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14 days ago
Bullfrog? That's an odd name. I woulda called 'em "chazwazzlers"!
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23 days ago
It's sad to realize just how jaded one has become as the years go by. Sadder still is the realization that you won't do anything about it.
30 days ago
Happy Egg-holiday erryone!
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1 mo ago
Today we say goodbye to a co-worker who's been with our grocery organization for 19 years. Rest well, soldier. You survived retail-hell and finally got your deserved retirement.
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1 mo ago
Got yelled at by a cab driver today and told I sohuld be "grateful" for him deigning to drive my short commute between work and home. Seems like proper behavior for someone in the service-industry.
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Bad GM! Baaaad!
Shame, shame, shame~!

All the Chapter Keepers so stronk...! Except Factory Manager Man, he isn't that much more powerful than Silke.

EDIT:
Added a 'Total' summary at the bottom of Silke's stats, like they have on the Overlord-Maruyama wiki. She's rated at a total of 480, making her tied for the currently weakest NPCs.
D'oh! Double post! >_<
Oh, another cutie, and one that's easily flustered when put on the spot? Silke's gonna love this girl~

That being said, am I really bad at math or something? I've gone over Katri's levels three times now, but I still end up only getting her total level to 55... Am I missing something? Does whatever form she isn't using at the time count as 5 unseen levels? Or am I just miscalculating? o_o;
Mehtinks Silke's going to make ample uses of terms like "Washboard" and "good-for-nothing" with the -maid suffix in her future daily life...
I also get the feeling this Factory Manager is going to try and sell her skin-products, made out of people...
Hooray, acceptance~

I really like the maid too. She will be great fun to interact with

Mamoru: "Good morning, Lady Valentine."
Silke: "Morning, Mamo-love!"
Mamoru: "Mamo.... love...?"
Silke: "Teehee~ Isn't it a cute nickname?"
Mamoru: "I... Guess? Aren't you a little too old to talk like that though, my lady?
Silke: "Hmm~?"
Mamoru: "Well, you're in your 40's, right?"
*Silke runs off, crying*






I made a character for this too!
Please read and/or enjoy at your leisure.

There, a very short post. Sorry it took so long for me to get it out. But I've been very tired, today I didn't get up and out of bed until roughtly 1:45 PM. >_>
Not a valid excuse, I know, but it's all I've got.

On a brighter note, we're almost done with all the falna-gifving, wooh! Soon stuff can start happening for reals~
Narrative: Warrior's Rest backyard.

To get to the backyard of the minor manor, one had to walk through the dining hall area, then a small corridor until you reached what could be described as a lounge or living room. A room fillwed with sofas, couches, lounge chairs, a big round rug, some larger potted plants, candlesticks and a few small tables and low bookshelves. What was more important though was the door leading out to the backyard, which was located on the rear-most wall there in that room. There were two locks on it, a thin chain and hook-type lock, as well as a typical rotary lock. Once both of these were undone, the door would open up to the outside.

The backyard itself was nothing special. A medium-sized swathe of mostly grass, a few lonely trees and a small, thigh-high fence that encirced it all. There was, of course, Brozar's forge - whih stood unerneath a makeshift roof made out of wooden scaffolding and planks. It had everything a smith could want though, a furnace, anvil, grindstone, water trough, a rack for tools and even a workbench and tanning rack. It was all rather clumped together though, but given that Brozar was a rather compact man, it didn't seem like it'd cause any issues for him personally. The rest of the backyard though? Largely just an open area, with no furniture or other decorations at all. Perfect for just lying in the grass and staring at the sun, or doing some light excersise.

Inside Warrior's Rest:

When the big boaz came over and spoke, Tiramis wa sure that he would be the gruff, bellowing and demanding type - big folk were usually like that. However, she was pleasantly surprised to find the man to be not like that, but actually meek and soft-spoken, almost like a child. The tinge of nervousness in his voice was almost cute, if not for the fact that he could likely wrestle a bear ... And win. The tiny alchemist smirked at this though for a brief moment, before returning to reality and the big softie before her.

"Heya! I'm Tiramis, but just call me Tira. Everyone else does." She said in a warm greeting, having to slightly bend her neck backwards in order to look up and meet the mountain's eyes. "If you're looking to join, you'll have to speak with Lady Athena herself, she should be right down though." She continued, just catching a glimpse of the new pallum-recruit pass through the dining room, on his way somewhere else. A few moments later, the goddess with golden hair and ruby eyes strode into the mess area herself, a serene expression on her face.

