Complete Private Eastern Brisshal The Grand Start of the Greatest Adventure of em All

[Dynamax]

Max remained limp, no matter how much Doggo shook him around. No movements were mustered by him, even if he was somewhat stable, health-wise, it would hardly take long until his body would start giving away to the amount of damage it had accumulated.

The boy was still vaguely in there, however. Listening to the girl calling for his name, the faint touch of the nudges. Yet, he couldn't find a way to respond or reciprocate that worry. He could just feel and listen, with the little sensory reaction and consciousness he still had on him.

Slowly, his mind and senses blacked out, with nothing but a pitch black darkness engulfing him.

It was immediate, and almost eternal at the same time.

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"Hey."

"... Max, right?"

"I knew it, your friend is calling for you. She may need you."

"Too tired? Not your friend? That's silly.

"I can see what you did for her, and what she did for you. If that's not friendship..."

"... I guess you, Starcalled, are really a strange bunch."

"... Is it really fine though..? You will die very soon."

"... A game? This isn't a 'game', Max."

"I see... What about her though? If you aren't there, she will be alone in a forest with a lot of goblins, orcs, and some other mean creatures."

"Not that much of a game anymore, huh?"

"Hey now, don't panic. I'm here to help you, but only if you help me out too."

"You see..."

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The giant gem that rested on the monkey boy's back suddenly began cracking, with sparkles slipping through it before a shining beam escaped from the interior of the gem.

A rumble near it could be heard, and the cracking only started to spread further, soon surrounding all of the gem and turning it rather opaque instead of its slight translucency. Perhaps that gem was a fake one, one would guess, but as soon as it finally erupted, a blinding light engulfed the sight of any spectator, like a flashbang, giving after images on the eyes of the beholder until it slowly stabilized once again, with the shadow of a miniature woman cloaking their blurred sight.

It wouldn't take long for the figure become far more visible...

Hair soft and colorful like cotton, clothes faint and light like clouds, wings and antannae that fluttered and twitched like a curious butterflower.

That was the fairy that hovered slightly above the back of the boy, while around her, the Doggo, and the boy, a mix of teal and emerald colored sparkly cloud made sure to separate that small world to just the three of them to share.

"Fear no longer, small Caenis girl. Jade, the gem fairy is here!"

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

Her panic settled in when nothing she did woke up the monkey. Harder shoves, using what little strength she had left on her hands seemed completely useless, yet checking on his HP he seemed to be healthy...

"W-why won't you wake up?" Her voice cracked. At least he was safe, but the thought didn't satisfied her at all, not when danger could come and bite them back once again. Maybe these goblins would catch up, maybe they wouldn't, but what guarantees she had. What options?

The energy on her body was almost zapped in that instant once Bao realized there's nothing left to do other than cry, and even that has gotten old enough that her will fizzled out and she collapsed next to him. Her eyelids got heavy and her body refused to act.

'Crack!'

Her ears perked, half-closed eyes looking over to the source. "Max?" She called, rewarding her with silence.

Crack!

The gem continued to break, and finally Doggo took notice of it. Even their efforts and his pain were for nothing, as this cheap knock-off decided to crumble on top of him. Her hands closed, grasping onto the dirt as she stretched out one hand to try and grab this damned 'treasure' that only brought misfortune to them and throw it away.

The moment her fingertips touched the jewel, it busted, blinding her completely as light shun brighter than a thousand suns, covering her eyes and groaning in displeasure before rubbing away. She tried to open them, only barely getting the sight of a small figure and nothing else, with a misty jade cloud surrounding all three of them.

Someone spoke, something tiny, and only when focus came back to her and the multiple tricks upon her sight ended, did the sole tiny figure of... A butterfly girl?- No, a fairy, who she met with a wide open mouth, having a hard time to process the entire situation or put it into words.

Yet her hand stretched out further, in hopes of grasping the fairy, only to drop on Max's back instead.

"W-where... The gem?" That was no longer a thing, as she soon noticed. Only this flying pink haired pixie. "Jade?" Doggo repeated the name, but even these words of comfort did little to cease her panic. If anything, it woke up new-found hope. "I don't understand, bu-but, if you really are a gem fairy, does that mean you are here to help Max? Please, he saved you, but he isn't waking up and I'm... Too weak."

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

As soon as the little girl began panicking, Jade was quick to shake her head, approaching her and resting her hand on her lips, that felt like the tip of an index that gestured for someone to silence themselves.

"No no, shhhh, shhhhhh..."

