[IC] SAO: Living in Aincrad

[MarshiestMallow]

Suki was happy with the gear she had currently. She did want to change weapons, but she would do that further on, not on the second day. For now, she was happy with what she had, although she wouldnlike to use a Raiper later on. She smiled, waiting for the others to do their business with blacksmith, leaning against the wall, she looked trough the guild book.

The more she looked at it, the more she decided that she wanted to be an alchemist. She had always enjoyed chemistry in school, and making potions and that would be fun, she thought. Satisfied, she sent the guild book back to her inventory, humming to herself as she waited.

Finally, Suki looked to Umichi, and shifted slightly she spoke up, "I think I acted a bit rude yesterday, and I just want To apologise. i...I guess I'm just worried about my family." she wasn't really worried about herseld any more. She knew she could survive this, but her brothers, her father? They might just go crazy, trying to get her back.

She smiled brightly, and continued "thank you for sticking with me"

[FujiwaraPhoenix]

Fujiwara

"It'd help a bit more if you weren't hiding like a hermit in the bushes. You'd freak out most people with that kind of action... Especially in a hostile area like this one." Fujiwara returned, slowly relaxing his grip and standing up straight. "Fujiwara. Connecting from the US. California. Hopefully my connection doesn't blow out and kill me."

Though still not sure of the man's intentions, Fujiwara decided to relax a bit for the moment. After all, the man seemed like a nice enough of a person to talk before combat...

"Anyhow, what are you doing hiding like that in the first place? I though hostile mobs could detect players."

@KoL@Leolycan

Ayame

Ayame looked at the other male with Umichi with a wary glance before approving the former's party invite. For some reason, that attitude of his just seriously... Creeped her the heck out. Granted, it wasn't as bad because she actually knew what the person looked like, but that didn't mean the situation was any better.

"I think... Some food would be nice." Ayame said, nodding her head as she followed behind the rest of the party. The mention of a quest, too, seemed intriguing... And if what Umichi said about an every-growing AI was right, then helping the people was probably in their best interests, right?

When they arrived at the bakery, Ayame purchased a simple piece of melon bread, dropping the prerequisite col on the counter as she began to eat the food.

"My equipment hasn't degraded since yesterday, so I think I should be ready when everyone else is."

@Caits @liferusher @YipeeXD @little_ninja

[Leolycan]

Gunter paused a moment. He noticed the boys ease growing as he spoke, but something that was said sparked a sudden sense of dread within the man... There were mobs about? How could people have banned together so quickly and are now on the rampage?

"How big are these mobs? Do they do the whole pitch fork and torch thing, or armed like small militia?" Gunter began glancing around anxiously.

Slowly however, it dawned on him. He remembered reading something that stated 'mob' usually related to creatures in game. Feeling somewhat foolish, Gunter gave a brief laugh as he sractched the back of his neck.

"Ah, I get it. Well, it's not the creatures I'm worried about... At the end of the day, AI is AI, you can somewhat predict and combat that. Humans however- much more volatile and unpredictable. Heck even me walking up to you just now was a bit of a risk on my part," He stated as he removed his hand from his blade all together, though motioning to the boy's with the same hand, "Plus it provided a little additional experience. Seemed like a good idea all around."

@PKMNB0Y

[Grayscythe]

Dar followed Tsukiya and glanced at the rock pile he assumed she had made. He wondered how many of these piles were scattered throughout the field. Whoever she was, Tsukiya had made a large effort to make it easier for newer players going through here. Though there was only so much she could do about trauma. As she spoke, he scratched his face and sat down on the pile.

"When I bought this game I thought I was going to play with a few friends and not get stuck in some death game created by a man with a God complex, so I'd say we both kind of got our hopes up." Dar joked grimly. Ever since this whole mess had started he realized that he hadn't really talked to another human being in a way that explained what was going on. When he met Geist and Linc it was pretty much straight to business. They ran to the next town and that was it. But now, as he sat here, he was starting to feel the gravity of it all.

"Did you come in alone? Were any of your real life friends playing too?" Dar asked.

