The White Hare

Robberies and Rip-offs

Jack sits with his back against the door leading to the next chamber. The amalgamation freshly devoured and now he was simply trying to get his bearings. "Didn't expect to be eaten today. Glad I didn't have to physically swim through that-"

A screen appears in front of him and he is now staring at it wide eyed. "-shit."

[Jack Redriver, The Words Of The World Require Your Attention]

[Your [Eldritch Mind] Reveals The Truth]

[You have received a message from Starlet, The Goddess of Information and the Keeper of Words Of The World.]

"So NOW someone contacts me after all-?!" Jack cuts himself off and takes a deep breath as he holds the bridge of his nose. "View Message..."

[///Hello Mr. Redriver.\\\]

The message opens and reads itself out loud in what he can only assume is the voice of the goddess Starlet.

"How do I send a message back?" As he rubs his eyes he hears a notification. Checking it he sees another message.

[///I can currently see you and your situation. You don't have to send a message to me.\\\]

"Guess being a goddess of information has it's perks doesn't it?" He deadpans as he rests his chin in a hand. "So what does this oh so humble servant need to do for you?" The sass and sarcasm oozing from his voice as he looks at the screen.

[///Rude.\\\]

"So is leaving me to fend for myself in an alien world with no explanation, no direction, not a single-" He pinches his nose again as he tries to reel in his freshly renewed hangry induced attitude. "What do you want?" He rests his head back against the door.

[///I'm so sorry I haven't spoken to you until now but I'm required to interfere as little as possible in the world and its events. I already slipped up when I gave you that freebie... Now you have gained a skill that normally only Terra's chosen are allowed to have.\\\]

"And your here to take it away, then be on your way right?" He frowns as he deflates a bit.

[///No. I'm here to more or less trade one skill for another. Since I have to communicate with you to do this it isn't against the rules to speak with you while we are doing this.\\\]

The buck opens up his status screen. "Unless you have been slacking and have delayed this for a while then you're here for either [Churn] or [Predator]." The message that comes after is adamant denial about being a slacker which makes Jack smile. "Considering I can guess what [Churn] is given the context of how I got it you're here for [Predator]."

[///Yeah. Terra's followers would pitch a mother of all fits at you possessing a skill that only a very select few of them have.\\\]

"Not like I get far enough out of the Forest of Thorns to actually attract their attention."

[///Oh they already know you exist.\\\]

Jack blinks at that a bit before letting out an exasperated sigh. "Adventurers being mouthy?"

[///Gossip spreads far and wide in this realm Mr. Redriver.\\\]

"So why am I so gosh darn special that others would gossip about little ol me?" Jack bats his eyelashes with an innocent look on his face.

[///Well we can start with you saving one of their scholars, thinning out weaker monsters which then make the stronger monsters move away from the area you're in, your second meeting with the scholar after you were busy eating that troll's arm. (They think you killed the original troll by the way.) Finding a dungeon that no one in the nearby city of Thorn Crest knew about. Being a dungeon beast with intelligence.\\\]