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[red_planet_blues]

Who: Sparks Nevada and you!
When: Nov. 17-24
Where: Trano Golsaucia and Aerilon
Summary: the Mars trio do some investigating and spend some quality time together.
Warnings: None!



In Sparks's opinion, getting out of Aqures Ixen for the week seemed like a welcome change of pace. It wasn't exactly a vacation, but to him, that was fine. A little investigative work would be good, and he was interested in getting their collective hands on the Black Mage Moogle, considering what it had just put him through. He was especially happy that Red agreed to come along. He may have been put off for just a minute when Jim agreed to come along too, but he got over it fast.


Trano Golsaucia, 17th-20th
This was a city that was hard to keep on task in, considering everything there was to do. There was now the added Starlight Celebration festivities on top of the usual distractions, and extra tourists to make navigating the crowds just a little bit trickier.

There was still a job to done, though, and plenty of people to talk to. But could one particular moogle be spotted in a place like this?


Aerilon, 22nd-24th
Turns out this city is busy too, thanks to the exceptional sales happening. It's a much different city than Trano Golsaucia though, and the three quickly realize that they need to be on their toes here. They residents might not be robots, but they know bandits when they see them. Chances that the moogle got to this far-away island could be low, and if there's any information to be found, it might not come cheap. It's still worth checking into, though.


[[OOC note - Each of the characters will have their own prompts that will be open to all characters eventually, so feel free to tag around if your character is in these cities!]]

Comments

[her_rose_is_red]

"Rose is getting a costume too. She seemed really excited about it."

She looks over at the game. It doesn't look too hard. Most of the prizes are smaller than the one Sparks won, but they're all pretty cute. She turns back in surprise when he mutters about being unsure of his luck.

"Not sure? But you won the biggest one!"

[red_planet_blues]

"Yeeeaah, I... ain't sure that's a good thing. Tryin' to figure out what it's even good for."

He brings it out from behind his back now, and looks at it skeptically.

"Doesn't even do anythin'. It's just... fat."

[her_rose_is_red]

She giggles. Oh Sparks, you're so silly.

"It's cute! What else did you want it to do?"

[red_planet_blues]

Sparks thinks on this, surprised that he can't come up with an answer.

"I... yeah, okay, good point. I, uh. Thought about givin' it to someone but reckon I ain't sure if she's going to think it's cute or just... dumb. I dunno probably dumb."

[her_rose_is_red]

Ib gives him a look that clearly says how silly she thinks grown-ups can be. But she very patiently explains anyway.

"Of course she'll think it's cute. It is cute."

See how simple this is?

[red_planet_blues]

Sparks isn't exactly an expert on what's cute. Who else but a little girl would be? Maybe he should listen to her.

"... Reckon I can't argue that. Okay. I'll do it." Then he adds, after a beat: "But if she don't like it, I'm pointin' to you."

[her_rose_is_red]

"She'll love it!"

Ib is pretty confident that anyone would want a giant stuffed animal.

"Who are you giving it to? Is she your girlfriend?"

[red_planet_blues]

He goes to answer that, but stops and frowns. It's complicated.

"Nah. She ain't. She was. I ain't gettin' into it."

[her_rose_is_red]

"She was your girlfriend?"

Ib's face is the very picture of innocent concern. He didn't really think she was gonna just leave it there, did he?

"What happened?"

[red_planet_blues]

"She... stopped bein' it. That's what happened."

There was no way he was getting into this with anyone, let alone a little kid.

"It ain't important. We're still friends, so. Nothin' wrong with givin' a gift."

It's sounding more like he's trying to justify this to himself and not Ib.

[her_rose_is_red]

"Do you still like her?"

'Cause that's what it sounds like to her.

[red_planet_blues]

"Whaaaat, no." This answer comes so fast and is followed by such an exaggerated scoff that it's pretty obvious what the answer is.

"Like I said, we're friends. Friends give each other gifts. Nothin' wrong with that. Reckon I can hang on to it til Christmas, so long as I can hide the darn thing somewhere in the house where she can't find it."

[her_rose_is_red]

Ib's amused smile should tell him exactly what she thinks of that excuse.

"Sure! There's nothing wrong with it. I bet she'll love it."

To her credit, she doesn't giggle.

"So what's her name?"

[red_planet_blues]

"Don't look at me like that. She's called the Red Plains Rider. Which ain't a real name, I know." Says the guy named Sparks.

"Anyway, why'm I tellin' you all this? The toy gets a thumb's up, that's all I needed."

[her_rose_is_red]

Ib shrugs and offers a simple answer to a simple question.

"Cause I asked."

Then she tilts her head thoughtfully.

"I think I met her once. She's really nice."