Post by Vio on Aug 11, 2021 10:51:42 GMT -5
Meifeng #1
Micqueot, itself a relatively peaceful place, had seen nothing out of the ordinary as of recent. A sunny afternoon blessed the vineyards for which the land was known, grapes gleaming in the solar rays cast down from a mostly clear sky. Amidst the streets themselves, people went about their daily lives without worry, without care. Why fret over what could happen when you could enjoy the now? If only Bai Meifeng could abide by such a mentality, then she would not have been in the situation she was in now.
You’ve made it this far, Mei, but now what do you do…? You’re almost out of money and finding suitable marks within your skill level has been near impossible, the young woman with snowy hair berated in silence as she sat at a table outside of a rather luxurious café, most visibly contradicting her own qualms about dwindling allowance. Matters of money had never been a bother of previous, such was the life of the nobility, and so it had not once crossed her mind that her standards of quality were perhaps far above that of the common masses who knew a thing or two about budgeting.
Of course, that wasn’t her only issue; being stressed for cash was less a matter of expensive taste and more of her being apparently incapable of bringing in a bounty, whether local or World Governmental. Names were plenty, surely, yet she simply hadn’t fancied her chances against those of truly ill repute. Confidence in her swordplay was not yet firmly established, so the huntress with hair fashioned like the arms of a windmill had limited her own options to those of lower values. And those of lower values often failed to last very long, preyed upon by others in the hunting business whose skills in the field were readily an order of magnitude higher than her own.“Haah…,” she exhaled:
“How frustrating…”—— ON ANOTHER STREET ——
Crash…! Wood and glass splintered as a figure jumped from a window; tall — perhaps a comfortable eight or nine feet — with a portly physique emphasized by a lime green shirt with loosened collar, brown slacks suspended by bracers, and black boots upon rather stubby and thin legs. A thick mass of yellow facial hair hung from his jaw and neck, with an equally defined yellow moustache. Short and thinning brown hair was mostly covered by a black tricorn hat, capped with a single yellow feather of green and yellow blend. After him, out from the doorway, stepped a well-dressed yet aging clerk who was quick to raise the hue and cry.“S– Stop! Thief!”
“Yiihihihihi~! Catch me if you can, you pompous old fart,” laughed the culprit, jogging down the street at speed with broad and bouncy steps. Passers-by stopped and stared at the sight, none too willing to intercept a man of such stature and aesthetic, even as his massive hands cradled a Methuselah of burgundy wine…{Post Synopsis:—}
As Meifeng ponders her misfortune, a strange thief makes his noisy getaway!
Note: Jade! I’m using Imperial Red instead of Ivory for Meifeng in any threads where direct interactions with Bianca would happen, to help avoid confusion!
Bai Meifeng | #ed2939
Bizarre Thief | #eeea62
Miscellaneous [NPC] | #eeeeee | #bbbbbb | #888888 | #555555