@chukklehed

[chukklehed]

Tsukiya snorted derisively "Real life friends? Not all that many people line up to be friends with a bitter..." She stopped abruptly, shaking her head and rolling onto her side away from Dar. "Never mind, it's not important.

She stayed in silence for a bit before turning back over to look at him. Hey, where are you staying anyway? I don't really have a preference, but it'd be nice to have someone to talk to before I go to the tower tomorrow, and maybe you'd like to join me for some night hunting, after everyone else has gone to bed?" She propped herself up on her elbow, looking first at Dar then across the field.

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Yui

Tatsumi - Umuchi - Suki - Ayame

Yui was scaredly walking next to the older onee-chan and felt a little bit reassured that she didn't cling to her like the scary onii-chan. She gently smiled back at the girl and resumed walking with a little bit more off of her mind right now. She still kept Tatsumi in the corner of her eye so that she would be prepared this time. As they walked into the bakery Yui gave a big cheerful smile at all the sweets cakes and breads. Yui clinged herself close to the sweets and kept staring at their deliciousness. As Suki asked what she wanted Yui tried to compose herself again and asked her for melon bread. Soon as she got her melon bread she took a big bite of her melon bread but soon found out that it didn't taste like the real thing at all. The sticky taste in her mouth made her cough for a moment. Yui had gotten a peanut butter jelly sandwich taste in her melon bread. She didn't mind the taste that much but it certainly took her by surprise "Onee-chan, w-why does this taste so weird?" She worriedly stared up at Suki and looked down at her half melon bread short after, staring at it like it was the worst thing in the world. Suddenly she bursted out in panic and quickly started moving through her menu. A few moments later Suki received a payment for the melon bread "S-sorry, I should have given you that earlier!" She made a bow at Suki and stood in the same position for a few more moments before continue eating her melon bread.

Yui heard Umichi talk as they headed over towards the blacksmith. They stopped so that Umichi could introduce her and the other girl to the group. She stood a little behind Suki and only softly talked so that it was barely hearable for anyone who did give attention to her "I-it's nice to meet you all." She made another slight bow but this time shorter "I-i need to get a new s-sword" She gently smiled at them and heard Umuichi talk about durability. She averted her eyes for a moment and stayed quiet for a while since she would be to embarrassed to say her weapon broke by being so careless. As they entered the blacksmith Yui was a little surprised by all the weapons lying around and felt a little flustered by what to buy for sword. Yui slowly walked over towards the counter to ask the blacksmith some things. She stood on top of her toes to look a little taller and professional and softly started talking to the man being quite nervous around him "M-mister w-what sword do you recommend" She looked around the store a little and behind the counter while waiting for the man to reply.

[Little_ninja]

Umichi

Once Yui said what she needed, "I-i need to get a new s-sword", Umichi smiled, and replied "Be sure to check for pre-requisite stats, or you will end up with a weapon you cannot use." he warned her. Ayame then explained that her equipment was in fairly good condition.

Being near the door, Umichi looked out to see if there was anything going on. It is important to pay attention for any events that may occur. Suddenly, Suki was near him, shifting over and looking up at him to speak "I think I acted a bit rude yesterday, and I just want To apologise. i...I guess I'm just worried about my family." She smiled brightly, and continued "thank you for sticking with me"

Her bright smile caused Umichi to blush a little and turn away slightly. "It's fine, I didn't really do much. Lots of people would worry about family. I don't think you need to apologise anyway, I didn't feel offended, in fact, I don't even recall anything you said or did as rude. Anyway, I'll be here if you need anything. I don't know what I can do for you, but I'll do what I can."

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The blacksmith at the counter looked down at the little girl, Yui, who stood on the top of her toes and asked him, "M-mister w-what sword do you recommend"
"Hello there miss. Which sword do I recommend, ey.... now that would depend. Do you simply want to hit hard? Do you want something heavy or something light? Would you like it thin or thick? Is there a price limit? There's many things I can recommend. Here is my most powerful sword, the Breaker. It requires 15 strength, has good damage and durability, but is very heavy and slow. It also costs 3.5k col. On the other hand, this is the Sweeper. One of my lighter swords with decent damage. The durability is a bit lower, but you can move around quite easily. Only needs 7 strength to wield it. It costs 2.8k col. This here is my better of the cheaper swords. It's a bit heavy, requires 10 strength, and has okay durability. It hits a bit less than the lighter sword, but will last longer and is cheaper. It costs 1.3k and is called Long Blade."

