26 Competitive kittens for ren (1/2)
Princess purchased supplies and rented a crafting room before locking her brother and the two lynxes out.
(Revenge!) Ken playfully shouted once princess was out of sight. He pounced Lux.
Jericho let out a laugh. ”So secretive.” He said aloud to the two felines that were once again wrestling. {You really enjoy that, don't you?}
One of the kittens replied. {Yes, No. Argh take that! I hate feeling so cute and that the skill is backwards of what I wanted. Hahaha I got you!} He shouted as he pinned the other cat. {But strangely it also feels very liberating having the skill reversed like this. I haven't had fun wrestling with someone in ages. Normally I get yelled at when I do something violent. These heightened senses are also enjoyable.}
The bard smirked. {So you are going to keep your current character?}
Ken hopped off Lux. {Yep, even though it feels a bit embarrassing to be this cute and cuddly, and ruins the cool guy image I wanted to have in front of Moira, I think I have enjoyed playing more these last few minutes then I have before this. If I became bigger and less cute that would also help. Don't tell her that I like this form okay?}
The bard nodded. {Do you know the conditions for you to get stronger?}
Ken sighed/mewed. {For my lynx form to get stronger I have to increase my animal skills. I don't know what the requirements are for me to strengthen my human transformation so I can be human longer. But both will probably take a while.}
{I see. Then I have an idea on what we can do for the next few hours before you come over for dance lessons.}
The door to the crafting room swung open. ”I'm finished!” Princess cried out happily. ”Ken, come over here.” She crouched down.
The housecat sized lynx kitten came forward.
Princess started scratching and petting her friend.
He resisted the urge to purr the game system had given him. Before Ken knew it, something was synched around his neck.
[You have been equipped with 'Ken's pet collar. Do to your appearance being relatively close to a domesticated cat, others will likely mistake you for someone's pet. You are Ken, the feline this collar was intended for. This collar will give you +10HP while worn. To others, Dancing Princess, Jericho the Bard, or both are now labeled as your owners. As no pet contract is in play, you do not actually have an owner.]
(Lux come over here! It is your turn!) Princess called out and repeated the same process.
”There, brother now you can tell them apart. Ken has the green collar and Lux has the yellow one. They look even cuter with collars don't you agree?”
Ken grumbled inaudibly a bit.
”Indeed.” Jericho replied casually.
”I want to keep crafting. I have a lot of things I want to make. Brother, Ken you two go and have fun without me for now.” She gave them a slightly crazed enthusiastic look.
Jericho nodded. ”I'll message you for dinner and dance lessons later.”
”Thanks!” She shouted as she slammed the door shut again.
{This collar is stupid. Can you take it off? She put the latch out of my reach.} Ken had his paw and claws against the strap. He was trying to get them in the right spot to pull it off.
Jericho shook his head. {Nope, it will actually help with my idea.} He picked up the empty box of supplies Princess had left outside.
{What plan?} Ken asked lowing his forepaw.
{You are not against hunting things down, however your current form makes it difficult to have the freedom to do so, right?}
{Yeah. It would be dangerous for me if I became hunted while hunting other things especially with the aggro rules.}
{Hop in. I am going to take the two of you somewhere where you will be able to train your skills to your heart's content. Wearing the collars will help reduce the chance you will be attacked by other players.}
{Even I don't know such a place. How do you know of it?}
Jericho let out a chuckle. {You do know of it and my idea will make sense when we get there.}
{Fine.} (Come on Lux, let's go into the box.)
(Okay!)
Jericho carried the two 'house cats' away from the market area. {By the way, Ken what is a Patch? Purai mentioned one happening earlier.}
{Right, you don't know. A patch is additional content and a few changes to the current content of the game. I read about it, for a few hours tomorrow the game will go offline and can't be played while they apply the new changes.}
{Oh, okay.}He walked west towards the farmlands.
{Why are we going over here?} Ken asked. {Wait, the rabbit infestation quest? Those creatures are all low level. How is that supposed to help us?}
The bard kept looking forward. {Do you need experience points to increase skill proficiency?}
{You have a point. So the goal will be to blitz through these low level enemies to raise our skills?}
{Yep.}
{If we do that…} Ken's feline eyes brightened.
”Hello there, young man. Did the mayor send you to help out with our rodent problems?”
Jericho shook his head. ”The mayor didn't send me but I heard you were having a problem and brought with me a potential solution.”