lalloroncs

[lalloroncs]

[lalloroncs]

༓･*˚⁺‧͙ ━━ usernameachilles‌ !!

Location: Achilles Apartment

Floor 25

Achilles sat at his desk, a couple of books open in front of him as he taking notes as he went along. He had been on floor ten earlier,  in the library taking a couple of books that he thought might be useful.  He couldn’t be sure but he felt like there had to be something useful there. With walls full of books, full of information and guilds about Velia;  it only made sense that there might possibly be clues hidden somewhere within some book somewhere. Finding it was the hardest part if you could find it at all. So focused on the words he was reading, he hadn’t even heard the door to his office open. It wasn’t until he heard the footfalls of snow as she moved towards the person who had entered did he even bother to look up to see who it was. Achilles watched as Kiara entered into the room, Snow greeting his second in command warmly. “ Do you make it a habit of just breaking into peoples homes? he chuckled as his eyes went back to his books, knowing full well that Kiara probably used the spare key that he had given to her and her brother during their beta testing days.  “ You have a look on your face like something is bothering you? Or am I projecting?”

@lalloroncs

she perched the key up in plain sight as if to answer his question, flinging it onto his desk in a joking fashion. kiara turned her attention to snow, scuffing beneath her chin and whispering sweet nothings to her in a cuddly voice similarly to the way she acknowledges her own mount; a large black as coal panther famously named massacooramaan after yet another mexican folklore told by her grandmother during youth. they often called him coora for short. kiki pulled out the chair across from him, sitting her bottom upon the upper back with her feet hitting the actual seat. “it’s called chronic bitch face, boss.” she spoke, leaning her forearms onto her thighs and knees to sneak a peek at his work. “when are you ever going to ease up, row?? you’re going to burn yourself out, mi amigo.” ever since being promoted to second in command, she often harped on rowen to take it easy as she knew first hand of the long hours of work he put into this guild, assessing and studying everything with a fine toothed comb. she admired that trait in him greatly but her worries for his mental sanity were always at the forefront of her mind and the main reason for her a lot of her concerns when it came to rowen, which she made sure he was aware of.

[lalloroncs]

༓･*˚⁺‧͙ ━━ hadeswrxtes‌ !!

The sun was beginning to set when Hades finally made it to Catalyst headquarters. On his way over, Hades managed to pick up a few more special arrows from a couple of medium-level quests, as well as loot them off of a few solo players in an attempt to restock not only for him, but for the rest of the archers in the guild. At the same time though, he found himself collecting a bit more damage than he expected. He had a nasty gash on his arm and what looked to be a slow-spreading poison on his leg. 

It was a relatively easy patch up if he had brought with him the needed potions, but he hadn’t. So here he was, hobbling to the medical wing with a less than sparkling temperament and a pretty low health bar. 

He was about to push himself in, only to stop at the sight of a familiar face. Brilliant. His day couldn’t get any better. 

“Hey.” He grunted before entering the small room where they kept most of their healing potions. He hadn’t seen Llorona in a few days… not that he was surprised or anything. Their relationship had gotten a bit tense and though he wouldn’t admit to missing her, he found himself losing his temper around her for that reason in particular. 

“Don’t mind me.” He said finally before reaching for a few vials that would hopefully do the trick. 

@lalloroncs

you wouldn’t guess it with how well she held herself during battle, poised, swift and lethal but la llorona dealt with a debilitating knee condition. in the real world, she had her knee cap replaced as the cartilage was completely deteriorated. the root cause?? patella femoral pain syndrome; which mimicked similar long term damages to that of arthritis. it didn’t leave her when she entered the game, though it did lessen in terms of pain. 

when mateo was alive and thriving, he worked alongside their best mystic to formulate a specialized elixir to help her numb the pain for several days. the only downside was that she had to forge for the incredibly rare ingredients needed which wasn’t always an easy task. thus, making every drop as precious as the next. 

llorona limped down the halls of the medical wing, no one in sight thankfully. she didn’t like giving people any sort of knowledge that could be used against her and a disability such as hers was something that could do more damage than that of a sword, in her opinion.

when she saw hades in the shape he was--- which was not too good to say the least--- she wanted to offer assistance even though she played it off as though she hated his guts. in truth, she didn’t hate hades and knew that but it was easier to shut everyone out than let anyone see the HURT. it was also of no use to offer any aid, seeing as how she leaning against the wall and gripping onto whatever could sustain her weight to take make the throbbing diminish. “how could i not mind you when you look like microwaved shit??” she spoke, peering down at the harsh wound on his leg and immediately recognizing the poison used on him. “you never were too good with us rogues, tonto del culo.” 

her knee surged in pain but she was too hard headed to let him see her falter. she also knew that if he didn’t get to a powerful healing potion quickly, he’d be another person to die in front of her and, well, that certainly wasn’t fucking happening. “shut up and get yourself in the door before your health bar drops to zero. CONSIDER THAT AN ORDER.”

catalyst headquarters

[lalloroncs]

༓･*˚⁺‧͙ ━━ atlusx‌ !!

