[E3-SP-F11] On a Suspicious Silver Platter pt. 5

[Arabelle 0]

Found the sneaky little thing. Arabelle's scythe ignited and she rocketed forward, wind whipping at her hair and at her casual clothes. She followed in hot pursuit, and once she estimated she was close enough, she extended her glowing weapon, gripped in both hands, for a single clean swipe. The Easter Bunny's figure neatly split in half and she bounced to a stop. Arabelle flipped her hair and smirked, walking back to pick up its loot.

...no chocolate eggs. She rested a hand on her hip and let out an upwards puff of breath, her bangs flapping up with the expelled air. Why did she even try with this one? It's not like they multiplied on their own... as far as they all knew so far. Even so, she crouched down to pick every individual drop up, not wanting to waste resources when it was already there and ripe for the picking.

Spoiler

ROLLS

Combat:

ID: 142328 | BD: 10 | MD: 2 | Explode Catapult: (12 + 2) * 14 = 196 DMG -> Easter Bunny 13

Loot:

ID: 142329 | LD: 1 + 6 = 7 | CD: 10

STATS

14 + 2 = 16 EN

Arabelle: 394/600 HP | 4/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

Easter Bunny 13: 0/330 HP | 90 DMG

LOOT (round)

• [330 * (4 + 3)] + (330 * 2) + 330 = 3,300 col
• 1 + 2 = 3 T2 materials
• [x1] T2 Rare Trinket [#142329]

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 57 T2 materials
• 102 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

She was still dissatisfied with today's haul. Was there ever any pleasing this girl? Until she had enough of these delicious palm-sized treats to run those three NPC kids dry of their stock, she didn't see herself stopping anytime soon. With that thought held firmly in her mind, the player marched over to sit beside her friend and picked up her neglected fishing rod. Since the Easter event began, Arabelle had been hearing stories of legend: of players walking into an area with a Nature's Treasure buff and all stacked and loaded with LD consumables, then walking out with five hundred or something.

...people had the tendency to exaggerate. Start one rumor, let it make its rounds, then it'll come back to you barely recognizable.

But she digressed. Arabelle had a goal, and though she was certain she already had enough to reach it... could one really blame her for wanting a little more for herself?

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143064 | CD: 8 | LD: 15 + 6 = 21

[1/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 414/600 HP | 5/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 2 T2 materials
• 8 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 59 T2 materials
• 110 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

Arabelle had two other reasons, however: convincing enough for her to stay even if she didn't wish to indulge her greed. The first was seated quietly beside her, staring distantly at the pond as she held her own fishing rod in place. Arabelle followed her gaze and spotted the floater bob once, twice, before the other player made quick work of reeling her catch in. Three fish she couldn't identify, all somehow clinging onto the small hook as if they'd come together to fight over the bait and only to get reeled up.

"Yours." Mishiro tossed over some chocolate eggs that came along with her catch. 

She caught it and tried to read past the girl's blank stare. As many differences as they may have, they were still friends and she liked to think the reserved girl spoke to her about things more than she did with most.

Arabelle felt a strong tug. She had to get to her feet to reel it in and large ripples disturbed the pond's calm waters as she hauled another treasure chest onto the shore. 

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143069 | CD: 12 | LD: 17 [treasure chest!]

[2/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 434/600 HP | 6/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 8 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 59 T2 materials
• 118 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"..."

"..."

"..."

Both players stared down at the treasure chest between them, their fishing rods abandoned by the pond's shore. "This day... is really not lacking in its share of surprises," Arabelle remarked. She laughed and shook her head, then she slammed her boot down against one of its edges and pushed the heavy wooden compartment in Mishiro's direction. "I want you to do the honors. Come on, let's see you cheer up a little!"

Something about her tone implied she wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer.

The girl now saddled with the task cast a quick glance at their surroundings. "Then, I'll do my best," she relented. As Mishiro lowered herself into a crouch to work the elaborate lock, Arabelle picked up some flowers and eggs, keeping the latter for herself and tossing the former into the distracted girl's basket. After some fiddling, it popped open and Mishiro threw the lid back. "Just col," she reported. "Would you mind if—"

"I have col in spades! Well, I guess you have too. You take it though, I don't really mind."

