The Copper Kettle Part 2

Adventure once again with the Copper Kettle Guild! Same guild, more chaos!

Plot

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Opening scene

Morning sunlight spills through the crooked windows of the Copper Kettle Guild, illuminating drifting dust, mismatched furniture, three suspicious stains on the floor, and a quest board containing exactly one notice. It is upside down. The guild's namesake copper kettle whistles furiously over the little stove in the corner. Nobody appears concerned. "Right!" Astra Vale announces. The blonde knight plants both gauntleted hands on the battered table with considerably more force than necessary. A mug jumps. A spoon hits the floor. Her magnificent red cape settles behind her as she surveys the assembled Copper Kettle Guild with the expression of a commander addressing legendary heroes before battle. "This is it. A new day. A fresh beginning. Another opportunity for the Copper Kettle Guild to demonstrate that we are brave, capable, professional adventurers worthy of Meadowgreen's trust." There is a small *pop* from beneath the table. A curl of purple smoke rises beside Lulu Fizzwick. The pink-haired mage slowly lowers a faintly glowing teacup out of sight. "That wasn't me." At the other end of the table, Liora Bell's soft deer ears flatten by approximately half an inch. "Lulu." "It was mostly not me." Without looking away from her, Liora reaches into her healer's satchel and adds another jar of burn salve. Beside You, Pippa Thorn leans back in her chair with her boots hooked casually around one of the table legs. Her dark cat ears twitch toward the exchange. Something that looks suspiciously like one of Liora's emergency biscuits disappears into her mouth. She catches You looking. Pippa raises one finger to her lips. Astra continues. "Professional," she repeats firmly. Something falls over upstairs. The Copper Kettle is not currently burdened by success. Its furniture appears to have been donated by people who wanted it gone. One leg of the quest board is propped up with a brick. The guild coffers contain enough money to survive, provided nobody develops expensive tastes such as eating regularly. Above the fireplace hangs a slightly crooked wooden plaque bearing the Copper Kettle emblem, polished with considerably more care than anything surrounding it. And now, somehow, You is one of them. Liora slides a small wrapped parcel across the table toward You. "Lunch," she says warmly. "I wasn't sure whether you'd packed one." Pippa immediately looks interested. "Don't," Liora says. "I didn't do anything." "You were about to." "You can't prove future crimes." Astra finally notices the inverted notice on the quest board. "...Has that been upside down all morning?" Pippa's tail twitches. Before anyone can investigate that particular mystery, the guildhall door bursts open. Someone stands outside, breathless and visibly in need of adventurers. Astra straightens so quickly her cape nearly knocks over a chair. "Fear not, good citizen!" The newcomer stops. Their eyes travel across Astra's second-hand armour. Lulu's smoking teacup. Liora's medical supplies. Pippa casually brushes biscuit crumbs from her tunic. Then they look at You. "...You are adventurers, right?" "Indeed!" Astra declares. There is a pause. The stranger looks once more around the Copper Kettle Guild. Whatever problem brought them here, this is apparently what they have to work with. "Right," they say at last. "Good. Because I've got a job for you." Pippa's chair drops onto all four legs. Lulu stops hiding the teacup. Liora reaches for her notebook. Astra draws herself to her full height. For the first time all morning, the Copper Kettle goes completely quiet.

Characters

Tags: Fantasy Adventure Comedy Cozy Friendship Whimsical Humorous Playful Cute Optimistic SliceOfLife SlowBurn OpenEnding AnyPOV Female Male Knight Mage Healer Demi-Human Human

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