Monday, November 6, 2006

How to beat an admin ... and save a friend
(She swiped her staff across his face leaving a burn.)

Rei: ><”

Vesper: I was trying to assist! How was I to know?! *

(She repeated her action of the burning staff to his throat.)

Rei: ><” I'm sorry, okay? I didn't know that you would come after me.

Vesper: Of course you didn't. * I should just cast a fire spell and leave you here to burn ...

Rei: What mentor would do that?!”

Vesper: ... *

(She glared at him in a way she has never gazed upon anyone. It was like staring at death.)

Vesper: You test my patience ... *

Rei: What would you achieve of killing me? ><”

Vesper: The sense of normality that I lost when you came. *

Rei: If it bothers you so much, I'll leave. I will seek to become stronger myself. You are just obsessed with winning.

Vesper: Obsessed? With winning? Far from it. *

(She hit him in the head with her searing staff.)

Rei: Augh! {,><,}”

Vesper: ! (Tears?) *

(She lowered her staff, taking a good look at the damage done to him.)

Rei: No more ... no more ... {,- -,}

Vesper: ... - - ... (What have I done?)

(She stopped her magic from coursing through her staff and the ice cracked, releasing him, but his legs were numb.)

Rei: ... { ,- -}

Vesper: My god ... - -

(She knelt beside him for a while without another word.)

Rei: ! No!!! ><

(A barrier lashed out around him and began to heal his wounds)

Vesper: ! I guess ... that's to be expected ... - -'

(He sat there in the barrier with the frozen look of fear on his face.)

Vesper: (I have broken an innocent wolf ... - -)

(She let go of her feared staff and sat down. Her gaze was less of a threat.)

Rei: ...

(He looked up.)

Rei: I'm sorry ... I shouldn't have defied your word.

Vesper: No ... I've been too harsh on you. Seek what you wish. ( - -)

(She grabbed her staff and stood, ready to leave.)

Rei: ...

(The barrier disappeared, and some of his wounds were not quite healed.)

Rei: Don't leave. This is something you wanted to go to. I don't want to ruin it for you. ' '

Vesper: ... I wanted to come here ... to see the beauty renewed in this site, however, I had no intentions to come and beat you senseless here. - -

Rei: I guess I was being a bit self-included. I don't want to have you quit out on something that only comes once every year.

Vesper: No, don't you get it? I give up. Find another mentor. - -*

Rei: ! You give up? O-on me? why? ' '”

Vesper: Look what I did, ( ><) this is no way to treat another player ... - - Find another ...

Rei: But, you were going to help me. ' '”

Vesper: To die? - - No ... I was, but just seeing what I did is proof enough the I can not be your mentor ... - -

Rei: Well ... just enjoy the rest of the festival. - -

(He walked off. She paused a moment and logged off.)

Rei: -o Who's going to teach me now? I ditched my team ... and my mentor gave up on me ... - -'

Talon: She's got her own fears. ^ ^'

(He was right behind him.)

Rei: Talon? I didn't know you were going to come. ' '

Talon: Why not? ^ ^ Woah ... ' ' you took a
good beating ... get to the infirmary or something.

Rei: No, I managed to heal most of me. - - Just, some of the burns aren't entirely healed.

Talon: What did you do? ' ' '

Rei: I got into a battle. She jumped in to assist me, but I told her that I wanted to fight my battles.

Talon: ? First, it's hard enough to see her helping anyone. Second, you must have said something else to have made her snap. '

Rei: ' Yeah ...

Talon: You didn't ... - -'

Rei: Well, it was kind of true. '

Talon: Do you know why she doesn't work with anyone? She's afraid of her own strength. That's why she hasn't leveled up in over a year. ' ' She doesn't want to hurt anyone else with her magic and it's harder to be weaker than it is to become stronger. That's why she gave up. '

Rei: ... So ... it's my fault ... - -

Talon: Well, no ... you didn't know. ' '

Rei: -o I'll see if I can talk to her tomorrow. In the meantime, do you know what goes on at this festival? ' '

Talon: Um ... ' ' Well,

(They heard a scream.)

Talon: ! What the? ' '

Rei: Should we go check it out? ' ' '

Talon: Yeah ... ' '

(A skeleton reached up and grabbed Rei.)

Rei: !”

(He reached for his swords.)

Rei: ! My swords!”

Talon: You're a wolf, you should be able to do something. ><

(He knocked one of them back.)

Rei: (He's right, after all, this character is meant for broad power.)

(He grabbed the skeleton and threw it at the tree.)

Talon: Let's go before more of them show up. ><

Rei: I'm not leaving. What if people need help?

Talon: Hello? >< We're going to help.

Rei: Well, I thought ... never mind. ' Let's just go.

