[PP-PT-Fo8] 2 Girls, 1 Vex.

[Khione 0]

Khione was alone, for once she was completely and utterly alone and by the gods the woman loved it. Vex was ....somewhere, letting off steam. In other words he was charming someone, putting on a show - and then straight up murdering them for the sheer fun of it. That sort of thing didn't exactly bother Khione. She was of the mind that they didn't really know if people would die when killed. It seemed almost absurd, really. As a nurse it didn't make sense. There would be no viable way for something like that to bypass any sort of quality control. 

Then came the matter of people staying in hospitals. There was almost certainly time dilation happening. Everyones cognitive abilities simply would not have lasted if they were comatose for several years. So how long had they been in here really? Who was to say. The effects could be similar to REM - and they could wake up with narry a day having passed. Its why Khione really didn't care about people killing overs in this game. She just did not believe it to be true.

The woman bent down to shift through some grass, trying to find some shards. Finding nothing she sighed. Not used to this sort of thing. She'd much rather have someone else do it while she sat back and watched.

ID:248342  LD6  CD: 3 - FAIL
+3 EXP

Gather total Exp: 3 EXP

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

+0% Final EXP Reward

 

Khione | HP: 20/20 | EN: 20/20 | DMG: 1

 

Spoiler

Name: Khione
True Tier: 1
Level: 1
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 20/20
EN: 20/20

Stats:
Damage: 1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
-
Armor/Trinket:
-
Shield/Armor/Trinket:
-

Combat Mastery:
-

Combat Shift:
-

Familiar Skill:
-

Custom Skill:
-

Skills:

Extra Skills:

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:

Mods:

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
- Alchemist[exp] R1
Gathering Profession:
- Fishing[exp] R1

 

Edited July 25 by Khione

[Mari 1]

Mari had some time to kill before she met up with Oscar to fight the Phoenix. She was hoping to try and grand-master her fishing rank - it'd be nice to be able to at her....what would you call it? Peak performance? Yeh. Something like that. Freyd was just so damn good at everything, she wanted to be able to show him up with at least one thing. Although the woman had a sneaking suspicion the man was already some kind of grand-master angling champion. It honestly wouldn't surprise her.

She cast out her line with a sigh. Mari wanted to show him her new house soon. It'd be nice, a reprieve from all the shitty things the two had been through together lately. He needed it...she needed it. And Mari, more than anything wanted to show him her appreciation, maybe with her favorite meal. Would he like that? She hoped so. 

A small flick of her rod and she pulled up a material. Good, better than starting off the day with nothing.

 

 

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ID:248343  LD:7  CD:6 | SUCCESS +1 material
+8 EXP
+2 XP Practiced Angler

Fishing Rank 4: 323/499

Total Thread loot:
+1 Material

<<Assist System Engaged>>
True Tier: 11

+5% Final EXP Reward

Mari | HP: 20/20 | EN: 25/25 | DMG: 12 | MIT:26 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:1 | BLI: 8/-5 | ENV-O: 8 | PARA-V | LD:1

 

Spoiler

Name: Mari
True Tier: 11
Level: 1
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 20/20
EN: 25/25

Stats:
Damage: 12
Mitigation: 26
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 1
Loot Die: 1
Stealth Rating: 5
AA BLI: 8/-5
ENV-O: 8
PARA-V

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
- Paralytic Contagion | T4 | Absolute ACC I | Paralytic Venom I | Envenom OFF I | Blight I
Armor/Trinket:
- Infernal Shadow-Redemption | T4 | EVA III | MIT I
Shield/Armor/Trinket:
- Glasses | T1 | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
-

Skills:
- Battle Healing R5
- Charge
- Cloth Armor R5
- Energist
- Polearm R5

Extra Skills:
- Survival
- Hiding R5
- First Aid R3

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focus
- Nimble
- Precision
- Stamina

Mods:
- Athletics
- Surprise Attack: Trickster
- Untraceable
- Vanish

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Overhealth Crystal II x5
- Teleport Crystal x5

Housing Buffs:
- Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
- Dining Room: Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
- Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
- Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
- Master Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
- Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
- Mega Slime Farm: +10% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:
- Used?
Crafting Profession:
- Alchemist[890exp] R7
Gathering Profession:
- Fishing[313exp] R4

 

Edited Friday at 06:14 PM by Mari

[Vex Vexxus 1]

Vex grinned as his single uncovered eye stared down at the man...who was he again? Right He called himself Ben... Ben currently was sitting against a tree. Looking absolutely horrified. He wasn't bound, but he trembled as though he could not move.

