Reading Comprehension • GRUNTY

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=width: 400px; height: 900px; background-image: url(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/093/9/8/Blue_Bokeh_by_lemasney.png); padding: 15px; margin-bottom: -910px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]I wonder...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;]just what is the world?[/style] [STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 10px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 140px; margin-top: -120px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 270px; margin-top: -120px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]It seems to be a game...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]but it feels like more[/style] [STYLE=width: 350px; background-color: #4688BA; overflow: auto; height: 350px; margin-left: 25px; padding: 10px;]This was such a sweet event! Even though she thought herself all mature, cool, and intelligent in real life, Ara went absolutely crazy over cute things, and if Grunties were anything, they were cute! Ara was humming to herself as she walked directly into the Grunty Ranch, she swinging her staff to and fro as she arrived. Now then...what did she have to do again? Speak with the NPC that was there, if she remembered right...she was so very lucky. Normally, Grunties cost a ton of money, 500 gold to be exact, not to mention the 300 gold needed to feed one; what luck that they were being given away to new members! She thought on that as she wandered around, looking for the NPC, and soon enough, she found him. "Hey hey hey, listen up! I'm here for the event!" she proclaimed, deciding to not be polite at all; he was an NPC, what was the worst he could do? "Gimme a rare one plox!" she quickly exclaimed to him, using internet slang...as well as having failed to read the announcement fully. If she had, she would have noticed it said quite clearly that rare Grunties were not being given away; silly, silly Ara.[/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]How very curious[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;][/style] [STYLE=margin-left: 20px; margin-top: -15px; color: #000000; font-size: 11px;] LEVEL/GUILD: 01/None TAGS: I'unno NOTES: Silleh Ara is silleh WORD COUNT: Dunno CREDITS: Made by daydreamer95 of BTN [/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style]

[SIEGE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][style=float: left; width: 250px; font-family: calibri; font-size: 8pt; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; height: 200px; overflow: auto;]This week of the utmost important for the Grunty Ranch NPC known as Farmer Grunt. He had already given away so many Baby Grunties to good caretakers and was happy to see that more were on the way, namely a bubbly little wave master. "Well hey, you've come the right place!" Farmer Grunt explained. "I'll show you the ones that are free. Can't give'em all away or I'd be outa business!" The NPC laughed wholeheartedly and directed her towards the stables where about ten baby Grunties were snug quietly together in a fenced area. "Well, here lady. Take your pick!" He presented the babies with a grin. The Grunties before Ara were of all different colors; yellow, red, green, blue. Nearly all of them were common colors. No rare Grunties like Gold or Silver were in sight. Regardless of color, there was no denying that they were all adorable! [/style] [style=margin-top: 6px; width: 100px; height:100px; float:right; font-size: 7pt; font-family: calibri; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border: 5px solid #DFDFDF] [style=background-color: #dfdfdf; padding: 2px]FARMER GRUNT[/style][/style]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=width: 400px; height: 900px; background-image: url(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/093/9/8/Blue_Bokeh_by_lemasney.png); padding: 15px; margin-bottom: -910px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]I wonder...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;]just what is the world?[/style] [STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 10px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 140px; margin-top: -120px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 270px; margin-top: -120px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]It seems to be a game...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]but it feels like more[/style] [STYLE=width: 350px; background-color: #4688BA; overflow: auto; height: 350px; margin-left: 25px; padding: 10px;]Huh... That was interesting, the NPCs in The World were just so...well, realistic, weren't they? At least for a Grunty they were; at least, Ara assumed that the NPC was a Grunty, considering his name. With an enthusiastic smile, the cheerful wavemaster followed after the Grunty as he led the way, and for some reason, Ara found herself trying to speak to him along the way. She didn't really recall what she said, she just remembered that she had spoken at length with him, or at least, she remembered doing a lot of the talking. She tended to do that a lot. "Aw...no rare ones," Ara commented as she examined them. "Oh well, they're all totally adorable!" she exclaimed; she managed to offer a hand to one of the Grunties that was close to the edge of the fenced area. "This one, this one!" she exclaimed, patting the blue Grunty on the head. She was acting rather bubbly, true, but as said before, she only did so 'cause she wasn't all that bubbly in the real world, at all.[/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]How very curious[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;][/style] [STYLE=margin-left: 20px; margin-top: -15px; color: #000000; font-size: 11px;] LEVEL/GUILD: 01/None TAGS: FARM GRUNTY FTW NOTES: Blue is a nice color too, Ara. WORD COUNT: 187 CREDITS: Made by daydreamer95 of BTN [/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style]

