FujiwaraPhoenix

Untold Eternity [Log Horizon/Overlord Inspired RP]; Always Accepting!

Melia

"Er... Well, the region here was meant to be accessed by those who were level 20 and up, so I'd assume that she wouldn't be here if she's wearing the beginner set. So... I'm sorry, but no, it's likely I haven't seen her at all. My apologies." Melia stated, bowing in apology before taking a moment to go over that which had been stated earlier. "But... Given your comments, I can kind of estimate her level of strength. There's only a few areas where she could be, assuming she isn't in the beginner town or either of the two villages nearby...

With that said, Melia opened up her minimap and began to manipulate what was in front of her. The northern region had considerable land for agriculture, which was mainly in part due to all the plains and rivers that came to and fro from them. The most logical regions would be...

"Here and here. If she isn't in town, then it's likely that she'd be around here on some sort of request from the townsfolk nearby. Because, you know, quests. Worst comes to worst, I'll help search with you."

With that statement completed, Melia turned to Lorand and, without a break in tempo, explained the dilemma at hand. The fact that a ten-year old was in this game might actually have been a more pressing matter; since it wasn't known if people could die or not, there was still the possibility that the first life could be lost... Which would, for lack of a better way of phrasing it, cause all hell to break loose. Until either possibility could be ascertained, it was of the utmost importance to keep as many people alive as possible.

"So, um... With my explanation, we might have a bit more of a problem on our hands if we let a child experience death. I don't think it'd sit very well with any of us, so I'd recommend we go and help find this girl's sister before scouring the mountain. I've already narrowed down the possible area she could be in right now," she explained, showing him the map in front of her. "If we use a mount, the travel time shouldn't be drastically long, and since the region is well known, it could also help give clues as to how the world has changed recently..."

"Oh, right! She also said that if you touch her one more time, she'll try to find a way to hurt you. I don't know how she'd be able to do that through your armor, but she seems to be really irritated over your earlier actions. Maybe it would've been better to let me diffuse that situation earlier, but I digress."

The Jade Stream

Liu opened his mouth to forge a response towards Xin and Kyang bounding off to monitor them from the treetops, but wholeheartedly decided against that fact. To be fair, he should've seen Xin's proficiency in using his ki come from a mile away, but there was a tad too much on his mind to worry about that for the moment, anyhow. Kyang, though... It wasn't much of a stretch to say that she looked quite silly following after the fiery-haired man amongst the lush green leaves of the trees above their heads. With a nervous laugh, and a half-smile, Liu turned to Torako and nodded before walking out into the forest, nonchalantly letting fate dictate where he was to examine... Somewhat.

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Though his guard was more or less nonexistent at first glance, upon careful examination it could be seen that Liu was almost always in a position to jerry-rig a weapon on the spot if his sword wasn't immediately available to him. After all, animal bones and plant fibers were everywhere; what would stop him from using those in a pinch?

The soft rustling of leaves overhead signaled a few birds to take to the skies, immediately putting him on guard. A few moments passed as nothing came of it, save a cool breeze whistling through the trees.

"...I should've expected as much..." he sighed before moving to examine a nearby area rife with brush and other miscellaneous plant matter. Though most of the plants were in natural condition, a few here and there seemed to have been trampled on, likely by an animal.

So it wasn't here, then...?

"We have to keep looking. There's a chance we might be searching the wrong area, but a comb-over wouldn't hurt,"
he stated to Torako, hoping that his slightly louder-than-usual speech might attract the more... Unsavory guests that the group was in pursuit of.

Untold Eternity [Log Horizon/Overlord Inspired RP]; Always Accepting!

Ah, okay then. Well, so long as it's noted for the future.

Untold Eternity [Log Horizon/Overlord Inspired RP]; Always Accepting!

@Bigg Slamm:
Right, forgot to mention this: in this new world, things don't spontaneously explode on death. Gotta carve out them drops like in Monster Hunter or take them off manually, depending on the mob in question. EXP/G are still there, though.

Also, the world is effectively a fantasy world at heart, so data makes even less sense here. I'll let the mining thing slide, though, because I'm just visualizing the person humming a song as they do that. Which, y'know, makes sense in context.

Point still stands, though. I'd much prefer an edit, if you would, please.

Untold Eternity [Log Horizon/Overlord Inspired RP]; Always Accepting!

Melia

Before Melia could follow up her question from earlier, Lorand stood up and, seemingly without reason, picked up a rowdy guest to the bar and... Plopped her down right next to her before ordering her a drink. Wouldn't alcohol be one of the worst things to give someone that angry, though? And the way she was treated by him...

