What a Mithrilling Experience! (Open)

Mithril Mine Theme

A deep exhale of relief would relinquish itself from the feline's artificial lungs, the trip from Edge to the mine being rather unpleasant, to say the very least! Granted, while the Chocobo's made passing the Midgar Zoloms a trivial affair, it was still a matter of dealing with the feathered devils. Whether his dislike for them was hard coded into his programming, or if he was just generally a sourpuss in their presence, Haru never seemed to quite get along with the Chocobo. They would always peck at his ears, or go sprinting forward mid mount. Still, after hearing a few rumors going around about dark creatures inhabiting the Mithril Mines, the automaton frankly couldn't ignore the situation. After all, if these black beasts began to breed unchecked, they could potentially outnumber the Zoloms, and while those massive snakes were highly territorial, they never went out further than the valley just outside the entrance to the abandoned mine. These creatures...well, from what Haru heard, they were unnatural, and were highly irritable and unrelentingly hostile.

Still, to investigate these beasts solo would be suicide, so beforehand, Haru had spent a good week hanging up posters throughout Edge, hoping that he might get some backup in containing these cretins. After all, there was no telling just how many of them hid within the shadows, and to go charging in blindly and alone was a sure fire way to wind up dismantled. And so, Haru would make a makeshift camp at the entrance of the mine, a small little campfire with a pot of stew set up above the flames, the scent of potatoes and rabbit wafting from the pan as the feline would start to add a variety of spices to the mix, hoping that the extra meal would build at least some sort of rapport with the strangers that might accompany him in his endeavor.

At least, he hoped someone would come around. It wasn't like he had much munny to give, having just rebuilt his family's restaurant. And while it would be nice to get some mithril while he was in here, and if he had enough time, maybe he could even find some Gummi metal here...Still, it was the least important of his priorities right now. Instead, he had to offer free meals to his restaurant for three months, a move he hoped wouldn't end up bankrupting him, but given how very few individuals would want to risk travelling to the mine, let alone aiding in the extermination or analysis of these black creatures, it wasn't very likely that Haru would be getting any backup. But hey, a cat can dream, right?