2018-06-10: Aid from a Friend
- Log: Aid from a Friend
- Cast: Riesenlied, Jacqueline Barber
- Where: Meribia
- Date: 10th June 2018
- Summary: Riesenlied seeks Jacqueline for aid for a particularly important missive...
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied has been rather busy the last couple of days, after everything that has happened at Taben's Peak; she's been found gearing up for a large adventure, and she's sought after Jacqueline as part of it. She's heard that the CaraKin has been on the move lately, but hopes that Meribia will catch two cuccos with one... well, she's not using a stone, she's not being cruel to them!
The Hyadean is purchasing some Gels and herbs with spare money, draped in her usual white and gold cape to hide herself from the Guard. Curiously, for once, an adorable dog is with her at present... which can be recognisable as Dog, Lily's own pupper! Aww...
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
For once, Jacqueline is not seated behind the counter of her stall, doing business in the streets of Meribia. No, today she had decided was a day to take a break from that and see what the city had in store for her - just some time to relax and see the sights and sounds of Meribia.
That it also lets her get an idea of what the other merchants of the area are stocking is just an added bonus.
It's as she's strolling along, however, that she notices a familiar face...
"Ah! What a surprise..." Jacqueline says, wandering over to that figure in the white and gold cape. She has to consciously remind herself not to accidentally broadcast that Riesenlied was here, when she was trying to hide herself.
"How has everyone been?" She asks with a bright smile...before her attention is drawn to the /other/ familiar face. "And oh, is that Dog...?"
Jacqueline was admittedly curious how this came to happen. Maybe Riesenlied was taking her for a walk...?
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied cups her mouth for a moment, and then hurries along with a smile towards Jacqueline. "Oh, Miss Jacqueline..." Jacqueline gets a glimpse of, apparently, how Riese keeps her inventory in order--
--because she lets out a little whistle, and the bag of Gels disappears in a puff of yellow cucco... feathers. Yes, real cucco feathers, and not any other kind of horse-like bird.
"Good, thank you... there is-- a matter of great import I am travelling south for, and I'd like to ask if you would... like to accompany us."
A furrowed brow, but a smile as Dog paws in to Jacqueline's side gently. "It may be dangerous, but... it is a very important lead."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
Jacqueline glances toward the bag as it kind of just...poofs out of existence in a cloud of feathers. She raises an eyebrow, but...it sounds like Riesenlied has more important things to talk about.
Jacqueline listens as she speak. So, Riesenlied was travelling south...and she wanted her to join them. It was dangerous, but...apparently, important. Jacqueline nods, and absent-mindedly gives Dog a friendly pet.
"Let's go find a place to sit down. You can tell me more about it." She suggests. Preferably, someplace quiet...and someplace where the Guard wouldn't be listening in on them.
It'd probably make things easier for both them.
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied nods a few times, as she picks Dog up and cuddles her with a soft smile and paces along towards a tea house that she seems to prefer. It's closer to Blue Dragon Way and guarded from thugs and criminals, but is also quiet enough to not be vulnerable to prying ears.
"... I..." she sits down, gesturing for some tea as Dog nips at a plate of water. "I received news of something that was greatly interesting and important from Nall, down in Glenwood. North of the Volgran Forest..."
A pause, as she hesitates.
"There is a Metal Dragon here on Lunar... one that has been here for a very long time. An ancestor... Lombardia, she is called."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
Jacqueline can't help but smile a little as Riesenlied picks Dog up, and the three of them head over to nice-looking tea house. Jacqueline keeps it in mind for later - she might want to come back here on her own sometime.
But, for now, she seats herself politely across from Riesenlied and listens to her explanation. In Glenwood, North of Volgran Forest...
Jacqueline frowns, and ponders this for a moment. A Metal Dragon - Lombardia.
"Are you...hoping to find her?" Jacqueline asks. "And...if you do, what will you do?"
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied laces her hands together as she expresses, "... I want to know." A pause, "If she is here on Lunar... why? Did she disagree with the war Lord Siegfried visited on Filgaia? I want to know... I want to hear... of our history, from someone who has been there outside of our brethren's circle..."
A pause, as she strokes Dog's fur again.
"... she may be displeased to see us. It may be very dangerous and folly, but... this is an opportunity scarce afforded to me... to us. A piece of our history, lost to damage and time."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
It was a good question - why was Lombardia here? Most likely, the only person who knew that would be Lombardia herself...but whether or not she would be willing to talk to them about it would be another matter entirely. And more importantly, there must be so much more she knew.
Fortunately, Riesenlied had already considered that eventuality. That made Jacqueline feel better about this.
"I see...for what it's worth, I hope she would be willing to talk to us." Jacqueline replies. Then thinks for a moment. Her gaze falls for a bit before she looks back up at Riesenlied. "...But, I must ask...what will you do if she isn't?"
She had a feeling she knew what that would be, but she wanted to hear it from Riesenlied herself.
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied hesitates and tilts her head. "W-well... I suppose we cannot do anything but leave, can we?" It's a somewhat weak, dismayed answer... a pause and a sigh. "Then again, I don't think Nall would have pointed her existence out to us if she were aligned with our brethren. I don't think... she would have remained here on Lunar, in her roost, if she had the same designs as Lord Siegfried and Mother."
She hesitates further. "... I'll respect her privacy..."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
That's a fair point - presumably she would've done something by now, if her interests were along more violent lines. But if she had remained here peacefully...well, then maybe there was a chance.
Jacqueline nods, and smiles. That answer seems to satisfy her.
"I think that would be best, yes...but, hopefully, we will not have to worry about it." She replies with a nod.
"At any rate...if you think I would be helpful, then I would be glad to accompany you. I must admit...I am a little curious to know what she's like, myself." She says. She could hardly pass up this opportunity!
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
"... only-- only if you're okay with it. I know I can't ask you to head willingly into danger, even if we've been on a number of Digs together..." Riesenlied sucks in a breath and sounds just a bit guilty about it. "But, yes, I trust you... if you'd be happy to come, we'd be happy to have you along as well."
She smiles gently as she expresses, "I do hope... I do fervently hope to learn something valuable from it. And if nothing else... to be able to make a friend."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
"It's alright. We're friends, right? I can tell this is very important to you, so if I can support you, then...well, that's all that matters. I'll do whatever I can to help." Jacqueline replies, offering her a smile. By this point, Jacqueline was used to danger...but if it involved helping a friend, then it was entirely worth it.
To learn something valuable, and to make a friend...to Jacqueline, there was nothing more important. It was a noble endeavor, to be certain.
"I hope so too." She agrees with a nod.
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
It still feels... good, to hear her say it. Friends... they've been through thick and thin now, but some part of Riesenlied still bears intense guilt over what she helped cause to Jacqueline's hometown. She nods very gently, and says, "Yes. Thank you... I'm with Lily at present--" Ah, so that's why Dog is here, "--and we'll head south and attempt to skirt the conflict happening at Lastonbell at present..."
She tilts her head. "It isn't that I don't want to help, but I'm uncertain I won't do more harm either... it's a conflict whose history I'm not versed in."
<Pose Tracker> Jacqueline Barber has posed.
Ahh, that makes sense. Jacqueline sends Dog a smile. Knowing Lily would be going with them does lend her some comfort, too.
"Yes, that's...probably best." Jacqueline says with a nod, and then hesitates for a moment. It feels like the Lastonbell incident might have been troubling her, too...
"...I feel the same. There are far too many variables at hand, I think...I don't think interfering would help anyone." She agrees.