Private - Welcome Day Dinner

Ruby's adventure into Terrasphere was a little unique, Spawning into town, she was a bit lost on what to do. Looking down at her hunger and thirst meter falling, her stamina meter lowly dipping at a much slower speed but dropping non-the less, she experienced a sense of crisis most new players often felt. There were a variety of methods to go about resolving this though, acquiring a job, begging in the streets, murdering a random creature outside of the city for loot. For Ruby though, the moment she spawned in, she smiled brightly only to get caught by a wandering vagrant. After a while, she ended up talking to the man and learning about various troubles he'd experienced. As a heroic woman, Ruby didn't want to let this stand but at the same time admitted her own weakness with dissatisfaction. The vagrant man, as patient as ever, offered to teach her, to help raise her up to be a powerful warrior in exchange for seeing his request through to the end. Learning his style of swordsmanship, the vagrant was a powerful swordsman who had since lost his ability to wield a weapon, and after learning, she set off to get the man his revenge.

Kicking down the door to the dojang he once called his home, he challenged the students to duels back to back, defeating one after another with the sheath she was offered upon spawning in, but upon seeing the master and realizing she wasn't able to fight him she resolved herself to battle to the death. Drawing her blade, she gave a fantastic and heroic monologue, appealing to the good nature of the man's disciples, revealing the tragic past of the vagrant man who had been crippled by their master during what should have been a peaceful duel... but in doing so the master shed great amounts of tears, from beginning to end he didn't stop crying. His disciples shocked, the master admitted his wrong doings, his naivety in his youth, his shame for what he'd done. Awed, Ruby quickly changed her goal, bringing the vagrant man to meet his nemesis under the guise of completing the job. The pair met, and angers flared, rage and curses flew back and forth. They argued, but soon their anger turned into regret, their regret into sorrow and longing. Eventually that longing was turned into hope when they saw the hesitation in each others' eyes. Neither wanting to come forward, one from the shame and guilt of their crime, the other from their anger and desires for revenge.

It took Ruby once more standing between them with a weapon raised, a heroic speech the likes of which many would later swear they'd heard while she was standing heroically on a cliff face with the sun at her back and a shadow cast over the building with the impossible sounds of waves crashing against the rocks. It was a series of touching words, a moving monologue, and while it was mostly filled with the values of friendship and her own experiences in molesting her dear friends-- the message was misinterpreted as the closeness of friends who knew no distance. Brought together by her words, the vagrant man became the spiritual leader of the students while the master, after experiencing redemption as he looked for after so long was more motivated then every to spread the word of both of their martial arts to make up for what he'd done.

Ruby, the proud inheritor of both of their techniques nodded, satisfied, oblivious to the fact that she'd achieved in hours what some players couldn't do in days. She'd managed to acquire a temporary home under the roof of this pair of swordmasters as a disciple, understanding of how to wield a weapon from their teachings, and some companions to help her get acclimated to spilling blood int he form of her martial brothers and sisters who led her out into the woods as their junior to help her adapt to combat.

It was almost half a day since getting into the game, she hadn't found her friends yet. With a furrowed brow, she sat down on a crudely carved seat made out of wood. Nearby was the corpse of a creature, one Ruby didn't recognize, it had reptilian scales and was weighty. It was reminiscent of a snake with with a hooked head. "She sure is taking a while, I wonder what's taking her." She murmured as she used the flat end of her blade and a stone to spark a flame. Blowing the embers to light, she created fire that roared to life with a satisfied and content smile. She was getting the hang of this sort of thing thanks to her normal adventures and hiking holidays with her family, survival wasn't too strange or foreign to her. Instead it was like a common vacation to her, minus the combat that she was starting to enjoy on it's own after getting acclimated. "If Onyxia doesn't hurry I'll have to kill something else." She murmured using her barbed Katana to slice into the snake's meat, carving out it's flesh, slicing along the underside to carve off some of the fatty belly meat. The marbling a sight to behold as she looked at the perfect red meat with flakes and cracks of white.

