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Kahlua had been more or less training and taking on odd jobs during the month past, trying to get himself to the level he perceived as useful to the group at large. While he was a little too flashy with his magic to ever be a good pickpocket, he'd slowly found himself getting better and better at hiding and ambushing. It was often him and maybe one or two others that set themselves up into ambushing whoever or whatever they were hunting that day. Kahlua had also found that Aislin truly was the infomongerer of their group, for the minute he had explained to her how he performed it had promptly shown him a video of another world that did something similar. ...Strangely, it did help in how he controlled the magic in turn, so it was beneficial. Lina had somehow started joining the group as well, which given how they'd met (Aislin) wasn't as surprising as it should have been. The dragonling was a good team player and worked well with just about everyone there, though her infrequent references to luck and dice were still confusing.
Now that they have a base of their own though... it gave him mixed feelings. How long, exactly, were they going to need to stay in this world? Karston was a good place, safe from the Empress they had all learned about by now, but to have a base meant they'd be going out and returning here. ...Then again, Kahlua supposed it was better than living at Ethel's for much longer. He was relatively certain they were starting to get on the owner's nerves.
Kudret had been busy this past month, taking the occasional job with the group, learning how to better his swordplay alongside Diemia, and also getting a job at one of the many forges that existed here. It was a welcome reprieve from the constant traveling they had done to immerse himself into blacksmithing once more, and while his experience had been mostly alchemy-related and various farming tools back home, he found himself rising through the apprenticeship rather rapidly. Kudret supposed that the alchemy was what helped as it meant that he could tackle and finish certain pieces in a way that was rather cost-effective. He wasn't entirely sure about that as he had never really paid attention to prices at home... or at school for that matter, that was Ida who paid careful attention to their money habits. A new base was welcome, though he wasn't really certain what the tree was about. Given Aislin's gasp it was probably certain she knew what it meant. He'd ask later. Claire was... strange to have in the group. Lina had joined readily enough, and seemed happy to stick around, but Claire was an oddball in his book. She seemed to have gotten Mage as a class, though a lot of her spells seemed to be more material-based or song-based than the innate magic their trio of mages held. While that is what he is more used to thanks to his own world, traveling with Mizuki, Seyr, Kuja, and Rikazu for months on end had caused this type of magic to be unfamiliar. She also had easily made friends with Aislin, which if he had to be honest, hurt a little. He hoped that soon enough Aislin would open up to the rest of them as much as she had with Claire. ...He also hoped that much of the reason stemmed from being part of the same kind of world, and not for some reason he hadn't seen yet. At the same time though, he was worried over Lynn and Bora. With Bora taking care of the child they had picked up, and Lynn meeting up with someone in Karston frequently, the two alongside Celere had often skipped out on jobs and get-togethers that the group had initiated to stay more or less in touch. Celere's reason was very apparent now that she was done, but it seemed as though Bora and Lynn were almost... reluctant to keep going. Were they thinking of leaving?
Aislin, after the intial meetup from the Job Hall and finding the mages later at Ethel's, had worked hard to try and keep the group together. It was she who was often suggesting jobs at least some of the group could do together, and different places they could go and just... hang out, maybe talk a little, grow closer together. She could see that it was helping to make the relative newcomers (all those that joined after the battle and here in Karston) feel more welcome in the group, and that while some people stayed out of it she could kinda tell that it still helped. Aislin had also been keeping track of finances, as now that they actually had money to spend she wanted to make sure no one overspent it, and looking up things over in the various libraries in the city for her own job. Rowan, now sharing her Class, often joined her on these excursions to the library, and while at times they would talk to each other (such as one very awkward conversation...) other times they just read while sitting next to each other. Aislin was, however, also doing her best to keep track of what was going on in the group at large, and thus did know about Lynn meeting up with someone, Bora being rather reluctant to come to the outings because child, and of Tore's... less than successful attempts at helping Iliya to get over herself and get healed. Some may call it meddling, but was it really when all she was doing was mentally checking off the times they weren't there, instead of actively interfering? Hmm, Ama was on to something when she called her a 'Commander' back at the Tower... though she preferred 'Tactician'; in her mind at least, they were the same thing. Aislin still wasn't entirely sure what to feel about Claire. On the one hand, it was really fun watching shows together, understanding the different references they used, and even talking about the magic in Claire's world. On the other, she'd never had a friend before joining the group at large, and even then she still wasn't certain where the line was between 'comrade-in-arms' and 'friend'. Yes, she could talk with Claire about a great deal more than what she could with others here, but when is it too much time spent with her and not enough time with everyone else? Aislin was still trying to figure that part out, and had a feeling that if she didn't figure it out soon there would be hurt feelings involved and she did not know how to fix that. The only thing she'd kept to herself though, was the times when she looked up stuff on the tablet about her theories. The more she read, the more it seemed she was missing a very big piece of the puzzle she was piecing together. At the same time, the more she read the more she was aware she couldn't talk about this with anyone, lest she suddenly find herself a target. With her sub-par skills in fighting and lack of training to be one, she'd be a sitting duck. About the only one she'd even dare try to talk about it with would be Celere, if only because she'd been here longer than anyone else and thus might know more. ...Then again, maybe she didn't, if she was fixing up this base for most of that time. Aislin couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips at the sight of the tree. She'd almost forgotten about the holidays during her time spent here. Had it really been that long since she had come here? Now she was regretting not looking for trinkets or anything during her stay here in Karston.