"Ah, Tiramis. Is this our guest?" The Goddess asked.
"Sure is! He came along with the laundry-lady! Brozar snatched her away though. Apparently he'd been helping her all morning from the sounds of it." The alchemist said, having heard most of the conversation from outside, since Brozar wasn't exactly a quiet talker.
"Oh? That's very kind of you, sir...?" Athena trailed for a bit.
"He said he's called Torran!" Tira chimed in before the man could speak up for himself. "Apparently, he wants to join the Familia too."
"Well now, today's been a busy day." Athena said, looking a bit surprised. "So many new applicants in one morning.. You'd almost think the fates were conspiring something."
"You shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, right?" Tira laughed.
"Hmhm, I suppose." Athena laughed very softly too. "Well then, Torran, was it? If you'd like, we cam get right down to the blessing. Just come with me and we'll get started." Athena said, motioning for the man to join her.

The process would be the same, take the boaz up the stairs to the third floor, let him into her room and then they could speak more privately about what's and why's and how's there.

On a different note, Grent had been asleep this whole time. And still was.
The lizardman's comment about free meat being true, andt the bit about them selling the skins and pelts also being accurate, the druid simply smiled. He seemed like a pragmatist, someone who did things if they benefitted or made things easier for him. Arguing about things like necessity or balance was a lost cause with people like that, because they either didn't understand - or, they didn't want to understand. She had met many like that before, in particular merchants and noblemen, but the girl gussed that living as a gather-hunter society also leant itself to such beliefs.

When the archer later commented about her Master though, the girl perked up and seemed to beam with blaring sunshine, as if she had just received the highest of praise and adoration, even though it wasn't she who was complimented.

"He is!" She said, eyes shut, smile on her face and chest puffed out triumphantly. "I'll make sure to tell him about you two when I write my next letter." The ball of sunshine stated, as if it was some kind of great honor.

Once done, and with both the Lizardman and the archer suggesting the stream over an expensive, indoor bath, the druid simply nodded her head in agreement. True enough, this particular job wasn't paying very well, and they would have to keep working and taking more quests - either together or seperate - if they wanted to keep their pockets from drying up within a few days. A mere 30 or so copper coins wouldn't last you more than maybe a day or two, at least not if you were planning to stay at an inn or bunk house. The suggestion to boil water seemed a bit dodgy though... They didn't have a pot or cauldron, and going into the town to get one and then walk back outside to the stream seemd counter-intuitive. So for now, a quick cold bath was what was next on the menu.

Having the archer lead them to the source of water, the druid looked rather surprised when her feamle cormade suddenly decided that shame and modesty were apparently nothing more than folktales, as she stripped down infront of her and the lizard and then leapt into the water with childish vigor. What was wrong with this girl? Just before she had said that she was feeling energized after tussling with that boar, and now here she was, getting naked infront of newly-met acquaintances and not batting an eye about if they saw her goods of not... The druid wasn't bashful or a prude, her summer outfit was proof enough of that, but she wasn't exactly uninhibited either... Then again, the lizardman had torn his shirt off infront of the two back at the ditches, and this girl was from a different region... Maybe they were prone to nudity where they came from? Or perhaps the archer thought of their big friend as nothing more than a walking pet iguana and didn't feel the need to be shy?

Regardless, watching the girl splash about in the cold, cold water sent a shiver down the druid's spine. She began roaming about the area, picking up twigs and fallen branches, along with tufts of dry grass. Sadly, there were no stones with moss anywhere nearby, but in a short time she'd managed to collect a decent haul. Returning to her allies, she laid the fuel down on the ground, and began to look for rocks and smaller stones. It wasn't hard, given that they were close to a stream - the banks of the water was littered with them in various shapes and sizes. Picking a dozen or so, cradling them in her still unwashed arms, she returned to the fuel and began encircling it with them, makiing a very makeshift campfire. Upon hearing the steppe-girl return - and comment about wanting a fire - she almost laughed. The silly thing had just jumped in and started washing herself, not thinking about how to get dry afterwards. She might be strange and a bit silly, but she had a certain cute, innocent charm to her. Druid girl liked that.

Still, this campfire wasn't going to light itself, and although she had managed to pick some stones up, none of them were flint. Furthemore, she didn't really have any steel - aside from her sickle, of which she was none too keen to scrape and nick for the sake of sparks. As such, she looked to the two companions instead.

"Either of you have somethign to light this with? I'm afraid I haven't learned any fire-spells yet, so..." She trailed off, rubbing her elbow and smiling sheepishly. The sun was still up, but setting quickly, and in less than an hour it would be gone, giving way for night proper to settle in. Unless they were quick about their baths and drying off, the gates to Palisade town would shut and lock, and they'd have to camp outside until morning.
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