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Post by Robshi on Jun 20, 2022 21:30:09 GMT
Frato smiled as his comrades threw their support in. It's nice to know they're up for this.
"Well, I obviously need to take my students with me to Cleyra. I can't neglect their training just because of this wedding." Frato answered. "I won't say no to having more allies with me in Cleyra either. Your help and support means a lot to me."
Pausing for a moment, the hybrid throught about who he should order to do what. He lifted his finger after a brief moment and spoke to the group.
"Okay, Ditz and Killy can go and get the supplies." Frato decided first, before looking firmly at the moogle. "Firebrand and Jack can either sort out the return of missing panties, or Jack can pay a fine so Firebrand can buy new ones." He then turned to Daisy and smiled. "Daisy and I can go and look for chocobos. Mortimmer, you'd best start preparing yourself for the journey ahead. Maybe you can think about what desert fiends you'd like me to try and get for you apart from the antlions you mentioned."
He then frowned slightly before making a quizzical look at Killy. "Say, don't I owe you some money anyway?" Frato asked the mage. "You've never really put a price on your services before now, other than as much gil as I can throw at you. What would be a fair rate to pay you?"
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 21, 2022 1:14:10 GMT
Every nodded their approval of their roles. Jack however took offense to his role as Frato openly discussed what happened between him and Firebrand.
"Wow Boss, did you had to let everyone in on that?" He was standing on the chair with his hands his hips to make himself look more menacing, but it was hard to do with his short stature. "Besides! How can you tell it was me anyways? It coulda been any other kupo lurking in the inn!" (Frato loses 10% Affinity from Jack for the public Humiliation)
"You're the only one that crawls around the crawlspace in the ceiling!" Barked the red head. "Plus you left a tile open in my ceiling above my bedroom and you're the only one tiny enough to fit!" (Frato gained 10% affinity from Firebrand in the name of Justice)
Jack was silent for a moment. "...Fine. Let's get this over with." Everyone except Daisy and Killy left for their objectives given to them. The black mage herself got up and began to leave shortly after everyone else did. "Well...that's a tough one to answer. Along with service fee's, there's also fee's for trauma, future psychiatric services I'll be needing, clothing replacement, extra services for keeping that bloke Derek from that pink slutress, Anti-Robshi fee's, hmm...this needs more thinking than I originally thought. I'll have to get back to you on that later whenever I get get some personal time off. Either way, I'm gonna go prepare. And don't be stingy on renting chocobos! If we crash or stop in the middle of the desert because of some discount bird, I'll be adding another heap of fee's on your ass!"
After Killy left, Daisy immediately ran over to Frato's side and hugged his arm. "Hee hee, together alone at last! So, are you ready lover? I know two places that sells chocobos. One is Rodney's Ranch; they have a great selection of sleds and wagons, tho not alot of chocobo variations. In fact they only have yellow chocobos. But thanks to that, the prices on them tend to be on the affordable side. The other is Kuri's Homestead, who specializes alot more on chocobo's than most but of course, they don't have many selections of sleddings. However they do make up for it by having lots of colored chocobo, and they are even trained to help out in battle if need be! Having said that, I imagine their prices can be more steeper to buy those walking fluffs of feathers. If you're feeling extravagant tho, you can get the best of both worlds and get a great sled and a great team of chocobos from each merchant. To each it's own, right?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 21, 2022 17:20:12 GMT
"Jack, you were the one brazen enough to effectively confess your crime to a Dragon Knight." Frato pointed out as the moogle objected. "You should be grateful I didn't take this up to a public courtroom, your humiliation could've been far greater than this."
The hybrid then watched the moogle leave with Firebrand, before turning his attention to Killy as she replied to his query on her wage. I'll to be wary of her inflating the price with bogus charges. I think adding gil for trauma and psychiatric services is a bit excessive. She's not exactly a relaxing nezumi to be around herself.
"Alright, and I know better than to rent a dodgy looking chocobo." Frato replied, looking a little irked by her threat of further fees.
His mood quickly brightened as he noticed Daisy moving closer and embracing his arm. Whoa... heh, Daisy never wastes any time in showing her affection. Ooh, she knows two places? Hrm, what's the best way forward here?