@liferusher

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EVENT

Dar and Tsukiya have activated the quest

Lonely Together

Lonely Together

Description
You see it in shows, you see it in books, you see it in anime and manga. People who are lonely, or loners, and up meeting each other and becoming friends or possibly closer. They then, don't have to be lonely anymore.

Pre-requisite
- Having acquainted with/spoken to less than 5 people (excluding the very first day)
- Have less than 3 people on friends list
- Meet someone else who also meets the above pre-requisite

Activation
- Talking about loneliness in some shape or form
- Talk about partying or becoming friends in some shape or form

Requirements
- Party together or add to friends list
- Slay 5 monsters within the vicinity with team work

Rewards
- 200 exp
- 500 col
- 3 potions

Miscellaneous note:
- Pops up message upon completion of the 5 monsters slain
- Quest lasts for until the pair separate
- 1.5x exp and col if they become friends and party together

(What pops up before Dar and Tsukiya)

Description
You see it in shows, you see it in books, you see it in anime and manga. People who are lonely, or loners, and up meeting each other and becoming friends or possibly closer. They then, don't have to be lonely anymore.

Pre-requisite
- Having acquainted with/spoken to less than 5 people (excluding the very first day)
- Have less than 3 people on friends list
- Meet someone else who also meets the above pre-requisite

Requirements
- Party together or add to friends list
- Slay 5 monsters within the vicinity with team work

Accept the quest?

O X

Lonely Together

@chukklehed @Grayscythe

[Eklispe]

"Ah Yuki, good morning, you two grandpa. I'm afraid I don't know where my two friends from earlier but since they haven't shown up yet I can only guess that they won't. But I'm sure we can find whoever you're looking for with a bit of hard work." Jax said cheerfully. "Do you have any idea where you want to start looking?" he asked the girl, because he had absolutly no clue how they were going to find anyone in this massive place. For all they new the poeple they were looking for were already gone to the next town.

@Little_ninja@stale pizza@thanatos@Animus

[MarshiestMallow]

Suki looked over, keeping an eye on Yui, who seemed quite shy, but she seemed to be doing quite well with the blacksmith, so Suki didn't intervene. For now, she just watched the girl. Suki felt slightly protective of the girl.

She looked back to Umichi when he spoke, a little surprised to see what seemed like a blush as he turned aside. Had she caused that? How? She blinked, "oh. Well I had a good long think last night and feel better, but thank you. I appreciate it. I do, really" she smiled again, and still wondered.

"um, well. Ah. Well. Evidently im not good at keeping a conversation going" she said with amusement after a moment, flicking a glance at Yui once more, making shre she was okay.

[Grayscythe]

Dar blinked at the initial comment and smirked as Tsukiya cut herself off. It seemed like everyone in this world was pretty cynical right now, not that he could really blame them. But he was hoping that in a few days people would start to at least tryto lighten up some.

'Then again, I am talking about how people are stuck in murder world here. Maybe we'll never get better.'

When Tsukiya rolled back over and asked if he wanted to hang out with her some more, Dar became a little flustered. He was still bad at dealing with people, he had had the same problem when Geist had asked him to group up the previous day.

"Um, really? Well..." He started to say before suddenly a quest screen popped up before both of them.
"What the-" Dar thought it was a random party request from across the field again like before but as he read the details he realized that the game was trying to help him out in some weird way. As he read more into the quest details, Dar's face curved into a grin and then he fell off the rock laughing.

"Hey Tsukiya, look at that, the game even recognizes that we're both in here alone!" Dar laughed. He wasn't sure why he found it so hilarious. Maybe it was just the irony of it all or the surrealism of this situation. Or maybe he had finally just snapped. Regardless, once his giggle fit was over, Dar sat back up and wiped a tear from his eye.

"Yeah, sure, let's hang out. Night hunting sounds good. I was staying in Horunka past the forest but decided to come back out here to get some starting materials for crafting." Dar said.

