Vie

The excited agreement was sort of refreshing or relaxing in comparison to the several weeks of constant combat... In this moment, she thought back to those nights where she'd take a long walk while her outstretched cupped hands caught the fragmented light reflected from raindrops that hailed down from the sky. Taking a sharp exhale, she smiled a genuine smile unforced and unwavering towards the smaller girl. "I'd love to stare at the stars with someone, I've... never gotten the opportunity before," the words enunciated in a tone that hadn't quite come from the female before- completely rejuvenated in some way. Her mind wondered a bit, imagining the scene, ultimately settling on proclaiming that "Maybe we'll have a firefly catching contest," the statement complete with a hint of laughter.

Referring to the map once more, they took a few turns and... Finally they they happened upon the supposed 'correct' building, she opened the familiarly styled wooden door and led the younger girl inside to where they exchanged greetings with the one of the name Lyle. With the quest having acted out to its finish, she parted with Asmura after sending a friend request and a few words, "Contact me at whenever you wish, I'm up for joining you for stargazing whenever you happen to be free." Trusting that the girl could handle herself just fine.

Once she realized that they had been noticed the redhead sort of felt bad, unintentionally seeming as if she were making fun of her somehow despite meaning for it to be a supportive action towards her endeavors. This is sort of overcome when she overhears Hisa's argument to the creature- a laugh begins to bubble up, ultimately bubbling over as the final attack is landed. A leg among other limbs appearing to glow as it swiped at the large rocky creature. If this was 'embarrassing,' she was unsure what was 'impressive' to the female. Regardless, Vie celebrated their mutual victory with a "Congrats!" Taking a pause to appreciate the interesting jewel presented to the duo and joining the girl in exiting the cave. "Well, that was easy enough. Are we ready to turn in the quest?" She prompts, though the answer felt implied as the group traveled back towards the direction where they had met artist.

Watching the girl from her peripheral vision she saw Hisa straying away from the group, bringing her hand atop Katoka's head essentially patting her, a grin spreads onto her face, "I'm glad. I don't know what I would've done." An exhale leaves her as she refocuses her attention on the redhead, concluding that she ought to follow Hisa's footsteps out of both curiosity and concern. Enclosing the sword woman's hand in her own after a moment she spoke, "Stay close to me if we're going to tail her," hoping that the blonde woman would allow her to take the lead on this one. Sticking close to the wall in case she were to get lost in the darkness, she lets her left hand drift atop the cracked yet somehow slightly damp edges of the wall which eventually lead her deeper into the tunnel to where yet another battle was happening. Unsure whether aid would be welcomed by the rather competitive martial artist, she stays back silently supporting and watching her from the sidelines- allowing Katoka to do whatever she thought was best, she lets go of her hand and stares vacantly at the fight. Her eyes nervously dart around capturing the action,  hyper focused on the battle at hand.

Just before the fist was able to pummel the redhead's body into mush, the blonde woman had protected her. She watched the event in awe- their blade risen, a golden shower of sparks falling from the katana impacting something rock solid as a once-stable leg was cast across the cave and into the 'safety' of its shadows. Vie felt overwhelmed with motivation, happy yet also upset that she needed to be helped.

Ignoring Hisa's minor blunder, she looks beyond Katoka's distracted shoulder to find that the monster had risen once more and was headed straight for her friend- unsure what to say or do, her expression alters into more of a shocked state. She thought the creature was too close for her to protect the blonde, despite this she yelled "WATCH OUT-" as if that was supposed to be of help- grasping her hand and pulling her away from the combat in a way that it seemed harmless. Would this be yet another on the list of mishaps on her part? She begun being frustrated at herself internally despite the mob having the chance to miss- she already blamed herself wholeheartedly... Fortunately, Vie had pulled Katoka away from the guardian's attack just in time- managing to save her.

Enraged at the beast that had scared her and rendered her helpless for but a moment, she turns to glare at it for attempting to attack someone she held dear. Rushing towards it and utilizing the speed to further inflict pain on the creature- her rapid fists rendering the mob's remains rubble. Despite this, she continued for a moment- looking up to ensure that the girl hadn't been harmed, she backs off and returns to her natural state. Attached to the blonde woman's side, "Are you alright?" She asked in a concerned tone wanting to make sure just in case.

