Spilled Mead [D Mission]

Mission Name: A Rowdy Group
Rank: D
Mission Location: Neutral Village

Challenges: N.A.
Task: The innkeeper of the local tavern has had enough of a group of drunkards looking to pick fights with the other patrons. They have tasked you with removing them from the premises by any means necessary. Do you simply kill the men and take the payday, knock them out and throw them outside, or attempt to talk them down? The choice, and the consequences, are yours.

Word Count Requirement: 1000
Reward:2000 Ryo / 10 AP

Character Requirements: Missing Ninja
Character Exclusive: -

Link to Legacy Mission: A Rowdy Group

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The time for a new path was starting to blossom, like the bleeding of a newly open wound. And tonight welcomed Kana to be an eventful one that promised her some extra coin towards that new path of her's.

Although the red haired kunoichi believed that her day was just about to end, as she made her way to the local inn within Tanbogakure, it so happen that her day had yet begun, even despite the fact that the sun had long disappeared from the land. She pushed her way through the doors before walking into the direction of where the innkeeper stood. Her graceful movements was somewhat lacking, as if a hint of clumsiness threatened to cause her to stumble here and there. But the threat didn't deter her grace all too much. A little booze wasn't enough to make her into an armature.

The innkeeper's gaze took in the woman's rose flushed cheeks, but made no comment. If she had, Kana wouldn't deny the passion fruit liqueur that she had blessed herself with only moments ago. The woman could still taste the bitter - sweet alcohol as if she was still throwing back the glass.

But still yet, Kana was taking the responsiblity of cutting back on the booze days even if it meant retiring sooner from the event. Which is what she was currently doing. She was ready to hand over some ryo and collapse back into the comfort of a mattress as the world spun around her in a buzzed harmony.

I guess even a cannibal wants to feel numb sometimes.

But that's not entirely how it ended up playing out.

Kana has just snuck her hand within one of her pockets when the innkeeper proposed her with task.

"Nevermind the ryo for the room. I'll give it to you for free for the night, along with a meal of your choice. Just please take care of those drunkards over there in the dining area. Their making such a mess and won't listen to a word I say!" The innkeeper pleaded her proposal. Her eyes were wide with desperation as she pointed into the direction of the dining area.

Kana followed the innkeeper's gesture with her crimson eyes to find the drunkards that she was talking about. There was a group of three, and it was obvious from a mile away that they had overdid it with the alcohol consumption.

The innkeeper was honest to her word. The dining area was a total wreck. The group of three took up one of the largest wooden table within the place and had glass mugs everywhere about the place. There where mugs that were still full and left forgotten as the drunkards engorged on the ones within their meaty grasp, and some still half way from being empty, and others that were completely empty either from being spilled over onto the table and floor or from being finished off greedily. And the place stunk of hot mead.

No wonder the innkeeper looked so distressed, and that wasn't mentioning the broken chair that laid against one of the corners. As if it had been thrown there by some brute force and left in splinters.

Kana didn't plan on putting in work tonight, especially not when she wasn't completely sober herself.

"Please consider it. I'll even pitch in a hefty amount of ryo along with the free room and meal."

Still. . Kana was uncertain how the innkeeper was so confident that a small woman as herself would be up for the task. Or maybe that was just how desperate she was, that she was turning to anyone available. Lucky for the innkeeper, Kana's small size didn't match what she was capable of. Three drunkards shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Kana turned her heels and waltzed over towards the dining area. The stench of mead grew stronger as she neared it. An unamused expression etched upon her face as she evaluated the situation. Her eyes quickly glaving over each drunk man and what he could possibly contain.

One was an old man that had nothing more then just a cane by his side and an expensive looking pipe that puffed between his crusty old lips. The bigger of the bunch was a beefy stock that didn't look to have any weapons amongst him. Perhaps his confidence made him feel that his weight was enough of a weapon to begin with, and that his fists was all he really needed. But the third lad on the other hand had something strapped to his left hip. Her eyes zeroed on it for only a second before she returned her eyes to their faces. They had yet to notice her approach.

"What a mess. .  " Kana tsked in harsh disapproval as she made it obvious that she was disappointed by their way of handling their booze. "I do hope that you guys plan of cleaning this up before you retire." Her words was more directed as a threat.

All three of their heads turned towards her direction. Each of them looking at her greedily as the older one continued to puff away. Filling the air with smoke.

The three of them blew up with laughter as the smaller one piped up with a nasty comment, "You are welcome to join us, darling~ The night is still early and we are just getting started."

Of course they wasn't going to take her seriously.

Kana quickly covered the distance between them and her, and made it to the table within mere seconds. In a swift suddenly movement she had the dagger that the smallest man had strapped within her very own hands, and had it pressed against his jugular. The laughter had suddenly stopped short.

"Now I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want my hand to accident slip. Even though I can avoid being assholes like your lot and not cause so much property damage when I drink, my hand may not be as steady with a knife. . or is it." Her breath tickled the youngest man's ear as she tightened her hold on the knife.  Kana could feel the man trembling beneath her hold.

Good

Before they could find out what part of Kana's word was a truth or a lie, the beefier man suddenly threw his hands up in surrender. "We apologize, Miss. It is growing late. It probably would be best if we left."

That didn't take much. Kana released her hold on the smaller one and tossed back his knife. She wouldn't deny the temptation of keeping it, but the blade was a little rusted anyways.

The bundle of the three drunkards did a half ass job at cleaning their mess, but the innkeeper was still overjoyed and grateful to have them gone. And Kana was grateful for the free bed and extra ryo. [exit and mission completion]

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{TWC: 1,144}
{Mission Claims} 2,000 ryo | 10 ap
{WC Claims} ( 11 stats ) 9 Chakra | 2 Strength
Zaiaku Execution Rank B for (1,144/1,500)

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