It was a nice night in the kingdom of Tal'Dorei. Stars in the skies were bright and sparkly matching the full moon as somewhere in the distance a wolf howled, but the full moon was soon gone all thanks to the clouds that rolled in, as people on the streets were in or out of inns, taverns, and stores that were about to close, kids in the street, way passed their bedtimes was playing game of soldiers, swinging their toy wooden swords around, laughing, making fun one another, before kids suddenly scrambled when the sound of cheers, whoops, and dares could be heard in a particular tavern that was full of life and, very loud to the point, the Children's ran away, probably back home to their mommies and daddies, light music was playing in this tavern that was being covered up by their shouts...

"CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG!!!" Within the tavern, there was a drinking game. At this drinking game was a group at a table, drinking from a wooden tankard, grey-skinned with tattoos all over his upper body and his bald head, he was pretty tall, towering over the rest of his party, chugging like there was no tomorrow "CHUG CHUG CHUG!" Onlookers continue to cheer as to the left of this tall individual is a Half-elf with long, dark brown hair, twist in a thick braid, which is accompanied by blue feathers, she opens her eye to see how this tall fella is doing which is fine since his head is back, chugging like a pro, when her eye open, her eye was in hazel color, she scowls little, not happy that she might be losing, chugging even faster, accidentally almost hit someone beside her that was pretty much identical to her, minus being slightly taller than her by one or two inches, not wearing a blue feather or hair in a braid, it was more let down, looking quite nice, as he shoots his twin a glare, because he almost dropped his tankard, muttering something in elvish, before continuing drinking from his tankard.

Next to this Half-elf man, is a smaller person, as someone within the crowd shouted "COME ON, GNOME WOMAN, I BET 9 SILVER ON YE ASS!" this gnome woman glanced at the crowd, giving whoever said that the finger. She has white hair, which she keeps wrapped up in a braid, but this time in a bun, her eyes are Light blue, the most noticeable traits are the scar going down her left eye and around her neck is a symbol of Sarenrae.

"CHUG CHUG CHUG!!"

Next to the gnome is a young half-elven woman with fair skin, green eyes, and long red hair, she has freckles on her cheeks, wears antlers, which are considered a druidic circlet, chugs her drink, looks red in the face, has goofy expression, it's a wonder how much drink she had...

Near the window, glancing out it for a moment, holding a wine glass, swirling it around before briefly glancing at the drinking party is a young man with short white hair, grey eyes with distinctive, double-lensed glasses that gleam into the light, he sighed, taking a small sip of red liquid, knowing who is going to win.

Sitting down on a chair, is an unknown individual, from head to toe covered in bulky ass armor in red decorations and markings, even the two-horned helmet is bulky enough to hide this individual face, it looks down to a tankard in hand, wondering how are they going to drink this as the man beside them spoke up softly "Hazelnut, you know, you can remove your helmet to drink, yes?"

They look at this man, listening to the man that called them, Hazelnut. It was hard to tell if the voice was female or male due to the helmet but they replied with a soft scoff "Not comfortable enough, Percy" which was a total lie because they were comfortable, just something holding them back, something this young man named Percy is familiar with. Pain.

Percy raised a quizzingly eyebrow, swirling his drink "Really? Are you sure is comfort or is it because you do not trust us?" Percy sip his wine, glancing at Hazelnut, to see how they reacted to his question. It's hard to tell expressions due to that bulky armor but Percy can read mannerisms like an open book.

"Trying to get a reaction out of me, Percy Boy?" they countered, turning their helmet-covered head to Percy, tankard clench in her armored hand, the sound of tankard creaking from their grip as if it's trying to say 'hey sir, stop clenching me so tight, imma burst!' they sighed, putting the drink on the floor beside the chair "Look, it's not about trust Percy, I just don't want to remove my protective gear, I'm uncomfortable here, besides, you know what's going to happen soon" Hazelnut pointed out, arms crossed over their metal chest, changing the subject, so Percy can stop with these personal questions.

Percy was about to argue but stopped, because, yeah, Hazel got a point about what was about to happen and he needs to be ready for that.