Vie | HP 280/280 | EN 14/28 | DMG 8 | BLD 24 [8-10]
Katoka | HP 280/280 | EN 28/28 | DMG 8 | BLD 12 
Hisa | HP 180/180 | EN 16/18 | DMG 8

[0,1,0] [DEAD] Cave Guardian | HP 0/20 | DMG 50(1st)/5(after 1st)

          Quest Item Recieved!

(Sincerest of apologies for the late reply. College has been killing me. I'll try my best to keep up- worst comes to worst keep me as a background NPC and I'll forfeit rewards.)

"It's alright Kotatsumi," Vie spoke the nickname she had given the blonde with a smile, remembering that she hadn't quite yet told Katoka her own name. "Oh, right... I'm Jami. Sorry for my lateness on th-" Before their interaction had been interrupted by the loud yelling of both Hisa and the artist that had been painting just as Lyle had foreseen. Eventually they arrived by the NPC's side and the back and forth had begun. At the thought of reward she ignored the rest of what the woman had to say, staring at her guild mates with wide eyes clearly wanting to rush towards the end goal in an impatient manner. Until off she bound towards towards the marked location on the map with the two in tow... perhaps reluctantly so.

The montage carried on until they finally reached their destination- the mouth of the deep, dark, and likely damp cave. The small redhead, blinded by the idea of a new item to add to her collection, stepped into it without second thought... and off she slipped into its depths... Her strange position somehow allowing for her hand to touch the shiny object embedded into stone that just so happened to spawn the massive big meany they were searching for. In fright at the sudden movement of rock, she scrambles back to her feet and stares at the large perpetually crumbling creature that had somehow moved- blinking in disbelief until it seemed life-threatening and her fight-or-flight response arose instinctively. A deep breath and she refocuses her vision on the creature at hand, enraged at it getting in her way though her back was turned to the others. Approaching the mob, she keeps her fists close and shuffles back and forth a little before seeming satisfied with her pose and attempting to strike the beast. Her fist met rock, and the monster seemed unaffected and displeased. As Vie's hand comes back to her waist slowly, feeling silly to even attempt the attack suddenly she watches in slow-motion as the monster's fist comes down on her in slow motion. As it gets closer her eyes widen as if pleading for nonexistent mercy. Seeing them in the corner of her eye, she remembers there are others here to help. If she were telepathic she'd say, 'p-please... help. I'll do... anything you ask'. What a shame...

Vie | HP 280/280 | EN 18/28 | DMG 8 | BLD 24 [8-10]

Cave Guardian | HP 20/20 | DMG 50(1st)/5(after 1st)

As an illuminated swing is brought down on the creature, Vie watches as its brightly colored corpse bursts into fragmented crystal. Though impressed, she still continued to frown. Both Eruda and Simmone seemed to be attempting to comfort her, which only made her feel even more lousy for needing support instead of being seen as someone who was independent. As the blonde's hand is brought onto her shoulder, Vie's downwards tilted head begins to raise to make eye contact with her. Some form of uncertain sadness could be made out in her eyes, despite this she listened to her words. Feeling just a bit more encouraged, she manages to get out a "T-Thank you..." as the blue accented wolf rubbed against her leg, Vie bent down to pat its head and perhaps find something of value at the last minute... Her attempt at searching for anything- anything to take back hadn't succeeded. Thus their journey ended on a bit of a... sad note.

THREAD COMPLETE

Vie - 5 SP (1 page, 1 event, 3 quest) + 100 COL,
Simmone - 5 SP (1 page, 1 event, 3 quest) + 100 COL, 11 Stars
Sam - 5 SP (1 page, 1 event, 3 quest) + 100 COL
Eruda - 5 SP (1 page, 1 event, 3 quest) + 100 COL

Vie watched all of her guildmates attempt to support her in the fight- the thin woman unsheathed her rapier, the average-seeming female that had narrowly recovered from the last combat chased the small slippery water-covered creature about was essentially at a disadvantage at that point completely not in her element... Meanwhile the blonde tank had activated some sort of skill attracting the mob towards her and telling the group to attack. 

