Jomei

"Hm..." Jomei hummed to himself curiously, his expression hardened with both concern and intrigue as he approached the small dock he had last visited when attending Baldur's tournament. There, affixed to a post with a rope, was the small row boat that served as the only form of transpiration between the mainland and the isolated island with its driver nowhere in sight. The nail of his thumb gently raked at the skin of his lower lip as he pondered the situation, emerald orbs trailing from the empty vessel to the nearly floating island off in the distance. Perhaps Baldur, or any of the other inhabitants of the guild hall, would have better insight into Takumi's whereabouts.

The small, wooden boat adjusted to the ginger's weight as he slowly stepped foot into the boat, one foot at a time. Gently rocking back and forth in the water, Jomei took pulled the boat free of its loose bindings, and took hold of the oar to propel the boat forward. If the situation were not seemingly dire, he would have been more excited to be piloting the small boat across the channel to the island. Rowing a boat was never something he had the pleasure of doing, though the mechanics of it seemed simple enough that he could pick it up after watching others do it in the past. He may have steered off of the path a couple of times, almost sending himself into a circle... but a few redirections and he was back on course. 

Finally through the glowing symbol that served as an offshore portal, the boat -- with Jomei in it -- slowly came to a rest on the other side, in the small body of water where the receiving dock to Baldur's island sat. Tying up the boat once more, the ginger stepped off onto the island. "Hello?" he called out, "Baldur? ... Calrex? ... Anyone home?" The island wasn't ginormous, but definitely large enough where his voice wouldn't travel the entire length. He also could not help but keep his voice a notch lower than shouting, as to not disturb the serene atmosphere that seemed to circulate the guild hall at all times. 

It didn't take long for him to conclude that no one was around.. which could mean two things: Takumi was safe, traveling with Baldur and the group.. of they had no idea that their guild mate was missing. Pulling up a quick message, Jomei contacted Baldur.
 

Quote

To: @Baldur
From: Jomei

Hey Baldur, hope I'm not disturbing you.
I tried coming to talk to you in person, but looks like none of you are home.
Did Takumi go with you? I met with someone who said they were waiting on him.. but he never arrived. 

There have been a lot of kidnappings as of recent, and I don't want to expect the worst but...

"Phew" Jomei exhaled as the remaining threat was eliminated. Sliding his sword back into its scabbard on his hip, he looked at his two companions. "A few mats.. some Col. No items really worth noting though." he said with a shrug of his shoulders. Gathering was not only something that Jomei did not do often, it was something he usually didn't enjoy. Be it because he was not big on crafting, or if it was because he usually went about doing it on his own. With company, however, it was pretty enjoyable. Gave them something to do as they just spoke. 

"I'm actually having a good time as well." the ginger said with a wide grin. "This normally isn't my cup of tea.. but gathering with friends definitely has its benefits." Taking a quick peek around the garden, Jomei weighed their options. "I have nowhere else to be for today, so I'll leave that up to you. I'm just enjoying the time out of the house. Spent too much time pent up there recently." 

"Hey!" Jomei called over to Koga as the man cut cleanly through two of the monsters, "You still took out two of them and left one barely hanging on, I wouldn't count yourself out yet." he encouraged his friend. 

With seemingly one enemy left, Jomei watched as Nari said a silent prayer to herself before heading in to finish the creature off. Jomei followed closely behind her with his sword at the ready, in case her attack failed so he could quickly follow up and finish it off. As he had predicted, Nari's spear only scathed the surface of the Knight's armor, so the moment she stepped out of the way, Jomei plunged his rapier deep into the chest of the monster to finish it off. 

As the creature burst into pixels, Jomei reaping the rewards of his kill, a flash out of the corner of his eye sparked him to move out of the way. His shoulder hit the ground with a diving roll as another of the creatures burst from the chaos and swiped its large claws at Jomei, barely missing the ginger. "Looks like I missed one in the commotion, that's all you Koga!" 

