<PP-F1> Emerald Retrieval (Eatos & Stryder)

[Eatos 0]

His gesture was kind, but it wasn't what she meant. Snow she could get plenty of in SAO, her store where she lived, was situated on the 4th floor. She spent a lot of time at Frostbite lake singing, and sitting in the snow. But, it wasn't the same. For all the technological advances that came with gaming and the nervegear, it felt different. The things you'd notice, only after a lifetime within the snow. But she missed snow, real snow, not the artificial one that existed within her home floor.

"I live on the 4th remember? Even if it's meant to be just a store, I practically have made it my home" She said to Stryder, before arming herself with a pickaxe and taking aim. She swung it down hard, and again, and again, at what she was absolutely certain, was a materials patch. She pushed the dirt that had arisen out of the way, only to see that she'd been viciously assaulting a tree root instead. The girl pouted at the truth, her eyesight was all over the place of late, had to be to make such a basic error.

At Stryders' mention of the sun, she looked over and true enough, it was started to descend. It was a shame, she hadn't gotten nearly as many materials as she'd of hoped for, but it was enough to get back to work.

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83544

Loot: 12 (+2LD)=14 (Fail)

Stry - 4

Eato - 2

[Stryder 0]

He knew she did, but he doubted she had much time to explore. He didn't push the mater, choosing instead to turn back and start heading toward town. On the walk he failed to actually see any materials... Making him a little depressed, but he shrugged it off. His store was pretty much his home to, but only for now. Once he could amass Col, he was going to buy a house on a floor and make it his shop as well as his home... It was just expensive as hell. Maybe he could get a roommate and make them pay for half the house.... He doubted it.

"Good adventure today, we need to do it again sometime!" He said, giving a thumbs up. He enjoyed the time he spent with Eatos, she was a fun person to hang with. She was the one who probably was going to keep him alive for the rest of his time in this game, keeping his gear up to date and making sure he was alright.

ID# 83629 results:

 Loot: 6

[Eatos 0]

The girl spotted Stryder walking away from their spot and back towards the town. With the descending sun, it was only logical for them with withdraw and head back to town. She'd need to use the portals to return to the 4th floor, to her store and home. She'd been sleeping next to her forge, it was warm in the chilly nights of her home. As she walked, the girl returned to doing what she did best. Zoning out, thinking and humming. It continued for some time, until it caused her downfall. In this case, she tripped over a tree branch and crashed into the ground. It took her several moments to realize she had done it, mostly due to the lack of pain that had come of the SAO system. She was there for several moments before blinking, and reaching forwards to what she thought was an ore....which was actually a tree root.

Sighing, she dragged herself back onto her feet and brushed herself off wordlessly. She looked around, before sighing. She wasn't sure why, but that fall had dented her good mood. Why was it so hard for her to focus on the obvious?

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83632

Loot: 11 (+2LD) = 13 (Fail)

[Stryder 0]

Sky turned, laughing lightly at her fall, before just sighing, continuing to walk away towards the town of beginnings. The walk he didn't look for any more materials, happy with the four he had only for a bird to drop one on his head..... For some reason it was ALWAYS birds who did this kind of stuff to him. He sighed, shrugging it off and just putting it in his inventory. Once they were back at the Town of Beginnings, Sky turned towards eatos, saying a farewell before separating from his friend, waving back as he went to the second floor.

This adventure had been good, they had fought together and he thought they had grown a bit closer. She was pretty much his closest friend here, first person he had met, and she was a good person, she had made him the sword after all.... Though he felt bad that he wouldn't be using it soon, he would always keep it for when he did need it.

ID# 83739 results:

  Loot: 17 

Stry - 5

Eatos - 2

[Eatos 0]

The blacksmith was absence as herself, and Stryder, walked back to the town of beginners/ As she walked, her body moved by itself with no mental power put towards its movement. Autopilot was the term she used as her body moved and her mind roamed the infinite possible of existence. During this particular walk, her mind went back home, or what was 'home' for her currently.

A small house that she shared with 4 others, 3 male, 1 female. All of them were gamers, they were, ironically, the ones who introduced Eatos to the world of online MMO gaming. Also the household pets, hers, Gluttony, a larger than life Husky which she missed greatly. She wondered where her real body was. When they announced that removing the nervegear would result in death, almost ironically, that hadn't worried her. She knew her roommates would hear about it and not remove hers as a result, but she had to question if she was still there. There would be no way of sustaining her real body within an apartment, maybe she'd been moved to a hospital along with others? It was impossible to know....

She raised her left hand and closed it into a fist, staring at it. It wasn't her real hand, not her real body...But it would have to do.

She looked over at Stryder as the boy walked away, and she stood there and watched. And as she watched him, she wondered if others could watch her. Her friends, her family, could they see her from the real world? She wasn't sure which she'd honestly prefer if they could....But, another question for another day. The girl closed her eyes and relaxed herself, before heading back home, back to the 4th floor.

[Stryder 0]

Finished

2 SP Each

490 Col Each

Stryder - 5 Mats

Eatos - 2 Mats