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[experiencepoints]

Who: Nightingale and you!
Broadcast: Video and audio
Action: Iskaulit!
When: Now.

[When the video feed starts, it displays a large room inside the Iskaulit, covered in snow and... dog toys. A lot of them, actually. And there's a single fox romping around in the snow, as well.]

Hi, everyone. It's Nightingale. This post was just to say that the fox park on the Iskaulit is now finished and open for anyone to come let their foxes out to play, since they probably need to, and this is obviously not a good planet to bring pets to. On a related note, if I find out anyone's bringing their foxes down to poison planet down there, I'm going to punch you as hard as I can.

[The video then cuts out, without ever actually showing Nightingale, but the audio keeps going.]

... And on an unrelated note. Can anyone tell me about weird physical transformations happening here? Do those happen often? Are those related to our augments? And how long do they last?

Comments

[experiencepoints]

I mean... Yeah? Most people do most of their adventuring in high school, and there's classes for leveling and dungeons. Some kids start early, and Yura's job is to escort them through low-level dungeons and keep them healed. It's basically like babysitting.

If I were to pick up a new class, I would have my party already.

[huaaaaagh]

[you

are making this difficult]

...Okay. Well. Use your imagination, I guess.

Partying to level somebody up, giving them old equipment- it'd be a big deal to that person, yeah? But for the one helping out, it's easy. The monsters are weak and the equipment is wasted in your inventory if you can't use it. The one being helped is really grateful. But what do you think their chances are of ever returning the favour?

[experiencepoints]

Um... Not good?

[she sounds doubtful, but she's catching on to what Kirito wants to hear, at least.]

[huaaaaagh]

Right! Not good. Practically impossible, actually. Because by the time they've caught up, the one that helped is an even higher level. Better stats, better gear.

They helped someone, but that person can't help them the same way. Were they taken advantage of?

[experiencepoints]

... No...?

[it's incredibly half-hearted.]

[huaaaaagh]

[Yeah, he can tell.]

...You're just saying that so I'll stop, aren't you.

[experiencepoints]

[... shit, busted.]

Sorry.

[huaaaaagh]

[s i g h]

Nevermind, then. Just know that I don't feel that way.

[He does feel a little defeated, though. The girls would've been much better at this than he is.]