[SE] Stick in the Mud

Jigano agreed somewhat dubiously, wishing it had chosen something else to play with besides his boot. At least the other man was pragmatic about the situation, and Jigano gingerly put his foot down at the edge of the mud puddle and crouched beside the stranger, trying to keep most of the rest of him out of it.

The other man's delight was palpable and a little infectious, a smile twitching at Jigano's lips in spite of his annoyance with the messy goop that had stolen his boot. He glanced down, surprised to see mushrooms sprouting from the man's hand, but Remi could perform similar feats with his earth magic so the bard simply shook his head in bemusement. "Aside from my other boot? Not that I'd be willing to give up. It didn't seem interested in this stick," he explained, holding up the thick branch he'd been using to try and pry his footwear free with.

"I'm Jigano by the way. I don't think we've met, mister...?"