> How many filaments are coming out of us now?
>Aww. I knew I shouldn't have stopped editing my other post about the house. Well, this works.
>"So... you're Jeff? Hmm. You look quite disturbing. I suppose now is when I figure out a way to get us both back. Or eliminate you, and get myself back... since... I don't know how good it would be to take something like you back with me."
>Hug Jeff
>"There. Now YOU know how creepy it is"
>Ponder a way out.
>"Oh, and I believe I know how I got here; a certain Dream Cutlass. It might be the key to getting out of here as well."
> One filament to Remilia and one to Jeff?
> Do we really not have any other relationships?
>We already got rid of that tattoo. I'm starting to wonder if your leaving mistakes just to see if we notice them x3
>"I... think Remilia was going to win. But as she dealt her last blow, well... I ended up here. There is some rainbow light where the Dream Cutlass and Youmu's sword are touching. It might be important to getting back to reality."
> One filament to Remilia and one to Jeff?
> Do we really not have any other relationships?
>I am VERY sure we established that ain't it, son.
> Stop shitting up the game.
> Can we bring Alice/Yukari/Yuyuko back with us as well as Jeff?
>If we can just blink back and forth to places, and Jeff is assumably with Remilia and Youmu, go back there.>He said "Lemme see" and disappeared when you mentioned the rainbow light, so he must be there. So, lets gooo~! <3
> Try and jump back to the mansion with Jeff.
>> If that doesn't work, try to jump back to the mansion with Alice.
>If time doesn't seem to be moving here, how could Jeff have been talking to us? Maybe the Dream Cutlass has just messed everything up. Which reminds me...>He said "Lemme see" and disappeared when you mentioned the rainbow light, so he must be there. So, lets gooo~! <3
>If time doesn't seem to be moving here, how could Jeff have been talking to us? Maybe the Dream Cutlass has just messed everything up. Which reminds me...
>He said "Lemme see" and disappeared when you mentioned the rainbow light, so he must be there. So, lets gooo~! <3
>Aww, I'm so awesome you quoted my post twice. <3
>Ask Jeff what he thinks about this, and if he thinks we could use the rainbow light/Dream Cutlass/whatever to fix our situation.
> Jump back to the house and try to bring Alice here.
>> If it doesn't work, give up and head to the roof of the SDM.
>>> If it does, bring Yuyuko and Yukari to the SDM as well.
>Try and hear the noise. Tell Jeff if you do or don't.
>Imagine how immensely freaked out someone would be after this is solved if you did move them around, though. Especially if they were, say... next to a steep drop. Although that would be mean. D:
>...do we hear a noise as well? If not, say "No... I don't hear anything."
>If we DO hear a noise, try to locate its source. Check the contact point of Youmu and Remilia's sword/cutlass for the sound first.
>Remilia heard it too. I'm pretty sure it may be something unrelated to the CLASH.
>"I... can't tell where its coming from. It seems to get stronger and weaker..."
>Fly up towards the sky some and try to tell if the noise is any stronger... or if the rainbow sky mess seems to get any closer.
>"Wonder if that's the border..."
>examine which of Youmu's swords is being used to block the Dream Cutlass
>Ask Jeff about his life before being a cloud.
>Attempt to observe shapes and patterns, try to see if they ARE moving.
>Attempt to adjust Youmu's swords.
>Recheck inventory
>Recheck quests
>see if you can check a copy of Perfect Memento in Strict Sense to figure out which of Youmu's swords is which
>examine status of "Out of Time, out of Mind" quest
>"I have absolutely no idea what's going on right now, but to me you look like a cloud of strange images and letters. Sometimes they even write out what you say. Considering how vampires tend to have no reflection, it isn't too unusual for that to not get reflected."
> TakeHakuroukenYoumu's other sword, it might come in handy
>"My point was that mirrors are unreliable when dealing with the visibility of unusual beings. Right now, you are VERY unusual. I assure you that's what I'm seeing right now. As for what's going on... has this happened to you before?"
