Even as Blackwatch leapt forward Zanuka continued his spin and was actually oblivious to the first dagger as he inadvertently dodged it, the second one slightly startled him as it collided with his sword and clanged off to the side, he switched to his dagger to deflect the last two and continue on to parry the stabs at his midsection. Spinning out of the final thrust, he switched his grip around on his sword and stabbed it down into the ground to stop the slash at his legs, his hand leaving the hilt of his blade to pull his mask down and reveal the grin on his face as he lunged into a spin around where his sword stood to hook Blackwatch before he could dodge away, pulling him by his dagger-arm into an embrace, a low growl sounding from Zanuka's throat right in his ear as his mask was pulled up and Zanuka kissed the assassin almost as fiercely as their fighting was, Holding the two of them together like that for a few moments before he would allow his would-be opponent to pull back.

Blackwatch
Floor 4 / Mountain Reach / Level 26 / Afternoon

Blackwatch fell into the familiar embrace with abandon, aware of his opponents identity the moment he performed this oh so normal routine. His mask slipped up with a deft flick to lock lips with his secret passion. Though likely he would not ever admit to such a thing it gave blackwatch a thrill to find his friend on the field so frequently. Even if they didn't know what the other looked like from time to time, thanks to constant gear changes.
Disentangling from the embrace was one part combat and two parts dance. Slipping his dagger away and wrapping the free arm around Zans back, the other grasped his shirt and pushed back from the kiss with a firm grasp, tossing Zan into a controlled tumble to land on his back. Blackwatch nestled in on his chest with the dagger back out and pressed against his neck.

"My mother taught me never to steal a kiss. You of all should know of the consequences." Blackwatch purred gently.

With a stifled laugh he stood up and sheathed the dagger, offering his hand to Zan and helping him to his feet before pulling his own mask down to cover himself once more. It was also a way to prevent Zanuka from seeing the amused and playful expression cross his face. No sense making the game easy.

Although BlackRabbit refused to wear a dress it seemed like it had the opposite effect and kind of motivated Nenatalev "Did... you even listen to Black Rabbit?" Then Nenatalev mumbled somethings about materials, but he couldn't quite hear what it was exactly. "Wait, so all Black Rabbit needs to do to repair his weapon is to use a repair hammer on the weapon... that's it?? Well at least Black Rabbit knows now..."
Nenatalev suggested that he accompanies her on her farming outside the walls, so she could eventually even craft him a new weapon. Which was a tempting offer, especially when there is a high chance that the new weapon will be better than his current one. "Really? You would do that for Black Rabbit? If you are willing to have Black Rabbit, he will gladly accompany you!".

Nena shrugged at the question, as amusing as it was to hear.
"Nope. It's part of being Black Rabbit, you occasionally get not listened to when it involves dresses. And yea, repairing in this game is really simple. You only need a blacksmith if you get some sort of level 60 weapon and your blacksmithing is 0. Which is something only an idiot would let happen, and Black Rabbit is not an idiot. Most of the time" She teased, grinning broadly before heading to the city gates, to go check out what was out there, see new and exciting wonders, and then kill them and go find more wonders.

"Might be able to find some more people for a the guild as well. Wish I could send out floaating letters. Or, that, I had any friends at all beyond people that came into my shop. There was a girl once, but I haven't heard from her in a long time, so I don't know if she is dead, or what"

Zanuka snaked his hands up to Blackwatch's hips when he found himself on the ground under him, grin still on his face as he murmured up "oh I do" in response to watch's quip about so-called 'consequences', Zan could guess, and he felt he'd find them rather enjoyable. Though a short moment later Watch was off him and on his feet, picking Zan up and slipping his mask back on cutting off Zan's view of that oh-so-adorable face...the tease.

Zan made like he was going to say something but then suddenly launched forward and tackled watch, putting them both right back on the ground with Zan on top this time, though he quickly rolled them over, pulling his companion close to his chest and putting one arm around his waist. Not to say that Zan disliked when the two played with eachother but it has been awhile since he did last see the object of his affection and he hoped they could share somewhat of a tender moment, even if it would be short.

