tricolor_mina

Violet's boots crunched in the snow, humming to herself as she walked through Snowfrost. The settlement had a small scattering of players, mostly some of the braver rookie players that littered the lower ten floors of Aincrad. She only went down here on behalf of Freyd, and a few of his associates, helping to drag any promising newbies through the wringer just to get them up to snuff for floor raids. Usually, she'd be keeping an eye out for anyone that she could recognize from the frontlines, as that would be a relatively dead giveaway.

She sipped away at the thermos of freshly brewed tea, a smile on her face as it warmed her from the inside out. She definitely needed to visit that tea shop more often, it had been so long since she'd had such high quality tea. Three other containers of tea were bouncing at her side, filled with the same defensive brew that she was currently sipping on. One of the most popular quest mobs to drag newer frontline-hopefuls through was a boss known as the <<Absolute Zero>>, the fearsome mutation of a mob known as the Avalanche. corrupted and melded by the shadow, it had become far more terrifying... far more lethal, than anything that would be on these lower floors, save for the field bosses that lurked throughout the many floors of Aincrad.

Violet perked up a bit, her dark red eyes catching the sight of a familiar woman, Kataoka if she recalled correctly. She remembered the blonde from the previous floor raid, the other woman having been one of the other DPS players within their squad. She adjusted her mask, making sure it covered the scarred half of her face, the pitch black skull glinting in the faint light cast down from the overcast sky. She was wearing her standard raid gear, her regal white leather armor underneath a modified version of her favorite cloaks, a charcoal grey draping with fluffy white fur lining the underside. Lament bounced on her hip, the dark-hued blade blending in with her clothes.

even for her normal standards, she looked fairly menacing at first glance.

As she approached Kataoka in an effort to speak with her, she noticed a pair of other players had approached her. A woman with short red hair, and soft brown eyes wearing what you would expect a classic knight to wear, and a man with dark brown hair and burning red eyes. Violet finished off the flask of tea, shivering as the effect finally took place, toughening her skin against dangerous attacks. She quietly strode forward, before sliding up to Kataoka, a catlike-grin on her face as she offered the other woman one of the flasks on her hip. "Did the shadow man get ahold of you?" she asked, sliding the tea into Kat's hands (whether she wanted it or not). "Drink up, blondie, you don't wanna catch frostbite, do you?"

she repeated the action with the other two players, passing them the tea flasks for them to enjoy. "If you three are after what I think you are, you probably don't have the survival skill, which means that you're not gonna be able to withstand the cold if ol' Avalanche gets its claws on you." she said dryly. "If you take an antidote with you, and chug it beforehand, it'll keep you nice and safe from status effects. In short, it'll help you stay alive. Keeps you warm, too."

She gave a feral smile, her arms folded across her chest. "The name's Tricolor_Mina, but you can just call me Mina, Alright? I'll be helping Kataoka here keep you gremlins alive!"

Mina consumes:
1x Fortaleza chai | TIERLESS PERFECT SALVE | ANTIDOTE III (ID#: 221242 )
1x imperial quarter blend | TIERLESS PERFECT POTION | DAMAGE III (ID#: 221147-1 )
1x Yomi dragon tea | TIER 4 PERFECT POTION | MITIGATION III {ID#: 221393 )

Mina gives the other players 1x Fortaleza chai (Perfect DOTE's) each (ID#s: 221243, 221244, 221245)

Stats:
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 760/760 | EN: 110/110 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76 | Antidote: [3/3]

Battle Ready Shenanigans below uwu

Violet opened the door, a smile on her face as she peered into the shop. It was warm and comforting, meshing well with the floor that it was on. It reminded her of a tea shop that she used to visit back in the real world. An old man was tending the counter, neatly packaged boxes of various teas stacked behind him on long shelves. "Ah, hello!" she chirped, her smile widening. "I was hoping to get some tea if at all possible, preferably something that could help me ward off some nasty status effects?"

she carefully picked out a total of 6 teas, thanking Kingsley with a bow as he pulled down the requested tea. "I'm helping a buddy with dragging some newbies through a pretty difficult quest later, so these antidotes are going to come in handy!" she said cheerfully, slipping the tea into her inventory. "Thank you so much, sir! Here's your payment!" she passed over the materials, before quickly scuttling back out the door.

Purchase in spoiler :D

"God damn- why is it always you!" Violet let out a frustrated sigh, sheathing her blade as she looked at Freyd. "I thought you were Hirru and Ariel..! I got separated from them earlier, and I haven't been able to find them since." Violet had lost her cloak, leaving her with just her breast plate and what clothing she was wearing underneath. Her mask was pulled to the side, her dark red eyes filled with worry as she looked her friend over. The deep scratches, and ragged clothes were making her concerned. "Freyd, are you ok..? What the hell happened!"

At his question at how she'd ended up down here alone, she let out a growl. "I was walking through a trap with the two of them, and we were going to open up a chest." she sighed, folding her arms over her chest, eyes narrowing slightly. "I saw something off in the distance looking like it was stalking us, so I went after it. I ended up getting snared by something, and the next thing I know I was getting yanked down here." she moved her hand, drawing open her menu. "I'm gonna try and see if I can't send an SOS ping to those two, this is probably gonna be a little rough."

her other hand moved to Lament, readying herself on the off chance that they were about to get Ambushed.

Yoinking a portion of Freyd's Gugnir Shard :D
Stats are retained from Labby search [LINK HERE]
Using Mega Slime Farm (+10% Exp for Thread!)

Tricolor_Mina | HP: 760/760 | EN: 110/110 | DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 7 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76

Full stats below :>

at Freyd's comment on her intel being incomplete, violet shrugged. "Well, with most of our network down after Rikers got almost demolished... none of us really have a whole lot of up to date information." she sighed, shaking her head in disappointment. "I'll probably bug you later for all of the details, but I'd much rather avoid mixing business with pleasure, ne?"

Violet looked over at Elora with a bemused expression. "Those things get a bit more terrifying when they appear in groups of 5 or more." she took a few more bites of stew, frowning "Even a sweet little rabbit can be terrifying if it comes in a horde, and it suddenly has a set of sharp little teeth... and a taste for a players flesh. Never underestimate anything, or you'll be risking not only your life, but the lives of those around you. Just some simple food for thought, ne?"

