Astreya

Astreya gave a small smile toward the violet-haired girl as she approached, nodding before she looked past her to Koga as well, her smile extending to the man as well. The first question came from Nari, and she turned her eyes back out toward the figure. They were distant, and Astreya couldn't really make out any details about them, but all the same they seemed to be enjoying themselves. "Just like, watching whoever that is out there," she noted, even as Nari began to follow to see where she was looking, and soon both of them were looking. "I don't know, but like... if it's a player we sho

Astreya had to physically stop herself from facepalming at Astralin's scream of surprise. This marked the second time she had mentioned something that had been taken way too far and caused some problems for a particular individual. Interestingly enough, both of them were based around holidays as well. Last time it had been telling Nari about the body language showed by Koga and Kasumi at the Christmas Party. This time it was about Morningstar's history. It had been rather thoughtless and careless of her to mention it- how would she have reacted to something similar being spoken of her

Post Action: Foraging ID: 205440 LD: 10 (Failure! Are you kidding me!) | +4 EXP CD: N/A ---- The words spoken were something important, to Nari. The change in tone and the way they were said convinced Astreya of that even before the full message was made clear. She... couldn't empathize with it, not in full. Of course, there were things that even as the two women were close, they didn't know everything about one another. Several things stayed shrouded in the shadows, unable to be shown. But as she seemed to finally realize just where the conversation had gone, Nari sh

The words that came from Nari were ones that Astreya herself had fought with over and over again. It had taken her years to get the strength and the courage to leave the Town of Beginnings. Two updates had flown through in that time and each time, she had woken up back in this world after hoping that might be the end. That it would be all over. But she was still here, and each time it happened, it strengthened her resolve. Part of her wondered, as it often did when confronted with things that she felt were too similar or too close to home, if this wasn't just Nari trying to try and ma

Astreya could tell that Dustin wasn't really... intending to do this kiss. He wasn't trying to actually try and be weird. There hadn't been enough feeling or attempt in what he'd been trying, but that didn't mean that it hadn't been done. She fixed him with an annoyed look after bringing her gaze back from Freyd, releasing him just in time for Nari to begin to speak. The cold, even tone was seemingly odd, to Astreya. She wasn't used to seeing her violet-haired friend this way, but despite the fact that it was a stark contrast to the usual way the woman presented herself, Astreya was

Astreya paused slightly, looking back over to the woman as she spoke. They were quiet and with a distinct lack of confidence. They weren't something practiced aloud. Perhaps considered, but never spoken. And as Nari continued, the dark-haired woman stood off to the side, her gaze distant, focused on some point off on the horizon as the words fell upon her. Her jaw clenched for a moment- whether in anger, in disappointment or perhaps even just disbelief, Astreya wasn't even sure herself. The feeling came on with such a suddenness that she refused to let it see light, clamping her teeth ar

Post Action: Foraging ID: 205423 LD: 10 (Failure! +4 EXP) CD: 10 (N/A) ------ The grandeur of the garden almost led Astreya to forget the bits that Nari had asked her a little about her own past- given the chess and such, and then upon responding had dropped it... but not wholly. Of course, she didn't hold it against the girl. In the normal flow of conversation, going back and forth, she would have expected it, but Nari was still someone that struggled a bit with the act of conversation, it seemed. She'd admitted such when they'd first met, and she'd certainly gotten better,

Astreya had grinned widely at Jomei as he'd greeted her, the woman coming closer to the Irishman with a little hop as she drew closer, her hands folded behind her back. She was still in her normal attire, but she'd be sure to switch to her armored gear as soon as they were ready to go. "Yeah! I think the only one is..." she began, when Oji introduced himself, and she beamed a sunny smile at the older fellow's direction. "Nice to meet you. I'm Astreya!" she spoke, nodding as she gave him a small once over. His gaze moved past her then, and she turned, glancing over her shoulder to see Nar

