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At the gesture, he picked up his coat and smoothed it before sitting beside the other gent, his cobra tail curling around to rest atop his lap, hands idly stroking along its smooth scaly head.

With the explanation provided, he curiously looked to the various usernames that hovered over each persons head. Moony? it took him awhile, but he backtracked to sweetmoon's name. Ah, a endearing nickname. Quite attentive with the low down, his brows drew again with a look of concern. What was so important about getting physically stronger..? Why was it so important?

A soft sigh escaped his nose as he'd attempted a lighthearted chuckle, his eyes returning down to the snake that was lulled under his petting hands, lids lowering slightly, "I am not certain I am all that interested in that sort of thing, sir. If it means undergoing another round of fighting strange creatures like our encounter with one another... I'm afraid it is not to my liking. It was not a very pleasant experience." he admitted honestly, though his voice wasn't malicious nor of ill intent. The snake flickered its tail calmly, eyes closed contently as it was rubbed under its chin, "It was very chaotic, fast paced, and confusing for me. Far too much going on, and I fear I was only fumbling by. I do not think that fighting and being strong is my role in this world. And I certainly wouldn't want to slow you down with being weak while you strive to be stronger. I already made a fool of myself once in that battle we shared." he explained, a hand lifting to tap at his chin in thought, "Perhaps there can be something else I can do to offer assistance. Surely there must be something for those who do not favor the frantic, madness of battling." finally a chuckle came from him, even the snake's cheeks rose to mimic the nature of AncientPages.

His round, now mouse, ears pricked up with the clear change of BoiisonFIYAH's demeanor, making his eerie eyes even widen a tad as well. Shaking his head, he lifted a hand to place onto the others shoulder in reassurance, even tipping slightly to find the ashamed man's face, "There is nothing for you to be sorry for. I am the one who is sorry for not being a good match for the rest of you. I was unable to adapt, and react properly or quick enough to the challenge that was before us." knitting returned back to the center of his brows. Had he helped...? he really hadn't. While he had healed a few members in that party so long ago now, most of them didn't necessarily need the healing to begin with, only having lost a few measly hit points. Recalling that day... brought a flush of heat to his face. So embarrassing it'd been for him. Retracting his hand, he sat upright again, and resumed caressing the snake, whose tongue now flickered a little more lazily, its expression mirroring AncientPages'. It was a simple, logical conclusion; they were stronger than him, and were not in need of the extra weight he provided. It wasn't mean, or unfair, it was just the way of things, and normal.

But that did bring forth another thought... tied into the quest that the other described. It sounded simple enough. Answer questions? well he could do that, no problem! that's what he was good at, after all. Book smarts was his game, one he could step up to the plate and take on without hesitation. Invasive though... that might relate to personal. However, if that were the case, than only he could answer said questions, too. Either way, it sounded like a good place to start off. And if he could Class Up, as was suggested, then that meant he could offer more healing assistance to those who needed it. The monsters must have been getting stronger along with them... which would require stronger, better healing abilities. "Then I shall venture there on my next outing. That sounds like something more in my area of ability." he confirmed, feeling a little less distressed of his lacking level's now. He could still gain more! maybe not be as strong as others, but at least enough to upgrade from his current pathetic state!

Another twitch from his ears as the PM came, absorbing the information provided. Closing his eyes, he smiled lightly,

< BoiisonFIYAH : Glitches, hm? I'm uncertain as to what those are, but I have certainly encountered quite a few strange creatures here as well. Probably-- no definitely not as many as you, but I am aware of their presence. I suppose I simply wish there was a more plausible means to getting stronger in other realms, rather than strength. It is not my forte, you see. And this body is... a bit different than what I'm used to. >

He looked to the other softly, smile staying in place. Really, he admired the other, for being kind enough to show him - a complete and utter stranger - such kindness. It was... nice. Not something AncientPages was quite used to; being looked out for. It... was odd. This man saw him as a friend..? they'd only met once-- well twice now. The term seemed rather far-fetched to AncientPages, considering... but he wasn't about to be rude and correct the young man's opinion. "You are a very kind man, aren't you?" he mused instead, lightening the mood and subject a little. If he could get strong enough to help folks like him, well... he'd do what he could. "Do you miss home at all?"

He watched curiously as his guildmate ordered a beverage, a brow crooking with mild surprise. Perhaps this other man wasn't as young as he thought to be drinking an alcoholic drink. To each their own, though. While he'd had fermented grape juice on a few special family occasions on his mothers side, the taste hadn't been... all that great to him. Too bitter for his tastes.