ID 208840 | BD 7(+5)(-2) | Fallen Procs
Tech-D : 23 + 8 x 16 = 496 (-160) = 336

[2,0] Nari-Lanreth | HP: 740/760 (+23)| EN: 77/88 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 147 | ACC: 1 | REC: 8 | EVA: 0 | LD: 0 | STH: -5 | THORNS [72 DMG] | FROSTBITE [30 DMG] | Battle Healing [+23]
[2,2] Jomei | 880/880 HP | 70/126 EN | DMG 23 | MIT 44 | EVA 3 | ACC 4 | BH 48 | HLY BLS 19 | BLD 48 | FLN 8 | AA | LD 1 | F.Sprt. 
[1,1] Koga | HP: 860/860 | EN: 90/120 (105 +1 +4 -20) | DMG: 23 | EVA: 2 | MIT: 30 | ACC: 5 | LD: 3 | BRN: 56 | BLT: 32/20 | FALN: 8 | REC: 4 | B.HEALING: 47/94

Knight of Gaia 1 | HP: 0/675 | DMG: 180 | MIT: 85 | ACC: 2 (3-1) | EVA: 2 | PHASE | Frostbite [30 DMG; -1 ACC 1/2]
[ STUN CD, 0/3 ]

Knight of Gaia 3 | HP: 151/675  | DMG: 180 | MIT: 85 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 2 | PHASE [ STUN CD, 1/3 ]
Debilitate | On a natural MD of 9 or 10, the mob strikes the player with a heavy blow, inflicting Bleed matching the Player's Tier for two turns, and applying a -2 evasion debuff to the player hit.

Knight of Gaia 1: ID 208441 | CD 4 | LD 17(+1) 18
 Col: 2700 + 1350 = 4050
 Mats: 1 + 2 = 3
 Rare Consumable + Rare Weapon

Perhaps his choice of words weren't exactly on the mark of the point he was trying to make in his vague familiarity with NIGHT. He hadn't heard of her in the sense of listening in on tales of a fellow player, or from word of mouth in their mutual peers. They had simply crossed paths a few times before now, mostly during boss battles, and never took the time to speak to eachother. 

A hand snaked around his neck to gently rub at the nape of his neck. "Sorry.." he said with a sheepish chuckle, "What I meant was that we've both fought on the frontlines a few times, different parties I believe. I just try to keep a note of the other frontliners.. not that I go seeking them out to speak with them. The event on Baldur's island kind of stuck the face and the name together."

Nari returned shortly after dismissing herself with a recording crystal in hand. A small sample of the song she would be performing later. Taking the item in his hands, Jomei looked at it for a moment before turning his eyes back to Nari. "Alright, I'll give it a listen in a little bit. Thanks."

Looking towards the other two newcomers, Jomei offered a polite nod of his head. "Pleasure to see the both of you again." 

Hands shoved into his pockets to protect the skin from the biting cold, the ginger gazed around at the snowy exterior of Nari's humble abode for just a few moments before the door swung open. The familiar gaze of the violet haired woman met his, before she offered a rather lengthy greeting in the Irish language. The ginger simply smiled, allowing the small chuckle that bubbled up within to escape as his lips parted into a grin. "Well hello to you too." he chose to leave out an Irish greeting of his own, since Nari had said enough for the two of them, "Thank you for the warm welcome." he added with a polite bow of his head, before accepting entry into Nari's house. 

With a swipe of his hand, Jomei removed his green cloak from his shoulders, leaving him in a form fitting, short sleeved, collared shirt with a pinstripe-like pattern to it. "You have quite the home, Nari." Jomei noted as he took in the interior, and the decorations Nari had plastered onto the wall just for the occasion. As he followed her into the mansion, he saw that he was the first guest to arrive. Formal guest at least, since NIGHT was already in attendance. With what little Jomei knew of the budding companionship between the two women, it didn't shock Jomei that she was in attendance. At least, for once, he would be able to share some words with her and get to know the fellow frontliner. "Oh Nari, before you go, later on we can speak about that performance you planned to put on. I wouldn't mind having a part in that, if you'll have me." 

