~~~ Day 13 ~~~
~~~ Journal Entry 1100 ~~~
The schools are quite strenuous when you try to take them seriously. I had some money to spend so I went over to learn some more skills. I picked up this sturdy great axe, and was amazed at how much stronger I was. Though it was still quite heavy, I probably would not be able to swing this at all a few days ago.
A master approached me when I picked it up.
~~~ Recording 0830 ~~~
Master>> Come to hone your skills, laddie?
Xzander nodded.
Master>> Have you every carried one of those before?
Xzander>> No.
Master>> I see you stand quite naturally there with it, and your eyes show endless potential. Would you like to train with the axe?
Xzander nodded again.
Master>> … Something about you, laddie, that really makes me feel strange. I would like to try something a bit different. Are you ready to try a good challenge, laddie?
Xzander>> I don’t try. Let’s do it.
Xzander struck a sturdy battle pose. The master scoffed and flicked his hand. The room around him flashed with blinding light and he found himself alone in a dark cavern. The Master’s voice echoed through the walls.
Master>> Come to me, laddie. Don’t disappoint me.
Xzander grinned roguishly and took off running into the cavern. Monsters started to swarm though the holes in the tunnel walls, huge insects that came up to his knees in height began to attack him but he held the axe steady and with powerful swings he pulverized many of them. Chopping and crushing his way through them for what seemed to be ages, he finally cleared the tunnel and came into an opening in which the master stood in the center. Bathed in light, he signaled X to approach him; however as X drew closer, the master’s image slowly faded away.
The light now bathed Xzander, who found himself surrounded by dozens of the critters charging at him. He drew his strength together and swung away. Left and right, the critters piled up. He raised the axe and smashed it down behind him then swung a half circle to his right with one arm and continued to chop away all of them. Turning to the left and dropping to one knee, he had them scratching and clawing away at him. He burst up and kept swinging even with 3 of the bugs on him.
In the end, he crushed them all. Exhausted and bleeding, he called out for the master.
And found himself back on the school rugs.
~~~ Journal Entry 1200 ~~~
I’m almost done patching myself up. It wasn’t really that bad, and the master was very proud of me. He complimented me with the axe and urged me to return after I mended.
… I could really go for a few potions right now.
~~~Recording 1400 ~~~
Xzander strolls into the school grounds, axe in his left hand propped up over his shoulder and a potion bottle in the other which he was occasionally taking a swig or two.
Master>> Back so soon, laddie?
Xzander>> Yep! Feel so much better now.
Master>> I must say, that was rather quick.
He was right, though. Most of the injuries were already healed. Only the major ones were still bandaged.
Master>> How many potions have you had?
Xzander>> This is my second one.
Master>> Hmm… one and a half potions? That should have just sealed the minor wounds to someone like you. You should be resting right now. Yet here you are laddie, healed up and ready for more.
Xzander took another swig, and the master smiled.
Master>> Come closer laddie, I have much that I want to teach you.
Xzander>> Alright. How much will it cost me.
Master>> Haha, right to business then. I like you laddie, and you show very good potential. How ‘bout 12,000 gil and I teach you everything I can fit into a whole days worth of training.
Xzander>> But it’s past noon.
Master>> I know that laddie, we will continue all day tomorrow. Or at least until you can’t go any further.
Xzander>> Alright, sounds good!
~~~ Journal Entry 2200 ~~~
Back in the comfort of my own bed, I feel sore all over! That Galka is RUTHLESS!!! He is really trying to break me, but strangely, I find energy to keep going. I wonder where all of this is coming from. Could it be… … Nah!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day 12
~~~ Day 12 ~~~
~~~ Recorder 0300 ~~~
Xzander wakes up with a dry cough in his room with Mareeh and the summoner looming over him.
Mareeh>> Oh thank the gods. Ruby, he’s coming to.
Ruby>> Welcome back. I’m terribly sorry about that.
Xzander clenches his head and sits up.
Xzander>> Ugh… What happened?
Mareeh handed X a tankard filled with water, which he drank heartedly. Ruby introduced herself.
Ruby>> I’m Ruby. I am so sorry about that potion! I usually don’t mess up like that. I could have sworn that concoction was perfect! Maybe there was something I missed in my equations, or there was something there that I didn’t expect.
Xzander>> Wait wait… you were EXPERIMENTING ON ME!?!?
Ruby>> Of course not! Well… maybe just a little bit.
Her face went red and squeezed up to show an expression of pure sincere guilt.
