Demian

"I've got a haul of old food here that needs selling," Daemien admitted, a burlap sack slung over his shoulder once he made it past the door (and the shop's barricade). His entry earned the confused stares of three women, he noticed, descending down the store's steps. The angry one -- brown hair in a ponytail, a cutting glare -- had her feet up on the arm of the couch, magazine splayed in her lap. Her more docile counterpart -- silver hair, tanned skin -- simply lounged around with a chocolate truffle in her hands. Daemien felt his eye twitch, upon noticing it. No doubt it tasted better than w

| Receipt for Bahr, Itzal. Two customers in a day. When the first arrived, Daemien was hunched over a pot — at the rustling of grass, he'd looked over his shoulder to notice a taller man in red, stumbling forth with a dumb look on his face. "The food's definitely for sale, if that's what you mean," he replied to his customer, taking the offered cash. That request given to him was mostly fulfilled in seconds; the chef had been hard at work practicing his old recipes, ensuring Cardinal still found them valid despite his efforts. By his judgement, their flavors hadn't improv

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Total: [14/04/21] | TIER 4 | (13) | Chocolate Truffles | [SHOP] [15/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 9) | Chocolate Truffles | [SHOP] [SOLD]| (-5) [SOLD]| (-2) [16/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 9) | Chocolate Truffles | [SHOP] [22/04/21] | TIER 4 | (12) | Breakfast Fry | [SHOP] [22/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 5) | Yaki Hatahata | [SHOP] [SOLD]| (-1) [SOLD]| (-4)

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The woman in black that had left the Cintamani hadn't caught his attention. When she'd brushed into him, shoulder to shoulder, it was her who'd apologized first, despite his initiative to mutter out the same in a lower, deeper and softer tone. He didn't think she'd caught it, the player shuffling away in a rush. "Bistro," the chef called out once he'd entered the store, "dear, what is it that you're requesting my services for in the midst of an unprecedented time?" The alchemist was unceremoniously hauling out a carafe of bright light. Daemien thought of the golden hues of

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Total: [14/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 4) | Mini Cheesecake | [SHOP] [15/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 2) | Mini Cheesecake | [SHOP] [16/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 3) | Mini Cheesecake | [SHOP] [17/04/21] | TIER 4 | (22) | Breakfast Fry | [SHOP] [SOLD]| (-1) [17/04/21] | TIER 4 | ( 2) | Beef Stew | [SHOP] [18/04/21] | TIER 1 | ( 9) | Berry Crumb Bars | [SHOP] [SOLD]| (-1) [SOLD]| (-8) [18/04/21] | TIER 1 | (23) | Crème Brûlée | [SHOP] [SOLD]| (-1) [SOLD]| (-1) [SOLD]| (-1)

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Current Level: 9 Current SP: 19 Link to SP Tracking: [link] Item Upgrades: // Notes: me too i just wanna craft stuff n . w.)n

Darkness. It was almost as though he was floating in water. Somehow, it felt like home, yet unfortunately not -- the velvet that enveloped his form but ensured that he would be comfortable and safe, the man being lulled to sleep by an unknown, nurturing force. But the chill it wrought on his skin shook the youth to his core. With his strength draining from him, he caught a glimpse of his surroundings through his hidden eye. Like he was hit by blind fury and rage, the world was flooded in red, a dreadful crimson that paralleled his other's vanta black. It hurt to stare. Daemien c

Perhaps he should've taken them up on their offer. When had the tides risen so quickly? The black liquid was chasing the edge of the plateau they had made it up to, and his companion seemed to only take it in stride. He shouldn't have slowed. He shouldn't have taken it easy. It hadn't even occurred to him how to call for their presence, but the moment he felt the tendrils lick his ankles, his rushed footsteps seemed to catch his benefactor's attention instead. Had they always been this receptive? Had he ever been so alert before? "I'm losing time." Through ragged breaths, h

The horses were new. Never before could Daemien claim to have seen sight of such a stampede -- but now he presumed he could. Up the mountains was probably no place for equine constructs to be salvaged upon, but there was little the crowd could do now, when the depths were already lapping at several ledges of stone down below. The youth could barely catch sight of the trees now, waves devouring them all, a literal tsunami crashing upon the forest. "Best get a move on," his companion echoed to, finally slipping out of hiding and running on past his stooped figure. He pried himself from the

He could've sworn he caught the player before she fell. But right before an answer could be relayed to him, Daemien took his leave, huffing with a bite of venom stuck rooted in the back of his throat. "—You should be watching yourself before the others." A red glare underneath his lifted eyepatch, before he continued. "I think they need you more than you might realize." The youth's departure was quick, world shifting past in echoes right before any of the group could catch his figure. He continued to pace, holding tight to his shrouded garb once he'd dropped a hold of his optic's cov

That couldn't have been [Disguise], could it? Even as he continued his ascent, no trace of his companion remained, and yet he couldn't shake off the feeling that they were, still, following him. Strange to be pursued. He was the one tailing them in the first place. Safety in numbers. The skill usage had to be different. "They're changing," the voice informed, to which Daemien glanced back the way that they came from. "Hounds, it looks like. Creatures of the dark." The tap on his shoulder made him turn once more, facing the view below. "Down there." So he looked. And what a

What was it that just rescued him? It seemed to hold a voice. The moment Daemien showed any signs of confidence, of course the universe would conspire against him at it. Slippery footing; the man had nearly fallen flat on his face just as the duo had rounded a corner, but the shadowy figure that caught him hadn't been there one second ago. So what exactly was happening, again? Had the blot find itself stuck around for long, mayhaps the man would've caught sight of them, that tall shambling monstrosity that sent shivers down the youth's spine. A sputter as he rose, coughing out the sc

"I think I can hold myself plenty fine," the youth argued back. Under his cowl and the harsh receding light, the last bit of visibility could only make so much grace to a smirk and the glint of the sigil upon his eyepatch. "Thank you very much for your input." The stranger's form was just as indifferent as ever. He'd never expected it to change. Their trek would take them up a linear path. All other routes considered, it was their best bet had they wanted to remain as stable as possible, despite the rough inclination of the terrain, and the harsh flooding of the waters down around th

So he wasn't alone on his ascent. Partway through, he'd spotted a figure moving at just about the same pace he was, if not but dexterity in their steps. A lightness (still?) on their snowy white mantle, and that swirling yellow crystal -- he'd seen it before. His strides quickened, splashes barely making waves through the slough pooling at their feet. Though the cover he wore had lost its value, he wondered if the other's carried the same tell-tale enhancement, eying their form up and down. Nondescript. As he'd expected. And yet there was some sort of allure to finding another of these co

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