[u][b]Tailpin
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Lvl 11
Day 16 Afternoon

The price range for player housing started at ouch and went quarter-past boing.  The homes were far out of the price range of the people on this floor.  It was obvious that nobody was supposed to buy a place until at least the third or fourth floor was cleared.  There was just too much money involved.  It would probably cripple the guild's finances to buy even just a shack at this point.

Still, he knew the scale of things now.  It was possible to save up money and that was what he intended to do.  When a base became an option then it would be good to have some extra saved up.  Though, Delcastle would likely have an established budget for such a thing long before they needed it.  He smiled faintly to himself as he left that district and wandered over to the east gate.  Money never hurt to have in games like this and he needed more materials to experiment with anyway.

So, if Delcastle wasn't going to send instructions or directives yet, that was fine.  He'd just go wolf hunting in the mean time.  He knew how strong they were and how they moved and it was daytime.  They'd be slower than the Wild Dogs were, at least at night when he was used to hunting them.  There wasn't much in the way of hills to the east of town and the ground had a bunch of hollows but he did have better armor and a new bow to test out.  The only possible issue would be the wolves attacking in groups.  Eh, he needed to work on his rate of fire anyway.

He headed out the gate with his new bow in hand after sending one last PM to Delcastle.

HUNTING WOLVES TILL SUNDOWN.

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[u][b]Smarter'n'me[/b][/u]
Lvl 15
Day 16 Evening

Smarter'n'me didn't even flinch.  He'd seen tantrums and hurt feelings often enough before to recognize them.  He'd also seen exactly what disrespecting your elders usually got you.  His eyes met the girl's gaze without flinching.  For once, he waited until after his old acquaintance had said his peace before saying his own.

"If anybody here's passing judgment on anybody else here, then that'd be you, little princess."  He said softly.  "Your granddad's right, sick as his face makes me, and he and I have watched these games change from pretty early on.  If that's the best armor you could find that did what you want it to then you did good to buy it."  His voice gained a slight edge of sternness. "But I'm not going to respect an outfit designed by a filthy pervert.  I've seen those stores in town and I know there ain't much better for modesty than what you're wearing.  And, that is worth every cuss and swear I can think up.  You're already stronger and better than this outfit can show."  He took a long breath through his long nose and let it out slow.  "I don't like the idea of you thinking you need something like that enough to put your pride behind it."

He turned away, looking toward the hazy green of the forest to the northeast.

"I'm not your pa.  I'm not going to lay down the law to you and I'm not going to expect you to do as I say."  His voice fell to near a whisper as he started walking eastward.  "Princesses don't listen to wretched old men anyway."  Then he cleared his throat and raised his voice.  "But don't you think for a minute that this sicko's paradise gives you the right to threaten me.  If you pull that stunt again, there'll be blows."

He whipped up the menu and a party invite, shoving it over to his old acquaintance.  If that girl wanted to fight alone then they should let her for as long as they dared.  But, that didn't mean that they would be going far.

"We'll be going as far as we feel like."  He turned his hawk nose toward his housemate. "Make sure you don't fall behind ya old sack of moldy bones."  He said as he kept going.  Though, the insult lacked feeling and there was a subtle change in the set of his shoulders as he softly marched off.

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