Ruby>> I thought I could make something specific just for your needs, but the mixture of the energies just collided and probably just overloaded your body to the point of shutting down darn near instintanioulsy. Again I am SO SORRY! I’m well known as an alchemist, and blunders like this are almost unheard of. Please forgive me.
Xzander>> … … why am I craving a potion? Do you have one?
Ruby>> uhh… yeah I think so!
She digs in her pouch and pulls out a bottle of blue thin ooze. She popped the cork off and handed the bottle to X. He sipped it then downed the rest.
Xzander>> Oh yeah, that hit the spot.
He falls back down onto the bed. Out cold.
Ruby>> Mareeh, let’s leave him be and get some rest ourselves, it’s late and I’m sure that he will be alright.
~~~ Recording 1100 ~~~
Xzander woke up with a jump and a gasp. His energy was overwhelming and radiating from his eyes with a strange glow. He looked around and found himself still in his room. Next to him was a letter and a money pouch. He opened up the letter and read it to himself. He smiled as he closed it up and set it back down on the night stand.
There was a knock on the door.
His gaze snapped to the door and his eyes glowed even stronger. Getting up to answer it, he first put on a shirt and picked up the harness that the recorder was pinned onto. As he reached for the door, a flash of energy burst in front of him. The startle almost made him fall backwards. In its wake, a small white creature was hovering there. It had little purple wings and a red fuzzy ball hanging from his head.
White creature>> Kupo! How long do I have to wait for you!
Xzander>> Huh? Who… What are you? What do you want?
The little guy just stared back at him for a minute.
White creature>> Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a Moogle before? Ku?
Xzander gave him a blank stare and shrugged.
Moogle>> Never mind, Kupo! I have mail for you!
The moogle drops a package into Xzanders hands and warps out. Xzander is still in a state of shock and answers the door anyway to find no one outside. He scoffs and closes the door. Sitting down on the edge of his bed, he opens the package to find a bundle of money from the auction house. He adds this to the 20,000 gil in the money pouch that Ruby left him with the apology letter.
~~~ Journal entry 1500 ~~~
I guess Ruby must have felt really bad, she left me a nice chunk of gil in an outrageous attempt to apologize even more than earlier. Also all my fish and findings sold at auction. This puts me probably somewhere near the 50,000 gil mark. Do I really want to spend it on that new recorder? I’ll think about it. I ran into Ruby and Mar shortly after leaving the inn. We had a nice chat and tried to put it all behind us. She said something about possible side effects that she would have to run some experiments to find out exactly what happened. Mar pointed out that my eyes had changed colors. When we went into the Guild, she was shocked to find out that they were also glowing. I actually got a bit worried. Ruby was as giddy as a little girl. Naturally… my bad feelings went away and were replaced with a slight annoyance.
Ruby disappeared off into the back of the guild and came back with some notebook that was filled with various plants and specimens that were heavily detailed and drawn out. She handed it to me and explained to me that I HAVE to help her unlock the mystery behind this strange phenomenon. Mareeh even backed her up, she has never seen Ruby mess up a potion until now. They both say that it’s me.
I don’t know if I want to help… yet I probably don’t really have much of a choice. She offered me compensation for finding her ingredients in the wild and urged me to take the notebook for the sake of references.
I can do that. Easy money, right?
~~~ Journal Entry 2000 ~~~
Down at another restaurant that I’ve found roaming around town, I’m just drinking spirits because it’s all that’s good here. Honestly, the food was a waste of money. I dunno, it’s just not something I enjoy eating. I don’t mind seafood, but those squids were just… bleh.
Anyway, I got to run around for a few hours out in the desert again. Now I’m thinking about going through that notebook and see what I can at least try to find outside of town.
~~~ Recorder 0300 ~~~
Xzander wakes up with a dry cough in his room with Mareeh and the summoner looming over him.
Mareeh>> Oh thank the gods. Ruby, he’s coming to.
Ruby>> Welcome back. I’m terribly sorry about that.
Xzander clenches his head and sits up.
Xzander>> Ugh… What happened?
Mareeh handed X a tankard filled with water, which he drank heartedly. Ruby introduced herself.
Ruby>> I’m Ruby. I am so sorry about that potion! I usually don’t mess up like that. I could have sworn that concoction was perfect! Maybe there was something I missed in my equations, or there was something there that I didn’t expect.
Xzander>> Wait wait… you were EXPERIMENTING ON ME!?!?
Ruby>> Of course not! Well… maybe just a little bit.
Her face went red and squeezed up to show an expression of pure sincere guilt.
Ruby>> I thought I could make something specific just for your needs, but the mixture of the energies just collided and probably just overloaded your body to the point of shutting down darn near instintanioulsy. Again I am SO SORRY! I’m well known as an alchemist, and blunders like this are almost unheard of. Please forgive me.
