GamerXZ

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

@GamerXZI think I'm waiting on you unless I missed a post.

@Zarkun

Sorry, took a break to focus on another RP.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

Hey, should one of us bump Nytefall and see if he's still here?

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Mako Kurohiko, Exiled Warrior|Fairy Eatery

@GamerXZ

"A guild? Tempting...but I'm not very fond of living under someone else's chain of command, got enough of that back home, and I don't even know if we'll be staying too long..." Mako raised his eyebrow at this, finding it odd that yet another wizard would be uninterested in joining a guild, though it would seem his lack of interest was from misinformation about the order of a guild than anything else. "We're mainly here to gather some information and have a short break from our travels. Basically, the info we're looking for relates back to my friend here..." A similar reason to his own then. That was two odd coincidences in a row, but he was never superstitious.

It was at this point that the fairy spoke up. "Yep. I got what you humans call a mild form of amnesia. Can't remember where I come from or if I even have any family. We're hoping to find these...fragments, you could say, only problem is I have no idea what these "fragments" even look like, except I felt this...this odd energy emanating from this city...it's a bit hard to explain.." The lack of her full memory clearly bothered the creature, but Mako could offer no assistance to the pair on their search anymore than they could his. Most sane people stayed away from the kind of man that he described.

"Well, we are here for a similar reason then. I am here to see if any of the Guild masters have information on a bandit leader I have been searching for the last five years. This man is the reason I haven't returned to Isvan." Realizing he might have said more than he meant, he resumed eating for a few minutes before speaking again. "Tell me, Alan. How much do you know about a guild's structure?"

@Zarkun

Alan and Aura's eyes widened at hearing Mako's mention about a bandit leader, and even went as far as to share a look but to say nothing. To chase after someone for five years of your life, and that person being the reason you couldn't return home...it honestly made both of their minds run a bit wild with theories. However, for the time being, it was better to stay quiet around a topic so sensitive. Instead, Alan took some bites of his food until he heard Mako's question.

He was quiet for a moment...before laying his fork down and sighing in dismay, "In all honesty, Mr Mako? Less than I probably should...to be honest, I don't really have much experience when it comes to the art of magic or its nature as...well, the community I grew up in was rather xenophobic when it came to anything related to magic. In fact, for the most part it was banned, and anyone who showed even traces of magic was taught to hide it. If you started showing magic in public, you were treated like a heretic, even if you were a child..."

"Alan..." Aura put her hand on his shoulder, "You don't have to say anymore if you don't want to..."

Surprisingly, he smiled and pat her hand in return, "Thanks, Aura...but I'm fine," Or at least he put up the image of being fine, "Most of my experience with magic comes with what I inherited from my late mother and a few books that my friend here was able to smuggle in for me. I guess that's the other reason I travel so much...I want to see what the world has to offer, and what I been missing.." He wiped his face with a napkin, "I guess in that regard, I don't really know much about guilds...perhaps you could fill me in a little, Mr Mako?"

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Well, I hope I've done a good job introducing Alan and Aura to the thread XD

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Mako Kurohiko, Exiled Warrior|Streets of Crocus to Fairy Eatery

@GamerXZ

Mako chuckled at the small argument between Alan and Aura and turned, leading the way to the Fairy Tail themed Fairy Eatery. Upon entrance, it was clear the place border lined between being too fancy and too casual, but the smells of the food were divine, so there likely wouldn't be any complaints about the appearance. He lead the way to the counter and paid for the three of them, waving away Alan's money. "If you only have so much to travel, then allow me to ease some of your financial burden. I make enough from the odd jobs I get to make it to the next town when I am done here." He then lead the way to a table and let everyone split to gather food for themselves. When they'd all sat down, Mako began the conversation. "So I take it you are here to join a guild?"

@Zarkun

The moment they got in the door, Aura abruptly squealed and flew off towards where all the pastries were, eyeing each one and pondering what she would fill her belly with first. Alan could only watch and shake his head, hoping that their guide wouldn't regret his kind offer. Still, he had to admit, the eatery was nice and the food definitely smelled delicious. He went to fill up his own tray and within a few minutes, he and Aura were seated down with Mako.

Alan's tray bordered the line between modest and generous, while Aura's...well, her tray was piled up several times over and looked more akin to a miniature mountain of sugary goodness, ranging from cookies to small cinamon rolls, to some brownies, and, to Alan's surprise, some actual fruit on the side. The wizard couldn't help but comment, "...I hope you plan to share some of that with the rest of us..." In response, he got a cupcake to the face, "....Charming."

After wiping the icing off, he heard Mako's question and decided to get down to business, "A guild? Tempting...but I'm not very fond of living under someone else's chain of command, got enough of that back home, and I don't even know if we'll be staying too long..." He ignored Aura's pouting face and forged on, "We're mainly here to gather some information and have a short break from our travels. Basically, the info we're looking for relates back to my friend here..."

