Astreya

Thread Closure! EXP- 10744 Words / 30 = 358 * 5 = 1790 'Base EXP' Monarch: 1790 + 500 = 2290 Astreya: 5370 Col- Bonus: LD 14 * 25 = 350 Col 1 Page: 400 Col Monarch: 750 Col Astreya: 350 Col Other: Monarch: 1 Glowstone

"Right? She's, like, such a fussy little butthead sometimes," the girl spoke in response, shaking her head slightly, the creature on her shoulder happily just nibbling on the food that Astreya had provided. She hadn't let herself get too beat up over nearly slipping over her words to Koga- mostly just trying to focus on being her usual upbeat, peppy self rather than chastising herself for what she'd done. That was better for her anyway- if she got too down on herself about things, there was a good chance that it would start to just all tumble downward and she'd need to find a way to beat a

"Well I'd, like, hope I wasn't completely wrong," Astreya responded with a slight grin as she listened to him speak, and she gave a small nod in response to him as he continued, before she began to give a small sound of thought to herself. Made sense then that he was taking fishing as his Gathering profession. That would allow him to just sort of sit and relax now and then if he needed to do something without needing to worry about moving around. Dang- she was sure she'd had him right on with the go-go attitude. Granted, this was really only the second time they'd met, so maybe she'd have

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The young woman saw Bismuth stepping backward as she called for him to do so- good. She didn't reallyw ant him to get hurt. As he'd said before, he wasn't really all that keen on fighting. She wasn't either, which is exactly why she had built her armaments to be just as it was. She wanted to have as much Mitigation as possible so that there was almost no harm that could ever come to her. That had been her plan from the start, and yet now that she'd reached her leveling cap, that had started to fall off a little bit. She frowned slightly as she looked back at the wolves, noting that they

Astreya nodded toward the two that she was ready to go off with, about to take their first steps into the desert beyond, when there was suddenly a new figure that approached from the side. Astreya felt her hand instinctively move up to her weapon's hilt, not at all comfortable with random individuals showing up... but as he began to speak, Astreya tilted her head to the side slightly in a questioning manner, trying to figure out just what had happened. The blonde-haired fellow didn't address her at all, or Jossun. Instead he spoke directly to the old man, as if he were looking to just

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What's past is prologue. That was something that Astreya had never heard before...but with that said, she really liked the way that it rolled off the tongue, and the way that it sounded. That indicated that whatever had happened was just the beginning of something more. "What's past is prologue..." she spoke in response to his words before she smiled, nodding. "Yeah. I like that," she agreed, beaming a smile at him. "Then we can like, totally try again on another song in the future, y'know? Like," she began, seeming to get a little excited about the prospect, her hands moving in an

The woman could tell that Bismuth was incredibly excited about all of the random items and materials that were here in this little sub dungeon, and the fact that he was showing this much excitement was amusing and endearing both. She smiled at him, nodding softly in response to the man's words, before she blinked slightly as he mentioned that he had a bistro. "Waaaait! What do you mean you, like have a bistro? Do you have sweets?" the girl spoke, moving progressively closer with each and every word as she wanted to know if he did, indeed have such things. However, as she came closer t

Astreya could feel her mother's presence with her as she sang, able to see the woman as she sang softly to her. It had been a long time since she'd really taken the time to think about her mother. Not since she'd, on a whim helped Yasu with the quest to help Koko, the girl in the cave. She'd made a friend that day, she was sure. She'd committed to being the wall for him to fall back on for her to help get him out of this game. To get him back to his mother. The young woman's eyes were closed as she sang. It wasn't always perfectly in-tune, and there was more than once that she fell

((OOC: For my Reference for the rest of this thread- Forager 3: LD12+ (1 Material) | CD 4-7 (+1 Material) | CD 8-12 (+2 Materials + 1500 Col) NT: LD11-14 (1 Material) | LD15+ (2 Materials))) Post Action: Foraging! ID: 204810 | 8 EXP | 206 / 299 LD: 17! (Success! +3 Materials!) CD: 4+1! (Critical Success! +1 Materials) -------------- Astreya nodded in response to the caretaker's words to not go overboard, even though she found herself having a small difficulty in not doing so. It felt like there was a ton of options here, and no matter which way she turned, there was somethi

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"Whaaaat? I guess maybe I just grew up hearing it so for me it's really neat. Like some sorta... sentimental value, y'know?" she spoke, glancing back over at him in a look of mock surprise. It wasn't all that unusual to find someone who didn't share the same taste in music. Just like Jomei'd just said, he'd had to find an even balance for his music given all the different people that were in the game, and all the different sorts of music they'd like. Herself included, she supposed. As he stood, moving to get the guitar, his words caused a genuine grin to spread across her face, like

With the walk back, Astreya had noted that Yasu had gotten considerably more quiet. She didn't mind, not really. Normally silence was indicative of a problem. Of two people who didn't see eye-to-eye on something and couldn't quite reconcile their differences enough to try and talk through it. It was something that she had encountered with people before, back before Aincrad, and she had always found that silence uncomfortable. It felt hostile. Like at any moment there could be something that would go horribly wrong and the two people would be cut off from one another for the rest of time.

