Everlust

[Vhexo]

Following the beast man towards the entrance of the keep, Evah found herself slightly intimidated by the humongous man, especially with the way he looked at her, although she tried not to show it at all. Evah gave the two brothers a slight nod, ignoring their stares for the time being, as Lucius introduced them to each other. When he was done with talking, she said: "Yeah, yeah, I get it Wolfy. You want to bang me. Well, seems like you'll have to wait in line together with these two.", and as soon as Lucius left them, she turned towards the brothers and said: "So, what's the plan? Which way are we going? And no offence about that thing I said earlier by the way, Me and Mr. Puppy aren't on the bestest of terms.".

[Meep Meepersons]

Xilly smirked and rubbed her chin, wondering how much customization her menu offered. "So, is it possible to bring up all the existing menus with tabs I can touch and sort and jump back and forth from with this hand gesture?" She asks, holding her right hand up as if she was touching a wall right in front of her, only her pinky finger was curled up. "That will make things way easier then having you list the menus to me and try them one at a time." She explains, wanting to make things easier on her and the helper, even if he was just computer program.

[spriter1]

The screen almost made Anna jump out of her skin when she saw it, thinking it had somehow worked... before getting a deadpan look when she saw it was a quest complete screen. Well that explained why Ash wasn't here yet at least, although she couldn't really blame him, after all she did take quite alot longer than she expected to... As she sat there though, she looked at the message, assuming Ashley probably just got the reward as well, although it did bring up one question... Just how much was 5xp? After all depending on the game, 5xp could be half a level, or not even a sliver. Thus, she decided to instead concentrate on trying to bring up her equipment or something that would display her level and experience bar... Like the screen did tell her now that the game included at least something like that.

[Albedo28]

Barret couldn't help but let out a sigh, hoping beyond hope that Amy's ridiculous act was just her way of coping with all that was going on lately before he half pulled Altaria to the side, moving a step toward Xilly's room. "Breakfast sounds like a lovely idea. I enjoy starting the day with something nice and warm to drink, don't you?" He asks the elf, simply ignoring the show that his demonic friend had put on. Pushing his companion to arm's length down the hall, turning his head to Amy he raises an eyebrow at her before she heads off toward breakfast first, "Think we can talk in private later? I've got a few things I want to say without either Mystra or Altaria listening in." he says without his usual flamboyant attitude. "I'm worried about a few things. Xilly might be involved in the chat too, depending." He states with a shrug, waiting a second to see if the fiery girl he'd always assumed was a friend ignored him or had anything to say in return before heading to the other demon's room to get everyone up for the first meal of the day.

[MelissaB]

Amy gives him a glare before she nods. "Sure..." She nods seeminly accepting his request as they make their way to Xilly. "I'm guessing it's about all this if so might as well invite Xilly." She tells him while keeping her own arm wrapped snugly around the elven priestess, her fingers tickling and caressing her side right in the open, seeming determined to anger Altaria and provoke an outburst from her. Knocking on Xilly's room she looked at the others before yelling "Xilly get your big ass up we're havign breakfast and I know you don't want to miss it before we get to helping the elven cuties." she states giving Mystra and Altaria a wink.

[MASigma]

Group One

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Baragus watched Ashley, seeing the Duuga entirely focused on the corpse of their kill made him wonder if this truly her first kill. He of course was ignoring the bulge at her crotch, given the adrenaline that she must have had running through her… hell he’d been there a few times before,” That it was lass”, he agreed with her, chuckling as he moved closer… only to raise a brow as she explained how she was some latest member of a legion of warriors or something like that,” I’ve heard stranger… just don’t let it go to that pretty head of yours”, he noted firmly. From there he listened to her plans for her loots as she finished helping him gather his own things from the Spider… only to tense up the moment she hugged him, blushing just a tad as he returned it,”… If ye need any help lass, I’ll teach you how ta use what ye got”, he offered with a bit of a grin.

Anna’s luck suddenly seemed to work out, thinking about such a thing as she swung her hand seemed to call up a menu… this one offering her own character stats, letting her see the points she had supplied, her race, HP, and other such things… though it didn’t seem to let her see her inventory or any help menu of any sort.

