january catch-all

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Who: Steve Rogers & various
When: Throughout January
Where: Free Cities; outside Cadens, Aquila, etc.
What: Catch all
Warnings: Violence against bandits, probably

[ Find closed starters below! If there's anything you'd like to plot for this month, find me @ demonology / demonology#1725 (Discord). ]

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[aquilus]

No. It's one of the reason I accepted this job. I want to be familiar with as much of the land as possible.

[This isn't his home, but he wants to treat it as such. He hadn't known every rock, every bush, every twist and turn in every path of the Holy Land, but he'd known as many as possible. Even if his real work meant knowing and blending in with every corner of the cities, it had been important, and doubtless saved his life more than once.]

And it's work worth doing. I'd rather protect the people than take up arms on their behalf.

[Given the amount of weaponry he's carrying right now, one could argue that the two prospects are much the same. Altaïr would not agree.]

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[ Steve nods, understanding that desire to map out as much of this world as they feasibly can. They have a lot more space to move around here when compared to the Summoned in Thorne, and why not take advantage of it? It means that if things really start to go south, they'll know more about their surroundings and where to usher civilians in the event of an emergency.

It's also just nice to have the chance to stretch his legs, when he can.

Despite Altaïr's second statement, Steve doesn't seem to blink at how he's armed, though he's definitely clocked it. The desert is not a safe place and they're here as bodyguards, so it makes sense to be ready for anything. ]

Yeah, I don't think most of us are that interested in being drafted, but it's not like I don't want to help where I can.

[ He's just not interested in fighting wars that are about little more than territory. Well, that and deciding what to do with the Singularity, which is far too close to a weapon of mass destruction for his liking. ]

What did you do, back home?

[ Altaïr's clearly got combat experience, he knows how to ride a horse, and he's comfortable serving as an escort. It's got Steve curious. ]

[aquilus]

The difference lies in having free choice.

[Not entirely true. There's also a difference in potential violence on behalf of others and being a soldier — but choice is where it starts.

Altaïr considers for a moment before answering. He's more or less settled o a particular stated occupation, but he has a sense that "mapmaker" won't be so easily accepted by this man.]

I made and sold maps in my homeland, but it wasn't my only trade. It couldn't be, once war came. I did some work similar to this at times.

[The rest of the time he'd spent studying, training and taking the lives of men who deserved it, but he doesn't need to get into that.]

And you?