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ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "Ash Vargold." Ash nodded his head, then frowned once Mizuki introduced herself. The familiarity of smell was something he didn't understand and frankly would rather ignore but names... Ah. Now he remembered. Back at Camp Hope, in that strange virtual construct. Yet...

fa-solid fa-user-penVargold Posted: 18:02:12 ...I don't know why you felt the need to share that with the class, but thanks for making me think about the person who had to build training dataset for fucking libido. This person's story is a little familiar, in a way that makes Aisling feel...

fa-solid fa-quotesThis Blog is Not a Metaphor I just think gamers don't know what's going on Did you know that there's a fandom for this game? Like, an honest to god fandom with fanworks and ships and even smut? Like, I know some of this stuff is probably you raving about your own...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x One moment his thoughts were almost entirely occupied by pain. The next moment, it was nothing more than an echo, leaving a papercut-thin scar in its wake. Did... she she healme? Of course, confusion meant pausing, and pausing meant that Lune had a brand new opening...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Clang! Ash was immediately on the defensive. He switched to a two-handed grip to block the overhead strike, bracing against the ring and vibration of metal on metal. That, of all things, was something he'd gotten used to. It didn't count as pain, so it wasn't caught...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash's ears were fine, but his thoughts were occupied, and so he didn't hear the others approaching. He was barely paying attention anyway - he was sure the bitter cold was more than enough to keep people and monsters at bay. The sudden presence of an unfamiliar voice...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4xTrials of the Starcalled - Date a Harpy (Intermediate) A pang of alien familiarity hit Ash as he approached the mountainside. He'd been feeling it for some time, crawling up his back like the spirit that was its source. Homehomehome it chanted, drowning out weaker...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash didn't have the breath to snap back at the others. No matter how fit he might be, he had no way of keeping up with players that specialized in this kind of high activity or speed. Then there was his rapidly draining EN from both physical and magical activity...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "I'd rather not use them at all," Ash muttered, ignoring the vaguely offended murmur in the back of his mind. "I don't remember them being this big an issue when I started playing." Something had changed between then and now. And as Ash unconsciously pressed a hand...

hXTHuFpdcMw The sky is dark when Aisling removes the headset. The sodium glare of a streetlight illuminates her office, casting deep shadows across the walls, and the sound of rain drowns out the noise of the road just beyond. She lies there a moment, eyes on the ceiling as she settles back...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "Hopefully it's just that he's quit this game. That'd be the best case scenario for all of us, really..." Says the one not only still playing, but trying to get better... Ash shook his head, then grabbed his sword from the ghostly limb. Freed from its task it...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x It wasn't as if Ash was trying to be curt. It was just a little hard to put on his usual "charm" when he was dutifully trying to avoid looking down. Though it was getting better after the initial shock. He nodded silently for a while as the other caenis(?) detailed...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash opened his mouth, paused, and closed it with a frown. "...you know, I don't think I ever got his name. I think he knew me, so maybe he assumed it was the same for me." It seemed like almost everyone knew his name, nowadays. Probably something to do with his...

rN-MXit6nLs th-thump, th-thump, th-thump "Who… who are you?" The person (and it had to be a person, right?) raised their head. Something resembling a frown flitted across their features as they glanced sideways towards the two elves seated nearby. Their frown only intensified as they made...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash tried to stay awake, even as his eyes fluttered shut. In the end, no amount of pinching or stubbornness could keep his fatigue at bay. Curled into his makeshift nest of blankets, dazzled by the light and warmth of the fire... he had no chance. His thoughts slowed...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash nodded, a thoughtful look crossing his face. "I went through a lot of videos trying to pin down something familiar. For some reason, the western styles seemed to... fit better." Like he was just putting names to forms he'd already known, but the idea that, even...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash looked sheepishly at his empty bowl. Food was normally an afterthought for him in game, and hunger little more than a meter to be kept full but... this was nice. He still felt like garbage, but he was warm and full, and with those basic needs filled he could feel...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "Yup. Assist feature." Ash knew there was no reason to be embarrassed about using it or the pain limiter. It was a game option, as important a tool as Investigation Mode or messaging. But it always seemed to be treated as a crutch for newbies. Like it should be...

There was a moment, however brief, when Aisling thought she'd won. She'd be free to wander away and bury the memory of whatever had just happened in a haze of smoke. ...and then the girl that his mind had firmly determined to be Rael opened her mouth. She stared in mute horror as a slew of...

Aisling stared. First at Isabella, who was circling around to the flank, clearly moving between her and her escape route. Then to Valeria, waving tickets that she very definitely hadn't dropped in an attempt to lower her guard and lure her in. And then at the inside of her own eyelids as she...