Her wings fluttered, and her tiny hands rested on Doggo's cheeks, with the about 30 cm tall fairy occopying the attention of the little doggo's sight.

"You aren't weak, my dear. You've protected your friend with body and soul... You would be surprised how much strength one need, to actually sacrifice themselves for someone, even if they care for them!"

The fairy closed her eyes, letting go of the girl's cheeks.

"Worry not, your plea could be heard, and so was Max's. With the powers imbued to me, Jade, the gem fairy, I hereby seal my connection with this small yet brave simian Primal-Touched.

After another speech, her wings fluttered, and a powerful glow beamed from her body, releasing the mist once again, that soon wrapped around the wounds, not only of Max, but Doggo's as well. A lingering, numbing feeling coated the skin of both of them, and when the mist faded, the two of them seemed, for most of part, brand new.

There was still a sore feeling that followed as soon as the numbing feeling faded out, but there wasn't a single sign of wounds on them.

"Ugh-" Max frowned, coughing and squirming to turn to lay on his side, frowning. "Gods... Why..."

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

Her eyes crossed to try and stare at the little fairy once she 'silenced' her as best as someone as small as this could. DOGGO blinked, and that second or so of awe that aided Jade on keeping her quiet made her brows drop a little and her ears to follow afterwards.

B-but I failed...

Disheartened, her cheeks returned to normal and the thin line on her lips become more apparent once Jade let go of them. She had been taught to be perfect, or as perfect as one could humanly be. Failure was... Still weird to think about.

Yet it's when the fairy confirmed that her words hadn't been in vain despite never attempting to pray for a fairy goddess to show up, the 'gem fairy' begun to glow, Doggo's eyes widening as the mist begun to get near them, with her first reaction being to try and keep away from it, but with a body this weak, it was too late to get out of the way or anything.

It engulfed her, but her concern fell on the monkey rather than herself. What would these do? What does the Fairy want of them? Everything was happening too fast and her brain could barely keep up with it at the moment-

A cough, and not from herself, alerted her instantly of Max's awakening, her arms quickly stretching out to force the boy to lay on his back once again, covering his entire sight but blocking the sunlight at the same time.

MAX... MAX I WAS SO SCARED, WHYDIDYOUNOTLISTENTOMEANDPLAYDEFENSIVELYYOUDUMBRECKLESSMONKEYAREYOUDEAF?!

She yelled, pent up anger and anxiety finally bursting out the second he could hear her complain and the second her instincts naturally accepted his well-being, yet she was quick to let go of him once her braincells connected the dots: The mist helped.

Jade helped.
The Gem Fairy... Helped.

And her hands found a new target on the smol pixie, catching her like any would to a fly, with both hands clasped around Jade, Doggo pulled her against her chest for a hug, whimpering even louder now.

T-Tth-th-t-thank you miss f-fairy...

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

"Aaaah, ah th-that hurts goddamn it!" Max scowled at Doggo, with his teeth baring as he perked up awake while he was pinned down back to his previous laying position. "What the hell is wrong with you?! I was just annoyed that they were hurting you, and-"

His voice, however, soon faltered as memories rode back into his mind, making he feel a pang of pain in his head before frowning and looking at Doggo, slowly realizing that- "You are fine..." His muscles relaxed for a moment... and perhaps, relaxed too much, laying flat and watching Doggo squeezing a fairy, that was falling into a fit of giggles and squirms.

"Ahahahahaha~ You are welcome~ Wait, wait! You are crushing me!"

The fairy exclaimed, though trying to return the hug in any way she could, resting her head on the child reassuringly.

"The hell is that bug on your chest, Doggo?" Max asked, still laying down.

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

Despite his complaints and the cussing, Doggo sighed off in relief once the monkey got to sit down properly. It wasn't until he made mention of her health that she paid any mind to it.

I'm fine dummy, thanks to you and Jade. But I'm still mad at you! Should have listened to me!

She huffed, and unfortunately Jade took the worst out of Doggo's annoyed state as she squeezed her a little harder, letting go of her with a blink once the fay called it out, her ears perking up as she giggled apologetically.

S-sorry! I forgot I'm like, a hundred times bigger than you.

Her tail swayed from side to side, turning her head back to Doggo as she let Jade rest on the palm of her hand, showing her off to Max once he laid down.

I thought she was a bug too, but it turns out, she's Jade The Gem Fairy. She saved you!

Turning around, Doggo flopped down next to the reckless ape to get them all closer. Maybe that way Jade's voice could be heard, given how squeaky it might sound to Max at that distance.

