[PP-PT-F11] Trees and Ants and Trees Oh My (Grind thread)

Reytac · October 22

Reytac stepped off of the teleport pad and moved to the side right away, blinking as he looked around. At first glance, the place was kind of similar to the first floor and the town of Beginnings – cozy settlement, surrounded by farmland. But as he looked further out, he wanted to bury his face in a palm. Once again, the floor was a forest floor, though this one also had the benefit of having mountains far off in the distance. ”That’s it. I’m making my home on the seventh floor just so I have scenery that isn’t just more trees.” He kept his mumbled frustration quiet, out of earshot of the npcs, but he was honestly exasperated. At this point he was going to have to go out and explore some of the other floors just to see some bleeding diversity.

As he waited for Mari to come out of the teleport, he pulled out some of his buff food items and started popping them – while he doubted she would let him contribute very much, this time Mari was injured so there was a decent chance he’d end up getting locked in a fight with something himself this time. He watched his buffs tick up and nodded, then pulled his hammer out and adjusted it, swinging a few times to get the feel for its heft again. After he was satisfied he let it rest on his shoulder as he looked at the npcs around them – then let out a snort as he realized that he was actually something of an idiot. Mari was still orange, and wouldn’t be appearing in the normal safe zone teleport. As soon as he remembered that he headed for the gates, sending her a message to let her know where he was.

Reytac Stats:

Spoiler

Reytac | HP: 470/470 | EN: 77/77 | DMG: 15 | MIT:45 | ACC:3 | EVA:2 | BH:4 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24 | LD:3

<<PT SYSTEM ENGAGE:>>

Spoiler

Refunding Skills/Taking Skills:

Hammer R5 30 SPD |DAM+7 | Tech Shift

Tech Shift 10 SP ( Tech Skills +4x multiplier, +3 EN cost)

Biting: 20 SP | +2 Base DAM

Resolute: 10 SP | 3xTier Mit (9MIT)

Light Armor R5 30 SP | 30 MIT | Meticulous | Resolve

Meticulous: 4 SP | +1 Dam

Resolve: 6SP | +1 Acc | 10xTier HP (30 HP)

Keen Sight: 5 | +2 LD on Searching, Gathering, Detection, Loot Checks

Searching R3: 14 SP | Night Vision

Night Vision 3 SP

Lockpicking R3 15 SP +3 LD when picking Locks on chests

Dismantling 5 SP +2 LD opening chests

Battle Healing R2 8 SP +2% (8Hp) at beginning of turb

Energist: 8SP adds 5xtier energy (15)

Consumables Consumed:

Spoiler

Rare Tierless Dessert 251851 | White Macadamia Cookie | EVA II

Perfect T1 Dessert 251778 | Marscapone Scroll | Mit III

Perfect Tierless Dessert 252953 | Apple Danish | Loot Die III

Gains: EVA +2, LD +3, MIT+15

Gear Equipped:

Spoiler

T2 Perfect Refined Battle Hammer DAM II, BLEED I

T1 Woodsman's Leather Guard: MIT I REC II

Amulet of the Four Winds ACC II EVA II

Forager Profession:

Profession rank: 2

Profession exp: 77/149

Loot table:

[50-149 EXP] Rank 2 - Journeyman Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 13+.

Rank 2
CD:
[1-5] = No additonal materials.
[6+] = 1 additional material.

Edited October 28 by Reytac
Added in Forager info.

Mari · October 28

Mari was leaning against a tree outside the safe zone by Taft. She half expected Reytac to be waiting on her, but it seemed to be the other way around. Surprising...really, considering she had to climb a flight of stairs to get to their destination and all he needed to do was scream out a cities name, and he was instantly whisked away. By Mari's feet sat a crate of potions, one of them already missing, cracked open and drunk by the woman to give herself the slight boost in damage she'd need to be able to wipe out swarms of enemies with a single strike.

The woman wasn't sure how long she'd be able to keep using Oscars skill for. So she had planned to go hard, grab herself a large chunk of col to save for a rainy day. She may need it. The woman rubbed her right arm, it was still raw, pink, from her time being tortured. She'd need to spend a few solid days doing this to hit her target.... then there was the matter of collecting materials too. A small groan.

