[Raid 16/24][Open][All Levels Welcome] A Note to Adventure!

[sotarou]

HP 100% | MP 100%

Swashbuckler - Gardener - Chef

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Okay... Weird...
Sotarou gave the new Assassin a weird look as he just... stayed quiet. After his declaration to Alette, he stood back up and stretched a bit with a yawn. "After all this excitement... I think we should get a quick kip... I mean, I know sleep isn't a required thing in the game, but... my body still tells me I need it, so I'm gonna listen to it." He turns to Dumah. "I suppose I'll have to pay for my own room for the night... so I'll be up in about 8 hours." He turns to the rest of the Raiding party, in particular the party he was a leader of. "We can figure out our actual party setup when we wake up and are well rested. For now, I think we should all get some shut eye and worry about everything in the morn. Until then, good night all."
With that, he went to the counter and bought himself a room. Once in his room afterwards, he lay in that bed just staring up at it thoughtfully. I wonder just how effective we'll be... and will we ever get home...? Is this our new home forever? I really hope not... but I guess there could be worse places to stay... He looked at his left arm, squeezing his left hand tightly. I at least have my left arm... I'll just have to get used to having it, is all. With that last thought in his head, he lay down and begin his 8-hour hibernation.

INVENTORY

EQUIPMENT: Starter Chainmail, Starter Rapier, Starter Rapier
ABILITIES USED:
TAGS: @open

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[Neon]

Neon raised an eyebrow as he noticed Regina's uncomfortable expression when he had mentioned the Scribe idea. Perhaps I was too sudden with my suggestion... He thought to himself, rubbing his chin with his hand, his corresponding elbow rested down against the table. He hummed softly to himself, before quickly coming back to the real world and noticing his elbow, retracting it as soon as possible. If there was one thing he knew from so many fancy dinners, it was to never have your elbows up on the table.

"I would like to suggest one final thing, if I may?" Neon smiled happily as Regina began to speak again, nodding slowly to her question, giving her the go ahead to voice her suggestion. He crossed his arms over his chest and watched the elf closely, listening quietly to her every word, his expression designed to show his seriousness towards the task at hand. He 'hmm'ed and 'ah'ed at each of her ideas, clearly thinking them over carefully in his head before speaking.

"I'm with Regina on this," he began softly, nodding to her to show he had listened carefully. "With an even and well-planned level spread, it'll be easier for each of the groups to handle themselves. As I said before, we don't want any groups being dependent on another, otherwise we're completely useless when we're not together, which can and most likely will occur." He looked around at everyone, checking they were listening before dragging over a small parchment and quill once again. "Let's see..."

With quill in hand, he repeatedly looked up and down, from the parchment to the people in the group, writing down names and levels beside each one. Once that was done, he gently brushed the feather of the quill against the underside of his chin as he inspected the parchment, nodding as he checked everything was correct before sliding it to Regina. "That should help you with sorting people into groups," he added as he did so, putting down the quill. He would have given it to Dumah, but he was currently busy with another player that had just joined the fray. Plus, Regina was the one who first came up with the idea, and so he felt it best to let her have a crack at it first.

"Also, I further agree with the idea of leadership for each of the groups," he finally added, once again nodding to Regina in acknowledgement of her excellent idea. "With firm leaders we can have more efficient communication both within each team and between them. That will help us adapt to any changes that may arise." Once he was done, he sat up straight in his chair, repeated the gentle push of his glasses up the bridge of his nose, and readied his ears to listen to what the others had to say.

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[dordur]

As Dumah asked Glius a series of questions, Glius simply replied with a surprised yet calm voice. "Ah hello, my name is Glius and well.... One of my dreams is to sail towards an area boss at sea with a goal of not dying while on my way there And well i hope we can all get along even if just temporarily." By then they had already started planning and one person had already rented a room and slept soundly, as the time passed Glius ordered series of food eating A LOT bread, bread, and bread with alot of butter then ordering more only to smear butter all over the bread once again.


