The old man pushes the box toward Aya with a smirk.
"I think you'll like this, gra's ain't brand new but it's pretty damn good." he says.
Aya swallows nervously, knowing anything could be ihe box, she is the packaging, finding it a bit worn but still kept well.
Perhaps, out of se?
The brand is the same as the ohat made the Icarus but, the name of the device is still too worn to be read. She opens it, pig up the headgear with the sleekness of the Zephyr and the old style design of the Icarus.
The VR gear was in excellent dition, not a scrat the pristine surface, whoever had it must have loved it dearly.
'It's just a cycle of iah me isn't it?' Aya thinks, just like the game probably came from her parents and the mantle of Harvest Guardian from Rael before her.
"Allow me to introduce you to the Revista." the old man says. Aya's eyes widen in surprise.
The Revista was just two geions above the Icarus but still miles behind the Zephyr or even a Gaming pod.
The name 'Revista' embzoned in e glints in the light of the junk shop. Aya turns it around in her hands, iing the device with care.
How the mighty fall.
She could still remember when this first came out, simir to all the other VR Headsets she knew but could never afford the Revista was one of the greats—praised for its immersion and beginner friendly nature.
And like the Zephyr, all the pyer o do was y on their bed. A grin splits her face, she jumps, leaping into the air with such mirth the shop owner could only ugh.
It wasn't the Zephyr but it was as close as she would get right now and Aya was thankful for it.
"You know what since you're a friend of a friend. I'll let you off with a dist. Since you returned Daichi's old Icarus I'll let you have the Revista 300 Lue." the old man says.
"300!" Aya shouts. The man throws his head ba ughter.
"Trust me missy, no one's putting the old Icarus back together at the rate. As much as I'd love to scam ya, it just won't sit right with me."
"Thank you so much." Aya says, hugging the Revista to her chest.
She pays for her new VR gear as the box back to her apartment, but not before finding out the junk shop owner's name is Renard.
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Aya rushes into her apartment, avoiding Lydia as she does. She pces the box oable before pulling out her phoo check the patibility with her PacBook.
"Okay, it'll be fine." she says, opening the box and taking everything out. The VR gear along with its manual sit in good dition within the box. Everything looked to be the inal packaging, right down to the pstic bag and charger .
The girl wastes no time plugging the gear in. The ptop beeps, reizing the headset and soon a figurations s pops up.
Using the manual and the i Aya sets the Revista up to Mooon Valley's specifications.
A sound pys and the VR Gear lights up establishing a e between the devid the game.
It's a bit of a challenge carrying the ected PacBook and VR Gear to her bed, but soon Aya locks the door to her apartment and turns down the light ready to ehe world of Moon Valley.
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Simir to her experieh the Zephyr Aya feels herself falling through a void until she hits a grassy meadow. The lush greens and animated animals make her recall the Bloom meadow.
Excitement builds within her.
"This is different." Aya says. "Menu!"
The menu pops up allowio select her profile. Aya closes her eyes and soon she's ba the world of Moon Valley as Yvlena.
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Yvlena opens her eyes to find herself in the Rose Manor. She jumps with excitement feeling the weight of her physical body once again within the world of the game.
"I'm back!" Yvlena says, pulling tools from her iory she sshes the weeds gaining some fibre in the process. After a bit of weeding, Yvlena wipes her sweat and decides it's a good time to see Risel for the Adiri specs.
As Yvlena runs through the Floral districts, she notices the main differences between the Revista and the Zephyr.
As she runs through the artisan district, the smell of fresh bread and pastries fill her nostrils as she moves closer to Risel's shop.
She could still smell and feel within the Gear but it was faint, like the memory of a smell.
"I wonder If eating will make me taste the food?!"
Yvlena ig for now, walking into the apothecary to see her favorite mert.
"Yvlena! Happy to see you." Risel says, turning away from a er who just paid.
[Affinity with Risel increased +2]
"Hi Risel, I came for the Adiri specs."
[Css Specific Quest unlocked]
A menu bubble says to Yvlena.
"That's iing." she says walking to the elven girl.
"I kept them for you." Risel says happily. Yvlena smiles at her, noting Risel looked happier than usual.
"Some good news Risel?" Yvlena asks. The elf shakes her head, ruffling her blond locks as she does.
"I'm just always happy to see you Yvlena, you're the only friend I've had since my brother and he's oher side of that miasma." Risel says, her ears droop, betraying her sadness.
Yvlena 't help but feel for the elven girl, if she knew someone she loved was oher end of a despicable fog, saving them would be the only thing on her mind.
"Don't worry Risel, I'll find a way to tear that miasma down, you t on me." Yvlena says.
