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[OPEN] What do you mean I have to pay?!

Jan 17, 2010 18:22

Characters: Luke fon Fabre, anyone who wants
Content: Luke explores his first city and learns a thing or two about commerce.
Setting: The streets of Licere
Time: After Long Night, while The Silvana's still docked in Licere.
Warnings: IDK as of yet, but probably mostly bratty rich kid being bratty.

( This was not going quite as well as he had expected... )

≠ hinamori momo, ≠ luke fon fabre, ≠ yami, ≠ maes hughes

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*is getting images from Disney's Aladdin* XD flyfrommyself January 17 2010, 23:45:58 UTC

Yami had a hat jammed down on his head over a bandanna he'd used to try to tame his hair, and make himself just a bit less . . . identifiable. But really, he needed to get off the ship even if only for a few hours, never mind how inadvisable that might be.

He was enjoying the sights, sounds, smells of the market when he heard voices around the corner - one angry, one almost more startled and confused than anything. And he thought he recognized the startled voice. Sigh . . . might as well go see what the trouble was.

Coming around the corner, he took in the scene at a glance. "Gentlemen, something I can help with?"

Originally it was an apple. I was trying to mix things up but mebbe I shoulda stuck with that. birdcagephoenix January 17 2010, 23:59:28 UTC

Hey, wasn't that voice kind of... familiar? Luke wasn't sure, but it was getting more crowded in front of the pastry vendor and he wasn't sure how well he liked that, since things did not seem to be going in his favor.

Even if the voice was something he'd heard before, the disguise was enough to fool him. Luke was easily fooled and hadn't taken much time to memorize who all he shared his mode of transportation with.

"Well, yeah, maybe!" Luke stumbled over his words just a little, not entirely sure of what to do, "This guy says I have to pay for food. I told him to just send a letter by the manor, but..."

Luke paused to make a face.

"I really don't get what the big deal is!"

LOL no worries! flyfrommyself January 18 2010, 00:33:04 UTC

Ah, right. Yami remembered seeing this guy at Rufus's dinner party the other night. The comments, however, gave him pause.

. . . have to pay . . . send a letter to 'the manor' . . .

Yami couldn't help but stare at the young man for just an instant, but then it hit him. This guy's some kind of noble, isn't he? He probably doesn't know anything about buying and selling. He suppressed another sigh. "To him, it it a big deal. I'll explain in a minute." He turned to the vendor, reaching for a pouch. "What is the item and how much, sir?"

birdcagephoenix January 24 2010, 21:06:26 UTC

"Huh?" What was that guy just looking at him for? Was he feeling sorry for him or something? It rubbed Luke the wrong way, but he managed to keep his complaints to himself and settled for watching as Yami set about paying for the pastry. At least Luke guessed that was what he was doing. It seemed like a huge pain in the rear - yanking out coins to pay for every little thing you wanted.

"Uh, right. So explain," the redhead prompted after he decided that the situation had started to take a more favorable turn.

flyfrommyself January 26 2010, 16:42:15 UTC

Yami hooked the guy's arm and steered him away from the vendor, more out into the street, getting a bit of distance before turning and offering his hand. "First, name's Yami. And you?" He'd prefer to know the identities of people he spoke with.

((ooc: By the way, something I just thought of - are fon Fabres from Erealia or Ivona? How much do you think someone from a non-noble, industrial-wealth family now about them?))

birdcagephoenix February 4 2010, 03:07:06 UTC

Luke was still glaring at the vendor when Yami started dragging him out of harm's way. At first Luke was very put off, but after a while he decided that he was probably in slightly better company now than he was a moment ago.

The redhead stared at the offered hand for a moment, made a face, but finally took it, "The name's Luke. Luke fon Fabre."

[OOC: The Fabres are from Ivona, but Luke's mommy has relatives in Erealia. I suspect Luke's kidnapping and the following search for him 7 years ago made the news, but after his return a few months after that, they've probably tried to avoid letting too much information about him slip. Since he had to start from scratch as basically a 7-year-old infant... might not want the whole world to know your son's been traumatized so bad he's now "stupid".]

flyfrommyself February 4 2010, 13:36:04 UTC

[OOC: Heh... *pethuggles Luke* Yeah, 7 years ago, Yami was only 8-9 himself, so he'd not remember that. But he /would/ recognize the fon Fabre family as nobility? *nodnod* Okie. =3]

Yami kept himself from reacting to the other man's hesitation and expression, but then the identity explained it. Yep, a noble. Probably a lost - or runaway - noble, at that, to be out here by himself.

Yami tried not to smirk as he commented. "Pleased to meet you, Luke. And don't worry, I washed my hands recently. And as for the vendor," he continued before Luke could react, "let me ask you something. How is it that you afford to live? Where does your money come from?" The questions were pointed, as if he wasn't asking out of curiosity but because they were leading to a point.

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