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Post by Robshi on May 2, 2008 23:18:59 GMT
After hearing Elesa's remarks, Darkmane felt calmer, and slightly relieved. As Mack approached and put his hand towards the pouch, he handed the sack over to him. He listened to Mack's apology and gave a little smile at his little jest about their poker game.
"Heh heh, yeah, alright then." Darkmane replied before leading them back towards the pub.
As they entered, only a few of the people who had been robbed had returned to the inn. One of them spotted the gil pouch Mack had and his eyes lit up and he began to approach him.
"Wow, you guys caught him!?" The fair haired man began. "Is that our money?"
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2008 9:09:58 GMT
Elesa nodded and stood forward. "Indeed, fair friends, it is the money that if it weren't for us three we would never have got. Of course, if it weren't for my bravery, and strength who knows where we would be right now..."
"You liar." said a man from the bar, his hands on his hips. Elesa turned annoyed towards him and jumped slightly.
"Yikes! Ar'Nald, what are you doing here?" she said marching up to the man who looked very similar to her.
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Post by kintarostiger on May 3, 2008 14:01:01 GMT
Mack handed over the Gil bag to the approaching sir, then threw in his own two cents, "Yeah, 'twas not too hard".
All of a sudden, this mention of one named Ar'Nald caught Mack's attention. He looked toward Ar'Nald. Then to Elesa. Was he seeing double? Or perhaps the best illusion a bisexual rat could ever hope to see? He was not sure, so instead he stood by and awaited more.
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Post by Robshi on May 3, 2008 16:43:39 GMT
Darkmane was a little surprised to see a similar looking mage speak out to Elesa, clearly the two knew each other. However, his focus went right back to the gil pouch that Mack handed over.
The human opened the gil pouch and his expression turned sour when he saw the contents.
"Hey, is this supposed to some kind of joke!?" He said bitterly, before pouring the contents of the pouch onto a table. Inside, there were small pieces of flat, scrap metal and a few pebbles, not the stolen gil. "What's the meaning of this!? This ain't funny you know!"
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2008 9:47:25 GMT
Elesa was about to say something to Ar'Nald when she was distracted by the human. Her mouth kept open as if she was going to say something, but it was instead in shock and embarassment as her face gradually turned red. Ar'Nald burst out laughing and slapped Elesa on the back. "So, the great brave and strong Elesa got outdone by a simple thief joke? Oh, this is wonderful! Wait until Clag hears about this..." "YOU WILL NOT BE TELLING CLAG OR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS YOU JERK!!!" Elesa screeched, grabbing Ar'Nald by the collar.
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Post by kintarostiger on May 4, 2008 18:18:41 GMT
No way. Mack was starstruck. "That... can't possibly count", he said, "I was sure that was it..." He could not believe he got tricked. He found the sleight of hand admirable, yet now wasn't the time.
"Alright, Darkmane", he said, "Any idea where that other dude went, and, trust me, y'may wanna relay us that info post-haste".
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Post by Robshi on May 4, 2008 20:59:52 GMT
Raising an eyebrow after Elesa's outburst, Darkmane then heard Mack's question.
"I'm sorry, but I know just as much as you do." He replied sadly. "He could be anywhere by now...Face it, he's gotten away and that money is gone."
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2008 18:15:32 GMT
Elesa slumped against the bar. "Great, so much for being independent." she sighed. "I shoulda used magic on him while I still had the chance." she sniffed as if starting to cry. Ar'Nald shook his head at her. "C'mon, sis, don't be stubborn. We both know you're not strong enough to take on enemies by yourself." he ruffled her hair.
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Post by kintarostiger on May 9, 2008 18:42:12 GMT
That was a little harsh hearing to Mack. "Woah now", he said, "yer name's Ar'Nald, right? I'd like to see if your claim is actually, y'know, accurate".
He sat down by Elesa's side and sympathized, "Hey, we're all equally guilty that guy got away. I shoulda checked the sack when I had it in-hand. Seriously. It's no one's fault in particular. The sad thing is, I'd have to agree with Dark on this one; it seems we cannot find him out. We can't get that thief, methinks. So, tough luck for all of us. Pretty much, that".
