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Noblesse

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NOW LOADING .... Aug 15, 2022 0:18:32 GMT -5

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Post by Noblesse on Aug 15, 2022 0:18:32 GMT -5

[Ratatoskr nods at Ornery's words.]

[Ratatoskr understands.]

"I only ever meat you, dear," Noblesse retorted to Ornery, somewhat absentminded.

Oh boy, he thought, watching Craven continue unraveling right in front of him. This person appeared to have some problems with socializing in person...? Or perhaps it was general anxiety issues? Nao was not a doctor of any sort, and he supposed trying to be an armchair psychologist would just be annoying for everyone involved.

"Thank you, Mouse, I'm glad someone likes it! I worked a while to try and make my aesthetic work with this class and race! It's honestly something I find difficult to talk about in public," Noblesse admitted sheepishly, before turning and bowing somewhat apologetically towards their newbie companion. "All joking aside, I don't particularly enjoy making people feel uncomfortable. I'm sorry, I forget not everyone is used to games like these! Yes, I believe we did chat on the BBS."

Straightening up, he listened to the chatter, considering if there was anything he could say that would be a little less unsettling than what he said previously. After a moment, Noblesse decided just about anything would be less unsettling, as long as he didn't continue talking about PvP or his own class. He absently raised a hand to pat Ornery on the foot while he was still on him. While it would've been easy to chuck him into the fountain, that'd be a pretty mean thing to do out of nowhere.

[Ratatoskr would like to visit the Barn!]

"I'd love to hang out! No matter what else we may end up doing, if they are interested in pets, then showing the Barn first off would certainly be a good idea," he agreed, glancing at Craven curiously. "Since it sounds like Mouse hasn't touched on the topic much yet, pets in this game are both cute companions and potentially helpful while out in fields or dungeons. They gain experience whenever you have them out and about - they have a leveling system, like your character. It's fun, though sometimes it can be a little troublesome, because their personalities appear to be completely random..."

[Ratatoskr is baffled by Noblesse's statement.]

"... But I wasn't talking about you, Ratatoskr." He patted his ASCA on the arm. "In particular, at least. In any case, I'd love to see how Rhubarb has grown!"

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Craven

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Post by Craven on Aug 20, 2022 12:37:27 GMT -5

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when it's unclear

[attr="class","reasonsmall"]Hidden in the space
between Hero and the enemy
Early days and sleepless nights
Death and resurrection, life

[attr="class","reasonbod"]As Mouse moved away, Craven resisted the urge to reach out and grab her sleeve, as if they were going to be able to hide behind the smaller player. Absolutely not. They weren't horrendously tall, but Craven definitely stood well over Mouse.

Still.

They tried not to panic, waiting patiently and attempting to observe everything about Noblesse that Mouse pointed out without looking like a tourist. Failing, probably. It did look very interesting, it was just ... intimidating. But everything was when you were level 1 and had barely left the character creation menu. "I wouldn't say a ... good, job. I mean. I'm alive, I guess." And they winced, aware of the wrath they were about to summon on Mouse's behalf. She did not seem keen on Craven's tendency to down themself. Which was good. Bad? Hell.

"Yeah uh - we just got here." Craven returned Noblesse's bow uncertainly, a little awkwardly, as they did everything else. "I'm uh, not uncomfortable. I'm just." Like that. Stupid. Something. Craven gestured uselessly, cracking a weak smile. "You look great." Did that sound like flirting? God they hoped not.

Oh great, they had both been here forever and knew everything and Craven was going to look even more like an idiot than they did anyway. They forced a pained smile, aware of Ornery staring at them, resisting the urge to glare back just because they didn't want to come off as entirely pathetic, but then they would just come off as an asshole, wouldn't they? There was yet more talking, yet more information, something about a rhubarb - wasn't that like a turnip or something? "Nice to meet you too." It was automatic, a response to a remark Craven had barely heard. "The wings are neat."

The wings Ornery was using to fly and stand on Noblesse with. Craven's lips twitched with the start of a laugh. Okay. They could do this, this was all just ... fine. Maybe. Half-listening to the conversation, Craven took a moment to peer at Noblesse's so-called pet, which looked more like an android or a knight than any kind of pet. How did it work? Craven raised one hand to wave at Ratatoskr. "Hi." Were they supposed to say hi? What did the creature know? Was it a creature if it was made out of metal?

What the hell was a Gattai sequence.

