pt-op-f24 Crab Boil for the Homies

[Oscar 0]

At long last, everything was in place.

Weeks, months of preparation had finally come to fruition. Experimentation through what was and was not possible through the System. Sailing the uncharted water of Cardinal's grace. What it would allow its prisoners to accomplish. Just how far could Oscar push its bounds?

Really, the hardest part was clipping an entire Airship through a tiny Teleportation Platform. It hung in wait in the skies above, waiting for its moment to shine.

Arrayed before him was an outdoor cooking apparatus as chaotic as it was eclectic. A massive, house-sized cook pot shuddering as the contents within roiled in reaction to the several bonfires beneath it. The air was thick with the scent of saltwind and the aroma of the still-cooking bounties of the sea. Several grills dug into the sand seared the fillets of freshly-caught fish. Several more cooking hamburgers and hot dogs - turf to the surf, and Oscar's specialty. Scattered about the beach were tables and chairs set around cauldrons that simmered a mixture of rice and prawns, smelling faintly of saffron. Others still contained hand-cut noodles or pots of heavily seasoned stock next to plates of vegetables and meats just waiting for a hungry soul to dunk them.

And Oscar stood before it all with a smile on his face. The undertaking had taken much time and even more coin. Even the setup amassed before him had taken much of the prior night and the current day's morning. He'd drained his wallet into a single party that he intended to get no return from. Though, that probably wasn't accurate. The smiles and laughter of friends were worth more to a cook than a mountain of gold or jewels. At this point, he just hoped people showed up. He was dressed for a beach festival. Open front shirt with swim trunks bearing images of pigs and cows. A bit on the nose, but why put-on when the point was to relax and enjoy. Oscar opened his menu. A first message. This entire thing had first been to acquaint himself with his new Guild, after all.

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To @Bistro

Summon goons. Floor 24 pls. And don't you think of laying out.

And then to everyone else. A message was sent to anyone and everyone Oscar held in even the slightest esteem. And even some that he didn't.

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To Everyone:
Free food on Floor 24. Come eat.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 11

Final EXP reward: +0% Final EXP reward

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Open Beach Festival Thread
This will remain open until 12:00 EST on 9/1/2025 at which point it will be closed for rewards.

 

Spoiler

"Name: Oscar
True Tier: 11
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 67
HP: 1000/1000
EN: 132/132

Stats:
Damage: 24
Mitigation: 127
Accuracy: 3
Evasion: 1
Battle Healing: 55
Loot Die: 5
Stealth Rating: -5
AA 
PHASEVAMP-O: 165
REC: 4

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
  - Fighting Spirit
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Howl
  - Katana R5
  - Quick Change
  - Searching R5

Extra Skills:
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Meditation
  - Parry
  - 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:
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[Mari 1]

*BIKINI MARI ACTIVATE*

It was a good thing Mari was already on the floor; preparing herself for a guild fishing trip; else the poor PKer may not make it. Too many stairs...not enough notice.

"Oscar!" Mari waved her friend over as she approached - seeing him standing by...Her head tilted skyward. "What the fuck?" A giant cookpot? That simmered and boiled and broiled. "You know....When you said free food I didn't think you meant..." Mari gestured to the giant pot with a scarred hand. "This."

He seemed so proud of himself too. And so he should be, it was a feat. Mari wasn't sure anything like this would have ever been possible. It's a shame Lancaster wouldn't come, she had offered - but the man was hesitant, even with the promise of seeing her in a bikini. Mari wouldn't blame him. The entire place would be filed with players soon. Especially knowing how social Oscar was.

"How do you keep all these fires burning?" Mari asked as she took a few steps to see the entirety of the edge of the cook-pot burning with several large fires. The giant pot was the centerpiece for something more though, dotted all around them in the sand were grills filled with food, tables, chairs...the works. Seeing the sheer scope of it both amazed the woman, and filled her with some concern. A player killer...

Right.

"Hey." Mari's tone shifted slightly, turning serious. "If my status becomes an issue. Let me know, yeh?" Mari offered Oscar a toothy grin as she held up her left hand, "Scouts honor - I'm not planning on being a bratty lil' shit today!" 

Mari's attention turned back to the array of food. What to try first? would she be able to take some home with her? She chewed her inner check as she adjusted the strings on her attire. Everything seemed so good. Oscar was a renowned chef - and a part of her wanted to grab at least one of everything; but that'd be greedy - and she didn't have much of an appetite. 

"This must have cost a fortune..."

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 12

Final EXP reward: +5% Final EXP reward

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Mari | HP: 440/440 | EN: 77/77 | DMG: 18 | MIT:38 | ACC:4 | AA  | EVA:4 | BH:24 | BLI: 24/-15  | ENV-O: 24 | PARA-V | LD:6

Spoiler

Name: Mari
True Tier: 12
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 86
HP: 1020/1020
EN: 140/140

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 44
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 56
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 | 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:
  - Hellstorm Potion x5
  - Overhealth Crystal II x5
  - Teleport Crystal x4

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:

Crafting Profession:
 - Alchemist[890exp] R7
Gathering Profession:
 - Artisan[0exp] R1"     

 

                                                                                                                      

[Warren 0]

Around the time Mari arrived, Warren came over the hill. He rode a wagon pulled by a donkey - Oscar's taco wagon to be precise. Only he'd taken it out back to repurpose it. A Cook could prepare food, certainly, but it would take an Alchemist to hit just the right notes when it came to beverages. Rather than grills and containers laden with taco filling, he'd turned the wagon into a massive ice chest filled with beverages of many varieties. Warren parked at one of the few empty spots along the beach and dismounted. As he walked towards the pair, he lit a cigarette. Taking a slow drag, he entered earshot just in time to hear Mari ask how he kept the fires burning.

"Slave labor and bellows," Warren said simply. "Abellio's been running around like a crazy person all day. Hope the kid has time to eat."

Warren's eyes settled on Mari's player icon. He shot a questioning look at Oscar and then simply shrugged. He kept dangerous company. He was dangerous company. It didn't make any difference to him.

