Mari 1 Posted August 10 #1 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Back here again....standing in her shop - wondering if it was even a good idea coming back to this floor or not. It was always the way with the 10th floor wasn't it? Mari knew it was bad for her, yet she continued to return. Her brother was right - she was like a moth to the flame, if the flame was the word DANGER - flashing brightly in a big red neon sign. Still. This was where her shop was, and before the negative cognitive effects became apparent and a warning was listed on the floors description for visitors Mari had largely called this place home for years, so many years. Mari stood in her Alchemic Contagion tent. Debating if she should start things up again, did the frontliners need an alchemist. Furthermore...did she even care? They could sort themselves out, surely. Mari sighed as she lifted up her hand, covered in dust. There was nothing remaining in this shelf... [62/149 EXP] Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249469 -LD: 3+5=8 FAIL +3 EXP 62 ---> 65/149 Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Spoiler "Name: Mari True Tier: 13 Level: 34 Paragon Level: 90 HP: 1040/1040 EN: 142/142 Stats: Damage: 21 Mitigation: 44 Accuracy: 4 Evasion: 4 Battle Healing: 57 Loot Die: 5 Stealth Rating: 7 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 - Searching R4 Extra Skills: - Survival - Hiding R5 - First Aid R3 - Hiding R2 - Disguise Inactive Extra Skills: Addons: - Focus - Nimble - Precision - Stamina Mods: - Athletics - Night Vision - 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" Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #2 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Instead of letting her shop fester, Mari decided to do something about it. She began by opening up all the flaps; the large one that consisted of the entryway - the smaller ones that were supposed to be 'windows' the place needed airing out. Although one could argue the outside air was not much better. A mechanical spider chugged away on the outside of her large tent. Spraying thin mists of whatever concoction Atan had made. Atan... Right... Mari needed to finish off her research for him. He'd yet to return to her own workshop, and Mari kept her word to Freyd - and had simply refused to outwardly reach out to the dangerous man. If he wanted his results, he would have to come find them. Now the place was airing out, Mari started with the debris. She picked up piles of discarded boxes and crates and dragged them outside her store, every so often checking in them to see if any materials remained. So far, nothing. ------------------- Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249470 -LD: 5+5=10 FAIL +3 EXP 65 ---> 68/149 Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #3 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Her store was airing out, all the boxes of trash had been dragged outside; far enough away for Mari to be able to say 'not her problem' She didn't care if it 'littered the environment' Like, WHAT environment? The entire floor was a deadly ecosystem in a bioluminescent cave network. Somehow...the effects of this floor didn't feel that strong today, the crushing pain, the trickling doubt...the voices. Was it because she had defeated her Gemini? A glance down at her left hand as she tilted it to and fro. Was it because she had someone to fall asleep to each night? That she had a confidant like Raidou, or a brother like Freyd? Friends she could trust and rely on with most anything? As Mari stepped into her tent and started collecting old bottles and vials she realized she hadn't had that. Even in the real world, her ex had ostracized her from family, and from the few friends she had. This digital world wasn't really real, it was a prison - and yet. She had things here she didn't want to leave behind. "Oh?" Mari picked up an old material, thinking she was lucky, but it crumbled into dust in her hands. Oh well. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249471 -LD:1 +5=6 +3 EXP 68 ---> 71/149 Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #4 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Now...came the more strenuous parts. Mari had to start pushing and pulling the furniture, bit by bit; she'd drag it out of her tent. If anyone passed her by on their way to Yomi they'd be in for a shock - seeing a small orange haired Pker trying to drag around a low set table, and what could only be described as the most rudimentary centrifuge anyone had ever made - almost akin to a primary school science test. But, that was just it. There were no living NPCs on this floor - and the players were so few and far between if Mari DID run into any of them she'd expect they were either looking for her, or were looking for trouble. She had noticed a few orange cursor players floating around lately, going to and from the caverns - it was definitely a meeting spot of some kind but Mari didn't care enough to pry. Not her clowns, not her circus. After dealing with Laughing Coffin matters for the past few months she knew when to leave well enough alone. 'CRUNCH' "Ah crap...' Mari lifted up her foot to see a perfectly good material completely smashed to pieces. She could have used that. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249472 -LD: 7+5=12 FAIL +3 EXP 71 ---> 74/149 Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #5 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Mari grabbed a broom and started brushing the dust, dirt and debris out of her store. It was her main goal today, clean it out - tidy it up, and prepare it for if she ever chose to come back here. She'd gather up the broken pieces of a past life and reform them into something new. Something better. Something that wasn't fueled by bitter hatred at a world that spurned her. Granted Mari still didn't like many of the people in Aincrad. She didn't like how judgemental and righteous people were. But that didn't mean they deserved death. Mari sighed as she covered her mouth, the dust kicking up causing her to cough. Clink. A tilt of her head, in the far corner of her shop just underneath the metal table that had been fixed to the ground - one of the few things she couldn't move...under it sat two dust covered material crystals. "Oh...score." Mari said as she got on her hands and knees and scooped them up. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249473 -LD: 8+5=13 CD: 6 CRITCAL SUCCESS +16 EXP 74 ---> 90/149 MARI LOOT TOTAL +2 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #6 Share Posted August 10 (edited) *WHACK* Mari hit her head on the underside of the table as she was trying to shuffle out from underneath it. "Holy FUCK..." Mari hissed as she gripped her head, falling onto her backside. That bloody hurt. Metal hitting head was not a pleasant experience, even within Aincrad. "Dammit..." Mari muttered as she gingerly rubbed her head. Mari couldn't help but notice her hand land on another pair of dusty materials. They must have gotten stuck behind the table, and when she hit her head on it... it loosened them and they came tumbling down. At least her injuring herself gave her some kind of reward. Even if it was a pittance. Mari groaned as she shoved the extra materials into her inventory. She had planned to try and forage today, but her shop was far dirtier than she remembered. She still had a lot to clean. Perhaps she'd have to leave her gathering for a different day. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249474 -LD:16 +5=21 CD: 10 CRITICAL SUCCESS +16 Exp - Critical Success 90 ---> 106/149 + 2 Materials MARI LOOT TOTAL +4 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #7 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Alright. Shop aired out. Well...as aired out as you could make something on this floor. Furniture moved out, and floors swept. Mopped. Clean. Alchemic bench at the back, scrubbed down and clean. Mari wiped her brow. She was making good progress. Shelves all cleaned, and labels changed to match the current offerings that Alchemists could provide. Now, all she needed to do was dust out the pillows and rugs that she used to litter the place and bring them back in. Mari glanced over her shoulder and winced, seeing the pile of dirty beakers and vials. Oh..yeh, she had to clean those too. Her facea scrunched up when she noticed the wooden stool, old worn and splitting. Nope. That wouldn't do. Mari dragged it out of her Alchemic Contagion store and with a great deal of effort threw it as far as she could. It clattered to the ground and splintered into several pieces before disappearing. Mari's butt deserved some cushioning. She wasn't going to deal with the bare minimum anymore. She deserved better. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249475 -LD: 3+5=8 FAIL 106 ---> 109/149 +3 Exp gathering attempt MARI LOOT TOTAL +4 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #8 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Mari had ordered a new stool, one with a nice velvety red cushion - it arrived via a package in her inbox; Mari guessed even the NPcs didn't want to venture to this floor. She couldn't blame them, they were programmed to fear this place. And that's all they were, a series of codes and numbers. Nothing more. And usually far less. Mari moved her new stool into the tent and started work on all the beakers and vials, usually it'd be easier to just toss them and get new ones but Mari had two glaringly big problems with that. The first, she was flat broke after spending a fortune fixing her house, the next - she couldn't exactly waltz into a town and ask for new equipment. Halfway through scrubbing Mari set down one of the clean beakers - it had a material stuck to the bottom of it and she spent the better part of half an hour trying to retrieve it but it finally snapped in half and disappeared. "what a waste..." Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249476 -LD: 1+5=6 FAIL +3 Exp - Gathering Attempt 109 ---> 112/149 MARI LOOT TOTAL +4 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #9 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Everything was finally clean. Mari had even cleaned out the gunk that would get caught up in the bunsen burners. Once again every little thing had its neat little place. The shelves were cleaned, relabeled. New crates, currently empty sat in the corner, ready to be filled with materials, scales, shards, and the like. It wasn't nearly as intricate as her workshop by her home - but it was everything she needed to work as an Alchemist. Everything the game deemed necessary. Mari took a great deal of effort in dragging all the furniture back into the store and setting it up. She couldn't exactly make the store look too welcoming - that just wouldn't work on this floor, but she could at least make it hospitable. The woman lit up some incense and let it hang on the topmost part of the shelf. Sandalwood. As Mari was polishing the lanterns, hung on strings from the ceiling she couldn't help but notice another few materials, Mari had to wonder what the hell her past self was doing, shoving them in there. Not that current Mari would complain. More for her. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249477 -LD: 8+5=13 CD: 7 CRITICAL SUCCESS +2 Materials +16 Exp - Critical Success 112 ---> 128/149 MARI LOOT TOTAL +6 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
Mari 1 Posted August 10 Author #10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Done. It was all done, and now Mari sat at her counter; tapping an inked pen against parchment paper. What the hell did people charge for things these days? what the hell should she even sell? If anything at all. Maybe just on request basis? That'd probably be easier... Mari was no longer a Grand Master- and would need to spend time working on her skills. She did have a small stock of materials, but it wouldn't be enough to do what she needed. Not yet. It was a start though. "Hmmm...." Mari sighed as she pushed away from the counter. It was therapeutic to clean the place up, but maybe, she was not quite ready to open the store again. Mari would leave the 'Alchemic Contagion' but it was far cleaner than it ever had been, as though the memories of a maddened woman were naught but rumours - nothing more than something faded in the past. Heading toward the stairs down, so she could return to the quaint little dream on the 4th floor Mari couldn't help but notice a few glimmering crystals amongst dying mushrooms. "Ah." Mari bent to pick them up, she pocketed them and continued on her way. It wasn't what she had planned for the day, but it was a day well spent gathering the pieces of a fractured past and forging them into something new. Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+ ID:249478 -LD: 8+5=13 CD: 8 CRITICAL SUCCESS +2 Materials +16 Exp - Critical Success 128 ---> 144/149 MARI LOOT TOTAL +8 Materials Mari | HP: 1040/1040 | EN: 142/142 | DMG: 21 | MIT:44 | ACC:4 | AA | EVA:4 | BH:57 | BLI: 32/-20 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 ---- Mari | [Word Count: 1829/5 = 365.8] * [True Tier: 13] * [Group Factor: 1] = 4755 EXP, Laurel Wreath: 713 col +8 Materials Edited August 10 by Mari Link to post Share on other sites
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