[F1 -PP] Never Alone

[Enya 0]

It was early, the sun was just about to rise. A small breeze in the air causing her short hair to flutter behind her. Grabbing her sketch book from the side table, tucking it under her left arm. Rubbing her eyes with her right fist, she felt alone. Years have passed and even trying to speak with another player was a mistake. It was like they were to busy to even know that she existed. It was more or less feeling like back home when not a living soul that pasted her house wanted to talk to her. They wouldn't even make eye contact which was very sad. The only difference between here and home was that she didn't have her butler or her nice cook to talk to. She heard what the man in the sky said, but what could she do. She didn't want to go out and die by some random enemy that decided to look in her direction. She though coming here was going to be different, that no one knew who she was so she at least had a chance to make even a single friend. No one was giving her the time of day.

Sitting a few feet from the exit, the town of beginnings is where she would stay. It seemed the safest place at least for the time being. Setting her pad on her lap, flipping to an empty page. She had spent her time drawing, it was a good way to past time and to not get into her own head about things that she couldn't control. It was something to focus on. Pulling a few pastels and pens of various colors from her inventory, she would begin to draw the grass. Every morning the sun would rise between two mountain peaks in the far distance, this was the first time she got up in time to see it. Lightly outlining the peaks, they had to have a small fading factor because there was a bit of fog. Glancing up from paper and seeing trees to the left, grabbing a brown pastel in her right and a dark green in the other. These were easier to blend with. Drawing the trunks close together, it looked like a forest. Switching colors as tiny lines are drawn, she rubs her thumb on the green outward but lightly. She had just began but it was already looking like a exact view of what she was looking at from the other side of the towns doors.

This is what she could control, what made her happy. This is what she would focus on. If people didn't want to be her friend or even give her a chance, this is what she would do.

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<<Assist System Engaged>>
Level: 2
Paragon: 0
Tier: 1
True Tier: 1

Final Exp Reward: +0%

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Enya | HP: 40/40 | EN: 22/22 | DMG: 6 | ACC:1

Spoiler

Enya, The Artist
True Tier: 1
Level: 2
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 40/40
EN: 22/22

Stats:
Damage: 6
Accuracy: 1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
  - Rare Rapier: +1 DMG, +1 ACC

Skills:
  - Rapier R2

 

Edited July 6 by Enya

[Kodo 0]

Fixing his cuff link as he was down the brown wooden stairs of the Inn. He hasn't heard Kaylie's voice in almost a month. Maybe it was because he was no longing trying to off himself. He was trying to enjoy what was given to him, which really wasn't much. Not really wanting to fight he spend his days wondering the first floor in the town of beginnings helping NPC's. It might sound a bit odd but everyone else looked at him funny. It's like they had never seen a kid with green hair before. Whatever the case may of been, he was used to it. All that time in school, people would stare dagger in his direction. It was odd because they never did that with his sister. It could of been that she was just super beautiful and they didn't care what color hair she had. Tapping the counter twice, this is where he had been staying since the Freya, Freyd, and Lium thing happened. They were putting way to much stock in what he should be doing with his life here. To be honest he was perfectly fine with doing nothing. The more time he thought about it the more okay he was being when alone. A coffee was set on the counter, "On the house Kodo" He just shakes his head and takes out a few col. "You should knew me better than that Mike," saying as he sets the col down and picks up the coffee cup. Placing a few more "Bread too please," "Hey I had to try," the man says with a chuckle as he gets under the counter and sets the loaf on the top.

Pushing that door open with his shoulder as both hands were occupied, right as he was about to take a bite of the bread, he stops. Eyes fall upon that girl again, he has seen her everyday since he got back on his feet. It was always in a different place of the town but she frequented that drawing pad. This girl was never doing anything else but drawing. That made him think that she had no body here with her. Taking a deep breath, he really didn't think that talking to her was going to end well, it never did for him. His sister would want him to try though...

Walking slow to the girls side, standing above her. That would have been way to intimidating, "Do you mind if I sit with you?" His voice was kinda quiet but he sees the girl look up to him, her eyes start to fall light she was thinking but finally she shakes her head and continues to draw. Taking a seat next to her, seeing the drawing, his eyes widen. "That is really good, you a professional artist or something?" Kodo had not a clue how to talk to people let alone girls. Looking up from the paper and glancing to where the girl kept taking a peak, it looked identical, almost perfection. Who was this girl?

