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( action ¤ field )

[ If you're out and about on the fields today, it's quite plausible that you'll encounter both Kirito and Celica partying up and level grinding together. While they do look like they're doing pretty well, on closer inspection it should be rather obvious that they were both new to the game. Regardless, nearing the end of the day, their movements should be a little smoother than before -- that is, if fatigue hadn't taken them yet.

In any case, they do spend most of their day leveling -- however, that isn't to say they won't be taking any breaks. Every so often they can be found by the river resting up. Catch them sometime in the evening, and you may even find Kirito dozing off. ]

( Joint post with elucidator! Order will go you → Kirito → Celica. Feel free to catch them when they're on their multitudes of breaks, or when they're defeating mobs to give them advice or to join up. )

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Re: break ¤ dusk-ish?

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[At first, Celica doesn't really notice Kirito beginning to drift off; she's just kind of gazing out and examining the scenery around them instead. It's not until he has been asleep for several moments when she realizes that he had passed out. Even then though, she decides to just let him rest for while. He has been training all day, so...!

...But give it another ten minutes or so and she'll get a little bored. And how does she satisfy that boredom?

By plucking out some grass and piling it up lightly and carefully on top of Kirito's hair, of course! fufufu.]

[elucidator]

[ Kirito was always one to be a light sleeper, so the beginnings of something starting to pile on his head somewhat alerts him.

it's not enough to completely wake him up though, so he's still somewhere between asleep and awake. ]

[ mumble mumble. ] ... Hey. [ he's going to subconsciously react by attempting to swat both Celica and the grass away. rude!! ]

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[Wow, you're the rude one! Swatting at her like that like her hand and the grass are bugs. Gosh. But oh, darn. Celica was hoping he wouldn't be such a light sleeper! Though considering how he does seem to be still somewhat asleep, maybe she can still get away with this?!

Regardless, once she hears him mumbling and sees him swatting his hand at the grass, she pulls her hand back, trying to hold back a giggle and keep quiet. Maybe if she stays totally silent, he'll fall back asleep...]

[elucidator]

[ well, maybe you are one!!

in dream land, at least.

anyway, the fact that she quiets down does help him lull back into sleep. though -- the stoic expression he had on before? totally replaced with a pout of some sort. ]

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[Heh heh. Just as planned! And the fact that Kirito fell back asleep with such an expression amuses Celica even more.

She'll give it another moment before she briefly goes back to dropping blades of grass on his hair, aaand..

...wait! Better idea. What if she starts tickling his nose with one of those?! Yes. This sounds like a good idea. She'll do that!]

[elucidator]

[ woah woah, he needs his nose for breathing, you know...!

but that action does manage to garner a bigger reaction from him, and in response he sneezes. though, sneezing from a sleeping position would be rather uncomfortable so he sits up for that.

following the sneeze, there's a yawn — he's pretty much awake now, but his eyes will remain closed. ]

So you like to take advantage of sleeping people, I see.

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[Pshhh, it's just a blade of grass! It won't suffocate you...! Seeing him moving up into a sitting position though, Celica pulls back. She's wearing an innocent smile, which is accompanied by some probably-not-so-innocent giggling as she drops the couple pieces of grass in her hands back onto the ground.]

Well, I got a little bored just sitting here and watching you sleep. And it's fun to play harmless tricks on people when they're passed out like that. [a beat] Did you nap well, at least?

[elucidator]

I'll be sure to keep the knowledge in my mind for future use.

[ as he stretches out his arms, another yawn escapes. ]

But yeah, the nap was nice. [ a slight pause. ] The wind was, too.

It's getting late though, huh? We've been out here for practically the whole day.

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[At the first bit, she just lets out a light laugh. No regrets...! She smiles.]

Well, that's good at least! The weather definitely made it more comfortable for resting, huh? [Even though she didn't fall asleep herself.]

But yeah, it is. That's why I figured I should at least wake you up at some point; I'm not sure how safe it would be to just rest out here all night. [not that... she's one to talk about being cautious...]

