[Ordelis]

As Noctis and Argent wandered through the small town, the Town Hall immediately came into their view, as did their team mate Persimmon who was seen leaning up against the wall by the door.


"Nah these wounds are from fi..(!) I mean yeah! err nasty scars from way back when, I got real lucky I'm even alive!" Again the same reaction catching herself from saying something followed by an unconvincing smile. "Oh I've heard of Beacon too! What's the school like? What do you learn there? Is it true about Hunters that go around like heroes protecting people and slaying Grimm!?"

[willow_lark]

"Well, Ah can't say Ah've seen all of the school. And ah..." Sherwood blinks, likes he's thinking. "Ah don't learn anything there. Ah'm not a Huntsman, Ah'm a hunter. Big difference in those professions. Animals don't fight anywhere near as hard as ah Grimm." He looks aside at her, looking her wounds up and down.

"Ah'm sure you're no strange to fighting though, with those wounds. Ah're you ah Huntress Nishka?" he asks lightly. "Ah can't ahmagine how else you got that beat up."

[MissyMidna]

"I agree. I think it's unsettling how Antra Openly told us what is it they believe in. As for the information given about Deliria, I think he's the interpreter of Rahasya, as in he tells the people random ass things and have them do it with blind obedience. It's something I've seen before. There may be a possibility that Deliria is just using these good hearted people for his selfish needs." Noctis says as he shoves his hands in his coat pockets. "Say, have you noticed the lack of Faunus around here?" Noctis notes in a much more hushed tone.

Noctis stops talking as he see's Percy standing there in front of town hall. Seems like he was led here too. That has to mean that Deliria must know where Regat is.

"Hey there Foxy. Fancy meeting you here," Noctis tells Percy. "You got directed here too?"

[Flooberoid]

Persimmon quickly recognized his two comrades, who weren't exactly following the town fashion trends. "In a sense, yeah. Deliria's not in right now, but trust me, he's real fishy. I uh... may have broken into his home earlier, and, uh, overheard some stuff." Just then, an idea hatched in Persimmon's mind. "If you're goin' in there, mind asking the guy inside where Deliria went? It's probably for the best if I don't ask for myself." Plus I really don't wanna talk to these cultist freaks any more than I have to...

[CptSteel]

"This whole thing is a very strange ordeal. Make sure you don't get caught if you are planning on breaking into any more houses. I doubt you would, though; it's not like you're new to this, right?" Argent chuckled at his teammate. "So, if anyone asks how these three new guys in town know each other...Couple and school-friend decided to go on a trip to here, for whatever reason?" Argent suggested.

[Ordelis]

"No! no, noo, I'm telling you these are from uugghh...bandits! I guard the village from err bandits see! but nope not Grimm! Definitely not a Huntress...It's fiiine they're uuhh..only like 1 or 2 of them that just wander around it's not like a whole tribe! I mean err some are also from the attack on my old village! I'm pretty tough see!" Nishka replied defensively holding up a fist in an attempt to look tough


[Argent, Noctis, and Persimmon continue conversation]

[willow_lark]

Sherwood doesn't respond for a moment, his lazy patrol of the treeline with his eyes coming to stop.

"Ah hate to push you Miss Niskha, but Ah need to know for sure now. You're familiar with Grimm and fightin them? Ah'll ahpologize if Ah'm wrong, just... Ah need to be sure before Ah tell you something. It's important." He says quietly. Even without looking at her it's obvious that he's asking seriously, not making small talk.

[Flooberoid]

"'School friend, really?" Persimmon raised an eyebrow. "Why can't we be a love triangle?" He laughed. "No, but seriously, you really think nobody would ask where we went to school if we said that? I lived in the same village with Argent as a kid before he moved, and we happened to meet up again years later. We're going on a trip together to catch up on the years we lost. That's the story. Got it?" He wasn't new to this, either.

[MissyMidna]

"Sounds good to me foxy, but how are we going to fit Sherwood into our story huh?" Noctis says. "I guess we can worry about it later."

