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[color=salmon][i]Mission EXP: +4[/i]
Word Count: 1071 (+2 exp)
[u]Level[/u]: [b]2[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 1/20
[b]Location:[/b] Coral Highlands, Land of Adventure[/color]
[hider=LEVELED UP!]Ace Cadet has gotten the use of his [b]Slinger[/b] and [b]Clutch Claw![/b] The slinger acts as a grappling hook and sling shot all in one. It can be loaded with rocks, ammo, small explosives, etc. and fling them a short distance. It comes pre-installed with a small capture net! The clutch claw is a larger attachment for the grappling hook aspect of the slinger, making it possible to attach to moving objects like monsters.
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Ace Cadet watched the Courier call up the wigglers like some kind of... [i]wiggler charmer[/i], and he was quite impressed. Not only that, but he called over some big yellow bird that sort of looked like a [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/3/34/MH4-Gargwa_Render_001.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/390?cb=20140108055528]gargwa.[/url] First the not-quite-[url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/4/48/MH4-Konchu_Render_001.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/370?cb=20150120073402]konchu[/url], now this? Cadet didn't known anyone that had such a way with wildlife, but it was [i]super cool![/i] The young hunter found himself grinning as the pair finished gathering the wigglers and the scattered TziTzi-Ya-Ku scales. He hadn't known the Courier for long, but now that the Cadet was free from Galeem's influence, meeting someone so far removed from the familiar was pretty exciting rather than weird. 

At the Courier's offered hand, the red head hurriedly made his way over. Heck yeah he wanted to try riding this thing! He took the other man's help and hopped on. The not-gargwa was super soft - he couldn't help wondering what a hood or coat made of it's down would be like. 

[color=salmon]"Thanks,"[/color] the Cadet laughed, [color=salmon]"You've got a [i]posse?[/i] I can't wait to hear all about them! And, well, everything!"[/color]
[hr][center][color=salmon][b]Location:[/b] Lumbridge, Land of Adventure[/color][/center]
The pair returned to Lumbridge, a town the Ace Cadet had gotten pretty familiar with lately. Cadet dismounted the animal he now knew was a chocobo, giving it's side a few pats as he did so. The Courier wasn't kidding, his story was long and it had nearly taken him the entire ride back to tell it... though Cadet chiming in with questions every other word certainly hadn't helped. 

[color=salmon]"The story sounds so unbelievable..."[/color] Cadet said, not for the first time. He didn't look skeptical though, if anything he looked eager. [color=salmon]"...and I can't wait to be a part of it!"[/color]

At the smithy, the Ace Cadet snickered at the sight of the Wiggler Head. It was a piece of equipment from his own world, equally useful as it was silly. The girls working the forge were quite capable to be able to make something like that. Maybe now that he had actual monster parts, he could finally commission something from them? The hunter pondered over the idea, letting the Courier accept the quest rewards. Okay, so the gunslinger wasn't a newb per se, but he would probably still benefit more from the rewards. The Courier would have a better grasp on his adventuring party after all, and know when to use the Wiggler Head... and maybe someone in their group really needed something from the Melder, he couldn't really take the ticket for himself or he'd come off as a real jerk. The potted wiggler was a gift he was sure the guildmarm wouldn't appreciate. She was into monsters, but more of the "kill you in one punch" kind. 

With that settled, the Cadet waved to the Courier and started off for a different part of town. [color=salmon]"You and your group are meeting at the Guild Hall, right? I'm gonna go grab something real quick, I'll meet you there later!"[/color] Since mysteriously arriving in Lumbridge - though much less mysterious now, having learned of Galeem and the like - the Ace Cadet had been renting a room in one of the local inns. He didn't have many possessions, but what he did have he thought might prove useful, so it was best to get everything before leaving. Upon entering his room, he immediately spotted his slinger on the table. [i]I can't believe I forgot this,[/i] he thought to himself, shaking his head. He picked it up and equipped it to his arm before moving on to the tiny chest that was provided for him. Most of the stuff could fit in his gathering pouch: [url=https://66.media.tumblr.com/f6be13efd6fe763c138982e269ceb06e/tumblr_n5zs2wG7I81rjnjmxo1_500.jpg]random berries[/url] he'd found that tasted awful but must be used to make [i]something[/i], a single berry he'd actually been able to identify - a [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_dragonfell_berry.png]Dragonfell[/url], a handful of [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_herb.png]herbs[/url], a jar of honey and two empty phials. He'd tried to go mushroom foraging once, but the mushrooms sprouted legs and started chasing him. Real bummer. As the Cadet put all the items into the pouch he carried with him, he paused at the phials. Around here in Lumbridge, empty jars were all the rage for some reason. He lifted it up over his head like he'd seen a lot of the little blonde kids do. He felt... nothing. Why they all got so excited over an empty jar escaped him, for now at least. The Cadet stood and did a last equipment check, humming as he thought of something else to try. The heart ability the Courier had told him about and had used on him - maybe...? 

The hunter touched his chest and brought his hand forward, trying to will some kind of magical heart to appear. When it didn't, he only chuckled to himself. Yeah, he wasn't some legendary hero or anything, not main character material. Still, he was going to help save the universe - [i]multiple[/i] universes! With a big grin on his face, the Ace Cadet closed the door to his now much emptier room, spoke with the inn keeper, and headed toward the Guild Hall.[hr][center][color=salmon][b]Location:[/b] Guild Hall, Lumbridge[/color][/center]
Okay, while he'd [i]heard[/i] about this motley crew from the Courier's story, somehow he hadn't quite expected them to... well, to be exactly how the gunslinger had described. Seriously, a [i]giant turtle[/i] guy? Cadet didn't let it bother him, all things considered it was a pretty interesting group. Plus, there was quite a cute blonde among them and he didn't want to seem like the kind of guy that got easily flustered just from being around a giant talking turtle. 

Cadet blinked when the guild-master singled him out, but the man was right. [color=salmon]"Duh, if you don't eat before a hunt you're gonna have a Nergigante of a problem,"[/color] he said. That was just common sense, wasn't it? They definitely needed food. Maybe they even needed some more rest, but the sooner they got the quest done, the better. The Cadet felt himself deflate just a little when the blonde girl mentioned she'd be late to dinner, but it didn't keep him down for long.

[color=salmon]"Come on, let's eat! I've got a room in town so after we beat this F-quest, we can rest up there and eat again the next day!"[/color] Well, he seriously doubted certain people in their group could even fit into the room, but they'd cross that bridge when they got to it should his offer be accepted.