He spent a short portion of that moment just looking fondly into watch's eyes through the mask before softly chuckling and bringing his other hand up to stroke along the back of watch's head, letting slide down to his back as he hugged his little assassin. "How have you been, Blackwatch?"

@KabenSaal
BlackRabbit thought about saying something regarding the dress issue but he figured that it is no use. He sighed and just said "Of course Black Rabbit isn't an idiot! Now if you'd excuse me, Black Rabbit needs to something to take care of first. He will meet up with you in front of the city gate." While Nenatalev headed for the gates, Black Rabbit headed for the market. His Blacksmithing level actually is 0 but he couldn't admit it infront of others that he had screwed up.

After a few minutes of walking he arrived at the city market street. He looked for a tools suplier NPC and approached him. "Hello, I need one repair hammer please." "Sure thing that'll be 5000 Cor!" Black Rabbit's jaw dropped as he heard the price "F-five thousend?! That's three-fourth of the money I made earlier!" "Sorry but that's how it is, 5000 or no repair hammer!" With a bitter aftertaste Black Rabbit handed him the money and received the repair hammer. He headed into the next alley, wanting to try out his newly aquired tool. In one hand he held his rapier in the other his repair hammer. "Alright, I just have to hit it with the hammer right?"
Filled with excitement and joy he hit his rapier with the repair tool just to get a pop up reading 'Your Blacksmithing level is not high enough to repair this weapon!' "..." Now he was filled with disappointment and regret...

Slowly he headed for the rendezvous point with Nenatalev, always thinking of the money he just wasted on a tool he can't even use. I really should start leveling job attributes like blacksmithing and stuff... A few moments later he arrived in front of the gate, looking for the foxgirl.

Nena skipped off to the city gates to wait for her rabbit, while she went off to get a repair hammer from the marketplace. The NPCs were bugged, and the price for a Repair Hammer was a lot more than it should have been, hopefully that'd get patched eventually. But, then she wondered if the game ever did get patched. They dropped the ten thousand in here to win or die, but did that mean they were patching bugs and glitches? No game was perfect, and so they would need to keep an eye on it and put out some updates, or by floor seventy the whole game would just be a mess. What if a boss glitched and the victory didn't register and they were all stuck on a floor until death? Patches had to occur.

Eventually, her rabbit arrived, and she waved her over.
"Black Rabbit! You ready to go stabb people with your freshly repaired sword?" She asked, smiling broadly and clentching the gauntlets on her fists, raring to go beat up some poor, ugly monster for the fun, the mon, and the big blue house. Where ever the house came into it. She was sure she could find a place for it if she looked hard enough.

StormCrow & Derringer / Angels Rest / Floor 4 / Level: 25 & 24

Stormcrow raised his hands and backed up a little at the mans sudden reaction before recomposing himself and going to speak.

"Apologies for my.... abruptness. You do not look like a lot of people around here... you certainly have a... rather striking visage. I mean the way you dress and the animal you have are a bit of a giveaway. I was actually wondering if you might have pertained much information about this level yet. Or if you might be interested in looking for people to explore with sometime. See I represent a rather small guild... although of course I am not trying to push you to join at all. It is simply you look like the sort of man who knows how to handle himself, It would be good if you might be able to come along with my group sometime. Help me get them into shape somewhat."

After his barrage of words Derringer simply shakes her head and puts things more bluntly.

"Look what he's basically saying is you look tough and cool and stuff and we've been looking to meet new folks and teaming with you might be all interesting like. If ya also interested in makin' new friends."

@Lightbox
Ikanus-Reaper/Angel's rest/floor 4

Ikanus tilted his head and listened while the guy spoke. His eyes betray nothing of his emotions or thoughts. However, Anubis seemed to know that he was being praised and sat with a rather proud expression. Ikanus looked to the woman when she spoke then nodded. "I can help you. I would like to interact with you more before I decide on joining or not"

His hand went to the canine and rubbed its head before he seemed to make another decision. "I am reaper...hopefully I can tell you my real name later on" he offered a hand to shake. He was sincere, he wanted a group to work with now...since the levels would only get more difficult as he continued.