Group Two

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Lucius glared heatedly at Evah for her comment, only for the two brothers to chuckle in turn at her mockery… as well her apparent lack of caring that they both wanted her in turn. Lucius snarled at her before heading off, leaving her with the two men,” The plan is you and us are going into the forest and into the Forest Spirit’s Temple, taking the direct path, and then we’re going to capture the Spirit”, The more human looking of the brother’s explained with a light grin, moving closer as he placed his arm around her shoulders,” and don’t worry, we take no offense… the big puppy is an asshole, we know”, he mused with a wink towards Evah as his larger brother just nodded in turn,”… Now then, I hope the fact you aren’t who they think you are doesn’t mean you’re not going to be able to help us”, He noted suddenly, letting her know they both knew she wasn’t Launa,”… I’ve meet the lovely Launa before you see, but we won’t tell on ya”

Group Three

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Mystra looked… horrified at Amy for a moment,” Y-you called the high go-“, she began to stammer out, looking as if Amy had said something utterly shocking before she snapped out of it… unsure how anyone could refer to the High God in such a manner. Altaria meanwhile glared harder, though blushing in anger as Mystra was spanked by Amyiel, the petite elf woman squeaking in surprise, cheeks lighting up even as she was groped and kissed on the neck, glancing away so she didn’t have to watch the two others in the room react to her being touched like this as she shuddered, Amy’s words making a tinge run down her spine, the feel of nails digging into her making her bite her bottom lip to hold back a gasp before sighing once Amy eased up. Mystra meanwhile nodded, walking with Amy whom seemed to refuse to let go of her… which seemed to only to continue to bother Altaria. Altaria herself found herself being pushed into the hall first by Barret, knowing WHY he was doing it, but she was not going to avoid her duty to Mystra, heading back over as Mystra pounded on Xilly’s door, sharing a glance with Mystra… whom while blushing gave Altaria a firm stare to not do anything.

“Oh yes, I can happily adjust your menu in that manner”, The strange being offered in turn, snapping his fingers as suddenly Xilly found the menus all hovering in the air before her as they adjusted in the manner Xilly preferred them to be,” Is this to your liking?”, he asked helpfully… only to turn to the door as it was pounded on,”… One moment”, he noted, heading over the door, opening it only to be met with those behind it,” Excuse me, me and the lady are in the middle of a discussion about the nature of the universe and utilizing the gifts of the gods, please be patient”, he informed them, before shutting the door right in Amy’s face as he moved back over to Xilly,” Now then, anything else I might help you with?”.

Mystra’s eyes were quite wide with shock,”… A-A Messenger? Why was a Messenger here?”, she managed to stammer up, having only learned about such beings as only a chosen few had ever seen one of the personal servants of the gods before now.

[VintageBass]

As time went on, Ashley can feel herself going back to being the more shy futa mole but has some confidence as she picks up everything she can get and start making towards the exit of this place. Hearing Baragus offering to help out in some armor, a smile appears on her face and she nods off to it. "Yeah, that sounds like a good plan!" she replied. Her smile wans a bit, looking up around her and remembering that they are still in the cave where she was picked off, feeling cautious about something happening to them again. "Although, we should get out of here. Do you have like a workplace that I can use to make my new armor? But first, maybe we should go find my friend Anna. I'm sure she's worried about me and I do want to meet up with her first..."

Wanting to get out of these caves, Ashley takes the lead and makes quick steps to get out further and further away. She doesn't take off, wanting to make sure she has Baragus close to her and she does have her drill on stand-by in case they do end up getting attack. This also allows the dwarf to get more out of the duuga, letting her ass jiggle from each step she takes and her not really minding the lack of panties, shorts or trousers she has on. What matters is getting back to the casino, meeting up with Anna and hopefully get ready to take on some quests together and find the others in this world!

Also this time is giving her a chance to figure out what to do with the chitin, which has her questioning the total amount she has and pulling up an inventory screen just to check, maybe even a recipe guide to see what she can use the pieces for. While she is at it, maybe there are other recipes that uses the other spider parts to create other pieces of armor and/or weapons. Hopefully this doesn't mean coming to a complete stop to access her inventory or other windows, because the duuga doesn't want to become a sitting duck again and get picked off by another drider.

[MelissaB]

Amy stared at Mystra a moment before raising a brow. "If i told you i fucked your high god you likely wouldn't believe me." She whispers in her ear before shaking her head and continuing, enjoying the effect she was having on both Mystra and Altaria. Keeping an arm latched netly around the priestess' waist she squeezes and holds her tightly before her eyes widen in surprise at having the door slammed on her face. "What?! open this bloody door before I kick your ass just as much as I kicked Kendals!" She roars at him before huffing and turning to the group. "Messenger huh?" She asks and looks back before shaking her head. "You probably wouldn't believe us if we told you the truth so. Lets just ignore that for the moment." she states before motioning for the group to keep going. "So breakfast while Xilly has her fun with the messenger?" She offers with a smile.

