[IC] Soul Story Online~ [Casual-HighCasual]

[Silver Fox]

Prince
Aeternus ll Nexus
Town Gates
Affected Players: Mystic, S.V, Rose, Vick, mentions Maximellio

Prince grinned when a familiar face came over with a beautiful adult white wolf. S.V also seemed confused briefly by Mystic's words but Prince kept his innocent smile up before answering him about the colorful man.

"Just some little trouble. No worries, hopefully he learned his lesson." Prince grinned, watching the colorful man declare this wasn't over before running off. Most likely to cause more trouble, but Prince had stopped any further harassment on the booth keeper and gotten Vick's money back so for now he'd let him go. He was much too tired to go chasing some guy around town.

As Rose commented on the man, Prince simply gave a soft thoughtful hum.

"Mhmm well everyone handles stress differently. He just happens to handle it with disarray." The feline answered, giving a slight smile of relief.

With a grin, he turned to Vick and gently laid the purse in his hand. "There don't go losing that okay?" he said softly before blinking as a strange npc announced another event. Some sort of a pageant in which NPC's rushed to get ready for.

As a new quest pinged in his HUB, Prince opened it and read it over, Mystic curiously looking from his shoulder.

With a wide grin, he looked to Vick mischievously. "Hey cutie! We should do that! Look at those prizes! One of us sure has a good shot at it." Prince said with a cheerful grin before humming a little in thought. Not a lot of men would dare to do such a thing though, something about their manly pride or whatever. Lucky for that, Prince didn't really have a problem with that, but shy little Vick might.

"Well of course I won't force you or anything. But if I just happen to win, I'm giving you the biggest victory kiss." Prince spoke with a innocent smile before heading off to the sign up stand and put his name down.

"Little Doll would you do the honors of dressing me up for this fun game? You know I'm not very good at it." he cooed to the little girl on his shoulder, whom had set the puppy down on his hat and was playing with its ears.

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HP: 40%
SP: 20%
Status Effects: Paralyze
Level 4

Inventory
HP potions: 6
Sp potions: 9
Wooden Harp: 1
Cinnamon Cookies: 5
Gold: 62
Wolf Pelt: 1
Wolf Fang: 2

Enemies

Playlist

Track 1: Gravity
Track 2: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Track 3: Onaji Hanashi
Track 4: Numa Numa
Track 5: Conqueror of the Sky
Track 6: Escaping the Kraken

Mystic
Aeternus ll Nexus
Town Square
Affected Players: Prince, Vick, Rose, S.V

Mystic listened to the conversations, looking toward a man with a pretty wolf as well, but this one was much bigger. "Mister you have a pretty puppy too!" the little girl said in awe and pouted a little, her purple eyes widening in puppy dog eyes, obviously wanting the pet the animal and wanting one of her own.

As the tall red head mentioned entering the pageant and asking for assistance, the summoner gave a eager nod. Games like this tended to have way more choices in dresses then back home, so it should be fun trying to win a beauty pageant. Though she didn't understand why Fluffy's character Prince would be wanting to enter, she waved it off as the character being simply odd much like her friend.

She'd have to ask Fluffy to explain this later, but for now she would just enjoy her time together with her friend now that she has finally found her.

"Okay! We are going to win and get you a kiss!" she cheered with her arms in the air. Course her type of kisses were more innocent ones. Who didn't like hugs and kisses? They were warm and mother and father gave them to her whenever she was a good girl. That boy Vick would defiantly like one from Fluffy, she's very warm and comforting.

"Rose! Wanna help too! It'll be fun!" Mystic waved to her newly made friend eagerly.

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HP: 100%
SP: 150%
Status Effects: None
Level 2

Inventory
HP potions: 5
Sp potions: 10
Gold: 50 Gold

Relationships

Ares: Stranger
S.V: Stranger
Moon234: Stranger
Sick Vimith: Stranger
Lilith: Stranger
Wandering Fool: Stranger
The Imagineer: Stranger
Xenoko Feng: Stranger
Rose: Friendly
Sarebii: Friendly
Prince: Friend- Nice and funny person who is like a older sibling. Nicknamed 'Fluffy'
Winter: Stranger

[The Wanderer]

Wandering Fool
Aeternus || Nexus
Lunar Festival
Affected Players: The Imagineer

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Her comment about sleeping together, and even her thanks floated over Fool’s head with his pondering. So engrossed that he barely registered her holding his hand and gesturing. Jeremy smiled, following her through the crowd.

We are going to be trapped in this game until it is beaten. There are enough players, it shouldn’t be impossible. Ra wouldn’t have made this mess if it wasn’t. Briefly Fool pulled up the email as he walked, scanning it quickly. Those who complete it... A chill ran down his back. Bosses respawned in this game. Did this mean that only players who fought the final boss and won would be allowed to leave? How... Cruel. His eyes traced upward to lock on to Imagine’s back. She is strong enough to escape, even if I died along the way. But what about other players, like Moon? There were too many children in this game. He himself barely constituted as an adult.

Fool sat down for the meal with a smile, “It does look really good.” He looked down and picked up a set of chopsticks, awkwardly separating them. It wasn’t a first time using chopsticks, but it wasn’t quite the same as being a native user. Wait... Feed me? Jeremy glanced up just slightly, seeing the food almost at his lips. Imagine’s face was practically glowing... How else could he respond? Fool opened his mouth and took the entire dumpling, chewing slowly. It was better than food he normally would be eating in the real world. First class taste. The amount of data that would have had to have been collected for just this meal was as amazing as the taste. A light blush covered his upper cheeks, though nothing like before. A quest appeared on his HUD, and reading it made his eyebrows raise, he ignored the notification otherwise though.

