Stryder

"Gotta say, i don't regret a single minute of it." He says to her kindly. He was glad she liked him, that everything he had done wasn't fallen on a deaf head. Though, even if it had, he wouldn't have minded so much. He had helped someone, he had done what he had wanted to do since gathering the strength to leave the town of beginnings. That... That had been a journey. He had left with Eatos, met... Damien? Done a quest, and that was the start of his journey! 

Then, she asked about his real name.... He didn't know whether or not to say it. It was.... Kind of weird. Sky. Sky Vale. It was such a strange name, it was his. He had no idea how his parents came up with it... 

"If you really want to know, its Sky. Sky Vale" He says, before putting a finger on his lips. "Don't tell anyone else though kay?" He says, looking at her sleeping familiar. It really was like his in a way, always sleeping, and kinda adorable. 

Without family... He had them, they were always around, but they weren't. Or when he logged on, they were out on buisness meetings. It was... It must have been a shock when they found m him. The nwes must have spred quickly, what had happened, it wasn't exactly a subtle game, it was hyped to hell!. 

And that was very true. She had been living at his house for the past year, maybe even longer. It had been..... an interesting journey. "Yeah, you've been staying with me for a long time now. I think you stole my bed the first night, well, i gave it to you, and also, my familiar... I can't believe it took me so long to get you your own room haha" He says with a little chuckle, drinking the rest of his cup of eggnog. "I really have grown attached to you over this year...." He says as he fills up his cup again, the eggnog dissipating as it emptied. He opened up his inventory and brought out another, he had plenty, he was going to be drinking it all night!

"They can be. I don't really miss them though, other then the odd occasion on a holiday, i didn't see my family much. They always traveled, i ended up in Japan when SAO launched, so i got a copy to entertain myself, and here i am" He says with a shrug. Its just what happened to him. He didn't hold any resentment, and hew as honestly happy to be here in this world. 

"They are quite nice... Its espeically nice -" He puts a hand back on her head, playing with her hair while simultaniously pulling her closer "When you get to spend it with someone who you really like,and it helps when she is as cute as you" He said with a grin, before letting her go. He wasn't holding her so tight she couldn't escape, but he did try and pull her onto his arm for a moment. He drank more of his drink, looking down at the festivites, watching as people tried to hit those bloody snowmen. He failed that miserably.

Haha! He really should have expected that. She had finished the entire cup, in the click of a finger. It was just like when she ate curry, or really, any food that she loved eating. It would be gobbled down, and it seemed to make her really happy. Thats good, they both needed to relax after the year. It had gone by quickly, but... He didn't really have any regrets. Not after reuniting with Jinx...

"Eggnog, here, have some more!" He grins, pouring her another cup. He looked at his own, drinking a bit more before putting it down. "I remember back home, i didn't really particiate much in celebrations, but my parents used to drink eggnog... But those idiots would pour so much alchol into it, i stole some one time and.... Haha, i barely remember that night" He says, laughing about one of the few good memories he could actually remember. "I'm really glad that this world has our holidays, i don't think i could last without some good events happening that don't result in chaos"
 

Lost huh.... He couldn't condone it. He wouldn't let it show to her, but his fist, opposite side to her, was clenched so hard that in the real world he would probably be bleeding. He refused to take that option. He had lost someone who grounded him, and he hadn't become a PKer. People in this game who did, most of them hadn't even lost anything. They choose that life.... So he couldn't forgive it. But then he heard her keep talking, and he got out of his own head.

"And you think your useless in the real world? If you have saved people, you have done good!" He says, putting an hand on her head and roughing with her hair a little. When he had gotten back after that halloween boss, that convo had stuck with him. He had told her how useful she was, that she wasn't helpless, but she never believed him much it seemed... 

Using his spare hand, he opened up his inventory while speaking "Anyway, enough of this upsetting talk, this is a celebratory event for christmas and the new year, so lets enjoy it!" He says to her, and with a few button presses, two cups appear, ceramic cups, and a bottle of Eggnog appeared next to them. He poured them both a cup each, then handed one to Jinx. Once she took it, he would raise it in the air, saying "Cheers" before taking a sip.

The main thing they were aiming for? That...... That question was a very hard one to answer. Did he say the truth, or did he make up something.... No, he wasn't going to lie to the girl... Though it might be a rough truth to hear, but first.

"Thats a nice thought, if she choose you, might want to look after her so she chooses to stay! Though your you, a kind girl, i doubt she will have any complains being your familiar" He says to her with a smile, before adopting a slightly more serious tone. "And no.... sadly, that isn't true. There are those who still think this is nothing more than a game - That death means nothing - That if you die, you simply log out, like in a normal permadeath game where you lose your save and then come back... The Pkers, they are here to cause trouble. They don't care about escaping, they really just want to be evil and live free. Then, theres people like me. I came here to escape the world... I would love to stay here, but i know others want to go home" He says, sighing at the end. It was quite bad how some people could be on this world... When they got out, he hopes they get punished.

