Open - The Welcoming Fire

It was an odd experience for Haley, or Flowing in the game. Ever since her faithful day, the girl has come back to Terrasphere over and over again, however it did not even feel like an addiction. For once, there was a game that made her feel that, she belonged. Sure it was technically an MMORPG(Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) with really good AI(Artifical Intelligence) thanks to things she hear, Flowing felt that she could just drop the VR head gear on and experience being someone.

However, she was now out in the world, with nothing but a single one-handed blade, a trambourine and fancy light armor. They clearly do not affect her stats as the girl noticed, for they came with the character creation, but do allow her to face the dangers of the world. The girl also has a bag which stores a majority of her goods, mixture of herbs, fungi and dried meat to help on journeys. The girl also knew of a flint and steel tucked lazily into the bag.

Flowing found herself at a small clearing in the forest, and took a seat on the soft realistic grass. These were comforts hard to find in Singapore, being so modernized even if they kept the greenery, there is no way for a small lawn to be availiable to just lie down on.

Flowing got up again, the girl would need wood. The sun was setting and it meant darkness. Flowing needed a camp set up before the sun sinks beneath the horizon. Camping so going to be simple, she has pitched tents and done fires before, Flowing believed she is going to be okay.

Or so she thought. The girl lacked the motivation to make a well made campfire using the best wood. The sticks, arranged in an oval and not a neat circle, were of different lengths and thickness, meaning it is going to be hard to get a decent flame. Flowing thought to grab more, but was discouraged by the lack of sunlight. Lighting the fire with her flint and steel, Flowing lies back on the ground, grabbing her tambourine and playing it with a half decent beat.​

 

"Hehehe, there's a mushroom. Hehe, oh another... hehehe, and another, hehe."

Majolica had spent the day hunting mushrooms, an enjoyable pastime since it doubled as lunch and dinner. As the night began to fall, she began to pack things up for the day.

"Hehehe, a good haul today!"

Majolica took a handful of mushrooms and stuffed them in her mouth.

"Delicious! Hehehehe."

Hopping onto her floating broom, Majolica began riding home while taking mushrooms out of her bag one by one and popping them into her mouth like potato chips. It should be noted that because of her habit of eating mushrooms as she found them instead of saving them, the Grand Witch ended up spending a lot of her time in the woods.

As she went on her way, Majolica noticed a campfire.

"Hehehe, Ooh! I can make roasted mushrooms! Hehehe, wait... is it the Junk Goblin again? Hehehehe, if it is, hehe, I can sneak up on her! Stupid Junk Goblin and her stupid inventions!"

Turning off her normal course, Majolica quietly floated through the forest heading for the campfire. Hiding behind a tree, she peeked out. Unfortunately, it was not the Junk Goblin, it wasn't even someone Majolica recognized. This was fine though, the new person was pretty good at playing music after all.

"Hehehe, dinner and a show! Someone must have known that Grand Witch Majolica was in the area and wanted to play her music and build her a fire! Hehehehe! Maybe I'll give them a reward! Hehehe!"

Floating out from behind the tree, Majolica headed straight towards the fire. Figuring that the person on the ground was simply prostrating themselves before the Majesty of The Grand Witch, Majolica didn't bother to say hello, but simply giggled as she pulled a stick out of her bag and skewered some mushrooms. As if toasting marshmallows, Majolica held out her stick slowly spinning the mushrooms over the fire in her hand.

"Hehehe!"

@Flowing Willowwhistle

 

Flowing enjoyed the beat she played. In her opinion the tambourine is one of those instruments everyone forgets, but she absolutely loves it. The girl could not think of any good song to actually play at the moment, not that she had a good one to begin with. However a shadow moved quickly overhead, and it giggled. IT GIGGLED.

Flowing sat up immediately and stopped playing her tambourine, to see a Yladian, or at least she believes she is. Flowing's offline research has landed her with some level of data. The lady was a feet taller clearly, maybe more. The long pointed ears gave her away, but somehow, the horns and the tail made her think otherwise. The girl wanted to pull her sword out, however, she did not. The behavior was way too friendly to be any sort of actual monster wanting to take advantage of her. Putting her tambourine to the side, Flowing notices the witch like character roasting mushrooms. Hopefully they were safe for consumption.

"Um hi there... Miss Witch lady," Flowing waved in greeting, wondering why this women suddenly stopped by her fire, but at least it was burning well. Turning to the warm flame, the orange glow over her perfect skin, Flowing reaches for a piece of dried meat and chews on it before suddenly getting hit by a sort of inspiration by the witch's appearance. Once her meat is down and she drinks her flask of water, the girl gets up and shakes her tambourine and going into a somewhat upbeat music.

"In the woods far and wide, thus was a mushroom witch. With a goofy pride and giggly pitch, thy is the mushroom witch," Flowing bowed and took a seat. Hopefully her short but quite cheery loud singing did not attract any unwanted attention. "I think I need more lyrics to that short poem but it can work I guess..."​

 

"Hehehe. No."

