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Who: Gwendolyn and Mammon

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When: 10/01
Where: Out and about Cochrane, Gammon for the sightseeing job.
What: Gwendolyn doesn't see how this counts as work, but Mammon insists they just take advantage of it.
Rating: rated e for everyone

[She really doesn't see why anyone would pay them to, essentially, go on a mini vacation. The details did mention taking photos of scenery to hand into their museum, but...at the same time, it's just such a foreign concept to her. She briefly wonders what her father would think of this, for the royal family to send its heroes on such a frivolous task. He'd likely deride it...harshly, too.

But she catches herself; she'd rather not think about her father as much as possible. She's just going to trust that Mammon really is interested in doing work while they're here. Gwendolyn arranged their travel schedule so that they'd arrive in Gammon in the evening. Enough time for her to check into their hotel, buy supplies for the next day, have a nice hot bath and then turn in for the evening.

(That was her schedule, anyway...she likely suggested Mammon do the same, but whether or not her companion did, well. She's not going to check in on her like some kind of mother. She's an adult and she can do what she likes, of course.)

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[Gwendolyn is an early riser; she was up before the sun even rose to get ready for the day, her uniform clean and freshly pressed to be worn, a satchel she'd purchased on her first day filled with food and water (enough for two, even), a map and some healing potions. Before she's outside awaiting Mammon though, she stopped by the hotel's restaurant for breakfast (it's all paid for, so she definitely ate her money's worth...) and made her way outside to await her friend by about 9AM.

In the meantime, she's sat on a bench just outside the hotel with her carrier perched on her shoulder, which she's feeding berries one at a time. It seems like it'd rather be anywhere else, but it's enjoying the attention really.]

What do you think, Muninn? [The bird chitters in response, greedily picking at the berries one by one. Gwen smiles in response.] I'm glad, then.

[ Mammon is also an early riser. She got in the habit of doing so. She normally doesn't need to sleep, but the mana regeneration is totally worth it when she's usually busy doing many things throughout the days. Today is the day where they go take pictures by using their carriers and Mammon has definitely been looking forward to it. Seeing that she'll be with someone who knows how to fight (or at least, she thinks she does), she decides to leave her gigantic money bag at the hotel. She opts to bring a small knapsack in its place to hold things, since she used the money bag to hold her things before (which oddly didn't spit out her own stuff when it vomited money). It just has the small essentials. Nothing too heavy.

She would have been outside earlier, but her carrier wanted to make music on the many textures that it could find in the hotel room. She can't stop a musician's motivation right away, but she could with time. This is why she eventually makes her way outside with her carrier. ]

Gwendolyn! [ She shouts from a distance, waving as she runs up to her. ] Did you wait long? My carrier only decided now to leave the hotel room because it was really inspired in the heat of the moment.

[Seeing Mammon approach, her attention is shifted to her instead of the bird perched upon her shoulder - which seems to irritate the carrier honestly, judging from the look it has now - but Gwendolyn either doesn't notice or ignores it entirely. She instead gives a shake of her head in response, standing from her seat shortly after.]

Good morning; I wasn't waiting too long, no. I just fed Muninn its breakfast in the meantime.

[With her spear and satchel check, she's all prepared.]

Do you have everything you need?

Yes! I have everything I need.

[ She seems to be pretty certain about what she says even without her bag of money. Mammon is pretty dead set on leaving that thing behind so that it doesn't bother her while she goes on an outing with Gwendolyn. ]

Let's go! The tour should be starting soon and it's an easy way to get a good look at everything that's here, which means better angles for picture taking. Have you figured out how to take them?

[ With that... grumpy bird of yours. ]

[Gwendolyn is a very diligent person. She set out early because she'd planned their route and worked out they could get it all done in one day, if they tried hard enough.

And Gwendolyn tries really hard.

So it's no surprise that with the kind of person she is, she figures they might check out and go home today, having only spent one full day in Gammon by this point. But in the interest of making breakfast a little less lonely this time, she decides to meet with Mammon today for breakfast instead. She arrives second, joining her companion at whatever table she's gotten.]

Good morning. Did you rest well?

[ Mammon looks up when she's been addressed to. She quickly swallows her food and grins when Gwendolyn joins her table, nodding when she asks the question. ]

I did! The hotel beds are so nice... They're definitely a grade higher than the ones in the dorm and the hero buildings. [ Being who she is, she definitely appreciates top quality stuff. ] You look like you're doing well too! Good, good. Eat up!

[ She stares at Gwendolyn in anticipation. Would this be free buffet round two...? ]

Mm. I'm definitely more accustomed to this kind of bedding, at least...

[There are a lot of things she's missed out on you'd expect a royal type like her to have, but fancy beds aren't one of them. Even the one in Oswald's castle was comfy as hell.

Not that she experienced it consciously, mind you.

Either way, right on the mark about her food - the server comes with what she'd ordered before sitting down, a simple bowl of oatmeal with honey.

And then a plate of bacon, sausages and a fried egg.

Toast.

A pot of tea.

A jug of oj.

And a yohgurt.

She starts off with the oatmeal fairly casually, as if this isn't an absurd amount of food for one person.]

Are we checking out after breakfast, then?

[ Mammon keeps the question in mind as she stares at Gwendolyn's plate. To be honest, this doesn't look too much. Honestly, she expected more, but she's not about to chide someone for the amount of breakfast they eat unless it's way too little. This is fine.

Then she gets a good look at Gwendolyn.

Hm.

Hm... Before she can answer her question, she takes a moment to eat a small portion of the egg scrambles and swallows before speaking again. ]

That depends. Other than your Hero uniform, what other clothes do you have?

[Having been convinced to stay a little longer in Gammon, it's likely you may find her by herself on occasion if you're there yourself. Predictably, it's most likely trying out the food on offer - fish and chips, tea and cakes outside by a cafe, many of the available meats she's never heard of...thankfully, not all together. But she eats with all the enthusiasm of someone with a black hole for a stomach, even if she does so with the grace and dignity one would expect from a princess.

She also passes by some of the local markets, yet again in search of new foods to try, but also in the interest of picking up souvenirs. She isn't exactly loaded, but...a small trinket here or there worth no more than a few colle seems good to her. She wants to get something for Mammon for coming with her, pacifica, maybe Jakob.

Finally, in the interest of checking out the entertainment gammon has to offer with what little she has left of her vacation funds...she's at the foccer stadium of all things. The fact the teams manage to do so well operating underwater like this...even she finds herself getting drawn into the spectacle of it all. She even cheers at one point along with the crowd, having grown attached to one of the teams during the duration of this match (she's never even heard of them before, honestly...)]

(I don't mind if people just want to leave a blank comment, I'll be happy to write individual starters! There's so much to do it might be easier for everyone (but mostly me). That being said, this also counts as a wildcard prompt. If people have ideas I'm happy to work with anything.)

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