mercenary jobs #2 — open to all

[unweave]

Who: Anyone interested in taking some mercenary jobs via Aranea Highwind's offerings. She will be texting people she's made contact with in her initial mercenary network post. However, newcomers can find jobs posted in Wyver.
What: Mercenary posting!
When: N/A
Where: N/A
Warning(s): Nothing particular!

Thank you for stopping by to check out this month's job postings for Highwind Hires — a freelance mercenary group!

Aranea Highwind will ICly be contacting characters and offering them jobs based off the assumption she will receive 30% of the cut. Due to the change in settings, Aranea has waved her fee and is allowing people to keep the full cut of the payment to help them get on their feet.

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JOB #1 — DRAGON RESCUE

With the infection in Wyver, a local dragon-nursery is in need of workers to help tend for sick dragons. They will need baths, feedings, and even surgery in some cases. Will you answer the call and provide the support Wyver needs in this trying time?

OUTCOMES:
- The nursery will pay you 100 silver for a day's work.

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JOB #2 — REDEMPTION FOR FAMILY

An elderly woman named Vetmir has somehow got in contact with Highwind Hire, hoping to find her son's killer. Her son was murdered weeks ago by a former lover. The woman is hiding in The Old City, Alora, is often seen among the trading market near the evening making a living a drug trader.

OUTCOMES:
- Vetmir promises 140 silver with delivery of a locket her son gave Alora.
- Sparing Alora's life will earn you her side of the story, where she had to defend herself after a drunken encounter with Vetmir's son. This earns you 40 silver in appreciation and the locket, which nets you Vetmir's 140 silver if delivered back for a total of 180 silver.

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JOB #3 — BONES FOR A CURE

Criny, a medicine woman is looking for a large supply of Puox bones from their camouflaged exterior. This crucial parts are needed to craft some potions to help relieve aches for the sick. While definitely not the cure, Puox is needing someone to travel to Murkwell Hollow and someone to help assist in potion making.

OUTCOMES:
- Anyone who brings her 6 bonespurs from Puox will receive 170 silver.
- People who help in potion making will receive 30 silver per potion with a maximum of 6 potions a day.

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JOB #4 — SEARCH & RESCUE

Jillam, a street vendor, has not seen their fruit supplier in a few days. Worried they were lost in The Undergrowth, they are enlisting a search and rescue. Traveling to the Undergrowth will prove difficult — gather a small party for back up.

The vendor cart is abandoned with a broken axis, the fruit still good but the driver missing. Exploring further will allow the players to rescue Qun from a man-eating plant.

OUTCOMES:
- Anyone who participates in the search and rescue will receive 200 silver.
- Players can attempt repair the carriage and return the fruit back for cut of the food for free.
- Players who explore for the vendor will be able to fight a large man-eating plant similar to a venus flytrap with sentient vines. If Qun is rescued, you will receive an additional 100 silver.

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Have fun! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me! These are all loosely based on your choices, so feel free to go wild with them. The outcomes only are indication of what the jobs would offer. If you're interested in having your character offer a job in the future, please let me know!

Comments

[competing]

[ oh, and there keith goes. lance is feeling less worried about that one, and thus even less so for the blue dragon, because now keith's on the job. he watches curiously, patiently, idly shushing the red dragon who squirms in his grasp, not pleased to be left out of the, uh, fun. ]

Give them a second, they got it...

[emblazes]

[Keith resurfaces after approximately fifteen seconds with (1) small blue dragon attached to his bangs, latched on by the...gum? Uninterested in letting go. Of course, in turn, Keith's got a fist around his little body. The lizard doesn't seem to mind -- content with its fake successful hunt.]

Let go-!

[He's afraid to blindly pry his jaws apart, lest he accidentally crush the thing's head in the process.]

[competing]

[ ah ]

Oh look... you're bonding.

[ eheh.

lance will wade on closer, carefully reaching out with a hand (while tucking his own dragon under his other arm) to try and tug the blue dragon off. be careful, blue dragon, he actually likes that hair... ]

See, Keith, this is what you get for looking good enough to eat.

[emblazes]

This isn't bonding!

[He ought'a know, he's bonded before. Lance to the rescue, despite his slow uptake.]

This isn't funny, Lance-!

[As if he needed a reason to supplement his first outburst. The dragon's distracted enough by Lance's hands grabbing onto him, turning his head to nibble the side of his finger instead. Weeh, threat detected...]

[competing]

It's a little funny.

[ he'll not grin quite as wide to be nice, though. besides, now he has to fend off an overly friendly blue dragon, whom he takes under his other arm, so now he's got a dragon in each arm, curled over his hips. ]

You okay?

[emblazes]

I'm fine!

[He is fine, and this is not funny at all. He'll stand up fully, test the gnawed-on end of his hair, glowering all the while.]

I knew this was a bad idea.

[In conclusion.]

[competing]

[ lance just rolls his eyes. ]

You're fine, don't be such a big baby.

[ he wades a little past keith, moving to set both dragons onto a wide rock that crops a little outside of the pond. that way they get to be in the water, without any risk of you know. drowning. ]

[emblazes]

I'm not being a baby!

