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Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Alakai had decided to stay out of the argument at first, but once Joan started to threaten with a fight, he had to put in his own two cents. "I don't think you want to fight Kali, Joan. As fighting her means fighting me. And I'm pretty sure the two of us can take you, or even the three of you if need be. One, because we're higher level. And two, because you don't have a healer. So please, sit down, stop the hostilities, and let's enjoy lunch okay?" Alakai was quite serious. If Joan planned to start a fight, he wouldn't like it, but he would kill all three of them if need be. Luckily Joan finally backed down, seeing how everyone was against him at this point.

"Besides, Kali, I want to eat food with flavour. Since we're eating together, it's hard to make something and not show them..." He then looked at Josie with a very serious expression. "I'll hold you to your word. I'd rather be on good than bad terms." Alakai wasn't going to make direct threats, as threats generally only made people more hostile. But if they did spill the secret to others they would very quickly realise how bad it would be for them to have him against them. He didn't know how he would get them back if that happened, but it wouldn't be pleasant to say the least.

"Anyway, I won't explain anything I do. Just allow you to watch. So you'll have to figure out the rest on your own." He then finally spoke as he started on cooking some of the fish they had gotten on their farming runs. The three looked on intently, though all of them seemed confused as to what was going on. Others couldn't see your inventory, profession and stat and skill screens unless you allowed them to, so they couldn't see that Alakai wasn't using his crafting skill to do the cooking. It was actually a bit amusing to watch.

Do Fairies have Tails?

Please do tell. :)

Do Fairies have Tails?

I might be interested. Been toying with the idea of an earth dragon slayer for a while now, and would like to play him in an rp. I probably won't be posting more than once or twice a week though. Unless I have a lot of inspiration, at which point I could post 2~3 times a day if allowed. :P Basically, my posting is erratic, but I try to post at least once a week. My post length is usually between 2 and 3 paragraphs, sometimes even 4~5, but that's rare.

And finally, I currently have no inspiration for a plot like that. So you'd have to start us out. Though after that inspiration will come on it's own. :)

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

Well, that post was about twice as long as I expected it to become...xD

Anyway, Kali might have some competition now. >:3

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

"Hold on, I didn't say I wanted to join the party for the dungeon yet. Just that our levels are high enough." Alakai replied, frowning a little. "In the game it might not have mattered, but here I wouldn't want to party with people I can't get along with. Since teamwork will be important." He decided to ignore Joan's ranting, as he seemed the type to only act all though and 'I don't need anyone' on the surface. "Lunch sounds good though. We left rather early and I at least haven't eaten properly yet."

Everyone seemed to agree. So they headed to an area that didn't have any crabs walking around. Once there, Joan was the one starting on building a fire. Alakai had the skill too. It came with the cooking profession. But if someone else would do it it meant less work for him. "So did you guys find out how to cook with flavour like that one inn then?" He asked, wondering if the inn keeper had spilled their secret. "That stupid inn keeper won't tell anyone. But I can make some pretty good stat boosting food." Joan answered. "Well you're in luck. I'll do the cooking then." "What difference would it make?" Joan replied with a frown. "Because I'm the one who told that inn keeper how to cook with flavour." All three turned their heads to Alakai now, eyes wide. "What?! You?!" Josie exclaimed in disbelief. "Let me guess, you plan to get rich by getting a cut of the profits huh?" Joan grumbled. "Nothing like that..." Alakai replied. "We get free meals and a free room. Plus he always saves a table for us. But that's all. I wanted to keep it a secret because I felt that information might be useful later on..." All three seemed a bit annoyed at that. Which was to be expected considering food with flavour was in very high demand.

"Don't worry, I'm willing to show you guys as well since we're in this situation. Just promise me, don't tell anyone else. In the end guilds will be looking out for themselves first. If one of them gets their hands on this secret, it could put them in a very powerful and influential position within the city." The three looked at each other, then nodded. "I guess you're right. It's gotten pretty bad already." June spoke. "The largest guilds have started monopolising the best farming spots, pressuring smaller guilds into joining them, some are acting like they're better than others because their guild is so large... There are even rumours of underground guilds doing shady things." Alakai frowned. He hadn't noticed anything like that. Then again, him and Kali were ahead of almost everyone. Plus they had spent almost all of their time out in the field. Only coming back to sleep and sell loot.

"It's gotten that bad huh? We've been farming mostly, so I hadn't noticed..." "Our guild too." Josie spoke, looking a bit sad. "We're just a small guild of ingame friends. But if this keeps going, even we won't have much choice any more." Alakai couldn't help but think about what could be done. All players were in this together, having been thrown into this world just like that. It was logical that people would form groups. But it sounded like the situation in the city might get out of hand if this kept on going. "Let's not dwell on that right now." He spoke, wanting to cheer everyone up a little. "We're on a beach, on a sunny day, soon with food and a campfire as well. Let's enjoy ourselves for now, right?"

