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Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Sounds like the D&D group is derailing quite a bit. xD I can understand characters doing shenanigans, but I'd say it kinda sucks when people won't cooperate.

I myself would have probably just tried to leave the rogue behind. Like "So you just want to do your own thing? Okay, goodbye. We need people that know of teamwork for this quest." And then the thief would probably just die somewhere being jumped like you or caught or something. :P

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

"So I guess I'll start." Sanguine spoke, glancing at Oliver. "Feel free to add anything if I've missed something, Oliver." She then added, figuring most information would be coming from her anyway. Oliver's main objective there seemed to have been helping the village and testing out his powers. She on the other hand had only been focused on every bit of information that might be useful.

Over the next one and a half hours or so everything was put on paper by their helpful scribe. Things were going more quickly than the vampiress had first thought, as the man was a very fast writer. Still, afterwards she felt a little tense. The seats were of plain wood, which wasn't exactly comfortable to sit in. It kind of reminded her of the chairs school used to have. So now she wanted to relax again. Preferably in Oliver's arms on a couch in the lounge. However there was still something else she now wanted to do. The npc's seemed to all see the two of them as far above themselves. But she wanted to make sure about what their thought of the guild master and her second in command. After that there would still be plenty of time to relax before dinner. And after dinner something like a horse ride might be nice. She had always wondered what it would be like to ride on horseback through the forest. But that was a thought for later.

The librarian thanked them for the valuable information, though before she could dismiss him he was already up and about with the newly written papers to organise them. Dragons always had the tendency to be more focused on themselves than others. And this one appeared to be one of those stereotypical 'getting lost in their own thoughts and things' kind of creature. But he was clearly good at what he did, and Sanguine wasn't too fussed about all that etiquette the other npc's adhered to anyway. So she just ignored it.

"So...I wanted to talk to all of the leaders for a bit. Preferably with you present as well. I want to hear from their own mouths how they see us. Just to know for certain what we can expect. After that I say we go back to the lounge and have some more beer by the fireplaces." A fire was relaxing to her, plus a fireplace had a bit of a romantic tone. "I don't think you have any objections, right?" She added with a smile, figuring the prospect of more relaxing and beer sounded good to him as well.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Took me a bit to find my muse for a post, but it's up now! ^^ Time to meet their future guild mates. ;)

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

"How long I can hold my breath? Good question." Alakai mused, figuring that she was right in this being a good time to test it out. "I wonder if it'll be like the game or like real life." He added. Though when she placed her hand on his head he quickly took it and moved it off again. "I'm fine with trying, but please no hands on heads. I ah...get a bit nervous when people do that while I'm under water. Makes me feel like you're trying to keep me down, even if you don't use any force..." He rubbed his neck a little awkwardly, not sure why he admitted to that. Though what was done was done. "Anyway, let's give it a try." The man took a few large breaths to make sure he had enough oxygen before disappearing under the surface. The water was surprisingly clear, so apart from the haziness caused by the water, he could actually still see for ten feet or so before things started to disappear into the blue of the water.

It took Alakai a full 5 minutes before he grew bored, and decided to surface again. Though he felt like he could have gone for another few minutes most likely. Which was highly surprising as he was used to only being able to hold his breath for 2 minutes at most. He first wanted to just wait for Kali to come up by herself, but that train of thought was quickly interrupted when he heard some screaming in the distance. He frowned, turning his gaze in the direction it had come from. And there he could see them. A party of three people, most likely players, fighting 4 crabs with another 2 on the way. Without hesitation he grabbed Kali pulling her up and turning her towards what was happening. "No more time for holding our breath! It seems like some players are in trouble. I'm going to help them!" Without waiting for Kali's response, Alakai already quickly started heading back to the shore. He pointed at the air in front of him to open his inventory, as he wanted to switch to his combat clothes as soon as he was out. His body would still be wet, but having damp clothes would be a concern for later.

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

"Well, I was hoping we have a scribe of some kind here that can write things down for us. We have a library, and I remember there being an npc that sold some basic book binding materials. I'm sure he has better and faster handwriting than us." If skills had transferred to this world for all npc's then that librarian would surely have some kind of scribe skills as well. "So it will be more dictating than writing I think."

Sanguine led the way to the other side of the great hall, where the library was. It wasn't huge unlike some other rooms, as none of the guild members had those professions in the game. So the room had never been upgraded. Still, there was basically a book about everything and anything from Yggdrasil there. From history, to folk tales, to important people, to even class manuals and the like. And there was still room to spare. Which would be needed considering all the books this other world might have. And as expected, there stood what looked like a normal human in his forty's, apart from some silvery scales on his body here and there. The man was in fact, a silver dragon. Only he had used an alteration spell to take on human form. He was searching through one of the book shelves, looking rather busy. Though as soon as the two stepped inside he stopped, turned to them and bowed. "Lady Sanguine, Sir Oliver. You honour me with your presence. What can I help you with today?" The man spoke before standing straight again. "We've gathered information on this new world we're in--" Sanguine started, though was quickly interrupted.

