Ceres

REWARDS

SP REWARDS
Ceres: 3 SP  (2 Thread, 1 Quest)
Ronnel: 3SP (2 Thread, 1 Quest)

COL REWARDS:
Ceres 400 Col
Ronnel 400 Col
*400 x 2 pages / 2 players


CERES RECEIVES:
Squirrel Familiar
Found  | Tamed

"Sounds good puppy." Ceres said with a smile. "As soon as I can I kinda want to get the uhm..." She snorted, because saying it out aloud seemed so...strange.  "I'm getting the picklocking skill the moment I can, so when I go treasure hunting I can use that with my golden keys and get all the amazing treasures inside. That and with all of that, it's almost garanteed that I won't accidentally get my hand bitten off by a mimic."   Ceres laughed at the thought. "I'd have to hand it to them if they got past me."

Ceres and Ronnel walked casually back to town. Chatting about what they were doing, and what skill sets they'd end up acquiring. Ceres knew she was going to be heavy on the hunter/gatherer side of things.

She returned the food to the Gypsy Merchant and now had a very furry, very cuddly new friend. All in all, their venture was a success

Ceres vehemently shook her head, her ornate earrings and lilly that was pinned in her hair shaking wildly. "It's fine really! I think it's more frustration than anything else. I could barely land any hits and you know that beginner quest with the swordfish? I think I fought that thing for hours. By the end of it all I wanted to do was curl and and cry over a cup of hot coco. I was just. That. Frustrated!" Ceres said as she placed emphasis on each word.

Ceres reached out and grasped his arm, giving it a tight squeeze. "It doesn't make me feel uncomfortable, I just sometimes feel like what I'm doing is inadequate you know?" She smiled sweetly at him as she gave Benjamins arm one final squeeze. "But people like you, and what you're doing - what we're doing - make me realize what I do is important." She let him go and waggled a finger in front of his face. "So don't feel like you can't bring it up in front of me. We are adults after all."

When he called her a friend and said the experience was a positive one Ceres' cheeks took on a warm hue, she laughed then glanced away. Why did that make her feel awkward and happy? Ceres turned her attention back to the path, pausing as she noticed a few bright red flowers which had burst their way through the beaten down track. She bent down to pick them up. 

"At the end of the day, It's good to remember we are all important."

@Benjamin Bookworm

 

#ID134473      LD:134474  16+=9    CD:4 ( 1 Bonus Materials)
2 Materials!

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  13 x  T2  Materials
Total Consumables Found by Ceres: 2 x T2 Materials (LINK) 
Total Col Found by Ceres: 825 Col

"Oh....OHhhhh...." Ceres said as Benjamin further explained what he meant. She....still didn't quite get it. But she wasn't going to ask him to explain further, from what it soudned like - it was a unique enhancement, and There was little to no chance Ceres would ever find something like that.  "That makes sense." Ceres said, and in a way - it did. Rare or Unique items? That'd be something in high demand.

Ceres was easily distracted, every so often she'd stop to poke at a fungus growing from a tree, or see birds flutter away to hid in the foliage. For that brief moment she forget she should be gathering materials. Instead, she was just...enjoying the company. And she admitted as such, quite readily. "I'm really enjoying your company." Ceres turned to Benjamin with a smile. "It's gonna be hard to do these treks alone after this."

Ceres scratched the back of her head with a small laugh, "Eheh....yeh not many people ask for identifications... they're pricey, its why I keep them as close to base cost as I can... I keep a little higher percentage of the junk selling and keep everything else as cheap as possible. I think the most expensive thing I currently sell is a dimensional backpack."

Ceres felt a pang of ...she wasn't sure what it was? Envy? Dismay? When Benjamin mentioned that farming col from monsters was easy, better. But she couldn't do that. "I...don't really like fighting..." She muttered as she tugged on her red hair.

@Benjamin Bookworm

#ID134426      LD:4 +5=9    CD:N/A  (Bonus Materials)

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  11 x  T2  Materials
Total Consumables Found by Ceres: 2 x T2 Materials (LINK) 
Total Col Found by Ceres: 825 Col

Ceres blinked when he offered her the consumables. "O-oh, oh but we're supposed to be splitting things evenly, right? It might be a really amazing thing. Like that item you were talking about." Ceres wasn't sure what potion would cost more than a small house. That sounded...absolutely ridiculous - "I...can't believe people would price live saving potions like that at such a high value." Ceres mumbled, more so to herself than to Benjamin, it annoyed her. "I get that Col is important and all, but so are our lives? If I had to choose between a fat wallet and saving someone in need, I'd pick saving someone in need."

