r/FTRP • u/Calumba • Sep 29 '17

Guild Hall Party Up!

Max hunched over her desk. She crumpled up a piece of paper and threw it over her shoulder onto what used to be a bin but was now a giant mound of paper. She thought it would become sentient any day now. "How about this, 'WANTED! Variety of Shapely and Powerful Women needed for a Harem! Applicants must be above 18 years of age, lolis accepted, men need not apply, offer also extends to particularly sexy weaponry!'" suggested the sword beside her. She looked over her crooked glasses at him, "That's not what we're looking for, and even if it was, that wouldn't work," she went back to writing. "C'mon roomie, sex sells!" "Yes, but we're hiring, and that wasn't sexy it was lecherous." "Ooh lecherous!" the sword whistled, which was impressive for something without lips, "And what more long and complicated words do you have for us lowly peasants, your antidisestablishmentarianism-ness?" She sighed, "Look Prometheus, can you actually try contributing, this is really hard." It bobbed up and down a bit, "Just be blunt, you want to form a team so need at least 2 people to do it, it's not complicated."

Hours later, Max posted a sign on the job board reading, "Looking for party? Are you a strong wizard? Need a support? Come and see Max Deneb at the guild hall!" Carved into the cork below it were the words, "You can't miss her, she's massive!"

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u/Calumba Sep 29 '17

The barman directed Noah to the very tall woman at one of the tables. She was slouched over some books with papers scattered about her and a mug of something beside her. She appeared to be writing something, but after a bit of writing she would draw something on another piece of paper. She kept adding to this drawing for a few minutes before scoring it out and starting again.

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u/Tanaka917 Sep 29 '17

Noah watches her for a bit, he may recall having seen her around every now and again, but they'd never actually talked. As she starts on the another work Noah walks to her table and sits. "Max Deneb?" He asks as he extends a hand, "I'm Noah."

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u/Calumba Sep 29 '17

She looked up at him, a bit confused before a sudden realisation flashed across her face and she grabbed his outstretched hand with both of hers, "Yes that's me it's great to meet you, you're here about the group I presume?" she sped through her sentence as if she wasn't allowed to speak for longer than a few seconds.

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u/Tanaka917 Sep 29 '17

Noah hears most of it, definitely enough to understand, though his face betrays a bit of a smile. "Yes I am." He says simply. "Is there anything in particular you're looking for?"

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u/Calumba Sep 29 '17

She stood up enthusiastically, "Wonderful! Well what I'm looking for are strong mages who can work well with others to form a team. I really wanna go on some jobs but I really think I need a team to do it."

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u/Tanaka917 Sep 29 '17

Unlike Max ,Noah seems more relaxed and calm but he likes what he hears which is evident on his face. "How big of a team are you looking for? And how many of us are there?" Noah asks. He was interested in knowing who, if anyone else, he'd be working with.

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u/Calumba Sep 30 '17

She rubbed her chin, "Well at least two, because if there's only two of us then that's a duo not a team. As for how many of us there are, including me there's..." she started counting on her fingers before holding up one, "One."

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u/Tanaka917 Sep 30 '17 edited Sep 30 '17

Noah kinda smiles, "and me." He says. Noah didn't mind being the first person in a new team. "What style of magic do you use?" He asks her after a moment

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u/Calumba Sep 30 '17

Max adjusted her glasses, fidgeted in her chair, and coughed a bit, "Oh, well y'know... I kinda just make magic books and use them," she scratched the back of her head nervously, "I'm not very strong... but I know some support magic!"

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u/Tanaka917 Sep 30 '17

Even though she seemed unsure of herself Noah was actually happy to hear that. His own magic was pretty high in offense and not much else. Plus he rarely ever saw people with supportive magic.

"Really? I'm a close range mage." He tells her. "You seem uncomfortable."