Violet tilted her head at Freyd when he explained his thoughts on what he thought Montjoy was, letting out a soft laugh. "Well, Montjoy is a part of you, or at the very least, he mimics a part of you." she carefully played around with her fork, her gaze drifting to her friend's shadow. "Have you ever wished you could understand how other people can feel, how they tick? I know you're aware of how Montjoy behaves... but have you put any thought into what he could represent..?" The shadowy presence seemed to be just as even-tempered... but instead of being energetic and somewhat erratic, Montjoy seemed to be a gentle, calm presence with a meticulously rational thought process.

"A Mirror  of your heart, Someone you saw in a mirror that reflects one's self..." violet's visible eye twinkled as she turned back to Freyd, a gentle smile crossing her face. "You should probably keep focusing on understanding why you have him, and not how you can get rid of him. At the bare minimum, he isn't malicious towards you. If anything, he's been nothing but helpful from what you've told me about him, and from what I've personally witnessed."

her eye turned towards Elora, her smile fading slightly. "And I would appreciate being able to hear your thoughts on the matter as well, seeing as you were around during his first appearance. Perhaps that may shine a better light on it?"

Violet carefully started to follow after both Ariel and Hirru, a look of concentration on her face as she kept her eyes trained on the ground. After the fiasco with the bears she wanted to make sure that nothing was going to jump out at them from nowhere. At hirru's joke regarding 'bear' traps, she let out a snicker. "I wonder what they'd set it with for people?" she mused, easily avoiding the remainder of the traps. "Maybe some rare loot? or maybe some sort of rare, tasty meal - god knows I'd fall for a trap that got set with some fresh katsudon!" a goofy smile replaced the concentration from before. "Don't worry, I've been watching my step~" she said drily, skipping along after the other two. "That was definitely much less annoying than dealing with those damn bears!"

the traps hadn't even been that plentiful, though they did look like they would deal a decent chunk of damage if any of them had been triggered. Thank goodness that they had been paying attention!

"Ariel, have you had any luck tracking that goofball yet?" she asked, tilting her head questioningly at the blonde girl. "There's no way he got that far away from us, right? He was literally right there!" The fact that Bahr had run off and ditched them was mildly infuriating, but there was nothing that they could really do about it unless they tracked him down.

Le Sneaky roll >:0

Roll ID#: 218753, LD: 15 - Success!

The bears were still standing firm, looming over the trio. Violet glanced at Ariel and Hirru, her eyes scanning the field for anything else that could cause problems for them. Her blade was spitting out smoke, a faint hiss reaching her ears. Ariel had laid into the stronger of the two bears, easily whittling it down to a sliver of health. Violet charged up a sword art, her eyes focusing on the pair of Albino bears, a feral smile crossing her face.

"Alright, lets go."

She shot forward, launching into a spinning motion, as a wave of multicolored fire bit into both of the bears. The second one went down almost instantly, letting out a pained roar as it shattered into polygons. The first one held out for a few moments, pitifully batting a paw in Violet's direction, before succumbing to the multicolored flames. She calmly swiped her blade, before sheathing it, snuffing out the fire.

"Ariel, Hirru! Good job you two~" she said brightly, folding her arms over her chest. "Hopefully we can get this going a whole lot smoother than its been going... and maybe track down bahr after he ditched us!" She was so going to be having words with the white-haired man.

Action: AoE-II vs ABB# 1 and ABB# 2

Roll ID#: 218725, BD: 9 - Minor Crit! 18*22 = 396 - 100 = 296 Base DMG to ABB# 1

Roll ID#: 218726, BD: 9 - Minor Crit! 18*22 = 396 - 100 = 296 Base DMG to ABB# 2! ABB#2 is Slain!

Blight proc! Burn Proc! Frostbite Proc! 32 + 56 + 40 = 128 Unmitigatable dmg to ABB# 1! ABB# 1 is Slain!

16 + 2 (Combat Shift) + 4 (Enemies Targeted*2) = - 22 EN to Mina. Mina recovers 7 from Hyperactive. (Hyperactive fades . . .)

[H: 0/1] Ariel | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 95/108 | DMG: 29  | MIT: 20 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 5 | FLN: 16 | PHASE | TXV [24/3] | AA | REC: 3 | LD: 11/14(+1 loot) | PROSP. 3
[H: 0/0] Bahr | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 123 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | LD: 6 | SLTH: 4 | STDT: 2 | FLN: 8 | BLD: 48 | BURN: 56 | BLGT: 32 | BH: 51 | HB: 20
[H: 0/0] Hirru | HP: 960/960 | EN: 86/108 (-15) | DMG: 1 | MIT: 110 | LD: 11~14 | BH: 48 | HLY BLS: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | THRNS: 36 | HYPR CD: 0/3
[H: 4/2] Tricolor_Mina | HP: 631/760 (+155)| EN: 63/110| DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76 | HYPR: 2/3

Albino Black Bear 1 | -88/1200 HP | 280 DMG | 120 100 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate
Albino Black Bear 2 | -86/1200 HP | 280 DMG | 120  100 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate (1/2 BLGHT) (1/2 FRSTB) (1/2 BRN)

(Stun Cooldown on ABB 1 Refreshed!)

Violet grunted as the heavily injured bear hurled her into another tree, a purple error message bursting into view across her HUD as her health bar dipped dangerously close to the yellow halfway mark. The stronger, less wounded bear had flung itself at Ariel, who seemed to have a much better time dodging than she was. 'Jeez, you'd think that the wounded one would have more trouble hitting people..!' she thought, standing back up with a grunt.

She sprung forward, grabbing one of the bears with her free hand, before throwing it at the other and launching herself forward at them. Her blade glinted as she she skewered them both, before kicking the higher-health one towards Ariel once again. "Just deal with that one, I'll get the weaker one next run-around." she called out, an annoyed look on her face. "In the meantime though, get it together! They're big targets, not tiny ones!"

