Valentine

The mom gave him a once over before going back to watch. The lake was busy so any disturbance would be picked up and dealt with. Val figured the mother kept a peace of mind because of how busy it was. Val would take the time to play and splash with the kid as long as he had a moment to. If did not take him long to look at a rock to determine if it would work as a crystal.  When the kid noticed what Val was doing he was even nice enough to help, he would move in the water and show Val some rocks that he thought was cool. It was a shame that not of the rocks the kid brought was what he was looking for. Not that he would have taken it from the kid. Val put away a crystal as he looked over the next batch the small munchkin brought.

ID# 171105  LD: 18

Mat: 6/5

Valentine felt like humoring the playful little tike. He kicked up with his legs to splash water back at him. The little kid smiled a dazzling gleam of white on the teeth that he had in his mouth. The mother looked up in shock and slight fear, she could have been worried Val was going to do something until the kid hugged his leg. Valentine's facial muscle would have shown a slight twitch if anyone was looking closely. It was if a semblance of a smile was trying to break out of the prison called his face, before it was brutally beaten back inside.

"I hope you are not bothering the young man." The mom spoke to the boy with a tinge of worry in her voice.

Val looked at her squarely before opening up his rarely used mouth. It was probably a couple of days since the last time he spoke. "No Ma'am he is doing fine. Just having a bit of fun."

 ID# 171104  LD: 7

Mat: 5/5

Val was absorbed into inspecting a stone when a large splash sent water onto his outfit. The temperature was fine and it was not like the water had any effect on him. He was just mildly annoyed at his concentration being broken until he saw it was the kid. His heart softened as he believed it was nice and the nature of kids to be able to smile and have fun like that. He could only wish that he was young he was able to go out and about and have fun like the kid was enjoying when he was young. The closest he had to being joyful was when he was with Sage. It was too bad his mom was removed from the picture in order to take care of his baby brother. While his dad just never bothered to pay him attention. Val could feel his mood turning sour and decided to focus back on the task at hand.

ID# 171103  LD: 9

Mats: 5/5

Val could not help but wonder How many crystals did the lady actually need? He was not hard pressed to find them and his meticulous nature and insight allowed him to find them fairly fast. Even now he was looking at one and found his fifth crystal. Val managed to find five in the span of an hour, he was not sure how often people found the crystals, but he figured they should not be as common as he was finding them. Val was debating about heading back to the studio before he decided to see if he could find a few more. If today was a good day to farm for materials he felt like it would not hurt to look some more. He was setting a goal for himself to find eight as it was a better number than five. If he found ten that would be best but he did not want to drain all the resources in the lake.

ID# 171102     LD:20

Mat: 5/5

The water was feeling nice on his feet as the sun beat upon his skin. SAO may be life like but it was only that at the most life like, the game could not completely replicate or chose not to replicate all the human sensation. The sun may have been hitting him but it was not uncomfortable even the water would be warmer or colder.  At the most Val would hazard a guess to say that the ambient temperature all around his body rarely changed even if it seemed like it did. He picked up a stone that looked decent enough. The quality was on the slightly better side and it had a decent shape to it. The crystal was not as clear as he would have liked as it had a light twang of cerulean to it. It would not be noticeable unless one looked closely at it. The slight difference only made him hesitate but for a moment before he stored it with the rest.

ID# 171099  LD: 20

Mat: 4/5

The area he was in was a bit deeper. It had less people but it did not mean others were not present. A small child half swam over to where Val was looking. The little boy looked pretty brave as he made his way through the water. Val was sure the kid was an NPC as it was too unlikely for a child that small to have made it into the game. Val gave what he believed to be a reassuring smile to the boy, it would have been nice if his facial muscles followed what he was thinking. The kid looked up to see the man with a spear and waved at him. As if seeing the inner smile the man did not make and was unbothered as he enjoyed himself. He held his breath and swam underneath the two and a half feet of water. As Val continued to look for suitable crystals to store for his quest.