“Here, let me return the favor-” He deftly lifted another dumpling- thank heaven for all those years of card tricks and magic. It prepared oneself for strange things like using chopsticks. Holding one hand under the dumpling so it wouldn’t drip, Fool leaned over and offered it to her. A thought occurred to him. “Imagine... Do you have any hobbies in the real world?”
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HP: 75%
SP: 80
Level: 4
Inventory:
Gold: 132
Deck of Cards
Dice & Cup x 10
Bread x1
Flint & Steel
Whetstone
Canteen (Empty)
Wood Club
Pellet x10
Stuffed Animal

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Silver Soldier
Aeternus || Nexus
Festival
Affected Players: Vick

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Yes, he had been lucky to survive. But he had successfully organized a team of players to face overwhelming odds. Originally realizing his mistake in coming here, Konrad had thought himself screwed. But, he could work with teams. All he had to do was look at this like a real-time-strategy instead of an MMO. Players were pieces, not individual teams. Gather the correct pieces, and you win. He simply hadn’t had the resources available this time for a larger group. No gold and half dead wasn’t normally looked on as a positive state of being, but Konrad didn’t mind. His goal had been met.

The others had been understanding- everyone had been there to see it working, and to see it going wrong. Everyone exchanged contacts by the time they were gathering for pay. The experience may have almost killed them, but it hadn’t. That was what made the difference. Konrad made sure to shake hands with each person as he handed over their payments, it was important to form connections. All of them had just survived an easily fatal situation, and comradery was high. It hadn’t been the effort of just one man to pull it off, everyone had managed brave deeds. Before parting to go separate ways the healer used what little SP she had left to heal Konrad what she could, and he took the opportunity to go out to a bar with a few of the men, sharing a few drinks and some food, all of which were a bit of help. They spent a good hour or two talking about their brush with dead- talking to the NPC’s, and the other players still hanging about. It wasn’t just Konrad’s reputation that was getting a boost either. The Shieldman’s stand against five wolves at once, the Champion saving the healer by tackling a wolf head on... It wasn’t hard to get a small party going inside the small tavern.

Konrad slipped away from the group later- he could have stayed, but the cheaper food was only useful for restoring health, and minuscule amounts at that. What he needed was cash. He headed back to Nexus. With any luck, rumors of their exploits would gain those players favorable positions. The teleportation system in this game was likely one of the few things he could appreciate about MMO’s.

He entered to come into a scene of light, noise, and smell. This game was too in depth. Much too in depth for comfort. Immediately Silver went straight into what he was good at, social engineering. A few conversations later, he had heard what he needed. A certain Dark Knight was going to start a guild, a certain Dark Knight who also had taken on four trolls of higher level alone. Rumors be rumors, but something impressive had to have happened to start them. He wanted to find this man. With all the talking, Konrad only caught the tail end of the announcement sounding out over even the noise of the festival. His HUD told him all that was needed. Such a large reward... Why not? Even a fraction of that would be better than what he had on him right now. Konrad moved to the closest sign up NPC, there was another guy nearby, seemingly just recently parted with some friends that were entering. He could find this ‘War God’ later.

“Hey...” He glanced at the guys username. “Sick, why don’t you sign up with me?” He grinned and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. “I mean, sure, we are guys. But that quest has a nice reward attached, and if one of us wins they get a decent fall back.” He turned his back for a moment to sign up with the waiting NPC. “I just figured I wouldn’t be as embarrassed if I was with another guy in this.” Silver Soldier grinned at Sick, heading off to a changing area. “Coming?”

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HP: 36%
SP: 23%
Level: 1
Inventory:
Gold: 0
Map (Mystic Woods, Detailed)
Compass
Lit Torch

[deadpixel101]

Vick
Aeternus II Nexus

Affected players: Prince, Silver Soldier

Vick read through the new quest notification, closing it with some distaste. He didn't find the idea very comfortable at all. He looked to Prince to hear his thoughts on the matter, "Uh...no thanks..." He murmured until Prince went on, talking about how he wouldn't force him, which made Vick a little less worried. Then he talked about what would happen if the buccaneer won. "U-Uh..." His face had gone back to it's cherry like state. His brain scattered in many different directions.

I don't want to Prince to win

...I think

He looked for ways to diffuse what was happening, simultaneously he also ran through different situations, and his face continued to get flustered. Fixing his glasses with some distracted effort he looked to the stage nervously.

I can enter...if I win he won't...

His pride loss from entering the pageant wasn't seeming as large as the confusion he would receive if Prince won. "M-maybe..." He didn't know if he should finish the sentence. Doing so might lock him into something he would regret. I might not even win... He began rubbing his right arm in a sad attempt to distract himself. This game was hard for a reason he really didn't expect...

A voice came from his side, drawing his attention to the man. A person with black hair, blue eyes and white clothes. He seemed to have some friendly aura about him. He asked Vick about joining up, saying it would be better of they both did.

Vick looked a bit panicked to Prince.

Maybe he was just destine to do it...

"O-okay..."

He sheepishly went to the mans side, waiting for his turn to sign up.

"Uh...you can call me Vick if you'd like..." He watched as the man wan walked to start preparing.

"Uh, yeah..Just a moment..." He took to signing himself up with some nervous and dry throated meandering with the NPC.

No way out now...

He went to follow after the player known as Silver Soldier. Looking back every so often to see how far Prince was.