Noctis walks up to the doors alone, he really didn't expect Argent to come with him because in all this place is fucking strange. Going in alone seems dangerous, but really what was he suppose to be afraid of? None of these people had weapons nor did they even remotely pose a threat so quite possibly he was getting nervous? He placed his hand on the door trying to push it open, the problem was that it wasn't opening. Noctis stood there trying to push over and over until he realized he was doing it wrong. Fucking kill me... He thought to himself. He pulled open the door and glanced at his teammates.

"We never speak of this moment. Ever."

[CptSteel]

"Maybe we just don't talk to Sherwood in the middle of the street?" Argent suggested.

Argent began to laugh as Noctis failed at opening the door, before walking over to his partner. "You could have knocked first." Argent peered through the door. "Hello? Anybody there? Mister Deliria?" Argent shouted in.

[Ordelis]

"The 'Great Teller' isn't here " echoed a toneless voice. A man of slightly above average height with a scrawny stature and a fatigued appearance stood up from one of the aisle seats lining the hall. "And to whom does the Teller owe an audience with? For what purpose do you two have for visiting our oh so humble little town we have here" The man said with an emphasis on the 'you'. The man could be mistaken for being as young as they were or much older, the expression shadowed over his eyes that were as dark as his hair made it difficult to guess. He wore a raged green jacket with a set of white long pants with a rather out of place looking set of glasses on his face.


"No! No! No!" Nishka blurted out "I don't fight Grimm because there aren't any around!These wounds are from...other stuff!Now what's so important?" She exclaimed irritation now bleeding into her voice.

[willow_lark]

"Ah know at least that ain't true." Sherwood says in a drawl. He continues seriously. "Ah've got a Grimm in sight, coming this way. Hasn't noticed us yet, so don't move. Ah need you to be honest, Ah'm usually ah solo act with hunting. If it notices us, which Ah bet it wil... Ah need to know what Ah can rely on you for." He pauses for a moment.

"Ah promise Ah won't judge you or anything. Ah've got a... friend whose ahll sorts of unsavory when he wants to be. Ahnything you tell me won't change ma opinion of you." He says, looking at her for the first time since she sat down. He gives her an encouraging nod, then goes back to tracking the Grimm on the horizon.

[CptSteel]

"Argent. Argent Grae. I'm just a passerby. I asked Antra where I could find out more about the spirit and he told me about Deliria. This spirit is really fascinating and I thought I could enlighten myself a bit more. Though the Teller doesn't owe an audience with anybody. As I said, just passing by. I could leave if I am not welcome." Argent asked at the end. It wouldn't be too spirit-y for the man to kick out a guest in need, right? Though this guy didn't seem to be the most welcoming, anyway.

Argent prepared to walk away from the door, but waited for the man's reply.

[Flooberoid]

Before Noctis could walk in through the door, Persimmon tapped his shoulder and set the scene once more. "I'm not really into these spiritey-type things... Lemme know if it's as enlightening as you think, I guess. Meanwhile, I'm gonna go find something to do. Meet up back here in like... fifteen minutes?" He spoke loudly enough for Noctis and any passers-by to hear, but made sure his voice didn't carry into the building. He then turned and walked down the street in the opposite direction from where Argent and Noctis had come, making sure not to cross the line of sight from the doorway. Better to keep myself a mystery to Delirias and that other one for as long as I can... he thought, pondering his next move.

[Ordelis]

"..."
A silence passed as her thoughts battled with how to answer.
"honest...If you want me to be honest you have to do the same...the way you paused when I asked if you were a huntsman, it's the same way I come up with a lie isn't it" it was't a question but a statement, it was clear when she was lying and she knew it herself.


"Spirits" The man practically spat the word at the mention of it. "I don't know to what extent Antra has told you but here's my advice; do not trust him. Leave this village. Though I admit it's too late in the day now to do that...As for the Oh so great holy Teller Deliria you just missed him, I can go call for him if you would like, for your amusement if nothing else...the idiot" The man added quietly under his breath.


As Persimmon chose his heading down a street a roaring of laughter, cheer,and thing breaking could be heard from a building nearby, the source turned out to be an inn combined with a bar, as the sun was starting to set it was about the time workers would end their shifts and make merry at the end of the day.