As I had a certain aesthetic for Real Rhombus, my outfit was an exaggerated form of my normal appearance. My civilian clothes were baggier to conceal how muscular and toned my lithe body was. I dyed my normally red hair black and grew it out for heights. For the heist, I put it into a high ponytail and let it slip out the back of my mask. The mask covered my entire head and was shaped in the shape of a Rhombohedron. That meant that it was a 3-dimensional figure with 6 faces which are rhombi, which was my favorite shape. The glass rhombus was one way so I could see out and no one could see in. After a heist, I cut the ponytail off with one of my knives and let the hair grow down to my shoulder again. It was a ritual that was important to me. In the meanwhile, I would be researching and casing a new score. I was not at all ashamed of my face, but I admit that it was pretty feminine. I just happened to have inherited facial features from my mother. I cut the ponytail off before standing before them. That was probably why they were so surprised. "This is how I usually dress." I said.
Being that they had never seen my face before, they looked at me closer. "You sure that you're a male!? You might have centaur blood in your line." Jeran said, totally astonished. "I get it from my mother and she's a human." I said. It was then that Casone circled me with a critical eye. "More than that, you're much look too... clean to be a warrior." Casone said with a raised eyebrow. I did not have any scars on my body. They had scars littered all over their human and horse halves. That must have made me suspicious in his eyes. "I am not actually a warrior. I am a phantom thief. I find treasure, go in stealthily, steal it all and get back to my lair. Hopefully without getting caught by any guards. Doesn't mean I'm a pushover though." I explained with a shrug. Denying that I could fight would not make sense after the prowess I showed in the battle with the centauress. I looked at all 3 of them. My goal was already met. "Wait. I need to make things clear. We've been helping a thief all this time!? Is that where all of those jewels and gold came from!?" Petras snapped at me. Time to come clean.
Calmly, I nodded. "Yeah. I came from the portal from that town in the south. It leads to another world and they chased me here when I got caught. I lost half the loot I got escaping, but I can lay low here. If enough time goes by, I can rest and find a good place to stay before getting back." Casone looked disgusted. "I was right not to place myself in with you." he said. "I never asked any of you to stay with me. I just asked you to help me get here. I am very grateful to you though." Petras and Jeran looked at each other. "I don't like it, but I can't deny that you did save my life against that centauress. I will follow where you go. But I will not be party to any banditry." Petras said reluctantly. It was fair. I looked at Jeran. "What do you want to do?" I asked him. He said "I said I'd stay with you, and I follow my word. That doesn't mean that I approve of being led by a thief." I would still have Petras and Jeran as companions while on this side of the portal. That was good. "Thank you for staying with me." I said before I went back inside. I bought all 4 of us dinner. There was vegetable soup on the menu.
