Renivohitra City

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Seyong would probably nonstop if he got addicted to the game but in his defense it wouldn’t be too hard at this rate. It’s annoying to be short he realizes quickly after. His feet feel heavy and it’s more work to walk than it seems to be for Princess. He feels heavy and like he’s lugging a lot of weight. In reality it’s probably the muscle mass since his avatar is pretty strong. “Ah, I hope there are cooler places to be.” He says as he wipes his forehead it slightly damp. “If I ever make another character I’m going to choose someone not so hard to manage. I feel like I weigh a few billion pounds.” He chuckles. Granted he will get use to this change.
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@N유☥ milktea_princess He isn’t sure how one might feel waking up because this is his first actual in game experience. He figures they wouldn't though. Probably just somehow tapping into their nerves to make them think they feel sweaty. But it’s unpleasant. He wonders if pain is this way - but doubtful because that would turn a lot of people from the game. When he had been attacked by pixies he had just felt sluggish and weaker, no pain associated with the attacks. But then again they were tiny pixies.

“I hope not.” He says. After he’s done with the game for today he’ll have to get into his books and study so he can be prepared for his next class. The last thing he wants to be is sweaty and lethargic. He can already foresee himself spending way too much time in the game. He’ll just have to become more effective at school work so have more free time.

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@N웃➶ monggus_dad As they walk through Ipar - by now they have left the safety of Renivohitra's city walls - they find themselves stalking through what seems like an endless sea of sand. It's burning hot, a thing Sehun does not appreciate at all, even less because the sweat feels too authentic. "Ew," he huffs in annoyance, a hand slightly lifting his robe because it's sticking to his body. "I'd much prefer not to feel all sweaty. Do you think I'll wake up sweaty after logging off the game?" He asks in an attempt to start up a conversation. After all, they will need another while until they reach their destination, that is the Jungle of Nave.

"Hey, maybe we should wade through the water instead as Shen river leads to the Jungle," he suggests.

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@N웃➶ monggus_dad "We need to form a party or we can't fight the same monster," Sehun repeats what he has just read in the guide. "Like, if you were to attack a monster I wouldn't be able to make any damage when trying to hit the same monster, unless we're in a team." He's grinning proudly because he has managed to figure that out just in time before they're hunting monsters.

Once Jongin accepts the team invitation, a little dot blinks on the map. Sehun is pleased to find that he can now trace down Jongin's location. It's not creepy at all, he tells himself. This is just in game and serves the purpose of finding each other quickly if they were ever to separate, though Sehun won't let anyone separate them that easily. It's Jongin after all, the boy he's been following like a little pup for the past few years.

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@N유☥ milktea_princess He sees the tiny notification hovering over in the side of his screen and pulls it up. Once he accepts the request the name lingering over Princess' head is then green indicating they're not only friends but also apart of the same team. That was certainly a nice addition. It would have been silly to go without becoming team members.

Now some of Princess' basic stats appear - the health bar and the hovering dot on the map showing where he/she may be. "Whoa, this will be helpful if I ever need to find you. Or I get lost somewhere." The latter was more likely to happen. "Well, let's go then." He adds. "I'm a bit eager to fight some things since I started. I want to level up as quickly as I can."
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@N유☥ milktea_princess He's not completely sure how they'll go about fighting the monsters since Jongin had managed with the pixies who weren't physically strong with rocks and his hands. He's not sure if they'll survive that way effectively with anything that poses a bigger threat but it's too be seen. At least Jongin's character is physically strong so it's benefit for now with so many new players on the server. He can only hope that they somehow drop massive amounts of money or really cool items - but knowing his luck it wouldn't be the case.

"Form a party?" He repeats with a tilt of his head. He had read something vaguely about that but he hadn't really noticed it truly. When he wasn't busy studying he would reread the tutorials and manuals.
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@N웃➶ monggus_dad "A team I mean," he corrects himself quickly, remembering that here in dhana zamina they call it teams, whereas he knows teams to be called party in other video games. That's not the matter at hand though. He needs to invite Jongin in a team or let Jongin invite him, but right now he is rather clueless on how to do it. Maybe he should have read the manual before jumping straight into the game, but luckily, there is an online guide one could consult and Sehun does so quickly.

"Team invite m-o-n-g-g-u-s-underscore-d-a-d," he says and is pleased to find a window popping up with the note that he has just successfully sent an invite to the other. Now he just needs Jongin to accept so they can ensure both ranking up together as they fight alongside each other.

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@N웃➶ monggus_dad Sehun nods in agreement. He has a bit of gold in his inventory but to spend it on potions seemed like a waste when a weapon is what he needs most. He might be a bit reckless and too optimistic in his thinking, but now that he's not alone but with another player, he is sure that they can take down any monster together. They would just need to stay close to each other and focus on fighting one monster at a time. Though admittedly, two people fighting against one seemed unfair, Sehun knows there is no better strategy than that.