@chukklehed

[YipeeXD]

Tatsumi slumped into the blacksmith, complete distraught after being brought down to earth by his bun which didn't taste very good. The glum look on his face said it all. "My beautiful bread. It was supposed to be delicious... but instead it tasted like cardboard." He sobbed to himself. However, he didn't need to make any purchases whilst he was here. The durability of his equipment was fine, and he had already purchased his silversmith earlier. Tatsumi was pretty innocent, so he didn't read people's feelings that well. He turned his attention to Yui, who seemed a little hesitant with him. He thought to himself, coming up with perfect solution. He rushed next to her placing one hand on the top of her hair, and the other one onto her shoulder. "Go with the sweeper, you're small, and fast. You'll make the extra money back in no time eh?" He ruffled her hair before standing back up to full height, and stepping back, arms folded. Although he had clearly made it worse, he genuinely believed he was being friendly, and was proud of his social success.

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Yui

Yui turned her head over to Umichi who seemed to have a rather good tip for her. Yui stammered a little and gave a understanding reply to Umichi "Y-yes!" She almost raised her hand like a soldier and turned around again to the blacksmith while opening up her menu and took a glance over her stats. To her surprise the only stat the man was using was Strength. She pondered for a moment as to why he didn't say anything about Agility and was clearly confused. It was already rather obvious which sword she was gonna buy since the other ones were way to expensive for her. Yui stammered in reply to the blacksmith nervously "I-i can only buy the long b-blade and have e-enough strength for it b-but how many agility do I need." To most of the people in the blacksmith shop this sounded stupid enough but Yui still carefully smiled not knowing a thing.

Out of nowhere she jumped to the side a little as she felt something on her head. At first she thought it might have been a really large spider and even made a small squeaking sound when it happened. Her eyes filled with fear as she looked over at Tatsumi. She was however a little relieved that it was just Tatsumi instead of the spider and bended her knees a little catching her breath. She heard Tatsumi out and gave reply to the large boy "B-but I don't have enough money and and." She averted her eyes a little and blushed a little "I'm not that small and fast." This was clearly a big lie but she believed it herself. When she was finished talking she felt the hand rub her head. She panicked a little and made a annoyed face at him. Once he left again she carefully tried to fix her hair again and do the last few things around the blacksmith.

[Little_ninja]

Umichi

Umichi still hadn't looked back at Suki, until she spoke once more. "oh. Well I had a good long think last night and feel better, but thank you. I appreciate it. I do, really" Turning back, with a little preparation, he smiled back at her. "um, well. Ah. Well. Evidently im not good at keeping a conversation going" Suki continued before turning to Yui.
"That's fine isn't it? I mean, we don't need to keep conversing to have fun or to understand each other. Anyway, Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu (I'll be in your care)." he replied, before following her gaze to Yui, who was about to be harassed by Tatsumi, at least from his point of view.

"I-i can only buy the long b-blade and have e-enough strength for it b-but how many agility do I need." Yui had asked the blacksmith. Umichi had started to walk over, as Tatsumi had gone to rustle her hair and tell her what to do. Once more, Umichi pulled Tatsumi back from his collar. From this point, it seemed like he was tugging a dog, telling it "No! Bad boy!" Seeing Yui's eyes of fear, it seemed like the right thing to do to separate these two. "She's scared, stay away from her for now." he sighed, telling Tatsumi off.

As he was about to explain the strength and agility stats, the blacksmith roared a laugh."Hahaha! Little miss, you seem to be mistaken about something. Most equipment are only strength associated with the weapon. Only a few weapons, mostly daggers, and claws require agility. Agility actually helps you to in terms of dodging, and attacking speed. It also has an affect on your running, how long and how fast you can run is partially determined by your Agility." the blacksmith explained.

"It is as the blacksmith said. Also, I did say this earlier Yui, but, if you want something, and can't afford it, I'll help you pay it. Another thing, there is more than just those three swords available, so you might want to look around. Well, I'll leave it to you, and help you pay if you need some col. I've got some to spare." Umichi encouraged the girl to get what she really wanted and to take a look around.

