Clarence

Clarence smiled warmly at the woman and nodded. "Yeah... I suppose I was out here to, well, be out here. I do not get out very often, and it's been difficult in the past to leave the buildings and inns I was accustom to frequenting. This is, I suppose, a step forward for me.." His voice trailed off as he realized he overshared. "S-sorry.. I tend to talk a lot when meeting new people." His blush worsened and he tried to focus on anything else that could steal his attention away from what was transpiring at the moment. Luckily for him he was able to find something else to distract himself, and picked up two pieces of rock, which read as material within his HUD system. "O-Oh nice, two more!" He smiled and forced the conversation away from the talk of his agoraphobic episode. "So Cordelia, do you happen to be apart of any guilds? I can only really recall the Holy Dragon Alliance as existing, but I think that guild started to break apart as members of it lost interest, but I'm always curious to hear about any others that are out there!"

@Cordelia

ID: 127941 LD: 16 + 4 = 20 2 Mats

[ 4 Mats - Clarence, 1 Mat - Cordelia]

Clarence stumbled back a little bit as she popped out of where-ever she was sitting at. Clarence took a couple steps back and sheathed his dagger. Noot gasped in surprise and cowered back into Clarence's hood. "S-Sorry for disturbing you. I didn't mean to intrude in whatever you are doing." He blushed and looked down at the ground. When Cordelia mentioned Noot, he sighed softly and smiled a bit. He reached back into his hood and pulled out the fluffy bird. He held him close to his chest, and Noot slowly peered out and smiled, giving a small wave and going back to Clarence's chest. "Sorry, he's become a little shy over the years." Clarence stroked the bird's back. "And no! You're perfectly okay, I'm just not used to, well, people being around." He shrugged a bit. "I'm Clarence by the way. May I ask what brought you out here?" He asked, and Noot quickly hoped out of his arms. The penguin ran into the forest for the moment, gave out a few soft Noot Noot! The penguin came running out with two small items, and held them up for Clarence. "O-Oh. Thank you Noot. Sorry, he's a Loot Familiar, and he loves to find materials."

ID: 124109  LD: 14 + 4 =  18

[ 2 Mats - Clarence, 1 Mat - Cordelia ]

@Cordelia

While Clarence walked along the path, he began to reminisce about his life before he shut himself away from the world, and who we could of been now if he would have stuck with it and powered through his pain. He gave a light shrug, knowing that he wont ever know what he could be. I wonder how Lowenthal was after everything happened... I wonder if he still hated me before he died. I wonder if Zelrius and Ssendom thought of me before they passed away.... God I can't be thinking like this, this will only put me back into the Inn I was holed up in. I need t- His train of thought was broken when he heard a soft 'thud' coming from somewhere nearby. He quickly got low to the ground and drew his dagger, not trusting whatever it might be. "H-Hello?" He called out, and then cursed himself for stuttering when he was trying to sound threatening. He slowly approached where he found the noise, and peered around. He didn't see anyone yet, but that didn't mean no one was there.

ID: 124016  LD: 6 + 4 = 10 [ No Mats]

@Cordelia

"I don't even know why I bother after what happened with me and Hestia, yet here I am." Clarence muttered lowly to himself and walked the path he was on. After leaving the confines of the beginning city, he decided to travel along some paths within the overgrown ruins. He didn't know exactly what he was looking for, if her was looking for anything in particular, but he decided to go till he saw something that he found interesting. Noot stayed in his cloak's hood, watching intently for anything that the small bird might find. Unfortunately for the pair, neither of them were able to find anything for the moment. "Should I have found someone to explore with? Probably... Will I? Probably not." He laughed softly and shook his head. He reached back and picked up Noot, giving him a soft squeeze. I can't believe my anxiety is so bad that I can't go for a G*d D*mn walk without needing my emotional-support Penguin. His own thoughts attacking him as he took a moment to pause, looking over the ruins he found of what used to be a settlement. Got to give it to them, the game sure can make you feel like everything is real... 
ID: 123899  LD:  2 + 4 = 6 [No Mat Found]

