Auyu gaze over at the room where she supposed to meet her teammates as if it was some military headquarter with many tables and bulletin boards. With a main person as the overseer looking over the mercernary business happening on each tables, compare to the initial inn like aesthetics, this would be more elite and black ops, kind of enviroment.
But her plan right now is to carry her party and see how it goes, as it's nice to let loose sometimes to not rust her own skills.
I overheard some interesting conversations, as my ears are keen than most species, it was quite easy to decipher based on their lips and soundwaves alone.
Some were talking about slaying a nearby gibberlings nest, while others talked about the formiddable Moss Kraken. While i didn't understood what those particular creatures are, as the Book of Wildlifes only depicted the nearby forest creatures, not some faraway ones. But she could read the report given to her and there possibly an answer.
But, the one i most focused on was the talk of a missing recruit...Well, that has to be me. Cause i got in with the special way.
"Ugh, Anaconda. Where the hell is the new mage we've heard so much about?" Spoke the beastkin with Dodo-like features. She would be beautiful if not for her teeth. Thought Auyu with no respect for a fellow compatriot.
"Calm down, Jaws. We can only wait for them. As this mission required for us to be team centric, no more soloing alright?" replied the great sword wielding Zyloids as his slimy appentages touch the sword only to put it down. As his chains restraint his bulky yet fishy body with the first fanservice in sight.
"It's their fault in anyhow, i expected Anaconda to handle this recruit as it's your responsibility as a leader." Silently commented the assassin green clothes ancient race as his arm like literial sticks wavered around as trying to cool down the bantering. Auyu can only ponder on where is his eyes in that empty tree sockets.
And finally, the leader of her new party. A middle-aged man that wears a dark bandana, was also a bearded person with brown hair. One of his eye also have a black eyepatch, it is really common trend with these mercernaries?
He wore a full-suit of leather, he looked very experience when i closely observed him, and contexually. His name should be Anaconda.
But, as Auyu finished her habit of spectating, she step up over to the table and just stared at her teammates as if she first saw them.
"That...fancy dress with Green and black checkers, i think that's her?" Remarked the Beastkin with skepticism as she thought mages are supposibly a robe-like, but what caught her attention the most is that she looked like a juvenile kid.
"How can it be, didn't you say that mages are usually gruff and usually don't clean themselves?" Scratched the Zyloids his tentacles like chin. As he definitely wasn't expecting Auyu when hearing about mages.
"Enough, let Anaconda explain. I'm sure there is a reason for her being here, otherwise our name would be tarnished." Calmly analyzed the Ancient the situation at hand and gave an optimal conclusion.
"That's right, as Sap explained. This will be our new recruit or teammate. Don't let her appearance fool you, Munes are young in their nature that's the reason for her appearance. Now then, shall the madam in question explain?" Anaconda throughly explained the basic information regarding Auyu that was written by the association itself.
"Greetings, I'm Apocalypse. The Magical girl of Goth. Let's not make it tedious for eachother and pleased to meet you. And i'll be filling the mage role." I politely did a curtsy to be respectful toward the people i'm working with. Making bad impression is just bad business and a clean up that i'm not going to do.
"O-oh, i heard Munes are usually overbearing and they usually pronounce on their virtues most of the time...this is tame, are you sure you're the real deal?" the beastkin woman just uttered while attempting to confirm with Auyu as she wasn't trying to kidding with her.
"Nope, compare to my peers. Guess you're lucky to work with me." I responded as if inflating my own value would help in making good impression.
"That's wonderful, it seems we might get along. Despite your weird title, goth was it?" The Zyloids just tried to communicate without seemingly belittling Auyu as he usually trust his leader's judgement.
"Enough with personal inquiry of our new recruit, we only need to know her role and how well she does it. There nothing more imporant than that." Reminded the ancient on the purpose of the newcomer and also serve as a warning that Auyu shouldn't be incomplacent, which doesn't bother her much. Since he was only given an honest friendly advice.
"Sap is correct, since our time is running out. We cannot dawdling any longer. I'll give a brief introduction into our mission, then we shall repeat our code name in order to formally begin." replied Anaconda in a strict and serious manner as the chit-chat begin to die down and him putting down a papyrus paper on the table.
"Our mission is to cleanse the Swamp Things that has been repopulated and wreaking harvoc on the nearby settlements, if we do not deal with this carefully. The food chain of the wild may be distruptive and could be a future danger to the mercernary and peoples-alike. Does anyone have a question?"
Auyu raised her hands as she briefly took a look at the new report while hearing the explaination.
"While, i know the common details. I'd like to know more about the Swamp Things characteristics, it might prove useful in dealing them efficiently." I declared as having no fact-check may prove to be a fatal and an amateurish mistake that i'm not willing to take a chance.
"Hm, very well Apocalypse. I'll run it over, one more time;
The Swamp Things are a sentient creatures that are tall as a troll, however they have one key different.
They are monsters that born from the toxic wastes of the demonic mushrooms. Therefore they can cause more destruction and can poison any living creatures, albeit be it humans, animals or the plant life.
The key to defeating them is their eyes, as it the most exposed part that we know as of now. But if you can penetrate their thick moss-like skin and kill them throughly in their vital point as you would to a normal giant humanoid creature. Then it is welcomed as well." Explained Anaconda as he put up a light refracted drawing of the creature, a tall green ugly monster with red eyes. It definitely look like a bad guy, Auyu pondered.
"Alright, i'm ready. I can show my power on the battleground. We're in a hurry right?" Auyu nodded as she understood the grave danger of having such monsters running around with vulnerable civilians unable to defend themselves. As she presume they were around Beth rank at most. Which can crush human bones easily.
"Good, i like the attitude! I'm Jaws, nice to meet you. Apocalypse!" Cheerfully uttered the Beastkin woman as she hugged Auyu but it ended up only reaching to her legs, because Auyu is a small bean.
"You may call me, Nameless. Young Mune." follow up the Zyloids while speaking in a tone where an elder would address his grand daughter.
"The name's Sap. Pleased to work with you too, Apocalypse." briefly said the ancient as he looked at Anaconda, being the last one to introduce.
"And my code name is Anaconda, welcome to the party. Apocalypse." spoke the eyepatch veteran mercenary as he doesn't seems to smile, but nonetheless i could feel a welcoming atmosphere.
"Now, let's head over to the aerial ride-" spoke the beastkins as if she couldn't be patient enough to soar through the skies again.
"Wait, last question." It was me who asked, since it was a question that i wanted to inquiry for a long time ever since i've walked in here.
"Be quick." responded Anaconda softly as he was in a hurry to save people, instead of the thrill of a ride. It seems he quite experience in a many missions from the look of it.
"Why is your party name, The Doomed?" I shared my thought, as it was quite unusual for a party to have such a grim name.