Dustin's response gave Astreya a wide grin- she liked that easy-going, heart-on-his-sleeve style. He didn't really hold anything back, and just was very willing to put his thoughts out there. She couldn't help but want to comment on it, regarding the fact around ghosts and spirits and undead in general, but it was then that Nari began to stand a little more upright. Nari seemed to be the one leading the charge, as it were, and began to lead the group out toward the North. There was something different in her countenance and the way she held herself, but Astreya herself didn't comment o

Name Threads Observations Plini Griswold Would Like a Word What's this game about? A nice guy! He seems a little bit snarky at times, and he had a really weird interest in Lethia's snake and poisons. It seems he's got a babysitter too, and he does like doing experiments, with a spare room for potion-making?? Astralin Griswold Would Like a Word Bright and cheerful! Doesn't like Libby, the nickname I tried to give her. She's also got a nasty kick! Lethia

Post Action: Foraging! ID: 205336 LD: 9 (Failure! | +4 EXP) CD: N/A ---- "Yeah! He's like, near the far side of, like, the Town of Beginnings from where mine is but like, I still go and visit him now and then. You shoulda setup shop on the First Floor too so we totally could've been neighbors!" the girl spoke, beaming one of her sunny smiles over at the blacksmith. It was then that Nari seemed to pick up on the chess bit and the dark-haired girl gave a teasing little smile over at her friend, about to poke some fun at her for not thinking that Astreya could play chess bu

The messages came in nearly back-to-back to the young woman. She was at the edge of Snowfrost, having walked out through the edge of of the town toward the great white wilderness beyond. With some relief, she was glad to note that there were two of the three that she'd sent out that had responded to her. Nothing from Freyd, but that was fine- he was likely busy with everything going on. For some reason, the young woman felt more subdued than she normally did- she wasn't sure if it was the cool winter air or if there was some other forces at work. With that done, she couldn't help b

The evening was settling in around her, and the young woman exhaled slowly, enjoying the slight lull in the nonsense that had been going on in her life lately. Not that she really minded- it allowed her to forget she was stuck in a digital prison- but all the same, it was nice to just get to relax a little bit and wind down on her own. The woman's gaze was on the chess sets that were in her shop. She'd spent more time doing this lately than she did actually working on her music, but that was fine. She didn't really much care. They were only now getting into the twenty-seventh floor.

Astreya couldn't help but to be a little pleased to let one friend of hers meet another. She knew that it wasn't always going to be people being nice to one another and that there might be some issues here and there, but Freyd was someone that had extended his hand when she'd first really needed help early on, even if it had mostly been accidentally through Marv. Nari was being rather formal and polite, which she assumed was mostly just due to her own discomfort, but she didn't poke any fun at the girl for it- it was just an amusing sort of thing to see. "What? A ghost! Oh man, that's

"Dating a movie star would, like, totally be pretty awesome for at least a couple of weeks," the girl responded with a small grin. She imagined that all of the other things that came along with that though... would be a huge pain in the neck. But there could be some serious fifteen minutes of fame involved in that. "But that's cute- I like that," she added in with a smile at his words, beaming a small smile as she came along with her friend and Star toward the food. "Thank you again for putting this on!" the girl cheered toward Baldur, giving him a wide, sunny smile. "This is like, the

Post Action: Foraging ID: 205248 LD: 9 (Fail! | +3 EXP) CD: N/A ----- "Heyyy, nice job!" Astreya called over toward Bismuth as he managed to take out the two remaining ones, leaving her with an amused look on her face. She wasn't entirely sure that he had been aware of what he was doing- he'd just jumped into help without really realizing what was going on. That was fine- she didn't much mind that at all. It was nice to have someone to count on, even if they weren't too sure of themselves in combat. "Looks like you got all the cool loot though!" she cheered, giving him a wi

Craft Roll [1/4] - 205241 CD: 12 (Perfect!) | +9 Exp LD: 15 (Not Masterpiece) Craft Roll [2/4] - 205242 CD: 4 (Failure!) | +2 Exp LD: N/A Craft Roll [3/4] - 205243 CD: 3 (Failure!) | +2 Exp LD: N/A Craft Roll [4/4] - 205244 CD: 11 (Rare!) | +6 Exp LD: N/A