"Now." Vex said with an almost too gleeful giggle. "Tell me again, what started all this....sniffing around business? - if you may?" The man heaved then slumped. His eyes glassy at the words. "The knights of the sword and sun were investigating a sudden series of fires on the higher floors. We realized there was a pattern. Any fires that broke out we'd follow up on and-"

Vex held out a hand. "Whoa, whowawaaaaa stop now darling! stop, stop, stop! Did you just..." He clasped his hands together in a loud clap, snapping the man from his stupour. "Did you just call yourself a knight of the sword and sun?"  Ben slowly nodded, looking confused at this own admission.

"My friend! My comrade! My bestie! That is like, the worst name I have ever heard for anything! My Gods, I can't wait to tell my little angel!"
 

Edited Saturday at 07:32 AM by Vex Vexxus

[Mari 1]

Mari threw out her line, she had to admit...she missed this. She missed the quiet. The solitude. Mari's social batteries were running in overdrive lately and she was at her wits end. Her only comfort in a consistently spiraling world was quite funnily enough - the arms of a notorious pyromaniac, a high ranking member of the Laughing Coffin.

Thunk

"Ah." A chest. That was good, Mari cared very little for what was actually inside the chest, but what she did care about was the experience, and the col she'd get from selling all the junked items. Mari had less than she cared to admit - and she really needed to work her way back up especially if she was going to attempt to fund Lancasters dalliances.

Mari pulled the tiny waterlogged chest out of the water and dumped the contents down onto the floor. The usual. Nothing good. Mari shrugged her shoulders as she started putting all the items away. Hopefully, the rest of the day would be as benign and uneventful like this.

 

 

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ID:248352  LD:16  CD:7 | CRITICAL SUCCESS
+16 EXP - critical success
+2 XP Practiced Angler

 

CHEST ID OPEN: 248353 | ld: 5

Unidentified Rare Weapons (2), Unidentified Rare Consumables (2)

Fishing Rank 4: 341/499

 

Total Thread loot:
+1 Material
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353a
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353d

 

 

Edited Saturday at 07:42 AM by Mari

[Khione 0]

Khione had a stick, and was poking it around some overgrown weeds in an attempt to find some kind of materials, or something. She guessed she would need to level up her skill before gaining any sort of traction. Finding nothing Khione snapped the stick in half, feeling rather pissed off.

-Blip-

Khione inhaled and drew out a long, long sigh. "Vex...I swear I'm going to eviscerate you." She muttered under her breath as she opened up the messenger, he always tilted his messages in the most obnoxious way

Quote

To: Khione
From: Vex
Subject: my honeybuns schnookems babycakes!
Emilia my darling! my fire! My muse! I got tat info u wntd ;)
The man is frm smthin called swords and suns? Sun and sword - whatever >.< anewai
I b there soon xoxoxo

The woman closed it with a sigh. Okay, so the bald one was Andrew. Good to know. Khione was walking now, writing notes in her little book. Distracted. She almost walked into a woman who was casually fishing.

"Who the fu-" She blinked. Orange crystal. Orange hair.

Oh.

"It's odd to see a notorious Pker sitting out here fishing like this." Khione asked, doing a full 180. Her voice pleasant and airy, a smile on her lips. "I picked up foraging myself, but...it's rather tiresome."
 

ID:248371  LD1  CD: 10 - FAIL
+3 EXP - unsuccessful gather attempt

Gather total Exp: 6 EXP

Edited Saturday at 08:02 AM by Khione

[Mari 1]

Mari heard the initial outburst, then the complete shift in tone. So to say Mari didn't believe the purple haired woman's sincerity was an understatement. "Is it?" Mari asked as she cast out her line again. Notorious Pker.... Mari glanced over her shoulder at the lilac haired woman. She had eyes to match, neatly painted on cat-eyes and slightly glossed lips. A woman who took great pride in her appearance. She wore a black dress, boots and sleeves - adorned with deep purple rings. If Mari were to describe the outfit, she'd say it was very typically anime-eske.

"I'd argue its more odd to have someone approach a notorious pker who seems to be alone - how do you know I ain't bait? I'm off the beaten track. I'm in the middle of nowhere, if anything, you're the oddity." Mari replied as she recalled her line, seeing nothing biting. 

"What do you want?" 

A friendly face and idle conversation? Nah. Mari wasn't buying it, not after the other womans initial outburst.

 

ID:248354  LD:13  CD:2 | fail
+3 EXP - Fishing Attempt
+2 XP Practiced Angler

 

 

Fishing Rank 4: 346/499

 

Total Thread loot:
+1 Material
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353a
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353d

 

Edited Saturday at 02:16 PM by Mari

[Khione 0]

Khione grinned. Right. This was Mari. She wasn't so easily swayed by a flutter of lashes or a pretty smile, a challenge in and of itself. Although, Khione would be remiss if she didn't miss the simplicity of someone who wore their hearts on their shoulders, like Kasumi. Such sweet succor was rare in Khione's world. She'd have to see if the little kitten would be easy to tame or not.