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<<Assisting Enya>>
Level: 2
Paragon: 0
Tier: 1
True Tier: 1

Final Exp Reward: +5%

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Kodo | HP: 40/40 | EN: 22/22 | DMG: 9 | HLY: 2 | PARA-V

Spoiler

Kodo
True Tier: 1
Level: 2
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 40/40
EN: 22/22

Stats:
Damage: 9
HLY: 2
PARA-V

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
  - Dreams of the Sublime +2 | T1 Perfect 1hCS | DMG, Holy, Para Ven. (Off)

Skills:
  - Curved Sword R5

 

Edited July 7 by Kodo

[Enya 0]

Finally finishing the sun rise, the orange, red and yellow beauty that shined upon the horizon. It was time for the small amount of clouds that could be seen. Switching out a few of the pastels and pen, she does a faint outline in black then uses the grey and white to blend them into fluffy clouds. Lightly smearing the peaks of the mountains to make it look like the light grey fog was illuminating from them.

Why was this dude talking to her, why now. He had every opportunity days even weeks prior so why now. Did he want what she had, was he secretly spying on her to gather intel. Did he know her schedule... Well that wasn't hard because she spend all day in daze drawing. Was he just lonely and wanted a friend. All these questions and yet she didn't want to ask a single one. What if she said the wrong thing and he left laughing at her, or she said to much and now he would think her weird and walk away. Her mind was racing with the unknown possibilities and it was driving her nuts, she was unsure what to do.

He comments on her art, -he likes my art- thinking still unsure if she should speak. Maybe she should just pretend to be mute, she read that in a book once. He asks a question, she nods her head for an answer. Out of the corner on her eyes she sees a half loaf of bread being handed to her. She was hungry, taking the bread, setting the coloring stuff down and to the side. Her face turns a soft red, she could feel the heat building up in her cheeks. She tears a small piece off and puts it in her mouth, chewing super softly so that she didn't scare him off. To be honest she had no idea how to act, she never had friends back home and the two people she did connect with were being paid to even be there. Enya didn't know what to do...

[Kodo 0]

Sitting there is silence as they both ate their bread. Was she mute, or did she just not want to talk to him. He couldn't help to think that he was the problem. The girl wouldn't even look at him. Did the green hair make her instantly not like him, in the past it was a big factor to why no one would speak to him. Maybe this was just another one of those times. The bread was gone now from both their hands and still not a word. Giving a sigh, "I'll be going now, sorry to be a bother," as he starts to get up before feeling a hand on his ankle. Looking down to meet her brown eyes, "You don't want me to leave?" The girls quickly shakes her head flinging her hair to either sides of her face. "Okay then I'll stay," sitting fully back down, the girl releases her hand and picks up her drawing pad and just stares at it not looking at him again.

Taking a sip of his coffee, it was a mint chocolate mocha blend. "Do you speak," seeing her slowly nod her head for a yes. So she just didn't want to speak, there had to be a reason for that and given how she reacted to him trying to leave, it was for the same reason he had. The girl was afraid of something, maybe talking to much, saying the wrong thing. "Okay, I'll tell you what. We will play a little game. You ask me a question and I answer truthfully to the best of my ability. I'll do the same, this will give us a change to break the tension between us." He sees the girl nod his head so he waits for her to ask the first question.

[Enya 0]

Shifting on the ground to look at this fella. There was so many questions that she wanted to ask, but first she would answer the ones that he already asked. "I have spent years practicing, I was home schooled so I had the time." Biting her bottom lip, she really didn't want to say to much. This person seemed okay but the minute she would mention royal that would be the last of their conversation for sure. "I don't draw people because I feel like its an invasion of their bubble and I rather not pop it. I draw what I see around me instead." Enya would grab her pad and start slowly flipping through the pages. It would show dam near every building in the town of beginning from different angles. It would reveal what could be seen from every exit of the town. Inside some buildings like the inn that she frequented or some of the shops that she got permission from the owners to draw. Each paper showed a different story, almost like if you looked at it you would know exactly where that was. Glancing to his face, his expression showed that he was very impressed.