Following Eruda's lead, the redhead unsheathed her own sword and attempted to use her sword art to kill the thing- unsuccessfully of course. Meanwhile flopping about, the creature didn't seem to be hurting anyone in particular- the girl felt entirely responsible that the focus of the quest was now upon attempting to hit this fishing equipment. It's like they didn't even have a chance to actually attempt the quest... Internally Vie's mind raced, she upset at herself for somehow causing nothing but trouble to the group who had only attempted to help. Upset that she was unable to even get a hit on it- the thing that she had practically created  herself despite it being an accident. After a moment of deliberation she happens upon her conclusion: perhaps she shouldn't have gotten the fishing skill. Nothing good had come out of it so far after all. Maybe the group would have better luck simply gathering stars. She lets out a long sigh- visibly shaking her head and refocusing on the battle at hand, frustrated at herself.

Player:
Vie | Lv. 10 | HP: 170/200 | EN: 18/20 | DMG: 2 (1 base, 1 skill)
Simmone | HP:540/540 | EN:51/54 | DMG:1 | LD:9 | BLD:12 | KEEN:1
Sam | HP:308/560 | EN:43/56 | DMG:19 | ACC:3 | LD:6
Eruda | HP:669/670 | EN:56/64 | DMG:3 | MIT:99 | BLD:24 | TAUNT | THRNS:36 | REC:1 | DoT -25%

Enemy:
(0,0,0,4) Tackle (Timothy) | HP:44/80 | DMG:30

Vie misses

Vie walked through the entrance to the store with Asmura, the redhead glanced around at everything as if it had been a millennia since she had seen the place. The reality was that it had been a few hours at most. Gazing probably erily at the older male, the strange smile that creeped onto Zackariah's face had been interpreted as absolutely bizarre to the older female. He always bore this sort of neutral slightly disappointed expression towards Vie that she hadn't imagined that he was capable of emoting any other sort of way.

As the two make their way into the back, the older girl shadows their actions- eventually acting proud of Asmura as if she had in fact being the one teaching her the craft of brewing potions instead. "Good job!" her exclamation had accompanied the chemist's. As Zackariah tells her to deliver the package to the blacksmith, Vie's expression turns into something more frown-like- upset at the male for making the younger person run around and do his errands. Despite this,  the girl suddenly rushes towards the front in search of a pen and paper to draw some sort of map for the younger female so she'd not get as lost as she had previously. When the rough sketch gets drawn she hands it over to Asmura, "This is just in case. We don't want you getting lost." She comments as the map lands in the younger girl's hands. After a moment she continues, "Still up for skygazing?" The taller female asks with a smile.
 

The redhead interpreted Ruler's character to be be filled to the brim with stoicism- something she wasn't entirely sure how to handle. It was hard to tell whether the blonde woman's words were meant to poke fun or state truth so she opted for the silent route though the addition of the word 'friend' towards the end was a bit more welcoming. "If anything it sounds like you'll be the one murdering the mob and we'll be bystanders," she spoke after a little while of silence in between- looking at Freyd and remembering the sandshark bursting before her eyes for a brief moment. Though it was possible for the tank to get into trouble, the woman seemed to be able to handle herself with that sort of confident disposition so there was nothing on that front to be too afraid of. Lacking information about what they were to be fighting and such, she was slightly uneasy- but the fact that two guild members accompanied her was encouraging, balancing it out to a more comfortable place internally. With Freyd's line of dialogue, the group begins to migrate towards the quest location. Meanwhile she attempted at some sort of conversation to keep the journey interesting, "What's your favorite floor so far out of curiosity?" The girl spoke, slicing through the deafening silence.
 