[Meep Meepersons]

Xilly watched as her menu was situated just the way she asked. "Wonderful! Simple, just how I like it!" She grinned, before the messenger moved to answer the door, rather rudely even. Or was it rude? Xilly shrugged and snickered. "Smooth guy!" Then Amy began to yell at him from outside the door. Shouting out her violence towards their mutual friend in the past. "Oh yes, insult the creator of the game, awesome idea Amyiel~" She quips, playfully mocking her friend. Standing up, she decides to go to the door. "Hey guide dude, can you stay here and tell my maid to wait for me at the front entrance of this building? I have some business with the peeps you just shut the door on." She says with a smirky smile on her face as she opens. "I'll call for you again if I need you. Thanks but you can go now!" She says, exiting the door as it opens and entering the hallway. "Oh hey guys! Just fixing up my menu! Check it~" She explains, raising her left hand to bring up her customized menu. "Pretty neat right!?" She exclaims with a happy grin. "I'm hungry, whens breakfast?" She asks, completely avoiding the fact Amy was just shouting at the guide demon moments ago.

[MASigma]

Group One

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(Luck: 18)

“It’s fine lass, I have mah own personal forge… I’ll let ya have free reign till yah get yer own set-up”, Baragus offered with a chuckle, motioning her to follow as he moved cautiously in case they ran into more trouble alone the way, making sure to also keep an eye on his fair companion. As they walked however he found his eyes lingering on her body, having grown quite fond of how Duuga women looked over time he found Ashley all the more attractive from how she was handling all of what happened before, just remembering how she dropped down and ripped through that Drider… despite her cute demeanor she had one hell of a fire just waiting to come out. He stopped his leering, mentally cursing himself as he highly doubted she’d appreciate the attention after what had been done to her.

After some fiddling as she had enough time to do so, Ashley finally figured out how to bring up the Inventory screen, it revealing all she’d just received… as well as listing her damaged clothing from the Drider’s actions earlier. The Chitin apparently was a Material, though where it said “For more Information on Crafting, access HELP menu” the HELP menu had an added message of “HELP is currently in use by Player “Xilly”… which meant one of the others was making use of it AND they all could only use the menu one at a time. It was about this time Ashely felt a tap on her shoulder, Baragus motioning to the entrance back to the city, they’d managed to avoid any more trouble it seemed… only for it to suddenly flash as Baragus jumped back, the “Messenger” appearing happily before them,” Greetings Chosen Warrior, I have come at your request… I do apologize for not coming right away, I had another Heroine to assist… but how may I assist you now miss?”, the Messenger asked helpfully, ignoring the wide eyed look Baragus was offering him/her/it.

Group Three

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“… Th-that would be blasphemy”, Mystra grumbled out, honestly unsure how to react to Amyiel’s attitude and words… a part of her wanted to be upset given how horrible such things were… and yet another part of her enjoyed how the Youka woman carried herself, so unlike any of the elves in her family or whom she’d grown up about… it was strangely refreshing. Her reaction to the Messenger was even more shocking as Altaria just looked horrified she’d spoken in such a manner to a gods servant like that, Mystra herself finding it hard not to smile but managed it by biting her bottom lip,”… Yes, breakfast sounds good”, She eventually spoke, nodding towards Amyra before leading the way… ignoring Altaria’s shocked stare as she did so as she found it… amusing to mess with her bodyguard, only cracking a smile once she was sure no one would see it.

“I am not Smooth, I am made as I was created”, The Messenger replied back to Xilly, not seeming to understand her comment… only to slowly turn to the door as Amy pounded and yelled through it,”… Am I right to assume it is her “That time of the month?” as I have been told?”, He asked Xilly, the term of course was one of Kendal’s whom had always said as much whenever Amy got in one of her moods… though the mention of Kendal seemed to make him pause, eyes turning red as he glared upon the door,”… Inform your friend speaking of the Highest Being in such a manner in my presence is NOT permitted… lest she regret it for the rest of her days”, he spoke softly, yet coldly… before perking back up almost instantly,” And I suppose I could message your companion for you in regards to that… and if that’s all I have another player needing me anyways, ta-ta!”, he replied to Xilly, right before just vanishing.