"CHUG CHUG CHUG!" The crowd still cheering, as Hazelnut and Percy turned to the table, watching as the big fella chugged all his drink down to the last drop, slamming the tankard on the table, standing up flexing "YEAH!" He shouted, shaking his hands up, grinning "That's right! Who's the best? YEAH!" He cheered, arms up, grinning madly as if he wasn't drunk!

"Grog wins, Again" Percy didn't sound surprised, no, in fact, he knew Grog would win, as he took another gentle sip from his glass.

half-elf male, groaned, hands to his face, sightly pulling them, as if he regretted this, he sighed "Fuck me. Why do we always play drinking games with a guy twice our size?" He questioned, looking to the side, raising his hand to raise this very question.

As his twin, to his left, placed a hand on Tankard, listening, then she spoke up with slight amusement in her tone "Because it's the fastest way to get drunk, obviously" then rest her chin on her palm to look across the table to a red-haired half-elf that is kind of moving funnily, as she slurred "Who's drunk? Not me, I'm great." She chuckled drunkenly, placing a hand on her chest to show she was not drunk. " I think we should go to another...." her cheeks buffed, her stomach turned from the ale she drank, she tried to finish her sentence, slurring with her puffy cheeks "another..." Gnome woman looked at this red-haired woman with concern, Then the red-haired woman turned her head, retching whatever was in her stomach right on the floor. "Didn't you just have one ale?" Gnome woman asked, patting the puking lady's back, she didn't mean to look, so when she did, she started to gag "Oh...so chunky." She pound her chest, looking away, so she didn't puke, while the red-haired woman finished puking, softly gasping for air, still looking heavily drunk, as someone stepped right in her puke, letting out an anger-like groan, and said "Watch it, bitch!" shoved her into her Gnome friend.

Two people didn't like that, Grog and Hazelnut, both seemingly at the same time, stood up, Grog being the first one to shout "Hey. you watch it, dick nose!" Ready to ground pound this bastard for saying that to his friend, Hazelnut reached for their longboard sword, which was similar to their armor, ready to cut this fucker up, however, Gnome woman hold her hand up to Grog and while Half-elf woman giving Hazelnut a 'Stand down' sort of look, grumbling, Hazelnut sat back down, but still have a tight grip on her sword, as she listened to her gnome friend.

"Easy, Grog" She softly said, holding her friend in her other arm "we don't waste our time on talking assholes, remember?" Being the voice of reason to her big friend, he just hummed, sitting back down, glaring at the man that sat down at the table next to them.

Hazelnut shot a glare through their helmet, before looking at a half-elf woman with the feather "Vex'ahlia" Hazelnut called, wanting to know why she stopped them.

"Hazelnut" a Half-elf woman named Vex'ahlia, glanced over with a flirtation grin, making Hazelnut tongue-tied, amusing Vex'ahlia greatly, before she turned to face the tavern owner, leaning back into her chair, called out "Oi, tavern keep. Another round for Vox Machina, the greatest band of mercenaries in all the realm!"

Hazelnut look at their tankard down next to them, sure they are the greatest but gods, they have the worst shit-eating luck in history as if Percy can sense her inner turmoil, he place a hand on their shoulder, briefly, Vex'ahlia noticed that gesture, rolled her eyes, not knowing why she felt the urge to shove Percy out the window, before narrowing her eyes at the table that dares laugh at them.

Orc that shoved Red haired woman, laughed, and stopped drinking his ale "The greatest? I heard you couldn't even rescue a cow from a burning barn" he grinned, looking at his crew at the table, as they started laughing mockingly.

Vox Machina twitched at that jab, Hazelnut let out a growl that amplified due to their armor, slightly pulling their sword out from their sheath.

"Vox Machina" The Orc scoffed, rolling his eyes, unknowingly at him, Half Elf man and Grog shared a look, before looking at everyone else, sending a message with their eyes, mostly Elf man since Grog, just making faces. Hazelnut knew this would happen, it always happens all the time!... But this time Hazelnut might join in to teach that annoying Orc a lesson.

" What a fucking joke" Orc man shake his head as if he was disappointed in them, Vex'ahlia frowned, look at Hazelnut first, then at Percy then finally at her twin, and nodded slightly.

