tricolor_mina

"Well for starters, you two are still rookies." Violet replied, ruffling Vanessa's hair. "Freyd and I, we've been at this for a long time. It's easier to track it once you get used to it." Her weapon glinted as, she struck out at the quest boss as it charged past her in Freyd's direction, her rapier easily biting through the last little bit of its health. Yes, once you sat here fighting for so long, you eventually developed the skill to easily cleave your way through monsters. Even ones that looked like they'd kill you simply by allowing them to breath on you.

"Besides, it feels like its too much of an ask for someone to want a bunch of rookies to keep up with a pair of Clearers, y'know?" Violet sheathed her blade, frowning at the pixels that were slowly starting to drift to the ground. "You two barely look like you should be anywhere outside of the town of beginnings, much less the 5th floor. Just keep working hard, and do some of the easier quests, and ask for help."

A pair of items, and a looting menu appeared next to Violet, a grin on her face as she accepted the terms. "Keep up that cycle, and you'll be big and strong, just like me and mr. Shadow man over there~!"

Seperate block for Looting roll :3c

Stats + Combat stuffies :3c

Violet bowed respectfully to @Hirru, deffering any judgement on the situation to his experience. The healers and the tanks were the backbone of this operation, if they didn't exist... they all died. It was as simple as that, and completely irrefutable. If the boss aggroed onto any of the DPS people, they would be squashed almost instantly, the boss likely biting through their minimal-at-best Mitigation and defenses, and easily ripping them into polygons in a matter of seconds. "I'm putting my trust in you and @Freydto keep our team alive, Hirru." she said softly, accepting his trade request. "If you need help with healing at any point during the fight, let me know, and I'll happily help you out. I've got Field medic and Barrier, that way you don't have to constantly burn through your Energy. Stay safe, and lets kick this bosses ass!"

She gently bopped the older player on the shoulder, a wry grin visible on her face before she slid her mask into place. She made her way over to @Elora, nodding at the other girl. "Looking forward to working with you, Elora. Hit them hard, and don't be afraid. We're all here to help after all." Violet said calmly, giving the other girl a thumbs up. "Make our team proud, ok?" She lazily glanced over the rest of the people that were slowly arriving at the boss room, recognizing Vigilon, Lessa, and Alkor amongst some of the newer arrivals. 

She just hoped that they could get this over with relatively fast, she just wanted to get back home, kick her feet up, and read a nice issue of the Aincrad times.

Accepting the Trade from Hirru! 

Updated BR Inventory

Violet rolled her shoulders as they approached the dungeon, shifting her mask back over her face. She wasn't exactly one for Dungeons, not really finding them to be her style. However, as Morningstar and Kataoka took out the quartet of baby mobs that showed up, their pixels barely having faded, two much larger guards stormed out of the deeper parts of the Dungeon, looking outraged that they had intruded upon their home and slaughtered their allies. It seems like their fighting wasn't quite over yet, now was it. "Oh, it looks like they brought friends... Joy."

Violet let out a gasp as one of them skewered her with its blade, the weapon biting away a decent chunk of her poor health bar. She carefully shook her blade, activating a Sword Art as she slammed it right through their shoulder, flinging the massive guard away from her. as the other one began to charge up at her, her blade suddenly ignited with a vicious black and purple flame, the edges of the cursed blade glowing a chilling blue. "You won't get me twice, Asshole." she spat, before skewering them through the throat, Freezing them in place as their body was wracked with several status ailments.

"There we are, a lovely ice sculpture~" she hummed, leaning on it with a smile on her face as she beckoned for one of the others to charge it. "Kat, Star, you two want to finish them off? They're very low, and this one can't run!" if the poor guard could scream, they probably would at the vicious-looking side eye Violet was giving them.

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 99/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG
Morningstar | HP: 851/851 | EN: 73/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 90/106 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 620/822 (822 - 202 )| EN: 67/106 (85 - 18) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82

H: [ 0|0|0|1 ] Tanos Guard #1 | HP: 388/700 (700-312)| DMG: 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1
H: [ 0|0|0|2 ] Tanos Guard #2 | HP: 262/700 (700-438) | DMG: 280 | MIT: 120-> 100 (-20 from Blight, 1/2) | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 (-1) (FROZEN 1/1) (BLIGHT 1/2) (BURN 1/2)

Violet poked her head back into the store, humming away as she once again began perusing the many food items on display. She scooped up a few cups of Gelato, Several Chocolate Truffles, and a few more Creme Brulee, having enjoyed the taste of them from her earlier experience. She mentally tallied up the prices, before sending the shopkeep the appropriate amount of col. Raid prep was over, so she was going ahead and getting some luxury items. In total, she'd gotten fifteen items, each of which were more than worth the price that she had purchased them for.

with that she thanked the shopkeep, and skipped back out of the shop, her fresh purchases in tow.

purchasing . . .

