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"Oh," Mary looked at Slick in shocked for a split second, then shook her hands and smiled bashfully. "Oh no, I'm sure you could take me down if you tried!" She looked over, too, when she heard Warren, and waved hello while hopping back onto a bar stool.
"Ha-hey!" Warren practically cheered his greeting to the man. His grip was firm, and he pat Slick's back jovially when he was pulled in. "Those bandits didn't take long to handle, but the new girl sure makes it worth the trip back. I was worried for a second we'd never see her again. Good to know she's really joinin'." He grinned as they made their way back to the counter, where he situated himself between the other two. He accepted Mary's beer without any verbal communication, and leaned back on the bar as he downed it. Refreshing. "These jerks were goin' around robbing the little villages south of here, so I locked 'em up. They were a lot easier to deal with than I expected. Turns out one of them used this magic that made copies of them, so the villagers all thought there were at least fifty, but it was really just four. Five if you count their doggy." His story finished, Warren grinned and reached to refill his drink.
"Well, speaking of jobs, I better earn my keep and get to training. I ain’t being outdone this year. So unless you two will miss me, I better get going."
Warren was ready to bid his pal farewell, but then Magpie leaned across his lap so she could hug Slick. "Don't be silly. Of course we'll miss you!" Warren might have interrupted then, but he was a bit preoccupied committing this moment to memory. His head cocked to the side so he could check out Mary's rear from another angle. Mary didn't seem to notice, all of her attention still on giving Slick an affectionate goodbye. His words had reminded her of her earlier thoughts, however, so she'd be going to check out the board for a job herself soon. "Have fun, okay?"
"Ha-hey!" Warren practically cheered his greeting to the man. His grip was firm, and he pat Slick's back jovially when he was pulled in. "Those bandits didn't take long to handle, but the new girl sure makes it worth the trip back. I was worried for a second we'd never see her again. Good to know she's really joinin'." He grinned as they made their way back to the counter, where he situated himself between the other two. He accepted Mary's beer without any verbal communication, and leaned back on the bar as he downed it. Refreshing. "These jerks were goin' around robbing the little villages south of here, so I locked 'em up. They were a lot easier to deal with than I expected. Turns out one of them used this magic that made copies of them, so the villagers all thought there were at least fifty, but it was really just four. Five if you count their doggy." His story finished, Warren grinned and reached to refill his drink.
"Well, speaking of jobs, I better earn my keep and get to training. I ain’t being outdone this year. So unless you two will miss me, I better get going."
Warren was ready to bid his pal farewell, but then Magpie leaned across his lap so she could hug Slick. "Don't be silly. Of course we'll miss you!" Warren might have interrupted then, but he was a bit preoccupied committing this moment to memory. His head cocked to the side so he could check out Mary's rear from another angle. Mary didn't seem to notice, all of her attention still on giving Slick an affectionate goodbye. His words had reminded her of her earlier thoughts, however, so she'd be going to check out the board for a job herself soon. "Have fun, okay?"
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It took Riku a minute or two to get all the paint off Carson's face, the way the man was glaring at everything. Afterward, they probably should have gone around cleaning up the rest of the guild hall, but Carson fell back asleep and Riku didn't think that sounded very fun so instead he hopped back over to Emerald; and, more to the point, his bag of sweets. He sat cross-legged atop the table in front of her. "Phew!" he wiped his forehead in relief. "Good thing he didn't throw this table! That would have sucked." He grinned at Emerald, finally digging in to the sweets. "Want some?" he giggled with a prolonged wink.