There was so many questions that she had but some of them she wouldn't ask just annualize what she though about the man. "This game shows people's true form so your hair is either something you dyed before you came here or you were born with it." Looking him up and down at what he was wearing. "Having green hair is not normal unless you did it on purpose, but given what your wearing you don't seem the punk rock type. So you dress like your smart so that people might see you for who you are and not what is on the cover of a book." She might be a little off but he really didn't seem like the type to make his hair a different color. Hopefully she didn't say to much, the man starts to get up, -OH GOD I SAID TO MUCH...- she starts to think.

[Kodo 0]

"Well I think that is a very good quality to have, to know where the line is." This girl was home schooled, there was only a few reasons for that. One being that the parents were too protective and didn't want their little girl to be a subject of bullying. Another being that she might of done something to make it to where she couldn't go to school, this girl didn't seem like that type though. These were not questions more of observations, she was trying to read him. "You are half right. I have..." a small pause knowing that its been a while sense they had been hope. "I had the highest GPA in my class. I felt like I had to look the part and it became a part of me. As for the hair," another pause, it was weird that she was so easy to talk with. "It's genetic, both my twin and I have it," a small frown remembering her and what had happened. Taking a deep breath, it was in the past, he had to focus on the now.

Clearing his throat, "What brought you to play this game?" That was a question the he regrets asking right away as he sees her expression shift instantly. "You... you don't have to answer that it's stupid..." He wanted to insert foot in mouth. He knew eventually this was going to end and he would be back to being alone again. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you..." He would turn his attention to the sun rise. In its own way it was beautiful, full of light, a peaceful setting. If she wanted to get up to leave she could, he was good at making people leave. This time it wasn't intentional...

Edited July 7 by Kodo

[Enya 0]

The man asked the question that she had hoped that he didn't. Then again when the man started talking about his twin that expression changed just like hers. They were hitting all the sensitive spot, ones that hurt the most. Why was this happening. Taking a deep breath, "I's fine," veering her eyes to the sunrise too.  Picking her pad back up and those pastels. She starts adding to the photo, without looking at him, "My name is Enya Sakiyo. My mother married into royalty, that makes me a half ass princess. The thing is..." the sentence drops but her fingers her still moving, blending the colors together.  "Every one thinks that I am my step fathers blood child, there for I am a real princess in every bodies eyes." Setting the pad down, it was finished. Taking a deep breath, "They tried to mold me into something I am not. Maybe if I was born and raised into the environment but..." a tear drips down her cheek. "I couldn't be who they wanted me to be," a sniffle as she curls her legs up and wraps her arms around them, setting her chin on her knees. Her chest felt heavy, holding this in for so long. She remembers when her father died, it was like her mother didn't care, going straight into another relationship that changed her entire life. It's like there entire family was wrapped around a lie. Enya started to feel like she couldn't breath, it became heavy and uneven. 

Edited July 8 by Enya

[Kodo 0]

Hearing the girl talk, then her voice started to get crackly. His head turns to find her curled into a ball. He wasn't sure what to do, there were people a few months ago that showed him kindness. This girl seemed to be alone like him and going through something that he could sorta relate to. His situation was different but painful. To him she spoke like her entire family was against her, at least he had that. The girl was full on crying now, he remembered when Freya just held him. He didn't want it but it helped.  He moved closer and pulls her into his chest, wrapping his arms around her tiny form. She just let it happen, arms against her chest as she shovels her head against his chest. Eventually she had fallen asleep, made him wonder how long she had gone without sleeping. Watching as people starting coming out from the buildings, Kodo picks her up with her pad  and walks to the Inn. He had set a months worth of funds into a room so he walks up the stairs with her, unlocks the door and lays her in the bed. Pulling the covers up, he pulls up a chair. This girl had been through a lot, after all that, he never told her his name.

