Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Mystia's Stored Games => Topic started by: Hello Purvis on January 14, 2010, 08:15:34 PM
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>You are Reisen Udongein Inaba, Gensokyo's premier gunbunny!
>You an immigrant to Gensokyo from the moon. The events surrounding that have left you with a powerful hatred of Neil Armstrong, which you do not like to get into. You have been living at Eientei after running away from home. You work for Eirin Yagokoro, which has led to many rumors being spread about the abuses she heaps on you. Only a few of them are true! She has given you a variety of strange jobs over the years; you've done your best to handle them and think you did pretty well outside the moon incident. Kaguya Houraisan considers you her pet and you still don't know what she means by that; aside from the fact she uses it as an excuse to pat you on the head sometimes. You are deeply concerned about the rights and treatment of rabbits, particularly those in Eientei, and have managed to argue for them to have better treatment on a few occasions. You have crazy eyes, and it freaks some people right out. You are a goddamn snappy dresser.
>It is winter in Gensokyo. More importantly, you have the next couple days off from your usual daily tasks!
>You are in your room. It is a simple room, you don't usually spend much time here. Three of the walls are unadorned paper panels, while the southern wall is solid wood. You suppose you could hang things from them, but never really had the opportunity to do so. And you don't think they would go unstolen, to be honest. Your bed is a simple futon with a thick comforter. Next to it is nightstand with small personal effects. Against the eastern wall is a dresser, filled with your extra clothes. Obvious exits are North.
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>Attach ears
>Look at self in mirror, point index finger at own reflection gun-style, give toothy grin, wink
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>Check for embarassing tattoos.
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> Rendez-vous with Neo-Arc Chaos. He's still wandering around Eientei.
> Await his orders.
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> Check gun
> Add quest: Kill Tewi
>You do not have any proper firearms. But that is alright; you yourself are practically a firearm.
>You contemplate killing Tewi. Certainly, there is some justification for this feeling. Tewi is the only real dark spot on your life as a fugitive. Since day one, she has gone out of her way to prank and harass you, making your life miserable. Oh, how you loathe her! But you are not certain if you want to kill her; it would probably get you thrown out, at least. But to hoist her by her own petard...oh how sweet it would be.
>Attach ears
>Look at self in mirror, point index finger at own reflection gun-style, give toothy grin, wink
>Are you trying to make sense? Make some sense.
>You check the little mirror set on your dresser. You make a finger gun at it, grin, and wink. Then you giggle, feeling just a little silly. Maybe someday you'll have a reason to employ such a gesture.
>Check for embarassing tattoos.
>You have no tattoos that you know of. A brief check suggests that you have not acquired any while on a hypothetical drunken bender. That would be so embarrassing!
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>Add Quest: Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
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>Check for unusual growths possibly brought on by recent medical testing
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> Search room for spellcards and other useful items
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>Find a team to pose with, 'cause shit just got real!
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>Search for non obvious exits
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>Add Quest: Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>You have been trying to do this for years. Just that no one seems to pay attention. And where do those rumors come from?
>...No, wait. You know exactly where those rumors come from.
>Check for unusual growths possibly brought on by recent medical testing
>Like this one. Eirin doesn't do medical testing on you! You're her student, not her guinea pig! Typically.
>...Better safe than sorry. You check yourself for unusual growths, and don't find anything strange or unusual.
> Search room for spellcards and other useful items
>You search your room!
>You find:
>Your assorted spellcards
>Comb
>Toothbrush
>Basin
>Oil Lamp
>Extra clothes.
>...Your stockings are missing. Damn it.
>Find a team to pose with, 'cause shit just got real!
>You have no team at the moment. You don't think you could convince anyone at Eientei to pose with you.
>Search for non obvious exits
>You actually used to wonder if there were any, but searching your room hasn't revealed any over the years. Maybe there are others in Eientei?
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>Browse through Spellcards
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>MANIPULATE WAVELENGTHS OF THE AIR
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>Leave the room and go check on Kaguya-hime.
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>challenge impossible requests
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> Before leaving the room, put all available items in your inventory.
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>Define collection of actions "point at individual with index finger gun-style, flash toothy grin, wink" as "gunwink" for later convenient use
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>Gunwink kaguya
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>Add Quest: Find Stockings
The world cannot go on without delicious Reisen zettai ryouiki!
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>Now that bodycheck for unusual growths has finished, check chest for usual growths
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> If non-planar growths are detected, gather as much info about the growths as possible by touch.
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>Browse through Spellcards
>You look through your spellcards. Your spellcards are:
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>MANIPULATE WAVELENGTHS OF THE AIR
>You try not to make a habit of doing this, it really irks some people around you and also gives you eye strain if you do it too much. And Eirin asked you not to do so without good reason.
>Still, a little pracitce never hurt. You mess with the wavelengths of the air a bit, making light refract incorrectly and distorting distances in your room.
>Leave the room and go check on Kaguya-hime.
>You do not know where Kaguya at the moment. But you do leave.
>challenge impossible requests
>You like to think you're a pretty rough bunny, when push comes to shove, but that is probably beyond your powers.
> Before leaving the room, put all available items in your inventory.
>You obtain: Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>You obtain:Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>You obtain:Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>You obtain:Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>You obtain:Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>You obtain:Indolence: Mind Stopper
>You obtain:Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>You obtain:Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>You obtain:Comb
>You obtain:Toothbrush
>You obtain:Basin
>The oil lamp is too large to comfortably carry, so you decide to leave it here until you need it. The same with your extra clothes.
>You leave your room.
>You are in a hallway lined with simple paper walls. It is customary to decorate them in winter, but no one has gotten to it yet. There are a few doors here, leading to a few of the rabbits' communal rooms. As Eirin's protege, you were allowed to have your own private room to avoid the distractions that can come from staying with the other rabbits. You can hear them chattering away in one of the rooms to the south that borders yours. The hall extends to the east, meeting another hall some dozens of yards away. Obvious exits are NorthA, NorthB, SouthA, SouthB, and East
>Define collection of actions "point at individual with index finger gun-style, flash toothy grin, wink" as "gunwink" for later convenient use
>Sure thing.
>Gunwink kaguya
>She is not here!
>Add Quest: Find Stockings
The world cannot go on without delicious Reisen zettai ryouiki!
>You will need these if you intend to spend any time outside.
>Now that bodycheck for unusual growths has finished, check chest for usual growths
>You are not about to do this while standing in the hall! But you are pretty sure they are fine.
> If non-planar growths are detected, gather as much info about the growths as possible by touch.
>You are definitely not about to do this in the hallway.
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> Use SEXY BUNNY STEALTH to listen in on what's being talked about in room yonder.
> Determine if Tewi is in the presence.
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>Go back in room, check chest for usual growths.
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> Use SEXY BUNNY STEALTH to listen in on what's being talked about in room yonder.
> Determine if Tewi is in the presence.
>You are not especially stealthy, though you do like to think you're rather attractive. Still, you are able to listen in.
>From what you can gather, they are talking about something going on at the front gates of Eientei, and giggling quite a bit.
>Go back in room, check chest for usual growths.
>You head back into your room and check.
>Yep! They're still there. You don't imagine they would have gone anywhere else.
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>Check on the rabbits and see if they're treated alright
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>Do a spread-gunwink to all the rabbits upon entering their room
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>Check on the rabbits and see if they're treated alright
>Do a spread-gunwink to all the rabbits upon entering their room
>It's always good to make sure the rabbits are doing okay.
>You entire the room, and do a spread gunwink.
>You're met with a lot of laughter.
>The Rabbit dormitory is a frightful mess. Clothes and personal effects are strewn about without regard, futons are disheveled, and there are bits of trash here and there. It is a fairly large room, and there are a number of paper screens and blankets hung from wires to create little private rooms off to the sides and rear, with a large communal area in the certain. There are about a dozen rabbits here right now.
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> Ask the whereabouts of Eirin and Kaguya
> Ask what they were talking about
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>Enlist the rabbits to be your invincible army of the night~
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>compose spellcard: Lunar sign: gimmicky gunwink
>Ask where Tewi is
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> Look around the room to check if your stockings are located in the immediate vicinity
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> Look around the room to check if your stockings are located in the immediate vicinity
> If they aren't, aks the rabbits if they know anything about the stockings' whereabouts
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>Ponder on if meeting Mokou or Keine would be a very bad idea
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> Ask the whereabouts of Eirin and Kaguya
> Ask what they were talking about
>"I saw Houraisan-sama in the courtyard," says one of the rabbits, still giggling and your entrance.
>"Yagokoro-sama's in her office, working on something," says another. "I brought her tea earlier, she looked busy.
>"Oh, go to the front doors, and you're sure to see it!" says the first rabbit again.
>"We wouldn't want to spoil the surprise!" adds another.
>Enlist the rabbits to be your invincible army of the night~
>You can't even recruit these layabouts to clean their own room without some sort of threats, bribery, or cajoling. They can do an okay job defending Eientei, but motivating them is such a pain. Unless you're Eirin or Kaguya, the rabbits seem to listen to them all the time. And Tewi has a way with them, much to your chagrin.
>compose spellcard: Lunar sign: gimmicky gunwink
>Ask where Tewi is
>You consider it. It would take more time than you have off, though. Spellcard development is hard!
>You inquire about Tewi. You're met with a chorus of shrugs. This doesn't surprise you. Tewi also has a way of slipping in and out unseen. Oh, how well you've learned the unseen part...
> Look around the room to check if your stockings are located in the immediate vicinity
>You don't see them anywhere. But it's plausible they could be hidden anywhere in the mess if someone put their mind to it.
> If they aren't, aks the rabbits if they know anything about the stockings' whereabouts
>They look between themselves, then giggle and shake their heads. You know that this means someone, probably Tewi, stole them and they have no intention of saying anything about it.
>Ponder on if meeting Mokou or Keine would be a very bad idea
>Keine is a very nice person, as long as you don't bother her on the full moon.
>Mokou is...hard to read. You know she has a lot of bad blood with Kaguya over some ancient wrong, but she seems not to extend that to persecuting others in Eientei. Still, she's renowned for have a poor temper.
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>Go to Eirins office.
>Gunwink as you enter.
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> Spot check for Tewi
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>Check inventory
>Examine inventory items
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>Check Stat values
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>wabbit season
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>Make a note to kick this nasty Gunwinking habit. It sounds like it'll get old.
>wabbit season
>Also, Don't do this. Whatever it is.
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>Make a note to kick this nasty Gunwinking habit. It sounds like it'll get old.
>Immediately erase this note and prohibit whatever corner of your mind that thought it was a good idea from ever thinking again
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>Immediately erase this note and prohibit whatever corner of your mind that thought it was a good idea from ever thinking again
>Ignore this one. It'll come around once you realize how often it happens.
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>Immediately erase this note and prohibit whatever corner of your mind that thought it was a good idea from ever thinking again
> Belay that. If Tewi saw the pose, you automatically lose all quest items and COOL points.
> Eat 5 magic stone snacks
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> Belay that. If Tewi saw the pose, you automatically lose all quest items and COOL points.
>Remember that this is irrelevant, as we had no intention of doing it to Tewi, as she doesn't deserve the gesture
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>Go to Eirins office.
>Gunwink as you enter.
>You take your leave of the rabbits, knowing you're not going to get anything else useful out of them, and head for Eirin's office. This takes you eastwards down the hall to the intersection, then further east to the courtyard.
>The courtyard, unfortunately, is outside. While your coat is sufficient to keep your upper half warm, your lack of stockings will make crossing the courtyard unpleasant to say the least. You can see Kaguya is out there, wearing numerous layers of robes, and watching a group of bunnies noisily play a board game of some sort. A couple inches of snow cover the ground, though a lot of it has been walked through. You stand just inside the eastern exit. Obvious exits are east and west.
> Spot check for Tewi
>What the hell is this d20 shit. This is a text adventure, son! You live, thrive, and survive by virtue of your brains and cleverness, not some dice! What is wrong with you!
>Check inventory
>Examine inventory items
>Your Inventory Contains:
>Dress Suit (Wore as clothes)
>A professional-looking business suit, blouse, and knee-length skirt. What could be classier?
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>You wear this to remind you of home.
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>A spellcard where you use your abilities to make twin pattern of bullets seem to go in directions they are not.
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>A more dense pattern following the same principle as Wave Sign: Mind Shaker. Reality will be terribly distorted to the victim.
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>You disalign the wavelengths of a complex maze of bullets to try and trick your opponent into moving recklessly.
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Much like Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning, with a more aggressive pattern. It takes all of your concentration to use this well.
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>This attack surrounds your target with bullets, and distorts them, forcing them to make fast decisions to avoid being caught in the middle.
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>It takes a lot of concentration to correctly apply this card and keep up the stream of bullets.
>Invisible Full Moon
>Overlapping dense circular patterns of bullets, and alternating their wavelengths to force the victim to see one or other. It is simple, yet highly effective against the unwary.
>Tele-Mesmerism
>This is your ultimate attack, hitting an opponent with two huge waves of bullets, then shifting them as much as you can. It will leave you with a nasty headache and blurred vision.
>Comb
>A white comb. It has a few standards of your hair caught to it.
>Toothbrush
>Your toothbrush. Try not to get it dirty.
>Basin
>You fill this with water, and use it to wash your face and hands. It is currently empty.
>Check Stat values
>What.
>wabbit season
>Make a note to kick this nasty Gunwinking habit. It sounds like it'll get old.
>Also, Don't do this. Whatever it is.
>You are going to have to find ways to make it work for you, if you don't want to become a laughing stock.
>You decline to do whatever that is.
>Immediately erase this note and prohibit whatever corner of your mind that thought it was a good idea from ever thinking again
>Ignore this one. It'll come around once you realize how often it happens.
>I will turn this text adventure around...
> Belay that. If Tewi saw the pose, you automatically lose all quest items and COOL points.
> Eat 5 magic stone snacks
>The last thing you need is to give Tewi more ways to torment you...
>You do not have this item!
>Remember that this is irrelevant, as we had no intention of doing it to Tewi, as she doesn't deserve the gesture
>While this is true, if you only had to worry about Tewi when you could see her, you'd be a much happier person. Alas.
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> (Belatedly) Congratulate Parser for a successful Patchy Quest run!
> Go back from the courtyard. Being seen without our stockings will be an embarrassment. Start methodically checking rooms for stockings.
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> Ponder what Patchouli's up to
> Recall if there is a rabbit-powered fan in the general area
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> Pay your respects to Kaguya
> Huggle Kaguya if permitted
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>Gunwink the GuyaGirl first
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> (Belatedly) Congratulate Parser for a successful Patchy Quest run!
> Go back from the courtyard. Being seen without our stockings will be an embarrassment. Start methodically checking rooms for stockings.
>Ah bless ye~ Yalls deserve credit too.
>You have checked your room and the southern dormitory. This leaves the two northern dormitories, the kitchen, and the baths to be checked on on this side of Eientei.
> Ponder what Patchouli's up to
> Recall if there is a rabbit-powered fan in the general area
>You expect she is cooped up in her nice, warm library.
>There is! It is presently in the storeroom. You kinda don't like the thing, the rabbits really have to throw themselves out to use it.
> Pay your respects to Kaguya
> Huggle Kaguya if permitted
>You wave to Kaguya from the doorway whilst contemplating your next move. She smiles and waves back.
>Kaguya might not mind that, she's hard to fathom a lot of the time. But this would require you to venture out into the cold, and you don't want to linger out there longer than needs be until you get something to cover your legs.
>Gunwink the GuyaGirl first
>What the where now?
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> Ah, so that means that this is chronologically after Patchy Quest, and not just a separate adventure.
> Check the kitchen for stockings
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> If not in kitchen, check baths for stockings.
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> While searching for stockings, check kitchen and bath for potentially useful items
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> Try to recall if you have anything longer than your current skirt.
> We're unlikely to find the stocking here, Tewi would never make it that easy. We may just have to grin and bear it.
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> Ah, so that means that this is chronologically after Patchy Quest, and not just a separate adventure.
> Check the kitchen for stockings
>You do remember that Patchouli did a whole lot of traveling the day the sun vanished. You were assigned to fix up the front before winter. None too soon, either, it snowed the next day after the heat wave broke.
>You go north down the intersecting hall, then east through the only door and into the kitchen.
>Several rabbits are at work here, getting things ready for lunch. There are a few stoves and grills here, only one one the former is in use right now. Toward the rear is the pantry, which is integrated with the kitchen for ease of access. A cursory look around does not reveal any sign of your stockings. But there are literally hundreds of places they could be hidden. Obvious exits are west.
> If not in kitchen, check baths for stockings.
>You decide to check on the baths. You leave the kitchen and head south down the corridor, past the main hall leading to the courtyard, and to the western door.
>You enter the baths, Eientei's pride and joy. They are fed by a naturally occurring hot spring, and offer an easy opportunity to get clean at any time of the day. A few rabbits are here, splashing around the irregularly shaped pool. You swear they are going to kill themselves one of these days. You look around, and don't see your stockings anywhere in plain sight. Obvious exits are west.
> While searching for stockings, check kitchen and bath for potentially useful items
>Practically anything could be useful. And there are far more things scattered about than you could hope to lift.
> Try to recall if you have anything longer than your current skirt.
> We're unlikely to find the stocking here, Tewi would never make it that easy. We may just have to grin and bear it.
>You tend not to like longer skirts, they tend to get tangled around your legs when you're trying to do things. Sadly, you never really anticipated stocking theft.
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>Ponder if Eirin has a bone saw. Or any other kind of saw.
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>Ponder if Eirin has a bone saw. Or any other kind of saw.
>She does. She's used it before in dissections. You had to excuse yourself from the room for that...
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>Ponder pants, Wriggle may just be on to something. Besides, you're in a different class than her in the only downside.
>Check anywhere else Tewi may have hidden them that isn't Snowed.
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>Wonder if it would be safe to obtain the bonesaw. You never know when you may need to saw through something.
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>Did our extra clothes in our room have any stockings? Surely we don't only own a single pair.
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>Ponder pants, Wriggle may just be on to something. Besides, you're in a different class than her in the only downside.
>Check anywhere else Tewi may have hidden them that isn't Snowed.
>The only place left in this side of the manor are the other two dormitories.
>Unlike the Southern Dorm, the northern ones are mostly empty, there is a lone rabbit snoozing in one. They more or less resemble the southern one in messiness and paper screens being thrown about. A glance through them doesn't turn up your stockings, but it much like the other places, there's hundreds of places they could be hidden. You don't like the idea of spending your day off searching through them.
>Wonder if it would be safe to obtain the bonesaw. You never know when you may need to saw through something.
>If you asked politely, Eirin might let you borrow it. But you'd probably have to give her a reason.
>Did our extra clothes in our room have any stockings? Surely we don't only own a single pair.
>You do not own only a single pair. But unfortunately all of them have been stolen.
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>Only one thing left to do. Sorry Reisen, But you'll have to suck it up and go without them for your trip to see Eirin. Feel free to rush though.
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>Only one thing left to do. Sorry Reisen, But you'll have to suck it up and go without them for your trip to see Eirin. Feel free to rush though.
>You approach the courtyard again, and find it more or less as you left it. You gathering yourself for a moment, then take off running across the snowy courtyard!
>Oh god it's cold.
>You know the rabbits, and possibly Kaguya, are laughing at your mad dash across the courtyard, but you do not care right now. You burst through the opposing doors, and close them as quickly as possible before the draft can chase you any further.
>You are at an intersection. Behind you, to the west, is the courtyard. To the east you see the main gates. To the south is a hall leading to Eirin's office, while the northern hall leads to master bedrooms. Both halls also have storage chambers, but they are locked. Obvious exits are North, South, East, and West.
>_
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>Shake off any snow before it melts, don't need to be wet AND cold.
>The head to Eirin's office. You should probably see what the hell shes up to.
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> Wait, first head to the main gate, we'll probably find something over there.
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>add quest: Lunar-Eyed Blues (Brothers), to get some sunglasses so your eyes don't freak out people that aren't used to them. At least when you don't want them to.
>consider what has lured Tewi out of hiding in the past, and where she's stashed previous personal-affect thefts
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> FFFFFFFFFFF- HELL YES.
> Mentally prepare yourself for what may be happening at the front gate.
> Ponder if it may involve your poor stockings.
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>If you do encounter Eirin, ask for a bonesaw.
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> Ask Eirin for a pair of stockings
> And contraceptives
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>Assuming we actually find Eirin, greet her with a gunwink
>Also ask for pregnancy tests
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> Usafist Kilga
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>concoct plan to seduce Tewi, with violence if necessary
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> Make E-motion into a rabbit toy. Give it to the Eientei rabbits to abuse.
> Add quest: Huggle Kaguya at all opportunity (Suki would want this)
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>Shake off any snow before it melts, don't need to be wet AND cold.
>The head to Eirin's office. You should probably see what the hell shes up to.
> Wait, first head to the main gate, we'll probably find something over there.
>You knock the snow off your shoes. That's about all that you have on you, thankfully.
>You consider dropping in on Eirin, but decide you want to see what all the hubbub at the front gate is about. You head east.
>You are at the front gate, standing just inside the corridor. A set of simple doors grant entry into Eientei, you're rather pleased with the refinishing job you've done on them. You open them and look outside. Beyond the the doors is the bamboo forest, which is presently brown and dead for the winter. Fluttering from one of the larger stalks are several pairs of stockings, waving like flags in the breeze. Obvious exits are east and west.
>add quest: Lunar-Eyed Blues (Brothers), to get some sunglasses so your eyes don't freak out people that aren't used to them. At least when you don't want them to.
>consider what has lured Tewi out of hiding in the past, and where she's stashed previous personal-affect thefts
>That would be really nice to have. You decide to devote some attention to getting some.
>It is practically impossible to lure Tewi out. First you have to know where she is, which is a challenge of its own. You suspect significant quantities of valuables may lure her out, but likely she is too clever to fall for such a simple ploy.
> FFFFFFFFFFF- HELL YES.
> Mentally prepare yourself for what may be happening at the front gate.
> Ponder if it may involve your poor stockings.
>You kinda suspected it would be that way when the rabbits wouldn't tell you anything. You heave a sigh.
>If you do encounter Eirin, ask for a bonesaw.
> Ask Eirin for a pair of stockings
> And contraceptives
>Assuming we actually find Eirin, greet her with a gunwink
>Also ask for pregnancy tests
>You decide that you just can't deal with this sort of thing right now, and go to bother Eirin.
>You head back to the intersection and go south down the hall. You pass by a locked storeroom to the west, and knock on Eirin's Office door at the south end of the hall. "Come in," she says.
>You enter Eirin's office. This room is the most modern one of any one in Eientei, standing out in start contrast to the ancient style of the rest of the manor. It reminds you a lot of some of the facilities you've seen on the moon. Despite this, there are definitely some influences of Eientei's style here, much of the equipment is decidedly ancient, and it is a testament to Eirin's skill that she can do so much with them. Eirin sits at a huge desk, currently pouring over a scroll that she obtained from Kourindou last week. "Hello Reisen," she says, "Is something the matter?"
>You give her a gunwink. She says, "Heh. Looking to give Tewi more things to work with these days?"
>You then ask for several things. "I would prefer not to lend out my saw," she says, "I would think you'd not want to have to take time out of your day to sterilize it again after playing with it. And I don't think my stockings would fit you. As for those other things, who asked you to get them?"
>concoct plan to seduce Tewi, with violence if necessary
>No.
>Lord no.
>You literally would rather try to seduce Medicine, and you are reasonably sure that you wouldn't survive the experience if everything went according to plan! You want nothing to do with that rabbit in any such capacity after the hell she has put you through!
> Make E-motion into a rabbit toy. Give it to the Eientei rabbits to abuse.
> Add quest: Huggle Kaguya at all opportunity (Suki would want this)
>The thought disgusts you so much that you need a hug...
>_
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> Our stockings... :(
> Man up, we need them to live!
> Walk out to the bamboo and try to shake them down.
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>Before leaving, "I must have been staring at the mirror too long. Excuse me, Tewi's being herself again..."
>ponder the possibility of getting a tracker bug into Tewi's stomach
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> Does Reisen have feet or paws?
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>Eirin! Eirin!
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> Our stockings... :(
> Man up, we need them to live!
> Walk out to the bamboo and try to shake them down.
>Before leaving, "I must have been staring at the mirror too long. Excuse me, Tewi's being herself again..."
>ponder the possibility of getting a tracker bug into Tewi's stomach
>Yep. Those were your stockings alright.
>You aren't very good at this manning up thing.
>You take your leave of Eirin. "Alright, don't feel you have to avoid me because its your day off," says Eirin. "I'm hardly a tyrant, I won't force you to do anything unless you ask for something to do."
>You ponder placing a tracking bug on Tewi. This a rather thrilling idea, but you would have to find such an item first. You have no idea where you would find one at all. Then slip it into her food or maybe a pill without her knowing.
>You grit your teeth and head outside. You get a pretty severe case of goosebumps immediately as you slog toward the stalk. You give it a shake, but it seems that your stockings have been tied to it. You could probably bend or snap it with a little planning, though.
> Does Reisen have feet or paws?
>She has feet. This is why she can wear shoes.
>Eirin! Eirin!
>Are you drunk?
>_
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> To defeat Tewi, Reisen must know how Tewi thinks and operates.
> Add quest: Capture Pesco and make him co-operate with you!
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> Check the stalk, could it support our weight? Does it look climbable?
> Search surroundings of the stalk for traps, this is Tewi we're talking about here
> Curse Tewi
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> To defeat Tewi, Reisen must know how Tewi thinks and operates.
> Add quest: Capture Pesco and make him co-operate with you!
>You ponder how you could defeat Tewi, and you will definitely have to figure out her mental processes and her tricks.
>What the hell is this shit? Did you hit your head? Go to a hospital at once!
> Check the stalk, could it support our weight? Does it look climbable?
> Search surroundings of the stalk for traps, this is Tewi we're talking about here
> Curse Tewi
>It probably could have held you weight while it was alive. Right now, you doubt it would. You doubt that you could climb it. You could fly up to get your things, but you really, really, really don't want to do that in this weather...
>The snow around the stalk looks undisturbed.
>You curse Tewi for the heavens know how many thousandth time.
>_
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>It probably could have held you weight while it was alive. Right now, you doubt it would.
> Good, start climbing. When the stalk breaks, retrieve stockings. We won't get hurt, only a bit snowed.
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> Better idea: Shoot the stalk until it breaks off and falls over. Retrieve stockings and go back inside to dry off.
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> Before doing any of the former two ideas, think about wether destroying the stalk might anger anyone
> If we try to climb, watch out if someone is trying to take embarassing pictures of us climbing and eventually falling
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> No worries. Bamboo will regrow overnight.
> Check moon for authenticity.
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> Good, start climbing. When the stalk breaks, retrieve stockings. We won't get hurt, only a bit snowed.
> Better idea: Shoot the stalk until it breaks off and falls over. Retrieve stockings and go back inside to dry off.
> Before doing any of the former two ideas, think about wether destroying the stalk might anger anyone
> If we try to climb, watch out if someone is trying to take embarassing pictures of us climbing and eventually falling
>You consider whether anyone would care about breaking the stalk. No one at Eientei should care, as long as you don't drag it inside. You doubt Mokou gives a damn about what anyone around here does. If you started breaking a whole lot of bamboo, one or the other might care.
>You don't think anyone is around to take compromising photos, but you can't be too sure. You elect to shoot the stalk.
>You make a finger gun at it, and concentrate a bit to invoke your stylized fire-armed based danmaku. While it is designed to be fairly harmless to people, it can still do a bit of terrain damage. It's not quite so effective as a proper firearm, but you don't think you'd be able to find anything like that around here. It is also not so accurate, as you tend to rely on misdirection. It takes a few shots to damage the stalk enough to make it fall under its own weight, dumping your stockings into the snow.
>You quickly retrieve them; thankfully the knots are not particularly torturous.
>You obtain: 5 Pairs of Stockings (cold) (damp).
>You quickly hurry back inside before you freeze any worse.
> No worries. Bamboo will regrow overnight.
> Check moon for authenticity.
>It's too cold for the bamboo to regrow.
>You cannot see the moon right now, but you're pretty sure it's genuine.
>_
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> Check stockings for anything unusual
> Take stockings to a warm place to dry them. Maybe place them near a stove in the kitchen
> Whatever drying method is tried, only try it on one pair of stockings at a time. We wouldn't want to ruin all of them in case something goes wrong
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> Guard stockings as they dry. This could all be one large trap.
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> Check stockings for anything unusual
> Take stockings to a warm place to dry them. Maybe place them near a stove in the kitchen
> Whatever drying method is tried, only try it on one pair of stockings at a time. We wouldn't want to ruin all of them in case something goes wrong
>Your stockings do not seem to have been tampered with in any way that you can determine.
>You take them to the kitchen, dashing through the courtyard once again. This is an appropriate choice, as laundry is usually done here every other day as it is. You find a nice stove and hold them over it until they warm up and dry out a bit.
>You then return to your room to to try them on. You select the sheerest pair and then slip the warmest-looking pair over them. Thankfully, there are no ill effects. You should be able to go outside without any real ill effects. Though flight would still be ill-advised for more than a short time, or when it's windy out. You decide to put the other pairs away for now, unless you come up with a specific use for them.
> Guard stockings as they dry. This could all be one large trap.
>Thankfully, nothing happened that you noticed. You think Tewi must have left for the day.
>_
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> Heave a sigh of relief on the feeling of having stockings again
> Gunwink at the mirror and see if it looks better with stockings
> Show off retrieved stockings to Kaguya and Eirin
> We wanted sunglasses, right? Head out for Kourindou
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> Consider visiting the Moriya shrine to try borrow a pair of shades off Suwako, she can :suwakodwi:
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> Heave a sigh of relief on the feeling of having stockings again
> Gunwink at the mirror and see if it looks better with stockings
> Show off retrieved stockings to Kaguya and Eirin
> We wanted sunglasses, right? Head out for Kourindou
>You'd hate to have to be trapped in the house all day.
>You attempt another gunwink, and decide that bare legs are definitely not why it causes people to laugh at you.
>You head outside, to the courtyard, and show your stalkings off to Kaguya. She nods appreciatively, then asks, "Are you heading out for the day, then? If you see Murasa, could you let her know that the bag she left during the heatwave is still here?"
>You wonder if Rinnosuke could help you get some sunglasses.
> Consider visiting the Moriya shrine to try borrow a pair of shades off Suwako, she can :suwakodwi:
>This is a text adventure. What do you want from me?
>_
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>I WANT YOUR SOUL
>Ask Kaguya if it's okay for us to take Murasa's bag to her
>Add Quest: Find Murasa
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>I WANT YOUR SOUL
>Ask Kaguya if it's okay for us to take Murasa's bag to her
>Add Quest: Find Murasa
>Too bad, princess!
>You ask if it's alright to take the bag to her. "It would be nice to have some company, don't you think?" Kaguya says. Then she produces a small back from her sleeves and offers it to you. "I imagine you'll want to go shopping."
>You obtain: Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>_
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>Thank Kaguya
>Depart for Rinnosuke's shop
>Check and examine quests
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>Thank Kaguya
>Depart for Rinnosuke's shop
>Check and examine quests
>She smiles at you, and gestures for you to take your leave.
>You leave Eientei, taking a straight east to head outside.
>You enter the bamboo forest. It is dead and brown this time of year, with a healthy coat of snow covering the ground. Thankfully, you are familiar with its wily ways, and can find your way through it pretty easily. If you go east, you will soon leave it and come to the Forest of Magic and be well on your way to Kourindou. To the south is Mokou's part of the forest. Obvious exits are north, east, west, and south.
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Have you Seen a Sailor?
>Kaguya asked you to find Murasa and tell her to come get the thing she left behind.
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>People have been talking, you gotta do something about it.
>Lunar-Eyed Blues (Brothers)
>You have crazy eyes, and it really freaks some people out. Some dark glasses could only improve you social life.
>Huggle Kaguya
>It's going to be one of those days.
>_
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> Go east towards Kourindou
> Ponder where Murasa could be found
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> You forgot to huggle Kaguya just now :(
> Sense for a disturbance in the force.
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> Go east towards Kourindou
> Ponder where Murasa could be found
>You continue eastwards, and soon leave the bamboo behind for the Forest of Magic. As anticipated, you come to a road shortly.
>You are on a worn dirt road leading through the forest. The trees are leafless and bare; with snow sticking to them. The road continues to the east. A signpost sits along the side of the road. To the north, you see a little path leading off to a cottage. Normally the foilage would obscure the cottage, but at this time of year is is quite visible. Obvious exits are North, East, and West.
> You forgot to huggle Kaguya just now :(
> Sense for a disturbance in the force.
>You were there, she was there. I don't enter the commands, I just parse 'em.
>Why would you do this?
>_
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>Shoryuken in celebration of getting stockings back
>Head north to cottage
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> Enable auto action: Perform action HUGGLE [IF] character KAGUYA is present [AND] Reisen's status allows the action to be performed.
> Be wary of traps.
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>Shoryuken in celebration of getting stockings back
>Head north to cottage
>You attempt a celebratory Shoryuken, but mess up the inputs and perform a Mist Finer instead. And not even a good one, as you lack the correct tools.
>You head north.
> You approach the cottage. It is a modestly-sized, white-washed and L-shaped affair with some creeping ivy here and there, but otherwise well maintained. The roof has a spectacular amount of snow piled on it. Its front door faces east. The yard is covered in snow, and seems unadorned. You notice a path leading west behind the house, and another to the north that pushes through some foliage. . Obvious exits are WestA, West B, North, and South.
> Enable auto action: Perform action HUGGLE [IF] character KAGUYA is present [AND] Reisen's status allows the action to be performed.
> Be wary of traps.
