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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 18:35:21 GMT -5
Belle bit her lip as she wracked her brain for any memory of something out of place. Even if it just had an odd color to it. She was about to answer that she can't think of anything until she could think of something. "Well, there is one thing. I don't know where my mother found it or if it was my brother but there is this really odd arrowhead. It's not made of obsidian like most, but something stronger. Almost like diamond. And it has more of a blue color to it." She told him as she stood up, looking in her office now for the arrowheads he remembered looking at about a week ago. She searched through drawers and even under the rug but she ended up finding it on her desk. The most obvious place. Belle held it up for him to look at. "Is this something you would be intrested in?" Mystery reached out and grabbed the arrowhead, it was certainly something one wouldn't expect to find. For one, he wondered how something was crafted in the first place. One idea would be the use of magic, which he could probably use a spell to track where the magic originated from, and from there find an artifact. It could be an artifact itself, which again, to verify would need to use of a spell. He turned it over a couple of times, trying to find any traces that might hint to one or another, he found hints for both, but nothing that said one way or another. "It doesn't seem to have been crafted by physical means at least" He decided to say out loud instead of leaving Belle in silence as he examined it. "How long ago was it found?" Maybe that could give him a hint, if he could find out what happened back then, he might be able to figure out exactly how it was made-and by extension what it is. (sorry that took so long, had studying to do)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 18:55:46 GMT -5
{It's okay}
Belle looked up at the ceiling as she thought about his questions. He seemed very intruiged by the artifact. Maybe there was something he was looking for. Or maybe he was a collector, she could get some money off of him if she wanted. "My mother found it about the week ago but we brought it to this one man to see what he thought of it and he said that it was maybe forged about..." she tilted her head to the side, one eyebrow raised. "Two thousand years ago or so? I don't know how he figured that out but I was not about to question his loic. Maybe he knew what he was talking about." Belle shrugged. She was not very intrested in rocks, but the man seemed a bit weird. Like he was hiding something. Kind of like mystery.
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 19:02:02 GMT -5
(buh-dum-tsh)
Mystery nodded a bit, only catching the important parts of her comment. He could probably buy it off of her and figure it out on the way. Judging by her actions, he could probably get a pretty good price for it, and for something that could lead him to who knows what. Two thousand years was a long time to have an arrowhead still look this good, unless it was a decorative piece. "How much would you go for this?" He asked, forming a plan for if she was going to make a high price, there was too much uncertainty for him to take a high price.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 19:14:14 GMT -5
Belle looked at her desk from where she was sitting. As if she was looking for a paper that gave her the answer to his question about prices. She honestly had no clue except for the fact that this was a very rare artifact and has survived for a long time. She took a deep breath before answering. "That depends, how much are you willing to pay?" That was what she could ask for now. Hopefully he had an idea of what the price was. If he did, then he would obviously ask for lower, so Belle could go higher. Although, she hopes he was willing to pay.
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 20:20:22 GMT -5
Mystery would have a bit of trouble trying to figure out a fair price for the arrowhead "I really am not sure if it is what I am thinking, so making a fair price would be tough" He didn't even have an idea what material it was. He had no idea how to make up a price without having it be either unfair to her, or over his budget "Here's an idea, I will pay for it as if it were a carved gem, and if I find out it is what I am thinking, I will come back and pay the full price for it" That might work, if she would take it. If it was just a normal arrowhead, he would be losing out, but the chances of that are low. "I won't go back on my word, either" Might as well get rid of that worry right away.
(spent an hour trying to figure out the price with no end result to show xD)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 20:33:45 GMT -5
Belle studied Mystery, watching for any sign of uneasiness or uncertainty. She's been trying to pick up these signs while she has been in this buisness. There were plenty of fakes and liars. Offering prices for things worth two times less than she believed them to be. "I don't think so. I don't know you well enough to entrust you with it for who knows how long." Belle tried to think of a solution in her head for some sort of compromise. "Tell you what though, if I go with you -to make sure you're not trying to cheat me put of my money - I'll go with you. I know I may not be someone you though of traveling with but I'm going with you. I want to see how much this relic is worth too." Belle was truthful in what she said. She did have other motives besides that to travel with him. For one thing, her parents love their money. They might disown her if she doesn't give them what they want. This was no exaggeration. The other thing, she still wanted to know Mystery and why he kept himself a mystery. The more he revealed, she never felt satisfaction. She wanted to know.
