Mercantile Support: Support for Reiner (Keita)

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 11:56 am

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Another day, another job, Shichiro had thought to himself. It seems he was doing well with his service to Reiner. Word has gotten back to him about his and some other fellow supporters' deeds when it comes to making sure people he put under his protection remained that way. Regardless, Shichiro was given another task for him to do. This time however, it would not be in Bosco as he would be relocated to another country known as 'Stella'. Not knowing anything about this place, Shichiro wondered if he should try and find a way to remain in Bosco a bit longer as he still wasn't done attempting to establish connection with the locals.

He talked himself out of it and figured if Reiner trusted him to work on his more personal projects, then he should take it as a compliment. The request had also stated he was allowed to take one other person he could trust with him on the mission and so, Shichiro already knew who he would be picking of course. Having already sent a message to Keita prior, all he'd have to do was meet him in a certain location to travel from Bosco to Stella by the appropriate means of transportation.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:00 pm

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Keita was heading out earlier today because he was supposed to meet Shichiro at some sort of bus station that was waiting to head to Stella, a city that was not quite close to Bosco, but close enough to where it would take a couple of hours to get to with a caravan taking people. These people were going to be the ones that volunteered to help out Reiner, and they were heading to Stella to go and defend a mine there. At least, the mine that they were supposed to be finding had a bit of construction done there already. It seemed that other people had surveyed one of three areas to be rich in resources and so they were going there to get a bit of muscle while they drilled a couple of core samples.

The core samples also needed to be defended as they were processed in another building that was on site, as they needed to make sure that the core samples contained the resources needed. They would be guarding these three core samples as they went from point a to point b and then the builder on the way back. Keita had made it to the spot and was looking around for his cousin when he was thinking about all of this.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:03 pm

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Heading out to the location he was supposed to meet his cousin, Shichiro got dressed and readied his equipment in order to take on the task at hand today. Traveling to the location he had set up for the both of them in order to make their journey from Bosco to Stella. Arriving at the station, Shichiro immediately spotted his cousin and walked over to greet him. “What’s up Keita, did you wait here long,” he asked his cousin and close friend. He’d chuckle as he joked with him. He doubted he was here long but he figured it would be funny to ask anyway.

With the jokes aside he decided it would be best to go over what he knew while they waited for the bus. “Well, I’m sure you might have already known but it seems we’re going to a new country again in order to carry out our work under Reiner. We’ll be scouting around for areas rich in resources and the like. Personally, I’d rather just beat up some people but I guess I can’t always have it my way,” Shichiro had said, shrugging his shoulders in disappointment. He knew the life of a mercenary wasn’t always fraught with danger but maybe this would be so bad.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:03 pm

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Keita laughed at his cousin’s blatant blood thirst, but this was not anything new, as his cousin loved to fight. It seemed that if you did not like to fight you should not be in the Rune Knights, as one of their main responsibilities was to fight the bad guys and take them in for questioning or to be put in prison for their crimes. The personality type meshed well with a life of beating up criminals, so Keita would not find fault in his cousin for that, and would simply chuckle softly when he had said so.

They were still waiting for the bus when Keita decided to respond to his cousin’s statement. “Well, I had heard that they have already found a couple of spots and are waiting for us so that they could have some protection when taking the samples around to get checked. Seems like there could be a new iron mine on the horizon.” Keita would say a bit, obviously reading a newer report than his cousin, or perhaps Shichiro simply did not read the initial report very well, all he knew was that they needed to go over there and protect some people while they found some important resource nodes.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:04 pm

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Shichiro made a face that gestured that he was somewhat annoyed, albeit playfully. So Keita did have the information and more about what they would be doing. Well, no matter as they were both now on the same page. He might even get his wish to beat people up like he wanted to. After a bit of waiting, their transportation had arrived on time in order to pick up all the travelers to head to their destination. The last stop would indeed be Stella so it was going to be a bit of a trip. Well, at least he had a bit of time to relax before having to go out and do something strenuous.

Making his way onto the bus, he made his way towards a seat that would make him a bit more comfortable. It wasn’t much but it was better than nothing as he sat down near a window with an empty seat beside him so Keita could sit there. “I wonder what Stella is like as I haven’t been there yet. I kind of hope it's more eventful there than in Bosco or at least there is some fun in some way, shape or form. Even though I like fighting people to test my strength, I also prefer simple jobs where I can relax and daydream to my heart’s content,” He said, a bit bored.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:04 pm

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Keita made a slightly embarrassed smile when he figured out that somehow he, as a lowly page, got more information than his cousin did about the mission, and maybe he had struck a nerve, but it did not really matter in the end, so Keita simply moved on when he noticed that the bus was coming here at this point. There was nothing but some quiet humming from the bus as it stopped in front of them, as they were already standing around at the bus stop, and soon the strange doors opened, showing a kindly looking old man. The two of them alighted the bus before taking a seat somewhere open, as it was a bit crowded there, but he managed to sit next to his cousin.

Shichiro then started speaking about Stella and wondering what sort of place it could be compared to Bosco, and this was an area that Keita did not have either, so he nodded and agreed. “Yeah, Bosco could be considered a bit… vanilla in terms of fun to be had, hopefully Stella at least has something of interest, even if it isn’t beating people up, like you want. Or it could be, who knows whether or not there are some sort of fighting pits there. I’d bet on you.” Keita said half jokingly to his cousin before stretching his legs a bit in the seat as the door closed and the bus started making its way towards Stella.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:05 pm

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Fidgeting a bit, Shichiro quickly felt himself growing uncomfortable as he sat in his seat. In order to take his mind off of the ride, he turned his head towards the window next to him in order to look outside to see if there was anything interesting. After a few minutes, he realized nothing, nothing had changed as they rode the bus. That being said, Shichiro turned his attention away from the window, folding his arms in an attempt to get comfortable. “Sheesh, is this how people travel frequently over here? I’ve got to say, I hate it here. Why couldn’t they just allow me to fly my airship around in Bosco and Stella, would have made this trip so much more comfortable,” Shichiro had said, complaining.

