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[Alfitaria's more or less just how Belle remembers it, crawling with Lilty and enough of the other tribes too. It takes her a few takes to make sense of seeing Yuke around, and some Clavats that she's sure are either fresh from the farm or from 500 years ago. They look so antiquated!

Her task today is to get a little information. After pawning off her loot from that horrible tower fortress she showed up in, she hadn't made nearly as much gil as she'd hoped for at all. Which leaves her with no choice but to get back to her normal work: information trading, treasure hunting, and maybe a little side of blackmailing if she has to.

While she's out chatting folks up, she hears whispers behind her back. What about her and wanted posters? Althea took care of all that... maybe. She shoots a quick glance around, and sure enough there's a bulletin board with her lovely face on it. Heh, and so's Layle's. Belle's smug and yanks down her wanted poster, and leaves Layle's up. It'll keep him out of her hair.]

At least I looked good in it.

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Because a wanted poster is definitely what you want to look good in, eh?

[Totally loves being able to sneak up like this. His own poster is already in his hands.]

[Belle whips around and huffs, folding her arms over her chest.]

Cheater. You're not supposed to be using your powers in the city, you know. It's illegal.

What are these even doing here? I didn't do anything.

[At least, not since blackmailing Jegran.]

It's illegal back home. This place is a whole different story.

[He crumples the poster up and tosses it into the trash.]

Who knows, not like I care. It's not uncommon for me to be "wanted" for nothing.

Look around you Layle, this is home. Well, some of it. I personally prefer the guild.

[She actually goes to the bother to read her notice and frowns. It sounds like those stupid trumped up charges for blackmail again. Weird.]

So why'd you come here? You can't seriously plan to blend into the crowd. You're notorious.

Home is where the heart is. Alfitaria was never truly my home.

[He never really had a home. His own notice was for, as usual, using magic when he wasn't suppose to.]

Balthier gave me a lift and dropped me off here. Hadn't planned any further quite yet. What about you?

Same. I got a ride but I've been... looking for work.

[Not giving away her information. Heck no.]

So where is home for you then? I know you've got a heart stashed somewhere, since you can sometimes be a pretty decent guy.

No where.

[Just a shrug, though he smirks.]

Was that a compliment? I'm shocked.

Don't get too used to them. I usually charge for them.

What don't you charge?

Well I do have a reputation to maintain.

Yeah, except here you don't have much of a reputation other than being a nuisance.

Ugh! Nevermind. I take back what I said about you having a heart.

[She's so rolling her eyes now.]

Aww, I'm crushed.

[Only not.]

[Yeah and she can tell.]

Well if you're here, you might as well make yourself useful. Have you bothered to see if the Princess is around?

[Edge is out wandering through Alfitaria, before he runs across another Selkie. Why oh why did all the selkies have to be so stacked.]

New around here?

You could say that. Hey, do you know if anyone's around from the Guild?

[He doesn't recall hearing about some Guild.]

Should there be?

I guess that'd be a no. There's enough Selkies around... some of them seem pretty old-time though.

There sure are. What do you know about these other Selkies?

What other Selkies? There's a whole tribe of us.

I know. There's a whole lot of you in Alfitaria!

That a problem for you?

[She peers at Edge curiously. His hair color is throwing her off.]

You're a Clavat, aren't you?

I'm Eblanese.

Never heard of it. I'm listening.

[Possible useful information? Why not.]

[Edge shakes his head laughing.]

That's because it's not here on Gaia!

Well where is it then? You're not going to leave a girl hanging and not tell me about it are you?

It's from my world!

[Use that information, as he stands arrogant as can be.]

I'm the King there.

Are you serious?

[See those sparkles in Belle's eyes? That's her seeing all that gil adding up. You are so going to be her new best bud, Edge.]

That's amazing! Am I supposed to like bow or something?

[Because that's not happening unless you've got something to offer her.]

[Edge holds in his laughing for a moment.]

Only if you want to live there.