1st Aventure: The Fey One (Archive)

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Kolson wrote:: Steve whoops and waves his hand in acknowledgement at the townsfolk, saying things like "Thank you, thank you" and "Remember, come to the inn later to hear all about it."

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Rory wrote:: There's that grin again. Konrad seems to be enjoying all the attention the group was getting, likely as a result of his pandering earlier. "Waxing bardic, Steve? I won't miss that, but right now I'm famished. Saemon, Fedler, let's serve ourselves and get a table, we have a lot to talk about."

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K wrote:: Mihai keeps his mild manners while surrounded by the attention, uttering the words "right", "yeah" and "thanks" as the situation calls for. Once that's done with, he'll try to find the blacksmith.

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Zeiss wrote:: The time is now 2:21PM.

Irving has now returned his attention towards the villagers, and is attempting to round them up to discuss the final preparations for the spring festival. Saemon, still a little stunned, answers Konrad, "Huh, the feast won't start until later this evening. We have a couple of hours to kill."

Fedler nods. "Yeah. If you guys are really hungry, we can go to my house, and we'll stop at the bakery on the way. Emma will certainly let us snatch a few plates she prepared for the festival..."

The hunter's gaze turns to Mihai who is now walking away. She approaches him, grabs him by the collar, and pulls him back before he gets too far away. Yen giggles at this sight.

"You are not making a discreet exist," states Fedler.

"He's shy because of the clapping!" adds Yen, still smiling.

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K wrote:: Mihai half-stumbles as he's pulled by Fedler.

"Huh huh..." - he acquiesces, in a way that should by now sound familiar.

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Kolson wrote:: At the mention of food Steve's stomach growls. Loudly. Not missing a beat Steve adopts a faux-posh voice. "My stomach has decided to accept your gracious invitation to sup, Miss, and wishes to inform the lady that I shall attend as its plus-one."

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Zeiss wrote:: Fedler do her best to ignore Mihai's wisecrack, and quickly bring him back in line. She would probably retort something appropriately witty, but she stops herself from doing so when she hears Steve's approval, which amuses her and Saemon.

"My stomach also agrees," replies the young chief.

"What about you, Konrad?" asks Fedler.

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Rory wrote:: "Of course! Sorry chief, it was a harrowing fight, and these people put on such a welcome. It's good you mentioned the bakery Fedler, I still need to pick up my change. When I heard the howling, I just threw down some gold and grabbed the goods. You said the baker was Emma, right? She was very flustered when I dashed off."

This is just small talk, but who doesn't have time for small talk after such an encounter? They hadn't suffered any loss that would spoil their holiday spirit or sour the mood encouraged by the cheerful welcome they received.

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Zeiss wrote:: Saemon and Fedler have started walking down the plaza, with the rest of the party in tow. Irving seems to have finished giving out instructions, as many of the villagers are now spreading out to finish the last preparations.

"Gold?" repeats Saemon. "Pieces of gold?"

"Are you rich or something?" inquires Yen with a mocking tone. "Because Emma's cupcakes aren't that good."

"I wish I could have seen that," says Fedler with a chuckle. "The bakery is just there."

The hunter points to a building which sits between what appears to be a store, with a sign above the entrance which indicates "Damsel's Goods", and a residence with blue blinds. Fedler and Saemon enter the bakery, and assuming the party follows, they are welcomed by a bulky woman with shoulder-length brown hair. Once she sees who's entered, she almost squeals, and leaves her ovens to approach you.

"Saemon! Fedler! Ader just told me the news! Are these people the ones who helped you kill that awful animal?"

"Technically, we're the ones who helped them," confirms the chief. "So yeah, it's them."

"Thank you so much for what you've done!" she continues. "If it weren't for- wait, aren't you the one who bought a dozen of cupcakes for ten pieces of gold?"

She's looking at Konrad with surprise. Saemon turns to him, and almost yells, "Ten pieces of gold!?" Fedler and Yen can't take it, and they burst out laughing.

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Kolson wrote:: Steve joins them. "When you said you were in a hurry you weren't kidding. A few more gold and you'd own the place!"

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Rory wrote:: "I would be rich if my job wasn't working for the Coins mercenaries, kiddo. If I shelled out 10 gold to replace my steel, they'd laugh me outta town."

Diplomacy
Disposition. I'm one of the cool adults.

Later, at the bakery...

Konrad shoots a dirty look at Saemon for understating the vitality of their involvement, and then rolls his eyes when the laughing starts. He answers with what sincerity he can muster, "I told you, I nearly had a panic attack. That's right, Emma. I'd be surprised if you'd already forgotten! I'll uh, just take that back. I have silver."

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Zeiss wrote:: Yen looks up to Konrad, and smiles at him. "Yes they would."

Later

Fedler and Yen have started to calm down, just as the baker replies to Konrad. "Oh shush you! There is no way I am letting you pay for those cupcakes now that you have helped protect this village! Here you go." She gives you back all of your gold.

"Speaking of food..." clumsily interjects Saemon. "We were wondering if you would let us take a few plates off your hands."

"Of course, you silly! You just wait here, I have something for all of you."

Emma flashes you a smile and goes in the back. Fedler, tears in her eyes, quickly says, "Thank you... By Deremonda, there really was ten pieces of gold. Ah ah... eh..."

The woman comes back almost immediately holding a cauldron with her left hand, and a loaf of bread with the other.

"So, who's the carrier?"

Yen takes the bread with both her hands.

"And the cauldron?"

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K wrote:: Mihai takes it.