Ceres shook the bad thoughts from her mind.

Ceres thought she caught something in Benjamins facial expression but she became distracted when he pointed away from himself. It was close to the path, and he was right. There did seem to be a lot of things around. Ceres smiled as she pushed herself to her feet, quickly dusting herself off before she offered a hand to Benjamin. "That sounds good, let's go."

@Benjamin Bookworm
 

#ID134410       LD:2 +5=0    CD:N/A  (Bonus Materials)

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  11 x  T2  Materials
Total Consumables Found by Ceres: 2 x T2 Materials (LINK) 
Total Col Found by Ceres: 825 Col

"Cheese and Crackers!" Ceres cried out, dropping her fork - she scrambled to pick it up as it clattered to the plate she was sharing with NIGHT. She turned to see the elderly NPC from the event. Her eyes widened. So...he was...real? Ceres...knew he was real but didn't actually expect him to turn up. "I Uh..." She glanced to the plate, nothing more than crumbs on it. Then back to him. Crap....what did NIGHT say his name was again? It wasn't father WooWoo....she shouldn't insult him...right...?

"H-How did you know all this?" Ceres blurted out to the man at his assessment of her -it seemed sweet, and sincere - but it was almost concerning. All she could do was slowly nod as he asked her if she loved the world. "Y-yeh." She turned her lilac gaze to NIGHT then back to him, had they already met?

"What...do I want?"

Ceres thought about it for a few moments...she didn't care about weapons or armour... she had all she needed crafted by NIGHT - and well, Ceres wasn't planning on fighting. She could ask for a familiar - but the woman wanted to find it on her own, with her own merits. "Uhm...I Don't know...." Ceres mumbled as she fidgeted. "S-Something that can help people around me." She looked up at him and gave him a warm smile.

"I want something that can help others around me - that brings people together and makes them happy."

...

Was that too much of an outlandish request?

"FOOD!" Ceres accidentally shouted, then she covered her mouth quickly apologizing. "F-Food....brings people together right? And Makes them happy? I want something that can help others please Mister uhm..." Ceres you gotta say his name, now or never - don't hesitate!  "Mr Father Wuowon sir, if that's ok with you."

Nailed it!


@Father Wuotan

"Issues?" Ceres asked as she stopped him in his tracks, placing a concerned hand on his arm. "Puppy, are you ok?" She asked, concern lacing her voice. Ronnel shrugged off her concern with a slight laugh as he reached out and patted her head before continuing. Saying that Mari was completely exasperated with him. Now that....Ceres could understand, not because of anything that Ronnel had done, but it just seemed like Mari was the kind of person who got easily annoyed at most anything - and it varied depending on her mood.

Still Mari had apologised each time she had said something in anger or annoyance, that meant something, right?

 
"You worry too much." Ceres finally said with a laugh, giving his back a pat. "People like that don't need others to worry about them."

She turned her lilac gaze forward, they were exiting the forest now, and he even had a friend in tow - one who was fuzzy, and cute, and warm, and sat on her shoulder, chittering away secrets in her ear.  "Looks like towns just up ahead - what will you do when you go back there?" Ceres asked.

@Ronnel

50 on each floor...itwas quite the task for the young gatherer...but Ceres was determined. If she could fight a Swordfish for an entire day, she could do this. She was barely into the garden on the first floor, and she had been here before...so knew where the good spots were, and where the bad snail filled spots were. Her eyes narrowed when she stared at the bush before her. Yeh...right there. That damn bush. 

Instead of sticking her hand straight into it, where she knew a slimy end awaited her, Ceres went back to picking at the flower buds that had yet to bloom. "Well..there are still more of these to collect." She said to herself. "So I may as well keep plucking till there are none left on this bush. Then I'll look at some of the sticks and twigs...Then maybe I'll move onto the next bush." She said, again, to herself.

