[center][h3]REX[/h3][/center]

[indent]For a moment, Rex watched Sophie quizzically, mulling over her words and body language. But after she was done, he chuckled. If his choices were his own, then so were hers. And by the fact that she was telling him which missions she would go on, well, Rex could interpret this only one way.[/indent]
[indent][color=b83345]”You’re right, lil’ miss.”[/color] He turned towards Ifrari. Before they began discussing the mission, he glanced back over his shoulder, still beaming. [color=b83345]”Hope to see you at Haesting.”[/color][/indent]
[indent]Now, having cleared up the mishap from earlier, Rex could focus on Ifrari. Rex listened thoughtfully to everything the smaller dark elf expounded, always waiting until he was finished to reply. While it was of no difficult logic to determine that Ifrari was in some part using him, Rex was nothing but obedient. As Ifrari had guessed, Rex was no stranger to this behavior yet still especially prone to exploitation. If Ifrari sought to harness Rex’s indomitable strength and unending spirit, it would surely be a trivial task.[/indent]
[indent][color=b83345]“Effort is the first, middle, and last step! You’re heart oughtta be in it too, Boss.”[/color] Rex responded. Judging by how he addressed Ifrari, the power dynamic among the two had already been clearly established in Ifrari’s favor.[/indent]
[indent][color=b83345]“Course I can be a sword. I’m rank four, which is one more than two! And well, uh, you don’t get ‘round looking like me without learning to get physical…”[/color] Rex shifted to the side, eyes solemnly directed towards the ground. Immediately, he snapped back to attention. [color=b83345]“Rest assured, Boss, I can swing this big hunk o’ metal on my back just fine.”[/color] Nodding backwards, Rex motioned towards his lengthy sword.[/indent]
[indent]When Ifrari suggested that Rex go around and recruit others for the mission, the fervid Hundi was nothing less than happy to oblige. [color=b83345]”Sure thing, Boss. And don’t worry, I’ve learnt my lesson, I won’t stumble no more.”[/color] Ardently, he [i]yoinked[/i] a Haesting posting from the board, reaching over those in front of him. Paper in hand, Rex turned to face the exuberant crowd.[/indent]
[indent]Holding the Haesting mission to his side, Rex began away from the board -- this time, mindful of others personal space. Rex recalled the group including Sieglinde having mentioned the Haesting mission, but when he saw them now, they seemed to be engrossed in discussion. As well, they had already accumulated a sizable party. Rex winced, thinking back to other times he’s attempted to speak to established parties about jobs. It never ended well for him. He crossed them off the list of potential partners, though he didn’t expunge the possibility of them coming on the mission.[/indent]
[indent]Rex then looked towards Neffy, Nehir, Mellifleur, and Raphael. Nehir and Neffy were both great candidates for partners, but… well, Mellifleur scared him. Not that he had anything against her, it was really her magic he disliked. So instead of heading over towards them, he anxiously pretended not to notice the three little individuals and single skeleton soldier. They had already decided on the orc mission regardlessly, so there was nary a point in Rex attempting to recruit them...[/indent]


[indent]There was Jane and Leon and a plethora of other adventurers, but Rex, [url=https://i.imgur.com/yVrCqDy.png]after his intellectual and nuanced deliberation[/url], settled on the group gathered by the card table. Corrinne, Lilane, and Shir were excellent compliments to their current party which consisted of Sword and Coin.[/indent]

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[url=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oj9Ju9AsLjA/maxresdefault.jpg][center][h3]TIME HAS BEEN ERASED[/h3][/center][/url]

[indent]Rex blanked out for a moment. For some [i]odd[/i] reason, he had an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Had he been here before...?[/indent]
[indent]Well, regardless, there was still the question of their ally. Corrinne, Lilane, and Shir would be wonderful partners indeed... if it weren't for that [url=https://i.imgur.com/xmr8pEi.png][i]one thing[/i][/url]. That's right. The [i]one reason[/i] that Rex could never ally with Corrinne and Lilane; the [i]one reason[/i] that he had almost forgotten up to this point. The three playing cards would be left to their own devices, after all, because of that [i]one reason[/i], it was quite unlikely that Rex would ever interact with them -- much less recruit them as his ally.[/indent]
[indent]Having scourged the room, he realized that there were very few potential allies present. So instead, he turned to Ifrari.[/indent]
[indent][color=b83345]"Uhh... Boss? I think there's no one here to recruit no more."[/color][/indent]

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