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HP ~ 65%
SP ~ 20
Level ~ 3
Inventory ~
Potion x 1
Gold x 103
Napkin X 1

MoveList:

Vick: ----

Melee-
Bet low: a series of quick and short stabs, simple and to the
point

Magic-
Mirror on the wall: Positive flip: The selected ally become
invisible, any enemy sees a reflection of what is behind them
instead. the mirror can take
minimal damage before breaking. Negative flip: The caster is
unable to see enemies for a short while. [30 sp]

Call it: Positive flip: The enemy takes damage based on casters
luck stat. Negative flip: User takes damage based on their luck
stat. [20 sp]

Jig: Positive flip: Up to three allies are buffed with bonus
defense and luck. Negative flip: The caster is debuffed
defensively and silenced for a short
while [30 sp]

[Shiinen]

The Imagineer
Aeternus || Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Wandering Fool

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Ah, she was glad she made the right choice! It was so...nice to see someone enjoying her company! Her hands clapped together once he swallowed down the hot food and motioned for them to take a seat at one of the tables laid out in order to eat properly. Hopefully after they were settled in, she'd happily take the dumpling he offered out to her and lap her tongue at the ends of the chopsticks in order to suck off any trace of juices remaining on each stick to ensure a minimum mess. Her taste buds exploded in a sensation of addictive flavors as she took hold of his hand to give it a gentle squeeze while her eyes closed, obviously content wih the flavor. When she finally let go, she just gave the smallest of shrugs and an even cuter giggle than before.
"Ah, it tastes delicious! And- Oh? Hobbies?..."

A scratch of the cheek sent her off in a bit of curiousness as she stopped to contemplate what could have been a hobby in real life for her. Not...much could constitute as a hobby if she wasn't doing them willingly, correct? Her hand came to the back of her head, eyes averting for a moment...ah, before sighing and turning her gaze back up to him with a bit of a pout.
"...I don't have many hobbies because I don't have a lot of friends. I suppose things like...writing, making my own clothes, and dorky singing in the shower could count?...D-Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of things I've wanted to do. Like contests, group outings, putt-putt, games that...require other people, usually."
...So yes, she was alone. And being alone meant nobody else to spend time with her. So this had become the closest she had to friendship or contact of any variety.
"...I ah...I don't have family to spend time with either, if you'll be asking that next. They died when I was little. I don't remember their faces. Only child means I'm something of an orphan, ya know? But ah...I get by."

There it was. That smile trying hard to stay committed to the conversation as she eventually let go of his hand to go back to scooping up some food from her plate.
"Mm...I'd...like to enter the pageant coming up, if you'd cheer me on. I've never been in one before but...I've always wanted to try it. ...I-Is that alright?...I don't want to do it if it means it'd leave you alone and bored..."
Yes. She wanted to enter in, but..he was her date. First one at that. ...Leaving him wasn't an option -- besides that...She only wanted to enter it to see how it felt to be in an actual contest for once. To be a part of something grand...That's what it was all about. A one-time experience...!

---

Status
Hit Points: 100%/100%
Sanity: 150/150
Level: 4
Status: RESTED

Inventory
Health Potion x1
Sanity Potion x2
Gold x204
Pellet x10

Black Thought Result

Possible Status Ailments

1 : Blind
2 : Silence
3 : Terrify
4 : Curse
5 : Sleep
6 : Sickness

[Silver Fox]

Prince
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Vick, Mystic, Silver Soldier

After signing up, the tall red haired man was guided into a changing room, a full set of outfits, wigs, and make up to get all dressed up in. They sure went all out for this, there were so many choices that it could be considered something like a fashion store. In the back was a desk with a large mirror, a chair sitting in front of it. Beside it was a small stand with three mirrors, one of those that people used to look them selves over in different angles.

Of course, the red haired man had little knowledge on what exactly to pick, he mostly just threw something together in what he thought looked good. The little summoner was already looking through the clothes of course.

Smiling a little at the innocent little girl, the tall man started to undress himself slowly. It was nice seeing his little friend from home, it reminded him that he did have a home to go back to. Though, he would have preferred if she never got trapped in this place. It only reminded him that there was plenty of children just like her trapped in this place. That was a thought that could make just about anyone cringe. Having someone old enough to take of themself trapped in this hell was one thing, but she was just a kid who was at risk of being killed off so easily.

Who's to say that hasn't happened to some other children playing this game?

Removing his clothes until he was in nothing but some black shorts that came with the default undergarments, he hung up his outfit on a hanger and set it aside. Pouting a little at the loss of his hat. Deciding he would check to see if Vick was alright, the tall red haired man poked his head out of the dressing room and glanced around.

Instantly, he spotted the black haired man standing beside a black haired man dressed in white. A new friend perhaps? Grinning mischievously, Prince decided he would like to see the reaction of the cute little glasses wearing boy by strolling over with such minimum clothing. Only wearing the shorts and the eyepatch. So Prince happily strolled over, a cheerful hum emitting from his throat as he gleefully waved towards his Aally. Totally ignoring the gawking stared he received for his battle torn yet lean and toned body. Muscle easily showing, but wasn't big and bulky compared to Ares.

"Heeeeey cutie! Decided to join in after all eh? That's great now I get to see you be even cuter." Prince cheered innocently, as if this wasn't his plan all along. With a purr, the red head gave Vick a huge hug, pulling the other man in a strong yet gentle embrace to his bare slightly bleeding scarred chest. His cheek nuzzling against the black mass of hair with a purr.

Then he let go to look at the man clad in white with a friendly smile.

"Well hello handsome! Nice to you meet such a fine gentleman as yourself. Names Prince. Joining in on this fun little competition mhm?" he asked cheerfully, totally acting like what he just did was perfectly normal.

