[h2]AcadeMMO[/h2]
"Oh, I'm Hayato, in case I missed introducing myself too." said the Bladeknight as the others also passed names around. He tried to make a detailed mental note for each of them and their abilities, so that he could ask them to party up again sometime depending on what kind of assignment he tried. Overall, things had gone well here. His head wasn't even bleeding anymore, though it was still a bit sore. "Nice to meet everyone, and good work out there! I know I said our teamwork could use polishing, but hey, things could have gone a lot worse, right?" He stretched his arms out wide before folding his hands behind his head. "Maybe next time, if the whole party focuses on just a few enemies at a time instead of letting ourselves get separated, things won't be so chaotic?"

When Joe said he was interested in doing another Special Assignment, Hayato shook his head.

"That's all for me today, Joe, sorry. I've got to study a bit and make sure I get off on the right foot this year with the academic stuff." Soka had also mentioned that the mission was a little harder for him than he had thought. Hayato paused for a moment to pick his words; he wanted to help, but he didn't know how the other boy might take criticism.

"Well, uh, I think your magic was actually really cool." He began. "But rather than using the weapons you make yourself, why not pass them to the Martial fighters, or manipulate them to attack from a distance? Like that arm blade you made earlier--if you had made, say, a spinning saw blade instead, and sent it zooming around like a death frisbee--" he gestured with his arm, making a "zoom zoom" sound, "you could have taken out those Needle Blights that were taking pot shots at us from a distance."

[OOC: I'm assuming John and Soka will each take on of the two Enchanted Wood items, but no one's called dibs on anything else yet I don't think. Also, it's probably a good idea to add an Inventory section to the bottom of your CS so you can store your credits and loot.]


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E-Rank: Gather Mana Herbs
Mana Herbs are a major component of lots of different medicines and other alchemic items the Magical Research Society makes, including potions that restore MP. For every ten you collect, we'll pay you 20 AC. Be careful though, the longer you stay, the more chance that ExBeasts may attack. Only one person is required for this mission, but it won't hurt others to go too.

E-Rank: Extra Curricular Tutoring
Not all of the freshmen are what you could call "combat ready," and even simple Special Assignments could be hard for them. We need someone to help shape up a few of them. Just come to the gym after school between 5 and 7 PM, that's usually when the practice groups are there. Reward: 50 AC.

D-Rank: Missing Convoy
An MMO Corps convoy carrying supplies went missing in the Middle East. No terrorist organization is suspected--against Magic and Martial class weaponry and Skills, hardly any normal human being could be a match. However, the area is still dangerous. The objective is to search for the convoy from its last known location and report back; if you come across whatever got them, unless you are absolutely sure of your victory it's advised you do NOT engage. At least two people recommended for this assignment. It's expected this may be an overnight job. Reward: 100 AC.
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[h2]Fire Rat Extermination[/h2]
One of the rats mistimed its jump, and Taeion's shuriken skewered it. The other simply wasn't agile enough, and it too went down. The one Taeion had charged at couldn't evade fast enough to avoid his enhanced speed, and it too was slain with a single strike from his blade.

But Taeion would find that using a speed technique on a battlefield covered in oil probably wasn't the best idea. Suddenly he found himself unable to check his momentum, and he was heading right towards a large dumpster that had been overturned in the chaos, its contents going up in a large flame! As he slid ever closer at high speed, he could feel the heat of the blaze growing against his skin...
[h2]Cockatrice Hunt[/h2]
[OOC: We've been waiting on Numbers a while I think, but since he would probably be occupied keeping the Cockatrice calm and it's already so weak I think we can safely push things along a bit...]
With Haruka and Winnifred's last attacks, an artery was severed in one of the monster's legs and its head took yet another deadly wound. As the creature began to collapse in a heap of feathers and scales, it let out one last drunken cry...and then it was still. 
[hider=Victory! Loot!][list]
[*]Cockatrice Spit x2 - A vial of Cockatrice venom. A Poison-type magical item. Medium level. Makes good material for crafting/improving Poison aligned items, or adding Poison attributes to non-Poison items. Conflicts with Water and Healing elements. Synchronizes with Nature and Dark elements. Neutral to other elements.
[*]Ex Feather x3 - A feather from an avian-esque ExBeast. A Wind-type magical item. Low Level. In larger amounts, makes good material for crafting/improving Wind aligned items, or adding Wind attributes to non-Wind items. Conflicts with Earth and Metal elements. Synchronizes with Fire and Water elements. Neutral to other elements.[/list]
Haruka gained 62.5 EXP! 
Winnifred gained 62.5 EXP!
Ryouta gained 62.5 EXP!
Abigail gained 62.5 EXP!
[s]Rian Li gained __ EXP![/s]

Everyone Leveled Up! Level 1 > 2!
Everyone is awarded 7 Stat Points. You may place these as you wish into your stats; they do not apply towards Skills/Spells. Please include a Hider in your next post containing your level up info. Please update your profile accordingly.[/hider]

"Hmph." Rian said, cradling his staff and turning to glare at Abigail. "No thanks to you disrupting us." With a sigh, he looked around at the others. "But...it looks like everyone else did well." He wouldn't admit it, but he hadn't expected this to be so easy. For all he had been against bringing more than two people, it looked like teamwork had paid off. Then he looked to Ryouta. 

"If you've got the Sprite, then I suppose we could head back, hm?"

[OOC: Since Zombehs left I distributed his EXP among everyone else, but if he chooses to return I won't take it away from anyone, I'll just give him what you guys would have normally gotten.]