[SIEGE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][style=float: left; width: 250px; font-family: calibri; font-size: 8pt; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; height: 200px; overflow: auto;]"Well hey! That's a great choice" The NPC exclaimed automatically. He picked up the little, Blue Grunty and placed it gently in Ara's arms. "Now be very calm and gentle with'em. At this age these guys get real spooked easily and you'll have to carry'em when he's out of his stable. Remember, feed him Grunty Mints as soon as you can! The sooner ya feed'em, the faster he'll grow and then you can ride the little guy as an adult, but he's got some time!" The large farmer laughed. "Thought up a name for him? How 'bout Bluey or Blue Boy?" Farmer Grunt brought up some very unoriginal names, almost like he had a name generator integrated into his AI to name off titles that were related to the situation. [/style] [style=margin-top: 6px; width: 100px; height:100px; float:right; font-size: 7pt; font-family: calibri; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border: 5px solid #DFDFDF] [style=background-color: #dfdfdf; padding: 2px]FARMER GRUNT[/style][/style]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=width: 400px; height: 900px; background-image: url(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/093/9/8/Blue_Bokeh_by_lemasney.png); padding: 15px; margin-bottom: -910px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]I wonder...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;]just what is the world?[/style] [STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 10px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 140px; margin-top: -120px;][/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 120px; border: 10px solid #4688BA; margin-left: 270px; margin-top: -120px;][/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]It seems to be a game...[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;]but it feels like more[/style] [STYLE=width: 350px; background-color: #4688BA; overflow: auto; height: 350px; margin-left: 25px; padding: 10px;]Ara beamed at the NPC; sure, it was probably just a preset response or even a randomly generated response, but it still felt fantastic to talk to the interesting NPC. Ara hugged the Grunty close to herself as she nodded and listened to the farmer as he spoke to her. "Heh, yeah...he has a lot of time 'till he gets big," Ara agreed. Didn't Grunties have three or four stages? Baby, Kid, then Adult...yes, she was sure that was how it went; she had read the manual, after all! She didn't get why some people refused to, as if it would ruin some secret the game had; obviously the best kept secrets would stay that way for a while, and not be ruined in some guide. "As for the names...those are terrible," she hoped that was a response the farmer would recognize, because...well, they were bad names. "I'm thinking Azure Grunt. Another word for blue, y'know." the NPC probably didn't know, but hey, it didn't hurt to be civil to NPCs.[/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 15px;]How very curious[/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-left: 42px; margin-top: -15px;][/style] [STYLE=margin-left: 20px; margin-top: -15px; color: #000000; font-size: 11px;] LEVEL/GUILD: 01/None TAGS: FARM GRUNTY FTW NOTES: Your suggestions do not impress Ara. WORD COUNT: 181 CREDITS: Made by daydreamer95 of BTN [/style] [STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 36px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style][STYLE=font-family: AR DECODE; font-size: 32px; color: #131A67; margin-right: 42px; margin-top: -15px; text-align: right;][/style]

[SIEGE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][style=float: left; width: 250px; font-family: calibri; font-size: 8pt; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; height: 200px; overflow: auto;]"That's a great name! Farmer Grunt answered. "Hey, you enjoy'em and come back here whenever you gotta feed the little guy!" There transaction was concluded and the NPC grinned happily saying "Have a good day!" before focusing on other NPC...Stuff. [/style] [style=margin-top: 6px; width: 100px; height:100px; float:right; font-size: 7pt; font-family: calibri; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border: 5px solid #DFDFDF] [style=background-color: #dfdfdf; padding: 2px]FARMER GRUNT[/style][/style]