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Lan Darklyn clears his throat. "Miss Milburga, may I have your consent to dismiss my troops?"
Jancis Milburga: "Lan. Yes, yes please they have done more than enough. I will surely have a suitable tribute for them in the next morn."
Lan Darklyn smiles warmly and bows his head. "Thank you ma'am, I will pass that along to them."
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Rosette Montiel: Orchid! Glad to see you made it out.
Etheral Orchid blinks then smiles
Kairi Phoenix seemed to be on Etheral's arm, chuckling. "Haha."
Etheral Orchid: "Was more wanderin and noticed the guardian like and well decided to make myself a shadow, but this lil lass caught me."
Etheral Orchid chuckling nodding to Kairi.
Kairi Phoenix: "Hehehe, sorry."
Kairi Phoenix: "Name's Kairi."
Rosette Montiel looks to Kairi curiously, "That so? Quite a catch, then. I'm Rosette."
Etheral Orchid blinks then looks off a moment pulling her helmet over her head and letting the visor hide her face.
Etheral Orchid: "Not that much of a catch...."
Etheral Orchid murmuring softly.
Rosette Montiel: Come now...You're quite lovely.
Etheral Orchid coughing slightly and looking at her through the visor, it keeping her face hidden. "as you say Miss Montiel...." her voice being softly.
Kairi Phoenix: "Somethin' the matter?"
Rosette Montiel frowns, "I'm not being too forward, am I?"
Etheral Orchid shaking her head, "nothin... I'm fine just feel a bit safer with me helmet on..." she'd murmur softly.
Alistair Phoenix scratches his head. "Kairi, I am going to be heading back to the estate. Too many people, too many voices. One mild headache."
Kairi Phoenix: "Same here.. I have a headache too."
Rosette Montiel quirked a brow, "Safer? You're around friends here!"
Kairi Phoenix looked at Etheral. "We will meet up soon."
Etheral Orchid: "Of course my friend.... safe paths find you."
Kairi Phoenix smiled, giving her a small hug before leaping to the ground again. "Same for you, friend."
Alistair Phoenix: "Heading back to the estate, everyone. Enjoy your evening."
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Uni Puma: "successful event sir?"
Kairi Phoenix: "I'll be heading back, as well."
Lan Darklyn: "Thank you again for your hard work. I'm going to stick around for a bit more."
Alistair Phoenix: "Aye, sir."
Kairi Phoenix: "To be sure everyone's safe?"
Leanne Delphium clears throat. "FLYING SHARK!"
Lan Darklyn: "There was not Flying Shark!"
Uni Puma: "k boss, see at the estate."
Lan Darklyn: "I mean..."
Uni Puma laughs at Leanne Starlight.
Lan Darklyn: "Uh oh.."
Alys Hawke: "Will that be all, ser?"
Lan Darklyn nods. "Yes, thank you for your help tonight Sergeant."
Lan Darklyn: "A moment please Miss Milburga."
Jancis Milburga: "Yes, Lan?"
Lan Darklyn reaches into a back strapped to his lower back and withdraws a stuffed moogle. "It's late...But thanks for your gift."
Jancis Milburga blinks, reaching out to press her hand against the stuffed figure. "Is for me truly?"
Lan Darklyn chuckles and nods. "Why else would I carry a stuffed toy out here. I honestly did not know what to get you, but my wife liked hers so much that I thought you might like one as well. It is adequate I hope?"
Jancis Milburga: "Adequate is not a word anywhere near suitable. Thank you. It is beyond adorable."
Jancis Milburga beams at the plush, shaking it in her hand to watch the head bobble some. "Thank you."
Lan Darklyn smiles warmly. "Well then I should get back. Still plenty of work for me to do. Stop by the estate some time and we can chat over coffee."
Jancis Milburga: "I shall. Shall thank all the Harbingers for me; are thought of fondly. Travel safe."
Jancis Milburga tucks the moogle into the crook of her arm, bowing.
Worren Tigre: "Lan."
Lan Darklyn: "Be well Miss Milburga"
Jancis Milburga looks away from the fortunes, smiling.
