"Peace". He runs away.

After I gain a lvl on the drudges behind the gate, I see him again.

"Peace man". I figure the quasi-hippie speech will appease his apparently fearful nature. I don't fear
him and would like some help getting further in because the XP is better. He approaches cautiosly.

I ask him a couple questions and he says very little I'm guessing he's role-playing a mute. I take off for
the room with the chest and he doesn't follow. After I've cleared the spawn twice, he shows up just as the room is respawning. I am taking out a skulker and I see him run away from a sneaker. WTF? Ok, so I hack the sneaker, two shots and its down. I'm at mid 40s health (of 60) so I start to heal.

Ugh. Pyro en-dal slashes you for 26.

Punk would have to start with a crit. Course my heal failed too. I quickly go down and loose something worthless (all I own is worthless) like a leather helm.

"mistake bud" I msg him. Some people might be angry. Me? I'm glad to have someone I can take down. I immediately add him to my so called "friends" list. Hehe.

I run back to the tunnels, prepared to stand right next to him until I go red. I see someone else there
instead.

"Peace" he says.
"Whatever, I've gotta get pyro..."
"Sorry about my brother, he logged"
"K, tell him he's dead next time he logs on"

I run around to the drudges by the locked gate which is always the safest easy XP in the place. If you're melee, hehe.

"You gota key?" he asks me.
"No"

He tries to blast through the door once. Idiot.

"Um, I can't hit them through the door."
"I know"

Right there I should've just taken him out for being a moron. But I do have some sense of ethics.

"See ya. Tell you're brother he's dead."

* * * * *

So this morning, I log on and see Pyro is on. I also find I forgot to buy powdered Turquoise. K, so I guess I won't have BDI on my stick. Who cares. I logged in the tunnels for safety and find he's just inside the first hallway.

I ID him, he's L5. He's going down.

You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You graze Pyro en-dal for 4 points of bludgeoning damage!
You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You graze Pyro en-dal for 4 points of bludgeoning damage!
Pyro en-dal slashes you for 18 points of slashing damage!

Did I mention that he seems to always start with a crit?

You graze Pyro en-dal for 5 points of bludgeoning damage!
You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You graze Pyro en-dal for 5 points of bludgeoning damage!

Ok, so now we're even for damage dealt and I have a ton more HP (like 60 to 35).

Pyro en-dal cuts you for 7 points of slashing damage!
Pyro en-dal evaded your attack.
Pyro en-dal scratches you for 5 points of slashing damage!
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 9 points of slashing damage!

Man does my armor suck. Ok, so I'm gonna try to heal. I have a couple of draughts too so I should be able to get back out of danger quickly. Looking back on it, I should have been watching the damage more closely because I would have realized I can't out heal him when he hits me for 7-10. With a crude kit I heal expertly for like 12. Man I hate sucking.

You heal yourself for 9 health points. Your Plain Healing Kit has 19 uses left.
Pyro en-dal scratches you for 5 points of slashing damage!
The Health Draught restores 10 points of your health.
You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You fail to heal yourself. Your Plain Healing Kit has 18 uses left.
You evaded Pyro en-dal!
You fail to heal yourself. Your Plain Healing Kit has 17 uses left.

Well that just about sucks.

Pyro en-dal cuts you for 8 points of slashing damage!
You heal yourself for 5 health points. Your Plain
Healing Kit has 16 uses left.
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 7 points of slashing damage!
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 8 points of slashing damage!
Your Healing skill is now 47!
You heal yourself for 7 health points. Your Plain
Healing Kit has 15 uses left.
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 10 points of slashing damage!
The Health Draught restores 10 points of your health.
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 11 points of slashing damage!
Pyro en-dal cuts you for 8 points of slashing damage!
You fail to heal yourself. Your Plain Healing Kit has 14 uses left.
Pyro en-dal's killing blow nearly turns you inside-out!
You've lost 13 Pyreals, and your Studded Leather Breastplate!
Bael'Zharon has granted you respite after your moment of weakness. You are temporarily no longer a player killer.
You tell Pyro en-dal, 'nice'
Pyro en-dal tells you, 'yes'
Pyro en-dal tells you, 'i left your armor'
You tell Pyro en-dal, 'starting out with a crit for 18 helped'
You tell Pyro en-dal, 'thx'

-Blast Jr