"I guess it won't hurt to look at both merchants." Frato answered with a smile. "Let's start with Rodney's Ranch. It'll let us know if Ditz had the right idea or not with the sled, plus if I know what the cheaper chocobo prices are I can see what the best affordable option is."
The dragoon then motioned for Daisy to lead the way, since he figured she'd have a better idea of where the ranch was than he did.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 22, 2022 4:22:22 GMT
"Leave it to me!" Daisy did a mock salute and led Frato by the arm. The ranch itself was located outside in the outskirts of the city facing the desert and the Cleyran Tree. The ranch had dozens of happy frolicking yellow chocobos running all around the fenced in pastures with many crowds of onlookers enjoying the sight and interacting with them. The two eventually made it to the main office and after wading through a long line of customers, one of the ranch's handlers, a middle-aged cleyran wearing light robes and straw hat to combat the sun and heat, walked over to the pair. Upon seeing Frato, his smile grew more and he bowed his head.
"Greetings brother from our sister kingdom. I am named Hans and I welcome you to our ranch. How can I be of service to you two on this fine day?" After hearing Daisy explain what they need, the cleyran nodded once more. "Ah, you've come to the right place then. Who knows better of what you need to make a trek to Cleyra than a Cleyran themselves? Ha ha. I digress. Well to be blunt, I recommend going for a armoured caravan/wagon for the trip. Normally I would recommend separate chocobos to carry you since they can outrun fiends quite easily. Lately however, there's been reports of a band of bandits equipped with long range weapons and spells attacking anyone vulnerable enough to hit their field of vision. We keep upping the bounty on those scoundrels but so far no ones been able to take them down. They seem very well adapted to the sands sadly. The reward for taking care of them is currently at 1200 Gil. I even hear that you get a special reward if you can get their leader or the majority of the bandits alive. By the looks of you two, are you perhaps fighters? Are you here for them, by chance?"
"Well...that all depends really..." Daisy looked curiously towards her lover and leader to see his reaction to the quest information. "But just in case we aren't, what are the prices of each chocobo and a armoured wagon?"
"Ah. Well you'd need four chocobo's to pull the wagon effectively, I however suggest six chocobos in case you lose a few to fiends or those bandits I talked about earlier. We only carry yellow chocobos here but I assure you, they are quite worthy enough to make the trek to Cleyra quite well. So long as you don't mistreat them or get into any unforseen circumstances. They are 75 Gil each per day. And don't worry about handing them back to us here, we have a team of helpful moogles that can ride them back for you currently stationed near Cleyra's Trunk. Just give them the wagon and reins once you reach the city and they'll take care of the rest. As for the wagons, we have several models with varying degrees of armor; light, medium, and heavy. Our medium and heavy model wagons are equipped with loopholes that allow archers, gunners, and mages fire their payloads from a very safe wall of protective wood and metal. Perfect for hunting fiends and bandits and for your protection. Of course these models will be heavier than the standard light wagon and will cost you some speed and at the same time attract unwanted attention for hostiles looking for prey. But since you said earlier you're only looking to make the trek to Cleyra as fast as possible, I recommend the lightly armoured wagon then. Only 200 Gil for each days rental. If you want to rent the medium or heavy armoured wagons, just add 50 more gil per extra armour. Also note that every purchase from our ranch comes with a signal flare gun that will alert us that you are in need of help. Use it and we'll send a team of mercenaries and chocobos to help replenish whatever you lose. Be warned that it's not a free service and may cost more than normal prices to help pay for our losses and mercenaries. How does that sound? Any questions?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 22, 2022 21:27:38 GMT
Heh heh. Did Daisy really just try and salute me? She is sweet, and very loyal. Maybe too loyal sometimes. Ugh... I hope there isn't a messy argument when we meet up with Gabriel. I wonder if Gabriel is even interested in me? Surely Killy isn't the only woman not interested in getting into my pants.
The chocobo ranch coming into view snapped Frato out of this thoughts, and he smiled eagerly at the sight of the ranch. His bright mood continued as he met the ranch owners and listened patiently to Daisy's explanation and their reply. Huh... bandits? That would be some handy gil to earn, and we may have to deal with them on the way anyway. I just hope we can deal with them promptly. No amount of gil will make up for Rizer wedding himself to the Duchess, and if we lose we could end up stranded in the desert at the mercy of the fiends!