As the violette went off to greet more guests, Jomei turned to NIGHT, extending a hand in greeting. "I suppose its nice to officially meet you, NIGHT. Even though I feel we've fought in a few boss raids together, we still haven't had then chance to actually talk." 

@NIGHT @Nari-Lanreth

Jomei's Outfit

Jomei the emerald duelist

Spoiler notes Level: 32 | Paragon: 66 | Tier: 4(10)  Jomei: 900/900 HP | 128/128 EN | DMG 23 | MIT 44 | EVA 3 | ACC 4 | BH 49 | HLY BLS 19 | FLN 16 | HLY 8 | AA | LD 1 | F.Sprt. equipped Fragarach  Vestige of St. Patrick Alatreon's Will battle-ready inventory Antidote (3/3)  skills Spoiler Skills Saber R5 | TECH Spec. Combat Mastery DMG R3 Cloth Armor R5 Charge B Healing R5 Energist Fighting Spirit MA R2 Extra: Concentration (x) Survival (x) Meditation (x) Parry Forgotten King's Authority Hiding R.4 Mods Athletics (x) Vanish (x) Addons Stamina (x) Ferocity (x) Precision (x) Nimble (x) data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== buffs Spoiler Housing Buffs:  Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat     Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (rounded down)     Dining Room: Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. Living Room: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==

Steam filled the small washroom, pouring out into the bedroom through the slightly ajar sliding doorway. Nearly akin to a sauna, not nearly as hot, but about as foggy as one would expect. A constant stream of water shot out from the shower head, colliding with the ginger's body before trailing down his pale skin and dripping to the floor, only to return down a drain. Jomei knew that there was no need to bathe in this world, it was no requirement, and they gained no benefit from doing so. However, a hot shower after a long day was just soothing, not as soothing as a dip in an onsen -something he was seemingly making a regular trip to nowadays- but relaxing nonetheless. Not only that, but it was just something from the real world that he could cling to, just to remind him of his humanity and add a sense of normality to his every day life. 

The squeak of the faucet echoed throughout the small chamber as he turned it, the jets of water receding to a small trickle. With a heavy sigh, Jomei would run his hands up his forehead and along the crown of his skull, pushing the long strands of ginger hair from the front of his face to a home atop his head. Retrieving a towel and equipping it around his waist, the man would step from the shower, and the bathroom itself into his bedroom. Using a second towel to dry off his wet hair, giving it some semblance of that unruly, spiky look he usually went for as he did so. As the man went about drying himself off, the soft ping of a notification caught his attention. Curiosity drove him to open the message at the moment, rather than wait until he was finished with his task. Emerald eyes scanned the message before a soft smile pulled at his lips. Another holiday gathering, this time hosted by Nari-Larenth. Not feeling the need for a response, Jomei filed the event within his calendar, and continued turning down for the night.

Day of the Celebration

There was a bit of irony in having a party to celebrate the coming of the spring equinox on the Fourth Floor, where it was perpetually winter. At least, it was more apparent on other floors where the climates varied more with the seasons. Nonetheless, the ginger pulled his boots through the snow, following the map Nari had provided to her home on the ever-snowy floor. 

Jomei stopped at the front door, looking around at the large estate the woman called home with a pensive expression on his face. "Why does everyone have such extravagant homes..?" Passing over that spark of jealousy in his voice, he would knock on the door to announce his arrival. 

This band of creatures showed much more resilience than the first four that they had faced off against. The fact that most of them were still standing with a large chunk of their health bars remaining just showed that they were more suited for players for their level. The three that Jomei had stunned twitched and shifted as movement returned to their limbs, the paralyzing effect of his sword art wearing off. Sucking his teeth, he looked between them as one lashed out against Nari, its claws crashing into her form. Not much damage to cause any real concern, at least. 

