[PP F-02] (Black, Kirbs) It'll only sting a little... <<Long Live the Queen>>

[Black 0]

The ebony skinned ninja kept his Japanese curved sword and wakizashi, a parrying blade of shorter length attached to his yellow rucksack. The traveler was drifting through the second floor, scouting out the terrain for edible resources. His talents as a Marine Infantryman taught him a lot about survival, but the game mechanics certainly made things a lot easier. Despite that, the blonde haired warrior had a love for the forested biome. He walked with his hands in his pockets and stayed along the river. Following him was the instrumental of hip-hop as he bobbed his has to the music.

“I can mingle with the stars or throw a party on mars~ Yet I’m a prisoner, locked up behind digital bars~”

The silver plated headband on his forehead read "Lucky Devil". Behind him was his trusty companion, Kiba, an elemental spirit wolf. It kept a vigilant demeanor and hunter's poise.

" I think we scavenged enough food for today, boy. " Black said as he knelt down feeding the wolf some familiar snacks. He turned his head squinting down the river, before collecting water into a canteen.

LVL 20 400/400 HP 40 EN 45 MIT 5 DMG 2 THN 1 REC 3 ACC

 

@Kirbs

Edited October 16, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

The player pressed her dagger tightly as she roamed through the second floor. When am I going to get some action going? This is bor-ing! Kirbs sighed and rubbed her temples. This is bull. Complete and utter bull-

The brunette cut herself off when she heard a distant voice. Shi... take mushrooms! She sweatdropped as she refrained herself from cursing. Peeking from behind a tree, she squinted at a male player and a very, very large dog. Doggo? It looks like it can rip someone’s head off in a single bite. Kirbs shuddered at the thought. Well! You know the saying: if there is a random stranger with a giant dog, introduce yourself! She was about to start saying something out loud before she frowned. Wait, no one says that. Everyone except me of course! But I’m still not going to do it because social-awkwardness is a flippin’ sin! Whoooooo!

OOC: this is me in real life if you think this is weird.

Battle Ready Inventory:

Spoiler

Stats:

LVL: 1

HP: 20

EN: 2

DMG: 2

ACC: 1

EVA: 1

MIT: 0

Perfect: Green  Rare: Blue   Uncommon: Yellow  Vanity: Orange

Equipped:

> Starter's Dagger: 1 ACC

> Starter's Light Armor: 1 EVA

Items:

> 5 Starter Healing Potions: Heals 50 HP

 

@Black

Edited October 17, 2018 by Kirbs

[Black 0]

Black finished collecting the water into the canteen. His tattered gloves held emblems of lightning striking throughout every inch of it's design. Adventurous eyes cast out toward the splendid sun as he noticed a murder of crows flying overhead. They all fluttered to a tree nearby and watched him. ‘Someone must be close.’ Black thought as his military knowledge of history and tracking courses taught him certain indicators of activity. Of course, his perception skill was only as acute and limited as the confines of stay parameters would allow them to be.

“Kiba, do you sense anyone?” Black queried the beast. The Wolf began to look around with primal eyes cast in different directions in the wilderness. Wolves had a naturally weak sense of smell, so it wasn't able to identify her that way. However, anyone watching Black right now could tell he was wary. He tried to judge the direction of where the crows came from and decided to call out while keeping his hands on both swords.

“Hello!?!” He darted his eyes left and right. If someone paid close attention, they would see a green icon over his head. “If you're an orange player, you're f***ing with the wrong one. I'll hack your face off! I ain't playing no games.” He called out as an act to intimidate any people trying to target him. Kiba picked up on his defensive nature and began to bark loudly.

 

@Kirbs

 

OOC: I pretty much act like my character. You gucci. I'm trying to remember who else said doggo. I had a friend from a grand theft auto server that talks similar

Edited October 15, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

Fudge, fudge, fudge, fudge. Kirbs began to panic as both the player and his familiar began shouting in her direction.  Fudge flippin' nuggets!  She began hyperventilating until she coughed loudly.  Well, thank you frekin' Kayaba. She gulped, trying to figure out what to do. What if I just stay here? No, no, no... he'll just come here if I don't reveal himself. He doesn't seem dumb at all, no. She cursed under her breath as she shook her head. I suppose I can just... walk out? Yeah! That's a good idea. 