She named herself? What? He didn't understand it until it booped him and said Fou, and of course, he understood then. It made sense, there was every chance Alisea wasn't 'switched on' when she found her, so he doubted she would have named her. But, that made a lot more sense. When the tail whiped him in the face, he coughed a little, a bit of fluff going in his mouth. Ugh, tasted gross. But, it was fine. He watched the two hug. Somehow, he felt a little jealous of the little creature, but, that was just him being a weirdo. 

"Well, i'm glad you got someone else to make sure you stay safe, Its hard for me to be there every time something happens" He says to her with a smile, looking right at her familiar and saying "You keep her safe for me alright?" With a warm grin. He had cheered up a lot these last few weeks, ever since that halloween boss he had rapidly improved. He wans't feeling so depressed all the time, and he was actually making some progress with himself. 

"She found you huh.... That must have made it easier. I found Silver being attacked by other wolves.... Soooo that was fun.....Yeah, that part is going to suck. But, once were out of here, i doubt the world of VRMMO's will be gone. Who knows, one day a safe one might be made, and you can see Fou again" He says, trying to comfort her. 

He was glad she enjoyed the view... It really was something nice. The sun in the sky shininng a golden aura down on the town, the decorations for the christmas new years event, the busy streets full of people who are enjoying life, and people celebrating. Thats what they were up here to do after all - Celebrate. Besides.... He had something planned.... If he could work up the courage to ask properly. 

"Fou, well thats a cute name for this litt-" It jumped onto his lap, and started trying to get affection through force! He smiled and gave it what it wanted, gently stroking its head and scratching behind the ears softly, then it sudddenly jumped up onto his shoulder and licked his face! "Ha! She's like Silver when no one is around" He says, essentially ignoring it as it licked his face, bringing an arm around it from below and scratching its back. 

"Healing.... Huh, nice! Silver helps me by distracting opponents, making it much easier for me to land a solid hit" He says, before adding "Healing is perfect for you". After saying that, he thought to who helped her. Mishiro. He was pretty sure they had met, and he was pretty sure she didn't like him, though he didn't say anything.... She saw his outburst when Hestia was trying to set up her police force.... 

"I'm assuming she was a hassle to find?"

So, she had been worried... She let him wrap his arm around her and pull her close, saying how she was worried that she was just a replacement for her. That, she was just someone he had picked up to redeem himself... He couldn't even believe for a moment that she has thought that the whole time... Though, the thought had crossed his mind. Was that the only reason he enjoyed looking after her? Was he just trying to redeem himself? But... No, he had realized it wasn't true. Sure, part of her reminded him of her, and it was quite comforting, but, that wasn't the reason he lov- Ummm... did i really just think that

"Your not a replacement to her, in any way..... I was close to Katherine, but -" He says to her, pulling her closer with his arm wrapped around him, and softly poking her cheek in a kind manner "She never lived with me, she never laid into me, stole my room" He says before putting his head on hers for a moment. "You are yourself, your in no way a replacement for her.... I'm not trying to redeem myself by looking after you... At least, not you alone" He says, now removing his head from hers, and, if possible, looking at her eyes. "The way..... i want to honour and redeem myself.... Is to keep everyone in the guild safe, and get everyone here home safe...." He says, smiling to her more. "But..... For now, i'm happy being here with you"

He had been up there for about twenty minutes when she got there. He was sitting down, his legs handing off the edge of the roof, when she would get there. He felt the tap on his shoulder, and normally, he might have jumped or reacted violently... But he knew who it was. It was obvious the moment he heard her voice. He didn't react. Instead, he simply looked up at her. Then she went a few steps over, looking over at the european town. It was quite a sight, nice sun, and a large view of the town and beyond. The cathedral, was like any catherdral. Huge. Good fun to ssit on and have a beautiful view. One thing was strange though - She had a... Little fluff ball fox? White, snow like. Huh....

"Its fine that you took your time Jinx.... But yeah, its got a beautiful view from here. I think we can see nearly the whole town, if not the whole town and a bit beyond. I'v never really been fond of this floor, but, this might change my mind" He said to her, before looking at the creature. Silver hadn't actually come along with him today. The wolf was too tired, and he let her stay home asleep. Even she needed some breaks from adventuring. "So, you gunna introduce us?" He says to Alisea, looking right at Fou. He gave the creature a smile.

He headed to the cathedral... It was time he finally tried, at least, tried to enjoy life. He needed too... Otherwise, what was the point of staying here? What was stopping him from just, jumping off aincrad. Seriously, nothing. He needed to snap out of this spell he had gotten into, and he was making progress, slowly. Alisea, well, Jinx, she had helped him move forward since he lost his dear friend. It hadn't been easy, but, here... He would be able to actually... Well, maybe for the new year, his goal could be to improve. 

