Dustin

Name: Dustin
Your Profession: Blacksmith 
Your Rank: 1
Roll ID: 103772
Roll Result: 12
Item Type: Dagger
Tier: 1
Quality: Perfect 
Enhancements: 2x Bleed, 1x Paralyze
Description: A dagger made of solid gold with a curved blade and elegant rose etchings on either side of the ivory handle. Has a red glare and sparks to the touch.
Post Link: http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/16760-sp-f01-earning-a-living-blacksmith/?do=findComment&comment=554284

"She's scared of water, so don't force her to go swimming." He chuckles, whispering to Pick just loud enough that Asakku could hear him. "Kidding, we'll bring floaties." He laughs. Dustin turns and starts to walk towards the wood in which the waterfall can be found. He stops abruptly and walks into a shop and starts flirting with a player thinking it's an NPC. Dustin stumbles out of the store, trying not to fall as he slams into Asakku's side. He quickly stands up and tries to act casual, his face cherry red, avoiding eye contact with either of the players and trying to whistle with his hands behind his back. Dustin breaks the awkward silence with laughter, "That was a real player in there. She was a little flattered, but I left before I got a response." He stops smiling and puts his hands behind his head and starts walking.

"Come on short stop. You too Pick, we got water to swim in." He removes his armor. "Last one there is a rotten egg." Dustin says, removing his shirt and breaking off into a sprint. "I have no earthly idea where this waterfall is, but I'll be darned if I lose a race to shorty and lucky."

@Asakku @Pick

Dustin runs across the tree, jumping at the end. "Heck yeah, a river." Dustin draws his sword, watching as the wolves run away. He loosens his grip on his sword and falls to his knees. "I was ready to kill them." He looks at Enna, "I'm a monster. I would've killed those wolves and their puppies." He starts to frown. He clenches his fist and stands up, a few tears running down his cheeks. He pulls his hood over his eyes and steps forward. "Then that's where we go." He says, in a weak attempt at his usual happy voice. Sheathing his blade he sits back down. "This world is beautiful, but this floor is nothing compared to the others." He lays back and waits for Enna's signal to advance. This quest was fun, and I got to sleep, but there was no danger. Dustin kicks up and walks forward to the pond, removing his armor. "Race ya." He smiles, taking off at full speed, running to the lake. "By the way, loser buys the winner a drink." He says, jumping over a rock. He laughs as he gets closer and closer to the pond. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

@Ennakai

Dustin jolts up, waking up without even realizing he was asleep. "Huh? Oh it was only a dream." He turns and sees Pick on the ground, next to who he can only describe as a mean woman. "Pick!" He says, trying to get Pick's attention, "Pick, she's a meanie face. Don't make the same mistake I did." Dustin stands up and walks over to the significantly shorter player and the player on the ground. He bends over and picks up an apple off the ground and starts eating it. "Thif iv a good apfle" Dustin remarks, with his mouth full. It's cool, you're already the worst in her eyes, just be yourself. Dustin swallows the apple bite and walks away. "Thanks for the drinks Pick, but I've got work to do. Unless you want to go blow off steam, I have NPCs to flirt with." He says, winking to a nearby NPC. Dustin turns back and pats Asakku on the head, "Don't worry, I'll try not to annoy you this time." He winks at Pick and smiles at Asakku.

@Pick @Asakku

"What I did isn't important now." He says, smiling at the other player. "Also, I think you're cute, but let's forget about that." Dustin blushes, still trying to hide it, though not very well. It's true, though I didn't have to say it. He looks back and smiles, "Hey, you know what's going on here, you go first. If anything goes wrong, just shout, I'll help you." He turns back and stares into the woods. Dustin removes his armor, only in his pants this time. "It helps me move faster, now go." He grabs his sheathed sword, watching the tree line intensely. "I shouldn't have done what I did, but that's in the past now. What's done is done and I apologize for my childish behavior." He draws his sword. If I mess up like that again, I'll just have to leave. I ruined this adventure for this player. He rests his blade on his shoulder, ready for any kind of attack. What's done is done. He grabs the other player's shoulder, "I have your back." He whispers in Enna's ear.

