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Tomoe The Floating Castle of Aincrad, a place that claimed over four thousand lives in one man's bid to make a world of his own. Not only had he made such a world but through no fault of the create sown it had followed back into reality and the location. There had been partial effort to clear the castle but since the fusion most Augma user had no real /desire/ to shove their head into that infamous bear trap but some floors had been cleared out, given the vast crafting materials the castle had to offer would still draw thing and here was Tomoe down on gathering of all things cooking materials she'd been fishing, of all thing in one of the castles lakes a good spot she knew but it was odd it had a waterfall from an upper floor seeing the lake she'd let the Gu know where she'd be and might just have some people joining her for what should be just a simple time of shooting the breeze and the like.
Alexis It's never that simple is it?

All the same Alexis is here, wandering up with hands in the pockets of her hoodie. Though at first her gaze wanders up towards the waterfall and the tomboy whistles softly. "I guess people forget there's this sort of scenery up here." At least she doesn't have to worry about the whole Augma thing now that the two worlds are intermingled. She never trusted technology like that in the first place. At least as far as using it herself.
Orchid      Crafting materials are something Orchid is always looking for more of, so when she heard about the castle she came over. She's here in her standard mode, not feeling that fancy. "Someone was certainly thinking big when they designed this place," she replies to Alexis as the pair arrives, the reploid leaning back to see all the way up.
Tomoe Tomoe says "There is but think about it? This placed claimed a lot of people, we were getting over it while it was part of ALO and just a game, right? It was starting to be fun again." Tomoe grimaces "I know the fish on the whole tower to floor 70 or so, so I can make good use of it."

She looks to Orchid.

"So big they trapped ten thousand people in it, hell the menus and other interface were garbage and old as Lord UK' Superior Online. Sadly everyone was too blinded by VR to think about it."

She casts her line in again after grabbing a fish off the line and throwing it into her inventory.

"I have more rods if you want to try your hand at it. I will say reuoleces wise as much as I hate to say it the game zones may be a boone to the planet's population issues."
Alexis "Good things come out of Bad times," Alexis replied with a shrug. "Look at how often progress in science and industry is pushed by things like war. Doesn't make war any more pleasant, but there's technology we would never have otherwise."

Walking over to join Tomoe at the edge of the water Alexis sat down and unslung her bag from her shoulders. "Thanks Tomoe." She opened the pack and after a little rummaging around withdraws a collapsable rod. "But I've got my own." That infamous Trainer inventory. Hard to imagine that hiking back isn't some kind of bag of holding.
Orchid      "Yeah, I read up some about what happened. Twisted," Orchid comments, taking a seat and one of the rods. She'll watch the others for a few casts before casting herself, trying to get a feel for the idea. "As for resources, given how big this place is... even just the gravel value could be amazing, let alone the other resources it offers."
Tomoe "Gives me a whole other view on most of the people we rub shoulders with."
% She casts again for a moment "Twisted, his data ghost is still out there, and I hate to say it for some reason he helped us once."

She shruig a bit again and keeps on fishing.

"So war pushes thing and I know most natics are panicing but some see this as a good chance to even up. I mean you have someone like a solar roll in from before the fusion happened? They had a handful of people who might be able to do something and nukes."
Alexis With a soft huff Alexis pauses a moment to shut off her X-Transceiver. "Am I the only one that can't take 'King' Gilgamesh's attitude? It's like Ghesit on steroids."

With the diversion silenced she casts her line back into the water. "At least with this fishing I don't have to stop and fight everything that I reel in."
Orchid      "If we're being honest, there's a lot I don't like about Gilgamesh," Orchid says. "I guess I just have better tolerance for his bullshit to make use of his good traits." She does an experimental cast. It's... maybe a 5 of 10 for skill. "And yeah, war pushes technology in a lot of ways. Synthetic rubber, among other things." She's tempted to throw a fish drone in, but she doesn't need the fish, and it feels like cheating.
Tomoe Tomoe says "If I run out to him out and about I'll be respectful, his story did inspire a lot and Urk did exist which got the ball rolling for what we have to day and I will give him that on cows." Seriously they did ruin cows they really did.

"I still don't think he'd a man I want to hang out with much. Better to keep off his radar honeslty but he doesn't sheap out. I mean you saw the health package the fighters in the tower have. Full ressurections ain't cheap things to bankroll. Still do you get where I'm coming from? If SAO had never happened I might just be collateral damage in one of the fights that happen around here."
Alexis "I just don't like pompous jerks full of themselves because they've gone good, that's all." Alexis reels in a fish, and once she's got it off the hook tosses it to Tomoe to add to her stockpile. "Dealt with enough of them in my time as it is. "Though that tower is... interesting. And fun. But that's does just kind of prove the point, doesn't it."
Orchid      "I do hope the effort in the tower will be worth it," Orchid comments, pulling back a big one... and it's a boot. She unhooks it, considering. "How much of this place is still unexplored?" she asks, curious.
Tomoe Tomoe says "Given how long you been around, I can see that, I heard stories of the old days, before a lot of the older vets wandered off." She notes for a moment. "I gues sit does as long he's all talk about hating the 'modern' age. I'll worry when he starts trying to purge us 'clay dolls'." She looks to Orchid "It keeps him enteraine and out of trouble ruight? As for that a lot we never got all the way to the top and well let me say there's someone living ihn the castle up top who wasn't in Heathcliff's game plan. Thankfully she's not an end the world sort she just wants to see her children face strong foes."