A small smile on her face as she spent the time to get to work, trying to smear and work some spices into the meat, fine reds and browns being spread across the surface in the form of a dry rub. Fit hands massaging those spices into the flesh until it was a nice even coat. Finally satisfied, she thrust a stake into it with a firm nod holding it over the flame without hesitation, keeping it over the flame with a spit. observing the meat as it began to cook over the flame, it crackled and popped as the fat began to melt, oils dripped down into the fire. The red meat slowly changed into a golden brown, the spices roasting releasing an alluring sweet and sour aroma. She rotated the meat carefully, trying to make sure it cooked through thoroughly, the meat growing crisp on the surface. It made her regret not keeping oil or breading for a good fry. Considering sides, she peeled potatos idly not being too critical of them since it was hard to mess up potatos. Leaning back against her loot bag, using it as a bean bag chair while she used a foot to rotate the spit steadily as she continued her work with a content smile. Meat and potatos wasn't a bad dinner she thought to herself hoping the lizard meat turned out well.

@Onyxia Smoke @Saphira Fior

 

The arranged meeting was not so much arranged as Onyxia thought. She had no idea how maps worked, and had no idea how to find her friends. They should have spawned in the same area as the game said, but Onyxia was taking too long with her character creation. She didn't realize she had spent an hour and half getting it just right. The female materialized in Brisshal, a golden glow about her as she logged in for the first time.

Golden hair swept off her shoulder, fluttering in the winds. A white jacket that cut off at the mid point where the nipples of her breasts would meet, barely reaching over the tender flesh. Her mouth was covered by the collar of the jacket, it was stiff and held two venting holes for her to breathe. She wore a black sash around her waist along with a white, slim hakama where the sides were cut deeper than usual, showing her bare hips. She looked like a mixed samurai with a more modern and sexual appeal to her, but mostly just the design to keep her cool during combat since she did not enjoy being hot while working and fighting. The zōri she wore made little noise as she stepped off the spawning plate for new players. On her back was a massive, two handed weapon simply known as the Buster Blade. The massive two hander was wrapped in cloth with ruins and japanese seals scattered about it.

Emerald eyes looked left and right as she stood in a relaxed pose, but she felt eyes on her all over. She was taller than most of the men, looked leaner than her physical counterpart and her eyes gaze off the insane menacing look of a villain. The cold and distant gaze shot one person a look who nearly doubled over in apology for just looking at her. Though she had the physique of a War Goddess, those eyes of her made people back away quickly. She cleared her throat with a small cough and took a few steps more into Brisshal.

She turned and looked around attempting to find a map in her UI, when she was waving her hand about in a comical sense, one person intended to her help. "Umm, what...are you doing?" Onyxia turned to look at the man, her icy eyes on him as he gulped with regret.

I was looking for a friend of mine. But I don't know how to access my menu in this game, or a map.

Onyxia had a unique voice in real life, it was a heavier almost masculine voice. But here the softness in it sounded more feminine, yet cold and detached. She spoke with the softness that made that crazy look in her eyes seem to melt. The male player laughed, scratching the back of his head as he looked her over. "Right. So first the menu, simply hold your palm out like so, and then you'll have access to everything you need. Anything from backup weapons, list of spells and abilities and even a map you can use in the menu or hot fix it to your UI."

Thanks.

Simple words from the busty female as she looked at the player. Much like he showed her, the female lifted her hand and did the corrected hand movements. Her eyes flashed as the icons came to life, using her hand she did a quick skim of where things were located. She should have read the manual, but that can come later. First she needed to find her friends. "By the way..." the man spoke grabbing her attention. She looked lazily at him as he spoke, "What's your name?"

Onyxia...Smoke.

The name was powerful to the thoughts of the male player as Onyxia moved away. She thanked him with a wave and set off, leaving the male player strangely aroused and scared. Despite being a newbie, she had that presence of strong warrior's soul. It was an interesting day for him, that's for sure.

Onyxia traveled, keeping her eyes on the map slowly getting sections uncovered as she walked slowly. It did not take her too long to smell something cooking not far away from her location. Much like that cartoon Toucan, she followed her nose. When she came upon her destination, she saw a woman peeling something and her back turned away from the silent Onyxia. With an undercover smirk from her jacket, Onyxia's aura started to get colder and colder as she moved closer and closer to Ruby, as if the wind and the cold would chill and freeze around her. Coming up behind, the cold breeze got stronger and ice accumulated along the blades of grass around her feet.

Bakka, we were supposed to meet up at the same time.