He knew he wasn’t authorized to fly here just yet and they even gave him a valid reason why but Shichiro still didn’t like it as travelling on the ground felt inefficient and overall, uncomfortable. Letting out a light sigh, he turned towards his cousin and asked, “How do you prefer to travel, Keita? This is torture for me. Sometimes I wish I could fly everywhere, hell even walking is preferably at this point,” Shichiro grumbled.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:05 pm

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Keita was enjoying the scenery looking out of the window on the bus, and noticed that his cousin was a bit fidgety, and it seemed that he did not like being in this oversized tin can that was moving around a lot and bumping up and down on any inconsistency in the road, which was understandable. Keita assumed that his cousin had some other method of transportation, even if it was just some sort of magic item, but he did not expect that his cousin would own an air ship.

“Woah, you have an airship? That sounds incredible, and it’s unfortunate that we don’t get to ride around in it here, but rules are rules I guess.” Keita would listlessly say, almost offended that they could only use public transport when an air ship was within his grasp. His cousin then went on to ask what his preferred method was, and Keita was wearing a strange face when he answered. “Well, usually I take the public transport like these things. I don’t have something as extravagant as an airship, plus it gives me time to think and meditate.” Keita was a bit of a spiritual type. It seemed that the bus was stopping at their destination within a few moments, as Keita peered out the window once more.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:06 pm

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A bit flushed at the response of his cousin, Shichiro brought his hand under his nose, rubbing it a bit bashfully. He’d then go on to say, “Yeah, I own my own airship. It’s sort of a perk to being a Rune Knight. Well, a high ranking one. You get paid better and eventually you can afford things like airships. They aren’t hard to come by but they sure as hell are expensive,” Shichiro had remarked. He didn’t think much of it himself but, he owned a freaking airship as if it were something people are commonly able to afford casually.

At some point he really was a homeless kid out on the street fending for himself, now he made it big and made a name for himself. Knowing this made him smile a bit as he listened to Keita’s method of transportation. It seems as if this was all he knew in recent days and he pitied him a bit. Well that didn't matter in the grand scheme of things as they were now reunited and could take him flying whenever. Eventually, they had made it to their destination which felt long and hard. When prompted, Shichiro had left the bus in order to look around and see what he got himself into.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:06 pm

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Keita’s eyes lit up when he said that the flying airship was a perk of a high ranking Rune Knight, but his expression dropped when he said it was just because he got paid well, and it was not an actual perk, but just something he spent his money on. Keita supposed that it was still a good and decent perk that you got paid quite handsomely when you got to a high rank, but he also wondered if that was because of the bounty hunting missions that some would take on in the Rune Knights, or if that was simply a part of the job. “Yeah, more money is always good, although for me it’s more about protecting people weaker than myself.” Keita would comment.

The bus had now stopped, and a lot of the people in front of the two had gotten off and started to fan out and look around, either heading off doing their own thing, or meeting up with different people before being led somewhere. The two of them would get off of the bus and look around, and Keita would head to the small grouping of easy ups that were essentially just large tents that people had set up various testing equipment in. They would find out if the people there had finished mapping out the area, along with other information.

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:07 pm

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As soon as they got out of the bus, Shichiro spotted some tents a little ways off. He figured there was a good start in order to see if a crew had been sent out before them to survey the area. As he approached, a messenger approached them to deliver them a message. According to them, a crew had indeed come out here first and found this area had been enriched with gems. They were eager to mine it but they had to make some reports first to the higher ups that directly spoke to Reiner and all that jazz.

Even after taking that long trip, Shichiro still had to wait before they could do anything but this was fine. He could relax almost anywhere except in that bus they had ridden to get here. He then turned to his cousin and said, “Well, I guess it’s more waiting for us then. Whether we’re travelling or not, we have to wait.” Letting out an irritated sigh, Shichiro did simply just that, wait. They had already found the items of their interest, all they had to do now was make a report and begin the harvesting. Shichiro decided it was best to leave the reporting stuff to the miners that were already present before finding a suitable place to sit and rest.

[Exit.]

Guest · Thu May 27, 2021 12:07 pm

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Keita had walked to the spot he was supposed to along with his cousin, and there was some sort of messenger that swiftly walked up to them and started speaking with Shichiro. Keita was not one to eavesdrop and so he simply waited patiently by the side. They were not being particularly quiet or anything, so he was able to hear that they had to wait for some sort of permission from Reiner before they could actually start setting up the mining material to start claiming the resources, and so the two of them would have to wait for a while and defend the area. “Yeah, waiting is fine though, I liike to meditate.” Keita said in response to his cousin saying that they had to wait a bit more.

Keita was indeed fine with waiting, and so he would follow Shichiro over to some sort of waiting area that had a fairly decent bench in it so that they could sit and wait. While it was not the most comfortable thing in the world, it was far better than the metal stools and chairs that the people in the tents were using and such, so Keita could not complain too much. He would simply bring his legs up and sit in the lotus position and start meditating. He would still respond to his cousin, however.

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