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

[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..."