Nari-Lanreth

Her blade slashed through something this time, the blade transforming in colour as it did so – a soft violet light against the darkness. Whatever had been assaulting her exploded in a shower of data crystals, the pieces scattering to the floor before dispersing from existence. Nari waited a few moments, listening for anything else to come flying towards her, before sheathing her sword and continuing deeper into the cavern. She remembered suddenly that she had been sent here to find a little girl – who was likely hiding, if she was still alive. Her sight limited, Nari knew that she would

Her timing was off again – the blade catching nothing as it swung upwards and carried through wildly. The creature on the other hand, managed to rake what felt like claws across her back, her armour taking the brunt of it, but her pride and frustration also taking a hit. She felt and heard herself growl in response at the failed attempt – a growing number that certainly seemed like it wouldn’t change course anytime soon. Determined to fell whatever this was, she turned to face the direction it had gone, the blade once more lowered by her leg in preparation. She knew – without any doubt –

Nari felt as something connected – and for the briefest of moments she felt elation as she thought she had struck the creature even without being able to see it, until she realised that it was she whom had been struck. The damage had been minimal, but still it frustrated her. In this darkness the creature had all the advantage, and Nari had nothing but disadvantages. The fight itself was entirely one sided at this point, and she knew there was nothing to be done about it. Trying to pinpoint its movements once more, she brought her blade down beside her left leg, preparing to swing it upwa

She felt her sword swing through the empty air, clearly not connecting with whatever was out there. The only blessing in Nari’s mind was that whatever had attempted to assault her had also missed the chance to strike at her in return – swooping by without any sort of contact. It wasn’t much, but to Nari – and in this situation – it was worth taking advantage of, while it lasted. Realising that her eyes wouldn’t help her here – Nari closed them, relying instead on her other senses to guide her strikes. She brought her sword down to her side, listening for the creature to attempt to rush he

As she moved deeper into the dark of the cave, Nari’s vision slowly dwindled – eventually reduced to only the length of her arm, at best. Even that was mostly just the ability to see the general outline of her form. She found herself tripping constantly in the dark – cursing her lack of foresight in preparing for this quest. She likely could have purchased an item before starting this that would’ve allowed her better visibility, but here she was now without any chance of seeing any creatures sneaking up on her. The only positive she could see in her situation was that her hearing seemed to hav

The pair materials transferred into her inventory, Nari shrugged and turned to face the pinpoint once more. She knew that she could only delay so long before advancing on the quest. Quickly crossing the small rises between her and the pinpoint, she found herself on the outskirts of a cave entrance, the depths of it lost to the darkness. Nari hesitated on the edges of the entrance, trying to figure out if heading in was a good idea or not. The pinpoint clearly required it, but the darkness meant that there was going to be difficulties seeing – and she had nothing to light up the dark around her

Nari held her hand out to accept the tea from the man who had arrived to offer it, giving a small nod in thanks towards him – albeit attempting to remain hidden and out of sight from the others. As she did so, she saw the blonde-haired girl from the Christmas party offer a small greeting, with a smile, and Nari felt herself flush in her cheeks. She gave a slight smile in response, bowing her head slightly towards the girl. She whispered slightly, unsure if the girl – Nari had never actually gotten her name – would hear her or not. “Uhm…hello…” She let her eyes wander over the group t

Nari felt her hand twitching every time someone mentioned hit me. For some reason the idea of a game requiring such a term for its fundamental rules wasn’t sticking in her mind, and she had to forcibly restrain herself – knowing that the action would only cause problems. She watched as the players continued to call upon their cards, trying their hardest to gain a combination that somehow led to a calculation of…twenty-one? The whole game wasn’t making sense to her, and at one point she leaned over to Astreya and whispered into the girl’s ear, “Uhm…are you winning or…losing…? I-I can’t...

Nari tilted her head, glancing between the Gardener and the…’Is she supposed to be a cat, or a tiger? It’s certainly an aesthetic of some sort…’ Shrugging mentally, Nari spoke aloud to the girl in the cat ears. “I believe the Gardener and Ir-Astreya are confused, and intrigued by the accessories you’ve determined to apparel yourself with. It’s certainly eye catching, if that is what you were going for. Although, I would also say it states a lot about your own personality – not in a…negative way, but…well…you know. It…it makes you stand out…” Nari’s words dropped off towards the end a

Nari nodded at Bismuth, his words giving her a hope she hadn’t even known she was holding out for – and a path to follow, at the very least. She let her voice pick up a bit in volume – just to a normal talking voice – as she answered him, the honesty coming out in entirety. “I may not have liked you in the beginning – I mean…you were very…uhm…forward. But…you’re a good person. A good…acquittance. Or friend – if you’d prefer that…Or acquittance is fine…whichever!” Nari smiled at him, but only for the briefest of moments as she heard NIGHT’s words, offering to walk them back and… Nari

“A…gift?” Nari wasn’t sure what sort of person would enjoy a swine as a present – unless maybe he was planning on turning it into bacon or something first, but she knew that her question had somehow upset the man – and she wasn’t willing to push further on the topic. Deciding to put it to the side for the moment, she collected herself and turned away from the fields they had spent the last little while exploring. Nari skipped after Bismuth, trying to catch the man as he wandered back towards the Town. She had some questions she wanted to ask him, but as she came up beside him, she noticed