With a slight shake of her head Khione dropped the pleasantries. "I see there is no use in meaningless exchanges with you, is there Mari?" Khione waited to see if there was a reaction from the ginger haired woman. There was none. Khione shifted, keeping her eyes steady on the other woman. Then, finding a tree she sat herself against it and pulled out her little leather bound book, writing notes in it; information Vex had just given her.

A small glance to the side to check if there was anything worth foraging. Nothing. Typical. "Your presence is attracting flies."

 

ID:248402 LD12  CD: 10 - FAIL
+3 EXP - unsuccessful gather attempt

Gather total Exp: 9/49 EXP

Edited Saturday at 02:41 PM by Khione

[Vex Vexxus 1]

I was so tempted to kill lil' Ben - I had the information I wanted, he was under my trance - and oh how I missed the feeling of a blade digging into...err, virtual flesh? Wasn't quite the same as the real thing - but hey. Beggers can't be choosers. I pat the mans head a few times. "Lucky for you, my little sun man...but the boss lady said -" I cleared my throat and in an attempt to mimic Khione's cadance and tone of voice repeated her words. "Vex. Don't kill these guys - they're giving us more leads. Kill them and they're gone." So, I shrugged and turned on my heel, leaving the man still in a daze.  The hypnosis would wear off in an hour or two.

If he died to a mob - or another player that wasn't MY problem. I kept to my word after all, like a nice, good, totally upstanding citizen.

I hummed as I wandered the forest; heading toward the sanguine glacier that was my preciou-

"Ahh!" I cried out as I clasped my hands together. "My precious Khione~! And...friend?" I asked as I titled my head, standing next to a ginger woman. Pker too? My, we have been running into them a lot lately. I crouched down in an attempt to peer into her... Oh... 

"Your eyes are like the gossamer moonlight upon a dreary moor." I wanted her. The way she barely acknowledged me, the way her brows furrowed in annoyance, the twitch of her hand. The countless freckles upon her skin. Oh she'd be a fun addition to my menagerie.

I extended my hand to the woman, the first trap. "May I know your name?"

The woman shifted away from me, but I leaned forward, urging her -she had to shake my hand.  "I promise I won't bite."

With a roll of her eyes and an annoyed grunt the woman extended her hand. "Mari."

I could barely hide my laughter as I grabbed her by the wrist, jerking her toward me. Funny that...not many people knew that such a simple and innocuous thing could be the start to send someone into a hypnotic trance. A technique from Milton Erikson...disrupting the norm of a handshake disrupts the mind, a simple pattern thrown of kilter throws the subconscious mind into a state where it was open to suggestion.

Next, a suggestion. My tone shifted,voice soothing as I kept a tight hold on her wrist. "Mari." I began. Her eyes shifted to me, wide - as she tried to jerk herself away. "It's a pleasure to meet you, you look a little tired, huh?" 

She did. Her hair was unkempt, and dark rings circled those glorious and precious eyes. I watched as they slowly closed, once, then twice before the woman shook her hand away and pushed me off. Hah I knew it wouldn't hold. But it was possible. Even the strongest of minds could falter, I just had to know what made them tick.

Edited Tuesday at 03:18 PM by Vex Vexxus

[Mari 1]

Another line was cast; Mari doing her best to ignore the woman.

The unknown woman seemed to change her tune - seeing her fake pleasantries were falling on deaf ears. Still. She hadn't drawn a weapon and had instead chosen to start writing in a book - and unless the book had gilded metallic pages, or the pen was some sort of makeshift throwing weapon tipped with poison Mari considered herself safe enough for now. 

"Your presence is attracting flies."

"I'm just minding my own business." The irony that the woman was insinuating that Mari attracted the wrong sort of people was not lost. She was the one who had approached Mari in the first place, she was the one who had invaded Mari's personal space. She managed to fish up another chest.

Mari threw the items into her inventory, and that's when she heard it - a shrill cry from a man Mari could only describe as overly eccentric. One eye covered in a patch, donning a tophat and covered head to toe in tones of white and black with some kind of playing card motif. Mari rolled her eyes, and she thought Tybalt was odd. This man may have, in two short sentences topped that.

Her eyes travelled back to the woman. Khione. She had a name now, Khione looked very pissed at this new man. "Seems I'm not the only one who attracts flies." Mari goaded.

