Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Mystia's Stored Games => Topic started by: 日巫子 on May 27, 2011, 11:21:05 PM
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> You are Kochiya Sanae, and there are dreams that have been had!
> You had had a lot of free time now, so you and Tatara Kogasa decided to go sight-seeing in the Underground for a week. However, it had only been two days and there are ghosts underground. They're everywhere. As an incident solver, there was no way you could leave this alone! Now you've gotten caught up in all sorts of things.
> You have discovered Konpaku Youmu, and in the process discovered the ghost girl Madotsuki, who had traveled underground with her friend "Mary" for some reason. You've taken it upon yourself to find someone to hook Reimu up with. You've discovered a greenhouse at the Scarlet Devil Mansion and Kikuri at the Myouren Temple. You've discovered the existence of dream worlds. You've managed to return Madotsuki to the Netherworld. You've vowed to do something about the food issues in Gensokyo after the Day of Kikuri. During a dream, you created a new world for Poniko and the other inhabitants of Madotsuki's dream world to live in, and for some reason have gotten a huge power-up. You've promised Parsee you'd punch Gengetsu, and sort of fulfilled this promise. You've decided to ask Kazami Yuuka and Aki Minoriko about building a greenhouse, as well as the SDM as Patchouli seems to have some spells available. You've traveled to the Tengu Village and picked up copies of the Bunbunmaru and Kakashi Spirit News. From that, you've learned that the yamabiko at the Myouren Temple is named Kasodani Kyouko. You've let Hina take your misfortune, and have convinced Nitori to help the faeries man the radio tower. You want to ask Kanako-sama about your parents. You've had a conversation with Pyonta-kun, who gave you some sort of insight on your current situation concerning the creation of the dream world. You've let Madotsuki spend the night at your shrine. During your entire time asleep, you and Kogasa have started to explore your dream world, and in the process discovered child versions of Patchouli, Ichirin, and Konngara. You tried subconsciously manipulating Konngara, but you're feeling conflicted about it. Oh, and you've also discovered that everyone from Madotsuki's dream world has made it over safely.
> Right now, you and Kogasa have just woken up. It is currently 9am.
> Inventory:
> Shrine maiden clothes (currently equipped)
> Frog hairpin (currently equipped)
> A hairpin with the blessings of Moriya Suwako.
> Snake charm (currently equipped)
> A charm with the blessings of Yasaka Kanako.
> Gohei
> Youkai-beating miko stick that looks like a spatula.
> ?4840
> Photo of you and Nue
> You keep this in your shirt as a keepsake of the UFO incident.
> x1 drawing (ghost girl)
> A drawing of Madotsuki. Given to you by Yuyuko for future reference.
> x1 drawing (kogasana)
> A drawing of you and Kogasa, drawn by Yuyuko as a request.
> x1 Bunbunmaru
> A copy of Aya's newspaper
> x1 Kakashi Spirit News
> A copy of Hatate's newspaper
> x2 coupons to Mystia'
> Buy one, get one free! For the lamprey stand.
> Quests:
> Go Go Miko Rangers!
> You have decided to ask Suwako-sama about the giant robot.
> You've found out from Kanako-sama that the giant robot is in some mountains near Youkai Mountain, directly underneath Bhava-Agra's main island.
> Who You Gonna Call?
> A huge number of ghosts from the surface are swarming the Underground! Are you a bad enough miko to solve this incident?
> The huge number of ghosts have come from the Netherworld, led by two girls: Madotsuki, and another who looks like "Yukari".
> You have vowed to find Madotsuki and find out how to stop the dream world she created from crumbling.
> You have found Madotsuki and returned her to the Netherworld. Now all that's left is to find her friend "Mary" and stop Madotsuki's dream world from crumbling.
> You have managed to create a dream world for the remaining denizens of Madotsuki's dream world to escape to.
> Red Shrine Maiden Needs Date Badly!
> Keep a look out for potential girlfriends for Reimu. Konngara's a bust, but there might be hope with Satori...
> Yomigaeru, Iron Chef!
> Continue levelling up our cooking skill!
> In 20XX Gensokyoan Diety Minoriko Aki Recorded: Rock Me Amadeus
> Inquire with Minoriko about possible solutions to food issues.
> Ask the SDM about using their greenhouse to grow food.
> You've decided to seek Kazami Yuuka's and Aki Minoriko's aid in building a greenhouse.
> Whose Child Is This?
> Ask Kanako-sama about our parents.
> This is Radio Free Gensokyo!
> Find a kappa to help repair the faeries' "shrine" and get cell phones working. In addition, attempt to get the faeries trained on how to maintain the radio tower.
> Nitori was able to turn on the radio tower, and has agreed to help the faeries learn how to work it.
> Skills: Miracles
> Light as a Feather
> You are abnormally light. The slightest gust of wind can send you flying.
> Miracle Fruit
> You can make miracle fruit grow instantly on any plant or tree, dead or alive.
> From the Aether
> Grass, small plants, and miracle fruit will appear around you when you walk around barefoot.
> Purifying Bomb
> You can build up a charge, and release it as purifying energy.
> Spellcards:
> Estorica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
> Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
> Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
> Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
> Miracle "Miracle Fruit"
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> Stick our tongue out at Kogasa for being a silly sleepy head, and head to our room to change clothes.
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> Stick our tongue out at Kogasa for being a silly sleepy head, and head to our room to change clothes.
> Kogasa sticks her tongue out right back, although it's more playful than anything.
> You head over to your room to change clothes. Only after you've changed completely do you realize that Madotsuki is still asleep in here. She isn't awake, so she didn't see you change, fortunately.
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> Sneak quietly out of the room, and head for the kitchen.
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> Sneak quietly out of the room, and head for the kitchen.
> You sneak out of the room so as not to wake up Madotsuki, and head to the kitchen.
> When you get there, you see Kanako-sama making toast. It smells really good.
> She glances over at you and smiles. "Good morning."
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> "Morning, Kanako-sama! Have any interesting dreams?"
> Dig through the cupboard to find a light breakfast for us, Kogasa, and Madotsuki.
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> "Morning, Kanako-sama! Have any interesting dreams?"
> Dig through the cupboard to find a light breakfast for us, Kogasa, and Madotsuki.
> "No, not really." She puts some toast on a plate. "Want some?"
> You dig through the cupboard in search of breakfast. There's bread, rice, those peaches, still...That's what comes to mind for breakfast, at least.
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> Aw... guess Kanako-sama didn't really remember the dream... though, she was doing pretty much the same stuff she does here.
> "Yeah, I guess toast will do. Do we have jam?"
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> Aw... guess Kanako-sama didn't really remember the dream... though, she was doing pretty much the same stuff she does here.
> "Yeah, I guess toast will do. Do we have jam?"
> She wasn't lucid after all, huh...Not like it'd make much of a difference.
> Toast is nice, though.
> "Yes, I found apple butter earlier," she says, handing over a jar. "It hasn't reached its expiration date yet, so it should be good."
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OMG applebutter :*
> "Thanks!"
> Get six pieces of bread toasting, then hustle on back to our room to wake up Madotsuki.
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> "Thanks!"
> Get six pieces of bread toasting, then hustle on back to our room to wake up Madotsuki.
> You get some bread toasting, and then hurry back to your room, passing Kogasa along the way. Madotsuki is still asleep when you reach your room, but at the sound of your footsteps she stirs a little.
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> Shake Madotsuki awake. "Hey, good morning, sleepy head! Breakfast is cooking!"
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> Shake Madotsuki awake. "Hey, good morning, sleepy head! Breakfast is cooking!"
> You shake Madotsuki awake. She bolts up, nearly bumping her forehead against yours, but her eyes stay closed.
> "Morning..." She yawns and stands up. "That must be the nice smell."
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> "It's just toast, but we have applebutter, too. Go ahead and wash your face, and come back to where we had snacks last night. The washroom's just down the hall."
> Leave, and go back to the kitchen. When the toast is ready, just pile it on a plate and take it and the applebutter to the dining room.
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> "It's just toast, but we have applebutter, too. Go ahead and wash your face, and come back to where we had snacks last night. The washroom's just down the hall."
> Leave, and go back to the kitchen. When the toast is ready, just pile it on a plate and take it and the applebutter to the dining room.
> "Okaay." Madotsuki heads out of the room and down the hall.
> You head back to the kitchen and finish preparing the toast. Once it's ready, you pile it all on a plate and take it, along with the applebutter, into the dining room. Kanako-sama is already eating in there; it looks like she made herself some toast on the side.
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> Take a slice of toast and spread the applebutter over it.
> "Kanako-sama, could I talk to you after breakfast? It's something kind of personal..."
> Beat.
> "It's not about relationship problems!"
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> Take a slice of toast and spread the applebutter over it.
> "Kanako-sama, could I talk to you after breakfast? It's something kind of personal..."
> Beat.
> "It's not about relationship problems!"
> You take a slice of toast.
> You ask if you could talk to Kanako-sama after breakfast...but it's not about relationship problems this time.
> Kanako-sama chuckles a little. "All right."
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> Giggle, and nibble on the toast.
> "So, would you be mad if I told you that I became a shrine maiden for a new shrine~?"
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> Giggle, and nibble on the toast.
> "So, would you be mad if I told you that I became a shrine maiden for a new shrine~?"
> "Oh, really? Are you spreading faith, or is there some new goddess?" Kanako-sama grins.
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> "Oh! Hold on, before I forget!"
> Run back to our room, and grab our cellphone. Come back to the table with it.
> "Sorry. Anyways, I went to that radio tower, the one in the newspaper? All of these fairies were hanging out there, and they said it was a fairy shrine. Well, I told them that a proper shrine needed a shrine maiden, so they sort of elected me to become the new shrine maiden."
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> "Oh! Hold on, before I forget!"
> Run back to our room, and grab our cellphone. Come back to the table with it.
> "Sorry. Anyways, I went to that radio tower, the one in the newspaper? All of these fairies were hanging out there, and they said it was a fairy shrine. Well, I told them that a proper shrine needed a shrine maiden, so they sort of elected me to become the new shrine maiden."
> Oh, that's right! Your cell phone! You run back to your room and pick it up before heading back to the table.
> Obtained: x1 cell phone
> You explain to Kanako-sama about the faerie shrine, and how you were chosen as their shrine maiden.
> "That was rather nice of you. Most people don't take faeries seriously."
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> "There's more! So, it wasn't running, so I got Nitori to help get it running again! Also, she said that she'll teach the fairies how to keep it going."
> Turn on the cellphone.
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> "There's more! So, it wasn't running, so I got Nitori to help get it running again! Also, she said that she'll teach the fairies how to keep it going."
> Turn on the cellphone.
> "Really? I haven't seen that girl in a while."
> You turn on the cellphone.
> ...It works! The reception isn't very good, but it works!
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> "Yeah. I had to get the curse goddess's help to find her: she's been hiding for some reason, but wouldn't tell me why. Let's see if I can reach Hatate..."
> Dial Hatate's number.
> What's taking Kogasa and Madotsuki so long...?
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> "Yeah. I had to get the curse goddess's help to find her: she's been hiding for some reason, but wouldn't tell me why. Let's see if I can reach Hatate..."
> Dial Hatate's number.
> What's taking Kogasa and Madotsuki so long...?
> "Huh."
> You dial Hatate's number. Where are Kogasa and Madotsuki?
> "Sanaeee..." You hear Kogasa calling from the hallway. "Madotsuki collapsed in the hallway!"
> Kanako-sama stands up from the table. "What?"
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> Drop the cellphone and rush to the hallway!
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> Drop the cellphone and rush to the hallway!
> You and Kanako-sama rush to the hallway!
> Kogasa is kneeling next to Madotsuki, who is laying crumpled on the floor.
> "She just kind of keeled over, like she's sleeping or something..." Kogasa shakes her head.
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> Check her forehead, to see if she has a fever.
> "Should we put her back in the futon?"
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>"Does this happen to ghosts much?"
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> Check her forehead, to see if she has a fever.
> "Should we put her back in the futon?"
>"Does this happen to ghosts much?"
> You touch her forehead. Hot!
> You suggest putting Madotsuki back into the futon. Kogasa nods. "Probably..."
> Do ghosts even get fevers?
> "Suddenly collapsing like this? I'm honestly not sure. I'm getting the thermometer," Kanako-sama says, and heads back into the other room.
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> Call after Kanako-sama. "Her forehead's burning!"
> Bridal lift Madotsuki. "Kogasa, help me get her into my futon."
> Carry her to our room.
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> Call after Kanako-sama. "Her forehead's burning!"
> Bridal lift Madotsuki. "Kogasa, help me get her into my futon."
> Carry her to our room.
> "It's that bad?!"
> You bridal lift Madotsuki and take her back to your room; she's terribly limp. Kogasa follows behind and pulls the covers back on the futon.
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>Put her in bed!
>"Um...do you know anything about this sort of thing, Kanako-sama?"
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>Put her in bed!
>"Um...do you know anything about this sort of thing, Kanako-sama?"
> You put her in the bed. At least she's not on the floor, now.
> Kanako-sama returns with the thermometer, the kind that's inserted in the ear.
> "I've never seen this happen with ghosts before," she says as she kneels down next to Madotsuki and takes her temperature. She checks the thermometer and frowns. "That's 103 degrees farenheit..."
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> Frown.
> "T-this isn't good... We should probably keep her here until this blows over."
> Do we have any medicine for this kind of thing?
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> Frown.
> "T-this isn't good... We should probably keep her here until this blows over."
> Do we have any medicine for this kind of thing?
> This is bad...It's probably better to keep her here until she gets better.
> You have flu medicine, but would that be good enough for a fever?
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> What do we usually do for fevers and the like?
> Look to Kogasa. "Sorry to make you do this, but can you run to Hakugyokurou and ask Yuyuko for help?"
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> What do we usually do for fevers and the like?
> Look to Kogasa. "Sorry to make you do this, but can you run to Hakugyokurou and ask Yuyuko for help?"
> Drink plenty of fluids, get rest, stay cooled off, usually with a damp rag or something. She's a ghost, so there's no danger of her dying, but...
> "Got it." Kogasa gets up and heads out.
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> "I'm going to get a damp rag, Kanako-sama. Um... should we try taking off her sweater, to cool her down?"
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> "I'm going to get a damp rag, Kanako-sama. Um... should we try taking off her sweater, to cool her down?"
> "That would be a good idea. Do you have a t-shirt she can borrow in the meantime?"
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> "Yes, give me a moment."
> Dig out one of our t-shirts, doesn't really matter what size.
> "Erm, would you be willing to...?"
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> "Yes, give me a moment."
> Dig out one of our t-shirts, doesn't really matter what size.
> "Erm, would you be willing to...?"
> You dig through your clothes until you find a t-shirt Madotsuki can wear.
> "Yes, it's fine."
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> "Thank you." Hand the t-shirt over to Kanako-sama, and track down a washcloth. Soak it in some cool water, and grab a glass of water while we're at it, just in case. If we can find a straw, grab it too.
> Return to our room.
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> "Thank you." Hand the t-shirt over to Kanako-sama, and track down a washcloth. Soak it in some cool water, and grab a glass of water while we're at it, just in case. If we can find a straw, grab it too.
> Return to our room.
> You hand over the t-shirt and leave the room to find a washcloth to soak in cool water. While you're at it, you grab a glass of water and a straw, and head back to your room.
> Madotsuki's sweater has been replaced by the t-shirt, now, and the sweater in question is folded up next to the futon. Kanako-sama glances over at you.
> "Oh, good."
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> Hand over the washcloth, and set the glass of water down near Madotsuki.
> Fret. "Is there anything else I need to do?"
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> Hand over the washcloth, and set the glass of water down near Madotsuki.
> Fret. "Is there anything else I need to do?"
> You hand over the washcloth, and set the glass of water down near Madotsuki.
> Ahh why did she get sick all of the sudden?!
> "All that's left to do is to wait for Kogasa to get back, I guess," Kanako-sama says as she puts the washcloth over Madotsuki's forehead.
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> Sigh.
> ... Well, while we're here... "This is probably not the most appropriate time to ask, but... what happened to my parents?"
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> Sigh.
> ... Well, while we're here... "This is probably not the most appropriate time to ask, but... what happened to my parents?"
> You sigh. This was kind of bad timing.
> You ask Kanako-sama what happened to your parents.
> Kanako-sama looks over at you and sighs right back. "No, it's fine. You have the right to know about it."
> "Your mother died giving birth to you, and your father abandoned you at the shrine and disappeared without a trace. Suwako never quite forgave him for that."
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> Oh. "So, you two really did raise me from birth, huh?"
> Were there any questions raised while we were growing up about who our guardians were? Did Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama show theirselves at all in the Outside World?
Just throwing this out here, I don't think Sanae would have any problems accepting this: why would she? Kanako and Suwako were pretty much the closest things she had to parents growing up, and all this really means for her is that they've been doing it since she was a toddler. She wouldn't feel angst or anything from knowing this information, except for perhaps a bit of sympathy or pity for her natural mother, but kind of accept it as "okay, that's how it happened" and move along. It's not like it's a lifelong quest to discover where she really came from: the thought never really occured to her until it appeared out of nowhere.
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> Oh. "So, you two really did raise me from birth, huh?"
> Were there any questions raised while we were growing up about who our guardians were? Did Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama show theirselves at all in the Outside World?
> Oh.
> "Yeah."
> Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama hid themselves sometimes, but it wasn't like they avoided going out into public or anything. There were a few raised eyebrows and whispers, but it didn't become too much of a problem.
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> "Huh. Okay. Well, at least I was left in a good place!"
> Quest complete, kind of. Still questions to be asked, but that can wait till later, anyways.
> Hm, time to kill some time and get our minds off awkward things. "So, what kind of events do we have planned for the coming year, Kanako-sama?"
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> "Huh. Okay. Well, at least I was left in a good place!"
> Quest complete, kind of. Still questions to be asked, but that can wait till later, anyways.
> Hm, time to kill some time and get our minds off awkward things. "So, what kind of events do we have planned for the coming year, Kanako-sama?"
> Kanako-sama grins.
> Quest Completed: Whose Child is This?
> You'll ask more questions later. In the mean time, you decide to ask some other questions to kill time while waiting for Kogasa to return. Also, you need to make things less awkward.
> "We're going to be celebrating the comings of each season, of course. I was thinking of holding some festivals during the summer, as well as Tanabata again."
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> "Anything you need help being prepared? Actually, just last night I met a youkai who ran a lamprey stand, and it was delicious! She said that she'd be willing to come all the way from the Human Village area to sell lamprey at one of our festivals."
> Continue keeping an eye on Madotsuki.
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> "Anything you need help being prepared? Actually, just last night I met a youkai who ran a lamprey stand, and it was delicious! She said that she'd be willing to come all the way from the Human Village area to sell lamprey at one of our festivals."
> Continue keeping an eye on Madotsuki.
> "That Lorelei girl from the Human Village? That'd be nice. Let her know that she's free to come sell lamprey whenever there's a festival, okay?"
> You keep an eye on Madotsuki. She's asleep, but she looks feverish. The t-shirt and damp rag seem to be making her more comfortable, at least.
> As you keep an eye on her, you hear Kogasa call out from the entrance of the shrine.
> "I'm baaaack!"
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> "Ah, Kogasa!" Stand up and rush to the front door.
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> "Ah, Kogasa!" Stand up and rush to the front door.
> You rush to the front door, and see that not only Kogasa is there, but also Youmu.
> Youmu quickly bows in greeting. "We were told that Madotsuki fell ill. What happened?"
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> "Come on in."
> As we lead Youmu down to our room, explain: "We don't really know. Kogasa found her collapsed in the hallway, and she has a fever of a hundred and three. She seemed fine when she was waking up..."
> Go into our room.
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> "Come on in."
> As we lead Youmu down to our room, explain: "We don't really know. Kogasa found her collapsed in the hallway, and she has a fever of a hundred and three. She seemed fine when she was waking up..."
> Go into our room.
> As you, Youmu, and Kogasa head to your room, you explain what happened with Madotsuki.
> Youmu stays quiet until she enters your room and sees Madotsuki.
> "She's that sick...Do you have any guesses as to what caused this?" Youmu asks as she kneels down next to Madosuki. She reaches out for her wrist, as if to check her pulse, but stops herself. "That's right, ghosts don't have pulses."
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> Shake our head. "No, nothing. She went to sleep at about... nine, ten last night? I woke her up just after nine this morning, so she got plenty of rest..."
> ... Hm...
> "Say... all the time you've known her, does she sleep?"
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> Shake our head. "No, nothing. She went to sleep at about... nine, ten last night? I woke her up just after nine this morning, so she got plenty of rest..."
> ... Hm...
> "Say... all the time you've known her, does she sleep?"
> You shake your head. She got plenty of rest...
> ....Does she sleep?
> Youmu shakes her head. "I've never seen her do it."
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>"Hmm. I really don't know what to do.. Have you ever had any other ghosts faint?"
>Wait! Might this have something to do with her dreamworld collapsing? Maybe we should ask Pyonta-kun...
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>"Hmm. I really don't know what to do.. Have you ever had any other ghosts faint?"
>Wait! Might this have something to do with her dreamworld collapsing? Maybe we should ask Pyonta-kun...
> Asking Pyonta-kun's a good idea, but let's go ahead and pose the question now.
> "Then... okay, this isn't going to make sense, but maybe she's like this because she went to sleep? See, when she was alive, she was able to enter a dream world, but she... er... I think I told you this Youmu, but she ended up killing herself."
> Gulp. "Well, that dreamworld started to fall apart, so when I ended up in there by accident, I created a new one for the people living in Madotsuki's dream. That ended up really doing a number on me, though, and I ended up sleeping until well past noon yesterday. That old dreamworld should've collapsed by now, but I wonder if it's related to..." Gesture at Madotsuki and her current state.
> "Or, maybe it's just that she hasn't slept for the last couple of days and it's catching up to her or something. She seemed fine, though..."
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>"Hmm. I really don't know what to do.. Have you ever had any other ghosts faint?"
>Wait! Might this have something to do with her dreamworld collapsing? Maybe we should ask Pyonta-kun...
> "No, we've never had this problem before."
> Maybe you should ask Pyonta-kun later; he knows a lot of stuff, doesn't he?
> Asking Pyonta-kun's a good idea, but let's go ahead and pose the question now.
> "Then... okay, this isn't going to make sense, but maybe she's like this because she went to sleep? See, when she was alive, she was able to enter a dream world, but she... er... I think I told you this Youmu, but she ended up killing herself."
> Gulp. "Well, that dreamworld started to fall apart, so when I ended up in there by accident, I created a new one for the people living in Madotsuki's dream. That ended up really doing a number on me, though, and I ended up sleeping until well past noon yesterday. That old dreamworld should've collapsed by now, but I wonder if it's related to..." Gesture at Madotsuki and her current state.
> "Or, maybe it's just that she hasn't slept for the last couple of days and it's catching up to her or something. She seemed fine, though..."
> Asking Pyonta-kun is a good idea, but you might as well ask Youmu while you're at it.
> You try explaining what you think to Youmu, talking about her dream world and what ended up happening to her. You gulp as you continue to explain how you ended up in the collapsing dream world by accident, and how you created a new living space for the people who were still around in Madotsuki's dream. Youmu looks a bit skeptical when you tell her what it ended up doing to you, so maybe Madotsuki's going under similiar stress with her own dreamworld, which is collapsing...?
> Well, it's either that or the lack of sleep is catching up to her.
> Youmu furrows her brow in thought. "I'm afraid I don't understand this kind of situation as much as you do, but those seem like valid explanations for her condition right now. Perhaps this 'dream world' had some sort of effect on her? Stress, maybe?" She sighs. "Either way, I'm not sure I like the idea of taking her all the way back to Hakugyokurou when she's like this. I'm terribly sorry, but would you mind letting her stay here for a little while longer?"
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> Look to Kanako-sama.
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> Look to Kanako-sama.
> "I don't see why not," Kanako-sama says. "She can stay here."
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> "Thank you, Kanako-sama."
> Turn back to Youmu. "Do you have any suggestions on taking care of her? Aside from treating her like anybody else, I mean?"
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> "Thank you, Kanako-sama."
> Turn back to Youmu. "Do you have any suggestions on taking care of her? Aside from treating her like anybody else, I mean?"
> "She's not that hard to take care of, it should be fine," Youmu says.
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> "Well, I meant sick ghosts in general, but okay. Thanks for coming all this way..."
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> "Well, I meant sick ghosts in general, but okay. Thanks for coming all this way..."
> "We've actually never had sick ghosts before...Maybe just try keeping her cool?"
> You thank Youmu for coming out this far. She nods. "It's not a problem."
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> Sigh. "So, now what? I can't go looking for this 'Mary' customer when Madotsuki's sick, and I be a bother and leave her in your hands while I run around, Kanako-sama..."
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> Sigh. "So, now what? I can't go looking for this 'Mary' customer when Madotsuki's sick, and I be a bother and leave her in your hands while I run around, Kanako-sama..."
> You can't look for Mary while Madotsuki's sick...what are you going to do?
> Kanako-sama shakes her head. "It's fine, Sanae. Go do what you need to do."
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> "Th-thank you, Kanako-sama."
> Start to hug her, then remember we have guests. Bow deeply instead.
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> "Th-thank you, Kanako-sama."
> Start to hug her, then remember we have guests. Bow deeply instead.
> You're start to hug Kanako-sama, but then you remember that Youmu is here. You opt for bowing deeply instead.
> Youmu stands up. "Then, I will be returning to the Netherworld to fill in Yuyuko-sama on the situation." She bows and turns to leave the house.
> _
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> Follow Youmu out.
> "Would you like something to eat before you go? We have some toast and applebutter, it's not much, but..."
> Look over at Kogasa. "And you definitely need something to eat, I think."
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> Follow Youmu out.
> "Would you like something to eat before you go? We have some toast and applebutter, it's not much, but..."
> Look over at Kogasa. "And you definitely need something to eat, I think."
> You follow Youmu out and offer her something to eat.
> Youmu looks taken aback. Flustered, even. "Eh? Um, alright..."
> You suggest Kogasa eat something, too.
> Kogasa nods. "Okay."
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> Frown at Youmu. "Jeez, every time I offer you something you're like that."
> Lead her to the dining area and offer her the toast and applebutter.
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> Frown at Youmu. "Jeez, every time I offer you something you're like that."
> Lead her to the dining area and offer her the toast and applebutter.
> She doesn't have to be like that over every little thing...
> You lead her to the dining area and give her some food. She picks up a slice of toast and bites into it.
> "This is pretty good," she says. Kogasa soon follows suit, entering the room and grabbing some food.
> _
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> "Mm hmm..." Finish off the toast we had started on.
> "Oh, right, I dropped my phone..." Pick up our cellphone and look at it.
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> "Mm hmm..." Finish off the toast we had started on.
> "Oh, right, I dropped my phone..." Pick up our cellphone and look at it.
> You finish your toast and grab your cellphone. You ended up dropping it when Kogasa shouted for you and Kanako-sama.
> Your phone is working perfectly, it seems. The service is decent, at least. It was only one radio tower, too...
> _
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> Check the charge on the phone.
> Hey, what happened to that call we made to Hatate...? Can we at least save her number on our contacts list?
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> Check the charge on the phone.
> Hey, what happened to that call we made to Hatate...? Can we at least save her number on our contacts list?
> It's got a full battery right now. It should last.
> You never quite finished typing her number. You can save it, though.
> _
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> Go ahead and save her number in there.
> To Youmu: "So, what plans do you have for today?"
> Is Kogasa done?
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> Go ahead and save her number in there.
> To Youmu: "So, what plans do you have for today?"
> Is Kogasa done?
> You save Hatate's number in your cell phone. Calling her won't be a problem, now!
> You ask Youmu what her plans are for today.
> "Um...gardening, taking care of the ghosts in the Netherworld, cleaning the house..."
> You glance over at Kogasa. She's almost finished eating now.
> _
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> "You're pretty devoted, aren't you?"
> Stand up and clear off the table, and start getting ready to go.
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> "You're pretty devoted, aren't you?"
> Stand up and clear off the table, and start getting ready to go.
> "Of course."
> You stand up and clear off the table. You get all of the plates off, but you notice that Youmu looks like she wants to help, too. She's still standing there, even after you've gotten ready to head out. Kogasa has gone to the front of the house to look for her shoes.
> "What are you going to be doing now?" Youmu asks.
> _
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> "Hm... well... I don't know... Madotsuki was going to help me find 'Mary', but..."
> Hm... maybe we should stay aboveground for a little while, come back in the afternoon to check on Madotsuki. We still need to talk to Minoriko about helping the Human Village, then Yuuka about the greenhouse.
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> "Hm... well... I don't know... Madotsuki was going to help me find 'Mary', but..."
> Hm... maybe we should stay aboveground for a little while, come back in the afternoon to check on Madotsuki. We still need to talk to Minoriko about helping the Human Village, then Yuuka about the greenhouse.
> Madotsuki was going to help you find Mary, but now she's sick...
> "I see."
> You ponder staying aboveground for a little while longer, so you can ask Minoriko and Yuuka about the greenhouse. You'll check on Madotsuki in the afternoon.
> _
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> "Well, the Human Village has been having problems with their crops, so I was going to go around and ask some people for help. I've already talked to Patchouli Knowledge, so I'll go see the goddess of the harvest and Yuuka Kazami, and check back on Madotsuki in the afternoon."
> Walk to the front door to get our shoes.
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> "Well, the Human Village has been having problems with their crops, so I was going to go around and ask some people for help. I've already talked to Patchouli Knowledge, so I'll go see the goddess of the harvest and Yuuka Kazami, and check back on Madotsuki in the afternoon."
> Walk to the front door to get our shoes.
> "That sounds like a plan," Youmu says as she heads for the door. "But I was not aware that the Human Village was having such problems. As a gardener, I wonder if I would be able to provide some sort of assistance..."
> You head back to the front door and get your shoes. Youmu follows suit and sprints out onto the pathway outside the shrine.
> _
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> "Could you? Patchouli's suggested so far that she could magic up some seeds and make the ground more fertile, and I was going to ask Yuuka about a greenhouse since she made one for the Scarlet Mansion."
> Follow her outside and look around for Kogasa.
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> "Could you? Patchouli's suggested so far that she could magic up some seeds and make the ground more fertile, and I was going to ask Yuuka about a greenhouse since she made one for the Scarlet Mansion."
> Follow her outside and look around for Kogasa.
> Youmu nods. "I'm not the best at tilling the earth, but I can still plant the seeds and take care of them. Of course, I'm going to have to let Yuyuko-sama know where I am, first..."
> You follow Youmu onto the path and look around for Kogasa. She's crouched near a bush nearby, watching a snail crawl up a leaf.
> _
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> "When we get everything rolling, then I'll let you know. Thank you for offering to help, Youmu."
> Walk up behind Kogasa. "Trying to surprise the snail?"
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> "When we get everything rolling, then I'll let you know. Thank you for offering to help, Youmu."
> Walk up behind Kogasa. "Trying to surprise the snail?"
> "You're welcome." Youmu bows politely.
> You walk up behind Kogasa and ask if she's trying to surprise the snail. She shakes her head.
> "No, just watching it. Wonder if the little crawly things are already starting to come out?"
> _
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> "Hm... is it coming close to spring already...?"
> Look around at the landscape.
> "Oh, hey, Youmu, Yuyuko told me about the time when the two of you stole spring! What was that like?"
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> "Hm... is it coming close to spring already...?"
> Look around at the landscape.
> "Oh, hey, Youmu, Yuyuko told me about the time when the two of you stole spring! What was that like?"
> It's not close to spring yet, but there's a bush here with leaves on it...
> You take a look at the landscape. There's not much snow on the ground, but this bush is the only one in the shrine with leaves on it...
> Speaking of spring!
> "Ahh...that was many years ago. Yuyuko-sama wanted the Saigyou Ayakashi to be in full bloom, so I was sent out to gather the essence of spring and make it happen. This made winter last until May in Gensokyo here, so the red-white came and put a stop to it."
> _
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> "May?! That's no good at all..."
> Nudge Kogasa to get up.
> Where did Kanako-sama say the harvest goddess lived again?
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> "May?! That's no good at all..."
> Nudge Kogasa to get up.
> Where did Kanako-sama say the harvest goddess lived again?
> Youmu frowns a little. "The red-white already made that clear..."
> You nudge Kogasa off the ground, and think back to where Kanako-sama said the harvest goddess lived.
> She lived at the base of the mountain, didn't she? There were wheat fields down there.
> _
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> "Well, the two of you probably didn't know any better, right? So, we're going to the wheat fields at the base of the mountain, to try to find the goddess. You're welcome to come along, or at least fly with us on your way home."
> Take off into the air.
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> "Well, the two of you probably didn't know any better, right? So, we're going to the wheat fields at the base of the mountain, to try to find the goddess. You're welcome to come along, or at least fly with us on your way home."
> Take off into the air.
> Well, they're good people, they couldn't have done it for any malicious reason, right?
> You offer Youmu the chance to come along.
> "Okay..."
> The three of you take off into the air.
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> Head to the wheat fields at the base of the mountain.
> "So, how long have you known Reimu?"
> Have we met Minoriko and her sister?
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> Head to the wheat fields at the base of the mountain.
> "So, how long have you known Reimu?"
> Have we met Minoriko and her sister?
> The three of you start flying for the base of Youkai Mountain. Even from here, you can see the expansive fields below, acting as a buffer between Youkai Mountain and the rest of the inhabited Gensokyo.
> "I've known her for a few years," Youmu says.