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[Myrddin]

Regina spoke up following Myrddin's inquiry. "I would like to suggest one final thing, if I may?" She asked, apparently she had more to add. The enchanter was interested in what she had to say but found himself fighting against his own questions. A few moments prior, during his and Neon's suggestions the druid seemed to react to when they spoke of the scribes. He speculated she didn't agree with the idea of using the scribes as they thought about. Or maybe there was another reason for her expression. Whatever it was he would prefer to find out sooner than later. Maybe he had inferred something that he and Neon were incorrect on.

During Regina's suggestion Myrddin leaned back against the counter top, his staff rolled back and came to rest where his pectoral met his shoulder. His dark brown eyes watched the floral maiden as she spoke. Not a bad idea. He thought as she came to a close, ending on leadership of the parties. As the current leader of the would-be-support team Myrddin glanced around the inn's interior. He moved his finger in a slicing motion in the air which summoned his menu once again; maneuvering through to look over the party listing. He made note of the highest leveled characters and turned his eyes back to Regina. She was definitely bright in terms of strategy. More so than he felt he was. His experience in leading people was minuscule when it came to combat. With an internal sigh he closed his menu just as the new guardian pulled Dumah to the side.

The look on her face said she was possibly bothered by something. It was at times like this he wished he had Mokusu's enhanced hearing. He knew eavesdropping was frowned upon but that didn't help the fact that he didn't like being out of the loop on things. With a faint click of his teeth Myrddin turned back as the azure haired youth spoke up. "I'm with Regina on this," he began, giving her a nod. "With an even and well-planned level spread, it'll be easier for each of the groups to handle themselves. As I said before, we don't want any groups being dependent on another, otherwise we're completely useless when we're not together, which can and most likely will occur."

Myrddin silently agreed as his friend began writing something down. When he was finished he looked to Dumah but after noticing his current business, (now with another new person) he went to pass it to Regina. Myrddin had a slight smirk on his lips. If it came down to choosing a leader for a group, he now wasn't so sure he could be the one that was needed. Regina and Neon seemed like better options for leadership, though who was to say they would all be in the same party. With a mental slap the half-alv began trying to think of more things that could possibly be useful.

"Pardon the interruption," Myrddin said as the was a lull the strategic talk. "I know I'm not the only one that realized this but, where are we going to go exactly? I haven't heard of any raids our level around here. Or are we just going to clean out places till we figure we're done?" He asked, turning half way around on his stool to see the barkeep had replenished his tankard. With a nod to the stoic lander he grasped the pint in his hand and turned back to face the group, a mouthful of fresh ale making his taste buds sing.

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[Mokusu]

Still sitting at the top of the stairs, the Fox Tail continues to listen to the discussion and nod along as Regina suggestions. A higher level members could give each party the confidence and also safety when enemies approached, seeing as he himself is a level 7 summoner, the others will considered him a beacon of hope if they are in grave danger. This makes the Fox Tail stomach turn, he may be higher in level but still he lack the experience in combat, the only reason why he survive was because of the creature he had contracted with. His head start to play different scenarios on how the adventure would take place, how he’ll fail, how he’ll get killed in some corner.  

He shakes the images and ideas out of his head and also physically shakes his head to prevent him from thinking of such thing; there are fifteen people in this party, any danger come their way would be easily taken care of… he hoped. Looking over the railing of the stairs, he sees Dumah speaking to an adventurer, another new adventurer joining their party of tea, ‘Now that makes sixteen.’ He didn’t look at the new member information as already his character has a kind of aura that tells he’s experience. Letting go of a sigh, the Fox Tail relax as a bit of the imaginary weight he had made for himself started to lift. 

“I’m useless,” He mutters to himself as he toggles his hearing aptitude skill off and slapped his cheek lightly. “Stronger, stronger,” The Fox Tail whisper to himself between slaps. Standing up, he walks down and join them at the bar, ordering a cold water from the bartender he sits quietly at the edge, again silently listening to the discussion. It was then the support leader, Myrddin asks where they’ll be heading with the raid. Sipping the cup of cold water, the Fox Tail answer, “I think we’re going to The Purple Mansion but word is spreading,” He said as he point at his back with his thumb to a group of adventurer, “that will be closing soon. So…” Turning his body to Dumah and Titania, who are currently have some private discussion and informed him of the soon to be closing mansion. “Should we still try it? Or we could always divide ourselves and go with our original plan with the Windsor Castle but we might need some equipment updates and also increase our levels.” 