@Ennakai

Summary:

2 SP

<<Solid Gold>>

6 T1 Crafting Materials

400 col

"Again, I'm sorry. Last time I was attacked, I was in the woods and ambushed. That was when my brother died." Dustin said, looking at the ground. "I hope one day you find it in yourself to forgive me. From now on, I'll devote myself to protecting you." Dustin closes his eyes and turns his head. I shouldn't trust her, but I do. I've always been too trusting and that's what got him killed. No, she was genuinely scared, I've seen real fear before, and that's what it looks like. Dustin looks up at Enna who was watching the sky. She sees the beauty in this world too. Dustin unequips his armor and sword. "This world is beautiful, isn't it?" He looks down at a rock in his hands. "I haven't avenged my brother yet, that's why I won't die yet. I'm sorry. I should just shut up." Dustin slides down to the ground and keeps watch.

When the sun come up, Dustin looks up to Enna and frowns. "Why did I have to go and screw things up?" He asks, thinking Enna was still asleep. He equips his armor and looks around, looking for any irregularity. When he finds nothing, he sits down and closes his eyes. Listening for any movements out of the ordinary. "Nothing." He looks up at Enna, frowning yet again.

@Ennakai

"You know what? A dagger sounds way easier." Dustin grabs another material and places it down. He pulls up his hammer and starts hammering away. The dagger has to be perfect. It has to be the best Dagger in Aincrad. This dagger can be second to none. Dustin looks down and focuses on the bar in front of him. He keeps hammering away, focusing on the designs in the forest. It was an all gold dagger, curved blade, with an elegant engraving of a rose on either side of the ivory handle. He looks down as the glowing materials begin to take shape.

He smiles as the material cools and begins to look exactly how he imagined it. "A perfect knife. Nice." Dustin looks down and notices how the blade has a red glare across the gold blade. He goes to touch the blade, but almost like a static shock, a spark comes off and shocks his finger. 2x bleed and one Paralyze, huh? This is one Bad knife. Bad as in awesome, not poorly crafted. I know what I meant. Dustin turns and looks at Cerdic, smiling. "That is a fine blade."  Cerdic says, smiling at Dustin. "Thank you sir." Dustin bows. "I'll call you, Solid Gold." He smiles.

ID- 103772

CD- 12

"Come on!" He shouts. He sits up on the table, "Hey Cerdic, why won't you help me with this? You hate players? Me too, most of them anyways." He turns back around and tries to make another spear. I have to make this perfectly, or she won't like it. It has to be so perfect not even I can defend against it. I have to make sure she likes it. She has to love it. This spear will be the death of me, so it has to be epic.

Dustin looks through his mind. He looks down and hears a clang. Thinking he made it, he looks down quickly, only to notice he'd instead hit the table. "This quest just keeps getting worse." He looks at Cerdic begrudgingly. I'm gonna send you a strongly worded letter. Then you'll help me, and maybe I'll make lots of money and meet lots of girls.

ID- 103771

CD- 9

"Come on, visualize the spear. make it real. You know how to do this." He says, sighing. I've worked so hard to get here, I can't believe I'm failing this hard. Lady luck, what have I ever done to screw you over? It's all Cerdic's fault for making this so difficult. Maybe I should beat him up. Dustin turns, and looks at the man towering over him. Probably not. Maybe I could send a strongly worded letter. He looks at him again. "You could always tell me how to do it. This is my future on the line here." He chuckles, "You don't care, you're a computer." He gets in the NPC's face and smiles. "All you see is numbers, while I see the beautiful world for what it is." It is a beautiful world. All the nature and all the buildings. Makes the real world seem boring.

ID- 103770

CD- 1

Dustin, begins his crafting, focusing on what he wants to happen. But he makes a slight miscalculation and the crafting process fails. He slams his fist on the table. "Come on!" He says, stepping back and wiping his face. He crack his knuckles and jumps up and down. I need to craft a spear. He pulls out another material and sets it down.

After a few minutes of staring at the material, he brings the hammer up and... drops it back down to his side. "This is a lot more difficult than I thought." He pulls his hand off of the material and shakes his head. I need to visualize the spear. There's no other possible explanation. I need to become a master craftsman and this isn't how you do it. This is how you fail an become poor. You break everything you touch and lose all of your friends.

