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~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Neovereign on August 05, 2017, 09:18:56 AM

Title: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 05, 2017, 09:18:56 AM
> You are Alice Margatroid, a magician living within the Forest of Magic.

> You specialize in handling dolls, and your current main goal is to create an autonomous doll.

> Your day began with a weird dream, one of your past self and your encounter with the Hakurei Shrine Maiden in Makai. You awoke after your defeat, with pain that felt like you could've gone for another rest.

> But, it was just a dream, and didn't stop your progress for the day at all as you've progressed well in so little time. You departed for the Youkai Mountain for a while, then returned to the forest. You also discovered a way to increase yourself in size, as you do for your dolls. If that weren't enough your plans also intertwined with Marisa's plans as you helped her study an interesting mushroom and it's effects. With a small supply of these "Glamour Mushrooms" and your head in the trees, you headed off for an area populated by Kappa with your sights set on money... There, you met Nitori, a friend of Marisa's, in the middle of a project involving cooperation. You quickly shared the mushroom's and their effects with her, and spent your time trying to involve yourself in her plan for her benefit. However, she ultimately rejected your offer...

> You, Shanghai, Hourai, and Marisa, are still in this interior location with Nitori. You'd be surprised if it wasn't nighttime by now...
>"Shall we, Marisa?"
> "I'm ready when you are." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2017, 04:02:31 PM
>Make proper goodbyes and depart Kappaburg. Do take care not to accidentally whack anything in our hugeness in the way out.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on August 05, 2017, 04:08:31 PM
> Speaking of our hugeness, do we feel like any of the magical resources we used on ourselves have replenished?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 05, 2017, 10:14:08 PM
>Make proper goodbyes and depart Kappaburg. Do take care not to accidentally whack anything in our hugeness in the way out.
> Speaking of our hugeness, do we feel like any of the magical resources we used on ourselves have replenished?
> You depart with your group.
> No.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2017, 10:36:31 PM
>Do we actually get anywhere?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 05, 2017, 11:04:28 PM
>Do we actually get anywhere?
> You've made it outside of the area at least.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2017, 11:08:27 PM
>"So, think she'll turn it around with just advice, Marisa?"
>Let's stroll down the mountainside as we talk.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 05, 2017, 11:41:32 PM
>"So, think she'll turn it around with just advice, Marisa?"
>Let's stroll down the mountainside as we talk.
> "Maybe." Marisa follows. "How long do you plan to stay like that?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2017, 11:43:31 PM
>"Til it wears off. Why?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 06, 2017, 07:14:49 AM
>"Til it wears off. Why?"
> "Just wondering..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2017, 01:47:27 PM
>"So, I'm thinking about our next experiment. So far, we've tried one human, and two youkai. I think the next step might be a god. What do you think?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 07, 2017, 01:09:19 AM
>"So, I'm thinking about our next experiment. So far, we've tried one human, and two youkai. I think the next step might be a god. What do you think?"
> "Well, if anyone's not affected by it, it might be a god."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 07, 2017, 01:43:16 AM
>"Or it could be even more dramatic! Now, aren't there some really popular and friendly ones on this mountain?'
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 07, 2017, 02:34:29 AM
>"Or it could be even more dramatic! Now, aren't there some really popular and friendly ones on this mountain?'
> "Yup. You planning to get going now? We don't really have much time left today."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 07, 2017, 03:27:44 AM
>"There's some who live in the lower parts, right? Maybe we could find one on the way back?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 07, 2017, 04:35:38 AM
>"There's some who live in the lower parts, right? Maybe we could find one on the way back?"
> "Maybe."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 07, 2017, 04:45:43 AM
>"Let's give it a shot, then. Worse comes to worst, we end up at home."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 07, 2017, 07:30:21 AM
>"Let's give it a shot, then. Worse comes to worst, we end up at home."
> Marisa nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 07, 2017, 04:07:30 PM
>Down the mountain! Take a scenic route, to see if we can find any of those deity types.
>Do we know much about deities at all? Have we ever even engaged in an act of piety? Would we know how?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 08, 2017, 02:58:30 AM
>Down the mountain! Take a scenic route, to see if we can find any of those deity types.
>Do we know much about deities at all? Have we ever even engaged in an act of piety? Would we know how?
> You start for another objective.
> You know a bit. You met Hina today, who seems to be a goddess.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 08, 2017, 03:22:58 AM
>Down the mountain! Take a scenic route, to see if we can find any of those deity types.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 01:37:06 AM
>Down the mountain! Take a scenic route, to see if we can find any of those deity types.
> You continue...
> However, you ultimately fail to encounter a god, let alone anyone aside from fairies.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 09, 2017, 02:04:36 AM
>"I suppose they aren't around."
>Carry on toward home.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 05:33:00 PM
>"I suppose they aren't around."
>Carry on toward home.
> "Maybe things will work out tomorrow." Marisa says.
> You head back home.
> "Don't sleep in too long if we're gonna continue this Alice." Marisa splits from you and your dolls towards her home.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 09, 2017, 07:14:45 PM
>"Just come wake me up if I do!"
>Let's head home, we got night time things to do!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 08:27:53 PM
>"Just come wake me up if I do!"
>Let's head home, we got night time things to do!
> You head inside carefully.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 09, 2017, 08:31:23 PM
>Let's go through our nightly routine; adjust as necessary for size.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 09:11:18 PM
>Let's go through our nightly routine; adjust as necessary for size.
> You have yourself something quick and simple to eat, then head upstairs.
> Your dolls, noticing the day is over when you all get to your room, hold their arms up in preparation.
> You help the two into proper sleeping attire and let them retire.
> Then, all that's left is yourself.
> Inventory:
> You have your regular dress and getup on, including your headband and boots. You're wearing blue underwear of both variants. They're nothing special.
> You're out of mushrooms, having spent the two pairs your dolls found on Marisa and Nitori. Marisa likely has her two pairs still...
> You have notes regarding the Glamour Mushrooms, where they grow, and their effects.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 09, 2017, 09:18:27 PM
>Set inventory things on the nightstand, or likewise, and let's see what we can do about sleep.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 10:23:15 PM
>Set inventory things on the nightstand, or likewise, and let's see what we can do about sleep.
> You set your items down and prepare for bed, turning in for the day at last.
>...
> You open your eyes to a familiar sounding voice, and begin to stretch a bit after your rest.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on August 09, 2017, 10:26:29 PM
> We didn't change back to our normal size, did we?
> Assuming we're still large, do we feel like we've recovered the magic used to do so?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 10:30:53 PM
> We didn't change back to our normal size, did we?
> Assuming we're still large, do we feel like we've recovered the magic used to do so?
> You check yourself...
> You're... having that dream again.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 09, 2017, 10:52:05 PM
>That dream?
>Glance around.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 09, 2017, 11:35:47 PM
>That dream?
>Glance around.
> You are in Makai. Around the place that you encountered Reimu, you believe.
> There's already someone approaching you.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 10, 2017, 12:02:21 AM
>Look toward the approacher
>Do we seem to be lucid?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 11, 2017, 08:59:24 AM
>Look toward the approacher
>Do we seem to be lucid?
> You look over.
> It's Marisa, you believe.
> You can tell that this isn't real. As for if you have control over it, you haven't tried...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2017, 04:59:03 PM
>If this isn't real...
>Approach Marisa, let's see what she's up to.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 11, 2017, 08:11:33 PM
>If this isn't real...
>Approach Marisa, let's see what she's up to.
> You approach...
> "This whole place just seems like a letdown..." She speaks to herself. "So you're the next one?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2017, 08:20:19 PM
>"No."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 13, 2017, 02:35:59 AM
>"No."
> "What're you here for then?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 13, 2017, 03:07:27 AM
>Geez, what sort of answer might it want? Well, might as well try something we'd like...
>"Profit."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 13, 2017, 08:32:55 AM
>Geez, what sort of answer might it want? Well, might as well try something we'd like...
>"Profit."
>"You won't be getting anything from me."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 13, 2017, 04:43:52 PM
>"Bitch, get out of the way"
>"That's fine, just nudge me in the right direction."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 13, 2017, 09:54:51 PM
>"Bitch, get out of the way"
>"That's fine, just nudge me in the right direction."
> "Alright, you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. But I like that tone!"
> "How about you follow me then?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 13, 2017, 09:55:30 PM
>"Lead the way."
>Follow that fake magician!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 13, 2017, 10:05:20 PM
>"Lead the way."
>Follow that fake magician!
> She heads past you, and you begin to follow her.
> You're starting to reach a frozen land...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 13, 2017, 10:26:49 PM
>Do we feel any colder?
>Can we see where we might be headed?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 14, 2017, 08:33:13 AM
>Do we feel any colder?
>Can we see where we might be headed?
> Yes.
> No.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on August 14, 2017, 12:49:11 PM
> As we follow, try willing ourselves to instantly grow to twice our normal size (with clothes changing to fit).
>> If this works, try willing the world to accept anything we do as normal and not unusual, such as changing size so drastically.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 15, 2017, 06:43:13 AM
> As we follow, try willing ourselves to instantly grow to twice our normal size (with clothes changing to fit).
>> If this works, try willing the world to accept anything we do as normal and not unusual, such as changing size so drastically.
> You try to force a change...
> Nothing happens...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 15, 2017, 06:55:23 AM
>Keep going til we reach something, or Marisa tells us we're there.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 15, 2017, 03:40:57 PM
>Keep going til we reach something, or Marisa tells us we're there.
> You continue to follow.
> Your guide seems to stop for a moment, before heading in a slightly altered direction different from where she was originally leading you...
> More time passes, before you notice two figures up ahead.
> "I'm sure we're... almost somewhere." Marisa sweats.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 15, 2017, 05:49:52 PM
>"Who's that up there?"
>Point.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 16, 2017, 10:35:37 PM
>"Who's that up there?"
>Point.
> "Interested in us?" The two ask from afar.
> "Not really." Your guide responds, continuing towards them.
> "Then why are you headed this way? Surely you've come for us~"
> "Nope, I haven't come for you~ You just happen to be in the way."
> "Well, we've come for you."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 16, 2017, 10:43:25 PM
>Can we see who they are? Examine them, regardless.

Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 17, 2017, 05:13:14 AM
>Can we see who they are? Examine them, regardless.
> You examine.
> One of the girls appears to have blue hair and a white dress, as well as white wings.
> The other is dressed in dark red, with blonde hair a similar length as the other.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 17, 2017, 05:26:12 AM
>Do we know them?
>Do we know Yuki and Mai if you don't recognize them?
>Let's go around them, regardless.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 17, 2017, 08:36:51 AM
>Do we know them?
>Do we know Yuki and Mai if you don't recognize them?
>Let's go around them, regardless.
> You're not sure...
> No...
> You start heading around the two.
> The winged one whispers something to her companion.
> "You're free to come for me, but I won't go easily." Your guide says.
> "Alright then!" Wingy shifts. "Mai, let's get her!"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 17, 2017, 06:39:10 PM
>"Can we save it for another time? We're busy right now."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 02:42:12 AM
>"Can we save it for another time? We're busy right now."
> "Busy with what?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 02:55:00 AM
>"Going this way."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 03:18:34 AM
>"Going this way."
> "You can't."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 03:41:43 AM
>"Why not?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 07:54:40 AM
>"Why not?"
> "Because we're not going to let you. Don't think you can just ignore us."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 08:07:13 AM
>"Why would you not let me?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 09:00:29 AM
>"Why would you not let me?"
> "Because you're with her."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 09:03:00 AM
>"So? What's that got to do with anything. You guys can sort this out after we're done, surely?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 09:06:47 AM
>"So? What's that got to do with anything. You guys can sort this out after we're done, surely?"
> "You're not just going to fool us like that. Are you just scared of us?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 09:23:10 AM
"No, I'm busy."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 09:25:07 AM
"No, I'm busy."
> "What's so important that's got you in a hurry?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 09:39:02 AM
>"Unfortunately, I don't quite know the details. Simply that it will be profitable."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 19, 2017, 09:45:46 AM
>"Unfortunately, I don't quite know the details. Simply that it will be profitable."
> "What do you mean you don't know!?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2017, 09:47:24 AM
>"I mean exactly as I say. Now please excuse us."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 20, 2017, 02:59:18 PM
>"I mean exactly as I say. Now please excuse us."
> "What if we get some for you when we come back?"
> "Huh?" The girls question.
> "You'll be fine with waiting for us then, right?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 20, 2017, 11:47:30 PM
>"Yes, that would be a fine solution, don't you two agree?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 21, 2017, 02:42:59 AM
>"Yes, that would be a fine solution, don't you two agree?"
> "What will you be bringing back?"
> "Aw, that's part of the surprise you know. I mean, if you know what you're gonna get, and you get it, then what? It just happens. It's all static and boring. You thank us and we leave, then we never meet again. No one remembers each other and all is forgotten." Your guide exaggerates.
> "But if you're in the dark..." She continues. "You'll be in wonder of what we could bring back."
> It doesn't seem like she's done talking yet...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 21, 2017, 04:48:37 AM
>"The surprise is the seasoning that makes a good gift into a great gift. It enhances the experience. So, we'll be off to handle that."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 21, 2017, 11:31:09 PM
>"The surprise is the seasoning that makes a good gift into a great gift. It enhances the experience. So, we'll be off to handle that."
> "...Don't take too long then."
> "Hey, we're the ones getting it for you. We can't just blaze through it."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 21, 2017, 11:37:40 PM
>"Let's carry on, then."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 22, 2017, 12:04:10 AM
>"Let's carry on, then."
> "Mhm."
> "Hang on a moment! We'll go with you. To make sure you're not trying to trick us."
> "What about the surprise though?"
> "We still won't know what is ours when we get there, so the surprise is maintained!"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2017, 12:22:37 AM
>"But then wouldn't have time to prepare and wrap it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 22, 2017, 12:38:27 AM
>"But then wouldn't have time to prepare and wrap it."
> "Oh... Okay. See you next time then."
> It's starting to snow...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2017, 12:53:20 AM
>Follow that Marisa!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 22, 2017, 09:39:14 AM
>Follow that Marisa!
> You return to following your guide.
> As you leave the cold area, the snow transitions into what seems to be hail.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2017, 10:06:39 AM
>Is it hard enough to sting?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 22, 2017, 06:21:56 PM
>Is it hard enough to sting?
> No. You're starting to get rather cold though. Moreso than when you were with those two.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2017, 08:26:35 PM
>Just huddle up and continue on for now.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 23, 2017, 01:01:43 PM
>Just huddle up and continue on for now.
> You keep yourself going.
> The hail is getting worse. It might actually be best to get shelter at this point...
> "Hey, you alright?" Your companion asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 23, 2017, 07:44:08 PM
>"...Not really. I need some kind of place to wait this out. Or fitting clothes."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 23, 2017, 11:22:21 PM
>"...Not really. I need some kind of place to wait this out. Or fitting clothes."
> "Seems like there's something not too far up ah-"
> You come to again...
> Marisa's here. The actual one. As are your dolls.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on August 23, 2017, 11:31:18 PM
> Where are we?
> How large are we?
> If we're still abnormally large, do we feel like our growth magic has replenished at all?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 24, 2017, 02:56:19 AM
> Where are we?
> How large are we?
> If we're still abnormally large, do we feel like our growth magic has replenished at all?
> You look around.
> You are in your bedroom. You're still large. Your magic does feel like it's recovered fully.
> You're cold, and a bit wet too...
> "Finally you're up." Marisa sighs.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2017, 03:07:41 AM
>"Huh?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 24, 2017, 04:47:22 AM
>"Huh?"
> "You said to wake you up, right?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2017, 05:10:47 AM
>"Right, right. Sorry. Just having kind of a weird dream. Mmm, Shanghai, get me some clothes, please? And what time is it?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 24, 2017, 05:14:07 AM
>"Right, right. Sorry. Just having kind of a weird dream. Mmm, Shanghai, get me some clothes, please? And what time is it?"
> Shanghai acknowledges and starts to gather clothes for you.
> Marisa glances at your clock.
> "Morning."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2017, 06:09:09 AM
>"Well then, at least I didn't oversleep for too long. Have you done anything since we parted ways, Marisa?"
>How tall are we, about 3.5 meters or so?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 24, 2017, 06:02:40 PM
>"Well then, at least I didn't oversleep for too long. Have you done anything since we parted ways, Marisa?"
>How tall are we, about 3.5 meters or so?
> "I had time for some things. Didn't just come here immediately."
> About as much. Perhaps more.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on August 24, 2017, 06:05:27 PM
> "Good, good."
> Look ourselves over.
> "Interestingly enough, it would seem my magical reserves have fully replenished, despite my remaining at this size. That would seem to imply I could grow something or someone as large as I wanted if given enough time."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 24, 2017, 06:09:05 PM
> "Good, good."
> Look ourselves over.
> "Interestingly enough, it would seem my magical reserves have fully replenished, despite my remaining at this size. That would seem to imply I could grow something or someone as large as I wanted if given enough time."
> You examine yourself... You're wearing your clothing from yesterday night, and you're also suspicious that you may have been splashed with a bucket or similar.
> "Something? You've tried other objects already?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on August 24, 2017, 06:16:46 PM
> "Oh, I am merely theorizing that part. The only objects I have tested such permanent growth on so far are the clothes I currently wear. But this is mostly a novelty that I can pursue on my own if I feel like gathering a large amount of potentially-negative attention. As I'd rather not trap myself inside my house or destroy it outright, I am far more presently interested in hearing what you've been up to."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 25, 2017, 01:54:47 AM
> "Oh, I am merely theorizing that part. The only objects I have tested such permanent growth on so far are the clothes I currently wear. But this is mostly a novelty that I can pursue on my own if I feel like gathering a large amount of potentially-negative attention. As I'd rather not trap myself inside my house or destroy it outright, I am far more presently interested in hearing what you've been up to."
> "I did a bit more with the mushrooms."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 25, 2017, 02:13:16 AM
>"Oh? Lovely! Tell me everything about it."
>Does anyone here seem to be carrying a bucket or some other water source that might have splashed us?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2017, 12:34:52 AM
>"Oh? Lovely! Tell me everything about it."
>Does anyone here seem to be carrying a bucket or some other water source that might have splashed us?
> "Didn't make a lot of progress. Just tried other things, like seeing if Tsuchinoko could do anything. Not sure if it could, but it didn't want to, at least."
> No.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2017, 12:51:39 AM
>Nod.
>"Well, let me get dressed, and you can tell me in more detail."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2017, 08:44:15 AM
>Nod.
>"Well, let me get dressed, and you can tell me in more detail."
> "I wasn't up all night in excitement this time ya know. Though you seem to be getting your precious sleep."
> Shanghai has an outfit ready for you.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2017, 08:45:56 AM
>"Then it should be no problem for me to get dressed before we go into details. Now out with you all, please."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2017, 08:50:19 AM
>"Then it should be no problem for me to get dressed before we go into details. Now out with you all, please."
> "Right." Marisa heads out of your room.
> Your dolls follow, closing the door behind them.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2017, 08:54:59 AM
>Get dressed, and use our leftover clothes to wipe off that water.
>Afterward, once we're ready, let's take a moment to focus and make ourselves and our clothing larger, rounding our our height to an even four meters.
>Once this is done, assuming nothing feels strange, leave the room and seek out of the others.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 26, 2017, 02:42:29 PM
>Get dressed, and use our leftover clothes to wipe off that water.
>Afterward, once we're ready, let's take a moment to focus and make ourselves and our clothing larger, rounding our our height to an even four meters.
>Once this is done, assuming nothing feels strange, leave the room and seek out of the others.
> You start to...
> Er...
> You kind of need to grow these new clothes in order for them to fit you.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2017, 07:51:42 PM
>Stupid order of operations~
>Let's get undressed, then expand these new clothes to cover someone of 4 meters, then ourself to be 4 meters, and then don them proper. Mind our head in the process, sitting down is fine.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 27, 2017, 11:15:19 AM
>Stupid order of operations~
>Let's get undressed, then expand these new clothes to cover someone of 4 meters, then ourself to be 4 meters, and then don them proper. Mind our head in the process, sitting down is fine.
> You get up and undress, then grow your new set of clothes, and yourself a bit as well.
> You ensure to wipe the water and get dressed into the now fitting outfit.
>
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2017, 08:59:52 PM
>Leave the room and seek out of the others.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 28, 2017, 03:07:40 AM
>Leave the room and seek out of the others.
> You head out.
> And downstairs to the waiting group.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2017, 03:20:13 AM
"There we are, everyone comfortable? I am eager to hear what you've tried, Marisa."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 29, 2017, 06:47:23 AM
"There we are, everyone comfortable? I am eager to hear what you've tried, Marisa."
> "I held one of the mushrooms in front of Tsuchinoko and kept it from eating it too. It didn't do anything to it... And don't think about how it'd look if Tsuchinoko ate one...'
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2017, 08:09:25 AM
>"Does he like mushrooms, normally?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 29, 2017, 09:53:37 AM
>"Does he like mushrooms, normally?"
> "Hey, wouldn't you agree that anyone would like these mushrooms?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2017, 10:32:16 AM
>"Well, Tsuchinoko isn't necessarily normal in these regards. Still, that suggests animals and cryptids might not like them. Maybe only humans and youkai feel any benefits? Today, I think we should try to find one of those goddesses on the lower mountain again, don't you agree?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 29, 2017, 10:39:59 AM
>"Well, Tsuchinoko isn't necessarily normal in these regards. Still, that suggests animals and cryptids might not like them. Maybe only humans and youkai feel any benefits? Today, I think we should try to find one of those goddesses on the lower mountain again, don't you agree?"
> "Alright. It's worth a shot, but we don't have a huge supply of these ya know."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2017, 10:42:08 AM
>"Indeed. But it may be worth checking that grove again. More may have popped up."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 29, 2017, 10:34:25 PM
>"Indeed. But it may be worth checking that grove again. More may have popped up."
> "Sure."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2017, 10:51:04 PM
>Then let's head out! We'll worry about things like breakfast later. To the grove!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 30, 2017, 05:03:18 AM
>Then let's head out! We'll worry about things like breakfast later. To the grove!
> You start to head out.
> However, Hourai gets in your way.
> "Shang Shanghai Shanghai Shang Shang... (You haven't started the day right yet...)" Your other doll speaks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 30, 2017, 05:23:08 AM
>"What do you two mean?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 30, 2017, 05:40:51 AM
>"What do you two mean?"
> "Hourai. (Shower)"
> "Shanghai. (Breakfast)"
> "We'll make sure not to forget them today. It's fine." Marisa gets up.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 30, 2017, 05:44:29 AM
>"Yes. I'll be sure to get cleaned up when I get back, like last night. Be sure to remind me. As for breakfast...you two make some toast, and bring it to the mushroom grove. I'll be waiting. Make a little for Marisa, too."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 30, 2017, 03:56:15 PM
>"Yes. I'll be sure to get cleaned up when I get back, like last night. Be sure to remind me. As for breakfast...you two make some toast, and bring it to the mushroom grove. I'll be waiting. Make a little for Marisa, too."
> Hourai frowns, still getting out of your way however.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 30, 2017, 08:27:20 PM
>"Thank you, dear."
>Onwards to the mushroom grove!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 12:32:50 AM
>"Thank you, dear."
>Onwards to the mushroom grove!
> You head out, Marisa following behind you.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 12:56:04 AM
>...Presumably we arrive?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 01:49:58 AM
>...Presumably we arrive?
> You soon arrive at the area of interest with no interceptions midway.
> "If they keep popping up overnight, we wouldn't really need to grow our own." Marisa notes.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 01:54:51 AM
>"It might be nice to do so anyways, so we can be sure they'll still be there."
>Have a brief look around, can we find any more?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 02:01:21 AM
>"It might be nice to do so anyways, so we can be sure they'll still be there."
>Have a brief look around, can we find any more?
> Marisa nods.
> You glance around...
> There's just a pair here, you think. Better than none...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 02:52:41 AM
>"Ah, lovely, there's two more."
>Gather them.
>"Let's see if there are any other..."
>Summon up a good mess of dolls, and send them out searching for mushrooms, like yesterday, in about the same number as yesterday.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 07:35:04 AM
>"Ah, lovely, there's two more."
>Gather them.
>"Let's see if there are any other..."
>Summon up a good mess of dolls, and send them out searching for mushrooms, like yesterday, in about the same number as yesterday.
> You gather up the mushroom duo.
> You begin to send dolls out to search through the forest in the nearby area for mushrooms...
> "I'll let you do all the work this time." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 07:42:27 AM
>Nod. "That's fine. We shouldn't need to observe anything."
>Wait for dolls to come back with goods, or confirmation there aren't any more.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 07:50:03 PM
>Nod. "That's fine. We shouldn't need to observe anything."
>Wait for dolls to come back with goods, or confirmation there aren't any more.
> You begin to wait...
> Shanghai and Hourai return after a bit with your toast.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 08:00:18 PM
>"Thank you, you two!"
>Nibble on it with waiting for results. Let Marisa get her share.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on August 31, 2017, 09:50:43 PM
>"Thank you, you two!"
>Nibble on it with waiting for results. Let Marisa get her share.
> You patiently taste the toast. It's not singed at least.
> Your dolls all return with no positive results.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2017, 11:16:44 PM
>Dismiss the dolls with a pat on the head and a thank you as they come in.
>"I suppose it makes sense there aren't too many new spouts."
>One all the dolls are back, head toward the lower reaches of Youkai Mountain, it is time to go goddess hunting.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 02:40:20 AM
>Dismiss the dolls with a pat on the head and a thank you as they come in.
>"I suppose it makes sense there aren't too many new spouts."
>One all the dolls are back, head toward the lower reaches of Youkai Mountain, it is time to go goddess hunting.
> You dismiss the dolls and head off.
> "Really picking up the pace this time huh?" Marisa follows, along with Shanghai and Hourai.
> "Shang Shanghai Shang Shanghai Shanghai. (All the talking and planning was yesterday.)"
> "Then I hope we don't have to do anymore planning."
> Your journey proceeds without error or interruption. Visibility isn't obscured by whether, but obstructions are many with all the trees around.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 02:58:36 AM
>"I imagine more planning will come later. Now...if I were a goddess on the mountainside, where would I hide? Any ideas, Marisa?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 03:08:31 AM
>"I imagine more planning will come later. Now...if I were a goddess on the mountainside, where would I hide? Any ideas, Marisa?"
> "Maybe in a doll." Marisa says. "Or a book if you wanted to throw people's guesses off."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 03:10:50 AM
>Chuckle.
>"Too literal, Marisa."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 03:21:19 AM
>Chuckle.
>"Too literal, Marisa."
> "Well, rather than hunt for them, why don't we draw them out?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 03:23:17 AM
>"How do you propose?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 03:30:16 AM
>"How do you propose?"
> "Start something that'll get their attention. Or straight up call for them."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 03:36:50 AM
>"Well, I don't really know who they are, so that leaves calling right out. As for getting their attention...all I can think of would bring negative attention."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 05:49:44 AM
>"Well, I don't really know who they are, so that leaves calling right out. As for getting their attention...all I can think of would bring negative attention."
> "So you wanna take your time searching or risk the negative attention?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 06:15:22 AM
>"Do you think they'd be amenable to us hollering "Any goddesses around here?"?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 06:52:41 AM
>"Do you think they'd be amenable to us hollering "Any goddesses around here?"?
> "Would you be if you were a goddess?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 07:38:31 AM
>"Probably. But I'm not one, so maybe it's different?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 08:37:52 PM
>"Probably. But I'm not one, so maybe it's different?"
> What do people have to do with gods? Pray for them? Give offerings? How many people would call a god just to cause trouble?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 09:21:07 PM
>"Well. There's us. But I suppose they won't know that until later."
>Clear our throat. "Excuse me, are there any goddesses about?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 09:57:35 PM
>"Well. There's us. But I suppose they won't know that until later."
>Clear our throat. "Excuse me, are there any goddesses about?"
> Silence...
> "Geez. I couldn't even hear what you said there. If you're gonna use your inside voice, maybe we should really have your dolls search instead."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 10:13:55 PM
>"That wasn't an inside voice..."
>Let's go for a shout this time, "Are there any goddesses around?!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 10:38:20 PM
>"That wasn't an inside voice..."
>Let's go for a shout this time, "Are there any goddesses around?!"
> "It wasn't a voice that could get anyone's attention out here either."
> You shout.
> "That's better."
> Silence...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2017, 10:45:53 PM
>Give it a few moments.
>Assuming no reply, let's move on some distance and try again.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 01, 2017, 11:19:13 PM
>Give it a few moments.
>Assuming no reply, let's move on some distance and try again.
> You wait a bit...
> Hourai taps your shoulder, pointing away from your current area.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2017, 06:57:47 AM
>Look where Hourai indicates. If nothing notable presents itself, head that way.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 07:25:41 AM
>Look where Hourai indicates. If nothing notable presents itself, head that way.
> You look over.
> Nothing...
> So you head over.
> The smell of something tasty hits you as you stop in the area.
> There's nobody in view.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2017, 07:59:15 AM
>Did Marisa follow us? If so, ask "Do you smell that?"
>Either way, try to follow it.

