Jomei

The smile Jomei wore as he spoke with Lessa, the two moving towards an open table so they could enjoy their small meal without the need to walk around, suddenly faded as he heard what he could have sworn was cannon fire off in the distance. Was it the sound of continuous fighting between what remained of Landonain forces and the Galteans? Before he could think any further on it, the front of the ship erupted in small splinters of wood. More cannon balls crashed into the ship, the damage causing the ship to slowly tilt into a dive. His eyes began searching the skies for their attackers, while a

She was just playing along with the joke, of course. He had teased her first, and she had followed up, both calling out 'deal breakers' as if they were actually trying to pursue a relationship. The way it so easily left her lips, a quick glance at the expression on her face spelled out that she was just as surprised about it as he was. He laughed, of course, it was a humorous remark after all (and he knew that letting silence hang would only worsen their slight embarrassment) Lucky for him, the long strands of ginger that fell in front of the side of his face so naturally allowed his smile to

Better company. That phrase left his lips rather naturally. Not that he felt it was untrue, rather the contrary. He had been enjoying the blonde's more frequent company more than others as of late. But these lingering feelings were something he tried, albeit loosely, to keep wrapped up for his own, and Lessa's, sake until it felt more appropriate. The gently nudge at his shoulder shifted his attention and gaze from the dull, orange skies to Lessa next to him, to which he smiled softly. His eyes did not stay upon her for long as he turned once again outwards towards the never ending sky.

With a soft chuckle, Jomei responded, "Guess not." This even was not like some gathering at a large hall or location, it took place on a ship.. one that took to the skies rather than the sea to top it off. There really wasn't any sort of turning back from this. Any nerves he had about this night gathered together, creating a small knot that sunk into his stomach as he felt the vessel lurch forward out of the dock. As the orange rays of the sunsetting in the distance washed over the deck of the ship, warming everything it touched, that lurking anxiety seemed to shrivel up. Jomei had seen

Jomei narrowed his gaze at Nari, who seemed a bit fixated on the 'ex' part of his statement. "It was mostly a mutual thing.. did I not mention I was engaged? .. Right, another time." Now wasn't the time to dwell over the past. They had a frantic sailor to find amongst this small, yet still bustling, framework of a harbor. Amongst all the moving parts, eagle-eyed Nari was able to point out a man, standing out on an empty dock, their movements akin to someone not having a good time. And before they knew it, Morningstar and Jomei were fumbling after Nari, who had grabbed their hands and dragged t

Jomei felt his ears run a bit hot, and the skin of his cheeks flush a bit pink. Nari asking about his 'status' with Lessa caught him a bit off guard, as it would for anyone of a bashful nature such as himself. Though, he supposed it shouldn't come as a surprise... should have expected as much since he did ask her to accompany him as his date, platonic or otherwise. Shifting his weight from one foot to another, a closed fist rose to just under his nose, as a means to not only cover his mouth as he cleared his throat - thinking of how to respond - but also to try and hide the blush he wore so ..

Jomei smiled at Fae, who told Jomei that she had brought an apple pie for the guests. "I was so concerned with putting everything else together, I had completely forgotten about a pie! Thanks Faerie. I'm happy you went with apple over pumpkin.. almost as if you knew it was my favorite." he added with a playful smirk as he pointed to an empty spot on the table next to the entrance to the kitchen. "You can set it down over there." Turning his attention to Nari again, who was still complimenting him on the decorating job, he could not help but blush slightly. "No no, I just had some decorations l

So it was chance that the two had met here today, even more of a coincidence, Morningstar was looking for the same quest NPC as they were. Jomei nodded his head in response to Nari's question, "Yeah. I also met him at Baldur's. So guess I've known both of you for just as long." he added with a kind smile. After the two had formally introduced each other, it was back to the matter at hand; finding this NPC. Jomei rubbed at the nape of his neck sheepishly when Nari asked if he had any idea where this frantic sailor may be. "Honestly, I've never finished this quest. I was supposed to do it