ID- 103769

CD- 1

Dustin searches again and finds nothing.

Dustin breaks into a sprint as he rushes back to the town of beginnings. This will be way too easy, hopefully. I can make a good weapon on my first attempt. I probably won't especially considering my luck in the forest. I never had good luck. Especially not when it came to looting. All I needed was skill, That's why I am a master swordsman. Well, I will be, once I get to be a higher level. I'm gonna be on the front lines one day. I will own this game, this world. Aincrad's as good as mine. Dustin says, jumping over a waitress NPC on his way. He stops abruptly and turns back. "Hey, I can't help but notice your irresistable beauty." He says. He shakes his head. "I'll be back for you later." He adds, guiding her chin gently as he dashes away. Only a little bit longer til I reach Cerdic's place. And then I'll be a master blacksmith. I'll own Aincrad because the man who controls the most powerful weapon in the world, is the most powerful man in the world.

He reaches Cerdic's shop and runs inside. Pushing to the back of the store, he stands next to the crafting table and thinks. I could make a sword, dagger, or a spear.

ID- 103808

LD- 1

Dustin keeps designing the spear. Now that I've done more research I can just make a sword for myself if I need to use it. I could leave blood ridges to look cooler and reduce weight. I could put a crow pommel on, and make the cross guard a crow, with it's wings spread. Dustin stands up, looking at his design, and smiling. Actually i could make it heavier, increasing damage. I don't use armor, so it'll just reduce my attack speed. Wait, attack speed is my strongest ally.

Dustin walks over and digs. He looks increasingly worried until he feels something. "I did it." he says, questioning this entire quest. "I did it. It's over, all I have to do is make something and it's gone for good. I could get rich. I could sell my soul. I could own aincrad." I will own Aincrad. It's mine. This world is mine. I just let the others keep their clothes here.

ID- 103767

LD- 19 

Dustin looks over from the chair he's in and spits out is drink. "Holy crap. Is that Asakku?" He asks, looking at Pick realizing he spat all over him. He laughs and apologizes. "It's still better than my outfit." He stands up. "But dude, It's the mean girl." He turns looking back and forth between him and Asakku. He frowns and sits down. "But she hates me." He says, looking down at the ground.

"Maybe I could've been her friend if I hadn't run directly into her when we met." He pulls out a rock and puts it back away. I wish we met on better terms. He stoops down in his chair and tries to hide his face. He pulls his hood down to cover his entire face. "Pick, hide, she'll notice us."

@Asakku @Pick

Dustin picks up his sword and walks back to his spot, looking around and making incredible weapons in his head. A legendary sword named Emerald Dragon. If all works out correctly, I'll expect a new acquaintance. Maybe even a business partner. Nah, that might be a bit too much, I still gotta get more materials for that.

Dustin sits down and starts digging for materials. He gets a little excited when he hears an item enter his inventory and sits up. She uses a spear but is almost as short as her spear, that's gotta be some kind of disadvantage. He looks at the rock sitting next to him. "i could use that." He smiles, picking up the rock.

He draws a design with a rock embezzled in the area right under the spear head. This time he plans to use the weight to make the spear a throwable spear. He makes a counter balance, perfectly balancing the spear. This should be easy enough to throw. The thing is, I don't know if you can throw spears in this game.

ID- 103763

LD- 18

Dustin stands up and celebrates. He draws his sword and spins it around. He dances all around and sits down. One billion col, here I come. Maybe I can make and axe, designed after a lion. Or a spear after a dragon. The latter sounds way cooler, I'll do that. Dustin begins to draw in the sand. He designs the head of the spear as the tail, and makes the dragon wrap around the spear very thinly and makes the head a counter weight. This could be better. He completely erases the design and makes a new one from scratch, this time, making the head of the spear fire instead of the dragon head. This spear is about to be dope. And maybe I can give it to her. Nah, She'd hate it. I think. I don't know her too well, do I?

