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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
The light buzzing and humming of Suki's cell phone had been what woke her up. Yes, the cell phone ... not the doorbell. When she was genuinely tired, she could sleep through almost anything. But maybe it was the fact that few people had her number whereas the use of her front door could have just been some prankster. Her cell? Not as likely. A light groan passed her lips as she sat up in her bed, rubbing the sleep away from her eyes as she flipped the screen open.
"Your package for ... " Stopping in mid-sentence, Suki almost instantly felt wide awake as the rest of the words reflected in her eyes. Without a second thought, she rose to her feet and darted to her door. Sure enough, said package was indeed there, awaiting for her. And she knew that inside was what she'd been awaiting to obtain for several months now. An MMO -- but not just any. It was more like virtual reality. Slip a visor on and you could beinsidethe game you play! Setting her cell phone down, she carefully grasped the box then began pulling it into her room, using her foot to close the door again.
Ugh, thank gods that at least this is a damn efficiency and nothing overly huge ...
Because of that, it didn't take quite as long to get the VLG into her room. Using a switchblade - something she had hidden away in her room as break ins were sometimes common in the area she resided in - she flipped it open and began working on giving herself access to the device.
Suki had read the online instructions over the past weeks and already knew what to do. And now .. here it was. The visor that would allow her to change her life, completely. All the drama and crap like that ... she wouldn't have to endure it again, or so she hoped.
As far as Suki was concerned, she had little to no life at all. She'd hated it for years, loving at most the ability to learn at school. But she'd never had any real friends, her parents had died when she was a young age, her guardians had been pricks ... it made her wearily sigh. Her left hand lightly clasped around one of the last gifts given to her by her mom; a pendant and lightly squeezed it as she thought about them.
She was doing what was correct ... wasn't she? So why did Suki suddenly feel hesitant? She swallowed softly, glancing down at the visor again. "... What more do you have to lose?" She murmured softly. "Thisiswhat you've been waiting for anyways, yes? So ... "
But before she logged herself in, another thought came to Suki. It'd likely be wise to change into ... something that wasn't a nightgown. Setting the visor down upon her bed, she pulled her pajamas off, grabbing a new pair of panties, bra, pair of denim jeans and comfortable tank top. Nothing was supposed to happen to her body but on the off-chance that wasn't true -- she didn't want to be in such a vulnerable state.
Her body shook slightly as she lied down on her bed, upon her back. Semi-shaking hands took the VLG and slowly slid it over her eyes, gently pushing the ON button to activate the device. Still, despite her anxieties Suki couldn't help but smile. After entering her username and password, she saw the character creation. Another nervous swallow left but this time she exhaled deeply to keep herself calm.
The name part had been easy, she'd thought ofthatfor quite a while. It was filled in with a simple and yet elegant name all the same; Tsukihime, literally translated as 'Moon Princess'. It was a popular name, even used as one for another anime but she referred to herself and her love for the night over the day.
Scrolling carefully over the classes, Suki had a few that she'd contemplated on. A Templar wouldn't be too bad, especially since they could heal. Even the Blade Singer had gotten her attention for a while. But in the end, she decided on the Shadow; the thief or assassin more or less. She'd done a few similar characters in other MMOs before and thoroughly loved them. She assumed stealth would exist here .. or even if not, the speed that came with the class should. And with the latter racing through her head, Suki had a theory on how to do this well enough.
Sometimes it's not having an overly stronger character which can give one the best head start but faster. And hell, rogues were actually really good with DPS. Most basic quests gave potions real fast so even if she tried to solo a few dungeons and such ... she should live. That, of course, was the easy part of Suki. Now she had to choose her appearance.
Hm ... nothing exactly like the real me ... She inwardly mused. As much as Suki loved her actual body, it'd be ... nerve-wracking for complete online strangers to figure out she was a raven-haired teenager with blue eyes. The eyes she kept, albeit not nearly as bright as her real ones. The hair, though, was a bright blonde hue, more along the lines of 'champagne blonde' to be exact. It was also a hell of a lot shorter than she'd like but none of the 'long' hairstyles had gotten her attention much. They seemed like they tried a tad too hard so she'd gone for something less complex. But what had been most unique on her choice of hair wasn't the length or color but rather it's style. It was incredibly wild and untamed, seeming to blind her vision.
But in a way ... this was a good thing. It would give the 'mysterious yet beautiful' look about her. And that was definitely what she was aiming for. After all, assassin-like characters weren't meant to easily reveal themselves, right? What better way than to keep people guessing?
A nervous but genuine smile crossed her lips as another gentle exhale from her nose and swallow left.Well ... that's it.Reaching a finger slowly up, she hit the "Log In" button and closed her eyes behind the visor. By the time they opened again, she'd bein"Sword Art Online". Suki was incredibly nervous .. but so very excited all the same. Her eyes slowly opened, adjusting to see what now was before them ...
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Erin Stalt,
Dear god the line up seemed like it took forever. Midnight releases sucked. Sitting in line with all the cos-players had been interesting enough, talking game strategy had been something else entirely, but it was the spoilers he hated. So many of the people around him were obsessed with the beta testing rumors. "Did you know this, and you could do that." Still when he finally got to the counter and finally got the copy of sword art online, when it was all said and done, Erin couldn't help but feel a wave of satisfaction.
Turning around his chair he waved a not so fond farewell to the people around him and rolled lightly towards the door. Yes, Erin was paralyzed from the waist down, and he used a wheel chair. When he had been small he had been hit with his families car, his body been tossed like a rag-doll and his spine had been dislocated and broken. It had been an accident of course, and he was long used to the idea that he would never really walk again, as he rolled up to his house. He was tired, really it had been a long day, and it was well past midnight by the time he rolled through the door.
Setting his computer up, he let the install go, and he hopped himself from his chair to his bed. Stripping he dropped onto the bed. He watched the progress bar fill as he laid back in his chair, in the morning the servers would go live, and he would able to play, but for now the computer needed to go through the dozen drivers for the headset, and not to mention all the memory space, and added features this game had. Closing his eyes Erin slept through the rest of the night in eager anticipation.
The setting of sword art online was fascinating an MMO, that chose to have no magic, and very few ranged attacks, instead choosing to focus on challenging sword skills. There wasn't so much of a class system as there was a starting weapon, and even if you didn't like the weapon you chose initially it wasn't really hard to train up a secondary or even third weapon set. The game had enough content with things like fishing and crafting that it seemed like it would be able to last for years.
It was so far stuck on Erin's mind that sleeping didn't actually sleep for very long, it was barely past the crack of done before he had to get up. Getting himself to the washroom he went through his morning ruitine, before finally taking his place at his computer. Sure enough it was showing installation was complete, and servers were ready to start.
Character creation, Erin let out a small sigh as he started to model his avatar, he had chosen a non name, well actually it was part of a tittle from an old anime he had used to watch, and he had even gone so far as to model his avatar after Kraft Lawrence. Not for any reason in particular, aside from the fact that they were around the same age, as Erin was around 23. He would have stood in at around 6' but thanks to having to sit it didn't really show. His red hair was something he had never really liked, and always wanted to bleach, but he made do with what he had.
Lawrence on the other hand had a more desirable look to him, tall profound, he looked older and dignified. It was the kind of face that Erin wished he had instead of the one he was born with. His low self esteem was something he knew needed to be worked, on, but there was something more important then that at the moment.
Erin's breath felt cold at the moment as he held up the visor to his face. A vr mmo, a game that not only looked real, but felt it too. It was kind of idiotic to think that was possible, but at the same time what he wouldn't give for those adds to be telling the truth. As Erin placed the visor on and went through all the set up, he finally got into the log on screen.
The flash of light that accompanied the log on was blinding, He blinked, his eyes adjusting as he felt his weight shift, he felt stiff for a moment, and his arms went to rub along his face, waiting for the blur to end. When the world finally faded in, and the colors returned to his vision he found himself looking at the ground. His long legs, felt stiff at first... they hadn't moved in ten years , but as he rose up to take a step he felt his weigth shift, and his balance go with it, falling head over heals and flat on his face. "Ow." Getting to his feet slowly this time he tested his new legs out. His attention was so focused on his feet, that he really wasn't paying attention to the crowds around him, or the vibrant colors, of the mmo world. He was more or less just excited that he was slowly but surely relearning how to walk.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
A few more blinks was all it took for Suki to feel her vision finally adjust. She panicked for a few brief moments, hardly able to see. But when her hands moved up, she 'felt' the reason; her hair in front of her eyes had merely blocked the scenery....Well duh. Ugh, gotta get used to this new body I suppose ... A smirk crossed her face as more scoldings echoed in her mind for a while. Her right hand took a portion of the new blonde hair and pulled it away, enough to see all that was now before her. The smirk almost instantly faded away as her mouth opened, her breath taken away even. "... Holy .. wow .... "
It was all she could muster and verbally say aloud. She loved her hometown of Nagasaki, Japan, and had deemed it one of the most beautiful things she'd seen in her life. But this .... had a new aura and beauty about it. She couldn't fully explain it or place it to herself. Then again, sometimes it was the reactions that was all one needed to make any verdict of sorts too. Her head gazed around, Suki's right hand continuing to keep her hair held away before an idea came to her. All first level characters were given basic equipment, yes? So .... where was hers now?
No backpack over her shoulders ... and for a bit, there seemed to be no hints on where to find her gear. " ... You're fucking kidding, right?" The seventeen year old murmured, panic trying to take over once again. Curiosity dominated her mindset though as she found a device similar to a PDA or iPhone at her side. After a few manipulations and navigations, she found the 'backpack', seeing even that was more of a virtual thing as opposed to having to carry every single thing around. In it's own way, it was honestly a bit of a blessing. She thought back on other games which didn't have any system even close to this ... and inwardly cringed. One likely could become easily overburdened with far too much weight if this were any other MMO.
But alas, it wasn't.
Scrolling down through the list, Suki found a few basic pieces of armor and the item she had been seeking out at first for her idea; a dagger. The pride of all assassin-like characters. Pressing each item on the list, they slowly appeared on her, the blade literally in her hands within seconds. She swallowed softly, gazing and admiring down at the weapon. Seeing such a thing on television shows and similar media methods was one thing. But tohaveone? That was something so very new. It held a sense of power and danger simultaneously. Her head shook no as she managed to mentally convince herself her hands were much more stable; at least enough to avoid being stupid and wounding herself. Exhaling softly, she lifted the dagger up towards her face.
With a deft, graceful movement, she cut a bit of the bangs away, letting them fall upon the grass. "There .. " she murmured, grateful to now have an easier view of ... well, everything. The grass, land, sky ... any and everything. Her hand rested near her side, the blade remaining grasped firmly within it. A genuine smile replaced the more typical smirk that she tended to have upon her face. Kneeling before a nearby pond, she noted Suki had cut off the exact amount of bangs she'd wanted. While it did allow her to see everything, it still kept her eyes somewhat concealed, enough to keep the 'mysterious' feel around her.
"Good ... " She murmured, standing up as she began going through the quest list. It was basic, of course. Then again, most MMOs didn't have anything overly fancy at the start. Besides, drop items and equipment would no doubt show up later on. A small chuckle passed her lips as the word 'pigs' caught her eyes. Cliche but ... ah well. Any starting point was better than none. Clicking on the tracker, she began to follow the map, passing several other figures along the way.
It was selfish ... but she hardly paid heed to any. Most other MMOs Suki played, she did solo -- for the most part, anyways. She did dungeons with others but that was generally the most. Besides, in her mind, it seemed more fitting for an assassin ... didn't it? She nodded slowly to herself.Of course it does, especially the 'freelancer' types. No shame in doing things without help .... Her anxiety began to kick in slightly as she counted past ten in the amount of individuals she walked by. Without thinking, her hands reached back and carefully pulled the hood attached to her cloak up, concealing most of her face from the sides. One would have to be directly in front of her by this point to see the Aryan-looking female.
Soon enough, she arrived in front of the pigs. It was gathering their skins to turn into an NPC. Pulling the PDA up back again, she began scanning around to look at the section on how to do Skills. There appeared to be no hotkey. Well ... this would definitely be a productive day, if nothing else. The thought made her smile. It hadn't been more than five minutes of being within Sword Art Online but already, Suki was loving this life much more than her 'old' one.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Walking or rather learning to walk, had taken Spice an embarcingly long amount of time. He had people starring at him, asking if he needed assistance, and eventually when he had figgured out balance he had managed to get out of the view of the crowd. It was silly sure, but he hadn't used those muscles in a long time, and he was already feeling kind of tired. Still it was... breath taking really, not just the fact that he could walk in this world, but the world it's self was vibrant and unlike anything he had seen before.
Choosing the starting weapon was certainly an activity, walking through the shops he sighed, it was a bit of a chore honestly. Axes, swords of all shapes and sizes, daggers, none of them seemed to have the impact that Erin was looking for. Eventually he decided to re read the skills, and charts, swipping his hand over the air it was like magic as the several dots appeared. The book he had gotten had told him all about the menu and interface, but seeing it was believing it really.
Moving through to find his skill set, he sighed finding all of them at a flat zero. It was only natural of course that he had no skill set he had just logged on, but at the same time it was kind of heart breaking for him. Spice checked and rechecked the weapon lists, lances, for fighting at a distance, one handed swords for sword and shield, daggers for assassins, could be combined with various poisons through the alchemy guide, he shivered slightly the idea of being hit with a paralyzing dagger not being at all pleasant to him.