[Quest Accepted
Risel the Alchemist Mert wants you to help destroy the miasma for the good of Bloom Haven. She also wants to reuh her brother oher side of the Verdant Wood
***
Rewards
Elixir recipe (Rare)
***
Moon Point x2000
EXP x10old x15]
'Huh? It automatically accepted, is that because I said she could t on me?' Yvlena wonders.
'Or maybe Quests from friends are automatically accepted?' Yvlen shrugs.
Yvelna leaves the apothecary, pting tag the Verdant Woods. She strolls out of the Artisan District, toward the entrance of the town.
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Finding herself in the Bloom Meadow Yvlena tries expl the new meics she would have to deal with.
Being present within the virtual world meant relearning all the things she could do easily in her PacBook and while walking and iing were easy enough, bat was aory.
Yvlena uhes her sword, swinging it through the air in a basic attack motion.
"It's...heavy." she says, narrowing her eyes. Would that mearikes would be slower now? She holds the sword up to her fad exami, feeling the weight in her hand as it moves.
It wasn't as heavy as her mail cart but it certainly would need some strength to swing.
Yve have a moment to sider her strategy before a horned rabbit leaps at her.
She swings her sword missing the rabbit entirely.
"What?!"
Yvlena goes on guard, blog with the sword just in time for the rabbit to attack. She swings again, sshing the rabbit right down the middle. It disappears in a beam of light.
"That was surprisingly hard." Yvlena says, rubbing the back of her head. She looks at her sword, takiime to observe the details, from the e carrot hilt to the gleam of the sword in the sunlight.
Yvlena walks through the meadow fighting any horned rabbit that dares cross her path.
"I'm o my summons if I 't even take down the weakest mob!" Yvlena says sshing through her fifth practice horned rabbit.
[Sword Proficy +1]
The pop-up says before disappearing.
"Sword Proficy? That's never e up before." Yvlena says. "Same game, different way to py I guess."
She heads deeper towards the Bloom Forest where the slightly tougher enemies y, right off the bat a Fox slinks by, trying to be stealthy in its attack.
Yvelna strikes first, tussling with the fox. Getting some distaween them Yvlena sshes her sword, releasing a carrot-patterned e bst that annihites the fox.
[Yvlena cast Carrot Strike (10MP)]
"Wow." Yvlena gasps ihis is awesome!"
The elf girl takes a deep breath, smiling at the serenity of the forest, sure there were still enemies running around but the feel of the Bloom Forest was so different from the city life she was used to.
Her feet fall on soft grass as she moves, careful to avoid any stealthy enemies, she pushes a rge branch out of her face, wood brushing against her fiips as it does.
"It's all so real." she says rubbing her fiips together at the sensation of touch, she carries on heading deeper into the forest.
"If the Horned Rabbit Queen was the hidden boss, does that mean Bloom Forest has a main boss itself?" Yvlena says to herself.
Stumbling across a path in the woods, something bright and colorful catches her eye. A bushel of red tri-petaled flowers draws Yven towards them. She leads down to pie, noting the bcktips almost like a fox's tail.
[Yvlena Acquired
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Fox Tail (Herb) x1]
She holds it to her nose, breathing in the faihy and warm spice st.
"Fox Tail." Yvlena says. She plucks the rest of the flowers, watg each disappear into her iory.
[Yvlena Acquired
***
Fox Tail (Herb) x3]
[Subcss Skill: Herblore Leveled Up]
"Nice."
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The girl wanders deeper into the forest until she reaches the sed level once more.
Now more foxes prowl the area, looking for a pyer to attack. Yvlena moves carefully, pushing aside thick branches as she walks through. She hears a squeak, turning around and ing face to face with a. pair of field mice.
She scoffs, making short work of them with her sword.
[Sword Proficy +1]
"That's strange." Yvlena says tossing her sword from one hand to the other. "It feels lighter maybe?" she says thrusting the sword into nothing.
Leaves rustle behind her, and before she react a rge fox leaps out of the forest covered in the dark ooze of the miasma.
Yvlena gasps.
"Oh no! What's this doing in Bloom Forest?" she asks, going on guard. The fox growls, a harsh sound the cry of a battered engine.
"I don't think I'll be able to take this guy on by myself." Yvlena says.
In the Blink of an eye Rabbit Knight and Sprite are beside her.
"Wow, you're small!" Yvlena says, Sprite flits about, nding on Yvlena's shoulder.
"What do you mean small?" she says.
"I...mean adorable?" Yvlena says quickly, trying not to hurt the creature's feelings. Rabbit Knight leaps to attack, reminding them they had bigger things to worry about.
All three gear up, ready to attack.
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