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The Five Senses

Karina Frost

^{@Pezz570@fetzen@Jerkchicken@HokumPocus@Typical}

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Karina watched, controlling her ice in order for Chres to not fall as he advanced, dealing with the guards rather effortlessly thanks to her ice magic. It was all going rather well until a woman with a strange instrument-like weapon appeared, somehow doing the very ground under Chres explode. Thankfully, despite her attack, it seemed like Chres was able to tolerate the pain and continue going instead of falling on his knees. Upon a closer look, even though how the woman's weapon worked was still a mystery, Karina was at least able to understand how she was causing the damage. Somehow, whenever she played such instrument, it would amplify the vibrations of the sound and discharge them with possibly lethal force to where she was pointing the instrument. If it was strong enough to explode the ground like that, Karina didn't want to be the one to test if a blast of that thing was indeed lethal or not...

To make things even worse, after attacking Chres and stopping him in his tracks, instead of continuing attacking them, she began destroying the ice that was trapping the other guards' feet, freeing them. Immediately after freeing them, she turned her instrument towards the wall, blasting it with a note, sending a crack in the wall towards their direction, making bits of stone blast off it. Thanks to Chres though, her attack was blocked by his heat construct. Following the woman's attack and in order to either deal with her or prevent her from attacking again, Týfurkh shot a bolt from his crossbow right at the woman with the instrument. Unfortunately, she saw through his attack and was able to block it with a hastily made spire of stone. What she didn't saw through though was that Týfurkh also had some trick of his own, using his ability to make the bolt explode upon contact, which sent shards of stone right at the woman, making her fall on her back.

"That is surprisingly dangerous!" Karina said, raising an eyebrow as she looked towards Týfurkh with a smirk.

"I like it." she said with a chuckle.

As the woman recovered herself though, she once again got ready to attack with her instrument, this time though, for some reason she aimed at the torch on the wall. Initially oblivious to her plan, Karina just thought she had missed, until she saw the flames on the torch flaring up dangerously fast.

Without time to think, Karina used her ice magic again. With a quick motion, she held her rapier in front of her, pointing up. As she did that, a bone shivering cold air began to come out, cold enough to freeze the humidity in the walls, creating an ice layer over them and even forming tiny icicles on the ceiling. That blast of cold would probably be enough to extinguish the fire, though it would very likely extinguish all the other lights on the room as well.

"Can you guys distract them for just a moment?" Karina asked in a low tone, discreetly nodding towards the now ice covered walls where small bumps began forming in the ice, almost as if she was trying to discreetly gather the ice in one place.

If they were lucky, neither the guards nor the woman with the instrument would notice the small bumps on the wall or dismiss them as nothing. If they did so, as long as they didn't get out of the room or charged at them, Karina would make them suddenly turn into spikes, suddenly extending out towards them. The result wouldn't be pretty to whoever was caught in the middle of that attack, hence why she asked her allies to not move.

Avalia

Location: Forest outside Roshmi
Time: Afternoon
Interactions: O'ner (Mathis) @Eviledd1984, Malachi @princess, Belladonna @Potter, Valok @helo

Myra listened to Mathis' comforting words with a slightly worried expression. She did hope Darius and Artemis would be fine. After the confusion on the ball, she also thought that it would be very unlikely that they would return to the castle... right? At least Myra wanted to think that was the case, but if she wanted to meet her friends again, staying with Mathis, Belladonna, the blonde and the dark elves was the safest bet. After a short time thinking, she looked at Mathis again with a brief smile, indicating everything was fine.

When Mathis turned to the blonde elf, asking if he knew where the others were, Myra turned towards both of them, tilting her head as she heard them carefully. If they meant that they wanted to find Darius and other people she knew, then Myra could probably try to help by tracking their scent but still, she couldn't follow their trail if there was no trail to be followed. Not only that but the city normally was already a confusing place for Myra with all the strange smells and noises, after the confusion it would be certainly even harder for her to track a specific scent. Due to those reasons, she decided to simply stay quiet and listen to them.

The blonde elf then began explaining how it was very likely that the others who were going against Aklenroth would meet in the closest port town. Nodding to him as she listened carefully, she stood quiet as he continued his explanation, saying they should get a carriage for the River Kingdom, which apparently was the 'closest port town' he was talking about.