Joan just nodded once, and the other two agreed with an 'okay'. Though as the fire started, another question came up. "So...who are you two anyway?" June asked as she scooted closer to Alakai, looking like she was up to something. Alakai started blushing a little again, though tried to answer normally. "W-well...it's actually a bit of a surprise you three don't know us. For some reason people always come up to us two to ask for our help or wanting us to join their guild or party." "So you're well known in the city?" June then asked. "Maybe...I'd rather not draw that much attention though..." "Ohh, you're a shy one aren't you~" June replied with a slight grin, scooting even closer until she leaned against him just a little bit. "I like shy guys~" Of course this meant Alakai's face turned bright red. So he quickly shuffled closer to the fire to get a bit more distance between them again. "I, uh...I'll start cooking some food! Yes!" He spoke, opening his inventory and starting to take out ingredients. "Don't tell anyone about this. But I'll show you what I do when I cook."

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

Seriously though, who goes to take a nap at like 7 pm? :P At least if I did that I wouldn't be able to sleep for most of the night...

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

"A nap?" Sanguine replied after they had finished dinner. "To be honest, I doubt I could fall asleep any time soon..." She then answered. Vampires were creatures of the night, so that probably had something to do with it. Plus even in the other world she often stayed up until 2 am or even later. And it was only a bit after dinner time, so it couldn't be later than 7 pm. So she still had way too much energy for sleeping, even with the buzz that was still hanging around her head from the beer. "But I'm up for cuddling. So how about we cuddle, and I'll go do something else once you fall asleep?" She didn't mind really. It wasn't like they had to be glued to each other 24/7.

Oliver got up, so she did the same. The bedroom was probably where they were going at this point. As by the sounds of it, he had probably eaten a little too much. Plus a bed was more comfortable than a couch for naps. She made sure to walk more slowly on the way there. Though it was hard to go at their normal speed anyway, having her arm hooked into his once more and thus having to adapt to his speed. She grinned a little bit, finding the situation kind of funny. "You know...you could have eaten a little less." She teased him, knowing full fell that the meal had probably been too good to leave anything on the plates. "Maybe I should bring you a warm jar or something? Or...have someone bring one."

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

As a hobby cook, yes you certainly can! I usually only use the bacon juices itself as gravy, but you can for instance add a bit of flour and milk, season with simple pepper and salt, and get bacon gravy that way. :) And in my experience, it tastes great with potatoes and carrots.

Elder Tale. (Sanquin / EveIris)

The girl finally got off of Alakai. So with his face still quite red, he quickly got to his feet again. "I'm June. We call ourselves the three J's as a party~" June added when the other two introduced themselves. The male warrior decided to complain about being helped though, so Alakai had to jump in, especially when Kali accused him of kill stealing. Something that was frowned upon in games where it was possible. "Hey, I may like any exp I can get, but I wouldn't kill steal." Alakai started to pat his pants down as much as possible, as there was a lot of sand sticking to it now. "Joan, you three were clearly in need of help. No shame in admitting that. I doubt you would have rather died, as I'm sure everyone suspects it can't be a pleasant thing even if you revive. But if it makes you feel any better I'll be sure to just help the others and leave you to your...tactical retreat was it?" The man grinned a little, and so did the others. Though the conversation quickly moved on.

"Anyway, why were you guys fighting on the beach? There's a cave not far from here that gives far better exp..." Alakai asked, curious about how these three had gotten into trouble in the first place. "Well..." Josie started, sounding slightly sad. "We were training for the first dungeon, while also looking for more people to join our party once we're a few levels higher. We figured the beach, where the dungeon is, would be a good place to find people. But so far, no one seems interested in an independent party. The big guilds are only grouping up within their own ranks, and others aren't even close to reaching the dungeon's level yet."

June quickly chimed in, impatient at Josie not having asked the two yet. "How about you two? We'd have a full party if you two joined! What's your levels?" Alakai frowned a little, hesitant to answer that last part. "Well, we were preparing for the dungeon as well actually. But I...kinda don't want to advertise our level too much. In this world where a lot depends on your level, it can be bad to have that information spread too much... I can at least say we're high enough for the dungeon already though." The dungeon's level requirements were between 25 and 29. So they were actually already near the upper end of the dungeon. Alakai wanted to rather be safe than sorry after all. But until he knew for sure that these three could be trusted with that information he'd rather not tell them.

(If you want you can have Josie (She feels like the party leader to me. :P) invite them to lunch around a campfire on the beach as a thank you. Or I'll do it in my next post.)

Overlords. (Sarpedon/Sanquin)

What slaughter? A few people here and there, maybe an army or two... That's not a slaughter, right? :P

Well, being a bit more open about what he wants couldn't hurt... I mean, it's good to not question the authority figure too much in front of the npc's, but something like "I'd rather stay in the lounge a while longer" hardly falls under that. xD