Raina

 Raina laughed as she picked herself up and followed the girl back to the NPC to turn the quest in. Of course she would fall on her face, it always seemed that when she was not focused or in a fight she has the grace of a newborn calf. She brushed a few strands of hair out her face that apparently had fallen when she hit the dirt. She listened to Shiina kind of just rush the NPC along to finish the quest. She crossed her arms and held them against her chest awaiting for the moment when she can turn in her quest mats. Luckily for her she found them in the chest, so searching was not much trouble for her.  It was finally her turn and she walked up to the npc and listened to her speech before handing in her mats, her HUD popping up letting her know she finished the quest. "Oh goodness. This seemed to take forever." She said as she sighed and smiled at the others. 

 Raina smiled as the girl exclaimed she did not care about the gesture of excitement. That was a relief, the last thing Raina needed now was someone to think bad of her because a excited hug. Shiina handed her umbrella to her and took off towards the quest turn in and Raina did her best to keep up, her long hair and dress waving behind her as she ran, the sound of her heels hitting the soaked ground rang through the air as she gave chase. She was glad the quest was over, it was not a particularly hard one, but she really could not find a better use of her time them performing. She had this grand plan of putting on a crazy concert in one of the towns, she was sure she could gather the help of her friends to really make it special.The idea caused her face to light in an adorable pink blush as she silently thought about the logistics as she ran, but of course in typical Raina fashion, her idle mind caused her to not be the most graceful and her foot clipped a tree branch and down she fell with a loud ooof!  

 Raina smiled as the girl seemed to finally gained the last material she needed to finish the job. She got excited and hugged the young girl. almost tackling her to the ground, losing her umbrella in the process. " YAY! YOU DID IT!" Raina cheered as everyone else just seemed to be relieved it was over. Raina regained her composure, realizing what she had done and was extremely embarrassed. "Uh....ummm.. so... sorry about that.. this job just was a lot tougher then I imagined it would be." She continued as she held her head to the ground, looking at her feet. She hugged her arms around her chest in a clearly flustered manner. The rain had stopped and the clouds were slowly dispersing, sending strands of light falling to the ground, causing the wet ground around them to almost illuminate, as if made by crystal. "So, what do we do now?" She finished trying to avoid eye contact.

 Raina smiled as she felt Atzo's head on her head. His praise was all she needed, she did not need loot or exp as long as he was happy with her. She took a step away from him,  and hugged her arms around her pressing into her chest, her hair and back of her dress billowing with the incoming breeze. Her mind raced with the possibilities of her future here. What if they never cleared the game? What if she was stuck here until whatever kind of life support used in the real world was pulled? She knew she had to make the most of her time here, no matter how limited, after all, she was not getting any younger. She knew what her heart said to do, and what her feelings were driving her to do. 

 "Listen..." She said as she barely looked over her shoulder, her hair covering the majority of her face. "I... I do not ever wish to be alone again... I want to be with you forever, until the end." She continued as the wind picked up sending her dress and hair flying in an even more wild fashion. "I want this dress to be more then a random fashion choice." She turned quickly flipping her hair and dress with her. "I want to be your wife! For whatever time we have here! Please, Marry me!" She placed her hand over her heart in a pleading fashion, her face lit up with blush, nervously awaiting Atzo's answer. 

@Atzo

 It was like the reaper herself had came to collect the soul of this fire bird. Cordelia slashed through the monster with such a ferocity, that it almost startled Raina. Her eyes sparkled in amazement, two wine colored spheres that shimmered in the light as the fire from the bird died down with it's demise.  The bird hit the ground sending specks of flame and embers in the air. Her hair blew from the shock wave of the crashing enemy. sending it flying behind her in a wild manner. She clung to Atzo as she watched Cordelia look for loot, only to come up short. "She.. she is incredible, such power and speed." Raina said to her beloved. "You think I will ever be that strong?" She said almost to herself, afraid of the potential answer. 

 Cordelia mentioned wanting to come to their wedding and Raina instantly perked up. "Really? Okay! Let me add you to my friend list!" She called out almost bouncing up and down, as if attempting to rip Atzo's arm off in excitement. 