His ears then lifted up at the mention of prices. Wow, that does sound very reasonable. I was frightened I'd end up spending all my gil on these yellow feathered birds but they're much cheaper than I feared. I doubt we'll need any special abilities for our chocobos given we're just crossing flat desert to reach Cleyra. It'll just be paying extra gil for no real benefit.
"That sounds fantastic. In that case, I think we'll rent a medium armoured wagon. I don't want us to be sitting ducks in case those bandits attack us, and it should still let us move fast enough to reach Cleyra quickly." Frato replied before formally making his order of:
250 gil per day for a medium armoured wagon 700 gil per day for eight chocobos
950 gil per day total
(Frato currently has 3700 gil. This will decrease to 2750 gil after paying a days rent up front.)
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 23, 2022 1:29:00 GMT
"Ah. A wise investment." Hans said then bowed his head. "Very well, I shall have everything you ordered by the time you arrive back here withing half an hour or so. Please note that the chocobos will be at their best when you carry the least amount of weight as possible. So I wouldn't recommend carrying too much, and anything over 400 pounds is prohibited for obvious reason. Chocobos are our friends, not cattle. Now then, if there's anything else you need, please let me know before you leave."
"Great!" Daisy was back at hugging Frato's arm once more. "So, shall we head back and tell the others that transportation will be ready? Or do you wanna shop around a bit more?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 23, 2022 20:55:51 GMT
"Got it. Thanks very much." Frato replied to the ranch owner, before then feeling his eager mole girlfriend clinging to him again. He tried to lead her out of the ranch before making his decision.
"I think we should head back and tell the others." The dragoon decided. "We'll need to pack our things anyway and make sure we don't overload the chocobos. Time is of the essence now and we can always shop around in Cleyra's market."
I should probably save my gil in case of any delays, not to mention the fact that I have to find formal clothing for me and my two friends at the wedding.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 23, 2022 23:56:08 GMT
Daisy happily agree'd and merrily hopped her way with her lover's arm caressing her cheek, tiny imaginary hearts flying behind them.
Reaching their destination, Frato finds Killy and Mortimmer in front of the inn. The black mage was standing there with a single suitcase, her left foot tapping the floor impatiently, while Dr. Mortimmer was busy cooing it's flan pet upon it's shoulder. There was a disturbing amount of baggage directly behind the nu mou, as Daisy soon pointed out.
"Dr. Mortimmer, what on Gaia is THAT!?"
"Hmm? Yes? Oh. That?" The scientist turned and pointed innocently at the small mountain of bags behind him, there must be at least over twenty baggage in total. "Well I originally bought these in hopes of the numerous monster parts and specimens I would've collected on our trip to Bangaa Island. But that went as bad as you'd think. So here's hoping our trip to Cleyra will make up for the disappointment!"
"Yea, I don't think that will work?"
"Hmm? Why? Not enough bags? Yes, I agree, but money is tight and I'm low on funding until the new month starts. Perhaps once I've filled up all of mine, I can use yours temporarily?"
"Absolutely not! The only thing I'll be packing is extra arrows and clothing, and I refuse to have any additional space shared with a fiend's organ!"
Killy got impatient and interrupted them. "Enough already! Have you guys finished getting a ride for us yet?"
"Oh, um sorry Killy. Hee. Yes, me and my Frato-chan have already booked a wagon and 6 chocobos to take us to Cleyra and will be ready when we get there. Where's everyone else?"
The Black Mage's eye showed a visibly sour mood. "Ugh, don't call him that in front of me ever again. As for everyone else, Ditz is taking a nap and...well I don't know what that dumb red head and perverted moogle is doing but last I saw, they were heading towards the moogle's room and I haven't seen them come out since. If you wanna know, you go get them. If you want me to get that fraidy' cat hiding in armor tho, I can do it. Hope the bugger doesn't mind waking up to a small fire to the rump, heh heh."
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Post by Robshi on Jun 24, 2022 20:17:55 GMT
Aw, it does feel rather nice having Daisy cuddling against my arm like this. Hrm? Ah, it seems that Killy is already packed, at least-oh Burmece, just how much stuff is Mortimmer trying to bring with him? Urgh... that's easily going to overload the poor chocobos I've rented. The hybrid's face frowned into a disappointed look as he listened to the nu mou explain his baggage, before Killy then impatiently piped up. Daisy's pet name for him made him raise an eyebrow.
