[PP-PT-F09] Sweaty Shenanighans

[Mari 1]

Fuck

It Was way too goddamn hot on this floor. Mari pulled her scarf further away from her neck, and used it to wipe her forehead. Sweat dripped down her collarbone and disappeared beneath her shirt. Mari wanted to avoid this floor as much as she could. Even with Survival it was a pain. You'd think with having Lancaster around all the time she'd be used to the heat - but the air was thick and humid here. It wasn't pleasant. 

Mari stood, not too far away from where the floor boss would spawn. After having used the item from Morningstar she realized it'd be useful to have several ones of it on her own. She'd never fought it before. So didn't bother with spyglasses. But maybe she should have? Mari wanted at least 3 of the items, but she wasn't sure if she could be bothered getting them all today. Today was just getting at least the one so she could use it for Redemption. Anything else would be a bonus.

Mari had initially invited Oscar to join her; but he was nowhere to be seen. Was he running late?

 

Quote

 

To: oscar
From: Mari
Subject: 

Hey, I'm waiting by the area the Phoenix spawns.

x
-Mari.

 

With the message sent off Mari groaned, shifting to sit on a nearby rock. Come to think of it....she hadn't really seen Oscar since that night she showed up drunk and on his doorstep. Hoo boy. Things would be fine. Mari was confident in that. The two were first and foremost, friends. And he was a very dear one to her.

 

 

Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 136/136 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:54 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:1

Spoiler

Name: Mari
True Tier: 11
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 76
HP: 980/980
EN: 136/136

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 44
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 54
Loot Die: 1
Stealth Rating: 5
AA BLI: 32/-20
ENV-O: 32
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

 

[Oscar 0]

Oscar had to psych himself up to brave the heat. It was true that Oscar would gladly step up and out for his friends. But it was equally true that he hated the heat. He didn't hate anything quite as viscerally as he hated the desert and volcano and humid jungle floors of this game. There was just something about them that felt just a bit too vivid. And all of this probably could have been avoided if he just wore a hat. It was a logical, pragmatic decision. Except-

One had to suffer to look this good.

So Oscar stepped off of the teleportation platform and sprinted to the meeting spot. There was a vain hope that the wind rushing by from his breakneck blitz might cool him off. It didn't. And he knew it wouldn't. But the heat had a tendency to make him immediately insane. And what was the definition of insanity other than repeating the same but expecting a different result?

Similar to his current awkward situation with Mari.

Or, rather, her perceived awkwardness.

It had been some time since their romp in every room in his house. Oscar was confident he'd laid it down. And yet, she hadn't reached out before today. And it didn't take a genius to figure out what had happened. Neither did he fault her. He was wrapped up in his own tiny noob boot camp. And he'd never shed a tear over one of his friends finding someone who gives them complete fulfillment. Oscar could handle the physical. Maybe half of the emotional. But he was never both feet in.

So he could only assume, as had been the case with many of his friends, that Mari had found someone. Perhaps that guy she had vented about - maybe someone else entirely. And it demanded her attention. And there was nothing wrong with that. Oscar's feelings weren't hurt, though he was a bit bummed that they'd no longer be able to partake of their shared activities. But understanding did not come with a need to address. Because, removed from it all, Oscar was still her friend. The operative term in "fuck buddies" was buddy, after all. And though he was relatively certain about the paradigm shift, he would say nothing. Do nothing about it.

Because ultimately, in his mind, it was all irrelevant. They could have some unspoken understanding or talk it out in detail. He didn't care that much. What he did care about was that she understood that with our without their nighttime activities or sinful deviance, he was still her friend. He would still come when she called. Not because of the physical, but because it was simply something a friend would do.

He stopped some distance away from her, sweat already beading on his forehead. He let out a heavy sigh and shook his head. "I want you to know that I do not willingly sweat my balls off for just anyone."

