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⬣//JUST AS A SEED TAKES ROOT.
A team of four courageous adventurers managed to unearth a secret Area unique from the others: the Hulle Granz Cathedral. Unlike other Areas, this one is lacking all the usual monsters, dungeons, and treasure. What might the purpose of this Area be, then...?
Well, if you’re feeling penitent or perhaps wish to hold a sermon of your own, head to Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground and knock yourself out. What? Too soon?
Anyway, be not afraid! The cathedral is perfectly safe. Following Ganymede’s little incident in the cathedral, a timely email has been sent out to beta testers regarding health and safety that reads as follows:
To our beta team,
Please exercise caution when playing video games for extended periods of time. Take breaks every thirty minutes and do not sit in the same position for more than two hours at a time. Remember to stay hydrated and play in a well-lit environment.
Failing to take care of your health while gaming can result in a litany of health complications, including but not limited to eye strain, muscle fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and involuntary loss of consciousness and motor functions.
We take the health and safety of our beta testers very seriously. If you have any concerns, please contact us at cccorp.ccmail.com.
Thank you for your continued efforts,
CyberConnect Corporation of Japan.
Guilds have been patched into the current version of Fragment and are now available for players to create their own and join others. While some guilds have opted to go the private route, others are in need of players to fill their ranks!
The admins have kindly supplied those recruiting for their shiny new guilds with a number of goodies to aid in their player gathering efforts:⬣ A bundle of personalized flyers proudly displaying their guild logo and a description of the guild’s @ home and available amenities.
⬣ Party poppers and streamers. Nothing screams “join my guild!” like a face full of glitter, confetti, and colorful strips of ribbon.
⬣ A megaphone that lets your voice echo far and wide, even across Root Towns and Areas, but with great potential for abuse comes restrictions! The megaphone can only be used five times before it breaks. Use it wisely!
⬣ A unique recipe for a cocktail, latte, tea, or other type of beverage that can be blended up and served in little sample cups to court potential members. These drinks are unique to their guilds and, when consumed, have a special effect that reflects the leader of that guild. Is your guild leader a pretty cheerful guy? Drinking their special brew will make you feel happy too!
Whatever effect your guild’s drink has is up to the leader’s discretion, but if you so desire, drop a comment under the questions top level and we’ll brew one up for you.
Additionally, you may host a guild open house and invite potential guildies into your @ home to let them take a look around! Guild @ homes are typically locked to guild members & their guests only, so use this as your opportunity to put your best foot forward and impress the world with everything your guild has to offer.
Also arriving with the newest update are mountable Grunties! Aren’t they cute? ...Well, they’re someone’s definition of cute.
While the ability to ride around town and in Areas at 2x speed is certainly alluring, you can’t just walk up to the Grunty Ranch located in each Root Town and take one out for a stroll. If you want a mount of your very own, you’ve got to commit! Becoming a proud Grunty owner means you must first become a proud Grunty parent, and to do that, you’ll need to raise your Grunty from infancy into adulthood.
Just what kind of adult might your Grunty become? That depends on how you raise them and what you feed them. Those strange "foods" popping up all over Areas might not taste good to you, but they sure do to Grunties!
For more information on how to acquire a baby Grunty of your very own and raise it into a proper — or not so proper — member of Grunty society, head on over to the Grunty Ranch.
Mac Anu, the City of Twilight known for its gentle ocean breezes, has been uncharacteristically warm lately. Very, very warm. Its usual orange skies have been swapped out for vivid blues, the sun dwelling high in the sky and threatening to burn everything in its wake.
It won’t take much wandering to feel the effects of heat exhaustion sink in, and even after you log out for the day, those symptoms seem to linger. Do Hien and Zelkova know what the hell is going on? Of course not. Unusual occurrences are slowly becoming the norm in Fragment, it seems, but the point of a beta test is to work out any kinks. Report it and move on.
Lumina Cloth is similarly affected by unusual weather phenomena, but it’s much more pleasant and hospitable than poor Mac Anu. The sun hangs just above the horizon, bathing the strip in early evening light. It’s much cooler here too, and what’s more, it appears that a carnival has rolled into town. What fun!
All the usual carnival fare is here: greasy fried foods, drinks served in foot long glasses, and a litany of carnival games that are totally not rigged. Entry is free and so are the prizes, but some of them take a bit of legwork to win.