Was a good thing Rey owed her a bunch. Not so much that she low balled him. Mari blinked, seeing a message from Reytac - she flicked one back, reminding him of the tree she was under. He must have forgotten she couldn't go into cities. Not uncommon for people. And she technically could have thrown on a disguise and been fine, but it wasn't worth the headache.

A few more minutes passed and she saw his familiar figure approach. "Yo. You ready to get to work?"

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CS SQUABBLE UP IN EFFECT!

PT SYSTEM ENGAGED

REMOVING
-REFUNDING RENDING FAMILIAR (TEMP) 10
-REFUNDING CHARGE (TEMP) 10

ADDING
Biting Cost: 20 SP Passive Effect: Player gains +2 Base Damage
Remaining SP - 0

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LEVEL LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED
Level: 31
Paragon: 0
Tier: 4
True Tier: 15

Consumed
Regretful Memories - Draught of the Pink PK'er (Gungir's - DMG 3 | MITI 1 [Crate - 245931]) {Mari} [1/6]

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Spoiler

"Name: Mari
True Tier: 15
Level: 31
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 680/680
EN: 100/100

Stats:
Damage: 24
Mitigation: 143
Accuracy: 4
Battle Healing: 37
Loot Die: 5
AA
FL.AURA: 8
BRN: 56
ENV-O: 32
PARA-V

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
- Squabble Up

Skills:
- Battle Healing R5
- Charge
- Charge
- Energist
- Heavy Armor R5
- Polearm R5
- Searching R5

Extra Skills:
- Survival
- Hiding R5
- Disguise

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focus
- Iron Skin
- Precision
- Reveal
- Stamina

Mods:
- Detect
- Impetus
- Night Vision
- Tracking
- Untraceable

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Teleport Crystal x5

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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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[2332exp] R8
Gathering Profession:
- Cooking[561exp] R6"

Edited October 28 by Mari

Reytac · October 28

Reytac nodded as he walked up next to Mari, his eyes already flicking around the area around them. He knew that Mari was pretty businesslike and would want to get going as soon as possible – and if both of them were needing materials as badly as it seemed, then he wanted to start as well. He glanced over as she fidgeted, reaching up towards her injured arm again, then frowned. She was a skilled alchemist so if he offered one of his crappy health potions to try helping that injury out, he would deserve the ribbing or ridicule he would most likely get. Instead as the two of them started walking into the woods, he made sure to stay on the side of her that matched that injury, keeping her damaged arm between them.
It thankfully didn’t take him long to spot something, and he snagged a twisted bundle of roots that had wrapped around a heavy rock. He was able to separate the two without damaging either, leaving him with two materials that he called out to Mari about and tucked away in their own spot in his inventory so they didn’t get mixed up with his other supplies. If he was able to keep this kind of pace up, which he doubted sincerely, he’d be able to pay Mari back quickly and start on his own stockpile again which he desperately needed if he was going to make more gadgets.
”I definitely should have stocked up more on mats before I got crafting but no, I just had to get excited about being able to make traps and bombs, didn’t I?” While it was mostly under his breath, Rey didn’t mind if Mari heard him talking as he picked back up his hammer and resumed scanning the woods around them as they moved.

ID: 256023 CD:6 LD:18
Critical Success: EXP +16
Materials +2
256023 / 256023-1
Forager EXP: 93/149

Edited October 28 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

As Reytac approached Mari pushed herself off the tree and summoned her weapon. With a quick motion it hung over her shoulder. "Right. If yer ain't takin any potions. I'd rather get going sooner rather than later. I'm aiming fer about..." She tilted her head. "Maybe 300 materials? I should just buy them but...I'm saving my money for anything unexpected." After buying her husband a literal fucking mansion. Mari had little else to spend her money on. As long as she had food, and a place to stay. She was fine. Since Redemption was out of reach, it meant stealing shit was no longer off the table. Mari returned her gungirs shard to her inventory and they started to walk toward the woods.

He was better at gathering than last time. After they broke the treeline he tried to make conversation and Mari almost immediately snapped back.

"Your inability to sort your shit has little to do with-" Mari caught herself. She wasn't in the best of moods, irritable and tired. Mari sighed, rubbing an eye with the back of her hand. "Its been rough. My bad. It's fine. That's why we're here now."

