Perk-boosters! (Mod)

[Akira Nakajima]

Seemed that the boss of the terminal had reached his destination. Moreover, the terminal was officially their adorable little pet that they could touch and enter however they desired. They, in this case, consisted of Akira and his other comrades- known or unknown. Anyway, that aside, it did seem that their safe passage to the other end of the terminal, and to the areas beyond, was guaranteed. This was good. Very good. Great, even. New areas meant new locations to look for information. Unfortunately, it also meant more powerful enemies. Frankly, he wasn't too sure how far he'd get on his own. Still, best to push one's limits before seeking out assistance.

So he headed to the Old Saints Hospital. He wasn't much of one to enjoy visiting them when they were filled with patients, but this hospital was abandoned. No need to worry about disease wafting through the air. More than that, hospitals had access to drugs with numerous side-effects, some directly or indirectly influencing one's libido. Now, what were the chances of this sort of stuff being easily findable? Pretty small, sadly. However, that would not deter the youth. Even an RPG protagonist had the occasional side quest that had nothing to do with the major plot. This? He could always claim it was his.

And that's if the training excuse didn't work.

The boy in drag was perfectly defensible in this situation, regardless of what anybody said.

That said, the boy had not been entirely sure as to the state of the hospital when he set out. Of course, it certainly did not disappoint! In that it was. . . well, in a very disappointing shape. Of course, as said, he wasn't entirely sure just how bad it was. That was why he was sporting some black jeans and a sleeveless gray vest. A proper girl didn't bare her arms, though, so he made sure to wear a lightweight black jacket, which seemed to be used more for the sake of having a cloak than anything. Black? Black was pretty cool. Black was like the new pink!

And it was a badass stealth pink, on top of that.

So all he needed to do was find some fun toys. And avoid the nasty Shadows.

Should've been easy.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

A pack of Shadows appeared!

Jealous Cupid

• Holy Arrow
• Dia
• Marin Karin

NULL: Wind Wk: Ice
Trance Twins

• Zio
• Spirit Drain

Rs: Elec Wk: Fire, Ice

[Akira Nakajima]

Akira had some decent sense of hearing. Or better than before, thanks to constantly being forced to rely on it to “scout” for enemies. And he found himself in a slightly unfortunate situation. He heard something ahead. He heard something behind. In other words, for the boy in drag that was alone in a hallway, he was caught in a pincer attack. Or a would-be attack, at least. The paces seemed to be slow- relaxed. They didn't know he was there. That was fine. He filtered over towards the shadows of refuse against the wall and took cover. Thanks to his predominantly black attire, he blended in fairly well. From one side, a strange, “special”-looking cupid-thing hopped along the way, half-floating, half-stepping ahead. On the other end, a two-for-one special hopped forward with what appeared to be. . . piercings gone horribly wrong met with stocks from the medieval times.

Bondage was nice, and all, but these dudes were way into it. Or it was into them, rather.

Their paces slowed down. They seemed to have an exchange of sorts. Assuming that the grunting and other sounds were something intelligible. Whatever the case, they began to continue on their merry ways. It was at that point that the boy shot from hiding and whirled, slamming a kick into the idiotic-looking cupid-wannabe just as it hopped. The dual-boost caused it to fly off into the shadows. The pair of bondage fanatics turned to give him attention at that point, but, by then, he already had his evoker to his head, pulling the trigger and pointing at the pair with his free hand.

”Burn 'em like witches, Imp!” A bony hand stretched forth and fire was given birth. The pair went alight, swaying and swinging in sync, as if to put out the flames. Then, defiant, they fired off a bolt of electricity at the boy. He took it like a champ. Turning, since he expected an attack from the cupid, he saw an arrow just about to be released. He hit dropped to the ground at the last second, and the arrow plunged itself into one of the pair behind him. What he had not expected was the fact that the pair immediately fired lightning off at the cupid. That was interesting. Was it angry, or was it an effect of the arrow? Whatever the case, he rolled to his fit and shot towards the cupid using the chance to get behind it and kick it towards the couple.

And with that, it seemed that the couple was on his side, as they fired another bolt of lightning, ending the cupid. That was nice. He clapped. Good show. Great. Ten outta ten. Would watch again! But art was best appreciated when the artist was long gone. So, to help his newfound friends of the Shadow variety, he would elevate their acts of valor and comedy to the stage of legend.

”Burn 'em down!” Another Agi fired from Imp, lighting the pair up again until they burned away to nothing. That was nice. Battle complete, it seemed. And he learned a bit more about the dangers of what seemed to be real-world status effects. Just like in an RPG, they pretty much sucked.

Completely.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

Success!

You defeated the enemy!


You also received the item: Weapon Mod: Light Damage

[Akira Nakajima]

With that out of the way, the boy proceeded a little further. He could tell there was more in the hospital than the guys he just dealt with. Rather, that was a given. He could tell that there were things on higher levels. It was a certain looming sense of dread. It wasn't like the terminal. There were defined levels of power in the hospital. He shook his head and sighed. Seemed like he'd have to play it safe and limit his adventure in the hospital to just the base levels. Even so, there had to be something he could use on the first floor.

Right?

As it turned out, there were plenty of drugs on the first floor. Painkillers, vaccines, et cetera. But nothing he was specifically looking for. He did pocket some of the stuff simply because it was free medicine, but, for the time being, he had little interest beyond potential foresight. He grabbed what seemed as though could be useful down the road. And a shiny little thing that struck a chord with him. Seemed like a modification material someone would have used on a weapon in an RPG. If it was anything like the other things he'd seen, then it must've been the real deal. So medicines and mods, but no libido-boosters.

. . . that was okay, for now, he guessed.