Hestia

I nod my head and tells you i'll just wait for my gear to be done. i tell you as i go over to one of the chairs, and sits done and waits for my armor and weapons to be crafted by you. I just smile happily in anticipation to see everything be completed. Wondering how it will look on me once it is completed being forged by you. I just grin knowing that it will protect me so i have no worries of that. Knowing it will protect me since it will be crafted by a friend of Itzal's.  With this thought i just wait on a seat for my things to be created unless suggested a more productive thing to do in my time of waiting.

At hearing the news of their being people who have killed in cold blooded murder my hands tighten into fists. I glare at the ground as i wonder what kind of people would be driven to such acts. Knowing the price of killing others is ending their life, forever. I look down feeling flustered, angry, outraged, saddened, and most of all disappointed. Flustered by my confused thoughts of how people can go out to kill each other in this game. Angered and outraged by people's death that have happened. People who have done nothing wrong as far as i could imagine. However, even knowing they probably did nothing wrong i can't help but have doubts. Doubts that if their are people who kill each other in this game does that mean the people they kill aren't as evil? What kind of people have died in this terrible nightmare fields? I finally feel saddened at the deaths of i don't know how many players. i feel disappointment in that people in here couldn't just have unity even though we all just wish to escape from this hell.

I remain in silence till i here the jingle of a trade being sent my way. I turn and see that it's from you, and that it's the materials i need for my quest. I just nod silently not being vocal at all. My emotions easily being on display, and any creature with the capacity to tell emotions able to tell i'm saddened. I just say in a soft voice. Come on Itzal lets get this quest started by finding that shop keeper if this is all i need.  I say softly. I take a few steps then pause and turn to you. You can just see the sadness, and anger in my eyes at knowing their are killers out their. You can see my tightened fists as if i would strike any that would come before me. Did you lose any to those monsters in human skin? I ask in a soft voice. Even though it was soft you could almost here the promise of death to all who have done this act.

Kuro senses my sadness and gently flies over and nudges his head against my leg and rubs the bottom of my back with his wings, and rubs my leg with his tail to show he is here for me.

I nod my head as i listen to your words. Hearing them having stopped my worrying of being a bother to you or Kaiser. I continue searching the area for any Mats that could be used to help me get started on this quest. I chuckle a little bit feeling Velnia on my shoulder nuzzling my cheek. Hey their cutie. I guess Kuro wasn't able to keep you company then? or he disturbed your little nap? I ask Velnia with a smile on my face as i pet the cute little dragon who is nuzzling my cheek. Kuro just lays on the ground in the area that we're searching in for the materials. Deciding to get a little bit of a rest for himself also.

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I rub the back of my head not finding anything, and just nods my head keeping up the search doing my best to not get demotivated. As i continue searching a few thoughts come to mind. Hey Itzal. I just realized, but are their any players out their i should be careful of? Like any that are known for bad tempers, people that are known for trying to cheat people out of money or items, or. I stop talking for a few seconds and looks to Itzal clearly a bit worried and nervous about what i was going to say next. Any player killers out their who only killed out of cold blooded murder, and not out of self defense?

I nod my head and grins deciding to give you some rest. Thinking i've teased you enough if the crack in your voice was anything to go by. Making sure to have payed attention to anything that could give away a reaction to my teasing. I smile and then hears that Kaiser is your girlfriend. Hearing this i quickly say without thinking about anything i am going to say. Oh okay then. Then i can find somewhere else if you want. I don't wish to cause you or Kaiser any embarrassment or anything Itzal. So i can find somewhere else if you want. I don't wish to cause any trouble if your girlfriend doesn't know about me. I say rather quickly. Saying all this in one breathe. As i finish i'm taking some quick breaths to steady my heart rate. Blushing a bit hoping i didn't make a fool of myself, and from the fact in my mind of possibly hearing...some things if the two of you are really close to each other. 