Smiling as he settled on his weapon he bought his starting equipment and made his way to the starter questing area. Peased enough to walk through the fields, he saw the arena of wild pigs, and only a hand full of players going about their fights in the rings. Drawing his new weapon the heavy warhammer smacked the ground with a satisfying thud, leaning against the pole arm he rested his chin on the long handle. It was a two handed war hammer, and he watched the others.
There were very few solo players, most had already formed small groups and guilds, but in truth Spice didn't even have a clue on where to start with the combat. He just stood back letting the more experienced players fight, a kind smile on his fight as he admired the work of others. It was his first time playing this game, and more then that he still didn't really know how any of the combat worked in this world. ~God I must look like an idiot standing here like I am.~
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
It'd only taken a couple minutes for Suki to understand that there was a damn good reason for the lack of skill hotkeys. Why? Simple ... one didn't learn them from an NPC. No no, individuals in Sword Art Online actuallyperformedthem. She'd been slashing her dagger through the air for a good while, working on her technique and handle on the weapon. Each swing had given her more confidence, a stronger sense of power ... it was as exhilarating as the game thus far. And dear gods she was loving it ... even if a bit more than she likely should. But the hell with that ... why should she mind or care? She shouldn't ... after all, that was what games were for, right? To enjoy oneself?
Well partly. Regardless, she was definitely doing just that. The very abrupt noise of something heavy making impact with the ground not too far off, though, nearly made her jump. Exhaling softly, she glanced back behind herself to see a lone male wielding quite the massive warhammer. He was likely going for an up-close DPS role if not a tank, going by the weapon more than anything. She would almost add appearance in .. but that would be hypocritical of her. For one, she hated people who judged solely on looks. After all, it wasn't as if she seemed to fit the role of an assassin-like player, now did she? Not likely. And two ... she temporarily forgot.
Ah well ... if it's important enough, it'll return to you ....
Her heart raced slightly and after some more hesitation, Suki finally spoke up, keeping her gaze in front nearby the pigs. "You need to work on this quest also, I'm guessing? I should be done soon enough if you want me to move and avoid kill stealing ... " The voice was gentle yet hinting she could easily make it turn stern if and when needed and gave easily away her gender. For the time being, though, Suki didn't overly feel like giving too much away of herself, in game or her actual identity outside the MMO.
Whilst waiting for the male's reply, she kept true to her word and finally began - quite literally - cutting the pigs down. They only needed ten ... and she was already close to half-way done. If nothing else, she was clearly two things; a woman of her word and a hell of a fast learner.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
"Mmm?" Spice was caught from his silent stairing as one of the players in the field walked up to him and spoke. Shaking his head lightly in a no. He smiled and stretched slightly picking up his hammer it felt odd sure it was heavy but nearly as heavy as he would have expected a weapon of that size to be. Smiling slightly he kind of just wanted to walk away after his thoughts about how daggers were his worst nightmare he had to admit that being approached by a woman shrouded but also holding such a blade, was a little more then terrifying for him.
"Sorry, I was just thinking I didn't mean to disturb you." The truth was he had no idea how to access quick commands or even fight with his chosen weapon. Even so he gave the woman a kind smile. She actually seemed rather nice, well for an assassin anyway. She was probably gonna end up playing pvp with those daggers, a thought that gave him a cold chill really. Then again she actually seemed to have a better grasp on the combat system then most of the others around him, and it lead him to the inevitable question he had to ask.
"Actually... uhm... I really have no idea how to play this game." Spice scratched his head lightly as his face was still so vacant. God he must have looked stupid, jumping into a game without any clue on how to actually play, but it wasn't exactly like he had any friends who played this kind of game, rather he didn't seem to know anyone, and that was gonna be a problem sure enough. Solo players almost never got very far in this type of game, then again she was also a solo player, maybe she would want to form a team with him? "If you could spare some time, maybe you wouldn't mind teaching me?" His voice was very polite, and he even gave a small bow towards the girl. Sad as it might have seemed a fast learner Spice was simply not.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Really? He didn't want to disturb her? That ... was honestly something new Suki had never heard of before. Then again, this was the first MMO where she was playing as the character she'd created instead of remaining behind her screen so ... it was already so very different from what she was used to. An amused smirk crossed her face, only concealed by the cloak remaining in front of her face as she gave a slow but noticeable nod, signaling she heard his reply. "It seems like one is more likely to break focus than disturb another, especially with how skills work going off of this ... "
And there came the magical question; if she could teach him. It was ... intriguing and another thing she wasn't at all used to. In fact, she'd likely be given hell if this were back in the real world. It was a 'trend' given to her for being smarter than most other people. Her grip tightened upon the blade but she mentally reminded herself that Suki wasn't out there. She was in here, in Sword Art Online. Thishadbeen a good reason she'd bought the game, to start anew, create a new life for herself. There would be no sense on dwelling in the past here.
"Mind you, it's still somewhat new to me also. But I can give pointers on what I've noted thus far, I suppose, as this isnotmy first MMO. Merely the first which has allowed me to literally be within it." By the time Suki finished speaking, she had finished the quest. Her hand lowered at her side, simultaneously avoiding stabbing herself with her own weapon. "Well ... before you try to work on your skills, have you even equipped your beginning gear? The cloak, for example, is mine. There should be some key pieces exclusively for your person. Get those on; you won't need the armor and hit points as much with these ... but later on? Definitely."
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
"I'm already equiped with my starting gear." He said lifting the hammer. His 'class' did use the heavier hammer it was true, and he was wearing padded clothing, he could feel the heat from it, but nothing he was wearing was particularly hard, except for the chest piece, he had to guess that as time went on he would get actual metal armor, but at the moment everything was just padded, and that wasn't really a bad thing he honestly doubted that these pigs would last even one whack with his hammer. There was something else that crossed his mind with this girl as well, something he couldn't quite place a finger on.
Looking around the field he saw the other players finishing up with the quest, but also they were practicing the thing that combat revolved around the sword skills. Powerful blows that made their swords and weapons glow as they struck dealing extra damage. They came in all shapes and sizes so it seemed, but that was the very thing that Spice was having a problem figuring out how to use. He was sure he could swing the hammer around as much as he wanted, and not really feel all that fatigued by it, but there seemed to be more then just swinging wildly, figguring out that would be the key to his success in this world.
"Actually this one is my first MMO, I never really played video games before logging into this one, well I guess that's a lie I had some baisic stuff growing up, but nothing like this." The only reason he had managed to save up and buy this game at all was via his new part time job, which he got so he could afford this game. This was the life he had wanted to have, and chosen for himself rather then the one in which he was... he shook his head.
"So yeah I would love some pointers, I know our classes are a little different, my weapon probably takes longer time between swings, but i'd bet that a heavy war hammer like this one, does more damage then those tiny daggers you got." Spice said with a small smile. "By the way My name is spice, what's yours?" The name may have been dumb, but to all hell if he wasn't gonna keep what he had chosen for himself, and in truth he could do with having a friend around right about now.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
So he was a beginner and not all at the same time. He at least knew to put the armor on and how to wield the weapon well enough. That in itself was a good enough start, she supposed. Suki went silent, thinking on where best to start.Well .. if he knows of skills but not how to activate them, likely around there somewhere ... Finally turning to face, as he addressed himself, Spice, Suki silently tried to size him up. At least one could easily guess that was something she was doing .. which was half-true. She was curious how well he may end up doing and sometimes it was easy to guess by looking at someone and noting certain things about them. Steadily, her semi-concealed eyes went down to his hands and her head tilted lightly.
"For one ... does that grip feel natural to you? If not, you should probably adjust it until it does. As far as damage output goes ... normally, you're right. But some systems - most in fact - take critical hits into account. And between the two weapons, daggers are far more infamous for those. So on a normal hit, you'd definitely win. But if one focuses on their appropriate skill to land a deadly blow ... it can outdo most of any weapon as far as wounds go."
Waiting for him to adjust his grip if it was needed, she held her blade in front of her and at the ready. "Now tousea skill ... it relies heavily on your initial motion input. Timing is everything ... essential, moreso in this game than most others. Likely becauseweactually use them instead of the usual AI." Hidden blue eyes remained upon one of the pigs nearby as her ankles tensed. Hopefully this Spice character would be able to learn somewhat easily by watching. Most others she knew did so ... this should work, even if only a bit.
"Wait until it feels right ... then .... " Her arm deftly moved horizontally in the air and as fast as it appeared, the boar soon vanished as it's life was taken away. "Release the skill. Do it too soon or late and it won't work nearly as well. My name ... is Tsukihime." Her arm relaxed and went back beside her once again. "Now you try." Her eyes remained in front of her as she prepared to watch ... and see if she'd made the lesson easy enough to comprehend. Hopefully he could get this down in atleastten tries or less. If not ... well ... thankfully for him, Suki was somehow incredibly patient. Where that trait came from was beyond her knowledge, especially to these days.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spice physically winced when she said her piece about deadly blows. he really didn't want to mess with her weapons, in fact he was starting to realize he may actually be afraid of daggers in general. More so because they were a very much a pvp weapon. He knew this was just a game but part of him also had read the part in the book where if he took damage it would hurt in the moment. Sure he might not die, but damn it he really didn't want to experience being stabbed by other people. Shaking off the feeling of instant mistrust of someone who tried so hard to look like an assassin, he set that aside and listened to her explanation on powers and how to use them.
Taking up his war hammer he breathed, adjusting his hands so that he had a good grip on himself he took a small swing with it. Turning away from the assassin but still keeping an eye on her he took a few practice swings. Sighing feeling more ready then he had been in the past he smiled and turned back to the woman who had given her explanation. He nodded it didn't seem like there was any kind of UI past the digital one he could bring up, and the health display, but there was one thing he wanted to ask.
"Okay then before I start out on this quest, would you mind if I asked a small favor?" It was almost kind of embarrassing but he swallowed his pride any way and asked. "I actually don't know anyone inside this game, would you mind joining a team with me? or at the least giving a friend invite?" Spice scratched his head, he didn't even know if that was appropriate to ask but at the same time he honestly didn't know anyone, and she was kind enough to teach him how to play. Well at least teach him the part he didn't understand, That and she was more knowledgeable then he was when it came down to these games. Having someone near him who was an expert was more then helpful when it came down to the idea of staying around someone else.
"You don't have too if you prefer to play alone, but I don't really have a community of any kind. I'm sure that later on there will be guilds I can sign up with, but for now no one has really started any of those. There's just us solo players, and those with friends." He had to admit that he regretted not having any friends who enjoyed this kind of gaming. So maybe he was better off learning how to play with some of these people. In fact that would probably be for the best, hanging around with more experienced players would do him well.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Peripheral vision allowed Suki to see Spice adjusting the hammer, as she'd advised. Well ... he at least knew how to listen. It was a good start though mainly for himself. Her focus went back to in front of them and not but seconds after she did this, he spoke up ... bringing up everything she'd sworn to avoid doing in the midst. Her teeth found her lower lip and gripped it slightly, her head tilting up in thought. The immediate answer was 'Hell no!' but before the thought passed her lips, the girl began to seriously think on the entire situation along with some of Spice's words. Technically, she didn't expect anyone else to know another individual from the game, or few in amount if any. So she shoved that portion aside and thought of her future while in here.
Solo gamers could only get so far ... and technically they stopped being 'alone' upon going with parties to dungeons and instances. But more than that, he was giving her something that no one else back in the real world had even attempted to hand over. Kindness, caring, a damn chance ... and hell, he was treating her more like a woman - let alone human being - more than anyone since her parents had. Her head lowered slightly as she found herself gazing at the ground now. A hand reached up and subconsciously grasped around where the pendant would be .. but was reminded it wasn't there. It hadn't transferred over ... which made her scoff lowly in annoyance. If nothing else, it couldn't kill her physically to accept. A tad of her pride, maybe, but nothing too major.
"It's true ... Idon'tgenerally do such things. However ... you're already doing more for me than anyone in the outside world would so ... yes." Pulling up the PDA, she first entered Spice's name into the Friend's list, soon doing the procedures for a party invite. Two notifications would soon appear for him, one for each respective request.
It was odd in an ironic like way. Suki had been sure and hellbent this wouldn't happen ... not on the first day at least. And yet, here she was .. going against her mental promises. Hopefully this would be for the best and hadn't been a mistake.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
There was an odd ping noise as the two notifications popped up. He smiled towards Tsukihime. She may not have wanted to do this get together, but her agreeing to it, made him feel better. He finally had someone on which he could rely or at the least someone he could talk to while he was online. It gave him some strength knowing he had a friend he could contact, and work with. It made the world far less threatening than he had originally thought it would have been, and he was sure that it would make playing this game at least a little more fun. Though he was shocked to hear that he was doing more then people on the other side did for her. Honestly spice thought he was being a pest asking constant questions.
Spice happily accepted both the invitations, and looked to the corner of his eye as suddenly his UI flashed and added not only her name but also her life bar just his own showing that they were now in a party. "Thank you Hime... Um If i can call you that." He knew that most people would cut out the later part of a name to make the nickname, but Spice was nothing if not a little odd. He felt more then a little honored to have a new found friend and even gave her a small bow extending his hand with a smile.
"Well then as Lawrence would say, it's an honor to do business with you." Spice was more then happy that he had made his first real friend. But of course there was something else he should have been focusing on. The mission was still being displayed as his current goals. It was getting into the late afternoon, and the sun was actually starting to turn orange.