After he was done, before they could do anything, the girl, Belladonna, suddenly moved in front of the group. Looking to both Mathis and Myra herself, she asked about Darius, Artemis and Skar, once again asking about that 'allegiance' thing. Myra simply tilted her head, confused about what that word meant before turning to Mathis, waiting to see if he knew how to answer that. Regarding who were them though, she could try to answer.

"Darius, Artemis, Skar!" she said enthusiastically, counting on her fingers as she said them before patting her own head and looking back to Belladonna with an innocent smile.

Ember Grove - Reboot

Time: 7pm
Location: Alexei's
Interaction with: Vivian @Pink Khione, Finn @Milkman, Valya @Crusader Lord, Elias @Helo
Mentions:

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Ylva couldn't help but to laugh as she heard Elias' recommendations regarding the chili. Not only she wasn't a big fan of spicy food but she heard quite a few comic tales regarding chili. Enough to earn quite a few good laughs and make her stay clear of that particular dish.

"Thanks for the warning. I'm not a big fan of spicy food though." she said with a chuckle just as Vivian got her payment, saying that she was glad she liked the drink.

"Yeah, It was indeed surprising. Quite a refreshing new twist to an old, traditional drink." she said, turning to Vivian with a smile as she thanked her with a silent nod.

Turning her attention to Valya again as she said that she would get her in contact with the people who sold the moonshine in case they met again, Ylva let out a mischievous smirk.

"So, same place, next week then?" Ylva asked, laughing.

"I am rather interested about this moonshine. If someone as accustomed to drinks as I am says it's strong, then it must be something really strong." she said with a chuckle.

"I know how you feel. Despite being far away from home, I can't help myself but crave a small familiar taste every now and then. Considering they had Akevitt here, I wouldn't be surprised if they had even more exotic stuff to sell." she said with a satisfied expression of someone who had found the perfect place to drink.

"I would recommend Viv's drinks if you want something surprising, although I don't know if she's too busy with the other orders." she said, turning to Vivian.

"Are you guys sure you don't want to join us? It's making me feel almost guilty seeing you there, preparing all those drinks and not tasting a single drop of alcohol." she said both to Vivian, Elias and Finn with a chuckle.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Ada

^{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Stern Algorithm@AzureKnight}

After 'investigating' the new arrivals and giving them an amicable smile, Ada heard Neil saying her name as he introduced her and Sir Reed to both Vara and Nagare. Nodding towards them as Neil introduced her, she gave another smile before being distracted by the fireworks again. One large explosion, much bigger than the other ones Ada saw earlier immediately drew her attention, making her stop everything she was doing and look up. Thanks to that, Ada didn't lose the grand ending to the fireworks show. Amazed by the few last fireworks, she looked towards Ditzy, pointing up excitedly before she turned towards the fireworks again to watch them.

When the final fireworks ended, Ada couldn't help but think the sky was way more silent and less 'colorful' than it was a few moments ago. Still, it had to end sooner or later. Clapping together with the crowd as they cheered, she turned back to the other guild members. Watching Ditzy yawning she looked to the others, waiting for what would happen next.

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Freyr

^{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Stern Algorithm@AzureKnight}

Freyr observed the exchange of words between Vara and Nagare, amused. It was clear that both of them were very close and one didn't need much to realize that the one who played the role of 'big sister' was Nagare, something which only became even more evident as Nagare scolded Vara for not eating enough healthy food. He couldn't help but to laugh as Nagare asked the Altissima sisters to make her sweets a bit more nutritious for Vara, worried about her diet the same way a mother would to it's child.

With that done though, Nagare approached, greeting Freyr while mentioning the last mission they went together in the Vieran Woods. Reminding Nera made Freyr a bit homesick, but he knew that things were better there, especially now that the village decided to break the traditions of old of isolating themselves that much and prepare for a possible war against Varjo.

"Nera is a tough one. Both physically and mentally. She always was. I'm sure she is completely recovered by now." he said with a smile and a slight bow, in silence appreciation for Nagare worrying about Nera.

"If it weren't for both of you back then, I don't know what would have happened. Controlling a frenzied Viera, even an exhausted one, is no easy feat." he said, looking to Ditzy and gently ruffling his hair.

"Regarding the kidnapping... It was quite a complex issue... I may not be the best to discuss these particular things but it had to do with unrequited love... From both parts, due to an Oath he took... As weird as it sounds." he said with a sigh as Nagare mentioned the kidnapping.

Just as he said that though, he overheard Haley saying that Neil had a date with the sisters after a dark priestess came and whispered something in his ear.