> Try slashing Jeff withHakuroukenYoumu's Short Blade
>"Which also means that this isn't your usual view on the world as a nonexistence, either. Curious..."
>"I know one of Youmu's blades was supposed to be able to sever spirits from the cycle of reincarnation... and the other brings enlightenment? Perhaps that one awakened something from the Dream Cutlass. And this one..."
>smile
>"Well, you know where I'm going with this, right?"
>look for any fatethread between Patchu and Jeff
> Slash first and there'll be no point in asking questions later
>"Oh? You'll find this interesting, then - I got it from Rumia for one of the Secret items she wanted."
>...
>"Speaking of which,"
>vanish to visit Rumia
>determine whether humming noise is actually buzzing
>wait for Jeff to show up; if he doesn't, go get him and tell him where Rumiafigure is and follow if he goes there
>"Jeff, does this sound... familiar? Like a certain cosmic horror?"
>"And Rumia, I don't suppose you can hear us?"
>try to look into Rumia's mouth for bees
>give her a minute to respond
>"Oh wonderful. Although she's moving, it'll be pretty hard to have a conversation with her. And those bees on her head are definitely creepy. I wonder if she can't tell they're there?"
>If she's moving really slowly through time, we'd be moving insanely fast in her perspective. So say "Hi" except reeeally slow.
>Pause
>Examine quests
>Unpause
> Can we use our magic here?
> If so, Try to use a fire spell, But on a small scale, only enough to make some smoke
> Smoke the bees away.
> "I wouldn't have gotten up today if I knew this was gonna happen..."
>report bees to Jeff
>to Rumi "it's Patchouli and Jeff, something weird is happening and we might need your help
>Before you say this, try to scoop some bees off of Rumia's face with the ladle.
>see if there are any bees inside Rumia's mouth
>examine available spellcards
>wonder if this is going to end up being another cosmic horror fight
>Try scooping the bees off with the ladle and trapping them inside the box before they fly back to Rumia
> Once a bee stings something, it's stinger is torn off, along with most of it's organs, and it dies shortly after. Try to get the bees to sting something(other than yourself)
>these are magical cosmic horror bees. Try not to assume too much.
>Continue to scoop bees off of Rumia and insert them into the box until she is as bee-free as we can realistically get her.
>look around for other containers to steal for bee-gathering, since they'll escape each time the same box is opened
>look at how many bees remain on Rumia
>"Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttt'sssssssss paaaaaaaaaatchhhhhooooooooooooliiiiiiiiiiii."
> Once a bee stings something, it's stinger is torn off, along with most of it's organs, and it dies shortly after. Try to get the bees to sting something(other than yourself)
>These aren't normal bees. Don't have them hurt rumia.
>these are magical cosmic horror bees. Try not to assume too much.
> Shave your armpits.
>"Jeff, do you think you could help me locate some containers to scoop these bees into? I'd really like to get them off of Rumia's face..."
>Being searching for things we could scoop bees into
>"Did Sanae bring a vib... no, don't answer that."
>"Is this hurting your mind from bad memories, or could there be something else?"
> go to the Moriya shrine, they don't need that rice cooker...
>"... oh damnit why didn't we think of Wriggle."
>pause
>"Wait... Suwako acted a little suspiciously when I mentioned you... you prayed to her once, right...?"
>"Do frogs eat bees?"
>See if you can find anywhere the buzzing is particularly strong, or if you see any bees anywhere.
>Also, make sure you pick up any suitable containers you find while searching for the noise
>"I don't suppose you ever tried talking to her?"
>have spellcard ready
>look around for an appropriate weapon; where'd that rebar go?
>"...last time? Lemme get this straight; stuff that's eaten bees now has bees around it in this messed up world. I saw your memory of Rumia eating bees... and it sounds like there are more in Suwako's Pond, you said frogs ate the bees last time."
>"What happened "last time", anyway?"
>Examine Sanae and Wriggle
>Attempt to pick up nearby objects.
>Are Sanae and Wriggle holding anything? If so, try to take it.
>contemplate kidnapping Rumia to bring here
>on further consideration, a sword is probably even better. What were we thinking?