The weight of the world- a planet of her own making- rested upon Astreya's shoulders. She was tired- she wanted to get some time to relax and have some with people and enjoy things but man. If this party hadn't just drained her of all of that in a hurry. She took a slow breath, before felt the light pat on her head and blinked, looking down at Nari. "Huh?" she asked quizzically in response to the girl's words. Dammit. Dammit. She'd let the weight of it rest too heavily on her shoulders, and now she had tipped her hand to someone that she just met. "I'm like, totally fine- I

What she hadn't expected was Bismuth coming in to try and fight as well- that hadn't at all been part of the plan. Not that she minded, of course, keeping the wolves off of her was a nice thing for him to do as that would lighten the load on what she'd have to fight up against. She shifted her stance, her sapphire gaze watching as he went for three of them, and her rapid flailing around had missed one, but the other two had gotten hit, taking them down. "Nice one, Bis!" she called out, even as she turned, putting her gaze back onto the creature that was before her. There were now only

Man. What a dick. The thoughts in Astreya's head didn't make it to her features at all, of course, the young woman not wanting to cause an enemy out of a potential ally. If nothing else, if she could learn what made him tick a little and played to those bits of personality with him, she could at least keep cordial. Being a friend with a jerk was better than no friend at all, so far as Astreya was concerned. At Bismuth's notes though, she nodded. "Yeah! Supposedly it'll, like, help with a lot of other Quests too!" she cheered. Still, she laughed a bit at Corvo's "joke," even wit

The girl hummed to herself, getting herself into the thought and mindspace required. She closed her eyes, knowing the path through the Town of Beginnings without any hesitation, by this point. Hell, she even really knew the paths the NPCs took most of the time and so she idly shifted this way and that. All of the information about the people, real or not, kept stored in her mind as she shifted around the NPCs, not even watching where she was going. Nari, Freyd... and maybe some others? She saw the other recipients in the list. She'd just need to keep in mind exactly what she needed to pr

"Yeah! I've been kinda like, trying to get there too. Taking some breaks, like, here and there though," she spoke, waving a hand in the air as if to dismiss the thought. "But like, for the most part it's totally just putting one foot in front of the other, y'know?" she asked, giving a small grin toward the girl, but as she admitted to having made some friends who'd helped her along the way, Astreya beamed. "That's awesome! Yeah Koga's got his shop, like, on the first floor too. So like, I actually see him all the time," the girl spoke, nodding slightly before she mentioned NIGHT. As

Astreya gave a small nod in response to Nari's words- curious to see just what the changes might be within the questline. She couldn't help but to wonder what the place would look like, especially given the the fact that things were very likely going to be quite different from when she had seen the first time with Bismuth ,and gave a small hum under her breath as she followed Nari over toward Nemo, who began to give the same sort of pitch that she'd heard the first time. She glanced to the side, but as her friend noted that she'd recently maxed out her Foraging skill, Astreya turned her gaze

At the question from Nari, Iris was about to answer, but before she had a chance, the woman continued to just talk in a rapid-fire fashion and that was a little unexpected from the girl, at least as far as Astreya was concerned. She wasn't really used to Nari starting to open up this much and she made mental notes to adjust how she needed to act around her. "Nah, I didn't, like, have any idea he was here. I just like.. kinda just happened to be here looking for some other stuff," she spoke, giving the girl a small grin. "Just really sorta, like, wandering around, honestly." But as t

Seeing the orders come in, Astreya couldn't help but to give a hesitant little smile and a laugh, the girl having been taking a break from recording some music to playing a few games of chess with herself. She often took time for herself to do this to just kind of decompress, playing with a few different games and strategies to keep her mind sharp and focused... so when Nari had come in, the girl hadn't even been working on her music. "Ah-haha, like, sure! I'll do what I can! I can't, like guarantee anything soon but I'll do my very best!" she called. ---- Craft Roll [1/4] - 204