[OPEN] between a rock and a...

[hardrocklife]

Who ⬤ Zelgadis and you!
What ⬤ Catch-all for the month: trying out new jobs, rooftop brooding, whatever else
When ⬤ September
Where ⬤ Various
Content Warnings ⬤ Nothing too noteworthy! Drinking, mostly.

Various prompts will follow. Feel free to contact me at pzue / Journal PM / Discord DM if you'd like a starter!

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[swordofhisou]

[One of the bouncers at the place that he'd just dropped the geisha off at was smiling at her, chatting for a moment before she opened the door for her. Smiling to herself when the door closed, she noticed the sort of unusually dressed fellow with the scrimshaw. Well, he was certainly well covered wasn't he?

Walking up, she nodded.]

Thanks for giving her a ride. I'll cover it. You, uh, mind giving a girl a lift over to the Arena? I'm off my shift and need to let off some steam.

[She hadn't quite yet figured out it was Zelgadis.]

[hardrocklife]

You plan on fighting there?

[There's a hint of surprise in his tone.

But it's not his job to question stuff like that, so after a moment, he just nods.]

All right. Get on.

[swordofhisou]

Yup. Starting to get a following. Too bad I probably won't be fighting anyone big today. But whatever. It'll be good to get the stress out and stretch my legs.

[She hopped in, settling in the seat behind him. His voice. Wait... hmmm.]

Wait, you're Zelgadis, right? I think we talked on the network?

[hardrocklife]

[He glances back.]

Yeah. I've been trying out a few odd jobs here and there.

[And he'll pick up those handles and start walking, towing the carriage.]

[swordofhisou]

I never imagined someone would try this out, but it's actually probably a good paying job. The youkai will love it. Kind of old fashioned.

[She settled back and relaxed into the chair. It did feel like the old days to an extent. And, really, she wasn't in a hurry anyway.]

How're you settling in so far?

[hardrocklife]

Seemed like a productive way to get to know the lay of the land.

[He has to think a moment about her question, though.]

The work's simple enough. I'm not used to "settling in" to any place for a long period of time, though.

[swordofhisou]

You will definitely get a feel for where everything is, doing this. So, that's a bonus. Never even thought about that when I arrived.

[She laughed a little, shrugging to herself.]

That's going to take some getting used to. It's a big city, but everything outside of this town's basically a wasteland.

[hardrocklife]

So I've heard. Is there really nothing out there? Or beyond...?

[Has anyone even gone that far...?]

[swordofhisou]

We don't know yet. The wastelands are supposed to be way above my paygrade. And there's a possibility that there's an old earth kami of incredible power involved. We're not sure at the moment.

[She grunted and shook her head.]

Of course, I've been pretty busy so I haven't looked into it too closely.

[hardrocklife]

Some kind of earth spirit? Heh... interesting.

Maybe I'll get to see for myself.

[swordofhisou]

It might be more accurate to think of them as a god. Kami are all worshiped, but there's kami and then there's Kami. This one's one of the bigger ones in my history, and I don't doubt they're the same here. But, a god of the Earth, yeah.

Might get that chance, you never know.