@Atzo @Cordelia

 Raina's blush completely lit up her sun kissed skin, almost like it had been set ablaze with fire. She can not believe she said something so cringe worthy. She had a habit of sometimes saying the silliest of things, almost like she was a heroine from some kind of fantasy anime. She placed the bag in her inventory after the reassurance of her new friend and again placed her arms wrapped around herself, almost in a hug like motion. She could not look Mari in the eyes without feeling extremely embarrassed at her own words. "Why am I such an idiot?" She said quietly, almost inaudibly. "I.. I guess you are right. I can't care what others think. But really you should take the same advice. So what you are an orange player, there is always time to change that if it is something you are not happy with. I know I would love to sit in a cafe with you." She continued as she turned her head back towards Mari and said with such enthusiasm. "I.. I want to be your friend and do friend things besides suffering through this damn death game!" 

 Raina clenched her fist as she spoke passionately to the orange player. She did not seem like a bad person, nothing like what she expected an orange player to be. Raina just had a feeling that there was more then just an orange player to this Mari. She wanted to know more, if she would let her.  

 @Mari

Selling!

 Raina's eyes sparkled with sadness as Mari spoke about her ex. She was always disheartened when people are treated badly. "I.. I am sorry to hear that, about your ex I mean. You deserve someone that treats you well." She said as she gave a weak smile. Raina was taken back as she felt the bag on col that was handed to her.  The weight was heavy and it did not help that this gift surprised her. "Are... are you sure? This is so much." She said trying her best to look into Mari's eyes. "I.... I really appreciate this." She continued as Mari had said col did not matter to her. Raina could not believe this. Someone she just met, an orange player no matter, could be so sweet to her, and even went out of her way to give her funds for her and Atzo's vows. 

 Mari continued to speak about Raina's choice of attire and said she wasn't much of a fan of frills and pretty dresses and Raina got embarrassed as she looked down at her outfit, but was relieved when Mari said that if she liked her that is what matters. "Yea I guess, my fiancee Atzo kinda likes anything I wear, and I am more of a fan of girly clothes. I hate pants with a passion. A passion for fashion!" She called out as her eyes ignited with a blazing fire. "Sorry I guess that was a little corny." 

@Mari

 "Support evasion tank? Is that what I am? Sure, I'm quick and my gear has evasion and mitigation, but a tank, that seems unlikely for me. Is it something I can do?" She thought to herself listening to the words spoken by Cordelia. She really had not thought of how she wanted to play, but a quick and speedy type seemed to be her style, with her gymnastic training and all. Raina stumbled and was quite startled when the monster appeared causing her to almost lose her balance. It was a large bird made of blazing flames, hotter then anything she had ever felt before. "You... you have got to be kidding me!" She called out, freaked out a bit by the monster. "How are we supposed to defeat this thing?" She continued as she unsheathed her blade and tried her best to regain her composure. 

 "What do I do... what do I do... Jesus, what can I do?" She said quietly, trying her best to figure out how to handle this creature. She watched as Cordelia seemed to heavily damage the bird and even Atzo was able to stun it. "Wow you are amazing!" She said to Cordelia and then looked at Atzo. "Good job love! I'll... I will be on standby in case someone needs healing!" She finished speaking not knowing was else she could do to help.

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@Cordelia @Atzo

  Raina listened to the encouraging words from her beloved Atzo and felt invigorated. "Right!" She called out as she rushed towards the worker bee. "Have a taste of my RIP RAVINE!" she bellowed out as she quickly pierced the worker bee twice and the bee exploded into blue specks of shattered enemy. Raina finished her attack by flipping and sheathing her weapon. She jumped up and down cheering. "We did it! Yay!" She ran towards Atzo and basically jumped into his arms and smiled looking at his face. "Did I do okay, Atzo? I tried my best, I promise!" She continued as her eyes sparkled as she peered into Atzo's. 

 She was quite happy and excited that she did so well. It felt incredibly to finally have the power to fight again. The power to defend her beloved, is all she really wanted. "So, what is next? The queen should be around here somewhere, right?"

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@Atzo

 The girl was quite a sight to behold. Skin clearly kissed by the sun, a nice gentle tan, hair flowing down to her knees, a brilliant pink, that waved and flowed down her body in a regal yet wild manner. Her small, voluptuous form, clearly appealing to the eye, with curves in all the right spots, covered in a brilliant pure white wedding dress, that cut off short in the front but traveled to her ankles in the back. She crossed her arms against her chest and laughed angelically as the man practically screamed an apology at her. "Seriously, It is fine. I promise, it takes more then a little knockdown to hurt me. Trust me, if that is all I needed to die, I would be toast by now." She said as she winked and smiled at the player. "My name is Raina, it is a pleasure to meet you." 

