[CLOSED] The Day Off? Maybe?

[Kyo]

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Availability: Private- Only open to Inugami and Kyo, if anyone wished to join message us and we can see if we can fit you into the plot somehow. Location: Town Square of the town of beginnings. Kyo sit with his back against the fountain, after-noonish time setting.  Kyo sat. Perhaps he would take this day off from the hustle and bustle of the open field grinding. Even hard-working monster murders needed their R n' R. He lay with his back against the fountain, waiting for something interesting to happen. There wasn't exactly TV or Video Games in SAO to help keep you mind from it. After all- the Video Game he started playing to escape reality start to... well become reality. Its been many days from the beginning now. People had started coming to terms with what had become of them and the crazies that once flooded town square were now moving on with their lives. Or what they now call their lives. It was very peaceful here for now. Kyo just waited, as if something were going to happen. Or not. Who knows. Who cares?

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[Inugami]

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Inugami dumped himself on the edge of the fountain, tired from a fruitless day of searching for someone to let him craft their items for them. Most of the other players he was running into did not know the benefits of the trinkets that his crafting class could provide, and rather than use their materials on letting him make a ring or necklace they all would rather spend those same items on a new weapon or piece of armor. How the young adult's mood darkened when he did find someone who had the col to spend on a piece of enhancement jewelry, but would rather buy one that was already made than deal with the gathering of materials. Quietly he reached into the water, and again tried to scrub off the blue mark on his arm, but to the effect that he knew it would end up. Not doing a damn thing. It was a dismal thought that while his real body no longer had the line on him, it had been transferred over to the game world. While he was leaned over the water of the fountain, either by design or accident somebody bumped into Inugami. With surprise and no time to react the young adult fell nearly face first into the water. A wake created by the spalsh spilled over onto the people nearest him, and cries of annoyance rose from a few other players. "Sorry, sorry." Soma said aloud, while trying to wring out some of the water from his shirt.

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[Kyo]

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Availability: Open to all at the moment, going to probably just be a social to build some communications within the community. Kyo needs some solid friends rather than aquaintences!  Kyo grinned a bit at the humorous scene. It was was quite funny to see someone manage to fall into the well of the town. Kyo got up from the ground and made his way over to the side that Soma had fallen in.  With a smile, he approached Soma. "You okay?" he asked, as if it wasn't clear that he was already troubled enough with his now wet clothes.

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[Inugami]

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"Oh yeah, perfectly fine." Soma said to the one stranger of them all who spoke anything but harsh words of irritation or ridicule. His eyes scanned the crowd to see if there was anyone who looked suspicious enough to have been the culprit of his discomfort. He cut back on the attitude a bit and took a better look at him. Definitely one of those gloomy looking sods, but deciding if he was that way before or after the game started was the true question. Probably after given where they were. "I wonder if this shall work." Inugami said while he flicked his hands through the item menu. Un-eqquiping his shirt the young adult stood there bare chested for a moment before moving it back into his equipped slot. Still soaked. "Great, well. At least I learned this now rather than when I store something on fire in the inventory. They come out like they went in." Underneath his breath the student cursed a few strong words, actually giving himself pause to laugh at how the profanity filter seemed to be disabled. "You did not happen to see the jerk who did this to me did you?"

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[Kyo]

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Availability: Open to all at the moment, going to probably just be a social to build some communications within the community. Kyo needs some solid friends rather than aquaintences!  Kyo nodded a soft 'no'. He thought back to the moment, but he wasn't really paying attention and when he did start watching the man had already been in the water. "Sorry friend... Wasn't really watching" he said as he watched the man take his shirt off and then re-equip it.  "Hmm.. Perhaps try bringing it to an NPC Tailor. They might have a way to dry it faster, perhaps how ever they dry out leathers in hides for armor." He offered his advise as if he had any clue what he had been talking about. To be honest, this was still all very new to him. He wasn't a Beta Tester, he wasn't that guy who read Game Informer Magazine for the scoop before the game came out. He was still learning just the same as all the rest.  "If not, maybe even unequipping it and sitting it out to dry?" he offered his final words of wisdom.