 

She marched out of the forest with her hands above her head in an almost robotic way. Nevermind, this is a downright horrible idea! She swallowed the lump in her throat and stared at the other player. "Uh, hi!" she quipped, her hands still above her head. "Uhm, I mean no harm?" she said it as if it was a question. "Sorry for scaring you or whatever. Nice doggo-wolf thing by the way."

@Black

 

[Black 0]

Black unsheathed his swords, being naturally cautious by nature. He knew that there have been uprisings of orange players and bandits in the area. Traveling alone made him a target and he was at the level now to where he could start to have valuable belongings and Col. He heard a cough and narrowed his eyes towards the direction of the sound. 

A woman came out, but this did little to lower the man's guard. He was too conditioned to women being used as bait in Afghanistan so he questioned the girls motives. "You! Get over here. Where are your weapons?" He demanded with a militant commanding tone. At the very least, if she was a decoy to set him up for an ambush, he could use her as a hostage. Kiba lunged forward and started growling angrily at the girl who just innocently complimented him, seeming to spare no sympathy. Black eyed her suspiciously as if he sensed ulterior motives.  

@Kirbs

[Kirbs 0]

Kirbs visually flinched at his harsh tone. “Alright, alright. What monster got in your pants in the morning..?” she grumbled, walking over to him with a frown. Orange player my arse. Do I look like an orange player to you, boy? She sighed, sparing a small glance at the hostile wolf. Did a giant flea bite your butt or something? Buzz off. 

She looked back at Black with a raised brow. “Do I seriously look like I can do you any harm?” she huffed, motioning to her basic armor and dagger. “Like, legit. Not even the best actor can pull off my hobo look,” she stated, an unamused expression plastered on her face. Meanie McButtface. I bet that’s what your name is mister! Man, if I ever get out of SAO, I’ll kick your bloody She threw a look at the dog again, and I’ll shove your sorry butt up onto a volcano if you keep looking at me like that!

@Black

 

[Black 0]

Black warded himself against any form of pity or vulnerability around the woman. "This is just a security sweep. You comply and everything goes smooth." He says as he keeps his eyes trained on her but occasionally looks around his surroundings. "Orange players have been shifting their tactics...using green players to do their dirty work and lure people out into a trap or have them find targets out here in the woods. Especially the early level people. Some are to fearful to go to the higher floors, so they pick up odd jobs from the orange players just to get by. " His eyes dart over her, inspecting her armor and weapon. "Col bag. Give it here." You might look broke, busted, and disgusted but if their paying you...you'll have more Col than the starter cash. That's a red flag and this isn't my first rodeo."
 

He steps back. "You got any paralysis potions or anything on you?" His wolf began to death stare the girl. "What you doing out here on floor 2 if all you got is that dagger and armor? This floor isn't safe...you got to have come with *somebody*.." He suggests, keeping his dark eyes intently focused on the woman.

@KirbsMutsu

[Kirbs 0]

She sighed, rolling her eyes. “I know what they do, thank you very much. I haven’t been living under a rock for the past two years,” she muttered. “What, why? Hell freezes over when I give you my Col bag. How do I know you’re just some green player luring out other green players, huh?” Kirbs narrowed her bright eyes at him. “I can’t trust you either y’know. For all I know, you can just be a common oettty their lurking the lower floors.” She huffed, crossing her arms moodily. “I’d bite any orange player’s head off before they could bribe me with their crappy antics.”

”No, I don’t.” I’m pretty sure I don’t even know how to work them anyways. “Is it wrong for a woman to go out in the wilderness all by herself? Bajeesus, you’re making me sound like I’d just been born,” she stated nonchalantly, giving a death stare back at the wolf. 

