[center][h1]Aster & River[/h1][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/zZeGyW6.jpg?1[/img][/center] [Center][img]https://i.imgur.com/8v8xMAV.jpg?1[/img][/center] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [hider=Interactions][@Achronum][@Jangel13][/hider] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [Center][Youtube]https://youtu.be/x4rQtSEmPp8[/YouTube][/center] As the time went by River began to feel hunger take over again from all of the hard, medial task of gather ingredients for cooking. He himself wasn't able to cook but it never hurt to either sell them or find someone who could and share the meal. He quickly made his way back towards the inn after equipping his boots of travel to hasten the journey. He sat at the guild table hoping to encounter more of the them aside from Reylan and Shiba. After a few moments of searching, Aster finally tracked down the boy she'd been messaging with: River... something. He had a last name, but it escaped her for the moment. Taking care not to catch him off guard, Aster called out "River! There you are! Sorry, I almost missed you in the crowd there! Do you need to do anything else in town, or are you ready to go?" River looked up at the woman who called out to him. Aster was her name and she always seemed to wear such nice clothing accentuated by her long raven hair. He laughed at her comment about the crowd and smile warmly [color=82ca9d]"Its no problem, and I'm always raring to go!"[/color] he said as he quickly jumped up on the seat. [Color=82ca9d]"The night is young and so are we! So let's watch the night away!"[/color] he face had a slight bit of concern as he looked through the crowd of the inn. [Color=82ca9d]"Though...I dont know where the other are..."[/color] Aster spared the merest smile at the boy- no, the young man's comment. "Why, River, that was nearly poetic! Young we are indeed..." She trailed off for a moment, eyes unfocused as she looked somewhere just over the snappily-dressed fellow's shoulder. "Well... for the moment, what say we send them all a second message, then head out if they don't get back to us?" River nodded in agreement as he opened up his menu searching for Shiba and Xenos's name and sending them each a message. [Center][pre]Xenos/Shiba[/pre][/center] >>Hey, Aster and I are at the Inn waiting for you all. Quest should start soon so I suppose we will meet you at the quests location. -River [Color=82ca9d]"Sent to Xenos and Shiba. I'm sure they'll pull through for us though. I asked them to meet us at the quests location."[/color] as he spoke River went about changing his equipment. Putting on what he deemed his 'Battle Gear'and taking of his leisure clothes then sending a party invite to Aster. [Color=82ca9d]"Makes it easier to view your health if we party up."[/color] Aster arched an eyebrow at the invitation, then gently prodded the blue "Confirm" button, accepting the invitation with a smile. "All right. That's settled then. Any word from the others, or are we stuck for now?" She drummed her fingers on the table, averting her eyes as River changed, though nothing was revealed. "Not that I mind, it's a nice enough spot to wait." River noticed as she began to avert her eyes and wondered if he should feel more embarrassed about swapping gear in public areas. This thought had never truly crossed him as he spent his first 5 days in the wilds mainly and had bathed in the lakes, so being exposed inside a virtual world meant nothing to him. [Color=82ca9d]"Hmmm. I haven't heard back from Shiba yet but I know Xenos was keen to meeting at the quest location. Besides, the less time he has to stop for a drink the better. Shall we?"[/color] he said motioning his head towards the door. With a quick pat at her hip, Aster felt for her sword, and then, reassured that it was in place, nodded. Her face had little of the smile left on it, despite River's upbeat tone, and she merely followed after, contributing little to the conversation. It was time to be focused on the task newly at hand. Pleasure, it seemed, could wait. After some walking for some time in the silence with nothing more than the minute chirpings of Pots River decided to attempt to break the silence. [Color=82ca9d]"So...Reylan invited Xenos and I to the guild."[/color] There was a long pause as he looked for the appropriate follow through [color=82ca9d]"I figured if we are all going to be working together perhaps we could exchange our skills?"