Her twin stood up, pulled out a dagger, and slammed it on the table before the orc that stopped drinking his ale to look at this Half-elf man "Let's keep things civil, Friend" Vex's twin suggested, giving a little cocky smirk, cheeks red from the chugging contest "We're not looking for trouble." He continued, watching the Orc that stood up, get into Vex's twin's face.

"Oh, I'll bet you ain't." Orc challenged, people that were watching, gasped, shocked by this turnabout, Orc grasped Vex's twin by the shirt, pulling him close, Hazelnut slowly started to get up to their full height, waiting for the cue.

"Everyone knows you're a bunch of pathetic losers who can't get fucking job," Orc stated, some of the onlookers nodded in agreement.

I cannot blame them, Vox Machina's reputation is kind of...sad lately, Hazelnut thought, looking around, taking notes of areas, tables, chairs, and wooden chandeliers that were lit with candles.

Will it cost us extra if I smash a table on them? Hazelnut thought continued as Orc and Vex's twin continued their square off.

"Look at your scrawny ass too weak to tickle your pickle" He insulted Vex's twin, looking quite proud of himself.

Hazelnut returned their focus to what was in front of them and heard that insult, almost facepalm, that was an opener for Vex's twin.

Vax'ildan, you are just as flirty as your sister, Hazelnut thought, watching this with great amusement.

"Are you offering to help?" Vax'ildan hand slowly moves up the orc's arm, giving a flirtation offer. "Yeah..." Orc paused, realization dawn upon, as he confusedly continued "U-uh, well, no. I...Fuck you!" pulling Vax'ildan closer, as if saying fuck you was the only thing that can shut up this half-elf!

How wrong he was, as Vax'ildan softly chuckled " Oh, I'm only asking you..." He pauses for dramatic effect "to give me a hand!" pulling Orc hand down, and twisting it as Grog came up and slash down, cutting through tendon and bone, literally chopping the Orc hand clean off, Orc screamed in pure pain, went backward right into the tavern table that just simply flipped, into a bar stool, then finally head smashed sightly into a bar counter, orc snarled in, holding his, well, forearm since the hand is gone.

"You know, Vax, I think he's willing," Grog said, greatly amused, Waving Orc's hand around as if it were a toy. "Ooh, can I keep this?" Grog asked as Vax gave an amused look to Grog, as the Orc looked stunned for a moment, before glaring at Grog and Vax, before moving his gaze to his party, growling "Don't just stand there gawking, louts." His party snapped into action mode when their leader ordered them "KILL THEM!" He snapped.

As Vox Machina lined up, looking quite drunk and unbalanced, lucky for them, two members were not truly drunk, Hazelnut and Percy, one looked so done with this group while the other was ready to slash, dice, and mince!
Grog stepped forward, and flipped the table over, as tankard and food went flying, as both parties roared their battle cries, charging forward, ready to fight and kill!
As blows were being exchanged....certain armor individuals would sigh,
This be the last time I listen to a dwarf that says 'Beer cures what ales ya', Hazelnut thought, lifted a chair, and smashed it against the dog-like person rather hard to the point the chair is smashed into nothing but bits and pieces.

Not like I can drink when I'm keeping my armor on all the time, but maybe I should've drank...nah, pretty sure I'm lightweight now, haven't touched a single ale or beer in the longest time, Hazelnut thought continued, as they looked around the destroyed bar before DING sound could be heard, they rub their head, their ears slightly ringing "Seriously?" Hazelnut asked, out loud.

"Sorry, Darling" Vex'ahlia called out, her bow aimed at Hazelnut, before ducking and dodging, as Vax'ildan slide up behind her, pretty much back to back, as they both zeroed in on this poor cat person, Vex shoot an arrow quickly while Vax throws his magical returning dagger, yup, poor cat person, dead or knockout, hard to say since Hazelnut had to dodge a human swinging their sword like an amateur.