"We got sodas in the wagon. Thanks for letting me use it. No idea how I was gonna keep things cold otherwise. Some of it might be alcoholic. I know we've got that weird quest letting people get fucked up." He took another puff, looking out over the beach. It was certainly impressive work, and Warren didn't hold such opinions lightly. "Should be fun. Let's hope everyone stays sober enough that we can keep a lid on it."

 

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 3

Final EXP reward: +10% Final EXP reward

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Spoiler

Name: Warren
True Tier: 3
Level: 22
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 440/440
EN: 62/62

Stats:
Damage: 19
Mitigation: 119
Accuracy: 4
Stealth Rating: -5
TAUNT
REGEN: 18

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<Queen's Guard>> T1 Perfect OHSS | ACC III
Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<Heavy Overcoat>> T3 Perfect Heavy Armor | MIT III
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - <<Nebula>> T1 Perfect Shield | Taunt, Regen II

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - 

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
  - Block R5

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Precision

Mods:

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:

Housing Buffs:
  - Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
  - 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:
  - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day.

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:
"                                                                                                                            

 

[Shiina 0]

Meandering through the place carrying the small hunk of crab leg is a little red weasel fuzzed out and dripping wet like a living rag. The thing would look absolutely abysmal, and any that approach it would find it spiting fire and hissing whenever anything went for the stolen food. It darts to the sanctuary under the massive table, beneath the cloth cover and maintains its station. Every so often a tiny paw will tap at the table and klepto another morsel, large for him but small for others. Meanwhile its master, the wild and untamed spirit that she was had taken to crawling all over Sand's Claw. The poor thing clips and pokes at her in desperation, occasionally even making contact a time or two. In her dark blue onesie and flippant fuzzed out hair, the girl was grinning ear to ear in a mad and crazed cackle. The giant enemy crab flounders and slams a claw into the girl, but she doesn't budge as a multitude of excessive defensive enhancements fire off and shred is organic weapon to pieces.

"Best you got nerd? I could do this all day. TORRO TORRO ON DALAY~" Shiina shrieks dropping a length of rope in a flash of blue light, her screen flickering closed. Bits of it are dropped between the slender but large legs and used as tethers to begin to craft a harness. The girl had always wanted to do this, and what a excellent time to really make a game of it then when there were so many people around to wax it if it all went sideways.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 10

Final EXP reward: +15% Final EXP reward

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Active: Guild Rank 5: +5% Final EXP reward

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Shiina | HP: 485/485 | EN: 77/77 | DMG: 1 | MIT:182 | FL.AURA: 12 | FR.AURA: 12 | THORNS:54 | BH:15 | HB: 19 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 6

Spoiler

Name: Shiina, The Sonata of Despair True Tier: 10
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 63
HP: 980/980
EN: 130/130

Stats:
Damage: 1
Mitigation: 216
Battle Healing: 29
Stealth Rating: -5
FL.AURA: 16
FR.AURA: 16
HB: 39
MENDING: 2 REC: 8

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Aegis of Ancients - Valkyrie [T4/Demonic/Heavy Armor] Frost Aura 1, Recovery 2, Thorns 1
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Valkyries Wings +4 [T4/Demonic/Heavy Armor] Flame Aura 2, Frost Aura 1, Thorns 1
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Interwoven Celtic Band - Fervent Expression [T4/Demonic/Trinket] Life Mending 2, Holy Blessing 2

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3

Combat Shift:
  - 

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R3
  - Energist
  - Extended Weight Limit
  - Heavy Armor R5

Extra Skills:
  - First Aid R5
  - 
Leadership R5
Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Field Medic
  - Hyperactive
  - Iron Skin

Mods:
  - Barrier
  - Elusive
  - Energize
  - Inspiring Speech
  - Large Pockets

Inactive Mods:
  - Press the Attack
  - Purify
  - Rally
  - Steadfast

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Crippling Composition - Lullaby [Tierless/Rare/Debuff/Instant] Hypnosis 2 | [224057][224063] x16
  - Dagan Crystal-B [224210] | (Tierless/Consumable - Instant (during healing effect)/Re-usable) | Once per thread, as a free action: Add an additional +5% to any post action healing effect. This value exceeds normal maximum HP, and will become temporary HP. This effect is applied before Life Mending is calculated and benefits from it. (This item must be present in battle ready inventory to be used.) x17
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [142198][142199][142199-1][142199-2][142202][142391][142404][142406][142419][143706][143711][143735][143735-1][143737][148083-1][148083-2] x17
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [143737-1][143737-2][143739][143740][143740-1][143740-2][143956][143961][143961-1][143971][143971-1][143971-2][143974][143975][144137][145414-2][148083] x17
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [144137-1][144142][144142-1][144157][144157-1][144157-2][144464][144471][144471-1][144472][144472-1][144479][144479-1][144483][144483-1][145414][145414-1] x17
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [144483-2][144486][144486-1][144486-2][144486-3][144770][144779][144779-1][144780][144785][144785-1][144786][144789][144790][144790-1][145409-2][145412] x17
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [144790-2][144790-3][145147][145150][145150-1][145150-2][145151][145151-1][145155][145155-1][145155-2][145160][145162][145162-1][145162-2][145409][145409-1] x1
  - Flash of Rejuvenation [Tierless/Perfect/Crystal] Mass Heal [145330][145330-1][145331][145331-1][145331-2][145341][145342][145343][145343-1][145351][145351-1][145349][145349-1][145349-2][145349-3][145408][145408-1] x5
  - Resonance of the Grave [Tierless/Perfect/Debuff/Instant] Incarceration | [224080][224083] x3
  - Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [Tierless/Perfect/Support/Instant] HP Recovery 3 | [201594][201618][201619][201620][201621][201611][201617][201622][201623] x9

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.
  - 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.
  - 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:
  - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day.
  - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild Totem:
  - Tanos
Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

 

[Bistro 0]

[stats go here.]

she wasn't going to be able to get out of this one, was she? bistro huffed, her lips pulled into a curl, tapping on her interface just as oscar's message pulled in.

bistro: it's too late.
bistro: i already made plans to tan. :)

and, copying a pre-written message from somewhere in her inbox, she sent out the invitation to the rest of the trackers alliance.

bistro: he's ready kids. :) tell your friends! f24. just chase his airship in the sky and you'll see the spread in no time.
bistro: [attachment: co-ordinates - f24.]
bistro: i'm still getting ready. anyone wanna walk to the festival with me?

the alchemist, now on vacation, hummed as she busied herself to get ready. her signature white top over a black one piece, a parasol, a large straw sunhat and a basket full of beach supplies were all she needed before starting out on her journey across the town of beginnings. there were a couple more messages she fired out on the way, too, to various other players she knew, if only to extend oscar's reach. and, she figured, if everyone else was on time, they'd meet at the square by scalabis and trek out on foot. maybe, along the way, they'd pick up more attention, too.

