Fantasy AUs

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[fluidgender]

That ain't nothing then. Maybe you could almost bring a challenge to the family.

[Fuu would probably have heard that the Saotomes don't let their daughter fight.]

[phoenix_temple]

That seems like the opposite of what I’ve been hired for, actually. [ she doesn’t want to challenge anyone, let alone her boss. ]

[fluidgender]

They need one. It ain't right, none of the family but the old man being allowed to fight.

[phoenix_temple]

Wouldn’t it be best if no one fought? My father used to say it put everyone else in more danger to defend him.

[fluidgender]

Fighting doesn't hafta to be dangerous. It can be fun too.

[phoenix_temple]

I don’t think that being fun makes it less dangerous.

But it’s dangerous for you to be here like this. I only imagine the lords of the estate would be furious with a servant coming in the room like this.

[fluidgender]

[She looks around, thinking about a diplomatic answer for once.] ...Prolly.

They're looking around for the lady for a while though. We got time.

[phoenix_temple]

Still, I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble! Father said the lord is very strict. I’m not sure if that’s improved or worsened since his death.

[fluidgender]

Trust me, I'll be fine. And you're new and unsupervised. You should be sneaking a lay of the land. It'll impress everybody if you seem to know so much before ya even start.

[phoenix_temple]

I was told to wait here for the lord and young lady. I don’t want to misstep on my first day…

[fluidgender]

And you waited. They didn't say you couldn't do other things in-between waiting, did they?

[phoenix_temple]

I thought it was implied… Father said to do everything we could to not make the lord angry.

[fluidgender]

[She considers.]

...alright. So I'm gonna go put my dirty, muddy hands on all the expensive stuff.

[phoenix_temple]

W-wait, no please don’t! You’ll get in trouble as well.

[fluidgender]

Then I guess a guard better be near me to make sure I don't, huh?

[Opens up a door, smugly.]

[phoenix_temple]

[ Ooooh she looks so uncertain. ] At least tell me who you are…?

[fluidgender]

Who do you think I am? If you're bodyguarding, you're supposed to be able to pick up on strangers quickly, right?

[She's moving to step out.]

[phoenix_temple]

I just started! I don’t know anyone yet…

[ She’s following though. ]

But I don’t think you’re dangerous. Not seriously dangerous to the lady, anyway…

[fluidgender]

Wrong guess! I'm plenty dangerous.

[She dances her fingers over a displayed set of armor, high risk of mud flicking around.]

[phoenix_temple]

Wait don’t! For your own sake at least… you’ll get in terrible trouble.

[fluidgender]

[She pulls her hand back.] How about that? You were here to stop me. Its a good thing you were here instead of in there, huh?

[hououji]

It would be much better if you didn't so stubbornly put yourself in danger! If the lord finds us like this, we'll both be in trouble...

[fluidgender]

Don't be a baby. [She moves to make her way up the stairs.] I'm sure he'd find a way to be mad no matter what.

[phoenix_temple]

Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean you should provoke him on purpose. I don’t know what will happen if I’m dismissed…

[fluidgender]

Then stand up for yourself! Shouldn't be firing you before you're even hired...