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To Ul'dah We Go [ooc welcome]

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Naunet Naunet Find all posts by this user Visit this user's website Leech of the Aeons Posts:1,749 Joined:Jul 2013 Character:Antimony Linkshell:Hipparion Tribe Server:Balmung Reputation: 108 RE: To Ul'dah We Go | #2 12-08-2013, 02:58 PM The ferry ride from Limsa Lominsa to Vesper Bay was rather uneventful. No storms shook the bow. No pirates threatened the passengers’ security. At one point, a pair of travelers launched into a vitriolic confrontation down in the passenger decks, but a nearby hand broke them up easily and things fell back into routine blandness for the rest of the trip. If Ulanan felt seasick, she made no comment of it to Antimony, and the pair maintained a restful silence for much of the softly rocking journey. They spent a short time in Vesper Bay regaining their land legs and filling their bellies, and it was only shortly past midday when the pair began to make their way towards the edge of the small, coastal town. Ulanan looked up at Antimony, who had donned a broad-brimmed straw hat, with an approving, sagely nod. “Are you ready to leave town yet?” The woman reached up to adjust her ears poking out through the holes in the side of her hat. She cast a look around, frowning at a thought, and then smiled down at Ulanan. “Yes. We've got a long walk ahead of us now.” “Do you remember our travel plan? I planified with plain preparation our placement in the places we planned to be placed at!” Antimony's ears twitched, the action a bit awkwardly hindered by the hat. "Oh, yes! A town called Horizon. We traveled through it once before, you remember. When returning from Gridania." “Right! We could get some chocobos here. It will be less tiring than walking ourselves under the sun.” A pause. “Unless you'd like the exercise and the sweat.” Antimony chuckled. "The agency budgeted enough for chocobos, I believe. Though... not for two. Ah! Don't worry, I will pay for yours with my own money instead." Ulanan gave a firm gesture of disagreement. “Please don't. I'd feel the need to slip it back into your purse when you are not looking.” Antimony shook her head. "I invited you with me. It's my responsibility to... well, I refuse to put that burden on you!" Ulanan chuckled softly. "Is that how you remember it? I thought I had invited myself!" Antimony pursed her lips. “Even so, I wouldn't feel right, forcing you to spend your own money when I'm... well, not.” “Do not worry about it. Gil is only a commodity for a wanderer like me. No need to pile it up!” Antimony followed Ulanan to the chocobokeep, looking conflicted, before finally sighing, "If you insist." She eyed one of the birds as they passed it. “Horizon, then? Followed by a short break. This sun can become overwhelming quickly.” Ulanan dropped some coins on the chocobokeep. Not literally, of course. “Indeed!” Antimony took only a moment longer to exchange a few receipts from her employer before she, too, was able to obtain a chocobo. The bird fluttered a bit as she climbed atop its back with a practiced motion. Ulanan spoke up then, “Comfortable?” “Certainly better than walking.” Antimony smiled and adjusted the satchel at her hip before urging the chocobo on. After a short ride through a narrow tunnel, they emerged out onto a partially drained salt marsh peppered with ruins. Mosquitos buzzed incessantly, and a short distance away, a cluster of black-feathered, mean looking birds squawked and converged on some poor, flailing creature. “I'm sure some buzzards will chase us,” Ulanan commented.  Antimony looked around a bit nervously. "Are they that ravenous...?" “The Calamity wasn't kind to them. They don't bother with carcasses anymore.” The pair fell back into silence, at least one of them more unnerved than before, and did their best to keep to the winding, occasionally soggy road. After a while, they came to a crossroads, and Antimony paused to squint at a haphazard sign erected at the junction. “Ah, how kind. No marker for Horizon.” Ulanan circled the sign, but didn’t find anything either. “They did bother to place one for Crescent Cove.” “What is that?” The woman blinked in confusion from her chocobo, peering one way, then the