[b]Hushabye[/b] ~[@ShwiggityShwah], [@13org] (HUS)~ [quote=Ozzy Skyway][color=gold]"Was hoping to get a chance to hang out with you. How did you start with the guild? Seems like you're really close to Neil and Bart?"[/color][/quote] "[color=royalblue]Hoping? Why, you got a crush on little ol' me?[/color]" Haley teased with a grin. "[color=royalblue]Anyway, I wasn't here when the guild started. Although, I did enter it in its earliest phase.[/color]" Haley then told her tale. "[color=royalblue]Let's see, what happened... Ah, right. Some guild members, Freyr included, first came to Mahigan looking for a guy who got lost in Lozagon Forest. I was in Mahigan as a regular traveler at the time. I met them, led them to Lozagon Forest and... resolved the quest more or less. I invited myself to join the guild, they accepted and here we are.[/color]" "[color=royalblue]There was a lotta people who came and went in the guild. I wonder how they are now.[/color]" ------ The two Harpies then came upon what appeared to be a small abode containing a wooden cabin, a chicken coop and a doghouse. In the vicinity, an old man with a shovel was filling dirt in a hole. Likely burying something. The old man was grumbling about a creature that apparently took his chickens and someone named 'Banjo', probably his dog. "[color=royalblue]Hey uhh, Ozzy. You mind taking this one?[/color]" Haley said. "[color=royalblue]I've had my fill of grumpy people shoveling dirt yesterday.[/color]" [hr] [b]The Great Horizons 2[/b] ~[@Restalaan] (YNG)~ [quote=Yang Bethlehem]"...I'm a monk, I'm not allowed to kill or rob people. You look like you're about fall over too. Do you even know where Boreal port is? Tell you what, I'll help you get there so you can get a proper meal and rest."[/quote] "[color=a36209]Oh. Well. Nice to meet a-a monk, I suppose. Monk, hehe, monkey.[/color]" The man put away his dagger. The hostility was gone, but now you could see he was dazed and delirious. "[color=a36209]Heh, did you know that some people believe that monkeys are related to h-humans? Like-like, can you believe that us civilized folk are similar to literal apes?[/color]" "[color=a36209]A-Anyway, nice to meet you Miss Monk. I'm S-Sam. Samuel Cabbage. Cubbage! It's-It's Sam Cubbage. Samuel Cubbage.[/color]" His thoughts were all over the place although he tried to focus. "[color=a36209]A-Anyway, thanks-thanks-thanks for the offer but-but I'm on a-- uhh, mission, you see? I, myself, have to get to- get to Boreal Port with minimal aid as possible. It's a family mission, you see? My grandfather went on a trip-journey. Reach Boreal Port in four- three! Three generations!.[/color]" He held up three fingers. Clarifying to himself moreso than to you. "[color=a36209]O-Onwards to the Great Horizons![/color]" He began to walk away, leaving his canteen in the swamp and heading south, the direction of Ambran and not anywhere near Boreal Port. [hr] [b]Fame And Fortune[/b] ~[@AzureKnight] (VRA)~ [quote=Vară Riemsianne][color=ed1c24]"Stop acting so flustered, you dolt! You're making this awkward! Well then, average boy, shall we get going? This quest isn't going to complete itself, and the guild could use some more finances."[/color][/quote] "Ah! Yes, of course! L-Let's go." ------ You and Neil reach your destination, the northern edge of Lozagon Forest. The two of you avoided going through the forest itself so as not to encounter anything untoward. Not that there was anything life-threatening in the forest, just that Neil's presence might make the locals come out of the woodwork. There, a small camp was set up. A small tent stood near a recently-doused bonfire with a man sitting next to it. He was sharply-dressed in green-colored clothes, appearing to fit better in a city rather than in a forest. He was currently looking at a piece of paper, a map of some sort. "Hello there." Neil greeted. The man's attention was caught. "[color=a2d39c]Ay, magandang araw sa inyong dalawa. Alam niyo ba kung nasaan ito? Ito'y mahalaga para sa akin.[/color]" "I, uhh, don't understand." Neil replied. "[color=a2d39c]Ohhh, we can use the Common Tongue if you prefer. Or Zipanguese, maybe. Or--[/color]" "Common Tongue. Common Tongue is fine." "[color=a2d39c]Ah, sige. I am Crispin Aguilar and before everything, I must ask. Are you two from the guild I asked help from?[/color]" He posed a question. "Yeah, yeah we are." Neil answered. "I'm-- I'm Neil and this is Vară. We're here to help you look for your heirloom, Sir Aguilar." "[color=a2d39c]Oh, that is good. Very good. However, my request may not be done in a single day and might take you to rather untoward places.[/color]" Crispin warned you and Neil. "[color=a2d39c]Ah, don't worry. It won't take you anywhere near Order territories. But you might be disturbing the lairs or dens of monsters... and you two don't look like hardened adventurers that can take on Werewolves or Honey Bees and the like. Do you think you can handle this?[/color]" Neil was rather offended by Crispin's correct assumptions but said nothing in retort. He looked to you for a response. [hr] [b]Setting Up[/b] ~[@Stern Algorithm]~ [quote=Vivian Altissima][color=f49ac2]"Well, Bart's lucky to have you then. It's not everyone that can stay professional and loyal and continue working for someone after a personal disagreement."[/color][/quote] Neil was unsure about that notion. "Well, it just happened two nights ago so... we'll see. Anyway, good luck with setting up. Maybe the construction crews coming today can give you a hand. Oh! I forgot that we've got Talia here. She's a Cyclops who's building stuff behind the guild. I'm sure she can help you two." ------ After taking inventory of the kitchen supplies, the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] went outside to find a suitable spot to set up their garden. Behind the guild building was an empty patch of grassland save for a wooden fence that encompassed a bit of the land and a small roofed structure that appeared to be a very barebones stable that was part of the fence. A couple of horses lazed around inside the fence. "[color=lavender]Hello, you two.[/color]" A voice greeted from behind the Liliraune. It was a Cyclops monster, towering over the two. She was probably Talia that Neil was talking about earlier. "[color=lavender]We haven't introduced us to each other, have we? I am Talia Bucchas. The guild's smith and engineer, I guess. Hahaha.[/color]" She scratched the back of her head. "[color=lavender]What brings you two here? Looking for something?[/color]"