She paues for a moment thinking and then Alexis hooks something is it a fish?
Alexis "Though I can understand you guys not wanting to poke around too much after what happened befo--" Alexis stops as something catchs her line hard. "oh holy crap!" She has to jump to her feet to properly brace herself and pull on the line so she doesn't snap it. "I think I got the wopper here!"
Orchid      "Well, there are some raw materials I could use," Orchid says, this time not hooking anything. "As for strong foes," she chuckles. "That isn't me. And wait, what IS that Alexis? It seems too big for this lake..."
Tomoe Tomoe says "It's all about living through it right? I seen far bigger and batter people end up worm bait because of their egos." She pauses at the thing Alexi seems to ahve caught. "Looks like and givne sometimes you can fish up a encounter lets get to it sdhall we? Do you need a hand?" Tomoe isn't mocking with her asking if he friend needs a hand and it's pretty heavy whatever she has there.
Alexis "Just because I said I wouldn't have to fight what I catch here!" Alexis shouts, though she manages to laugh a bit at the irony as well. She braces the butt of the rod against her midsection and holds it with one hand, so she can slap one of her pokeballs loose with the other and a light blue... honestly even I'm not entirely sure what kind of animal you'd call a Nidorina. "Definately going to need some extra hands for this one." The mouse-eared spiny backed critter grabs around Alexis' waist to help pull her back.
Orchid      "Taunting murphy will do that," Orchid says with a smirk. She grabs the nearby net. "You two focus on the line, I'll scoop the thing," she says, moving a little closer to the water's edge.
Tomoe Tomoe says "You know somewhere Murphy is the god of postive thinking you know." She note and she'll move to help putting her strength to use as she help Alexis pull on the line. They pull and pull, it takes amoment but they do ineed pull something up, a grime covered /treasure chest/ flies into the air and crashes on to the beach...
Orchid      "Yes, but you know what happens when you say things like what's the worst that can-" Orchid is cut off by the chest choosing that moment to pop out of the water, and right into her face.
Alexis Alexis oofs as the line abruptly goes slack, only not falling over because of her pokemon and Tomoe holding onto her. "Sorry Orchid!" Though it's better it fell on the robot than one of them? Maybe? Orchid's not exactly the tankiest reploid but she's still more durable. "Sarin, get that thing off her." The Nidorina tromps over and grabs one end of the chest with her mouth to try and slide it off Orchid.
Tomoe Tomoe leaps up to check on Orchid but Alexis is a bit quicker on the uptake and has a pokemon ready and already moving to get the chest off of ORchi there should be no issue getting it off. "Orchid are you okay...?"
Orchid      Well.. Orchid will recover, but her face looks a little mushed. "I'm realizing that I asked for that," she says, from where she lays. "Cosmetic damage, may have cracked a transponder or two, but I should be good," she lists, consulting her internal systems. She pulls out a spider drone, holding it like a mirror. "Oh, yuck. What hit me, anyway?"
Alexis "Sunken treasure by the look of it." Alexis brushes some of the grime off the chest. Then uhs softly. "Either of you know how to make sure this thing ain't booby trapped?"
Tomoe Tomoe says "Geeze evden that would have put some hurt on me."

She nods for a moment "You can fish up items they normally are not trappe,d but let me open it?" She'll wait for her friends to get back then she'll pop it thankfully there is no trap but Tomoe pauses, there's some coin, a few healing potion,s an okayish couple of knives and a sword but she pauses. "Hey look at this... a map..."
Alexis Alexis doesn't just step back, she's got a protective pin-rat standing in front of her. Fortunately it wasn't needed. The Nidorina gets a pat on the end in gratitude all the same though (while being careful of the ear barbs) and Alexis walks over to look over Tomoe's shoulder. "Some sort of Quest Item? You said you could fish up Encounters."
Orchid      Orchid examines the coins. She's looking to see if they're gold. Useful stuff, gold. "I take it maps don't normally show up in chests like these... And how hard are these healing potions to get?" She's also looking at the knives... she's got some ideas.
Tomoe Tomoe says "Standard ones, but not usless it's money saved." She looks to Orchid and then to Alexis as she takes a look at the map. "It's it is gpot an option for a quest...." She'll move to trigger 9it given that Orochid and Alexis likely have long reigsted with the world. Yes that's an odd thing but it is a thing now. They would all get a quest log entry, going follow the map to the tower.
Orchid      "Yes, but if healing potions cure injuries," Orchid muses, flipping a coin in one hand, while the other holds the potion. "As for the quest, that sounds like it'll be fun."
Alexis Alexis flicks the device on her right wrist open again, though still keeping the comm off. Don't need it for the log interface to access anyways. "Now this is the kind of adventure I can get behind." She's registered because it makes working with the rest of the Gatecrashers easier. She just never bothered actually going into the games and avatars and stuff. Not when she can just walk over now and still use her Pokemon. Less hassle, less fuss.
Tomoe Tomoe looks to her friend grinning widely. "This sounnds like somehing we should make ready for. I'll hit up Argo to see what she kows abotu this and we can father some more people later for this, for now how about we keep fishing, I need more and well? I can make some food for you both once we're done here."
Orchid      Orchid considers. "Eh, repairs won't be that hard," she muses, before putting the potion into a pocket. "And yes, some food does sound good."