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[h1] [color=f7941d]Bardulf Siegfried[/color] [/h1]
[b]Time:[/b] 2:20 pm
[b]Location:[/b] Odds and Ends
[b]Interactions:[/b] Ismale [@Th3King0fChaos], Annya [@princess], Bron [@GingerBoi123]
[b]Equipment:[/b] Leather armor over smallclothes, tooth necklace, warm boots, winter cloak, halberd, and 
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One bedroll
a mess kit
a tinderbox
a waterskin
1915 amas
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Bardulf wandered the shop, picking out his cloak and boots, having paid for them and began to practically pace the shop as he waited what felt like a half hour for any others to show. After the 6th time checking out the window, a slight sigh escaped his mouth and he gathered the attention of his friends that had made it to the shop.[color=f7941d]"Okay you guys...it would seem it is indeed 'just us'. I think the others must be off doing their own fun things."[/color] He did his best to hide the slight anxiety in his voice. [color=f7941d][i]Was I too forward? I hope I didn't pick a bad day to do this. Do the others even wanna be here?[/i][/color] All thoughts he shoved aside after a brief moment of doubt. It was their day off after all. They wouldn't be here if they didn't want to be, so Bardulf resolved himself and pulled out a small [url=https://i.imgur.com/L5Kf0GQ.png]hand-made map.[/url]

[color=f7941d]"The idea for today is to split into two teams. I will lead one team on the Eastern path I've drawn here. Bron, if you wouldn't mind, you could lead a team on the Northern path here. Since there's four of us, that actually makes travelling quieter a lot easier. I went ahead and scouted out the area this morning..."[/color] He pauses as he's sure Annya would give him a tongue-lashing for doing something alone at the crack of dawn, and then would continue with his explanation. [color=f7941d]"...and tied a red-piece of rope onto a tree trunk here."[/color] He points to an arrow drawn at the apex of where the two "paths" meet on the topmost part of his map. He then moves his finger to the southernmost arrow. [color=f7941d]"We will start here and split up, it shouldn't take more than, say, 30 minutes to fully move along the path. The Eastern path takes slightly longer since we need to duck through some heavy trees partway through."[/color] He pauses for a moment, allowing for them to process the information he was giving and making sure that there wasn't any errant confusion before continuing.

[color=f7941d]"Finally....the more fun part. A competition! Between the two teams whoever brings back the biggest game has the 'losers' do their chores for the following week!"[/color] He let a smirk cross his lips, something he quite hardly, if ever, did. He looked to Annya for a brief moment of approval before "sealing the deal" with a clap of his hands. He rubbed them together to generate a small amount of heat between them. [color=f7941d]"The mid-way checkpoint just kind of serves as a way for us to make sure none of us are hurt, and the competition 'ends' when we come [b]back[/b] to the starting point. I appreciate you all coming today, by the way. I've been meaning to be more social lately and this seems like a fun little thing to talk about over dinner."[/color] He smiles warmly, looking around to the group and nodding before finally concluding his little speech.

[color=f7941d]"Right...any questions? Objections? If not....I'll let Ismael and Annya decide who their 'hunter buddies' are."[/color] He says with a slightly awkward chuckle to follow.
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