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Post by Toph on Aug 20, 2023 13:43:03 GMT -5
Wiping sweat from the summer heat off of his head, Toph steps into a tavern busy with a midday crowd. He pulls a pile of cards from his pocket.
He takes a look around the tavern, slowly meandering and looking for a good opportunity to pitch his services. He approaches a couple of groups of people and attempts to hand out his cards, only to receive very confused looks. He thinks, "Damn, I guess I need a better pitch? Back at the shop we'd get a consultant or something. Or maybe I need a mentor? Or just clarify my purpose?"
He sits down and orders some tea. A nice mint green tea blend, his favorite. Great for thinking. Toph pulls a journal from his bag and starts scribbling ideas. Getting nowhere and feeling somewhat discouraged, he gives the room another look. He spots someone that he vaguely recognizes, though only through reputation. A young man who was already gaining a reputation as a detective. Toph believed his name was Raoul, or something like that.
Toph walks over and places one of his cards on the table. With an enthusiastic grin he says, "Hello! My name is Toph, Investigator. I was hoping I could get some pointers from you? I'll buy the tea!"
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Aug 20, 2023 15:40:20 GMT -5
Raoul had just finished doing some light shopping for his next adventure on the road as he stopped in Sol City to relax and refuel after such a wild and tiring month before.
He had countless cases that really challenged him in almost every way from the Tengeto family case to the Marlock Murders. He really just needed to relax and take a break before doing anything else his mind was begging to feel weary.
He took off his hat and sighed as he held it in his face, “It’s way too hot outside, I should cool off in a tavern, maybe get something to drink”, he thought himself.
He then walked over to the nearest tavern and headed straight for a nearby table, he laid his head on the table only for a second to rest his tired mind when suddenly he heard someone call out for him.
He raises his head, sits up straight, and smiles gently towards the newcomer, “Hello there Toph it’s nice to meet you my name’s Raoul. Sure I can give you some pointers on the art of investigation,I always love meeting other fellow detectives. Ah thank you for some tea I could especially use now to combat this heatwave going on outside”.
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Post by Toph on Aug 20, 2023 18:13:35 GMT -5
"No problem at all!" Toph said with a friendly smile. He waived over a waiter and ordered another pot of tea. "So," he said, taking out a notebook, "I suppose to start, I'm trying to figure out how to get my first job. You see, I spent basically my whole life so far working as a clerk. Mostly domestic shipments, really boring stuff. I want to learn more about the world, but not through books. I want to see things firsthand. Ideally, I'd like to be paid for that at the same time!" he chuckles. "So I came up with the title of 'Investigator'... I'm planning on investigating mysteries, natural phenomena, murders, controversies, whatever I can get my hands on that might teach me something, get me out from behind a desk, and challenge my analytical skills. However, I'm not quite sure how to get my first job! What did you do to get started?"
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Aug 21, 2023 15:49:15 GMT -5
Raoul was relieved as the waiter handed him a cup of tea and left the table he picked up the cup of tea and drank it slowly as he listened to Toph feeling much more relaxed and cool.
After listening to Toph speak Raoul then spoke, “First of all thank you once again for the tea my friend. I'll have to get you another round of drinks for me this time. As for getting a job, that is a tricky question especially in our industry since it's kind of competitive and traditional. I had a tough time at first as well. A lot of clients didn't even look my way favoring the older more experienced and traditional detectives instead of any new blood. My advice is start small and go city to city looking for some small jobs to eventually build up to the bigger ones. A good reputation can go a long way even if it's slow to start. For example I had my fair share of looking for stray cats or helping elderly who displaced their stuff and slowly doing that I got better jobs and better jobs until I got where I am. Or another suggestion I have to start is to explore charon there's always an area of mysteries to find".
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Post by Toph on Aug 22, 2023 23:52:12 GMT -5
Toph jotted down some notes, thoughtfully stroking his beard. Perhaps the cold open approach with the cards wasn't the right way to do things. After all, how much of the general public could possibly have some deep, fascinating mystery that they were ready to share with a total stranger? Instead, maybe it's a better idea to find the mystery first, and then find the proper person to market his services to to solve it?
He took a sip of tea as he tried to come up with good ways to churn up new potential investigations. Eavesdropping and snooping, probably, but keep things legal. No break-ins... for now. If only he were able to stay up all night and wander the city, looking for trouble. He cursed his human need for sleep at night. If only he had some little critters or minions that could do that part for him, hiding in the shadows while he slept safely in bed. Suddenly, a plan formed and he began to write more quickly. He had heard of some magic that allowed people to conjure small creatures, maybe something like that could fit his purpose.
After a moment, he looked back up at Raoul. "Sorry, got lost in my own world for a minute. What were some of the more interesting cases that you've worked on? Anything particularly scandalous? Something with Dark magic, perhaps?"
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Aug 23, 2023 1:28:10 GMT -5
Raoul smirked as he saw his new acquaintance Toph get into his own mind's world. The man reminded him a lot of his own detective mentor in the way he acted and his earnestness to work. His mentor was often called "Mr. hard-boiled" because of the way he acted. An annoying nickname Raoul had earned over the years was “half-boiled”, seeing as he was half the detective he was. This irked him to no end and he would often leave or insult anyone who called him that.
He waits for Toph to come back to reality and continues sipping his tea in the meantime.
“Man this blend is delicious”, he thinks to himself before hearing Toph return to their conversation.
“It’s quite alright I can understand entering the palace of our own minds as detectives. After all our minds are our greatest weapons as detectives and investigators. As for interesting cases a recent one I had was chasing around a criminal mastermind who was scamming the poor islanders and tourists out of millions of solars for random beach conchs that were claimed to be magical. As for the really mysterious and dark stuff let me think for a second”.
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Post by Toph on Aug 24, 2023 21:29:42 GMT -5
"Actually, hold that thought. I think I have a couple of things that I have to do today before the shops close. I'm hoping to pick up a couple of books. Thanks for the tips, please keep my card, feel free to reach out to me if you need any help on a case. It's not about the money for me so don't worry about payment."
Toph smiled as he paid for his bill and hustled out of the building. Back out in the heat, he had a lot to think about as he walked towards the shops. The young detective had given some good advice but Toph may have taken away a different message than intended. "Delegation," he thought to himself, "Give the hard work to some little minions and then follow up on the leads myself later. I think it should be possible. Maybe with Dark magic? Can that type of magic be used responsibly? Many questions, I guess I'll find out as soon as I can get my hands on how to even attempt such a spell."
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