WEEK 3 DAY 1: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Rest under the tannenbaum!"
Time Limit: Short
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key wall in front of the main gate. Condition is a pact.
Wall Rewards: Long Live The Ice
Reaped Rewards: Cold Stare
Mission Rewards: 10,000 zeny



[After a long trek through the snowy field, a row of fancy heat lamps and a stone gate finally come into view. Through it, the town of Lutie is visible, and looking quite welcoming with its Christmas greetings everywhere. Compared to the frozen tundra, you'll want to hurry inside - just try not to let the wall hit you on the way in! And once the gate is passed, the first thing you'll see is a massive Christmas Tree.... ]

Comments

[needsmorezippers]

Yea. Let's go.

[tamedhollow]

[the walk back isn't too eventful. Ichigo swats away a particularly insistant Marin which drops nothing. Little shit. He tunes down to the RG upon entering the town]

Let's see...

[needsmorezippers]

Anyone who was willing to buy things?

[tamedhollow]

Well, the merchants should buy. That's how it usually works in games like this. [Ichigo approaches the nearest merchant cart] Hey, uh, do you buy loot here?

[needsmorezippers]

[They do, in fact! They offer what is probably slightly less than the value of the item, but that's how it always works.]

[tamedhollow]

[Of course. But the opal fetches a pretty penny, and the rest of the junk accumulates. However, the merchant is very happy to see the skin. Not many people being him skins!!

Split between the two of them, their gains come to about 6500 zeni each. Not too bad, for an hour or two's work]

[needsmorezippers]

[Not bad at all.] How much was the sword you wanted?

[tamedhollow]

2000 I think? I have plenty now. Maybe even enough to get it upgraded!

[needsmorezippers]

Good. [He would have given you some of his if you needed it- it's not like he needs or can use a weapon.]

[tamedhollow]

Say, Neku, have you ever used a sword?

[needsmorezippers]

No. Never really had a reason to.

[tamedhollow]

[a slight grin] Do you wanna learn?

[needsmorezippers]

[Honestly, that's not something he ever thought about. But it could be pretty cool... He looks over at Ichigo and manages a little smile.]

Sure.

[tamedhollow]

[Ichigo procures another sword and hands it to Neku] Here. It's not the best thing in the world, but it'll do.

[needsmorezippers]

Ok. [Neku takes it and... wow, does that feel weird. He will pay for it, though, if Ichigo thinks it works...]

[tamedhollow]

[and then there was a training montage that I can't write because I have no idea how to use a sword. Not that Ichigo knows the specifics, either]

[needsmorezippers]

[woohoo training! holding a sword is very different from using a pin to pretend.]

[tamedhollow]

[training is fun WHEE!! Neku seems to be pretty good at it, though]

If you use both hands to slice down, you'll have more power... Man, I wish we had some stuff to train on, though.

[needsmorezippers]

We could go attack more slime things, but that's not much of a challenge. [Even for a beginner.]

[tamedhollow]

We could practice on trees.... but I think these swords might break before the trees do. I wish we had some bamboo, or straw... [Ichigo frowns] I guess the slimes will have to do.

[needsmorezippers]

Maybe wherever we end up next. [Since that's going to happen...]

[tamedhollow]

True. So just hold on to it for now. We'll figure out some training. You and me can always spar. That way I can teach you some more specific moves.

[needsmorezippers]

Ok. [Look, Ichigo, you get a smile! Sort of! It's small but there take what you can get.] Thanks.

[tamedhollow]

[that little smile makes Ichigo smile right back. He SUCCEEDED!] No problem.