NIGHT

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to any veteran, the first floor was known to be the safest by far. simply put, it had the highest concentration of players despite their lower levels. most of them that were congregated and actively participating in the city's economy were information contributors first and foremost. other services, such as crafting, were supplementary to that endeavor of propelling those that came and went to further heights. still, she was familiar with that sense of travelling alone, and the nerves one could develop from being outdoors on their own for a bit. it wasn't the anxiety of being outside

she pondered over that connection that he and teyre had. that, and the knights afterwards, given how they'd declined from their once-glory days of having taken the best of the fight to the floor bosses. her eyes snapped to the glow in his hand when hirru lit it up with cardinal magic. then, as it faded, he chuckled. if night wasn't already leaning forward, now she would be. between the players' spat and the pk guild, there was the downfall of the two people hirru had spoken of, and seemed to hold in high regards. they came, and they went. and he spoke of the same loneliness of being

she felt that contact. it came like a splash of cold water to the face. not that night was out of the woods just yet. in fact, the moment she'd shifted her focus back to that conversation of ease, she'd felt herself slipping. it was easier, just slightly, to abandon her thoughts and go on the attack -- just to hold her own, long enough as she did earlier. all she really needed was to put on a show, and lose. everything else would be incidental. not that her heart was anywhere at the moment. when they drew apart, night's gaze was shaky, but just as well did her body remember her

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two performers. night didn't exactly expect to keep track of the order forms that came in. processed once with the requests per customer, and they were discarded. the fact that she'd considered even taking note of the players that had dropped by recently was... different. two performers. new faces, at that. right when her stock was starting to get low. she turned out the ring and fork with a polished finish, much like the prism she'd crafted earlier. packaged in patterned rice paper, she left the deliveries with nyanko -- and the latter, a small bowl of salmon for his hard work.

"I'm sure that they just want to share their day with everyone. If you're going to be on the frontlines with everyone then what better way to get to know them than to throw a party?" "a conversation?" night leaned further against her blade. she'd been watching ugzeke the entire time, until it truly shattered into pieces – so the strange ritual from freyd hadn't passed her notice. the intricacy of doing so was odd, and out of place, so surely it must've had a story behind why he'd been doing such a thing. meanwhile, mac and kat seemed liken to make a move, almost giving their presumed

whatever happened to after? she'd wanted to ask, bouncing her blade about as she watched the fighters at work. three slashes, all solid and substantial -- but just so that she was distracted by their commotion. the wedding, she was told, were of folks up and coming. and yet she still knew nothing about them by the time kat was done. mac said nothing on the subject. a stranger to him, perhaps? a familiarity with... ah, that's it. "well, congratulations to them," night said plainly, slipping through the other combatants as ugzeke started to turn around, looking for his target. a strike

r10 artisan | x14 daily crafting attempts | cd tool vow of return. | [#224266] | TIER 1 JEWELRY | ACC III [desc.]: a plain golden ring, with the name "K. Masuda" engraved on the inside. joyful noise. | [#222162] | TIER 1 TRINKET | AMBITION [desc.]: a tuning fork with a tone so clear that it could shatter glass. ring with care.

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night opened her mouth to speak. "Don't ask me why." "... i was about to ask who," she added, arms folded as she listened to their informant. curious. night was decently certain she'd been to a wedding in aincrad only once, and daren't ask how the players met each other, nor chance the occasion ending up in a haze that no party in attendance would remember its happenings. and, when the conversation lead to them discussing what was about to take place, night made sure to pay careful attention. resources she'd barely heard of, but akin to those she was sent out to hunt based on the det

she'd ended up presuming what she took earlier were staples for damage oriented players like herself, despite rarely being seen, save for the occasional event. so then, on all accounts, picking something else from the list felt a little bit like a missed opportunity. still, night did so, holding the shard of iron will in her hand. a broken piece of metal, its make ornate, almost like an old key meant to stow away one secret or another. and such a thing was a consumable? she could hardly believe it. the item was swiftly cast into her inventory, just as the other statues blanked of gif