A pause as the first of many ant scouts came skittering out, these ones on the weaker side - looking no different than the regular run of the mill red ant - except they were big enough to come up to Mari's knees. Mari barely paid them any mind as she swung her halberd at them, cleaving them all in pieces. The col and materials tucked away in her inventory but she lingered on the items. "You don't need these? If not I'll throw them to the guild appraiser."

Ant Scout #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #1-4| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078]

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100-18=82 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [4] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078]

Edited November 1 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

Reytac paused when he heard Mari respond to him, the irritation in her voice that threatened to choke her words. He could have gotten upset with her over her aggression, but – she outright apologized for it, and he knew that she wasn’t in the best of places recently. Whatever had happened that had burnt her arm, she was living in a low level of pain every day until that managed to heal. He stared at her from the corner of his eye for a moment before shaking his head.

Her bladework was still as brutally efficient as ever, demolishing a batch of the scout ants before they even had a chance to start building up towards a swarm. He watched as she tucked the loot away, but lingered over the items before asking him about them.

”No, it’s fine, go ahead and send them to him. I’m finally at the point I nerd to start looking for customized gear for what I want, not just using spare scraps thrown together. The help was hugely useful, so thank you for before, Mrs. Mari.” He turned his attention back to his gathering, only to growl in frustration when the rock he picked up thinking it was an ore chunk dissolved into useless dirt that crumbled away beneath his touch. ”Though at this point getting the materials for it is what’s gonna be the death of me I think.” He hefted his hammer up onto his shoulder as he looked around for the next prospect for his gathering.

Forager Rank 2: Profession EXP 120/149

ID: 256172 7 Fail

Exp+3

Forager EXP: 123/149

Edited November 3 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

"Don't thank me, it really was nothing. To me, if it was something, I'd not have done it." A pause. She really had to be better at this. "Still. It's good to see you are still alive."

And it was true, Sure, Mari helped him, but only because it wasn't an inconvenience to her, it was barely a blip on her radar. At least the man had used her help and was starting to pull himself together. "Materials is not the issue. Its the col. Materials can always be bought."

Another wave of ant scouts came at them. "Normally, I don't venture too far into their nest. But honestly..." A pause as Mari struck down the next wave, the scent of burning bug meat prickled her nose. "I could use the catharsis of this, not quite the same as a player, but it'll do."

Mari didn't realize her faux pax, when she said player, she in all honesty meant the ones who tortured her. They were already dead. But in her exhausted frustration the woman failed to include that little very important fact in her offhanded comment. Instead, she knelt down and picked up the spoils, a dance of golden coin flew into her inventory. "So...you're....doing good in the guild?" An attempt at conversation from her. "Have you met anyone else yet?"

Ant Scout #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #5-8| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256079 ,256080 ,256081 ,256082

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 82/100-18=64 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
80,000 Col
24 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [8] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082]

Edited November 3 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

Reytac did freeze up at that from Mari, his eyes going wide as he looked over towards her. The woman was in the middle of gathering up the loot items from the wave of ants that had attacked her, and her motions outside of her attacks seemed, to him, sluggish compared to her norm. Not just with her injured arm, but with the other as well she seemed to be moving slower, more deliberately. Or, to him, with more exhaustion. So she was tired and, hopefully, not explaining things fully. No other names had been added to the monument with hers next to them, so he knew she hadn’t gone out and hurt someone else. So there had to be context to that particular gem that he was missing – and was downright not ready to ask about. Either she’d be upset that he did ask – or she wouldn’t care and would explain things he didn’t know if he was ready to learn. Or that she was really ready to tell him.

“Ah? Ah, yes.” Rey stumbled over his words a moment before shaking himself. He buried his fingers in the soil and curled around something and hauled it out. A shower of dirt cascaded to the ground, revealing a pair of small metal rocks that Reytac dropped into his inventory. He stood up and dusted off his hands before looking back towards Mari, choosing to focus on her attempt at an olive branch.

”I’ve met Hirru, worked with him to get the items you gave me before identified. Using one of them now, even.”. His thumb tapped on the haft of his hammer before he pressed on. ”And I briefly met someone named, Jomei? I think. Yeah, Jomei. On Halloween. He had a phenomenal haunted house set up. Aside from that.. I’ve just been grinding away, hunting down chances to get stronger. Had a weird quest experience on the 29th floor.” That quest – and it’s lingering status effect that was STILL on his menu – were things he tried not to think about.