---

HP: 40%
SP: 20%
Status Effects: Paralyze
Level 4

Inventory
HP potions: 6
Sp potions: 9
Wooden Harp: 1
Cinnamon Cookies: 5
Gold: 62
Wolf Pelt: 1
Wolf Fang: 2

Enemies

Playlist

Track 1: Gravity
Track 2: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Track 3: Onaji Hanashi
Track 4: Numa Numa
Track 5: Conqueror of the Sky
Track 6: Escaping the Kraken

Mystic
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Prince, Vick, Silver Soldier

Mystic sang a soft little song, humming along as she skimmed through the dresses her best friend could wear. With so many choices, she could easily doll up the tall cat person. Though it was sometimes hard to decide what colors. Red seemed to always look good since it matched with Fluffy's hair, yet something like purple could add a calming effect to show off her calm and kind personality.

Hard choices indeed.

The little girl was about to turn to ask for Fluffy's opinion, but it appeared her friend had wandered off somewhere while she took a look around for the perfect outfit.

Puffing out her cheeks in frustration, the little girl stormed out of the room to search for her model only to find him conversing with two boys, one of which was with him earlier. She didn't quite understand why Fluffy would want to hang out with boys, considering they were dirty and yucky, but then again Fluffy wasn't too far from that either. She just tended to treat her nicer compared to the boys at school.

Walking over, Mystic didn't hold any restraint when her hand grabbed tightly on the fluffy red tail. A loud hiss of utter agony was emitted from her friend, but she only gave a scolding pout back at him as he nervously looked at her as his body trembled as she gripped his tail. Obviously not realizing just how sensitive the extra appendages were.

"Fluuuuuffy we need to get ready. It takes a lot of work to dress up you know!" she scolded with a slight huff.

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HP: 100%
SP: 150%
Status Effects: None
Level 2

Inventory
HP potions: 5
Sp potions: 10
Gold: 60 Gold

Relationships

Ares: Stranger
S.V: Stranger
Moon234: Stranger
Sick Vimith: Stranger
Lilith: Stranger
Wandering Fool: Stranger
The Imagineer: Stranger
Xenoko Feng: Stranger
Rose: Friendly
Sarebii: Friendly
Prince: Friend- Nice and funny person who is like a older sibling. Nicknamed 'Fluffy'
Winter: Stranger

[DragonBeastMode]

Aeternus II Nexus
Town Square
Affected Players:Prince, Mystic, Vick, Silver Soldier
"Thanks, maybe one day I will let you ride Isis." S.V. started to smile, this little Mystic girl reminded him of his sister, hyper and adventurous. S.V. got a message about a event, Cross Dressing!? S.V. was not going to do that, but he would watch. It would be funny to see Prince in drag, even thought he would probably feel comfortable in it, but Vick? S.V. really couldn't wait to see that happen. S.V. saw another guy signing up for the event, his ui said Silver Soldier, "Hey, I'm Valentine, your really going to go thorough with this?" S.V. didn't have a problem with it, he just couldn't believe how many people were going to participate, men, women, mostly men, were signing up, like they were getting a ticket to get out of Soul or something. S.V. couldn't wait to see how everyone looked after the final show, he even wonder who would win. If Prince won, Vick would be in trouble, and S.V. would love to see that, it was funny the thing Vick and Prince had. Until then S.V. would just finish his conversation with the Silver guy for now.
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HP: 100
SP: 130
Level 3(0.00%)
Inventory
HP & SP Potions: x8
Red Ginger Snap Cookies: x12
Gold: x0
Sir Valentine Moves-Blade Dancer

Melee
-Massacre Tornado: Blade Dancer slashes around with his twin blades attacking all enemies in his way in a giant cyclone, of blade whips

Magic
Petal To The Metal: Blade Dancer uses his twin blades to shoot metal roses out of them and slice his foes. [20sp]
Pump It Up: Blade Dancer does a spiritual dance that recharges his allies sp by 50 points, (the cool down for the move is 3 mins)[50sp]
-Dance Of Illusion: Blade Dancer Uses his dance move to confused his foes and let his team attack the foe without getting hurt.(Puts a confused debuff on foes).[40sp]





Moves

"I'll Heal You Master."-Heals Owner For 40hp (Can only be used every four posts.) ~Uses 30sp from owner.~
"Back Off."- Basic Physical Attack Move. Knocks opponent back and possible stun.(Can be used every two posts.)
"Bite Me I Bite Back."- Basic Physical Attack Move. Bites opponent. (Can be used every post.)
"Winter Is Coming."- Creates a ice shield, to protect owner and self. (Can only be used every 6 posts.) ~Uses 60sp from owner.~
Enemies

[The Wanderer]

Wandering Fool
Aeternus || Nexus
Lunar Festival
Affected Players: The Imagineer

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Just watching her eat caused two reactions in Jeremy. One, he blushed. Two, he felt embarrassed for blushing and could only sit there and stare in slight fascination. The giggle didn’t help the situation at all on his end. His question granted a moment of distraction for her, which gave him some relief- the perfect moment to down half of his drink and stuff some food into his mouth. Not only was he starving, (especially after tasting something so good,) but it would help save some face. Fool glanced up and froze. Had he said something wrong? ...yup.

Even when she paused, there wasn’t much to say. It was sobering to know that some people didn’t even have the option of socializing, much less choosing to avoid it. After he had swallowed, Fool left the food alone. Instead he propped his head on his fist, supported by his elbow. When she began to eat, he took the chance to speak.

“It’s alright, I don’t have many friends either, but it is more a personal choice than anything.” Jeremy tilted his head a bit with a self conscious grin. “My hobbies are less practical anyway, things like magic tricks, and computers pretty much make up my life. I had hoped to open up a bit in college... But I doubt I will get the chance to attend now.”

