The Nightrose Chronicles I: Broader Horizons

The Lonliest Heartbeat

The exploration of Lindblum was incredible! The buildings were twice the size of home yet still had an alien comfort to them. The whole atmosphere just had a homey feel to it. The shops were spread out in an open air bazaar like one would see in the east. She gazed at all the interesting new items, part of her wanting them all! She pulled Lailah over to a table with odd food stuffs on it and they tried some alien beverages together. Laughing as they enjoyed the blue fizzy liquid. She even saw some greens on the table and bought many for chocobo adventures. Another booth consisted of strange doodads that she picked about, dismissing Kailynn's disapproval of her odd choices as she tinkered with the object she had been working on in her off time since North Gate.

She even was able to sell some of the extra parts they had collected from the mus, oddly enough her bigger on the inside containers had stored them in good condition. She made 300 gil on her sales, a man even suggested she go to the auction house to sell a few of her wares. She grinned impishly at the thought of her auction house skills being used, "If I can make 300 gold at an auction house on World of Warcraft and 300 gil just for selling to vendors here in one day, imagine what I could do at an auction house in this world! My skills will finally have a use!!!"

She laughed maniacally causing Lailah to snort, "Well then Miss Entrepreneur, we're going to need to collect more imperishable items for you to sell."

"Yes! Off we go to see what people want! Ooh! What's that!?" she ran to a booth with steampunk machine on it, "It's so beautiful! What is it?"

The gruff grungy looking hippo from behind the booth smirked at her, "It's a generator for a mist engine! Helps run all them ships up there!" he pointed to all the aircraft above them. He adjusted his trousers, "Even helps them Berkmea cable cars go up and down the mountain."

"Why would you sell one in the Business District and not the Industrial District?" she asked.

He chuckled, "A lot of people 'round here can't use it that's for sure but the Business District is the usual spot for travelers like you. Nope! Ain't too many tourists visit the Industrial District unless they have an airship."

"I want an airship," she smiled daydreaming. "I'm gonna build my own one day..."

"Then you're gonna need some parts! Exactly what I'm here for!"

She looked at the price tag on the mist engine 300 gil, she winced shaking her head. "I can't carry an engine in my pack all the time until I learn how to make an airship," she chuckled "But thanks anyways!"

"No problem! Just come on back to Crazy Jous' whenever you're ready!"

She pulled out a pen and pad and sat on a step, "What are you up to?" Lailah smirked.

"Well, a mist engine's all well and good but you know it isn't gonna last forever. The Avenger's quinjet has turbo jet engines but I'm not exactly sure how to make that..." she frowned, tapping her pencil against her chin. "What are you doing?" Lailah was digging through her pack and pulled out a book, "Hmm?" he opened it to reveal a slim laptop, she grinned, "So cool!!"

"It's even better than Daedalus'," he smirked.

"Are you serious right now!?" he nodded causing her to squeal, not even noticing the people who stared at her. "Okay! Okay!" she calmed slightly, watching as he pressed a few links before going to a page with schematics, she snorted, "Are you hacking the Stark database? Because if so my first thought was the Tricarrier," she laughed.

"Well... Technically..."

She snorted, lightly smacking his arm, "Dad!" she scolded before her lips curved into a smirk, "I am so proud of you!!" she pretended to weep with joy causing him to chuckle and lightly smack her back. She watched him input a pass code, "He's gonna know isn't he?"