Ragdoll

Ragdoll hadn't expected Fae to come back so soon, but all she got was her requests and a kick into the pond. She hadn't expected it all, so she couldn't really get a chance to hold her breath and blacked out rather quickly from a lack of air. Oddly enough, Embers had went into the water and pulled her out of the water and threw her onto the grass. Although Ragdoll was unconscious, her body still seemed to calm down a bit, regaining air. All that was on Ragdoll's mind was if Tsu would be okay, hoping that she didn't show up anytime soon with Fae around. Now Ragdoll was actually supporting Embers here, since her life kind of depended on it. She was still paralyzed, having about 20 minutes left before she could move again. Only a third of the time had passed, but hopefully nothing else would happen during that time.

Ragdoll didn't even flinch upon being kicked in the stomach, her smile not even coming close to fading. Embers yelled at her to shut up, and Ragdoll closed her eyes, deciding that if Embers wasn't going to kill her, then she would just try and take a nap. Embers said that she was lucky, saying that Ragdoll would have been punched until she was bleeding all over the grass. At this point, Ragdoll knew it was bait to say something else and just get Embers even more upset. Ragdoll remained silent and didn't answer, but just nodded her head the best she could in her paralyzed state. But now Ragdoll was getting bored of this act quickly so she opened her eyes back up. "Trust me, I feel the pain! Just I tolerate it! I'll be your punching bag as long as you want! Then the paralysis can end and things will be back to normal!" Ragdoll said, before bursting into laughter again. It was weird, she couldn't help herself but laugh at dire times like this.

@Fae

Ragdoll continued to skip along the grassy field in search of a better spot to find materials, not really seeing much around to pick up. The grassy fields had already been gotten to pretty much all of the other players. It wasn't much of a surprise coming from the first floor, since there were so many players. Hei said that the apple in the ground was supposed to simulate the animals taking it to their home. Ragdoll nodded her head and then went back to skipping. "That sounds about right! You don't really see it happen, so the game just fills in the blanks!" Ragdoll said as she skipped a little bit ahead of Hei. He then told her that there was nothing she had to do to get in, just follow the guild rules and get along. Sounded easy enough. "Alright! I can handle that! I think I get along with people pretty well. Is there problems between the other members or something?" Ragdoll askes as she looked back at Hei while skipping, giving him a thumbs up.

ID: 101874 LD: 1 (Fail)

Ragdoll: 2/5 Mats

@Hei: 2/5 Mats

Ragdoll still didn't even bother trying to save herself, but instead just stopped crying and accepted her fate. Ragdoll still had a big smile on her face as she looked up at Embers after being thrown onto the ground. Noticing the river, Ragdoll now realized that she wasn't going to be killed by Embers, she was just going to drown. Embers explained the law of the jungle assassin to her, and Ragdoll would have nodded her head in understanding if she could. "I get it, I deserve this! Woo! So just kill me now then! You just want to this smile go away, along with the rest of me! So just finish the job!" Ragdoll exclaimed, before laughing again. She found the whole situation funny, so she couldn't help herself from laughing out loud. "It was nice meeting you Embers, so I'm glad I'm going to die at your hands. We're like best buddies already!" Ragdoll said, her smile getting bigger as her tears started to return.

Ragdoll continued laughing as Embers told her that she was insane. Both of her eyes started twitching randomly now, and her smile grew even wider. "Yay! You know me so well! But now it's time for me to say bye bye!" Ragdoll exclaimed as Embers dragged her along the ground and out of the store. "Just so you know, I never meant to kill you! But you don't care about that do you?! You just want me to die!" Ragdoll explained, tears starting to come out of her face. Her smile never faded tho, so it was hard to deal if she was happy or sad. As Embers continued to drag her, Ragdoll had thought up her last words. "Before you do anything to me, can you strip me out of this uniform? Don't worry, I'm wearing stuff underneath it! Just give it to Tsu as a memento of me if you ever see her! Tell her that Ragdoll will miss her!" Ragdoll said, her face covered in tears as her smile stayed. She wasn't really making an attempt to save herself. "One last thing, can you stay with me while I die? I don't want to die alone." 

