{"id":915,"date":"2017-07-16T12:22:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T17:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/?p=915"},"modified":"2018-03-07T06:49:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T11:49:36","slug":"sons-of-sword-tales-of-glory-lost-and-found-037","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/?p=915","title":{"rendered":"Sons of Sword: Tales of Glory – Lost and Found #037"},"content":{"rendered":"

The moment the lady walked through the door Nolwenn knew something was wrong, not exactly wrong but, very <\/span>not right<\/span><\/i> about her. \u00a0It was her skin. \u00a0It was too\u2026 good. \u00a0Nolwenn had had extensive conversations about how to bring out her adult color faster. \u00a0She spoke with her parents, read all of the holo-pages, tried all of the creams; even the expensive ones. \u00a0At best, all the advice and secret techniques almost worked for a short while; but not really. \u00a0In the back of her mind, she knew they wouldn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even after the expensive skin creams and painful scrubbings, she and all the other girls in her class had a little, <\/span>a little<\/span><\/i> green in their hue. \u00a0She knew why but didn\u2019t want to admit it. \u00a0In the end, their basic biology dictated that the nymph green skin never really disappeared until a crisho was in the twenties. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This lady looked only a little bit older than Nolwenn\u2019s classmates but had a definite, clear, yellow-orange hue with long bright golden-brown patches. \u00a0The colors had a certainty unknown to those under the age of twenty seven! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Something worked for this lady, or did it? \u00a0She looked young but, she just\u2026 <\/span>wasn\u2019t<\/span><\/i>. \u00a0She <\/span>couldn\u2019t<\/span><\/i> be. \u00a0This lady dressed the part but carried herself way too strongly and properly to be a teen.<\/span><\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t match herself.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The suspicion was amplified as the lady was in a hurry and seemed quite aware of her surroundings but not aware enough to close her van door. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse me! Miss,\u201d waved Nolwenn. \u00a0The lady kept walking but Nolwenn Yan didn\u2019t get promoted to the front desk lead at such a young age by being ignored. \u00a0She continued waving her dark green and black spotted hand frantically and raised her voice almost to a shout before the lady stopped and turned. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat van your\u2019s?\u201d Nolwenn was pointing just beyond the lady\u2019s line of vision. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh ey,\u201d the lady said, but seemed unwilling to turn her head until absolutely necessary. \u00a0Something was <\/span>definitely <\/span><\/i>off about this lady. \u00a0Her eyes were distracted with something that was quite urgent and she <\/span>was<\/span><\/i> headed towards the toilet. \u00a0However, something about her spoke that her urgent diversion was beyond the basic. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nolwenn saw a similar facial expressions before, usually when customers were in a pinch. \u00a0This lady was way more intense. \u00a0The lady didn\u2019t need more cash for food. \u00a0She had just stopped by, and left her door open. \u00a0\u201cYou left your door open.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh! \u00a0Thanks,\u201d the lady said smiling, \u201cbut I\u2019ll be quick.\u201d \u00a0She started heading for the toilet again in a rush.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is this lady? \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

After a few months Nolwenn had gotten familiar with everyone that went in and out of this store. \u00a0This lady was a new and awkward one. \u00a0Nolwenn stood by the panic button in case the bot patrols needed to come here, they were nearby after all. \u00a0\u201cThe droid patrols have really been moving today,\u201d she said with questioning eyes, \u201cThere may be some dangerous types about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As to emphasize her point, a large group of speeders flew by just as she finished talking. \u00a0Among them was a much larger much slower transport ship holding a machine. \u00a0The loud hum of the motor made sure that no one in the convenience store could ignore it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The lady\u2019s eyes were shocked at the sight. \u00a0Of course, so was everyone else. \u00a0\u201cThen again,\u201d the lady said with a giggle, \u201cI should check the door.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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—–<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Insula walked out and felt the clerk\u2019s eyes followed her. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She may be one for watchtower training.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

As for now, Insula had to keep her uncertain enough not to raise the alarm for just a bit longer. \u00a0She looked up to see more speeders passing above her in patrols high in the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, there was no time for funny business. \u00a0No matter how much Metcalf would want an open window, an open anything, Insula\u2019s character was supposed to be in a big hurry. \u00a0She had to cause as little suspicion as possible. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, it could already be too late for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

On turning back towards the store, she realized that the clerk had indeed been keeping close tabs on her. \u00a0She had given notice that the town would be used for an event. \u00a0That didn\u2019t mean that everyone had checked their notices. \u00a0All in the same, it was good to have someone truly authentic there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walking through the store, Insula made a quick dart to the facilities. \u00a0She couldn\u2019t help but take another glance at the clerk. \u00a0Still looking at her, he hadn\u2019t moved from the register. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps there\u2019s a panic switch and he was waiting for an excuse to use it.<\/span><\/i> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t have time to figure any of it out. \u00a0At least, a toilet run explained her situation suitably enough. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A few minutes there, and then \u2018groceries.\u2019 \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

#1<\/a> – Lost and Found #36<\/a>\u00a0– Lost and Found #38<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The moment the lady walked through the door Nolwenn knew something was wrong, not exactly wrong but, very not right about her. \u00a0It was her skin. \u00a0It was too\u2026 good. \u00a0Nolwenn had had extensive conversations about how to bring out her adult color faster. \u00a0She spoke with her parents, read all of the holo-pages, tried […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[117,147,168,2,107,141,170],"class_list":["post-915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-master-insula-fu","tag-moss-ridge","tag-nolwenn-yan","tag-sons-of-sword","tag-tales-of-glory","tag-training-bots","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=915"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":937,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}