A Job Prospect

Despite being a relatively recent arrival to the Isle of Beginnings, Kita has already begun to make somewhat of a name for herself. The Imp girl now heads up an unaffiliated organization, supported by all three Alliances, which shows the faces of lost or missing Adventurers. At the moment, that seems to be what she is working on.

Sitting atop a blanket, wearing a thicker jacket to ward off the worst of the chill, the blue-haired witch is scratching at a page with a pencil, trying to form the image of a person from a very basic description that was offered. However, there is a look of frustration on her features.

Giving a growl of irritation, she strikes a huge line through the drawing, rips it out and crumples the page, tossing it to the side. Then, the pad of paper is tossed down with it. Something is eating at her, that much is for certain.

Gwen had heard about the seeking lost Adventures group. After all, if you didn't have someone on your friend or guild list? That could be a large problem to find someone and she's taken note of the blue-Haired witch. She looks at her for a moment as she was drawing and attempt to have her towering form creep up on her.

"You the head of the Missing Adventurers group right? Been looking for you as I had an idea that might help you out. Ever considered hitting up some of the Lander run pubs and Inns?"

The sound of another voice nearby nearly makes Kita jump out of her skin. The blue-haired girl turns towards Gwen, some measure of surprise on her face. Then, she pushes her glasses up on her nose and seems to gather her wits about her.

"The Lost Adventurers Network, yes." She confirms. There is a somewhat wary expression that she has, perhaps because Gwen is a complete stranger. "If you're looking for someone, you need to have it cleared with an Alliance rep--." No, Gwen is actually giving her a suggestion on how to better expand her reach.

"I'd like to, but while the Alliances might be willing to spare room for a social services project, the Landers would want something in exchange." Kita extends her hands, as if demonstrating that all she really has is what is laid out before her. It's likely she has other things in her inventory, but for someone so recently arrived from Ezzo, she likely doesn't have a stockpile of items she can trade.

"I'm not exactly a business person. I could try to flirt my way into an agreement, but let's be honest, I'm not all that interested in trying to come on to digital constructs. It feels creepy."

Gwen says "I Might, have an idea then if you are interested in an exchange yourself. We could start with the Fertility I could teach them how to cook properly. In exchange, they help you with the network by posting looking for posters and the like. They should make more money selling no soggy food idf that turns out though..."

She looks over Kita for a moment.

"I can get you not wanting to flirt with the landers. Though how do you feel about glamour modelling I'm going to be opening up a shop soon and I'm going to need people to help show off what I make."

Gwen is direct and to the point on this very direct but to her it seems like a solid idea.

"It's not like I'd not pay you, I'd not pull some for exposure bullshit."

The moment that Gwen offers that exchange, there is a shift in Kita's expression. It hardens ever so slightly. It's likely that she's expecting to have to pay quite a steep price in exchange for the help. Afterall, no one gives away anything for free unless it benefits them. "I'm listening..."

Her delicate fingers reach for the sketchbook, drawing it into her lap. "I probably shouldn't flirt with anyone. Shit, I wasn't even trying and it got me into trouble already." Kita sighs to herself, obviously still beating herself up over whatever had happened.

"Modeling?" Okay, this surprises her. She actually raises a brow at Gwen, waiting to see if she is just shitting her. After a long moment when it seems that the other woman isn't going to reveal that this is some joke, Kita laughs. It eases some of the tension in her. "I don't have a problem with modeling, but... I do have a condition."

She raises her arms, showing where her clothing comes down, covering all the way to her wrists. "I wouldn't recommend having me model anything sleeveless. It might not quite give the impression you're wanting to associate with your work."

Gwen listens as Kita responds to her pitch. "As I said Iw as serious and found someone without meaning too? Sometimes that's the best wauy for it to go as fort sleeve? I won't pry about why I'll keep that in mind."

Gwen looks the Imp over for a moment. She grins as she starts to get ideas.

"Other than sleeve mm do you have any other requests? This won't be for a while though I need to get the place built and ready to go. Oh? The name's Gwen Pendragon."

"Pissed off someone without meaning to." Kita sighs to herself. Though Gwen is all but a stranger to her, she obviously needs someone to talk to. "I grew up in a very affectionate family. Sometimes, I use it to my advantage. Sometimes I just ... seem to accidentally flirt with someone without really meaning to." She pulls one knee up closer to her chest, "Took it a bit too far, I guess, and now I've got the cold shoulder."

She certainly can respect Gwen's willingness to not pry into her life, but... "If you're having me model clothes, you'll probably find out sooner or later." Kita lightly rubs her hand over one forearm. "I was in an accident about five years ago. Plate glass. Unfortunately... it looks like something else to most people." It would be easy to imagine what people might think if a girl that looks quite like she does, happens to have scars along her arms.

