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[Out of the batch of teenagers to receive the title of junior bracer, Sora was the... well, he wasn't the strongest. Or the fastest. Or the smartest. Really, the only thing he had going for him was his sunny attitude and friendliness.
So when it came time to get assigned to another senior bracer, Sora didn't fully understand why the receptionist of the guild had a slight smirk on their face. He'd never really heard of Rose before, but all the other bracers had been nice so far, so what's there to worry about?
So at the arrange meeting time, he's entering the branch, eager to meet his new partner]
Hiya! You Rose?
So when it came time to get assigned to another senior bracer, Sora didn't fully understand why the receptionist of the guild had a slight smirk on their face. He'd never really heard of Rose before, but all the other bracers had been nice so far, so what's there to worry about?
So at the arrange meeting time, he's entering the branch, eager to meet his new partner]
Hiya! You Rose?
Edited 2020-05-24 20:07 (UTC)
[What is there to worry about, indeed. Most bracers get along by being helpful and personable, but every so often there’s the odd one out that seems to be a misfit for the bracer guild entirely. If Sora’s attitude is the best thing he has going for him, Rose’s is probably the worst thing she has going for her.]
[Made all the more apparent when her first reaction to Sora’s appearance is a scowl. Fate is playing a cruel, cruel trick on her.]
Of course. Of course this would be it.
[She appears to completely disregard Sora’s appearance at first, sighing heavily and shaking her head.]
That would be me, yes. Let me guess—you’re Sora, correct?
[Made all the more apparent when her first reaction to Sora’s appearance is a scowl. Fate is playing a cruel, cruel trick on her.]
Of course. Of course this would be it.
[She appears to completely disregard Sora’s appearance at first, sighing heavily and shaking her head.]
That would be me, yes. Let me guess—you’re Sora, correct?
[He grins. Okay sure she's scowling, but that's not the first time someone's done that. You just had to approach these with a friendly attitude!]
Yep, that's me! Seems like we'll be working together today!
Yep, that's me! Seems like we'll be working together today!
[No, Sora, not a friendly attitude! That’s the worst way to approach.]
[She shakes her head. Again.]
It seems like we will, yes. But don’t think that automatically makes us friends.
[She shakes her head. Again.]
It seems like we will, yes. But don’t think that automatically makes us friends.
Huh?
[He pauses, because boy that's an odd response to have]
What makes you say something like that?
[He pauses, because boy that's an odd response to have]
What makes you say something like that?
[Rose crosses her arms and sighs. It was certainly...not the appropriate response to Sora's introduction, but Rose had never really cared about leaving a good impression.]
Your everything, really. You seem like the type who's life goal is to befriend everyone he's ever met.
Your everything, really. You seem like the type who's life goal is to befriend everyone he's ever met.
[Wow this girl was...weird? She was making it sound like making friends was bad]
So what if it was? [he smiles] Nothing wrong with making friends.
So what if it was? [he smiles] Nothing wrong with making friends.
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[Rose can only sigh. Who had she pissed off this time, to be punished so?]
You know, somehow it doesn’t surprise me you think that way.
[Is it worth it to continue? Probably not.]
Let’s just get to work.
You know, somehow it doesn’t surprise me you think that way.
[Is it worth it to continue? Probably not.]
Let’s just get to work.
[The fun police obviously]
That's because most people do?
[ Don't make him out to be the weird one! Sure, there are many ways he is weird, but still! ]
Okay, okay! So what's the job today?
That's because most people do?
[ Don't make him out to be the weird one! Sure, there are many ways he is weird, but still! ]
Okay, okay! So what's the job today?
[Most people don't, but she digresses. Any longer talking about this subject and she's not sure she won't be taken in by the ball of sunshine.]
It appears to be simple. A reporter has gotten lost after journeying to a nearby tower, and they need someone to retrieve him.
It appears to be simple. A reporter has gotten lost after journeying to a nearby tower, and they need someone to retrieve him.
Oh you mean that old abandoned one? What's a reporter got to do out there?
[He's familiar with the tower. There's plenty of stories about it, and warnings not to go near since it's dangerous. Which of course, meant children would test their bravery at it]
How long's he been out there?
[He's familiar with the tower. There's plenty of stories about it, and warnings not to go near since it's dangerous. Which of course, meant children would test their bravery at it]
How long's he been out there?
[It's a pleasant day in Gridania. The sky is blue, the birds are chirping, and this Miqo'te is very, very lost.]
[When Rose left home to become an adventurer, she knew there would be some hard times ahead. What she had not expected was that Gridania would be a literal maze. She's supposed to be finding her way to the Adventurer's guild, but it's been two hours, and she doesn't feel any closer to her goal than when she started.]
[In desperation, she turns to the first person she sees, and asks for help.]
Hey, you. Do you know anything about this city?
[Although she could stand to do so more nicely.]