[NIGHT 0]

[stats go here.]

bistro: [attachment: co-ordinates - f24.]
bistro: go forth, goon.
night: goon???
night: sorry?
night: can i at least have some context here
bistro: did i stutter?
night: ???

 

bistro, in fact, did not stutter.

it had been a while since there had been any invitations to head out to the beach. honestly, with the way that certain floors were hubs for different locales, it felt as though they were being rallied to meet up at an appointed spot in a neighborhood. but night showed up, anyway, confused from the lack of further elaboration from bistro's memo, because she figured in being referred to as a 'goon' she'd have to fight yet another crab of some sort.

this time, however, nyanko was brought along so he could feast on the crab's meat fresh.

sword in hand, night took to the coast. saw no enemies of the sort. entertained a quick, confused beep from nyanko with a head-scratch to his head, and then looked towards the skies, as though the answer was to be found amongst the clouds.

there in the everblue was oscar's airship.

to: oscar

night: wtf
night: wyd up there
night: crab??????

[Oscar 0]

"Well you know how I am," Oscar said to Mari. "No half measures, right?"

He ended his question with a wink as Warren approached. He greeted the man with a simple fist bump, nodding appreciatively at the man's efforts. An ice chest of beverages was a worthy thing to sacrifice his taco wagon for. He also picked up on Warren's silent question, deciding to address the elephant in the room. "Today's a truce day. Your status isn't an issue. I imagine you won't be the only Orange Player here. I thought your man was going to show up, for starters." Oscar felt a soft touch on his back. An invisible hand. "Unless, of course, I'm completely wrong about his status. You said dangerous, so I'm just assuming. But tell him he's welcome anyway. I'd love to meet the guy."

He gave her another smile. Unfortunately, his attention was going to be pulled all over the place today. The burden of being a good host, that. His inbox chimed, Bistro and Night. Oscar looked off in the distance, eyes flaring gold as he searched the landscape. Tracked the landscape, really. When he finally settled on his target, he tapped Warren on the shoulder. "Tell Abellio to hold it down while I go grab a couple guests."

And with that, he was gone.

Dashing over to Night, he skidded to a halt. He looked her up and down. Signature tracksuit, normally respectable. Absolutely unacceptable today.

"Oh no, no, no. This won't do. I can understand being swimsuit shy, but this-"

He didn't finish the sentence. He'd already slung her over his shoulder and super hero leaped into the air towards town. Trees and stones and dirt but mere blurs as he crashed and immediately broke into a breakneck sprint. He skidded to a stop, yet again. This time in front of Bistro. He placed Night down on the ground, gesticulating vaguely in her direction.

"Bistro please tell me you have something more appropriate than this."

[Nisahime 0]

Traveling the same space that she'd traveled a nigh countless number of times, toward a rather inert shore on repeat. The day mirrored many before it, the ever clear sky still stood in a blissful wave of blue in a spectrum over the top of tropical trees. Even still the burning blazing ball held fast in its overlook of the environment like a vigilant sentinel casting its gaze over everything. Foliage bends and breaks against her movement with the press of an outstretched hand. A sense of something coming as a man with a woman toted in his arms like a sack of potatoes goes bounding overhead not unlike a seaside bird. "Peculiar but looks like fun." The white haired woman remarks beneath her breath, slinking into a slightly changed course using the duo as a point of origin.

An absolute gaggle of multifaceted hair cuts and eccentricity is the first she manages to set eyes upon, the second being a huge pot and table denoting beachfront festivities. "Interesting. Let's see..." Nisahime remarks lifting her hand and snapping her fingers to create a opaque blaze of white starlight transforming her attire into something more... fitting for such an occasion. A rather revealing and provocative accent of her shapely frame in an elegant twist of white and of her prior. "Been quite a few moments before I've last enjoyed the water so furiously and without care. Suppose I can wait a day to continue." in a low whisper. With that she'd look to the first as she'd approach out of the brush and glance at the first within earshot.

"Mind if I ask? Who owns this little get together?" Spoken directly to @Warren next to his donkey drawn carriage. "I'd like to partake."

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 10

Final EXP reward: +30% Final EXP reward

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Active:
Guild Rank 5: +5% Final EXP reward
CS: All for One

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Nisahime | HP: 485/485 | EN: 62/62 | DMG: 20 | MIT:157 | ACC:4 | TAUNT | EVA:1 | FL.AURA: 12 | FR.AURA: 12 | HB: 10 | REC: 6

Spoiler

Name: Nisahime, Child of Stars
True Tier: 10
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 61
HP: 980/980
EN: 110/110

Stats:
Damage: 23
Mitigation: 191
Accuracy: 4
Stealth Rating: -5
TAUNT
FL.AURA: 16
FR.AURA: 16
HB: 20
REC: 8

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Vengeance of Avon - Elsinore [Artifact] | DMG 3, Cursed
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Alban Royal Crusader - Bran Fendigaidd | Frost Aura 2, Flame Aura 2
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Avalon Rebis Aegis - Anam Cara | Recovery 2, Holy Blessing 1, Taunt

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Evasion R1
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3
  - Combat Mastery: Accuracy R3

Combat Shift:
  - ST Shift
  - AOE Shift
  - TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - All for One

Skills:
  - Curved Sword R5
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Howl
  - Rapier R5
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
  - Concentration
  - Forgotten King's Authority

Inactive Extra Skills:

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

Mods:
  - Impetus

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Crystal of Divine Light [201986f] x1
  - Random Dungeon Map | [226664b] x1
  - Teleport Crystal x1

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.
  - Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
  - 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:
- Alchemist R9
- Appraiser R1
- Artisan R1
- Blacksmith R1
- Cook R2
- Performer R1
- Tailor R1

Gathering Profession:
- Fishing R1
- Foraging R3

 

[Pollux 0]

Beach party. Trackers invited. Yue Hua shuttled off to the shared coordinates at the speed of light. It was only when she arrived to a mostly empty venue, Oscar's cornucopia of food at the last stage of cooking (Yue Hua had unknowingly ran past the man himself), that she realized she should have taken the slow route with Bistro. The cloud of dust left in her trail dispersed gently under the bright sun as Yue Hua stuck to the edge of the tables, clarifying her plans through her messenger.

