today we carried out the bank heist.
all i was allowed to know, was were we were going, where i was placed, and how i was getting away.
we don't get to know how much we make until the heist is successfully carried out and the money is brought back to the pit.
it also depends on how much money blaine takes.
"alex, come on we have to go. now." max says grabbing my attention. i place my feet out of the car and onto the pavement. we arrived at the north entrance, splitting up to cover our set placements.
corner 7 is on the west side of the bank. my job is basically for lookout and relay. since i haven't earned my stripes i don't get to play the inside job.
stripes. that's how you earn your way to the top of faceless.
one stripe is the lowest. that's where i am. one stripes don't do heavy lifting, don't get much intel, get paid the least, and have the least training. we basic training on how to use a gun, how to fight, and faceless history. that's it.
two stripes is a full step up. you get inside the heist. still playing watch dog but less often and more so for protection. this requires more tactical training and how to fight. two stripes sometimes get intel on missions.
three stripes is where watch dog duties are completely below you. you're in the missions. active roles being played. three stripes are sometimes involved in planning, and carrying out missions. they send three stripes and sometimes two stripes on kill missions.
four stripes. dangerous. you're in deep if you have your fourth stripe. if you weren't in this for life before, you are now. four stripes work with blaine himself. they help secure missions and orchestrate them. they carry out kill missions along with surveillance on people, enemies, and possible missions. takes a lot of training to be here. a lot.
five stripes. the highest level in the faceless. blaines right hand men. they're on the inside. everything blaine knows, they know. there's only 3 five stripes not counting blaine. no women allowed.
again, i only have one stripe. the requirement to be initiated into the faceless. i couldn't care less anyway.
i don't want my stripes.
i want out.
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another heist has successfully been carried out. watchers like myself get paid the least, since we don't do much of the heavy lifting around here. so i only got 8k of the stolen money.
max and athena have 2 stripes meaning they're involved in protection. they get closer to the inside. they're expected to be armed and ready to protect blaine and his right hand men.
so max and athena made 10k.
when we all had gotten home and paid, blaine called a meeting.
"listen up everyone." blaine started. "the wranglers have been eyeing us down lately and almost caught on to the heist today." he moves his fingers to his temples and rubs in circles. "everyone needs to be more careful where they go, who they talk to, and how much they say. keep your guard up. the price to pay for fucking up in this establishment isn't pretty." he says.
the wranglers.
enemy gang to the faceless. basically like a bunch of cops but unofficially. i've never seen a wrangler before, but i know they're out for faceless blood.
wranglers stand for justice and the opposite of faceless values. which is why i like them a lot.
we all nod and he dismisses us. max, athena, and i go to max's room to talk and hangout. we do this most days because we don't get to leave the pit much.
"how much did you make alex?" max asks.
"8 thousand" i say emotionless.
"are you sure you don't want to train for your stripes? you'd get paid more." he suggests.
"max you know i don't want to go deep. keeping watch like a watch dog is fine. i get paid and get a place to sleep. that's why i'm here. i don't want to commit heavy crimes." i say. max nods and i take a deep breath.
"athena what do you know about wranglers?" i ask.
"not too much. max knows the most." she nods to max.
"i was involved in the planning a year before i met you." he says.
"planning of what?" i ask, confused.
"the planning of sabotaging their leader." my eyebrows raise. "the leader was hot on our trail and blaine recruited EVERYONE for this mission. even me. and i only had one stripe." he explains.
"what was the mission?" i press.
"to kill the wrangler leader's father."
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Romanceshe wanted to leave. but that comes at a cost of knowing too much. he promised to protect her. but will it be enough? started: 5/23/20 ended: 1/26/21