[Enya 0]

"I'm Rikyo Sashimodo, it's a pleasure to meet you Enya" pulling up her hand an kissing it. Enya tossing in her sleep with a small grown. "You are to be married by sunset tomorrow" her mother says looking down at her. Enya speaks out loud but is still out cold, sweating "Please mama, don't make me do this." Tears drip down her face in both the dream and out. "You do not have a choice. You will do as you're told" step father announces. "I would rather die..." she says in her dream and out. Enya wakes up in a panic, sitting up right in the bed. Breathing heavily looking around to see where she was at. Sheets were drenched, she finds the man from earlier sitting in a chair slouch backwards with a blanket over staring at her. Still not trusting the man, she looks under the covers, she still had clothing on. She opens her HUD to find all the equipment and ingredients there. Taking a deep breath, he could have easily robbed her or even killed her. Instead he brought her here, why?

She was a bit nervous to get up, she was soaked. When she was able to sleep they always wound up in a waking in a panicked sweat. No one was ever here to see so she would normal just get up wash the sheets and take a shower. That dude was watching her like a fricken hawk. She really didn't know what to do. Doesn't she ask him to leave, wait this wasn't even he normal room. Realizing this as her eyes were catching things around the room that were most likely his. God that made it so much worse. "I..."she could feel heat raise on her cheeks. Pulling the blanket over her head she flops backward on the bed just laying there. She had no clue what to do...

[Kodo 0]

He sat there staring trying to figure out if she was awake while she was talking. After a bit it was clear that they she was not. He knew that discomfort, it played time and time again is his own head. It was the reason he didn't sleep as often as he should. When the girl flung up but didn't move from where she sat, it made him wonder. He leans over slightly to see her back and sheets soaked. He knew that all to well to. Standing he was walk over to the girl that was hiding under the blanket. He simple pulls the comforter off the girl, he would give her a smile. "I can't count how many times I've had to was these damn sheets from when I woke up like you just did." Truth of the matter was that she had poured every ounce of soul to him yesterday. "Come get up," holding a hand out to her to help. "Don't worry I'm not some weird stoker person. You cried yourself to sleep in my arms last night and I didn't know if you had purchased a room yet." This made her face redder as she droops her head down covering her face with her hair as she takes his hand. Helping her off the bed, she searches through his HUD to find a long t-shirt and hands it to her. "It's all I have, you can wear it till you can get those cloths washed." Pulling the sheets off the bed he goes into the bathroom and tosses them in the bath. Turning on the water, he throws a bar of soap in the water with the cloth. Walking out the find the girl in the shirt she got, holding it down still head drooping. 

She steps back from her clothes as he starts to walk toward her. Kodo picks up her clothing and tosses them into the soapy water. "I am Kodo by the way" saying as he peaks out toward her. "You don't have to be afraid of me" he says in almost a question. Heading fully into the bathroom, he turns the water off and start washing her clothing first. Maybe then she would stop being so embarrassed.

[Enya 0]

"Kodo" she says in the softest voice. Standing there staring at the floor with her hair drooping across her face. "Why do you have to was the sheets often" it was a simple question, harmless really. She couldn't remember renting a room, she wasn't ever sure why she was renting one the first place. She did have a shop, she could easily get a cot or something and sleep in the middle of the floor. Was it because she wanted to meet new people, maybe she was lonely. No friends can really take a toll on a person. She had not a single friend yet. The people that she met a while back vanished, she couldn't help but wonder if it was her. It was always her...

Gripping the shirt underneath her tiny fists, tears start to stain the white. Why was she being like this, was it because she had been reject so many times before so she just expected this to go bad somehow. What happen to that happy go lucky girl. Did this game break her instead of help her. She couldn't stop the tears from pouring down. Small sniffles as she sits on the ground and pulls the long shirt over her legs that were crunched to her chest. This lonely feeling was so exhausting. Looking up she finds the man holding her clothing that was washed and dried already. He was looking at her with a smile.

[Kodo 0]

A small chuckle as he placed them down by her. "A simple answer for a semi simple question." He started to walk back into the bathroom to grab the other stuff. Standing in the door way, holding the frame with a hand. "When ever I wake, I wake up in a cold sweat too. So I just don't sleep much." Glancing at her over his shoulder, watching her head turn a bit with an apologetic look in her face. Kodo just smiles and walks into the bathroom. "Let me know when your done changing" saying as he shuts the door. For the most part he was okay with talking about it now. He was still having issues coping with it, but the feeling was a little less painful these days. That is unless he slept, that made him have to take a moment to gather himself. A few minutes later he hears a tiny knock on the door.  Opening the door she was holding the shirt out to him wearing her own clothing. Taking the cloth, he tosses it over his shoulder. Grabbing the blankets the girl would move away from the door so he could walk out without bumping her. After making the bed, "The room comes with a meal, you can take it if you like." 

