[5% Memories] [Video]

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

Exiles, I request your attention once again! A particularly important memory has resurfaced in my mind.

[To the video screen, Valvatorez presents... a nice, shiny kitchen blender.]

What you see here was once an ordinary blender. However, following some recent investigation by myself, it is now a level 10 blender; it cuts faster, blends sharper, and I think it might be more energy efficient, too.

This was accomplished by entering and fighting my way through ten floors of the blender's Item World. Nearly every item small enough to be carried has an Item World of its own, and can be similarly improved. While this can be quite useful, it is also extremely dangerous. The deeper you travel into an Item World, the more dangerous of foes you may face - and high-grade items will have powerful monsters in their Item Worlds from the very beginning. Furthermore, you'll only have a chance to leave every ten floors, unless you bring a Mr. Gency's exit with you - I acquired one on my trip through this blender, and will gladly give it to someone who aims to practice some caution.

If anybody wishes to traverse the Item World, talk to me and I'll happily teach you how to enter them. However, this should not be attempted by the weak of power or soft of heart, nor would I advise going in alone if it can be avoided.


...Unrelatedly, I learned that my previous job title was "Prinny Instructor". A fine profession, although it changed to "Janitor" when I took on a new job this morning.


[[1% spent on the Item World, 1% spent on how to access his status screen. Item World lessons will be off-screened, as the game is extremely vague about how it works. Contact me if you have more questions about how all this zaniness works.]]

Comments

[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

...You leveled up a blender?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

It was the nearest available item at the time.

[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

You couldn't have leveled up that sword of yours or something?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

The item world of a weapon of this calibur would be extremely dangerous - certainly not something I'd dare attempt alone.

[thekoistiger.livejournal.com]

O-kay, can't really understand why a sword would be harder to level up than a blender... not that any of THAT makes much sense either... So, uh, literally ANYTHING has this Item World thingy?

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

That's- Are you- How-

Bwuh?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

It's not as complicated as it might sound, geo puzzles notwithstanding. Once you try once, it's quite easy to repeat.

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

Why a blender?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

I was doing some blending when I remembered it.

[dadreaper.livejournal.com]

Can't argue with that I guess.

[bulletserenade.livejournal.com]

...

What.

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

In a nutshell: There are worlds inside items that one can traverse to make them stronger.

[bulletserenade.livejournal.com]

Uh.

Are you feeling okay?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

Quite. Thank you for your concern.

[bulletserenade.livejournal.com]

So... let's say you aren't insane. And you can level up items.

Why a blender?

[notaluchador.livejournal.com]

... So of all the things you could have "leveled up," you chose the blender. Wasn't there something more practical you could've used?

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

It was conveniently available and safe! Why is everybody getting hung up on whether or not it's a blender? It doesn't matter!

[notaluchador.livejournal.com]

Because it's unexpected, man. If you can level up any item in the world - nevermind that the idea's weird in the first place - people'd expect you to level up something like a shield.

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

Something like a shield would be much more dangerous, and with my memories as hazy as they are, I decided to play it safe with a more conventional item.

[notaluchador.livejournal.com]

Really? A shield's considered that much of a "high grade" item?

[sealed-rose.livejournal.com]

Item world?

...

[Ping! Memory regain on Item World.]

Oh yes! I am surprised that you can access it here.

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

I was a touch surprised myself. I wouldn't have been surprised if it was only accessible in the netherworld.

[sealed-rose.livejournal.com]

I thought you needed a Gatekeeper to enter the Item World. I do not recall seeing one around.

[sardine-power.livejournal.com]

I suppose things work differently wherever you go, or something like that.

[sealed-rose.livejournal.com]

I suppose so.