It was laughable that James tried to say he let her win. Maybe a few times but Sasha was very certain that she had beaten him rightfully so, many times. Though when it came to her making up stories, that wasn't anything new. She liked to have fun. She didn't see it as lying or being cruel or something, in her mind is was fun to make reality sparkle a little more. Sometimes people would go along with it, sometimes they'd try to back track out of her wild tales. Her parents weren't fond of her habit when she was a kid but she grew out of it and only did it when she wanted to lighten things up. Most of the time people didn't seem to buy it but sometimes when others did believe her, she could admit to having fun and seeing how far she could take the little adventure.

When James tried to act upset, he often never was when she did such things, she feigned hurt and gave him a quivering pout. "Oh, read Wiki, will ya?" She stuck her tongue out at him. "Maybe I'll get you a tie." She commented when James pointed out that his own 'wife' wasn't sure what to get him. "Fine, don't help me. I'll do my own stalking and figure something out on my own." She huffed though by her tone as well, she wasn't as cross as she acted. "Just know I'm watching ya, I'll hack you and figure out all your dirty little secrets!" She wiggled her fingers at him. The rest of the time was spent fooling around online, chatting and such. When James mentioned how late it had become, she knew she had kept him out long enough. He had his stuff to do and she needed to go back home before countless drunk chavs populated the motorways and whatnot. "Alright fine, I get it, your carriage is turning into a pumpkin."

She pulled out her slim flip phone, a smart phone made my LG which was like the modern style but had the cute old style flip design. She and James swapped contact information, phone numbers, work numbers and addresses before they parted way. Sasha headed back to grab a cab home. When she got back, she slipped into her pajamas and washed up. She pulled her long hair back into a loose bun and settled down into her desk chair, ready to do some online stuff before she turned in for the night. She was a little tired but she was eager to sign up for an end of the summer thing on E.R. She was a level 26 and pretty proud of her skills so far but she knew the quest would pair her with someone who was a few levels above or below her. Either way, she saw it as a good way to make more friends who were in a similar situation.

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[u][b]End of Summer Quest 2030 - Mythic and Mechanic Co-Habitation[/b][/u]

[u]Rules and Guidelines:[/u]

1. Any player of any level is free to join. Players will be matched, depending on their range of level. 

2. A player [b]cannot[/b] request who their partner is, these will be randomly selected one week after sign ups close.

3. Sign ups begin the first of September and the Quest will begin on the 21'st.

4. If your partner drops out of the Quest, you will be dropped as well.

5. The Quest will run until the end of November so our annual Winter Quest and other festivities can begin.

6. Points will be awarded for each accomplishment the pair achieves.

7. A sticky thread will be posted in the Quest Forum to list which accomplishment that has been unlocked. There are a total of 250 that can be unlocked, each ranging from 1 point to 50 points.

8. Teams that score within the [b]Top 100 total points[/b] in the standings, will be entered into a final Super Quest which will be timed and will run during the beginning of December.

9. All other teams who could not rank into the Top 100 will be given Gold, depending on their ranking. Since Gold is used to by weapons, items and everything else, it would serve you well to do well, so you're able to save up for the annual Christmas Market held in Neutral City, this year we have double the stock to accommodate the surplus of new members joining E.R.

10. Using cheat codes or hacking [b]will disqualify[/b] you and ban you for life. Don't be a loser.

11. The goals for each pair will be randomly distributed so the odds are that you and your friend are after the same item, will be very low.

12. Items from treasure, monsters and quizzes/puzzles/mazes will be required to confirm your pair's accomplishment of a task or goal. Each pair will need to work together, as areas will be off-limits to either a Mechanic or Mythic. 

13. The purpose of this Quest is to encourage both Classes of players to work together to see all that E.R. has to offer in its vast landscape, tricky mental strategy and expansive lore. 

14. If you have any questions or concerns, please post in the Quest Forum under the Q&A thread, or PM myself or any other Mod who is purple. Purple run quests, red deal with technical difficulties and bugs, green deal with threats of hackers and cheats as well as disciplinary issues and banning cases. All Admins are in black and deal with everything else, best not to bother them.

