<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/M5bomIF.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Jasper Hulfort (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884537#msg15884537)<br/><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong>Human Lumberjack | Woodworker<br/><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong>Farmlands | Prior to Beginning of Castalin - Evening<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Closed, Merry<br/><strong>Extra:</strong>Wearing This (https://i.imgur.com/TqCF8Za.jpg)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Oh, well... I suppose a bad date is better than no date at all to me." Jasper gave at nervous chuckle, but he knew Merry must have been of the opposite opinion. Still, for what it was worth she didn't seem against the idea, which felt like a good sign to the lumberjack. "It's not like I<em>try</em>to, I guess I just got used to being a little too relaxed around others. I haven't really had any kind of a romantic date and all..." He wondered if he was just making himself look worse to the woman... Though instead she seemed to show curiosity in how his dates usually went. Maybe she was trying to gauge him?<br/><br/>"Sometimes I'd meet someone to hang out with in the village square back home, or the tavern. We'd get a couple of drinks, or a good bite to eat, and let things go from there. Sometimes helping the others also got me pleasant encounters, I guess it was their idea of positive reinforcement." Jasper looked up at the sky for a moment. "Amberdale feels similar, just without the extra rewards, but it still feels good to help people! Even got a few kisses for my efforts... Though I've also fooled around a little bit too. Sometimes with the passing adventurer, sometimes with someone in town... You'd almost swear I've been here longer than a week because of it." He folded his arms.<br/><br/>"Honestly, I love Amberdale. I came from a sleepy little village in the woods, so by comparison Amberdale feels bigger and more bustling, plus it has a much more beautiful atmosphere that isn't obscured by treetops... I think I already have how much of an idea of how not sleepy it is though." He grinned, before looking to her. "Tell me more about yourself! I can't be the only one sharing here, it's not right! How long have you been in Amberdale, what do you usually do, how has your experiences been here... You know  anything you're comfortable sharing." he leaned back on his hands, surveying the woman, but first he would need to answer her own queries.<br/><br/>"I wanted to try adventuring after dad disappeared in the forest one day. No one knows why, it seems... He never looked like the type to just up and leave, unlike mom. So once I grew up enough and made some coin, I decided to set pit and become an adventurer... But..." He trailed off, snerking. "Three days of traveling between there and Amberdale, I ran into giant spiders which I<em>hate</em>, got my stuff stolen while I was spending the might with twins, and got pranked by fairies by having them hide my clothes. I pretty much came to Amberdale near nude and felt blessed to have been given a helping hand after getting to the Tavern." He spoke... Before shaking his head. "Not like that, I mean I was pointed to a way I could contribute to the town and pay back for the clothes I was given, and even got my own place... And that's the story of how Jasper Hulfort went from a plucky, adventurous forest man to someone who'd rather just chill as a resident of the town for now."<br/><br/>The male leaned over her fluffy tail, grabbing an Empanada and taking a bite out of it... It was like taking a taste of heaven, and it was just so... So good! He swallowed the food in his mouth before he smiled to Merry. "Well, I could say no, but then I'd be a liar, and I wasn't raised to be a liar." He winked, before finishing the rest of the empanada so he could take his drink from Merry. "I'm not super knowledgeable about them, not like one of those fancy-schmancy nobles who probably live off the stuff. But I enjoy a good drink every now and then. He grinned, tipping his glass back to gulp down a little, before sighing hsppily. "I've never enjoyed a drink out here like this... It honestly feels great."<br/><br/>"Hm? Oh... You can read stuff like that in multiple ways?" He raised a brow before turning himself to face Merry. She could read from the cards... Which seemed simple enough, but the other... A long pipe and a bottle? "Visions of the future, and sometimes of the past... You've got a unique way to read people's fortunes, don't you?" He tilted his head. He wasn't sure what would happen, but one thing stood out to him: She didn't offer it to anyone, only those she thought were special... Maybe he was reading too much into it, but... No, that wink of hers was definitely suggestive!<br/><br/>"Well, if the choice is mine... I won't mind stripping down for you to discern my fortune if you won't." He gave a rather flirty smile, leaning forward a bit. "I don't know how far into the future you can see... But if you could figure out if I'll ever become an adventurer, or be able to find my dad, or... See if I get lucky and find someone to share my life with, I'll call any of that a day-maker for me." he nodded, before reaching up to begin undoing the buttons for his vest, before he stopped. "Just to be sure, do you want me to keep stripping myself, or do you do that?