Your wrist hurts from the bracelet being ripped from it. Pulling fist back, you decide he deserves a punch. But, as he draws a stilleto knife from his sleeve you unclench your fist and step back.
"A treasure more precious." he smirks roguishly. Stepping in quickly he steals a kiss, stepping aside and racing away while you're still stunned from his outrageous behaviour.
You would give chase, but the corset is crushing your lungs, and you doubt you'd achieve anything if you caught up with him. His accent, and the stench in the air tells you this is London, sometime in the 1890's.
- - - - -
A hunch telling you that you need to investigate Jack The Ripper. His mystery one you can hunt down without affecting the time streams too seriously. Shaking off your first, unfortunate encounter.
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