Zajcica

Day 28

(1)Fail: 2
(2)Salvage: 1
(3)Uncommon: 1
(5)Rare: 3
(8)Perfect: 3

EXP: 98 Total: 1,836+98=1,934

Barely waking up from her slumber, the paladin's eyes caught a glance of her messages. Ten minutes ago from Night- What kind of jumbled mess is this? The only thing she could make up was a field boss on floor 7? She only had about a half hour to get ready. Would that be enough time to meet her there? Probably not. The girl rose from bed carefully and slowly, still plenty tired. Needed something to help her wake up.

A few stretches and something to drink and the paladin would be ready for the day to come. She wasn't going to leave Night hanging after all. Ren was becoming one of her best friends in the game pretty quickly. She opened her menu up and started writing a message to the other girl.

A little blip sound and the message went off. The paladin then started making her way to the Coral teleporter. 

Initial Application: [Here]
Room(s) Being Added: Master Bathroom(25,000); Living Room(10,000) | All Assigned to Yuki
Room(s) Being Upgraded: N/A
Room(s) Being Re-Assigned: N/A
Total Cost: 35,000 Col

accepted, ik, weird right?

Night riffled through the back checking the sacks to tell the couple that they were now free of the Underdark. Yuki seemed as though she was done for the day, and maybe longer. The paladin sighed quietly to herself.

"Thanks. It gets a little boring when I can't manage doing more than 1% of their HP in damage. At that point it's just best to let them bang uselessly against my prickly frame and be punished for it. She laughed quietly as a funny thought went through her head. "I'm like a pink cactus!" Her laughing only got more out of hand as she vocalized it.

"Well, Ren, I know that this caused trouble for us the last time, but do you wanna finish this food now?" The egg and noodles from earlier appeared in her hand and she offered Night a smile. "We can eat and explore this town for fun while the heat on us cools down."

@NIGHT

The knight's blade sank into both of her targets, leaving dark red gashes again their models to signify seep wounds. Their health bars feel dangerously low, closing in on red now. One more attack would probably be enough to put an end to their misery. Noticing that Night had landed a critical hit, something that was known to attract more attention to a player, she picked up her lance again, swinging at that elf to ensure that his attention stayed glued to her. The one that was able to move parried the attack away from his comerade, knocking Yuki's weapon to the ground. She watched it fall, landing gently in the dirt next to her.

Her fist socked the elf in the face, getting him off her. Her hand reached down and picked up her lance. She stood there idle again. She had a feeling that this would be foreshadowing for awhile. Just holding aggro and standing there like a meat prickly meat shield for others.

Dark Elf Hunter #1 | HP: 195/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 
Dark Elf Hunter #2 | HP: 183/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 | PARALYZED

[2, 3] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 38/88 | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[3, 4] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 34/56 (-1) | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

The paladin stood idle, waiting for her friend to follow up the damage on her own attack. Yuki's damage was too awful to even make use of the exploitable position that they were in. Even if she did hit them, they would only take one damage and maybe make them bleed if she landed a good attack, but why? It probably would not change the damage threshold for Night anyway. That being said the tank sighed and just stood over them, looking entirely too bored to do anything but look down on the stunned enemies.

"Man these guys get hit and stunned pretty often for programs named "Dark Elf Hunters". Can't you do anything better?" The paladin taunted kicking the Elf with her foot and shaking him. He gave her a fierce expression of aggravation for that one. She turned to Night and shrugged, taking a seat against the carriage again to rest. Her hate would surpass her friends for a few attacks, so why waste the energy.

@NIGHT

Yuki was too lazy to attack.

Dark Elf Hunter #1 | HP: 429/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 | STUNNED
Dark Elf Hunter #2 | HP: 429/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 | STUNNED

[1, 1] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 50/88 | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[3, 3] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 34/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

The paladin pulled the carriage into the location where the the elven couple were needing to go. Thankfully they got there just as Night laid the killing blows on their enemies, sending them back into the Cardinal system where they would likely rematerialize as something else in the world, if not just the same program it was before.

