"No.. it's not." She agreed before looking at him rather pointedly.
"But that was an information mission." She stated.
"You should h ave a few bruises to deal with at worst. Not six fractured ribs, a severely broken femur, and a shattered clavicle."
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"No.. it's not." She agreed before looking at him rather pointedly.
"But that was an information mission." She stated.
"You should h ave a few bruises to deal with at worst. Not six fractured ribs, a severely broken femur, and a shattered clavicle."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"................eh-heh." Ash chuckled.
"Maybe... yeah." he agreed.
"Maybe I WAS a bit too careless..." he said.
"They just got the jump on me, is all." he then told her. "I managed to fight them off." he went on.
"I'll do better next time?" he then offered, before sighing.
"...that won't cut it, will it?" he asked.
"Maybe... yeah." he agreed.
"Maybe I WAS a bit too careless..." he said.
"They just got the jump on me, is all." he then told her. "I managed to fight them off." he went on.
"I'll do better next time?" he then offered, before sighing.
"...that won't cut it, will it?" he asked.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
She sighed.
"Not at all." She told him.
"What's going on? Seriously." She added after a moment.
"Is there anything I can help with, even?"
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
Ash sat down in a nearby chair, and sighed again.
"Got a lot on my mind." he told her.
"I'm in a bit of a sticky situation. Not sure how to work it out, legality-wise." he said.
"It's a bit of a long story. You got time?" he asked.
The woman responded simply by sitting down beside him, which answered his question.
Ash nodded, and explained everything to her. The girl, how they'd met, what he'd done, how she repaid him, how she was staying with him, currently, and how she was technically registered as kidnapped.
"But she's a runaway." he then said.
"How can I adopt her? The legal system will tear me apart if I try."
"Got a lot on my mind." he told her.
"I'm in a bit of a sticky situation. Not sure how to work it out, legality-wise." he said.
"It's a bit of a long story. You got time?" he asked.
The woman responded simply by sitting down beside him, which answered his question.
Ash nodded, and explained everything to her. The girl, how they'd met, what he'd done, how she repaid him, how she was staying with him, currently, and how she was technically registered as kidnapped.
"But she's a runaway." he then said.
"How can I adopt her? The legal system will tear me apart if I try."
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
She was silent as he said all he did, before sighing.
"Ok. But mages are involved." She said after a moment.
"How about going through mages."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"It'll still be a mess." Ash told her.
"Mortal/mage adoptions are messy." he said.
"It'd be simplified if she... was..." he went on, trailing off a bit, and then pausing. "a... mage... too." he finished.
"Waaaaaaaait..." he mumbled.
"She IS a mage!" he exclaimed.
"She's a necromancer!"
"Mortal/mage adoptions are messy." he said.
"It'd be simplified if she... was..." he went on, trailing off a bit, and then pausing. "a... mage... too." he finished.
"Waaaaaaaait..." he mumbled.
"She IS a mage!" he exclaimed.
"She's a necromancer!"
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
"You... literally just told me that, Ash." She stated with a laugh.
"Seriously. You just told me that, how did it not clue in?" She asked, her voice curious.
"Because... I can't figure that out. How did you not clue in?"
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"I..." Ash stammered.
"I... don't know." he admitted.
"I just... I seriously don't know." he repeated.
'I feel like an absolute idiot now." he said further.
"This should be a snap, then!' he then exclaimed, before pausing. "Well, in comparison." he clarified.
"I... don't know." he admitted.
"I just... I seriously don't know." he repeated.
'I feel like an absolute idiot now." he said further.
"This should be a snap, then!' he then exclaimed, before pausing. "Well, in comparison." he clarified.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
"Compared to going through the mortal means, yeah." She said with a light laugh.
'Beyond that, hold up a few. Sit down. I've got someone I need to call." She then said after a few seconds before pulling her phone out of a drawer and dialling a number, before making the call.
"Hey, Vincent? Come here, will ya?" She started.
"And bring some adoption papers from your sister. I have someone here wishing to adopt someone." She paused a moment.
"There's more to it, but that's a start."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
The man on the other end of the phone, Vincent, was silent for a moment.
"Uh... right." he said.
"Sure." he told her.
"Just make sure I have access directly to the guild." he then said. "We don't need to go through me trying to get through the front door." he reasoned.
"Beyond that, I'll be there in a few minutes." he went on.
"Papers in hand." he added.
"Uh... right." he said.
"Sure." he told her.
