Expedition #3

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Hey.

[The Warp Band flickers on to display a face that's perhaps slightly more recognizable now.]

Slackers.

It's great that you've found a city filled with magical megalomaniacs - don't worry; this counts as hometown pride - but I think you're all forgetting something equally important and worthy of attention.

[Ceilto spins a whiteboard near him fast enough that it's impossible to make out what's on it until it comes to a stop. ...Facing the wrong way.]

Eh.

[One more spin. ...It's a map. The map of everything known to Union, with Sanctuary far off to the west beyond the borders and several areas marked off in green with a check-mark. A triangle in the Wildwoods has been circled in red.]

Crumbling stone and bits of pottery and such!

[...]

Yeah, we're low on funds again, and we need to find something worthwhile. Seekers, assemble. We're heading out in two days. Everyone else, feel free to speak up and say how much you want to tag along.

...What all did you find in the other ruins, anyway, and how come none of the cash made it back to us?

((Looking for at least two to three people for this! Preferably more, but two-three minimum! Log will be going up tomorrow or the next day.))

Comments

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

[probably for the best]

Excellent.

Name, skills, and favorite snack food?

[actsmagnificent]

[ ...Haruka needs to not be in Mission Mode if she's going to avoid suspicion, so she relaxes. ] I only reveal the last one on dates.

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Hm.

Name, skills, favorite restaurant, and predicted earliest availability?

[actsmagnificent]

[ That she's willing to do. ]

Haruka Tenoh. Actress, God of War.

There's some Chansey who run a café, and I'm always available.

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Ceilto, Seeker and cartographer, Psychic Kindred Soul.

Take you out in an hour for tea; we can be home by 4?

[Ceilto appears to be entirely serious.]

[actsmagnificent]

...If that's part of recruitment.

[ Nothing personal, but tea with guys is not high on Haruka's to-do list. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

It's not, but I need to know what snacks to bring for the trip.

[He continues to appear to be serious.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka's deadpan trophy is forever lost beginning to feel endangered, even if he did technically take her at her own word earlier.

So, fine. ]

Anything sweet.

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Excellent.

I'll bring muffins.

[Ceilto is indeed a formidable competitor.]

Sure you don't still want that date?

[actsmagnificent]

Don't let me keep you.

[ You must be so busy running the Seekers and custom-picking snack food and planning how to learn even more about the Gods and such. Yes, she is doing him a favor!

...or maybe he just isn't her type. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Too bad. I'll just go and have some tea alone and try to look meditative rather than a bit pathetic, then.

[He doesn't sound too broken up, regardless.]

God of War, you say? I assume that means you're at least an adequate fighter?

[actsmagnificent]

[ Tip the Chansey if you do. They have Happiny to support.

Haruka's smirk returns as soon as talk of the date leaves. ] So far. Have to do our part for the city, right?

[ Oh she's funny. It's a good thing their next play's a comedy. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Good. I'm not.

You can be the muscle of a group, then. We've got a good mix coming in; we should be able to get at least three parties here.

[actsmagnificent]

Let's hope there's that much to see.

[ And if the Divine Defense Force has a presence in several of those groups, so much the better. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

I wouldn't worry.

A building this size, we'd need an army to canvass the whole thing.

[actsmagnificent]

What's your usual approach?

[ She'd keep playing cool, but this is stuff that's good to know. ]

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Depends on how heavily it's occupied.

Lots of Pokemon, and we go for stealth - record information, grab representative samples of artifacts, take sketches of the big stuff. We're not here to chase out the wildlife.

If no one's moved in yet, we strip it clean.

[actsmagnificent]

Environmentally conscious.

[ Living in harmony with Pokémon is kind of the point, though.

Haruka keeps her tone casual. The theater just happens to have a lot of stuff lying around, okay? ] I can bring supplies to help with that.

[bnw_wighty_npcs]

Sounds like a plan.

[He doesn't question it too much. The people of Union have odd hobbies.]

I'll contact you again when the trip is set - but drop by our office sometime so you can register officially.

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka nods. This just might work. ] See you then.