Author Topic: Meira Quest (Part 4) (Read 49001 times)

日巫子 · « **Reply #270 on:** December 12, 2011, 07:56:21 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 12, 2011, 03:11:35 AM

> Ick. Turn our eyes away.

> You look away as Kouyoshi continues to slice the fish open. You don't want to see this.
> Some time passes, and finally Kouyoshi says, "You can look back now."

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nolrai2 · « **Reply #271 on:** December 12, 2011, 09:13:28 PM »

> "Okay, do we have a fire started yet?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #272 on:** December 12, 2011, 10:05:07 PM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on December 12, 2011, 09:13:28 PM

> "Okay, do we have a fire started yet?"

> Kouyoshi looks at you.
> "...What? Fire?"

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Sect · « **Reply #273 on:** December 13, 2011, 12:20:29 AM »

> "Well, to grill fish! Though I guess we could stew it again..."

日巫子 · « **Reply #274 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:00:35 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 12:20:29 AM

> "Well, to grill fish! Though I guess we could stew it again..."

> Kouyoshi looks at her bloodstained hands, and then at the pile of fish guts on the ground.
> "We never made a fire...You think you'd be able to get some wood for me? We could just grill it by the river, it'd be easier to put out."

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Sect · « **Reply #275 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:25:42 AM »

> "Kaay!" Hustle off and get some wood: fallen branches and the like should work. Then, bring them back!

日巫子 · « **Reply #276 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:42:38 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 01:25:42 AM

> "Kaay!" Hustle off and get some wood: fallen branches and the like should work. Then, bring them back!

> You run back into the forest and retrieve a bundle of fallen branches; you have to snap some of them in half just to carry them.
> When you return, you see Kouyoshi dipping her hands into the water and washing them of the blood.

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Sect · « **Reply #277 on:** December 13, 2011, 01:57:52 AM »

> Put down the branches and start making a stick pyramid near the river. "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, do you have ma-"
> Oh! Light the branches on fire with our magic!

日巫子 · « **Reply #278 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:28:27 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 01:57:52 AM

> Put down the branches and start making a stick pyramid near the river. "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, do you have ma-"
> Oh! Light the branches on fire with our magic!

> You stack the branches near the river.
> What are you thinking, you can use magic now! You focus on the pile of branches, and a spark soon appears. It grows into a small flame, which starts spreading across the rest of the wood.
> "Impressive," Kouyoshi says as she wrings the water off her hands.

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Sect · « **Reply #279 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:32:42 AM »

> Hee hee~! Let's get cooking!

nolrai2 · « **Reply #280 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:43:18 AM »

(this thread is so awesome)

日巫子 · « **Reply #281 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:00:10 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 02:32:42 AM

> Hee hee~! Let's get cooking!

> You feel kind of happy. Just a few days ago you couldn't even summon any magic, and here you are starting fires.
> You stick the gutted fish on a stick and let it roast over the fire. It's as simple as that. While you're waiting for it to cook, Kouyoshi pokes at the fish guts with another stick.
> "What am I going to do with this?"

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Sect · « **Reply #282 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:03:10 AM »

> "Ugh... dunno. Maybe we should throw 'em in the river or something?"
> Fan the fire.

日巫子 · « **Reply #283 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:16:16 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 03:03:10 AM

> "Ugh... dunno. Maybe we should throw 'em in the river or something?"
> Fan the fire.

> "That's pollution," Kouyoshi protests. "I'll just bury them."
> She cups the fish guts in her hand, and heads back into the forest.
> The fish shouldn't take incredibly long to cook. It looks like it's doing it now, actually.

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nolrai2 · « **Reply #284 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:35:21 AM »

Flip it around so it cooks sort of evenly.

then take it off, and eat our half.

日巫子 · « **Reply #285 on:** December 13, 2011, 08:00:13 PM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on December 13, 2011, 03:35:21 AM

Flip it around so it cooks sort of evenly.

then take it off, and eat our half.

> You rotate the fish around in the fire until it has cooked all the way through.
> You then go to eat it. It's really, really hot, but it's good.
> At this moment, Kouyoshi emerges from the trees, hands covered with dirt and fish guts. As she goes back to the river to wash them off, she says,
> "That cooked already?"

