Teion

"Oh. Yeah, alright." Both fiddling with her quest menu and the confirmation of the others that they were, indeed, finished with this specific task had her shrug her shoulders in easy acceptance. She'd only grabbed one material this whole time. 'Hope that's enough.' But if the quest said they were done, then they were done. "Hmm?" She walked over to Ryo and leaned over his shoulder to look at the «Skills» layout he was asking about. "Oh! That's the weird thing." She actually perked up at this with a mixture of enthusiasm, skepticism, and confusion. "I guess someone or something has patched or h

It was a pleasant surprise that two strangers in the middle of the volcano town were willing to help her out like this. 'Well, a skill's a skill.' She reasoned. "Thanks." A small smile appeared as she nodded towards Star after his offer and introduction. It had been a while since Teion had partied up for a quest, but she wasn't in the habit of soloing, either. In fact, she hadn't taken on a boss--quest or floor in some time, so she began to feel like she'd be shaking the rust off once they got to drawing their weapons. Teion blinked in surprise, following Star's finger and turning to wher

"Hmm..." Teion let out a low hum, looking to the ground. "I didn't know if I'd like it in VR," She started, pulling up her own menus, "but I guess it grew on me. I like playing brawler, bruiser builds in games, so..." She trailed off, guessing at which term might be the most correct to describe what she was thinking of. Teion tapped on an item in her inventory and chose the option to 'Equip' her two-handed battle axe, Requiem. Cardinal's blue glow created the weapon's silhouette on her back and then it snapped into existence. The massive blade was easily visible over her shoulder, measuring at

"Oh." She was surprised to hear that he was in a guild. Or, maybe she shouldn't be. Theo was a people person, after all. He could make friends with almost anyone, on accident. Maybe she was more surprised at the past tense. Ryo distracted her then, and she cocked a brow and turned to him with surprise and a verbal prod. "Ryu? And here I thought the both of you just didn't like coming up with character names." She smirked a bit again. She smiled as Ryo couldn't help but taunt Theo with the fact that he owned a whole mansion, and she rolled her eyes before going back to scanning the grassy

Teion's cheeks were dusted with a hint of pink when Ryo so quickly asked about her school days. "Still do." She quietly tacked on about where she lived. "I have a blacksmith shop on Floor 5." It was impossible for her to speak about her craft without a touch of pride showing through. And then Theo mentioned the moniker of her username and her lips pressed into a wide, knowing smirk. Indeed, she had played 'Teion' before, in the first MMO she'd ever played back in high school. Long purple hair, wielding a huge, heavy axe... The first time she had logged into SAO, she'd built her character with

The immediate, comprehensive paragraph of information that was delivered back to her had Teion's eyes reflexively flicker up towards the stranger's cursor to make sure she hadn't gotten mixed up and just gotten an NPC interaction. Then the woman's tone began to shift and she seemed to shrink down in her seat with some verbal backtracking. Teion's brows raised slightly. Despite her uncertainty at the end, she sounded more well-informed than some of those brokers she'd heard about. And much more free with that information, too. "Oh." Teion had to think for a second about the quest she had mentio

One might assume that the misery of the searing heat permeating the air of a never-ending volcanic landscape wouldn't be too far off from the beating of sun rays cast down over the rolling dunes of desert sand. Teion disagreed. The moment she stepped out of the teleport gate to Yōgan Village, her mental real estate was flooded with how uncomfortable each breath felt in her lungs and she grimaced. "I gotta get out more." She muttered, stepping down from the marble platform to properly walk along the village streets. She was here on a mission, and although she didn't know exactly where that miss

PART I | THE FIRST LESSON Her lips pursed to the side while Theo expressed his uncertainty. She hadn't expected him to be terribly interested in the type of combat this game had to offer, so it made sense that he was leaning towards the other systems. A gatherer, crafter, or maybe even a scouting type of build easily felt like it suited them better than swordplay. She just nodded, but followed up with a bit of advice that carried a solemn tone. "You should learn how to fight. Just the basics, at least." Sure, it was possible to never step foot outside of a safe zone. Actually... 'Has he

Theo's bubbly attitude seeped into the air, and the way he beamed at her practically stole the wind out of Teion's lungs. She simply looked back at him with brows turned up, a smile tugging relentlessly at the corner of her mouth. She wanted to feel terrible. The weight of dismay at their shared circumstances--their shared prison--was heavy just a moment ago, but... That grin of his brushed that burden away with ease. For now, at least. It was as if they had caught each other in the hallway between classes and just hadn't seen each other in a while. There would be time to worry over life and e

She had hardly taken a handful of steps when the sound of her real name shouted from across the way caused her to tense up with a strange alertness. 'That voice...' Her head turned quickly in Theo's direction, and she, too, barely believed her eyes as they crossed the courtyard with an abundant air of pure, unbridled excitement. "Huh?" Their eyes met, but even so she seemed much more reluctant--or maybe just incapable--of believing them just yet. And then came the barrage. A series of statements riddled with questions spilling out of that happy-go-lucky face of his. She blinked in continu

A little silver bell mounted above the door of a quiet cafe let out a distinct ring as the door swung open. Teion was exiting the shop with a half-eaten pastry in her hand and a bored expression on her face. She tried not to make it a habit of coming to the first floor. There were plenty of settlements higher up that had better town layouts, more interesting NPCs, something worth doing...but damn if the Town of Beginnings didn't have basic materials at the most baseline, dirt-cheap prices. As a seasoned blacksmith, Teion was generally self-sufficient. She could craft most of her own gear, fix