Ragdoll didn't have a single look of fear in her eyes, and her smile never faded when Embers picked her up by her collar, the little cat bell on it ringing lightly. Ragdoll couldn't move, so her body just hung limply as Embers held her. "Man I really went to far with this prank didn't I? I had set all this up, and then you tell me that you're a target! The timing couldn't have been worse, but this is fun!" Ragdoll explained herself, before bursting into laughter. "I was hoping to tick you off with paralysis, and then we could have a fist fight, but now it looks like I'm dying today! What a fun turn of events!" Ragdoll exclaimed, still laughing. She wasn't going to let Embers have the satisfaction of breaking her. Embers told her to pray, and Ragdoll closed her eyes, pretending to do so. "There, now I've prayed, but I'm still dying right? Just make it quick and fun!"

Ragdoll nodded her head when Hei said that she got really lucky. Although right after he said that, Ragdoll spotted another sprouting herb in the ground, so she bent down to pull it out. When she pulled it out, it turned out to be an apple that already had been gotten to by ants, so she threw it as far as she could. "I don't know why this game lets apples grow in the ground, that's pretty weird!" Ragdoll said as she got back up and continued skipping. As she skipped, Hei told her about his position in the guild and he could arrange it for Ragdoll to join. Ragdoll clapped her hands quickly in excitement and she started to jump a little bit higher when she skipped. "That's great! I can't wait to join then! Is there anything I gotta do to prove myself or stuff like that?" Ragdoll asked as she looked back at Hei while skipping. This just made things a whole lot easier.

ID: 101745 LD: 2 (Fail)

Ragdoll: 2/5 Mats Found

@Hei: 2/5 Mats Found

Ragdoll sighed as she saw the way the boy looked uncomfortable upon being tapped on the shoulder. Her smile didn't go away, but she felt a little bit upset inside. She was running out of cards to play already to get to know what was wrong with this boy. When she came back and he said that he was just a hungry guy, Ragdoll giggled at how obvious his lie was. "I know there's something up with you, and you don't have to tell me. But is there any chance that your name is Pinball? Because if so I know what's up." Ragdoll said in a bit of a serious tone, her smile completely ruining it. "I'm surprised you even showed your face here after what you said to my best friend. Normally I'd give you a good punch, but you seem like a cool cat, so I'll let it slide. Can I just ask why you came here?" Ragdoll asked, cutting right to the chase. If he wasn't going to say anything about Tsu, then Ragdoll sure was.

@Pinball

Ragdoll tilted her head to one side and patted the boy on the shoulder when he grimaced at her before looking down. Something was definitely wrong. Ragdoll was still smiling and she tried what she could to be comforting. "What's got you down? I know exactly when someone's got something on their mind! So feel free to open up to this cat if you want! You can call me Ragdoll by the way! So just think on if you wanna open up while I go get your food!" Ragdoll introduced herself, along with offering help. She then ran back to the kitchen and found the premade breakfasts that Tsu had left for her in case someone actually came. Ragdoll couldn't cook to save her life. She came back after about thirty seconds with a tray in hand. "Here you go kitty! And don't worry about paying by the way, it's on me!" Ragdoll said as she sat down across from the boy. "So who are you and what's got ya down?" Ragdoll asked, resting her elbows on the table.

@Pinball

Ragdoll listened to Embers's reasoning behind her suspicion of poison, and it made a lot of sense. "So you're a target huh? How do you that I'm not out to get you still? Tsu could be locked in the restroom, and I'm just pretending to work here! I'm glad you're suspicious. It's better than blindly walking into traps like an idiot!" Ragdoll said, almost as though she was proud of Embers.

