Derg2

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

REX

For a moment, Rex watched Sophie quizzically, mulling over her words and body language. But after she was done, he chuckled. If his choices were his own, then so were hers. And by the fact that she was telling him which missions she would go on, well, Rex could interpret this only one way.

”You’re right, lil’ miss.” He turned towards Ifrari. Before they began discussing the mission, he glanced back over his shoulder, still beaming. ”Hope to see you at Haesting.”

Now, having cleared up the mishap from earlier, Rex could focus on Ifrari. Rex listened thoughtfully to everything the smaller dark elf expounded, always waiting until he was finished to reply. While it was of no difficult logic to determine that Ifrari was in some part using him, Rex was nothing but obedient. As Ifrari had guessed, Rex was no stranger to this behavior yet still especially prone to exploitation. If Ifrari sought to harness Rex’s indomitable strength and unending spirit, it would surely be a trivial task.

“Effort is the first, middle, and last step! You’re heart oughtta be in it too, Boss.” Rex responded. Judging by how he addressed Ifrari, the power dynamic among the two had already been clearly established in Ifrari’s favor.

“Course I can be a sword. I’m rank four, which is one more than two! And well, uh, you don’t get ‘round looking like me without learning to get physical…” Rex shifted to the side, eyes solemnly directed towards the ground. Immediately, he snapped back to attention. “Rest assured, Boss, I can swing this big hunk o’ metal on my back just fine.” Nodding backwards, Rex motioned towards his lengthy sword.

When Ifrari suggested that Rex go around and recruit others for the mission, the fervid Hundi was nothing less than happy to oblige. ”Sure thing, Boss. And don’t worry, I’ve learnt my lesson, I won’t stumble no more.” Ardently, he yoinked a Haesting posting from the board, reaching over those in front of him. Paper in hand, Rex turned to face the exuberant crowd.

Holding the Haesting mission to his side, Rex began away from the board -- this time, mindful of others personal space. Rex recalled the group including Sieglinde having mentioned the Haesting mission, but when he saw them now, they seemed to be engrossed in discussion. As well, they had already accumulated a sizable party. Rex winced, thinking back to other times he’s attempted to speak to established parties about jobs. It never ended well for him. He crossed them off the list of potential partners, though he didn’t expunge the possibility of them coming on the mission.

Rex then looked towards Neffy, Nehir, Mellifleur, and Raphael. Nehir and Neffy were both great candidates for partners, but… well, Mellifleur scared him. Not that he had anything against her, it was really her magic he disliked. So instead of heading over towards them, he anxiously pretended not to notice the three little individuals and single skeleton soldier. They had already decided on the orc mission regardlessly, so there was nary a point in Rex attempting to recruit them...

There was Jane and Leon and a plethora of other adventurers, but Rex, after his intellectual and nuanced deliberation, settled on the group gathered by the card table. Corrinne, Lilane, and Shir were excellent compliments to their current party which consisted of Sword and Coin.

...

TIME HAS BEEN ERASED

Rex blanked out for a moment. For some odd reason, he had an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Had he been here before...?

Well, regardless, there was still the question of their ally. Corrinne, Lilane, and Shir would be wonderful partners indeed... if it weren't for that one thing. That's right. The one reason that Rex could never ally with Corrinne and Lilane; the one reason that he had almost forgotten up to this point. The three playing cards would be left to their own devices, after all, because of that one reason, it was quite unlikely that Rex would ever interact with them -- much less recruit them as his ally.

Having scourged the room, he realized that there were very few potential allies present. So instead, he turned to Ifrari.

"Uhh... Boss? I think there's no one here to recruit no more."

@VitaVitaAR@SilverPaw

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

I am here.

Just waiting

patiently

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

oh boy time to go harass more people

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

<Snipped quote by Derg2>

Corinne is 4'9! She would be intimidated by a taller partner! D:

@Raineh Daze

there is nothing more important in a partner than unadulterated length

edit: this has a horrible second way of seeing it and you should be ashamed of yourself if that's where your mind went

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

not ominously taller

@Raineh Daze

😳

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

ahk i forgot mentions again here we go : @VitaVitaAR@SilverPaw

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

REX

”Yes ma’am”

Having received the forgiveness of Sophie, Rex’s eyes lit up immediately. Once again the robust Hundi stood tall, filling up at least the space of at least two normal adventurers in front of the quest board. A wide smile packed his mighty jaw, and any remaining semblance of the previously miserable Hundi vanished into thin air.