 

Saphira had also spent far too much time creating her character, though she'd wanted to go for something totally different to her real life self, minus gender of course. No way in hell was she gonna play a male character as a grown ass woman, that would just be plain weird switching between the two bodies. And sure, her current body was a little bit shorter, but she was also far leaner and in much better shape than her real life self. She hadn't even had to sacrifice much chest in order to make it happen! That was something she was seriously pleased with, considering she was so proud of some of her features in the real world, even if she'd decided to go for totally different. Heck, she'd even decided to go for a race that wasn't even human. Felis had looked pretty cool, so they were pretty much the most obvious choice in her eyes. It felt less like a choice and more a test of intelligence or personality.

And so it was that, about an hour after actually logging in, Saphira was dropped into the world, suddenly assaulted by a tidal wave of new overwhelming senses, thanks to her new animalistic senses and sensory organs. For a while, she sat in place, ears twitching and eyes darting from place to place, slowly adjusting to the new level of sensitivity that she had, nose flaring as she took deep breaths, in and out, categorizing new smells as they made themselves known to her. The world was so vibrant like this, so alive and swimming with sensations that she would never know in the real world. Her vision was so clear, her hearing so accurate and precise, her smell so sharp. It was truly like she'd been born again, with a fresh body that was free of the wear and tear of life.

Eventually, she stood, turning her head slightly to watch her own tail swish slowly behind her from side to side, focusing for a moment to feel through it, flicking it once, then twice. It was a part of her body now, she had total control over it, but it would take some time to get used to. She hummed, ears twitching and flicking as birds darted from the treetops above her, raising a hand to look at it. Her nails were sharp, almost claws in their own right, the pale skin of her hands shocking her for a moment, before she remembered again that this was a new, different body, as if the tail from earlier hadn't been a good enough indication of that fact.

A sigh slipped from her lips as Saphira opened her menu with her hand, looking through it casually as she hummed a soft tune to herself, checking her inventory, the local map, her masteries and her status. She'd spent far, far too long just becoming accustomed to her new senses, it was starting to get dark. She shrugged, checking the map for a moment before noticing a pair of players nearby, figuring that would be best to check out, starting a slow walk in that direction whilst reading through her masteries and the descriptions of them. Astral Magic had seemed really useful, seeing the future would be fun. Martial Arts and Geomancy were also both super cool, she'd be like an Earthbender or something!

As she continued walking, a new, amazing scent caught her attention from the direction that she was heading towards. It was like the smell of somebody cooking bacon or something in real life, only amplified by about 4000% and even tastier smelling than before. Her nose twitched as she grinned, baring sharper, more fang-like teeth as she began a jog through the undergrowth, having to consciously fight the effort to fall to all fours as she moved. It was a strange compulsion and one that she chalked down to not being human in this world. There was a lot more that she'd have to discover about this body, after all. Maybe she was as flexible as a cat too? That would be really fun!

Eventually, she emerged from a bush, grinning at the sight that greeted her. An open fire, some cooking and a pair of women. And she would recognize them anywhere. That dark skinned, blonde goddess and the fit, sturdy and happy looking warrior could only be the most important people in the world. She smiled, standing as tall as she could in this 5'4 body, tail perking up and her ears flicking slightly forward. "Hey now, I'd recognize those beautiful bodies anywhere! Looks like I'm the last one to arrive, nya?" She slowly walked over, wrapping her tail around Onyxia's waist before holding her arms to invite Ruby into an embrace, shivering slightly at the cold aura. "Group hug time?"

 

Ruby glanced up to Onyxia with a handsome grin on her face. It was one her besties would be very familiar with, but at the same time feel is a little unfamiliar. When watching Ruby from afar, or in public, that handsome heroic expression of her's was very natural, very common. It was rare for her friends to see it in private among themselves, she was always so childish or impish when she was in a place she could be spoiled by them and act immature. In the game though, Ruby wanted to set a better example, to be more that leader they needed then that adorable pest they dealt with. "Onyxia~ I was making dinner, are you hungry?" She asked, her toothy smile dazzling giving the impression of a prince that would most likely be lost on Onyxia.