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The Purple Mansion will end at the end of the month... 9 days left. o-o | OCC Note

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Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, Dumah released a small yawn. He shook his head a bit to try and shake the yawn away. "I am sorry, seems I am a bit more exhausted than I had originally thought." He smiled with a nervous grin, almost as if embarrassed by his yawn. With that, the joyful Swashbuckler returned to the group discussion regarding strategy and plans.

“Should we still try it? Or we could always divide ourselves and go with our original plan with the Windsor Castle but we might need some equipment updates and also increase our levels.” Mokusu asked as he turned to Dumah and Titania.

Dumah held his chin with his left hand, and his left elbow with his right hand. "If we have only nine days remaining, perhaps we should choose elsewhere. In my experience with Raids, they can take quite some time, and I can only imagine it would take longer in this world. Much longer..." There was heavy emphasis as the Swashbuckler uttered the word 'much.' "Perhaps we could go to an average dungeon somewhere? If we are lucky: We shall find a Raid Zone that has never before been seen." Dumah smiled excitedly at the possibility of leading a Raid party into a Raid zone that no other Adventurers have ever seen before.

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Vanguard Leader:

Dumah Iino - Swashbuckler

Vanguards:

Kokkakku - Assassin
Kode - Warden
Alette Caelius - Sorcerer
Verin - Sorcerer
Cy Makara - Monk


Support Leader:
Myrddin - Enchanter

Supporters:
Mokusu - Summoner
Crimson Blood - Bard
Vitae - Druid
Regina - Druid
Neon - Enchanter

Third Leader:
Sotarou - Swashbuckler

Third Party:
Kogeki - Samurai
Titania - Guardian
Glius - Assassin

Time: 9:10 PM
OOC: We could plan out our own dungeon. Dwarf (LordBiscuit in the C-Box) said we could make our own and if we get approval from a staff member, they'll DM for us and give us loot. If we don't get approval, we can still run it but we won't get a staff member to DM or give loot. Either way, we get a really fun experience, the excitement of adventure, the joy of discovery, and tons of EXP!

[Mokusu]

“‘IF’ we’re lucky,” The Fox Tail repeated the words the swashbuckler just said, emphasis on the ‘if’. Sipping on the cup of water in his hand, he continued. “Let’s not depends on luck if we really want this raid to work, this world is after all based on the game. So there may be some Landers out there that needs help or know any info about a raid zone,” Drinking the rest of the water in the cup. “Then collecting that kind of information is what’s important right now and luckily, number is in our side, we could make ourselves into a group of two to research on that kind of info.” 

Sliding his hand in front of him, he opens of the interface and check on the party, “But we too need to prepare for the raid so I suggest that some of the higher level ones help trains the lower ones and also this with that, we can test out the formation you guys were discussing just now.” Closing the floating screen, “A beta test, if you will, and this will also help us to trust each other rather than approaching the raid without know knowledge of one another.” 

Asking for a refill on his cup of water he then look at those that are still at the bar. “So to summaries, a group of two to find any kind of information on a raid zone, possibly with a minimum level of 5 or 10” Sipping at the newly refilled cup, “and a formation beta test slash a training and learning session… for the lower level ones…” Again he finished the cup and hold it in his hand as he wait for any respond from the group. 

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Yeaaah... o-o | OCC Note

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Dumah held his chin, clearly pondering the Summoner's suggestion. "Hmm... Yes, this sounds as if it would be a good idea. All though, perhaps we should all train together instead of some of us going off to get information. If we all train together, we will be more powerful, and better prepared for the raid when we are ready to set out for it. We could go out to the Windsor Greatwood and set up a training camp of sorts there." Dumah smiled, happy with the idea he had just proposed. "What do you all think? Shall we set out for a training camp first? This will allow us to get to know each other better, as stated by Mr. Mokusu, and it would strengthen us both in terms of level and technique!" Dumah looked around excited for the training camp.

The young Sorceress girl who had quickly taking a liking to Dumah bounced around in her chair excitedly, her action clearly echoing her approval of the idea. "Yeah! A training camp! That sounds like fun!" She smiled her adorable, childish smile.