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Rosette Montiel: ...I did not...ruin a moment, did I?
Etheral Orchid taking a deep a moment and looking at Rosette, "Safer aye.... call it a comfort thing." shaking her head and chuckling, "We were amusing ourselves. She bet she wasn't lighter than a good friend of mine so was proving her wrong." chuckling softly and rubbing the back of her helmet.
Etheral Orchid pulls her spear from the ground and slips it back into the cradle onto her back gently.
Rosette Montiel chuckles, "I see. Sounds like good fun. Did you enjoy the performance?"
Etheral Orchid: "The singing bits touched a deeper place in me, got me thinkin on a few things...other than that I was more concerned with the Stropers." nodding to her left as they have seemed to strayed away now.
Rosette Montiel glances over her shoulder, nodding, "Ah, well, your protection was appreciated. May I ask what sort of things you thought about?"
Etheral Orchid: "The deceased... and actions I... regret but understand their need..."
Etheral Orchid her voice a scant murmur as she spoke pulling the visor down more, though it was as far as it could go.
Rosette Montiel tilts her head, "Forgive me, I don't mean to pry."
Etheral Orchid shakes her head slowly, "It's fine... though, it was proven my eyesight isn't as bad as I thought." smiling to her slightly, "Could still pick you out of the crowd from all the way over here, even without me specs." chuckling softly, "Though a lovely face with an even lovelier aura of gentleness is hard to miss in this day and age." her last spoke softly.
Rosette Montiel blushes deeply, "And you've such a way with words. Needless to say, I had my eyes on you as well. I felt quite safe knowing your skilled spear was watching over me."
Etheral Orchid coughs again and tugs at the front of the visor then raises it slightly to reveal such faint flush in her cheeks, "You are too kind.... especially to a simple spear woman...." she'd murmur then smile lowering the visor again and bowing to her. "Any plans?" tilting her head looking the Elezen woman over slightly.
Rosette Montiel shook her head, "Not really. What of yourself?"
Etheral Orchid waves her hand about, "This was unexpected, but some botany study. Though that can be put on hold." giving a smile to her.
Rosette Montiel blinks, "Botany? Of what sort?" She sounded interested herself.
Etheral Orchid: "Oh just the basic." giving a small smile and slowly fumbling into her armor and retrieving and obviously basic book holding it up, "I'm just starting to learn... been making meself familiar with em one by one, findin em and just observing them and looking them over.... in detail." smiling slightly then looking off a moment before taking a slow breath.
Rosette Montiel: Fascinating!
Etheral Orchid: "It can be... just... hard to find the names and read them is all..." sounding slightly embraced at the last as she scratched her chin with a single gauntleted finger.
Rosette Montiel: Huh? How exactly do you mean? Maybe I could help?
Etheral Orchid looks around a moment and leans in to whisper before blushing and sighing, "See my problem?"
Rosette Montiel leans up, whispering back, "I see."
Etheral Orchid biting her own lip a moment and giving a small grin, "Ifin you'd like, I warn ya though.... I'm a slow learner in terms of the book smarts." chuckling at her own expense.
Rosette Montiel: It's fine. I'm quite a patient teacher.
Etheral Orchid fidgets and smiles to her. "Sounds like a plan..."
Rosette Montiel: Great!
Rosette Montiel: I'll see you soon then, yes?
Etheral Orchid: "I'm usually rarely down this way.... so that is why I was kind of surprised to see the guard caravan going."
Etheral Orchid giving a small chuckle.
Rosette Montiel: Mm, well, we'll meet again, I'm sure.
Rosette Montiel moves in to give Orchid a quick, light hug for a moment, "Farewell then!"
Etheral Orchid: "Of course..." giving her a small hug back being careful of her armor and giving her a small wave, "Safety keep you and home find you well."
Rosette Montiel: Likewise, dear.
Etheral Orchid taking a deep breath and smiling slightly looking down keeping her visor low, "well then....." she'd murmur softly before wandering off slowly. A faint but cheerful hum to her voice as she wandered.
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Koporo Aporo "Th'honest man..."
Leanne Delphium giggles. "You're a very honest person, Kopo. Fits you."