> You've briefly met Minoriko and her sister, when they come to festivals in the autumn. They seem like decent people.
> _
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> "Have you ever met any of the other incident solvers, like Marisa?"
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> "Have you ever met any of the other incident solvers, like Marisa?"
> Youmu nods. "A few times before now."
> _
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> "Probably because of the whole 'stealing spring' thing, right? Both Reimu and Marisa visited us when we arrived, kicked my butt then offered tea afterwards. I'm guessing the same thing happened with you?"
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> "Probably because of the whole 'stealing spring' thing, right? Both Reimu and Marisa visited us when we arrived, kicked my butt then offered tea afterwards. I'm guessing the same thing happened with you?"
> "Yes, it's a custom in Gensokyo..."
> You are now nearing the wheat fields. They certainly aren't in any condition to be harvesting wheat, but the scarecrow in the middle of the fields makes up for that.
> _
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> "I wonder how that custom even got started..."
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> "I wonder how that custom even got started..."
> "I'm not sure, myself..."
> _
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> "Well, have any idea who might've started it? I wonder if whoever was the incident solver before Reimu did...?"
> Oh, hey, we forgot to ask Reimu if she knows anything about Mugetsu or Gengetsu! Mugetsu sure seemed like she knew a Hakurei maiden...
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> "Well, have any idea who might've started it? I wonder if whoever was the incident solver before Reimu did...?"
> Oh, hey, we forgot to ask Reimu if she knows anything about Mugetsu or Gengetsu! Mugetsu sure seemed like she knew a Hakurei maiden...
> "I have no idea."
> Oh, maybe you should ask Reimu about Mugetsu and Gengetsu!
> _
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> "Well, anything interesting or juicy that you know, then?"
> Are we nearing where we think the Aki sisters live?
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> "Well, anything interesting or juicy that you know, then?"
> Are we nearing where we think the Aki sisters live?
> "Nothing, really..."
> It looks like there's a small shrine up ahead in the field. Could that be it?
> _
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> Pout. "I guess you don't get much gossip up there, huh? Well, that looks like where I need to go. Do you want to tag along, or are you going to head back home?"
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> Pout. "I guess you don't get much gossip up there, huh? Well, that looks like where I need to go. Do you want to tag along, or are you going to head back home?"
> She doesn't get much news, does she?
> "Dead men tell no tales," Youmu says. "I'll be in Hakugyokurou, if you need me." She turns and flies off.
> _
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>
"Dead men tell no tales"? Argh, that Youmu be a pirate!
> "Bye! Thanks for the help!"
> Fly down to the shrine.
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> "Dead men tell no tales"? Argh, that Youmu be a pirate!
> "Bye! Thanks for the help!"
> Fly down to the shrine.
> arrrrgh
> "You're welcome!"
> You and Kogasa fly down to the shrine. It's a small, humble, wooden shrine, with patterns of leaves carved into it. There's a little donation box, but no bell. A shimenawa decorates the roof.
> _
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>"Good morning!"
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>"Good morning!"
> You call out good morning, and the door to the shrine opens. A girl with short blonde hair with a few dried up leaves in it opens the shrine door.
> "Good morniiing." She stiffles a yawn.
> _
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> Bow politely. "Ah, is it Shizuha? Sorry to wake you, but I would like to speak with your sister for a bit. Is that all right?"
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> Bow politely. "Ah, is it Shizuha? Sorry to wake you, but I would like to speak with your sister for a bit. Is that all right?"
> You bow politely in greeting. Shizuha shakes her head as if to clear it out.
> "Yes, that's right. I'll go get her." Shizuha turns and retreats into the shrine. "Minorikooo."
> A few seconds later, a woman who looks similiar to Shizuha appears at the door. She looks much more awake than Shizuha, and is wearing a cap with grapes on it, and a comfortable-looking brown dress with an apron, as opposed to Shizuha's red/orange dress.
> "What is it?"
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> Bow politely. "Ah, you might not remember me, I'm Sanae from the Moriya Shrine. I came to request something of you. You probably already know about the troubles the Human Village has been having, with food shortages?"
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> Bow politely. "Ah, you might not remember me, I'm Sanae from the Moriya Shrine. I came to request something of you. You probably already know about the troubles the Human Village has been having, with food shortages?"
> You bow in greeting to her, and she bows back.
> "Ah, yes, Kochiya Sanae. I know of the food shortages, I'm assuming your request has to do with that?"
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> Nod. "I was thinking about ways that crops could be grown to help the situation, and thought that, as the goddess of the harvest, you might be able to help, as well as a few others. For instance, Patchouli Knowledge of the Scarlet Devil Mansion is a skilled magician, and has said that she knows of spells to create seeds and enrich soil. Also, I know that Yuuka Kazami has the know-how to create greenhouses, which would be very useful for the village in the long run."
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> Nod. "I was thinking about ways that crops could be grown to help the situation, and thought that, as the goddess of the harvest, you might be able to help, as well as a few others. For instance, Patchouli Knowledge of the Scarlet Devil Mansion is a skilled magician, and has said that she knows of spells to create seeds and enrich soil. Also, I know that Yuuka Kazami has the know-how to create greenhouses, which would be very useful for the village in the long run."
> You explain your plan to Minoriko.
> Minoriko smiles. "I'm glad my abilities are being recognized. I might not be at the height of my power right now, but I'll see what I can do."
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> Smile and bow. "Thank you. I'm going to contact Yuuka today and see what she has to say, and then see about arranging some sort of planning meeting between everyone."
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> Smile and bow. "Thank you. I'm going to contact Yuuka today and see what she has to say, and then see about arranging some sort of planning meeting between everyone."
> "What time and place?"
> _
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> "Hm... I don't know yet. I can come back when I talk to Yuuka and Patchouli, but do you have any preferences?"
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> "Hm... I don't know yet. I can come back when I talk to Yuuka and Patchouli, but do you have any preferences?"
> "Anywhere's fine," Minoriko says.
> _
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> "Very well."
> ... Did we ever find out where Yuuka lives?
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> "Very well."
> ... Did we ever find out where Yuuka lives?
> Come to think of it, where does Yuuka live? If you ever got the location, you forget what it is completely.
> _
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> Well, someone at the Scarlet Devil Mansion should know.
> "So, I'll be back soon enough. Thank you for your help."
> Bow politely to the sisters, and take off towards the mansion.
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> Well, someone at the Scarlet Devil Mansion should know.
> "So, I'll be back soon enough. Thank you for your help."
> Bow politely to the sisters, and take off towards the mansion.
> Patchouli or someone would know.
> "You're welcome. See you then."
> You bow politely and then take off for the mansion with Kogasa. The flight is uneventful, and when you arrive at the gates, you see Meiling guarding them.
> _
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> "Good morning, Meiling! Are you well rested? Hey, do you know where Yuuka Kazami lives?"
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> "Good morning, Meiling! Are you well rested? Hey, do you know where Yuuka Kazami lives?"
> Meiling waves. "Good morning! I'm well re--" She cuts herself off at the mention of Yuuka.
> "...Mugenkan, in the mountains over there." She points to some isolated-looking mountains farther away. "Or you could try hitting up the Garden of the Sun, which isn't too far from the Human Village...Why, are you looking for her or something?" She looks kind of suspicious.
> _
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> "Actually, yes. See, I heard she made that greenhouse there, and the Human Village has been having quite a bit of problems with food lately. So, I was going to get a couple of people together who could help their situation, and I figured that she would be able to help. Why, what's wrong?"
> We've been getting a lot of mixed reports about Yuuka...
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> "Actually, yes. See, I heard she made that greenhouse there, and the Human Village has been having quite a bit of problems with food lately. So, I was going to get a couple of people together who could help their situation, and I figured that she would be able to help. Why, what's wrong?"
> We've been getting a lot of mixed reports about Yuuka...
> "Oh, you're going to get her to help the Human Village?" Meiling asks, raising an eyebrow. "That's nice, and she really did make the greenhouse. It's just that...well..." She glances around, as if checking to see that no one's watching. "Be careful 'round her, okay?" She's smiling when she says this last sentence.
> You've been hearing some weird things about Yuuka...It just makes you all the more curious.
> _
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> "All... right... well, thanks. I might be back later to talk to Patchouli for a bit. What does the Garden of the Sun look like?"
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> "All... right... well, thanks. I might be back later to talk to Patchouli for a bit. What does the Garden of the Sun look like?"
> "Got it. You can't miss the Garden of the Sun; it's filled with flowers, even in the winter. Oh, sunflowers, especially. Keep an eye out for those."
> _
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> Blink. "O-okay. If you say so. Thanks!"
> Wave as we fly away, then turn to Kogasa.
> "The more I hear about Yuuka, the more I get confused... She's definitely going to be interesting to meet, that's for sure!"
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> Blink. "O-okay. If you say so. Thanks!"
> Wave as we fly away, then turn to Kogasa.
> "The more I hear about Yuuka, the more I get confused... She's definitely going to be interesting to meet, that's for sure!"
> "No problem. See ya!" Meiling waves as you and Kogasa fly off.
> As you fly, you note how interesting it's going to be meeting Yuuka, the more you hear about her. It's confusing, though.
> "Yeah...somehow, I feel kind of nervous," Kogasa says.
> _
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> Grin. "Don't worry, I'll be there to make sure nothing goes wrong!"
> Fly in the direction of the Human Village, keeping an eye out for the garden.
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> Grin. "Don't worry, I'll be there to make sure nothing goes wrong!"
> Fly in the direction of the Human Village, keeping an eye out for the garden.
> Kogasa smiles when you reassure her.
> You fly off towards the Human Village, keeping an eye out for the Garden of the sun. You pass by the Human Village fairly quickly, and after passing by the fields surrounding it, reach what seems to be part of the Forest of Magic. Up ahead, you think you see the trees thin and clear out. There's definitely something out there.
> _
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> Fly in closer.
> "Say, Kogasa, have you ever had lamprey?"
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> Fly in closer.
> "Say, Kogasa, have you ever had lamprey?"
> You fly closer. Sure enough, you see a huge clearing. Despite it being winter, the entire field is blanketed by lush green grass, from which grows probably thousands of flowers. It's a huge burst of color in the midst of an otherwise dead forest, with the most prominent color being gold. It's breathtaking.
> You ask Kogasa if she's ever had lamprey.
> "No...what's that, again?"
> _
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> "It's delicious, I'll have to woah."
> Stop in midair and appreciate the view.
> "Amazing... she could definitely help!"
> Look around for either a person, or a place to land without crushing any flowers.
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> "It's delicious, I'll have to woah."
> Stop in midair and appreciate the view.
> "Amazing... she could definitely help!"
> Look around for either a person, or a place to land without crushing any flowers.
> You stop yourself midsentence when you and Kogasa come in view of the garden.
> There's no doubt about it: Yuuka could definitely help!
> You look around for a place to land, and eventually settle for a small clearing in the sunflowers. You and Kogasa land there, making sure you're careful not to crush any of the flowers. The sunflowers seem to tower above your heads, and closer to the ground are smaller flowers, some which you haven't even seen before. There's no one in sight right now, though.
> _
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> Kneel down and look at the flowers. "Wow, hey, Kogasa, have you ever seen these kinds of flowers before?"
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> Kneel down and look at the flowers. "Wow, hey, Kogasa, have you ever seen these kinds of flowers before?"
> You kneel down and take a look at one of the flowers, a delicate-looking one with white petals.
> Kogasa shakes her head. "I don't know what it is, but it's really pretty. Do you think they have hydrangeas here?"
> _
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>"Well, why don't we find out?"
>Look around and walk a little; carefully of course.
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> Glance at the sunflowers in curiosity. "I wonder why Meiling said to keep an eye on the sunflowers...?"
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>"Well, why don't we find out?"
>Look around and walk a little; carefully of course.
> Glance at the sunflowers in curiosity. "I wonder why Meiling said to keep an eye on the sunflowers...?"
> You and Kogasa walk around the garden a little, taking a look at the flowers. You're careful not to step on anything. You wouldn't want to, anyway. The flowers are all so pretty. A few minutes pass and you still don't see any hydrangeas. They probably wouldn't not be in the garden, though. Every turn you make you see some new flower that you didn't see previously.
> As you glance at one of the sunflowers, with its brown dial facing you, you wonder why Meiling said to keep an eye on them.
> "Maybe they're supposed to be markers or something," Kogasa wonders as she stares at one. She then perks up a little. "Huh? Sanae, do you hear whistling?"
> _
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> Listen carefully.
> If we hear it, try to follow it. If we don't: "I don't hear anything..."
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> Listen carefully.
> If we hear it, try to follow it. If we don't: "I don't hear anything..."
> You listen carefully...She was right, there's a whistling. You try following it, and it gets progressively louder. You're not even moving that fast--
> "Get out of the way!"
> _
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> Blink. "Wha-?"
All right, I'm leaving for a while. Shouldn't be too hard after we get nailed by whatever this thing is. So, talk to Yuuka about the greenhouse idea, be sure to be appreciative about her flowers, and generally inquisitive. If she makes any threats against our friends or tries to get us to do something about Nitori, don't get hostile, but get defensive.
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> Blink. "Wha-?"
> You're barely able to react when the whistling turns into an ominous hum, and there's a flashing light. You feel yourself get hit with the force of what feels like a ton of bricks, and you're sent flying about ten feet. This all happens within a second, you think, but it hurts, and you're really dizzy...Was that a laser or something?
> "Sanae!" You hear Kogasa run over and kneel down next to you; you can tell she's close because there's the shade from her umbrella. Then there's the sound of more footsteps, and Kogasa stammering. She's looking back towards where the light came from.
> _
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>Ugh... can we... at least try and get up? Do so if possible; slowly if it really hurts.
>Can we see anything past Kogasa?
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>Ugh... can we... at least try and get up? Do so if possible; slowly if it really hurts.
>Can we see anything past Kogasa?
> Yeah, but it's hard to move. You try sitting up as slowly as possible, to avoid further pain.
> You can see, but everything's spinning. There's a woman with longish green hair wearing red plaid, standing on the other side of the clearing with a parasol held above her head. The details are kind of hard to make out, though.
> _
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>"Wh... what was that... just now?"
>Cough a bit and try to focus a little; not too much though.
>"We... weren't doing anything!"
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>"Wh... what was that... just now?"
>Cough a bit and try to focus a little; not too much though.
>"We... weren't doing anything!"
> "A laser, silly~" That is not Kogasa's voice.
> You cough and try to focus. Kogasa puts her arm around your shoulders to steady you.
> You can see the woman more clearly, now. She has red eyes and a pleasant smile on her face.
> "You and your little friend over there were trespassing," the woman says.
> _
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>"We... We needed to find someone..."
>Who greets people with dangerous attacks like that? Honestly!
>"I mean, are you Yuuka Kazami?"
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>"We... We needed to find someone..."
>Who greets people with dangerous attacks like that? Honestly!
>"I mean, are you Yuuka Kazami?"
> What kind of greeting is this?!
> "Yees~"
> _
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>Attempt to bow at her; pain aside, we show respect at least.
>"Well, I'm Sanae Kochiya; shrine maiden of the Moriya Shrine."
>Breath a bit.
>"I was hoping... to ask you for a favour."
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>Attempt to bow at her; pain aside, we show respect at least.
>"Well, I'm Sanae Kochiya; shrine maiden of the Moriya Shrine."
>Breath a bit.
>"I was hoping... to ask you for a favour."
> You have to at least show respect...
> You attempt to bow and introduce yourself. After pausing to breath, you let her know why you and Kogasa are here.
> "Well met," Yuuka says. "And what is this favor you need of me?"
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>Take a good breath, try not to wince.
>"Well, um, I've heard that you built the greenhouse at Scarlet Devil Mansion. Is it true?"
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>Take a good breath, try not to wince.
>"Well, um, I've heard that you built the greenhouse at Scarlet Devil Mansion. Is it true?"
> You take a deep breath and try not to wince. You feel a bit better.
> You ask Yuuka if she really did build the greenhouse at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and she nods.
> "Of course."
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>"Would you be willing to make another one? The village is running pretty short on food, and, I dunno if we can wait for the planting season to begin..."
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>"Would you be willing to make another one? The village is running pretty short on food, and, I dunno if we can wait for the planting season to begin..."
> Yuuka continues to smile. "And what have humans done for me, or youkai as a whole, hmm?"
> _
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>"Well, I don't know...What have they done?"
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>"Well, I don't know...What have they done?"
> "Nothing good, as far as I'm concerned," Yuuka says. "Let's say I go ahead and get this greenhouse built. What reason would I have to do this?"
> _
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>Crap. We really should have researched this person and figure out what she wants...
>"Well, what did you get for making one for the Scarlet Devil?"
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>Crap. We really should have researched this person and figure out what she wants...
>"Well, what did you get for making one for the Scarlet Devil?"
> Ahh...you should've tried finding out more about Yuuka beyond her being the subject of ghosts stories used to scare children into obedience...
> "More space for my flowers."
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>"Well, I'm pretty the people in town wouldn't mind doing that for you, too. I bet you could even get a few planted around the Myouren Temple, they'd love that!"
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>"Well, I'm pretty the people in town wouldn't mind doing that for you, too. I bet you could even get a few planted around the Myouren Temple, they'd love that!"
> Yuuka's eyes seem to light up. "Around the Myouren Temple? That would be lovely~"
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>Nod. "I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem with that. Right Kogasa?"
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>Nod. "I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem with that. Right Kogasa?"
> Kogasa smiles nervously. "Y-yeah!"
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>"I think we could arrange that for you."
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>"I think we could arrange that for you."
> Yuuka twirls her parasol idly. "Well, then...Planting flowers around the Myouren Temple should be enough to forget that you and the karakasa trespassed."
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>We'll not remind her, then, that she owes us for a lasering, then.
>"And the greenhouse?"
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>We'll not remind her, then, that she owes us for a lasering, then.
>"And the greenhouse?"
> You'll have to make her forget about the laser...
> "Yes, yes, that too."
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> Sigh in relief. At least she's wliing to help, and not asking for anything unreasonable.
> Smile. "Thank you, Miss Kazami. I'll go ahead and ask the folks at the temple if they wouldn't mind having flowers planted, but I can't imagine any reason why they wouldn't. Erm, I was also asking for Aki Minoriko's and Patchouli Knowledge's help in starting new crops for the Human Village, would you like me to set up a meeting so everything can be planned?"
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> Sigh in relief. At least she's wliing to help, and not asking for anything unreasonable.
> Smile. "Thank you, Miss Kazami. I'll go ahead and ask the folks at the temple if they wouldn't mind having flowers planted, but I can't imagine any reason why they wouldn't. Erm, I was also asking for Aki Minoriko's and Patchouli Knowledge's help in starting new crops for the Human Village, would you like me to set up a meeting so everything can be planned?"
> Thank God, she's actually going to help.
> "A meeting? I would appreciate that~"
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>"Then it's settled! Do you have any preferences as to where said meeting would take place?"
>Remember to show of our flower-growing moves!
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>Remember to show of our flower-growing moves!
> Don't: we don't know if that might make her upset or not, messing up her garden.
> "Or when, for that matter?"
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>"Then it's settled! Do you have any preferences as to where said meeting would take place?"
>Remember to show of our flower-growing moves!
> Don't: we don't know if that might make her upset or not, messing up her garden.
> "Or when, for that matter?"
> "Perhaps the Scarlet Devil Mansion tomorrow afternoon?"
> You consider showing off your ability to grow flowers, but you don't know what her reaction will be, so you decide against it.
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> "Well, I think I'll definitely need to clear that with Remilia, first. In case that isn't an option, is there somewhere else you'd prefer?"
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> "Well, I think I'll definitely need to clear that with Remilia, first. In case that isn't an option, is there somewhere else you'd prefer?"
> "The Scarlet Devil Mansion will be fine."
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> ... Is she not going to concede this...? We can't promise that they can meet there without getting Remilia's approval...
> "I'm... afraid that I might be missing something... Do you already have something arranged with them? You know that they'll be fine with this?"
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> ... Is she not going to concede this...? We can't promise that they can meet there without getting Remilia's approval...
> "I'm... afraid that I might be missing something... Do you already have something arranged with them? You know that they'll be fine with this?"
> You can't make any promises if it's someone else's house...
> Yuuka grins. "Yes, there shouldn't be any problems."
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>"A-all right. That'll be fine. I'll go arrange everything, then."
>We don't want to anger her anymore.... Seems like Hong was really right..
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>"A-all right. That'll be fine. I'll go arrange everything, then."
>We don't want to anger her anymore.... Seems like Hong was really right..
> "Okaaay~"
> Meiling was right, you don't want to mess with this woman...
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> Well... she did help them out before with their greenhouse... and it would be pretty convenient for Patchouli...
> Bow. "Thank you for your help, and I apologize for the intrusion."
> Fly off, and away from the Garden for a bit before stopping and looking back. "What a strange person..."
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> Well... she did help them out before with their greenhouse... and it would be pretty convenient for Patchouli...
> Bow. "Thank you for your help, and I apologize for the intrusion."
> Fly off, and away from the Garden for a bit before stopping and looking back. "What a strange person..."
> She did build that greenhouse at the SDM, and Patchouli won't have to leave the place...
> You bow and and thank Yuuka for her help, apologize for the intrusion, and fly off.
> "Goodbye!"
> Once you and Kogasa are at a safe distance from the Garden, you stop and look back.
> What a weirdo.
> "I seriously thought we were going to die for a second," Kogasa says, shivering.
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>"I was really scared too! But don't worry, I'm fine now.."
>Shiver out of reflex.
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> Hug Kogasa.
> "I... I don't think we would've... maybe she just didn't like uninvited guests? She seemed willing to help out, and for such a low price, too. Maybe it's just kind of her being a tad bit too violent, like Reimu... yeah."
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>"I was really scared too! But don't worry, I'm fine now.."
>Shiver out of reflex.
> You can't help but shiver.
> "Y-yeah. Hopefully after tomorrow we won't have to deal with her again."
> Hug Kogasa.
> "I... I don't think we would've... maybe she just didn't like uninvited guests? She seemed willing to help out, and for such a low price, too. Maybe it's just kind of her being a tad bit too violent, like Reimu... yeah."
> You give Kogasa a hug. Yuuka was at Reimu levels of violent, even if she was willing to help out for almost nothing. She probably just doesn't like uninvited guests is all.
> "Probably not, with the spell card system...I didn't expect her to just want to plant flowers, though."
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> About what time is it?
> "We should probably go talk to the Myouren Temple people first, huh? They'll want to know that we'll be planting flowers around the temple..."
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> About what time is it?
> "We should probably go talk to the Myouren Temple people first, huh? They'll want to know that we'll be planting flowers around the temple..."
> Almost noon. You should let the Myouren Temple know what's happening.
> "Yeah..."
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>Head to the Myouren Temple
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>Head to the Myouren Temple
> You and Kogasa fly off to the Myouren Temple. Upon arriving, you note that it really does look kind of different from the one you saw in your dream.
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> Land, and enter, looking around for Ichirin, Murasa, or even Kikuri.
> "Hey, Koga, did you want to spend a little time meditating?"
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> Land, and enter, looking around for Ichirin, Murasa, or even Kikuri.
> "Hey, Koga, did you want to spend a little time meditating?"
> You land and look around for someone. You see Murasa floating down the hallway with a huge anchor on her back.
> You ask Kogasa if she wants to meditate or something.
> "Yeah."
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> "Okay, I'll try to track someone down, you have fun meditating, all right?"
> Kiss her on the cheek, and walk up to Murasa.
> "Afternoon! Could I have a moment?"
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> "Okay, I'll try to track someone down, you have fun meditating, all right?"
> Kiss her on the cheek, and walk up to Murasa.
> "Afternoon! Could I have a moment?"
> "Got it~" Kogasa giggles when you kiss her on the cheek, and then heads off to meditate somewhere.
> You then head over to Murasa.
> "Oh, hi. What is it?" Murasa stops moving and floats in midair.
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> "Is it possible for me to speak with the head of the temple? I think I've found a solution to the food shortage problem, but I need to speak with her about it."
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> "Is it possible for me to speak with the head of the temple? I think I've found a solution to the food shortage problem, but I need to speak with her about it."
> Murasa blinks. "Oohhh, I'll go get Hijiri." She flies off through a wall.
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> Start to follow, then remember that we can't float through walls. Cheating alien ghosts...
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> Start to follow, then remember that we can't float through walls. Cheating alien ghosts...
> You start to follow...
> ...and promptly smack your forehead off the wall. Cheating alien ghosts, making you forget you can't go through walls.
> Murasa reappears through a doorway a few moments later with a tall woman with long, gradient hair. Oh, it's Hijiri.
> Hijiri walks over and bows in greeting. "Minamitsu said you wanted to speak with the head of this temple, am I correct?"
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> "Yes, it's concerning a plan to alleviate the food shortage problem. I've spoken to Aki Minoriko, Patchouli Knowledge, and Kazami Yuuka, and they're willing to work together to help the Human Village."
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> "Yes, it's concerning a plan to alleviate the food shortage problem. I've spoken to Aki Minoriko, Patchouli Knowledge, and Kazami Yuuka, and they're willing to work together to help the Human Village."
> "Kamishirasawa-san will be delighted to hear that. What are you planning to do?"
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> "It hasn't been set in stone yet, but the three of them will be meeting to arrange everything. However, Yuuka had a condition she wanted met before she helped. You see... she wants to plant flowers around this temple."
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> "It hasn't been set in stone yet, but the three of them will be meeting to arrange everything. However, Yuuka had a condition she wanted met before she helped. You see... she wants to plant flowers around this temple."
> Hijiri's smile does not waver for a second.
> "I see. Well, there shouldn't be a problem with that."
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>"Oh, good!"
>Sigh in relief..
>"You see, she's quite .. odd in conversing with. She attacked me and Kogasa when we visited her garden, but afterwards she started talking like it was normal or something..."
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>"Oh, good!"
>Sigh in relief..
>"You see, she's quite .. odd in conversing with. She attacked me and Kogasa when we visited her garden, but afterwards she started talking like it was normal or something..."
> Hijiri's good with it, now Yuuka's guaranteed to help. You heave a sigh in relief.
> "I hear that a lot from people who have met her."
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> "It was a little disconcerting, but... in any case, do you think... Kamishirasawa-san?... would like to be present?"
> Do we know this character?
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> "It was a little disconcerting, but... in any case, do you think... Kamishirasawa-san?... would like to be present?"
> Do we know this character?
> "Kamishirasawa-san protects this village, she has every right to be present."
> You've heard of her, but this pretty much confirms that she's the one who keeps this place safe.
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> Nods. "That's a good point. I should go ahead and inform her. Where can I find her...?"
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> Nods. "That's a good point. I should go ahead and inform her. Where can I find her...?"
> "She's probably in the schoolhouse right now. It has a small playground nearby, you can't miss it." After some consideration, Byakuren adds, "Oh, school hasn't ended yet, I think. She might be still teaching."
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> "Ah, that's fine. Do you know when classes end?"
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> "Ah, that's fine. Do you know when classes end?"
> "Around 2:45."
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> "Hm... that should be more than enough time to arrange everything, and get lunch while we're at it."
> Bow to Hijiri. "Thank you for your help, Miss Hijiri. Ah... my girlfriend is meditating right now, so I don't suppose I could trouble you for a small chat?"
> Frown. Wait a second... Murasa said something when we... ah!
> Turn to Murasa. "Actually, I just recalled something, so could I trouble you as well?"
For the record, waaaaay back in Part 1, Murasa mentioned seeing Madotsuki often for months on end back in Hakugyokurou.
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> "Hm... that should be more than enough time to arrange everything, and get lunch while we're at it."
> Bow to Hijiri. "Thank you for your help, Miss Hijiri. Ah... my girlfriend is meditating right now, so I don't suppose I could trouble you for a small chat?"
> Frown. Wait a second... Murasa said something when we... ah!
> Turn to Murasa. "Actually, I just recalled something, so could I trouble you as well?"
> This'll be enough time to get everything sorted out, and then get lunch.
> You bow to Hijiri in thanks, and offer to have a chat.
> Hijiri smiles. "Alright."
> Oh...hold it, Murasa said...
> You turn to Murasa and call out to her. She turns back with a curious expression on her face.
> "What is it?"
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> "Ah, remember that ghost girl I asked you about a few days ago? The one that always had her eyes closed? Do you recall if she ever slept while you were there?"
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> "Ah, remember that ghost girl I asked you about a few days ago? The one that always had her eyes closed? Do you recall if she ever slept while you were there?"
> "The ghost girl?" Murasa scratches her head. "No, I never really saw her asleep..."
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> "Hrm... well, I found her, her name's Madotsuki, by the way, and she stayed at my place last night, but when she woke up this morning she ended up collapsing with a fever. I don't suppose you know what might be wrong with her, would you? Youmu came by, but she didn't know very much except for how to treat her..."
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> "Hrm... well, I found her, her name's Madotsuki, by the way, and she stayed at my place last night, but when she woke up this morning she ended up collapsing with a fever. I don't suppose you know what might be wrong with her, would you? Youmu came by, but she didn't know very much except for how to treat her..."
> "Oh..." Murasa is taken aback. "That's never really happened to me, but...healing and stuff would be more of Hijiri's forte..."
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> "Oh, okay..." Turn to Hijiri with a questioning look.
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> "Oh, okay..." Turn to Hijiri with a questioning look.
> "I'm not too sure of the cause myself, but I can at least bring down her fever..."
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> "Do you have some sort of ghost medicine? We're already trying to keep her temperature down by using damp washcloths or having plenty of fluids..."
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> "Do you have some sort of ghost medicine? We're already trying to keep her temperature down by using damp washcloths or having plenty of fluids..."
> "I have spells, which would take less time to use than gathering materials for a medicine."
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> "A spell? Huh... I didn't think of that... but wouldn't it be safer to let it go down on its own...? What does the spell do, exactly?"
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> "A spell? Huh... I didn't think of that... but wouldn't it be safer to let it go down on its own...? What does the spell do, exactly?"
> "The spell would bring the fever down immediately, but it that would be dangerous for her, I could prepare a medicine anyway to help her sleep better, at least..."
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> Nod. "The medicine would be much better, actually. If there's anything I can do for you to help..."
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> Nod. "The medicine would be much better, actually. If there's anything I can do for you to help..."
> Hijiri shakes her head. "You don't need to do anything, but thank you for offering to help."
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> Smile. "In that case, I'll just demand that you have tea with us later. Will it take some time for the medicine to be finished?"
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> Smile. "In that case, I'll just demand that you have tea with us later. Will it take some time for the medicine to be finished?"
> "Alright, then...it should be ready by tomorrow morning."
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> Bow to Hijiri. "Thank you so much! Hopefully Madotsuki'll be better by then, but still, thank you!"
> Straighten up, and glance around. "Ah, out of curiousity... if you didn't have any restrictions, what would the temple look like?"
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> Bow to Hijiri. "Thank you so much! Hopefully Madotsuki'll be better by then, but still, thank you!"
> Straighten up, and glance around. "Ah, out of curiousity... if you didn't have any restrictions, what would the temple look like?"
> You bow and thank Hijiri. She returns the bow...so polite.
> You glance around at the temple, and as Hijiri what she would want the temple to look like if she had it her way.
> "It'd be like a traditional temple, like something you'd see in the Outside World," Hijiri says. "This is just a ship turned upside down, but I'm not complaining. At least I have a temple."
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> "So, a nice garden to meditate in, large statue of the Buddha in a pool, that sort of thing?"
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> "So, a nice garden to meditate in, large statue of the Buddha in a pool, that sort of thing?"
> "That's how I remember them, yes."
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> "Yeah, they can get grandiose sometimes. Hey, did you know that there's a temple in Nara that has this big pole with a hole in it? See, people crawl through it, and if they can make it then they can achieve enlightenment or something."
> Ah, we'll probably not be able to get anything out of her about the dreams. Might as well kill time while waiting for Kogasa.
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> "Yeah, they can get grandiose sometimes. Hey, did you know that there's a temple in Nara that has this big pole with a hole in it? See, people crawl through it, and if they can make it then they can achieve enlightenment or something."
> Ah, we'll probably not be able to get anything out of her about the dreams. Might as well kill time while waiting for Kogasa.
> "Really?" Hijiri giggles.
> She probably wasn't aware that she was dreaming. Well, you can still pass some time while waiting for Kogasa.
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> "Mmmhmm~! The hole's suppossedly the same size as the Buddha's nostril, or at least one of the statues, so, the hole's big enough that little kids can climb through easily! Kind of cheap, gaining enlightenment that way..."
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> "Mmmhmm~! The hole's suppossedly the same size as the Buddha's nostril, or at least one of the statues, so, the hole's big enough that little kids can climb through easily! Kind of cheap, gaining enlightenment that way..."
> "It would be kind of hard to climb through a nostril, wouldn't it?"
> The two of you continue to chat like this, and Murasa eventually wanders off through a wall. After a few minutes, the door to the main hall opens, and Kogasa pokes her head out.
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> "Ah, Koga! Are you finished meditating?"
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> "Ah, Koga! Are you finished meditating?"
> Kogasa nods. "Yeah." She glances over at Hijiri, who waves.
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> Nod at Hijiri. "Thank you for your help. I'll stop by tomorrow morning?"
> Join Kogasa, and start heading out.
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> Nod at Hijiri. "Thank you for your help. I'll stop by tomorrow morning?"
> Join Kogasa, and start heading out.
> "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow!"
> You and Kogasa head out of the temple. Ohhh, it's snowing!