>Insufficient memory. Command aborted.
>You look the yard over. You don't see anything that looks like a trap.
>_
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> Knock on cottage door
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> Knock on cottage door
>You knock on the door.
>You wait a bit, then knock again.
>You wait a little longer, and give it a true and proper thumping.
>It seems no one is home.
>_
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> Kick down the door like how the cop shows do it.
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>Search memory banks for knowledge of who resides in this cottage
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> Kick down the door like how the cop shows do it.
>You give the door a good kick! It turns out the door is apparently locked, and gives no indication of moving. Thankfully, you do not hurt yourself in the attempt.
>Search memory banks for knowledge of who resides in this cottage
>You know a few people live on the edges of the forest. This is probably either Marisa or Alice's home.
>_
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> Search for a back door. Both of them are witches and real witches do not use front doors. Granny Weatherwax would frown if they did.
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> If no backdoors are to be found, look for unlocked windows
> If there are unlocked windows, climb in
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> Search for a back door. Both of them are witches and real witches do not use front doors. Granny Weatherwax would frown if they did.
>You circle around the house. You find a back door around the tail of the L-shape.
> If no backdoors are to be found, look for unlocked windows
> If there are unlocked windows, climb in
>You find a few windows, but you cannot tell from a glance if they are unlocked or not.
>_
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> Do what Granny Ogg would do when faced with a back door
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> Do what Granny Ogg would do when faced with a back door
>You are not Granny Ogg. As such, you will have to describe the action properly.
>_
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> Knock again, just to be sure
> If no response, try to kick it like the front door
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> Kick down the door jovially and search the hiding spots for men. You never know when you might get lucky.
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> Knock again, just to be sure
> If no response, try to kick it like the front door
> Kick down the door jovially and search the hiding spots for men. You never know when you might get lucky.
>You knock again. No answer. It seems that she is well and truly not home.
>You kick the door, and find the same problem as before. Apparently this person is well aware of the consequences of living close to where Tewi does.
>_
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>Check each window to see if it is unlocked
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> What are we doing by this cottage anyway?
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> Apparently breaking and entering. Why are we breaking and entering, we're a respectable and upstanding citizen?
> Stop this tomfoolery at once.
> Come back later.
> Keep going to Kourindou.
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>It would be poetic justice to break into and enter Marisa's house, though.
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>Check each window to see if it is unlocked
>You check the windows, and find that they are locked. This person is definitely aware of her neighbors.
> What are we doing by this cottage anyway?
> Apparently breaking and entering. Why are we breaking and entering, we're a respectable and upstanding citizen?
> Stop this tomfoolery at once.
> Come back later.
> Keep going to Kourindou.
>You wonder what you're even trying to achieve here. Isn't this sort of thing more in Tewi's domain?
>You leave and return to the path to Kourindou, following the path to the north and pushing through the leafless bushing to put yourself back on the road and quite a ways further for the shortcut.
>You are on an s-shaped section of road. You can see the exit of the Forest of Magic further north. To the south east, the road heads deeper into the forest, while the somewhat-obstructed path that you just emerged leads to the front yard of a cottage. Letty is sleeping under a tree by the side of the road. Obvious exits are North, SouthA, and SouthB
>It would be poetic justice to break into and enter Marisa's house, though.
>You have heard Marisa is a thieving sort, but you wonder if you have the right to exact that kind of vengeance, given she has never victimized you.
>_
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>Marisa and Tewi have probably been partners in crime in some capacity in the past, so she'd make a good surrogate punching bag. Oh well, no matter now.
>Do a risk-assessment analysis on the prospect of waking Letty up
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>Marisa and Tewi have probably been partners in crime in some capacity in the past, so she'd make a good surrogate punching bag. Oh well, no matter now.
>Do a risk-assessment analysis on the prospect of waking Letty up
>The idea of Tewi having actual partners makes your blood run cold. But you think she is too proud for that sort of thing. Dupes, perhaps, but partners?
>You have no idea how long she's been laying there. But you estimate it wouldn't be for too many hours, given it snowed last night, and she doesn't seem to have any on her.
>_
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> Call out to her to wake her up
> If she doens't wake up, shake her gently
> If she awakes ask what's up and whether she's seen Murasa anywhere
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> Examine Letty
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>In great detail
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> Do the above two before trying to wake her, or it will get awkward
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>Also make sure to gunwink at Letty if she actually wakes up
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> If Letty awakes, ask her if she's seen Tewi, just in case.
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> Call out to her to wake her up
> If she doens't wake up, shake her gently
> If she awakes ask what's up and whether she's seen Murasa anywhere
> Examine Letty
>In great detail
> Do the above two before trying to wake her, or it will get awkward
>You examine Letty closely.
>She is snoring softly, with her mouth hanging open. She seems a bit dirty, and seems to smell of some sort of liquor. Her clothes are a bit disheveled, but you imagine that comes from sleeping on the ground.
>You try to wake her up.
>She mutters, "Fuh ahf" and shifts away from you.
>Also make sure to gunwink at Letty if she actually wakes up
> If Letty awakes, ask her if she's seen Tewi, just in case.
>She doesn't seem to be awake enough to notice or care about these things at the moment.
>_
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>"Whoa, what happened to you, snowflake? You look and smell like Suika after a bender."
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> Tell her you saw Tewi bullying Cirno
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>"Whoa, what happened to you, snowflake? You look and smell like Suika after a bender."
>"Tryin' sleep," she mutters.
> Tell her you saw Tewi bullying Cirno
>"Huh wha?"
>_
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> Estimate Letty's current weight (not out loud)
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> Estimate Letty's current weight (not out loud)
>Five dense.
>_
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>"Yeah, and I think Murasa might have put her up to it. Too bad you went overboard on the oni nectar and went all hobo on Cirno, she probably could've used your help, but I can venge for ya if the hangover's really bad. You seen Tewi or Murasa anywhere near here recently?"
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> Convert "Five dense" to pounds or kilograms
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>"Yeah, and I think Murasa might have put her up to it. Too bad you went overboard on the oni nectar and went all hobo on Cirno, she probably could've used your help, but I can venge for ya if the hangover's really bad. You seen Tewi or Murasa anywhere near here recently?"
>"Wha?" says Letty. "Dunno."
> Convert "Five dense" to pounds or kilograms
>You do not know the formula. But you can say she's well equipped for cold weather.
>_
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> Ask her if she wants to come with us. Kourin might have something to get her sober again, so that she will be helpful
> Ask her how she got drunk in the first place
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> Give Letty a back rub. Extra services not included.
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> Ask her if she wants to come with us. Kourin might have something to get her sober again, so that she will be helpful
> Ask her how she got drunk in the first place
>"Tryin' t' sleep." Letty mutters.
>"Ol' fassin way," she answers.
> Give Letty a back rub. Extra services not included.
>As she has turned away from you, her back is exposed. You try to give her a helpful massage! "Quiddit," she mutters, flailing an arm at you limply.
>_
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> Hit her spot, hard, with a suppository.
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> Hit her spot, hard, with a suppository.
>You do not have any of these? What is wrong with you.
>_
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>Check our own catness rating
>Check Letty's catness rating
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>Check our own catness rating
>Check Letty's catness rating
>You do not have this skill!
>_
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> Check Lunacy rating
> Check Usa rating
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>Could Patchy teach us how to determine Catness Ratings, if we asked her?
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> Check Lunacy rating
> Check Usa rating
>These are not real things. What is the matter with you? Not everyone is so judgmental, you know.
>Could Patchy teach us how to determine Catness Ratings, if we asked her?
>You have no idea! You could inquire, though.
>_
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> Leave Letty alone for now, we can be pretty sure whe won't run away until we have some way to wake her, and she seems useles as of yet
> Get back on our way to Kourindou, it's getting cold out here
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> Sing a happy song as you go
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> Leave Letty alone for now, we can be pretty sure whe won't run away until we have some way to wake her, and she seems useles as of yet
> Get back on our way to Kourindou, it's getting cold out here
> Sing a happy song as you go
>This is probably one of the more intelligent realizations you've had all day.
>You continue north, on your way to Kourindou. You pass through the northern edge of the forest, noting that nothing seems to be amiss. Travelling onward, the forest gives way to a snow-covered plain. The road itself is distinguishable only by the few sets of footprints in it.
>You aren't much of a singer, but you indulge in a song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU0C1xHS8BI)
>Soon you come to a simple square house, which you know to be Kourindou. A sign beside the door reads: "Open." The road continues northward, and you can see the outskirts of human town. Another road, coming from the eat, intersects with it. You've never followed it before, but it leads toward the mountains. You imagine that the Moriya Shrine is in that general direction. Obvious exits are North, South, East, and West.
>_
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> Go inside and greet Rinnosuke.
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> 'Greetings and Salutaions, Generic Salesperson!'
> Gunwank
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> Keep in mind to master that song. If we can perfect that song we just sung it might come in handy later
> Ask Rinnosuke for sunglasses
> Ask Rinnosuke how to get someone sober
> Ask Rinnosuke if he thinks we're only good for our sex appeal
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> Gunwank
>On second thought, better just gunwink. No need to do that in front of a man.
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>On second thought, better just gunwink. No need to do that in front of a man.
> It was a typo
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>I believe you, うさ。
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> It was a typo
>IRRELEVANT
>...come to think of it, have we ever even had sexual relations of any kind with someone?
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> Go inside and greet Rinnosuke.
>You head inside. The store is much as you recall it, filled with all sorts of curious odds and ends.
> 'Greetings and Salutaions, Generic Salesperson!'
> Gunwank
>Rinnosuke sits behind his counter, warning his hands on a small brazier. "Weclome, faceless hare," he says in response.
>There are currently no plans for a Turkish release of Reisen Quest. Please accept our apologies.
>The store contains:
>Broken Broadsword Handle
>Iron Key
>Jeweled Box
>Beautiful Seashell
>Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi
>Sun Sign: Royal Flare
>1/60 Scale Valsione Model
>Scarlet Devil Mansion Snow Globe
>Nightlife (Extended)
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Large Bag of Beans
>Remote Control
>Bar of Baker's Chocolate
>Bottle of Wine
>Green Yo-Yo
>Lacquered Chopsticks
>Dusty Ring
> Keep in mind to master that song. If we can perfect that song we just sung it might come in handy later
> Ask Rinnosuke for sunglasses
> Ask Rinnosuke how to get someone sober
> Ask Rinnosuke if he thinks we're only good for our sex appeal
>You decide to work on your singing ability in the future!
>"I am afraid I don't have any at the moment," he says.
>"Time tends to do it. I suppose you could ask Mystia for a hangover cure, she might know how to whip one up."
>"Of course not. You are also a source of profit."
>On second thought, better just gunwink. No need to do that in front of a man.
>This you can do. Rinnosuke just raises an eyebrow. "Perhaps you should consider this in relation to your last question?"
> It was a typo
>I feel ya.
>IRRELEVANT
>...come to think of it, have we ever even had sexual relations of any kind with someone?
>You did have a significant other for a time before you came to Gensokyo, but you both drifted apart before you became a fugitive. But since coming here, you have not.
>_
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>Hello there Royal Flare wielding rabbit.
>Wait. Nightlife?
>Also, I told you about the gunwinks, I told you man.
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>Hello there Royal Flare wielding rabbit.
>Wait. Nightlife?
>Also, I told you about the gunwinks, I told you man.
>You do not see anyone like this around.
>It is Nightlife (Extended), actually.
>It keeps happening.
>_
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> How much for the Dusty Ring?
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> Examine all items in store
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>"Of course not. You are also a source of profit."
> Cry
> Check prices of the items on sale
> Check contents of own wallet
> Ask Rinnosuke if he knows the whereabouts of Tewi, Murasa or Mystia
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>Don't cry. Seriously. You're a big girl now, Reisen!
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> How much for Royal Flare?
> How much for the bottle of wine?
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>Don't cry. Seriously. You're a big girl now, Reisen!
> Alright, hold back the tears. But at least give Rinnosuke a disapproving look
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> Alright, hold back the tears. But at least give Rinnosuke a disapproving look
> Give him a look like
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5755/edible4.png)
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> Ask him if he'd hold onto a pair of sunglasses for us if he obtains them.
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> How much for the Dusty Ring?
>"What do you have to offer?" Rinnosuke asks.
>You know from experience that Rinnosuke detests currency. While he will accept it, grudgingly, he will jack up prices in hopes of dissuading it.
> Examine all items in store
>Broken Broadsword Handle
>This seems to be the handle of a broadsword, with about an inch and a half of blade. It seems old.
>Iron Key
>A simple ring-handled key made of iron.
>Jeweled Box
>A small ornate box made of brass, with jewels set into the lid and sides. It stands on little feet.
>Beautiful Seashell
>An exquisite cowrie shell.
>Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi
>A superbly crafted wakazashi. It seems a little familiar
>Sun Sign: Royal Flare
>Shines undulating flares of solar energy from you! You have no idea how to use this.
>1/60 Scale Valsione Model
>This seems to be a model of a long-haired young woman in armor. But if the scale is correct, she'd be several stories tall.
>Scarlet Devil Mansion Snow Globe
>This Snow Globe features an exquisitely rendered miniature of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, with tiny figurines of its residents going about life on a snowy day.
>Nightlife (Extended)
>This song brings to mind speakeasies, organized crime, and class.
>Dark Blue Backpack
>A large backpack, perfect for stuffing full of things.
>Large Bag of Beans
>This is a two-pound bag of kidney beans, enough to feed quite a few people.
>Remote Control
>This seems to be the remote control to some device. Batteries do not seem to be included.
>Bar of Baker's Chocolate
>Despite its deceptive appearance, this is not tasty chocolate at all.
>Bottle of Wine
>This is a bottle of cheap white wine.
>Green Yo-Yo
>A wooden toy, painted green.
>Lacquered Chopsticks
>These are high quality dining ware, suitable for the swankiest of tables.
>Dusty Ring
>This plain bronze ring is covered with ages worth of dust.
> Cry
> Check prices of the items on sale
> Check contents of own wallet
> Ask Rinnosuke if he knows the whereabouts of Tewi, Murasa or Mystia
>Don't cry. Seriously. You're a big girl now, Reisen!
>You feel the urge to cry. Do people really think that about you?
>You would have to ask for prices, and you know he doesn't like that.
>You do not have a wallet.
>"I would imagine Mystia is tending to her stand," says Rinnosuke. "Murasa could be anywhere, but I would search in town first. As for Tewi, your guess is as good as mine."
> How much for Royal Flare?
> How much for the bottle of wine?
>"What do you have to offer?" he asks again.
> Alright, hold back the tears. But at least give Rinnosuke a disapproving look
>You missed the opportunity. Unless you wish to appear to be glaring at him for nothing.
> Give him a look like
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5755/edible4.png)
>You don't get the text part of test parser, I gather?
> Ask him if he'd hold onto a pair of sunglasses for us if he obtains them.
>He nods. "I suppose that I could."
>_
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> Inventory check!
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> Inventory check!
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Comb
>Toothbrush
>Basin
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>_
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> What herbs do we have in the bag?
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> What herbs do we have in the bag?
>You do not know. But they appear to be mostly for scent, as opposed to other purposes.
>_
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> Trade basin and comb for Wakazashi.
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// As I'm going to sleep now, I'll leave a request to everyone. Should we decide to meet Mystia, then please have Reisen sing to her and ask for singing advice
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> Trade basin and comb for Wakazashi.
>"I don't think that would quite cover it," says Rinnosuke. "Perhaps if you allowed me to pick four of those spellcards, as well?"
>_
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>Don't worry about it yet. Come back later when you have cool adventure stuff.
>Thank Rinnosuke for the offer but respectfully decline, finding yourself rather...fond of your spellcards.
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> Examine the Dusty Ring in detail in case it is The One Ring. Give it a rub too.
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> Head for the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
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>Don't worry about it yet. Come back later when you have cool adventure stuff.
>Thank Rinnosuke for the offer but respectfully decline, finding yourself rather...fond of your spellcards.
>"I understand," says Rinnosuke. "It is my priciest item, I do not expect it to go anywhere in the near future."
> Examine the Dusty Ring in detail in case it is The One Ring. Give it a rub too.
>You do not notice anything else of note about it. It seems to be a boring old bronze ring. You rub it, and get a little dust on your fingers.
>_
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>Do not go to Scarlet Devil Mansion. We run the risk of making a continuity error this early in the story. Besides, we have no reason to.
>Go to town instead.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQa3yGXzGls
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> If this fails, head for the tavern.
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>Five dense.
>declare Letty more successful in romance than whats-his-name
>contemplate drinking habits
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> Head for the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>Do not go to Scarlet Devil Mansion. We run the risk of making a continuity error this early in the story. Besides, we have no reason to.
>Go to town instead.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQa3yGXzGls
>You consider going to Scarlet Devil Mansion, but change your mind. It's kinda a long walk, anyways.
>What continuity?
>You decide to head for the much closer human town, and go north.
>You arrive at human town! The snow here has been churned up by the amount of traffic you would expect from here. Being cold, though, few people seem to be out at the moment. You can see Keine's school to the nouth, and a tavern to the west. To the south there is an alleyway between two houses. A the road continues north to the other side of town, and another goes east toward a shrine in the distance. Obvious exits are NorthA, NorthB, SouthA, SouthB, East, and West.
>There are currently no plans to release a Turkish Version of Reisen Quest. Please accept our apologies.
> If this fails, head for the tavern.
>You head for the tavern.
>The tavern is a fair familiar place, you've come here often after finishing up am errand for Eirin to take a load off your feet and have something to eat. A long bar runs along the side of the room; Tenshi stands behind it as usual. Booths line the walls; you note that Nitori is having a meal in one of them. The middle of the floor is lined with round tables; a few assorted humans are gathered at one, engaged in a game of dominos. Being as early as it is, the tavern really serves as more of a restaurant right now.
>declare Letty more successful in romance than whats-his-name
>contemplate drinking habits
>You make this declaration.
>You are a social drinker, favoring overly sweet mixed cocktails. There's been times when it's been tempting to lose yourself in drink, but Eirin has told you on no uncertain terms that if you came home drunk, she'd pitch you out of Eientei.
>_
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> Ask for
peach brandy Mampoer
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> Ask Tenshi if she's seen Murasa. Sailors have to visit a tavern once in a while, it's a rule
> Ask Tenshi about newest rumors and gossip
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> Ask for peach brandy Mampoer
>"What?" asks Tenshi.
> Ask Tenshi if she's seen Murasa. Sailors have to visit a tavern once in a while, it's a rule
> Ask Tenshi about newest rumors and gossip
>"She comes in every so often," says Tenshi. "I think she was last here a couple days ago."
>"Well, Reimu and Byakuren got in a huge fight!" says Tenshi, giggling, "Now the Hakurei Shrine and Byakuren's People are at each other's throats all the time!"
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> Ask about other places Murasa an usually be found at
> Ask where Byakuren and her companions can be found
> Ask for permission to perform a song for the guests
> If permission is granted, sing our song and hope for donations from the guests, gunwink the guests when finished
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> Ask about other places Murasa an usually be found at
> Ask where Byakuren and her companions can be found
> Ask for permission to perform a song for the guests
> If permission is granted, sing our song and hope for donations from the guests, gunwink the guests when finished
>"Murasa's all over the place," says Tenshi. "But since Reimu and Byakuren fell out, she tends to keep close to Byakuren. Though she gets sent out on jobs and stuff sometimes."
>"Byakuren's on the north side of town, in a tent they use until they can get their temple built. You can't miss it, it's in the middle of a big field."
>"Sure, knock yourself out," says Tenshi.
>You find a nice spot where you think people will be able to hear you well, and sing a song! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zz30HFFNDI)
>No one throws anything at you, which is the first first good sign. You don't hear any angry muttering either. However, no one seems especially impressed. There's a few people who don't look at you, but you don't think that's related to your performance. Ending with a gunwink doesn't work as well as you would have hoped. You're really going to have to learn how to time that thing.
>_
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>looks like even sex appeal failed that time.
>ask Nitori if she'd like to talk
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> Thank those that listened to us
> Be encouraged by the fact that it was not a total failure. This might be the first step to prove we're more than just a sexy body
> Greet Nitori and ask her what's up
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> Show some leg
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> Thank those that listened to us
> Be encouraged by the fact that it was not a total failure. This might be the first step to prove we're more than just a sexy body
> Greet Nitori and ask her what's up
>You give some thanks, which gets a nod or two in return.
>Yeah, you weren't run out of town, so you're clearly not at rock bottom.
>looks like even sex appeal failed that time.
>ask Nitori if she'd like to talk
>It sure did.
>You ask Nitori if she wants to converse. "I guess," she says, studiously looking at her plate.
> Show some leg
>You don't think she'd notice.
>_
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>"I don't suppose I could ask what you've been up to, lately?"
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> "so, do YOU think that I'm only good for my sex apeal?"
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>"I don't suppose I could ask what you've been up to, lately?"
>"Been salvaging an old project of mine for parts, mostly," says Nitori, as she glares down her meal with fierce abandon. "It's been too wintry to really want to do much of anything, actually. Reimu's been trying to get me to make a spying machine, it's sounding kinda interesting with nothing better to do these days."
> "so, do YOU think that I'm only good for my sex apeal?"
>Nitori looks up at you in surprise, then shudders and glares back at her food. "What the hell kinda question is that?"
>_
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> "DO you think I could help you in any way?"
> Admire Nitori's hat
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> "DO you think I could help you in any way?"
> Admire Nitori's hat
>"Well, I guess you want to help me haul sheet metal off the side of Youkai mountain, I wouldn't say no." Nitori says.
>It's a hell of a hat, you gotta admit. Gives her a bit of revolutionary worker air.
>_
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> Help with the metal sheet hauling.
> First though, head for the north side of town and ask Byakuren where Murasa is.
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> Help with the metal sheet hauling.
> First though, head for the north side of town and ask Byakuren where Murasa is.
>You agree to help haul sheets of metal with Nitori. "Okay," she says. "Just stop by my warehouse on the mountain whenever you're ready."
>You leave the tavern, and head north. You pass through the northern part of town, where you see a shop named Shou's Clothes, and a few gathered houses. You head further north.
>You arrive in at the outskirts of town. To the North, you can see empty, snowy farmland. There are a few nondescript houses here and a well. On the western side of the road is an empty field, with quite a few footprints in the snow. A large tent has been pitched in the middle of it, and the sign in front that says, "Spiritual Advice." Obvious exits are north, south, and west.
>_
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> Examine tent
> Enter tent
> Examine interior of the tent
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>examine self
>skills
>disco aptitude
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> Say Hi to Byakuren
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> Examine tent
> Enter tent
> Examine interior of the tent
>The tent is has a square-shaped base, with a low pyramid-shaped roof. It seems to be made of waterproofed dun-colored fabric. It doesn't seem to be especially large.
>You go west and enter the tent.
>The tent is not very large, about a hundred square feet at most. The smell of incense hangs in the air; opposite of the entryway is a low table with a little clay statue of a fat smiling Buddha, flanked by two pieces of white silk. But you can barely see this with Byakuren in the way. You used heard that she was pretty tall, but you've yet to meet a person who can sit on the ground and still be eye to eye with you. A couple of small braziers give light to the tent. Obvious exits are East.
>Byakuren nods politely to you. "Welcome. You are from Eientei, are you not?"
>examine self
>skills
>disco aptitude
>You are wearing your suit coat, dress, and doubled up stockings. You are in fine condition. Your shoes are a little dirty.
>Your skills are:
>Gun-having
>You are skilled with the operation and maintenance of many kinds of firearms, a legacy of your old life.
>Wave Manipulation
>You can innately manipulate various of light and sound, creating some nasty illusions. Doing this too often gives you a crippling headache. Eirin has warned you not to abuse this ability.
>Athletistics
>You are in excellent physical condition, and can perform well in physical activities, and do reasonably well in specialized activities that you have had little practice in.
>First Aiding
>Eirin has taught you a good deal about first aid. You effectively give on the field treatment to wounds, and care for them in the long term
>Pharmocologistics
>You have some basic knowledge in the effects of common herbs and chemicals on the body of the average person. Non-average people tend to confound you.
>Astronomics
>You are well versed in the various aspects and objects of the night sky.
>Facility Maintenizing
>You can clean like a sumbitch.
>Spellcardcrafting.
>You have very modest skill in making spellcards. It takes you a great deal of time to do so.
>Crosswords
>You love these things.
>Your disco aptitude is low enough to get you arrested for parking on the dance floor.
> Say Hi to Byakuren
>"Hello there," she says, smiling.
>_
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>"I've been asked to find Murasa and remind her that she left something at Eintei. I thought you might know where to find her."
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> Ask what kind of business she does in this tent
> Ask about the current situation of all of the members of the Palanquin crew
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>"I've been asked to find Murasa and remind her that she left something at Eintei. I thought you might know where to find her."
>"She went up to the Moriya shrine this morning," says Byakuren. "She is hoping to convince them to talk some sense into the Hakurei Shrine."
> Ask what kind of business she does in this tent
> Ask about the current situation of all of the members of the Palanquin crew
>"I offer my assistance to people who wish to understand the ninefold path and along their path to enlightenment," says Byakuren. "As well, I suppose I have a secondary task of taking offerings and making certain that they do not get stolen."
>"Well, you know about Murasa, already. Narzin is currently minding the clinic we run in the Ancient City. Shou runs a clothing store, I'm certain you passed by it. Much of our revenue comes from the money she makes there. As for Ichirin, I am not sure where she's at today."
>_
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> Gotta have us some gossip.
> "I've heard of bad blood suddenly developing between you and the Hakurei Shrine maiden. What happened?"
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> Gotta have us some gossip.
> "I've heard of bad blood suddenly developing between you and the Hakurei Shrine maiden. What happened?"
>"Well, to simplify things," says Byakuren, "Reimu thinks we're trying to sabotage her shrine. She found one of those little toys the fragments of the arc where contained in around her shrine, and she accused us of trying to spy on her with it. I think she was already a little concerned that we were siphoning off her donations. Well, she came here, full of rage over the event. We got into a rather heated discussion, and I think my attempts not to give in to anger infuriated her worse. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for all of my friends, and things have deteriorated since." She heaves a sigh, which is somewhat impressive to see on her scale. "Hopefully, it should go without saying that it is not us behind it."
>_
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> "But she knows that you don't have anything to do with the little UFOs, and that she doesn't get any donations anyway. Perhaps she was looking to pick a fight due to some other frustration, and this was merely an excuse to do so? What do you think?"
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>"Or perhaps we should be trying to find what Nue's doing?"
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> "But she knows that you don't have anything to do with the little UFOs, and that she doesn't get any donations anyway. Perhaps she was looking to pick a fight due to some other frustration, and this was merely an excuse to do so? What do you think?"
>"She knows I'm friends with Nue," says Byakuren. "And, well, I suppose I decrease the probability of her ever getting any donations further downward. she certainly likes to shout a lot about them. And then there's Suika: she has no problem waylaying one of us 'for the cause' every so often."
>"Or perhaps we should be trying to find what Nue's doing?"
>"Nue tells me she isn't involved," says Byakuren. "I believe her; I don't think she would lie to me about this."
>_
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> "Hmm..."
> Ponder if we should help them get past this situation.
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> ask how she get's her hair like that
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>Ask about Kogasa
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> "Hmm..."
> Ponder if we should help them get past this situation.
>Well, it would be nice of you. And certainly do something for your reputation.
> ask how she get's her hair like that
>"Hm? It's always been like this."
>Ask about Kogasa
>"I don't know her very well, I'm afriad," says Byakuren with a shrug. "I suppose you could ask Nue. She would probably be in the Ancient City."
>_
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> Tell Byakuren that we shall help her in her hour of need! (This'll also prove we're not just good for sex appeal!)
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>Gunwink in addition to this declaration
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>"Since she didn't seem to like the offer of a peaceful resolution, would it be safe to assume that hurting Reimu's pride is part of the problem?"
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> "Ninefold path? I thought it was only the Eightfold path."
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>"I've also heard it might be Twelve Steps."
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> Tell Byakuren that we shall help her in her hour of need! (This'll also prove we're not just good for sex appeal!)
>"I would appreciate that greatly," says Byakuren. "But, don't get yourself in trouble over it. Reimu is rather prickly about the issue."
>Gunwink in addition to this declaration
>Byakuren doesn't seem to know what to make of this gesture.
>"Since she didn't seem to like the offer of a peaceful resolution, would it be safe to assume that hurting Reimu's pride is part of the problem?"
>"I suppose you could assume that," says Byakuren, frowning. "But, she's not very interested in discussing such things with me, you understand."
> "Ninefold path? I thought it was only the Eightfold path."
>"I've also heard it might be Twelve Steps."
>It has been discovered that the programming staff of Reisen Quest have recently thrown off the decimal system and intend to take number theory in strange new directions. They have been sacked.
>_
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> "Buddha taught that asceticism wasn't the proper way, but also that one should forsake desire. Having a tent as your temple is quite spartan, but it is too little? And doesn't wanting to build a new temple also count as desire?"
> "So, what is the proper way?"
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> Bid Byakruen farewell.
> Head for the Moriya Shrine.
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>
Mukyu Nyaa Woof Usa!
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>We shouldn't keep Nitori waiting, Lets go help her on the way to moriya.
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> We can't leave yet, we still need our spiritual advice.
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> "Buddha taught that asceticism wasn't the proper way, but also that one should forsake desire. Having a tent as your temple is quite spartan, but it is too little? And doesn't wanting to build a new temple also count as desire?"
> "So, what is the proper way?"
>"It is a desire," says Byakuren with a nod. "We did not choose this tent for the sake of asceticism, but because there isn't any other choice we find acceptable. And, I would say it is too little, I can hardly host myself and two other guests here. But as you say, it is a desire. But I do not believe it to be a selfish one, my wish is for a place where many may gather without undue discomfort and stay out of the weather. I don't believe we are pursuing this course with undo greed or recklessness, we've done most of the work outsides, and what assistance we've had have been from willing volunteers. You are correct it is a desire, but I don't think the Buddha would consider it one that is particularly harmful; even he had the desire to teach. As such, I would say it would be less proper to do nothing."
> Bid Byakruen farewell.
> Head for the Moriya Shrine.
>You bid Byakuren goodbye, and begin the trek to Youkai Moutain.
>You head south to Rinnosuke's shop, then begin heading east along the road leading to the mountains.
>You walk along a stretch of road leading toward the mountains. Up ahead, you see a smallish house beside a fenced-off garden, all quite picturesquely covered in snow. An alarming quality of black smoke is coming from an open window of the house. Obvious exits are east, west, and north.
> Mukyu Nyaa Woof Usa!
>You don't even want to think about the USA, and how it produced Neil Armstrong.
>We shouldn't keep Nitori waiting, Lets go help her on the way to moriya.
>You resolve to drop in on Nitori on the way to the shrine.
> We can't leave yet, we still need our spiritual advice.
>You should have thought of that before you left.
>_
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> Move closer to "burning" house
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> If danger is imminent, assess whether the occupants are still inside.
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> Check out the house
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> Move closer to "burning" house
>You walk closer to the house. The air definitely smells like smoke.
> If danger is imminent, assess whether the occupants are still inside.
>You can hear occupants inside, but they do not sound especially panicked. You can't quite make out what they are saying.
> Check out the house
>The house seems to be a rectangular and well-maintained. The exterior seems to be in good condition.
>_
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> Knock on the door
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> "You seem to have an alarming amount of smoke coming from your house... Is everything alright?"
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> Knock on the door
>You knock on the door.
>After a moment, it opens. Chen pokes her head out. "Hi," she says.
> "You seem to have an alarming amount of smoke coming from your house... Is everything alright?"
>"No," says Chen. "Dinner's ruined! Oh!" she shifts her voice to a stage whisper. "And don't make too much noise."
>_
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> "OK, but you should do something about the smoke before others also come knocking on the door."
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> "OK, but you should do something about the smoke before others also come knocking on the door."
>"Not that many people come out here, actually." says Chen. "Ran-sama is trying to put it out, though. Are you drifter? Ran-sama said I shouldn't talk to drifters I don't know."
>_
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> I am but a weary traveller on this barren path, seeking to rest my feet for a short while.
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> I am but a weary traveller on this barren path, seeking to rest my feet for a short while.
>What are you telling me for?
>_
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>Tell her "I am but a weary traveller on this barren path, seeking to rest my feet for a short while."
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>Tell her "I am but a weary traveller on this barren path, seeking to rest my feet for a short while."
>"Let me ask Ran-sama," says Chen. She closes the door.
>A moment later, she opens it. "Ran-sama says you can come inside."
>_
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> Walk in.
> Greet Ran.
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>Thank chen and walk inside.
>Examine room
>Examine Chen
>Greet whoever else is in the room and express your sympathy for the dinner situation.
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> Greet Ran.
> With a gunwink, of course.
> And make sure we do it quietly.
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>Refrain from gunwinking anyone in gensokyo
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> Walk in.
> Greet Ran.
>Thank chen and walk inside.
>Examine room
>Examine Chen
>Greet whoever else is in the room and express your sympathy for the dinner situation.
>You thank Chen.
>You enter the Yakumo household.
>The first thing you notice is that the house doesn't seem to be all that large. It seems to be composed mostly of one large room. To the left, you can see a kitchen dominating one wall. A metal pan, smoking heavily, sits neat an open window. By the kitchen is a kotatsu, Ran is sitting at it and looking unhappy. To the right is a general rumpus room; and beyond that you can see a curtained off area that suggest suggest a bathroom and bedrooms. Most interesting, though, is that the walls have a number of little shelves on them, crisscrossed with small railroad tracks. You note a striped engineer's cap with ear holes cut into it hanging off of a hook. It seems a little beaten up. The smell of smoke hangs heavily in the aid. Obvious exists are south, EastA and EastB.