[H: 0/0] Ariel | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 107/108 | DMG: 29 | [ - - - ] | MIT: 20 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 2 | FLN: 16 | PHASE | TXV [24/3] | AA | REC: 3 | LD: 11/14(+1 loot) | PROSP. 3
[H: 0/0] Bahr | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 123 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | LD: 6 | SLTH: 4 | STDT: 2 | FLN: 8 | BLD: 48 | BURN: 56 | BLGT: 32 | BH: 51 | HB: 20
[H: 0/0] Hirru | HP: 922/960 | EN: 97/108 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 110 | LD: 11~14 | BH: 48 | HLY BLS: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | THRNS: 36 | HYPR CD: 0/3
[H/4/2] Tricolor_Mina | HP: 476/760 | EN: 78/110| DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76 | HYPR: 2/3

Albino Black Bear 1 | 336/1200 HP | 280 DMG | 120 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate
Albino Black Bear 2 | 765/1200 HP | 280 DMG | 120 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate

Violet's expression changed to one of mild amusement at the unintentional parroting.  It was cute, in a way. "It's something that became a trend after the shenanigans with the shadow." she said idly, looking over at Akane. "Rosa started getting reports from people who had recently completed the quest after what went down, something about people being followed by someone who never seemed to have the same face. A faceless, nameless ghost that chases and chases." she leaned on her left hand, her eyes darkening slightly.

"Gemini do usually follow the player around, but only on the floor that you can challenge them on." Akane had returned, a few sheets of screen-paper having replaced the newspaper. "Some of them seem to have... glitched for a lack of a better word. All the ones that got glitched have a strangely... melty way of revealing themselves. Happened to mine, actually, so It's definitely a real scenario... whether or not its actually the Gemini mob is another thing." The pictures all showed players who had engaged against their gemini's, the figures who resembled them looking horrific with what looked like black ichor leaking from their eyes and mouths, the irises of the gemini a soulless pitch-black in color.

it was mildly disturbing, to say the least.

"So it's less one person, than multiple... and we aren't fully sure they happen to be a gemini." she said idly, fiddling with her spoon, "I'd suggest getting someone from Firm Anima to look into it when you get the chance, its rather strange after all. But we aren't here to talk about that - and before you say anything about it being a possibility, I physically don't think that's what Montjoy is, so all three of you can calm down." her eyes narrowed as her gaze drifted to the completely stilled shadows. it looked like nothing was rendering properly with how still they were.

Violet snorted, easily ducking under the giant club as she lunged at the back of the troll. "Roger that, shadow man!" Lament bit into its skin, the troll letting out a roar of pain, swinging wildly around itself to try and dislodge her from its back. Violet held on, laughing as she clung to it, her rapier still holding into its thick skin. "Hey, would ya' look at that, I'm troll riding! Think that we could make a game outta something like this?" it would probably be pretty fun, and she could totally see a bunch of clearers herding some mountain trolls to a field, and just treating it like some strange rodeo tournament to see who could hold on the longest.

its health had dipped low enough now that it was in the red, its movements becoming much more sluggish as it struggled to try and hit Freyd, the poor troll opting to go for the target that it could see. its aim was still rather terrible, though, and only getting worse as its health slowly ticked down more and more. "Alrighty, your turn bud!" she called out, "Just one more hit from you oughta do it in, so no holding back okay?" she adjusted her grip on the troll, a determined grin crossing her face.

post action AoE-II vs Mutant Troll

Roll ID#: 218660, BD: 6 (6+8=14 - 3 = 11, HIT! 24*18 = 432 - 160 = 272 DMG to Mutant Troll!)

H: 3 | Freyd | HP: 1108/1140 (1140-32) | EN: 122/148 (127+4+8-17) | DMG: 26 | MIT: 148 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 62 | LD: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | TXV 32/3 | REC: 8
H: 2 | Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 58/106 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Mutant Troll | HP: 354/2000 (-272))| DMG: 180 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3

Critical (MD 9): Deals (Tier * 100) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 60) DMG to every other player.
Critical (MD 10): Deals (Tier * 110) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 85) DMG to every other player.

“You trust her judgement, yet you keep guard anyway?” Violet shrugged at Freyd's question, a frown on her face. "Even friends can stab you in the back." she sighed, setting her spoon and fork down, her bowl already cleared of the majority of the stew. "He learned that the hard way, so his only solace is watching over me. Its... not like there's a whole lot else that he can do, y'know? He trusts... but he's scared that other shoe is going to drop, that one of you is going to hurt me irreparably. It's comforting to have someone watching your six, y'know?" her gaze drifted back towards Akane, who had moved to a chair that was further away, a bright red blush coloring his face.

At Freyd's question regarding her constant humming, she gave a faint smile. "Its Scarborough Fair, it was one of the first songs I listened to when I was learning English." She closed her eyes, "Declan was pretty fond of it, he'd hum it to me while we worked late at night. It's a gentle, peaceful song, with a deep meaning to it. It always made me smile to hear it back then, so I sing it now when I need to make my heart hurt less."

She looked at Elora in amusement, her eyes twinkling a bit. "At first I thought he was just a Gemini clone that Freyd had following him around, he certainly wouldn't have been the first~" she replied, leaning forward. "But instead, its like an entire different person that takes the wheel — and its Fascinating! Well, more of a different 'Aspect' of Freyd, honestly. Though to be fair, Freyd would know his heart, mind, and body the best — After all, he lives in it~"

she blinked at Elora's butchering of itadakimasu. "... you butchered that so badly that the auto-translator couldn't pick it up."

Violet let out a grunt of pain as one of the bears slammed headlong into her, easily sending her into one of the nearby trees. It definitely wasn't a fun start to all of this. Hirru had called out to her, saying something about getting both of the bears with an AoE attack, hoping to polish them off a whole lot faster.. She staggered to her feet, dusting herself off as she pulled lament up a bit higher. "On it, Hirru!" she called out, slipping into a crouch, before launching herself at the Bears. She stabbed into both of the bears, finishing up with her second attack by hurling the second bear in Hirru's direction.

"Oop-! Hit the deck, Hirru!" Violet called, wincing as she looked back at the greenette, sending a silent apology his way. The red claw-shaped splash on her torso was humming quietly, bloody red pixels slowly fluttering away from her body. "Ariel, Try to finish off that first one! It's really low right now!" She dropped back into a crouch, preparing herself to strike back against the bears again.

[H: 0/0] Ariel | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 107/108 | DMG: 29 | [ - - - ] | MIT: 20 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 2 | FLN: 16 | PHASE | TXV [24/3] | AA | REC: 3 | LD: 11/14(+1 loot) | PROSP. 3
[H: 0/0] Bahr | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 123 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | LD: 6 | SLTH: 4 | STDT: 2 | FLN: 8 | BLD: 48 | BURN: 56 | BLGT: 32 | BH: 51 | HB: 20
[H: 0/0] Hirru | HP: 874/960 | EN: 103/108 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 110 | LD: 11~14 | BH: 48 | HLY BLS: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | THRNS: 36 | HYPR CD: 0/3
[H/3/1] Tricolor_Mina | HP: 618/760 (-142) | EN: 88/110| DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76 | HYPR: 1/3

Albino Black Bear 1 | 576/1200 HP (-343)| 280 DMG | 120 100 MIT | 2 1 ACC (FRSTB) | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate (BLGT: 2/2) (BRN: 2/2) (FRSTB: 2/2), Stun Cooldown 2/3
Albino Black Bear 2 | 1005/1200 HP (-195) | 280 DMG | 120 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate

Mina Recovers 4 EN. . .

