bodyguard au

[reanbeanmachine]

[Modern fantasy Erebonia that isn't quite as wholesome as normal Erebonia because then how could we have potential gross. Anyway. There's a certain organization out there very interested in the supernatural, and not so interested in their ethics when pursuing it. Which is how they've come to purchase a human girl from a mercenary group. No Zephyr, that group has disbanded from the death of their boss, but a girl from Zephyr, which makes he a capable fighter and a desirable person to buy slash hire as a bodyguard for a certain unethical experiment.

The thing is, that organization is still not sure what to do with their very powerful but inconveniently nice and even more inconveniently unstable half-demon, so for now Fie has simple been assigned the task of bodyguard. Which means she is shipped to the facility her charge lives in, where she'll share a living space with and training facilities with "Rean". Living conditions aren't too bad honestly, and while their are stuff around for various things the part of the facility she's dumped in is left mostly alone.

Part of the problem, she may have heard on the way, is the subject is not someone with much self-control over his demonic changes, and while most of the time it's safe to interact with, part of Fie's job might include suppressing the experiment subject, especially on missions.

Missions, however, won't be for a while. They need to get to know each other.

So welcome to your new home, it's a complex of several rooms of various types with many normal facilities including an entertainment room and training areas, and of course rooms for herself and her new mission.

Said mission is not in the first room she looks, she'll have to explore to find him in the kitchen.]

Comments

[homeandgarden]

[she shrugs]

I can pack a bit lighter for this. We're not moving into the monster's den, after all.

[reanbeanmachine]

I really hope not, at least.

[homeandgarden]

Fingers crossed.

[and fucking off to unpack and repack but for travelling light.]

[reanbeanmachine]

[Rean doesn't take too long himself. This isn't his first mission ever, but it's the first one with a bodyguard younger than he is. Well, it'll be nice to go out for a change. He's ready when their escort comes for them, and he's just as normal and friendly to the person taking them out to their destination as he is to Fie. He seems to Just Be This Way. It's a few hours ride but they're dropped off on a mountain trail with instructions and a description of their target plus some bonus things they could hunt for. Food and sleeping bags provided, they'll be picked up at this location in 24 hours.]

[homeandgarden]

[it's not all that surprising to her that he's just Like This. Treating her the way he does is a pretty big tip off to him acting that way the rest of the time, given her everything.

Speaking of Just Being Like This, Fie naps on the way over, waking easily when they slow to a stop, taking their instructions with clear experience and businesslike comfort with this sort of situation. She eases up again when they're gone, though, shifting from what most people would take as relaxed to actual relaxation.]

So, what do you want to do first?

[reanbeanmachine]

I figured you'd be more of an expert than me on this kind of thing, so I'm open to following your lead.

[homeandgarden]

Right. Let's go for the big one first, then see how we're doing on time.

[reanbeanmachine]

Sounds like a good plan. [He holds up the digital map that is tracking their location vs where they should go for the quest monster.] It should be about an hour hike from here it looks like.

[homeandgarden]

[peers at it then nods]

Right. Let's get going, then.

[reanbeanmachine]

Yeah. Let's keep on the alert too, it's pretty dangerous this far out. [But he's going to start walking, calm but alert.]

[homeandgarden]

[implying she would have let her guard down anyway

But she nods agreeably, walking at his side at a measured pace. She's used to having to make long treks on foot, and not wearing themselves out at this point is step one.]

[reanbeanmachine]

What do you usually do on missions? For fun, to pass the time? [Back to asking her questions!]

[homeandgarden]

Talking with the rest of my corps was a pretty good way to pass the time, as long as it wasn't too distracting. Or playing things like I Spy.

[reanbeanmachine]

I Spy huh... What did you guys talk about?

[homeandgarden]

[shrugs]

Just stuff, I guess. Like what was for dinner or whatever.

[reanbeanmachine]

[So normal... It's still interesting to him, how different Fie is to every stereotype. But in the meantime he'll start a rousing game of I Spy. Mostly it involves trees and rocks, unfortunately.]

[homeandgarden]

[after a bit, amused.]

Maybe I Spy isn't so great in our current situation.

[reanbeanmachine]

It kind of gets hard to find variety after the third tree, yeah.

[homeandgarden]

It is kind of barren out here. Maybe chatting will work better. You've asked me a lot, but I don't know much about you.

[reanbeanmachine]

Sure. What is it you want to know?

[homeandgarden]

[hums thoughtfully]

Everything, I guess, but that sounds pretty pushy, doesn't it? Is there anything you'd like for me to know?

[reanbeanmachine]

It's hard to work from "everything". I don't mind telling you everything, I'm just not sure where to start.

[homeandgarden]

Just tell me something you're pretty sure I don't know, I guess.

[reanbeanmachine]

Hm. I really like fishing? I guess it's my hobby when I get a chance.

[homeandgarden]

Oh. That sounds fun. I wonder if there are any good fishing spots out here.