Big City Living (Midpoint Mingle)

[midpointmods]

The town of Midpoint: called thus because it is at the exact center of the game arena, a busy little Western town full of strange people, many of whom don’t look remotely human, because this is where all the players gather and live. Midpoint Saloon: called thus because it is the only bar in Midpoint. It’s also the biggest building in town, four stories high, dotted with windows, painted a jaunty yellow and decorated with red and green flowers in all the window boxes.

This is where your veteran teammate points you. Or just stomps off to and hopes you follow.

Downstairs is a bar and tavern, Old West style, right down to the upright piano in one corner and a raucous crowd of locals - largely locals, but with a healthy smattering of unusual or downright alien faces that clearly indicate the presence of other Players - eating, drinking, gambling, and getting into trouble. There’s a broad, bearded man behind the bar, waving cheerfully at you as you enter.

The rest of the night and the next day is yours to do with what you see fit. Explore the town, take a long nap in your new room, try to get to know people... everyone is here for the next twenty-four hours before travel to the mission site, so it’s a good chance to scope out the competition, at the very least.

Comments

[givemyrightarm]

Irene eyes him for a long moment. "People like you never lasted long, in my world."

[chalicejoker]

Hajime shrugs. "And in mine, you could say I'm rather hard to kill."

"Undead," Ryo says seriously. "Not corpse! Just immortal."

[givemyrightarm]

"I didn't say they died."

[chalicejoker]

"Most people just assume." Hajime shrugs. "So we've hit the point we hit that point right off the bat."

[givemyrightarm]

"I suppose." She really hopes he's not like this all the time; a constant lust for battle never ends well.