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[Inugami]

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"Damn." Soma said in a way that was unlike him, full of irritation and annoyance. With a raise of his hands he forgave and already started to forget the issue. "Neither idea is bad." Soma said to the stranger. "But nah, it's not like I have to worry about the cold here, and it'll dry off soon enough." For now he could see that the commotion caused by his accident was fading quickly from the minds of everyone affected. "Well no matter. I have to be somewhere in a little bit soon anyways." Inugami said to the stranger. But with a calm smile a thought burst from his mouth before his mind could mull it over. "I'm going to meet a few friends of mine that I started talking too a few days ago. Would you like to come along?" He asked of Kyo, not knowing or caring much about whom the person he was speaking to was here or before the game. "As for where we would be heading I'll leave that to be a bit of a surprise." He offered as a general greeting. While the location he was heading might be a bit rough for the majority of players, Soma himself would not miss this night for anybody.

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[Kyo]

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Kyo looked a bit puzzled at the player. He had been confused by the offer to go to an undisclosed location with a total stranger to meet his friends. It seemed almost like a bait for a pk to him. Kyo thought about it for a moment. He had a bit of jitters going through him thinking of his past experience with them.  "Alright... I'll go." he said with a brief pause in between. He had decided a few days before that he was going to try to uphold some kind of order in this messed up world. He wanted to make sure no one else had to experience what he had, he would ultimately become a Player Killer Killer. Only targets with the red cursors. He wouldn't put prosecution by means of retribution on someone who might not have actually committed murder. The players cursor was green, but it didn't mean that he wasn't all a part of the bait waiting ahead. Kyo was ready.

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[Inugami]

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Inugami nodded, and started walking away from the fountain. It took a quarter of an hour to even get to the right part of town, but as he neared his destination the buildings started to change. The streets turned to alleyways, closed in on both sides so that there was barely enough room for two people to stand shoulder to shoulder. It was rare to pass people in this area, and when they did nobody met the others eyes. Winding through a series of streets, specifically designed to confuse anyone who tried to followed. Inugami stopped at a corner talking to himself aloud. "Was it a right here or left?" Opening his menu, he read a note titled Directions to the Trap unaware that it was possible for Kyo to read it behind him. "Left it was." He said before making his turn and at the end of that alleyway was a door. The door was made of heavy wood painted over in dull grey to blend in with the walls next to it. A large brass knocker hung just below a whole for whomever was inside to see who wanted access. That was not a problem for Soma though, as he had been given permission into the building at an earlier time. Even if one pressed their ears agains the door, the game would not allow anyone to hear what was inside without a massive level in their detection skill, which it was safe to say that not very many people had. "Well, we are here. If you don't trust me enough to enter that is fine, but I would say that you are missing out on one hell of a party." Inugami said to Kyo with a smile, his hand on the door blocking entrance until the other gave his answer.

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[Kyo]

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This thread is now private to Inugami and Kyo only. If you want to join, private message one of us and we can see if we can find a way to sneak you into the plot.  Kyo had not noticed the note over the shoulder of Inugami having no real perception or detection skills of any kind and more interested in keeping a mental note of their location. As Inugami opened the door and held it for Kyo offering his consent to allowing Kyo to leave he had smiled back to Inugami  "I wouldn't want to miss out on the fun" he said with a smile, entering the building ahead of him.

