Chapter 2 – The attack of the plot device
---Geffen---
Estate Agent: And that's it!
C.A: …
Estate Agent: Um..so…are you interested?
C.A: …is that really you're best?
Estate Agent: Yes indeed! So what'cha think? Pretty good huh? It's pretty wizard-like if I do say so myself!
C.A: It's horrible.
Estate Agent: P- pardon me?
C.A: The tower is not imposing in the slightest, thunderstorms aren't even irregular, their non-existent! There is a pitiful total of seven thick and dusty books in the so – called 'archives', there are no decorative skulls and the surrounding area isn't even shrouded in perpetual darkness! A wizard's tower perhaps in the lightest use of the term.
Estate Agent: Um, perhaps…I could interest you in an um, alternative residence?
Without word or any other concern for manners for that matter, C.A turned around and walked off, annoyed look plastered on his face as always.
C.A: (Sigh) Great, so I can't wither my life away in peaceful undisturbed cliché? Geffen truly does know how to disappoint.
Unbeknownst to C.A, a figure lurked within the darkness, observing…stalking…
Jeda: (WHOA! That mages loaded! Sweet, bag this catch and I'll finally have enough cash to buy out Jabar's Bakery!)
With the skill borne of years of…redistributing social wealth, Jeda easily relieved her target of his gold, sparring no zenny before disappearing yet again into the abyss of darkness. Cheesy plot device, the start of a sub plot or even an event so important it will influence the course of the story and it's eventual climax? You decide.
Jeda: (Heh, the dumbass is still talking to himself! If only everyone was as stupid as this guy, I would have SO bought out half of Rune – Midgard by now!)
C.A: Hmph, now if my life was penned by some unimaginative idiot, in addition to wasting my time I would now be robbed or suffer some other form of energy consuming annoyance.
C.A: …
C.A: …perhaps a light meal is in order…
Reaching for his coin sack, C.A's hand fumbled around for it's intended target only to come to the cruel, grim realization that his life is indeed penned by an unimaginative idiot
C.A: I swear, my life is bloody scripted.
---Geffen, four hours later---
C.A: …I refuse to believe my life has been lowered to this…
Pebby the Performer: Well, for someone stuck in the city with absolutely no money and in desperate need for a job, I wouldn't be complaining so much. But man, just HOW you managed to lose all your Zenny!? Did you like put it all in one hideously large sack just waiting to be stolen?
C.A: …shut up.
Pebby the Performer: By God! You might as well have put on a sign on your back saying "I'm filthy stinkin' rich and stupid! Mug me!" And weren't you trying to buy a vacant tower? That would have cost a fortune! Man, just how much money did you lose???
C.A: You know what? I hate you.
Pebby the Performer: Yeah, well, whatever, so, do you need me to run you through what you've got to do again?
C.A: …why not? It'll delay the inevitable for a few precious minutes.
Pebby the Performer: Right, well, what happens is that we have this thing were I sell water balloons to the kids and they throw it at the big evil monster which then scares it away. You of course, are the monster, so just stick these horns on your head and growl and stuff, you know, stuff that scares kiddies, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it…ah ha! Look! There comes our first customer! Righto C.A, remember, act scary!
C.A: …roar…
---1 hour later---
Pebby the Performer: I would say you're hopeless but by Gods even that's too good for you! Go! Shoo! You're fired! GO!!!
C.A: Fine, 20 Zenny an hour wasn't worth my dignity anyway…
---Elsewhere in Geffen---
Jeda: Hehe, thanks to that idiot mage, Jabar's Bakery is now under my legal ownership! With Jabar's in addition to Izzy's Seafood Stand and Notto's Food Court, I shall soon create a monopoly in Geffen's food market!! Total economic control is one step closer! BWAHAHAHA!!!
Author's Notes: Wow! It's been months since I last updated this, but oh well, here's chapter two! Little bit short, but I unfortunately don't have enough time to write longer chapters.