Her joy had been waning and that just accelerated once she parted ways with her blonde teammate. A deep sigh escaped her lips. Her shoulders curled inwards as she warily cast a look towards the scarlet maned man. 'Do you think we're ready?' she asked nervously. Still a few steps ahead of him, as usual she was the one taking the lead on the intel gathering. She didn't wait for his answer and decided to change the subject. 'There are quite a few hills around town, I hope we don't accidentally just end up at the guild straight away...' she mused as the two ambled through the large iron gates, headed towards a hill.
All Fired Up [Quest: Hatsuharu, Akira]
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:21 am
Her joy had been waning and that just accelerated once she parted ways with her blonde teammate. A deep sigh escaped her lips. Her shoulders curled inwards as she warily cast a look towards the scarlet maned man. 'Do you think we're ready?' she asked nervously. Still a few steps ahead of him, as usual she was the one taking the lead on the intel gathering. She didn't wait for his answer and decided to change the subject. 'There are quite a few hills around town, I hope we don't accidentally just end up at the guild straight away...' she mused as the two ambled through the large iron gates, headed towards a hill.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:30 am
So, there they were, after parting ways with their blonde teammate, who was ordered to join a back-up squad, standing in the middle of Oak town, trying to confirm or deny the supposed facts they were given. Aki’s cheerful demeanour waned pretty quickly after Asura left her side. Haru couldn’t help but wonder if she was usually cheerful around others and reserved this sullen emotion just for him. The only way to find out was to stalk her, which he wasn’t really comfortable with. Maybe he could talk to others and ask. I could ask Fenri- No… He was quickly reminded of the lycan’s comment the last time they met, making his face go red almost immediately. Thankfully, it was night.
“I don’t think anyone can ever be ready for something like this,” he said. Despite his lack of experience, the defender was quite wise with what little knowledge he gathered of the world. “I think Asura and squad partner was tasked with finding the right hill. We are to oversee beacons on the other hills for quick comms,” he said. For once, the healer couldn’t sleep and ended up reading the briefing transcripts.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:44 am
Was he repairing it? Or was it restructuring? Maybe he was just finishing constructing it? the dark haired girl would need to inspect it closely to be able to tell. 'We're dealing with the communication system? Well lets hope we don't accidentally land up at the right wrong place... If you know what I mean...' she muttered, reiterating the same thing again, simply because it was a constant nagging concept in her mind. Aki was voicing her thoughts, something which had become rather natural to her around Tsuru. In a way, one could think it was like she didn't even care that he was there, but anyone who knew them better... could see that it was more like they had become extensions of each other in some ways.
'Er...' was all she could manage as they approached the man. She nudged her partner and whispered to Tsuru that if they wanted more information on a shady guild, they should probably act like they're affiliated with it or something. 'Say something...' she hissed, depending on the lead he'd set, Aki would follow.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:45 am
Their first hill was on the list was definitely not a dangerous one. It was quite close to the town, almost hugging it. Atop the short hill was a stout man, working diligently to finish the beacon. He seemed extremely tired and agitated, but looked determined. The duo’s approach startled him and he turned towards them animatedly with an unnecessarily exaggerated shock in his face. “For Illumin’s sake! Announce your arrival. Trying to make me roll down the hill out of fear, are you?” he asked, grumpily.
“Uh… Sorry?” Haru said, more so as a confused question than an apology. “We were just sent to check if everything was in order. You seem to be-” the healer was cut short before he could finish. “CHECK?! I have been doing this since long before your dada met your mama. Get outta here!” he yelled, getting back to arranging the logs. Haru turned to his partner and simply shrugged. The job was done well and he saw no reason to waste time arguing with this balding man over his poor manners.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:48 am
Slowly the cranium rose off the palm, so she could gaze onward towards the next beacon. 'Do you think they're really going to try and use these newly constructed beacons?' she asked curiously as the spike of disappointment in her partner's lack of skill in keeping up the appearance, faded. She led the two towards the second beacon, the one on the east and noticed it was already finished. The guy was so efficient he'd also found the time to take a nap. But napping workers were no good to them, plus someone suddenly woken up from slumber would be a great target for interrogation. 'Watch me.' she said to Tsuru before proceeding to rudely wake the worker and spew a bunch of questions at him.
Somehow she threw Phantom Lord into the mix and he accidentally revealed that the very company he worked for, once had the contract to make repairs in the guild. He also pointed them towards the next beacon, mentioning that the worker on that structure was among the people contracted by the guild... Aki was quite satisfied with their progress.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:49 am
The poor guy opened his eyes, but wasn’t fully awake until the mention of Phantom Lord. Then, he had quite a lot to say. Haru wondered how this guy knew so much about such a shady guild, but that too was quickly answered. It would seem the guild had contracted a few of these workers for some repairs. The Rune Knights were aware that Phantom Lord had quite a bit of influence on Oak, even going so far as to protect it when necessary. So, it was no surprise that these people didn’t feel much guilt working for that bunch. Heck! They even came to the empire’s assistance during the attack by Grimoire Heart. But then, the empire lost; and considering these lunatics fought against the side that won, it’s no wonder they are being hunted down now.
Haru was completely lost in thought, wondering why of all times the council chose to attack Phantom Lord now. Once Akira was done with the man, she would probably have to physically shake him to bring him back to the present.
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:52 am
Then suddenly she held up her hand and conducted a motion as a gesture for her partner to stop. She too was rather still as her eyes fell upon the eerie moonlit scene in front of her. Damn it! she exclaimed inside her head. This guy was supposed to be the key to her intel gathering mission. This guy was supposed to verify if the plans they had were authentic or not... Now he was dead and that meant someone had figured out what was up. 'Crap. He didn't even finish the beacon.' she whispered. 'We have to go... Now.' she added, her anxiety betraying the urgency. The girl went on to lead the way back towards the outside of the beacon secured area. At the gate she met the guard and relayed the state of the beacons and their respective workers, trying to keep an even tone to not garner any more attention. The girl had not really expected money out of this, but was swift to accept it when offered.
~Exit~
Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:53 am
But… That target was dead.
There used to be a time when the healer expressed tremendous shock at the sight of death. Now, he was so used to seeing key suspects and witnesses vanishing and dropping dead like flies, that he had become practically numb to it. “Why am I not surprised?” he asked rhetorically. On any other day, the healer would have insisted that they stay and investigate to find who murdered the guard. But, that night, they had more pressing issues to deal with. If someone had deliberately stopped them from setting up the beacons, then it was highly likely that they suspected an imminent attack. It would be wise to not hand it to them. And so, Haru scurried away from the scene, following Akira to the guards at the gates.
-Exit-
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