Koporo Aporo "Sounds 'bout righ'. Jus' wish it were th'same fer everyone..."
Koporo Aporo "It'd make helpin' fellars so much easier when they ain't tryin' t'hide their pain."
Shas Tarry smiles and looks to Koporo. "Aye..it would be nice wouldn't it?"
Leanne Delphium: "Well, I don't make much effort in hide my pain, that you don't need to worry about."
Leanne Delphium smirks.
Koporo Aporo "Ya sure 'bout that? Ya make passive messages t'me that somethin's buggin ya'll, but ya ne'er tell what it is. Same wit' Crofte..."
Koporo Aporo "I know somethin's wrong wit ya, but I 'aven't th'faintest what it is."
Koporo Aporo "I'm ignorant, an' I hate bein' ignorant."
Leanne Delphium: "Well...that's mostly cause...as I said...I told about them too much. Shas serves as testimony."
Shas Tarry smirks confidently at Leanne Delphium.
Koporo Aporo "Ya'll can never tell me too much about yer problems."
Leanne Delphium: "...Oh well, since, I'm slight happier today...basically, love problems. Uhh...some problems alongside, but."
Leanne Delphium: some others*
Leanne Delphium: "...That's my major one."
Koporo Aporo "Leanne...That's m'problem as well."
Leanne Delphium chuckles. "Ah, uhm...gimme a moment."
Leanne Delphium puts a hand on her ear.
[1]<Leanne Delphium> "...L'aenoh?"
[1]<L'aenoh Tia> "Yeah?"
[1]<Leanne Delphium> "...Bizarre request, but, uhm...since I...destroyed the dummy...could I uh...ask you or...anyone else? To be my sparring partner?"
[1]<L'aenoh Tia> "Sure, I'll spar with you. Little busy at the moment though -- but I'll be up for it next sun."
[1]<Leanne Delphium> "Sure. Thank you, L'aenoh."
Leanne Delphium let her hand falls, sighing. "...WELL! Since I killed a dummy."
Shas Tarry laughs at Leanne Delphium.
Leanne Delphium: "I just asked to my boss if he can be my sparring partner the next days."
Shas Tarry: "That's a good thing, right?"
Leanne Delphium: "Well, will surely force myself to hold my own strength."
Leanne Delphium: "...Else I will have a broken boss."
Shas Tarry: "After th' holidays are over an' all, I'll be givin' a few lessons to Rose on controllin' her anger an' emotions."
Shas Tarry: "If ye wan' yer more than welcome to attend as well."
Leanne Delphium: "...Best if not."
Leanne Delphium: "...With Rose I might do more than break her in half."
Shas Tarry blinks. "Huh? Did....somethin' happen?"
Leanne Delphium: "Mayhaps her head can go off rolling too." she whistles innocent.
Leanne Delphium: "Yup."
Koporo Aporo "Leanne..."
Leanne Delphium rolls her eyes. "Just don't question. I'm okay. I'm happy...sort of."
Leanne Delphium: "Shall not let my good vibes wear off.
Koporo Aporo "I'm not happy until yer jus' happy an not sort o' happy."
Leanne Delphium: "Gods Kopo...just like Chachan..."
Leanne Delphium: "Wonder how you aren't friends."
Koporo Aporo "One word: Pig."
Leanne Delphium: "Leave the pig be, geez."
Leanne Delphium: "Anyway...uhh...whenever you feel like taking your harp and bow...call me, Shas?"
Koporo Aporo "I did. I'm jus sayin, that left an impression on' 'im."
Leanne Delphium: "I...may...feel inclined to join you."
Koporo Aporo "He don' trust me."
Leanne Delphium: "Good."
Leanne Delphium rubs her neck. "Gah...dunno what to do now...I wish to keep my good vibe going..."
Leanne Delphium: "...Any ideas, you two?"
Koporo Aporo "Go fer a bath in a hot spring?"
Leanne Delphium: "...That could be one..."
Leanne Delphium: "Well...I got invited so many times for hot springs...mayhaps...I should accept for once...?"
Koporo Aporo "That's th'spirit!"
