As Chiharu opened up with the recruitment campaign, Ragnar took stock of the two that Erebus had coopted, by way of barging into their conversation no less. You had to admire the cat's balls. While he wasn't an expert on high level kit, Ragnar recognised quality when he saw it; both players had good equipment and most likely, correspondingly high levels. It didn't bode well for the Lotus Warrior's sense of balance that the average strength of it's perspective members was so high, but on the other hand bigger muscles meant better security. It occurred to Ragnar that his thinking was a bit utilitarian, but he considered himself a practical man at the end of the day. Under the circumstances, he was sure that they would have understood his pragmatism.

Recca, the assassin, took to the speech with remarkable, one might say reckless, speed. Ragnar would have thought that a veteran player would have more questions as to the group's combat formation and tactics, especially given that their only tank was at level 34. Still, perhaps he [i]was[/i] the genuine article, with goals in line with those of the guild; while Ragnar was naturally suspicious of everyone, he had to allow for there being a handful of decent people about, rare though they were. The summoner's reaction was more in line with what he had expected; mild scepticism and a healthy dose of caution; he felt as though he could understand Styker and trusted him for it somewhat.

And of course with typical timing, their little chat was interrupted by news of a PK camp outside the city. Not unexpected, considering the level of bastardry commonly found among the players of Elder Tale, but definitely a problem in need of solving. But as the others sprung into action and Erebus began flinging out drugs willy-nilly, Ragnar couldn't help but point out the main flaw in taking the outlaws on. [b]'... I don't mean to put a dampener on your enthusiasm guys, but we have two, possibly three levelcaps, all DPS, and two low to mid levels. We have no PvP tank or healer. If there's any more than three PK'ers out there DPSing, we're going to get massacred.'[/b] He stood awkwardly, casting around the bar for any other levelcapped players. [b]'Don't get me wrong, I want to help too. But if we're going to have any real chance of doing this, we'll need a few more bodies.'[/b]