[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 40/40][Chest Opening LD: +5][LD: +4][Environmental Immunity][Stealth Detection: +2][Dim Light/Darkness Effect Negation][DMG: +1][EVA: +1][ACC: +1][BLD: 8-10 BD, 12 DMG, 2 Turns]

@Cordelia

Clarence smiled softly, and Noot ran over to Ryo, hugging his leg. "Noot doesn't usually like everyone. He's a lovable bird, don't get me wrong. But he is rather protective over me. He only likes good people, and I think you finally realized that title refers to you, or at least is beginning to." He stood up and stretched, yawning softly. He looked outside at the time and thought for a moment. "Not to rush you out, but this isn't my shop. The owner is very nice and lets me stay here whenever I want, however I think we should probably get going." He scooped up the penguin, who gently nuzzled into his chest. "I want to thank you for finding me. If you wouldn't have found me.... I don't think anyone else would have." His face dropped for a moment, but returned to a soft look, not as grim as it was earlier in the night. "Oh, I almost forgot." He quickly opened his HUD screen and sent Ryo a friend request. "If you ever need to talk to someone who loved him too." He gave a crocked smile and walked to the door, holding it open for the purple-haired man. "And, if you ever see Jomei again. You... you two I think have a lot to talk about." 

@Ryo

"So you're going to sacrifice your own well being and life to repay for your crimes and to help others. While to some that may seem honorable, to me that is stupid." He shook his head and made eye contact with Ryo. "The idea of wanting to help others is not lost on me. But if you're gone, how does that leave the people around you? Do you think Lowenthal would want you to do this? Piera, Lee, and Jomei. Would those three really agree with you throwing away your life for this? If you wish to kill people who kill people, your own hypocrisy will make you a target in the future, the very thing you swore you would protect from." He sat up and looked at the man. "Obviously I do not know your life, and this kidnapping and slave thing," He pauses, gritting his teeth, "Is definitely news to me. But yet, I don't see you as a bad guy. I see bad decisions, very very bad decisions, but not a bad guy. You're growing, learning, getting better." He paused, trying to think of the right words. "You see yourself as unlovable I have a feeling, but yet.... you are surrounded by people who care for you? You got my name from someone, someone close enough to you who would trust you with that info, and there is probably many more whos heart would break if you passed away."

Clarence smiled brightly at Hestia as he started to hear discussion about all the friends that he used to have, and the people he knew. "I miss them all so much, even the ones I didn't really know like Calrex and Jomei. Zelrius and Ssendom were good people, no matter what anyone says." He looked a bit angry, but quickly pushed it away. "Sorry.... And Lowenthal was- is a good man. Always will be." He said with a distant look, looking down at the hall behind Hestia. "As for the Azure Brigade, yeah I was one of the founding members of the guild. Most of the members of Azure Brigade are gone, so it is surprising that people still know about it and discuss it. It's strange to even talk about it, like opening up an old home." He smiled a bit, feeling nostalgic. "What about this guild that you are in that Jomei is apart of? I don't really get out.. at all. So I don't really know anything major about what has been going on recently." He asked and looked around, a chest appearing where he didn't even see before. "Oh wow um, while you answer I'm gonna open this." He chuckled and went towards the chest.

ID: 110460 LD: 20 + 2 = 22 [ Chest Found ] 

[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 40/40][LD: +3 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10. 12 Damage][ACC: 1]

@Hestia

"Killing a murder only makes another murder. Fighting fire with fire only makes the blaze bigger." Clarence sat there for a moment as Ryo broke down in what he was saying, referring to himself in his own anguish and hatred. "So, what you're telling me is that you used to do bad things? Now you are atoning for what you did and trying to be better?" He cocked his head at Ryo and gave a small smile. "You're better than the rest of the world Ryo, you are growing." He sits up and stokes the fire more. "I used to think that bad people deserved to die, but bad doesn't breed bad, it just is. You can't eradicate the evil when the evil isn't something that can be controlled. Bad things happen to good people just because they happen, it is your choice on how to come back from that." He looked at Ryo. "I wanted to die for such a long time, I lost sight of how dying would affect everything I used to think was good. You're here because you want to right wrongs, even if your end result would be bad, your intentions are good. You are getting better, that is no easy feat. So take a breath, think of your actions, and worry about the consequences, because you're telling me that you murdering another human being will be fine by every single person in your life you care about?"