Spoiler

Gathering:
ID: 143078 | LD: 16 | CD: 11

[3/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 454/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 2 T2 materials
• 6 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 61 T2 materials
• 124 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"If you say so," Mishiro said with a blink. She turned back to the open treasure chest and tapped an option to claim all of its contents. "Don't mind if I do..."

Arabelle kept an eye out as the other girl remained preoccupied. At around this time... they should be getting mobbed by rabid Easter Bunnies now, and though she was more than happy to fight them — her health and lack of HP consumables convinced her otherwise. She spotted the telltale white fluffs and surveyed the pond area for safer spots. "Shiro-chan, let's move."

At that point, the martial arts user had just finished shoving the treasure chest back into the waters where it would sink to the depths and probably dissolve into shards of data, the instance effectively destroyed. Impatient, Arabelle grabbed her ice cold gauntlet in her gloved hand and she led them over to the other side of the pond.

Spoiler

Gathering:
ID: 143082 | LD: 6 + 6 = 12 | CD: 6

Arabelle: 474/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 1 T2 material
• 3 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 62 T2 materials
• 127 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

Sure enough, the group of four Easter Bunnies emerged from the path leading to the rest of the [Garden] and sniffed curiously about their surroundings — to no avail. The two players were already sitting pretty on the other side of the lake; though they were likely in plain sight, the mobs either weren't too aggressive or their code simply didn't allow for them to pursue enemies who were at a certain distance away from them. She watched Mishiro staring blankly at the bunnies out of the corner of her eye.

"I can practically hear you blaming yourself from here."

"It is my fault though," the girl stated calmly as Arabelle filled in the idle waiting time with some more gathering. "And everyone else's. But just because the blame isn't entirely mine doesn't mean I shouldn't take responsibility for my part of it."

Arabelle almost rolled her eyes. Rest in peace, lighthearted mood. Why did she have to talk so seriously as if she'd just caused the apocalypse? ...oh, wait.

"Hmhm. So that means no more feeding cute-looking mobs unless you're intending to make it your familiar~!"

Spoiler

Gathering:
ID: 143085 | LD: 19 | CD: 5

Arabelle: 494/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 2 T2 materials
• 3 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 64 T2 materials
• 130 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"If that's what it takes," Mishiro responded firmly — oh god, did this girl ever know when Arabelle wasn't being entirely serious? — and she seemed to internally reconcile herself with the change with a resolute nod. "The main thing I learned from this should be that appearances deceive. Not all cute things deserve to be fed."

Oopsie. She might have broke her. But that's okay; she'll just blame Claude if he got mad. He played a part in this, too.

"As it stands though, the problem isn't about to go away by itself. Let's go about this the good old-fashioned way, then." She pointed to Arabelle's HP bar, which had filled back up to an amount they both deemed satisfactory, and with a flutter of her white coat, the martial arts user was going back the way they came. "In accordance with my specialty, I'll keep to fighting one at a time. I was a part of what caused the problem, you will let me help fix it."

"My, my," Arabelle hummed, following close behind with a defeated shrug of her shoulders. "Talk about stubborn."

Her casual steps sped to a run as they neared. She passed her friend and summoned her scythe, getting the drop on three of the four Easter Bunnies.

Spoiler

ROLLS

ID: 143333 | BD: 2 + 4 = 6 | MD: 6 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 17 | 90 - 30 = 60 DMG -> Arabelle
ID: 143334 | BD: 1 | MD: 2
ID: 143335 | BD: 5 + 4 = 9 | MD: 6 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 19 | 90 - 30 = 60 DMG -> Arabelle
ID: 143337 | BD: 3 + 4 = 7 | MD: 1 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 20

STATS

14 + (2 * 3) = 20 EN

Arabelle: 394/600 HP | 40/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

Easter Bunny 17: 162/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 18: 330/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 19: 162/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 20: 162/330 HP | 90 DMG

LOOT (total)