>You greet Ran. "Hello," she says, smiling wanly. "I didn't expect you, of all people, to drop in today.
>Chen is wearing a cute dress with furry trim. It looks warm.
>There is no one here but Chen and Ran.
> With a gunwink, of course.
> And make sure we do it quietly.
>Refrain from gunwinking anyone in gensokyo
>You decide that antagonizing Ran would be a poor idea and make you a lousy guest.
>_
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>"Who's the engineer in here?"
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>"Who's the engineer in here?"
>"That'd be me." says Ran. You detect a tinge of wariness in her voice.
>_
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>congratulate her and ask what she's working on at the moment (besides dinner)
>Ask her if you could help her with the engineering in any way at all
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>congratulate her and ask what she's working on at the moment (besides dinner)
>Ask her if you could help her with the engineering in any way at all
>"Oh, thank you," says Ran. "Most people just sorta laugh at it. Right now, I'm just unwinding and trying to figure out what to do for dinner now."
>"Well, I could always use more track and more cars," she says. "They're not very easy to come by."
>She gestures toward the kotatsu, which Chen is having a seat at. "Please, join us if you intend to stay."
>_
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>eat
>add "get ran resources" to quest list
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> Thank Ran for the meal.
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>eat
>add "get ran resources" to quest list
>There is nothing to eat. They are just sitting at the kotatsu because it is a place to sit.
>You decide to get Ran some resources.
> Thank Ran for the meal.
>You decide not to. No one likes a sarcastic bastard.
>_
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> Offer to help prepare food.
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> Offer to help prepare food.
>"Oh, thank you very much," says Ran. "But rice doesn't take a whole lot of attention."
>_
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>"No meat?"
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>"No meat?"
>"That was the meat," says Chen, gesturing toward the smoking pan.
>_
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> Play with Chen
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> Play with Chen
>This might well improve Chen's day. How do you intend to it?
>_
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> Tickle her nose with your BUNNY EARS.
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>"Well, I could always use more track and more cars," she says. "They're not very easy to come by."
>_
>So THIS is what that electric train set was for... damn.
>"Is there anything I could to do help out with the dinner problem?"
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>Look in databanks of previous Z-Machine adventure
>Conjure train set out of bunny ears
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> "May I examine the meat? It might be salvageable."
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> Tickle her nose with your BUNNY EARS.
>You are totally not comfortable doing that.
>So THIS is what that electric train set was for... damn.
>"Is there anything I could to do help out with the dinner problem?"
>Surprise!
>"Well, um..."
>"Do you have any fish?!" Chen says, leaping to her feet.
>Chen, we mustn't make such demands of our guests," says Ran. "And keep your voice down."
>"...Sorry," says Chen.
>Look in databanks of previous Z-Machine adventure
>Conjure train set out of bunny ears
>You do not have the native talent in Conjufabrication to do this.
> "May I examine the meat? It might be salvageable."
>"It isn't," says Ran with a dour expression. "Trust me."
>_
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> Mourn meat. It led a short and unfulfilled life.
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> Mourn meat. It led a short and unfulfilled life.
>While your culinary proclivities lead your more toward vegetarianism, only a dope likes wasted food. You mourn the lost of the roast.
>_
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> Rub Chen between the
legs ears
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> Rub Chen between the legs ears
>You pat Chen on the head. "This means no on the fish, doesn't it?" she asks.
>_
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> Ask if you can have the ruined meat. You never know when it might come in handy.
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> "Chen, I will GET you fish, as much fish as you like!"
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> Ask if you can have the ruined meat. You never know when it might come in handy.
>"If you like," says Ran. "Do you even have a way to carry it, though?"
>The Ruined Roast certainly will not fit in any of your coat pockets.
> "Chen, I will GET you fish, as much fish as you like!"
>"I can like a whole lot of fish!" Chen answers.
>"Chen, don't take advantage of people," says Ran. She then looks to you. "If you could find some, that would be lovely. The rivers and lake are frozen over right now."
>_
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>The Ruined Roast certainly will not fit in any of your coat pockets.
> How are we carrying the Basin, then?
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> Ask for an old bag/sack.
> The meat can be chopped up for easier storage.
> Ask Chen or Ran about Tewi and Muramasa.
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//That was probably explained in Patchy Quest, but since I didn't participate there, I'll have to ask:
> Ask Ran where Yukari is and why they're living out here alone
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> How are we carrying the Basin, then?
>You have an off hand.
> Ask for an old bag/sack.
> The meat can be chopped up for easier storage.
> Ask Chen or Ran about Tewi and Muramasa.
>"Chen, got find one, please?" asks Ran. Chen nods and gets up to start rooting around the kitchen.
>"I've never met Murasa," Ran says. "But Chen and Tewi play sometimes. "
>"Uh-huh!" says Chen, "She was here last week. We played dominos."
> Ask Ran where Yukari is and why they're living out here alone
>"Miss Yukari is back there," says Ran, gesturing toward the curtained off part of the house. "She's hibernating right now. We live out here so people won't bother us all the time." She frowns. "Not that I'm implying a little company from time to time is bad, before you feel that I'm talking about you. As well, Kourindou isn't too far away."
>_
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> Muramasa not Murasa
> Wait warmly
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//*headdesk* I'm stupid. Forgot that they all were living near the vilage canonically
> Consider that it's not strange that gunwinking and all never worked when we were carrying a basin in one hand all the time, we must have looked stupid
> Ask Ran and Chen if they have seen sunglasses anywhere recently
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> Equip basin as headgear in that case.
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> Muramasa not Murasa
> Wait warmly
>Ran shrugs.
>You wait a bit, but it seems that she has nothing to add to that.
//*headdesk* I'm stupid. Forgot that they all were living near the vilage canonically
> Consider that it's not strange that gunwinking and all never worked when we were carrying a basin in one hand all the time, we must have looked stupid
> Ask Ran and Chen if they have seen sunglasses anywhere recently
>It's not that strange that it didn't work for a number of reasons. You expect, even without holding your basin, that you would have to set it up properly.
>"Sunglasses?" asks Ran.
>"I think Yukari-sama has some," says Chen.
> Equip basin as headgear in that case.
>It does not make room for your ears. And you wash your face with that in the morning, you don't want it all over your hair.
>_
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> "Ran, you don't think it would be possible for me to borrow Yukari's sunglasses for a bit, would it?"
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> "Ran, you don't think it would be possible for me to borrow Yukari's sunglasses for a bit, would it?"
>Ran frowns. "I don't think that-"
>"She's going to get us some fish!" Chen says.
>Ran quirks her lips, trying to keep a frown. Then she sighs. "Alright. I suppose you could borrow them, if you bring us some fish."
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> "Thank you very much. I'll return as soon as I have the fish"
> Think about places to catch fish
> Think about our fishing experience
> There should be nothing useful left to do here for now. Say goodby and leave the house to head for Nitori's place again
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> "Thank you very much. I'll return as soon as I have the fish"
> Think about places to catch fish
> Think about our fishing experience
> There should be nothing useful left to do here for now. Say goodby and leave the house to head for Nitori's place again
>"Hooray!" Chen cries. Ran gives her a look. "...Sorry," she says, and repeats "Hooray," in a normal speaking tone.
>You know of the lake near Scarlet Devil Mansion, on the southern part of the Forest of Magic. And there is a river that runs through much of Youkai Mountain.
>You've gone fishing with Kaguya and the rest before. You'll not especially good at it, but you have a good understanding of what to do.
>You leave the Yakumo household, and continue eastwards. The ground begins to gently slope upwards, as you enter a small, dense forest.
>You continue eastward, as the woods grows darker and more menacing. You suspect that if the trees had their leaves, it would be impossible to see much of anything here. You note a small cottages hidden among the leafless bushes, which you imagine would ordinarily be obscured.
>You continue eastwards and come to a village alongside a frozen river, set among a sizable field of cattails and other riverside plants. The slope here is very noticeable. The houses are designed to blend in with the scenery, having a sort of rounded look that makes one thing of rocks smoothed by flowing water; many of them seem to face or open directly into the river. There is one notable exception to this; a rather large warehouse at the edge of the village. There was certainly the effort made to make it look less boxy and more a part of the world around it, but there's really only so much one can do with a big ole warehouse. Several kappa mill about. Obvious exits are west, south, and east.
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> Awesome, ice-fishing. We're gonna need us something to break the ice with, first.
> Greet kappa, ask if we might borrow a crowbar or an icepick or something like that.
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> Awesome, ice-fishing. We're gonna need us something to break the ice with, first.
> Greet kappa, ask if we might borrow a crowbar or an icepick or something like that.
>Most of them don't seem to be all that willing to look you in the eye or pay you much attention at the moment. You get some muttered "Hello" as they shuffle off.
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> Enter warehouse
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> Enter warehouse
>You head south.
>The warehouse sits on the edge of the kappa village, being a warehouse. There is a small door to the side, clearly meant for personal use, and a large bay-style door for large items. The former is opened a crack. Obvious exits are North, SouthA and SouthB
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> Knock on the side door and call out for Nitori
> If there's no answer, enter through side door
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> Knock on the side door and call out for Nitori
> If there's no answer, enter through side door
>You knock. "Come on in!" Nitori calls.
>You enter.
>You are in a warehouse full of old scrap and assorted junk. The former outweighs the latter, but you can see some complete and recognizable things here and there, such as a telescope in the corner. Nitori is sitting at a workbench, tinkering at something with a screwdriver. The walls are also covered in various bits of scrap and half-finished things. Obvious exits are NorthA and NorthB.
>Nitori looks up at you, cries "Gah!" and quickly looks back down. "Sorry, didn't expect you to show up so early, Reisen."
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> "I promised I would come to help, didn't I? So, let's start. What should I do?"
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> "I promised I would come to help, didn't I? So, let's start. What should I do?"
>"Follow me," says Nitori, standing up and studiously looking away from you. "It'll be a bit of a walk. You got any gloves?"
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> "Uh, no. You think you could lend us some?"
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> "Uh, no. You think you could lend us some?"
>"Sure," says Nitori. She opens a drawer and tosses a pair of gloves in your general direction.
>You obtain: Thick Gloves.
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> What do Thick Gloves protect against?
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> What do Thick Gloves protect against?
>Your hands getting cold or dirty, you imagine.
>"Leave that bowl here," says Nitori, "You'll want both hands free."
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>"Kappappappappa Nitoriiiii"
>Leave basin there
>Go with Nitori
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> Kill two birds with one stone
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>"Kappappappappa Nitoriiiii"
>Leave basin there
>Go with Nitori
>"Hey, if you're going to do that kind of crap, the door's over there." says Nitori.
>You leave the Basin on the table.
>You follow Nitori outside. She leads you further east.
You follow a snowy road that runs along frozen river. The incline becomes more and more severe and difficult to ascend, until you come to what can be most kindly described as a gentle cliff. A waterfall feeds the river, sending up chilly mist that that you take especial pains to avoid. Though the mountain slope is rather harsh and covered with snow, you are pretty sure you can make your way up it without flying. Thankfully, someone has carved in stairs for the more severe bits. Here and there the mountainside is dotted with curious houses built on stilts; you can see a couple of tengu here and there lazing about. About halfway up slope, some distance from the road, you can see a pile of metal. Far above and ahead, you can see the Moriya Shrine. Obvious exits are east and west.
> Kill two birds with one stone
>You have exactly no stones and thus are unable to kill any birds, which are also absent.
>_
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>Examine metal
>Fall in love with metal
>Go to sleep on metal
>Fantasise about pushing nitori off cliff
>Eat metal
>Bring metal home to eientei
>Examine tengu
>Ask Nitori what to do next
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>Push nitori off cliff
Make that:
> Fantasize about pushing Nitori off cliff, we'll be screwed if the real action succeeds
> After all the above: Apologize to Nitori for acting like an idiot, Tewi must've mixed something into our food
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>Examine metal
>Fall in love with metal
>Go to sleep on metal
>Push nitori off cliff
>Eat metal
>Bring metal home to eientei
>Examine tengu
>Ask Nitori what to do next
Make that:
> Fantasize about pushing Nitori off cliff, we'll be screwed if the real action succeeds
> After all the above: Apologize to Nitori for acting like an idiot, Tewi must've mixed something into our food
>You examine the metal from a distance. It looks like iron or steel plating. It seems to have been disassembled.
>It's not your type. You prefer something more fleshy and bipedal.
>You don't think Nitori would like that.
>As you don't think Nitori would care for that either, you fantasize about it. It ends with her taking flight and zapping you with some weird invention of hers.
>What are you, retarded?
>You ask Nitori if you could have some of the metal. "I could give you a sheet of it, sure," she says.
>The tengu who are outside are too distant to really make out what they are doing, but it doesn't seem to be very active.
>"We work our way over there, grab as much as we can carry, and head back to the shop," says Nitori. "Don't worry too much about the slope. It looks worse than it is, and the tengu swept the snow off the steps.
>You apologize to her for being a dope. She nods. "Alright, thanks." With that, she starts up walking up the steep road.
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>Wonder why we are spending our day off working for other people
>Shrug
>Follow Nitori over to the pile of metal
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>After we are done with nitori make mental note to go to the human village to buy a hammer. We can use this metal to help ran build her railway.
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> Ask what those metal was before it was disassembled
> Ask what Nitori's gonna do with it
> Equip Thick Gloves
> Pick up as much metal as we can at once
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>Wonder why we are spending our day off working for other people
>Shrug
>Follow Nitori over to the pile of metal
>Apparently you are that willing to do something nice. Or maybe you suspect having an engineer on your side will be a good thing in the future.
>The two of you work your way over the the pile of metal. Drawing closer to it, you can see that it has been dismantled by hand. It makes you wonder what it was, originally. The snow here has been churned up quite a bit.
>After we are done with nitori make mental note to go to the human village to buy a hammer. We can use this metal to help ran build her railway.
>Given Ran collects model railroad stuff, it is probably beyond your ability to make additional track on your own.
> Ask what those metal was before it was disassembled
> Ask what Nitori's gonna do with it
> Equip Thick Gloves
> Pick up as much metal as we can at once
>"It was a rocket I made," says Nitori with a grin you can see, even though she isn't looking at you directly. "Managed to get it to the sun and back. Had a key role dealing with that heat wave incident back in late fall, it did! One of my best pieces of work."
>She shrugs. "I'll probably leave it around the shop until I get my next big idea."
>You slip the thick gloves on your hands. They feel very nice in the cold weather, but you think your dexterity and your danmaku will suffer for it while you have them on.
>You go to pick up some metal, and hear a low growl within the pile.
>_
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>"Err, Nitori... your metal is growling at me."
>Shout out "Hey! Metal pile! Who is in there?"
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>Freak out
>Remove metal from pile
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>"Err, Nitori... your metal is growling at me."
>Shout out "Hey! Metal pile! Who is in there?"
>Freak out
>Remove metal from pile
>You start rather badly, you really did not expect it growl at you.
>"Huh, what?" Says Nitori, looking over at you and pile for a moment, then grimacing.
>You ask the pile a question. It does not answer.
>You remove a sheet of metal. The pile growls at you angrily again, the noise growing significantly more angry. You pull a sheet aside, and reveal a gray wolf, growling, glaring daggers at you and tensed to spring!
>_
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>You start rather badly, you really did not expect it growl at you.
>"Huh, what?" Says Nitori, looking over at you and pile for a moment, then grimacing.
>You ask the pile a question. It does not answer.
>You remove a sheet of metal. The pile growls at you angrily again, the noise growing significantly more angry. You pull a sheet aside, and reveal a gray wolf, growling, glaring daggers at you and tensed.
>Nitori screeches.
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>RUN AWAY RUN AWAY RUN AWAY
>Hide behind Nitori
>Shout to Tengu for help
>Remove gloves
>Shoot danmaku
>Curse parser
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>RUN AWAY RUN AWAY RUN AWAY
>Hide behind Nitori
>Shout to Tengu for help
>Remove gloves
>Shoot danmaku
>You move! You can hear the wolf chasing behind you and barking.
>You try to hide behid Nitori, but to do this you will have to catch her first!
>You shout for help, but the tengu are distant enough that you have no idea whether they heard.
>You pull off your gloves, but in order to shoot at the wolf, you are going to have to turn and face it.
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>Distort the wavelengths behind you so as to disorient the wolf. Leave the area in front of you fine, so you don't trip or make Nitori freak out even worse.
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>Distort the wavelengths behind you so as to disorient the wolf. Leave the area in front of you fine, so you don't trip or make Nitori freak out even worse.
>This will require you to look in the wolf's direction.
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>LOOK AT THE WOLF ALREADY
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>STARE INTO ITS EYE SOCKETS
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>DRIVE IT INSANE
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>LOOK AT THE WOLF ALREADY
>You turn and look at the wolf, and start to manipulate the wavelengths around it.
>STARE INTO ITS EYE SOCKETS
>DRIVE IT INSANE
>It gives a confused cry while you warp the world as you see it.
>A moment later, unable to correctly judge distance, it slams firmly into your legs and knocks you over.
>You tumble over it, turning in the air and landing hard on your shoulder. Your concentration is broken.
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>Quick grab it's head and get it to stare into your eyes.
>Wait until it is so confused it passes out
>Chuck it off the cliff along with nitori
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>Quick grab it's head and get it to stare into your eyes.
>Wait until it is so confused it passes out
>Chuck it off the cliff along with nitori
>You find the wolf is currently a couple yards from you, beyond your reach. It shakes its head, then snarls and whirls to face you.
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>Declare a spellcard. Any spellcard!
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> Shoot danmaku near the wolf to impress it
> Don't aim directly at the wolf, we might be able to get ourselves a pet if we do it right
> Hide all signs of fear, stare at the wolf directly and take a firm posture to make ourselves look big
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>Declare a spellcard. Any spellcard!
>You do not have one in hand.
> Shoot danmaku near the wolf to impress it
> Don't aim directly at the wolf, we might be able to get ourselves a pet if we do it right
> Hide all signs of fear, stare at the wolf directly and take a firm posture to make ourselves look big
>You are, however, in a decent position to fire upon the wolf. You shoot in its general direction, causing it to yip and leap away from you. It lands a yard further away, snarling anew.
>You glare at the wolf, but it is difficult to make yourself look firm or large while laying on your side.
>_
>
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>Use illusions to make yourself or your shadow seem bigger
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> Stand up, then try looking big and glaring again
> Shoot warning shots again if it tries to attack
> If we manage to startle it, shout at Nitori to get something to restain the wolf with
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>Use illusions to make yourself or your shadow seem bigger
>You're not really good at creating specific distortions. Otherwise you would have set Tewi in her place a long time ago.
> Stand up, then try looking big and glaring again
> Shoot warning shots again if it tries to attack
> If we manage to startle it, shout at Nitori to get something to restain the wolf with
>You get to your feet, and the wolf leaps at you!
>You fire upon it as you rise, causing it to twist in mid-air and ruin its leap. It lands on its feet and draws back from you.
>"Like what?" Says Nitori, who is probably a dozen yards away now, though she has stopped running. "I got some rope back at the shop, you want that?"
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> "Get that rope! Now! And you wouldn't happen to have a tranquilizer as well, would you?"
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>"Yes, throw it over here!"
>Shout at the wolf really loudly. make it scared.
>Then run at it, fire a few danmaku towards it and then tie it up once we have the rope
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>Manipulate wavelengths of voice to distort the sound and confuse the wolf
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> "Get that rope! Now! And you wouldn't happen to have a tranquilizer as well, would you?"
>"Sorry, none!" says Nitori, as she flies off back toward kappa town.
>"Yes, throw it over here!"
>Shout at the wolf really loudly. make it scared.
>Then run at it, fire a few danmaku towards it and then tie it up once we have the rope
>Manipulate wavelengths of voice to distort the sound and confuse the wolf
>It seems she wasn't kidding when she said it was at the shop.
>You shout at the wolf, messing with the waves to distort your voice.
>You charge at the wolf, firing a few more shots in its general direction. It turns and runs.
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> Go after it, use Wave Sign: Mind Shaker to confuse its vision and hopefully make it run into something
> If we catch up or it runs against something, try to wrestle it to the ground
> Should the above succeed, make it stare into our eyes to hypnotise it
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> Go after it, use Wave Sign: Mind Shaker to confuse its vision and hopefully make it run into something
> If we catch up or it runs against something, try to wrestle it to the ground
> Should the above succeed, make it stare into our eyes to hypnotise it
>You shouldn't even need to use a spellcard to do that. But if you keep this up, you are going to get a nasty headache.
>You don't fancy your chances wrestling an angry thing with snapping teeth, even if it is confused; you aren't able to confound touch, as it is not based on airborne waves.
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> Try to confuse its sight one more time and hope for something to happen to stop it
> Scream out "Someone catch that wolf", maybe someone's near
> If none of those work, give up the chase and go back to the metal
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> Try to confuse its sight one more time and hope for something to happen to stop it
> Scream out "Someone catch that wolf", maybe someone's near
> If none of those work, give up the chase and go back to the metal
>You distort the light waves around it and it quickly starts to stagger, then slams face-first into a wall. It backs away, shaking its head.
>You shout that, but no one seems to be nearby. You image that the tengu, if they are paying attention, are probably not too eager to tangle with a collection of angry teeth and claws.
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> Make the wolf think the wall is VERY VERY TASTY
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>"Knock it off, Momizi!"
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> If it responds to the above, speak to it calmly
> Else:
> Think about if we could get close enough to hypnotize it, now that it's worn out
> If we think we could, run up to the front of the wolf, crouch down and start hypnotizing it immediatley
> If we can't do the above, look around for something to knock it out with, preferably a long stick or something similar
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> Make the wolf think the wall is VERY VERY TASTY
>Specific impulse control is pretty far out of your league.
>Right now it is just trying to make sense of the world around it, judging from the way it is whining and looking around erratically.
>"Knock it off, Momizi!"
>You hear no answer from Momiji. It would be irksome if she were behind this, you got no beef with tengu.
> If it responds to the above, speak to it calmly
> Else:
> Think about if we could get close enough to hypnotize it, now that it's worn out
> If we think we could, run up to the front of the wolf, crouch down and start hypnotizing it immediatley
> If we can't do the above, look around for something to knock it out with, preferably a long stick or something similar
>You don't know if it would be safe to get close enough to hypnotize it, it is a wild predator after all.
>You could probably batter it with a piece of scrap metal.
>_
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> Look how far away the scrap metal is
> Look around to see if Nitori is already on her way back
> If Nitori's to be seen, wait for her to arrive
> If it would take less than 10~20 seconds to get some scrap metal and come back, run for the metal and fetch a piece
> Regardless of whether we have the metal or not, now we'll take the risk: Run up to the wolf, crouch before it, look into its eyes, start hypnotizing. Grab it's head if we have to. We won't get another chance
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> Look how far away the scrap metal is
> Look around to see if Nitori is already on her way back
> If Nitori's to be seen, wait for her to arrive
> If it would take less than 10~20 seconds to get some scrap metal and come back, run for the metal and fetch a piece
> Regardless of whether we have the metal or not, now we'll take the risk: Run up to the wolf, crouch before it, look into its eyes, start hypnotizing. Grab it's head if we have to. We won't get another chance
>It's only been a few moments since Nitori left. You imagine you're not going to see her for five minutes or so.
>You walk backward toward the scrap pile, so as not to break your influence over the wolf, keeping a hand on the side of the moutain to help keep you from taking a misstep. Then you claim a piece of metal.
>You obtain: Scrap Metal Bludgeon.
>You then close in on the wolf again. It whines as you draw near, then snarls sharply, looking around in several directions. You don't fancy your chances of grabbing its head right now. At least not without running a significant chance of getting your face or hands bitten.
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>It doesnt like bullets. So fire some more bullets to keep it calm. If that doesn't work then bludgeon it with a bludgeon.
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>It doesnt like bullets. So fire some more bullets to keep it calm. If that doesn't work then bludgeon it with a bludgeon.
>You fire a few more bullets. This has the exact opposite effect of calming it, as it looks around even more erratically and its growls go up in pitch.
>You move in and whack it with the scrap metal bludgeon. It yelps and falls to the ground.
>_
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>Eat the metal
>No wait, eat the wolf
>Grab it's head and clamp down on it's jaw so that it can't bite us.
>Hypnotise it
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> Throw 5 magic stones into the river.
> Loot the wolf.
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> If that's possible while hypnotizing, speak to it calmly or sing a lullaby to calm it a bit, else just hypnotize it quietly
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>Eat the metal
>No wait, eat the wolf
>Grab it's head and clamp down on it's jaw so that it can't bite us.
>Hypnotise it
>It is only dazed, and you are able to grab its head and clamp down on its jaws. It reflexively jerks against your hands, but you are able to meet its eyes.
>You can now try to influence its mind in a general way.
> Throw 5 magic stones into the river.
> Loot the wolf.
>You do not have this item.
What do you think this is? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fZue8dFeiw)
> If that's possible while hypnotizing, speak to it calmly or sing a lullaby to calm it a bit, else just hypnotize it quietly
>You can speak to it, but you don't know if a wild animal gives a toss about language at all.
>_
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> Throw 5 magic stones into the river.
>Leave at least one magic stone. Thats the one that has the sanity.
>Oh, and impress calm images onto it.
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> If that's not too complex, try to influence it into accepting us as the superior animal, the 'Alpha Rabbit'
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>Leave at least one magic stone. Thats the one that has the sanity.
>Oh, and impress calm images onto it.
>You really aren't to implant specific thoughts. But you can try to calm its mind overall.
> If that's not too complex, try to influence it into accepting us as the superior animal, the 'Alpha Rabbit'
>You aren't sure how its mind works well enough to do this with any kind of guarantee of success, or even if you can pull this kind of thing off. But it should be fairly simple-minded, unless it's old enough to be on the verge of becoming a youkai, which would help your efforts.
>_
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>Go on then, calm it.
>Unless you want to eat it
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>Go on then, calm it.
>Unless you want to eat it
>You try to calm the wavelengths within it, and it stops struggling against you.
>You don't have any especial interest in eating it, having had breakfast just before you noticed your stockings were missing. Though you do appreciate the irony of it.
>_
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>Talk to it in a soothing voice to aid the mindhax
>Call it Jeff and see if it reacts
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> Pet it a bit to show it we mean no danger
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>If it doesn't react to being called Jeff, wonder if this could solve Ran's problem with the lack of dinner.
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>Talk to it in a soothing voice to aid the mindhax
>Call it Jeff and see if it reacts
>You talk to it in a soothing tone, telling it to be a good wolf.
>It does not react to that name.
> Pet it a bit to show it we mean no danger
>You pet it a little, and it jerks back. Seems it doesn't like being touched.
>If it doesn't react to being called Jeff, wonder if this could solve Ran's problem with the lack of dinner.
>You don't think you could disguise a wolf as a fish. But perhaps they would be alright with this?
>_
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> Calm it further until Nitori comes back
> Think about how Kagua might react if her pet brings back a pet
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>No, this wolf needs to be set free. Let it go, now it has calmed down.
>Unless we want to eat it
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>Ponder the likelihood of a fox wanting to eat a wolf
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>Ponder the likelihood of a rabbit wanting to eat a wolf
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> Calm it further until Nitori comes back
> Think about how Kagua might react if her pet brings back a pet
>The wolf is about as calm as it's going to get now. It's also uselessly dazed, you don't think it could walk straight if it wanted to right now.
>Well, they never told you that you couldn't have a pet... You don't know how the other rabbits would react to a wild animal that would happily dine on a rabbit, though. At the same time, you aren't sure how long you could keep its mind influenced.
>No, this wolf needs to be set free. Let it go, now it has calmed down.
>Unless we want to eat it
>You could probably set it free now, you doubt it would try to do anything other than run after the two of you have been through.
>Ponder the likelihood of a fox wanting to eat a wolf
>You aren't sure what Ran would think of it, and she's the only fox you know. Although it isn't wise to judge animal youkai too strongly on their heritage; you expect Chen probably loves candy a lot more than a typical cat, for instance.
>Ponder the likelihood of a rabbit wanting to eat a wolf
>Meat isn't too popular at Eientei, most rabbits find it an acquired taste. But you don't think anyone would turn their noses up at a stir fry or something. Well...assuming wolf tastes good; you don't have any idea.
>_
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>LETS FIND OUT.
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>LETS FIND OUT.
>Find out which, though? D:
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>what wolf tastes like, of course
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>Well, how exactly are we going to find out? Feeding to Yakumu residence, Eientei, or just eating it right now?
>If we're going to the Yakumo's, we should probably try to get at least one fish first.
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>On second thought, let's not bite into something that is prone to biting into creatures of our species for sustenance purposes
> Back off from the wolf, but keep eyes locked and wait for Nitori to return
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> Letting it go would be stupid after all we went through, so we should consider if it would be possible to tame it
> Momiji might help us communicate with the wolf, so we should ask Nitori where Momiji can be found
> Oh, and now that we have the time, examine the wolf closely
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> Leave the poor wolf and get on with whatever we were supposed to be doing. It's not like we even need it to placate Rumia with. We've got the ruined meat for that.
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>The question in that case would be if Rumia would accept horribly burnt and overcooked meat.
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>Of course she would, she's Rumia
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> We might consider at least leaving that wolf in Momiji's care. You never know when you might need a wolf
> If we think we don't have time to look for Momiji, leave it up to Nitori to get the wolf to her
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>[/size=7]LETS FIND OUT.[/size]
>Find out which, though? D:
>what wolf tastes like, of course
>Well, how exactly are we going to find out? Feeding to Yakumu residence, Eientei, or just eating it right now?
>If we're going to the Yakumo's, we should probably try to get at least one fish first.
>On second thought, let's not bite into something that is prone to biting into creatures of our species for sustenance purposes
> Back off from the wolf, but keep eyes locked and wait for Nitori to return
>You ponder finding out whether it is worth eating, and decide to put off such questions for now.
>A couple minutes pass before you hear snow crunching, and see Nitori returning, carrying a length of rope over her shoulder. "Wow," says Nitori. "You're like a snake charmer or Satori."
> Letting it go would be stupid after all we went through, so we should consider if it would be possible to tame it
> Momiji might help us communicate with the wolf, so we should ask Nitori where Momiji can be found
> Oh, and now that we have the time, examine the wolf closely
>You've heard of people taming wolves, and wonder if you could pull it off.
>"I dunno if Momiji can talk to them or not," says Nitori. "I could go try to find her if you want."
>While waiting ot Nitori to come, you looked over the wolf. You aren't a good judge of lupines at all, but it doesn't seem to be wounded and it's ribs aren't showing, so it seems to be okay. Maybe it's sick, but you'd have no way to tell beyond some obvious sign.
> Leave the poor wolf and get on with whatever we were supposed to be doing. It's not like we even need it to placate Rumia with. We've got the ruined meat for that.
>You wouldn't give that Ruined Roast to Tewi.
>The question in that case would be if Rumia would accept horribly burnt and overcooked meat.
>Of course she would, she's Rumia
>You've had no dealings with Rumia, you wouldn't know what she'd eat. But you've heard stories that she's really weird.
> We might consider at least leaving that wolf in Momiji's care. You never know when you might need a wolf
> If we think we don't have time to look for Momiji, leave it up to Nitori to get the wolf to her
>You don't know if Momiji could do anything with it or not, although Nitori seems to think there's a possibility.
>You have all day, really. You don't have any appointments aside from getting the Yakumo family some fish.
>_
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> Make a leash out of the rope, put it on the wolf and try to lead it back to the warehouse
> If it can't walk by itself, carry it to the warehouse
> Once it's in there, tie the rope somewhere so it can't get away for now, then get back to carrying scrapmetal before we care about anything else
> Tell Nitori to go and call Momiji while we deal with the metal
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>Add sidequest: Give Ruined Roast to Tewi
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>Add sidequest: Give Ruined Roast to Tewi
>It'd really be something if we managed to get Tewi to take a bite of that lump of inedible flesh. On the other hand, it would also be very satisfying if we actually pulled it off.
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> Make a leash out of the rope, put it on the wolf and try to lead it back to the warehouse
> If it can't walk by itself, carry it to the warehouse
> Once it's in there, tie the rope somewhere so it can't get away for now, then get back to carrying scrapmetal before we care about anything else
> Tell Nitori to go and call Momiji while we deal with the metal
>You make a leash out of the rope and slip it around the wolf's neck. It immediately starts to buck and struggle against it; it clearly does not like this thing and it endangers the calm you created in its mind.
>You suspect if it didn't like being petted, it'll outright hate being carried. It looks kinda heavy, anyways. You don't think you're going to get it to the warehouse like this.
>Add sidequest: Give Ruined Roast to Tewi
>It'd really be something if we managed to get Tewi to take a bite of that lump of inedible flesh. On the other hand, it would also be very satisfying if we actually pulled it off.
>That would be so satisfying, but you have no idea how you'd do it.
>_
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> That sidequest is quite easily done. Giving it to Tewi to do whatever she wants with it is far simpler than making her eat it.
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> Take off the leash and calm the wolf a bit again
> The burned meat is still meat, so take some out and look if it reacts to it
> If it does, lure it to the warehouse with the meat
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> That sidequest is quite easily done. Giving it to Tewi to do whatever she wants with it is far simpler than making her eat it.
>You'd have to find her, first.
> Take off the leash and calm the wolf a bit again
> The burned meat is still meat, so take some out and look if it reacts to it
> If it does, lure it to the warehouse with the meat
>You take the leash off, and set to calming the animal again. It's a little easier to do this time, it's already becalmed, and you have some idea how to do it with this wold now.
>You do not have this item.
>"What're you trying to do?" Nitori asks.