@Ryo

"I-It's my actual name.... I didn't want to go through the stress of remembering a username," He smiles and gives a soft laugh, looking down at the ground, "I-I'm fine with exploring the dungeon with you.. If you'll have me that is." He blushes a bit and runs a hand through his blonde hair. He gives a soft sigh and looks back up at the woman, trying his best to force his social anxiety away with a  small smile. "I... I haven't really been up to a lot as of recent, only been active around now, so that might be why you haven't heard about me. You may have heard of my friends? Zelrius, Sssendom, Daeron, Calrex, Jomei, Oikawa,..... Lowenthal, Zero, Miaki, Keith, Nikki... They are a lot stronger than me, well the ones that are still around..... They were some of my friends." He bit his lip and ignored the sadness that crept the way into his mind. "Zelrius, Keith, Miaki, Oikawa, Lowenthal, Daeron, and Ssendom all used to be in a guild together. I met Jomei through Lowenthal.... And the rest just randomly throughout my times. I was apart of the Azure Brigade, but they fell a while ago, now just local legend." He felt his mind let out a loud gasp if air mentally, he was very, very stressed. Social interaction, dear lord.

@Hestia

Clarence sat there, not expecting the onslaught or words and hateful comments that were thrown on to him. He gritted his teeth, the pang to his heart was a bit more than he expected, probably because he was the only man he opened up to since everything with Lowenthal. The affect of these words, caused Clarence to bubble up with anger for a bit, his eyes narrowing. He barely recognized what Ryo said about who ran absolute Pin, the guild he was sort of in for a moment before it got disbanded. Clarence slowly stood up, looking down at the purple haired man. He could see anger coursing through the man's veins, and almost.. hatred of himself? Clarence knew what hating yourself felt like, and he could connect to that within the man, which caused another pin prick of anger. "Listen. Ryo." He glared at the man, taking a step forward. "You come to me to talk about Lowenthal, come to me to discuss this man who you idolized, and who I loved." He knocks the chair he was sitting down with a loud CLANG. After he knocked the chair down, he drew his dagger, pointing it at the man. "Listen to these words. Do you honestly believe someone who kills, does horrible things should die? Do you, with every ounce of your being, believe that redemption is not possible? For this woman, I hate her with my being, but I also hated someone close to me for a very, very long time. Let people learn to live with themselves, and atone for their actions. Killing this woman stops nothing, and Lowenthal would not want more people dying because of him. He wanted people to LIVE. So, How DARE YOU say these types of things. ESPICALLY in relation to HIM!" He glared at the man with intense anger, and slowly sheathed his dagger. "Now, you can either A: Leave, go find this woman and kill her, which solves nothing, and Lowenthal will not see you again. Or B: Stay here, talk to me, understand this loveable man just a bit more, and heal." He picked up and sat down at his seat.

@Ryo

Clarence's eyes went wide in surprise as the questions got turned towards him. And when the killer that he learned of a little while ago was mentioned, his jaw clenched and his hands gripped the arm rests. "If I had any say or ability to change him being in the common areas?" He leaned forward, a dark glint in his eyes, but it quickly went away, his body relaxing a bit as he thought a bit. "I... I don't know. Well, that's a lie. I know what I would do, but my heart wants me to do something else." He mentioned and for a moment, didn't say anything. "They.... They shouldn't die. No matter what they did, no matter the wonderful man they killed.... Let them live. Let them deal with the actions they caused, I've grown to accept death, having only two living friends out there, one of which I don't think remembers me. So in total, life isn't something I'm okay with throwing away. Everyone has their demons, it's their punishment to fight them off, not to drop their baggage on everyone else when they leave. The killer should live to see another day, a day that Lowenthal should have seen." He looked at the fire, a determined look in his eyes. He blinked for a moment and turned to Ryo. "Anything else? I have some dumb stories of him as well. I think anyways, he was good at not acting like a dork all the time."

