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ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash paled with the realization that there was no getting out of this particular boondoggle. He had... honestly forgotten about "Nu" and its abuse of Lady N's memories, including spouting out her name as some kind of intimidation tactic. He'd kind of hoped that...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash remained tense as Lune emerged from the trees, hand hovering near the hilt of his sword. If nothing else, he could always throw it at her and run. She was unfamiliar, and had none of the usual tells that let him distinguish Lander from player. "...can I help...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Long ago, Aisling had finally broken free of school. Free of grades, and homework, and the feeling that the rest of her life depended on being able to keep up with all of it. The road she'd fallen to was one where study wasn't necessary, so long as she could get the job...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Worrying that there's someone you could save, haunted by the thought you might not. Like a certain list of names, the mark left by Terrasphere's only power over reality. What happens when I run out of second chances? Erick was already out of second chances, but he...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "I always have some kind of snack handy, to be honest. Caenis metabolism is a nightmare to manage." He instinctively sniffed the air and immediately looked embarrassed before muttering, "Boar, pretty sure." It was the last thing he said before he let Erick say his...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x Ash listened to Erick's words with increasing discomfort. Disapproval of his choices aside, he had at least hoped that there was something out there to give him the mental reprieve he clearly needed. "I don't know too much about the Hylands. I only went up there for...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x There was a lot to unpack here. Ash couldn't help but recoil slightly as Norbert rose to eye level, a position very few people could match. And then his shoulders were being grabbed, and it was very fortunate that his brain chose to freeze, rather than to...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "...not afraid to die..?" Ash was not a therapist. He didn't want to try to be a therapist. He could tell Erick was brushing off his words, because she would have done the same, once. But Ash wouldn't let that stop him from shouting into the void, hoping something...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-4x "...ah. I see." Oh, it was so very hard to not lay into Erick. But a shouting match wouldn't help anyone. Instead, Ash turned his attention to the gruel, trying to focus on what was tolerable about it instead of what was bad. If he tried, he could imagine he could...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x "Politics, paranoia... I've heard there's even an anti-player cult running around now." Ash returned one wave with another before ducking towards one of the tents. The man in the kitchen didn't make eye contact, but made no motion to stop Ash as he helped himself to...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x Ash couldn't help but perk up at Erick's arrival. How could he not, when his heart beat friend in his presence? His attention fell away from the wolf as he raised a hand and smiled. "Yo." The smile dropped away quickly as Erick drew attention to the fortifications...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x Of the many new players Ash had welcomed and warned into Terrasphere, Erick was one of the more memorable. His question - could I be a hero too? - haunted his thoughts every time he saw the name on his friend list. Ash did his best to ground the man, to make sure he...

The skillbox and itembox code has weird alignment in circumstances I haven't fully figured out yet. I think it's related to either the length of the item description or the item name, but either way it results in the floats acting weird. This custom code is meant to look similar, but isn't...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x That is definitely a player. Ash wasn't sure why everything smelled like smoke today, but it was probably from before he logged in. If he had to guess, it was some new player messing with Pyromancy, and the dejected caenis (he didn't see many of those around, himself...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x "Roleplayers... right." Like he had started, though not anymore in theory. Ash shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He'd been in this cramped carriage for too long, and the brief reprieve he'd gotten was tainted by the circumstances. For a brief moment he entertained the...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x "This is an illegal game. You've committed to lying by the second login." It was a very obvious evasion of the question. Another lie, really, but what was another on top of everything else? He met Tick's mock wrath with flat annoyance, then looked away once her...

ra ra-lantern-flame ra-5x If Ash noticed any of the guard's awkwardness, he didn't react to it. (He had, in reality. But in the moment, there were more important things on his mind.) "Thank you, and sorry for the trouble. Safe travels." "I hated everything about that." Ash's head dropped...

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"Cultists?" Ash's shock lingered longer than he would have liked. His ears flattened as he glanced in the direction of the Astorean border. "That's... concerning. I suppose there are all kinds of ne'er-do-wells taking advantage of the chaos." What kind of cultists? Are players at risk? Or is...

Nephew??? That wince had been real. Despite her claims otherwise and the quick healing afterwards, that had clearly hurt. And he hadn't imagined the whisper of death, something that tore at him in a way he didn't fully understand... What was the deal with these girls? By the time the door...