A look of understanding shifted on his features, as the other player replied, the snake now in his hands starting to calmly ease into a restful state, eyes closed, tongue only fluttering once in awhile now. His guildmate's situation sound so very similar to his own, it was a bit frightening. There were others in the same sort of situations as he? When he was prompted with the return of the question, he gave a faint chuckle again, and lifted a hand to idly shift his glasses along his bridge, "Well, I must say that I'm in very much a similar boat as you are. Though obviously we have varying degree's in our predicament's. I'm taught at home, and haven't any friends myself." he paused, looking back to the snake, "Nor have I accomplished in gaining any here. I've not encountered or gotten the chance to speak to anyone more than you and I are now. But no matter." he glazed over his family issues that plagued him.. the constant fighting, and war that never ended there.

"maybe you'll be able to make more acquaintances when-- if we are able to leave this world, back in our true home. Use what ever techniques you exercised here on those in the real world." he suggested with a more cheerful smile to his comrade.

Large round ears twitched gently as the other started to speak again, making AncientPages turn all his attention to his companion, giving a slightly cant of his head with curiosity at the change of tone. It sounded more serious... Had he said something unsavory by accident?

However as the questions were placed, his smile returned, light and gentle, lids lowering faintly over his fear bringing eyes. He mulled a moment before speaking a response, his fingers trailing slowly down the cobra's neck, following the folds of where the hood was closed up. "Unfortunately I do not. I am... in a situation where I am unable to leave my home very often." he pauses, "or.. hardly at all." oh how he yearned to go to Halloweentown, and the famous Amityville school he'd heard so much about! but his family... they... surely would not allow it. And with the way things were, he was almost deathly afraid to leave them, should things get worse... and if he was not there to pacify things.. what then?

His muscles tensed slightly with the nervousness those thoughts brought about, but did well to keep his uneasiness at bay. "One day, I hope to be able to.." he murmured softly, mostly to himself, under his breath.

But that kind offer made his gaze slip right back up, surprise taking over his expression now, eyeshadow rising with his brows, "You.. would like to meet once we leave here?" he asked, repeating the request, as if in astonishment and disbelief. This.. was certainly new! but not unwanted! Smile broadening, he seemed to perk up a little more, his snake tail doing the same, eyes peeling back open, and the cheeks puckering in a smile, "I would be delighted to." he replied in a somewhat sing songy tone, "perhaps we can write letters to one another. And you could come to-..." his voice trailed, and he looked off, pondering a moment. Could this stranger come to his home? he wasn't sure... that wasn't something that happened often... Returning back to Boi, he softened his expression, "I think that would be quite lovely. I'm certain we could work something out." he concluded confidently.

Bronze shot a look at Sweetm00n, surprised that someone else had been creeped out by the glitchy zone. The other people he'd spoken with hadn't seemed to be as disturbed by it as he had. Something about all those broken things made him worry he was destined for a similar fate.

< TO Sweetm00n : I see what you mean... Though I can't say I feel much like myself here, so I guess I can't blame him. >

He shrugged, listening to the others talk, and let the conversation wash over him. It was nice to hear AncientPages not sound terribly exciting about fighting. He wasn't really interested in battles and had actively avoided them for too long. It was frustrating- he needed to play the game properly, but he was scared. Scared to get hurt- scared to fail- scared to care too much about anything here. He didn't even know what mattered anymore...

Akil Bakari Tsukino. Boi tried to memorize the name as best he could. It was a unique one which made this a lot easier indeed! He wasn't always blessed with the best memory of brains, but having worked in the postal trade, Boi knew how to keep names and places straight. Now if only he could do the same for the History of Halloween town his life would be complete. Tapping out of the PDA, he tucked it away before nodding to Pages.

What were the dorms like? He thought about that before responding, "Well, they're pretty weird, honestly. Like it seems every other dorm - Demon, Ghost, Undead, Reaper - have a unifying theme or like... Type of boil or ghoul. But Monster dorm is just everyone. It is anyone who doesn't fit in the other dorms. So you get a lot of differences and similarities. It's pretty fun, but kinda weird too?"

"Pages, can I ask you a personal question?" His snake tail seemed to react and do things on its own, which was really interesting!

OOC

My character's username: BoiisonFIYAH
My character's level: 57
Character's HP: 40
Current party:
Current Guild: Raiders of the Lost Arc
Location:
Small IC description of character:
A tall, thin guy with orange-blonde hair in a pony, two large brown wings, in the red and orange White Rabbit Herald outfit with gray fluff.


Character journal: here