[PP:NK:F7] Pretty Lights w/ Beatbox [Complete]

[Anemone 0]

When Anemone arrived on floor seven, she was not expecting to see what she was expecting. The city of Nimbus was one that looked to be sculpted by the personal angels of God himself as she looked on in awestruck disbelief at the creation that was the main settlement. She allowed her sun kissed flame red eyes to search and look at the shiny glowing rocks that lit up the mountainous fortress. She had heard about this floor, but was never up to snuff to participate in actually being here. But now that she was a little more confident in herself, or getting there, she felt looking at more floors might be a fun little adventure.

She was in training to be a chef, the profession seemed like a very encouraging aspect of her life here in Aincrad and she wanted to at least make the best of it. But in order to do that, she needed to be a master of knowing the ingredients of this world. And that eventually meant going out and supplying her soon to be shop for materials. The woman was tip toeing on the edge of the safe zone looking out beyond the border, attempting to persuade herself if she stuck out towards the side and darted back and forth from point A to point B, then she could collect the spawning points without having to aggro the beasts that lurk around. The last thing she needed was to get into combat with something ferocious and all she had was a maxed out ability in First Aid. Chewing on her finger, the woman looked around to see if anyone was nearby who could perhaps help her, "Not like anyone would anyways..." she thought as she looked out once more to the plethora of spawning points out past the safe zone.  @Beatbox

Edited January 28, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Floor 7 was a visit and a half, he had never really been on this floor before, only coming here one or twice before to take down some of the enemies here or on a quest, he couldn't really think of a specific reason why he was even here in the first place... maybe it was to gain the knowledge of the area for a future date, who knows at this point Beatbox personally doesn't remember for the life of him. He had walked from plaza to plaza looking for a bite to eat, however some had been looking at him a strange way or with a spark of recognition due to his red and white outfit... in this world a red and white outfit shines out like a Christmas tree, it is pretty much the center of attention to most players. Eventually he had found himself outside an outside cafe ordering a nice cocoa. He had looked out to the many players walking past minding their own business and he took a deep breath and placed a hand on his cheek as he looked down to the cocoa that was presented in front of him "Geez, less people want to work with me nowadays with this red and white coloring I have going on... but it's for the best for me." he looked up to the waitress and gave her a warm smile with a "Thank you miss."

@Anemone

[Anemone 0]

Anemone had scurried off from the moment she had stepped out of the safe zone and bolted back towards the town when something rather large and green was about to run her in with some sharp claws. The woman had bent over, palms on her knees as she was breathing steadily after witnessing that sense of aggro. These monsters were a lot more vicious than the boars on the first floor, while they had an aggro sense, they were not as determined to hunt you down and kill you like these rabid beasts were. The woman leaned back up and her flushed pale face got some color back in it, "Yep, I'm gonna need some kind of help if I wanna get those materials out there." She had to look as pathetic as she was when it came to addressing people. So Anemone decided to be a brave girl today and she would get someone to come with her, even if it meant risking a fainting spell.

With her chin up...and then quickly going back down, she caught an eye of a group of players much taller and much more heavily equipped than herself. They were in a circle talking about some rare treasure or something on this floor, "Uh, E-excuse me..." her words came out sweet but low, her voice didn't carry to their ears. With her brows furrowed, she tapped one of the Knights on the shoulder, "Um, excuse me. Can your group help me?" The man turned around, his eyes looked like something fierce, his body language told her to get away from him but the words he spoke were not very threatening. "I'm sorry, we are kinda busy right now. We don't have time to play with you." Anemone gave a small smile and a slow bow as they walked away giving a small sigh in the process. Out of the corner of her eye, she something contrasting to the rather dark nature of the floor. In red and white uniform, the woman gathered her energy once again and her courage to ask the individual. 