*Please Note that the Roll says AoE II instead of AoE I, this was an error on my part ;w; It was meant to be AoE I

Violet watched as Nari let out a booming roar, drawing the attention of the massive plant-cat, the creature letting out a roar of its own as it bared its fangs. Once upon a time, Violet would have honestly been scared shitless by it. She could picture it in her mind, a point in time where she'd be cowering behind her friends, behind Morg, Itzal, Shield, or Hestia... Those times where she was significantly weaker than she wanted to be, where she couldn't protect the people she cared about.

That weakness was dead and buried, something that she could no longer afford.

Morningstar Struck the boss hard, ripping away a cool chunk of health, as well as some of its natural defenses. Just as it was struggling to get its bearings back, Kataoka lept in, ripping another massive chunk of health away, the beast dipping into the yellow from the other woman's follow-up. Violet could hear her calling out for her to finish the Lion off, to polish that last little bit of health.

well, who was she to ignore such a simple request?

Violet smacked her blade against her hip, before shifting into a crouch, her HUD already preparing the <<Charge>> Skill for her. "Heard you loud and clear, Kataoka-san." she breathed, sliding her mask over her face... before tearing forward, and skewering Ki'Raion cleanly, her body landing on the opposite side of it. with a quick motion, she slid Lament back into its sheath, the blade still humming with energy. "How was that, Did I do well?"

Violet saw a pair of items floating down from where the mob had been

Charging in w/ AoE I at Ki'Raion

Roll ID#: 214928

BD: 3 (3+7=10 - 2 = 8 - 1(Charge penalty) = 7! Das a Hit Baybee~!) 27*15 = 405 - 80 = 325 DMG to Ki'Raion~! Ki'Raion is now ded :)

Roll ID#: 21492944

CD: 4

LD: 19

Items received from looting Roll :3c

Perfect Consumable (1)

Rare Trinket (1)

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 98/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG | -4 EN
Morningstar | HP: 851/851 | EN: 86/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 95/106| DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 822/822 | EN: 85/106 (106-21) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82

[4,1,1,0]Ki'Raion | Daytime Stats | HP: -4/1000 | DMG: 200 | MIT: 10080 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 2 | SHATTER 1/3 319-325

• Tail Swipe | If BD 9-10 and MD 1-5 is rolled simultaneously, <<Ki’Raion>> unleashes a powerful tail swipe that can strike a whole party. Deals 150 AoE damage to all party members as well as normal damage to the player with the most hate.
• Venus Fly Trap | If BD of 9-10 and MD of 6-10 is rolled simultaneously, <<Ki’Raion>> lunges at the player with the most hate and encases them in its floral mane. They experience 50 additional damage and will take 50 additional damage for each following turn that they're trapped. They are freed when at least 200 HP damage has been dealt to "Ki’Raion" or another player achieves greater hate. A trapped player may still attack.
• Photosynthesize | Absorbing the Sun’s energy, every second attack <<Ki’Raion>> makes will be damage boosted by 50. On turns when this damage boost is not active, <<Ki'Raion>> will heal 100 HP. This ability is only available to <<Ki'Raion>> if fought during the day.

Violet wasn't one to visit the upper floors all that often, especially considering that there was not really a big incentive for her to do so, aside from the rare boss raid that would occur, or the occasional Dungeon raid that she was dragged along for. Floor 19 was one of those floors that were only really visited if you wanted to go after its field boss mob, or its quest mob. The latter of which was something that she was currently after.

She was wandering the streets, a bored look on her face as she kept an eye out for anyone who might be prepping to go and deal with the beast. Ki'raon was a strange mixture between a giant cat, and some sort of carnivorous plant (Possibly a venus flytrap). It was known for becoming much more lethal upon daybreak, which made it a fearsome creature to fight against. However, to a group of higher-levelled players, defeating it became a cinch.

Speaking of higher-levelled players, she could see a group of them gathering in a section of town that was known to house the particular quest NPC that allowed you to fight the overgrown cat.

