Miranda says, "Please just call me Miranda." as she heads out with Jake to the outdoors. "I've heard of your tinkering..." she comments, "Someone said they saw you through your window and that you created a warforged..."

---

Liberty says, "We'll talk more tonight around bed time." as she turns to get back to work.
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Jake rubs behind his head with a bashful grin.

"Ahem, heheh... yeah.  It's uh...  Well it's true.  Robbie's great, uh, but, uh...  Yeah."

He fidgets.

"Mom and Dad don't think it proper for me to be studying magic before completing all the other junk they want me to study, and my various teachers think it too dangerous for me to be tinkering.  So I uh...  I kinda hid Robbie.  If I need him, I can summon him for about 5 minutes.  But only once a day at most.  Sometimes I don't even get to see him that much.

"How 'bout you, Miranda?  What's your favorite thing?  I mean... favorite thing to do.  Ant here's favorite thing to do is help people in need.  She's a real sweetheart.  But tends to only speak when spoken to."

Lucky nodnods and smiles with misty eyes.

"So nice to have a friend at last...  We are friends, right?"

He can't bring himself to turn to leave just yet, so he's just carefully walking backward, watching Liberty and waiting for her answer.

Miranda says, "I have been given magic power from a powerful spirit of the Feywild. I didn't have to study it, I can just... do it."

She looks at Antoinette. "A nice girl? I've heard." Miranda cracks a smile of her own. She looks back at Jake. "I came here to talk about our magic and how we can use it for better things. Like rescuing people or saving the world."

---

Liberty nods at Lucky. "I'm sure you have more friends than you give them credit for..." she says, backtracking as well.

Jake ahs.

"The feywild?  Wow.  You ever been there?  I haven't.  I hear its...  well...  wild.  Use magic to save the world?  Kinda grandiose.  Unless...  This fey spirit have a name?  Well your fey spirit patron.  Did they tell you about some world threatening danger or something?  I'm sure there's many more capable people than myself whom could be of better help.  Not that I'm unwilling.  Just...  Why ask me of all people?  I'm a novice at best."

Lucky looks a little downcast.

"Down here, people try not to get attached.  Hurts too much when a friend dies or gets sent away.  But you wind up lonely.  Especially if you're the only one of your kind.  I hope you're right, though."

Miranda says, "I too am new to this power like you are new to yours. I haven't been to the Feywild. As for saving the world? Well someone's gotta do it. I wanna get strong and stop evil. As for what my patron wants... he said he wants me to find people to take with me on a quest."

Some gruff man is passing by and eyes Jake, Antoinette and Miranda with contempt. He's drunk and looks like he just might be stupid enough to harm the trio even though they are rich kids.

---

Liberty pauses, staring at Lucky. Lucky then hears Liberty's voice in his head, <<Hold on just a little longer. Help is coming.>>

Lucky hears his current supervisor yelling "Found anything?!"

Jake acts like he doesn't notice the glare, but is sure to nonchalantly put himself between the gruff drunk and his sis, while not-so-nonchalantly putting his hand on the hilt of one of his many knives.

"A quest?  For stopping evil?  You bet we'll help!  Ant here is a healer, and I'm convinced she's been chosen by the gods for greatness.  I'll uh...  I guess I'll just try and keep up.  I'm a little bit of a healer myself, but it's through basic admixtures.  Nothing divine about me, heh."

(( Jake bluff to appear like he didn't notice gruff drunk: 11 ))

Lucky's eyes go wide when he hears her voice in his head.  He nods and waves, blink-blinking from the surprise.

"Y-yessir," he answers, "F-Found lots of solid rock, sir."

He gets back to work.

The drunk man looks like he's going to hurt Jake when a demon's face appears in front of the man, flames spewing from its eye sockets. "Leave..." it whispers in a multi-voice. The drunk man is terrified and runs.

Miranda goes from worried to scared. Antoinette tugs on Jake and points to Eli, who is peeking out from an alley, wiggling his fingers as if casting a spell.

---

Liberty leaves and Lucky's supervisor supervises. Lucky/Liberty shelved until later in RP.