 

ID#134407   LD:15 + 5=   2 Materials   CD:9  (2 Bonus Materials)
4 Materials found


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Total T1 Materials:  8 x T1 Materials

"That's for covering me in snails." Ceres said to the unresponsive bush as she poked her tongue out at it. She moved onto the next bush. This time...she had to be more meticulous - The woman reached out and began to pluck a few of the flower buds from atop the bush. They hadn't bloomed yet - so surely they'd - yep - they were ueful materials.

"Right....so that's....4 so far- I want to try and collect at least 50 on each floor...." Ceres mumbled to herself as she placed them into her satchel. "Mmm but I guess it wouldn't matter if I didn't hit those amounts, I guess it just depends how long this takes me..." Ceres had already began to talk to herself, far too much. "I have the spyglass... so I'll be able to find Treasure chests much easier this time around." She fiddled with the small scope hanging from a chain around her neck. "I dunno why I didn't think of using one before."


ID#134406   LD:19 + 5=21   2 Materials   CD:6  (2 Bonus Materials)

Total T1 Materials:  4 x T1 Materials

FLOOR 1

Here she was again...hair tied up in a high ponytail, satchel draped over her shoulder... Ceres was ready to go material hunting. She had always been so excited to do this in the past, so where was that passion now? Maybe it was because she had ventured out with Benjamin earlier? Having someone else with her....made these sort of things much more fun, much more bearable. He was awkward, but polite, and his reactions were honesty adorable. So now that Ceres was walking through the familiar garden...maybe thats why she felt a pang of lonliness. Because she didn't have someone else to talk to, to be excited with. It was rare to find someone who was as happy as she was to be a gatherer.

Ceres sighed as her hand breezed over a familiar bush, she didn't dare stick her hand in it this time. She had learnt her lesson. Ceres would rather avoid having a hand completely covered in snails, and their slime. Instead Ceres decided to kick the bush, just as a sort of last hurrah, a 'screw you' for the inanimate and harmless object. Ceres pulled out her spyglass, peering through it. "Mmm...." She couldn't see any gross snails hidden between the leaves, even so - she wouldn't trust the bush.




ID#134405   LD: 5+ 5=10   0 Materials   CD:N/A  ( Bonus Materials)
Spyglass in effect - Chest Searches occur every 15 posts


 

"Let's see..." Ceres scratched her head, she wanted to grab herself a few more items before heading out again. She had used up all her golden keys, and almost all her silver keys... she wanted to do a biiiig restock of items. She planned to go out and just...keep going till she was at the point of exhaustion, hell - she may even stay out overnight. She did have plenty of food after all. She could buy a tent, or she could find a nice little cave to start a fire in... either way. Ceres wanted to go exploring.

So Ceres was writing in her log, checking and cross checking the prices - even when she was buying them at price, it ....stung. "Damn...those golden keys do not come cheap do they?" She muttered to herself as she was tallying up her own order. "I really hope others start coming back in soon." Ceres said with a sigh as she put down the quill and shut her ledger.  It would have been nice to go out with Benjamin again...but she didn't want to bother him too much.

Golden Keys X 5
Spyglass X 1
--
Sent 5,800 Col to Banker

Ceres frowned when Ronnel pinched his nose, stopping mid sentence. He looked annoyed? What had she said now? Her brow furrowed when he cautioned her about who she should mention the name Mari around. "Why?" She shot back. "It's just a name, do you really have that little faith in people?" Ceres asked with a mixture of mild sympathy and annoyance. "I mean - no one is going to put a knife to my throat because I mention a name Puppy."

Ceres crossed her arms over her chest as they walked, she knew this - she knew all of this. "If people are plotting to attack her, that's not our business. She's far stronger than us - she's dealt with those situations before. She's had groups of players attack her, she's had her best friends attack her, a group of people on the lower floors?" Ceres paused and shook her head. "I doubt that'd even be a blip on her radar.