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> "Ha... I thought it was getting close to spring..."
> Stick out a tongue and catch a snowflake.
> "Ah ha~... hey Kogasa, want to get some lunch?"
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> "Ha... I thought it was getting close to spring..."
> Stick out a tongue and catch a snowflake.
> "Ah ha~... hey Kogasa, want to get some lunch?"
> "The first day of spring's not that close, though..."
> You stick out your tongue and catch a snowflake. Kogasa laughs and follows suit with her umbrella, which has a really long tongue, so she doesn't miss a single flake.
> You suggest getting lunch, and Kogasa nods. "Sounds nice."
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> Pout. "You and that snail got me pumped up for spring, that's what happened!"
> Lead her through the village to the lamprey stand. Keep an eye out for the schoolhouse.
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> Pout. "You and that snail got me pumped up for spring, that's what happened!"
> Lead her through the village to the lamprey stand. Keep an eye out for the schoolhouse.
> "Heheh, sorry.."
> You lead Kogasa towards the outskirts of the village, where the lamprey stand is. You keep an eye out for anything that looks like a schoolhouse, and soon see a building with a small playground nearby. There's no one outside on the playground right now, though..it's snowing, after all.
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> They're probably doing learning and all that: no kid would not want to play in the snow!
> Point out the schoolhouse. "We're be stopping by there later: the village protector will want to hear about the plans, after all."
> Continue onto the lamprey stand. Share Kogasa's scarf <3
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> They're probably doing learning and all that: no kid would not want to play in the snow!
> Point out the schoolhouse. "We're be stopping by there later: the village protector will want to hear about the plans, after all."
> Continue onto the lamprey stand. Share Kogasa's scarf <3
> It's not like they actually want to play in the snow or anything!
> You point out the schoolhouse to Kogasa.
> "I heard she was picky about youkai..."
> The two of you continue on to the lamprey stand. Along the way, you share Kogasa's scarf.
> As you near the edge of the village, you can hear singing again.
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> "I haven't really heard much about her, but since she's the one that protects the village, she has pretty good reasons. Not all youkai are nice like you, after all."
> Continue heading towards the singing.
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> "I haven't really heard much about her, but since she's the one that protects the village, she has pretty good reasons. Not all youkai are nice like you, after all."
> Continue heading towards the singing.
> "Hmmm...I see. Humans can be pretty fragile, after all."
> You continue towards the singing, and eventually the two of you reach the stand where you went last night. The lamprey girl is still there, singing as she grills lamprey. You see that white haired woman from yesterday sitting at the counter.
> As you get closer, you can hear what she's singing better.
> "Salti loyali pastialasa restina salti loyali telalia pastialie restina hoa litaria piraliu safaria iasoria ilze koliya~~" She continues singing like this for a while.
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> With a smile: "Ah, do you two ever sleep?"
> Sit down at the counter, and unwrap Kogasa's scarf from us. Pull out the coupon.
> "Two lampreys, please!"
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> With a smile: "Ah, do you two ever sleep?"
> Sit down at the counter, and unwrap Kogasa's scarf from us. Pull out the coupon.
> "Two lampreys, please!"
> The lamprey girl is so absorbed in her singing that all she can do is nod.
> "Yeah, I sleep," the white haired woman says.
> You and Kogasa sit down at the counter. Upon pulling out the coupon, the lamprey girl smiles, takes it, and starts to grill some more lamprey.
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> "I was just kidding. You must really like the place if you come here for dinner and lunch, right after each other."
> Teasing smile. "Or maybe there's another reason you visit~♥..."
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> "I was just kidding. You must really like the place if you come here for dinner and lunch, right after each other."
> Teasing smile. "Or maybe there's another reason you visit~♥..."
> "Easy access to food," the white haired woman says as she's handed some lamprey.
> Or maybe...~♥
> The white haired woman doesn't really react because she's too busy stuffing her face with lamprey, but the lamprey girl's voice cracks. She pauses to clear her throat, then hands you and Kogasa your lamprey.
> "Okay, enjoy, and pay up~"
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> Hand over the money.
> "It's just a joke, I'm just kidding~. Besides, I know I'd come here a lot if it was near where we lived. Here Koga, try it!"
> Munch munch munch~
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> Hand over the money.
> "It's just a joke, I'm just kidding~. Besides, I know I'd come here a lot if it was near where we lived. Here Koga, try it!"
> Munch munch munch~
> ?4830
> "Aha, thank you~~~" the lamprey girl sings.
> You and Kogasa eat the lamprey. Ahh, it tastes so good...Kogasa really seems to be enjoying it, too.
> "I should've found out about this place earlier," Kogasa says happily.
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> "I know, I found out though Hatate's newspaper. That was a really good strategy, with the advertising. Oh, by the way, I talked to Kanako-sama, and she'd be thrilled if you set up at the next festival we have."
> Continue eating. "Say, do you have any tea?"
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> "I know, I found out though Hatate's newspaper. That was a really good strategy, with the advertising. Oh, by the way, I talked to Kanako-sama, and she'd be thrilled if you set up at the next festival we have."
> Continue eating. "Say, do you have any tea?"
> "Oh, that's great~"
> As you continue eating, you ask if she has any tea.
> "We have green tea," the lamprey girl says. "Five of whatever you have."
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> "Kogasa, would you like some?" Pay for however much tea we get, and continue eating.
> "So, all of the currencies are worth about the same? Huh..."
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> "Kogasa, would you like some?" Pay for however much tea we get, and continue eating.
> "So, all of the currencies are worth about the same? Huh..."
> Kogasa nods.
> ?4820
> If all the currencies are the same, what's the point?
> "Oh nooo~...Don't remind me." The lamprey girl slaps down another lamprey on the grill, perhaps harder than necessary.
> "It's a mess," the white haired woman explains. "People are scrambling to figure out what currency to use. ? is supposed to be this place's main currency, but then ☼ came around; I heard it's even older than what we use. ? was introduced as a universal currency, but...well, everyone's blaming it on increased contact with the Underground youkai who were supposed to be sealed away. There are people working on it, at least." She takes another bite of lamprey. "At least, that's what I was told."
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> Is ? identical to the Japanese ??
> "Well, combining the currency for the Underground and up here would be practical, since there's been a lot more contact between them ever since that, er, incident, but I can see how confusing it can get. So who's working on getting that settled?"
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> Is ? identical to the Japanese ??
> "Well, combining the currency for the Underground and up here would be practical, since there's been a lot more contact between them ever since that, er, incident, but I can see how confusing it can get. So who's working on getting that settled?"
> No, it feels more like a video game currency...
> "It's not that simple," the lamprey girl says as she hands you and Kogasa your tea. "There are factors, like the humans complaining about the oni, and if the surface and underground even want to continue transactions, and the value...um...how does that work, again?"
> The white haired woman shrugs. "Beats me."
> "Anyway~! We don't know who's working on it, probably some powerful youkai or something who could negotiate easily between the two parties."
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> "Anyway~! We don't know who's working on it, probably some powerful youkai or something who could negotiate easily between the two parties."
> You lean in closer. Kikuri is unfazed.
> Then you bombard her with questions, and that makes her blink. You win!
> "I'm the goddess of negotiation.
:V
> "Maybe Miss Hijiri would know who's working that, or Miss Kamishi...rasawa?... knows. Though, if Miss Hijiri knew, then I think she would talked to Kikuri about helping..."
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> "Maybe Miss Hijiri would know who's working that, or Miss Kamishi...rasawa?... knows. Though, if Miss Hijiri knew, then I think she would talked to Kikuri about helping..."
> "Who's Kikuri~?" the lamprey girl asks.
> "...Oh, I know who that is," the white haired woman says. "You don't need to know."
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> Blink. "You do? Huh..."
> She must be well connected if she knows enough about Kikuri to stay quiet about her...
> "Maybe I'll ask Miss Hijiri tomorrow morning when I go back to the temple."
> Eat eat eat.
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After the first line.
>"How do you know of her? Did she do anything to you?"
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> Blink. "You do? Huh..."
> She must be well connected if she knows enough about Kikuri to stay quiet about her...
> "Maybe I'll ask Miss Hijiri tomorrow morning when I go back to the temple."
> Eat eat eat.
>"How do you know of her? Did she do anything to you?"
> "Through word of mouth," the white haired woman says.
> She must have some connections, to stay quiet about Kikuri...
> You'll ask Hijiri later, when you stop by to pick up the medicine.
> You and Kogasa finish off the rest of your lamprey.
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> Are we still hungry? In fact, "Hey, Koga, do you want another?"
> If we are, then go ahead and use that other coupon.
> Otherwise: "Well, thanks for the meal! Maybe I'll stop by later, get some to go for Kanako-sama..."
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> Are we still hungry? In fact, "Hey, Koga, do you want another?"
> If we are, then go ahead and use that other coupon.
> Otherwise: "Well, thanks for the meal! Maybe I'll stop by later, get some to go for Kanako-sama..."
> No, the lamprey filled you right up.
> You ask Kogasa if she wants another, and she shakes her head.
> "No thanks, I'm full."
> You thank the lamprey girl for the food, and consider stopping by later to get some for Kanako-sama.
> "By all means please do~" The lamprey girl grins.
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> "Okay, I should be back around... oh, three? Thanks for the meal!"
> Get up and exit.
> "So... we should probably go back to the mansion to talk to Patchouli..."
> Start flying that way. Is the Fairy Shrine on the way there?
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> "Okay, I should be back around... oh, three? Thanks for the meal!"
> Get up and exit.
> "So... we should probably go back to the mansion to talk to Patchouli..."
> Start flying that way. Is the Fairy Shrine on the way there?
> "You're welcome! Come back any time~~!"
> You and Kogasa leave the stand, and start flying towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The Faerie Shrine is in the opposite direction of the mansion, so it'd take some time for you to get to it from the village or the mansion.
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> Ah, we can visit the fairies later, let's just get to the mansion.
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> Ah, we can visit the fairies later, let's just get to the mansion.
> You decide to visit the mansion first. The faeries can wait.
> You and Kogasa continue on to the mansion, where you see Meiling at the gates. She's balancing a stack of bowls on her little finger. Kogasa lands and watches in awe.
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> "Wow, you're really amazing, Meiling!"
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>"Wow. That's pretty impressive."
>Fight the urge not to try too.
>"Shouldn't you be gate-keeping though?"
[I didn't even see Sect's post; sorry. >< ]
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> "Wow, you're really amazing, Meiling!"
> "Thank you, thank you."
>"Wow. That's pretty impressive."
>Fight the urge not to try too.
>"Shouldn't you be gate-keeping though?"
> It's really impressive, the way she can balance all of those plates like that. You fight back the urge to take some of those bowls for yourself and try it out, too.
> "I'm totally gatekeeping!" Meiling stumbles and almost loses her balance. When she has resituated herself she adds, "You can just fly on over."
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> "Thanks!" Float over the gate, and walk up to the main doors. Knock.
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> "Thanks!" Float over the gate, and walk up to the main doors. Knock.
> You and Kogasa fly over the gate and to the main doors.
> It takes a few moments after you knock for a faerie maid to appear.
> "Good evening...I mean morning...I mean, good afternoon!"
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> Smile and nod. How cute~
> "Good afternoon. May I speak to Miss Knowledge?"
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> Smile and nod. How cute~
> "Good afternoon. May I speak to Miss Knowledge?"
> So cute~
> "Miss Knowledge is in the library right now. Please follow me." The faerie turns on her heels and starts off down the hallway.
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> Follow. Oh, better make sure we don't make things sprout again...
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> Follow. Oh, better make sure we don't make things sprout again...
> You and Kogasa follow. Along the way, you take care not to make things sprout out of the floorboards, but it's kind of hard...
> The three of you walk down the hallway and through the ballroom again. You see the greenhouse in all its glory, and you can't help but hope that something similiar will be in the Human Village soon. The faerie maid leads you and Kogasa in the opposite direction, and towards the stairwell leading down. You soon find yourself submerged in a dark hallway lit only by small lanterns, with a pair of doors at the end of the hallway.
> The faerie flies over to the doors and opens them a crack. Dim golden light pours into the hallway.
> "Hellooo? Ah, Miss Koakuma--" The faerie waves towards someone unseen. "We have guests."
> You hear another girl's voice, some conversation exchanged between the two, and then the faerie maid turns back.
> "Miss Koakuma will escort you the rest of the way."
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> "Thank you for your help." When the fairy allows us past, go ahead.
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> "Thank you for your help." When the fairy allows us past, go ahead.
> The faerie curtsies and scampers off.
> You and Kogasa pass through the doors and into the library. It's huge, how is there even room in the mansion for this? The ceiling stretches high above you, as do the many, many bookshelves. At the far end of the library, a huge clock rests on the wall. The lighting here is poor, save for the lanterns on the bookshelves and lanterns floating about in the air. Close to the entrance where you and Kogasa are standing is what looks like a makeshift study area, consisting of a desk loaded with all sorts of magical knick-knacks, and there are so many books that they have to be piled around the desk for there to be room. There's also a fireplace nearby, crackling merrily and trapped in with an iron gate, presumably to prevent anything from falling in. Near the desk is a tall, puffy arm chair with yet another book in it, but there's no one sitting there.
> Standing next to a book cart near the entrance is a girl with long red hair, wearing a clean uniform consisting of a black vest over a white shirt with a collar, a black skirt, black stockings, black shoes, and a black tie. She has a pair of leathery, batlike wings on her head. Is this a trend--
> Black and lacy.
> The girl lets her skirt fall back down. "Welcome to the Voile Library," she says with a completely serious expression on her face.
> You don't think you've ever seen Kogasa look this confused.
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I actually had to look back for this one. :V
> Perplexed look. "Ah... good underw- I mean afternoon to you, too. Is, ah, is Miss Knowledge around?"
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> Perplexed look. "Ah... good underw- I mean afternoon to you, too. Is, ah, is Miss Knowledge around?"
> Huh.
> "Thank you!" Koakuma says cheerily. "Lady Patchy's in her private study right now. I assume you'd like to see her?"
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> "Ah... yes, if you could..."
> When she starts leading us, whisper to Kogasa, "Is this some sort of custom around here? No one's done it, so..."
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> "Ah... yes, if you could..."
> When she starts leading us, whisper to Kogasa, "Is this some sort of custom around here? No one's done it, so..."
> Koakuma puts one foot on the book cart and pushes off with the other, propelling herself down the aisles of books. As you pursue her, you whisper to Kogasa, asking if this is some sort of custom.
> Kogasa shakes her head. "I don't know...No one's ever greeted me that way before..."
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> Follow quickly. Man, that looks fun.
> "Maybe it's something for people with headw- oh wait, Kikuri didn't do that..."
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> Follow quickly. Man, that looks fun.
> "Maybe it's something for people with headw- oh wait, Kikuri didn't do that..."
> Aw man, riding on a book cart looks like so much fun. You follow quickly so that you don't lose sight of her.
> "Would she even do that? She didn't seem like the type to lift her skirt at people," Kogasa chuckles.
> Koakuma is slowing down now, as she nears a small door at one end of the library.
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> "Nah, she's way too serious for that..."
> Wait for Koakuma to... do whatever. Lift her skirt again or something?
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> "Nah, she's way too serious for that..."
> Wait for Koakuma to... do whatever. Lift her skirt again or something?
> You can't see Kikuri doing that.
> You watch as Koakuma stops the book cart and hops off. Instead of lifting her skirt again, she knocks on the door.
> "Lady Patchy, visitors."
> Awkward mumbling sounds.
> "Okay." Koakuma opens the door. "Lady Patchy will see you now."
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> "Thank you." Bow to her, and head through the door.
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> "Thank you." Bow to her, and head through the door.
> You thank Koakuma and head through the door with Kogasa.
> The room you enter is very cramped and cluttered with all sorts of books, papers, and other various things, some of which have nothing to do with magic. There's a chalkboard with a lot of complex diagrams, runes, and magic circles drawn on it. The walls are lined in bookshelves, except for the end of the room opposite the chalkboard. That end of the room is taken up completely by a long table, with lots of papers tacked to the wall, including one spaces with magic circles drawn in various inks. It has at least enough space for someone to write on it, but other than that, it's taken up both top and bottom. There's a small, cluttered table at the center of the study surrounded by mismatched chairs, and the chair at the desk is another one of those puffy chairs like you saw at the library's entrance. The floor is plush carpet, even the small stairs leading down into it. The lighting for this room is provided by orbs of light levitating above each book shelf.
> You see Patchouli sitting on a cushioned stool in front of the chalkboard, drawing a magic circle that looks like it's made of celtic knots. On her knee, she's balancing a dog-earred book, and occassionally pauses to look back at it.
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> "Ah, good afternoon, Miss Knowledge. By chance, are you still willing to help with that greenhouse project I mentioned?"
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> "Ah, good afternoon, Miss Knowledge. By chance, are you still willing to help with that greenhouse project I mentioned?"
> "Ye--" Patchouli is interrupted by a "mukyuu" cough. "Yes."
> Kogasa is already wandering around the study, staring at anything that looks even remotely interesting.
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> Look at Patchouli with concern. "Are you all right? That didn't sound very good."
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> Look at Patchouli with concern. "Are you all right? That didn't sound very good."
> "I'mfine...This is a normal occurrence for me."
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> "If you're sure... anyways, so I talked to Minoriko and Yuuka. They're both fine with the idea, and I thought it would be a good idea if the three of you met to discuss details. Yuuka... insisted that the meeting take place here, tomorrow afternoon."
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> "If you're sure... anyways, so I talked to Minoriko and Yuuka. They're both fine with the idea, and I thought it would be a good idea if the three of you met to discuss details. Yuuka... insisted that the meeting take place here, tomorrow afternoon."
> "I see, I see...so they both--" Patchouli scowls. "Here? IwouldrathershenotbutthatmatterisreallyuptoRemiintheendsinceshe'sinchargeofthemansionafterall..."
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> Grimace. "I know, I tried to get Yuuka to suggest an alternative, but she wouldn't budge. I wasn't really anxious to press her, though, since she had just blasted me for trespassing... Remilia is asleep, isn't she?"
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> Grimace. "I know, I tried to get Yuuka to suggest an alternative, but she wouldn't budge. I wasn't really anxious to press her, though, since she had just blasted me for trespassing... Remilia is asleep, isn't she?"
> "She's...like that, especially if there's something she wants." Patchouli finishes off the magic circle. "Remi is asleep, as she is nocturnal, being a vampire."
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> "So, what should we do, then? Wait until Remilia wakes up before telling Minoriko when and where the meeting will be? Also, I haven't spoke to her yet, but the village protector would probably insist on being there as well."
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> "So, what should we do, then? Wait until Remilia wakes up before telling Minoriko when and where the meeting will be? Also, I haven't spoke to her yet, but the village protector would probably insist on being there as well."
> "I'm sure Remi wouldn't mind being woken up for five minutes if it were urgent."
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> "Maybe... do you think it's urgent enough?"
> Glance around at the table, see if anything's interesting.
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> "Maybe... do you think it's urgent enough?"
> Glance around at the table, see if anything's interesting.
> "Yes, if this mansion is being used as a meeting place."
> You glance around at the table. It's just a lot of books, some corked vials, a lot of stuff you feel would get you in trouble if you were to touch it.
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> "Then we should probably wake her up. Should I talk to Sakuya about that?"
> What's Kogasa doing right now?
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> "Then we should probably wake her up. Should I talk to Sakuya about that?"
> What's Kogasa doing right now?
> Patchouli nods. "That would be the best course of action."
> Kogasa's loitering around the bookshelves.
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> "Do you know where I can find Sakuya? She's not asleep, is she? She must've been up all night with Remilia..."
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> "Do you know where I can find Sakuya? She's not asleep, is she? She must've been up all night with Remilia..."
> "Her sleeping schedule is irregular. She is most likely awake at this hour, though."
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> "Should I ask Koakuma or one of the fairies where she might be, then?"
> ... "... Ah, speaking of Koakuma... I'm not sure how to put it, but..."
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> "Should I ask Koakuma or one of the fairies where she might be, then?"
> ... "... Ah, speaking of Koakuma... I'm not sure how to put it, but..."
> "Yes. If they don't know, I'll handle it."
> On the subject of Koakuma...
> Patchouli squints.
> "What did she do?"
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> "She... sort of showed us her panties. Is... is that some sort of greeting somewhere?"
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> "She... sort of showed us her panties. Is... is that some sort of greeting somewhere?"
> Patchouli sighs heavily.
> "That is exclusive to her, please don't assume everyone acts like that based on her behavior...Next thing I know you're going to tell me she was riding on the book cart again..."
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> "That looked like a lot of fun, to be honest!"
> "... The, uh, book cart thing. Not the panty flashing thing."
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> "That looked like a lot of fun, to be honest!"
> "... The, uh, book cart thing. Not the panty flashing thing."
> "...Never mind that. You said you wanted to speak to Remi, correct?"
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>"Yes, if it can be arranged."
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>"Yes, if it can be arranged."
> "Very well."
> Patchouli floats off her stool and out the door. You can barely hear her calling out for Koakuma. There's a brief exchange of voices, and then Patchouli reenters the room, coughing. When she's finished holding an inhaler to her mouth, she says,
> "Koadoesn'tseemtoknow."
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> "That's fine, I'll track down a fairy and see if they can find her. So, what is all of this you're working on? It looks... complicated."
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> "That's fine, I'll track down a fairy and see if they can find her. So, what is all of this you're working on? It looks... complicated."
> "Uh huh. I'm working on different spells..."
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> "Ah, like what? That spell you were talking about to rejuvenate the earth, or maybe some sort of meteor summoning spell? Maybe even a cloning spell?"
> Hm... having a clone of ourself sounds interesting... but dangerous. Is the world ready for two Sanaes?
> ... wahaha...
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> "Ah, like what? That spell you were talking about to rejuvenate the earth, or maybe some sort of meteor summoning spell? Maybe even a cloning spell?"
> Hm... having a clone of ourself sounds interesting... but dangerous. Is the world ready for two Sanaes?
> ... wahaha...
> "Yes, something like that...The other ones were more of water spells...Cloning spells are too difficult to do casually, and even then they don't tend to last long. Summoning is even more difficult and incredibly taxing on the body. Cloning is actually more of potion work that can overlap with making homonculi; there was actually a black market for that back in the Outside World, where magicians would get paid to clone organs, livestock, even people...although in the medical field, extremely advanced magicians made a killing off of creating homonculi children for couples who, for some reason or another, couldn't bear or adopt children."
> Endless possibilities would be unlocked if you had a clone. Two Sanaes...Wa ha ha!
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> "Did you ever make clones or anything like that? Sounds... tricky..."
> Wait, would the other Sanae try to take over our life? This might get a bit complicated...
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> "Did you ever make clones or anything like that? Sounds... tricky..."
> Wait, would the other Sanae try to take over our life? This might get a bit complicated...
> "It's something I'd like to accomplish. Koakuma is proof that I have accomplished summoning, however..."
> You're not exactly sure how clones work, but you're a little worried that a Sanae clone might try and take over your life. It would get complicated.
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> "You summoned Koakuma? Where's she from? Actually... what is Koakuma? The only other person I've seen with headwings is Kikuri, and they... don't seem to be alike."
> Hm... so maybe we should have a clone of Kogasa to distract the clone Sanae? That could work... but what if we get the two clone Kogasas mixed up? Knowing them, they'd do it to surprise us...
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> "You summoned Koakuma? Where's she from? Actually... what is Koakuma? The only other person I've seen with headwings is Kikuri, and they... don't seem to be alike."
> Hm... so maybe we should have a clone of Kogasa to distract the clone Sanae? That could work... but what if we get the two clone Kogasas mixed up? Knowing them, they'd do it to surprise us...
> "Yes. Koa is a lesser demon from Makai."
> Maybe you could clone Kogasa, and that way the Sanae clone would be distracted...oh, but knowing Kogasa, she and the clone would probably play the switching game to surprise you...
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> "A demon?! From... Makai?"
> What do we know of Makai?
> And then if we throw Suwako-sama and Pyonta-kun into the mix, and Pyonta-kun decides to copy Suwako-sama... Ah...
> Maybe we should stop this train of thought, it only leads to madness.
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> "A demon?! From... Makai?"
> What do we know of Makai?
> And then if we throw Suwako-sama and Pyonta-kun into the mix, and Pyonta-kun decides to copy Suwako-sama... Ah...
> Maybe we should stop this train of thought, it only leads to madness.
> "That's right."
> You know very little of Makai. The name rings a bell, at the least.
> Maybe you could clone Suwako-sama and Pyonta-kun, but then there will be two Pyonta-kuns so they'll copy Suwako-sama and there will be four Suwako-samas okay maybe you should stop thinking about this.
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> "... What's Makai? Demonland?"
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>"Is Koakuma her real name, or did you give it to her?"
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> "... What's Makai? Demonland?"
> "Pretty much. It's a hotspot for all different varieties of magic."
>"Is Koakuma her real name, or did you give it to her?"
> "She didn't have a name, so I gave one to her."
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>"So, how did you summon her? Did you go to Makai yourself, or did you use some sort of summoning spell?"
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>"So, how did you summon her? Did you go to Makai yourself, or did you use some sort of summoning spell?"
> "It was a combination of a magic circle and a spell."
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> "Huh... so how long has she been with you?"
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> "Huh... so how long has she been with you?"
> "Many years," Patchouli says.
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> "Wow..."
> ... "And she's been showing people her underwear the entire time?"
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> "Wow..."
> ... "And she's been showing people her underwear the entire time?"
> Impressive.
> ...Has she been lifting her skirt at people for this long?
> Patchouli sighs again. "Yes," she says in dismay.
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> Pat Patchouli on the shoulder comfortingly. "Well, you'll deal with it. Eventually. I guess. So, I'll just go find Sakuya, then?"
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> Pat Patchouli on the shoulder comfortingly. "Well, you'll deal with it. Eventually. I guess. So, I'll just go find Sakuya, then?"
> You pat Patchouli on the shoulder. She'll get used to it...eventually. Might as well find Sakuya.
> "Yes, please do that."
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> "All right, thanks. Come on, Kogasa."
> Head out of the room.
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> "All right, thanks. Come on, Kogasa."
> Head out of the room.
> "'Kay."
> Kogasa follows you out into the main library. Koakuma is nowhere in sight.
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> Do we remember how to get out?
> ... More importantly, is that book cart still here?
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> Do we remember how to get out?
> ... More importantly, is that book cart still here?
> Yes, it shouldn't be that hard.
> It's not here. Koakuma must have taken it.
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> Pout. "Aw... I wanted to ride it..."
> Find our way out of the library, and track down a fairy maid.
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> Pout. "Aw... I wanted to ride it..."
> Find our way out of the library, and track down a fairy maid.
> No fair...
> You and Kogasa exit the library and head out into the ballroom. You see a few faeries tending to the garden in the greenhouse across the room. There are two more dancing around near an abandoned bucket of water and washcloth. Actually...even the faeries in the greenhouse look like they're slacking a little.
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> Hm... well, at least the fairies working in the garden look like they're at least making some effort... walk up to the fairies practicing for the pairs competition.
> "Excuse me, could you tell me where to find Sakuya?"
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> Hm... well, at least the fairies working in the garden look like they're at least making some effort... walk up to the fairies practicing for the pairs competition.
> "Excuse me, could you tell me where to find Sakuya?"
> At least the faerie maids in the garden are putting forth a little effort.
> You walk up to the dancing faeries and ask about Sakuya's whereabouts.
> One of the faeries says, "Lady Sakuya is not here!"
> The other says, "Maybe she's upstairs or something~"
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> "Can you be a little more specific? I've never really been around in here, and I don't want to disturb anyone by accident."
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> "Can you be a little more specific? I've never really been around in here, and I don't want to disturb anyone by accident."
> "Oh." The second faerie twirls around. "The top floor, I think."
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> "You wouldn't mind showing us the way, would you? Please?"
> Give her a nice smile!
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> "You wouldn't mind showing us the way, would you? Please?"
> Give her a nice smile!
> "Okay!" The faerie stops dancing and starts trotting off towards the door. Her friend looks on in dismay.
> "Waiiit, if you go, I'll actually have to clean!"
> "Yeah, we don't want Lady Sakuya getting mad at us!"
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> Frown. "Now now, there's a time for play, but there's a time for work, too. You guys are respectable maids of the mansion, after all. But... how about both of you lead us to Sakuya? Surely she'll be grateful for you helping us."
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> Frown. "Now now, there's a time for play, but there's a time for work, too. You guys are respectable maids of the mansion, after all. But... how about both of you lead us to Sakuya? Surely she'll be grateful for you helping us."
> There are appropriate times to play and not work; they are maids of this mansion, after all, but you suggest they both lead you and Kogasa to Sakuya.
> "Woo hoo!" The first faerie sprints across the floor towards the second faerie. "You hear that?!"
> The garden faeries look a little jealous.
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> Oh dear, that's not exactly fair for the fairies that are actually, well, attempting to work.
> Shake an admonishing finger at the two fairies. "Hey, not so loud. It's not nice to be bragging loudly when those other fairies are working hard, instead of dancing. Now, shall we be off?"
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> Oh dear, that's not exactly fair for the fairies that are actually, well, attempting to work.
> Shake an admonishing finger at the two fairies. "Hey, not so loud. It's not nice to be bragging loudly when those other fairies are working hard, instead of dancing. Now, shall we be off?"
> Oh, yeah, that must not be fair for the faeries that are actually working. Well, attempting to.
> The faeries giggle sheepishly when you scold them.
> "Okaaay. Let's go!"
> "Lady Sakuya's stricter than you."
> The two faeries start off towards the door. At least they're being quieter now.
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> Follow the fairies.
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> Follow the fairies.
> You and Kogasa follow the faeries out the door and into the rest of the mansion. You then spend a while following them through different, winding hallways and past many doors until you reach a staircase, which you then climb for a few floors. After a while, you reach a much smaller-looking top floor with lots of windows on the outside, giving a nice view of the Gensokyo landscape. The faeries bicker for a while about directions, but eventually the four of you reach a very big set of double doors.
> "She's probably in here!" the second faerie says. "She's in here a lot."
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> "Is this her bedroom?"
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> "Is this her bedroom?"
> "No way, this is the observational tower...or something," says the first faerie. "We dunno where Lady Sakuya's bedroom is..."
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> Observational tower? Sounds like something you'd have in a secret lair. Did we see anything looking like that on the outside?
> Knock on the door.
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> Observational tower? Sounds like something you'd have in a secret lair. Did we see anything looking like that on the outside?
> Knock on the door.
> That sounds pretty ominous. You didn't see anything like that on the outside, though. Maybe that clock tower would count?
> While you're knocking on the door, it opens to reveal Sakuya holding a feather duster.
> "Ah, hello..." She glances over at the faeries and frowns. "Did you two lead these two up here?"
> "Y-yeah!"
> "Why?"
> "Um...they wanted to see you." The second faerie laughs nervously.
> "And what if they were intruders? You can't just lead people through the mansion without knowing what they want; what if they're an assassin, a thief, or an arsonist? I've told you time and time again, especially after such an incident happened with the black-white. Have you been working on the floor?"
> "Uh...yeah."
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> "Sakuya, you don't need to be so harsh! They saw us coming up from the library, and thought that we were guests; they were kind enough to guide us here, which is a good thing, because I would've gotten me and Kogasa lost within seconds!"
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> "Sakuya, you don't need to be so harsh! They saw us coming up from the library, and thought that we were guests; they were kind enough to guide us here, which is a good thing, because I would've gotten me and Kogasa lost within seconds!"
> Sakuya smiles as the two faeries scamper off down the hall.
> "It's part of my job to be strict. Sometimes scolding them is the only way to get them back on the job. This is a very big mansion, after all."
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> "Hm... maybe... how many fairies do you have working here?"
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> "Hm... maybe... how many fairies do you have working here?"
> "About 25. We're a bit understaffed."
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> "That's quite a few! Okay, I can see why you need to be a bit strict... wait, understaffed? You need more maids?"
> Wow, that's quite a crew.
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> "That's quite a few! Okay, I can see why you need to be a bit strict... wait, understaffed? You need more maids?"
> Wow, that's quite a crew.
> "Isn't it? We usually have around 50 or so maids."
> Imagine cooking for all of them, oh man....
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> "Man, that's quite a number! It must be heck trying to get them trained... what happened, did they go on strike or just get bored and wandered off?"
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> "Man, that's quite a number! It must be heck trying to get them trained... what happened, did they go on strike or just get bored and wandered off?"
> "You get used to it after a while." Sakuya's face falls a little when you ask what happened to them. "They were...well, eaten, during the incident last fall. It's not something we like to talk about; 25 is all we got after trying to replace our entire faerie staff."
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> Pale. "E-eaten? Is that even...?"
> How is that possible? Don't fairies just come back?
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> Pale. "E-eaten? Is that even...?"
> How is that possible? Don't fairies just come back?
> Oh.
> Sakuya doesn't say anything. In your peripheral vision, you see Kogasa shaking.
> Faeries are supposed to regenerate, aren't they?
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> We... we can talk about this later...
> Grab Kogasa's hand and squeeze it comfortingly.
> "Ah, um... that's right! Remember that project I was talking to Patchouli and Remilia about, with the greenhouse for the Human Village and helping them grow food? Well, I talked to Minoriko and Yuuka, and they're both willing to help, but... when I asked about them meeting with Patchouli some time, Yuuka insisted on having the meeting here, at the mansion, tomorrow afternoon. Patchouli told me I should talk to Remilia about it, so..."