Kuro hearing what is going on lets out a few low short growls as if laughing in amusement. Kuro continuing to pet little Velnia hearing her soft little draconic purring. As i hear Kuro's chuckle like growls i give him a quick short glare which causes him to make those low short growls a bit louder from amusement. Hmph! I say turning my head and takes a few steps away from Kuro to go and search for some materials. Hoping to get some of my dignity back if i find one

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I sigh softly figuring today may not be the luckiest of days for me. However, i must find one for my profession, and to find one for myself. to not rely fully on my friend Itzal.

Oh okay then i just need to find two materials. Easy enough. I say cheerfully with a grin knowing finding such a thing should be easy. I grin a little bit having seen you hide your face with your sleeve. Having an idea on why you did so, and decides to pressing the little joke more. Well for the stage name Aphrodite it would only fit choosing a outfit that befits what kind of goddess she is. I say in a teasing playful tone. Wishing to see your reaction from that.  Kuro Feels the little Velnia land on his back, and rest her head on top of his.  He rolls his eyes at the little dragon doing so, but uses her tail to pet the little thing having seen me, and you do so many times for Velnia.

After getting your reaction i decide to ask one last question before starting my search. Having not heard the name before. Hey Itzal. Who is Kaiser? you've never said that name before. I tell you and after saying the question i begin to look around for any signs of a material for myself.

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I look around where we are and finds nothing in terms of materials. I just nod my head knowing there are plenty out their to find. I just need to continue searching, and not allow a single failure to stop me from pressing forward.

Well i'll do my best to make sure that trust wasn't misplaced Spencer. You can count on me to do my best for this! I say cheerfully with a grin on my face as we walk towards a good area where we could possibly find some materials to claim as our own during this. I then hear you talk about yourself and nods with a smile.  Well myself i'm from the Midwest region also. Indiana in fact. I only have my mother, sister for my immediate family, i'm bisexual myself.  I use a curved sword for a weapon, and i'm going to be a support fighter. I tell you with a grin as we walk through the fields as i start thinking now could be good time to start looking for the materials that could be within the field.

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I look around the field find nothing to start off my search for any materials, and just shrugs with a smile knowing i can't find something right away, and giving up immediately is not my style in anyway, shape, or form. Oh! Snaps my fingers with a grin. The person who was kind enough to show me the ropes of this game also had this thing called a familiar! If you could have one what would you want it to be?  I ask curiously and excitedly with a smile.

Really? you think i really have what it takes to make it out their in reality?  I say softly with a smile on my face as i quickly turn my head away not wanting to be seen having any tears go down my face encase i can't fight them back. However, before that could happen i find myself in Zachariah's shop again. Kuro opting to lay outside the shop to keep his sense of smell within his ability to handle things. I grin as i look around excited to finish this quest as i step forward to the man after you craft your potion. Evening Zachariah sorry for the wait. You know how life can be. It just got me off track a little bit. I tell the NPC who nods his head in understanding. It's alright miss. Just try as your young friend has done. Use my shop's items to help craft yourself a healing potion. I nod my head with a smile and set down my 5 tier 1 Mats. Ready to begin crafting me up a health potion.

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i get to work on crafting myself up a potion focusing intently. I first grind up the materials by pulverizing them in a stone bowl using a grinder. After they have been made into that fine powder i put them into some water, and begins to put them through a process of tubes, and various temperatures. Adding the different Materials as the process continues. As i finish what is needed Zachariah takes my potion and inspects it, along with yours that you made. Well done you two. I knew you could do it, and what a wonderful job creating it on your first tries. He congratulates us with a kind smile and says to you. For yourself creating one of a good quality. He then turns to me. And for you to have created one of a rare quality. Most impressive. However, i must ask of you two to do another favor for me. I have this blacksmith friend by the name of Lyle Tealeaf who is a bit out of the way from where i am currently. My old bones can't take me that far anymore, so i was wondering if you two could deliver a package to my friend Lyle?  Zachariah asks us.