Player's Custom Skill <<squabble up.>> is in play

Spoiler

Name: Oscar
True Tier: 10
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 66
HP: 1000/1000
EN: 132/132

Stats:
Damage: 29
Mitigation: 187
Accuracy: 6
Evasion: 1
Battle Healing: 55
Loot Die: 5
Stealth Rating: -5
PHASE
REC: 4
HLY: 16
BLI: 32/-20 

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<DIVINE RANCOR>> T4 KATANA - HOLY/HOLY/PHASE/BLIGHT 
Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<TACTICAL UNDER ARMOR>> T4 HEAVY ARMOR//MIT/MIT/MIT/REC
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<IVORY GOLD LEAF RING>> T1 TRINKET//ACC/ACC/EVA/EVA

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - squabble up. 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Energist
  - Extended Weight Limit
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Howl
  - Katana R5
  - Quick Change
  - Searching R5
  - Biting I

Extra Skills:
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Meditation
  - Survival

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Focused Howl
  - Iron Skin
  - Precision
  - Reveal
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Detect
  - Impetus
  - Night Vision
  - Tracking

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - <<CRYSTAL OF DIVINE LIGHT>> ID: 236066 x1
  - <<DARK SERAPHIM>> T4 HEAVY ARMOR - VAMP.D2/HOLY BLESSING 2 x
  - <<GLOVES OF CAERUS>> T1 LIGHT ARMOR//3 LD x
  - <<IMUGI'S INSPIRATION>> MASS HEAL x
  - <<Kyūketsuki>> T4 KATANA//ABS.ACC/PHASE/VAMP2  x
  - <<RHINO'S HORN>> ID: 236068 x
  - <<SANCTITY'S RUIN>> T4 KATANA - FROSTBITE/BLEED/BLIGHT/BURN x
  - <<TELEPORTATION CRYSTAL>> x
  - <<TIGER'S BALM>> ANTIDOTE x

Housing Buffs:
  - Basic Kitchen: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.
  - Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
  - Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
  - Attic (Bedroom): +1 Expertise to declared utility skill. Cannot boost a skill without ranks, or increase a skill past its maximum rank. Cannot boost a skill the user has not learned yet. Ranks obtained using this buff will make the mods of that rank available for purchase. Mods obtained this way are unusable if this buff is removed until the skill is returned to the appropriate rank by way of SP purchase.
  - 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)
  - Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
  - Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
  - Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:
  - Kumatetsu
Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

Liquor of Light - DMG III consumed
Focused Dog - ACC II consumed
Gungnir's Shard - T4 MIT III Feast consumed                                                                              

 

Edited 22 hours ago by Oscar

[Mari 1]

"I want you to know that I do not willingly sweat my balls off for just anyone."

Mari laughed as she used her scarf to wipe the sweat off her face before pushing herself off the rock. A few things had changed about her - the first was her right hand; there was a nasty scar that circled her wrist, it looked like someone had lopped it clean off and clumsily tried to stitch it back onto her arm. The next was a small ring on her index finger with a glimmering red stone. She also seemed to hold herself with more confidence, the way she stood, the way she held her eyes firm with his. Finally, she was absolutely dripping with sweat. "Oscar!" Mari said in delight as she bounded over to him and gave him a friendly slap on his chest. "It wouldn't be the first time you've done so for me, no?" She asked. "But thank you for coming out...I don't really have many people I can just call on." 

Mari lifted up her hands, trying to count them on her fingers. "Freyd, you, Baldur...Mac....yeh, not many..."

Mari turned and gestured for him to follow, "I'm sorry I didn't reach out earlier. Things got a little....busy." She sighed. "I don't even know where to begin..." So much had happened since their last encounter - granted Lancaster was a big reason as to why. But there were so many other things. If he had seen the monument her name would have appeared twice more. Having killed two players who were attacking Raidou - then there was the issue with her gemini, more Laughing Coffin members springing up and out of the woodwork. it was all rather overwhelming.

The hot ground hissed and crunched beneath their footsteps. "Hey." She turned to glance at him. "Just so you know. My name's on the monument a few more times."  Mari was never one to be able to grace conversations with simplicity - always going straight to what was on her mind. "A group of people were attacking Raidou. Put me between a rock and a hard place." She said with an exasperated sigh. Mari pulled her shit away from herself, trying to fan out some of the sweat. "I hope this fight goes quick...ugh just to think I gotta do this a few times. Don't worry...I won't drag you to each one. I just....figured the hellstorm potion would be useful against redemption."

