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.]

[greatcleavage]

That is very nice. Plot-relevance or no, that's a fine inheritance.

[He's a bit awkward just for not knowing her family situation. Is inheritance even the right word?]

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

I left the rest to my sister, who has one o' these too. The chancellor wanted me to stick around but I can't take that kind of lifestyle.

[greatcleavage]

...Chancellor?

[And you bet he's taking a second look at that amulet as the implications of the word sink in.]

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Probably still will if I ever get back.

[greatcleavage]

So... if I'm reading this correctly, you're the rebellious older daughter of nobility who left the title and power to your sister in order to live an adventurous life?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

More "long-lost" than "rebellious", but something like that, not that she didn't have an adventurous life.

[greatcleavage]

Well, I promise not to make a big deal out of it. [Because she is obviously not interested in having anyone suddenly think different of her because of this revelation.]

How did you come about the lifestyle, though, if I might ask?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Would you believe I fell off a wind drake?

[greatcleavage]

At this point, my standards of belief are pretty low. I guess that falling damage roll came up oddly low, huh?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

What roll? I fell into water.

[Being rescued by that pirate ship was basically a miracle, in other words.]

[greatcleavage]

Oh, of course!

[Because if there's one thing that doesn't exist in the fantasy RPG genre, it's fluid dynamics. Roy is totally fine with this explanation.]

But I'm guessing you didn't get the 'stranded on a desert island' route.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[yeah, those suck. If all else fails she can breathe underwater for ten minutes.]

Nope, barely any islands in the Sea of Tycoon. Just a passing ship.

[greatcleavage]

[What is she, a bliztball player?]

Ah ha! Now it all falls into place. A romantic life on the high seas!