i smile as i walk with you, and chuckles hearing you actually choose names if i did want a stage name. Having not actually seeing you take it as something literal or serious. However, the thought of it makes me smile knowing you're a real sweet guy. If not fully their in the understanding of humor department currently. I just grin and turns to you with a smile wanting to continue playing with what could be a real idea that could be fun, or just a fun joke.  Hmmmm i think Artemis would be most fitting, of course if we're talking about female goddesses their is also Aphrodite or Athena. I say with a small playful grin on my lips as i see you looking for something. Reminding me what we're suppose to be doing in some small part. So Itzal how are we suppose to actually have me start being a Performer?  I ask you wishing to help anyway i can. Not wanting to just rely on your kindness to get me everything i need. Wishing to help find some of this to help my amazing friend, and of course my desire to not be helped at all times making me wish to ask you this, so i can do some of the work myself. Kuro continues to follow me, and you watching us with slightly interest. Wondering what you're doing also, but is keeping an eye on Velnia to make sure she doesn't cause trouble for anyone or anything do to how hyperactive she can be.

Ohhhh something else came to mind! i say with a snap of my fingers. Didn't this death game get some kind of update? Will this affect my living situation at all in your shop? I ask you a bit embarrassed at living in a shop. Imagining myself doing that in the real world make me shiver with discomfort hoping i never come to that. Thankfully though this is SAO, and there could be comfortable bedrooms within shops, or i assume so since you had invited me to live their for a place to sleep. That thought relieving myself of such a worry of living in not nice conditions. And will their be enough room for me, and Kuro? I ask as a final part to just make sure i'm not being a bother to your daily life if anything did get affected, and also knowing Pets which familiars are basically. Can require a good bit of space.

Awww thanks for telling me i'm a amazing performer. I honestly just started this job really recently. I say to you with a smile. As a grin appears on my face. You know...i only took this profession over Artisan do to wanting to prove a point to myself. I tell you with a chuckle as i put my hands behind my head as we walk, and talk. Kuro seems to perk up at this with some type of look you can't make out. All you can tell is that he seems more alert after i have said that. I want to try and prove to myself that my dreams of being a singer in the real world could happen...that i can follow a childish dream, and make it into reality. I tell you with a smile being fine with telling others my dreams as long as it couldn't impede me on my way up to improvement by constant work. Kuro looks towards you discretely to see your reaction knowing that i am a little bit lost in my thoughts currently.

After awhile I snap back into reality and answers the other question you had for me. By the time i snap back to we're in the town of beginnings walking through the streets of it.So when you see my name as top Performer. Know that a rising idol is forming in Aincrad! i say cheerfully with a grin on my face as i have a little mini fantasy on being on top of a stage like a concert. I quickly shake my head to focus on answering your question. I'm fine with being your friend. You seem nice enough, and don't seem like the type to try and manipulate others to fit your needs. I say with a nod of my head and a cheerful grin as we make our way to Zachariah's shop to finish up the quest by turning in the materials and starting the next part. Potion making.

i think it's mostly meat is the universal thing for familiars. I tell you as we walk. Having a smile on my face as i walk beside you. Or at the very least the familiars i have seen been at least carnivorous in nature, or omnivore. Myself having no tension in my body being completely at ease when walking beside you, and talking with you. I look down at the girl i'm walking with feeling like this is going to be a good friendship. I smile a bit and decide to address the rest of her statement. Well if you're going for Alchemist i'm sure you would be pretty good once you get things done to how they work. I've heard you can get pretty strong through the various things Alchemists make if you drink them up depending on what they are. I say in a cheerful tone with a smile as i look seeing the town within view again already. Kuro hearing your cute comment gives a light glare from being a proud creature. With the title of cute not being one he thinks fits to him. And yeah taming is relatively simple once you actually manage to find a familiar.  I say happily and cheerfully.

