algagrass | In my defense I have no defense.

CHARACTERS: Dirk Strider (

splinterself) and various and sundry other people who can speak for themselves.
DATE: The 20th, thus allowing for people to tag into both. Huzzah.
RATING: PG13
SUMMARY: I joked about a bunch of horrified level 1-2 people staring at the level for the dungeon before going off and getting e-beers. I was encouraged. Also, I'm starting with prose just because that's how I roll with intro posts, but brackets are strongly encouraged if that's what makes your soul happy.

...and after some stuff which doesn't particularly matter Dirk was staring at the level info for Δ Choosing Superior Offerings. Level 11 temple dungeon? He'd get his ass kicked.

In time he would go back and deal with this issue, go find people to team up with, whatever. But for now? Now? Goddamn.

So he turned to the nearest person who looks plausibly lost, alarmed, bemused, or other such reactions and said, "Hey. I don't know about you but I'm tired of dungeons right now. Know where a guy can get a drink?"

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Toph. [She follows him easily enough.]

I take it you were looking at whatever area the--what were they called? NPC's or something?--the area they were talking about.

Yeah. It was level certain death. I figured I'd do something else instead. How long have you been here?

Certain death, huh? I've heard that one before. Doubt that anybody'd get lucky in this game. [Toph shrugs.] Few days, I guess. New arrival and all that.

I'd say 'welcome to Mac Anu' but I'm sure you heard that enough already. [And he's heading towards one of the more bustling parts of town, which is all relative in the long run. There might be something there.]

Finally, someone who learns. It's almost as bad as explaining to everyone what the heck Earthbending is. [She follows, keeping a close feel on the "Dirk" vibrations.]

No damn clue what that is, but if you're tired of explaining it I can wait. No big. [The destination was a small pub, one off in the corner of town. (Unbeknownst to him, it was a place where Rose had played cards not too long ago.) It seemed nice enough, if in a faux-genuine sort of way, the paradox of a game trying to replicate the feel of pubs which popped up organically offline.]

Nah, it saves some awkwardness later. Basically, I can "bend" the earth to my will, and that's putting it really simply. I can also use the vibrations in the earth to "see," in a way. There's some spiritual hoo-hah, too, but I can't be bothered with it. There's four types, including Earthbending. Waterbending, Airbending, and Firebending. You're just born with it.

[Toph enters with him, and sits next to the teen wherever he decides to sit down at.]

[Let's say a booth. He gestures and attempts to order fuck if I know, let's just say a beer, arguing that given the nature of the game nothing says he's not legal and how would they check IDs anyway? Exactly. It seems to be successful. No way this could go wrong.]

[So, a blind kid and a Prince walk into a bar....

Well, Toph orders whatever Dirk orders since it's way easier than trying to figure out what they have, and a large pitcher of water. If it tastes bad, she's going to drown herself with that water.]

So, anything about your world you care to share about, Twinkle Toes 2.0?

I live in a shitty post-apocalyptic wasteland. Some troll fr- first off, before I begin, do you live in a world which goes by 'Earth'? Just checking to see how much explanation I would have to do.

Nope. Is it important?

Just seeing how much explaining I have to do. Basically, an alien troll overlord showed up, took over my planet, and turned it into a post-apocalyptic wasteland waterworld.

...Well, that sucks. Guess that'd be paradise for a Waterbender. How do you live there?

My Bro had things figured out ahead of time and set me up with an apartment that wasn't engulfed when the seas rose. The man thought of everything.

But you didn't have any place to go? And how'd he know it was gonna happen?

I'm not sure how he knew, just that he did. If I had to speculate, I'd guess that the man did some research into my...situation and made preparations accordingly.

Huh. Pretty thorough of him.

[Not that she really knows since she's an only child with highly over-protective parents.]

The man had to be prepared.

[Anyway, hey look, beers and water.]

Kinda wish we had something like that when the Fire Nation decided to try conquering the world.

[Awesome. She takes her beer in one hand to try a sip...and makes a face before setting it down and grabbing the water.]

Yech! Maybe we should get food instead.

[...bluh.]

...yeah, let's get food.

What do they have?

Beef. Chicken skewers. Fries. Some kind of soup...?

Right, I'll just get whatever you get and hope that it tastes good this time.

[And he orders chicken skewers. Because why the fuck not.] I hope so too.

So, what does a guy even do on some apartment in the middle of the ocean?

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