Feeling the clasp of someone’s hand on his back, Rex looked over his shoulder to glimpse the rank six sword. Unlike Rex, who was instantly recognizable as novice, Sieglinde was much more orderly and looked like an experienced fighter. He nodded in her direction where he saw Tristam, Cassia, and Finn gathered in conversation. The four of them were each ranked higher than Rex, and they seemed to be speaking of fighting orcs. Admittedly, Rex’s strengths -- well, strength -- made that particular job a great match up for himself; but the argonaut in Rex kept coming back to the other posting they discussed. Nehir, while a little misguided as to what Rex was actually good at, had hit the nail on the head by suggesting the Haesting mission. The mystery surrounding the posting was enough to sire Rex’s boyish curiosity, while the search for missing people appealed to his strong sense of justice. If he were able to choose for himself, then the Haesting mission would’ve absolutely been it.

Though, all thoughts of where his next work would come from perished when Ifrari mentioned the prospect of a party. Within a second Rex had turned to face him, standing at attention with his tail wagging back and forth. Both the words of encouragement and Ifrari’s willingness to partner with him had caused Rex to beam with excitement. The dark elf was admittedly unfamiliar to Rex, he barely even knew his name from their passing encounters at the guildhall, but Rex was elated regardless.

”I give everything a hundred percent effort! Let's do it!” He bellowed, his tail almost generating somewhat of a draft around him as it whipped back and forth. Rex eagerly stood in wait, expecting Ifrari to continue by announcing which mission he wanted to take. It came much to his surprise, then, when he turned away from the board to Rex and asked his opinion.

”Huh? What I want to do? I, uh, usually don't choose...” He thought back to the Haesting mission, and continued. ”Well, I think I want to head to Haesting Road and do a thing about them disappearances.”

After he said this, he returned to facing Sophie; nodding his head with Ifrari’s suggestion. ”Yeah! I’m real strengthy, other parties tell me I’m good at carrying their things on foot!” Rex boasted this far prouder than he should’ve, given the connotation. ”Let me help you on a mission. Then we'll be even!”

@VitaVitaAR@SilverPaw

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

@VitaVitaAR@ghastlyinc@Silverpaw I forgot the mentions when I initially posted so here they are now

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

REX

…

Nearly tripping over Sophie instead of into her, Rex barely managed to stop himself from falling to the ground. Before, he had hardly enough time to register what was happening to Sophie; now, Rex recognized who he had so impolitely rammed into. Rex had never gotten the feeling that this particular individual liked him, and now, he could be certain she didn’t. And for the eager to please Rex, there were few things worse than someone who disliked him.

With distraught vigor, he winced as the full force of the other adventures secondhand ashamedness bore down upon him. Several onlookers he recognized, but of them, not many had actually met him before. Would this be their first impression of Rex’s self, a bumbling oaf whose manners rivaled orcs? Embarrassment seized him as Rex now realized the potential damage to his public image. He visibly deflated while his tail sunk between his legs, and his expression once full of excitement now only reflected mortification. This was before anyone had even opened their mouth to chide him.

First came Nehir. With a startled jolt Rex had turned to face the source of the noise, but look straight he failed to identify its origin. Only after Nehir spoke again did Rex look down and see him, standing there with his chest puffed out and hand on his hip. Mayhaps any other adventurer would fail to be intimidated by this tiny man, but Rex was a special case. Nehir had hardly finished his first sentence before Rex fell to the hall’s floor and prostrated before him.

”I’m sorry!” followed each clause Nehir berated him with, and every sentence finished marked a new low to which his head sunk towards the ground. Since Rex had lowered himself to the ground in apology, Nehir had actually succeeded in staring him down. ”I won’t do it again! I promise! I don’t want to be stuck on rat clearing duty for a year!”

A small circle had surrounded the three parties currently involved, and with Ifari’s arrival that number rose to four. Ifari, showing up midway into this affair, was just in time to see Rex practically kissing the floor. Hearing the prospect of being offered work, and entirely misjudging his teasing tone, Rex began to rise from the ground to inquire further...

But then came Sophie, having finally gathered her bearings after their collision. Before she even spoke, the hairs on the back of Rex’s neck stood up; as he raised himself out of his practiced position of apology, the aura he felt was not all that dissimilar to murderous intent.

“...As if a true adventurer would be so braindead and ignorant about their surroundings as to blunder around like that!...”

Returning to his feet, Rex's head still stared straight towards the ground. Even as a six and a half foot anomaly of his species, in this moment, Rex resembled a very sad puppy. “I’m… not a true adventurer?” he murmured miserably. Flustered, he continued. ”I… I’m real sorry. I’ve-uh, always been a lil’ clumsy. Please. Let me make this up to you!”

@VitaVitaAR@ghastlyinc@Silverpaw

Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer

yeah thats right