can a fairy fly underwater??

[huaaaaagh]

Who: A well-balanced party- AKA Kirito, Asuna, Nightingale, Opal, Jayden, and Nami
Broadcast: N/A
Action: One of the underwater ruins
When: During this month!

[At some point after getting Nightingale to stop screaming, a proper party is assembled! They've got everything: tanks, mages, DPS, puzzle-solvers! This whole dungeon crawl should be a cinch, right? It's not like any of them have a tendency to attract bad luck or sudden disaster.

H e h. Good luck, nerds.]


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INTRO

[huaaaaagh]

[You know her, he knows her, they know him but not her--

Meet your group, discuss skills/tactics, whatever. Planning is for losers! Did anyone bring a snack? Who's leading this party, anyway??]

[experiencepoints]

[Nightingale's looking around at the assembled group.]

This is actually a fairly balanced party we've got here... But with six, I'm worried the EXP gains won't be much.

[huaaaaagh]

Why worry so much about EXP when there's adventure to be had? We're plenty strong enough.

[Sometimes you just need to live a little.]

[experiencepoints]

Because I have two classes to level? Trying to figure out which one's better for the current EXP gains.

[stoccado]

[For the first time since arriving on the fleet, Asuna actually looks excited. She's already looked over her gear and potion supply-- still in tact from her switch from game to reality-- and seems nearly ready to go, recently acquired rapier in her hand. As she glances around, she realizes she may need to lay a few things out in the open.]

For those who don't know, I'm Asuna, a mage and a swordswoman. I can do healing and buffs as well as offensive magic, but I can switch to my rapier easily. So I'll go wherever I can be most useful in whatever we come across.

[experiencepoints]

You're good just about anywhere, huh?

[She sounds like she admires that, honestly.]

Let's start with ranged attacks, I think, until we know more about what we're fighting. Do you have multi-target spells?

[stoccado]

Well I was originally going to focus on magic, but... [She trails off with a chuckle.] I found I couldn't give up my sword.

[Asuna nod.] Yeah, I do. I should be fine even if we're spotted first-- the casting for one doesn't take too long compared to the higher level options. For testing purposes, it's doable.

[robitussin]

Hey.

[She raises a hand in greeting, nodding as she listens to that description.]

Opal. Uh, healer, I guess? Nightingale can probably handle strategy better than I can, so I'll let her tackle that, but. Nice to meet you.

[huaaaaagh]

[FIST TO HAND.]

Hey, you're a healer? I didn't know that! That'll give Asuna a chance to focus more on DPS then, awesome.

[stoccado]

Oh, that's good! Do you use magic? [Asuna's never met her, but if she's with Nightingale, she's okay already.]

And Kirito-kun and I are plenty used to this type of thing ourselves, so she won't be alone in that.

[stormfist]

[ So.... Nightingale talks like video game things are real life. Asuna's mentioned being here in her in-game avatar and how she can still pull up an in-game menu. Jayden is seriously curious just how many people here on the fleet are like this... But, at least she can keep up with the lingo by virtue of having played video games before, extensively! She even just watches Nightingale and Kirito discuss EXP and leveling up, taking it all in stride... Eventually though, it is her turn to introduce herself. ]

Name's Jayden. I'm a Striker Titan, which is high defense and counter-strikes. Pretty used to tanking. Don't mind keeping that up.

By the way. Puzzles and riddles? Not really my favorite. [ She shakes her head. ] If there are physical challenges, I'm your girl. Otherwise? Just tell me what to do and I'll do it.

[experiencepoints]

Puzzles and strategy are my forte, so I don't mind. I'm glad to have someone like you here, though. Do you mind taking the front when we're going, then? If you've got high defense and counters, you'd be our best bet to take the first hit in any encounters.

[She's already analyzing her abilities on how to fit it into their party makeup.]

[stormfist]

Don't mind at all. It's what I'm used to.

[ She manages a tiny smile. This rag-tag get-together team is starting to feel like a makeshift Fireteam like back home, and that's kinda nice, honestly. ]

Glad you're good with the puzzles. Looks like with all of us, we've got things covered.

[huaaaaagh]

Ahhh... I'm with you there, not gonna lie. Puzzles aren't my strong spot. I'm glad we've got ourselves a tank, though- I was sort of worrying that I'd have to do it myself, and...

[He is so not specced for that. Even if he sometimes ends up in the role anyway, he knows it's not in anyone's best interests to do it for long.]

Anyway, I'm Kirito. Good to have you with us.

[stoccado]

[Asuna puts her hand on his shoulder with a giggle.]

Kirito-kun you sometimes end up doing that anyway. Try to actually refrain from it this time.

[stormfist]

[ She gives a knowing nod when he trails off like that. She's seen her fellow Guardians back home do the same... ]

Yeah, don't worry about it. I'll take the hits, you guys knock 'em down.

Good to be with everyone. Sure as hell couldn't get through one of these on my own, so thanks. Any guesses for what's actually in there?

[stoccado]

[The smile Asuna gives Jayden is a big one, obviously pleased to see her there.]

I'm glad you could make it! You're just what we needed, too. [She really is happy. It's kind of silly.] We'll keep you covered on the healing front with no problems!

[stormfist]

[ Wow, everyone's so excited about this!! Jayden might not look super pumped about it (resting bitch face, yo) but she's definitely feeling better about the whole thing than she was before meeting everyone. ]

Perfect. Can't wait to see real healing magic in action... didn't really have that back home.

[robitussin]

I'm not awful at puzzles, either, so Nightingale and I can probably handle that.

[A small quirk of her lips.]

I've never heard of tanking before, but I'm pretty sure I can guess what it means. That's pretty cool.

[namisan]

[WELP. The vast majority of you seem to be talking in terms she doesn't really understand, but that's okay. You say certain key words to Nami and she's sold, and she already knows Kirito at least can fight.

Shouldn't be an issue, right? She turns up and listens to introductions and sticks a hand up at an opportune moment.]

I'm Nami! I'm here for the treasure!

[...that isn't very helpful but HONESTLY SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT MOST OF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SO WHATEVER just point her at it and she'll help.

Probably.

As long as it doesn't have too many teeth.]

[stormfist]

[ Thaaaat gets a knowing nod and a small grin out of Jayden~ ]

Yeah. You and me both.

[ She raises a hand for a high-five - don't leave her hanging! ]

Nice to meet you, Nami.

i love you

[stoccado]

Nami, it's good to see you again. [And she means it. Asuna smiles at her as she approaches, holding a hand up in a wave.]

Right now, we're discussing what we can do in terms of fighting anything we might come across and how to handle puzzles we might need to solve. How are you with either of those thing?

[experiencepoints]

[She snorts.]

Aren't we all?

[robitussin]

[A snort.]

Well, at least you're honest.

[huaaaaagh]

So... we can count on you as loot-carrier? You're not gonna just run away with all the swag when things get hairy, are you?

[Nami, he likes you, and for the most part you're trustworthy, but... you're also a bit of a fiend.]