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> We... we can talk about this later...
> Grab Kogasa's hand and squeeze it comfortingly.
> "Ah, um... that's right! Remember that project I was talking to Patchouli and Remilia about, with the greenhouse for the Human Village and helping them grow food? Well, I talked to Minoriko and Yuuka, and they're both willing to help, but... when I asked about them meeting with Patchouli some time, Yuuka insisted on having the meeting here, at the mansion, tomorrow afternoon. Patchouli told me I should talk to Remilia about it, so..."
> You can talk about this later, now's not the time. You take Kogasa's hand and squeeze it comfortingly, and she seems a bit reassured.
> You quickly change the subject to the greenhouse.
> Sakuya sighs a little. "Do you want me to awaken the mistress? She'll want to know about this..."
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> Nod. "I'm really, really sorry about this, but it's not something that can really wait..."
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> Nod. "I'm really, really sorry about this, but it's not something that can really wait..."
> "I see." Sakuya disappears and reappears in the hallway next to you without the feather duster. "This way, please."
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> Ah, that's pretty crazy whenever Sakuya does that! Have we ever dueled Sakuya?
> "Okay..." Follow Sakuya.
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> Ah, that's pretty crazy whenever Sakuya does that! Have we ever dueled Sakuya?
> "Okay..." Follow Sakuya.
> You're never going to get used to that. You've actually never fought her...
> You follow Sakuya down the hall, until you reach a very nice-looking door. That definitely belongs to someone important; it has a brass knocker and everything.
> The door is not open, but then it sudden opens a crack. Was that Sakuya's doing again? She peeks inside and calls out quietly.
> "Miladyyy?"
> You hear grumbling from inside, followed by "What is it, Sakuya? It is one in the afternoon..."
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> Awkwardly wait for Sakuya to continue speaking. Hopefully Sakuya can get Remilia to agree without trouble...
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> Awkwardly wait for Sakuya to continue speaking. Hopefully Sakuya can get Remilia to agree without trouble...
> This is so awkward...
> "There are some people here to see you about a matter concerning the mansion."
> "At this hour?"
> "Milady, if I may remind you that the majority of Gensokyo's residents are diurnal..."
> Beat.
> "Give me a few minutes, Sakuya."
> Sakuya closes the door and turns back to you. "Milady will be out in a few minutes."
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> Grimace. "I'm really sorry about this, Sakuya..."
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> Grimace. "I'm really sorry about this, Sakuya..."
> "It's fine."
> A few minutes pass, and Remilia emerges from her room fully dressed. She stares at you and Kogasa, and then folds her hands together.
> "Well?"
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> Better make this as fast as possible, so Remilia has less to be upset about... "I'm sorry for awakening you so early, Miss Scarlet. Remember the Human Village food problem? I talked to Aki Minoriko and Kazami Yuuka about it, and they agreed to help, but Yuuka wants the planning meeting to take place here, tomorrow afternoon."
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> Better make this as fast as possible, so Remilia has less to be upset about... "I'm sorry for awakening you so early, Miss Scarlet. Remember the Human Village food problem? I talked to Aki Minoriko and Kazami Yuuka about it, and they agreed to help, but Yuuka wants the planning meeting to take place here, tomorrow afternoon."
> Gotta be fast about this; Remilia already looks a little upset about being woken up so "early"...
> "Yuuka comes into our mansion whenever she pleases, much to our dismay. Must she insist on doing so once again? But I digress, Yuuka desires a meeting concerning the Human Village to be held in our mansion," Remilia says a bit flatly.
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> "I tried to reason with her, but she wasn't budging, and I kind of didn't want to risk another laser to the head..."
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> "I tried to reason with her, but she wasn't budging, and I kind of didn't want to risk another laser to the head..."
> Remilia doesn't even blink. "If this meeting is to be held here, I must be present as well. I have no interest in the Human Village, but this is my mansion."
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> "I don't think anyone would object, but are you sure? It will be in the afternoon..."
> After Remilia's reply: "Also, the village protector, Miss Kamishirasawa, will probably want to attend as well. Is it all right if she does...?"
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> "I don't think anyone would object, but are you sure? It will be in the afternoon..."
> After Remilia's reply: "Also, the village protector, Miss Kamishirasawa, will probably want to attend as well. Is it all right if she does...?"
> "I will have Sakuya wake me up."
> You mention that Kamishirasawa may also want to come.
> "That is fine. She poses no threat to the mansion."
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> Smile, and bow to Remilia. "Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Scarlet. I hope that this will not inconvenience you too greatly."
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> Smile, and bow to Remilia. "Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Scarlet. I hope that this will not inconvenience you too greatly."
> Remilia laces her fingers together. "Well, then, I shall be overseeing this gathering tomorrow..." She flaps her wings and turns to walk back to her room.
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> "Have a good aft-er, rest, Miss Scarlet."
> When she closes the door, turn to Sakuya and say quietly: "I'm happy that she wasn't too upset with me waking her up..."
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> "Have a good aft-er, rest, Miss Scarlet."
> When she closes the door, turn to Sakuya and say quietly: "I'm happy that she wasn't too upset with me waking her up..."
> "Mhm."
> Once the door to Remilia's room has shut, you turn to Sakuya and express your relief that she didn't get very mad.
> "Milady can be quite merciful, can't she?"
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> "Indeed. Ah... sorry to bother you but... how do we get out of here?"
> Smile sheepishly, and follow Sakuya.
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> "Indeed. Ah... sorry to bother you but... how do we get out of here?"
> Smile sheepishly, and follow Sakuya.
> "This way, please." Sakuya starts walking down the hall again.
> You and Kogasa follow Sakuya through the hallways and down the stairs, until you're at the front door again.
> "It was a pleasure," Sakuya says, curtsying. This must be part of being a maid.
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> "Thank you for taking care of us." Bow to Sakuya. "You know, we should really hang out some time. Hopefully you and everyone else can come by the shrine some time."
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> "Thank you for taking care of us." Bow to Sakuya. "You know, we should really hang out some time. Hopefully you and everyone else can come by the shrine some time."
> Sakuya smiles. "That sounds nice."
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> "Well, we'll be seeing you tomorrow! Take care!"
> Exit through the front door, and float over the front gate, waving at Meiling.
> What time is it?
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> "Well, we'll be seeing you tomorrow! Take care!"
> Exit through the front door, and float over the front gate, waving at Meiling.
> What time is it?
> "Bye."
> You and Kogasa leave the mansion, waving to Meiling--who is still balancing those bowls--as you fly off.
> It's midafternoon right now.
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> How close is it to school being let out?
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> How close is it to school being let out?
> It has to have ended by now, you think.
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> "Right. We'll tell Miss Kamishirasawa about the meeting. And then we'll tell her she needs an easier name.
Like Aki." Blegh.
> Head to the Human Village.
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> "Right. We'll tell Miss Kamishirasawa about the meeting. And then we'll tell her she needs an easier name. Like Aki." Blegh.
> Head to the Human Village.
> "Okay..." YEAH!
> Kamishirasawa's name is way too long...
> You and Kogasa head out to the Human Village. There are actually kids here and there, now; school has definitely let out.
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> Head to that schoolhouse. If there's any kids around, ask them if they know where Kamishirasawa is.
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> Head to that schoolhouse. If there's any kids around, ask them if they know where Kamishirasawa is.
> You and Kogasa head over to the schoolhouse. There aren't any kids around, so it looks like you'll have to do a bit of searching on your own.
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> Well, we'll just go to the front door and poke our head in.
> "Hello? Is anyone here?"
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> Well, we'll just go to the front door and poke our head in.
> "Hello? Is anyone here?"
> You decide to just walk right in and see if anyone's there.
> The school is very empty; your voice echoes throughout the hallways. You see a young woman with purple hair walking out of one of the doorways with a bundle of scrolls in her arms. When you call out, she glances towards you and starts walking over.
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> "Sorry, but have you seen Miss Kamishirasawa?"
> What does this person look like, interesting hair color aside?
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> "Sorry, but have you seen Miss Kamishirasawa?"
> What does this person look like, interesting hair color aside?
> "I have."
> She has a flower in her hair, and very colorful robes. She looks a little short for her age, too, and a little ill.
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> Wait for her to continue.
> "... Erm... could you tell me where I can find her?"
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> Wait for her to continue.
> "... Erm... could you tell me where I can find her?"
> "Fifth door to the left," she says.
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> Bow to her. "Thank you!"
> Follow the directions to the fifth door on the left.
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> Bow to her. "Thank you!"
> Follow the directions to the fifth door on the left.
> You thank the woman and head off towards the fifth door on the left.
> When you reach the door, you see a woman with long, white hair and a blue dress sitting inside, writing something. There's...
> What kind of hat is that? A pagoda?
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> Stare at the pagoda. It's so small~
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> Stare at the pagoda. It's so small~
> You can't help but stare at the pagoda. It's so small, what if there were hats that looked like little shrines or temples? Tee hee~
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> Wonder if tiny people could live in that hat.
> Knock on the door frame to get the woman's attention. "Excuse me, do you know where Miss Kamishirasawa is?"
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> Wonder if tiny people could live in that hat.
> Knock on the door frame to get the woman's attention. "Excuse me, do you know where Miss Kamishirasawa is?"
> Maybe tiny people could live there...
> You knock on the door and ask for Miss Kamishirasawa.
> The woman looks over and sets down her quill. Kogasa shrinks away behind the door.
> "I am Miss Kamishirasawa. What brings you here?"
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> "Ah, sorry, I'm Kochiya Sanae of the Moriya Shrine." Bow. "Well, I heard about the difficulties the village was having with food over the winter, so I've spoken with several people who would be able to help, and actually found some who have solutions. So, I thought that I should invite you to the meeting that they're having tomorrow, to coordinate efforts. Since, you know, I heard you're pretty much the leader of the village."
> Keep glancing up at the hat. Could there possibly be plumbing in there, too...?
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> "Ah, sorry, I'm Kochiya Sanae of the Moriya Shrine." Bow. "Well, I heard about the difficulties the village was having with food over the winter, so I've spoken with several people who would be able to help, and actually found some who have solutions. So, I thought that I should invite you to the meeting that they're having tomorrow, to coordinate efforts. Since, you know, I heard you're pretty much the leader of the village."
> Keep glancing up at the hat. Could there possibly be plumbing in there, too...?
> You bow and introduce yourself, and then explain why you're here.
> Kamishirasawa stands and smiles. "I'm Kamishirasawa Keine. It's true we've had to resort to rations, since our entire harvest was destroyed, but...you've actually gone this far to help us? Thank you." She pauses and takes a good look at you. "The Moriya Shrine's on Youkai Mountain, isn't it? Isn't it dangerous?"
> You keep looking at the hat. If there's plumbing, would it go into Kamishirasawa's head...?
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> "Oh no, it's not dangerous at all! The tengu are nice, even if the crows are nosy and the wolves kind of gruff, and the kappa are really helpful! Really, the only problem is that it's far away."
> If they lit a fire in there for heating, would it smoke...? It must also be hot during the summer inside...
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> "Oh no, it's not dangerous at all! The tengu are nice, even if the crows are nosy and the wolves kind of gruff, and the kappa are really helpful! Really, the only problem is that it's far away."
> If they lit a fire in there for heating, would it smoke...? It must also be hot during the summer inside...
> Kamishirasawa laughs dryly. "I see. So, about the meeting, I'll go, although I'll need to know the exact location and time."
> You wonder what would happen if a fire were to be lit in that hat. Maybe it would smoke, but then it would be really hot on Kamishirasawa's head during the summer. It's not like she can just get an air conditioner for it...
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> Well... the meeting will be at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, tomorrow afternoon...
> "And it's not like she can get electricity for air conditioning in that thing, unless she has a power cable running out of it... That would make it hard to move around though..."
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> Well... the meeting will be at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, tomorrow afternoon...
> "And it's not like she can get electricity for air conditioning in that thing, unless she has a power cable running out of it... That would make it hard to move around though..."
You might want to switch your quotations around.
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> Well... the meeting will be at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, tomorrow afternoon...
> "And it's not like she can get electricity for air conditioning in that thing, unless she has a power cable running out of it... That would make it hard to move around though..."
> "The Scarlet Devil Mansion?" Kamishirasawa raises an eyebrow in suspicion. "I'll be there."
> Maybe if she had a power cable in that hat, she could get electricity and have air conditioning. It would be hard to move around with that, though...
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You might want to switch your quotations around.
:< Thanks for ruining my fun. :<
> "Well, one of the people involved insisted that it be there, and wouldn't take no for an answer."
> Where did she get that hat, anyways? Is there some sort of retired architect who decided to settle down and take up haberdashery around here somewhere?
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:< Thanks for ruining my fun. :<
> "Well, one of the people involved insisted that it be there, and wouldn't take no for an answer."
> Where did she get that hat, anyways? Is there some sort of retired architect who decided to settle down and take up haberdashery around here somewhere?
Oops...
> "Is the Scarlet Devil Mansion that nice of a place for a meeting?"
> Where did she even get that hat? From a retired architect? Maybe it was custom-made or something.
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Oops...
No, no, you're fine, it's Hakasu's that's the jerk >:< Anyways, it was just a bit of fun, don't worry about it.
> "Actually, it is! It got kind of banged up a while back, but they rebuilt it and put in a greenhouse garden! It's very nice and relaxing, and the person who made the greenhouse for them insisted that they meet there, even though she doesn't actually live there, which is actually kind of strange if you ask me but I really wasn't going to argue with them and Remilia was fine with it though she insisted on being at the meeting which is her going out of her way because she really should be asleep during that time. Actually, now that I think of it it's really not a bad place to have the meeting because it'll let you see an example of what they might do."
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> "Actually, it is! It got kind of banged up a while back, but they rebuilt it and put in a greenhouse garden! It's very nice and relaxing, and the person who made the greenhouse for them insisted that they meet there, even though she doesn't actually live there, which is actually kind of strange if you ask me but I really wasn't going to argue with them and Remilia was fine with it though she insisted on being at the meeting which is her going out of her way because she really should be asleep during that time. Actually, now that I think of it it's really not a bad place to have the meeting because it'll let you see an example of what they might do."
> "Hmm, a greenhouse would be very good for the Human Village," Kamishirasawa says. "Also, I've heard of this Remilia. She's the head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, isn't she? She doesn't seem like she'd be very interested in this."
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>"Well, I'm not sure if she is either. She's probably going to be there because it's her mansion."
>Maybe she'll be interested if your hat lights up...
>"...or expands into a... no wait, that's being a bit silly."
[If Parsee can have fun with 'Mrs Aki' then Sanae can have fun with Mrs Aki's hat. Let us have some fun, Sect; you started this after all XD.]
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No, no, you're fine, it's Hakasu's that's the jerk >:< Anyways, it was just a bit of fun, don't worry about it.
Buuuh... I wasn't sure if it was meant or not, but I posted it anyway. :ohdear:
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>"Well, I'm not sure if she is either. She's probably going to be there because it's her mansion."
>Maybe she'll be interested if your hat lights up...
>"...or expands into a... no wait, that's being a bit silly."
> "Figures."
> Remilia would have a better reason to be there if Kamishirasawa's hat lit up or expands into a...no, that's silly.
> Kamishirasawa blinks. "What?"
> Did you just say that aloud...?
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> "Ah, that was..." Blush.
> Though... since we've already said that much... "So where did you get that hat? Did an architect design it? How many rooms does it have? Plumbing, heating, cooling, electricity? How many tiny families can fit into it? Could you possibly expand it, maybe put a patio on it?"
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>"Better yet, does it transform into some mini mecha or a robot? Because that would cool if it did!"
>Imagine mini robot/mecha along with Hisou... KYAA~
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> "Ah, that was..." Blush.
> Though... since we've already said that much... "So where did you get that hat? Did an architect design it? How many rooms does it have? Plumbing, heating, cooling, electricity? How many tiny families can fit into it? Could you possibly expand it, maybe put a patio on it?"
> Oops...
> Well, there's no hiding it now.
> "I've had this hat my entire life. I'm not sure who designed it, or if it has any rooms in it. Even if it did, I doubt it would have plumbing, heating, cooling, or electricity or if there are even any tiny people to fit inside. Making this hat any bigger would just make it heavier."
>"Better yet, does it transform into some mini mecha or a robot? Because that would cool if it did!"
>Imagine mini robot/mecha along with Hisou... KYAA~
> "...A robot? I don't think..."
> Mini mecha with Hisou...kyaaa~~~
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> "Oh, and then maybe it could gattai! with a bunch of other hats, like a Tokyo Tower hat, or a Mount Rushmore hat, or even a hat of the Emperor's Palace!"
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> "Oh, and then maybe it could gattai! with a bunch of other hats, like a Tokyo Tower hat, or a Mount Rushmore hat, or even a hat of the Emperor's Palace!"
> Kamishirasawa just looks more confused. "'Gattai'? All of these hats...where do you think you'll even be able to get them from?"
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> "I... dunno. Some made a pagoda hat, so maybe someone made a Kyoto Tower hat..."
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> "I... dunno. Some made a pagoda hat, so maybe someone made a Kyoto Tower hat..."
> "...So..." Kamishirasawa takes off her hat and looks at it. "Does this really look like a pagoda?"
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> "Well, yeah, kinda." Look at Kogasa. "Don't you agree?"
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> "Well, yeah, kinda." Look at Kogasa. "Don't you agree?"
> Kogasa blinks. "Y-yeah."
> Kamishirasawa glances over to where Kogasa is. "Oh, you were hiding there the whole time?"
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> "Kogasa, come on out from there!" Grab her by her hand and pull her inside the room.
> "Sorry about that, she's had a bit of a surprising day with meeting new people. So, er... what were we talking about again?"
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> "Kogasa, come on out from there!" Grab her by her hand and pull her inside the room.
> "Sorry about that, she's had a bit of a surprising day with meeting new people. So, er... what were we talking about again?"
> "Gyah!" Kogasa is caught off guard by you dragging her into the room. She's seen a lot of new people today, so you don't really blame her.
> "The meeting..." Kamishirasawa says. "I'll definitely be there, especially to see what's going to be happening each step of the way."
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> Hug Kogasa around the waist. "Okay! I let them know ahead of time that you might be there, so you shouldn't really have a problem getting in. If you do, just ask for the head maid, and she'll let you in. I'm going to try to be there as well, but it's possible that things might happen to keep us from being there. Is there anything you'd like to know before the meeting?"
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> Hug Kogasa around the waist. "Okay! I let them know ahead of time that you might be there, so you shouldn't really have a problem getting in. If you do, just ask for the head maid, and she'll let you in. I'm going to try to be there as well, but it's possible that things might happen to keep us from being there. Is there anything you'd like to know before the meeting?"
> Kogasa squeaks in surprise, but leans her head against your shoulder.
> "There's one thing I'd like to know: who all is going to be there?"
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> "Well, there's three major people involved. First, there's the harvest goddess, Aki Minoriko, who's more than happy to help. Second is Patchouli Knowledge, the magician at the mansion, who's... less happy to help, but willing all the same. The last..."
> This might be a bit awkward, considering the status she has... "The last person is Kazami Yuuka. It took her a bit of convincing, but she's willing to help, and she's the one who made the mansion's greenhouse in the first place."
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> "Well, there's three major people involved. First, there's the harvest goddess, Aki Minoriko, who's more than happy to help. Second is Patchouli Knowledge, the magician at the mansion, who's... less happy to help, but willing all the same. The last..."
> This might be a bit awkward, considering the status she has... "The last person is Kazami Yuuka. It took her a bit of convincing, but she's willing to help, and she's the one who made the mansion's greenhouse in the first place."
> "Oh, Minoriko and that librarian are going to help. This is going to be--" And then you tell her about Yuuka.
> Kamishirasawa sighs and rubs her temples. "...I'm definitely going to keep a close eye the whole way through."
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>"Yeah. Yuuka is... well, she sparked me when I was trying to find her in the first place. With you and Remilia both present, I hope she won't cause as much of a problem."
>"Once we're all there though, we can sort out the food issue for your hat... I mean your lunch-box... I mean for the human village and the rest of Gensokyo."
>If Kogasa giggles, nudge her. ;)
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>"Yeah. Yuuka is... well, she sparked me when I was trying to find her in the first place. With you and Remilia both present, I hope she won't cause as much of a problem."
>"Once we're all there though, we can sort out the food issue for your hat... I mean your lunch-box... I mean for the human village and the rest of Gensokyo."
>If Kogasa giggles, nudge her. ;)
> "And she got into a huge fight with one of my friends. But she used to come here to buy gardening supplies, so even she has a shred of politeness."
> Kamishirasawa fights back a smile when you reassure her that the food issue will be solved for her hat...lunch box...no, no, you mean the village and Gensokyo as a whole.
> Kogasa doesn't hold back any of her giggles, though, and you nudge her.
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All right, so, the only real thing to discuss with her is the currency issue, then we can trot over to Byakuren: forgot to get her permission for Konngara to come up and visit Kikuri. Then, back to Mystia's to grab dinner for us, Kanako, and hopefully Madotsuki, then visit Minoriko on the way back. We can skip going to the fairy shrine for now.
> "Ah, well... oh, I just recalled something. Do you know anything about what's going on with the new currency system? I was talking to someone at the lamprey stand, and she said that it was a real nightmare to deal with."
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>"A 'huge fight?' Do I want to know the details? Because I thought one laser alone from her was bad enough."
>Seemed like she liked the lunch-box idea though... Maybe we could try and open it later... XD
(Sect post here)
[I'm fine with that.]
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>"A 'huge fight?' Do I want to know the details? Because I thought one laser alone from her was bad enough."
>Seemed like she liked the lunch-box idea though... Maybe we could try and open it later... XD
> "It was a very flashy spellcard duel. Pretty to watch, but the end results weren't, and it was dangerous because it was so close to the village."
> The lunch box idea might be good, though...
> "Ah, well... oh, I just recalled something. Do you know anything about what's going on with the new currency system? I was talking to someone at the lamprey stand, and she said that it was a real nightmare to deal with."
> "It really is. I honestly wish it would go back to just one currency here, instead of having to worry about three different ones, but none of us are really economists..."
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> "So who's handling it, then? It sounds like they are trying to make it one economy..."
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> "So who's handling it, then? It sounds like they are trying to make it one economy..."
> "There was some girl at the Myouren Temple sending messages back and forth between here and the Underground. Honestly, what we do to solve this decides whether or not the Underground stays connected with the surface this way..."
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> A girl? Could that be Kikuri...? Wait, no, that doesn't seem right...
> "So, Miss Hijiri's handling things, then?"
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> A girl? Could that be Kikuri...? Wait, no, that doesn't seem right...
> "So, Miss Hijiri's handling things, then?"
> You want to think it's Kikuri, but...
> "Yes, although I wouldn't call her just 'some girl'. There are other people involved, but yes, Miss Hijiri is involved."
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> "You wouldn't happen to know who the girl handling it is? Is it the girl with the headwings?" Illustrate with our hands.
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> "You wouldn't happen to know who the girl handling it is? Is it the girl with the headwings?" Illustrate with our hands.
> Kamishirasawa tries not to laugh. "Yes, I think that's it."
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> "Huh. Yeah, she's a really good fit for the job. Hm..."
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> "Huh. Yeah, she's a really good fit for the job. Hm..."
> "I wouldn't know. I've never really formally introduced myself to her."
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> "Ah, well, that's too bad, really. She's not really the bad sort, even if some things she's done recently, well, were bad." Really really bad.
> "Anyways, me and Kogasa should be off. We'll see you tomorrow, hopefully?"
> Start to head out, then poke our head back in. "By the way, er... have you considered changing your name? No offense, but it's a really big mouthful."
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> "Ah, well, that's too bad, really. She's not really the bad sort, even if some things she's done recently, well, were bad." Really really bad.
> "Anyways, me and Kogasa should be off. We'll see you tomorrow, hopefully?"
> Start to head out, then poke our head back in. "By the way, er... have you considered changing your name? No offense, but it's a really big mouthful."
> "Huh." Kamishirasawa looks a little suspicious.
> Well, Kikuri has done some really, really bad things...
> "Alright. See you tomorrow, then." Kamishirasawa waves as you and Kogasa head out.
> Right before leaving, however, you poke your head back in and suggest Kamishirasawa change her name.
> Kamishirasawa smiles. "I rather like my name, unless you have some better name in mind." You get the feeling she's being a little sarcastic about a 'better name'.
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> Grimace. "Sorry to offend, but you have to admit that it's a heck of a name compared to, say, 'Aki'. Well, see ya tomorrow!"
> Leave, and start heading to the temple, again.
> Stop. "Actually... since I need to go there tomorrow morning anyways..."
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> Grimace. "Sorry to offend, but you have to admit that it's a heck of a name compared to, say, 'Aki'. Well, see ya tomorrow!"
> Leave, and start heading to the temple, again.
> Stop. "Actually... since I need to go there tomorrow morning anyways..."
> "Aki, huh. Someone actually called me that once. I'll see you then!" Kamishirasawa returns to her desk and picks up her quill.
> You and Kogasa leave the school, and start off towards the temple again. You then stop. You're going there tomorrow anyway...
> "Huh? What is it?" Kogasa asks.
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> "Well... I was going to talk to Hijiri again, partly because I forgot to ask her if it was all right if Konngara came up and visited Kikuri, and partly because I'm kind of interested in what she's doing with the currency thing, but she's busy making medicine for Madotsuki... Yeah, we can stop by tomorrow morning, I think. Let's go get some dinner to go at Mystia's, okay? Then we'll stop by the Akis, and head home. Does that sound good?"
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> "Well... I was going to talk to Hijiri again, partly because I forgot to ask her if it was all right if Konngara came up and visited Kikuri, and partly because I'm kind of interested in what she's doing with the currency thing, but she's busy making medicine for Madotsuki... Yeah, we can stop by tomorrow morning, I think. Let's go get some dinner to go at Mystia's, okay? Then we'll stop by the Akis, and head home. Does that sound good?"
> "Oh, yeah...Sounds good, I'm kind of hungry!"
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> "Okay! Then let's go~"
> Head back to Mystia's place.
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> "Okay! Then let's go~"
> Head back to Mystia's place.
> You and Kogasa head back to Mystia's place. The white haired woman isn't there when you arrive, but there's some green haired girl with antennae, a girl with grey hair and mouse ears, and a white haired girl with pointy horns and three wings, one of which is coming out of the back of her head.
> Mystia is singing another song again. As you get closer, you can hear the lyrics more clearly.
> "...Lafrenze, let it echo unto eternity~....the serpents that devour time, the canon of burnt chains, the spider lilies madly blooming~, the paradise to which one cannot go back to~~"
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> "Wow, you know a lot of songs. Four orders to go, and... a coupon for you!" Pull out the coupon and hand it to Mystia.
> Regard the youkai with interest~, especially the mouse girl. Now her, we remember. "You're that mouse friend of Parsee's, aren't you?"
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> "Wow, you know a lot of songs. Four orders to go, and... a coupon for you!" Pull out the coupon and hand it to Mystia.
> Regard the youkai with interest~, especially the mouse girl. Now her, we remember. "You're that mouse friend of Parsee's, aren't you?"
> "That'll be 30~~~"
> You take a closer look at the youkai. The green haired one is wearing a cape which obscures most of her body. When you look closer...is that a bug on her neck? You don't think you want to look any closer at her...
> The mouse youkai, however, you recognize her. She even has the dowsing rods and basket on her tail.
> When you regard her, she glances over and swallows her mouthful of lamprey. "Yeah, and?"
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>"Would you like me to troll you on her behalf?
>"I was just wondering; is all. A little hungry obviously."
>Can we sit down?
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> "So, how're things going? You were helping Parsee a lot last fall, right?"
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>"Would you like me to troll you on her behalf?
>"I was just wondering; is all. A little hungry obviously."
>Can we sit down?
> "Get out!"
> "Uh-huh." The mouse youkai continues to dig into her lamprey.
> There's room at the counter, yes.
> "So, how're things going? You were helping Parsee a lot last fall, right?"
> "A lot more peacefully than last year. I really did help her, so I don't really have to worry about getting exterminated."
> "Hey, now," the green haired youkai says over the sound of Mystia singing. "Be careful who you tell that to, or else everyone'll start getting ideas."
> The three-winged youkai continues to eat her lamprey meekly, paying no mind to the conversation. Mystia, in the mean time, is grilling the lamprey you ordered.
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>"Aww, but it'll be fun. Parsee will be so happy.
>"Since when was Parsee a shrine maiden?"
>Take a seat then.
>Have a closer look at the three-winged youkai.
>Do we recognise her?
>If not, try and get her involved in the chat some how.
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>"Aww, but it'll be fun. Parsee will be so happy.
>"Since when was Parsee a shrine maiden?"
>Take a seat then.
>Have a closer look at the three-winged youkai.
>Do we recognise her?
>If not, try and get her involved in the chat some how.
> "If it'll make her so happy, she can just do it herself!"
> "She's not." The mouse youkai finishes off her lamprey and starts digging through her pocket for more coins. "Does solving an incident make you a shrine maiden, or does being a shrine maiden make you solve incidents?"
> You take a closer look at the three-winged youkai. She's wearing a dark blue and black dress, her eyes are red, and her hair is white with blue in it, and she has horns, but she's obviously not an oni. Her wings are interesting, too: black, red, and white; what kind of bird was that again?
> You don't recognize her, so you decide to try involving her in the chat.
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> "Huh, well... good point. I don't think that bridge of hers really counts as a shrine, anyways. Still, me and Reimu are both shrine maidens, and we resolve incidents, so... maybe 'all shrine maidens are incident solvers but not all incident solvers are shrine maidens'...?"
> Turn to the bird girl. "What do you think about that?"
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> "Huh, well... good point. I don't think that bridge of hers really counts as a shrine, anyways. Still, me and Reimu are both shrine maidens, and we resolve incidents, so... maybe 'all shrine maidens are incident solvers but not all incident solvers are shrine maidens'...?"
> Turn to the bird girl. "What do you think about that?"
> "That's a good way of putting it," the mouse youkai says. "There's the black-white, after all."
> You ask the three-winged youkai what she thinks.
> "Uhh, that's...I guess so...would you say the red-white's the scariest out of all the incident solvers?"
> "You ran into her, too?" Kogasa asks.
> At this moment, Mystia hands you the lamprey you ordered.
> ?4830 --> ?4800
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> "Thanks, Mystia! I know Kanako-sama'll love it!"
> Listen to the bird youkai's reply.
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> "Thanks, Mystia! I know Kanako-sama'll love it!"
> Listen to the bird youkai's reply.
> "No probleeeem~"
> You listen to what the three-winged youkai has to say to Kogasa.
> "Uh-huh, she stole my book."
> Kogasa turns back to you. "Does the red-white do stuff like that?"
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> Blink, several times. "I... what? Reimu did that? That sounds more like something Marisa would do..."
> Are we gonna hafta spank a miko?
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> Blink, several times. "I... what? Reimu did that? That sounds more like something Marisa would do..."
> Are we gonna hafta spank a miko?
> "I don't even know why," the three-winged youkai says, taking another bite of lamprey. "It's already been this many years."
> Honestly, that sounds more like something Marisa would do.
> Reimu's causing all sorts of problems these days...what are you going to do with her?
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> Sigh. "She's really more troublesome than I thought she ever was... Did she ever give back the book?"
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> Sigh. "She's really more troublesome than I thought she ever was... Did she ever give back the book?"
> The three-winged youkai shakes her head. "She gave it to Kourin."
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> Do we know Kourin?
> "That Reimu... did Kourin give it back to you, then?"
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> Do we know Kourin?
> "That Reimu... did Kourin give it back to you, then?"
> That name doesn't ring a bell at all.
> "Yes."
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> "Phew, that's a relief. Still... I definitely need to have a word with Reimu..." This anti-youkai thing she has has gone on too far. Incident resolution is one thing, but stealing books from little youkai...
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> "Phew, that's a relief. Still... I definitely need to have a word with Reimu..." This anti-youkai thing she has has gone on too far. Incident resolution is one thing, but stealing books from little youkai...
> You're definitely going to have to talk with Reimu about this. It's all well to throw around spellcards during an incident, but stealing books from little youkai is a whole 'nother level.
> "Godspeed," the green haired youkai says.
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> "Godspeed", heh. Giggle a bit at that.
> "Thanks. Take care, and if Reimu tries to take any of your books again, say that Sanae'll get mad."
> Leave, and head for the Akis.
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> "Godspeed", heh. Giggle a bit at that.
> "Thanks. Take care, and if Reimu tries to take any of your books again, say that Sanae'll get mad."
> Leave, and head for the Akis.
> Heh heh, "Godspeed".
> "Ah...okay..." The three-winged youkai looks a little surprised that you're backing her on this, but she doesn't look like she'll be complaining any time soon.
> You and Kogasa leave the stand and head for the Akis. It takes a while to get there from the Human Village, but soon enough, the little shrine is in sight.
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> Land. "Minoriko~! It's Sanae~!"
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> Land. "Minoriko~! It's Sanae~!"
> You land and call out for Minoriko. After a few minutes, she emerges from the shrine and waves.
> "Did you find out more about the meeting~?" she calls back.
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> "Is tomorrow afternoon fine, at the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
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> "Is tomorrow afternoon fine, at the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
> "I see no problems with that!"
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> Grin. Minoriko's easy to deal with! "Great! Hopefully I'll see you there, but if not, well, good luck! The village guardian'll also be there, too."
> If Minoriko doesn't have anything else for us, then wave goodbye and fly home.