Xilly arrived just as everyone was being seated and served another amazing breakfast, Mystra handing over a small bag of gold coins to pay for it all before sitting herself, Altaria in turn sitting right next to her while hoping Barrett would sit with her on her opened side. Xilly’s arrival and reveal of her menu made both Elf women frown, unsure WHAT a Menu was or what Xilly was supposedly showing off… though both Barrett and Amyiel would be able to see the Menu screens Xilly was showing off.

[MelissaB]

Amy shrugged not caring for such talk, Kendal was.... her friend she can speak about him how she chooses not how this game tells her to. Giving up at the door as breakfast was once again mentioned she walks off, hugging Mystra close and caressing her side openly before her guardian. "I think I have a better idea." She whispers before taking a seat and popping Mystra in her lap, forcing her to sit there as her hands and arms wrap around her and tease her skin. "Mind putting a grape in my mouth?" She asks the priestess with a huge smile and opens her mouth for her, her tongue lapping inside promising and reminding her o the pleasure it can bring as it slowly slides out in waiting for the food to be deposited.

Once Xilly finally joined them Amy gave her a look and glances at Barrett with a shrug. "looks nice hun... but keep that kind of stuff where only we can see huh? You'll scare people otherwise." She comments getting the idea the elves were unable to see it. before she blinks. We have menus? like a game menus?! The hell is this place. She thinks to herself before grinning at Mystra and opening her mouth once more to have the elf feed her.

[VintageBass]

The duuga stopped for a brief moment when the menus popped up before her, a little surprised to see these windows physically before her, yet is happy to see nonetheless. She continues on, switching between the path ahead and what is in her inventory, finding the panties torn up and resting in a box while her other goodies are there with a special marking detailing that they are crafting materials. This is putting a smile on her face, knowing that she has a chance to do some crafting in the future and to get to work on making some armor for herself. She did pick up on Baragus's offer of letting her use his set up and she closes out before hitting the HELP button on what she can use the chitin for exactly.

"Thank you, I really appreciate that Baragus!" The idea of having her own forge sounds like a good idea, being able to craft her own tools, weapons and armor on the fly would be an amazing thing to have. With her particular race and class, the need to build is getting to her and she can't wait to get started on her first crafting project. The duuga did manage to catch a glimpse of the dwarf leering at her, smiling softly before she focuses on the path ahead. He did mention that he has feelings towards the drow, but it seems she has left an impression on him. Seeing that this world is a video game and Ashley is playing a character, this can let her play along and have some fun once they are safe. She can play her cute demeanor some more, and when the moment is right, she'll reward Baragus for helping to rescue her and possibly have him join her...

Perhaps she is getting a bit ahead of herself. What matters now is finding the others, getting suited up and then get to work on other projects in this world. Before that happens, a mysterious figure appears and Ashley freaks out from the sight of this being. She isn't sure what to make of it, especially when it's directly speaking to her and is calling her the Chosen Warrior. The duuga blankly stares at this thing, standing there in utter silence for quite a while as her brain tries to process some questions she could ask. "Well... uh... all righty then..." she started off, finally coming to her senses and getting a good footing.

Now where does she even begin? "OK... you said another Heroine. That means the others are here in this world, correct? I know that Anna is here, which leads into my next question, where is she? I've been meaning to get back to her and I'm absolutely worried about her..." She takes a moment to breathe, starting to get a bit emotional before calming down and remembering why she pushed the button for help. "Finally, the main reason I asked you here... if you're the help guide, you have any ideas on what I can use this chitin for? I guess armor is up there, but are there any other uses or is that it?" She could go on and on about what this thing is, but seeing that this came about from asking for help about crafting, she might as well ask what she call this thing for. Also getting some information about her friends is also good.

[cryosabre]

Letting out a sigh of relief as Hilda realized the fatal flaw in her near fanatical need to return to Overgrowth, Beth nodded her head as she listened to everything the Inugami had to say, "Exactly, first we bust out of here first, then we get to work on ridding the forest of the corruption and who knows, maybe you're spear-sisters will be purified of their corruption as well?" Beth suggested hopefully before catching sight of the setting sun and advancing soldiers. "Look's like it's show time!" she smiled despite the intense pressure she was feeling inside, if this didn't work, who knew where the hell she would end up? And not only that, Hilda was relying on her now aswell...here's hoping the driver had a taste for Nekos! Whistling to the driver, trying to get his attention, Beth pushed her chest out towards the blue wolfish looking man before calling out, "Hey, driver...I'm sooooooooo stiff down here from being locked in this itty bitty cage for so long, could you come and help me stretch?" Beth moans in a sultry tone before arching her back to push her chest out towards the driver that little bit further in an effort to entice him to come down, at the same time slowly running her tongue over her ruby lips before she slowly turned her body around and bent over to gently lay her cheek on the floor of her cage as she swayed her hips seductively in his direction, her cuffed hands behind her back squeezing her ass cheeks through her cloths as she did everything she could to appeal to his feral side, trying to look like a submissive slut ripe for the taking, "What do you say stud, think you could help a girl out~?" turning her head to look at him, searching for any sign he was buying into her false offer.