>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 08:23:22 AM
>Did Marisa follow us? If so, ask "Do you smell that?"
>Either way, try to follow it.

>_
> Yes.
> "Uh huh..."
> The smell seems to come from near you. The closest thing it could be would be the tree.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2017, 08:53:36 AM
>"Here, I think."
>Examine the tree.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 09:42:57 AM
>"Here, I think."
>Examine the tree.
> "The tree..." Marisa speaks, in doubt.
> You examine. It's a plain tree. There's some mushrooms near the bottom, but not the ones you'd want. It's not on the tall side of trees, and-
> There's a girl up above in the tree.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2017, 11:02:08 AM
>How high above us is she?
>"Ah, hello there."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 02:09:48 PM
>How high above us is she?
>"Ah, hello there."
> Enough that your current size puts you right below her, and the scent as well.
> "I-I don't wanna fight right now..." The girl speaks.
> "Huh? Someone's up there?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 02, 2017, 07:03:54 PM
> "Good news for both of us, then. I'm not interested in a fight either."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 07:32:42 PM
> "Good news for both of us, then. I'm not interested in a fight either."
> "You're not?"
> "Alright. We found one." Marisa approaches.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 02, 2017, 08:54:13 PM
>"Yes, we'd just like to talk. And maybe we'll have a proposition for you? I am Alice, by the way."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 02, 2017, 09:33:09 PM
>"Yes, we'd just like to talk. And maybe we'll have a proposition for you? I am Alice, by the way."
> "I'm Minoriko." The girl floats down. "Is this about a festival?"
> "Thought so." Marisa moves back some.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 12:04:42 AM
>"No, something a bit more personal."
>Do we recognize the name Minoriko? Is she popular at all among the humans, perhaps?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 01:33:20 AM
>"No, something a bit more personal."
>Do we recognize the name Minoriko? Is she popular at all among the humans, perhaps?
> You do, and that's what you've heard.
> "Oh."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 02:22:57 AM
>Do we know what her domain is, or simply that she's goddess of something or other?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 05:46:52 AM
>Do we know what her domain is, or simply that she's goddess of something or other?
> You believe she's a harvest Goddess. What she can actually do is beyond your knowledge.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 06:45:38 AM
>Kneel down and have a seat, make ourself comfortable
>"I am curious, Miss Minoriko. Do mushrooms fall under your purview?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 07:41:07 AM
>Kneel down and have a seat, make ourself comfortable
>"I am curious, Miss Minoriko. Do mushrooms fall under your purview?"
> You kneel.
> "M-My what?"
> "Are mushrooms your thing, like other crops?" Marisa asks.
> "...Er, Yea." Minoriko nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 08:25:23 AM
>Show her the glamour mushrooms we've harvested. "How about these?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 08:35:05 AM
>Show her the glamour mushrooms we've harvested. "How about these?"
> You show Minoriko your pair.
> "Uh, well... I could probably do something with them... But why? I don't go around doing everyone's favorites all the time..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 08:37:27 AM
>"Try them!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 08:59:43 AM
>"Try them!"
> "Eat them? You didn't tamper with these, did you?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:00:36 AM
>"All we have done is pluck them from the soil."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 09:06:43 AM
>"All we have done is pluck them from the soil."
> "Mm..." Minoriko examines the mushroom pair a bit more, before taking a bite.
> "It's... pretty good." Minoriko continues to finish the duo.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:10:18 AM
>Observe to see if anything happens.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 09:12:16 AM
>Observe to see if anything happens.
> "Good enough to eat the entirety of them from her hands it seems..." Marisa notes.
> "I don't mind." The goddess begins to flash. "Her hands are pretty clean."
> "I'm sure you'll come clean with your love for these in a moment or two."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:13:37 AM
>"Do you feel anything unusual, Miss Minoriko?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 09:22:36 AM
>"Do you feel anything unusual, Miss Minoriko?"
> "I think..." The goddess undergoes the change you've witnessed frequently.
> As expected, her proportions have increased, and you begin to observe the changes in detail.
> Her outfit, previously with a few plant designs on an apron, has been changed slightly, now hosting a vast field.
> The grape previously alone on her hat is now being accompanied by a multitude of other fruits, as well as a hollow... horn, you believe, wrapping to the hat's back.
> Uncomfortably, she smells irresistibly tantalizing. It's taking a bit to resist going for her, and even more to just stop from taking in the scent momentarily.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:24:47 AM
>"...My."
>Try to hold back from her, but enjoy the scene.
>"Y-you think?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 09:41:42 AM
>"...My."
>Try to hold back from her, but enjoy the scene.
>"Y-you think?"
> You take in the scent... You doubt you'll get to see food that matches such a smell...
> Minoriko examines herself.
> "Something's happening... Well, happened... "
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:45:08 AM
>How tall is she? And she was already fairly curvy to start with, how has that fared?
>"Mmm...yes. It is what this mushrooms do..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 10:11:18 AM
>How tall is she? And she was already fairly curvy to start with, how has that fared?
>"Mmm...yes. It is what this mushrooms do..."
> She's still probably shorter than you, but not by much. She's above you as you kneel. She may be taller than the other two...
> She'd be in your face if she weren't examining her new look right now... Not that that's terrible. It's a new record. Her dress obscures your other observations.
> "So what do you feel?" Marisa holds Minoriko's arm.
> "I feel like I could do more."
> "Not physically okay, we've had enou-"
> "Like the people already faithful in me are even more so. Much, much more so, it that makes sense..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 10:12:50 AM
>"Do more what, then?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 08:08:53 PM
>"Do more what, then?"
> "You don't know what I can do?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:03:55 PM
>"Only vaguely."
>Frown.
>"I am not exactly a, ah...religious person."
>Ugh, it's difficult not to feel nervous about this all of a sudden...
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 09:21:50 PM
>"Only vaguely."
>Frown.
>"I am not exactly a, ah...religious person."
>Ugh, it's difficult not to feel nervous about this all of a sudden...
> "Oh."
> "Maybe we should test another person..." Marisa says, keeping her hands together.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 09:45:23 PM
>"No no, I think this is fine. Ah, Miss Minoriko? If mushrooms fall under your domain, perhaps you could cause more of them to sprout?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 03, 2017, 10:17:18 PM
>"No no, I think this is fine. Ah, Miss Minoriko? If mushrooms fall under your domain, perhaps you could cause more of them to sprout?"
> The goddess nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 03, 2017, 10:43:00 PM
>"That would be...very helpful."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 12:05:25 AM
>"That would be...very helpful."
> "You know, we've never seen them in the middle of their growth." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 12:43:33 AM
>"All the, the more helpful, then,"
>Get it toegether, Alice!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 01:28:28 AM
>"All the, the more helpful, then,"
>Get it toegether, Alice!
> You take a step back, but it's still strong...
> Marisa shrugs.
> "What will you do with more of these?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 01:33:33 AM
>"Experiment, of course."
>Try not to stare, try not to stare....damnit.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 02:56:59 AM
>"Experiment, of course."
>Try not to stare, try not to stare....damnit.
> "I guess I won't ask more..."
> They have you hoping outfits were more susceptible to tearing through these transformations, but the magic of those mushrooms just doesn't work like that. At least, you don't know how to make it work like that.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 03:03:26 AM
>Maybe with more output... No, Alice!
>"Honestly, we're just at the beginning of exploring the possibilities."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 03:11:20 AM
> "What if we worked something out, the three of us? If you can regularly grow us more of these, we'll make sure to share the results of our experiments with them with you first."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 04:49:17 AM
>Maybe with more output... No, Alice!
>"Honestly, we're just at the beginning of exploring the possibilities."
> "What if we worked something out, the three of us? If you can regularly grow us more of these, we'll make sure to share the results of our experiments with them with you first."
> "This does feel really pleasant..."
> "And you smell wonderful too. I-Imagine your popularity like this." Marisa adds.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 05:06:50 AM
>"Ah...could you try to cause more of them to sprout?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 05:13:39 AM
>"Ah...could you try to cause more of them to sprout?"
> "I could try." Minoriko nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 05:23:39 AM
>"Please, then. We have a couple more."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 05:28:52 AM
>"Please, then. We have a couple more."
> "I'll help out."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 06:04:38 PM
> Smile.
> "Thank you, Miss Minoriko. We'll be counting on you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 06:09:55 PM
> Smile.
> "Thank you, Miss Minoriko. We'll be counting on you."
> "So, where are they?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 06:56:45 PM
> Look to Marisa.
> "You'd describe it better than I, I think."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 07:03:41 PM
> Look to Marisa.
> "You'd describe it better than I, I think."
> Marisa scans around for a moment.
> "There's this spot in the Forest of Magic we've been able to find them at. It's not too far from where we live. It's not just like a clearing though, it's usually a general area. Going from the entrance of my house should lead to it after a bit."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 07:20:23 PM
> "Do you want us to take you there? You can tell us how you feel being like this along the way, so we can record more data."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 07:21:42 PM
> "Do you want us to take you there? You can tell us how you feel being like this along the way, so we can record more data."
> "Yes."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 08:44:03 PM
> Yesss...more of that smell and that look...
> "All right. Come with us."
> Had back toward the area in the forest where the mushrooms grow.
> "So...how does it feel, being like that? Beyond what you've already said, I mean."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 09:08:29 PM
> Yesss...more of that smell and that look...
> "All right. Come with us."
> Had back toward the area in the forest where the mushrooms grow.
> "So...how does it feel, being like that? Beyond what you've already said, I mean."
> Rather than lead, you take this chance to have Marisa lead for more visual information on how Minoriko changed...
> However, she seems to have the same idea, so your dolls take the front.
> "Well... Like I'm grown up, a lot." Minoriko answers as you continue. "It's hard to believe there's no downsides..."
> You arrive with a nearly satisfied experience. It could be better, but you'd rather not take risks that could ruin this plan...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 09:39:12 PM
> We passed the entire distance without the effects running out on Minoriko?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 09:48:45 PM
> We passed the entire distance without the effects running out on Minoriko?
> Yes. She is not flashing yet either.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 04, 2017, 09:57:34 PM
> "I-it certainly looks that way, yes. And we have indeed not yet found any downsides, though that does not necessarily mean there are none."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 10:01:38 PM
> "I-it certainly looks that way, yes. And we have indeed not yet found any downsides, though that does not necessarily mean there are none."
> "Let's stay positive." Minoriko says.
> "Well, we've got to hope there's some around here now." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 10:11:06 PM
>"We do still have the ones we plucked earlier..."
>Swallow, try not to stare again.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Tashi on September 04, 2017, 10:13:32 PM
//I'm going to foresaw something. Mini's games will share something very important: All of them will have, no matter what kind of game they are and no matter the character, a part where the main character will increase in size.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 10:16:39 PM
//I'm going to foresaw something. Mini's games will share something very important: All of them will have, no matter what kind of game they are and no matter the character, they will always have at least a part where the main character will increase in size.
//Not sure if the RTD
that I'd like to forget
had any growing...
>"We do still have the ones we plucked earlier..."
>Swallow, try not to stare again.
> You look over towards Marisa, hoping she still has hers left, as you've used up your inventory again.
> "Not sure we could stick 'em back into the ground though." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 10:26:39 PM
"No, but they may have useful spores."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 10:58:02 PM
"No, but they may have useful spores."
> "If we don't find any here already." Minoriko says. "Right?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2017, 10:59:41 PM
>Nod.
>"Let's see what we can find."
>Focus and summon the dolls, then send them out, a little further than before, and wait for any reports.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 04, 2017, 11:46:06 PM
>Nod.
>"Let's see what we can find."
>Focus and summon the dolls, then send them out, a little further than before, and wait for any reports.
> You send out a group of dolls out to scan the area.
> "Dolls?" Minoriko asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 12:09:35 AM
>"If you need to find mushrooms that are still rooted, this is the fastest way."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 12:17:28 AM
>"If you need to find mushrooms that are still rooted, this is the fastest way."
> "Are you controlling all of them right now, or are they living by themselves?" Minoriko asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 12:27:03 AM
>"A bit of both. They are acting autonomously, but on my orders."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 12:44:22 AM
>"A bit of both. They are acting autonomously, but on my orders."
> "What about these two?"
> Shanghai waves.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 01:21:51 AM
>"That are autonomous, yes. And very good girls."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 01:29:57 AM
>"That are autonomous, yes. And very good girls."
> "Ooh..."
> "Nearly, but, they might as well be."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 02:02:54 AM
>"Practically, in any event."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 03:11:50 AM
>"Practically, in any event."
> Shanghai holds her hand out.
> The goddess accepts it, shaking her hand lightly.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 04:24:26 AM
>Smile at the scene. She's impressed; good!
>Wait for the dolls to filter back. Try not to stare at Minoriko too openly.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 05:10:50 AM
>Smile at the scene. She's impressed; good!
>Wait for the dolls to filter back. Try not to stare at Minoriko too openly.
> You wait it out...
> Two dolls return, pointing for you to follow.
> "Huh..." Marisa speaks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 05:47:16 AM
>Motion for the two of them to follow us, and follow that doll!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 06:11:55 AM
>Motion for the two of them to follow us, and follow that doll!
> You motion, and the group follows...
> Another pair.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 06:36:23 AM
>"Will this be enough, Miss Minoriko?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 06:46:29 AM
>"Will this be enough, Miss Minoriko?"
> "I think so..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 07:04:39 AM
>"Then we leave it to you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 07:09:33 AM
>"Then we leave it to you."
> "Alright... Hope this works..." Minoriko holds her arms out forward.
> ...
> Near the pair, a few more mushrooms begin to grow through the earth.
> Okay, more than a few now.
> "Oh..." Marisa watches as the mushrooms grow.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 07:18:52 AM
>Watch, smiling.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 07:27:37 AM
>Watch, smiling.
> "Eh, Uh T-There. Is this good? Minoriko asks.
> "We have to make sure these work just the same." Marisa says. "If they're just posers, that's no good."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 07:35:10 AM
>"Hmmm. How shall we decide, Marisa?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 07:57:16 AM
>"Hmmm. How shall we decide, Marisa?"
> "I can test one." Marisa says. "There's pretty much almost ten pairs anyways."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 08:16:21 AM
>"Alright, I'll defer to you as the founder."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 08:43:31 AM
>"Alright, I'll defer to you as the founder."
> Marisa takes one of the mushroom pairs, finishing it in a couple of bites.
> "There's the flashing." Marisa examines herself. "And..."
> The mushroom shows it's effects on Marisa once again, seeming identical to the previous time.
> "Ha... I hope I don't build up an immunity to these or anything." Marisa takes hold of her assets.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 08:53:56 AM
>Smile, then to Minoriko. "You've done excellent work! We'd like to continue to cultivate these, do you have any advice?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 09:29:08 AM
>Smile, then to Minoriko. "You've done excellent work! We'd like to continue to cultivate these, do you have any advice?"
> "What kind of advice?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 09:37:37 AM
>"Well, anything you have. I've never cultivated mushrooms before."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 09:42:14 AM
>"Well, anything you have. I've never cultivated mushrooms before."
> "Well... you should start with having something for them to grow from, like logs."
> "You're really gonna do this? I could've handled it ya know." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 09:45:40 AM
>"Well, you never seemed very interested in setting it up, so I assumed knowledge was a problem."
>Does Marisa seem any different from previous times she's used the mushrooms?
>Back to Minoriko. "How do we gather and plant the spores?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 10:07:44 AM
>"Well, you never seemed very interested in setting it up, so I assumed knowledge was a problem."
>Does Marisa seem any different from previous times she's used the mushrooms?
>Back to Minoriko. "How do we gather and plant the spores?"
> Not that you notice, no.
> "I'm an expert on these..." Marisa says.
> Minoriko begins to revert.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 10:35:41 AM
>She lasted so long. one had wondered if it might have been permanent. Alas.
>Frown.
>"It's about to wear off, Miss Minoriko."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 10:38:23 AM
>She lasted so long. one had wondered if it might have been permanent. Alas.
>Frown.
>"It's about to wear off, Miss Minoriko."
> "More than five minutes too. Maybe it could be based on their lifespan." Marisa says.
> "Aww..."
> "Or a good batch? Maybe it was just because she's well versed in plants and others..."
> Minoriko returns to her former self.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 10:44:36 AM
>"Or it could be her divine nature... We'll have to test more."
>"So, Miss Minoriko. Do you think we could cultivate these en masse?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 10:54:28 AM
>"Or it could be her divine nature... We'll have to test more."
>"So, Miss Minoriko. Do you think we could cultivate these en masse?"
> Minoriko nods.
> "I guess it's just a large process of studying these..." Marisa says. "I do wanna see how far your things go too Alice. The stuff you used on me before and how you are right now."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 05, 2017, 10:56:31 AM
> "Hmm...I was thinking about increasing my size while discussing these with Miss Minoriko, but I didn't want to be rude. It occurs to me that Nitori would have been a good test subject for the other thing, too...oh well."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 11:20:24 AM
> "Hmm...I was thinking about increasing my size while discussing these with Miss Minoriko, but I didn't want to be rude. It occurs to me that Nitori would have been a good test subject for the other thing, too...oh well."
> "We'll be going back to check on her though, won't we?"
> "What are you talking about?" Minoriko inquires.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 05, 2017, 11:36:15 AM
> Look to Marisa.
> "That's true. We will get the information eventually."
> Look to Minoriko.
> "Ah, sorry. Marisa and I have recently discovered that my puppeteering skills extend to other humanoids. I can give you a demonstration if you like, it's perfectly safe."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 11:41:44 AM
> Look to Marisa.
> "That's true. We will get the information eventually."
> Look to Minoriko.
> "Ah, sorry. Marisa and I have recently discovered that my puppeteering skills extend to other humanoids. I can give you a demonstration if you like, it's perfectly safe."
> "Puppeteering skills? Like, you'll make me into a doll?" Minoriko asks.
> "No, it's... well, not entirely wrong. Again, she can give you a demonstration."
> "Well, if it's safe..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 05, 2017, 11:58:02 AM
> Nod.
> "It is. And you would remain yourself. Now, this might pinch a little, but it shouldn't too much."
> Drive two strings each into the backs of Minoriko's hands and the tops of Minoriko's feet. Then drive one into the back of her neck
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 12:20:11 PM
> Nod.
> "It is. And you would remain yourself. Now, this might pinch a little, but it shouldn't too much."
> Drive two strings each into the backs of Minoriko's hands and the tops of Minoriko's feet. Then drive one into the back of her neck
> You prepare, then pierce strings into Minoriko's hands, then her feet.
> "Ow ow ow! That's-"
> And one for her neck.
> "Oww... You could've warned me that they'd hurt before I agreed..."
> "Perhaps you should look into making it not hurt at all too. If insects could do it with just irritation, you should be able to do better." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 12:22:07 PM
Purvis: I will try not to take too long with this so we can get back to sexy-time money-grubbin'.