@KabenSaal
After a bit BlackRabbit found Nenatalev, who waved her over. "Black Rabbit! You ready to go stabb people with your freshly repaired sword?" the foxgirl asked. Damn, I can't tell her that I just wasted a lot of money on the repair hammer I can't even use. So Black Rabbit clenched his fists as well before he replied a bit wobbly "Y-yeah sure. Black Rabbit is always ready to fight!" He just hoped that she would buy it and that his rapier would last long enough.

Nena grinned at the wobbly tone, but totally didn't get the reason for it, attributing it to a nervousness in fighting monsters never before seen, in new terrain.
"Good. And don't worry about them monsters, if they are to scary, just hide behind me and I will punch them all until they explode" she exclaimed, throwing fists up in the air like a champion boxer. Which, she really kind of was. "The girls are out on the prowl, monsters beware, we will punch your face in and rip your skin off, for doodads!" she cried, putting her arm around Black Rabbit and walking out of the gate, into lands unknown, to find new and exotic creatures never before seen, and then kill them and go find other creatures.

@KabenSaal
Well it kind of worked out, depending on how you look at it. BlackRabbit blushed slightly as Nena put her arm around him, being socially awkward he didn't have any real contact with girls. So naturally he would feel a bit uncomfortable, even if it is just inside a VRMMORPG. As Nena finished her proclamation he lifted a finger and muttered "You know... Black Rabbit is actually a boy..." Though he wasn't sure if she would listen to him at all. So he simply went with the flow and walked along besides Nena.

Nena looked at Black Rabbit as she announced that the character was actually a boy, and not a girl.
"I'd google search her and rub boobs in your face, but we don't have google here, so I will just use my own" she said. Nena didn't actually pull the girl's head into her clevage, but left it hanging like an amusing tease for a few seconds before dragging her off in a direction of the nearest mine. Adventurers were always needed in the mines, since they spawned creeps and made mining difficult, which stifled the flow of resources to blacksmiths. But, at the same time, it was easier to kill the mobs and get the mine-related loot than actually take a pick axe in. You got exp and col as well, which was always good.

"Prepare thou Stabby Thing for monsters!" she exclaimed, moving with a long stride towards the mine, and expecting Black Rabbit to follow. Nena's mind was full of what she was going to make with the mats, and maybe custom ordering a dress if she got the col from the farming. But the main thing was her set, which was dropping off in the higher levels. It needed replacing and that meant expenses on expenses, which made Nena a little sad. But then she stopped being sad and looked forward to punching instead.

@BlackPanther
StormCrow / Floor 4: Angels Rest / Level 25

StormCrow grinned at 'Reaper' before shaking his hand and saying:

"Excellent! I am sure out adventures will be quite enjoyable. I of course understand your wish to get to know us better, it gladdens me that you are even contemplating joining with us. My name is StormCrow. My rather... less eloquent companion here is Derringer. She is a dear friend of mine and my second in command. Just be warned she is rather... blunt with her way of talking. If it would be of interest to you then the three of us could possibly look into taking a quest? In order to see each other in action?"

he smiles politely after giving his short speech, doing his best to appear trustworthy even with his knack for appearing rather creepy sometimes.

@KabenSaal
Of course he knew that The Black Rabbit was a girl, but he wasn't. However as Nenatalev presented goods he tried as hard as he could not to stare at them. He still felt really uncomfortable though, but not for long as he then was dragged along to the nearest mine. "Prepare thou Stabby Thing for monsters!" the foxgirl exclaimed whilst heading towards the mine and BlackRabbit following her. It took BlackRabbit a bit to realise what she said, the awkward situation from before threw him a bit off balance. However he quickly regained his composure and exclaimed "Yes! Black Rabbit will show thou his expertise in slaying foul creatures!" ... at least as long as my rapier can last ...