Once the horses finally stopped, the girl collapsed against the back of the carriage seat and groaned. "Tsukareta!~ Man that was annoyingly, long and tedious. " Her eyes trailed up to the dark-haired girl behind her, who was replacing her sword into its holder once again. When her eyes met the eyes of her friend, the girl smiled brightly to her, looking at her upside down.

"Great job. Your sword really does make quick work of almost anything, doesn't it? I'm glad we got through that, but here is the quest location that were supposed to go to. Is that all we needed?"

Just as she was sitting up, she saw the remaining group of riders jump from their hiding places, trying to get a stab of on the girl while she relaxed. 

"Mooooouuuuu! Leave us alone! I'm totally done questing for a few days!" The pinkette groaned, blocking the strikes with her Shield and slashing both the enemies with a single swing of her weapon.

@NIGHT

Dark Elf Hunter 1: 574/575 (-1) | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 2 | Para: 9-10MD +25 DMG | [BLEEDING: 1/2]
Dark Elf Hunter 2: 575/575 (-1) | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 2 | Para: 9-10MD +25 DMG

[0, 0] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 88/88  | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[3, 3] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 56/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

The paladin looked back to make sure that the fight was still in their favor, and thankfully it was. The group of mobs were already down to about 30% health and Night could handle them with another single sword art. No reason to worry about making an attack here. She would just focus on navigating them through the remaining areas and into the Vale that Night was talking about earlier. She pulled up her map to see if she could find such a place logged there, and thankfully it was pinned on her quest marker. That made it simple enough. They could be there soon.

The girl let out a sigh of relief, initially she thought that this quest was going to be dangerous for her to take on, but night made everything easy when she tanked for her. It was clear that the two of them would become some good friends.

No Action Made.

@NIGHT

Dark Elf Hunter #1 | HP: 153/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 | BLEEDING (12) [2/2]
Dark Elf Hunter #2 | HP: 174/575 | ACC: 2 | DMG: 150 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 30 | PARALYZED

[3, 4] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 69/88 | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[8, 4] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 40/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

Following up on the elfs' weakened state. The paladin jumped on top of them, ramming her pink lance into their chests with ease since they were unable to move. Once the damage had been done, her very mediocre damage at that, her face scrunched up in annoyance. She wasn't meant to do the damage, she knew that, but watching these half assed mobs take absolutely no damage from her thorns really bugged her. If she could do more damage, she could help Night finish the fight faster. Know your role Yuki and stay the course. The course! She would need to drive again!

The paladin took the reigns herself to ensure the horses had the guidance they needed not to run into anything. "I got this, and their focusing on me. Keep it up, Ren!" With that she snapped the reigns of the equine to keep them going. They had to be close to the Vale by now and these were the last of the guards to deal with.

@NIGHT

Dark Elf Hunter #1 | HP: 397/575  (-1+12) | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | STUNNED | BLEEDING (12) [2/2]
Dark Elf Hunter #2 | HP: 420/575  (-1) | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | STUNNED

[2, 2] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 80/88 (-8) | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[8, 4] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 46/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

Transfering Nikujaga Butter Bread to @Megitsune

Nikujaga Butter Bread: Protein II; ACC I

"My...My mother did try to get me into some kind of sport or something, so I did learn how to ride a bit. I didn't really like it all that much to be honest. It was harder than it looked and I was so young at the time. Luckily, it was like riding a bike! I guess real life skill really do apply here in Aincrad, unless it was help from the system." Her smile shined to her friend, trying to reassure her.

The sound of horse hoofs clomping on dirt sounded behind them. "Mou~ More annoying meanies are coming. Should we pull over and fight them on solid land? It'll make it easier for you right?" Too late, they were already here. They both abandoned their horse and jumped onto the cart with the two players. They brought their sword over Night's head, the tank instinctively jumped between them, standing much more uncomfortably close to Night than she wanted, but the cart was much smaller than she would have liked, but if she didn't, Ren could have been impaled before she had time to react.

"Get out of here jerks! If you even think about hurting my friend, I'll destroy you!" The paladin's lance glowed pink with a hum. With a growl of anger, she embedded the lance into the elf's chest. "So your choice really is to be destroyed! Fine! Just try and beat us!"

