“Thank you!” Penny almost squeaked, flushing at the realization that she forgot to compliment Acros’s new outfit. “You look good, too.” He smiled at her, which made it only too easy for Penny to smile back. The elf offered the mage his elbow, just like he had the last time they attempted to set off together. Penny happily hooked her hand against his inner elbow and walked in step with him, toward the Capitol.<br/><br/>When he mentioned the quest that they had each both been on, Penny’s smile turned sheepish. “Yeah, maybe so.” She shrugged her shoulders, too embarrassed to share much about her particular quest. Of course, this was just a video game and she didn’t really know this Acros person. Well, the person behind the avatar. It wasn’t like she really owed him anything.<br/><br/>But, because they had decided to team up together, Penny felt a sense of obligation toward him. They were more intimately aligned ever since they had sex, particularly because they were each other’s firsts. At least, in the game. There was no telling how sexually experienced the player behind Acros may or may not have been.<br/><br/>“Well, I’m just glad I was able to do it on my own,” she chuckled. “I was starting to think I wouldn’t be able to really play this game without you.” As they walked, Acros mentioned how glad he was that they were in a team together. She grinned at his use of the same word that she utilized; strange. It seemed fitting in more ways than one, that was for sure. “Oh, please. I’m pretty sure you could handle this game all on your own. I’m glad that you’re letting me tag along.”<br/><br/>Maybe it would have been weird to play it alone, Penny couldn’t be sure about that. “If I were on my own, I have a bad feeling I would have basically been kidnapped and enslaved and turned into some cat-man’s sex slave.” She breathed out a sigh, shuddering visibly. Clearly, that was where her mind had wandered to after the tiger-man from earlier, and his friends, tried to force her to join them.<br/><br/>She laughed at his mention of being a perv trying to get his virtual rocks off. “I mean, I think we’re all virtual pervs to a degree, right?” Penny chuckled, glancing to the elf beside her with a cheeky grin. Maybe their luck was starting to turn around. It was possible, right?