(They went to where they heard the scream and saw that Ouka already defeated all the skeletons. There was also the two avatars, Black Rose and Kite there.)

Rei: Well, I guess you don't need our assistance. '

Ouka: ! It's you. ' '

Shugo: What? - -'

Talon: ?

Rei: Yeah. ^ ^' Hey, you know, I never got your name. ' '

Ouka: It's Ouka. ' '

Talon: ! '

Rei: That's a nice name ... I'm Rei. ^ ^

Talon: Ouka? The divine fist? “

Ouka: Yeah. ^ ^

Rena: Well, I'm Rena and this is my brother, Shugo. ^ ^

Rei: (Black Rose and Kite.) ' ' ... Nice to meet you. We heard a scream. But, I guess the situation has been handled. ^ ^'

Rena: Sorry, ^ ^' It was me ...

Shugo: I wasn't scared ... ( - -)

Rei: What was with the monsters? I didn't think there would be any. ' '

Shugo: She took a bone ... - -' Nearly scared the life out of us ...

Ouka: (laughs) ^ ^

Rei: Startled me a bit. ^ ^'

Talon: Yeah ... - -

(He got an e-mail.)

Talon: ! Seems I have to go to see that wave master ... - -'

Rei: All right. ' '

(He logged off.)

Rena: ! That wave master? ' ' The one everyone's been talking about?

Ouka: ... - -*

Rei: Yeah. ' She used to be my mentor. '

Ouka: And the most cold hearted person yet. *

Rena: '

Rei: She's just ... well, I'm not sure. I guess she just worries alot. ' ' '

Shugo: I wonder if she's as good as they say she is ... (- - ) (mutters)

Rei: As I've figured out the hard way. '

(He reached for his swords again.)

Rei: I keep forgetting that I don't have them anymore. '

Ouka: ! You don't? ' '

Rei: No, I must have left them out in the field. '

Ouka: ? How can you leave your on weapon in the field? ' '

Rei: I was caught up with some things. '

Ouka: ?

Rei: ... It's not important. ^ ^'

Ouka: Okay ... ' '

Rei: I guess I wasn't cut out for weapons. I just wasn't made for wielding such things.

(Talon logged back in.)

Talon: Sorry, I was caught up in something. ^ ^'

Ouka: With the wave master? - -*

Talon: Well, yes. ' ' '

Rei: Is it something dire?

Talon: Very ... - -' Seems she's in a bit of a
rough spot ...

Rei: What do you mean?

Talon: In level eighty she was dragged in there and a high level player that she hasn't named is causing a bit of a problem. - - I'm going.

Ouka: What can you do, you're a level fifteen, she's a thirty-five and the player must be twice as strong as she! ><

Rei: ... ' I'm not sure ... I ... have to do something ... '

Ouka: ! You're actually thinking that you can help her too? ' '

Rei: I wish I was stronger, and more skilled. But, standing here would do me and her no good. - - The only thing I can say is at least I
try. ' ...

Rena: They're very strong though. ' '

Rei: I know. ' But, I can't just stand here while she needs help. - -

Talon: Well, I don't think she'd want your help after what happened ... - -'

Rei: ' You're right ... - -'

(He went off to the gate.)

Talon: Well, I'm going.

Rei: ... I'm going too. '

Talon: ! You sure? '

Rei: It's the only thing I can do. - -

Talon: Well, all right. - -

Ouka: You just be careful. -//-

Rena: Yeah. ' '

Talon: We will. ^ ^

Rei: Ouka ... I'll do my best. I will come back.

Ouka: Okay. '///'

Talon: Well, come on. ' '

Rei: Right.

(They went to the gate and went straight to level eighty. The level was odd and dead.)

Talon: I can see why she wanted to get out. ' ' '

Rei: Let's just hurry. '

(They wandered about and came through a bush of dead leaves. Vesper was fighting Balmug for an unknown reason. She was pretty damaged, but her magic was still strong.)

Rei: She's pretty beat up. ' '”

Talon: She's never taken this much damage ... ever. '

(Balmug cut her at her legs and she fell back. She tried to use a healing spell, but he cut her at her cheek to keep her quiet.)

Vesper: ! ><”

Rei: We have to do something. “

Talon: Like what? If he's beating her then we'll just get killed. ><

Rei: And she's going to hate me for jumping in on her battle. She would be all over me about how I didn't want her in on my battle. - -'

(He struck her in the head and she didn't move.)

Talon: !

Rei: Oh, god we have to do something!”

Talon: Like what?! “

Rei: I don't know!”

Balmug: You've been a nuisance long enough on this game ... - -*

(She didn't move, but he raised his sword.)

Rei: !

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