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Who: Negi Springfield, Karin Masaki Jurai-Lin, Optimus Primal, Asuna Kagurazaka, Caleb, Jack Spicer, Ransik, Darth Vader, Sarge, the Doctor and the list goes on (open)
What: Training of the Negima Party (White Wing)
When: May 1st, Early Afternoon
Where: Hinata Inn Training Ground 3

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[konatamer]

NAME: Konata Izumi
LEVEL: 1.2
CLASS: Japanese High School Girltaku
EQUIPPED WITH: Ahoge, Take it! Sailor Uniform
HP: 200/200
ALL STATS: \(＝ω＝.)/

"And that's why we need to do this, even though you can go all the way up to Adult," Konata was saying as she walked up to the makeshift training area.

"... what's the 0.2 for?" Vi-Elecmon was, of course, padding alongside her tamer.

"For leeching EXP off of that duck battle." Konata paused and scratched at her cheek. "... though it might not count since he ran away and all," she added with an easy shrug. "Maybe it was a scripted battle...?"

Vi rolled her eyes and let it go. The digimon been with Konata long enough to pick up on her moods- and the high school girl was, beneath her usual lackadaisical facade, pretty darned nervous. That last battle HAD shaken them both up, after all...

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"Aye, Jarrod mate, look lively. We've got a new kid coming to the session." stated Laz.

Jarrod looked up from where he was tabbing on a fairly large looking panel that was floating in front of him. "OI!" he called out, waving a clawed hand at Konata. "You coming for the training session?"

[konatamer]

Konata waved back. "Yeah, I am~" She started padding over-

- only to be stopped by Vi-Elecmon standing in front of her. "Konata! His arms!!" the Digimon hissed, pointing at Jarrod's protruding bones.

"Hmm?" Konata glanced over at Jarrod and blinked as a few mental gears finally clicked together. She snapped her fingers as a stray memory came to her. "Oh, you're... that undead sorcerer, right?"

"You could at least ACT a little more surprised," Vi deadpanned.

"I guess..." Konata stroked her chin for a moment before smiling her usual fox-like grin. "... man, seeing a zombie in the flesh is really something else, isn't it?"

"... oi."

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"Warlock actually," corrected Jarrod as he shrugged at Konata, "But I have been a mage once."

"A really BAD one," smirked Laz and Jarrod snorted.

"In any case, looking for some training kiddo?" he inquired as he tapped the panel beside him casually.

"Hey Master, you just took the wrong talent," pointed out Laz.

Jarrod's head whipped around in shock and then he relaxed. "Arthas take your bony ass Laz, don't scare me! Geez, get so used to not being able to undo this crap..."

[konatamer]

"Aah, sorry, sorry. I usually play fighters, so I'm not too familiar with that kind of stuff." Konata shrugged easily. "Anyway, a class change, huh? Man, fantasy games nowadays..."

With an effort, she focused back on the matter at hand, and nodded in response to Jarrod's question. "... I need to get stronger." Konata's face was, for once, completely serious. "If I'm going to help-"

She paused as she was cut off by Jarrod's exclamation. And then she stared at the warlock's status screen. "... um, I've been meaning to ask, but..." Konata hesitated before lifting a finger to point at the floating panel. "... what's that?"

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"Oh this thing? This," and Jarrod thumped the side of it, "Is my Talent screen. See these panels lit up? Those boost my powers and stuff. Everyone has one, they just don't know how to access it."

"Or be from Azeroth for that matter," added Laz with a smirk.

"Yeah that too. Hmm..." Jarrod pointed at Konata and then scowled. "Nope, you're too low level, it's still blocked off. Though I could bring up your equip screen... Inspect!"

In a muted blip of light and a sound like something metallic clattering into place, a screen appeared with Konata standing in the middle of the image, her equipment slots filled with starter white items and her attributes at the bottom. "Level 1 still? Only five bubbles in. Geez."

[konatamer]

"That's-" Konata's jaw dropped. "- wait. Isn't that player-only information? You're breaking the fourth wa-"

And then she yelped as her very own screen popped up. "NNWHA!!" Her eyes as wide as saucers, Konata flailed her arms. "What- how'd you- isn't that- stop undressing me with your eyes!!"

"THAT'S what you're worried about!?" Vi snapped back, facepalming.

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"Calm down," sighed Jarrod. "Noobs, I swear."

"Master can't do a thing, that's just the Inspect ability we all have back home," explained Laz in a placating voice, or as much as a screechy imp could state. "It just displays our abilities, statuses, achievement points, etcetra."

