Theo

"How have I never been here before?!" Theo's vision of the floor was the first sense that came to him when entering this floor. Aryut's landscape stretched out beyond Theo and the archer couldn't help but smile as they took it all in. Their first instinct was to traverse the vines and branches of the floor but thought better of it when Theo remembered how terrible their hand-eye coordination truly was. Maybe later, when I've been here for more than like two minutes. Theodore quickly stepped off the main teleportation platform and began to explore this floor that they, surprisingly, had not bee

Theo was all smiles, if not a tad sad for the killing of a creature, even if said creature was not currently living. It's okay Theo. This is the only way I will get closer to the ultimate goal of eating good food... or any food that isn't the cheapest bread and water one can buy at an inn. The archer's stomach rumbled in response to this thought. They could almost taste the sugary drinks that would have been a health concern in the real world. Another squee passed over the beginning fields, and Theo knew what needed to be done next. Theodore removed the sweater, a mixture of browns, orang

"What's kept becoming a performer an 'ongoing thing'? No motivation or interest to pursue it? Or something continuously getting in your way? For me, it was sheer lack of interest in killing anything digital or doing things on my own." Theo smiled while speaking, showcasing no shame or resentment at his previous actions. He nodded along with her statements about fighting and lack of interest when it comes to it. "Trust me, you're not alone on that. That's why I use a bow and arrow." They gesture to the bow attached to their back. "It makes things feel a bit... nicer? Hard to explain, but I

Theodore continued to frown any time that Ryo hinted at vampires actually being real and it being the fault of said vampires that are killing the plants. "Listen, I made an edu- well not educated, but I made a GUESS and now I want to be WRONG about said guess." Hard to tell if he was actually pouting or just exaggerating it. "How do you know so much about this floor? Is there a book or something that someone can read for more information? Or is it gathered through normal interactions of NPCs and Players? I find myself a bit confused everywhere I go, but that is also a part of my personality, s

Theodore let out a cough while his brain grappled with the fact that he was not actually in pain, just imagining it due to the confines of the video game. He shaky hand raised from the ground, giving a weak 'thumbs-up.' "Yeah... Yeah! I'm good. I think?" They took a deep breath and sat up, staring at the boar that was backing and getting ready to charge once again. The gardener's mouth took in a gasp as they rolled to the left, nearly missing the boar charging at them. "I don't think I'll need pain to motivate me. The uhh fear of dying and being trampled by a boar is a very good replacement."

Theodore opened his mouth to retort against Ryo's comments on being the brown-haired hero and his excitement about vampires existing on this floor when Jomei began talking about this floor in question. Just hearing the man discuss how there hasn't been reports about vampires on this floor before was putting his heart at ease to the point of ignoring the comments about how the floors change constantly. The discussion based around the war caught his attention. "W-well, the war idea may have something. Maybe there is a specific wellspring the flowers are fed from. Maybe the flowers have othe

Theodore couldn't even begin to hide the excitement bubbling over the nerves. Teion AND Ryo wanted to possibly buy mats off of him? This was amazing! He never had this type of business... well ever. He had always given anything that he had away to those that needed or even wanted it. So... Wait, am I finally going to make money now? That... wow yeah okay that's amazing I won't be broke! Their smile widened at that thought. His eyes watched as Tei charged forward, slicing the boar in two with ease and sending a cascade of blue pixels into the air, dripping from the disappearing boar. "WOO!

Theodore smiled brightly at Tiye as she approached. "Yeah! I'm assuming you're Tiye?" He noticed Tiye looking him up and down quickly, but they brushed it off as nothing threatening, just familiarizing herself with how he looked. She asked about his knowledge on completing the quest and he shook his head at her assumption. "I've actually never taken this quest before. I want to be a gatherer first, anything else second, so I decided to go for this quest first. So... I don't fully know what I'm doing, except the fact that I have a dark magic compass?" Theodore pulls the compass out of his

The familiar voice of Ryo caused Theo to quickly stand up and turn to face the fellow player. "Hey! Thank you so much for coming! So yes, the flowers, vampires maybe? Pesticide gone wrong- wait are there pesticides in this game?" Theo paused, visibly pondering that question. "Well, that I don't know just yet, but yes! The flowers are apparently dying? Some creepy guy earlier told me and then.... wait where the hell did he go." Theo began to turn around quickly, searching for him. Instead of finding the rumor monger that led them on this journey, Theodore found an... Irish bard? Theodore looked

They blinked, realizing they misunderstood what Ryo's invitation was and who it was for. Theo's face dropped slightly, and he looked at the counter of the blacksmith's shop. "Oh.... Yeah. We... we can do another time." Theodore took a small breath in and sighed. In the right light it almost looked as if tears were beginning to form in the corners of his eyes. The distraught individual picked the weapon off the counter, offered to him by Lyle, and slowly equipped it. Theo rolled his shoulders, getting used to the slightly heavier weight of a stronger bow. The arched rose his head, their eyes th

While practically sprinting to the city center when Teion reached him to calm his nerves. It took a moment for the words to actually solidify within his brain, the words of encouragement almost bouncing off as his thoughts continued to speed up. It took until Teion made the comment of not 'laughing at him' that Theo's pace began to slow, both in his thoughts and in his stride. "I... Yeah. Thank you, Thea. Thank you for staying my friend, even if life drew us a part for a while. It's nice to know I'm not alone in here." His face turned to Teion with a smile that looked different than the others

"Hey Theo! Honored you reached out. Let me know where to meet ya at and I'll see who I can wrangle." Theodore smiled brightly and began typing furiously, answering as fast as he could. The excitement in their body caused them to stand up, re-reading the message that Ryo sent him. Okay, not only am I not expected to give Ryu anything to be my friend, but he's ALSO willing to help me! And maybe bring people along! Maybe I'll become friends with this other per- OH THEY MIGHT BE A HIGH LEVEL!! Wait they probably are if they're friends with Ryu, Ryo? I'm not sure what he like- wait I'm

"I.. I never even thought about the humanoid ones." Theo paused for a moment and spaced out, rapidly thinking about different situations where he have to fight humans, humanoids, and vague-human shapes. There's a floor with elves on it. Could I fight an elf?! He blinked a few times and looked up at Ryo. "Maybe, just maybe, I'll try to ignore the humanoid fighting for a little while. Don't need to develop a complex just yet, you know?" He chuckled, but sounded nervous while doing it. "But... Maybe in the future I'll like some help fighting some monsters? I don't think there are any training sem

It wasn't long before Theo heard the familiar Ping! sound come from his <<HUD>>. They quickly opened their screen and read the message from Tiye, offering to help and asking for a meeting place. Theo couldn't help but let a smile come over their face. While he did not expect Tiye to be a childhood friend like the time, he met Teion again by using the board, he hoped that he would at least make a friend with this person. Theodore quickly stood up and made his way towards the gates. He absentmindedly opened and closed the lid to the compass he received from Giovanna, thinking

"Uhhh... hmm. I have a weapon- wait I don't even have it equipped.... Shit." Theodore quickly opened his <<HUD>> and scrolled through his inventory, selecting the bow and equipping it. He then selected his quiver and added that to his person. The bow was a light-brown wood with a simple string running from one end to the other. It attached to his back with a leather strap that crossed over their body. The quiver was a dark brown leather attached to his belt for quick-drawing. "I... I don't know why I picked bow and arrow. Have I ever used a bow and arrow? No. Did I want to prior to