"Frato-chan? What does that even mean?" The hybrid asked curiously, before dismissing his own question. "Never mind. Look, Dr. Mortimmer. You're going to overload our chocobos with all of that luggage, not to mention slow us down considerably. You're going to need to sell as much of those empty containers here before we leave and lighten your load. I'm sure you'll be able to obtain more storage for your specimens once we're in Cleyra."
He then turned to Killy, his mood brightening slightly. "Killy, you'd better go with him and make sure he actually sells enough of his stuff. I'm sure Daisy can take care of your luggage until you get back." He then gave a sigh. "I'd better make sure Firebrand and Jack aren't wrecking the inn or something and ensure they'll be ready to go when our chocobo sled is prepared."
Unless there is any strong objections from his comrades, Frato will head into the inn to look for his red headed student.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 25, 2022 0:12:40 GMT
Mortimmer looked particularly shocked to hear Frato's comments. "But but what if we take down a particularly large sand beast and you leave me with only one bag! Science demands that I be prepared for such an occasion! I could lose my tenure if I make a mistake as gigantic as that! Do you know the size of Antlions? Their mandibles alone are 3 bags worth!"
"Just stuff it already, Doc." Killy was surprisingly taking Frato's orders in stride and started rummaging through the Nu Mou's belongings. "Just like that rat bastard says, you can get more bags later when we reach Cleyra. It's bad enough I have to be placed on babysitting duty again. Oh and if your damn pet slithers up my robe again, I'm gonna serve it between two bread slices and some peanut butter and give it to Frato for lunch!" The two continued to argue with poor Daisy trying to play the mediator between them.
Meanwhile, walking to Jack's room, the hybrid can hear a faint sound of snoring coming from the door that supposedly houses Ditz. With no reason to check, he continued on til he reaches his destination. The little thief's door was already open to allow anyone to just waltz in. Once inside, he actually finds Firebrand and Jack sitting opposite of each other playing a game of cards, and it was clear which one was winning.
Firebrand was nervously shifting her cards in front of her muzzle, wearing nothing but her bra and Frato's boxers. Jack on the other hand was enjoying a cigar and toying with his cards at hand, nearly all of Firebrands belongings placed around him as trophies, including her own weapon.
"Hey Fire Crotch, ya gonna make a move yet or what? Boss could come back any second." Jack said between puffs.
The red head shot him a icy glare. "You call me that one more time and you'll be having an ace up your spade. Hmmmm..." After a careful amount of thinking and licking of lips, she threw down a few cards. "Gimme two cards."
"You got it. And I'll be keeping what I have." The moogle did what she wanted. "So miss kupo, ya ready to say goodbye to that bra and flash those tits of yours? I figure you got nothing else to bet and no way am I interested in the Bosses stinkin underoo's."
"Not this time, you're going down!" Firebrand slammed a fist down and seemed more confident after getting her new cards. "Heh heh, this time I got you by your pom-pom, you little furball. Hope you're ready to taste defeat!"
"Keep losing like you're doing, and I'm gonna have something other than defeat for you to taste, hee hee.." Jack was about to throw down his cards when he saw Frato standing at his doorway. "Oh hey Boss, welcome back! We ready to head out? Could you give us a moment or two, I'm about to show her you don't need brawn to win your battles when you can just use your brains."
"Heh, we'll just see about that. Hey Teach, Jack says I can have my underwear back, all my stuff I lost, AND 500 Gil if I win just ONE game! And I'm gonna win!" Firebrand happily, but carefully, showed her cards to her mentor. "See these? I got myself a hand that can't lose!"
"I bet you do.." Jack commented. While Firebrand was distracted, Jack winked and was showing Frato his original cards, before pulling a few hidden cards under his sleeve and replaced a few to give himself a much better hand of cards. It was thanks to Jack's high affinity and trust of Frato that allowed him to show the hybrid this. "Well, let's up the ante then? If you win, I'll give you all your stuff back and give you 750 Gil. But if you lose, you must remove the bra and you gotta flash your teacher! Deal?"
