Mission Spree

The man glared at the old lady, trying to comprehend how she could have the necklace in question the whole time, why he was told it was a locket that contained her and her husband but apparently contained a pet, and just whose necklace he and Puu had found by some humongous coincidence that he would follow a scent from the old lady to a squirrel that just happened to have stolen jewelry. Proving too much for him to accept without some misplaced anger, he ran a hand through his wine hued locks and turned abruptly.

So this mission was just to wander around and clean up rocks and trash? It seemed like so many of these jobs should have actual people hired to do them long term, instead of bothering ninja with them. "Seriously, what if there was a war?" he grumbled under his breath, imagining the entire village would dissolve into an apocalyptic dumpster where kids ran unwatched, no one could find anything, and all the shelves of the stores were bare. He stooped to pick up some trash and placed it into a bin nearby.

"Good job, son!" and old man called to Kiigan, having spied him tidying up. Someone from the magic council? Where they just everywhere, spying on people to see if they actually did the jobs they took? Kiigan quirked a brow, finding it incredibly suspicious.

After tossing away some trash, June carefully looked at what they had left. Three cards. Just three things out of so many.... They really managed to do a lot without much time. In fact, they'd probably have more money from this than they'd ever really have to use, personal luxuries or insurance issues aside. A lot of it was dull, menial, work, but it wasn't a bad time, either. It was... nice.... It felt like they managed to grow closer together and reach a weird type of normal through their harsh schedule or work.

"You know, Kiigan...." She began as she carefully examined the last few cards over. "I think we've done enough today. But that was fun, wasn't it? We went out, did some stuff, managed to help some people.... I think it's been a good day. If only stuff like this could last forever, right?" A slight laugh escaped her even tough she fully noticed how ominous that sentence sounded. As much as she wanted to forget about the coming danger, it was hard to ignore.... They were actually late on their promise. So either they were in the clear or they have even more of a reason to actively be worried.

Only time would tell....

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