Odd things to say after one another, in one breath she casually dropped that she murdered two people, and in another - she spoke of redemption. As though those deaths had little effect on her - unlike the past where each one weighted heavily on her heart.

[Oscar 0]

Oscar cocked an eyebrow. "Redemption, you say? You're finally going through with it?"

That was significant. And it deserved proper reverence. It was a big step for her. Oscar had to bite back the gushing about how happy he was to hear it and just how big of a step he thought it was for her. He thought it was funny, though. All of the effort he spent charming her and he was losing his shit internally over her decision to rid herself of her Orange Cursor. He was probably beaming - and he merely shook his head.

"Absolutely no need to apologize, Mari. You've got your own stuff going on. I'm here to talk to whenever you want, but I'm not gonna get mad because you're out here living your life." His sword flashed to his hand, quickly dispatching a handful of slugs made of lava that came slowly inching out of a nearby pool. The christening of a new skill sent a significant amount of dosh flying straight into his pockets. It felt nice.

"But two things. One," he paused, holding up one finger. "I'm really fuckin' proud of you. And two," a second finger joined the first. "I do have people to call on. And if you're gonna need a lot of these, we could do with some more bodies if you like."

Spoiler

Post Action -> AOE-I vs Lava Slugs 1-4 -21 EN
Free Action -> QC, Divine Rancor to Kyuketsuki
-16 HLY, -BLI
+AA, +2 V.OFF

ID: 248433, AOE-I on Lava Slug #1 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248434, AOE-I on Lava Slug #2 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248435, AOE-I on Lava Slug #3 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248436, AOE-I on Lava Slug #4 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon

Oscar | HP: 1000/1000 | EN: 111/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:187 | ACC:6 | AA  | PHASE | EVA:1  | VAMP-O: 165 | REC: 4 | LD:5                                                                                                                   
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 136/136 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:54 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:1

Acc Breakpoint surpassed, impossible to miss - BD values not required
Damage Breakpoint surpassed, all spawned normal mobs die in one hit, damage recording not required
Custom Skill: squabble up. triggers no variance on loot, loot rolls not required

Loot Total
40,000 Col
12 Materials
4 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapons | 248433, 248434, 248435, 248436     

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Oscar

[Mari 1]

Oscar didn't seem too phased by her admission of ...well..murder Rather, he seemed genuinely thrilled about her shot at redemption. He was grinning ear to ear, barely able to contain the ecstatic joy radiating from him. It clung to him like...like....well like the sweat that currently hung heavily from both their bodies, impossible to ignore and impossible to hide.

"Redemption, you say? You're finally going through with it?"

"Yeh, Freyd and others- Kinda made me realize it was about time I tried." Mari said as she attempted to wipe her brow, an effort in futility.  "I'm...worried I might die - but I need to try. And if I fail then..." Mari gave a non nonchalant shrug. "I'm not letting the colour of a crystal weigh down on me anymore. It doesn't define who I am. Only who I was." Mari's eyes met Oscars in a fierce and unwavering resolve. "If no one else can deal with that, fuck em."

The man waved off her apology, clearly her lack of communication hadn't bothered him. Which was nice to know...because frankly Mari was atrocious at it. Its why her messages were so short. When he told her he was proud of her Mari couldn't help but return his big goofy smile with one of her own, in equal measure. A feeling of satisfaction swelling from within her. "That means a lot." She said "And yeh....I was hopin' to eventually get like...five of those things." 

The riff-raff mobs of the floor interrupted. Oscar made short work of some nearby lava slugs, Mari squinted her eyes as she briefly saw the loot that flashed up - wait? what? "I think the heats gettin' to me, How...how much did you get from that?"

 

[Oscar 0]

Oscar nodded along. It was good that Mari had her support system, all working to push her in the right direction. But Oscar, of course, had confidence enough to share. He'd be hard pressed to find a woman with as much grit and determination as she did. It was something that he knew quite intimately.

"You won't die," Oscar said. "We'll get you kitted out. And even if we didn't, you have this in the bag."

