[Date: Tuesday, Ramuh 17th - Wednesday, Ramuh 18th. Time: Late at night. You can tell by the varying date.] [Place: Firaga and Ice. They've got quite a crowd tonight, lots of people coming in and even more staying for drinks. Many many drinks. The alcohol is open tonight, so if the kids want to try it they can. (although their parents might have taboos against it)] [You guys got wherever you want to be to start off, what have you. Uh, there IS a stage up tonight, (which might explain the crowd), but nobody's performing. Yet.] [Session START!] * Kupel is seated at a stool, talking to the bartender. Looook... I have the cash to pay for it.... lemme drink from one of those larger cups you give the clavatsh, huh? * Kupel laughs. Hey Harmony! Try some of this stuff, it's great! [The Yuke bartender just stares at Kupel. "No. You have already consumed too much alcohol."] Kupo! Aww. * Sai_Link walks in rather quickly, wiping sweat from his forehead. He sits down heavily at the nearest free seat, he doesn't care where or who's near. * Kupel waves a paw at Sai Hey there * Kupel sets her moogle-scale mug down * Sai_Link doesn't look up just yet. He does tiredly wave at the voice, though. You alright, Sai -kupo? * Mona is not there yet. But she'll most likely be there soon? * Sai_Link waves at the voice again, looks more like batting at it. * Mona strolls in with a gleam in her eye and a smile of satisfaction on her face. She's decked out like normal, book in-arms as she goes over to the bar. * Kupel waves at mona. "Hiya kupo!" * Mona smiles, as she was already, but doesn't wave, acknowledging with only an odd tilt of the head, at least, if you don't speak moogle. "Kupel." She flips a coin up to the bar. "Mug of wine." * Ezen Dar steps in, dragging poor Xanithern behind her by the arm. "Come on, it'll be fun!" She keeps pulling him, keeping his arm out of reach of his chalkboard so he can't, technically, object. [The Yuke takes a Lilty mug (which is the biggest they have) and fills it with wine, sliding it over to Mona.] ( How large is a moogle mug? ) (Small. Really samll.) * Mona takes it and nods at them. "Thanks." She slips the book under her arm and takes a sip, eyeing Kupel as if trying to figure something out. * Kupel blinks. What's up, Mona? * Kupel tilts her head. Mmm? Only finally getting something but nobody would understand except Sai over here *nudges him slightly*, but he's looking mopey. * Xanithern doesn't object as he's pretty much yanked in by a selkie. How embarrassing. His eyes may object, but Ezen isn't exactly able to fully see his expression. He lets out a glare through the helmet at the world in general. I see, kupo. * Kupel frowns. * Mona takes another sip. "I'm also trying to figure out how drunk you are." She glances over at the loud Selkie and Yuke couple. Aww, aren't they cute. * Kupel glances at the couple Well, not TOO drunk ... well, depending on how you define "too drunk", kupo * Ezen Dar pulls the Yuke over to the bar. "Heya guys!" She flicks her hair with her off-hand and 'gets' Xanithren a seat, smiling. "What're you up to tonight?" I think I can still fly pretty well... I'm celebrating, Kupel is trying to convince me she's not drunk, and Sai *hipchecks the seat again* is moping. * Mona looks at Xani. "And you're no doubt having worlds of fun." Wonder what he's down about... * Kupel frowns ( Sai is not moping. Sai is FORKING EXHAUSTED. ) * Xanithern staggers into the seat and just looks at Mona. It's not a happy look. It's a 'don't say *anything*' look. (Which looks a lot like moping when you're not talking.) (^_~) * Ezen Dar makes a pouty face. "Aww, what's wrong poor Saie-Waie?" * Mona look away from Xani, more towards Ezen, and takes another drink. "We'll find out when he gets his breath back, I guess. Give him a break. Not everyone comes to a bar to socialize." She smiles a quirky grin. eAww.... but socializing is the best part kupo! * Xanithern gives Mona a steady, soul-piercing look. * Ezen Dar giggles. "But it's the best thing to do here! And Xanithern needs to do so much more of that. Don't ya?" She pauses for a moment. "Of course you do!" * Xanithern looks to see if he can reach his board to "speak" yet. * Mona takes another sip. "It's certainly not bad." She scans the crowd she can see, a little, with her eyes. * Ezen Dar has let go of Xani's arm, letting him do his writing again. * Harmony wanders into the bar. * Xanithern almost yanks it away from Ezen, rubbing where she was holding, then scritching something on the chalkboard quickly, holding it so mostly just Ezen can see but others can if they crane their necks. It'll be obvious that they're trying to read it though. ~Must you put so many words in my mouth?