Scenario:Dante - Cat, Freedom, and Mage
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Cat, Freedom, and Mage
The party, lost in the mountains of Amalthea, rests up in the hut of a cat-loving man named Dante. When Dante sees how much his cats admire the freedom of the Grandcypher crew, he decides to join them on their adventure.
The crew completes a quest deep in the mountains of Amalthea...
But they lose their way on the mountain path. The night grows cold as the crew reach the limit of their endurance.
Vyrn: Brr, it's freezing... Hey, haven't we passed this sign before?
Lyria: Um, I was just thinking the same thing...
Vyrn: Darn it! This is looking bad, you guys!
Lyria: Brr, I can't take another step... Is this... the end?
???: Ahh. Much time has passed since I last saw anyone else here.
Vyrn: H-hey! You're not a mirage, are you? Thank the skies, we're saved!
Lyria: Hello. We seem to have lost our way, and...
???: So it seems.
Vyrn: That was close. We nearly froze!
???: Indeed you did. Anyway I must be going...
Vyrn: Wait, what? C'mon!
???: Hmm?
Lyria: Please! Could you please take us somewhere to warm up?
???: By all means feel free to follow me.
Vyrn: So we can go with you then?
Lyria: Erm... Thanks!
???: ...
Vyrn: Well, it certainly looked like he was just gonna leave us there!
Lyria: He doesn't seem to have any ill will towards us though.
Lyria: Hey! He's gone already! Quick, we've got to follow him!
Along the way the man introduces himself as Dante and shows the crew to his home, a small mountain hut.
Inside are an extraordinary number of cats. Some are walking around, some are lying on the floor...
Lyria: Aah! They're so cute! So fluffy! Come here, little kitty!
Dante: Stop that at once! Lord Rivera needs his rest.
Lyria: Huh? Lord... Rivera?
Dante: Yes, the venerable lord your hand sought to disturb! It is most improper to interrupt one's rest!
Vyrn: Hey, this guy's kinda weird...
Lyria: Ahahaha... He seems nice enough...
Vyrn: Hey, mister, have you always lived up here? Not that I'm complaining... You saved our lives, but it's kinda remote!
Dante: Those living with the populace have rules to follow—rules set forth by the Crew of Enforcers.
Dante: However I wish not to be bound by any such rules. I live according to my own wishes. No one else shall dictate my life to me.
Dante: Freedom is what I truly desire. To be like Lord Rivera and the other great ones.
Vyrn: Freedom, huh? Is that why you live by yourself?
Dante: By myself? What are you say—
A cat wakes up and wanders over to Lyria, sitting at her feet and staring up at her.
Lyria: Aww, how cute! But if I pet you, Dante's going to get angry again...
Dante: What are you doing? Lord Mukuta is commanding you to pet him!
Lyria: Huh? O-okay... I'm sorry.
Vyrn: Oh, so now we're allowed to pet the cats?
Lyria: Aww! He's so warm!
Lyria: Hm, what is it? You want a belly rub? Here you go: coochie, coochie coo!
Vyrn: Whoa! All the cats are coming towards you, Lyria.
Dante: This is most irregular... It seems they have deigned to grace you with their appreciation.
Dante: Who are you? It would appear that you are no ordinary travelers...
Vyrn: We're skyfarers actually! We're trying to get to the island of the Astrals!
Dante: What? The legendary island of the Astrals... It's very existence is an uncertainty.
Dante: But your way of life... Truly that is freedom.
Dante: Perhaps the genteel here have sensed that freedom, and that is why they are enamored with you.
Vyrn: Erm, that's probably overstating it a little...
Rivera: Meowww!
Dante: What! Do you truly mean to say that, Lord Rivera?
Lyria: Huh? What's going on?
Dante: Indeed I cannot truly say I have embraced a life of freedom...
Dante: In a way I suppose my life is already being dictated to me. I am tied to this place after all.
Vyrn: Hey, dude! What are you muttering about there?
Dante: ...
Dante: I have a favor to ask of you. Would you be willing to accept a humble man such as myself into your crew?
Lyria: Whoa! That came out of nowhere...
Dante: Lord Rivera told me... He said that he wishes for me to see the world and to fly off into the sky.
Dante: Very well. I thank you.
Choose: The cats are coming too?
Dante: Of course this was our collective decision.
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Vyrn: Can you really talk to cats? I feel like you're just hearing things...
Dante: I do not understand their words. I merely sense their emotions.
Lyria: Oh... Well, I'd be happy to have all the kitties on the ship with us!
Dante: My magical abilities are unparalleled. You will not regret having me, (Captain).
Vyrn: Hey, hey, the cats get titles, but Captain (Captain) gets snubbed?
And so Dante, lover of freedom and cats, joins the crew.
From then on cats became a common sight aboard the ship, much to the rejoice of cat lovers in the crew.