The Troll wasn't very happy with either of them, it seemed, as it began to slam its fists into the walls around them, a loud roar shaking the entire tunnel as the virtual limbs started squirming on the floor, quivering in fear. Even the enemies seemed to be frightened by... whatever this thing had become. Or whatever had caused this to happen to the poor thing.

not that she was really feeling all that much sympathy, not with it trying so desperately to squish both herself and Freyd.

Violet ducked under another swing, letting out a yelp as faux-debris sprayed out around them, kicking up a cloud of dust. "I don't think Uzgeke is supposed to have THAT coming outta his damn chest, Freyd!" she tucked into a shoulder roll, her weapon glowing white-hot with a burst of energy. "Cardinal really should be capable of fixing this kind of shit, you know?" she slammed the pommel of Lament into the chin of the troll, before quickly flinging herself back towards Freyd

"Besides that, I'm not sure that being ripped of my skin is on a list of shit I plan on having happen to me today!" she grumbled, dusting her arms off. "Try not to whiff it this time, I'd like to get out of here in one piece, you know!" She knew it was extremely rare for the other player to miss, so this a bit of a strange scene for her. It was a bit like watching Raidou take a heavy hit from a rather weak mob, you know?

post action: AoE-I vs Mutant Troll

Roll ID#: 218576, BD: 7 (7+8 = 15 - 3 = 12, HIT! 15*24 = 360 - 160 = 200 DMG to Mutant Troll! -15 EN to Mina)

H: 1 | Freyd | HP: 1140/1140 | EN: 127/148 (125+4+8-2-8) | DMG: 26 | MIT: 148 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 62 | LD: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | TXV 32/3 | REC: 8
H: 2 | Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 58/106 (+4, -15)| DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Mutant Troll | HP: 1480/2000 | DMG: 180 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3

Critical (MD 9): Deals (Tier * 100) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 60) DMG to every other player.
Critical (MD 10): Deals (Tier * 110) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 85) DMG to every other player.

*Side note, my attack was targeted at Bear #1, I forgor to put it in the roll deets q.q

Violet shrugged, tilting her head. "Never been on one before, so this is a day of firsts for me." she sighed, reaching up to scratch her familiar underneath her chin. She let out a quiet snort at the suggestion of riding on a vehicle, the idea not even remotely appealing for her. "I'd rather leg it, if I'm being completely honest." she folded her arms over her chest, "I want to enjoy our little trek, even if we end up getting slapped around like a bunch of paper dolls. Its been way too long since I've gone hiking."

Their little foray into the woods hadn't gone on for longer than a minute before Hirru had pointed out a pair of Albino... Black Bears..?? "That... huh, that's an interesting way to do it, <<Cardinal>>." She calmly drew her blade, the hilt of her weapon hissing with smoke... only for her to flinch backwards as one of the bears barreled past her, and into Hirru, the wind buffeting her aside. "Jeez! Watch yourself, Greenie!" she shouted, before sprinting forward and slamming the pommel of her weapon into the other Bear's chin, a wave of ice and hellfire erupting across its furry body. "Ariel, Bahr, Keep it off of him! I'll do my best to deal with this one!"

Compared to the situations that took place with the raid bosses, these two mobs were barely an appetizer, for any of them.

Post Action

Dice Roll ID#:218493, BD: 9 (Minor Crit! 13*21 = 273 - 120 = 153 DMG to Albino Black Bear#1!)

Albino Black Bear #1 is stunned! No action for it this turn. ABB#1 Takes 32 (BLGT) + 40 (FRSTB) + 56 (BRN) = 128 Unmitigated Status Effect DMG!

Albino Black Bear #2 swings. . .

Dice Roll ID#: 218494, BD: 10 (Major Crit! 282 - 110 = 172 DMG to Hirru!), CD: 8 (1-3: Ariel, 4-6: Bahr, 7-9: Hirru, 10-12: Mina)

[H: 0/0] Ariel | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 108/108 | DMG: 29 | [ - - - ] | MIT: 20 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 2 | FLN: 16 | PHASE | TXV [24/3] | AA | REC: 3 | LD: 11/14(+1 loot) | PROSP. 3
[H: 0/0] Bahr | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 123 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | LD: 6 | SLTH: 4 | STDT: 2 | FLN: 8 | BLD: 48 | BURN: 56 | BLGT: 32 | BH: 51 | HB: 20
[H: 0/0] Hirru | HP: 788/960 (-172)| EN: 108/108 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 110 | LD: 11~14 | BH: 48 | HLY BLS: 38 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | THRNS: 36
[H/2/0] Tricolor_Mina | HP: 760/760 | EN: 98/110 (-12)| DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76

Albino Black Bear 1 | 919/1200 HP (-281) | 280 DMG | 120 MIT | 2  1 ACC (FRSTB) | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate (BLGT: 12/) (BRN: 1/2) (FRSTB: 1/2), Stun Cooldown 1/3
Albino Black Bear 2 | 1200/1200 HP | 280 DMG | 120 MIT | 2 ACC | 1 EVA | LD 15+ Ignore Hate

Violet let out a sheepish chuckle at the remark from Hirru, scratching her head in embarrassment. That had been quite the embarassment, though at least she'd only run out of damage towards the end of the raid fight, which was more than ok. Did it suck? Oh absolutely, but at least it hadn't been only halfway through. "Sorry about that, by the way! I should have brought some VIT food with me, I didn't plan ahead!" she said sheepishly, "I'll be providing as much backup as I can, I promise I won't slack off!" Akame had perched herself on her head, the tiny dragon letting out a delighted chirp.

at the comment of prep work needing to be done, she checked her menus with a smile. "Well, after we get this done, I'm totally down to go terrorize Zandra and the other members of our lovely crafter brigade to shake them down for some more instant goods~!" she mused, a hand on her chin. "Probably mix and match what we get this time, too. Most of us still should have the <<Mass Heal>> crystals that were doled out last raid, so it's probably a better idea to stock up on single-target crystals, temp buff/debuff crystals, and more specifically a few extra 'dotes. Wushen was dishing out waaay too many status effects for comfort, and a few of you were getting really damn low because of it. Between those and the VIT food that pretty much everyone is gonna stock up on, I can definitely see the others being very busy very soon."

