[I]"What's he think he's saying?!  I'm not dying here!"

"Calm down, Brad."

"No!  I'm leaving!  I'm turning it off!  I'm never playing again!"

"You can't leave.  He just told you that."

"Forget that!  There has to be a door, or something!"

"What are- Don't run!"

Brad took off at a full, athletic sprint, his direction random.  Alice gave chase, but he was a swordsman and she a mage.  Her agility was barely enough to keep eyes on him--to follow him out the gates and into the wilds.  His steps didn't slow, and Alice knew he was heading for danger.

From where she was, Alice had seen the boar well before her boyfriend; yet her attempt to shout a warning had fallen on deaf ears.  The monster crashed into his side, knocking the swordsman out of his path and to the ground.  It followed through with several forceful stomps.  Alice raised her hands to cast, but all that poor, stupid boy did was scream.  She cast the only damaging spell she had, cursing the severe limitations of character creation.  One cast on the boar, then two--

And Brad shattered into shards of light.

The boar rounded on the witch attacking it.  She kept her head cool, waiting as it charged.  The boar's movements were slowed from the Frostbite; that gave her some advantage and time to prepare her next spell.  As the boar drew near, she unleashed Flash of Light.  The boar squealed and reared, and Alice took the opportunity to cast Frost Bite one more time, followed by a pair of swift punches to shave off the last of its HP.  The boar fell dead and exploded into shards of light.

Alice took a deep breath, stood up straight, and went to check where Brad had disappeared.  All that was left was the longsword and buckler she had helped him purchase, and the leftover 27 Renn.  She took it, of course, hoping it would be enough to buy her some party members.  Looking at the empty grass, Alice summed up her situation in her mind.

"Goodbye Brad.  And goodbye, Alice."

She turned and left, jogging back into the city.[/I]
[hr]
Alisea blinked, letting the memory finish replaying for the third time.  The pixels that were her former flame flying apart.  The boar disappearing in like manner.  The feeling of energy rushing through her hands as she froze the boar to death.  The fleshy thump as her fists finished the job.

[I]'I think... this game [/I]can[I] satisfy.'[/I]

She scanned the central plaza, looking for anyone prepared to face reality.  A majority of players were still in a panic.  But at the center of it all, sitting happily on the fountain, was a girl radiating all the confidence Alice had shown on the court.  Alisea made a beeline for the girl, sidestepping a few of the more hysteric players, until she finally stood over the seated rogue.

"You look ready to fight," the magess remarked.  "Come with me?"

[right][sub]Interacting with:
[@Airalin][/sub][/right]