Haley.
Penny is best girl. I accept no disagreement.
You're BOTH dumb, clearly ABIGAIL is the superior waifu!
*takes a crunchy bite out of a piece of quartz crystal*
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Another new guy at work asked me "What year did you graduate high school?" I looked at him for a moment and said, "Son, I graduated college about 10 years ago." Apparently I am very well preserved. XD
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Another new guy at work asked me "What year did you graduate high school?" I looked at him for a moment and said, "Son, I graduated college about 10 years ago." Apparently I am very well preserved. XD
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@Cleveraptor: If you did the best you could with what you had, then you did well today. If you look back on the past and wish you'd done it better, it means you learned. Celebrate small wins!
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TFW a "training session" turns into an 8 hour shift and the assistant manager quits so you automatically are now training for that position. This feels a little like being a Sith.
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Write for 1 hour every single day. If you miss, just add it to the next day! It's incredible! Tomorrow I'm writing for 7 years.
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That feel when you put your resume on a website, applied to like 60 jobs, and then a bunch of them all decide to call and schedule interviews all at once so now your whole schedule is full.
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You're BOTH dumb, clearly ABIGAIL is the superior waifu!
*takes a crunchy bite out of a piece of quartz crystal*
<Snipped quote by Xaltwind>
Should have exactly enough gold for 15 cauliflower seeds plus 20 parsnips. We’ve gotta get 5 three stars by the first harvest or the speedrun is dead. Then we need to get to mine level 50.
Everyone start practicing your animation canceling.
But who will we lavish gifts upon so we're not left alone like a LOSER at the FLOWER FESTIVAL!?!?
FYI, Zeroth, but Dragondyas is also in the Center scene.
Edited to account for Myrr!
--- Northeastern Edge > Village Center ---
Akitsugu
Late Morning / Early Midday@Rune_Alchemist@CitrusArms@ERode@Xaltwind@Dragonydas
"Don't worry. I'm also hoping we can avoid conflict, even if these folk turn out to be not so friendly." The blacksmith had already turned away from Yingmei, facing down the old main road to the village square and the well where the two wagon-drivers and another pair of individuals had gathered. As the girl fell into step with him, and then slowly drifted further behind him, the would-be smith folded his arms into his sleeves and took a very leisurely pace---partly so as not to leave his new companion behind, and partly to give himself time to think.
As they neared the central intersection, it became clear that the other two individuals talking to the older man and woman were both female. One of them wore red, and the other green...and the green one was carrying something. A weapon? A tool? They came closer, and Akitsugu decided it was either a pickaxe, or a very unique kind of polearm. But he also realized that the girl in the red dress, beneath windswept strands of her lavender hair, had pointed ears.
Is that what the people of this land call...an Elf? He had heard that they were often a magically inclined people, but knowing nothing of spell craft he had no way to tell whether this one was a mage or not...unless... Wait...could she be the one that fell from the sky? I saw something spring from her body that slowed her fall. Was that the result of a spell? It had to be. He couldn't think of any other way one could survive such a drop!
And she wasn't the only one, either! Another girl, standing a little away from the rest of the group as if she didn't wanted to be noticed, clutched a book to her chest. Her ears, too, were pointed, but she wore different colors and had golden blonde hair. It was probably a little bit specie-ist, but Akitsugu wondered if she was a relative or otherwise companion of the lavender haired elf. She seemed a little ruffled, as if she'd had a stumble of some sort or something similar.
"Um...hello, there!" he called out, as he and Yingmei neared the group enough to overhear the last tidbits of their conversation. It seemed the lavender-haired elf was speaking about repairing the well--or, more than likely, that battered old bucket she currently held. As Niara looked at the buildings surrounding her, Akitsugu tried to make eye contact. "Are any of you, uh, residents of this village? We're only travelers, you see, and we've just arrived here. I'm looking for supplies and, uh, well---" he glanced back at Yingmei, "I don't suppose you said what you were looking for?" Then he looked back at the group, clearly feeling self-conscious as he continued to explain. "But either way we heard a bit of noise down this way, and decided to investigate, so I, er, hope we're...not interrupting anything?" He couldn't quite hold the eye contact, and kept glancing to either the upper or lower right corner of his eyes as his left elbow fidgeted.
Will try to get a post in either late tonight or tomorrow!
That'll be our cheese strat for this RP. We'll just continually pair Akitsugu with female characters who rapidly betray/dump him, causing him to exponentially level up until he can create God-Tier Weapons that we can then sell for massive profit in order to P2W our way through village development.
Just don't think about all the JRPG empires who now have access to Swords of Mass Destruction.
"Ha, you fool! Now we're going to use your own Demonic Holy Swords of Ultima to destroy you!"
"...Did you guys know that practicing with a weapon raises your Skill with that weapon in this RP? And it's the same with other Skills, too."
"So what? Your Blacksmithing Skill has surpassed Mastery, maybe even Divinity, but even that rapid EXP growth caused by the abuse of tropes won't--"
"Hammers are tools AND weapons." *TING*
@ERode Then he just immediately discovers some exploit of his Class and becomes OP!
"Some Girl I Just Met Five Minutes Ago Kicked Me Out of the Party, So I Became the Strongest!"
Brought to you by Kadokawa. Instant anime of the season.
"Some Girl I Just Met Five Minutes Ago Kicked Me Out of the Party, So I Became the Strongest!"
Brought to you by Kadokawa. Instant anime of the season.
Noooo, Ying-tan, it's a trap! Don't let your guard down around the strange man in a bathrobe! Quick, a hoe to the face! HOE TO THE FACE!!! IT'S SELF-DEFENSE!
TOO LATE, HE HAS ALREADY PROMISED TO MAMORU! >:D
Once a guy says he's gonna mamoru you, you're nakama. No backsies!
Karmic wrath? Is she saying she's...done something to deserve that? In response to such a question, Akitsugu could only shake his head with a blank look. As the girl explained herself, he took in her appearance and realized that she was holding a farming implement, not a staff. Why had he felt as if she should've been holding one of the ringed staves used by monks in his homeland? As if it were as natural for someone to carry such a thing as it was for a blacksmith to carry a sword. He eyed it somewhat warily, at least until her white knuckled grip on the hoe relaxed.
"Ah, my name is..." He paused. Traditionally one would give their family name first, but... Even if he was a foreigner, perhaps it was best not to risk recognition. "Akitsugu. I am a blacksmith by trade...or, at least, I'd like to be. It is a pleasure, Miss Yingmei." His waist bent slightly as his gaze dipped towards the ground. But, it seemed they were both mistaken---she wasn't one of the natives, either. Based on what she said Akitsugu also felt it safe to assume she was not with any of the others he'd seen thus far: the falling person, the couple in the wagon, or any of the other folks loudly traipsing about the place.
"No, I'm not---If this place has truly been abandoned until now, then it seems Fate, or something else, has called us all here." He folded his arms and sighed, as he turned his gaze back on the derelict buildings. "We can only hope none of them are bandits either." The most noise seemed to be coming from the group around the well, but Akitsugu imagined any band of cutthroats worth their grime wouldn't want to draw attention to themselves until they were ready to pounce. He gestured in that direction with a nod of his head.
"Shall we go see what the hubbub is about? If something untoward does happen, I give you my word I'll do my best to protect us."
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