Xzander>> … … why am I craving a potion? Do you have one?
Ruby>> uhh… yeah I think so!
She digs in her pouch and pulls out a bottle of blue thin ooze. She popped the cork off and handed the bottle to X. He sipped it then downed the rest.
Xzander>> Oh yeah, that hit the spot.
He falls back down onto the bed. Out cold.
Ruby>> Mareeh, let’s leave him be and get some rest ourselves, it’s late and I’m sure that he will be alright.
~~~ Recording 1100 ~~~
Xzander woke up with a jump and a gasp. His energy was overwhelming and radiating from his eyes with a strange glow. He looked around and found himself still in his room. Next to him was a letter and a money pouch. He opened up the letter and read it to himself. He smiled as he closed it up and set it back down on the night stand.
There was a knock on the door.
His gaze snapped to the door and his eyes glowed even stronger. Getting up to answer it, he first put on a shirt and picked up the harness that the recorder was pinned onto. As he reached for the door, a flash of energy burst in front of him. The startle almost made him fall backwards. In its wake, a small white creature was hovering there. It had little purple wings and a red fuzzy ball hanging from his head.
White creature>> Kupo! How long do I have to wait for you!
Xzander>> Huh? Who… What are you? What do you want?
The little guy just stared back at him for a minute.
White creature>> Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a Moogle before? Ku?
Xzander gave him a blank stare and shrugged.
Moogle>> Never mind, Kupo! I have mail for you!
The moogle drops a package into Xzanders hands and warps out. Xzander is still in a state of shock and answers the door anyway to find no one outside. He scoffs and closes the door. Sitting down on the edge of his bed, he opens the package to find a bundle of money from the auction house. He adds this to the 20,000 gil in the money pouch that Ruby left him with the apology letter.
~~~ Journal entry 1500 ~~~
I guess Ruby must have felt really bad, she left me a nice chunk of gil in an outrageous attempt to apologize even more than earlier. Also all my fish and findings sold at auction. This puts me probably somewhere near the 50,000 gil mark. Do I really want to spend it on that new recorder? I’ll think about it. I ran into Ruby and Mar shortly after leaving the inn. We had a nice chat and tried to put it all behind us. She said something about possible side effects that she would have to run some experiments to find out exactly what happened. Mar pointed out that my eyes had changed colors. When we went into the Guild, she was shocked to find out that they were also glowing. I actually got a bit worried. Ruby was as giddy as a little girl. Naturally… my bad feelings went away and were replaced with a slight annoyance.
Ruby disappeared off into the back of the guild and came back with some notebook that was filled with various plants and specimens that were heavily detailed and drawn out. She handed it to me and explained to me that I HAVE to help her unlock the mystery behind this strange phenomenon. Mareeh even backed her up, she has never seen Ruby mess up a potion until now. They both say that it’s me.
I don’t know if I want to help… yet I probably don’t really have much of a choice. She offered me compensation for finding her ingredients in the wild and urged me to take the notebook for the sake of references.
I can do that. Easy money, right?
~~~ Journal Entry 2000 ~~~
Down at another restaurant that I’ve found roaming around town, I’m just drinking spirits because it’s all that’s good here. Honestly, the food was a waste of money. I dunno, it’s just not something I enjoy eating. I don’t mind seafood, but those squids were just… bleh.
Anyway, I got to run around for a few hours out in the desert again. Now I’m thinking about going through that notebook and see what I can at least try to find outside of town.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 11
~~~Day 11~~~
~~~ Recording 0800 ~~~
Xzander is running down the shores, sword drawn and breathing steadily. He jumps and slices through weak monsters that come up to him.
~~~ Recording 1200 ~~~
Heaving breathing drown out the calm winds. Xzander pierces his sword deep into the sands and kneels down for a breather. Only half a moment passed before he stood back up and forced himself to get further. A cry of rage comes from him and runs off to find some more prey.
~~~ Journal Entry 1700 ~~~
I don’t feel too well. Maybe I’m coming down with something. I can’t let it slow me down, I have to keep pushing. The auction house is stuffed with all sorts of odds and ends that I keep picking up. But it’s my least concern that it sells right now. I need to find someone that can help me… where’s Tisa?
~~~Recording 1730 ~~~
Xzander>> Hey, Ron.
Ron>> Evening, X. Are you alright? You don’t look too well.
Xzander>> Actually, no I feel like crap. Have you seen Tisa around?
Ron>> Tisariel? No, she’s out of town.
Mareeh sneaks up on X.