"I'm sorry to interrupt you during your meal..." The woman said with her shy voice, arms behind her back locked in position while one legged seemed to rub against the other as she talked. Her eyes had been fixed on the ground, "I was wondering if you could- WHAP!" A powerful wind had rolled along the area picking up one of the twin pieces of her cape and slammed right into her face as she was attempting to speak to the Knight. Her body frozen in place as she fought the material of the cape and beat it down with her hands, "Ugh! I was so close to asking him for help! WHY!??" Nervously she retained her composure and started to stutter a bit, "I ugh..." @Beatbox

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had chuckled, so far it looked like this wasn't he day today at all. He looked up as he took a sip from his hot cocoa as he blew into it "Looks like someone is having a bad day." he said with a slight smile on his face, as he was done blowing on the hit cocoa he then took a sip from it that eventually lead to a whole swallow of it. He let out a sigh of relief and placed the cup onto the table in front of him and pointed his hand outward to a seat as he asked her politely "Please, if you would accompany for just a second, take a seat." he then twisted his body back to the forward position as he took another drink of his hot cocoa "You aren't interrupting my meal, thats the least you can do right now, I am simply only having a drink at the moment, now, you needed help with something? What is it that you seek assistance for? A quest? Someone stole what is rightfully yours? Someone back stabbed someone you personally know?" he listed off a couple of questions before stopping to finish off the rest of his drink and move it over to the side with his finger to symbolize that he was finished.

@Anemone

[Anemone 0]

The gesture was nice and the woman sat down, folding the tails of her cape beneath her legs, she would not want another incident like the one that just happened. Gosh was that embarrassing. Even now, her perfectly porcelain white face was a tad bit stained in the color of a rose. Her fire engine red eyes sat upon him and his garb for the moment before tensing her body and moving them towards the table. When he spoke, her eyes widened by his questions. They were mostly odd ones, no one asked her if she ever needed someone dealt with before. That was peculiar, maybe this guy is some kind of mercenary. He might be looking for payment. She would have to be upfront with him about that. 

"N-no, nothing like that. Umm, I am a chef in training. I want to get some of the exotic materials on this floor so when my shop opens I can make some interesting food. But I am not very combat oriented to do things like that. I can't really protect myself well, my skill points have been invested in support skills." The woman raised both her hands as a shiny green aura began to glow between them, "I can heal moderate damage, and I am good at searching things out. Perhaps not as great as another person I met not too long ago. But I am working on these things." her voice was slow, choppy and seemed rather aloof in a sense as her eyes moved away from his own once again. 

"Do you think you could help? I honestly can't pay you for the service, but perhaps we can come to some kind of deal in the future when I open up my shop." @Beatbox

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had sat back in seat as he had listened to this females words and requests about how she had been wanting to become a cook, he too was a cook himself when he never really wanted to be, he just thought it would be a cool profession to take on when he could find the relaxing pool that he needs when it comes from fishing. Beatbox chuckled and said to her after she had finished speaking "In a need of some materials huh? Well, I most certainly can help you out with your issue. I don't need any payment, just the fact that I have helped someone is all I need to be satisfied." he had turned his head and called over a waitress to pay for the cup of cocoa that he had and requested nothing more, he was done for now. He had stood up from his chair and brushed the dust off as he then extended a hand to help her up as he grew a smile on his face "The name's Beatbox. Member of the Knights of the Blood Oath, it is a pleasure to meet someone like you today madam." he said with a kind expression yet warming expression.

@Anemone

[Anemone 0]

She glowed a light pink in her face as she watched the man now named Beatbox pay for his beverage and get ready. It was nice to know he was pretty galant about the way he was coming off, extending his out to her own. She graciously accepted it and stood up from her seat. Knights of the Blood Oath was a name she had heard from many people. Anything from the woman named Opal to the large Axe Wielder known as Mack. Their names have come from different points of origins in the stories she has heard from them, it was rare to see the Red and White though on a person. Perhaps the guild was rounding out its member base again? She got up from her seat and smiled, "Thank you very much, Sir Beatbox. And please, call me Anemone. I don't think I am quite exotic enough to be called a Madame." She wore a simple smile as she too dusted off the fabric of her clothes from the dust build up. She was a bit of a neat freak when it came to that, wearing mostly white herself she did try and look as pure as she could be.