"Who would have thought, huh? Neil seems to be very... popular." he said, laughing and teasing Neil.

Avalia

Location: Forest outside Roshmi
Time: Morning
Interactions: O'ner (Mathis) @Eviledd1984, Malachi @princess, Belladonna @Potter, Valok @helo

One by one, each person from the group replied to the blonde elf's question. While their answers were slightly different from one another, the meaning behind them was overall the same. Other than the dark elf, who seemed to be... uncertain, most of the others said that they didn't like Aklenroth as well, which was something Myra could identify herself with. The blonde elf also seemed to have something to say to the dark elf. Despite his answer, the blonde elf seemed to believe in him, offering even to help him. Not only that but the dark elf also seemed to answer favorably to the blonde elf's offer. While Myra didn't trust people who were close to Aklenroth, if the blonde elf trusted him, it was enough for her.

With the matter of 'allegiances' solved, she turned to the dark elf and giving him an amicable smile, a quick signal that she did trust him before turning towards the blonde elf again as he offered them two options, either continuing with him and the girl, whom apparently was named Belladonna or they could keep walking on the path he indicated and reach safety. Uncertain what to do, she looked to Mathis, tilting her head. In one hand, she wanted to find her other friends but in the other hand, it was very likely that the blonde elf and Belladonna were going to the same direction. Not only that but she was probably already too involved in what happened at the ball to just go back.

Avalia

Location: Roshmi Sewers
Time: Morning
Interactions: Torvi @Tae, Kuroi @hide on mana, Baraian @Dezuel, Maneru @baraquiel
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Digging her own dagger deep into her own clone, who was still pinned down under her, Ayita raised her head, looking around her to assess the situation. Thanks to her wind magic, the group was able to clearly see the rest of the pathway, leading to the forest outside. Not only that but they were also able to see the one who was responsible for the mist and the attack. Standing guard right next to the exit, surprisingly enough, the caster didn't seem to be alone, instead being holding someone by the throat. Ayita wasn't able to see very well due to the smoke quickly blocking their vision once more but she was still able to identify the woman who was on it's hands. It was the very same woman she had seen before at the ball, the one who openly had defied Aklenroth, Risa. Struggling against the caster's grasp, not only she was visibly wounded but she was desperate for help, with the last thing they could see before the mist blocking their vision again was the wounded and exhausted Risa, raising her hand towards them in a plea for help.

Looking to the rest of the group, Ayita saw how Torvi's heavy strike made Kuroi's clone disperse in blue mist. Meanwhile, the other clones were still confused due to Baraian shadows, swinging wildly at the shadows instead of paying attention at the group.

While she was assessing the situation though she didn't realize that her own clone still hadn't dispersed itself in blue mist and could still fight. Taking that chance, her clone swung at her, hitting Ayita straight in the side of the head, making her fall back and freeing the clone. Thankfully, before the clone could do anything more, Kuroi's wakizashi came flying towards her, decapitating Ayita's clone and finally finishing it. As her clone dispersed into blue mist, Ayita quickly grabbed her knife back before throwing Kuroi's wakizashi back to him.

"Normal wounds wont do! Try to decapitate them!" she said to the rest of the group, still dizzy due to the attack suffered by her own clone.

Listening to Torvi calling for her, Ayita forced herself to focus herself on the battle again. Torvi seemed to have a plan, having asked Ayita if she would clear the mist once again.

"Yeah, I- I think I can do it once more." she said, shaking her head. Doing it once had already taken a toll on her already exhausted body, if she did it again, it would be very likely that she wouldn't be able to use her magic until she rested properly and recovered herself.

"I have only one more shot!" she said as she gathered wind around her once more.

"Make it count!" she shouted as she once more, used the wind to disperse the mist and give Torvi a clear view of the path towards the exit, where they saw the caster a few moments ago.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Ada

^{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Stern Algorithm@AzureKnight}

Ada was still amazed, watching the fireworks in the sky and all the colors when Ditzy suddenly stood up and ran towards two strange woman that approached the group. Judging by how happy Ditzy was as he hugged the girl, whom he called 'Naga' and how most others seemed to know her, Ada finally became curious enough about the new arrivals to stop looking at the fireworks for a moment. Turning towards them with a curious expression, Ada slowly approaching them, sniffing the air around them as she did so. She was a bit wary at first, circling both of them from a safe distance, but seeing how everyone seemed to be relaxed and happy with their presence, she soon relaxed too, moving even closer to them, using her tail to put her on the same height as them as she sniffed them a bit more, feeling their scent.