Do you feel any different? I think Jade here said something about a connection...

But why ponder outloud? Blue eyes darted back to the pink culprit of this, curiosity laced upon her features, voice painted in a vibrant mood opposite to how Jade found the caenis mere seconds ago.

What did you meant earlier, Jade? Are you like, a fairy godmother for Max now that he saved you..? We kinda find you stuck on some big gobbo's club before you met us

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

Max relaxed when Doggo responded to him. In the end, he didn't care if she was mad at him, especially when what he wanted to hear was told him. "You are fine. Good then..." He sighed, only frowning at the mention of a second name that he had no idea to who belonged.

Something that would be shown soon, with Doggo introducing Jade as his savior.

"You are fine, sweetie~!" She cleared her throat, looking at Max. "Haha, he is just not remembering me. Darling, it is me, I spoke with you when you were distressed and unconscious.

"I don't remember." He said, frowning and looking at Doggo. "I feel all sore, that's what I feel." He admitted, crossing his arms.

Jade tilted her head, looking at Doggo and giggling.

"Oh dear. It seems like he forgot our conversation. Sometimes it happens, the bad sides of talking to someone that is unconscious is that they tend to forget things!"

She facepalmed playfully.

"A-A godmother?!" She exclaimed, flustered. "Oh my sweetie, it isn't like that! Perhaps it is a big step... Unless he would like that..?"

"Hell no. I don't want a bug as a godmother." He retorted to Doggo, then glancing at Jade.

"Anyways, thanks for saving me, Jade the gem fairy bug."

"You... Are welcome? He must be tired."

A puzzled look crossed her face.

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

She couldn't blame him for having a little bit of a sour mood, or to not remember well at all, as Jade put it. Yet the mention of soreness made her rise a finger up to poke his right bicep curiously so, with the eyes of a wannabe doctor.

That's normal on patients that just got healed. Your body has to rest clearly, magic or not!

Too proud at knowing such fact, her head turning over to Jade, taken back at the idea of... An unconcious person forgetting- Doggo bursted into a fit of giggles, headpatting the little fairy with as much care as possible.

Pffft, you are so weird Jade, but that's a good point!

But her cheerfulness went that far, as even to the pinkette's best efforts, Max turned out to be more than just annoyed at being brought back to life. A frown set on her features, glancing over to notice how the fairy looked almost stunned from this, giving Max a little bump with her fist, letting her Primal Aura speak for itself.

[ Can you be a little nicer to her? She is trying her best for you ]

With indifference and sassiness fit for a kid, Doggo smiled over to Jade and shook off her head.

Don't think too much about it. He's just rude and got beaten up earlier for us. He's a monkey hero.

A hand reached out to pat Max on the back, slowly pushing herself back up to her feet, with assistance from that same hand, before offering it for the monke to get himself up too.

That was super fun. Scary, but fun. And we got a fairy friend with us now! Can we keep her? Maaaaybe she has some magical fairy powder you could seeeell...

Tilting her head sideways, a knowing smile over her face in her attempt to cheer him up with promises of loot. Afterall, gold is loot, and you can get loot by selling what you find, and that is: fairy powder!

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

Max looked at Doggo for a moment as she explained he would get better eventually, forcing him to simply accept it quietly with a shrug. "I'm not really a hero. I just wanted to defeat those goblins." Max said, uncertain if he would even fit this 'title'. Being a hero sounded like a hassle.

The way Doggo laughed with Jade, and then patted her made the small fairly lean in and giggle, a cheerful dynamic that didn't really catch Max's fancy. A frown crossed his face when Doggo mentioned 'keeping' the fairy that was with them. "Keep this? No. It is one more mouth to feed, and it is a bug."

"Again, I'm not a bug. Aaand, keeping me or not isn't an option. We are soulbound now, Max."

Jade revealed, making the boy frown and turn to look at her. "Excuse me?" He glared at the fairy, making her shudder, but remain firm regardless.

"We are soulbound. You've accepted it so I could be free from my crystal prison and I could save you from your death... Essentially, as you are my contractor, I owe you not only servitude, but my life as well. As long as my soul is close to yours, I will remain free, but if your soul is too far, I will start crystalizing once again..."

Jade explained.

"And... You wouldn't want this to happen to me, right~? Of course not, you wouldn't go that far to save me only to let me-

"Oh, I see. Doggo, let's go."

"WAAAAAAAAAIT!"

She quickly flew to surround the boy.