>_
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//Argh, damn, left the meat with Ran, someone kill me
> Try swinging the rope like a pendulum an look if the wolf will follow it
> Nitori's still there, right? Ask her for ideas on how to get the wolf to move
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//Argh, damn, left the meat with Ran, someone kill me
> Try swinging the rope like a pendulum an look if the wolf will follow it
> Nitori's still there, right? Ask her for ideas on how to get the wolf to move
>It kinda follows the rope, but in its current state of mind it doesn't have a great deal of interest in such things.
>Nitori is there. "Well, uh, I could bring Momiji here, if I can find her. You wanted her, right?"
>_
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> "Yes, bring Momiji here"
> Sing to the wolf
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> Try if you can lure the wolf into the direction of the warehouse a few steps at a time by swinging the rope
> If that fails, wait for Nitori to return once again while calming the wolf if it starts to get agitated
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> "Yes, bring Momiji here"
> Sing to the wolf
>"On it!" Nitori says, as she dashes off.
>You sing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eet6irX-qQ&feature=related) to the wolf! It does not seem perturbed by this.
> Try if you can lure the wolf into the direction of the warehouse a few steps at a time by swinging the rope
> If that fails, wait for Nitori to return once again while calming the wolf if it starts to get agitated
>You try to get the wolf to follow the rope, but it does not seem very interested in moving from the spot it's in right now.
>You hear footsteps approaching. Glancing over, you can see Momoji and Nitori drawing near. "Wow," says Momiji, "I've never seen someone get so close to one like that before."
>_
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>Internally ponder what Momizi's day job/social life must be like if all it takes to get her to appear is "hey Reisen caught a wolf come see!"
>Make sure these thoughts are not given voice
>"I was hoping you'd know what to do with it. I don't know if you could maybe communicate with it, or have an idea of where it could be taken..."
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>"On the other hand, I'm curious about why it was hiding in a pile of scrap metal."
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>Internally ponder what Momizi's day job/social life must be like if all it takes to get her to appear is "hey Reisen caught a wolf come see!"
>Make sure these thoughts are not given voice
>"I was hoping you'd know what to do with it. I don't know if you could maybe communicate with it, or have an idea of where it could be taken..."
>Either she has a heart of gold, or very little to do. Alternately, Nitori might have twisted her arm. Regardless, you're happy she's here.
>"Well, uh, I can talk with them a little bit," says Momiji. "But it sure look like you did a number on him. What'd you do, exactly?"
>"On the other hand, I'm curious about why it was hiding in a pile of scrap metal."
>"Probably thought it was a good place to sleep," says Momiji. "Or maybe he just likes tight spots."
>_
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>"Shot around him to intimidate him, messed with some wavelengths to confuse him. I did brain him with a piece of metal, but only as a last resort to get him still enough that I could try to calm him down."
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>"Shot around him to intimidate him, messed with some wavelengths to confuse him. I did brain him with a piece of metal, but only as a last resort to get him still enough that I could try to calm him down."
>Momiji nods. "He's really out of it right now. Think you could undo what you did?"
>_
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>If at all possible, undo what we did but keep the wolf calm while doing so.
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>If at all possible, undo what we did but keep the wolf calm while doing so.
>You slowly let the wolf's mind return to normal.
>"He's getting better now," says Momiji. "Step back, and let me try to handle him."
>She kneels down in front of the animal as it grows increasingly aware, and stares into its eyes. "You did a number of the poor thing," she says, "Made him afraid of things he hadn't even thought to be afraid of before. Not that that's hard with young wolves, but still."
>_
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> "We kind of paniced..."
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>"Sorry."
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> "We kind of paniced..."
>"Sorry."
>"It happens," says Momiji. ""You can just let him go. He's not rabid or anything, and he'll think twice before crossing you again, I'll bet. I'm guessing he split off from his pack for some reason."
>_
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>Would it be best to just let him go, or should we entrust him to you, or perhaps help find his pack?
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>Would it be best to just let him go, or should we entrust him to you, or perhaps help find his pack?
>Why are you asking me?
>_
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>Ask Momizi this.
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>Ask Momizi this.
>"I'd just send him on his way," says Momiji with a shrug. "I don't need a wolf scaring all the crows off, and I'm guessing his pack is done with him or he's done with them or somesuch."
>_
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>"Alright...I hope he'll be alright"
>Sorrowfully send Wolf-kun on his way.
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>"Alright...I hope he'll be alright"
>Sorrowfully send Wolf-kun on his way.
>Momiji nods.
>You loosen your control fully. The wolf carefully backs away, then bolts. You inexplicably feel a bit sad.
>_
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>"Ah... I don't suppose you remembered to ask him about why he was in the scrap metal? Or was it just a coincidence?"
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>"Ah... I don't suppose you remembered to ask him about why he was in the scrap metal? Or was it just a coincidence?"
>"That's not really a thing wolves are equipped to answer very well," says Momiji. "But I guess he just thought it was a good spot."
>_
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>"Alright... well, maybe he found something interesting in there? Oh well. Thanks for the help, Momiji."
>examine Momiji
>look at Nitori
>"Shall we continue?"
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>"Alright... well, maybe he found something interesting in there? Oh well. Thanks for the help, Momiji."
>examine Momiji
>look at Nitori
>"Shall we continue?"
>"You're welcome," says Momiji. "Anything to look good after the last kerfluffle with Aya."
>She departs before you can ask any more or really examine her.
>"Yeah, let's get to it," says Nitori, looking away from you. "And, thanks for dealing with that wolf. It probably would have gotten me, otherwise."
>With that, she goes to gather up more some of the scrap metal.
>_
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>mutter something about being forgetful
>"Sorry, I know my eyes bother people. I'm thinking of finding some sunglasses or something to help with it... Ran's considered letting me borrow Yukari's if I get them some fish, but I suppose that would be a bit risky, wouldn't it?"
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>mutter something about being forgetful
>"Sorry, I know my eyes bother people. I'm thinking of finding some sunglasses or something to help with it... Ran's considered letting me borrow Yukari's if I get them some fish, but I suppose that would be a bit risky, wouldn't it?"
>"Yeah. If you wanted dark glasses, you shoulda just asked me," says Nitori. "I'm the one who invented them, you know! It's how I was able to figure out there was something fishy about the Sun to begin with."
>The two of you gather a several sheets of scrap metal. It's heavy, but not extraordinarily so. Just that the sheets are too large for a single person to move effectively. You haul them back to the warehouse.
>Setting the scrap metal aside in a corner, Nitori grins and says, "Shoud only take a couple more trips to the big stuff!"
>_
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>"Do you have some glasses here I could borrow, or just have in exchange for all this?"
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>"I don't want to leave Chen in the cold, though. What can you suggest for obtaining a fish?"
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>Finish helping Nitori with the scrap metal
>Get Pumpkin
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> Kangaroos with boxing gloves.
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> Aks Nitori if we could get fishing tools as a reward for helping
> If she doesn't have any, we'll take explosives as well
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>whiskey tango foxtrot
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> sierra tango foxtrot uniform
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>"Do you have some glasses here I could borrow, or just have in exchange for all this?"
>"Mmhm," say Nitori, as she walks to a chest of drawers and starts to rifle through it. "Well, to be more precise, I have a flawed pair. But that's better for you, they aren't strong enough to look at the sun, but that means they aren't too dark to wear around normally.
>"I don't want to leave Chen in the cold, though. What can you suggest for obtaining a fish?"
"You'd definitely want to go to the lake," says Nitori as she digs around.through the drawers. "Fish don't like it up here in the winter. Aha!" She pulls out a Pair of Tinted Glasses and hands them to you.
>You obtain: Pair of Tinted Glasses.
>Finish helping Nitori with the scrap metal
>Get Pumpkin
>You finish helping Nitori moving scrap metal. With no more vagabond wolves about, the process goes rather smoothly. Her estimate of two more trips proves to be fruitful.
>There are no pumpkins here.
> Aks Nitori if we could get fishing tools as a reward for helping
> If she doesn't have any, we'll take explosives as well
>"Thanks a million," she says as the last of the scrap metal is put away. "You wanna borrow my finishing pole? Alright, it's in the corner." She gestures toward a simple rod and pole in the corner. It is surprisingly easy to overlook in here. "Just get it back to me when you are done. And you can keep those glasses."
> Kangaroos with boxing gloves.
>whiskey tango foxtrot
> sierra tango foxtrot uniform
>This is why we can't have nice things.
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>"Thanks to you too, Nitori. Do you have any suggestions about fishing through the ice in this season?"
>examine Tinted Glasses
>wear Tinted Glasses
>"And could you tell me if these glasses work?"
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> Ask to borrow a wrecking bar or an ice-pick, we're gonna have to break ice.
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>"Thanks to you too, Nitori. Do you have any suggestions about fishing through the ice in this season?"
>examine Tinted Glasses
>wear Tinted Glasses
>"And could you tell me if these glasses work?"
>"Use good bait," says Nitori. "And try not to keep anything too strong-smelling around you. And don't make to much noise."
>Pair of Tinted Glasses.
>These wire-rimmed glasses have tinted lenses; they also make an odd translucent shadow on the ground when light shines through them.
>You put on the Pair of Tinted Glasses. The world around you looks a bit darker now, but you quickly adjust to it.
>"Oh yeah, that's so much better," says Nitori.
> Ask to borrow a wrecking bar or an ice-pick, we're gonna have to break ice.
>There's a crowbar over there, by the pole," says Nitori, "That should do you."
>_
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>inventory
>examine crowbar
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>inventory
>examine crowbar
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Comb
>Toothbrush
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>You examine the Crowbar
>This is a crowbar, which is not a place where tengu go to get drunk.
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> Make like the Free Man and pick up crowbar.
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>This is a crowbar, which is not a place where tengu go to get drunk.
>Which would probably be because half of them are wolves.
>check if bag of fragrant herbs would be too scenty a giveaway for the fish
>examine bag of fragrant herbs
>was there a purpose for these, again? Didn't Eirin say to use these for bartering, basically?
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> Make like the Free Man and pick up crowbar.
>You obtain: Crowbar (borrowed)
>Which would probably be because half of them are wolves.
>check if bag of fragrant herbs would be too scenty a giveaway for the fish
>examine bag of fragrant herbs
>was there a purpose for these, again? Didn't Eirin say to use these for bartering, basically?
>You expect a bag of fragrant herbs would indeed be a giveaway to the fish. But at the same time, you are not a fish.
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>It smells like spice and sweetness, these should freshen up any room.
>Kaguya gave them to you, saying that you would probably like to go shopping. So you imagine she intended for you to use them for bartering.
>_
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> Pick up fishing pole and our basin
> Ask Nitori what she would use for bait.
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>Contemplate glasses. Hope they are orange (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Noob-Antichrist/KaminaGlasses1.gif) tinted
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> Pick up fishing pole and our basin
> Ask Nitori what she would use for bait.
>You have two hands. One of them has a crowbar.
>"I usually get just some scraps from the tavern, or Mystia when its warm out".
>Contemplate glasses. Hope they are orange (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/Noob-Antichrist/KaminaGlasses1.gif) tinted
>They are dark-tinted and oval-lensed.
>_
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> Pick up fishing pole, let's get this taken care of first.
> Head back to the tavern to try and obtain scraps.
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>We should have eaten the wolf, we let a perfectly good meal get away
>Break the ice on the lake
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>Break the ice
> "So, do you come here often?"
> rimshot
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> Pick up fishing pole, let's get this taken care of first.
> Head back to the tavern to try and obtain scraps.
>You obtain: Fishing Pole (borrowed)
>You trek back toward the tavern. Entering it, you find there are fewer people about than last time. Mystia is here, taking a late breakfast. Tenshi smiles at you as you enter. "Hey, actually buying something this time?"
>We should have eaten the wolf, we let a perfectly good meal get away
>Break the ice on the lake
>He's probably got worms or something.
>You are not at the lake!
> "So, do you come here often?"
> rimshot
>"Yep, I work here!" says Tenshi. "It's the best job, people give me money and I give them poison, and they drink it!"
>You see no rims to fire upon.
>_
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> "Do you have any leftover scraps that can be used as bait? I owe Ran a fish and she'll have my head if I can't catch one."
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> "Do you have any leftover scraps that can be used as bait? I owe Ran a fish and she'll have my head if I can't catch one."
>"Oh, okay," says Tenshi. She heads in back for a moment, and returns with a bit of raw bacon. "This fell on the floor."
>You obtain: Raw Dirty Bacon
>You wrap it in a napkin before storing it away.
>_
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> Greet Mystia
> Ask her if she would be willing to give us some singing lessons sometime
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> Greet Mystia
> Ask her if she would be willing to give us some singing lessons sometime
>"Oh hi," says Mystia, looking up from a late breakfast that she was eating. "I don't see you out and about much."
>Mystia frowns at your request. "I dunno..."
>_
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> "Well, you know, recently I have been getting into singing a bit. I really would like to get better, but I can't manage on my own. So I have no other choice then to ask you, the one with the most beautiful singing voice in all of Gensokyo, to give this poor rabbit some tips so she won't make people's ears bleed. If you want me to do something for you in exchange, I don't mind, just tell me."
> "Oh, and while we're at it, do YOU think I'm only good for my sex appeal?"
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> Hug Mystia
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> "Well, you know, recently I have been getting into singing a bit. I really would like to get better, but I can't manage on my own. So I have no other choice then to ask you, the one with the most beautiful singing voice in all of Gensokyo, to give this poor rabbit some tips so she won't make people's ears bleed. If you want me to do something for you in exchange, I don't mind, just tell me."
> "Oh, and while we're at it, do YOU think I'm only good for my sex appeal?"
>"I guess we could arrange something," says Mystia. "Why the sudden interest?"
>"...Oh, that's why. Uh, I guess not?"
> Hug Mystia
>You would have to bump the table, and you don't want breakfast all over your coat. Especially someone else's breakfast.
>_
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> Great. Back to the lake!
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> Go fish
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>Got any threes?
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> Great. Back to the lake!
>You leave the tavern, and head south. You pass by Kourindou and head into the Forest of Magic again. You walk past Letty, who is still dozing.
>Continuing south along the road, you come to an intersection. A road branches off to the west; you recognize it as the road leading toward the Bamboo Forest. The road you are on continues south, and you can see the lake up ahead. Obvious exits are North, South, and West.
>Wriggle is walking down the road, heading toward you. She is wearing clothing similiar to Sanae's.
> Go fish
>Got any threes?
>What is wrong with you.
>_
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>what does fried bug taste like?
>Greet wriggle and do not give away the intention to eat her, which will become eventuality.
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>Gunwink Wriggle, she'll probably appreciate it. (Obviously the eye part of the wink will be hidden by the shades.)
>"Yo, chombatta, what's shakin'? Wutchoo doin' wearin' Greenie's style?"
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>what does fried bug taste like?
>Greet wriggle and do not give away the intention to eat her, which will become eventuality.
>You have no idea, and no intention of finding out without a hefty bribe being involved.
>"Hoi, chummer," says Wriggle, tugging at one of her sleeves while she walks.
>Gunwink Wriggle, she'll probably appreciate it. (Obviously the eye part of the wink will be hidden by the shades.)
>"Yo, chombatta, what's shakin'? Wutchoo doin' wearin' Greenie's style?"
>Your hands are full.
>"Debt to the execs," says Wriggle. She looks at the crowbar, "Loading a break and enter run?"
>_
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>"No, but fried bug is on the menu!" Hit wriggle with crowbar consecutively then start a fire and cook.
OR
>"Ok, but stay quiet, k?" And then move on to the lake
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>"No, but fried bug is on the menu!" Hit wriggle with crowbar consecutively then start a fire and cook.
OR
>"Ok, but stay quiet, k?" And then move on to the lake
>There are currently no plans for a Turkish release of Reisen Quest. Please accept our apologies.
>_
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>Fine then, don't eat wriggle.
>Leave her and go to the lake
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> Go fish
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> First, tell Wriggle that we're going fishing.
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> First, tell Wriggle that we're going fishing.
>"Good luck with that, chummer," says Wriggle as she continues on her way.
>Fine then, don't eat wriggle.
>Leave her and go to the lake
>You need a new thing, man. You totally do.
>You let Wriggle go on her way, and continue south toward the lake.
>You reach the banks of the lake. Before you is a vast expanse of ice with a dusting of snow atop it, it is a little difficult to tell the bank from the lake itself. Far to the south, past the lake, you can see Scarlet Devil Mansion. Worn paths spit off from the road as it dead-ends at the lakeshore, heading east and west. On the western side of the lake, you can see a number of icy spires. Obvious exits are North, East, and West.
> Go fish
>You stake out a good spot, and bash a hole in the ice with your Crowbar (borrowed). Then you bait the Fishing Pole (borrowed) with the Dirty Raw Bacon and lower it into the hole.
>A little time passes. Nothing happens.
>_
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> Keep fishing
> How close are we to the Scarlet Devil Mansion?
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> Keep fishing
> How close are we to the Scarlet Devil Mansion?
>It's a short walk. But you aren't close enough to, say, have a shouting conversation with the gate guard.
>There's no bites yet. You get the feeling that you overlooked something.
>_
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> OF COURSE YOU DID. Land sharks live on land you derpsicle! Fish on the LAND.
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> Pull up rod
> Walk over to Meiling
> Greet Meiling
> Ask if she knows anything about fishing in the winter.
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> OF COURSE YOU DID. Land sharks live on land you derpsicle! Fish on the LAND.
>You don't wanna tangle, ese.
> Pull up rod
> Walk over to Meiling
> Greet Meiling
> Ask if she knows anything about fishing in the winter.
>You pull up the rod and follow the eastern path around the late, passing by a cottage.
>The path follows along the wall surrounding the mansion. Soon, you come to the wrought iron gates, where Meiling stands. She has added a green cloak to her usual garb to ward off the cold. "Oh, hey there," she says.
>You return her greeting, and ask her about ice fishing. "I don't fish," she says. "Spend enough time standing around doing nothing as it is, you know?"
>_
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> "Well, I owe Ran some fish. Any ideas? Or do you know someone who could help?"
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>ask if you can trust her to keep ahold of your Bag of Herbs while you try and fish
>hurrr
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> "Well, I owe Ran some fish. Any ideas? Or do you know someone who could help?"
>"I guess you could ask the kappa," says Meiling. "They're pretty big into fish. It's how they make most of their money."
>ask if you can trust her to keep ahold of your Bag of Herbs while you try and fish
>hurrr
>That jogs your memory. You pose a question to Meiling.
>"Sure, I suppose," says Meiling.
>You give her your Bag of Fragrant Herbs.
>_
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> Try fishing again
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> Try fishing again
>You return to the hole you dug out and try fishing again.
>A few minutes pass, and you feel a definite tug!
>_
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>CATCH THAT DAMN FISH.
>Then level up in fishing damnit.
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>You start working to pull it out. The fish fights back. At least, you hope it's a fish. You're going to be rather upset if one of those waterfall faeries stole your bait.
>The line is straining a bit.
>_
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>Let the line out for a few seconds, then resume reeling, at a slightly slower pace than before
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>Let the line out for a few seconds, then resume reeling, at a slightly slower pace than before
>You stop fighting it for a short time, then pull the fish back more slowly. After a little bit back and forth, you pull a fish about a foot long from the water!
>It flops about wildly in the air.
>_
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>Apply crowbar to to fish, but not too hard. We want to leave it edible for Ran and Chen.
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>Apply crowbar to to fish, but not too hard. We want to leave it edible for Ran and Chen.
>or just make sure it doesn't get back in the water so it 'drowns' in the air
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>Curse leaving our basin back at Nitori's, it'd be pretty handy right now
>Come to think of it, why didn't we sling the basin over the crowbar, anyway?
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> Get that fish away from the hole.
> Level up in fishing damnit
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>Apply crowbar to to fish, but not too hard. We want to leave it edible for Ran and Chen.
>You whop it with the crowbar. It sways on the line like a pinata that has realized its ultimate fate, and doesn't seem to be inclined to slow down.
>or just make sure it doesn't get back in the water so it 'drowns' in the air
>You move away from the hole, and let the cruel march of time set to work. The fish is already starting to slow down.
>Curse leaving our basin back at Nitori's, it'd be pretty handy right now
>Come to think of it, why didn't we sling the basin over the crowbar, anyway?
>You curse at the lack of your Basin to put fish into. But given you also wash your face with that, it's a little relieving as well.
>You didn't think of it. And it probably would have fallen a lot.
> Get that fish away from the hole.
> Level up in fishing damnit
>You go further onto shore. Just to be certain.
>What the what now?
>_
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> Catch another fish to be on the safe side.
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> Go back to the Yakumo house to drop off the fish while it's still really fresh.
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>Be VERY VERY careful that we don't lose the fish while doing this
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>As in, Tewis, Mystias and Rumias oh my careful.
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> Catch another fish to be on the safe side.
>You have no bait.
> Go back to the Yakumo house to drop off the fish while it's still really fresh.
>You head back through the forest at a brisk pace, passing by Letty once again. En route, the fish finally gives up the ghost.
>As you approach the interestion at Rinnosuke's, you see that Murasa and Suika are there, apparently having an argument.
>Be VERY VERY careful that we don't lose the fish while doing this
>You take care not to jostle it off the line.
>As in, Tewis, Mystias and Rumias oh my careful.
>Thankfully, you've seen no sign of them yet.
>_
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>This seems like a trap. Does it seem like it'll finish anytime soon?
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> Consider Turkey.
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>This seems like a trap. Does it seem like it'll finish anytime soon?
>It's hard to tell with arguments. They can last for ages or suddenly flare into violence or fits of storming off.
> Consider Turkey.
>There are no turkeys here.
>_
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>Get closer to argument, try to discern what the specifics are
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>Get closer to argument, try to discern what the specifics are
>You get closer.
>"Innit such a bleedin' coincidence, now?" says Suika, glaring up at Murasa, "Just happen to be coming along when I'm popping over to Kourindou, eh?"
>"When are you going to drop this whole spying nonsense?" Murasa says loudly, throwing her hands out/ "For heaven's sake, I was only walking back to town from Mo-"
>"From where, now?" Says Suika. "Come on, out with the zogging lot of it!"
>_
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> Take the long way to the Yakumo's.
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>No, stop, we're stupid, we need to do something with Murasa.
>Debate asking Murasa where's she's off to after her current spat vs. asking her to come with us
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> Take the long way to the Yakumo's.
>You suspect, if you give them a wide berth and don't draw attention to yourself, they wouldn't notice you.
>No, stop, we're stupid, we need to do something with Murasa.
>Debate asking Murasa where's she's off to after her current spat vs. asking her to come with us
>She mentioned she was going back to town. You don't know if she'd be interested in following you around.
>_
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>maybe we'll get lucky and Byakuren'll pass the message along? Oh well.
>deliver fish
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> Aks Murasa if she could wait for us in the bar for a bit until we delivered the fish
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>maybe we'll get lucky and Byakuren'll pass the message along? Oh well.
>deliver fish
>You decide to hope Byakuren is as nice as she seems, and that she'll get your back. You give the squabblers a wide berth and head east.
>You return to the Yakumo Household. You note that there is no longer a plume of smoke coming through the window.
> Aks Murasa if she could wait for us in the bar for a bit until we delivered the fish
>You don't think she could hear you from here.
>_
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> Enter, call for Chen and hand over the fish to her
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> Enter, call for Chen and hand over the fish to her
>You walk into the Yakumo Household and proudly present the fish to Chen and Ran, who are sitting at the kotatsu still.
>Chen starts to cry out with glee, before Ran silences her with a glare. Ran then stands, smooths out her tails, and comes to take the fish off your hands. "This should do nicely for a late dinner, I think," she says as she deftly extracts it from the hook, and takes it to the kitchen.
>"Um, do you still want Yukari-sama's glasses?" asks Chen. "It looks like you got some."
>_
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> "Ran, make sushi out of it! Chen'll cry if you burn this one like the meat!"
> Ask about the bag they wanted to give us before we left last time
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> "Ran, make sushi out of it! Chen'll cry if you burn this one like the meat!"
> Ask about the bag they wanted to give us before we left last time
>"Don't worry, we're not going to walk off on this one," says Chen. Ran does not comment, as she gets out a cutting board and sets to cleaning the fish.
>"Oh, you still want that?" asks Chen. "I thought you changed your mind. Who wants to lug that stinky thing around anyways?"
>_
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> "Well, you shouldn't waste food, even if it's burned, right? And as for the sack, it's better than having to carry everything in your hands. Though I wouldn't mind if you had something like a real bag that you could share with me as well.
Maybe in exchange for the fish, now that I don't need the sunglasses anymore?"
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> Peruse the Yakumo household's inventory. Pick out something we can take to Kourindou to barter for that sweet backpack.
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> Ponder if Rinnosuke might trade the backpack for Chen
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> "Well, you shouldn't waste food, even if it's burned, right? And as for the sack, it's better than having to carry everything in your hands. Though I wouldn't mind if you had something like a real bag that you could share with me as well.
Maybe in exchange for the fish, now that I don't need the sunglasses anymore?"
>"It's not really food anymore, though." Chen says. "But yeah, I guess we could give you the sack."
> Peruse the Yakumo household's inventory. Pick out something we can take to Kourindou to barter for that sweet backpack.
>There's a nice vase in the corner. It is presently empty.
> Ponder if Rinnosuke might trade the backpack for Chen
>You don't think you could afford what Ran would want in exchange for Chen.
>_
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>You don't think you could afford what Ran would want in exchange for Chen.
>We could offer Tewi
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>We could offer Tewi
>You can't imagine Rinnosuke would offer you the trash in the trashcan for her.
>_
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> Ask about aquiring the vase.
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> Ask about aquiring the vase.
>You ask about obtaining the vase.
>Ran looks over at it, and gives you a questioning look. "Well, I suppose that is alright."
>_
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> Take the vase
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> Take the vase
>Your hands are full.
>_
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> Leave whatever we have in our hands (the fishing tools I'd guess) in the house, we'll fetch them once we have the backpack
> Take the vase
> Leave for Korindou, while being extremely careful not to trip or anything
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> Leave whatever we have in our hands (the fishing tools I'd guess) in the house, we'll fetch them once we have the backpack
> Take the vase
> Leave for Korindou, while being extremely careful not to trip or anything
>You leave your fishing things there. "Sure, that's no problem," says Ran as she sets to dicing up the fish with speed that is outright terrifying.
>You obtain: White Vase
>You head to Kourindou, taking care not to trip.
>You reach the intersection where Kourindou lies. Murasa is also lying here, spread eagle and face up on the snowy road. Obvious exits are North, South, East, and West.
>_
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> Murasa doesn't look like she'll run away soon. Ignore her and head for Kourindou first.
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>Before we leave, do a brief check on Murasa to make sure she's relatively okay
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>Before we leave, do a brief check on Murasa to make sure she's relatively okay
>You take a glance at Murasa. It doesn't seem like she has any broken bones or significant bleeding. She's breathing, and just sorta staring upward toward the sky right now.
> Murasa doesn't look like she'll run away soon. Ignore her and head for Kourindou first.
>You head into Kourindou. Rinnosuke gives you a polite nod.
>The store contains:
>Broken Broadsword Handle
>Iron Key
>Jeweled Box
>Beautiful Seashell
>Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi
>Sun Sign: Royal Flare
>1/60 Scale Valsione Model
>Scarlet Devil Mansion Snow Globe
>Nightlife (Extended)
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Large Bag of Beans
>Remote Control
>Bar of Baker's Chocolate
>Bottle of Wine
>Green Yo-Yo
>Lacquered Chopsticks
>Dusty Ring
>Bag of Birdseed
>Umbrella
>Large Pillow
>Deck of Cards.
>_
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> Inspect the deck of cards
> Check favour with Nemelex Xobeh
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> Don't open by offering the vase for the backpack straight-up, that would be stupid
> Ask for vase appraisal, making sure to inquire just how many spellcards it would make up for if we wished to exchange for the Wakazashi
EDIT:
> Inspect new items
> Internally ponder the worth of the seashell, the snow globe, the wine, the birdseed, the umbrella and the pillow as they relate to our current and forseeable pursuits
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> Inspect the deck of cards
> Check favour with Nemelex Xobeh
>Deck of Cards
>This is a deck of 52 Playing Cards. It has the standard Gensokyo Suites of Cucumbers, Butterflies, Stars, and Ghosts.
> Don't open by offering the vase for the backpack straight-up, that would be stupid
> Ask for vase appraisal, making sure to inquire just how many spellcards it would make up for if we wished to exchange for the Wakazashi
EDIT:
> Inspect new items
> Internally ponder the worth of the seashell, the snow globe, the wine, the birdseed, the umbrella and the pillow as they relate to our current and forseeable pursuits
>Rinnosuke looks the vase over. "It's not especially valuable. And I note it has been used. I suppose I could give you the Umbrella or the Large Bag of Beans for it. Perhaps something else if you ask nicely."
>You ask about trading it for the Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi. "With the vase? I would say four of those spellcards, still, presuming you haven't spent them."
>You inspect the new items:
>Bag of Birdseed
>This is a two-pound bag of birdseed.
>Umbrella
>This is a bright red umbrella, it seems to be in good condition.
>Large Pillow
>This is a very large pillow; you could probably curl up on it comfortably.
>Deck of Cards
>This is a deck of 52 Playing Cards. It has the standard Gensokyo Suites of Cucumbers, Butterflies, Stars, and Ghosts.
>You imagine, if you were clever and understood the people and situations you would be dealing with properly, you could use any of these objects to your advantage in some way.
>_
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> "Really? Back on Luna vases were pretty valuable, given how difficult they were to make as well as the relative scarcity of some of the materials involved. Does Terra have the technology and resources to quickly mass-produce them so that they hold so little value?"
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> "Really? Back on Luna vases were pretty valuable, given how difficult they were to make as well as the relative scarcity of some of the materials involved. Does Terra have the technology and resources to quickly mass-produce them so that they hold so little value?"
>He chuckles. "I assure you that it is so. I am surprised you have not noticed this, given the time you've spent here. To my understanding, however, has the moon not eclipsed us rather decisively in matters of technology?"
>_
>_
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> "From what I've seen here, most certainly, but, assuming my memory of Luna's currency conversion is correct, we still did not hold the value of a vase equal to that of, say, an umbrella. Not even umbrella stands were worth so little that they were equal to the objects they held, and I'm sure that an umbrella stand is not worth as much as a vase even here on Terra."
> "Again, going off of Lunarian currency conversions, if we started with the umbrella, and threw in the snowglobe, the backpack and the cowrie shell, that would be roughly equal to the value of a Lunarian vase. I hope you can see my confusion with Terranian value assessment now."
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> "From what I've seen here, most certainly, but, assuming my memory of Luna's currency conversion is correct, we still did not hold the value of a vase equal to that of, say, an umbrella. Not even umbrella stands were worth so little that they were equal to the objects they held, and I'm sure that an umbrella stand is not worth as much as a vase even here on Terra."
> "Again, going off of Lunarian currency conversions, if we started with the umbrella, and threw in the snowglobe, the backpack and the cowrie shell, that would be roughly equal to the value of a Lunarian vase. I hope you can see my confusion with Terranian value assessment now."
>"I can see you are rather confused about things." Rinnosuke agrees. "Perhaps there is an item you would like in particular for it?"
>_
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> The backpack and the deck of cards
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>Scratch that: The backpack, the deck of cards and the cowrie shell. We went through a lot of work to get this thing, we're not going to give up for so little.
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> We can just borrow Kaguya's cowrie shell if we ever need one
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> The idea is to show Kaguya that we were thinking about her while we were out. Maybe give it to her as a gift. Earn some brownie points, y'know?
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> You can do that by hugging.
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> Hugs we can give any time. This is more of an out-of-our-way-to-show-we-care thing.
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> I'm already texting her as often as I can. Gifts are superficial when she wants nothing more than to be loved.
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> Superficial is good, it means giving her the cowrie shell is very likely to get us bonus points.
> I don't see the benefit in not asking for it over asking for it anyway, considering everything else is the same.
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> The backpack and the deck of cards
>Scratch that: The backpack, the deck of cards and the cowrie shell. We went through a lot of work to get this thing, we're not going to give up for so little.
>"Add in the comb, and I shall let you have any two of the three," says Rinnosuke.
>_
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> If she gets offended by the fake shell, you're going to be sorry.
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>Give Rinnosuke a suspicious and somewhat nervous look.
>"W-Why would you want my comb?"
>Browse mental inventory to check if we own multiple combs
EDIT:
>It's not a fake shell, though, at least as far as we can tell.
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>Keep in mind that Kaguya already has what might be the best cowrie shell, so unless it's suddenly gone missing, there isn't much point in getting Rinnosuke's cowrie shell.
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> 'The comb far outvalues the goods on barter.'
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>Give Rinnosuke a suspicious and somewhat nervous look.
>"W-Why would you want my comb?"
>Browse mental inventory to check if we own multiple combs
EDIT:
>It's not a fake shell, though, at least as far as we can tell.
>"Because I wish to sell it," he says.
>You've only got the one. But it shouldn't be too hard to borrow another from one of the rabbits if you needed one.
>Keep in mind that Kaguya already has what might be the best cowrie shell, so unless it's suddenly gone missing, there isn't much point in getting Rinnosuke's cowrie shell.
>She does have a fondness for them, as you recall.
> 'The comb far outvalues the goods on barter.'
>"I assure you it does not," says Rinnosuke, "But as you like."
>_
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> 'This comb's sentimental value is through the roof.'
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> 'This comb's sentimental value is through the roof.'
>"Then you may opt not to relinquish it," says Rinnosuke. "And in turn, I shall opt not to offer you the deal that I had. Your sentimental value means little to me or my other customers, I am afraid."
>_
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>Trade the comb away for the items. We can always get another one quite easily.
