InnocentSerenity

I forgot how great the music is in the SpongeBob Squarepants games.

Karen & Alison “Aw, c’mon, Tessie. Don’t leave us hanging like that.” Karen walked up next to Tessalyva, putting xyr arm onto her shoulder. Xe was hoping she’d get annoyed by it. “Alison’s such a gentleman. You should at least finish and answer, right?” “Actually, It’s fine if she doesn’t ans-” “Not now, Alison.” “I can show ya my Lumen if you want, Tessie.” Karen’s mouth twisted into a devious grin as xe felt a spider climbing up xyr back, hidden in Karen’s rather long hair. Xe didn’t care if Tessa was scared of spiders, it would at least get a nice reaction out of her. It would be great if she had arachnophobia, though. Cowering in fear was always a nice look for Karen to see. “I’d bet you’d like it. I’m only being fair. Show me yours, I’ll show you mine.” Karen really couldn’t care less about whatever Tessalyva’s Lumen did. Xe just wanted to see how she’d react to a few spiders. Meanwhile, Alison walked up to Osiris, hoping to speak with him. “Apologies for Master Marcus. You can probably tell xe can be rather troublesome at times. I hope xyr behavior around Ms. Whipschnaps doesn't bother you.” Alison sent a glance towards the lavender Osiris had given to Tessalyva. “Also, if you don’t mind, might I ask how you made that flower?”

Luka felt an odd sense of luck go through him. Somehow, the enemy had chosen to ignore the clearly unarmored Dancer, leaving Luka alive. Hoshiko, I thought the Goddess was supposed to favor you. Luka sent a glance towards the western group. Luka looked to see Serene closing in on a Fighter, as well as Meredith chasing after a Troubadour. They need all the help they can get. What are they without my help, after all? Dashing behind Meredith, Luka called the attention of the Fire Mage and the Soldier. Luka tried not to let the Fighter by the trees impair his focus as he danced. Can’t be afraid now! Move to Q5 and dance for Serene and Meredith.

Karen & Alison Oh, man, I’m gonna have a lot of fun with this girl, I’m pretty sure. Karen tried to hold back the huge grin and mischievous laugh xe wanted to bring out. Karen had to clench xyr fist to hide her sense of joy from finding someone to maybe torment for the rest of xyr time here. Xe could never do that back home. They would've suspended xem for months, and then xe couldn’t show off how much smarter xe was than the rest of them. Nothing was gonna hold xem back here. They needed xem, and xyr Lumen. This girl is holding back, I know it. If I push hard enough, I know I can break something. Would they kick xem out for a bit of tormenting? Maybe, but Karen was willing to test that theory. But not today, it was too early. She might not even be the person to do this to. Still, Karen was trying xyr best to hold back. Alison, realizing what Karen was thinking, decided to step up and ask the questions. Before someone would go off crying. “If you don’t mind me asking, Ms. Whippersn-” Alison stopped himself, realizing that had actually nearly forgotten her last name. Trying to hide his mistake behind a cough, Alison continued. “Ms. Whipschnaps, might I ask what your Lumen ability is? I’m sure it’s better to know what it is now, then to have to learn on the battlefield.”

Combo Light Magic and Dark Magic. I'd take that class in a heartbeat, honestly.

Karol “Huh, really?” Karol inspected the card a bit more closely, not really bothering to have looked at it much beforehand. The gold plastic border and the black ink certainly made it look rather impressive. Poking the center of the card, Karol watched the border light up. Since she didn’t say his name, the card must’ve not made a connection to try to contact Hesediel. An amazed grin appeared on Karol’s face as she looked at the lighting effects. “Man, that looks pretty cool. You gotta teach me how to do that someday.” Karol quickly realized her words. “Or, y’know, one of my friends that actually know how to use magic.” “I’d better get going, it’s probably getting late. Bye, Hesediel, I’ll see you again!” Karol dashed off, waving to Hesediel with the card between her fingers. Karol was hoping to maybe find Misara before she got into trouble. Though, she had a feeling she was already in some. Whether or not she was, Karol would see once she found her.

The same way Luka knows the name of the unit classes he meets, despite there really being little-to-no reason he should in any way even know it.

Apologies if Karen and Alison's conversations get annoying. I can tone them down, if needed.