"Not too sure I've met most of you, huh..?" Violet murmured, casually strolling up towards the group, her eyes ghosting over the collective of different people. She actively recognized at least one of them as a consistent frontliner, the woman being one of the few tanks that actually worked for the clearers. The other two, she was less sure about. The only thing that she really knew was that they filled the DPS role more often than not.

Statblock Baybee~
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 822/822 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82

"I'm here, I'm Here!! Aaagh!"

Violet found herself sprinting into the area right in front of the Boss Room, a flustered look on her face. She was running extremely late all things considered, even having missed the raid Meeting that had occurred mere days prior to the parties beginning to arrive. It was a miracle she'd even arrived partially on time, wincing as she spotted all of the people who were already gathered around the entrance to the boss room. "Shit, maybe I need to pay better attention when it comes to prepping for things like this." She mumbled under her breath as she pulled out two of the items that Zandra had given her.

She gently began applying the thick green salve to the blade, A soft green hue appearing on the edge of the blade as she finished. She let go of the bottle, the empty salve bottle evaporating into a cloud of blue polygons. A few moments later, the Damage potion she'd retrieved did the same, the benefits already hitting her. She checked her menu, taking a look at who's party she was with, and sighing in relief when she saw some familiar names in there.

@Freydwas distributing items to their teams, so she skipped her way over to him, happily accepting a blessing from his Gungnir Shard, as well as both a Liquour of Light and some rather... fluffy-looking Meatballs. "Let's beat this bosses Ass, shall we Shadow Man?" she said, grinning at the veteran player, before walking off to take a look at the rest of the players gathered around. She recognized NIGHT, Jomei, Ariel, Crozeph, Nari, and Hirru, while there were a few faces she didn't recognize (though that was a very small handful of the many players that were showing up.).

She idly watched the rest of the group milling about, munching on the fuzzy Meatballs, and washing them down with the Liquour. It was time for another raid, and she was going to do it right.

Statblock Baybee~!

Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 27 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 7 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72 | TXC VNM: 32

Violet let out a delighted gasp, bouncing on her heels as she looked over each of the items that Z had placed in her order, grinning at the names that Z had popped on each of the phials as their item ID. All Dragon themed, so it seemed that they still had their sense of humor. "Thank you so Much, Z!" she cheered, sweeping both orders into her inventory with a smile. "I'll see you at the Raid, okay? Lets get that floor cleared~!"

With that, she skipped her way out of the door, and away to go and finish her preparations.

Violet Smiled, pushing her mask to the side as she turned to the other two girls. "Don't worry you two, we weren't expecting you to damage this big guy all that much!" she said cheerfully, smacking Lament against her hip, the cursed blade sparking as she did so. "We just wanted to help give you guys a head start when it comes to getting a leg up in this crazy, wacky world we're stuck in~" More sparks flew off of it, the blade beginning to smoke a bit.

Violet smiled as Terra Firma started to get back up, snarling in rage as it stared back at Freyd, its slitted eyes darkening with fury as it struggled to get back up. She smacked the blade again, the blade suddenly igniting with a mixture of purple and red fire, and a feral smile suddenly crossed her face. "Now then, its time to piss it off some more!"

She launched herself at the Shark, the flames smothering her blade rapidly igniting its body as it let out an enraged snarl, something called assault mode activating as a status underneath its health bar, right as it began to suffer from the Burn and Blight that was imbued within her blade. With a roar, she planted her feet deep in the sand, using her stance to hurl the Shark at Freyd! "One Freshly Blighted and Burnt Terra-Firma goin your way, pal!"

Violet snickered at Van's reaction, Freyd already having moved to wake up the boss. "Maa... is this your first time seeing this guy-Oh, he's bigger than I remember him being!" she gasped, a hand going to her mouth as she stared at the positively massive shark that rose out of the ground. "Guess this is one of the big boys that got fucked up by the Shadow! Its very nice to meet you, semi-new friend!"

Violet pulled her mask over her face, a lone red eye peering out at the Boss Mob as Freyd let out a loud, booming roar that echoed over the sand, a shiver running down her spine as she watched it immediately begin charging their way, roaring violently at them. It was faster than she remembered.

She heard one of the girls (Van, if she recalled correctly) begin to freak out over the size of the mob, pitching forward with a cry as she took a big swing and a miss... right into the path of Terra Firma's charge. The other girl had decided to keep her distance, struggling to pitch a rock at it. Oh well, the Land shark wasn't one of the more difficult field bosses in the game, and Freyd wouldn't have dragged them with if he was worried about someone dying. Her blade started glowing as she threw a lazy strike with her rapier.

and Knocked the thing backwards by a decent margin, though her skill didn't throw it back quite as far as she wanted it to. Apparently she didn't put enough back into it.