Raising up his left forearm across his body, Jomei drew the length of Nihilim's Wrath against it, is if pulling back the string of a bow readying to fire. "Koga, I'll knock down that one's health so its in the same playing field as its friends. Then you come in and hit them all with another area attack." Single strikes were more Jomei's forte anyway, despite the damage he had been dealing with AoE attacks. 

The already black blade seemed to lose any semblance of light reflecting off of its surface as the ginger shifted his grip, darkness overcoming the length of the rapier. With a blur of green and shadow, Jomei shot forth from where he stood with his Charge skill, adding that extra punch behind his attack as the point of his blade slammed into the chest of the Knight of Gaia. As he made contact, the translucent barrier that represented the monster's armor mitigation cracked into a spiderweb like pattern. "Alright! Hit 'em!" Jomei called out to his companions.

I'm loving the opportunity to explore new topics and write with new people. 
I want to say I'm a power poster since I can and want to post more often... but lets be real and sign me up as a casual poster. 

ID 208553  | CD 2+1 3  | Fail
+3 EXP

ID 208554  | CD 8+1 9 | Uncommon T2 Support Song
+5 EXP

T2 HP Recovery

ID 208555  | CD 4+1  | LD 2 | Salvage 
+4 EXP

ID 20856  | CD 4+1  | LD 18 | Salvage
+4 EXP

+16 EXP
-3 Mats

108/159 XP 

Jomei peeked into the slightly ajar door to his workshop as he entered his home from a day out. He stared for a moment, not having spent much time in there lately. A single, empty recording crystal sat on a music stand, just waiting to be filled with music. "Hm.. maybe I should get back into it.." he said to himself, gently pushing the door open with his shoulder. Each foot step echoed throughout the small chamber as he made his way to a lute that leaned against the wall. Plucking a string to find the right tune, he began to play.

ID 208539 | CD 3+1 4 | Fail
+3 EXP

ID 208540 | CD 8+1 9 | LD 11+1 12| Uncommon T2 Support Song
+5 EXP

T2 HP Recovery 

ID 208541 | CD 7+1 8 | LD 12+1 13 | Uncommon T2 Debuff Song
+5 EXP

T2 Lullaby

ID 208542 | CD 6+1 7 | LD 10+1 11 | Salvage
+4 EXP +1 Mat

+17 EXP
-3 Mats

92/159 XP 

"Lets do this." the green clad duelist would say with a smirk before taking off running towards the players' quarry. Jomei would slow his roll so he could fall back into Nari's shadow, running along her flank closely. As the woman popped into the air with a twirling motion, the ginger broke off to the opposite end of the monsters gathered. 

Allowing Nari's attack to land on two of the creatures, a small gathering of frost clinging to their bodies, Jomei followed up with two large horizontal strikes deep red gashes appeared on three of the four Knights. The limbs and muscles of each one his by Jomei's attack would suddenly seize up. Emerald eyes would fall upon the one that just barely moved out of the way of his attack, readying itself to retaliate against the three players. 

"I would say its my second language." the ginger said with a beaming grin. "We spoke English at home.. but I was learning the language while I was at school. Luckily I picked up enough before we moved out of the country. Had a nice refresher when I went back for later education." 

Placing an arm across his abdomen, the other extended outwards, he would playfully, yet formally, bow his upper body in her direction. "Is liomsa an sásamh ar fad" he would say, tilting his chin upwards to look at her before raising to a standing height once more. 

Turning his attention to Koga, who had complimented the man's speed in battle, Jomei would chuckle, scratching at his cheek with an index finger a bit bashfully. "Thanks. I wasn't always a heavy hitter.. so I put a lot of focus into speed so I could have some skill to be proud of." Sadly, it sounded as though they had come up short in terms of monster loot. "Well.. on the brightside, it sounds like we picked up more from those four monsters than we did trying to find them on our own." he would add with a heavy shrug of his shoulders. 