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> Grin. Minoriko's easy to deal with! "Great! Hopefully I'll see you there, but if not, well, good luck! The village guardian'll also be there, too."
> If Minoriko doesn't have anything else for us, then wave goodbye and fly home.
> Minoriko is definitely one of the friendlier people out there.
> "Got it!"
> Minoriko doesn't have anything to say after that, so you and Kogasa wave goodbye and fly back to the shrine. By the time you get there, it's early evening. You see Kanako-sama sitting on the roof of the shrine as she usually does, and she waves when you and Kogasa approach the shrine.
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> Hold up the bag of lampreys. "Dinner, Kanako-sama~!"
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> Hold up the bag of lampreys. "Dinner, Kanako-sama~!"
> Kanako-sama floats down from the roof and walks over. "Oh, thank you."
> "Oh, Madotsuki's taking a bath right now, so I'm out here waiting for her to finish up. She still has a fever, though."
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> "Madotsuki's awake?! That's great!"
> All right!
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> "Madotsuki's awake?! That's great!"
> All right!
> "Yes, she's kind of busy, though."
> Yessss, she's awake! Kogasa breathes a sigh of relief.
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> "Kind of busy? With what, other than washing up? Oh, and you said she had a fever still? Well, I talked to the head nun at the Buddhist temple, and she said she can whip up some medicine for her. One of her assistants is a ghost herself, so I imagine she knows what she's doing. I was going to pick it up tomorrow morning."
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> "Kind of busy? With what, other than washing up? Oh, and you said she had a fever still? Well, I talked to the head nun at the Buddhist temple, and she said she can whip up some medicine for her. One of her assistants is a ghost herself, so I imagine she knows what she's doing. I was going to pick it up tomorrow morning."
> "No, just washing up. She said she wanted to get cleaned up."
> "Oh, Hijiri's getting medicine for her? That's nice of her."
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> "Yep, and she would accept anything from me when I asked. I'm going to set up dinner, all right?"
> Take the eel into the kitchen, and have Kogasa set them up on plates while we get some tea brewing.
> Do we have any snacks that would be good for a sick ghost?
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> "Yep, and she would accept anything from me when I asked. I'm going to set up dinner, all right?"
> Take the eel into the kitchen, and have Kogasa set them up on plates while we get some tea brewing.
> Do we have any snacks that would be good for a sick ghost?
> "Alright."
> You take the eel into the kitchen, and get Kogasa to set them up on plates. As you put some tea to brew, you look around for something to give a sick ghost. Among your snack stash you find some crackers and ginger ale; it was good comfort food whenever you had stomachaches, so maybe for fevers?
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> If Madotsuki has a hard time eating we can whip that out.
> Help Kogasa bring the lamprey (not eel, derp on me) into the dining area, and wait for the tea to finish and Kanako-sama and Madotsuki to come in.
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> If Madotsuki has a hard time eating we can whip that out.
> Help Kogasa bring the lamprey (not eel, derp on me) into the dining area, and wait for the tea to finish and Kanako-sama and Madotsuki to come in.
> You can always use that if Madotsuki isn't up to eating the eel.
> You help Kogasa bring out the lamprey into the dining area, and then go back to wait for the tea to finish. As you do so, Kanako-sama enters the dining area, and you see Madotsuki seemingly appear out of nowhere, fully dressed but with wet hair and a towel over her shoulders. She still looks kind of feverish.
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> "Madotsuki! Are you feeling better?" Walk up to her and feel her forehead, just in case.
> "Kanako-sama, what's her temperature at now?"
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> "Madotsuki! Are you feeling better?" Walk up to her and feel her forehead, just in case.
> "Kanako-sama, what's her temperature at now?"
> You walk over to Madotsuki and feel her forehead. It's still hot.
> "Nghh...maybe?"
> Kanako-sama glances over at the two of you. "Still 103."
> Madotsuki frowns a little. "It's fine..."
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> Frown. "No it's not! Go ahead and sit down, do you feel up for eating?"
> Go get her a tall glass of water. If she doesn't think she can hold down the lamprey, then grab the crackers and ginger ale.
> "So, Miss Hijiri over at the temple is going to make you some medicine, which should be ready by tomorrow morning."
> Also, did she change back into her sweater?
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> Frown. "No it's not! Go ahead and sit down, do you feel up for eating?"
> Go get her a tall glass of water. If she doesn't think she can hold down the lamprey, then grab the crackers and ginger ale.
> "So, Miss Hijiri over at the temple is going to make you some medicine, which should be ready by tomorrow morning."
> Also, did she change back into her sweater?
> "Yeah..." As Madotsuki takes a seat, you go get her a tall glass of water. She's picking at the lamprey, so you get the alternative food for her.
> You tell Madotsuki that Hijiri is going to get her medicine, and she fidgets.
> "R-really? Thanks..."
> She's still wearing the t-shirt. You suspect she'd feel too warm in the sweater now, anyway.
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> Give her the crackers and the ginger ale. "Try to get the crackers in your stomach, at least, and be sure to drink a lot of water."
> Is the tea ready?
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> Give her the crackers and the ginger ale. "Try to get the crackers in your stomach, at least, and be sure to drink a lot of water."
> Is the tea ready?
> You give Madotsuki the crackers and ginger ale, telling her to at least get something in her stomach. She obliges.
> The tea seems to be ready now.
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> Pour some for Kanako-sama, Kogasa, and ourself. We're already dumping enough liquids into Madotsuki...
> Start digging into our lamprey. "So, I heard that you didn't sleep at all at Hakugyokurou."
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> Pour some for Kanako-sama, Kogasa, and ourself. We're already dumping enough liquids into Madotsuki...
> Start digging into our lamprey. "So, I heard that you didn't sleep at all at Hakugyokurou."
> You pour tea for everyone but Madotsuki. She's drinking enough liquids as it is...
> As you all start eating, you try striking up a conversation with Madotsuki.
> "I didn't," Madotsuki says.
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> "Maybe that was related to you getting sick? Things just started rushing up on you?"
> Does Kanako-sama seem to be enjoying the lamprey?
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> "Maybe that was related to you getting sick? Things just started rushing up on you?"
> Does Kanako-sama seem to be enjoying the lamprey?
> Madotsuki shrugs. "Maybe?"
> You glance over at Kanako-sama. She really seems to be enjoying the lamprey.
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> "So why didn-"
> Wait. We can imagine why she didn't want to go to sleep...
> "... So what did you dream of last night? Good things?"
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> "So why didn-"
> Wait. We can imagine why she didn't want to go to sleep...
> "... So what did you dream of last night? Good things?"
> You start to ask her why she didn't sleep, but then you stop yourself. You think you know why.
> "Sort of..."
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> "'Sort of'? Was it at least pleasant? What happened in the dream?"
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> "'Sort of'? Was it at least pleasant? What happened in the dream?"
> "Um...It was nice at first; I was at the ocean, but then it became all poisoned and d-dead fish and stuff were washing up on shore," Madotsuki rattles off.
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> Erk. Was she in a different dream? "That's... not a good dream. Did you wake up right after that?"
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> Erk. Was she in a different dream? "That's... not a good dream. Did you wake up right after that?"
> There's no way that was your dream; there's no water pollution there!
> "Yeah, I woke up right after, but a lot of time seemed to pass."
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> Hm... maybe she didn't end up in our dream after all... we could try...
> "Hey, Madotsuki, I have an idea. See, Pyonta-kun told me something pretty interesting, that I could pull people into my dream by sleeping near them. So, maybe if we sleep in the same room tonight, you can get into my dream, and you won't have those nasty nightmares!"
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> Hm... maybe she didn't end up in our dream after all... we could try...
> "Hey, Madotsuki, I have an idea. See, Pyonta-kun told me something pretty interesting, that I could pull people into my dream by sleeping near them. So, maybe if we sleep in the same room tonight, you can get into my dream, and you won't have those nasty nightmares!"
> If she didn't show up in your dream...
> You suggest Madotsuki sleep in the same room as you tonight, so maybe she'll have a shared dream with you and not a nightmare.
> "Really?" She looks hopeful.
> Kanako-sama nearly chokes on her food. "Pyonta told you?"
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> "Yep! He told me that last night, and I tested it out by sleeping next to Kogasa, and it worked! It took a little while, but I was able to make her realize she was in a dream, right, Koga?"
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> "Yep! He told me that last night, and I tested it out by sleeping next to Kogasa, and it worked! It took a little while, but I was able to make her realize she was in a dream, right, Koga?"
> Kanako-sama is lost for words.
> Kogasa, on the other hand, smiles. "It was like a lucid dream!"
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>Look at Kanako with a puzzled expression.
>"Is... something wrong, Kanako-sama?"
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> "It was really weird, though, because there were things that showed up that I know I didn't add. Youkai mountain was almost identical, but the Human Village was interesting to see, especially the temple. Plus, some of the people we saw there... I think other people in Gensokyo might be hopping into the dream as well. I... kind of tested it with someone, see if they were lucid as well, but I didn't go as far as actually waking them up."
> To Madotsuki: "Oh, by the way, everyone from your dream is safe. Let's see... Monoe has a job at a sweet shop, Monoko's going to school where Masada-sensei teaches, and Poniko has a room at the shrine!"
Holding off on that until we see what Kanako says.
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>Look at Kanako with a puzzled expression.
>"Is... something wrong, Kanako-sama?"
> You look over at Kanako-sama, puzzled. Why does she look so shocked?
> "N-nothing's wrong."
> "It was really weird, though, because there were things that showed up that I know I didn't add. Youkai mountain was almost identical, but the Human Village was interesting to see, especially the temple. Plus, some of the people we saw there... I think other people in Gensokyo might be hopping into the dream as well. I... kind of tested it with someone, see if they were lucid as well, but I didn't go as far as actually waking them up."
> To Madotsuki: "Oh, by the way, everyone from your dream is safe. Let's see... Monoe has a job at a sweet shop, Monoko's going to school where Masada-sensei teaches, and Poniko has a room at the shrine!"
> Madotsuki looks reassured by this. "That sounds nice...It's a shared dream?"
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> We can ask Kanako-sama what's bothering her later, when Madotsuki and Kogasa aren't around.
> "I... think so... I was pretty certain, but to make sure I would probably need to wake someone up during the dream that isn't near me, like Patchouli, and I'm not really sure if that's a good idea..."
> We definitely didn't want to wake up Konngara: who knows how she would've reacted. Speaking of which, we should really check up on her...
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> We can ask Kanako-sama what's bothering her later, when Madotsuki and Kogasa aren't around.
> "I... think so... I was pretty certain, but to make sure I would probably need to wake someone up during the dream that isn't near me, like Patchouli, and I'm not really sure if that's a good idea..."
> We definitely didn't want to wake up Konngara: who knows how she would've reacted. Speaking of which, we should really check up on her...
> You'll ask Kanako-sama what's wrong when it's just the two of you around.
> "Why not?"
> You have no idea how Konngara would've reacted if you had made her aware she was dreaming. Oh, you should probably check up on her...
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> "Well... hm... I guess because if they realize it's a dream, they might not get out of it naturally... Remember that I used that watch to tell us when to wake up in the real world? Then again, that could be just me worrying too much..."
> Has Madotsuki been drinking fluids and munching a little?
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> "Well... hm... I guess because if they realize it's a dream, they might not get out of it naturally... Remember that I used that watch to tell us when to wake up in the real world? Then again, that could be just me worrying too much..."
> Has Madotsuki been drinking fluids and munching a little?
> Madotsuki pinches her cheek. "They could just use the cheek-pinch trick, or sometimes you wake up naturally..."
> Madotsuki's been drinking and eating a little; at least she can hold that down.
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> "Oh, right, the
9 pinch trick. Poniko showed me that... So, you do wake up naturally, huh...?"
> That's good to hear. Still, better have that watch handy next time: it's a useful reminder, and has a kicking song!
> "So, wanna have a slumber party tonight, then? We won't be too loud or wild, since you're still sick..."
> Time.
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> "Oh, right, the 9 pinch trick. Poniko showed me that... So, you do wake up naturally, huh...?"
> That's good to hear. Still, better have that watch handy next time: it's a useful reminder, and has a kicking song!
> "So, wanna have a slumber party tonight, then? We won't be too loud or wild, since you're still sick..."
> Time.
> "Everyone wakes up naturally..."
> Good thing people can wake up without a watch. Still, it's really awesome. You get the time of night and a catchy song!
> You suggest a slumber party, and Madotsuki perks up.
> "Slumber party? Yes."
> It's 7:30pm. Time sure flies when you're having fun.
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> Hm... was there anything we needed to do before turning in tonight...?
> Quests. We STILL haven't looked at the giant robot yet!
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> Hm... was there anything we needed to do before turning in tonight...?
> Quests. We STILL haven't looked at the giant robot yet!
> You think of things you need to do before turning in...Huh, you never got the chance to look into that robot, did you?
> Quests:
> Go Go Miko Rangers!
> You have decided to ask Suwako-sama about the giant robot.
> You've found out from Kanako-sama that the giant robot is in some mountains near Youkai Mountain, directly underneath Bhava-Agra's main island.
> Who You Gonna Call?
> A huge number of ghosts from the surface are swarming the Underground! Are you a bad enough miko to solve this incident?
> The huge number of ghosts have come from the Netherworld, led by two girls: Madotsuki, and another who looks like "Yukari".
> You have vowed to find Madotsuki and find out how to stop the dream world she created from crumbling.
> You have found Madotsuki and returned her to the Netherworld. Now all that's left is to find her friend "Mary" and stop Madotsuki's dream world from crumbling.
> You have managed to create a dream world for the remaining denizens of Madotsuki's dream world to escape to.
> Red Shrine Maiden Needs Date Badly!
> Keep a look out for potential girlfriends for Reimu. Konngara's a bust, but there might be hope with Satori...
> Yomigaeru, Iron Chef!
> Continue levelling up our cooking skill!
> In 20XX Gensokyoan Diety Minoriko Aki Recorded: Rock Me Amadeus
> Inquire with Minoriko about possible solutions to food issues.
> Ask the SDM about using their greenhouse to grow food.
> You've decided to seek Kazami Yuuka's and Aki Minoriko's aid in building a greenhouse.
> You've set up a meeting between you, Yuuka, Minoriko, and Keine at the Scarlet Devil Mansion tomorrow afternoon. Remilia will also be present.
> This is Radio Free Gensokyo!
> Find a kappa to help repair the faeries' "shrine" and get cell phones working. In addition, attempt to get the faeries trained on how to maintain the radio tower.
> Nitori was able to turn on the radio tower, and has agreed to help the faeries learn how to work it.
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> Grin. "Okay, then after we're done eating, we can go over to my room. We'll need to move the spare futons in there, of course..."
> Finish chowing. Stow any leftovers in the fridge, and wash dishes. Insist that Madotsuki doesn't help with any chores, since she's sick.
> How many days do we have left on our room in the Underground?
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> Grin. "Okay, then after we're done eating, we can go over to my room. We'll need to move the spare futons in there, of course..."
> Finish chowing. Stow any leftovers in the fridge, and wash dishes. Insist that Madotsuki doesn't help with any chores, since she's sick.
> How many days do we have left on our room in the Underground?
> "Okay."
> After everyone has finished eating, you stow the leftovers in the fridge and start washing the dishes. Kanako-sama and Kogasa help, and Madotsuki tries to, but you insist she stays put.
> You've got about two days left, you think.
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> "Hey, Madotsuki, why don't you take a look through my room, see if there's anything interesting. I think I might have a makeup kit in there somewhere... And Koga? Would you be a dear and move the futons over to my room?"
> This should give us time to talk to Kanako-sama alone...
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> "Hey, Madotsuki, why don't you take a look through my room, see if there's anything interesting. I think I might have a makeup kit in there somewhere... And Koga? Would you be a dear and move the futons over to my room?"
> This should give us time to talk to Kanako-sama alone...
> "Makeup...?" Madotsuki stands up and trots off.
> You ask Kogasa to to move the futons into your room.
> "Got it." Kogasa follows Madotsuki out.
> Now you're alone with Kanako-sama again.
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> "Ah... Kanako-sama... is there something wrong? With me talking to Pyonta-kun, that is?"
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> "Ah... Kanako-sama... is there something wrong? With me talking to Pyonta-kun, that is?"
> "Yes. How can you understand him?"
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> Chew on our lip as we recall what Pyonta-kun said...
> "Well, Pyonta-kun said it was because of that surge of power... that I had somehow gained some sort of... uh... spiritual purity?... from creating that dreamworld. He said that it was kind of a psuedo-parallel universe, and I shouldn't have been able to do that, as a human at least..."
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> Chew on our lip as we recall what Pyonta-kun said...
> "Well, Pyonta-kun said it was because of that surge of power... that I had somehow gained some sort of... uh... spiritual purity?... from creating that dreamworld. He said that it was kind of a psuedo-parallel universe, and I shouldn't have been able to do that, as a human at least..."
> You recall what Pyonta-kun said...it was because of the power surge, wasn't it?
> Kanako-sama sighs. "That's right, you shouldn't have been able to do that as a human. Same goes for Pyonta-kun."
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> "Well, maybe I'm just an exception.... right? I mean, I'm Suwako-sama's descendant, and I have power over miracles, so maybe I just..."
> When we met Kikuri in our dream, she first thought that we were a...
> ... What does that mean, if Kikuri was right...?
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> "Well, maybe I'm just an exception.... right? I mean, I'm Suwako-sama's descendant, and I have power over miracles, so maybe I just..."
> When we met Kikuri in our dream, she first thought that we were a...
> ... What does that mean, if Kikuri was right...?
> Well, you're Suwako-sama's descendant, of course you're just an exceptional human...
> But when you met Kikuri in the dream, she thought...
> ...Oh.
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Anyways, my two cents: obviously, becoming an actual goddess, instead of being a living goddess which I'm not entirely sure what that means anyways, would be a shock to Sanae. There's the usual stuff about not being human anymore, and what will our friends think and all that jazz, though the effect is lessened since most people would barely know the difference anyways, and it's not like Sanae's in Highlander and all of her loved ones will slowly pass away in front of her (really, damn near all of her friends are long lived or are already dead, except for Reimu (and who knows what that Oni transfusion did) and possibly Sakuya (though I'm expecting her to play time hax with her own lifespan)).
The big reason this will be a shock to her, I think, is the thought that she's, essentially, now on the same level as the two women she loves the most and literally worships. To Sanae, this is probably a disturbing and somewhat terrifying prospect, and something that she'll have a hard time really comprehending (thus why I was pretty much playing off all of the comments about Sanae's growing power).
> This is too much...
> Weak smile. "Ah, I think we're finished with all of the dishes so I'm going to make sure that those two are okay. Have a good night Kanako-sama..."
> Bow to Kanako-sama, then exit, pursued by confusing thoughts about what all of this even means.
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> This is too much...
> Weak smile. "Ah, I think we're finished with all of the dishes so I'm going to make sure that those two are okay. Have a good night Kanako-sama..."
> Bow to Kanako-sama, then exit, pursued by confusing thoughts about what all of this even means.
> Too much.
> You smile weakly and excuse yourself to go check on Kogasa and Madotsuki.
> "Good night..."
> You bow and retreat to your room, utterly confused.
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Gonna turn in for now, so, main task...
... Get Madotsuki in a shrine maiden outfit. :3
> Enter our room quietly.
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> Enter our room quietly.
> You quietly enter the room to see Madotsuki loafing around on her futon. Kogasa is sitting nearby, fiddling around with a rubix cube that was laying around. She glances up at you and tosses the rubix cube to the side.
> "Hi! I moved everything in here."
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Another side effect is that if we became a proper deity, we probably couldn't function as a shrine maiden anymore. If nothing else, I doubt the 'Akos would receive any kind of benefit from our faith. Which would probably be unpleasant, given that I imagine Sanae is their best source.
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Okay, um, I won't be able to post at all tomorrow, or at least not until midnight.
> Force a smile on our face. "Great! So... any ideas on what to do?"
> Rummage through our closet to see if there's anything interesting.
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> Force a smile on our face. "Great! So... any ideas on what to do?"
> Rummage through our closet to see if there's anything interesting.
> You force a smile and ask what they want to do.
> "Is there NASU here?" Madotsuki asks.
> "Let's tell scary stories!" Kogasa suggests.
> You rummage through your closet for any interesting clothes. You have your clothes from the Outside World, including your old school uniform, as well as some extra shrine maiden outfits and a yukata you wear during festivals.
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> "Sorry, I don't think we have NASU..." Do we? Or any games, for that matter.
> Study the extra shrine maiden outfits. How many do we have?
> Glance back at Madotsuki and Kogasa. How do their body types and sizes compare to ours?
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> "Sorry, I don't think we have NASU..." Do we? Or any games, for that matter.
> Study the extra shrine maiden outfits. How many do we have?
> Glance back at Madotsuki and Kogasa. How do their body types and sizes compare to ours?
> "Aw."
> You don't have that game. You have your DS, but you haven't played it in a while. Is it even recharged?
> You quickly count up the shrine maiden outfits. There are five of them. Having a limited wardrobe is difficult!
> You then glance back at Madotsuki and Kogasa. Kogasa is a bit smaller and shorter than you, but not by that much, you think. Madotsuki is shorter than both you and Kogasa and lacks much of a figure at all.
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> Grin, pull out two of the outfits, and show them to Kogasa and Madotsuki.
> "Wanna try being shrine maidens~♥?"
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> Grin, pull out two of the outfits, and show them to Kogasa and Madotsuki.
> "Wanna try being shrine maidens~♥?"
> You grin and show two of the shrine maiden outfits to Kogasa and Madotsuki.
> Kogasa's eyes light up. "Really?!"
> Madotsuki sits up, intrigued. "What's it like being a shrine maiden~? Are those clothes comfortable?"
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> "I wear mine all the time, don't I?"
> Ugh, that reminds us, we should probably wash these soon...
> "Hey, try them on. It might be a bit big on both of you, but we can improvise!"
> How's our ability with sewing? Who made these outfits, anyways, someone from the outside?
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> "I wear mine all the time, don't I?"
> Ugh, that reminds us, we should probably wash these soon...
> "Hey, try them on. It might be a bit big on both of you, but we can improvise!"
> How's our ability with sewing? Who made these outfits, anyways, someone from the outside?
> Madotsuki nods. "I guess so."
> ...Maybe you should do some laundry some time.
> In any case, they have to try these on.
> Madotsuki gets up from the futon and takes one of the shrine maiden outfits from you. "Okay...um..." She looks around, then darts into the closet. "No peeking."
> You're somewhat decent with sewing.
> You think back to where these outfits came from. You can't remember very well anymore, but they're definitely custom-made. A commission, maybe?
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> Turn to Kogasa. "Well? Aren't you going to put it on?" Hold up the outfit.
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> Turn to Kogasa. "Well? Aren't you going to put it on?" Hold up the outfit.
> Kogasa nods and takes the outfit from you.
> Girls are changing clothes...
> Kogasa fumbles around with the outfit for a few seconds before figuring out how to put it on, and now stands dressed as a shrine maiden with her umbrella tucked under her arm. Madotsuki is still in the closet, presumably getting changed.
> Kogasa takes a look at herself and then looks at you. "How do I look?"
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>
Drool
> Hm to ourself and circle around Kogasa. How does it look on her? Does it fit well?
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> Drool
> Hm to ourself and circle around Kogasa. How does it look on her? Does it fit well?
> "Wh-why are you drooling like that, Sanae?"
> You circle around Kogasa, contemplatively observing the outfit. It's surprisingly cute on her. The sleeves are a bit baggy, but otherwise it's a decent fit.
> The closet door opens a crack, and you hear Madotsuki's voice. "Changed."
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> Wrap our arms around Kogasa's shoulders. "It looks surprisingly cute, Kogasa! Mado, do you want to show us? Does it fit right?"
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> Wrap our arms around Kogasa's shoulders. "It looks surprisingly cute, Kogasa! Mado, do you want to show us? Does it fit right?"
> Kogasa giggles. "Thanks~"
> Madotsuki emerges from the closet.
> Tee hee~ It's a little big on her, but it suits her well.
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> "You look so cute, too! It could a little tightening up, sure, but you look great! Aw... I wonder what would happen if the shrine has three cute shrine maidens~..."
> Hm... do we have any sewing needles, measuring tape, and et cetera for adjusting the clothes?
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> "You look so cute, too! It could a little tightening up, sure, but you look great! Aw... I wonder what would happen if the shrine has three cute shrine maidens~..."
> Hm... do we have any sewing needles, measuring tape, and et cetera for adjusting the clothes?
> "Heh..." Madotsuki fidgets a little. The clothes could use a bit of tightening up, but otherwise it's great. If the shrine had three cute shrine maidens like this, it would be great~
> You have a basic sewing kit in your closet that should have some needles and the like. Of course, you don't have anything elaborate like a sewing machine, but just a needle and thread would be fine, wouldn't it?
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> Let go of Kogasa and circle around Madotsuki, studying how the clothes fit. Go ahead and play with the clothes, see if we could tighten it up.
> "Okay, I have an idea." Go drag out the sewing kit, and bring it over. "I think I should be able to make it fit..."
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> Let go of Kogasa and circle around Madotsuki, studying how the clothes fit. Go ahead and play with the clothes, see if we could tighten it up.
> "Okay, I have an idea." Go drag out the sewing kit, and bring it over. "I think I should be able to make it fit..."
> You let go of Kogasa and head over to inspect Madotsuki. The sleeves are loose on her upper arms, so they don't hold very well. Her skirt is also loose on the waist. You play around with the clothes, seeing how you can tighten the skirt and sleeves. The shirt's a little baggy, but maybe you could fold some of the fabric over on the side.
> You fetch the sewing kit from your closet and bring it over to Madotsuki.
> "You're going to sew it?" Madotsuki asks.
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> "Yeah, I'll see what I can do. Let's see... hold out your arms, so I can try to fit it a bit."
> Take out a couple of pins, and adjust her clothing so it's tighter on her. When we got something workable, go ahead and pin the folds.
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> "Yeah, I'll see what I can do. Let's see... hold out your arms, so I can try to fit it a bit."
> Take out a couple of pins, and adjust her clothing so it's tighter on her. When we got something workable, go ahead and pin the folds.
> "Okay..." Madotsuki holds out her arms, and you start to adjust her clothing so that it fits her better. When you get something that she'll be able to get in and out of easily and still fit into, you pin the folds. Madotsuki tries not to squirm when you do this; she's probably nervous about the pins being so close, but she doesn't move away, making your job a lot easier.
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> "Okay, I think I got it. Now, we just need to get these clothes off... Huh, but you don't want to undress in front of us... Do you think you can get these off without disturbing the pins?"
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> "Okay, I think I got it. Now, we just need to get these clothes off... Huh, but you don't want to undress in front of us... Do you think you can get these off without disturbing the pins?"
> "Yeah..." Madotsuki retreats into the closet again. It's not long before she sticks her arm out and hands back the clothes. She then emerges a few moments later wearing her own clothes.
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> Let's get to work on the clothes! Stitch, rip stitches, and the whole kit and kaboodle.
> While working: "Hm... have you guys ever tried nail polish?"
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> Let's get to work on the clothes! Stitch, rip stitches, and the whole kit and kaboodle.
> While working: "Hm... have you guys ever tried nail polish?"
> You get to work with adjusting the clothes. As you sew, you ask Kogasa and Madotsuki if they've ever tried nail polish.
> "That's something popular in the outside world, isn't it?" Kogasa asks.
> "It's paint you put on your nails," Madotsuki explains to Kogasa. "I tried it a few times before, but then it starts to peel after a while..."
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> "It can still be kind of fun to mess around with. Rainbow toenails~"
> Continue altering the outfit.
> "But I also have some books or games you could probably look at. I also have my DS around here somewhere, but it might need to be charged..."
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> "It can still be kind of fun to mess around with. Rainbow toenails~"
> Continue altering the outfit.
> "But I also have some books or games you could probably look at. I also have my DS around here somewhere, but it might need to be charged..."
> Kogasa cackles. "Rainbow? But you'd need six toes to get all the colors in!"
> You continue altering the outfit. The sleeves are done now, and you're starting on the shirt.
> "Ohhh, what games do you play on a DS?" Madotsuki asks.
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> What games do we have on the DS? Aside from Super Robot Wars.
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> What games do we have on the DS? Aside from Super Robot Wars.
> Heh heh.
> You have Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Elite Beat Agents, Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon DS, Drawn to Life, Scribblenauts, Metroid DS, and The World Ends with You. You bought a lot of these on impulse, actually...except for Super Robot Wars, that was intentional.
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Pokemon Diamond and Pearl,
The mountains... the mountains... ;_;
> "Well, I have a couple of games, why don't you take a look? They should be..." Remember where we put them all, and tell her.
> Continue working on the shirt.
> "There's a bunch of really interesting games, I think. I even have an American version of a Japanese rhythm game in there! ♫ And it's aaaaaall riiiiight noooow, in fact it's a gas~♫"
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> "Well, I have a couple of games, why don't you take a look? They should be..." Remember where we put them all, and tell her.
> Continue working on the shirt.
> "There's a bunch of really interesting games, I think. I even have an American version of a Japanese rhythm game in there! ♫ And it's aaaaaall riiiiight noooow, in fact it's a gas~♫"
> You recall where you keep all of your games, and give directions to Madotsuki. As she goes to get them from one side of your room, you continue working on the shirt. You have about a third left to stitch before you can start working on the skirt.
> You start singing a tune from one of your games, and are met with weird looks from both Madotsuki and Kogasa.
> "Somehow, I don't recognize that one," Kogasa says. Madotsuki returns to her futon with the DS and games.
> "There are sooo many..."
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> "They're really fun, some of them. Is the DS charged up?"
> Finish up the shirt. "Hey, Madotsuki, can you try this on real quick, make sure it fits?"
> While she's trying it on, start on the skirt. Hm... should we shorten it, too? How does Madotsuki usually wear her skirt?
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> "They're really fun, some of them. Is the DS charged up?"
> Finish up the shirt. "Hey, Madotsuki, can you try this on real quick, make sure it fits?"
> While she's trying it on, start on the skirt. Hm... should we shorten it, too? How does Madotsuki usually wear her skirt?
> Madotsuki flips open the DS and turns it on. "It's green."
> You finish up the shirt and hand it over to Madotsuki to try on. She obliges, but not before disappearing into the closet again. When she comes back out, it's evident that the shirt fits her much better now.
> As she does this, you start working on the skirt. Maybe you should shorten it? Madotsuki's skirt is just above her knees, but your skirt goes past that...
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> "Hm... looks pretty good. You can go ahead and leave it on. Hey, how short do you want the skirt? I don't mind making it shorter, if you want."
> Go ahead and oblige Madotsuki for whatever she decides she wants.
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> "Hm... looks pretty good. You can go ahead and leave it on. Hey, how short do you want the skirt? I don't mind making it shorter, if you want."
> Go ahead and oblige Madotsuki for whatever she decides she wants.
> Madotsuki can leave the shirt on, now that it fits her better. You ask her if she wants the skirt to be shorter.
> "Knee-length...maybe?"
> You start making the skirt this length for her, and she returns to the DS games, trying to decide which one to play. Kogasa sits next to her and watches you sew intently.
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> "Have you ever sewn anything, Koga?"
> Where did we learn how to sew?
> Continue altering the skirt.
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> "Have you ever sewn anything, Koga?"
> Where did we learn how to sew?
> Continue altering the skirt.
> "No, I don't know how."
> You learned how to sew in school.
> You continue altering the skirt. After a short while, the skirt is finally finished.
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> "I should teach you sometime, then! All right, Mado, try on the entire outfit!"
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> "I should teach you sometime, then! All right, Mado, try on the entire outfit!"
> Kogasa blinks. "Oh, thank you."
> Madotsuki gathers up the rest of the outfit and disappears into the closet. After a few moments, she reemerges.
> It definitely suits her better this way, you think.
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> "Ha~, it looks great! What do you think, Kogasa?"
> We're definitely going to have to borrow Madotsuki from Yuyuko for the next festival!
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> "Ha~, it looks great! What do you think, Kogasa?"
> We're definitely going to have to borrow Madotsuki from Yuyuko for the next festival!
> "It really looks cute on her~"
> Madotsuki is going to have to be around for the next festival, no doubt about it.
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> "Hey, hey, wanna show off to Kanako-sama in the morning? I bet she'd get a kick out of it~"
> Go ahead and get changed into our nightclothes, out of sigh of Madotsuki for her benefit.
> "So, Koga, you said something about scary stories?"
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> "Hey, hey, wanna show off to Kanako-sama in the morning? I bet she'd get a kick out of it~"
> Go ahead and get changed into our nightclothes, out of sigh of Madotsuki for her benefit.
> "So, Koga, you said something about scary stories?"
> Madotsuki nods. "Okay..."
> You head into the closet and change into your nightclothes, for Madotsuki's benefit. After you emerge from the closet, Kogasa heads in herself, probably taking the hint. Madotsuki fidgets a little as Kogasa returns wearing her nightclothes. Oh, that's right, some of her stuff was in there, too...
> Kogasa grins. "That's right, scary stories!"
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Going to sleep. Zzz
> Turn to Madotsuki. "Are you all right with scary stories?"
> Claim the middle futon as our own. This is Casa de la Sanae!
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> Turn to Madotsuki. "Are you all right with scary stories?"
> Claim the middle futon as our own. This is Casa de la Sanae!
> Madotsuki shrugs. "As long as it's not too scary..."
> You claim the middle futon as rightfully yours.
> "So, can I tell a scary story~?"