"Deal!" The woman gave off her own sinister grin, thinking her hand invincible and not minding her mentor seeing her topless since he already has seen her, thus thinking she's getting more out of this bet than he is. "Teach, wanna watch me beat this little Joker once and for all?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 25, 2022 21:37:24 GMT
What good is having all those bags gonna be if we end up stranded in the desert because the chocobos we rented can't carry all of them!? Urgh... I wish Mortimmer would see common sense at times. He's so obsessed with his work he overlooks everything else! Thankfully for the hybrid, Killy talked over the doctor and started following his order. He decided to not waste time trying to convince the nu mou further and instead look for his student and a certain panty thieving moogle. He was a little surprised to see the door to Jack's room open and how surprisingly quiet it was.
Surely Jack didn't manage to seduce Firebrand, and I'm surprised she isn't showing her anger at him more clearly. Just what is going on here? He then spotted the pair playing cards and quickly realised what was happened. Urgh... Firebrand, just how gullible are you? You're playing strip poker with Jack of all people?!
Frato then noticed just how little his student was currently wearing and couldn't help but run his eyes down the redhead's fit, muscular body. Guh... what is it with her being barely clothed today? Just how am I supposed to be a loyal boyfriend to Daisy when Firebrand keeps showing off her body like this?
Jack's voice snapped him out of his ogling for a moment and he turned toward the moogle. Urgh... well, if they're packed already I guess can play another hand. Huh, Firebrand does have a good hand, but it's rather futile since I bet Jack is... ah, yeah, he's cheating. Rather bold of him to show me just how he's doing it, although I guess he knows I'm not dumb enough to wager against him at cards.
He then realised just what the wager was, and started to look flustered when Firebrand seemed eager to go with the bet. "H-hold on a second! Don't include me on your wagers like that!" He exclaimed, desperately trying to make his student see reason. "Firebrand, you do realise there's no such thing as a guaranteed win at poker, right?"
Unless you're the dealer and as crooked as Jack anyway. Guh... is she really going to go ahead and flash me?! Uh... I-I hope Daisy didn't decide to follow me and stuck with Killy and Mortimmer.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 26, 2022 1:57:28 GMT
"Teach Teach Teach..." Firebrand begun to go into a condescending rant. "You may have me beat in skills and experience, but those things mean nothing in a game of cards. Even in a game of cards, I can get you on your knee's with but the grace of Lady Luck should she allow it. Anyways, you saw my cards, surely you'd agree I at least have a 99% chance of winning? And now that that's explained..." The red-headed warrior slammed her hand onto the table for theatrics. "Bam! Read 'em and weep! How that for kupos, eh?"
Jack looked down at her finished hand and merely grinned. "Oh-ho, those ARE good cards. Gosh, I don't know anything that could beat that...except maybe THIS!" The moogle slammed his own cards down on the table, making sure they can be seen by his opponent. "Hows that for kupos? Heh heh."
Firebrand's jaw was open in silence. Were it not for her skeletal and muscle system, it would've hit the floor. "No way! How did you get that hand!? That's not possible! I demand a do over! Or double or nothing!"
"Sorry Fire Crotch, a bets a bet. And what can I say, Lady Luck loves me more than you." The little thief kissed the air as if he was smooching an imaginary person. "Now you know the deal. Let's see 'em.."
"Ugggggghhhh Fuck my life...fine..." The burmecian woman sighed hard and steeled herself. She turned to face her mentor and began to undo her bra from behind her back. A clicking sound went off and the bra fell to the floor, revealing her large toned breasts to the world and especially to the hybrid Dragoon, including her infamous missing nipple. After a embarrassing moment of silence, she heard a whistle coming from Jack and bared her teeth at him. "Oh shut up! I know you snuck around my place to see me naked enough to numb you, don't act like this was you're first time seeing 'em!"
"Heh heh, you have a point. So Boss, enjoying the show?" Jack winked at Frato again, gaining an additional 10% affinity for him since the Dragoon did nothing to stop this event from happening. "Hey, since this is happening, how about joining us for one more round? I bet I can get her to do a lap dance for ya?"
