Bully the Bully [Job -- Sebastian & Saika and Rin]

Job description:

It was an okay day, the sun was up, but sometimes got covered by clouds. The world truly felt somewhat different after joining a guild. It meant that there would be a steady supply of actual money for Sebastian, but he did enjoy trading his services for different ones - be it food or place to stay. The jester had his musical instrument on his back, as he surprisingly didn't feel like playing the lute for one reason or another. As he walked down more residential area of Magnolia, he heard a child's voice asking for help.

It didn't take him long to locate the source - the kid who was trying to get somebody to help him... with something. Sebastian didn't know with what, just yet. /"Let's see, if I've got what it takes."/ Even if he didn't, he would still try his best. He wouldn't want to give his guild a bad name right off the bat, now would he? Sebastian would approach the child with a simple question. "May I help you with your problem, little one?"

WC: 180

As the jester placed his question upon the child, two girls showed up. One seemed to be quite a friendly type, who wished to help the kid without hesitation and the other one... not so much. She really didn't show any kind of emotion. The problem was apparently a bully, and the solution was supposed to be a bit of scaring to have them stop doing that. After being asked as to where the bully is, the still sniffling child decided to show them where they lived. As they started to follow the kid, the enthusiastic girl went on to introduce herself as Saika and what appeared to be her sister - Rin. They were supposedly mages affiliated with a guild, that they weren't willing to share. Which was okay for Sebastian, as he had his fair share of things he'd prefer some people not knowing. "I am Sebastian Mistfall, pleasure to make your acquaintance. Also a member of a certain guild." He would answer with a light bow and a chuckle.

Shortly after, the kid would stop at a corner of a building, peering around at what looked like a small playground. The kid would then turn to the trio while pointing at one of kids who were playing over there. "Th-That's him! Please, scare him! I don't like being bullied.." He would say with some more sniffles. "We'll teach him not to bully you, or anyone else, don't you worry. Am I right, young ladies?" Sebastian would turn to the sisters.

WC: 253

Saika sure was enthusiastic about all this. It was almost infectious, as Sebastian just so managed to keep himself from chuckling at that. Rin, on the other hand, seemed to be more of a thoughtful one of the duo, the one who plans ahead and takes more tactical approach to things, judging by what she had suggested. But even she realized that they had no time for her idea. Saika then suggested talking about the different possibilities as to how to approach the problem.

The jester would place his right hand on the bottom of his mask, obviously lost in thought. /"I don't really have anything at my disposal to scare someone, other than myself, really..."/ His lute was hardly scary and playing a darker tune wouldn't probably do much here. After a moment of contemplating the options at hand, the jester would place his hands on his sides and speak up. "I'm afraid I don't have anything 'scary' at my disposal, other than the mask I wear."

WC: 168

By the looks of it, Sebastian's answer was not satisfactory. He really was not satisfied with his own answer, so he couldn't blame Saika for being somewhat disappointed. What else could they do, however? Perhaps the sisters had a secret ace up their sleeves that would be scary enough for the bully? Saika did note that them just walking up to the bully and asking him was just out of question, with which Sebastian had to agree with. However, shortly after Saika suggested just going to the playground and improvising. About which he wasn't quite sure. Rin seemed to be radically against this idea of solving the problem by trying to stop Saika.

After Saika shook off Rin's hand, she asked if Sebastian was on board with all this. If he had to be honest, he would probably think more about how to approach this problem, but it would seem that they were out of time for this. He did get a small idea during the sisters' conversation, though. "Sure, we can go for it. I can try to sneak up on the kid, see if I can add an element of surprise to my appearance." Which would probably take an enormous amount of effort, as the jingles may give him away, but he really didn't have a better idea than this.

WC: 222

This time, Sebastian's answer was indeed satisfactory, as Saika grinned in return. After Saika playfully stuck her tongue out on her sister, the trio made their way closer to the playground. Still unseen by their target, the jester made his way around as quietly as he could. He managed to keep the jingling to the minimum and sneaked his way behind a low wall, where he awaited the sisters' part of the plan.

As soon as they saw that Sebastian took his place, the show began. Sebastian peeked over the wall a tiny bit to see what they were doing. Suddenly, he was extremely glad to be on their good side. Saika suddenly grew a pair of black wings that were accompanied by glowing red eyes and a disturbing grin on the girl's face. Rin, on the other hand, grew a pair of white wings, but still shared the same red glow in her eyes. Both were equipped with blades and the jester was very uncomfortably reminded of that night. Just with whom he had made acquaintance...?

However, he had no time to think on that topic, as the duo swooped down before the bully after taking a brief flight. He almost felt sorry for the kid. Almost. Saika would just point her katana at the bully, while Rin spoke up. It was certainly a simple, but powerful little speech. The bully would slowly back away, obviously terrified. However, he was just getting closer to the jester. /"It's showtime."/

Sebastian would quietly walk around the edge of the wall, standing right behind the bully. "You should watch your step." He would say in the most intimidating voice he could muster. The kid suddenly turned around and at the sight of quite the evil-looking jester right behind him he jumped to the side with a yell, but fell down on his butt. "I-I'll stop bullying! I-I promise, I promise!" He would say with tears in his eyes as he quickly stood up and ran away. Presumably home. Somewhat cautiously the jester would turn to sisters. "I guess we could call this a success?"

WC: 352