Amused by Vara's grand introduction as she greeted Sir Reed, Ada gave a step back after finally investigating the two newcomers enough, giving her a cute smile before doing the same to Naga, whom introduced herself as Nagare soon after. Watching Vara and Nagare's conversation with the Altissima sisters curiously, Ada kept looking from the sisters to the newcomers, particularly amused by Vara's reaction when Sylvia and Vivian started talking about food, which made Ada look at them even more curiously with the tip of her tongue darting out of her mouth, licking her lips a few times. Even though she had just eaten, the way how they talked so enthusiastically about food made her a bit curious about those as well. Especially since she had never tasted all those strange dishes Vivian was talking about.

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Freyr

^{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Stern Algorithm@AzureKnight}

Freyr couldn't help but to smile and snuggle up closer to Haley as she sat down near him as she giggled. He was truly fortunate for having met her. In silence, Freyr simply embraced her and gave her a delicate kiss in the forehead before continuing to watch the fireworks.

After a few minutes watching the fireworks though, Haley suddenly stood up, saying some very familiar names, one of old guild members they hadn't seen for quite a while.

"Vara and Nagare?" Freyr said, surprised as he stood up and looked to where Haley was looking.

Freyr smiled upon seeing that the two were indeed back. Ditzy, immediately upon seeing them ran towards Nagare, hugging her, which couldn't help but make Freyr laugh at the sight. Not only that but the exchange between Vara and Neil was also rather cute, who made Freyr laugh even more.

"Ditzy and Neil weren't the only ones. We all missed you." he said with an amicable smile as he waved towards both of them.

"I'm glad to see that you're back." he said, getting closer to them and greeting them with a respectful bow, both due to the fact that they were his old friends and because he didn't forget that Nagare helped him when he had to go back to the Vieran Woods.

The Vanishing Kingdom

Kalla

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The moment Valia began telling the story, Maeve turned towards her, getting comfortable and ready to listen to the story. It was at then that Valia stopped for a moment to greet a newcomer, whom Maeve had completely missed, being distracted by the conversation she was having with Valia. The newcomer, a beautiful succubus woman, relaxed visibly upon entering the water, mentioning how good it felt.

"A bath and a nice story, couldn't get any better~" Maeve said with a chuckle, waving towards the woman with an amicable smile before she turned towards Valia again, ready to listen to the story she was about to tell.

Maeve listened carefully, in silence as Valia began talking about the Scar. According with the things Maeve had already heard from Allard or overheard other people talking, it didn't came as a surprise the fact that the people of Kalla had encountered the Scar before. While they didn't have any reason to fight each other, as Madam Valia herself said, it was difficult to differentiate friends from foes in the arid sands of the desert. The despicable tactics the bandits often used made it even worse, claiming to be from Kalla to earn the trust of those they would target.

"Bandits... Despicable!" Maeve said shaking her head as Valia mentioned the bandits and their 'tactics'.

When she moved on, talking about the unfortunate scuffle that happened when a Scar party mistook a Kallan scout party as bandits, Maeve was surprised, especially when Valia said that the Scar party were strong enough to incapacitate most of their warriors, aside from Allard, of course. She went on, saying how Allard was able to fight them off, wounding some while cursing their agility. Even after having fought the other members of the Scar party though, he was still able to keep up with Suzune, who according to Valia was one of the finest warriors the Scar had, for more than an hour fighting. Ignoring the wounds he received, Allard kept fighting on. Having already met, talked with and having to deal with stubbornness before, she couldn't help but let out a smile and a chuckle, shaking her head.

"It sounds exactly like him, yeah." she said, laughing.

"I still remember how difficult and exhausting it was to heal all the wounds he had after the raid ended." she said with a smile.

Valia then kept on, saying how despite Allard not being able to touch Suzune due to her agility, his stamina was enough so even Suzune was starting to get tired. In the middle of their fight though, the very bandits the two parties were hunting appeared. Taking advantage of the situation, they attacked both of them. With Suzune being hit by an arrow, Allard had to fight the bandits off despite how worn down and wounded he was, which he did successfully. After the misunderstanding was dealt with and they returned to Kalla, they offered shelter for the Sylves in order for them to rest and recover their wounded. One thing led to another and after fighting against Suzune and then saving her from the bandits, they became quite close, marrying rather quickly after only a few weeks.