"Scared?" Jomei said to Nari with a confident expression, a cocked brow raising over his one, visible eye. "I was one of the five people left to fight the 25th floor boss on our own.. A few woodland monsters don't frighten me." The ginger pulled his rapier from his hip once more, walking off in the direction of the mobs Nari pointed out. 

Just as quickly as the small bout had begun, it had come to an end. Jomei's devastating attack against the four, alien like creatures was followed up by Koga's attack of the same nature. The dark haired man and his familiar easily finished off three of the monsters, leaving only a single one clinging to a quarter of its life. Jomei's emerald eyes swung to the last of the Knights as it rushed towards the ginger, rearing back its rake-like claws before slashing out at him. Bringing up his rapier to create a thin, but powerful wall between himself and the attacking enemy, the duelist took a retreating step back to get out of the way of the slashing strike. The ends of its sharp fingertips clashed against the steel of his blade, before becoming no more to the end of Nari's spear. 

The fragmented remains of the four monsters slowly fell to the ground, the peace of the garden returning to them. Slowly, the ginger returned his rapier to its home on his hip as he turned his attention to Nari, who had delivered the final blow. "That prayer.." he spoke with an air of curiosity and respect, his lips pulling into a small smile, "I didn't know you spoke Irish." 

Once the guard of his rapier tapped against the mouth of the scabbard, Jomei would let out a small exhale and brush the palms of his hands together. "The three of us made nice work of those mobs. Did we get anything good from them?"

Oh, touchy topic I suppose... 

The ginger grimaced slightly and turned his attention away from Yona for the moment. Her lack of response and hidden expression was all Jomei needed to understand that she still wasn't exactly feeling too thrilled about her luck in the tournament. Water rose a bit closer to his neck as he allowed himself to sink further into his seat, clearing his throat as a sort of reset to the conversation.

His own emerald gaze shifted to meet Lessa's as she continued on this train of thought regarding a 'wild and crazy time.' Apparently, to her, the 'adult' in question was Baldur.. seeing as this was his home and all. "Was that a crack at Baldur's age?" the ginger cut in with a crooked smirk and a hum of a chuckle. Knowing the blonde, of course it was... she'd probably say it to his face if he were sitting in the onsen with them. 

"Hah" Jomei let out a small scoff as he looked back to Yona. Guess she didn't hold any hard feelings against the ginger for bringing up the fight. "Absolutely I am. But all in good fun. Even though its a stereotype.. you've got to admit.. all the fun stuff and juicy gossip comes out at sleep overs." 

"Hmm." The ginger sat upright, small streams of water trickling off of his shoulders and chest as he pulled them from the hot water and exposed them to the night air. A single arm followed, resting it on the rocky surface just behind his shoulder. "Its been awhile since I've cut loose, sure. Just be careful what you throw my way.. because I won't show you any mercy back." he added with a sly wink in her direction. "How about you Morningstar.. Yona.. You guys in? I'm sure we can grab a few more people." 

 "Though.. probably would be best if we played somewhere else. I don't think Baldur would be too happy if we disturbed the peace of the hot springs."

@Lessa @Morningstar @Yona

The creatures that gathered together were vaguely humanoid in shape, though their features were much more angular and elongated. Jomei looked across at them with a curious hum.. he hadn't seen monsters like them before. It was possible that they could pose a challenge, to the wrong players at least. To the three of them, however, Jomei was confident they could make quick work and pull some gain some loot from their victory. 

With a grip around the handle of his rapier, the ginger took off running, following Nari into the fray. She had chosen to deliver a quick attack, simply to catch the attention of the monsters. Though their features were tough to read, two of them turned in Nari's direction after the blade of her spear scathed their armored skin. 

Jomei quickly followed a similar attack pattern as the woman, but he was aiming to actually deal some damage. His boots dug into the dirt as he skid to a stop, front in center with the four of them in range. As the darkened blade of Nihilim's Wrath pulled from its scabbard, it ignited in a golden light as Jomei activated a sword art. "Hyaaa!" he shouted out as he pivoted his hips, ripping out the brilliantly shining blade and cutting deep into all four of the Knights. Each of them staggered backwards from the strike, freezing in place as a stun effect befell all of them. "Adere!" he called out to his owl companion, who swooped past the last of the four, raking its claws along its shoulder. "Alright Koga, you're up!" 

