03 - Event

[justiceis_hard]

[PHONE]
Is this... common? Suddenly being summoned to murder people you've never even heard of for some... nebulous reward? What is the matter with this place?

[ACTION]
[But, despite his words, the mage sets out on an adventure. He has no idea who he's supposed to be looking for, other than a name: Touko AozakiIs this a man or a woman? He

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Tagging order Touko > Shiki > Anders?

[puppeteerings]

[LUCKY DAY, Anders. You spot your target on the streets, but she's not alone. The name may have been ambiguous, but the picture that came with the letter should help you identify the redheaded woman, but unfortunately, she's in company. With another girl, who has short dark hair, and dressed... strangely even for here. It's a kimono and a jacket, the former which probably looks more like a bathrobe to him more than anything else.

They're talking pretty casually. His target also is smoking.]

That's good news, at any rate. You'll be going for the next one soon?

works for me o/

[emptyshrine]

Obviously. Ahh, I just hope this next target is more interesting. It'd be a shame to have gotten it back and not have any reason to use them.

[Casually talking about killing people, yep it's just another ordinary day...]

Yep!

[justiceis_hard]

[Oh -- well. That was easier than he'd thought. Anders stops a good distance away, before... not so stealthily easing into the bushes. It's probably painfully obvious that he's trying to hide.]

[Especially since the bushes make a good rustling sound and catch on his clothing.]

[Even so! He will... try and sneak toward them. Still in the bushes.]

[puppeteerings]

[Someone didn't put enough point into DEXTERITY and CUNNING...

I MEAN--]

Watch yourself and don't attract too much attention. At least your arms are healing well. ...Oi, you should help me with mine too. [She snorts jokingly, and...

Yeah that rustling was king of hard to miss, especially considering that... the bushes trimmed by local houses can't really compare to that of natural wildlife.

She just taps her cigarette innocuously in Anders' direction, but pretty sure that even if she did nothing, Shiki would have noticed too.]

[emptyshrine]

Seriously? If it wasn't for the fact that there's nothing to do here, I'd complain that that's way too much work, but I guess that wouldn't be so bad.

[Said while sliding her eyes over to where Anders is. Sorry man, but you'll have to do better than that.]

[justiceis_hard]

[WELL someone had to spend points in more important areas!]

[He stops moving, once or twice, to make it seem as if he isn't really tracking them. But, soon enough, he starts moving close again. He's not entirely sure what he'll do... considering all he has is his improvised staff... but...]

[puppeteerings]

[Of course...

...Yeaaaaaah insert awkward silence here.

At least it's short.]

Ah, we're being followed. Oi! you're not very good at hiding, and we know you're there. Will you come out to make this easier for all of us, or will you keep your cover? Go for the latter for too long though, and we'll take that as an open declaration of hostility, so any fighting then will be done for self-defense. [Nevermind the fact that yeah she'll just get Shiki to do the work for her...] You probably don't mind, do you Shiki? [y e p . . .]

[emptyshrine]

[She just sighs.] At least make it interesting, will you?

[justiceis_hard]

[There's a muffled curse -- something along the lines of "Andraste's burned buttocks" -- and, the mage reluctantly disentangles himself from the foliage.]

I'm... not entirely certain I've a desire to make it interesting...

To be honest, I don't know who either of you are, let alone why I'd want to murder you.

[puppeteerings]

I could have set that bush on fire, but I don't have my Runes right now. That's the sort of game that the town's set down, so of course anything suspicious will be immediately frowned upon. I don't know about killing myself, but I do intend on staying alive. A picture came with the letter, so you should at least have a visual reference for the name. Well, is it one of us? [Also thinking that this man is SCREWED if he had Shiki. Would it be interesting to dissuade her from killing him, if that was the case?]

[emptyshrine]

[She gives Anders a look-over, and with her super awesome eye power back now... yep, this would be pretty boring.]

It better not be me.

[justiceis_hard]

I already said I didn't have any intention of--

[He stops, giving them both an odd look.]

Your runes? What are you talking about?

[But he pulls the picture out of a jacket pocket, showing it to them both. Yep, it's Touko.]

[puppeteerings]

Ah, so it's me. Touko Aozaki, right? [She gives a nonchalant shrug.] I usually wouldn't talk about it, but I'm a magus. Without my magecraft, I can't fight, so I'm staying with someone who can. [Thumb jerk towards Shiki.] If you're here to kill me, you haven't been expertly about it either, so are you just out scouting? That's still dangerous. Someone's probably targeting you too, you realize.

[emptyshrine]

[She gives a casual wave.] just a bodyguard here.

[justiceis_hard]

... You're a mage?

[He suddenly sort of looks stricken. Like he can't believe what he's hearing.]

I... was ordered to kill you, yes. But you're a mage. I couldn't -- not without just cause. Which I certainly don't have.

[puppeteerings]

There's a distinct difference between a magician and a magus, but mage is an acceptable all-encompassing term, yes. At least from where I'm from.

[...

Huh? She cocks an eyebrow.] Are you one too? We are sitting ducks without it, so it may explain why you were just stumbling around, but why would that change anything?