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Sect · « **Reply #286 on:** December 13, 2011, 10:43:54 PM »

> "Mm hmm!" Pluck the other one from the fire and hold it out for Kouyoshi while nibbling on our own.

日巫子 · « **Reply #287 on:** December 13, 2011, 10:49:59 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 10:43:54 PM

> "Mm hmm!" Pluck the other one from the fire and hold it out for Kouyoshi while nibbling on our own.

> Kouyoshi takes the fish.
> "Hot, hot, hot." She tosses it around in her hands for a few minutes before finally starting to eat it.

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Sect · « **Reply #288 on:** December 13, 2011, 11:20:37 PM »

> "How do you like it?"
> Munch munch munch~

日巫子 · « **Reply #289 on:** December 13, 2011, 11:31:56 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 13, 2011, 11:20:37 PM

> "How do you like it?"
> Munch munch munch~

> "It's good."
> The both of you finish eating rather quickly. Kouyoshi sighs contentedly before going to put her footwear back on.

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Sect · « **Reply #290 on:** December 14, 2011, 01:14:56 AM »

> Put out the fire by splashing water on it, then put on our tabi and geta.
> "Ready?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #291 on:** December 14, 2011, 01:33:05 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 14, 2011, 01:14:56 AM

> Put out the fire by splashing water on it, then put on our tabi and geta.
> "Ready?"

> You splash water on the fire, which takes longer to put out than expected. You have to cup your hands to put it out, so not a lot of water gets thrown on the water at a time.
> After the fire has been fully extinguished, you put your tabi and geta back on.
> "Yeah." Kouyoshi adjusts her hat.

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Sect · « **Reply #292 on:** December 14, 2011, 01:49:37 AM »

> Grab our stuff and let's get going! To the border!

日巫子 · « **Reply #293 on:** December 14, 2011, 02:16:09 AM »

Quote from: Cult on December 14, 2011, 01:49:37 AM

> Grab our stuff and let's get going! To the border!

> You gather your belongings and start walking along the river. Eventually, you find yourself surrounded by trees again, but it doesn't seem as gloomy as the last forest you were in. The river still runs strong, running down the mountainside and far beyond.

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Sect · « **Reply #294 on:** December 14, 2011, 02:41:29 AM »

> Hum while walking.
> "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, tell me a story! You must've done some awesome stuff, right?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #295 on:** December 14, 2011, 07:57:12 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 14, 2011, 02:41:29 AM

> Hum while walking.
> "Hey, Kouyoshi, Kouyoshi, tell me a story! You must've done some awesome stuff, right?"

> This walk could be a little more fun, so you ask Kouyoshi to tell you a story.
> "What kind of story?" Kouyoshi asks. "Off the top of my head, it's kind of hard to just pick an event that happened."

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Sect · « **Reply #296 on:** December 14, 2011, 08:49:36 PM »

> "Dunno, something cool! Have you fought any big monsters?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #297 on:** December 14, 2011, 09:19:22 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 14, 2011, 08:49:36 PM

> "Dunno, something cool! Have you fought any big monsters?"

> "I haven't had the chance to, but I remember there was one point where there was this really dangerous youkai roaming around," Kouyoshi says. "I forget, I think it appeared either right before or right after the Great Boundary came up. There were all sorts of rumors flying around and everyone was constantly on edge because of it."

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Sect · « **Reply #298 on:** December 14, 2011, 09:41:27 PM »

> "Ohh? What happened?!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #299 on:** December 14, 2011, 09:47:35 PM »

Quote from: Cult on December 14, 2011, 09:41:27 PM

> "Ohh? What happened?!"

> "Well, everyone was saying how the youkai was eating everything that moved, even other youkai," Kouyoshi says. "I wasn't a youkai for very long back then, so I had to kind of lay low for a while until everything settled. I think it was actually a human who took down that youkai in the end, although she was aided by other youkai. I never saw it first hand. After that there was a while of peace, probably because everyone had had enough of all the carnage."

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