"So... After fighting against Suzune and gallantly saving her from the bandits, both of them got together? Now that's quite the story!" she said, laughing.

"Although I can't help but appreciate the beauty of it. In part, their love was born from the heat of battle. Both against each other and after that, the bandits. Admiration and respect for one another... It is quite romantic, isn't it?" Maeve asked, with a chuckle.

NEOTOKYO - Shadow Conflict [Open!]

^{Location: Gun Range}

^{Interactions: Takeuchi Yukiko @Lady Selune}

Although Itsuki did notice that someone had approached the range right next to him but he was so entertained with his new rifle that he hadn't given much attention. Other than recognizing the sound of a revolver being shot, he was too entertained to pay attention to his surroundings. That was until the person next to him stopped shooting the revolver and then a feminine voice suddenly called him, asking about the rifle he was using, specifically the noise, or rather, the lack of, which made a smile immediately appear on Itsuki's expression.

After taking off the magazine, emptying the chamber and doing the whole unloading and clearing procedure, he finally turned towards the woman, showing her the weapon while keeping it pointed towards the range.

"Yo! The NSF were quite generous with the personal equipment, weren't they?" Itsuki said with a chuckle, greeting the woman with an amicable smile and a nod.

"No need to be so formal though, we're probably going to see each other quite a lot. I'm Itsuki. Pleasure to meet you." he said with a carefree smile.

"Regarding the weapon... Do you remember the old Russian VSS Vintorez? From way back then? This one is a modernized version of the same rifle. The VSS-3000. It is rather simple compared to more modern rifles, but it's exactly this simplicity that makes this gun so reliable and effective on the right hands. Being capable of both semi auto and fully automatic fire, it is an extremely versatile rifle... that is, if you can deal with the lack of cybernetics, aim assist & etc of course. It's not a bad thing though, since EMPs and jammers are completely useless against it." He said, showing the weapon to the woman.

"Subsonic, heavy 9x39mm ammunition. Coupled with the integrated suppressor makes the gun as quiet as a whisper... While still leaving quite a hole on the target." he said, with a chuckle and a proud expression as he nodded towards the target down the range.

"Go ahead, give it a try. I promise you'll love it." he said, with an amused expression as he handed the gun to the woman, waiting for her to grab it and then passing a full magazine to her.

After handing her the rifle, Itsuki simply kept watching her reaction if she choose to shoot it, with an amused expression on his face.

"If you're more into handguns though, I also have a really fun little toy for you to test as well." he said with a mischievous smirk as he grabbed the Welrod MK3 from the case, putting it on the table in front of them.

Avalia

Location: Forest outside Roshmi
Time: Morning
Interactions: O'ner (Mathis)@Eviledd1984, Malachi @princess, Belladonna @Potter, Valok @helo

Despite Myra not being hungry, she still approached the girl, looking at her curiously as she ate. Myra did find it strange at first on how despite her smile, she seemed to be so wary but a moment after that, she let out a genuine smile, thanking for the food. The moment the girl looked at her, Myra smiled amicably in return before she turned away and walked a bit ahead, continuing to follow the blonde elf.

After some time walking, the blonde elf suddenly stopped, turning towards the group with a serious expression. His question made Myra genuinely confused, both at his words but at the question itself. Tilting her head, she simply looked at the blonde elf, confused. What did he mean by 'allegiance'? Was he asking who were her friends? Looking towards the blonde elf and then to the group, almost as if she was searching for something that helped her to understand the blonde elf's question.
Unfortunately, the dark elf's reply didn't help much in that matter. Despite that, the moment Myra heard Aklenroth's name, she immediately looked at the dark elf, wary. While her reaction wasn't nearly as strong to when she saw the spiders or when strangers approached the group, not being hostile in any way, she was still wary and uncomfortable. Not much was needed to understand that she didn't like Aklenroth not even one bit.

As Myra looked back at the blonde elf, it was clear to him that she was still confused by his question but she tried to answer nonetheless.

"Darius, Artemis, Skar!" Myra said after some thinking, counting on her fingers as she said the names of her friends, including Mathis, pointing towards him with a smile. Her pronunciation of the letter 'r' was better than it was before but she was still emphasizing it's sound as she spoke in a noticeable manner, almost as if she was doing so to make sure she wouldn't say it wrong.