Mad Shopping || Quest
Another day, another job. Lately this phrase became particularly descriptive of Hiketsu's schedule throughout the week. Given how his application's processing took much longer than expected, the most he could do is complete several quests on a daily basis. They were a stable source of income and, if anything, they allowed him to practice a variety of skills he was not aware of previously. On this occasion, his client was not an inhabitant of the slums, nor an aristocrat of sorts, but simply an old man with a distinct reputation. Going by the name "Hugo", Hiketsu rendezvous'd with the man near the entrance of his laboratory. Hugo was an elderly man who enjoyed science and was definitely terrific at practicing it. His researches were officially recognised and funded by the Magic Council of Fiore, which meant no one could question the quality of his work, nor did he enjoy hearing other opinions on it. Hiketsu greeted the scientist and right away received a piece of paper with a list written on it. It was a list of items Hugo was in need of, as well as their location. Willing to hear more details, Hiketsu attempted to the man for more information, but what he received instead was a scoff. Hugo acted like the adventurer already left and ignored him, probably because the task was straight-forward and didn't require any additional clarification. The first stop on the list was a hardware store located not too far away from the laboratory. Hiketsu walked there in roughly 30 minutes, only to head into the store and find a massive package waiting for him. According to the shop owner, the package contained a variety of hardware parts that were rather sensitive to movement. Hiketsu realised there's no way he would carry the package around while picking up the other items on the list, therefore he considered it a good idea to return to Hugo first and then continue his task. Getting back to the old man wasn't as easy as getting to the hardware store, seeing how even for Hiketsu the package weighted a bit too much. A 30 minute walk turned into an one hour walk and he had to apologise to Hugo and explain why he is back and ensure him that the package did not suffer any damage from all the carrying. No one wanted to receive broken hardware, after all. Wordcount: 400/1000 |
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