She nodded along at the comments on the forest. "Hopefully, we don't run into anything too ridiculous over there. This is more of a mapping excursion, no?" she folded her arms. "I'm always down for a scuffle or two, but I'd rather not run headlong into an unnecessary fight if we don't have to. Though seeing you two in action might be well worth doing it at least once or twice!"

Violet felt her heart longing for home somehow, her eyes skimming over the lands of the new floor that they'd reached. Beautiful, sun-dappled forests that appeared as seas of red, gold and brown, framing a lively little town that looked as though it belonged in a story book. She was lounging on top of one of the brick-roofed houses, Akame curled up on her chest and fast asleep. Her eyes were skimming the town lightly, checking to see who was visiting the floor.

only the occasional player drifted through, some of them being high-level players that were just drifting about, while some of them were surprisingly lower-levelled players. It was a nice sight to see, if she was being completely honest. She did, however, spot at least one person that actually caught her attention, one of her fellow frontliners, a man that went by the name Hirru. He'd been on her team in the previous raid, and had been a wonderful boon to their team, and his quick thinking had been one of the many reasons that their team had done as well as it had.

She checked her menus for a few moments, making sure that there weren't any raid signup or planning announcements, before she gingerly scooped up her familiar, and made her way down the street, following after Hirru at a even, relaxed pace. She perked up when she spotted two other frontline-level players, Ariel, and a man with white hair - a man whom she knew to be Bahr, a face that she'd seen at least twice during a few of the previous floor-raid meetings.

She hopped off of the roof that she'd stopped on, a short walk away from the tower, humming to herself with a smile as she made her way over to the trio of frontliners. "Yo! I didn't think people were already prepping for a Labyrinth hunt!" she said dryly, her hands clasped behind her head. "Need a fourth to help out? I've still got time to kill~!"

Statblock & other things below uwu

*Monches a portion of both [Berry Crumble Feast (+3 LD)] (4/6)  and [Gungnir Shard (MIT III T4 reusable)] (4/6)

Tricolor_Mina | HP: 760/760 | EN: 110/110 | DMG: 21 | MIT: 138 | ACC: 5 | LD: 4 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 76

Bewoop just workin on a posty~ (and doing maths oh god oh fuck-)

Action: AoE-I vs The Ancient, VD Proc Check

Roll ID#: 218268, BD: 3

Roll ID#: 218269, CD: 10 (Vampy proc Successful~)

218270, BD:1 (Critical miss), CD: 11 - The Elder Procs, The ancient self-cleanses and cannot be afflicted with a status effects for the next two turns (CD: 0/3) LD: 16 - Self Sustain procs, healing the boss by 200 HP, and increasing its DMG by 25 (Stack 1/3), MD: 10 (effect does not matter bc Ability 2 (self-sustained) Procced)

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 885/885 | EN: 97/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 161 | F.AURA [24 MIT; 12 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 30 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 54 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +6 B.DMG | F.Howl [CD 0/4]
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 836/836 | EN: 37/101 | DMG: 25 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 64 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 30/18 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 710/710 | EN: 70/101 (+4) (-12) | DMG: 20 | MIT: 66 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 24 | P.V.O | REC: 6 | STK: 30/18
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 581/812 | EN: 38/101 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 66 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 24 | BRN: 42 | FRSTB: 30 | V.D.: 82 |

[4|0|1|0] The Ancient | HP: 1540/1980 | DMG: 225 | MIT: 130 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | Status Immune (0/2, Cooldown 0/3)
Seal | On an MD 9-10, the boss will stun the Player with the highest hate, hitting them for 50 additional unmitigatable DMG.
Disruption | Using Purify on <<The Ancient>> will remove any stacks of <<Self Sustained>>.
Self Sustained | On an LD 15+, <<The Ancient>> will not attack and instead will increase his DMG by 25, as well as heal 200 HP. The DMG buff stacks up to three times.
The Elder | On a CD 10+, <<The Ancient>> will cleanse all status conditions it’s afflicted with, as well as become immune to all incoming ones for two turns. Once the buff is over, it can only occur again after three turns have passed.
Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 3. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 or T2 will still have T1 or T2 stats, respectively.

Violet was tired. every part of her body was aching and burning, struggling to keep her upright, that wave of virtual exhaustion that came from being out of energy making it difficult to focus. Her rapier was burning in her hand, the hilt spewing smoke again as she looked up at the boss, and at her team doing their damndest to try and finish it off.

Freyd and Kataoka had done a massive chunk of damage with their blows, Elora and Morningstar following up with a hefty sum as well. The other teams were busting out massive numbers as well, aiming for a final hurrah just so they could finish this boss off, and free the way upwards.

Lament bit into Wushen's belly, the blight, frostbite, and burn effect quickly rippling across the giant dragon. Her virtual muscles were screaming as she stumbled back from the boss, her legs starting to wobble a bit.

Tech-B vs Wooshy

218255, BD: 8 (Minor crit! 32*12 = 384 - 15 = 384 DMG to Wushen! -12 EN to Mina (10 + 4 = 14 - 12 = 2 EN Left)

Blight Proc! Frostbite Proc! Burn Proc!

