Scenario:Caim - The Small Client
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The Small Client
A surprisingly mature boy named Caim asks the crew to fight in the War. Figuring that a show-and-tell would get his point across faster, he uses the power of a card to transport (Captain) and company to a battlefield. Still confounded by the situation, they trust in the boy's words that participating in this battle will help save the world.
Sierokarte: Welcome, everyone! Make yourselves comfy!
The crew pays Sierokarte a visit to pick up supplies.
Lyria: Hi, Siero!
Sierokarte: I've been waiting for you to show up for quite some time actually!
Vyrn: Oh? Did something happen?
Sierokarte: Well, you see, there was a certain someone who wanted to speak with you, (Captain).
Lyria: Did they have a request?
Vyrn: We'd be happy to talk to them! Where are they now?
Sierokarte: Actually, he didn't tell me where he was going, you see.
Sierokarte: But he did say the next time he has a chance to meet would be fine.
Lyria: Well, did he say when that next time would be?
Sierokarte: He said he would pay you a visit himself!
Vyrn: That sure does us a lot of good...
???: Good afternoon.
Sierokarte: Oh, welcome, welcome!
Vyrn: Huh? What's a kid doing visiting the Knickknack Shack?
Sierokarte: This is the visitor I mentioned earlier, (Captain)!
Vyrn: Whoa, for real?
???: Ah, so you're (Captain). I had a feeling you were the one I was looking for.
Sierokarte's diminutive visitor stares at (Captain) from beneath a cowl.
Lyria: Um, are you the person who wanted to request our services?
???: Yes. Ah, how rude of me...
The face of a young man emerges from beneath the cowl. He has a dignified air about him.
Caim: My name is Caim. I have a request for you, as Siero probably told you already.
Vyrn: So this is the guy who wanted to meet us?
The crew can barely conceal their surprise at their client's youthful appearance, but Caim doesn't seem to mind.
Caim: Thank you for introducing me to them, Sierokarte.
Sierokarte: Of course, of course! Not like I did anything anyway!
Sierokarte: Okay, I'll leave you all to it!
Lyria: Oh, okay! So you said your name was Caim? Can you tell us about your request?
Caim: Yes, but... let's just say I only want a select few to hear about it.
Caim: Can you show me to your airship? We can talk there.
Lyria: Oh, of course! Just follow us!
The crew leads Caim back to the Grandcypher.
Vyrn: Is this a good place to chat?
Caim: Yes. But before we begin...
Caim slowly looks over (Captain) and the crew.
Caim: I surmised as much from speaking to Sierokarte, but it really didn't take much to make you trust me.
Lyria: Huh? What do you mean?
Caim: I understand why you'd let your guard down against a kid like me.
Caim: But I suggest you tread carefully. This world is full of crimes that use children.
Lyria: Wow, um... I'm not sure what to say to that.
Vyrn: When you put it like that, we've been pretty careless ourselves.
Caim's blunt choice of words, juxtaposed with his childlike appearance, leaves (Captain) and company at a loss for words.
But Caim begins to smile at them, putting the three at ease.
Caim: Still, your trust is appreciated.
Caim: I trust you and your crew as well. That's precisely why I decided to come to you with this request.
Vyrn: W-wow, thanks!
Caim: Let me get straight to the point.
Lyria: Please, go ahead!
Caim: Right. You know about the War, I trust?
Lyria: We do. It was a big battle between the Astrals and the skydwellers.
Caim: That's the gist of it, certainly.
Caim: At the time, every island in the sky was embroiled in savage conflict.
Caim: And in the end, the Astrals were driven away. Victory for the skydwellers, in a sense.
Vyrn: Yeah, we know! We know!
Caim: My request is simple. I want you to lead the skydwellers to victory in that conflict once more.
Vyrn: Once more? What do you mean?
Lyria: The War happened a long, long time ago, didn't it?
Vyrn: Yeah, what's the deal? You asking us to fight the War again?
Caim: Your confusion is understandable, but I believe your questions will vanish once you experience things firsthand...
Caim: With this.
Caim places a single card in front of (Captain).
Lyria: ...!
The surface of the card is greyed out, making the illustration impossible to make out.
Lyria: This card... It's...
Vyrn: Hey, Lyria. You feel that?
Lyria: Oh, you too, Vyrn? I can't really put it into words, but I'm definitely sensing something.
Vyrn: Same here.
Caim: Impressive. I knew I could count on you.
Lyria: What do you mean? And what's that card for?
Caim: It's all connected to the experiences I want you to have firsthand.
Vyrn: You keep talking about experience, but I'm just wondering what you want us to do.
Caim: I hear you've fought lots of powerful monsters and primal beasts.
Caim: Just do the same thing you've done until now. Defeat whatever foes stand in your way.
Caim: That will be enough to save this world.
Vyrn: Save this world? What are you talking about?
Caim: My request is that you save this world. And I believe you have what it takes to make it happen.
Lyria: But... how?
Caim: As I said, experiencing it for yourselves is best.
Caim: Now then. Shall we begin?
Caim gently glides a finger over a red stone in his possession.
Vyrn: What's going on!
(Captain) and the crew soon find themselves enveloped in darkness.
Vyrn: Ngh... Hm? What just happened?
In the next moment, (Captain) and company are standing in a place they've never seen before.
Lyria: Where are we? We were on the Grandcypher just a second ago.
They survey their surroundings.
Lyria: Does anyone else feel a little uncomfortable here?
Vyrn: Yeah, this isn't exactly the kind of place where I'd want to throw a picnic.
Vyrn: Whoa! And look over there!
A massive roar erupts not too far from where the crew is standing, followed soon after by an equally massive plume of smoke.
Lyria: Oh no... Are we on some kind of battlefield?
Vyrn: Can someone tell me what's going on already?
Lyria: I guess this is what Caim must have meant when he talked about us experiencing things for ourselves.
Vyrn: He said we just have to fight whatever monsters or primal beasts show up, right?
Vyrn: You're telling me! But complaining's not going to change much.
Lyria: We don't even know where we are.
Vyrn: Guess that means we just have to fight our way out!
Choose: Let's get down to business!
Vyrn: You're right. We don't have time to just stand around!
Vyrn: Seems like all sorts of monsters and primal beasts are lurking around here too.
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Lyria: Caim said this would help save the world, didn't he?
Vyrn: Yep. Which means we definitely can't shirk our responsibilities on this one!
Lyria: Right! We don't know what's going to happen out here, so let's be extra careful, (Captain).
(Captain) and company charge headfirst into the smoke-filled battlefield in front of them.
They remember Caim's words. This is a fight for the fate of the world.