The Shopkeeper's Daughter: Act 2

[desertbloomed]

Characters: Lots!
Where: The hospital; the shopkeeper's shop; just outside the Chocobo Farm; in the wilderness; on the plateau.
When: September 12-13
Summary: It's time for The Shopkeeper's Daughter to get properly underway. Here we have act 2!
Warnings: Possibly some violence...

Overture
It’s market day in Aqures Ixen. People stream out of their homes and into the common areas, carrying all kinds of items, for bartering is just as popular on these days as buying things outright. Market days always bring with them a special kind of energy. Anything is possible on these days. One never knows what treasures one might find for sale. Except, of course, for Baltoro’s Blooms.

Comments

[shinrasfinest]

Was it really possible that the other group that had been in here before hadn't already explained to Gerad what the predicament was? Sephiroth didn't think it likely. The guy was just being difficult.

Sephiroth looked from the nurse and stepped further into the room, folding his arms up in front of his chest and observing Gerad carefully as he spoke with Ib, doing a most professional job of feigning half-interest. He wouldn't say anything for the time being, but there might be something to be said for his presence there - mako-enhanced or not; he's a tall guy with an obvious amount of strength.

[goddessofthesky]

Zelda cringed from the hallway. She had honestly completely forgotten to mention it after the patients defensive response to her entrance but she wasn't ready to step into sight and announce her own mistake.

[her_rose_is_red]

While the cutting throats comment was both worrying and confusing(Especially since Ib was still taking 'Sellsword' literally) she ignores that in favor of pressing on.

"We need to find some seeds. Baltoro's Seeds. We need them to make medicine. Will you help us?"

[desertbloomed]

"Seeds? I look like a gardener to you, lassie?" Gerad snorted, shaking his head.

The nurse slapped his shoulder, looking at the girl worriedly. "Baltoro's Seeds? There...there aren't any. We haven't had any for several weeks now. There's a shortage. We, we just ran out of our stockpile."

[shinrasfinest]

He thinks he's so funny, snorting like that at Ib. Sephiroth too turned his attention to the nurse as she went in again to offer some comfort to her patient but his gaze was a world-less gentle.

"How convenient. That you would be the only convoy with a batch of Baltoro's seeds and they would be ambushed right out from under you." Sephiroth himself offered something of a huffed snort, raising an eyebrow directly at Gerad. "That's got to smart."

[her_rose_is_red]

Ib frowns at Gerad, but tries to stay polite. It really bothers her that he's not taking this seriously, considering what's at stake.

"Please, Sir, this is really important! If you were with the convoy then you must know where they got the seeds. Or who took them..."