[center][h1][color=chocolate]Edward Marsh[/color][/h1][/center] [hr] Ed flinched as he felt the ground beneath him shake slightly. Was it an earthquake? His personal query was answered when he saw it. His jaw seemed to unhinge as he caught sight of, and stared blankly at, the creature that Asteria told him was known as 'gnome'. His brain promptly short-circuited as the creature spoke to him and began eating the offering they gave and explained to them how this deal worked between them. [quote=System Re: Crash Error][b][color=orangered]EdBrain.exe and other core mental facilties have encountered a critical error...[/color][/b] [b]Formulating solutions...[/b] [b][color=green]Solutions Found.[/color][/b] [b]Proposal: Player [color=chocolate]"ED"[/color] should perform one or a combination of the following proposed solutions to reboot core mental facilities...[/b] [list][*]Pass out.[*][b]> [/b]Apply physical force to cranium [*][color=red]s̵̟͉͊̒̅p̶͎̿̏̈̊i̵̗͙̲̾̈́ȑ̶̢̘a̸͔̕ͅl̵̫͋͐̓͘ ̷̮̝͕̄́̈͘i̶̹̓͆̓́n̸̠̎̔͊ţ̸̪̬̜̌́̐̃o̴͎̥̞̞̕ ̴͇̟͔̈́̽͜͝m̸͕̺̻̽̂̀a̴̡̭̩̒͜ḓ̷̼̼̈́̆ń̷̞͋̕e̵̗̿̂́ṡ̵̨̛̞̤̑s̴̡̩̓̆̎̑ [/color][/list] [b]Option Two Selected...[/b] [b]Executing Solution.[/b] [/quote] Ed's hand promptly smacks himself across the left cheek to bring him back to reality. [quote=System Re: Crash Error][b]System Rebooting...[/b] [b][color=green]Core Mental Facilities Functionally Restored![/color][/b] [b]No other errors detected...[/b] [b]Player will regain control shortly.[/b][/quote] Ed came back just as the gnome asked if they had something to start a fire with. [color=chocolate]"O-oh! Sorry. I-I kinda spaced out a bit there."[/color] He then scratches the back of his head out of embarrassment. [color=chocolate]"but-but I do get the gist of things. We don't mess with the...crypt..."[/color] Ed croaked out as he was still terrified at the thought of ghosts and zombies lying in wait at the slightest of transgressions. [color=chocolate]"And we get to stay without issue. A-a simple I don't mess with you, you don't mess with me rule."[/color] Ed by then would have excused himself to retrieve the [b]Flint and Steel[/b] and [b]Bundle of Sticks[/b] from the [b]Grass Pack Roll[/b] and his [b]Vine Belt[/b] before going out to gather some dried grass from the field before returning to the room where the gnome was and begin making a fire. While doing so he answers the gnomes questions and thoughts. [color=chocolate]"Well...uh...humans cook food cause it makes the food more digestible and kills off any nasty microorganisms that'd wreak havoc in their bodies. I should know, I'm a culinary arts student and my family owns a restaurant."[/color] He makes a spark and begins setting up the fire in the place. [color=chocolate]"As to what are we and why are we here? Well, that's a little more complicated...but one thing is for sure. Asteria and I were humans before but we died and got reincarnated into this world by someone."[/color] Ed intentionally left out the fact that It was actually the Demon King who brought them there. [hider=Stats] LVL: 7 HP: [color=Green]Healthy[/color] SP: [color=Yellow]Rested[/color] MP: [color=Green]Full[/color] Effect/s: [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]0[/color] Current Skills: Monster Analysis (1.25) Magic Analysis I (1.0) Overwork (1.3) Dynamic Eye I (1.1) Rabid Fit II (2.0) Smash I (1.3) Focus I (1.0) Beast Sense II (2.75) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Mental Resistance I (1.0) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Alert I (1.15) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Harder I (1.0) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Faster I (1.05) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Stronger I (1.65) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Muffle II (2.275) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Dexterous I (1.1) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Use Light Equipment (--) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.5) Warcry (0.7) Tremor Sense (0.05) Telepathy (0.1) Mana Shape (0.7) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.4) Soil Manipulation (0.7) Crafting (0.6) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.4) People Sense (0.3) Plant Analysis (0.2) Swift Swimmer (0.4) Charm (0.025) Repel (0.025) Stealth Kill (0.3) Blunt Resistance (0.1) Prehensile Tail (0.5) Mana Strike (0.6) Minor Heal (0.05) Iron Gullet (0.4) Taming (0.1) Suppress Presence (0.5) Use Medium Equipment (0.4) Inspire (0.2) Point Strike (0.3) Strengthen (0.3) Pierce Resistance (0.2) Double Skill (0.1) Deception (0.2) Lucid Dream (0.2) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] [color=Red](FULL)[/color] [list][*]Bundle of Sticks x 1 [*]Flame touched crystals x 2 [*]Short Cudgel (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Sturdy Stick (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Stone Knife (Unknown Quality) x1[/list] - Wood Breastplate (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Straw Sandal (Unknown Quality) x 2 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Black Dyed Robe (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Battered Wooden Shield (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Grass Packroll (Unknown Quality) x 1 [b][Dropped][/b] [list][*] Healing Herbs x 1 [*] Nullven Cone x 1 [*] Flint and Striker x 1 [*] Tainted Crystal x 1 [*] Great Club (Unknown Quality) x 1 [/list] - Assorted Insect Parts x 1 [b][With Asteria][/b] - Hobgoblin Meat x 10 lbs. [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] -Brain crash.exe and solutions. -Explains that he understands the rules and looks for the materials to make a fire. -Uses the materials while answering the gnome. -Carefully leaves out the fact that the Demon King had summoned them here for some purpose. [/hider]