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Post by snark on Apr 12, 2018 3:21:09 GMT
"Brooke. Brooke Shaw. And this little devil here is Sharp. Pleased to meetcha." Brooke gave the offered hand a firm shake. Seemed today was her lucky day; not only did he shrug off the aforementioned little devil harassing his Pokemon, he was a fellow newcomer to the city. Sure, he probably wasn't from as far out in the country as she was, but she'd take what she could get. Making friends with a doctor was never a bad move. "And I reckon it makes sense t' pair up. Least we won't be getting lost alone." This prompted another squawk from Sharp, and another friendly swat.
"Yeah, I heard. Was that girl over there." She nodded over at the girl in the hood, now hanging off a tall young man instead of yelling. "Don't know what-all it was about, but she looks to be doin' okay now. Could ask if you want, just to be sure." She could appreciate a healer who took his job seriously.
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Post by botduo on Apr 12, 2018 6:21:01 GMT
'Brooke. That's a nice name. Already making friends. Off to a good start!' Alex thought as he shook her hand. It was nice to meet someone more experienced than him with the combat side of things. He was definitely going to have to make friends with more proper adventurers. On that note, he had a job to do though. "Think I better ask." He says as he starts walking towards the pair.
Alex walks up to Yue and Leon. He approaches cautiously and tries to find an opening in the conversation. "E-excuse me. We heard a scream. I am an alchemist. My name is Alex. Are you hurt or do you require medical aid?" he says sort of sheepishly. Alchemist code states that before you may administer medical aid, the patient has to accept the help. He wanted to follow in his father's footsteps so this meant doing things by the book.
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Post by nadodan on Apr 12, 2018 8:25:21 GMT
Leon stood sort of awkwardly as Yue hugged him, unsure if this was a normal reaction or she was just an extraordinary case. No matter the answer to the quandary, Leon didn't move to reciprocate the gesture feeling awkward. This feeling only intensified when she began to rub her cheek on his chest. At that point Leon began looking for the reaction of others, trying to gauge if this was a normal thing, being met by the lack of reaction he simply allowed the girl to do as she wished.
When she finally released Leon and told him her mother's name he scratched his chin for a moment. D'Mara sounded familiar his father and grandfather often complained about a woman named D'Mara, saying she was an evil advisor poisoning the queen's mind against them. If that was the case she likely lived in Celadon with the queen, which confounded Leon all the more why Yue came to Saffron to look for her if that was the case, he was about to ask Yue this when Alex approached them.
Stepping back from the girl slightly embarrassed over the display the two of them might have been, he turned to the alchemist who'd approached them saying "Hello, my name is Leon and this is..." he paused blushing slightly realizing he had yet to learn the young woman's name "...a young woman looking for her mother." he said motioning to Yue "Neither of us is injured, the scream came from this young woman who seemed to be frustrated over the location of her mother." he said explaining things as he believed them to be.
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Post by ventix on Apr 12, 2018 15:45:44 GMT
"I told you that my name was "Yue", Mr. Leon! And I wasn't screaming because of Mother, I was screaming because I couldn't decide what to eat first!" Yue said, pouting in annoyance before turning her attention to the new arrival who had called himself Alex. Judging by his stained clothing and his dirty hands, Mr. Alex was definitely a gardener of some sort. But what was an alchemist? It was a strange word that Yue had never heard before. Maybe it was a type of gardener who grew plants that could be used to treat people? But why would a gardener be away from his plants unless...or course!
He was also looking for work just like Mr. Leon! Yue praised herself internally for brilliance. She would just have to give him a job too! But wait...Why were they both fired? Yue thought. Being hired by a noble was a badge of honor because it meant that your skills were valuable to said noble. After all, why else would someone let someone else who wasn't family live in their house? Maybe Mr. Leon's and Mr. Alex's skills weren't up to their previous employers' standards? If so, their previous employers were idiots. Mr. Leon and Mr. Alex were obviously fairly young as far as servants went, so of course their skills weren't up to snuff yet. Well, their loss was Yue's gain.
