‡1st Treasure‡

[totallytrustworthy]

[The video feed sparks to life as Chloe taps repeatedly at the screen, offering the net a view of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair and bright eyes, wearing a stylish biking jacket and a few layers of leather necklaces with various little charms hanging from their ends. The city's skyline is visible behind her from a particularly high vantage point, and it's likely that she's found herself a resting place somewhere atop the roof of one of the taller buildings. She wiggles a few fingers lazily in greeting before speaking up with a distinctly Australian accent.]

Evening, everyone. Chloe here. New arrival, in case you haven't noticed. All right, somewhat new. Got dragged into this mess a few days ago and decided to take my time getting settled; never know what's out there if you don't bother to look first.

I was a treasure hunter back home-- one of the best in the business, I might add. Problem is I'm getting the impression that there's not much treasure to be found here on Alcatraz, and I'd prefer to stay sharp while things are relatively quiet. So here's the deal: if you need something of value-- for a price-- I'm more than happy to lend a well-trained hand and fetch it for you.

[She moves to shut the call down before adding, thoughtfully]

And in the meantime, if anyone out there knows a place that serves good drinks, I'm all ears. After all this I could sure as hell use one.  

Comments

[totallytrustworthy]

[VERY FEW OF THE MAGICAL SORT. But it never hurts to ask.

Chloe doesn't skip a beat when responding, but she does narrow her eyes just slightly at the sight of his somewhat concealed face. Is that...blue hair? Pshf. Kids these days.]

Relics mostly. Historical artifacts left behind or hidden away for hundreds of years. It all depends on the client.

[hardbody]

[she doesn't look like anyone from his world, so he's not going to ask about any specifics from there. Even so, he knows that many of the other worlds here have magic in them, which opens up whole new realms of cure-possibilities. CASUALLY ...]

Ever found any interesting books?

[totallytrustworthy]

Oh I don't know, I always thought Treasure Island was a good read.

[Insert snarky expression here.]

That all depends on your definition of 'interesting', sweetheart. More specific would be helpful.

[hardbody]

[NEVER HEARD OF THAT. Still, he doesn't miss the sarcasm. Grumbles.]

I mean magical.

[totallytrustworthy]

[She shuts her eyes for a moment, breathing out a little sigh. Of course you do.]

I've picked up a few relics that've supposedly been cursed or enchanted, but if you're asking specifcally about a book that's pulled a few tricks without any outside help, then no, I can't say that I have.

Fan of the occult, I take it?

[hardbody]

[how disappointing. Well, it was worth a shot, anyway.]

Yeah, you could say that.

[totallytrustworthy]

[Most of her clients are, too.] I'm sensing there's a specific book you're hunting for, though, with questions like that.

[hardbody]

I might be, but I doubt you've ever heard of it. In any case, I'm hoping someone here might at least know of something like it, but ... [but it's clear that Chloe doesn't. There's a shrug in his tone. It was worth a shot, at least.]

[totallytrustworthy]

So, what's the story, then? Why does t matter to you?

[hardbody]

I need a certain kind of spell, and a repository of ancient knowledge is probably the best place to find it.

[totallytrustworthy]

And this spell.....does what. [Zel, this is like pulling teeth.]