High Striker: Bounty for Bounties

[Circe]

Circe adjusted her suit's tie as she finished setting up the pile of paper plates. It was ready though the setup wasn't cause for nerves. Was it a bad idea that still had merit? No, that wasn't right. She was sure it was good idea, but that wasn't the question about the idea having a flaw in that quality. It came down to what everything in life comes down to. Location. Location. Location.


Circe didn't know WHERE in the Freehold would be both secure and accessible enough for a bounty board. It was also feasible to have the Groundskeeper act as the bounty broker as part of the office. Someone bounties get sent to for security review and then folks could come looking for jobs.


Mostly because Circe figured she could nay say any plans that include such stupidity as skin diving in the Hedge to retrieve a pearl.


It was something that would be well to discuss with as many folks as possible. Hence the notice and Lost markings leading to High Striker. And the promise of free food and beer could entice some to visit.


As it was there are a variety of salads, pizzas, BBQ platters, and a pair of vegetable/cheese combo platters waiting for folks to devour them. A duo of dessert tables are setup, mostly bakery platters on the first. Second has a pair each of cannoli and monkey bread platters. Plus: coolers of fancy Italian sodas, water, or beer. And a dozen buckets labeled: use if you over indulge.


Who says Summer doesn't have a sense of humor? Circe blinks at this idea as she knows the answer would be no one that ever met her.


And if folks don't show up? Well, she can just make a rule for security purposes to have her be the broker of bounties. Maybe have a fee thrown in as she could site that nobody argued against it at the meeting. Followed by nyah-nyah with either a raspberry or Troll emoji. Written out no less.

[Kray]

Having seen the sign the Ogre arrives to the high striker not dressed up particularly smartly, his usual jeans a long sleeve shirt that had a lace around the neckline, long coat and polished black leather shoes with the ever present moth eaten fedora perched upon his brow.

Tipping the rim of said hat to the summer queen. "Uh. Hey Circe." The deal of show up and get free food was a near a granted way to draw the giant glutton as can be. As evidenced by the already depleting BBQ options. "Uh. Nice suit." The fairest talked about her suits alot. Enough even he picked up on it.

[Vincent Black]

Vincent walks in wearing his bounty hunter gear ready to go after whoever the Summer Queen needed him to. He had discussed it with her a long time ago that he was always up for going after bounties for her. Seeing Kray as he entered threw him off, but he always welcomed the company. "Hey Kray, hey Circe so you have need of my profession?"

[Mina]

The Elemental saw the notice and figured it’d be a good way to help out. Sonnie had, after all, told her to make sure to tell her to help when she could. So, here she was. She wasn’t sure if she had any skills that would be useful, but hell, you never know right?

Walking in, the graceful snowskin rather casual in fashionably torn jeans and a white tank top. A silver icicle lariat necklace hung from around her neck and a leather jacket hung over her arm. The tank top exposed the ball-joints that were her elbows.

“Hi Circe!” offering a warm smile to the Summer Queen, then looking to Kray an unnatural jerk of her head, “Hi Kray!” another smile, finally to Vincent, the jerk of her head once again, “Hi Vincent!” smiles all around! Cause it was Spring, and as a Spring, she loved the Season!

“Hope I’m not late, but I saw the notice and thought I’d offer to help.”

[Circe]

"Thank you Kray," she nods as it is her regular attire. Impressive, pockets, hides guns and armor. "Great hat as usual my friend," she tilts her head to look up at it upon his head. She doesn't begrudge him going right for the food. It was in his nature, as being sneaky should be in hers. Well, it kind of was as Circe had no problems with an ambush or retreat, unlike some Summers.


Vincent is the next to arrive, decked out quite well.


"Welcome Vincent," she greets him warmly. "Ooooh," she taps her chin in thought as she recalls Vincent is an actual Bounty Hunter. "Perhaps I could get advice from you. Welcome Mina, we're just getting started!" She looks to the Freehold noob with a wave before turning back to Vincent. "Vincent? To be clear: this" she waves her arms wide to everything. And has to suppress a wince at the still tender shoulder wound. "Is less about, well," she points at Vincent, "Professional Iron Sider bounty hunting and more, uh," Circe's face purples as she realizes what she is about to explain.


"Well, uh, ahem," explaining this to a actual bounty hunter was getting her embarrassed. From bad ass in a suit to bashful was an ODD change for Circe. "Kind of like the here is a job I want done, base reward offer thing for the Freehold to setup. Bounty name comes from the MMO usage of the term, ah heh heh."


"I couldn't think of a better term, wait, Kray?!" She looks to him as she goes back from slightly adorkable to usual bombastic self. "Was Sonja, you, or me the one who suggested calling it a bounty board?"


Because if she could blame someone else for her having to explain this idea of bounty board MMO term being used to a real bounty hunter, Circe would do so.

[Kray]

With a crack and crunch and some chewing a mouth of food goes down. "Oh. Hey Vincent." Before blinking. "Uh. I didn't know you were an odd body Vincent." The Ogre of course having a little more insight from prior conversation about the topic.

Throwing a few mouth food items into his terrible jaw. The new girl arrived ... Mina whose movements the giant takes in with curiosity. She looks easy to break. The thought accompanied by the crack of his teeth sundering the fragile bones in whatever he was eating. Which gets swallowed down his gullet soon after. "Uh. Hello Mina." So the new girl wanted to get stuck in, good first impression. "Uh. How are you finding things?" They didn't have much in the way of small talk options yet.

