Hidden

Hidden sat in the darkness of a tree right outside the starting city. She was once again, shrouded by her cloak, covering her face and body from allowing others to determine what she looked like. From another person's perspective, she would not be able to be identified as male or female. She was quite short which may give an impression that she was female or a smaller child. 'I really am not tired at the moment. Perhaps I am just bummed to have yet another unsuccessful material hunt. Could I just force myself to sleep?' Her thought were abruptly interrupted as a woman walked out of the starting city, clutching a large spear. She felt as herself instantly ensure that her dagger was concealed inside of the arm of her cloak, ready for action at a moments notice. Remaining concealed inside the bushed, she shuffled around. the woman in front of her strode with dignity and pride. She looked as if she had power, even though she wore entirely of starting gear. 'Hmm... Not sure If I like this player.... Too much pride.' She shifted uncomfortably until she remembered a few days before. Her meeting with Sey. The white-haired player was sweet, offering her food and help getting stronger. He was too nice almost. Perhaps this girl was the same way? She seemed to have a drive for power in her wake, but as always maybe she was just being too judgemental. 

Hidden search around slowly, going over everything. She wanted to ensure that she did not miss over anything. The search for materials was hard for her at the moment, but she knew she would be much better in time. She listened to the voice of the man behind her as he warned her that he did not have any scouting items which made his gatherer skill hard to use. The girl shrugged and continued to look. She has someone else helping her search and that was all that mattered. She was thrilled that someone helped her, but she did not care if he really did a good job. Him helping her was sweet enough, especially since most players would not have. Going through the rest of the area, she came out empty-handed. She sighed and turned her attention back towards Sey. Giving the man a warm smile, watching the gears turn as he came up with another question. 

Sey wanted to know why she wanted materials. He assumed it was for a profession. Hidden blushed a bit and said, "Well, actually I was going to use them to get some equipment. Later I was going to get a profession, whether I opened it up to the community or not depends."  The girl sighed, all of a sudden feeling guilty for using the man. He did not deserve to have to sit here and find materials to get equipment. 

74017 LD:9

@Sey

Hidden trodded forward in the darkness. She really did not mind the darkness, or the cold. To her, it felt accepting. A problem in which she had with many other things. There was only a few kind people or things out there that would feel comforting. The rest would klll you in a heartbeat. She glanced around at everything, the moonlight keeping everything in just enough lighting to find things. In the area she was at, there must have been literally nothing as once again she did not manage to find anything. Cursing herself for her low level once again, she turned back to face the town. Should she just call it a night and turn back? Obviously she was not going to find but one or two materials, which would not help her get a new items. It would be best to get someone to help her, but that was unlikely. Most people would not do something without the intentions of helping themselves out.

73984 LD:7

Hidden watched silently as the man began to move. She felt he was nice, but after they exited the safe zone, she needed to be completely cautious and watch his every move. She had yet to see a weapon, but he might be just like her. Carry a small weapon and conceal it, ready at all times. She followed him toward the edge of town. He seemed to like the idea of searching the materials. There was a difference. He liked to do it during the day. 'Plenty of Daylight to burn?' Hidden watched as he crossed the safe zone and into dangerous territory. The female hesitated at the line. With all her courage she stepped forward. This would make her fair game to the player. She turned her head towards the man as he asked her how he was hunger wise. Her laugh came out as a smile and she kindly replied, "Thank you, but I am stuffed" She turned towards the plains and walked in front of the man.Perhaps not her best decision.

She searched around, looking for anything that could possibly used by a tailor or blacksmith to make her some items. She would probably become one of the two for herself, and maybe others. It all depends how other players in this world treated her. If they did not treat her well, they would be the first to feel her new knife. She pouted as she did not find any materials. She did not have high enough skills or equipment to find anything, and she would not work on her scouting skills for quite some time.  She needed to increase her damage as much as possible before then. 