@NIGHT

Dark Elf Hunter 1: 562/575 (-1+12) | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 2 | Para: 9-10MD +25 DMG | [BLEEDING: 1/2]
Dark Elf Hunter 2: 575/575 | DMG: 150 | MIT: 30 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 2 | Para: 9-10MD +25 DMG

[0, 0] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 88/88  | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[4, 1] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 56/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

"If we don't, I'll find a way to find it." The paladin said with confidence. Yuki had a lot of problems to deal with, but if there was one thing she had belief in, it was that she could do anything she put her mind to. She was brash and reckless, that was why she loaded herself with armor. She had started off her adventure in Aincrad wanting to be a healer, but that wouldn't suffice for her. She had to take engagement by the reigns and keep it controlled. It was in her nature.

Looking back at Night, she realizes that her hug may have been met with a less than ideal reaction. She didn't mean to make Ren feel uncomfortable or anything, she kind of just threw herself onto the other girl in relief.  A quiet apology came from her. "Oh...Um, sorry. I, uh..." The paladin's face grew red as well. Great, she was already making things awkward again.

@NIGHT

Yuki kept her shield ready. Shiina was latching on to her back practically, something her younger sister did when she stood up to her bullies for her. She turned back to the smaller girl, ensuring that she was alright only to hear her cheering the two tier three players on. The both of them made quick work of the lionesses, and while Yuki wanted to relax, she couldn't. There was no all clear given by either of the players, so there was likely still danger, and Mari's comment only made that hunch true.

"We're fine, Mari! Focus on what you are doing, we'll be okay." The paladin called out. She was worried that Mari's mind was on them way too much. If she worried too much, she would screw something up and then they might really be in danger. "Mari, I'm telling you we'll alright. I'm not moving from this spot unless I have to teleport out. Focus on the battle." Her words tried to be reassuring.

@Mari@Oscar@Shiina

Day 27

(1)Fail: 4
(2)Salvage: 1
(3)Uncommon: 2
(5)Rare: 2
(8)Perfect: 1

EXP: 80 Total: =1,756+80= 1,836

Heavy breathing fell on Ren's ears when Yuki planted herself back into the cart and on the seat. The paladin took a moment to collect her breath and then threw her arms around Night, pulling the other girl into a firm hug. She likely would not have died from being ejected from the cart, but the reinforcements could have caught up before she was able to make it back to her. When it came to tanking, Yuki could take some punishment, but she couldn't last forever. She would have been dead. Not to mention the terror of looking at the wooden wheels of the carriage like they were going to smash her.

When the paladin finally let go of the frightened embrace and looked her friend in the eyes. "Thank you Ren. I-I think we lost them now. No one is behind us and we're still making good time. They'd have to be extremely dedicated to send anyone else after us right?"

@NIGHT

The pink paladin slowed down a little, letting him get ahead of her. The man was cold, he emanated that very feeling around him like a blizzard of feelings blocking anything that tried to enter. Mari wasn't like this: She was upset with what she had done in the past, but it didn't go so far as to shut everyone out from her life. Hidden wasn't like this: Hidden was doing her best to survive and complete her goal of eliminating the Laughing Coffin guild. She did it all alone to ensure the safety of others though she wouldn't say that she actually cared for anyone.

Pinball was suffering from something, surely. Something that had really affected him. Was there any goal he really had in mind? Yuki was awful at judging people's true feelings, so she wouldn't find out unless she asked.

"You're suffering from something dreadful. I'm guessing you have your reasons to be so closed. You shouldn't let things like this destroy you inside. Talk with someone about it. Find someone who will listen."

@Pinball

The pink haired girl was still having trouble with the rider at her side. A growl of annoyance escaped her breath and the swing of a pink blade knocked him off of his horse completely. The equine continued on its path before branching off for it's own freedom. A moments of rest... until the next one pushed her. The paralysis was giving him difficulties it seemed and his weight to one side, made the horse he was riding get the wrong impression. It drove straight into Yuki's horse, causing her to tumble over the side in between the two horses she was riding. Her gloved hand was barely able to hold on to saddle to keep her from being run over by the cart that they were carrying. Her other hand had her weapon occupied.

