Little_ninja

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

Umichi followed Suki along, it was easy for him to follow her, since she had a lantern. He wasn't sure where Yumi was though. Maybe she went to sleep he thought. But after a while, it was getting harder to see the lantern light, before he lost it completely. He rushed in the direction he last saw it. Damn it, where did she go? he wondered, staring out into the darkness. If the game didn't affect his real abilities, he would of been able to see better than what he did now. There wasn't much moonlight tonight being a cresent moon in Aincrad. "Tsk" he sounded. Suddenly, he noticed Suki's health bar getting lower. He started to panic.

He ran around, listening for any sounds of the battle. He could see her health dropping. There was a yell. "UMICHI!SWITCH". He turned. There was a glint of metal. He dashed, as quickly as he could. Seeing the Nepent approaching Suki, who was whimpering. His emotions started to rage. "RARRRRG" He screamed out, dashing in front of Suki, with a giant cleave into the Nepent. The Nepent's health shot down quickly from the attack, leaving only a slither of health. He cut it down with one more swift cut. The Nepent was gone. The screen for the items, the exp and col came up. He ignored it, turning to Suki. Rage still filled his eyes, even if it was dark, the aura of the rage could be felt by those around. He started to crouch down, giving Suki a health potion, watching her health recover. "DON'T EVER DO THAT!" he yelled. The rage could be heard loud and clear.

A moment after he yelled, it was silent and then suddenly, he hugged her, tears running down his face. "Please, ... don't ever do that." He had gotten so close to her, he did not want anything to happen to her. He held her tight. Not wanting to let go. He could see a Dire Wolf approaching, but with his eyes filling with rage looking at it, it seemed to understand and whimper. Even though it's a game, it can still tell huh? he thought. He continued to hold her tight, not wanting the girl he found dear to leave his side.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

By the way, we have decided a way to set you guys on quests. Besides the normal quests, that you guys can decide to do or not, by yourselves. The quests we will set for you are other quests, mostly personal quests, but possibly profession quests. We will post in the IC, that if this happens at a certain time in your post (so we might say if you kill a Frenzied boar from 19:00-19:30 then you will obtain an item to start a quest, or in that day, etc.) then you will activate a quest. If we set a time, and for example, you have just gone to bed with your character, the time for the quest could be 4:00 to 4:30, if your character went to sleep at about 3:00. Don't make it you got up, killed a frenzied boar got the quest started and went to sleep. Either something has to happen to wake you, or you sleep, and don't activate it. Or you couldn't get to sleep. Things like this.
Make it reasonable as to how come it happened, if we do something like that. Most of the time, it will be fine. But at other times, it might seem unreasonable. So just don't do it then.
The quest details will be posted. But not all details may be available to you. After the first completion, you will receive all the information if that is the case.

Edit:
great_hellup
You will be able to receive your quest not too long after meeting with the main group. I will post it in the IC the condition to start the quest, and the quest details.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

Watching Suki laugh, he couldn't help but smile. "Hey, you make it sound like I forced you to be a damsel. Blame the system on that one." he jested. Even if it wasn't for the system making this quest, he believes this would of happened anyway. They then went to restock. His inventory was stocked with five potions, three healing crystals, an antidote crystal and two teleport crystals. It was quite expensive, but he had a good drop from the Large Nepent that had a flower, and some of the other Large Nepents too. Since they did not appear often, and their drops were considered rare, they sold for quite a bit. Although he wasn't sure how rare they were, he knew he probably didn't need the drops, they were roots and things. They probably were for either a quest or alchemy. Suki probably had some already if they were from Alchemy from the fight too he thought. He was left with just over 3k col. His last enhancement would require about 5k col. He would need a buffer amount before he made it. Well his Anneal blade was already 7 enhancements. Almost no-one else had one, so his should be considered powerful. Plus a lot of the people who were leveling fast seemed to have slowed significantly at around 6, at least the publicly known ones. He had reached 7 with a couple of hundred exp over. It would seem he was quite ahead of the other players.

Approaching the front of Horunka Village, they met Yumi. But Light and Haname were not in sight. It would seem they weren't coming, as it reached 16:12.

Suki said
She shrugged to Umichi and Yumi, saying "well, shall we head out?"

"I guess, let's leave them a message saying good bye and to meet again at some time. Also the best of luck to them." He replied, sending both Light and Haname the message. He decided not to remove them from the party just yet. And to wait to see if they message back at some point in time. With that they set off, leaving them behind.

Suki said
"I don't think we should all be close, the game might send us a lot of monsters. If we space out, we can just fight whatever strays come are way each" she said bright, as yet started to walk. "Umichi can be in the middle, since he seems the best. That way, if either of us get in trouble, he can help us"

"I don't think the game will do that, but let's do it in case." he agreed, at least for now. Umichi then turned to look at Suki to check up on her, she seemed to be blushing. He didn't know why, and wondered about it, watching her kill a boar. With nothing else to do, he decided to try throw out a Single Shot to a Frenzied Boar that was way off in the distance, testing the range of the shot. It seems that he could target it, but the skill wouldn't activate due to the range. Maybe if I was a higher level he thought. There wasn't much to do with the monsters that did attack, the two girls could handle themselves with the one or two that they would encounter along the way, nothing much happening.