"That's pretty much it. I'm not a shy person." When the name is offered out, Kita lightly reaches up, tipping the edge of her witch's hat down in acknowledgement. "Kita Blackthorne."

Gwen listens a Kita lays out the issue on the arms and nods "All right then I'll use sleeveless things on others." She does not seem to put off by this limitation she seems more than willing to run with it. "I can get the idea about your arm that would be problematic." She seems to leave it at that as Kita says she's not Shy? That would have Gwen grin in such away some of her close friends would become /very/ nervous as she's getting ideas. Gwen pauses for a moment to send a friend invite to Kita.

"A little bit." Kita's lip quirks up, as if there were more to that story. It's likely that those scars caused her more than her fair share of trouble. The fact that she even has them confirms that this appearance she portrays is a result of a body scan, rather than a randomizer. It had picked up and copied even those things into the game.

"I can already tell your mind is working. Good." It isn't as if she hasn't worn things that would make a normal person blush in regular circumstances. "If you need help with your shop, I can certainly lend a hand." She taps her fingers on the book in her lap. "Advertisements, logos, designs. Whatever you need."

Gwen says "You bet it is, and if your not afraid I can get really creative. Oh you are offing that that owuld help a lot and I'll compensate you for it. I do need a logo though with cooking now being a thing I have some ideas for the lay out of the shop too." Gwen looks pretty excited here she's almost vibrating...

Kita shifts to get to her feet, the movements graceful. She's quick to go through a couple of menu commands, stowing her gear and then dusting off a few blades of dry grass that cling to her dress. "I guess it's a deal then." She holds out her hand to Gwen, offering to shake on the deal.

"I can help with most design elements of things, but I'm not so great at actually putting things together." The fingers of her other hand reach up, tapping the side of her head. "All the artistic inspiration, none of the physicality to build it." She seems to be trying to get a feel for the other woman, though her excitement is obvious. "I'm game, regardless. Maybe it will keep me out of trouble." Or give her more of an avenue to create trouble...

Gwen grins and will shakes Kita' shand on the matter as she does so she looks thoughtful "Right I getcha there. I'll keep in touch as I get closer to having something for you to do. Keep out of trouble? I find a good glam can cause all sorts of interesting reactions." Gwen grin gets even wider at this. "Whatever happens this will be fun!"

Kita holds onto that hand a bit longer than is strictly necessary. It is perhaps just as she had said, the girl is more used to physical contact than some other people. Eventually though, she seems to realize this and lets her hand drop back to her side. "That's fine. I've got enough with the Lost Adventurer Network to keep me occupied for a while. Shiroe seems like he wants to call in all the favors I'm owed for it at once."

She had showned some frustration in trying to draw earlier. "Except I'm not exactly a social butterfly. Tracking down people isn't really what I do." Speaking of that, she hazards, "You don't happen to know a player named Kite, do you? I'm supposed to track him down next, since apparently he resembles this PKer." Kita shrugs, her tail flicking slightly back and forth, occassionaly drifting close to Gwen in the process.

Gwen thinks for a moment "Sounds good to me and Kite? Yes I have him on my Friend's list from when we were working with the evauation and yes he does. I figured someone would have tracked him down already to ask him about that."

She pauses for a moment "Want me to send him a message for you?"

"I'm sure people have probably talked to him already." Kita admits, "But I've been assigned to do up a sketch of the PKer. I already got an account from the Adventurer who was killed, so I know what he described, I just need to compare it against a real person."

"I guess they're hoping people will report seeing this guy somewhere, so they can track his movements. I don't know. I've learned not to question those in power and just sort of go with it." At the offer of contacting Kite for her, the girl's expression lightens ever so slightly. She leans in, giving a companionable nudge to Gwen's shoulder. "I'd appreciate that. Saves me having to hunt around for the guy."

Gwen says "Sure I'll be glad to send him a message about this. That should not be a problem at all Kita. Though I need to finish up a report about Tri-Edge myself now that I think about it. I have just been distracted by honest to god food." She looks a bit ashamed about this relation.

"I will let you in on one future project I have in mind. Swimsuits, for when summer hits. I don't think one of my guild's leaders would forgive me if I did not do that."

"Hah." There is a breif flash of real joy in Kita's expression. "I think that's hitting all of us. Nureha came in with this tea and you should have seen the faces of the other Alliance representatives. She just left the tea for us to realize what she'd found." The girl shakes her head, seeming amused. She reaches out a hand, gently placing it on Gwen's shoulder. "I can send you a copy of the sketch once I get it finished. I imagine I'll need to make a few copies, regardless."

The prospect of swimsuits has Kita looking more bemused than anything else. "Now, that is something I would love to see. I haven't seen Jurou in a swimsuit since the summer before college and..." In that instant, her expression falters. There is a few heartbeats before she shakes her head, "And I'm sure it would be entertaining to get some of the serious players to go down to the beach and have a little fun." Her Imp tail twitches, "Though you'll have to design around wings and tails."

