“Seran,” Kylie asked once the battle was over again, “where the hell did you pick up beetles at? That’s the first we’ve seen of them.”
“Me no know.” Seran shrugged his massive shoulders and laughed slightly. “Me run down tunnel. Me go this way, then that way, then this-that way and that-this way. Then me see foggy smoke wall which me think funny. Me walk up and try bash smoke wall like all men would!” Proudly, he thumbed his chest to show just how manly he was.
“Smoke break and wall go ‘POOF’. Bugs try bite Seran after.” Laughing wildly, Seran looked over at the two elven girls and grinned wildly. “Seran think, ‘no be greedy, need share’, so me run slow so bug can follow and find squishy-squishy bounce-bounces!”
“So you ran into a swarm of beetles and then trained them on us without even a warning?!” Heather snorted, walked up and then kicked him in the leg. Wrinkling her nose slightly in pain, she stepped back a few steps and then lightly rubbed her foot up against her other leg.
“That what me did,” Seran agreed happily, seeming not to even notice that he’d been kicked. “Me know you want me share, so me share!” Beaming like an idiot, he looked exceptionally proud of himself.
Sighing, Kylie tried to tune out the argument that was now beginning to heat up between Heather and Seran. Looking around, she distracted herself by gathering up the loot from the rats they’d killed, and then turned her attention to identifying the items from the beetles.
One new item of interest which caught her attention was called a “Black Beetle Shell”. Killing the beetles had left several of them behind and studying them Kylie thought they could probably be used for bowels or even a small pot to cook in. Completely ignoring the loud argument raging behind her, she laughed lightly and held a shell up over each of her breasts.
Laughing lightly at the result, Kylie smirked to herself and then pulled out her strongest fang and began to slowly drill a few holes in the side of each shell. Sighing slightly since she didn’t have any leather handy – all of it was stored back in the first little alcove near the entrance to the dungeon with the rest of their gear – Kylie pulled several strands of hair around in front of herself and braided them together. All that time taking care of Sera and Fanny was proving useful now!
Once she’d finished braiding her hair into two long strands, she cut those and then tied them through the holes on one side of the shells. Taking that shell and placing it so it rested against her breast, she wrapped the two braids around her back and then held the other shell in place. Guessing at how much hair was needed, Kylie cut the hair and tied what was left to the side of that shell.
All that was left now was to braid one last section of hair, cut it, and then lace it through the remaining holes in the shells and pull them tight together. The moment she finished, a ding went off and a set of system pop-ups appeared before her.
Congratulations! You have created a Golden Black Top! (Exceptional Quality)
You gain 100 experience.
You gain 10 fame in Tailoring.
Item
Position
Durability
Notes
Golden Black Top
(Exceptional Quality)Waist25 / 25An unusually elegant and exotic top made of the golden
hair of an elven maiden, and the shells of a rare black beetle.
Decent protection and the exotic materials used make this a top
fit for the most special of occasions!
Wearer gains +5 charisma.
Wearer gains +10 sex appeal.
Wearer gains +10 seduction.
Wearer gains +10 bartering/trade.
*Note: Has increased effect on those who are lecherous by nature.
*Note: May offer negative effects on those who are jealous of the wearer.
“Woah!” Wiggling slightly, Kylie turned to show off her top to Heather and Seran, who were both now standing nose to nose. Heather was shouting something and waving a finger up and down at Seran, while Seran was picking his nose and looking completely disinterested – which made Heather yell and shake her fist even harder.
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“Hey guys! Hey!” When no one paid any attention to her, Kylie tapped her foot a few times warningly in frustration. Finally having enough of being ignored and tuned out, she pointed a finger over at Heather and zapped her with a slight bolt of white healing magic.
Instantly Heather's jaw slacked opened and she began to drool as she tried to talk. “…anbb lebb me.. Dabbit Kbby!” Turning to shake a fist at Kylie for numbing her face again, her lips hung low and spittle sprayed as she tried to talk. “Whib bee? Whab I’b boo?”
“You wouldn’t shut up and tell me how amazing I look in my new top,” Kylie answered, not entirely certain what the question was Heather was asking. ‘Why me? What I’d do?’ was what she was guessing Heather had meant to say.
“Mabe meb one!” Heather pleaded, still spraying drool everywhere with every word.
“Me not like! Me want squishy-squishy bounce-bounce,” Seran pouted.
“Tough shit,” Kylie told him, staring him in his eyes. “I don’t care if I run around showing my squishy bouncers to the world. Hell, I’m used to that by now. But I don’t like the idea of leaving that much flesh exposed so a rat can bite off something I’d rather not have bitten.
“Or would you prefer to see your precious squishy-squishy bounce-bounce missing the lovely cherries on top?”, Kylie asked with a smirk.
“Me want cherries.” Seran pouted and then walked over and squeezed the shells a few times. Sighing deeply, he pouted even harder. “Me really not like, but me not want cherries eaten by stupid rats either.”
“Welb, I still wab one,” Heather reminded her, as the numbing was beginning to wear off once again.
“I’m getting better at that spell,” Kylie praised herself. “Actually, I’m getting better at all my spells. They’re getting easier to work and control all the time. This has been a good dungeon for us.”
“It has been,” Seran agreed readily enough.
Pausing for a moment, uncertain if she should say it or not, Kylie finally asked, “Think you can wait until later for a top, Heather? I promise, I’ll make you one as well. It’s just I can do it when we need to take a break for mana and all. Do we really need to take a break now to make one?”
“But you have one,” Heather pouted.
“And you not need one,” Seran argued, staring at Heather. “Fire girl not get bit by rat! Her hide in back and throw flame! Her not need bouncy-bouncy covered!”
“That doesn’t mean I don’t need armor too, meathead!” The numbing having worn off, Heather was now back to her same loud self once again. “What if we run into something that throws stuff again?”
“Then you hide behind me,” Seran reasoned. “Not need no clothes on fire girl!”
“How about I melt the clothes off you, jerkface!”
“Now! Now!” Moving to get between the two, Kylie held a hand out in front of either of them. “Heather needs her clothes and armor as much as anyone else, Seran.”
“Thank you,” Heather said, sticking her tongue out at Seran. “I knew you’d see things my way.”
“BUT,” Kylie spoke a little louder, slightly annoyed at the interruption, “that doesn’t mean you need one right this minute. You’ve been fine without one, and as far as we know, you’ll continue to be fine without one. I’ll make you one the next time we stop and take a break. Okay?”
“Fine.” Crossing her arms across her bare chest, Heather slowly walked towards the tunnel Seran had emerged from with the beetles close on his heels. “Stupid ass boys,” she muttered slightly under her breath. “Whether in game or in life, they just want to start at my boobs!” Glancing back to check on them, Seran and Kylie were both looking at each other and grinning mischievously for some strange reason.
“Are you jerkfaces coming?” Heather asked, frustrated even more for some odd reason. “Apparently doofus found a secret area somewhere and it might be where the core is, or the stairs down to the next level. Let’s go check it out!”
“Me lead way!” Stomping forward, Seran grabbed her soundly on the rump as he passed, making Heather squeal and smack him across his massive back as he passed by. If he noticed at all, he didn’t show any sign of it.
“Onwards to the beetles then,” Kylie commanded. “Apparently their shells are rare loot and make exceptional gear! Even if it’s not the steps or core, they’re still something we want to hunt to extinction!”