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Orihime Inoue
UN: MegaRobo3000

STATUS: Student, Year 10

ACCOLADES: Academic Top 3%

BIO: Member of the Arts & Crafts club, native Japanese speakers, speaks French and English fluently, adventurous culinary tastes, aspiring healer, loves comedy and sweet potatoes.

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[It takes her a moment to place the voice, but after mentioning Crow, she realizes why it sounds so familiar. Orihime is surprised to say the least, she didn't think they'd seek her out after her healing was no longer needed. She smiles.]

You're welcome, Sun Spear-san.

[It was a frantic and scary moment for them as newcomers, she gets that. No grudges here!]

Are you settling in okay?

[ There's a pause. Like she hadn't expected the question and was not entirely prepared for a conversation. ]

No. [ A blunt and truthful answer. ] This place sucks and it seems like no one really needs the services of a merc so far as I've seen.

[Honestly she kind of respects the response. Orihime would lie and say she's fine until she's blue in the face, just to make sure no one worries. This way is easier, she might be able to help out if she knows what the problem is.]

It definitely takes some getting used to. It would probably be harder if you're from a world that doesn't have most of these things.

[She sits back, thinking it over.]

There are a few places you could work at if you're looking for a job with fighting skills. I can give you some suggestions if you like! Do you have any specific requirements?

[ Sun Spear can easily attest that her world doesn't have most things that Genessia does. And while some, like indoor plumbing and lighting, aren't that terrible — that doesn't mean she will get used to it faster. ]

Not really? A jobs a job so long as it's not boring.

Okay! There's a lot of opportunities out there, so there's got to be something that you'll like. Do you have something to write with?

Uh... I can, yeah? [ Give her a hot second she wasn't prepared. ]

...Why?

I'll probably be giving you a lot of unfamiliar names and locations, so this way it'll be harder to forget.

--Or if you want, I can grab some brochures from the employment agency and you can come to the bakery for cake and tea while we talk!

[ Another long pause. Somewhere in the distance Crow is surely laughing at her while she sits there and debates the merits of actually going and hanging out with Orihime.

God. ]

Sure, why not. Where is it?

It's...

[Directions are given from Fayren's gate to the Cake Town bakery. She even includes a map of Genessia City with the bakery clearly marked, just in case.]

If you come in the morning, it isn't as busy. Want to meet around 10?

[ Wow. So polite. So thorough. How can a woman be bitter and angry when someone is being so nice to her? She hates that. ]

Yeah, I'll be there.

[Who knows what Orihime's secret is. She probably doesn't know either.]

Okay! See you then!

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[As promised, she's waiting at the bakery and very prepared. Brochures are neatly stacked on one of the tables along with a pad of paper and a package of colored pens for note taking. Because it's early, there's still quite a bit of baking smells lingering, particularly the loaves of rye and wheat bread she just rolled into the big ovens in the back.]

[She's prepared to offer a slice of any cake flavor she has in the display case, or a different sweet if Sun Spear prefers, with a little bin of herbal tea bags that she can brew in a cup of hot water.]

Please make yourself at home! The morning rush is over, we probably won't get much business until after lunch.

[ Sun Spear arrives five minutes early despite all attempts to slow down her own progress. She didn't want to seem too eager (she wasn't) or desperate or whatever, but she also didn't want to seem like a complete ass for showing up late when Orihime was doing her a favor.

She has a lot of regrets. About all of this. But she's here, and shit this place smells good; everything looks so nice and she looks so damn out of place. ]

You, uh... you run this place yourself? It's — [ Compliments, Sun Spear. ] Pretty. [ FUCK. ]

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Thank you! I'm secretly proud of it.

[She lowers her voice for her 'confession,' eyes twinkling.]

You can work here part-time if you like, but I thought you'd probably get bored. There's a bouncer position that'll open up in Attleton once we have our grand opening, so if you want it, you've got dibs! But let's go over the more likely options.

[She sits down, waiting for Sun Spear to do the same, before she starts laying out the brochures.]