The man quickly got into Mari's personal space, asking for her name, trying to shake her hand. What seemed like a friendly gesture but there was a type of malicious hunger behind taht single amber eye of his. May I know your name?" Mari ignored him at first, but when it was clear he wouldn't relent she sighed and offered to shake his hand - telling him her name.

Unlike Khione, it seemed like he had no idea who she was. He suddenly jerked her forward. "Hey- what the fuck?" His gloved hand was unbelievably warm, and reminded her of Lancaster - the man practically shoved his face in front of hers - mere inches away. Almost giddy with laughter as he asked her - 

you look a little tired, huh?" 

He was right...Mari slowly closed her eyes with a sigh, her body slumping slightly. She was exhausted. Running on fumes. Still...With a shake of her head Mari pulled away from the man.
"Most everyone here is."

 

ID:248400 LD:19  CD: | 12
+16 EXP - Critical Fishing Attempt
+2 XP Practiced Angler

ID:248401  LD: 3+3=6

Unidentified Rare Weapons 248401A (2), Unidentified Rare Consumables (2)

Fishing Rank 4: 364/499

 

Total Thread loot:
+1 Material
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353a
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353d
Unidentified Rare Weapons 248401a
Unidentified Rare Weapons 248401b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248401c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248401d

Edited Tuesday at 03:52 PM by Mari

[Khione 0]

Khione was absolutely furious with Vex. Not only had he outed her username - but he was attempting to play his little mind tricks on the one person everyone was told to essentially not fucking touch. Was he an idiot? Did he really not know? Khione took a deep shaken breath in. Of course he didn't know, he was a fucking imbecile - barely paid attention to anything. Sure he had his merits but when push came to shove it was clear he didn't give a fuck about anyone but himself.

"Vex..." Khione hissed. "How. Many. Fucking. Times. Have-"

He waved her off with a shake of his hand, "I know, I know, Sorry." He clapped his hands together and tilted his head to the side, grinning, his single uncovered eye shifted from her to Mari. Oh. He did it on purpose. "It's Emilia. Not Khione. You prefer your real name. Sorry! Sorry!" He would take off his hat and offer her a sweeping bow. 

Seems I'm not the only one who attracts flies."

"YOU shut the fuck up! I was trying to be nice." Khione snapped at Mari - who aside from becoming more guarded - didn't seem to react in any other way. Khione would have admired it, if she wasn't too busy being pissed off at Vex. "That group of people are practically following you - did you even notice?"

The look Mari gave her proved that no, she did not. 

Khione scoffed. "Of course you didn't. You can't waltz into the town. I can. I was trying to OFFER a sort of quid pro quo but then this!" She pointed an angry finger at Vex. "This FUCKEr has to come in and ruin it!"

Edited 18 hours ago by Khione

[Mari 1]

The two quickly started fighting amongst themselves. They clearly knew each other - and whatever they had...didn't exactly seem like a friendship. A partnership of some sorts maybe. They didn't seem like the type to just let things be. Mari sighed heavily as she cast out her line, quickly pulling it back in for another material, Mari yanked the crystal off the hook. Mari had originally planned to sit here and fish till she maxed out her profession, but it was clear that wasn't going to happen. Not with these two around. In Khiones frustration, she also mentioned another name, by context...she must mean her real name. It wasn't the first time Mari ran into someone like that. And she was sure it wouldn't be the last.

"YOU shut the fuck up! I was trying to be nice."

Mari stood, staring Khione down - despite the fact that the other woman was taller. She had an odd sense of what 'nice' was. But something she had said caught Mari's ear.

"That group of people are practically following you - did you even notice?"

What group was she talking about? The Coffin? No...these two didn't seem apt enough to be part of them, at least not the upper parts. Who else? the three men dressed like knights maybe? Khione then started yelling, saying how she had more access to information, simply because she could walk into town.

"Khione..." Mari said flatly, then her eyes shifted to Vex.  They narrowed. He seemed more dangerous than her, a wildcard. She'd best check with Lancaster, see if these two ran with his lot or not. "Vex." Mari cracked her back as she put away her fishing rod. "I'd say it's been a pleasure, but that is a lie. Khione. If you think I don't have the capability, nor network to gain information from towns then you severely underestimate me, goodbye."

Mari turned and left.

She didn't need to deal with this today.

ID:248400 LD: 6  CD:8 | SUCCESS
+8 EXP - Successful Fishing Attempt
+2 XP Practiced Angler

374/499

 

Total Thread loot:
+2 Material
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353a
Unidentified Rare Weapon 248353b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248353d
Unidentified Rare Weapons 248401a
Unidentified Rare Weapons 248401b
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248401c
Unidentified Rare Consumables 248401d

Edited 16 minutes ago by Mari