Spice found his new comrade to be a little odd. Not only was she an assassin, but apparently also a loner, and what had she meant by more then the people on the other side? As much as Spice would have loved to inquire into that statement as it had been an oddly unique thing to say, it would have most likely caused problems, and that was something that Spice wasn't here to do. Not to mention if he started asking questions then Hime would have the right to start asking questions and Spice didn't really want to talk about Erin or his life on the other side either. So the two could just be friends on this side of the game, the other side just wouldn't matter so much, at least not while they were logged online.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
The decision and request to address her as only Hime and not Tsukihime was .... intriguing. In her own experience, last parts of names were usually used when a user ID was too long. She hadn't thought hers was though ... each to their own? Meh, there wouldn't be any harm as far as she could see, albeit it was incredibly ironic. Her head nodded after a bit more contemplation, giving Spice a polite bow. "You may, yes." In her own eyes, however, she didn't see herself at all as a 'Hime', a princess ... which was where the irony kicked in. But hey if he wanted to address her as such, Suki wouldn't protest. In fact, she'd take the subconscious and subtle spoiling of sorts; it was certainly a much better name than most others she'd been addressed as before.
Her head tilted slightly as he mentioned some 'Lawrence' person. "Hm? Lawrence? Is ... that who you based yourself off of?" Unless, of course, he was referring to his real self in third person; but Suki doubted that. Few people, if ever, truly did such tasks. Whilst waiting for the reply, her right arm raised again as she began to assist him with killing his share of pigs. It'd be a simple task .. laughable even and take almost no time or effort to finish, she knew. Truth be told, it wouldn't likely be even somewhat challenging until maybe .. level ten? A bit sooner?
Assuming it follows the same experience curves as other MMOs, anyways .. She quickly reminded herself, noting this game had already been very different to most others. But ... they'd surely find out, one way or another.
Another glance of peripheral vision showed Spice to be .. pensive? That's what it seemed, anyways. "Something bothering you?" She finally asked, wondering if there was a reason he appeared to be hesitating with swinging his weapon once again.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spice laughed lightly as she asked who laurence was. "um... right sorry, it's the name of the character I modeled this avatar after." He said lightly. "It's from an anime, one of my favorites actually. I'd recommend it if you ever have the time to watch something." He said with his smile and lifted up his hammer taking a few steps away from her and picking out his target from the crowed of wild boar.
Spice hadn't expected the pig to land a blow, nor had he really expected that blow to hurt, and yet he had nearly been struck onto his back in just one blow. The boars were not difficult and his health hadn't even lost a sizable chunk in the attack but the entire experiance had shocked him. One moment he had been getting ready too attack, standing beside Tsukihime, and then he had chosen his target, and shortly after that he had been knocked flat on his ass. So when Hime had asked him what was bothering him, and why his body seemed more tense that it had moments earlier he wasn't really sure what the answer was.
Spice wasn't a coward, true not many people would fight a guy in a wheelchair, but he wasn't new to pain. In fact he was very familiar with it, as pain had long been a part of his life since the accident. In here however there was no pain, He had mobility that he never thought he would have again, and for a short while he had forgotten about his legs, and forgotten, but in that short moment when he had been knocked down he had felt a thick tingling through his spine, and for that moment it had brought back the fear. Suddenly his body was vulnerable, suddenly there was a pain, and the wierdest part of it all... he realized he couldn't actually feel his legs.
They worked here, sure, but when he had been there should have been pain, as they had folded over him and he had bounced on the ground he should have felt pain, and sure his ass felt kind of odd, his hips had felt the blow, but his legs past his thighs hadn't felt like anything. It had been alarming and for the moment had even caused his immersion in this world to break. It brought with it a fatigue he hadn't expected. He was standing again sure, but his body was moving slower, he was more cautious because he was afraid now of what could happen. Biting his lip he forced himself to calm down and reply while at the same time still trying to attack with the hammer. "Yeah... I just... Didn't expect this thing to be so heavy in combat."
Honestly it wasn't that, he had felt the hammers weight he was even getting used to it, even as he brought it down and smashed the boars skull before it could get back up to hurt him. He let out a long heavy sight, the hammer was fine, but the combat was heavy.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
"Hm, I'll probably see about it." She mused softly, beginning to feel the toll from the constant fighting take place upon her body, especially around the arms. Fatigue was likely a mere side effect. Then again, a lot of sci-fi shows or things with futuristic concepts hinted this to be true, anyways. Sheathing her dagger away after helping out with the quest, Suki stretched her body out, her back cracking a few times in the process. It was rather annoying to have already felt so weary. She wanted to do more and her body was fighting to avoid giving into the temptation of logging out. So, she proceeded onto what seemed like the next best thing and sat down upon the grass, sighing softly.
Despite Spice's words, she couldn't help but feel there was a bit more he was refusing to bring up. But she wouldn't pester for him to elaborate. She hated that, after all, when others did such tactics to her. "I suppose I feel what you mean. Admittedly, I didn't either, not to this extent or for it to kick in so fast. It's ... irritating, honestly." She replied, a soft chuckle leaving after the words. "I don't wanna stop but hell if this is already happening now .. I doubt remaining her too much longer would be smart. But I'm gonna see about resting for a bit and maybe my body will adjust to the new world a tad easier. You don't have to remain in here though, if you don't wish."
She pulled her PDA out and began to instruct him how to log out, on the off chance he didn't know how. "You go to Options and then .... hm?" Her head tilted and a small frown crossed her face. "... What the? Hey ... check your options. Thereshouldbe the Log Out around there somewhere but mine's ... gone. I .. think it's bugged or something. Is .. yours also or .... ??"
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spices hammer hit the last of the boars he needed to kill smashing it into pieces as he listened to Hime. He was feeling exausted, but he had also leveled through the killing of the boars. He was feeling at least a little good about that. He breathed heavily waiting for her to log out. He remembered that if someone logged out in a non safe zone supposedly they could be killed by animals or other people, so he fully intended to watch over her till she had actually left, that was until she said she couldn't log out.
"What?" Spice couldn't see how something like the log out button could be glitched. That didn't really make any sense, if there was something that big in the works then every single person on the pay roll would have to be working around the clock to fix it. Moving his hand he swiped the air and brought up his menu, checking through it to the settings, and seeing the blank space where log out used to be.
He blinked thinking for a moment. It felt like a giant cosmic joke, here he was standing in a game that was supposed to be his escape from reality, and suddenly having a cold realization that it was actually more like a prison whene he realized that he couldn't log out. His escape just became his reality, and there was actually something both haunting and pleasent to that thought. "Mine doesn't work either, but... It has to be some kind of bug they probably have every system admin they can think of working on this thing." His first thought that it was some kind of launch day error. In the past servers had often shut down because there wasn't enough resources to handle the load. Maybe this was something like that only instead of denying people from logging on, the problem was somehow inverted.
Spice had to admit that there was a deep sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. Something was terribly wrong.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Suki's heart sank as she heard that Spice's 'Log Out' button was gone also. "... Huh? But ... something like this ... you'd think they'd fix itbeforethe game's released." Her teeth found her lower lip as she gripped it, her hair concealing the anxiety that was dominating her eyes. She glanced down towards the grass, her mind racing a mile per minute if not faster. Was this for real? She continued trying to seek out the function that appeared to be missing but it all seemed to be in vain. Her hand shook slightly, panic trying to overtake her. Her head shook no, making the new blonde locks move from side to side.
No, no, no. Don't let it win. It's not gonna do shit. Think ... there's gotta be a reason for this.
"Well ... " She finally mused aloud, getting up to her feet. "If this world follows a similar enough layout as I'm thinking it'll have, there should be an inn somewhere further in the town. Or at the very minimum, a town square of sorts. Either of those should have either others with the same problem, someone who knows what's going on, maybe both. Usually though, GMs will show announcements for major maintenances near the top of the screen. Somethingshouldbe hinted soon enough so ... we may as well try to head to the main part of town and see if anyone knows or anything of the like."
Her ankles tensed, prepared to move and guide Spice. Whilst waiting for his reply, though, she pulled the map up and began reading it. She'd keep it up to help her navigate around fine .. but she wanted to try to use it as little as possible, if it could be done. Suki liked being independent, sometimes too much for her own damn good. But it was clear now wasn't the time to be that stubborn or adamant.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spice got a sinking feeling in his gut. He knew this was wrong, and he couldn't help but think Hime was right. If this was a glitch or an oversight something like this would have been handled or at least reported on during the beta, and none of the beta testers had ever had anything like this happen before. He had read the technical posts, he knew most of the game breaking glitches and bugs, this... wasn't one he knew about.
Spice turned to Hime trying to think of something to say to her when there was a loud ring. Far away from them in the church of the town of beginings a bell was ringing. It gave a loud toll that stole the words out of his mouth, before he and then Hime were suddenly lifted from the open green field. A blue aura of transpiration took them away and performed a mass transit. They went from standing in a small green field with only a small amount of players around them, to massive arena, and it was packed to the brim with players.
Almost as an instinct Spices hand reached out and grabbed Hime's holding her so that he didn't get seperated from her in the mass of people. "Wha? A... Mass teleport? is that even..." His voice was low, and practically non existent against the frightened crowed of gathering people. There was an air of anticipation, and chaos, the amount of people around them was staggering, and Spice had never done well in crowds. His breath was tight, and his grip against Hime only seemed to tighten as he realized how outnumbered he was. Then as if wanting to make matters worse, the sky turned red, as the clouds above them replaced themselves with the words system access, and the sky rained a thick red mist that formed into the system admin.
Spice swallowed, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "what... the fuck?" This was a terrible way to address a massive number of people, he was already frightened, and with this... how the hell wasn't this supposed to cause a panic?
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Suki hadn't even gotten past two steps before the odd blue aura appeared around them. Normally, she would have smacked someone who dared touch her. But right now, her mind was doing anything but thinking clearly and she seemed to allow it .. for now. The sound of the bell ringing made her cringe. Anyone who read enough literature - especially Edgar Allen Poe or people from around the same era as him - knew this wasnot, more likely than not, a good sign. It was often a more subtle but still powerful way to suggest death, otherwise used at weddings. But the confused crowd made it very obvious it couldn't be the latter. There would be a different air of emotions ... and besides, she doubted it would require everyone to be dragged here. No, anyone who wanted to be there could do so on their own accord.
"W-wait ... that's true. There's not supposed to be any magic here. How ... ??" She hadn't thought on it until Spice was trying to figure it out. "So .. is the creator doing this somehow?" She added, seeing few other ways this was happening. The admin was 'God', more or less, so even in a world without magic, they had the capability to do what seemed as if it were impossible. Yay for having played other MMOs; it definitely had it's perks.
"Oi, not so tight ..." She murmured, her attention going from Spice's hand to the sky. Yeah, that clarified one thing. There was no way that bell was meant to signal anything good. The clouds turning to words did indeed prove her guess to be right and she soon expected another figure to appear. One ... somewhat did and yet didn't all at the same time. She'd expected something more along the lines of another avatar like herself and everyone else in the game. Instead, the mist seemed to suggest that it was the creator.
Her head shook, unable to find a reply let alone words to Spice's last question. "Fuck if I even know. But there have been more than ample hints to spell out one thing. This ... especially if it's regarding the Log Out function ... isdefinitelynot at all a good thing." Yeah so it seemed like something he could retort "Well no shit" to but the hell with it. Something reallywaswrong, very much so. This wasn't just a mere bug or glitch, the mass teleportation was proof of that. This ... was clearly something more.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spice's apology for squeezing her hand was lost in his throat. His eyes were locked onto the sky. Her thoughts echoed his own and he was certain that they echoed just about everyone elses. No one in this place would really know what was going on. There was no way to know what was about to happen, and the entire time he just felt more and more a surging panic running through his body. He was unsure of what to think or do about this situation, but he was dead certain that this was going from bad too worse, and would only get worse as time went on.
The mist formed into a giant robed figure, massive compared to the rest of the world, but aside from the visible red hood and robes there were no real features to this. It was pretty much a public address system. with no way to truly know who was inside that cloth the players just had to assume that they were coming face to face with the creator of this world. Spice took an instinctive step towards Hime. He knew that she probably didn't want him too, but at the same time He was bracing for the worst. Spice wasn't a coward, but he had enough sense to know when to be close to someone and when not to.
"By now, you may have realized that there is no log out function. We would like to inform you this is not a glitch, it is by design."Spice's eyes went wide. He looked up astonished on just what he was hearing. This was it, this was the worst news he could get at this moment. They had just became hostages inside a video game created by some kind of madman. His mouth went dry and he swallowed lightly, his grip on Hime's hand only seemed to get worse with time, as he looked up his expression dry.
News articals and massive tv station reports popped up in front of the admin."All over the world the reports are flowing in on this situation, but there is more. If someone's health drops to 0, and they die while in this game. Their minds outside will die."All around spice and Tsukihime voices were starting to cry out in anger, and sadness every kind of reaction was going on, and yet spice was shocked into silence. He didn't have any reaction he could spare his legs were trembling. only a few minutes ago this game had been the greatest thing that had ever happened to him in his life, and yet at this very instance that game was poisoned, and became the greatest prison ever made.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Suki felt her own eyes widen behind the blonde bangs.What?! They made the game this way?! Are they fucking insane?! Why wasn't this ... The last question was finally revealed as it was hinted that dying here would, essentially, cause one to perish for real. Her head lowered as she thought long and hard on this. While it was true that she didn't like the real world much at times, hell if she wanted to die! But worse than that, even if she didn't, even if she survived here ... what would happen to her body?!
