Library of a Mercenary (Open to Non-Ninja only)

[fiori161]

{Description}

Inside the capital of the Land of Wind, is a large building with two floors; a library. Inside there is every kind of book you could possibly imagine. The first floor is simply the library, normally full of people eager to quench their first for knowledge. But just up the stairs and past the door you will find the massive stores of spare books, and the room and workplace of one Fiori. The books are stacked precariously, but in such a way they make a natural maze. At the far end, the books conceal Fiori’s bed and wall of weaponry, covered with niches and slots for all of his tools and equipment. A dresser is near the other wall, still concealed by the rows of books. On the other side of the books, by the large window on the wall to the right hand side of someone entering the room, is Fiori’s desk, on which there is always a half finished book and a bottle of wine. A large comfortable chair made from leather is behind the desk, and a slightly less comfortable chair sits in front of it, for clients.

To find out about the place, one must ask for a mercenary in any of the places one normally goes to find mercenaries. The barkeeps throughout the capital have all been paid off to mention the name Fiori and the address of the library.

CURRENTLY ON THE WEAPON WALL:
X1 Utility Pouch: contains 75 Senbon
X1 Katana
X2 Tonfa
X1 Gourd, medium
X5 Senbon

CURRENTLY IN DESK:
X1 World Map

[fiori161]

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Fiori walked into the library, still with his new cache of weapons, causing a small amount of people that looked up to stare at this strange red haired boy with a load of weapons and a large gourd on his back. But when he turned, they saw the glowing orange eyes and decided to return to their reading. Fiori climbed the stairs and struggled slightly to open the door to the storage room that he also made his home. He moved expertly through the maze of books to his bed and wall covered with the niches for weapons and other equipment.

He began storing the weapons onto the wall, placing the tonfa he had purchased on first parallel to each other. Then he grabbed the quiver full of arrows and laid that on one of the more roomy niches, as well as placing the two utility pouches in his hand onto the wall. Once his hands were free, he took the gourd off of his back and placed that just in front of the wall and went back to the utility pouch that carried the shrike knives, placing them onto the wall separately. He grabbed the bow that was inside the gourd, capping the gourd once he had removed it. He laid the bow just above the quiver, and then he unbuckled his other utility pouch and grabbed the senbon inside it, placing those on the weapon wall as well. He removed the binoculars and the world map from the utility pouch and placed it next to the other empty one. He moved back through the maze of books towards his desk, opening a draw in the side of it and sliding the binoculars and map into it.

“Now that that’s taken care of,” Fiori said, “time to go and practice.” Fiori left the room, locking the door behind him. He left the library, and left the city of Hitofuki and went into the desert to train. Unbeknownst to him, he was being carefully watched by a girl. This girl was one of AKIRA’s Eleven. Subject 92: Tsume the Wind Goddess.

“The Sand Demon indeed,” Tsume mused, moving closer to watch him leave. She’d follow him, but if the stories were true, then going into the desert was a very bad idea.

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[fiori161]

Name: Tracking the wayward Boyfriend
Rank: D
IIC Length: ---
Difficulty: Easy
Description: Your latest client is worried that her boyfriend might be cheating on her; he’s constantly disappearing into Hitofuki on his own with shoddy explanations as to why. Track him from their house and figure out where he’s going and what he’s doing. It’s not exactly a lot of money, but a job’s a job.
Objective: Follow the boyfriend and figure out what he’s doing
Reward: 1000 Ryo

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Fiori returned to his room in the library and went to his dresser, pulling out a new jacket exactly identical to the one consumed by the desert earlier. He took a deep breath to totally bring his rage down so he could encapsulate it and throw it down into the dark abyss of his mind. He went to his desk and sat down, pulling out another pair of glasses and delving into his latest book. He was only able to lose himself for a moment, because then there was a knock at the door.

“Come in,” Fiori said, keeping his voice level, and a rather timid girl with brown hair entered. Fiori gestured to the seat in front of him. “You’re Koyuki?”

“Th, that’s right,” Koyuki stammered, “you’re Fiori?” Fiori nodded, again gesturing to the seat in front of him. Koyuki took the seat, nervous as a rabbit.

“So,” Fiori said, taking his glasses off and leaning back, “You have a job for me?”

“Um, yes,” Koyuki dug into her handbag and pulled out a photo of a man, handing it to Fiori, “This is my boyfriend. He’s been going off into town for a few weeks now and he won’t tell me where he’s been, and I think-.”

“He’s having an affair?” Fiori asked, cutting her off. Koyuki clapped her hands to her mouth, tears in her eyes and nodded. “And you want me to figure out what he’s been doing?”

“Yeah,” Koyuki said, “He should still be at home,” she gave Fiori an address, “please, can you find out what he’s up to?”

Fiori nodded. To be perfectly honest, he didn’t really care if this woman’s relationship was about to collapse in on itself. But, he was a merc, and a merc did what he was paid to do. So, he told the woman to meet him in about five hours at a local café. When she left, Fiori stood up and, after replacing his glasses on his face, he opened his desk drawer and pulled out the binoculars he had purchased earlier that day. He moved through the labyrinth of books to his weapon wall, grabbing the two weapon pouches off the wall, one filled with his knives and the other just for his binoculars. He left the library at that point, heading toward the address the woman had given him.

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[Tenkai]

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