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>"Sure!"
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>"Sure!"
> Kogasa grins.
> "Very well, then....once upon a time, there was a girl who, when born, seemed completely normal. However, as she grew older, she developed an acute fear of mirrors or any reflective surface. Do you know why?" Kogasa pauses, and when she gets no response, she continues. "It's because at birth, she was granted supernatural abilities that allowed her to see what was going on on the other side. Whenever she saw the reflection of someone she knew in there, the person always died a few days later. Terrified of her ability, she took up a hammer and smashed everything in her house that could reflect something. Windows, vases, mirrors, anything. However, she was terribly injured from all the glass shards and lost a lot of blood. When she was taken to the hospital, she survived, but left terribly anemic."
> "Having nowhere else to go after that, the girl returned to her old house, the one where she had smashed everything. She was very tired, so she decided to go wash her face and then go to sleep. However, when she went into the bathroom, she saw.....a perfectly intact mirror. Now, the girl was very terrified, because she was sure that that was the mirror she had destroyed first. She bravely took a step up to it and looked in the mirror..."
> "...and saw her own reflection."
> Madotsuki squeaks.
> "A few days later, some neighbors came to her house to see where she had gone, because she had not been seen since that night. When they reached the bathroom door, they saw blood leaking out from under it..."
> Kogasa smiles expectantly. "So was it scary?"
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>"Not too bad, not too bad. Might get a little jumpy around mirrors tonight..."
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>"Not too bad, not too bad. Might get a little jumpy around mirrors tonight..."
> "They say to be careful when looking into mirrors when you're having a lucid dream..." Madotsuki says.
> "Heh heh~ Now you tell a story, Sanae," Kogasa says.
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> "Hm... okay, I think I have one..."
> "So, these two girls are at their school one night, when one of them says she needs to go to the bathroom. Well, schools are kind of creepy at night, so her friend goes with her to wash her face. While she's drying her face, she hears a voice, a voice she's never heard before, in one of the stalls. 'What color paper do you want: blue or red?'"
> "After a little while, her friend answers 'Um... red.' The next thing she knows, the girl hears her friend start screaming! So, she rushes to the bathroom stall her friend was in, and tries to open it. It takes a little while, since the door was locked, but she finally gets it open, to see the entire stall covered in blood, and her friend lying face down, her back torn apart, looking like she was wearing a red cape."
> Pause for a bit.
> "So, a few days later, the girl was back in that bathroom, not because she wanted to, but because she had to. She was already scared out of her wits, because her friend died there, so when she heard a voice say 'What color paper do you want: blue or red?', she was terrified. But, she remembered that her friend died when she answered red, so she said 'B-b-blue!'".
> Dramatic pause. "The next day, the teachers found her hanging from the ceiling, her face blue..."
> Grin. "Well?"
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> "Hm... okay, I think I have one..."
> "So, these two girls are at their school one night, when one of them says she needs to go to the bathroom. Well, schools are kind of creepy at night, so her friend goes with her to wash her face. While she's drying her face, she hears a voice, a voice she's never heard before, in one of the stalls. 'What color paper do you want: blue or red?'"
> "After a little while, her friend answers 'Um... red.' The next thing she knows, the girl hears her friend start screaming! So, she rushes to the bathroom stall her friend was in, and tries to open it. It takes a little while, since the door was locked, but she finally gets it open, to see the entire stall covered in blood, and her friend lying face down, her back torn apart, looking like she was wearing a red cape."
> Pause for a bit.
> "So, a few days later, the girl was back in that bathroom, not because she wanted to, but because she had to. She was already scared out of her wits, because her friend died there, so when she heard a voice say 'What color paper do you want: blue or red?', she was terrified. But, she remembered that her friend died when she answered red, so she said 'B-b-blue!'".
> Dramatic pause. "The next day, the teachers found her hanging from the ceiling, her face blue..."
> Grin. "Well?"
> You tell a story of two girls, both who end up dying because of an ill-fated trip to the bathroom. At the end of the story, Madotsuki squeaks. Kogasa looks impressed, but at the same time a little nervous. Perhaps it's because she has one blue eye and one red...
> "That was impressive~"
> "Kind of scary..."
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> "Hee~ It's your turn, Mado."
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> "Hee~ It's your turn, Mado."
> "Ah...." Madotsuki nods.
> "Once upon a time, there was a girl who, for her entire life, experienced nothing but suffering and grief. One day, she fell in love with a someone and was going to confess, but there was another girl who also felt the same way. Out of spite, she stabbed that girl to death."
> "The very next day, she awoke to find herself in a hellish-looking cave. Confused and scared, she started to look for a way out. As she continued through, bats bit her and tore her skin, she fell in freezing water, nearly burned alive, and was nearly buried alive in a collapsing tunnel. She finally reached a dead end, at which was a closet. Exhausted, she collapsed to her knees and started to cry. But then, the closet door began to open. Could this be her way out?"
> "However, the door opened, and in it...was the corpse of the girl she had killed, stuffed into the closet. She was covered in blood, bearing many wounds, and a knife driven deep into her heart."
> "'This trial has been your repentance, but you still have not felt my pain,' the girl said in a raspy voice. She stepped out of the closet and approached the other girl, who was shaking with fear. She withdrew the knife from her chest and approached her..."
> "Apparently the girl had died shortly after stabbing the other girl, apparently, and she was facing judgement in hell for murdering someone..."
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> "Ooh~, that's pretty chilling..." Snuggle into Kogasa under the premise of being scared.
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> "Ooh~, that's pretty chilling..." Snuggle into Kogasa under the premise of being scared.
> Ohh, chilling~ You snuggle into Kogasa.
> "Hee..." Madotsuki flops back onto her futon. "Although it would be horrible to actually be in that situation."
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> "No kidding... the best way to avoid that sort of fate is to treat others with kindness, though sometimes it might hurt..." Like Konngara's situation with us, huh? Good thing Konngara would never hurt Kogasa...
> What time is it?
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> "No kidding... the best way to avoid that sort of fate is to treat others with kindness, though sometimes it might hurt..." Like Konngara's situation with us, huh? Good thing Konngara would never hurt Kogasa...
> What time is it?
> "Yeah, even if it's kind of hard." Madotsuki giggles a bit.
> That's kind of like Konngara's situation, but she never really went near Kogasa at all...
> It's almost 9pm.
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> "Hm... how are you feeling, Mado? Do you feel tired?"
> Check Madotsuki's forehead, see if she feels like she's cooled off.
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> "Hm... how are you feeling, Mado? Do you feel tired?"
> Check Madotsuki's forehead, see if she feels like she's cooled off.
> "Kind of tired, yeah..."
> You check Madotsuki's forehead. It's still hot...
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> "How about we turn in, then? Get a good night's sleep, and maybe have more fun in the dream!"
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> "How about we turn in, then? Get a good night's sleep, and maybe have more fun in the dream!"
> "O-okay." Madotsuki looks nervous, but then again, with all those nightmares.
> Kogasa pats her on the shoulder to reassure her. "It's really fun!"
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> Brush our teeth, and tuck into bed.
> Give Madotsuki a reassuring smile before nodding off.
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> Brush our teeth, and tuck into bed.
> Give Madotsuki a reassuring smile before nodding off.
> You head off to brush your teeth. When you return to your bedroom, you see that Madotsuki has changed back into the t-shirt and your skirt, but the shrine maiden clothes you altered for her are tucked safely under her pillow as she crawls underneath the covers. Kogasa has tucked her umbrella into the futon with her.
> You tuck into bed yourself and give Madotsuki a reassuring smile before nodding off.
> ...
> It's raining heavily outside. As you stir in your futon, you hear Suwako-sama's voice coming from another room in the shrine.
> This is definitely a dream.
> _
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> Sit up and look around.
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> Get dressed, and make sure our wings don't rip the outfit this time.
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> Get dressed, and make sure our wings don't rip the outfit this time.
> When you get out of bed to get dressed, the first thing you notice is that while Kogasa is still asleep in her futon, Madotsuki isn't. Perhaps she's in another part of the house?
> You get dressed, but this time you're extremely careful not to let your wings rip your clothing like last time. They still rip holes, but they shouldn't be noticeable...
> _
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> Peek under Madotsuki's futon: she can be surprisingly stealthy when sleeping.
> Peek into Poniko's room, to see if Madotsuki might be in there.
> Make sure our watch is on, but don't set it: let's see if we'll wake up on our own.
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> Peek under Madotsuki's futon: she can be surprisingly stealthy when sleeping.
> Peek into Poniko's room, to see if Madotsuki might be in there.
> Make sure our watch is on, but don't set it: let's see if we'll wake up on our own.
> You peek under Madotsuki's futon.
> ...She's not there?
> You quickly head over to Poniko's room, but she's not there. Poniko is there, though...asleep as usual.
> You make sure your watch is on, but you don't set the alarm. Let's see if you can wake up on your own this time...
> _
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I'm going to turn in early, so my suggestion for course of action: take the opportunity to talk to Suwako, maybe even try to see if we can "wake" her up. Then, if we can't find Madotsuki in the immediate area, wake Kogasa up, and make for the ocean (her dream had to do with being at the ocean).
> Frown, then head to where we hear Suwako-sama's voice.
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> Frown, then head to where we hear Suwako-sama's voice.
> Huh.
> You head out of your room and follow Suwako-sama's voice. As you get closer to the front of the shrine, you hear her voice more clearly.
> "...So, I was thinking if the rain lets up we should try hanging our laundry outside for once."
> _
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>Can we see her? If not, continue approaching until we can.
>See if anybody's with her.
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>Can we see her? If not, continue approaching until we can.
>See if anybody's with her.
> You can't see her, so you keep going.
> Suwako-sama's in the kitchen, pestering Kanako-sama as she's frying eggs.
> _
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> Kanako-sama's frying eggs? In that case, sneaky feet behind Suwako-sama, all ninja like, and surprise hug her!
> "Good morning!"
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> Kanako-sama's frying eggs? In that case, sneaky feet behind Suwako-sama, all ninja like, and surprise hug her!
> "Good morning!"
> She's definitely frying eggs, unless your nose decieves you.
> You sneak up behind Suwako-sama and give her a surprise hug.
> "Kyahahaahha! Good morning!" Suwako-sama squeals and flails her arms around.
> _
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> Hug her with our wings, too.
> "So it's rainy? Is it your doing, Suwako-sama?"
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> Hug her with our wings, too.
> "So it's rainy? Is it your doing, Suwako-sama?"
> You hug Suwako-sama with your wings, and she giggles. Kanako-sama cracks a small grin.
> "Weather is weather, unfortunately~"
> _
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Actually, waking up both of them wouldn't be bad, if only so that they're more aware of what's going on.
> "Oh, okay, I thought you might have been influencing it. Probably a lot easier to do while sleeping, huh?"
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> "Oh, okay, I thought you might have been influencing it. Probably a lot easier to do while sleeping, huh?"
> "Yeah, yeah...huh?" Suwako-sama's eyes go blank for a moment, and then she turns to face you.
> "...Am I having a lucid dream?"
> _
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> Smile and nod. "What was the first clue?" Ruffle feathers.
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> Smile and nod. "What was the first clue?" Ruffle feathers.
> "Um..." Suwako-sama looks as if a lightbulb has gone off above her head. "That's right, you don't normally have wings."
> Kanako-sama looks over at you and Suwako-sama, a look of realization dawning upon her face.
> _
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> Grin and hug Suwako-sama again. Ah~, it's been a while...
> "Yep! You're in a dream that I made!"
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> Grin and hug Suwako-sama again. Ah~, it's been a while...
> "Yep! You're in a dream that I made!"
> You give Suwako-sama a hug. You can't remember the last time you were able to do this...
> "Ehh, impressive~" Suwako-sama says. "So it must be nighttime in the real world right now."
> Meanwhile, Kanako-sama has turned off the stove and moved the frying pan to a cooler area of it, and is now walking towards the front of the shrine. She stands there for a while, staring out into the horizon, and comments,
> "It really is impressive."
> _
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> "Well, you've been hibernating for a long time now..." Hee hee~, we won't tell Suwako-sama the adventure she's had while asleep until she wakes up.
> Reluctantly stop hugging Suwako-sama, and retract our wings. "But a lot of things have happened, Suwako-sama, and if you think this is impressive, just check out the rest of it. By the way... have either of you two seen Madotsuki around?"
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> "Well, you've been hibernating for a long time now..." Hee hee~, we won't tell Suwako-sama the adventure she's had while asleep until she wakes up.
> Reluctantly stop hugging Suwako-sama, and retract our wings. "But a lot of things have happened, Suwako-sama, and if you think this is impressive, just check out the rest of it. By the way... have either of you two seen Madotsuki around?"
> You let go of Suwako-sama and retract your wings. You'll wait until she wakes up to tell her everything that's happened...
> When you ask if Madotsuki's around, Suwako-sama looks confused.
> "Who's...Madotsuki?"
> Kanako-sama glances over at you. "I could have sworn I saw her come out of your room a little earlier, but I didn't see her after that..."
> _
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> To Kanako-sama: "Okay, I'll take a look around. I hope she's not out in this weather..."
> To Suwako-sama: "Oh, she's a ghost friend of mine who doesn't dream very good dreams. I was hoping that I could help her by pulling her into this dream..."
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> To Kanako-sama: "Okay, I'll take a look around. I hope she's not out in this weather..."
> To Suwako-sama: "Oh, she's a ghost friend of mine who doesn't dream very good dreams. I was hoping that I could help her by pulling her into this dream..."
> "Especially with that fever of hers..."
> "A ghost girl, huh~? Who else did you pull into this dream, besides us and her?"
> _
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> "Just Kogasa for sure, but maybe... er... everyone else in Gensokyo? Maybe?"
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> "Just Kogasa for sure, but maybe... er... everyone else in Gensokyo? Maybe?"
> "So coooool!" Suwako-sama flaps her arms excitedly.
> _
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> Giggle embarrassedly. "A little, yeah. I think I might try waking up someone else, see if I'm right. Maybe Miss Hijiri..."
> Shake head. "But not now, I need to find Madotsuki, first. When'll breakfast be ready?"
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> Giggle embarrassedly. "A little, yeah. I think I might try waking up someone else, see if I'm right. Maybe Miss Hijiri..."
> Shake head. "But not now, I need to find Madotsuki, first. When'll breakfast be ready?"
> You'll have to try waking up someone else, like Hijiri...
> You ask when breakfast will be ready, and Suwako-sama says, "It'll be ready in a few minutes, I think, but depending on where you're going, it'll take a lot longer in this rain."
> _
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> "Well, hopefully Madotsuki didn't go very far. When did you say you saw her, Kanako-sama?"
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> "Well, hopefully Madotsuki didn't go very far. When did you say you saw her, Kanako-sama?"
> Hopefully Madotsuki didn't go too far out...
> "A few minutes ago, shortly before you came out of your room..."
> _
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> "Gotta hurry and find her, then! I'll be back!"
> Start searching the place for Madotsuki. Check the bathroom, the guest room, the porch, under the porch...
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> "Gotta hurry and find her, then! I'll be back!"
> Start searching the place for Madotsuki. Check the bathroom, the guest room, the porch, under the porch...
> "Good luck," they both say.
> You start searching the shrine.
> Bathroom...not there.
> Guest room...empty.
> You even check the porch and underneath it, but you don't find Madotsuki. You're also wet now.
> _
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> Damn the rain, and go to the top of the shrine.
> "Madotsuki! Where are you?!"
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> Damn the rain, and go to the top of the shrine.
> "Madotsuki! Where are you?!"
> Screw the rain!
> You fly to the top of the shrine and call out for Madotsuki.
> Your only reply is the howling wind.
> _
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> Puff up cheeks. That Madotsuki! She's sick and she's wandering into the rain?!
> ... She seems smarter than that... could something else be up...?
> Whisper into our snake and frog charms.
> "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, I can't find her!"
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> Puff up cheeks. That Madotsuki! She's sick and she's wandering into the rain?!
> ... She seems smarter than that... could something else be up...?
> Whisper into our snake and frog charms.
> "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, I can't find her!"
> What in the world is Madotsuki doing, wandering around in the rain?!
> No way, she's smarter than that. What's this all about, then?
> You whisper into your snake and frog charms, telling Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama that you can't find her.
> "Really~? Shall I round up the curse gods?"
> "She can't have gone far in this span of time. Do you want me to try lifting the rain?"
> _
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> "Lifting the rain might make her move faster then, and what if she was spirited away? I think the curse gods might be able to find her faster..."
> ... This might be a silly idea, but could we... dunno, feel her through the rain?
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> "Lifting the rain might make her move faster then, and what if she was spirited away? I think the curse gods might be able to find her faster..."
> ... This might be a silly idea, but could we... dunno, feel her through the rain?
> "Good point...Suwako, what do you think?"
> "Hina'll be more than happy to help!" You hear Suwako-sama ribbit through the frog charm.
> It feels silly, but you try to feel her through the rain...
> ...You don't feel her, maybe you'll have to concentrate more...what is this strange power you're trying to use?
> _
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> We don't know what it is, but if it could help us find her...
> Sit down on the rooftop, mimicking Kanako-sama, and close our eyes. Concentrate on our memory of Madotsuki, and try to find her!
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>Also, wonder why we didn't think to bring Kogasa out here with us. An umbrella would be nice right now.
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> We don't know what it is, but if it could help us find her...
> Sit down on the rooftop, mimicking Kanako-sama, and close our eyes. Concentrate on our memory of Madotsuki, and try to find her!
> This is kind of weird, but...
> You sit on the rooftop, mimick Kanako-sama's sitting position, and close your eyes. You concentrate on Madotsuki as much as you can. Where is she?
> The patterns of the rain, hm...perhaps--
> You suddenly feel a sharp pain in your skull.
>Also, wonder why we didn't think to bring Kogasa out here with us. An umbrella would be nice right now.
> You briefly wonder why you didn't bring Kogasa out here with you. You're so wet now, your clothes are sticking to you, and your bangs are plastered to your forehead. Then again, Kogasa was sleeping even in the dream...Would she mind being woken up?
> _
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> Ah, crap! What was that? Rub our temples.
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> Ah, crap! What was that? Rub our temples.
> Owww....
> You rub your temples. The pain is fading, but what was that? The pain kicked in when you almost had Madotsuki's location...
> _
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> Grit our teeth. A little bit of a headache won't stop us from finding her! Concentrate again!
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> Grit our teeth. A little bit of a headache won't stop us from finding her! Concentrate again!
> Some headache won't get in the way!
> You concentrate even harder this time. The pain immediately starts up again, but you can feel it, the indentations in the rain. Madotsuki's form was like...
> She's closer to the bottom of the mountain. It hurts so bad...why does it cause this much pain?
> _
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> Okay, that's enough! Between us and Hina, we can find her!
> "Suwako-sama, she's somewhere near the base of the mountain! I'm going to find her!"
> No time to wake up Kogasa, it's time to see what's up with Madotsuki! If this is how she's been getting her fever, we're giving her a noogie! Stand up and take off into the sky to find her!
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> Okay, that's enough! Between us and Hina, we can find her!
> "Suwako-sama, she's somewhere near the base of the mountain! I'm going to find her!"
> No time to wake up Kogasa, it's time to see what's up with Madotsuki! If this is how she's been getting her fever, we're giving her a noogie! Stand up and take off into the sky to find her!
> Looks like this should be enough. You can find her!
> "Got it!" Suwako-sama shouts back.
> No time to wake up Kogasa. Madotsuki is out in the rain with a fever. If this is how she got sick, you're going to serve up a knuckle sandwich.
> You stand up and take off into the rain. By the time you're more than halfway down the mountain, you can hear thunder rumbling in the distance.
> _
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> Continue flying towards where we think Madotsuki was. Hopefully we can beat that thunderstorm...
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> Continue flying towards where we think Madotsuki was. Hopefully we can beat that thunderstorm...
> You keep flying until you finally reach an all-too-familiar forest, the forest where you met with Hina and Nitori back in the real world. This time, however, it's in the midst of a summer thunderstorm and not a winter night.
> _
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> Well that's convenient! If Suwako-sama contacts Hina, then it'll make things quick!
> Perch on the top of a tree and look around for Madotsuki. If we can't see her, then concentrate again.
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> Well that's convenient! If Suwako-sama contacts Hina, then it'll make things quick!
> Perch on the top of a tree and look around for Madotsuki. If we can't see her, then concentrate again.
> Nice, if Hina gets in on this before you run into her it'll make things a lot easier for you.
> You perch on top of the nearest tree and scan the area for Madotsuki. That's like looking for a needle in a haystack, though; you can't see her at all.
> You concentrate again. An indentation towards the left, and also the right?
> It hurts it hurts it hurts.
> _
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> Stop and rub our head. Damn, this is really painful... and there's two sensations, too? Did Madotsuki clone herself?
> Oh no, did she talk to Patchouli already?! We've been overtaken in the clone race!
<Sect> Keine, don't fail me now.
<Sect> @choose go left or go right
<Keine-tan> Sect: I choose...go right! ^_^V
> Well... let's go after one of them. Go fly after the one we sensed to the right!
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> Stop and rub our head. Damn, this is really painful... and there's two sensations, too? Did Madotsuki clone herself?
> Oh no, did she talk to Patchouli already?! We've been overtaken in the clone race!
> Well... let's go after one of them. Go fly after the one we sensed to the right!
> There aren't two Madotsukis now, are there? That would be bad, and it still hurts. You stop for a moment to rub your head.
> What if Madotsuki beat you to Patchouli? You wouldn't be able to hold claims over being the first person in Gensokyo to be cloned...
> Either way, you can only go after one at a time, so you fly right.
> As you fly, you can feel a sort of presence, but it feels stronger than Madotsuki.
> _
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> Stronger than Madotsuki...? But we want Madotsuki, not some weird "stronger than Madotsuki" customer!
> Halt in midair, and power fly back to the other indentation we felt!
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> Stronger than Madotsuki...? But we want Madotsuki, not some weird "stronger than Madotsuki" customer!
> Halt in midair, and power fly back to the other indentation we felt!
> This isn't what you want!
> You stop in your tracks and fly back towards the other indentation.
> As you fly further left, you feel as though you're getting closer.
> _
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>Keep going!
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>Keep going!
> You keep flying left.
> The indentation is definitely around here.
> Ugh, you're getting another headache again.
> _
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> Ignore that headache, we almost found her!
> "Madotsuki~! Where are you?!"
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> Ignore that headache, we almost found her!
> "Madotsuki~! Where are you?!"
> Forget the headache, you're so close!
> You call out for Madotsuki.
> "What did you saaaay?"
> _
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> "I said, where are you?"
> Where did that come from? Start flying that way!
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> "I said, where are you?"
> Where did that come from? Start flying that way!
> Her voice comes again, but louder.
> "Down here!"
> It came from beneath you. You descend into the trees and find yourself surrounded by trees in a dark part of the forest.
> "Eh? You're all wet."
> _
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> Flutter down to Madotsuki and give her a noogie.
> "Me all wet? You had me so worried that I flew out to find you! Where'd you go, and how the heck did you get down here so quickly?"
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> Flutter down to Madotsuki and give her a noogie.
> "Me all wet? You had me so worried that I flew out to find you! Where'd you go, and how the heck did you get down here so quickly?"
> You flutter over to Madotsuki and give her a noogie. She's all wet, too!
> "Sorry, Sanae...I wanted to go take a look around, so I ran out. The wind gave me a nice boost."
> _
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> Sigh, and shake a finger at her.
> "Well you should know better! Who knows what all this rain could do to you? Give me a second..."
> Hold the frog and snake talismans to our mouth. "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, I found Madotsuki. We're both in Hina's forest..."
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> Sigh, and shake a finger at her.
> "Well you should know better! Who knows what all this rain could do to you? Give me a second..."
> Hold the frog and snake talismans to our mouth. "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, I found Madotsuki. We're both in Hina's forest..."
> "Sorryaaaa..." Madotsuki sneezes.
> You speak into the frog and snake talismans, letting Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama know that you've found Madotsuki.
> "That's great! I'll call Hina off so she isn't looking around the forest all night."
> "That's surprisingly far out, huh...."
> _
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> "Okay, tell Hina that we're sorry for the trouble, and thanks for her help!"
> Let go of the charms, and look at Madotsuki. "Okay, we're gonna try to get home as quickly as possible, though if the storm gets too bad we might need to stop at the kappa or tengu village, all right? Even if it's only a dream, it won't do us any good to get colds!"
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> "Okay, tell Hina that we're sorry for the trouble, and thanks for her help!"
> Let go of the charms, and look at Madotsuki. "Okay, we're gonna try to get home as quickly as possible, though if the storm gets too bad we might need to stop at the kappa or tengu village, all right? Even if it's only a dream, it won't do us any good to get colds!"
> "Will do. See ya back home~"
> You turn back to Madotsuki. You're going to have to hurry back home, or else you'll get a cold and Madotsuki will get even more sick.
> "Okay..."
> _
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> "Well then, can you fly, or do you need me to carry you?"
> If she needs to be carried, then bridal style carry her (since it's not like we can piggy back her with these wings) and fly home! Otherwise, lead the way!
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> "Well then, can you fly, or do you need me to carry you?"
> If she needs to be carried, then bridal style carry her (since it's not like we can piggy back her with these wings) and fly home! Otherwise, lead the way!
> Madotsuki shakes her head. "I still can't fly..."
> You pick up Madotsuki bridal style and fly home.
> Eventually, you reach the shrine again. The rain is still coming down heavily, but there's no more thunder. Nice.
> _
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> Land in front of the shrine and set Madotsuki down. "We're going to have to warm up in the bath. Come on."
> Pull Madotsuki by the arm into the shrine, taking off our shoes, and head straight for the bath.
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> Land in front of the shrine and set Madotsuki down. "We're going to have to warm up in the bath. Come on."
> Pull Madotsuki by the arm into the shrine, taking off our shoes, and head straight for the bath.
> You land in front of the shrine and set Madotsuki down. Considering she's shivering, she offers little resistance when you half-drag her towards the bath.
> When you pass by the kitchen, you see that Kanako-sama has returned to cooking. Suwako-sama gives you and Madotsuki a wave and a grin as the two of you pass by.
> It looks like the bath is the same as it was in the real world, too.
> _
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> Call back as we're entering the bath. "Suwako-sama, can you grab some dry clothes for us? Check underneath the pillow for some for Mado!"
> Enter the bathroom, and strip the both of us down: Madotsuki is a very private person, but we need her washed up and warmed up stat!
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> Call back as we're entering the bath. "Suwako-sama, can you grab some dry clothes for us? Check underneath the pillow for some for Mado!"
> Enter the bathroom, and strip the both of us down: Madotsuki is a very private person, but we need her washed up and warmed up stat!
> As you enter the bath, you ask Suwako-sama to get some dry clothes.
> "Okaaaay~!"
> You enter the bathroom and strip the both of you down. Madotsuki tries to struggle away from you, fails, and finally settles for hiding herself with a towel. Even if she hates it, she still needs to be warmed up.
> _
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> Make sure that the bath is filled up with some hot water. If it isn't, go ahead and start, and wash up while we're waiting.
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> Make sure that the bath is filled up with some hot water. If it isn't, go ahead and start, and wash up while we're waiting.
> You let the bath start filling with hot water, and wash up as you wait for it to finish. Madotsuki reluctantly reaches for some soap and follows suit.
> _
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> "So what do you think, so far? Nice, isn't it?"
> Finish washing up, and wait for the bath to fill.
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> "So what do you think, so far? Nice, isn't it?"
> Finish washing up, and wait for the bath to fill.
> Madotsuki nods. "It's a nice place."
> After you finish washing up, you wait for the bath to fill. It doesn't take very long before it's completely filled with water, sending big clouds of steam billowing across the room.
> _
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>Hop in!
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> If Madotsuki refuses, then dump her in there, and hop in behind her.
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>Hop in!
> If Madotsuki refuses, then dump her in there, and hop in behind her.
> You push Madotsuki in the tub before hopping in yourself. The combination of both of you jumping in the bath sends a small wave of water spilling over the side of the tub, but the water is so warm. Hahhh...
> _
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> "So, are you feeling sick in the dream?" Feel Madotsuki's forehead before the bath warms her up too much.
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> "So, are you feeling sick in the dream?" Feel Madotsuki's forehead before the bath warms her up too much.
> You feel Madotsuki's forehead. It's still warm.
> "Sort of, but stuff that happens to me in dreams never really affects me in the real world, so it's okay even if I'm reckless."
> _
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> Frown, and check our hand.
> "Really? I got burnt pretty badly in a dream, and when I woke up it was still on my hand..."
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> Frown, and check our hand.
> "Really? I got burnt pretty badly in a dream, and when I woke up it was still on my hand..."
> You check your hand. The scar is still there.
> "I don't know why..." Madotsuki says as she sinks a bit deeper into the water.
> _
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> ... It's probably due to that power we've gained...
> "Ah... so, do you want to do anything while we're here? We can visit your friends, go to the villages, check out the city and ocean..."
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> ... It's probably due to that power we've gained...
> "Ah... so, do you want to do anything while we're here? We can visit your friends, go to the villages, check out the city and ocean..."
> Maybe it's from the power you've gained...?
> "Ummm..." Madotsuki looks put on the spot. "I guess I'd like to see where everyone is. When I see a place this vast, though, it makes me want to explore everything I can."
> _
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> Grin. "Same here! Well, you can have that chance today, and I guess whenever you go to sleep, right? It might be easier if you learned how to fly, though..."
> How does one learn how to fly?
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> Grin. "Same here! Well, you can have that chance today, and I guess whenever you go to sleep, right? It might be easier if you learned how to fly, though..."
> How does one learn how to fly?
> Madotsuki smiles back. "I guess so."
> How does one fly? Push them off a cliff?
> _
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> How did we learn how to fly, then?
> Do we feel nice and warmed up, now? How long have we been in the bath?
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> How did we learn how to fly, then?
> Do we feel nice and warmed up, now? How long have we been in the bath?
> It just kind of...happened, you guess.
> You feel nice and warm, now. You've been in the bath for a few minutes.
> _
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> Lean back and relax for a bit. Mmm~
> If we hear Suwako-sama come back with the clothes, we'll go ahead and get out.
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> Lean back and relax for a bit. Mmm~
> If we hear Suwako-sama come back with the clothes, we'll go ahead and get out.
> You lean back and relax. It's so waaarm...
> You listen for Suwako-sama to come back with clothes, but for the moment you just relax.
> You then hear Suwako-sama knock on the door.
> "Got some clothes, I'll leave them here."
> _
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> "Thank you, Suwako-sama~"
> Rise out of the bath, and start drying off.
> "Oh, you get to meet Suwako-sama properly! Well, kind of properly."
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> "Thank you, Suwako-sama~"
> Rise out of the bath, and start drying off.
> "Oh, you get to meet Suwako-sama properly! Well, kind of properly."
> "No problem." You hear Suwako-sama walking away from the door.
> You rise out of the bath and start drying off. Madotsuki will get to meet Suwako-sama now...sort of.
> "'Sort of'...?" Madotsuki gets out of the bath, covers herself with a towel, and starts drying herself off.
> _
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>"Hmm. Since this is my dream, I could probably teach you how to fly, right?"
>Try to imagine Madotsuki with fairywings.
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> "Well, it is a dream, so it's not like you're meeting Suwako-sama face to face... then again, she's lucid in this dream, too..."
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>"Hmm. Since this is my dream, I could probably teach you how to fly, right?"
>Try to imagine Madotsuki with fairywings.
> "I had an effect that let me fly once," Madotsuki says almost wistfully.
> You imagine Madotsuki with faerie wings...hee hee~
> "Well, it is a dream, so it's not like you're meeting Suwako-sama face to face... then again, she's lucid in this dream, too..."
> "Oh."
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> Continue drying off, and slip into the other room to dress.
> "An 'effect'? What's that?"
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> Continue drying off, and slip into the other room to dress.
> "An 'effect'? What's that?"
> You finish drying off, and slip into the other room to dress. Looks like Suwako-sama left you one of your shrine maiden outfits, although it looks a bit different, and it's a lighter blue than you remember, especially when compared to the altered shrine maiden outfit she left for Madotsuki. Maybe your outfit was altered in your dreams? Oh well, it's really comfortable.
> "They're...um...abilities? There were 25 of them."
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> "Wow, and one of them let you fly?"
> Find the outfit Suwako-sama left for Madotsuki, and hand it to her.
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> "Wow, and one of them let you fly?"
> Find the outfit Suwako-sama left for Madotsuki, and hand it to her.
> "Uh-huh, it was the Witch Effect."
> You hand the altered shrine maiden outfit over to Madotsuki, and she disappears with it under the towel. A few minutes later, she reemerges fully dressed. How does she do that...?
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> "Is that a special ability, to become really tiny under a blanket? Also, you become a witch?"
> Imagine Madotsuki wearing Marisa's outfit. Hee hee~, we're going to have to borrow some clothes from Marisa!
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> "Is that a special ability, to become really tiny under a blanket? Also, you become a witch?"
> Imagine Madotsuki wearing Marisa's outfit. Hee hee~, we're going to have to borrow some clothes from Marisa!
> "Uh, not both at once, and all I could do as a witch was fly, anyway."
> You imagine Madotsuki wearing Marisa's outfit, and suddenly get the urge to borrow clothes from Marisa.
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> "I mean, you can do it in the real world as well: this morning I thought you disappeared, but you turned out to be curled up and hiding in the futon. So, how do these effects work?"