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[Inugami]

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"Welcome to The Back Alley Trap." Inugami said as he stepped inside and held the door for Kyo. After the other fellow entered the building he shut the door quickly and turned towards the revealed area. A large central room was filled by two long tables made of simple wood, lined by high backed wooden chairs rather than stools or benches that were most common in community areas. The walls were sparse on the lower floor, room for adornments as the group here were able to afford it. A winding staircase over in the north end led up to a second floor balcony where a row of evenly spaced doors extended around a corner. Probably the most intruiging thing for this building was the people within, ninteen souls who lounged at the table, and one other who stood behind a counter covered with books and loose sheets of paper. All of them players by the markers floating above their head. While many wore the normal clothes that a screamed out new player, the weakest armor that even Inugami wore, a few others were equiped with clothes of a more social state. Asthetic gear that gave no bonuses to combat. While as time passed and more people were able to afford things like that, this was still not the strange thing here. No, most of the players here were marked as yellow in the morality scale. Of the twenty present at the moment, four were green, thirteen were yellow, and two were orange players. There was a single player, mixed in the middle of the table with the others who spoke little, who had that blood red signal above his head. "So we open for business yet?" Inugami said aloud. "I got bored and figured that my friend here would be no bother to today." As the young male pulled out a seat for himself, he motioned for Kyo to take one next to him. "I hope you don't mind being surrounded by people who the rest of the game marks as villains." He spoke warningly. "No, I was just finishing up a few thing here." Said the player behind the counter. A woman who looked to be in her late twenties, she also held the mark of an orange. As she finished writing down a last few things, she passed out paperwork to the players she was accustomed with, passing over Kyo with a look of disdain. Soma signed his named after perusing the contract that was placed before him, having pulled a writing set out of his inventory. Some of the others took longer or were quicker, so he took the time to explain what they were doing to his guest. "Sorry, should have told you earlier. Back Alley Trap is an inn that the miss over there opened with the donations of over a thousand different players. We cater here to the players who have the fortune to pick a more selfish path through these times. Quatro over there." He pointed with his head at the only red player here. "Is a player killer by trade. But don't get your pants in a knot about that, he is only red because every now and then an orange player goes back to being green. This is a safe haven within the town to keep from being judged by the masses, and also a place where those we trust can hire some of the people here. Of the others, most are pickpockets or thieves. A few are muscle who get hired to clear out hunting zones for their contractors. And the three orange players are waiting out the time for their marker to turn green again." With a passing of the contracts back, Soma stood up next. "With the signing and agreement, we agree to never disclose this location to our enemies. We also promise to uphold any jobs we accept to the extent of our morality." He paused as he looked around, with a sudden toothy smile that appeared on his face. "So now that that is all over, why don't we bring out the food and celebrate!" At his word a group of people who had been hiding in the back brought out platters of many of the different foods that the provisioners could create at this level, with large mugs of alcohol to go with. While technically a minor still, Soma still had a wooden pitcher placed in front of him as the mood turned jolly and people started laughing with their friends.

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Kyo followed Inugami to the table and took his seat. He looked bewildered at all of the people around him. He wasn't quite sure what he had just stumbled upon but for what he was aiming for, the could have been gold. Inugami had explained the red player to Kyo trying to credit his judgement over the man, though all Kyo saw was the red cursor. The few orange ones as well. They were a threat to the world he looked at them as. He would keep his cool down now though. He had kept his eye on all of the quite well though, particularly the red player, keeping mental notes of his features and other various pieces of information he might be able to use to describe him to others if the occasion arises where he might have to hunt him.  He listened and waited through the presentation before food began being brought out. Kyo looked over to Inugami questioningly, "I'm sorry man, I don't have money for all this though." he said as people began distributing food to the players.

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[Inugami]

The merchant to be laughed, loud and with a clarity that brought out the best of the humor that he felt with that statement. "Look. I may not be what anyone calls a morally strait individual. But if I had wanted to pat you down for money for something you did not agree to. You think I would do so here?" Inugami asked. He knew that the answer for that would be further into the positive than he would admit. "Feel free to enjoy yourself. Or does being surrounded by criminals bother you?" He asked nudgingly as he followed his guests gaze over to the red player.

