You may or not be aware that Obsidian recently took a break from thumbing through his "Building Rapport for Dummies" book, the contents of which he categorically refuses to share, and has decided to offer a bounty on poor old Pickpocket. If you're interested in supplementing your income, you can earn any of the following:

• $50,000 for my location
• $75,000 for attempting to pick my pockets
• $100,000 for successfully picking my pockets
• $250,000 for successfully mugging me

It is a tough old world out there so please do not be shy in claiming your rewards from Obsidian. He rolls around in a really nice 1951 Chrysler Imperial Convertible and has a ten-man crew on the payroll so he can certainly afford it. 

By my count, since the announcement was made the following actions have occurred:

• Oct 02, 13:22:21    =SlugFingers PICKPOCKETED you, taking $15,000 from you. If you are quick enough, you can extract a little revenge.
• Oct 02, 13:27:59    Philip_Marlowe caught up to you and beat you down. They took $0 back.
• Oct 02, 13:50:35    An unidentified assailant PICKPOCKETED you, taking $15,000.
• Oct 02, 16:02:37    Cherokee tried to PICKPOCKET you.

 Therefore, Obsidian you currently owe:

• SlugFingers - $100,000
• Philip_Marlowe - $250,000
• Cherokee - $75,000

If the person who succeeded at 13:27 would also like to make themselves known, they are entitled to $100,000 too. 

I'm also in Las Vegas if anyone would like to report that to him and claim themselves $50,000, have at it. Samoose, you look like a guy who could use $50,000. Turn in that information and claim your reward on me, buddy. Happy Friday. 

Any "gaming" of the promotion will forfeit any claims. Will evaluate on a case by case basis. However, moving forward all participants have to directly contact me before or after to receive payment. I won’t pay out bounties to the person the bounty is on. You easily could be falsifing witness statements for your friends or out of spite. All communications will flow through me for eligibility.

This one time I'll pay out to the listed participants. Feel free to continue to track or monitor. This isn't a dog and pony show.

Pickpocket

It's all true. I have recently seen him skulking about the back alleys of LA and more importantly I am a man who needs $50,000. 

I'd go so far as pointing him out to you. He's right there after-all. How often can I point him out for my $50,000? I just saw him a second time during this speech. 

Send me the locals for the city for eligibility. Don't post as it defeats the purpose of locating a persons. Payout denied.

Samoose

For public notice, all payments have been provided to those listed in the initial post, Pickpocket.

By my count the amount owed to me for the location bounties are closing in $80,000,000. I've discovered that by blinking I am re-locating him over and over. 

I would also be willing to enter into a non-locating agreement with you now Obsidian. For a small one-time fee of $10,000,000 I will no longer claim the location bounty thus freeing you from your monumental debt. 

Sure, send me the cash Samoose. Thanks!

I see that you are unwilling to accept the terms of my deal. I will continue to follow Pickpocket around blinking and I'm sure he will be happy to verify the veracity of my accounting. 

You currently owe me $81,350,000. I looked away for a few minutes and had to chase after him once again. 

You did not meet the rules of the game which were provided before you posted. Case closed.

I will be re-opening the case now Obsidian. The "rules" you specified were:

"Maybe we can make this more interesting. How about ~$50k for the online location for Pickpocket? Moreover, an offer of ~$75k for performing a pickpocket attempt on Pickpocket? Also, ~$100k for each successful pickpocket of Pickpocket? Furthermore, ~$250k per successful mugging via pickpocket attempts on Pickpocket."

Then you asked for input, got in your car and seemingly thought about something for a really long meandering amount of time. By my count I have fulfilled my obligation of providing an active location for picketpockets to pickpocket Pickpocket. 

If it is a matter of money, I'm sure we can come to an arrangement.  

Contact me directly.

I provided a location and was not paid, who do I direct my complaint to?

Disregard that he was just very slow.

Payment paid as the "successful" location acquisition albeit it lacked the necessary verifiable components as explained.

Pay Samoose, Obsidian, or face a lifetime of indignity and shame! Pay that man! Pickpocket, hold on to your pea-sized nuggets. I'm coming for some of Obsidian's hard-earned money. 

I thought I wa getting paid by Samoose, TextBasedMafiaRPGMan ...?

Charles-Lovro, that is good looking out. Well done to you, $50,000 well earned. TextBasedMafiaRPGMan, you look a little underfed. I'm in Paradise, Las Vegas. Have fifty thousand big ones on me via my proxy Obsidian. 

Obsidi, I'm glad that you're nearly honouring your agreement but you shouldn't be trying to walk it back now though with caveats. That isn't what I would expect of a man of your obvious stature. You can't be charging around town in a 1951 Chrysler Imperial Convertible with a 331 Hemi under the hood and a ten-man gang at your back and not keep your word. What would the boys think? "Look at our boss, the cheapskate liar"? You don't want that. Pay, Samoose. For your own sake. 

There's no walking back. Just common sense.