Living alone had it's good points but now a new list of bad ones quickly filled her mind. She could be raped, beaten, hell what was stopping her from not being killed in the real world? Each new thought made her stomach clench and heart sink as her own body steadily began to tremble. ".... Fuck ... " She stammered, her legs threatening to give away and make her fall on them. But she couldn't ... not yet. The admin only said there was no way out of the game from the typical ways, not that there wasn't one period.
So .... what could they do? The only thing coming to her head ... was beating the game? She was still so very worried about her body but right now, nothing could be done about it. Finally managing a light swallow, Suki gave a tug on Spice's hand. "Come on. We don't need to listen to this prick ... " She murmured in a clearly annoyed tone, trying to let it dominate the fear swimming inside her. "We need to think ... plan .... " Suki added, beginning to lead them away from the plaza.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
There was a pulling on Spice's arm as Hime was trying to leave. It took some convincing for his legs to actually start moving. They felt as heavy as their real world counter parts, but there was more to this. The admin was talking now about how in order to win the people would have to travel up the hundred floors of the dungeon. Hime was right if Spice and her were really to try and survive this prison, then they had no choice but to gather a plan. Turning with her he followed her through the crowed and retreated quickly. Honestly it felt tense, as they left it felt like there was bound to be some kind of riot and honestly he didn't blame anyone if they panic'd Spice was just about to do the same thing.
As they left the arena there was a ding in their inventory, but Spice didn't even spare to check what kind of item they had just been given. He didn't want to know right now, and there was more important things to figure out. They needed a plan, to scale all one hundred floor dungeons. It was a tough one for sure, but together maybe they did have a shot at getting out of here alive. Thinking back suddenly there was something even colder about their previous try in attacking the pigs, when he had been hit and knocked back, suddenly the pain made sense. This virtual reality was as much the real world as they would ever get. Things like death and pain in this world were real.
Moving away from the arena they found a tavern across the town of beginnings. It was quiet because everyone else was still at the stadium. There was a long moment of silence as Spice took a seat. "It could take a year or two before we are even half way done with all the floor dungeons. Not to mention the dangers of it all. During the beta the testers only reached the tenth floor, and they had six months." Spice's voice was on the verge of bitterness he certainly didn't like the thoughts and options he was giving into. "If... were gonna make our way to the top, we need to make a guild. There are too many advantages too having the extra man power. As solo players we don't stand a chance."
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Suki's steps were fast but not so much she failed to hear the admin confirm her guess. They would indeed have to do a dungeon crawl and pass all one hundred floors of it. The sheer amount was enough to make her shaking increase, her own grip tightening upon Spice's hand without a second thought. Thedingfrom her inventory was heard but like Spice, she ignored it for now. Whatever it was could wait. This plan couldnot. It literally meant the difference between life and death, here and in the real world. Deep but steady breaths left Suki's lips before she glanced up to Spice, her hands finally going to her lap.
"Maybe just join, not necessarily make. I ... I'm not good with being in charge of things like guilds all the same. But .. yes we do need something like that." Her heart sunk further upon hearing even the beta testers hadn't gotten far in half a year.Wait .. beta testers ... Her fingers snapped. "That, actually, might be our key. If any of the beta testers are here by chance ... " It was a huge coin toss, she knew. But any edge and advantage would be worth it in the end. Her eyes closed as another deep exhale left.
Well .. all the jobs she'd mentally thought about taking up would definitely help out in the end. Cooking, alchemy and maybe some weaponsmithing on the side. The first two would definitely assist in their own ways. And without the ability to use magic in this game, alchemy for potions would be practically essential. Nodding slowly, she began to express her thoughts. "Job wise, do you know what you were going to do? Some, more than others, can probably increase our chances of living through this."
Shehatedit, hated knowing that Spice was correct on not being able to make it even if it remained just the two of them. But .. that was indeed true all the same. They could get maybe a fifth or fourth of the way alone. But after that? It'd only get worse from there on. She didn't need to be a beta tester to figure that much out. It was just a rule of thumb. The higher one got in level and through dungeons, the tougher the opponents and monsters were.
"Did you happen to note anyone who has already made a guild by chance?" She added, wondering if they would really have to make their own or just join one. As long as she didn't have to be in charge, she was fine. Second in command? Fine but actually being the leader? Hell no, she couldn't.
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Erin Stalt,(Online Username: Spice)
Spice leaned back there was a posting board near the plaza where in people could post things like recruiting adds, but he had never even checked it. He honestly didn't know how he would feel about joining a group already made, he wanted to keep things small, they had a better chance with a small well trained task force, then a large army. Sure the larger army could cover more ground, but they would be too spread out, and eventually experiance gaps would start to show between members. A mass group would just make a mess of things.
Spice shook his head. "My favored skills are almost all support I put points into them when i first leveled, listen, lock picking, and armor craft. I could select others, but that means erasing the ones I already chose, and I have to admit I don't know how to do that." Armor smiting was probably the most useful. He had chosen the listen skill because he didn't want to stumble into ambushes and so the extra sensory skill seemed like it would have been useful, and lock picking had been rather selfish because he had wanted to explore. It was funny just because he was the one weilding the hammer he had ended up with a skill set more in line with an assassin then the actual dagger user.
As for beta testers, well that wasn't really impossible but he didn't know anyone who played this game, let alone anyone who had beta tested it. He gave a small shrug. "I think I could remember a hand full of old forum names from back when I was reading information on the game, but as for actual beta testers, not a clue." He said with a small shrug. He kind of felt powerless. the game was putting him in a new situation and it was one he didn't really like. "Sadly aside from you I don't really have anyone inside this world. Everyone I knew was on the other side, and to be frank I don't really care for them all that much. So I hate to say it, but I don't have any life lines when it comes to people."
Sighing he sprawled out over the table. "I don't even know where to start." He said with a small muffle, there wasn't much he could do right now, and in fact there was something on his mind. The ping he had received. "Did you... get an item?"
Sitting up he moved his hand over the air bringing up the virtual inventory, sure enough there was something new in the inventory, an Item marked . He blinked for a moment unsure what it did, or even if he should touch it, but curiosity was slowly winning the battle. Why would the head admin hand out an item like this to everyone? Part of him wished they had stayed for a few minutes longer just so he could have found out the reason why.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
"If nothing else, you can add points into other skills later on. It ... should balance out, somehow." She replied, trying to reassure herself more than anything. It wasn't exactly working but it was definitely a start. Suki felt way too anxious to sit so she resorted to pacing quickly back and forth. Wasn't there something else they could do? Another way to get out beside the massive dungeon crawl? There didn't appear to be .. and it infuriated and terrified her. So much could happen in between conquering the floors and levels. What happened if they found a boss that was too difficult and killed them when they were so close?! Her head shook no frantically, her heart pounding in her chest by now.
And ... the more Suki thought on the idea of the beta testers, the more she scolded herself for it all. Honestly, forum names didn't mean shit. They likely chose many different in-game screen names. It'd take far too long to actually find any. Her heart began to sink as the dawning of all that was happening hit her, like a damn brick. Her breathing began to quicken as anxiety steadily overtook her.
Gods this is for fucking real! Shit, shit, shit ...
Only when Spice brought up that his owndinghad been heard from the inventory was she able to begin to snap herself out of the depressing thoughts. "I ... yeah, it did." Seeing him pull his PDA out and check the item, she followed suit. "... Mirror?" She murmured, exhaling softly. "Well ... no sense in trying to guess on what exactly it does. Besides, it may be timed, meant to only last for a certain amount of hours or less. I'd rather figure it's use out now than later."
And with that, she let a shaking index finger lightly press against it, swallowing as she waited to see what would appear.
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Spice
Giving a final shrug he swallowed in for a penny in for a pound. It was unlikely that the mirror item was going to hurt them in any way shape or form there was a soft glow as the mirror item materialized in their hands. Spice blinked when looking at the small hand held item the reflection being his own face, a face he honestly wasn't comfortable with looking at right now, but before he could discard the item it shattered.
A bright glow encompassed his body. His short white hair returned to it's ginger red, his soft brown eyes were replaced with his real world green, and his features became softer and more in line with his actual age. Gone was his facial hair, and instead he looked like his actual seventeen year old self. His eye twitched heavily not sure what he was about to do, looking at his hands it was clear he had lost his elderly features, and for a moment fear struck him as he looked down at his legs.
They had also reverted back, looking slightly more skinny then they should have, and for a moment fear gripped him as he stood up. It took him a moment to realize that once again his mobility was not impaired, he was just placed back into the body he had tried so desperately to escape from. Blinking he breathed a little easier. He had been placed inside a prison within a prison, and yet he still maintained his mobility there was a joke here that he could deal with figuring out later. Instead he was more or less just angry. "Well... guess we know what that fucking does." He spat in a small amount of anger escaping him. In all honesty he didn't have a clue on what he could actually do now.
All the issues he was trying to escape from returned with his body, and he sat back. great he was once again in the body he hated, but at least he could move. "Assholes" Spice muttered under his breath. He chose to keep the name he had chosen, his username was far better then his real life name any way. He would have been fine with being trapped in this reality, but did they have to give him back those legs, and his back?
Shaking his head he was perhaps even more lost then he was ten minutes earlier. "Why not just shoot us all in the face?" He said bitterly. "Would have been quicker."
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime)
Within seconds, a light shined into Suki's eyes. "Agh! Sons of bitches!" Though she didn't see the mirror go away, she sure as hell felt it disappear and shatter. By the time she regained her sight and felt it readjust, she saw the ground below. Wait ... saw? What happened to the bangs covering her eyes? Several strands of raven hair which dangled before her blue eyes easily answered that question and as Suki looked over, she saw Spice was now back to normal himself. It was true that Suki liked her original body but the new one was .. decent also. "Well hell ... " She murmured, taking the time to study the real 'Spice' that was before her eyes.
Despite the desperate situation the two were in, a small smile crept over her face. Honestly .... the red hair and green eyes combination had an exotic feel to them, sexy even. Then again, she'd always had what many deemed 'odd tastes'. But the hell with them, not like any of them were here.
"Because they're playing a game with us ... while we're in one. It'd be too ironic to just do that. But on a serious note ... " She paused, nodding a few times to herself. "I kinda like your actual look a tad better than the one you just lost. I only altered myself a bit ... for the hell of it, really. Dye isn't cheap so I found another way of testing what I'd look like in another body."
But all in all, she did prefer her actual self better, unlike Spice.
"Maybe ... if we sleep on everything, an idea will come to us?" She finally suggested, her head beginning to hurt from all the contemplating on how to go about things. It was that frustrating and irritating. Trying to come up with a plan in this state wouldn't do either of them any good. That much she could figure out.
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Spice
Spice didn't mind the hair or eye color, he knew he was attractive from the waist up, it was his legs that annoyed him beyond all compare. They were skinny, and weak. Here however that simply didn't matter, in this world legs weren't based on muscle strength they were sets of numbers. Maybe over time he could grow into this body, but he wasn't happy about it by any means. Hime on the other hand looked attractive any way she was put forward. she wasn't kidding when she said that she had only messed with her body a little, and she was certainly a comfort to his eyes.
walking towards the back of the inn he couldn't agree more. "Yeah sleep sounds good." He said finally He wanted to rest, and it was now getting late, people were having the same basic reactions that they were, anger was still going on through the streets but once they got their room in order there would be less noise. "wanna split a room?" The question slipped out before he even thought about it.
They didn't really have a lot of money between them the first quest didn't hand them much cash. It would then be cheaper to just get one room, but the way he put it forward made it seem like he had other motives, and truth be told there was something comforting about having her with him. He didn't really want Hime to go away, or for matter of fact he didn't really want to be alone. there was something more akin to comfort with being with someone else, or having someone around that he wouldn't feel being alone right now.
A plan would have to wait, first they would need to rest, then they could work on trying to find some guild, or if they had to make their own team. The truth was though they would need a few people on their side, and they couldn't afford to take any but the best.
There was another question on his mind, a much darker one that lingered only for a second, if we died in game... what happens to player versus player? Were some people actually crazy enough to fight other people when the odds were so high.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Normally, the suggestion of splitting a room would make Suki incredibly uneasy. But after checking her inventory, a small frown crossed her face to see they had almost nothing in currency. "Hm .. better wording is we honestly may have to. I'm definitely not residing out in the streets. Hell and no. I never do player versus player .. but I know others who'd gladly leap on such opportunities." Now that they had a more sound plan in mind, it was time to begin it officially.
Suki began to follow suit and walk alongside Spice. Like himself, she didn't want to be alone for once. Were this any other day, she wouldn't care. Hell, she probably would have done more quests and gained much more experience and enhanced her skills, weapon even. But right now, she was took shocked at all that had been revealed to have the motive and make an attempt.
It was a really long shot .. but maybe the inn would offer some sort of discount with all the players who'd gotten trapped? Hopefully it wouldn't be raised; that'd be annoying. But on the off chance the prices were used against all the players ... yeah. They'd have to do pay for one bed, for tonight at least.
On the other side of town was another raven haired figure, though not nearly as long in length as Suki's. Her own eyes were quickly gazing around, low curses passing her lips. "Damnit, I knew I should have been in the same house when we logged together. Now I can't find him." Him, of course, referred to her half-brother. And between the news of being stuck in the game until it was cleared mixed in with the fact it was beginning to get dark ... Asuka was scared.
