Post by Jade on Apr 13, 2017 22:22:06 GMT -5
Wandering around the North Blue was a beginning, but a boring one to be sure. Her only noteworthy experience since leaving home was her encounter with the wannabe bounty hunter, Thomas - who had pleaded to stay back on the Porcelain Lady while Bianca hunted the island for information on the "Rampant Ronin".
The white-haired woman considered the piece of paper in her hands for what must have been the fifth or sixth time since she had landed on the island this afternoon. "Rampant Ronin" Moto Chitsu was the man's name; a swordsman of apparent strength and skill with a shaggy head of black hair and an intense look in his eyes. Her research had first taken her back to her own vessel, where a quick consultation of the last few issues of the North Blue newspaper gave her a brief overview of the man's crimes. A 14,500,000 beri bounty, earned for pillaging and plundering several mid-sized cities across the North Blue - all over the course of only the past two months. So the man was a rookie on the scene, but to have earned a bounty of 14,500,000 so quickly...
Consulting with the few locals out and about revealed that the man's ship had recently been sighted, anchored on the far side of the island. That certainly explained why most people seemed to be hiding away in their homes. Sedna Town, the only settlement on the island, seemed even more dead than it's reputation made it sound - nary a soul was outside, and those that were feeling daring were quite hurriedly making their way from building to building. Despite this sense of caution, nobody Bianca had talked to had actually seen the man, or any known member of his crew...
And now here she was, in front of one of those establishments that Bianca found simply distasteful. A place of rowdy behavior, drinking, fights... A dreaded bar. Despite her disdain for them, Thomas had insisted that these were the best places for gathering information about, well, just about anything and everything. And so, taking a deep breath, Bianca placed her hand against the door and gave a slight push. And then another. It was only after opening her eyes that the white-haired woman finally noticed the quite apparent sign on the door, which read 'PULL'. So, readying herself a second time, Bianca placed her hand on the dirty door handle and pulled, opening the entry into the bar.
And what a sorry state this bar was in. There was a man and drinks behind the counter, for sure, but there was only a handful of people sitting around the entire establishment - no more than 8 people, including the bartender, in a room that could've comfortably seated 40. Each person seemed pretty sour about the current state of affairs on the island, hunched over their drinks and refusing to make eye contact with anything else. Bianca refocused her attention on the man behind the bar, who she noticed had since put down the dirty cup he was cleaning with a dirty clothe to pay attention to her."What can I do for ya, miss?"
Bianca made her way over to the bar, taking a seat at one of the stools, before producing the piece of paper she had been carrying - Moto Chitsu's bounty poster. "I was hoping that you could tell me about this 'Rampant Ronin' fellow. I've already heard that he is on the island, but I was hoping to learn a bit more before going after him. Have you heard anything?"
The bartender shook his head a couple of times. "No, no. I think not. Now, are you goin' to order something or not?" Bianca shook her head 'no'. "Then get the hell out of my bar."