"Ren! Help!" The girl tossed her lance into the cart to make sure she didn't lose it and reached to her friend, she couldn't hold on much longer...

Elven Rider #1 | HP: 1/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 | PARALYZED
Elven Rider #2 | HP: 0/250 (-1) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 | PARALYZED
Elven Rider #3 | HP: 1/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 | PARALYZED

[1, 1, 1] NIGHT | HP: 830/910 (-80) | EN: 47/88 (+1, -15) | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV-O: 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[1, 1, 1] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 47/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

Once the remaining horseman was the driver, that would be Yuki, slowed their horses down. Thankfully they could take a breather.

"Ren! Are you alright? You think were far enough to pull over? Where are we even going? I hope we haven't gotten off track."

Just as the cart was slowing down, another set of riders came over the hill behind them. Yuki let out a groan of frustration when she noticed them coming, but it looked like the last of the riders. One more horsebound encounter? This was Yuki's territory, and she wasn't going to be beaten by a bunch of loser guards that couldn't even keep up with her.

"Hold on! Hyah!" Her boots spurred the horse back up to speed, slowly gaining the lead and matching the other horsemen. They caught up quickly with the team, the first two deflected her lance with ease and the second one slammed his horse into the one she was riding, trying to make swings on the tank while she tried to keep her balance on the horse and keep them going straight. She pulled him in and bashed her head against hers, forcing him off her. "Stay off me, bastard!"

@NIGHT

Elven Rider #1 | HP: 250/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider #2 | HP: 250/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider #3 | HP: 250/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 

[0, 0, 0] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 78/88 (-10) | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV(O): 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[1, 1, 1] Zajcica | HP: 590/590 | EN: 43/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

With the hate in her control, the paladin had no need to make an attack this time. The rider would simply hit her and feel the point prick of her thorns causing her to chuckle some more. She looked back to Night and smiled, her voice could barely reach her through the heavy wind of the chase. It had been a bit of time since Yuki had the chance to ride a horse. She did when she was breaking her teenage years but fell out of it quickly when she started undergoing her transition. Not that she couldn't do it, just the changes were difficult on her body.

"Oi! Ren! Finish this guy and I think we'll be able to pull over and collect ourselves. Sorry my poor riding skill is making it difficult to land attacks!" The girl continued to brawl with the remaining rider, distracting him with taunts about how ugly he was and making inane faces at him. This was easily the best time she had in Aincrad since the game began.

@NIGHT

Elven Rider #3 | HP: 189/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15

[1, 0] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 69/88 (+1, -10) | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV(O): 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[3, 4] Zajcica | HP: 589/590 | EN: 49/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

"Hyah!" The laughing woman called out, spurring the horse to keep up it's gallop. Night's attacks were being thrown off, but she was still able to knock one of the soldiers off their horse and out of the race. Only two more, she turned to the horse-bound elf and stuck her tongue out at him. "Oi, ugly! Turn back now and my body guard here won't do your face in! Ahahaha!"

The girl swings her lance over the man's head, but he deflects it out of the way, making sure his horse stays undamaged from the blow. Yuki grinned big. Night could see the exhilaration on her face, like she hadn't had this much fun in a long while. "Oh, so the dung-on-the-bottom-of-the-shoe guardsman was trained after all!"

Her taunting seemed to be getting through to the man, he moved in closer to ready his attack. The grin on the paladin's face only invited him to try and hurt her.

Elven Rider #1 | HP: 249/250 | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider #2 | HP: 0/250 (-249) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider #3 | HP: 219/250 (-18) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 | BLEEDING (12) [2/2]

[0, 1, 0] NIGHT | HP: 910/910 | EN: 78/88 (-10) | ACC: 5 | DMG: 22 | EVA: 2 | PARAV(O): 1 | PARAV-D: 1 | LD: 2
[4, 3, 4] Zajcica | HP: 590/590(+5) | EN: 47/56 | DMG: 4 | MIT: 92 | THORNS: 18 | REGEN: 5

Yuki braced herself and laughed as the horses took off at maximum speed.