"Oi, Shadow man!" she barked, turning towards Freyd, "You're gunning for the special thing, Right? Lets try and not let the rookies get trampled by it, that would be a pretty shitty way to get taken out."

She turned to Van, frowning. "You ok?"

Violet let out a groan, fanning herself with her mask as she struggled to fend off the heat. She hated floor five, absolutely loathed it sometimes, but it was a necessary evil. There were plenty of things to do here, especially one of the more entertaining things that she could think of. Thats right, dragging people into scary-but-perfectly-safe scenarios. Freyd, the utter scoundrel, had given her the idea of doing so after he'd dragged her right through a dungeon and a high level quest back to back after ruining her precious taiyaki (Oh how she wished for another bite of that stuff, she hadn't had it in a while).

Needless to say, she'd been upset with him for a hot minute after the event.

She quietly checked over her menu, absentmindedly scratching Akame under her chin, earning a few chirps of delight from her precious lil lady. "Maa... lets see..." she murmured, looking at the locations of a few of her friends. Freyd was somewhere on the floor, so she shot him a quick message consisting of a rather brief hello, and a 'whatcha doin?', before going back to wandering the streets, Akame perching on top of her head.

bump

Only for Violet to almost immediately walk into someone, a girl with bright, vivid red hair, and golden eyes. "Ah, I'm sorry!" she squawked, fighting the urge to bow in apology. "I wasn't paying attention, sorry about that! Are you new here? Maybe need a guide or someone to show you around?" Before she could really get a response, she could hear a pitiful voice calling out for assistance. 'oh kami, who sent them here.' she thought, making a face. 'At least that one has Armor! did this one get mugged by the Army or something?'

Violet cleared her throat, before waving over the other girl (It would be hard to miss her, what with the bubble-gum pink hair, scars, and black mask + the lil pitch-black feathery dragon perched on her head that was chirping away). "Yoo-hoo, over here~!" she waved, manipulating her menu so she could pull out two Teleport crystals. "Yes, you! I got a present for you and the chick in front of me, consider it a gift from someone who's nicer than whatever punk sent you two to this floor!"

Gifting two Teleport crystals to both @Van And @Senno~!

Tricolor_Mina | HP: 720/720 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 72

Violet made her way into the kitchen-based shop, pep in her step as she began poking around at the various items that were on display. Most things here were some form of desert, it seemed, though some of them were savory foods like the bento boxes and skewer rolls that were set out for customers to peruse.

After a few moments of window-shopping, she carefully picked up the order form, selecting the food items that she wanted, humming as she did so. It wasn't often that she visited a cook, usually that was done by the other members of the frontline squad for the rest of their team (usually turning the foodstuffs into a feast for the entire squad) "I'd like these, please!" she chirped, passing the form to the proprietor of the store

Violet practically found herself sprinting into Zandra's shop, Jittery with excitement (At least she HOPED it was excitement) The raid signups had been announced merely a day prior, after the meeting had concluded, and she'd noticed a few spots open with her friends (Read: she really, really wanted to be able to participate again)

She dutifully began filling out the forms for the raid sets, humming to herself. "Sorry for the late notice, Z! I didn't think we'd be moving on to the next floor so soon~" she hummed, placing two forms down on the table. "The Full set is the one I'm most worried about getting ahold of, the other one is a luxury if you have the time!"

Buying some shit

• 40 Mats (700 Per Mat) = 28000 col
• 10 Immolation Pots (T4) (1200 per Pot) = 12000 col
• 10 Teleport Crystals (800 per crystal) = 8000 col

Total: 48000 Col to banker boi

Character Name: Tricolor_Mina (Though lets be real, none of y'all gon call her that lmao)

Character Description: My main acc, the one most of you older folk know about already :) She's here to fuck around and find out, and be an analytical smartass while she does it~

Character Journal: [The Diary Of Nobody]

Character Name: Covey

Character Description: A stoic doctor with a heart of gold, fond of taking care of those who are younger and weaker than her. If you trust her with your heart, she'll protect it with all her Might.

Character Journal: [A wonderful Act]

"Choosing to bear it or not, I really don't mind." Violet responded, her voice changing back to the more even tone that she usually used. All the anger from before had finally dissipated, leaving her with a soft blanket of warmth within her body. "As I said before, my problem lies with bearing such things alone. Others exist to help as well, you know. Don't be stupid and shove away your support systems before they can form." Violet framed him with her fingers, a wry grin on her face. "And don't pretend I'm capable of keeping up with you bastards, I'm not where I need to be just yet... and there's also other shit I want sorted out before I even think about coming to aid you both personally. I'm pretty sure you're able to tell I want nothing more than to see all of the variables lined up neatly before I even think about it."

