I'm not sure if it's just me, but it turns out that writing "Bring A World Alive" and at the same time yakking away in a game of Town of Salem seems to help wonders with typing.

Maybe it's because my brain becomes more active. I don't know.


"Uh, hi, guys,uh…" Kirito stuttered, seeing his friends. "W-what are you doing here?"

"Well, we're here to…" Leafa replied. "…help you with whatever it is that you're doing."

"And that is?"

It was clear from the girls' faces that it was simply an excuse.

"Well…whatever!" Asuna said. "The point is, why did you move over here without telling us? You lied to us, didn't you?"

"Ok,ok! Guilty as charged!" Kirito waved his arms around. "But, more to the point, why are YOU here?"

"Someone named Nick told us you were helping to test out Remnant Online." Sinon explained. "Apparently, his friend and co-developer Seth was also your friend."

Kirito sighed. He wasn't exactly looking forward to working with these 3 girls, but at least it was better for nothing. At least he wasn't pining for the old days of "Solo Beater".

"Alright, I get it. So you want to play Remnant Online with me? Well, let me explain a few important things first…"

"So, to sum up," Kirito cleared his throat. "We are going to be Huntsmen and Huntress, fighters with special powers known as Semblances and having something called Aura, which is the equivalent of Health. We are going to be training, here at Beacon Academy, as a team of four. Got it?"

The girls nodded their heads. Asuna and Leafa seemed excited, though Kirito wondered if Sinon shared the same degree of anticipation, as all she did after was…

"Wait,wait,wait…" The sniper said. "So we're going to be teams, right? Of four?"

"Yes- oh that reminds me, we need to resolve a very important issue that could very well determine our future here at Beacon Academy."

"Go on…" Asuna said, sharing the curiosity of the other two girls.

"What is our team name going to be?"

Crickets.

"You know," Kirito continued. "like RWBY – Ruby-Weiss-Blake-Yang. Stuff like that."

"Oh, that should be easy!" Leafa said. "So we'll just call ourselves-"

"Oh yeah, it also has to allude to a color."

More crickets.

And so, a heated discussion regarding the name of Team SALK began.

Also, I gave that name away for a reason.

"Team KSAL (Crystal)?"

"That sounds a bit generic."

"SALK (Stalker)?"

"Uh…"

"What about SAKL(Shackle)?"

"That doesn't allude to a color…actually, SALK sounds pretty nice. We could use some of the darker color tones, specifically crimson." Kirito said.

"Stalker! I love it!" Leafa exclaimed.

"Wait, first we have to officially create our team using the game's team formation system. Menus, everyone."

With a quick flick of the left hand, everyone brought up their game menu.

"OK, now if you navigate to the profile section, you should find the teams display and if you click on that plus button in the corner of that window…"

There was, however, one rule of teaming that Kirito forgot about…

"…And we're done. Team SALK is a thing now!" Kirito exclaimed after the menu registered them into the team database.

"Wait, hold on guys." Sinon said. "Did you read the Team Guidelines yet?"

Even more cricke-'YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS'

"Uhh…guidelines?" Leafa said.

"You know, rules, instructions, stuff like that. Here, I'll read it out for you guys if you want."

One line caught Sinon's eye. "Wait, so…who's going to be the leader?"

Kirito didn't speak up. Actually, he was getting tired of having to lead the group in ALFheim Online. "Anyone else is fine by me", he thought.

"Because in here it says," Sinon continued, "'Officially, the person whose initial is first in the team name…" Kirito noticed a smirk growing across her mouth. "…will be the leader of the team."

It dawned on everyone else who the team leader was going to be. "OK, scratch that. Anyone BUT Sinon." Kirito thought.

"Oh come on, Kirito, why so glum?" Sinon said, still smiling. "You're the one who approved the SALK name after all!"

"Wait," Asuna added. "there's more. Read it."

Sinon turned her attention back to the screen. "The team can have an unofficial leader during battle, but it is the official leader who will represent the team for important matters." She read.

Asuna turned to Kirito. "I guess you're in luck."

"Why didn't I think of that myself?" Kirito thought as he took the AmuSphere off his head. "I don't know RWBY enough to really understand this game well, I suppose."


The next day…

"Big bro?" Suguha said at breakfast. I've… got a problem."

"Hmm?" Kazuto asked. "What is it?"


"Rats." Kirito thought to himself as he picked up his phone. "Who's going to take Suguha's place now that she's had to quit Remnant Online?"

He texted Asuna: "Leafa has to quit RNO"

"What?Why?" She replied.

"NVM that, who will replace her?"

"I don't know, maybe ask Seth?"

"Aww, that's unfortunate." Sinon said when Kirito and Asuna informed her about their predicament in-game. "Now what?"

"Should we tell Professor Ozpin?" Asuna asked.

"I don't know – maybe we should. But we should tell Seth first." Kirito replied.

When the team brought the matter to the game's co-developer, he shook his head. "Well, that's a shame. I kinda saw this coming though, so I have a replacement."

"Replacement? Who?" Sinon asked.

Sirius grinned. "You'll have to wait and see. For now, go and see Ozpin about it, will you?"


We're done here.

I know it's been quite a while between uploads. So to compensate for the long wait you guys have had, I've decided to add in a special 'guest' appearance!

Who, you ask? Can't tell ya. But if it helps any, here's a hint: team SALK will still be team SALK.

Stay tuned!