Fidgeting lightly with the tendrils of curly hair from her right pigtail, the woman and her Knight Escort moved from the small cafe shop to the border of the settlement, "I suppose you'll be keep an eye on me as I go and get my materials? I seem to have some odd luck finding Knights who wish to escort me out. Its either a total flop or they are eager to help." As Anemone shifted with a small sway, her hands locked behind her back as she turned to the person next to her, "How is it in your guild? The Blood Oaths are Floor Sweepers, right? If I am using the correct term here." Soft smile on her face as the burning orbs of fire danced left and right as she searched for her first set of materials.

ID: 75623
LD: 17+5 = +1 Material

From the corner of her eye, she saw a small plant that smelled like mint. She bent over slightly and began to uncover the dirt from the ground and brushed away the dust from the leaves. A pop up indicated she had successfully resourced a material. Happy with that, her bright red eyes looked back at Beatbox, "A good start already," @Beatbox

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

"Anemone. What a nice name, and not with that attitude you wont be called Madame." he said with a chuckle as he had followed behind Anemone, listening to her words, with a chuckle he had said out to her "Precisely, I am gonna help you get a ton of materials by the end of the day, I promise." he gave her a wink and another chuckle. He had listened to her words and said with a sigh "Well... we're kinda getting low on members as of the recent, ever since the disappearance of the second in command Mack, players have left the guild. He is back now, but the damage of his disappearance is set in stone now. Heck we even lost one our great knights Seul from the guild. Its quite a shame." he then looked over as Anemone had kneeled over to get a material that she had found to find a group of mountain lions trying to sneak up behind them, with a simple sword art Beatbox had slain them all and gotten their meat as materials, he looked back to Anemone and said to her "Off to a great start you mean!" and had a bright smile upon his face.

@Anemone

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ID: 75624 - BD: 8+4=12 - MD: 5-3=2

Sword Art Used: Rage Spike [Damage: 14*2=28]

Beatbox: 955/955 - 90/94 [-4 EN]

Mountain Lions: 0/28 [-28 HP]

Loot: 4 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

Anemone had shifted her body when Beatbox spoke to her. He had said something rather interesting that caught her off guard, "Seul was in The Knights of the Blood Oath? I wonder why he left...?" It was of course none of her business as to what guild he belonged to, but he seemed like a very good judge of character and to be with the Knights, that must have been a difficult decision to make. The woman swept her left pigtail as she collected the resources. But she was not expecting the Lion's to come and try and ambush them.

She had drifted to behind Beatbox as he made short work of the mobs. Her heart was beating heavily, even if they looked weak, a mountain lion that looked like a mountain lion was still in fact a mountain lion. And Anemone was not one who wished to be mauled today or a kitty's chew toy. "Oh that was quite brave of you, thank you for catching those mobs. You aren't hurt are you?" she looked at him with a somewhat worried expression, but the smile on his face was big and wide and he traded off the materials he collected from them off to her, "You are kind, Sir Beatbox. So umm..." the woman was somewhat hesitant to ask the question, and when she was about to ask, that perfectly china doll white face blossomed another pink blush.

"How well did you know Seul?" 

ID: 75627
LD: 1+5 = No Mats

Her eyes gravitated towards Beatbox as she asked her question, but she was keeping her eyes peeled as well for some materials that could be gathered. It seemed her keen eye was focusing more on the Sir Knight rather than the materials as she spotted none. @Beatbox

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had shook his head no, he wasn't touched at all nor honestly fazed from them to even begin with, it would take a lot for them to even be able to strike down Beatbox... plain and simple. He looked back to Anemone and said to her with a smile "No I am just fine, as you can see from the health bar I haven't been touched by them." he said with a smile, as he turned around to find another group of mountain lions sneaking up behind them saying as they had approached him trying to lunge upon him to sink their claws into his flesh "Seul? Nah, I barely know him. We talk and do quests together every so often, however that's as far our friendships get." Beatbox then let out a battle cry to hit all four of them with a simple sword art however missing them unable to activate the combo "Shoot." he had said with a miniature growl upon his face.