The entire situation remained in a locked stalemate, and it was leaving an Acrid, bitter taste in her mouth. She wanted to reach that crescendo of power that so many others seemed to have reached much faster than she had, and today was the test trial of that. A small guild of four orange players, hand-picked by Del and Akane to pose the lowest level of challenge for the three of them. This had just been a pit stop on the way, as her curiosity had been unable to be sated without actually seeking out those answers on her own. Del had rolled with it, though Akane had seemed to want to stay far away, something that had baffled her at first... until she remembered that her brother had a dislike for Freyd and Raidou that Rivalled that of her fiancee's.

Oh well, he didn't have to get along well with him in order to work with him.

Violet listened through the rest of what he said, though at the last thing he said, specifically regarding her crimes in the real world, her gaze darkened considerably. There was the sound of shattering glass, and she was greeted by the sight of her teacup shattering violently, deep red marks briefly appearing on her skin before disappearing alongside the blue polygons. She'd only really seen that happen once or twice, and she was fairly certain both times she'd seen a player shatter a glass like that had been Rosa's doing. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes. "I can Appreciate the curiosity, Freyd. We certainly seem alike in that regard, at the very least." she said calmly, her opening her eyes to meet his own. "But my sins in the real world hold no weight for you, unless you want to offer something of equal value that would be worth me telling that to you directly. I don't enjoy talking about it, and besides that..." A ding came from her menu, and a Message from Del telling her to hurry it up already. "I'm in a bit of a hurry. My escort is waiting, and they were hoping to go deal with a small orange guild that's been problematic lately... so unfortunately, I'll have to cut this short... unless you'd like to come with me, and see those so-called "Numbers" in play?" Violet had stood up. her arms folded over her chest.

Ronan tilted her head, a smirk on her face. "Believe in it or not, fate does guide us in its own strange way." she said dryly, watching as Raidou pocketed the card that she had made for him. "Fate is extraordinary, and its difficult for most of us to follow. And Some of us Twist it to fit our own desires, mocking it... and then it becomes an empty comfort, worthless words of solace that leave no trace of safety and offer you no protection. To heed their warnings is one thing, to live by something that can be changed if you work hard enough is another matter entirely." Ronan picked up the rest of the cards, shuffling them gently, before revealing another card, this one of Violet, her arms crossed over her chest as she fell from the sky, a star clutched close to her.

A falling star in the sky.

Jack glanced at Raidou, a frown on the quiet man's face. "We learn from our mistakes... fight for a... better day." he said carefully, folding his arms over his chest. "The faces that... haunt us in our minds... are our reminder... that we all have to do.. better. That we... cannot keep repeating these mistakes... over and... over again. To pretend that there always... must be a villain, is a... disservice to you." He bowed his head, his eyes half closed. "... Violet was... adamant that if... we are to aid... in your little 'plan', that you... wouldn't be bearing the sole... blame for such things. Violet refuses... to be sidelined... any longer. You are... hurting her... much more than you might... realize, just by simply... pretending she cannot handle... the pain."

Violet let out a distracted sigh, glancing back up at Freyd. "Courage is the same, maybe. But the meaning of each of those differ from person to person." she said , ruffling her hair with one hand. "As to who it is I wouldn't be able to face..? My father is proud I've made it this far in life, I'm pretty sure God quit caring years ago, and I'm pretty sure I can look Jon in the eyes without flinching... my mentor, though? Declan would probably be disappointed." Violet leaned back in the chair, leaning her head all the way back so that she could look up into the brilliance radiating from above. "Not sure if he'd be pissed or horrified with my life choices right now... not even counting the shit Rosa and the others are currently pulling." A memory of her old friend, scolding Del and Akane for getting into fisticuffs, Pavan and Padmé carrying dozens of grocery bags after their shopping day. She was standing off to the side with Rosa, who was smiling at the pair in front of her.

... what she wouldn't give to see things be that simple for even just a single day.