Forager Rank 2: Profession EXP 139/149

iD: 256406 CD:10 LD:11+2(Keen Sight) 13 Success, Critical Success

Exp+16

Forager EXP: 155/149 Forager Rank up to Rank 3!

Edited November 3 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

"Hirru... and Jomei." Mari glanced at Rey, then to his hammer. So he still hadn't met Baldur. Mari had to wonder how he was these days. He seemed to have taken a step back from things, and she couldn't blame him. He was left alone to lead for so long after her, and the other Pillars...the leaders had left. "Good people. I'll probably give most of these to Hirru." She tiredly gestured toward the unidentifieds scattered along the ground. "He'll probably need a lot of col to figure shit out too, so I wan to fill the guilds treasury." More idle talk from her

A snap of her fingers to ignite them in flame, then - Mari ran them up the length of her pole-arm, the fire danced, following her delicate touch before the metal of her halberd ignited. "I'll be changing weapons soon..." Mari admitted quietly. Unsure if Reytac could hear her. Mari had decided not long after the events on the 10th floor that she was going to change back to using her dagger. It felt less clunky. Not that this didn't have it's uses.

For all it took was a simple swing of her blade to have the next wave of ants explode into ash. And Mari was oh so readily rewarded for her minimal efforts. Dwarfing the mans gathering attempts with naught but a few swings.

Ant Scout #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #9-12| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256083 ,256084, 256085, 256086

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 64/100-18=46 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
120,000 Col
36 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [12] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082], [256083] , [256084] , [256085] , [256086]

Edited November 3 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

“Really? Changing to what? I didn’t know you used a different weapon, I’ve only known you with a halberd. And I’m looking at getting a second weapon to go with my hammer – a bastard sword, maybe.” Reytac had an actual idea for what he wanted from his actual customized weapon, but it would take a fair bit of effort and working with both a Smith, and Hirru probably. The Smith to make the actual weapons, and then Hirru to get the right enhancements in place. But the interesting thing to him was the thought of Mari not using her halberd – in the time that he’d known her, and every time he’d seen her out of her shop, the pole arm was the weapon that he’d seen her with, against both mobs and that man. So the idea that she might swap to something else was – not disconcerting, but surprising.

And if he was honest with himself, the fact that she was able to gather materials from the mobs so easily was a bit frustrating. He’d chosen his profession and by God he was going to stick with it, but it was disheartening to see her gathering dozens of materials in the matter of a few attacks, while his normal harvesting was struggling to get him five, or six, in the same time span. He just had to remind himself that the profession would get better over time, that getting a scant pair of materials at a time was just the start. That reminder did nothing to stop the envy, though.

Forager Rank 3: Profession EXP 155/299

iD: 256430 CD:3 LD:5+2(Keen Sight) Fail

Exp+3

Forager EXP: 158/299

Edited November 3 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

"A dagger." Mari said with a tired sense of finality. He only ever knew her using her polearm, so he may not understand the gravity of such a change. "I used to use one, long ago." It was all she really said on the matter. Mari wasn't entirely sure on her decision. But having the Faceless Lord throw her old weapon at her feet that day, it bought back memories. Having her halberd be a part of her downfall, its swings too wide, unnerved her. Mari was not one to be taken down easily.

And yet...she was.

Mari turned her halberd to and fro, letting the sun's rays bounce off its blade. Then, with a tightening of her hands around its shaft Mari swung. More ash. More death. The ant scouts were coming in fast, wave after wave - but Mari knew their patterns. She had done this countless times before. This? This was easy. "There should be one more wave of scouts, then there will be a brief reprieve - well....normally, but I want to go deeper into the forest. Foot soldiers are next."

She turned her attention to her unwitting ant crushing partner. "You good with that?"

