Quest: Investigation of Love, Part 1

[quest_guild]

Client: Starry-Eyed Jill
Location: Budehuc bar
Description: A fanciful local has an interest in one of Budehuc's new residents!
Participants: 1
Objective: Meet the client and find out the answers to a set of key questions discreetly to ascertain whether this local has a chance at romance with their chosen one!
Time Frame: 2 weeks

Reward: 800 potch

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A young woman sits by the bar sipping casually from her cup every now and then.  Before her is a piece of paper and in her hand a pencil, with which she is furiously scribbling.

Comments

[1001_npcs]

I see...

What answers were you able to get?

[ She's getting nervous! ]

[what_a_pain]

I learned that his hobbies are, as he put it, "outsmarting his enemies, sitting in the spa, and taking naps".

[Despite his efforts, that was the least dramatic thing he was able to get.]

[1001_npcs]

... H-how dreamy...

[ DELUDED. She leans in closer to him, eager. ]

What else!?

[what_a_pain]

You wanted to know about Agnes, right? W-well, I found out something. [Is now feeling a little bad about having to tell her, but it is his job.] It's... interesting.

[1001_npcs]

Interesting...? Oh no...

[ She bites her lip and puts her hands up to her face, anxious. She already looks like she's about to cry and she hasn't even heard the news yet! ]

P-please tell me what it is!

[what_a_pain]

[He's relayed worse information to people in the past (in his opinion anyway) so this should be pretty easy by comparison! What a pain...]

Well, it looks like Agnes and Caesar are engaged.

THAT FACE

[1001_npcs]

What!?

[ You can almost hear her heart breaking as she buries her face in her hands, and -- okay, she's crying now, Shigure. Crying. ]

Are you sure!? That treacherous woman, posing as his housekeeper...!!!

[what_a_pain]

[Honestly didn't expect her to react so strongly!]

This information came directly from Caesar's mouth. So it's probably as true as you're gonna get.

[1001_npcs]

[ May be letting out a small wail when she hears that, although it's hard to hear over the bustle of the tavern. ]

...

...

...

Th-the money is in the... [ sob ] ... with... the lady...

[what_a_pain]

Ah, thanks. For your business... [Getting awkward and has to leave.]

[You were just doing your job, Shigure. And she'll get over it, right?]

[1001_npcs]

[ Mumbles something about Shigure being heartless and is ready to go cry about this to anybody who will listen! ]