Nena moved quickly along the path, fortunately not running into any monsters along the way that would have slowed down progress. But, she did stop and look at Black Rabbit half way through with a glare.
"You sounds stupid when you speak like that. Don't speak like that" she said, before dragging her onwards once again, to the mines. "I hope we get some good loot. I don't mind buying mats of the market, but it's always better to loot it myself, makes me feel special" She mused, to herself. "Punch, punch, kill, loot, kill, loot. How do you kill without punching? Magic"

Blackwatch
Floor 4 / Mountain Reach / Level 26 / Afternoon

Blackwatch sighed and went with the motion, simply enjoying the usually unfamiliar sensation of peace. Despite the fact that they had both taken lives without remorse. One would think such actions would weight heavily on the soul but to them it was no different than any other PvP game. The enemy died and you never saw them again. Maybe they respawned. Maybe didn't. Not their problem till stronger came along. That was always an issue that Blackwatch put thought into, knowing full well if he fell behind in levels then a higher level player with a grudge could easily end the sport of hunting down players.

But here and now he just lay on the ground with Zan. Content.

"I have been lamenting the lack of fun these days. So few are coordinated enough to offer a real challenge. It's disheartening to me."

Blackwatch looked Zan in the eyes and grinned behind his mask, but his eyes had that glint of mischief.

"Whats say we take a hike to the new areas and do some quests. Maybe gather some levels. We can do a fun midnight challenge." Blackwatch crept closer until they were practically touching noses. "Winner gets a reward. What do you say?"

Nena treked decently to the Mines, the new nature of the floor ensured that the grinders and clearers had sweeped the grounds of easy mobs, but few would have a proper party to venture into the dungeons like the Mines. Of course, Nena was confident of her army of two, and so when she arrived at the mine's mouth, she nodded to herself.
"Alright! You ready for some really cool loot and col and probably getting a new dress?" She teased, grinning broadly as she clentched her gauntlet-coated fists and sallied forth, moving with a vigerous pace to see if there was anything inside that was worth punching, or if she had to go further in.

Leno idly twirled an arrow as he sat up in a tree branch outside the mines. He was suppose to meet up with a party of three he made a deal with to help he clear through here but it seems they weren't going to show up. He sighed and was about to get up and head back to town when he heard voices nearby, looking to see two people approaching the entrance.

"Excuse me!" he quickly called out to get their attention as he jumped down from the tree "you guys are headed in there, yeah? you mind if i tag along? the rest of my party didn't show up" @KabenSaal

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"I have been lamenting the lack of fun these days. So few are coordinated enough to offer a real challenge. It's disheartening to me."

Zanuka smirked at that, His companion's love of challenges and combat sometimes made him wonder if this relationship would end with only one of them left standing, though perhaps he just worried to much. Right now Blackwatch's challenge did sound enticing "you're on" though he made no move to get up or untangle himself from Blackwatch, they didn't have to rush and Zan was comfy here anyway.

@KabenSaal
"You sounds stupid when you speak like that. Don't speak like that" But you just spoke like that a second ago... but before could protest he was dragged onwards by Nenatalev again. She seemed to be in high spirits and BlackRabbit wondered if she was always like that.
"Well, everyone hopes for good loot when they go farming. But Black Rabbit too, used to craft everything himself in other games he played before, but it was mostly because of the extra XP."

@KabenSaal @Zetsuko
After a while they arrived at their destination. "Black Rabbit is ready for everything! Except the dress thing, but you probably won't listen to Black Rabbit anyway..." aaand Nena was already heading for the entrance of the mine. "Excuse me!" Black Rabbit heard someone calling out wondering where it came from he looked around. Though it didn't just came from somewhere around them but from above, a boy jumped off a tree and landed close-by. "you guys are headed in there, yeah? you mind if i tag along? the rest of my party didn't show up" he asked. "Basically Black Rabbit wouldn't mind more company. What about you Nenatalev?"