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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=black][b]Location:[/b][/color] Wayfarer's Retreat -- The City of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
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[color=378E75]“I’ll talk to you guys once Aaginim figures out the composition.”[/color] Luci remarked to her ‘entourage’, though she so very clearly detested that perception. She raised a brow as Leaves jumped over to the table with Graves and someone she did not recognize and as Priscilica went over to a corner near two other people.

[i]Ice Queen. Pretentious Role-Player. Bitch.[/i] She had heard the whispers. It didn’t bother her, well, it did but she had a habit of not making it show. It was best for everyone to keep their distance from her and cast stones than get close enough to do real damage. She had learned from her experience several months ago. Had it really been a few months already? She pondered the thought, the time in the world of Aetheria was so long she found it hard to track sometimes. So much going on.

She eyed the people in the room. Some of the few wayfarers who had been in the area when Aaginim put up his “call to arms”. It was silly to see him so excited for new content. They hadn’t done a blind run of a dungeon in what felt like forever, so it was a much needed excitement. She admired his boyish energy at times, though sometimes she wondered if she was dating an immature idiot. She smirked. The “extras” as Priscilica called them were pretty unremarkable. She didn’t recognize many which means they weren’t overachievers or naturally good at immersing themselves into the world. 

There were a few exceptions. Rael, Graves, Kalie, Alja, and Benkei. She had only grouped up personally with Rael and Alja, though she knew the others from either hearing Priscilica whine about it or from generally observing conversation in taverns or the Tyhrien faction hall. Aaginim spoke well of Benkei as a “talent” to bring into the guild. How Aaginim even knew about someone who was ranked [i]92nd[/i] on the leaderboards eluded her, but Aaginim had his ways to know everything and befriend as many as possible. She doubted he and the boy had ever played together, though. But honestly, she’d rather have Beneki in as an off-tank than deal with Graves again or see if Kalie’s reputation was as problematic as it said she was. If she was in charge she would’ve kicked Rael out and that was before her and Graves got into it about… something. 

Luci was positive it was something stupid. 

Rael was good but she had a habit of taking things the group needed to complete a questline and unlike other games there was always only one item. There was no take-backs or re-runs. The quest failed and that was it. Instead of giving an artifact back to the village elder or whoever she pawned it off to the black market. It made her stomach rot. She didn’t trust her, but this wasn’t her raid or her find. Since there were no quests involved she could stomach it but she most definitely would demand to stick Rael in a separate sub-group. Graves too, but that was for different reasons. She didn’t trust “solo” players who besmirched camaraderie for their own egos. People may have saw Luci as wanting to be the center of everyone’s universe, but it wasn’t true. The truth was she hated selfish play even more than she hated the real world.

Alja, on the other hand was a good one.

[color=378E75]“Alja, thank you for trying to contain them.”[/color] She stepped forward as Graves brushed off the taller girl, [color=378E75]“It didn’t work, but thank you.”[/color]

Alja was a bit of a goofball. Loud albeit over-friendly. The life of the party. Some people found it annoying but Luci genuinely liked her. It reminded her of her days at Alpha Gamma Delta in College. She admired how she could just be so out there and herself and fun, when all Luci could muster was being polite and come across as cold. If there was anyone she could bring into Aaginim's guild it was her, but so far she had not brought it up to the blonde-haired tank. Perhaps after this raid she would have her chance.

[color=378E75]“I’m glad to see you again. It’s been awhile.”[/color]





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