Katoka's words which were seeped with clarity cut through the awkward nature of Vie's comment. Relieved, the redhead becomes more of a bystander to the conversation now only occasionally interjecting for a few words to avoid similar mistakes. Oblivious to the Hisa's sense humor she says, "...T-That's a bit bigger than a butter knife actually-" before getting cut off and collaboratively deciding to chug down the potion, an action that she took alongside her now close friend. Somewhere inside she knew that it wouldn't be as big of a deal if she got hit, but didn't want to seem egotistical- ultimately taking her comrade's advice. Nodding at the cue to leave, she got up and transferred monetary compensation to the waitress.

After a few moments she travels to the other side of the door in wait for the rest of the party. As a bit of time passes the group now 'properly' gathered together, they move towards the location marked on their map. The redhead attempts to fill the silence, "So... Do you think there's anything else you should mention before meet this painter? How does she feel about compliments on her piece? Do you think she finds it rather obnoxious when someone comments on a work in progress?" She inquires, hoping that the petite blonde would carry the discussion with some sort of story about the encounter as they made their way towards the location.

Vie consumes <<Safeguard>>
First successful attack versus player is now ignored.

Making her way to the edge of the water, she thinks about how unsuccessful her fishing attempts had been today. After a bit of thought, she settles on picking up the pole's line and knotting another handcrafted vanity tackle onto its end- hoping perhaps this cast would be not only the last but the most successful. Carefully throwing the hook decently far into the body of water and attentively watching it. Bobbing a few times, she reels her bounty in. A smaller fish twitches into her hands as she slides it into her inventory. Slightly disappointed, she places the vanity items back in and rejoins the others. What's visible as she makes it back is her downcast head and a neutral expression worn on her face. It seemed rather abnormal on the redhead, yet natural for the majority of the population. When she gets closer, she looks towards then with a dejected smile trying her best to seem upbeat and cheerful, "Ready to head back?" She asks.

+1 T1 Material
Total Loot (for Vie): 12 T1 Materials

Just as Vie observes the thin woman's graceful movements, though suddenly priority is take by the beast that had previously been on some sort of suicide mission resurrected, emerging from the lake soaked and making its way to its owner. Still a bit flabbergasted, the redhead finds difficulty on how to explain the whole situation. Somehow managing to get a few words out, "The boy was looking for traces of his savior by the name of Yori, apparently they've gone missing recently..." After a bit of an awkward pause she continues her explanation on occurrences as the woman questions what the stars had been for, "I believe a few young people were asking for star donations earlier." Now having caught up the taller female, she turns towards the one who had begun her hunt for fish... Her eyes following attentively as some sort of battle began- an aquatic animal attempting to capture and devour a human instead of the other way around.

Inevitably Vie becomes a bystander, the event unfolds too fast to have an impulsive fight-or-flight response. A brief wall of sand appears and covers a somehow familiar red clad person's actions, what little she's able to discern is a flash of yellow and a clearly upset tone. As the dust settles, she sees Sam and... Raidou? Was it? Combating the massive frog creature, each landing hits though the red robed person making much more of an impression on the girl. His dance of light faded as he made a comment and meandered away from the group. Still in awe, the information she had already known had felt new to her in some way, lighting a flame that seemed to motivate her. Eruda's words hadn't completely registered to her, the girl immediately trodding off to begin her part of the fishing expedition- though she hadn't known much, she wanted to give it her best try as well. Taking a moment to position herself comfortably on the edge of the water in an unrefined manner.

She gives the lake a gaze of confidence, herself an air fistbump, and takes out her red vanity nautical box. A moment of silence came upon her as she contemplated the best one to use, staring at the box. Ultimately she chooses a relatively light-weight singular hook with a visible upper portion- she'd know a bite when she saw one. Tying it onto the vanity pole with fishing line, and finally tossing it into the body of water to complete the action. Spending a moment to sit back and relax, thinking the fish would just somehow flock to her naturally... She didn't seem to be catching anything, eventually reeling in nonexistent spoils... On second thought, now that she looked at it properly and gave full attention to the line that lacked the previously attached fishing tackle... Watching it morph into some sort of mob right in front of her. Its eye sockets began glowing red, twitching itself off out of her poorly crafted tie and onto the ground. There it lay flopping about as if attempting to get her attention. Before she had the chance to respond to its actions and stand up to scramble away, it latched onto her ankle and gave it a chomp. Internally squealing in pain, Vie attempted to shake the creature off- regretting having used the cursed tackle box that left her with nothing but shattered hopes and dreams.
 

