diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index 656e3fa..b1213c9 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -327,19 +327,12 @@ Database::DbPlayer Database::playerToDb(Player *player)
     result.BatteryW = player->batteryW;
     result.Mentor = player->mentor;
 
-    // quests
+    // quests: parsing to blob
     result.QuestFlag = std::vector<char>();
-    // parsing long array to char vector
     for (int i=0; i<16; i++)
     {
-        int64_t temp = player->aQuestFlag[i];
-        for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
-            int64_t check2 = (temp >> (8 * (7 - j)));
-            char toadd = check2;
-            result.QuestFlag.push_back(
-                toadd
-            );
-        }
+        int64_t flag = player->aQuestFlag[i];
+        appendBlob(&result.QuestFlag, flag);
     }
 
 
@@ -539,3 +532,13 @@ void Database::getNanos(Player* player) {
     }
 }
 #pragma endregion ShardServer
+
+#pragma region parsingBlobs
+
+void Database::appendBlob(std::vector<char> *blob, int64_t input) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        char toadd = (input >> (8 * (7 - i)));
+        blob->push_back(toadd);
+    }
+}
+#pragma endregion parsingBlobs
diff --git a/src/Database.hpp b/src/Database.hpp
index 20c3c27..29ba433 100644
--- a/src/Database.hpp
+++ b/src/Database.hpp
@@ -110,4 +110,7 @@ namespace Database {
 
     void getInventory(Player* player);
     void getNanos(Player* player);
+
+    //parsing blobs
+    void appendBlob(std::vector<char>*blob, int64_t input);
 }
diff --git a/src/Player.hpp b/src/Player.hpp
index 86b8c5c..6a5bb0d 100644
--- a/src/Player.hpp
+++ b/src/Player.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct Player {
     bool isTradeConfirm;
     bool IsGM;
 
-    int64_t aQuestFlag[16];
+    int64_t aQuestFlag[16];   
     int tasks[ACTIVE_MISSION_COUNT];
     sItemBase QInven[AQINVEN_COUNT];
 };
diff --git a/src/PlayerManager.cpp b/src/PlayerManager.cpp
index 8eb58a8..b4a3fe8 100644
--- a/src/PlayerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/PlayerManager.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ void PlayerManager::enterPlayer(CNSocket* sock, CNPacketData* data) {
     }
 
     // missions
+    // the packet requires 32 items, but the client only checks the first 16 (shrug)
     for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         response.PCLoadData2CL.aQuestFlag[i] = plr.aQuestFlag[i];
     }