The Masked Recruit [Social / Intro / Open to Fairy Tail members]

The last train to arrive at Magnolia station that late afternoon came to a stop. Varying travellers stepping off the carriages and onto the platform once the doors had opened. A young man wearing a baggy black t-shirt, light blue denim jeans and white sneakers was the last to step off of the train. Over his right shoulder was a grey duffle bag that looked like it wasn't carrying much of anything and upon his face was a very distinctive mask. This, was Adeptus. Many of the passengers who had disembarked the train along with the young wizard had been giving him unusual looks, questioning stares and whispers among themselves at the sight of his mask. They thought it was a little strange that he had been wearing it the entire time they had saw him but little did they know that Adeptus wore this mask all the time, even when he slept. The mask itself wasn't physical, it was incorporeal and anyone who would try to touch it would have their hand phase right through it. The varying passengers were greeted by others, likely locals but there was no one for the young mage. It was expected however, he had told no one he was coming, nor did he know anyone from Magnolia. His only goal at the moment was to find the Fairy Tail Guild Hall.

Stepping off the platform and making his way up a cobblestone path, Adeptus began to make his way further into town. He took several wrong turns and dead ends before he finally decided to ask for some directions from an elderly couple on their walk home just ahead of him. "Excuse me!" Adeptus called out, picking his pace up a little bit to reach them sooner. The elderly couple turned to face him, only to have an expression of dread and fear appear on their face at the sight of the young mage's mask. "Y-yes?" The both asked in unison, the voice shaking and they were likely only a few clicks away from a heartache. "Can you please tell me the direction of the Fairy Tail guild hall?" He asked. Although his voice was calm and soothing, sometimes the mask wasn't easy for strangers to get past and a lot of the time they turn tail and run. The two of them didn't vocalise their answer and instead, pointed in unison to further up the road that they were on. Not to cause them heard failure, Adeptus began to start walking faster in the direction they pointed to, politely waving back to them with a "Thank you."

Adeptus had only walked for a further three or four minutes when he noticed a distinctive, large building standing tall in the distance. Although it was night now, it was visibly clear that the lights were on and as he drew closer to the building, sounds could be heard coming from inside as well. A clear indication that the building was active, unlike the rest of Magnolia. Approaching the front door, Adeptus took a deep breath and began to push against them to enter. Fairy Tail had sent guild member many years ago to Adeptus' hometown to deal with a request that had been placed and the young mage was fortunate enough to have met one of the members. He can't remember what they looked like or their name, but he knew from that day on that he wanted to join Fairy Tail. The doors of the guild hall swung open and the young masked mage stepped inside to take in the scene.

A semi-long hall met the masked man’s eyes. Brightly lit, occupied by a multitude of night-outgoers, stained glass crowns on the roof, an exhibit of beverages to the left along with the counter to Fairy Tail’s bar, official business concerning quest applications, quest boards and lobbyists to the right, and a near entrance ahead of the entering visitor that led to the large lounge where all the active fun was taking place. The atmosphere was sweet, booming, colorful and reckless.

It was a party tonight. What raised spirits more than parties? Magnolia Town had a reputation to uphold, and Fairy Tail was carrying this night’s tension with an open house for all citizens. That was why Adeptus’ entrance was met with jubilations, making sure that every newcomer was welcomed with open arms into the embrace that was Fairy Tail. Joyous.

“… C-Can’t… no moreeeee…”

Someone was leaning over their chair with their forehead banging against the bar counter. A worried bartender named Adam would gently pat the afflicted’s shoulder, the latter which stood out from the crowds via his obviously Midijin getup; a long, comfortable gi exposing the right side of his torso. Mura had been hanging out with the other members a bit tonight, and he’d also been outside to converse with a few of the town’s younger folks due to Kumiko having been asleep – sadly, nobody else was interested in becoming samurais…


But alas, here he was, simply too bloody intoxicated to raise his head. “A-Are you sure you don’t need to rest up a bit, Master?” Adam spoke, making it clear to all who could hear him that this troubled man was, indeed, the guild’s Master.

WC: 279
TWC: 877

Pushing through the doors and stepping into the guild hall, the young mage had to allow his eyes to adjust for a moment after being outside in the dark night to then coming into a brightly lit room. He stood there for a moment as the doors swung closed behind him with a thud that drew in the attention of those within the room. The masked mage was met with joyous cheers and laughter which caught the mage of guard a little bit. It was obvious that there was some kind of celebration going on but he wasn't sure what for. As he stepped further into the room, he took note of the various people celebrating. He could identify a few guild members drunk in the far corner, only because they had their guild tattoos revealed but with the number of people here, Adeptus came to the conclusion that citizens of Magnolia where also here in the mix.

Taking in his surroundings, he took note of the request board to his right and the bar to his left. The bar was being manned by a bartender who he assumed would have some form of idea as to who the Guild Master was, but there was another man there who seemed like he was having a bit of a rough time. As the young mage began to approach them, he could see the man over the bar was wearing something similar to what a Samurai would wear and assumed he must have been a Samurai himself. "Excuse me?" Adeptus called as he approached the bar, placing a hand on the counter as he looked to the bartender. It was here that he heard the bartender refer to the slumped man as 'master' and surprised, turned to the man instead. "You are Fairy Tail's Guild Master?" He asked, his voice was soft, but loud enough to hear and even toned, somewhat serious or formal. Looking at him and his state, he wasn't sure whether or not it was the greatest time to ask to join the guild.

WC - 345
TWC - 1,222

”Urhhh… y-yeah, sorry, wait, hmmmmmh…”

Mura had to get a groan out of his system before he could lift his head up. Today was rough on him, and the drinks were too much… he had to take a break. “Uh, you aaaaaaaaaaaare- y-you are wearing a mask, huh.” A clear, first impression of the visitor in front of him was that this lad was concealing his face for one reason or another. Now, there were only a select reasons for such a choice in accessory.

Mura’s curious eyes squinted in closer on the man next to him. Nope, the mask was tight, and the visitor’s eyes were still concealed behind it even from up close. He quickly pulled back and swung his empty mug up in the air with a goofy smile plastered to his face. “I-I don’t think you’re soooooooooome k-kind of assassin from Pergrande trying to infiltrate my guild or whatever! You do look assassineyyyyyy with that mask on!”

What, it was an innocent observation?

In a short moment of focus, Mura’s hand was held up in front of his own face, all five fingers pointing upwards. A visible vein was popping on his forehead from all the noises, but he really did look like he needed a nap and some fresh water… and a fluffy tail to hug, or something.

“Hey, you… d-don’t feel plenty lot o’ mana coming from you. Wanna train here?!” he enthusiastically invited the visitor with a mask on his face, “We’ll make you plenty powerful! Just like all the other mages here in my guild!”

WC: 263
TWC: 1485