[Enya 0]

Her face was so flustered. This was the first time in years that another person had even deemed her worthy enough to talk to. It was a bit unnerving, this game has broken her time. Back home she was fun, energetic and loved life until the marriage thing. She thought that being here would allow her to make friends but so far she didn't have any. "I would actually like to make you something... FOOD i mean food..." Taking a deep breath, she felt a little bit better now that she wasn't in a weird position being watched, that and she had cloths on too. "I have a bakery not to far from here. I can sent you the location or you could follow or uggg..." Turning from him quickly, so nervous. She was beginning to sorta hate this game for doing this to her. Was it the game though, or was it her freaking out thinking that no one would like her because the other people ditched her. "Are you even hungry, mmm, never mind..." She runs out the door and shuts it behind her. A small tear falls down her face but she opens up her HUD and sends Kodo an friend invite with a message saying the location of her shop. If he accepts then in meant that she didn't mess up to bad. If he didn't then she knew what it meant. She takes a deep breath and starts walking through the hall, down the stairs and out the front door without a word. 

Walking through the town of beginnings, she would suddenly stop realizing she forgot her pad in the room. "Crap..." she couldn't go back now, she just couldn't. Not after that embarrassing stunt that she just pulled. Another drip down her cheek as she continued walking through the alley way. her shop was still here but hidden in a sense. Only few people knew about it and she wanted to keep it that way. Arriving at a pail peach looking building she takes her key out and unlocks the door. It was mid morning, she was wondering how long she was actually asleep give that dam near and entire day had gone by without warning. Shutting the door behind her, she would begin to take out pans. One of her favorite things to make was sweet scrabbled eggs and bacon. I was simple to make and sorta fun. To her it was yummy, if he decided to show maybe she could get his opinion on the breakfast so she knew if it should be put on the venue for the grand opening.

[Kodo 0]

Before he could say anything that girls walks out seeming nervous as hell. He couldn't help but chuckle as he shook his head. The girl was talking so fast but somehow her understood it. A few minutes later a friend request and a location pings on is HUD. That probably took a lot of courage to do, he accepts the friend invite and sends a message saying he had a little bit to do but he would be there. He had to take a shower get ready for the day. Breakfast would be covered by Enya, that was nice of her, she was a sweet girl. He was kinda glad he reached out of his comfort zone to speak with her. 

Combing his wet hair back, looking in the mirror at the light green suit that he chose to wear with a black undershirt. Setting the black comb in his front pocket, walking out to the open area. Glancing around for a moment to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything, his eyes spot Enya's drawing pad. A smile as he picks it up and tucks it under his arm, she would be needing that back. Heading out the door now, opening his HUD in hopes to decipher where this girls store would be. Identifying the location he would tap it so that it would auto track where he was going. Going around the buildings, it was tracking weird, as he would walk through the alley way and take a right, then a left. He started to wonder if she wanted this location to be hidden, simply because there was a lot of turns and curves to these directions. 

Eventually showing up at the shop, took him ten minutes to get down here. A lot of glances to his mini map to make sure that he was going the right way. Knocking lightly on the door, Enya rushes to answer the door out of breath. A hand from the girl was pushed into the kitchen area as to welcome him in. "You forgot this" saying with a genuine smile as he hands the pad to her and walks in.

[Enya 0]

Taking out the carton of eggs, opening it she picks one up and drops it on the floor. Along with it a tear, sliding a rag of the counter. Dropping it on the mess, why was this so hard. A sudden chime of her HUD gets her undivided attention. Kodo was added to her friends list and with it a message. A smile peers on her lips with a sniffle. "Okay" saying to herself as she gets down on her knees to wipe up the mess. Her mind was racing from different reasons why he would accept the request. Did the man pity her, feel bad, maybe he was lonely like her... 

