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[color=DEBA42]LOCATION:[/color] Edge Of The Blue - Luma Pools
[color=DEBA42]WORD COUNT:[/color] 1,044(+2 EXP)
[color=DEBA42]MENTIONS:[/color] Link / Ace Cadet / Geralt directly.
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For the most part, these folks had been pretty nice so far. Mirage wasn't quite sure why Link looked so suspicious of the bananas like they were rigged to explode or something, and grew even more confused as he asked his questions. Suspicious people? News flash to Mister 'Suddenly My Hands Are Fine', but he's the guy on the living ship commanded by a sharply dressed turtle-squid-man along with an entire circus worth of weirdos. Sassy thoughts aside, Mirage shook his head as a starting response. [color=DEBA42]"Uh, no? Don't think so. I saw some weird dinosaurs draped in leaves and sentient ice cream, though."[/color] Realizing the absurdity of his claim, he shiftily looked away, eyes half-lidded. [color=DEBA42]"I [i]wish[/i] that second part was a joke."[/color] He said dryly, the topic quickly changing to Link wanting some of the banana hoard. [color=DEBA42]"Knock yourself out, they're for everybody after all!"[/color] 

He brought his enthusiasm back in spades, confidence flowing again as he wandered over with the man to watch him cook. Mirage personally didn't know how to cook much aside from his family's signature Pork Chop recipe, but he could see the talent behind what was being done with these fruits. With a light request to dig in, he decided to reward his labor by trying out some of the roasted bananas Link made. His cocky smile melted into bliss, the man speechless as he began eating after the effort put in from the trip. He wasn't a huge seafood guy, but he definitely wanted some sort of meat to go with the fruit as well, though he made sure to not be grubby as he had plenty of fruit to bide him later if need be. He distracted himself by observing his surroundings, noting that King Bowser was still roasting that angry midget. Jeez, they were really causing a mood whiplash here, and though The King surely needed to put a commoner in his place or whatever, it was really unpleasant.

... Almost as unpleasant as the zombies. He watched one attempt to do a backflip with surprisingly efficiency until it bunked the landing. Ouch, at least this made them seem a lot more harmless. This was around the same time his eyes caught view of what he thought he hallucinated earlier; A man who was HUGE. And he had a horn on his head. A giant, hulking unicorn guy... What the hell. He would've said something, but the big man spoke first; Thanking him for the food he brought back. His nerves about the man suddenly calmed, he knew quite a [url=https://apexlegends.fandom.com/wiki/Gibraltar]giant[/url] himself who had just about the most jolly and bright disposition he'd ever seen. It should've taught him to not fear someone just because of their height. [color=DEBA42]"Hey, not a problem. Ah- Didn't get your name, big guy..."[/color] He commented awkwardly, though not in an offensive manner. He just genuinely wasn't sure who the big man was, but wasn't about to disregard his friendliness. 

He listened in at what else was going on, specifically that green midget calling everyone 'Mooks'. Now, he was familiar with mooks. He knew a mook. [url=https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/about/characters/bangalore]A grunt of the IMC, but one of the best competitors in the Apex Games.[/url] If she was what being a mook was, then that was acceptable enough for him. But not specifically from some lanky-yet-short stached jerk. Though Bowser seemed to be putting him through a bit of turmoil, or it seems the guy got betrayed in some manner. Mirage decided it'd be best to cut the dude a break personally, though he wouldn't say anything to the man himself at the moment as he was still gleaming with attitude.

Mirage was surprised with the noisy activity that someone had approached him directly, the young man surprising Mirage a bit but not in a bad way. He offered a wide grin, the question of coming along with them was such a casual one and the man could hardly contain himself at the opportunity, even with the danger presented. [color=DEBA42]"Come along? Well, uh,"[/color] He stumbled over his words, noting that they didn't even know each-other's names. He introduced himself as [i]the[/i] Ace Cadet, and Mirage thought that was kind of a mouthful, but he'd figure out nicknames later. [color=DEBA42]"Mirage, good to meet'cha."[/color] He introduced himself for what felt like the third time today, though that wasn't a bad thing. Not like everyone was just magically eavesdropping on all of his conversations. Right? [color=DEBA42]"Heck, I've seen quite a bit of danger with my Guild work, so why not? If you guys are going to the Bottomless Sea to stop some bad news, you could probably use a few extra hands on deck, right? I've heard nothing but scary stuff about that place."[/color]

This carried off to some old guy seemingly poofing in from nowhere, and declaring some guy named Grimy-Bread was alive, or something? He noticed that girl from earlier getting excited, along with Ace Cadet, and a few others he hadn't even met yet. That girl that called out to him from the boat seemed to start a sort of toast in the honor of Grimy-Bread, and Mirage almost jumped into the celebration, though her words stopped him cold. His mind tried to process her words, finding himself losing his confident composure momentarily, before he snapped back into it. That must've been the name of a pirate crew or something super dangerous at the Bottomless Sea, and home was whatever region of the world they'd came from, yeah? Man, thinking they came from all walks of life sure was interesting. Maybe one of those regions held answers to where his mom was? He pushed back his thoughts, instead raising what was left of his own fruit with a grin. 

[color=DEBA42]"I don't quite get the whole Seeker thing, but a friend ending up alive is definitely a reason to celebrate, yeah?"[/color] There's that bombastic Mirage! Yeah! He just needed to keep that up. [color=DEBA42]"To your guy's friend, and hopefully a safe voyage through the Bottomless Sea!"[/color]

Mirage laughed in his own head, a bead of sweat he could use the fire as an excuse for going down his forehead. [i][color=DEBA42]Ahah, right... They say nothing short of horrible things about that place. Who knows what the hell's out there...?[/color][/i]