"Wait, we need to form a party," he says then. He's been following Jongin for a while, staring at their surroundings with a bit of fascination but more disdain than anything because everything was just so grey and ugly. He prefers Dwyrain's capital by a lot, even if its name is more complicated than Renivohitra.

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@N유☥ milktea_princess He moves not staying completely still. For Jongin there is still a novelty about the technological advances that make it seem all so real. Jongin smiles faintly and nods a little. It would be fun and he's grateful he doesn't have to go about it alone. He would surely die or get himself into trouble then. Jongin gestures for Princess to follow and leads the way from the town as he pulls up his map again for confirmation.

"Maybe we should get those when we come back into a town. I'm running low on money. I am pretty broke." He admits since he hadn't killed anything substantial yet. Only a handful of pixies. "Let's get a lot of money first. And hope we have enough potions stored already."

@N웃➶ monggus_dad "I think we should head to the jungle," Sehun replied, still estranged by his own voice. It would take some time until he would be completely at ease hearing this high pitch coming from himself. His usual tone wasn't that of a boy either, though compared to others, like Jongin for example, he spoke in a higher pitch, though definitely not this velvety and not this female.

"Are you ready to go or did you want to stock up on potions? Buy a teleportation stone maybe?" He asks, looking over Jongin to a shop that didn't look all to inviting with its dusty windows. He's a bit surprised to see glass being used in constructions as Qytet did not use glass at all, the architecture mainly using what a non-professional would identify as marble. Though, considering him being in a fictive world now, it could be some material not existing on earth.

(short reply this time otl)

Of course the lack of any gold (after checking her character inventory) made Jinri even more self conscious of being in the shop despite the fact that there were plenty of others similar to her situation. She exhales heavily, eyes skimming across the price tags once more before promptly heading towards the exit with a turn of her boots.

First thing first, she needed gold. Lots of it judging by the staggering digits in just one rank B sword alone. With a cleared mind and again, numerous apologies along the way, she sets to the capital's exit.

"Looking for a healer and bruiser for our party! Will split gold and drops evenly amongst the members!" is what she hears nearing the exit. She takes note of the board that characters gathered around, looking at papers that were stuck to the wooden piece or yelling out all sorts of things. Jinri muses the thought of being in a group queue for a moment before erasing it just as quickly as it came. Clearly, no one was going to want an N ranked player on their team judging by the minimum rank they bolded on the streams of paper.

@N유☥ milktea_princess "I don't have one yet." He wants both a bow and arrow with a sword if he can. He figures a low grade weapon for now was better than nothing. Eventually killing enough monsters will not only boost his rank but help him get a decent weapon. (And stock up on potions and teleportation stones until they can find a priest with the ability to heal - wasn't certain if they started off with that ability or not.) Jongin hums in thought. "I'm leaning towards wanting to go to the desert. What about you? The nymphs seem kind of scary but it's probably easier to travel via river. Though neither place has ridiculously hard monsters. Just tricky ones it seems." He says looking at Princess expectedly.
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@N유☥ milktea_princess Jongin steadily wonders about small aspects of the game. Whether his controls are immediate actions and how they programmed the game to basically read his thoughts to move. He wonders if Seyong will ever mess with him playing some prank while he's in game. He'll have to try to bribe Seyong into playing or even talk Soojung into teaming with them. (Even if she is probably going to end up as the better player.)

He takes in the information. Jongin very much wants to avoid the chance of him or Princess dying. So it's very easy to make his decisions. There are less monsters by the river but a higher ranked monster Jongin wants to avoid. Whereas they're more monsters in the desert but lower ranked as he scans his eyes over the guide and map in the corner of the screen before sighing some. It must be difficult for all the Ns like themselves.
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@N웃➶ monggus_dad Nodding his agreement, Sehun points to the direction he's coming from. "I came from Atstat desert," he tells the other. "I've fought some monsters there. Sirtlons? They're like hyenas, so I wouldn't want to go there again. They attack in groups. Even if we're two people, I don't think we can take down a group of five attacking us at the same time. I don't have a weapon yet, do you?" Though the question is unnecessary because he can't spot any weapon in the dwarf's hands.

Taking a quick look at the map, there are only two regions close enough to the city to consider going hunting there. Shen river and the Jungle of Nave. He doesn't know what kind of monsters are waiting for them there though, so he lets Jongin decide instead. "Shen river? or Jungle of Nave?"