Tons of foreign figures walked by her ... but none that matched her brother. Her hands gripped the handle of her scythe, trying to reassure herself he was fine ... lost at worst. But then again, maybe it wasn't him she should be worrying about, but herself.
Call it paranoia, but she had good reasons for it all. Worse - or about as bad - as dying in the game, Asuka was also terrified of being kidnapped or somehow taken away from her brother. It was one reason they usually did everything together. He was her main source of hope and strength ... moreso with him being her lover too.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Sure enough it had taken the pooling of both their money to even afford the one bedroom. The inn's of Sword art online were for lack of a better word rustic, even in this place there wasn't much more aside from a table, with a lamp, a night stand and a bed. There were chairs here that could be used for sitting but in terms of actually sleeping it seemed they had the options of bed, and floor. There was also a washroom connected for bathing, it was funny with all the detail he was half expecting an outdoor washroom, but there was even hot water through the pipes.
"You can take a bath or shower if you want, I'll take mine in the morning when we head out." He said lightly as he left the washroom and instead took to the seats. Setting himself up for the night he scrolled through his inventory equipping his armor and putting his hammer back in his inventory till finally he had only his undershirt and under pants on. Getting changed in this world was... well rather stupid, He could strip sure but in terms of actually wearing, everything was done through the VR's menu, and it became a constant reminder that this wasn't his actual body, but rather a digital fake.
Then again being able to walk in this world it was a trade, and he wasn't sure if that trade made it a good thing or a bad thing. Sighing he laid back on the bed waiting for Hime to join him. The bed was however rather small, and he knew that this was gonna amount to one hell of an awkward night. Sighing there wasn't really much he could do with this situation. They were interlocked and that wasn't the problem. The problem was that their lives had just completely changed, still if they could do it get a guild together and actually have a team, then they would have a chance at surviving this.
Kenta had to admit that finding his sister was a bit of a job. Thankfully he had added her gamer tag as he had signed up, and sure enough the map option lead him right to her. Swiping his hand he turned off the floating virtual map as he walked up behind her going through the dark ally way. His avatar had already been shattered thanks to foolishly using the mirror item, but his clothing was very much something he was familiar with, as he had been taking martial arts from a young age, and the gi fit comfortably.
Kenta's feet slid silently across the ground as he snuck up behind his sister. He knew her fears, and knew that she wouldn't really be feeling all that great, and that was why he had to do what he was going to do. For all the pains of a relationship, and the steaks he had to go through to hide it from their parents, this was done in the name of love. Sneaking as best he could Kenta reached up and grabbed his sister his hand closing over her eyes."Guess who!"He said with a smile while his second hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her tight against his body.
He knew he was about to suffer for his attack on his sister, but at the same time he knew it would probably fluster her, and that alone was worth any amount of suffering. He loved his sister, probably more than a half brother should have, but then again considering he was born out of wedlock, and from their fathers promiscuity they were actually around the same age. There was nothing wrong with their relationship in his mind, and she was fun to play with. Not to mention his best friend, and the love of his life.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
A bit of food would have been preferred over a shower. But she hadn't yet begun to work on her cooking skill so a bath would suffice for now.Well, this is what you get for being an idiot and rushing into the game without any breakfast .. She scolded, giving a nod to Spice. "Yeah, that does sound good. I think I will." The room had been easy to navigate around in and thus Suki was able to lead herself there once again. Closing the door, she first went through her inventory. The closest things to a 'nightgown' she had at the moment were the tunic and panties. Meh ... it'd have to do for now. It was definitely better than going out there without anything on her.
Allowing the clothes to leave her for now, she stepped inside after adjusting the water to a bordering scorching temperature. Her eyes closed as a soft sigh of relief passed her lips. After all the tension from the day, this had been needed so badly. A part of her was still irked at her avatar having been taken away. What was the point in allowing them to have made one if it was just going to be removed when all was said and done?
The water continuing to fall and cascade down her body brought up another thing, however. She knew this wasn't real ... but dear god, it really felt it. In a way, it wasalmostas if she hadn't left home. Almost was the major keyword. She knew she had ... and prayed her body was doing well enough for the night. After washing her hair out with shampoo and some conditioner, she stepped out.
Grabbing a towel, she dried her hands and body off then worked on her hair, failing to find a dryer in the bathroom. Scrolling again through her inventory, she put the panties and tunic back on, glancing up and down herself. Well .... she'd seen sleazier looking clothing in other MMOs. This wasn't too horrid and the tunic was long enough to cover all that it needed to. Taking a breath to calm herself, she slowly walked out and back to the bed, putting her PDA on the mantle as she slid under the covers.
Her grip on the handle tightened. The twenty-two year old had been ready to pull her weapon out and get it ready before the voice echoed in her ears. A long sigh left her lips as her head shook, a low chuckle leaving. "Do you know how fucking stupid that could have been for you?" She asked, still pivoting on her heels to face him. Her eyes glanced up to meet her brother's. The poor girl was short for her age, not even five and a half feet tall. Then again, most Asians weren't the tallest so it wasn't too amazing to her, just slightly annoying.
Asuka had used the mirror also, mainly because she'd known other games where it was sometimes a teleportation item. She'd thought it was an easier way to get home. As much as she'd loved this game, she didn't wanna be stuck in it. So .. her avatar had been shattered. To be fair, it hadn't been much different from the real her so she wasn't overly irritated because of her looks being altered, but more that the item had done anything but what she'd hoped for.
Her hands wrapped around Kentaro's waist, pulling him into a gentle hug. This 'welcome' of being forced to remain in the game hadnotbeen something she'd expected. It probably wasn't wise to stay out much longer but they literally just logged in. Thus, they had no money even. "So .. what now? I mean, we can't go to an inn yet." There were also skills and jobs which she'd yet to have a thorough glance at ... those could probably be worked on. No,shouldbe worked on, knowing some would definitely help out in the long run.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Spice had to bite his lip, an incredibly attractive woman had just dropped right into his lap, and she was wearing hardly nothing. Never before in his life had he thought he could be so lucky, and yet with everything else that had happened it honestly didn't feel like luck at all. There wasn't much room on the bed, and as she slid under the covers, he knew that it would be his duty to sleep over them. Still his arm wrapped around her pulling her a little closer even if he remained over the covers he could still enjoy this even if it was just for one night.
He shivered slightly the tavern felt oddly drafty. even with her residual heat being so close, and the awkward fact that he had only met her a few hours prior to this moment he felt good about all that was going on. He was male so it was pretty much his job to feel good about something like this. Still he did find it kind of weird that she hadn't spoke, and there was one question before he closed his eyes and slept. He just didn't know how to address it.
It wasn't about going under the covers or even some of the darker thoughts he was holding out on, no those were questions that no one needed answers to right now. What pestered his mind was a simple question and finally it broke the surface. "Do you snore?" His voice was light, and awkward. Spice didn't hide his blush at all that well. He didn't think he would sleep all that well if she did, and frankly he may as well find out now considering that they were gonna spend the night together. Even on the small bed that was clearly designed for just one person, he was trying his best to be a gentleman.
As Auska spoke Kenta simply smiled at her."You can't hurt people in town unless they agree to a duel, I knew I would be safe."His voice had a light teasing edge to it as he felt her arms wrap around him Enjoying the closeness of having her with him. He had to agree they were stuck they couldn't do anything without money and they didn't have enough to stay at a tavern.
Tonight wasn't gonna be their best night however they did certainly have options. They couldn't stay at the Inn, but then again they didn't really need a house to sleep in, and he wasn't all that tired at the moment. As long as he had his sister he knew that the two of them would be fine for the most part. They were stronger together then they were apart, and had been like that for a long time.
"There are always ways we can make money in this world. We could go out on a night time quest, the rewards alone would see us fed, and in bed by morning."NPC's and quest givers were data, as far as he knew programs didn't need sleep so it was possible to pick up a quest at any hour. It would help them level things up as well, and get them going at least on the battlefield. There weren't many other ways he could see them getting money. Though he could think of a few ways to spend the night.
"Or if you don't like actual work, you could always play on a corner and see how much the game would be willing to give you for that."He snickered, joking of course. An evil suggestion just to see how she would play it off. It wasn't that he was cruel to his sister, but more that he enjoyed teasing her. He was after all still her older even if they were close in age.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
The lingering silence was honestly a nice change in pace compared to the chaos they'd been introduced to moments ago. Suki did have the same thoughts on the sharing being slightly awkward with having known Spice for almost no time but they both knew it'd take a few quick swipes on the PDA to re-equip her daggers. He seemed smart enough to not want a death wish so she trusted - hoped - that there wouldn't be a need to have to try to pull them out. But perhaps the more weirder thing the new assassin noted was there was something comforting about being near Spice. Maybe because the gesture was genuine?
Her own eyes slowly followed suit and closed gently, her right opening as the question finally comprehended in her mind. A playful smirk crossed her face. "Interesting ... not really the first thing I'm often asked. But to answer to you ... I don't think so. I don't live with anyone in the real world and since you can't hear yourself in your sleep ... I'm not honestly sure. My school mentioned that most people do subconsciously - at least once in their life if not constantly - but ... " She gave a light shrug. "It's hard to go on mere facts that were taught in school. I don't think I do ... but there's a chance for it. That ... is probably the best answer I can give."
Her right eye shut again, her head gently resting upon Spice's chest. Her breathing began to slow to a more relaxing pace, hinting she was steadily drifting off. "Night ... " She murmured wearily, her body relaxing against his.
"Be grateful for that." Asuka - known to others according to her screen name as Chihana - quickly retorted, sticking her tongue out playfully. Her mind shifted to a more serious train of thought as he began listing off options. Her head tilted slightly, seriously contemplating on the 'playing on a corner' idea. It'd be a double edged blade, really. She may be uneasy but deep down, she knew Kentaro wouldn't be willing to allow others any opportunities to get close to her if she really did do that. Besides, the thought of the night quests wouldn't be too bad, not since they were together.
Solo? Oh yeah, it'd be a real pain. But with the two of them .. it should honestly go pretty smoothly. Her head nodded as she looked up to her brother. "The night quests should be easy enough, between the number of us and our weapons able to cut most of anything up." Moreover, there shouldn't be any overly insane quests for them to accept. There were so many more pros as opposed to cons ... at least as far as Asuka was seeing.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Spice was satisfied with her answer, either way by the tone of her voice he could tell she was drifting off, and that meant that either way they would soon find out if she snored or not. Content if not a little cold, he curled up slightly his body pressing lightly into the back of the assassin's as he closed his own eyes. It's funny to think that she was a dagger user. Under any other curcomstance she would have been the person he feared the most, but at the same time as he closed his eyes he was simply happy that he had her with him.
"Night." His voice was the last echo through the room before he closed his eyes and went to sleep. With her secure in his arms his body was still, and though the sound of breathing filled the room, there was no actual snoring, in fact it would probably be the best sleep Spice would have had in a long time. Peaceful and undisturbed till morning.
In his sleep however he thought he heard the ambiant noises of another world, the sirens of an ambulance, the panic'd cries of his parents. All these things were faint images, that really didn't seem to matter, they were reflective shouts of a world he wasn't in anymore.
Kenta smiled knowing they were going hunting. Games were designed to be fair, as long as they kept to tasks that were for their level they would be fine. Leaning in to his sister he gave her a kiss, his hand brushing against her cheek as he watched her. She was right that he wouldn't let others get close too her. It was odd but he had often chased away other boys, or bullied people that said that they crushed on his little sister. As much as the she stayed close to him, he wondered if part of him had forced that trend.
"Who knows by morning we could very well have new equipment." He said with a smile turning and taking her hand he opened up his map and picked out a quest giver, a few minutes later they were heading out for adventure. They weren't the only ones, who seemed to have decided to take the first night into expanding their grip on the leveling. The town of beginnings was still very much alive, with a steady atmosphere of light panic. Everyone would be focused on what the admins had told them, and the game had changed.
"It's not so bad, as long as I have you with me, I really don't care which world we are in." Kenta said with a smile. The two of them had chosen to play this game with the idea that it would be a discrete way that they could hook up. Hiding away from their parents had almost got them caught a few times, and this game would have made being together easier, now however it didn't matter. "Okay here we are, feel free to pick any quest that's our level."
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Within minutes, Suki had joined Spice into a peaceful sleep. Unlike him, however, her mind didn't dwell on past images like her parents or anything. Instead, her concern stayed solely upon her body. It was a worry that would never go away though she would keep concealed for now. No one else needed to know and more than that, there were more immediate fears. The main one was getting out of this game, all while remaining alive. It was insane to think of but some people may be crazy enough to still want to do player versus player, even with the stakes being much higher than usual. Or hell, they could resort to cheap tactics, using people as hostages for money in the game. And even after that, there was no guarantee they'd keep their word.
It made Suki toss and turn, whimpering lightly as she grasped the sheets. Suddenly, she almost wanted to be back home rather than in the game. But the cruel reminder of what the admin had confessed to them played in her head again and tears slowly fell even with her eyes closed. She'd waited for this game for months, nearly a year, and now she was genuinely terrified of it and all the possibilities of things that might or might not happen.
Despite all the images, some form of a miracle allowed Suki to remain asleep and gain more than enough energy for the morning.