@Caits @PKMNB0Y @liferusher @YipeeXD

[MarshiestMallow]

Suki watched the little scene, before heading over, to give Yui a hug. The young girl seemed to be alright around Suki, and Suki just wished to be her at ease. She gave Yui a smile. It was at times like this, that Suki wondered what having a younger sibling would be like. Always being the youngest, you got treated...kinda special. Despite the fact that the youngest of her brothers was only a year older then her, she was treated like the baby. What would it have been like, to have a younger sister?

This was as good a chance as any to see. And Yui seemed to be okay with her, so Suki was pleased. She stepped back, not wanting to freak Yui out even more, after giving her a quick, fleeting hug. She listened to what the black smith had to say as well, storing that information away. She would train her own agility later, after the quest. Suki doubted she would go the strength route, she would look more into agility and acrobatics.

Suki glanced around the store once, simple to see what she could see. There were varying weapons, but they seemed to be of the same level, or just a bit higher then what they had started with. Suki supposed that there would be better weapons, the further they went, as well as some good weapons from quest.

"What would you suggest I use? I was thinking about a Rapier. But I want to work on my agility and acrobatics" She asked the blacksmith, but she also would be glad for any input from the others.

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Yui

Yui felt guilty for Umichi needing to stop Tatsumi and immediately tried protesting a little "N-no, I I didn't mean it like that." Yui was just slightly frightened Umichi might give him a punch or something or that a fight would break out. Well she didn't hang around with a lot of boys when they weren't stuck in the game yet but when she did they would mostly fight each other or get dirty and bruises all over them because they liked it. She lightly tapped her index fingers against each other in front of her body as her eyes somewhat averted to the ground "I-I don't like that people suddenly touch me out of nowhere. S-so please be a little more obvious about it when you feel the urge t-too." Suddenly dropped the guilty look and immediately bowed her upper body down "S-sorry for making you all go t-through so much trouble." She stood upright again and looked around the group. Yui saw Suki approach her and already expected the hug to comfort her. She braced herself by tightly closing her eyes and felt the light squeeze of Suki. Long after she let go again she slowly opened her eyes again to go back to what she was originally doing.

Yui got her attention back to the blacksmith again and immediately apologised for holding up his time like that "S-sorry." Yui listened to what the blacksmith had to say and immediately gave a bright red blush while Umichi also started talking "O-of course I knew that, hehe." She went completely silent and began looked through the swords some more to avoid saying any more weird stuff. Yui didn't really know much about the swords and it all seemed pretty expensive in her eyes so she would just go with what the blacksmith had to offer. "I'd like the l-long blade, but can you keep the Breaker apart from the others since I would like to save up for it."

[Little_ninja]

Umichi

Umichi was watched Yui as she explained, "N-no, I I didn't mean it like that. I-I don't like that people suddenly touch me out of nowhere. S-so please be a little more obvious about it when you feel the urge t-too. S-sorry for making you all go t-through so much trouble." All he could do was sigh again, letting go of Tatsumi. He crouched down near Yui and assured her, "Don't worry, it's fine. It wasn't any trouble at all really. All I am doing is telling him to give you space. I'm not going to do something like hit him over it." he smiled, reaching out to pat her on the head, if she allowed for it.

Suki came in and hugged Yui, before asking the blacksmith "What would you suggest I use? I was thinking about a Rapier. But I want to work on my agility and acrobatics"
"Well there, I do have this nice rapier, light, and good at piercing, it's durability is a littler low however. It is the Stinger It is available for 2.7k" the blacksmith replied.

"What does working on agility and acrobatics have to do with your weapon choice of a Rapier?" Umichi asked curiously. "Either way, if you want to use a Rapier, it is better to start now. You don't want to head to higher levels with a low level weapon skill. Rapiers require low strength stats, and work well with agility builds. But you should not just neglect strength for agility. It does more than just equipping weapons and armor. It helps with weight carrying limit and other things." Umichi informed Suki.

Yui had finally decided what to get. "I'd like the l-long blade, but can you keep the Breaker apart from the others since I would like to save up for it." Yet, Umichi sighed. Still not willing to rely on me. He figured that the Breaker required more strength than the girl had at the moment, but nonetheless, she was holding back. Umichi checked his inventory, seeing his col. He had just over 4k since the other quest. Quickly, he changed his skills once more, equipping the <<Purchase Negotiation>> skill.

