This choice: A safe zone to see about those Massages • Go Back...Chapter #21LLENN wants a Massage by: Ponymon   You cling to LLENN’s shoulder with all of your might, expecting her to rocket off at any moment. But that never happened. Instead she continued to walk casually, occasionally breaking into a brisk jog. You keep your grip firm, just in case she does decide to go fast without warning.
After checking her surroundings and feeling like she was secure, LLENN snuck a peak at the NPC on her shoulder. What exactly was he programmed to do? Maybe he was some cool AI that was gathering data and analyzing the environment around him. But what she saw was a shrunken person nervously clinging to her shoulder.
“What are you doing?” She asked, confused but kind of delighted at the cute display.
“I’m just getting ready, in case you go super speed again. I don’t want to fall off.”
LLENN smiled softly, amused by the NPC’s nervousness. She realized he had a point though. If she started running without him being ready, she could lose him. Of course she didn’t care that much, but she figured it wouldn’t hurt to keep her companion safe.
“I think I can help with that.” LLENN used one hand to feel the pockets along the front of her outfits. After figuring out which one had more space, she opens it up and moves her hand closer to her passenger. “I’m going to grab you so get ready.”
LLENN’s giant fingers pinch the back of your shirt and gently tries to pull you off her shoulder. But you still have your tough grip on her shoulder, meaning you only get pulled upwards a bit. An annoyed groan escapes your giant guardians throat, so you wordlessly let go of her shoulder. This time her fingers successfully pluck you up. Gently, she lowered you into her empty pocket. Your head just barely poked out of the top, giving you a decent vantage of the world around you.
LLENN was getting happier and happier about her impulsive choice to keep the NPC. He looked pretty cute poking his head out of her pocket. The cuteness was only amplified when she flipped her pocket cover back on, causing him to flinch slightly. She could only slightly see part of him sticking out of her pink outfit.
“Can you keep the pocket flap up?” She heard him ask.
“Nope.” Was LLENN’s simple response.
You groan and lower yourself into a sitting position in her pocket, allowing the flap to completely close on top of you. You thought for a moment you head LLENN make some kind of noise, but decide that she didn’t. You lay back and try to get comfortable, waiting for another chance to talk to LLENN.
Unknown to you, LLENN actually had made a noise when you sat down in her pocket. She couldn’t help a delighted ‘aww’ escape her throat as she watched you disappear into her pocket. “Okay, I’m really glad I gave this a shot.” She thought, turning her attention to the game’s map. “I wonder if I’ll be able to customize him like outfit or P-chan?” She quickly scanned the maps for anymore drops, hoping they might be related to you. She noted that for some reason your drop signal was still being broadcast on the map, which she thought was strange.
To her disappointment, there were no drops out on the map, so she decided to head for a safe zone instead. With the NPC secure in her pocket, she was free to move a little faster without having to worry for his safety. She picked up her pace heading for a nearby safezone, but didn’t run at full speed.
Inside of her pocket you felt LLENN beginning to move faster but pay it no mind. You were currently swiping at air with a finger, trying to get your menu back up. “I. Don’t. Understand. Why. You. Won’t. Work.” You say one word with each swipe of your finger. Your menu was the only way you knew that you could convince LLENN you were a player right now. Maybe you could figure out something later, but right now it was your only idea. Unfortunately for you, it didn’t look like it would work any time soon.
As you continued to swipe at the air hopelessly, LLENN arrived at a safe zone on the map. It looked the same as mst other areas on the map, except this one had an invisible wall that prevented mobs from entering the area. Players were still a danger, but people in the zone also gained the ability to teleport back to the main hub area… as long as they had a special item. Which LLENN does, since she’s been playing for so long.
Carelessly, she opened her menu with little effort, which might have frustrated you if you saw her do it. Looking through her inventory she found the item she needed and moved it to her main inventory. Lower quality version of the item called in a NPC controlled helicopter that brought players back to the hub after a flight. But LLENN’s upgraded version simply acted as a quick teleport, truly a perk of being a top player.