"Mari...isn't a good person, but she's not a bad person either - If you're having trouble being her friend maybe you should switch tactics?" Ceres asked with a wry grin. "I had no issue talking to her~"

@Ronnel

"Healing booster?" Ceres asked. "Like an over-health potion? I can keep my eyes out If I find one I'll put it aside for you ."  Ceres followed Benjamin as he peered over the edge - she followed suit, resting an arm on his back as she peered over his shoulder into the ditch. "OOoh~ What an amazing find there Benji!"  Ceres grinned as she pulled out a silver key, "Haha have a look!" She waved it to and fro. "This will help us, I'm really excited. I wonder what kind of treasure will be inside..." She put the key in her mouth, and gave him a grin.

Ceres then grabbed hold of his hand and swung herself down, her boots sliding down the ground till she lowered herself to the treasure chest. Ceres pulled the key from her mouth and sighed. "Phew..." Lilac eyes turned up to her companion. "You should stay up there! In case its a mimic we will need to run, right? I'll need you to pull me back up!" Ceres gave him a small thumbs up to alleviate any concerns he may have before she shifted her attention back to the chest.

It looked...old...covered in moss and rust. Ceres shifted to sit in front of it and stuck the silver key inside the rusted lock. It clicked. And she flinched, half expecting it to turn into a mimic. Seconds passed and nothing happened. The redhead breathed a sigh of relief "Phew..." She opened it up and checked what was inside.

"Oh....we got 3 Materials, two rare consumables...and 825 Col! That's fairly easy to split!" She called out as she put the items into her satchel. The chest disappeared and Ceres turned to Benjamin. She reached out to him and he pulled her back up and over the edge of the ditch.

Ceres couldn't help but laugh, "That was fun, and exhilarating! I hope we find some more chests today!" She turned her gaze to Benjamin, noticing his glasses were slightly askew, she reached out and corrected them. "Benji, where would you like to go now?"


#ID134395        LD: 7+2= 9  
(Floor * 75) Col, (3) materials, (2) rare consumables

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  11 x  T2  Materials
Total Consumables Found by Ceres: 2 x T2 Materials (LINK) 
Total Col Found by Ceres: 825 Col
 

-Silver Key used 2 remain

@Benjamin Bookworm

Ceres grabbed one last flower off the log and pocketed it before grabbing Benjamins hand. "You know you have really soft hands." She commented, as usual she said whatever came to mind.  Ceres lifted herself off the ground and again, they were on the move, this time they had broached the entrance to the forest,  there was an immediate change of air, it was cooler here - and it smelt...woodsy..earthy... Ceres drew a deep breath, enjoying it.

She nodded. "mmm I suppose some col is better than no col...its difficult with identifying items - because unlike a blacksmith or artisan or...well any other profession I can't choose what enhancements they have. Its kinda randomized. People get upset because they dont have the perfect enhancements but there isn't a lot I can do." She sighed as she pushed her fringe away from her face. "It costs me a decent amount too. I try to keep my prices fair, but I guess you can't make everyone happy. Thing is, I barely make anything on identifications."

Ceres' lilac eyes shifted around the forest area as they entered. She pointed to a small divet just off the forest path. "What about there? It looks like a hole- see how those rocks don't quite match up? I bet there's definitely something hiding in there."

#ID 134393       LD:16 +5=21    CD:1  (   Bonus Materials)
-1 Materials found

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  9 x  T2  Materials

@Benjamin Bookworm

"I've dealt with all sorts of people and it left me kinda closed off. It wasn't till I was in here that I started to open up and reach out to people more. It's funny, my store is called the best kept secret but realistically...I don't really hold any secrets. I am just a merchant and information broker." Ceres paused then offered Benjamin a wink. "A merchant who could buy your unused stock by the by~" 

They were nearing the entrance to the forest now, the path had a few trees dotted along it, along with other debris. "Oh!" Ceres grabbed Benjamins hand and pulled him forward till they stood in front of an old and dry log, it wasn't hollow, but it had a variety of plant life growing on its surface. "I love these things." Ceres gushed as she let go of his hand and knelt down by the log. "See look..." She started picking off materials, one by one. "You always find such good things on stuff like this, don't you think?"

Ceres shifted her lilac gaze to the path, which had began to twist into the forest. There would be lots more materials there, but also more chance at running into something. "Looks like we'll be hitting the forest soon." Ceres offered Benjamin a wide smile. "Yanno, the last few treasure chests I found were in a forest. One was in a log."  She patted the one beside them. "Much like this one!"