Mareeh>> Hey There, Xzander! Oh you don’t look too well.
Xzander>> Hi Mar. I feel horrible right now.
Mareeh>> Yes, I can tell. What’s wrong?
Xzander>> I don’t really know, I feel dizzy and drained.
Mareeh>> Do you feel tired?
Xzander>> Yeah, like ready to pass out.
Mareeh>> Eat. Ron, bring him some bread and meats. Also plenty of water! Xzander, what have you done today?
Xzander>> I left before sunrise and just ran around killing monsters. I got back not even an hour ago.
Mareeh>> Wow, you are really pushing yourself out there. You are obviously over exerting yourself. You need to rest! I’ll be right back, I need to call in a favor.
Mareeh disappeared out of the bar and Ron brought out some roasted ham. Xzander ate a hearty meal and soon was interrupted again by Mareeh.
Mareeh>> How are you fairing now?
Xzander>> Still the same. If not worse!
Mareeh>> Hang in there. I got a friend on the way to help.
Soon after, the doors open and a robed hume lady strolls in warily. Mareeh waves to her and gets her attention. The lady pulls back her hood to reveal the summoner’s horn and makes her way to the bar where Mareeh waited. She pulled a vial of red liquid and passed it to Mareeh muttering something softly under her breath. Mareeh took the vial expressing her thanks with a nod and a smile, then turned to X and opened the vial for him.
Mareeh>> Try this.
Xzander took the vial and looked at it for a while then drank it.
And blacked out.
~~~ Recording Error : User Incapacitated ~~~
~~~ Recording 0800 ~~~
Xzander is running down the shores, sword drawn and breathing steadily. He jumps and slices through weak monsters that come up to him.
~~~ Recording 1200 ~~~
Heaving breathing drown out the calm winds. Xzander pierces his sword deep into the sands and kneels down for a breather. Only half a moment passed before he stood back up and forced himself to get further. A cry of rage comes from him and runs off to find some more prey.
~~~ Journal Entry 1700 ~~~
I don’t feel too well. Maybe I’m coming down with something. I can’t let it slow me down, I have to keep pushing. The auction house is stuffed with all sorts of odds and ends that I keep picking up. But it’s my least concern that it sells right now. I need to find someone that can help me… where’s Tisa?
~~~Recording 1730 ~~~
Xzander>> Hey, Ron.
Ron>> Evening, X. Are you alright? You don’t look too well.
Xzander>> Actually, no I feel like crap. Have you seen Tisa around?
Ron>> Tisariel? No, she’s out of town.
Mareeh sneaks up on X.
Mareeh>> Hey There, Xzander! Oh you don’t look too well.
Xzander>> Hi Mar. I feel horrible right now.
Mareeh>> Yes, I can tell. What’s wrong?
Xzander>> I don’t really know, I feel dizzy and drained.
Mareeh>> Do you feel tired?
Xzander>> Yeah, like ready to pass out.
Mareeh>> Eat. Ron, bring him some bread and meats. Also plenty of water! Xzander, what have you done today?
Xzander>> I left before sunrise and just ran around killing monsters. I got back not even an hour ago.
Mareeh>> Wow, you are really pushing yourself out there. You are obviously over exerting yourself. You need to rest! I’ll be right back, I need to call in a favor.
Mareeh disappeared out of the bar and Ron brought out some roasted ham. Xzander ate a hearty meal and soon was interrupted again by Mareeh.
Mareeh>> How are you fairing now?
Xzander>> Still the same. If not worse!
Mareeh>> Hang in there. I got a friend on the way to help.
Soon after, the doors open and a robed hume lady strolls in warily. Mareeh waves to her and gets her attention. The lady pulls back her hood to reveal the summoner’s horn and makes her way to the bar where Mareeh waited. She pulled a vial of red liquid and passed it to Mareeh muttering something softly under her breath. Mareeh took the vial expressing her thanks with a nod and a smile, then turned to X and opened the vial for him.
Mareeh>> Try this.
Xzander took the vial and looked at it for a while then drank it.
And blacked out.
~~~ Recording Error : User Incapacitated ~~~
Monday, March 8, 2010
Day 10
~~~ Day 10 ~~~
~~~ Recorder 0700 ~~~
The sun is rising over the ocean filling the horizon with majestic colors.
~~~ Journal Entry 1100 ~~~
Well I woke up early this morning by accident mostly, but I stayed up. It rained a bit last night while I was at Ron’s. Hart and Tisa were there and said they will be spending a few days here. They left before the rain hit. It was a beautiful morning though so I started to run out by the coast. Avoided most monsters along the way, but did get some more exercise in with a few, hehe.