> Throw the dirty clothes into the hamper, and go into our room to wake up Kogasa. Keep the bath filled, in case Kogasa or someone else wants to take a bath.
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> "I mean, you can do it in the real world as well: this morning I thought you disappeared, but you turned out to be curled up and hiding in the futon. So, how do these effects work?"
> Throw the dirty clothes into the hamper, and go into our room to wake up Kogasa.
> "I don't really shrink myself." Madotsuki looks a little confused. "I guess I just think about using the effects, and it works that way."
> You throw the dirty clothes into the hamper, and head into your room to wake up Kogasa. Madotsuki follows close behind.
> Kogasa is still asleep when you enter the room, curled up next to her umbrella.
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> "Hm... you'll have to tell me all about it during breakfast, then. Hey, Poniko's in that room over there, do you want to visit her?"
> Kneel down next to Kogasa, and stroke her hair.
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> "Hm... you'll have to tell me all about it during breakfast, then. Hey, Poniko's in that room over there, do you want to visit her?"
> Kneel down next to Kogasa, and stroke her hair.
> "Poniko...?" Madotsuki slowly backs out of the room.
> You kneel down next to Kogasa and stroke her hair. She lets out a small sigh, but doesn't stir.
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> Frown, but don't stop her from leaving: we did hear how she was terrified by Poniko's other side...
> "Okay, how about you go to the kitchen, then? We can talk after I wake Kogasa up."
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> Frown, but don't stop her from leaving: we did hear how she was terrified by Poniko's other side...
> "Okay, how about you go to the kitchen, then? We can talk after I wake Kogasa up."
> She was really terrified by Poniko's other side, apparently. You don't stop her from leaving, but you do suggest she wait in the kitchen.
> Madotsuki nods and leaves the room.
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> Lean down, and peck Kogasa on the forehead.
> "Wake up, Koga~"
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> Lean down, and peck Kogasa on the forehead.
> "Wake up, Koga~"
> "Nn..." Kogasa's eyes open just a crack. "'S it morning already...?"
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> "Well, morning in the dream." Flutter our wings to illustrate. "Hop into the bath, and come get some breakfast, okay?"
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> "Well, morning in the dream." Flutter our wings to illustrate. "Hop into the bath, and come get some breakfast, okay?"
> "Oh." Kogasa blinks and opens her eyes all the way. "Okay." She sits up and stretches, then grabs a change of clothes and runs off to the bathroom.
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> Consider waking up Poniko for breakfast, then decide it's a bad idea because Madotsuki's still scared.
> Go to the kitchen.
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> Consider waking up Poniko for breakfast, then decide it's a bad idea because Madotsuki's still scared.
> Go to the kitchen.
> You consider waking up Poniko for breakfast, but quickly decide against it. Madotsuki looked scared when you mentioned her, after all.
> You head to the kitchen and see Kanako-sama still cooking. Suwako-sama is hovering around her, rumaging through the cupboards.
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> "Ah, did Madotsuki come in here? Do you two need help with anything?"
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> "Ah, did Madotsuki come in here? Do you two need help with anything?"
> "Yes, she's sitting in the living room right now," Kanako-sama says. "We're fine, just take it easy for now."
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> "Okay~"
> Go into the sitting room and sit at the table.
> "So, um, Madotsuki? Tell me what you think about all of the people from your dream."
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> "Okay~"
> Go into the sitting room and sit at the table.
> "So, um, Madotsuki? Tell me what you think about all of the people from your dream."
> You head over to the sitting room and take a seat.
> You ask Madotsuki what she thinks of the people from her dream.
> "...They were nice. Monoko was kind of scared of me, though, and I never got very close to Monoe, but Masada-sensei was nice. Poniko was really nice..."
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> "Poniko scares you, though? Because of... uh... Uboa?"
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> "Poniko scares you, though? Because of... uh... Uboa?"
> Madotsuki nods. "How did you know...?"
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> "Well... I had my own experience with Uboa as well. I don't think there's a wall in existence that could hold up against that much brute force."
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> "But Poniko told me how you reacted. She was pretty sad about it..."
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> "Well... I had my own experience with Uboa as well. I don't think there's a wall in existence that could hold up against that much brute force."
> Madotsuki shivers.
> "But Poniko told me how you reacted. She was pretty sad about it..."
> "Oh..."
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> "I know that it'll be scary, but I think you should think about talking to Poniko again. And if you're still afraid of that guy, well," flex an arm, "me, Kanako-sama, and Suwako-sama'll make sure nothing happens!"
> Tap on the table. "Well, you don't have to do it today: Poniko isn't going anywhere."
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> "I know that it'll be scary, but I think you should think about talking to Poniko again. And if you're still afraid of that guy, well," flex an arm, "me, Kanako-sama, and Suwako-sama'll make sure nothing happens!"
> Tap on the table. "Well, you don't have to do it today: Poniko isn't going anywhere."
> "I see...thank you."
> You hear Suwako-sama's voice. "Food's almost ready!"
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> Wait for the food.
> What does the sitting room look like anyway?
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> Wait for the food.
> What does the sitting room look like anyway?
> As you wait for the food, you take a look around at the sitting room. It's exactly as it is in the real world, with the same table, same cushions, and so forth.
> Eventually, Suwako-sama enters balancing a few plates and sets them on the table. Looks like there's fried eggs, french toast, and some fruit.
> "We have a lot more ingredients here than we do when we're awake; I was really surprised," Kanako-sama says as she brings in a pitcher of orange juice. "Well, it is summer here, after all..."
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> "Ooh, yeah! I forgot to tell you how that project that we've been working on for the Human Village has been going!"
> Pour ourself a glass of orange juice.
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> "Ooh, yeah! I forgot to tell you how that project that we've been working on for the Human Village has been going!"
> Pour ourself a glass of orange juice.
> "Really? What's going on with it now?" Kanako-sama asks.
> You pour yourself a glass of orange juice. Yesss.
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> "Well, I got Minoriko, Patchouli Knowledge, and Kazami Yuuka to agree to meet on the matter tomorrow, and the village protector, Miss Kamishirasawa, is going to go to the meeting as well. I think we should see some progress really soon!"
> Wait for Kogasa to come in before chowing down, but sip on some OJ while we wait.
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> "Well, I got Minoriko, Patchouli Knowledge, and Kazami Yuuka to agree to meet on the matter tomorrow, and the village protector, Miss Kamishirasawa, is going to go to the meeting as well. I think we should see some progress really soon!"
> Wait for Kogasa to come in before chowing down, but sip on some OJ while we wait.
> "You've got nothing to worry about with Kamishirasawa there," Kanako-sama muses.
> Suwako-sama blinks. "That's quite the crew...what's going on in the Human Village that requires all of those guys at once?"
> You wait for Kogasa to come in before eating. After a few minutes, Kogasa comes in wearing her normal clothes, but her hair is damp.
> "Eh? Sanae, you're not eating?" she asks as she takes a seat next to you.
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> "Just waiting for you~♥"
> Dig in!
> Oh, right, Suwako-sama asked a question. "Um, well, the Human Village's had a lot of problems the last fall and winter, so there's a food shortage above ground. You, uh, missed quite a bit while you were sleeping."
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> "Just waiting for you~♥"
> Dig in!
> Oh, right, Suwako-sama asked a question. "Um, well, the Human Village's had a lot of problems the last fall and winter, so there's a food shortage above ground. You, uh, missed quite a bit while you were sleeping."
> Kogasa's face flushes.
> You start eating. Kanako-sama's really good at cooking, isn't she?
> Oh, yeah, Suwako-sama doesn't know...
> "I missed that much?" Suwako-sama pouts. "No, don't spoil anything for me! I'll figure it out on my own!"
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> Cover our mouth to hide our smile. Hee hee~, she'll really be surprised!
> Continue eating.
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> Cover our mouth to hide our smile. Hee hee~, she'll really be surprised!
> Continue eating.
> She won't know what hit her in the slightest. Hee~
> Suwako-sama looks a little confused as to why you're laughing, but
> You continue eating. One thing is for sure: when the food supply goes back up, you're going to get all the ingredients to make this food again. Madotsuki is already finished.
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> Grin at Madotsuki. "I guess you liked it, huh? I'll have to learn how to make this, huh, Kanako-sama?"
> Munch munch munch...
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> Grin at Madotsuki. "I guess you liked it, huh? I'll have to learn how to make this, huh, Kanako-sama?"
> Munch munch munch...
> Madotsuki nods.
> "Glad you like it," Kanako-sama says.
> You finish off your food, as do Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama. Seeing as Kogasa was late to the table, she's still eating.
> As Madotsuki starts walking away from the table, you hear a door in the hallway open.
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> Frown. Who could that be...?
> Wait, there's only one other person living here...
> Stand up. "Ah, Mado, would you mind waiting here a moment?"
> Go into the hallway and towards our room.
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> Frown. Who could that be...?
> Wait, there's only one other person living here...
> Stand up. "Ah, Mado, would you mind waiting here a moment?"
> Go into the hallway and towards our room.
> You start to wonder who that is, but then you realize that there's still one other person living here.
> You stand up and head into the hallway, telling Madotsuki to wait where she is.
> "Eh? Why?" Madotsuki looks confused, but stays put.
> When you go into the hallway, you see Poniko emerging from her room.
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> Was there still breakfast left for Poniko?
> Walk up to Poniko. "Good morning... ah... Madotsuki's here."
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> Was there still breakfast left for Poniko?
> Walk up to Poniko. "Good morning... ah... Madotsuki's here."
> Yes.
> Poniko glances over at you.
> "...Madotsuki's here?"
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> "Yeah... and she's a bit nervous about meeting you... I'm trying to get her to talk to you, though! But, I don't think she'll be ready today, so could you wait for a bit before coming in to eat, maybe taking a bath first? I'll get Mado out of the house before then..."
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> "Yeah... and she's a bit nervous about meeting you... I'm trying to get her to talk to you, though! But, I don't think she'll be ready today, so could you wait for a bit before coming in to eat, maybe taking a bath first? I'll get Mado out of the house before then..."
> "That's a shame, although it wouldn't be a very good situation if I scared her." Poniko starts heading back to her room. "I'll go get some clothes and take a bath, then..."
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> "Thank you, and sorry..."
> Go back to the sitting room. "Poniko's awake, but she's going to take a bath before eating..."
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> "Thank you, and sorry..."
> Go back to the sitting room. "Poniko's awake, but she's going to take a bath before eating..."
> "Uh-huh." Poniko disappears into her room again.
> You go back to the sitting room and see that Kogasa has finished eating and is taking her plate into the kitchen.
> "Poniko was here?" Madotsuki asks.
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> "Yeah. If you don't feel up to meeting her right now, we could probably head out..."
> Is it still raining?
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> "Yeah. If you don't feel up to meeting her right now, we could probably head out..."
> Is it still raining?
> "We can go exploring?" Madotsuki asks hopefully.
> It's still raining, but it's not as stormy as it was earlier. As long as you have an umbrella or a raincoat or something, you should be fine.
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> Or as long as we have a Kogasa...
> Clear off the dishes and clean up.
> "Hey, Kogasa, feel up for exploring today?"
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> Or as long as we have a Kogasa...
> Clear off the dishes and clean up.
> "Hey, Kogasa, feel up for exploring today?"
> You have a karakasa, you're pretty much set.
> You clear the remaining dishes from the table, but you make sure to leave some food for Poniko.
> Kogasa blinks. "Okay. Where are we going?"
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> Begin washing dishes quickly.
> "Hmm... well, we can start down the mountain while the rain's here, and figure it out from there, I guess. Hey, Madotsuki, you want to see the tengu village? I guarantee none of them have long noses!"
> Oh no, that image of Aya with a long nose is back... hee~
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> Begin washing dishes quickly.
> "Hmm... well, we can start down the mountain while the rain's here, and figure it out from there, I guess. Hey, Madotsuki, you want to see the tengu village? I guarantee none of them have long noses!"
> Oh no, that image of Aya with a long nose is back... hee~
> You quickly start washing the dishes, although there aren't a lot since Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama have already taken care of a lot of them.
> "Hm..." Madotsuki clasps her hands together. "As long as they don't attack me."
> Oh man long-nosed Aya pffftt.
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Shouldn't we be concerned about that Madotsuki but worse presence?
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Well, it was a "stronger than Madotsuki" presence, which could mean anything, considering that we don't even know what the hell we were doing or how we were doing it. But yeah, we'll probably need to look into that eventually (my guess is that the presence we felt was Hina, but my reasoning for that's pretty much just conjecture).
Anyways, mostly I'm suggesting going to the Tengu Village to kill time so that the storm can go away.
> Finish drying dishes, and head to the front door.
> "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, we're going exploring~"
> Put our shoes on, and wait for Kogasa to catch up.
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> Finish drying dishes, and head to the front door.
> "Kanako-sama, Suwako-sama, we're going exploring~"
> Put our shoes on, and wait for Kogasa to catch up.
> You finish drying the dishes and make for the front door.
> "Have fun~!"
> "See you later."
> You put your shoes on and wait for Kogasa. Madotsuki is quick to catch up, and Kogasa soon follows behind.
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> "Hey, Koga, fancy a stroll in the rain~?"
> Hook an arm around hers, and prepare to move out under... uh... Kogasa.
> "So, to the Tengu Village!" Head out.
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> "Hey, Koga, fancy a stroll in the rain~?"
> Hook an arm around hers, and prepare to move out under... uh... Kogasa.
> "So, to the Tengu Village!" Head out.
> "Okay~~"
> You hook your arm around Kogasa's and head out, you, Kogasa, and Madotsuki crammed under the umbrella...er, Kogasa?
> The three of you proceed to head out to the Tengu Village. Thankfully, the path leading there is made of stone, so you don't have to worry much about stepping in the mud. There are puddles here and there that you have to avoid, though. The rain comes down steadily, soaking into the ground and leaving little droplets on the leaves of trees and bushes and flower petals. The rainy scenery is really pretty, actually, even if the sky above is kind of gloomy. Kogasa really seems to be enjoying herself, at least.
> It's not long before you can see the tops of the roofs of the Tengu Village.
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> Continue on, keeping an eye out for familiar faces.
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> Continue on, keeping an eye out for familiar faces.
> The three of you continue on until you reach the village. There are some tengu standing guard; you recognize them as members of Momiji's patrol based on their uniforms. Miraculously, they don't stop you from entering the village. The place itself is the same as it was in the real world, except the buildings are a bit taller. You see Momiji perched on the roof of a house, most likely keeping watch.
> In the mean time, Madotsuki is glancing nervously at the tengu that walk by, even though none of them have long noses...
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> Hm... maybe she needs to talk to a friendly tengu... Wave at Momiji.
> "Hey, Momiji!"
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> Hm... maybe she needs to talk to a friendly tengu... Wave at Momiji.
> "Hey, Momiji!"
> Hm...
> You wave to Momiji, and her ears perk up. She looks over in your direction and raises a hand in greeting.
> "How goes there!" she calls from where she's sitting on the roof. She then notices Madotsuki. "Did you get a new shrine maiden, perhaps?"
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> Grin. "I wish! Though, maybe I can talk her into doing some part time... Anyways, why don't you come on down for a bit?"
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> Grin. "I wish! Though, maybe I can talk her into doing some part time... Anyways, why don't you come on down for a bit?"
> Man, you wish. Madotsuki looks a little embarrassed.
> Momiji folds her umbrella and leaps down from the roof top. Once her feet have hit the ground, she reopens her umbrella and walks over.
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> "Madotsuki, this is Momiji, one of the white wolf tengu. Momiji, this is Madotsuki, a friend who's visiting us. She's never really had the chance to explore, so we're going all around today, and she's never really got to meet a tengu before."
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> "Madotsuki, this is Momiji, one of the white wolf tengu. Momiji, this is Madotsuki, a friend who's visiting us. She's never really had the chance to explore, so we're going all around today, and she's never really got to meet a tengu before."
> You introduce Madotsuki to Momiji.
> Momiji bows in greeting. "Nice to meet you. I am Inubashiri Momiji."
> "Uh, l-likewise." Madotsuki hastily bows back.
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> "Hey, Momiji, could you explain to Mado what you do? You specifically, I guess, as well as the tengu as a whole?"
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> "Hey, Momiji, could you explain to Mado what you do? You specifically, I guess, as well as the tengu as a whole?"
> "My job is guarding the village, which includes patrolling the area outside the village, as well as inside the village. We also stand guard at the north, south, east, and west entrances--" Momiji gestures in each direction. "--and we sometimes have shifts patrolling the perimeter of the walls as well. We also have a few newspapers that run here. You could say that we like things like calligraphy and the like, I suppose...? We also have farming terraces and livestock, much like every other settlement in Gensokyo..." Momiji goes on for a few minutes, explaining some of the mechanics of the village to Madotsuki.
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> How does Madotsuki seem to be reacting?
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> How does Madotsuki seem to be reacting?
> She doesn't seem very scared. Is it because Momiji isn't a bird tengu?
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> Continue to listen to Momiji.
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> Continue to listen to Momiji.
> You continue to listen as Momiji briefly explains to Madotsuki about competition between newspapers. After she explains this, she stops talking. Looks like she's explained all she feels she needs to.
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> "Speaking of newspapers, have you seen Aya or Hatate around?"
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> "Speaking of newspapers, have you seen Aya or Hatate around?"
> "Hatate is in the city right now," Momiji says, "And I believe Aya went to the village near the Bamboo Forest."
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> "Hey, Mado, do you want to meet either one of them? You sort of met Aya already, but I can ring Hatate up any time..."
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> "Hey, Mado, do you want to meet either one of them? You sort of met Aya already, but I can ring Hatate up any time..."
> "Either is fine..."
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> "Okay, thanks for talking with us, Momiji. You're probably busy with work, so we won't keep you much longer." Bow to Momiji.
> Start wandering through the village, picking up a copy of the Bunbunmaru and the Kakashi along the way. Point out any interesting sights to Madotsuki while making our way to the exit closest to the Kappa village.
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> "Okay, thanks for talking with us, Momiji. You're probably busy with work, so we won't keep you much longer." Bow to Momiji.
> Start wandering through the village, picking up a copy of the Bunbunmaru and the Kakashi along the way. Point out any interesting sights to Madotsuki while making our way to the exit closest to the Kappa village.
> Momiji bows in return. "It was a pleasure seeing you." She promptly turns and heads back to her post.
> You, Kogasa, and Madotsuki continue wandering through the village. Along the way, you pick up a copy of the Bunbunmaru and the Kakashi, and point out different buildings and landmarks to Madotsuki along the way. As you make your way towards the east exit, Madotsuki is starting to look a little less nervous around the tengu, but that's probably because there are more wolf tengu than there are bird tengu around the outskirts...
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> Has the rain let up yet?
> "So, what do you think, so far? The tengu aren't bad, though they're a bit nosey." Show her the newspapers to illustrate.
> What're the headlines for the newspapers?
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> Has the rain let up yet?
> "So, what do you think, so far? The tengu aren't bad, though they're a bit nosey." Show her the newspapers to illustrate.
> What're the headlines for the newspapers?
> It's drizzling now.
> "It's nice..."
> You show Madotsuki the newspapers. The headline for the Kakashi is something about the library in the village getting some new computers from the city, and the Bunbunmaru's headline is about the new confectionary.
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> "Oh, hey, Aya wrote something about the place Monoe works at!"
> Read the article out loud.
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Poor Momiji, stuck doing the same things in her dreams as she does when she's awake.
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She must really like what she does for a living. Though, we should definitely introduce her to some power armor or something...
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> "Oh, hey, Aya wrote something about the place Monoe works at!"
> Read the article out loud.
> "Really?" Kogasa and Madotsuki look over your shoulder as you read the article out loud.
> Very recently, a newcomer to the village has opened up Charlotte's Confectionary, which sells a variety of sweets and baked goods. The owner and namesake, Charlotte, went straight from the rush of the city to the quiet village in hopes of putting down roots there. When asked why, she replied,
"City life is exciting, but after a while it really gets to you. I was looking for a less crowded place, where it might be a little easier for people to notice this place."
The confectionary doubles as a bakery, which may cause some competition with the local coffee shop, which has been around for much longer and also sells baked goods, as well as tea, something that might hurt the confectionary's sales. Still, the owner's strategic placement of the shop and enthusiasm may prove to overcome the odds.
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> "We should try that place out around lunch time..."
> Fold up the newspapers and put them away.
> "Hm... want to see if you can fly, Mado?"
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> "We should try that place out around lunch time..."
> Fold up the newspapers and put them away.
> "Hm... want to see if you can fly, Mado?"
> You're going to have to go there for lunch...
> "Even though it's sweets?" Kogasa giggles.
> You fold up the newspapers and put them away. Time to see if Madotsuki can fly.
> "Um, okay..."
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> "Well... we can't really throw you off a cliff and hope that you start flying... You said you used an 'effect' to fly?"
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> "Well... we can't really throw you off a cliff and hope that you start flying... You said you used an 'effect' to fly?"
> "Ahaha..." Madotsuki laughs nervously at the idea of being thrown off a cliff. "I don't have any of the effects anymore, though..."
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> "Oh... hm... so tell me about the effects, then. What were they, exactly? What did they let you do? How did you get them?"
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> "Oh... hm... so tell me about the effects, then. What were they, exactly? What did they let you do? How did you get them?"
> "Um, that's kind of a broad topic...They're things I picked up that gave me abilities like flying, breathing underwater, becoming invisible, stopping things in place, conjouring snow and rain, or just aesthetics, stuff like that I guess...I can't remember how I got them anymore."
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> "Wow, that's a pretty wide range of abilities... 'things you picked up'? Like, dunno, items or foci?"
> If it was something like an item or a costume... Hm~...
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> "Wow, that's a pretty wide range of abilities... 'things you picked up'? Like, dunno, items or foci?"
> If it was something like an item or a costume... Hm~...
> "Yeah, the witch ability gave gave me a cloak, hat, and broom, and I'd turn into a yuki-onna to make snow, or put on a hat and scarf...I'd get them from people, or I'd pick them up from the ground."
> Items and costumes, huh...
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> :3
> "I have an idea... but we might not want to do it in the middle of town. How about we show you the waterfalls?"
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> :3
> "I have an idea... but we might not want to do it in the middle of town. How about we show you the waterfalls?"
> Hee hee~
> "Eh? O-okay..."
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> "Let's go, then!"
> Scoop Madotsuki up, and fly carefully, underneath Kogasa, to the waterfalls.
> As a shrine maiden of Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama, do we have any special abilities not associated with our own divine heritage, or our power over miracles? Is the purification thing something we learned as a shrine maiden?
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> "Let's go, then!"
> Scoop Madotsuki up, and fly carefully, underneath Kogasa, to the waterfalls.
> As a shrine maiden of Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama, do we have any special abilities not associated with our own divine heritage, or our power over miracles? Is the purification thing something we learned as a shrine maiden?
> You pick up Madotsuki, and fly towards the waterfall with Kogasa.
> You think about whatever abilities you have that aren't associated with your divine heritage or power over miracles. The purification abilities were definitely learned on your own, being a shrine maiden. Honestly, purification--and flight, because this is Gensokyo after all--would be your only ability if you weren't Suwako-sama's descendent.
> _
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> When we get to the waterfall, find a nice spot to set down, with plenty of room and protection from the rain.
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> When we get to the waterfall, find a nice spot to set down, with plenty of room and protection from the rain.
> When you, Madotsuki, and Kogasa reach the waterfall, you take shelter from the rain under a grove of trees. A few meters away, the river froths madly as it rushes over the edge of the cliff. The sound of the rain is overshadowed by the roar of the waterfall.
> _
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> Put Madotsuki down, and take a few steps back.
> "Okay, let's try to see if that 'effect' stuff will work here! Oh, actually, here, hold this."
> Hand Madotsuki our gohei.
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> Put Madotsuki down, and take a few steps back.
> "Okay, let's try to see if that 'effect' stuff will work here! Oh, actually, here, hold this."
> Hand Madotsuki our gohei.
> You set Madotsuki down and hand her your gohei.
> Madotsuki looks at the gohei, confused. "What am I supposed to do with this?"
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> "Well, one of the purposes of shrine maidens is to purify things, such as evil, twisted things that you might find in an igloo portal. Like this!"
> Gather energy slowly and VERY noticeably, but just a little bit, and release it.
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> "Well, one of the purposes of shrine maidens is to purify things, such as evil, twisted things that you might find in an igloo portal. Like this!"
> Gather energy slowly and VERY noticeably, but just a little bit, and release it.
> "I didn't know that..."
> You gather energy slowly and as noticeably as you can, and then release it. Madotsuki squeaks and covers her face with her arms, and Kogasa jumps back as a burst of energy ripples through the air.
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> "Whoops, should've gave you more warning... Anyways, so I think you should be able to do that, if your 'effects' work the way I'm thinking."
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> "Whoops, should've gave you more warning... Anyways, so I think you should be able to do that, if your 'effects' work the way I'm thinking."
> "You want me to try that?" Madotsuki looks around awkwardly, then waves the gohei.
> Nothing happens.
> _
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> "Hm... maybe I should walk you through it..."
> Patiently describe the steps she needs to take to gather purity.
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> "Hm... maybe I should walk you through it..."
> Patiently describe the steps she needs to take to gather purity.
> It's not working, maybe you should tell her step by step.
> Madotsuki listens carefully, and tries following the instructions, but nothing happens again.
> _
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> "Aw... so you wearing a shrine maiden outfit doesn't give you shrine maiden powers?" How disappointing...
> That probably also means that dressing her up in Marisa's clothes won't give her the ability to fly, either...
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> "Aw... so you wearing a shrine maiden outfit doesn't give you shrine maiden powers?" How disappointing...
> That probably also means that dressing her up in Marisa's clothes won't give her the ability to fly, either...
> Just because she's wearing a shrine maiden outfit doesn't mean that she'll get the same powers, it seems. If that's the case, dressing her up as Marisa wouldn't do anything for her, either. disappointment
> Madotsuki shakes her head and hands back the gohei.
> _
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> Take the gohei back and smile. "Ah, it's fine, I was just hoping that you could do it. Though, maybe if you became a shrine maiden the proper way, you could do it!"
> This won't stop our plans to dress Madotsuki up in cute outfits!
> "Unfortunately, I don't really know how to teach people how to fly: I just kind of, well, did it. Well, while we're here, want to look at the waterfall?"
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> Take the gohei back and smile. "Ah, it's fine, I was just hoping that you could do it. Though, maybe if you became a shrine maiden the proper way, you could do it!"
> This won't stop our plans to dress Madotsuki up in cute outfits!
> "Unfortunately, I don't really know how to teach people how to fly: I just kind of, well, did it. Well, while we're here, want to look at the waterfall?"
> You take back the gohei and smile reassuringly. Even if holding your gohei won't work, maybe she could still become a shrine maiden the proper way.
> "Thanks..."
> This won't keep you from dressing up Madotsuki in cute outfits, though.
> You don't know how to teach people to fly, either, but at least you can look at the waterfall. You suggest this to Madotsuki, and she nods.
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> Hook an arm with Kogasa, and head to the waterfall and prepare to be awed.
>Do we know any tidbits about the waterfall that we could share? Any history, any secrets, any hidden robot bases behind it...?
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> Hook an arm with Kogasa, and head to the waterfall and prepare to be awed.
>Do we know any tidbits about the waterfall that we could share? Any history, any secrets, any hidden robot bases behind it...?
> You hook arms with Kogasa and head to the waterfall.
> It's beautiful. You can see the water cascading down the cliff's edge for quite a distance before finally reaching the lake at the bottom, which flows into another river. Little plants grow between cracks in the rocks on either side of the waterfall, and you can even see some rocks jutting out of the water itself. The water roars loudly, and it creates a fine mist in the air that makes you have to squint to see the bottom. What a long drop...
> The waterfall is a complete mystery to you, but it would be so cool if there was something behind the waterfall itself. If anything, it's probably just common grounds for the kappa, although you don't see any now.
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> "Pretty, isn't it? I think the kappa like to hang out here. Hey, maybe they're making some sort of secret lab back inside there?"
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> "Pretty, isn't it? I think the kappa like to hang out here. Hey, maybe they're making some sort of secret lab back inside there?"
> "Yeahhh..." Madotsuki crouches on the ground and looks over the edge.
> _
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> "Be careful now... Hm... hey, Kogasa, you're good at surprising people, are there any secret hidey holes nearby? Somewhere where you can get behind the waterfall?"
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> "Be careful now... Hm... hey, Kogasa, you're good at surprising people, are there any secret hidey holes nearby? Somewhere where you can get behind the waterfall?"
> Madotsuki pulls away from the edge and stands up.
> You ask Kogasa if she's able to find any hidey holes behind the waterfall.
> "Not that I know of. Should I check?"
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> "Hm... hey, Mado, want to see if the kappa have any secrets behind here?"
> If she says yes, then nod to Kogasa. "Please? I'll reward you~"
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> "Hm... hey, Mado, want to see if the kappa have any secrets behind here?"
> If she says yes, then nod to Kogasa. "Please? I'll reward you~"
> Madotsuki nods.
> Kogasa smiles waveringly. "Okay." She jumps off the waterfall and floats down to the bottom, where she then disappears behind the waterfall.
> _
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> Watch for Kogasa's return.
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> Watch for Kogasa's return.
> You watch and wait.
> After what feels like forever, Kogasa flies back up and lands on the cliff's edge. She's a bit wet, but otherwise safe.
> "I found some weird tunnel thing, and some indentations in the walls to hide in."
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> "Good job, Koga!" Hug her and kiss her on the cheek~.
> "So, who's up for some spelunking?"
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> "Good job, Koga!" Hug her and kiss her on the cheek~.
> "So, who's up for some spelunking?"
> Kogasa giggles and returns the hug.
> It's spelunking time!
> "Me!"
> "Me!"
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> Grin. This'll be fun!
> "Okay, then, let's go! Koga, lead the way!"
> Carry Madotsuki down the waterfall, and follow Kogasa.
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> Grin. This'll be fun!
> "Okay, then, let's go! Koga, lead the way!"
> Carry Madotsuki down the waterfall, and follow Kogasa.
> Yesss.
> You pick up Madotsuki and follow Kogasa down the waterfall. right as you reach the base, and your feet are almost touching the water, Kogasa flies through the steam and behind the waterfall. You follow her and come to the mouth of a tunnel, spanning down and into the darkness.
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> Summon a ball of danmaku light, and lead the way down.
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> Summon a ball of danmaku light, and lead the way down.
> You summon a ball of light and start to lead the way down.
> The tunnel goes down, all right...vertically. You can't even see the bottom. You have to carry Madotsuki again so she doesn't fall down the pit.
> _
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> Grin as we carry Madotsuki again. "Hey Koga, remember that time when we went down to the reactor, and you picked me up and jumped down the shaft without warning me? That really surprised me!"
> Go down down down...
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> Grin as we carry Madotsuki again. "Hey Koga, remember that time when we went down to the reactor, and you picked me up and jumped down the shaft without warning me? That really surprised me!"
> Go down down down...
> Kogasa chuckles. "Yes, it was really fun."
> Going down, down, down....
> After a while, the tunnel finally slopes and becomes walkable. There are mushrooms glowing on the ceiling and walls, and...is that a lantern at the end of the tunnel?
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> Set Madotsuki down, and look at the mushrooms with interest.
> "Weird... I wonder if these mushrooms could recharge your batteries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Byh_gEnEU&feature=related)..."
> Continue down the tunnel.
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> Set Madotsuki down, and look at the mushrooms with interest.
> "Weird... I wonder if these mushrooms could recharge your batteries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Byh_gEnEU&feature=related)..."
> Continue down the tunnel.
> You set Madotsuki down and take a look at the mushrooms. They're so pretty.
> "I don't think mushrooms work that way..." Madotsuki says.
> The three of you continue down the tunnel, until you reach the lantern.
> Upon exiting the tunnel, you see a huge cavern, with a ceiling that spans hundreds of feet above your heads. Below is a path winding down to a city in the distance. To your left you see a barren wasteland, to the east of the city is something leading to another tunnel, and a little to the north of the city is a large stone palace. You think you can even see some sort of light flickering there.
> _
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> ... Is that the oni city and Satori's palace...?
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> ... Is that the oni city and Satori's palace...?
> The Ancient City...and the Palace of the Earth Spirits?
> Madotsuki is already skipping down the pathway.
> _
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> Follow.
> "Huh, looks like we found another way to the underground, right Koga?"
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> Follow.
> "Huh, looks like we found another way to the underground, right Koga?"
> You and Kogasa follow Madotsuki down the path.
> "Looks like...do you think this entrance exists in the real world?"
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> "I guess we'll just have to see! It's a pretty secret entrance... I wonder if the kappa smuggle their cucumber beer down here this way..."
> Following, and following...
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> "I guess we'll just have to see! It's a pretty secret entrance... I wonder if the kappa smuggle their cucumber beer down here this way..."
> Following, and following...
> "This would be an odd hiding place for it," Kogasa remarks as the three of you near the city. The ground continues to slope, until you reach the roofs. The streets below are in absolute cacaphony. Madotsuki stops just before stepping on a roof and looks down at the crowd in the street as if it was a river of lava.
> _
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> Join her and look around. Which section of the city are we in? Anything interesting happening?
> "Do you want to look around?"
> Say... what if that 'Mary' person is around here somewhere?
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> Join her and look around. Which section of the city are we in? Anything interesting happening?
> "Do you want to look around?"
> Say... what if that 'Mary' person is around here somewhere?
> It looks like you're at the end of the city opposite the bridge. Aside from drunken brawls and partying in the streets, you don't see anything in particular going on.