@Black

[Black 0]

Black paused for a moment. Studying the terrain closely. There was a deep silence through the woods, save for the annoyed girl. The air had a chill to it as Black considered how long it might be before he'd be ambushed. Well, if at your level you have an immense amount of Col. I'd be suspicious. "

 

He then stands firm as she presents her logic. "Potentially. I could be. Yet another reason not to travel alone if you're carrying that. " Black nods to her dagger.

"I'm just being careful. No one wants to die in a video game. Nobody wants to have everything they earned taken from them. I'm sure we can agree there." He states as he watched her death stare his wolf. "Let's take it easy. I'm Black. What do you go by?" He says taking up a less aggressive tone?

"You miss the floor one quests? Usually you'd pick up at least an uncommon dagger or armor from the first lesson quests before coming to floor two."

 

@Kirbs

Edited October 15, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

She studied him for a second before rolling her eyes once more. Raising her arms to make jazz hands, she gave him a blank smile. "Well, surprise! I'm broke as hell, so no need to be alarmed or whatever," she mumbled, her face growing hot from admitting that she basically broke. "I'll be getting a lot of money sooner or later though! I'm going to do a lot of quests... and, and I'll set up a bloody shop! That's right, I'm going to be stickin' rich!"

"Excuse me good sir, but this dagger has gotten me through a lot... wait, that's a lie. But it's still a good arse dagger!" she exclaimed, her voice getting higher by the octave. "You're right though. I hate losing my bloody items when I die in a video game," she growled, memories of when she would constantly die in video games haunting her in her head. "I'm Kirbs, as in the video game character. Nice to meet you, Black," she replied nonchalantly.

"So far yeah, I just got bored so I came up here." She shrugged her shoulders and kicked a small rock.

@Black

 

[Black 0]

Black kept a firm expression as he watched the woman roll her eyes. He understood the attitude, but laughed at her jazz hands. "Yeah, we're all pretty broke, busted, and disgusted. But you got idea. About a few week ago I was carrying the same kind of gear..now I got big plans for a shop, too. What type of shop you thinking about setting up, Kirbs?" He asked out of curiosity. "Cool name by the way. Kirby kicked ass in his death battles match. That was a fun fight to see. Also Kirbs is awesome in Super Smash Bros." The Marine opened up, showing off more of his geeky side. 

"Boredom? Ain't [censored] to do?" He smirked, eying the rock get flung across the ground. "Well, if you're looking for a fun adrenaline rush..and a nice quest that will get you sorta power leveled. There's this quest for hunting down a wasp. Thing is...she can do like twenty damage. I don't know where your HP is at, but if you let me get in a few hits and tank her and wait for my signal to attack, you'll be good to go. Someone else helped me this way." He stated calmly. Know what build you're going for?" 

@Kirbs

[Kirbs 0]

She nodded her head furiously. "Oh yeah, Kirby in Smash is like an abomination. If you get Samus in there with like, seven other Kirbys..." she whistled, "it'll be one hell of a game," she giggled, feeling a rush of memories surge through her. "Kirby's solo games are really neat too. There are so many versions, there's that yarn one... regular Kirby, multiplayer Kirby, it keeps going. There's a few spinoff games with Kirby and other Nintendo characters or something like that too."

"Yup, you'd think being stuck in a video game would be fun! But, nooo..." she huffed, rolling her eyes. "It has to be the most boring thing that you could find!" Kirbs sighed. Shrugging her shoulders, she nodded. "I guess? No pain, no gain. As... I don't know who said that. Fighting a giant bee sounds kind of fun, I guess. I'll do it though, it can get me some good EXP and loot!"

@Black

 

 

[Black 0]

Black shook his head in an amused state. The woman's chatter had disarmed him. 'No way anyone that hyped up about super smash bros is a PKer or working with orange players. ' "Yeah, I remember hoping off the bus first thing after high school and not even going home. I'd go to my friends house and play Super Smash Bros for hours. The first one I played had Roy and Marth from Fire Emblem. Last person I faced off against before this game was a girl that kept kicking my ass with Pikachu...she was ruthless." He laughed, wincing at the nostalgia of getting roasted by what he thought would be an easy win. "Goes to show you girl gamers are actually satan." He smirks making a Fate Stay abdridged reference.