Dumah smiled as if Alette's expression was contagious. He then looked to the rest of the party. "Well? What do you all say?"

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Vanguard Leader:

Dumah Iino - Swashbuckler

Vanguards:

Kokkakku - Assassin
Kode - Warden
Alette Caelius - Sorcerer
Verin - Sorcerer
Cy Makara - Monk


Support Leader:
Myrddin - Enchanter

Supporters:
Mokusu - Summoner
Crimson Blood - Bard
Vitae - Druid
Regina - Druid
Neon - Enchanter

Third Leader:
Sotarou - Swashbuckler

Third Party:
Kogeki - Samurai
Titania - Guardian
Glius - Assassin

Time: 9:12 PM
OOC: I figure for simplicity's sake, if I make another thread for all of you, I'll put a [BTP] tag in the title. It will - as always with me - be open, but the BTP tag will help you all find it.

[kokkakku]

I was sipping my drink when suddenly Crimson came to hug me. I dodged by becoming one with the shadows and making it seem like I disappeared. I very adept at that. I was hiding in the shadows listening to people talk and watching everyone. I occasionally went back to my seat for a drink. Suddenly a man pushed open the door rather heavily and asked who wanted to go on an adventure. Most people said "Here here" or something like that. I just stayed quiet. I don't like being noticed. Dumah walked up to the man and started asking him all the usual questions. The man then replied confidently. I couldn't quite hear them but I could make out what they were talking about by their body language. Alette then walked up to the man and he kneeled to her. He must be like Dumah. Then a woman with heavy armor walked up to Dumah. I assumed that she was the friend Regina was talking about. Dumah asked her the questions and she answered. Nothing exciting there. After a while Crimson passed out on Mokusu's shoulder and he took him up to the room, Crimson had always been a heavy drinker. I followed to see what was happening but he just put Crimson on the bed, pulled up the covers, and then sat by the window. He was a sweet man. I went back to the bar and everybody was still talking but now it was about the strategy. Many people brought up different points and we started getting a good strategy. Personally I thought it was a great one but others might not think so. Then a man in a mask walked in the door. From his attire I could tell he was an Assassin like me. Well, the more the merrier. Dumah asked him all the normal questions and he answered quickly. After a bit more strategy talk someone asked where we were going. This caught my attention and I started listening intently. Dumah suggested some places but they were no good. Then Mokusu said "Then collecting that kind of information is what’s important right now and luckily, number is in our side, we could make ourselves into a group of two to research on that kind of info." It was a good idea. I am good at getting info from people. He then continued with"But we too need to prepare for the raid so I suggest that some of the higher level ones help trains the lower ones and also this with that, we can test out the formation you guys were discussing just now." He then looked like he was closing a screen "A beta test, if you will, and this will also help us to trust each other rather than approaching the raid without know knowledge of one another." He was like a good idea machine. And he did not stop there "So to summaries, a group of two to find any kind of information on a raid zone, possibly with a minimum level of 5 or 10" Sipping at a newly refilled cup, “and a formation beta test slash a training and learning session… for the lower level ones…” Again he finished the cup and held it in his hand as he waited for any respond from the group. Then I looked at Dumah who seemed to be the first one who would respond. Dumah held his chin, clearly pondering Mokusu's suggestion. "Hmm... Yes, this sounds as if it would be a good idea. All though, perhaps we should all train together instead of some of us going off to get information. If we all train together, we will be more powerful, and better prepared for the raid when we are ready to set out for it. We could go out to the Windsor Greatwood and set up a training camp of sorts there." Dumah smiled, It seemed he was happy with the idea he proposed. "What do you all think? Shall we set out for a training camp first? This will allow us to get to know each other better, as stated by Mr. Mokusu, and it would strengthen us both in terms of level and technique!" Dumah looked around seemingly excited for the training camp. The young Sorceress girl, I think her name was Alette, who had quickly taking a liking to Dumah bounced around in her chair excitedly, her action clearly echoing her approval of the idea. "Yeah! A training camp! That sounds like fun!" She smiled her adorable, childish smile. Dumah smiled as if Alette's expression was contagious. He then looked to the rest of the party. "Well? What do you all say?" I then came out from the sahdows that I had been in and said "I think this is a good idea. We could put up flyers to help people train if we wanted to. Also if you want me to I could go set up the training camp early tomorrow." He then stood and waited for the rest of the party to respond. He didn't like standing in the open so he hoped they would respond quickly.