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@N웃➶ monggus_dad It's odd to see Jongin moving so slowly when in real life the older boy moves with the grace of a dancer. Sehun wonders briefly if teaming up with a dwarf was a good idea considering how much they're slowed down with the other's short legs when they're jogging to the next area, but since this is a video game, it shouldn't be all too grave. If they can find some priest on the way, they could always ask them for a few spells to boost them. Sehun knows from other games he's playing that some priests like to run around and help everyone, though some will demand a certain amount of gold. Maybe it's the same here? It will be difficult though. On his journey, Sehun hasn't passed any priests yet. He knows they are dressed in white clothing - not very practical for fights as they catch dirt and grime easily, yet at the same time the one priest he's seen had their clothes pristine white despite standing in a field of mud.

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@N유☥ milktea_princess Jongin thought it would be awkward or difficult playing this type of character but thankfully the only problem he's come across is being slightly irritated at how slow he moves. Especially in comparison to Princess and her character's quick and graceful movements. He nods a bit as his dwarf swifts weight on the balls of his feet. The commands on the game are so precise and quick it's easy for Jongin to see the game's appeal.

"Me either. I read through the guide but the monsters vary so drastically I cannot really remember them all." He says though he remembers a little."I wanted to be mentally prepared before I started so I knew what to expect." That and Jongin's eager to do his best despite his bad combination - dwarf and archer. "Do you just want to find a place in Ipar then? I think it might be best. Then we can just come back here when we are getting weak?"

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"All that 0's," she whispers in disbelief and dejectedly retracts her hand. With dragging feet and consistent sighs, she walks with heavy steps towards another direction, only to encounter a pair of knights passionately debating. She accidentally listens in on the conversation, talking of strength and durability and she can't help but continue to stay in her position to continue listening. They had been arguing over the strongest blade, talking of how it had to be more durable than strong or more strong than durable. Either way, all Jinri notes is that they were both referencing to expensive weapons that she would never be able to afford. It isn't until she notices the conversation trailing off that she sees the two avatars staying at her with cautious eyes. Her lips tightens into a straight line, and she unconsciously bows before quickly walks away in embarrassment once again.

(Will continue some other time)

It's nothing like what she expected. Then again, she had never played an rpg that wasn't 2D before. It wasn't quite crowded, however, there were a handful of characters scattered about. They were all just like her, humanlike constrasting from the choices she had seen in the race selection screen. Her eyes widen in surprise and awe as they dart about, glancing at one side of the wall to the other, mouth agape from the dozens of polished spears that lined the counter wall. Jinri walks further down into the shop, never averting her eyes from the shiny metals until she reaches the section dedicated to Iparians of the knight class. There were many, ranging from short ones that allowed agility to the broad swords that would easily cut bears in half. Her arm extends, fingers stretching out to run over the smooth build of a long sword and she marvels over how beautifully it was crafted. That happens again to several other swords, all ending the same once she sees the price on them.

Her eyes shifts from one area to another, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings of a pseudo city. It was nothing like Seoul, but she could appreciate how realistic things were set. Jinri glances down at her attire, noting the neutral robes and shoes that looked the same as many others walking around the city. 'They must be new as well,' she thinks, eyebrows scrunching together in thought. "Maybe I should just venture for a bit?" Comes the questions that propels her to start walking with the general crowd. Being one of the populous cities, it's no surprise that there were many in the streets, everyone dealing with their own business. Sadly for Jinri who still had not gotten the hang of the game, it led to many accidental bumps and scrambling apologies before she finally reaches what seemed to be a weaponary. With her cheeks still flushed from embarrassment from the road here, she pulls on the handle of the door and quickly shuffles in.

"Welcome to Dhana Zamin, Prince."

It seems surreal, from the way the birds naturally chirped as they flew through the clear skies to the bustling of the city's crowds, to the way her avatar's fingers clenched and unclenched. "Holy ," she mutters under her breath. It was only 30 minutes ago that Jinri had set on starting the MMORPG, which included the 20 minutes she had spent in reading the guidebook and basic game plays. She had chosen to play as a regular human, her class being knight and her gender male. At least, that was what she had originally planned for. A strong knight, a suave prince to save the maidens and conquer the ranks much like the rpg based anime her younger brothers often watched.

Unfortunately for her, she had misclicked. In a rush checking off the female sign instead of male, not noticing until a breeze brushes past, sending spirals of long dark locks in front of her vision.

@N웃➶ monggus_dad It's hard to suppress a smile when Jongin is so different with his in game character. For once, Sehun's the taller one, and Jongin's actually not distracting him with his good looks anymore. The voice is darker and kind of raspy, too. It feels foreign and he has a hard time to think of the dwarf in front of him as Jongin hyung. Maybe it's better this way or he will accidentally reveal that he knows Jongin and that he's actually Sehun. It would be embarrassing to admit that he had been seeking out his crush.

