[@Zelosse] Tailpin Lvl 11/Day 17/Evening [b][HP][/b][i]100%[/i][color=007236]//////////[/color][b][][/b] Tailpin wasn't one to miss details. But, a leader who recovers quickly is often better than one that never struggles. The archer's smile was genuine. Delcastle just kept impressing him more, a little at a time. This man hadn't lost his head or lost focus, even when the number of worries kept rising. "Discovery function." Tailpin muttered as he accepted the items and called up his skill list with a few swift movements of his fingers. He raised his voice to a proper level for conversation as he returned his menu screens to the void and took a place walking beside Delcastle. "Toxic coat will be handy on this raid. This other... will be very situational. Elemental damage is very, very hard to find on this floor, or so I hear. Though, I do have some minimal skill in fletching so experimenting can be done cheaply. We'll need to start keeping an eye out for components that could have an elemental attribute after Refining. Those could become absolutely critical in the long run." Tailpin made no reply to being called a genius. If anything, he just seemed to get a little more stiff in his manner. It wasn't anything in particular that he could recall, he just never could manage to receive a compliment. Still, he did accept that he had accomplished something of benefit to the guild and all the players in SAO. So, stiff as he seemed, he still had a small smile as the two exited the town and proceeded toward the gorge. ============================ Smarter'n'me Lvl 15/Day 17/Evening [b][HP][/b][i]100%[/i][color=007236]//////////[/color][b][][/b] Smart couldn't help but smile as his old friend made a classic scene out of waking up. The man was practically a germophobe, not that he'd ever admit it willingly. But, the smile didn't last that long. There were serious matters to discuss. Smart began with a meticulous report of what he had learned, continued with the message he sent to Scarlet, and finished with the possible costs and benefits involved in the various options before them. In short, he was dry and lawyerlike and monotone all at once. He didn't even toss in a single insult. When that part was done, he finally relaxed a little and started talking more normally again. "So, it looks like we can do one of four things. First, the totally impossible one because we'd kill ourselves before ever doing this. We could walk away from both the raid and Scarlet and leave everybody to fend for themselves." He let out an abrupt snort of derision before continuing. "More possibly, but still not ideal, we split up. Grandpa goes with Scarlet to make sure that nothing goes terminally wrong and I head into the raid dungeon to make sure that she gets what she needs, no matter how stupid her party leader is that day. The other options are, of course, us going together to either the raid or the lifeguard job." With those options laid out, Smart finally expressed what he was hoping for. "Of course, if Scarlet shares the information I sent her with her party, there' s a possibility that they might head to the gorge and try to join up with the raid. If that happened then it wouldn't matter if we split up or not since we'd end up in the same place." Just then a ping informed him that he had a message. A swipe of a boney finger and a quick skim later and Smart stood up. "That was from Delcastle. The call is out for anyone interested to meet at the gorge. Decision time, Dom. What's your word on this?"