"To the barn?" Craven turned their head to Mouse, their first inclination to just start walking without knowing where they were going. "Is it far?" Was anything far when there was a weird portal?

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Mouse

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Post by Mouse on Aug 27, 2022 17:26:53 GMT -5

When Ornery landed on Noblesse's shoulders, Mouse's mind automatically made mechanical sound effects that she struggled not to replicate poorly out loud- For Craven's sake and no one else's. Her two friends combined into one bad ass machine, now that was a final boss she had no interest in facing, though it was comical seeing them like this. Mouse crossed her arms as she idled a bit beside Craven, meanwhile, Lily took a little screenshot to make terrible art from later. Upon hearing mentions of the barn, the runechemist quickly clasped her hands together as attentive enthusiasm lit her eyes up once more.

"The barn! Yes! Good idea, you two!" Mouse spoke towards Ornery and Noblesse before nodding up at Craven excitedly upon their question. "Mhm! If you're fine with that! We could just take a warp, the smaller greenish gates you'll see around the city and on your minimap, but it's honestly not that far. Oh, there's lots of cute pets there! Last time I went, I saw a Winter Monta! Can't get those anymore," she huffed lightly, mostly as a joke. Her feet started carrying her along with Craven as she spoke. "Oh yeah, like Noblesse said- Pets' personalities, and sometimes, even their appearance is totally random. Rhubarb for example is a dragon, I had no idea what color or personality he would have until I got him. And what a surprise that was!" She said it with a nervous laugh, but a lasting smile as she thought about her rotund little heathen. Well, Craven would meet him soon enough.

Checking to make sure Ornery, Noblesse, and Ratatoskr were coming instead of taking the quick warp option- totally not because she was hoping that Ornery was still standing on Noblesse's shoulders as they strolled through town- Mouse continued forward. "Anyway, the Pet Barn is just right in the Harbor area. Mac Anu as a whole is pretty crowded, but it tends to thin out near there, so that will be good for us!" She smiled up at Craven, hoping that could bring them even just the teensiest smidgen of comfort. Already leaving the Fountain Plaza, there was a lot more breathing room as far as crowds went. Mostly because traffic kept flowing in places where there were no shops or things like that. Aside from random AFKers.

"If you glance up at your minimap from time to time as you explore, it helps a lot! I didn't really play many games before playing The World, so it took some getting used to." She couldn't bring herself to admit the whole reason she started playing The World was in a last ditch effort to socialize and make friends after her father had passed away. He'd been her only real friend for a long time. It was scary trying to navigate in a foreign place, even if it was just a game and talk to others, even if you could log out at any moment. It was a lot of information. Perhaps, seeing Craven so openly anxious is what caused her to feel less anxious herself.

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Ornery

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Post by Ornery on Aug 29, 2022 21:56:22 GMT -5

"Thanks! The wings are a custom fit. Looked at the generic angel and demon stuff and went, 'nah'. Looked at the mechanicals and decided to make some creative adjustments." He thumbed behind his back.

"And 'lo, from that 'nah' was born a beautiful, beautiful me. With wings."

Ornery had indeed opted to remain in the combo configuration, which is to say, he'd remained on Noblesse's shoulders. It was easy enough to stand on someone else in a videogame - he didn't have to worry about his own balance, he didn't have to worry about the integrity of Noblesse's spine (and even if he somehow did, his exoskeleton had augmented precisely that, so he wouldn'thave to worry about it anymore), and this way, he could actually see over people reliably.

Not that Ornery had made his PC short, but with so many gigantic beastmen and similarly gigantic weapons being toted around, sight was a challenge to overcome if a crowd just so happened to pass through. Some people simply couldn't be polite about walking with their friends - instead of walking in a tight cluster or a neat line, they'd just spread along the entire width of the pathway, chatting and paying no attention to anyone walking towards them.

And since you couldn't walk through player characters in [The World], it was a lot more annoying than it would've been in many other MMOs.

"It looks like it's decided! To the barn we go! Onward, my trusty steed!"

The crowds did thin considerably once they'd left the Plaza, groups of energetically chatting players, party-seekers and storefront queues giving way to smaller and smaller groups of people and loners who would actually (generally, see above) move out of the way.

"You can try to climb the buildings in cities, too, though it's really annoying and I'd probably recommend waiting on vertical exploration until you've got wings like I do," Ornery commented.

"Or you could raise a flying mount, I guess, but that actually takes waaay more money and effort. I've already got enough pets to worry about."

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