(15) Freyd |  HP: 1334[250]/1334 | EN: 97/150 | DMG: 24 (0/1) | MIT: 188 | EVA: 6 (5) | ACC: 5 | BH: 73 | REC: 8 | THRN: 40 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | V.D.: 146 | HELL: 80 | STNG[x1] | LD: 8 | PRS: 3 | DOTE: 1/3
(0) Hirru | HP: 1104[250]/1104 | EN: 89/104 | DMG: -19 (0/1) | MIT: 182 | ACC: 2 | BH: 55 | REC: 8 | THRN: 76 | MENDING: 2 | HB: 44 | LD: 5 | DOTE: 1/3
(9) Katoka | HP: 720[250]/720 (699+31) | EN: 31/106 | DMG: 32 (0/1) | MIT: 98 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 31 | REC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | STK: 40 | HELL: 80
(10) Morningstar | HP: 844[250]/851  | EN: 23/106 (+4) (-13) | DMG: 32 (0/1) | MIT: 142 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 18 | STK: 40 | FRB: 40(-1) | VO: 140 | HELL: 80 | LD: 6
(13) Elora | HP: 700[250]/700 | EN: 6/104 | DMG: 30 (0/1) | MIT: 98 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 35 | REC: 8 | FLN: 8 | BLGT: 32 | STK: 40 | LD: 3
(8) Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720[250]/720 | EN: 2/106 ( | DMG: 31 (0/1) |MIT: 78 | ACC: 7 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRB: 40(-1) | V.D.: 72 | TXC.: 32

Violet let out a sigh, knowing full well that what Freyd was talking about. Pretty much all of them had become damaged at some point, resulting in a mish-mash of different people who were breaking into tiny pieces over and over again, with nothing to help try and put them back together. It was a whole different kind of awful. "No, I really can't picture anyone that even remotely counts as normal." she replied, her shoulders slumping. She calmly started stabbing at the grasping hands, lament slowly cleaving its way through the mutated flooring. she looked up, moving to turn towards Freyd...

only for a massive club to nearly beam her across the face, forcing her to duck and roll out of the way.

A massive mountain troll with what seemed like a massive mouth splitting across its torso, several rows of jagged teeth jutting out of its lips. "Oh that's fun-Woah!" the troll swung down at her with the club, a groundshaking roar echoing through the tunnel. "Easy big guy, take it down a notch or two!" she shouted, delivering a few quick blows to its legs, and falling back towards Freyd.

"You said something about not letting them touch you?" she asked, slipping into a crouch. "Ya mind explaining that one, shadow man?"

Post action: ST-B Vs Mutant Troll

218172, BD: 2 (2+8 = 10 - 3 = 7, HIT! 20*24 = 480 - 160 = 320 DMG to Mutant Troll!

H: 0 | Freyd | HP: 1140/1140 | EN: 125/148 (130+4+8-17) | DMG: 26 | MIT: 148 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 62 | LD: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | TXV 32/3 | REC: 8
H: 1 | Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 69/106 (+4, -20) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Mutant Troll | HP: 1680/2000 (-280) | DMG: 180 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3

Critical (MD 9): Deals (Tier * 100) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 60) DMG to every other player.

Critical (MD 10): Deals (Tier * 110) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (Tier * 85) DMG to every other player.

Charge CD [0/3]

"Go get it tested again, barou!" she quipped dryly, "We're all crazy in this shitty world, kinda have to be if we're gonna live!" she was calmly swinging her blade around, the blackened steel glinting in the dim cavern light. A few moments later, Freyd had cleaved apart all of the goblins, the blue polygons shimmering around the air. "Good shit, lets keep moving."

Violet made a face as one of the hands reached out towards her, trying to trip her up. "Eeugh, fuck that!" she complained, kicking the offending appendage, "I coulda lived without seeing random arms tryna drag me around or trip me into the floor. I can live with the mutated mobs, but I'd rather not have to deal with the glitchy body parts!"

she paused in her stride, looking up with a frown as a low moan echoed down the passage. A pair of large kobolds with multiple heads were ambling their way towards them, a pair of razor-sharp Katars clasped within their clawed paws. "Guess I spoke too soon? Oh well!"

she lept forward, a wide grin on her face as she activated the charge skill, lament beginning to smoke from its hilt as she carved into the first mob, dealing a decent chunk of its health. Violet let out a roar, launching herself over at the other Kobold as her weapon ignited, the purple and red flames setting the mob ablaze as her attacks bit into its thick skin.

She kicked off of their bodies, flinging them over in Freyd's direction. "You're up, Shadow Man!" she called, "Polish them off, and lets keep going! We don't have too much further to go to get outta here!"

Post Action: AoE II (+ Charge) Vs Mutant Kobold Guard 1 and 2

Roll ID#: 218145, BD: 7 (7+7 = 14 - 3 = 11, HIT! 27*18 = 486 - 120 = 366 DMG to Mutant Kobold Guard #1!), CD: 12 (ST-B Unlocked!!)

Roll ID#: 218146, BD: 9 ( 9+7 = 16 - 3 = 13, HIT! (minor crit!) 28*18 = 504 - 100 = 404 DMG to Mutant Kobold Guard #2!) Frostbite, Blight, and Burn Applied to MKG #2!

H: 0 | 0 | Freyd | HP: 1140/1140 | EN: 130/148 (148-18) | DMG: 26 | MIT: 148 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 62 | LD: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | TXV 32/3 | REC: 8
H: 1 | 2 | Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 85/106) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Mutant Kobold Guard #1 | HP: 334/700 (-366) | DMG: 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2

Mutant Kobold Guard #2 | HP: 296/700 (-404)| DMG: 280 | MIT: 120 100 (BLGT 2/2)| ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 (BLGT 32 (2/2))(BRN: 56 (2/2))(FRSTB: 40 (2/2)

Violet let out a roar as she charged at the giant dragon head, a bellow of fury ripping from her throat as she followed through with Freyd's request. They could not afford to falter, not with how close they were. And they were so, so damn close, that single health bar almost taunting her tired body as she tried to make herself keep going.

Her energy bar was almost depleted, and it was forcing a wave of fatigue over her entire being, sweat beading on her cheek as she ground Lament into the burning scales of Brimstone. Her virtual muscles were screaming, practically begging for her to stop, for her to rest. But... none of them could, not yet, and not now..!

"Please..! Just a little more!" she gasped, falling back from the head as her blows knocked it into the red, "We're so close..! Keep going, everyone! Let's polish this snakey bastard off, and knock him right back where they belong!" she gingerly adjusted her grip on her weapon, raising it so that she could prepare to keep swinging for just a little bit longer.

She owed her team that much, at least.

Post action - AoE II vs Brimstone

Roll ID#: 218144, BD: 7 (7+7 = 14, HIT! 27*18 = 486 - 55 = 431 DMG to Brimstone!