Gwen says "Yeah I been working on dumplings and simple things. Like breakfast big old American breakfasts." Gwen almost has stars in her eyes about this. "There's so much to learn though and Jurou huh?" Gwen grins even wider. "So what sort would you like to see them in and I'll need to know." Kita is already enabling Gwen, Shiruba would be trying to stop this is she was here.

Just the prospect of the foods that Gwen is describing is enough to make Kita's mouth water. It's a strange sensation, especially as they are supposedly inside a video game. She swallows, "You're going to make me hungry and that is totally not fair since I don't have anyone who can make me proper food yet." She nudges Gwen with an elbow. "Be good."

"Jurou is... my girlfirend." Kita explains, "If you've seen the Lost Adventurer posters, she's the Salamander girl with the short hair." The person she describes is one of the first sketches that appear on the L.A.N. postings. "I haven't seen her since the night of the Apocalypse. I ended up in Ezzo and she ended up... somewhere."

"As for designs, well... we definitely need some bikinis. Oh, and the tiniest possible male swimwear. Just incase we can actually con some boy into actually wearing it." The idea is amusing.

Gwen gets elbowed "Ow fine I'll be good, but I do have some dumpling in my inventory sorry I have no soy yet."

She notes she'll ive them if offered as the mention of Jurou is cleared up she grins.

"Oh Salamander is she? Fraid I only know a few but I'll keep my ear open for her." Said ears wiggle a bit at this. "Though do you have her on your friend list and as for that sounds ... fun though there are a few people I'd be kinder to. I think Uta and Jaz would explode at anything that wasn't modest and it would be like kicking a puppy to push it. They need to enjoy it too."

She's planning however she has ideas.

"... God my mother would con my Father into that..."

There's a mix of horror and amusement on her face and she's acting like both are /here/ in this world.

"Keep your food. I'll be able to buy my own sooner or later." She raises her hands, the black gloves covering all but her fingertips. "I expect we'll start seeing something other than tasteless food sooner or later."

"Mmm. I appreciate it. I imagine that she'll see the posters sooner or later." At the question of her friends list, Kita laughs, though it holds no humor. "I'd brought her on to watch the fireworks for New Years. We were together, so I didn't think about needing to add her to my friends list." It's exactly the sort of thing that someone might miss doing if they weren't intending to actually leave town.

"I don't think Jazz wants to look any more cute than she already is. She's already struggling with that nonsense as it is." Of course, Kita knew at least some measure of why that might be. She does raise an eyebrow though, "There are some things you never really want to see when it comes to your parents..."

Gwen says "Fine then but I may try to feed you later." Gwen note she pauses about Jazz. "True but she does need some outfits for some of the other environments in this world. Some of the more artic regions or such and she does need a few changes of clothes." She shrugs a bit. "Look I do try to restrain myself on my ideas for things for her."

She looks at Kita. "They are now 20 somethings again for all intents and are ... enjoying it way too much."

The Imp laughs, though it has a wry edge to it. "Tell you what? You can feed me next time, alright?" The back of her hand brushes against Gwen's arm, another of those subtle touches that the girl seems to favor.

"I don't think Jazz would argue too much with more clothes. It's less that you might find her objecting to." Kita muses, "She didn't even know how to take care of her hair. So I think you'll have to go slowly on the fashion improvements with her. I keep telling her that she can use that cuteness to her advantage, but ..." The Imp shrugs, "You can lead an Undine to water, but you can't make them swim."

The prospect of having your parents living again as 20-somethings in a video game has Kita laughing again, this time in real amusement. "God, my parents would have been the same way if they were here."

Gwen says "Good, I think you'll enjoy it. When it happens. Yeah, don't want to send her way past her comfort zone and hair care yeah it more work than one might think. I have no idea how to deal with those tentacles she has on her head though. Right so keep it basic, I won't be throwing her into cosplay ... yet."

She pauses at Kita laughing and it's an honest one.

"I guess I can't fault them for having a second go at this. We were dungeon crawling with some friends just before all this happened. I fear the day Mom asks me for outfits."

Oh It's coming it's so coming just Mori is waiting for Gwen to get her business set up first...

"Think of it this way. When you were little, your mom got to dress you up in obnoxious outfits. Now you can return the favor?" Kita smirks, showing a hint of that Impish devilisness that comes with her race. "Just convince her that it's the latest style in ETO."

Kita seems to take a moment to consider things. Talking with Gwen had, at least, given her a distraction from her own thoughts. "You know... thank you. You've been a pleasant distraction."

Gwen eyes widen then she gets a devilish look on her face. "Oh yes it is and I'm sure dad will like some of what I have in mind." She rubs her hands together and looks at Kita.

"I totally will and same good to meet you. I need to get back to scouting for where to set up shop."