>Go back to Murasa and attempt to awaken her
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> Stop and do not do either of those ideas, because that part of our brain has no clue how haggling works
> "There is also the worry that someone may use that comb for...undesirable means. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm quite aware of how some people think of me only in terms of my physical appeal. Even if you merely wish to sell it, there is no guarantee whoever purchases it will share your sentiments."
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>Trade the comb away for the items. We can always get another one quite easily.
>Go back to Murasa and attempt to awaken her
> Stop and do not do either of those ideas, because that part of our brain has no clue how haggling works
> "There is also the worry that someone may use that comb for...undesirable means. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm quite aware of how some people think of me only in terms of my physical appeal. Even if you merely wish to sell it, there is no guarantee whoever purchases it will share your sentiments."
>He shrugs. "It's not my business what is done with the items I sell. Since you do not like the deal, that is fine. Consider it gone. I'll give you one of those three items for the vase."
>_
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> Stop and do not do either of those ideas, because that part of our brain has no clue how haggling works
>We had a pretty good deal there, now we're back to square 1.
>Check inventory
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>We had a pretty good deal there, now we're back to square 1.
>Check inventory
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Comb
>Toothbrush
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>Cloth Napkin.
>White Vase
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> Do we have panties?
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> Do we have panties?
>Do you really think people who fly regularly are going to neglect undergarments?
>_
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> Offer to trade panties. We're going to take a VERY quick walk back to Eientei after this.
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> Offer to trade panties. We're going to take a VERY quick walk back to Eientei after this.
>"So you're afraid selling your comb would send people the wrong message about the sort of person you are, and you do this instead?" says Rinnosuke. "I feel somewhat insulted now."
>_
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>"As you should. I think I got some feedback from this wolf we ran into earlier today. Makes me say VERY stupid things sometimes."
>"However...there is the matter of the deal we had earlier. If it's just vase for one of the items well...I'm afraid we'll need to keep the vase for the time being. There are some very interesting uses I could think of for it. It's a shame we couldn't do business today"
>Make as if you are walking out.
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>"As you should. I think I got some feedback from this wolf we ran into earlier today. Makes me say VERY stupid things sometimes."
>"However...there is the matter of the deal we had earlier. If it's just vase for one of the items well...I'm afraid we'll need to keep the vase for the time being. There are some very interesting uses I could think of for it. It's a shame we couldn't do business today"
>Make as if you are walking out.
>"Then we shall act as though it never happened," says Rinnosuke, "And thank our lucky stars that Aya is still doing time."
>"It is a shame. But there will be other times, I am sure."
>He does not seem to be stopping you from leaving.
>_
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>Stop at the door
>"I'm still not trading, but, I kinda just remembered Murasa is in bad shape. May I ask you to hold this vase for me so I can carry her to get some help? I am NOT trading it yet, and I'd prefer it not become part of your stock. As a matter of fact, I would like some collateral if you would do me this favor, and we'll trade back when I return, which should be soon."
>If Rinnosuke agrees, load off all held items, tend to Murasa, checking her condition.
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>Stop at the door
>"I'm still not trading, but, I kinda just remembered Murasa is in bad shape. May I ask you to hold this vase for me so I can carry her to get some help? I am NOT trading it yet, and I'd prefer it not become part of your stock. As a matter of fact, I would like some collateral if you would do me this favor, and we'll trade back when I return, which should be soon."
>If Rinnosuke agrees, load off all held items, tend to Murasa, checking her condition.
>"I shall keep it safe and unsold," says Rinnosuke. "You won't need collateral. My good name as a merchant is enough. I cannot have people thinking I am a thief."
>_
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> "Well, ok then. But I've got my eye on you. my crazy, crazy eye."
> Go outside and attempt to wake Murasa.
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>"I shall keep it safe and unsold," says Rinnosuke. "You won't need collateral. My good name as a merchant is enough. I cannot have people thinking I am a thief."
This isn't a command. I'm merely considering Jeff K Anon of Barren Path :P. I think I recall his stuff being stolen.
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> "Well, ok then. But I've got my eye on you. my crazy, crazy eye."
> Go outside and attempt to wake Murasa.
>You leave the White Vase by the door, and head outside.
>Good news is, Murasa is still awake! You imagine she's probably in that state of post-pain daze where they ground is surprisingly comfortable. You've spent your share of time in such a state.
>"Huh?" says Murasa, noting that you are looming over her.
>_
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> Crouch down, poke her with our finger and ask "Hey, are you still alive?"
> Then ask her seriously what happened and if she needs help
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> Crouch down, poke her with our finger and ask "Hey, are you still alive?"
> Then ask her seriously what happened and if she needs help
>You kneel down beside her and poke at her a bit. "Stop that," she says.
>"I'll be fine, just catching my breath. Suika walloped me, is all."
>_
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> "Why, what happened?"
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> "Why, what happened?"
>"Same thing that always happens these days," says Murasa, sitting up now and rubbing her head. "Hakurei Shrine's convinced we have it out for 'em, and the damned oni makes it her job to cause trouble for us all. She went nuts when I let it slip I visited the Moriya shrine to try and get them to talk some sense into them." She then gently probes her face, and winces.
>_
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> Kiss her boo-boos all better.
> and by that I mean, ask her if she'd like whatever sort of quick medical attention we could provide.
> and also kiss her.
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> Kiss her boo-boos all better.
> and by that I mean, ask her if she'd like whatever sort of quick medical attention we could provide.
> and also kiss her.
>"I'll be fine," says Murasa. "Getting way too used to this kind of thing." You look her over, and determine that she's mostly just bruised. Not really anything you could treat with what you have onhand.
>You know this is why people think you're only good for your sex appeal, right?
>_
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> Tell her about her bag at Eientei.
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> Tell her about her bag at Eientei.
>Murasa quirks her lips. "Oh, that's where it got off to! Huh. Figured I just dropped it somewhere. Thanks for that. I'll probably drop in sometime this afternoon to pick it up."
>_
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> Lets hope Suika doesn't go nuts on us for that...
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> Lets hope Suika doesn't go nuts on us for that...
>Make note to prepare spellcards if you see Suika coming ever. But not obviously
>Ask Murasa where she's headed, and why Suika didn't get sunk by an anchor?
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> Lets hope Suika doesn't go nuts on us for that...
>If no one tells her, everything should be fine, right?
>Make note to prepare spellcards if you see Suika coming ever. But not obviously
>Ask Murasa where she's headed, and why Suika didn't get sunk by an anchor?
>You decide to be wary around Suika, more than usual. If she thinks you're fraternizing with the enemy...
>"I was just going back to let Byakuren know how things went," Murasa says as she stands up and dusts the snow off herself. "And I try to catch her with it, but she's fast, you know? And to tell you the truth, it'd take a few gos with it to do much of anything."
>_
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>"Do you think there's anyway we can speed up your anchors? It seems like you all are basically getting bullied and I don't like that. It's kinda like how the rabbits get bullied :("
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>"Do you think there's anyway we can speed up your anchors? It seems like you all are basically getting bullied and I don't like that. It's kinda like how the rabbits get bullied :("
>"Heh," says Murasa. "Not so one-sided as it seems. We get them once in awhile. Especially that one time right after the first snow when Hakurei came by on the warpath. Thought she could get a bit of Hijiri. We wore her down good, the lot of us. Made her throw up her hands in disgust and walk off by the end. But the sympathy's appreciated, it really is. Lot of folks don't believe us."
>_
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>"Well, I haven't heard the whole story so I'll probably talk to Reimu at some point and decide for ourselves. But...I know she has a habit of making assumptions before getting to the real culprit for anything, so she's probably wrong...again"
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>"Well, I haven't heard the whole story so I'll probably talk to Reimu at some point and decide for ourselves. But...I know she has a habit of making assumptions before getting to the real culprit for anything, so she's probably wrong...again"
>"Too right she's wrong," says Murasa, as she starts to walk off. "I'll tell Hijiri and the rest you helped me out. Not much we can give you accept a bit of gratitude, but you ought to get that."
>_
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>"Eh, I figure it's best to help others anyway. You never know when you yourself might need help. And plus, it feels good"
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>"Eh, I figure it's best to help others anyway. You never know when you yourself might need help. And plus, it feels good"
>"You're one of the good ones then," says Murasa as she leaves, waving to you. "Makes Hijiri's heart swell to hear them kinds of things."
>Murasa departs.
>_
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>Go back into Kourindou, reclaim vase
>"Well, turns out I didn't need to take her to get medical attention, fortunately. Umu...where were we again?"
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>Go back into Kourindou, reclaim vase
>"Well, turns out I didn't need to take her to get medical attention, fortunately. u?...where were we again?"
>You go west and enter Kourindou.
>You obtain: White Vase.
>"As I recall," says Rinnosuke, who is cleaning his glasses "You said you had no interest in trading with me after all."
>_
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> "Actually, is the Vase and comb fore any of the 2 of the 3 items I had interst in offer still stand? if so, I'll give you the comb and vase for the backpack and Shell"
>Admire Kourin's glasses.
> but not his gay front fanny pack thing, seriously what the hell is that, I bet he doesn't even have anything in there.
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>You all suck at haggling (this is not spoken)
>So do I (also not spoken)
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> "Actually, is the Vase and comb fore any of the 2 of the 3 items I had interst in offer still stand? if so, I'll give you the comb and vase for the backpack and Shell"
>Admire Kourin's glasses.
> but not his gay front fanny pack thing, seriously what the hell is that, I bet he doesn't even have anything in there.
>"Ah, I'm glad you reconsidered!" says Rinnosuke. "Consider it done."
>You obtain: Beautiful Seashell
>You obtain: Dark Blue Backpack.
>He does have some nice glasses.
>You suspect he keeps change in it. Perhaps this is part of why he prefers to barter so much?
>_
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> Memory test #1: Was the bag of herbs we gave to Meiling Murasa's bag or something else entirely?
> Memory test #2: How long does it take to make a spellcard?
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>The bag was something else entirely.
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>Put everything in our inventory that fits and is not clothing that we are currently wearing into out backpack.
>Go to Ran's House, Pick up crowbar and fishing tools.
>Go to Nitori's Warehouse, return all borrowed equipment.
>Pick up Basin, place in backpack if possible.
>Go to Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>Ask Meiling for our bag back.
>Sigh a little. That was a lot of walking/flying around.
>Quests
>Inventory
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> Memory test #1: Was the bag of herbs we gave to Meiling Murasa's bag or something else entirely?
> Memory test #2: How long does it take to make a spellcard?
>They were distinct things.
>It varies, depending on what you are trying to make. Assuming you have a blank spellcard, it would take you a couple hours to remake one of your existent spellcards or transcribe someone else's that you could conceivably use, or several days to several weeks to make an entirely new one, depending on the card's quality. Preparing a blank spellcard is a trial in and of itself.
>Put everything in our inventory that fits and is not clothing that we are currently wearing into out backpack.
>Go to Ran's House, Pick up crowbar and fishing tools.
>Go to Nitori's Warehouse, return all borrowed equipment.
>Pick up Basin, place in backpack if possible.
>Go to Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>Ask Meiling for our bag back.
>Sigh a little. That was a lot of walking/flying around.
>Quests
>Inventory
>You place all of your items into the backpack with ease. You decide to leave you spellcards in their current place in your breast pocket, for ease of access.
>You return to Ran's house, and see that the Fishing Pole (borrowed) and Crowbar (borrowed) have been left outside the door for you. You can hear fish sizzling within through the open window; it seems they are still trying to air out the house.
>You return to Nitori's warehouse and return her things, and collect your Basin again. "Hope you got a good one!" says Nitori as she looks up from puzzling over some mechanical doodad.
>You trek back to the gates of Scarlet Devil Mansion. Meiling greets you with a grin and wordlessly hands you your Bag of Fragrant Herbs back.
>You sigh a little. That was a healthy trip. Thankfully yo are in good physical condition, and hardly feel it.
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Revenge of the Buddha vs Yamato
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>Huggle Kaguya
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Toothbrush
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>Cloth Napkin.
>Beautiful Seashell
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>Basin
>You are standing outside the wrought iron gates of Scarlet Devil Mansion. Through it and the matching fence, you can see the snow-covered grounds of the mansion. Off to the side is a guard station. Meiling watches you impassively. Obvious exits are South, East, WestA and WestB.
>_
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> Ask Meiling if she has anything we could do for her.
>> If not, return to Eientei and drop off our basin and toothbrush back in our room.
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> Pay Patchy a visit
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> Ask Meiling if she has anything we could do for her.
>> If not, return to Eientei and drop off our basin and toothbrush back in our room.
>"Well, I could use some gloves," she says. "Maybe a good hot drink."
> Pay Patchy a visit
>You start to head inside, and see Meiling isn't moving out of the way. "You're not on the guest list."
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> "I would like to go visit Patchouli. If I bring you some gloves or a hot drink will you let me through?"
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> "I would like to go visit Patchouli. If I bring you some gloves or a hot drink will you let me through?"
>"Afraid not," says Meiling. "But I could send word and see if she's in the mood for more guests."
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> "If you say more guests, does that mean someone is visiting her already? May I ask who that would be?"
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> "If you say more guests, does that mean someone is visiting her already? May I ask who that would be?"
>"Yeah, Marisa popped in a while back," says Meiling. "They've been working on some project or other since Patchy fixed the sun."
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> Mukyu
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> Mukyu
>You Muyku, and develop the feeling that your ate a spoonful of ashes. "Oh man, don't let her catch you doing that." says Meiling, as she fiddles with something at the gate post.
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> "Ask her if she wouldn't mind having me as a guest later today. In the meantime, I have other things I must attend to, but I shall return. Good day."
> Return to Eientei and drop off our basin and toothbrush in our room.
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> "Ask her if she wouldn't mind having me as a guest later today. In the meantime, I have other things I must attend to, but I shall return. Good day."
> Return to Eientei and drop off our basin and toothbrush in our room.
>"Sure thing!" says Meiling, as you depart.
>You return to Eientei, going east around the lake and passing by the cabin near the eastern lakeshore. The Forest of Magic and Bamboo Forest are both still quiet and unremarkable.
>You walk through the front halls of Eientei, and through the courtyard, where Kaguya is observing a group of rabbits playing a game of domino.
>You return to your room, and return your Basin and Toothbrush back to their proper place.
>You are in your room. It is a simple room, you don't usually spend much time here. Three of the walls are unadorned paper panels, while the southern wall is solid wood. You suppose you could hang things from them, but never really had the opportunity to do so. And you don't think they would go unstolen, to be honest. Your bed is a simple futon with a thick comforter. Next to it is nightstand with small personal effects. Against the eastern wall is a dresser, filled with your extra clothes. Obvious exits are North.
>_
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>Recall that Nitori gave you gloves that you could perhaps give to Meiling when you head back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
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> We shoulda used the Jedi mind trick to make Meiling let us pass.
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>Recall that Nitori gave you gloves that you could perhaps give to Meiling when you head back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>She took them back after the job.
> We shoulda used the Jedi mind trick to make Meiling let us pass.
>You don't know if you could have really done more than disorient her and hope she doesn't punch you in the face in the process.
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> Return to the courtyard.
> Tell Kaguya that we found Murasa and told her to swing by today.
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> Huggle Kaguya
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>Go bug eirin for cash
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> Return to the courtyard.
> Tell Kaguya that we found Murasa and told her to swing by today.
>You return to the courtyard, and inform Kaguya of your successful completion of her requests. She reaches out and pats you on the head. "Thank you, Reisen."
> Huggle Kaguya
>You give Kaguya a hug. She returns the gesture and says, "Aren't you affectionate today?"
>Go bug eirin for cash
>You then go to visit Eirin in her office and ask her about some spending money. She looks up from her work, and says, "Hmmm. I suppose I could give you a little something if you would deliver a package to Hina for me."
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>"Deliver a package to Hina? Certainly. Do you know where I might be able to find her?"
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>"Deliver a package to Hina? Certainly. Do you know where I might be able to find her?"
>"She lives on the slopes of Youkai Mountain, on the eastern part of the forest along the road. You shouldn't have any trouble finding her home. As for your reward..."
>Eirin opens one of the drawers in her desk, and produces a glass paperweight with a silver snake inside it. "You should be able to get something good for this."
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> Accept the paperweight from Eirin
> Examine paperweight
> Take the package for Hina
> Wonder whether Kaguya is resistant to the cold, since she seems to have been sitting in the courtyard all the time since we went out until we came back
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> "So I should sell the paperweight for cash?"
> "Also, where's this package?"
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> "So I should sell the paperweight for cash?"
> "Also, where's this package?"
>"If you like," says Eirin, "Or trade it as you please. It's well made, I think you should get a fair exchange."
>"Give me a moment to prepare it," she says as she stands up from the desk and walks to the back of the office.
> Accept the paperweight from Eirin
> Examine paperweight
> Take the package for Hina
> Wonder whether Kaguya is resistant to the cold, since she seems to have been sitting in the courtyard all the time since we went out until we came back
>You obtain: Snake Paperweight.
>Snake Paperweight
>This is a solid glass paperweight that has a silver figure of a garden snake inside. The silver reflects light attractively when you catch it at the right angle.
>Eirin hands you a narrow package wrapped in brown paper.
>You obtain: Hina's Package.
>"It's a little delicate. So do try not to roughhouse too much on the way to deliver it."
>Kaguya has been out there awhile. The multiple layers of robes she has on must be toasty indeed.
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> Hold onto the snake paperweight until we get to Moriya Shrine. Sanae might be able to offer a pretty penny for it.
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> or we could use it, and some other nifty-ass trinkets to trade for the Sword in Kourin's show to give to Youmu, in exchange for
sexual favours
> salute Eirin
> Go to Hina, and give her MYSTERY PACKAGE H
> Don't be surprised if it's a Syringe full of consentrated mysfortune/curses
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> Hold onto the snake paperweight until we get to Moriya Shrine. Sanae might be able to offer a pretty penny for it.
>You might well be able to market it to Sanae for some goodies.
> or we could use it, and some other nifty-ass trinkets to trade for the Sword in Kourin's show to give to Youmu, in exchange for sexual favours
> salute Eirin
> Go to Hina, and give her MYSTERY PACKAGE H
> Don't be surprised if it's a Syringe full of consentrated mysfortune/curses
>You salute Eirin, make you way out of Eientei, and head into the bamboo forest.
>As you travel through the Bamboo forest, you note a cloud of a couple dozen or so faeries up ahead; to the west.
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> Say "hi" to the fairies!
> if they shoot at us, or start moveing in conga-lines, BECOME THE STAR OF YOUR OWN SHMUP (shoot the fairies)
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> Scratch that, no sense in risking agitating a cloud of fairies
> Wander over to where they are as stealthily as possible, trying to figure out what they're doing without disrupting them
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> Say "hi" to the fairies!
> if they shoot at us, or start moveing in conga-lines, BECOME THE STAR OF YOUR OWN SHMUP (shoot the fairies)
> Scratch that, no sense in risking agitating a cloud of fairies
> Wander over to where they are as stealthily as possible, trying to figure out what they're doing without disrupting them
>You consider making goodnice with the faeries, but decide they may be up to something.
>You make your way toward them as stealthily as you can, and see that they seem to be having a debate. In faerie terms, as far as you know, this means a lot of them are yelling at each other and throwing in a lot of large philosophical terms that they are misusing terrible while others shout encouragement. You imagine they're having a whole lot of fun.
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> See if we can make out what they are argueing about
> See if we can identify any of the fairies
> I swear to god, if we have to fix Cirno and Daiyousai's freindship or some crap...
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> See if we can make out what they are argueing about
> See if we can identify any of the fairies
> I swear to god, if we have to fix Cirno and Daiyousai's freindship or some crap...
>You listen in, and you're pretty sure they don't know what they're arguing about. You hear them saying things like "Base six pair of pants", "nihilistic number theory" and "hereditary calculus" and decide that they are wholly full of shit.
>You don't see Cirno or Daiyousei, the two faeries you know, among the crowd and they don't seem to be coming up in the conversation.
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> Add side quest: invent Base Six pair of pants
> Ignore fairy cloud, continue on our way to Youkai Mountain
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> Name one of the fairies "Meloney". Just because.
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> Add side quest: invent Base Six pair of pants
> Ignore fairy cloud, continue on our way to Youkai Mountain
>You have no idea how to go about doing this, but you want it to exist and resolve to make it happen.
>Continuing toward Youkai Mountain requires going west, and toward the cloud of faeries.
>You try to go around it, but are quickly spotted. "Hey!" says one of the faeries. "Hey! Rabbit! This is important!"
>The faeries start to gather around you.
> Name one of the fairies "Meloney". Just because.
>"This is really important!" says the speaking faerie, a little blond you decide to call Meloney. "What's the square root of wisdom?"
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> QUICK, MAKE SOMETHING UP
> "The squere root of wisdom is, of course, inner peace."
> Asses Meloney's cuteness
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> QUICK, MAKE SOMETHING UP
> "The squere root of wisdom is, of course, inner peace."
> Asses Meloney's cuteness
>"You don't know anything!" shouts one of the faeries, "Wisdom is integracious to inner peace, not the other way around!"
>"Nu-uh!" shouts another faerie, "It's derivatatious!"
>The faerie you named Meloney is a little on the hefty side, for someone about three feet tall, but it gives her a kind of charm.
>"What's the cube root, then!" shouts another faerie, pointing at you. The others turn to look at you again.
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> "Sorry, but I'm from the moon, our math is different!"
> "I have to do something important right now, can I please go do it? I'll be right back, I promise!"
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> "Sorry, but I'm from the moon, our math is different!"
> "I have to do something important right now, can I please go do it? I'll be right back, I promise!"
>"Oooooooooh!" says the crowd as a whole, with sage nods and other such signs of erudite comprehension.
>"This is really important, though!" says one of the faeries. "You could make a difference!"
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> "...All right, I'll do what I can."
> "The cube root of wisdom is a pretty tricky one. You have to take the sinus wave of wisdom first, so you can get some pi. It needs to be cherry pi, though, otherwise you're stuck. Once you get your cherry pi, you take the integrity of that pi and infinitesimally exponentiate it across the really complex numbers. These aren't just your run of the mill complex numbers, these are really really really complex numbers, like threeve and six hundred schfifty-five. In this case you work things out to get twelveteen. Finally, you'll need to look up twelveteen in your probabiliticious chart. If I remember it right, I believe twelveteen was assigned to Schr?dinger, since he had a bunch of cubes that he puts cats in and people wanted to recognize him for it. Thus, the cube root of wisdom is Schr?dinger."
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> "...All right, I'll do what I can."
> "The cube root of wisdom is a pretty tricky one. You have to take the sinus wave of wisdom first, so you can get some pi. It needs to be cherry pi, though, otherwise you're stuck. Once you get your cherry pi, you take the integrity of that pi and infinitesimally exponentiate it across the really complex numbers. These aren't just your run of the mill complex numbers, these are really really really complex numbers, like threeve and six hundred schfifty-five. In this case you work things out to get twelveteen. Finally, you'll need to look up twelveteen in your probabiliticious chart. If I remember it right, I believe twelveteen was assigned to Schr?dinger, since he had a bunch of cubes that he puts cats in and people wanted to recognize him for it. Thus, the cube root of wisdom is Schr?dinger."
That's fucking amazeing.
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I have a fancy piece of paper that says I spent four years earning the right to invent bullshit like that.
People always ask me what a math major is good for. This is pretty much it.
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> "...All right, I'll do what I can."
> "The cube root of wisdom is a pretty tricky one. You have to take the sinus wave of wisdom first, so you can get some pi. It needs to be cherry pi, though, otherwise you're stuck. Once you get your cherry pi, you take the integrity of that pi and infinitesimally exponentiate it across the really complex numbers. These aren't just your run of the mill complex numbers, these are really really really complex numbers, like threeve and six hundred schfifty-five. In this case you work things out to get twelveteen. Finally, you'll need to look up twelveteen in your probabiliticious chart. If I remember it right, I believe twelveteen was assigned to Schr?dinger, since he had a bunch of cubes that he puts cats in and people wanted to recognize him for it. Thus, the cube root of wisdom is Schr?dinger."
>"See! I told you have to into the other other imaginary numbers!" cries Meloney.
>"Okay, okay..." says another faerie. "Maybe you are onto something!"
>"Ha!" cried Meloney, thrusting a fist into the air. The other faeries cheer, some of them whizzing about the air manically. You're rather surprised none of them collide in mid-air.
>One of them settings on your shoulder. "I like smart people," she says, as she places a silk ribbon around your neck like a scarf. Then she goes to join the rest of the faeries.
>You obtain: Faerie Ribbon
>You have gained the skill: Faelosophy
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>You have gained the skill: Faelosophy
>Is the homophonical nature with Failosophy intentional?
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>Will the Faerie Ribbon mean anything to other faeries we see in the future, or anyone else?
>Would it have any value in a trade?
>Also, holy fuck at the paragraph of incredible bullshit. That is something worth studying four years to learn to do.
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>Is the homophonical nature with Failosophy intentional?
>You should be nice to faeries.
>Will the Faerie Ribbon mean anything to other faeries we see in the future, or anyone else?
>Would it have any value in a trade?
>Also, holy fuck at the paragraph of incredible bullshit. That is something worth studying four years to learn to do.
>You don't know know if it has any trade value. You heard some stories about faerie gifts, but they are not really internally consistent. Faeries are something of a mystery, really. Most people don't pay attention to them, as they're kind of annoying and not strong enough to be a real problem to anyone other than a random farmer.
>_
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> "I was glad to help you out with this problem. Unfortunately, I'm needed on Youkai Mountain, so unless there's anything else you need, I'll be going there."
> If the fairies have no other problems, bid them farewell and continue on to Hina's place
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> "I was glad to help you out with this problem. Unfortunately, I'm needed on Youkai Mountain, so unless there's anything else you need, I'll be going there."
> If the fairies have no other problems, bid them farewell and continue on to Hina's place
>The faeries don't seem to be paying much attention to you anymore, though you notice that one of them waves as you depart.
>You resume your course to Youkai Mountain, taking the shortcut you discovered through the locked cottage's yard. At the S-shaped curve in the road, you notice that Letty is awake and sitting against a tree, looking dazed. You carry on northwards to Kourindou, then head east toward Youkai Mountain. Passing by the Yakumo household, you soon come to the forest at the foot of the mountain. You head to the eastern part of it, which is rather thick and somewhat intimidating, and quickly find a small house to the south of the path.
>_
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> Approach house
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>You approach the house. It does not seem to be hostile.
>It's really a modest house, you doubt it has more than two rooms at most. A few windows dot the walls, not really enough to let in much light. There is quite a bit of ivy and other leafy plants clinging to it; you imagine it would be very hard to see when all the surround trees are in bloom.
>_
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> Locate door and knock on it
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> Locate door and knock on it
>You find the door and knock on it. After a few moments you knock again. After a few more moments, you conclude Hina is probably elsewhere. People sure are busy today. Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing if someone else were trying to deliver a thing to you, as well?
>_
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> Head back and meet Letty again.
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> Head back and meet Letty again.
>You return to the Forest of Magic, where Letty is.
>She is sitting against a tree, her head lolling to the side; looking generally hungover and miserable. She sees you, and gives a groan of acknowledgment.
>_
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> "Anything you need?"
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> "Anything you need?"
>"A new body," she mutters. "Oh that doesn't feel like it's got angry oni in the head..."
>_
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> Take out the Bag of herbs and let Letty smell it, maybe that'll help her a bit
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> "Well, I can't really help you with that. Anything else? Like a drink or something?"
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> Take out the Bag of herbs and let Letty smell it, maybe that'll help her a bit
>You're pretty sure the herbs have no medical quality, but you bring them out and hold them close. "Ugh. Gonna make me puke," she mumbles.
> "Well, I can't really help you with that. Anything else? Like a drink or something?"
>"No more drinks," she says. "Just some water."
>_
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>"What'd you do? Get in a drinking contest?"
>Go look for water that you can carry.
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> "Would snow work for that? Or is that taboo? I don't really know a whole lot about elementals."
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>"What'd you do? Get in a drinking contest?"
>Go look for water that you can carry.
>"Yeah kinda," says Letty, "Met a rabbit."
>You see a lot of pristine snow. Alternately, you imagine most public establishments could get you something.
> "Would snow work for that? Or is that taboo? I don't really know a whole lot about elementals."
>"No cup," says Letty.
>_
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>
Reisen has a cup in her bra
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a cup
>Let's see if we can't find a proper glass first.
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> Go to the bar and nicely ask Tenshi for a glass of water that we can bring Letty
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> Go to the bar and nicely ask Tenshi for a glass of water that we can bring Letty
>You excuse yourself and run back to human town and enter the tavern. It's almost empty, now. Mokou sits at the bar, nursing some kind of odd-looking drink. She gives you a look, but says nothing.
>"Sure, you can have a glass of water," Tenshi says. "Can I get back that napkin you took, though?"
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> Briefly greet Mokou
> Give back the napkin (when did we take one anyway? Must have forgotten it...)
> Accept the glass of water, thank Tenshi and head back for Letty
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> Briefly greet Mokou
> Give back the napkin (when did we take one anyway? Must have forgotten it...)
> Accept the glass of water, thank Tenshi and head back for Letty
>Mokou gives a noncommittal grunt, then returns to her drink.
>You return the Cloth Napkin, which you wrapped the Dirty Raw Bacon in earlier, and accept a Glass of Water.
>You return to the Forest of Magic, and give Letty the Glass of Water.
>"Oh, that hit the spot. Thank you," Letty says, after finishing it in a gulp, then scooping up some snow with it.
>_
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> "Have you seen Hina today?"
> "Met a rabbit? You mean Tewi?"
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"Just got up," Letty mumbles as she sloshes the cupful of snow around to hurry up its melting. "I might have seen Hina last night, I don't remember well. And yeah, I met a rabbit. Didn't get her name. I don't know any of the rabbits around here anyways. We went drinking, and had a good time."
>_
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> "Did that rabbit wear a necklace with a carrot charm?"
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> "Did that rabbit wear a necklace with a carrot charm?"
>Letty shakes her head, then winces in pain.
>_
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> "Was it me?"
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> "Was it me?"
>She squints at you a moment, then says, "No. She was shorter, had straight black hair. Wore a dress."
>_
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> ".....kaguya."
> After her reply: "KAGUYA!"
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> ".....kaguya."
> After her reply: "KAGUYA!"
>Letty winces. "Stoppit...Who's Kaguya?"
>_
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>"Not a rabbit. An immortal. She lives at Eientei. Dunno why she'd get you in a drinking contest..."
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> "You probably saw Tewi. She wears a dress and has black hair, she's also short and has floppy ears. Any idea where she went after last night? Or why she'd get you in drinking in the first place?"
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>"Not a rabbit. An immortal. She lives at Eientei. Dunno why she'd get you in a drinking contest..."
>"Oh," says Letty, as she takes a drink of her slush-water. "No, she was a rabbit. Had the ears and everything."
> "You probably saw Tewi. She wears a dress and has black hair, she's also short and has floppy ears. Any idea where she went after last night? Or why she'd get you in drinking in the first place?"
>Letty nods. "Didn't get her name. But yeah, short, straight black hair, pink dress, ears. Could have been that rabbit. Sorry, I don't know any of you guys. I don't remember what happened after I had my...sixth drink? One of those numbers. As for why? Said she liked my hat."
>_
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> Is Letty still wearing her hat?
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> Is Letty still wearing her hat?
>She is. Though you think it's on sideways.
>_
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> Quests and examine
> Inventory and examine
> Skills and examine
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> Quests and examine
> Inventory and examine
> Skills and examine
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Revenge of the Buddha vs Yamato
>The Hakurei Shrine and Byakuren's group are having a nasty misunderstanding involving UFOs and spying.
>Accursed Delivery
>Eirin asked you to deliver a package to Hina in exchange for a valuable to barter.
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>People have been talking, you gotta do something about it.
>Huggle Kaguya
>It's going to be one of those days, you're going to need a lot of hugs.
>Invent a Base Six Pair of Pants
>You don't know what the faeries were talking about when they mentioned this, but it needs to exist.
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>A professional-looking business suit, blouse, knee-length skirt, and doubled up stockings. What could be classier?
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>You wear this to remind you of home.
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>A spellcard where you use your abilities to make twin pattern of bullets seem to go in directions they are not.
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>A more dense pattern following the same principle as Wave Sign: Mind Shaker. Reality will be terribly distorted to the victim.
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>You disalign the wavelengths of a complex maze of bullets to try and trick your opponent into moving recklessly.
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Much like Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning, with a more aggressive pattern. It takes all of your concentration to use this well.
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>This attack surrounds your target with bullets, and distorts them, forcing them to make fast decisions to avoid being caught in the middle.
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>It takes a lot of concentration to correctly apply this card and keep up the stream of bullets.
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Overlapping dense circular patterns of bullets, and alternating their wavelengths to force the victim to see one or other. It is simple, yet highly effective against the unwary.
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>This is your ultimate attack, hitting an opponent with two huge waves of bullets, then shifting them as much as you can. It will leave you with a nasty headache and blurred vision.
>Pair of Tinted Glasses.
>These wire-rimmed glasses have tinted lenses; they also make an odd translucent shadow on the ground when light shines through them.
>Beautiful Seashell
>An exquisite cowrie shell.
>Dark Blue Backpack
>A large backpack, perfect for stuffing full of things.
> Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>It smells like spice and sweetness, these should freshen up any room.
>Snake Paperweight
>This is a solid glass paperweight that has a silver figure of a garden snake inside. The silver reflects light attractively when you catch it at the right angle.
>Hina's Package
>A package wrapped in brown paper, Eirin told you that it was delicate.
>Faerie Ribbon
>A simple ribbon of cream-white silk given to you by a faerie.
>Your skills are:
>Gun-having
>You are skilled with the operation and maintenance of many kinds of firearms, a legacy of your old life.
