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MISSION NAME: Bullnappers
CLIENT: McPears, rival farmer family
CHARACTERS: Kin Harle
MISSION BRIEFING: "The McCarrots have done it again! They've stolen our most prized bull so that they can use its healthy genes to mate with their pathetic cows. We need our bull back!" – Johnny McPear "- And then bam! When I checked the barn, ol' Billy my best bull was gone! Gone I say!" The farmer cried morosely as he paced back and forth the paddock.
Mercy nodded solemnly, her wolf tail swishing behind her as she jotted down notes on a notepad.
"I'm tellin' you lassie, it was definitely that scumbag Pete McCarrot who orchestrated the whole thing! I don't have no proof but I feelin' it in me bones!" To empathise his point, the wizened farmer tossed his straw hat onto the muddy soil and spat onto it.
"Mister McPear, I promise you we'll get back your bull before you know it." The Odin's Spear mage reassured, a mask of empathy plastered on her youthful face. As she spoke, she peered around the paddock. She had taken up the mission under the impression that she would have a partner. Where were they?
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Those who knew Kin also knew the playful woman wasn’t exactly the most reliable partner. And people who didn’t yet know that... Weeell they usually learned quickly.
Once again the ghostly mage was fashionably late. She may or may not have forgotten about the mission. Even as the meeting time ticked by, she sauntered through the village. Seeing sights, stealing fruits... Not in a rush, nope.
Eventually the wandering woman found the farm that had been mentioned in the mission briefing. A missing bull, right? Stealing back something stolen was right up her alley. Now, if memory served, she was supposed to have a partner for this little adventure...
Oh...?
Seeing the wolfish stranger peering around sparked a lovely little idea in the trickster’s mind. Her lips curled into a cat-like smile. Slowly, slyly, she crept closer. Sneaking, sneaking, sneaking... Once she got behind the woman, she piped up cheerfully. And loudly.
“What’cha looking for~?”
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Mercy wasn't as observational as she thought. Just as she was about to conclude that that her partner was a lazy good-for-nothing scrub, a voice piped up behind her causing the teenager to shriek and spin around, automatically assuming a martial arts-style defensive position. One palm was ready to chop the stranger's face, the other hand was at her waist, already taking her set of Celestial Keys out.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop that youn' missus!" Johnny McPear cried out, jumping forward to separate the two mages with a palliating gesture. "If I ain't mistaken, yourself be called Harle?" The farmer said quickly. "You came late so I says to lil Godfrey here all the pertinen' info."
Mercy's eye twitched. "You don't look like much." She addressed 'Harle' directly, sniffing haughtily and she looked the stranger up and down with a critical eye. "But I guess you'll do."
"Where were you, anyways? I'd been waitin' all mornin' for your ass to arrive." It was a total lie. Mercy had only been here for about 10 minutes.
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Spooking people was one of the trickster’s favorite things, right behind snooping secrets and stealing treats. While the spooked teen assumed a battle stance, her gaze drifted downwards to the girl’s waist. Keys, hm? How curious...
Sadly, the killjoy farmer had to butt in before the show could get interesting. With a sweet smile, the carefree mage nodded at the question. “Mmhm~ Harle or Kin, any name it’s all the same~” Her friends called her Kin, but... Ah, never mind~! It didn’t matter.
Kin cocked her head at the harsh assessment. Oh, was she being underestimated? Her smile sharpened. Perfect. She deflected the question with an idle shrug. “Oh, I just got lost on the path of life.” When it came to joking excuses, she had them in spades.
The trickster strutted past the girl, letting her attention wander around. “But now my ass is here along with the rest of me~ So let’s get along!” She glanced over her shoulder, wearing that sweet smile like a mask. “Right, lil’ wolfy?” Yep, that was the girl’s nickname now. She had decided so.
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It took all of Mercy's willpower not to snort. Lost on the path of life? What kind of hippie-ass shit was that? She continued to eye Kin suspiciously. The last thing she needed was some happy-go-lucky vegan on her mission to steal a bull.
"Don't call me that, blondie." She scowled, her expression darkening the more the woman smiled. She sprinted to catch up to the woman, and then, just to be petty, sprinted further ahead on their path. She had no idea where she was going, but she was going there with deliberation.
"Where you from, anyways?"
