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From what Tiger told them, this player had been around for a while and he'd succeeded in a lot of challenges of his own—some that not even teams had managed before.
"It's worth a try," Tiger replied. "We won't know until we try, will we?"
"Is he as valuable as you say?"
"He's already on level thirty," he mentioned, and Noelle spared a glance to the icon in the corner that showed her own level—a measly three. But she'd quickly realized that unless she teamed up with someone it was impossible to level up.
"That's impressive," Ginny noted. "He's probably been asked by everyone, though. I doubt he would align himself with us," she sighed as she pulled up all their levels on the screen. Besides Noelle's third level, Ginny was on second while Tiger was on fourth.
"We can try," Noelle eventually declared.
If that was their best chance at competing with the other teams, then so be it. Even in what was supposed to be a relaxing game she couldn't temper her competitive streak.
And as she'd seen when she'd first logged in, the top teams got their own hall of fame and other perks in the game.
Used from a young age to be the best, she couldn't imaginenotgetting there.
A little planning with the other two, and Tiger directed them to the area where the elusive player was usually found.
As the three of them reached the clearing on top of a mystical hill, Noelle saw the lonesome figure in the distance. His avatar was dressed from head to toe in blue, his armor a light shade that shone in the sun. His hair was a dirty blonde, but she couldn't get much on his features since he had a pirate patch on.
Though the avatars in the game were incredibly life-like, he, just like her, seemed to want to hide himself—even in the game.
He wasn't paying any mind as they advanced towards his location. He seemed deep in thought until Tiger took a step forward and addressed him.
Immediately, his username popped up on the screen—bluebird15.
"Our team is looking for another member, if you'd like to join us," Tiger said—straight to the point.
Blue turned, ever so slightly, and Noelle noticed the uncovered eye—an eerie blue that unsettled her.
He looked at the three of them with clear disinterest before he went back to ignoring them.
"You'll need a team eventually," Tiger continued but Noelle put her hand on his shoulder, stopping him.
"It's not worth it.Clearly," she added dryly at his rudeness.
Her tone made him turn, his head tilted to the side as he clicked on their icons to reveal their levels, his own showing atop his head. Noelle thought that he was going to laugh at them any time now with how big the difference in their levels was.
Yet just as she turned to leave, a message in the form of a scroll appeared on the screen.
"I will tell you what I told the others, too," the scroll read. "I will join your team if you solve one of my riddles. If you are correct, I will be part of your team. If not, you will have to move on."
The gall of the man.
That was Noelle's first thought as she started fuming. How dare he?
He wasn't insulting their intelligence, wasn't he? Trying to imply no one was good enough to solve his riddles, since none of the previous teams have been able to.
"Fine," she turned to him. "Let's see your riddle."
"Curiouscat…" Ginny trailed off as she joined her side.
"If we get it right, you won't go back on your word, will you?"
"No," Blue said, his pirate looks giving him a serious air.
Not a second later and the riddle appeared on the screen.