"Right, exp and loot are great. We go half on the money. You keep the stinger, but....save it for big boss fights or raids if you can help it. " He suggests. " And uhm...don't attack unless I give the okay...or else I'm going to end up drinking heavy tonight....though...I'm probably going to do that regardless. " He blinks as he considers his plans for the night. "And I might make a nice meal with a bit of that wine I got at the market...hmm.." He started to get lost in thought as he sent a party invite and made his way toward the wasp. Still casting a vigilant gaze behind him, should something go awry.

 

@Kirbs

 

[Kirbs 0]

“Aw, that sounds fun. No one really at my school liked video games as much as me,” she pondered, the thought suddenly gritting. “They were all sports people, bleh. I hate anything that involves me having to move a limb more than a a meter.” Kirbs shook her head and sighed with amusement, “Yeah, you better watch out for us. We may look innocent, but we could hand your arse to ya!” She hollared, her voicing going higher in pitch.

Kirbs gave him a thumbs up, “alright. Whatever you say, mister. You’re the experienced one here, so I am putting my literal life on you,” she grinned, “no pressure!” Accepting the part invite, she followed after him. “So... this wasp thing. What do you got stung? Would you get like, a giant lump on your skin? Because, I have been stung by a wasp before,” she whistled lowly, “it was not a pretty sight is all I can tell you.”

@Black

[Black 0]

Blacks attempt to relate to Kirbs seemed to slightly defuse the situation. “Heh, well I love hooping and football don't get me wrong, but eSports is where it's at. I remember watching Super Smash Bros. Championships with undefeated guys that were legends for years.

As the girl entrusts him with her life he felt reassured, feeling comfortable that she wouldn't do anything reckless. “Don't hit it until I tell you that it's 100% safe.” He reminds her as they journey to destroy the wasp queen.

The buzzing behemoth was darting through pine trees as the ebony skinned shinobi and Kirby made their way through the forests.

 Black would signal her to wait as his hands clasped his Japanese curved sword and Wakizashi. If one paid close attention, they would be able to tell his gloves beared lightning strikes branching throughout them.

As he encroached upon his target like a panther stalking it's prey, his Wakizashi began to surge with paralytic energy. Scraping his curved sword against the Wakizashi, he charged it with electricity that swirled around the blade as he charged  the sword art, Rage Blow and hurled his arm down like he was slamming down a sledge hammer upon the wasp. “And here comes the thunderclap!”

The wasp would shake violently from the electrical energy and falter as it falls to the ground and flaps its wings in a violent seizure. Kiba would howl loudly and then have an elemental shapeshift into it's electrical form before growling at Black's side. “I know it looks like you should attack, but trust me don't. If you crit it, you'll be gambling with the devil for your life.”

 

Spoiler

ID-107573

BD-8 MD-4

-10 DMG to Wasp + Paralyzed.

Wasp Queen

50/60 HP

Hate: 2 - Black

Black LVL 20 400/400 HP 40 EN 45 MIT 5 DMG 2 THN 1 REC 2 PARA 1 TAUNT

 

 

Edited October 16, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

She waved him off, "yada, yada," she huffed while crossing her arms. "You're that my life on the line here, mister. I'd be defying everything you'd say if my life didn't matter," Kirbs mumbled as she followed after him. "This bee-wasp thing is going to freak the hell out of me," she shuddered. "I hated bugs when I was little." She made a disgusted face as she remembered the creepy crawly bugs that haunted her backyard.

As they made their way through the forest, she frowned as she heard a familiar buzzing of wings. Ew, ew, ew, ew... gross! She sighed as she watched a giant wasp fly around aimlessly, it's giant wings moving like of a hummingbird. This is my worst nightmare turned reality.

She shrugged her shoulders at his command, "alright. Your call. I don't mind not doing anything. By all means, carry on," she waved her hand at him and grinned.  I'll be fine with not killing a giant bee.