"Just make sure I have access directly to the guild." he then said. "We don't need to go through me trying to get through the front door." he reasoned.
"Beyond that, I'll be there in a few minutes." he went on.
"Papers in hand." he added.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
"I think I still have a sample of your mana, so yeah. I'll get you in." She told him before the call was ended and she looked to ASh.
"Papers are coming." She then said as she checked the stores she had for the mana.
"So you can put that adoption through without any issue."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"...huh." Ash muttered.
"All right, then. Wasn't... expected it to be THIS quick." he admitted.
Meanwhile, Vincent had made his way to the headquarters building for the Council, and made his way to a closed office door, knocking on it when he got there.
"Hollie?" he called in.
"I need to speak with you. Sooner, rather than later."
"All right, then. Wasn't... expected it to be THIS quick." he admitted.
Meanwhile, Vincent had made his way to the headquarters building for the Council, and made his way to a closed office door, knocking on it when he got there.
"Hollie?" he called in.
"I need to speak with you. Sooner, rather than later."
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
There was silence in the room before the door opened, via mana of course, to allow him entrance.
"What's up"?" The blonde woman there asked.
"Something concerning?" she then asked, "Considering you gave the impression of time being of the essence."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"Well... it might be." Vincent responded.
"It might not be." he said.
"All I know is that Cassandra told me to go to the guild ASAP, and bring adoption papers. Seems someone there wishes to... well... adopt." he said further.
"And no, I didn't get any further information." he then quickly added.
"She's decided to be mysterious again."
"It might not be." he said.
"All I know is that Cassandra told me to go to the guild ASAP, and bring adoption papers. Seems someone there wishes to... well... adopt." he said further.
"And no, I didn't get any further information." he then quickly added.
"She's decided to be mysterious again."
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
She just chuckled lightly.
"All right." She said before rifling through some papers.
"here you go." She said, handing him a small folder of a few things.
"Go find out what's going on."
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
Vincent accepted the folder, and nodded.
"I'll be sure to keep you updated." he told her.
"...actually, it'll be unavoidable." he then said. "This will more than likely go straight to you." he laughed.
"Bye for now." he finished. He then disappeared from where he was, appearing in the teleport pad room of the guild, to which he then made his way to Cass's office, and knocked on the door.
"It's Vincent!" he called in.
"I'll be sure to keep you updated." he told her.
"...actually, it'll be unavoidable." he then said. "This will more than likely go straight to you." he laughed.
"Bye for now." he finished. He then disappeared from where he was, appearing in the teleport pad room of the guild, to which he then made his way to Cass's office, and knocked on the door.
"It's Vincent!" he called in.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
"I don't doubt it." She commented before he'd left. When he knocked on the door, he was beckoned in.
'Hey there, Vincent." Cass said with a smile.
"Thanks for bringing the file." She added before motioning to Ash.
"there ya go. He'd have brought what you need." She said to Ash
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
Ash raised an eyebrow when Cass said what she did.
"Wow. That IS quick." he said.
"Ash? YOU'RE the one adopting?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah." Ash replied.
"Never saw you as the type, to be honest." Vincent admitted as he handed Ash the folder.
"Never thought I was." Ash agreed, accepting it. "But she's a hard-luck case, and I'm a sucker for that." he admitted back with a shrug.
"Fair enough." was all Vincent responded with.
"Wow. That IS quick." he said.
"Ash? YOU'RE the one adopting?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah." Ash replied.
"Never saw you as the type, to be honest." Vincent admitted as he handed Ash the folder.
"Never thought I was." Ash agreed, accepting it. "But she's a hard-luck case, and I'm a sucker for that." he admitted back with a shrug.
"Fair enough." was all Vincent responded with.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
"Also, Ash?" Cass started with a smirk.
"Her middle name, since you said you needed it, is Maria." She added.
"I can tell you that much."
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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?
"Hm?" Vincent muttered.
"Eh?" Ash asked.
"Wha... how did you know that?" he asked her. "All I told you was her first and last name." he said. "Do you know her or something?" he asked further.
"Who is the child?" Vincent then inquired.
"Casey Kiczys." Ash answered.
This caused Vincent to freeze in place, his jaw almost agape now.
"Eh?" Ash asked.
"Wha... how did you know that?" he asked her. "All I told you was her first and last name." he said. "Do you know her or something?" he asked further.
"Who is the child?" Vincent then inquired.
"Casey Kiczys." Ash answered.
This caused Vincent to freeze in place, his jaw almost agape now.
Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
The one
For once!?
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