73983 LD:4 

@Sey

Hidden stood, looking silently up to the white-haired man. He was quite a bit taller than her, almost by a whole foot. He appeared to laugh a bit a the thought of needing help finding materials. Hidden stood silent, and the man began to explain that he had the gatherer skill which allowed him to get a ton of materials. The female turned to face the plains. The player at her side was much stronger than she. Why had he come down just o help her? It was so confusing, having everyone in the real world shoving her down, pushing her around and then she came here. Then another player went out of his way just to help her. Hidden felt a bit dizzy and turned as Sey held one of the halves of an apple out to her. The black haired girl gave the man a warm smile and took the piece of an apple. It appeared he loved to help. She shrugged at the idea. 'I guess there is just a bunch of different type of people. Leaders, followers, helpers, trouble makers. Every kind of person possible.' She bit the piece of the apple. She really needed to sometime ask him where he got it. Perhaps he was a cook, and able to make good food like this all of the time. 

Hidden listened closely as the white-haired man introduced himself as Sey. "Pleasure to meet you Sey!" She finished her side of the apple before feeling all of a sudden guilty. I literally just took all of this man's food. I feel like I am using the guy. I am being just like everyone else. The wave of guilt past and Hidden pointed out into the plains. "When shall we get started? During the day time, gathering materials is probably much safer when accompanied by someone of greater level. I spend most of my time gathering and training in the night" She left out the part of where it came out that her training and gathering had all been in vain. Sey seemed to be a nice guy. A lot nicer than most. Maybe she had been wrong about people. Or maybe Sey was just unique.  

Hidden bit into the apple again as her stomach demanded more from her, gnawing at her insides until she ate more. This was the problem with eating when you are pretty hungry. She watched as he bit into his own apple, smiling with the taste. 'This is good. I wonder where he got it' she asked herself silently. He seemed to be quite a happy person, and so far the only one that had been nice to her in her whole time in Aincrad. Most players were aimed after helping themselves, not others. She could not judge as she was indeed the same way. She jumped a bit as the man spoke again, but she quickly eyed him. She listened intently with her question, but was unsure of how to answer. "I- um. I was either going to go and search for some more materials, or something else." She took another bite of the apple, her stomach beginning to calm down a bit. She chewed slowly, savoring the taste within her mouth. She watched as the man opened his inventory, equipping a hoodie and some blue jeans. She smiled softly. He spoke of coming with her, which seemed quite a bit like an offer for help. 'This man is different. He gives me food, and then offers to help me with bettering myself. 

Hidden sat silently, finishing her apple, as she thought of what to reply to the man. She had not had much experience in talking with people, so it would take her a bit. As she finished her apple, it shattered n her grip, leaving nothing in between the two. "I- I will accept your help. Thank you" ,The woman said, turning her gaze towards the plains. He had been so kind with helping her already, and then he offered to grant even more. She owed him to at least know who she was helping. She lifted her hands to the edges of the hood of her cloak. She hesitated for a few seconds before pulling back revealing herself. Sitting before the man was now a girl, soft log jet black hair with deep purple eyes. She attempted a smile, but it was half and nervous. She stood revealing her shortness before saying, "M-my name. My name is Hidden" 

Hidden carried on, stepping further into the light of moonlight. She would not travel far due to her level at the moment, but it would be best to do some form of training. Scouting around, she ended up finding nothing. She let out a sharp breath and looked around. The slight breeze rolled through her black hair. 'It is so peaceful since there is not any players around here at the moment. It is just I and the moon.' She looked a the moon, which shone brightly back. She loved the graphics of this game, there was just so much work put into every single detail. She shook her head, her hair swinging back and forth. 'Why am I admiring the rather large death prison that I am being held captive in? I should be working to get out, not enjoying the pretty views.' She hated being here, but it really was not a bad looking place to be trapped in. "This is just such a beautiful place of misery" 