[Damn Lance watch ya mouth. He waits in place, festering in his Aggravation before wading after Lance, thinking to dunk him but...

They're on baby watch and the guy did help him out, minus the verbal abuse. Whatever, guy.]

The blue one's just a pain, like you are.

[Hm hm. Hm hm hm. Heh.]

[competing]

[ lance bristles. you watch ya mouth, bud, he's got two free hands now... perfect for splashing... ]

If that's the case, shouldn't you be totally in love with it??

[ HAH ]

[emblazes]

[He's already soaked...go away Lance.]

What-?! That doesn't make any sense!

[He's treating that playful jibe as an accusation made on the set of Maury. Complete with an absurd look, defensive two-handed arm raise.]

Don't make it weird!

[competing]

[ ah... a fatal error: you showed your weakness. ]

Oh come on, Keith, don't be embarrassed. It's just you and me and the dragons. You don't have to hold back how in looooooooove you are with me.

[ and he'll proceed to inch closer, making obnoxious kissy faces at the other. ]

[emblazes]

[He's reactively backing up....]

Don't, we're supposed to be watching them!

[competing]

[ lance leans back, laughing briefly. ]

Oh calm down, Father Keith. [ geddit... cuz he's being a prude. ] I was just teasing.

[emblazes]

[Despite his argument, Keith's suddenly crouching down a bit...just teasing, huh, Father Keith, that's not even how that works....

But, he's gonna go ahead and launch at Lance, going for a fullbody tackle.]

[competing]

[ lance had been turning towards the dragons at that point, so he totally misses keith getting ready for the pounce. i bet his butt wiggles like a cat. loser.

anyway lance doesn't realize what's happening till it's too late, and he's suddenly bodily shoved into the water, half of his shout swallowed up by the water. or more like he's swallowing the water in turn.

either way, WHAT THE HEY. ]

[emblazes]

[Watch as the lion stalks the hippo..........

Somehow, he's successful in watertackling Lance; he surprises himself, lingers for a moment before scrambling to the surface; pulling Lance along is something he considers in hindsight but...he'll figure it out, he's a smart beach kid.

Ooopsie poooopsie.]

[competing]

[ it's a full second or two before lance himself resurfaces, slowly rising from the depths of the water like some kind of sullen swamp thing. his hair is matted flat to his forehead, rivulets of water streaming down his face that he stares past as he dead-eyes keith.

he lifts one hand, pointing his finger right at the other. ]

You, sir, are going to get it.

[ he uses that hand to them wipe his face clean of water, pushing his hair back. ]

But I won't tell you when, or how. Just know that you are going to get it. Now you'll spend the rest of your day living in fear!

[emblazes]

[It's okay, Keith looks like a wet hyena from The Lion King. He's staring with concern at first.

...But he's fine, Lance is fine. In addition, he can't help but smile at Lance's spiked-up hairdo.

How u gonna threaten this face?]

I'm not worried about you...

[But, again, he does feel a tiny bit bad on principle of Lance saving him from that dragon mere moments ago. At least he feels some form of regurt.]

[competing]

Well — you should be!

[ lance huffs a little. ]

I had four older siblings okay, pranks were a survival strategy!

[ except he obviously never dated anyone he pranked, so the likelihood of lance really "getting keith good" is very slim... he still wants kisses, after all.

he finally turns back to the dragons, only to find that the red one is currently pinning the blue one to the rock, half-drowning it.

lance will just take this moment to give keith a Look. ]

[emblazes]

For who?

[Lance seems like the scarred one. But hey, Keith wouldn't know anything about that...a mere novice owning someone like Lance....a mole person.

A glance over his shoulder to see what the fuss is about, proceeded by a quick shrug/hands lifted defensively in a forfeity kinda way. No urgency to help the blue one to be found.]

It's a survival strategy?

[competing]

Very funny...

[ it actually is kinda funny, but he won't give keith the satisfaction of actually laughing!

he wades on over, reaching for the dragons to pull them apart. ]

Alright, alright, knock it off you two... Next thing you know you're gonna be dating, and then where would you be?

[emblazes]

[Leave it to the guy who had some inward misgivings about stripping down and jumping into this (literally) to plod up behind Lance, set a hand on either side of him.]

Happy?

[He'll not. Turn this into an all about them dealio though; his point's been said, complete with a fleeting kiss to his shoulder. He's moving around him -- to the side of him, technically, cupping his hands out in offering -- he'll take 1 dwaggin.]

[competing]

[ there is a bright blush on lance's cheek by the time keith wanders back to his side, facing him. all these random, sweet moments... they're doing weird things to lance's heart, and he is OFFENDED.

take your dragon, sir! you fiend. you miscreant. ]

Ohh... you're really gonna get it.

[ hmph. HMPH. ]

[emblazes]

[He does just that, the red one's in his clutches, rightfully once more. The blue one can breathe again.]

So are you, you still have no idea what you're getting into.

[Wryly focused on "his" dragon all the while as it climbs his fingers.]

[competing]

[ lance just cocks a brow at that. ]

Maybe not, but I'm having fun finding out.

[ two can play at that game, sir...! ]