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Post by Jya on Sept 17, 2011 11:30:52 GMT -6
Jya wasn't sure how to respond. She was inclined to go sit with the two others but the dark corner comforted her. It was nice to be unseen and hidden from the world. This way she couldn't possibly get into trouble by anything, like her looks and such. She rubbed her thumb against her index finger to help her think but it didn't help much.
"I guess, I wouldn't mind sitting with you," she shrugged finally making her decision. She had already started to transition to the next seat.
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Calvin Toros
Pupil
Friendship gives value to survival
Posts: 154
Profession: Bard
Affinity: Light
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Post by Calvin Toros on Sept 17, 2011 12:48:53 GMT -6
The Innocent duo of pupil Isabel and bard Calvin had just recently arrived at ‘The Blue Heron’, a small Inn on the outskirts of Bern, and after such a long travel it was certainly a relief. The bar was traditionally built with wooden support beams helping to hold up the old structure. Occupied by only the burliest of males and a husky smell waffled in the air, this bar was certainly a traditional traveler’s inn. Once inside the pair were greeted by Andersmith, a considerably kind, and tall, man who took their order of a delicious gourmet dinner of chicken. However while waiting for their meal, which Isabel so kindly errr…. Demanded to pay for, the pair had a rather unusual encounter. A young woman, not much older than they, had been staring at them from across the way in a totally not suspicious manner, whilst innocently polishing her totally not dangerous knife. Anxious young Calvin with his oblivious to the current situation and what she could have been planning to do, Introduced himself and his partner (master). Fortunately for him this girl didn’t have any dastardly plans with them or their corpse. After some quick Introductions It turned out this lovely lady was an assasin, confused as to what that acctually was Isabel confidently explain what it is an assasin does, but to no surpise at all Calvin remained confused, all he really understood was that whatever Jya did, she was good at it.
"Oh! That's nice! It's always good to be good at what you do!" "Whatever that is, i still dont udnerstand... But if she comes with us does that mean i get to travel with two prodigies! I'm so lucky!.. I think...
Just then the tall man from before, Andersmith, approached them with too plates filled with delicious looking chicken. Calvin wasn't much for complaining about the taste of food, where he came from food was food and food was good.
“Yay! I love meeting new people, almost as I love eating, I’m starving! Thanks Isabel!”
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Isabel
Shaman
It's been far too long since I last flexed my magical muscles!
Posts: 233
Profession: Witch for Hire
Affiliation: N/A
Affinity: Fire
OoC Alias: Izzy
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Post by Isabel on Sept 17, 2011 21:41:35 GMT -6
"Excellent!" Isabel said with a huge smile. She turned back the way they had come, walked a few steps, and then pulled over a seat for Jya from another table before sitting down herself. Andersmith put the tray of food down, removed the plates if chicken, and then removed the tray. He looked over at Isabel, who then moved to take her money out of her bag. "How much is it?" she asked, to which Andersmith told her a reasonable sum of money. She handed the money over to the man, who smiled to her and then left the three young adults to their oncoming discussion.
Isabel would wait for Jya to sit before beginning her discussion with her. "So, Jya... What would you say to coming with us?" she asked the assassin, and then put a piece of chicken in her mouth with a fork. It wasohgodamazingchicken. Isabel had to force herself to not eat another piece. "Would you like some of my chicken, Jya? This might be too much for me to handle by myself." Which was a lie, but... Food was often a good way to improve relations with somebody you just met.
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Post by Jya on Sept 17, 2011 22:29:08 GMT -6
Jya graciously took her seat beside the two other travelers. She wasn't fully sure they would be considered friends. They had quite a meal before them but she had her usual herbs and she knew today wasn't the day to take solid foods.
Her body often gave her clues to tell her what it could take in. No matter how good the chicken was, it would more then likely have any taste in her mouth. She wished she could enjoy food like any other person.
"No, it's alright, I don't think I can handle food at the moment, I'll just stick with my herbs for now," she said, taking out her bag of ultra powerful bitter herbs to show them.
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Calvin Toros
Pupil
Friendship gives value to survival
Posts: 154
Profession: Bard
Affinity: Light
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Post by Calvin Toros on Sept 18, 2011 5:54:37 GMT -6
Calvin sat back down at their rounded table while Isabel pulled over a chair from another table and squeezed it into the remaining space of the table. Calvin was very excited to have someone else join them, but right now he was just starving from such a long trip, and with today’s lack of sleep, Calvin had been feeling (somehow) less peppy, but a meal should fix that right up.
Isabel paid Andersmith the money for the chicken; Calvin grew his own food at home so he wasn’t exactly sure what could be considered expensive. However the polite smiles during the transaction didn’t exactly leave Calvin worrying that Isabel would run out of money like he did. At that thought Calvin frowned to himself, he was supposed to be working not having fun. He needed to get off his stupid lazy ass and earn some money to send back home to his farm, otherwise they’ll have to sell his home… Calvin’s eyes almost teared up at the thought, but he managed to stay steady.