⬣ Successfully PK another player to win the carnival exclusive Thursday The 12th™ skin. PK’d players will receive an appropriately spooky ghost skin of their own!
⬣ Step on up to the dunk tank and get dunked on to win a sexy swimsuit skin! Both the dunkers and the dunkees will win this skin, but only those who successfully dunk the player in the tank will be rewarded with the chance to show off some skin. The appearance this skin takes is dependent on the player wearing it, so have fun and get creative with it!
⬣ Take a trip through the hall of mirrors with a friend and do some reflecting! Stare too long into the mirrors and you might recall a memory that doesn’t belong to you, but to the person venturing through the hall of mirrors with you. Did that really happen? Surely it’s all in your head. Memories available for memshare are limited to the ones listed on your application.
Additional rewards include giant plush monsters that can be used to decorate guild @ homes and private rooms (limit one per player!) and a pet goldfish that, unfortunately, will die a hero’s tragic death within a week. Womp womp.
We’ve had a busy week! It seems like there was a glitch that allowed players to equip other players as weapons, which resulted in a ten player chain, wielded by none other than our hardworking head administrator, Hien! I’ll have a talk with him about not doing this kind of thing in the future, I promise!
That wasn’t all, though. An unknown entity reached out to the players participating in the ten-player chain and issued them a special title: Good Friends Stick Together. Fragment’s not supposed to have titles. Well, at least not in the beta. But you can go ahead and add it to your name if you want to anyway, and it shouldn’t cause any problems! We still can’t pinpoint who sent those messages and how they overrode the permissions to create those titles in the first place, but... Hmm. I don’t want to start any rumors, so I’ll keep looking into it.
There are those armor sets too, which I didn’t know had been handed out to those of you that reached level 25. Oria brought it to our attention, thankfully! There’s not a whole lot we can do about it now, but we know that some of them are pretty invasive. But knowing is half the battle, right?
Our friend Ganymede suffered an accident recently that had him lying unconscious in the hospital for about a day. He seems to be feeling better now, thankfully. Ḩ̵̲̼͆̃͐̆ò̸̧̰͕̥̈́͒̕͜p̷̫͙̯͇̾̄͜ę̸̹̒f̷̠̭͉̱̅͘ǘ̴͎̙̥̭̈́̈́l̵͇̙͍̳̜̇̓̒l̷̬̲̀̆̈̅̂ͅỳ̵̧̻̖ ̷̠̫̭̰̦̋͗h̴̰͕̑͗e̸̦̼͇̾͘ ̴̡̢̝̺̳̊̎̎̔p̴̳̠̼̜͔̂̅̐à̵͕̹̟ͅỹ̴̡̛͝s̶͉̕ ̴̢͕̬̑̆̕͝b̸̹̲͗͒̊͑͠ē̶̛͖͠ṯ̸̻̺́͒͐t̶̻͕͎̑ĕ̶̖̀͗͛͋r̷͙̗̙̲͙̓̚͝ ̷̻̠͉̈́̚a̷̡̙̳̽́̀̋̔ẗ̴̢̨̛̬̺t̴͖̳͝ē̷͇̆͆̍̚ͅn̵̪̜͉͊̉̔̄͐t̵͕̼͈̓͋̈́̕î̷̬o̸͇̐͋͑͌n̶̟̫̟̽̑͒͐͘ ̷̜̈́̈̀̂̎t̶͙̂͛ô̸̠̜ ̶̫͎̎h̶͖̳͛i̸̗͖̖̅̂͆̄͛s̸͔̈́̇̍ ̸̩̗̻̕s̵̬̼̳̲̞͝ù̸̞̺̣͙̾͒͛ŗ̴̻̟̻̭̂̈́r̶̡͈̲̣̣͋̊͗̕o̶̥̝̮̓ų̴̻̯̬̊̑̑͌̉ͅn̶̢̙̦͔͖̈̒͝d̷̰̼̤̥̃̿͒̌̎i̸̯͑̾͊̑͝n̵̦͐g̸̪̾͝͝s̷̛̝͙̣̹̍͛͝ ̸͔̲̠̩͗̓̀͘a̷̛̼̓̈́͊ṅ̵̥͆̎ḑ̶̨̯̱͍̇ ̷̛̗̮̀̆ḧ̴̼̪́͗͝i̵͓̬̤͂͐͒s̶̮̎̿̃ ̴̛͔̋͗̽h̷̝͑ͅē̴̱ȃ̵̝͎ͅļ̷͍̀͐͊̊̽ẗ̸̼̺̟̥̼́̄͛h̶̥̹̬̮̽̅ ̷̟̖̮͛́̿t̸̢̤̤̂͒͋̍o̶̼̟̓ ̵̥̳͙̖̆̈́ả̶̛̳̱͙̖̩̿̽͘v̴͈͉͖͊͘ỏ̶̤͚̅͑͝i̴̱͈̩̳̳̿̇̕͠ḏ̵͙̮͗͆ ̶̯̭̝̹̯͊s̸͍̰͔̔̀͋͋̐u̷̟̠͑̔̏̚c̵̨͖͉͇̀͆͘ͅh̴̨̓͌̄̈ ̶̧̱̻̼̏̃̃i̷̱͉͈̿̎̋͒͜͝n̴̢͓͍̂͝͠c̷̢̢̛̹͚̑̓̅ͅi̶͕̟̻̘̫̾͌d̶͉͉̏̇e̵͉̱̩̯̤͐̎̉̾n̸̡̠̈͜ţ̴̇͑̈́͘s̵̩̼͔̙̙̉͘ ̵̮̯̞̮̾̈́͋̔̈h̵̡̗͉͉͈̉̐̅̚ȁ̵͖͚̖̾p̸̰̬͖̩̀̈́̆̓p̶̢̛̼̈́͆̒͘ͅe̷̟̘̩̲̻̾̊n̵̨̩̜̟͆͘i̵̙͉̺̮͠ͅṋ̷̆ġ̶͙͚ ̴̩̋à̷̄̑̂͝ͅǧ̵͖̜͍͕̒̑͒a̷̧̛̞͐̃̈́͘i̷̯͉̬̯̽̍n̷̘̝͓̽̅̕!̵̩͑
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Hey, you. Aren't you a little young for this guild?
