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Monsters and Mazes

As you enter the Sensorium today you find a most peculiar sight.

A large black wall with a 8-bit logo reading "Monsters and Mazes"

And two simple words.

"Start Game."

Upon choosing this a new menu appears showing a series of options:

Fighter
Paladin
Hunter
Rogue
Wizard
Cleric
Bard

What to do what to do?

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"Oh ho ho ain't that how it always goes?" The portly woman remarked and struck out a hand with thick sausage like fingers, "I myself have been tasked to deliver this precious package to the church." She patted the barrel which gave out a very hallow sound.

"Seriously." Precious package? She had to wonder what was in the barrel that was so special. "What are you gonna do after that? See the sights?"

"Oh..." She looked a little confused. "You know I hadn't thought that far ahead." She laughed at her own lack of planning. The laugh was cut short though as a large burly half orc shoved past them and sent her spinning to fall on her face with a yelp.

Cagalli was about to shrug at the shortsightedness when some big lug knocked her new friend down.

Really big. But not too big for Cagalli to chew out, reaching out (and up, more up even) to hit him on the shoulder. "Hey buddy, watch where you're going!"

The "big lug" Whirled about and let loose a powerful roar. So powerful it almost made the Dwarf priestess faint and seemed to send waves across the ocean behind them.

It also managed to make Cagalli stagger back a few steps, wide-eyed. Still not enough to make her back down, now that she was in it though.

So she 'roared' back, though it wasn't a terribly intimidating one compared to the half-orc.

He wasn't intimidated that was for sure.

Instead...he laughed.

He laughed so hard tears ran from his eyes as he clutched his side and pointed at the girl. His laughter began to spread to the on lookers.

The poor Dwarf woman looked on the verge of tears as well, for her first trip to the big city this was horrible.

Laughing? He was laughing at her? They were all laughing. At her, because she was so much smaller than some big dumb ass, so damned if she wasn't gonna make her point, and if she had to get in a fight...

Would it help though? Dammit... maybe if she just walked away...

Indecision just left her standing there fuming.

As his laughing weakened he jabbed a fat sausage finger into her chest, "You got something to say tiny?" He growled.

"Yeah I do!" she finally snapped. "You knocked someone over with your fat ass and didn't apologize!"

"Aw how sad." He turned a ferocious glare on the Dwarf, "YOU GOT A PROBLEM CHUBBY?"

"O-ohmygoodness" The Priestess squealed and cowered trying to make herself as small as possible to the laughter of the dock workers and the Half Orc.

"I GOT A PROBLEM!" She reached up, as hard as it might be, to grab the Half-Orc's collar and tug on it. "I'm not as nice as that girl you knocked over."

Though with the entire crowd against her, she was starting to feel a bit outmatched... Fighting mobile suits in a jeep dammit, she could do this too!

The half orc seemed startled by this but maintained a fierce face. "Then whattya goonna do about it tiny?"

If it's any comfort? The crowd is just enjoying the show.

"What I'm gonna do?" She didn't appreciate the 'tiny' but compared to him, it was accurate. "First, I'm gonna ask you to apologize."

That brought out more guffawing and laughter from the thug but he cut it short sharply. "No." He said as flat and dry as possible which brought snickering from the crowd.

"Alright then..." She let his collar go, stepped back a few paces. Now, here she is; a hunter. In this simulation, arrows are her thing, she doesn't have any unarmed combat bonuses.

That didn't stop her from using that distance to wind up and throw a solid punch at the half-orc though!

The Halfbreed's eyes bugged out in surprise as he saw the punch coming, but was so stunned he couldn't do anything but take it hard on the chin.

He stumbled backward and almost fell over, but for a few burly sailors in the crowd catching him and shoving him back onto his feet. The crowd was cheering now, their loyalty now with the plucky maid who had struck the giant of a man.

"You little wench!" He snarled rubbing his jaw startled that that had hurt. "I'll CRUSH you!" He lunged forward bringing both his fists in an arc down towards her.

Cagalli was no fist fighter, but reflexes and instincts were still with her. The brute's swing was probably enough to break a few bones, but it was also a big, clumsy swing, the kind that she could practically dodge with her eyes closed.

"If you can hit me!" she taunted as she side stepped, unwilling to be the first to draw a weapon.

That just enraged him more and he brought his fists up from the crater they had caused in the ground swinging both at her again wild and dangerous.

All Cagalli did was dodge again, though this time she could feel the rush of air from the swing.

At this point... it crossed her mind that she was a girl, much smaller, and the guy had been the asshole to start. No one could blame a skinny little human girl for playing dirty, right? Like, for example, jabbing a finger at one of his eyes.

Score! It landed on target perfectly causing him to roar and stumble back clutching his face with his hand and trying to find her with the other.

"You little bitch!" He reached behind himself and drew forth his battle axe. Suddenly this was no light and friendly tussle at the docks.

"Look out!" Cried the priestess but it was too late and the Half Orc was swinging his axe, aiming to kill.

By now Cagalli had to wonder if this place had ever heard of guards. A fight in broad daylight never got half this far in Orb without cops breaking it up, but here this guy is swinging an axe at her.

She's not drawing her weapon just yet, instead leaping back to try and not get axed. It was way too close for comfort, enough to make this look like a bad idea for the first time. "Angry yet?"

"I'll show you angry!" He lunged forward again to try and batter her with the blunt tip of his Axe as the crowd began yelling at him for not being able to hit one little girl.

While it's not a direct hit, this time the Half-Orc manages to find a bit of purchase, the blunt side catching enough of her arm to throw her balance. She turns her fall into a roll, but it still takes her time to come up crouching, hoping that there isn't already an axe landing where she is.

Not yet but he's getting ready!

"Oh ye big bully!"

The little priestess has finally been inspired by the fight to hurl a crate at the Half-orc brute smashing it into his head. He whirls with a confused roar, stumbling.

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