As Kenta leaned in and gave her the kiss, she pressed forward and returned it eagerly, sighing softly in a content manner. It wasn't the most passionate he could be, Asuka knew that perfectly. But for now, she did have to focus more immediately on the questing. After that, maybe, they could tend to one another. Stealing a glance at her brother's PDA since he already had it up along with the list of tasks they could do, she glanced down at them, reading the titles. Those alone often hinted what kind they were; escort, gathering, simple killing of non-aggressive creatures... things of the like.
"Well ... we may as well get all that we can and see how many can be finished, gotten out of the way, hm?" She mused, pulling her own out and accepting all that were available to them while still being in their level range.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Spice was roused from his sleep when he felt Hime's body squirming. She was whimpering and crying she was having a nightmare. "Hey, Hime wake up it's okay." His hand brushed re assuringly against her cheek drifting down to her shoulder as he lightly tried to wake her from the nightmare she seemed to be locked in. It was distressing to say the least that she was having such a bad dream, but it was okay as long as he was here with her there was a chance that he could do something to help her. Spice let out a soft sigh and a smile as he leaned forward and held her. To be honest his sleep had also been uneasy, but her reactions seemed to be more violent then his.
Spice breathed softly having awoken, he was okay for the most part, but worried about Hime. He had the odd feeling that there wasn't much he could do in terms of putting her to ease, but he decided it was for the best. She shouldn't be having night terrors, also there was no way he was gonna be able to get to sleep while she was thrashing around. He was just worried that she didn't punch him too hard for touching her or the close proximity of her body to his. She was an assassin after all and he wasn't sure if she was comfortable with being touched every sign had said otherwise.
Kenta laughed as she simply accepted all the quests they could take at their level. That move seemed just like her in all honesty and it would be a challenge for them for sure. Nodding he smiled and turned to the warp gates, the blue light taking over as they went to the first field.
"Looks like we are trying to find an item in this area. Some kind of jewel." Kenta said happily as they walked into what was best described as a thick forested area. The cover of the woods reminded him of home slightly as he and his sister would explore the parks and overgrown forests near the country side. Shaking his head slightly he passed on the thought of the outside world it was a distraction, and they didn't need that right now.
"it's not on my map, which means we have to search, If we split up we could cover more ground, but honestly I'd rather stick together." He didn't trust this field in a place like this other players could have become a problem, but the thick cover also probably concealed animals, and monsters native to the area. He would rather find the jewel and get the hell out of here without an incident.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Instincts finally took over and no sooner than Spice's hand went over her cheek did a hand raise up and smack it away. She tossed and turned a few more times ... before finally falling off the bed and landing on her back. The impact made her wince, curse, and open her eyes instantly, panting heavily. Gradually but steadily, Suki regained her composure and breath, seeing after looking around she was still in Sword Art Online, not the real world. It was ... a blessing and a curse simultaneously though given the last images had been of her body being raped and ravaged, she assumed it to be more of a good thing. Slowly standing up, a few cracks echoed within the room from her spine, her hands raising over her head as she stretched them.
"I'm fine ... " She replied, as if none of what Spice had just seen had happened. "Just ... restless." It was somewhat true but obviously a partial lie. Grabbing her PDA, she opened her inventory and put all of the clothes back on her, daggers appearing beside her hips again. "That being said, I almost feel like we should resume quests. I, for sure, want to regardless. I won't drag you along though if you don't want to."
"Well .. the good thing about those kinds of quests are that the item in question tends to respawn even if others find it." The smile on Chihana's face widened as Kentaro said he'd stay nearby her. "Hmph, don't lie to yourself. You're just giving yourself another excuse to be the only one to gawk at me." She teased, knowing that was definitely another motive but by no means the only one. He did have his points, splitting up may not be wise. After all, they didn't really have any idea on what kinds of people were in this game and while she'd done a few other MMOs herself, she noted it did always vary.
There could be trolls, heavy player versus player types, a mix of the two which was so damn annoying, and actual player killers who did the acts even outside of duels. It'd be much smarter to remain close by for now. Until they could begin to figure some of the more 'unknown' parts and mysteries out, the best thing truly would be to not split up.
Tossing Kentaro a teasing smirk and wink, she turned her head and resumed searching for the supposed jewel. Most, if not all, shined rather brightly and tended to be in easy-to-notice colors, even in the dark. It'd be a breeze even if others were still working on this one. Besides, she couldn't think of much if anything too horrible guarding it .. another thing she instantly began gazing out for. Monsters or mobs .. if they found a large enough one that seemed out of place,thatcould lead them to the jewel.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Spice had been surprised by the violent reaction that she had to his touch, and when she said she was fine honestly he didn't believe her for a second. She was a terrible liar for sure. Still if they left this room they lost it for the for the foreseeable future and they didn't exactly have the money to get it back. Sleep would have done them well but after that display he was almost certain that she had no intention of going back to sleep. Getting up from the bed he moved his hand across the air opening the interface grabbing his clothing and armor, drawing out the large hammer. He gave a small sigh as he stretched using the pole of the hammer to help crack his back.
Spice wanted to call the lie, he wasn't sure what had happened with her but he was almost certain that it wasn't good. Finally he stepped in front of the door cutting her off from the exit. "Okay here's the thing, we can go out questing, but as soon as we leave the room we loose it, it's not even 3 am, we have had less then 3 hours of sleep, and if you want we can go out and go hunting. But before we go, I want to give you a chance to think, cause i'm not one hundred percent, and your not gonna be either. So you can either talk to me about what's wrong, and we can try to go back to sleep, I'll even sleep on the floor as offered if that's whats bugging you, or if you really don't want to talk we can go out, into the cold of night, and go on a quest without food or sleep."
Spice was half certain that even though his tone wasn't happy about it he was about to have to open the door for her.
Kentaro smiled it was only half true that he wanted to gawk at his sister, the forest presented a rather new opertunity as they were alone in a setting that was slightly familiar to them, and he would be lying if he was to say it wasn't tempting, but at the same time the gamer in him wanted to put this Katana of his to the test. "I wouldn't know so much about that, but i'd be willing to make a wager with you."
Kentaro walked around her eyeing her in an almost predator like fashion. "Whoever is last to find the jewel, has to drop their armor, and clothing." He said curiously sure they would need to split up if they were actually making that wager, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel the way that they had been flirting. "I have honestly been wondering if this world is as fully interactive as the developers had claimed, and the only way to test that theory is to unequip."
Smiling he looked at his sister, happily he rose up a hand slowly counting down from 3 to truly begin the contest. "and... here... we go." Jumping up and kicking off from the ground he darted a little ahead, quests like this always had a pattern of some kind, and they always kept to the trail chances were good if he did stuck to the road as intended he would get to the end of it. At this point it was a race between him and his sister to see where the road ended up, and who would get the item first.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Just as Spice's tone and choice of words hinted he wasn't overly content, the glare Suki gave him showed the feelings were very mutual. But he pointed out quite a few things, enough to make her exhale deeply and calm herself. Once they left, this room wouldn't be theirs, as he'd said. It was the main thing he had made her reconsider and while she could do without much sleep, the lack of food would indeed catch up to her .. eventually. She sighed deeply, going back to being clad in her sleeping outfit - the tunic and panties - before sitting back down on the bed. Her head shook no quickly as the suggestion of him sleeping on the floor came up.
"Don't be stupid. Then you'll risk getting sick and with the lack of magic existing here, I'm not sure how well anyone would be able to cure you. An alchemist would be the best bet ... but I haven't begun that job and others would charge way too much for a potion, more likely than not. No .. I .. fine. I had a panic attack from the nightmares." It'd forced her to swallow her pride .. but Suki had done it. She never overly believed in the assassins that specialized in bluffing their asses off. No, she went for those that were best with DPS output and critical hits. Lying seemed ... redundant as it was generally found out about sooner or later.
"I wouldn't care about being stuck in this game but ... I live alone. And my body's back there ... unprotected. I'm fucking terrified ... " Her voice trembled as did her body, her hands concealing her face. "Still ... you're right though. Rushing off wouldn't do shit. I've been trying to not think of how I am ... if anything's happened or not but ... it decided to remind me in my sleep."
"Heh, alright. Hey! Cheater!" Seconds after Kentaro ran off, Chihana followed suit. There was a small part of her which couldn't help but wonder if this had been a smart idea. It hadn't been intentional, at least she hoped not, but now theyhadsplit up. A low curse left her lips as she pulled her map up, at least ensuring she wouldn't wander away from the area she needed to search. It'd be even worse to go into the wrong territory ... and run into stronger mobs or worse.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Spice sighed happy he had talked down what would have been a mistake for the two of them. They would have more strength in the morning, and as she re equiped the night gown he smiled pulling up the invintory he un equiped his armors, dropping back down to the under garments he had. He smiled lightly towards her as he walked forward. A hand placed lightly on her shoulder as he looked at her face. "I'm worried about my body as well." He said lightly it was the truth he wasn't sure what was going on in the real world right now but he had pushed those thoughts aside for the most part.
He could honestly under stand her hesitation and anticipation. This game was now their home and prison and it was wrong, really wrong that they were confined to their minds like this. However smiling he pulled her into a light embracing hug, he knew he was taking advantage of the fact that she was scared, and comforting her, and he wasn't even sure if he was crossing the line but his arms wrapped around her any way. "You have family who know that you are playing this game, just as I do, they will take care of your body out their, but it's up to us to survive in here and get back to our bodies."
"Your not unprotected." Worrying would only drive her into madness, and so really there wasn't much he could do for her except try to confirm that evrything would be okay even if that kind of sounded like a lie to him. It was funny but in the real world he wasn't all that concerned with where or what his body was up too, which made this transition easier for him. She on the other hand had some rather valid fears, but it wasn't like her body was out in the open she probably plugged herself into her room.
Kentaro let out a small snicker as his bare feet practically skid across the ground, say what you wanted about the starter sets, the katana user was certainly one of the faster classes, as he hit the ground to stop he felt his feet slide against the smooth ground. The map displayed her location so it wasn't like they were completely lost, that was until his open map flickered and died. Chihana had been right behind him or so he had thought, but he couldn't even see her among the thick bushes and trails. The forest was an area that denied the use of a map. "oops... she's gonna kill me for that one."
As he spoke he heard growling from behind him, drawing out his sword he held the katana fast as he was slowly encercled by wolves. "Well... that's gonna take a bit." He said lightly regretting his decision to split off from his sister. ~Some times I can be a serious idiot.~
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Suki's head shook no again quickly. "No I don't. My parents are dead ... have been. What guardians I used to have, I empancipated myself from them years ago due to abuse. I literally have no one ... " Her body tensed up as she felt the embrace but instead of shoving it away, she accepted it and let her head fall on his shoulder, her body trembling against his. His guess was correct, her body was in her room. But even Suki knew it only took a bit of lockpicking and enough rogues to slip in .. and that'd be it. There'd be literally nothing she could do to halt herself from being raped, even murdered after that.
The truth and realizations were finally hitting Suki hard, like a damn brick to her head. Her body shuddered again and for the first time since logging in, she broke down. "Nothing ... I have nothing back there .... " It was all she could seem to reply with, though the slight grip that Spice would feel on her shoulders suggested she was trying to get herself calm again. Trying, unfortunately, was the huge keyword. Struggled gasps and pants left as her head finally pulled off Spice's shoulder, tear-stained eyes glancing into the green ones before her.
"... I don't like doing that but I guess I've been holding it back longer than I've wanted to ..." She finally confessed softly, her right hand sliding off a shoulder as she began wiping her eyes. "... Thanks .... for putting up with me and all ... " She added. "I know I'm probably a handful and all, huh?"
"Oi! Aniki!" A frustrated sigh left Chihana's lips as her own map followed suit, dying before she could catch up. "... Goddamn you, sometimes .... " she murmured, clearly infuriated by now. Her scythe may have been the slower and slightly weaker of their weapons but it definitely had the bigger and more likely chance for critical hits. When her head turned, she didn't quite find her brother but shedidfind some other guests; wolves.
"... Ugh, when I catch up to you ... " She replied lowly, gripping her weapon and holding it out in front of her. There was another huge advantage the scythe had that the katana didn't; the ability to hit more enemies. All it'd take was a single swing and spin .. which she did, executing deadly blow after blow, working on dwindling the number of wolves around her down.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
Spice sighed so she was like him, she had no true connections to that other world. He blinked lightly not sure how to really react to that news, he knew he should have felt sad, but actually he was kind of happy it meant he wasn't really alone, or at least not the only one who had been alone on the other world. Sure he had a family, but no real friends he only had a few roommates, and none of them talked. He decided that now... was probably the best time to come clean. about everything. "I know how that feels to not really have anyone on the other side, I have roommates, and I have family, but... I don't have friends. Or even people I like."
Spice let out a low sigh as he looked at her his hand placing on her cheek, as he watched her dry her eyes. "No i think your strong for lasting as you did. You have me now." He smiled as his thumb rubbed across her skin he didn't know what else to say he had a lot of respect for Tsukihime, but at the same time he had to say his piece. And he didn't know how to say that, he was still finding words that he needed.
"On the other side... I'm... well i'm paralyzed from the waist down, I havent walked in close to nine years. It took some getting used too saying the least." He smiled trying to be cheerful. "That's why I stayed away from other people, there is always a look of pitty or questions and I hate it, here though you aren't alone, and I can walk... so maybe it's getting better in a way?"