Ceres laughed, then sat herself down on the ground for a moment, her soft gaze watching Benjamin. "You're very accomplished. I admire that." Her smile widened. "And I'm glad that you also think of me as a friend, because I most certainly call you one, Benji~" Ceres extended her hand for him to shake if he so chose - "To friends and not driving ourselves crazy in solitude?"

#ID 134391       LD:19 +5=24    CD: 10 ( 3  Bonus Materials)
-4 Materials found

Total Materials Found by Ceres:  8 x  T2  Materials


@Benjamin Bookworm

Ceres smiled at Benjamin, it seemed like they had a lot in common, both were more focused on gathering, and had similar mindsets. The key difference is that Ceres was definitely one who would stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Benjamin was more focused than her. But... realistically you could say that about everyone. Everyone was in no doubt, far more focused than Ceres. 

"I kinda argue with myself a lot..." Ceres said with a small snort. "I spend a lot of time by myself these days, and whilst it can get a little...lonely I don't really feel lonely you know? I'm content." Her lilac eyes shifted to another set of mushrooms, these ones were red with white spots - how...cartoonish she paused to pick one up, placing it in her satchel. The other, Ceres twirled around in her thumb and forefinger. "People are confusing. I often find myself in situations that make others awkward because I do or say the wrong thing. I say whats on my mind. I don't get the social norm of lying or trying to hide what you feel. That seems too stressful." She stood up and placed the second in her satchel. "Well, if they stay sitting there too long, you could always sell them to a merchant, get more col that way - maybe use it to buy a house or something? I wouldn't mind having  a small cottage, but I'm also more than content sleeping in my shop."

She peered through the spyglass as they casually walked down the path. "Pfft...this thing is great, I really should get another one soon. It's only  gone one charge left on it, and once its done poof! No more spyglass." Ceres handed it to Benjamin. "Did you want to look in it? It kinda just makes everything closer. I bet we could easily see a treasure chest with this."  Ceres pursed her lips, "Although...I have never tried opening one without being in the Natures Treasure Quest...I hope its not a mimic..."

#ID134389  LD:12 +5=17    CD:5  ( 1  Bonus Materials)
2 Materials

Total Materials Found by Ceres: 2 T4  Materials

@Benjamin Bookworm

"Ahh... I'm a merchant, so luckily I don't need to worry too much about specific materials. I just sell them all in the end anyway." Ceres said as she stood up and dusted her hands. "I just want to be able to have a ready supply of materials ready for those who need them. Sometimes frontliners don't have time to be hunting materials. Or the grandmaster alchemists and blacksmiths... so instead of them always having to go hunt them I wanna be able to provide a service to others, by offering materials fairly cheaply." Ceres smiled as she tugged on her hair, watching Benjamin grab some moss for himself.  "I really admire that about you Benjamin." She said softly. "You seem so prepared. I think...." Ceres trailed off as she remembered Alkors words to her, how she should be more prepared.

The redheaded woman laughed and scratched the back of her head. "Mmm I think I can be a little il equipped sometimes...  I keep thinking 'it'll be ok' but maybe.... I shouldn't be so carefree?"

Ceres began walking along the path again, pausing when she saw a few mushrooms, she picked them up and placed them in her satchel. "But at the same time...is it really so bad to be able to enjoy Aincrad like this?"

@Benjamin Bookworm

#ID  134363  LD:20 +5= 25   CD: 2 ( 1 Bonus Materials)
2 Materials

Total Materials Found: 2 T2  Materials

Ceres leaned in close, one hand resting on Benjamins back so she wouldn't topple into him as she peered at his map. "Ohh.. I haven't been in that area before. I must have gone the opposite way last time I was here..." She said as she watched his finger trace along the path that they were to take. It should be easy enough to avoid the dangerous areas, right? Ceres nodded in agreement as she stepped back. "I'm good with that, I can be pretty fast at escaping if I need to. Oh! But I wouldn't leave you behind. I'd never ever do that to anyone!"


"I'm ready lets go~" Ceres said with a smile as she started walking, if he would follow - she'd start down the path. Pausing near a rock. "I always look around rocks for things." She said as she knelt down, peering through the grass and flowers that grew around it. Ceres sighed as she saw nothing, it was to be expected really, it was the first large-ish rock they came upon, she couldn't expect to just find something straight away. "Nothing here though..."

