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[castoredux]

Hey, listen up. I know there's some shit goin' on around here, but I'm lookin' for someone. Anybody good at findin' people?

[Nevermind that the 'shit' going on around here is why he needs to find her.]

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[castoredux]

Says the spokesman. You got any abilities that let you scan for people? If not, I can hoof it just fine.

[skyward_eyes]

Not claiming to be a spokesman, just someone who protects other people. I find purpose in protecting those who cannot protect themselves.

No scanning for people but my normal sense are... sharper than most.

[castoredux]

Uh huh.

So you can sniff her out or somethin'?

[skyward_eyes]

More like hearing, if you can describe her voice.

[castoredux]

...If I need a good set of ears, I'll give you a call.

[skyward_eyes]

[Prickly, wasn't he? Nida was half amused at that.]

Good luck then

[castoredux]

[He's painfully tsundere, that's for sure.]

Sure.

[skyward_eyes]

[What a way to live. But he sorta gets it.]

And if you do end up needing those ears, let me know.

[castoredux]

Sure. [A beat.] There a name I'd be lookin' for?

[skyward_eyes]

Nida. Nida Scientia. Though some of the other guards just refer to me as 'that idiot who doesn't carry a sword'. The name stuck, even if I did finally give in and get one.

[castoredux]

Swords are overrated. [He prefers big battleaxes and hammers, personally, things he can swing wide with better odds of hitting things, and really put his enhanced strength into.] Shinjiro Aragaki.

[skyward_eyes]

Swords are suitable to some tasks, unsuitable to others, and have a distinct disadvantage against still other things. If you're going to use a weapon, one should be mindful of what the ultimate use will be.

[Nida, talk for hours about weapon choices? You bet he could do that.]

Nice to meet you Shinjiro.

[castoredux]

Gettin' things out of my way makin' sure they stay down. Anything else is a waste of time.

[Not for others, just for him. His accuracy was terrible.]

We'll see.

[skyward_eyes]

Sounds like a more heavy arms person. I respect that. I'm more of a polearms person for leverage and range.

[castoredux]

[Shinjiro will literally fight with whatever he can get his hands on. He pulled a stop sign out of the ground once.]

I don't need the help and I can take a hit.

[skyward_eyes]

[Bad. Fucking. Ass.]

I find back home that it allows me to keep dragons a bit further away.

[castoredux]

Tch. Fine by me. I ain't the guy to ask for a healing spell anyway. Better to keep your distance.

Might want to stand behind me, though.

[skyward_eyes]

My own healing spells aren't nearly as useful these days, so yeah, I have to stay a bit further back.

Suppose I'll see how that goes.

[castoredux]

[he wasn't scared about tanking a dragon. He'd probably faced worse.]

Or bring a healer.

[skyward_eyes]

[Cute kid.]

You presume there are healers here.

[castoredux]

Heh. You're the one assumin'. Anyway, I've got an answer, so...later.

[skyward_eyes]

That almost implies that there's a new healer in town.

[castoredux]

Or a couple old ones. You hear a lot on the streets.

[His tone is deadpan when he continues, though he might be teasing.]

Thought you said you could hear well.

[skyward_eyes]

[he hadn’t heard of many with healing powers before this. But he supposed he so rarely needed them.]

You’re talking rumors. I’m talking actual sense of hearing.

[castoredux]

No. I'm talkin' knowin' people. Listenin' to 'em.