Andersmith placed the chicken on the table, but just as Calvin was about to take a gigantonormous (is that even a word?) bite, Isabel asked Jya to join them! Calvin’s face light up and a smile re-occupied his face as he almost dropped the chicken on the plate with excitement.
“That’s a great idea! It’s always great to have more friends!”
Calvin noticed Isabel taking a bite and quickly remembered the chicken clenched between his fingers. He took a big bite and almost fainted, the chicken was actually gorgeous, and Calvin wasn’t expecting food so nice, that Andersmith was a good cook. Jya denied a bite of Isabel’s chicken (fortunately for Isabel) and said she was just going to stick to her herbs. She stuck the herbs out on the table to show everyone and Calvin’s eyebrow perked. He began to speak only to let out a muffled sound, until eventually he swallowed his food.
“I’ve seen those herbs before! I think… herbs all look really similar…”
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Isabel
Shaman
It's been far too long since I last flexed my magical muscles!
Posts: 233
Profession: Witch for Hire
Affiliation: N/A
Affinity: Fire
OoC Alias: Izzy
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Post by Isabel on Sept 18, 2011 8:41:35 GMT -6
"Oh... That's a shame. It's good food." the blue-haired pupil said with a slight frown, and then put another piece of chicken in her mouth. She chewed it slowly, and then allowed it to slide down her throat. Isabel again stopped herself from eating another piece. "So... What would you think of joining me and Calvin, Jya? We would be delighted to have you for company." she said, and then resumed eating her chicken once more.
Now, since this post is entirely too short with only that information, I will know take a moment and step away from Isabel to describe the Blue Heron and the town it was built in. The Sacae-Bern border town of Amarilo, which actually lay on the Bern side of the border, wasn't very well known. The only things of real note in this town were it's home-grown spices and it's inn and tavern, the Blue Heron. Almost twenty years ago now, a hulking man from this little town began to build this popular place, the Blue Heron. Ever since then, Amarilo has seen many more travelers pass through it's poorly built walls.
The Blue Heron itself, which, as you now know, was built and is still run by Andersmith, a simple, strong man with a love for cooking and making friends. It is a relatively large place for such a small town, but it used to be smaller; quite a few additions have been made to the inn/tavern over the past almost-20 years. It's wooden design is quite hardy; taken from a nearby forest of hardwood trees. The main tavern part of the inn, where Jya, Calvin, and Isabel are now talking, is rather large to accommodate travelers and locals alike. A large fireplace sits at the right of the room (from the door), where there almost always is a merry fire burning away. On the left is the bar (with the indented floor so Andersmith can stand level with his guests), with a few kegs of ale and other beverages. On the back wall is a set of stairs which lead up to the second floor and the rooms which travelers stay in. Each room consists of a well-sized bed, a nightstand, and a candle. Yeah. Nobody is quite sure how Andersmith managed (and still manages) to afford half the stuff, but, in truth, it is because he has made many good friends and he gets very good discounts on all of the stuff.
But now we return our attention to Isabel, who seems to have eaten almost half the chicken in the small amount of time we left her.
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Post by Jya on Sept 18, 2011 9:25:48 GMT -6
"You're free to try some if you're still hungry after eating, it helps stave hunger," Jya offered, forgetting that she barely had any taste at all. The problem with traveling in a group is the fact she feared of getting in their way. They seem alright with having her along... She felt it would be rude for her to reject them.
"Well if you guys are willing to have me and don't think I'll get in the way..." she began, pausing to emphasize the getting in the way part for them.
"If I can be any help, I would like to join you!"
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Isabel
Shaman
It's been far too long since I last flexed my magical muscles!
Posts: 233
Profession: Witch for Hire
Affiliation: N/A
Affinity: Fire
OoC Alias: Izzy
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Post by Isabel on Sept 18, 2011 11:37:54 GMT -6
"Oh, come on! I'm sure you won't get in the way half as much as Calvin here is sure to!" Isabel said with a little laugh. "So that settles it! Welcome to the group, Jya!" Isabel smiled, and then took another bite of chicken, which she chewed slowly while she thought. She tapped her book, and then looked at Calvin, and then at Jya. "We should give ourself a name. Just because everything seems more official with a name. Plus we won't seem stupid when somebody comes up and asks us who we are. That way we don't have to give people our actual names! So... Let's think of something cool. What do you two think of that?"
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Calvin Toros
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Friendship gives value to survival
Posts: 154
Profession: Bard
Affinity: Light
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Post by Calvin Toros on Sept 18, 2011 12:00:45 GMT -6
Calvin could only agree with Isabel’s statement, the chicken was delicious. He continued taking one bit after another, while thoroughly enjoying himself. He had almost finished his food before Isabel even asked Jya if she wanted to join, which did remind Calvin she never actually answered. Calvin wiped his mouth before placing the skinned bone back on his plate. He was stuffed from eating his large piece of chicken so he turned down the offer to try Jya’s herbs, it was probably in his best interest anyway.
“If I can be any help, I would like to join you!”
Calvin’s face lit up with glee as a new friend decided to accompany them.
“Yay! We’ll all be great friends! I already look forward to leaving!”
