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questions about Jea's character (class, stats, etc) feel free to email me
at hayaitoran@yahoo.com . If any of the questions are in regard to Laguna,
Dumbugg, Ambermist, and ultimately Phalyssa, send them to Laguna's player
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to hear that people find the story good! It gives our sick roleplay a
purpose!!!!!!!! *snicker*
Chapter Twenty Three
The duo closeted themselves in a reading room with a large stack of books and scrolls on magick weapons. Laguna had laid the strange sword on the table and was busy hunting through each volume, trying to locate a named sword that was close to the one he'd found-he figured he'd narrow it down from there.
Jea sat in an easy chair, reading a field guide on monsters, humming quietly to herself.
Six and a half hours, twenty books, and eighteen scrolls later, Laguna had a list of a dozen possibilities for his sword, and no idea where to go from there. He then did the only thing he could think of; he turned to Jea for advice.
She had fallen asleep a while back, the bestiary resting on her stomach. "Jea?" Laguna whispered softly, lovingly, touching her shoulder to wake her. She blinked her multicolored eyes a moment, then looked at him.
"Yes?" she murmured sleepily.
"Um.I have a list of possibles.but I don't know what to do now. How do I figure out if any of these are right?"
The ranger thought for a long moment, then replied, "Well.I guess you could try saying each name while holding the sword and see if it reacts.I'm not really sure-all the magic toys I've ever used weren't like unique relics or somethin'."
Laguna nodded, digesting this new info. Taking the list in one hand and the sword in the other, he began to read his way down the list, saying each one on an authoritative tone. Jea was giggling hysterically at the spectacle he made.
About two thirds of the way down the list, he got a reaction. At the speaking of the name "Quar" the blade hummed in his grip. Blinking, he said the name again, with a more commanding note. The sword not only hummed, it glowed briefly with a pale white light.
Jea raised one eyebrow. "It's name is 'Quar?'" She snickered.
"What?!" he asked. "At least the name isn't 'Snot-Hacker' or something nasty like that!"
She was about to reply, but her stomach rumbled loudly. Laguna grinned. "How about we get dinner? You must be starving if your gut is rumbling like that."
Glaring at him, she responded, "Well, it's your fault I'm in this predicament."
Even though she was teasing, her words rang true. Laguna hung his head. "I'm sorry." he said miserably. "If I'd known."
Jea cut him off with a fierce kiss. "Stop that," she commanded, brushing his shaggy hair back. "Don't feel bad. It's okay. I'm okay with it.." She took his hand and placed it on her abdomen. "At least, as long as you're okay with it, Lover.. Now-let's go get that food!"
* * * * * *
The two of them pigged out at a nice little tavern near the library, gorging on cheap, filling food, before heading back to Shikatsu's house. By then, it was quite late and both Jea and Laguna collapsed into bed immediately.
The next day, Jea went out to stock up on necessary items for the impending mission. She spent the day prowling the merchants' district, buy a wide assortment of things.
Wolf tagged along with her, sometimes finding items she missed-strange herbs, pungent spices, tools, and seasoned, salted meats.
Jea ushered them all to bed early that evening, promising to wake them all well before sunrise for the forthcoming ordeal.
Chapter Twenty Three
The duo closeted themselves in a reading room with a large stack of books and scrolls on magick weapons. Laguna had laid the strange sword on the table and was busy hunting through each volume, trying to locate a named sword that was close to the one he'd found-he figured he'd narrow it down from there.
Jea sat in an easy chair, reading a field guide on monsters, humming quietly to herself.
Six and a half hours, twenty books, and eighteen scrolls later, Laguna had a list of a dozen possibilities for his sword, and no idea where to go from there. He then did the only thing he could think of; he turned to Jea for advice.
She had fallen asleep a while back, the bestiary resting on her stomach. "Jea?" Laguna whispered softly, lovingly, touching her shoulder to wake her. She blinked her multicolored eyes a moment, then looked at him.
"Yes?" she murmured sleepily.
"Um.I have a list of possibles.but I don't know what to do now. How do I figure out if any of these are right?"
The ranger thought for a long moment, then replied, "Well.I guess you could try saying each name while holding the sword and see if it reacts.I'm not really sure-all the magic toys I've ever used weren't like unique relics or somethin'."
Laguna nodded, digesting this new info. Taking the list in one hand and the sword in the other, he began to read his way down the list, saying each one on an authoritative tone. Jea was giggling hysterically at the spectacle he made.
About two thirds of the way down the list, he got a reaction. At the speaking of the name "Quar" the blade hummed in his grip. Blinking, he said the name again, with a more commanding note. The sword not only hummed, it glowed briefly with a pale white light.
Jea raised one eyebrow. "It's name is 'Quar?'" She snickered.
"What?!" he asked. "At least the name isn't 'Snot-Hacker' or something nasty like that!"
She was about to reply, but her stomach rumbled loudly. Laguna grinned. "How about we get dinner? You must be starving if your gut is rumbling like that."
Glaring at him, she responded, "Well, it's your fault I'm in this predicament."
Even though she was teasing, her words rang true. Laguna hung his head. "I'm sorry." he said miserably. "If I'd known."
Jea cut him off with a fierce kiss. "Stop that," she commanded, brushing his shaggy hair back. "Don't feel bad. It's okay. I'm okay with it.." She took his hand and placed it on her abdomen. "At least, as long as you're okay with it, Lover.. Now-let's go get that food!"
* * * * * *
The two of them pigged out at a nice little tavern near the library, gorging on cheap, filling food, before heading back to Shikatsu's house. By then, it was quite late and both Jea and Laguna collapsed into bed immediately.
The next day, Jea went out to stock up on necessary items for the impending mission. She spent the day prowling the merchants' district, buy a wide assortment of things.
Wolf tagged along with her, sometimes finding items she missed-strange herbs, pungent spices, tools, and seasoned, salted meats.
Jea ushered them all to bed early that evening, promising to wake them all well before sunrise for the forthcoming ordeal.