Once Embers ate a few more nuggets, she said that she didn't hate Ragdoll, she just didn't like her. Instead of reacting like a normal person and being upset at being calling a grinning idiot, Ragdoll just laughed loudly along with Embers. "Woo! You really had me there! I had a feeling that's what it was! Tsu told me that you don't like anybody, so I'm not surprised." Ragdoll said as she leaned back in her seat a little bit before grabbing one of Embers's fries. Upon taking a bite, a little yellow square with a lightning bolt showed next to her health bar and Ragdoll lost the ability to move. She had put paralysis in them as a prank, but now Embers might take it differently. Ragdoll still kept a smile and tried to pretend as though she wasn't paralyzed. 20 whole minutes she was stuck.

Ragdoll couldn't help but giggle at the way the boy was reacting. Just by the way he could barely form a sentence, Ragdoll knew something was up. The boy started to head for the exit, but Ragdoll circled around him and blocked him from leaving. "Come on now! Don't go! Are you here for one of Tsu's orders? She should be back soon, I'm just watching the place while she's gone! So stay for a while, I can whip up something good for you!" Ragdoll offered, toning her voice down a few noise levels once she realized she was being too loud. It was always like that when she woke up. She never knew how loud she really was. Taking the boy by the hand, Ragdoll brought him over to a booth and sat him down. "So what kind of breakfast can I get for you? Today's specials are the biscuits and the pancakes!" Ragdoll asked, trying to be as friendly as she could.

@Pinball

Ragdoll nodded her head on Hei's idea of what they could each other. "Just call me Ragdoll! Now and forver! I just like it a lot more!" Ragdoll answered, striking one of her cute cat poses upon talking. Ragdoll skipped behind him as he looked around for mats. After hugging and thanking him, Hei had followed up by saying that it was okay and that he loved helping friends of guildmates. "Aww, thanks! I already planned a meeting with your leader Stryder, since I want to join the guild too! So you're actually helping a future guildmate!" Ragdoll exclaimed, bouncing up and down again, this time with her left eye starting to twitch sparratically every few seconds. After Hei couldn't find anything, he suggested that they look for mats somewhere else, and Ragdoll nodded her head, heading in the direction of the woods. As she skipped she spotted another herb sprouting out of the ground, so she took it immediately and put it away.

ID: 101730 LD: 15 (Success)

Ragdoll: 2/5 Mats Found

@Hei 1/5 Mats fFound

Ragdoll had started her shift about 4 hours ago when Tsu had left to do the usual material gathering. It was just part of their agreement. If Ragdoll watched the place, then she could live there. But today had been a bit of slow day, as no one at all had come inside so far. She was getting bored of hanging out, so Ragdoll did what she usually did and took a nap on the counter cat style. With her pseudo cat costume, Ragdoll almost looked like a an actual cat napping. She had napped for only 20 minutes when the bell rang that signalled the door opening. Ragdoll perked up and hopped off of the counter after waking up, which took about a minute after the player had walked in. "Hi! Welcome to McFroppy's! How can I help?!" Ragdoll greeted, waving from behind the counter. Her left eye was twitching a bit every few seconds. The boy looked familiar and fit a description that Tsu had told her to watch out for, so Ragdoll had to confirm. "Who are you by the way?! I like getting to know the customers!" Ragdoll, asked a big smile staying on her face, never changing.

@Pinball

Ragdoll watched as Embers put anti paralyze on the nuggets after Ragdoll brought them out. Upon seeing this, Ragdoll giggled a little bit. "Oh come on! You really thought I was gonna poison you?! Might as well use it on the fries if you're that suspicious!" Ragdoll said, her big smile never even coming close to fading. At least Embers was actually eating, so she seemed at least not 100% distrust Ragdoll. 

Embers answered her question by saying that doing quests over and over was the best way of levelling up, but most people couldn't be bothered to do the same quests again. Well, thanks! So I'll just do the same quests over and over then!" Ragdoll thanked. Now that the easy part was over, now it was time to try and connect with Embers. "I've got a question, why do you hate me so much?! Was it something I said?! Because everytime I look at you, you look like you want to beat the crap out of me!" Ragdoll asked, still using her cheery voice and keeping a big smile.

