New muse, might musebox him somewhere because he can't sit still

[faithorcourage]

What the hell do you think you're doing, mun? You really think you can handle me? C'mon, you oughtta know better than to bite off more than you can chew, and I'm way more than you can handle.

Hey, at least you could give me something to do, hmm? You know exactly what'll happen if you just leave me sitting up here. Hop to it, and maybe I'll play nice.

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[beautifulmemory]

Something to do? Is The World not enough for you?

[faithorcourage]

Does this look like The World to you? I wouldn't be complaining if the guy at the computer had left me there, but nooooo, he had to go and yank me out, PC body and all.

[beautifulmemory]

You don't look too much like you're from The World. You're quite... different.

You're looking for something to do, though?

[faithorcourage]

Come to think of it, your character model's pretty dated, too. Are you from R:1?

Damn right I am. Mun doesn't think he can handle a full game though. He's got a couple of guys at one right now, and he doesn't think he's got it in him to juggle more than one game at a time.

[beautifulmemory]

R:1? I'm from The World.

Not even a smaller game?

[faithorcourage]

Huh, yeah...I bet you're from R:1. I remember reading a post on the Rumors board about a player with a cat PC, back in the days of R:1. See...The World got shut down a couple o' years after the Second Network Crisis, and CC Corp brought it back as R:2 just a few years ago. Everything got an upgrade, but all o' the existing accounts got wiped, so everyone had to start over.

Guess it depends on how small. Whaddya got in mind?

[beautifulmemory]

...Wiped?

[Well, that's not good news! She's quiet for a moment.]

How do you feel about fairy tales?

[faithorcourage]

Yup. Heard there was some kinda big fire or something. Heard something about one of the programmers working on R:2 goin' crazy or something, set the building on fire. CC Corp almmost went bankrupt, I guess.

[Hand to his chin, he's thinking.]

I'm more of a scary story kinda guy, but tell me more.

The game is <user name="arcanarum">!

[beautifulmemory]

When does it happen? ...No, don't tell me.

...It's a world full of living fairy tales. It's very interesting.

[faithorcourage]

I don't really know the specifics, anyway. I didn't start playing until R:2, so all I know about R:1 and the Second Network Crisis is stuff I've heard from other people, who were players back then.

Huh, could be interesting. Don't know if I like that whole "forced into a role" thing. I like to be my own man, y'know?

Oh that didn't make a link, whoops DX I DIDN'T REALIZE, MY BAD

[beautifulmemory]

I'll have to say my goodbyes, then.

No one likes change thrust upon them. That's simply human nature, isn't it? :) But if you ask me, it's all very fun. It's very interesting.

No worries XD

[faithorcourage]

Ah ha! You are from R:1! You must be that cat player, Mia, right?

Fair enough. Could be interesting enough I guess. Mun's thinkin' it over for now.

[beautifulmemory]

You know my name?

[Well, that's unusual! She did typically cause a stir, but most players gave her plenty of space, afraid either of her trolling antics or her possible status as a hacker]

It is a small affair, all things considered. But still so interesting...

[faithorcourage]

Yup. You're one of the Dothackers, right? That group of players that basically saved R:1 from being destroyed? Anyone who's bothered to do any looking around on the Net knows who you are!

[When Matsu bought his first M2D and his copy of The World R:2, he'd done all kinds of research into the game, trying to make sure it wasn't going to interfere with his recovery after his accident. Of course, that led him to the Rumors board, with people talking about R:1, and the famous players around at the end.]

Fair enough. Mun's got some other stuff going on, so we'll see.

[beautifulmemory]

Dot Hackers... hmm. That's what they call Kite and his friends, isn't it? That's what Elk said.

[Ah hah having no memory of the events that led to that title...]

I don't really remember anything like that. I'm probably not as involved as you think I am.

[helpsn00bs]

Oh man, you too Matsu?

[faithorcourage]

Yup, sure looks that way, Silabus. I'm guessin' you've been here a while?

[helpsn00bs]

Yeah, for awhile now. And there's not much to do.

I used to be in a dressing room but that's back on Livejournal now.

[faithorcourage]

Great, just perfect. Just the kind of place I was hopin' to end up. [The disappointment in his voice is so thick you could cut it.]

Yup, mun had the same kinda thing going on, only he had Master Zelkova doin' his thing back then.

[helpsn00bs]

I'm sure you'll find some musebox or dr that you can be happy in, Matsu. You can do a lot more than I can and it wasn't... terrible.

[faithorcourage]

Yeah maybe. Mun's thinkin' he wants to stick me in with others from The World, because it's familiar territory, y'know?

Bah, you don't give yourself enough credit, Silabus. I'm pretty tough, and you, Haseo, and Atoli took me down anyway!

[helpsn00bs]

That'll be good!

Haha! [He rubs the back of his head.] I was with Haseo and Atoli though. They were a lot more useful than I was.

[faithorcourage]

It'll be something, that's for sure. Plus, it'll get me a chance to settle things with Sakaki. [He's still sore about being manipulated by Sakaki, even if he did continue to play along even after he figured it out.]

Hey, there's a reason we do three-player teams in the Arena, Silabus. You train as a team, you fight as a team, and you win as a team, too. Haseo's victory was just as much yours and Atoli's, too.

[Though part of him hated to admit being beaten, he knew he'd been beaten fair and square, amid all of the rumors of Haseo's "cheating", whatever it was. That'd been enough for him to get respect not only for Haseo, but for Silabus and Atoli, too.]

[helpsn00bs]

Does anyone even play him?

[Still rubbing the back of his head.]

I guess you've got a point.

[faithorcourage]

I dunno, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[He shrugs.]

That's just how I see it, anyway. Being strong's cool and all, but if you don't have anyone to help you out, you're not gonna get very far.

[pkk]

"More than you can handle"? Heh, You might be giving yourself a little too much credit there, Matsu.

[faithorcourage]

Yeah, maybe. I gotta give the guy a hard time though. how else'm I gonna get him to let me get out there and kick some ass?

[pkk]

Yeah, You've got a point. *He crosses his arms* Just watch it, will you? Most of the places around here aren't exactly what you'd call 'hospitable'.

[faithorcourage]

Are you worrying about me, Haseo? You oughtta know me better than that. [He smirks, but nods anyway.] Thanks for the warning though. I'll keep my guard up.