Ant Scout #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #13-16| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256087 , 256088, 256089,256090

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 46/100-19=27 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
160,000 Col
48 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [12] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082], [256083] , [256084] , [256085] , [256086], [256087] [256088] [256089] [256090]

Edited November 3 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

Reytac stopped when she said what she was going to be switching to. There was something about the fact that she was switching to a dagger that seemed to weigh on her, heavily – there was regret, and finality, and exhaustion, in those words. She seemed reluctant about it, like the words had to be dragged out of her, but she said them nonetheless. He chewed on his lower lip for a moment, wondering if he should press further, ask about why she was switching back to something it seemed like she didn’t want to use – bad memories were sure to abound, especially in this damn death game – but the words didn’t leave his lips. Instead he just gave a slow nod – he might not know all of the context around it, but he could understand the gravity of her making this choice when it weighed in her so much.

”Yeah, that’s fine with me.” While he still wasn’t to her level, Reytac at least felt somewhat comfortable enough if some of the ants decided they thought he was a better target than she was. He might be getting outpaced in materials through sheer violence, but he could at least defend himself and not be embarrassed about it these days. He closed his eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath. Mari seemed – hurt. Hurting, not just physically, but emotionally. She was worn out. He opened his mouth to offer a shoulder, an ear for her to talk to – before closing it with a click of his teeth. This wasn’t like with Teion, who had needed a shoulder when facing life choices she was afraid of, or Cascade who was still young and fresh. Mari was a grown woman who had made her choices, she didn’t need someone trying to give her advice, useless, unmasked for advice. His hand tightened on his hammer as he knelt to pick up an herb, but his grip was too tight and he ruined the material even as he plucked it, making him grind his teeth in frustration.

Forager Rank 3: Profession EXP 158/299

iD: 256464 CD:6 LD:4+2(Keen Sight) Fail

Exp+3

Forager EXP: 161/299

Edited November 3 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

Another draw of her weapon against insect, and the last wave of ants were decimated.

“That should be the last of the scouts.” Mari said as she pulled a cigarette from her inventory, lighting it with a snap of her fingers. Shoving it into the corner of her mouth, but noticeably never inhaling it. Mari hated the feeling of smoke in her lungs, hell, before she met Lancaster she could barely stand the smell of it.

Now, it bought her a level of comfort she sorely needed right now, the kind of thing to help ground her.

“We can rest just up ahead.”

Mari knew she wasn’t very much of a conversationalist, but being him felt like she was pulling teeth. Maybe it was a mistake having him here. She could get whatever materials she needed on her own. Mari trudged up ahead to a small space that had clearly been used before, an old campfire, and a couple of rocks, smooth and flat that had been dragged to sit round it. Mari went and sat on the largest one. She was the one who had made this little reprieve.

This was not her first dalliance into the forest after all.

“Take a seat, we’ll leave as soon as my energy regenerates.” She sounded exhausted.

Ant Scout #17-20| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #17-20| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #17-20| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #17-20| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256091, 256092, 256093, 256094

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 27/100-19=8 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
200,000 Col
60 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [20] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082], [256083] , [256084] , [256085] , [256086], [256087] [256088], [256089] , [256090], [256091] ,[256092], [256093], [256094]

Edited November 3 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

Reytac let out a soft breath when he saw Mari light up a cigarette. He didn’t even know those were a thing in Aincrad. He ran the fingers of one hand through his hair and exhaled softly, shaking his head. Mari trudged over to a stone and dropped down onto it, her shoulders slumping down as she sank onto the rock. He didn’t know if he was letting his anxiety over interacting with her keep him from being himself, or if he was just trying to be quiet since before she had been abrupt, but – he shook his head and pulled out a canteen of water, setting it down on the rock next to her as he gathered up some sticks. He knew it wouldn’t take her long to recover her energy while they were resting, but, might as well be comfortable. As he worked, he saw a hardened amber chunk that he dropped intk his inventory after registering it as a usable material.

He used a small flint and steel to light a little fire in the cleared little campfire spot, and sat down across from where she was. He stared into it for a moment, watching the pop of the sticks as they caught fire, and the little sparks of heat and embers that rose from them before he spoke softly. “What’s it like, Mrs. Mari? To be with someone in here? I don’t mean physically, but, like.. The rest, the – being together. You’re the only one I know I could ask this, I think.” Was it like, outside? The mornings together, the little joys, the shared struggles? He could have maybe asked Teion about it too but – Teion herself had admitted that she’d not actually been married to someone before. So she didn’t have a reference. He didn’t know if Mari did, either, but Mari at least was married in here. And – it would give them something to talk about, some common ground to stand on.