To: Bistro
Pollux: i
Pollux: got excited oops
Pollux: i shall save us a table!

To: Scarlet Firefly
Pollux: i'm @ the party
Pollux: r u coming? :)

Being an early bird meant she could claim the best spot for her friends. Yue Hua set down her bag of beach supplies at the table nearest the sea and fished out a pair of water bottles to reserve the two seats beside hers. Then she approached Oscar, the host of the party whom she had never met in person, and politely introduced herself. She had her vanity effects equipped as always, and she was modestly dressed for the occasion: a simple black crop top and a pair of long white pants. "Good day, Oscar. I'm Yue Hua, player name Pollux, from the Trackers Alliance. If you need any help running things, I'd be happy to offer a hand!"

(Hint: she was actually speaking to Warren.)

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[lvl 30, t3, assisting]

Edited yesterday at 06:05 AM by Pollux

[Mari 1]

Well you know how I am," Oscar would pause as he glanced at Mari. "No half measures, right?" 

He winked at her and Mari cleared her throat, crossing her arms, on purposefully so beneath her chest - bikini's and all that jazz. "Oh yeh, I'm very personally aware." She'd offer her him a special smile, intimate moments shared between friends, and only friends - inside jokes. Mari was happy she was able to have that kind of relationship with Oscar. "Still..." Her eyes shifted over the horizon - taking in the view. "This must have cost a fortune...if you need help to fill your coffers again, let me know. Things were..." She paused closing her eyes a moment as she shifted her weight to one foot, offering the man a hmmm... 

"Hectic lately. But - I think, with any luck - they'll calm down."

"Slave labor and bellows," Warren said simply. "Abellio's been running around like a crazy person all day. Hope the kid has time to eat."

Mari blinked at the candor the silver haired man offered her. The casual flick of a cigarette and a shrug as his eyes pulled away from her cursor. "Got Abellio busy, huh?" Mari asked toward Oscar with a grin. She'd met the man once, only once - and had been a little too playful in her interactions. They had come off as a little too antagonistic. So With new one Mari had to remind herself to not be a complete and total ass. She was never great with social interactions to begin with.  "Mari." She said, introducing herself to the man.

arren's eyes settled on Mari's player icon. He shot a questioning look at Oscar and then simply shrugged. He kept dangerous company. He was dangerous company. It didn't make any difference to him

"Let's hope everyone stays sober enough that we can keep a lid on it."

"Worst case scenario I can scare off the rowdy ones." Mari said, an attempt at a joke - but unsure how the others would take it. Foot in mouth and all that.

" I thought your man was going to show up, for starters."

Mari sighed. She'd like that. Wasn't sure if it would be a good idea; but it'd be nice to have Lancaster relax, even just a little. Although...if he got his hands on those drinks she had a feeling he'd be one of the rowdy ones. "You might get the chance." Mari said to Oscar as she flipped open her messaging system. Oscar gave her another smile and a wave as he shifted his attention elsewhere. Leaving Mari standing by Warren with the drinks.

 

 

Quote

To: @Lancaster
From: Mari
Subject:
I know I invited you earlier, the host said your status is non issue.
Lots of Crabs and food. Also, I'm in a Bikini. Others are seeing.

 

She peered into the cart and shifted her hand around, till she found what she was looking for "Huh?" Mari paused as she pulled out a small glass bottle Limencello. She couldn't help but laugh as she cracked open the lid.  "So, does the drink man have a name?" She asked @Warren

"Mind if I ask? Who owns this little get together?" 

Mari recognized this one, she went on a quest with her at some point. The woman had managed to imitate several of Mari's weapons. Taking a sip from her drink before pointing with it toward Oscar, who was currently carrying a woman over his shoulder. "Oscar." Mari said to the woman. "Nisa, right?" She asked. "We did that quest together with Eruda." Well, it wasn't much of a quest, but it was something. "You look..." Her eyes traveled up and down her form. "Nice."

Mari was bad at the whole...social thing. She was good at one on one conversations, she was able to dissect situations. But big events like this? She always struggled.

Mari would at least try to be social today. For Oscar.

Edited Monday at 04:00 AM by Mari

[Abellio 0]

"I FOUND A HAMMER!"

Abellio held his prize up over his head as he was hunched over a toolbox. The airship had not made it through the Teleport Platform completely unscathed. The winches that were necessary for pulling the crab out of the pot were not in working order. So Abellio had been tinkering with them since they'd moved the ship here.

"You don't need a hammer," Lysette said as she adjusted her grip on a bucket of nuts and bolts. 

"Maybe if I hit it just right..." Abellio twisted his wrist, flourishing the hammer over his head. It slipped from his grip and smacked him right in the crown on his head. He let out a pained hiss, hunkering down as he rubbed the offending spot. "Ow..."

"It, not your head Sam," Lysette scolded. "And maybe you're right. We did get the skiffs working when you kicked it."

Abellio shot to his feet, whipping around to give Lysette his most dazzling smile. "Yeah! Maybe you should take one down there! All the ice cream is up here so we gotta find a way to and from, y'know?"

Lysette let out a sigh, placing her bucket on the deck and stepping forward. Her fingers fidgeted with his necklace for a moment before meeting his smile with one of her own. "Okay. But no more hammers, got it?"

"No more hammers. Got it."

