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⬣//SPREAD, CONTAMINATE, ERADICATE
You've had a chance to adapt to your new circumstances and make peace with what your life has become… hopefully. If you haven't, don't expect life to get any easier.
A few things have changed in recent days. Healing no longer works as effectively as it did in the past. If you're in the habit of behaving recklessly, don't expect one of Fragment's few healers to pick up the slack. Broken bones will now remain broken no matter how many healing spells are cast on your shattered limbs. Damage to organs can't be repaired with the wave of a wand.
What's more, HP and SP restoring items have gotten harder and harder to come by. Potions are no longer available for purchase at generic NPC shops and gatherable items needed for crafting have become fewer and fewer in number, limiting your item making options. If you've gotten into the bad habit of injuring yourself heedless of the consequences, it's time to rethink your lifestyle. Playtime is over.
Think of the three core memories that have formed and shaped the person you are today. Some will think back fondly on family and friends while others have been jaded by the ill treatment they've received from important figures in their lives. In any case, it's of little concern to you now. One of those three precious memories has vacated your mind, taking with it a vital piece of you that you can no longer get back.
You may choose one of the three key memories listed on your application to be taken away from your character. Choices are limited to the memories supplied in your application and additional memories submitted for the previous memshare event or not eligible for convenient plot-induced memory loss. Choose wisely, because you aren't getting it back.
And Sky Fish, and Disco Knives, and Evil Armors…
Has anyone noticed the monsters around town lately? Which town, you may ask? The answer is all of them.
Monsters have invaded Root Towns in large waves, attacking anything and everything in sight. Any lovingly crafted signs or other furnishings you've erected around town are easily torn to shreds and destroyed by the monsters who have come to roost in your once safe Root Towns. On the plus side, PvE and PvP has now been enabled in all Root Towns, which is excellent news for those who wish to combat the monster invasion and those who can't seem to help hurting themselves and others.
These monsters range in level from 50 to 75, and while many of them can be defeated with a bit of ingenuity and teamwork, some of them boast impenetrable shields that no regular attacks or spells can break through. They are also immune to status/potion/armor effects.
When in doubt, turn to your fellow players for support. There may be some among you who know how to deal with these impossibly strong monsters, but there's no guarantee that they'll want to help you.
A lilting, boyish voice sings to you in your sleep. His voice sounds familiar to you, tickling your heart like a call from an old friend, but this is no friend of yours.
"You had every chance to abandon this world and return to your own. What stopped you? Was it ego? Hubris? In any case, it's too late for regrets now.
They say the world is what you make of it. Doesn't the same hold true for reality?"
The voice will periodically visit you and your sleep, but the moral of his message never changes: you did this to yourself. You were trapped here because you chose to look the other way. If anyone is to blame for the current situation, it's you and you alone, but there is a̸̬̲͔̘͈͚̠̫̘̬̗̖̋͑̉̓̿͛̈́̋͐̃̾̈̕̕ͅń̵̩̱̠̫̖̬̲̻͉̝̈́̀̀̚͜͜o̴͍͎̣͔̤̝̲͍̺̿̒t̴̨͚͓͍̜̮̥͊͑̿̈́̉̂̐͜͠͝h̷̨̨̦͕͖̙̞͙̗̗͎̬͛̂̾̋̅͜͜͝ȩ̸͎̭̙̜̯͎̯̳̮̘̲͒ȑ̸̡̧̢͓̠̦͙͇͍͎̭͑̈́̓̿̓̅̑̅̌͑̈́̕͝͝ ̴̧̼͕̟̬̰̞̮̗͔͈̬̙͍̈́̀w̵̗̖̩̘͇͖̲̩̫̣̗̙̲̌͜a̷̛͎͋͑̃͛̆̈̋̑̋͠y̴̡̬͕͈̗̫̯̟̯͊͐̌̀̐͑͘͝͝.
Another h̶̦̘̤̘͐͑̿̂̏̎͋͝o̴̧͖͚̖̜͓͂̏́͒̑̈́͝͝p̶̡͙̏̉̿̎̀̑́̈̆͌̉e̷̡̡̦̣̯̘̺͍̟̰͍̤͛̀́̚͝͠. Will you heed that voice and call to it?
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[ She sighs out with relief. She's glad to see a friend, and she emerges out of the alley, gun held at the ready. ]
I thought I would check the shops here. [ To see if they had inventory, because supplies had become scarce elsewhere. ] I didn't expect the monsters to swarm.
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They've been everywhere. Except for inside buildings and the recreational areas.
[Frowning]
The supplies in the shops are non-existent. Do you need more potions?
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[ She trails off, taking a shot at a monster that's spotted them. ]
Have they really run out everywhere?
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[He's stocked very well but that will change in the future. He doesn't mind that though. He'll share. Swinging in with another Heavenly Rage, to take out another level 50 mob]
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[ She doesn't want to take from Sinclair's supply... Noir snipes an enemy from afar with a well-placed Thorn Shot. ]
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[Sinclair frowns and withdraws x20 potions from his inventory and holds it out to Haru and then does a Rue Break to disarm more monsters coming their way]
You should take it. As a sniper, you need to have instant HP refills all the time.
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[ No use staying if the stores are empty. Following up on his attack, she executes a Rue Wipe to blast multiple disarmed monsters in a sweeping motion, but she hesitates to take the potions. ]
You're always on the frontlines, though. I can at least keep myself distanced.
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[Don't out stubborn him, Haru]
We'll go back to your guild first. Let's see how things are looking.
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[ She thinks she's stubborn for good reason. She needs to know he still has enough for himself. Isn't that what a leader should do? ]
Alright. We can also go over the ingredients I've stored there.
[ Speaking of, she's going to crouch down and pick up the spoils from the fallen monsters as they go. ]
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[He'll help collect and harvest parts too - his higher level means he gets some rare ones, but not many. He frowns]
There's a lot less drops this time around.
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[ Still, something is better than nothing. Hopefully they'll be able to make more healing items from the loot. She reaches out to accept the potions from Sinclair. ]
Thank you. I'll make them count.
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[Shaking his head. Get back to the guild and reassess]
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Once they make it into the guild, she shuts the door quickly on the monsters outside. The interior smells faintly of coffee as always. Or at least, the cafe portion of the guild does. ]
We made it. [ Whew. ] Need a drink?
[ Haru's stocked the cafe fridge with water, juices, soda, and of course, coffee. ]
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A drink would be good.
[He's open to anything but he has a particular liking for cafe au laits lately]
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[ Assuming Haru has seen Sinclair drinking cafe au laits lately, she'll begin preparing him a cup, and there's the clinking sound of mugs from behind the counter. ]
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[He'll just craft some SP restoring food while he waits. What goes with coffee...hmmmm]
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If the ingredients in the fridge aren't enough, I've stored more inside the base.
[ Behind a secret door is the hideout of the Phantom Ops where she's been stockpiling her loot from dungeons. ]
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Ah thanks. I think we have enough. I'll add more of my crafting materials to the base though.
[He's gotten enough to offload]
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I wonder if we should devise a plan for what materials to gather.
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[Hmmm, he's got some paper from the shop so. He'll take it out]
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[ Haru pulls up her inventory and begins to list off the usable ingredients and materials. She has a small supply of dishes, power-up items, and now potions thanks to Sinclair, but it's mostly a lot of plants and wood from the Botanist and Lumberjack professions. ]
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[Sinclair begins to write down what he has. It's quite plentiful, right now]
It seems like we're evening each other out with our inventories.