~ * Ezen Dar grins. "Well, you're not using it." * Mona waits for Ezen to respond before she goes and tries to catch the conversation, which may be difficult for the 4 and a half foot tall woman, then puts down her book with a *THUD* before rubbing her forehead. ~I use it plenty. To eat. That is what it is for.~ * Xanithern then looks solidly at Mona. You sure that's *all* you use it for? * Harmony walks towards the bar. Then takes a step back. Then forward again... then back. She looks like she's trying to work up the nerve to approach. Whatcha readin there, Mona? * Kupel tilts her head. "kupo?" * Ezen Dar looks back at Harmony. "Hey, Harmony! Come on over here!" * Harmony blinks a few times. Nervously she makes her way over. "Um... Hi." * Mona looks back at Xani and says, "It's my journal, Kupel. No reading tonight." Ooh, okay, kupo * Xanithern then looks at Ezen at her question and says nothing. Well, he always says nothing but he doesn't write anything either * Kupel returns to chatting with various other patrons while she's here. She flies wobbily! * Mona glances after Kupel and takes another sip before saying, "So, Ezen Dar, how did you and Xanithern meet up? He doesn't exactly seem like he'd seek you out." * Xanithern looks at Mona and signs quickly. ~I didn't." (It's because I have barely started drinking and have the body mass of a pro wrestler.) (... Er, I mean, I'm a light fairy drinking evil wine!) Oh, a little bird told me that Xani here was being a grouch and I decided to open him up to the world. * Xanithern eyes Ezen and scribbles out a quick message. ~You believe anyone who does not buy into your way of thinking is a grouch.~ * Harmony takes a seat at the edge of the group. * Sai_Link stirs, lifting his head. Slowly, suppressing a yawn. * Ezen Dar smiles and gives Harmony a grin. "So why're you here?" She ignores Xani's 'statement', as her attention is directed elsewhere. * Mona chuckles faintly, and mutters, "I'm all for an open world, but dragging people's a good way to get 'em unhappy. Call it something I'm really good at knowing." Ummm.... Ummm... * Harmony pokes her fingers together. "I don't know..." * Mona then knocks on Sai's head, but is _still_ more or less looking at Xani. "Morning, Sai Link." * Sai_Link blinks. "... morning?" * Ezen Dar signals to the Yuke bartender for two drinks, and promptly gets them, sliding one to Harmony. * Sai_Link looks around, again slowly. "It's morning...?" * Harmony blinks at it. *blink* * Harmony then blinks at Ezen. *blink* * Mona breaks contact with Xani and looks down at Sai. "... Don't tell me you were seriously that down." ( ... Can Harmony fly when drunk? ) * Ezen Dar takes a sip. "Come on! It's light, not even a moogle can get drunk off of it." She swishes it. "I doubt they put any alcohol in this stuff." (Harmony isn't a moogle. >_>) ... down? * Xanithern turns his head to stare at Mona's statement for a moment. Regardless of her no longer looking at him. Uh... let me gather my thoughts. I sound like an idiot. * Sai_Link sits up fully, closing his eyes and shaking his head. * Mona smile faintly in amusement. "Good idea." * Sai_Link opens his eyes again. "... I'm still here. Is it morning? It doesn't seem like it... I must have passed out, didn't think I was that tired..." * Xanithern doesn't say anything to Sai Link's comment. Let him hang himself. * Xanithern does look at him though. Don't think he's seen him before Umm... (Xani doesn't say anything anyways.) * Mona catches Xani's stare, then looks back down at Sai. "It's