The Japanese shouting she heard was coming from this girl; there was no question about that. But given that the girl seemed quite irritable, Melia assumed it might be best to try and calm her, at least before she continued to discuss anything with the armor-clad player to her left.

"Hey. Threatening people isn't going to help, especially when almost nobody else can understand Japanese," Melia stated calmly in Japanese, looking at the girl before calling off the bartender pouring a drink. Given the way she was acting, alcohol of any sort would likely cause them more harm than good... Especially if it was likely going to be her that had to disarm the angry girl. "You should have access to the friends list if you mess around with the stuff at the bottom right corner of your field of vision. Try contacting her through that instead of trying to raise hell. Please."

With that said, Melia sighed and turned back to Lorand, hoping that a rage-filled swing wasn't coming at the back of her head. Given that she had now clue how pain would register, it was probably best to hope for at least that much.

"Ah... Well, my criticism of your methods can wait. You can call me Melia. You've probably seem me around on a few raids before; more often than not, I'm playing melee DPS against the bosses, so I tend to see you as much as you would me... I'd hope. By the way, I never got to thank you for saving me on that Verax run; mission would've been lost if you didn't tank that spider web for me. Also netted me the silk needed for a durability upgrade on this ribbon, so thanks for that, too." Melia stated, a smile on her face before her drink arrived. With a quick sip of that, though, the light-haired girl's smile turned a bit bitter as she remembered the situation at hand.

"Well, I wish I could've done so under different circumstances, though. It's a lot more significant when you realize that we're all here in our current states, after all... And it sounds so much more petty when you realize that, as far as we know, their lives are our lives now. You saw the mess back in the city, right? Or heard it, at least? Everyone's in a panic, but nobody's got a clue as to what to do."

Sighing she shook her head and took another sip from her cup. The cold crispness of the water felt... Fresh, much cleaner than what tap she would drink otherwise. So it wasn't simply an illusion after all...

"On that note, though, loitering around and freaking out's one of the worst routes of action to take. I want to go head out and gather information, and since the friend list network exists, that information can be spread rapidly from person to person. Someone else can compile it, but first, what we don't know should be explored. Rolu Mountain's first on my list, but I'm not quite sure what's been added. You got something to deal with first? Or would it be fine to go explore the area with me, first?"

Untold Eternity [Log Horizon/Overlord Inspired RP]; Always Accepting!

@OneStoryToMany@Bigg Slamm:
If you guys need a prompt to help kick you both into action, just lmk.
Alternatively, given both characters' locations, meet up and go explore around or something. :3

I'll get something going to unify everyone after a while, as an fyi.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Hm...
It feels like we've been ping-ponging a bit too much; I'd much rather let other people get chances to put their own posts up, too.

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

Ah, okay. yeah, then it's fine then.
I'll draft something up in a few.

Where's everyone else, btw? =3=;;

Synchronization Overdrive: A school-based supernatural RP with a twist

@Ichypa: For future reference, it's a zero, not an O.

But, uh... I guess? I wasn't aiming for that route, but damn if it ain't funny.
For clarification, though: she meant the actual partner:partner relationship instead of what was implied by those words. So uh... Yeah! Accidentally painting it like that is like... Derp.
I'll get her to explain...
...
Eventually.

The Jade Stream

With a quick jog over to his home, Liu found it a tad strange that both of his parents were out, even at this time of day. He reasoned that they could be at the market, yes, and to be fair it was the middle of the day, but he still felt that something wasn't quite right...
...
Well, it was probably nothing. These premonitions came and went with the wind, so there was no big reason to fret anyhow. With that in mind, Liu slipped into his home and, in a swift series of moves, changed out of his regular hunter's garb and into his old training clothes. The loose-fitting outfit was still comfortable on him, luckily enough, and hadn't gathered too much dust since the last time he had used it. Stuffing his spare sent into a big, Liu slung it over his shoulder and reaffirmed the existence of his jian to his side before leaving for the main gates.

The walk back took a bit longer than the walk there, given the the gates were both farther away and that he had taken a less conspicuous route to get there. After all, if anyone knew it was him wearing these clothes, his cover would be gone... Well, almost instantly. Arriving just in time to witness Xin acting like a child in class for the first time, Liu smiled and, after a quick snap of his fingers, motioned to the road with his head, as if to say 'let's get a move on.'

"If we're lucky, we'll get someone before evening hits. Just gotta hope that the goddess of luck is feeling happy today."