[It's a kind of cautious question, since he didn't really react well last time and... the temperature dropping is not a nice thing, she can tell that too.]
[He's not going to get out of this one. No amount of pretty words or distractions will work on Sigrun, he's pretty sure of that. Yeager really dislikes telling the truth and he hates admitting that he has problems, but here we are anyway.]
I interpreted what you said as romantic interest. It's not something I handle well, that's all.
[Which is all true! It's just definitely not the whole story. Even his usual cheerful smile is sort of suffering now.]
You're absolutely right, it's completely ridiculous. Even if you were crazy enough to attempt something like that, there's no telling when someone could disappear from here! Living in separate worlds is another issue entirely! It's very stupid.
[The temperature's settled back to normal and Yeager seems to have gotten over whatever was going on in his head, but then again he is always here for shittalking so that probably explains everything.]
[Good, good, she's here to relax with a pal, not to get awkwardly serious. All she wanted was an explanation and she got one!]
Seriously. I feel pretty bad for anyone who's gotten tied like that here, you know? Like, what're you gonna do if you can't go back with them or something like that?
[Boooy. What a damn shame.]
I'm definitely never getting trapped like that ever! I mean, if I couldn't find anyone back home that could keep up with me, there's no way there's someone like that here!
...Well actually, wouldn't the odds of that be higher? There are quite a lot of unique individuals here.
[Hell, he likes most of the people he's met here better than the ones he knows back home. With two notable exceptions, of course.]
Not that I'm saying you should be looking for such a silly thing, of course! Enjoying yourself is one thing, trying to seek out romance here is a dreadful idea.
[Actually, there's a couple of people who kind of keep up with her. Or that she enjoys enough to make keep pace with her.
(Aligula thought she and Kimbley were dating and that was a T h i n g.)]
Well, at least we can agree it's definitely stupid! A total waste of time! I'm not going to tell anyone to break up or anything, because that's really rude and that's their own business, but boy you will never catch me in a relationship like that!
Ja, agreed! I certainly won't pry into anyone else's business, but I do have to wonder about people who decide to pursue it. It seems so pointless! You're only setting yourself up to hurt should something happen to your partner!
[And like, yeah, some people are masochists but not that many, right?? Who the hell would be here for emotional pain, that's dumb.]
I have no doubts you'll get plenty of answers! I'm sure there are plenty of people who will try to argue that it's normal to date someone here! That should be interesting.
And I've got oooone simple answer that works against them: It's stupid.
[SHE PUNCTURES THAT WITH HER FIST HITTING THE TABLE, she's serious.]
Anyway, about the whole deal with my elk winning -- I think I've got a good prize in mind besides the obvious satisfaction I'm going to have watching Thorim kick your fancy ass.
[...You know, he had no idea what he expected, but it wasn't that.]
That shouldn't be too difficult at all. Depending on how long you've been here and how much you've saved up, it should be relatively simple to purchase property. Admittedly it isn't something I've looked into, but that can easily be arranged.
[He's not rich enough for that yet but getting a house is definitely on his to do list. Oh hey, there actually is a thing on his bucket list!! He's gonna have to tell Aligula that at some point. Anyway, this is... a surprisingly sane request.]
[Her and her cat roommate want to move out of the city and into someplace a little more quiet.
Also so she can have like ten spitting glow worms and Thorim.]
Great! I'm getting really sick of this crowded city, and so's my little charge, so we figure moving out a little bit into the country'll do us good! Not too far, since this place is nice and I've got my job and all, but far enough.
Plenty. Enforcers get paid a pretty penny, and I take care of whatever that hunting guild asks me to. I'll give you... eh, I'll give you a quarter of whatever the house's worth, how's that.
Don't worry about it, I'll get you the money no matter how much it ends up being. But if it ends up being cheaper just to buy some land and get materials myself, I can build one, so I'll cut you a quarter of that too.
[... SO EITHER GET HER A REALLY EXPENSIVE HOUSE OR A NICE PIECE OF LAND THANKS YEAGER XOXO SHE DOESN'T DEAL WITH MONEY MATTERS]
And it's fun! The people there are all kinds of characters -- not unlike what I've got going on back home, both in Dalsnes and on the mission I'm vacationing from! Mousy's my favorite, of course, and we get to work together a fair bit since we're both negotiator-people, but seriously you should see the kinds of people there! Bunch of misfits.
[They have a fox! They had a skeleton! There's Ewan McGregor!
It's clear that Sigrun likes working with the Enforcers, look at her grin!!]
More than that, though, [and she seems almost sheepish, glancing away a moment and then looking down at the cat crawling into her lap,] it's pretty much the big thing that's keeping my feet on the ground? I mean, I'm a military woman, it's nice to have that kind of structure. You know?
Ja, I understand! I've worked with military-types in the past, though the closest equivalent we have is the Knights and they're... Well, they're more about bloodlines and prestige than they are about genuinely helping people. I am a bit biased against them, however!
[For many reasons. You try working with Cumore for awhile, it's fucking awful.]
The Enforcers don't sound like that though, which is certainly nice.
Oh, no, you can definitely trust us to get shit done! Especially me! I wouldn't be part of it if it wasn't filled to the brim with good people!
[... Who, unbeknownst to her, are mostly murderers or have inner demons. Sometimes literally. They're good people!!]