"Of course, that will be 1.3k col please." the blacksmith replied to Yui, as Umichi was preparing to buy the girl the Breaker weapon. A pop up window appeared in front of Yui, where she could accept to pay the amount and receive the Long Blade or decline.

"Hey, I'd like to buy the Breaker How much is it?"
"That will be 3.5k col please."
Hm... how do I activate this skill ....
"Hm... how about 2.5k?"
"2.5k? Are you trying to make me go broke? Jeez. how about 3.2k?"
Guess that works
"What about ... 2.8k"
"3.1k"
"3k"
"3.1k is my final offer"
Damn, couldn't reach 3k. Oh well, at least I got 400 col off
With a window popping up asking to confirm the purchase, Umichi clicked the circle button.

He quickly changed back his skills before sending a trade to Yui. Giving her the Breaker
"I told you to just ask if you wanted something. Anyway, take it." Umichi practically pushed the sword onto Yui.

@Caits @PKMNB0Y @liferusher @YipeeXD

[MarshiestMallow]

Suki felt like Umichi just answered his own question, but she didn't say anything, just nodded as he spoke, grimacing slightly at the price. But...She shifted, and said "Well, it does sound like a good idea to get it now, but...2.7K, for a weapon with low durability? That's a bit pricey" She said, trying to project confidence in her voice, rather then fear at speaking up. "I'm sure it's a good weapon, but I'd have to spend more then its worth to constantly to have it fixed."

She swallowed, trying to figure out what to say, she seemed to hesitate, wondering if she was going to far. The blacksmith might be an NPC, but here, the NPC did need to live. "How about I pay the 2.7k, but then you have to fix it up, when I need. As another aspect to the offer, I can provide materials you need for you smithing, from my travels"

2.7k was still pricey for her, and would still leave her with a few hundred col. She would just have to hop that she could get money from dropped items, when they went out to do the quest, or when she trained. She stood, waiting for the blacksmith's response, uneasy, wondering if she had gone to far.

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Yui

Yui gave a slight nod at Umichi with a somewhat more relieved look on her face and turned her attention to the weapons again while Suki spoke to the blacksmith and took Umichi's advice. She stared at Umichi for a few moments, he seemed really good with these kind of things. Yui wondered if he was a person like that in real life too or that he learned doing those things himselfs by games or something. She did hear that children learn a lot from games and that was probably also the reason why she almost spoke english and japanese fluently.

Once Yui told the blacksmith what she wanted the blacksmith already was getting the weapon for her from the vitrine at his back. Once he turned to her again Yui jumped up a little from the sudden notification jump in front of her. She carefully pressed it to not accidently press decline and paid for the Long Blade. Yui cheerfully smiled at that she had purchased her first sword and immediately equipped it. Yui took the blade in her left hand and looked around it a few times seeing how sparkly it was. She carefully swung the sword around a little as to not hit anybody and felt accomplished by her purchase. Not a few moments later she heard Umichi talk to the blacksmith about the breaker "Huh?" Yui felt a little betrayed at why he suddenly got it for himself and felt a feeling she didn't have often, jealously. Umichi really had experience talking the blacksmith into these little things. Yui didn't show much emotions on her face except a blank silent look.

Once Umichi had finally bought the sword for 400 coll less she was about to expect some big talk from him how he got it instead of her but. She felt surprised by the notification for a trade by him and really felt like crying right about now. To think such bad things over him was wrong from her and she had to pay him back even though she didn't say anything bad about him. The thoughts are enough for her to pay him back and of course because he bought the whole thing "eh... EEEHHH!!!" She wildly swung around with her hands slowly backing off of him "I-i, n-no... Y-you... Wha!" By her mistept she fell backwards onto her but and gave a bright red blush "Y-you don't have to do that! I-i mean I can't even equip it right now!"