ID# 171098 LD:  11

Mat: 3/5

The fish was just swimming about as if Valentine was not a disturbance at all. Val may have been out of it often but he still heard rumors. A small part of him wondered if the fish was one of those tamable beasts. If it was he would not mind taking it along with him as a memento, it would be an interesting pet as far as he could tell. Even if he could not take it into battle, as he never heard of a battle fish type pet. He shrugged the thought aside as he continued with his quest. It would do him no good to continue to think about it as he had things he needed to do. He moved his legs through the water as he moved to a fresher looking part of the small pool, away from some of the others on the lake. Spotting a crystal as he moved and packed it back up with the rest of his things.

ID# 171097   LD: 20

Mat: 3/5

Val was shifting through the entire pile with the upmost of care without finding one. He was going to move on when a little green fish caught his eyes. It was swimming in a circle as if it was chasing its own tail fin. Derpy animal things such as the moves the fish was pulling gave him slight happiness. It reminded him of a time before SAO when him and Sage would watch animal planet. One of the few joys he had in his previous life. Val was not noticing how it was the first time in a while he could remember what green looked like. The song stirred him to remember and it created a domino effect in his heart. When he leaned closer as if to watch the fish he noticed a crystal right next to it. It was a decent size and perfectly passed his scrutiny. He placed it in his bag before looking back in the direction of the fish.

ID# 171096  LD: 16

Mat: 2/5

The rock was placed back into his inventory before continuing on. Small fishes darted around his leg as he moved, they played around him in an underwater dance that would captivate a lesser man. As a man on a mission Val was completely committed to finding the needed materials like he was supposed to. It was a shame that he did not stop to enjoy it, the process could have been as fun as the end product. Not that he was bothered by what he was doing, busy work was often times even easier for him as it kept him from overthinking. He picked up a few more stones to examine them but none of them were what he was looking for, some were too big, others even had a weird shade that he was told would mess with the quality. He could only place the stones back before moving on to find what he would need.

ID# 171095     LD: 2

Mat: 1/5

Val made his way over to the crystal clear lake. The lake was pretty large and hide a wide variety of fish and people around. He made his way over to one of the shallower stone pools. He unequipped his boots as to make himself look less weird as he worked in the sun. The site of his spear would be a deterrence to would be attackers in an area as busy as this lake. Val knew where to look as he came to this lake with Sage before, back then sage even pointed out the type of crystal like rocks that spawned. The lake had multiple uses for beginners as wild animals spawned not too far away. Cuffing his pants he entered and let the water cover his toes, he angled his spear as to allow him to bend over more easily. He picked up a rock that caught his sight and peered at it. The rock was clear as if formed out of water that hardened. It was the first out of the materials he was looking for.

ID# 171094       LD: 18

Mat: 1/5

It was another day that Valentine was slogging through the town. The world seemed more gray as he wallowed in sadness. The current Valentine was  stony faced as he moved sluggishly. A voice sounded on the street catching his attention. The song sounded like a lament and jubilee at the same time. It stirred a pleasant feeling in his very heart that made him feel when he all but forgotten how. Valentine could not help but follow the sound of the voice to a decent looking studio to the right of him. A lady was wrapping up her song before she turned and looked at him. It felt as if she could see through him and his stony face.

The lady gave him a soft smile before speaking  "Hello there, I do hope you enjoyed my singing, I love singing for others, and I see you are here, would you like to learn how to bring enjoyment to others in terms of singing? I would love to help you."  She smiled and beckoned Val closer, the studio that she is in is a quaint one, with not much in it. Her modest work station shows in her modest looks, but she was somehow still beautiful. "Now, I will start to record a song, and you can watch me and take notes on how to sing, the vocalization of words is key in making a good product." She smiles and reaches for a crystal, but notices that there are none there. "Oh no! I have completely ran out, would you be a dear and gather five materials for me? I can still sing, but making a recording crystal will only work with materials. There should be some usable ones in the lake if you do not mind wading in the water. Thank you very much." Val did not give it much thought as he accepted her quest. Having a crystal to sing to him would not be bad, he somehow felt that this was a start to a new life. He left the studio and made his way to the lake.

<<Relationships>>

Loves || Likes || Meh || Dislikes || Kill on site

Sage (Ex-Partner) - Deceased

Hael- An outgoing fellow that uses his fists.