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[Kogeki]

Well. For the most part it seemed like his words had been accepted, but not commented upon. Very well. In the end, Kogeki wasn't a leader--he was a coward, whether or not these people recognized it or not. Decisions were going to be made by heads less clouded by fear than his--and he'd rather it that way. Just as he didn't want to die, he didn't want anyone else here to die on his behalf, either. There were rumors that one would just come back to life at the Cathedral, but... Was such a thing really so trustworthy? A certain pink-haired samurai thought otherwise.

It was while these thoughts were in his mind that Alette slipped and fell from the stool. He came back right when she already had--but Sotarou stepped forward first, and she was soon healed. A small, tired small came to his face as he watched her tears fade into a smile. How adorable she was--a little sister that Marco had never had. Was he really capable of this? Could he really fight? He... honestly hadn't the slightest clue. Yet, perhaps he would, if only to make sure that little girl wasn't hurt.

"If that's even possible..." he muttered to himself, before once again letting Kogeki's persona cover him comfortingly. He'd probably lose himself in this--after all, wasn't that his entire plan in the first place? Fake it until you make it. If Marco disappeared along the way, probably better. He wouldn't survive here. That'd already been proven.

"I believe you are correct, friends," he said finally, grinning broadly again. "Rest before we begin our march would be appreciated. Do not be concerned--I will stand guard out in the common room and ensure that nothing shall happen during the night. If you need anything, you need only send me a message, and I will come promptly!"

After all, he was broke. No way they were going to let him into a room. Might as well make himself useful in the meantime.

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Dumah smiled at Kogeki. "Aye, we should get some sleep, should we not? It is getting to be a bit late, after all." With that, Dumah made his way towards the stairs leading up to the numerous inn rooms. At the base of the stairs, he turned back to his massive party and smiled, speaking. "Let us all get some good sleep, everyone! We shall surely need it come tomorrow! I hope we can all do our best in finding a good raid, or training each other, or whatever we may decide upon! I am honored and proud to have all of you by my side!" With that, he smiled and gave a friendly wave as he walked up. "Take care, friends, and sleep well!" He gave one final smile as he walked upstairs and entered his room, walking in and lying down. He smiled and stared up at the ceiling, thinking to himself. "This is going great... The party grew larger than I had expected, and with our vast numbers, I am more than positive we can accomplish anything..." He gave a very pleased smile as he lied on his side and fell into a slumber."

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Vanguard Leader:

Dumah Iino - Swashbuckler

Vanguards:

Kokkakku - Assassin
Kode - Warden
Alette Caelius - Sorcerer
Verin - Sorcerer
Cy Makara - Monk


Support Leader:
Myrddin - Enchanter

Supporters:
Mokusu - Summoner
Crimson Blood - Bard
Vitae - Druid
Regina - Druid
Neon - Enchanter

Third Leader:
Sotarou - Swashbuckler

Third Party:
Kogeki - Samurai
Titania - Guardian
Glius - Assassin

Time: 9:15 PM

[Mokusu]

Facing back to the bartender, the Fox Tail gives back the cup he’s been holding and nearly crushing – due to being nervous – as he waited for any of the members to respond to his idea but he relaxed as Dumah accepted it. One acceptance would be enough for the Fox Tail, and as the silent Kokkakku also agreed, he mouth suddenly curved into a smile and when he suggested to set up the training camp early tomorrow, Mokusu respond with, “Perhaps we should continue this discussion tomorrow,” and when Kogeki suggested that they should rest, the Fox Tail added, “And plan things out when everyone is fresh and fully awake,” He followed it with a smile. 

Saying his good night to Dumah, Mokusu proceed to where the heavily armored pink haired. “You know we’re in a safe zone right? No animal or monster would appear anywhere near here and I doubt the Landers would try to attack any of us with this number in one group.” The Fox Tail smile, “You should try to get some sleep too,” He continued, “I’m in a room with a red drunk bard and we got an extra bed in our room, if you aren’t assigned to a room yet just sleep at ours, it’s up the stairs and two doors to the right.” With that the Fox Tail started to walk towards the stairs, wishing the pink samurai a good night, he started to climb it. 

