[ WP ] When NPCs are n't seen they are searching , constantly searching for places or items that will elevate them to the title of `` Side Quest NPC '' . It is fabled also that there is an ever greater title still .

`` You've been searching for what, years now?'' 
 
 John turned towards the voice, to see a burly man walking in. Papa Simon, the oldest NPC in town. His footsteps creaked noisily on the wooden floor as he walked across them, before pulling a chair and sitting next to John. Rumour has it that he was here when the world was first created, the Alpha 0.1 age. 
 
 John tried to bury his face in his arms. Listening to another of Papa Simon's story was the last thing that he wanted to do. `` Leave me alone, old man,'' he groaned. 
 
 It was 0300 server time, a period where not many players were around. There were still some of them outside, though most were AFK. None of the players usually hang out in the bar, as there was nothing really interesting in it. No missions, no shops, just a bartender who repeats the same three lines almost too often. It was the perfect spot for the NPCs to break character. 
 
 Papa Simon only smiled, placing a hand on John. `` Come on John, we've all heard. I've heard. And it's okay alright. Maybe some other day.'' The news that John was killed by yet another of the outskirts monsters usually made their way pretty quickly around town. Some laughed at John, some took pity at him. 
 
 After all, John was merely coded with the instructions to wander around the city, not allowed to speak unless spoken too, with only one line he could recite. He yearned to be more, to be someone who interacted more with the players, not just another nameless face no one recognizes. But without the equipment or the skills of a player, his ventures beyond the city walls often proved fatal. 
 
 `` I do n't know Papa Simon, I just feel that I am meant for more of this. I could hear my calling screaming in my inner codes, it's just that... I do n't know,'' John sighed, burying himself deeper into his arms. 
 
 `` Aww, come on John, do you really believe that'Forbidden NPC Title' exists?'' Papa Simon asked. Several of the other NPCs glanced at their table at the mention of the title. A myth that NPCs like John and Papa Simon were originally meant for more. 
 
 John peeked out from his arms wanting to speak, but changed his mind halfway. His fellow NPCs have laughed at him ever since the day he said he wanted to venture beyond the borders, in search for a title greater than any NPC alive. 
 
 `` Thank you Papa Simon, I think I will leave now,'' John said, defeated, as he rose from the table, heading back to his routine. Papa Simon watched John leave, feeling a little sadness in him. 
 
 When he was certain that John was gone, he turned to the bartender, who has been watching the conversation. `` You think the management will ever bring back the Companionship Patch?'' 
 
 The bartender shrugged. `` Last I heard, they wanted to sell it as a DLC instead.'' 
 
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