Don't suppose you're wanting to join up too? We could always use more smooth-talkers. There's only a handful of us working negotiations, including myself.
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[It's a kind of cautious question, since he didn't really react well last time and... the temperature dropping is not a nice thing, she can tell that too.]
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I interpreted what you said as romantic interest. It's not something I handle well, that's all.
[Which is all true! It's just definitely not the whole story. Even his usual cheerful smile is sort of suffering now.]
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[... Yeah, okay, she can nod to that, leaning back carefully and setting her drink down to scratch a pawing cat's head.]
Well, I'm not interested in that kind of thing [right now??? here???] so you don't have to worry about that! I just wanted to do this.
[Hang out. Have a drink. Be covered in cats.]
Honestly, cannot understand how people can do that kind of thing in the first place! I mean, I can, but here? [PFFT] That's totally stupid!
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[The temperature's settled back to normal and Yeager seems to have gotten over whatever was going on in his head, but then again he is always here for shittalking so that probably explains everything.]
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Seriously. I feel pretty bad for anyone who's gotten tied like that here, you know? Like, what're you gonna do if you can't go back with them or something like that?
[Boooy. What a damn shame.]
I'm definitely never getting trapped like that ever! I mean, if I couldn't find anyone back home that could keep up with me, there's no way there's someone like that here!
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[Hell, he likes most of the people he's met here better than the ones he knows back home. With two notable exceptions, of course.]
Not that I'm saying you should be looking for such a silly thing, of course! Enjoying yourself is one thing, trying to seek out romance here is a dreadful idea.
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[Actually, there's a couple of people who kind of keep up with her. Or that she enjoys enough to make keep pace with her.
(Aligula thought she and Kimbley were dating and that was a T h i n g.)]
Well, at least we can agree it's definitely stupid! A total waste of time! I'm not going to tell anyone to break up or anything, because that's really rude and that's their own business, but boy you will never catch me in a relationship like that!
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[And like, yeah, some people are masochists but not that many, right?? Who the hell would be here for emotional pain, that's dumb.]
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it's us, we're the ones who're here for emotional pain]Maybe I'll ask sometime. People seem to love answering questions, you know? It's like everyone's got an opinion on everything.
[Including her!!! Boy.]
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it's true]I have no doubts you'll get plenty of answers! I'm sure there are plenty of people who will try to argue that it's normal to date someone here! That should be interesting.
[DO IT SIGRUN]
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[SHE PUNCTURES THAT WITH HER FIST HITTING THE TABLE, she's serious.]
Anyway, about the whole deal with my elk winning -- I think I've got a good prize in mind besides the obvious satisfaction I'm going to have watching Thorim kick your fancy ass.
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[That hum of energy is starting up again, which probably isn't surprising at all.]
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[... Yeah.]
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That shouldn't be too difficult at all. Depending on how long you've been here and how much you've saved up, it should be relatively simple to purchase property. Admittedly it isn't something I've looked into, but that can easily be arranged.
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Also so she can have like ten spitting glow worms and Thorim.]
Great! I'm getting really sick of this crowded city, and so's my little charge, so we figure moving out a little bit into the country'll do us good! Not too far, since this place is nice and I've got my job and all, but far enough.
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[YEAGER]
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[THIS IS NOT A CRAFT SHE IS NOT GOING TO PAY HIM OUT THE ASS FOR THIS but she is curious.]
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[...is he joking or is he serious????]
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[A waaaave of her hand.]
Plenty. Enforcers get paid a pretty penny, and I take care of whatever that hunting guild asks me to. I'll give you... eh, I'll give you a quarter of whatever the house's worth, how's that.
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[DO YOU WANT A MASSIVELY EXPENSIVE HOUSE BECAUSE...]
The Enforcers though... How do you like working for them?
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[... SO EITHER GET HER A REALLY EXPENSIVE HOUSE OR A NICE PIECE OF LAND THANKS YEAGER XOXO SHE DOESN'T DEAL WITH MONEY MATTERS]
And it's fun! The people there are all kinds of characters -- not unlike what I've got going on back home, both in Dalsnes and on the mission I'm vacationing from! Mousy's my favorite, of course, and we get to work together a fair bit since we're both negotiator-people, but seriously you should see the kinds of people there! Bunch of misfits.
[They have a fox! They had a skeleton! There's Ewan McGregor!
It's clear that Sigrun likes working with the Enforcers, look at her grin!!]
More than that, though, [and she seems almost sheepish, glancing away a moment and then looking down at the cat crawling into her lap,] it's pretty much the big thing that's keeping my feet on the ground? I mean, I'm a military woman, it's nice to have that kind of structure. You know?
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Ja, I understand! I've worked with military-types in the past, though the closest equivalent we have is the Knights and they're... Well, they're more about bloodlines and prestige than they are about genuinely helping people. I am a bit biased against them, however!
[For many reasons. You try working with Cumore for awhile, it's fucking awful.]
The Enforcers don't sound like that though, which is certainly nice.
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[... Who, unbeknownst to her, are mostly murderers or have inner demons. Sometimes literally. They're good people!!]
Don't suppose you're wanting to join up too? We could always use more smooth-talkers. There's only a handful of us working negotiations, including myself.
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[...He does work some side jobs here and there and those suck but like. Constantly working for someone. No thanks!! It ended Poorly last time!!!]
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[IMAGINE. THEY COULD RUIN THIS TOWN.]
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