Ritual enhancements

Maori Haka

Create two scenes for characters who have adopted superstitious rituals to aid them in their endeavors. One scene is of a high-end thief, perhaps art, jewelry or something uniquely valuable to his or her world as the thief prepares for the evening's heist. The other is of the law officer who has been on the thief's trail for 19 years as she or he prepares to finally capture the thief.

(As always, you needn't confine yourself to contemporary times or even Earth based.)