With the boomer whom Erin was thinking of calling gramps conversing with the nekomimi, their little emperor throwing a massive hissyfit after the green shorty set her up to massively save face, a pair of equally excited mages, some people whose abilities basically were five instances of 'gun', a woman who DARED TO MENTION HARRY POTTER IN THE PRESENCE OF ERIN, the twunk rabbit-man being a stereotypical rabbit (and subsequently bad-touching the emperor alongside another), she watched the receptionist leap over the desk. Really, she could have literally taken those ten steps to go around the desk. She was r00d to the carpenter who made that desk! Desks didn't grow on trees! Wait a moment...

As much as Erin wanted to goad the emperor a bit more, she ran out of emperor names already. She literally only knew the one. She couldn't call him Copernicus, after all. Was Copernicus even an emperor? Erin didn't actually know who Copernicus was. Better not to say, lest she be called out as dumb. Well, dumber than she already was.

The receptionist was an absolute legend and gave them all the quick and dirty run down. The world was oddly familiar to Erin. Actually, it was very familiar. The classes were straight out of an MMO, with Warriors as Tank/DPS, Mages as Healer/DPS, and Rogues and Gunners as Straight DPS (TALK ABOUT USELESS). Physical actions took stamina (made sense) while spells took mana (straight outta MMOs). The guild system was similar to... 90% of isekai adventures? The skill learning system was pretty new. See a skill and use a skill point. Unless a blue mage blessed this world, it kinda just made sense that way. A lot more sorcery than wizardry, though. Thank god. Erin didn't want to study. Apparently, there was mana sickness and exhaustion too. Don't do too much or you'll be paralyzed. Solid advice.

The receptionist showed off their first spell.「Enflame」created a ball of fire, which didn't really make much sense. Didn't enflame mean for something to catch fire? Wouldn't this be more like...「Baby's First Fireball」? But what was MUCH more important was the fact that Erin had an ability called Inflame. Inflammation. One letter off, but what did it do? Would it cause swelling or fire? Who knew. That single letter change was powerful, though.

But what was absolutely the pinnacle of importance was the equipment offered. Free stuff? Erin would take as much as she could! She was first like before. Actually she wasn't. The boomer got to the equipment before her. BUT SHE WAS AHEAD OF THE EMPEROR AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT!

[b][color=9E675A]"I'll uh,"[/color][/b] she said under a thinly veiled guise of getting the best stuff before the emperor, [b][color=9E675A]"test to make sure that this equipment is all usable for... uh... your emperorship!"[/color][/b] As the first person up, she geared herself as best as she could! The high-collared and open-yet-closed shirt on her body was plain, but it concealed what was important. It was incredibly bland, though... So first, she took a vest-type garment and wore it over it. With a thin leather corset acting as a belt, it instantly turned her fashion from a 3 to a 7. If course, that wasn't all. What was clothing without efficiency? Her puppies were already breathing (as her feet seemed to not like any shoes), so she took a nice pair of leather shin guards and stuck them on. The same thing was with her hands. Regular gloves didn't seem to work, so she grabbed basic brown gloves and leather armlets. They would surely protect her from something! Additionally, she needed not just efficient clothing, but clothing that could be utilized for other purposes than protection and fashion! A bag! She grabbed a nice leather bag and hooked it around her waist alongside a utility belt that went around her shoulder. It was super duper cool! It made her look like an actual mage! But not mage was complete without... a cape! She grabbed one and slung it around her back. Only then did she realize of a critical flaw; the tail prevented the cape from properly unfurling. She really wanted that cape... There was a second just like it... If there was a split down the middle for her tail... It was as simple as wearing two capes! Her fashion was launched from a solid 7 to a STRONG 11.

Now for her equipment, she needed both utility and defense. Offense? Something like that. A knife was her side-arm. It was a decent knife, but seemed poor for combat. Much more of a cookware or survival-type item. A knife would allow her to do pretty much anything while they adventured! She easily slapped it onto the bag, its sheathe fitting perfectly onto the outside. For her primary arm, she needed something that could keep enemies off of her. If she was low on mana, she didn't want to zonk out and die there. She wanted to protect herself using her stamina reserves! A staff! One that was hard and could slap someone silly! She equipped herself nicely.

[b][color=9E675A]"Equipment seems good, chief!"[/color][/b] She told the emperor. 

While Boomer McOldcountryroad went on a tirade about learning to shoot, Erin went to test out her magic! After all, waltzing into combat without knowing a single spell was dumb as heck! With the straw dummy some distance off, Erin lifted her hand. Simple enough. Just think of what you want to happen, say the name, and do it...

[b][color=9E675A]"Inflame!"[/color][/b] she yelled out with hand outstretched, thinking of both fire enveloping the target and the target requiring an NSAID. She felt a bit of herself leaving the palm of her hand as a spark was formed on the outside of the dummy. First, a smolder. But it quickly erupted into a thin wall of flame surrounding it. Surprisingly, there was zero smoke. In fact, ignoring the flame particles stuck on the straw dummy model, there was not a hint of burning. It was just... on fire.

[b][color=9E675A]"Cool... er... hot! That's hot stuff!"[/color][/b]

[@Firestorm]