Zeta
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Zeta!
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Post by Zeta on Nov 1, 2006 13:25:19 GMT -5
((I'll just turn this into my RP thread here, then. XD))
Zeta had come here with every intention of totally slacking off. He'd never get the chance to do something like this in the real world, so he might as well live it up in the game whenever he can, right?
He was resting outside near the beach, on one of those hammocks strung up between two palm trees, relaxing in the realistic breeze that wafted through the palm leaves. He tipped his visor, viewing the fairly gorgeous NPC's in their tight-fitting bikinis, as a large turtle strode up beside his hammock with a coconut filled with orange drink, and a mint beside it.
"Dear god, THIS is the LIFE!", he exclaimed, stretching his arms out above him.
The turtle sat down on it's haunches, Zeta reached over and took the cup, and pocketed the mint as well. He reached in his pocket and left a gold coin on the turtle's back as a tip. The turtle glanced at it and looked at Zeta.
"Did you know, you can surf the waves by heading to the abandoned shack out behind the resort?"
LEARN MORE?: Y/N
"YES, please!", Zeta enthusiastically replied.
The turtle continued speaking.
"An old man lives there who makes surfboards! You can probably get one, but he doesn't give them away for free!"
With that, the turtle started trodding back towards the resort, perhaps to fetch another glass for another customer. Zeta rubbed his chin while swinging in the hammock.
"Surfing. Hmmm..."
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Post by Ryo on Nov 1, 2006 19:49:31 GMT -5
"What do you mean 1 grand it's only a rental for gods sake!"
"You want it or not I got plenty of other people who would take it"
"Agh fine freakin cheapskate"He snatched the board out of his hand and dropped a sack of gold on the counter.
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Post by Zeta on Nov 1, 2006 21:28:08 GMT -5
A couple moments later, Zeta strolled up to that very same shack. The old man berated him.
"Y'wanna surf board, eh!? It's gonna cost you, and it ain't cheap to buy OR rent!"
~OPTIONS~ A. I'd like to rent a board! (1,000g) B. I'd like to buy a board! (100,000g) C. A turtle told me... ((This option not available if you did not, in fact, speak to a turtle-waiter first.))
"C. Well, uh... A turtle told me I might be able to do you a favor...", Zeta said tugging at his collar nervously.
Immediately the NPC frowned and became sad.
"Oh! It was two years ago this very day, My son was taken by a shark just beyond the reef! Many a year I've sought my revenge, but every time that shark has eluded my grasp!"
~OPTIONS~ A. I'm very sorry... B. A shark?
Zeta opted for option B
"A shark ate him!?", he gasped in mock-surprise as best as he could.
"AYE!", the old man barked.
"A shark, as BIG AS A WHALE! And with searin' red eyes! It's fins're tattered like they've seen many a battle, and ye could swear it had spikes runnin' down the back-a it! Thissain't no ordinary shark, boy! And I doubt anyone just startin' out like you could take it on, although... Nah, never ye mind."
~OPTIONS~ A. Oh, okay. B. Wait, I can do it! ((Option not available if you, indeed, cannot do it.))
Of course, Zeta went for option-B.
"PFFT, I might not look like much, mister, but I can take a nasty ol' shark! Hell! I could take 2 of 'em!"
The old man NPC looks up at the sky and rubs his chin.
"Funny thing yeshould say that... aye, I hear this shark doesn't travel alone. Like a pack, y'see, but never any bigger'n five."
Zeta gulped.
"Err... five sharks?", Zeta muttered.
The old man nodded. "Aye! Each one about the size'a TWO longboards, and able to swallow a man whole! But that shuld'na be a problem fer an expert hunter like yerself!"
~OPTIONS~ A. Err, actually... B. You bet! Let's do it!
Zeta fumbled for option-A, but quite by accident ended up taking Option B instead.
"You bet! I'll have those sharkteeth before you know it!", an animatronic voice blurted out for him.
"WHAT!? NO!", he quickly followed up, but it was too late.
"EXCELLENT! I want ye to bring me five teeth from that shark I described to ye earlier. Remember! The big one with glowin' red eyes, and fins that're tattered 'n torn like it'd seen a hundred wars!", the old man said.
All of a sudden everything faded to black, and Zeta found himself out on the ocean, the beach visible far-out on the horizon.
"... crap!", he spat to himself, standing on a flimsy raft.
((This is a solo quest for Zeta only. Please don't try to get involved.))
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Post by Ryo on Nov 1, 2006 21:32:10 GMT -5
"Huh...whats that....?"He sat there on his board seeing a faint figure."Guess he went for the shark hunting hehe he's gonna be out there for a while."
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Zeta
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Zeta!
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Post by Zeta on Nov 1, 2006 21:44:38 GMT -5
Zeta sat on his haunches and stared down into the blue. The water was pretty clear, but also deep, so the bottom of the watery depths was barely visible from the surface.
"..."
The old man's words rang through his head.
*gulp.*
Zeta then stood up and put his hands on his hips.
"I AM ZETA! I fear no shark!", he boldly proclaimed to nobody in particular, though really he was just trying to build his self-confidence.