Yeah, college was going to be his way of restarting life. A new place, with new people, a job, and education... he had a shot of getting a jumpstart. This game had taken that and was likely going to take more. It was sobering though. He had chosen to isolate himself to escape people. All this poor girl had wanted was to be around others. Fool went back to the meal a bit absentmindedly.

“If you want to go to the pageant, you are welcome to it.” He wouldn’t have said no in the first place, but how could anyone deny her that after hearing her story? Jeremy squinted at her for a moment and then shook his head, flashing his teeth in a smile. “I don’t think you can get any prettier though.” Imagine was a knock out as she was, it would be hard to top her festival outfit. He tried some calamari, dipping it in a side sauce. It was a bit chewy, but tasty like everything else. “I’ll be watching, don’t worry! I wouldn’t miss it for an S.P. Potion.”

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HP: 100%
SP: 100
Level: 4
Inventory:
Gold: 132
Deck of Cards
Dice & Cup x 10
Bread x1
Flint & Steel
Whetstone
Canteen (Empty)
Wood Club
Pellet x10
Stuffed Animal

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Silver Soldier
Aeternus || Nexus
Festival
Affected Players: Vick, Mystic, Prince, S.V.

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It worked.. Yes, it was a bit humiliating to enter such a contest. But with another guy it wouldn’t be half so bad. Konrad only got a step further before a voice called out to them. Specifically, Sick... Or Vick- as he had asked to be called. He had some trouble reading this situation, observing the two of them interact.

I almost can’t tell if the catman is joking or not. Obviously they had been in combat though, looking at levels and damages. A glance at the UI was all he needed to check. Prince... An interesting username for such a outgoing man... He decided an impassive face was best in this situation. However the Cat’s approach of him gave a bit more insight. This guy obviously was messing around, otherwise he wouldn’t open an introduction to random people with a ‘Hello handsome!’phrase.

“Hello, I see you and Vick are close acquaintances already. I’m called Silver, Soldier, Soldier boy, and whatever other configuration you can come up with, not really too picky on that personally.”What initially was amusement at the antics of the catguy only grew when a little girl appeared to tug on its tail. While cute, that little girl was a sobering reminder of the world they were in though. The sight of her wiped the smile from his face for a moment, clouding it with anger that melted away as soon as another man approached, introducing himself as ‘Valentine’.

“Yeah, normally I wouldn’t have bothered with an event like this, but it’s a life or death situation, ya know?” He smiled widely, looked past at the Vick and the Cat for a moment. “Anything we can do now to get a boost can make a huge difference later on, I feel a little bad for the guys who miss out for no reason.” Silver glanced at Prince and grinned slyly before unequipping his own clothing, going down to simple white shorts. Red tattoos rolled down his body, and a few pink marks from where the wolf bites hadn't completely healed covered a few spots on his back. He winked at Valentine before looking towards Vick. “Hey Vick, aren’t you going to hurry up and get ready?”

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HP: 46%
SP: 23%
Level: 1
Inventory:
Gold: 0
Map (Mystic Woods, Detailed)
Compass
Lit Torch

[deadpixel101]

Vick
Aeternus ll Nexus

Lantern Festival

Affected Players: Prince, Mystic, Silver Soldier, S.V

Vick listened to Prince, trying a good deal to not get the feline in his line of sight. Sure he was usually shirtless, but this was a bit much, or a bit less, you get the idea.

Just as Vick was to try and respond he felt an embrace find him. His face flushing and his body locking up he stammered out some short and quiet notes of defiance. His brain fuming he panicked and sputtered a few worried things, things along the lines of "Not enough clothes", "everyone is watching", and "ohgodohgodohgeez". Though just as quickly as the calamity occurred, it left, as Prince let the boy go, seemingly only to go off and banter with someone else in a familiar fashion.

Scrambling away as un-awkwardly and gracefully as possible, Vick put a little distance between him and the Buccaneer. His arms crossed as to keep any other hands away from him. He fixed his glasses as he watched the red haired man, now on alert for whatever next attack he might be planning. JUST PLAYING AROUND, IT MEANS NOTING. He forced his brain to scream this at him, trying and failing to keep out the fact that he was in this place for a reason. He had to change too.

A call to the raven headed boy brought Vick from his mind, just to reassure him of his predicament. Silver was asking him why he wasn't changing yet. Vick felt some butterflies to back flips in his stomach. He never liked showing himself off, he usually wore long sleeve shirts and pants, even on warmer days, he always felt like people were watching him when he had to change in public. The worst part was, in here, there probably would be eyes on him, and even if not then, there would be when he was changed and stepping outside.

I think life hates me. His sad thought came to his mind just as his words left his mouth. "Y-yeah...gonna get ready now..."

What he wouldn't give to be not where he was.

Un-equipping his clothes as well he came down to his under garments. Crossing his arms still, this time to cover himself, his red face mismatched his pale skin. He wasn't completely skin and bones, his part time jobs at home brought a little muscle to his body, but he still didn't feel very comfortable without anything to hide himself. His eyes had found the ground and they were unlikely to leave it any time soon, he repeated horrible little pleas for an escape in his mind as he tried to focus on anything else but his current situation.

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HP ~ 65%
SP ~ 20
Level ~ 3
Inventory ~
Potion x 1
Gold x 103
Napkin X 1

MoveList:

Vick: ----

Melee-
Bet low: a series of quick and short stabs, simple and to the
point

Magic-
Mirror on the wall: Positive flip: The selected ally become
invisible, any enemy sees a reflection of what is behind them
instead. the mirror can take
minimal damage before breaking. Negative flip: The caster is
unable to see enemies for a short while. [30 sp]

Call it: Positive flip: The enemy takes damage based on casters
luck stat. Negative flip: User takes damage based on their luck
stat. [20 sp]

Jig: Positive flip: Up to three allies are buffed with bonus
defense and luck. Negative flip: The caster is debuffed
defensively and silenced for a short
while [30 sp]

[Silver Fox]

Prince
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Vick, Silver, Mystic, S.V

Prince smirked a little as this white clad man introduced himself as Silver Soldier. The name reminded him of Marvel Comics. He snickered at the mention of the relationship between him and Vick, whom was now trying to put distance between them.