Mokusu did not know what to expect when he unlocked the door to his room, and as he entered, he let out a sigh of relief as he saw the red bard, Crimson, was still sound asleep. Closing the doors behind him, he put the key back to the table beside the bard’s feather hat before walking towards the window to peer on the outside world. It seems the streets were only lit by a number of light sources and it caused darkness to surround at many places where the light can’t seem to touch. The stores near them were still open, but their lights glow dimmed as time passed, still hoping to catch a few more customers before closing up for the day and continuing their routine again tomorrow.  

Taking off his shoes, the Fox Tail jumped quietly to the bed nearest to the window, living the bed between him and the red figured, untouched and empty but still sleep didn’t came as him mind was busy coming up with scenarios on possibility on what could happen tomorrow. Letting out a few cough due to the nervousness, he forced himself to close his eyes and tried not to move, trying to persuade himself to go to sleep. Letting out a sigh now and then, sleep finally taken him over. 

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[Myrddin]

"A training camp, eh?" Myrddin mumbled into his tankard, his unfocused gaze was directed at the floor. His right leg bounced lightly on the stool's cross beam. His mind wandered to his time in basic training back in the real world. "At least we wont have drill instructors." He laughed to himself as he took a pull from his tankard. When Dumah voiced his retirement to bed Myrddin raised his tankard and nodded, his gaze still on the floor. The half-alv also heard the pink haired newcomer talk about standing guard in the tavern over night. Myrddin smirked and shook his head.

"Mokusu is right." He said following the Fox tail's explanation. "This place is protected. The entire city is actually. So standing guard would be pointless." As he finished Mokusu offered the samurai a bed in the room with him and Crimson by the description. He smiled to himself as he thought of Mokusu's kindness towards the newcomer. The acceptance and the kindness that this group was showing was almost staggering to him. He'd almost never met a group of people to quick to accept people as this one. Not since the Catastrophe anyway. In other MMOs he wouldn't think anything of it, but since the Catastrophe all that changed.

"I think I'm gonna go for a walk." The enchanter said as he planted his feet on the ground and stood. His staff rolled from the pit in his shoulder and to his left hand as he turned and placed his now empty tankard on the counter and produced a small stack of gold to pay for his drinks and as tip to the barkeep. To which the barkeep nodded as he retrieved the tankard and the money and vanished into the back once again.

Myrddin gave a two finger salute to everyone in the inn and stepped out the front door and into the cool night air.

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OOC: Apologies for the short post. My creativity today is a bit like molasses.

[Kogeki]

Fair points all. For a moment, the samurai looked a little crestfallen--after all, there was still an issue with him not being able to afford a bloody room, and now he couldn't justify it; then he's invited into a room. Kogeki chuckles as he offers Mokusu a respectful bow. "I see. In that case, I believe I will take you up on your offer, kind friend. Though I believe I will stay awake for some time longer, at least. I will be sure to be swift and silent as to not disturb you when I arrive."

Everyone else slips off to sleep, and Myrddin decides he wants to have a walk. Kogeki decides something similar; he waits until a couple minutes after Myrddin leaves, and with a small wave to those left awake, he stepped outside of the Log Inn and went out into the night... Only to quickly dash over to the closest darkest alley he could find, whereupon he crashed into the side of a wall and emptied what little contents of his stomach remained. Between retching, coughing, and gagging, he hissed to himself.

""What the hell.... ugghh... am I DOING!? A raid!? A bloody raid! Going outside wasn't enough, I--gwaauuugh!.... Ugh... I had to sign myself up to a bloody... hurk... a goddamn raid!"

Finally his stomach ceased it's rebellion. The samurai staggered away from the mess he left, going to the nearest source of water to rinse out his mouth as he leaned wearily on the closest object at hand. He'd done what he'd set out to do--but at what cost? He was now tied in with a bunch of people he didn't know, set for a destination he wasn't sure of, to fight beasts and monsters likely far beyond their various skill levels, and he'd be in the thick of things. Hell, he was the TANK. There'd be no way to escape once the fights started. Odds are if anyone was to go down, he'd be the first.