Jomei sat in the grass beside the shore once Koga was on dry land once more. Gripping the bottom of his shirt, he began to ring it out, the water the fabric had collected trickling out onto the grass beside him. "Not too much luck." he said with a shake of his head, "I think I found just one so far." The ginger simply chuckled in response to Nari's joke about tossing the man back into the water. It was lighthearted and fun, but with the glares Koga had been shooting at Nari since they had arrived.. it probably wouldn't sit well. And Jomei would rather not take any sides in this predicament. 

A small sigh escaped Jomei's parted lips.. there was no quickly drying these sopping wet clothes he wore. Lifting a hand to summon his inventory, he began to pour through to find a nice change of clothes. It was a good thing he had decided to wear his town clothes rather than his battle outfit, so with a few taps on the floating, opaque screen, Jomei's form shifted. Now on his shoulders, a long green and black coat with tan pants. At the same time, Nari had taken to sightseeing, catching a glimpse of some of the monsters that wandered the other end of the garden. "Hm?" Jomei curiously turned around at Nari's suggestion, taking notice of the monsters himself. "Sure.. maybe we'll have more luck getting some materials off of them, rather than just playing in the dirt."

Pushing himself up to his feet, the ginger would retrieve his rapier from his inventory, the weapon settling on the side of his hip.

"Oh no need to apologize, I'm sure you're much better at it than I am." Jomei said with a smile, dismissing Nari's bashful apology with a wave of his hand. "Honestly.. I've never really been much of a gatherer, but maybe I should start in my free time." He found himself laughing to himself as he slightly shifted his position, gently brushing his fingers through another patch of taller grass. "I find myself going on walks a lot, either to just clear my head, or when I need to organize all the thoughts in there."  Finding a material nestled within the nest of green grass, Jomei retrieved it and held it in his hand, "Might as well do something productive while I'm out there, yeah?"

Jomei's attention was pulled from the quiet of the garden as well as Koga's voice cut through the peaceful silence, followed by the splashing of water. Following Nari over to the source, they saw that their mostly silent companion had decided to take a swim.. most likely involuntarily. Nari sprung into action, grabbing the man's ankle and trying to pull him back to the shore. Pulling his long, green cloak off over his head, leaving him in his usual, sleeveless attire, Jomei himself waded into to water a safe amount, where he still felt the earth underneath his feet. Gripping onto the man's shirt at his shoulders, he attempted to turn the man over, so that Nari wasn't dragging him back onto land with his face in the dirt. "You alright?" Jomei asked him through the sloshing of water as he righted the man, and helped Nari move him back to dry land. "Not sure if diving headfirst into a river is the best way to catch a fish.."

ID | LD 207580 | 11+1 
+1 Material

Trading to Jevi: 

Name: Erin's Protection
Roll ID: 92864
Item Type: Trinket
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: +3 Evasion
Description: A small, round silver charm featuring the symbol of a Celtic shield knot. The center hosts a tiny smooth, opaque gem that resembles a heart.

+ 1 Name Tag

The ginger's brow furrowed as Nari began to explain the science behind the method of gathering. Bringing his arms up, he would cross them at his chest as he allowed the woman to talk, watching her as she dug through the dirt to try and find anything that she could use as a material. Koga, on the other hand, went off to the side of the nearby river to fish.. That was definitely a skill that seemed to be more up and coming more recently. 

"Just because I'm not the gathering type, doesn't mean I don't know how it works." he said with a small chuckle as he stepped over to a bed of small grass that surrounded the base of a tree. Lowering himself down to one knee, he began to sift through the grass with the backs of his hands gently, just a couple of blades at a time. "I'm not the most prominent crafter, but I've still needed materials for trading. So there's been plenty of time's I've gone out gathering like this... But a foraging skill, I may need to look into picking that up the next chance I get." 