Majolica turned to flowing with a concerned look.

"I'm the Grand Witch, not a mushroom witch, hehe. I outrank mushroom witches. Hehehe, in fact, I'm the highest rank witch in the whole world! Also I'm the only real witch in the whole world, hehehe! Anyone else who calls themselves a witch is a fake, hehehe."

Majolica thought for a moment, then repeated.

"'In the woods far and wide, thus was THE AMAZING GRAND WITCH! All new her far and wide for her POWERFUL, prideful, and giggly pitch. A mushroom in her bag and a broomstick by her hip, all know the evil might of the malevolent Grand Witch!'

Do it like that. And then the next part is the chorus."

Clearing her throat, Majolica sat up to straighten her posture.

"Majo-li-ca, Majoli-ca, Majo, Majo, Majo-li-ca,
Majo-li-ca, Majoli-ca, Majo, Majo, Majo-li-ca,
Majo-li-ca, Majoli-ca, Majo, Majo, Majo-li-ca,
Majo-li-ca, Majoli-ca, Majo, Majo, Majo-li-ca,"

Finished singing, the Grand Witch went back to her mushrooms.

"Hehehe, like that! The chorus is the important part, hehehe."

Her mushroom skewer now roasted, Majolica took two off her skewer, floated over, and gave them to Flowing.

"Hehehe, I'm sure if you have music magic that song will probably make you invincible and able to shoot lasers out of your eyes and mouth. Hehehe, here's a mushroom. Now we're even for the music, hehe! Be super grateful though, hehehe! "

Majolica hopped off her broom and posed dashingly.

"Some day I, Grand Witch Majolica, will rule the entire world! Hehehe, and I'll have a castle and lots of bodyguards and everything! Hehehehe! Then, if you're good, I'll let you write and sings songs about me like a royal performer! Hehehe, but right now I'm just the commander of the Witch Ops commando unit. Hehehe, you have to start small. Hehe, maybe you can join Majolica's Witch Ops one day when you get stronger! Hehe, but you have to be really powerful and tough because Witch Ops only takes on the hardest missions! Hehehe."


@Flowing Willowwhistle

 

Flowing couldn't help but laugh at how goofy Majolica was acting, how proud she is of herself as a possible villain. Flowing took the mushroom and split the cap from its stem, before biting down on the cap like a potato chip. It was amusing, and Majolica had some talent to her singing. Though the amount of references to her is incredibly annoying, in a good way. Flowing giggled when she heard how singing her song would give her laser eyes and mouth. Though Flowing was not sure it was a good idea.

"Funny how you mention that i actually do have harmonics as my magic," Flowing shook her tambourine and it glowed with flakes of white light flying off it like dust. "Though I doubt it would let me shoot lasers out of my eyes and mouth, sounds freaky too. Harmonics only works as a support based magics." Flowing explained before putting her tambourine to her side, watching the proud with get up and proclaim her dreams. Flowing wondered to herself what her goals in the game are, there was no end game, no story quests. It was purely open world with no clear objective, just like the real world.

"Me a Witch Ops? Haha maybe I'll take that offer up! After all I don't really have a goal right now..." Flowing shook her tambourine before thinking of something and sung it out.

"Gaze upon the distant star for who you long to be... The mind sheds her shackles when you set the body free..." Flowing shook the tambourine in a rising tune. "No will so fragile made it far, on just a dream... Till you dream of not who you are, but what you want to be..."

 

"Hehehe, support magic, huh? Hehe, I don't do things like that because as a Grand Witch, my job should be blowing stuff up! Hehehe."

Majolica stood up and pointed @Flowing Willowwhistle with a smug look.

"Hehehe! So a new Witch Ops recruit! Hehehe! Witch Ops is Grand Witch Majolica's battalion of battle-hardened dark heroes! It's the Witch Ops' duty to protect NPCs and Players throughout Astorea! Hehehe! If an army invades then we use our awesome powers and skills to send them packing! Hehehe! People must be protected, and sometimes it takes a dark hero to do what needs to be done! Hehehe. Right now, there aren't many people in the group, but soon we'll have lots! And we'll go adventures, and defend people! Hehehe, like I said one day I'm going to rule the whole world! Hehehe, and I want everyone under my rule to like me and be happy! It's important, and what better way for them to like me then for me to help everyone! Hehehe. But, Witch Ops members have to be strong! Hehe, not starting out, but they have to work to become strong enough to protect the country! Hehehe. So if you want to join, we're going to have to work hard! Hehehe."

Concluding her little speech, The Grand Witch sat down. As Flowing began to play a song, Majolica clapped her hands in rhythm.

"Hehehe, of course, if you don't want to be a battle-hardened Valkaryie woman, you could also just support everyone and do your best! Hehehe! Everyone group needs a nice person to heal and play music and be nice. Hehehe."