Hidden chewed her bread slowly. It was kind of stale, but it suit her just fine. She really had not had anything but the bread and water since the start of the game, and it was good enough for her. She watched as a white haired player slowly approached, and his destination appeared to be her. Her heart began to beat faster. 'What does this player want with me.' She withdrew her hand into her sleeve, where her weapon was kept. At the moment, she probably did not stand any chance against this player, unless he was just like her, but his equipment seemed up to par. As the man opened his menu, she felt her hand slowly grasp the handle oh her dagger. 'Go away kid!' she silently thought to herself. Just before she darted away, the man pulled out something, not a weapon. But a food. In his hand was a bright red apple on a stick. He held two in his hands, and offered one to her. 'food?' Her mind began to wander, a bit confused for why a player would just walk up and offer her food. She loosened the grip on her dagger, and slowly inched her hand toward the candied apple. 

Her heart beat faster and faster as her hand approached the stick. 'Is he going to pull out a weapon? There must be a catch.... Nobody has been this nice to me... Ever.' Her hand reached the stick, and as she grasped it and gently pulled it away, her hand brushed his. His hand was much warmer compared to hers, which was to of no surprise. As she drew the apple away, she kept her gaze upon the man, though her eyes were shrouded from his view, but she had to keep his face out of view. "T-t-thank you" she managed to stutter. She had no idea what to say, no idea what to do. She bit softly into the apple. It was delicious, and through her hood the man could see her smile as she chewed. 'What will he want now?' 

@Sey

Hidden stood in the plains. At her current state, combat was not in the book for options. Her highest sword art would allow her to deal four damage in total, and at this point in time, it would consume all of her energy. She needed equipment, and soon. Equipment that increased her damage and evasion. The build she was after, would give her the presence of an assassin. Her build was aimed after DPS, with a bit of scouting, allowing kill quickly, but also get a nice amount of loot. It would not be easy, but if she worked hard early, she would get there in no time. "Most shops allow you to purchase in materials. If I can find some today, then perhaps I can get a new weapon. She glanced down at the iron dagger that still lay in her hand. It was standard, and weak as well.  She searched around, but to her luck, she found nothing. Later in time, I will find more stuff, but for now I can not blame myself for my stats being so low. She sheathed her dagger inside her cloak and carried on. 

73967 LD:12 No Material Found!

It was early morning on floor one, and the cloaked figure strolled silently through the streets. She had received many strange looks from the few people who still dwelled on this floor. Most players down here lived in fear, letting the frontliners do the dirty work and die for them. Hidden, was a tad different of a case. Previously, she had been just like them, not wanting to come out of the dark, but she did not want to do this any longer. She wanted to be more free, instead of having this just be her real life. "Well, perhaps a bit more exploring, then off to bed. Perhaps I will come out again at night, but let us see what I can find before bed," the cloaked figure thought. The character appeared to be unarmed, as most players carried weapons in view to display and show them off. Hidden on the other hand, liked her weapon to stay concealed. She might be weak, but she was not afraid to use it if she could. "What to do..." The tightness and pain in her stomache warned her that she was hungry, so the cloaked figure looked cautiously around before sitting on a bench and began to slowly and silently eat her bread. 

@Sey

It was twilight on floor one, most players at this time were in their houses, but she was still awake. The sky was awake with distant stars, and a slight breeze drifted through the area. Walking silently through the streets was a cloaked figure. She was shorter, and carried no visible weapon. Her deep purple eyes, unseen by an any, observed this around her constantly. "Where shall I go? What shall I do tonight?" the woman thought. Hidden paused in her step, as her eyes met with the darkened plains. It was lit, but just barely from the moon's light. She stepped forward after she glanced behind her. She stepped into the fields in front of her. She smiled and pulled away her cloak's hood, revealing her face and hair. She was a young and beautiful girl with pale skin and deep purple eyes with long black soft hair. With a flick of her wrist, she was holding her dagger. It was cold, but it was reassuring. She had trained herself in the real world with this weapon in an attempt to impress her father. The weapon was weak though, and at the moment she would not be able to kill any creatures with it. She looked around, not detecting any players, so she could be safe, she might not be. "There must be something for me to do out here.... At the moment, I am weak, but it does not matter, I will get even stronger."