@Anemone

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ID: 75628 - BD: 1 - MD: 6-3=3

Sword Art Used: Failed Attempt.

Beatbox: 955/955 - 89/94 [+1 EN / -2 EN]

Mountain Lions: 28/28

Loot: 4 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

"Oh..." the woman wasn't disappointed by the answer given to her, but she had wanted to know more about the man who saved her from those Tax Collectors. She but down on her lower lip, wanting to ask more questions but it was probably for the best to leave it alone for now. As she turned to look for some more materials, the mountain lions seemed to gather around them again. Her expression changed once more; a face of worry. Of course he was able to take them out in one swipe like last time, but it seems his sword art didn't register for this group. 

Anemone stood behind him, her face showed a bit of anxiety when he missed but she wasn't about to run and hide. No, she can do this...even if it meant passing out afterwards. With her feet sliding apart gently, she would raise both of her hands as if she was about to deflect something out of her path. If need be, she could always heal him for bits and pieces of health back if he should be stricken by those Mountain Lions. Of course, she would not exactly feel safe looking for materials when a battle is on going behind her. Besides that would be outright rude. So she would relax her body and lift her hands ready for whatever event to roll her way. @Beatbox

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had taken side steps to get out of the mountain lions way of attacking the greenish-blue haired fighter, with a smile he had said out to the four and with a giggle he had said out to them "You four aren't so tough!" then his fox familiar Ocarina had finally awoke from its slumber and appeared out of his cape then with a bark agreed with Beatbox, he had charged his sword for an attack against them and Ocarina had jumped into the air as he had lunged forward striking down the four lions and getting their materials. Ocarina had walked up to Beatbox and placed it paws upon his leg barking happily for his victory. He had patted his familiars head as he had tossed the materials he had gotten from the mobs to Anemone, he had looked up to the female and said to her "These mob's aren't a big deal to me Anemone, you can rest and stand easy." and gave her a warm smile before looking back down to pet his familiar.

@Anemone

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ID: 75628 - BD: 6+4=10 - MD: 3-3=0

Sword Art Used: Rage Spike [Damage: 14*2=28]

Beatbox: 955/955 - 86/94 [+1 EN / -4 EN]

Mountain Lions: 0/28 [-28 HP]

Anemone's Loot: 9 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

He did look like a hardened warrior. Nothing was gonna stop him on his next attack. But Anemone made a slight noise when something popped out of his cape? The beast charged forth towards the Mountain Lions as Beatbox delivered the final blows to them and once again trading off the resources to her inbox. The woman relaxed as he had requested, placing a hand over her chest and sighing in relief that he was not hurt. There was an adorable creature though sitting it's legs on his knee. She looked at it with a cute smile, "Another familiar. The second I have met so far personally. The first was a feathered dragon, but this one is just as cute. I'm glad you are safe." Apparently there was nothing for her to worry about after all. 

Beatbox was able to take down the mobs without so much as a blink of an eye and it showed that he was no stranger to wielding that sword of his. She just felt so useless with being a support only character. But she would not let that damper her spirits. He knew very well what he was getting into when he agreed to join her, but she was eternally thankful for that as well. 

