Author Topic: Meira Quest (Part 4) (Read 48911 times)

> You bombard Komachi with questions, and with each one she looks more and more confused. Mokou doesn't seem any angrier than usual, at least.
> Komachi takes a rope and starts tying her boat to the dock. "I don't know what you're going on about, but there is no way that could be my boss, no sir. The least abomination-like person I know. I mean, unless you get on her bad side."
> She chuckles to herself again. "But no, she's someone you see after you die."

> _

Yonowaaru · « **Reply #875 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:01:36 PM »

>"That still kind of sounds like a scary person. So in the end, I'll meet her too? My parents are meeting her right now?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #876 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:07:40 PM »

Quote from: Yonowaaru on January 17, 2012, 08:01:36 PM

>"That still kind of sounds like a scary person. So in the end, I'll meet her too? My parents are meeting her right now?"

> "Everyone somehow makes it to her at the very end," Komachi says. "Everyone. Don't worry, she's pretty stern but she's a good person."

> _

nolrai2 · « **Reply #877 on:** January 17, 2012, 10:10:11 PM »

"That's good. Stern can be good. What does she meet them for?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #878 on:** January 17, 2012, 11:27:41 PM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on January 17, 2012, 10:10:11 PM

"That's good. Stern can be good. What does she meet them for?"

> Komachi leans in and grins toothily. "She's gonna decide whether you're gonna go to Heaven or Hell, chickadee, so watch yourself and the decisions you make."
> Mokou snorts.

> _

Sect · « **Reply #879 on:** January 18, 2012, 02:22:05 AM »

> "W-wait, why does she get to decide? How come I don't?!"
> "... What's a chickadee? ~~Is it delicious?~~"

日巫子 · « **Reply #880 on:** January 18, 2012, 02:38:16 AM »

Quote from: Cult on January 18, 2012, 02:22:05 AM

> "W-wait, why does she get to decide? How come I don't?!"
> "... What's a chickadee? ~~Is it delicious?~~"

> "Because that's cheeeating, and also really unfair. Hell would go out of business!" Komachi explains. "Everyone would choose to go to the good places, even if they didn't deserve it. It'd also get overcrowded, and some genuinely nice people would miss out on a happy afterlife. You've gotta be fair."
> Komachi looks a bit confused at your question. "It's a bird."
> ~~"Well, I've never eaten one."~~

> _

Sect · « **Reply #881 on:** January 18, 2012, 03:38:42 AM »

> "Oh... but would she really send me to where I belong? Though... I really don't wanna die anyways. I don't like the sound of it, and I gotta revenge my family, first!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #882 on:** January 19, 2012, 07:51:11 PM »

Quote from: Cult on January 18, 2012, 03:38:42 AM

> "Oh... but would she really send me to where I belong? Though... I really don't wanna die anyways. I don't like the sound of it, and I gotta revenge my family, first!"

> Komachi nods. "You can trust her. But really, it's best not to worry about death. Just focus on living: it's more fun that way."

> _

Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin · « **Reply #883 on:** January 19, 2012, 11:01:14 PM »

> Consider this a moment.
> "Okay!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #884 on:** January 19, 2012, 11:17:47 PM »

Quote from: KimikoMuffin on January 19, 2012, 11:01:14 PM

> Consider this a moment.
> "Okay!"

> Well, you didn't die the first time you encountered the kitsune...
> Komachi grins. "That's the spirit!"

> _

Sect · « **Reply #885 on:** January 20, 2012, 12:33:00 AM »

> So, we'll just hang around here until we or Mokou or Komachi get bored, then move on to the next stop in the tour.

日巫子 · « **Reply #886 on:** January 20, 2012, 12:47:30 AM »

Quote from: Cult on January 20, 2012, 12:33:00 AM

> So, we'll just hang around here until we or Mokou or Komachi get bored, then move on to the next stop in the tour.

> You keep sitting at the dock for a short while. Mokou and Komachi exchange small talk, until Komachi finally waves and starts walking down the shoreline, away from the two of you.
> Mokou waves as she watches her go.
> "Well, only one stop left, and then you can go do whatever," she says. "We won't be there long."

> _

Sect · « **Reply #887 on:** January 20, 2012, 12:59:04 AM »

> Wave at Komachi. "Where're we going?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #888 on:** January 20, 2012, 01:08:10 AM »

Quote from: Cult on January 20, 2012, 12:59:04 AM

> Wave at Komachi. "Where're we going?"

> You wave to Komachi. You think she waves back.
> "Some hill," Mokou says. "I'm just gonna show you where it is, so you know how to avoid it."
> She gets up, hops off the dock, and starts walking.

> _

Sect · « **Reply #889 on:** January 20, 2012, 01:41:35 AM »

> Trot after her. "What's so bad about the hill?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #890 on:** January 20, 2012, 02:03:54 AM »

Quote from: Cult on January 20, 2012, 01:41:35 AM

> Trot after her. "What's so bad about the hill?"

> "Well, if you're not careful, it'll kill you," Mokou says. "And after all Komachi said about not worrying about that..."
> She puts her hands in her pockets and shrugs. The two of you continue on past the river, until you've entered another small stretch of forest. You pass through that surprisingly fast, and when you reemerge, you find that the ground is sloping up. There's a sweet, somewhat intoxicating fragrance in the air.
> "It's a shame, too," Mokou says, almost to herself. "This hill's a nice-looking place otherwise."

> _

Sect · « **Reply #891 on:** January 20, 2012, 02:13:09 AM »

> Can we identify that smell?
> "Hey, what's that smell? It smells really nice!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #892 on:** January 20, 2012, 03:16:21 AM »

Quote from: Cult on January 20, 2012, 02:13:09 AM

> Can we identify that smell?
> "Hey, what's that smell? It smells really nice!"

> It smells like flowers.
> "It's the lily-of-the-vallies," Mokou says. "The actual field is farther off, so we won't get poisoned."

> _

nolrai2 · « **Reply #893 on:** January 20, 2012, 06:04:00 AM »

"Poisoned?"
Wave arms, just a little.

日巫子 · « **Reply #894 on:** January 20, 2012, 07:44:46 PM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on January 20, 2012, 06:04:00 AM

"Poisoned?"
Wave arms, just a little.

> "Yup." Mokou climbs to the top of the hill. "That's why you don't go near them. Come take a look for yourself."

> _

nolrai2 · « **Reply #895 on:** January 20, 2012, 09:59:35 PM »

"Okay!"
Scramble up!

日巫子 · « **Reply #896 on:** January 20, 2012, 11:00:40 PM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on January 20, 2012, 09:59:35 PM

"Okay!"
Scramble up!

> You join Mokou at the top of the hill, and look out.
> There's a small plain that goes out for a while, before rising up into a small hill. Beyond that is more forest, with mountains in the horizon. The entire area looks like a sea of purple, because it's completely covered in flowers. You can only see bits of grass from here.
> It all smells very nice, and doesn't look too bad of a place, but could it really be so deadly?

> _

nolrai2 · « **Reply #897 on:** January 20, 2012, 11:14:06 PM »

"Are those the flowers smelling good."

日巫子 · « **Reply #898 on:** January 21, 2012, 12:11:16 AM »

Quote from: nolrai2 on January 20, 2012, 11:14:06 PM

"Are those the flowers smelling good."

> Mokou nods. "But don't be fooled. Take one step in there and you're done for."

> _

Sect · « **Reply #899 on:** January 21, 2012, 12:23:57 AM »

> "Woah. That's kind of scary."
> Pause.
> "Hey, if you're done after one step... how do people know this place is dangerous?"