I WILL HAVE MY SWEET ROLL!
Just one thing to say for the past 4ish hours, fuck cleaning like this. I really missed just about everything from a modern day civilization in these two hours. With just a broom for me and having to deal with Shirou using projections sucked. I swear the first spell im going to learn is a cleaning spell, if it doesn't exist then, I'll fucking make it!
Don't get me wrong, happy to travel to another world and all but when there is no running water? you have to use a bucket and well for that. Don't know what to do with the abundance of bugs in a building? We'll fire is nice but not really a great solution. Copious amounts of smacking and sweeping up the remains helps. Good news was there were no termites or ants. Bad news, many spiders. Just the underlying fear of them aside, I was happy it was looking better now. Also found out just what much my memories from the Emiya side gave me. So much housework.
As I used the last projected cloth (which thankfully didn't use nearly as much magicka as weapons) I looked out the newly clean window and yelled out "Finally!". Only to be rudely shut down by Shirou who rained on my parade. "We've only finished cleaning the surface of the top two floors. There's still a lot more of just this building alone. Not even mentioning the forge out back that we're going to have to fix up." I did what any reasonable kid would do in this situation. I sat on the newly clean floor and turned away from him. "Hmph"
"Oh don't be like that, I'm being realistic here. But it is getting late and since we're done with these two areas let's go see about that inn. I'm curious about the food in this place."
"Fine… but if they have it I'm getting a sweet roll." He gave me a questioning look at that. "Ok just imagine a pound cake the size of my head covered in icing. That's a sweet roll and I wanna see if it's really that size and all."
"I question how healthy something like that can be, also been meaning to mention it but where's the fancy hat?" "Oh, we'll it probably isn't but that's not stopping me. As for the hat?" Holding out my hand I gripped the air and a flurry of tiny fireworks it appeared. "Figured it out while I was cleaning and it "told me" how to summon it." Throwing and spinning the hat into the air it disappeared into blue particles.
"Fancy, alright let's go." And we were off! Coving my mouth with my scarf as we passed the bottom floor we were back on the street. Following a group of people towards where we heard music and a lot more people, we came up on the inn only a block down the road. And once we got in the noise exploded in our ears of talking patrons, a wrestling match off in a corner, And the bar off to the right with too many people by it. A young girl about sixteen, fit with red hair, saw us walk in and (somehow) yelled out louder than most the people there, "HEY, It's the archer guy the guards were talking about!" And now we were the center of attention as everyone quieted down at her proclamation.
Now, I know what your thinking, maybe, possibly? What did the reasonably sound of mind kid of eight years old child yell out to the crowd of curious people? Raising my arms high, pushing out my chest, and taking a deep breath. "I WILL HAVE MY SWEET ROLL!" In a cute adorable voice. My own opinion sure but I was sure I was adorable. And so they laughed, All at once without hesitation, it was glorious! Shirou's twitching face was the icing on that joke. Of course a motherly individual wearing a smirking expression on her face came up to us.
"Well you boys sure made an entrance here, name's Sarah, welcome to the Nightingale inn. Grams told us about you two comming by so find a seat around by the bar and we'll get some food in you, how's that sound?"
"Sounds good to us madam." Shirou answered quickly while covering my mouth. I was just gonna say thanks why did he overreact. Ha! Doing the same thing would be too predicable!
So we got a seat by some of the guys wearing half of their armor. Front an center we saw the same guard who asked for help. "Shirou, good to see ya lad. We weren't sure you were gonna make it. Glad to be proven wrong." "Happy to defy expectations. Anything you recommend for food?" And so I was ignored as they spoke to each other and I decided to gaze around as we sat down. Also realized I'm short again and could barely see above the table. Woe is life of a child!
The girl who has a voice louder than most the people here came by to ask what we wanted, Shirou once again preemptively blocking my mouth and answering, "leek stew for the two of us and a steak for me." I almost got my mouth free by biting but that just hurt as his skin was very durable. "(Sigh) also a sweet roll, he's heard stories about them being famous by Nords and wants to try one." "Right away, and I'm surprised he hasn't seen one yet they are pretty famous around these parts and Skyrim." "It happenes this is our first time in Cyrodil, teleport gone wrong or right and we ended up here." And so I was ignored again. And I just got my mouth free so why not revenge? In an adorable voice I asked a simple minded question to the talking pair, "are you two flirting?" I swear I hear a few spit takes in the background with a few good natured chuckles thrown in. And by Shirou's twitch and the girl going red in the face the same as her hair they didn't expect a thing. Ha shows you to silence me! Also just realized I'm much more active with the joking, self reflection later, I need food!
With him saying sorry for me being a brat she went to go get our order set up and I was stuck to my lonely self as Shirou delt with the teasing of the guards and other patrons. "So what you boys going to be up to now your here in the city?" I overheard from one of the guards asking Shirou. "Madam Viola set us up with the old blacksmith shop a little walk down. I'm a decent smith and the cleanup will help gather materials. My little brother here, the brat, got accepted as her apprentice so that starts in a few days after things settle down a bit." An imperial chimed in asking "Ho, boy has talent?" Shirou just shrugged at the guy, "don't know, he was helping out at the medical tent while we were in the city cleaning up."
"Ha, cleaning up he says. Sounds about right for what you did back there. I swear ain't never seen someone move like that. Not to mention those blades! Things of beauty they were!" A Nord by the sound of him and his gushing.
"Here you boys go, and don't go stealing my daughter's heart there young man." Setting our food down and Shirou even looked embarrassed at her words. The proud smile on my face could not be hidden. She just took it in stride though and said, "if you finish your soup then I'll get you that sweet roll, got it kid?" Getting up on my chair and saluting I said, "Yes mam!" I will sell my act if it means more embarrassment, THIS IS MY REVENGE! Not that serious but I'll take what I can get.