killerlung
Cosmic Mailman
As the girl began to cry the old man Xi, played by a rather flustered Danny was caught off guard. Wait, wh-what? What did I say? Danny would think, his mind frantically scrambling for a way to right whatever wrong he had said to the girl.
Of course, that line of thinking wouldn't last long, suddenly being replaced by a sharp pain in his foot as the girl stormed off.
"Gah! Damned brat!" The old man would cry clutching his foot in pain and hopping up rather spryly for a man of his supposed age.
Archer would merely snicker, a bit amused by Danny's reaction. The old man would crouch down rubbing his foot gingerely and glaring up at Archer as the door to the shop closed, the bell chime affixed to the top ringing as it slammed.
"What the hell was that!?" The old voice would demand, as the form of Xi crept to his feet.
"Well a whole lotta nonsense it seems, hey when were you gonna tell me you could do the whole..." Archer would stop pointing up and down at the elderly form Danny now held.
Danny sighed, brushing his shoulders off and swiping a hand over his face to reveal his youthful gaze restored. He'd shift his arms, legs, and torso back into place as he approached the door, locking it before turning back toward Archer.
His face was not at all amused and as his hair went from thinning strands of grey and white back to full and blonde he'd pull his hand out glaring at the command seals. For a moment he'd consider using one, his hand glowing as if sensing his desire.
But Danny wasn't a fool, he couldn't let himself be, especially if he wanted to find Xi's killer. He'd put his hand down, and sigh, "yeah I'm a body altering Mage, self transmutation" he'd mutter making his way over toward the counter.
"Huh, that's gotta be neat" Archer would say noticing his master's frustrations but deciding now might not be the best time to address them.
Danny would nod a bit out of it as he went behind the counter to pull out a bottle of bourbon. He'd begin pouring himself a glass, not really bothering to check the time, to think just three days in and already the war had turned him toward drinking.
He'd sigh, and bring the glass up to his lips only to be stopped by Archer. "I wouldn't if I were you." He'd say sternly, his face serious for a change, his hand steady as it held Danny's glass to the countertop. "I mean gotta commend yah that's good rot gut alright, heck maybe the best type of fire this side of the pond. But...that girl. She had a bit of Magic to her." Archer would say that last part with such certainty, but how could Danny not feel it!? He was a Mage right? He was one of the better ones at surveillance, having a good read on folks, heck that was part of his job!
He'd look up from his hunched over state, letting go of the drink and standing up straight to meet Archer's gaze. "What?" He'd stand staring at him a moment unsure whether to believe him. "I..there's no wa-" but as Danny attempted to say the words he'd know them to be false, this was the Grail War anything could happen right? Hadn't Xi always said that?
Besides taking extra precautions couldn't be bad, after all this was a war right? So with that in mind Danny's face furrowed, "okay I'll bite, she had magic, I didn't sense it, and the shop didn't recognize it. But let's say she had it, why play a fool? You think she's trying to gauge us?" He'd ask trying to get a sense of motive.
Archer would sit back, thinking hard on the matter, "maybe...heck, probably. Scoutings usually the most important part of a war..." he'd muse pulling a knife out from its long scabbard and eying it. "Either way we should probably up our guard maybe do some scoutin of our own" he'd recommend casually as he sheathed the knife and looked toward Danny.
Yeah, scouting could be good, really good.
Of course, that line of thinking wouldn't last long, suddenly being replaced by a sharp pain in his foot as the girl stormed off.
"Gah! Damned brat!" The old man would cry clutching his foot in pain and hopping up rather spryly for a man of his supposed age.
Archer would merely snicker, a bit amused by Danny's reaction. The old man would crouch down rubbing his foot gingerely and glaring up at Archer as the door to the shop closed, the bell chime affixed to the top ringing as it slammed.
"What the hell was that!?" The old voice would demand, as the form of Xi crept to his feet.
"Well a whole lotta nonsense it seems, hey when were you gonna tell me you could do the whole..." Archer would stop pointing up and down at the elderly form Danny now held.
Danny sighed, brushing his shoulders off and swiping a hand over his face to reveal his youthful gaze restored. He'd shift his arms, legs, and torso back into place as he approached the door, locking it before turning back toward Archer.
His face was not at all amused and as his hair went from thinning strands of grey and white back to full and blonde he'd pull his hand out glaring at the command seals. For a moment he'd consider using one, his hand glowing as if sensing his desire.
But Danny wasn't a fool, he couldn't let himself be, especially if he wanted to find Xi's killer. He'd put his hand down, and sigh, "yeah I'm a body altering Mage, self transmutation" he'd mutter making his way over toward the counter.
"Huh, that's gotta be neat" Archer would say noticing his master's frustrations but deciding now might not be the best time to address them.
Danny would nod a bit out of it as he went behind the counter to pull out a bottle of bourbon. He'd begin pouring himself a glass, not really bothering to check the time, to think just three days in and already the war had turned him toward drinking.
He'd sigh, and bring the glass up to his lips only to be stopped by Archer. "I wouldn't if I were you." He'd say sternly, his face serious for a change, his hand steady as it held Danny's glass to the countertop. "I mean gotta commend yah that's good rot gut alright, heck maybe the best type of fire this side of the pond. But...that girl. She had a bit of Magic to her." Archer would say that last part with such certainty, but how could Danny not feel it!? He was a Mage right? He was one of the better ones at surveillance, having a good read on folks, heck that was part of his job!
He'd look up from his hunched over state, letting go of the drink and standing up straight to meet Archer's gaze. "What?" He'd stand staring at him a moment unsure whether to believe him. "I..there's no wa-" but as Danny attempted to say the words he'd know them to be false, this was the Grail War anything could happen right? Hadn't Xi always said that?
Besides taking extra precautions couldn't be bad, after all this was a war right? So with that in mind Danny's face furrowed, "okay I'll bite, she had magic, I didn't sense it, and the shop didn't recognize it. But let's say she had it, why play a fool? You think she's trying to gauge us?" He'd ask trying to get a sense of motive.
Archer would sit back, thinking hard on the matter, "maybe...heck, probably. Scoutings usually the most important part of a war..." he'd muse pulling a knife out from its long scabbard and eying it. "Either way we should probably up our guard maybe do some scoutin of our own" he'd recommend casually as he sheathed the knife and looked toward Danny.
Yeah, scouting could be good, really good.