> Frown a bit.
> "Mmm, yes, I'll need to look into that. My apologies, Miss Minoriko. Maybe Miss Yagokoro will have something that will deaden the pain on contact..."
> Will Minoriko to raise her left arm.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 12:25:12 PM
Purvis: I will try not to take too long with this so we can get back to sexy-time money-grubbin'.

> Frown a bit.
> "Mmm, yes, I'll need to look into that. My apologies, Miss Minoriko. Maybe Miss Yagokoro will have something that will deaden the pain on contact..."
> Will Minoriko to raise her left arm.
> You try to control Minoriko mentally...
> "It's o-okay." Minoriko raises her left arm.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 12:36:18 PM
> Will Minoriko to put her arm down.
> Will Minoriko to jump in place.
> "Anyway, how exactly does living as a goddess work? Are you able to dwell inside things, or are you just out and about full-time like the rest of us?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 12:55:08 PM
> Will Minoriko to put her arm down.
> Will Minoriko to jump in place.
> "Anyway, how exactly does living as a goddess work? Are you able to dwell inside things, or are you just out and about full-time like the rest of us?"
> You have Minoriko lower her arm, then jump.
> "This is weird..."
> "Well, it's complicated, I think..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 12:58:51 PM
> How does Minoriko look jumping up and down?
> While she still jumps up and down, will Minoriko to make another batch of the mushrooms grow, say, six of them.
> "Complicated how? Can you describe how it works?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Tashi on September 05, 2017, 01:15:50 PM
//Did you even slept, parser?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 01:20:49 PM
> How does Minoriko look jumping up and down?
> While she still jumps up and down, will Minoriko to make another batch of the mushrooms grow, say, six of them.
> "Complicated how? Can you describe how it works?"
> She doesn't seem to be preparing for the jump, at least, from her face. Her body does though. Unfortunately, she's not enhanced anymore. Perhaps that a plus in keeping you in check though.
> You have Minoriko make another batch of the mushrooms...
> Only a few grow this time, and are growing slower. There's three pairs though.
> "Me and my sister have bodies, but a lot of gods don't. We can all manifest where they're called though, and can enter people's bodies. I think there's some gods in objects, or that are objects..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 01:24:35 PM
> Have Minoriko stop jumping so she can focus more on growing the mushrooms.
> "Interesting. Could you enter, say, my body?"
> Will Minoriko to be amenable to dwelling inside us.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 01:46:12 PM
> Have Minoriko stop jumping so she can focus more on growing the mushrooms.
> "Interesting. Could you enter, say, my body?"
> Will Minoriko to be amenable to dwelling inside us.
> You stop Minoriko's jumping.
> "If you know how to...Uh, do it. I don't think you can though..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 01:50:16 PM
> How are those new mushrooms coming?
> Are the mushrooms in general shaped so that they would be broken into two equal halves?
> Will Minoriko to want to dwell inside us, seeing it as a personal challenge to be overcome.
> "What would I have to do to make it possible?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 01:55:00 PM
> How are those new mushrooms coming?
> Are the mushrooms in general shaped so that they would be broken into two equal halves?
> Will Minoriko to want to dwell inside us, seeing it as a personal challenge to be overcome.
> "What would I have to do to make it possible?"
> They're nearly as large as normal.
> One larger mushroom, one smaller, which seems to be the norm.
> You will Minoriko...
> "Maybe be a shrine maiden and learn more about gods, as well as techniques related to them. I'm not too sure."
> "So you're gonna become a shrine maiden next Alice?" Marisa asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 02:01:07 PM
> "I'd never really considered it. It seems potentially self-destructive for a youkai like me to dabble in matters of faith. One wrong step and I could accidentally seal myself away or something. I suppose it's worth considering, though, at least."
> Will Minoriko to want to get her sister involved in these mushroom-and-puppetry escapades.
> "Hmm...Miss Minoriko, who do you think might know if there are other ways for it to work?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 09:17:54 PM
> "I'd never really considered it. It seems potentially self-destructive for a youkai like me to dabble in matters of faith. One wrong step and I could accidentally seal myself away or something. I suppose it's worth considering, though, at least."
> Will Minoriko to want to get her sister involved in these mushroom-and-puppetry escapades.
> "Hmm...Miss Minoriko, who do you think might know if there are other ways for it to work?"
> "Like a bug working as an exterminator."
> "Um. There's those gods from the top of the mountain, I think."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 05, 2017, 09:21:11 PM
> Look to Marisa.
> "What do you think? Is it worth investigating?"
> Will Minoriko to manifest a second self with our group.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 10:08:10 PM
> Look to Marisa.
> "What do you think? Is it worth investigating?"
> Will Minoriko to manifest a second self with our group.
> "Youkai have- erm..." Minoriko struggles. "Spiritual bodies though."
> "Alice is a magician. She could probably actually become a shrine maiden, I think. And if not, maybe one of her dolls could." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 05, 2017, 10:40:58 PM
> "Is something wrong, Miss Minoriko?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 11:03:03 PM
> "Is something wrong, Miss Minoriko?"
> "It feels like I'm trying to do something I don't usually do..."
> "I think that might be enough for now Alice." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2017, 11:05:00 PM
>"Yes, let's try not to push it."
>Let's just focus on the mushrooms for now.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 05, 2017, 11:07:39 PM
>"Yes, let's try not to push it."
>Let's just focus on the mushrooms for now.
> You return your focus to the now grown mushrooms. There's a total of Thirteen pairs.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 06, 2017, 12:27:26 AM
You done, Kilga?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 06, 2017, 12:54:39 AM
Yeah, I'm good. It might be worth revisiting hosting our newest business partner later, but for the time being we can let it go.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 06, 2017, 02:17:08 AM
Probably a bad idea, youkai don't take to possession very well.

>Let Minoriko go.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 06, 2017, 08:25:43 AM
Probably a bad idea, youkai don't take to possession very well.

>Let Minoriko go.
//My posting is likely going to be irregular for a while because it's hard to post consistently in hell.
> You remove the strings.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 06, 2017, 08:29:57 AM
>Observe. Does Minoriko seem hurt, angry, or upset?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 06, 2017, 11:41:18 PM
>Observe. Does Minoriko seem hurt, angry, or upset?
> She seems relieved, and is rubbing her neck where your string was.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 06, 2017, 11:47:26 PM
> Frown a bit, regretfully.
> "My apologies again."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 06, 2017, 11:58:58 PM
> Frown a bit, regretfully.
> "My apologies again."
> "It's fine. That was... interesting, though."
> "Don't encourage her." Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 07, 2017, 12:09:19 AM
> "One final curiosity, then, and we'll move on. How much internal struggle did you experience? You did not appreciably react to a number of things."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 07, 2017, 04:58:52 AM
> "One final curiosity, then, and we'll move on. How much internal struggle did you experience? You did not appreciably react to a number of things."
> "Not... too much." Minoriko says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 07, 2017, 07:57:27 AM
>"Regardless, I think you've earned a share of mushrooms for all your help. Thank you very much."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 07, 2017, 11:13:35 PM
>"Regardless, I think you've earned a share of mushrooms for all your help. Thank you very much."
> "Uh... Thanks."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2017, 12:01:51 AM
>How is Marisa doing at the moment?
>"How would you recommend harvesting and planting their spores?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 08, 2017, 12:47:15 AM
>How is Marisa doing at the moment?
>"How would you recommend harvesting and planting their spores?"
> Marisa is examining her hair.
> "Well, I haven't seen these before... I wonder if they can even be done manually."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2017, 01:15:40 AM
>Oh Marisa. Well, you enjoy your mushrooms how you like.
>"I think it comes down to the soil and the air more than anything, but who knows how we can replicate that? Do you know anything else about them?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 08, 2017, 12:00:05 PM
>Oh Marisa. Well, you enjoy your mushrooms how you like.
>"I think it comes down to the soil and the air more than anything, but who knows how we can replicate that? Do you know anything else about them?"
> "I didn't expect them to just grow like that. Unless that means there were already some growing in the ground when I did what I did..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2017, 12:39:29 PM
>"That's certainly encouraging. So, did you enjoy your time with them?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 08, 2017, 12:56:07 PM
>"That's certainly encouraging. So, did you enjoy your time with them?"
> Minoriko nods.
> "Yea. I can tell a lot's gonna come from this... I hope nothing bad happens to you two."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2017, 01:13:49 PM
>"I am confident in our procedures. Even most of this are likely to be experimental stock in one sense or another."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 12:02:50 AM
>"I am confident in our procedures. Even most of this are likely to be experimental stock in one sense or another."
> "Should we get to taking these then?" Marisa says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 02:43:47 AM
>Nod.
>"How shall we divide them with Miss Minoriko?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 03:11:24 AM
>Nod.
>"How shall we divide them with Miss Minoriko?"
> "Hm... How many do you want?"
> "I'll just take one to share with my sister." Minoriko says. "I don't want that much right now."
> "Oh."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 03:41:48 AM
>"Be sure to take a pair. Oh, and may I be there when you give them to her? It'll help our research."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 05:04:09 AM
>"Be sure to take a pair. Oh, and may I be there when you give them to her? It'll help our research."
> "That'd be kind of weird... Oh don't eat it yet, there's a doll lady that'd like to do research when you do eat it."
> "She's got a point." Marisa says. "But it's a wasted opportunity if we don't see it."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 05:25:39 AM
>"I could accompany you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 05:58:40 AM
>"I could accompany you."
> "You don't have something you're already doing?"
> "I think she's got a pretty free schedule." Marisa comments.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 07:51:51 AM
>"Free enough for this, at least. And I would be delighted to meet with your sister."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 08:19:56 AM
>"Free enough for this, at least. And I would be delighted to meet with your sister."
> "Okay. Let's take a pair and get going then." Minoriko says.
> "So after I take the rest of these, should I just get to working on them or check on the other doll you had search for them?" Marisa asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 09:15:43 AM
>"Take them. I'll check on the dolls."

Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 09:55:11 AM
>"Take them. I'll check on the dolls."
> Marisa starts to harvest the mushrooms.
> Minoriko also begins to take one pair for herself.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 12:57:36 PM
>Take three pairs. That should do for today,
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 01:14:47 PM
>Take three pairs. That should do for today,
> You collect a trio for yourself as Marisa continues on the rest.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 09, 2017, 01:31:29 PM
>Have any other dolls come in since we arrived here? Or will they gather back where we first sent them out?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 09, 2017, 01:48:45 PM
>Have any other dolls come in since we arrived here? Or will they gather back where we first sent them out?
> You expect that they'd be at the area you left...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2017, 05:37:18 AM
>Let's swing by there.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 10, 2017, 05:49:28 AM
>Let's swing by there.
> You head back to the previous area...
> Your other dolls are back, but they don't seem to have found anymore aside from the one doll you didn't follow.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2017, 06:51:28 AM
>Dismiss the other dolls with kind words and encouragements, then collect the location from the one we haven't followed. We can investigate later.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 10, 2017, 07:11:27 AM
>Dismiss the other dolls with kind words and encouragements, then collect the location from the one we haven't followed. We can investigate later.
> You dismiss your dolls, aside from the successful one. You decide to follow the doll later.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2017, 07:51:50 AM
>Go rejoin with Minoriko.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 10, 2017, 02:14:36 PM
>Go rejoin with Minoriko.
> You head back to Minoriko, who seems ready to go.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2017, 09:59:30 PM
>"Lead the way, Miss Minoriko."

>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 11, 2017, 01:56:02 AM
>"Lead the way, Miss Minoriko."

>_
> "Alright."
> "So we're parting for now?" Marisa asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 11, 2017, 03:00:59 AM
>Nod.
>"We'll meet back up later."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 11, 2017, 03:16:19 AM
>Nod.
>"We'll meet back up later."
> "See you then." Marisa nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 11, 2017, 04:27:12 AM
>"Indeed."
>Follow that goddess!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 11, 2017, 12:22:06 PM
>"Indeed."
>Follow that goddess!
> You follow Minoriko as she leads you back towards the mountain...
> The trek seems uneventful and you're getting tired of walking back and forth...
> "Oh, Minoriko. Did you find who was call- ..." You hear someone near the area you previously met Minoriko, and look over.
> "Yup. Glad you could come to us instead sis." Minoriko greets the figure similar to her.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 11, 2017, 01:50:05 PM
>Polite bow toward the new figure. "Good day."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 11, 2017, 11:27:21 PM
>Polite bow toward the new figure. "Good day."
> You bow.
> "Uh, hello."
> "This is Alice." Minoriko introduces. "Alice, this is my sister, Shizuha."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2017, 02:48:18 AM
>"It is a pleasure, Miss Shizuha. Might we have some of you time?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 12, 2017, 02:55:15 AM
>"It is a pleasure, Miss Shizuha. Might we have some of you time?"
> "It'll be worth it. Promise." Minoriko says.
> "Okay..." Shizuha approaches. "You aren't gonna ask me to duel her, are you?"
> "Nope." Minoriko shakes her head.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2017, 11:34:07 AM
>"Nothing like that! Rather, we got you a gift."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 12, 2017, 11:38:02 AM
>"Nothing like that! Rather, we got you a gift."
> "A gift? Why?" Shizuha asks.
> "We're goddesses Shizuha." Minoriko says. "Why's a gift weird to you?"
> "She said we..."
> "I can't give my sister something nice?" Minoriko looks upset.
> "Right. Sorry."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2017, 01:38:02 PM
>Smile.
>"It's alright. Just try it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 12, 2017, 01:40:20 PM
>Smile.
>"It's alright. Just try it."
> "Well, what is it?"
> "A snack." Minoriko retrieves her mushroom. "Now, we can both share it, or you can have it for yourself. It's really good, so choose wisely."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2017, 01:44:02 PM
>"Well...I could arrange for each of you to have one..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 12, 2017, 01:48:40 PM
It might be a good idea to give Shizuha an entire one to see how long it lasts (compared to Minoriko), and then perhaps also give each of them seconds for a more direct comparison between the two.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 12, 2017, 01:50:03 PM
>"Well...I could arrange for each of you to have one..."
> "That makes your choice easier then Shizuha."
> "How does it taste?" Shizuha asks.
> "Uh... W-Well, that's the trick with it. It has a unique taste to everyone that eats one. It was pretty good to me."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 02:22:45 AM
>Provide another pair of mushrooms for Minoriko.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 02:33:32 AM
>Provide another pair of mushrooms for Minoriko.
> You hand one of your mushroom pairs to Minoriko.
> "One pair for you. One pair for me." Minoriko hands her mushroom to her sister.
> "... Okay." Shizuha takes the mushroom and eats it.
> Minoriko eats hers.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 04:03:27 AM
>Observe,mentally prepare ourself for Minoriko.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 04:46:24 AM
>Observe,mentally prepare ourself for Minoriko.
> You brace yourself as the two flash.
> "Is it supposed to taste- H-Huhh!?" Shizuha looks startled as she notices her sister glowing.
> "Don't worry, this means it's working."
> "Working?"
> The mushrooms take their effect and the goddesses are changed.
> Minoriko returns to the appearance you expected without any changes.
> Shizuha seems to take on the usual properties, and the two seem to have similar sizes.
> Her outfit seems much more detailed and actually realistic. Scarily so, in that it looks like her outfit is made of a never ending scene of leaves constantly falling.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 06:10:16 AM
>"Wow... how do you feel, Miss Shizuha?"
>How large is she, compared to us and Minoriko?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 06:32:16 AM
>"Wow... how do you feel, Miss Shizuha?"
>How large is she, compared to us and Minoriko?
> "...Why am I... Was this the mushroom?"
> Minoriko nods.
> Shizuha is slightly taller than Minoriko, enough to match your height.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 06:42:32 AM
>Wow, so large...
>Smile.
>"Isnt it wonderful?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 07:06:09 AM
>Wow, so large...
>Smile.
>"Isnt it wonderful?"
> You briefly admire Shizuha's figure.
> "Well, it is...." Shizuha examines herself further.
> "It's more than wonderful though, right? Rather than just look different, don't you feel different too?" Minoriko asks.
> "Yea. What kind of mushroom was that?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 08:20:57 AM
>"We call it a glamour mushroom. It's quite dramatic, wouldn't you agree?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 08:46:45 AM
>"We call it a glamour mushroom. It's quite dramatic, wouldn't you agree?"
> "Definitely." Shizuha speaks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 11:54:17 AM
>"So, how do you feel?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 12:03:21 PM
>"So, how do you feel?"
> "My body feels all amazing. And my magic's all amazing too!"
> "What's new? Don't you just paint-"
> "Does it feel like this for you too?" Shizuha asks.
> "Yea." Minoriko agrees.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 12:10:02 PM
>"I must say, you've both gotten taller than anyone, too."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 09:58:01 PM
>"I must say, you've both gotten taller than anyone, too."
> "Really?" Shizuha asks.
> "You mean anyone at all, or just who ate the mushrooms?" Minoriko asks.
> In all possible definitions, a sandwich of these two would be heavenly...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2017, 10:10:35 PM
>Swallow heavily. We have wandered into a tiger's den. Such a heavenly den...
>"Well...um...kind of both?"

How strong is our reserve of willpower, gang?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 13, 2017, 11:04:52 PM
>Swallow heavily. We have wandered into a tiger's den. Such a heavenly den...
>"Well...um...kind of both?"

How strong is our reserve of willpower, gang?
> The sisters cheer together. You're half tempted to join them, but by the time you come to a decision, it's over.
> "Of course we're the tallest." Shizuha prides.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 13, 2017, 11:35:46 PM
What's willpower?

> Nod absentmindedly, with our mouth hanging open a bit.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 02:16:24 AM
What's willpower?

