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Iris was always at work on time, but today was a special day. Today she wasn’t there as a librarian - she was there as an author. She’d finished her novel at long last, gone through the long and grueling process of editing and rewriting, and now she finally had a book to show for it.

The Guardian was her second true romance, a sweeping tale of a headstrong and sometimes reckless noblewoman and her dedicated bodyguard. She had turned the tables on them, however, seeing the guard injured and his ward now in charge of his recovery. It had turned out a good way to foster the needed intimacy between them, a relationship beginning to bloom through the care and vulnerability of the moment.

Indulgent? Sure. But wasn’t that the beauty of the genre? People read romance novels as an escape, and she was happy to provide one. It remained to be seen how it would be received, she wasn’t sure what kind of showing she would get for her signing, but even if only one or two people showed up, she’d consider it a success.

He enjoyed reading books whenever he got the chance, but books would never beat his first love. Forging. It was so satisfying hearing the sound of metal and feeling the heat envelope your body. Today he was off the clock, so he decided to make his way to the library. Apparently there was a new novel. The Guardian, He more or less knew as much as the public did. The premise, however he was intrigued by it. Yes, it was romance. He knew that. Just because he had a scar on his face didn’t mean he didn’t enjoy romance.

And so here he was awaiting in the library. He knew of the author, by name of course. Iris. Still, he wanted to read the book. Noting there was no one yet he decided to make his way to her. The only reason why there were no people was because it was early in the morning. That meant he got the first copy ever. Maybe he’d get a signature?

Waving towards the author he smiled and pointed at the book on the table. “I am here for The Guardian. Is it here?” Perhaps it was odd for someone like him to ask for a book? He wasn’t sure. to be honest. Really he hoped she wasn’t frightened of his appearance. He wasn’t going to attack out of nowhere.

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It was still early when the first person came, and Iris smiled warmly as he approached. He wasn’t, at a glance, one would peg for liking such tales, which honestly delighted her. People going out and defying stereotypes was always a beautiful thing to witness. She brushed her hand over the books she had on display with a proud smile at his question, nodding. “It is, yes. That’s why I’m holding the event, to promote it.”

It made her a little nervous, it had been years since she’d done anything of the sort and stepping back into the swing of things was harder than she’d expected. But here she was, and she reminded herself that anyone who came would have come out of interest, after all. It was going to be a positive experience.

◤ Sebastian doesn’t even know why he bothers wandering around this damn market anymore. Well, yeah he does. He owns the place, and it’s almost woefully understaffed. If only he had robots to fill in the spots that humans apparently can’t... But he doesn’t have his sister here to help him with that. ◢

◤ There’s a guy in here, a wicked scar across his face, and he strikes Sebastian as familiar, though he can’t be sure from where. You just don’t forget a face like that, one that causes the other customers to apparently hushed in his presence. ◢

◤ What a badass. ◢

◤ “Oh-- uh??” Shit, I do know him. Where, where? Fuck, the reception was open wasn’t it? “Nice to see you too... dude.” ◢

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[🐎] — After seeing Soseki and Evelyn’s moment at the masquerade, and hearing about that huge wedding reception that was being held on Kai’s boat, Georgia got to thinking about love. Briefly, she would entertain the idea for herself, but quickly shake it off-- she still had things she needed to focus on that took higher priority than a relationship, and she really couldn’t imagine getting involved with anyone until she sorted her own life out.

But Laney? She was already on top of everything, well put together, and had a pretty stable life. What she didn’t have was someone to share that life with. Someone -- other than Georgia, of course, who was also known as Laney’s #1 Fan -- to appreciate her for the wonderful, amazing, and beautiful soul that she was.

Knowing her friend, Laney would probably never venture out and try to find a date for herself, so it was up to Georgia to help her girl out and take it into her own hands.

And that was exactly what she did, posting a request to the guild for all “single, decent, and interested men”. Unsurprisingly, she had gotten a few takers, but one in particular stood out to her. This... Gaius had seemed interesting from what little she learned of him during their phone call, and it ultimately ended up in them arranging a meeting so Georgia could question him some more. So here she was, sat in the Carosello Cafe and waiting for him to arrive. 

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[ ⚔ ] — Being a newly promoted boss, there were a lot of things Jake found himself having to get accustomed to. Arranging meetings with business partners, handling finances, ordering inventory and new things for the shop-- even though he’s worked in this place for the last few years of his life, everything felt so... new. Just as new as it all felt when he first got here, as that angry, scraggly kid looking for any old job. 

But this new feeling was the result of his successes in life, the sorts of advancements that a younger him would have never even imagined he would be able to make. He was a boss. He had a fiance... he lived in peace. For him, life was finally, truly good.

Crash.

...Or not. There were still the occasional annoyances to deal with, after all.

Danny got a Rune Crystal (on the 4th try) and a Golem Spirit Stone.

12,750G to  @inkedsmith

Of course!

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Raguna prevails and moves on to the next round! But not without having to endure a few past traumas first.