ohh. I say with a nod of my head understanding now as i think for a bit more now seeing the reasoning behind Macradon's suggestion for my sword's enhancements. i ponder the choices of what would be best for myself at this moment.Know their could be several good choices to choose from. Hmmm then i guess maybe 1 paralyze. I pause to think on the last two that would be fitting for this. I think the last two would be damage only? I say after thinking for awhile. Cause i do need to be able to do some damage if i'm ever alone, and i'm in need to defend myself.  I tell Macradon after several minutes of thinking what would be the best fit for my last two slots.

i stand where i am and think on the proposals that Marcradon had given me. I think through the pros, and cons of everything in this deal. I decide right away i'll keep with a protection familiar. I think for a bit more and then ask.  Well you said the Bleed would not be good for these early levels. What about the later floors, and levels Macradon? Cause if they are more useful later i would rather get them now, and not have to do so later. So as much as i like the suggestions you have given me mister Macradon. I will have to respectfully decline them in favor of what i have chosen right now. I tell you with a small bow. Wishing to show respect to the person who will be spending time forging my armor that will help me survive in this game of death.

i grin with a smile glad to see you encourage me on this path. I smile a bit knowing you most likely don't realize how that small gesture means to me. To show that someone is willing to support a dead dream, and a dream that will lead to a dead end life. To have someone to support something that seems as impossible to me makes me feel happy, and something rising within me. I just grin and can only describe the feeling as excitement. Bubbling up within me wanting to be unleashed onto the world. To direct it at something, the career that i have chosen. The path of a performer. I grin wondering what it is going to be like to reach the top of the performer skill tree in all of this. I can only grin happily at the thought of going on this path in life. I give a apologetic look to Kuro who just flies for a second to just wave his paw. Having picked up on the human way to say 'it's no big deal' through my actions. After doing so Kuro lands on the ground and continues to follow us.

I smile a bit hearing the idea of a stage name being thrown around. I chuckle at the thought, and decides to play along. Oh yeah sure i'll take a stage name. It should totally go with either my image of the armor, and such, or go with my name's origin. You know greek mythology. I say with a grin on my face as i look into your eyes waiting to hear on how we will progress in terms of me getting a profession. Kuro just looks at the little dragon who has that look on her face and flaps his wings once at the little dragon Velnia. Figuring the smaller creature could be pushed back by the force of his wings flapping. Kuro just having a sort of 'So what?' look on his face and a sort of amused look also at Velnia hyper-activeness.

See that is like every time you go out of town. I tell Ayame with a smile. You have a friend and things feel that much better, and amazing with not that much worry and fear. I tell her with a kind smile on my face. I then hear her ask her question. Well that depends honestly. I say to her knowing this answer doesn't help much. It depends on how you wish to help people out. By being a performer like myself you help people on the fly in the middle of combat with different songs to heal, or buff, or debuff, and my friend also told me being a performer allows for crafting of healing items. If you want to help people with finding things, and crafting things. Being a Artisan is what you should go after. If you're a alchemist you can craft different kinds of potions to do different affects. Sadly i haven't look at that one much myself, but it seems to allow a good variety of pre-battle planing in terms of items you can give people. Blacksmiths are well...blacksmiths i'm sure i don't need to explain that one. Finally their are tailors which help provide light armor, and i think some other commodities to people to help protect them. With the armor the blacksmith, and tailor make allowing to give enhancements for extra protection. I tell Ayame while rubbing the back of my head. Clearly showing where my knowledge is in terms of professions, and where it isn't.

Oh Kuro? well i went the fourth floor with my friend Itzal. He had prepped so much for that. Itzal being the other performer friend i mentioned. He had gave me a familiar calling which is a song that attracts familiars. Giving you a greater chance of finding one, and also let me wear his coat during the time which is also increased your chance of finding things. I say with a happy smile on my face as i start to remember something that was literally yesterday. I was walking through the snowy wonderland that is the fourth floor while petting Itzal's familiar whose name is Velnia, and looking for my familiar which ended up being Kuro. I found him trying to blend into a snow pile, but he shifted his wings slightly which caused the snow to be disrupted. With that i found him, and gave the little guy some meat to eat, and that is how you tame them. Well that is if they accept you, and from what i've heard they either accept you, or love to stay around and grow to love you from the food you gave them. I say with a chuckle. Kuro just does Huffing motion and turns his head away at having how he was found exposed.

