[center][h1]Aster[/h1]
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Health: 1,500/1,500
Mana: 300/300
Renn: 827 (-5 for sandwich=822)
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The arrival of the redhead was something of a surprise to Aster. A welcome one, sure, but a surprise all the same. She pondered quietly as the girl integrated herself into the group. Another girl was a benefit, for one thing. Whatever her skill was, she didn't have a sword on her, so she wouldn't overlap in her roles... Hmm. She was friendly enough, too. Chari... that was an odd name.

Aster realized as she sat that the conversation was flowing quickly around her, like a tide of ever-moving information that she was missing out on. She almost laughed audibly at the girl's forthright manner and immediate comebacks to Dubstepp. If she could keep up with that guy, she could keep up with anyone. Dub was probably the quickest-witted of the lot of them, and Chari was giving him a run for his money. Aster felt her stomach grumble, and, as a waiter stepped close while going past them, ordered a small sandwich, something she could eat neatly and quickly. Conversation was getting tiresome, and she was hoping that Alisea would still be up when she got back so that they could chat more calmly.

"I'll be on my way." She interrupted the conversation bluntly as she finished the small meal. "I'll see the rest of you tomorrow, I hope. And... you, I suppose." She directed the last comment to Chari, without any intentional malice, but with perhaps a bit too much offhand distaste. She chided herself as she slipped away. [i]That was well done, Aster. C'mon, girl. No one here knows you from back home. You don't have to act like a stuck-up bitch any more. Some of these people even seem to like you, and now you're sabotaging it. Hopefully Alisea doesn't hear about it. Oh, god, Reylan probably think's I'm awful...[/i]


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She reached the room that she shared with Alisea, her mind awash with increasingly-critical thoughts. Upon stepping into the darkened room, she strode adroitly through it, having memorized the layout the first day, thus making lights pointless. "Alisea?" she whispered. Nothing. She shook her head, smiling faintly to herself. The poor girl was apparently exhausted. As Aster opened her menu to disrobe, she saw from its faint glow that her friend was fast asleep. And...

Aster blushed so brightly that she was sure her cheeks were providing light themselves. Alisea had apparently unequipped her clothing before bed. That was... something. Aster paced uncomfortably for a couple moments, wishing that the game came with cheat codes. Finally, she did the same, figuring that embarrassment would keep her rooted in place and stop her from rolling around again, and that underwear must by their very nature be more comfortable than normal clothes. She slid carefully into the spacious bed, tucking the covers around her to keep herself still. The light of the menu shone faintly even now, and she closed it, like turning off a lamp, and somehow managed to drift fitfully to sleep. The dungeon was coming soon, the guild was growing... her dreams were vivid.
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