[center][h2][color=BB2F56]Ichiban[/color][/h2] [b]Lv.[/b] 1 ██████████ Location: The Under - City of Tears Therion ([@Yankee]), Jesse ([@Zoey Boey]), Omori ([@Majoras End]), Ganondorf ([@Double]) - - -[/center] The City of Tears was a vast locale, a veritable world all on its own, the various sections of the city like separate continents stretched out over an inky sea. Even still, it felt like a [i]city[/i]. Despite its size it was clear how busy things were, people (bug-like or otherwise) milling about, getting from A to B, riding the boats across the water. Everywhere had somebody in it. Except for one specific spot. Somewhere in the heart of the City of Tears was a section of old brickwork and tall pillars that was cordoned off. A few guards stood by the entrances into this square, not only to ward off any passersby from walking in, but also to protect the city from anything that threaten the rest of the city. Because sitting in the center of this city block was a large, round manhole cover, a multi-winged bug with pointed mandibles blazoned on its surface. This, most residents understood, was the entrance to the Royal Waterways; the various sewage pipes and support pillars underneath the main city, now defunct and filled with all sorts of monsters and vile creatures. A creak of rusted metal echoed through the empty square as the manhole opened, pushed upwards by a long arm clad in red. This was followed by the owner of the hand, naturally. A middle-aged Japanese man in a red suit with wild hair, heaving the entrance to the Royal Waterways open. [color=BB2F56]"Geeeeez,"[/color] he sighed, [color=BB2F56]"that thing is heavy..."[/color] Rolling his shoulder, Ichiban lifted a burlap sack up and placed it on the stone floor, climbing out after. [color=BB2F56]"I'm gonna need a serious bath after this one."[/color] He wiggled a foot, flinging a neon orange glob from his shoe. He grabbed the sack again, filled with [url=https://i.imgur.com/pU9pedF.png]viscous elixirs in wide jars[/url] and [url=https://i.imgur.com/rmhA2Gn.png]thin vials of glowing blue liquid[/url]. Hoisting it over his shoulder, Ichiban headed out of the cordoned square. [color=BB2F56]"Time to get you guys back to Dr. Hypatia."[/color] He walked the winding, multi-layered roads of the City of Tears with ease, each step a wet squelch from his drenched shoes. There were multiple routes back to the Sanitarium, but the one Ichiban liked to use took him through the main plaza. Seeing all the lights, all the people going about their business or just taking in the atmosphere, it filled him with a sense of community that he felt he lost somewhere along the way. He couldn't quite place [i]why[/i] though... As he wandered into the plaza, he shifted the sack of medicine on his back, causing its contents to shift. A jagged corner of one of the elixirs dug a hole in the burlap, a hole that quickly widened and dropped the elixir to the ground. [color=BB2F56]"Wuh-oh!"[/color] Ichiban was quick to bundle the sack in his arms to keep any more from spilling out, but had to rush after the lost elixir as it bounced and tumbled across the stones. He caught up to it, just-so coincidentally as it rolled to a stop beside a certain group of new faces. [color=BB2F56]"Yo, Cornifer!"[/color] Ichiban gave the map-maker a wave as he stooped to pick up the elixir. [color=BB2F56]"Any good maps lately? I've been dying to get a better scope of this place."[/color] He only just realized he was interrupting something. He addressed the Seekers, [color=BB2F56]"oh, sorry, didn't see you guys there. I'll let you get back to--"[/color] Ichiban's eyes went wide as he finally got a good look at the group. [color=BB2F56]"Whoa, you guys look [i]awful![/i]"[/color] It took him another comical beat for Ichiban to realize the faux pas. [color=BB2F56]"Ah-ha, I didn't mean it like that..."[/color] He straightened his back, medicinal vials clinking in his arms. [color=BB2F56]"You guys just look like you got hit with some nasty stuff. You all got some of that plague that's out there, right?"[/color] Ichiban raised the one elixir in his hand, as best her could with the sack in his arms. [color=BB2F56]"I was actually takin' this stuff back to the Sanitarium just now. If you want, I'd be happy to show you the way. This place can get a little confusin' to get around."[/color][hr][center][color=bb2f56]712 Words +1 EXP[/color][/center]