other. “It's a minor fishing village on the coast. I guess Horizon isn't mentioned because you can't miss it?” Antimony frowned. "I would feel better if there were at least an assurance we were going the right way, but... I suppose we'll just keep on the path and hope." “There's only one way, though!” This wasn’t entirely true. There were two ways, but that wasn’t much more than one, and one of the ways was marked for the aforementioned fishing village. Still, “For now!” “You don't visit Thanalan that much, eh?” Antimony cleared her throat and chuckled. "Ah, well... no. I never took jobs here, so I only saw parts on the rare occasion I was sent to Gridania..." More time passed along the road, as well as more wildlife and many more mosquitos. The sun had gone well into its decline by the time they reached a well constructed tunnel that angled upward out of the marsh and was flanked by guards wearing the uniform of the Brass Blades. “Oh! They looked official,” Antimony sounded relieved. “I suppose that's a good sign.” “Well, we are basically at Horizon now!” Ulanan’s words turned out to be prophetic, as it was only a short climb up the tunnel before they were deposited into a flat, open square bustling with a number of traders in transit, and about an equal number of surly Brass Blade guards. Antimony blinked up at the massive aetheryte in the center of the town. "Ah! This must be it." “Welcome to Horizon, where the horizon can't actually be seen from!” Ulanan declared and smiled.  Antimony returned the gesture. “Perhaps it's more of a... ah, metaphorical? Name.” “We should leave these at the chocobokeep and look for accomodations for the night. Travelling at night in the dessert can get pretty chilly.” Ulanan coughed. “Desert.” Antimony nodded and didn’t seem to catch Ulanan's slip of the tongue. "Of course. How are you feeling after all that sun?" Ulanan tilted her head, a bit confused by the question. "I'm alright. I didn't get used to Limsa's strange weather too much. Also, light colored clothes do help a lot with the sun!” “Oh, good. I'd hate to feel responsible for any heat sickness on your part!” As they spoke, Antimony urged her chocobo further into town, in search of the chocobokeep. “I was born here. I'm surprised you are fine, though!” They both drew to a stop at the opposite end of town, finally locating stables to house their chocobos. “But then, we travelled together before. So I shouldn't be.” “Me? Oh, this weather is nothing unusual for me either.” “I guess it isn't.” Antimony craned her neck to look skyward for a second before sliding off her rented mount and handing it off to the chocobokeep. Ulanan informed the chocobokeep that the chocobos were to be checked in the stables for chocobos. She was that redundant when informing him about it. “I'd forgotten how large the sky can seem...” Antimony muttered. “Ah. We should see about a place to rest, hm? And perhaps food.” “We should!” Ulanan nodded. “I forgot where the inn was...” “Mm...” The pair spent some time meandering about Horizon, likely playing the unfortunate part of hapless “tourists” as they searched for anything resembling an inn to stay the night at. Eventually, they came upon a rather important building towards the center of town. Its purpose wasn’t immediately apparent, so in they went, past a couple suspicious guards, only to be faced with some very stony-faced clerks at busy desks full of official papers. “This ain't no inn...” Ulanan looked around. “Assessor's office... no, seems a different kind of business here.” Antimony sighed. “We probably shouldn't pester them.” “Sounds like it's right your alley!” At Ulanan’s words, Antimony laughed, and the lalafell continued as they exited the way they’d come. “Luckily, being a transition town ensures there's plenty of people at night. Otherwise, we might have been robbed by this point.” Antimony wrinkled her brow at Ulanan. “That's... we should hurry, regardless…” The miqo’te woman quickened her pace a touch as they explored and looked around worriedly. "Ah, I think I see one of those strange mail... carrier locations. There may be a place to stay nearby." She pointed a short distance away, to a moogle post. A lalafellin woman dressed in an apron stood in front of a building next to it. “Let's