"Yeah." agreed Jarrod. "Man, this armor is weak. Oh right, regular clothing. What you COULD do is bring up your own character sheet with the command Ctrl-C just so you can see what kind of stats you have and gear."

[konatamer]

"... ah, well, that WAS a bit of a shock, so. And I haven't found much by the way of armor. And every player's got to start somewhere, right?" Konata muttered as an aside, feeling the inexplicable need to defend her stats (as much of an uphill battle as it is, given what she IS).

Inspect, ability, statuses, achievements... well, okay, that made sense. Konata nodded- thankfully, she actually KNEW most of the terms that Jarrod's throwing around, otherwise the explanations would had to have been much longer. "Ctrl-C, right? Okay..."

Konata's left hand came up reflexively, her pinky holding down an invisible keyboard key while her index finger... hovered over the spot where the 'C' would be. She sweatdropped and looked back up at Jarrod. "... is this where you're supposed to tell me about how to access the keyboard of the soul?" Konata asked brightly.

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Jarrod facepalmed. "Right, I forgot about that. Most of my people don't know how to do this well. Okay, basically it's all about the arcane magic."

Jarrod's hands lit up as he commanded, "Ctrl-C!" and in an instant, his own character sheet appeared. "I haven't really changed my gear in a while, so they're still Outlands crap." he explained as a nameplate appeared over his head.

[Jarrod Jenkins - I Crit Your Mom]
[Level 73 - Warlock]

"And that, is the handy dandy nameplate," he said. "Jenkins isn't my last name, it's a title."

[konatamer]

"Arcane magic..."

Konata trailed off as Jarrod completed his Summon Character Screen spell. "Outlands crap? Aah, moving on up to a new zone, right?" She crossed her arms and nodded in sympathy. "The feeling of being level capped and the rush that accompanies a level up... it's hard to let go of either of them, huh?"

"... what language are you even speaking now?" Vi-Elecmon was lying down, having more or less given up on following the conversation at this point.

Konata ignored her partner, her gaze traveling up to Jarrod's hovering nameplate. "I see," she replied, without really understanding it herself. "... I think arcane magic might be a bit beyond m- wait, level 73!?"

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"Yee-ep," grinned Jarrod. "All that fighting I did here taking down bosses really boosted my EXP bar. I musta dinged a few dozen times in the last few riots alone!"

"Level cap is 80," replied Laz. "Though there's people like Tirion Fordring and the Lich King who are Level ??"

"Yeah, and one of them is good, one's evil." Jarrod steered the conversation away from Arthas quickly before he added, "Arcane magic is like drawing natural magic. First of all, you need to do a whole block of study, natural magic theory blah blah blah --" Jarrod's hand lit up with magic as he held it out, "Or you could touch this and get a small boost. Use it like you would say a ruler."

[konatamer]

"So there's no shortage of action here, huh...? - and plot-specific bosses? Wait, if they're level ??, doesn't that just mean that you shouldn't try to fight-" Konata cut herself off as Jarrod continued to speak, and her eyes began glazing over as he spoke of studying natural magic theory blah blah blah-

She blinked at the glowing orb that suddenly appeared in the warlock's hand. "Wait, it's that easy?" And a stray memory sparked into existence. The Dark Side is easier to master, but at the cost of everything else the wielder holds dear to them. Beware the easy path! Do not let temptation take you in! Do not-

"Well, all that doesn't really matter if it's Rare Candy~" Konata said happily, reaching out for the magic.

Vi-Elecmon looked between Konata and Jarrod. ... should I be worried that this conversation's lessening her grip on reality? she thought.

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Jarrod grinned as the magic glowed appreciatively for Konata. "That's a good glow," he explained. "It means you're open to the power of the arcane. What you want to do is focus on your abilities. That's sort of like concentrated EXP right there. Should boost you to level 10. You might feel a little DING however."

[konatamer]

"Open to the power of the arcane, huh? Maybe I missed my calling in life," Konata replied, grinning wryly before closing her eyes in concentration. "Focus on my abilities, focus on my abilities..."

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..

...

"Hmmm..." Konata opened her eyes and frowned. "It's not-"

[stupidly_dead]

"Hmm, that was missing the usual swirl of golden light but it works." grinned Jarrod. "Now then, you should have your first tier of talents ready and since you're level 10, I could probably fashion some greens."

"What you do, is command Ctrl-N to bring up the talents."