[He's not saying anything, of course, having no issue with Justy... but he is just saying. Yael sighs, looking over his shoulder further into the @ home.]
...But if you insist on sticking around, I could make you our drink, I guess.
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[ Like you, sir.
But he doesn't keep that up long, breaking it with a laugh to confirm-- ]
Just kidding. But I am old enough for that drink!
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I can't decide what's worse: pumping you up with caffeine or getting you drunk. Well, pick your poison, I guess.
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Actually, I barely feel any different with either one. [ what a reliable narrator. ] So, which poison do you prefer, Mr. Yael?
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[That's his main takeaway here. There's no way Justy's immune to the coffee jitters and getting buzzed unless he's drinking both in excess.]
As for me, I prefer the strong stuff. I'll let you fill in the blanks.
[A shot of espresso in the morning and whiskey to chase down a long day. He's picked up on that unreliable narrator bit, so Yael decides to test Justy's mettle and make him a triple shot espresso and a whiskey on the rocks, setting both down on a café table and ushering him over.]
Help yourself, "honored guest."
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[ Tylor doesn't even blink at the offerings, but he sure does look pleased. ]
Wow, thank you. What an excellent host.
[ Said with a raise of his espresso shot. Down the hatch, his whole body shivers once he sets the empty glass back down and slides it to Yael. He's smiling even more already. Surely an even soaringly better mood was Yael's goal here, right?
Over the rim of his whiskey, he stops just before sipping it to innocently ask-- ] Aren't you going to have some too?
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You really are an odd one.
[Just how plastered on is that smile, Justy? Ah, but speaking of plastered... well, let's just say Yael has a plan in mind. He hums in acknowledgement, padding back into the kitchen to return with the bottle of whiskey and another glass loaded up with ice. Filling his cup, he sits down across from Justy.]
What are you waiting for? Knock yourself out. There's way more where that came from.
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[ Tylor doesn't seem surprised. It's not the first time he's heard that, and it probably won't be the last. Not that he minds any.
By the time Yael returns, his cup is empty save for the ice. Tylor watches him, patiently before reaching for the bottle to refill his own glass. He's never been drinking in America, but it's not like he hasn't been to bars. And this is whiskey, not sake. ]
I knew with a name like that you'd have some good alcohol. [ He sips away at the new one too. ] You must like this drink a lot in real life, huh?
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Mm, yup. But I'd rather be drinking in real life. Still, I can't argue when the liquor here is free and gets the job done well enough.
[Whenever Justy's glass begins to run low, Yael thoughtfully tops it off. How much can this guy handle?]
And what about you? Sounds like whiskey isn't your drink of choice.