>Wave Manipulation
>You can innately manipulate various of light and sound, creating some nasty illusions. Doing this too often gives you a crippling headache. Eirin has warned you not to abuse this ability.
>Athletistics
>You are in excellent physical condition, and can perform well in physical activities, and do reasonably well in specialized activities that you have had little practice in.
>First Aiding
>Eirin has taught you a good deal about first aid. You effectively give on the field treatment to wounds, and care for them in the long term
>Pharmocologistics
>You have some basic knowledge in the effects of common herbs and chemicals on the body of the average person. Non-average people tend to confound you.
>Astronomics
>You are well versed in the various aspects and objects of the night sky.
>Facility Maintenizing
>You can clean like a sumbitch.
>Spellcardcrafting.
>You have very modest skill in making spellcards. It takes you a great deal of time to do so.
>Crosswords
>You love these things.
>Faelosophy
>You can invent internally coherent gibberish like a like pro. Faeries dig on your slick wordplay.
>_
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> "Letty, do you think we're only good for our sex appeal?"
> Head over to the Hakurei Shrine, why not?
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> "Letty, do you think we're only good for our sex appeal?"
> Head over to the Hakurei Shrine, why not?
>"If getting me a much needed drink is sex appeal, then yes," says Letty, "I owe you one."
>You decide to go investigate things at the Hakurei Shrine. You head north into human town, then take the intersection near the tavern and go east. You quickly leave human town, and follow a lonely dirt path for a few minutes until you see the distinctive presently snow-covered torii of the Hakurei Shrine.
>You enter the Hakurei shrine. The grounds are current covered in snow. The modest shrine looks rather attractive with its coat of snow and icicles, while the pond in the back is frozen over. Reimu is here, sweeping snow off of the path and looking rather irritated at the world. Obvious exits are east and west.
>_
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> 'Sup miko-bitch!'
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> 'Sup miko-bitch!'
> "Good morning Reimu."
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> 'Sup miko-bitch!'
> 'Sup miko-bitch!'
> "Good morning Reimu."
>You contemplate pushing her buttons a bit, but decide that you really don't want to have to go to Eirin to have a Yin-Yang Orb removed this early in the day. Instead, you greet her normally.
>She looks up at you, seeming annoyed at the interruption. Then her face softens a bit. "Oh, hello Reisen. Didn't expect you to pop in today. How are things?"
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> "Not bad, how has your day been? I had my stockings stolen this morning but managed to track them down, now I'm looking for Hina. Have you seen her around?"
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> "Not bad, how has your day been? I had my stockings stolen this morning but managed to track them down, now I'm looking for Hina. Have you seen her around?"
>Reimu shakes her head. "I've not left the Shrine today. I'm guessing you tried her house already? Because it's really rare that Hina does much traveling at all. If she's not there, she might be anywhere. And shame about the stockings."
>_
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> "It was probably just Tewi, as usual. I haven't seen her around but I'm in no hurry to spoil the peace at Eientei. Speaking of peace, it seems pretty quiet here, Suika passed out or something? She apparently went drinking with Tewi last night, and I wouldn't be surprised if Suika was there too."
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> "It was probably just Tewi, as usual. I haven't seen her around but I'm in no hurry to spoil the peace at Eientei. Speaking of peace, it seems pretty quiet here, Suika passed out or something? She apparently went drinking with Tewi last night, and I wouldn't be surprised if Suika was there too."
>Reimu looks at you for a moment, likely trying to untie what you just said. Finally she shrugs. "Suika was here last night; at least until I went to bed. I guess she could have snuck out, but she's not the type to wake up once she goes to sleep for the night. And Tewi drinks? I never thought of you rabbits as being much for holding down a stiff drink, to be honest."
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> "It's a surprise to me too."
> "I hate to be a bother, but could I please get a tea from you?"
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> "It's a surprise to me too."
> "I hate to be a bother, but could I please get a tea from you?"
>"You want some tea?" Reimu shrugs. "As good a reason as any to take a break." She starts down the path toward the shrine. "Come on in. You like sugar with your tea? Milk?"
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> "Some milk if you have it, thank you."
> Follow Reimu inside.
> Remember: get second cup afterward to bring to Meiling.
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> "Some milk if you have it, thank you."
> Follow Reimu inside.
> Remember: get second cup afterward to bring to Meiling.
>You follow Reimu into the shrine.
>The Shrine interior is small and a bit drafty. A table with a comforter thrown over it serves as a crude kotatsu, while a small brazier burns in the corner. Next to the brazier is a large shapeless something with a blanket thrown over it. A small stove with a kettle rests on the opposite side of the shrine, with a cupboard over it. There is a door to the south. Obvious exits are west, south, and east.
>Reimu fetches some cups and a box of tea, and then bustles out the east door, and pulls a bottle of milk from a pile of snow. She then assembles and pours the tea, leaving the milk bottle by your spot on the kotatsu. "I don't see you come out this way much, to be honest," says Reimu as she settles in. "Isn't Eirin using making you slave over some thing or another and calling it training?"
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> Examone 'large, shapeless something'. Does it seem to be alive?
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> "It sounds a lot worse than it is. If even half the stuff that goes around about me were true I would've left Eientei a long time ago...or just removed myself from Gensokyo entirely, one way or the other."
> "Speaking of things going around, I'm sure I can't be any worse off than you these days. Any truth to what I'm hearing about some kerfuffle you're having with the Palanquin Ship?"
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> Examone 'large, shapeless something'. Does it seem to be alive?
>You examine the large thing with a blanket thrown over it. You really can't determine what it is.
>"That's my turtle," says Reimu, noticing you looking toward it. "He's hibernating."
> "It sounds a lot worse than it is. If even half the stuff that goes around about me were true I would've left Eientei a long time ago...or just removed myself from Gensokyo entirely, one way or the other."
> "Speaking of things going around, I'm sure I can't be any worse off than you these days. Any truth to what I'm hearing about some kerfuffle you're having with the Palanquin Ship?"
>Reimu nods as you clarify the situation. "Shows what rumors are worth, I suppose. Well, you're probably still one of the most sane people around here, so I guess they can't be too hard on you."
>"Oh those fuckers," says Reimu, her face souring "They've been spying on me all winter with those UFO things. And then they go and deny it and try to pretend nothing's happening when I go and physically bring one of the things with me and show them. And you know what Suika found out this morning? They're trying to get the Moriya Shrine to side with them! Good thing Kanako's smart enough to see the writing on the wall, but it still burns me up. How would you like it if someone was trying to turn your friends against you like that? I've got half a mind to go give that overgrown jerk a spellcard or three in the face."
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> "Good thing Suika's on your side, heard she knocked around Murasa real good thus morning."
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> "Do those things really work as communication devices?"
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> "Good thing Suika's on your side, heard she knocked around Murasa real good thus morning."
>"She told me about that," says Reimu with a nod. "Suika's pretty sore over the whole thing, too. I tell her not to go beat up people, but she's got her own way of handling things. Not that I'm going to shed a lot of tears over it in this case."
> "Do those things really work as communication devices?"
>"I dunno," says Reimu. "Near as I can tell, Nue did all sorts of weird things with them. If they got a better reason, they aren't coming forward with it."
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> "I'm beginning to wonder about something. Do they have a tangible reason to spy on you? Is there something they gain from spying that they wouldn't from just coming over here and talking to you or even plopping down on the grass and watching you go about your day?"
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> "I'm beginning to wonder about something. Do they have a tangible reason to spy on you? Is there something they gain from spying that they wouldn't from just coming over here and talking to you or even plopping down on the grass and watching you go about your day?"
>"Probably," says Reimu after sipping her tea. "We all have things we do when we're on our own. And people don't act naturally when they know you're watching them. As for what they hope to gain, you probably ought to ask them that."
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> "Actually, there's something I've been wondering. Byakuren and her ilk are Buddhist, and Sanae is the miko of the Moriya Shrine, which gives faith to Kanako and Suwako. So, where does the faith from this shrine go?"
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> "Also, I asked you to see if you had any idea why they might spy on you, because I can't think of one myself. I think that toy UFO or whatever was planted by someone to mess with you. You know who I live with, and if there's one set of rumors about me that's true, it's the one concerning her and the aggravation she puts me through for laughs on a daily basis. This is exactly the sort of thing that little shit would do, and given I haven't been able to find her all day, I bet she's off somewhere, furthering this chicanery."
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> Cuss
Pesco Tewi
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> "Actually, there's something I've been wondering. Byakuren and her ilk are Buddhist, and Sanae is the miko of the Moriya Shrine, which gives faith to Kanako and Suwako. So, where does the faith from this shrine go?"
>"No idea," says Reimu. "I like to think it goes toward keeping the borders working like they ought to."
> "Also, I asked you to see if you had any idea why they might spy on you, because I can't think of one myself. I think that toy UFO or whatever was planted by someone to mess with you. You know who I live with, and if there's one set of rumors about me that's true, it's the one concerning her and the aggravation she puts me through for laughs on a daily basis. This is exactly the sort of thing that little shit would do, and given I haven't been able to find her all day, I bet she's off somewhere, furthering this chicanery."
>Reimu is quiet for a moment. "She was here the day that they showed up," says Reimu, slowly. "I was feeding some rabbits that showed up, taking some time off. And she showed up and joined in with them. I didn't think anything about it, it was just to have a bit of fun on a hot day. And then later on Tenshi found that UFO in the woods off to the side. Patchouli was there both times, now that I think about it, too."
>She takes a moment to sip her tea. "As far as I know, though, neither of them know how to do anything with those UFOs. But I suppose it's possible they could figure it out. If they're behind this, so help me I'm going to bury 'em both up to their necks and convince Letty and Kanako to whip up a blizzard."
> Cuss Pesco Tewi
>You utter, "Damnit, Tewi."
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>"Then...would you and Byakuren take a temporary cease fire while I investigate? If it's Tewi, it would be nice if I could rein her in, I kinda have my own axe to grind with her anyway. If it's Patchouli...well, we'll figure out something, ne? Of course, I hear Patchy did some awesome stuff regarding the sun incident, so I don't think she's up to making trouble with you."
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>"Then...would you and Byakuren take a temporary cease fire while I investigate? If it's Tewi, it would be nice if I could rein her in, I kinda have my own axe to grind with her anyway. If it's Patchouli...well, we'll figure out something, ne? Of course, I hear Patchy did some awesome stuff regarding the sun incident, so I don't think she's up to making trouble with you."
>"I'll hold back on my urge to go put a few seals on Byakuren's face, I suppose," says Reimu, taking another sip of her tea. "If you'd look into it, it would really make my day. Not often someone actually does something nice for me."
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>"It's been one of those days where I've just felt like doing nice stuff. Kinda feels good and such. I mean, you feel good when you resolve incidents, right? So I'm guessing it's something like that. Umu...I was also hoping you'd hold back Suika a bit. She's very...enthusiastic about helping you, as mentioned. I'll also talk to Byakuren and ask her to hold off if she is doing anything in reply"
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> "I gotta say, too. We're the last of a dying breed, Reimu. The sane in an insane world. I'db e hard-pressed to live with myself if I didn't help."
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> "Besides. Its my day off, If I don't do SOMETHING I'm going to go crazy."
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> "Speaking of help, could I get another cup of tea for Meiling? She's stuck out there in the cold, and that could get me into the SDM to talk with Patchouli about this."
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> Huggle Reimu before leaving
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> Huggle Reimu before leaving
>Only if she seems particularly touchy.
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> "I gotta say, too. We're the last of a dying breed, Reimu. The sane in an insane world. I'db e hard-pressed to live with myself if I didn't help."
> "Besides. Its my day off, If I don't do SOMETHING I'm going to go crazy."
>Reimu nods. "I know the feeling. You know what? I'm gonna regret this, but let me give you something."
>Reimu stands up, walks over to the cupboard again, and fiddles with something. Then she returns and hands you a piece of paper. It reads: "IOU One (1) favor. -Reimu Hakurei."
>You obtain: Reimu's IOU.
>"You should be able to trade that to a lot of people for something nice," says Reimu. "But don't let me hear you traded it for a piece of junk, or else."
> "Speaking of help, could I get another cup of tea for Meiling? She's stuck out there in the cold, and that could get me into the SDM to talk with Patchouli about this."
>"Eh, I guess," says Reimu. "But you're not going to bribe Meiling that easily. She's way too loyal. And bring back the cup sometime after you get done."
>She makes and hands you another cup of tea
>You obtain: Cup of Green Tea.
> Huggle Reimu before leaving
>Only if she seems particularly touchy.
>You get the idea she wouldn't appreciate it right now. Shame.
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> Thank Reimu
> Quickly, to the SDM before the tea gets cold!
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> Thank Reimu
> Quickly, to the SDM before the tea gets cold!
>You quickly head back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It is not a short trip, but it's fairly straight forward, following the road from town south to the lake, and then going around it. You note that Letty is still where you left her, sipping slushwater and nursing her hangover, she gives you half-hearted wave.
>You return to the gates of Scarlet Devil Mansion, and find Meiling there as usual. "Hey Reisen," she says. "Didn't think you were going to show up again so soon."
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>Present Cup of Green Tea to Meiling
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>Present Cup of Green Tea to Meiling
>"Hey, thanks!" says Meiling, as she accepts it and takes a hearty drink. "Aaaaah. By the way, Patchy said it would be alright if you visit her. Want me to ring up a maid to escort you in, or you got things to do?"
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>"Sure, we can talk to her now. We'll need the cup back when you're done, just so you know, as we borrowed it from Reimu, but I hope you enjoy it"
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>"Sure, we can talk to her now. We'll need the cup back when you're done, just so you know, as we borrowed it from Reimu, but I hope you enjoy it"
>"No problem," says Meiling, as she fiddles with something on the gate. "I'll have it done by the time you leave."
>After a moment, one of the maids emerges from the mansion. She curtsies as Meiling opens the gate, then leads you inside.
>You pass through the mansion foyer's, where you can see a number of expensive-looking statues, paintings, and other assorted artworks on display, as well as a few halls and a set of grand-looking staircases that curl up to a second floor landing. As the maid leads you to a set of double doors under the landing, you note a dog basket in the corner, looking very out of place with the artworks.
>The maid leads you into the library. Shelves upon shelves of books line the walls, while rows of bookcases on the floor create a virtual labyrinth of literature. Here and there, you see some reading tables and comfortable-looking chairs. The air is amazingly dry and clean, it feels like the air on the moon, in the dust fields far from civilization or the mares. Possibly even more dry that that. Obvious exits are north.
>You see Patchouli sitting at a long table, surrounded by books and drinking from a heavy-looking Commemorative Stein. You catch a glimpse of Marisa at a nearby shelf, carrying a few dozen pounds of books with one hand as though they were nothing. Patchouli looks up at you as you approach, giving you an appraising look. "Have a seat," she says at length, as the maid quietly departs. "You wanted to speak with me?"
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> Greet Marisa and Patchy, try not to swoon
> "Umu...yes, we did. Have you heard about the recent...difficulties between Reimu and Byakuren? I imagine so since Reimu says you were there for the first part of it"
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> Greet Marisa and Patchy, try not to swoon
> "Umu...yes, we did. Have you heard about the recent...difficulties between Reimu and Byakuren? I imagine so since Reimu says you were there for the first part of it"
>You do your best to keep your swooning in check. You hope your tie is straight...
>Patchouli nods. "Marisa has kept me apprised of the situation, yes. And I was there when Tenshi found that UFO."
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>"I hate to come into your house like this and say such distressing things but...honestly I can only narrow it down to two people since I honestly don't believe that Byakuren has any reason to spy on Reimu. Given what Reimu's said, either you or Tewi have something to do with it. Obviously, I think we know who I want to accuse. But, to be completely fair, I have to ask you about it as well so that the investigation doesn't leave any loose ends. I did kinda promise Reimu. So...what do you know about the UFOs, and do you have any reason to think you had anything to do with them, Patchy?"
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>"I hate to come into your house like this and say such distressing things but...honestly I can only narrow it down to two people since I honestly don't believe that Byakuren has any reason to spy on Reimu. Given what Reimu's said, either you or Tewi have something to do with it. Obviously, I think we know who I want to accuse. But, to be completely fair, I have to ask you about it as well so that the investigation doesn't leave any loose ends. I did kinda promise Reimu. So...what do you know about the UFOs, and do you have any reason to think you had anything to do with them, Patchy?"
>Patchouli has a drink from her Commemorative Stein, then gives you a frown. "As I understand it, they are things that Nue created, but do not take my word for it. I've never particularly bothered to research into them, to be honest. I've had more pressing work these past weeks. And no, I have nothing to do with them at all. I would say that it is most likely Reimu is dead on in her suspicions."
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>"Alright. Why do you think Byakuren has any reason to spy on Reimu? Any data you can provide would be nice. I do understand you are busy, and I should probably talk to Nue after this."
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>"Alright. Why do you think Byakuren has any reason to spy on Reimu? Any data you can provide would be nice. I do understand you are busy, and I should probably talk to Nue after this."
>Patchouli nods. "I would speak with Nue, yes. I admit, I don't know Tewi very well, but I don't think she is involved. Things such as the UFOs strike me as a step beyond her capacity."
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> Engage crazy reisen voice.
> "Trust me, You don't know what shes capable of. You'll never know."
> Recompose self.
> "Anyway, I do see your point on it not being her style."
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>"You don't live with her. She'd do this for the lulz if she found a way how. She might even incorporate Nue into her plans. She doesn't necessarily need to be directly controlling them. But...umu...I'm sorry, but I note you didn't answer with any theory for why Byakuren needs to spy on Reimu..."
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> Engage crazy reisen voice.
> "Trust me, You don't know what shes capable of. You'll never know."
> Recompose self.
> "Anyway, I do see your point on it not being her style."
>"I see." Says Patchouli evenly. "Well, I suspect the fastest way to find out would be to find her. If not, go through her things and see if you can find any hint she's been dabbling into that kind of thing."
>"You don't live with her. She'd do this for the lulz if she found a way how. She might even incorporate Nue into her plans. She doesn't necessarily need to be directly controlling them. But...u?...I'm sorry, but I note you didn't answer with any theory for why Byakuren needs to spy on Reimu..."
>Patchouli nods along with your theorizing. "I don't know why she would do it. Then again, I don't know why Byakuren would do a lot of the things she has supposedly done. She honestly does not strike me as the kind who would do that. But, I cannot say the same for her followers."
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>"hmm...would you elaborate? Why would her followers spy on Reimu?"
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>"hmm...would you elaborate? Why would her followers spy on Reimu?"
>"I suspect, personally, that they are a little threatened by the other established faiths." Patchouli says. "In my experience, they are all eager to build that temple and make themselves look legitimate. It would not surprise me if they were suspicion of the other faiths being so willing to let them move in on their territory without some sort of trouble."
>You start as something brushes up against ankle.
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>Examine what is brushing against your ankle. The puppy, perhaps?
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>Examine what is brushing against your ankle. The puppy, perhaps?
>Your suspicions are correct! It is a young Basset Hound sniffing at your feet. She is composed of thick droopy skin, stumpy legs, and absolute adorableness.
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> Oh good god it is adorabubble. Resist...distraction...stay on task!
> "It would sound plausible, Do you think any in particular would be up to this?"
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> Oh good god it is adorabubble. Resist...distraction...stay on task!
> "It would sound plausible, Do you think any in particular would be up to this?"
>"Nazrin is certainly sneaky enough," says Patchouli, with a note of sourness in her voice. "Murasa, might, but I think she is too straight forward for that kind of thing. Shou is certainly devoted enough to the cause to consider underhanded measures. Ichirin, I could not tell you. She is a mystery to me."
>The young Basset Hound begins to wag her tail and bark at you. Oh right, they're rabbit hunting dogs, aren't they?
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> ...Lets hope Flandre doesn't take that in anyway.
> "So basically all of them. Right, I'll have to check out on them."
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> "Also, when did you get a puppy, it is adorable."
> Maybe Reimu was looking for an excuse to beat up Byakuren for a while now, and these UFOs were the perfect chance...
> Can we see any books that seem particlarly interesting to us from here?
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>"Oh, and by the way... do you think you could teach me how to evaluate a person's Catness Rating? I heard you were very good at this."
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> ...Lets hope Flandre doesn't take that in anyway.
> "So basically all of them. Right, I'll have to check out on them."
>Patchouli nods. "I would be careful about how you go about that. If they are behind it and they get suspicious, they do have you outnumbered."
>The young basset hound continues to bark at you.
> "Also, when did you get a puppy, it is adorable."
> Maybe Reimu was looking for an excuse to beat up Byakuren for a while now, and these UFOs were the perfect chance...
> Can we see any books that seem particlarly interesting to us from here?
>"Isn't she?" says Patchouli. She then leans over the table. "Elise, please show some respect to our guest."
>The young Basset Hound stops barking. She climbs into an empty chair and curls up, watching you suspiciously.
>You ponder if Reimu might be exaggerating just to have an excuse to bear up Byakuren. It is plausible, Reimu is known to throw spellcards first and ask questions later...
>The only books whose titles you can make out the ones on the table. They seems to be dry, dull-looking tomes of magic.
>"Oh, and by the way... do you think you could teach me how to evaluate a person's Catness Rating? I heard you were very good at this."
>"I suppose I could teach you the basics," says Patchouli. "But why?"
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>You ponder if Reimu might be exaggerating just to have an excuse to bear up Byakuren. It is plausible, Reimu is known to throw spellcards first and ask questions later...
Oh god, now I can't stop think of Byakuren get mauled by a grizzly bear dressed like Reimu
> "I 'dunno, it seems like an interesting skill to have."
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Oh god, now I can't stop think of Byakuren get mauled by a grizzly bear dressed like Reimu.
Or, Reimu wearing a bear costume.
>"I also have a feeling that it might come in handy, during my days off."
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> "It'll also make it easier to judge which of the Byakuren Crew is going to catch onto me and how fast."
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Oh god, now I can't stop think of Byakuren get mauled by a grizzly bear dressed like Reimu
> "I 'dunno, it seems like an interesting skill to have."
Or, Reimu wearing a bear costume.
>"I also have a feeling that it might come in handy, during my days off."
> "It'll also make it easier to judge which of the Byakuren Crew is going to catch onto me and how fast."
>"Very well, then," says Patchouli. "The most important part to consider is that a cat's job is to catch rats..."
>She spends the next few minutes explaining the ins and outs of the catness rating, the importance of basing it on a 96 point scale, and what things vastly influence the scale. By the time she is done, you think you have the basics.
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>As practice, judge and recite Patchy's catness rating.
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>As practice, judge and recite Patchy's catness rating.
>Patchouli's Catness Rating is 41/96
>"Not bad," she says.
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>Judge own catness rating
>Ask Patchy what she sees our catness rating as
>If they differ, ask what we did wrong.
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>Judge own catness rating
>Ask Patchy what she sees our catness rating as
>If they differ, ask what we did wrong.
>Your own Catness rating is 17/96.
>"Differences in estimations, primarily," says Patchouli.
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>What did Patchy say our catness rating was?
>"Is there any "right" catness rating or is it more of a range?"
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>What did Patchy say our catness rating was?
>"Is there any "right" catness rating or is it more of a range?"
>"You are a 16/96," says Patchouli.
>"There is a correct one, but you are still learning. It will take time and experience before you can expect to have full accuracy."
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>"Ok then, thank you. So, odds are we should talk to Nue next. Just to be on the safe side, you are pretty sure Byakuren herself has nothing to do with this?"
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>"Ok then, thank you. So, odds are we should talk to Nue next. Just to be on the safe side, you are pretty sure Byakuren herself has nothing to do with this?"
>"That is what I would do. I don't believe Byakuren does," says Patchouli. "But I may be assuming prematurely."
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> "In any case, thank you for your time."
> Ask Marisa if she might know where Nue is.
> Bid Marisa and Patchouli farewell.
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> "In any case, thank you for your time."
> Ask Marisa if she might know where Nue is.
> Bid Marisa and Patchouli farewell.
>Patchouli nods.
>"Nue?" Marisa calls back, totally disregarding the tradition of keeping quiet in libraries, "If she's not hanging around Shou's Clothes or Byakuren, she's probably in the Ancient City."
>You bid the two of them farewell. "Before you go," says Patchouli, "I require a few things of you."
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>"I'm willing to help, always, but...wasn't that a little presumptuous? Then again, I suppose we did something similar, ne? What would you like?"
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>"I'm willing to help, always, but...wasn't that a little presumptuous? Then again, I suppose we did something similar, ne? What would you like?"
>"Quite." says Patchouli. You aren't certain what she was agreeing with. "You will be rewarded, do not worry. The first thing I need is the most important. If you should find yourself at the Moriya Shrine, I require Kanako and Suwako's blessings. Suwako's should not be hard to obtain, I did her a favor. Kanako, you may have to do something. I will reward you, as I said. It is important, however, that you secure them for me, not yourself. I require it for a very important spell I am working on."
>"Secondly, if you are going underground, ask Satori to send us more advice on animal care. What she has given us so far has proven invaluable. As well, make certain the Prismrivers haven't killed each other yet. I put more effort than I am comfortable talking about trying to get them back together."
>"Actually," says Marisa, as she approaches the table with a frighteningly large armload of books. "I have something I want to ask of you as well."
>"Oh for the love of..." Patchouli puts her fingers to her forehead. "You're not going to ask her to do that."
>"Oh yes I am," says Marisa, then she looks to you. "That is, if you'd be interested, Reisen? Patchy has asked a lot of you already."
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> "Why not, I'm a helper."
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>"The first thing we can do easily, but if Kanako requests too much of us, we will have to inform you of this and let that one go. Fair enough?"
>"The second seems rather easy as well"
>Blush a little before replying to Marisa "umu...w-what would you like of a rabbit like me, Marisa?"
>Cast gaze downward.
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>Blush a little before replying to Marisa "umu...w-what would you like of a rabbit like me, Marisa?"
>Cast gaze downward.
> Wait, I thought we were trying to discourage people thinking this about us.
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> "Why not, I'm a helper."
>"The first thing we can do easily, but if Kanako requests too much of us, we will have to inform you of this and let that one go. Fair enough?"
>"The second seems rather easy as well"
>Blush a little before replying to Marisa "umu...w-what would you like of a rabbit like me, Marisa?"
>Cast gaze downward.
>"Agreed," says Patchouli to your conditions. "I may have more work for you later, if you're interested."
>You then try your best to be cool and collected to Marisa, but it just doesn't work. "It's about our friend, Alice," says Marisa. "She spends so much of her time alone, surrounded by her dolls. Patchy and I are pretty much her only real friends. And, I think that since we started collaborating, Alice might feel a little bit left out. So...I'd like you to try to find someone for Alice. Don't tell her, obviously, or she'll never go for it. But she really does need a special someone."
> Wait, I thought we were trying to discourage people thinking this about us.
>It's hard to stare in the face of those abs and not be humbled.
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>You then try your best to be cool and collected to Marisa, but it just doesn't work. "It's about our friend, Alice," says Marisa. "She spends so much of her time alone, surrounded by her dolls. Patchy and I are pretty much her only real friends. And, I think that since we started collaborating, Alice might feel a little bit left out. So...I'd like you to try to find someone for Alice. Don't tell her, obviously, or she'll never go for it. But she really does need a special someone."
>"Well, first, why can't she collaborate with you two? Secondly, what do you mean 'find someone for Alice'? Like Heterosexual life partner, a lover, a friend, a co conspirator?"
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> Misinterpret Marisa's words in the obvious fashion. And then the other obvious fashion. Then the -third- obvious fashion.
> After subsequent 'No! No! That is not whats going on', tell Marisa to word more carefully.
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> "What about Medicine? I might be able to get in touch with her, assuming she has control over her poison."
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> "What about Medicine? I might be able to get in touch with her, assuming she has control over her poison."
>Oh, man.
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>Oh, man.
>I know dude, But we can't meta, Bro.
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> Misinterpret Marisa's words in the obvious fashion. And then the other obvious fashion. Then the -third- obvious fashion.
> After subsequent 'No! No! That is not whats going on', tell Marisa to word more carefully.
>Marisa laughs as you misapprehend. "I didn't necessarily mean you. Though if you took an honest interest, I wouldn't object."
>"Well, first, why can't she collaborate with you two? Secondly, what do you mean 'find someone for Alice'? Like Heterosexual life partner, a lover, a friend, a co conspirator?"
>"We're working outside the range of her specialties," says Patchouli. "And few things are as insulting as forcing a magician of any stripe to be a third wheel in such projects."
>"A friend at least," Marisa says after Patchouli explains. "But if you could find a lover, that would be even better."
> "What about Medicine? I might be able to get in touch with her, assuming she has control over her poison."
>"I don't know if Medicine would like her," says Patchouli. "She has rather strong views of dolls. And she's made of poison, I don't imagine it would end well even if they did get along."
>_
>_
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> Well, Alice is rather pretty...not worth throwing the idea out entirely.
> "Do you have any other ideas? I could go into this blind, sure, but you know her better than I do."
> Add Quest: Make Alice A Friend
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>"And just which sex does Alice prefer anyway?"
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> On top of that, she is amazingly hot when angry.
> Then again, She might not ev- Oh who are we kidding, Seven-Colored Puppeteer?
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> Hang on, hang on. The Seven-Coloured Puppeteer. If nothing else, she'd be a valuable ally in the war against Tewi, her craft demands talent for subtlety and precision.
> Contemplate attempting to befriend Alice and inviting her along on our day's journeys.
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>If anything, She could scare the crap outta Tewi well enough. This voice approves.
>Lets make friends~
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> Well, Alice is rather pretty...not worth throwing the idea out entirely.
> "Do you have any other ideas? I could go into this blind, sure, but you know her better than I do."
> Add Quest: Make Alice A Friend
>She is kinda pretty, but she wasn't very nice the time she invaded Eientei with Marisa. Then again, no one was.
>"She's a hermit who surrounds herself with dolls," says Patchouli. "She's a good friend, she honestly is, but she's got issues with being around groups."
>"She can be pretty cold," says Marisa. "But she does it mostly to keep up appearances."
>"And just which sex does Alice prefer anyway?"
>You feel like a dope for thinking of asking this. It ranks with asking if she eats food or breathes air.
> On top of that, she is amazingly hot when angry.
> Then again, She might not ev- Oh who are we kidding, Seven-Colored Puppeteer?
>Well, maybe if you weren't on the receiving end...
> Hang on, hang on. The Seven-Coloured Puppeteer. If nothing else, she'd be a valuable ally in the war against Tewi, her craft demands talent for subtlety and precision.
> Contemplate attempting to befriend Alice and inviting her along on our day's journeys.
>You could certainly catch Tewi off guard with that. But you'd have to get her to agree to it.
>If anything, She could scare the crap outta Tewi well enough. This voice approves.
>Lets make friends~
>Really, just frightening Tewi would be good enough, wouldn't it?
>_
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> Sex can also mean gender, Silly parser. In fact, the two are interchangeable.
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> Sex can also mean gender, Silly parser. In fact, the two are interchangeable
>Not really.
>Does Alice like males or females?
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>If she likes males, we're basically stuck with trying to hook her up with Rinnosuke.
>So, assuming she likes girls... who in the world Gensokyo would be a good match for her, anyway? With the obvious choices (Marisa/Patchy/Medicine) out, I can't really think of anyone who really matches...
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>If she likes males, we're basically stuck with trying to hook her up with Rinnosuke.
>So, assuming she likes girls... who in the world Gensokyo would be a good match for her, anyway? With the obvious choices (Marisa/Patchy/Medicine) out, I can't really think of anyone who really matches...
>There are males in the human village, you know.
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>Not really.
>Does Alice like males or females?
>Sure they are! For example, Would you like some gender?
>There are males in the human village, you know.
>Templates like that are forbidden.
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> Sex can also mean gender, Silly parser. In fact, the two are interchangeable.
>What is wrong with you.
>Not really.
>Does Alice like males or females?
>She lives in Gensokyo. This is not rocket surgery.>If she likes males, we're basically stuck with trying to hook her up with Rinnosuke.
>So, assuming she likes girls... who in the world Gensokyo would be a good match for her, anyway? With the obvious choices (Marisa/Patchy/Medicine) out, I can't really think of anyone who really matches...
>You're pretty sure Rinnosuke is not into women, anyways. You don't know if he's into anything.
>_
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>But is it brain science?
>And Reimu likes boys...I think?
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>But is it brain science?
>And Reimu likes boys...I think?
>In fact, I'm sure that exact line was stated. By the parser even.
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>Perhaps... Koakuma, or Ran? I went through the list and these are the ones who seemed the least ridiculous...
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> You know, maybe we're the best match if we're going to look for a partner. Either we should give that serious consideration or we should be working on just finding a friend.
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>But is it brain science?
>And Reimu likes boys...I think?
>In fact, I'm sure that exact line was stated. By the parser even.
>Margatroid != Hakurei.
>Perhaps... Koakuma, or Ran? I went through the list and these are the ones who seemed the least ridiculous...
>You quickly realize this is going to be harder than it seems.
> You know, maybe we're the best match if we're going to look for a partner. Either we should give that serious consideration or we should be working on just finding a friend.
>This is going to be really hard...
>_
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> Either way, we should at least try befriending her.
> Now where do we keep the heavy artillery, we've got befriending to do.
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> Either way, we should at least try befriending her.
> Now where do we keep the heavy artillery, we've got befriending to do.
>You decide, at least, you can try to befriend her. It'll be mutually beneficial when dealing with Tewi, right?
>_
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> Yes. It will.
> We're going to need the sluttiest best outfit we have and a can of whippedcream a gift.
>Alternatively, less gutter mind and just get to befriending with heavy artillery.
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> Yes. It will.