Violet snorted, shaking her head. "He's definitely 'broken' in the head at the very least, what sane person would want to be that kind of Martyr." she said dryly, closing her eyes. "If the world could be fixed by one person losing their life for the cause, then we wouldn't have people dying for shitty reasons. We wouldn't be seeing places like this where ten thousand people are basically fighting for their lives in a death trap. Martyrs don't create change, they just force their followers to carry on with their work, forcing it onto their backs." Violet leaned her head back up slightly, a single red eye peering out of her hair. "... Just like he wants to do for you. Want to or not, I'd pity the one that's forced to wear the mask of the Red Wanderer. Though at this point, I'd wager that it is more of an ideology that those that wear it bear personally."

She leaned her head back at his comment regarding the murders. "... If I felt that I was strong enough, I'd take part in it myself." she said tiredly, absentmindedly scratching at her hands again. "I have no love for those who senselessly murder. But this world is dictated by numbers, and I lack the means still to go after the real problems... But the two of you don't. Two of the strongest players in the game, trying their damnedest to put down all of the players who get sick kicks out of killing each other. Violence begets Violence, Bloodshed begets Bloodshed, In the end it's just a vicious cycle... because at what point do you end up realizing that you aren't any better than the ones who kill others for fun. When you realize some of these people still think that Kayaba was joking, that some of these people are literal children doing this... it doesn't hurt even a little?"

Violet sat up, her eyes dead as she stared past Freyd, looking past him to see a ghostly image of Ameneti standing behind him, the lifeless body staring back at her, hate in its eyes. "God knows that even the ones I killed before I came here still haunt me... and sometimes, so do the actual players I've seen or heard dying." The specter faded away, and Violet returned her gaze to Freyd. "His death wish is what I want to fix, not his ideals. Not when I agree with how he holds them. I can appreciate how driven he is in his actions, but there is always another way besides dying just because you feel there has to be a Martyr for your plan to work. I refuse to let someone die like that, he's too young to die with such a bitter heart. Just like I know I am, and even most of Aincrad's residents."

"... So It's really not that difficult to comprehend... It's just painful to realize that we're forced to accept shit like that from such a young age."

♬

'Jack' moved towards the table, calmly taking up his sister's cards, and carefully placing them within the deck once more. He took the cards in hand, shuffling them gently. There was a soft gleam of light as his disguise seemed to wither away. Declan's visage faded from his body, revealing the one who laid underneath. Soft golds replaced by teal and chocolate brown, with a pair of soft-padded earmuffs covering his ears. He looked to Raidou, his eyes filled with sadness. "its... not a possible... outcome right now." He said softly, his tone much more gentle than before. "We fight for... no more like... you. Maybe soon... when you understand this... ok..?" Jack tapped his heart, before setting the deck down on the table. "I teach... This way in my... classes. To understand... the mind of another... you must understand... their heart. To reason that... you have no heart... would be... disservice to you. Understand... your heart and then... come here again. When you understand this... we can help you."

Ronan pulled back from her hug, tears still in her eyes. "Everyone has a way of understanding the world, Raidou." she said softly, before taking the deck one more time, and pulling out a total of five cards. "But those ways of seeing the world are shaped by our experiences. We fight, we struggle, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. In the end we have to live by our ideals, but those ideals only grow stronger when you have someone who can support you. I'll give you one last reading, and a gift before you leave us." She turned back to the table, gently laying the first of the four cards on the table. Judgement, in the upright position. "A new beginning, an awakening for a new perspective. Reflect on your life, for your journey has only just begun." The second card was revealed. A soft smile on her face as she continued. The King of Cups had returned, this time in the upright position. "The triumphant revival, a sense of control. The balance will be restored, your life will march on." The third card, the lovers in the upright position. "Unison, the merging of two lives into a single, harmonious whole. The twin sides of life joining together, guiding you to a kinship, a partnership, that will bring you relief. For where there is darkness, there is also light, and it will guide you to your ending."

The fourth card was revealed, the Hierophant, in the reversed position. "The Rebellion, the rebuking of your fate. The subversion of the old ways, and the birth of a new path laid forth for you to take freely. Revel in your strength, and set trends for all to see no matter where they are, and who they may be." The last card was flipped over, The World in the Upright position. "The fulfillment of your desires, a hope for a new beginning, a fresh start. Harmony between your mind and your heart will guide you to a brighter end, and leave you feeling whole once more." A pale red flame suddenly overtook the card, and Ronan picked it up despite the flames Licking at her fingers.