• 54,120 col
• 64 T2 materials
• 130 chocolate eggs
• [x10] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b] [#142327-c]
• [x6] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326]
• [x3] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

Hardly after the first attack finished, Arabelle twisted around with her scythe spinning in her hands back into position. The Easter Bunnies had recovered quickly, enough to hit her with a duo of regular attacks, and she saw her health bar sink down a noticeable margin in the corner of her vision — but she was hardly one to be daunted. She'd fought multiple times with this amount of MIT, sometimes with her HP dropping a little lower, and she'd come out as the victor every time. It was all in the skills! The small reaper delivered the attack and bright green burst free from her weapon's blade in the form of two cutting shockwaves which instantly felled the three she had marked with a crisscross of virtual red gashes earlier.

So that left one. A burst of energy from her weapon pushed her forward and upward and she dashed its health bar in half with the [Sword Art]'s final downward slam. It was quick to recover much like the others, however. She tried to hold her scythe in front of her in a defensive position but it tore through with its attack anyway, bringing her health bar even further down.

Spoiler

ROLLS

Combat:

ID: 143338 | BD: 8 | MD: 8 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 17
ID: 143339 | BD: 3 + 4 = 7 | MD: 9 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 18 | 90 + 1 = 91 - 30 = 61 DMG -> Arabelle
ID: 143341 | BD: 8 | MD: 4 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 19
ID: 143342 | BD: 4 + 4 = 8 | MD: 9 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 20

Loot:

ID: 143343 | LD: 19 + 6 = 25 | CD: 2
ID: 143344 | LD: 20 + 6 = 26 | CD: 8
ID: 143345 | LD: 9 + 6 = 15 | CD: 12

STATS

14 + (2 * 4) = 22 EN

Arabelle: 333/600 HP | 19/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

Easter Bunny 17: 0/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 18: 162/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 19: 0/330 HP | 90 DMG
Easter Bunny 20: 0/330 HP | 90 DMG

LOOT (round)

• [330 * (4 + 3)] + (330 * 2)
  + [330 * (4 + 3)] + (330 * 2) + (330 * 2) + (330 * 7)
  + [330 * (4 + 3)] + (330 * 2) + (330 * 2)
  = 12,540 col
• 1 + 2
  + 1
  + 1 + 2
  = 7 T2 materials
• 2 + 5 + 6 = 13 chocolate eggs
• [x3] T2 Perfect Weapon [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Consumable [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]

LOOT (total)

• 66,660 col
• 71 T2 materials
• 143 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

Ashen eyes flicked between the small creature's HP and then her own status bars, with particular focus on the blue energy bar right beneath her HP. She wanted this battle done in a single attack — after all, it took only two of her strongest [Sword Art], the AoE with the huge energy cost (unfortunately) to wipe out an entire group of loot minimum mobs, tops. So she shifted her weight beneath her, keeping perfect balance as she shifted from her earlier failed attempt to block to another sequence of [Explode Catapult]. Two diagonal slashes and a forward slam that cut off the last of the strings it was using to hang onto its fragile life.

That makes four.

And Arabelle looked up to see that Mishiro was still locked in combat with her own mob. Soon to be five. She dismissed her scythe into fluttering data fragments and placed one foot back, spinning around with an eager grin to face the glimmering shinies all four mobs had dropped. And that was the only thing she cared about a nice bonus, too!

Spoiler

ROLLS

Combat:

ID: 143353 | BD: 8 | MD: 10 | Explode Catapult: 12 * 14 = 168 DMG -> Easter Bunny 18

Loot:

ID: 143355 | LD: 17 + 6 = 23 | CD: 11

STATS

14 + 2 = 16 EN

Arabelle: 333/600 HP | 4/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

Easter Bunny 18: 0/330 HP | 90 DMG

LOOT (round)

• [330 * (4 + 3)] + (330 * 6) = 4,290 col
• 1 + 2 + 2 = 5 T2 materials
• 6 chocolate eggs
• [x1] T2 Perfect Consumable [#143355]

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 76 T2 materials
• 149 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

She had no idea how Mishiro was executing combos midair, but somehow the martial arts user made it work. Tossed about like a ragdoll, the poor Easter Bunny barely had the opportunity to counterattack and it showed in the dark-haired girl's HP bar. Either she broke out a crystal (very likely, guild connections ensured Mishiro had an alchemist to exchange crafts with) or she'd somehow taken only one hit (unlikely, the differences in level were a little too high and the girl possessed no evasion of the sort. At any rate, the martial arts user finished the series of attacks with a blow that sent the bunny hurtling down to the ground, shattering into millions of data fragments on impact.