Jomei peeked over his shoulder as he heard the sound of the sliding screen door once again. The familiar, green haired visage of Hirru appeared through the clouds of steam that rose from the hot springs. "Hey Hirru." the ginger greeted him warmly with a stationary wave of his dripping, wet hand. "Not at all, Moningstar here was just asking the lot of us how we knew Baldur. Any fun stories to share?" The ginger listened to anything else that the others had to say about the topic at hand, including anything Hirru wanted to reveal to the group about any past interactions that introduced himself t

"- A Friend." The ginger had eyed over the short response with a half smirk, but holding a small groan behind his closed lips. Had he made an idiot of himself with that last addition? Surely Lessa wouldn't let him live it down. Should have just left the message alone as was. Despite, she accepted his invitation, and that was enough to ask for. After letting the captain know that he was waiting for his companion to arrive, a familiar voice spoke over his shoulder. "Pretty rude of that someone to keep you waiting." With a gentle squeeze of his upper arm, Jomei turned his attention tow

Jomei the emerald duelist It had felt so long ago that the people of the twenty sixth floor called for aid. What had started off as a simple adventure, racing through the streets of Landonia to explore a tower normally off limits to players, had all too suddenly shifted into an all out war between Razwell's Imperial legion and the Galtean refugees that had been plucked from their homes. In the end, they were victorious, and life on the twenty sixth floor seemed to just move on. Since then, Jomei hadn't kept up with how the floor had cha

Jomei the emerald duelist One leg dangled in the air, gently swinging back and forth. His back leaned against the bark of a tree, sitting about five or six feet up upon one of the branches that would support his weight. One good thing about trees within the safe zone being counted as <<Immortal Objects>> .. the branches couldn't snap from under you if you climbed them. Sometimes, a bench just wouldn't do it when he wanted to just sit and relax; sitting in trees was more exciting. His fingers found a familiar tune, noth

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Hearing a burst behind him, Jomei turned his eyes to look at where the skeleton once stood. Like a pile of snow against a strong gust, the bones were swept away in an instant. The storm raging outside of the windows seemed to calm, becoming nothing more than a soft snowfall. Even the throne and the ice they stood on softened and began to melt away. The ginger also felt his worries about the fight against the King and his armies melt away, as his whole body seemed to relax at once with a heavy exhale. "Thats a relief.." he would say to himself as he gently slid his rapier back into its home on

The grandiose exterior of the library was nothing compared to the inside, which seemed almost larger than he had anticipated. More books were contained within than probably even the most scholarly of minds could read.. and that was simply in the main hall of the library. Whos to know how many tomes sit waiting on shelves within other, smaller rooms off to the side. Not only books, but various pieces of art, plants, and plenty of places to sit and just get lost in a book or two. Even those who were not a fan of reading would probably find themselves drawn to the activity after stepping foot int

Nari was hyper focused on keeping the King's focus on her while Jomei kept the skeletons off of her back. Easy enough, they had dealt with enough of them that he was getting used to their attack patters, and knew just what sword art combinations to use to make sure he wasn't getting hit by all of them at once. That was his though, however, until he noticed the various piles of bones on the ground, the re-dead corpses of the skeletons he had taken out earlier, beginning to tremble and pull themselves back together. Looking over his shoulder at the Night King himself, he could see the man

"Fine.. I'm fine." Jomei responded, glancing over to Nari now that she had recovered from being Frozen, "J-Just a little c-cold." It was mostly in part due to whatever that skeleton had done when it hit him with its halberd.. so it would most likely wear off as he run around and continued to fight. "I should be finished with these guys in a moment.. then we can focus on the King." Since there were two less skeletons on the board, Jomei could focus on hitting both the remaining monsters and the King in a single hit. Slowly shuffling his feet on the ice, he kept himself squared up with the two b