She was in the middle of boiling potatoes. Meat and potatoes, a very typical dish she thought, one that could be found anywhere. New to the game, she didn't really have many recipes or skills yet, and decided on something more typical instead. Someday she'd be able to make delicious banquets for her friends, but not today sadly, just a simple home cooked meal instead. Brushing herself off, and rising to her feet, she turned making sure the food would be okay before stepping towards Onyxia with her arms up to give her a big hug with proud laughter. "There's lots of adventure for us to enjoy out here, it's so exciting! Have you been able to get much done too?" She asked curious about her friend's achievements hoping that the world has been good to her.

Though before she could get too deep into the topic, hearing the voice, Ruby grew guarded. She didn't recognize the stranger after all, her firm and steadfast form ready to take action if necessary. After a while of staring though, the familiar mannerisms of her friend grew more clear. "Sapphire?" She asked, as if not quite sure whether or not she should drop her guard or not. After all, in a game it was very difficult to tell who someone was when they looked super different. After a bit longer though, talking, figuring things out she reached her arms up to her as well, welcoming her into a big group hug happily.

 

She was pulled into the group hug, like it or not, and then the tail wrapping around her waist. There was an explosion of uncertainty, a bell sounding an alarm as the cat-girl moved towards them. Much guarded like Ruby, Onyxia was ready to split the skull of the stranger. Where there once was purple hair, now a lighter violet. Where there was dark skin, there was a paler flavor. But the voice, the accent and the mannerisms all pointed to Sapphire in the real world, but here she was Saphira.

While the hug was embraced, Onyxia gave them both a pat on the back. She examined the two ladies and shook her head and made an obvious comment.

You both look different inside the game. I figured we'd look something like our true selves. Ruby looks more like herself, but Saphira...

The green eyes hovered over the woman looking her up and down and examined the feline features. She was so different, it was very hard to recognize her at all. This was something that they had to get comfortable with. Even Onyxia chose her same real name and matched her avatar to a near striking resemblance to her real life counterpart. But the smell of food was welcoming, she heard her belly growl from the aroma of the food. Meat and potatoes. Can't go wrong there.

Moving slowly, Onyxia sat down on a log next the roaring fire. She began to sweat as she felt the heat reach her. She dabbed her forehead with her gloved hands and sent a chill around her skin, frosting it over as much as she could to keep the licking heat away from her brazen body. She had half the mind to put out the fire with her Hydromancy, but no doubt, she would get a lecture from Ruby while she cooked.

Yeah I could eat. I am sure we will have a good time here. I haven't had too much trouble getting around. There are nice people here to help newbies like us. We'll be just fine. What did you two take for your vocations? I got weaponsmithing and brewing.

 

Saphira flinched as both of her friends had considered her a threat for a minute, sweating slightly as they leveled looks at her that said they were a few steps away from attacking her, before they finally recognized her. She gave a shaky grin, even as the group hug was completed and they were all together again, shaking her head as she looked at her best friends. "Honestly you two, I thought we had some sorta spiritually deep connection! It took you way too long to recognize your bestest friend!" She gave a mock pout, turning away so that they couldn't see it fade into a grin that was probably very familiar, even if the sharper teeth and twitching ears did make it seem quite different.

And sure, Onyxia did make a decent point, she was definitely nearly the exact opposite of her real life self in terms of appearance, but she'd basically just gone with whatever her whimsy desired. Plus she found herself attractive in this body, so it was a shame that there were no cloning techniques or something along those lines, though those were the types of thought that were probably best to be saved for another day. Another time. "Still, I hope it ain't too different for you girls? I kinda just went with whatever my brain could come up with and found cute. Plus, I still have these puppies!" Her hands came under her chest, a teasing grin on her face. She couldn't part with those if she tried. "And apparently so does Ony! You go girl!"

She smiled, following Onyxia to the fire and settling down on the same log, a space in between them for Ruby to sit at if she wanted to. "I'm enjoying it, yeah! Also yes please to the food, if there's enough!" She sure hoped there would be enough, she hadn't eaten all day in game. She was sure she wasn't going to starve any time soon, but the feeling was definitely starting to get uncomfortable.

"Weaponsmithing and Brewing huh? They were tempting." She hummed. Brewing definitely suited Onyxia, though weaponsmithing was a tiny bit unexpected. "I went with Investigation and Cartography, myself. I figure somebody has to help you two find your way around."