In all honesty, Astreya loved to hear people talk about something they were passionate about. She loved people, persons and everything in between. She'd discovered it at a younger age and it had just become part of who she was. "Oh well yeah, that's like, totally true. You'd have like, the people who like rock or pop, and then like the people who totally dig classical. Yeah, I can get behind that," she agreed as he went on to note that he had to determine not only that type of music for people that might want to listen, but also those who were also looking for specific types of music as w

Astreya couldn't help but to give an almost exasperated sigh toward Nari as the girl seemed to realize what it was that she'd done. Astreya was the sort to always self-analyze and second-guess most things before taking an action, so to do something like she had without even considering the potential rammifications was basically something completely outside of her realm of understanding. Still, she seemed to finally get it, and Astreya smiled to her friend, glad to see that she was finally getting it. "Okay, so-" Astreya began when the girl turned, beginning to shout toward Koga. Shouti

Astreya grinned in response to Jomei as he admitted that the song wasn't perfect, knowing full well that wasn't the case either. She'd never had any formal training when it came to singing, which was also like a lot of things that she had dealt with in life. She had just taken time to practice over and over again, to learn how things worked until she could do it without really thinking about it. She didn't know that she was particularly talented... but it was more that she was keen enough to self-analyze and adjust accordingly. That and practiced. Practiced a lot. But it seemed like

The young woman had realized, after she'd began to get deep into things, that she had been showing a bit too much of her hand. Not that she intended to, but the large words she'd been using and the way she'd been dropping the terms like they were no big deal had a stark contrast with the ditzy persona that she put out most of the time. That was why she'd finished as lamely as she had, to try and detract from the high-level she'd been speaking under for a few seconds there- hoping against hope that Koga didn't really notice. If he did, he didn't let on at all. Instead he turned it back

"Yeah, I guess that's like, fair. I'd totally run circles around you in Volleyball," the girl admitted with a small grin as she looked back at him. She had no idea if he was athletic at all outside of the game- it was hard to tell with people sometimes. There were some that had no real indication that they had that sort of talent, and yet they were quite skilled when it came down to it. There were then others that simply didn't have an ounce of that talent at all, no matter how they might look. "If you wanna go a few rounds of that after we're done, just let me know," the girl offered wit

After she'd spoken, Astreya hadn't missed the tightness in Yasu's voice... not that she was much better. Her thoughts moved briefly to her own parents, who she knew where probably terrified at the moment about what had happened to their daughter. Her father was not affectionate, but he was kind, and he never did too much to let his emotions show. But all of the people-reading that he'd made her do growing up, she had realized at some point while trapped in this game, was to help sift through his emotions as well, so she could know how he was feeling, even if he lacked the strength to say it

"Oh yeah, just play along with it but like, not actually singing with me. I see how it is," she spoke, sticking out her tongue at him even if it was all just in good humor. She didn't expect him to, honestly. Because they both knew she'd just let him lead and she'd support what he was singing. To have her on point and being the only voice was something that she'd have to do in order to get better- even if she was singing in front of someone else. At least he was letting her use her own song, rather than trying something completely new. She didn't quite know the origin of it, but it was a

"Um, yeah, that's totally cheating," the girl responded with a small smile in return. She didn't get much chance to look for anything, but that was fine- she was having more fun just talking to Koga anyway. Actually hunting and finding materials was kind of a drag, anyway. There wasn't much to do there beyond just wander around til something caught your eye that might be a material, or it might just be some other random thing glinting in the simulated sunlight. He began to move back toward the NPC and Astreya followed, expecting the question that came. She didn't really seem fit for t

Kind wasn't a word that Astreya attributed to people very often. Most people were nice out of a perceived need to be, or because it was something that won them favors. Even Astreya found herself in that latter category now and then, as much as she tried to be genuine about it. But so far, she had only really a handful of interactions with Jomei, and yet every time he had seemed in the same way. His words now, indicating that she needn't do anything to pay him back because he was learning from the sharing of this knowledge just added to that singular definition that she had given him- kind.

The young woman noted the flush on the boy's features and beamed a smile his way, even if she didn't comment on it. He didn't seem to be the type to really want that sort of thing brought to the surface at all, or if it was, for it to be talked about and discussed. She didn't really mind- just getting to see him react to the praise was enough for her. She was happy that he was happy, and that was all she really cared about, now that she'd gotten to know him a little better. He'd asked her to be a friend in-game, and to Astreya, that was as much of an actual friendship as anything. But

As they had gotten away from the rest of everyone else, Astreya prompted Nari with the idea of learning how to play Blackjack. Of course, there was absolutely no reason to get her to learn to play. It was merely a ruse to get the dark-haired girl some time to try and figure things out, and it was a transient excuse at best. She didn't want Nari to feel like she'd done something wrong, and all the same... it was hard to put that into a way that didn't upset her... and possibly make her made at Astreya too. Eventually, Nari spoke, and the other woman blinked, fixing her friend with a smi