The flames died out, finally revealing what was left. The fool in the upright position. "The old self, reborn and refined into its truest form. My last offering of advice to you, Raidou. Let the lovers take your hand, and the world guide your path. In doing so, you'll find yourself freed from a cage of your own design." Ronan offered the card to Raidou, a soft smile on her face. The card was different from the typical fool… the typical Jester on it was now replaced with a red silhouette, a shield by their feet. The Jester hat and staff remained, however. "Take this with you, and return when you are ready. Bring Freyd with you as well, I want to thank him for saving our little princess."

Ronan listened intently to the story, to the boy that was sitting in front of her and Pavan. The heartbreaking truth of what he was saying was hitting her in full, and suddenly she wasn't seeing just Raidou sitting there any more... she just saw a hurting boy who had lost everything, and was scared to death of losing it, to the point that he'd give anything he had just to make sure that what was left of those good things could persist for even one more day. Everything he had, even if it costed him his life. The same kind of lengths that Violet would willingly go to at this point. It would have been fine had it just been that.

It was the end part that ended up getting Ronan. at first it was just a faint twitch, and a shaky intake of breath as her skin seemed to pale. Then slowly her eyes began to water, her body visibly trembling. Then she practically full body tackled Raidou, her arms wrapping around him in a tight hug, her entire body shaking with silent tears. "I wish that the world could be a better place for people like you and her." Ronan said bitterly, her shoulders shaking slightly as she spoke, her voice breaking as she spoke. "I wish that those of us in charge could have done better, if not for ourselves, for the ones who are still too young to have a say. I wish we all could have done better so that none of you need to suffer."

"I'm so sorry..!"

Violet closed her eyes, the dull ache of biting down on her heart making her wince internally. She just wanted to know what was going on, and now she had to play twenty questions just to even get there. She was the kind of person who wanted every scrap, every last morsel, of any kind of information that she could lay her hands on. She wisely chose not to comment on the frontline fiasco, something she wanted to forget desperately. It was just a rather pathetic display from both Jon and Raidou, and one that was very out of character for the red-cloaked player... though unfortunately it wasn't too out of character for her love. "... Let's not bring that up again... that day was a shitshow towards the very end, and I was just disappointed in some of the reasoning there." at his polite request to not intertwine his actions and Raidou's, she nodded, glancing at him. "My sincerest apologies, Freyd. I won't make that kind of assumption again."

She scratched at her hands, ignoring the imagined blood that was ever present on her fingers. Some things the game chose not to show other players, something she was glad that about. At his comment about death, she glanced at the table, the scratching on her hands becoming much more intense. "... There's quite a few days where I find it quite difficult to believe such a thing." she said quietly, ignoring the fact that she was probably going to damage herself if she didn't stop. "... To quote what I told Raidou, I'd rather spend my life trying to make a difference in another's, if only to try and make sure I'm making a positive impact somewhere. Even if I can't do it for myself, I'll work myself to the bone to try and better someone else. If I can't do that, then I'll never be able to face Him in the end"

Violet chose to ignore everything else save for the last part, which made her look up at Freyd with a pained expression on her face. "There's not a person in the Arbiters that doesn't know, but that hardly matters if they won't talk about it." she said quietly, her voice shaking a bit. "I asked Rosa, I asked my brother, I asked Fengor, I asked Ronan... and then I asked Del, or Omori as you called her. She still didn't tell me, but she pointed me in your direction with support from my brother... It seems that its caused a bit of a divide between all of us... All because I wanted to try and save him, and she does too.." Her voice broke on the last line, the anger giving way to painful sorrow, her head bowed as her fingers dug harshly into the backs of her hands. There were no tears, though her face appeared strained and her eyes were squeezed shut. Her next words were barely even a whisper.

"I just want to know why."

Violet chuckled humorlessly, a wry smirk crossing her face as Freyd threw her own words back in her face. She had switched between the proper terms quite frequently after all, so it was rather valid to throw that fact back in her face. "How Astute of you, Freyd." she said dryly, taking a drink from the cup laid in front of her. at his comment regarding childishness, she shrugged "If I came here in my search for answers instead of asking my fiancé or asking Raidou personally, then that ought to speak volumes for who I trust to treat me with respect. If you had treated me that way, I wouldn't have even deigned to follow you down here. I figured that I'd clear that up right away, ne? And as for the quote en quote 'Guilt tripping'? The first is a result of me deciding to stop hiding how I feel, the other wasn't even guilt tripping. "

When he mentioned the sociopathy bit, she snorted, shaking her head. "Emotionally distant, perhaps, but not a sociopath." she remarked, leaning forward onto her hands. "Sociopaths have far, far more obvious signs than those that you've shown. You're empathetic, you don't seem to display arrogance, and you seem to be the patient type that dislikes risk-taking. Raidou seems to have a habit of not only attracting people like him, but those that balance with his reckless behavior." Violet's eyes scanned the room, a bored look on her face. "Meanwhile, you just honestly strike me as either a NEET, or just someone who prefers to be alone, and away from others. That in itself is a far cry from Sociopathy, and is a perfectly normal behavior."