[When Rose left home to become an adventurer, she knew there would be some hard times ahead. What she had not expected was that Gridania would be a literal maze. She's supposed to be finding her way to the Adventurer's guild, but it's been two hours, and she doesn't feel any closer to her goal than when she started.]
[In desperation, she turns to the first person she sees, and asks for help.]
Hey, you. Do you know anything about this city?
[Although she could stand to do so more nicely.]
[When Shiragiku first made her way to Gridania, Meomiene had helpfully tried to point the way to the Adventurer's Guild from her new abode. Unfortunately, Shiragiku is still unaccustomed to most things on land and with Gridania being a forest, it was easy for her to be sidetracked and wander over to whatever caught her fancy.
Too bad this resulted in her being very lost.
So one Au Ra has been looking around in confusion for a while, before blinking when she's approached. At least she's not alone in being lost, and Shiragiku doesn't seem the least bit bothered by her words - simply shaking her head with a sheepish smile.]
Not at all, I just arrived here today. Though, what are you looking for?
Too bad this resulted in her being very lost.
So one Au Ra has been looking around in confusion for a while, before blinking when she's approached. At least she's not alone in being lost, and Shiragiku doesn't seem the least bit bothered by her words - simply shaking her head with a sheepish smile.]
Not at all, I just arrived here today. Though, what are you looking for?
[Rose looks the stranger over carefully. She's used to Au Ra--one of her best friends was Raen--but she's not used to being in Eorzea yet. Was this person from Gridania? From the look on her face, it was unlikely.]
[She crosses her arms and frowns.]
Fantastic. I was trying to find my way to the Adventurer's Guild, but I seem to have gotten lost.
[And, after a short pause.]
I just arrived from Hingashi.
[She crosses her arms and frowns.]
Fantastic. I was trying to find my way to the Adventurer's Guild, but I seem to have gotten lost.
[And, after a short pause.]
I just arrived from Hingashi.
[Shiragiku, meanwhile, just smiles pleasantly at the smaller woman - hands clasped behind her back as she cants her head. The Adventurers Guild?
But ah - Hingashi. That's somewhere she hasn't really thought about in a while, but she just focuses on the fact she's run into another newbie.]
Oh, I just arrived too! Though I'm from Limsa.
[Which is true, technically. She has been 'living' in Limsa for the last few years, due to being part of the Kraken's Arms.]
But I'm trying to find the Guild as well! Maybe we could look for it together?
But ah - Hingashi. That's somewhere she hasn't really thought about in a while, but she just focuses on the fact she's run into another newbie.]
Oh, I just arrived too! Though I'm from Limsa.
[Which is true, technically. She has been 'living' in Limsa for the last few years, due to being part of the Kraken's Arms.]
But I'm trying to find the Guild as well! Maybe we could look for it together?
[It's not that Rose doesn't have friends, as much as it is that she doesn't have the desire for new friends. There are approximately three people she can actually stand, and that's enough for now.]
[But, at the same time, she's completely lost, and pairing up with somebody doesn't seem like the worst idea.]
I suppose that wouldn't be the worst idea.
[Translation: Please help me.]
You can call me "Rose," by the way.
[Her totally real name. Her actually legitimate name.]
[But, at the same time, she's completely lost, and pairing up with somebody doesn't seem like the worst idea.]
I suppose that wouldn't be the worst idea.
[Translation: Please help me.]
You can call me "Rose," by the way.
[Her totally real name. Her actually legitimate name.]
[For better or worse, Rose had eventually convinced the Warrior of Light to let her get on the ship towards Kugane. Despite his warnings, it had been a relatively uneventful voyage.]
[And here she is, in Kugane. Unable to leave Kugane, it turns out, for reasons she doesn’t quite understand (and doesn’t care to try to). Not only that, but she’s confined to the embassy, due to some ‘looming international incident.’]
[The next time Takame walks in, he’ll find her pouting. There’s something to be said about her being a brat here, but how much needs to be said, really.]
I still don’t understand. Why are stuck here?
[And here she is, in Kugane. Unable to leave Kugane, it turns out, for reasons she doesn’t quite understand (and doesn’t care to try to). Not only that, but she’s confined to the embassy, due to some ‘looming international incident.’]
[The next time Takame walks in, he’ll find her pouting. There’s something to be said about her being a brat here, but how much needs to be said, really.]
I still don’t understand. Why are stuck here?
["Relatively uneventful"... not inaccurate but when a ship of spirits unable to return to the lifestream forces your vessel on its path and that's considered a tame event, any normal man would see a problem.
Takame wasn't a normal man even without his title. Regardless of this girls' stubbornness he was glad she wasn't harmed, though she didn't make very nice with the majority of the crew. Nor is she with the people of the East Aldenard Trading Company that's serving as a base in Kugane. It was his neglect that got her here, he had to tend to her and her questions. Though he could only reveal so much.]
Until the Garlean consulate and Sekiseigumi choose to give up the search for us, it's safest for you here.