For a moment LLENN was trapped in a black void with only a screen showing off the hub as her company. You remained unaware of the odd traveling process, but you did feel LLENN’s finger prodding at you occasionally. Mid transport, LLENN through on a normal looking green cloak. She had learned a long time ago that having an avatar as unique and adorable as hers gathered a lot of attention. So she had to wear cloaks to hide herself as she traveled the hub.
Once she arrived in the main hub, LLENN quickly moved to her favorite place to hang out in the hub. She had to use a careful balance of her max speed and normal run to avoid drawing attention to herself and be quick. She quickly found herself in front of her familiar hangout. A building that looked like a bar in any old fashioned western movie. Inside, players could enjoy activities other than shooting each other. Like shooting billiards, having some drinks, and eating food. LLENN wasn’t there for any of that stuff today.
She went up to the desk at the front of the store and signed in like she normally did. This time she took some extra time to reserve a private room for herself and order a bit of food and some water. Usually she only reserved a room if she was meeting one of her friends, but her new NPC friend was a special case. She wanted to try one of those massages he had offered earlier, and a private room in her favorite hang out was the perfect place for one.
LLENN eagerly closed the door behind her and looked around the room. A screen suddenly popped up in front of her, giving her a timer for how long her food would take to be ready. Uninterested in that, she quickly dismissed the screen. The room she got looked different her normal rooms. Instead of a simple brown table, there was a large, comfortable looking couch that she could lay on. It seemed like a good place to get a massage.
Eager to get the massage started, LLENN reached towards her pocket and flipped it open. She wondered for a second how she should address the NPC but decided to stick with a simple name for now. “Alright little guy, come on out.” She reached into her pocket and quickly found the NPC. He was lifted out without issue and set gently on her palm, standing on his feet.
You stretched eagerly, a bit cramped from being trapped in LLENN’s pockets for a while. Looking at your new environment, you realized you two were in some kind of building. One that wasn’t in ruins and where you probably wouldn’t get shot at. “Where are we?” You look to LLENN, hoping for answers.
“We are in my favorite place to hang out while in the hub. I’ve come here to relax and you’re going to help.”
You chuckle nervously. The experience of being used as a distraction for a group of giant gunmen made you forget all about your other offers. Put judging from the fact that there was a comfy couch in the room she chose, you had a good guess on what she wanted you to do.
“You want a massage don’t you?”
LLENN smiled and nodded eagerly. “Of course! It’ll be a big help with getting me to relax.” She sighed, the ‘ears’ on her hat drooping in exhaustion. The strange sight was adorable to see but didn’t make you enthusiastic.
“Do I have to? I’m just a player and I offered that because I was desperate. I don’t know if I’ll actually do a good job.” You explain honestly.
“Ugh. Still going on about being a player.” LLENN thought irritably. “That’s okay. I’m just curious on how good it will feel.”
Understandably, you were hesitant to do it. Even if she said it wasn’t a big deal, you felt like there was a lot of pressure to impress her. If you didn’t do a good job, she might just try to leave you again. And you weren’t sure if you wanted to do well either. You didn’t want to be her masseuse and a throwable while she was out in the field.
Fortunately, LLENN seemed to have guessed you’d feel that way and had an offer for you. “I know you had it rough being thrown earlier. So if you do a good job on a massage I’ll upgrade you from throwable to pet/assistant! Sounds like a good deal, right?” She actually meant what she said. She had grown a bit fond of the supposed NPC and didn’t want to use him as a throwable anyways.
The chance to not be thrown in front of giant, gun wielding players anymore was enough to convince you to try giving LLENN a massage. “Alright, deal! Go ahead and lay on that couch and I’ll give you the best massage you’ve ever gotten.”
LLENN laughed, “Calm down there guy. Just do a decent job and I’ll be happy.”
What kind of massage did LLENN want?
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