 @Tanoshi

 She felt the warm light on her exposed skin as she held her head up towards the blue sky. The wind ripped through the sky sending her hair flowing in a wave of iridescent pink hair, the color of an evening's sunset. She had no particular reason for being in this particular woods or floor, for that matter. She sighed as she turned around not noticing the player running through the woods in her direction. As she turned she smacked straight into the player and fell to the ground. She hit the ground and rolled a little, scrapping her arms and knees as she let out a loud "Eeep!" She sat up on the ground and blushed her hair our of her face. "What the hell was that?" She asked looking around before noticing the player that knocked her down. She did her best to stand up and stumbled a little before catching herself against a tree. 

 "I am so sorry, I did not notice where I was going and ran right into you. I did not hurt you, did I?" Raina asked with the brightest smile and in the sweetest tone her angelic voice could muster. The breeze sent her hair waving around as she waited for the man to reply. 

@Tanoshi

 Raina blushed as she felt the other girls snuggle up real close to her, trying their best to hide under the cover of her umbrella. The warmth of the surrounding bodies definitely did the best to keep her warm. She tried as she might to find any crystals around, but unfortunately being surrounded by the other girls, she had no such luck. She wanted to do her best to keep the younger girl, Shiina, from losing heart and wanting to quit. This rain was not helping at all to keep their spirits up. "Well I do not know about you, ladies, but I am feeling extremely snugly at the moment." She said as she gave a slight laugh, doing her best to raise everyone's spirits. The wind raged on as the time went on causing a wave of chilling rain to splash against Raina's skin. Her body shivered from the rain. 

 Atzo's encouragement and wink was all she needed to keep fighting. She smiled brightly and called out, "Then let me protect you!" She said as she charged in quickly stabbing into the worker bee and watched as her blade ignited with even more pitch black angel feathers that enveloped and seem to gnaw at the bee. It did not seem to kill the enemy but it seemed to be at death's door. "Atzo, the drone! It is weak!" She called out as she took a step back and readied her shield in case one of the bees retaliated. Her hair blew in the breeze as she prepared herself. She must admit, this was actually kind of fun. Reminded her about why she wanted to join Sword Art Online in the first place. Fighting in a Virtual World, it was almost like dancing to her.  

 Her resolved has increased tenfold since she left the safety of the Town of Beginnings, ever since she found Atzo again. Maybe he was her salvation, or was she his? 

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  Raina peaked a little behind Atzo as the girl spoke to her asking about her gear. "I... my dress has evasion and mitigation, plus so does my shield." She said as she opened her hud and equipped a small ornate shield. one that looked more ornate then anything else. "I guess if I just focus on healing, I should be okay." She continued, clearly still worried. Atzo placed his hand on her head and she blushed an ever familiar crimson, one not much different than Atzo's striking hair. "Okay.. let's do this. Everything will work out I am sure. I am counting on you Lady Cordelia." 

 She stay snuggled up to Atzo, still a little worried, but trying to remain positive. Cordelia was strong and beautiful, it was a real inspiration for her.  "Maybe.. just maybe she could teach me how to be strong, like her." Raina thought to herself. 

@Atzo @Cordelia

 The wind rippled through the clearing, an omen of the impending storm. Raina opened her HUD and pulled out an umbrella from her inventory. She made sure it was directly over top of Shiina, doing her best to shield the girl from the rain. "It is fine. I found the five needed for my part. Let us just worry about finding yours." She said with a bright smile. "Let us do out best to find these crystals before the rain gets out of hand, okay?" Raina continued as the rain started to pelt the ground below. "Oh dear. Guess we are a little too late."

 Her hair stuck to her face, soaked from the rain. She wiped a few strands from her eyes as she continued to shield the girl from the soaking downpour. "You worry about the crystals, I will keep the rain off you." She said as she stood there as the wind and rain whipped around her. "And you ladies, do you need an umbrella as well? I have others in my inventory if you would like one. Always be prepared right?"

 Raina looked into the girls piercing eyes and listened carefully to her words about her sword not carrying her forever. Her eyes lit up with a touch of sadness. She almost tightened the grip on her arms as if to hold herself for comfort, her head hung low with worry. " Ya.. you are right. My blade cannot do everything for me, I know that, but it is the best I have at the moment." Strands of her pink hair fell in front of her face, as if to shield her worry.

