03. The Warrior of Fire

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[Stop by Δ Choosing Unlimited Hand Song today and you may find someone sprawled out on one of the bridges, wearing a pendant or medallion of some sort.

S/he? looks lost, but not in the sense that she doesn't know where she is, but more that this is something she'd been missing for quite some time, and is busy remembering the events of another history.

Too busy, perhaps, to notice a wayward monster? Or are you just curious?]

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[greatcleavage]

[If Roy approaches, it's somewhat hesitantly, keeping an eye peeled for any rampaging steam bikes that might decide to flatten a fighter for some gratuitous XP. When none lunge out of the surroundings eager for his blood, he relaxes a bit.]

No deadly vehicles today, I take it?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Nope. I got that thing handled anyway.

[greatcleavage]

That's good to hear. [And she doesn't seem to be glaring at him, so hopefully that whole, uh, incident is truly forgiven.] You look about a million hexes away, though. Is everything okay?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Hexes? Don't know what you're talkin' about but it's all fine. Got a few things of mine back.

[greatcleavage]

Arbitrary units of measurement, generally favored by wargamers. I'm more used to square grids.

Good things back, I hope. That look was more 'reflective' than 'joyful'.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Now that ya mention it, there're a lot less sharp corners in the fields around here...

...but yep, it's all good. This pendant's important!

[greatcleavage]

Important in a personal plot sort of sense, important in a valuable tool sort of sense, or important in a backstory-relevant sense?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Well, it's important to me. Don't matter more than that, does it?

[greatcleavage]

Oh... sorry, I didn't mean to pry. Pendants are just a common trigger for quests. Artifacts that have to be taken to a forgotten tomb, or the secret contents protected from an army of ghouls, or whatnot.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Nope, this one's just a gift from Papa. Might as well have been born with it.

[greatcleavage]

Oh, a family heirloom! I think those are my favorite, even if they aren't always plot-relevant. Although they usually are.

[Roy comes a bit closer, curious to look at it (if he'll be allowed, of course).]

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[It's a gold (or at least gold-looking) medallion featuring wind and dragon-like designs. It looks to be royal in origin, although for obvious reasons you can't tell from where.]

[galaxiapride]

[Taking a break from whatever he was doing, he was hoping he'd get a good stalking spot viewing spot from the bridge, only to find it occupied already.

It's a hit and miss apparently.]

...Is something the matter?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Uh, nope. Everything's fine.

[galaxiapride]

So, staring at nothing while lying on a bridge is "fine"?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

It is when you're lookin' back on yer life.

[galaxiapride]

The middle of a walkway is not the best place for that.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Probably would've been, but I keep getting found.

[galaxiapride]

The floor isn't much of a hiding place either.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Well, you got me there. Just would've expected that some of these places are a bit less popular.

[galaxiapride]

Perhaps you wouldn't be bothered in the typical nap kind of area?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

I didn't really have a reason to slow down before this. Not sure what that kind of place would be.

[galaxiapride]

In a root town where there's no monster spawns for one.

[minetodecide]

[He was a bit hesitant to approach, given that their last meeting was pretty...dangerous. He double checks to make sure that there's no bike around before approaching.]

Something the matter?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[Wow, deja vu.]

Well, I've heard that one before.