Just finishing up the meal, she kept thinking the worst but hoping for the best. Starting to portion out the plates as she hears a knock at the door. Rushing to the door so he wasn't waiting to long. Sliding to her stops against her brown floors with her socks. Unlocking the door he hands her pad, "Oh uh thank you..." staring at it as she steps aside to let him in. "I am almost done, you can sit anywhere you want" saying as she quickly sets the drawing book on a clear area of the middle center of counter. "I hope that you don't mind eggs and bacon. I didn't know if you liked sweet or spicy so i did a little of both. I have syrup or ketchup if you prefer that. I also have milk or juice that..." words drop dead as she feels a hand on her shoulder... She doesn't look mainly because she didn't trust herself to not cry. She was trying so hard to impress this person just so that he wouldn't leave...

[Kodo 0]

This kill was talking so fast, was she nervous. That had to be it, he thought that it would ease up a bit when he accepted that invite for both topics. Was he really that intimidating or was she just that scared. She seemed distracted so he walks up behind her and sets a hand on her shoulder, only then did she stop talking, good. This girl shared so much with him, intentionally and unintentionally. Turning her, he pulls her into a hug. "You have to relax Enya. I want to be here, and I accepted your friend invite because I want to be your friend." Feeling his inner shirt become a bit wet by tears that fell from her eyes. Then he felt arms around his own frame, a simple smile forms on his lips. One of his hand were on her back as the other was softly against her head. 

Breaking away after a few minutes, now both his hands on her shoulders. Curving his head down and sideways to look at her face. She would lift her head to lock eyes with him now. "I am not here to hurt you. I did something for you and you are repaying the favor in your own way. Lets bring these plates to the table and eat okay?" A nod from the girl as she releases her. Slowly she turns and grabs the dishes and heads to the table. He takes a deep breath as he takes a seat across from her. They eat in silence for a bit, both staring at the dishes.

"I don't like this" setting the silver wear on the finished plate. Leaning back in his chair as he pulls his jacket together looking to Enya. Her head comes up to meet his gaze. "My night terrors are from watching my twin sister die in my arms by a random dude trying to rob us 2 weeks into this stupid game. I didn't move from that spot for two years." Trying to gauge her reaction, she sets her fork down giving him her attention. "I may not know how your feeling or why your so emotional around me but I worked my shit out. My twin sister was my best best friend, my only friend. Sitting here with you is something that I would have never done 3 months ago." He waits to see his she says anything but the girl just stares at him saying nothing. Exhaling, it made him a bit sad if he was being honest. "Honestly I don't know how to do this friend thing but I am here trying, but to me it doesn't look like you are ready to take that step yet. So when you are please let me know" getting up from his seat now, pushing the chair in looking back to the dish. Smiling he looks back to her, tears were dripping down her cheeks again. "You made a simple meal into something amazing. It was really good Enya, thank you" walking past her he places a hand on her shoulder and squeezes for support. He starts walking toward the door.

[Enya 0]

Listening to him, she shuts her eyes tight. He had been through some stuff to. Unlike him she was terrified, it was like nothing phased this dude. She could be wrong but that is what it looked like to her. Hearing his last words, she opens her eyes and finds him walking to the door. Wait don't go she thinks to herself. Seeing him pause at the door, she holds her breath. Maybe he would turn around, but he didn't. He opens the door and walks out. Her chest was swelling with pain. The thought that he could have been a friend, she has been so lonely. Getting up from her seat quickly, that chair falls backwards to the ground. Catching herself on the door with both hands, swinging the only thing wide that separated the two. "KODO WAIT" rushing out to find him only a few feet down the alley way. Made her wonder if it took him a moment to start walking away. The man turns, "What are you doing tomorrow morning" she blurts out. "Going for a run" he says, a straight forward answer. "Can I come?" She sees him twist his head slightly saying "Meet me by the fountain, 4 am" giving her a smile before turning away and heading off to continue with his day. She steps back into her house with a smile. Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad after all...

Thread Complete:
Enya | [Word Count: 5743/5 = 1148.6] * [True Tier: 1] * [Group Factor: 1]* [Final Exp Modifier: 1.05] = 1206 EXP
Kodo | [Word Count: 5743/5 = 1148.6] * [True Tier: 1] * [Group Factor: 1]* [Final Exp Modifier: 1.05] = 1206 EXP