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Kenta remembered his breathing first and formost, his swings were powerful cutting blows, and every now and then his sword would glow orange and a wold would shatter as he struck them in half, but it didn't seem to matter how many he killed it was getting more and more obvious that it was getting harder and harder to deal with these wolves. And their numbers weren't dying out.
~Smooth move idiot, you put yourself in danger just because you wanted to make a bet to see your sister naked, next time you could just ask her instead of putting you both at risk~
Kentaro's mind was nothing if not bitter over this situation but he was sure the one who would be the angriest would be his sister.
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As the wolves circled her one was hit with a throwing knife before it shattered, and two older men made their entrance. "oh what do we have here?" one guy said to another, some how both these men had already achieved a rather high level, thanks to non stop grinding, and the older of the pair had an orange icon floating over his head, being they symbol for a player killer. They had been doing stunts like this all day, and it was actually kind of surprising that they hadn't stopped even after the admin had revealed what was wrong with the world.
As they entered the area, the wolves lost agro as they were challenged by someone of higher level and ran off with their tails between their legs. "A scythe wielder, you know I haven't seen many of those running around. Oh and look at her, she's barely higher then first level."
The silver haired one stepped out on the other side of her pinning between them and a tree. "Here's the deal little girl, your gonna open up your inventory and drop all your items... okay?"
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Now it was Suki's turn to go silent and think. Just as she'd originally joined to rewrite her history as it were, Spice hinted what had likely been his true motive for joining. Well, it sounded like there may have been two but one to get away from the negative people and also, he could walk in this world whereas that wasn't true in the other side. Nodding slowly, she looked slowly up to Spice. "You know ... I do think some of those who glance at you with pity are trying - although done so in a bad way - to sympathize with you. Maybe even if they themselves aren't handicapped like you, they know someone close to them who does and inthatrespect, they relate to you. I ... hope that'll begin to give at least a better outlook on others, if nothing else."
She herself couldn't put herself as one of the mentioned examples or even say she knew anyone from her life. But Suki did know that - amazingly - not everyone in this world was a cold-hearted prick. Part of her wanted to ask what happened but decided against it, figuring an accident or worse off, intentional 'accident' had occurred to Spice. Hopefully not the latter, those tended to leave much worse emotional scars than if it was a genuine and actual unfortunate happening. But ... he didn't really have the mindset or attitude as if it were the worst-case scenario. So, Suki assumed whatever did happen hadn't been premeditated.
"Thanks again ... " She murmured, slowly lying down, an annoyed sigh leaving her lips. "Better question ...canyou even sleep? I'm not sure I can ... "
Were Kentaro in the exact same spot as Chihana, he'd see she wasn't angry. She waspissed, and it showed behind each and every swing put forth from her weapon. Her mind had been so focused on scolding her brother when this was over that she thought of nothing else ... until a wolf shattered. But what had caught her eyes was that the source of it's destruction hadn't been her own scythe but a dagger, making her glance towards the source. Glancing at their UI, she noticed the level first and then upon looking to the elder of the two, seeing the orange icon.
Orange? Why not green?
There was a reason, there had to be. Her first thought went to a stop light, especially like those in America. She hadn't been born or raised there though she had visited a few times as a tourist. The orange reminded her of the yellow, which meant more or less a warning that red was approaching.
Warning? Wait?!
By the time it'd all began to comprehend, she felt a tree behind her, signaling there wasn't much to help her now. But even still, she wasn't going to do something so foolish. Her head shook no firmly, the grip on her scythe tightening. "Fuck off!" She hissed. It wasn't at all the most logical answer, Asuka knew. But no damn way ... just no! She couldn't even begin to comply. Besides, there was no reassurance they'd spare her even if she obeyed. They were dangerous wild cards ... ones she needed to get away from.
Scythes, unfortunately, weren't good with dealing non-lethal damage. They were meant to take lives, to kill. Besides, even if she turned it so the blunt end would hit the blade would likely hit herself. So ... with that out of the question, Chihana swung anyways .. hoping to give herself more distance than she had. With or without more though, she broke off into a run.
No! No, no, no! No damn way this is happening! Damnit, Aniki!
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
Spice looked at Hime for a long moment, silence fell across his face as he listened to her. He wasn't sure what she was saying or if he wanted to be offended by it. He knew that the looks were never meant to be anything more then caring, but a the same time they still set him apart from others, and he hated that fact. He wouldn't have minded so much if it was malicious the fact that it wasn't was what he hated. People hardly ever realized the amount of damage they could cause with just a look towards a rather insecure person, and he was mistrustful because of all of that. He was actually however kind of surprised when she didn't ask the question he almost always got, and maybe it was just the fact that in here he could walk, but he didn't really detect any of the emotions he normally would have hated coming from her.
"I know that I don't want to go out into that cold night air, and I know that come morning we can get food easier then we can right now. Sleep is more or less an other concern for me right now." As Spice spoke he yawned and sprawled out onto the bed this time going under the covers and laying down. it wasn't about sleeping it was about being warm and comfortable. "I don't know about you, but being cold, broke, hungry, and tired is not exactly what I want to do with my night, besides who in their right mind would be out leveling in the night? were humans, we see better, and work better in the day time."
For Kenta these wolves were becoming a larger pest problem then he had ever wanted to have in his life. Just as he had taken down the last one he breathed heavily, his lungs were burning from the amount of work he had to do just to clear the area. Honestly he had never even thought he would have enjoyed playing a game like this, but it felt rewarding, but the fact was he was now slightly hurt. A small chunk of his health was missing now thanks in part to the wolves, and as he shook himself off he turned to try and walk back towards where he remembered his sister being.
She couldn't have been that far away from him right? They had started running down the same way, so in short he should have just needed to walk back down onto the path in order to find her. It wasn't really tracking or even that far of a leap in terms of logic. So he started to jog back in the way he had first came from, she couldn't have gotten that far from the main path.
The two player killers had been taken off gaurd by just how broad the swing of a scythe was, the blade passed through their skins creating red lines through their body as it went, and reducing their health by a small amount. Neither of them seemed very happy by this revalation even as they were pushed backwards by the scythe, The orange one drew out his throwing knives again holding the one advantage he had, the blade glowed orange as he chucked it towards her back as she ran away from then. And then they were off chasing after her through the woods, and under brush leaving the main path behind as they pushed her onto the forest.
Their locations quickly became lost even as the man with the orange hair readied another dagger sending his second shot aiming for her knee, "If you stop running we can all be friends!" The two of them spoke with a rather sadistic hiss, and laugh as they chased after her.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Suki nodded, figuring that for the most part Spice's reply made sense. She refrained from correcting him on one thing though. There were some people - like herself, in fact - who actually did better during the night. In fact, sometimes it seemed like humans were made more like vampires than their normal race between the sharp teeth and bloodlust that often went on thanks to needless violence. It made her inwardly chuckle .. but she kept that thought to herself. Sliding back under the covers, her own yawn left her lips. "Workaholics." She finally replied, giving him an answer as to what kinds of people may actually be out and about at this hour. "And to some degree, I can't blame them. But it is wise to know one's limits also." She admitted.
Chihana managed to note before darting off the very slight - but still admirable - amount of health she took away from the bastards. Given the difference in levels, health, equipment ... that was actually quite the feat to have done. But once she started running, her eyes remained firmly in front of her, not daring to glance completely behind her. It'd likely make her trip, run into something, do some action that would allow them to catch up. And that was definitelynotwhat she wanted.
The first sound of something flying through the air made her glance back enough to use peripheral vision, an eyebrow raising slightly. She understood why one of their icons was orange; to signal they were a player killer. But why was their weapon that same color? Did it have something to do with their status? Or was there something else she had completely missed? Taking advantage of the fact a fallen log had been in front of her, she jumped over it, making the first dagger miss.
This ... no ... Her heart sank. One look around her hinted this definitely hadnotbeen the same way she'd been heading towards with Kentaro. Her grip on the scythe tightened. Licking her lips, she began letting out loud whistles. It was something she'd done for years on the rare occasions she and her brother had gotten lost before. Besides, crying out would better allow those two to understandexactlywhat she was doing. And true, neither of them were higher levels than them but maybe she'd have some .. edge if Kentaro was here now as opposed to the way she was.
The sound of the second dagger flying through the air caught her ears, snapping Chihana out of her thoughts. Her head turned as she shot a glare to the boys before her eyes widened, a shocked gasp of agony leaving her lips. The quick running she'd started slowed. Her body shook as she found the location had been very different from the first one ... smarter, honestly. Her teeth gripped her lower lip as she looked from side to side quickly.
Fuck, fuck, fuck! Running like this ... that's suicide ...
Finally, her head looked up .. and found the more immediate solution. Her body wouldn't be happy with her, especially her legs but the hell with that. Better to try then find out their version of 'being friends', the tone hinting it likely wasn't a good thing. Her legs shook as she tensed her ankles, forcing herself to jump and try to grab for the nearest branch.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
Spice yawned already content with the ability to sleep. Come morning there would be a better chance for them to fight, and while she may have been confident about her eye sight in the darkness Spice was less content. He was a morning person, someone who preferred to do his work in the bright light of day. So for now he was content to lay down next to an attractive young woman he barely knew and sleep. Honestly when he thought about it like that he knew he could have sounded selfish regardless of that fact however he was content enough to close his eyes and sleep.
Kentaro arrived back at the point where he and his sister had become separated, and instead of finding her, he found the clear signs of a battle. He didn't even need to invest into tracking to know that something bad had happened on this path, the ground was dishevoled, he recognized some of the prints of the wolves, and as he looked over the ground he could see more information. Picking up one of the daggers that had been thrown at the wolves, Kentaro slowly realized that this was a lot worse then he thought it was.
They were not alone in this forest, that alone was being made rather clear to Kentaro as he looked around for more signs of his sister. Slowly he was able to put together the signs of the attack, and begin following the trails they had made. They had ran after his sister, which was a good thing, it made the three of them that much easier to track. Had they been moving slowly or carefully he probably wouldn't have noticed the signs of it, but as it was he could follow the damage as long as he moved slowly, but that was also the problem two people were chasing after his sister it wasn't like he could take his time. He bit his lower lip hoping he could move quickly all Chihana had to do was hold out for a long enough time.
The two assailants moved through the wilds after her, following her every motion, but she had managed to duck out of sight for a moment and then she was gone. The two of them kicked the ground as they took a small amount of time to catch their breath, and unknown to both of them their target was right above their little rest. "Shit dude she got away." The orange haired boy was quick to state towards his silver haired friend who brushed it off.
"She didn't get away you moron, kids that low level don't have transport crystals yet, meaning the only way out of this area is to walk out of the exit." Shaking their heads the thought never really occurred to them to look up, but if they had they would have seen their prey just above them. "Fuck! we finally find a solo player, and she's a hotty, and you let her fall out of our sights."
"Me, your the one who missed with the poisoned daggers what three times?" The two broke into a rather loud argument as they went around in circles shifting the blame, all the while the threat of them looking up into the tree's was rather apparent, but so far their vision was locked on each other.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Sukistillhad no idea whether she'd be able to fall asleep. But damnit, she had to try. Taking a steady breath, she let her head fall back on Spice's chest, a soft yawn leaving her lips. Hopefully there would be opportunities for her to work on her cooking, hunting, or both skills tomorrow .. because that was one major factor still keeping her conscious. She wasfamished. But with the hopes continuing to race through her head, Suki's chest went from the normal pace to a steady rising and falling motion. Moments after Spice fell asleep, she joined him once again.
Chihana hadn't gone up nearly as high as she would have wanted .. but enough that if they did notice, it'd be a chore still. Her arms trembled and while the two were conversing below, she took the opportunity to look at her health. The results made her eyes widen in terror and shock.
A bit over half?! And all from one tossed dagger?!
She bit down on her lower lip, lest she cry and give her location away. Her hands trembled harder, gripping more firmly upon the branch above her head. Her shaking only increased when it was revealed some of those had been coated in venom.
So soon? How though? Even if you did the alchemist job overnight .. it wouldn't immediately allow that? Dear gods ... Kentaro ... hurry the hell up please ...
That had been too much. The mere thought of having possibly nearly died after being in the game for mere minutes made her silently sob, tears falling down her face. Suddenly, she wanted to be out .. or at least have her brother back beside her again. But gods help her, she didnotwant to be alone or with these two bastards! Hell and no!
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Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
Tracking them through the forest was a task and a half, that was becoming more and more clear to Kentaro, that said it was becoming more and more important that he found his sister as soon as he possibly could, but he also needed a plan to deal with the two players that were chasing after her. He was doubtful that he could take them both, but as he looked around he was starting to realize things about this game. Smiling he darted off diverging from his sisters path only for a few minutes, she only needed to hold out for a little while longer, and then he would have everything he needed to deal with her two attackers.
The two attackers were bickering between one another insulting one another rather loudly. They were preparing for the worst thinking that Chihana had somehow gotten away from them when suddenly rain drops seemed to fall down on the silver haired guys shoulder. "Great now it's fucking raining." He said shaking his head, stepping out from the cover of the tree he looked up into the darkness of the sky, layers of foilage protecting Chihana from sight.
The oranged haired attacker followed muttering something under his breath. "What are you talking about, there isn't a cloud in the sky, it's just your imagination dude." The two of them looked at one another before slowly scanning the tree line for anything that moved. The dark of the night shielding Chihana for the moment as they looked up and down the tree for her. "You don't think that she scrambled up one of these things do you?"
