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[queendaze]

Who: EVERYONE!!
When: Day 1, early morning but not so early that you'd encounter monsters from last night
Where: Port Perplex
What: You have arrived to the kingdom!

[you weren't sailing that treacherous sea for long--in fact, the ride seemed surprisingly swift, if not potentially sickening. but here you are now, standing in the port of Port Perplex, unloading yourself and your belongings as the old ship sounds its obnoxious horn for the seventh time. and, well, come to think of it, you're not the ONLY one getting off the ship!

on land, you and the others are bombarded by a crowd of cheering townsfolk! they throw confetti over you, try to drape flower neklaces around your neck, and also blast horns PROBABLY RIGHT IN YOUR EAR, ow.]

"Who are these people? Oh... OH! They're here to help us!"

"Thank you! Thank you!"

"Please, have some petals. You like petals, yes?"

"IS MY HORN TOO LOUD FOR YA? WHAT? WHAT DIDJA SAY?"

[...anyway, it doesn't take long for them to disperse and leave you be, assuming you aren't getting caught up in their antics. should you explore further into the town, past the harbor, you'll find that the colorful town looks like it's on the brink of a festival--banners, streamers, bunting, balloons... they're everywhere! is it because of you? one might wonder, but you'll come to find that the town will always look like this from here on out. on the contrary, the beach/cliff area surrounding this little town leaves a LOT to be desired.

the Queen said you'd get a room of your own at the inn if you got a part-time job. well, the Dolph-Inn's visible in the distance. in an act of kindness, the innkeeper will gladly allow you to keep any of your stuff in a room until you get a job! however, should you return jobless by nightfall, the innkeeper will just as gladly toss your belongings onto the street and shove a cardboard box into your arms. yikes.

so... what are you up to?]

((QUICK LINKS: F.A.Q. - SETTING - THE INN - BUSINESSES & JOBS

NOTES: Just a reminder that job acquisition is ~handwaved~, ie nothing about it needs to be actually threaded, and you don't need modly approval to say if your character taking this job or that job is ok or not! It's in your hands, assuming your character takes a job!

ALSO backtagging is totally ok if you join in late, and you are certainly allowed to make posts of your own when you're ready! But just as a reminder, posts should steadily progress time in a linear fashion!))

Comments

[bydesign]

I hope so! I was thinking it'll be so strange to be in a room without all my things, but this'll cheer my right up.

[ She gives as much of a bow as she can without dropping anything. ] Thank you, I appreciate it very much. Are you one of the recruits for the labyrinths too?

[watertabled]

I am. I remember seeing you on the ship. [You had a ~vibe~] I'm Kohaku, by the way.

[bydesign]

I'm Madoka Kaname. [ Oh, but he only gave one name... ] Just Madoka is fine, though, since we'll be working together.

[watertabled]

It's nice to meet you, Miss Madoka. [Said with some finality because... what is small talk? It doesn't even occur to him. Sob.]

[bydesign]

[ She's okay with walking in silence, for a while. After all, they're still pretty much strangers. But eventually it occurs to her - ]

Have you given much thought to what sort of job you'll get?

[watertabled]

Hn?

Not really. [Frowning. Maybe he'll live in a box. And be freeeeeee. But: probably not.] I suppose we'll have to decide today. What are you considering?

[bydesign]

I was thinking that these flowers are so pretty - maybe I'd see if any flower shops needed help. That kind of thing seems like it might be easy for someone like me to learn.

[watertabled]

[He looks down at his arms, and then back to her. This colourful collection wasn't really an accident, was it.] That seems practical. The flower industry [...] is booming, here. They probably need plenty of help.

[bydesign]

I've never had a job before, so I'm a little worried. I hope they're patient with me.

What about you? Did you work, back home?

[watertabled]

I did some administrative work for a while, yes.

[More warmly,] We didn't have too many people your [apparent] age there, but there were a few. You'll be fine. They're not going to ask us for impossible things - except maybe in the labyrinths.

[bydesign]

Administrative? But you're so young!

[ She looks about nervous, jostling her things in her arms. ] I can't do the impossible.

[watertabled]

[ ;; ] I- yes. [ no. ] I suppose so.

[That's not what he's pinging off of you, Miss Madoka, but,] We can worry about it when we get there, but whatever our real work is, I doubt it's easy.

[bydesign]

I hope I'm able to handle it... Maybe I wasn't cut out for this.

[watertabled]

Why did you decide to come?

[bydesign]

It's probably... A little bit silly. But I just wanted to be helpful.

[watertabled]

To the queen?

[bydesign]

To anyone.

[watertabled]

. . .

[. . .]

Ah. That's... [broad]

[bydesign]

Sorry, I know that's a kind of weird thing to say.

[watertabled]

Yes. [I mean, it was.] Were you... was that something you struggled with back home?

[bydesign]

A little bit. [ She tries to kind of laugh it off and make it sound like she's joking, because she realizes this is a pretty downer first conversation to have with someone! But she also doesn't really know how to change the subject smoothly. ]

I mean, I'm just a student. And even my grades are just average.

[watertabled]

[He realizes he's being sort of rude! But he's curious/fascinated/concerned, and that totally makes up for prying ( :\ ).]

At magic? [It makes sense from his end of the conversation, okay] I mean, your studies?

[bydesign]

I know a lot of people are from worlds with magic, or even have magic themselves. But my world doesn't have that. It's just a normal academic school that I attend.

To be honest, it's kind of hard to wrap my head around that kind of thing.

[watertabled]

[Staring a little like there's definitely something not lining up here, but he nods slowly.]

It's admirable to want to help others, but- [no he's not getting involved, he isn't. Deep sigh.] You should... be careful. With how you direct that desire.

[bydesign]

[ She nods slowly, but doesn't seem to really... Understand. ]

What do you mean?