"I have no idea actually," Sehun admits, still feeling a bit estranged with this new voice that's more melodious and higher in pitch. It's odd, but at least he can mask who he is. "I haven't read any of the guides before playing. It's nicer to discover the places on my own. I think I've read somewhere that there are always weaker and stronger monsters in every area so I guess it doesn't matter where we go. I'd suggest to stay close to the city so we can go to and back whenever we need new supplies? We should save gold to buy weapons."

@N유☥ milktea_princess Even the female avatar's voice is pretty. He should have considered playing the opposite gender. But considering he records himself playing sometimes it was probably better he didn't. The last thing he needs is to be thought of as a - even if he did play a girl he would certainly utilize the pretty revealing armor. He bows back slightly and offers a smile. The height difference is a little awkward but he guesses this is how people feel around him on a regular basis though less extreme.

"I may be short but very handsome." He says. That was less than true. His character was more burly than attractive he thought. Next time he will think about his character more thoughtfully than choosing what he liked best. "Yeah, I was wondering where you wanted to go to fight them? Somewhere pretty low leveled for now."

@N웃➶ monggus_dad He's not expecting to meet Jongin in game so soon, but he's glad they've found each other. He turns around at the voice, pretty sure that only Jongin would be approaching him because they've promised to meet up here. Smiling at the compliment - though he probably shouldn't feel happy about that, after all Jongin's not complimenting him in their real lives but in the game - he makes a little bow.

"And you're... short." Though that should have been expected. After all, Jongin's said that he was from Zapad, a race Sehun had not chosen because they were short and sturdy while Sehun preferred a more delicate frame for his character. He wanted to look pretty after all. "Should we start killing mobs now?"

@N유☥ milktea_princess Jongin is busy looking through the city taking in all it's distinct features and people. There are items he can find here he cannot in Pilseta mainly because the dwarves sold a lot of expensive armory he won't be able to afford for a long while he supposes. Eventually he will get to that point but the more pressing matter is locating Princess. He assumes it would be a lot safer in groups and they could kill monsters a lot easier together than alone. He spots the other by the hovering name over the avatar. A tall pretty elf - much to Jongin's dismay who is a bulky small dwarf.

He doesn't really care for their surroundings. The people of Ipar must have stronger immune systems. Hopefully Princess won't want to stay in the area for too long. "Princess?" He inquires once he is safely in hearing range, the gruff voice of his dwarf contrasting drastically with his own. It's an odd sensation. No one would ever know what laid behind the avatar of his character unless he wanted him too - though his identity wasn't really anonymous. "Whoa - the characters look so pretty from Dwyrain I should have expected as much."

@N웃➶ monggus_dad Teleportation feels different than what he's imagined. There's no imagies swirling past him; he's only passing through darkness before suddenly everything is bright. He's getting dropped on his feet, almost falling over, but then he's there in Renivohitra. He whispers the name and scrunches his nose, finding it too difficult to say. But that is not the main point. He thinks he needs to stock up on stuff and then try to see if he can find Jongin anywhere. Though how is he going to do that when he has no idea how Jongin looks like in this game.

Walking through the city he finds Renivohitra a rather sad place to stay. The dominating grey colors are a stark contrast to the pristine white that he remembers from Qytet. There's also a lot more dust here, too, and it's tickling his nose. Sehun doesn't like that either. Pinching his nose to stop himself from sneezing, he walks around while being on the lookout for a player with "monggus_dad" hovering above their head.

(the npc charges him too much and mutters something about filthy dwarves - he figures this is the dynamics of the in game prejudice) which restores the little health he had lost from those damn pixies. But he’s back to being broke. Venturing further he checks out the building and architecture. The meat bun /almost/ tastes real. The senses on the game is unbelievable. It smells and feels real. Tasting it odd, because he knows what it tastes like but he’s not consuming it himself. He’ll be sure to write a positive review on that. He moves forward and figures he ought to send a ping to Princess that he’s reached the city and will be roaming around until they meet since he can relax a little since no monsters lurk here. Only other players. (He doesn’t think npcs can kill but he doesn’t know yet.)

He yelps some when he drops from a few feet into the air onto the ground of the city with a hammering heart and heavy breath. That teleportation stone was no joke. It’s much different than Pilseta had been. Reninvohitra is more industrialized and less centered around nature. Despite the differences /he/ stands out as well. His avatar is significantly shorter than the other players roaming around not minding him or the npcs who run the shops and sell various items. He crosses his arms a little. He knows human and dwarf relations aren’t the best - hoping none of the npcs give him any trouble. Instead he gets the stink eye. He has a little money but only enough to buy a meat bun