"Dude that bitch is probably three or four miles from here, there is no way she is still around here lets just go back to the tavern and see what we can get for the night."
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Honestly, Chihana was amazed by now they hadn't just followed her blood trail. She'd left one behind ... hadn't she?! Her tears slowed as she tried to peek down without revealing herself.Wait ... did they not apply that in this game somehow?It was an odd thought but unless they were too frantic and infuriated to notice it, she could honestly see few other ways they weren't finding her. Even when she looked down at herself, there was definitely blood. So ... no. There should be an actual trail. Fear rushed back as she realized it was indeed likely luck that was only on her side.
And it made her hand tremble more. Chihana knew she was pressed for time and limited on that. So how much longer would she be able to keep it? Swallowing softly, she bit on her lip to hide a whimper as one of them finally suggested that maybe shehadclimbed the trees. It took a lot to keep from chuckling aloud as she heard one think she was in town, her eyes even daring to roll at such a thought.
Mhm, I'm in town with a stabbed ankle. Clearly, you didn't take Anatomy or pay heed to it.
But that was okay .. and fine with her. The longer they failed to notice the small hints all around them, the better for her. Carefully, she lowered her right hand to her side, letting her left grip the branch above her to keep from one joint becoming too sore or tired.
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Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
It was too dark to follow the trail of blood for anyone who hadn't just taken traking, but thankfully for Kenta he was making good progress with his plan. The good part of this plan was that it was bound to work, the bad part of the plan, dear god did he need to run to make it work. It wasn't just running it was running at the correct pace. To fast and he would outrun his targets, too slow and he would be overwhelmed. and he had too keep that all in mind while following his sisters blood, a fact that he was quick to remind himself of which only made him want to hurry up and get their faster.
As for the two Player killers they were now searching high and low, but the night kept the dark color's of blood away from their eyes. However as she leaned down to try and get a better look at them she did so right as one of them was looking up into the tree's trying to find where the wetness that dropped onto him had come from, and for a brief moment their eyes met.
The next thing that happened was a throwing dagger being flicked into her general direction and a simple shout of she's up in the fucking tree.
Both the Player killers smiled and jumped upwards grabbing the branches as they started to climb up towards her, first they would toss her back to the ground, and then they were gonna have some fun with her, and then for all the pain that she had caused them instead of just surrendering they were gonna make her bleed out in a pool of her own slowly damaging digital blood.
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Suki Kimura (Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
Chihana's heart practically stopped as she met eye contact with one of the boys below.Maybe he didn't ... But the shout and revelation to his partner of where she was caused the girl to let out a frustrated cry. Her grip on the branch tensed and she only saw two ways out of this - excluding death. Going higher up ... or letting herself fall right now. But the latter ... that was practically stupid! Her tears began falling faster, her heart racing frantically in her chest. Scared light blue eyes looked down and then to either side of her as the sounds of climbing caught her ears.
She was pressed for time ... which was no doubt one of the worst parts on this decision she had to make.
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Another frustrated growl left as she pulled herself shakily up to her feet. Her right ankle and leg practically screamed at her for going through with the act ... but it would only get worse if she let them catch up.
Damnit, Kentaro! Where the hell are you?!
Her head moved once again, glancing between the two options; up or down. She didn't want to choose either path. Both had their risks, even up. It'd force her muscles to move more and that alone could make them feel even worse. But if shefelland landed the wrong way ... she could break her ankle. And then ... the thought of truly being helpless made her whimper and shudder.
"Go away ... " She murmured, her instincts taking over as she slowly - reluctantly almost - began climbing higher up. Compared to going down and falling ... this had fewer cons as far as she could see.
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Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro) & Player killers
"Jump Asuka!" Kentaro was in the area and could now hear everything that was going on he had finally arrived, and he was here to protect his little sister now, finally. He held his Katana out a little longer already seeing the movement of the trees he could see exactly where his sister was and the two that were persuing her. He didn't want to mess up any worse then he already had, and if he wanted his plan to work she needed to be on the ground, they all needed to be on the ground.
"I'll Catch you!, but you need to jump now!" As he spoke he got into position, this was perfect, even as he was waiting for her to get to the ground the two player killers were turning to notice him.
"What the hell? you were with someone? where the fuck was this guy?" The two were never really the brightest bunch as they dropped down from the tree's and drew their weapons ready to engage Kentaro which he did happily turning around and activating a quick sword stance his katana glowed as he passed the blade over them both simply nicking them but not not really inflicting any damage before disengaging jumping back sheathing his sword so that he was ready to catch his sister. He grinned lightly even with his weapon away... he didn't need it right now.
The two player killers seemed arrogantly unaware of what was unfolding around them, the bush cover was moving in every direction. "What the hell was that?"
"That... was me passing Aggro. I just tagged you both, and while you two were chasing my sister... I was chasing wolves, bears, and everything else that lived in this forest, kiting them... and now they don't see me as the threat.... tag... your it." almost as if summoned by a cue dozens of wolves lashed out of the woods at the two higher level player killers. sure when few in number they wouldn't mess with such high level prey, but when there were so many it was like someone had finally rang the dinner bell.
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Suki Kimura(Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
The voice of Kentaro was a hell of a relief for Asuka to hear. She gave him a half-glare and half-smile as her eyes found him. She was incredibly scared on the thought of jumping ... but it wasn't as bad. Besides, he was there and she would trust at least him to catch her. There were far too many reasons for him to not bother doing so after all ... and he was no idiot. Not usually. But after the separation, Asuka knew Kentaro could begin to guess just how infuriated she still was at him; albeit not as much as from before. His arrival was indeed helping out with that .. but even after they got out, she'd likely still be irked at him.
Her head quickly shook, forcing herself to forget about that for now. If she didn't take the opportunity now .. she didn't want to think on what would or could happen. A low "Ngh .. " left as she used as much force as possible, allowing herself to fall from the tree. Even with knowing her brother was there, it still made her heart race. The task was incredibly risky, regardless of his presence. It did mean now that he was there, though, that nothing bad should happen to her .. especially as he revealed his plan and why it'd taken him so long. A proud smile landed on her face around the same time as she fell into his arms.
"Go.. please ... " She pleaded, letting her arms eagerly wrap around his neck. The hell with the quests, she just wanted to get to an inn, somewhere far more safe. Besides, Asuka didn't know or think she could even help out with those ... not for a while. That alone made her want to cry once again. How was her ankle going to be fixed? Could it even be? Her head fell shakily upon his shoulder, her teeth finding her lower lip once again as she trembled against him.
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Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Kentaro held his sister turning and running away from where the two Player Killers were slowly being torn apart by animals. It was honestly satisfying to have her back in his arms, and while she was asking him to go, he was more then happy to leave this place on their own. Seeing her health had dropped however, he gave a small sigh, before opening up his inventory, and searching for a moment.
Finding a healing item was fast enough, and he smiled looking at her, before tossing a small bundle of leaves up to her. "Healing herbs, Alchemists can refine them into better healing items, but as they are they still have some power to heal you, if you chew on them... Mind the taste though they are very... Well i'm sure you have had worse." The herbs were bitter, disgusting actually, the taste had nearly made Kentaro wretch when he had first found them during his forest adventure, but that said his sister needed them, and they would do something to help her.
Kentaro let out a low sigh as he stopped running, they were back at the entrance of the dungeon, and it was several hours later, the only problem, the quest was still incomplete, and while they could probably have found something to pas the time his sister was still upset and hurt. Biting his lip he sighed before letting his sister try and stand. though he kept his arms around her and her body weight on him as the two stood at the exit for a moment. "I'm sorry, I screwed up." His tone was low. He hadn't meant for the two of them to get separated, but he had managed to help her in the end. He didn't know if his sister would be willing to forgive him or not, he just never really wanted to loose her. She was his entire world, and he needed her by his side.
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Suki Kimura(Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
"Yeah, I figured as much ... " She replied, with a sigh as the sight of the herbs found her eyes. And of all the jobs that she had considered, alchemy hadn't been one. But still, Asuka hadn't really distributed points yet. It was a possibility to keep in mind .. though would she be any good? There was a good chance of the answer being no and a main incentive that had kept her away from it. But after tonight's incident, it did seem like a wise idea to think on it further. As Kentaro carried her, she began nibbling on the leaves. Sure enough, she made a face to signal it did indeed taste horrible. But she forced herself to swallow the medicine, knowing it'd be a step in the right direction.
She remained silent for the most part, anger still swimming through her. Another sigh left her lips as she got set down. "...Yeah ... you did .... fuck ... " She winced, her arm quickly grasping a shoulder to keep balance, her head shaking no. "Of all the games we chose, figures it'd be the one that forbids mages and clerics to be used." She added, a low chuckle leaving as she glanced sadly down towards her ankle.
"... We're going to need someone more experienced in alchemy or hell, maybe an NPC here is at least a Priest of some sort." It'd be a loophole she could see being created. "But until then ... " Her head shook no. "The tendon already got cut ... " She admitted, her own voice softening. If this were the real world, Asuka knew that'd be it for her. She'd be forced to permanently use crutches or a wheelchair, more likely the latter to avoid putting strain upon both joints.
Still, her head managed to look up and into her brother's eyes. "Please ... " She murmured, barely above a whisper. "Don'teverdo that again. We can't afford it .... and I'll never forgive myself if I lose you, to here and this game of all things at that matter. Please .... " Her arms wrapped around Kentaro's waist, shaking slightly. Normally, she would be able to forget but not forgive someone.
This time, thankfully, it was the other way around. Maybe not completely then and there ... but it was definitely a start and miracle in itself.
By now, her mind had mostly if not completely forgotten of the quests. She'd slow them down ... and the painful truth was almost enough to see on just resting somewhere, even if that meant doing so outside.
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Spice & Kenta Hamada(online username:Kentaro)
Kentaro let out a low sigh as they left the area, warping back into the town of beginnings. Still holding his sister he smiled as they returned to the safety of town. The sun was starting to rise up at least, and it was now the earliest moments of dawn. Stretching he yawned slightly as he walked towards the tavern. The thankfully good part was that his sisters injury was only temporary, she was missing a considerable amount of health, but the moment she was at full health there would be no long lasting effects.
Leaning up against his sister he pressed his lips to her cheek, touching her only lightly just to remind her that he was here for her now. She wouldn't loose him any time soon. Holding her closely he reflected on his answers to her comments he just shrugged. "I have a little more money then we used to, you would be surprised what nine or twenty random wolves out in the forest could buy you. As for your injuries, we just need a healing item, i'm sure there are low level ones we can get for cheep."
"Lastly." Kentaro stepped in front of his sister, his eyes watching her as he embraced his sister lightly making sure that he didn't hurt her as he held closely. Noticing as he breathed next to her, that she had her scent from the real world. How in the world did they figure that one out? He closed his eyes just happy to hold her sister. "I'm never gonna leave you."
Morning came and with it the first cracks of light fell through windows. Spice's eyes twitched as he felt blinded by the light, waking up slowly to the dust, and unfamiliar surroundings. It took a long time for all the memories to reboot his mind. Moving from his bed, his arm bashed against the young woman that he was sharing the small bed with. Blinking he had almost forgotten about Hime, for a moment. He felt a small sigh of relief as he got up from his bed.
She hadn't assassinated him, and for that he was rather grateful. He started up his day rubbing the back of his neck feeling his body pop, and he stretched out lightly. Letting out a small yawn as he woke up.
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Suki Kimura(Online UserName: Tsukihime) & Asuka Kichigawa (Online UserName: Chihana)
When they arrived back into the town, Asuka finally allowed herself to begin to relax more. The only location that failed to really do so at all was her ankle; though that needed ... elevation she supposed. But that could come in the form of a pillow when they got into a tavern. For now, she was more than content to be beside her brother. Even with the idiotic move he'd just made, she truly did love him. And it'd been more his actions she'd hated, not the man himself. There was quite the difference in Asuka's eyes and mind.
More relief swam through the scythe wielder as he hinted that during their separation, he'd been able to obtain more money .. enough to get them a proper room. A small sigh passed her lips as she nodded slowly. "... The healing item can wait. Honestly right now ... I kinda just want a bed and you nearby."
As if on cue, the embrace came. Her arms eagerly wrapped around Kentaro to return it, her head falling against his chest. "I'm holding you to that ... " She replied, barely above a whisper. Moving her gaze up, she offered Kentaro a small smile. "Alright so ... do you even want to find an inn now? Or did you have something else in mind?" She still felt horrid that they'd failed to finish most of the missions the two had set out to complete. But it was clear the last thing they should be doing was leveling up. Her ankle would need to be ... more decent if not in perfect shape to even try such things.
Suki's stomach clenched tightly, making her arms wrap around it as a low groan passed her lips. "... Maybe one of the first quests will be similar to the boars and thus allow for a food item to drop or be created somehow." She murmured, signaling to Spice the assassin was finally conscious now. It was odd to wake up to Spice and not feel as awkward as she probably should have. Maybe because - and especially given nothing seemed out of place as her eyes finally opened completely - he truly had proven to be someone whom she could better trust.
Not yet fully .. but it was a better start than most others she'd met in the past had given him.
But given she hadn't woken up to the sensations of him trying to grope her did make Suki feel better about the young man beside her. When all was said and done, he did seem to be another unfortunate person dragged into this world and forced to reside in it.
"I think it's your turn for a shower now, isn't it?" She added, grabbing the PDA-like device and adding the rest of her outfit back upon her skin.