not morning, you Siren-taken fool, you just were lying there." Since before I came in. *sip* * Sai_Link blinkblinks. "... well, the idea was to get something to drink, relax and catch my breath, then get back to the forest." * Xanithern still stares at Sai. Stare It's ... extremely tiring. I've been trying and trying to get those solo chains down, pushing harder and harder... I'm having no luck. * Sai_Link sighs. "I can do them every now and then." * Harmony looks down at the drink, then back to Ezen. "Um... I c-can't accept this..." * Nikki comes walking in! She looks like she usually does: grinning and probably up to something. Or nothing at all, maybe. She looks around. * Mona puts the mug up on the bar, then gets up on a stool with a hop. She IS a Lilty. "Still don't want the help?" Awww, why not? * Ezen Dar waves at Nikki with a BIG grin. "Hey Nikki!" * Nikki perks as she hears that, then waves back. "Hey, Ezen Dar!" Now she's heading to the bar. Uh oh. Well, now that I've tried and failed, sure! Help would be good. * Harmony starts "B-because..." But she stops when she loses attention. * Mona rolls her eyes, then takes another drink, before saying, "Figured it out today, finally." * Sai_Link straightens. "Something cold. Really really cold. And bitter." He digs out a few gil and tosses them down. Cold and bitter? Why'd you want to drink something like that? To wake up. * Nikki is there, smiling at Sai Link. * The bartender looks at Sai Link and shrugs, putting down something very cold and very bitter for Sai Link. * Sai_Link blinks, and looks at who he just answered by reflex. ( A cold, bitter GLARE! XD ) * Nikki keeps smiling at Sai Link. She's an exceptionally pretty Clavat girl with short, curly golden hair, blue eyes, and some freckles. Oh, and she's wearing a duster. So where have you been Nikki! I've been waiting forever for you! I had to put the chocobos away. You know that. * Harmony looks into her drink. * Nikki sticks her hand out to Sai Link. "Hi. I don't think we've met. I'm Nikki." * Sai_Link is a bishi Selkie. But aren't they all? He's got looong blue hair, in two ponytails. * Sai_Link extends a hand. "Sai Link." * Ezen Dar seems to have forgotten about Harmony. Which is probably a good thing. "You mean you weren't talking with Leran instead, hmm?" She gives a wry grin. * Sai_Link does the hand-shaking thing, then pulls it back to grab the drink he just ordered. "To answer you question..." It's to wake up with. * Sai_Link guzzles the stuff, wincing. * Mona takes another sip out of her BIG GULP Lilty wine mug, and after Sai doesn't respond to what she said, instead responding to Nikki, she says, "There. Another person you can't say I know that you don't." * Xanithern is one of the few who doesn't look up at Nikki as she comes in. He looks at Harmony instead. Horror of horrors. [The stuff is strong. Very strong. And cold. You coulda sworn they cast Blizzara on it before they served it, it's that cold. Don't let your tongue touch the mug.] * Nikki shakes Sai Link's hand, then sticks her tongue out at Ezen Dar. "He can't follow me around *everywhere*, you know." Seems like it to me. Did you finally let him go home for the night then? ~_^ * Sai_Link guzzles until he can't take it, then slams it down, and shakes his head like a maniac, "brrrrrrrrrr"ing. * Harmony looks up from her drink to see she's being looked at. She quickly turns her attention to the side. Floor! Floor is good! ... okay, I'm awake. * Xanithern keeps staring. You were awake before. * Nikki snickers. "Yeah, Ezen Dar. I finally let him go home for the night." No, not really. * Harmony glances back up briefly, sees she's still being stared at, and returns her gaze. She fidgets. * Nikki slides into an empty seat. She looks over at the selkie and the yuke. "Xanithern, stop scaring Harmony. * Ezen Dar accidentally nudges Harmony and keeps talking to Nikki. "So did you hear anything new?" * Xanithern glances at Nikki for a minute and writes her a note on the chalkboard. ~I merely wanted her to finish what she was saying.