Although she didn’t find anything immediately, Nari knew she wasn’t quite ready to enter the area marked on her map. Her mind wasn’t quite there yet – having been thinking back upon the people she had come to know here. Taking some extra time to search the area, just in case anything did appear, she began to think back to her first encounter with the girl known as NIGHT. It had been…less than perfect, in Nari’s mind – and had been something that brought her to a mind-numbing weakness whenever she did think back on it. Even as she thought back upon it, she could feel her cheeks heating up,

Glancing at the pin, Nari noticed that the location – this Koko – wasn’t too far beyond the main settlement. Deciding that there was no immediate rush - or so she seriously hoped - in reaching the location, Nari took some time to examine the pathways along the way for anything of use to her, watching for the shiny metallic bars that sometimes appeared along the edges of the paths she walked. She chatted with Yuki as she made her way along the open areas, reminiscing about the last times that she had visited the second floor, and the numerous ways in which Nari herself had grown and change

"R-really? Thank you! Thank you so much, you have no idea how grateful I am," she will say with a wide and relieved smile. "Your e-efforts won't go to waste, I swear! I'll have something for you when you get back, I-I promise!" The moment the woman’s voice stopped, a small dialogue box appeared beside Nari’s form, and she quickly hit the accept button – noticing a map pin appearing in her vision. The woman continued to smile-sob at Nari, who, realising the conversation was now over beat a hasty retreat. The moment she was a distance away, out of sight of the disaster that had been the wom

Nari raised a hand in an attempt to stop the flow of words coming from the emotional woman, but before she could usher a word the NPC had continued, spilling the story of horror and sadness. Nari couldn’t help but take a step back, the absurdity and intensity of the situation taking over any composure she might have been able to maintain. "Her friend came back to me just this moment a-and said that they were attacked by monsters! T-the beast is still in there with her, please, I don't know how long my Koko can last in a place like that!" The woman stopped talking only due to what Nari wa

Nari found herself returning to the second floor once again, determined to make a day of searching for materials for her shop. On her shoulder, Yuki gave a stretch of satisfaction – as if waking from a long nap. Nari raised her hand to stroke the fox in a reassuring manner, when she suddenly noticed a woman rushing through the crowd towards Nari’s current position. Even to Nari’s socially inadequate capabilities, the woman looked distressed – as if something was chasing her, or something had happened. Hoping that the woman would pass her by, Nari stepped off the teleport platform and onto

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Nari jumped at the sound of NIGHT’s voice behind her – she hadn’t even noticed the girl’s approach. Jumping to her feet, she glanced around – suddenly noticing Koga’s return with what appeared to be a tiny pig-like creature. Cocking her head to the left, she glanced at the man – whom seemed quite pleased with his newfound friend. “Do…do you want us to kill it for you…?” Nari asked, trying hard to avoid looking at NIGHT as she spoke – but her eyes kept shifting to the side, trying to catch the girl in the corner of her sight. “Also-uhm, I’ve found everything we need. I think. Do we just…go

Nari wandered into her workshop, letting her hands run over the workbench and anvil. She had grown accustom to settling in here, enjoying the work more and more. And she felt that her work was starting to pay off – her eyes glanced back towards the shop where a small collection of goods was starting to make its way into her displays. Her time here may not always be perfect, but she knew she could find solace in the forge with Yuki, if nothing else. Giving a sigh of content, she picked up the hammer and began her work for the day.

Smashing her hands into the ground Nari gave out a cry of frustration. It seemed as though Cardinal – the gods – whomever – were trying to keep her in this place of torment. Clearly, they didn’t want her breaking free of this place, wanting her to relive the events for the remainder of her life, however long that would be. She began furiously crawling through the grasses in search for the shiny metallic bars that would signify the end of this quest, and bring forth her freedom from…everything. As she did so, an image appeared in the forefront of her mind’s eye – summoned forth by the cra

Nari felt her mind reeling as she realised just how close she’d been to sharing something intimate with this man whom she didn’t know beyond the last…how long had it been? She scorned herself for even considering sharing something so private with him – something that she wouldn’t have even shared with her own family members. Clearly this whole encounter had done something to her mentality. ‘Stupid! So stupid, you need to focus on finding this shit and getting out of here before you do something really stupid, like propose or offer yourself as tribute or something else insane.’ The voice

Nari kept her gaze down as her hands continued to run paths through the grass and into the many crevasses along the outer wall. She wasn’t truly paying attention to anything at all – her mind having drifted back to the real world, while her hands continued to run through the motions of searching. She saw images in her mind pass by, some more lucid than others. A slight pull at her heart brought another tear to her eye as she remembered… “I miss the open fields and lakes near my home…just going and…watching the waves, while the wind played through my hair. The feeling of the cool breeze ru

Nari paused in her searching as Bismuth’s question reached her ears. It was considered unkind to ask about the real world, but it hadn’t stopped him from blurting out the question. Nari’s hands returned to her task as she thought about her response, eventually responding in a quiet, careful voice. “It was…nothing exciting. I went to work, came home…played some roleplaying games…just, typical stuff. I guess.” Nari heard the waver in her voice at the topic, and quickly looked to change the conversation. “So…uhm…what about you? Do you miss the real world?” She bit her lip as soon as

Thread Summary Nari-Lanreth | 2, 308 [Thread Progression] | 400 col | 22 materials | Forager EXP: Level 2 [145/149]