I've been material hunting before. I say with a smile on my face. Well at the very least i've seen someone do so, and i've done it for that first lesson quest. I tell Spencer with a small chuckle as i rub the back of my head as i look at him. So i guess i'm a somewhat reliable source in that regard when it comes to the whole find materials part of things. I guess all we have to worry about is if we get to far from the town and can have wild boars starting to attack us. I say to him with a smile as i start to walk forward along the plains also alongside Spencer. So have anything to share about yourself? I ask curious to try and get to know someone so we can make this material hunting a bit more interesting, and not just awkward silence.

i smile as me and Kuro stand guard for Ayame. making sure she is protected during this. That no wild boars would attack her. I chuckle seeing her rummage through the land for any signs of her materials. Remembering doing that with Shi. I smile a bit wondering where he had gone off to these days. Or even worse what he is doing these days. I grimace a bit remembering his conversation of asking me if i believed that killing the player killers was justice. I sigh softly hoping that he hadn't deemed that justice, or their would just continue this cycle of killing if their are people out their willing to hunt such players. I can only hope the problem isn't as bad as what i think it is.

I then get shocked awake into reality from Kuro smacking my leg as i see Ayame come forward, and say her sentence. I grin a bit and nods my head. Of course we can Ayame lets get going. i say kindly as i start to lead you back into town. So was it as horrible as you thought going out of town would be? I ask you with a smile on my face.

i chuckle a bit at your reaction to Kuro's ability to flight. Making me smile at seeing such a reaction. Kuro hearing your response starts trying to do some tricks like flips, and what is known commonly as a Barrel roll. With some great difficult crashing almost every time he attempted them, but just barely avoided doing so. Apparently liking the praise you had given it from just the simple shock of flight. yeah my little guy can fly, and pretty good also, but needs some work if he attempts to do these tricks. I say teasingly as Kuro does a quickly fly by to smack my head with his paw. Awww come on buddy you know i'm teasing!. i call to him as he turns and flies back and lands on the ground and walks again between us.

i hear her points on how supports could work together and sees her point on it and on how it could work. I nod my head and looks to my buddy Kuro who does have Enhancements of Mitigation for me which is nice. That way i'm not taking as much damage as i could be otherwise. I pet his head with a smile as Kuro pushes my hand away with his tails and wings. I just chuckle since to me this is all in good fun. Yeah i guess you have a point Ayame, but like you said have a DPS would always be better in terms of dealing with monsters. I tell you with a smile.

I then hear her questions and just chuckle as i pat her head with a good natured grin on my face. Be calm young grass hopper. Hestia has much to teach you. I say in a joking sagely voice. Their are a few ways to gain buffs outside of items. For example, some skills you can gain by spending 5 SP you could get combat healing or whatever it was called. To heal you allies through that. Then their are subclasses you could also get that could boost. Energy recovery, Health recovery, damage, defense, and all that other stuff. I tell her with a smile. Then their is a profession you can get. I have chosen performer myself, and they are all about debuffing enemies, and buffing enemies from what my fellow performer has told me about the profession. I tell you with a smile.

As we're talking we have exited the town of beginnings and have entered the field just outside of it. I turn to you with a smile of encouragement. Okay now then Ayame. What you're looking for is Tier 1 materials. So go find them okay! i'll be making sure to keep you company, and to keep you safe if need be.