@Ryo

Clarence thought for a moment on the words Ryo spoke. It was true the whole Velvet Room debacle caused a strain on Lowenthal's life, but he didn't always feel that way about everything. "That is true, goodwill alone doesn't make a man. But he made himself. When I first met him, he was getting over someone, and not knowing where to go in life, and I was in the same boat. We helped build each other up from where we were into a better version of our selves. His friends, they helped a lot. Like Zelrius, Ssendom, Jomei, and countless others. Lowenthal became who he was by the company he had. He always had dreams of helping others no matter what, and people really helped him get there." He mentioned and smiled at the names, happy to know that Jomei was engaged. Is it to Zandra? I heard that they were a thing, not sure if that lasted. I hope it did, or at least he met someone of good quality for him. "And he, he never really abandoned them. I wasn't in Velvet Room for the end, espically because of our..... breakup." Clarence bit his lip at the comment. "But he cared, and the people in the guild cared for him. Even though he left, and the guild was later disbanded, he still made sure they were okay, he never left anyone behind that didn't deserve to be left behind."

@Ryo

"Oh crap! I haven't even introduced myself!" He blushed and shook the hand given back to him. "I-I'm Clarence, some people call me Clare." He smiled a tad bit at the nickname that Zelrius had adopted for him so long ago, feels like centuries since him and that man had talked and hung out, he really missed him. Okay, social interaction time, play it cool and everything is going to be okay. He sighed and got ready to talk to the woman.

Noot saw Kuro and jumped on to him, snuggling into his wings and fur, nooting happily and rolling around on top of him. "Noot! You don't even know him." He scolded the penguin and scopped him up, who was not missing his furry friend. "Sorry! Noot is super affectionate." He said and squeezed Noot against him, the penguin making a cute squeak and curling into Spencer's clothes. After the moment of Noot loving on animals, the two were now in silence. "S-so, do you want to explore this dungeon some more? Or do you want to leave? I must warn you, the last cave I was in, was years ago with someone who isn't even around anymore." He smiled a bit and started to think about Lowenthal, his thoughts on the man had finally begun to be less sad, and more affectionate and cute.

Clarence cheered a bit when he watched the creature dissipate into crystals, signifying that it was, indeed, dead. Clarence took a moment to relax, then looked at the woman tank that was standing next to him. "T-thanks." He muttered and looked down at the ground. Oh god, now I have to interact and talk with someone, this is not good, abort mission abort mission. He sighed a bit and ran a hand through his hair. "I would have died if you didn't come and help me." He said and looked up at the woman, smiling softly. Noot ran up to Hestia and Nooted loud, hugging tightly on Hestia's leg and Nooting more in appreciation, Noot loved people. Clarence smiled a bit more,  walked over to the woman, forcing himself to stick an arm out for a handshake. "W-we never got a proper introduction." He blushed and looked around, his social skills were all out of wack from being gone for so long, and it was not getting better any time soon. Shut up Clarence oh my god.

2220 col,  1 T2 mat,  1 T2 rare unidentified weapon

Clarence groaned a bit, and readied his dagger again, ready to attack, once again, just in case this ghoul was going to dodge the attacks made by himself and also Hestia again, but he secretly hoped it struck Hestia so it could die. He sighed a bit when Hestia missed, no that she didn't hit, but because it kept dodging. "It seems that whenever I fight, when ever it gets down to very low health is when it can't be hit anymore." He complained and then went for his next attack. He thought of some thing though, leading it into Hestia's armor. Hope this works. He though to himself as he got around the ghoul slowly before chucking a pebble right at Hestia's feet. Sure enough, the creature ran forward and lunged at Hestia, but it didn't go as well as he thought. The creature struck Hestia, hurting her, but it seemed to not be affected by her armor, which was new to him. He looked surprised, but this made him think of his past combats, the craziness of them all. I miss them, I miss Zelrius. I miss Miaki, Keith, even Daeron. Ssendom, Tristian, Nikki. I hope they are happy where ever they are. He bit his lip from tears escaping and sighed softly.