[Little_ninja]

Umichi

As Umichi presented the weapon to Yui, she replied "eh... EEEHHH!!!" She wildly swung around with her hands slowly backing off of him "I-i, n-no... Y-you... Wha!" Yui made tripped as she was backing off, falling onto her butt, in her embarrassing moment, she blushed "Y-you don't have to do that! I-i mean I can't even equip it right now!" Umichi shook his head. "Just take it. I don't need it anyway." he told her, insisting that she take it.

Suki started to speak to the blacksmith. "Well, it does sound like a good idea to get it now, but...2.7K, for a weapon with low durability? That's a bit pricey" She said, trying to project confidence in her voice, rather then fear at speaking up. "I'm sure it's a good weapon, but I'd have to spend more then its worth to constantly to have it fixed. How about I pay the 2.7k, but then you have to fix it up, when I need. As another aspect to the offer, I can provide materials you need for you smithing, from my travels"

"Well that just won't do. I said lower durability, not low durability. I was trying to say that it will need to be repaired a little more often than others, yes, but not that many times more. You may look at the others if you wish. I only made a single recommendation." the blacksmith replied.

Once Suki and Yui had finished their purchases and Yui took the Breaker, it was time to visit Meridith. Visiting the stall, which was near the blacksmith, they found a display of accessories and a poor-looking woman. It was the NPC Meridith. Heading to the stall, Umichi looked around, there were actually very few accessories for display. "Excuse me, miss." Umichi faced Meridith to ask, "Do you have anything else available?".

"Oh my. I am sorry. This is all I have. You see, I have to make these accessories by hand, but do not have anything to make it with. It is far too dangerous for me to gather the materials. I could, however, make you something if you gather these materials for me. I will even give you some col as a reward.

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A pop up box appeared to everyone in the party, saying the following.

Description
In Geniku, there is a poor woman, who lives in her small stall, where she sells hand-made accessories. She is currently troubled by her sudden lack of resources, she requests for you to get some materials for her.

Pre-requisite
- Reaching Geniku
- Merideth is at her stall

Activation
- Visiting Merideth’s stall
- Asking if Merideth has anything else to offer

Requirements
- Collect Little Nepent bark (3) (drop rate 1/10) (Regular drop)
- Collect Wolf back paws (5) (drop rate ⅛) (Quest specific drop)
- Collect Boar Tusks (10) (drop rate 1/1 On quest) (Regular drop) (regular drop rate 1/20)
(Note: drop rate decreases to 1/20 after reaching 10)

Extra
- Please note that this is an individual quest, and although you are in a party, each player requires the same amount to finish the quest themselves.

Accept the quest?

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Helping the poor

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Accepting the quest, Umichi checked his quest log, to see how many of the required items he needed. He had two Boar Tusks and one Little Nepent Bark. Guess it will take a while. The Boar Tusks should be quick, if they made the drop rate higher for the quest like they did in the beta
"Okay, everyone ready to set off?" Umichi asked, turning to see if the party had accepted or not.

@Caits @PKMNB0Y @liferusher @YipeeXD

[MarshiestMallow]

Well, it had been worth a shot. Still, it seemed like it was a bit expensive for a weapon that needed to be replaced or fixed even a few times more then a weapon with higher durability. Suki didn't even know why she wanted a Raiper, except for the fact that she didn't want a normal sword, and to use a Katana you needed to unlock its skill. Which seemed like more work, when she could just focus on one blade, and become a master at it. She stood there, debating for a time.

Inns weren't expensive, and there was a good chance that she could earn at least another couple of hundred col today. Umichi also seemed willing to help them with Col, if they needed it, so she was sure she would starve, despite the fact that she didn't want to be a leech on her friends.

She bit her lip, filled with indecision, before finally sighed, and buying the Raiper. It did seem to be the best that was available, at least at this weapons shop. It left her with 35o col. She equipped the Raiper, She sighed, and followed the others to begin the Quest.

When the pop up box appeared, she read everything that was available, making a note of what was needed, figuring it would take some time, but at least they would get experience from the kills, as well as a chance at some drops that could either be sold or used. And she could also begin to train her agility. All in all, it was a pretty good quest.

She pressed accept, and equipped what armor she had, light weight that would not, hopefully, hinder her movements. She nodded at Umichi, "i'm ready"