"... Allrighty then... I guess these sharks don't go hunting themselves...", he muttered to himself.
He timidly poked his toe at the water.
*SPLOOSH, ROOOOAAAAAARHSNAP!*
"WAUGH!"
A humongous set of jaws reached out of the water's surface and attempted to snap Zeta's leg clean off. The Buster-hero stumbled backwards in extreme fright, falling off the raft's backside.
Immediately upon hitting the water, he opened his eyes to get a fix on the shark. The first was chomping down on his raft, another was coming in fast from the left! both seemed to fit the description that the old man had given him. He quickly pointed his buster at the oncoming shark and began plastering it with a flurry of buster fire.
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Post by Ryo on Nov 1, 2006 21:46:56 GMT -5
He got a bit closer and watched with interest."They always attack when you least expect it"He layed back on the board and watched with amusement.
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Post by Zeta on Nov 1, 2006 21:50:35 GMT -5
*SNAP!*
The shark continued swimming through, and attempted to take a chomp of Zeta, as well. Zeta responded by reaching out and touching the Shark's nose, using it to pull himself above the shark as it passed under him.
At this point, he grabbed ahold of the fin and prepared to deal a charged-shot directly into the shark's back, but at this point the first shark came at him lightning-fast.
"SH**!!!", he yelled through water and bubbles, at this point he pushed off the second shark, allowing him to float above the first which passed under him. He now sent a lvl 3 charge into the first one's back.
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Post by Ryo on Nov 1, 2006 21:53:07 GMT -5
He clapped with amusement."Well he's doing better than I did"He put his fist out as a random water monster jumped towards him sending it back into the water."What will he do next...?
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Post by Zeta on Nov 2, 2006 13:47:13 GMT -5
Zeta cheered for a second, only to feel something tearing at his arm, painfully.
"AUGHGHHH!!!", he screamed through the water, a third shark had appeared, and it had taken a bite at Zeta's left arm.
However, fortunately it was a game, and Zeta retained use of his arm, though the pain was alarming.
"Crap, they really put you through your paces, here!", Zeta growled.
"I guess that's why there's a warning on the package, and why it's only 18+.", he reminded himself.
Immediately he began flexing his arm to see if it still worked. Three sharks now circled ominously around him.
"... One of them will strike sometime soon. Prolly from behind.", he told himself.
He brought his buster in towards his hand, and pointed the barrel at his palm.
Lazy Ball!, he shouted in his mind.
A tiny speck formed itself in the buster barrel, not having fired yet. He waited for the right moment.
That moment was now. One of the sharks broke the circle and charged at him from the left. He immediately pulled the speck from his buster with his left hand and placed it out in the shark's path.
"EAT THIS!", he yelled through the water.
Immediately the shark chomped down on his arm, removing another hefty chunk of his HP, but also trigerring the lazy-ball.
The water exploded on the surface, causing a gentel rainshower which reached all the way to the resort, three miles away. Two sharks were floating dead near Zeta, one was writhing furiously to reorient itself, at critical hp.
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Post by Zeta on Nov 5, 2006 12:11:46 GMT -5
Zeta quickly made his way to the first shark-corpse he saw, and made a grab for it's mouth.
Immediately, a window popped up before him.
LOOT THIS CORPSE?
~Options~ A. Uh, yeah!? B. Ew, no!!
Zeta rolled his eyes and chose option-A, poking it on the window with his finger.
An inventory window showed the shark's lootable posessions...
... a single shark tooth.
"GLAUBHLKBH!!?!?", Zeta shouted. Of course, he actually said something else, but, you know... the water...
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Post by Ryo on Nov 5, 2006 12:13:59 GMT -5
He fell back on his board laughing."He thought a shark would have some good stuff on it?"
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Wise Idiot
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For the last time, I'm not Deadpool!
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Post by Wise Idiot on Nov 5, 2006 15:13:04 GMT -5
"Apparently so."
Dardae stood on a rock that was jutting out of the water, watching Zeta doing his fish slaying. At least I know what to expect when I try out this mission, and it will probably be harder... he thoght, considering he used a blade instead of a buster.
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Post by Ryo on Nov 8, 2006 16:31:42 GMT -5
He checked his watch and looked at it in shck."Dang i'm late!"He pulled out a teleport scroll and within a few seconds he was gone.
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Wise Idiot
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Post by Wise Idiot on Nov 9, 2006 21:11:25 GMT -5
Dardae watched as Ultima teleported away. "Okay, see ya, Ultima." He then went back to watch Zeta. "Hey Zeta, need a hand with filleting those fish?"
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Zeta
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Zeta!
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Post by Zeta on Nov 10, 2006 13:16:33 GMT -5
Zeta surfaced, having heard Dardae call to him through the water.
"Uh, no thanks... It's kind of a solo mission, but I almost got it under control."
Just have to wait for two more sharks to show up., he thought to himself as he was looting the third and final shark's corpse, for a single other tooth.
Normally these sharks have neat things like gold and pirate skulls in them, but considering Zeta was in "quest" mode, their inventories had been changed a bit.
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