"Alright, I've decided!" Yue said, as she raised her hand in the air. "Starting today..." She continued, bringing her hand down to point dramatically at Mr. Alex. "You'll be my new gardener!"
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Post by nadodan on Apr 13, 2018 4:08:25 GMT
"I'm sorry Miss.Yue, with all the information you've given me since we met, I guess I missed your introduction." Leon said feeling bad for a moment until Yue revealed that the reason the reason she had screamed. After that, he just felt foolish that he had taken Yue that seriously up to this point. Though he knew he couldn't step away now and leave her to her own devices, especially after she declared that the alchemist who had offered his assistance to them was now her gardener.
"Miss.Yue, you can't just say someone works for you, and why are you calling him a gardener? An alchemist isn't the same thing as a gardener, heck I'm technically an alchemist myself.Alchemists are just those that work reagents into elixirs and potions." Leon tried to explain to the young woman
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Post by botduo on Apr 13, 2018 4:18:23 GMT
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After Leon finishes, he simple utters, "Precisely. Thank you for summing it up."
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Post by ventix on Apr 13, 2018 4:29:25 GMT
Yue's eyes light up. "So both a gardener and a potion maker?! Hired! For both positions!"
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Post by nadodan on Apr 13, 2018 4:40:13 GMT
Leon held back a sigh and looked over at Alex "I'm sorry, I think she listens to about 50% of what people have to say. At least that's been my experience so far." he said but something that Alex said caught his attention.
"You were planning on joining the guild? Then would you happen to know how to get there? I was planning on doing the same thing before I got caught up with Miss.Yue, but I don't know the way" he explained feeling hopeful that Alex could help him after he offered his help before. Leon quickly looked back to Yue "And don't worry Miss.Yue, I'm not planning on abandoning your search. I think I may have an idea of where your mother is." Leon said believing he had some idea.
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Post by botduo on Apr 13, 2018 4:45:48 GMT
"Yes, the guild. I...also have no idea where it is." Alex sighed. He looked to Squirt and said, "Head on up and see if anything stands out will you? A big building, somewhere with a lot of people gathered around maybe? Anything that will give us an idea." He said. Squirt took flight and begins to look around.
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Post by Raven on Apr 13, 2018 4:49:39 GMT
Of course, it doesn't take long for Squirt to find what it suspects is the building Alex is looking for. It's the largest one in the area and has tons of people around it. It's not even that far. A person could probably see it from where Alex & Co are standing if they just, y'know, used their eyes some.
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Post by ventix on Apr 13, 2018 4:50:19 GMT
"Really?! Then what are we waiting for?! Bubbles! Mr. Leon! Mr. Alex! Let's go!" Yue grabs Mr. Leon and Mr. Alex by the arms and starts dragging them in a random direction.
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Post by botduo on Apr 13, 2018 4:56:26 GMT
Alex begins to say, "Looks like Squirt is headed that wa...ehhh." and is cut short as Yue drags him along the path. He wasn't quite sure how he'd gotten himself in this situation, but never the less, he was finally going to the Adventurer's Guild. It was beginning to look like a good day.
As he's being dragged away, Alex gives a "Help me!" look towards Brooke. He didn't want the girl to be alone, and probably was going to need her help if this continued.
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Post by snark on Apr 13, 2018 5:22:26 GMT
Brooke watched Alex's attempt to help with bemusement and a certain amount of humor. The girl seemed okay, albeit a little touched in the head. Brooke couldn't remember being that scatterbrained at the age of... well, ever, really. At his pleading glance, she finally took pity on him and stepped in, planting herself solidly in Yue's path.
"'Scuse me, miss. You're headed the wrong way. The Guild building is over there," she nodded towards it, "and I'll thank you to let go of my friend. It's not nice to drag people around without askin'."
