12th Random Encounter

[animalhusbandry]

[Red Mage got another important regain back in the mail about a week ago, and now he's finally ready to implement the next part of his plan to escape Mayfield.  Which is to say, volunteering for and completing every stupid random quest the rest of the town is willing to give him.  He doesn't have his dice yet back, but with the Rite of Stat Swap

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[friendly_ghosts]

[Here you go, Red Mage. Have a wibbling little girl. She looks awfully distraught about something.]

Mister.... can you really find things that are lost? 'Cause I lost something really, really important...

[animalhusbandry]

Finding something lost is mere child's play for an experienced adventurer such as myself!

[friendly_ghosts]

Really? Then... then will you help me?

[animalhusbandry]

In exchange for an appropriate fee, of course.

[doofenstrudel]

[A man in an argyle sweater, with an astonishingly large nose and gangly frame, answers the door. He looks cranky.]

We don't want an...!

[And he does a double-take. Dips back inside for a moment, craning his neck.]

It's not even Halloween!

[Dips back out, eyeballing Red Mage, unamused.]

And aren't you too old for this? Dressing up in... bedsheets?

[animalhusbandry]

I'll have you know that this is the traditional attire of the Order of Red Mages, and is considered quite stylish in my home world.

[He does, however, jerk a thumb in Black Mage's direction.]

My friend here is essentially just wearing a dress, though, you're right about that.

[doofenstrudel]

[He looks to Black Mage, and gives a little understanding nod. Yes, yes, that's quite the terrible costume...]

Red Mages. Riiiight. LARPers was going to be my next guess. You know, those sorts with the foam weapons and the "lightning bolt, lightning bolt", yes?

[Absently, he plucks the offered flyer from Red Mage's hand. Doesn't read it yet.]

Did you make that outfit yourself, or....

[He leans in slightly. Conspiratorially.]

Did you... get it back?

[animalhusbandry]

Oh, good, so you're already familiar with the sorts of services we offer. That will make things much faster.

[Smiling, Red Mage tips his hat.]

As for this? I had it custom-tailored here in Mayfield, but it's exactly like the one I have at home.

...Minus the enchantment on the hat, of course, but we all have to make sacrifices to live in this place.

[deaths_heritor]

[Susan will passively take the note, read it through, then write neatly on the back.]

Quest #1:
Difficulty: Ludicrous
Description: A man dressed in red robes has lost his sanity. Please assist him in his lifelong effort to reobtain it.
Reward: Your sanity.

Here you are. Now go away.

[animalhusbandry]

Hmmm... this one seems like it may take quite some time. Though the reward looks to be worth it.

[deaths_heritor]

I can assure you that this is simultaneously the most time-consuming and most rewarding quest you'll ever take upon yourself.

I'd suggest you get started.

[animalhusbandry]

Yes! Clearly the first step is to find this man in red robes.

[demonoaths]

[Mao's reading the note first before saying anything.]

...How desperate can you get?

[animalhusbandry]

I don't know what you mean. This is the most efficient method there is to gain quest XP.

[demonoaths]

You're asking for quests. What the hell happened to random non-player characters walking up to you and asking you to do something for them?

[Besides, he is pretty sure that quest XP doesn't work here.]

[animalhusbandry]

I've had to adapt many of my usual strategies to this place. This is no different.

[animalhusbandry]

Of course, assuming they are here in Mayfield to be collected.

[animalhusbandry]

Accepted Quest #2: Sew, A Needle Pulling Thread!