Player:
Vie | Lv. 10 | HP: 170/200 | EN: 20/20 | DMG: 2 (1 base, 1 skill)

Enemy:
Tackle (Timothy) | HP:80/80 | DMG:30

Timothy does 30 DMG to Vie.

Vie watches as the plate stacked high with sandwiches slides onto the table in front of Hisa. After a bit of thought, "I don't mind fighting more than the two, though I would prefer you or I take the damage just to be safe." The comment escaped her lips and floated into the air clearly referring to the blonde swordswoman despite not directly suggesting so as she didn't want to seem like she was underestimating her other comrade. Listening to Katoka and becoming slightly flushed though attempting to divert their attention towards the quest at hand as to not make the fellow redhead feel uncomfortable. Hearing them talk about appreciating the game she decided to say as much as she could towards the topic as if that would prevent them from making fun of her embarrassed face, "The graphics are absolutely stunning, it feels so realistic for a virtual game. Though flavors are probably super complex to replicate, so it seems just as surreal... It's nice how it seems they just went above and beyond for the user despite it turning into... sort of a death game..." At the end of her review her words slowed and her embarrassment halted, realizing that it quickly devolved into something more grim towards the end. Attempting to figure out how to transition to something more positive, she mentions that they'll eventually conquer it together with their guildmates- talking about how they've improved drastically from that first quest and how they're bound to continue their growth. 

She nodded, accepting ChaseR's conditions. Turning a little towards Katoka to properly respond "None in particular, haven't planned that far in advance actually." Listening to the growl her stomach produced she acknowledges the girl's hunger and remembers the cafe, "Did you really feed the majority of the scone to that damn dinosaur?" She emphasises, shaking her head in a bit of disappointment as her stomach produces a bit of a similar noise. Blushing, the redhead too scans the ground for any signs of materials that may allow her to escape the embarrassing subject at hand. Her search renders successful as she bends down and takes two handful of grass too, shoveling them into her inventory. Hoping perhaps collecting materials may alter the subject, she wanders a bit further away where a couple vanity objects laid beside a pond. She didn't want to leave empty handed as far as fishing came. The first memory of capturing fish didn't have to be fruitless quite yet, the female still had time. "Gimme a little while, I'm going to put a few items away!" She called back towards the rest of the group hoping to wrap this up quickly.

Loot total (for Vie): 11 mats

The redhead watched the young girl pluck the flower and lay in her palms, showing it off. A smile grows on her face as Vie is glad for the girl's achievement, "Congratulations!" Right after their small pause to celebrate she's a little surprised by the amount of questions yet decides to answer them. Her expression changes from one of glee to a more serious alternative. As the obsidian haired girl takes her hand and travels with her back to Zackariah's house a bit of externally non-existent smoke streams out of the older woman's head seemingly released by mental gears turning, searching for an answer.

After a bit of contemplation, she figures out what to say to the young one. "I'd say the guild is a made up of extremely helpful people who're both incredibly welcoming and able to go out of their way to give you advice along your journey," she elaborates on how people behave and what they're willing to do despite feeling a bit of deja vu. As the two get a little closer to their destination and more time is spent on thinking, Vie molds yet another answer setting it free and hoping that it satisfies what Asmura had been expecting of her. "The leader's Raidou, though I don't know much about him quite yet he seems to genuinely care about everyone despite feeling far away." As the redhead responds to yet another of the girl's questions as their adventure continues, feeling almost never ending. "Our headquarters is on Floor 22, a relatively safe floor in my brief experience. All that I've heard is notable about it has been some sort of lake, a forest, and waterfalls. I haven't quite gotten to explore the floor myself yet either though. I suppose we could see it ourselves after this quest if you're interested. I think we have some empty rooms that we'd be able to stay the night at."