> We're going to need the sluttiest best outfit we have and a can of whippedcream a gift.
>Alternatively, less gutter mind and just get to befriending with heavy artillery.
>You pretty much have your best outfit on. As for gifts...well... you're carrying a significant amount of you interesting possessions right now.
>You do not possess any additional artillery.
>_
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>Review quests, given we have accepted both Patchouli and Marisa's requests
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>Review quests, given we have accepted both Patchouli and Marisa's requests
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Revenge of the Buddha vs Yamato
>Accursed Delivery
>Can You Spare a Blessing?
>Prismrivers Comeback?
>Alice's Hookup
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>Huggle Kaguya
>Invent a Base Six Pair of Pants
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> Mentally dopeslap self for forgetting next command
> Review inventory, item descriptions not necessary. Once we've gone over exactly where we need to go and what we need to return/do, it's Traveling Salesman Time.
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> Mentally dopeslap self for forgetting next command
> Review inventory, item descriptions not necessary. Once we've gone over exactly where we need to go and what we need to return/do, it's Traveling Salesman Time.
>Don't be hard on yourself, these things happen.
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>Beautiful Seashell
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>Snake Paperweight
>Hina's Package.
>Faerie Ribbon
>Reimu's IOU
>_
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> And Meiling still has Reimu's teacup. Right, I think we're done here.
> Dismiss ourselves from Marisa and Patchouli, assuming they have no further requests
> Return to Meiling, retrieve tea cup, thank her for repeatedly holding onto things for us
> Head back to the Hakurei Shrine
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> And Meiling still has Reimu's teacup. Right, I think we're done here.
> Dismiss ourselves from Marisa and Patchouli, assuming they have no further requests
> Return to Meiling, retrieve tea cup, thank her for repeatedly holding onto things for us
> Head back to the Hakurei Shrine
>You take your leave of the two magicians before they can level even more terrible duties upon you.
>Seeing yourself out to the front gate, you retrieve Reimu's Cup from Meiling and thank her for being an effective caddy. "Eh, I don't mind every so often," says Meiling. "That tea hit the spot, thanks a bunch!"
>You trek back to the Hakurei Shrine. Along the way, you note that Letty is no longer at the S-curve in the road. Footprints suggest she went deeper into the woods.
>You return to the Hakurei Shrine, and find Reimu is working on cleaning the snow from the walk again. "Hey, Reisen," she says, not really looking up from her work.
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> "Hey, we got back that cup"
> give back cup
> "Anything interesing happen while I was away?"
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> "Hey, we got back that cup"
> give back cup
> "Anything interesing happen while I was away?"
>You do not actually say that,as you are not Remilia.
>You return the cup. "Thank you," says Reimu, as she accepts it. "I don't have that many, and I tend to have uninvited guests all the time."
>"Nothing interesting happened, and that's the way I like it."
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> "I talked to Patchouli while I was out. She said she had nothing to do with the UFO toy. Marisa was there and didn't really say anything about it, so I presume she believed her. That's one lead down, at least, even though she was the less likely of the two in my opinion."
> "Patchy also offered the idea that one of Byakuren's followers did this on their own, in an blind-follower effort to help their leader. If this is true, I have a couple of ideas about who it might be, though it might take a bit of hunting to find them."
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> Ask Reimu is she's any good at makeing relationship based predictions. She Is the "Mystical Oriental Love Consultant" after all!
> If she is good with love-love stuff, say: "You know that Alice girl? Can you think of anyone who would be a good mach for her, freind wise?"
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> "I talked to Patchouli while I was out. She said she had nothing to do with the UFO toy. Marisa was there and didn't really say anything about it, so I presume she believed her. That's one lead down, at least, even though she was the less likely of the two in my opinion."
> "Patchy also offered the idea that one of Byakuren's followers did this on their own, in an blind-follower effort to help their leader. If this is true, I have a couple of ideas about who it might be, though it might take a bit of hunting to find them."
>She nods. "Yeah, I didn't really suspect Patchouli myself. Seems like too much effort for no real gain for her."
>She listens to this theory. "Maybe. I dunno, I get the feeling they wouldn't jump without Byakuren's word a lot of the time. But I'll admit, maybe Patchouli knows them better than I do."
> Ask Reimu is she's any good at makeing relationship based predictions. She Is the "Mystical Oriental Love Consultant" after all!
> If she is good with love-love stuff, say: "You know that Alice girl? Can you think of anyone who would be a good mach for her, freind wise?"
>"Eh, not really," says Reimu. "But I'll do my best."
>"Wow, that's a mouthful," says Reimu. "You want to hook up Alice with someone? OKay. I'd suggest someone pretty smart for her. And a good conversationalist. Or take it in another direction and go totally off the wall, someone that'll surprise the hell out of her."
>_
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> Form list: Potnetial matches for Alice
> Add to list: Someone smart who is not patchouli. Someone exciting who is not Marisa.
> Than THE REIMU and be on your way, Reisen, You have a pacage to deliver!
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> Form list: Potnetial matches for Alice
> Add to list: Someone smart who is not patchouli. Someone exciting who is not Marisa.
> Than THE REIMU and be on your way, Reisen, You have a pacage to deliver!
>You decide to compile a mental list of candidates for Alice.
>You thank Reimu. "You're welcome," she says, as she goes to put the cup away. "Just get to the bottom of this UFO thing."
>You are at the Hakurei shrine. The grounds are current covered in snow. The modest shrine looks rather attractive with its coat of snow and icicles, while the pond in the back is frozen over. Obvious exits are east and west.
>_
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> If we're going to secure Kanako's blessing, we may need to trade away the Snake Paperweight. And if we do so before running into Eirin again, it won't be pretty.
> Hina may be somewhere on Youkai Mountain anyway, so head there.
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> If we're going to secure Kanako's blessing, we may need to trade away the Snake Paperweight. And if we do so before running into Eirin again, it won't be pretty.
> Hina may be somewhere on Youkai Mountain anyway, so head there.
>You decide to head toward Youkai Mountain. As you pass through the dense snowy forest near Hina's home, you notice that a wolf is here, watching you from a distance. You are reasonably sure it is the same wolf from before. He doesn't seem to be doing anything hostile.
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> "Hina? Did you curse yourself into a wolf?"
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> "Hina? Did you curse yourself into a wolf?"
> We're pretty sure Hina isn't a dude.
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> We're pretty sure Hina isn't a dude.
> [ x ] Magic
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> "Hina? Did you curse yourself into a wolf?"
>You talk at the wolf. It shifts his ears about, but doesn't give any real indication it is Hina, or that it understands what you're saying to it.
> We're pretty sure Hina isn't a dude.
>That'd really be stacking insult on top of injury if that wolf were Hina...
> [ x ] Magic
>Admittedly, if you turn somene into a wolf, you can probably turn them into another gender in the process. But it would be insult on top of injury, really,
>_
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> Push onward towards Youkai Mountain, but be wary of the wolf following us.
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> Push onward towards Youkai Mountain, but be wary of the wolf following us.
>You push onwards. Looking back, it doesn't seem like the wolf is interested in following you into kappa town.
>You pass through kappa town, pleased to find the kappa don't look away from you so much thanks to your new glasses. Soon, you pass through the town and come to the cliff regions.
>You follow a snowy road that runs along frozen river. The incline becomes more and more severe and difficult to ascend, until you come to what can be most kindly described as a gentle cliff. A waterfall feeds the river, sending up chilly mist that that you take especial pains to avoid. Though the mountain slope is rather harsh and covered with snow, you are pretty sure you can make your way up it without flying. Thankfully, someone has carved in stairs for the more severe bits. Here and there the mountainside is dotted with curious houses built on stilts; you can see a couple of tengu here and there lazing about. About halfway up slope, some distance from the road, you can see a pile of metal, much reduced in size thanks to your efforts. Far above and ahead, you can see the Moriya Shrine. Obvious exits are East and West.
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> Head for the shrine.
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> Head for the shrine.
>You head east.
>You are in the middle of tengu town. It is not very densely populated, compared to the previous towns you've seen, but there are a few-spire-like buildings with roosts for tengu and stairs for earthbound people. Much of the snow has been cleared away, you suspect that the persistent breeze here helped with that. To the east are the grounds of the Moriya Shrine. You see Hina near one of the buildings, looking around. Obvious exits are north, east, and west.
>_
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>Hail down Hina. When she's within speaking range, initiate delivery of package.
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>Hail down Hina. When she's within speaking range, initiate delivery of package.
>You wave to Hina. She notices you and approaches. You notice that Hina is missing her entire left arm. "Hello, ah...Reisen, isn't it?" She says in a pleasant tone.
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> "I, uh, believe this is for you. It's from Eirin."
> Present package
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> Ten bucks we delivered her arm.
> "I...are you aware your arm is gone?"
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> "I, uh, believe this is for you. It's from Eirin."
> Present package
>"Oh, thank you very much!" says Hina, as she takes the package and tucks it under her remaining aim in an awkward-looking motion.
> Ten bucks we delivered her arm.
> "I...are you aware your arm is gone?"
>She would have to have a tiny arm, the package would not accommodate an arm that would be the same size as her current once.
>"Most aware," says Hina. "I've been looking for it all morning."
>_
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> Any ideas what happened to it? Was Tewi involved?
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> Any ideas what happened to it? Was Tewi involved?
>"Well, possibly," says Hina, frowning. "I've never met Tewi, but I did do a bit of drinking last night with a rabbit and Letty. And when I woke up this morning, my arm was gone."
>_
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>"Uh... Was it bleeding? In fact, what did your shoulder look like this morning?"
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>"Uh... Was it bleeding? In fact, what did your shoulder look like this morning?"
>"Ah, I don't have blood or anything like that," says Hina. "There's just a hollow spot at my shoulder now."
>_
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>"...Wait, what? How does that even work?"
>"Do you have any idea where we could find your arm?"
>Add Quest: Find Hina's Arm
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>"...Wait, what? How does that even work?"
>"Do you have any idea where we could find your arm?"
>Add Quest: Find Hina's Arm
>"I'm a nagashi-bina, dearie," says Hina. "We don't have blood."
>"I've been trying to retrace my steps," Hina says. "That rabbit asked me to show her around Youkai Mountain before I went home, so I started looking around here. Unfortunately, my memory is just a bit fuzzy on where we actually went."
>_
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> "If we did find your arm, how difficult would it be to re-attach?
> Idea: Contemplate Hina as a friend of Alice. Perhaps, if we found the missing arm, Alice, could help re-attach it.
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> "If we did find your arm, how difficult would it be to re-attach?
> Idea: Contemplate Hina as a friend of Alice. Perhaps, if we found the missing arm, Alice, could help re-attach it.
>"That's an excellent question," says Hina. "I've never lost one before. But it came off at the joint, so I imagine it should replace rather cleanly."
>You have no idea if they would get along at all. But you also have no proof that they wouldn't. Hina seems a bit sweet-natured compared to Alice, from what little you know of Alice.
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> "Would you be able to reattach it yourself without too much difficulty, or would you someone else's help?"
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> "Would you be able to reattach it yourself without too much difficulty, or would you someone else's help?"
>"I wouldn't say no to some help," says Hina.
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> "All right, I have an idea. Do you know Alice Margatroid, the puppeteer magician in the Forest of Magic? I'm willing to bet that she's the most qualified in Gensokyo for re-attaching your arm."
> "Of course, we'd need to find it first. I have some business with the Moriya Shrine, so I could ask them if they know anything. You're welcome to come with me if you'd like, though I imagine you'd want to leave your package at your home first."
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> "All right, I have an idea. Do you know Alice Margatroid, the puppeteer magician in the Forest of Magic? I'm willing to bet that she's the most qualified in Gensokyo for re-attaching your arm."
> "Of course, we'd need to find it first. I have some business with the Moriya Shrine, so I could ask them if they know anything. You're welcome to come with me if you'd like, though I imagine you'd want to leave your package at your home first."
>"I had heard of her, yes," says Hina. She rubs her chin, taking care not to drop the package under her arm. "That would be a good idea. I've already checked the shrine, though I'm pretty sure we didn't go there. I think I'll go drop this off, like you said. Meet you in the kappa village?"
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> "Sounds good."
> Bid Hina farewell and head for the Moriya Shrine.
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> "Oh, and if you happen to run into Nitori there, you might want to ask her for a temporary solution. If you like, let her know I'm helping you find your arm."
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> "Sounds good."
> Bid Hina farewell and head for the Moriya Shrine.
> "Oh, and if you happen to run into Nitori there, you might want to ask her for a temporary solution. If you like, let her know I'm helping you find your arm."
>"I don't know if I would trust myself to some of Nitori's inventions, to be honest." says Hina.
>The two of you part. You head east.
>You enter the grounds of the Moriya Shrine. It is a rather impressive-looking wooden building; clearly a lot of love have gone into constructing it. A path to the north leads around the shrine to a pond with several Onbashira arranged in it. A paved walkway leads to the shrine itself. Sanae and Wriggle, the latter still dressed as a Wind Priestess, are busy cleaning the shrine's front deck. Obvious exits are east, west, and north.
>_
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>Address Sanae
>Inquire if we can speak to the Goddesses
>Imply Patchouli's welfare is involved
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>Address Sanae
>Inquire if we can speak to the Goddesses
>Imply Patchouli's welfare is involved
>"Ah, hello!" says Sanae, looking up from her work.
>"Hoi, choomba." Wriggle says while keeping at her scrubbing.
>You inquire if you can see the goddesses, hinting that Patchoili's interests are at stake. Sanae nods, though she seems a little disturbed. "Normally, they wouldn't see you," she says. "But, well, we do owe a debt to Patchouli. I'll speak with Kanako-sama, she is a bit busy with the winds right now. Suwako-sama should be willing to speak with you, just go to the pond and politely state your business."
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> Gunwink Wriggle
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> Gunwink Wriggle
>You Gunwink at Wriggle. She makes a finger gun gesture back at you. Sanae looks between the two of you blankly.
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> Head around back to Suwako's pond.
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> Head around back to Suwako's pond.
>You follow the path to the north. It circles around the shrine.
>You come to a large pond here, dotted with lily pads and cattails. Curiously, the water here is not frozen. The onbashira stretch into the sky, casting long shadows over the point. A small sign by the edge of the pond reads: "Please toss all donations to Suwako-sama into the pond." Obvious exits are west.
>_
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>Check inventory for items to toss in the pond
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> Did Sanae say anything about donations? We don't really have anything we can afford to just throw away...
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>Check inventory for items to toss in the pond
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>Beautiful Seashell
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>Snake Paperweight
>Hina's Package.
>Faerie Ribbon
>Reimu's IOU
> Did Sanae say anything about donations? We don't really have anything we can afford to just throw away...
>She did not explicitly mention donations, no.
>_
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> Call out for Suwako.
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> Call out for Suwako.
>This doesn't seem to do anything.
>Then you glance toward the water and there she is; just under the surface of the pond, looking up at you curiously.
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> Wave at her
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> Wave at her
>She makes motions akin to a person treading water, only without the actually treading water part, while looking at you expectantly.
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> Stare at Suwako for a few seconds.
> Turn and stare at the sign for a few seconds.
> Take shell out of backpack, stare at it for even longer.
> Turn and stare at the sign for a few seconds again.
> Turn back to the shell.
> Close eyes.
> Sigh.
> Half-heartedly drop shell in the water.
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> Stare at Suwako for a few seconds.
> Turn and stare at the sign for a few seconds.
> Take shell out of backpack, stare at it for even longer.
> Turn and stare at the sign for a few seconds again.
> Turn back to the shell.
> Close eyes.
> Sigh.
> Half-heartedly drop shell in the water.
>You drop your Beautiful Seashell into the water.
>The ripples distort Suwako's image, and banish it entirely.
>"Have you ever prayed to me?" comes a voice from ahead. You look up to see Suwako sitting on one of the larger lily pads, a few yards from the shore. She looks at you curiously.
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> "Ehm, I don't think I have, But I'm actualy here on the behalf of another person. That purple-haired witch, Patchouli. Do you know her?"
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> "Ehm, I don't think I have, But I'm actualy here on the behalf of another person. That purple-haired witch, Patchouli. Do you know her?"
>"Me either," says Suwako. "Usually folks just drop in a couple coins or a little trinket. Not anything really valuable. And Patchouli, you say? I know her very well. What does she want?"
>_
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> "Patchouli has asked for both your blessing and Kanako's, in the interest of preparing a new spell. She made sure to say that she should get it, not me. Hopefully you don't need her physically here for the process."
> "By the way, how did you know that shell was so valuable to me? It only required giving up a comb to obtain, but I planned on giving it to Kaguya-hime as a present."
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> "Patchouli has asked for both your blessing and Kanako's, in the interest of preparing a new spell. She made sure to say that she should get it, not me. Hopefully you don't need her physically here for the process."
> "By the way, how did you know that shell was so valuable to me? It only required giving up a comb to obtain, but I planned on giving it to Kaguya-hime as a present."
>"Done," says Suwako, "She did more for me than most people could understand."
>Suwako reaches her hands into the pond, and starts to paddle the lily pad toward the pond as though it were a small boat.
>"As for the shell, well, you reaction made it obvious enough. But we can sense value beyond how much something costs."
>Suwako reaches the shore, and steps onto it. Then she produces a small lily pad from her sleeve and hands it to you. "This leaf should serve her needs," says Suwako. "Just give it to her."
>You note that the Beautiful Seashell rests on top of the pad.
>_
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> The shell rests on the pad she's handing to us or the pad she was sitting on?
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> The shell rests on the pad she's handing to us or the pad she was sitting on?
>The former. It is easy to be confused, it's like a bad Sakuya joke around this pond.
>_
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> Accept the lily pad and the returned shell.
> "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Suwako. I will be sure to get this to Patchouli."
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> Accept the lily pad and the returned shell.
> "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Suwako. I will be sure to get this to Patchouli."
>You obtain Beautiful Seashell
>You Obtain: Lily Pad Leaf.
>"Good, I appreciate that," says Suwako. With that, she steps back into the pond and falls into the water. The water does not splash as she vanishes into it, it merely ripples as though a stone were thrown into it.
>_
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> Go back to the front of the shrine.
> If Sanae is there, ask if we can see Kanako now.
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> Go back to the front of the shrine.
> If Sanae is there, ask if we can see Kanako now.
>You return to the Shrine entrance, and see Sanae is waiting for you. "Kanako-sama has agreed to speak with you," she says.
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> "Thank you Sanae."
> Go into the shrine and greet Kanako.
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> "Thank you Sanae."
> Go into the shrine and greet Kanako.
>You enter the shrine. The entire building is made of treated but otherwise bare wood. Without paneling or any kind of paint, the shrine has a curious feeling of being just a framework of an actual building. Despite that, it is clearly insulated well, as you do not feel any sort of chill in here. You come to a large open area, where Kanako sits upon a podium with her eyes closed, making small gestures with her fingers. You are not certain if she is aware of you. Obvious exits are North, South, and West.
>_
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> "uhm, exuse me? Miss Patchouli Knowledge sent me. She said she needed your blessings for something."
> Be awestruck at Kanako's HUGE HAIR
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> "uhm, exuse me? Miss Patchouli Knowledge sent me. She said she needed your blessings for something."
> Be awestruck at Kanako's HUGE HAIR
>"Has she, now?" asks Kanako, not opening her eyes or ceasing her motions. "Why is this?"
>You're used to long hair; your own goes quite a ways past your tail, and while Kaguya and Eirin are impressively tressed as well. But you really cannot match that kind of width. Its hard not to marvel at it.
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> "Patchouli has asked me to obtain Your blessing as well as Suwako's for a spell she is developing."
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> "Patchouli has asked me to obtain Your blessing as well as Suwako's for a spell she is developing."
>Kanako chuckles. "Such a greedy magician. But, why did you agree to come, I wonder?"
>_
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> "I figured I might as well keep myself busy on my day off. That and I want some revenge for Tewi's latest prank."
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> "I'm also in a very charitable mood today. Its like a virus, almost."
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> "I figured I might as well keep myself busy on my day off. That and I want some revenge for Tewi's latest prank."
> "I'm also in a very charitable mood today. Its like a virus, almost."
>Kanako chuckles again. "Very well. If you are willing to do a small thing for me, I will provide this blessing to Patchouli for you. In the eastern reaches of Forest of Magic, something is interfering with the wind. Please look into it."
>_
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> "Sure"
> Go there
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> First we need to head back to Kappa Town and meet up with Hina.
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> "Sure"
> Go there
>You agree to do this thing, and take your leave before Kanako gets sick of you and curses you.
> First we need to head back to Kappa Town and meet up with Hina.
> First we need to head back to Kappa Town and meet up with Hina.
>You pass through tengu town, and make your way down the cliffs, then follow the road along the frozen river to kappa town. You quickly find Hina standing in the middle of an snowed-over cucumber patch, waiting patiently.
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> Meet up with Hina and head for the Forest of Magic.
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> Meet up with Hina and head for the Forest of Magic.
>You meet with Hina. "I am reasonably sure, now, that my arm didn't end up on the mountain itself," she says. "So, I think the best place to look should be the tavern, human town, and the road to there. What do you think?"
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> "Alright, let's check there. But, I could also use your help to find something in the Forest of Magic.
> Explain Kanako's task.
> "Can you help with that?"
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> "Alright, let's check there. But, I could also use your help to find something in the Forest of Magic.
> Explain Kanako's task.
> "Can you help with that?"
>Hina quirks her lips. "Well, I suppose I could try. But I'm not really at my best at all right now."
>_
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> "Well, let's do some searching for your arm first."
> Head to the tavern
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> "Well, let's do some searching for your arm first."
> Head to the tavern
>Hina nods.
>You turn to the Tavern. It is empty now. Tenshi seems to be taking the time to clean things up a bit.
>_
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>Now's a good time to discuss a lot of things.
>First, Ask Tenshi if she knows anything about Hina's Arm.
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>Now's a good time to discuss a lot of things.
>First, Ask Tenshi if she knows anything about Hina's Arm.
>You decide it's time to get some answers.
>"Huh?" says Tenshi. She looks at Hina, and her eyebrows rise. "Wow! I've never seen a real cripple before!"
>With a bit of instance, she says, "Well, she had it when I closed up last night. She, Letty, Rumia, and that rabbit were having a big time last night, though. You got a really funny laugh, Hina did you know that?"
>"I...what?" Hina says.
>_
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> "Aaaaaaaanyway, where else do you remember going again?"
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> "Aaaaaaaanyway, where else do you remember going again?"
>"Well," says Hina. "I know we walked around town a bit. Then we went to Youkai Mountain."
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> Search around town.
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> Search around town.
>I thought we resolved to get some answers.
>Tell Hina to Search around town, we'll meet at [specified entrance to town]
>After Hina Leaves, we ask Tenshi about what she knows of the UFO she found outside the Hakurei Shrine.
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>
> Search around town.
>I thought we resolved to get some answers.
>Tell Hina to Search around town, we'll meet at [specified entrance to town]
>After Hina Leaves, we ask Tenshi about what she knows of the UFO she found outside the Hakurei Shrine.
>You tell Hina to go search. She nods, and agrees to meet you at the south entrance of town afterwards.
>"Well," Tenshi says, "It was in the woods by the shrine, a red one. When it saw me, it tried to get away. But I was too quick for it! Then Reimu took it, and they had a big argument at Byakuren's tent. Now they're all angry at each other, and it's causing so much trouble!"
>She doesn't seem especially dismayed at that prospect.
>_
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>So it was moving when she found it...
>"Did it do anything before it spotted you? Where did it look like it was heading?"
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>So it was moving when she found it...
>"Did it do anything before it spotted you? Where did it look like it was heading?"
>"It was just sorta floating there, being a UFO," says Tenshi. "I don't think it was going anywhere til I found it. Then it went west, toward town."
>_
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>So it ran towards the town... That does implicate that it was someone here.
>Ask if she's heard anything interesting from the patrons about the UFO or the apparent war.
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>So it ran towards the town... That does implicate that it was someone here.
>Ask if she's heard anything interesting from the patrons about the UFO or the apparent war.
>"Oh there's all kinds of stories about how the two are always getting into arguments and sometimes fights and stuff!" says Tenshi. "But if you're asking about one or the other doing something really sneaky or mean, I haven't heard about it. It's been mostly just shouting and brawls. But it's winter, so no one really minds. But I don't think anyone's said anything much about UFOs. I think I heard someone say they saw one flying past the north side of town a few weeks ago."
>_
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> "Where is Shou's store?"
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> "Where is Shou's store?"
>"Just to the north," says Tenshi. "Just a bit south of Byakuren's Tent. You can't miss it."
>_
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>"Wait, past the north or to the north?"
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>"Past," says Tenshi. "You know, through that part of town. At least, I think that's what they said."
>_
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>"Alright then..."
>Thank Tenshi for the information
>Head outside, inspect the north part of town.
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>"Alright then..."
>Thank Tenshi for the information
>Head outside, inspect the north part of town.
>You thank Tenshi. "No problem!" she says as she returns to sweeping up.
>You leave the tavern, and note that Hina is poking around the alley in her search.
>Heading north, you come to a place with a number of houses. The snow is quite well churned up from people coming and going, though you don't note much in the way of activity right now. Winter is the time to stay indoors, after all. To the west, you see a house that seems to have been converted into a shop; a hand-painted over the door reads "Shou's Clothes." The road continues northward, and you can just get a glimpse of the field where the tent is from here. Obvious exits are North, South, and West.
>_
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> Enter the store
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> Enter the store
>You go West and enter Shou's Clothes.
>Entering the establishment, you are nearly overwhelmed by the decor. The walls are tiger striped. The floors are covered with tiger-striped rugs. There are tiger-striped wall-hangings, as well as wall-hangings with pictures of tigers. There is a tiger-striped border where the walls meet the orange ceiling. There are racks of clothing; which the clothing is mostly mundane, the racks are tiger-striped. In the back is a counter with a fuzzy tiger-striped clothe thrown over it, where Shou is resting. All of the tiger motifs make you swear that you can hear sitar music. Alas, there is none.
>"Oh, you're the rabbit who helped out Murasa earlier, aren't you? She told me all about it." says Shou. "Welcome, please look around as much as you want."
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> Gunwink
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> Ask for accessory recommendation for our outfit.
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"This is going to sound really weird, but you haven't seen a loose arm around anywhere, have you?"
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"This is going to sound really weird, but you haven't seen a loose arm around anywhere, have you?"
> "And maybe you could give me a hand"
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> Gunwink
>She seems too surprised by this gesture to laugh at you. This might be an improvement!
> Ask for accessory recommendation for our outfit.
>Shou looks you over critically. "You seem to have a pretty good look already," she says at length. "If I would add anything, it would be a handkerchief for your pocket. Or perhaps a scarf."
> "And maybe you could give me a hand"
>Shou looks a little confused at you blurting this out of nowhere. "What do you need a hand with?"
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> Wonder if the parser missed the other question.
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> Wonder if the parser missed the other question.
>All entered commands are considered.
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> Ask about tiger-striped handkerchief.
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> Ask about tiger-striped handkerchief.
>"I have a few of those, yes," says Shou. "And...well, I suppose I can let you have one as thanks for helping Murasa."
>_
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>"I'll think about it."
>"Actually, Do you know anything about what Hina, Letty, and Rumia were doing last night? Hina lost her arm and we don't know where to find it."
>Explain further if she asks about our weird question.
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>"I'll think about it."
>"Actually, Do you know anything about what Hina, Letty, and Rumia were doing last night? Hina lost her arm and we don't know where to find it."
>Explain further if she asks about our weird question.
>She nods.
>"I didn't see them last night," says Shou. "I was here the whole time. Is Hina alright?"
>You quickly explain the situation. "No, I didn't see them at all."
>_
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> "Do you think we're only good for our sex appeal?"
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> "She seems fine, but missing an arm is a serious inconvenience for her. Plus it might startle some people."
> "By the way, have you seen a rabbit with black hair and a pink dress around?"
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> "Do you think we're only good for our sex appeal?"
>"I suppose not," says Shou, frowning at this question and shifting a bit. "You did help Murasa, after all."
> "She seems fine, but missing an arm is a serious inconvenience for her. Plus it might startle some people."
> "By the way, have you seen a rabbit with black hair and a pink dress around?"
>Shou nods, clearly pleased to have the subject changed. "I suppose it might. But is good that she's okay otherwise."
>You ask about rabbits. "I think I saw someone like that in here yesterday," says Shou. "She didn't buy anything, but she browsed for awhile."
>_
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> "Oh, on a potentially related subject, what can you tell me about the little UFO toys? I'm trying to ease the tensions between you folks and the Hakurei Shrine, and a red one seems to be a vital piece of the puzzle."
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> Did that @#&$( **** %#]^%# Tewi steal anything?
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> "Oh, on a potentially related subject, what can you tell me about the little UFO toys? I'm trying to ease the tensions between you folks and the Hakurei Shrine, and a red one seems to be a vital piece of the puzzle."
>"Nue would be the one to ask about those," says Shou. "I was much more interested in what they contained at the time. Afterwards, well, I'd be just as hapy if I never see one again."
> Did that @#&$( **** %#]^%# Tewi steal anything?
>"Tewi?" asks Shou, "Is that her name? Well, I didn't find anything missing, so I presume she didn't."
>_
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> "Tewi is a good girl :3"
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> "Tewi is a good girl :3"
>Gah! It's like she's inside my head now!
>"Anyway, About the UFOs, I heard a rumor that one recently fly past this part of town. Did you see anything?"
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> "Tewi is a good girl :3"
>Gah! It's like she's inside my head now!
>"Anyway, About the UFOs, I heard a rumor that one recently fly past this part of town. Did you see anything?"
>You may have to consider volunteering for several terrible surgeries is that were the case...
>Shou shakes her head. "I'm not outside that often, though. Only when someone else is minding the store, or after we close."
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> Shou's catness rating
> Hina's catness rating
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> Shou's catness rating
> Hina's catness rating
>Shou's Catness Rating: 92/96
>Hina's is hard to tell, but you roughly estimate her at Catness Rating: 39/96
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> "So, just to review: you don't know where Tewi went, you don't know anything about recent UFO happenings and you haven't seen an arm around. Is that correct?"
> "Where can I find Nue?"
> "Also, I think I'll take you up on the handkerchief, I'm feeling...wild."
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> "So, just to review: you don't know where Tewi went, you don't know anything about recent UFO happenings and you haven't seen an arm around. Is that correct?"
> "Where can I find Nue?"
> "Also, I think I'll take you up on the handkerchief, I'm feeling...wild."
>"I suppose that is the truth," says Shou, looking a little sheepish now. "Sorry, I'm just doing my best to run things in spite of the recent problems."
>"Oh, that I can tell you," she says. "Nue runs a tavern in the Ancient City. I really don't approve, myself, but she's been giving many of the profits toward our efforts to build the temple. She'll definitely be there for awhile, to catch brunch crowd."
>She gestures toward a small rack of handkerchiefs, in a variety of colors and patterns, sitting atop a table in the corner.
>Your choices are: White, Pale Blue, Pale Green, Red Paisley, Blue Paisley, and Tiger Striped.
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> Choose and take the Tiger Striped one
> Thank Shou profusely for her help, and the handkerchief
> Go find Hina
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>Tie Handkerchief around right arm first.
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> Choose and take the Tiger Striped one
> Thank Shou profusely for her help, and the handkerchief
> Go find Hina
>You obtain: Tiger-Striped Handkerchief.
>"I'm really sorry I couldn't tell you more," says Shou. "I hope that you're able to get to the bottom of this."
>You return to town, and find Hina standing at the south entrance while some children file from the school for recess and fill the air with playful shouting. You see that Hina has had no luck in finding her arm. "It's not here," she says simply. "The only thing I found was a Hair Bow by the alley."
>_
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>"Wait... a hair bow? May I see it?"
>If this is Rumia's Hair Bow...
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> Arrange handkerchief in a fancy pocket-square and place in jacket breast pocket
> "If school's out, let's talk to Keine and see if she knows anything."
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>"Wait... a hair bow? May I see it?"
>If this is Rumia's Hair Bow...
>Hina points to where she found it, near the mouth of the alley.
>Taking a closer look, you can see a White Bow with Red Trim sitting in the snow.
> Arrange handkerchief in a fancy pocket-square and place in jacket breast pocket
> "If school's out, let's talk to Keine and see if she knows anything."
>You arrange the handkerchief into a fancy pockey and place it on you breast pocket. It stands out quite cleanly! You feel like a foreign dignitary now.
>"Alright," says Hina. "I don't think she was there, though."
>You see Keine is still inside the school.
>_
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> Identify bow: Only known predominantly white bow with red trim belongs to Mokou. Does this look like Mokou's bow?
> Pick up bow, if it is indeed Mokou's bow it could be useful if we want to talk to Keine
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> Identify bow: Only known predominantly white bow with red trim belongs to Mokou. Does this look like Mokou's bow?
> Pick up bow, if it is indeed Mokou's bow it could be useful if we want to talk to Keine
>You look at it a bit. This is indeed one of Mokou's Bows, or a good facsimile thereof.
>You obtain: Mokou's Bow.
>_
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> Head into the school.
> Greet Keine and ask if she can answer a few questions for us.
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> Head into the school.
> Greet Keine and ask if she can answer a few questions for us.
>You enter the school.
>The schoolhouse is contained in one room; though you note a small staircase off to the eastern corner. The walls are decorated with brightly colored letters and numbers juxtaposed with pictures of historical figures, many of them drawn by crayon. Obvious exits are South, East and West.
>Keine sits at a desk, going over some papers. She looks up as you enter. "Well, this is unexpected," she says. Then she frowns at Hina; or rather at Hina's missing arm.
>"I suppose so," she says. "Though I am trying to get these graded before recess is over."
