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With the area cleared out for the camp, Sigma turned to find that Ayleen had gone ahead and made a camp fire. Taking up his own spot by the fire, Sigma opened up his inventory, flicking through it a bit before finding what he was looking for and selecting it. As the meat formed, Sigma skewered them before placing the opposite end of the skewer into the ground by the fire to allow it to cook. Looking at Ayleen, Sigma smiled a bit "You should really smile more often. It suits you." he stated with a small chuckle. It was nice to see that Ayleen was starting to get use to him a bit, She looks so pretty in the firelight...NO! NO! NO!! You're an AI, she's a player, ugh, maybe I should try and rest for once, I think going non-stop is getting to me. Sigma thought to himself.

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When Ayleen stated that it wasn't possible for her to smile more, Sigma gave her a small questioning look. "Not with that kind of attitude." he smirked figured it might make her laugh a bit. She had mentioned a former partner that had been killed by PKers in the tower, he'd try and take a look at that later, at least when Ayleen is asleep so there's no suspicion when he starts opening up logs and going through data. Thankfully, the programmers had given him the inventory system and menus that the players have, most AI's aren't built with an inventory system due to how they don't really need it. As Ayleen continued, Sigma nodded, his attention turning back to the food on the fire "Sounds good." he spoke before moving the cooked meats away from the flames. "Food's done. Eat up." Sigma smiled, offering Ayleen a skewer of the food.

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As Ayleen sat and started eating, stating that the food was good, Sigma smiled "Glad to hear that you like it." he spoke, taking a bite of his own. "As for your first question, I don't really see what being a grump accomplishes, so might as well enjoy myself." he smiled. "There's so much to do and so many people to meet. The way I see it is that there's other people that should try and relax a bit. Once the tower is defeated, we all can go home." he answered, looking up at the night sky for a bit. Sigma loved the nighttime outside of the towns, the stars were always so pronounced without the extra lighting in the area. Once the tower is defeated.... Sigma repeated in his head, he'd known from the beginning of this madness, once the tower was defeated, the players would all be gone, and very likely the game would be terminated....all the AI's, terminated....him....terminated. It was something that still bothered him quite a bit, but it was his priority to help players, so players come first, besides, he's just a program.

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As the two finished, Ayleen mumbled something before asking Sigma if he had any family. His gaze drifted onto the fire as he poked around the flames with a stick to ensure that the fire kept going "No, which I guess is another reason for me not really panicking or anything." Sigma said with a light sheepish chuckle. His sights went back to the red haired woman, "What about you?" he asked curiously. More people in the game had a family or friends that they desperately wanted to get back to. It was the cause of roughly 72 percent of players ending up with depression. The closest thing Sigma had to a family was just other NPC's, especially Dean.

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Sigma could tell how upset Ayleen was about her family, he couldn't blame her, lots of people felt the same way. "Don't worry, you'll see them again. There's been quite a bit of progress on the tower lately." Sigma tried to reassure her. He'd helped out with most of the tower levels, especially the more recent ones since they are higher difficulty. "I'm sure they'll be happy to see you once you're back." he smiled a bit hoping that he was helping to calm her down some.

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"I have an alarm system I can set up." Sigma responded with a nod, watching as Ayleen headed off to her bedroll. Opening his inventory back up, Sigma scrolled a bit before coming across what he was looking for and selecting it before holding out his hand. A small green orb appeared in his palm, and after he gave it a little tap, the orb glowed and Sigma walked around the campsite before tapping it again and a ghost-like figure in warrior armor appeared. It was a fairly difficult item to come across after the beta testing ended. Sigma took his seat again beside the fire, giving it another poke with a stick.

Once he was sure Ayleen was asleep, Sigma brought up his menu again, but this time swiped his hand in front of the screen, which glitched out for a second before settling, the menu now gone and replaced with all kinds of codes and logs. Alright, time to see what I can find. Sigma thought to himself as he set to work.

Finishing up, Sigma closed the window, his finding leaving quite a few questions, but should make Ayleen feel better. Laying down on the bedroll Ayleen had set down for him, Sigma dozed off.

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Waking up, Sigma noticed that the sun was rising and Ayleen was already awake. "Morning." Sigma smiled a bit as he got to his feet and stretched a bit before pulling out the green orb and double tapping it, the ghost warrior giving them a salute as he faded away. Putting the orb back into his inventory, Sigma looked at Ayleen, "We should eat breakfast before entering. Not many resting spots once we're in." Sigma stated as he flicked through his inventory. He'd stocked up on rations and such before hand "What are you in the mood for?" Sigma asked curiously, continuing to scroll through his inventory. He wasn't sure how to bring up the news he found out last night to Ayleen, not without her getting suspicious of him at least. This dungeon leads out about a half days journey from Torrine, I could probably just say that we should head that way. With any luck he'll still be there. Sigma thought to himself.

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"Yeah, I slept pretty well.You?" Sigma responded with a small smile as Ayleen greeted him. Hearing Ayleen state what she use to eat, Sigma started pulling ingredients out of his inventory to cook with, hoping that a familiar meal might cheer her up some. As Ayleen mentioned that they should prepare some food beforehand, Sigma nodded "That's a good idea, we should prepare a couple meals just in case." Sigma agreed with a nod as he set to work on breakfast. A lot of players had found comfort in small things that reminded them of home, it gave them something to keep going for, something at the end of this madness that was waiting for them with open arms. That was something Sigma always tried to remind players of.