The redhead's cheeks grew a redder shade after entertaining the idea of calling Katoka 'Senpai,' looking away for a brief moment until the topic was brought back to the quest at hand. "I remember a bit about it thanks to the guild hall guides," she spoke while remembering their first meeting and sort of smiling to herself. As the fellow martial artist makes a comment in response to Katoka, the girl covers her mouth with a hand as she thought Hisa's point had admittedly been quite accurate.

At this point the waitress had returned with their orders and the table had been filled with plates and glass cups, a few cookies stacked into a sort of pile laid in front of the girl. Immediately she stared down the delicious snacks- though stuck between being overly polite and courteous to those around her not looking like some sort of starved animal, her impatient and impulsive nature got the best of her. A brief pause to digest them passed 'It was irresistible, the baked sweets had just smelled so good-' was among several internal made-up reasons to excuse her behavior despite it being simple caveman motivation in all reality.

The petite redhead stared blankly at the message that had been sent to her, not recognizing the sender's name. Attempting to decipher it, she sort of squinted and turned her head- seemingly unsuccessful. She rubs her eyes and attempts to comprehend the words for the sixth time. Just woken up, the inn's bed was unmade with her things tossed astrew. After a moment, she blinked awake and stretched- contemplating how the 7th floor would be as she hadn't yet had the chance to reach and explore it at her leisure quite yet. Nonetheless, she felt obligated to join despite not knowing what to expect. She made her way down the creaky wooden stairs and stopped for a moment- making sure her equipment was in order, not wanting to make bad impressions. Finally opening the rather heavy door and making her way to the teleportation gate, she adjusted her eyes to the bright sun and stone jungle that appeared to be coexisting with nature peacefully. The landscape seemed typical of fantasy games, yet unexpected in comparison to what she had experienced during her travels thus far... Almost too normal.

Glancing up at the world clock, she realized that she might've spent too much time idle. Beginning her search for the two in Nimbus, she immediately encountered her guildmates- Freyd and the one she assumed was named Ruler who she had barely recognized. Surprised that the hunt didn't last too long, she joins the party with the most enthusiastic greeting she could muster as if it were to increase morale. "Hello! Hope I wasn't too late. Whereabouts are we headed?"

Just the day before, the redhead sat in the guild hall attempting to figure out what sort of familiar she had been aiming for and who to bring along for this quest after collecting a few things from the guild vault that would be helpful to her along the way. After a while of internal contemplation/deliberation, she decided to message Haine as she rarely saw the blue-haired woman and she had a familiar. Wouldn't hurt to have some fun along the way as well, and she was sure Haine would be up for it as she seemed like the fun-loving type. After typing up an invite and sending it along with some coordinates, she waited...

That had all led up to this day. The girl scrolls through her inventory, feeling like her guild members had supported her somehow- as if the items given to her had made her feel togetherness despite their lack of presence. She exits the menu, having already confronted the gypsy telling tales of tamed mobs and obtained the food outlined in the quest. Lounging back in the provided restaurant furniture, in wait for a certain lady to show up soon. Anxiously looking up at the world clock at the top of her GUI and fiddling with her thumbs, when the waitress waltzes up she orders a glass of water. The beverage arrives after a little while, and condensation begins making its way down the side of the cup. Minutes begin to feel like years, but she had faith that any moment now the girl would join her side and give her advice on what she should be doing and how to go about taming a familiar.

Taken from Guild Vault
Pheromone 148617-1 (+2LD)
Spyglass [3 Charges] (-5postcouldreq)
Familiar Sight 158164 (+1CD)

In response to Katoka's motions of which she interpreted as slightly demeaning, Vie sulked a little. 'He might as well be a reptile,' she thought while externally pouting with an implied hmph noise. When the two bring up the topic of finishing up and completing the quest- the girl's initial reaction is one of compliance though she takes a moment to think on it, standing up and dusting herself off. Rejecting Katoka's gesture she finally replies with, "Just a little longer. Pleaaaase? I think it'll be really helpful if we just try to get a fewwwww more." She states, glancing at the ground to see if there was anything to pick up as it felt like this had been a bit of an unsuccessful haul so far. Picking up a few colorful flowers, she poked at them in the palms of her hands. As she did so, the petals returned to their initial stance as the redhead stared at the inanimate object's reaction for probably a little too long. Looking up at the other two she states, "See, if we didn't stay here for a little while longer than I would've had two less materials." as if it had proved the point she was definitely trying to make.