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Rory wrote:: Laughing it off, he adds, "Yeah, it was really all I had on me. But anyway, it's not like I'd have thrown my life savings at her just to get some cupcakes."

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Zeiss wrote:

Even with the lid on the cauldron, Mihai can tell that this is freshly made stew and there's more than enough to feed your little group.

Yen replies to Konrad, "You should do that next time. We'd have a new story to tell."

Fedler smiles, and faces the baker again. "Thank you Emma. I'll bring back the cauldron later this evening."

"There's no rush, just do it tomorrow once you've had some rest!"

"Sure thing. Let's go everyone."

The young redhead leaves the bakery, with the rest of the party supposedly in tow. Yen runs up to her and takes her hand like if it was the natural thing to do. They walk south, and once out of the village, they continue for fifty metres until they reach a house separated from the others. The surrounding area appears to have been use for farming at some point, but it is no longer the case. If you were to continue south, you would reach the main road, from which your group came from.

Fedler's house:

"Home sweet home," whispers Fedler. Yen let go of her hand and quickly enter the house.

"Come on Breeze!" calls out the little girl. "We're home!"

"Finally!" yells the fairy, who squeezes herself out Steve's bag as fast as she can. "I can't take it anymore!"

She zips through the air to follow Yen. Saemon tries to ignore the fact that this extraordinary being exists, and simply asks, "Is there even going to be enough chairs?"

"Oh, the previous hunter had a bunch of them, but I've put them outside, against the wall. Someone wanna get them?"

Once the chairs are brought inside, Fedler will serve everyone a bowl of beef stew along with some bread and wine. Well, no wine for Yen. Breeze will insist that she gets her own glass of wine, which she does, and happily bite into her late dinner. She will complain that her piece of beef is too big, to which Saemon offers to eat it. The fairy will shake her head with force. As for Yen, she will make sure everyone has what they need, bringing some salt and pepper from the cupboard if asked. She seems to know where everything is in this house. She will listen intently to whatever the adults are saying, and laugh when small jokes are made. Fedler will eat in silence unless spoken to, and at a couple of times, a dark expression will randomly appear on her face, but a quick glance at Yen will immediately erase it. After dinner, Yen will sit on Fedler's knees and ask her to braid her hair, which the hunter is happy to do. As for Saemon and Breeze, they'll challenge each other to a game of word chain, starting with "gold". Both of them will smirk at Konrad before they start.

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Kolson wrote:: As Steve tucks in he'll asks Fedler how long she's lived in the house.

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Rory wrote:: Konrad asks them about the amount of the payment they agreed upon, and when they'll be paid.

Where's the fun in starting with a word that's already chosen? "Groat."

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Zeiss wrote:

Saemon doesn't beat around the bush, and does his best to alleviate Konrad's concerns.

"We settled upon two hundred pieces of gold. That and the help we promised to give you. I guess we could get your money right after dinner if you really wanted to, but it might not be the best time since my father is busy coordinating the villagers. We're going to rest until tomorrow anyway, so there's no rush."

As Fedler is digging into her meal, Steve asks his question, to which she casually answers,

"Oh, it's been three years now. When the previous hunter decided to retire, he just gave me his home and the land it's sitting on. I didn't expect that when I took the job, but there's no reason to complain. Me and Yen just moved in, and here we are. It's certainly less cramped than our room in Littlepen."

"I lik'd it tho'gh," comments the young girl while chewing on her stew and bread.

Fedler flicks Yen's upper arm. "No talking when you mouth is full."

"O'kay..." replies Yen, annoyed.

"Wh'y not?" asks Breeze, her mouth full.

The hunter rolls her eyes.

OOC:

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Kolson wrote:: "Sounds like Littepen was a good home. Were you the hunter there as well?"

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K wrote:: After Fedler answers Steve - "Hey, is there a place in town where i can rearm? My sword kinda disintegrated earlier today."

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Zeiss wrote:

Yen's appareance:

"Oh, I wasn't the one in charge. There were three of us, which is one too many. I usually filled for the other two when they had something else to take care of, and spent most of my time in town as the go-to person if someone wanted to deal with a hunter. I also took care of the paperwork."

She frowns when she says this last word. Saemon smirks a little.

"I'm the one who takes care of the paperwork here. The mayor prefers to have our hunter out in the woods."

Mihai asks his question.

"You let me handle that,"answers the chief, who goes back to eating his meal.

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Rory wrote:

"So Waterglass's hunter retired, and there you were, the third wheel in Littlepen. Now you get to live in this dreamy cottage," Konrad chimes, adding a little corn to his emphasis. "It is lovely, but are you ever lonely? I mean, I'm sure Yen is good company..."

ooc:

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Zeiss wrote:

Fedler stops her spoon mid-air for a second, then resumes eating. Without looking away from her bowl, she answers with a casual tone, "Oh, we make do. Work keeps me plenty busy anyway."

At this moment, Breeze takes a sip of wine, which she immediately spits. "That thing is horrible! It's supposed to be made of grapes, but it doesn't taste like juice at all!"

OOC for everyone:

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Rory wrote:: Workaholic, eh? Part of the problem, methinks. Or perhaps coping?

Konrad laughs. "It's not supposed to! I'd say keep drinking and you'll get used to it, but you've probably had enough. Not everyone can hold their weight in liquor."

Deception
Classic example of reverse psychology, just for fun. For extra effect, he's taunting that her size is an additional factor, because she is small.

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Zeiss wrote:: Fedler smiles a little.

"Sounds like a challenge. I would usually take you up on that, but I don't drink at home."

She points at Yen.

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