Moonlight Romance
On the way back from Gato, Lina and Gourry decided to stop off at the town of Lumina. They were hoping to get a good meal at its famous tavern. Once there, they - - as predicted - - ordered a huge amount of food, and began to eat. Most of the patrons began to stare at the fact that such a small girl was out eating such a big man. But some had other things on their minds.
"Did you hear?" asked another patron of his friend, "Mina the Lampmaker might be closing her shop. She's having trouble selling again."
"Again?! I thought she'd have sold that shop the first time she had trouble. But those Sirens never give up. Guess she's finally seen things from a human's perspective," the second answered.
Lina whispered to Gourry, "Want to see what's going on at the Lamp Shop? Maybe we can find something interesting there. Like a lamp with magical powers."
Gourry didn't have time to argue. Lina grabbed his arm, and began to pull him towards the rest of the town. They didn't stop until they'd arrived at the shop.
Inside was a young girl with blond hair and jade green eyes. She had on a pink halter-top and a green skirt. On each arm was a gold bracelet, and she wore high heel shoes. Out of her back came a pair of white feathery wings.
"Hello, I'm Mina, a Siren as you might have guessed," she told them, "My lamps haven't been selling lately, so I'm thinking of moving to another town to start over."
Just then, a straw haired Centaur came into the shop. He had on a green hat with a red band reminiscent of Zangulus's brown one, and a green vest. Instantly, he walked up to the counter, and gave Mina a bouquet of flowers.
"Oh Mina, don't say such a thing. You can't just leave your poet of love, Gilbert, behind like this. Tell you what, I'll bring your lamps to the other areas of town and advertise them," he said.
Mina's smile brightened. "Thank you Gilbert. Just sell these six lamps for me, and I can stay in the shop. They cost 1,000 Lucre each." Then, she handed him the lamps and he left.
* * *
When Lina and Gourry walked out of the shop, Gilbert handed them three lamps. "We can't leave Mina in a jam like this," he told them, "Can you sell these three for me?"
"Sure. . .for a price," Lina replied.
He handed her a bag of Lucre. "Here's 3,000 Lucre. A thousand for each lamp you sell." Then he walked off, leaving Lina and Gourry. * * *
They returned to the bar. Shortly after, the Manager came up to them and asked, "Would you like to learn the Dudbear language?" He motioned to a group of what appeared to be stuffed bears with metal joints. Each one had on a green hood, and a brown vest.
"Sure," replied Lina. She was already formulating a plan to sell the lamps off to the Dudbears, since there were so many in the bar.
The Manager then began to teach her. Most of the language had some basis on the simple word Dub. She was practically yawning out of sheer boredom, but sat through it. When he was done with the lesson, he went back to his post.
Then Lina got to work. She began talking to the Dudbears, and managed to sell off her lamps to three of them. They seemed very happy with those simple lamps. After she'd finished, they returned to the lamp shop.
There, they found Gilbert. After handing him the money, he went inside. Shortly after, he re-emerged with Mina. They went over to a ledge, and began to talk.
Lina paid little attention to the speech. The spirits were singing their wonderful melodies, filling the air with a sense of power. She felt like she was falling into a trance from all of the sounds in the town. So she didn't quite realize what was happening when she grabbed Gourry's hand.
Gourry didn't quite get it either. He was also feeling quite funny from the music, and grabbed Lina's other hand. Then, he pulled her closer for a kiss.
Suddenly, the music stopped. Apparently, Mina had been reluctant to follow along with Gilbert on an adventure he was planning. So the Centaur had broken it off right then and there. He left the town, and Mina returned to her shop.
Lina looked at Gourry and blushed. Then she Fireballed him. "Never, EVER, do that to me again. Or I won't let you off so easy!" she screamed.
* * *
They decided to go inside the shop to console Mina. But shortly after they entered, the Dudbears came to see her. Apparently, they really enjoyed her lamps, and wanted to thank her. After a nice little conversation that was to fast for Lina to follow - - Mina must have studied Dudbear before, and had managed to perfect it - - they left.
"This is why I love this job," Mina told them, "Thanks for all your help. As a reward, you may have this." She went over to the shelf and picked up a lamp. "It is filled with powerful magic. If ever you're lost, it has the power to teleport you back home. A sorcerer can utilize its power and learn to teleport under their own magic."
Lina picked it up. She vowed to master the power of the lamp immediately. So, after dragging Gourry outside, she held it to the sky, and teleported back to the house.
- - - -
Well, a bit of romance. They say that music and the moon makes a person do funny things. The name Mina is a Breath of Fire ref. In BoF II, she was the sister of Nina. In BoF III, a girl named Mina lived at a manor you had to rob near the beginning. She plays a bigger role later on - - with two more who are just parodies of BoF returning characters. This section isn't based on any particular BoF, just the series in particular.