ID: 75632
LD:18 +5 = +1 Material

Sweeping a hand over her curly pigtail, the woman unknotted her finger from the tendril and looked around the space given to them. A glint from the corner of her eye got her attention and thankfully it was close enough to her and the Beatbox to where she can easily uncover the item. Kneeling for the moment on her knees, she swept away the dirt and uncovered a few herbs in a small patch. @Beatbox

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had ruffled the hair of his familiar and stood up as he grabbed his sword from the ground, "This lil' guy is essentially the core of my damage, however its an honest shame that I'll have to say goodbye to it soon due to my level growing and growing... plus Tier 3 is just around the corner." he smiled as he stared upward into the air as he had gained a determined smile, he could tell that she had felt a little useless to Beatbox's combat skills... she truly a true support... but if she's only a supportive character... how'd did she gain all of her experience? He had shrugged it off as she had gone off to pick some herbs that she had found, as Beatbox had turned around to find more mountain lions coming in this direction, with a smile Beatbox had lunged forward and without much hassle he had striked down four more lions handing Anemone the materials she had needed.

@Anemone

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ID: 75633 - BD: 7+4=11 - MD: 5-3=2

Sword Art Used: Rage Spike [Damage: 14*2=28]

Beatbox: 955/955 - 83/94 [+1 EN / -4 EN]

Mountain Lions: 0/28 [-28 HP]

Anemone's Loot: 14 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

She gave the little creature a small expression when Beatbox mentioned he might have to let it go soon because of his levels, "Well, I am sure your little friend could still become a friend and companion for you even if its not a magical familiar. I have been wanting to take that quest as well, but haha..." the woman's voice faded off, twisting the curls of her hair with a finger as she looked down, of course the continuation of that sentence would have included her being too squishy and soft to tackle any monsters in an attempt to persuade them to join her. 

When the Mountain Lions had returned, the woman questioned the area they were in as they were sure spawning a great deal in this area. Not that she minded now. Beatbox had given her enough time to adjust to his Study Knighthood that she didn't feel so anxious about letting him do all the hard work, "The Knights of the Blood Oath must be pretty exemplary for you to be a member. It shines in your decorum that you are indeed a good man in a good guild, despite what others have said." She cringed a bit when she said that, "Not that the guild is bad. I have heard some stories here and there, just rumors probably." The woman felt a bit ashamed about saying that to the guild he was in. 

"I apologize," she squeaked in a low tone. Clearing her throat, the woman took a few steps to the left of the party and gathered a small bunch of exotic looking berries from the mountain brush. @Beatbox

ID: 75635
LD: 18+ 5 = +1 Material

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had heard her words as she had trailed off... she didn't really fully say why she couldn't... maybe it was because she had lacked the combative skills needed to successfully perform these things. Beatbox had just thought to himself for a moment before he eventually had moved forward while listening to her ramble about the Knights of the Blood and its rumors... he took a heavy breath as she had known what she had talked about... the tale of Opal and the fall of the Azure Brigade. He smiled faintly and said "I understand our guild has a bad reputation after that fateful night, but we are all trying our best to strive as a front line army. We all don't care about our reputation is, we all are just working to strive to get out of this game. We are not bad people." he had said as he had spotted another group of mountain lions appear from behind them, and with a speedy dash he moved forward striking all of them down from where they stand handing Anemone the materials he got from them.

@Anemone

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ID: 75638 - BD: 7+4=11 - MD: 1

Sword Art Used: Rage Spike [Damage: 14*2=28]

Beatbox: 955/955 - 83/94 [+1 EN / -4 EN]

Mountain Lions: 0/28 [-28 HP]

Anemone's Loot: 19 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

She smiled, he was right. The action of one can't be the full actions of the many. There was some very unnerving tales about the woman he mentioned, and Anemone dared not mention that name to anyone besides her own mind in fear of setting some kind of triggered sequence. The Knights of the Blood Oath stood for many things it seemed and Beatbox was a member of that guild and he had shown her nothing but kindness to her from the start. The woman swept her hair from her face and nodded, "I understand that your guild is very ambitious. I am glad to know that you and your Guild are making strides in helping clear the floors. You probably don't get this often, but thank you for the hard work you put into dedicating yourself to that goal. Some of us, like me, depend on the combat prowess of your guild." 

