that. It's one thing to have aspects running the game world. It's another entirely to log in as a player and play while I am supposed to be focusing on the fans. It's like I don't think they warrant my full attention."
"Bad PR?" asked Scott.
"Yes, very much so," said Rhea with a sigh. "That's the last thing we need. Let the player base think I couldn't be bothered to give them my all when my family calls for a tour of the commonwealth."
"Hmm, so we only have you with us for what, another three or four days?" asked Scott.
"Two actually..," said Rhea.
Scott winced. "It's really going to impact your training isn't it?"
"Can't be helped. I can make up for it in various ways, but we do need me to do this if we are going to buy a little more time. Even if it only gives us an extra year or two, that's a lot of time to plan and train," said Rhea.
"True. Maybe it's not so bad," said Scott.
Rhea gave him a mildly hurt look and he waved her off. "Don't take it like that. I'm talking about everyone. Ero needs to have proper medical care, Herbert needs to get a little older, and my magic needs a lot of time and effort to develop."
"So, what are you saying?" asked Rhea.
He took a moment to respond. There was a lot to say and he wanted to say it right. He leaned forward and allowed his eyes to grow hazy, a distant look arose within them. "When I first came to ARS, I was like a little kid. I ran around like a happy idiot and did stupid things at times."
Scott's eyes narrowed a little. "I can't do that again. It's fine to have fun, but we can't just wing it. I need to be better than I was before, more focused. I can take the next few years to develop my powers and train. Out of all of us, I am the only one who doesn't have an innate capacity to mesh properly with this world."
"You don't mesh?" asked Ero. Herbert chittered a little and she translated his mousy chatter as a similar question.
"None of us are native to this world, but everyone here besides me has spent most of their life dealing with a similar state of being. I've only dealt with it for a few months. My game playing knowledge only helps out by a small amount. I need to redefine myself completely," said Scott.
"So, what do you intend?" asked Herbert by way of his fairy translator.
Scott looked down at the tiny Grassrat. "I need to become what I pretend to be. I am a sorcerer, a twilight master. I need to live up to that and stop merely playing a game."
"You need to train," said Ero, on Herbert's behalf.
"I need to train, true training," said Scott in agreement.
The Grassrat waddled forward and reached over the gap between the table and couch to place one paw atop Scott's knee. He chittered something then inclined his head.
"I understand," said Scott.
"Wow! You can speak Grassrat now, Scott?" asked Ero.
Scott shook his head. "No. I just don't need a translation to know what he meant."
Herbert had left his world behind and sought to become something remarkable as well. Though they were of different species, they were brothers of a kind.
"What will you do then?" asked Rhea after a moment.
The sorcerer took a breath. "I'll spend most of my time in training or challenging tough opponents in the field. When everyone is together we can go on specific missions. Once we have things sorted, I'll need to head to Twilight Desert to undergo real training."
Rhea nodded her head. "I understand. That would help a great deal. Though, the monster level in that area is quite high, we could all undertake training there."
"We can? I only knew that it was a place where twilight sorcerers gathered," said Scott.
The elf maiden grinned at him. "Yes, it's one of the better places to train since the monsters tend to be able to take a lot of punishment. Good for skill development. There are even a few dungeon areas that have cropped up there recently."
"Cropped up? You make it sound like the gods didn't just put them there." Scott smiled at her, a twinkle in his eye. It was nice to
"Bad PR?" asked Scott.
"Yes, very much so," said Rhea with a sigh. "That's the last thing we need. Let the player base think I couldn't be bothered to give them my all when my family calls for a tour of the commonwealth."
"Hmm, so we only have you with us for what, another three or four days?" asked Scott.
"Two actually..," said Rhea.
Scott winced. "It's really going to impact your training isn't it?"
"Can't be helped. I can make up for it in various ways, but we do need me to do this if we are going to buy a little more time. Even if it only gives us an extra year or two, that's a lot of time to plan and train," said Rhea.
"True. Maybe it's not so bad," said Scott.
Rhea gave him a mildly hurt look and he waved her off. "Don't take it like that. I'm talking about everyone. Ero needs to have proper medical care, Herbert needs to get a little older, and my magic needs a lot of time and effort to develop."
"So, what are you saying?" asked Rhea.
He took a moment to respond. There was a lot to say and he wanted to say it right. He leaned forward and allowed his eyes to grow hazy, a distant look arose within them. "When I first came to ARS, I was like a little kid. I ran around like a happy idiot and did stupid things at times."
Scott's eyes narrowed a little. "I can't do that again. It's fine to have fun, but we can't just wing it. I need to be better than I was before, more focused. I can take the next few years to develop my powers and train. Out of all of us, I am the only one who doesn't have an innate capacity to mesh properly with this world."
"You don't mesh?" asked Ero. Herbert chittered a little and she translated his mousy chatter as a similar question.
"None of us are native to this world, but everyone here besides me has spent most of their life dealing with a similar state of being. I've only dealt with it for a few months. My game playing knowledge only helps out by a small amount. I need to redefine myself completely," said Scott.
"So, what do you intend?" asked Herbert by way of his fairy translator.
Scott looked down at the tiny Grassrat. "I need to become what I pretend to be. I am a sorcerer, a twilight master. I need to live up to that and stop merely playing a game."
"You need to train," said Ero, on Herbert's behalf.
"I need to train, true training," said Scott in agreement.
The Grassrat waddled forward and reached over the gap between the table and couch to place one paw atop Scott's knee. He chittered something then inclined his head.
"I understand," said Scott.
"Wow! You can speak Grassrat now, Scott?" asked Ero.
Scott shook his head. "No. I just don't need a translation to know what he meant."
Herbert had left his world behind and sought to become something remarkable as well. Though they were of different species, they were brothers of a kind.
"What will you do then?" asked Rhea after a moment.
The sorcerer took a breath. "I'll spend most of my time in training or challenging tough opponents in the field. When everyone is together we can go on specific missions. Once we have things sorted, I'll need to head to Twilight Desert to undergo real training."
Rhea nodded her head. "I understand. That would help a great deal. Though, the monster level in that area is quite high, we could all undertake training there."
"We can? I only knew that it was a place where twilight sorcerers gathered," said Scott.
The elf maiden grinned at him. "Yes, it's one of the better places to train since the monsters tend to be able to take a lot of punishment. Good for skill development. There are even a few dungeon areas that have cropped up there recently."
"Cropped up? You make it sound like the gods didn't just put them there." Scott smiled at her, a twinkle in his eye. It was nice to
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