~ * Nikki blinks. "Oh. Did you tell her that?" * Harmony is nudged. She jumps, startled, then returns to her position. She inches her chair away a bit too, to keep it from happening again. Huh? Right, where was I... oh, yeah. Mona, I was going to ask you. How - do- you do it? * Nikki looks over to Ezen Dar. "Um... not really. I've been getting ready to go on the caravan." She smiles sheepishly. "Not a whole lot of time for gossip." ~Tell her what?~ Oh. Too bad, too bad. Lotsa stuff has been going around. Even about you. * Ezen dar smiles. * Nikki laughs. "Yeah? What about me?" It can't be anything *bad*. * Mona chuckles slightly. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you how I do it, Sai." * Sai_Link grins a bit. "I'll believe anything you say, Mona." * Mona chuckles to herself and holds the mug up to her lips, not drinking. "Oh, well then, if you will, I hear a certain Selkie has been asking around about you." Then she takes a sip. Wonder if she's covering a smile. You mean beyond your boyfriend and how you bribed Mog to get the journal-writing position? ~_^ ... * Xanithern then glares at Ezen quickly and scribbles quickly. ~She did not "bribe" anyone. She is well suited to the position.~ * Sai_Link quirks an eye. "Really?" * Ezen Dar again doesn't read, letting Nikki reply to the statement. * Nikki folds her arms. "I didn't bribe him." She grins. "Didn't have to." * Ezen Dar smirks. "Thought so. You're too good for that." (Xani doesn't know rumors too well, does he?) * Mona stops drinking and puts the mug down. "You're the one who said you would believe me. How often do you try to hold a spell, Sai?" * Xanithern eyes Ezen curiously and turns the board over adding ~What would you bribe a moogle with anyhow?~ * Harmony gets up and speaks! "I... I should go. Th-thanks for the drink." She shuffles towards the door. (Sure he does. Well, perhaps he does. He doesn't pay any attention to them anyways.) * Sai_Link glances around for a moment, before looking back at Mona. "Normally, I haven't even had magicite untilo recently." This last day, though... a lot. * Harmony never actually touched the drink. It's still good! * Nikki grins at Ezen Dar before turning and ordering hot chocolate. The girl is addicted to hot chocolate. * Xanithern stares at Harmony as she goes, then raises an eyebrow at Nikki silently. * Ezen Dar takes another drink, then watches Harmony leave. "You know what's up with Harmony? She didn't touch her drink." * Sai_Link waves at Harmony as she makes to leave. "Seeya!" * Mona chuckles faintly and looks at the mug, waiting for Sai to finish his wave before saying. "Really held it, huh? Just... sat there? And let the power sit?" * Sai_Link thinks. "Not as such, no." * Nikki waves. "Bye Harmony!" A couple of minutes at most. * Harmony is gone. Gone! * Mona taps a finger on the book, with a hard tap. "So. How do you plan on letting the magic flow through your blade, while you're focusing... if you're not equally familiar with them both?" * Sai_Link hmms. "I've been practicing with Poison a lot. I'll probably do better with magic, considering I have trouble cutting a straw dummy in two." * Mona makes an amused snort. Yes, it can happen. * Nikki stirs her cocoa, humming to herself. * Xanithern then glances at Sai Link and listens intently. Or does something intently. You never can tell. I'm becoming familiar with it real quick. The thought had occured to me that I need to get better at magic before I can get better as solo chains. * Mona says a little harshly, "Well, guess you got a little something in there after all." Runic, too. * Mona takes another sip, before sighing. "You'll get it eventually. Both of 'em. Should ask the triplets about the solo chaining. No doubt you'd have it before the end of the week." It's easy- when it works. * Nikki snaps her fingers suddenly and looks to Xanithern. "Hey, we've gotta practice fusions more." * Ezen Dar seems to be getting bored. But it'll be hours and hours before it'll kick in again. * Xanithern then blinks, distracted from his train of thought, whatever that is, then stares at Nikki. * Mona smiles a little faintly. "It's always easy when it works." There's something else. It's not just magic, or Focus attacks. * Xanithern waits after staring for a while, then writes, slowly. ~....noo. *You* have to practice fusions.