Oske 0 Posted February 13, 2015 #1 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Oske had finally done it. She sold all her tools related to her blacksmith profession, and she had long ago given up her duty to be a blacksmith. Regardless of all her progress, she knew that it was time for her to make a change. She wanted to be something she was better at, and something she enjoyed. She approached the snowy mountain, where a small, empty shop stood. She entered the shop and swallowed, noticing the quest box. Pressing "YES", an NPC spawned. He was a tall man with a mustache and a chef hat. "Looks like you took my quest," he grunted. He eyed Oske up and down, then scoffed. "You hardly look like a chef." Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 13, 2015 Author #2 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Oske leaned back a little, putting her hand on her chest in shock. However, she quickly adjusted herself. This NPC was just programmed to be tough, of course. She opened her mouth, pausing a moment before speaking. “I’d like to be a chef. I am currently a blacksmith.†“Ah, limited time event taker,†the chef snorted. “What, being a blacksmith didn’t pay quite enough for you?†“That’s not it!†Oske snapped. “I don’t enjoy being a blacksmith. At ALL.†Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 13, 2015 Author #3 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 The chef snorted. “Well, at least I get some work to do. I’ll assign you a recipe of… hmm, let’s see… Cheese and crackers.†“Cheese and crackers?†Oske stuttered. “That’s… that’s really stupid. There’s got to be something else I can make…†“As a beginner, you can only make snacks,†the chef replied. “If you have any idea of a snack besides cheese and crackers, let me know. Otherwise, go out and collect cooking materials that you may trade with me for the cheese and crackers.†Oske puffed up her cheeks, then left the empty store. She had a perfect plan. If she couldn’t make a real meal, she’d simply make little snack sandwiches for a picnic. She quickly made herself a list… 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 0/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 13, 2015 Author #4 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Oske snuck out through the snow fields to a surprisingly warm patch of grass. Little bonfires surrounded the farm, and there was a tent with spots to let sunlight through but not snow. Inside, she could see fields upon crops. Not wanting to make her pillaging too blatantly obvious, she snuck inside and only picked a leaf off a single cabbage. She then searched for another ripe, beautiful green one. ID: 9674 LD: 15 (1 material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 1/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 14, 2015 Author #5 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Carefully creeping through the field so not to bother any NPC or whoever owned the farm, she spotted another head of lettuce. Approaching it, she reached down to pluck a piece away, but it snapped and shattered into little shards. While it seemed that this area was warm, some of the plants were still frozen from the frost. Poor things! ID: 9722 LD: 2 (no material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 1/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 14, 2015 Author #6 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Sneaking across the field again, she leaned down and went to pluck another slice of lettuce from the head. Unfortunately, this one was quite cold, brittle, and frozen as well. It had a nice snap to it, but that snap shattered the entire plant--yes, the head, too. Oske jumped back in surprise, stepping on another head of lettuce. She looked around nervously. Hope no one saw that, she laughed in her head with anxiety. ID: 9725 LD: 6 (no material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 1/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 15, 2015 Author #7 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Quickly snatching a piece of lettuce that successfully broke off without becoming destroyed, she quickly placed it in her inventory and looked around the area. There was a farm house in the distance, and just beyond that were... fields of soft flowing wheat, where chickens that had a strange blue hue and a sharp, curved beak roamed. She smiled, then tip-toed her way past the little farm house to rush off into the fields. ID: 9833 LD: 17 (1 material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 15, 2015 Author #8 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 On her way over to the field, Oske face-planted. Turns out that tip-toeing while wearing steel-toed boots of sorts was not exactly the wisest choice. Her face met the cold dirt, and she slowly curved her body into a "child pose" to relax for a moment and gather herself. Once she did that, she rose to her feet, walking casually but quietly to the wheat field. ID: 9834 LD: 4 (no material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 17, 2015 Author #9 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Reaching for a clump of wheat, Oske plucked it from the ground and... just like that stupid lettuce a few moment ago, it shattered in her hands. It was literally frozen, and she had to be careful. So, Oske knew exactly what she had to do next. She puffed cold air out of her nose, then got ready to heat up her next clump of wheat with her own breath. ID: 10196 LD: 8 (no material) 0/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 17, 2015 Author #10 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oske leaned down to the next clump of wheat. Unsure of how she’d be doing this, she gently touched the roots? Sole? Who cares? of the wheat. They were cold and brittle, ready to snap when pulled. Oske got on her hands and knees, gently leaning toward the bottom and opening her mouth. She exhaled softly to generate hot air onto the wheat. After a little while of waiting, she