ID: 109146 BD: 1 
ID: 109147 MD: 10

[Hestia][HP: 1421/1585][EN: 140/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 7]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 29/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 3]

[Ghoul][HP: 30/745][DMG: 164]

Clarence nodded to what Hestia said, trying to ignore his own sadness and irritation to himself, which was only working half way. He sighed softly and gripped his dagger, not really acting that ready to attack, and the ghoul was not doing that good at attacking. IT launched forward, missing the two of them. Clarence struck out, but it seemed that he couldn't quite get a good hit on the creature, it was moving too fast. "Jesus Christ this thing is fast." His little streak of striking the ghoul had come to end, it seemed to have understood them enough to be able to dodge them well enough to not get hurt, which was kind of irritating Clarence. Come on, when this thing is dead, you can continue to search for items, and hopefully Hestia will either be good company, or leave, hoping for good company, mostly because I do not want to die here and she could definetly protect me if the problem does arise that I could die. He thought a little morbidly and got ready for his next attack.

ID: 109139 BD: 4 
ID: 109140 MD: 3

[Hestia][HP: 1585/1585][EN: 135/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 7]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 31/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 3]

[Ghoul][HP: 30/745][DMG: 164]

Clarence nodded, but he still felt bad for using Hestia as a meat shield against the creature. "Still, didn't want to use you like that, I'm probably more than 50 levels under you." He muttered a little bitter with himself for that. He backed away a bit sad at the prospect of people being such higher than him. She might not even be the highest level, Calrex was super leveled when I saw him last, the last time I was really out and about. He thought grimly to himself and shook it off, backing up a bit more. Clarence bumped into the wall and startles himself, but he laughed at himself softly and walked forward, trying not to be scared, but still down on himself for how low level he is. "I need to get stronger, or at least to a suitable level." He thought, but the thoughts of him weaker still got to him, keeping him in place for a moment. Noot ran over and hugged his leg, and he smiled a little sadly, picking up the penguin. 

ID: 109137 BD: 3
ID: 109134 MD: 8

[Hestia][HP: 1572/1585][EN: 136/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 7]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 28/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 3]

[Ghoul][HP: 30/745][DMG: 164]

Clarence was prepared to attack, but Hestia was already on the assault, decimating that creature to a dangerously low number for it to live. "O-oh. Well then.." He muttered and shook his head, more than a little surprised at the sudden attack and destruction of its health. Clarence sighed softly and got ready for his own attack, both excited and nervous about attacking it. Okay, it is still trained on Hestia, if I slide in, stab it a bit and let my bleed affect take it down, maybe it will be close to 100 Hp? Oh I hope to god it will be. He thought to himself and went forward, going for a quick attack. He ducked forward and stabbed four times into its face while it was still trained on Hestia, the creature screaming and turning directly to Spencer, growling and panting, angry to have gotten stabbed. The bleeding affect made it whimper, its health going down a small tick. Better than nothing. He thought and ducked behind Hestia, using her as protection to activate her thorns. "S-sorry." He muttered to her as the ghoul lunged forward and struck the armor, the same thing as before happening, the thorns activating and sending the creature skittering across the floor. "Oh thank god that worked." He muttered and blushed a bit, backing away from Hestia.

Noot continued to mess with Kuro in a cute way, booping Kuro then quickly running away, coming back to boop Kuro and run away again.