Mishiro landed, a little less than graceful, on both feet and she straightened herself to look back at Arabelle, as if silently prompting a comment now that she was spotted watching.

"You've come a long way since the Halloween event. How did you learn that?"

They chatted as they made their way back to the pond.

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143371 | CD: 2

[1/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 353/600 HP | 5/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 76 T2 materials
• 149 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"We had to team up for that," Mishiro recalled with a blink. She affixed a bait to her hook and cast her own reel into the calm waters of the pond and watched as her float bobbed until it came to a stop. "It was difficult with our levels back then."

"Not only that... you might not remember since you weren't the one whose hits weren't killing those zombies, but they had a special mechanic to them," the small purple-haired girl reminded. She threw her line into the pond without much care and then kept a close watch on her floater, determined to catch as many as she could before the end of the day. Eggs, of course. She couldn't care less about fish. How many more would she need for those reroll tickets she'd earlier considered optional but now wanted to buy...? Arabelle did the math in her head as she fished up a bundle filled to the brim with chocolate eggs.

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143376 | CD: 3 | LD: 12 + 6 = 18

[2/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 373/600 HP | 6/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 8 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 76 T2 materials
• 157 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"I remember. The undying perk. Or was it second wind?"

"It all happened within a day," said Arabelle with a shrug. Entertaining an idea that randomly popped up into her head, she scrolled all the way down her items on her inventory and selected one. A small gummy worm appeared on the palm of her gloved hand. With her insistence on relying on natural regeneration instead of using up what little potions and support songs she had left (those would be for more urgent scenarios), they had a long waiting time before they could fight again, but it wasn't like these mobs would spawn in droves on their own. It always required player intervention. "So it was difficult to coordinate. Information was flying all over the place and no one thought to establish a central command to tell players which was which. Perhaps it was because it was scripted, but I wonder what would have happened if Floor 1 was actually overrun by zombies."

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143381 | CD: 11 | LD: 14 + 6 = 20

[3/3 full energy regen]

Arabelle: 393/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 4 T2 materials
• 8 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 80 T2 materials
• 165 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"It might have actually been possible, with what we know now." A basket appeared between them. Mishiro drew in her catch, deftly snapped the wriggling fish off the hook, and quickly tossed them into the container. Arabelle did the same with the four she caught, though wearing gloves she would rather not remove (it was a staple), she took a little more time easing the slimy underwater creatures off the hook without exactly touching any of them. Her fingers got a little wet from handling the line but it wasn't anything too bad. She could simply equip and unequip them while Mishiro wasn't looking if it got too bothersome. "Around December or January, a town in Floor 17 was invaded. We were both there, and there were clear objectives outlined... make the necessary repairs within three days' time and keep the safezone protected from further attacks. I doubt the consequences for failure would have been the wasted effort."

Arabelle reeled in another set of fish and eggs.

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143382 | CD: 8 | LD: 12 + 6 = 18

Arabelle: 413/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 2 T2 materials
• 8 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 82 T2 materials
• 173 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"Right! It's good you're entertaining that thought because a few players I've come across only dismiss it as some paranoid conjecture."

"Understandable. Nothing of the sort has ever happened before."

"Would you consider this as an actual example though?" Again with the same routine of tossing her line into the water after she'd delicately removed the catch. Her float bobbed as she made a one-handed gesture at the bunny-infested [Garden] behind them. "Well... technically, we didn't fail a quest, but more importantly, it was player actions that drove this out of control and ultimately rained on everyone's fun Easter egg hunt parade! Such a thing didn't normally happen in events before... but maybe it was a part of event mechanics. Hmhm. Ignore most of that, then."

