Riverside 21: Older than Arkh

[Ironsmith]

[St. Leonard's Hospital]

Stacy gives Carmen a little laugh. "Heh. All right, deal. Although 'Caramel' wouldn't make a half-bad stage name..."

"Um... I guess not." Melody weighs in. "I mean, I guess it depends on what she'd be on stage for. It sounds more like a stripper name, honestly."

"She said to Ecstacy, while their friend Euphoria looked on." Stacy snarks.

"...That's a point, yeah..."

And then attention turns back to Frigate.

"Yeah, we... we might need to talk about that, actually." Melody begins. "I mean, your job was to keep things safe for the concert..."

"Solid work on that, by the way." Stacy mumbles.

"...which means that, as of now, your job's technically done." Melody finishes, glossing over Stacy's comment.

"But obviously, we are unsatisfied." Euphoria adds, picking up where this is going. "We request that you, along with the other mercenaries we hired, remain at the band's side until they've recovered and made their way safely out of Riverside."

"...We can pay more, if you need us t-" Melody begins, only to be cut off by a sharp glare from Euphoria. "...I mean, yeah, that's... we're going to need that."