But he couldn't escape. They had his name, his friends list information, and they expected him to do what he said he could do. Quite a fine predicament he'd put himself in--and he was entirely to blame because he wanted to pretend he was a pink-haired brave samurai instead of a dark-haired Spanish coward. Kogeki pushed himself to standing again.

"I'm pretty much screwed," he said to himself sardonically. A sad half-smile played on his face. "At least I can keep playing the role... 'cause the show must go on, right?... F*ck my life."

The only way to go was up when you hit rock bottom. And the only place for Kogeki to go was a room in an Inn, to try and sleep and pretend like he'd actually survive this stupidity... So that's what he did.

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[kode]

After a while people started going off to bed. I was getting fairly tired and thought about turning in as well. Then Myrddin said he was going for a walk. I thought that was a good idea, walks always cleared my head and made it easier to sleep. A couple minutes after Myrddin left Kogeki wen't on a walk as well. I walked a couple paces behind him. He didn't seem to notice me though and after he excited the Log Inn he rushed to an alley and started throwing up. I didn't think much of it but then I remembered that Koegki hadn't had much to drink. I stayed relatively near him but out of sight. I thought that if I was caught he would he angry with me. That would just make it harder for us to work together in the future.

Kogeki suddenly said some strange things. He was talking to himself without the knowledge that I was able to hear him. I listened intently. I couldn't hear him very well but from what I could make out he wasn't at all like the person he usually is. Kogeki was acting brave but was very scared. I really shouldn't have overheard this. I decided to talk to him about it in secret the next day. Being scared will only make things worse, he needs to overcome it. after he finished talking to himself he wen't back inside the Log Inn.

I continued my walk peacefully. I was hoping to clear my mind but I ended up only thinker harder. I decided to walk until my head cleared, it could take all night for all I know. I suddenly saw Myrddin walking and studied him. While we were walking to the Log Inn he was a couple paces behind the rest of us and was staring at his feet. He was doing the same now. It was weird, but I continued following him and studying him. I finally concluded that he must have had some disability before we got trapped here.

I decided to stop snooping and continued my walk peacefully. I don't know how long my walk was but I finally headed back to the Log Inn with a clear mind. When I got back almost everybody who was still up when I left had gone up to their rooms. I decided to do the same.

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[Myrddin]

The night air was refreshing in contrast to the somewhat stuffy atmosphere of the Log Inn. The stars were out in force and the clouds were scarce which allowed the moon to pain the town in its pale light. The town itself was winding down, some of the adventurers there were still out looked to be celebrating something. He could hear trace words of birthday wishes from open windows. Birthdays...I nearly forgot about that. He thought, remembering an almost forgotten date. With a flick of his hand the enchanter summons his status screen. He scrolled till he found the calender. A small smirk spread across his lips. I hope she'll forgive me for not calling her. Myrddin closed his screens and continued walking; his staff struck the ground with a wooden thunk as he went. Thoughts of Her birthday made him think back to the night he joined Elder Tale. A melancholy smile replaced the smirk as he came to a stop near the train station. 

With a quick look over its exterior Myrddin walked over to a bench with three quarters of it covered in plant life. He used his hand to sweep away some of the leaves and petals on the non-overgrown section of the bench and sat down. "A raid group." He muttered as he hung his head back and shut his eyes. "That was unexpected." He laughed and rubbed his index finger and thumb over his eyes till they pinched the bridge of his nose. "If she were here I bet she'd hit me for being such a wuss." The young man's eyes opened and gazed at the moon. "A sight like this...in a video game. Who'd a thunk it." He said as he exhaled a sigh. 

For the next few minutes Myrddin sat in silence, listening to the ambient sounds of celebrations, frogs, crickets and other night-life animals. The breeze rolled through the trees, rustling leaves and making minor howling noises through busted pipes. It was as if the world were singing him a lullaby. "Yeah...she would." He muttered as his eyes slowly closed. "No more...wuss..." 

Myrddin's body relaxed and he slid till he was laying horizontally on the bench; his legs hung over the end and rested on the ground as slumber claimed him.

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