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When; October 29, afternoon
Rating; PG
Characters; Yuri Lowell [notflynn] and Jade Curtiss [fomichrist]
Summary; Living only 600 rooms apart, Yuri takes the Colonel around the City and finally to Cassagioso for a manly drink. Or, at least, Jade will have manly drinks, and Yuri will have some hot chocolate.
Log; Yuri was a man of his word. He was also a curious man, one who wanted to know a little bit more about the mysterious colonel who just appeared on the City's doorsteps. After their brief conversation over the network, his interest only grew.

A man of the Imperial Forces. That should be interesting. Already he didn't seem a thing like Flynn, but he entertained the thought anyway (of course, this didn't mean he missed Flynn either. Oh hell no).

After a long, long journey, he finally made it to room 669. Damn. That made up for his morning training, at least. He gave a quick knock and surveyed the hallway. Not any different from his own hallway.

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A new world, a new city, a new bar. Being yet another man of his word and more importantly a man of his whiskey, Jade found it imperative to scout out what would undoubtedly become one of his most frequented establishments. Really, what better way to get acquainted with his surroundings than to be accompanied by what seemed to be quite the curious character in an, er, manly escapade?

Jade's philosophy might have been that scent is the essence of the gentleman, but if asked, he would always be sure to mention the alcoholic component as well.

Though, he would have to apologize in advance for only being able to contribute a small sum towards their eventual tab.

He made his way towards the source of the knocking sound, opening the door with a congenial smile set on his face.

"Ah, how good of you to come, Yuri."

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"Made a promise, didn't I?" Yuri placed a hand on his hip, slouching a little. His first impression of Jade was a good one. He was far different from Raven- he was much closer to Schwann, appearance-wise. Clean-cut. Nice uniform, too. "Well, are you ready, Colonel?"

Beforehand, he made sure to pay a visit to Cassagioso, as he actually had only the vaguest idea where it was. Thankfully, he knew his way around the City pretty well after a few months.

And he totally got some extra cash from a recent guild job. Hell yes.

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Closing the door behind him, Jade briskly stepped out into the hall of the building, giving Yuri a sideways glance before replying with that ever-present lilt to his tone. Something about the other man reminded Jade a little of Peony, and his facade of a smile quirked just a bit into a genuine one at the observation.

"Ready as I'll ever be--though I must confess that I haven't had enough time to acquire any amount of this world's currency. I hope this outing isn't presumptuous of me."

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Yuri shrugged. He was never the type to take other people's money anyway, especially those in a comparatively worse situation than his own. Though, he certainly wasn't averse to taking from the higher ups- Jade seemed pretty decent.

"Don't worry about it. I agreed to it." Out of curiosity, he added, "What d'you have, anyway?"

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"Absolutely nothing. Curiously enough, I was able to procure this apartment with the small sum of my own world's currency that I had on me upon arrival. Fortunately, I've already found employment, so I should be bringing in a modest income soon enough."

Jade made a mere living as a colonel, but he was by no means wealthy. That being said, he had never considered money to be something hard to acquire when he endeavored to procure it--which would account for his cavalier attitude in addition to his hesitation to mooch off the generosity of others.

"I do intend to return the favor once I start working."

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"Geez, lucky, aren't you? Took me about a month to find something when I first arrived." Despite his words, Yuri was smirking, as always, and led them down the hall and out of the building.

He wasn't about to mention that he worked at a bookstore of all places. And to think- he hated books.

"And here I was going to be generous and say you didn't have to. But hey, if you insist."

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"Perhaps, though I believe that we create our own luck," Jade mused aloud, following Yuri's lead through the building and eventually down to the city.

People often misinterpreted Jade's words to mean something entirely more egotistical than they'd been originally intended--though to be fair, he held an almost universal apathy towards such reactions. However....

"That being said, we may be entirely devoid of luck having ended up in this city. Out of curiosity, where were you able to find employment?"

He wasn't always adverse to cushioning the blow of his blunt delivery, even if he unwittingly asked a question that was a sore spot for the other man. Despite that fact, Jade didn't intend on fully trusting a strange man from a strange city until he'd performed some verbal reconnaissance. After all, he was a colonel.

[ooc: Way sorry for the delay, man! *brofist* Hiatus wound up bein' longer than I intended, but guess who's back! Back again! Michelle's back! TELL A FRIEND~]

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Oh, geez, just the right question to ask, wasn't it? The other must have the worst kind of intuition. With a sigh, Yuri responded, "A bookstore at first. But now I work odd jobs in the name of a guild I'm a part of back home."

Brave Vesperia. Just the thought of it made him smile a little. If only Judith and Karol were with him.

"And I'd have to agree with you there. We're all pretty unlucky in the first place."

[ooc | No problem, bb! Glad to have you back!]

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A bookstore, hm? Well, Yuri didn't seem to be the type; odd jobs seemed to be more on-track as far as careers went, and Jade didn't misread people often.

That is to say, Jade did indeed have the worst sort of intuition.

"And do you find your current job preferable to your stint at the bookstore?"

Oh, he just couldn't help himself sometimes.

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"Pretty nice, just not my style." He shrugged. Left, right, down this alleyway and- ah, here they are. Well, he hoped so. It was always a little disconcerting, arriving at such a small, nondescript sort of place. He opened the door, giving a shit-eating grin. "After you, Colonel."

Yeah, Yuri wasn't one for respect toward those of higher rank, and he couldn't help but poke a little fun, even at a complete and total stranger. But hey, Jade seemed like a pretty cool guy. If worse came to worse, the City made it easy to forget people.