Loot total (for Vie): 9 mats

Hearing Katoka's stomach growl, Vie stifles a laugh and holds the exit door open for the two- the group travel towards the direction of a nearby cafe. The interior had been rather home-y and wooden, providing a quaint atmosphere in contrast to the regular stuffy restaurants dotted around the town. The redhead enters and takes a seat at a location facing a window, decently acquainted with how eateries functioned in SAO by now. An NPC working as a waitress walks over in some sort of normalized professional walk cycle and looks at the group expectantly, Vie responds with the gesture by voicing her order. "Can I have a glass of water with a few shortbread cookies?" The girl asks, having a bit of a sweet tooth ever since she entered the game for some unbeknownst reason. Watching as the girl jotted it down, and turned her attention towards the other two that hadn't yet ordered. While this happened, Vie began listing all the candy she missed that she hadn't yet get gotten her hands on- feeling like she ought to tell Kiluia at some point.

She picks her head up off the table and makes brief eye-contact with the white-haired male. Knowing the matter wasn't of concern to him, she should've predicted his response. Nonetheless she acted a little weary of the situation, doubting herself and perhaps even her experience as she got a lot of help and hadn't grown as a person too much quite yet. "Even though I've grown quite a bit in comparison to when we were hunting boars with Haine, I find myself feeling unsure. You know?" She asks rhetorically, though acknowledging that Kiluia must've experienced this sort of feeling much further in the past instead of now. Contemplating the difference in scale this event must be for him in stark contrast to how she perceived the situation... How large of a mountain level and power is to scale. Experience... shapes people. Killing mobs had been relatively new to the girl despite having watched plenty of fights- including to how he had absolutely destroyed that massive insect the other day.

Taking a few gulps of the water, ice cubes clink against the bottom of the glass as she finishes it. Swiveling around in the seat, standing up, and walking a little towards the door, elaborating on her point of view, "Sorry for being a bit of a downer, it just looks sort of scary from my position. You know? I-- know we can do it." Her tense shoulders ease up, and she spins around to face him properly. Pupils travel to meet his, an expression of confidence worn as she asks him to join her on this adventure. "Do you think we'll encounter any bears today?" the attempt at spurring on a different conversation is voiced aloud as she changes the subject to a more playful one. Continuing with, "I wonder what bear tastes like- whether Haine would enjoy it." Entertaining the idea of Haine reacting in disgust at the mere concept and internally creating a side quest to go on just in case they finished earlier than expected.

The miniature dinosaur weasels its way underneath her hand, coming into contact with her. It seemed to be insistent on this action for some reason. Viewing Chase as unresponsive to her, the girl continues to scramble away while grasping behind her for anything that may impair the creature's ability to combat her and allow her to successfully escape. Just as she happens to land her hand on a softer bed of grass and sporadically placed purple clovers- unearthing them from the ground... The blonde woman walks towards the scene casually and places her head on top of the scaly creature. In this moment of relief the red haired female uses this chance to evade any attack, standing up and backing away before realizing that the pangolin had gone fairly silent- perhaps finally content? She answers to the question unsure why the girl found the familiar to be so harmless, "A few flowers here and there, but nothing too big. How many materials have you gotten in total?" Responding to the follow-up inquiry with, "What do you mean? I feel like he's trying to attack when I'm least expecting it or perhaps gain my trust and then take advantage of it..." A stream of thought enters her mind as silence drowns the conversation, after a moment she alters her answer... "M-Maybe you're right- that I am acting too paranoid. I've just- never seen one of them before, I'm scared of what they might be capable of. You know? Maybe I'm just not a big reptile person." A cautious worried pause between words as she sort of puts her head in her hands resting her elbows on her legs unsure whether to apologize or to actually be frightened at this point. For the most part she's upset at herself internally.
 