Takame wasn't a normal man even without his title. Regardless of this girls' stubbornness he was glad she wasn't harmed, though she didn't make very nice with the majority of the crew. Nor is she with the people of the East Aldenard Trading Company that's serving as a base in Kugane. It was his neglect that got her here, he had to tend to her and her questions. Though he could only reveal so much.]
Until the Garlean consulate and Sekiseigumi choose to give up the search for us, it's safest for you here.
[Rose had spent her entire life hearing about how dangerous the Garlean Empire was. She’d spent her entire time in Eorzea hearing about how dangerous the Garlean Empire was. And yet, here she is, with no concept of fear.]
I don’t understand the concern. Surely one civilian shouldn’t catch their attention.
[It’s not like she stands out.]
Why are they so obsessed with finding you, anyway?
I don’t understand the concern. Surely one civilian shouldn’t catch their attention.
[It’s not like she stands out.]
Why are they so obsessed with finding you, anyway?
[That's cause it hasn't been instilled in her yet through the magic of cold hard reality. Quite the sheltered child, wasn't she? A Miqo'te in Kugane, a city full of Hyur, Roegadyn and the occasional Au Ra. Oh yes she definitely doesn't stand out like a sore thumb.
It was all he could do to hold back a sigh.]
You're better off not knowing. [No sense giving her knowledge that will do more harm than good to all parties.]
Please, I know this is not ideal but it will only be for a short while. If there is aught I may do to accommodate your stay here, I shall. You need only say the word...
It was all he could do to hold back a sigh.]
You're better off not knowing. [No sense giving her knowledge that will do more harm than good to all parties.]
Please, I know this is not ideal but it will only be for a short while. If there is aught I may do to accommodate your stay here, I shall. You need only say the word...
[Maybe in another universe, Rose goes through an ordeal that teaches her some form of responsibility. Maybe she learns the meaning of ‘danger,’ and stops putting herself in situations where she could get hurt.]
[But she doesn’t hear, and she’s crying like a spoiled child. Even without being a Miqo’te, her hair alone would make her stand out. Not that she realizes, or cares.]
Then I want to go out with you. Your business should keep you in the city, correct?
[She gives Takame a smirk, as if she’s just figured out a puzzle.]
And if things are truly as dangerous as you say, the safest place for me to be would nearby, wouldn’t it?
[But she doesn’t hear, and she’s crying like a spoiled child. Even without being a Miqo’te, her hair alone would make her stand out. Not that she realizes, or cares.]
Then I want to go out with you. Your business should keep you in the city, correct?
[She gives Takame a smirk, as if she’s just figured out a puzzle.]
And if things are truly as dangerous as you say, the safest place for me to be would nearby, wouldn’t it?
[He should have expected that, probably. Where Rose looks as though she's cracked the ultimate case, Takame looks like a kicked puppy, stumped for a response. All he needs to look like one is his tail between his legs.]
It may, but it may not. I cannot say what our circumstances may bring about. Our aim is outside of Kugane.
[Though it's been years since he last showed his face in the city, he didn't want to risk the veil hiding the target on his back being pulled off with a civilian in tow. Even if he could protect her easier being next to her.]
Ah, it... may... but it may not. [Rose pls.]
It may, but it may not. I cannot say what our circumstances may bring about. Our aim is outside of Kugane.
[Though it's been years since he last showed his face in the city, he didn't want to risk the veil hiding the target on his back being pulled off with a civilian in tow. Even if he could protect her easier being next to her.]
Ah, it... may... but it may not. [Rose pls.]
[There's something to be said about just how pushy Rose is being, and about how that's likely to impact her safety. But, as someone who has yet to have anything untoward happen, she's blissfully unaware.]
That's all the better. Once we're outside the city, I can make my way home.
[She grins again. This is dangerous. Everyone in her village knows what this look means.]
Well, if it makes no difference one way or the other, I'll make the decision to join you.
[That's not what he said.]
That's all the better. Once we're outside the city, I can make my way home.
[She grins again. This is dangerous. Everyone in her village knows what this look means.]
Well, if it makes no difference one way or the other, I'll make the decision to join you.
[That's not what he said.]
Whew...
[Leonie strides back into the Rising Stones after a long patrol around Mor Dhona and the surrounding area, stretching her arms out above her head as she rolls her neck from side to side.]
All clear! Looks like the Empire's keeping to themselves for the moment.
[Leonie strides back into the Rising Stones after a long patrol around Mor Dhona and the surrounding area, stretching her arms out above her head as she rolls her neck from side to side.]
All clear! Looks like the Empire's keeping to themselves for the moment.
[Rose is in the Rising Stones, seeing to the care of her weapons. Staves may not be high maintenance, but it’s still good to make sure they’re properly cared for.]
[When she sees Leonie, she waves.]
Glad am I to hear it. I would hate to think we were being rushed back into battle so soon.
[When she sees Leonie, she waves.]
Glad am I to hear it. I would hate to think we were being rushed back into battle so soon.
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