"Dream on moogle! Next game will be mine! Cone on Teach! Let's join forces to teach this guy a lesson!"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 26, 2022 22:27:29 GMT
She really is clueless if she thinks luck is the only deciding factor here. How can she not even suspect Jack is using some trick to keep pulling out wins? The fact he was willing to bet against her winning any hand should have had her wary.
The hybrid gave a sigh as Firebrand cheerfully revealed her hand, only to have her jaw drop as Jack showed his cards.
I do hope Firebrand can at least learn not to gamble against someone so keen to bet in their own favour like Jack did. Guh... it looks like she is going through with it!
Frato could help but look as his student's bra dropped away to reveal her well endowed chest. His cheeks started to redden as he got rather aroused by the generous display, although the moogle's whistle jolted him out of his ogling for a second.
"Ugh... I was until you piped up." Frato admitted. "And no, I don't have time to play cards right now. Our chocobo pulled sled will be ready in minutes and you should really let Firebrand get dressed Jack. I can't let her walk outside wearing so little. Can you please return her clothes so we can be off?"
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 27, 2022 1:31:42 GMT
"Awww.." Both Jack and Firebrand looked disappointed by Frato's decline but they obliged. Jack sighed and gave Firebrand all her clothing, including her underwear, and began to get himself ready to leave. But not before taking one last look at her exposed chest.
After fully clothing herself back on, except for her underwear which she hasn't made the switch yet, she and the moogle walked outside their dorm with Frato to join the rest. Outside, they find an exhausted looking Killy and Daisy near Dr. Mortimmer with a modest capacity of two bags.
"Ugh there you are Love." Daisy said through breaths. "Took us some tough negotiations but we haggled him down to two bags."
Killy had a different perspective. "Yea, but only after we keep running back and forth to the storage area putting your bags away for that lazy good for nothing!"
"Hmph! Do I look like the athletic type to you? Plus running would make my poor flan queasy!" The scientist ran a loving hand over it's pet. "And we cannot have that, now can we?"
"You just wait til I learn Haste, then I'll show you queasy..." Then the black mage's attention turned back to Frato. "So, are we done yet? Everyone here? We ready to go?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 27, 2022 21:30:38 GMT
As much as I could admire Firebrand's chest, if we don't move quick then Killy and Daisy will be back. If they catch me with my female student being topless I'll never hear the end of it.
The hybrid was relieved to see Jack relent after getting a good show. He stuck around, turning away as Firebrand dressed herself once more and checking the door in case someone else tried following him in. Thankfully, it wasn't long until Firebrand and Jack were ready to go and he walked out with them to meet the others.
Ah, now that looks like a more chocobo friendly load. I'm glad Mortimmer didn't prove to be too stubborn for Killy to handle.
"Thanks you two." Frato smiled at the pair. "Uh... we just need to wake Ditz. Firebrand, can you go and wake him up for me? I'll need to bring my own things out here. Daisy, do you have everything packed and ready?"
The hybrid will wait for the response from his party before heading back to his own room to quickly grab his belongings. I still need to pick up the items that Violet wanted me to bring too. I hope I don't need to throw out anything to save weight.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 27, 2022 23:59:39 GMT
"You got it Teach! You can count on me!" The energetic red-head then immediately sprinted her way towards Ditz's room. Afterwards, Daisy happily said everything was fine and ready to go while Killy threatened the hybrid not to take too long.
Everything in Frato's room sat undisturbed from his past setting. His weapons and items sat neatly in their respective packs. Leaving his room, the hybrid faced no opposition when heading towards Violet's room to grab the items he needed before heading to Cleyra.
Opposition to get his things from Violet's room proved to be another matter entirely. Opening the room, the first thing the dragoon see's is the once charmed Bangaa he spoke to on the floor, unconscious. The same goes for the rest of the pink vixen's victims, all nearby each other unconscious without a single wound to them.
There is however a trio of strangers moving around the denizen as if they owned the place. There were two human dressed completely in ninja garb tossing everything inside the room aside while a third moogle-sized ninja-wearing intruder was standing directly behind a open window in the back of the room. This could suggest how the three got inside. The room was an absolute mess, as if a hurricane came inside and wrecked havoc.
"Hey! have you found the damn thing yet!?" One of the ninja's shouted impatiently. It appears none of them noticed the hybrid just yet. "I saw a bunch of people coming and going near this room and we don't know if any of them will come here!"