LOCATION : ATLUS WEAPONS & ARMOR | FLOOR : 37

atlus hadn’t actually opened his shop up for the day. instead he spent most of his time working on checking his inventory and stock. along with creating various common, but powerful weapons. some of the weaker ones he allowed himself to practice enchanting on, a skill he hadn’t had much practice in. in fact, today was somewhat of a lazy day for the lancer. he had no armor on, didn’t even have his shield on his back. for atlus it almost felt like a real day, one in which he was not stuck in a life or death hell game. however, he soon remembered where he was when he heard his door open. on guard, he clutched the dagger he had just been attempting to enchant with a flame rune, he called out from the back room, “shop’s closed. who’s there?”

la llorona was rarely seen without the neckerchief covering her nose and mouth. it was true that she took it off during speaking but la llorona didn’t much SPEAK to begin with. unless need be, she found that as a rogue, listening was better than gabbing. she walked into the shop, shutting the door behind her and placing a steal bar in place to secure it from being opened again. when she’d heard atlus scurry for the blade from afar, she turned on her heel quickly and waved up her own dagger, almost in a greeting fashion. “oh corazón,” she yanked the blackened leather off her face and properly onto her neck, revealing her impeccably sharp features. “you can certainly TRY.” she followed up with. “did you forget that i said i was going to stop by for a repair??” she tisked as she looked down at the imaginary clock on her wrist. “i’m a bit late... but seeing how i’m your highest paying costumer, i’m sure you wouldn’t mind making an exception.” a smirk slid up on her lips as she awaited his response.

[lalloroncs]

i suck at introductions so what fun fact can i say that has me being relatable™ ajkdnk;l if ur a bundle of constant nerves like myself raise your hand??✋ lol. anyways, hey cool kids!! i’m mina ( 22, she/her & they/them, mst ) and seeing how i love the damaged kids, i’ll be writing my bb kiara santiago aka my lowkey softie, so !!! if you’d like to plot smash that ♡ button and i’ll come to you or feel free to hmu. 🤗🧡✨ 

°✧｡ [EIZA GONZALEZ, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER] IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE LALLORONCS JOINED VELIA FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA. APPARENTLY THEIR NAME IS KIARA ROSENDA SANTIAGO AND THEY’RE A ROGUE. THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AS A CATALYST MEMBER FOR A WHILE NOW. DIDN’T PEOPLE SAY THEY WERE A BETA TESTER? I HEARD THEY TURNED TWENTY-EIGHT THIS YEAR. LET’S HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆...

so, kiara santiago grew up in a very traditional mexican household. her abuela aka grandmother was a prominent figure throughout her childhood and who, at one point, even lived with the santiago family. her grandma would tell her traditional mexican folklore ( can u guess her favorite?? heehe ) and it brought out a very creative side to kiara; one that liked storyplaying and otherworldly art. and though her parents couldn’t afford to pay for her to get into professional art classes, kiara got into every creative outlet at her school. 

soon kiara’s brother, mateo, got into playing video games and when he showed her just how fun and exciting they were, kiara was lost in the other dimensions, other words, other realities. and when the santiago family fell under financial hardship and the tragic passing of their beloved abuela, kiara and mateo fell upon each others siblingship to prevail through hard times. 

their mother and father began working two jobs and when they weren’t at work, they were home sleeping just to provide their family a roof over their head. it created a lot of pain in truth but it also created a sense of loyalty with mateo and kiara, who vowed to always protect each other and their parents, learning to do so from their mamá and papá.

𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈...

eventually kiara graduated with honors and was even class valedictorian. she was hardworking and promised herself to one day be able to provide for her family to live comfortably. mateo, who was 20, was off working hard hours at a game store, selling all the neat and new games he knew he could never afford. but several years later, through that very job, something sparked an opportunity for the santiago family. he heard first hand that they were testing a new gaming product and were paying high for beta testers. instantly mateo signed up and took to signing kiara up too, later telling her and convincing her to give it a try. 

since they’d played video games since childhood, kiara felt that it was sort of symbolic and a “sign from god”, as her abuela would put it. she was excited, yet had a deep lurking feeling. 

𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 & 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆...

after finding out that players could not sign out, kiara followed mateo’s lead, as she did with most things. i mean after all, she was the strategic, roguish one and he was the prideful warrior, bun dun tssss. he immediately fell in with the guild catalyst, to which kiara had doubts but ultimately mateo reassured her that if their loyalty to each other could expand to others, they might have a shot. and so kiara joined as well. 

over time, kiara felt disconnected from the only reality and world she knew. her brother was spiraling out of control, doing things she’d never think he’d do and claiming it all to be for the people he loves. kiara longed to be back with her parents, to see her tías one more time and ask them for advice and guidance but she was lost and furthered down into a black hole when mateo was killed in a raid. 

she was given second in command by proxy, mateo being her predecessor. but her loyalty was questioned and eventually challenged which only fueled the grief and pain she felt, turning it into quiet resentment. she held no loyalty to anyone, but kept up an appearance of being so. she didn’t want to dishonor her brothers name by stepping down and claiming to be a solo player, so she stuck to the rules and has given herself a better reputation, even stepping up to the plate to “handle things accordingly”, though her inner voice and moral code screams at the top of it’s lungs every time. in truth, her believes are more aligned with that of unity’s: she wants to help all, not just those who are “deserving”, as she would put it.