"Yup! We just got back from that Wolf Quest. Our boss is planning to head out to take out this area boss so we might as well have a little fun before then. Silver Soldier mhm? Then I shall call you Silly." Prince deemed with a cheeky grin before giving a playful whistle as the other man removed his clothes to reveal his bare tattooed chest. "My my a handsome soldier indeed." he cooed before his eye flickered toward Vick.

Smirking mischievously as Silver Soldier addressed Vick about changing clothes as well. The shy boy nervously removed his clothes. When Vick shyly attempted to cover himself, the tall red head's grin widened, his ears perked up as his tail wiggled a bit as he just about pounced at the black haired boy.

"You're so cute--- Yeeoow!!!" Prince started to cheer, his long strong arms reaching out before practically letting out a cat like scream as his tail was tugged tightly. Forgetting the little girl had him firmly by one of his very sensitive extra appendages. Falling flat on his stomach and his face ground in the ground, he laid there, mildly twitching in pain and static sparking along his body due to his paralyzed status.

"Bad Kitty. I said we need to get you ready, or they are going to start the show without you." Mystic said sternly as she started pulling the tail back toward the dressing room. Leaving no room for further argument. "You can play with the pretty boys later." she giggled a little teasingly.

Prince quickly stood when his tail was tugged, stumbling backward as he was dragged along. He flailed, cried, and waved his arms wildly playfully as he went. Being a bit dramatic and playful about it.

"But I don't waaaaannaa!!!!!! I want to play with the other cute adorable kids! I demand my daily cuddles!" Prince whined and complained, but otherwise was following obiediently.

"If you are a good kitty I'll scratch behind your ears." Mystic offered with a amused smile.

"Fiiiiiiine." The tall man agreed before giving a soft laugh as he was soon shoved into the changing room and obediently followed the directions of the little girl.

Equipping a pretty red dress with gold trimming and matching heels, he I equipped his eyepatch as he sat down in front of the mirror, allowing Mystic to mess with his hair so it fit in a wig. Long red hair was beautifully curled and reached down to his waist. Mystic then eagerly brushed the long red hair out, made sure it was nice and styled before working on the last thing.

Make-Up.

Prince cringed a little, his long ears flattening as carefully applied eyeliner, blush, and lipstick was applied. He hated make up, but knew that just a little was necessary to make him at least girlish. His height kinda already ruined that image but there was nothing he could do about that. Maybe he could just use the excuse that cat people were just normally tall in this world. Putting on the final touch, Mystic had Prince rub lotion in his hands so they were soft instead of roughed and calloused thanks to his swords. As Mystic finally finished, he stood and looked himself over, frowning a bit.

Feh he didn't look much like a girl in the real world or here. Oh well, he'd admit his little friend did a excellent job once again. Mhmm wonder what the other guys will think?

"Great job Little Doll! Come on let's go show those silly boys! See if they can tell." Prince snickered as he gently grabbed her hand before walking out, wobbling only slightly as he strutted back toward the group of boys.

The feline's teal eyes shined brilliantly, giving a soft playful wink to them. "Well hello handsome gentlemen... Come around often?" Prince cooed in a sultry seductive as feminine as he could voice before laughing. "Yeah yeah I'm not the best but hey I say I'm not too bad eh?"

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HP: 40%
SP: 20%
Status Effects: Paralyze
Level 4

Inventory
HP potions: 6
Sp potions: 9
Wooden Harp: 1
Cinnamon Cookies: 5
Gold: 62
Wolf Pelt: 1
Wolf Fang: 2

Enemies

Playlist

Track 1: Gravity
Track 2: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Track 3: Onaji Hanashi
Track 4: Numa Numa
Track 5: Conqueror of the Sky
Track 6: Escaping the Kraken

Mystic
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival

After getting her best friend all dressed up and approving the look, the little girl happily held his hand and went over to the others. Giggling happily, his rough hands now felt so soft like a girls thanks to that lotion. Curiously looking at the group of boys, she gave a soft triumphant grin.

"Fluffy looks good right? Prettiest tallest girl around." Mystic grinned proudly as she innocently looked up at them.

---

HP: 100%
SP: 150%
Status Effects: None
Level 1

Inventory
HP potions: 5
Sp potions: 10
Gold: 50 Gold

Relationships

Ares: Stranger
S.V: Stranger
Moon234: Stranger
Sick Vimith: Stranger
Lilith: Stranger
Wandering Fool: Stranger
The Imagineer: Stranger
Xenoko Feng: Stranger
Rose: Friendly
Sarebii: Friendly
Prince: Friend- Nice and funny person who is like a older sibling. Nicknamed 'Fluffy'
Winter: Stranger

[Shiinen]

The Imagineer
Aeternus || Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Wandering Fool

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"I like magic tricks. They make me smile."
The words came with a small grin on her lips before Eika took up a cup of tea and sipped it down. With her lips parting to emit a soft sigh once she finished her drink, she placed the cup down next to her empty plate and opted to take hold of his hand once he finished eating to perform a strange little notion: her lips pressed against the back of his palm as a show of affection, letting it go soon afterwards and allowing her to feel a bit better about telling her sad little story to him.