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Post by ventix on Apr 13, 2018 22:04:35 GMT
Yue stopped dead in her tracks and stared at the older girl who had stepped in front of her. She blinked once, then twice, and let go of Mr. Leon and Mr. Alex. She then proceeded to slowly walk around the new girl, looking her up and down.
What...What was going on? The inherit grace in the way she moved. The polite way she introduced herself, before offering both advice and correcting Yue's manners. Her way of speaking could use some work but the basics were there. She even had the squishy bits on her chest. This woman...was a true maid! But...but...but she wasn't wearing a uniform!? How could this be?! It was a proven fact that the source of a maid's grace and wisdom was their uniform! So how could the woman in front of Yue exhibit the traits of a true maid?!
There were only two possibilities. Either she had become so good of a maid that she had transcended the need for a uniform, which was unlikely considering both her age and way of speaking, or...Or she was such a natural that she never needed the uniform to begin with! Either way, Yue knew she wanted, no, needed this girl on her staff!
"You...You!" Yue said, her finger trembling as she pointed at the girl, her mouth struggling to get the words out.
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Post by snark on Apr 13, 2018 22:34:30 GMT
Brooke wasn't sure what she'd been expecting, exactly, but this wasn't it. The girl was sizing her up like a... a... no, she really had no idea what kind of look that was. At least she wasn't bursting into tears, or throwing a tantrum, or getting spooked by a stranger walking up and telling her off. And she'd actually let Alex and the other guy go, which meant she'd listened. Or she was just that surprised. Either way, Brooke figured she'd take it.
"Me," she agreed, for lack of anything else to say. "Name's Brooke. I hear you're looking for your parents?" Now why'd you go and say that, Brooke? You're supposed to be headin' to the Guild, not offering to help strange girls. But the thought of just leaving the kid on her own didn't sit right.
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Post by ventix on Apr 13, 2018 22:47:47 GMT
Even now, as Yue tried to find the right words, Ms. Brooke continued exhibit the qualities of an exceptional maid! First introducing herself and then inquiring about Yue's problem!
"You...You're...almost the ideal maid! How are you not already employed as one?! This is inconceivable! It goes against the natural order! I've decided! You, Ms. Brooke, are going to be my personal maid before anyone else has the chance to snatch you away from me!" Yue said, her eyes practically sparkling as she looked at Ms. Brooke in admiration.
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Post by snark on Apr 14, 2018 1:41:32 GMT
Well, that explained what the girl was thinking, anyway, leaving only why. The ideal... maid? Brooke barely knew what a maid did, besides cooking and cleaning for folks too fancy to do it for themselves. Not something she'd be good at; her ma did most of the indoors work back home. Besides, rich folks probably wanted their maids to have fancy manners, which Brooke definitely didn't have.
"Thanks," she said, "but no thanks. I got my eye on a job over at the Adventurer's Guild. Wouldn't have time to be anyone's maid, even if I wanted to. But I can spare some time to help you find your folks first, if you like."
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Post by ventix on Apr 14, 2018 2:01:28 GMT
Yue couldn't believe her ears. Ms. Brooke doesn't want to be a maid? The very idea threw Yue for a loop. Until, of course, Yue's brilliant deductive skills kicked in and she realized that Ms. Brooke simply either didn't know what a personal maid did or what gift she had.
"Ms. Brooke, do you know what a personal maid is?" Yue inquired.
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Post by snark on Apr 14, 2018 2:09:16 GMT
"Not exactly," Brooke admitted, feeling a little like she was stepping willingly into a Lopunny trap. "But unless it involves shooting a bow, finding trails or setting snares, I don't reckon it's my kinda job."
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Post by ventix on Apr 14, 2018 2:19:03 GMT
"So you can fight, track, and find food as well?! Your speech and clothing aside, you really are the perfect maid! That settles it, I'm hiring you and I won't take no for answer!" Yue said, clinging to Ms. Brooke's arm.
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