He looked at the cathedral. He was not religious in any way, but, it was a massive structure, and it looked nice up the top. Beautiful view of the whole european town. So thats where he went, climbing up the tower. He went inside, found the staircase and went up as high as he could. Once he got as high as the stairs let him, he climbed out onto the roof, looking up he saw he could go higher. With a smile, he jumped up there, using his strength to leap up onto the roof. Now, to wait, and see if Alisea would join him up here...

"Well, i'm here. Hopefully you show up too"

 - Using halloween sticker on this 

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ID# 132611 results:

 Battle: 9

 Craft: 6

 Loot: 6 = Para immunity or Bloodclost. I choose Para Immunity.

He had gotten here a little late, though, he had made it to the festival! It was interesting... He saw some old guy, named Father Wutoon or something, he had some spear.... Goddamn it, please don't become another boss! That was already done and dusted, they had only just finished fighting one, and he did NOT want another... But still, this was the new year. Another year having survived the in this world.... And, well, that was good, right? 

Anyway, he went to the snowmen. He wanted to try and win some prizes! Why wouldn't he want to win them, it was amazing fun! It was free too, so why not? The rules were simple, further away = more points, and closer were less points... Huh. He picked the third one, the second furthest away. He would get better rewards for hitting that one surely! 

Four tries.

Four misses.

"Wow..... guess i realy have gotten rusty when it comes to weapons..." He says before walking off, accepting whatever reward he got. Lame. He saw the guy selling hot co co, and he went over to him and grabbed some for hismelf... A prosperity boost? Huh, he could go farm as well as enjoy the event. Maybe, he could drag along Alisea.... Who knew. Either way, he wanted to see her during this event.

With that message sent, he headed off, walking towards the cathedral.

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ID	Battle	Craft	Loot	MOB	Character	Link	Purpose	Time
132607	1	8	9	6	Stryder		Throwing at Target 3	2019-12-22 21:51:47
132606	2	1	13	9	Stryder		Throwing at Target 3	2019-12-22 21:51:39
132605	3	1	10	6	Stryder		Throwing at Target 3	2019-12-22 21:51:31
132604	4	8	12	5	Stryder		(Didn't fill it in so no count)	2019-12-22 21:51:24
132603	4	11	18	10	Stryder		Throwing at Target 3	2019-12-22 21:51:19

=All missed........ fk.... 700 col to me........

Lucky Hot Cocoa, Prosperity 4 - Taking this also.

3 minutes ago, NIGHT said:

Item Name: Liquid Luck Pendant
Profession: Artisan
Rank: 6
Roll ID:  132065
Roll Result:  12 (11, +1)
Item Type: Trinket
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Loot Die, Loot Die, Loot Die
Description: A small glass bottle half-filled with blue liquid with golden sparkles, corked shut. It's made to be hung by a golden chain. 
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R....Remind him of her? What... That, that was a weird one... Though, now that she said it, it did spark his mind into it. Did... was he using her as a replacement? Was she just here to replace the one he had lost? Was he just... looking after her because he failed to look after Katherine? His mind was shaking, panic slowly rising, but then he looked at her, before warmly smiling. No... That wasn't it... She wasn't here just to replace her... Though she did seem to help him like she did... That wasn't the reason though, that wasn't why... 

"R..Remind me of Eatos.... No.... Looking after you doesn't remind me of her.... You are a lot like her though, your kind, amazing and smart. But that's not why i want to look after you... I'm not taking care of you to replace someone i lost..." He said with a reassuring smile to her. It was all true. "Alisea.... I want to look after you so that I can learn more about you... So that i can keep you safe... I want to look after you so I can get you home to the real world, and then, if i survive myself, possibly meet you all over again, someone who I actually can trust" He said, now pulling her into him should she let him. He didn't want to lose anyone else, but that wasn't... No, that wasn't why he was so fond of her.... The only way she reminded him of Katherine, is the fact he doesn't want to lose anyone else...

29 minutes ago, Koga said:

Item Name: Mahklab
Profession: Blacksmith
Rank: 5
Roll ID: 132367
Roll Result: 12
Item Type: Two Handed Assault Spear
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: [Damage // Damage // Damage]
Description: A dark oaken shaft is wrapped with golden accents. The spearhead is affixed to a golden fastener and appears to be made of some dark, black metal. 'Like a predator, stalk your prey.'
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26 minutes ago, Ceres said:

T1 One Handed Sword | +1 Damage
A simple sword crafted by Ceres so she could become a merchant.