"Ah yes this new world! It's strange, I can't even find a name on it in any of the books. I've looked through over a hundred about powerful magic and different lands, but can't find any information. Is there even a magic we know of that could do this? Or perhaps divine intervention? Or--" The man was clearly rambling now. Plus it was a bit rude to interrupt her. "Focus!" Sanguine spoke, sounding a bit annoyed. "For the time being how we got here isn't as important as getting information about this world." The man quickly made a small bow again. "My apologies, my lady... Please continue." "We've gone to the nearby village and have come back with information that needs to be written down." She stated plainly, trying to keep it short before he started rambling again. "Good, good!" The man spoke. "Please come this way, I'll get some empty paper and a pen. Please leave the writing to me." As expected, this man would act as their scribe. Which made the task quite a bit easier. At least for her and Oliver.

((Library: pre02.deviantart.net/2412/th/pre/i/201.. ))

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

"Well, beer was never exactly my favourite... But it still beats nothing~" Sanguine replied, figuring it was best to keep looking at things from a positive perspective. So far she really liked this world. They were apparently quite powerful, being able to fling high level spells around like it was nothing. And they were actually together now, rather than in different countries. And they had an army at their disposal to boot. As long as they kept following the two of them at least. Though it didn't look like that was about to change any time soon. So even if there was a way to get back, she was highly unsure if she'd do so. Which meant becoming used to this new life as well. A positive perspective would certainly help with that.

"To conquering the land!" The vampiress chimed in when Oliver wanted to toast, touching her mug to his before taking several large gulps of her drink. It actually tasted a little better than what she remembered. Less bitter, maybe? It was like this body's taste buds were completely different to her own. Not that she minded though.

Sanguine remained in Oliver's arms for just over half an hour. During which she finished a second beer as well. Though she kept it at that for now, as there was still work to be done. Just before standing up, the woman decided to move closer to him, kissing him gently on the lips. And this time she made sure to prevent him from surprising her with yet another deep, passionate kiss. She didn't mind, but there would still be time for that later. Right now her mind was focusing on remembering as many details as possible. Even if they were just assumptions, considering they had almost zero information about this world, anything and everything could be important.

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

That sounds like the kind of fun D&D I've never had. xD My friends were always like "let's be valiant heroes!" So boring. :P

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Oh, story time! yes please, as long as it isn't too long. xD

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

I refuse to play in a fantasy setting without being able to drink any kind of alcohol. Even as a vampire. :P

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

"Well...maybe for a little bit. I wanted to try and have a drink first anyway." Sanguine replied, blushing a little bit. She had fantasised about meeting Oliver in real life and having a drink on the couch while watching a movie together. And maybe more after that. The TV might not be present, but there was live music and the room was quite a bit nicer than hers and probably his as well. "Has my lady gained an interest in alcohol now that we're in a different world?" The barkeep spoke. She hadn't even noticed him yet, though it wasn't surprising that they had someone to work the bar as well. "...Yes, I suppose I have." She replied nonchalantly. Luckily the man didn't find it weird that a vampire would want alcohol. Sanguine then moved to the couch, sitting down beside Oliver, still blushing a little. "I don't think there's much you can help with. I would like to test if my undead will follow others' commands as well, but that's about it. Though maybe you can help with putting all that information on paper as well. Maybe you noticed some things I didn't."

The vampiress was still just as new to this as Oliver was. So she was still unsure of many things. She just didn't want to show it. Having Oliver there as well helped a lot though. Just like in the game, she felt like the two of them together could take anything on. Even if the challenges in this world were a little different. And even if that challenge was something as seemingly simple as doing what they had always done in the game, but now in an alternate version of real life.

"Right now though, let's first enjoy our drinks." Sanguine spoke as the bartender came to them with the two drinks. Sanguine took one, but paused as she moved the glass to her lips. The smell was that of wine, but it smelled pretty awful. On the contrary, the glass of beer Oliver had been handed smelled like normal beer. "This smells terrible..." She muttered, at which the bartender panicked immediately. "I beg your forgiveness my lady. I-I didn't realise that vampires didn't like wine. Please forgive me." Sanguine sighed, quickly handing the glass back to the man. "You are forgiven...just bring me a glass of what Oliver has." The man bowed, quickly taking the glass and rushing back to the bar to make her a new drink. "Well...I guess wine's out of the question. Beer seems fine though." She spoke with a smile, glad that at least some kind of alcohol was still possible. Even if blood tasted like heaven to her, having only that to drink for the rest of her life sounded like it would become boring relatively quickly.