> Madotsuki shakes her head.
> What if 'Mary' is underground?
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> "Hey... want to try to find 'Mary'?"
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> "Hey... want to try to find 'Mary'?"
> Madotsuki nods.
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> "You said she was somewhere in those wastelands, right?"
> If that's where she was, then pick Madotsuki up and fly towards there.
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> "You said she was somewhere in those wastelands, right?"
> If that's where she was, then pick Madotsuki up and fly towards there.
> Madotsuki nods again.
> You pick her up and fly there, Kogasa following.
> It's empty out here. If the Silent Shrine is here, it's way further out. You don't see any red jellyfish, either...it's pretty depressing, actually.
> Madotsuki looks around, even though she never opens her eyes. "Why...? She should be out here."
> _
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> The Silent Shrine was topside, right?
> "Hm... maybe she's not asleep? Or maybe she's just well hidden."
> Check our watch.
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> The Silent Shrine was topside, right?
> "Hm... maybe she's not asleep? Or maybe she's just well hidden."
> Check our watch.
> Yeah, that was definitely it.
> "Maybe."
> You check your watch. It's half past midnight.
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> "Hm... maybe we should look around more?"
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> "Hm... maybe we should look around more?"
> Madotsuki shakes her head. "I don't know..."
> _
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> "Hm... let's go ahead and go down for a bit."
> Nod to Kogasa, and land in the wastes. Set Madotsuki down, and look around again.
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> "Hm... let's go ahead and go down for a bit."
> Nod to Kogasa, and land in the wastes. Set Madotsuki down, and look around again.
> You and Kogasa land down in the wastes. You set Madotsuki down and take a look around.
> There's still nothing here.
> _
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> "Where would she be? Under a rock, or something...?"
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> "Where would she be? Under a rock, or something...?"
> Madotsuki raises an eyebrow at you. "How could she fit under a rock?"
> "Maybe if there was a hole underneath..." Kogasa suggests.
> _
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> "I don't think I can use the same thing that I used to find you to find her..."
> Sigh. Looks like we'll have to come down when we're awake.
> "Oh well. Want to head back to the surface?"
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> "I don't think I can use the same thing that I used to find you to find her..."
> Sigh. Looks like we'll have to come down when we're awake.
> "Oh well. Want to head back to the surface?"
> You probably won't be able to find 'Mary' like this...
> You ask Madotsuki if she wants to head back to the surface, and she nods.
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> Scoop up Madotsuki, and head to the surface via the bridge tunnel.
Hey, Purv, remember way back in Parsee Quest when we were considering having all of the other exits blocked so all traffic would get funneled to the bridge?
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> Scoop up Madotsuki, and head to the surface via the bridge tunnel.
> You scoop up Madotsuki, and the three of you head towards the bridge tunnel. The city beneath is really wild...You're glad you can fly. When you reach the bridge, the city is farther off in the distance, and the bridge is strangely dark and quiet, except for the sound of running water beneath.
> _
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> Frown. "Hellooo~, Parsee~!"
> Peek around the bridge to see if we can find the bridgekeeper, and ask her questions three.
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> Frown. "Hellooo~, Parsee~!"
> Peek around the bridge to see if we can find the bridgekeeper, and ask her questions three.
> Huh.
> You call out for Parsee, but no one answers.
> You take a look around the bridge, but all you see are a pair of geta...
> ...What?
> Kogasa immediately rushes to the bridge's rail.
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> Put down Madotsuki and lean over the rail!
> "Is anyone down there?!"
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> Put down Madotsuki and lean over the rail!
> "Is anyone down there?!"
> You put Madotsuki down and make for the railing!
> It's awfully dark down there; you see a murky river running beneath.
> You get no response, but you see someone washed up on the riverbank.
> Madotsuki is staring at the geta, as if she isn't sure what to think.
> _
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> Squeak.
> Fly down to assist!
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> Squeak.
> Fly down to assist!
> You squeak and fly down to the washed up person. Kogasa flies after you, while Madotsuki leans over the rail and watches.
> As you get closer, you can see the washed up figure better. It's a girl with pointed ears and dark brown hair, wearing a thoroughly soaked yukata. She isn't moving...
> _
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> Put her on her back and check to see if she's breathing!
> Oh crap, do we know CPR?!
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> Put her on her back and check to see if she's breathing!
> Oh crap, do we know CPR?!
> You flip her over on her back and check to see if she's breathing. She's breathing, but barely.
> You have the basic gist of it, but you never thought you'd actually have to use it...
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> If she's breathing, then there's no need to do CPR. First thing's first, we need to get her out of here.
> "Hey, Kogasa! Parsee lives around here, right? See if she has a house near here!"
> Drag her away from the water, and check to see if she's wounded anywhere.
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> If she's breathing, then there's no need to do CPR. First thing's first, we need to get her out of here.
> "Hey, Kogasa! Parsee lives around here, right? See if she has a house near here!"
> Drag her away from the water, and check to see if she's wounded anywhere.
> She's breathing, so you don't need to do CPR...but you need to get her out of here.
> "O-okay!" Kogasa squeaks, and she turns and starts running down the cavern.
> You drag the girl away from the water and check her for wounds. She have any.
> You hear Kogasa's geta clunking against the rock as she comes running back.
> "I can't find anything!"
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> "Mrr..."
> Where's the closest place that would have a bed and warm clothes, and maybe a doctor...?
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> "Mrr..."
> Where's the closest place that would have a bed and warm clothes, and maybe a doctor...?
> No good...maybe you could take her to the hospital in the city, but that's too far away...
> The girl starts to cough.
> _
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> "Ah!"
> Try to get her in a sitting position, or at least on her side, in case she coughs up water or bile.
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> "Ah!"
> Try to get her in a sitting position, or at least on her side.
> You try easing the girl into a sitting position, and she coughs up water. Kogasa watches uneasily.
> _
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> Is she regaining conciousness? Thump her back a few times.
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> Is she regaining conciousness? Thump her back a few times.
> Looks like it. You thump her on the back a few times, and she coughs once more before slumping forward and gasping.
> _
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> "Hey, are you all right?"
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> "Hey, are you all right?"
> The girl doesn't respond and tries to drag herself towards one of the walls, keeping her eyes shut the entire time.
> Kogasa starts to move so that she's between the girl and the river.
> _
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> Hold her still. "Hey, are you all right?"
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> Hold her still. "Hey, are you all right?"
> You hold her still and ask again if she's all right. The girl squints at you with green, green eyes and tries to push you away.
> "Wh-wha...?"
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> Don't release her.
> "I said are you all right? We found you washed up on the side of the river, and you were just coughing up water..."
> Green eyes... wait... does she look familiar?
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> Don't release her.
> "I said are you all right? We found you washed up on the side of the river, and you were just coughing up water..."
> Green eyes... wait... does she look familiar?
> You don't let her go. She isn't putting up much of a fight, anyway.
> "I...uh..." Her teeth start to chatter. "I d-d-don't know..."
> ...Wait, she looks familiar.
> _
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> Oh crap, she's starting to get a chill.
> "Kogasa, get Madotsuki and follow me! We're going to that inn!"
> Scoop the familiar girl in our arms, and take off into the air, wings in fast flying mode! Head straight to where we remember that inn being!
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> Oh crap, she's starting to get a chill.
> "Kogasa, get Madotsuki and follow me! We're going to that inn!"
> Scoop the familiar girl in our arms, and take off into the air, wings in fast flying mode! Head straight to where we remember that inn being!
> Oh crap, oh crap, she's shivering.
> "Got it!" Kogasa flies back up to the bridge and picks up Madotsuki. In the meantime, you take the familiar girl in your arms and take to the air. You start flying straight to the inn...
> ...only to feel an enormous amount of resistance when you reach the edge of the bridge. Not now!
> Kogasa stops and turns back to you. "What's wrong?"
> _
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> "Gr... can't move past the bridge... Which means..."
> Glance down at the girl in our arms. "Parsee! Where's your house?!"
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> "Gr... can't move past the bridge... Which means..."
> Glance down at the girl in our arms. "Parsee! Where's your house?!"
> You can't move past the bridge...
> Parsee squints at you. "...house...? H-h-how do you know my n-name...?"
> _
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> "It's me, Sanae! We met last fall, when Kikuri messed up everything aboveground! But never mind that, we need to get you warmed up!"
> Continue trying to flap past the resistance.
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> "It's me, Sanae! We met last fall, when Kikuri messed up everything aboveground! But never mind that, we need to get you warmed up!"
> Continue trying to flap past the resistance.
> Parsee stares at you for a few moments. You suddenly break past the resistance as if it wasn't there to begin with. Why is that?
> "Sanae--" Parsee's eyes suddenly glaze over, but she still shows every sign of being alive.
> "That's Parsee?!" Kogasa cries from where she's hovering with Madotsuki.
> _
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> "We gotta hurry!"
> Fly, fly like Parsee's dream subconcious life depended on it! To that inn!
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> "We gotta hurry!"
> Fly, fly like Parsee's dream subconcious life depended on it! To that inn!
> You all fly as fast as possible to the inn!
> You somehow manage to break past the crowds and burst into the inn. The oni at the receptionist desk looks utterly confused.
> _
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> "Hiwe'llbetakingaroomandwillyoubesokindastosetupabathorwarmclothesorsomethingwe'llpaywhenwegetthisdealtwithokaythanksbye!"
> Rush up to the stairs and go into the first empty room we can find!
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> "Hiwe'llbetakingaroomandwillyoubesokindastosetupabathorwarmclothesorsomethingwe'llpaywhenwegetthisdealtwithokaythanksbye!"
> Rush up to the stairs and go into the first empty room we can find!
> You explain your predicament as quickly as you can speak and rush into the first empty room you can find. Once you've all made it in, Kogasa sets down Madotsuki and sighs.
> _
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> "Okay, Mado, find me towels and blankets so we can get Parsee dried off. Koga, set down the futon."
> Start getting Parsee out of her wet clothes. We're doing this a lot, aren't we?
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> "Okay, Mado, find me towels and blankets so we can get Parsee dried off. Koga, set down the futon."
> Start getting Parsee out of her wet clothes. We're doing this a lot, aren't we?
> You quickly give out instructions. Madotsuki hops off in search of towels and blankets, and Kogasa sets up the futon. In the meantime, you start getting Parsee out of her wet clothes. If this weren't a lucid dream you wouldn't know why you keep doing this, but you need to get Parsee warm.
> Madotsuki quickly returns with a few blankets and towels, and drops them next to the futon.
> _
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> Get Parsee dried off as best as we can, then under the covers of the futon to get warmed up.
> Do we know any other ways to get Parsee's temperature up?
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> Get Parsee dried off as best as we can, then under the covers of the futon to get warmed up.
> Do we know any other ways to get Parsee's temperature up?
> You dry off Parsee as best as you can, and then get her under the futon's covers.
> You're not exactly sure what else you can do at the moment, besides getting her warmer clothes.
> You hear someone knocking on the door.
> _
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> Answer the door. It's probably the manager or something.
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> Answer the door. It's probably the manager or something.
> You answer the door to find a woman with brown hair and ram horns standing there.
> "I kinda figured I should see what the commotion was back there," she says.
> _
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> "Ah, do you work for the inn? Sorry for being so abrupt and all, I'll be down in a few moments to pay for the room... My friend was going to get hypothermia or something, so we needed somewhere to warm her up and rest..."
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> "Ah, do you work for the inn? Sorry for being so abrupt and all, I'll be down in a few moments to pay for the room... My friend was going to get hypothermia or something, so we needed somewhere to warm her up and rest..."
> "Yeah, I work here." The oni glances over at Parsee. "There're usually robes in the closets of the rooms here an' stuff."
> _
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> "Thanks! So, how much do we owe?"
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> "Thanks! So, how much do we owe?"
> The oni grins. "☼20 for the room."
> _
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> Give her the dream currency. "Thanks!"
> Close the door, and find the robe so we can give Parsee a sembelance of modesty.
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> Give her the dream currency. "Thanks!"
> Close the door, and find the robe so we can give Parsee a sembelance of modesty.
> You give the oni the currency, and she leaves you in peace.
> You close the door and find a robe for Parsee to wear, so she can at least have some modesty. After she's nicely covered up, she looks a bit warmer, but her eyes are still dull...
> _
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> "What's wrong with her... is she passed out...?"
> Snap our fingers in front of her eyes a few times.
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> "What's wrong with her... is she passed out...?"
> Snap our fingers in front of her eyes a few times.
> Neither Kogasa nor Madotsuki answer. They don't seem to know.
> You snap your fingers in front of Parsee's eyes a few times, but she doesn't respond. She's just staring blankly into space.
> _
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>"Uhh...hello...?"
>Poke her in the shoulder.
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>"Uhh...hello...?"
>Poke her in the shoulder.
> You try poking Parsee in the shoulder, but she doesn't react. Madotsuki kneels down next to her and pokes her in the stomach a few times, but she doesn't react to that, either.
> _
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> "Hey, Kogasa... could you possibly see if you could find Satsuki? And if you can't find her... then see if Satori can help us?"
> Man, we might end up waking up half of Gensokyo by the time the night's over, at this rate.
Actually, I have the strongest hunch that Parsee's like this because she's awake in the real world, but this seems like the best course of action. I'm really curious as to why Parsee appeared differently enough that we didn't recognize her, though...
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> "Hey, Kogasa... could you possibly see if you could find Satsuki? And if you can't find her... then see if Satori can help us?"
> Man, we might end up waking up half of Gensokyo by the time the night's over, at this rate.
> "Okay..." Kogasa gets up and runs out of the room.
> At this rate, everyone's going to realize they're in a dream.
> _
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> Tuck Parsee in and bundle her up in blankets, then flop backwards with a sigh.
> "Just what was that about anyways...?"
> The geta on the bridge... Parsee couldn't have jumped, could she?
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> Tuck Parsee in and bundle her up in blankets, then flop backwards with a sigh.
> "Just what was that about anyways...?"
> The geta on the bridge... Parsee couldn't have jumped, could she?
> You make sure Parsee's nice and bundled up, and then you flop back and sigh.
> Why did you find her half frozen, anyway? And the geta...were those Parsee's?
> After a while, Kogasa opens the door again. You notice a very familiar girl following her. Satsuki is completely unchanged here, it seems.
> "I got the doctor."
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> Sit up. "Thanks for coming so quickly... we found her on the shore of the river, unconcious. When she woke up she started coughing up water, and was talking for a little while, but then... she's like she's not there anymore."
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> Sit up. "Thanks for coming so quickly... we found her on the shore of the river, unconcious. When she woke up she started coughing up water, and was talking for a little while, but then... she's like she's not there anymore."
> You thank Satsuki for coming and explain the situation.
> Satsuki walks into the room past Kogasa and kneels down next to the futon. She takes a small flashlight out of her bag and shines it in Parsee's eyes, but as usual, Parsee doesn't respond.
> "The river underneath the bridge?" Satsuki asks.
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> "Yeah. You know who she is?"
> Obviously, we know who she is, but maybe Satsuki could give us a bit of info about Parsee's dream self.
Also, this might've confirmed the theory that everyone in Gensokyo can enter the dream.
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> "Yeah. You know who she is?"
> Obviously, we know who she is, but maybe Satsuki could give us a bit of info about Parsee's dream self.
> "No, but I know what she is," Satsuki says. "Hashihime are the only youkai with ears like this." She gestures to Parsee's ears and continues speaking. "She's probably like this because you took her away from her bridge. Hashihime are really sensitive about that, you know..."
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> Huh? That's weird, she travelled all over the freaking place last fall...
> "So, she'll get better if we take her back to the bridge...? But she might've died if we didn't leave..."
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> Huh? That's weird, she travelled all over the freaking place last fall...
> "So, she'll get better if we take her back to the bridge...? But she might've died if we didn't leave..."
> She was miles away from her bridge last fall...
> "Well, yes, she won't be in a stupor. It wouldn't have saved her from the river, though, so you shouldn't worry much."
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> "Okay... so what about the rest of her? Will she get sick?"
> Start hanging up Parsee's clothes so that they can dry.
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> "Okay... so what about the rest of her? Will she get sick?"
> Start hanging up Parsee's clothes so that they can dry.
> "If you don't keep her warm. Is there somewhere under the bridge you can keep her?"
> You start hanging up Parsee's clothes to dry. You'd hate wearing these as they are now, all wet and cold.
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> "I don't think so, Kogasa didn't see anything that looked suitable, right?"
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> "I don't think so, Kogasa didn't see anything that looked suitable, right?"
> Kogasa nods. "I didn't see any houses or anything..."
> "Not even any caves?" Satsuki asks.
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> Shake our head. "Well, we can check again when Parsee's clothes dry up: I don't think she'd be thrilled about being carried over there in a borrowed bathrobe... And if she wakes up when we get there, we should be fine, right?"
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> Shake our head. "Well, we can check again when Parsee's clothes dry up: I don't think she'd be thrilled about being carried over there in a borrowed bathrobe... And if she wakes up when we get there, we should be fine, right?"
> You'll check once Parsee's clothes are dry.
> "Yes, that should be fine."
> Beat.
> "Is that her name? It sounds kind of foreign. What do you think it means?"
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> "... Huh, I never really thought of it, to be honest... Maybe she immigrated?"
> Weird name aside, does Parsee seem foreign?
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> "... Huh, I never really thought of it, to be honest... Maybe she immigrated?"
> Weird name aside, does Parsee seem foreign?
> "Maybe. I've never seen her before."
> Come to think of it, she does seem a bit foreign...
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> "Well, her name doesn't sound Chinese or Korean... maybe... American? No, wait, that's silly... Maybe I'll ask her when she wakes up. Or, uh, take her to her bridge..."
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> "Well, her name doesn't sound Chinese or Korean... maybe... American? No, wait, that's silly... Maybe I'll ask her when she wakes up. Or, uh, take her to her bridge..."
> It doesn't sound Chinese or Korean...American, maybe? They have some pretty weird names...no, that would be way too far away.
> Well, you'll ask her when you take her back to the bridge.
> "That'd be weird," Satsuki says. "Although she'd probably know."
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> "Well... thank you for coming so quickly. How much do we owe you for the house visit?"
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> "Well... thank you for coming so quickly. How much do we owe you for the house visit?"
> "You're welcome. Ummmm, ☼10?"
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> Pay her.
> "Say, you wouldn't have seen another human down here lately? Um... blonde, and... Ah, Mado, could you describe her for me?"
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> Pay her.
> "Say, you wouldn't have seen another human down here lately? Um... blonde, and... Ah, Mado, could you describe her for me?"
> You pay up.
> While you're at it, you ask if Satsuki has seen 'Mary', and you have Madotsuki describe her.
> Satsuki furrows her brow. "No, I've never seen that human before."
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> Frown. "Darn. She's really tough to track down... oh well, it was a longshot, anyways. Thanks for your help, I guess we shouldn't keep you away from the hospital..."
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> Frown. "Darn. She's really tough to track down... oh well, it was a longshot, anyways. Thanks for your help, I guess we shouldn't keep you away from the hospital..."
> It's going to be a pain finding her...
> Satsuki stands up. "On that note, then, goodbye." She promptly leaves the hotel room.
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> Sigh. "Well, at least we know what's wrong... though, she was just fine with leaving the bridge last year..."
> Hm... actually... stand up and inspect the clothes. How long will it take for them to dry out?
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> Sigh. "Well, at least we know what's wrong... though, she was just fine with leaving the bridge last year..."
> Hm... actually... stand up and inspect the clothes. How long will it take for them to dry out?
> At least you know what's going on. It's still odd that she had such an extreme reaction when she left the bridge for a long time last fall.
> You take a look at Parsee's clothes. It should probably take twenty minutes for them to dry out completely.
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> "Well, I think we can take a load off our feet for a little while, right guys?"
> Take a seat near Parsee's futon and take out the newspapers. "Anyone interested in reading?"
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> "Well, I think we can take a load off our feet for a little while, right guys?"
> Take a seat near Parsee's futon and take out the newspapers. "Anyone interested in reading?"
> Madotsuki nods.
> "Yeah, sounds nice," Kogasa says.
> You take a seat near Parsee's futon and take out the newspapers and ask if anyone wants to read them. Madotsuki holds out her hand.
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> Hand her Hatate's newspaper, and open up our own. What do we have here...?
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> Hand her Hatate's newspaper, and open up our own. What do we have here...?
> You hand over the Kakashi, and then open the Bunbunmaru. There's the article about the confectionary, a picture gallery, and another article about some festival. For some reason, all the other articles are garbled, and you can't read them.
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> "Huh? That's weird..." Squint at the garbled articles, then hand them to Kogasa. "Hey, look at these."
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> "Huh? That's weird..." Squint at the garbled articles, then hand them to Kogasa. "Hey, look at these."
> "What?" Kogasa sits up from where she was lying on the floor and takes the newspaper from you. "Is this even a language? I can't read it at all..." She looks just as confused as you are.
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>Can we at least read the article titles?
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>Can we at least read the article titles?
> No, not even those are legible.
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> "Weird... hey Mado, are any of your articles garbled, too?"
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> "Weird... hey Mado, are any of your articles garbled, too?"
> Madotsuki nods. "Yes."
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>Can we still read the headlines, or have they become garbled too?
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>Can we still read the headlines, or have they become garbled too?
> There are exactly two articles and headlines in the entire newspaper that you can read, but that's it.
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> Well, might as read those articles, then. Take a look at the gallery, too.
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> Well, might as read those articles, then. Take a look at the gallery, too.
> You reread the article about the confectionary, and then the one about the festival. It looks like it's a summer festival taking place at the Hakurei Shrine.
> You then take a look at the picture gallery. There's the lamprey girl, except she's singing on stage with a microphone and a pretty dress. There are also a few pictures of the city; in one of them, you see the white-haired woman from the lamprey stand walking down the street in the background. There's also a picture of a girl with black hair, holding a strange weasel-cat-looking thing in her arms. In the background is an animal shelter. You also recognize some pictures from the village: some of the temple, and a few of Charlotte's Confectionary. Monoe and Charlotte are in there, too.
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> Hm, is the festival still going on?
> "Hey, Mado, wanna switch papers?"
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> Any coupons in either of the papers?
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> Hm, is the festival still going on?
> "Hey, Mado, wanna switch papers?"
> No, it hasn't even started yet. It's a few weeks from now.
> Madotsuki nods and hands over the Kakashi.
> Any coupons in either of the papers?
> There are no coupons. What a shame.
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> Give Madotsuki the Bunbunmaru and look at the articles.
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> Do the Kakashi's garbled parts seem to be garbled in the same manner as the Bunbunmaru's?
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> Give Madotsuki the Bunbunmaru and look at the articles.
> You take a look at the Kakashi's articles. You can't read any of them.
> Do the Kakashi's garbled parts seem to be garbled in the same manner as the Bunbunmaru's?
> It would appear that way.
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> Frown. "You coulda warned me that ALL of them were garbled..."
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> Frown. "You coulda warned me that ALL of them were garbled..."
> Madotsuki fidgets. "Sorry..."
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> "Ah, it's fine..." Tuck the newspaper away.
> Get up and check the clothes again.
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> "Ah, it's fine..." Tuck the newspaper away.
> Get up and check the clothes again.
> You put the newspapers away and check the clothes. Looks like they're close to being dry.
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> Probably a few more minutes, then. Check to see how Parsee's doing.
> Check our watch for dreamworld time. It's nowhere near lunchtime, right?
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> Probably a few more minutes, then. Check to see how Parsee's doing.
> Check our watch for dreamworld time. It's nowhere near lunchtime, right?
> Just a little longer. You look over at Parsee. She's breathing, but still "not there". She doesn't seem too cold anymore, at least.
> You check for the dreamworld time. It's 9:15am.
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> "Another five minutes, and we should be able to get Parsee back into her own clothes... So! After we find Mary, what are you thinking about doing, Madotsuki?"
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> "Another five minutes, and we should be able to get Parsee back into her own clothes... So! After we find Mary, what are you thinking about doing, Madotsuki?"
> "...I don't know...Wait for reincarnation, maybe...?"
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> "Ah... so you're going for judgement, then? You know, I met a shinigami a few nights ago, she's real friendly!"
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> "Ah... so you're going for judgement, then? You know, I met a shinigami a few nights ago, she's real friendly!"
> Madotsuki nods. "What are shinigami like?"
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> "They're pretty friendly, and apparantly they're unionized or something. Dunno what they're like on duty, but she told me that they don't like being mean or hurting ghosts."
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> "They're pretty friendly, and apparantly they're unionized or something. Dunno what they're like on duty, but she told me that they don't like being mean or hurting ghosts."
> "That's a relief..."
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> "So, have you decided when you're going? I'm really not sure what the process is, and you're the one who's been staying in ghost heaven for the last few months..."
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> "So, have you decided when you're going? I'm really not sure what the process is, and you're the one who's been staying in ghost heaven for the last few months..."
> "I'll know when it's time to go."
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> Nod. "Well, I hope that we can have lots of fun together before then, and that we can have fun together when you return."
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> Nod. "Well, I hope that we can have lots of fun together before then, and that we can have fun together when you return."
> Madotsuki smiles. "Yeah."
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> Smile back. At least she's taking it pretty well...
> But she's not getting reincarnated until we get her in a witch outfit!
> Turn to Kogasa. "Really, I'm sorry: this last week was suppossed to be for us, but I keep dragging you everywhere. We'll have to try again later, without all of the incidents."
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> Smile back. At least she's taking it pretty well...
> But she's not getting reincarnated until we get her in a witch outfit!
> Turn to Kogasa. "Really, I'm sorry: this last week was suppossed to be for us, but I keep dragging you everywhere. We'll have to try again later, without all of the incidents."
> You smile back. At the very least, she's accepted her fate.
> ...But she's not walking into the light until you get her into a witch outfit!
> You turn to Kogasa and apologize. Looks like your outing turned into this...
> Kogasa's smile is a bit shaky. "It's okay."
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> Frown, then glance at Madotsuki. "Can you watch Parsee for a moment?"
> Stand up, and take Kogasa by the hand, leading her out of the room and up to the roof.
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> Frown, then glance at Madotsuki. "Can you watch Parsee for a moment?"
> Stand up, and take Kogasa by the hand, leading her out of the room and up to the roof.
> Madotsuki looks confused, but nods.
> You stand up and head out of the room to the roof, leading Kogasa by the hand.
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> Glance around to make sure that we're alone, and turn to Kogasa. "I haven't really sat down and talked with you all week about what's going on, and I'm really sorry about that. If there's anything, anything at all, that's been bothering you, please let me know. Even if you have to yell at me, let me know."
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> Glance around to make sure that we're alone, and turn to Kogasa. "I haven't really sat down and talked with you all week about what's going on, and I'm really sorry about that. If there's anything, anything at all, that's been bothering you, please let me know. Even if you have to yell at me, let me know."
> Once you're sure there's no one around, you turn and apologize to Kogasa.
> "It's just...I'm not really good with incidents, so a lot of the time I have no idea what's going on, and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing," Kogasa admits.
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> "Yeah... I can see that." Sit down on the edge of the roof, and pat the space next to us.
> "The way I understand it, incidents are kind of solo affairs, where you can just fly somewhere, beat someone up, and keep going until you find the origin. But... there's a lot going on here, and it's not really something that you can just beat the problem out of, which is something Reimu needs to figure out." Frown.
> "But, really, is there an incident going on? I mean, there were the ghosts, but we didn't need to beat up anyone to get that fixed. There's the dreamworld thing, but that one I had to do on my own, and you couldn't help me with that. Well, except for saving my life, that is." Smile at Kogasa. "I guess there's even the red jellyfish thing but I have no idea what's up with that. Really... there's not so much an incident than there's the need to just get things organized... which I really shouldn't be doing, not when I'm supposed to be on vacation with you. So, I'm really sorry for making everything confusing for you, Koga." Bow deeply to Kogasa.
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> "Yeah... I can see that." Sit down on the edge of the roof, and pat the space next to us.
> "The way I understand it, incidents are kind of solo affairs, where you can just fly somewhere, beat someone up, and keep going until you find the origin. But... there's a lot going on here, and it's not really something that you can just beat the problem out of, which is something Reimu needs to figure out." Frown.
> "But, really, is there an incident going on? I mean, there were the ghosts, but we didn't need to beat up anyone to get that fixed. There's the dreamworld thing, but that one I had to do on my own, and you couldn't help me with that. Well, except for saving my life, that is." Smile at Kogasa. "I guess there's even the red jellyfish thing but I have no idea what's up with that. Really... there's not so much an incident than there's the need to just get things organized... which I really shouldn't be doing, not when I'm supposed to be on vacation with you. So, I'm really sorry for making everything confusing for you, Koga." Bow deeply to Kogasa.
> You sit down, and Kogasa takes a seat next to you.
> Incidents are usually straightforward, where you keep going on until you can stamp out the source. It's a lonely affair, but this isn't much of an incident as it is there's a lot that needs to be put in order. You haven't even gotten in a fight, yet, but Reimu probably still sees it as an incident. There are still the red jellyfish, but that's shrouded in mystery.
> You probably shouldn't even be doing this, when you're supposed to be taking a break with Kogasa, but when you're this far into it there's really no going back.
> Kogasa blinks. "It's okay...you don't need to bow or anything." She leans her head against your shoulder.
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> Wrap our arm and wing around Kogasa.
> "If you don't want to continue to tag along, I'll understand, but I feel really comfortable with you with me, like when you stayed with me all last fall, after Kikuri drained my power and Konngara kidnapped me."
> Sigh, and organize our schedule. "So that you know, tomorrow after we wake up, I'm going to take Madotsuki to the temple so that Miss Hijiri can give her medicine, and so that I can talk to Miss Hijiri about Kikuri and Konngara. After that, me and her will go find Mary, and figure out what's up with her. Hopefully we'll have enough time to get Mado back to Hakugyokurou, then go to the meeting at Remilia's place. After that... well..."
> Frown. "Hm, and then there's still the matter of the jellyfish, and I really wanted to show the two of you Suwako-sama's robot..."
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> Wrap our arm and wing around Kogasa.
> "If you don't want to continue to tag along, I'll understand, but I feel really comfortable with you with me, like when you stayed with me all last fall, after Kikuri drained my power and Konngara kidnapped me."
> Sigh, and organize our schedule. "So that you know, tomorrow after we wake up, I'm going to take Madotsuki to the temple so that Miss Hijiri can give her medicine, and so that I can talk to Miss Hijiri about Kikuri and Konngara. After that, me and her will go find Mary, and figure out what's up with her. Hopefully we'll have enough time to get Mado back to Hakugyokurou, then go to the meeting at Remilia's place. After that... well..."
> Frown. "Hm, and then there's still the matter of the jellyfish, and I really wanted to show the two of you Suwako-sama's robot..."
> You wrap your arm and wing around Kogasa. Somehow, you feel really comfortable with Kogasa around.
> Kogasa smiles. "Heh, no one's ever told me that before. I don't think I'd want to just leave, though..."
> You sigh and try mentally organizing your schedule. First stop in the morning is Hijiri's temple, and then you'll go find Mary. After that, you'll drop Madotsuki back at Hakugyokurou and make it to the meeting at the SDM...and then there's the jellyfish and the robot. Especially the robot.
> "The robot?"
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> "Yeah! The one in the mountains? ... Wait, you were asleep when I was talking to Kanako-sama about it... Hm..."
> Mental map of Gensokyo: where is the location of the robot in relation to the path we'll take to go to the temple?
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> "Yeah! The one in the mountains? ... Wait, you were asleep when I was talking to Kanako-sama about it... Hm..."
> Mental map of Gensokyo: where is the location of the robot in relation to the path we'll take to go to the temple?
> "Oh..."
> You think to where the robot is supposed to be. You'd have to divert from the path to the temple and go into the mountain clusters to find it.
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I think it's time to demonstrate we have to be cruel to be kind, Sect. In particular, time to see if we can controls others, since they're in our world, as much as we can control ourself. In particular, I'm thinking pocket umbrella~
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I get what you're saying, but I'm not sure if it's necessary... In particular, I can't of a reason why we'd...
... No, wait. :3 You've just inspired me. What if we tried giving Madotsuki wings?
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Perhaps so, but it's less fun than teasing Kogasa. And if there's anyone we could get away with via harmless extreme modifiecation teasing, it'd be Kogasa.
The other is acceptable too, though.
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Pocket karakasa can come after we've given the ghost the Red Bull treatment. :3
> "Hm... well, we could take a quick look at the giant robot on the way to the temple..."
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> "Hm... well, we could take a quick look at the giant robot on the way to the temple..."
> "It's on the way to the temple?"
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This is an acceptable order of events.
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> "We'd have to diverge a bit into the mountains, but it'll be totally worth it... though hopefully we'll wake up early enough that it won't be an issue..."
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> "We'd have to diverge a bit into the mountains, but it'll be totally worth it... though hopefully we'll wake up early enough that it won't be an issue..."
> Kogasa nods. "Yeah. What time are we waking up this time?"
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> "Well, the original plan was to just wake up naturally, but... let's say seven?"
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> "Well, the original plan was to just wake up naturally, but... let's say seven?"
> "Seven sounds good."
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> "Okay~" Setting the watch to wake us up at seven, with some heart pumping music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJs_zEaZta8).
> "Thank you for indulging me, Koga..." peck Kogasa on the cheek and give her a squeeze around the shoulders, then stand up and give her a hand up. "Parsee should be about ready to go back to the bridge, don't you think?"
> Shrink our wings back down and head back to the room.