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Date & Time: Backdated to the entirety of last week, feel free to pick a date.
Location: Around the Hold.
Characters: Jacquese and YOU!
Summary: A certain monk is looking around for a piano, perhaps you can be of help. Or not.
Warnings: None.

Vanadi's masquerade was the perfect excuse to go looking for a piano, he'd been wanting to see if there was one to play for whenever he needed to vent his emotions out on something besides fighting anyway. It would probably be a lot easier and quicker if he just used the device to ask on the network, but with the monsters gone there wasn't much else to do plus he preferred asking people face-to-face. It was an opportunity to meet new faces as well and Jacquese wasn't going to pass on that.

Thus he finds himself wandering around the Hold, gently tugging on people's sleeves or tapping their shoulders to grab attention. For those who take notice, they will be greeted with a smile, a friendly wave and a miniature blackboard that reads:

Excuse me, might you know where I can find a piano?

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Oh good, he knew about the masquerade. Although Jacquese was capable of and willing to go look for a piano on his own, he figured it wouldn't hurt their chances of finding one if more people were looking and so he bows his head graciously in response.

Thank you, it will be much appreciated.

I am Jacquese Foran, by the way.

Blaine gave his chin a little lift and a wider, friendlier smile. "Good to meet you Jacquese. I'm Blaine. Have you been here long?"

It's nice to meet you as well, Blaine.

That question made Jacquese pause very briefly as he considered it. It had felt long to him, but now that he was actually thinking about it... He shook his head.

I've been here for about 3 weeks.

"It feels like a long time, doesn't it? I've only been here two months." It really did feel like forever, but that probably had to do with the shock of everything. As stoic and easy going as he was, there was only so much he can handle before there was overload. "All the new stuff wears you out fast."

Jacquese smiled a little sheepishly as he nodded. It felt longer than it had been for sure. So far, he thought he'd handled everything pretty well, but that statement was rather disheartening all the same. He'd kept hearing more and more things of the same sort.

Is it really so bad? The missions and all.

Blaine thought about it. He had been on the mission to do ecological terror on a people some thousand years in the past. The purpose of which was dubious at best. Since then he hadn't been on any missions. Maybe killing monsters could be considered a mission, but that was just like a regular day at work, sniping things from buildings. He gave a shrug and an apologetic look. "I haven't been on any of the missions aside from the one we all ended up going on, so I can't say. The training should be more focused, but it isn't bad."

That made Jacquese tilt his head quizzically. From what he'd understood from Jericho, the missions were somewhat mandatory. The showing up part of them at least, not so much the fighting. Perhaps it was different than what he'd assumed and expected after all.

Then going on missions isn't necessarily required?

Blaine had been there all of two months. He wasn't showing much interest in missions and he didn't put more effort into training. He was relatively sure he'd have to go on one eventually, but what role he would play was up in the air. The Initiative was lax on protocols and requirements.

"They want you to, of course. They brought us here for that, but I haven't gone on any. I haven't volunteered either, so who knows. Someone who's been here longer would explain it better, sorry."

Jacquese shook his head and shrugged his shoulders to indicate it was alright, though he still wrote it down for clarity. No doubt everyone had their own perspective on things and not to mention different experiences.

It's fine, thank you. I'll probably know soon enough.

"For better or worse." Blaine gave him a smile, still tinged with apology. "Well, Jacquese, if I find a piano I'll let you know. We still have some time."

He returned the smile a little wryly, for better or for worse indeed. He nodded before bowing his head in gratitude.

Very well, please do. I appreciate it very much.

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