Attention shifting to Circe as she starts to lay out the plan, and then calls on him for clarification. He coughs a few times trying to swallow yet another mouthful quickly. "Ah. *Hack* Excuse me." Beating a large fist against his chest to help it down. "Uh. Yeah You called them bounties first I think." He was fairly sure of that. "Uh. Then I suggested putting them on a board down in hallow I've been carving out for us in the tunnels." So a team effort. While he has the floor. "Uh. On that front is it only you can put requests on the board cause I got one to put up if that's alright." His plate of food suspended in one hand while the other pats around his coat looking for the right pocket.

[Vincent Black]

Vincent chuckles as Circe gets a little flushed. "No worries Circe, bounty hunting is bounty hunting whether it be an item or a person, it is all the same thing." Vincent had notice the wince, "I take it the arm has not fully healed yet?"


Vincent then turns to Mina, "Hey Mina, I hope all is well with you. Glad to see you here." Vincent also turned to Kray "Well its a good idea, especially if there are important things that should be addressed by us here at the Freehold?"

[Mina]

At the greeting from Circe at not being late, she settles into a chair, but not before grabbing one of the beers. Because, why not. They were being offered.

For now, she just listens to the back and forth about what, term, the job was? “So this is something you need done? Doesn’t matter to me.” The Elemental was just eager to help with something.

Glancing to the big guy, who seemed very hungry, hey, no judgement, “So far? Good! Unpacking sucks, but the city has been great.” So no real important complaints. “But thank you for asking.” Saying thank you was the socially correct thing to say..right? She found herself a bit at odds mentally wondering about that, missing a bit of the conversation. But she was pretty sure it was right. Though it could have been too much.

Vincents voice being direct at her snapped her out of her thought process and mismatched eyes look to him, “Oh, uh, yes! And yourself?” she did know it was good to always ask how the other was doing. “I wouldn’t miss a chance to help out!” even though she wasn’t sure what they were after and if she would be helpful. But, only one way to find out!

[Circe]

"Thank you Vincent," she feels a little better. "Arm is fine, torso around he arm still sore. Claws shoving through armor into chest turns out to linger ever after magical monkey mending of muscles," she shrugs. "Be tee dubs, if you want I'm as good with ammo as I am with guns. Foam, beanie, rock salt for when you need 'em down but not out forever. Ha."


"Not yet I don't Mina," she answers the question. "Glad you're finding your place. It may also be for others to post to, kind of a work in progress. This is the progres."


And to make sure Kray didn't get to turn away her thank you's for his help again. That was actually the real impetus to inspire Circe to go through with this.


"Cavolo," Circe stamps her foot, ears drooping down when Kray confirms Circe did it to herself. Well that was a downer. She gets back on track, "Huh?"


Eventually. "Ah, well," she starts talking with her hands. Circe gives an angelic smile as she answers in a very cheerful tone. "Plan A was, ahem. If nobody showed up then I'd gate keep the board and charge $5 to post on it out of sheer spite," Circe uses her left hand to give a thumbs up. "Bu~ut folks showed up. And it'd be stupid for only me to do it. Groundskeeper means, uh, maybe I review posts? Make sure it doesn't endanger Freehold too much or isn't too stupid. Examples? Examples!" She slowly makes an X with her arms, "No diving for treasure in the Hedge. No stealing the tread kind of tanks."


Then gets herself a San Pallegrino orange soda. Table pop the cap? Nope, she has a multitool. "How is the Hollow below coming along Kray? We, uh, haven't secured the tunnels completely. Plus those two Iron Side exits are for only, well, ME without using a pick-axe."

Circe takes a seat and sips her soda. She'll get something to eat in a moment.

[Kray]

the ogre scratches his head. "Uh. I think this is more odd jobs Vincent, stuff people want done rather then freehold threatening issues." Turning to look at Circe. "Ah. Am I wrong about that?" If it was freehold level stuff he would imagine the monarch would meet with more urgency.

The new elemental seems friendly so far. "Uh. That's good, what you been up to then?" The city had plenty enough to do that was for sure and plenty off it undiscovered.

Circe's response was amusing. "Ha. You offered food." The plate of whatever he had been eating was empty already. "You were going to get a minimum of me showing up." The last time he had been to a meeting in the high striker he had left with a stack of pizzas to take home. "Huh. Well why don't I show you what I got and see if it's the kind of thing that the board would be used for." the plate is discarded and great grey hands begin digging through pockets until a folded sheet of paper is withdrawn. Which he passes over.

In the ogres less then stellar penmanship the very rough outline of a recruitment poster is drawn out.

[spoiler] Krays hand written poster] scarers wanted! Edna's boarding house has always and still does offer Room and food to any lost of the freehold needing it. In exchange your work the day shift spooking the tykes who only see the haunted house in turn providing glamour for the ashen court.

Once Edna's leaves Funderland this will be replaced with cleaning duty. [/spoiler] "Uh. How's that?" The degrading task was something he would be quiet ready to off load.

Before a pause and a scratch of his chin. "Uh. If people want to for ma group and going diving into the hedge for treasure or materials to craft I don't see a problem with it." Lost liked magic stuff. "Uh. If it's causing trouble your concerned with then we could say don't mess with the markets. Trade only." Finding a seat that complains copiously at his weight and bulk. "Ah. Otherwise folk know the risks let them take them if they want I say." Stopping those who wanted going into the hedge would be impossible given all that was needed was a hollow of their own to access it. "Hm. Better we know what's going on rather then it happen behind our backs." Not that the board prevented any lost just doing it anyway regardless.

Sitting up a little at that. "Oh. Uh. Still early days but slowly getting there. I got alot of things that need my attention." But slower was better then not at all. "Hm. Should be up to purpose very soon though." More then that would take time.

In the group there is a post about where my dots are allocated.

It has size 1 which gives it a mortal (in the tunnels) entrance/exit and hedge entrance/exit as that comes standard with all hollows.

I have put in the request for the door dot (for sewer entrance/exit) for the sewers this month just waiting for it to be processed.