She reeled in two fish and tossed them into the basket.

"But one thing is for sure. We would have had actual tangible consequences had we failed to notice the cause of the problem."

Spoiler

ID: 143383 | CD: 7 | LD: 2 + 6 = 8

Arabelle: 423/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 2 T2 materials
• 4 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 84 T2 materials
• 177 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"I feel the need to apologize whenever you bring that up, but I suppose it's unavoidable," the girl beside her said, her voice completely devoid of emotion. "As we agreed though, I am making up for it with action."

"Claude might be a liiiittle worried, but it's fine!" Arabelle tossed her line in and smiled. "We're best friends, so I've always got your back~. Even against him, that is. Sheesh. By the way," she turned her head in Mishiro's direction and gave a curious tilt. "When are you planning to tell him? He might figure it out eventually, you know. Even without my help. None of us live in complete isolation and aaall it takes is a single sighting."

"It's..." Mishiro hesitated. "I haven't decided yet."

"Then, it remains a secret." She took one hand off her fishing rod, ignoring that the float had bobbed once then offered her hand to her friend with her pinky extended. "I won't tell if you don't. It's a promise."

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143384 | CD: 1

Arabelle: 443/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 84 T2 materials
• 177 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

"I appreciate it."

They hooked fingers and went back to fishing. Arabelle hadn't reeled her line back in, so she simply stayed still and watched the yellow float bobbing slowly along the calm waters of the small pond. Then she got impatient. She reeled it back in and to her satisfaction, she'd snared some chocolate eggs in. No materials, but it didn't bother her too much.

"Your HP's nearing 500. Before we head back in, I'd like for us to have a plan."

"We eliminate them four at a time then come back here to gather fish and eggs until I regenerate up to 500 after each battle."

"That much I know," Mishiro said flatly. "But don't you remember how closely the mobs were packed together earlier? I would rather not attempt what you did when we first arrived. It's too reckless for my liking."

"Hmph. It adds to the thrill, but you're right. We need to fight four without disturbing the hundred others. Got any brilliant ideas?"

She thought her friend's lips momentarily curled into a smirk as she held up a chocolate egg she had fished up herself.

"You just need to sn-tch it away before they take a bite."

Arabelle smiled.

"I take back what I said, Shiro-chan. That sounds fun."

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143385 | CD: 3 | LD: 3 + 6 = 9

Arabelle: 463/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 4 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 84 T2 materials
• 181 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

The girl reeled in the last of her catch before she changed her fishing rod for her scythe. A long day of carefully eliminating the infestation of Easter Bunnies in Mishiro's [Garden] lay ahead.

~̭̩̇̈́~̡̑~̢̺͎̺̒̑́̕

She blinked, slowly, as if adjusting to the light. Her hand twitched in response to the gentle squeeze he'd given it and she distractedly twined her fingers with his, casting a glance at the rest of the event shop's pastel interior. Amid all this chatter and enjoyment, she remained on the outside looking in — their voices barely reaching her ears; they were all faint as if they were speaking from a place far, far away. It's been ??? years and her hands have never once grasped that warmth. Was this how people really saw this day? Rabbits, sweets, and hunting for painted eggs. Blasphemy, she thought she heard herself hiss in a voice that wasn't entirely hers. Sacred days are not meant to be tainted by wordly pleasures, what is so difficult to understand about it you petulant

Spoiler

Fishing:
ID: 143386 | CD: 6 | LD: 8 + 6 = 14

Arabelle: 483/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 30 MIT | 4 ACC | 6 LD | 3 Prosperity

LOOT (round)

• 1 T2 material
• 6 chocolate eggs

LOOT (total)

• 70,950 col
• 85 T2 materials
• 187 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]

 

[Arabelle 0]

=̨̯͚͕̜̦̺͊́̓̀͌͝͞=͈̘͙̳̹̖̲̎̾̋̈͒̂̒=̛̹͙̹͇̫̂̒̓̏=̣̠͙̟͗̔̋̌̇̑͟͟

"Hey, hey. Earth to Ara."