@Benjamin Bookworm

#ID134266    LD:4  +5=9 FAIL   CD: N/A  ( Bonus Materials)

Total Materials Found:0
 

"Oh!" Ceres turned to glance at Alkor. "That's Alkor, I think..." Ceres pursed her lips...remembering everything both NIGHT and Mari had told her about him. "I think he struggles...with talking to people. We met a few times."  Ceres gave Alkor a small wave, that is - if he had noticed them. "He's a good guy, mostly, maybe he just needs more friends?...anyway..."

Ceres turned her Lilac eyes to Atzo. "You want something quick to eat? Do you like Calzones? We could get mini calzones! In a big paper bag." Ceres gestured the size of the bag with her hands. "Then we can walk around and eat them if you like." Ceres lightly tugged on Atzo's hand again, her soft fingers wrapping around his for a brief moment before letting him go - this time giving him the option of following her or not. "It's only a few stores down this way. As I said, I'm paying!" Her eyes shifted to Alkor. Her voice raised an octave. "And Alkor can join us for food too, if he wants~"  Ceres may have had an initally bad opinion of him, but it changed with how he treated her both at the New Life Festival and with NIGHT and Mari's opinions on him. Although Ceres couldn't entirely agree with his actions - she didn't want to treat him badly. He seemed like the guy who would stand in the background and protect others. Like a guardian of some sort.

Today was going to be a pretty good day, Ceres decided. She had been feeling a little off lately, maybe because she was too busy collecting materials, or maybe because she was beginning to get too used to being alone again. It felt nice being around people. People who wouldn't spur her or give her strange looks. So far Atzo hadn't done anything of the sort. And she was appreciative of that. "You know Atzo...I think I like you. You're like a Calzone. You have red, and you seem like you're all bundled up with secret goodness inside~"

@Atzo  @Alkor @Arabelle

"Hmmm..." Ceres tapped her lip. "Depending what is in the chests... we can split the col - if we get unidentified items I guess it depends on what they are, we can split those buuuut...." Ceres gave him a sly grin. "If you get any, you should get them identified at my store~" She joked as she nudged him. Ceres didn't mind that he seemed a little jumpy -she just assumed that was who he was. Ceres wasn't one to judge someone so harshly or so easily.

"You sound like you're much more prepared than I am." Ceres mused. "I've focused everything in gathering - I even got the fishing skill. Generally...when I gather things I take the <<Natures Treasure>> Chest - that protects you from mimics or monstrous fish." 

She visibly shivered. "Ughh.. I hate fish monsters...It took me forever to defeat that one Sword Fish from the beginner quests - I want to avoid seeing one ever again." 

Ceres clapped her hands together then rubbed them, she was enthusiastic about their venture. "Right! Shall we get started? Do you know where you wanna go?"

@Benjamin Bookworm

Ceres tried to hide a giggle when she felt Peeko crawling around the back of her hair and neck, only to pop out his head on her other shoulder. His tiny paws clutching onto her loose clothing as he leaned forward to sniff the air between her and Ronnel. Peeko made a chattering sound and Ceres reached up to pat his head. "Aww, here..." She grabbed the bag of Familiar feed and pulled out some more sunflower seeds.

Peeko feverishly grabbed two handfuls, shoving both into his cheeks before grabbing another two handfuls. Waving them around excitably. Ceres put the bag away. "No more - I need to return this to that strange gypsy lady." 

Her and Ronnel were now walking side by side toward the town. "I don't know about helping people...." Ceres mused. "I've just...been doing a lot of things on my own lately. I need to do more too - I've run out of T1 materials, and my T2 stock is low...then I need to work on getting some T3 ones - since more and more people are showing interest in purchasing them." She gave Ronnel a grin. "I already have a back order of 20 T3 materials from Mari. That's like...." She counted on her hand. "3,000 Col!"

"Wrong Idea?" Ceres asked, confused. "Why? What would people think?" She tried to run different scenarios through her head, but nothing really came up as something that could be negative, or awkward. Ronnel lowered himself down so Ceres could get off his shoulders, she carefully grabbed her new companion. Peeko gave a happy chirrup sounding noise as its big bushy tail flicked back and forth. Ceres laughed as she nuzzled him, placing him back on her shoulder. Peeko clicked his tongue at Ronnel before burrying himself into the tangled mess of her hair.

