Xenoblade Chronicles 2: The Fourth Driver

Book II: The Fourth Driver

Chapter X

     "Mythra! Brighid! You girls up?" I called through their hotel door, putting on my boots. It was chili, and Zeke's outfit didn't exactly help with that. But surprisingly it was tolerable, despite me not being used to colder climates. I heard some groaning through the door.

     "Five more minutes!" Mythra said drowsily.

     "There's no use in being so lazy!" I heard Brighid scold.

     "Can we save the world tomorrow instead?" Mythra complained. I heard a loud smacking sound.

     "Get up Mythra! You are unbelievably lazy for the Aegis!" Brighid began.

     "Did you just slap me?! I'll burn you right where you stand!" Mythra threatened.

     "You couldn't do it five hundred years ago and you won't do it now," Brighid challenged.

     I spoke up before it escalated any farther. "Mythra if you take too long we won't be able to go shopping!"

     There was a couple whispered arguments, some silence, some rustling, and in what seemed like thirty seconds Mythra opened the door, fully dressed and ready to go.

     "How on Alrest did you get dressed so fast?" I asked, taken aback.

     "Shopping now, questions later," she said.

     I laughed. "Alright then, let's go! You coming Brighid?"

     "I have some capital income so I'll go ahead and do my own shopping. Thank you though!" Brighid said.

     "Ok! Just make sure you get what you need! We don't know what environment we'll be headed into next," I advised.

     "Sheesh Dad, why don't you lay off a bit?" Mythra said mockingly.

     "Someone has to be the adult here," I shot back. "Now hold Daddy's hand and stay close hun."

     She shot me a look. "Whatever." And we were off.

     The skeeters had dropped way more money than we needed, which was good. Mythra began looking for some warmer clothes and I had myself fitted for a proper outfit. The environment in Tantal was much chipper than usual. Usually everyone was down about not having any products and constantly having to use the black market. Not to mention almost being destroyed in Malos' tantrum....  But it seems Uraya had sent them a large supply of a lot of everything. Guess King Eulogimenos maybe called in a favor. And knowing Queen Raqura, she probably didn't want to see Tantal suffer so badly. But with tension with Mor Ardain at its highest, it still bothered me on why she would waste supplies on a nation that never gave anyone the time of day.

     I didn't have time to dawdle on the subject so I immediately began trying on different things. I should mention that I absolutely hate clothes shopping. Trying on clothes over and over again was such a chore. Although I saw Mythra coming out of the dressing room with something new on every five seconds, and she definitely seemed to enjoy it way more than I ever could. In the end I settled for a plain royal blue T-shift, a black leather jacket, and some blue jeans and tennis shoes. Leather jackets weren't really my thing, but they didn't have much else to offer so I just went with it.

     I met up with Mythra and she had about twenty boxes piled high as she was trying to walk through a crowd without dropping them.

     "Is all that really necessary?" I asked. I had bought a few raincoats and heavy jackets, but nothing of that capacity.

     "I think I got carried away," she said apologetically before tripping and dropping everything.

     I laughed before helping her up. We folded the clothes up and fit them into the supply. "You're lucky our inventory is massive!"