Initiative:
- Meiko
- Inessa
Day 1
The Quicksand
Night
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Meiko turned her way back to the Quicksand. If any place was filled with gossipers, that should be Momodi's tavern. The place was crowded as usual at this hour. Meiko leaned over the railing in front of the entrance to watch the patrons and notice any possible informer. Then she heard a familiar voice.- "Well, lookie here." - Seth smiled. Lucky her...
- "Fancy seeing you here." - she replied.
- "I could say the same about you, Miss Amano." - Seth bowed sligtly, then added - "Hello, detective."
- "I am hardly a detective. Just after the bounty" - Meiko waved her arm dismissively.
Upon exchanging some attentions, the chat went to some more serious tone.
- "You're ridiculous, you know that?" - Meiko crossed her arms.
- "Ahem! Sorry. Part of my charm... I wouldn't change even if you pay me..." - Meiko smirked on that and adopted a more joking tone.
- "Good think i never planned to pay you, then."
- "Charming as always... Stick to bounty hunting and leave the jokes to entertainers."
- "I don't get paid for being charming."
- "I see. Money don't grow on trees. No rest for the wicked, eh? I got your drift..." - Seth leaned over the railing and gloomed a little. Meiko quirked her brow upon his reaction and shook her head.
- "Anyroad, don't suppose you heard anything else, yeah?"
- "Not really... Except that someone might just saw the guy."
Meiko looked mildly surprised when Seth made that statement.Â
- "Is that so? There's often some truth to rumors. Any idea who might've caught a glimpse?"
- "One cute lala-girl I once robbed from some junk... I was running from her, man she was nuts. Threw fireballs at me! Suddenly when I approached hustings strip... my stuff... uh... I mean... her stuff vanished!" - Seth gesticulates while telling the story.
Amano paused at the wording, if only briefly. - "Figured there was something crooked about you."
- "Oh come on... I was just having fun. I planned on returning it to her. It was just some aether infused ink or whatever magic mumbo jumbo..."
She eyed the other, then let out a soft, thoughtful 'hmm'. - "I'm sure you were.. Got a name for this woman?"
- "Uh... Not sure... let me think..."
- "Don't strain yourself."
- "I remember she had dark skin and dark blonde hair... combed in two... pigtails? She was wearing those huge nerdy glasses. And had those big, cute, hypnotising green eyes!" - Seth scratched his chin. -  "Her name... her name... M... M... Damn it... Mel? Something like this..
Meiko listened intently, seemingly paying close attention to the details. - "You took her ink and planned on returning it to her, but you don't even really remember her name?"
Seth ignored this mean statement - "She was wearing pink shirt and pale-green leggings. Melody? Melodia? Melodd... Uh... something with music?"
The bounty hunter nodded. - "Close enough. I'll keep an eye out, then. Don't hurt yourself, thinking about it so hard."
- "Ha-ha.... hilarious.  I think she saw him from up close."
- "And you said you saw him from a distance?"
- "Yeah. He gave her back her stuff and vanished in a puff of smoke. I'm kinda using same trick when want to escape or hide myself. Distraction you know."
- "Sounds about right." - Â She shook her head. - "Anything -you- can tell me, then? Maybe what race he could've been? And, for that matter.. What makes you so certain that he's the Flea?"
- "No. You?
Amano shook her head again. - "I'm not so much interested in the Flea himself anymore, to be honest. Not in tracking him down directly, anyway. I've leads, but I'm not wont to discuss them. Quicksand has too many eyes and ears." - Meiko stated as Seth lifted his eyebrow.
- "Oh what. You're being watched?"
She quirked a brow at him. - "That's not what I said."
- "Kinda sounded like that. Or maybe I'm just being paranoid..."
- "I only said that the Quicksand had too many eyes and ears, not that they were specifically directed at me." - she dropped her voice a bit. -Â "Might be that you know something about someone that does though?"
- "Hmm?"
Meiko's lips slowly pulled into a smirk, and a shake of the head followed. - "Aye, but nevermind. Not a conversation to be had here."
- "It's not like I'm bound to the place. If you need to talk in private just lead the way."
- "I would, but truly, I need to be off." She took a half-step backwards, towards the door. "But I'll be in contact soon, don't worry."
- "Do I look worried...?"
Day 1
The Goblet - Neneji's estate
Night
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Neneji's mansion looked heavily guarded by the night. His roegadyn goons patrolled the place with lamps. Good for Inessa - the garden had some dense plantlife where a skilled Miqo'te had no problem to hide. She slipped inside behind one of the guards who opened the door. When sneaking inside, she overheard the conversation.- "You think this guy is The flea?"
- "Hardly. We captured him with no real hardship. Wasn't even fighting back."
- "So why boss is giving him such a hard time?"
- "I dunno. I dare not to ask."
- "Really? Are you afraid of this wimp?"
- "Shhush you idiot... are you nuts?"
- "Ah forget it... where is he anyway."
- "In the basement. I think Swylbryn guards him."
- "Swylbryn? Damn it... this guy couldn't even notice a fly on his nose..."
Lucky. Inessa made her way straight to the basement where a single guard was sitting on a stool, by the table with a single candle lit. Lucky for her he was asleep. She noticed a single, slightly opened door behind him. With ease, Inessa managed to sneak inside. She saw an unconcious, brutally beaten up Miqo'te from earlier. He was cuffed by the chains to a wall. His face was all filthy from blood and covered in bruises and cuts. He was gagged with a dirty rag. Looked barely alive...