"Your form is wrong, that is not how you should swing a sword" Hazelnut moved their body left, right, left, right, duck, back, left, right, as they casually tried to teach this human a lesson during a tavern brawl "S-shut up! Hic" Human stuttered, hiccuped, and processed to trip over his own two feet, Hazelnut rolled their eyes beneath the helmet, muttered "Amateur" and made their way through the bar, casually picking up chairs and smashing them over anyone that dares get in their way.

Briefly heard Percy panic of "Oh no" just as Grog smashed the orc woman on top of Percy through a table, looks up to see the dog-like person copied them, smashing the bar stool over Grog's head, that barely done anything, just pissed Grog off as he roared in dog's face.

"Yikes, do not want to be part of that" Hazelnut muttered, holding up their sheath to block an incoming Ax blade "Seriously? Can we like, talk about this?" Hazelnut asked, do not want to kill "NO" just as this another man started hammering down, as Hazelnut let out another sigh, blocking all the drunken mercenary attacks with ease "JUST HIT DIE HIT ALREADY YOU HULKING PIECE OF SHIT HIT HIT" Drunken merc hit in between his talks, but none of the hits are getting through.

"Name is Hazelnut, Sir" Hazelnut casually said, still blocking, they almost sounded amused "Are you mocking me, BITCH?" he roared out, doubling his hitting speed, for a moment, Hazelnut dodge the slash, and grab hold of merc weapon "What did you call me?" they asked, calmly, almost scary calm.

For some reason the man sensed danger even in his drunken state, letting out a small,   eep sound, softly stuttering out "B-bitch?" -Snap- his ax weapon on the wooden shaft of it was snapped clean off with ease by Hazelnut, Drunken merc jaws drop and muttered "oooh, I shit my trousers" Silver armored fist punched poor drunken merc, as he crumbled onto the floor, missing his front tooth, cleanly knockout.

"I hate being called a bitch by others that ain't my party" Hazelnut huffed, walked over to the guy, and witnessed Vex missing completely due to tripping over white haired gnome.

Would've gone over to help if They weren't knocked to the floor by heavy set Merc that grinned in Triumph, Hazelnut would groan, before lifting themselves to shake their head before quickly rolling to the side to avoid a sword in the back, giving a heavy set man a once over. Yup, overweight, wore cheap armor, hair cut in horrible style, scar under the left eye, the sword is reasonably the only good thing, Hazelnut grabbed hold of heavy set merc by the wrist, gripped it tightly to the point a snap could be heard, followed by a roar of pain.

Thud, the sword is dropped, gripping tighter, making man kneel, so they were about the same height now "Piss off" Hazelnut growled out, before pulling their head back and smashing it against this heavyset man's face rather hard -CRACK- as man collapse backward with bloody broken nose "Hmph" Hazelnut turn their head away, almost all mercs here are gone either dead, knockout or just hiding, so it gives this armored more time to see Vax stealing some money from cat dude, earning a chuckle from them, before gagging silently turn their head away from their red-haired puking friend...

"Why does this happen every time we go out drinking?" The same red hair puking friend asked, after summoning green vines to tie up the poor dog person.

Just as Vex was dodging, going from left to right, down before she got pinned up against a wall by this orc woman, Hazelnut witnessed this, two things were going through their mind, 1. They wish they were the ones to do that and 2, OH HELL NO, as they started making their way but stop when Vex whistled, the door smashed open, and what came forward is a big ass bear, letting out a mighty roar, They couldn't quite hear but hazelnut can assume it was good things because Orc woman was being dragged away, kicking, punching, screaming in pure terror.

I love that bear, Hazelnut thought happily, before they gave Vex a wave, as they shouted "Try not to get pinned again, V!"

"Not planning on it darling, unless it is by you, Hazelnut!" Vex shouted back with a wink, making Hazelnut chuckle awkwardly, not sure how to reply to that.

"Oh my gods, you two get a room!" White-haired Gnome groaned, blocking some stray arrows with her yellow glowy shield "it's not like that Pike" Hazelnut muttered, catching a stray ax that almost hit the gnome from behind.

"Dude, I can practically see hearts around you and her, just fuck already, Sheesh, oh, and thanks" White hair gnome known as Pike said, charging forward to smash a merc into bloody bits, leaving Hazelnut speechless but not stunned enough to casually throw ax back at merc that tossed it, nailing it exactly on the head, killing him instantly "Oh bollacks" Hazelnut muttered, realizing they killed someone in the tavern, before shrugging it off, look up to do a head count of her party.

