Alex Kennedy

@@Little Red, ((Son of a nutcracker... I said in my last post I would do better, too. Curse my girlfriend for being so awesome and distracting me from everything!)) Rush had given up on tactics a long time ago, and was just wailing away at whatever was relatively close to him and didn't look like an ally. It seemed to be working pretty well for him so far, or at least well enough that he wasn't dead yet and most of the things he hit were.

I'm still here, I promise! I just haven't had a chance to post or much idea what to say. And I've been kind of busy. But I'll do better, I swear. It's not like me to just disappear from an RP. I mean, there was that one time I guess, but I was kind of only ever a cameo in that to begin with. Anyway, I'm still here.

@@Little Red, Rush shrugged and charged the wolves head-on, ever eager for a chance to hit something. He struck wildly and would probably be just as much danger to any ally close to him as he was to the wolves. But that's what happened when he felt like letting loose. ((Sorry to have been gone so long everyone. Site hasn't been working very well for me, and I've been busy with my new girlfriend. I actually almost dropped out, but I couldn't just leave you guys. It goes against my code of honor or something.))

@@Midnight_Aurora,@, Rush nodded. "That's technically what I originally agreed to come along for in the first place. I vote we go get the materials before we head back. After everything that's happened, it wouldn't make since to go back empty-hooved. I suppose if you guys want you can go ahead, but I'll be sticking with Lunara."

Rush nodded. "It... definitely did happen. I don't really know what it was, but it happened. It seemed pretty impressive, and I'm pretty sure that's why you passed out. So... yeah, that was real. Do you have any idea what it was? It would be pretty useful if you could learn to do it again."

@@Little Red,@@Midnight_Aurora, Rush shook his head. "If you're staying back here, I'll wait with you. Safety in numbers and all that. Plus, I'm not about to turn down some alone time with a couple of beautiful ladies. So you're stuck with me until you're ready to go back." He walked over to where Lunara had collapsed and sat down next to her.

Rush shrugged. He's in the necklace, right? So it'll be fine. Probably. All he knew is that he was about done with all this guild madness for the day. People kept dying, or almost dying, or having to be rescued... it was exhausting. Following Red and Caliber, he headed off.

See, you assume that Rush is even capable of understanding that, or that he'd really care even if he could. As far as he's concerned, it's your personal problem, and as long as it doesn't affect anyone else, it's not worth him worrying about. ...It's not that he's a jerk or anything, but Rush is a very simple guy, and he doesn't take the time to worry about things unless they actually concern him or people close to him. No offense, but you don't really count as being particularly close.

Rush didn't really care much about whatever had happened to Snowflake in the past. So he was ugly when he didn't have that necklace on- good for him. It didn't seem to really be affecting anything, so Rush was just going to accept it. "If there's more fighting to be done, I'd like to get into it. I barely got to have any fun with that guy."

I think that means she's going to hit it really hard.

Rush held his ground and prepared to counter it's attack with one of his own. So what if it was as strong as him? That only meant that he was just as strong as it was. Of course, that was before taking into account the speed and magic and everything else, but those were minor details, really.

@, Rush shook his head. "This is probably a bad idea. But I'm getting bored just watching." He drew his greatsword and charged in wildly, putting all his might into the first blow. The more of it's health was taken out before it gained his stats, the less good those stats would really do it... Hopefully.

In terms of level, I choose to believe that the game is similar to Elder Scrolls, such that overall level and ability in specific things are not directly related. Which is to say, Rush is probably level fifty tops, but his frontline combat abilities are well above that, because he's pretty much been fighting nonstop since he got in the game. ...This also means that his non-combat skills are are all very low, as he's basically never used most of them.

Dead. Rush hadn't really been thinking about death until now. But... he'd be fine. He'd never lost a fight before, and he wasn't about to start now. This would only serve to steel his resolve, make him more determined than ever to end this. Up until now, he wasn't sure if he even really wanted to leave. At least here his strength was good for something, and he had a proper foe to turn his anger on. But that wasn't fair to the others. If they died in here, and he hadn't been doing his part, than it would be his fault as much as anything. So he would do all he good to end things, and get everyone out of here quickly. As they came up on the boss door, he let these thoughts give him strength as he prepared to fight. @@Midnight_Aurora,@, ((I consider you two the leaders right now)) "I'm ready."

I hate to seem cruel, but having a character die could actually serve an important purpose in establish just how real the risk of death for them is. So I'm all for it, as bad as that sounds.

@@Reaver, Rush chuckled and nodded at Caramel. "Well anyway, it was nice meeting you, but I'm with the other group, so this is where we part ways for now. Catch me back in town sometime, though. I'll always make time for a pretty girl." With a final nod he accepted Lunara's invitation and prepared to leave.

@@Midnight_Aurora, Rush grinned and went through the menus to send Lunara a party invite. "I'm always happy to party with a pretty girl. Count me in." "@@Reaver, He looked over at Caramel. Another pretty mare in the group? This guild was awesome. "That's right, I guess you're new, aren't you? I'm Rush, resident dumb muscle."

I am so happy to hear from you, you have no idea. And I don't know about the others, but I'd definitely be interested in picking this back up, assuming that's your intention.

Rush relaxed as the last of the monsters fell. The fight had left him covered in wood pulp and sawdust, but largely unharmed. "What, are we done? Shame. That was pretty fun for a while there. I guess now it's back to our scheduled missions? Unless you guys are too tired. Me, I could go all day."

Somewhere in the middle of the swarm of monsters, not too far from Storm and the others, Rush was having himself a grand old time. He'd been itching for a fight and it was simply his nature to excel when he was thrown into the center of a brawl. The others could have the boss. He was perfectly content to go for quantity over quality.

Rush, never one to miss a good meal if he could avoid it, was quick to enter the kitchen upon receiving the message. Not even really thinking to let manners hold him back, he took the nearest plate and dug in. "This is fantastic! You're gorgeous, a great crafter, and you can cook, too- is there anything you can't do?"

Rush nodded. "I'd like that. Anything big and heavy is good. And I think I could do pretty well with a hammer. I used to do part-time construction and stuff, so I've handled a sledgehammer before. But we can worry about that stuff later. For now I'm just eager to find something big to fight."

Rush nodded. "It'll do. Maybe I can find some kind of special metal to make extra heavy weapons eventually. But I'll take the greatsword for now." He took out his gold and made the purchase through the NPC. Alright, I'm ready to go whenever you guys are. I want to test this thing out."

Rush looked through the weapons available for a while, and while he was impressed at the quality, none of them quite suited him. @@Midnight_Aurora, "Maybe this is too much to hope for, but do you think you can make anything... bigger? I haven't been able to find any weapons heavy enough to really feel right for me. Most of my strength stat is wasted on the stuff I have now, and that's pretty much my only stat that's all that great in the first place."

@, Rush looked over at Caliber. "I'm Rush. We met yesterday but you were probably too busy having fun fighting without me to remember." @@Midnight_Aurora, Following Lunara inside, he looked around with genuine curiosity about the shop and how it worked. "This is pretty cool. I hadn't really spent any time in the shops before now. I've just been out there beating on things. In fact, if you'd be willing to help me with one, I could probably do with a new weapon pretty soon. I can pay for a custom order if you have the time. After our mission today, of course."