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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!))

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At this point, no. I have intentions of joining the queen's retinue should such a thing be possible, however...

[He trails off, then shrugs.]

It seems unlikely.

I imagine she already has a group that tends to her needs, and she's already given us a great task of our own...

[a pause, and he looks over the man, considering him]

However, as we confront the labyrinths more directly, we'll likely be given a perspective on them that her other advisors will lack. You may find yourself in a better position to join her retinue, once you can offer insight that the rest of her people cannot.

Indeed, on both counts.

[Dips his head in agreement.]

I am concerned with how little we know to expect from these labyrinths. I believe the use of outside forces represents either a small force here in the Queen's kingdom, or else danger we're unable to imagine.

It certainly is concerning...This town seems sparsely populated for what I expected, but we're still a very small force ourselves. It seems that whatever the labyrinths are, they require people with some quality that the people here seem to lack -- and I can't imagine it's simply a case of battle expertise.

Perhaps it is what we bring with us, a quality which exists here simply by coming from elsewhere. That strikes me as the most reasonable. Perhaps the people here are infused with too much of the same stuff as the labyrinths themselves, rendering them less effective against their magic.

[Now why does that seem familiar for some reason...]

[...It certainly seems familiar to me, though perhaps not for the same reason.]

That's certainly one theory...An outside influence would be required in order to deal with magic that may control even you.

Hmm.

[The Queen does profess to be extremely magical. Something to consider... Oh. He extends a hand.]

Kratos.

[taking his hand and giving it a firm shake]

Van Grants. I look forward to working with you in the future, Kratos.

And you, Van. Thank you.

[smiles]

You're welcome...For the time being I'm considering giving my time over to the Garrison. If you're a skilled combatant, I'm sure they could use more help.

That seems to be the task to which I would be most suited. I will go there now.

[He dips his head before withdrawing respectfully, then strides away.]

[--dips his head to him in return as he leaves.]

[Van will be certain to remember you, Kratos.]