Something about this girl didn’t seem particularly friendly, what with the anxious posture and the crossed arms.  Bastien guessed she was just a little surprised by the sudden accosting, especially considering the only topic he had to work off of was the chocobo that wasn’t even currently present. Well, that and the fact that they were both at the front of the crowd of adventurers in an Adventurer’s Guild, but that’s less important right now.

	[color=ed1c24]“Oh, Frinia? What a coincidence! That’s where I’m from too! Well, before I moved here a couple years ago anyway.”[/color]  Bastien rubbed his chin a bit, smiling to himself. He was always weirdly glad to meet another from Frinia, even if the connection was tenuous at best. It made a common ground between them in culture at the very least; helpful, when trying to befriend someone. Made it feel more like fate than if they were even more random strangers to each other. [color=ed1c24]“I’m glad to hear your chocobo’s been nothing but a wonder to have, though. You always hear horror stories about those small-time adventurers getting their asses handed to them by their own feisty little chocobo they found running around in a field."[/color]

	The little blonde lady didn’t seem to be awfully impressed with him thus far, though, so Bastien furrowed his brow and crossed his arms, imitating the same ruffled appearance she had going on. [color=ed1c24]“Maybe in another life we’ve met? I don’t quite recall you myself, but if you think I’m trying to sell something to ya right now, you got me all wrong! I’m really just a friendly friend to all, no joke. There’s no better way to stop being a stranger than to stop acting like one. Look, we got so much in common already; you like chocobos, I like chocobos, you’re from Frinia, I’m from Frinia…”[/color]

	[color=ed1c24]“Look. Some people say that the best way to get to know somebody is by clashing swords. Well, I say there’s no better way than getting into dangerous situations together and killing monsters!”[/color] Bastien shook his head before narrowing his eyes as he looked over at the requests board. There didn’t seem to be a plethora of hunts open right at the moment, but there were a couple available (to him). The chocobo one seemed to be in bad taste in the moment, the slime one sounded particularly dangerous, wyverns sounded fun, and wolves sounded boring. Before he turned back to the blonde lady, though, Bastien swiveled to the side and nudged the nearest guy, which turned out to be an armored dude with almost silver-like hair. He leaned in close and whispered to him. [color=ed1c24]“[i]Hey, play along with me and I’ll slide you some cash.[/i]”[/color]

	Without even waiting for the stranger to agree, Bastien stepped over beside him and throw an arm around the man’s shoulder. The armor was dirt-covered and cold, but whatever. He shot the young woman another winning smile. [color=ed1c24]“Me and my friend here, we were looking for another talented adventurer to join up with! If you still have your doubts about the integrity of my character, just ask my dear friend of two years here! I’m just looking for business, honest.”[/color]

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