ID- 103761

LD- 17

Dustin rummages through the dirt, still finding nothing. Why? Why wouldn't I plan ahead? Why am I so hell bent on being good enough to go through life without help. I need help sometimes. This world is beautiful but rough. That's why it will be mine. This world is mine. I was born for this world. The real world sucks, that's why I'm here. I can talk to people here, I can have friends here, that's why I'm scared of the game being cleared. I don't want to leave this place. This place is all I have left, No friends, no life, I have my mom, but she is always working to provide for us. I hate the real world. This world is my real world, It's where I hope to die. Dustin wakes up a few hours later, not even knowing he was asleep. Crap, must've fallen asleep. Makes sense though, this quest sucks.

ID- 103760

LD- 12

"I'm sorry I scared you, but I can't risk dying, not yet at least." He walks over to help the player up. "Now I feel bad." He motions to Enna saying, "Come on, you don't have to tell me what you're hiding, I was just paranoid." He picks up his sword and sheathes it. "I really am sorry though. I don't like scaring people, especially not girls." He smiles at the player. He re equips his armor and continues on. "I'd've gone easy on you anyways, I remove my shirt when I want to kill someone. True speed comes at a price." He smiles, blushing a little. I should've trusted her. She hasn't done anything to me. He looks Enna in the eyes. "This is my world, I can't die before it's over." They continue walking until they're almost to the destination when Dustin stops, "You think there's mobs? That's why you had your knife ready, I thought you were gonna try to attack." He grabs Enna's arm. "We should sleep, can't fight when we're tired." He says, jumping up and grabbing a branch. He pulls himself up and reaches his hand down to help his friend up. "Don't worry, I'll sleep on the next branch up."

@Ennakai

Dustin watches as the boar charges and dives to the right, avoiding the attack and running a few feet away. "Still haven't been touched. Nice." He watches as the boar gets ready for another attack. He looks for the nearest boar ad player battle and sees nothing. It's getting dark, I should be fine soon. He looks back at the boar, Give me a shot, make it easy. Come on you piece of... Bacon? "Huh, I'm out of insults." He readies himself and stoops lower to the ground. Lemon squeezy.

He watches as the boar steps forward. He steps to the side so the boar has to turn again. When he sees the Boar's legs move he jumps forward, rolling to the side. He pulls out the rock and clenches it in his hand. This separates the boys from the men. He tosses the rock up and catches it, looking at the boar, waiting for it to make a move.

Combat:

ID- 103759

LD- 8

Dustin's avoids Boar Pup's attack

Dustin: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 4 DMG | 0 Keen | 0 MIT | 0 ACC | 0 EVA

Boar Pup: 1/5 HP | 3 DMG

@Asakku

"Don't worry, I never saw it as a date. I don't expect girls to go on dates with me anyways." He smiles, "Like I said, Girls don't like me." He breaks his smile, staring at the ground. He shakes his head and motions forward. "And to answer your question, I'd have to say no. I don't really trust anyone in this game. Not since a few players killed my brother." He says, with an expressionless face. "I know a player who disarms people by saying stuff like that and killing them while they're imagining her naked."  He says. He prepares himself for the worst, studying Enna's movements as they walk. He studies the way the player holds the dagger, almost as if they were getting ready to fight. There appear to be three options, she hasn't been here in a while and is uneasy. She is getting ready to attack me, or she is preparing for a fight with a mob. Dustin draws his sword and looks around, focusing on the environment this time.

"That innocent giggle of yours isn't so innocent, is it?" He watches as Enna walks ahead. "You do seem the type, but you're hiding something aren't you?" He says, with immense intensity. "You've seen your fair share of action." He smiles, "Well so have I, I've fought several players." He rests his sword on his shoulder, removing his armor. Just in his shirt and pants, he rushes past Enna at incredible speeds and turns quickly. "If you plan to attack me, I'll have you know, only one person is allowed to kill me." He lowers his eyes, focusing on the player before him.

