Roaming via Rumour [Open]

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie sniffled, her shoulders still slumped. She let the tears fall. It wasn't that hard. She was quite accomplished at this, but the trick was, it still had to be real. Some aspect of it, always, without fail, had to be real or it wouldn't sell.

She didn't look up when she was addressed.

"B-B-But I tollll-l-l-ld you! I told you both!" She disolved into a puddle of tears, pressing her face against her hands and started sobbing. "I don't lie, he's go-gonna get me-e-eee..!"

[Mathew Amtrum]

"See, look at her. She is good, she can cry on command like that. Watch her hands, there is nothing in them. Those are real tears. And the story is believable and actually not that uncommon. In fact, I might actually believe her if it wasn't just such a coincidence that this girl wanders over to a bunch of supply crates the day they are brought in to the city with this sad story."

Way too convenient.

"Other than that though, she is really good."

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Inspecting the girl he realized that he shouldn't feel so bad about being deceived. She was performing really well.

"I see what you are saying. It was an impressive show my friend. What is your name?"

He asked the girl he now knew was lying.

[Kyrie Blaze]

'I had him eating out of the palm of my haaaaaaaaand! Why?!'

She seemed to cry harder, shaking her head emphatically to drill her point across before she looked up, the palms of her hands damp and her face streaked.

"You don't belie-eve me. Why should I t-t-tell you who-o I am?"

Stick with your guns, Kiyr. She buried her face in her hands again.

Maybe she wasn't duping them...

[Mathew Amtrum]

"I'm just fucking with you man, she is totally legit."

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai looked at him and shook his head.

"You are an ass. Now you are just telling me that so that I will get duped, screw you man. Listen as long as you tell the truth we can move past this whole incident."

[Mathew Amtrum]

He looked toward the girl and shrugged.

"So much for having more fun with this. I applaud the dedication to your roll though. Really well done."

Small golf clap.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kiyr didn't dare immediately stop crying, but she felt a shot of hope at Mathew saying she was legit. It all fell through when Rai denied it and Mathew acknowledged he was right.

With the small golf clap, though, Kiyr uttered a muffled oath. "Merde!"

She looked up with a slightly mulish expression, and blinked away the remaining tears, using the back of her hand to smooth them from her skin. She sniffed, caught in the last vestiges of crying. Her head was starting to throb and pound with the onset of a headache for taking it so far.

"...I do what I need to, to survive."

[Mathew Amtrum]

He nodded with her words.

"Is that all you want though? Or would you like to learn how to thrive?"

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

"Ah, and so the true you comes out. It was impressive I won't deny that. I'm going to assume that was also you earlier trying to lure me away from the boxes hmm?"

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kiyr tilted her head at Mathew, but answering him - for the moment - was passed over.

"What astoundingly brilliant deduction skills, coming into play after the whole thing is said and done. Had Mathew Amtrum not shown up," As it was Mathew; not only were these his supplies, with his logo, but he came through the ground, and thus, possessed the ability to manipulate the earth. It was him. "You would have been eating out of the palm of my hand, and I would have made off with your supplies. I am very, very good at what I do."

She was aware that a compliment from Mathew was high, high praise, but didn't let it go to her head. He had a reputation, and could easily strike just as he could easily be generous. The boxes were proof of the latter. She wasn't keen on coming into contact with the former.

"As for thriving, who wishes to stay in ruin and scrape to get by every day?"

[Mathew Amtrum]

He chuckled as she bit in to his young apprentice. His eyes lighting up with his laughter. He liked this girl, she had spunk. He could use someone like her, both with her attitude and her skills.

"Alright, well then, you know who I am. I assume that means you know what I am. Come with me and I will teach you the skills you need to be more than you are now. Both of you will be my students. And the one who is the most worthy I will nominate to be a Dragon."

He held up a hand to clarify.

"Not like the people in the Gang of Dragons. I mean a real Dragon. Like me, Leon Sudeki, David Blaze. What say you both? Up for a challenge?"

[Raikotsu Sudeki]

Rai didn't miss a beat he ignored what she said, for he still had a few other things up his sleeve in case of a true betrayal. Instead he looked at Matthew and simply stated.

"Challenge Accepted."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie was fine with no response forthcoming from Raikotsu. She was right. The young woman picked herself up off the ground and gently brushed her dress off, clearing the debris from her fabric before she brushed the lodged dirt from her knees and legs. She stood straight and tall after that, looking up in spite of the fact she detested looking up at others when she wasn't in a role.

Had it simply been part of the Dragon gang, she would have had no troubles or qualms with declining after a moment's thought. The elevated offer, however, bore weight and demanded serious consideration. There were pros and cons. Freedom, yet caged. She hated being cooped up. Right now, she rather relished the fact she only had to be answerable to herself. It was liberating.

If depressing, sometimes.

The downsides were that there was no guarantee she would be able to consistently pull in food and supplies. She knew that right now. She was underweight and gaunt, making her story more believable, regardless of who she was selling it to. And each story was tailored for the situation she was in.

While she was quite capable of thriving on her own, it didn't mean she necessarily liked her own methods all of the time. If she could pick out someone corrupt all the time, it wouldn't be so bad. But just a few hours ago she'd been in contact with a nice couple that had suffered a loss just as she had.

But they still had one another.

"I was born to overcome challenges."

The words were soft, but audible. She turned, however, and started to walk back towards the clutch of forest she had started out in.

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Then you are heading the wrong way young lady."

He said, but made no move to stop her, even his tone was indifferent. He offered her the chance. He wasn't about to offer it again, or to try to convince her to take the offer. If you didn't want it, you wouldn't be fit for the role anyways.