These are the places that won't say no to bodyguards and bouncers. Almost all of the inns and taverns in Fayren have an opening. There's also the Fama Talent Agency in Nova City, and Gale's adult clubs. But if you want something that lets you move around more freely...

[She slides out a flyer for Jolly Eddy's.]

These guys offer guided tours and escorts through Everglade. It can be pretty dangerous there, because of all the ghosts and monsters. I haven't tried their services myself, but it seems like the work would never be boring!

[Then she puts out a business card for Sun Wukong's bounty hunting guild.]

This seems to be the most popular: bounty hunting! A lot of people here signed up for the guild. It might look like the market is oversaturated, but I've never seen a shortage of work. I'd recommend going for it; even if other people sign up for the big bounties, you can still get work pretty easily with personal requests, and it'll at least give you some extra pocket money even if you have full-time work somewhere else.

[She rests her chin on her hand as she looks at the elf.]

I don't have a flyer for this one, but you could also teach people self-defense and combat techniques. Maybe you could even train the guards at the castle!

[ Save for a curious cock of her head, Sun Spear doesn't say anything in regards to the initial part-time, and potential bouncer offer. Orihime is a level of nice Sun Spear has never dealt with before — and she seems so genuinely honest the elf doesn't even know what to say. She might even feel bad turning such offers down.

thankfully, the conversation shifts to something more digestible. She seems vaguely interested in the standard offerings — but Jolly Eddy's actually catches her attention more than some of the others. 'Pretty dangerous' and 'monsters' are right up her alley — she tucks that one away for later.

Again, she's pretty quite for most of the spiel, speaking only when she looks up and sees Orihime looking at her. ]

I'm sure they've got enough training, if they're guarding a castle. Something to consider, though, and maybe there are more common folk in need of lessons.

Yes! Lots of people want to learn how to fight better, and pick up new skills too. I definitely want to learn to be a good fighter, so I can be more than just a healer. If I can stop people from being hurt in the first place, then I won't have to rely on my healing so much.

[She folds her arms on the table, leaning over them as she relaxes with a smile.]

If anything, teaching lessons is something you can do on the side, and you'll get to train yourself at the same time against a new variety of abilities and opponents. So it works out well for both you and your students!

Not a bad idea.

[ She hums thoughtfully, fingers drumming on the table in front of her. Sun Spear isn't exactly the teacher type — too aggressive for most 'students' that would be willing to suffer her lessons, she thinks — but she can certainly give it a try. Best she doesn't get rusty and complacent here and return home a useless lump. ]

Does that mean you want some lessons?

I'd probably sign up.

[She smiles awkwardly, gaze dropping to the side.]

I'm not a very good fighter. Not right now. So I've been training hard and taking lessons wherever I can. Even if I don't become a master of martial combat, it's at least teaching me to defend myself and other people if I had to fight someone with similar skills.

[Orihime's hands have been clutched tightly together in her lap beneath the table, but she lifts them now to rest firmly on the table as she raises her head.]

I need to do more than just heal people. I want to protect them too, so they won't need to be healed.

I can certainly give you some pointers. I'm not sure if you've caught on - but fighting is one of the only things I'm good at.

[ She assumes that her general demeanor, insistence for jobs that require some kind of fighting ability or bodyguard work, and the long, scary looking spear on her back kind of gave that away. But hey, looks can be deceiving to some or whatever. ]

I uh — you've been really helpful since I — we — got here, and ... I mean you can. [ God she's so fucking bad at this. ] If you need anything, you can come find me.

I won't charge you for lessons either, if you want them.

It's better to be incredibly good at a few things than only mediocre at a lot of things, ne?

[Orihime perks up, shaking off the serious expression she had earlier with just two blinks of the eye.]

I can't wait to see a demonstration! I don't really know any spear fighters.

[Ikkaku is the only one, but she hasn't seen him fight with his released zanpaku'tou. She listens to Sun Spear's gratitude, and even finds herself blushing a little. Wow... Why does she feel like these are rare words to be treasured?]

You too. Call me any time at all, Sun Spear-san.

[Her grin widens.]

But you should definitely charge me for lessons! Even the best bodyguards in the world still need to eat, ne?

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