If it wasn’t for the fact Calvin was exhausted, he would have anxiously left as soon as possible so he could travel with everyone. Isabel’s idea didn’t really make sense to Calvin, but she did have a point, everything sounded fancy with a big name. It’s too bad Calvin wasn’t very creative, which is strange considered he played 2 instruments and sketched a lot.
“I can’t think of anything…”
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Post by Jya on Sept 18, 2011 12:24:24 GMT -6
Jya knew the smell of good food but it was easy to get rid of any temptation. She put back her herbs and let out a few series of ligt coughs. She took it as a sign for her daily medicine. With that she took out like 5 bottles from within her pouch and some pills. It was curious how she only took her medicine when her body demanded it. Without much of a thought, she took a small gulp from each bottle in a specific order and swallowed eight different pills ranging from small round ones to some large block like type. Without much thought she put them back into her pocket again.
Isabel was strange in her opinion. A name? She has never traveled in a group with a nickname of any sorts. She never bothered lying about anything else.
"Not sure, I don't have many ideas for a name."
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Isabel
Shaman
It's been far too long since I last flexed my magical muscles!
Posts: 233
Profession: Witch for Hire
Affiliation: N/A
Affinity: Fire
OoC Alias: Izzy
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Post by Isabel on Sept 18, 2011 14:27:06 GMT -6
Isabel frowned at her companions. She had hoped that at least Calvin would have had an idea which she could have immediately shot down... But, alas, it wasn't to be. Isabel reached forward, but found her plate suddenly empty of all food. She frowned again, and then looked back up. "Well, I guess we can think about that in the morning when we leave. We'll have plenty of time to think up a name on the open road." Isabel then yawned a little as tiredness again set in. "I think I'll be heading upstairs in a minute. Jya, do you have a room already?"
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Calvin Toros
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Friendship gives value to survival
Posts: 154
Profession: Bard
Affinity: Light
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Post by Calvin Toros on Sept 18, 2011 15:13:32 GMT -6
Isabel frowned at Calvin and Jya, which was a little contagious as Calvin felt disappointed for not coming up with a name and also frowned. Now that everyone had finished their meals it was getting late, and even though Calvin was willing to travel some more, it would be dangerous, especially without a proper night’s sleep after weeks of travelling. Plus, Isabel had already so kindly paid for a room, it was pretty much mandatory Calvin now slept. Hopefully the excitement of travelling wouldn’t prevent him from getting some sleep.
“I could do with a good night’s sleep! I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
However something alarming was Jya and her medication. After a series of light coughs she took out 5 bottles from her pouch and some pills. She took a small glub from each of the bottles and swallowed a large amount of, eight, pills. Calvin had never seen pills before, When he got sick which was rare, he had some herbs and suspicious liquids.
“Ummm… are you sick? What did you just take?”
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Post by Jya on Sept 18, 2011 16:00:44 GMT -6
Jya's coughing soon subsided after taking the medicine and she felt better already. The medicine were good for keeping away attacks and she knew better when to take them and when to simply save up. Most of her money had gone into the medicine in recent years due to the costs. It couldn't be helped, most clerics had given her medicine out of pity and she still gets some when they were feeling generous.
"I'm only a little sick, don't worry, it won't hold me back, I had to deal with it ever since I was born anyways," she replied to Calvin's question.
"I already have my room ready and it is always nice to have an early sleep," she said, getting up and off the chair.
"I guess I'll see you later then," she said not bothering to looking over her soldier and heading to her bed. Rest, she needed it...badly.
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Isabel
Shaman
It's been far too long since I last flexed my magical muscles!
Posts: 233
Profession: Witch for Hire
Affiliation: N/A
Affinity: Fire
OoC Alias: Izzy
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Post by Isabel on Sept 18, 2011 20:44:40 GMT -6
Isabel rushed forward towards the receding form of the green-garbed assassin, and put her hand on Jya's shoulder in an attempt to stop her. "Hey, umm... I know we just met, but... Could we share a room? I only rented one, to conserve money, and... I think it would be good to get used to each others' company at night... Plus it'd be less awkward for us two girls to share a room than for me and Calvin." the prodigy explained rather quickly. She then smiled at the assassin, hoping that she would understand her reasons and allow it. Good lord Isabel really didn't want to spend a night she didn't have to with Calvin... Sure, he was nice, but... Yeah. Isabel really just needed some time away from the bard.
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Post by Jya on Sept 19, 2011 13:51:53 GMT -6
Jya raised an eyebrow at Isabel's request. It appeared that she was traveling with a friend rather then a lover. That was fine for her and all, seeing as there were quite a bit of weird men nowadays. Besides she never slept in her bed whenever she purchased a room. Somehow she found it was far more comforting, falling asleep next to the window still. It was just the atmosphere and comfort that kept her body and mind at ease.
"Alright but I call the window stills and you get the bed," she said, making it clear which type of bedding she preferred. With that statement, she hurried her way through the hall and into her room. Without removing anything past her heaviest leather armor, she propped herself against the window, a pillow against her side.
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