pulled the wheat free and placed it into her inventory. ID: 10197 LD: 20 (1 material) 1/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 18, 2015 Author #11 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Oske approached the next clump of wheat. She leaned down, gently touching the hard as rock soil. She then gently exhaled onto the wheat's... roots? Stems? She honestly knew little about wheat or even if it was called wheat in SAO. She noticed a lot of crops were named different things here than in real life, but the name of baked goods and meals remained the same. She plucked the wheat, and it shattered in her hands. "DANG IT!" she snapped, then quickly lowered her voice. ID: 10232 LD: 9 (no material) 1/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 22, 2015 Author #12 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Oske stood up, putting her hands on her hips and sighing. She wanted to really get these materials, but it seemed that despite the fact she was IN A FIELD OF CROPS, she wasn't having any luck. She must've been pretty damn unlucky. Oske approached another clump of wheat, only to accidentally step on it and watch it shatter. She ran her fingers through her hair, tugging at it a little. "UGH..." ID: 10659 LD: 5 (no material) 1/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 22, 2015 Author #13 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Finally, after breathing on this one clump of wheat for what seemed to be forever, Oske struck some "gold". The wheat freed items from the ground, and Oske could hear angels singing in a chorus in her mind and the light of heaven glowing on her shoulders. None of this actually happened, of course. She was just very happy that her incompetence finally let her do something for a moment. ID: 10661 LD: 15 (1 material) 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 23, 2015 Author #14 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 ID: 10803 LD: 8 (no material) Now confident in herself, Oske only took a few minutes to breathe on the next clump of wheat. As she exhaled on it, she wondered to herself. Would Ranpu be getting a job as well? Oske would soon be a cook, and Pepper—an eight year old child—had a job as a tailor. How could Ranpu not? Then again, he was pretty lazy. As she reached forward to the clump, it shattered. Oske grunted angrily. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 24, 2015 Author #15 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 ID: 10969 LD: 5 (no material) Standing up, Oske leaned forward to another clump of wheat. Testing to see how cold it was, she gently touched the bottom of its stems. It was cool, but not frozen. Oske pulled out the wheat, then examined it. It was... disgusting, in all honestly. The bottoms were dry and crumbling. She poked it to test it, and it shattered into a million little shards. "Godda--...ng it," she quickly corrected herself in case Pepper could somehow hear her. She shook her head at the thought. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 24, 2015 Author #16 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Oske: 46/47 Chicken: 19/23 ID: 10970 LD: 4 (no material) BD: 7+1 (1+3swordskill=4dmg) MD: 6 (1dmg) Oske groaned and stepped backwards, and as she did so… a beak pecked into her ankle, going right through her boot. She lifted her leg and waved her arms around, gasping. A large, fat chicken was sitting with its face directed to Oske and eyes relaxed into a content glare. Oske slashed her sword down on its face in reply, and the chicken thing clucked in rage. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 25, 2015 Author #17 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Oske: 45/47 Chicken: 15/23 ID: 11052 BD: 8+1 (1+3swordskill=4dmg) MD: 8 (1dmg) With a flap if it's pathetic wings, the chicken ran at Oske and picked her leg again. It clucked joyfully now that it had made Oske suffer a little. Oske, only slightly damaged by the hit, slashed her sword down again to leave a gaping hole in the chicken's back. It screeched and wailed in the most chicken-like way possible, utterly outraged. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 26, 2015 Author #18 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oske: 45/47 Chicken: 11/23 ID: 11226 BD: 5+1 (1+3swordskill=4dmg) MD: 4 (1dmg) While the chicken ran around, outraged, Oske slashed down to the side of it and left another gash in its side. The pulsing red mesh-like cut glowed and sparked with little bits of fragments as they fell out. The chicken was even angrier now. Oske just looked at it. It didn't seem like it'd be much of a problem, but that was just her. Hopefully this was it's only form. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 26, 2015 Author #19 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oske: 45/47 Chicken: 11/23 ID: 11227 BD: 4+1 (no dmg) MD: 3 (no dmg) Oske swung at the chicken again. It clucked furiously and ran out of the way, causing Oske's sword to bite hard into the cold dirt. She pulled it out with a little bit of a struggle, glaring at the chicken. She really didn't have time for this, as she could see the sun setting in the distance. Soon, it'd be night, and... she didn't like being outside and alone at night. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
Oske 0 Posted February 26, 2015 Author #20 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oske: 45/47 Chicken: 5/23 ID: 11241 BD: 10+1 (1dmg+3swordskill+2crit=6 dmg) MD: 3 (no dmg) Oske twirled her sword in a circle, then slammed it down on the chicken's back. The chicken clucked and groaned like a broken board, and as Oske removed her blade the little chicken stumbled and clucked sadly. The little thing had put up a fight, but it was no match. Oske was going to kill this little guy pretty fast, judging by the big red damage mark on its back. 2/4 Wheat 0/2 Ice Boar Meat 2/2 Lettuce 0/1 Egg Link to post Share on other sites
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