Fattening Corpse's Weed Eater

[orokamononya]

[Anyone who decides to go to this cave? May end up finding one very frustrated student council member. Never mind that he's lost, he's been ending up with random enemy encounters, enough to tire him out faster than he liked. That, and no matter how many times he uses Tsubaki explosion, for some reason it never seems as strong as he remembered.

And who the hell designed this place?!]

Just where is the exit of this place?!

[OOC: Sob I hope I am doing this right.]

Comments

[tank_sniper]

[Damn. She doesn't particularly want to see anybody die here, but she does need to watch her own skin. She'll switch targets over to the one approaching her, calmly firing at it much like she did with the first. She's quicker to use her special, however.]

Thorn Shot!

[orokamononya]

[That's more than enough. As for the last two, he quickly knocks them down, waiting until they disappear before he turns to her.]

Are you all right?

[tank_sniper]

[She stands and nods, not really moving any closer.]

I'm fine. I didn't take any damage.

[orokamononya]

[Good.] I apologize. I wasn't expecting them to change target so fast.

[tank_sniper]

I must have accidentally drawn their aggro. But I expected at least one might come after me, so it's not really a big deal.

[orokamononya]

Their aggro? [Guess who hasn't actually had a chance to understand everything just yet?]

[tank_sniper]

That's right. Like in most MMORPGs - when you get a monster's attention.

[Did he really not notice?]

[orokamononya]

Isn't that because they're naturally aggressive? [Nope. Did not notice.]

[tank_sniper]

[...Oh boy.]

They are. But there's a system to how they attack players.

[A beat.]

What do you know about this place?

[orokamononya]

Isn't it the same rule as Monfan?

The whole point of getting stronger here is to battle opponents as much as you could, isn't it?

[tank_sniper]

Monfan...?

It's... something like that. It's like a regular game, except... Well, we can't log out.

I don't know what they want us to do, but I figure getting stronger in the meantime can't hurt.

[orokamononya]

I don't know the point of bringing us here either, but if it's just to beat the game, I won't back down. All we need to do is continue leveling up, right?

[tank_sniper]

It will probably help, but... I'm not sure if it's just gaining levels or if there's a particular goal.

[orokamononya]

What do you mean? [Wasn't that always the point?] If you defeat the final boss, you save everyone, right?

[Considering he has only played one videogame in his entire life, this isn't exactly a very good insight of how gameworlds work.]

[tank_sniper]

[...Sigh.]

Normally, yes. But that's the problem: since this is an MMORPG, there isn't any final boss.

[orokamononya]

... Huh? [WHAT ARE MMOs WOMAN?]

[tank_sniper]

[...Maybe she should have left him to his own devices after all-

No, that would be bad. C'mon, Shinon, you can definitely do this socializing and being helpful thing.]

This is a game meant to go on forever. You know, like an online game? You can gain all the levels you want, but every so often they'll usually raise the level cap and release new quests. There isn't really an end.

[orokamononya]

[... What?] That's impossible. All games have a conclusion. Even shogi ends after you defeat your opponent.

[tank_sniper]

It's different from a game like shogi. There are many opponents to defeat, and except in rare cases, most of them will be back after only a few minutes when the area resets itself. It's meant to allow players to do as they like without feeling constrained by a particular plotline. The game ends when you get tired of it.

...But in a situation like this, we can't end it that way.

[orokamononya]

What's the point of having a game like that? If it never ends, then how can the players ever find out who wins?

[tank_sniper]

Sometimes there are events or contests that players can win and become known for - at least, until the next one.

[orokamononya]

Then how about a time limit?

[tank_sniper]

There is none. Part of the point of it is you're supposed to be able to play the game indefinitely.

[orokamononya]

That's preposterous! Do those fools think they can get away with kidnapping people indefinitely?

[tank_sniper]

...Who knows. Probably.