Business as Usual

[elvengenius]

Who: Genis, Spada, Anise, anyone who needs to meet Genis
Where: Blessenwood Guild
When: Throughout the day
Why: People need to meet their fearless leader! Oh, and join the guild too, I guess. (Or they're cool people who're bugging Genis for no good reason.)
Open/Closed: OPEN
Warnings: Not at the moment. It's prose at the moment; if you like

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I've heard you wanted some help, Genis

[peaceful_flame]

"Hello." Ruca greeted with a smile as he entered the room, but as soon as he took a glance at the papers, then at Genis, his expression changed to a look of concern. The guild leader really had a lot of paperwork lately...

"You look tired... Do you want me to help you?"

Yessss. Help is loved. *o*

[elvengenius]

"Hey," Genis replied absent-mindedly as he tended to a stack of paperwork. Glancing up, his face immediately brightened - oh thank Manitou it was Ruca - as he adjusted his position and waved at his friend.

"If you want," He laughed, trying to not sound as tired as he was. "It's kinda boring, so don't say I didn't warn you."

[peaceful_flame]

When Genis mentioned that the work is boring, Ruca gave him a sheepish smile.

"It's fine, really." Then he took another glance at the papers. "Besides, it'll be faster if we work together, right?"

[elvengenius]

"Yeah!" Ruca had a point: two heads (and four hands) were always better than one. "Plus, I might be able to actually see my desk for the first time in a month."

He laughed, "I don't know why Jade thought it was a good idea to put me in charge. I guess, yeah, I'm the only one with enough experience, but the paperwork's insane."

I'm so slow x_x"

[peaceful_flame]

"Actually... I've never thought that the guild leader had so much paperwork." Ruca said, looking at the piles and wondering if the guilds back home also had this much of this kind of work.

"Um... So, what should I help you with?"

Not a problem! I'm really in no rush.

[elvengenius]

He shook his head, "Neither did I. No wonder Yuan - our original leader - was so grumpy all the time. I'm surprised I'm not, what with all this crap."

Okay, focus: he had help, so he could conquer and divide these stacks. Offering one to Ruca, he explained, "Basically, the paperwork're the request forms and all the legal documents. Blessenwood doesn't have a lot - which is why our city never comes up - but I process the ones from the other branches if they affect us."

Basically: everything had to be filed back here (or at least, a copy of it if it wasn't relevant to the other branches) because Blessenwood was the guild's headquarters.

"Our work is never really done, but I've been lazy this past week with real quests. I promise, once we're done, it'll probably crawl down to a normal pace."

OTL

[peaceful_flame]

Ruca simply nodded at the explanation.

"Well, even so, next time, if you have this much of work, please, don't hesitate to ask me for help." He told Genis with tiny smile, then took the papers.

Sitting down, Ruca didn't say anything else, completely focusing on the work. The faster they finished, the better, right?

...Especially, since Genis really looked tired.

It's fine. <3

[elvengenius]

It felt like a giant weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Watching Ruca for a few seconds, Genis couldn't help blushing. Maybe he should've said something sooner if he was getting help now.

Once they'd finished the paperwork - Genis hadn't lied, the newer stacks were significantly smaller - Genis then headed to the kitchen and brought back hot chocolate.

"Thanks," He said, offering one mug to Ruca. "That... really helped me out."

^^

[peaceful_flame]

Ruca smiled just a little and took the mug Genis offered him with a soft 'thank you'.

At the guild leader's words though, he blinked at first, then seemed slightly troubled.

"I-it was the least I could do." He said, looking down at the mug in his hands. "...So don't mention it."