They regrouped in the inn to celebrate their victory with drinks and dividing the loot. There wasn't any defense fund that Rayne could find, either.<br/><br/>"Re-collar again? That's horrible! Why would the developers ever add collars?" Grogza complained.<br/><br/>"Non-consent and taking away the safeword, they're going too far," Ledude agreed.<br/><br/>There wasn't too much of a party mood, though, what with the NPCs going back to their schedules as though nothing had happened, and soon they broke up for the night, going to their separate rooms to sleep in the hopes of waking up to rescue tomorrow.<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>XP Gain: 6400 (fast track)<br/><br/><hr/><br/><br/>The next morning was a fine, if slightly too humid for comfort, jungle morning, with the sun's warm rays streaming in through the window. Less fine were the system commands, none of which had been fixed since the previous evening. A glance outside the window showed that the Teleporter was still broken.<br/><br/>There was a new item in Rayne's inventory: another Sending message from Starstrike, "Rae alright? Fortified safe zone in Lannis. Holding council decide next step. Come if you can. Beware mobs, rogue players, collar slaves. Need details? Teagan."<br/><br/>Ledude, Moonshadow and Grogza were already gathered in the common room, breakfasting half-heartedly on bread, boiled eggs, and tropical fruits. There was more than enough left over for Rayne's portion. A map of the continent was spread out over the table as Ledude and Grogza argued over what to do next.<br/><br/>"As I was saying, we need to link up with more players. Port Lannis is the best place to start," the alchemist said, as he traced the route from Melangwi Outpost down Melangwi River to Port Lannis with his finger.<br/><br/>"But it's dangerous to go outside! What if we get captured by monsters?" the barbarian argued. "We should hole up in here, rescue any players who show up, and wait it out... the admins can't be missing forever."<br/><br/>"Good morning," the monk called out, noticing Rayne's arrival, looking relieved at the break in the argument.<br/><br/>"Ah, perfect timing," Ledude turned his head to look at her. "Looks like we're still stuck here. You've got any bright plans?"