 

Ruby couldn't help a strong laugh, as strong as always at least, hearing Onyxia comment on the discussion of the differences in appearance, Ruby first pulled around her hair to get a good look at it. The splash of rare pale blues from time to time mixed with the ocean of pink silky hair. Her normal healthy chestnut colored hair was different from her more vibrant and flamboyant choice in TS. "I wanted something a bit flashier. The color of cherry blossoms, carried on the breeze, a nice and delicate color, grace and charm and all of that. Something vibrant." She explained. A dance among pedals on the breeze, flying flowers, something like a breeze through a field.

Though when she talked about Saphira, she glanced towards the woman with a conceited grin as she usually wore, stepping towards her dear friend, she lifted her hands up to the chest she displayed suddenly grabbing and fondling it. With a snort of frustration at the impressive sizes of her friends, she fondled them fiercely, groping the undersides of her soft tits as she complained. "Of course, how could I ever forget monsters like these? You two, birds of a feather again!" She complained heavily but affectionately. After all all of these alluring assets were once she played with and enjoyed

Though the talk about vocations made her hum in thought, hearing that Onyxia had Weapon smithing and brewing it certainly suited her. Thinking of her crafting liquors or sharpening blades wasn't too hard to imagine. Though imagining her trying to smith at a heated forge was a little amusing. Did she know how hot it was to work a forge and bellows? She'd probably try to do it topless-- Wiping her mouth before drool could develop she chuckled happily. "Awesome! Booze and weapons are check and checked again then!" She approved, but hearing Saphira's comment about Investigation and cartography she seemed to grow a little light headed. It was practically an adventurer's kit of vocations! Certainly not something she could imagine herself doing for fun, those deadly dangerous tombs were far too spooky for her. "Jeez Sapphire, we're gonna be in trouble if you drag us somewhere weird with those vocations." She grew a little concerned, things like ghosts and such did bother her to some extent after all

Though when it was her turn to introduce her own skills she flashed a handsome grin, with a flourish of the hand, she gave her hair a heroic flip and flick before explaining herself. "I picked Glory fighting and Cooking naturally! Someone has to keep us fed like at home~" She explained with a bright smile, neglecting to mention the reason she picked glory fighting. After all Ruby was a good cook, clever, creative, she'd gone to college for it to some extent. Glory Fighting though, the others would no doubt notice the reason she took it. Ruby was amazing when it came to being flashy, glorious and dramatic. When making a spectacle, even a full band with fireworks and monster trucks could barely hold a candle to Ruby's extravagance.

 

It was true, Onyxia was involved in a new world that would take time and patience to understand and learn, especially the geography with so many open worlds. The woman knew her way around Boston and its surrounding areas, but being involved in a game where there was forks in the road, twists and turns into a jungle...she had to rely on that cartography from their resident Forecaster to get them through.

Onyxia rubbed the back of her neck with a gloved hand as the fire licked hotter towards her. A bead of sweat swelling around the sharp point of her eyebrows as she leaned back, allowing her busty chest to come forward as she seemed to 'duck' away from the flames that was causing her discomfort.

The boob joke was coming, she knew it after Saphy more or less groped herself. Ony only rolled her green eyes at the woman when she cheered her for her busty nature. It was not her fault, she merely set the scale to proportions, apparently the game found it funny to exaggerate her curves and breasts within the game. It was almost too lifelike, even the jiggle mechanics were spot on. She twisted her head, distant eyes looked at Sapphy as she shook her head and turned to Ruby as she explained her vocations as well....

But not before she got a hand size of Saphira's goods. The flashy woman was up to no good again, having her hands deep in the cookie jar of the other sister in the group. Though it was not expressed through her cold gaze, Onyxia's lips shifted into a smile at her sister's antics. Ruby was always going to be Ruby.

WHen Ruby explained herself, Onyxia was happy one of the three picked up a cooking skill especially if they were gonna be doing long in game sessions. Food was going to be mandatory and would help in the aid of energy and hit point recovery. That was good to know they could rely on Rubes for that. But she wondered what this Glory Fighting was, she only skimmed through most of the options. Leaning forward abit, Onyxia stood up away from the heat and glow of the fire. She turned and sat behind the log as she leaned against it with her back folding her arms under her chest and allowing her cold aura to sweep through her body once more, chilling her skin and dropping the gauge of her temperature bar.

How about that grub? Is it ready yet, Rubes?