[PP|F2] <<Long Live The Queen>> with Shay

[Minako 0]

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Minako smiled to herself as she stepped back from the bounty board within the town. her hands planted firmly on her hips as her very crudely drawn help wanted poster was hastily glued to the wall. The corners weren't attached properly and curled inwards, and the only clean spot was just out of Minako's reach and this suffered from severe wrinkles and creasing. The woman dusted off her hands after what she perceived as a job well done and proceeded to go wait at her designated meeting space, which she had included in the poster. She needed to do quests, but in order to become a great warrior in her own right, she also needed proper contacts. And where else better to gain contacts then the wanted board of floor two? The second floor of Aincrad wasn't as populated with quests or players as much as floor four was, but the fourth floor was a frozen hell scape and floor two was much much more comfortable and so, the second floor will have to do.

The quest she had in mind was something called 'Long Live The Queen'. From context clues and where the indicator was pointing her she could only surmise that it was insect related. Possibly ants, or bees? Something with a queen, either way it did not matter. She had, very intuitively, picked up several decent pieces of armor and even a special weapon so the boss shouldn't be that big of a deal. The plan was to grab someone close to her level, or even lower, and then impress them by slaying the boss in little to no time at all. Such a feat at low levels would be sure to garner the attention of a few higher ups, or even begin to gather a small following here in Aincrad.

A few minutes passed and Minako very impatiently waited, her foot tapping. After half an hour, the tapping turned into pacing. And as even more time passed, her restlessness began to consume her as she threw herself into a sitting position, awaiting for any person to arrive.
@Shay

Level: 6
[0] Minako: 120/120 HP | 12/12 EN | 5 DMG | 18 MIT | 0 ACC | 0 EVA | Recovery: 2| Burn: 1| Blight: 1. | Heavy Momentum: 2

[Shay 0]

A hand to her face. Though there was no texture, she could feel the emblazoned mark of the sword's curse upon her cheek. Still there was no apparent way to rid herself of this deformity, but sitting around like a dunce wasn't going to get it gone. As the rogue journeyed through the tundra of the fourth floor, she pondered momentarily on Titan and Chase's health. The two of them were really her only friends and somehow the terms only seemed bad with them. Reflecting on the relationship that her and ChaseR had, she was a pretty big dick to him sometimes and as much as she wanted to feel sorry for it she knew she had to move on from it or else it was only going to be worse when they talked again.

"Floor Two: Urbus." The raven's voice called to the sky. With a flash of light, she was suddenly on the forested floor. Probably not the best place to be grinding levels at her level, but if she journeyed to the edge of the floor, there were bound to be some easily farmable monsters that she could take on solo for some gear and experience. As she stepped out of the safe zone, another player caught her eye. Usually people that hang around on this floor were below level ten. Could she really deal with another rookie bothering her the way ChaseR did?

Spoiler Name: Shay Level: 32 HP: 640/640 EN: 64/64 Stats: Damage: 14 Mitigation: 12 Evasion: 3 Accuracy: 4 BLD:24 REC:2 Equipped Gear: Weapon: (Katana)Murasame α: ACC 2; BLD 1 Armor: Leather Overcoat: EVA 3 Misc: Deep Red Tie: Recovery 2; ACC 1 Skills: Curved Sword [Rank 1] Katana [Rank 5] Light Armor [Rank 2] Extra Skills: Familiar Mastery: Fighter III Mods: Precision Battle Ready Inventory: Teleportation Crystal*1 Incarceration*2 T1 Mass HP Rec. II*1 T1 HP Rec. I*2 T1 Instant HP Rec. I*2 Housing Buffs: Guild Hall Buffs: Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day. Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests. Scents of the Wild: Wedding Ring:

 

[Minako 0]

Minako had taken to sitting upside down on a rock out of boredom. Perhaps one sign wasn't enough. Perhaps she needed to spend the extra three hours making an additional sign and placing it in a separate location? Or maybe in the same location, but a few inches away from the other poster? She didn't want to come off as needy in any way, so the two signs were possibly a no go. From her perch she did notice a black haired woman approaching. Was this is, was this finally Minakos savior come from on high? It surely must have been, why else would anyone wander this far out into floor twos wilderness.

"Hey! Over here!" Minako called out, rolling over her head to her feet. She turned around to face the player again. "Are you looking for adventure?" Minako said, striking a pose. "Are you looking for a bonefide heroine in the making?" A second pose was struck. "Then look no further as Minako!" A third pose. "The cute!" Yet, another pose. "The adorable!" She said, striking another pose.

After a few long seconds of awkward seconds of string and pose holding, Minako spoke again. "Did, did you see the ad I did or?" She asked, trailing off her question mid sentence.

[Shay 0]

The moment the two of them made eye contact, the rogue knew she probably just fucked up. A quiet day with some monster killing was out the window now for the second that they locked gazes was enough time for the other to enlist her to a conversation full of questions. Shay's eyebrows furrowed for every pose the woman made. At least when she had met Chase, he was a pretty quiet and reserved person that would let her talk at her own pace. Words never came easy.

"I'm just heading out to grind gear and some experience, nothing more really." The raven-haired female said, adjusting her scarf in an attempt to hide the cursed sign on her face from the woman. Before she could walk off in the silence caused, Minako asked her if she'd seen some sort of advertisement she made. Did players really do that sort that of thing? Maybe it was just a LFG application or something. That wouldn't be too uncommon.

Somehow, Shay was sure that she was going to spend the rest of her time on this floor with this girl. Sighing slightly in defeat, she turned her gaze back to the red-head. "You need help with a boss or something? I can join you, I guess."

[Minako 0]

After Minako gave her full intro a whirl and introduced herself, the raven haired woman still hadn't introduced herself. Minako furrowed her brow as her plan was already falling apart. No matter, it was just like a hiccup in her livestreaming setup. She could overcome this, it was easy. She very quickly picked up on the woman's tones and pattern of speech. Classic tsundere. Only thing that was missing what the red faced stuttering of the infamous words of 'Baka'. Her many, many hours reading romance books and manga and her hundreds of hours viewing trashy romance anime have prepared her for befriending this black haired tsundere woman.

Minako pursed over the words in her mind for a bit before answering. "I'd very much like that if you would." Minako said, giving a polite head nod. "I would feel much safer with another person then by myself. And erm," She faltered a moment. "What should i call you?" Minako asked as she began to walk to her quest objective. Hopefully the woman would be at least willing to communicate a bit before getting there.