> Nod absentmindedly, with our mouth hanging open a bit.
> Maybe you could praise them again...
> "Oh, but this doesn't last forever." Minoriko says.
> "Oh..." Shizuha's brought down.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 02:40:45 AM
> "D-Don't worry. Longevity is one of the things we'll be researching. You can breast easy about that. Uh, I mean, rest easy."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 02:49:05 AM
>"Miss Minoriko held it longer than anyone else, though! So, it's about making the best use of it!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 03:33:41 AM
> "D-Don't worry. Longevity is one of the things we'll be researching. You can breast easy about that. Uh, I mean, rest easy."
>"Miss Minoriko held it longer than anyone else, though! So, it's about making the best use of it!"
> "You're researching them?"
> "Seems like we show the best results overall so far." Minoriko smiles.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 03:37:28 AM
>Nod. "Yeah, we're r-researching them. And yeah, the best, for sure..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 04:30:11 AM
>Nod. "Yeah, we're r-researching them. And yeah, the best, for sure..."
> "There'll be more, but I think these are the last ones we'll have for a while..." Minoriko says.
> "What's with all the bad news. Isn't there better things about this?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 04:38:38 AM
>"Y-yeah. Um, such as?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 04:57:16 AM
>"Y-yeah. Um, such as?"
> Shizuha thinks.
> "You already said the better things." Minoriko says. "Sure it's timed and we don't have much, but Alice is gonna fix those issues."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 06:38:01 AM
>"I'll do my best, yes!"
>Fidgit.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 06:51:44 AM
>"I'll do my best, yes!"
>Fidgit.
> "Speaking of Alice, she's a great person." Minoriko says. "First, look at that there." She points to your dolls.
> "...Dolls?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 07:23:36 AM
>"Ahahaha...I'm not that great..."
>Let her see Shanghai and Hourai.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 08:07:42 AM
>"Ahahaha...I'm not that great..."
>Let her see Shanghai and Hourai.
> You move your dolls towards the two.
> "They can move and do things on their own." Minoriko takes hold of Shanghai.
> "Shang. (Hi.)" Shanghai raises her arms in greeting.
> "Aww. Her voice is cute." Shizuha comments.
> "All of her is cute." Minoriko hugs the doll.
> "What about you?" Shizuha takes hold of Hourai, whom doesn't answer.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 08:09:35 AM
>"That is Hourai. She's a very independent minded girl, and doesn't like to be treated as less than an equal."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 08:15:58 AM
>"That is Hourai. She's a very independent minded girl, and doesn't like to be treated as less than an equal."
> "Oh." Shizuha lets the doll go. "Nice to meet you then, Hourai."
> The doll seems to pout for a moment.
> "Oh, did you let them eat any yet?" Minoriko asks, holding the doll back to a reasonable distance.
> "...Can they?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 08:23:14 AM
>Ah geez, can they?
>If not, shake our head. "I haven't gotten that far yet."
>If so, say so and mention their schedule.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 08:53:12 AM
>Ah geez, can they?
>If not, shake our head. "I haven't gotten that far yet."
>If so, say so and mention their schedule.
> Yes. They don't need to, but it's useful.
> The talk of food and Minoriko's presence makes you regret only having toast...
> "Wow... You must be a really good magician..." Minoriko says.
> "Since we could do better things with these mushrooms, couldn't you too?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 09:10:49 AM
>"That m-may be so, but I've been trying to remain a neutral observer, so to speak."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 09:29:42 AM
>"That m-may be so, but I've been trying to remain a neutral observer, so to speak."
> "That's unfortunate."
> "The next time we can have these effects, should we try to test our popularity?" Minoriko asks her sister. "You'll definitely be taken notice of."
> "Maybe not together... they'll just pay attention to yo- one of us."
> "No they wouldn't."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 09:42:25 AM
>"I think y-you both would cause a stir!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:00:39 AM
>"I think y-you both would cause a stir!"
> "See, she agrees." Minoriko says.
> "You're bigger though. They'll pay attention to you because of that." Shizuha says.
> "What do you mean? You're bigger. I'm not even at Alice size and you are."
> You believe they've passed 5 minutes successfully...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 10:06:31 AM
>Smile. Steady ourself.
>"You're both quite large and charming. I am sure people will love you both."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 11:03:18 AM
>Smile. Steady ourself.
>"You're both quite large and charming. I am sure people will love you both."
> Oh you're not gonna last in hunger with just yourself, two goddesses, and your dolls in the middle of a forest. Not with each of your personal spaces still intact at least. Curse their increased duration...
> "Thank you." Minoriko releases Shanghai.
> "Which of us is better though?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 11:13:20 AM
> "...Uh...I'm not sure. I-I'd need to inspect more closely."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 11:37:56 AM
> "...Uh...I'm not sure. I-I'd need to inspect more closely."
> The sisters look over to each other.
> "It is close..." Shizuha says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 11:41:57 AM
> Nod some more.
> "Do you want me to inspect more closely?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 11:43:30 AM
> Nod some more.
> "Do you want me to inspect more closely?"
> The sisters nod.
> "We've gotta see who's better." Shizuha.
> "We don't really, but if we're both the same, that'd be great." Minoriko says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2017, 11:48:34 AM
>Holy crap that kinda worked...
>"So...what should I make the call based on?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 12:07:18 PM
>Holy crap that kinda worked...
>"So...what should I make the call based on?"
> "We're both tall, but people will think I'm better since I'm taller." Shizuha.
> "But size shouldn't matter."
> "Mm... Who got changed better by the mushrooms then." Shizuha says. "That fair, right?"
> "More fair than by size..." Minoriko says.
> "But you're still bigger in the better areas." Shizuha argues.
> "Rai Hourai Rai. Rai Hourai Hourai Rai. (Size isn't everything. It should be by how it feels too.)"
> "Shang Shang Shanghai. (And their demeanor.)"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 12:13:52 PM
> "Y-Yeah, how it feels is very important for judging. Demeanor is also important, though you both seem reasonably similar there, and I would be able to judge how you feel a lot easier. Er, h-how it feels."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 12:26:53 PM
> "Y-Yeah, how it feels is very important for judging. Demeanor is also important, though you both seem reasonably similar there, and I would be able to judge how you feel a lot easier. Er, h-how it feels."
> "Oh. You mean you wanna feel us up?" Minoriko asks.
> "How naughty ♪" Shizuha teases.
> "Rai Hourai Hourai! (It's not that indecent!)"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 12:31:35 PM
If you wanna go somewhere else with this, feel free to countermand.

> Frown with a bit of a blush.
> "T-That's not what I..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 12:48:34 PM
If you wanna go somewhere else with this, feel free to countermand.

> Frown with a bit of a blush.
> "T-That's not what I..."
> "Want to let her try ad determine?" Shizuha looks to her sister. "You'd want to know how it feels to be like this too, right?"
> "Sort of..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 01:00:09 PM
> "Y-yeah, anyone would!"
> Look shocked.
> "Wait, no, I didn't mean..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 01:16:31 PM
> "Y-yeah, anyone would!"
> Look shocked.
> "Wait, no, I didn't mean..."
> "Oh well..." Shizuha says. "So how do you understand what those two say?" She points to your dolls.
> "We're just moving on?" Minoriko questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 01:22:16 PM
> "...W-Well, uhh...I mean, if you're offering, I-I wouldn't say no..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 05:31:21 PM
> "...W-Well, uhh...I mean, if you're offering, I-I wouldn't say no..."
> "Hmm?" Shizuha questions, crossing her arms as if to tease further.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 06:17:27 PM
> Frown a bit more (in conflict/frustration rather than anger).
> "...I...said if you're offering I wouldn't say no."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 06:49:35 PM
> Frown a bit more (in conflict/frustration rather than anger).
> "...I...said if you're offering I wouldn't say no."
> "Aren't you gonna see which one of us is better?" Shizuha invites.
> "Let's just settle with both of us being-... aww..." Minoriko notices herself and her sister beginning to flash.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 06:51:00 PM
> How long did that last? Give both a time estimate and a comparison to Minoriko's first go-around.
> How many more mushrooms did we take with us?
> "Oh, that's too bad..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 06:53:58 PM
> How long did that last? Give both a time estimate and a comparison to Minoriko's first go-around.
> How many more mushrooms did we take with us?
> "Oh, that's too bad..."
> About 7... 8 minutes. It felt longer than Minoriko's first time.
> You had 3, meaning you still have 2 left.
> "What's too bad?" Shizuha asks.
> "It's over..." Minoriko explains.
> "Huh?"
> The two return to their original states, to your relief and dismay.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 07:03:57 PM
> Phew...okay, back to business, back to business...
> "Unfortunate. Though it is interesting that they lasted longer than your first time, Miss Minoriko."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 07:11:48 PM
> Phew...okay, back to business, back to business...
> "Unfortunate. Though it is interesting that they lasted longer than your first time, Miss Minoriko."
> "They did?"
> "That was short..." Shizuha examines her self in dissatisfaction.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 07:17:43 PM
> "They did. I wonder if more use begets longer times."
> Look mildly thoughtful.
> "They grand physical toughness as well...I also sort of wonder if the string piercing from earlier would not hurt as much, or at all, if applied to someone in an enhanced state."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 07:26:45 PM
> "They did. I wonder if more use begets longer times."
> Look mildly thoughtful.
> "They grand physical toughness as well...I also sort of wonder if the string piercing from earlier would not hurt as much, or at all, if applied to someone in an enhanced state."
> "String piercing?"
> "Oh right, that thing." Minoriko recalls.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 07:30:20 PM
> Nod.
> "Miss Minoriko, perhaps you'd like to explain it to her, since you experienced it yourself?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 07:40:52 PM
> Nod.
> "Miss Minoriko, perhaps you'd like to explain it to her, since you experienced it yourself?"
> "Alice could do this... uh, thing, where she inserted strings into your body. They hurt going in, since they have to break the skin and all... But it lets her control you." Minoriko says. "She could make you jump over and over like an involuntary reflex. But it's not completely against your will."
> "S-So she makes you her puppet?" Shizuha says.
> "Not... exactly. You can resist..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 07:43:53 PM
> "Miss Minoriko was able to resist notably more so than Marisa was in my experiments. And there is no need to worry, such experimentation involves ethical boundaries and trust that they will not be crossed. I have no need or desire to disgrace myself, let alone agitate Reimu enough to exterminate me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 07:48:02 PM
> "Miss Minoriko was able to resist notably more so than Marisa was in my experiments. And there is no need to worry, such experimentation involves ethical boundaries and trust that they will not be crossed. I have no need or desire to disgrace myself, let alone agitate Reimu enough to exterminate me."
> "That's good to hear." Shizuha says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 07:54:16 PM
> Look to Minoriko.
> "I suppose it is always worth checking, though. Do you believe I tried to make you do anything untoward?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 08:04:17 PM
> Look to Minoriko.
> "I suppose it is always worth checking, though. Do you believe I tried to make you do anything untoward?"
> "Kind of... but it wasn't that bad."
> "What was it." Shizuha speaks in a protective manner, as opposed to asking a question.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 08:08:34 PM
> "Oh? My apologies, I did not realize. I am curious as well, then."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:01:37 PM
> "Oh? My apologies, I did not realize. I am curious as well, then."
> "It felt like I was going to try and appear at another place, while already being there." Minoriko says.
> "Huh? You mean splitting your spirit?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 10:04:33 PM
> "Ah, that. When you mentioned being able to manifest in different locations, I was curious to see if you could actually be in two places at once physically. I assume that is not possible."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:17:53 PM
> "Ah, that. When you mentioned being able to manifest in different locations, I was curious to see if you could actually be in two places at once physically. I assume that is not possible."
> "I think it is..." Shizuha comments.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 10:21:00 PM
> "Huh. Might I ask you to try? Or is that uncouth?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:33:20 PM
> "Huh. Might I ask you to try? Or is that uncouth?"
> "You were nearly about to get a few handfuls earlier..." Shizuha says.
> "It wouldn't be." Minoriko says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 10:38:33 PM
> Look at Shizuha with a bit of a blushing frown.
> "D-don't remind me of that, please. I'm not exactly proud of it. Anyway, if either of you could indeed appear in multiple places at once, that would be beneficial to mushroom growing and long-distance communication."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:45:14 PM
> Look at Shizuha with a bit of a blushing frown.
> "D-don't remind me of that, please. I'm not exactly proud of it. Anyway, if either of you could indeed appear in multiple places at once, that would be beneficial to mushroom growing and long-distance communication."
> "For something like that..." Minoriko speaks.
> "That'd be pretty useful. I might be up for that." Shizuha says. "Though, I'm not as useful as my sister in the areas of growing things..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 10:47:33 PM
> "Each to their own abilities. No one should be discounted so quickly. May I see a demonstration, though?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:52:57 PM
> "Each to their own abilities. No one should be discounted so quickly. May I see a demonstration, though?"
> "Of what I can do? Well..." Shizuha loops up to a tree, extending her arms towards it.
> The near side of the tree's leaves begin to change quickly, to an orange color.
> "That worked?" Shizuha stops. "W-Well enough for a demonstration." She continues the phrase.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 14, 2017, 10:55:01 PM
> Nod.
> "Impressive. I'm sure we can work you into our little budding enterprise. Now, would either of you be willing to do the multiple manifestation thing?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 10:56:59 PM
> Nod.
> "Impressive. I'm sure we can work you into our little budding enterprise. Now, would either of you be willing to do the multiple manifestation thing?"
> "I think I have to." Minoriko says. "My ability's important for the growth."
> "I'll do it to. Shizuha says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 10:59:47 PM
> "Excellent. As many manifestations as is reasonable, please. For both of you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 11:06:49 PM
> "Excellent. As many manifestations as is reasonable, please. For both of you."
> "As many as reasonable..." Minoriko says.
> "Well, many, so... Five?" Shizuha looks to her sister.
> "Two..."
> "Four?"
> "..."
> "Three?"
> "Two."
> "Three. It'll be worth it."
> "..."
> "Two." Shizuha settles.
> Minoriko smiles a bit thankfully.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 11:10:13 PM
> Nod.
> "Very well. And try not to manifest in the same location, of course. Unless you know it's safe to do so and think something interesting might happen if you do, in which case, I'd rather see that."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 14, 2017, 11:44:04 PM
> Nod.
> "Very well. And try not to manifest in the same location, of course. Unless you know it's safe to do so and think something interesting might happen if you do, in which case, I'd rather see that."
> Two more pairs of the duo appear near you as you finish speaking.
> "Why do you want more than just one anyways?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 14, 2017, 11:52:08 PM
> "It's good to know what we have at our disposal."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 12:09:45 AM
> "It's good to know what we have at our disposal."
> "Uh huh..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 12:17:38 AM
> "What about the other thing I mentioned? Do you know what would happen if you tried to manifest at the same time in the same location?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:21:38 AM
> "What about the other thing I mentioned? Do you know what would happen if you tried to manifest at the same time in the same location?"
> "Well, I think my spirit would already be there, so another part can't just occupy the same space. Maybe one would be pushed away." Shizuha says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 01:24:46 AM
> Look curious.
> "Your spirit would already be there, you say? Even if you tried at the exact same time?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:37:35 AM
> Look curious.
> "Your spirit would already be there, you say? Even if you tried at the exact same time?"
> "Exacts are hard things to get you know. Even if it's the same person..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 01:52:18 AM
> "What about with, like, a countdown?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:57:11 AM
> "What about with, like, a countdown?"
> "That's still difficult."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 15, 2017, 02:09:38 AM
>"No need to overtax yourself, then."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:15:56 AM
>"No need to overtax yourself, then."
> "Okay."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 15, 2017, 07:15:42 AM
>"Hmmm, I think we're just about done with business, then. It's been quite illuminating."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 07:16:13 AM
>"Hmmm, I think we're just about done with business, then. It's been quite illuminating."
> "It has." Shizuha agrees.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 11:15:22 AM
No interest in having Shizuha tag along for this? I'd feel bad leaving her behind and only involving her sister, especially after what she said about her ability not being useful. (It might actually be good to have one of each of their manifestations follow us around at all times, so they're the first to know if any new developments arise.)

> "Mmm...forgive my rudeness, ladies, but I wish to try something myself really quick."
> We're currently what, four meters tall? Grow ourselves (including clothes and possessions) another two meters.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 12:05:03 PM
No interest in having Shizuha tag along for this? I'd feel bad leaving her behind and only involving her sister, especially after what she said about her ability not being useful. (It might actually be good to have one of each of their manifestations follow us around at all times, so they're the first to know if any new developments arise.)

> "Mmm...forgive my rudeness, ladies, but I wish to try something myself really quick."
> We're currently what, four meters tall? Grow ourselves (including clothes and possessions) another two meters.
> "Hm?" The two question.
> You grow yourself further, reaching six meters.
> "Y-You're getting bigger?" Shizuha questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 12:10:37 PM
> Nod.
> "It's something I discovered recently."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 12:31:12 PM
> Nod.
> "It's something I discovered recently."
> "You discovered a lot recently I take it..." Shizuha comments.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 12:32:02 PM
> "Down time is experimentation time."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 12:45:01 PM
> "Down time is experimentation time."
> "U-Uh huh..."
> "But it seems she really knows how to make use of that time." Minoriko says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 12:47:01 PM
> Does Shizuha seem flustered, nervous, scared, or something else?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 12:53:21 PM
> Does Shizuha seem flustered, nervous, scared, or something else?
> She seems impressed, but also slightly flustered.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 01:01:20 PM
> Grin just a little bit at Shizuha.
> "Not so easy to remain calm, is it?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:03:52 PM
> Grin just a little bit at Shizuha.
> "Not so easy to remain calm, is it?"
> "W-What do you mean? I'm fine."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 01:19:48 PM
> Continue smirking, but say nothing.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:20:58 PM
> Continue smirking, but say nothing.
> "Anything else you discovered?" Minoriko interjects.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 01:37:14 PM
> Lose the smirk.
> "Not beyond what I've already shown you. The effects do seem to last longer for you two than for Marisa and myself, for what that's worth."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 01:44:48 PM
> Lose the smirk.
> "Not beyond what I've already shown you. The effects do seem to last longer for you two than for Marisa and myself, for what that's worth."
> "Well, we'll be in your care for the future."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 01:53:20 PM
> Nod.
> "And I in yours. Come to think of it, how much of a strain is it having several physical selves at once? Perhaps it would be beneficial to have one of both of your selves with me at all times while your other selves go about their daily business here."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:00:57 PM
> Nod.
> "And I in yours. Come to think of it, how much of a strain is it having several physical selves at once? Perhaps it would be beneficial to have one of both of your selves with me at all times while your other selves go about their daily business here."
> "You have an entire other self doing things and feeling things. It's nothing right now, but being tired won't feel good... If it's just one, then we'll be fine."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 15, 2017, 02:04:54 PM
> "Just one extra body, or just one body, period?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:08:08 PM
> "Just one extra body, or just one body, period?"
> "One extra."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 02:13:53 PM
> "That's fine by me. I'd rather maximize your comforts if you're going to help us."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:19:15 PM
> "That's fine by me. I'd rather maximize your comforts if you're going to help us."
> "Phew." One of the Minorikos vanish. "That's better."
> "So we're only using one?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 02:24:21 PM
> "You can keep as many yous around as you want. It's your, uh, you. I am merely saying that if you only want one, I will only ask for one."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:25:29 PM
> "You can keep as many yous around as you want. It's your, uh, you. I am merely saying that if you only want one, I will only ask for one."
> "It'll be less complicated with one." One of the Shizuhas vanish.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 02:41:20 PM
> Nod.
> "Very good."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:45:30 PM
> Nod.
> "Very good."
> "So we'll just be with you from now on?" Minoriko asks.
> "What's next..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Suwako Moriya on September 15, 2017, 02:46:29 PM
> Do we have pockets?
> If so, are they large enough to hold one or both sisters?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 15, 2017, 02:54:33 PM
> Do we have pockets?
> If so, are they large enough to hold one or both sisters?
> The best you have are already for the mushrooms. You should have an outfit at home that could actually stand a chance at working...
>_

[moriya]Purvis: I'm deferring to you on what to do next, though I ask the Akis be treated nicely like the alluring business partners they are.[/moriya]
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 08:27:20 AM
I'm not opposed to the idea, but I can't think of a particular reason we would need to drag them around with us. We don't really have any particular goals in mind they would be any help with.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 16, 2017, 11:22:19 AM
It's okay even if they're just along for the ride for a while. Who knows what we might find along the way that they could help out with?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 11:32:54 AM
Works for me!

>"If you would be so kind as to join me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 16, 2017, 11:36:46 AM
Also, something else I am curious about is whether one manifestation eating a mushroom affects the others. If we run out of other things to do, that would be worth dragging Minoriko back to the mushroom field for (to grow some more before we have them eat them).
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 11:45:07 AM
Works for me!

>"If you would be so kind as to join me."
> "Lead the way." Minoriko cheers.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 12:10:19 PM
>"Hmmm...what is the next step..."
>Pick up Minoriko. "Would you mind if I went home to get a dress with large enough pockets for you to use?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 12:12:52 PM
>"Hmmm...what is the next step..."
>Pick up Minoriko. "Would you mind if I went home to get a dress with large enough pockets for you to use?"
> You lift Minoriko.
> "Pockets for me to use?" She questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 12:25:18 PM
>"To easily keep you with me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 12:27:17 PM
>"To easily keep you with me."
> "...You're gonna put us in pockets?" Shizuha questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 12:32:59 PM
>"It would have been..-"
>Frown.
>"Sorry. No, I won't. Maybe I could carry you on my shoulders?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 12:40:48 PM
>"It would have been..-"
>Frown.
>"Sorry. No, I won't. Maybe I could carry you on my shoulders?"
> "For practicality, you could keep more mushrooms in your pockets that way." Minoriko says.
> "She's right..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 01:06:20 PM
>"Once we have more, certainly."
>"Hm. I wonder if Marisa has discovered anything new yet? Or perhaps a few more experiments are in order..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 01:06:59 PM
>"Once we have more, certainly."
>"Hm. I wonder if Marisa has discovered anything new yet? Or perhaps a few more experiments are in order..."
> "Is she as active as you in experimenting?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 01:08:59 PM
>"Well, not the kind you two have done today. But in other, admittedly more boring sorts, oh my yes."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 01:12:57 PM
>"Well, not the kind you two have done today. But in other, admittedly more boring sorts, oh my yes."
> "Oh. Still experiments though."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 01:13:46 PM
>"Mmm. I know who we could have try these mushrooms, next."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 01:16:42 PM
>"Mmm. I know who we could have try these mushrooms, next."
> "Ah?" The sisters both ask. "Who?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 16, 2017, 01:22:17 PM
>"An old acquaintance."
>Pick up Shizuha as well, and shuffle both deities onto our shoulders.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 16, 2017, 04:09:05 PM
>"An old acquaintance."
>Pick up Shizuha as well, and shuffle both deities onto our shoulders.
> You carefully lead Minoriko to one hand, then grab hold of Shizuha, bringing both up to your shoulders.
> They fit with a bit of struggle after hoping they wouldn't fall.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:05:38 AM
>We can offer them support with our arms, at least.
>Once they are reasonably comfort, let's make our way toward Scarlet Devil Mansion. And...just revel quietly in our hugeness along the way.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:23:53 AM
>We can offer them support with our arms, at least.
>Once they are reasonably comfort, let's make our way toward Scarlet Devil Mansion. And...just revel quietly in our hugeness along the way.
> You get them seated a bit better before heading off for the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
> The two seem to be enjoying the ride, or rather, they don't complain.
> You arrive at Misty Lake. The mansion is, as usual, guarded by Meiling. There's fairies around, and you expect to be bothered if you don't act busy...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:36:23 AM
>Head for Meiling. Exactly where we expected her to be.
>"Good morning!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:40:10 AM
>Head for Meiling. Exactly where we expected her to be.
>"Good morning!"
> You approach the gate guard.
> "Ah. Good morning Alice." Meiling responds.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 01:26:59 AM
>Kneel down to make talking easier. Grin.
>"I'm surprised you're so blase about this."

Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 01:37:10 AM
>Kneel down to make talking easier. Grin.
>"I'm surprised you're so blase about this."
> You kneel.
> "Well, I didn't expect you to be here looking like this, but there's probably not much things that are impossible..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 01:44:22 AM
>Chuckle.
>"That's a good attitude for a guard to have."
>Set the sisters down, and fish out a pair of mushrooms. "Want a snack?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 01:49:56 AM
>Chuckle.
>"That's a good attitude for a guard to have."
>Set the sisters down, and fish out a pair of mushrooms. "Want a snack?"
> You set the two down gently, before taking out a pair of the mushrooms.
> "Oh sure. I was getting pretty hungry."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 02:08:13 AM
>Hand them over.
>"I'm sure you'll enjoy them."
>Wait for the effects to set in.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 02:49:11 AM
>Hand them over.
>"I'm sure you'll enjoy them."
>Wait for the effects to set in.
> You hand Meiling the mushrooms, and she seems to appreciate the taste.
> The woman flashes as expected, and you await the changes.
> The resulting figure bursts the records already set in place.
> Her hair has increased in length, being similar to her height, which, although not to yours yet, is the tallest from the mushroom's consumers.
> Her outfit has a large opening for the large contents, but staring is really going to end you. It also has a pattern, but keeping your eyes from trailing off towards the nearest revealed area of skin isn't easy, if not possible at all.
> Deviously, the outfit reveals a great length of Meiling's legs.
> Lest they're blind, you believe this would undoubtedly keep attention away from the mansion, in a way...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 02:52:40 AM
>"W-wow..."
>Try to estimate how large she is.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 03:04:24 AM
>"W-wow..."
>Try to estimate how large she is.
> You believe Meiling stands near your previous  4 meter height...
> "Those were great. A lot of energy in them." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 03:08:58 AM
>"I'll say! How do you feel?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 03:15:17 AM
>"I'll say! How do you feel?"
> "Great." The youkai flips her hair. "I'm not even tired now."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 03:16:48 AM
>"You definitely look great!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 03:48:43 AM
>"You definitely look great!"
> Meiling examines herself.
> "Oh... When did this happen?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 03:53:27 AM
>"When you ate them. didn't you notice that everything got smaller?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 03:54:20 AM
>"When you ate them. didn't you notice that everything got smaller?"
> "Not really..."
> "Wow..." The sisters finally speak.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 03:55:50 AM
>"Well then, how do you feel now that you've noticed?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 04:25:09 AM
>"Well then, how do you feel now that you've noticed?"
> "Well... confused I guess."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 04:26:21 AM
>Chuckle. "I suppose that makes sense. Sorry for tricking you a little bit."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 04:31:47 AM
>Chuckle. "I suppose that makes sense. Sorry for tricking you a little bit."
> "How did those... do this?" Meiling questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 04:35:56 AM
>"Mushrooms can be magical sometimes. We're working on cracking the mystery."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 04:41:56 AM
>"Mushrooms can be magical sometimes. We're working on cracking the mystery."
> "Oh... This is still pretty nice though."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 04:44:15 AM
>"Try a few stands and simple moves? I want to see if you're style has improved."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 04:55:58 AM
>"Try a few stands and simple moves? I want to see if you're style has improved."
> "On you?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 05:04:44 AM
>"No, just shadow box and stuff."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 05:15:13 AM
>"No, just shadow box and stuff."
> "Tricky to see any improvement without a target..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 05:21:29 AM
>"Not quite. Speed and precision, the feeling of force, it can all be seen."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 06:30:04 AM
>"Not quite. Speed and precision, the feeling of force, it can all be seen."
> "This is a bit embarrassing, but okay." Meiling steps away from the gate and you a bit.
> Meiling begins to throw a few punches and kicks that don't seem unique in any way out of what she is usually capable of... You could risk waiting for her to do more, but that would take precious time.
> At least the view is nice...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 06:32:14 AM
>Smile at the view. "Not bad, not bad. Do you feel anything different?
>"Hm, try channeling a little ki?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 06:50:34 AM
>Smile at the view. "Not bad, not bad. Do you feel anything different?
>"Hm, try channeling a little ki?"
> "No, not much..."
> Meiling stops and stands firm for a bit, before extending a fist a short distance.
> There's a blast of energy, as if she fired an explosion of danmaku. The force rocks you a bit.
> "How was that?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 06:51:19 AM
"...Kind of impressive. Is that normal for you?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 06:53:02 AM
"...Kind of impressive. Is that normal for you?"
> "It might've been a bit more than normal."
> Your two dolls return to your side. You suspect they had it worse, given their size...
> "What if you use a lot?" Shizuha asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 06:53:59 AM
>"Is that all you can do with channeling ki?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 06:57:43 AM
>"Is that all you can do with channeling ki?"
> "No. Not at all~" Meiling boasts.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 06:59:43 AM
>"Oh, what else can you do?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:14:11 AM
>"Oh, what else can you do?"
> "Empower myself. Fly." Meiling lists. "Things like that."
> "Uh, flying is... Nevermind." Shizuha says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 07:14:38 AM
>"Try empowering yourself!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:25:25 AM
>"Try empowering yourself!"
> Meiling holds her hands together, and begins to flash as her energy rises.
> And her outfit due to her causing a sort of updraft.
> However, it doesn't seem to be the flashing from the mushroom, thankfully.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 07:27:18 AM
>Observe.
>"What kind of strengthening?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:36:47 AM
>Observe.
>"What kind of strengthening?"
> It's not enough to see what she's wearing, but you are treated a significant view of her legs.
> "Physical. Durability, endurance, power, pressure, control."
> "That doesn't seem really useful if it doesn't work on danmaku." Minoriko says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 07:38:53 AM
>"Hmmm, so an all around enhancement...Hmm...are you gathering more?"
>Smile.
>"Try to use it and make yourself larger."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:43:47 AM
>"Hmmm, so an all around enhancement...Hmm...are you gathering more?"
>Smile.
>"Try to use it and make yourself larger."
> "Oh, make myself larger?" Meiling stops. "I'm not sure I could do that..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 07:46:06 AM
>"Give it a try, it'll be a worthy test of your abilities. It is the next step of enhancement, isn't it?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:47:30 AM
>"Give it a try, it'll be a worthy test of your abilities. It is the next step of enhancement, isn't it?"
> "You cover more area and have more mass at the expense of being a bigger target, right? I don't think that's all that good..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 07:49:41 AM
>"Maybe not for danmaku, but for other kinds of combat, it's a blessing, no? Besides, if you're larger, you can take more punishment. And perhaps enhance your danmaku too."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 07:59:10 AM
>"Maybe not for danmaku, but for other kinds of combat, it's a blessing, no? Besides, if you're larger, you can take more punishment. And perhaps enhance your danmaku too."
> "Hm... I don't think I can use my ability to grow though..."
> "As a Youkai, couldn't you just change your appearance?" Minoriko asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:00:06 AM
>"It's not that easy, Minoriko."
>Nod to Meiling. "I think it's worth trying, but I understand if it's intimidating."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 17, 2017, 08:00:38 AM
> Actually, can youkai alter their appearances at will?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:07:02 AM
>"It's not that easy, Minoriko."
>Nod to Meiling. "I think it's worth trying, but I understand if it's intimidating."
> "I'd rather not break myself in some way trying it... At least, not without thinking it through enough."
> Actually, can youkai alter their appearances at will?
> Not truly, you believe. It's only to a certain extent that they can.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:10:22 AM
>Nod. "I understand. It's a shame, though. I'd love to see you get as large as me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:15:06 AM
>Nod. "I understand. It's a shame, though. I'd love to see you get as large as me."
> "How did you get so large?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:17:04 AM
>Grin.
>"Just the culmination of some research I started around when the kappa were making people think daidarabotchi was running around. I've had it work on some dolls, and managed to make it work on myself."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:25:02 AM
>Grin.
>"Just the culmination of some research I started around when the kappa were making people think daidarabotchi was running around. I've had it work on some dolls, and managed to make it work on myself."
> "Huhh... When did that happen?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:26:16 AM
>"It was awhile go. They made some kind of doll sort of thing they filled with steam to make it move."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:27:48 AM
>"It was awhile go. They made some kind of doll sort of thing they filled with steam to make it move."
> "That sounds interesting."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:31:04 AM
>"It was all over the newspapers and stuff. Anyways, it's the application my research! I wonder if I could help you figure out how to channel your chi?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:40:46 AM
>"It was all over the newspapers and stuff. Anyways, it's the application my research! I wonder if I could help you figure out how to channel your chi?"
> "Well, more ways to utilize it would be welcome." Meiling nods.
> She's beautiful, but at least she's not hard to resist like Minoriko...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 08:45:13 AM
>Mentally go over how our expansion spell works.
>"First, tell me how you gather and apply your ki?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 08:54:59 AM
>Mentally go over how our expansion spell works.
>"First, tell me how you gather and apply your ki?"
> You normally send your magic into your dolls with the mindset of growing them. You require contact, physical touching or through your strings. It's the same for yourself, but as you're already in contact with your magic, it's a step quicker.
> "There's Qi in  the body. That could be used, and I'm able to use it very well."
> You believe it's almost been 5 minutes...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 09:00:15 AM
>How do we direct the spell to take that specific effect?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 09:15:52 AM
>How do we direct the spell to take that specific effect?
> Use your magic with the intention of growing someone, rather than commanding/controlling your dolls. There's no specifics needed such as growing their bones and muscles.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 09:19:42 AM
>"Hn. What I do is simply gathered the power needed, then direct it with the intention of growing the target. Since it's just you, your qi ought to have no problems."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 09:22:21 AM
>"Hn. What I do is simply gathered the power needed, then direct it with the intention of growing the target. Since it's just you, your qi ought to have no problems."
> Meiling takes the previous stance and seems to start trying...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 09:23:14 AM
>Observe. You can do it, Meiling!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 09:34:25 AM
>Observe. You can do it, Meiling!
> You watch.
> Meiling seems to be gathering energy again. Or powering up is it...
> No changes to her size yet...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 09:39:48 AM
>Wait and hope.
>Try to sense if we can feel how she is channeling it, and perhaps offer advice.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 09:45:45 AM
>Wait and hope.
>Try to sense if we can feel how she is channeling it, and perhaps offer advice.
> You try to sense. Don't know until you try.
> The woman reverts to her former, less glorious, glory.
> "W-What?" Meiling stops. "What happened?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 09:46:58 AM
>"The mushroom ran out. That's alright, keep trying."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 09:56:07 AM
>"The mushroom ran out. That's alright, keep trying."
> "...Huh..."
> The gate guard returns to her attempts.
> If you had a string in her, you could possibly tell where she's using her magic and energy.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 10:03:42 AM
>"I may be able to help, but it would hurt..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 10:09:54 AM
>"I may be able to help, but it would hurt..."
> "Are you doing that again?" Minoriko asks.
> "I'll accept it." Meiling agrees.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 10:16:35 AM
>"I am."
>Place a string along Meiling's back, where her skin shouldn't be too sensitive. Then see what we can find.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 10:27:21 AM
>"I am."
>Place a string along Meiling's back, where her skin shouldn't be too sensitive. Then see what we can find.
> You pierce a string through Meiling's back.
> The gate guard doesn't seem to flinch much.
> You can feel her magic through it.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 10:47:31 AM
>Trace it; see what she is doing, and what she is doing wrong in particular.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 10:54:14 AM
>Trace it; see what she is doing, and what she is doing wrong in particular.
> The energy is being flowed as if to escape her body evenly in all areas, however, she's making sure to keep it in her. You think she's trying to use it to expand her body, rather than trying to make her magic make herself grow.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:07:02 AM
>"I can't explain it in words, but...let me try to show you. Follow my lead."
>Direct just a little of her qi to push her magic toward growth, just enough that she ought to be able to feel it, and then replicate it herself.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:09:32 AM
>"I can't explain it in words, but...let me try to show you. Follow my lead."
>Direct just a little of her qi to push her magic toward growth, just enough that she ought to be able to feel it, and then replicate it herself.
> The best you could do is tasking Meiling with directing her qi herself. Will you do this?
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:10:15 AM
>Do so, just a little so she can get the hang of it. Try to keep her clothing intact as well.
>"Follow my lead."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:14:10 AM
>Do so, just a little so she can get the hang of it. Try to keep her clothing intact as well.
>"Follow my lead."
> You task Meiling with doing so.
> Despite Meiling continuing where you lead her, her body does not grow in size...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:17:18 AM
>Can we see what went wrong?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:20:41 AM
>Can we see what went wrong?
> No. You don't believe her magic is capable of making her grow...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:21:41 AM
>Can we explore her qi, and see if it has that kind of potential? Or explore the magic to confirm she lacks the potential?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:24:11 AM
>Can we explore her qi, and see if it has that kind of potential? Or explore the magic to confirm she lacks the potential?
> You wish you could. It'd be quite useful.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:28:06 AM
>"Mmm...it's not that easy... Your qi and my own methods aren't directly comparable. I'm certain it has to be possible, but..."
>Can we see any kind of path from how she is applying her qi to achieve the effect we want? Perhaps directing it in another direction?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:38:02 AM
>"Mmm...it's not that easy... Your qi and my own methods aren't directly comparable. I'm certain it has to be possible, but..."
>Can we see any kind of path from how she is applying her qi to achieve the effect we want? Perhaps directing it in another direction?
> If she can empower herself physically in a manner of ways, she could probably empower her body's size in a way...
> "I wonder if it'll really work..." The bystander sisters question.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:41:28 AM
>"The trick is to just figure out what to empower..."
>Can we see what she has been trying to empower? And from that, deduce what she hasn't been trying?
>"I'm sure she can!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:43:46 AM
>"The trick is to just figure out what to empower..."
>Can we see what she has been trying to empower? And from that, deduce what she hasn't been trying?
>"I'm sure she can!"
> No.
> "Well, we can't do anything to help but cheer you on."
> "Good luck."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:45:21 AM
>"Hmmm. Try to spread out your focus a little more, Meiling. See if you can find what you've been overlooking..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 11:48:55 AM
>"Hmmm. Try to spread out your focus a little more, Meiling. See if you can find what you've been overlooking..."
> Meiling breathes out.
> "I'll try..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:53:24 AM
>"I have faith in you. There's no one else who's mastery of qi can match yours."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:02:54 PM
>"I have faith in you. There's no one else who's mastery of qi can match yours."
> "I'll try another way then." Meiling continues.
> No growth yet...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:04:59 PM
>Can we read what she is doing now? And if so, can we see if it seems to be having any more effect than before?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:18:10 PM
>Can we read what she is doing now? And if so, can we see if it seems to be having any more effect than before?
> No...
> "I think I might know how to do it. But I don't think I'd want to."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:23:01 PM
>"Would it cause a problem?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:33:32 PM
>"Would it cause a problem?"
> Meiling stops.
> "If I try to make myself grow, as in age-wise, it might work. Things grow in size as they age most of the time."
> "...How would that even work?" Shizuha asks.
> "I-It's a thought..." Meiling responds.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:38:37 PM
>"Hmm...you're onto something, but not like you're thinking. There is something that causes it, but it isn't age. It's something about the body at those times. Find that, reawaken it, and enhance it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:47:03 PM
>"Hmm...you're onto something, but not like you're thinking. There is something that causes it, but it isn't age. It's something about the body at those times. Find that, reawaken it, and enhance it."
> "Hm..." Meiling seems disgruntled.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:49:03 PM
>"What's wrong?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 12:52:05 PM
>"What's wrong?"
> "It's just difficult getting to this..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 12:53:14 PM
>"You can do it. No one's better than you at this!"
>Try to observe what she is doing through the line, to see if we can find anything to help.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 17, 2017, 06:51:56 PM
>"You can do it. No one's better than you at this!"
>Try to observe what she is doing through the line, to see if we can find anything to help.
> She isn't trying anything right now...
> "Why not just try it without so much thought put into it?" Minoriko suggests. "Just do it, without thinking of how it'd work or what'd help it work."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 17, 2017, 11:56:40 PM
>"If that can work, it's worth a try as well."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 12:03:55 AM
>"If that can work, it's worth a try as well."
> "Alright. So just use it to make it increase my body's size?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 12:11:43 AM
>"Yeah."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 12:21:11 AM
>"Yeah."
> Meiling tries to apply her magic...
> There's still no change in her size...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 12:40:49 AM
>Presumably the issue is that her magic isn't made for that. How did we manipulate our magic to allow us to grow?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 01:18:40 AM
>Presumably the issue is that her magic isn't made for that. How did we manipulate our magic to allow us to grow?
> Your magic didn't originally seem to let you grow, just your dolls. You recall that you were circulating your magic when it seemed to change. The "new" magic, despite still being your main magic, allowed you to grow more than just your dolls.
> Maybe it was "using" your magic a lot through that. Maybe it was trying to use it on yourself a lot through that...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 01:38:30 AM
>Could we circulate our magic through Meiling to help her acclimatize either her magic or her qi to the result she wants?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 01:45:40 AM
>Could we circulate our magic through Meiling to help her acclimatize either her magic or her qi to the result she wants?
> You don't think you could. Rather, if Meiling were to do so with her magic in the way you did with yours, something might come of it. That or your magic was a unique case...
> You'd probably have to wait for a while if you did have her do so. Yours didn't work instantly...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 01:54:06 AM
>"This may take awhile."
>Glance to the Akis sisters. "If you two want to go do something, that is fine."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:05:17 AM
>"This may take awhile."
>Glance to the Akis sisters. "If you two want to go do something, that is fine."
> "We are doing something else, remember?" Shizuha says.
> "We're here with you now, for whatever you need us for."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:10:38 AM
>Nod.
>"She has the potential, I know she does. But she needs time to find her way toward it. I want to try to guide her, but it's going to be a slow process."
>"Now that you've tried a few things, Meiling, which felt most comfortable?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:13:22 AM
>Nod.
>"She has the potential, I know she does. But she needs time to find her way toward it. I want to try to guide her, but it's going to be a slow process."
>"Now that you've tried a few things, Meiling, which felt most comfortable?"
> "Comfortable in which got me the closest, or which was easiest?" Meiling asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:15:41 AM
>"Both."
>Have a seat across from her.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:19:04 AM
>"Both."
>Have a seat across from her.
> You sit down.
> "It was all much easier and comfortable to do when I was... changed from that mushroom."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:22:37 AM
>Nod.
>"I do have one more pair. Do you think you can figure it our if I gave them to you?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:24:56 AM
>Nod.
>"I do have one more pair. Do you think you can figure it our if I gave them to you?"
> "One pair... I wouldn't want you to waste your last ones on me. Especially since I already ate a pair."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:27:04 AM
>"I am sure we can find more. But for now, let's see what we can do without it. When you feel close to an insight but can't quite make it, we'll try them. So what was easiest, and most comfortable?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:45:26 AM
>"I am sure we can find more. But for now, let's see what we can do without it. When you feel close to an insight but can't quite make it, we'll try them. So what was easiest, and most comfortable?"
> "Trying what I did after you explained how you grow. After the mushroom just ran out, I mean."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:48:24 AM
>Nod.
>"So you feel magic will help you more than qi, then?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:59:41 AM
>Nod.
>"So you feel magic will help you more than qi, then?"
> "You said I was the best at using it though..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:09:47 AM
>"You are, but you're the one who knows your methods the best, and we'll focus on the method that you prefer, okay?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:45:40 AM
>"You are, but you're the one who knows your methods the best, and we'll focus on the method that you prefer, okay?"
> "Okay."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:46:58 AM
>"Which do you prefer? We'll go from there."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 04:01:51 AM
>"Which do you prefer? We'll go from there."
> "If qi won't work first, hopefully magic would."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 04:05:12 AM
>Nod.
>"Then lets see if we can focus on your qi, then."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 04:22:06 AM
>Nod.
>"Then lets see if we can focus on your qi, then."
> "Alright. How will we start?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 04:24:18 AM
>"Well,which method with your qi felt best?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 04:31:16 AM
>"Well,which method with your qi felt best?"
> You feel Meiling's qi spread out through her body again, trying to exit everywhere, while being kept inside.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 04:32:27 AM
>"Let it permeate into you. Don't just try to hold it in, let it sink into you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 05:29:55 AM
>"Let it permeate into you. Don't just try to hold it in, let it sink into you."
> "So just keep it in- er... keep it around and let it go as it does passively?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 05:34:35 AM
>"Sort of. Direct it to do as you like, but do more than just keep it in place as you have been."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 05:40:03 AM
>"Sort of. Direct it to do as you like, but do more than just keep it in place as you have been."
> "Keep it moving while trying it, got it..."
> Meiling's qi is moving through her body around the edges, rather than just pushing outwards.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 05:45:26 AM
>"That's a good start."
>Does it seem to be having any positive effect?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 05:57:19 AM
>"That's a good start."
>Does it seem to be having any positive effect?
> You're not seeing any growth...
> Meiling continues, making the process more orderly.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 06:14:13 AM
>"Now, try to let it permeate every part of your body. Then, when you feel it has, try to make yourself become larger."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 06:24:45 AM
>"Now, try to let it permeate every part of your body. Then, when you feel it has, try to make yourself become larger."
> The gate guard nods...
> Nothing yet.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 06:27:36 AM
>Can we feel if any elements are missing? Does she seem to have permeated her whole self?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 06:37:52 AM
>Can we feel if any elements are missing? Does she seem to have permeated her whole self?
> You think you just have to wait.
> Yes.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 06:41:48 AM
>Let's wait, and see if any results are forthcoming, or any interesting failures.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 06:54:47 AM
>Let's wait, and see if any results are forthcoming, or any interesting failures.
> You wait...
> ...
> There hasn't been any interesting development yet...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:02:00 AM
>Give her a little more time.
>"Tell me how it is going, please." Speak gently, to cause minimal disturbance.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 07:11:08 AM
>Give her a little more time.
>"Tell me how it is going, please." Speak gently, to cause minimal disturbance.
> You wait a bit longer...
> The gate guard starts to grow...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:15:12 AM
>Smile.
>Whisper: "You're doing it..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 07:16:52 AM
>Smile.
>Whisper: "You're doing it..."
> Meiling nods absently as she continues slowly...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:19:24 AM
>Sit back and watch. Let her do it at her own pace, until she is content.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 07:20:56 AM
>Sit back and watch. Let her do it at her own pace, until she is content.
> You watch...
> Meiling stops after a few seconds.
> "I didn't think I could do something like that..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:25:26 AM
>Remove the line as gently as we can.
>How large is she now?
>"You did great! I knew you had the potential! And so quickly, too..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 07:35:42 AM
>Remove the line as gently as we can.
>How large is she now?
>"You did great! I knew you had the potential! And so quickly, too..."
> You remove the string with care.
> Meiling is only a bit larger. It's noticeable if you saw her and a previous picture of her, but otherwise, it's not.
> "Thank you. Thank you for helping me too."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:38:44 AM
>"Think nothing of it. Do you think you know what your limits are?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 07:50:19 AM
>"Think nothing of it. Do you think you know what your limits are?"
> "No. At least, not yet."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 07:52:18 AM
>"I'm surprised that you're being so restrained. then! I sure wasn't."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 08:00:48 AM
>"I'm surprised that you're being so restrained. then! I sure wasn't."
> "I could go for more,. I mean it's making all of me bigger, but... I don't think my clothes would follow."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 08:04:56 AM
"I wonder if I could help with that?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 08:13:38 AM
"I wonder if I could help with that?"
> "Huh?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 08:18:32 AM
>"I'd be willing to try and make your clothing larger. I've done my own, so it shouldn't be difficult."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 11:52:18 AM
>"I'd be willing to try and make your clothing larger. I've done my own, so it shouldn't be difficult."
> "Oh. Thank you. You'd want to see me bigger then, I assume?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Kilgamayan on September 18, 2017, 12:09:23 PM
> Nod.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 12:12:38 PM
> Nod.
> Meiling begins to grow slowly once more...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 01:34:42 PM
>"But no more than you'd like, of course."
>Put our hands on her shoulders and direct her clothing to expand at the same rate that she is.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 01:43:35 PM
>"But no more than you'd like, of course."
>Put our hands on her shoulders and direct her clothing to expand at the same rate that she is.
> You approach and place your hands on Meiling's shoulders, growing her clothing slowly as she does.
> You and the gate guard stop when she reaches your size.
> "How's this?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 01:46:55 PM
>Smile.
>"That's your call, isn't it?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 01:49:44 PM
>Smile.
>"That's your call, isn't it?"
> "I'm already larger than that mushroom did." Meiling says.
> "Huh?" Minoriko wakes up. "S-Sorry. Are we doing the mushroom thing now?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 01:52:41 PM
>"Is it enough to satisfy you, or would you like to be larger yet?"
>Smile down at Minoriko. "No, I think not."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:11:33 PM
>"Is it enough to satisfy you, or would you like to be larger yet?"
>Smile down at Minoriko. "No, I think not."
> "This is enough."
> "Uhn? Why are you both big now?" Minoriko asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:16:07 PM
>"Because we can, Miss Minoriko. It's quite enjoyable."
>Glance over.
>"Wouldn't you agree, Meiling? How do you feel?"
>How badly did expanding Meiling's clothing affect our reserves?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:19:33 PM
>"Because we can, Miss Minoriko. It's quite enjoyable."
>Glance over.
>"Wouldn't you agree, Meiling? How do you feel?"
>How badly did expanding Meiling's clothing affect our reserves?
> "O-Oh. Sorry. I meant how, but I guess that's kinda dumb to ask too..." Minoriko scoots closer to her sister.
> "Yes. It's an interesting feeling being so much bigger than others.
> Not too badly. You could still get through the day fine.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:21:43 PM
>"Ah, how?"
>Smile.
>"Essentially, she moved her qi control to a new level. Just as I said she could."
>"I'm very impressed, Meiling."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:34:44 PM
>"Ah, how?"
>Smile.
>"Essentially, she moved her qi control to a new level. Just as I said she could."
>"I'm very impressed, Meiling."
> "Thank you." Meiling smiles.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:35:58 PM
>Hmmm. You know. why not?
>"Actually, I have a question. When you have some time off, would you like to get something to eat?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 02:46:48 PM
>Hmmm. You know. why not?
>"Actually, I have a question. When you have some time off, would you like to get something to eat?"
> "Sure. Whether it's another enhancing thing or something simpler, I'm sure it'd be nice."
> Meiling route unlocked.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 02:48:31 PM
>She accepted it so easily...
>"I was just thinking a nice, regular dinner, actually, just the two of us. When are you free?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:08:34 PM
>She accepted it so easily...
>"I was just thinking a nice, regular dinner, actually, just the two of us. When are you free?"
> "My work's a bit tight but-"
> "Unfortunately, Meiling wouldn't have time in her schedule for such an excursion." The head maid makes an appearance, sporting a disapproving frown .
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:09:33 PM
>Glance toward the head maid. Where is she?
>"And why is that?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:19:51 PM
>Glance toward the head maid. Where is she?
>"And why is that?"
> She's on the path towards the gate from the mansion.
> "We do not currently possess a sufficient replacement, even temporarily, for the gatekeeper. Meiling, have you consulted the mistress on an extended break for such?"
> "Uh, no..." Meiling responds. "Not yet Sakuya."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:21:08 PM
>"Surely you could spare, say, Patchouli's little familiar?"
>Sorry Koa, but someone's gotta get roped in.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:25:18 PM
>"Surely you could spare, say, Patchouli's little familiar?"
>Sorry Koa, but someone's gotta get roped in.
> "That would need to be discussed between Lady Patchouli and the Mistress."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:27:18 PM
>"It shouldn't be a problem. Is your mistress available, I'll talk to her myself about it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:35:18 PM
>"It shouldn't be a problem. Is your mistress available, I'll talk to her myself about it."
> "I'll contact her to see, if you would wait a few moments."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:36:21 PM
>"Of course."
>Once Sakuya is gone, look to Meiling. "Sorry about that. Um, if you have any advice, give it to me quick."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 03:39:03 PM
>"Of course."
>Once Sakuya is gone, look to Meiling. "Sorry about that. Um, if you have any advice, give it to me quick."
> The maid departs towards the mansion...
> "Advice?" Meiling asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 03:40:55 PM
>"For getting your schedule freed up. Or at least tricking your mistress into doing it. What're your terms of employment, if you can summarize they quickly?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 04:06:09 PM
>"For getting your schedule freed up. Or at least tricking your mistress into doing it. What're your terms of employment, if you can summarize they quickly?"
> "I haven't been allowed to talk about that recently..." Meiling says. "But if the mistress is having a good day, I might get more time off. If I haven't been doing poorly lately, at least."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 18, 2017, 04:09:46 PM
>"Given we've just found out how to increase your output, so to speak, I think we can probably assume you've been doing well."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 18, 2017, 04:16:32 PM
>"Given we've just found out how to increase your output, so to speak, I think we can probably assume you've been doing well."
> "But would they know that?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 12:34:52 AM
>Grin.
>"I think if she glances out the window, it should be obvious."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 12:53:56 AM
>Grin.
>"I think if she glances out the window, it should be obvious."
> "Hm." Meiling nods.
> The head maid seems to be returning, along with her mistress, you believe.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 01:04:25 AM
>Quietly: "Oh, she's coming out here?"
>Bow politely toward them as they approach.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 01:21:10 AM
>Quietly: "Oh, she's coming out here?"
>Bow politely toward them as they approach.
> You bow politely as the duo approaches.
> "This is the one that wanted to see me?" The girl questions Sakuya.
> "Yes milady."
> The girl clears her throat. "I'm glad you could wait. So, what have you requested an audience with me for?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 01:22:49 AM
>"I was hoping to clear up miss Meiling's work schedule for the future."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 01:24:37 AM
>"I was hoping to clear up miss Meiling's work schedule for the future."
> "And why is that?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 01:29:44 AM
>"We have plans."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 01:43:07 AM
>"We have plans."
> "Plans?" The girl looks over towards Meiling. "Did you have a substitute planned to take your position?"
> "W-Well..." Meiling looks aside.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 02:09:44 AM
>"Surely Patchouli can spare her familiar?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 03:12:13 AM
>"Surely Patchouli can spare her familiar?"
> "That's Patche's choice, and I doubt she'd be of much use anyways." The girl says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 03:14:03 AM
>"I'm sure she'll do just fine.  Besides, what do you do when Meiling gets sick, or needs to rest?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 03:37:12 AM
>"I'm sure she'll do just fine.  Besides, what do you do when Meiling gets sick, or needs to rest?"
> "She's a youkai. A cough's not going to impede her work."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 03:39:47 AM
>"But surely have have a backup for when it's worse than a cough."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 04:45:28 AM
>"But surely have have a backup for when it's worse than a cough."
> "Hm... Meiling's not sick right now anyways."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 04:46:20 AM
>"Yeah, but that's avoiding my question, what do you do when she is? Just do that."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 05:09:00 AM
>"Yeah, but that's avoiding my question, what do you do when she is? Just do that."
> "Patche is capable of taking care of it if it happens."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 05:11:32 AM
>"Then it should be easy enough for her to divert Koakuma out here."
>"...Though, I could offer an alternative, but it would cost you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 05:26:21 AM
>"Then it should be easy enough for her to divert Koakuma out here."
>"...Though, I could offer an alternative, but it would cost you."
> "Even if Patche agreed, that familiar wouldn't be satisfying to have as a gatekeeper."
> "Should we consider her alternative milady?" Sakuya asks.
> "...What?" The girl asks in a slightly annoyed tone.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 05:32:16 AM
>"I might be able to provide a small, able security force for you."
>How many dolls can we reliably conjure at once, roughly?
>Can we set them to take orders from others?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 05:44:40 AM
>"I might be able to provide a small, able security force for you."
>How many dolls can we reliably conjure at once, roughly?
>Can we set them to take orders from others?
> "How able?"
> It depends on how long you plan to keep them active. You'll have to fill the dolls with energy. You could have hundreds of dolls for short bursts of combined attacks and coordination, but something like a squadron of 20 for an entire day would be more exhausting.
> Yes, you can have your dolls take orders from others.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 05:48:04 AM
>"Good enough to fend off all but the worst faeries, and able to sound an alarm if something worse comes."
>Are they smart enough to be given a series of orders that would make them effective doorkeepers, in the sense of identifying people who can and cannot enter? Failing that, can they be set to get help when guests come?
>How many dolls do we feel we can sustain for half a day?
>Just how much money is 10,000 yen, in terms of what it can buy around Gensokyo on average.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 06:14:26 AM
>"Good enough to fend off all but the worst faeries, and able to sound an alarm if something worse comes."
>Are they smart enough to be given a series of orders that would make them effective doorkeepers, in the sense of identifying people who can and cannot enter? Failing that, can they be set to get help when guests come?
>How many dolls do we feel we can sustain for half a day?
>Just how much money is 10,000 yen, in terms of what it can buy around Gensokyo on average.
> "An alarm won't do much if there's no one to answer to it."
> No.
> Yes.
> A lot. Well, while it will sustain you for a while, it's not truly a lot.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 06:21:28 AM
>What is the Gensokyo equivalent of 100 US dollars?
>"Oh, do Sakuya and Patchouli not help with defense anymore? Anyways, I can offer you...let's say 15 dolls. They're capable of opening fire on intruders, or fetching someone to be checked for entry credentials. Position them all at the gates, or at key points along the wall as you like, I can calibrate them to listen to your instructions. Once in place, you can forget them as long as they don't need to fetch someone to deal with a guest. How does that sound? And I can do this for the bargain price of <Gensokyo equivalent of 300 dollars> for a half day."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 06:50:20 AM
>How many dolls do we feel we can sustain for half a day?
> You believe you could sustain 50 at most. However, your magic isn't full, so that is definitely not your current capability.
>What is the Gensokyo equivalent of 100 US dollars?
>"Oh, do Sakuya and Patchouli not help with defense anymore? Anyways, I can offer you...let's say 15 dolls. They're capable of opening fire on intruders, or fetching someone to be checked for entry credentials. Position them all at the gates, or at key points along the wall as you like, I can calibrate them to listen to your instructions. Once in place, you can forget them as long as they don't need to fetch someone to deal with a guest. How does that sound? And I can do this for the bargain price of <Gensokyo equivalent of 300 dollars> for a half day."
> That could get you 20 butterfly dream pills! As the Tower of Babel hasn't made it to Gensokyo, you're forced to speak and deal in economics with $Dollars$ and the related language...
> So you'd just have $100. But at least 10 pills would be worth it...
> "So you're offering something slightly better than regular fairies, but in a significantly lower count..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 06:55:29 AM
>"I'd wager on them against just about any faerie or minor youkai. What I am offering you are mercenaries who are perfectly loyal and reasonably able, In addition to the forces you already possess. For a bargain price; I could easily charge $thousands of dollars$ for this service. But I am offering you a steep discount out of respect."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 07:18:38 AM
>"I'd wager on them against just about any faerie or minor youkai. What I am offering you are mercenaries who are perfectly loyal and reasonably able, In addition to the forces you already possess. For a bargain price; I could easily charge $thousands of dollars$ for this service. But I am offering you a steep discount out of respect."
> "I decline."
> "Milady, if I may?" Sakuya speaks up.
> "Hmph. Go on." The girl says.
> "How are their combined efforts as a group in cooperation, if you could describe them?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 07:21:18 AM
>"Reasonably good. They won't fire on each other, they focus on targets, and are smart enough to throw up a little flak each, so when working as a unit they compliment each other well. I'd say they can easy handle twice their number of faeries from that alone."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 07:29:51 AM
>"Reasonably good. They won't fire on each other, they focus on targets, and are smart enough to throw up a little flak each, so when working as a unit they compliment each other well. I'd say they can easy handle twice their number of faeries from that alone."
> "Make it free and I'll consider it."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 07:33:31 AM
>"I'm afraid that's not possible. If I give it to you for free, I would be obligated to give it to Eientei for free, or the Kobito, or anyone else who asks. Not to mention, it does draw out of my own pool of power to do this, and impairs me for the rest of the day. Given I'm handing you a small labor force for the cost of about one laborer, my price is an excellent deal. But...I'll give you half a day for $250$, alright?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 07:54:04 AM
>"I'm afraid that's not possible. If I give it to you for free, I would be obligated to give it to Eientei for free, or the Kobito, or anyone else who asks. Not to mention, it does draw out of my own pool of power to do this, and impairs me for the rest of the day. Given I'm handing you a small labor force for the cost of about one laborer, my price is an excellent deal. But...I'll give you half a day for $250$, alright?"
> "You're asking to have my gatekeeper temporarily in exchange for a lesser force as a replacement. Not just this, but you want me to pay you? If anything, we should be the ones receiving money from this exchange."
> "Milady, if I may again?"
> The girl sighs. "Yes..."
> "As she claimed earlier, she and Meiling have plans." Sakuya starts. "Letting Meiling leave for an excursion away of work, especially given we're offered a group of 15 to stand in for her, would be for the better on her side. Would you, perhaps, reconsider?"
> "We're not offered them for free... We'd be buying their services."
> "Even so, for Meiling, milady?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 08:01:56 AM
>"Moreover, I'm not trading for Meiling. I'm simply offering to fill a void in your defenses for a reasonable price."
>After all, Meiling isn't hers to trade. But we'll not say that.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 08:22:45 AM
>"Moreover, I'm not trading for Meiling. I'm simply offering to fill a void in your defenses for a reasonable price."
>After all, Meiling isn't hers to trade. But we'll not say that.
> The mistress thinks...
> "Have your time Meiling." She says. "However, we're not buying your dolls."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 08:27:31 AM
>Nod. "As you like. Thank you very much. When will she be free?"
>Good, we didn't want to exploit the poor dears for lucre, anyways.

Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 08:33:31 AM
>Nod. "As you like. Thank you very much. When will she be free?"
>Good, we didn't want to exploit the poor dears for lucre, anyways.
> "From now until the next morning." The girl turns. "Come Sakuya."
> "Yes milady." The head maid accompanies the mistress back towards the mansion.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 08:45:05 AM
>Judging from the sun, what is the current time? We did spent awhile working with Meiling...
>Look back toward her and grin. "Well then. Wanna do anything before we head out? Or do you need a bit to get ready, maybe?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 09:12:43 AM
>Judging from the sun, what is the current time? We did spent awhile working with Meiling...
>Look back toward her and grin. "Well then. Wanna do anything before we head out? Or do you need a bit to get ready, maybe?"
> It's high up, but still going down. There's still a lot of day left.
> "We've already spent enough time having you wait. Sorry about that."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 09:16:17 AM
>"Oh pish. I didn't have anything important lined up. And, um, I kinda want to take care of a couple things myself before we go, so...um...you have time, haha."
>Sheepish grin.
>"Sorry, I didn't think Remilia would just let you go like that."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 09:45:03 AM
>"Oh pish. I didn't have anything important lined up. And, um, I kinda want to take care of a couple things myself before we go, so...um...you have time, haha."
>Sheepish grin.
>"Sorry, I didn't think Remilia would just let you go like that."
> "Neither did I. I'll take some time to make sure my belongings are secure then, if you don't mind." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 09:53:35 AM
>Nod.
>"In case this runs long, um, lemme give you some homework. Maybe try to figure out if you can use your ki to size up clothing and such as well?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 09:56:33 AM
>Nod.
>"In case this runs long, um, lemme give you some homework. Maybe try to figure out if you can use your ki to size up clothing and such as well?"
> "I'll try. I can't guarantee I'll be able to do it though..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 09:58:22 AM
>Nod. "I know. But it would be useful if you can find out. I'll try not to take too long!"
>Which is closer, the doll we left behind in the mushroom gardens, or Marisa's house. Take the goddesses in hand and head to the nearer of the two.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 10:35:07 AM
>Nod. "I know. But it would be useful if you can find out. I'll try not to take too long!"
>Which is closer, the doll we left behind in the mushroom gardens, or Marisa's house. Take the goddesses in hand and head to the nearer of the two.
> The doll.
> You grab the sleeping sisters carefully and head back...
> It's been some time since you left the doll... It's likely out of energy.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 10:36:11 AM
>Can we re-energize it, or does it just vanish?
>If there's nothing for it, just head to Marisa's place.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 10:37:24 AM
>Can we re-energize it, or does it just vanish?
>If there's nothing for it, just head to Marisa's place.
> You could re-energize it if you locate it again, which, unless someone moved it, would be easy.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 19, 2017, 10:43:16 AM
>Let's go find it, we did make a mental note of where it was.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 19, 2017, 05:27:02 PM
>Let's go find it, we did make a mental note of where it was.
> You search for the doll...
> Eventually locating it after not too long. It's on the ground, out...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 12:30:24 AM
>Recharge her, then follow her.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 12:37:00 AM
>Recharge her, then follow her.
> You send energy into the doll.
> The doll floats back up, and you follow it to where the mushroom should be.
> The doll stops, however, you don't find any mushrooms around.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 12:54:41 AM
>Look around, can we see any signs of mushrooms that may have been picked?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 01:02:26 AM
>Look around, can we see any signs of mushrooms that may have been picked?
> You look around...
> No.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 01:33:05 AM
>"What did you find, dearie? Show me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 01:40:48 AM
>"What did you find, dearie? Show me."
> The doll points to a spot on the ground.
> Well, it does look like it's been taken already, as nothing's there.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 01:51:43 AM
>Nod.
>"Thank you."
>Dismiss the doll, then make our way back toward Youkai Mountain. It's time to deposit the Aki Sisters.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:13:22 AM
>Nod.
>"Thank you."
>Dismiss the doll, then make our way back toward Youkai Mountain. It's time to deposit the Aki Sisters.
> You dismiss the doll and head towards the mountain...
> You return to the area you encountered the two.
> You're still hungry...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:15:28 AM
>Patience, Alice. We'll get dinner shortly.
>Deposit the two deities gently so as not to wake them, then quietly depart.
>Head for Marisa's house.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:21:14 AM
>Patience, Alice. We'll get dinner shortly.
>Deposit the two deities gently so as not to wake them, then quietly depart.
>Head for Marisa's house.
> You set the sisters down together and quietly return for the forest...
> You do have one mushroom pair left...
> You shake the thought and continue on.
> You finally make it to Marisa's door...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:23:24 AM
>Crouch down and knock politely.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:26:33 AM
>Crouch down and knock politely.
> You crouch and knock...
> ...
> Marisa opens the door.
> "Hey. How'd the Aki sisters thing go."
> "Shang? (Aki?)"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:28:11 AM
>"Really well. Shizuha grew almost as large as I was when we left. Then I experimented on Meiling, and she grew easily over four meters tall. Did you find anything new?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:30:24 AM
>"Really well. Shizuha grew almost as large as I was when we left. Then I experimented on Meiling, and she grew easily over four meters tall. Did you find anything new?"
> "I'm planning on something I'm sure will help understand it more." Marisa says. "I'm guessing both of your new tests looked pretty good too, right?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:32:08 AM
>"...Oh good heavens yes. Um, related to that. You said you'd help me out if I needed material things, right?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:42:22 AM
>"...Oh good heavens yes. Um, related to that. You said you'd help me out if I needed material things, right?"
> "Course I will."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:44:08 AM
>"So...I might have kind of asked Meiling out to dinner, and I kind of need money for it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 02:54:40 AM
>"So...I might have kind of asked Meiling out to dinner, and I kind of need money for it."
> "You get caught up in the moment and couldn't back out?" Marisa asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 02:56:38 AM
>"Why would I wanna back out? I just need to be able to actually afford it, and I've been sidetracked all day."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 03:01:47 AM
>"Why would I wanna back out? I just need to be able to actually afford it, and I've been sidetracked all day."
> "Ohh~ I didn't expect you to get into something you couldn't afford. Well, how much do you expect you'll need?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 03:06:17 AM
>"I dunno. Better to be safe than sorry, though...So highball it. I'll pay you back once I work out my own source of cash."
>"Oh, and speaking of Meiling, you may be interested to know that she's to focus her qi and make herself grow. She's as large as I am, now."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 04:35:24 AM
>"I dunno. Better to be safe than sorry, though...So highball it. I'll pay you back once I work out my own source of cash."
>"Oh, and speaking of Meiling, you may be interested to know that she's to focus her qi and make herself grow. She's as large as I am, now."
> "And what if I don't have much right now either?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 04:37:56 AM
>"Then I'm in a real bad position, so I'm hoping you do."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 04:48:58 AM
>"Then I'm in a real bad position, so I'm hoping you do."
> Marisa sighs.
> "Wait here." She closes the door.
>...
> ("We're not going?") Shanghai speaks.
> ("Of course we aren't. Who takes their dolls with them on a date?") Hourai answers.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 04:58:07 AM
>"Yeah, I'm going have to ask the two of you to take care of things at home while we're away."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 05:01:52 AM
>"Yeah, I'm going have to ask the two of you to take care of things at home while we're away."
> ("We hope things go well for you then.")
> ("Whatever...")
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 05:02:49 AM
>"Thank you, and you two have earned a break anyways."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 05:10:34 AM
>"Thank you, and you two have earned a break anyways."
> Shanghai nods.
> Marisa's door opens again, and the witch holds out what you've hoped for.
> "Bring back what's left over, if you could." She says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 05:17:57 AM
>"Of course I will. Thank you very much."
>Quickly take stock of how much she gave us.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 05:26:44 AM
>"Of course I will. Thank you very much."
>Quickly take stock of how much she gave us.
> You accept the cash...
> You now have $240, loaned to you by Marisa. This could get you more than just a simple dinner, if you're doing that to Marisa.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 05:31:39 AM
>Well, we said we'd pay her back...
>Pocket that currency.
>"This is perfect, thank you so much. Is there anything you'll need for your research while I am out?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 05:37:59 AM
>Well, we said we'd pay her back...
>Pocket that currency.
>"This is perfect, thank you so much. Is there anything you'll need for your research while I am out?"
> You carefully pocket your new funds.
> "Just make sure you don't stay near the mansion too long. I'm planning on seeing if Patchouli could find out anything unique that happens to me while the mushroom's doing it's thing. I won't show her it directly. Though, if you want me to involve her in the testing, I could."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 05:40:15 AM
>"I'd like to observe that myself, to see if a hypothesis I'm developing holds true. It seems that Minoriko grew larger than Nitori, then Shizuha grew larger than Minoriko, and and Meiling larger than them all.  I would like to see if that trend holds."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 05:45:06 AM
>"I'd like to observe that myself, to see if a hypothesis I'm developing holds true. It seems that Minoriko grew larger than Nitori, then Shizuha grew larger than Minoriko, and and Meiling larger than them all.  I would like to see if that trend holds."
> "So I'm good to test it on her, or are you going to do it later?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 05:48:44 AM
>"You can. But if you can wait until I'm there, that would be most preferable. Buuuut, if you can't hold back, well, I understand."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 06:09:16 AM
>"You can. But if you can wait until I'm there, that would be most preferable. Buuuut, if you can't hold back, well, I understand."
> "And when will you be there?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 06:17:48 AM
>Shrug.
>"Don't feel too obligated. If you can hold out, that's good. If not, I understand."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 06:41:22 AM
>Shrug.
>"Don't feel too obligated. If you can hold out, that's good. If not, I understand."
> "Right, well you don't wanna keep her waiting now do you?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 06:44:54 AM
>"Nope."
>Bow to Marisa. "Thanks!"
>Look to Shanghai and Hourai: "I'll see you to had home sometime this evening, or at least will send word if something comes up."
>With that, venture back to Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 06:54:49 AM
>"Nope."
>Bow to Marisa. "Thanks!"
>Look to Shanghai and Hourai: "I'll see you to had home sometime this evening, or at least will send word if something comes up."
>With that, venture back to Scarlet Devil Mansion.
> You take care of dismissing yourself and head off towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion...
> Meiling seems to be talking with a few considerably upset fairy maids. Her clothes and herself are not any bigger than you last recall...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 06:57:42 AM
>Approach and wave. "Hey Meiling! Everything ready?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 07:07:09 AM
>Approach and wave. "Hey Meiling! Everything ready?"
> "Y-Yea." Meiling says.
> "No she's not!" One of the fairies says. "She's gotta guard the gate!"
> "Stop bothering her. We'll get in trouble." A second says.
> "Who cares? We'll get punished whether we do or we don't."
> "Not if we leave." The third speaks.
> "We'll lose our jobs."
> "And what happens when we're found?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 07:08:53 AM
>"Don't worry, don't worry, she has special dispensation from the Mistress herself. I was there to see it and everything."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 07:18:30 AM
>"Don't worry, don't worry, she has special dispensation from the Mistress herself. I was there to see it and everything."
> "Yea, now we gotta guard instead for her." The first fairy frowns.
> "And we're gonna get in trouble if we do bad."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 07:20:00 AM
>"I'm sure you guys will do just fine. Shall we be off, Meiling?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 07:34:08 AM
>"I'm sure you guys will do just fine. Shall we be off, Meiling?"
> "Alright." Meiling says. "So where are we going?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 07:38:55 AM
>Set off, generally back the way we came.
>"I was thinking we could try someplace over in the human town, but I am open to suggestions elsewhere if you have something you'd like."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 07:44:28 AM
>Set off, generally back the way we came.
>"I was thinking we could try someplace over in the human town, but I am open to suggestions elsewhere if you have something you'd like."
> You start back for the forest's direction casually.
> "Well, there might not be much for us there at this time of day yet." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 07:47:07 AM
>What time is it about now, given sun position? And what do we expect it would take to get there?
>"You think so?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:06:36 AM
>What time is it about now, given sun position? And what do we expect it would take to get there?
>"You think so?"
> You've got a couple more hours before night even starts to fall. You could get somewhere and start something well before then.
> "I think it's more active for Youkai at night at least. But I'm not saying we couldn't do anything at all there right now."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 08:07:50 AM
>"Well, we'll just be early for the night scene, then."
>"Do they always give you such trouble when you leave?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:14:48 AM
>"Well, we'll just be early for the night scene, then."
>"Do they always give you such trouble when you leave?"
> "Uh uh." Meiling shakes her head.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 08:22:25 AM
>"Huh. I wonder what was different this time?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:31:16 AM
>"Huh. I wonder what was different this time?"
> "I don't know. It doesn't seem like it was the timing or anything."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 08:37:22 AM
>"...You don't think someone was jealous, do you?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:46:23 AM
>"...You don't think someone was jealous, do you?"
> "The fairies?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 08:52:16 AM
>"Hard to say. Your mistress was certainly opposed to the idea at first, as well."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:54:28 AM
>"Hard to say. Your mistress was certainly opposed to the idea at first, as well."
> "I don't think so. She gave us more time than expected..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 08:58:58 AM
>"Eventually. Just how often do you get time off, anyways?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 09:08:13 AM
>"Eventually. Just how often do you get time off, anyways?"
> "I'm not supposed to say... Well... I don't really get time off often. But guarding the mansion itself leaves a lot of things for me to do when there aren't trespassers."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 09:10:30 AM
>"Oh? Do tell."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 09:23:13 AM
>"Oh? Do tell."
> "There's people that come by that I could talk to. I've got tons of time to exercise and practice as I please. I'm not stuck indoors all the time. Sometimes the weather might not be the best, but other times, I'm glad I'm out here."
> You're nearing the forest.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 09:27:44 AM
>Let's take the fastest route we know to get to Human town.
>"Do you get along well with everyone there? You're always so stoic when Marisa and I come to visit Patche."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 10:20:40 AM
>Let's take the fastest route we know to get to Human town.
>"Do you get along well with everyone there? You're always so stoic when Marisa and I come to visit Patche."
> You start towards the village.
> "Yea. Well, everyone's inside most of the time."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 10:24:58 AM
>Nod. "Patche is certainly a shut in, and Remilia can only come out when it's not too bright out. I suppose it is to be expected a little."
>Grin. "So, anyone impressed with your new skills?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 11:00:22 AM
>Nod. "Patche is certainly a shut in, and Remilia can only come out when it's not too bright out. I suppose it is to be expected a little."
>Grin. "So, anyone impressed with your new skills?"
> "No one's seemed very impressed yet..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 11:05:55 AM
>"I suppose Remilia and Sakuya are too elegant to show such things publically. But I know Remilia has to be pleased. Did the faeries really have nothing to say?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 11:56:54 AM
>"I suppose Remilia and Sakuya are too elegant to show such things publically. But I know Remilia has to be pleased. Did the faeries really have nothing to say?"
> "I think they were too busy being upset."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 11:58:36 AM
>"Well, I'm  impressed."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 12:15:52 PM
>"Well, I'm  impressed."
> "Thank you."
> It's in sight...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 12:18:36 PM
>Continue on toward town.
>"Have anything in mind that you want to do while we're here?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 12:34:17 PM
>Continue on toward town.
>"Have anything in mind that you want to do while we're here?"
> "Is it fine to go there the sizes we are now? I'd like to make sure we don't cause any trouble there first."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 12:41:20 PM
>"Well, I believe in moving forward, rather than backward. Let's just go, they need to get used to us sooner or later, so now is as good as any time."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 01:05:58 PM
>"Well, I believe in moving forward, rather than backward. Let's just go, they need to get used to us sooner or later, so now is as good as any time."
> "Okay..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 01:11:25 PM
>"As long as we're polite and avoid being careless, I'm sure it'll all be okay."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 01:46:12 PM
>"As long as we're polite and avoid being careless, I'm sure it'll all be okay."
> The two of you enter the town.
> It seems pretty lively. However, it'd be a lie to say you're not the odd ones out in here.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 20, 2017, 01:56:29 PM
>Just act reasonably normal and friendly for now. No frowns or sharp voices.
>Do gauge how people are reacting.
>"Was there somewhere you wanted to go, Meiling?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 20, 2017, 08:43:08 PM
>Just act reasonably normal and friendly for now. No frowns or sharp voices.
>Do gauge how people are reacting.
>"Was there somewhere you wanted to go, Meiling?"
> They seem to be taking caution in avoiding the two of you. Not outright though. If they're already near, they won't veer out of the way...
> "I'm not here that often... What do you usually do when you're here?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 12:47:16 AM
>If we make eye contact with anyone, give them a smile and a friendly little wave.
>"Usually, I just beeline right for what I need at the market. Let's just wander, shall we?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 06:58:15 AM
>If we make eye contact with anyone, give them a smile and a friendly little wave.
>"Usually, I just beeline right for what I need at the market. Let's just wander, shall we?"
> "Alright. Time to familiarize myself with this place."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 07:17:58 AM
>Hold out our hand and grin.
>"Want to give people a show in the process?"
>Regardless of whether she accepts or not, let's wander a bit and see what there is to see. And perhaps keep an eye open for one-off jobs too.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 07:40:23 AM
>Hold out our hand and grin.
>"Want to give people a show in the process?"
>Regardless of whether she accepts or not, let's wander a bit and see what there is to see. And perhaps keep an eye open for one-off jobs too.
> "A show?" Meiling questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 07:54:25 AM
>"Oh, I meant leave no questions what we're doing here together at a glance. I mean, you don't have to if you don't wanna..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 08:01:55 AM
>"Oh, I meant leave no questions what we're doing here together at a glance. I mean, you don't have to if you don't wanna..."
> "Oh. O-Oh. I-I thought you meant something like a duel, ehehe."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 08:06:13 AM
>Chuckle. What a silly!
>And better than a no.
>Hold our hand out still for her to take it if she likes.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 08:08:50 AM
>Chuckle. What a silly!
>And better than a no.
>Hold our hand out still for her to take it if she likes.
> You hold your hand out, and it takes a moment, but Meiling accepts it.
> It's hard and firm at first, but she loosens her grip to a relaxing one soon after.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 08:11:49 AM
>Give a little squeeze in return and stroll off to see the town. Take it slow, give people time to see us coming and adapt, mind for obstacles.
>Along the way, make small talk about little things we find as we wander a bit and see what there is to see. And perhaps keep an eye open for one-off jobs to
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 08:39:42 AM
>Give a little squeeze in return and stroll off to see the town. Take it slow, give people time to see us coming and adapt, mind for obstacles.
>Along the way, make small talk about little things we find as we wander a bit and see what there is to see. And perhaps keep an eye open for one-off jobs to
> You begin to tour the town with Meiling, giving consideration to not frighten the residents and lightly discussing about the various structures and businesses. Some of the younger residents take to your sizes with surprise and amazement. After you've come to warp up to the experience, the two of you happen across brief activities and short competitions...
> The touring and fun slows after a couple of hours and the sun shows it's weariness, beginning to rest partially out of view in anticipation of the night.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 08:43:10 AM
>"I think the kids like you, Meiling!"
>"Hm, it's getting close to sunset now. What shall we do?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 08:50:52 AM
>"I think the kids like you, Meiling!"
>"Hm, it's getting close to sunset now. What shall we do?"
> "Would it be too soon to get something to eat?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 08:56:19 AM
>"I don't think so."
>What sort of dining places did we see during our wanderings? In particular, any with an open second story (https://en.touhouwiki.net/images/f/ff/Th135_Human_Village.png)?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 09:04:20 AM
>"I don't think so."
>What sort of dining places did we see during our wanderings? In particular, any with an open second story (https://en.touhouwiki.net/images/f/ff/Th135_Human_Village.png)?
> "Great!"
> You noticed a few familiar ones among unfamiliars as well. Such a place was among them.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 09:06:00 AM
>Let's make our way toward there. "Have anything in mind?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 09:22:02 AM
>Let's make our way toward there. "Have anything in mind?"
> You start to guide Meiling.
> "Something filling and delicious. Sides... Maybe more than one meal. Or, is that too much?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 09:24:35 AM
>"We'll have a look at the prices first, but I think it should be alright. We might need a few courses anyways. After that, we'll see what the youkai are getting up to, maybe stroll through the market?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 09:27:30 AM
>"We'll have a look at the prices first, but I think it should be alright. We might need a few courses anyways. After that, we'll see what the youkai are getting up to, maybe stroll through the market?"
> "Alright."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 09:29:56 AM
>Nod and lead the way to the establishment.
>Assuming no difficulties, have a seat in front of the balcony and gesture for Meiling to join us.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 10:00:17 AM
>Nod and lead the way to the establishment.
>Assuming no difficulties, have a seat in front of the balcony and gesture for Meiling to join us.
> You continue...
> You tale a seat, having Meiling join you.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 10:02:28 AM
>Give a few moments to see if anyone comes. If not, flag down a server.
>"Might we have menus, please?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 12:15:11 PM
>Give a few moments to see if anyone comes. If not, flag down a server.
>"Might we have menus, please?"
> Your wait isn't long before a worker approaches.
> "Uh... er, yes." He heads back into the establishment, slightly confused.
> "I hope it's still filling at this size... It'd be wasteful if it wasn't." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 12:17:14 PM
>Smile. "We may need a few courses. But given what you said before, I think you're okay with that."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 12:19:28 PM
>Smile. "We may need a few courses. But given what you said before, I think you're okay with that."
> "At least there's more benefits to being large than I originally considered." Meiling says.
> The man returns with menus, holding them out over the edge for the two of you.
> Meiling takes hers carefully.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 12:20:56 PM
>"Quite so."
>Gently take ours in hand and look over it.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 12:52:22 PM
>"Quite so."
>Gently take ours in hand and look over it.
> You take the remaining menu in hand.
> Your options are pretty diverse. Unless you really ate for your sizes, the costs wouldn't hurt in what leftovers you'd return to Marisa either. Well, considering how much money you have now, at least.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 12:54:08 PM
>We'll keep it light for our part. Mainly fried rice, maybe a couple other things for flavor...
>"What're you getting?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 01:04:00 PM
>We'll keep it light for our part. Mainly fried rice, maybe a couple other things for flavor...
>"What're you getting?"
> Your body's not gonna be happy with you eating so lightly...
> "It'd be so small at our size... It'll just be like eating snacks. I think I might get something interesting..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 01:06:16 PM
>Enough fried rice is hardly light!
>"Sure, this is to be enjoyed after all!"
>"I am curious, just how did you fall in with the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 01:15:34 PM
>Enough fried rice is hardly light!
>"Sure, this is to be enjoyed after all!"
>"I am curious, just how did you fall in with the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
> "Matters I really can't say." Meiling says. "I enjoy it there. I'm not against my will in anything."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 01:32:01 PM
>Maybe pork fried rice, for some balance...
>"Okay. I was a little worried that maybe they had some kind of horrible secret that gave them leverage over you; after that scene earlier. Glad to hear it, I wouldn't want to be overly suspicious of Remilia."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 03:55:58 PM
>Maybe pork fried rice, for some balance...
>"Okay. I was a little worried that maybe they had some kind of horrible secret that gave them leverage over you; after that scene earlier. Glad to hear it, I wouldn't want to be overly suspicious of Remilia."
> "If I really wanted to, I could quit without too many problems. But that'd be a lie, since I'd have to find a place to stay. And I really enjoy everyone's company there too..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 04:01:34 PM
>"I'm sure you could find a place to stay, if you actually wanted to leave. But I don't doubt that you're there because you want to be.  It must be really nice there, huh?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 04:47:38 PM
>"I'm sure you could find a place to stay, if you actually wanted to leave. But I don't doubt that you're there because you want to be.  It must be really nice there, huh?"
> "You're not unfamiliar with it either, I'm sure."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 21, 2017, 04:49:23 PM
>"Yeah, but I only visit Patche from time to time. You live there. What's it like?"
>What is our own history and experience in Gensokyo like? We ought to be ready to talk about that while we're getting to know each other better.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 21, 2017, 11:17:50 PM
>"Yeah, but I only visit Patche from time to time. You live there. What's it like?"
>What is our own history and experience in Gensokyo like? We ought to be ready to talk about that while we're getting to know each other better.
> "It's nice. There's events held sometimes, but I don't suspect they're planned, and are just on a whim. The fairy maids are nice company sometimes. Sakuya does her best and tries to make sure I'm doing my best when I can as well. The mistress cares for us too, despite how that discussion went along..."
>You haven't been in Gensokyo all your time. What you have been here for has been interesting and pleasant. Nothing too significant has happened against you yet and you've been getting along with some people quite well. There's a lot of interesting people and the occasional incident helps keep things from being dull.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 12:40:36 AM
>Where were living before we came to Gensokyo? Makai, the outside world, someplace else entirely?
>"The special events sound like fun stories, but I'm more interested in day to day things. I can't imagine living around so many faeries."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 01:07:31 AM
>Where were living before we came to Gensokyo? Makai, the outside world, someplace else entirely?
>"The special events sound like fun stories, but I'm more interested in day to day things. I can't imagine living around so many faeries."
> Makai.
> "They're actually well behaved, for the most part. I think it might be Sakuya keeping them in line."
> The server is back.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 01:11:38 AM
>Place our order: A lot of pork-fried rice, a little miso soup on the side for variety. And water, to keep the costs down. Be friendly and courteous, there's nothign unusual going on here, so let's reassure the server of that.
>Once ordering is dealt with, quietly tally it all up in our head so that we don't have sticker shock when the bill comes.
>Afterward: "That is impressive. So they never play pranks on you, or get in your things, or just manage to be a menace in general?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 03:02:38 AM
>Place our order: A lot of pork-fried rice, a little miso soup on the side for variety. And water, to keep the costs down. Be friendly and courteous, there's nothign unusual going on here, so let's reassure the server of that.
>Once ordering is dealt with, quietly tally it all up in our head so that we don't have sticker shock when the bill comes.
>Afterward: "That is impressive. So they never play pranks on you, or get in your things, or just manage to be a menace in general?"
> Meiling orders udon and yakiniku.
> You begin to tally...
> Your total seems to be $36, rounded up.
> "Uh... So much for interesting..." Meiling says in regret. "I wouldn't say that they'd never play pranks, but they're definitely not a menace. They're pretty helpful. "
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 03:05:03 AM
>"I've always seen them as more of a regrettably cute pest, myself. Rather like tanuki or wild dogs. Do you have any particular friends among them?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 03:19:33 AM
>"I've always seen them as more of a regrettably cute pest, myself. Rather like tanuki or wild dogs. Do you have any particular friends among them?"
> "Sort of. They're friendly with me. Even some from the lake too actually."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 03:22:29 AM
>"Really now? Is there a difference between the two? The lake faeries and the maids, I mean?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 04:13:04 AM
>"Really now? Is there a difference between the two? The lake faeries and the maids, I mean?"
> "We don't just take in fairies and slap costumes on them to make them maids you know~."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 04:36:40 AM
>"Well, yeah. But they say a tiger can't change it's stripes."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 04:50:40 AM
>"Well, yeah. But they say a tiger can't change it's stripes."
> "Fairy maids are just fairies that do maid things occasionally. It'd be like saying a fairy running a stand is a stand fairy... But I do want to think of them in a more special manner than just that."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 04:51:53 AM
>"Why is that?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 05:40:05 AM
>"Why is that?"
> "Because they also work there, for one."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 05:49:38 AM
>Nod.
>"I don't know if I could ever get that friendly with faeries, myself. But I suppose I've never really entertained the possibility until tonight."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 06:22:53 AM
>Nod.
>"I don't know if I could ever get that friendly with faeries, myself. But I suppose I've never really entertained the possibility until tonight."
> "They're like kids. I'm sure you've enjoyed the company of some sometime, right?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 06:32:46 AM
>"Not often, I tend not to get around children. But, it was nice seeing their reactions today, wasn't it?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 06:41:37 AM
>"Not often, I tend not to get around children. But, it was nice seeing their reactions today, wasn't it?"
> "I hope they don't hold a grudge over this."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 06:45:33 AM
>"What grudge? They were delighted to see us!"
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Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 06:55:40 AM
>"What grudge? They were delighted to see us!"
> "Oh, the children. I thought you meant the fairy maids."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 06:59:16 AM
>"My mistake. As for the maids, I am sure if they're as nice as you say, they won't hold any kind of grudge. I would hope they'd be happy for you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 07:03:28 AM
>"My mistake. As for the maids, I am sure if they're as nice as you say, they won't hold any kind of grudge. I would hope they'd be happy for you."
> "I don't think they understood what I was doing. Aside from just leaving with you."
>_
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Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 07:07:07 AM
>"Well, then you get to try to explain it to them. That should make for a fun afternoon."
>"...Do they even understand the concept of going out with someone?"
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Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 07:09:38 AM
>"Well, then you get to try to explain it to them. That should make for a fun afternoon."
>"...Do they even understand the concept of going out with someone?"
> "I don't think they do."
>_
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Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 07:13:08 AM
>"Well. That could make things complicated..."
>"If it's alright, how long have you been with Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
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Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 09:52:30 AM
>"Well. That could make things complicated..."
>"If it's alright, how long have you been with Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
> "Pretty long... ...Sorry."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 09:55:46 AM
>"Before they came to Gensokyo? Or even when they first came from the West?"



Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 09:58:42 AM
>"Before they came to Gensokyo? Or even when they first came from the West?"
> "Before we came here. Quitting would be... pretty bad. And getting fired would be too. I hope if either of those ever happened, I could still live there, somehow."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 10:12:52 AM
>"I don't think you'll have to worry about that. You've become more valuable than ever!"
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Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 10:13:35 AM
>"I don't think you'll have to worry about that. You've become more valuable than ever!"
> "Hehe. Right. Thanks to you."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 10:28:44 AM
>"Do you worry about that a lot, though?"
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Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 05:20:39 PM
>"Do you worry about that a lot, though?"
> "Not too often."
>_
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Post by: Hello Purvis on September 22, 2017, 05:44:01 PM
>Nod. "That's good. It's important to be able to have faith in those close to you."
>"Ah, I'm sorry to be dominating the conversation so much. Surely there's things you'd like to ask me as well?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 22, 2017, 06:14:38 PM
>Nod. "That's good. It's important to be able to have faith in those close to you."
>"Ah, I'm sorry to be dominating the conversation so much. Surely there's things you'd like to ask me as well?"
> "Mhm." Meiling nods. "May I ask what the book you usually have is for? Part of me wants to know, but another part kind of likes the mystery."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 25, 2017, 04:14:51 AM
>What is the deal with that book, anyways?
>"Hm. Well, what do you know? I am sure I can preserve a little of the mystery."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 25, 2017, 05:28:06 AM
>What is the deal with that book, anyways?
>"Hm. Well, what do you know? I am sure I can preserve a little of the mystery."
> It's your grimoire. It houses incredible magic you haven't used in quite a while.
> "I see..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 25, 2017, 05:35:25 AM
>"Let's just say it's very powerful. But because of that, it is a crutch, and I despise the idea of using a crutch like that. Perhaps to my disadvantage, but I would rather do things in a more deliberate, tactical manner than simply throw raw power from someplace else and be done with it. There's no elegance to such a victory."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 25, 2017, 05:58:31 AM
>"Let's just say it's very powerful. But because of that, it is a crutch, and I despise the idea of using a crutch like that. Perhaps to my disadvantage, but I would rather do things in a more deliberate, tactical manner than simply throw raw power from someplace else and be done with it. There's no elegance to such a victory."
> "Not using your full power. Alright."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 25, 2017, 06:11:39 AM
>"Rather, using my own power. And using it cleverly rather than simply applying it. For instance, I could have just tried to make you larger myself if I wanted to. But that's not nearly as satisfying or elegant as helping you unlock your own potential to do it for yourself."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 25, 2017, 02:01:11 PM
>"Rather, using my own power. And using it cleverly rather than simply applying it. For instance, I could have just tried to make you larger myself if I wanted to. But that's not nearly as satisfying or elegant as helping you unlock your own potential to do it for yourself."
> "Thanks for that again. I hope I can learn more ways to use it..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 25, 2017, 02:43:24 PM
>"Who knows? I'm curious to see just how large you'll let yourself become over the next few weeks."
>Smile
>"And there's no need for thanks, it is enough to have you here with me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 25, 2017, 09:38:49 PM
>"Who knows? I'm curious to see just how large you'll let yourself become over the next few weeks."
>Smile
>"And there's no need for thanks, it is enough to have you here with me."
> "I don't need to be inside the mansion to guard it, so I might have some freedom there~" Meiling smiles.
> The server return with another person, carrying an empty table over towards the two of you...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 26, 2017, 03:55:20 AM
>Smile back. "Oh my."
>Observe as the table is set up, thank the servers once they are done.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 26, 2017, 03:59:57 AM
>Smile back. "Oh my."
>Observe as the table is set up, thank the servers once they are done.
> You watch as the duo sets the table down near the edge, heading back and beginning the place down your meal.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 26, 2017, 04:21:35 AM
>We can't really do a bow in return while sitting, but hopefully folded hands and a lowered head will convey the message.
>Once they are done, dig in!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 26, 2017, 09:20:47 PM
>We can't really do a bow in return while sitting, but hopefully folded hands and a lowered head will convey the message.
>Once they are done, dig in!
> You show your appreciation and start once everything's here.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 27, 2017, 05:15:59 AM
>How is it? Does it feel like there's going to be enough?
>Once Meiling's had some time to sample hers: "What do you think?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 27, 2017, 10:21:51 PM
>How is it? Does it feel like there's going to be enough?
>Once Meiling's had some time to sample hers: "What do you think?"
> Yes.
> "It's good. I probably should've gotten more though." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 05:37:16 AM
>"A second course is fine."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 05:38:07 AM
>"A second course is fine."
> "Hm?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 06:28:57 AM
>"I won't complain if you get a little more, I mean."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 06:30:41 AM
>"I won't complain if you get a little more, I mean."
> "Well, I'm saying I should've. Not that I need to..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 07:11:42 AM
>Chuckle
>"It's fine either way, as long as you enjoy it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 07:29:40 AM
>Chuckle
>"It's fine either way, as long as you enjoy it."
> "Alright. What will you do?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 07:39:35 AM
>"I think I have enough. personally. But perhaps there will be room for desert."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 07:43:03 AM
>"I think I have enough. personally. But perhaps there will be room for desert."
> "Nothing else planned for the night?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 07:43:41 AM
>"Well, I think we can take a walk through the market, and see what the other youkai are up to. After that, we'll play it by ear?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 08:09:13 AM
>"Well, I think we can take a walk through the market, and see what the other youkai are up to. After that, we'll play it by ear?"
> Meiling nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 08:34:22 AM
>Let's finish up our dinner. Make light conversation about the meal quality and our surroundings.
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Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 09:27:19 AM
>Let's finish up our dinner. Make light conversation about the meal quality and our surroundings.
> You resume eating. People seem fascinated by your size, but there aren't any problems with it right now. Your seat and view are both fine, and the food is filling enough. Meiling's enjoying her time as a giant as well.
> The two of you finish up.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 09:42:57 AM
>Make general polite gestures toward fascinated people, eye contact, nods, little waves, and so on.
>"What do you think, Meiling? Desert?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 09:44:16 AM
>Make general polite gestures toward fascinated people, eye contact, nods, little waves, and so on.
>"What do you think, Meiling? Desert?"
> "I'll pass."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 09:58:50 AM
>"Alright, wouldn't want to stuff you too much and slow you down."
>Grin.
>Pay the bill, leave a tip if they are customary, do not if Gensokyo has the good sense not to require tipping. Afterward, proceed toward the market at a leisurely pace with Meiling.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 10:11:55 AM
>"Alright, wouldn't want to stuff you too much and slow you down."
>Grin.
>Pay the bill, leave a tip if they are customary, do not if Gensokyo has the good sense not to require tipping. Afterward, proceed toward the market at a leisurely pace with Meiling.
> "The night's still young!"
> You pay the expected amount, thanking them for their service, before heading for a more market-heavy area,
> You now have $204, still all loaned to you by Marisa.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 10:25:23 AM
>Take Meiling by the hand if she's good with that, and stroll through the market, let's see what's going on right now. Note the kinds of shops, the how many youkai are active compared to humans, note any events that are going on. Keep an easy and slow pace, we're in no hurries.
>Also keep an eye open for money-making opportunities.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 11:32:08 AM
>Take Meiling by the hand if she's good with that, and stroll through the market, let's see what's going on right now. Note the kinds of shops, the how many youkai are active compared to humans, note any events that are going on. Keep an easy and slow pace, we're in no hurries.
>Also keep an eye open for money-making opportunities.
> You gently take Meiling's hand again.
> There's a few shops with foods and ingredients, but you've already eaten. Few others seem to claim charms and wards, possibly for humans out late... There's ones selling cosmetic items, such as flowers and toys, but they seem to be packing up.
> There are some focused on entertainment, such as a sleight of hand game, a fortune teller, others...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 12:25:49 PM
>"Oh, that fortune teller looks fun! And I bet you'd be good at that sleight of hand game."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 04:43:15 PM
>"Oh, that fortune teller looks fun! And I bet you'd be good at that sleight of hand game."
> "Oh. More games?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 04:51:18 PM
>Nod. "Yeah!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 04:54:14 PM
>Nod. "Yeah!"
> "Let's check out that sleight of hand then."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 05:29:37 PM
>Check out the sleight of hand. Kneel down if there is room.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 05:37:49 PM
>Check out the sleight of hand. Kneel down if there is room.
> You head over and kneel.
> It seems to be a shell game with bowls. The owner also has cards near him.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 05:46:41 PM
>"Hey, how's this work?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 06:01:53 PM
>"Hey, how's this work?"
> "Huh?" The man looks up. "Oh." He turns the bowls over. "There's a ball in one of the bowls and you try to keep your eyes on which bowl it's under while I swap them around quickly to try and trick you. If you guess correctly, when I stop moving them, you win."
> "Sounds easy enough." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 06:02:53 PM
>Nod.
>"How much?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 06:15:48 PM
>Nod.
>"How much?"
> "How much? O-Oh. That depends on how much you bet. It could be free and for fun, or you could bet an amount and try to win a bit more than that. I wouldn't recommend betting too high though."
> "But it's not restricted, is it?" Meiling asks.
> "You could go as high as you want to try and win big, but again, I don't recommend it."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 06:57:04 PM
>"Five dollars."
>Put it down on the table.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 07:11:06 PM
>"Five dollars."
>Put it down on the table.
> You set down $5.
> "If you win, you'll get back your money plus half of that, so you're playing for nine dollars, okay?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 07:33:16 PM
>Wouldn't that be 7.50? Oh well, nine dollars is nine dollars.
>Nod.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 07:42:44 PM
>Wouldn't that be 7.50? Oh well, nine dollars is nine dollars.
>Nod.
> You let the man stay with his error.
> "Um..." Meiling sweats.
> "Alright." The man sets a small ball on the table, placing one of the bowls over it, then turning the other bowls over as well.
> He then moves them into place and shows the underside of the center one, housing the ball.
> "Ready?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Tashi on September 28, 2017, 07:45:55 PM
//> 1+ for the bad gurl route.
> Look what you have done.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 07:47:36 PM
>Nod.
>"Watch the shells, Meiling, and tell me where you think it is."
>Watch his hands, to make sure there's no sleight of hand going on.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 07:57:08 PM
//> 1+ for the bad gurl route.
> Look what you have done.
>Nod.
>"Watch the shells, Meiling, and tell me where you think it is."
>Watch his hands, to make sure there's no sleight of hand going on.
> You wonder if you'll get chastised by Meiling for not pointing out the man's error...
> Meiling nods.
> You watch sternly as the bowls are switched around... Nothing off yet, and it's still easy to tell which one the ball is under...
> "Ah." Meiling comments.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 28, 2017, 08:31:46 PM
>"Ah?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 28, 2017, 10:07:41 PM
>"Ah?"
> "I think he swapped the ball to another bowl." Meiling whispers.
> The man stops.
> You're eyes are set on the leftmost bowl...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 06:45:25 AM
>Nod to Meiling. "Go for it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 07:05:59 AM
>Nod to Meiling. "Go for it."
> "It's that one." Meiling points to the middlemost bowl.
> "Sure?" The man asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 07:17:03 AM
>Nod.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 08:40:45 AM
>Nod.
> You nod.
> The man turns the bowl over.
> However, the ball isn't under it.
> The man lifts the other two, and it's position is revealed as the leftmost one...
> "Whaa?" Meiling questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 09:22:15 AM
>"Oh well. A loss is a loss."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 09:30:35 AM
>"Oh well. A loss is a loss."
> "Would you like to try again?" The man asks.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 09:33:10 AM
>Glance to Meiling.
>"What do you think?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 09:48:47 AM
>Glance to Meiling.
>"What do you think?"
> "I want another go..." Meiling frowns. "But we were using your money. Nevermind."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 10:45:21 AM
>"One more. Just like before, Meiling, you watch the shells."
>Put down $10. Watch his hands.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 09:54:04 PM
>"One more. Just like before, Meiling, you watch the shells."
>Put down $10. Watch his hands.
> You set down $10 this time.
> "15. I hope you two will be honest here this time." The man places the ball under the center bowl.
> "What do you mean?" Meiling questions.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 09:55:18 PM
>"We're as above board as anyone here."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 09:58:43 PM
>"We're as above board as anyone here."
> The man chuckles slightly as he begins.
> Center, left, center, left, right, left, center, right-
> "T-The ball." Meiling murmers.
> Left. The movements were probably easier to keep track of this time...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 29, 2017, 10:00:23 PM
>Did his hands seem to do anything odd?
>"Meiling?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 29, 2017, 10:33:48 PM
>Did his hands seem to do anything odd?
>"Meiling?"
> No, you didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
> "...This one...?" Meiling points to the leftmost one.
> The man turns the bowl under, revealing the ball.
> "But it fell off the table." Meiling says. "How?"
> The man sets down $5, along with your previous $10.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 07:31:37 AM
>As I said, we're as above board as anyone here."
>Incline head toward the grifter. "Thank you."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 08:00:00 AM
>As I said, we're as above board as anyone here."
>Incline head toward the grifter. "Thank you."
> "I hope you enjoyed it."
> "Wait. Tell me how it was still there after it fell." Meiling says.
> "Fell?"
> "Off the table. I saw it." Meiling frowns.
> "Nothing like that has happened." The man shakes his head.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 09:47:25 AM
>"I imagine he grabbed it and placed it elsewhere. Or perhaps there was a second ball?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 11:13:44 AM
>"I imagine he grabbed it and placed it elsewhere. Or perhaps there was a second ball?"
> "Neither. Just one ball. The bowls stay on the table until the end. There are no holes in the table." The man lifts the bowls and ball up for a full view of the table, before sliding his hand across it, tapping the surface with his fingers along the way.
> "But-"
> "The ball isn't rigged, a simple rock would work just as well. There's nothing with the bowls either." The man shows the plain interior of the bowls. "Any other suspicions?"
> "The cards?"
> "They're for another game. ...Are you trying to frame me for cheating?"
> "No."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 11:16:49 AM
>"It's fine, we broke even after all."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 11:19:48 AM
>"It's fine, we broke even after all."
> The man sighs.
> "I'm assuming you're not playing another game then?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 11:47:30 AM
>"We'll be moving on to less "variable" passtimes, yes.