"I appreciate the lesson though." he said with a smile, looking back over his shoulder towards her, as to show he took no offense by her trying to teach him what he already knew. 

ID 207529 | LD 10

"Huh" Jomei said with a small nod, looking towards the NPC, "I see."

"Well, if I'm being honest.. I'm not the more persistent crafter. So I don't use materials very often... Maybe I'll pick it back up soon, we don't have enough consistent Performers in the field." B Loosely balled fists slid into the pockets of his pants as he took slower steps forward in Nari's direction, denoting a beginning to the garden where they would gain the ability to find materials more easily. "In reality, I came here in search of these items I heard of.. called Demonic Shards. I heard they can be used to greatly boost the effectiveness of your gear." The ginger would let out a heavy sigh as he pushed around a long leafed shrub using the toe of his boot, trying to see if any materials he could use lay within. "But.. knowing me, I'm probably missing some sort of skill to be able to find them."

"I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'll follow your lead.. both of yours" his eyes shot to Koga as well, offering a small friendly smile, "And just pick up whatever I can grab along the way." When his lazy search bore no results, he silently pursed his lips and stepped back away from the shrub. 

ID 207489 | LD 8(+1) | Nothing

There were plenty of comfortable looking spots in the spring, some more secluded, some with a better view -- whether it was the scenery or other occupants. Even where the ginger decided to park himself was a pretty prime spot, but as he shifted to get a better look at where Morningstar sat, the rocks behind him allowing the man to recline as if he were sitting in a La-Z Boy chair.. perfect spots for his arms and all. "Seems your right, guess you've got quite the eye for premium seating in an onsen" he said before laughing at how ridiculous he sounded. Jomei wasn't able to lean back as comfortably as Morningstar, but the ginger did let his back rest against the rocky wall behind him. "All that's missing is a cold drink.." He took a quick gander to see if there was anything of the sort near them.. but remembered that this wasn't some resort hot tub, rather a traditional Japanese onsen.

The ginger turned in his seat to address the unfamiliar voice who greeted them.  A small chuckle escaped him before her responded, "Definitely early. Baldur has a bit island here.. I'm sure some people went to go explore or check out the sleeping arrangements first." With his attention still on Yona, he would nod his head in Morningstar's direction, "Like Star said, gives us early birds better choice seating... Jomei, by the way." he introduced himself with a smile, "You're Yona right? I remember seeing your name on the brackets. You had quite an exciting fight against Lessa in the first round." 

As if she was waiting for her name to be spoken to use as her cue, the voice of Lessa called out to the three of them to make sure they were fairly dressed.. or with her sense of humor, jokingly hoping they weren't. "Speak of the devil." Jomei said, turning to look over his shoulder at the woman, the flush on his cheeks from the rising heat doing a decent enough job at masking a blush. "Yeah, save the crazy antics for later. Isn't that what sleep overs are all about? Wait for all the adults to go to sleep before we start talking about boys and playing truth or dare."

@Yona @Morningstar @Lessa

Jomei shone a side eyed glance towards Koga, a curious brow raising to the middle of his forehead. The man seemed engrossed in his inbox, quickly sending small messages, and getting responses back within a few short moments. His gaze did not stray long, as to not make the man uncomfortable or pry into the private conversation he held with another. In the same moment he had turned his attention forward once more, the three had made it to the garden, and Nari was addressing the NPC known as Nemo. The ginger looked upon the quest giver with a furrowed brow, curious as he dug through his own memories to try and piece together a time he had met with this Nemo before. 

Nari chiming in to ask if Jomei if he had any visited the garden before reminded Jomei of the one time he had.. though the name of his traveling companion fell short. "Once, but under different circumstances. Never like this. It was before Nemo was involved with it." Peeling his emerald eyes away from Nemo, he turned them to Nari with a smirk, "Given your tone, I take it this isn't the first time you've visited the garden. Enough to be on a first name basis with the quest giver?" 