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The scowl made the free spirit frown. “Aw, but a cute wolfie needs a cute name...” Suddenly she stopped in her tracks and leaned back to check the wolfish girl’s behind. Her eyes trailed down before widening with a starry twinkle. “Ooh, then how about Fluffy~?” The cutesy nickname was offered with a sickeningly sweet smile.
Beneath the mask, the trickster struggled to keep a straight face. Erm, or a sweet face? Weeell, either way, she was very proud of her little performance thus far. Now that she knew the girl’s reaction to nicknames... Hm heh heh hee... Poke by poke, she would find the breaking point...
Kin answered the question without a hint of hesitation. “Rhyolite Village.” So easily she lied. “I’m a proud member of the Cait Shelter. We save the world one good deed at a time, nya~!” She underlined her false claim by curling her fingers and pawing the air. That was totally a thing the Cait Shelter people did, right? Right.
Curiously the blonde drew closer, returning the question. “How about you? What’s your name and where are you from, friend?” She had heard the name Godfrey from the farmer, buuut that honestly told her nothing.
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Mercy glared at her partner as the latter suggested a new nickname. "Sure if you want to lose your teeth." She growled, making a show of cracking her knuckles and completely ignoring the fact that she very much doubted that she was ever capable of such a feat.
Mercy did not question Kin's truth, having deemed the woman a little too daft for such trickery. She did quirk an eyebrow at the feline gestures before shrugging and going along with it.
Upon being asked on her identity, Mercy puffed out her chest with pride and proudly declared, "Mercy Godfrey! Celestial mage of the great and powerful Odin's Spear!" Despite her growing irritation at Kin, she felt enormously smug at her status from the most powerful guild in all of Alakitasia.
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Kin feigned shock, covering her mouth with a gasp. “Oh dear, how scary...” It was getting harder to conceal the devilish glee behind a gentle smile. Oh how it tugged at her lips, wanting to twist them into a crescent grin. Playing dumb was such a fun way to mess with people!
When the fellow mage, Mercy, declared her guild, the trickster’s gears started turning. Odin’s Spear was a name known far and wide. They fancied themselves the top guild around and it showed. Bleh. Would’ve been a shame if someone popped that pompous attitude...
Suddenly the friendly blonde took a trembling step back. “O-odin’s Spear...?” Her voice wavered and smile vanished. “I’ve heard such frightening stories... Of how they control people through violence and fear like some sort of m-mafia... Robbing the elderly, kidnapping children and just murdering people... F-for profit...” The golden gaze avoided eye-contact, retreating to the floor.
Pushing the act further, Kin clasped her hands together defensively. “S-sorry! I mean no offense... It’s just that... I can’t help but wonder...” She twiddled her fingers together, as if searching for the right words. Of course she knew exactly which ones to pick for the final blow. “...why would a heartless criminal want to find a poor animal?” Such fun~!
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Like a sponge, Mercy sucked it all up. She puffed out with pride at Kin's cowered and her broadening smile revealed her elongated canine fangs. The huldra's walking became more like a strut as they walked down the dirt path.
She wasn't exactly sure where Kin's information came from of 'Robbing the elderly, kidnapping children and just murdering people', since she knew that her guild did none of those things. But she didn't bother to correct the woman.
Mercy did find Kin's final question funny, and expressed it through a laugh and a simple response. "Money!" Of course Mercy certainly did not consider herself a heartless criminal, but again if it meant that she would get some respect, then so be it.
At length they had arrived upon the farm and paddock of the esteemed McCarrots. True to their name, the family sported a sizable crop featuring carrots. Their paddock however, was entirely absent of suspicious prize-winning bulls.
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The trickster blinked at the brief and blunt response. It took all her self-control not to burst out laughing. She hadn’t expected the little mafia wolf to be so honest. Maybe some of the rumors were actually true...
Hastily recomposing the mask, Kin clenched her fists. “A poor, helpless animal is missing and all you think about is m-money?! H-how horrible!” It was difficult to put convincing anger into her tone, when a cheeky grin wanted so desperately to appear on her features.
The playful liar folded her arms with a pout. “I don’t think we can be friends anymore...” While putting on a show, she swept her gaze over the lands. Carrots, carrots aaand more carrots... Eugh... They really lived up to their name... But no bulls. Hm.
