Somewhere in Croatia

  The Group of 6 that was in Duborvnic is now on a train headed towards Montenegro, where a teleport rune to Crete is located

  Iehn: I'm going back to the US once we get to Montenegro

  Sahu: Oh why is that?

  Iehn: To investigate Department X a bit with a good friend

  Sahu: Larkin?

  Iehn: Yeah….

  Spade: So when we get to Crete, there's a possibility that Ghice has already taken the battery, if that happens, we need to engage them immediately if we find them

  Darsah: I think we know that well enough

  Centus: Well it's still worth talking about

  Sahu: Department X is also now after that battery

  The train begins skirting on the rail, making a big sparking noise

  Eoontaq: We gotta stop this derailment

  Eoontaq's protactor is sniped out of their hands by two shady figures

  Sahu: Ah it's our Department X friends

  Centus: Let's cut them down to size

  Begin Derailing Train

  When you are 35% done

  Department X Agent: I hate that we're now enemies

  Sahu: I bet you do

  Sahu clubs the agent with her shield

  Resume Derailing Train

  When you are 70% of the way through

  Eoontaq: I wonder how we haven't flown right off the tracks yet

  Sahu: Ya know you can put the train back down

  Eoontaq: Oh..right

  Darsah: I hate this feeling of tumbling please remedy this

  Eoontaq: Right right ok

  Eoontaq puts the train back down

  Resume Normal Train

  When you complete the encounter

  Agent Weaforth: If it isn't The Century Corps

  Sahu: You must be Agent Weaforth

  Weaforth: I may be

  Centus: So are you ready to surrender

  Weaforth: No

  Eoontaq tries to angle Weaforth onto the ground but Weaforth hits a button on his suit protects him and then escapes as Spade moves to attack

  Weaforth: As they say in Greece, Τα λ?με σ?ντομα

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  Weaforth jumps out the train window as Spade tries to once again attack him

  Sahu: Well…we know where he’s going

  Centus: Think he’ll get there first?

  Darsah: I doubt it

  Spade: Either way, it’s pretty bad

  The six of them went back to sitting on the train, arriving at their destination soon enough

  Atteyino, Lemurian Belt

  The Xen Grand has officially docked on Atteyino, the crew is mainly getting supplies and preparing for the journey to Erenion. On this island, part of the crew is going to get supplies from a somewhat wealthy Pionin merchant.

  Hyuken: I’m personally not the biggest fan of the Pionin Merchant companies

  Kiqi: Why’s that?

  Hyuken: They’re very “old money” and traditional in that sort of sense, a lot of them have this cavalier attitude that just rubs me the wrong way.

  Neve: Rub me the wrong way why don’t you?

  Kiqi: Huh?

  Neve: “Old Money Traditionalist Pionin Merchant Guilds” as you call them are important to how Pionin Civilization is supposed to be

  Hyuken: Nothing is supposed to be any sort of way

  Neve: That’s your arrogance talking…

  Kiqi: Maybe…Neve has a point

  Neve: I do, now would you shut up you sicophant

  Hyuken: He barely said a word-

  The argument stops as three reach a merchant stand, the merchant slides down his blinds to see the three

  Aoenen: Hello, how may I help you, my name is Aoenen and I sell valuable wares

  Hyuken: I’d like-

  Aoenen begins to cut off Hyuken

  Aoenen: I’m sorry but my family doesn’t sell to Pionin like you

  Hyuken: The hell?

  Kiqi: Isn’t that counter-intuitive if you care about profit?

  Aoenen: Listen, it’s just that, you are low bred, disgraced, pieces of filth don’t deserve basic necessities and I refuse to believe you have the financial wellbeing to purchase wares from my family

  Kiqi begins shrink away while Hyuken punches the stand window so hard it shatters

  Neve: I’ll purchase

  Aoenen: Yeah sure

  Kiqi: Why sell to just her?