Forager Rank 3: Profession EXP 169/299

iD: 256465 CD:2 LD:20 Success

Exp+8

Forager EXP: 175/299

+1 Material

Edited November 3 by Reytac

Mari · October 29

OOC Post 1/2

The way Reys eyes lingered on her cigarette did not go unnoticed by Mari, she pulled another from her inventory, and lit it in the same unusual fashion. The way he ran his hands through his hair, the sigh. The same things Lancaster did when he went without one for two long. "Is yours. if you like." She'd flick the lit cigarette over to him, it landed on the floor and hit his shoe. Still good, just a little bit o dirt never hurt anyone.

Mari snorted in amusement as he used tools to light the campfire. "You watch me light a cigarette with my fingers, and yet you use those to light the fire?" A tilt of her head, a wry lop-sided smile. "Are you trying to insult me, Rey?" It was a joke, or supposed to be one. Mari ignored his water. Taking her own from her inventory. "Take no offense. I cannot trust anything these days." She said as she took a swig, thinkin he probably needed to hear it.

Mari expected to sit in silence, he wasn't being talkative despite her efforts. But what she didn't expect was for him to strike up a conversation. "Being with someone?" She hadn't expected that question. Mari leaned back, the cigarette hanging limp in her mouth as her eyes drifted to the canopy above. "It's....grounding...mia anima gemella..." She closed her eyes, inhaling deeply through her nose, the cigarette burning ever brightly, ash forming on its tip, wasting away. What was it like....

"Comforting. He completes me in a way I never expected anyone else to."

Edited November 4 by Mari

Reytac · October 29

Rey picked up the cig and brushed off the dirt. "Thank you. I didn't even know they had these here." He took a long drag in, then closed his eyes and held the breath as he tasted a cigarette for the first time in years. Then he exhaled, smoke pluming in front of him as he coughed once. He studied it between his fingers for a moment before leaning back and staring up at the sky above them, only halfway noticing when Mari pushed the canteen away and pulled out her own. Considering the scarring on her arm - something had to have happened, so he couldn't blame her on being safe.

"I guess that's a thing I'd never considered, before this place. If you had what amounted to super powers would you like being asked to do mundane things with them? Or would it get annoying?" He'd seen the movies, where the guy with ice powers chilled a beer for someone, but how many times would you want to do that before getting frustrated and just turning the whole damn thing to ice? He shook his head bemusedly as Mari answered his first question. And - it was both what he'd hoped to hear, and what he'd been afraid of hearing. He rubbed a tired hand over his face before he took another drag, and exhaled it slowly, a thin stream of smoke escaping his lips this time.

"I envy you for that. And at the same time, I'm happy for you. I hope he feels the same about you, since it's clear you care a lot about him." There was a fondness to her words that shone through despite the pain and exhaustion that filled her otherwise. Whoever had managed to make the firebrand care about them had to be a special person.

Edited November 4 by Reytac

Mari · November 2

OOC Post 2/2 -EN RESTORED

"Didn't think you were talkin' to me." Another snipe at him. Unintended, it was just the way Mari was. "I don't talk to people enough for it to be an issue. So, no, not annoying. Maybe I like showing off a little?"

Seeing the last of her energy tick to full Mari stood, and using the flask that he had set down beside her earlier, Mari extinguished the fire. It hissed , word groaning at its release from the heat. as Smoke rose between them. Mari flicked her cigarette into the doused fire and stared at Reytac through the lingering smoke. "He's a man who literally burnt down a village-" A pause as she reassured him. "An NPC village. To get me a bottle of my favorite whiskey. He tore a mans legs off simply for holding the key to my cell. I assure you. He feels the same. Take solace in the fact that its been years here, but merely months out there. Your womans probably fine."

Mari turned her back on Reytac - gesturing for him to follow.

"C'mon, we have a very, very long way to go."