>_
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> Look around for a motivational poster.
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> Ask Keine if she's seen any UFOs, Hina's arm, or Tewi around
> ask her about Mokou's Bow
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> Look around for a motivational poster.
>You look around. The closest you can find is a crayon-drawn picture labeled, "Robespierre was a big meanie!" under a picture of a frowning man with poofy hair, a really impressive collar on his jacket, and a guillotine in the background.
> Ask Keine if she's seen any UFOs, Hina's arm, or Tewi around
> ask her about Mokou's Bow
>You ask Keine about a variety of subjects.
>"Looking into the UFO incident? Well, the new UFO Incident, I suppose? I think I saw one heading northwest a few nights ago. I'm not sure, though, it was a ways off."
>"Hmm, yes," says Keine, frowning and taking another look at Hina. "I think you should go ask Rumia about that. She's out playing with the others right now."
>"Tewi? I see her come and go occasionally. She played domino with some of the kids a couple days ago."
>"I think she mentioned losing one of her hair ribbons the other day, yes."
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> Ask Keine where to find Mokou
> Head out to find Rumia
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> Ask Keine where to find Mokou
> Head out to find Rumia
>Keine nods. "Mokou is usually home right about now, unless something came up. I imagine you know how to get there. Don't antagonize her, please?"
>You head out the western door, and enter the playground.
>This little yard, dotted with a few snowy tables, is awash with children of all ages, laughing and shouting and in general having a good time. A few of them look at you curiously. You quickly notice Cirno, Daiyousei, and Rumia among them. In particular, you notice that Rumia is chasing Daiyousei with a severed arm, as though it were some sort of toy sword. They both seem to be enjoying themselves.
>_
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>facepalm
>Point out Hina's arm to her, if she hasn't noticed already
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>facepalm
>Point out Hina's arm to her, if she hasn't noticed already
>You facepalm; so does Hina. It's really a nice stereo effect.
>"I can't believe she stole it..." Hina mutters, shaking her head.
>_
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>"Well... maybe she just found it lying around? Rumia isn't exactly smart, so she probably wouldn't have realized the arm came from an actual person."
>Go over to Rumia, ask where she got the arm and if Hina may have it back now
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>"Well... maybe she just found it lying around? Rumia isn't exactly smart, so she probably wouldn't have realized the arm came from an actual person."
>Go over to Rumia, ask where she got the arm and if Hina may have it back now
>"I suppose..." Hina mutters. You suspect, if she did have blood and hadn't had to worry about bleeding to death from losing an arm, she would be blushing with all kinds of embarrassment right now.
>You approach Rumia, who stops chasing Daiyousei as she notices you. "Hello Miss Other Rabbit," she says.
>Upon asking about the arm, she says, "Oh, Hina lost it when she got drunk with Miss Rabbit and we went to Youkai Mountain. So I picked it up so when she started looking for it, I could give it to her. Here you go!"
>You obtain: Hina's Arm.
>_
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> Thank Rumia for being nice enough to make this easier. Or at least trying to help.
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>"Well thank you Rumia! How thoughtful." I have been inb4ed
>Turn to Hina
>"Can you reattach it yourself without much trouble, or do you think we should see if Alice could help?"
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> Thank Rumia for being nice enough to make this easier. Or at least trying to help.
>"You're welcome, Miss Other Rabbit!" says Rumia. "Tell Hina not to get it caught on trees anymore when she's been drinking. Someone like Nazrin or Tewi would sell it at Kourindou, you know!"
>"Well thank you Rumia! How thoughtful." I have been inb4ed
>Turn to Hina
>"Can you reattach it yourself without much trouble, or do you think we should see if Alice could help?"
>Hina looks at her detached arm and frowns. "I...suppose some help would be nice."
>_
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>Ask Rumia if she's seen Tewi
>Ask her why I'm "Miss Other Rabbit" when she calls Tewi by name
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>Ask Rumia if she's seen Tewi
>Ask her why I'm "Miss Other Rabbit" when she calls Tewi by name
>"I saw her a couple days ago in the Forest of Magic," says Rumia.
>Rumia frowns. "Because I don't know your name or Miss Rabbit's name, and Miss Rabbit came first."
>_
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>Well, my name is Reisen Udongein Inaba
To the other voices: I know I fail at touhou storylines. Who's the other "Miss Rabbit"?
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>Ask Hina if Alice would be a good choice to help her get her arm back on.
To the voice: I dunno, the only rabbits I remember (and that are on the Wiki) are Tewi, Reisen, and Reisen II.
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To Voice: I think the Parser messed up and Miss Rabbit is supposed to be Tewi. I mean, its not at all like Reisen II would ever in an irony come down here and steal that spot, Right?
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No clue, UK.
>In any case, bid Rumia farewell, and take all of Hina to the Forest of Magic. We should be meeting up with Alice whether it'd be helpful to Hina or not.
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>Well, my name is Reisen Udongein Inaba
To the other voices: I know I fail at touhou storylines. Who's the other "Miss Rabbit"?
>"Hi, Reisen!" says Rumia, waving to you as though you were some distance away rather than right in front of her, "I'm Rumia!"
>Ask Hina if Alice would be a good choice to help her get her arm back on.
To the voice: I dunno, the only rabbits I remember (and that are on the Wiki) are Tewi, Reisen, and Reisen II.
>"I suppose," says Hina, shrugging. "You know her better than I do."
No clue, UK.
>In any case, bid Rumia farewell, and take all of Hina to the Forest of Magic. We should be meeting up with Alice whether it'd be helpful to Hina or not.
>It is noteworthy that no mistakes of identity have been made by the parser. Please banish such suspicions from your mind.
>You bid Rumia farewell. "Bye!" she says, before wandering off to join some of the children building a snowman.
>You leave the school and the town, with Hina following along and cradling her sundered arm to her chest. "Did I really get that drunk?" she wonders aloud. "I don't remember Rumia following us... I suppose so."
>You continue south past Kourindou and through the Forest of Magic, noting a few faeries lingering near the intersection with the road that leads to the bamboo forest. Going further south, you reach the lake, and follow the eastward path around it.
>You come to a placid and isolated part of the lake shore, with only the barest hint of a footpath to hint there is any kind of traffic at all. To the east, you can see a small, well-maintained cabin. It is quite clean of snow, and the dolls flitting about cleaning off the porch give you a good idea of how that was achieved. Obvious exits are North, East, and West.
>_
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> Something tells me, for some reason, She didn't hear REISEN say that.
> This may be worrying.
> Also, Prepare yourself to look the tidiest and nicest possible at the moment.
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> Something tells me, for some reason, She didn't hear REISEN say that.
> This may be worrying.
> Also, Prepare yourself to look the tidiest and nicest possible at the moment.
>You heard that Rumia has a way of making people wonder. Now you know for a fact.
>You straighten your tie, smooth your skirt, and make certain your pin and your handkerchief are nice and tidy.
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> Set BGM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNfVUoro5gw#t=3m7s)
> Approach cabin
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> Hope to god this doesn't become a dating sim. You suck at those.
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> Set BGM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNfVUoro5gw#t=3m7s)
> Approach cabin
>You hum a tune to calm your nerves, and then approach the cabin. The dolls working on the porch stop their work as you approach, and one of them disappears through a small door built into a the lower corner of the cabin's door.
>A moment later, the front door opens, and Alice steps out. She shivers in the cold, clearly not having bothered to put any appropriate garb for the weather. "Can I hel-" she starts to ask, then sees Hina. "A-Are you okay!? You! Moon Rabbit! Go get Eirin, before she bleeds to... wait, she's not bleeding?" She gives you both an appraising look. "What's going on here?"
>_
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> "She kind of lost her arm, and needs a bit of help reattaching it. You're kind of the best help for that."
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> Assess Alice's catness rating
> Note to self: do not directly mention Marisa's request; Alice might take it the wrong way
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> "She kind of lost her arm, and needs a bit of help reattaching it. You're kind of the best help for that."
>"Oh, I see," says Alice, frowning at the situation. "Well, I guess that's preferable to what I was imagining. You better come on inside, then." She makes a few gestures toward the dolls gathered on the porch. A few of them fly inside.
> Assess Alice's catness rating
> Note to self: do not directly mention Marisa's request; Alice might take it the wrong way
>Alice's Catness Rating is 34/96.
>Only a mook would mention that kind of thing, especially when Patchouli and Marisa told you not to tell her.
>_
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> Note to self: do not directly mention Marisa's request; Alice might will take it the wrong way
Fixed that for you.
>Head inside and warm up a little.
>Ask if Alice has some warm tea.
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Fixed that for you.
>Head inside and warm up a little.
>Ask if Alice has some warm tea.
>You head inside, and find that it is quite pleasantly warm. You quickly note that there are dolls everywhere, flying about and setting things up. The house itself is rather simple and unadorned, but there are shelves full of non-animate dolls everywhere. As well, there are an abnormal number of doilies about, covering pretty much every surface. You are in what seems to be a combination of living room and dining room, with a small kitchen off to the side. A fire burns merrily in a hearth in the kitchen, warming the house. Through an open door, you can see Alice's bedroom, which is dominated by a hand-powered sewing machine.
>You are about to ask for some tea, but you see a few of the dolls are setting a small table with three places; a few of them are stealing the bench from the sewing machine to serve as a third seat. It seems Alice doesn't entertain company much. "Have a seat," says Alice.
>_
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> Accept the seat, it'd be rude not to.
> Don't forget to say thanks, best not be rude.
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> Accept the seat, it'd be rude not to.
> Don't forget to say thanks, best not be rude.
>You have a seat on the sewing bench, doing your best to mind your manners.
>A doll with a disturbing grin sets a cup of brown tea in front of you; it takes all your will power not to cry out in surprise at its sudden appearance. You remember that doll very well; it was with Patchouli on the last day of autumn, and it still makes your stomach go cold to look at that creepy grin!
>Hina and Alice take the other seats. "So, you want me to help put you back together then?" says Alice. Hina nods. Alice nods in acknowledgement, then says, "Sounds like an interesting challenge, but also a lot of work..."
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> "Well since hina's body seem to more closer resemble a doll rather then a human we figured you'd be the best one to bring her too."
> Wink a bit playfully.
> "Who else would we bring her to but the best doll maker in all of Gensokyo. I know she will be in good hands here."
> Since marisa and patchy said that she seems a bit lonely perhaps flirting with her a bit will get her more on our side. Besides, she seems like a pretty nice girl and all.
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> So, too many dolls for us to be Alice's friend/lover?
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> "Well since hina's body seem to more closer resemble a doll rather then a human we figured you'd be the best one to bring her too."
> Wink a bit playfully.
> "Who else would we bring her to but the best doll maker in all of Gensokyo. I know she will be in good hands here."
> Since marisa and patchy said that she seems a bit lonely perhaps flirting with her a bit will get her more on our side. Besides, she seems like a pretty nice girl and all.
>"That's a point, isn't it?" says Alice, as she contemplates Hina's arm and completely misses your wink. "I think I can do something with that. I'll have to whip up a few bits myself, but I suppose I didn't have any pressing plans today.
> So, too many dolls for us to be Alice's friend/lover?
>You don't know if there are too many dolls, although you think the glassy stares might get to you after awhile. The ones that move around aren't so bad, except for that one with the grin, oh god...
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> Consider the fact she'll be more likely to protect you if you're close to her. Especially from THAT DOLL.
> "Anything I can do to help? I'm going around doing what I can today, anyway."
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> Consider the fact she'll be more likely to protect you if you're close to her. Especially from THAT DOLL.
> "Anything I can do to help? I'm going around doing what I can today, anyway."
>It's true. Maybe she could leave it at home...
>"I don't think so. I should have just about everything I need here," says Alice.
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>"Alright, if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask."
>Ask Alice how long she and Hina will likely take for arm reattachment.
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>"Alright, if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask."
>Ask Alice how long she and Hina will likely take for arm reattachment.
>"Alright, I'll keep that in mind," says Alice. "I usually don't need too much, though. I'm quite self sufficient here."
>"Hmmm. Probably a couple hours or so," says Alice. "Assuming no problems come up."
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> "Hina, how much to you remember about last night? Rumia was saying that the rabbit with you last night wasn't Tewi; can you remember anything about that rabbit?"
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> "Hina, how much to you remember about last night? Rumia was saying that the rabbit with you last night wasn't Tewi; can you remember anything about that rabbit?"
>Hina looks toward the ceiling as she tries to remember, while Alice takes her arm and examines. "Well, she wore a pink dress, and her hair was black and straight. Something of a mess, too. I don't quite recall if she introduced herself or not, she had Letty rambling on about some thing or other when I joined in. But I do remember that she was very polite. And, well, quite able to hold her drink."
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>"Pink dress... Black, somewhat messy hair... So, basically it looked exactly like Tewi, except it wasn't Tewi."
>Try not to panic at what that might mean.
>"Could you be a little more specific? For instance, how tall was she?"
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>"Pink dress... Black, somewhat messy hair... So, basically it looked exactly like Tewi, except it wasn't Tewi."
>Try not to panic at what that might mean.
>"Could you be a little more specific? For instance, how tall was she?"
>"She came up to my shoulder," says Hina, "She was pretty slender. Her face was a bit more round than yours, and her eyes were brown, bordering on red. Why are you so concerned about her?"
>Pretty much all of that, except perhaps the face shape, fit Tewi pretty well.
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>"Why are you so concerned about her?"
>"Well, As you might know, Eientei is pretty much the place where every Rabbit in Gensokyo is set to live. If there's a rabbit I know nothing about, it's a rare enough occurrence to ask about it."
>"But the weird thing is, this rabbit sounds a lot like Tewi, who's always pulling some sort of Joke on everyone around her. Plus I have strong feelings about Tewi."
>Wait a beat.
>"Not those kinds of feelings! She grates on my nerves is all."
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> Excuse yourself and go back to the school, hopefully it's still recess.
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>"Well, As you might know, Eientei is pretty much the place where every Rabbit in Gensokyo is set to live. If there's a rabbit I know nothing about, it's a rare enough occurrence to ask about it."
>"But the weird thing is, this rabbit sounds a lot like Tewi, who's always pulling some sort of Joke on everyone around her. Plus I have strong feelings about Tewi."
>Wait a beat.
>"Not those kinds of feelings! She grates on my nerves is all."
>"I understand," says Hina, chuckling. "Well, perhaps it was some other rabbit from Eientei?"
> Excuse yourself and go back to the school, hopefully it's still recess.
>"Alright," says Alice, glancing up at you before returning her attention to the arm. "I think I should be able to repair this neatly enough."
>You return to human town once more. It seems recess is still going on. Snowballs are flying freely now, and predominantly at Cirno.
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> Find Rumia and ask her for more information about the other rabbit.
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> Find Rumia and ask her for more information about the other rabbit.
>You find Rumia at the edge of the playground, hiding behind a table. "Shhh..." she says, noticing you approach. "I'm playing Hide 'n' Seek. And I'm gonna win because they don't know I am."
>You ask her for more information on the unknown rabbit. "Okay," she says, "like what?"
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> "Hina said that she looked like Tewi, but can you describe what she looked like? I'm trying to figure out the differences between her and Tewi. Anything about her behavior and attitude would be helpful as well."
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> Memory search: How many of our fellow magical girls have we seen before? Are there any we haven't seen whose names we know (such as Byakuren apparently given our initial reaction to seeing her)?
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> "Hina said that she looked like Tewi, but can you describe what she looked like? I'm trying to figure out the differences between her and Tewi. Anything about her behavior and attitude would be helpful as well."
>Rumia frowns and stares at the ground intensely. "Oh, she did look kinda like Tewi. But her hair wasn't wavy like Tewi's was. And Tewi's got darker eyes. I think maybe her face was shaped different. And she was way more polite than Tewi, they don't talk the same way at all. And Tewi never buys drinks for other people. Well, probably never."
> Memory search: How many of our fellow magical girls have we seen before? Are there any we haven't seen whose names we know (such as Byakuren apparently given our initial reaction to seeing her)?
>There's a lot of people you know by reputation, even if you've never met before. You try to keep up to date on the various happenings of the world when you can. But you can say you've never met anyone from underground, nor any of Byakuren's friends except Murasa until today. You're only vaguely familiar with most of the Youkai Mountain people, though you have met Aya before; everyone has met Aya before. You know a few of the people at Scarlet Devil Mansion in passing. You've met Yuyuko and Youmu, but that was during incidents. You're more familiar with Lunasa and Cirno than you'd like to be, after Kaguya's harebrained (but effective) scheme to keep Eientei cool during last autumn's heat wave. In short, you've met a lot of people for the first time today, but you'd like to think you know of everyone significant.
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> "Do you know where that other rabbit went after last night?"
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> "Do you know where that other rabbit went after last night?"
>Rumia shakes her head. "I went to make sure that Hina's arm was going to be safe after she lost it, so I don't know where she went. Probably back to where you live."
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> "Hmm...I see. Thank you, Rumia."
> Is Rumia wearing any Secret Items?
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>Head to where we last saw Letty.
>If it hasn't gone cold yet (tee hee) Follow Letty's trail.
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> "Hmm...I see. Thank you, Rumia."
> Is Rumia wearing any Secret Items?
>"You're welcome!" she replies.
>It doesn't look like she is.
>Head to where we last saw Letty.
>If it hasn't gone cold yet (tee hee) Follow Letty's trail.
>You return once again to the Forest of Magic, and stop by the S-curve in the road. Letty is long gone, but the footprints she left in the snow are still about.
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> Follow them
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>Letty's Trail has not gone cold. What did I say about non-cold Letty trails?
>What the guy above me said.
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> Follow them
>You follow the footprints into the Forest of Magic.
>You are in a heavily wooded area. The trees are very close together, and the undergrowth barely allows you to see your feet; it seems a lot of it keeps its leaves all year round. The undergrowth also makes the snow seem especially thick. The footprints follow the path of least resistance to the east. Obvious exits are East and South.
>You see some motion ahead of you. It seems you've found that wolf again, and judging that he is just looking toward you rather than fully facing you, you caught him off guard a little bit.
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>Look at the wolf.
>Think he looks cute just sitting there like that.
>Head east provided no problems arise.
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>Look at the wolf.
>Think he looks cute just sitting there like that.
>Head east provided no problems arise.
>You look at the wolf. He looks at you. This feedback loop could continue for awhile.
>He is kinda cute, just sitting there with his fluffy winter coat and looking like a pet you just caught on the kitchen counter.
>You leave him be and continue east.
>The woods become a bit less thick as you move east; but still plenty difficult to move about in. Up ahead, you can see a food stand set up in the middle the brush. There is a kind of path leading through the brush to the stand. You can see Letty sitting there, while you are pretty sure you can see someone behind the stand's curtain.
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> Apperoach the stand and greet Letty.
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> Apperoach the stand and greet Letty.
>You approach the stand and greet Letty. "Hi Reisen," she says.
>Going behind the stand's curtain, you can see that Mystia is here, in the process of putting a meal together. You note that the grill doesn't seem to be heated at the moment. "Oh, hello Reisen," says Mystia. "I'm a bit too busy to teach you about singing right now."
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> "it's cool, I was actualy here to talk to Letty"
> ask Letty if she's feeling better.
> Make a mental note to get a nice piece of meat or something, incase we see that wolf again. as an apology gift.
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> "it's cool, I was actualy here to talk to Letty"
> ask Letty if she's feeling better.
> Make a mental note to get a nice piece of meat or something, incase we see that wolf again. as an apology gift.
>"Oh, okay," says Mystia. "I'm not really open right now, either. But Letty's under the weather, and preparing for her doesn't involve heating the grill."
>"A bit..." she says. "Head still feels like hell."
>You could probably get a bit of raw meat easily.
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>Wait until Mystia finishes preparing whatever it is she's getting for Letty.
>Ask Mystia if we could get a piece of raw meat to take with us.
>After Letty has been given the chance to sit for a bit, ask her about who she spent last night with. If she asks, tell her we're investigating out of personal interest about a Rabbit in a pink dress she presumably spent the night with.
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>Wait until Mystia finishes preparing whatever it is she's getting for Letty.
>Ask Mystia if we could get a piece of raw meat to take with us.
>After Letty has been given the chance to sit for a bit, ask her about who she spent last night with. If she asks, tell her we're investigating out of personal interest about a Rabbit in a pink dress she presumably spent the night with.
>You watch Mystia prepare a bed of rice, then pluck some meat from a nearby pile of snow, slather some spices on it, and rolls it together with an expert motion. She gives it to Letty. Letty takes it and bites into it with a grateful-sounding grunt. The meat is frozen enough you can hear her chewing through it.
>"Oh sure," says Mystia. "I have some lamprey left over. Don't worry about the charge, since you helped out Letty before." She produces some more meat from under the counter and wraps it up for you.
>You obtain: Uncooked Lamprey Fillet.
>"Oh, I was with some rabbit and Hina. And..." she frowns, and furrows her brow. "I think there was someone else hanging around later? I can't remember very well."
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>"Rumia. I've talked with both her and Hina about it."
>"But I'm very curious about the rabbit. Did she introduce herself to you?"
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>"Rumia. I've talked with both her and Hina about it."
>"But I'm very curious about the rabbit. Did she introduce herself to you?"
>Letty nods, "Yeah, her. Rumia. She came later, that rabbit was buying, so she got some juice."
>"I met her out in the forest, near that crossroad leading toward your Bamboo Forest." Letty pauses for a bit. "No...I don't think she ever told me her name. She said she was from Eientei, though. Now that I think about it, she didn't say a whole lot about herself at all. She just talked with me, while I told her about what I do, and about the little things about winter most people don't know, and things like that." Another pause. "...I think I probably said some mean, stupid things too. Ugh."
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> "Mean, stupid things about what or who?"
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> "Mean, stupid things about what or who?"
>"Probably a few people," says Letty, after taking another bite of her frozen meal. "I am pretty sure I said Reimu was a flat-chested blowhard. You know..." she looks away, "Loudmouthed drunk sorts of things...that you don't really mean..."
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>"I see. I guess it's not that important."
>"Is that all you remember doing with her though?"
I think I have some idea of what happened here, but there's still room for doubt.
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>"I see. I guess it's not that important."
>"Is that all you remember doing with her though?"
I think I have some idea of what happened here, but there's still room for doubt.
>"Yeah." says Letty. "We met, she invited me for a drink. I got pretty liquored up, and everything's a bit fuzzy from there. I am pretty sure she invited Hina in, and then Rumia just sorta invited herself. We had a good time, though maybe I was kinda of an ass. I left at some point, don't remember when. And then you tried to wake me up."
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>"Well, that wasn't as helpful as I had hoped, but thank you for your time."
>Take our leave, and head to Eientei for now.
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>Rabbits we don't know would mean maybe it came from the moon... right?
>Maybe it would be Reisen II, then. Since there isn't an official description of hair/eye color, and she wore clothes like Tewi when she came to Earth, it seems to fit pretty well. Her head DOES look pretty round in SSiB. Why the heck would Reisen II be here?
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>"Well, that wasn't as helpful as I had hoped, but thank you for your time."
>Take our leave, and head to Eientei for now.
>"Sorry," says Letty. "You saw how bad I got..."
>You take your leave, noting that the wolf is still in the area where you left him, though he's sniffing around in a different spot now. He reacts much the same way as before, and you pass by without any problems.
>You are at front hall of Eientei. Ahead of you is the courtyard. To the east, behind you, are the main gates. To the south is a hall leading to Eirin's office, while the northern hall leads to master bedrooms. Both side halls also have storage chambers which are typically locked. Obvious exits are North, South, East, and West.
>Rabbits we don't know would mean maybe it came from the moon... right?
>Maybe it would be Reisen II, then. Since there isn't an official description of hair/eye color, and she wore clothes like Tewi when she came to Earth, it seems to fit pretty well. Her head DOES look pretty round in SSiB. Why the heck would Reisen II be here?
>You ponder if it might be amother moon rabbit. It's possible, you suppose, but there are a lot of other rabbits in Eientei as well. You admittedly don't know all of them. But perhaps it is your unnamed replacement? Why would she be here, if it were her?
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>Ponder if Yorihime and Toyohime might be up to something
>Search for Kaguya
>If Kaguya is located then huggle
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>I assume she's in the courtyard. Go there first.
>After huggings, Ask Kaguya if she knew where Tewi was last night.
>If not, ask Eirin.
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>Ponder if Yorihime and Toyohime might be up to something
>Search for Kaguya
>If Kaguya is located then huggle
>I assume she's in the courtyard. Go there first.
>After huggings, Ask Kaguya if she knew where Tewi was last night.
>If not, ask Eirin.
>You check the courtyard, and find Kaguya is not there. Considering the time, assuming she is following her usual schedule, she is probably getting a bath right now. You don't know if she'd be very welcoming of hugs.
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> Serch Eintei for rabbits matching the description of "Round face, Straight black hair, light brown-red eyes, and slender body."
> if no such Rubbit can be found, tell Eirin that one of the rabbits has gone missing, and has been causing mischeif recently.
> Also, ask her if she knows anything about wolves, because we keep seeing this one same wolf all over the place, and it's starting to get a little wierd. We've named him Chad.
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> Serch Eintei for rabbits matching the description of "Round face, Straight black hair, light brown-red eyes, and slender body."
> if no such Rubbit can be found, tell Eirin that one of the rabbits has gone missing, and has been causing mischeif recently.
> Also, ask her if she knows anything about wolves, because we keep seeing this one same wolf all over the place, and it's starting to get a little wierd. We've named him Chad.
>You suspect there are a few of that description. Looking around, you confirm this is the case. You find one in the kitchens, where work on lunch truly begun. You recognize her as Sasha, she's often doing kitchen work and tends to get into arguments.
>There is another matching that description sweeping the halls outside of the master bedrooms in the northeast wing, you don't immediately recognize her.
>A third rabbit matching that description in the baths, chattering away with a few other rabbits. You don't recognize her either. You also confirm that Kaguya is there. She's washing her hair, so she'll be there awhile if you need to talk with her.
>A fourth rabbit matching that description is one of the dorms, playing cards with Tewi. You recognize her as Miyu, she's always making excuses to skip work when there are musicians around and go dancing.
>In the end, red eyes are pretty common among rabbits, as are slender builds. You're not too surprised to find this many suspects.
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>Ask the suspects if they were out with Letty or Hina yesterday
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> Say "What's up" to Tewi
> She hasn't done anything TOO horrible yet, no need to be hostile.
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>Ask the suspects if they were out with Letty or Hina yesterday
>You ask them as you find them. Each one gives an answer that is some variant of "No, of course not." Tewi gives you an appraising look when you ask Miyu in the middle of their card game.
> Say "What's up" to Tewi
> She hasn't done anything TOO horrible yet, no need to be hostile.
>"Just doing what people do in winter," says Tewi with a smile that looks sincere and thus completely untrustworthy.
>_
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Not certain how to proceed, so just
>Quests
>Inventory
for now.
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Not certain how to proceed, so just
>Quests
>Inventory
for now.
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Revenge of the Buddha vs Yamato
>Can You Spare a Blessing?
>Prismrivers Comeback?
>Alice's Hookup
>Mystery of the Rabbit
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Prove That I'm Not a Useless Rabbit, Good Only For My Sex Appeal
>Huggle Kaguya
>Invent a Base Six Pair of Pants
>Your Inventory contains:
>Dress Suit w/ Stockings (Wore as clothes)
>Cresent Pin (Worn as accessory)
>Wave Sign: Mind Shaker
>Visionary Wave: Mind Blowing
>Lunatic Sign: Visionary Tuning
>Lunatic Gaze: Illusion Seeker
>Loafing Sign: Idling Wave
>Indolence: Mind Stopper
>Spread Sign: Invisible Full Moon
>Lunar Eyes: Tele-Mesmerism
>Pair of Tinted Glasses (Worn as Eyewear)
>Beautiful Seashell
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Bag of Fragrant Herbs
>Snake Paperweight
>Hina's Package.
>Faerie Ribbon
>Reimu's IOU
>Lily Pad Leaf
>Mokou's Bow
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>What the heck is a Base Six Pair of Pants, anyway? @_@
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>What the heck is a Base Six Pair of Pants, anyway? @_@
>You are not certain if the faerie who said it knows. But you like the sound of it so much.
>_
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> Exit Eientei and head for the Forest of Magic. I don't believe we have found that anomaly yet.
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>We should probably start our "Base Six pairs of pants" By talking to Wriggle, but that's out of our way for now.
>Try to remember what Kanako asked us to do.
>Briefly wonder what we could use for a Base, and whether we should use six pairs of pants, or just have a Base Six.
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> Exit Eientei and head for the Forest of Magic. I don't believe we have found that anomaly yet.
>You decide that you don't know enough to get anything here done, and return to the Forest of Magic
>We should probably start our "Base Six pairs of pants" By talking to Wriggle, but that's out of our way for now.
>Try to remember what Kanako asked us to do.
>Briefly wonder what we could use for a Base, and whether we should use six pairs of pants, or just have a Base Six.
>You ponder this out, and come up with a few ideas while traversing the Bamboo Forest. Wriggle might know something, she wears pants... But what is a base in this sense? And what does six have to do with it? Faeries are weird!
>You recall that Kanako said something was interfering with the wind in the eastern part of the forest.
>You return to the Forest of Magic, and stop at the crossroads.
>You are at an intersection. The eastward road you have followed dead ends into one going north and south. To the south, you can catch a glimpse of the lake, and to north you can see the beginning of that S-shaped bend where you found Letty. There are a few faeries overhead. Obvious exits are North, South, and West.
>_
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>This is harder than I first though. Oh well.
>Let's get to work on the Anomaly. First Check south road.
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> First, swing by Mokou's to return her bow
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>This is harder than I first though. Oh well.
>Let's get to work on the Anomaly. First Check south road.
>You start to check around the south road.
> First, swing by Mokou's to return her bow
>Then you decide you might as well meet with Mokou and give her that bow back.
>You head west again, back into the Bamboo Forest, and work your way south.
>You come to a clearing. A lone wooden house sits upon the bare earth, scorched to prevent bamboo from sprouting near it. There is no snow on the ground here, nor on top of the house. It is a rather simple-looking home, putting you in the mind of a lumberjack's house. You can see a great deal of dried bamboo went into its construction, along with other kinds of wood. There is a door on the northern part of the house. In the back, you can see an empty garden; you know from experience that it would have to be carefully maintained to keep the bamboo from getting into it. Obvious exits are North and South.
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> Knock on the door.
> "Mokou? It's Reisen, I found your bow."
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> Knock on the door.
> "Mokou? It's Reisen, I found your bow."
>You knock on the door and announce yourself.
>After a moment, it swing open and Mokou steps into the doorframe, frowning slightly and giving you a narrow-eyed look. "How'd you know I lost a ribbon, then?" she says.
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> "Because your the only one I know who wears ribbons that look like this. Also, I found it in the town, and Keine confirmed that you had lost one."
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> "Because your the only one I know who wears ribbons that look like this. Also, I found it in the town, and Keine confirmed that you had lost one."
>"Huh. So you're talking to Keine about me behind my back, then." She grunts. "So, you coming in?"
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> "Thank you, please excuse me."
> Enter, but be wary.
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> "Thank you, please excuse me."
> Enter, but be wary.
>You enter the house, wary that Mokou is going to cuff you in the head and take you for ransom. Thankfully, nothing of the sort happens immediately.
>You enter into a sizable living room. Several chairs are scattered about, and a large bear-skin rug covers the floor, while a large coffee table rests on top of it. A fire burns in a hearth; leaving no smoke at all. The room is filled with dozens of model ships in various jugs and bottles, displayed on shelves. There is one under construction on the table.
>"Make your self comfortable," says Mokou. "Want some tea? Maybe coffee?"
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> "Tea is fine, thanks"
> Admire Mokou's nice, manly home.
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> Contemplate whether Mokou would be compatible with Alice.
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> "Tea is fine, thanks"
> Admire Mokou's nice, manly home.
>You look around. It's certainly got a lot of ships for a place that has no oceans. Then again, ships were mostly just a hobbyist thing on Luna as well, what with the seas being lifeless. You wonder how many people in Gensokyo would even recognize them?
>Mokou fetches a kettle off the fire, and pours it halfway full. Then she goes into another room for a moment. Upon returning, the hands the cup to you. "Had to put something cold in it so you could drink it. That water's going a mile a minute." Despite that, the tea looks normal. She has a seat and looks at you. "So, where was it?"
> Contemplate whether Mokou would be compatible with Alice.
>Well...they do both seem to enjoy making things. And are both kinda reclusive. But you're pretty sure she and Keine are close.
>_
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>Besides, Alice might get worked up an help Mokou fight Kaguya. You've seen her dolls in action, and Kaguya would not be happy if you accidentally enlisted her as a Pincushion for all those tiny lances.
>Have a sip of tea
>"Well, I was helping someone look for something in town. While we were searching one of the Alleyways, I found this lying on the ground."
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>Besides, Alice might get worked up an help Mokou fight Kaguya. You've seen her dolls in action, and Kaguya would not be happy if you accidentally enlisted her as a Pincushion for all those tiny lances.
>Have a sip of tea
>"Well, I was helping someone look for something in town. While we were searching one of the Alleyways, I found this lying on the ground."
>Yeah, that would be bad if Mokou was able to drag more people in that grudge. Thankfully, Keine's been level-headed about it, though.
>"An alley? Hell." Mokou snorts. "Figured it got lost at the bar or something. You find what you were after?"
>_
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>"We did, actually, not too long after that. Keine helped with that, too. It turned out one of her Students had it."
>"I had some spare time, So I thought I'd return the bow to you."
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> Make new topic
EDIT: Purvis, if you can unlock topics, you should be able to post in locked topics, so you should be able to quote-grab whatever you need to on a transition.