The running is getting a little bit easier. I’m trying to jog everywhere I go just to push myself that much more. I’m going to the docks and help out some more then grab something to eat.
~~~ Recording 1300 ~~~
Xzander is sitting down at Ron’s bar next to Tisariel. He taps her shoulder to get her attention; Hartimier is on the other side of Tisariel talking to a local.
Tisariel>> Oh, hello Xzander.
Xzander>> Hey. I’m sorry that I was such a hassle the other day.
Tisariel>> Don’t say that, It’s my job to help people.
Xzander>> Yeah, but I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you, and I never even got around to thanking you for it. Can I get you something?
Tisariel giggles a bit.
Tisariel>> It’s alright, Xzander. Really, it’s no trouble.
Xzander>> … Well, thank you.
Tisariel smiles warmly.
Tisariel>> You’re very welcome, Xzander.
Xzander>> You can call me X if you want.
Tisariel>> It’s a good name though.
Xzander>> I’m glad you think so, I just make a habit of shortening names of those I hang around a lot just to make it more, how should I say…
Tisariel>> Comfortable , maybe?
Xzander>> Sure, that works.
Xzander and Tisariel let out a short laugh.
Tisariel>> Ok then, X. What are you going to do today?
Xzander>> I’m not sure yet. Not really up for questing. I still feel pretty bad about that day.
Tisariel>> I can understand that, but sometimes you can’t just burden yourself with the past. You have to leave it behind you and move on.
Xzander>> Yeah, I should, but I don’t want to live through something like that knowing that someone dies because I wasn’t there.
Tisariel>> I don’t believe that is a good way of looking at it. People die every day, you can’t save everyone. I’ve mended many people with my magic, but even I know that I can’t save everyone. Don’t think of me heartless though. I feel somewhat hurt over the same issue too.
Xzander>> Yeah, I can totally understand that.
Hartimier>> Hey there, X! How are you feeling?
Xzander>> Not too bad, Hart. You?
Hartimier>> Good, good.
~~~ Journal Entry 1500 ~~~
Just getting in a spot of fishing again. Good bites today. I don’t know why, but the recorder seems to be working on its own sometimes. I think Lahlee mentioned something about that a bit back. She said that it grows with you or something like that. Maybe I’ll ask her about it again when I see her again. She went back to Tir’Wess to try to deliver whatever she was asked to for that quest.
Anyway, after my little chat with Tisa, the three of us had some lunch together at this back alley restaurant. It was pretty good, and a good change of pace from Ron’s usuals.
We split up from there and here I am now. Maybe later I’ll get another run in.
~~~ Journal Entry 1900 ~~~
The empty crates reek with the smell of fish, but I had to carry them across town somehow. Still shocked beyond reason that I pulled up so much. I’m sure there will be a good price for this much. We’ll see…
~~~ Recorder 0700 ~~~
The sun is rising over the ocean filling the horizon with majestic colors.
~~~ Journal Entry 1100 ~~~
Well I woke up early this morning by accident mostly, but I stayed up. It rained a bit last night while I was at Ron’s. Hart and Tisa were there and said they will be spending a few days here. They left before the rain hit. It was a beautiful morning though so I started to run out by the coast. Avoided most monsters along the way, but did get some more exercise in with a few, hehe.
The running is getting a little bit easier. I’m trying to jog everywhere I go just to push myself that much more. I’m going to the docks and help out some more then grab something to eat.
~~~ Recording 1300 ~~~
Xzander is sitting down at Ron’s bar next to Tisariel. He taps her shoulder to get her attention; Hartimier is on the other side of Tisariel talking to a local.
Tisariel>> Oh, hello Xzander.
Xzander>> Hey. I’m sorry that I was such a hassle the other day.
Tisariel>> Don’t say that, It’s my job to help people.
Xzander>> Yeah, but I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you, and I never even got around to thanking you for it. Can I get you something?
Tisariel giggles a bit.
Tisariel>> It’s alright, Xzander. Really, it’s no trouble.
Xzander>> … Well, thank you.
Tisariel smiles warmly.
Tisariel>> You’re very welcome, Xzander.
Xzander>> You can call me X if you want.
Tisariel>> It’s a good name though.
Xzander>> I’m glad you think so, I just make a habit of shortening names of those I hang around a lot just to make it more, how should I say…
Tisariel>> Comfortable , maybe?
Xzander>> Sure, that works.
Xzander and Tisariel let out a short laugh.
Tisariel>> Ok then, X. What are you going to do today?
Xzander>> I’m not sure yet. Not really up for questing. I still feel pretty bad about that day.