Ragdoll had came to a quick realization when Hei accepted her party invite. He had used his username for what people called him, not his actual name. "Ah, I made anbit of a mistake! I should have introduced myself as Ragdoll! Just call me that now! Now I'm feeling silly!" Ragdoll said before laughing at her own mistake for a little bit as she walked out into the fields with Hei. It seemed he already knew a good path to finding herbs on this quest, which was great because Ragdoll would have spent a much longer while looking around if she didn't have a path to look for and go down. He said they would find herbs in no time, but Ragdoll couldn't see only on the path so far which she picked up immediately, so maybe he meant once they reached where the path went. "Alright! Thanks for helping me out by the way! You're just as nice as Tsu made you out to be!" Ragdoll thanked, hugging Hei tightly before going back to skipping along the path.

ID: 101707 LD: 12 (Success)

Ragdoll: 1/5 Mats Found

@Hei: 1/5 Mats Found

Embers had refused to put her weapon away, and just nodded her head, keeping her smile. As much as she wanted to argue and try to get Embers to follow the policy, Ragdoll knew better than to mess with her. One look was all it took to get her read. "Alright then! Just don't tell Tsu you were here and I'll let you keep your weapon on you k'? Thanks!" Ragdoll said, her left eye twitcing every few seconds. Embers ordered chicken nuggets, and it was a lot of them, so Ragdoll took that as a 20 piece. After Embers ordered, Ragdoll bounded off into the kitchen before coming back with a box of 20 nuggets and fries on a tray. "Here you go! 20 chicken nuggets fresh from the farm!" Ragdoll said as she placed the tray down on the table Embers was sitting at and then sat down across from her. Embers asked what she wanted to know and Ragdoll cut right to the chase. "I want to know the best way to level up, since I'm a bit behind! And don't worry about wasting time! I've got something for you when we're done here to make this worth your while!" Ragdoll asked, before throwing a hook to at least try and keep Embers interested.

Kat answered Hei quickly when he asked whether they were gathering herbs or mushrooms, "We're gathering herbs, just five of them!" Kat answered, before going back to skipping. Hei was jogging along with her, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the main gate. But before they could go any further than that, Hei asked if Kat wanted to form a party for the quest so they could see each others stats and so he could see the quest details. Kat nodded without hesitation and sent Hei a party request, her big smile still unchanging. "I almost forgot about that! Sorry, my bad!" Kat apologized before laughing for a few seconds. Fighting was still a thing she wanted avoid, mainly since the quest didn't accept mats gained from kills. Looking out at the fields, Kat hadn't stepped out of the safe zone and then turned to Hei. "So, are you ready to go?!"

Ragdoll had met a few of the people that Tsu had told her about, but one of the things that interested her the most was the fact that Tsu was in a guild. Ragdoll wanted to join as well, so she found the guild page of the Guardians of the Rising Dawn and messaged Stryder, the leader of the guild. "Hey Stryder! You probably have no idea who I am! I'm Ragdoll, a friend of a frog girl you know. Just meet me inside of McFroppy's and look for the girl in the cat costume, I want to talk about joining your guild. See you there! -Ragdoll. She sent the message, and then proceeded to unlock the door. Tsu was out gathering materials, so Ragdoll had the whole place to herself. This time, Ragdoll had almost nothing to go off of for what kind of person Stryder would be, as Tsu hadn't really said much about him. So this could be fun.

@Stryder

For a second Ragdoll had thought that the player she had sat down next was just starting to take a nap by the way that he opened his eyes and turned. After he came to his senses, he said what Ragdoll thought was a joke about the first floor, which made her giggle a little bit with her big smile unchanging. "I hardly ever come down here honestly, so I can't really get used to it all that much!" Ragdoll said, spreading her legs out a little bit and stretching to get more comfy.

Ragdoll shook Shi's hand as he introduced himself before introducing herself right back. "Just call me Ragdoll, nice to meet you too!" Ragdoll exclaimed, following up by winking at Shi. He looked to be a couple years older than Ragdoll, but she could never really tell with this game. "So, what brings you to this dark alley?"

