"Brother.... what is going on here?"
Kage turned to his sister in mid-swing of his hammer, blinking questioningly. "What was that Kiz?"
She sighed, stomping her right foot a little and pointed at the various living and sleeping accommodations strewn about the room. Personal objects displayed about on top of some of the objects. Kizuna raised a pointed eyebrow at him.
Kage's ears flattened against his ears as he slumped. He discarded the piece he was working on into a metal bucket as he set aside the tools. He slumped as he leaned against the pub's bar, grabbing a mug of sweet water for the both of them. He took a sip, sighing contently as he looked at Kizuna. "Some stuff happened and I had an extra space or two to give to paying boarders after some crazed man tried to kidnap me in me own bathrobe. Then we had people trying to kill Nat and me and it made me really happy I took out a mortgage to purchase them steel cannons out back."
Kizuna slowly nodded, a frown crossing her face. "I'd noticed those. She motioned him to continue.
"Well the thing is... these people are more t'me than just housemates so I wanted to bring them 'home' so t'speak. A couple have come to my aid, their lives in peril even though they had no reason to put their lives on the line fer me."
Kizuna furrowed her eyebrows, sighing. "So..."
"...so we're slowly raising money before I can get a contractor to come and purchase room expansions. Fer now, a couple be just living down here.."
The lalafell watched as her brother trailed off. Kage always was somewhat naive. She was sure that they led him to some... dangerous situations. She dragged a palm down her face, eyeing her brother. She spoke, softly but firm.
"Then let me give you the funds to finance your new rooms."
Kage stared and furiously shook his head in negative.
Kizuna crossed her arms, an angry pout upon her lips as she told him, "No. You will take this brother! You always paid for my stuff when I was younger! You helped me into the alchemists' guild when mother and father would not care until they saw my prowess!"
"Plus! You even sent me money back for the house! WITH INTEREST brother!" Kizuna glared at him slightly at the latter as Kage almost slunk back. He replied softly, eyes lowered, "I am not a charity case Kiz."
Kizuna paused as she looked at him before she stepped forward, slapping his sweat covered arms. "It's not! I need you to make some things for me!"
Kage raised his eyes, calling her bluff.
"Make my guards their arms!"
Kage growled, narrowing his eyes, "Kiz are you in trouble? What's goin' on?"
Kizuna widened her eyes before shaking her head. "It's just a precaution! But they always seem to wear out their arms. You make them brother!"
Kage nodded, a grim expression on his face as he started to re-work something. Rivets out of boredom to hone his craft could wait. He'd sharpen his skills on the weapons, even if he had to bleed them out.
Kage turned to his sister in mid-swing of his hammer, blinking questioningly. "What was that Kiz?"
She sighed, stomping her right foot a little and pointed at the various living and sleeping accommodations strewn about the room. Personal objects displayed about on top of some of the objects. Kizuna raised a pointed eyebrow at him.
Kage's ears flattened against his ears as he slumped. He discarded the piece he was working on into a metal bucket as he set aside the tools. He slumped as he leaned against the pub's bar, grabbing a mug of sweet water for the both of them. He took a sip, sighing contently as he looked at Kizuna. "Some stuff happened and I had an extra space or two to give to paying boarders after some crazed man tried to kidnap me in me own bathrobe. Then we had people trying to kill Nat and me and it made me really happy I took out a mortgage to purchase them steel cannons out back."
Kizuna slowly nodded, a frown crossing her face. "I'd noticed those. She motioned him to continue.
"Well the thing is... these people are more t'me than just housemates so I wanted to bring them 'home' so t'speak. A couple have come to my aid, their lives in peril even though they had no reason to put their lives on the line fer me."
Kizuna furrowed her eyebrows, sighing. "So..."
"...so we're slowly raising money before I can get a contractor to come and purchase room expansions. Fer now, a couple be just living down here.."
The lalafell watched as her brother trailed off. Kage always was somewhat naive. She was sure that they led him to some... dangerous situations. She dragged a palm down her face, eyeing her brother. She spoke, softly but firm.
"Then let me give you the funds to finance your new rooms."
Kage stared and furiously shook his head in negative.
Kizuna crossed her arms, an angry pout upon her lips as she told him, "No. You will take this brother! You always paid for my stuff when I was younger! You helped me into the alchemists' guild when mother and father would not care until they saw my prowess!"
"Plus! You even sent me money back for the house! WITH INTEREST brother!" Kizuna glared at him slightly at the latter as Kage almost slunk back. He replied softly, eyes lowered, "I am not a charity case Kiz."
Kizuna paused as she looked at him before she stepped forward, slapping his sweat covered arms. "It's not! I need you to make some things for me!"
Kage raised his eyes, calling her bluff.
"Make my guards their arms!"
Kage growled, narrowing his eyes, "Kiz are you in trouble? What's goin' on?"
Kizuna widened her eyes before shaking her head. "It's just a precaution! But they always seem to wear out their arms. You make them brother!"
Kage nodded, a grim expression on his face as he started to re-work something. Rivets out of boredom to hone his craft could wait. He'd sharpen his skills on the weapons, even if he had to bleed them out.