Tisariel>> I can understand that, but sometimes you can’t just burden yourself with the past. You have to leave it behind you and move on.
Xzander>> Yeah, I should, but I don’t want to live through something like that knowing that someone dies because I wasn’t there.
Tisariel>> I don’t believe that is a good way of looking at it. People die every day, you can’t save everyone. I’ve mended many people with my magic, but even I know that I can’t save everyone. Don’t think of me heartless though. I feel somewhat hurt over the same issue too.
Xzander>> Yeah, I can totally understand that.
Hartimier>> Hey there, X! How are you feeling?
Xzander>> Not too bad, Hart. You?
Hartimier>> Good, good.
~~~ Journal Entry 1500 ~~~
Just getting in a spot of fishing again. Good bites today. I don’t know why, but the recorder seems to be working on its own sometimes. I think Lahlee mentioned something about that a bit back. She said that it grows with you or something like that. Maybe I’ll ask her about it again when I see her again. She went back to Tir’Wess to try to deliver whatever she was asked to for that quest.
Anyway, after my little chat with Tisa, the three of us had some lunch together at this back alley restaurant. It was pretty good, and a good change of pace from Ron’s usuals.
We split up from there and here I am now. Maybe later I’ll get another run in.
~~~ Journal Entry 1900 ~~~
The empty crates reek with the smell of fish, but I had to carry them across town somehow. Still shocked beyond reason that I pulled up so much. I’m sure there will be a good price for this much. We’ll see…
Friday, March 5, 2010
Day 9
~~~ Journal Entry 1300 ~~~
I’m on the docks fishing trying to calm down some more. This morning we made it back to Visalion rather quickly… we stopped at Ron’s for a bite to eat… I got the full story there. After I left, Ron managed to reach Hartimier and Tisariel who took off from Tir’Wess via teleport. They just happened to run into Lahlee and bring her up to speed as they ran to aid me. By the time they got to me, I was already surrounded by the beasts. Lahlee reached me first and began with a volley of arrows before Hart made it. He’s the one who blasted one with a fireball. Lastly, Tisariel came to rescue me, but I had passed out before she sent her waves of cures to me.
Of course I’m still upset, but for now I’ll just have to focus and make some more gil so I can go train. Sadly the fish are not biting all that well today. Maybe just another hour or two here to see what happens and then I’ll do something else… I can only bottle my feelings for so long anyway.
~~~ Journal Entry 2000 ~~~
Whew! I’m beat.
` I started off with a long run around town that ended up not being so long. I get so tired so fast, it’s silly. So I took care of some more dynamic exercising by helping load some crates onto boats. Again, didn’t last long, but I made some more gil. Since I was back out on the docks, I took up some more fishing and got a little bit more luck now than earlier. I will probably throw these into the auction house and get something to eat in about an hour.
I’m on the docks fishing trying to calm down some more. This morning we made it back to Visalion rather quickly… we stopped at Ron’s for a bite to eat… I got the full story there. After I left, Ron managed to reach Hartimier and Tisariel who took off from Tir’Wess via teleport. They just happened to run into Lahlee and bring her up to speed as they ran to aid me. By the time they got to me, I was already surrounded by the beasts. Lahlee reached me first and began with a volley of arrows before Hart made it. He’s the one who blasted one with a fireball. Lastly, Tisariel came to rescue me, but I had passed out before she sent her waves of cures to me.
Of course I’m still upset, but for now I’ll just have to focus and make some more gil so I can go train. Sadly the fish are not biting all that well today. Maybe just another hour or two here to see what happens and then I’ll do something else… I can only bottle my feelings for so long anyway.
~~~ Journal Entry 2000 ~~~
Whew! I’m beat.
` I started off with a long run around town that ended up not being so long. I get so tired so fast, it’s silly. So I took care of some more dynamic exercising by helping load some crates onto boats. Again, didn’t last long, but I made some more gil. Since I was back out on the docks, I took up some more fishing and got a little bit more luck now than earlier. I will probably throw these into the auction house and get something to eat in about an hour.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Day 8
~~~Journal Entry 0900~~~
I took a little trip to visit Ron this morning and found Lahlee just sitting there with her bow hanging off her chair, eating a hearty breakfast. I helped myself to an empty seat beside her and had a bite to eat as well. She mentioned that she was leaving town and heading out across the land to Tir’Wess, and she would be gone for a while. She also urged me to make plenty of friends and try to get out and explore more. Lahlee also told me to find Gil and get a link pearl to join their little crew. I dunno how I’m supposed to find him, or what a link pearl is, but I guess I’ll keep an eye out.