15. This is to have fun and reward players for exploring and getting to know their fellow gamers, pairs who struggle to get along, will in turn struggle with this Quest, best of luck and signs up will close in one week and then matching will begin!
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Sasha finished reading the information in the Endless Realms Forum and decided to apply. She didn't need to fill out a form since it was all connected to her account, Fracture. She decided she should log on and do some shopping. It was getting close to the deadline to sign up and she had been on the fence but seeing James again made her want to take the plunge. As she logged on and slipped on her virtual visor, she now become a pink haired Mythic, named Fracture. The Mythics lived in lush natural environments while Mechanics lived in modern and futuristic towns. The game was divided into halves, one for each class of player: Mythic or Mechanic. Many people had a few characters but Sasha liked to keep to her own, finding it comforting to be so close to the lore and history of the game. 

As a writer, she really admired those who made Endless Realms feel so real.

Fracture found herself in one of the main root towns of their half of the world, Rukeria. Rukeria was a large town made of wooden houses which were built at the foot, as well as atop the trees. Trees were different shades of green, special trees were white, red, blue and black. Many quests for Mythics involved fighting beasts in the wild, collecting herbs, finding special trees or runes to power their magic. It was very fun and she had no regrets being a Mythic. In her mind, Mechanics could be very full of themselves and entitled, as if the past didn't matter at all because of their laser guns and jetpacks and whatever else. Fracture was a nice, down to to earth Warlock Cleric. In other words, she loved helping and healing people with the old magic of the world.

Some users would post a need for someone like her to tag along on Personal Quests. She would often accept on the Forum and end up meeting some great people. Sometimes it would end up being for naught, a trap. Some players liked to kill other players for fun, which made very little sense to Sasha. Of course such things could happen anywhere, except for the Neutral City which was one of four neutral places that both classes could mingle and trade. In these four places (aside from normal towns/villages/cities) PK'ing wasn't allowed and Mods were always keeping an eye out for reports and odd interactions. E.R. was meant to be fun for all types of gamers and players. It was becoming very popular and Sasha was certain that her recent joining would be a good thing.

After she took the portal, a wooden ring with a glowing white light, to Harmony Hill, she did some trading and selling to merchants. Some merchants were AIs, some were Mods, but most were other players. Some gamers liked to collect and sell things. Others just liked to learn about the lore and history, where others wanted to become rich and strong. Sasha played Fracture as a simple woman who could dabble in a few things. She liked to romp around woods and other areas, help people, explore and sometimes battle monsters. All in all, she was enjoying E.R. a great deal and was eagerly awaiting the matching process to begin and end so she could meet up with a Mechanic, who hopefully was a good teammate. While she didn't need Gold, it would be nice to have in order to treat Fracture to some new runes and maybe a better staff for said runes. 

Twenty minutes turned into an hour and she saw it was nearly 2:30 when she logged off.

"Gah...so much for being a responsible adult." She grumbled and put herself to bed. The next few days went by smoothly. She and James texted on and off, mostly about what they were up to and everything else. They made plans to meet up for a movie and dinner next weekend, which by then, she should have her match for the Co-Habitation Quest. As she checked her email on her phone while on campus, she saw that matching had been finished. She and James had to hang out tomorrow afternoon but she figured she could log on and see who she was paired up with before then. She stepped to the side of the large library so she could send this user an email:

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[b]To:[/b] Spectre
[b]Subject:[/b] Hello new friend and partner!

[b]Content:[/b]
Hi there. My name is Fracture and it looks like we've been put together this end of summer quest thing. I'm really looking forward to meeting you and working together. I'm interested to see what your side of the world looks like and I'm excited to show you mine! We need to both meet up in Neutral City and collect our list of goals. I heard some accomplishments/achievements we unlock won't be listed so I hope we'll be able to get as many points as possible. Though if I'm honest, I'm not trying to be in the Top 100. If we are, that's great but it sort of ruins the fun if we just focus on points and comparing ourselves to everyone else. 

Anywhoooo~ I'm free tonight if you want to meet up in Neutral City. Add me to your friends list so we can send quick flash mails!

F r a c t u r e ~ !
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Sasha sent the PM through the forum's system, knowing Spectre would get a notification even if he was online. Flash mail was a quick message one player could send another to see where they were and whatnot. Neutral City was the northern of the four locations for both classes to mingle. Harmony Hills was east, Blue Harbor was south, and Whispering Village was at the west point. She put her phone away and went back to talking with the other students who needed help editing their papers, some of them were struggling and Sasha knew she had to focus in order to make sure their work was polished properly. After work, she headed back to Kennington to make herself a quick dinner. She hadn't checked her email or her notifications for online or the forum but as she was waiting for her pasta water to boil, she did just that, trying to figure out if her nerves were justified or not.