[Liem is part way through fumbling for his coin purse when the rough pressure holding him against the house's facade suddenly disappears. He turns his head enough to spot the mugger tumbling haphazardly across the road, then pushes away from the wall to see a young woman picking his book up from the ground. Pure surprise lights his expression as he realizes his very first mugging experience in Horos has been abruptly aborted.]
Ah… yes, I am. Thank you.
[This last part he says as he accepts the offered journal, flipping through the pages to check briefly for any damage before carefully closing it and tucking it into a pocket. Liem glances back in the direction of the would-be mugger, who is currently struggling to his feet from his sprawl in the street. Clearly he wasn't prepared to encounter people with enough lucidity to fight back, though, because all he does when he regains his feet is attempt to stumble away. Liem frowns after him.]
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Ah… yes, I am. Thank you.
[This last part he says as he accepts the offered journal, flipping through the pages to check briefly for any damage before carefully closing it and tucking it into a pocket. Liem glances back in the direction of the would-be mugger, who is currently struggling to his feet from his sprawl in the street. Clearly he wasn't prepared to encounter people with enough lucidity to fight back, though, because all he does when he regains his feet is attempt to stumble away. Liem frowns after him.]
That man… he's just going to rob someone else.