WC: 188

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Edited November 4 by Mari

Reytac · November 4

Reytac took one last drag on the cigarette and tossed the butt into the campfire ashes, watching it snuff out as he held the breath as long as he could before letting it out. At first he didn’t know how to respond to the jab from Mari, before he gave a light shrug as he started following her. ”Less ‘not talking to you’ and more ‘convinced everything my newb ass said was just annoying you.” The two of them walked in silence for a little as he mulled over the ‘burnt an npc village down’ bit – before he shook his head. He knew, now, just what her husband had been a part of, and if he was restraining himself to Npcs, then it was all to the better. Even if Rey was in the camp of ‘this is our world, don’t make them suffer needlessly and try to help’ – it was much better the NPC programs were targeted, than actual players. The npcs were just recurring programs, not full AI sentiences.

”Good. Everyone deserves someone who will do everything they can, for them.” Love was best, when it was reciprocated. As for the second part of what she’d said – she was the only person he’d spoken to who thought the time dilation was stronger, not weaker. So there was some level of solace, there. If she was right, that was. Still – for now, there was nothing he could really do about it, except keep going. And keep holding onto hope.

Forager Rank 3: Profession EXP 175/299

iD: 256534 CD 5 LD 1 Fail

Exp+3

Forager EXP: 178/299

Edited November 4 by Reytac

Mari · November 4

"Oh, now see these-" Mari pointed toward the scouts with the tip of her Halberd, these ones were very similar to the first lot, except their abdomens twisted upwards, walking on four legs, their other two like long twitching arms. "they're evolving. After a few waves they'll even have helmets and hold sticks. Honestly, its kinda predictable after a while." And, as they drew closer Mari simply ran her blade through them with a single lazy swing.

"This gets tiring, but I feel like it needs to be done sometimes."

Ant Scout #21-24| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #21-24| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #21-24| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #21-24| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256526,256527 256528 256529

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100-19=81 | DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
240,000 Col
72 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [20] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082], [256083] , [256084] , [256085] , [256086], [256087] [256088], [256089] , [256090], [256091] ,[256092], [256093], [256094], [256526], [256527], [256528], [256526]

Edited November 4 by Mari

Reytac · November 4

Rey followed behind Mari, listening to her explain as she worked her way through the slowly evolving ants. It was weird, to see them changing before his very eyes, but in a way it made sense. They were ants, which bred and changed fast, he just didn’t know if it would be that fast. More like, they were starting to reach the more specialized levels where the basic, normal ants didn’t really cut it anymore.
”I can imagine. Without restrictions in place, this would be the kind of thing that would end up in swarms and cause some kind of headache. Invasive species for sure.” It was likely that they were set up in a way that they couldn’t end up overrunning things like that – but at the same time, things had gone strange in Aincrad, and who knows, maybe ants from the eleventh floor invading others was something that might happen if they weren’t routinely culled. Then he paused as he saw what looked like an overly large plate of something – not ant hide, or He’d have immediately tossed it over to Mari, but more like a scarab hide maybe? He picked it up, finding it, and the mandibles beneath it were all three materials.
It was only when he tucked them into his inventory that he noticed a different counter had gone up, one that he hadn’t expected. He blinked, staring at his Col counter in confusion.
”Uh…Mrs. Mari, this is probably one of those newbie questions you’d be sick of hearing, but, Foragers can earn Col while gathering?”

Forager Rank 3: Profession EXP 178/299
ID: 256623 CD:8+1(Discerning) LD:12+2 (Keen Sight)
Critical Success
+3 Materials
+1500 COL

Exp+16
Forager EXP: 194/299

150-299 EXP] Rank 3 – Adept Forager: Successfully forage for materials on a LD 12+.
[1-4] = No additonal materials.
[5-8] = 1 additional material.
[9+] = 2 additional materials & 1,500col.

Edited November 5 by Reytac

Mari · November 4

PH

Ant Scout #25-28| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #25-28| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #25-28| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ant Scout #25-28| 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 ID: 256530, 256531, 256532, 256533

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 81/100-19=62| DMG: 26 | MIT:143 | ACC:4+1 (AA) | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5 | True Tier 15

Mari Loot Total:
240,000 Col
84 materials
Perfect Trinket T4 [28] ID: [256075], [256076] [256077], [256078] ,[256079] ,[256080] ,[256081],[256082], [256083] , [256084] , [256085] , [256086], [256087] [256088], [256089] , [256090], [256091] ,[256092], [256093], [256094], [256526], [256527], [256528], [256526] [256530], [256531] , [256532] , [256533]

Edited November 4 by Mari

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