@Black

[Black 0]

Black found Kirbs antics amusing as she blew him off. Her reaction once they found the beast was even more hilarious. She squirmed as the wasp crept about the forest. As she gave him permission to do.

“Alright...time to slice em and dice em. Black says as he scrapes his swords against each other. He would go and slice through….nothing but air as his pathetic attempt to hit the Wasp went terribly wrong.

“Well, that's a perfect example of what could go wrong if you crit and I missed. “ Black grunted as he backed away from the waso that lodged it's stinger in his arm. “AGH! OH, GOD, IT HURTS!  “ He shouts, grabbing his head dramatically.

 

 

 

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ID-107631

BD-4 MD-10

Wasp Queen

50/60 HP

Hate: 2 - Black

Black LVL 20 399/400 HP 40 EN 45 MIT 5 DMG 2 THN 1 REC 2 PARA 1 TAUNT

 

 

 

 

Edited October 17, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

Kirbs rolled her eyes, "so I guess I'm still not attacking?" She scoffed at his exaggerated pain, "oh come on, dude! I bet it feels like someone is tickling your arm. Stop overdoing it!" She shook her head and chuckled to herself. Boys are so dumb. But that wasp thing is freaking me out, like a lot. What if there was pain in this game? Ouch. She shuddered at the thought once again, not wanting to think about giant bugs and all. Gross, gross, gross.  She stood there for a few more seconds before frowning. "I'm bored," she muttered, playing with the tip of her dagger.  This is no fun, I'm just watching him fight. And I'm not even doing anything! Ughhhh.

She inwardly groaned as she watched him fight some more. Ughhhhhh. How come he gets to fight a giant bug? I should help him somehow. Maybe a giant fly swatter? Do those things work on wasps? They worked on other bugs... so, maybe?

@Black

[Black 0]

Black wailed helplessly as he clutched his arm as if he was trying to hold dangling limb together by slapping on some duct tape. The cloth around his arm ruffled where his hand gripped it. "No!" He shakes his head at Kirbs sweating. "The pain! The unfathomable pain! The beast's venom coursing through me. Oh, God! It's like being stabbed with a needle! Please! No more! I'm sorry! Wai- No! " Black slashes at the buzzing insect and flails running through the forest. "Get it off me! Get it off me! " However, it would be too late as the giant wasp catches up to the save skinned samurai....sometimes ninja dude and stings him right in the leg.

 

Black immediately dramatically grabs his leg and begins hissing at the the pain, much like Peter Griffin from family guy. He trembles as his eyes falter towards Kirbs. "I...I think it's broken! My leg is broken, Kirbs! GO ON WITHOUT ME! YOU HAVE TO LIVE! " He then back crawls and drags himself to a tree. "How cruel is fate...I used to grow up crushing insects....and now look at me? Outdone by a buzzing beast! " He hangs his head in sorrow at his failure as he watches the encroaching wasp. "Turn your head, Kirbs. Don't look....I don't want you to see what's about to happen next."

 

@Kirbs

Spoiler

ID-107674

BD-1 MD- 10

-1 HP to Black

Wasp Queen

50 /60 HP

Hate: 2 - Black

Black LVL 20 398/400 HP 40 EN 45 MIT 5 DMG 2 THN 1 REC 2 PARA 1 TAUNT

 

 

Edited October 17, 2018 by Black

[Kirbs 0]

Kirbs blinked at him and face palmed herself. “Why did I have to go on a quest with him? You could of said no Mirby, you could have said bloody no! But nooo... you have to go on and be just a splendid person and go off with...” she trailed off, sneaking a glance at the writhing Black on the ground. “... with him.” 

She walked up to him kneeled down with a frown. “Man up, you wimp. I’m not dumb, you know,” she chuckled at his feigned fear. “And I ain’t dying anytime soon. You’re my meat shield!” Kirbs smiles cheerily at him, a small hint of humor written in her face. “My head is staying completely here,” she looked up to see an angry wasp. “Whelp, I’m gonna go over there,” she pointed to behind a large tree. “Uh, bye!” She grinned at him one last time before hopping away to her hiding spot.

@Black