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A pop up quest was always an interesting thing to get! She had just been in Gothica, as depressing as it was, to have a bit of a wander around what used to be a bunch of English countryside. The place was gloomy as heck but at least the scenery was nice and none of the wandering monsters could really do much to her nor did they seem to want to. Maybe her level was causing issues with them or something like that? She wasn't sure but as she had been wandering through the streets a notification window appeared in front of her.[break][break]
It told her about a low rank mission she could join and that the other person was already waiting for her! So with a quick, firm nod she accepted the quest and summoned her shield onto her left arm, holding out her right hand as the countdown began. This was going to be such a good way to make a new friend! Completely unbidden she realised she would be forced to hold someone's hand for the entirety of the mission, that could lead to unintended romance! She had read so many stories that had this exact sort of thing happen and immediately a bright pink blush burned on her cheeks. Could she actually find love in the Evil City? Would it be a Vampire love?[break][break]
As the countdown lowered, Summer realised she could already feel a hand in her own and it was quite cold. Maybe it was a vampire! She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and shook herself out, taking a moment to check her outfit. It was a bit colder here so she'd went with a pair of black jeans with red vines crawling up the thighs and a black t-shirt with a large red rose emblazoned on the side and hip. Her puffer jacket, in a deep red, went over that alongside her hairpin and her pendant to give her some good items to work with.
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The countdown hit zero and she found herself in a different place, clutching another girl's hand. Summer immediately spun on her, pink hair whirling. "Hi there! I'm Summer, it's really nice to meet you, you're really pretty, I love your umbrella!" She babbled out immediately, a massive smile on her face. "Are you a Vampire or just pale? I mean either way is pretty cute, just wanted to know uh..." She stopped and took a look around at the massive chamber they stood in, looking quite like a gothic church. "...Well what's your name? We can work out where we are after that!"
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[attr="class","summertag"]Noelle

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Wow she was excited. That was likely the only thing that had managed to run through Noelle's head as they were both greeted by a sudden crossbow bolt. A sudden new figure appearing as Noelle tilted her head, doing their damnedest to keep her expression from souring visually. It was harder, but the lethargy from Manni was actually helping with something for once. Looking down at the held hand and then back to the woman that had entered Noelle raised an eyebrow and looked at her pure white umbrella, coat, and halo that hung above her. How did she look like a vampire exactly? Did it matter? She may as well play along, would certainly make for a more entertaining 'date' then whatever they was about to fumble on horribly.

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Around the 'couple' the rain increased in intensity as three shadows with umbrellas down over their face appeared before they lifted their parasols above their head. Attempting to take on the appearance of the comrades of the vampire slayer. A mischievious smile growing on Noelle's lips as she scanned out with a tired gaze activating a fabrication of Fear on the woman before them as she spoke, "Another city rat here to ruin my fun, are we? Well sadly for you the system has said that I am supposed to be having a wonderful little date with this fine woman next to me. So I will be leaving you instead with good company."

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With her speech, Noelle commanded her echoes forward to rush the woman as she activated her halo. Giving her an even more angelic appearance as she hopefully became immune to being attacked in the short span of time. Pulling Summer along and back down the street for a different block. She was certain that was an actual player and not some random monster and she was not exactly into the idea of being a murderer.

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As they hopefully pulled away with the sudden distraction, and an echo dropping her [Hazy Stroll] as they moved away, "Name's Noelle, nice to meet you Summer. Though to straighten out the details, at this point I'm more just a miserable angel not a vampire - not that that hunter needs to know that. Don't usually wear this much white either, but it seemed smarter then my normal black and white look. You're sense of fashion is definitely way better then mine though with that outfit."[break]

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level

29

stats

POWER F/10 [break]
DEFENSE C/30(+7) [break]
SPEED E/11 [break]
MAGIC E/25 [break]
VITALITY D/20(+4) [break]
WILLPOWER A/87[break]
LUCK 0[break]

abilities

Lessons from Pain 0/6 [break][break]
Purple Rain 0/2 [break]
Shuffle 0/4 [break]
Terrible Day 0/0/5 [break]
Faulty Forecast 0/6 [break]
Hazy Stroll 0/4 [break]
Pious Requital 0/5 [break]
Inescapable Guilt 0/3 [break]

items

Melancholy Umbrella [break]
Rain Jacket of Sorrow[break]
Holy Halo of Heavens[break]
Manni the Support Buddy[break]
Ring of Blessed Light[break]

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[attr="class","summerreescroll"]
Summer nodded a few times as Noelle spoke, seemingly thinking to herself and letting her shield float so she could bring her hand up and tap her own bottom lip. "Well I'm glad she's okay! I'm a [Tank] too but I've got some [Support] stuff as well, I just like making sure all my friends get out of a fight in one piece and I haven't had a monster actually hurt me in a while." She gave a shrug, nothing had broken through her defenses in quite a long time, she was pretty sure there was a manga about that sometime before the Light came but she couldn't be certain.
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As it was mentioned about finding the vampires and the only lights around being street lights, an idea flashed into Summer's mind, the glow in her eyes brightening for a second as she spun towards Noelle and gave her a bright grin. "If both of us are tanks we're probably going to be really bad at chasing down opponents! However the Vampires will probably be attracted to us and attempt to find us if we make a really bright light to draw them in! They're gonna be evil after all so they'll want to find any intruders and kill them!" She declared before lifting her free hand, a massive golden flame bursting into life upon it. "So lets pull them all in and we can fight them on our own terms!"
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With that declaration the flame expanded outwards turning into a massive lighthouse with a shining golden flame at the top, the light spreading out a large distance around them before coalescing into a temporary [Safe Zone]. The temperature in the area became a comfortable warmth and the light wasn't bright enough to hurt the eyes but it illuminated the surroundings and brought a sense of serenity and life to the dark streets around them. "I wonder how many we're gonna pull in with this?" Summer mused only after she had set up her safe zone...
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Activated Beacon of Hope's passive to create a pseudo [Safe Zone]. Extends 43 meters in all directions and has an A-Rank barrier around it.
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[attr="class","summertag"]Noelle