This building is ALWAYS busy. The mess hall is all one room--one huge, cavernous room, lit by glowing fixtures set high and deep in the walls. Though it's only about twelve feet high, it covers an absolutely enormous area, and this combined with the many pillars supporting its expansive roof give it rather the feeling of a cave in the evenings. One wall fronts the kitchens, and food is always prepared and made available to everyone there. What keeps it from feeling truly like a yawning cavern is the noise. People. Eating. All the time. Oh, not the same people--but recruits and officers go in and out all the time as their missions dictate, and There are always people needing food before or after the leave. Whether or not the mess hall iz actually big enough to ACCOMMODATE the whole camp is one of the great mysteries of the mercenaries, because there simply isn't ever a gathering of everyone. Missions are too irregular and unpredictable for that.
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Nevin turned out to be hard to find.
"Officer Nevin?" one of the other officers replied when asked. "Ah, he's an odd one. Wanders all over the place at random times."
Another officer joined the conversation. "I think Nevin was at the training grounds, last I saw him. He's friends with somebody over there, I think. It's been about an hour since he said he was going there, though, so he might already be gone."
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There were several other recruits around, though none of them were from Harn's first mission. If he listened, he could pick up on any amount of gossip.
The table nearest him was discussing some of the higher-ups; he could tell because the name "Nevin" kept showing up...
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The people talking aren't officers; they're just talking about officers. I'll assume this doesn't change your actions...
"...can't understand that guy," a short human was saying. "Sure, he works with recruits all the time, but I don't understand why. I mean, come on! He's one of the strongest mages around here, and he loves fighting! Why doesn't he go on serious missions?"
"Maybe he does," an aqual replied, her voice softer and gentler. "I expect there are any number of higher officers going on missions we know nothing about. Why should they tell us everything they're doing?"
"Speaking of which," another aquial chimed in, "isn't there another mission being set up for us? I was talking to some of the officers in the bunker, and they mentioned that they needed some people to 'deal with' something. Does anybody know anything about that?"
I'm going to write this dialog a bit at a time, for two reasons: 1) to give you time to reply, and 2) because I'm still figuring out what's supposed to happen. If you want me to move faster, I can, but I might get sloppy.
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But the conversation had shifted.
"Gee, that's a little vague," the short human said, just a little derisively. "Care to elaborate?"
The first aquial leaned forward. "I hear there's a noble in town who's suspected of having criminal connections. I think this new assignment has to do with that."
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Bellamin noticed Harn sitting near a bunch of recruits, and he heard the babble of coversation. He also smelled the food that was available--some sort of stew, if he could trust his nose, and fresh-baked bread--yeah, there was bread around somewhere as well. His stomach let out a large rumble.
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You're a recruit here. As long as you have some ID (like a uniform, or just face recognition), you have no need to pay anything. Troops ain't worth much if they aren't fed right
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"I still have much training to do. Should I return to the battlemage's bunker, or look for an assignment? I fear my skills will fail me yet again, but... well, what do you think?"
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Sammy closed his eyes There is so little wind in here. It is much harder to control. he thought, focusing inwards. Fortuntly, in a few seconds he had managed to manipulate the wind on the table to be spining around like a mini tornado. He quickly moved it all around the table then eventually lifted the small tornado shaped gust of wind into the air, and then into his drink, making small drops of water fly everywhere. "So, what have you learned."
Sammy opens his eyes, glad that he was not going to strike at his eyes with shadow, however he could not see anything. He blew wind infront of his eyes rapidly, and then finally moved his hand away. "What a trick! I'm glad you're on my side! Well, we should spar sometime, or maybe go on a quest, but for now have to finish with my training. This lady is good, but she seems like a slavedriver." He was just finishing off his food.
Sammy gathered up another dish of food. Having no idea what Leara would like, he grabbed a whole variety of things, mostly vegetables and bread, but a few small pieces of meat, and something sweet. (Is this free?) He wrapped it well and returned to Leara.
Jadyn walked into the mess hall, eager to get some food in him, ignoring everything else, he walks over to the counter and stands in line to get his food. once he recieves his food, he searches for an empty table and sits down, chowing away at his food.
In spite of the fact that he's ignoring everything, he notices on the periphery of his vision that there are several other recruits--mostly not ones he knows--at another table, talking about something.
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What keeps it from feeling truly like a yawning cavern is the noise. People. Eating. All the time. Oh, not the same people--but recruits and officers go in and out all the time as their missions dictate, and There are always people needing food before or after the leave. Whether or not the mess hall iz actually big enough to ACCOMMODATE the whole camp is one of the great mysteries of the mercenaries, because there simply isn't ever a gathering of everyone. Missions are too irregular and unpredictable for that.
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"Officer Nevin?" one of the other officers replied when asked. "Ah, he's an odd one. Wanders all over the place at random times."
Another officer joined the conversation. "I think Nevin was at the training grounds, last I saw him. He's friends with somebody over there, I think. It's been about an hour since he said he was going there, though, so he might already be gone."
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The table nearest him was discussing some of the higher-ups; he could tell because the name "Nevin" kept showing up...
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"Maybe he does," an aqual replied, her voice softer and gentler. "I expect there are any number of higher officers going on missions we know nothing about. Why should they tell us everything they're doing?"
"Speaking of which," another aquial chimed in, "isn't there another mission being set up for us? I was talking to some of the officers in the bunker, and they mentioned that they needed some people to 'deal with' something. Does anybody know anything about that?"
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"Gee, that's a little vague," the short human said, just a little derisively. "Care to elaborate?"
The first aquial leaned forward. "I hear there's a noble in town who's suspected of having criminal connections. I think this new assignment has to do with that."
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Harn also happened to see Sammy come in, and the recruits' conversation had shifted to childhood stories.
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Sammy opens his eyes, glad that he was not going to strike at his eyes with shadow, however he could not see anything. He blew wind infront of his eyes rapidly, and then finally moved his hand away. "What a trick! I'm glad you're on my side! Well, we should spar sometime, or maybe go on a quest, but for now have to finish with my training. This lady is good, but she seems like a slavedriver." He was just finishing off his food.
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Sammy gathered up another dish of food. Having no idea what Leara would like, he grabbed a whole variety of things, mostly vegetables and bread, but a few small pieces of meat, and something sweet. (Is this free?) He wrapped it well and returned to Leara.
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