[Voice / Action]

[fairly]

[Backdated to this afternoon, because Akai is slow.]

Hey, Brave Vesperia! I got us a job, if anybody wants to help out. Atsuki's asked if we can build a hang-out spot in the southern half of the village, so people don't have to walk all the way to the plaza just to have some fun. I wanna get started with scouting out the area, but I want to know if anybody's interested in helping out.

Same goes for anyone not in the guild- if you're bored and looking for some hard labour to keep you busy, I won't say no to the help!

[Zack is wandering through the village, doing just what he said- scouting out a spot that would work for the new building. What's most noticeable is that a) he's wearing a brilliant pink shirt and b) he's got a pink bow tied in his hair. Yes, it seems that he took Aerith up on her bet to wear pink like the manly man he is. He's got his journal ready to respond to whatever.]

Comments

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Now now, that can't be true. I'm sure you've met happier.

[wingenvy]

No sir. The guy who ran my old favourite was kind of a grouch.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Really?

Hm. He must not have been very good. No offense, of course. [Guy slides the drink over to Zack, napkin beneath the glass.]

[wingenvy]

Well, I don't know about that. It was a different crowd- he had to put up with a bunch of grizzled old SOLDERs, these serious-business guys who came back from a ninja war and wanted to take the edge off things. He was a tough guy and not exactly cheerful, but he was a good listener, and back then that's what mattered the most.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Then he was probably happy in his own way.

I don't think it'd be accurate to judge someone's happiness by how much they laugh or smile.

[wingenvy]

That's kinda funny coming from a guy who always smiles.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it?

[wingenvy]

I agree with you, though. I'd had plenty of friends who don't smile much.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

And I'm sure you've been smiling even when you weren't happy.

[wingenvy]

[Caught.] You too.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

I won't deny it.

But it's my job. So I have a good excuse.

[wingenvy]

I bet you do it even while you're off-duty.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

I'm never off-duty.

[wingenvy]

Man, that's some serious devotion to your job.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

When you like your work, you live your job, right?

[wingenvy]

Hey, everybody needs a day off now and then!

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

So are you saying I should slouch around all depressed for a while? As a vacation?

[wingenvy]

....Y'know, I can't even imagine that.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

There you have it.

I'll stick to smiling, then.

[wingenvy]

Better than looking like a grouch, I guess. [Like some people we know.]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh, so this is all about aesthetics. And here I thought we were talking about feelings.

[wingenvy]

I can't really lecture you about looking on the outside how you feel on the inside.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure you could. It might just be hypocritical, is all.

[wingenvy]

I'm a terrible hypocrite. One of the worst kinds.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Now, I don't believe that. Terrible hypocrites are the obvious ones.

You're not that obvious.