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[It's such a lovely day in Luceti that Raven thought it would be quite nice to take the time to cook something new for his fellow housemates. Not out of generosity mind you, more out of sheer boredom since he had no intention of eating it himself. After flicking through the recipe books he had settled on making a refreshing coconut flavoured sorbet.

However, he wasn't expecting coconuts to be this difficult to work with and had no idea how to get it open. After struggling with a knife for twenty minutes he decided that it was going to take more extreme measures to get through it's deceptively furry shell. Using his bow he placed a magic spell into the ground, then jumped back and threw the coconut at it. As a result, the coconut exploded into little pieces and splattered across the front yard, not exactly what he was going for.]

That's it, I give up! [He sighed and scratched his head, he didn't want to waste the nice weather so he needed a new idea. So he decided to grab his journal and ask. Might as well clean up the mess he made too, thinking that maybe he should have just gone to the store to get a hammer instead of being so lazy about it.]

Alright, I'm tryin' ta make a nice summery dessert and I need some suggestions! I'm thinkin' something exotic? Ya know, the kind that screams a nice hot day at the beach? Sorbet, ice cream, parfait, all the stuff I hate eatin' myself and really I don't know all that much about.

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I was thinkin' more along the lines of puttin' it on easy mode...

[That just makes Yuri look mildly annoyed.]

... We're not putting it on easy mode. That's just embarrassing.

But I'm old and fragile! Are ya tryin' ta kill me?

Stop complaining. Besides, I already know you can take a hit.

I like complaining! How else am I supposed ta put up with you guys if I can't moan about it!

I don't know, pick up a hobby or something and put your wasted energy into that.

Ya don't think I haven't tried that? I've been here for almost two years now! I've tried a lot of little hobbies out!

And what happened to those?

[... Unless hobbies aren't enough to get Raven's mind off the fact that he's living with a jerk, a princess, and a loli pirate.]

Boring. [he could flower it up by claiming they were too simple for someone as amazing as Raven the Great but he doesn't feel like it.]

I take care of the garden at least so that's somethin', not much, but it's something.

I guess there's only so much gardening you can do in a day ...

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I'd ask what else you've done, but if they're really boring things, I'm probably not gonna care, anyway.

Maybe you should show an interest in me more often! Ya know I have some amazing stories ta tell, it's no wonder ya never believe what I say!

But they just weren't my things. I tried playin' a few instruments, and I cook all the time! Havin' a sort of job at the bar and managing the hot springs can keep me busy too.

[... Yeaaaah, he figured it was stuff he didn't care all that much about. Although, Raven mentioning those other things ...]

Huh ... Seems like everyone's got more than one job they do in this place. [... Well, only Emil and Raven so far that he knows of, but still.] I'm starting to feel like I'm doing something wrong, only taking care of guild matters.

I wouldn't call the hot springs a job. I built the place, but I only ever need ta go up there once a month ta check on it. That and I only work weekends at Good Spirits.

[He ruffles his hair, thinking.]

Ya do a good job of takin' care of the guild. It's much more work than people might realize. Haha, yer startin' ta learn what it means to be responsible for yer sub-ordinates. Not that I have any experience in managing large groups~

[Sighing a little at that.]

Yeah, right. Sure you wouldn't have any experience with that. [A quick pause, then--] Taking care of the guild really is a full-time thing, though. I mean, sure, I've still got free time, but when things get busy, they really get busy. It's still taking me some time to readjust to it.

Ta be honest, it's a shame the kid isn't here ta help. Karol might be young, but he's grown up with the guilds, he knows the workings better than anyone. I learned a lot about the politics and ethics the guilds themselves hold in comparison to the Empire, their rules are unique to each one, they can be shaped however they want ta be shaped and can become whatever they aspire to be.

That freedom of action is somethin' ya don't experience within the Empire, it's a factor that you and me both can only pretend ta truly understand. Even though we both defected from one to the other, ya can never just discard yer roots.