He had the guidebook out, reading up on some things. The name from before, "Yami". It was the person who had gotten the Anneal Blade before, the supposed current highest level player. It seems to mention his name in a number of the articles about certain quests and some that just popped up. About a thousand of the remaining approximate 9718 had moved to Horunka. There was still a good 8000 people in the Town of Beginnings. Some trying to take what little resources were available, others not doing much at all. While reading they reached Gonike, the third town of the first floor of SAO. Suddenly, Umichi was pulled by Suki, being dragged into a restaurant it seems. Umichi wanted to pay, but Suki already did, ordering the food. It was cheap it seemed, and pretty good.

They then went to secure a room each at the inn. It was 19:30 about. Suki spoke up when she suggested to get a drink, talking about giving everyone hope. A quest then manifested.

Fireworks

Fire works

Activation: Visit the inn in Tolbana with two or more members in a party. Talk with the NPC bar tender, and be overhead talking about doing something to cheer everyone up. The NPC mentions that it is his daughters birthday, and wishes to give her an amazing experience. He recently heard about the "Fire Works", which sounds like a good idea to him.

prerequisites
two or more people
level three and above
One member be an Alchemist

requirements
Hunt a rare multi-coloured Nepent, slay it, and receive the rare "Nepent Power", which can be used to make fire works. Return to the Bar Tender.

rewards
Alchemist can make fireworks
150 col
50 exp

"Well, it's not that late yet, why not? We can quickly do this and then head back to sleep." he suggested, getting up, and starting to head out of town.

Black Bullet : Altered Time

I didn't write as much as I thought I might. I have no idea what I will do, since I kind of split Yuki from Flint. Well, will see what happens, depending on everyone else's posts.

Black Bullet : Altered Time

Yuki

It had been about 10 minutes, that Yuki spent at home, with her dad for a while. He was a doting father. Always wanting love and attention from his special little girl. She grew up with a great dad. She got a new hat, and a couple more. They tended to go missing during combat, so she stocks them. Checking her gear, that she had her spear, and plenty of Javelin ammunition. Her dad handed over a magazine. "Here, let Flint try these out. They have your spit in them, it should cause paralysis, over an extended period of time." These were prototype bullets. Her parents were experimenting with the poison she produced. They wanted to obtain some gastrea samples for experimentation. But could not they were too vicious, and having Yuki constantly spit was just not going to work. So they are attempting to develop a bullet that will slowly release her poison so it causes prolonged paralysis.

On a side note, she has almost never produced the lethal poison. It can affect things in a gaseous form. It was horrible when it was experimented. It was more of a powerful acid, that eroded as it poisoned the body. It causes a huge inflammatory response, leading to organisms puffing out, while being erodded, they puss out during it. She was forbidden to ever use it.

Having put it in her pocket, and her bag full of gear, she rushed out of the home. It seems that the new guys haven't arrived yet. At least that's what it looks like she thought. Jumping from building to building, rooftop to rooftop. It was faster than the streets. She then jumped down, and with great force, landed in front of the HQ, seeing Kiri coming out of the building. "Kiri? Where are you going? Huh? Where's Flint? What's going on?" She was a little confused, having been missing and not seeing Flint around.

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Seikou

"Who knows Akane, maybe they do, maybe this one is special." Seikou replied to Akane's question about big companies. He looked down at her, seeing her sniffing the place, familiarizing herself with her surroundings, her nervous habit. He patted her on the head, "Don't worry, it will be fine. I hear the President likes the Cursed Children and takes care of them." Walking to the door, guards approaching. And then, another man came out, making the guards stop. He came out and introduced himself as Flint White. But Seikou was curious. He did notify the President of the old company to let Nomura Civil Security know that they were going to come to apply for a job. But being called newbies? They were accepted already? His face stayed neutral. He didn't attempt to talk. He just nodded, but Flint turned away.

Flint said
"You are late, we will be going to a building where gastrea have been reported. I imagine you will have a lot of questions. Most I can not answer as of yet. We will investigate the incident and I will be observing you. If I or my initiator, who will meet with us on the way, like what we say you may be considered to become valuable members of this corporation. Now if you don't mind we should be getting moving"

Initiator? Another promoter huh? I guess this means this is more of a test rather than a job for the first day Seikou realised what was happening. He saw another man behind him that seemed to follow, with a Varanium sword with a buckler. And then a guard running over to hand Flint a briefcase, probably his weapon. It was time to move out. Flint seemed to have been texting someone. His initiator maybe? Or is it the President? he thought. Flint led the way, Seikou following with Akane by his side. It seemed as though the other man was following, but he couldn't be sure. He could not quite figure out who that man was, or what he was doing with them.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

We are currently still open and letting people join
Go ahead and make a CS
I am one of the Co-GMs and we are currently getting some of the details sorted, like weapon stats, monster stats, exp and things like this. Although we have already started and have just gone with instinct at the start, but we want some sort of standard, to prevent some things.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

