[PP-F29] seaside vacation. <<scouting>>

[Arabelle 0]

it's your favorite magical girl! ♡

Spoiler LEVEL 43 (BASE 34; PARAGON 9): HP: 680/680 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | FLN: 8 (6-8) | BLI: 32 (9-10); -20 MIT | BLD: 48 (9-10) | RSK: 8 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | LD: 5 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 skills Spoiler | skills mod count: 2/5 SCYTHE (AXE) | RANK 5/5 [BASE: Proficiency] +7 DMG [ADDON: Ferocity] +2 DMG [ADDON: Precision] +1 ACC [ADDON: Stamina] Reduce EN of all attacks by 2. [SHIFT: AOE Specialist] +4 to multipliers and +2 to EN cost; AoE-I, AoE-II. CLOTH ARMOR | RANK 5/5 [BASE: Proficiency] +20 MIT [MOD: Athletics] +1 DMG [ADDON: Nimble] +1 EVA, +1 LD COMBAT MASTERY: DMG | RANK 3/3 [BASE: Proficiency] +12 DMG BATTLE HEALING | RANK 5/5 [BASE: Proficiency] Restore 5% HP per turn. [MOD: Emergency Recovery] | Passive (10 EN) | Once per thread, when HP falls below 25%, recover 10% of maximum HP. ENERGIST [BASE: Proficiency] +20 EN SEARCHING | RANK 4/5 [BASE: Proficiency] +4 LD; +4 SD | expenditure Spoiler Total SP: 170 | Spent: 169 | Unspent: 1 SKILL: Axe (30) ADDON: Stamina (4) ADDON: Precision (2) ADDON: Ferocity (4) SHIFT: AOE Specialist (10) SKILL: Cloth Armor (30) MOD: Athletics (4) ADDON: Nimble (6) SKILL: Combat Mastery (13) SKILL: Battle Healing (30) MOD: Emergency Recovery (6) SKILL: Energist (8) SKILL: Searching (22)  equipment Spoiler amaterasu CURSED, FALLEN, BLIGHT, BLEED TIER 4 DEMONIC AXE | [state]: fused description_not_found. saint-germain RISKY II, VAMPIRIC (DEFENSIVE) II TIER 4 DEMONIC CLOTH ARMOR | [state]: fused a silk wrist cuff upon which a corsage of pure white roses is pinned. fleeting words ACCURACY II, HOLY BLESSING II TIERLESS DEMONIC TRINKET | [state]: fused a weightless spread of large white feathers cast in plaster and set upon a lapel pin. inventory Spoiler | dimensional backpack (4) Teleport Crystal | [>>] (5) cookie | +16 EN | [>>] (3) Congealing Ale | ANTIDOTE III | [>>] 23613, 236140, 236141 (5) Rumbling Rum Party Favor | 10% INSTANT MASS HEAL | [>>] 234141, 234142, 234143, 234144, 234145 (5) Rumbling Rum Party Favor | 10% INSTANT MASS HEAL | [>>] 234105-2, 234105-3, 234108, 234112-1, 234112-2 sword arts Spoiler st [x12] ST-I (10 EN) [x15] ST-II (13 EN) | Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn. [x20] ST-B (18 EN) | Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, use only the first roll. aoe [x15] AOE-I (11 + [2 * targets] EN) [x18] AOE-II (14 + [2 * targets] EN) | Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed all intended targets the previous turn. tech [x12] TECH-A (11 EN) | STUN [x12] TECH-B (10 EN) | DELAY | [Delay] is a debuff that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn. buffs Spoiler -- | paragon LAUREL WREATH | Earn Col equivalent to 15% of player’s EXP earned in thread. | house WELL-RESTED | -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat. SQUEAKY CLEAN | The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down). MULTIPURPOSE | Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll. FILLING | Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. ITEM STASH | +1 Battle Ready Inventory slot. RELAXED | Increases out of combat HP regen by 20 HP and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts. COL STASH | +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests. DECOR: DIWALI DIYA | Upon thread closing, obtain an additional +3 * loot minimum mob HP Col for every 5 authored posts. HARD WORKING | +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day. ADVANCED TRAINING | +10% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.

weather-beaten walls. weeping winds and a dead non-person at the doorstep, dissolving center-first like a collapsing sinkhole. the scouting party gathers today around a rough-hewn conference table, dozens of maps, reports, loose-leafed journals, and salvaged local literature pooled around the immediate circle of light cast by an oil lamp. talk runs slow, but though corroborating every stray and supposed piece of floor 29's whole takes time, one who had already surveyed the lands themself really only need their own head to figure out what they are missing. the problem is giving it physical form and thereafter dealing with the implications. some answers only presage more questions. and the urgency of the task is dampened by the wait.

but they wouldn't be frontliners -- heroes or paragons or saints or sharp and glamorous whatevers of aincrad -- if they balked at this step, would they?

the door creaks open and the last to arrive steps over the corpse.

"j'en ai marre...! this rain!" arabelle fumes. tiny streams of rainwater course down her umbrella and drip onto the floor; she hastily sets it down at the entrance before she can make a bigger mess than she already has and undoes the clasp of her heavy cloak. also drenched after an unfortunate strong wind turned the rain near sidewards. curses. despite her complaints, however, the reaper's expression is bright as a daffodil once her hood falls away. she joins the rest at the table and folds her hands behind her back. "'morning, everyone. i see that we're all early."

it isn't difficult to cut in. she is one of them now, or at least she has a foot in the door, and there is little chance they would have left her behind over what wasn't even a delay. for a moment, she skims the available material. she doesn't offer any of her own, but like the three gathered with her, arabelle herself is a known face around floor 29. napping at the base camp, chatting up passing adventurers, leaving and entering the square. always decidedly alone. always searching. she has the same conclusion, and against her own objective, she is eager to cut through the drivel and get straight to the killing.

"the labyrinth isn't in this island."

she picks a map and slides it closer to her edge of the table, pinning it to the wood with the tip of her nail.

"it's in the sea." the pitch black beyond the mainland's shores. "do any of you have a clue which direction it is in?"

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participants: arabelle, morningstar, wulfrin, hirru.

Edited April 16 by Arabelle