Kudret had been busy this past month, taking the occasional job with the group, learning how to better his swordplay alongside Diemia, and also getting a job at one of the many forges that existed here. It was a welcome reprieve from the constant traveling they had done to immerse himself into blacksmithing once more, and while his experience had been mostly alchemy-related and various farming tools back home, he found himself rising through the apprenticeship rather rapidly. Kudret supposed that the alchemy was what helped as it meant that he could tackle and finish certain pieces in a way that was rather cost-effective. He wasn't entirely sure about that as he had never really paid attention to prices at home... or at school for that matter, that was Ida who paid careful attention to their money habits. A new base was welcome, though he wasn't really certain what the tree was about. Given Aislin's gasp it was probably certain she knew what it meant. He'd ask later. Claire was... strange to have in the group. Lina had joined readily enough, and seemed happy to stick around, but Claire was an oddball in his book. She seemed to have gotten Mage as a class, though a lot of her spells seemed to be more material-based or song-based than the innate magic their trio of mages held. While that is what he is more used to thanks to his own world, traveling with Mizuki, Seyr, Kuja, and Rikazu for months on end had caused this type of magic to be unfamiliar. She also had easily made friends with Aislin, which if he had to be honest, hurt a little. He hoped that soon enough Aislin would open up to the rest of them as much as she had with Claire. ...He also hoped that much of the reason stemmed from being part of the same kind of world, and not for some reason he hadn't seen yet. At the same time though, he was worried over Lynn and Bora. With Bora taking care of the child they had picked up, and Lynn meeting up with someone in Karston frequently, the two alongside Celere had often skipped out on jobs and get-togethers that the group had initiated to stay more or less in touch. Celere's reason was very apparent now that she was done, but it seemed as though Bora and Lynn were almost... reluctant to keep going. Were they thinking of leaving?
Aislin, after the intial meetup from the Job Hall and finding the mages later at Ethel's, had worked hard to try and keep the group together. It was she who was often suggesting jobs at least some of the group could do together, and different places they could go and just... hang out, maybe talk a little, grow closer together. She could see that it was helping to make the relative newcomers (all those that joined after the battle and here in Karston) feel more welcome in the group, and that while some people stayed out of it she could kinda tell that it still helped. Aislin had also been keeping track of finances, as now that they actually had money to spend she wanted to make sure no one overspent it, and looking up things over in the various libraries in the city for her own job. Rowan, now sharing her Class, often joined her on these excursions to the library, and while at times they would talk to each other (such as one very awkward conversation...) other times they just read while sitting next to each other. Aislin was, however, also doing her best to keep track of what was going on in the group at large, and thus did know about Lynn meeting up with someone, Bora being rather reluctant to come to the outings because child, and of Tore's... less than successful attempts at helping Iliya to get over herself and get healed. Some may call it meddling, but was it really when all she was doing was mentally checking off the times they weren't there, instead of actively interfering? Hmm, Ama was on to something when she called her a 'Commander' back at the Tower... though she preferred 'Tactician'; in her mind at least, they were the same thing. Aislin still wasn't entirely sure what to feel about Claire. On the one hand, it was really fun watching shows together, understanding the different references they used, and even talking about the magic in Claire's world. On the other, she'd never had a friend before joining the group at large, and even then she still wasn't certain where the line was between 'comrade-in-arms' and 'friend'. Yes, she could talk with Claire about a great deal more than what she could with others here, but when is it too much time spent with her and not enough time with everyone else? Aislin was still trying to figure that part out, and had a feeling that if she didn't figure it out soon there would be hurt feelings involved and she did not know how to fix that. The only thing she'd kept to herself though, was the times when she looked up stuff on the tablet about her theories. The more she read, the more it seemed she was missing a very big piece of the puzzle she was piecing together. At the same time, the more she read the more she was aware she couldn't talk about this with anyone, lest she suddenly find herself a target. With her sub-par skills in fighting and lack of training to be one, she'd be a sitting duck. About the only one she'd even dare try to talk about it with would be Celere, if only because she'd been here longer than anyone else and thus might know more. ...Then again, maybe she didn't, if she was fixing up this base for most of that time. Aislin couldn't help the gasp that escaped her lips at the sight of the tree. She'd almost forgotten about the holidays during her time spent here. Had it really been that long since she had come here? Now she was regretting not looking for trinkets or anything during her stay here in Karston.
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