"Woo! Hahaha!" Her voice called out, taking a look behind them. Her mockingly upbeat tune was cut short, seeing the horse bound riders that were charging them. "Uh...Night. We have company."

What to do. If they stopped here, they would get surrounded by a large group of enemies. Yuki's brow furrowed, here's where her reckless nature as a tank might prove a little useful.

"Let me take the reigns! I need you free to make attacks, I'll control the battle. Focus on what you do best!" With a wink, the pinkette took the reigns from Night's hands and jumped on the right most horse, grasping the leather reigns in her left hand, holding out her right to summon her lance. This was her territory.

When the first set of riders caught up, they attempted to cut their horse lose from the carriage. Not on this tanks watch. She circled her spear first to her right and nailed the helmed elf directly in the head. His ears rang, and he lost his focus falling behind. The left side, and thankfully her weapon was long enough to reach, she scrapped her blade around the 2nd rider and moved in an arc to hit the 3rd as he approached her right.

"Hahaha! Now this is some fun! Go, go!" She snapped the reigns to speed the duo of equine even more.

(3/3/4)Yuki:  590/590 | Energy: 48/56 | DMG: 4 | EVA: 0 | MIT: 92 | ACC: 0 | Thorns: 18 | Regen: +5
(0/0/0)NIGHT: 

Elven Rider 1: 249/250 (-1) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider 2: 249/250 (-1) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15
Elven Rider 3: 237/250 (-1+(-12)) | DMG: 80 | MIT: 15 [BLEED: 1/2]

A reassurance was exactly what the girl needed. Her smile came back pretty quickly, remembering how easy  it was to tank for Night's damage. Since her thorns wasn't as relevant at this level, stun and status effects were a massive boon to her. The girl returned a nod to her and made sure that all her belongings were in tow whilst the elves made their preparations. She removed a meal from her kit - a dragon roll, something really, really spicy - to buff up her resistance to damage. A glass of water was needed while she ate, downing a drink after almost every bite.

She stared into space momentarily, her gaze seemingly fixated on her friend, but not on purpose. She had still yet to understand any kind of feelings she was getting from men, and twice she had been let down by them. Was it best for her to stick with what she understood and continue to date only women? The thought of if she still had a chance with Night crept back up, but didn't stay long. Don't think about those sort of things so soon. If it was going to happen, let happen naturally and slowly. She would probably appreciate it more that way.

@NIGHT

A gift from an idol? She didn't have anyone that she looked up to in the real world other than her mother. She was way too bullheaded to be like her mother is though. She was sweet and tender, while Yuki had gotten pretty much the exact opposite of her parent's mindset.

"I think that it suits you perfectly Ren." She through in that compliment really quick before touching on the question she was asked. "Well, Morning runs before college classes. After classes, I was stuck studying a lot, but any free time that I did have, I played video games, and that's kind of how I ended up here in Sword Art Online. I was generally pretty good with school work, so that's why my English is so good even though I'm from Japan. I was one of the best in my class."

Yuki's smile faded slightly, but at least she wasn't frowning. The stern expression she gave Night showed determination. "I miss my family. I wont let my story end here because they need me and I need them. I won't die." Her first was clenched tightly, balled up at her side while the thoughts of the worst boiled in her brain. Just as she finished her words, they had made it to the top of cliff side. The couple decided that the best course of action was to head back to the surface to get there as quickly as possible. That would mean more fights. A slightly distressful vibe came off Yuki, she looked worried about too much combat.

@NIGHT

Yuki pouted when Hidden again denied her friend request. She continued to walk behind Hidden as the girl picked up in speed. Her pace remained the same, letting her friend leave for now. "Hey, being pushy can be a good thing if used with good intention! Don't treat me like I child, I have reason for things I do!" She barked back, trying not to let her stealthy ally get the better of her. They were about to pass through the safe zone barrier when Hidden said her final words.

"You're starting to sound like someone who cares. Thank you for the help again, but you wont see me dead. I'm too damn stubborn to die." When Hidden was gone again, Yuki sighed and muttered under her breath. "I'm not going to die. Nothing can stop me if I keep getting stronger. My family is waiting for me on the outside this stupid game and I won't let them down..."