[Albedo28]

Barrett was unsure what to do with himself as of this morning. He found himself in a position he'd never expected to be in. Barrett found one of his own friends being childish. Shaking his head and doing his best to reassure Altaria concerning Amy's deliberate prodding by occasionally placing a hand on her shoulder and offering the woman a sympathetic look. Furiously thinking over how best to approach the already quite emotional woman in their group was leaving him a bit stumped as his face continued to show more and more how lost he was in his position. The idea that this large game had put him smack dab in the center of some racial divide where his friends were viewed so negatively and to a degree starting to fall into their roles, had him grinding his gears with little progress.

Taking his seat beside his Elven companion, the young man looked over at Xilly and noticed her menu out and about before waving his hand in the air before him trying to bring up his own. Menus didn't ever interact with the game in his experience but it seemed like there was now time slow or pause when using it here. Multiplayer games did tend to do that sort of business. With his attempt finished, successful or not he'd quietly eat his food while keeping an eye on his companions. Xilly at least seemed her usual energetic self, untouched by whatever went on around her and that made him smile. "Looks nice, Xil. Before we chat away though, how about we learn a bit more about what we're doing once we get to this little destination we're headed to? While I love questing and getting some worldly experience, we've considerably more time than most missions allow at the start to understand just what we're doing. I'm in a thoughtful mood for once. Might as well put that to good use, right?" He smiles brightly doing his best to make the most of his awkward situation, exercising parts of his brain normally left to atrophy.

[Meep Meepersons]

Xilly smirked as her friends told her to keep her menu to herself. From the looks from the two elves, Xilly concluded only her and her friends could see it. Smirking, she figured what the guide said may have just given her an idea. If they ever wind up in a clone situation with an enemy that copies appearances, she could always ask them to show her their menu, if they understand and bring it up, then it's one of her friends! 'Sweet~' She thinks happily, grinning as she takes a seat and scoops up plenty of sweet pastries and some breakfast meats. Barrett's question about their mission sort of interested her, but she figured these things would play out on their own. All she wanted to do in this game was smash baddies and get lots of loot! With a bit of pastry in her mouth, she raises a hand. "Will there be enemies to fight on the way?" She asks, more concerned with swinging her axe about for the fun of it then their actual mission at the moment.

[MASigma]

Group One

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The strange "Helper" seemed to patiently run over Ashley's question, before nodding his head lightly," Yes, there are others just like yourselves in other areas of the world... and Anna is currently awaiting you not far from here, in the shopping district in fact", it explained helpfully, before seeming to perk up further at her following question," Oh yes, Chitin is useful for a number of protective armors, all light but protective above the normal sort... I can't give you free recipes as it's against the rules, but I can inform you that you can learn how to make such armor from Dark Elf blacksmiths", he explained to the Duuga girl," Other uses can be tools, even shields, and a few weapons if you're creative", he added,"... Was there anything else?"

"Huh, to think yer a Chosen one... no offense lass but ya don't come off as some legendary heroine", Baragus noted with a bit of a chuckle, before offering Ashley a bit of a grin," I got a buddy who can teach ya a few things about usin Chitin if ya'd like"

Group Two

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Tempt: 13

The Wolfish humanoid stared at Beth with a nervous expresson, yet the Nekomata could feel his gaze running down her erotic form with clear want in his eyes. He let out a whine, glancing about to make sure no one was around... only to move closer, reaching a hand through the bars as she felt his hand moving onto the bared area of her lower back, his furry paw like hands feeling quite nice to the touch as he seemed to be trying to massage her, the beast man panting a bit as he took in Beth's scent as she in turn could SMELL his arousal for her, the scent being new given she hadn't been in this body long and thus it was hard not to focus a bit on the animal like musk he was giving off. Beth had to either try to take advantage of his closeness now or press him to perhaps help her out a bit more... she was still in the cage and chained up after all...

