Looking closer, you realize that the voice is coming from a green-eyed boy with a somewhat bored expression on his face. As if noticing your confusion, the boy stands up in one graceful movement and heads towards you, lips curved in an amused smile.
"Here, you can buy items that cannot be found elsewhere. Some of them will help you with your missions, while some of them have no real use other than amusement. Of course, there are items that --"
Your attention is suddenly drawn to another boy of Japanese origin, perhaps a little bit taller, who suddenly speaks from over by the pool table that you hadn't noticed before. This boy looks rather irritated as he puts down his cue and stalks over to stand right in front of you.
"What Lucien is trying to say, but taking his sweet a** time about saying, is that there are:
1. items that can help you with your missions
2. items that you can use as RP props
3. items that are part of the SHIBUSEN backstory
4. items that you can use outside of SHIBUSEN (the shop/guild)
that you can buy from CLASSROOM #7. Types 1, 2, 3 can only be bought with SP (see next post), but 4 is occaisionally bought using SP and/or gaia gold."
The Japanese boy pauses, and the boy you now know as Lucien picks up where he left off with a small, sardonic smile. "Oh yeah. In order for you to obtain these items, you'll have to spend some time with us here in this subforum. I'm Lucien, and the impatient one over there is Z. Don't worry, we don't bite. Much." (read: start an RP thread and see what happens!)
With that, the pair turn away, heading towards the pool table to resume their interrupted game.
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"What, you're still standing there?" The surprised voice came from Z, who had retreated to the far wall while waiting for Lucien to take his shot.
You, predictably, have no reply.
Lucien gave a small chuckle of satisfaction as the q-ball angled off the first solid into a second, sinking both in separate pockets. He watched the table until all movement had come to a stop before raising his head to regard you once again through sharp green eyes.
"In your rush, Z, I think you forgot to explain SP. sex Soul Points, also called SP for short, are the points you get from being active around SHIBUSEN. You get them from:
1. finishing any general RP
2. finishing any mission RP
and the staff keep track of it for you. Everytime you let them know that you've completed a roleplay in the guild, they will make a post, rolling one 100-sided dice. The number that shows up is the amount of SP gained, and will automatically be updated for you in your journal by the staff."
With that, he goes back to his game, bending down low to get his cue into position for the next shot.
You turn, and find yourself looking once again at Z, who is glaring in frustration at the pool table and the balls remaining there. As if feeling your gaze, he turns and looks at you with a raised brow. "Was there anything else?"
A little dazed, you shake your head. The shop owners are a little intimidating, but drawn by curiosity, you find yourself stepping further into the room to get a closer look at the items for sale.