Grimm-  Current boyfriend and romantic interest. They are currently living together and building the relationship. He quirky, kind, and such a romantic.

Enryu- An okay person. Does not have any characteristics worth note.

Felis- An asshole.

ChaseR- A pretty cool guild sempai. He has an annoying habit of being in charge but his intentions are good.

Orvilla- She is weak maybe she will be stronger in the future.

Kiliua- A guild sempai. Pretty strong but that is common for the guild.

Story Thus Far: Valentine has spent a fair amount of time in mourning after the death of his lover. He is just now starting to move out to explore the world that took his heart. He found the power of healing music and his ability to perform. He has joined the guild Firm Anima and has been growing as a player.

<<Roleplay Logs>>

Done||Ongoing

3.0 and current

2.6 Logs

Profile
Username: Valentine
Real name: Dylan Moss
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Height: 6ft 1in

About: In the real world Dylan is the young master of a an energy corporation that has been in business for generations. He had only ever wanted for one thing that most would not dream about. He dreamed about having the freedom and experiences that normal people would have. Dylan spent too much of his time on being educated and training to understand the ways of the world. The closest he had to a friend was the son of the head body guard. As the two grew together Dylan fell in love they kept the relationship a secret and even brought the game together. Dylan spent no small fortunes on custom gaming pods that come with nutrient fluid, natural energy powered, and state of the art military grade Wi-Fi. He logged in and gave himself the name Valentine while his partner took Sage. Like all stories the beginning of the game started out great when the SAO disaster started they were in a quest and unaware about it. His partner died in a quest gone wrong leaving Valentine to pick up the pieces to his life. He wants to leave SAO to confirm Sage's death and take care of the body.

Virtues:

Wise- Wisdom is an insight that can only come from experience in time. Even as a young man he had to always see the bigger picture and plan ahead for most eventualities. This decision making insight makes him able to perceive the best course of action. It may not give him a leadership roll but when he speaks the solutions he give are viable.

Assertive- When he insists on doing something he really means it. While he may be one to avoid needless confrontation he will not waver when it happens. He asserts his place and gives a take it or leave it demeanor. It may be a part of his stubbornness but he means it when he is saying it.

Kind- Seeing people suffer is not a nice sight to him. Given the chance Valentine would wordlessly volunteer at a soup kitchen that only feeds NPC's. The pain of loosing someone made him more empathetic towards others feeling the same plight, or others even worrying about how to get home to the real world. He is needlessly kind and does not require thanks for it.

Flaws:
Stubborn- People would say as stubborn as Valentine instead of a mule when they get to know him. When Valentine makes a decision he will stick to his guns on his choices. Even if it would be better for him to change his mind. He refuses to give up or give into the pressure he faces.

Expressive-  The original flaw here was him being stoic and unable to show emotion. From facing his inner demons and finding his heart he can now be too expressive. It reaches the point where he will express his disdain for stuff even when he should not. Towards people he do not like his honestly is simply brutal as he lacks the reason to be nice in the face of stupidity. Even if he can be kind.

Excessive personal loyalty- Valentine is excessive when he is loyal to someone. He will risk his life for his friends, family, and sometimes even strangers and enemies who he empathizes with. Getting Valentine to believe in you will gain one an unwavering ally, even in the face of imminent death he will have your back. This can make him predictable to enemies as well, as targeting someone he cares about is an easy way to trap him.

Profession: Performer

Level: 31 (Paragon +2)

EXP: 49,500

HP: 620

EN: 80

SP: 5/155

Skills:

Combat- 

► First Aid [Requires two Extra Skill slots] 30 SP , Addon Field Medic- -6 SP

►One-Handed Dagger [Rank 5] 30 SP,

► Light Armor [Rank 5] 30 SP, Addon Resolve - -6 SP

Mods:

► Purify- -4 SP

► Energize- -5 SP, Addon Hyperactive - 5 SP

► Barrier - -6 SP

► Meticulous - -4 SP

► Dagger Ferocity- -6 SP

Familiar:

► Protector Familiar -10 SP

Combat Mastery:

► Combat Mastery: Damage - 13 SP
 

Prior 3.0 Info