i smile a bit and nod my head liking your answer. Giving me a slight insight into what kind of person you are from that statement. Of course that would be me assuming things based on a answer. I just smile and decide to tell you the purpose. Well Ayame the question i asked was meant to allow me to get to know what kind of person you are, and to hint at what play style you would serve. I am a support person myself. I heal people up, and give them buffs to try and last longer. That is my job. I inform her as we continue walking down the road of the town. What i asked was did you wish to be the tank protecting the lives of those who can't last long by themselves. Did you wish to be a DPS to deal damage to try and end the fight quickly, or did you wish to be like me. Giving aid to those two so they don't die in their line of fighting. I tell Ayame as i look into her eyes. So if we teamed up we would need another person if we ever thought monsters that were a serious threat if you chose support. Cause two supports while that could work. We would still need to do damage at some point. I tell her with a chuckle at the thought of a never ending battle as long as we just healed endlessly. Kuro looks at Ayame for a bit and then looks back to the road ahead of him. He flaps his wings as he takes flight. Flying at my side having gotten lazy in terms of walking, and wanted a different experience for now.

Well i'm going to be a support person mister Macradon just so you know encase you think their could be better choices made for such a thing, and i also wish to function as a tank if need be encase their ends up being no one else who could take that role on. I start off as i look Macradon in the eyes. For my sword Raviel i would want 2 Damage over time slots, and the last to be accuracy. The armor to have two thorns, and 1 energy regen, and for the shield 2 paralysis, and 1 taunt. I tell him making sure to say each one with clear pronunciation, and having a small pause between each one to try and make it easier for the blacksmith to either write it down, or to give me a possibly better option in terms of what would be fitting for me. And for the mitigation option itzal said i could get a familiar who could help with that. I add at the end encase Macradon would suggest getting mitigation for anything.

i listen to your words and smiles a bit. Able to feel your passion for the craft, and what you are aiming for. Able to feel your love for music, and your appreciation of how things work together when it comes to it. As you speak i smile knowing you are knowledgeable with how things work also, and knowing that you truly and genuinly love how things are working for you even though you barely get any work. After hearing you speak i look towards my feet drifting into thoughts again as i do so. Could i really chase after such a dream like Itzal has? Can i just go and follow this ideal this passion that was in me in the real world, and try to bring it out here in this game? 'Is that even possible?' I ask myself mentally wondering if achieving such a thing could happen. 'Can i just spend time trying to improve my voice and learn a instrument again? Is it like riding a bike and it'll come back to me because of this game? I mean i love music, and i mean...maybe doing a small duet could be fun if i get back into it.' I think to my self. The last part making me chuckle at the thought of doing such a thing. I shake my head in amusement, and focus back on the paths before me at this moment 'However, if i go with Artisan i do allow people help in the long run, and it can be helping all the time. But....maybe...Performer is the way to go...yeah...that is what i'll do' I smile having made my mind. Having taken the entire time to get to wherever we need to go to start the quest to make up my mind. To choose performer do to having real world applications, being something that i love with all my heart, and....maybe following a dead dream...doesn't mean that all dreams are useless? This thought of mine only being able to be proven if i can succeed as a performer here in Aincrad. If i can beat what is to me of going against all the odds of the world i know and become a good performer.

I turn to you having a fire in my eyes and a determined look.I step out in front of you grinning. Well i hope you don't mind Itzal but i think i chosen your same profession. I say with a smile on my face, and a hand on my hip. Rising star Hestia is on her way. I say a bit playfully. Deciding to not be so serious at this moment. That this can be a small fun occasion. That their can be jokes while working.

I grin happily hearing that you get the reference to my name. Got it one Ayame. Nice job. I say with a smile on my face. Seems like you know your mythology! I say cheerfully and happily. I then think on her words and smiles a bit. Let me ask you something Ayame. What would you do. Protect others with all of your life, or go to attack the enemy head on to try and prevent more injury, or would you be the person on the sidelines giving aid to help the other two to last longer through medicine, and encouragement? I ask you as i look down into your eyes. The question being a important one to me. Since it shows something about the character of a person, and also has a another meaning to it that is befitting of this game. I silently wait for your answer as we start heading down the road towards the exit of the Town of Beginnings.