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26 minutes ago, NIGHT said:

Item Name: Tri-Hexagon Metal Pin
Profession: Artisan
Rank: 6
Roll ID:  131888
Roll Result:  12 (11, +1)
Item Type: Trinket
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy
Description: Three hexagons beveled linked up one on top of the other, polished a dull silver by steel. Indentations of reflective metal go down the edges of the one in the center. Some of the lines of the hexagon are purposefully leaning inwards, forming an odder geometric shape.
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36 minutes ago, Randal said:

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Name: Egg Tart || (Unfortunately for Randal, this name's in Korean.)
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 5
ID: 130914
Roll: 7
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: Loot Die
Description: Tiny tarts with major deliciousness. Try not to scarf them down. || (It's a drawing of a tart. There's also an arrow pointing to the custard, with a drawing of a chick hatching from an egg. The egg is noted in undecipherable Korean.)
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Name: Egg Tart || (Unfortunately for Randal, this name's in Korean.)
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 5
ID: 131009
Roll: 9
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: Loot Die
Description: Tiny tarts with major deliciousness. Try not to scarf them down. || (It's a drawing of a tart. There's also an arrow pointing to the custard, with a drawing of a chick hatching from an egg. The egg is noted in undecipherable Korean.)
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Name: Egg Tart || (Unfortunately for Randal, this name's in Korean.)
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 5
ID: 131100
Roll: 8
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: Loot Die
Description: Tiny tarts with major deliciousness. Try not to scarf them down. || (It's a drawing of a tart. There's also an arrow pointing to the custard, with a drawing of a chick hatching from an egg. The egg is noted in undecipherable Korean.)
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Name: Egg Tart || (Unfortunately for Randal, this name's in Korean.)
Your Profession: Cook
Your Rank: 5
ID: 131100
Roll: 8
Item Type: Snack
Tier: 1
Quality: Uncommon
Enhancements: Loot Die
Description: Tiny tarts with major deliciousness. Try not to scarf them down. || (It's a drawing of a tart. There's also an arrow pointing to the custard, with a drawing of a chick hatching from an egg. The egg is noted in undecipherable Korean.)
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She was curling up.... Poor thing, her real life really seemed to affect her.... She wasn't happy in the real world, she really just seemed to believe she was nothing but.... A problem. He had no idea why, or what had happened... She just said she had nearly died at birth, but he didn't know why or how. Poor thing. She was a genius, he knew that much from seeing her when she wasn't turned off, and she really didn't give herself enough credit.

"Alisea, don't worry about anything like that..... You, are you. I didn't decide to help you on the first day this game launched because I thought you were a bother.... Even now, I didn't let you live here because i thought you were helplesss on  your own.... This game, who you are here, is who you reallly are... A saying i like... It goes 'Someones true colours show when they are faced with death'. Its a little dark, but,  everyone here is faced with death on a daily basis..... That means everyone is showing who they really are" He says, moving from the arm of the chair to put an arm around her, allowing her to sink into him if she felt the need. "What that means... Is i don't care how you are in the real world.... This is you, the cute, kind girl i know.... Outside of this place, or inside... And i don't want to lose you after this world is gone...." He said, smiling at her after he finished his little speech, really hoping to cheer her up a little.

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There she went again, thinking she was useless.... She really didn't understand did she? She really thinks she is just, a hinderance, that she shouldn't be able to escape... She didn't deserve it or something? Something about.... She just didn't think she was worth anything... He wanted to find her, he was going to make it a point... He was going to prove she wasn't... He was going to show her she meant something. Though, it was obvious... Her parents, she really did think...

"What do you think i mean by find you? I'l repeat it for you.... When we get out of this game, i'm going to track you down and meet you in the real world" He said to her, smiling to her as she shifted into place, leaning back into the couch. "Alisea.... This world isn't fake.... Sure, by definition it is, but..." He said before grabbing her hand, and putting it against his chest, if she let him, and hopefully she would feel a heart beat. 

"Sure, it might just be simulated... But were both alive here.... That makes this world real" He says, hoping to reassure her... Somehow. "Your not useless Alisea...You really are an amazing person... And i really care about you... Your parents do as well" He added at the end, hoping it wouldn't to far. He would then put a hand on her head, softly playing with her hair.

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Just now, Koga said:

Item Name: Solar Armor
Profession: Blacksmith
Rank: 5
Roll ID: 
Roll Result: 
Item Type: Heavy Armor
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: MIT/MIT/MIT
Description: Plate armor that shines with gold coloration and fiery red accents. It's shockingly heavy. 
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Item Name: Solstice 
Profession: Blacksmith
Rank: 5
Roll ID: 
Roll Result: 
Item Type: 1H Straight Sword
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect
Enhancements: ACC/ACC/ACC
Description: A brilliantly ornate sword, with a strong golden metal and a shining silver edge. 
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