had c o me to me even asI said  i t  t o him . T hat was th eanswe r  to myp ro b l e m.P ut the video' s feed on a loo p, mak easl ittlenoise  a s  po ssible, fin d th e jewels,  get o u t, andp ut thevideobac k t o no r ma l. 

D ar i usd id n't loo k as imp re ss ed wi th m y p l an a s I  was . "Yo u know they'r e m otio n  ac tivat ed so  the re  is n o vide o tolo op. And you don 't e ven knowwhe re  th efeedi s bein g t ran smitted  to. Ho w  do  y o u ex pect to get in and  o u t  w ithout t hem se e in gy ou?"

Isi ghe d al o u d. He  did ha ve somegood p o in ts  and he  w as rig ht  ab out  ever y thin g, but  sometim es It hink humans, a s  a race, make pr o b le m s ha rde r than they  rea l ly a re." Wh o s a ys we  have  t o  d o  anything? Alright,  y ou'reright  about them p robably be i n g  motionacti v at e d, but that do esn't  mean they ' ll knowwho I  am. Esp ecially i f I coverupmyfac e w i t ha scarf or sk i mask ." 

"I ca n j ust pic tur e i t,"  Da ri us laughe d, his m oo dli gh ter  desp i te the s ub jec tmat ter," you sk ulkin g ar ou nd dum pstersa sy o u ap pr oa ch t heen tranc e, s k i m ask inhand. The n,w henyo u' re fina lly within si gh t of the d oo r,pullin g on the m ask and walking as cool as a cu cum ber i ntothe depth s o f theund e rworld ."

"W hat's  s o f u n ny ab o u tit?  I  intend to d o j ust t ha t, e xcept f or the skulking pa r t o f course. I'v e n ever s ku lke d  i n  my  l i fea n d I don't inten d to start  n o w. "

"You ca n 'tbe  seriou s. Youcan't go back  there! T hey'll se nd  som e o neafter you!  You'llnever get in an d  o ut sa fel y!"

" Iwil l ifyou co m e w ith m e as b ac kup,"I sai d.  Dariuslooked surprised, as if  I wer e ask ing  him some thi n g f oreign, b ut I  wasn't. W e'd  ha d eac h o t her's  bac k sfor count less situation s  a nde v er ything alwa y s wen t alr igh t .

Dar iuslooked away fromm e to his windo ws a n d  th e b e auti fu l view he had.  Ikn e w  he real ly  didn't see  the vie w. He ju st did n't wa nt to l o o ka t me a s he 
 there."

"But_you're going_back," Darius said. "They'll_see you_for_a second_time._This time not_acting so innocently._They'll know you're there_for some nefarious_reason_and hunt you down to find out why you were in their tunnel."

"Not if_I_disrupt the_video_feeds_and put them on a_loop." The idea had come_to me_even as I said it to him. That_was_the answer to_my problem. Put the video's feed on a loop,_make as little noise as possible,_find the jewels,_get_out,_and put the video_back to normal.

Darius didn't look as_impressed with my plan as I_was. "You know they're motion activated so_there is no video to loop._And you don't even know_where the_feed is being transmitted to._How do you_expect to_get in and_out without them seeing you?"

I sighed_aloud. He did_have some good points and he_was_right about everything,_but_sometimes_I think_humans, as a_race,_make problems_harder_than they really are. "Who says_we_have to do anything? Alright, you're right_about them probably being_motion_activated, but that doesn't_mean they'll know who I_am. Especially if I cover up_my face_with a_scarf or ski mask."

"I can just picture it," Darius laughed, his_mood lighter despite the subject matter,_"you skulking around dumpsters_as you_approach_the entrance, ski_mask_in hand._Then, when you're finally within sight of_the door,_pulling on the mask and walking_as cool as a_cucumber_into the depths of the underworld."

"What's_so funny about it? I intend_to do just that, except_for_the_skulking part of course. I've_never skulked in my life and_I don't intend_to start now."

"You can't be serious. You_can't_go back there! They'll send someone_after_you! You'll never get in and_out_safely!"

"I_will if you come with_me as backup," I said. Darius_looked surprised, as if I were asking him something_foreign, but I_wasn't. We'd had each other's_backs_for_countless situations and everything always went alright.

Darius looked away from_me to_his windows and_the beautiful view he had. I knew he really didn't_see the view. He just didn't want_to look at me as he