food police. (heritable) wrote in emillion, @ 2013-08-31 23:17:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, !log, drake liu, morgayne falk |
i'm on a road, and i can't go back.
WHO: Morgayne Falk & Drake Liu.
WHAT: A talk of mentors.
WHERE: Bahamut Hall, Drake's office.
WHEN: Backdated to Thursday, 8/29. 6 pm.
RATING: PG.
STATUS: Complete.
He hadn’t intended to stay that late tonight - after all, he’d been staying far longer than necessary for the last few weeks - but he’d let Morgayne pick the time, and really, it was probably easier to talk to her when he wasn’t half worried that someone was going to burst through his door with yet another emergency. Not that the emergency from earlier hadn’t been concerning - two dead patrolman and a dead thief - but the shock and adrenaline rush that he used to get from them had long since faded, and now they just left him exhausted. Even Ari’s visit, while enjoyable, had done little to lift the fatigue. Well, not that his time with Ari was ever meant to lift fatigue. Still, by the time six o’clock rolled around, he had just finished the last of the paperwork and was looking over the notes of the patrolman who had found the bodies for the fifteenth time. There had to be a clue of some sort, right? No one was perfect. Everyone had to mess up. But there was nothing, at least, nothing new. Drake sighed and scrubbed a hand over his face, feeling the scratchiness of his beard growing back in. Maybe he’d just let it grow out. Morgayne approached Councillor Liu's office with trepidation. She’d yet to figure out what he could possibly have to tell her -- after all, she knew him only in passing, via the usual pleasantries and the occasional anecdote from Juli. Perhaps she was in trouble? But she hadn’t done anything, at least as far as she knew. Whatever the case, Morgayne walked briskly, even as her nerves increased with every step. When she reached the Councillor’s open door, she rapped twice on the wood of the doorframe, to announce her presence. “Good evening, Councillor,” she said, still standing in the doorway. He’d managed to straighten himself out before Morgayne appeared, which, really, was a bit of a blessing. “Good evening,” he replied, waving for her to come in. “Take a seat.” He still wasn’t entirely sure how to approach this, but he wanted to get Morgayne’s input, regardless. Especially if he was going to partner her with Divina. “So, how have you been?” he asked once she had gotten situated. “How is your training?” Morgayne shrugged. “I’ve been well,” she replied. “And training’s been going fine.” It was her perfunctory answer to the constant question. Although, were Morgayne to describe her training regime in more detail, she was relatively certain that the Councillor would find it be less than ‘fine.’ She knew many other squires had identified their future class by this point, or at least trained regularly with senior guild members. But Morgayne was in no hurry to choose her first class yet. When something felt right, she would know. And she was wary of choosing the wrong one -- she’d seen firsthand what it had done to Lars. On the topic of mentors, however, Morgayne had dwelled for some time. Perhaps that was what the Councillor wished to talk to her about, as Juliette had suggested. He nodded his head. “That’s good to hear,” he said. Though he doubted that there was any real depth to the training without a mentor, he had little concern that she was slacking off. After all, most of the squires in the guild were hard workers, and the ones that weren’t still tried. “Well,” he said after she’d trailed off, “I was wondering if you’d given any thought to what class you want to go into, or mentors.” This was what he’d wanted to talk to her about, and it was as easy a segue as he could manage. It wasn’t like he could just randomly assign her like he’d done to Juliette. Of course, that had been a special situation. There it was. Though she hadn’t been anywhere near slouching before, Morgayne sat up straighter, alert with interest. “I have,” she responded immediately, “Given thought to mentors, I mean.” She paused there, unsure how to continue. Should she mention Lady Marcos? Did she even get to choose who she wanted? Juliette’s assignment had been quite arbitrary, although it had worked out in her favor. Maybe Councillor Liu already had someone in mind for her. “Generally, we try to match up squires with someone that will help them get into class,” he said, amused at how quickly she had perked up at the mention of a mentor. He remembered wanting to hide the second that topic had been broached to him. Of course, his first mentor was his mother and his class mentor was his brand new step-father. His situation was a bit unusual. “So, aside from mentors, have you given any thought to class?” Best to start there, then slowly ease into Divina. “Not really,” Morgayne admitted. “Maybe archer? But I’m not sure. I think -- I think I want to get a more even feel for all the classes, before deciding on one.” She considered the Councillor’s words. Storm’s assignment seemed to have been made with class in mind, but definitely not Juli’s. “Do you take personal preference into consideration?” she asked. “Sometimes,” he replied. “Depends on a few things, but if it might make a good match, then it’s something we’ll consider.” Despite the hasty assignment of Juliette to Theo, it had worked out. After all, Theo had been practically begging to mentor the girl. He grinned. “Did you have someone in mind?” “Lady Marcos,” Morgayne answered, bluntly. She didn’t vocalize her justification, and hoped Councillor Liu wouldn’t be too curious as to why Morgayne sought Lady Marcos for her mentor, of all people. Her reasoning, after all, was largely personal. “I admire her,” she added after a beat, and hoped that would suffice. Well, that made things a lot easier. “Divina, huh?” Drake pretended to think about it. “That could work,” he said after a minute. “But if you want to go into archer class, Divina might not be the best to get you there. Her skillset is - “ he paused, trying to think of a good way to put it “more combat focused. Not support.” Which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. “Did you have anyone else in mind?” Might as well get a range of people if she had any other thoughts. He’d have to talk to Divina, though; he’d thought Morgayne would have wanted to do something more up close than tactical. She hadn’t thought this far, admittedly, and Morgayne found herself wishing she hadn’t brought up archery at all. But what was done was done, so she just shook her head stubbornly. “I haven’t thought about anyone else,” she said, truthfully. “And I’m not overly invested in the archer class, either. I’ve only thought about it because I’m practiced with a bow.” A pause. “I used to go hunting, somewhat regularly.” Drake nodded. “Well, if you’re still undecided on a class, then maybe it’s not a bad idea.” He paused. “You do know that you might have some problems if Divina becomes your mentor? I don’t have a problem with it” or her “but her current class isn’t looked kindly on.” Drake wasn’t sure how much thought Morgayne had given to this, and it was Divina’s reputation that was the real reason he’d called Morgayne down here to begin with. Morgayne didn’t hesitate before nodding. “I’m prepared,” she said, firmly. And Lady Marcos’ class was largely what had drawn Morgayne’s eye in the first place, not that she was going to mention that. “And I’ve thought about it a lot, so if Lady Marcos is amenable, you don’t have to worry about me...getting cold feet, or anything,” she added. “Got it.” He smiled warmly at her. It was nice to know that there were some decent people still. One of the older fighters had given Drake a very stern warning against squiring anyone to Divina, which Drake rolled his eyes to and walked off. “I’ll talk to Divina and Aspel, see what we can do, okay?” After all, the decision wasn’t solely his. “Deal.” Morgayne returned the Councillor’s smile with one of her own, then began to rise. “All right, I don’t want to keep you any longer,” she said amiably. “Dinner time has definitely arrived, for the both of us.” And with that, she left Councillor Liu’s office and headed toward the mess hall, in better spirits than she’d been when she arrived. |