 "There is no reason to apologize. Maybe I was a little over excited to get stronger. I appreciate the worry." The girl sadly softly, almost inaudibly. It was clear her confidence was not one hundred percent in this world. Almost like something incredibly painful has happened to her, something that is driving her to be the way she is. At the mention of her beloved, she seemed to perk up a little. She raised her head and blushed. "I... I guess you could call him my fiancee. We are saving col for the vow ceremony." she continued, her face lighting up a bit, removing some of the sadness and worry that was just stricken upon it. 

 Mari's words about her outfit was one she was kind of used to by now. She belted out a fit of sweet laughter before she finally spoke, "Sorry to laugh. This just is not the first time someone has asked about my outfit. It was made by a friend and I guess they thought a princess type role fit me or something? I do not know to be honest, but I have become quite accustom to it. Does it look bad on me?" She asked before doing a quick twirl sending her hair and dress flaring out. 

@Mari

 "Just because this area is public, does not mean I know what it means to want to be alone." She said as she opened her inventory again and equipped her armor. A pure white bundle of silk and lace in the form of a wedding dress that was long in the back but cut off above the knee in the front. The dress seemed to be a traditional wedding dress but yet seemed armored somehow? Raina crossed her arms and they pressed up against her bosom as she stood there. "That is a shame you don't swim anymore, I promise it is quite refreshing, even in this virtual death world." She said with a hint of sadness in her eyes. 

 The man introduced himself as Alkor, an interesting player name for sure. "Alkor, that is such a nice player name. It is a pleasure." Raina said as she started playing with her hair, smiling that she may have met someone who could be a friend. "I must say, I really did not expect anyone here, and I was told this area was fairly safe from monsters, so I figured why not a swim." She continued as she twirled and laughed angelically. "I guess I am a little silly aren't I?"

@Alkor

 "In there, alone? I suppose it's relatively safe."  The words echoed through Raina's mind. Had she not realized the strength of the enemies there. She unsheathed her rapier and held the blade in one hand an the hilt in the other. The weapon shimmered oh so slightly, almost revealing the power hidden within. "I may not be the best player but my Rêve Angélique, this rapier, has protected me from many enemies. It may not seem like it but it has this amazing power." She said with an almost sparkly eyed look on her face. She smiled as she continued to speak, even realizing that, even if Mari would not admit it, she genuinely cared for people's well being. "I know you may not realize it, but caring about a random girl wearing, well what is in all purpose, a wedding dress. I promise I am not one of those ditsy players who rushes ahead without thinking. I am very careful when it comes to training. I could never allow myself to die, not here. I may not be the strongest, but I promise, I would not do anything rash." 

 Raina continued to smile angelically. Mari seemed to have a little bark, something Raina has come to expect from most players, orange or not. She sheathed her blade and crossed her arms, pressing up against her chest. "I have some health potions and I am quite fast, but if you really think it is not safe, I guess I could find somewhere else to go. Any thoughts on a good place? I am about level 10 so I thought this floor would be the best place for me to get stronger." It was clear Raina really was just a sweet girl.

@Mari

 Splash! The sounds of crashing water spraying the rocks and soaring through the air could easily be heard even enveloping the sounds of the waterfall plummeting to the water below. A beautiful girl with sun kissed skin and long flowing hair, the color of the pink hues in an evening's sunset has just emerged from the water flipping her hair in a arcing pattern behind her, sending even more water in the air. Her voluptuous frame was clad in a white two piece bikini adorned with lace and frills, something that hid little to the imagination, not that the girl seemed to notice. 

   She swept the hair out of her face and then noticed the man standing on the lakeside and immediately blushed. "Oh.. oh my god! I am so sorry, I did not notice anyone else here. I am sorry if you meant to be alone." She said as she walked out of the lake and opened her inventory screen, pulling out a towel to start drying her hair. "I just had to enjoy this beautiful lake. Swimming is so therapeutic, is it not?" She said with a smile, her angelic face almost sparkling from the water. "My name is Raina, it is nice to meet you."  

@Alkor

 Raina's eyes finally looked upon the face of the girl she ran into. She was cute, someone who really did not appear to look like an orange player, she expected them to be a little scarier looking. "Maybe she did not have a choice?" She thought to herself. The girl appeared to worry if she was alone or not and it really made Raina feel kind of warm inside. It has been a while since someone other than Atzo cared for it. It was nice. The girl continued to comment about her not needing to apologize. She was taken aback by the way she first commented on it, but the girl seemed to soften up almost immediately.  