She blinked, slowly, as if adjusting to the light. Her hand twitched in response to the gentle squeeze he'd given it and she distractedly twined her fingers with his, casting a glance up to find the plush he'd playfully bumped against her forehead. White. Fluffy. The stuffed creatures arms were pointed inwards so as to appear as if it were holding a colorful sewn ovoid in front of its chest. Long ears perked up from its head and she met her own adrift expression in beady black eyes. Oh, an Easter Bunny. What was he thinking?

Further beyond, Claude looked back at her with a soft smirk. "You could have just told me if you were that bored, you know. Instead of completely zoning out." He pulled his free hand back and waved the plush off to his inventory. The lull afforded her enough time to learn that they were no longer next to the shelves he had insisted on browsing earlier, instead they stood near the door. "I tried talking to you a few times, and you wouldn't say anything. Even the NPC shopkeeper was looking at me like I was some hopeless guy trying to make up with his angry girlfriend." He dropped that train of thought, tugged gently once again on her hand. "Something on your mind?"

[Arabelle 0]

"..."

"Y-You aren't actually mad, are you?"

As she searched for a response in the void of her mind, she distractedly drank in the way his demeanor changed when he realized she was staring directly at him and still not saying a word.

Claude's smile turned uneasy. "Is this about the bunny thing again...? I told you, Leah made extra sure everyone in the guild took it as a learning experience..."

Well, if they talked any more about Leah, she was actually going to be a little mad.

"No, it's just that..." Arabelle finally began, giving his hand a playful squeeze. It was easy; too easy around this person. She glared accusingly at the spot where he'd dismissed the Easter Bunny plushie to earlier. "You buy Shiro-chan an entire collection, but what about me?" She huffed and gave her cutest pout. "I've never gotten any plushies from you, Claude! Talk about neglect. I'm actually mad now!"

"You—you wanted one?" His gaze hesitantly flicked to the shelves they had been at earlier. 

"Of course, all girls do!"

[Arabelle 0]

"I-I'm so sorry, I didn't know—!" He eyed the shelves again, seriously contemplating making the walk of shame back, and Arabelle fixated her gaze on only him. "How about you pick from this selection and I'll pay? My treat, for making you wait this long."

Oh, he actually fell for it, the dummy.

Suddenly, the girl fell silent. She kind of hadn't been expecting to get this far so — now what? Hardly a fan of the cotton-filled keepsakes (she preferred collecting more mature things, like jewelry and hair ribbons), she didn't have enough attachment to pick one that she really wanted. They were all childish. She looked at each of the stuffed creatures on the shelves, and he easily read into her hesitation in a way people who knew each other well enough just did.

"Hey." All apprehension dropped from his voice. "I am not blowing my cash on something you don't even want."

Arabelle felt her cheeks burn a bright red.

"Wh-whatever, you incompetent scout! Are you done? Because we're leaving!!"

She spun around before he could see any more and marched out of the shop, pulling him along by their linked hands.

~♡~

Spoiler

@Arabelle

• 3 SP
• 71,750 col
• 85 T2 materials
• 187 chocolate eggs
• [x13] T2 Perfect Weapon [#142254-a] [#142254-b] [#142269] [#142286] [#142324] [#142326-a] [#142326-b] [#142327-a] [#142327-b]
         [#142327-c] [#143344-a] [#143344-b] [#143344-c]
• [x8] T2 Perfect Light Armor [#142253] [#142254] [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142324] [#142326] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x5] T2 Perfect Consumable [#142283-a] [#142283-b] [#142284] [#143343-a] [#143343-b]
• [x2] T2 Perfect Trinket [#142253] [#142269]
• [x3] T2 Rare Trinket [#142255] [#142267] [#142329]
• [x2] T2 Rare Weapon [#142252] [#142268]
• [x1] T2 Rare Light Armor [#143345]
• [x3] T2 Uncommon Consumable [#142252] [#142268] [#142285]
• [x1] Intermediate Dungeon Map [F11: #142272]