Micky decided to take a trip around the guild one day. Even though, ever since the adventurer’s class started he didn’t really have time. He made time one day that classes weren’t as intense as they usually were.
He already visited the guild hall, seen the pub, though he was going to take a better look at it, and the practice area in the back. So now it was time to start opening doors and seeing what he could see.
He walked around the hall until he got to the infirmary. This was the place where the severely injured go. While you could easily fix things with a potion or a [Heal] there were times when things didn’t need ‘fixing’ but actual changing, curing, removing, or other types of healing that just couldn’t be done with a simple [Heal].
Micky opened the door and immediately a 7 stride spurt of blood shot out past him. He heard frantic yelling “Scalpul, Spunge!” or “We’re loosing him Dr. Get the gnomish crash cart and smash it into his chest!” or “I’m in love with you Dr. but I can’t. My newlywed [Spouse] wouldn’t like it.” followed by “Don’t be like that! You know I love you and would never want to hurt you. I don’t care if we can never tell anyone our true feelings! You know you love me too! Also, I forgot to bring a condom so do you mind if we go bear?” The strange thing was that most of those pairings were between the same sex, or different races, except the one that didn’t want to use a condom, that was between a man and a woman.
Micky slowly backed away while closing the door, hoping he wasn’t noticed. He didn’t know what was going on in there but he was pretty sure it wasn’t from his story, but walked onto some random TV soap that definitely wasn’t rated for kids his age.
Micky then looked around the rest of the hall. He found the counter that lead to the trade hall. This is where all the lazy adventurers went to buy and sell goods at jacked up/down prices. The guild made ridiculous amounts on the prices of items bought and sold here. However, he found out that even despite that, Prin was short changing him! No wonder she always wanted to take the loot to the guild. She never volunteered for work, Never.
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He passed the hall for monster parts. Breaking down the complete monsters that some adventurers brought back. After all, while horned rabbits weren’t worth much, if an adventurer brought back a dragon each part was worth something. He even heard about some alchemist that chopped up a dragons thing in order to make a little red ‘special’ vitality potion.
Micky then continued into the sales hall. He found an alchemist that made pills instead of potions. They were wearing strange robes, and tall hats. Something about a pill that would help him break through the foundation stage? Either way, he was pretty sure this wasn’t the alchemy he was looking for. Nor was he looking for that kind of master disciple relationship. They seemed way too close for Micky… Well Maybe a hot MILF…
Micky then found the place that sold weapons. Only it was being forged by a giant metal man. Also, there was no forge! At least that Micky could make out. Instead there was metal that seemed to be mating with other metal that produced metal weapons when it was done? He wasn’t sure, but he thought that the weapons were baby machines? Micky was confused, this was way to high up in the tech tree for this story.
Finally Micky found the enchanting station. Only it was formations? It was those same dudes from the alchemy! Micky knew to just pass them by. They started yelling for Micky to stop and take a look at their wares. Micky just walked faster. They chased him and he ran!
Finally Micky ran into a closet to escape them. They ran past and Micky sighed in relief. Only he looked around and he wasn’t in a closet. It was a library! He turned around and saw a skeleton in a pink bathrobe. This was oddly not the strangest thing he had seen so far. The skeleton offered him some tea and Micky sat down and took it. He smelled a warm smell in the room and asked what it was. “Death. It’s from my home country.” Micky nodded. He enjoyed the company and liked the break he had from the overzealous knockoff enchanting salesmen. Micky asked the skeleton about the guild and he told Micky about a nice farmers market they had a few Dokodomo doors down. Just take a left at the quantum entanglement and be careful of the Freudian slip!
Micky bought some nice ripe homegrown tomatoes and went back to the inn. Apparently, since people in an alternate dimension had a lot of time on their hands, homegrown vegetables had become a big thing. He wished them safety in their fight against their plague. He knows those can make you go stir crazy from being cooped up too long.