Vex, Vax, Keyleth-ew not again, Pike, Grog, Trinket got a meal, Percy...Wait a damn minute, Hazelnut thought, quickly looking around, doing another head count "Where in the hell is Scanlan?!" Hazelnut and at the same time, Vax said that out loud together.
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In another room, singing a sweet song to a pink-colored naked woman is a short man who has brown hair, tan skin, and brown eyes and is also completely naked.
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Back to the fighting in the main room, Hazelnut will let out a long, suffering sigh "He's probably with another woman" Hazelnut shakes their head, Scanlan and his goal to bed with every woman, it's a surprise that man doesn't have any kids yet.

"That seems very like-AHHHHHHH" Percy was about to agree with the armored person as he got tossed into the very same room that Scanlan is in.

"PERCY?!" Hazelnut's jaws dropped seeing the door destroyed, quickly went to check on him, ignoring everything else as spears, swords, and axes just tink off their armor harmlessly, they entered the room, nearly fallen to the floor in pure shock to see covered up pink woman, Percy on the bed on his back, covering his eyes, trying not to see Scanlan's pecker "Seriously?"

"That's my line, Hazelnut, like what the actual fuck? If you want to join with Percy, just ask me, man, I'm always up for massive Orgy" Scanlan held his lute in front of his manhood, giving a flirty grin to Hazelnut and Percy "Just lose the armor though" Scanlan chuckled looking right at Hazelnut when he said that.
"...." Hazelnut didn't say anything but they are currently thinking of punching Scanlan right then and there, they simply turn their back on him and said "Get fucking dressed, you horndog" just as they walk out, the Tavern keeper shouted "STOPPPPP!" in a deep gruff tone, slam her palms on the table, angrily huffing.

Minotaur? Hazelnut thought as the tavern keeper was angrily yelling, Hazelnut just sort of spaced off, knowing how this ends.
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5 Minutes later,
Vox Machina was kicked out of the Tavern, well, more like Hazelnut walked out because hello, walking suit of armor currently, as they lean against the tavern wall as Scanlan was getting dressed, looking at the group in front of them, ignoring Scanlan.

"Does this mean we're officially banned from every tavern in Emon?" keyleth asked, hugging her knees to her chest.

Vax grunts, Scanlan finished getting dressed, cooly walks down the stairs, grabs his lute, and listened to half-elf man "Wonderful, we've got no money, no place to live, and fuck all for prospects" Vax meekly stated, looking quite grumpy.

"Well, perhaps if someone didn't accidentally decapitate the last fellow that hired us" Percy looked pointedly at Grog that's playing with Orc's missing hand, grinning as he does.

Holding the hand up, making it do the middle finger to everyone that sees it "Well, I apologized, didn't I?" Not sounding sorry at all for it. "But, I wasn't the only one that decapitated someone" Grog looks over at Hazelnut grinning.

Hazelnut turned their head, not commenting on that.

"I-touché" Percy gave Hazelnut an apologetic look, because Grog had a point, they shrugged, not like they were hiding that.

Vex watched this for a split second, before sighing, petting her bear "We have a mountain of debts, and oh " She paused for a second to reach for the money, shaking it, just by listening to it, she knew the exact amount " good, Three slivers to our name."

"Correction, 3 silver, and 3 copper" Hazelnut spoke up, holding 3 copper up like it was a cheap magic trick you see at circuses "Oh goodie, 3 silver, and 3 copper to our name, anything else Hazelnut?" Vex sounded annoyed and very pissy.

"...." Hazelnut turned their head away from Vex's annoyed look, not sure what got their half-elf woman so pissy with her.

"Anyway, We need a job. Anything at this point." Vex continued, putting money bags down as she looked at the party, sort of feeling bad about being pissy with Hazelnut but she kept her emotions in check.