I watched her leave and went back to the hunter’s guild for something to do. Was heavily intrigued by a job for smithies, but it was well out of my skill level. Ron suggested that I look into a city called Gailvone in the Barston mountain ranges. It’s a big mining city built in a hole of a valley. I’ll just see what I can figure out about it. OK, I really need to find something to do because I can’t just sit here and write.
~~~ Journal Entry 1000 ~~~
Well, now that I’ve gotten myself into something a bit out of my league, I feel kind of upset that I was so eager before. I should just keep my head up and see how this turns out. After all, I was the only one available.
Let me recap. The guild got a call from another adventurer that seemed to need a hand with this last quest. So now I’m just taking a breather while I figure out where I am and how I’m supposed to reach this person. I need to hurry.
~~~ Recorder 1300 ~~~
Xzander is running through a shallow canyon. He’s breathing very heavily and his pace is slow. He often falls to a speedy walk, for a bit then starts to jog again. After a few winding parts through the plateaus, a scream is heard at the distance. Xzander pushes himself and goes into a full sprint.
Xzander>> Oh no! Gotta … hurry!
He comes up to a fight with a female Elvan and a large group of birds. She seems to be losing and Xzander keeps sprinting to her. The recorder falls to the ground and is angled upwards not giving a good view of the fighting.
Elvan>> Please… Help me!!! *screams in pain*
Xzander>> Hold on, I’m coming! *tries to catch his breath*
The Elvan lets out one last piercing scream of agony as she is over run and falls to the ground.
Xzander>> NOOOO!!! *Screams in anger and charges in aimlessly*
After only a few seconds, Xzander begins to have trouble with the birds as well Even after cutting down only a fraction of them, the rest still swarm over him. He curses himself, knowing he will not last any longer. All of the sudden, an arrow comes out of nowhere and takes down a bird. Too busy with the rest of them to learn where it came from, he keeps his sword swinging as more birds go down by arrows. He starts to tire and falls to one knee but still swings bravely. Four birds have fallen from arrows and the 5th explodes into flames.
Faint female voice >> Hang in therrre, X!
Male voice >> Look out! More coming from there!
Xzander passes out and the recorder goes into static.
~~~ Recording Error: User Incapacitated ~~~
~~~ Recorder 1400 ~~~
Lahlee and 2 mages are looming over X as he comes out of daze with a groan.
Lahlee >> Arrre you alright, X?!
Xzander >> Ugh… I think so. *tries to get up*
Male Mage >> Woah, easy boy! Don’t over exert yourself. Rest for a while, drink some water.
The male mage takes out a bowl and conjures a ball of water to drop into it. Then he hands it to Xzander who takes it slowly and drinks in pain.
Male Mage >> You’re lucky to be alive right now. Names Hartimier. She’s Tisariel.
Tisariel >> How are you fairing?
Xzander >> *groan* I’ll be fine. What happened to the other lady?
Xzander looks around but the three give him nothing but silence. Suddenly
Hartimier >> She didn’t make it.
Tisariel >> I couldn’t get to her in time.
Xzander tries to get up again but Lahlee holds his shoulder down.
Lahlee >> X, this sort of thing happens. It’s alrrright, just calm down. Rrrelax.
Tisariel >> Please, X. Just take it easy for now.
Xzander shakes with rage but tries to do as he is told.
~~~ Recording Ended ~~~
~~~ Journal Entry 2300 ~~~
I can’t even begin to express how upset I am with myself right now. I don’t even want to write, but I have to document this. I have to get it off my chest for now. I can’t even rest because of it. Today I failed to help someone in need. She died because I was not strong enough or fast enough to help her. I cannot let this happen ever again! When I get back to town tomorrow, I will do everything that I can to train myself to be stronger, faster and better in every way. I cannot afford to fail again. I will not fail.
I took a little trip to visit Ron this morning and found Lahlee just sitting there with her bow hanging off her chair, eating a hearty breakfast. I helped myself to an empty seat beside her and had a bite to eat as well. She mentioned that she was leaving town and heading out across the land to Tir’Wess, and she would be gone for a while. She also urged me to make plenty of friends and try to get out and explore more. Lahlee also told me to find Gil and get a link pearl to join their little crew. I dunno how I’m supposed to find him, or what a link pearl is, but I guess I’ll keep an eye out.
I watched her leave and went back to the hunter’s guild for something to do. Was heavily intrigued by a job for smithies, but it was well out of my skill level. Ron suggested that I look into a city called Gailvone in the Barston mountain ranges. It’s a big mining city built in a hole of a valley. I’ll just see what I can figure out about it. OK, I really need to find something to do because I can’t just sit here and write.
