A New Town, A New Job (What if)

[Kazuki4356]

A New Town, A New Job
?day Date ??th, 4646 at ??:?? ?M in Tophiopolis

What if Kazuki met Yuriis before they set sail?

Kazuki gazed out in the the harber. There were ships from around the world there, mostly merchant ships. He turned and headed towards the town square. He then noticed a large armored carriage heading to the harbor. It was covered in spikes and the doors were chained shut. There were Nocturnian soldiers riding on top. "Nocturnians? Wonder what they're doing here," Kazuki thought. "Maybe they've got something dangerous in there?"

He shrugged it off, and continued on his way. He walked into the town square and looked around. There were lots of people there. He noticed a bulletin board then headed over. He was going to be in town until he found another bodyguard job, and that wouldn't happen unless he was advertising his services. Kazuki walked over, pulling his poster out of his pocket. Then he noticed there were a lot of bodyguard posters already up. Unlike his plain, handwritten poster, the ones up already were flashy and looked like they were professionally printed. He sighed and hung up his poster in the middle of the rest. "Looks like I won't be getting a job here," he thought. His stomach growled. "Guess I'll go get something to eat," he thought. "Excuse me," Kazuki said to someone nearby who looked like a local, "Where can I get some good food here?"

"Well, there's a pub over there, traveler," the local replied. "Best food in town I'd say."

"Thanks," Kazuki said. He headed off towards the pub. He got there and looked around. The bartender was cleaning glasses, and there was a waitress sitting down looking bored. A bunch of people were drinking at the bar, and some people playing a card game at a table in the back corner. Other than that there were no other customers. He headed over to an empty table near the door. "I'll take whatever you've got hot," he said, not fussy about what he was going to eat.

"Coming up," the waitress replied.

Kazuki sat down and waited for his food.

The waitress grabbed a bowl, went over to the stove and scooped out some beef stew from a pot. She then brought it over to Kazuki.
"Here you go, stew. It's the house special." She placed the bowl on the table and handed Kazuki a spoon.

"Thanks," he said, as he started to eat.

[KeshmarCurlyHair]

After a few minutes went by, a Nocturnian girl stepped in to the pub. She wore a gray hooded cloak with an olive and burgundy outfit underneath. She stood right at the front, quietly looking around.

[Kazuki4356]

"So what brings you here?" the bartender asked Kazuki.

"I'm traveling around looking for someone," Kazuki replied. "I'm doing bodyguard work while I'm on the road to pay my way. I get paid to go from town to town that way. Say you wouldn't know anyone who needa a bodyguard do you?"

"Can't say I do," the bartender replied. "We get merchants in this town all the time though. Just wait around long enough and you'll find work."

"Yeah," Kazuki replied. "Only have money for the a few days though. I might need to find some part time work until a bodyguard job comes along."

"That's tough," The bartender replied. "You do got money for that stew though?"

"Yeah, I've got money for now," Kazuki replied. "Now how long it lasts on the other hand..."

[KeshmarCurlyHair]

The girl walked up to the counter and looked over at Kazuki. She then approached him, then stood beside him, looking him over.

[Kazuki4356]

Kazuki noticed the girl staring at him. "Do you need something?" he asked.

[KeshmarCurlyHair]

The girl reached into her cloak and pulled out Kazuki's poster, then pointed to the photo that was taped onto it. "Is this your add?" she asked.

[Kazuki4356]

"Yup, that's mine," Kazuki replied. "I just put it up too. I'm surprised you even noticed it."

[KeshmarCurlyHair]

"...it stood out to me." the girl said. "Anyway, if you just put it up, then that must mean you're still available."

[Kazuki4356]

"Yup, I'm still available," Kazuki replied. "Why don't you sit down so we can discuss the job?" He motioned to a chair at the table with his hand. "Though I'll tell you up front, I specialize in guarding merchants while they travel. I'm not looking for any long term jobs here in town."

[KeshmarCurlyHair]

The girl walked over and sat down at the table. "And your name is..." she said, then looked down at the poster. "Kazuki Sekai...?"