Aura swallowed a mouthful of pastry before nodding, "Yep. I got what you humans call a mild form of amnesia. Can't remember where I come from or if I even have any family. We're hoping to find these...fragments, you could say, only problem is I have no idea what these "fragments" even look like, except I felt this...this odd energy emanating from this city...it's a bit hard to explain.." It was obvious not having full access to her memory was troubling the sprite.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Mako Kurohiko, Exiled Warrior|Streets of Crocus

@GamerXZ

Mako's eyebrows shot up slightly when the fairy flew into sight, but he refrained from commenting. Fairies were both fickle and misleadingly powerful and he had no desire to end up on one's bad side any time soon. The mention of a bakery, however, was odd. "I do not know about a bakery, but I do know of a couple of good eateries near here, and one of them servers a rather addicting series of deserts. I would be happy to pay for our meals, as I have not eaten myself since early yesterday evening and the confrontation I had before I entered the city roused my hunger." Further discussion could be had over food and it would afford a place for a short rest before talking with the guild masters.

@Zarkun

"Oooh! How delightful!" Aura cheered as she clapped her hands together, "I think I like you already, Mr Mako!" She then pointed towards the sky, "Onwards! To glory and many delicious desserts!"

"Oh no, I'm not letting you take our new friend here for all he's worth," Alan cut in, causing her to pout cutely before he bowed his head apologetically, "Sorry about that. My friend here loves anything to do with pastries and baked goods. Honestly, satisfying her cravings can be a full-time job at times. We appreciate the offer, but I would be happy to pay for at least half of our meal...at least that way dear Aura won't eat you out of house and home..."

"Hey, it's not my fault you humans create such irresistible delights..." Not in the mood to argue though, she flew on back to Alan's knapsack.

The wizard-to-be shook his head before turning to Mako, "Lead the way."

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Mako Kurohiko, Exiled Warrior|Streets of Crocus

@GamerXZ

Mako found it odd that the man mentioned having another companion with him, since he himself could see no one else, but did not dig. "So, what brings you to these parts, Mako? Here to try your hand at those Grand Magic Games? Or to take in the sights and what this place has got to offer?" Mako considered simply telling the man that his business was his own, as was the business of the person he was speaking with, but he saw no harm in providing answers, at least to his purpose in Crocus that day.

"I'm here to speak with the guild masters of the participating guilds, not to compete. However, if you're here to compete, you should know only guilds can participate and that tomorrow is the last day of the Games. I came today as they should have nothing extravagant planned with it being a break day for the competitors. What brings you here, Mister..." It was rather rude that the other man hadn't introduced himself, but perhaps he'd forgotten to.

@Zarkun

Alan nodded, as if he had expected such an answer. "Well, if only guilds can participate, I suppose that makes things easier on my front since I'm not really part of any at the moment..." And it was not like he was too interested, either, but he'd keep that little tidbit to himself for the time being. Suddenly, his partner flew out of the bag and yanked on his ear, causing him to yelp, "Oiii! What was that for?!"

"For being an idiot and not bothering to introduce yourself, duh," Now it was Aura's turn to roll her eyes, "Seriously, I knew your village was full of xenophobic pricks but I figured that they would at least install basic manners into you..." She sighed and floated down to Mako's level, "My apologies. This adorable idiot here is Alan. Alan Smith. I'm Aura. We're from a village you probably heard nothing about."

"Some of us are still a bit exhausted from training all morning and then launching ourselves into the sky just because a certain somebody didn't want to bother to get here slowly and safely, remember?" Alan retorted in her direction. As if to confirm what he was saying, one could still hear the guards chuckling to themselves not far off.

"Hey, your fault for going along with it," Aura shrugged in response, which caused him to shut up for the moment. She then turned back to Mako, smiling, "So, you're here to see the guild masters too, huh? Quite the coincidence, that is, since my friend and I happen to want to go see them ourselves...as soon we find the nearest bakery around here."

"You keep eating us out of all our traveling money, you're gonna have to start paying for your own ticket to the pastry buffet." Alan commented towards her, though he didn't mean anything harsh by it as evident by Aura winking in his direction.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Mako Kurohiko, Exiled Warrior|Streets of Crocus

@GamerXZ

Mako had been standing just inside the gate in the market area, looking for someone who might know where he could find the busy guild master of Phoenix Wing, Jamie Beltras, when some one bumped into him from behind, making him stumble forward a couple of steps. Recovering, he turned to face the perpetrator and found they were already apologizing for the mishap as he landed on his rump. "Wahh! Sorry about that!" The young member of the Kurohiko family considered chiding the young man for not paying attention to where he was going, but then he knew that he was as much at fault for it for standing where he was. Offering a hand to the young man, he instead offered a small disarming smile.

"Nothing to apologize for. I should not have been standing where I was." Once the offered hand was taken, he would help him up and mentally sigh. Yet another person taller than himself. Maybe this one won't make any jokes about it though... Realizing he'd not said anything, he opted to introduce himself. "I'm Mako Kurohiko, from Isvan."

