InsaneJournal

Toru didn't log in as Kurama Tengu often. He was at the level cap, had the best equipment and customization possible for a Dragoon of his level, and was therefore rarely needed. Sometimes he'd have to help a guild-mate out, or participate in a new event, or grind for the rarer achievements, but that wasn't too often.

The other reason that Toru didn't like using Kurama Tengu was the reputation. First to hit the level cap, before the game was even out of beta. A noteworthy character who by all accounts was a champion among champions in the game, a participant and winner in major events, owner of rare and obscure items and titles. Kurama Tengu was a character who made quests his bitch and made Toru proud. This also meant that essentially everyone on the server knew exactly who he was. Within the first five minutes, he'd received over ten invitations to join parties and fourteen trade requests from overeager newbies. To the latter group he was at least willing to give up a handful of lesser items. But they weren't who he was looking for.

Twenty minutes prior, the real-life Toru Ishinomori had sent an email to Kiriko Ikeda in the hopes she would respond. So that Toru could get this over with. Now he sat at his desk, face propped up on his palm as his armored, red-headed avatar sat conspicuously in front of Babyl City's central fountain. Chat bubbles surrounded him like a flock of errant printer paper.

Isn't that the guy who hit the level cap in the beta?

He must be a beast in PvP.

lol, he has no life

what kind of guy has the time to get that strong in an MMO so quickly?

Is he afk? He's just sitting there...

But he waited still. Kiriko had yet to arrive.