Loot total (for Vie): 7 mats

Having made her way over Vie finally parts the two hefty wooden panel doors and walks beside where a merchant had sat- unintentionally initiating a conversation with him. The male's sickly voice drench with concern had told a tragic tale of how he had difficulty supporting his family due to beasts. At the mention of a reward, the redhead accepts the prompted quest- a location now marked on her map. While gazing at the surroundings of the marked area, she's handed a vial of toxic-looking liquid that's supposedly used to rid of toxic ailments. After their brief conversation, the girl looks at the world clock and takes a seat at the center of the bar. Appreciating the atmosphere the cozy wooden- almost cabin-esque- interior had provided, she waits for Kiluia. Ordering a water from the bartender, she stares at his preparation and flawless serving tactics. His movements seemed flawless, customer interactions wonderfully involved. Sipping the received beverage, the more time that passes by the more bored she appears going so far as to stare at the condensation on the glass cup. 

When the white-haired protagonist looking male enters, she waves him over and explains what they've got to do together for the quest's completion. "Do you think we can do it?" She asks in a slightly unsure tone despite knowing the fact that the experienced man had gone and succeeded during worse scenarios. She supposed she should've said something similar to 'Do you think I can at least be of help?' and corrected herself, yet instead she waits for a response while idly running her index finger in circles along the moist lip of her cup. Realizing that the motion produced some sort of melodic sound, she acts a bit embarrassed and ceases- clearing her throat. 

Urbus- a settlement essentially serving as her temporary home away from home at this point. Vie stretches awake, her arms grasping for the sky and her legs adjusting to land on the floorboards. Her mouth widens for a lethargic yawn that makes her eyes water. Shooting a message to Kiluia, a superior she cared dearly for at this point- practically family.

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Don't forget, Warg at 9AM.

Clicking at the send button, she checks the time to see half an hour remaining. Rushing to the ground-level coffee bar to grab a disposable cup she gazes out of the window at the vast mountainous landscape for a split second, appreciating it with the caffeinated beverage in hand for a moment. Lost in thought she catches herself and brings her mind back to Earth. Gulping the drink down, she disposes of the waste and dashes out the door to meet the white-haired male at a nearby pub. This time they would definitely eliminate Yogi while finishing the quest of course.

 

While in contemplation of who would be accompanying her, she peers curiously at a small dark cat that trots towards her producing a meek meow. Before she had the chance to lean down and question what it needed, the tiny creature darts past her and towards the water. Leaping into it with momentum from its white hind legs and immersing its entire body into the lake with a plop. The redhead blinks a few times out of astonishment, unsure how to react for a moment- she too runs to the lakeside and stares at the reflection of the water. Her mind races with possibilities as she kneels before it and gazes at the rippling surface, touching it with an index finger out of some sort of awe though cautious not to drop in along with it. 'Did it... drown?' Surfaced to the top of concerns, unsure whether to mourn or search for it she turned to look for the one whose voice asked whether they were 'allowed' to join. 

As she does so, Vie's eyes both seem to plead for aid and display an emotion similar to a mixture of remorse and concern. An awkwardly shaped smile appears on her face, something clearly troubling her though she attempts to be professional as she hadn't met any of them before and didn't want to add to the list of bad first impressions. "Of course you can join!" Is spoken in excitement all worries seemingly whisked away as she takes Sam's hands in her own with a more welcoming and genuine grin in comparison. Peering at the two behind her shoulder and observing their experienced appearance, she questioned whether she too would look like that in the future. Sort of... intimidating- in an endearing manner at this point. "Sounds great! Nice to meet you all." The redhead spoke parting their hands and returning to her previous standing spot, bowing slightly to greet the group properly while completely forgetting all about the likely dying feline behind her as she had a short attention span. "Where do you suppose we should fish first?" She inquired, slightly tilting her head and bringing her index finger to the side of her chin in a thinking pose of sorts as she was unsure what was the most efficient method and they appeared to know more about the game than she had.