- Meiko
- Inessa
Day 1
The Quicksand
Night
[youtube]W6imm8t4B0o[/youtube]
Meiko turned her way back to the Quicksand. If any place was filled with gossipers, that should be Momodi's tavern. The place was crowded as usual at this hour. Meiko leaned over the railing in front of the entrance to watch the patrons and notice any possible informer. Then she heard a familiar voice.- "Well, lookie here." - Seth smiled. Lucky her...
- "Fancy seeing you here." - she replied.
- "I could say the same about you, Miss Amano." - Seth bowed sligtly, then added - "Hello, detective."
- "I am hardly a detective. Just after the bounty" - Meiko waved her arm dismissively.
Upon exchanging some attentions, the chat went to some more serious tone.
- "You're ridiculous, you know that?" - Meiko crossed her arms.
- "Ahem! Sorry. Part of my charm... I wouldn't change even if you pay me..." - Meiko smirked on that and adopted a more joking tone.
- "Good think i never planned to pay you, then."
- "Charming as always... Stick to bounty hunting and leave the jokes to entertainers."
- "I don't get paid for being charming."
- "I see. Money don't grow on trees. No rest for the wicked, eh? I got your drift..." - Seth leaned over the railing and gloomed a little. Meiko quirked her brow upon his reaction and shook her head.
- "Anyroad, don't suppose you heard anything else, yeah?"
- "Not really... Except that someone might just saw the guy."
Meiko looked mildly surprised when Seth made that statement.Â
- "Is that so? There's often some truth to rumors. Any idea who might've caught a glimpse?"
- "One cute lala-girl I once robbed from some junk... I was running from her, man she was nuts. Threw fireballs at me! Suddenly when I approached hustings strip... my stuff... uh... I mean... her stuff vanished!" - Seth gesticulates while telling the story.
Amano paused at the wording, if only briefly. - "Figured there was something crooked about you."
- "Oh come on... I was just having fun. I planned on returning it to her. It was just some aether infused ink or whatever magic mumbo jumbo..."
She eyed the other, then let out a soft, thoughtful 'hmm'. - "I'm sure you were.. Got a name for this woman?"
- "Uh... Not sure... let me think..."
- "Don't strain yourself."
- "I remember she had dark skin and dark blonde hair... combed in two... pigtails? She was wearing those huge nerdy glasses. And had those big, cute, hypnotising green eyes!" - Seth scratched his chin. -  "Her name... her name... M... M... Damn it... Mel? Something like this..
Meiko listened intently, seemingly paying close attention to the details. - "You took her ink and planned on returning it to her, but you don't even really remember her name?"
Seth ignored this mean statement - "She was wearing pink shirt and pale-green leggings. Melody? Melodia? Melodd... Uh... something with music?"
The bounty hunter nodded. - "Close enough. I'll keep an eye out, then. Don't hurt yourself, thinking about it so hard."
- "Ha-ha.... hilarious.  I think she saw him from up close."
- "And you said you saw him from a distance?"
- "Yeah. He gave her back her stuff and vanished in a puff of smoke. I'm kinda using same trick when want to escape or hide myself. Distraction you know."
- "Sounds about right." - Â She shook her head. - "Anything -you- can tell me, then? Maybe what race he could've been? And, for that matter.. What makes you so certain that he's the Flea?"
- "No. You?
Amano shook her head again. - "I'm not so much interested in the Flea himself anymore, to be honest. Not in tracking him down directly, anyway. I've leads, but I'm not wont to discuss them. Quicksand has too many eyes and ears." - Meiko stated as Seth lifted his eyebrow.
- "Oh what. You're being watched?"
She quirked a brow at him. - "That's not what I said."
- "Kinda sounded like that. Or maybe I'm just being paranoid..."
- "I only said that the Quicksand had too many eyes and ears, not that they were specifically directed at me." - she dropped her voice a bit. -Â "Might be that you know something about someone that does though?"
- "Hmm?"
Meiko's lips slowly pulled into a smirk, and a shake of the head followed. - "Aye, but nevermind. Not a conversation to be had here."
- "It's not like I'm bound to the place. If you need to talk in private just lead the way."
- "I would, but truly, I need to be off." She took a half-step backwards, towards the door. "But I'll be in contact soon, don't worry."
- "Do I look worried...?"
Day 1
The Goblet - Neneji's estate
Night
[youtube]61FhUYLLiN8[/youtube]
Neneji's mansion looked heavily guarded by the night. His roegadyn goons patrolled the place with lamps. Good for Inessa - the garden had some dense plantlife where a skilled Miqo'te had no problem to hide. She slipped inside behind one of the guards who opened the door. When sneaking inside, she overheard the conversation.- "You think this guy is The flea?"
- "Hardly. We captured him with no real hardship. Wasn't even fighting back."
- "So why boss is giving him such a hard time?"
- "I dunno. I dare not to ask."
- "Really? Are you afraid of this wimp?"
- "Shhush you idiot... are you nuts?"
- "Ah forget it... where is he anyway."
- "In the basement. I think Swylbryn guards him."
- "Swylbryn? Damn it... this guy couldn't even notice a fly on his nose..."
Lucky. Inessa made her way straight to the basement where a single guard was sitting on a stool, by the table with a single candle lit. Lucky for her he was asleep. She noticed a single, slightly opened door behind him. With ease, Inessa managed to sneak inside. She saw an unconcious, brutally beaten up Miqo'te from earlier. He was cuffed by the chains to a wall. His face was all filthy from blood and covered in bruises and cuts. He was gagged with a dirty rag. Looked barely alive...
"Sometimes to do something good, you need to be a bad guy." - Jigumundo Darkbore
"What out of sight, that does not hurt." - Seth Sethan
"What out of sight, that does not hurt." - Seth Sethan
