>>6117251“Let’s just say I still have a few contacts from my maging days…” Volkir replies as he drums his claws on his chair’s armrest. “It won’t be cheap and it won’t happen today, but I can put out a few feelers–see if they’ve figured out anything new about Interplanar Travel.”
Can… can he do a rush order?
“No.”
Shoot. Well uh… how much money would he need?
“Hmmm…. <span class="mu-r">20,000 BELLS</span> oughta’ start me off.” Muses Volkir, eliciting a sound akin to a rabbit being stabbed from your Spinner pal. Great, you nod! That should be pretty easy to scrounge up, right?
Volka and Tzah-Tzie’s combined silence is deafening. R-right?
“That’s… that’s a lot of money, Ant…” Stammers the Spinner in a tone more suited to a person being held at gunpoint. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that much before…”
Well based on what you know about her, you counter, you’re pretty sure she’s never actually <span class="mu-i">had</span> money. Besides, you shrug, what ever happened to ‘money not being an issue’?
“It won’t be easy, Rook…” Warns Volka as she turns to her father with puppy dog eyes! “D-dad, do we <span class="mu-i">really</span> need that mu-”
“No, I was just kidding,” He replies with a derisive snort! “Of <span class="mu-i">COURSE</span> we need that much! Do you know how difficult it is to reach out to mages of considerable power? They hate everyone! They hate eachother! They hate <span class="mu-i">me</span>! And I hate them!”
Lots of hate among mages, isn’t there?
“You’ll hate them too, trust me!” Replies the old man, no doubt shaking his fist as he does so! “But if anyone knows how to get you home, it’ll be a mage! One that hasn’t retired and isn’t currently trying to run a small business!”
Okay, okay, you reply in a placating tone, he needs money… you’ll get it! Just gotta figure out how…
The sorcerer scowls as he feels your gaze rest upon him. “Nope, I’m already fostering two people and they both eat like Jekkhas! And I ain’t gonna pay you if you’re just gonna give the money to me!”
Can you at least stay here while you make the cash?”
“No. Extraplanar immigrants are bad for business!”
“Daaaaaaad! There you go being <span class="mu-i">PLANIST</span> again!”
“It’s not planist if it’s true, honey.”
>CONTD. 