  Aoenen: That’s Neve, a true Pionin, of course I’d give our business to her

  Hyuken: Just because some of us have Nightlanders in our family, doesn’t make us any less Pionin than assholes like you

  Neve: Listen, are you going to just stand back while I get us the business or are you going to continue blabbering?

  Hyuken: …..

  Aoenen: Fine choice…

  Neve purchases the supplies from Aoenen

  Aoenen: You know…I think I’d like to tag along with you Century Corps people

  Neve: That sounds like a lovely idea

  Hyuken: I’m going to pop a blood vessel in my hand if I have to see that guy every day

  Kiqi: You might have to get a bandage, Neve seems almost enamored…

  Aoenen joins the party as an NPC guest

  Begin the walk back to the docks

  When you’re 50% of the way there

  Neve: Aoenen, I have a question for you?

  Aoenen: Go ahead?

  Neve: What would you do if you were in my position, being the only Pionin on Earth for most of your life only to discover they’ve been living somewhere else?

  Aoenen: I’d probably break under the pressure, the fact you didn’t isn’t a testament to how amazing you are…

  Neve: Oh thanks…

  Neve and Aoenen begin to move closer together

  Kiqi: I’m gonna be sick…

  Hyuken: Going to write a comedy titled “My Guildmate is in love with a bigot”

  Resume

  When you make it back to the docks, The other Century Corps members begin looking at the returning group

  Thechr: Who the hell is the extra?

  Aoenen: My name is Aoenen, and I’d like to join you guys for a temporary period

  Elghene collapses laughing

  Neve: What’s so funny?

  Elghene: I’ve learned to see past deceptions, and Aoenen has no interest in the greater good, just perpetuating the old and anachronistic Pionin traditions and also hates Hyuken and Kiqi just for being who they are.

  Thechr: So terrible candidate this is?

  Neve: Now hold on, doesn’t the guild have tons of unsavory people in it’s ranks?

  Thechr: Name a few?

  Neve: There’s Centus, who’s definitely a war criminal along with others who have violent tendencies an-

  Thechr: Let me stop you there, you’re advocating for a frankly bad person to join our ranks because you seem to have a little fling going on

  Aeonen: I’m not a “bad person”

  Thechr: No means no

  Iaray: And also, it’s clear that this a move purely designed to alienate Hyuken and Kiqi from business on the Xen Grand, just because they don’t embody the ideal Pionin to you, doesn’t mean you can just invite any old asshole onto our ship

  Hyuken: Thank you Iaray

  Kelpie: I’m also in favor of not letting this guy onboard

  Demeui: Welp, Mr Aoenen you should pack up your things and just go back to your merchant stand

  Kiqi: Alright, let’s get ready to leave

  Suddenly, a loud noise is heard, a group of Armed Pionin emerge from a nearby hall

  Hyuken: Who the hell are those guys?

  Aeonen: They are Pionin’s Truth, they’re a little extra-militant group I help fund and run

  Thechr: That’s pretty gross, alright crew let’s leave

  Aoenen: What about me?

  Kiqi: You’ve got your goons…you’ll be fine

  Suddenly, large megaphone screeching is heard

  Odio (Over A Megaphone): HELLO CENTURY CORPS, WE MEET AGAIN

  Odio appears with members of The Cult of Sheyane

  Thechr: Hey, we weren’t prepared to tussle right now

  Odio: I don’t care, we’re gonna fight right here and now

  Aoenen: Bring it

  Odio: Huh?

  Aoenen: Pionin’s Truth! Attack!!

  The armed Pionin begin to fight The Cult of Sheyane

  Demeui: That should be our cue to leave

  Thechr: How right you are, crew, back in the ship

  Neve: But we shoul-

  Neve is shut up by Hyuken putting her hand over her mouth as Kiqi carries Neve with Hyuken into the ship as they undock and sail away

  Aoenen: HEY, WHAT ABOUT ME

  Odio: Looks like they’re just using you as a diversion, ah well

  Odio begins kicking Aoenen mercilessly as The Xen Grand pulls out of port