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[abandon_hope]

WHO: Lily + vistors!!
WHERE: it's the Lily barn!
WHEN: Postgame, morning of 75

[ WHEW LILY it sure has been a busy week! We have a lot of things to talk about!!

which is to say, we probably have assorted pillows and blankets piled into our new basement living room, with breakfast happening in the kitchen and jellyfish hangin' around elsewhere. and our assorted? fish related prizes??? ]

Comments

[mykidisthebest]

Daisy does foods and potions. So if you're looking for something that isn't either of those you'd have to go to Red. For ambrosia, it might be specific to your world. Checking with Daisy first doesn't hurt, though.

[abandon_hope]

I'll do that then. Yeah. I'd rather avoid Red.

... but it really does have to be ambrosia or nectar. It's uniquely good at helping us.

[mykidisthebest]

[makes just enough noise that Kevin can hear him lean in to bump shoulders gently]

Daisy tends to ask you to gather ingredients and bring them to her. It's not too hard, and she's really nice. If the ambrosia really helps that much...then a Red quest is worth it even if it's a pain. You can always ask him, and if the quest isn't worth it, then you just don't have to do it. But we'll help where we can, obviously.

[abandon_hope]

[ oh. he still startles, but only a tiny amount. thanks Lethe for warning him. ]

Yeah? Even if he asks me to do something awful?

[ he's assuming he'll have to stab ]

[mykidisthebest]

It's Red, so it's usually going to be something bad? But we can handle it. If I'm honest, I'd rather you just to come to me first and I'll help with whatever it is. Everyone else has already been through a lot recently. But sometimes he puts restrictions on it.

[abandon_hope]

...

[ He's performing some internal calculus. ]

Can you cope with being stabbed?

[mykidisthebest]

[thank goodness Kevin can't see his expression because he's just looking at him like, "uhm, yeah, that's baby stuff"]

Of course. I can handle a lot worse than that.

[abandon_hope]

[ LETHE,

he is mercifully oblivious. ]

Really? Have you been stabbed a lot back home?

[mykidisthebest]

I try to avoid being stabbed when possible. But in my line of work it's impossible not to get injured. And I have a pretty high pain tolerance.

[abandon_hope]

... What kind of work do you do again...?

[mykidisthebest]

I'm a Hunter. Uhm...

[pauses to think of the easiest way to explain his whole world]

My world was a normal "Earth," probably similar to yours. But without the extra gods. Then one day three years ago a bunch of "dungeons" started appearing in our world. The dungeons are like portals into little pocket dimensions that contain their own ecosystems and monsters within. If you don't go into a dungeon and clear it out, the dungeon will "break" and the monsters will pour out into our world and attack civilians. That's where Hunters like me come in. Hunters are people who have awakened a special set of skills within themselves, along with a boost in their average stats that makes them stronger and faster than an average human. Normal people wouldn't stand a chance inside of the dungeons, so Hunters go in and clear them out.

[abandon_hope]

[ that sounds nerdy as hell. Kevin is instantly intrigued. ]

So you're in an adventuring party for a living?

[mykidisthebest]

[it's just like a video game, Kevin!! except you die in real life,]

Kind of. Or, well, I used to be! My special skill is taming monsters. So these days I tend to raise monsters to go into dungeons with other Hunters. My class is pretty low, so going into high-level dungeons carelessly could just get me killed. I don't usually go into a dungeon without my brother or one of the monsters to watch my back.

[abandon_hope]

...

[ wait ]

Are you ... taming us?

[mykidisthebest]

What? You're not monsters, you're teenagers.

[abandon_hope]

Not sure that rules us out.

[mykidisthebest]

The monsters are all good kids, but even that doesn't exactly put them on the same level as you guys. It's different.

I do have plenty of other skills that work on everyone. The Teacher skill that I can use to share senses is one of those.

[abandon_hope]

... That's what you're using to help me see?

[mykidisthebest]

Yeah! That's my 'Teacher' skill. My class might be low, but I still have plenty of useful skills and resistances.

[abandon_hope]

Huh. I - uh, I admit I thought you were probably the weakest member of the team. Sorry.

1/2

[mykidisthebest]

I am the weakest member of the team. I'm used to it. But I could also kick your butt even if you had your eyesight. So don't get too cocky.

2/2

[mykidisthebest]

--Wait, what makes you think Charon is tougher than me?

[he sounds like he's not sure if he needs to be offended or not]

[abandon_hope]

... He's got that Athena feeling to him. Like. He might not be the strongest, but he knows all of your weaknesses.

[mykidisthebest]

I could still take him in a fight. He's squishy.

[abandon_hope]

Well, yeah. If you surprised him. But if you gave him time to prep he'd destroy you.