The ginger offered a simple nod and smile when Lessa confirmed that she had everything she needed on her end. Of course, they had no idea what this quest had in store for them.. since they really only had intel on where to start the quest - or how to dive into the meat and potatoes of the quest proper, should they have chosen that route. Jomei was anticipating combat at some point on the floor.. but he made it this far without relying on consumables, and he trusted Lessa to have his back. "Sounds good. I'm not sure how much travel we'll actually be doing on foot, and how long it'll take. So I

Like an alligator poking its eyes out of the water, Jomei turned his attention towards Morningstar.. who rejoined the conversation after seeming to just take in the vibes for a bit and relax without many words. He asked a pretty simple question that never really was asked, for a bunch of players who were either friendly with or familiar with their host, Baldur. Lessa was the first to speak up, mixing in some humor with a rather heartfelt story of how the two grew close over the years. Jomei slowly rose back out of the water, setting himself up with his shoulders pressing against the ston

"Dammit, Nari!" Jomei would shout out as he watched the ice climb from her wound and spread to the rest of her body, locking her in place. It was a.. weird situation that they were in. Everyone, save for the King himself, were stunned in some sort of way. Jomei, struggling to get up off of the ground due to the slippery ice, the skeletons lock in place from Jomei's attack, and now Nari, encased in ice. The ginger began to scramble on the ground, his hand slipping out from under him as he tried to pick himself up to his feet so he could rush to Nari's side.. possibly take some of the attention

He could sense the rage growing within Nari just by the expression on her face before she even made her approach. "Nari." Jomei simply said in response. "Be careful. Switch out with me if you need to." Retrieving his weapon once more, he turned his attention from Nari and the King to the four skeletons, "I'll keep them off your back." The faster I can take out these skeletons.. the faster I can help Nari.. He thought to himself as his feet carried him across the ice. Suddenly, the man shot forward as he activated his charge skill to give him the extra boost needed to close the distance.

"Broken...or dead...not exactly a best seller." "No, but I don't think 'you can't log out' would sell many copies either." Despite the serious atmosphere to the conversation, he could not help but break a chuckle at their words. Though, that was the last conversation shared between the two for the rest of the trek up the stairs. Only the sound of the whistling wind, causing windows to rattle, and their footsteps filled the slanted corridor as they continued up. Finally the two came to a long landing, with a torn carpet leading to a tall, double door. The two seemed to stare at the door fo

Jomei felt the warm smile on his face as Lessa reacted to her drink. Perhaps he would have to try it out the next time he was in the area.. rather than the semi-sweet coffee that he sipped on. He wasn't even sure if caffeine was a thing in SAO, or if it was just some placebo effect. A bit of jealousy set in as he looked into the chocolate brown colored liquid that sat idly in his mug, and looked across to Lessa's once again. "Guess I'll have to get myself one of those too next time." he added with a grin. After the two enjoyed their respective hot drinks for a few moments more, Jomei went

Despite the confident, almost playful, tone in Nari's voice when bringing up how simple the assault on this castle has been thus far, Jomei's face remained hardened. Olive eyes remained on the spot where the skeletons once stood, the imprints they left in the snow slowly vanishing as the incoming wind brought with it another fresh dusting of snow. "I feel they've been easy to take down because of our teamwork." he said with a nod. "We've worked pretty well together, making sure that they don't get the chance to land a hit on us... but judging on how difficult they were when they were attacking

Nari switched up her approach and attacked a single target, the one skeleton that stood out as more of a leader type. They had a larger health pool, and seemed to be buffing the other skeletons in some way, not that it was making too much of a difference to the two players as they wiped the floor with them. Despite, knocking the captain of the group down a peg so Jomei could easily take the three remaining out in a single swipe was a good move. "Smart thinking, Nari." Jomei said with a smirk as he readied himself for his own attack, "I'll finish up here then." Pulling his sword arm back,