Enter Supreme Magister Cid
Elbie: Say Dashe, could I look around town for a toy store?
Dashe: *Suspiciously glares at Elbie* I'm afraid to ask, but why?
Elbie: ^-^ I wanna look at the Barbie dolls!!!
Dashe: I knew it!
Elbie leaves to go buy some Barbies with the party's funds, and you head through the garden again, even though the gardener warned you not to. Luckily no one's around, and you make it into the Executive District of Tikea in one piece. You decide to enter a house at random like you do in other RPGs.
TP#3: AHHHHHHH!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE??? I DON'T KNOW YOU! YOU SCARE ME! LEAVE AT ONCE!!!!! *Kicks Dashe out*
Dashe: (Man, no one ever kicks you out of their houses in the REAL Final Fantasy!)
You continue down the road and come across a path that you overlooked before. You decide to explore it, and find yourself in front of a huge mansion. It's heavily guarded, but you're sure there must be lots of treasure inside if it's that big, and stealing treasure is what Thieves do best! You walk around the building, looking for another way in. Meanwhile, a cutscene ensues of what's happening inside the mansion. You find yourself in a huge room with a lot of pictures framed on the walls and a huge chandelier. At the very end of the room, a man with dark hair and a boyish countenance is sketching a still life of a bowl of fruit in a sketchbook. However, he is interrupted as a...uh...guy who looks like a stick figure in a blue wizard outfit walks into the room.
Stick Wizard: Supreme Magister Cid of Tikea, I presume?
Cid: *Looks up from his drawing* Do you have an appointment here?
Stick Wizard: I was sent here on short notice from the continent of Faktys. Does my intrusion inconvenience you at this time?
Cid: Well, perhaps I could spare a moment...
Stick Wizard: Allow me to introduce myself. I am known as El Microondas, second-in-command of the Faktys Magic Guild and ambassador to Tikea. I have come to your continent in order to conduct some research on the customs and regulations of the kingdom. I hereby request your permission, as ruler of Tikea, to do so in a timely and orderly manner.
Cid: I'll have to see about that. I tend to be quite strict when dealing with other countries.
El Microondas: Please, your Excellency, I only wish to perform a few experiments and document my research. Is this asking too much?
Cid: Well...if you insist, I suppose I could accommodate your needs for the time being.
El Microondas: I humbly express my gratitude. You will not regret your decision. *The camera closes in on his face, revealing a hint of an evil gleam in his eye, then pans back out*
El Microondas then abruptly turns and exits the chamber. The sound of the door slamming echoes throughout the nearly empty throne room. Cid turns back to the bowl of fruit he'd been sketching earlier, and continues to draw in silence...that is, until he hears a nearly-deafening crash on the other side of the room. You guessed it--Dashe had managed to pry open a window and jump into the room (and in the process, knock over a couple of tables and desks and smash a few antiques.)
Cid: *Runs over* Are you all right?
Dashe: I...I think so...nope, nothing's broken! I'm fine!
Cid: ^_^ Good. Don't worry about the stuff you smashed...I never did like any of it anyway.
Dashe: So, where's the treasure in this place?
Cid: Treasure?
Dashe: Yeah, treasure!!! You know, like gold and silver and diamonds...
Cid: Sorry...I don't have anything like that.
Dashe: *Her attention shifts immediately to the bowl of fruit* Well at least you've got food in here! I was beginning to think coming here wasn't really worth it, but...
Cid: Uh...I really wouldn't--
But Dashe doesn't listen to him and takes a bite out of an apple...
Dashe: AAAAAUUUURRRRGHHHHHH!!! WHAT KIND OF CRAZY PLACE IS THIS??? ALL YOUR FOOD IS PLASTIC!!!!!
Cid: I tried to warn you...
Dashe: >_< Is there any REAL food in here???
Cid: There are some after-dinner mints on the desk to your left.
Dashe: *Grabs a couple of handfuls of food and shovels them into her mouth* Mmmffh mmmm fmmmmph...
Cid: ...Right...anyway, what's your name?
Dashe: *Swallows* I'm Dashe, Master Thief of Yenro Village!
Cid: ^_^ Nice to meet you Dashe. *Extends his hand to be shaken*
Dashe: Hey, hold on a second! You never told me YOUR name!!!
Cid: (Gee, I guess Yenro really IS an isolated village filled with little kids that never grow up...) I am Supreme Magister Cid of Tikea.
Dashe: *Suddenly turns pale* Uh-oh...you're that guy who beheads people who even try to get anywhere near his place...and to think I'm actually INSIDE it! And you seemed like such a nice guy too...don't kill me, I've got a village to go home to!!!
Cid: O_o Who told you THAT?
Dashe: It's a common rumor around the town. Everyone thinks that since you hardly ever leave your house you're some kind of monster!
Cid: ...
Dashe: Hmm...maybe if you show up in town a little more often, everyone will find out you're really nice and stuff! Then you'll be more popular with the townspeople!
Cid: If only things were that easy...*Changing the subject* Say, could you tell me what you think about this sketch? *Gives Dashe his sketchbook with the drawing of the bowl of fruit*
Dashe: *Looks at it* Do you really want my honest opinion?
Cid: *Nods*
Dashe: *Bursts out laughing* THIS...LOOKS...RIDICULOUS!!!! YOU DIDN'T EVEN DRAW A BOWL OF FRUIT!!! IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF SCRIBBLES!!!
Cid: You know, I just might consider rethinking that whole "beheading" thing after that...
Dashe: ^^;;; I mean it's really actually very...uh...good...in a stinky sort of way...
Cid: ^_^ Don't worry about it! I was kidding!
Dashe: Good.
Cid: What are you doing here in Tikea, anyway?
Dashe: I'm here on vacation. I'm staying over at the Inn, and I recruited a party member! Her name's Elbie. She likes Barbie dolls. I'll be here for the next few weeks or so, and then I'll return to Yenro Village.
Cid: Oh. I see. Well, it's getting late. You'd better head back to the Inn. Sorry I couldn't help you with that treasure thing.
Dashe: No problem!
Cid: Oh, and one more thing. No matter what, never EVER lose your creativity. It just might help you out sometime in the future. Oh yeah--use the door on your way out, okay? ^_^
Dashe: All right!!! See you later! *Leaves*
Cid: *Smiles and starts drawing again*