ID: 109126 BD: 8 + 1 = 9 5x4 = 20
ID: 109128 MD: 8  

[Hestia][HP: 1572/1585][EN: 137/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 7]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 29/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 3]

[Ghoul][HP: 96/745][DMG: 164][BLD: 2/2 Turns, 12 Damage]

Clarence flinched a bit when Kuro launched forward and growled at the Ghoul pinning it down to the ground, seeing Hestia attack soon after made him realize the power gap that was evident in the game now, and how far behind he was in the game. Jesus Christ, I used to be on the front line... what happened. He shook his head for a bit and got ready to attack, feeling a bit motivated after his last attack hit. He breathed in and charged forward, being quiet. Luckily this time, Noot hung back with Kuro, nooting and kissing his leg, waddling around the creature. Clarence creeped up on the side and launched forward, carving a chunk out of its side before hoping back. The ghoul growled again and snipped out, but this time it struck Hestia. The ghoul ran forward and clawed at Hestia, striking her armor hard. The ghoul, not realizing there were spikes, howled in pain and fell back, whimpering and holding its body, the thorns taking out a major chunk, and Hestia not really realizing she was hit for that much. "Holy crap Hestia." He breathed and backed up.

ID: 109110 BD: 8 + 1 = 9 5x4 = 20 + Bleed for Two Turns 
ID: 109112 MD: 10 + 1 = 11 (164 - 151 = 13 Damage) 54 Thorns

[Hestia][HP: 1585/1585][EN: 141/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 6]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 32/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 2]

[Ghoul][HP: 479/745][DMG: 164][BLD: 2/2 Turns, 12 Damage]

Clarence watched as Kuro gave a confused glance, but Noot was happy. He hopped off his shoulders and ran forward, wanting to protect Hestia, the penguin wanted to protect Hestia. Clarence gasped and ran forward, ignoring the ghoul itself. "Noot!" He yelled and dived forward, grabbing Noot. "Don't you EVER do that ag-" He got cut off and gasped, ducking quickly from the swipe the ghoul made at the open air. Clarence looked at the ghoul in mid air, lunging at him, and stabbed his dagger up. The creature let out a strange growl and fell to the ground, growling at Clarence and trying to find his exact position. Clarence ran back as the ghoul lunged at him, Noot in tow. "Noot, listen to me, never do that again, you hear me?!" He yelled at the penguin like a defensive parent, but a weird twinge of happiness filled him, he had struck the creature and actually hit. Is this what it felt like when I used to fight?..... Do I miss this? He thought to himself as he got ready for any other attack it was going to have.

ID: 109107 BD: 6 + 1 = 7 4x4 = 16
ID: 109108 MD: 4 + 1 = 5 Miss 

[Hestia][HP: 1585/1585][EN: 136/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 6]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 35/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 1]

[Ghoul][HP: 553/745][DMG: 164]

The Ghoul twisted its head and screamed from the loud noises echoing across the walls. It flinched back and ran into the wall, the noise too much for the creature to handle at the moment. Clarence slowly picked himself up and saw Kuro come and guard Clarence, Noot poking out of his clothes as he stood up. Seeing the others, Noot sighed happily and climbed out of his shirt, looking around, trying to find a good place to hide. The penguin looked at Kuro and hopped on to his back, looking at the creature with happiness as it did. "I'm sorry." He muttered to Kuro, knowing Noot is a very affectionate penguin

The ghoul came forward towards Hestia, but with the echo going every which way down the halls, it was hard for him to figure out exactly where Hestia was at the time. It launched itself forward, hitting the ground in front of it, wincing and slowly picking itself back up. It whipped its head around and growled, trying to find the correct placement of the tank that caused it pain.

ID: 109102 BD: 1 + 1 = 2 
ID: 109104 MD: 4 + 1 = 5

[Hestia][HP: 1585/1585][EN: 146/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][BLD: 36][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 5]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 38/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10, 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 0]

[Ghoul][HP: 745/745][DMG: 164]

Clarence listened to the description that Hestia gave about herself, and he nodded, happy to have a tank that could protect him. "Okay, Thank you so much." He said and quickly ducked behind Hestia, knowing full well in hell that he could not do anything that would be any help. He sighed a bit and started to look for anything that could help Hestia fight the creature, but this was a dungeon, there would be no items that could really help. He sighed a bit and looked back at the two as the Ghoul launched itself forward at the spot that Clarence was at, very, very close to where Hestia is. Clarence gasped and fell back, the creature being so close, he could see what it looked like. Its body looked human, buts its bones were longer, stretching the skin to almost past the point of tearing, but not getting to that point. Its eyes were hollow husks, and its teeth were broken and sharp, like shards of broken glass. Well, if I die, this is definitely a horror movie aspect. He thought to himself grimly as he slowly got up from the ground, trying his best to look for anything good.

