Good Fort Hunting

Baroness Wake is exploring her homeland to find a good places to setup a base of operations.

Baroness Wake
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    It's not the most pleasant of days, with a stiff wind and as much gray in the sky as blue, but nonetheless Wake is out. As is her wont, she's moving with caution, clinging to dim shadows and slipping amongs the flowers. Even dressed as she is, she moves subtlely and the wind does an excellent job of covering any sounds she might make. She pauses near the top of one of the hills, risking a brief peek above the flowers to look north and west.
Hisame
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With the grey day, the mismatched, bright colors of the harbinger tank definnitely stand out. Or would if she weren't picking her way through the flowers, clearly looking for something. Hisame will take a few shuffling steps crouch down and begin examining the flowers from different sides and angles, only occasionally using a small knife to trim something away into a pouch.

It's after one such action that she looks up and spots a dress. "Isn't that inconvenient?" She asks, before stopping herself and adding, "How... long have you been out here? I wasn't talking to myself right?"
Yuuki
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    Wake is trying to be sneaky, moving amongst bushes and hiding in shadows. It would be terrible if something where to disrupt that stealthiness.

    ...

    ...

    ... Wait for it...

    ... It's coming...

    "AHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHA!"

    There it is.

    Yuuki comes screaming over the top of a nearby hill. Though she's not alone. And not moving of her own power. Instead she's clinging to a bleet that's trying to shake her off as it runs through the green fields. But Yuuki's having none of it as she tries to hang on to the wooly creature, laughing happily at the ride she's getting, "This is great!"

    The bleet bucks, shaking Yuuki loose before running off once more. The Imp hits the ground with a grunt before rolling to a stop...

    ... Stillness...

    Yuuki sits up, raising her hand, "I'm okay!" Well that's obvious, it was barely a scratch on her HP bar. Still, more laughter from the Imp as she stands up and brushes herself off.

    Oh right, they were here to do something, weren't they? What was it again?
Baroness Wake
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    Wake isn't used to being noticed, but in her eagerness to get a time-saving view of the surrounding area, she definitely was anything but stealthy. Plus wearing a dress like this in a field of green stems and purple flowers is hardly camouflage. There are apparently limits to her skills.
    "I apologize," she calls out. Wake pauses to consider before answering, "Inconvenient? Oh, and I couldn't hear anything over the wind." Her voice has to raise just to overcome it now, honestly. By chance or very good planning, she just happens to stand where the wind can dramatically fan out her hair in a sheet of dark red.
    And that is about the time Yuuki bursts into view. It's all that Baroness Wake can do to stifle her most undignified urges to break out laughing. A quivering curl on the left side of her mouth is all that reveals her struggle. She looks at Yuuki and pauses, sorting through possibly responses. Many are swiftly discarded until she settles on, "I think the creature is, as well." With the slightest shake of her head, Wake returns to the moment and slips into a stately curtsey for Hisame, "My apologies for our rather unusual greeting. My name is Baroness Wake, and my friend there is Yuuki." She resists the urge to add 'velcro hands' as a nickname.
Hisame
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Hisame brushes herself off, checking for any bits and bobs stuck to her from working. She works her fingers a few times, then tugs and struggles with her gloves before tucking them away while working her fingers back and forth. "Good, my boss used to say I talked to myself when working. Had full on discussionsandIshouldn'tadmittothis." She shrugs it off and tries to find a convenient distraction.

The convenient distraction herself comes riding a wooly critter and ends with a spectacular crash, which does get some laughter out of the taller imp. A hand goes up again, something of a wave to both and she says, "M'Hisame. Nice to meet both of you. You're sure you're okay yeah?"
Yuuki
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    Yuuki wanders over in the direction of Wake, still chuckling a little as she says, "Don't underestimate those things! They have a mean kick."

Oh look, there's someone else! Yuuki stares at Hisame for a moment... ... And concludes that the two probably haven't met before. Thankfully Wake provides an introduction for Yuuki. It's probably a name Hisame would have heard at this point, due to recent tournament matches and her Olympus guild leader position.

    Yuuki just provides a friendly smile and a wave, "Hey. Yeah, was only like two percent. It'll be back quickly enough." Yuuki tilts her head at Hisame, "Whatcha up to out here?"
Baroness Wake
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    Wake tilts her head slightly as she considers Hisame's words. The confession draws a polite laugh from the Baroness. She points out calmly, "Honestly, talking to one's self is not a habit to be condemned. It is a common trait among geniuses. What better way to make decisions than with a healthy debate?"
    Her eyes drift momentarily to the horizon and then to Yuuki. "I wonder if perhaps we need to try a different island entirely at this point," she says. "The land here is beautiful, of course.." There's some reluctance as she looks to the west, then, "Then again, no. Being thorough is critical." She smiles at Hisame, "See, I'm having a conversation with both of you and myself, now. But alas, I can claim no genius, I am simply borrowing their traits."
Hisame
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Hisame rolls her shoulders, then swings her arms, getting all of the kinks out from doing the herbology thing for the better part of a day. "I mean, if you're working on a story, sometimes talking it out helps. I apparently did voices too. Assistant never said a word either." She shrugs.