 "I.. I guess I am. I was heading into the forest to train. My boyfriend is more then twice my level so I really wanna catch up, and  I may of not bumped into you on purpose.. but I definitely was not paying attention. So it was kind of my fault." She wiped the hair out of her face before accepting the girl's hand to help her up. "You are so sweet, sorry if I seemed a little nervous at first. I... I have not met any orange players before. I will be honest, it made me a little nervous at first. I hope.. I did not offend you." Raina said as she fidgeted with her hair a little. The girl proceeded to say her name was Mari and Raina's face instantly lit up with a smile. "How cute. Oh sorry! I can be a spaz sometimes and just say the first thing to pop up in my mind. My name is Raina. It is a please to meet you, Mari." She said with a bright angelic smile. 

@Mari

 The sounds of heels clacking against the cobblestone rang through floor two. A wave of iridescent pink hair, not unlike the pink hues of the daily sunset flowed through the floor, following a streak of pure, angelic white. Raina was late, really late. She really wanted to start her training early today. She needed to get stronger, her level was no where near to the crimson haired man in her life. Atzo was so important to her, the absolute best thing in her life. The reason for her to get out of bed in the morning and end this death game, so they could have a real life together, not that they have not enjoyed their time together already. He was the reason she had the power to fight. the power to defend the ones who could not.

 She was panicking as she moved through the city at an intense speed. If she could not even be bothered to wake up early enough to train, then how could she expect to get strong enough to handle herself? Raina was definitely a sight to behold, a short but curvy young woman, with eyes the color of a deep crimson wine. A voluptuous young woman akin to a princess in an anime, someone with an air of angelic kindness that seemed to just radiate off of her. 

 She traveled towards the Forest of Unwavering Mist, determined to get as much training in as she could. Her mind was still on her beloved as she traveled, a problem she always seemed to have in a noncombat situation, and she did not notice the orange haired player in front of her. Raina smacked straight into her, sending her falling on her butt. She landed with a audible thud, and she placed her hand on the back of her head as her face lit up a deep scarlet. "Owies!" She called out as she landed. " I am so so sorry. I was not looking where I was going. Please forgive me." She said as she opened her eyes and noticed the player, and the orange player icon above her. "Eeeeep." she continued as she noticed the color. Had she just angered an orange player? 

@Mari

 Raina smiled as it seemed like Shiina was in a better mood and seemed to be focused on the task at hand, instead of sleeping or being lazy. "Hey look! You found one! Great job!" She said as she clapped and smiled sweetly. She really wanted to encourage these players. They seemed to be lower level then her, not that she was a very high level to start, but if they wanted to at least make something of the time they have here, she was all for it. She flipped her hair away from her face before she continued her search. She was a little hesitant to search for more materials since she already found what she needed. She wanted Shiina to find what she needs.

 The wind increased its anger sending her hair and skirt flying around her. The wind was cold, almost like a storm was brewing. Raina looked up at the sky and noticed the clouds seemed to darken a little. "It's cold. I wonder how bad the rain will get." She said with a sigh. 

 Raina smiled as she looked around the BBQ and listening to people talk and mingle. A familiar streak of crimson came into view and she felt her heart flutter some. She grabbed two plates worth of food and walked over to her beloved. "Well, well, well! Guess someone could not stand for me to be alone." Raina said to the crimson haired man tauntingly. She was smiling big as she handed him a plate of food she went and got for them. "What are the odds we are both here Atzo?" She said awaiting the man's response. If she knew he was going to be here as well, she would of just came with him. "You could of said that you were going to be here and I could of just came with you." She continued, slightly pouting. 

 She loved spending time with Atzo. He always made her feel safe, no matter the situation. They had been here for years now, trapped in this world of death. At least she was here with someone she loved. She did not know that she would ever meet someone like Atzo in this world, but she was happy that she did. 

 Raina was a little taken back when the normally calm tempered Simmone snapped at the younger looking player. She took a walk to them and said sweetly, "What if we look together! I am sure we can find these." She said as she spotted a sparkly item in the ground. She crouched down and picked it up, only for the crystal to shatter.

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 "Darn. I am sorry I thought I had found one for you." She said. " Do not let it get you down, I mean you saw how frustrated I was getting trying to find these things. But I think we can figure this out." Raina continued as she smiled at Shiina. A wild gust of wind blew Raina's hair aflutter, sending it in a crazed dance trying to out maneuver the wind itself. She stood up and crossed her arms in a cute manner, almost trying to sense where the other crystals may be hiding.