prismatica | 1st job [voice; open]

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1st job [voice; open]

[ He's not used to speaking to an audience he can't see. Then again, he's not exactly great at talking to people he can see, so maybe that makes little difference. ]

I'm looking for goblins.

[ Shocking. ]

They're an abundant problem where I am from. But I haven't seen any here, and many people say they don't have them in the worlds they come from. But I am looking for them anyway. Let me know if you find any, so I can kill them.

[ His tone is mostly blunt, his sentences direct and to-the-point, but anyone with a keen ear might detect that he sounds a little... strained, perhaps. As if the complete and utter lack of goblins is, in itself, a concern. ]

Also, I would like to know how to access the sewers so I can make sure no goblins have taken up a nest there.

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[To be fair, he's the one who's done most of the study. For better or worse he's the frontier's foremost expert on goblins.]

I'll prepare for the possibility that they may arrive. I did not exist in this place until recently. If I was able to arrive here, it isn't hard to imagine that other creatures from my world could eventually do the same.

That's why I want to check the sewers. It's the kind of place where goblins may try to lay in wait until an opportune moment.

[Hanzo can see where he's coming from. Here he is an expert on assassination with no one to contract him for work.]

Have you considered temporarily picking up another hobby?

..After you have checked the sewers, I suppose.

No.

After the sewers I will work my way up to the other levels. Once I have finished that, I will investigate the city outskirts. From there I will travel to the outlying towns and villages to see their condition as well.

This is not a hobby. This is what I do.

Yes, I do understand that, but...

Suppose all of that comes to pass an there are still no signs of goblins existing in this world at all. What then?

[He doesn't know what to even think about that possibility.]

Remain vigilant. Maintain my preparations. Keep looking for a way home.

[He knows that tone. It’s very slight but still a hair defensive. Hanzo can understand why.]

No intentions of settling in to life here? Or accepting the likely scenario that we are never getting back to our homes? Hm. I like that about you, but how long will it last, I wonder.

I can't accept that. My work at home is not done. There are still goblins.

...

There are also some people who would be upset if I did not return. I don't want that to happen, so I can't stay here.

Understood.

If you figure out a way back, will you let me know?

Yes. Who am I speaking to?

Hanzo.

And you are?

I am Goblin Slayer.

[... No, he's not kidding. ]

[Oh jeez, he's not kidding.]

I see.

Is that what you prefer to be called?

It's what I'm used to. I've also been called Orcbolg and Beard Cutter before. You can use one of those if you prefer. I don't care.

Why Beard Cutter?

[He wants to laugh but this is just on the cusp of hilarious and terribly sad.]

What were you called as a child?

According to a dwarf I know, it was the name of a legendary goblin-slaying blade.

[No wonder he's content with that nickname...]

I'm not a child anymore, so it doesn't matter.

[Sorry, Hanzo. You have not invested enough CR Points to unlock his Tragic Backstory]

I see.

[Well, he can't argue with that. He can respect privacy.]

Good luck to you all the same, Goblin Slayer.

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