Umichi laughed as the other two had decided to walk with him. "Oh well, the company is nice at least." he said, walking along. Yumi had playfully asked him if he was planning to hoarde exp alone. He playfully went along with it. "How did you know? My plans, all ruined!!!!" Suki then talked about Light, how he was in a safe zone and how they "might" need her help. He patted her, "Yeah, I guess so. Thanks." He patronized her slightly but smiled. As monsters appeared, the others went to dispatch them. He decided to let them handle it, however, skillfully, swiftly timing Single Shot in their attacks. It was a lot easier with Yumi, since her attacks were more of a stabbing motion, Suki on the other hand, was harder to time in. Either way, he helped them out secretly. At one point, in the distance ahead, he threw his sword. It wasn't on purpose, he was just wondering whether anything could activate Single Shot, it seems like almost anything could at this point. It one hit a Dire Wolf in the distance, and they picked it up along the way.

Reaching town, the group had split. Suki went off to Light's side. Yumi .... he just couldn't see her for some reason. Probably went to buy things or something he thought. Walking along to the blacksmith, with the NPC Hina in tow, he reached the door when a popup came.

Announcement said
Congratulations! The sick companion quest has been completed. All members receive 250 experience, 250 col.

Looks like that's finished, that means Light is safe was the first thought in mind. Opening the door to the blacksmith, another popup came.

Announcement said
Congratulations! The Sasamaru's Daughter quest has been completed. You have received 500 exp and 1500 col.
Additionally, you received an item, please choose from the below:

• Iron helmet (Heavy Metal Equipment)


• Iron chestplate (Heavy Metal Equipment)


• Iron leggings (Heavy Metal Equipment)


• Iron sword (Heavy Two-handed Sword)


• Iron shield (Shield)


• Set of 10 throwing steel knives (Throwable items) - Recharge time - 2 minutes per knife

Hm.. It's all heavy equipment, I don't like ... Oh some throwing knives. Umichi was thinking when until he saw the knives. It looks like he also leveled up. Checking his col, he was at about 4000 col. Almost enough for the last enhancement. The enhancements were cheaper when there were less enhancements, but got more expensive with the more enhancements made on the equipment. It seems he was done with everything he needed to be done with in this town, unless a quest popped up. He was thanked by the blacksmith, Sasamaru. It felt like he did a real good deed, although, all he did was help an NPC. With that, he equipped the throwing knives, and left the blacksmith. He had began to flip through the guide book. It seems there weren't any other quests in the village, at least for now. He saw the Anneal Blade quest, as he called it. Although there were a few who had it in the beta, only person has been reported completing the quest at this point in time. It was a name of someone he did not recognize. There was currently no word on the Rescue the Damsel in Distress or the Meet your Hero. It seems so far that only Umichi and Suki had been the only ones to finish this quest. Although, it is possible others were not reporting it yet.

As Suki approached, Umichi smiled at her, it seems she was smiling to herself. "What are you smiling about?" he asked, cheerfully. He quickly checked the time, it was just passed 15:00. "How's Light doing? Have you checked on Haname?" he decided to ask, flicking through the menu. He was about to send a message to the members of the party. The message read "Everyone, it is likely that a lot of people will start making their way to Horuna Village. I suggest we gather our things and head out to the next town. It seems it's been mapped out, but no name was in the book. I think they want to let us find it out ourselves, or in-case it was renamed. Anyway, meet at the front of the village at 16:00. We leave at 16:10 sharp. I want to get to the next town by nightfall. That is all, see you soon." "So, lets restock for now" he said to Suki, smiling, as though finishing the message he sent out to everyone, like a personal message for her.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

I understand what you are saying.
Two things though.
Sword skills count differently from the set of combat, non-combat and passive skills.
It is explained that, players start off with two skill slots to use to obtain a skill that is either a combat, non-combat or passive skill. It is also explained that as players level up, they can unlock more of these slots to get more skills. Kirito was level 96, with twelve slots. Meaning it takes about 9 levels to get another slot to get a skill. That's why we are limitating it to 12 at the point in time.

Edit:
Checked over it, it looks fine now. But I would wait for a final confirmation from Caits or El_Tigre. Get a second check over from someone else in case I missed something, you know? You can probably start posting when one of them give you the thumbs up.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

Possibly. But either way, you need to get rid of two of them since the current limit is 12. And at the moment only two or possibly three will be available. The others are more so a guideline to let us see what you plan to do.

Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

Well, I just got back on, since I couldn't sleep.

great_hellup, we have a quest for you to do ... but, we plan to go to the third town soon, so we will probably start interacting with YaShi soon. You have a joke quest coming your way. Please wait just a little longer, and we will be RPing together!

Dlayeth .... I think you misunderstood.
Sword skills will be set to limitless, but unlocked over time. (maybe not limitless, will see)
However, the other skills, Combat, Non-combat and Passive, the max at the moment is set to 12, total. You currently have 14 of them. You added one from what I could see in comparison to before.