Scenario:Norcel - Momma-Lovin' Country Boy
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Momma-Lovin' Country Boy
While transporting goods from the Knickknack Shack, the crew finds Norcel beset by a hooligan. However, before the crew can help, the hooligan, intimidated by Norcel's apparently superhuman strength, flees. Norcel tells the crew that he's looking for work to help his sick mother, and they invite him to join.
Entrusted with the transportation of goods from the Knickknack Shack to a different island, the crew is on its way back to the airship with a cart in tow.
Lyria: Try to take it easy, (Captain). This stuff is pretty heavy.
Vyrn: What a pain... Maybe I should go get more people from the airship to come help.
As the crew struggle to pull the heavy cart, they suddenly hear shouting nearby.
Hooligan: Hey, watch where you're going, klutz!
Ouch... I think you broke something! Thanks to you, I'm gonna have to have a doctor look at this.
Ouch... I think you broke something! Thanks to you, I'm gonna have to have a doctor look at this.
???: A doctor? Whoa, I'm sure sorry 'bout that.
Hooligan: Oh yeah? Let's see how sincere you are. Gimme your money!
???: Money? But I just started lookin' for work. I done got no money!
Hooligan: What? Then how are you gonna pay? I know! Hand over that that big ol' book you got there. It looks like it's worth something.
???: Hell's bells! This book's mine!
Vyrn: Look! That kid's being robbed! We gotta do something!
Hooligan: Just shut up and gimme that book! What the? This thing's heavy!
After struggling to jerk the massive book out of the Harvin youth's hands, the hooligan drops it right on his own foot.
Hooligan: Youch! What kind of book is this?
???: Ugh. That's what we get for fightin' over it. Now it's in the dirt!
???: But aren't you hurt? Get on my back and we'll get ya to a doctor. Hop to it now!
Hooligan: Sorry for messing with you! You must be some kinda monster to be able to carry a book like that!
???: Hey! Where you going?
Vyrn: Hold it! That one's nothing but a thug! Just let him go.
???: A thug? You serious? Yowie...
Lyria: Are you okay? This is your book, right? Let me just pick it up fo—This is heavy!
???: Let me get that. This book sort of has a curse on it. Makes it heavy.
Lyria: Wow! How can you lift that thing so easily? It's just amazing!
???: Well shucks, it's really no big deal. You tryin' to make a fella blush?
???: You can do some magic by recitin' from this book, but it's plenty heavy enough to take the bark right out of any dog.
Lyria: Um... What's that about dogs?
???: I beg your pardon. I just mean this book's a pain in the neck.
???: Sorry 'bout the accent. You see, I come from the most remote mountain village on an island where the snow piles up something fierce.
Lyria: Don't worry about it. I think you sound cute.
???: There you go again! Name's Norcel by the way.
Lyria: Oh! We haven't introduced ourselves either. I'm Lyria, and these two are (Captain) and Vyrn.
Norcel: Y'all seem pretty nice. I've heard that city slickers are cold, but you seem warm enough.
Vyrn: So, Norcel... What brings you from the mountains all the way to this town?
Norcel: Well, my poor mum's bedridden. Seems she's got somethin' bad.
Norcel: But she does better while she's got her medicine, so I came to earn some money.
Lyria: I see... I sure hope your mom's okay.
Norcel: Yeah. I think I could help her if I could just have the right doctor look at her...
Vyrn: For sure. Even if a bit of medicine makes her feel better temporarily, nothing trumps a full recovery.
Norcel: Problem is it seems like the folks around here aren't used to Harvins.
Norcel: Everyone seems to think I'm a young 'un. Makes it right hard to find work.
Vyrn: I hear you. I can see where someone who didn't know better would mistake a Harvin for a kid.
Choose: How about joining our crew?
Norcel: For real? I'll do anything I can to help! Never been in a fight before though...
Norcel: But I can hunt rabbits, sharpen weapons, and make shoes. Do ya reckon that'll be useful?
Vyrn: You bet! It's great to meet someone with so many talents! Welcome aboard!
Norcel: Seems like I'll be taggin' along for a while, (Captain). Lookin' forward to helpin' out.
Choose: Are you a man or a woman?
Norcel: Wha? I'm a man, but I thought it was clear enough...
Lyria: Really? I hate to admit it, but I was off on that one...
Norcel: Well, gosh... I had no idea it was so hard to tell.
Norcel: But maybe that's why I always get turned down for manual labor?
Vyrn: Yikes. It really pains me to hear that.
Norcel: What's that, (Captain)? You wanna know if I'm any good at manual labor?
Norcel: You know, with all the snow back home, I often ended up carryin' stacks of firewood taller than myself...
Vyrn: Whoa! Taller than you? I can only imagine!
Norcel: Oh yeah? Well, it's nothin' special in my village... Hm? Something wrong, (Captain)?
Norcel: My stars and garters! You're gonna let me join your crew? Not sure how useful I'll be though...
Lyria: I'm sure you'll be fine! We take on so many different types of assignments.
Lyria: With you on our side, we should be able to take on more types of work than before!
Norcel: Is that a fact? Well, let me know if there's ever anything I can do.
Norcel: Seems like I'll be taggin' along for a while, (Captain). Lookin' forward to helpin' out.
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Norcel: That must be your cart. I'd be happy to carry it for you.
Lyria: Seriously? But you could hurt yourself trying to carry something like that on your own!
Norcel: Onto my back it goes! Hm? Did you just say something?
Lyria: Wow! You're even stronger than I thought!
Norcel: Much obliged, but there's really no need. This hardly even counts as work.
Norcel: Ah, what nice weather! A fella could cross the mountains on a day like this.
Norcel wandered about aimlessly after leaving the countryside, but fate has led him right into the open arms of (Captain) and the crew.
Given how much he's done for his mother, his new friends can likely expect the same level of dedication.