ID: 109108 LD: 2 + 5 = 7 (No Chest)
ID: 109099 MD: 1 + 1 = 2 (No Hit)

[Hestia][HP: 1585/1585][EN: 154/154][DMG: 16][ACC: 0][EVA: -1][MIT: 151][BLD: 36][THN: 54][BH: 79][HM: 2][REC: 6][H: 0]
[Clarence][HP: 400/400][EN: 40/40][LD: +5 Chest, +2 Natural][DMG: 4][MIT: 8][EVA: 1][Bleed: 8-10. 12 Damage][ACC: 1][H: 0]

[Ghoul][HP: 745/745][DMG: 164]

Clarence turned a corner and saw a winged beast standing directly in front of him. "Sh*t!" He screamed out and fell back against the floor. He looked at the creature, but noticed a player standing by its side, signaling the creature as being a familiar. "Oh thank Christ sorry." He muttered and stood up, brushing himself off. "Hi, I'm Clarence, I'm being chased by a really tough creature that I can't fight on my own, so yes can you help?" He said all at once, the words running on together in a big pile of something that is hard to understand. 

While he said that, the ghoul made a loud screech and came running, sliding and colliding with the wall behind them as it did, trying to find out where the two players and two familiars are. "Shh, It can't see." He mutters quietly and slowly starts to back up. Noot, who had been clung to Clarence's clothes, looked at Hestia and Kuro, giving a scared wave and crawled back into Clarence's shirt. 

Why.... Why in the hell did I do this. He thought bitterly to himself as he ran forward, ducking behind a wall in the cavern. There seemed to be a ghoul type creature crawling towards Clarence, trying to find him. The creature was blind, but its hearing was perfect, hearing anything easily. 

The only reason he was out here was because of Ryo, damned Ryo. The man found him on the fourth floor and convinced him to get off his ass and start to go back into the world around him and meet people, but it doesn't work that well when he is low leveled and doesn't know how over powered everything is in the game. Clarence decided to go out on to the 17th floor, hearing it was pretty, and start to explore all of it. When he came upon a dungeon, a small spark of curiosity drew him into it, but what awaited him was all but pretty. So, Clarence has been dragged around the dungeon by his own wanderlust, and now fear that he is going to be killed by this creature that would not stop following him.

"God, Someone, anyone, please help." He called out, then ran, the creature now knowing where he was. If that didn't work then I don't know what else to do. The creature was blocking his exit, and he couldn't find another path.

"H-He said that?" He muttered and stopped moving. He let Noot go down, and he ran over to Ryo, rubbing against his leg and nooting happily, running around the man, happy to see new people. "Well, if we are going to talk about him, I guess we should get out of the snow." He muttered and threw his hood back on his head. "Follow me, I'll tell you as much as I remember." He smiled a tiny bit, the act of conversation was healthy for him, but the smile quickly faded away after a moment. "So you know Jomei too? How is he doing? I haven't talked to him, well, since I went away." He muttered a little softer at the end of the statement.

The two entered into a seemingly empty café in the middle of the floor, but no one seemed to be in it. The sign read. Will be Back soon. Feel free to sit and escape the cold, Out gathering supplies to Cook. Clarence opened the door and held it open for Noot and Ryo. "I come here around this time, the owner is never here. If I ever need  a change of scenery I pop in and sit by the fire." He motioned towards it and sat at a chair next to it, and motioned for the man to sit as well. "So Lowenthal, you want to know what inspired him to be a hero?" He asked Ryo before thinking for a moment, remembering the times they had together. "He, He had always wanted to be one. There wasn't an ounce of doubt in his body that he wasn't going to be there for someone."