[h1]Fujiwara[/h1]

Fujiwara glanced at the townscape, making note of how the area was designed. The elevated location seemed to be a reasonable location to build a town, which at the very least meant that the designers had at least put some degree of thought into level design...

Just as he began going off on his own mental tangent, though, Minako and Asuna seemed to slip off and do their own things for the moment. Exploring the town didn't seem like a bad idea at all...

Taking the moment of reprieve to repair his equipment and update his stats, Fujiwara noticed the two other party members slipping off into the tavern. Well, there was no point in not following...

Sitting down near the table Minako and Asuna were at, Fujiwara quietly listened in on the conversation that seemed to be bouncing about between the two girls. So the wannabe blacksmith was a greenhorn at MMOs, huh? Great.

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, though, a mug of ale was delivered the the table for each of the three party members. He grimaced, shaking his head at the drink. Alcohol and him... They didn't get along.

"Sorry, but I'm fine with a cup of water or some tea. I don't... Like alcohol." He stated as Minako began to switch topics. Well, she did have a point with that, though...

"I think money's evenly distributed anyhow, so there's no issues with that. As for items... Armor should go to the frontline, lighter equips to the assassins and such. Item drops... Should be fine if you keep a hold on them, given that we haven't a clue what will or won't be useful in the future. That sound about right?" he asked the group as he flagged down a waitress for some water and a meal. "And don't worry about paying for me; just give me priority in future deals and I'll be fine."

His ears perked up, though, when Asuna mentioned katanas. Shoot. They were in this game?

"On the note of weapons... You can have first dibs, sure. I'll only need a katana when I can use 'em, so."

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[h1]Ayame[/h1]
Ayame nodded at Lao's response-it seemed reasonable enough, given that nobody wanted to be risking their lives in this death game. But from what she had heard and researched, it seemed logical to assume that whatever Lao had in mind was at least a few times more difficult than simply killing pigs.

As she began to speak, though, Rey immediately goaded everyone into running after her towards Geniku. Ayame smirked; being on the track team meant that running this distance would be snap.

Well, as least if it was flat. She had never really gotten into cross-country running.

Putting all of her effort into the run, Ayame dashed towards her companion, catching up in no time at all before running side by side with Rey as they reached the gates of Geniku, at which point Ayame sprinted into the town, smiling triumphantly back at Rey.

"Well, that was fun. Tiring, but fun." Ayame said, waiting for Rey to reach the inner gates as well. Lao immediately went off on his own, but that wasn't worrisome at all; for now, the two of them had a town to explore.

"There anywhere you want to check out first?" she asked, shifting the mood away from the somber atmosphere that floated around them only minutes ago.

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