>"Jeff, I don't suppose you have any way to fight in your current condition? I have a bad feeling about this, and Suwako isn't very happy with me today."
>"Apparently, objects that are just lying around I can interact with fine, but not objects being held by people. Jeff, any idea what this means?"
>"How similar is where we are now to whereever you wound up with the cosmic horror thing?"
>"Do you think it'd be safe if you just spelled the words out loud? I'd ask if you could write them but... I suppose you probably can't in your state."
>Check out Suwako's pond
>PATCHY PAWNCH. Wait you can't really punch can you.
>Call out to Suwako
>Judge how well the frogs are doing against the bees
>THis isn't good. Would water kill cosmic horror bees, actually, Toss water on a few to test that.
> Could we use fire on the bees?
> Then again, if they swarm us, we're pretty much screwed...
>"Wait, Jeff. It seems that the bees affect who's able to move - Suwako and Rumia have bees and can move while the others are all frozen. Why might this be? And who else is likely to have bees?"
>"Well, do you have any ideas on how to stop these bees?"
>Could we easily capture some of these bees in a container? And is there too many for it to matter if we can?
> ...Oh great.
> Are we going to have to go get BEES.MP3?
> Perhaps the bees react to music?
> Play Locked Girl
> ...Oh great.
> Are we going to have to go get BEES.MP3?
> BEES.MP3 is with Parsee
> Attempt to HATE the bees TO DEATH
> Or just wait 'till our cards recharge and spellcard attack the bees into submission.
> Go inside Moriya Shrine
> See if Kanako is frozen
> "Kanako? If you can hear me, I really need your help..."
> Relove to have a child with Marisa and name her after french white whine
>"As far as I know, only 3 people other then me can move right now... Jeff, who doesn't quite exist, a very slowed down Rumia, and a slightly slowed Suwako. The latter two are being swarmed by seemingly immortal bees... so, I'm the only person who can really do anything right now, do you know anything that could help me fix this? How to fix the world, or stop the bees?"
>Tell Kanako everything you know and have heard from Jeff about the current situation, all about Jeff and the Dream Cutlass and the bees and the "words". Its especially confusing considering that this happened in the erased history Jeff is from...
> "An entity, everywhere the wind touches? Well, the sky is filled with strange, unnatural colors..."
> "Anyway, I am personally unsure as to the reason of this disaster. However, it might be the result of some sort of resonance, between the sword known as the Dream Cutlass, and Youmu's longer blade. Right now, the two blades are touching... Considering that Remilia is the one wielding the Dream Cutlass at present, perhaps her own power might be involved as well..."
>where'd we leave that mirrorflower bouquet again? Korindou?>Yes. Pop over there and, if possible, retrieve the flowers. Come back to Suwako's pond see if you can see the bees in the mirrors, and if the flowers distract the bees at all.
>Welcome the new year, Huzzah!
>think back for a moment
>"... lure?"
>"... where can we get something sweet? Or... flowers. That would distract them, wouldn't it?"
>"But aren't they coming FROM Suwako right now? I think there's something more to this. We need some way to get rid of them. If it had some weakness..."
>"... for some reason I want to say mirrors... and flowers..."
>where'd we leave that mirrorflower bouquet again? Korindou?
>Yes. Pop over there and, if possible, retrieve the flowers. Come back to Suwako's pond see if you can see the bees in the mirrors, and if the flowers distract the bees at all.
>"Ahh... its just a vase of flowers with mirrored petals. I suppose I thought flowers might distract the bees... or perhaps the mirrors. You can't be seen in a mirror; now I want to figure out if the bees can."
>Get close enough to the bees to see (or, well, not see) them in the flower's mirrored petals.
>After you determine whether they show up in mirrors or not, get close enough to find out if the bees take an interest in the flowers. I mean, they ARE bees D:
>"I suppose I should stop trusting my gut about this Giy... particular cosmic horror. Why did I think it was weak to mirrors of some sort?"
>... try and get a look at yourself in a mirror or something, is Patchu also covered in bees?
