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

[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...! ]

[emblazes]

[This is so gross. He's reaching out once one hand's free, meaning to grab his bf's.]

I'll remember you saying that.

[Vaguely playing off insecurities as silly joaks.]

[competing]

[ waow they really are perfect for each other lulz ]

I think these two could use a nap. [ hand in keith's, the other arm wrapped snug around the blue dragon, who seems content to just be away from the water now, thanks. ] What say we take 'em back to their nursery, and then sneak in some laying down action ourselves, hmm?

[ that last bit he says against keith's ear, definitely waggling his eyebrows there. ]

[emblazes]

We have to get dressed first.

[While leading him closer to where they dumped All Their Things. All in all, it was a productive visit and Lance's managed to prove how ready he is for children yet again...]

Yeah, if you're tired...

[What a weird way of putting it tho.]

[competing]

[ putting the dragons down for nap-times is actually pretty easy, all things considering. it helps that both dragons are pretty much knocked out by the time they gather their clothes and get them back to the nursery. so it's not too too long between then and the time lance is leading keith away, shrugging his shirt back on. ]

That wasn't exactly the kind of action I was thinking about...

[ look at his eyes, look how high his eyebrows have gone up. ]

[emblazes]

[Dragons are nappeying, Keith's dressed minus the jacket folded over an arm..his undies are slightly wet still but it's fine because his PANTS ARE BLACK AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL HE'S GETTING WETBUTT.]

Yeah-?

[He's not even looking at him...he's paying attention to his surroundings like a normal guy.]

So you're not...tired?

[competing]

[ lance's hands find his hips. his damp hips. ]

Do you think I have the stamina of a small child or something??

[ WHY DOES KEITH KEEP THINKING HE'S TIRED..... ]

[emblazes]

[He's actually the cat from Persona 5.]

You're the one who brought up lying down in the first place!

[competing]

[ i never played that game.... ]

Yes, and what else do we do together while laying down???

[emblazes]

[Believe me.]

Nothing?

[competing]

[ waow. ]

That's hurtful.

Are our intimate times together that unmemorable for you??

[emblazes]

We're not lying down [Everytime.] when that happens!

[Searching around briefly to make sure no one's within earshot.]

You're making it sound boring-!

[competing]

It's not boring!

[ maybe not the conversation to be having so loudly, out where other people might be.

oh well. ]

It's like the exact opposite of boring! If you looked in the dictionary for the word 'opposite of boring,' you'd just see a picture of the two of us all up on each other!

[ that's. not how dictionaries work, but okay. ]

If it was boring, why would I ask for it so often?!

[emblazes]

I just said you were making it sound -- nevermind!

[Keith can't even explain how dictionaries work because this is too vulgar to be arguing about out in the open. He's fairly certain Lance hasn't ever opened a dictionary before, however.]

I get it now, okay?!

[competing]

Well — good! Don't you forget it!

[ now lance is just as flustered, belatedly realizing just how much he'd revealed... ]

C'mon, let's go already—

[emblazes]

[He's just gonna. Lead Lance along by his waist, trying to be supportive in his goofy outburst that'll be funnier in hindsight.]

Let's talk about something different. [A slight beat.] You -- you were pretty good with those dragons.

[There, a compliment that'll inevitably lead to something regrettable.]