>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 11:53:00 AM
>"We'll be moving on to less "variable" passtimes, yes.

>_
> "I see..." The man looks down, murmuring something about suspicion and delusion.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 11:59:22 AM
>"Let's visit the fortune teller, shall we?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 12:03:04 PM
>"Let's visit the fortune teller, shall we?"
> "I don't want to end up being tricked again..." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 12:07:40 PM
>"I think it will be a bit more fun kind of trickery, at least."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 12:09:22 PM
>"I think it will be a bit more fun kind of trickery, at least."
> "Alright. Here's hoping."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 12:11:30 PM
>Let's go see that fortune teller!
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 12:18:18 PM
>Let's go see that fortune teller!
> You head off towards the fortune teller.
> However, they seem to be packing up and taking down their stand.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 12:20:10 PM
>"Bah, we did things in the wrong order."
>Look around for other things of note.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 12:23:59 PM
>"Bah, we did things in the wrong order."
>Look around for other things of note.
> "Man..."
> What's nearby are things you and Meiling have already done earlier...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 12:31:26 PM
>"We'll wander a bit more. Is there anything you'd care to shop for?"
>Where do youkai like to congregate around here at night?
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 02:04:53 PM
>"We'll wander a bit more. Is there anything you'd care to shop for?"
>Where do youkai like to congregate around here at night?
> "Nothing in particular." Meiling says.
> You don't believe there's a specific area or preference.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 02:08:27 PM
>"Hm, where shall we go next, then?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 09:39:43 PM
>"Hm, where shall we go next, then?"
> "We've already eaten and had a bit of fun before that. Why don't we wind down some?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 10:45:12 PM
>"What did you have in mind?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on September 30, 2017, 10:46:10 PM
>"What did you have in mind?"
> "Just relaxing somewhere. I haven't thought of a place yet..."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2017, 11:00:51 PM
>"Hm, perhaps around the forest? There's some nice hills near my home."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 02:30:27 AM
>"Hm, perhaps around the forest? There's some nice hills near my home."
> "That sounds nice."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 06:52:13 AM
>"I agree wholeheartedly."
>Take Meiling's hand, head for the hills.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 09:16:33 AM
>"I agree wholeheartedly."
>Take Meiling's hand, head for the hills.
> You take Meiling's hand again and depart from the village.
> Things quiet down as the two of you continue into the forest. It's a bit difficult to navigate through at this size...
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 01:08:13 PM
>Push branches aside as needs be, but do try to take the path of least resistance, even if it's a bit longer.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 02:34:59 PM
>Push branches aside as needs be, but do try to take the path of least resistance, even if it's a bit longer.
> You make your way through the forest, guiding your partner to a hill.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 02:42:43 PM
>"This is certainly a different experience with the forest, no?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:00:11 PM
>"This is certainly a different experience with the forest, no?"
> "Being big like this, definitely."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 03:08:27 PM
>"Perhaps a tad troublesome, but satisfying regardless."
>Find a nice place on the hill, and gesture for Meiling to have a seat, before plopping down ourselves.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:12:19 PM
>"Perhaps a tad troublesome, but satisfying regardless."
>Find a nice place on the hill, and gesture for Meiling to have a seat, before plopping down ourselves.
> You sit down, followed by Meiling.
> "I guess there's still more benefits to being larger than I expected." Meiling says.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 03:13:13 PM
>"You certainly wear it well."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:20:41 PM
>"You certainly wear it well."
> "I have you to thank for it then."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 03:22:09 PM
>"Only somewhat. I'm sure it was only a matter of time before you discovered the secret to it on your own."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:38:56 PM
>"Only somewhat. I'm sure it was only a matter of time before you discovered the secret to it on your own."
> "May have been much longer though. It took quite a bit for me to even get it from you helping me."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 03:42:49 PM
>"Perhaps from your perspective, but form mine, you managed some years worth of work in an afternoon. You sell yourself...short."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:46:24 PM
>"Perhaps from your perspective, but form mine, you managed some years worth of work in an afternoon. You sell yourself...short."
> Meiling giggles at your praise.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 03:47:35 PM
>Chuckle along just a little.
>"But I do mean it, don't underestimate your own genius. Regardless of what happened, I can only imagine you would have been towering over the countryside by the end of the yer by latest."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 03:59:05 PM
>Chuckle along just a little.
>"But I do mean it, don't underestimate your own genius. Regardless of what happened, I can only imagine you would have been towering over the countryside by the end of the yer by latest."
> "I hadn't even considered getting bigger on my own though. I disliked it when it was brought up, even. Then you convinced me otherwise."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 04:00:19 PM
>"You disliked it? Pray tell why."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 04:01:37 PM
>"You disliked it? Pray tell why."
> "I told you it'd make me a larger target and all."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 04:12:15 PM
>"Ah, you did say that. Was this something brought up before I came along?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 04:22:04 PM
>"Ah, you did say that. Was this something brought up before I came along?"
> Meiling shakes her head.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 04:23:11 PM
>"Ah, I thought it had come up before, thus my confusion. Well, either way, I'm glad you've changed your opinion on it."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 04:36:02 PM
>"Ah, I thought it had come up before, thus my confusion. Well, either way, I'm glad you've changed your opinion on it."
> "I'm glad you showed me it's benefits."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 04:40:28 PM
>Chuckle.
>"Well, it's hard not to."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 05:02:40 PM
>Chuckle.
>"Well, it's hard not to."
> "The reactions from everyone helped a bit."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 05:05:16 PM
>"Oh, do flatter me with details."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 05:07:04 PM
>"Oh, do flatter me with details."
> "I think you've had enough today. Given it's the next day already though, well close to it at least."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 05:11:20 PM
>"You awful tease!"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 05:16:40 PM
>"You awful tease!"
> "What's a few more minutes to wait for some more flattery?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 05:17:54 PM
>"From you? Much too long."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 05:25:44 PM
>"From you? Much too long."
> "Well, seeing how everyone reacted to me being big. Standing above others while they look in awe was really nice."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 05:29:17 PM
>Nod.
>"And the power."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 05:48:44 PM
>Nod.
>"And the power."
> "Well I haven't gotten to try that out yet."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 05:52:31 PM
>"Perhaps not, but you can feel it, no? The strength behind your motions, the latent potential? Your art was already powerful, but now... who can say? I don't even possess such skills, and I can feel it in myself. It's wonderful."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 07:00:58 PM
>"Perhaps not, but you can feel it, no? The strength behind your motions, the latent potential? Your art was already powerful, but now... who can say? I don't even possess such skills, and I can feel it in myself. It's wonderful."
> "Hm. How can I repay you for the help by the way?"
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 07:02:37 PM
>"Do not think in terms of debt an repayment, Your successes were more than enough."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 07:09:58 PM
>"Do not think in terms of debt an repayment, Your successes were more than enough."
> "Okay. ...This has been nice. Very nice."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 07:11:39 PM
>"It has. I don't think I would mind doing it again."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 07:16:56 PM
>"It has. I don't think I would mind doing it again."
> "Hopefully I'll have time off already by then."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 07:20:52 PM
>"Quite so. Have you enjoyed the evening, so far?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 07:23:48 PM
>"Quite so. Have you enjoyed the evening, so far?"
> "Of course." Meiling smiles. "The village seems great."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 07:25:38 PM
>"I hope I've been good company?"
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 07:45:31 PM
>"I hope I've been good company?"
> "Fantastic Alice."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 07:48:36 PM
>"I'm glad to hear that. I've enjoyed the evening with you as well."
>Give her hand a squeeze.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 08:09:12 PM
>"I'm glad to hear that. I've enjoyed the evening with you as well."
>Give her hand a squeeze.
> You squeeze Meiling's hand briefly.
> "I'm glad things went so well. We got to have fun. No one attacked us for being huge or anything. The food was good. And we even got to end the night peacefully at a place like this."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 08:14:57 PM
>Nod.
>"Yeah. I'm really glad you agreed to spend the evening with me."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 08:41:51 PM
>Nod.
>"Yeah. I'm really glad you agreed to spend the evening with me."
> Meiling nods.
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 08:53:32 PM
>"I admit, it was...kind of a whim for me. Just, you impressed me so much today, that I felt I'd be a fool not to follow up on things..."
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 09:05:46 PM
>"I admit, it was...kind of a whim for me. Just, you impressed me so much today, that I felt I'd be a fool not to follow up on things..."
> "I would've been grateful either way."
>_
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 01, 2017, 09:08:57 PM
>"Well, I hope you are more grateful this way."
>Establish dominance, tear her arm off and beat her with it.
Title: Re: Alice Quest - The Seven-Colored Puppeteer's Week v1.3
Post by: Neovereign on October 01, 2017, 09:12:59 PM
>"Well, I hope you are more grateful this way."
>Establish dominance, tear her arm off and beat her with it.
> You take Meiling's hand... and her entire arm as well. The plan was executed flawlessly, though given she's a youkai, you've only knocked her out for a while.