<div class="floatright">(https://bashny.net/uploads/images/00/00/04/2014/06/15/554dea.png)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Vara      -      Wood Elf Monk </div><div class="spoiler_body">HP 4/9 AC 16 Atk +5 Dmg +3</div></div></div><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=261064.msg12888324#msg12888324">Quote from: Devil's Advocate on 07-01-2017, 04:37:43</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Waking from her stupor, Charlotte answered a question with a question, "But why lie? We're all in the same boat. It makes no sense."<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"I don't think it's a desire to really lie," she tried to explain.  "I mean, the name I woke up with yesterday wasn't Vara.  Apparently this place figures out what you want and gives you some special abilities."  She tossed Courtney a smile as she added, "And I'll bet you end up being a great minstrel if you want to be like Taylor Swift."<br/><br/>After the kiss, she wanted to try to steel herself and keep a strong composure, but it wasn't completely working.  However, Charlotte didn't seem as angry or upset as Vara might have expected.  Maybe...embarrassed a little?  Maybe she had wanted it, and Vara just hadn't picked up on it?  So hard to say.<br/><br/>Jessica's words certainly didn't make it easy to concentrate, and the stiffness was noticeable even through the simple shorts she was wearing.  In all honesty, Vara rather did want to test out her new equipment, but finding the words was suddenly a little difficult.  Was it even possible to try to form relationships with people if this world wasn't real?  No doubt they wouldn't much like her if they ever saw what she really looked like.<br/><br/>Before Jessica could fully leave, though, Vara dashed forward a step to lay a smack across Jessica's tush.  Why?  Hard to say, but at that instant, it seemed like a good idea.  Maybe she just wanted to get the last word in.  Maybe she just didn't want the sassy wench thinking she was invincible.<br/><br/>Once Vara noticed that Charlotte had gone pretty quiet, she reached forward, laying a hand upon her arm.  "Hey, are you okay?" she asked, remembering how Charlotte hadn't been taking everything well.  Funny how something as simple as actually being dressed and knowing others didn't think you were an outright freak allowed her to start thinking straight, though - in fairness - she'd had a little more time to adjust after being sliced up by the sawgrass.<br/><br/>"As far as names," she added to Jessica, "you can call me Vara.  Not my real name, but I don't really know Kung Fu, so it seems appropriate to have a cool fantasy name."  She also added to Courtney, "Did you actually want to be called Taylor, or...?"