With a glance to Yuuki, she shrugs a second time, "Works well enough. Was going to offer a potion up since I've got the materials here anyway, but you can walk that off easy-like." Back to Wake, she nods, "Yeah it is. I always liked the art in game though, so being up close is nice." Followed by a confused look, a scratch to the back of her head and a, "I honestly wouldn't know about the genius thing. I just talk to myself."
Yuuki
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    Yuuki looks west for a moment as Wake does, then nods in agreement, "Yeah! You never know if the once place you missed searching happens to be where the secret entrance is. Or missing key. Or respawn point. Who knows what we'll find!?"

    Hisame mentions she has ingredients and Yuuki smiles, "Ohhhhh, so you're out here collecting stuff?" She looks around for a moment... Then shrugs, "Don't know if you'll get any rare stuff around here. Looks like a pretty low level region."
Baroness Wake
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    "Have you seen any structures out here?" asks Wake. "Towers, forts, anything along those lines? I'm trying to locate one." She reaches out to comb her fingers through her hair, setting it right after a sudden shift of the wind sends it disobediently out of its proper position.
    "I imagine this won't take too much longer to explore this island, Yuuki. Perhaps farther west might prove more suitable? Off the beaten path is acceptable. There would be some advantages." She adds thoughtfully, "And of course, if it were dangerous, it would be far more interesting to explore."
Hisame
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Hisame glaces back over her shoulder and hooks a thumb back in the other direction, "Closest town's the last time I've seen any sort of building really. Maybe a few caves out here, but I don't think I want a bat cave. I'd never hear the end of it."

In response to Yuuki's question, she holds a pouch up and says "I am. Even low level stuff helps the locals, gets them all happy to help us and we can make some extra cash to do other things. It's not glamorous, but it helps right?"
Yuuki
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    Yuuki nods enthusiastically as Wake points out the danger. And the fun that comes from it, "That's right! Although if you're looking to set up somewhere, a dangerous place might not be a great idea..."

    Hisame explains that she's helping to gather resources for the locals. Yuuki ahhhhs and nods knowingly, "There's still some merit to doing lower level quests like that. Especially if you're grinding for rep." She chuckles, "Not the most glamorous stuff though, huh? I can't handle too much of it myself before I start going crazy."
Baroness Wake
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    "If you leap on wild animals for a ride when you aren't crazy, I am truly eager to see what happens when you go over that edge," teases Wake gently. "But then again.. perhaps there are some mysteries that even I can resist puzzling out."
    "I do think it's a good thing to be kind to the landers. It is how we treat the lowest rungs of our society that dictate the value of our culture, is it not? I mean, accosting innocent animals aside." She allows herself an amused smile at this comment.
Hisame
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Hisame shakes her head and says, "I don't think it's that crazy. I mean, I had to research a bunch of western stuff, they'll ride anything just to see if they can. If... you're using it for travel that is a bit odd I guess." She shakes her head and cracks the hint of a smile.

"It's beneficial even if you aren't prone to thinking they're actual people for some reason. Or if you're like me and you'd rather avoid figuring it out. I figure it's nicer to help either way."
Yuuki
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    Yuuki just grins as Wake wonders what Yuuki might be like when she gets crazy. But she doesn't actually say anything. Ominous!

    But then Yuuki protests, "Hey! We don't know that it was innocent. Maybe it was guilty of stealing local villager crops?" She then waves a hand at Hisame, "Nah, wasn't for travel. I was just wondering if you can even just ride them... They're not very cooperative though."

    Then the two discuss the nature of the landers, to which Yuuki just scratches her head. She doesn't join in though, as she's not really settled on an answer in that area yet.
Baroness Wake
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    "Since they look like people, and, to a degree, act like people, it is important to be mindful of how we approach them. It can be easy to start slipping into a dangerous place mentally," explains Wake. Her posture changes just slightly, and she stands even more upright than usual, her left hand rests upon her right bicep and her other hand lifts to rest a single fingertip on her cheek as she lectures, "Once one can start exercising cruelty on things that look human, the descent into doing so to actual humans can be quite swift. Your kind acts are healthy."
    The Baroness is again peering to the west, "You know, it occurs to me that an abandoned light tower would be a remarkable place to begin as well. I wonder if such a thing exists." She directs her gaze towards Yuuki and grins, "Or better yet, one taken over by some new monster."
Hisame
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Hisame drums her fingers against her pack and glances from Yuuki to Wake, "I mean whether they look real or are real, it's close enough either way for us. The... rest of it is more philosophy than I'd like to get into while covered in dirt, trying to hold back allergy related sneezes and watching a farm animal rider."

With a bit of a grin, she adds for Yuuki, "I mean it probably did eat something local. They're not the carnivorous ones right? Do those exist here?"
Baroness Wake
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After a few more minutes of polite conversation, the group heads their separate ways. Hisame continues her gathering and definitely NOT talking to herself, while Yuuki and Wake head off to the west. It is not long before the rolling hills hide them from view. With luck, they'll find what they are looking for. Without it, they'll probably both end up doing silly things before too long! Maybe there's a giant squirrel they can try to use as a steed...