see!” Ulanan frowned at the merchant. "Right, you get a small stool to look over the table, but none for your customers?" She shook one finger disapprovingly. Antimony hid a smile behind one hand. After some theatrics, Ulanan discovered that this was totally the inn. Yes. Totally. There was no doubt about it. Antimony agreed that this was totally the inn! And then they shall enter it. Totally. “We should get some food and then head to bed. I'd wager you'd like to be at Ul'dah as soon as possible.” Antimony nodded. “It is what was encouraged of me. The agency gave me a very... ah, regimented schedule.” “Mm. I see. Hopefully you'll be able to stay a bit? Look at some of the locales, get in touch with your inner greedy Ul'dahn! As my father used to say.” “My inner... what?” Ulanan blinked. “What? I'm just talking sightseeing!” Antimony blinked back at Ulanan. “... Oh. Well...” She pursed her lips. "I don't know if there will be any time for... that. This is a business trip, after all. I could probably squeeze in time to meet your relatives, but..." “I'm not expecting you to put off responsibilities. Will you have to go back to Limsa immediately after being done with your work in the city?” Antimony smiled a bit apologetically. "Those were the instructions I was given. But I don't know how long it will take to finish the investigation." Ulanan looked thoughtful for a minute before smiling. “I'm sure we'll have some other opportunity for pleasantries.” “... Hm?” “No need to squeeze your schedule for it,” Ulanan comforted. “Don't worry about it!” “We'll have to see. I... am not all that interested in seeing the sights, but…” Antimony trailed off and shook ears.  Ulanan tilted her head. “I guess Ul'dah isn't very interesting. It's basically all brown.” Wincing, “Oh! I didn't mean it in any... bad way. I'm sorry, it is your home. I shouldn't be so rude.” “No offense taken!” The lalafell assured. “I'd like you to meet a couple of people, but getting them to the city might be a bit tricky. As I said, don't worry about it. Work comes first!” Antimony's ears drooped with relief at Ulanan's reassurance. To the lalafell's words, she gave a curious look. "Oh, relatives? That'd be wonderful!" “Yes, relatives. You...could say they are relatives!... of someone! We'll get there when we get there.” “I... could?” “Could you? Anyway, we should get some food. What do you feel like eating?” Antimony looked to think hard about something and then, "Ah! Friends, then, but close as blood?" “Don't ruin the surprise!” Ulanan warned. Antimony gave her friend a bemused look. "Al...right. But do remember, I have to work!" “Yes. That's why I told you not to worry about it!” “And so I won't, I suppose.” “Not worrying is a sound plan. More people should follow it.” Antimony's nose twitched. "As for food... well, I did pack some meals that travel well. How do you feel about dried fish and fruits and bread?" “I think I can put olives on all that...” There was a moment of silence, and then Antimony burst out into rather vigorous laughter. “Did you bring a jar with you, to Ul'dah?” She sounded highly amused. Ulanan frowned. “What kind of question is that? Of course I did!” “Of... of course! I shouldn't be... well! Yes, you can certainly put olives on all of it.” Ulanan searched her clothes and satchel, quickly retrieving and showing the glorious jar of olives as if it were some kind of trophy. Antimony smiled at the jar. “Alright!” The lalafell declared. “Let's put some olives on all that! Including the fruit. I'm -sure- it will taste excellent.” She punctuated her statement with a joyful gesture. Antimony hesitated and then nodded, "It will taste." She then went wherever they were to eat dinner. Ulanan remembered they were totally inside an inn. Totally. "Song dogs barking at the break of dawn, lightning pushes the edges of a thunderstorm; and these streets, quiet as a sleeping army, send their battered dreams to heaven." Hipparion Tribe (Sagolii) -  Antimony Jhanhi's Wiki

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To Ul'dah We Go [ooc welcome] - by Naunet - 12-08-2013, 02:57 PM RE: To Ul'dah We Go - by Naunet - 12-08-2013, 02:58 PM RE: To Ul'dah We Go [ooc welcome] - by Naunet - 12-08-2013, 03:49 PM

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