"I mean, if protecting carts from swindlers and killing goblins for gold isn't getting us anywhere, I don't know, maybe..." Pike stands up, looking sort of unsure if she should say this, then she looks at the party "Maybe we could try doing some good this time?" She asked, looking slightly hopeful.
Party for a second thought about it and not even a minute, they disagree.

"Nah"
"Boring..."
"Are you still drunk?"

Hazelnut felt bad for Pike now, the poor gnome woman just suggested something but it was immediately shot down by the party, hell, she agrees with Pike, doing some good will help their party's reputation out a lot, however, with these lot, yeah, that's a long shot, really long shot, Hazelnut sighed, looking up at the sky with a contemplative look.

After looking at the sky for who knows how long, They were about to speak up until Percy let out a sigh, looking at Pike "Pike, ethics are a luxury we currently can't afford."

Pike looked down, dejected.

What Percy said reminded Hazelnut of someone that they admired, whatever they were going to say to Pike is long gone now because now they cannot help but think of their former home, when they sighed sadly at the memory, Hazelnut looked up, jolt in surprise because Vex was looking at her with indecipherable expression before Vex looks away to focus on what Keyleth is about to say.

Can she sense something is up? What fuck was THAT look about? Hazelnut's mind is currently whirlpool now, as she shakes her head, to also listen to Keyleth.

"Have you guys ever thought..." Keyleth paused for a moment to look to the side, not sure if she should say this before letting out a soft sigh, continuing to what she was going to say " Maybe we're not meant to do this?"

That question, that question made Hazelnut's heart stop, just for a moment, as her fear of being alone might come true...
Please, no... I-I don't want to be alone again, Hazelnut thought as Keyleth continued "I mean, Vex and Vax only care about themselves."

The twins briefly shared a look, trying not to let Keyleth's words hurt them like that as they both said "Well, fuck you"

"Grog just wants to murder everyone."

Grog shrugged, agreeing with that "Yeah, pretty much."

"Percy barely wants to be seen with us in public..."

Percy wasn't looking at anyone, just straight ahead, not bothering to say anything, though his eyes did narrow just for a moment when Keyleth mentioned that.

"And Scanlan..." Barely contain her disgust.

"To bed, everyone in the realm" Scanlan finished for Keyleth with that very punchable smug smirk, as Grog moved a bag over to Scanlan who in return removed his lute and shoved it in the bag as it disappeared.

"Yes, you can say it, Keyleth." Placing a hand on his chest, still smugly smirking, as she frowned deeply, not very pleased. "I'm not ashamed"

Ignoring the pain in their heart that this party might disband, they couldn't quite keep quiet about that "I guess you prove that even Gods make mistakes sometimes." Hazelnut flat out said, causing some of the party members to snort at that savage insult.

Scanlan glared at Hazelnut for that insult.

"HAHA, she got you good, Scanlan!" Grog used the dead hand to point at Scanlan.

"Oh haha!" Scanlan rolled his eyes "Sounds like someone is jealous of my ways to get people in bed" Scanlan wiggled his eyebrow at Hazelnut who in return gagged, making Vex and Vax snicker.

"Besides, I cannot wait for what Keyleth gotta say about you, Hazelnut~" Scanlan smirked, looked at Keyleth that gulped, then paled when Hazelnut looked at her "Well, er, sorry about this Hazelnut..." Keyleth muttered softly to herself, Hazelnut tilted their head wondering what keyleth said, before shrugging.

"I'm not sure about Hazelnut, they come off as honorable but can be twice as brutal like Grog, smart like Percy but secretive like the twins-"

"Well, again, fuck you," Twins said together at the secretive part.

"And, we are not even sure if you're a male or female due to that suit of armor that hides all your features, or about your real name, don't get me wrong, Hazelnut is a great nickname for you but I, no we want to know your real name. But, it's like you purposely keeping us at a distance" Keyleth finished her rant, as she pants softly, covering her mouth, because she felt sick again.