>Can't we just fly closer, though?
>"Wait... it came from a mirror? I don't remember you saying that... you told me that you said "the words" and then was sucked into some terrible place with bees that Suwako's frogs and Rumia ate, and thats about it."
>Ponder if flying over and trying to attack the bees with Youmu's sword is a good or bad idea.
>"Hmm... it talked? Did it say anything that you could understand?"
>"Wonder if it's a masochist."
>wonder where Tenshi lives when she isn't at the bar
>"Do you have any idea why it was happy? Maybe getting out of that mirror? Then what would be IN that mirror, or is that just an arbitrary portal?"
>sigh
>Yukari was frozen, right?
>Really? Don't tell me we have to make somebody pray nine times in order to fix this :<
> Try slashing the bees with Youmu's Short Blade, just to see if it has any effect
>well, maybe it wasn't the RIGHT person praying...
>wonder who in Gensokyo would most fit with wielding a frying pan
> Try slashing the bees with Youmu's Short Blade, just to see if it has any effect
>No. Don't do this, if the bees swarm us, we're screwed.
>brace for impact
> Consider that things have gone really weird since the last time this voice was around.
> Examine Youmu's short blade. Try to confirm the rumours that it doesn't harm tissue but instead does things on a more metaphysical level by nicking our finger on the blade.
> Pluck a bee out of the air, examine.
>Attempt to impress the bees by singing Banson's Aria.
>Pop over to rumia and attempt to remove, or damage her ribbon.
> Brace for impact just in case.
>begin wearing tooth braces
>Check the ribbon out, Why did you even bother touching it? >:
> Pop over to Kurindou and take back our copy of "Monday Magic".
>We're not thieves like Marisa. >:
>We're not thieves like Marisa. >:> It's our book to begin with!
> It's our book to begin with!
>cast haste on rumia
>ladle off some more bees and see if she slows down further
>Pop back to Suwako's pond and see if the bees you ladled come with you
>Wave the Butterfly Fan to see if it can still make butterfly danmaku right now
> Pop over to Kurindou and take back our copy of "Monday Magic".
>We're not thieves like Marisa. >:
>well, maybe we can ask for it as a favor for fixing the sun. But only when actually asking.
> It's our book to begin with!
> In fact, grab everything from Kourindou that we can carry. We'll return it later, and it might be useful currently.
> We're still stealing from Rinnosuke if we take it. Didn't he pay to get the book from Marisa? We'd essentially be stealing whatever he paid for it. Perhaps we can negotiate a discount so he'll sell it to us at cost? Either that or somehow force Marisa to give the money back to him so we can get the book... Ha, yeah right.
> We already "stole" the mirror flowers and vase from him, why not our book as well? Trade the flowers back if you want since they obviously are useless against bees.
>Therefore, head to Rinnosuke's shop, take the book, leave the vase and flowers.
> pop to shou's cloths.
> See if she really does wear a red and blue jockstrap thing
>Shouldn't that be Super Mecha Death Christ 2000 B.C. Version 4.0 Beta?
>Lets go try to ladle all of Rumia's bees over to Suwako. It sounds kind of mean, but the difference in Suwako's amount of bees will be basically unnoticable, while Rumia will be bee-free!(and maybe time-stopped?)
>Also... if the bees seem to speed up the people that have been stopped in time, would it be possible to utilize the bees to speed up someone like Yukari to help us?
>Well... maybe we can just hope everything goes back to normal when the bees go poof D:
>given that the bees are part of a ruinous cosmic horror, offing them is bound to do SOMETHING.
>How to do so is another matter.
>"Jeff, what else worked on this... thing aside from Rumia and Suwako trying to eat it?"
> Well, this voice got nuttin'.
> Attempt to communicate with the bees:
> "Er, bees? Hi. I was just wondering if we can solve this whole "cosmic horror" thing you've got going in a civilized, talky manner."
>Pray to super mega death christ.
>Really, Its the only thing I've got left at this point.
>Shouldn't that be Super Mecha Death Christ 2000 B.C. Version 4.0 Beta?