She was a bit nervous in saying that, she didn't want to sound like she was kissing his butt or anything, but showing some kind of gratitude which everyone should be respectful of doing to those risking their lives to save everyone. That was a Hero in her eyes and also Seul belonging to that same group, again she had wondered why he left. When she thought of the person, her face lit up like a pale pink rose on a December morning. She held her hot cheeks for a moment before being snapped to reality when the relentless lions had once again appeared. Shuffling her feet, she clapped her hands when he finished them off once again, "Bravo." she said with a small girlish smile. 

ID: 75640
LD: 10+ 5 = +1 Material

She seemed to be getting pretty luck with finding materials on her own today, although that was nothing compared to what Beatbox was hoarding and giving to her. They were raining down on them like some kind of storm, she was quite grateful for his help. She bowed in service to him once again thanking him for his help. @Beatbox

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had chuckled after hearing Anemone and said out to her "I suppose that you are right, however we are continue to fight on regardless of our pasts, we all respect the legacy what the past used to be no matter if they were truly evil. And I will respect them due to the power they have taught us and that they personally own." he had continued moving forward and as she had gone off to gather some materials a group of lions had sneaked up behind and bring him down to the ground scratching his chest one by one, dealing small amounts of damage to him. Beatbox with a determined smile and a giggle said "Quit tickling me guys, this is too much!" then unleashed a simple area of effect sword art ending all of their lives, getting back onto his feet handing her the materials from them "I'm alright, no need to worry." he said with a smile.

@Anemone

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ID: 75641 - BD: 7+4=11 - MD: 9

Sword Art Used: Rage Spike [Damage: 14*2=28]

Beatbox: 935/955 - 83/94 [+1 EN / -4 EN / -20 HP]

Mountain Lions: 0/28 [-28 HP] [Damage: 70+1-66=5*4=20]

Anemone's Loot: 24 T1 Materials

[Anemone 0]

Once again, another sweep of his blade had one shotted the noble lions to their digital grave. Anemone stood there still awestruck by his power as a Knight. She smiled back when he said he was fine, but the HP bar trickled down a little. He had got hurt in a sense that he took damage for her. She dug her toes into the dirt, hands locked behind her back as her eyes grew upon his person, "Thank you for coming out to help me today. It has been nice to get my material gathering out of the way, but I fear this is only the beginning. I have a lot more gathering to do, but I really do wish to pay you back somehow. I must insist on this." Although she had said that, her words were fragile like she was. Despite trying to have a commanding tone, all it came out was like fluff to people. She was never taken seriously, or not so seriously. 

ID: 75642
CD: 7 (Fail)

Anemone would try her hand at healing the slither of health he lost from the attack. Standing in front of him she placed both hands outwards and the slow green aura started to produce, "This is the easy part," she said with a small smile. She focused on the orb attempting to create a mist or something that would be able to heal him, but the green lightly slowly started to fade away, "Aww, no!"  Defeated expression on her face, "Sorry. That happens sometimes. Even my main ability, the only thing I can really do to help someone, seems to not work at times." @Beatbox

Edited January 27, 2017 by Anemone

[Beatbox 0]

Beatbox had placed a hand on her shoulder before sheathing his sword, "It's no biggie! I always enjoy helping others get pretty much whatever they need finished. Here lemme add you." he flicked his hand out to open his menu's to send the female player a friend request, he looked back with a warm smile and said "Whenever you need my help feel free to shoot me a message anytime!" He then waited for Anemone to finish healing him up after the damage that he had taken, now he didn't really need this help but it was always nice to show an act of kindness... he had waited and to hear that she had failed to activate her healing abilities, he had chuckled and said out to her "Nah it's alright, its only a little scratch in my health, a mere sliver, when it gets down to maybe 600 is where I start to worry about it a little bit, but not a whole lot." he said as he walked forward "Here let me lead you back to town, its the least that I can do for the day, plus I don't wanna leave you out in the dangers of this floor all by your loansome."

@Anemone