"This is perfect!" She exclaimed to no one in particular. This scared the normal people waking through the square where the public mage board had been posted. "Aieeee..." She held her dress down and on to the scroll tight as a particularly strong gust of wind blew through.
Returning to her partner, she grinned. "I-i found a great job for our first job as team Mercurial Storm." It's so nice to be an official, registered team now! Means he truly accepts me as an equal. She paused, dramatically, "We need to go to Rose Garden for a wedding! A big wedding!" There was heavy emphasis on wedding. Nemuru's face was flushed with excitement.
"B-but, don't worry Ciran, this isn't just some girly job. First of all, her ex- has been badmouthing the new groom and vandalizing their home. The groom on his way home from work got into a fist fight with him." Nemuru mumbled something to herself about dishonorable. "A fight very well might break out. Most likely one will. So, they're hiring mage body guards! I've already received an invitation for us from Mr Goldstar and his soon to be wife. We'll need to dress up to fit in to the crowd." Nemuru imitated stroking Ciran's beard. "Might wanna clean you up a bit."
She stared him down, "before you protest, this is a job of intrigue, of stealth, of finesse." She tried to sound offhanded as possible as she concluded her monologue, "besides, the reward is just ten thousand jewels."
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