A Good Week

For all the work it takes to play Mabinogi (including my academic obligations to it), there is nothing like the rewards I reaped this past week (which is welcome because I am on Spring Break and want nothing but to relax).

First off, I re-raised the gold necessary to buy a replacement set of Spaika Armor, and this time I managed to walk away from Elen without selling it back to her! I am particulalry happy with the color choice and the defensive improvement I've gotten over my trusty Mongo's Traveller's Suit, so there has been no buyer's remorse I had feared in earlier posts.
Striking a pose in my new armor (finally!)
This blog was originally intended to be a convenient electronic (read: lazy) way for me to complete my Virtual World's class' weekly game journal assignment. Most other students opted to write or type theirs up and hand it in at the end of the quarter; I merely sent a link here to my professor. I never considered the fact this is posted on the real Internet and that someone may be reading this thing, so imagine my surprise when my friend Mistresraven PM'ed me about meeting a "fan" of my work. He found her (apparently) by recognizing her avatar in the pictures I've posted here. She probably told him that she could summon me at her leisure, and he could meet me if he wanted. Thus, I got to meet this fellow, Freaky555:

Continuing the good times, I've gotten a chance this week to hang out with most of my friends individually in Mabinogi, and it gave me a chance to get to know them on a more personal basis. For example, I relaxed with Kazukikun recently for a couple hours just fishing the ocean and yakking it up:

And then this happened:
What will happen next? Tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion to Warren's MMO Adventures!