@Zarkun

"Nice to meet you, Mako," Alan said in greetings as he let the man help him up before dusting himself off, "Again, sorry about bumping into you like that. I guess I'm still a bit woozy from my trip here..." He made a small pout at the sprite in his bag, "No thanks to my little companion here. Apparently, she wanted to arrive here in style...and by style I mean nearly causing me to crash into the wall around this city..." In response, Aura only stuck her tongue out playfully.

"But I digress..." Letting the matter go, Alan turned back to Mako with a sigh, "So, what brings you to these parts, Mako? Here to try your hand at those Grand Magic Games? Or to take in the sights and what this place has got to offer?" The person before him wasn't as tall, certainly, but Alan was not foolish enough to start making jokes, especially considering the height of his companion and her ability to phase through solid objects.

That, and although he wouldn't say it aloud, being on the roads with himself and just Aura for company tended to get rather dull after a while, so it would be nice to have another of his own kind to chat to for a bit.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

@Zarkun

Finally got that post done. Hope you enjoy XD

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

@Zarkun

Alan took another gulp of his canteen as he walked the road leading towards the capital of Fiore, Crocus. From what he had heard, there was a Grand Magic Games going on there with casters of all types participating to prove their skills. A part of him actually considered taking part and he had a good feeling that he'd be able to get pretty far with his, or rather his Mom's, magical art, Moonless Gown...of course, finding more info on those "fragments" of Aura's took priority, and he wasn't entirely sure if the Games accepted just any sort of magic user that wandered in off the streets.

Thinking about his Mom again made him frown. "Hey Aura?" His partner popped her head out of the bag, "I just wanted to ask...what you think my Mom would think if she saw me right now?" Seeing her tilt her head, he took it as a sign to go on, "I mean...going behind my father's back, running away from home, using magic that was originally hers, taking on bounty hunting jobs, risking my life to save random strangers...this isn't the kind of thing you see many Moms nodding their heads in approval of."

Aura sighed in dismay as she played with her hair, "Alan, you knows that I never met your mother before so asking me for info on her is like asking the moon to turn purple. It's not going to happen no matter how much you want it to..." At seeing the downcast look in his eyes though, she decided that she should say something to liven his mood, "...But, if I were asked to give my honest opinion...I think she'd be proud of you and would want you to do whatever makes you happy with your life," Seeing him tilt his head at her made the sprite smile, amused, "Hey, I'm not entirely dumb when it comes to how you humans operate. You really think you're the first adorable idiot who left their home in the hopes of making it big in the wider world? You aren't, and you definitely won't be the last."

The wizard-to-be wanted to make a retort but Aura cut him off before he could do so, "Look...most families...want what is best for their kids, and from what little we saw in that diary of hers, I think she was the same way..." She finally left the knapsack and flew in front of his face, "Listen to me...we can't go back in time and change what's already happened...but we can work to make the future something worth living for...you wanna honor her memory so bad? Keep doing what you're doing...but don't forget to live your own life as well, got that?"

Alan listened to her words, surprised at how serious she was being...before nodding, "Right...thanks, Aura." He managed a small smile and rubbed her head.

She giggled in response, "Hey, that's what I'm here for...now come on!" She flew up high, "Whip out some of those trampolines of yours and MAYBE we might get to Crocus in time for lunch!"

Knowing that she was messing with him, he obliged and conjured a blue barrier shaped like a disc before him. He stepped on it then began bouncing on it, going higher and higher until he created another one, using the growing momentum and velocity to start bouncing along the terrain, flailing his arms in the air, "WWWaaaahhhhh!!!" Panicking, he kept conjuring the barrier-trampolines of his to keep himself from turning into a pancake on the ground. For some, this would be exhilarating, for Alan?...It was yet another technique of his that was a work in progress.

He bounced along as Aura flew beside him, snickering to herself....until she spotted the wall surrounding the city, "Look out, Alan!"

"Huh?" Alan screamed as he saw the wall coming up so he instinctively conjured a barrier only a few feet from the wall. It caught him in time...only to slingshot him backwards, screaming, into a conveniently-placed tree that broke his fall. He groaned as he laid on a branch with some minor cuts and bruises, "...Well, this beats that time I crashed into that bakery and had to pay for the repairs and all the spoiled goods..."

"Hey, at least we ate well that night," Aura giggled as she floated down next to him, relieved he was ok, "So...need some help getting down?" Before he could answer, the branch snapped forcing her to catch him by grabbing his arm. Despite her small stature, she was remarkably strong, "I'll take that as a yes."

Ignoring the triumphant smirk on her face, Alan rolled his eyes, "Just...get me down already...please?" She obliged and lowered him to where the guards were along with a man with some rather interesting tattoos who was being allowed in.

"Your name?" asked one of them, barely containing the grin on his face.

"Alan. Alan Smith. This here's Aura. My...familiar, I guess you could say." Throwing one final glare at them, Alan walked on...only to bump into the guy in front of him and fall to the ground, "Wahh! Sorry about that!"