14+2+2 = -18 EN to Mina, Mina recovers 4 EN

(10) Freyd |  HP: 1334[250]/1334 | EN: 105/150 | DMG: 20 | MIT: 188 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 73 | REC: 8 | THRN: 40 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | V.D.: 146 | HELL: 80 | STNG[x1] | LD: 8 | PRS: 3 | DOTE: 1/3
(0) Hirru | HP: 1104[250]/1104 | EN: 104/104 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 182 | ACC: 2 | BH: 55 | REC: 8 | THRN: 76 | MENDING: 2 | HB: 44 | LD: 5 | DOTE: 1/3
(8) Katoka | HP: 699[250]/720 (668+31) | EN: 47/106 (+12) (-12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 98 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 31 | REC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | STK: 40 | HELL: 80
(9) Morningstar | HP: 844[250]/851  | EN: 38/106 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 142 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 18 | STK: 40 | FRB: 40(-1) | VO: 140 | HELL: 80 | LD: 6
(12) Elora | HP: 700[250]/700 | EN: 9/104 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 98 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 35 | REC: 8 | FLN: 8 | BLGT: 32 | STK: 40 | LD: 3
(8) Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720[250]/720 | EN: 10/106 (+4, -18)| DMG: 27 |MIT: 78 | ACC: 7 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRB: 40(-1) | V.D.: 72 | TXC.: 32

Brimstone | HP: 667/2000 (-431) | DMG: 250 | MITI: 55 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | Scorch{H.M} [0/+20] | STK [40/1] | BLGT [32/1] (1463-365)

Violet let out a snort at the comment about a murder hobo. "Buddy, I didn't call you a murder hobo." she interjected, "I said I was worried about how you were feeling after shanking people to help Mr. Man with a plan. But that's besides the point, I already know you're more than that. Why else would I keep hanging out with your crazy ass!" she frowned, continuing to lean on the button, a faint-yet-familiar numbness seeping through her arms.

"Elements you say?" she mused, letting up on the button as soon as it clicked. "Sounds pretty fun to me, honestly. I don't think I've dealt with a power struggle since what happened with-" She heard Freyd's belated warning, right as the floor abruptly gave out from under their feet. She let out a cry of horror, her hands scrabbling at the edges of the door as they fell down quite a ways, though not enough to make either of them take any fall damage.

"Ow,ow,ow..!" Violet groaned, sitting up with a grunt of pain. "You jackass, was that what you meant by a glitch..?! That's just a freaking trap!" She pulled herself to her feet, dusting off her clothes from the virtual dust that had accumulated on them. They weren't that far away, and realistically they could just teleport out of here with a crystal instead of dealing with this. however, that wasn't going to be the easiest thing.

Especially not with the weird-ass mobs staring them down.

"Alrighty then, guess its time to go ahead and throw hands." she said idly, drawing lament out of its sheath. "Don't bother with a howl on these, its probably better to save that for something stronger than this level of gutter trash. Just a good ol slice n' dice works wonders." she launched forward, her blade biting into each of the mutated mobs, a grin on her face. She landed on the opposite side of the mobs.

"You coming or what, shadow man?"

Action: AoE I vs Mutated Goblins 1-4

Roll ID#: 217991, BD: 4 (4 + 8 = 12 - 1 = 11, HIT! 24*15 = 360 - 60 = 300 DMG to Mutated Goblin #1!)
Roll ID#: 217992, BD: 6 (6 + 8 = 14 - 1 = 13, HIT! 24*15 = 360 - 60 = 300 DMG to Mutated Goblin #2!)
Roll ID#: 217993, BD: 2 (2 +8 = 10 - 1 = 9, HIT! 24*15 = 360 - 60 = 300 DMG to Mutated Goblin #3!)
Roll ID#: 217994, BD: 4 (4 + 8 = 12 - 1 = 11, HIT! 24*15 = 360 - 60 = 300 DMG to Mutated Goblin #4!)

11 + 2 (Shift) + 8 (Enemies hit*2) = - 21 EN to Mina

H: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Freyd | HP: 1140/1140 | EN: 148/148 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 148 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 62 | LD: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | TXV 32/3 | REC: 8
H: 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 85/106 (-21) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Mutated Goblin #1: HP 100/400 (-300)| DMG: 180 | MIT: 60 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 1
Mutated Goblin #2: HP 100/400 (-300)| DMG: 180 | MIT: 60 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 1
Mutated Goblin #3: HP 100/400 (-300)| DMG: 180 | MIT: 60 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 1
Mutated Goblin #4: HP 100/400 (-300)| DMG: 180 | MIT: 60 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 1

Violet found herself swearing under her breath as she put all her weight onto the button Freyd had pointed out, cursing whatever Kayaba had been thinking when he'd designed this stupid puzzle. "He just haaad to add RNG, sonnova-" she growled, trailing off as she stepped back to try and look at the puzzle from a distance. "I'd probably be here for hours if you weren't here, jeez! Which one of these stupid things did you say not to touch again?"

She snorted when he responded to her earlier excitement about Ronbaru with his mouth full. "Buddy, chew and swallow before ya talk." she drawled, continuing to push in the button until she finally heard a clicking sound. "And yeah, I'd love to do that quest with you. When you aren't fucking around just for the hell of it, you seem to have a pretty good head on your shoulders." She was confident that Freyd would probably be good at something like that, negotiations were pretty fun when there weren't lives at stake.

Roll ID#: 217989, LD:1 | Total LD 50/60

“And murder, really?  A bit gauche for the dinner table, no?  I actually meant her Ragou Rabbit recipe.  It’s the talk of several circles that should otherwise remain nameless." Violet nodded, shrugging a bit. "Considering you guys have a relatively low opinion of her to begin with for what she's dragged me partially into... It was a valid concern of mine." She twirled the knife in her hand gently, "If you want to learn it though, I'll happily help teach you guys. It's a lot of work, though."

Violet willed herself to drop the happy-go-lucky façade she tended to keep up, following Freyd's request. No smile forced smile, her face turning to a slight frown, the twinkle in her eyes dimming away as she dropped her emotional mask. "Figured you were going to say that." she said idly, making the knife vanish. "I promised I'd work with you where you're comfortable, and since you aren't wearing your cowl... well, I'll happily meet you in the middle, Takeshi-kun." She made a promise, and she was damn well going to keep it. For both Freyd, and Elora's sakes.

“What’s his deal anyway?  He’s about as moody as they Jon fellow was.  Are all of the Arbiters this grouchy?” "They're grouchy because they're getting attacked for doing what people pay them for, aka their intel gathering." she said idly, drumming her hand on the table. "Akane specifically though? He's not grumpy, just not a people person. Its a real-life issue that made the unfortunate translation to this world of blades, especially once he realized that knives were a whole lot more real than he wanted them to be. Its why he uses knuckle dusters and handwraps instead of bladed weapons."

