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[color=salmon][i]Extra EXP (Dreams): +18+8[/i]
Word Count: 952 (+2 exp)
[u]Level[/u]: [b]4[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 2/40
[b]Location:[/b] Land of Adventure[/color]
[hider=LEVELED UP! (AGAIN!)]A new power: [b]Palico Rescue![/b] When Ace Cadet or a teammate nearby would faint or otherwise be knocked out of the fight, the [i]Palico Cart[/i] arrives to whisk them to safety! These felynes will bring their charge to the last known "checkpoint," usually a base camp, but are intelligent and can be instructed, though they won't do anything but ferry the injured. Has a hard limit of three rescues before the cats need to "rest," so to speak. 
Remember, there's no shame in carting!
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It wasn't hard for the Ace Cadet to stay asleep [i]most [/i]of the ride back. He ended up waking up a few times, sharing a small conversation with Kamek. His advice was appreciated - and good to know! He wasn't entirely sure if he would be precise enough for such a thing, but still. Spirits seemed cool, but it was nice to have a solid scale or slab of flesh in your hand. At least, that's they way he saw it. Thinking back to Geralt's earlier question, the Cadet decided to let the Brachy spirit go. Up for grabs, so to speak. It would be nice to get some new equipment, but he'd really been expecting to be able to chop the monster up. Next time he'd settle for a spirit. When the vehicle hit the smoother area of the ride back, it was right back to slumberland for the hunter. Sleep had always come pretty easily to him, and between the soft voices of the rest of the crew and the soft Nopon beside him that made for a perfect pillow to lean on... he was pretty comfortable, even in his armor. Despite the strangely cozy setting, the even stranger events at the farmstead seemed to have made for a nasty [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5008954]dream[/url]. He didn't jerk around or anything, but the sudden wake up made the young man spring awake as if called to action, his arm reaching for a weapon that wasn't there.

[color=salmon]"What's - ?! Oh, we're back!"[/color] Phew, he was back home! Or, well, in Lumbridge! Cadet hopped off the car and cheerily followed the others back into town. The hero's welcome was pretty nice all things considered. The hunter gratefully took a blanket and wrapped it around his shoulders in the mockery of a cape, listening to the rest of the group as he decided what to do himself. He could go with the Courier to... wherever he was going, to be honest he sort of forgot. Something to do with metal. Might be interesting, but really what he needed was to get some supplies himself. However... turning out his coin purse let out naught but a dust bunny. [i]Ouch. That giggisux, I've been slacking on getting rewards, huh?[/i]

Now didn't really seem like the time to ask for payment though, Cadet had at least enough tact to know [i]that[/i]. Maybe a trip to the shop was in order - after all, he did have some empty jars which seemed to be worth their weight in gold around here. Then again... [i]Hmmm... I could keep them to put more stuff in, but with a big group like the one we got some powders would probably be better. Maybe if I only get rid of one?[/i]

That seemed like a fair enough plan to him. It would have been nice to invite Peach or Linkle but one seemed really tuckered out while the other was speaking with someone he didn't recognize. Old friend maybe? She was pretty cute too. Oh well, maybe next time. [color=salmon]"I'll catch up with you guys,"[/color] Cadet said, fully intending on taking the innkeeper up on his offer. Sure, he still had a night left at the room he'd originally rented, but who could say no to such a heartfelt gesture? Either way, Ace Cadet was off to one of the markets that would be open at this time of the night. After some back and forth, he managed to trade one his jars for a [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_trap_tool.png]trap tool[/url]. After that, it was scavenging time.[hr]
The hunter woke up just a [i]liiitle[/i] bit late. Last night on his way to gather any items he could to restock, he'd wandered back towards the Brother Grimm. After all, there wasn't much to be found in town unless one planned to swipe something from someone, and that wasn't really the Cadet's style. He'd managed to find and armful of plants and mushrooms, when a [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/yokaiwatch/images/7/72/JibanyanArtwork.png/revision/latest?cb=20191227024434]strange felyne[/url] took offense to his presence. Or rather, took offense to the truck. After a squabble about the vehicle and offering to give the thing some of his weird berries - [i]I'm nyot one of the things that likes those!![/i], it hissed - they managed to talk it out. Maybe the Cadet was feeling a little attuned to cats that night? Even so, the affair had him back at the inn later than he wanted, and kept him up crafting later too. In the end though, the Cadet added some nice things to his arsenal: a [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_smoke_bomb.png]smoke bomb[/url], [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item-dung-pod.png]dung pod[/url], [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_shock_trap.png]shock trap[/url] and [url=https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/item_lifepowder.png]lifepowders[/url]; his goal from the get-go. Then he'd promptly passed out and had a much nicer [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5026578]dream[/url] than earlier. So yeah, he'd slept in.

The sun saw the hunter bolt out of the inn and toward the Guild Hall, his equipment and items all packed up and his sword freshly sharpened. As he made his way, snippets of conversation reached his ears.

[i]"...just appeared here..."[/i]

[i]"...survive... Dead Zone..."[/i]

[i]"...hope...okay?..."[/i]

The red head turned his head to listen, ever the curious one, even as he continued moving. It wasn't just one conversation, but talk among the townsfolk in general. Interesting. What the heck was a Dead Zone?

It wasn't long before the Cadet burst through the doors himself. He looked between the Guildmaster, the princess and the Koopa Troop, and Kamek's talk of "proof"...

[color=salmon]"Please tell me that glowy orb is enough,"[/color] Ace Cadet chimed in. Considering that the Brachydios had [i]turned to ash[/i] it would feel awful if they couldn't provide solid evidence that the hunt was complete. Then again, the Cadet didn't hold any suspicions about the hooded Guildmaster so he hoped the man would just let them take on the next quest. [color=salmon]"Come on Guildmaster!"[/color]