Kin crouched, tracing her fingers along the dirt. “To find a bull, we must think like a bull. Hmmm... If I were a big bull, where would I be hiding...?” Beneath the mumbled nonsense, she did have a plan though. Such a huge animal didn’t just strut around without leaving tracks. Too bad she didn’t have any magical or special senses to make finding them easier...
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It was surprising when Kin suddenly became angry. Mercy only tilted her head and tapped herself. "I'm a 'heartless criminal', remember?"
She, for one, was totally fine with not being friends. In fact it was comical that Kin even thought of that as a possibility in the first place. Mercy was perfectly content with her friends in Odin's Spear.
Arching an eyebrow, Mercy watched as Kin crouched down. Tracing her fingers along the dirt made Kin look like she knew what she was doing. But from their interactions thus far, Mercy had her doubts with the woman's capabilities. So she took matters into her own hands and took out one of her Silver Keys.
"Open the Gate of the Wolf! Fenris!"
A silver magic circle appeared in front of the females and with a flash of light, Fenrir was summoned. The Norse wolf spirit stood at attention, ready for orders.
"Smell any bulls around here?" Mercy asked.
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The pretender huffed at the reminder. “Hmph, I can see that.” Seemed guilt had no hold over this girl... How amusing~ That devil-may-care attitude combined with the ears and tail brought someone else to mind...
Unfortunately, the search yielded no results. Kin was far more used to snooping treasures and valuables. Usually out of someone’s pocket. She couldn’t really tell the difference between the tracks of ‘a prized bull’ and some ‘pathetic cows’. Oh well! Plan B it was then. Letting this dummy do all the work and stealing all the credit afterwards.
She liked Plan B.
While pretending to investigate, the trickster kept an eye on her partner. A shiny key that opened a portal... So this was a celestial mage. The golden gaze briefly narrowed and the gentle smile sharpened. She had certainly seen something interesting today.
Kin got back up and gawked at the wolf. “Oh, what a cute pet you have~!” She reached out, wanting to pet the spirit like it was a puppy. One might think she had no self-preservation instinct whatsoever... Which was kind of true, but with her magic she had never needed it anyway.
“Can it really understand you?”
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Having received little doting attention from Mercy, Fenrir initially seemed to welcome Kin's pet, evidenced by its wagging tail – a gesture which was quickly ceased by a cold glare from Mercy.
"Of course it can." Mercy huffed. "I am its master and it must obey every one of my commands."
As though to demonstrate her point, Fenrir lowered his nose to the ground and began searching for any sign of a scent trail. It sniffed around for a few minutes, walking around the girls, before wandering out to the path they had just departed from. There, its eyes and ears perked up as though it had gotten something, and it began striding with purpose down another path.
"See? Fenrir's already got something." Mercy said proudly, and without waiting for Kin, would begin to follow her Spirit.
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Petting the big pup wasn’t part of the trickster’s carefully crafted persona. No, she just liked furry and fluffy things. They were so simple to read. Even when the cold glare called the beast to focus on the task, she made sure to get in the last few scratches.
Kin followed along while the wolf and its so-called master led the way. Idly she pondered the word, rolling it in her mouth. “Master... you say?” She doubted calling the wolfish woman a slaver would really work. Most likely the celestial mage would just wear it like a badge of honor. Hm, no, she needed a different approach. Something unexpected. Shocking. Hilarious. Something like...
“Sooo... Does that make Fenrir your darling?”
It was difficult to maintain the innocent, bumbling facade. The pretender did her best to stifle her laughter, but few snickers slipped through. “I mean, you’re both kind of wolves, so I was just thinking...” She trailed off, leaving imagination to fill in the blank. “...Not that I’m judging, heavens no.” Well, that was all true at least. She wasn’t judging. Just fishing for a reaction.
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Mercy choked on her own saliva at Kin's implication and outright just stopped in her tracks, turning to stare at the woman. "Who the fuck do you think you are?" Mercy would have screamed if not for the fact that their mission was supposed to be one of subtlety and thievery.
Her hand itched to grasp her dagger and drive it into the woman's thick skull, but alas, that would be… inconvenient. Instead, she just continued staring at Kin with a mixture of disbelief and rage. "Maybe you fuck dogs where you come from, but I certainly don’t!"
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