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[arrowroot]

Okay...

[The voice that's picked up behind the view finder of the communicator is soft and a little out of breath, a strange jumble of obvious nerves as the hands trying to set things up properly without anything falling over are shaking no matter how much Ana tries to calm herself.

This was different than starting a guild. A lot more went into legitimate businesses than she realized.

But it's here, and ready, and the shot for the moment is focused on what appears to be a collection of rough made but sturdy battle dummies and targets set up beneath a wooden covered awning.

Ana steps in front of the range once the camera is steady, holding her shimmering bow in one hand and tucking some wayward red curls behind her ear with the other, dressed in her leather armor. She gives a sheepish wave, face flushed both from awkwardness and having been rushing around before this moment.]

Hello, Lunatia! And... other locations! I wanted to announce that today my brother, friend and I have successfully opened up our own business! It's... a bit different than what's usually around here, but we decided to bring a bit of Tyrian flare to the city! I mean, if you can really call it that. We all seem pretty rustic in compari--

[Someone coughs off camera to keep her from rambling, and she stands up straighter.]

R-right! So, yes, I am welcoming you all to Crystal Dragon Creations... and Archery Range!

[She steps back a bit to show the targets again.]

After a bit of talking among ourselves and with some others around the city we realized there wasn't much in the way for those of us who practiced archery as far as a place to practice was concerned, but rather than just build a range and hope for the best we also decided to include our own crafting skills from home. I specialize in gear for huntsmen which includes leatherworking, short and long bows and some basic firearms. My brother Rurik is fantastic with heavy armors and melee weaponry, and our friend Asteffiel is skilled with artificing - that is more magical based weaponry - and lighter wear. We can repair just about anything, and craft just about anything! ... within reason, of course, but we won't know unless we try!

[She can't really think of anything else to say, so she bounces back to the camera and picks it up, but rather than shutting it off she turns it until it's facing her now with an arm around her brother's upper arms as she grins mischievously.

Naturally he looks. Very confused.]

By the way, this guy is still pretty new and totally single.

ANA!

[Click!]

[ooc: Forgot to link the info page! Not there's much more to it compared to what Ana has already stated, but there are journal names for the other two employees and a link to how crafting is done in Guild Wars 2 via the wiki! Aaaand. Some pictures. Yup.]

Comments

[bolderfell]

Sure. [And, judging by the scenery from her video:] Somewhere by the groves, right?

[arrowroot]

Mhm! Should be pretty easy to find.

[bolderfell]

All right. I'll be by soon enough.

[Indeed, within the hour, a young man who doesn't look terribly out of place in this 'rustic' setting wanders on down to the archery range, looking over the setup with mild interest.]

[arrowroot]

Excellent!

[Ana is looking forward to it!

She's easy to find once he enters the area, currently seated at a stool at the leatherworker's station, working on a repair of her own at the moment. Red hair tied up, a random tool held in her mouth and fingers deftly rethreading leather pieces together.

She looks up after a moment and gives a cheerful wave, speaking around the tool.]

'ello!

[bolderfell]

Hey.

[He nods and walks over, now that he has no reason to drift nosily around.]

Called earlier about a knife.

[arrowroot]

[It's a new place. Ana can't blame anyone for wanting to poke a bit. Just don't break anything.]

Yup!

[She grins brightly and pulls out another stool from under the table.]

Let's see what we're working with.

[bolderfell]

[He pauses, and then the dagger he draws isn't one that's actually terribly fancy to look at. Just a normal, if well-kept Knife McStabbity.]

Same shape and weight as this one. That's more or less what you need, right?

[arrowroot]

[That was a little plainer than she expected, but he probably had his reasons for not wanting to hand over something that was obviously special to him.

She gives a nod, tugging over a pad of paper and grabbing some tools for measuring.]

Yes, as long as they're the same. Did you have a design in mind?

[bolderfell]

...Something like a tree. As a pattern, I mean. If that's easy enough to do.

[And if it isn't, he'll still probably pay.]

[arrowroot]

Oh, a tree would be lovely. I could do that!

[She's not a super talented artist, but simple designs based on plant life is absolutely up her alley.]

[bolderfell]

[Oh, good. His shoulders relax.]

Great. What'll it run me?

[arrowroot]

[Even if it had been something she wasn't capable of designing she would have found a way to get a design drawn in order to copy it to the leather, but they're both in luck in that regard.

She does some scribbling in the margins, basically having to do some conversions for what this would have cost back home versus what things roughly cost in chroma.

Eventually she moves the pad over so he can see what she came up with, not an awful amount of demichroma considering labor is still a thing even with a simple design.]

That look doable?

[bolderfell]

[The fact that it's in demichroma and not Chroma is plenty to make him happy, honestly.]

Seems fair.

[His merchant friend would weep at all the haggling he's not doing, but Therion sees no reason to draw this out or risk offending someone doing him a service. After all, if he didn't want to pay full price for something, he'd just find a way to steal it.

He retrieves his personal device.]

You take the money now or once it's done? Or half now, rest at the end?

[arrowroot]

Mm. Let's go ahead and do half now, half when it's complete. I figure that's a good way to get started, right?

[bolderfell]

[He nods and sends half their agreed amount right on over. Technology!]

Done. And thanks. You popped up at just the right time.

[arrowroot]

Hehe, I'm good at that!

[Seriously. It's a strange but helpful gift.]

I'll let you know when it's done. Shouldn't take me too long but if there's any delays I'll give you a heads up there, too.