Oscar did two things in quick succession. First, he opened his menu. As he navigated through the windows, he quickly dispatched another group of slugs. "It's my super extra special custom skill," Oscar said. "We squabblin'. Totally meaning to split to the loot too." Fingers danced over the keyboard that propagated in his field of vision, a quick summons containing their location fired off.

Quote

To Abellio, Lysette:

Help me take down a Field Boss for a friend. Just, uh, don't freak out when you get here.

After he sent off the message, Oscar let out a slight sigh. "Like I said, I don't sweat my balls off for just anyone but I'm willing to grind this thing out until you got what you need. And for what it's worth, I'm not at all fussed about you doing what you needed to do. I'd have stepped out for Raidou as well."

Spoiler

ID: 248441, AOE-I on Lava Slug #1 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248442, AOE-I on Lava Slug #2 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248443, AOE-I on Lava Slug #3 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon
ID: 248444, AOE-I on Lava Slug #4 | Lava Slug #1 Defeated - Dropped 10,000 Col, 3 Materials, 1 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapon

Oscar | HP: 1000/1000 | EN: 94/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:187 | ACC:6 | AA  | PHASE | EVA:1  | VAMP-O: 165 | REC: 4 | LD:5                                                                                                                   
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 136/136 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:54 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:1

Acc Breakpoint surpassed, impossible to miss - BD values not required
Damage Breakpoint surpassed, all spawned normal mobs die in one hit, damage recording not required
Custom Skill: squabble up. triggers no variance on loot, loot rolls not required

Loot Total
80,000 Col
24 Materials
4 T4 Perfect Unidentified Weapons | 248433, 248434, 248435, 248436, 248441, 248442, 248443, 248444     

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Oscar

[Abellio 0]

It was generally worth Abellio's while to come when Oscar called. Even if it hadn't been, Abellio would have showed up anyway. Simple tit for tat. He felt more confident nowadays. Competent. And he was a little honored that Oscar would go out of his way to call him to a Field Boss of all things. It made him feel like all the work he'd been putting in was finally bearing fruit. That being said, couldn't it have happened somewhere that wasn't so hot? Abellio wasn't overly bothered by it, but desert to active volcano was crazy work. He arrived at the designated spot in short order, before Lydia had even shown herself. He was, however, very surprised to see Oscar keeping company with an Orange Player. Was this why he was told not to freak out?

"Uh, Oscar," Abellio said. "I don't know if you know this, but she's orange." 

In more ways that one. All of a sudden, Abellio realized that he'd just called the ginger orange. And somehow he felt like that was more of an insult than pointing out her cursor. He quickly turned his attention to Mari, wincing visibly as he made an attempt to pry his foot from his mouth. "Your cursor, I mean. Not your ginger...ness." There was a heavy silence for a moment as Abellio slowly came to understand that rather than make it better, he'd just made it far worse. "I'll shut up now."

Spoiler

Name: Abellio
True Tier: 3
Level: 28
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 605/605
EN: 89/89

Stats:
Damage: 30
Mitigation: 64
Accuracy: 5
Battle Healing: 30
Stealth Rating: -5
BLD: 36 
PARA

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<Vanguard's Bastard Sword>> T3 Perfect OHSS | BLD II, PARA I
Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<Comfy Socks>> T3 Perfect HA | MIT III
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<glasses>> T1 Perfect Trinket | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Energist
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Straight Sword R5
  - Biting II

Extra Skills:
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Lady Luck
  - Assault Mode

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Focus
  - Iron Skin

Mods:
  - Impetus

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:

Housing Buffs:
  - Basic Kitchen: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.
  - 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)
  - Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
  - Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
  - 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:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:
               
Consumes
Azraelade +3 DMG
Filled - Azrael Dog - +3 DMG, -45 Mit
Focused Dog +2 ACC                                                                                                            

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Oscar

[Lysette 0]

Lydia had actually arrived long before Abellio did. Upon seeing the orange cursor, her instinctive response was to keep to the shadows. Remain in stealth as she tried to get her bearings, acquire the necessary understanding. She owed Oscar much, but helping out a killer seemed to be a bridge too far. It wasn't until she saw how relaxed Oscar was around the woman, witnessed Abellio's rather casual reaction to it, that she made the decision to reveal herself.