"Th-There is one more thing! I also owe you my powers, so my powers are yours for you to use. Isn't it good enough for you?"

Her voice hinted with worries, with an apprehensive look covering her face.

Max was about to retort once again, but a quick glance behind his back to Little Doggo made him stop, letting out a sigh. "Alright. What sort of powers..?"

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

A bit heroic at the very least!

He could get behind that, right? Specially if she insisted a little more. Baby blue eyes turned from Max to Jade, and then finally back to the monkey as he brought up an eye-rolling excuse to keep the fairy out of their two people group.

Good thing she's pretty small right? She probably doesn't eat too much then. I can share with her, no biggie.

Her smarty-pants attitude dropped off this world when Jade brought the mention of being soulbound, turning as much of a head over to her as Max did, only far more puzzled than offended like the monkey boy did.

That sounds horrible, Jade. You are stuck with Max?!

LIL' DOGGO turned to glance at her 'business partner', clearing her throat a little once her words finally rang in her head and proved just how rude they sounded.

Ehem, I mean, being stuck to someone or you turn into a gem sounds super stressful. Of course we wouldn't want tha-

"Oh, I see. Doggo, let's go."

She froze on place, watching how Jade desperately tried to convince Max otherwise. Rooting herself on place, Doggo casted a glare over to Max the second he locked eyes with her. Could he really be this heartless..?

The answer made her smile brighten up yet again as she quickly scooped over next to him.

Powers you say? Can you like, create infinite gems to sell to people? Or maybe make some diamond armor for Max- OH what about fairy magic? Can the monkey fly now?

She leaned closer and closer with each question, until her face was all Jade could see, and the big blue eyes as if Titanius itself was watching over her.

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

Doggo's insistence in him being a hero made Max simply sigh and nod in a 'whatever' way. With the extra reasonings for him to keep the fairy making his eyes avert as he crossed his arms, letting out another long sigh and only averting of his tired expressions when Doggo implied being stuck with him was a bad thing, though she corrected right away-

"You're acting pretty funny, aren't you?" Max scowled.

"Ahahah~ It doesn't sound horrible at all." She looked at Doggo, and then at Max. "To be with those that saved me from being stuck forever... That would make me so happy. Maybe we can even become great friends in the future."

Max's eyes narrowed for a moment, huffing and looking away. "Becoming a crystal does sounds like it sucks ass." He said.

"I wouldn't say in these words, but yes." She smiled awkwardly, then glancing at Doggo. "I can't make him fly yet! But when I become strong enough, I can change my size, so I can be just as tall as a human adult! I can pick up both of you and fly by then."

"So these are the powers?" He asked.

She shook her head. "Not at all. You will also have the powers of nature to aid you, and of course, of earth and gems."

With those words, the fairy closed her eyes and pressed her hands together, close to her chest and making vines sprout out of the ground, slowly growing and making a rather strange looking wooden sword out of it.

"W-Woah!" Max exclaimed, pointing and looking at Doggo. "My stick sword that sucks ass, but it looks cooler!"

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

The way Max scowled at almost made it feel like a victory for her, giggling along as Jade explained how it would actually be the opposite, making her cheeks fluster a little. They both saved her, in a way, but something pinched at her at the idea of taking that gratitude, given the one who beat up that goblin was Max in the first place...

She folded her arms against her chest once Max kept averting his gaze from them, leaning a bit closer to the fairy and using her left hand to cover her face and imply secrecy, despite sounding just as loud.

He ain't so bad. He's fun to explore and fight goblins with when he isn't acting like a knucklehead.

Doggo snickered, hands placed behind her back, one ear dropping, her little pout halted once Jade gave an alternative to flying once she grew stronger, and taller. Just the idea alone felt alien. to her.

Heh, heard that Max? She's gonna be like, a giant moth one day.

Fortunately, her powers didn't end on making herself larger, or for that matter make Max a giant ape, colour her surprised when vines begun to rise and glow, and something begin to be built infront of their very eyes, her mouth left agape for Max to notice once he pointed out the epic weapon made just for him.

What?! That looks AWESOME, no way it sucks ass!-

Her hands reached out instantly to her lips at that moment... Cursed be this monkey, his bad influence begun to spread on her vocabulary now.

I mean- It's way better than just a normal sword, right Jade?!

Doggo stepped even closer, leaning towards it to get a better glance at it's design, then turned over to Max.

What you waiting for? Swing it!

She reached out to grab the sword by the handle, throwing it towards Max for him to catch.