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Post by Robshi on May 10, 2008 12:05:37 GMT
Darkmane fell silent, feeling that Mack was doing a good job comforting Elesa, and said all he could really think to say. His expression was a slightly depressed one, but inside he couldn't be happier. The scam had gone off without a hitch, and he'd kept his cover. It was a shame to have to fool these newfound friends of his though.
The bar door opened, and a large, brutish dog demi-human named Bruno walked in. He let out a contented sigh, looked around towards the bar, shortly before noticing Darkmane. Upon seeing the cat his expression changed to one of supressed rage. He marched right up to Darkmane.
"I remember you..." Bruno growled. "You stole my money."
"Huh?" Darkmane turned to face the source of the voice. He mentally cursed before trying to bluff his way out. "O-oh! Who are you?"
"Grr...I'm one of the guys you and that ginger friend of yours scammed the other day!" Bruno roared, grabbing Darkmane by the scruff of his neck. "You'd better have my money, or the goods me and my friends paid you for, or I'm gonna tear you apart!"
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Post by kintarostiger on May 10, 2008 17:22:04 GMT
Mack just looked at Elesa with a glance. "I'm not stunned too much at this, cute stuff", he murmurred. "Shall we help, and if so, who? 'Cause I'm about ready to say screw this and just go drink my beer. But if we help out, I think whoever's the least likely to be a good guy is gonna either get some magic cards in the neck or..." he immediately drew an item hidden in his pocket: a trio of blades sticking out of a handle; a claw, which he used as a weapon to fight. "...this thing in their gut. So! What's yer call?"
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2008 19:47:39 GMT
Elesa felt slightly better when Mack comforted her, but her attentions soon turned to the burly dog-human accusing "Darkmane" of scam. Ar'Nald gulped. "Elesa, you were with this guy? You were involved with conmen?" "What? No!" Elesa squeaked. "I didn't know he was a conman! He was nice to begin with! Maybe the other guy's lying! Agh, I'm so confused!" she felt helpless. Ar'Nald though fast. "I'm gonna wait, but if anything bad happens, I'm getting Clag, you hear me?" Elesa looked towards her twin brother and nodded.
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Post by Robshi on May 11, 2008 13:09:38 GMT
"H-hey! Come on now!" Darkmane tried to reason with Bruno. "I think you're making a big mistake. I also don't think the bartender will be happy with you, spilling my guts all over his pub. Does it look like I have any goods? Or vast quantities of gil? Besides, I'm not the only cat demi-human around here, I'm sure you..."
"Stop lying to me!" Bruno roared. "I remembered your face, clear as day, and you ain't gonna fool me into thinking I'm mistaken. I ain't leaving you be til I get my money back!"
He thrust Darkmane away after making his statement and the cat began to look rather worried. The bartender was happy to see that a fight hadn't broken out, but wasn't happy with Bruno for marching in and starting a commotion.
"I'm glad you two have managed to settle things without bashing each other to pulps, since I won't have fighting in my bar." The bartender began. "Why on Gaia did you come in here starting trouble anyway?"
"Oh, sorry about that." Bruno apologised. "It's just that this piece of scum and a ginger friend of his sold some non-existant goods to me and some of my mates a few days ago. We thought we were getting a good deal, but all we got was an empty box with padding!"
One of the guys who had been robbed earlier heard this and approached Bruno.
"I'm sorry...but did you say a "ginger" friend? He wasn't another cat demi-human was he?" The man spoke out.
"Huh? Yeah, he was. Why do you ask?" Bruno replied.
The con victims now started rounding on Darkmane, who was looking horrified.
"You know where our money is...don't you!? You were in on this whole thing weren't ya!?"
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2008 9:11:51 GMT
Elesa cringed. This is going to get worse before it gets better, she thought. Ar'Nald started for the door. "I'm getting Clag, this might get ugly." he ran out into the street. "Ar'Nald! What about meee?" Elesa called after him, but he was gone. She turned to Mack, desperate. "What are we going to do?"
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Post by kintarostiger on May 16, 2008 19:04:11 GMT
"I just don't know", said Mack. "I mean, the guy did trick us twice, but it still doesn't mean we lynch 'im. I'm gonna see if I can talk down the others from bein' violent to the l'il bastard, and if not... well, life's short".