Group Three

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Mystra flushed as she was caressed and pulled onto Amy's lap, not resisting as she found more and more the attention was... enjoyable. With a bit of a smile she plopped a grape carefully into the Youka woman's mouth, ignoring how this was making Altaria react as she just wanted to enjoy herself... while ignoring how the suggestive movements of Amy's tongue was reminding her just what said tongue could do as she swallowed down some saliva. The mention of "Windows" and such confused her, even as she placed another grape into Amy's mouth, though now giving the Youka woman a suspicious frown.

Barrett's actions meanwhile allowed Altaria to calm down, offering him a thankful smile as she decided to leave Mystra be... though she'd make sure Amy didn't push things too far no matter who she thought she was... it not helping as Barrett seemed a lot more troubled then he'd been last night, making her wonder if she in some way had upset him and not liking the idea what-so-ever. Of course then he began waving his hand around, unaware as he did Barrett found a basic stats menu of his own character appearing before him... as only Amy and Xilly would be able to see it as well. As he got onto the subject of their mission here, Altaria beamed at him, glad at least one in this group they had summoned focused on the importance of what they needed to get done.

Xilly's question gained Mystra's attention, the High Priestess clearing her throat as she continued to hand feed Amy while focusing on the rest of the group in turn," Yes well, the recent events plaguing this city have put us at a stand still... we need to clear away the ones responsible and move towards the Temple where my crowning ritual shall take place", she explained, hoping Amy wouldn't comment on the matter just yet as she didn't want anyone stopping what needed to be done," Quite simple the troubles of this city are two-fold... there seems to be some place in the sewers that slave traders have begun working from, kidnapping people from the city at night and transferring them out through the sewers... we need to hunt down and take this operation out", she finished, before continuing while plopping a grape into her own mouth," The other issue is getting a hold of an item that will be of use to use... the temple itself is within Darken Wood, known for it's... supernatural influence... there is a trader within the city whom has an item that will protect our group from these troubles so we also need to gain a hold of it", she continued, only to frown," Ragnar Goldshroud, a Dwarf and one of the richest pieces of slime within the city is the man we'll need to deal with... I don't suppose any of you know how to haggle?"

[VintageBass]

Oh how Ashley is relieved that the others are in here as well. Wait, that's a bad thing, right? If they're all in this world, then that means there's no one else out there to tend to them. Well knowing Kendal, he has something up his sleeves to protect his house, and with the others in this place, this should give Ashley some hope to eventually reunited with them and go out exploring this world, take on quests, fight monsters and become legendary heroes. Plus hearing that Anna is close-by as well is definitely relieving, making her happy to know she is going back to someone she knows and get some comfort being with someone who is on the same level as her. Then again, she does have Baragus by her side so she isn't exactly alone on this.

Ashley gave a bit of a huff at the lack of free recipes. She can understand why, but couldn't she get like a sample idea of what she could make with it? Whatever, the knowledge is there for her to make something practical to wear later on. The tools does seem interesting, but she isn't sure if there's enough pieces for her to make whatever tool or weapon needed. In fact, this does have her wondering some more. "So, how about durability?" she asked the Helper. "Does that affect any of my tools, weapons and armor? Also I'm curious about this. Is it possible for me to dual wield weapons, or is that not really a perk for my kind?" She is thinking about really suiting up for some mining, getting a pickaxe ready alongside a one-handed drill weapon she can use, but she isn't too sure about what is classified in this world. Sure she is pretty much going to be a miner, but there's something satisfying just stabbing something with a drill or a pickaxe.

"Otherwise, that'll be all. Thank you for your service."

She gives the Helper a friendly bow and waits for his answer before replying to Baragus. Hearing him talk about how the duuga's not the heroic type got a chuckle out of her. "Well, I am full of surprises. And I guess it's just flows through me. I have my history, and I don't want to disappoint!" The duuga gives the dwarf a smile, feeling confident in herself now with the defeat of the drider and the friendship blooming between the two of them. Things are starting to look up for Ashley. With the mention of Baragus' friend knowing how to make chitin armor, that really got her excited, but remembers a detail. "That's certainly great, but I would like to meet up with my friend first," she explained. "While I'm at it, I can probably look into some other materials to help out in making better weapons, maybe even upgrading this drill." Ashley holds up her hand-crank drill. "Oh how I want this thing to be automatic. It's certainly going to be less strain on my arms..."

After all of that said, ideas begin to fill Ashley's head about what she wants to get upgraded and buy, following Baragus close to the shopping center so she can reunite with Anna and get down to work dressing herself up and arming herself for their next quest.