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

When Max finally seemed to enjoy something that Jade had done, the small fairy smiled and puffed her chest, both proud and genuinely happy for the boy.

"I knew you would like it. But wait, there is even more, this is just a touch of the nature... If I use my powers further, I can call the help of the gems, and..."

She grinned, resting a palm of a hand on the other, fluttering her wings and calling forth the power of the nature, muttering a couple enchantments and tracing a hand on the wooden sword, slowly making it become crystalized, with a jade tone to it.

Max's eyes only grew wider and more surprised. "What the hell!" He exclaimed, and looking at Jade, and then Doggo, upon the encouragement, he took a moment to take a firm grip of the sword and swing it toward a tree-- And upon impact, the sword slashed through it, at the same time it 'crystalized' the cut, that grew like a spike-y sculpture on the tree.

"What the fuck, this is awesome!" Max beamed, looking at Doggo. "Doggo, try this out! This is so cool!" He waved the sword, showing it to her and letting her pick it up, if she wanted.

"HEH-!"

The fair puffed her chest even more, smug and proud.

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

Doggo shared reactions with Max, as her eyes grew bigger once crystal begun to crawl and transmute wood into jade, or a faint reminiscence of it given the vibrant greens that took over the weapon.

" Looks like an EPIC quality weapon too, just check out how cool it looks!"

And it acted just like one, as one slice through the air and onto the tree's bark made every hair of her body spring upwards, as if struck by a lighting bolt, and she already wanted to see it swing again!

"Woah woah, we could sell those crystal spikes and make a fortune, just look how pretty they are!"

Hopping closer, DOGGO extended a hand over to the tree, in an attempt to go ahead and break a piece out of it, only now her ears weren't so deaf like earlier. This time her body froze, turning over to Max with a pout and a finger to wag at him with after the initial shock made her come back to her senses.

"Oi oi the cussing is not needed..."

Averting her eyes for a moment from his and back to the sword he offered, Max could hear a hum out of her, seconds before her hands went out like an expert set of yoinkers to pick it up. The weight made her yelp before she could adjust herself to it, a wry smile tugging from her lips just then.

"I'll let you off the hook this time though, because this sword is REALLY cool and can make anyone cuss!"

Yet when it was time to swing it over, it didn't truly cut through the tree how he did- Lack of edge alignment, lack of form, lack of slash mastery, and the list goes on for the reasons... But none of them crossed her puzzled expression as she lifted the blade to check out her own reflection on it.

"Huh, looks like only you can use it. OH! It must be one of those items that 'bind' to a player, right? I heard of them in other games!"

Which meant holding onto it would be more than meaningless, thus, offering it once again to Max, eyes set onto Jade.

"Are there more like you, Jade? Like... Maybe a Ruby?"

DOGGO giggled, as the imagery of a mini-Crimson Ruby flying about sounded too dumb to be real, but still a possibility regardless.

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

Max grinned when Doggo seemed to be as excited as he was about it. "It is an epic quality sword. Maybe even legendary! That is the ultimate loot, probably! Well, until we find a better sword, or a better fairy."

"Yes! -- W-Wait, what do you mean with a 'better fairy'?"

Max ignored Jade's question, and honestly Jade as a whole, watching the Doggo handle the sword instead.

"Stop complaining and just enjoy the sword." Max shrugged off the scold, and tilted his head as he noticed how her sword stance... Was the worst imaginable. "No, I am pretty sure the sword is fine. You are just a noob using it." He pointed out, letting out a sigh.

"Yes. As long as I allow the sword to maintain its form, anyone who is Max's ally can use it. The sword is fully powered right now."

"I can show you how to use it later. Believe it or not, you can't just swing a blade around. I can only do it because of the auto assist." He admitted, taking the sword.

Jade, however, focused on something else, and that was Doggo's question, that brought a giggle out of her.

"Yes, actually! I am a Gem Fairy, and exists other Gem Fairies, and we are generally named after a gem, after our color, and after the place we live... For example, my full name is Pink Jade of Eastern Brisshal."

She rested a hand on her chest, proudly.

"What a mouthful." He crossed his arms.

@Little Doggo

 

[Little Doggo]

Doggo giggled, not missing the chance to jump on the same train as Max.

"True! We could probably disenchant this one and upgrade a different fairy!"

Her attempts to wield the sword only fell flat when compared to Max's, or perhaps his own stubborn nature is what distracted her with his inability to shut his mouth when it came to bad words. Still, something of what he said perked her ears and cleared her thoughts right away, gaze set on the monkey with equal curiosity and confusion.