~ I can go all day with those individually. * Nikki reads that, then grins. Okay, sure. *I* have to practice fusions. Mmm? *sip* Oh. Yes. And you have to practice with me. There's something about a solo chain that's ... draining. I can't place it. * Xanithern looks at Nikki. If he could facefault, he would. And he just may be. But he's got a helmet in the way. Lucky for him. * Nikki doesn't seem to mind. She goes back to sipping her cocoa. * Mona looks down at the mug, holds up a finger to Sai, and downs the rest. How much was there? You'll never know. * Xanithern suddenly hangs his head and slumps. * Nikki blinks. "Uh, are you okay?" * Sai_Link glances over at Nikki's conversation momentarilly. * Ezen Dar hops down, signaling to one of the young boys sitting at the tables. "Look, I got somethin' I need to take care of. See ya later Nikki." She pats Nikki on the back, and with a grin, makes her way over to the boy with Selkie Speed (tm). * Xanithern shakes his head at Nikki's comment and looks up startled, letting out a very faint squawking-type noise. Yeah, okay Ezen Dar. * Nikki keeps peering at Xanithern. * Xanithern peers back. And he's a Yuke, so he has a +2 racial bonus in peering. * Sai_Link frowns, his eyes following Ezen Dar. (The boy is a Clavat, by the way.) * Mona thumbs out another coin onto the bar and looks at the Yuketender. * The Bartender looks back. More wine? * The Bartender pours more wine in and takes the coin, the currency disappearing beneath its robes. * Sai_Link grabs his Supah Bitter, and takes a considerably smaller drink of it, continuing to watch Ezen Dar. * Nikki peers at Xanithern! Peer! * Ezen Dar is talking and flirting with the boy like he was an old lo- err, close friend. * Xanithern keeps peering back. Let's see who gives first. * Nikki peers. Bring it on. (probibly the one with eyelids to blink :P) (Xani might have eyelids!) * Mona takes a sip of the fresh mug and exhales tiredly, looking over the starefest before saying, "So, another fetching Selkie, Sai?" * Xanithern ends up writing. ~Why are you looking at me that way?~ The way she announced her intentions caught my ear. *he laughs to himself* And it doesn't hurt to look, does it? * Nikki reads that. "Because that's how you look at me, so I figured it was fair? Besides. You never answered my question." * Mona looks over at the conversation Ezen is having with the boy and says, "Only when you're really unlucky." She takes a sip. "Which should be a good sign for you." ~What question?~ If you're all right. You sorta nodded off there, or something. Slumped. ~That's a question?~ It ended with a question mark, so to speak. So yeah. ~A rather irrelevant one, then.~ * Sai_Link gives up on watching Ezen Dar, and turns back to Mona. "I wonder how long until we fight something for real." * Nikki shrugs. "So? Answer it." * Sai_Link glances at Nikki and Xani again. ~No?~ * Nikki grins. "So you're not okay?" * Mona mms. "It'll come soon enough, I think. Although it'll be nice to see something besides a rabite... briefly." She takes a sip. "Done staring at the women yet tonight? Seems that exhausting training gives you quite the eye for the fairer sex." * Xanithern shakes his head. * Nikki raises an eyebrow. "So you *are* okay." * Xanithern shakes his head. It's not the training. It's the ice cold bitter. (She's just jealous 'cause I'm cuter than she is. ;P) * Nikki nods. "So you're not okay." * Xanithern just stares at Nikki now. Nothing quite like it to knock you back into full awareness. * Nikki beams. "Is that your final answer?" * Xanithern rolls his eyes and stands up. Yeah, that and whatever you're drinking. * Sai_Link points at Xani and asks Mona, "Do you know the Yuke?" * Nikki watches him stand. "Man, can't even be concerned about somebody these days." * Mona looks over at Xani, who is standing, and says, as she puts down her mug, "Yeah. Xanithern. Also, clearly, on the caravan." * Xanithern turns to leave. Leaving now. Yeah, okay. Bye Xanithern. Nice talking to you, too. * Nikki goes about drinking her cocoa. * Sai_Link waves at the leaving Xanithern. Wave! * Mona watches him go and says with a faint smile, "He's what you call a private sort. I think me and him will get along well." * Mona picks up the mug and sips before saying, "Well, except him not understanding moogles, but that's a fairly common flaw. Hello, Nikki." * Sai_Link waves at Nikki next. Wave! ( ~I understand moogles perfectly. It's just that they're stupid.