"Would you like to talk to him?" Soma asked, and without waiting for a reply waved at the rest of the table. "Hey Sun!" He shouted, to the turning of a few more heads than he planned. "BloodySun I mean. Think you can come here a second?" With a nod the red member moved over and sat in front of Kyo. The human hunter's red hair was tied back into a loose top knot, and a face that was flat and calm. "Did you get anyone today?" Soma asked inquisitively, taking a bite out of a soft bun.

"Two people. Both of them were near the labyrinth trying to catch a few players in between them and a half dozen kobolds. The people I saved even thought I was part of that rabble." BloodySun responded.

To Kyo Inugami whispered. "Sun's brother and two of his friends from the real world were killed by PKers. So now he takes bounties for them, even going so far to track down the tricksters that lure people into traps. That is why he is red as well." He wanted to comment that the eagle eyes of his guest were akin to a teleprompter.

[Kyo]

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Kyo had looked at the man as he spoke to him. He wasn't against those with bad agendas, just those with murderous intent.  "If you insist" he said with a smile looking down to the delicious looking meal before him. He watched as the red player had made his way over. He didn't give any indications of feeling unrelaxed though. It was a safe zone after all, drawing his blade here would be meaningless.  He gave the man a chance to explain himself.  Kyo had never really thought about the possibility of red players who were much like himself. Player Killer Killers. It was just unorthodox as if you kill someone who was orange or red it would not trigger any change in your own cursor and one would never be able to know an ex-orange from a normal always been green, but I suppose those who had vendettas would remember, and hunt them down even if they went back to green. He gave the man a nod of approval as Inugami had explained.  "Hmm.. So a band of outlaws tavern?" He asked,  rather rhetorically. He smiled as he took a swig of his drink thinking perhaps he should show Relsialle to this place. Or maybe not... Perhaps she would be the end of it.  He gave an awkward smile anyone could see, however, never really know why it happened as he pictured Relsialle throwing a player through the table before him.

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[Inugami]

Inugami rose his hands with a fuss and laughed heartily. "Quite right. A gathering of vagabonds and bandits, and the merchants who care little about who buys their wares. That is where I come in, one of the few tinkerers here who make jewelry instead of weapons." He explained, taking a large swig from his wooden tankard. Froth lined his lip for a moment before Inugami wiped it away. He had not been a drinker previously, laws and what not preventing him from doing so. But here it was a matter of keeping appearances, and would deny anything after the first tankard.

"Would you like to join in on our merry band of bandits?" Inugami asked. When he had first seen Kyo, he started judging based completely on appearances. Generally somber looking face from what he could read, and the fact that he had not openly panicked when brought around what many would say are the scum of Aincrad. "There really is nothing that you have to do really. Just sign a contract that sends a message to Molly there." Inugami nodded towards the propriatress of the building. "If you ever betray us. I'm Inugami by the way." He added as he pushed a half empty plate to the side, setting down the contract he had signed to let Kyo take a look. "All we ask is that you never reveal the location through your words, and that you never give away whom is here to those morality hunters. In return we offer jobs and information that are not available to the masses." Everything so far was his normal recruiting speech, and most people took a day or two to respond. However seeing as how they were not going to be escaping the castle anytime soon, there was no rush.

[Kyo]

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Kyo had sat back deep in his chair and took a moment to process. "Hmm, Inugami, i'm Kyo." he said before moving into his rebuttal to the proposal. "This is a really interesting spot ya got here. I can see it having its needs in the world.  And opening with a statement like that i'm sure you're already aware I am going to have to decline. I really enjoyed it here, but I don't really know that this is the proper place for me to be bound to. I currently prefer solo playing and playing with my two or three friends. I wouldn't totally be against offering my help with anything you guys needed on occasion though." he said with a smile before continuing- "and I don't have any crafters who make my gears yet if you'd be interested" he said said with another warm smile.

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