Skill(s) Being Dropped: Familiar Mastery (Fighter) Mod(s)/Addon(s)/Shift(s) Being Dropped: N/A SP Incurred Towards Limit: 18 SP Refunded: 18 Cost: ?? I'm coming back to the site from 2.6 and I just finished remapping my skills to the current system. I had a lot of unspent SP from Rank 5 skills being made cheaper, and the only thing I struggled with was the Familiar Mastery skill. Familiars appear to have changed significantly, and honestly, I'd like to just drop my familiar completely and redo the new quests sometime in the future when/if I feel like picking up one with their new ski

Current Level: 45 Current SP: 180 Link to SP Tracking: Journal - "SP Gains" Spoiler Item Upgrades: 2.6 | PRE-CONVERSION 3.0 | UPGRADED ITEM #1 Item Name: Requiem Item ID: 82543 Item Tier: 2 Item Type: Weapon (2H Battle Axe) Item Rarity: Perfect Item Enhancements: +6 DMG Description: [Image link was broken] Item Name: Requiem Item Tier: 4 Item Type: Weapon (2H Battle Axe) Item Enhancements: Damage | Damage | Damage Des

Teion was truly walking in on some kind of scene from a day-time sitcom. She stared for a moment, the door between the entryway and the kitchen swinging back and forth behind her as it closed to a close, and didn't know whether she should laugh or shake her head in sympathy. She did both, but her chuckles subsided as she nervously watched Yuki crawling across Ryo's and Pennyworth's bodies, stopping once or twice to flex her legs and spin some more webbing around some kitchen tool or another and affix it to the trapped pair. She'd never seen a spider with 'personality' before. Yuki was reb

Teion smiled at his agreement, nodding and leaving it at that. When they entered his mansion and they were greeted by the same doting butler as always, Teion gave another tiny, awkward smile as though she was presenting herself to her new boyfriend's family. In a sense, she was. Pennyworth excused himself to prepare them a meal, and it wasn't long until Ryo followed after with concern that his new pet was terrorizing the poor man. Meanwhile, Teion found herself a seat in the den and, left alone to her thoughts, she let out a huge sigh and sank into a plush loveseat. For a minute, everythi

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Her smile picked up into half of a smirk, gaining herself a bit of confidence as she continued. With her free hand, she navigated her menus until she selected two items from her inventory. Turning her hand upward, a pair of sparkling gemstones appeared to share the space in her palm--a pale emerald and a speckled quartz. "I did the first two with someone ages ago, but never got around to finishing it. There's a baby dragon hidden on each of the first nine floors, and they all drop a gemstone like these when they die. I was told there's something--a building, or whatever--on the tenth that unlo

She took a moment while he considered the name for his new pet again, having wandered aside to explore and poke around at what used to be Glinda's belongings. Spoken as a name, she was still able to recognize the word, and his explanation still made sense despite their partially-bridged language barrier. She nodded, retrieving a small handful of coins from the ground and frowning at the empty vials that she was able to find besides. "Mmkay." She agreed with the thought of heading back to the city. She assumed 'home' meant his home, at least. She would've chosen his mansion over her dusty smith

Watching the small exchange, Teion was just as tense as when the spider had latched itself to his face. She never let go of the stick, practically brandishing it as a makeshift weapon in lieu of retrieving her axe from her inventory. She made a face when the reality of the large spider itself becoming Ryo's familiar became more and more apparent, but she held her tongue before the most unenthused of responses slipped out. Instead, with brows tilted upward in an expression of mixed uncertainty and defeat, she finally lowered the bit of branch to her side. She kept a generous distance, continuin

She was back and forth between laughing at the whole thing, casually going along with the eccentric NPC and the quest she would likely provide for them, and standing her ground against the unknown. She cocked an eyebrow more than once, exchanging a look with Ryo, and wincing just slightly at the loud cackle that escaped Glinda before she offered a cryptic answer. When the cauldron flashed and toppled over, Teion brought up an arm to shield her face while she squeezed her eyes shut. A couple of quick steps backwards, and she blinked them back. "Wait, what--" She started when Ryo hurried to

Ryo's startled reaction chained to Teion, and she tensed up while her eyes fell on the cackling old woman. "Glinda?" Teion repeated, a brow cocking while she wore a half-amused smirk. "Well, good call on the Witch Hut." She gave Ryo's hand a tiny squeeze and looked everything over again. She watched as the NPC emptied an unmarked vial into a bubbling cauldron, making a face a moment later when she had leaned in just close enough to glimpse at the questionable concoction she stirred. "Familiars?" Once again, she echoed, frowning with curiosity. She'd seen more than a handful of the creatur

Teion felt a ripple of relief run through her with their heartfelt exchange. She felt more relaxed after speaking honestly with him, and she was thankful that he felt comfortable telling her something in the same vein. A small smile grew on her lips, and his last statement resonated with her, resulting in a nod. "Mm, yeah. That's not such a bad thing." Her eyes flickered up, away from the dirt and roots below and to the scenery that lay ahead. For a moment, she was surprised they had arrived anywhere--the fact that Ryo had kept them on whatever course he originally set off on was almost u