43***Pseudo Party

Nylon

"Mmm....." a mumbling sound came up from Miss Eleora as she stirred awake!

"Miss Eleora! You're back and well I see!!!" I greeted her in excitement as she pinched the bridge of her nose and propped herself up with one arm.

"You may want to take it easy a bit, since you were out for 5 minutes." I said to her in a worried tone, stopping myself short of reaching out to help her, "I've never seen such a strong sleeping mechanism before! do you think it's an update that you'll find in the regular game?! Maybe it's just unique to this place! Though who knows really! Maybe there are other hidden dungeons like this! Or maybe this is a glitch in the game?! Or maybe this is one of those... ah sorry, I'm talking too much aren't I?" I asked as the stare she was giving me gave me pause!

"... Who are you?" She asked in a... pretty flat tone to be honest...

Well, to be fair, I haven't heard her voice in any of the videos she and Mark do, and she doesn't take much if at all in interviews, and whenever she does, her voice is barely audible so no one really knows what she sounds like.

But still, I was expecting it to be... Idk, not a cold expressionless anime Lolita voice... is what I say, but frankly I don't really care about that. In fact, I find it fitting, and honestly don't know why I thought it would be anything else. What is bothering me right now though is the fact that she doesn't remember me, which makes me both disappointed and glad because my first impression wasn't really an ideal one. Yet still, the disappointment won out.

"Ah right! Sorry about that... I'm..."

"Ah! You're the idiot fan that got us found out!" She suddenly said with her voice changing a fraction being the only thing showing surprise!

"I..Idiot?!" I said as I fell into partial shock! I couldn't even get mad if I wanted to, because she said it in such a way that if some random kid was the one that said it, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference! How can she be so cool, and yet sound so innocent and cold at the same time?!!

"Um, M-Miss Eleora... ! Don't you think calling me an idiot is a bit mean....?"

"Mark called you an idiot, so you are an idiot." She said with a flat factualness that overpowered my will to shoot back!

"Ah, I see... so Mr. Mark said that.... hehe." I mumbled to myself in post-shock.

"What are you losing it over this time, little s***." A voice sounded beside Miss Eleora as Angus propped herself up!

*...!!!* "Language Angus....!" I said to her through gritted teeth! If she thinks she can continue to be as crass as she was with just me around, I ain't laying around to take that! Miss Eleora is here now and I ain't taking this s*** with her h.... Angus!!!!

"Shut the f*** up you stupid little s***, you think I'm just gonna take your b****** when you went and got you're **s going psycho on our way here?!" She shot at me. My already fragile resolve crumpled under the guilt tripping blow, and to my demise, Angus was just getting started...!

"I had to waltz my **s around the whole of the 7th floor just to get a torch and fight hundreds more f******* mobs than necessary just to get the s*** lighted, and all because you went vegetable,"

*STAB*

"And I had to take care of you that whole time because your dead **s wouldn't move even 10 steps to save your own sorry behind,"

*STAB*

"Because of you, ALL of the potions we had went freaking *poof!* just like that,"

*STAB*

"Are you that much of a death w**** that I need to watch you even in you're sleep just to make sure that you don't run off and die to some d******* like some b*****?!!"

*STAB* *STAB* *STAB* 'My body can't take much more of this damn it!!! I need her to stop but I can't because she's right!!!' I thought to myself as I felt myself near to coughing up blood. 'I need some assistance... ah!'

"Miss Eleora...!!!"

"Idiot little s***" she said in that same tone of voice with her expression unchanged, and that did it for me,

'Even... miss... Eleora...' I collapsed with blood leaking out of my mouth...

Technical Knock Out: Girls 1 - You 0

***

'ENOUGH OF THIS FARCE!!!!!' I shouted to myself as I got up and whipped the blood from my mouth corner!

"Stupid little..."

"Enough of that! I almost died dang it!!!!" I shouted at Angus, cutting her of while I tried to calm myself! We have bigger fish to fry!

"Alright, first order of business! Miss Eleora..."

"Eleora." She interjected.

"... Sorry?" I asked, partially stunned.

"Eleora. You should call me that. Stop saying Miss. You didn't before did you?" She clarified, making me blush at the unexpected request.

"Y-yes miss, true, but I was so surprised that I just... "

"Eleora." She corrected yet again, giving me a hard stare down. I stopped my current train of thought, and got ready to try again,

"E-ele... or..... arg!!! We don't have time for this!!!!" I screamed in frustration with a good mix of adrenaline and a heavy dose of embarrassment!

"You're not being cute you know." Angus butted in, making my face temperature sky rocket!

"Ah for the love of... will you just quit it already!!!"

***

"Alright, here's the situation." I started as I finally managed to get settled. "We have no health potions, or any potions for that matter,"

"Thanks to a certain someone." Angus...

"And we know practically nothing about this Boss Monster save for the fact that it can spit a sleep inducing substance that causes you to force log out for 1 minute, or 5 minutes in game thanks to the 5:1 time ratio, which is plenty of time for the dude to maul you into paste at least a hundred times over." I proceeded without hitching.

"Yes, that seems about right." Mi... Eleora piped in with a confirmation.

"Hmm... only 3 members, all of fighter class with one part defender, no stat support, very little Item support, only gear's are getting worn, and an op, near unclearable attack that we need to work around for a fighting chance, eh?"

"You got anything Nylon?" Angus asked as I dug through my mental scape.

"I actually have a few strategies that might do the trick, but they all need at least one very stro... actually come to think of it, Eleora! Who did you come down here with?" I asked as I suddenly remembered something.

"Eh? What do you mean? I came down here by myself." She replied, startling Angus in the process, but left me berating myself!

'Of course, why didn't I remember that sooner! We'd be out of here in seconds!' I thought to myself as I thrashed around in disbelief.

"What's wrong with him?" Eleora asked, pure curiosity lighting up her voice.

"Oh don't mind him. He's just being an idiot." Words still hurt Angus!

"Ah! I see." Stop being influenced by her dang it!!!

"Ahem, excuse me." I said as I got up and brushed myself off.

"M... Eleora. Your main series is still the Crashing Rapids style, correct?" I asked, a bit of hope in my voice.

"Mhm." She replied

"Can you still do the River Smash?" I asked again, the hope growing!

"Yes, I can do it at least a few times more with the essence I have." She confirmed.

"Oi, what the hell are you smiling like that for creep!" Angus recoiled suddenly, looking at me like I just called her a snack ().

"Huh? I'm smiling?" I said as I felt my face to see if it was so, and it was! I had the goofiest grin on my face and I couldn't control it! But could you blame me?! I mean, after all...

"Heh! Nothing, it's just that..."

"... Well? Talk already dingus!!!"

"Hehe, sorry. It's just that... well, let's just say you'll be bored for the rest of the dive." I asked, still trying to get my face under control!

"Huh? what the hell are you spouting s*** for now eh? Are you loosing it again?!!!" Asked a pissed Angus, but of course she doesn't get it, I didn't tell her why. And why would I? After all...

'She wouldn't believe me if I said we could beat this dungeon with 10 minutes from now!'

"... Okay, come closer." I said to them after I finally schooled my expression. I gave them the most serious look I could give them -well, Angus at least, not to sure about or golden ticket- to ensure them that I had 0 intention of dying or killing anyone! In fact, the opposite!!!

We'll get out of this place without a single scratch extra!

"Here's the plan."