As he ticked off his own questions, she listened carefully, her eyes narrowed. After he finished, she began to tick her own fingers, shrugging slightly. "I'm unaware of how many that you have watched him kill, for one. That would be impossible, as I do not know how long you have known him, and how long he has been doing these things, though I do suspect that he has been killing and having others be killed for quite some time now." She held up a the note from before, circling the part about the monument. "Del counted at least twenty names, but she is well aware that the number present isn't even the tip of the iceberg regarding the mess you two seem to have made." she ticked another finger. "two, whether I was killed or not shouldn't have had any consequence on your lives. I would have welcomed my death with open arms, to live with a mask firmly in place is true suffering." another finger. "Three, I thought you'd appreciate me dropping the act of being such a cheerful preppy bitch. I was getting sick of acting like that anyhow, I can't keep it up at the moment anyways."

Violet was sitting on the rooftop of one of the buildings near the local bazaar, a lollipop in her mouth as she found herself people watching. She was keeping an eye on Ronan, who was smiling as she read fortune after fortune for the various players that lined up and paid the small fee. Violet was keeping an eye out for those that would appear to be a nice catch to take a look at. She caught sight of a girl with purple hair with a bow in her hair wandering around with a small familiar curled around her shoulders. Violet smirked, a glittering gleam in her eyes.

A few moments later, Violet jumped down, landing quietly behind the girl, the smirk becoming slightly wider. The soft whump of her hitting the ground behind Nari was more than likely to catch the other woman's attention. Akame chirped at the other girl, the feathery dragon wagging her tails madly as she stared at the other girl. "Excuse me, miss, but would you be interested in having your fortune read, dear?" she asked, an easygoing expression on her face. The girl in front of her seemed to be very interesting.

Mina's Statblock.

Violet blinked in confusion at Oji's question about herself. She wasn't exactly one to really talk about who she was as a person, so it was putting her on the spot to an extreme degree. Not only that, but she wasn't exactly ready to be talking about anything personal with someone who was, at best, a friendly stranger. So, she decided to go with something simple. "Oh... you, you want to know about me..?" she asked tentatively, cocking her head to one side. "um... I'm just a Frontliner that wanders around from place to place, ne? I just like to travel, and try and see all the more exotic sights that Aincrad has to offer. Its kind of like what I used to do in the real world." A small lie, sprinkled with a healthy dusting of truth should suffice.

"That being said... I want to hear a little bit about both of you as well!" she said dryly, eyeing Koga, who, at this point, had been very quiet during her small spiel. "I'd like to know a little more about some faces that I'll probably end up seeing quite a bit more around Aincrad, and this seems like the perfect place to ask those kinds of questions~!" her voice was playful, and she leaned forward, her deep red eyes glittering with amusement. Nothing like asking for someone to drop something small yet interesting to get a better read on who they are as a person. It made life a whole lot more interesting that way.

Violet followed Freyd, a stoic look on her face, her dull eyes focusing only occasionally on the various scenes that they seemed to walk through. Rabbit hole indeed. Freyd's attempts at creating small talk were grating on her ears, so she quietly bit down on any rude remarks. It wasn't right to snap at someone who was being nice to her. The rythimic clicking of their shoes along the strange flooring, on the other hand, was oddly grounding... it was just unfortunate that it only would last a short while longer as they approached a smooth table, where Freyd seemed to offer her a chair, before taking a seat, and pouring them both fresh drinks. Violet sat down, staring at Freyd with the same dead stare that she'd had earlier. She didn't have the energy to try and keep up her mask at all anymore.

At his question at what she wanted to know, Violet's eyes snapped up. "I want to know whatever information you can spare about what he's done." she said calmly, before leaning forward, the bitter anger rising up and causing her words to have a stronger bite as her eyes seemed to flicker to life with a blazing flame within them. "And I want to know why you're just sitting there and watching him kill all those people... and helping him, even. Ameneti, her death was so fucking rehearsed it felt like you three had a specific plan for people just like that. How many people died like that before her? I can't say I'm sad that the little bitch is dead, but I can say that the way you guys killed her left a bad taste in my mouth."