Chapter 2
Enter Clan Ritz
As I slowly came to, I heard voices coming from somewhere to my left. One of them was definately a human. The other was more than likely a viera. I recoginzed the first voice as the same one that had found me in Giza Plains. I slowly opened my eyes, and blinked a few times. I became aware of my surroundings. I was in a comfy bed. I sat up, and looked to where the voices were coming from.
"Ahh," said the red haired girl whom I instantly recognized as Ritz. "I see you're up."
"How do you feel?" asked the viera, who I could only assume was Shara.
"I feel fine," I responded politely, "My head hurts a little, but other than that, just fine. Who are you two?"
"Oh," gasped Shara, "We haven't been properly introduced yet. My name is Shara, and this is Ritz." She pointed to Ritz as she said this. "And we're part of Clan Ritz."
"So," I asked them, "You're in a clan?"
"Yes," responded Ritz, "Why do you ask?"
"Where are the other clanners?" I asked, looking around.
"We're a small clan." said Ritz, "There's not alot of us here."
"Oh." I said, "How many members do you have? 4? 5?"
"Actually, just the two of us." corrected Ritz
"Oh," I responded.
"Well," said Shara, "We'd better get something to eat. We're going to the pub to see if there are any missions availble, and if we're going to go on a mission, we need to get our nutrition."
"Can I come with you?" I asked hopefully.
"Sure, why not?" said Ritz. I got out of bed, and followed her to the pub. We walked over to the pub, talking about what types of missions they might have today, and after about 5 minutes of walking, we got to the Baguba Port pub. We sat down at a ta ble, and after about 3 minutes of talking, a viera came to the table, holding 3 menus.
"Hello," she greeted us cheerfully, "Our special today is Red Flan Jelly on a bagel with coffee. Would you like anything to drink?"
"I'll have a hot chocolate with whipped cream," I said,
"Same here," said Ritz,
"Make that 3" said Shara,
"Okay, I'll be right back with your drinks." said the viera, and she walked away. I put my chin on my hand, elbow on the table, and started to stare straight ahead. I went over what had happened since I landed in Ivalice.
I'm not sure if ending up here was a good thing or a bad thing, but one thing is for sure, I like it here already. I thought to myself. The inhabitants seem nice enough, but I know that they're not all like that. Why am I staring at Ritz? Sure, she looks good, but she's a video game character. That's just sad, I'm oggling over a video game character. Still, she is kind of hot. I continued to think to myself about Ivalice and Ritz. Our hot chocolate arrived, and we placed our orders, three orders of pancakes, and a bagel with blue flan jelly. About 7 minutes later, our food came, and we ate. All the while, I continued to think about stuff. After we were done eating, we recieved the bill. Ritz placed the money on the table with a tip, and walked over to the Pubmaster.
"Are there any new missions yet?" asked Ritz,
"You're in luck," replied the Pubmaster, "There's been a Flan outbreak in Giza Plains, and someone has to clear it out to make it safe for travelers."
"We'll take that one," said Ritz, handing the Pubmaster the gil for the mission.
"Good luck on your mission." said the Pubmaster, and Ritz walked back to the table.
"Good news." said Ritz, "We got a mission! There's been a flan outbreak in Giza Plains, and someone needs to take care of it."
"Let's go," said Shara.