Jake is clicked like a mushroom from Maple Story.  But when he notices Eli, he ohs.

"Well... Thanks for pointing that out, sis.  Yeesh.  Here I thought this was another one of those, uh... things.  Yeah.

"Hey, nice illusion, there, buddy.  It was an illusion, riiight?"

Eli nods. He waves a hand and the demon vanishes. He speaks up, "Uh-I'm Eli... I just... didn't want anyone to get hurt..."

Miranda says, "Golly. It's like my group of heroes is forming itself."

Jake nods to Eli.

"Well thanks, sir.  My name is Jake, and this is my sister Antoinette, and my friend Miranda.  We were just talking about using our abilities to help people and you come along and do more than just talk.  You demonstrate."

He glances at Miranda.

"I'm beginning to think that the four of us meeting is no coincidence.  These kinds of things just... happen... around my sis.  Hence my saying I'm convinced she's chosen by the gods for greatness."

He looks back at Eli.

"Care to join the chat, Eli?"

Eli nods and timidly comes over. "R..really? Chosen? As in destined?"

Miranda nods. "Seems that way. But there's only 4 of us. Maybe there are others in the area." She looks at Jake. "Like at the orphanage, where kids are mistreated."

Antoinette says, "Yes."

"I'm starting to see a pattern here," Jake says, "You may very well be chosen too, Eli.  Come on.  There may not be much time.  Let's go to the orphanage to see what we can find out there."

Still holding Ant's hand he heads off and...

"Wait.  I don't know where it is, do you?"

Antoinette points in a direction. "That way."

Miranda says, "Yeah. As the crow flies, I think she's right."

Eli says, "I'm new here.. couldn't tell ya."

Miranda says, "Well let's go. Worst thing that happens is we're wrong and have to try another direction."

"Heh, yeah.  Ant tends to give direct directions.  Sometimes makes me wonder if she's getting tips from someone with a bird's-eye view."

He heads in the direction indicated.

"So... What brings you to the city, then, Eli?"

Eli squirms. "....I was just... going this direction, is all." he manages to not stutter.

Miranda asks, "Where were you before?"

Eli answers, "The woods..."

Miranda asks, "And before that?"

Eli rubs his arm, "I've been in the woods for a long time."

Antoinette says, "He's shy."

Jake gives a loving smile to his lil sis and nods.

"So you live in the woods then?  Neat!  I don't get to go out in the woods often.  I'm usually stuck in a boring classroom.  So what's your favorite thing to do, Eli?"

Eli answers Jake, "Learn. Mostly about how things work. And then inventing new things that can help people."

The orphanage is a boring building built up against a cliff side and has a large area of sand in front of it. The kids can see it up ahead and Miranda says, "Yeah... I think that's the one."

"Wow, really?" Jake answers Eli excitedly, "Those are two of my favorite things, too!"

He takes a look at the orphanage and rubs his chin.

"I doubt the direct approach will do any good.  We need to ask the kids about any troubles without any interference from the adults.  Any suggestions?  Sneaking is not my thing at all."

Miranda says, "Might I suggest the direct approach? You and I, Jake, are of a class these people can not bully. We can go in there and freely walk around. Maybe with an adult escort, but still more free than having to sneak around."

"True enough," Jake answers, "Let's do that.  Stay close, Eli."

Jake takes the lead because he's the only rich guy around.

The adults, as Miranda predicted, are a bit more accommodating than normal, bordering on butt-kissing to Jake. See, Jake is just old enough that one false step could be remembered easily when Jake becomes an adult in a few very short years.

The tour is pretty boring at first. Though Jake is seeing a lot of children less fortunate than himself. A girl with golden hair looks into Miranda's eyes and then Jake's. Soon, the four hear a voice in their heads, <<My name is Liberty. I'm hear to free the captives. Are you going to help?>>

Jake blink blinks and nods.

Wow.  A psychic?  Can you hear my thoughts?  I'm not sure what you mean by free the captives, but if help is needed then help will be given.  Hmm...  Not with money, though.  I don't have enough myself, and my parents aren't ones to spend it on something that might be politically...  oops!  I guess I was thinking out loud there.  Sorry.  Name's Jake.