@Ennakai

Dustin stand up and searches for materials. After a few minutes of digging around, Dustin lets out an exasperated sigh. I hate this quest. It frickin sucks, this quest is boring. I hate it, I hate it I hate it I hate it. "All I want to do is make swords. Nothing else." He throws his body back, laying down. He watches the stars in the night sky and memorizes the patterns. He thinks back and imagines clouds where the stars are. "This world is what you make of it." He closes his eyes and listens, to the leaves rustling. To the town of beginnings off in the distance. Even to the breathing of passive mobs around him. "It's beautiful if you let it be, It's tough to get past it's exterior, but once you do it's amazing." He puts his hands on his face and sits up.

ID- 103756

LD- 13

"I should probably hurry up and finish this quest." Dustin jumps up in excitement, having found a material finally. I did it. I love this quest, I love this game. He spins around dancing and singing. He does a backflip and runs through the woods. "Woooooooooooo! Wooooooooooooo!" He shouts, clapping through the woods. "Woooh! only 4 more to go!" He runs and jumps. After that the player walks back to his spot to keep digging, but waits instead. I could design a bomb weapon and give it to a friend. He sits down and starts drawing up weapon designs for every weapon type until he realizes that bows aren't in the game. Dang, that was the coolest design yet. I wish there were frickin bows in this game. I need to focus. So this sword I make, It has to be named. Cardinals Treasure? Dragon Slayer? Fate Bringer? Whatever, It'll be free in my shop.

ID- 103755

LD- 19 (success) 

Dustin yawns and lies back. "Then sleeping shouldn't be a big problem." He smiles, closing his eyes and rolling to his side. "And I don't talk to many girls. Girls don't generally like me. And I'm not uneasy around you, I'm actually more at ease around girls than anywhere else." He wraps his cloak tighter around him like a blanky. He stands up, realizing what Enna had said, "Boring? Yeah it is, but I like to know where I'm going."

Dustin draws his blade and swings it around. "This here is my baby, Her name is Fury's Hand." He says, slamming his foot down, bringing his sword down and around. "Sorry, got carried away." He leans in, inches from his face, and pats the player's head, smiling. This is awkward. What do I do now? He stands back up sharply, "Now that I know the layout, We should be off." He says, removing his cloak. "I only use the cloak in town, so the other players won't recognize me. I have a lot of enemies." He laughs, walking away towards the location shown to him on the map.

@Ennakai

Dustin rushes forward, drawing his blade as fast as he can and slashing at the stupid pig. He sheathes his blade as quickly as he can, turning to see the boar, yet again unscathed. Dustin manages to dodge the boars attack and moves away. Now that she's gone I can show my true colors. Dustin smiles and his eyes hone in on the boar. This boar's as good as dead. Especially if I get another attack in. Dustin unequips his armor and moves forward, still eyeing the boar. He watches as it moves it's legs, and looks back through his memories to guess which attack was coming. No matter which attack comes I'll kill the darn thing. It's as good as dead. "You're dead, the second you move towards me I'm taking your life." He smiles as his eyes go red. I'm not gonna die to you. Blade through the heart, that's how I die.

Combat:

ID- 103745

BD- 2

Dustin's attack misses

MD- 4

Boar Pup's attack misses

Dustin: 20/20 HP | 1/2 EN | 4 DMG | 0 Keen | 0 MIT | 0 ACC | 0 EVA

Boar Pup: 1/5 HP | 3 DMG

@Asakku

Dustin locks eyes with the player in front of him, and his cheeks go a bright red. "I meant that I can tell when someone is boring and you don't seem to be, I wasn't calling you boring." He smiles and follows the player as they lead him on the adventure. "Also, good instincts, most people would've lost it being threatened but such a weak player like me in one of two ways. They usually underestimate me and lose the duel, or they get scared. Rarely do I get someone who has the composure to stab me. And next time, feel free to do so." He grins. "But your best bet would've been to push my sword away, cause stabbing has never stopped me before." He points to himself. It's only happened once before though. "You never told me your name, and also, could you give a bit of a warning before you grab my hand?" He asks, taking off his hood and shaking down his hair.

"Look! Grass!" He says, running off towards the grass. When he reaches the grass he stops abruptly and sits down. He sways side to side and smiles, humming an old song. He pats the ground next to him and gives the player a smile. "Hope you're spot isn't too far away, I like taking in the scenery before I explore."

@Ennakai