[/color] his face grew flush with red as he realized that asking a players stats is typically an mmo's taboo though was unsure if that still applies in a game of life and death. [Color=82ca9d]"U-u-unless of course you dont feel comfortable speaking about your stats t-then that's fine too. Heh."[/color] he began to look down at the ground attempting to avoid her gaze. The walk was pleasant enough, the company equally so. Aster enjoyed silence, when she could get it, and River's was companionable. When he spoke, she wasn't startled, and she didn't look up until he finished speaking. With a bemused half-smile, she spoke in a calm, measured tone. "Well... I'm not surprised. Rey... That is, Reylan is very much focused on keeping the guild going strong." She paused, letting the silence grow once more, then added, "You should accept. I mean, you don't have to, but... I... that is, we would like to have you. You seem like a capable guy, and more than that, like a nice enough person. That matters a lot more, in my book." She felt her cheeks reddening, and chided herself. Why did she have to blush around anyone that paid her any attention? "So... yes, I think you should." She nodded, as if that finished the matter. "Oh, skills. No, that's no worry. Here." with a few precise, careful motions, she jabbed at the air to send her stat block to the trainer: Health: 2,000/2,000 Mana: 700/700 Strength: 15 Agility: 22 Intelligence: 2 Level: 9 Renn: 2107 Skills: Sword Wielding: 35 Dancing: 18 Knife wielding: 7 Music: 3 Unarmed combat: 18 Throwing: 4 Gathering: 4 Receiving her skills he stared with child like amazement. Mouth a gasp the entire time marveling at what a few more levels could do. He looked at the bottom right corner of his HUD which he kept mostly active to show his Renn count...it was no where near hers.[Color=82ca9d]" Sword wielding 35, Dancing-D-d-dancing?! 18. Unarmed combat 18 as well..."[/color] he turned to face her as he walked, pay no attention to any possible perales ahead of him as he whispered to her [Color=82ca9d]"Do you have some form of specialty class I havent heard of? Blade Dancer? You could combo in your sword and fists using dancing to seemlesly blend in a fury of attacks that are flowing and unpredictable making you an agile threat at close range."[/color] as he spoke his speech became more and more rapid in his excitement at the idea turning the end into a mere flash of sounds. "Blade... dancing?" Aster said the words almost as though they were foreign to her. "I... No, not at all. Do you think that's possible? To make a custom class? I just took points in dancing because..." She looked away. "That's not important. But... If I could make this a real thing, make it work like... like you said, seamless, and flowing and all that..." She looked at the trainer with awe. "This could be something else! I mean, think about it! A fighting style that enemies aren't familiar with, at least not yet... That's something else indeed." She smiled, openly now, with more sincerity than she usually let slip through. "You might just be a genius, River." River gave an amused chuckle as her quip about him being a genius [color=82ca9d]"Oh I dont know about a genius-[/color]he spoke as he placed his arms behind his head looking towards the nights stars [color=82ca9d]"But death game or not Talrae is a wonder...a game in which your class does not determine what you can do but simply points you in a direction. Combining the class system with a free for all skill system and it's free magic system as well, well, I dont see why you couldn't create the class. What's more there's title to he earned, titles that are unique to each and every player no two every repeating...who's to say yours cant be Blade Dancer Aster? Truth is anything can happen in this game. That was made clear from day one and it's what I'm here for. I'm going to be unlike any other trainer."[/color] his voice was almost like that of a dreamer in the beginning but began to turn into a more determined and confident tone as he began to speak of his dream to be a trainer like Talrae had never seen. River quickly pulled out his menu and sent her his stats so as to keep it fair. [Hider=Skills] >>Health: (1100/1100) >>Mana: (1750/1550) >>Strength: 8 >>Agility: 10 >>Intelligence: 20 >>Level: 7 Current Ren: 119 Skills: >>Monster knowledge: 15 >> Exotic Melee Weapon: 10 >>Hiding: 5 >>Sneaking: 5 >>Sewing: 10 >>Tracking: 5 >>Gathering: 5 >>Botany: 5 [/hider] And not a moment later did they arrive at the quest location awaiting the others.