VFY SS1, E1: The Life Of Felines I

Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2026 @ 9:16pm by John Eagle
Edited on on Sunday March 29th, 2026 @ 9:17pm

1,292 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: VFY Short Treks: Season One
Location: Earth, Central America

15 years ago on Earth in Central America...

JJ was looking at his tiny wrist mounted screen, on it he was watching a very busy party. The very extravagant look of the place and the expensive treats and drinks that were being ferried around by lightly dressed men and women of most species. The guests where dressed in the most colorful and extravagant clothes they could buy. It was truly a party for the vein and rich. "Mrs P. I have the security feed up, target estimated to arrive in t-minus 30 seconds." he said, he had an ear piece that was perfectly matched to his skin color so it was very hard to see if he was discovered. He was there as a laundry worker, pushing trollies full of dirty clothes. It was hot and humid but it was a really easy way to be close to the place without attracting attention. These rich people seldom cared for the workers, they just wanted things to be clean and ready. It was easy for him to piggyback off the security feed of the place being this close and if it really came to it, he wasn't far to rush in and cause a distraction so that she could slip away.

Nicole was dressed in one of her finest dresses, fortunately one that had been modified with a rip off skirt for her to be able to tear off to do her work. For now she was mingling with the guests at the party one of the upsides of having plenty of Latium to spend was she could mingle with the rich and blend in nicely which gave her the perfect cover for her role. Hearing that her target was about to arrive she smiled as she headed towards the door and made polite conversation with those gathered nearby whilst still keeping a close eye out.

The door opened and everyone stopped talking, they all were waiting for the host to arrive and when he did, all was looking at him. The man was a human, mid fifties with two model women on each arm. Clearly he used his money to get what he wanted, be it things that wasn't for sale or women. "Thank you all for coming, I will be short because I know you all want to go back to enjoying yourselves. Today is my birthday and what I want for my birthday is for you all to have a good time." he said with a beaming smile, the crowd clapped as they knew he wasn't one for long speeches. As he moved again, everyone knew he was done and continued to talk, some of the people closer to the door approached the man to shake his hand. They knew he was rich enough to fund random projects that he liked.

"Mrs P, looks like you won't have any problems getting close to this one. Clearly he enjoys the finer things in life. You should be... irresistible to his taste." he smiled and saw on his screen that the host had stopped shaking hands when he looked at Mrs P. He knew that look very well, she had hooked the fish, now she just had to pull him in. "Just a reminded, we need a perfect palm print, facial scan as well as a retinal scan. Those contacts I got you should fix the facial and retinal. The palm print... I will leave to your capable hands."

Nicole smiled and made her way across to her target he’d definitely taken a liking to her as he freed up an arm and offered it to her instead of the girl that had been hanging on it. “I’ve been waiting to meet you” her smile gleamed, “I’ve heard so much about you I couldn’t possibly let the opportunity go by.” the retinal scan & facial scan worked a treat as she gazed into his eyes and studied his facial features now all she had to do was get a palm print.

“Have I seen you somewhere before my dear?” the man smiled as he looked at her curiously.

“Perhaps” she nodded, “I’ve been in the media a few times for charitable donations” she smiled as she held out a hand to him, “There is something I have with me that you simply must see” she grinned as he took her hand hoping the palm print would work first time round. She lead him to a nearby box on a table which contained an item that had been genuinely acquired just as a distraction for the occasion. “I heard of your love of antiques so I thought you’d like this...” she opened the box to reveal a faberge egg, “it’s quite valuable, but such an occasion requires a suitable gift.”

JJ watched the screen as he was filling the bin with old laundry. "Very smooth mrs P. Perhaps let him put a hand on your back, would help with the print extraction. I am also compiling a voice profile. All we will need is his password and we will rob him blind." he smiled.

Nicole smiled as music started to play taking her target’s hand she led him to the floor for a dance, smiling as he placed his hand on her back whilst they danced. Now all she had to do was acquire his password which could prove more tricky, she smiled as she placed a tiny transmitter under the collar of his clothing as she wrapped her arms around his neck, not only would it record his voice print but his password next time he used it and she needed to be sure he used it now.

“Might I suggest putting your egg away safe, as I said it’s quite valuable and I’d hate for anything to happen it.”

“A nice idea my dear” he smiled and nodded, “please accompany me.”

Nicole nodded, picking up the egg in its box and following to a side room, waiting patiently as the egg was safely stored away she just had to hope her bug had done it’s job in acquiring the passcode. Now all she had to do was cover her tracks as she slid her arms around his neck retrieving the bug and gently placing a kiss on his lips waiting for the mild sedative in her lipstick to take effect she helped him to stagger to a seat. “Are you alright?” She put on a look of fake concern, “I’ll go and fetch you a Doctor.”

Walking out into the corridor she pulled the door closed behind her, “I think the party has worn out our host” she smiled, “he fell asleep on me!” she grinned as she mingled with the crowd before heading towards the door.

He followed her to the dance floor and observed how she worked her magic. She was a true master indeed. He also got an extra feed with perfect sound from when she planted the small bug. When the two left the party he hacked in to the vault camera feed and recorded the password "playboy" he smiled, she truly was gifted. Moments later she had kissed the old man and placed him on the chair, left the room. "I will meet you out front." he said as he closed left the laundry room to pick her up. He removed his coveralls and underneath he had a outfit of that of a driver. It wasn't long before he was outside the place, waiting by the door for her to come and he opened the door for her. Moments later they were gone.

John Eagle
Eagle Antique Shop Owner

Nicole Eagle
Eagle Antique Shop Owner

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