Mack stood up, lifting his claws to the ceiling as he walked in on the crowd. "Woah, woah now! Folks, it ain't like this dirtbag killed yer pups and children! I'd love to spatter his guts all over Treno too, but come now!" He turned to Darkmane. "How's this, bub? We all go and meet this Ginger friend of yers. If not, you lead us to yer stash. If you don't I'm gonna rip you apart on the spot if these folks don't do it already. Savvy? Goody".
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Post by Robshi on May 16, 2008 22:50:38 GMT
Mack's words did seem to calm down the angry mob quite a bit, they seemed to figure they wouldn't achieve anything by carving out Darkmane's guts.
"Yeah, if you lead us to your little friend and return the money you stole, we can let bygones be bygones eh?" Bruno added.
Darkmane knew he wouldn't be able to take on a group this big, or even manage to get out of here in one piece if he refused. He hated the idea of having to return money or expose his brother like this, but he had no choice.
"Okay! Okay!" Darkmane exclaimed. "I'll take you to where I live and I'll give your money back...just don't hurt me!"
The mob backed away somewhat so Darkmane could lead the way, but as he headed towards the door, Bruno stopped him.
"Wait a minute." Bruno said to the cat, before looking towards Mack and Elesa. "D'you guys want to lead with us and help me keep an eye on this guy? I don't trust him to not try anything on us on the way there."
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2008 8:36:49 GMT
Elesa watched Mack go into the crowd and calm them. She was reminded exceedingly of her eldest brother Clag, who as well as being an excellent mage and fighter could calm any crowd of beasts...or in this case humans. She smiled admiringly. When Bruno suggested they lead, Elesa blinked. "Erm, ok!" she said brightly. Suddenly Ar'Nald burst in with an older man who was also a red mage, but looked different to the other two. "Elesa, are you alright?" the older man said. Elesa walked over to him with a heroic look on her face. "Aye, Clag, I am better than alright. I just managed to stop this crowd ripping the conman to pieces, oh, glorious victory!" she said proudly. It was very obvious that she was hamming it up and Ar'Nald and Clag looked at each other in humorous disbelief, as if she did this all the time. "Ok, I lied, it was Mack over there." Elesa said defeatingly, pointing to Mack.
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Post by kintarostiger on May 17, 2008 16:10:27 GMT
Mack did a half-bow followed by the peace sign as Elesa gave him the credit for his mediator talents. "Mackey Jackie Ranoxce at yer service". He got up, and offered to the one named Bruno, "Alright, I suppose if you wish, we can help keep this guy on a leash.... uh, oh."
Someone else was entering the pub at that time. He was another Burmecian. He wore his hair down, sides scruffy but his bangs kept neat. His attire was a Brigandine-style jacket, with two gold armbands over his biceps, a pink cloth tyed around his tail, and short grey shorts.
He spoke out, "Mack! What the heck's been going on here? I've been looking for you, dude, but now I see you didn't just sneak out of the inn. I would have thought you'd just left to catch fresh night, like a walk or something, but your harp was missing from room. Come on. Don't do that again".
Mack thought even his fur would turn pinker than that Burmecian's cloth, and his cheeks were going to similarity. "Uh... who the hell are you", he said, trying to bluff his was out with a cool voice.
The Burmecian sighed. "I cannot believe you'd pull such a childish trick", he groaned. "In case you pulled a Fratley, I am Cal. Your boyfriend".
That 9-letter B word hit worse than the name Beelzebub hits the one typing this message. Mack could not find a swear word to show how intense his panic and anger toward the gay rat was, and thus stood with his jaw open. "Aw, gods-damn."
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2008 14:39:40 GMT
Elesa blinked. His boyfriend? she pondered, an eyebrow raised. That's odd.
"Oh, I didn't know you were...of that nature..." she said, going slightly pink. Ar'Nald struggled not to laugh behind her back, but with a swift knock from Clag he shut up.
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Post by Robshi on May 19, 2008 11:29:47 GMT
Bruno and Darkmane both watched as Cal walked into the pub, with Bruno raising an eyebrow at the discussion between the Burmecian and Mack.
Unfortunately, this new arrival has diverted Bruno's attention away from Darkmane, who was hoping for some oppurtunity to escape. The cat shoved Bruno towards the group of people and began legging it out of the bar.
"Hey! He's getting away!" One of the humans called before a few of them started charging after him, along with Bruno.
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