"I'm not alone." Ceres said with a grin. "I always have myself to keep myself company, and now I have Peeko." 

Ceres brushed herself off then stepped up to Ronnel, brushing the few twigs and leaves that had fallen onto his body. "We should probably slowly make our way back. I have been pushing myself quite hard lately."

@Ronnel

Ceres poked Benjamin in the middle of his back. "Boop~" She then took a few steps forward. "Hello Benjamin~" She said in an elongated and cheerful tone. It would be really nice to be able to do some gathering, with someone else for once. She did plan on doing another run on her own, grabbing some T3 items, but she also wanted to grab the pick-locking skill before delving into the T3 floor area. She also had to train her familiar...but that would come in due time. Ceres' unruly rose-red hair was tied back up, in a high ponytail. She wore her usual attire; a white shirt and pant combo with a short sleeved-burgundy shawl wrapped around over them. 

For now, T2 would suffice, just as well. Besides...this time she had someone else. Ceres looked up at him. He looked confident enough. He even had a pack of supplies. All Ceres had was a small leather satchel that was hanging over her shoulder. "You look very prepared. Have you been here before?" She asked. "I have. Last time I went gathering I found a few chests."  Ceres pulled out a small spyglass. "I bought one of these from my shop for when I went familiar hunting. It still ha a few charges left, maybe we'll get lucky today!"

@Benjamin Bookworm

He seemed a little...off? Was it? Ceres couldn't quite put her finger on it. It was then that he asked her if there was a place to eat nearby. She blinked, then Gave Atzo a warm smile. He was just hungry! That must have been it, she'd be all raspy too if she hadn't eaten. Ceres recalled just over a month ago - where she was so used to eating nothing but bread. Now everything was a delight. This situation reminded her of that. His loud volume caught her off guard but Ceres brushed it off with a soft laugh as she reached out and grabbed one of his hands. If he allowed her, Ceres would lead him to a nearby cafe.

"Oooh yes! Uhm let's see.. the place I'm thinking of has these really nice ham and cheese croissants and coffee." She began, dragging him with one hand and twirling the last blue flower she had with the other, "Oh and shoe string french fries! I miss them so much. When I eat them I'm reminded of home." She would continue to pull him along, still talking without catching a breath. "They also do this avocado chicken with this cream based sauce and-" 

Ceres abruptly stopped. If Atzo had been following he may have bumped into her. "Oh I'm sorry. I forgot to ask what you even want to eat." Ceres turned to him, giving his hand an excitable shake. "Ah! I know to make up for it how about I pay? My shops been doing pretty well lately!" Ceres gave him a wink as she finally let go of his hand. "So Regal Atzo, what tickles your fancy?"

@Atzo

The bright and exuberant girl finished drying off the materials, and they were now safely stored away in her inventory. She had picked a few wildflowers by the lakeside, a soft blue, the color reminded her of water upon a frozen lake. It was a stark contrast the the warm hues that was often associated with her. Ceres brushed herself off, it was time to head back into town - maybe she'd stop by Oscars store and get a nice hotdog... or maybe she'd visit NIGHT, she hadn't seen her dearest friend for quite some time. Ceres hummed happily to herself as she walked the path back into the bustling Town of Beginnings.

'Oofff' Ceres was knocked back a few feet as she collided head first into someone else. "Omygosh..." She quickly said as she looked up at the stranger. "I'm so so sorry! Are you ok?" Her Lilac eyes traveled up and down his form. From his scruffy red hair to his bright coloured eyes then to the emerald-green set of light robes he wore. Her eyes widened and she, in her ever naive and oblivious way - blurted out the words. "Wow, you're so regal looking!"  Ceres never realized if she said something inappropriate or forward, so she continued her conversation with the stranger, without skipping a beat. "I'm Ceres! I'd say its nice to meet you but uh..." Lilac eyes glanced away. "I guess it'd be more like, it was nice bumping into you? Oh!"

Ceres reached out and grabbed his hand, placing one of the blue flowers into it. "Here, a present. I'm sorry for earlier."

@Atzo