~) (Hence Mona's statement.) * Nikki waves. "Hey, Mona. Just notice I was here?" She doesn't sound offended. * Mona chuckles. "No, I knew you were there. Sai was ignoring me." * Nikki snickers. "I get it. I'm less interesting to talk to than Sai Link." * Sai_Link grins, and shrugs his shoulders. "Nothing to be ashamed about." ( Smooth >.> ) Who said I was ashamed? * Mona rubs her neck and says, "In truth, we were just talking about something Ran Dom showed us. Well, that, and me mocking him slightly." Yeah? What'd he show you? * Mona elbows Sai. "Well, showed Sai Link." * Sai_Link tilts his head momentarilly. "Something harder than a Fusion." ( How to eat a hat. ) (AND LIKE IT.) * Nikki tilts her head. "Yeah?" She still doesn't sound impressed. ( It could be a handy skill out in the wilderness! ) (Possibly.) * Mona takes a sip, and says with the fake lilt of 'Oh, I don't care, really,' "Oh, and I was trying to slip in the fact that I've completed a lifelong dream, but whenever I try to mention that, he starts staring at a woman, so it's been slow going." * Nikki laughs. * Sai_Link adopts a deep, spooky voice. At least a mocking parody of one. "Chains. Linking Magic and Focus Attacks in betwixt each oth- huh?" I do believe I have proven my case. I see what you mean. * Mona takes a larger drink. * Sai_Link laughs, then shifts his gaze to Mona. "Okay, then. Does this count as staring at a woman?" * Nikki snickers. * Nikki goes back to drinking her cocoa. * Mona looks over at Sai, then snorts. "Don't try that on me, Sai Link Green, it won't work." She holds up her right arm bangle and taps the strange question- mark filled blueish magicite. Question Marks. * Sai_Link looks at the magicite. "Did you figure it out?" * Sai_Link glances at his own wrist momentarilly- the green Poison magicite is fastened to the bell to the green armband. * Mona says, "Yes," then laughs a little. "Kupi was standing there, and then suddenly... it clicked, and flowed and..." she snickers to herself. "Pow." Big pow? No, which I suppose is lucky, since Question Marks is... unpredictable. What's it do? * Sai_Link nods, brow furrowed in thought. * Mona takes a sip, then says, "Usually? Hurts. But it's... Monster Magic is less than predictable, sometimes. Shoat below, the magicite has QUESTION MARKS in it. I'm lucky it didn't drop a giant weight on her head." * Sai_Link blinks. "... that would be bad." That's an understatement. Well, it'd only be fair, since she's been burning me for... a long time. * Nikki snickers. "Yeah. That crazy training thing you do." It's only crazy if you forget the Cure. * Mona chuckle-snorts. "Yeah. That crazy training thing." ... I'm somewhat surprised my brother didn't think of that. Fighting and moving while on, or through fire. ... and I'm somewhat glad he didn't. * About this time a pitch-black moogle with a blood-red pompom busts in. He's wearing a leather jacket and a backwards cap and surveys the scene. Finding the his quarry with a hardcover book in hand, he flies over to the assembled group. "Kupo, you're part of the damn caravan from this town, right punks?" He can't be much older than some of the moogles who tried out earlier, but his mouth... * Mona says, with tinges of sarcasm, "Probably. You know that fire... burns you? It's really quite something, that burning fire.." ( Palette-swapped Mog! ) * Nikki eyes the new moogle. "Who's askin'?" * Sai_Link frowns at the clearly Evil moogle. He doesn't confirm the moogles suspicions. He stays quiet, and slips tiny bars into the bells on his wrists. * Mona blinks a few times, with those big blue eyes, and lets the mug rest