 

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 3

Final EXP reward: +40% Final EXP reward

---

Spoiler

"Name: Abellio
True Tier: 3
Level: 29
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 625/625
EN: 91/91

Stats:
Damage: 20
Mitigation: 109
Accuracy: 3
Battle Healing: 31
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

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:
"                                                                                                                            

 

[Lancaster 1]

The message caught him off guard, and the last stint of time had the guy traveling up 20 entire floors through cleared boss rooms on foot. The glories of having a damn orange marker and absolutely no other method of travel. Wandering out to the beach and looking back and forth trying to determine where the hell this thing was. A thin trail of smoke from a lit cigarette in his lips, and a dreary look of confusion smattered on his face. Hands fold into his pockets as he traced the shore line, finally locking his sights on a makeshift set of structures that matched little of the environment around it. It stunk of player made, given how distinct and differing it was to the location.

Inhaling sharply as the cigarette would glow bright cherry red, and exhaling a bit of his own caution in a parade of smoke in a white cloud. The mans shoulders tense up, and rigidly he walks closer. Eyes dart back and forth, pegging marker after marker in stark greens. Expectations that they'd all turn on him despite swim wear and pull weapons out of awaiting digital pockets. A glance up and it finally dawns on him that a big ass boat just loomed over head casting a long drawn shadow over the waves and obscured a good cut of the sun. Every bone in his body, and his mind both chanted in a pained scream 'Why are we here!?' and begged him to retreat.

This was so damn stupid, so so damn stupid.

Finally spotting Mari amongst the crowd, the butt of his cigarette removed from his mouth and tossed underhand into the sea. The thing was sucked down in what accounted to seconds, and with a slight tremble of his hand he'd place another to his lips and flick his thumb like a lighter to spark it up. His feet begin to move, with every step becoming more difficult then the last. It took a lot of courage to just waltz into the thick of a whole bunch of people he didn't know, and even more to be nearly without an escape. Closing the gap, beneath troubled breath and almost in a whisper. "I'm here." he chokes out to his beloved.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 4

Final EXP reward: +45% Final EXP reward

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Lancaster | HP: 485/485 | EN: 77/77 | DMG: 18 | MIT:55 | ACC:1 | BH:24 | BLI: 24/-15  | BRN: 42

Spoiler

Name: Lancaster, The Consuming Tyrant
True Tier: 4
Level: 32
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 700/700
EN: 102/102

Stats:
Damage: 21
Mitigation: 55
Accuracy: 1
Battle Healing: 35
Stealth Rating: -5
BLI: 32/-20 
BRN: 56
Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - All Consuming Pyre - Hades [T4/Demonic/Throwing/200384n] | BRN 2, BLI 2
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Leather Jacket *Placeholder* [Tierless/Vanity/Heavy Armor]
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - 

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Charge
  - Energist
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Thrown Weaponry R5

Extra Skills:

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Focus
  - Iron Skin
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Impetus

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
 - Teleport Crystal x1 (Fucking DUH)

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

 

[Scarlet Firefly 0]

Messages began pouring in to her inbox, her dismay of having to interpret the Latin alphabet was having her struggling when they came in so fast. If only there was a braille translator built in to the menu. Nevertheless she referenced her English to Braille translator if she got stuck. The first message came from someone named Bistro, the alchemist that she met very early on and the banker of the Tracker's Alliance. What that meant was foreign to her but she wasn't being paid to know those things.

The location tagged allowed her to make a personal marker on the map. Tapping it forced her into her map screen where the location showed a beach. A beach, huh? She had seen a few of them but never stopped to give a look since she didn't have the proper beach attire - Until now. Recently she did pick up a swimsuit that suit's her taste.

So, the girl closed her menu and made her way to the teleportation platform. "Floor 24: Scalabis!" She called out and closed her eyes to avoid the incoming nausea until she was on the destination floor. That's about when she received the message from Pollux. Seeing her saying she was there made her smile. Her and Morningstar were the two people that she knew the best in Aincrad.

To Pollux: 
Firefly: Yes! I'll be there in a few minutes, watch for me coming from Coral.
Firefly: You're on a beach right? I'll change into my swimsuit.

And so, she would switch her current armor into her swimsuit as she came close to the co-ordinates flagged on map. It was a little skimpy but the shawl complimented with a hat to shade her face helped make it feel a little more modest. As she approached, she realized there was already so many people who arrived. She would find Yue Hua quickly. "Yue Hua!" She waved her friend down with a smile. "Oh you look great! Not quite what I think of when I think of someone at the beach but it's definitely your style. Is the food ready yet?"

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 2

Final EXP reward: +50% Final EXP reward

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Spoiler

Name: Scarlet Firefly, The Blinded Light
True Tier: 2
Level: 18
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 360/360
EN: 54/54

Stats:
Damage: 17
Mitigation: 24
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 2
Battle Healing: 7
Stealth Rating: -1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Butterfly Cross-Blade - T1 Str. Sword | DMG III
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Emerald Cape - Tier 1 Light Armor Perfect | EVA II; MIT
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - basalt - T1 Trinket Perfect | ACC III

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - ST Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R2
  - Light Armor R3
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Meticulous

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Starter Healing Potion x3

Housing Buffs:

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

Scarlet Firefly | HP: 360/360 | EN: 54/54 | DMG: 17 | MIT:24 | ACC:4 | EVA:2 | BH:7

[Morningstar 0]

A perk to living on Floor 24 was easy access to neighboring beach parties. Although his house was perfect for hosting, Morningstar preferred to let others do the honors. The less cleanup he had to do, the happier he was. The message from Bistro came in unexpectedly. He was home at the time and thought it would be easier to head their alone rather than meet up with his guildmates somewhere else. They would find each other at the beach (eventually).

He packed a small bag with a towel, a book, and a bottle of water and went on his way. To the group, he announced his departure.

ms: omw.

Morningstar arrived at the coordinates just in time, it seemed. He wandered in, dressed neutrally in a grey swimsuit and beige t-shirt. His leather sandals were well worn and sandy from years of stepping on beaches. Gold-tinted, translucent sunglasses kept the sun out of his eyes.

Yue Hua and Samantha were the first he saw, although he knew many of the faces there. He waved and trekked over to them, scanning the beach for others on the way. A distance away, Mari sat alongside another orange player. Star wondered what his story was.

"Guildies. How goes things?" 

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 10

Final EXP reward: +55% Final EXP reward

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♦ms.