"What's a 'noob'? I was just doing what you did!"

DOGGO paused, heeding Jade's explanation with a bit of distrust born out of the short experience she got right now. At least when it came to the sword, as the prospect of more fairies out there in the world, and one named Ruby on top of that, just got a spark in her eyes-

"I'll find the Ruby one then, and convince her to join me and meet my sister whose also called Ruby!"

"Max is right though, we'll just call you Jade, or J."

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

Max looked at Doggo in mild disbelief at a moment, but then he realized how much of a mainstream underground game this was. Probably a bunch of people that barely played games got into it. "Noob means newbie, in internet language."

"... Internet..? ... J..? Is that like... A nickname?"

She asked, with her wings fluttering for a moment, but soon Max interrupted.

"Yeah, it is a nickname, but honestly, I think Jade is enough. It is pretty too." Max handwaved, opening his UI while pressing on the options until it reached his friend list, where he quickly tried to send an invite to Doggo, all while Jade looked slightly flustered, but with a smile planted on her lips regardless.

"Aww, I knew you were a little good boy, thank you! I think Dyna... Dynamax..? Max? Is very nice too, and so is Little Doggo, such cute names!"

The fairy squeezed the boy's head in a hug, and he frowned for a moment, carefully taking her on his hands and placing on Little Doggo's shoulder.

"Yeah yeah, whatever..." His lips pursed for a moment, just as a friend request popped up in front of @Little Doggo's eyes.

"Doggo, I think it is probably time for me to go. So... We should go to the nearest safe spot..." He crossed his arms. "If you continue playing- Jade, take care of the Doggo." He looked at the fairy, and she perked her antennae up.

"Wait, me? I should follow you."

"Yeah? But you can't follow me when I log out, right?" He shrugged. "May as well keep Doggo safe."

"Log... Off..?"

The fairy was puzzled, glancing at Doggo while staying on her shoulder.

 

[Little Doggo]

Her face went from oblivious to full awareness once his explanation sounded true, yet her squinting eyes soon turned to mischief instead of anger, and a smirk replaced the thin line on her lips.

"I was copying you so that means YOU are a 'noob' too!"

A checkmate for the monkey, or so she believed, the same one who blatantly interrupted the fairy before Doggo could even explain the concept of the internet to the pink head.

"Yeah Jade is-"

A pop up infront of her face made her jump on place, the sudden friend request almost given a big fat 'No' after her hand instinctively tried to push the holographic UI away. It did disappear, if only to be cast aside for her to bring over once again, this time sending the intrusive message back to Max as his request was accepted.

"True! We don't want to be in the forest if we log in and it's night time. I uhhh, second!"

A hand went over to grab Jade and keep her at the palm of her left hand, while the other busied itself unholstering her backpack and pulling out an old dusty piece of papyrus, which, when flipped, turned out to be a map. The exact same she was navigating Brisshal with.

"An explorer never leaves without one."

A practiced one-liner to show off with. With the map at hand, Doggo took the lead once again, placing Jade on her shoulder once again to hold the paper straight for her to determine where exactly they were standing at, absent steps heading north.

"She's a NPC, Max. She doesn't know what 'logging off' means. You gotta speak like you belong here- So uhh, we are basically going to sleep, yeah!"

At least, that's the best way she could explain it to the fae... And the only that could make any sense.

@Dynamax

 

[Dynamax]

When @Little Doggo did what was essentially a 'no u' at Max, the monkey boy crossed his arms, pondering for a moment about it, before nodding in agreement. "Yeah, you are right. I am a noob too, I've just started the game, after all." Max looked at Doggo, rather impressed. "You learn things quick."

His eyes then went to the girl shuffling around to grab a map, with a random catch phrase being tossed around and making Max take a mental note of it. Maps were extra-useful for a game that didn't have a single goddamn mini map or world map. How else he was supposed to explore it?

"Oh right." Max agreed, looking at Jade. "We are going to sleep, basically, yeah."

"Oh... Okay..? Uh, what is... Why are you calling me a NPC? What is that?"

"It is a Non-Playable Character."

"... And what does that mean?"

"It means you can't be played with."

"... Thank you?"

Puzzled, and rather intrigued, Jade simply took it as a weird compliment.

It didn't take long for them to start seeing the silhouette of Honeyhome's buildings, along with the smell of honey pastries that were hungry inducing, especially considering the sun was starting to set, which was a small reminder of dinner.

... Dinner...

Max sighed to himself. When he logged off, would there even be any dinner for him?