Leanne Delphium: "It would, yes. Uhh...right now? Or at a later point?"
Koporo Aporo "There's this nice spring in Upper La Noscea I knows about..."
Koporo Aporo "An' it ain't Camp Bronze Lake."
Leanne Delphium smirks to Kopo. "I think I will prefer Camp Bronze Lake. I mean...I like scenery...but I love people even more."
Leanne Delphium: "....Except certain people."
Koporo Aporo "I understand. Let's go now. Ya'll don' mind if'n I bring along Me-" He stops.
Leanne Delphium: "Memeli?"
Koporo Aporo "...Y-yeah..."
Leanne Delphium: "Uhh...well, we could always go other time if she isn't around?"
Koporo Aporo "Ya'll could say that..."
Koporo Aporo "Let's...Let's jus' go to th'camp..."
Leanne Delphium pats his back.
Koporo Aporo "Shall we?"
Leanne Delphium: "Well, since we're going to bronze lake...lemme get proper attire."
Leanne Delphium: "Okay. Well then! Going ahead. And getting late. See you there!"
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Arielia Ryella: "Indeed, Sweet. I've aught to enquire, but first, shall you speak to your friends?"
Roysia Stone muttered gently before tugging Arie along. Her eyes moved towards the group to her right, her arm suddenly dropping from Arie as she cleared her throat.
Roysia Stone: Speaking of which, you've the free time to help me figure out how to decorate the esta--
Arielia Ryella: "As I asked, Sweet. Shall you?"
Roysia Stone: I rather not retell the account. Their deaths are still fresh and you're supposed to wait a week before speaking of the dead.
Arielia Ryella: "Nay, Sweet. I spoke of simply spending time in their company." Arie's head nodded in Shas' direction.
Roysia Stone 's shoulders dropped a bit as she forced on a smile. "Ah... No... They've made it clear where I stand, I need not stomp toes."
Arielia Ryella: "Ah, for shame, Roysia. Shas is fond of thee."
Arielia Ryella: "...Leanne, too, given time."
Roysia Stone: Yet the other is not. I refuse to harm her further, and you'll not argue the point with me lest you find yourself alone tomorrow.
Roysia Stone went to nudge Arie despite her words. "Please?"
Arielia Ryella sighed reluctantly. "Yes, my fair Jostler, I shall relent. Though, ah."
Arielia Ryella: "You recall, she spoke of a tome?"
Roysia Stone: I do indeed.
Arielia Ryella: "Indeed. 'T'would be in either of our interests to glance upon it. She knoweth not, thy interest in magical apparatus and artifacts, though..."
Arielia Ryella: "Well, she would propose we glance over the tome, 'afore we decide, truthfully."
Roysia Stone: ... If you brought a cursed tome to your room, Arie Meshell Nameless...
Arielia Ryella: "Oh, come, now. 'Tis hardly cursed..."
Arielia Ryella: "The songstress would not be so foolish."
Roysia Stone shook her head, smile slowly growing as she muttered. "It's so cursed. Shall we be off then?"
Arielia Ryella: "Shall we recall what else is cursed? Thy visage!" She smiled easily as she reached her hand out towards Roysia.
Arielia Ryella: "I jest, Sweet. Shall thy step lead?"
Roysia Stone: For all the times your tongue's silver, you've got horrid comebacks. Let's go.
Arielia Ryella bursts out laughing at Roysia Stone.
Roysia Stone moved to take Arie's hand, tugging her out towards the swamp before pausing. "You've got your bow, no?"
Arielia Ryella: "Hush, mine Jostler. ...Indeed, 'tis present. Why?"
Roysia Stone: ...Well, duh. I rather not fight off Stropers with a saw..
Arielia Ryella: "Ah, come, now, they shan't disturb us lest we disturb them."
Roysia Stone: Though I'm a force to be reckoned with when I've got a hammer. Your lead.
Arielia Ryella: "T'would depend upon thy intended destination, Sweet."
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The flowers glowed in the full night, stars reflecting a brilliant sparkle above. The pilgrims dispersed and all was as it once was before, the time spent together done.
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