[Warren 0]

"Good day, Oscar. I'm Yue Hua, player name Pollux, from the Trackers Alliance. If you need any help running things, I'd be happy to offer a hand!"

The voice came from behind him, piercing the growing cacophony. He slowly turned around, taking a long drag off of his smoke as he did. First mistake. Warren had expected women in swimsuits. He knew of Oscar's reputation after all. One would think that the man would not mix his daytime friends with his nighttime conquests, but knowing Oscar he would be oblivious to any potential awkward scenes. His little black book would likely constitute a good portion of the event's attendees if he decided to pull the trigger on it.

But, really, it was the cute face and the warm smile of the woman staring back at him that made him inhale so sharply.

Smoke filled his 'lungs' far too quickly. Pain sensors triggered, a sharp knife through his chest. He covered his mouth with the back of his hand, his violent coughs expelling the smoke in short puffs from behind it. He had not had such an amateur reaction to smoke since he was, well, an amateur. It took a moment, but he cleared the mechanism. Fresh air stung at his throat as he tried to reinflate his chest.

"Not Oscar," he said hoarsely. He pointed up at the name plate above his head. Warren.

"Same Guild," he continued. "Host had to step away for a moment."

His voice slowly returned, his confidence didn't. How embarrassing.

"Trackers has a table set up already. Over.... there," Warren said, pointing at a table separate from the cluster set up near the cook pot. Not in the center of the festivities, but close enough to still enjoy the company of every who showed up. "We've got plenty of hands on it. And Oscar would have my ass if I made his guests put in any work."

Warren's attention turned to the red-head that had just joined and stepped up next to Mari. Another Orange Player, definitely uncomfortable. It was certainly a melting pot today. Issue was that he was visibly uncomfortable. Another thing Oscar would have his ass over.

"Sorry, excuse me. I guess I gotta do Oscar's job for him," Warren said, excusing himself from Pollux.

Crossing over to the drink wagon, the first thought that he'd had was to simply grab one as an icebreaker. But, of course, the party didn't really start until everyone had a drink in their hand. So, he grabbed several. More than he thought that he would need, but grabbed totally at random. Turning on his heels, Warren returned to 'his' group and began passing out ice-cold glass bottles of dark-colored liquid. By the time he had returned, Yue Hua was joined by another two. Both members of the Guild. Good thing he'd grabbed more drinks than he needed.

Warren took the time to pass out the beverages. To Pollux and Firefly and Morningstar, then to Mari and to Lancaster. He made special effort in taking the time to lock eyes with the red haired man. A silent welcome to hopefully soothe his nerves. After all, there were few things more dangerous to oranges than greens.

"Thanks for coming, all of you. Oscar should be back shortly and then we can get this party started in earnest. Should have ice cream on tap soon too, if we can get the airship working right."

Warren went quiet, taking a sip from his soda. Pepsi. Fantastic. He hated Pepsi.

"Can I trade with someone," Warren asked, holding up his drink. A shot in the dark, but better traded off than wasted. "I grabbed the wrong flavor."

@Mari @Lancaster @Pollux @Scarlet Firefly @Morningstar

Edited Friday at 05:22 PM by Oscar

[Raidou 1]

Slinking out to the beachfront with the intentions to slay sand's claw for the umpteenth time the man is put on pause. Detection rings out showing what amassed to an extremely excessive pile of blue dots scattered in one giant lump just east of him on the map. His thoughts have him convinced it was some sort of gathering, and the ping from Oscar all but confirmed it. Helping himself out of the brush, finding that the boss was more then 'handled' and more over players were already enjoying the festivities. The nomad's blade stayed and in its sheathe, accepting the change of plans especially when the invitee in white hair was already sporting swimwear. A welcome break from the constant cutting away at Aincrad's finest to amass a hoard of supplies, the man would move toward the water and remove his robe. Allowing it to fall from his shoulders, he grabs at the corners and lays it out flat like a picnic blanket or large towel. One by one, he'd unhook and unbuckle all the strapped pockets and weapons. His boots the last removed, all that was left was the black underclothing that usually slid past unnoticed. In this light it was probably finally clear it was a wetsuit.

Ticking back a response to @Oscar the man would offer him thanks for the invitation, with a rapid tap of keys on the pop out keyboard. The screen flashes closed and the man leans back, glancing up into the air finding not only the clear blue sky colored by the reflection of the sea but an airship looming overhead like a giant red flag to offer players a sense of direction. The man would unfurl his legs and bask in the warmth of the sun, inhaling to taste the salt on the wind before releasing it alongside any pent up nerves. From his inventory he'd retrieve out his small yet infinite thermos of tea and legitimately just allow all of his cares to run from him. All the hub bub and concerns, the tense situations and possible reckonings. Allowing himself just a moment to be, without care. In his own simple reclusive space, waiting eagerly what would come next.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 17

Final EXP reward: +60% Final EXP reward

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Active:
Guild Rank 5: +5% Final EXP reward
CS: Ill Omen in Red

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Raidou | HP: 440/440 | EN: 77/77 | DMG: 20 | MIT:99 | ACC:4 | AA  | F-SPIRIT | EVA:4 | BH:24 | VAMP-D: 48 | LD:6

Spoiler

Name: Raidou, The Red Wanderer
True Tier: 17
Level: 34
Paragon Level: 134
HP: 1200/1200
EN: 158/158

Stats:
Damage: 23
Mitigation: 117
Accuracy: 4
Evasion: 4
Battle Healing: 66
Loot Die: 6
AA
VAMP-D: 132

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Auric Sunlight - Finality of Faith [T4/Demonic/2HSS] +3 Damage, AA
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Red Wanderer's Resolve - Sympathy [T1/Demonic/Cloth] 2 Evasion, 2 Vampiric Defensive
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Tactician's Gaze - Ogma [T1/Perfect/Trinket]: +3 Accuracy

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Mitigation R3

Combat Shift:
  - TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - Ill Omen in Red

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Charge
  - Cloth Armor R5
  - Energist
  - Fighting Spirit
  - Howl
  - Quick Change
  - Searching R5
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
  - Survival
  - Parry
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Concentration
  - 
  - 
  - 