on the bar. * The moogle takes out the book and flips it to a page, and pulls out a pen (non-mechanical) and ink well. "Name's Mogen, bitches. I'm takin' care of your mail, so I need ya to all put yer names here so I know who I'm delivering to. Got it?" Oh, *you're* our mail moogle. ... not often you see a black moogle. Wanna make somethin' of it? * Sai_Link grins. "You first." Watch it punk, I've taken on clavats twice your size, and four times as manly. And those were the girls. * Nikki laughs. Okay, hand over the book so I can sign. * Mogen hands it over. * Mona snickers to herself and then speaks up, saying, "Black moogle's not that big a deal anyway, and Sai *elbow*, try NOT to annoy the person who will be carrying your letters too early in your career." * Nikki takes the book and probably the pen and ink. * Sai_Link oofs. "Wasn't planning on it." Obviously not what he -wanted- to say. * Nikki dips the pen, then signs. Her signature's very nice. "There." * Mogen looks over it to make sure it's in order. "And you two?" * Nikki finishes off her cocoa. * Mona says with a slight head-quirk, "Yes, us too." * Sai_Link lets Mona have the great honor of signing before him. Ladies first, and all. (Again: Chivalry isn't dead, it's just stupid.) * Mona takes the book, thunks it down on top of her own book, and signs. Appears she is also a practiced hand at writing. Even with a BIG GULP (and a half) of wine. ( Feat: Chivalry. -1 to Int Bonus. ) * Nikki sets her mug down and gets to her feet. "I've gotta go. Nice meeting you, Sai Link. Good luck chasing us down, Mogen." * Mona hands the pen to Sai and turns the book towards him. "Can't be that hard. We've got a Wumpus." * Sai_Link takes the pen next and signs before Mona can move it. * Nikki waves cheerfully and heads off! * Sai_Link signs! In addition to the signature, there's a tiny crane symbol after his name. Mogen? *hands the book to the moogle, and sets the ink/pen on top of it.* Sai Link Green. * Mogen takes the book and grins. "Mmmhmmm, thanks Pokey. You three screwballs know where I could find the rest of your crazy train?" The Library seems to be a good bet, as does the forest. You missed two of them here earlier. * Mona shakes her head. "Should be easier than that." * Mogen spews out a string of curses and cusses. "Geeze, I'll get the rest of the gang later then." The Arata family has a shop. So do the Hasgords. * Sai_Link nods in agreement. "And then there's always hunting them down at their homes." * Mona reaches back and grabs her mug. Yeah, whatev. See ya on the roads, if not sooner. * Mogen flies out. "Kupo, biatches!" is his departing phrase. ... nice fellow. Really knows his common. * Sai_Link watches him go. "Such a unique grasp on the language." * Sai_Link eyes whats left of his drink, squinting. [The drink looks at Sai Link back. o_o] * Mona takes a long drink, then says, "Well, at least he's got a good look." She brushes her lapis brooch with her hand. * Sai_Link shoves off from the bar, and stands. ... well. I'm guessing you're not up for anythign at this hour. Although if you are, I'm heading back out to the forest to practice more. Mmm. Well, people who read all the time are the ones who invented burning the midnight oil. * Mona continues, "Just give me a second. Shouldn't waste the wine. After all. Celebrating." she takes a longer drink, then chuckles. "A very sedate celebration." * Sai_Link remarks dryly, "Congratulations." I expect I'll get the same party once I manage Runic. * Mona smirks. "Oh yes. I'll even let you buy your own drinks. After, of course, I prove it in a field test." * Mona takes another long drink. * Mona then puts down the mug and picks up her book before hopping off the stool. * Sai_Link snickers. "I'll take you up on that." * Mona rubs her neck. "Well, to whenever you figure out your own piece of the mysteries of the universe, then. Let's get out of here." * Sai_Link starts a walkin'. And that's just what he'll do, someday he'll just walk all over you. Well, and out the door! * Mona follows! And she's not wobbling. Really.... okay, maybe a little. Darn LILTY BIG GULPs. [End!]