Fusing Rapier pieces using Koga's shop (With permission) 
Banker has been paid 3 Gleaming Scales and 1 Demonic Shard

Step 1: 

Step 2:

Step 3:

Final Weapon:

Item Name: Fragarach
Profession: Blacksmith
Rank: 7
Roll ID: Fusion
Item Type: Rapier
Tier: 4
Quality: Demonic
Enhancements: Absolute Acc | Fallen 2 | Holy
Description: The black blade of this rapier seems to have been once shattered, but pieced back together and mended with a glittering, gold material. The hilt and handguard a jade green color akin to its wielder. 

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Jomei stood in the front of the shop for a moment, just looking at the different decor that was set up, waiting for Koga to return. After a few moments, he came back with a simple rapier. "That should do perfectly, thanks." Taking the weapon from Koga, Jomei brought it over to the table where the other pieces were arranged. He set the newly crafted rapier beside the jade hilt, placing the Gleaming Scale between them. Tapping the the three items, they became engulfed in a white light before creating a single weapon.

Jomei continued to follow suit, combining that new piece with the thin metal point, and lastly, combining the entire project with his own rapier, adding in a Demonic Shard to give it that extra boost he was looking for. As the final light faded, only a single weapon remained on the table. The hilt was still that jade green of the original handle, but the handguard had become much more ornate. The real splendor was in the blade, which was black like his first rapier, but riddled with cracks filled with a sort of a golden material that bound them together. The shattered look was just for show, as the rapier was as sturdy as ever. 

Picking up the blade, Jomei turned it upwards, the golden cracks giving off a brilliant glow as the light reflected off of them. 

"Thank you Koga.. I know you said you weren't going to charge me.. but I still owe you one." 

Item Fusion:
Jaded Hilt + T4 Rare Rapier + Gleaming Scale -> T4 Perfect Rapier + Thin Metal Point + Gleaming Scale -> T4 Perfect Rapier + Nihilim's Wrath + Gleaming Scale + Demonic Shard -> Final Result: Fragarach

Fragarach: T4 Demonic Rapier: Absolute Accuracy | 2 Fallen | Holy
The black blade of this rapier seems to have been once shattered, but pieced back together and mended with a glittering, gold material. The hilt and handguard a jade green color akin to its wielder. 


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"Oh?" Jomei blinked wide, not expecting Koga's compliment atop his apology. Fingers pinched at the ends of his cloak as he opened it up, peeking down at his attire for the day. The same long green and black coat he typically wore. Turning his gaze back up to Koga, he grinned, "Well, thank you." Had he done something different today, or was Koga just being kind?

The three had finally disembarked, with the familiar sight of Nari taking the lead towards their quest objective. Jomei didn't have any memory of taking this quest before, at least not on this floor. It seemed a lot of the quests they were once familiar with had received a unique overhaul, giving them all a fresh new face so they could continue enjoying them. 

Luckily enough, Nari chose not to continue speaking with Koga about the NIGHT situation, and instead decided to ask any questions she had about participating in the frontline raids. This was the third time she had mentioned wanting to speak with Jomei about it, but other situations interrupted the first two times. Now seemed a perfect opportunity to ask about his experiences. 

"Definitely not in the way, always helpful." Jomei started plainly, "The job is pretty straight forward, keep the attention off of the heavy-hitters and have high enough of an armor class that you can take the hits for them. Top that with some enhancements to throw that damage back at the boss, and you're good to go." The ginger brought up his hands and interlaced his fingers behind his head as he walked, elbows pointing outwards. "Howl is a definite if that's the path you want to take. Because if you're focused on defending and not attacking, how else are you going to draw aggro away from the line of attack. And the way you fight is fine, just remember that not all tanks deal damage in fights.. sometimes they don't have a single point of damage to their name, but they can keep your ass alive through even the toughest of fights."