Inactive Extra Skills:
PhotosynthesizeBrawlerFrozen Hide
Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Focused Howl
  - Nimble
  - Precision
  - Reveal
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Athletics
  - Detect
  - Justified Riposte
  - Tracking
  - Vengeful Riposte

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Crippling Composition - Lullaby [Tierless/Rare/Debuff/Instant] Hypnosis 2 | [224055] x1
  - Ebon Star - Vanguard Revenant [T4/Demonic/Straight Sword]: V.O 2, Taunt, Blight 1 x1
  - Random Dungeon Map | [226665b] x1
  - Teleport Crystal x5
  - Vocal Augmentation - Resonation [Tierless/Perfect/Support/Instant] +15% HP [160898][161641][161642][162018][162529] x1

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 (Storage): +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
  - Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
  - Guest Room: Players can have one «Amenity» in a «Guest Room» and the «Amenity» cannot be recovered. Players are allowed to change which «Amenity» is in the «Guest Room». Multiple instances of the same «Amenity» do not stack. This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members.
  - 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
  - Greenhouse: +2 Gathering EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to gathering 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.
  - 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:
  - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day.
  - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild Totem:
  - Tanos
Wedding Ring:
  - -
Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:

 

[Mari 1]

Warren hadn't caught her introduction, or poor attempts at socialization. Instead, he had turned to another woman who had approached - the two chatted and he introduced himself to her as Warren. Right - there were stunning women everywhere. Mari wouldn't hold it against him, she looked past the grey haired man to Yue? Pollux? She had introduced herself using both her real name and player name. Simple, sweet, but dangerous. There were so many ears here. Mari drew in a deep breath and sighed. She had to shake off those kind of thoughts. This wasn't a dangerous place. Oscar would make sure of that. She would make sure of it too. Not that Mari thought he'd need it.  Mari offereed @Pollux a small smile and a nod - she was busy, let her and @Warren have their moment.

There weren't any insidious things happening.

There were no battles being fought, although there was a crazy girl riding the giant crab in the distance.

It was nothing more than a simple gathering amongst players. She exhaled. When was the last time Mari enjoyed such a thing? No wonder she felt so out of place. Then, another approached her. Mari didn't even have to look in his direction to know he was there, the scent of his cologne, of pepper and sandalwood and ash. 

Mari glanced to the side; Lancaster

She'd never seen him like this before; crimson eyes downcast and brows furrowed in concern - every so often they'd flicker to a random player then back down again. He was wearing his usual attire. Which included that thick leather jacket of his. It must be uncomfortable. The woman wove her hand into his and trembling fingers curled into hers as the man offered her a weak smile. He was trying. Mari honestly didn't expect him to come. Why would he? He didn't know anyone here - he didn't even know he was protected - safe - so he was no doubt extremely on edge right now. "Hey." She offered him. With her own glance around the area - more and more players would come - she turned to him and stood on her tip-toes, arching her head up to kiss the underside of his chin. "Didn't expect you here, if you wish to leave at any time, mi piromane let me know." Mari offered him a cheeky grin. "I'm full of magic tricks, after all."

Grabbing the drinks that Warren offered them Mari looped her arms into her beloveds. "Lets get you under the shade." She pulled him toward one of the low set furniture sets dotted throughout the area. One in particular is where Mari lead Lancaster. Not quite on the edge; close enough for the two to be able to see all the players - and for them in turn to be seen, but far enough for Lancaster to not be smack bang in the center of the whole shebang. There was a small grill there - meat already sizzling away. A table; plates, seats, enough for four people. All covered by a large beach umbrella. 

"Sit, Mi Amore." Mari said as she urged the man into a chair. Mari would try to slide his jacket off but Lancaster tensed. Ah. Right, the treated leather was essentially his armour. "Its okay." Mari said as she kissed his cheek, placing the limoncello she'd been drinking into his hands. "It's safe, I've been drinking from this one." 

Mari doted on him, how could she not? He walked all the way up here; and was making an effort for her, the least she could do was ensure he was comfortable. Lancaster could keep his jacket on - but Mari peeled off his shoes and placed them just under the table out the way. "Its...nice, no?" Mari asked as she sat herself on the edge of his seat - opening up another drink. This one a plain lemonade. "After everything...just the sand between my toes...its kinda nice. Better with you here though." 

Mari turned to lean over him, gently brushing hair out of his face. He came here despite being so incredibly uncomfortable. He did it for her. 

Earn her every day

If only her brother knew

"Vincent..." Mari crooned as she continued to trace invisible lines over his cheek. "If you wish to leave, I'll join you. We can do whatever you wish for us to to tomorrow. Thank you for coming. I recognize most people here, I'll protect you."

Edited Monday at 01:18 PM by Mari

[Eruda 0]

Cleaning every surface area of the house, she didn't want dust to form in places that they had yet to use. Something made her stop, a chime on her HUD. From Oscar. It was an everyone message, but she only knew of him from the front-line raids. Closing her HUD, with a frown. If it was an everyone message that meant to her that there was going to be a lot of people there. She was getting better with group outings with Firm Anima but she wasn't sure about people she didn't know. The instance with Wolfrin and Morningstar, to put in blandly she made a fool of herself. Washing down the kitchen counter with a rag as she though long and hard about what she should do. Maybe it would allow her to make new friends or rather more. Taking a deep breath as she tossed the rag across the top of the sink counter. What would she wear, what kinda food would they have, how many people were there going to be, would she know any of them. Thoughts raced through her mind at rapid speeds, then she stopped. Remembering what Rai had told her, don't overthink it. It would just send her into a spiral downward and cause her not wanting to go.

Taking a deep breath, both hands gripping the side of the counter, eyes closed. "You can do this..." Another exhale, she had to figure out how much she could handle. "Okay" saying as she walks up the stairs to her clothing room. Going through the closet of stuff that Simmone made her buy. "AH nope, pass, oh hell no" saying as she moved each hanger to the right. "Hmm, this should be okay." Floor 24 was known for the beach front. She would bring an extra set of clothing just in case she got the wrong idea. She would bring a second teleport crystal too just in case she had to nope the frick out. She knew the location of the beach by heart, Nisahime had sent guild messages out for months. Grabbing a second crystal out of a draw downstairs, taking another deep breath, nervous as hell. Setting the numbered location in the crystal, she was off. If that wasn't the location them meh she would just hang out at the beach by herself.

