[color=turquoise][u]Cinera
Day 16 - Midday - Lvl 13[/u]
[@Zelosse] [@pockets]

Cinera sat down next to Delcastle, but his sudden kiss left her flustered. Her eyes widened in surprise as she noticed his wink, only to turn bright red. Was he teasing her? [i]He hasn't kissed me since that one time...[/i] Cinera hadn't quite gotten used to Delcastle's sense of humor, but he had certainly figured out what made her react. That much Cinera understood. She definitely didn't want to make a big deal about it, so she just nervously fiddled with her hands as she continued to listen to the plan.

It was indeed time to move forward, and she was actually pretty eager to do so. [i]I need to get stronger...[/i] She thought this at least three times a day. It was her biggest concern right now, as she was growing fonder of her teammates. [i]I can't let them down...[/i] This would be one of the first dungeons she would face, in this world. Although she went with a small party to take on the mini-dungeon where she found Severance, this one would be a much higher level than that. This was a weapon meant for appearances - whatever was in that gorge would probably be one of the first special-ability weapons to appear in the town. It was about time for a special quest or dungeon to show up; it had already been a few weeks, after all.

[b]"Hmm... And no other players have jumped on this, yet?"[/b] Cinera was surprised. She had figured that any word of a special item would have players swarming for the chance. Maybe nobody wanted to take the risk? Or perhaps... [b]"Do you think a player found out what the item could be? If they decided not to take the journey, then it may not be something profitable... Or was it recently that they found the entrance? If they were weaker players, they might be assembling a stronger party, first..."[/b] She had begun thinking out loud, at this point. Something about this possible 'dungeon' didn't quite sit right with Cinera. As a tactician, she felt it necessary to think about every possibility.[/color]

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[color=red][u]ScarletRain
Day 16 - Sunset - Lvl 15 *LVLUP* [/u]
[@Zelosse] [@Haeo]

Scarlet pounded her way deep into the gorge, pushing past every enemy who came her way. The monsters in here were particularly slow compared to those in the forest, she noticed, and something about that made her even more determined. After all, as she got deeper into the canyon she encountered different variations of giant insects, including scorpions with armored skin. It became more of a challenge to blast through them, and Scarlet sort of enjoyed the thrill of it. [i]Nothing can hold me back... Not in this world![/i] A huge grin once again returned to her face, and she laughed wildly as her axe smashed away the last of this scorpion's HP. Leaping nimbly, she landed on the handle of her axe, as it had wedged itself into the hardened dirt of the gorge. 

[i][b]***LVLUP***[/b][/i]

That last monster had given her just the amount of EXP she needed to jump another level. Her goal for the day had been accomplished. [i]It's barely even sunset... Man, I'm not even tired.[/i] She had been hunting for a good portion of the day, but honestly she had made the mistake of staying toward the gorge's entrance and fighting easier monsters for most of that time. Now that she had found the sweet spot she was looking for, she wasn't quite ready to head home. She sat on the handle of her axe and drank a potion as she gazed at the golden land around her. It was much more barren compared to the forest. [i]And hotter, too...[/i] But it was peaceful. She felt completely at ease in this environment, for some reason. She didn't even feel this relaxed at home.

Suddenly, she heard some sort of loud noise. [i]What the heck?[/i] The quiet of the inner gorge was disturbed by loud voices, echoing through the walls around her. It confused her for a moment, but then she groaned. [i]Give me a break...[/i] Jumping off of her weapon, she easily slung it over her shoulder and ran to where the noise was coming from. There, she saw her grandfather fighting with another older man. She stood up on the edge of the gorge and looked down at them from above with a big sigh. These two had always been like this, but it was still pretty annoying. Not only that, but she had finally gotten her family out of her mind and what did he do? Show up right in front of her, of course. It may not have been intentional, but it annoyed her all the same.

[b]"Seriously, some of us are actually trying to f*cking fight over here!!!"[/b] She shouted at them from the top of the gorge, some meters away. But her voice was loud and strict, full of annoyance. Her long red hair glistened the wind and her enormous axe made a pretty cool silhouette against the golden sunset falling over the land. She looked nothing like how she was in reality, but this was what she considered to be her "real" self. [b]"Can't you old geezers take your bickering somewhere else?"[/b] She stared at her grandfather, unconsciously surveying him. [i]He looks well... I guess he's keeping safe, even with the stronger monsters.[/i] She blushed a bit at this thought, embarrassed for caring. Though Scarlet did feel a bit... relieved... when she heard his voice. Something in her was kind of happy he was alive.[/color]