Ah? He was...He was saying it was alright to go? ...He was saying it was okay! Yay! Wit hthat cleared up, she was quick to get her things up and her trash in a nearby garbage can before offering her hand out to him. It looked like he was about finished with his food anyways, so hurrying up would probably be needed at this rate to get registered in.
"Would you walk with me? It'll be my first time doing something like this...I'm a bit nervous. ...And ah....T-Thank you for saying that...I don't think very highly of myself..."

More true words! She was terribad at confidence! The only reason she'd manage to ak Wander on a date even was because...well...Actually, she had no idea. She'd been terrified to ask. He just happened to say yes, shockingly enough. So that was that. The next chapter of their little date now entailed her trying to win the title of Miss Lantern Festival!

---

Status
Hit Points: 100%/100%
Sanity: 150/150
Level: 4
Status: RESTED

Inventory
Health Potion x1
Sanity Potion x2
Gold x204
Pellet x10

Black Thought Result

Possible Status Ailments

1 : Blind
2 : Silence
3 : Terrify
4 : Curse
5 : Sleep
6 : Sickness

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Cupid
Aeternus || Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: ALL

---

So many women and men signing up! Cupid couldn't help but laugh at the enthusiasm that everyone had- Oh, but what was this? Time was closing in, and registrations would be over with soon! Tearing his attention away from his flock of followers for a moment, he took the bow in his hand and drew from his waist a heart-tipped arrow to point to the sky. Drawing the string back, he gave a hearty laugh as he launched the metaphysical embodiment into the sky to allow it to explode into a phantasm of sparks and light.
"ALRIGHT! LADIES! GENTLEMAN! Registration will be closing shortly, so please begin making your way backstage to start receiving your instructions and any supplies you might need!~"

Ooh, ooh, the pageant would begin soon! It was so exciting! With a clap of the hands, the God of Love began to make his way past the crowd to take count of those filling in behind the scenes.
"Alright, contestants, if you have any questions, just ask me! Your God of Love is here to make sure things go smoothly.~"

[The Wanderer]

Wandering Fool
Aeternus || Nexus
Lunar Festival
Affected Players: The Imagineer

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Smiling is good. Jeremy tilted his head and watched her delicately drinking at her tea cup. No, he had no idea what he was doing. But this whole dating thing, it was fun, and Imagine made it seem... Easy. Of course, there were his impulses as well. At this point, he couldn’t tell- what was so different from ‘Wandering Fool’ and ‘Jeremy’? Maybe it was just the setting, but this world was just one of the many that had embraced Fool. Despite that, this seemed to be the only world to embrace Jeremy as well.

His dark green eyes flicked upwards to meet hers when her soft fingers wrapped around his own hand, kissing it with soft lips. Jeremy’s face had gone bright red and was mentally paralyzed before she even let go of his hand. Part of him wondered at the lack of status condition.The motions of standing to drop off the trash was enough to shock him back into action. Fool smoothly stood up and picked a small piece off of his plate, popping it into his mouth before sweeping all his trash up and dumping it. Looking at her proffered hand he could only discretely wipe his hands on the sides of his pants. Are my palms sweaty? What if my hand is too hot...? Couldn’t let that stop him though.

“You don’t need to thank me for telling the truth!” Fool tilted his head and looked at her with a small smile before taking her hand. “If you are nervous I could carry you there~” There was a slight teasing to his tone, but the man would do it if she asked him to. What better way to make an entrance?

---

HP: 100%
SP: 100
Level: 4
Inventory:
Gold: 132
Deck of Cards
Dice & Cup x 10
Bread x1
Flint & Steel
Whetstone
Canteen (Empty)
Wood Club
Pellet x10
Stuffed Animal

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Silver Soldier
Aeternus || Nexus
Festival
Affected Players: Vick, Mystic, Prince, S.V.

---

Ah, this guy was good. Yeah, he had found the man he was looking for. God of war- these must be part of his party. All the better. Konrad caught Prince’s sideways glance at the other man. This poor guy is going to get eaten alive. A perfect in on their little party. His smile was a match for the catman’s when Silver caught sight of Vick’s torso. The guy was built small, sure- but his stance is what really made him look small. The cat was almost on top of him before letting out a yowl to challenge the noise of the crowd. Faceplant. This girl knew the cat, obviously.

“Well Vick, it looks like she has this under control.” Konrad slapped the other man on the back lightly and gave him a push towards the backstage area. This was going to be fun. But first... “You know, he wouldn’t get under your skin so much if you showed a bit of backbone.” Silver grinned at him and laughed. “How do you think Prince would react if you gave him a bit of his own medicine, huh?”

It definitely would be interesting to see the Cat’s reaction. It was a fleetiing thought though, he was already thinking of what kind of dress to wear. Make up? No makeup? He certainly couldn’t apply it himself.

---

HP: 50%
SP: 31%
Level: 1
Inventory:
Gold: 0
Map (Mystic Woods, Detailed)
Compass
Lit Torch

[deadpixel101]

Vick
Aeternus ll Nexus

Lantern Festival

Affected Players: Prince, Mystic, Silver Soldier

Vick's eyes were drawn from the ground up to the largest threat. Just as his head tilted up to catch a glimpse, the red haired man was already stretching out to find him when his jeer was cut short by a yowl. The small girl who seemed to know Prince had gotten a hold of his apparent weak spot. Vick watched as the pair stormed away, Prince making a scene on purpose and the girl lead him out.

Vick's arms lazed a bit. The one he had really been worried about had left, and that brought him at least the tinniest bit of comfort. Just when the blue haired boy was to ask of what he should do next, the newcomer commented on the little fiasco then slapped him on the back, causing him to almost yelp and for his face to return to it's brighter state, as it had dimmed only slightly when the Buccaneer had exited the scene.