i stare at the sketches in awe of them. I just nod my head with a appreciative and awestruck look. I can only mumble out. Absolutely beautiful. After saying this i shake my head and grins happily These are all amazing Marcradon! I say very excitedly even jumping up and down a bit as i can imagine myself wielding all of those. I smile happily at everything knowing that i won't regret anything at all. Everything is perfect, and exactly as i had desired.. Loving the name that was for the shield. A perfect fit for its design. I then look to the armor, and smile knowing i'll look good in it while also being protected from enemies hits when they attack me. I look up to Macradon with a excited look.  When can all of these get done? i ask with the biggest grin on my face.

i grin down to you with a smile on my face.Well then want to head out to the fields and get those materials you need then? I say kindly with a smile as i walk out of the shop. Kuro quickly following behind me with a very grateful look on his face at not having to be in their longer then the little lion cub needed to be. As soon as you follow me out of the building i lead you towards the field i have gathered my first materials. The meadow where i found my first ally in all of this crazy world of Aincrad. I look down to you with a smile wondering what must be going through your mind. Wondering if it was similar to the thoughts that i had. Survival, the need of protection, and the want of allies. Having been the thoughts i had when first starting off in this world. To look for a direction in all this madness.

Kuro eyes you up and down and moves over to you inspecting you with a look in his eye. After about a minute of doing that he nods his head and goes back to me, but also a bit closure to you then he was previously. I smile at the sight and turns to you. I think that was Kuro inspecting you to see if you seemed like a good person to him. I tell you not really knowing all of kuro's quirks since i only got him just yesterday. Kuro flaps his wings once. Yep it was just that. I tell you with a nod of my head. So then what brings you out here? how long have you been moving about the world of Aincrad with purpose of achieving success?

I grin seeing the old man Zachariah as i give him a wave. Kuro sitting and having his wings cover his nose. The poor little familiar hating the scent of all these different potions hitting his nose. I pet his head gently with a sympathetic look of understanding of what he must be going through. Kuro just gives me a look trying to act like he doesn't enjoy the attention i give him. The little lion having pride to him and having that treatment hurts his pride of being treated like a common pet. Seeing the look makes me chuckle and just nods. yeah yeah mister proud lion, but you know i will break you of that so you can be more fun you know that? I tell him with a playful look as he then smacks me with his tail the hit doing no damage. Just the little lion being playful.

Suddenly i hear the door open again. I turn my head to see who it is. I look down and see it's a girl with dark brown eyes, and long hair. I nod to myself seeing the gear she has on and knows she must be relatively new from getting out of those inns of depression. Of people wasting time away hoping to be free. Hoping for a out to this game. I smile sadly for a bit remembering i was like that not that long ago. Less then a week ago in fact. I hear the girl's question and immediately nods my head. yes of course you can come. However, i am done with this quest. You however can start it, and i'll keep you company during it. I tell her with a smile. I am hestia by the way. I tell her as i send her a party invite and friend request.

-party invite sent to Ayame.

-friend invite sent to Ayame.

i was walking through the town of beginnings with a smile on my face feeling really good about my day so far. Having so much happen in such a short time of doing these things. I can only smile as i can't wait to see Itzal's blacksmith friend complete my weapon, and armor request so i can be of more help to my friends, and future allies in this game.  I look around the town of beginnings as i go and then sit at the fountain in the middle of the town square looking around with a smile. Eyeing up the shop of Zachariah remembering that fetch quest. 'Huh i never completed that...maybe i should go and do that. I mean it is right their.'  i think to myself as i get up from the fountain and start to make my way towards it with a smile on my face. As i head towards the shop my familiar Kuro is at my side. A lion with the wings of a eagle. His fur being snow white, and his wings black as night. The size of the creature being no bigger then a larger sized dog. The familiar at my side giving me a look of 'Really? going their?'

I look down towards Kuro and chuckles. yes i know it might not smell the best to you but it is necessary for me to be stronger, and to progress further. you should know this Kuro. I tell him with a chuckle as he just rolls his eyes at me as i enter the shop.

@Ayame