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[Color=darkturquoise]Race: [/color]Changeling
[Color=green]Class:[/color] Part-Time Fighter
[Color=cornflowerblue]Location:[/color] Upper Viewing Lounge, Airship to Khorvaire
[b][color=white]Interactions:[/color][/b] Menzai, Arya, Bastion, Gears, [@samreaper], [@Tae], [@Oso], [@potter]
[b][color=white]Mentions:[/color][/b]
[Color=tan]Equipment:[/color]
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[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Lots of Clothes
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Arming sword
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Battle-axe
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Mace
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Daggers
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Bow & Arrows
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Shortsword
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Leather Armor
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Half-plate Armor
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Hide Armor
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Toolkit
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Camping Equipment
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Locked chest filled with old trinkets that ARE NOT FOR SALE
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Magnifying glass
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Diary
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Sketchbook
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Pencils
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Dried and Cured Meats
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Nuts
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Second Locked Chest with self-care products
[Color=mediumpurple]⋆[/color] Bag of holding[/hider]
[Color=lightblue]Attire:[/color] beige trousers, brown tunic, and worn brown boots
[color=brown]Gold Balance:[/color] 3 (on hand)
[Color=silver]Injuries:[/color] None currently
[Color=white]Current Persona:[/color] [b][color=silver]Wendel[/color][/b]
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There was no safe refuge at this bar for Wendel. Perhaps he should have gone to the restroom or followed those airship workers down to the cargo hold. He was sure he'd find the inner workings of such a craft incredible. That and he'd probably waste his entire day just gawking at pipes, cylinders, and tightly sealed valves. 

Instead, he was trapped. Trapped by his few vulnerabilities; a hearty meal, good company, and the extra attention from a woman. Meiyu had been a potential interaction that he managed to endure and eventually become free of but now there was a new contender in Gears. 

A smile. The wink. The two actions barely raised the temperature across his face. However, what she had said about dreaming about him after tipping her, lit his face up like a stovetop burner. He returned a smile and gave her a nod that only served to help him strategically break eye contact. 

[Color=silver]“I-I’m happy I could make you smile and…”[/color] He found it hard to speak and swallowed on nothing but his spit to complete his sentence. [Color=silver]“and thank you for the meal, really.”[/color] He said as he pulled his plate close with one hand while digging into his depressingly filled coin pouch with the other. Once he retrieved a single gold coin, he placed it onto the counter, sliding it to the spot where the plate had been originally. 

Wendel grabbed his fork that looked quite dainty in his rough thick hand, but all it was to him was another tool. He glanced back and forth between Bastion and Arya, noticing they were making conversation. [Color=silver][I]Kindred, these two. They are very bad at- how did Darius word it? Brick breaking? No, no, no… Hmm… It'll come back to me.[/I][/color] His eyes landed on the journal, noting he'd have to read through it again to find his answer. He took his first bite, humming softly as the rich-tasting food traveled down into his tummy. 

[color=77ADFF]“But… even without a bird, you’re not alone, Bastion. You’ve got us now.”[/color]

[Color=silver]“You have me for the time being. For all of today at best.”[/color] Wendel forced a smile, despite his tone lacking its same level of optimism.

[Color=silver]“Oh, and you don't want a pet bird, Bastion. They…”[/color] He brought his tone down to a whisper so as not to ruin anyone else's meal. [Color=silver]“[I]poop[/I] all over reflective things. I've seen it with my own eyes.”[/color] He took another bite of his food but didn't wait to finish chewing to add, [color=silver]“Gret a grood hound,”[/color] he said with a few small nods. [Color=silver]“Isn’t that right, Shifter?”[/color] he asked Menzai before taking another go at his breakfast.

[Color=silver][I]Just you wait, Bastion. You'll have all the friends you could ever want. Only one day to accomplish it but what else is there to do?[/I][/color]

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