[b]Keeping It Real 2[/b]
~[@13org] (ADA), [@Restalaan] (DIT), [@AzureKnight] (NAG)~

[quote=Ditzy Stoneclub]"Simple plan! Ditzy will go up to bridge and challenge them! Lizardman always answer challenge, so just need to beat them up and win!"[/quote]

[quote=Nagare][color=00aeef]“Um, Sir Reed, I know this may sound dangerous, but perhaps Ada and I should handle this first. Since we’re fellow monsters, they may be more inclined to speak with us for a moment. Perhaps if we give the impression that we want to join their group, they may take us back to their camp and allow us to find out where the kidnapped people are. If Ada and I go together, we can keep each other safe. Of course if things don’t go according to plan, you and Ditzy-kun can be our backup.”[/color][/quote]

"[color=steelblue]You know what, Miss Nagare? That's a really great idea. So great, that we're going to go with that immediately. You hear that, Ada? Please go with Nagare and negotiate something with the warrior monsters before they all decide to pound us to next Tuesday.[/color]" Sir Reed looked fearful of the incoming caravan, likely intimidated by the group of monsters that could likely beat him thrice over. "[color=steelblue]Me and Ditzy will hang back and come to your help if things go sideways... Please don't make things go sideways.[/color]"

With that plan in mind, the four guild members greeted the monster caravan at the bridge. [u]Nagare[/u] stood at the forefront with [u]Ada[/u] beside her. [u]Ditzy[/u] and Reed stood behind them, not too far back. Meanwhile the caravan quickly noticed the four-man blockade on the bridge. They all looked confused at first before they sent their representative: An Ogre, one that was taller than [u]Nagare[/u] by one head.

She was typical of her species: [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/monstergirlencyclopedia/images/c/cf/Ogre_0.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/319?cb=20130603010546]Light green-skinned, a pair of sharp horns on her head, pointed ears, long but unkempt silver hair, tattoos, barely dressed in her rags that showed off her bare muscles[/url]. She literally looked down on [u]Nagare[/u] and spoke. "[color=aquamarine]Nice motley crew you got there, ice dragon. Don't even know what kinda lizard girl you've got there.[/color]" She referred to [u]Ada[/u].

"[color=aquamarine]So then, do you have business with us or are y'all here to gawk at us?[/color]"

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[b]The Great Horizons 3[/b]
~[@13org] (FYR)~

[quote=Freyr][color=8dc73f]"Umm... Excuse me? Who might you be? Are you... lost?"[/color][/quote]

The small greeting elicited a rather disproportionate reaction. "[color=a36209]W-Why the shouting?! Why the dancing? Why the laughter?[/color]" The man quickly got up and haphazardly hurled his stick at you and Haley. It was so inaccurate that to move to dodge it would just insult the evasive maneuver. "[color=a36209]I-I hope I die laughing, I do.[/color]" He babbled to the couple.

Haley was perplexed but quickly realized what was happening. "[color=royalblue]...Man's lost it, Freyr.[/color]"

"[color=a36209]M-My great grandfather was a- was wise man! H-He came from the East... West? He-he f-followed a star! That's still me. I'm still following! Still Sam Cabbage-- Cubbage. Still dreaming about Boreal Port. S-Still free![/color]" He tried to explain to you and Haley but he was delirious, his thoughts were all over the place. "[color=a36209]Y-You can't just-- We are above! We are civilized men! N-Not like monkeys. We are free![/color]"

"[color=royalblue]Psst, Freyr. What do we do about this guy?[/color]" Haley whispered.

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[b]Help, Wanted 2[/b]
~[@AzureKnight] (VRA)~

[quote=Vară Riemsianne][color=ed1c24]“Sir, enough of your nonsense! Know that you stand in the presence of nobility! You should be grateful that someone of my standing even bothered to accept your request. Now tell us who it is we are supposed to be apprehending. The document stated that there was an evil doer who needed to be subdued?”[/color][/quote]

"[color=ivory]Alright, alright. Now listen to this...[/color]" Ian huddled close to you and Neil and began whispering. "[color=ivory]There's been a break-in at the mayor's treasury recently and made off with quite the huge haul. The remaining money has been moved somewhere else safe so that the treasury could be investigated. But here's the thing, I was hired to safeguard the wealth 'cause the town guard's short on manpower. Thus, it's my responsibility to bring back the stolen wealth or at least, bring the thief to justice so that this doesn't happen again.[/color]"

Ian then led the duo to the town hall, which had more guards patrolling than usual due to the robbery. As the treasury guard, Ian was duly let in alongside you and Neil. He then showed them the treasury room, a large room devoid of anything save for an unlit chandelier on the ceiling and some very small windows high up on the walls to let in sunlight.

"[color=ivory]The town money's usually separated into chests and boxes. Each containing a set amount of gold coins for better organization. As the treasury guard, I patrol this room most of the day and have the sole copy to the lock of this room.[/color]" Ian explained, showing off his silver key that would unlock the steel door of the treasury room. "[color=ivory]Unfortunately, I'm not really good at detective stuff so that's why I hired you guys.[/color]"

Neil breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank God. I thought this quest was gonna involve fighting. I mean, it might... but most likely we're just dealing with thieves. We even have the town guard as backup."

"[color=ivory]You two can investigate the room, find anything I missed, or you can talk to the witnesses who caught a glimpse of the break-in. It happened in the dead of night, by the way so there's only a few of them.[/color]"

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[b]Uninvited Guests[/b]
~[@Stern Algorithm]~

The [u]Altissima sisters[/u] have elected to stay at the guild in order to prepare some special cookies for their fellow guildmates. However, everyone including Bart had left for their quests or personal errands, leaving the [u]Liliraune[/u] alone in the Guild headquarters.

They would expect the place to be quiet save for themselves yet as they approached the kitchen, they would hear noises of drawers opening and the minor clanging of utensils and other sounds of ransacking. Thieves and robbers, perhaps? Believing the Guild to be deserted? The [u]sisters[/u] could hear voices from the kitchen should they press their ears against the closed doors.

"[color=fff79a]Man, they've got a lot of food in here![/color]"

"[color=aba000]Yeah, yeah! They're all so yummy![/color]"

"[color=fff79a]Hey, hey! Why don't we snag us a man while we're here?[/color]"

"[color=a36209]That's a good idea! ...Which one, though? The redhead guy?[/color]"

"[color=aba000]Nah, nah. There's something off about him... What about the knight guy?[/color]"

"[color=fff79a]He feels like he's already in love with someone though... Ah, I know! Let's just take the plain guy![/color]"

"[color=aba000]Yeah, yeah![/color] [color=a36209]Plain boy is perfect![/color]"

The voices were female, and sounded very young. Like teenagers giggling about gossip. The door was a bit ajar, allowing the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] to get a peek within the invaded kitchen. They would see a couple of figures, none of whom bode well for the lone [u]Liliraune.[/u] They could see a fair-skinned girl with insect features about her, particularly a cockroach with their black-brown wings and appendages; a Devil Bug. The other girl they could see had the ears and the tail of a mouse; clearly a Large Mouse.

Neither of these monster species usually came alone. Who knows how much more of them were in the kitchen, let alone the Guild?