Well, it wasn't an insult or whatever Scanlan was hoping for, in fact, he silently nodded in agreement with Keyleth. Grog just shrugged like it isn't his problem because to him, finding out Hazelnut's name won't make much of a difference to him, they will always be known as Hazelnut to him.
Percy removed his glasses for a moment to clean them, already had this chat with Hazelnut, sort of.
Pike was pretty curious, she looked hopeful, hoping this is where Hazelnut tells them their name is, possibly removing the armor. Vax rubbed his neck, and couldn't disagree with what Keyleth said, because it does feel like Hazelnut is keeping them at a distance.
Vex was petting the trinket, focusing entirely on her bear. She was always curious about them even to the point, she wanted to learn everything about them. Couldn't quite place why, is it Sibling love as she has for Vax, Grog, Pike, and Keyleth? Or is it a crush? Not knowing scares Vex but also excites her, she was considering speaking her mind about this but stops herself, it should be up to Hazelnut when they decide to tell everyone.

"I-" Hazelnut was stunned, times like these always made Hazelnut freeze up, always going back and forth with herself, understanding their frustration, but, it seems this night was the worst, she cannot run away or avoid this topic for much longer as Hazelnut went silent.

For a moment, no one said anything. It seems frustration, sadness, and helplessness is radiating off from everyone.

Then the silence was broken by Keyleth who ignored the urge to puke and hug her knees to her chest, letting out a sad sigh "Honestly, why are we even together?"

That question went through everyone's mind...

'Honestly, why are we even together?' That question circled Hazelnut's mind, as her heart seemed to stop, as a single question of their own entered their mind.

Are we disbanding? no...NO! Hazelnut screamed, as their inner dark thoughts started to resurface again.

Then it broke like shattered glass, as Scanlan spoke up "Well, while you're all moping around..." Scanlan cleaned his ear with his pinkie for a quick second, removed it, and gave a small wave " I have to drain the proverbial basilisk." walks away to find a place to piss.

"Okay since that perv is going to take a leak, what's our next plan?" Hazelnut asked, ignoring Pike's hopeful look.

"No bloody fucking clue" Vex admitted, shrugging, and rubbed her head still feeling pretty drunk. "Honestly? I don't wanna think about it" Vex added.

"Well, we gotta do something. 3 silver, 3 copper can probably get us a night in an inn?" Pike suggested.

"Pike, you forgot, not only we are banned from taverns, but from Inns" Percy sighed, giving Pike a very pointed look.

"Typically, not our fault" Hazelnut piped in.

"True, how about this, Scanlan will be left out, while we get the rooms" Vax suggested, smirking.

"But why should we leave our friend?" Grog asked, after giving another middle finger to the world.

"I-" Vax didn't know how to answer the big guy.

"Either case, 6 coins ain't gonna get us three rooms" Vex sighed.

"And sharing a room is not gonna happen" Percy spoke up immediately with a frosty tone.

"No shit. We got a big guy here that snores louder than a goblin, an It in a suit of armor, that refuses to take it off, no offense Hazelnut" Vax looked at Hazelnut for a moment seeing them shrug. "And a pervert that probably will make a move on all of us" Vax finished, letting out a sigh, and rubbing his head.

"So, sleeping in the street alley again?" Keyleth asked.

"Yup" All party members agreed, even Hazelnut.

"This!" Scanlan returned in a hurry, holding something, everyone looked at him with confusion "This is our purpose." Scanlan clarified, holding the paper up proudly. Hazelnut looked at the paper, but it was sort of hard to read beneath the helmet, they were almost ready to take it off right here but stop themselves.

"Fighting for justice, for Glory, protecting the kingdom and stuff." Scanlan smiled, trying to hype up his party.

"And most importantly" Scanlan grin widened, as he whooped "Lots of money!" He sang that out loudly, dropping the paper, then his trousers dropped, showing his well, Manhood.

"SERIOUSLY?!" Hazelnut shouted, pretty much screeching it out, scaring nearby homeless dogs and party members they were not happy seeing Scanlan's junk.

To be continued...

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A/N:
Apologies, Chapter 1 took longer to write due to IRL throwing curve balls, sleeping schedule, and helping my mom out with babysitting my nephew, but I hope you guys like this chapter, I work hard on it!

Though it gonna be half-edited until my best friend slash Editor is 100% free, she is currently in college and we all know what that is like.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on Hazelnut?

Let me know in the comments below!

Sora is signing off~
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