Karen & Alison “Oh boy, bunk beds!” Though, Karen was more excited about the beds than the bunking. “Hold it right there, Master Marcus.” Karen was nearly in a full dash to the dorms before Alison grabbed onto xyr collar. The child quickly lost xyr footing and fell to the ground. Xe got back up and began dusting off xyr clothes as Alison continued. “Don’t you think it’s rather early for a nap?” “How long have you known me?” “So you just plan to ignore your fellow Lumen learners?” “Again, how long have you known me?” “These aren’t your usual classmates, Master Marcus. You’re going to work with them, not do their homework for free cash.” “Hey, not my fault my parents grounded me that day.” “Just pay them a bit more heed than usual, okay?” Alison gave a warm smile to Karen as he gave that final remark. Karen glared at Alison with xyr rather non-menacing blue eyes behind xyr glasses. Still, he had a point. They were being trained to fight, and fighting with others was certainly different from doing group assignments. Karen was always the one to do most of the work, but here xe had to remember that xe could barely do anything alone with xyr Lumen. “Fine, I’ll go make a meatshie- Er, friend.” “You can thank me later.” “Yes, dad.” Turning to the other Lumen children, Karen decided to give a listen to the green-haired girl’s little speech. She was certainly trying harder than the rest of them to make allies. “You certainly seem nicer than the rest of these guys, Tessie Serra van Whippersnapper.” Karen did remember her name, but that’d be the more dull response. “My name’s Karen Marcus. Yes, it’s a lot more mundane than most of yours, but it’s the only thing you’ll ever beat me at.” Alison walked up behind Karen, wordlessly waving his hand as if to wait for his master to continue. “This is Alison. He’s my butler so he serves most of my needs. Don’t ask him for things, he’s my butler, not yours.” “Pleasure to make your acquaintance, young Lumen children.” “Alison, you’re younger than most of us, don’t call us young.” “As you can also see, Master Marcus is rather not appreciative.” “Hey, he’s lying, I treat him well.” “Then where’s my paycheck?” “You know exactly why I don’t have one for you.”

I want my Dancing Light Blade with the ability to wield swords and Light Magic while using Strength for both. Just combine my two favorite parts of the two Dancer promotions. Also, when do we get to just... trap an archer somewhere and just have Luka dance over and over to get us all experience? On a more serious note, take your time, Pyon. Don't let this feel like an obligation, we got patience.

Surely if we progress levels at the same rate, we all promote the same chapter, then? Or are a bunch of us sticking at Level 20 for awhille, losing precious EXP?

Saffron stole hers from some stables, I don't think she has any more pegasi to spare. Don't worry, maybe the Goddess will send you some. She'll probably send us a nice set of new clothes for promotion, too.

We have riding horses. Not combat horses. They can probably be trained for combat, though. That's how you war horse, right?

Don't worry, we happen to be able to pull combat-ready animals out of nowhere. That's how promotion works. Also, it's not like anyone stopped to think about how Terrin's getting his horse.

At least you get to shoot stuff. Luka don't get to do nothin'. He just spins around. I want that Claymore. It sounds awesome.

Maybe it does, you wouldn't know yet.

"Don't worry, I've seen enough amateur plays to know how to not be that."

Oh, whoops. Changing that now. Apologies.

"Hey, I give good orders."

Karen and Alison “Master Marcus, did you enjoy the fight?” “Wha?” Karen hadn’t been focusing on the fight much. Xyr eyes were affixed to one of the random trees on the other side of the clearing. Xe wasn’t too interested after everyone had revealed their Lumen. Xe saw the fire, shapeshifting, and the myriad of other Lumen, but none of the actual fight. Xe was at least nice enough to learn their Lumens. “Oh, yeah, the fight.” Looking for a way to make up for xyr lack of attention for the battles, Karen simply directed it back at Alison. “You enjoyed it, right?” "Oh, it was rather splendid. Some of the Lumens abilities I saw were rather unique I felt. I think one of my favorite parts was watching the girl with white hair call flames as she played her whistle. And then another person seemed to be able to manipulate metal objects, namely that man who turned himself to steel. Though, your instructors are actually very skilled themselves. Their show at the end was quite a display.” Alison spoke with glee as he spoke about the battle, despite the rather grim events that had happened during the battle. Karen was worried for him. “They do seem rather… rough around the edges, however. I’m sure you’re glad they’re on your side. You’ll find that you’d end up in a bed longer than usual after a fight with them." “Man, you sure got excited.” Karen took his word for it. The end result of the fight was certainly visible for xem to see. “Maybe he should be the one fighting, not me."

I mean, knowing your luck, once you get into the place, enemies are just gonna start comin' yo' way, forcing you to take a choke point inside. I'm honestly completely expecting that kind of result.

I just follow big orders. Luka's NPC commander, not Grandmaster.