As expected, Ragdoll didn't have to wait long for Embers to show up and kick the door open. She looked exactly as Ragdoll had pictured her in her head, minus the black armor. It didn't take long for her to tell that Embers was bothered being here, but Ragdoll kept her smile. She nodded her head when Embers asked if she was Ragdoll. "Yep, that's me!" Ragdoll confirmed as she stepped out from behind the counter. "Before we do anything, can I ask you to put away your scythe? It's just store policy." Ragdoll asked, pointing at the scythe. While it would be fun to try and mess with Embers, it would be ultimately a pretty stupid idea. "I asked you to get to know you, and at the same figure out what kind of build I want your advice on a few things. So go over the menu here and I can get something for you to eat while we talk!" Ragdoll said as she pointed to the menu above the counter.

Ragdoll had gotten herself a place to stay at McFroppy's with Tsu, and she loved it. After a bit of talking, Tsu had told Ragdoll about a few people she had met. One of them was Embers, who Tsu regarded as a firey type. Obviously not really caring too much about that, Ragdoll wanted to meet Embers, but she wanted to meet her alone without Tsu there. So when a day came that Ragdoll had McFroppy's to herself, she sent a message to Embers. Hey! You probably have no idea who I am! But I heard about you from a frog girl you might know. I was hoping to meet you in person, so come to McFroppy's on the tenth floor and I'll whip up a free meal for you! -Ragdoll She sent Embers the message and then waited. She had on her normal pseudo cat outfit, which was now the McFroppy's uniform thanks to Ragdoll. Based on Tsu's description, Ragdoll would have to be at least a little more careful with Embers.

@Embers

Ragdoll had been doing a bit of questing and training lately to make up for all the time that she had wasted sitting around so far. The one thing that never seemed to change in the game however was the hustle and bustle of the first floor with all of the players moving about and doing their business. Ragdoll had gotten used to the crowds mostly, but it was still nice to catch a break from all of the craze. Ragdoll had made her way into an alley out of the way of all the busy crowds. There she saw a dark haired player sitting against the wall for what seemed to be the same reason as Ragdoll. "Hi! Trying to get away from all the crowds huh? I'm in the same boat as you then. It's crazy out there!" Ragdoll said as she sat down next to the player.

@Shi

Kat nodded her head when Hei said that they should just focus on the beginner quests, and he would take Kat's offer later on. "Alright! We'll just focus on the prize!" Kat responded as she followed Hei to Zachariah's house to start the quest. Hei said that they didn't have to go in the house and just head of town, to which Kat promptly opened the door. "Be right back!" Kat said as she stepped inside and closed the door right after. After a short bit of dialogue, Kat started the quest to get 5 materials. Kat stepped back out of the house and waved at Hei as she did so. "I've started the quest, so let's get going!" Kat said as she started to skip towards the outer gate between buildings.

Kat shook Hei's hand as he confirmed he was Hei, and then calling her Kat. "Nice to meet you then Hei! I look forward to working with you!" Kat said, rounding out their introductions. Hei said that he wouldn't really call himself a friend of Tsu, and afterwards he brought up the beginner quests. "Well, I hope you two become what you call friends. If you need to know anything about her, then I'm your gal!" Kat said, pointing to herself with her thumb. "I don't know much about these quests, all I know is that we have to gather for the Zacharias NPC guy." Kat said in regards to the quest. Most of her information came from in game quest descriptions, which weren't all that helpful.

Kat got a notification for a message shortly after she had sent Hei a message, so she opened her and checked it out. Hei said he arrived, so Kat looked around for someone with a spear that matched the description. It didn't take very long for Kat to spot Hei, and she jogged up to him immediately. "Hey, Hei right? I'm KitKat, or just call me Kat!" Kat introduced herself with a quick salute wave. Kat was still just level 1, but she had suited herself up with a tan and red striped top along with a tan skirt. "Thanks for coming, I don't really have a grasp on this game yet, so I just wanted some help. Plus I get to meet some of Tsu's friends!" Kat thanked as she held her hand out to shake. Kat was trying her best to control her energy, mostly because she wanted to make a good first impression.