"Abellio," she said in a scolding tone, appearing out of thin air with a light laugh. "You can't just call random women orange just because they have red hair. It's rude."

Though she'd canceled her stealth, Lydia still remained on edge. She couldn't fathom why Oscar would keep such company. Or why Abellio didn't seem at all bothered by it. But she had a good poker face. She could at least swallow her trepidation until she figured out what was going on.

Spoiler

"Name: Lysette
True Tier: 3
Level: 22
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 455/455
EN: 62/62

Stats:
Damage: 30
Mitigation: 0
Accuracy: 7
Evasion: 4
Loot Die: 1
Stealth Rating: 5
PARA

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<King's Betrayal>> T3 Perfect Polearm | PARA II, DMG I
Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<glasses>> T1 Perfect Trinket | 3 ACC
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<seafoam>> T1 Perfect Trinket | 3 EVA

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - ST Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Polearm R5
  - Unhindered
  - Biting III 

Extra Skills:
  - Hiding R5

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Precision

Mods:
  - Surprise Attack: Trickster
  - Untraceable
  - Vanish

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

Consumes:
Azraelade +3 DMG
Azrael Dog +2 DMG, -30 MIT                     
Focusd Dog +2 Acc                                                                                           

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Oscar

[Mari 1]

Oscar reaffirmed that she wouldn't die.

"You know..." Mari began as she pulled the scarf completely off her neck. "A few years ago, I'd have said I don't care if I did - but now?" Mari's scarf disappeared into her inventory. "Now, I have people to live for. Things I care about." She said as she fiddled with the ring on her finger. Mari didn't go further, Oscar already knew where her mentality was at a few years ago - and there was no using in beating a dead horse. "Do you know anyone who has attempted it recently?" Mari asked. Freyd seemed to be under the impression it'd be rather difficult - but Oscar showered her with the kind of confidence boost that made her feel she might actually defeat it.

They paused as Oscar flipped open his menu, explaining it was a custom skill. Then even offering to split the loot with her. Mari's eyes widened at that. "You- you what? Oscar. You don't have to. I mean..." Mari sighed. "I am kinda flat broke....I upgraded my house recently - and I had about 300 col to my name. So, I'd just have to graciously accept." Mari offered him a grin. "And let me know a good way to repay-" She paused. Right. She hadn't told him. "I'm seeing someone - so a way to repay you that isn't a repeat of our last night together. Maybe I could cook you something, you could judge my skills."

Oscar seemed to be waiting for something. Mari was about to question it but a voice behind her caused her to turn around. "Mm?" someone who knew Oscar. Who immediately called out her cursor. "Hey, red." Mari said with a tilt of her head toward him. "It's Mari, by the way." She crossed her arms over her chest, not really one to extend her hand in greetings. She also wasn't going to be rude to someone Oscar invited along.

"Your cursor, I mean. Not your ginger...ness."

Mari offered the man a grin. "Is okay, I can be juicy like an orange. So the nicknames fine" A snort then a laugh followed as she glanced back at Oscar.

Another appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, the woman was on edge. Both of them were. Did Oscar not warn them of who she was? At least Mari had a name to place to the mans face. Abellio. "Hello to you too," Mari said. She wasn't good with meeting new people. it was clear they weren't too sure of her. So Mari took a few steps back toward Oscar and gave him a slightly sweaty pat on his back. "I'm Mari. I guess...you could call me Oscars former fuck buddy?" An attempt at a joke to lighten the mood. "But honestly. He's a good friend. So uh - thanks for helping?"
 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Mari

[Lysette 0]

Lydia didn't like it. The only thing that kept her from turning and bolting - while dragging Abellio along kicking and screaming - was the frustrating fact that Oscar was completely at ease. That and the fact that the woman had not, as of yet, tried to stick a dagger between anyone's ribs. Still, she didn't try to make friends. And she would have her questions answered once they were not in mixed company. Every time she thought that she had Oscar's measure, he wound up surprising her. Normally, that was a good thing. Now? She didn't know.

But what she did know was that she was brought here for a reason.

And that reason was currently flying into range.

