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[sup][/sup][cell][right][color=A9A9A9][@Kinith][/color][/right][hr]Vesper got invited into the targeted group by Lothair, the mage, joining the fray somewhere in the middle. Fighting against the level three blue slime from that point was, in one word, grueling. Even with five – five! – people, they struggled greatly. After defeat followed a sense of relief, but also frustration. [color=9966CC][i]Wow, is this bow shitty or what? And my stamina burns so soon! No way could I solo even a level one slime. Urgh…[/i][/color]

That was Vesper’s realization; she’d have to stay in a party. Then, the mage and the healer of the party left, and the three were left, though the rogue was disconnected or fell asleep or [i]something[/i]. Still, not about to give up now that she had gained one level and one slime jelly, Vesper and Lynir coordinated via the party chat to hunt lower level slimes. With a light feeling of embarrassment, Vesper accompanied the warrior back towards the beginning of the plains. 

[hider=Encounter 2: Green slime] A green slime suddenly appeared before the ranger and warrior pair as they advanced closer to the town of Bellview. This one seems to have been angered by the two for some reason. Disregarding the pest’s pesky emotions, the warrior proceeded to slash the enemy with his sword, gradually chipping at its health, though each of the jelly-ball’s regular counter-attacks also damaged Lynir minorly. Meanwhile, Vesper used her Aimed Shot skill, and though one attempt failed, two were critical hits! When the enemy hurled those green sludge balls at her, her fellow party member blocked them diligently. The warrior once again performed a trio of slashes, reducing the slime’s health even further, but it reactively splatted out its body in fear of death, and dealt quite some significant damage to Lynir. However, after resorting to basic attacks, and even choosing to implement even their body parts as a weapon once their stamina ran out, the warrior and ranger finally killed the slime. Each member received one (1) slime jelly and 333 experience. A “Green Bandana” head piece was granted to Vesper. [/hider]
The duo made fairly easy work of their second enemy, though comparing a green slime to a blue one was likely unfair. The most amusing thing was, that once she ran out of stamina, and Lynir had managed to exhaust the slime’s hp to 1, Vesper had run in, and with a [color=9966CC]“Hah!”[/color] mightily kicked the green goop in its side, dealing exactly one damage, and finished it off.

Each party member got some experience, and besides one more slime jelly, Vesper also gained a shiny new Green bandana. It was not visually appealing, but at least its color somewhat matched her hair. More importantly, it had the additional stat bonuses of plus two armor and plus one technique. So, even though she was saving that one point she could invest into any of her stats until later one, the head gear gave her one stat for free! [color=9966CC][i]Perfect. Now, three more for completing the quest. I wonder, should we try to kill more to grind? I don’t really want to with how tanky these slimes are, but what if all the in-game monsters are like this?[/i][/color] Vesper shuddered as she considered that. Hopefully, her concerns would prove to be unfounded; else, she could never turn solo with a DPS class. While she considered her future in-game, her health, mana, and stamina were swiftly recovering, and soon, she was ready for another round.

[hider=Encounter 3: Green slime] Lynir and Vesper were able to get a long enough respite to recover, but before they even tried to head anywhere else to chase a slime, a green one rolled in their direction, outraged at its companion's miserly death. Who knew slimes had such a desire for vengeance? Though usually a ball-full of bouncy cuteness, this one had a heavy frown on its face, its jelly-like surface vibrating in warning. Entirely used seeing the slimes as an enemy, Lynir simply charged at it, proceeding to slash it in what was becoming an established tactic for the warrior. Similarly, Vesper used her Aimed Shot, though embarrassingly enough, she failed or dealt very minor damage more than once throughout the combat. Undeterred, the duo continued slowly but steadily damaging the slime, Lynir blocking the ranger from the slime’s disgusting projectiles. At one point during the combat, Vesper lost the grip on her bow, and barely saved the weapon from falling to the ground – not due to quick reflexes, but because her clumsy fumbling somehow or other caught the bow in time. When Lynir reduced it to low health, Vesper finally got a lucky break, and performed a critical attack dealing 32 damage to the slime, splitting it apart in half with the force of it, and killing it. Each member received one (1) slime jelly and 333 experience. A “Green Bandana” head piece was granted to Lynir.[/hider]
[color=9966CC][i]Oh goodness, can RNG be a bitch or what?![/i][/color] That had been an utter failure. [color=9966CC][i]Complete and utter failure, I said!![/i][/color] Vesper glared off into the distance moodily, gripping her bow so harshly that its durability may have been soon in danger, but then she huffed and relaxed her hold. At least the very last attack against the slime had vindicated her. Seeing her weapon deal the highest amount of damage it was capable of with the Aimed shot skill had been nice. Very nice. Nice enough for her to forgive this Basic Bow and not forsake it. 

…Besides, if she sold, lost, or otherwise got rid of this bow, what would she be left with? Her bare fists? Ha! Shaking her head at her own ridiculousness, Vesper re-focused on the task at hand: Slime-killing.

[hider=Encounter 4: Green slime and Encounter 5: Green slime] Lynir and Vesper had to actively seek out a lower leveled slime, but eventually, they were able to corner another green slime. The monster turned to face them reluctantly. Practices at disposing of green slimes, the duo attacked it at once. When their stamina ran out, the warrior and ranger both resorted to kicking and stomping the slime, eventually killing it. Having seen the duo's struggle against its compatriot, a fellow green slime roiled towards the warrior and ranger, its surface bubbling in rightful anger. However, this time it was practically murder on the side of our heroes, as the ranger managed to deal two high critical attacks, melting 5/7ths of its HP. Lynir and Vesper only had to let loose a few basic attacks, and the gelatinous substance was obliterated from the face of Thalam.[/hider]
[color=9966CC]“Wheew,”[/color] Vesper sighed, stashing her bow. With a glance at Lynir, she said, [color=9966CC]“It was good working with you. If you don’t mind, we can just stay in the party like this,”[/color] she shrugged, offering the warrior a pleased smile. [color=9966CC]“Anyhow, I’m off to the city~”[/color] her laughter rang clearly like wind chimes, voice higher-pitched in her amusement than the lower but no less pleasant sound she’d set for regular conversation during character creation. 

Giddy with success, and feeling lighter for being rid of the burden of the quest and the slog of getting through five measly slimes it had necessitated, Vesper twirled into the air, and proceeded to fly towards the town. Of course, even though she’d invested all her points into technique, that meant only one minute of complete freedom and dazzling airborne maneuvers. 

Then, it was back to the ground. Vesper sighed. Now that she was paying more attention to it, that yellow arrow pointing to the person who was presumably Tu Tauri Al. [color=9966CC]“Tsk,”[/color] she muttered, suddenly irritated, and with a couple of blinks, turned the guidance off. She could find who she needed on her own. Or rather, she could still very easily follow the throng of players heading that way, or even ask an NPC. Actually, some exploration didn’t sound like a half-bad idea.
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[color=DarkGray][b]Class:[/b] Ranger
Level: [b]3[/b][/color]
[color=tomato]104[/color]//[color=aqua]104[/color]//[color=palegreen]110[/color]
[hider=Stats & Info]
Body: 4
Spirit: 4
Tech: 9 (+1)
[sub][u]Equipment[/u]:[/sub]
>Basic Bow
>Green Bandana
[sub][u]Inventory[/u]:[/sub]
>Slime Jelly (5)
>Green Bandana[/hider]
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