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 20:42:43 GMT -5
Mystery frowned, that would put a damper on what his plan was, the less important one was the fact she would obviously have to know about his abilities. The more frightening one to him was the idea she might find out about the artifact he has and where it's origin was. He automatically knew the benefits, aside from the obvious, she may provide some insight, and her life in a collector's family may provide him some assets through the journey. There was also the obvious fact they would need more food, might have to stop more often which would mean they would have to leave a more obvious trail and generally the danger of keeping someone close. "Why not" There was guarantee she would find out, anyways, he had gone years without anyone truly finding out. "But we are leaving today" He wasn't planning on returning to his old home for one more night as he was already moved out "Preferably soon" He could use the time she was preparing to figure out the first direction for them to go. He fumbled in his pocket for a moment, trying to grab the right amount of gold for the initial payment. After pulling out what he would believe work, he set it down on her desk, still doing the math in the process.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 20:51:18 GMT -5
Belle smiled when he said that he agreed to let her come with him. Even if he said no, Belle would have followed him then. She would not risk getting rejected by her parents. They warn her every now and then of their threat. She could not forget about though no matter how hard she tried. Her eyes widened when he said they would leave today. Today was so soon. It was, well, today! She would have to get clothes together, figure out their route, all kinds of things. "T-today? Why so soon?" She added on though as to not sound like she was against the idea, "I-I mean, I don't have a problem with it but..." she ran her hand through her hair as she was trying to think it over
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 21:00:47 GMT -5
"Because I was planning on leaving today with or without this arrowhead" At least he could be frank with that, not like that would hint at much other then him leaving today. "I personally just have to get some provisions and that's all" He was already pushing through any plans he had, sorting out the best option. He knew he had to determine if this was an artifact or created by magic, then figure out the path, then try to figure out if there was a town in that direction, buy food the accommodate... There was a list to get done but a lot of it could be done within about an hour, which will probably be a good amount of prep for him at least. "How long do you need?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 21:07:14 GMT -5
Belle answered him quickly, not wanting to seem like she was not up for an adventure. In which she was not, but she would do anything to not be a disappointment. "Maybe half an hour. Can you wait that long?" She asked, half teasing half serious. He seemed anxious to leave but she was unsure how anxious. Belle would not need too long though. Just to pack clothes, a couple of other essentials - what she considered essentials anyway -, and something like a book to entertain herself. Belle got bored easily and wanted to keep herself busy while they made long stops. If they made any.
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 19, 2016 21:39:35 GMT -5
Mystery thought for a moment, nodding a bit "Ok, you say only half an hour, so meet me outside the west gate then, I can get the provisions while you get yourself together, I assume you have some form of map in this place" He would only be getting a basic map, to show where all the towns were, but they still needed one. He would buy a bit extra provisions and if needed they can make a slight detour to a town to get more. "I'm going to take the arrowhead with me, I need to do a couple things with it, you should find me working with it once you arrive" He wasn't going to take no for an answer, he decided the best way to show that was just to quickly leave the shop. His heart was racing, she would probably be upset when she arrived at the west gate, hopefully by then she would understand why he left with it. He realized that she may not have a map, even if she doesn't, they will figure it out when they get there. If anything, he could run back into town and buy a simple one. Again, they would worry about it in a half an hour. For now, he entered a shop with packs, he needed something a bit bigger for food. He found a shoulder bag that he quickly purchased as well as a flask, he then entered a bakery to buy some of their slightly stale bread. Once that was done, hoping that Belle wouldn't mind the bread he ate on his journey. He had two more stops, the butcher to get dried meat, then to a local market. A quick purchase of potatoes and carrots would be handy. Sure it wasn't the best food, but Belle would have to live. After his small trip, he was quick to get to the west gate, not taking a second to glance around in favor of finding a spot to sit down. He went through his pack till he got his ruby artifact and the arrowhead in either of his hands. He focused his power on attempting to tell the nature of the arrowhead, which he found quickly was it was made by magic. So it's origin must have a way to locate an artifact. He went on to attempting to track where it has been, to be more comfortable, he closed his eyes to 'follow' the track it took, skipping past the parts where it traveled around town with him, and it's time in the shop. He was surprised to find that after two thousand years there was still a very clear path for him to follow. Once he was satisfied with the direction for now, he slipped his ruby in his pouch again.
(look at this wall of text O.o)
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 20, 2016 19:34:00 GMT -5
*sits*
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 19:53:25 GMT -5
{Omg, I'm sorry! I saw your post last night and I was thinking, okay, I'll reply in the morning and then that didn't happen and well...yeah...I'll try to get an rp up real soon!}
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 20, 2016 20:06:17 GMT -5
(no problem, I just assumed you were thinking about a reply. I mostly posted because that's my way of saying hello sometimes)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 21:06:09 GMT -5
Belle did not hesitate to begin packing when Mystery seemed to be getting things together. She went to the upstairs portion of the shop where she kept some clothes just in case setting happened at the house. Belle could not be more glad that she did so. She folded them neatly into a bag and made sure to pack anything else that deemed necessary. Like a couple books, her brush, and more. Her bag was small, but was able to hold enough. She would just need to wash her clothes more often. As she was heading to the downstairs area, she remembered that they may need a map. Belle always had at least one somewhere, so she took the first one she saw. Although, she did not check to see what country it was for. For all Belle knew, it could be a map for a country on the other side of the globe. But who knew when it might come in handy. She rushed downstairs, almost tripping down a few steps. Belle figured Mystery might be waiting by one of the gates, and the West gate was her best option at the moment, since that was where most people exited the city. The enterance was to the east, and imports/exports to the south. The north was mainly closed off, dur to the forest being only a few miles away from there. She did find Mystery eventually, and like she predicted, by the West gate. She walked up to him, hoping she had grabbed everything she needed. "Ready?"
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 22, 2016 7:51:40 GMT -5
(by the way, I have been thinking all week and I have zero idea what animal Mystery would be xD)
Mystery let out a small sigh of relief when she didn't immediately start screaming at him for leaving with the arrowhead so quickly. He was certain she would think he was planning on leaving without her. As he stood up, he held out his hand towards Belle "I am, real quick, though. Do you know what is immediately south-west of here?" His original thought was to look at the map himself, but to save a few precious seconds, he thought asking would work just as well. While talking, he started making a plan on when he would check the path, one later in the morning, one time at lunch, one final time between lunch and dinner and then the next check would be the next morning. That would keep them from passing a turn on the path, and keep them moving more then stopping.
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Post by Ziotsu on Oct 23, 2016 12:24:19 GMT -5
Good afternoon anyone who is on here right now xD)
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