two forms. one of them... came with a half-eaten meal. night took one look at nyanko, who was grooming himself, before examining the food left behind. it was cold by now -- nothing the kitchenware couldn't heat up, she was sure. still, she wasn't exactly sure what her homestead would say if she was caught eating out of her own familiar's dinner plate. that thought unnerved her just a little less than the idea of wasting food. so she bullied her kitten a little. nyanko didn't hold the capacity to understand what his owner had meant. while the player was off having her dinner, he playe

r10 artisan | x14 daily crafting attempts | cd tool sound crystal recorder. | [#222158] | TIER 1 TRINKET | AMBITION [desc.]: an audio recorder that takes the shape of a crystal prism. earth's primordiality. | [#215727-2] | TIER 1 JEWELRY | EVA III [desc.]: a gold bangle, for whom shall control victory in battle.

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r10 artisan | x14 daily crafting attempts | cd tool lucky rabbit's foot. | [#222153] | TIER 1 TRINKET | ACC II, QUALITY II [desc.]: an elegant white foot of a legendary rabbit, connected to a lustrous silver chain. meant to provide luck in troubling times. [note]: i'm half awake. the shard was sent with the receipt of "~". heaven's mandate. | [#215727-1] | TIER 1 JEWELRY | ACC III [desc.]: a single red cloth earring with gold embroidery, with which the right to rule all under heaven is bestowed.

hey guys, it'd read. i'm quite sure you've all heard about the clearance of the 28th labyrinth boss... ... huh? no she hadn't. when did this happen? in all honesty, being told to hang back past the prior clearance made night a comfortable bug. she hadn't considered what the other players were up to -- or rather she'd been opting not to. taking it slow as the twenty-eighth had seemed to advocate for. the player simply rubbed her eyes of sleep when she first read the message. it was one thing to be contacted about the front. it was another when it came from macradon. something abo

there wasn't much to go off of, based on what was written on the request form. in lieu of a lack of context, she had to trust her judgement in making something that seemed to fit her customer's needs. nyanko had been looking at her odd, over the initial struggle and drafts with the ring in question. why rings, anyway, right? it wasn't as though it would've been easy to size to someone else's fingers. but night kept thinking it would've looked cool. so in between nyanko's paws it sat, cased in a wooden box, as the kitten was slumbering away. @Oz pleonexy. | [#2157

r10 artisan | x14 daily crafting attempts | cd tool pleonexy. | [#215724] | TIER 1 JEWELRY | QUALITY II, PROPSERITY I [desc.]: a silver ring, embedded with a shard of uncut emerald. the gem's set is embossed with a layer of gold.

"Stop moving around so much!" "skill issue," night remarked, immediately taking koga's place in the fight with the flash of her sword. a chime, and the light that cut through lilith threatened to tear the woman's form in half, [/color]save it stitching itself back together through aincrad's means. the player staggered to catch herself from the momentum she'd built, had her strike missed. then night let her weapon return to the void. "I mean the spinny, dive thingy. Isn't that a move from an old game? Like a dragoon thing?" they'd circled lilith, then, night's gaze on the freaky

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"huh? pulled what?" night paused, trying to think. immediately, she was distracted by the tell from lilith, scurrying back onto her feet with a prepared counter, the demoness lunging forth with a flurry of strikes. the player threw herself forward, shoulder leaning into her blade, holding out against the attack as she could in that awkward grip. "bunny out of a hat? ...cat out the bag?" then she rolled out the way again on instinct, allowing lilith's momentum to push herself into a nearby wall. night struck her blade out against the ground, leveraging its weight to carry her self upwards,

with a shudder, what persistent shadow that once fell over the room gave way to an ambient, monotone grey, lilith at the heart of it all, falling apart into pieces. night let out a sigh she hadn't noticed she'd been holding in. not that she didn't have faith in nari – it was more likely they were rushing into things to notice the best way of navigating around their combatant, or the fight. finally able to put away her weapon, she set a hand to her side, gesturing to the already dissipating corpse of their enemy. "see? never say never... or something like that." what minute peace the

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