... As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. I like to believe I get how guilds work at this point, but I've honestly just been sticking to what seems right more than anything else. [a small pause] I'd like to think that's the right way to do things, but without someone who knows how the guilds work inside and out, I'm just left with guessing at it.

[He chuckles a little.] I could teach ya everythin' I knew about the guilds, all that I learned from the Don and how different it is compared to the Empire, I could give you a whole history lesson on that stuff! However, I know yer not the kind of guy who's gonna sit down and take lessons. You can handle Brave Vesperia just fine, and if you derail it in a way that goes against how the guilds are supposed ta be, then I can just pitch in and let ya know. But the guild laws aren't universal, they were set simply as guidelines fer new guilds ta follow, especially those who wanted to become a part of the union.

That's what I mean about the freedom part! Guilds like Leviathan's Claw had their own systems and rules, Brave Vesperia, to a certain extent, is the same. I'm sure I told ya before [In the PS3 version.] that the Union itself only came together a while back, when they were occupied by the Empire. Before that guilds themselves were scattered and singular, we're in the same circumstance bein' in another world an all that.

Sayin' that though, Brave Vesperia's law of "Do justice for others and punish the unjust, all for the Guild and the Guild for all!" Isn't all that different from the Union's pledge, or the first rule of the Imperial Knights. Ya know what I'm talkin' about, right? "Our swords serve our freedom. Our shields serve our friends." And for the Knight's it's "With this sword I shall protect the people."

What you need ta run a guild is learned through experience, and that's somethin' ya can only obtain by being in a guild. Brave Vesperia's the first one you've been a part of, and ya've been dumped with the responsibility for it, despite it only being around fer a short time back home. Heck, you guys hadn't even figured out what you were doin' with it yet! The way it'll be shaped here is goin' ta be different to the way it would have been shaped back home, so don't let it stress you out! We gotta adapt to the new circumstances and incorporate the guild accordingly, there are goin' ta be discrepancies that contradict.

Edited (My proof-reading did not stop my errors.) 2012-08-25 19:00 (UTC)

[This is all pretty interesting ... And leaves him thinking that he probably learned even more about the guilds in whatever weird timeline Raven came from. It's kind of a disappointing thought, but he doesn't dwell on it. When Raven stops talking, Yuri sighs lightly, shrugging.]

... I can't argue with any of that. It's not like there's anyone aside from you and me who even has a good enough idea of how these things work, anyway. [He rubs the back of his head.] Guess I should just keep doing what I'm doing, then. I wasn't exactly planning on making things picture perfect with how our world runs guilds, anyway.

[Not especially, you just learn about Siren's Fang and a bit about Altosk.]

No, no, no, we can't have any of that! You gotta aim fer perfection here! Don't talk yourself down because yer unsure of what you're doing, you're the head honcho, the duce, the big boss! Ya need to show that confidence and be the leader! Make people look up to you, make 'em respect you, that's part of the foundation of a stable guild!

I wasn't trying to talk myself down. Sure, I don't know what I'm doing half the time, but I'd like to think I at least look confident doing it.

[A-AND HIS GUILDIES TOTALLY RESPECT HIM ... Well, Zack and Emil and probably Luke, BUT HEY ;_;]

My boy, one of these days I'm gonna have ta sit ya down and teach you how guilds work. I'll even give ya a piece of paper so you can make notes.

... I think I'll just listen, thanks. Taking notes sounds like a pain.

I used to just doodle on the papers my tutors gave me~

[... Actually.]

Uh, forget I said that. You don't need ta know what this old man used ta do in his youth. Just try ta remember what I've told ya today, that'd be enough.

It sure was a lot, but it's not like it wasn't interesting at all. I'll remember it.

It's nice ta think that someone other than the Knights would remember what I've said~ I feel like I'm becoming more worthwhile!

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[Action] OMG DW, BEHAVE

[Action] DW CAN'T BE TAMED

[Action] But it ruined my joke tag now :(

[Action] It had to do it some day to one of us :(

[Action] Go back through the notifs, you'll know it when you see it.

[Action] ... I'm not sure if I should clap at that tag or shake my head silently.

[Action] Slow clap?