~~~ Journal Entry 1000 ~~~
Well, now that I’ve gotten myself into something a bit out of my league, I feel kind of upset that I was so eager before. I should just keep my head up and see how this turns out. After all, I was the only one available.
Let me recap. The guild got a call from another adventurer that seemed to need a hand with this last quest. So now I’m just taking a breather while I figure out where I am and how I’m supposed to reach this person. I need to hurry.
~~~ Recorder 1300 ~~~
Xzander is running through a shallow canyon. He’s breathing very heavily and his pace is slow. He often falls to a speedy walk, for a bit then starts to jog again. After a few winding parts through the plateaus, a scream is heard at the distance. Xzander pushes himself and goes into a full sprint.
Xzander>> Oh no! Gotta … hurry!
He comes up to a fight with a female Elvan and a large group of birds. She seems to be losing and Xzander keeps sprinting to her. The recorder falls to the ground and is angled upwards not giving a good view of the fighting.
Elvan>> Please… Help me!!! *screams in pain*
Xzander>> Hold on, I’m coming! *tries to catch his breath*
The Elvan lets out one last piercing scream of agony as she is over run and falls to the ground.
Xzander>> NOOOO!!! *Screams in anger and charges in aimlessly*
After only a few seconds, Xzander begins to have trouble with the birds as well Even after cutting down only a fraction of them, the rest still swarm over him. He curses himself, knowing he will not last any longer. All of the sudden, an arrow comes out of nowhere and takes down a bird. Too busy with the rest of them to learn where it came from, he keeps his sword swinging as more birds go down by arrows. He starts to tire and falls to one knee but still swings bravely. Four birds have fallen from arrows and the 5th explodes into flames.
Faint female voice >> Hang in therrre, X!
Male voice >> Look out! More coming from there!
Xzander passes out and the recorder goes into static.
~~~ Recording Error: User Incapacitated ~~~
~~~ Recorder 1400 ~~~
Lahlee and 2 mages are looming over X as he comes out of daze with a groan.
Lahlee >> Arrre you alright, X?!
Xzander >> Ugh… I think so. *tries to get up*
Male Mage >> Woah, easy boy! Don’t over exert yourself. Rest for a while, drink some water.
The male mage takes out a bowl and conjures a ball of water to drop into it. Then he hands it to Xzander who takes it slowly and drinks in pain.
Male Mage >> You’re lucky to be alive right now. Names Hartimier. She’s Tisariel.
Tisariel >> How are you fairing?
Xzander >> *groan* I’ll be fine. What happened to the other lady?
Xzander looks around but the three give him nothing but silence. Suddenly
Hartimier >> She didn’t make it.
Tisariel >> I couldn’t get to her in time.
Xzander tries to get up again but Lahlee holds his shoulder down.
Lahlee >> X, this sort of thing happens. It’s alrrright, just calm down. Rrrelax.
Tisariel >> Please, X. Just take it easy for now.
Xzander shakes with rage but tries to do as he is told.
~~~ Recording Ended ~~~
~~~ Journal Entry 2300 ~~~
I can’t even begin to express how upset I am with myself right now. I don’t even want to write, but I have to document this. I have to get it off my chest for now. I can’t even rest because of it. Today I failed to help someone in need. She died because I was not strong enough or fast enough to help her. I cannot let this happen ever again! When I get back to town tomorrow, I will do everything that I can to train myself to be stronger, faster and better in every way. I cannot afford to fail again. I will not fail.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Day 7
~~~Journal Entry 2000~~~
Wow, today was really nothing. Moved around town a lot just wasting the day away, then went off fishing, but nowhere near as intense as yesterday. I’m memorizing Visalion a bit easier now. I walked just about everywhere making mental notes of where everything was, and then just walked around again.
I walked into a school today, they were more than happy to teach how to fight with knives and swords and some other things for what I thought were decent prices. I tried a quick lesson and learned quite a bit, but I will definitely need to go back and spend more gil to become more proficient. I’m going to go see what I can get to eat before I finish up and get some rest.
Wow, today was really nothing. Moved around town a lot just wasting the day away, then went off fishing, but nowhere near as intense as yesterday. I’m memorizing Visalion a bit easier now. I walked just about everywhere making mental notes of where everything was, and then just walked around again.
I walked into a school today, they were more than happy to teach how to fight with knives and swords and some other things for what I thought were decent prices. I tried a quick lesson and learned quite a bit, but I will definitely need to go back and spend more gil to become more proficient. I’m going to go see what I can get to eat before I finish up and get some rest.
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