Violet turned her head, looking over at her brother. He was watching them, eyes narrowed as he stared directly at Freyd, a hand gently brushing against his throat. "Everyone... copes in a different way." he said quietly, before turning back to his newspaper. "Violet tries to keep up a happy Façade to make sure nobody worries... I push people away because I don't want them to come closer. The last time I did that, it crippled me in a way I'll never recover from in the real world. That, and I don't trust you or the Wanderer, even though I trust her judgement."

His hand tightly gripped at the upper part of his sweater, a sad look briefly crossing his face...

This time, Akane seemed to have fully re-focused his attention on the newspaper, ignoring the trio so that they had some semblance of privacy.

Violet quietly turned to Elora, looking the younger girl dead in the eyes. "That said, I believe I haven't Properly introduced myself." she said smoothly, "I am Tricolor_Mina, otherwise known simply as Mina, or Violet depending on whom I happen to be speaking to. I'm effectively an investigator, for a lack of a better term, and my preferred specialty is investigating people. Right now, I've been taking a vested interest in you two, especially Freyd and his shadowy lil friend, I believe he called himself Montjoy?"

Her smile returned, though this time it was sad, her eyes drifting towards Freyd. "I love a good mystery... but I promised both of them I'd take cracks at it at their pace, not mine." she shrugged, before turning to her food. "You both are an interesting pair, though. Even though you two may have met by chance, you're already a good influence on him, Elora-chan. I can tell you want to talk, so feel free to do so. And I apologize in advance as well for hurting any of you, it will never  be intentional on my part." Violet tucked into her meal, humming to herself.

"Itadakimasu."

Violet drew her blade in front of her, black smoke wafting from the hilt of her blade as she held it up close to eye level. They were slowly starting to run dry on their energy reserves, with only a few sparks left for them to gather. Their entire party was trying their best, just to cleave their way through the last little bit of health. Only two bars out of the original six were left, and they were fully in the home stretch.

The smoke from lament seemed to erupt into purple and red flames, licking across the blade hungrily, just itching for a release.

No faltering here, they had to finish this soon. Before everyone ran out of steam, and they were forced to retreat. They would be losing the faith of the people, the ones that they were fighting for the freedom of. Serration was bearing down on their team, its razor fangs trying to find purchase against the wooden barrier.

Violet let out a bellow, before launching herself at it, the red and purple mixing with the glow of a critical blow. Serration let out a Wail of pain, thrashing as Lament bit through its thick metal scales and drew out the last embers of its life. Now, She just had to rely on her team to keep up the good work.

Action - AoE I Vs Serration

217894, BD: 8 (Minor Crit! [Focus]) 28*15= 420 - 55 = 365 DMG to Serration! Serration goes down~ | Mina Recovers 4 EN, and loses 15 EN(11 + 2 +2 = 15)

(8) Freyd |  HP: 1334[250]/1334 | EN: 121/150 | DMG: 20 | MIT: 188 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 73 | REC: 8 | THRN: 40 | PHASE | FLN: 8 | FRB: 40(-1) | ENV.O: 32 | V.O.: 146 | V.D.: 146 | HELL: 80 | STNG[x1] | LD: 8 | PRS: 3 | DOTE: 1/3
(0) Hirru | HP: 1104[250]/1104 | EN: 103/104 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 182 | ACC: 2 | BH: 55 | REC: 8 | THRN: 76 | MENDING: 2 | HB: 44 | LD: 5 | DOTE: 1/3
(8) Katoka | HP: 668[250]/720 | EN: 63/106  | DMG: 28 | MIT: 98 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 31 | REC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | STK: 40 | HELL: 80
(8) Morningstar | HP: 844[250]/851  | EN: 44/106 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 142 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 18 | STK: 40 | FRB: 40(-1) | VO: 140 | HELL: 80 | LD: 6
(9) Elora | HP: 700[250]/700 | EN: 31/104 | DMG: 26 | MIT: 98 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7(8/AA) | BH: 35 | REC: 8 | FLN: 8 | BLGT: 32 | STK: 40 | LD: 3
(7) Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720[250]/720 | EN: 24/106 | DMG: 27 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 7 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRB: 40(-1) | V.D.: 72 | TXC.: 32

Serration | HP: -26/2000 | DMG: 250 | MITI: 55 75 | ACC: 4(+3)(-1) | EVA: 0 | Shatter [-20] | FOCUSED [1/2] | Stun Immunity [0/3] | FB [40/1] | ENV. [32/3] | BLGT [32/1]
[Matches Holy, Bleed, Shatter, Phase]

 "Or, maybe I'll just need to try harder.  We must have missed one on the way somewhere." Violet snorted at that. She could honestly think of quite a few of them that the pair had missed. "Yeah, we probably need to try a little bit harder." she replied dryly, a wry grin on her face. "We could always go after good ol Sando Satsu, and run it ragged if we're feeling lucky. I'd suggest the Shadow's fucked-up version of the Avalanche if it weren't for the fact that I'd probably get frozen solid trying to fight it due to my lack of the Survival skill." More than a few ideas were running through her head now as they made the trek to the quest location.

"Honey bun?" Violet took the prooferred bun, a soft smile on her face. "Thank you, I actually quite enjoyed the last one you gave me." she nibbled at it, humming. "Maa... no wonder this quest looked longer than I thought it was, of course the stupid system added a prologue to this. I coulda sworn it was just a standard beat'em up, not... this." She had thought her information sources were just kind of... broken, somehow, when she'd seen the appearance of the prologue. Good to know that wasn't the part of the quest that got glitched out by the Shadow.

"I've heard news of some diplomacy-based quests up on twenty-seven, but haven't yet had time to tour the place yet.  Have you been?" A bemused look crossed her face. She had Not heard of the diplomacy quests up on floor 27, and she felt a pang of annoyance at the fact that she hadn't seen them talked about a whole lot. "If they aren't limited to a solo adventure, mind if I join you for them?" she said dryly, grinning as she took another bite of the bun. "I'd love to sink my teeth into a good diplomacy quest, there's been almost nothing in that regard that I've seen or heard of on the earlier floors."

they had finally reached the mouth of the cave, a grin crossing her face. "Alrighty~ This is where it said the stone tablet was!" she chirped, cracking her knuckles. "Now to find and translate it~"

217733, LD: 1 (LD Total: 1/60)