"Not yet, sir!" The other ninja said, this one seemed more nervous than anything. "We should've asked our client for more details. All we have to go on is 'some fancy jeweled device', like that helps...wait..." This ninja can be seen pick pocketing the Bangaa. He held up a large envelope and began to dig inside. "Hmm? Oh! OH! I found it! I think I found it!"
"Great, send it back to Cleyra then, you know where it needs to go. Hey, Matilda, what the hell is your problem?" The first ninja was speaking to the ninja moogle in the window sill, who has been repeatedly pointing at Frato for some time now. It appears the words she wanted to speak had been stuck in her throat.
"Uh, uh, w-we got eyeballed! Look behind you!"
Both humans did so and saw Frato for the first time. Time appeared to have stood still for them all, each one not knowing how to react. Finally the second ninja holding Violet's precious package for Frato spoke. "Uh...sir, I don't suppose you have any more of those sleeping gas bombs, do you?"
"No, used the last one in here, didn't think we'd get caught this early.." The 1st ninja bit his lip, trying to think of a way out of this. "Hey. You. We're not in a mood to fight it out. How about I give you 500 Gil to pretend you didn't see us and close the door behind you? Then everything will go peacefully and we won't bother you. Savvy?"
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Post by Robshi on Jun 28, 2022 20:45:11 GMT
The hybrid smiled back at the mole lovingly before making his way to his room.
Ah, good thing I kept most of my things packed. The dragoon made sure everything of his was in order before moving on to Violet's room. As he entered, his ears lifted up to listen as he sensed something was wrong.
What the hell? Geist has been knocked out? Someone's here! He watched and listened carefully as he spotted the three intruders. Not wanting to alert them to his presence, he stayed still and quiet. Ah, looks like they haven't noticed me. Just what are they after? Huh? Argh, they're after the item Violet wanted me to use! Just what is that thing anyway? It must be powerful if someone is willing to hire these guys to obtain it. Urk, looks like I got spotted.
"That's a nice offer, but that item was meant for me." Frato replied with a smile. "Just who are you working for? It doesn't sound like they know much about this item either. I might let you walk out of here uninjured if you answer me nicely."
The dragoon then instinctively put his hand onto the handle of his spear, fearing a fight may soon break out. His eyes kept firmly on the three strangers in the room to see what their next action would be.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 29, 2022 17:49:14 GMT
"Grrr.." The leading ninja didn't bother to hide his annoyance from hearing Frato's decline, even more so when he saw the hybrid reach for it's weapon.
"Hey." The 2nd ninja called out. "What if we offer him 750 instead? We'd still have a good payout after finishing the job."
"Tch, and lose out on all that money we could be spending ourselves? No, I have a much better idea...CATCH!" The 1st ninja swiftly picked out and threw three kunai at the Dragoon, aiming for his chest and face.
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Post by Robshi on Jun 29, 2022 22:51:09 GMT
I don't care about the gil. That item is bound to be magical, and it could be catastrophic if it ends up in the wrong hands. WHOA!
The dragoon then tried to sidestep to the left to try and avoid the kunais flying towards him.
"I'm under attack! Help!" Frato roared out, hoping his allies would hear his cries and run to the scene to help him. He'll also draw his spear if he's able to.
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Post by M&M&M on Jun 30, 2022 2:55:36 GMT
The ninja leaders reflexes were fast but due to his impulsive action, eh was less accurate. Two kunai's missed Frato's head but the 3rd manage to pierce his left shoulder.
Frato's allies heard his cry for help but sadly it wasn't as immediate as he'd hoped.
"Did you hear that? Sounded like he needs our help."
"Bah, he's probably just looking for attention, just ignore him..."
Upon hearing the Dragoon's cry for help and his failed attack, he cursed again and then turned back to his allies. "Damn it! New plan! Take the package out back and out the window and take it back to our client while I hold this guy off!"
The 2nd ninja nodded and began to run deeper inside Violet's room while the leading ninja unsheathed his katana. "Bad luck for you boy, coulda made some easy gil. Now you gotta go up against me. Not too late to run now tho, I suppose. You won't be getting any gil from me tho, too late for that. Still wanna push your luck?"
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