She vaulted off of the ground without a word, spinning like a drill through the air and slamming into the Phoenix's back. The attack drove it downward, into striking range. Hopefully, they could be done with this soon and she could have Oscar explain why the fuck he'd gotten her involved with a killer.

Spoiler

Post Action -> ST-I vs Phoenix -14 EN
ID: 248446 | BD: 7+7, hit
CD: 10 | ST-B Ready
Deal 355 DMG

Lysette | HP: 450/450 | EN: 48/62 | DMG: 27 | ACC:7 | EVA:4 | PARA | LD:1                                                                                                                            
Abellio | HP: 590/590 | EN: 84/84 | DMG: 27 | MIT:61 | ACC:5 | BH:30 | BLD: 24  | PARA               
Oscar | HP: 970/970 | EN: 94/122 | DMG: 20 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:1 | BH:53 | VAMP-O: 160 | REC: 2 | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 32 | ACC: 4 | AA | EVA: 4 | BH: 54 | BLI: -16/10 | PARA-V | LD: 1  

 

Phoenix | HP: 620/975 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 90 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2

• Ashborn | Upon dropping to 0 HP, the Phoenix’ health will go back to 225, and its DMG will be boosted to 110. This can only happen once per battle.
• Inferno| On an MD 9-10, the Phoenix will rain fire onto its opponents, hitting the Player with the highest hate for 150 mitigatable DMG and applying T2 Burn to the entire party.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 2. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 will still have T1 stats.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Oscar

[Abellio 0]

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Spoiler

Post Action -> AOE-I vs Phoenix -15 EN
ID: 248447 | BD: 8+5-2, hit
CD: 10 | ST-B ready
Deal 355 DMG, Bleed Applied
 

Lysette | HP: 450/450 | EN: 48/62 | DMG: 27 | ACC:7 | EVA:4 | PARA | LD:1                                                                                                                            
Abellio | HP: 590/590 | EN: 69/84 | DMG: 27 | MIT:61 | ACC:5 | BH:30 | BLD: 24  | PARA               
Oscar | HP: 970/970 | EN: 94/122 | DMG: 20 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:1 | BH:53 | VAMP-O: 160 | REC: 2 | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 32 | ACC: 4 | AA | EVA: 4 | BH: 54 | BLI: -16/10 | PARA-V | LD: 1  

 

Phoenix | HP: 265/975 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 90 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2

• Ashborn | Upon dropping to 0 HP, the Phoenix’ health will go back to 225, and its DMG will be boosted to 110. This can only happen once per battle.
• Inferno| On an MD 9-10, the Phoenix will rain fire onto its opponents, hitting the Player with the highest hate for 150 mitigatable DMG and applying T2 Burn to the entire party.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 2. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 will still have T1 stats.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Oscar

[Mari 1]

 

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Well Rested - -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat 2/3 remain
Post Action -> ST-I (6 EN) |  Vs  Phoenix -5 EN (well rested)
ID: 248448 | BD: 4+4=8-2=6=HIT

6x15=90-50=40 Damage

Lysette | HP: 450/450 | EN: 48/62 | DMG: 27 | ACC:7 | EVA:4 | PARA | LD:1                                                                                                                            
Abellio | HP: 590/590 | EN: 69/84 | DMG: 27 | MIT:61 | ACC:5 | BH:30 | BLD: 24  | PARA               
Oscar | HP: 970/970 | EN: 94/122 | DMG: 20 | MIT:91 | ACC:3 | PHASE | F-SPIRIT | EVA:1 | BH:53 | VAMP-O: 160 | REC: 2 | LD:5
Mari | HP: 980/980 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 32 | ACC: 4 | AA | EVA: 4 | BH: 54 | BLI: -16/10 | PARA-V | LD: 1  

 

Phoenix | HP: 265/975 | MIT: 50 | DMG: 90 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2

• Ashborn | Upon dropping to 0 HP, the Phoenix’ health will go back to 225, and its DMG will be boosted to 110. This can only happen once per battle.
• Inferno| On an MD 9-10, the Phoenix will rain fire onto its opponents, hitting the Player with the highest hate for 150 mitigatable DMG and applying T2 Burn to the entire party.
• Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 2. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 will still have T1 stats.

Edited 2 hours ago by Mari