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[ Tylor tries to cheers him whether he likes it or not. Gently though, since he's not even tipsy yet. ]
Mine is sake! Ever had it before?
[ Asked happily as he keeps sipping and keeps being topped off. An alcohol cycle that makes it hard to tell how much he's really intaking here. But he does, in fact, have a pretty high tolerance and it can be difficult to tell when he's crossed the line from tipsy to truly drunk. Being a fearless drinker doesn't help.
Whiskey is relatively new to him, at least in these generous amounts. He finds he doesn't mind the taste or the way it burns a little more on the way down. ]
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[Yael shakes his head, bringing his glass up to his lips.]
Can't say I have, but I bet we've got some behind the bar.
[With Justy drinking like a fish and holding a conversation just as easily as before, Yael's curious to see if anything has changed as a result of all that drinking. Instead of getting up to rifle through the liquor cabinets, he points to the bar with a thumb, tipping his chin in that general direction.]
You'd know what you're looking for better than me. Tell me if you find any sake in there and I'll give it a try.
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[ That's sneaky of you, Yael. Tylor is looser, noticeably, when he rises by pushing off the bar without tripping over himself. His movements are somehow more fluid, his hum light as he takes the invitation to investigate their alcohol stores.
Different bottles receive different little sounds, from curiosity to happy surprise as he plucks one bottle off the shelf. He's had to reach up to his full height, only serving to highlight just how much he slouches when he slouches right back down on the way back.
Oh, cups. It takes him almost as much time to bring back the right ones. But he does, with only a little wobble as he finds his seat. Otherwise, pretty smooth. His playful tone makes it hard to hear in his voice. ]
It's not polite to let someone pour their own~
[ He'll only sip at whiskey unless Yael is going to pour him a sake shot of his own. ]
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When Justy returns, Yael looks between him and the bottle of sake with a snicker.]
Are you sure? Sounds to me like you just want to be spoiled.
[But when in Rome, etc... Yael capitulates, pouring Justy a shot of sake and sliding it over to him, one brow curiously raised: are you going to return the favor?]
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Well, sure, who doesn't like being spoiled every now and then? But it really is polite.
[ Don't worry, he goes to pour Yael his own next. Tylor holds the bottle from the back, palm down and far too used to this. Even after this much whiskey in him, he manages it fine. ]
Cheers!
[ He actually says Kanpai--but it hardly matters in game! ]
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[He'd never make it in Japan, as he previously told Matoba. Even so, Yael brings up the cup of sake to his lips and finds the clean, lingering burn not entirely disagreeable. Actually... it's not half bad. He hums, looking at Justy with something like a newfound appreciation in his eyes.]
That's not too terrible. Sake's made from rice, right? Wild.
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[ Tylor offers before he downs his own sake, following the burn with a little sigh. ]
Yeah, sake rice! I'm happy you like it.
[ Mixing drinks... now it's starting to become a little more noticeable that he's been drinking, with the beginning of a flush and the way his words start flowing even easier-- ] And you can drink it hot or cold, on its own or with food! Different sake tastes slightly different too, sweet or dry-- it really is great.
[ A happy little laugh and then he's quieter again, topping Yael's sake cup off with that same practiced flow. He's only a little closer to spilling, but he avoids it for now. ]
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[Different sake, sweet and dry... Yael's nodding along, but more than anything, he's got his peepers squarely focused on Justy.]
Starting to feel it, huh? You really are out of control. Got no one at home to keep you company?
[That'd explain the high alcohol tolerance: in a pinch, booze makes perfect company.]
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Maybe a little. But thanks! [ sip, a hum of thought for an answer that shouldn't need one. ]
Well, I've got Donna and Betty!
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[Don't tell him you name your liquor bottles, Justy...]
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[ Missing the point and still drinking! ]
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[ Even if I don't remember to post it, Yael is definitely getting photos in his inbox at some point-- ]
Do you have any pets Mr. Yael?
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[Maybe Justy is more drunk than he thought...? Yael shakes his head.]
I had a million of them back home, but not anymore. The strays here in the states are built different.
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[ Tylor laughs, a hint of alcohol. But even having lived in the states he tilts his head curiously after that. ]
Really? What do you mean?
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cw suicidal ideation.............. looks away
.... looks directly at milky
quickly looks away
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tintin stop making me cry
Cw mild kids being racist brand bullying
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not me rewriting this three times oop
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