Silver soldier went on to comment on how Vick could handle the situation he had with the cat man, the thought of him being the one to get touchy feely made him tighten up his guard again. "i don't think that-" Just when he tried to retort he saw the other mans face, obviously now int thought...

As if to give an out for Vick the familiar voice came from the side. Vick's eyes found the source, Prince all dolled up in a dress and makeup. The tone of his voice cursed VIck's ears and made him edge away a bit, despite the lengthy distance between him and the buccaneer.

"Uh..." He scrambled for any sensible thing to say. "...G-good job." He said quickly, before looking about mechanically and mumbling something about his turn. He then scurried off, trying not to avert his eyes to find a changing room.

After landing himself in a lonesome room he slumped back against the door, sliding down to a sitting position. Looking up into a mirror the boy sighed deeply and hung his head. "SO. CONFUSED."

After a lengthy time of nothing, and another of exiting his comfort zone, Vick found himself in costume. Standing now in front of the mirror Vick scanned over his new outfit. This was weird on so many levels.

His small build allowed for him to better fit the dress, it wasn't exactly form fitting so he didn't give the thought of using stuffing more then a milliseconds time. The long robe was fashioned in blue and gold, styled obviously after eastern tastes it had a large sash. Thankfully Vick had found sandals instead of heels, as they seemed to be the matching footwear with the dress (He was glad he wouldn't' have to be tripping all over the place). Taking the experience he had gained from helping a younger sister, and being forced to watch some programs with his mother, Vick had done a decent job of decorating his eyes. Extended lashes and blue coloring gave new character to him. One he wasn't so familiar with.

"...I feel like i'm actually...a little too good at this..." He murmured to himself. The last thing he had to do was...lipstick. Looking at the terrible thing he just couldn't cross that line. Taking up instead a small prop (a blue fold out fan) he decided he would cover the lower portion of his face with it when...presenting himself.

Another lengthy moment of gathering courage, and Vick took a deep breath. He slowly opened the door, and made his way outside...He looked to the floor and had his arms down in an "X" shape. His fist balled somewhat, an indicator of how off he felt.

HP ~ 65%
SP ~ 20
Level ~ 3
Inventory ~
Potion x 1
Gold x 103
Napkin X 1

MoveList:

Vick: ----

Melee-
Bet low: a series of quick and short stabs, simple and to the
point

Magic-
Mirror on the wall: Positive flip: The selected ally become
invisible, any enemy sees a reflection of what is behind them
instead. the mirror can take
minimal damage before breaking. Negative flip: The caster is
unable to see enemies for a short while. [30 sp]

Call it: Positive flip: The enemy takes damage based on casters
luck stat. Negative flip: User takes damage based on their luck
stat. [20 sp]

Jig: Positive flip: Up to three allies are buffed with bonus
defense and luck. Negative flip: The caster is debuffed
defensively and silenced for a short
while [30 sp]

[Silver Fox]

Prince
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival
Affected Players: Vick, Silver, Mystic, S.V

Prince chuckled at the boy's reaction before watching him run off to get ready, humming ever so slightly with a mischievous grin. Patiently waiting as his tail flicked from side to side, when Vick came out, he looked absolutely like the most adorable job. It was quite amazing how good he looked dressed like a girl. Though instead of being his over the top excited self, tall head merely gave a much softer and thoughtful smile.

"You look absolutely amazing, Vick." Prince said, actually calling the boy by his name though his smile remained the same. It was almost sad even.

It was quite sad, when out of all the people he gets beat by a guy. It wasn't really that surprising though, it's always been like this even back home in the real world. He always looked better as a guy instead of the girl he was. Perhaps God got his gender mixed up in the first place? Though, it wasn't like he wanted to be like this, like many girls at a young age, he remembered daydreaming of living a happily ever after, being called pretty or such. Instead he got hum stuck to his hair and other children forcefully cutting it off.

Mhmm lovely memories of childhood.

Shaking his solemn thoughts aside, his smile grew brighter as he walked closer to Vick and patted him on the shoulder. "Hahaha knew you'd be as good as the winner if you joined in cutie." he purred.

---

HP: 40%
SP: 20%
Status Effects: Paralyze
Level 4

Inventory
HP potions: 6
Sp potions: 9
Wooden Harp: 1
Cinnamon Cookies: 5
Gold: 62
Wolf Pelt: 1
Wolf Fang: 2

Enemies

Playlist

Track 1: Gravity
Track 2: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Track 3: Onaji Hanashi
Track 4: Numa Numa
Track 5: Conqueror of the Sky
Track 6: Escaping the Kraken

Mystic
Aeternus ll Nexus
Lantern Festival

The little girl rolled her eyes as the tall man interacted with the now girly dressed boy. She cheered a little at the sight of Vick though, since he looked simply stunning. Like a princess. Mystic skipped over, bouncing around the two adults as she clapped her hands in victory.

"Wow you look so pretty Mr! You're really good at dressing up!" the little girl commented honestly.

---

HP: 100%
SP: 150%
Status Effects: None
Level 1

Inventory
HP potions: 5
Sp potions: 10
Gold: 50 Gold

Relationships

Ares: Stranger
S.V: Stranger
Moon234: Stranger
Sick Vimith: Stranger
Lilith: Stranger
Wandering Fool: Stranger
The Imagineer: Stranger
Xenoko Feng: Stranger
Rose: Friendly
Sarebii: Friendly
Prince: Friend- Nice and funny person who is like a older sibling. Nicknamed 'Fluffy'
Winter: Stranger