[elucidator]

[ yeah well, he's going to fine a way to return the favour sometime, definitely! you better watch out. ]

Tell me about it... [ pushing off from his knees, he'll hold out a hand for her. ]

Guess that's enough of an indication for us to check in for the night, yeah? [ he'd keep on going if he were by himself, but clearly, that wasn't the case. though, he didn't particular mind that at all. ]

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[Bring it...! Except it would probably be rather easy to get back at her, really..

As he offers it, she'll go ahead and take his hand to pull herself up.] Thanks! We probably should though, huh? Before it starts to get too dark. Do you know the way back? I think I remember it... [no celica no]

[elucidator]

[ he promptly lets go as soon as she's steady on both of her feet. ]

Hmm... [ while he looks like he's deep in thought about it, he's actually pretty confident he knows the way back. ]

Why don't we switch things up? Since I've been doing most of the leading today.

[suckswithmaps]

[Oh. Wow. He's actually letting her lead the way? Awesome! She.. may or may not sound a tad bit overly excited about this. After she had gotten her and Ragna lost last time, he never let her lead anymore, so...! But that's okay! She won't get lost this time. She's got this. huff huff.]

Oh, really? Alright then! In that case, I'll lead the way!

[elucidator]

[ it's kind of cute how excited she got over it. ]

Lead the way, captain. [ he'll offer her a salute. ] Your passenger is counting on you.

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[It won't be as cute once she gets them completely lost... But in any case! She returns the salute playfully and then sharply turns in some random direction. This way looks about right, yep. Totally.]

Alright! I won't let you down then, Passenger Kirito! Ah... let's go this way, then.

[elucidator]

[ ... he has to stifle a chuckle at that, because it was the complete opposite direction in which they were supposed to go.

Kirito won't be speaking up any time soon, but he will be keeping track of where they were going. it still wasn't completely dark out, so they wouldn't have to worry for a little longer. ]

You don't sound very confident.

[ though, the aforementioned didn't mean he would go without teasing. ]

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[If he doesn't speak up and direct them toward the right direction though, they definitely will have to start worrying at some point soon...

Taking a quick glance around before continuing in the direction they were going, Celica gives a sort of wave as if to say "no worries!"] Huh? No, it's fine! I'm positive that this is the right way.

[elucidator]

[ pfft. okay. ]

Then I'll just have to oblige. [ luckily he manages to control his grin pretty well...! but traces of it are slipping out. ]

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Great! [heh heh. Celica feels so awesome right now, okay. Leading like this without having her companion making rude marks every five seconds.

In any case though, she'll just keep walking in this direction! She's positive this is right!]

[elucidator]

[ if she so happens to look behind her, she might be able to catch a glimpse of Kirito's thumbs up in response!

otherwise, he's going to keep quiet unless there's something that prompts him to speak.

... he vaguely wonders when she's going to realise that she was lost. ]

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[She notices! And she even returns his thumbs up with one of her own before looking back in front of her as she continues forward.

Give it maybe a few more minutes before she starts glancing around left and right as she walks with a somewhat puzzled expression. She's trying to be as subtle about it as she can though...]

[elucidator]

[ ...

oh Celica. it's growing increasingly difficult not to make a sound, but Kirito was a trooper! likewise, give it a few more minutes until he speaks up about it. it was getting later by the seconds, and he didn't want them to run into anything they didn't want to by mistake. ]

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Um...

[...Yeah, now she's starting to wonder if they went the wrong way. Or maybe the area from which they came turned out to be much farther away than she thought, because she was expecting them to at least be able to see it by now. So... continuing to try and subtly scan the area now. Kitito may want to speak up..!]

[elucidator]

Um?

[ he can't help but echo it back, adding along with it a questioning tone.

sorry, but he's a bit of a horrible person so he might just wait it out a little further... ]

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[...Oh. Oops. Was that out loud? Celica panics a bit.]

--O-oh, it's nothing! I was just thinking and trying to figure out how much further the town is...!

[ehehe... y-yeah that's it...!]