On the way back from Gato, Lina and Gourry decided to stop off at the town of Lumina. They were hoping to get a good meal at its famous tavern. Once there, they - - as predicted - - ordered a huge amount of food, and began to eat. Most of the patrons began to stare at the fact that such a small girl was out eating such a big man. But some had other things on their minds.
"Did you hear?" asked another patron of his friend, "Mina the Lampmaker might be closing her shop. She's having trouble selling again."
"Again?! I thought she'd have sold that shop the first time she had trouble. But those Sirens never give up. Guess she's finally seen things from a human's perspective," the second answered.
Lina whispered to Gourry, "Want to see what's going on at the Lamp Shop? Maybe we can find something interesting there. Like a lamp with magical powers."
Gourry didn't have time to argue. Lina grabbed his arm, and began to pull him towards the rest of the town. They didn't stop until they'd arrived at the shop.
Inside was a young girl with blond hair and jade green eyes. She had on a pink halter-top and a green skirt. On each arm was a gold bracelet, and she wore high heel shoes. Out of her back came a pair of white feathery wings.
"Hello, I'm Mina, a Siren as you might have guessed," she told them, "My lamps haven't been selling lately, so I'm thinking of moving to another town to start over."
Just then, a straw haired Centaur came into the shop. He had on a green hat with a red band reminiscent of Zangulus's brown one, and a green vest. Instantly, he walked up to the counter, and gave Mina a bouquet of flowers.
"Oh Mina, don't say such a thing. You can't just leave your poet of love, Gilbert, behind like this. Tell you what, I'll bring your lamps to the other areas of town and advertise them," he said.
Mina's smile brightened. "Thank you Gilbert. Just sell these six lamps for me, and I can stay in the shop. They cost 1,000 Lucre each." Then, she handed him the lamps and he left.
* * *
When Lina and Gourry walked out of the shop, Gilbert handed them three lamps. "We can't leave Mina in a jam like this," he told them, "Can you sell these three for me?"
"Sure. . .for a price," Lina replied.
He handed her a bag of Lucre. "Here's 3,000 Lucre. A thousand for each lamp you sell." Then he walked off, leaving Lina and Gourry. * * *
They returned to the bar. Shortly after, the Manager came up to them and asked, "Would you like to learn the Dudbear language?" He motioned to a group of what appeared to be stuffed bears with metal joints. Each one had on a green hood, and a brown vest.
"Sure," replied Lina. She was already formulating a plan to sell the lamps off to the Dudbears, since there were so many in the bar.
The Manager then began to teach her. Most of the language had some basis on the simple word Dub. She was practically yawning out of sheer boredom, but sat through it. When he was done with the lesson, he went back to his post.
Then Lina got to work. She began talking to the Dudbears, and managed to sell off her lamps to three of them. They seemed very happy with those simple lamps. After she'd finished, they returned to the lamp shop.
There, they found Gilbert. After handing him the money, he went inside. Shortly after, he re-emerged with Mina. They went over to a ledge, and began to talk.
Lina paid little attention to the speech. The spirits were singing their wonderful melodies, filling the air with a sense of power. She felt like she was falling into a trance from all of the sounds in the town. So she didn't quite realize what was happening when she grabbed Gourry's hand.
Gourry didn't quite get it either. He was also feeling quite funny from the music, and grabbed Lina's other hand. Then, he pulled her closer for a kiss.
Suddenly, the music stopped. Apparently, Mina had been reluctant to follow along with Gilbert on an adventure he was planning. So the Centaur had broken it off right then and there. He left the town, and Mina returned to her shop.
Lina looked at Gourry and blushed. Then she Fireballed him. "Never, EVER, do that to me again. Or I won't let you off so easy!" she screamed.
* * *
They decided to go inside the shop to console Mina. But shortly after they entered, the Dudbears came to see her. Apparently, they really enjoyed her lamps, and wanted to thank her. After a nice little conversation that was to fast for Lina to follow - - Mina must have studied Dudbear before, and had managed to perfect it - - they left.
"This is why I love this job," Mina told them, "Thanks for all your help. As a reward, you may have this." She went over to the shelf and picked up a lamp. "It is filled with powerful magic. If ever you're lost, it has the power to teleport you back home. A sorcerer can utilize its power and learn to teleport under their own magic."
Lina picked it up. She vowed to master the power of the lamp immediately. So, after dragging Gourry outside, she held it to the sky, and teleported back to the house.
- - - -
Well, a bit of romance. They say that music and the moon makes a person do funny things. The name Mina is a Breath of Fire ref. In BoF II, she was the sister of Nina. In BoF III, a girl named Mina lived at a manor you had to rob near the beginning. She plays a bigger role later on - - with two more who are just parodies of BoF returning characters. This section isn't based on any particular BoF, just the series in particular.