Bare feet hit the sands smack dab in the middle of a bunch of people. Face turns 10 shades of red, "Uh sorry, excuse me" running away from the crowd. When she was in a small clearing a few feet away, she would look back. There was quite the amount of people. Biting her bottom lip, standing there in a white bikini swimming suit, the straps being a dark blue with little dark blue ribbons hanging on either side of her hips. A long white thin over jacket that dangles past the back of her knees. There was no buttons or zippers to keep it closed. It was something that you would see be worn with a dress. Hair lays dormant on the length of her back. 

Taking another deep breath, trying really hard not to hyperventilate. This was such a bad idea. Glancing around she saw a table with drinks of all variety. She would pick up a cup that looked like lemonade, hopefully that is all it was. She would stand there looking out into the crowd of people trying to find someone that she might know.

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 11

Final EXP reward: +65% Final EXP reward

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Eruda | HP: 485/485 | EN: 62/62 | DMG: 8 | MIT:158 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | BRN-IM  | FL.AURA: 12 | FL.THORNS: 6/12 | THORNS:54 | BH:27 | REC: 6 | BRN: 42 | LD:4

[Pollux 0]

Yue Hua’s brows lifted and her nacreous eyes found the nameplate now visible above the man’s head.

“Oh,” she said mildly. She couldn’t tell if the coughing fit was brought on as a consequence of him choking on a laugh, but she took it in good humor, as she always did. “I see…! I’m very sorry, Warren. Are you new, or — have you not dropped by the guild headquarters yet? I live there, so I’m surprised I’ve not seen you around.”

Their conversation was short-lived. The other early arrivals were also milling about in the vicinity of the wagon, so Warren excused himself to fetch everyone’s drinks. Yue Hua turned to the tall, drop dead gorgeous, lost woman and assured her with no ulterior motives whatsoever. “This party is an open invitation. I doubt anyone would have turned you away regardless… you’re certainly prepared.” Her eyes glanced coyly down the woman’s figure, long enough for the other to know that she was checking her out, but not so long that Yue Hua overstayed her welcome. “Do you come by this floor often?”

"Yue Hua!"

Firefly’s bright voice was all it took for Yue Hua to lighten her approach on Nisahime. Her friends were the main reason for her excitement for this event; she shot Nisahime an apologetic smile, nodded at the woman with the orange cursor, then peeled off the growing crowd in front of the beverage wagon, setting herself a few steps apart. Once Firefly had joined her, Yue Hua had her first proper glance at the girl’s swimsuit.

She immediately started reciting Buddhist chants in her head to banish her improper thoughts. 

若以色见我 以音声求我、是人行邪道 不 不能见如来一切有为法 如梦幻泡影— Firefly was adorable. Merely adorable. Yue Hua will not dwell on how her regular clothes had been hiding so much of her figure. That was a guild member. Smack. Smack. Smack. 不生法相 无所住。不生法相 无所住。

 

 

 

Outwardly, Yue Hua’s composure saved her. “So do you,” she had quickly returned. Had paused, appearing to scrutinize the girl’s outfit a little further, and a smile brightened her face as her eyes latched onto a detail that turned her rebuttal into a full compliment. The ruffles, the ribbon at the chest that looked like wings… “You look like you’re about to take flight, Firefly.”

When Warren returned, Morningstar had just joined the two. Yue Hua conveyed the bartender’s earlier response to her friends while he was busy sipping from his own drink.

“Oscar's reserved a table for our guild. The food looks ready, but it would be impolite of us to start while our host is still absent. Why don't we go into the water for a bit after we finish our drinks? It's not a beach hangout if we don't dip our feet in at every opportunity, no?"

Edited yesterday at 02:49 AM by Pollux

[Lysette 0]

Lydia supposed that she could leave the repairing of the winches to Abellio. He seemed to have a knack for tinkering with things. And besides, she had a job of her own to do. 

She crossed the main deck and stepped onto one of the many skiffs that were arranged off to the side. Unlike the others, this one was laden with a sweet, frozen payload. She wasn't dressed for the beach. At least, she had kept herself more or less covered. She was certain that if this had been back in reality, she would have had a most tastelessly skimpy two piece forced onto her. Had to show off the ink after all. But she didn't have any tattoos here. So she went with a white tank top and a pair of comfy black shorts. To your comfort level had been Oscar's words. And she listened.

Besides, piloting a flying skiff in a bikini just seemed to be a bit over-the-top.

She grabbed a pair of shades that were hooked at the middle of her top and flung them onto her face as she hopped up onto the skiff. As she took hold of the wheel, six wings began to flap up and down. It reminded her of a dragonfly as she slowly rose off of the deck and lurched forward to hover just over the edge of the airship.

"HEADS UP DOWN THERE! ICE CREAM INCOMING!"

She slowly made her descent, positioning her skiff to land in one of the few open spaces near the middle. The middle was very important, because once she landed, she was in charge of the music. Lydia produced a crystal from her inventory and placed it on the edge of the ship. Summertime beats began to fill the hair - a little mood music to accompany the good food and company. Lydia then hopped off of the skiff and looked around for any familiar faces. She only found herself surprised at the crowd. There were a ton of people wearing the Tracker's Alliance tag. But besides those, there were a ton of people that weren't affiliated. She recognized Mari, eyes drawn to the orange crystal more than the woman herself. But she didn't recognize her plus one. Nor did she know a fair number of the multitudes.

Who knew Oscar was this popular?

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<<Assist System Engaged: Assisting Warren>>
Level: 22
Paragon: 0
Tier: 3
True Tier: 3

Final EXP reward: +70% Final EXP reward

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Spoiler

"Name: Lysette
True Tier: 3
Level: 24
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 495/495
EN: 66/66

Stats:
Damage: 19
Accuracy: 5
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:
  - AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - 

Custom Skill:
  - 

Skills:
  - Polearm R5
  - Unhindered

Extra Skills:
  - Hiding R5
  - Assault Mode

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:
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