>Was off the top of my head, Sue me.
>Wait, didn't the Silver Medal provide courage? Would that help Suwako?
>try very lightly nicking Rumia with Youmu's sword to see if that speeds her up? Like... press the flat of the blade against her arm or something.
> Pop back to Suwako
>"Where'd they come from? Did some escape from Rumia?"
>unfortunately, it is too late to grab theFranklin BadgeSilver Medal to grant Suwako courage
>hail bees
>Do yourself a favor and not get bee attacked.
>Ponder if the Devil's Machine can be turned back on
>Wait, that's stupid. Instead, check your inventory for anything that might help against a cosmic horror made of bees. Also, pop over the library and see if you can find stuff by H. P. Lovecraft that might help.
>come to think of it, WE'D need it to stand up to the full Giygas, and it looks like that moment is approaching
>"Jeff, keep an eye on things for a minute."
>go get the badge and equip it
>Ponder if the Devil's Machine can be turned back on
>Wait, that's stupid. Instead, check your inventory for anything that might help against a cosmic horror made of bees. Also, pop over the library and see if you can find stuff by H. P. Lovecraft that might help.
>the first difficulty against a cosmic horror is managing to not collapse in horror when you encounter it. Hence, courage badge.
>take a deep breath and jump back to the entrance of the Moriya Shrine grounds
>look
>Before jumping, put on glasses. Keep them on when you jump unless they make it too hard to see.
>head back to pond and call out to Jeff
> Call out to Suwako
>Ask if she's crying because of the bees, or something else
>Ask if we can help
>Keep an eye out for eldritch abominations.
>Ponder if this is actually Suwako or Giygas disgused as Suwako
>By moving the bees to Suwako did we just create a Nice Job Breaking It Hero situation?
>Wonder if there's a way to see the true form of Suwako.
>summon Sound Stone
>"What's wrong? I know things are really weird right now, but there must be a way to fix it without really hurting anyone."
>"There's something very wrong with the bees. I think we need to get rid of them, but I'm not sure how, and it doesn't look like eating them is working."
>"Suwako, everything isn't dead; it just seems to have been stopped in time. Me and Jeff seem to be the only things that are okay... with the exception of things being swarmed by strange bees. You can't see them...? There is a huge swarm of them around you, the frogs are eating them, but... the eaten ones just come right out of your body. They seem to be the root of the problem here."
>"What do you see, Suwako? Things are weird for us right now, too, so I expect we're seeing things very differently. Look up - is the sky some sort of muddy rainbow of colors?"
>"Jeff? Does this sound familiar?"
>have Youmu's sword on hand
>The bees don't like people talking to Suwako, apparently. If Suwako is kinda in where Jeff met the bees last time, maybe talking to her helps her get out~
>"Hmm, I see... the lighting does seem to have changed a bit since we started talking. Maybe if we just keep talking, you'll be able to see something soon. If anything, talking usually helps people feel better when they're having a bad day. Do you think you could move towards my voice, Suwako? You might be able to see me if you do."
>
Ok, this is discussion with the voices, not the parser.
We can move the bees, obviously. We could move them to Jeff, but I don't want to hurt him like that. We could move them to us, and be forced into that world, alone. This means we will fight the bees. How will we take them should we do so?
>Position yourself in front of Suwako, where she is facing.
>"I'm in front of you Suwako, just at the edge of your pond... its not too far. Just fly over the pond's water and I'll tell you when you're getting close."
>"Jeff, is there anything else I should know about this thing?"
>"Suwako, stay calm. It's okay. It'll be okay. We'll fix all this, one way or another."
>"This is going to sound crazy, but I... there's a horrifying bee-swarm monster that's involved with this. I think that's what's scaring you so much. But we're going to have to beat it... somehow."
> Do we have any way to counter the darkness that's coming?
> Can we use any raw sun magic, even though we don't have any Sun spellcards with us?
>"Its okay Suwako, its okay... it looks like the water holds you up fine. Just come over here and I can try to help you, okay?"
>Its not particularly surprising if the water holds up Suwako, being all frog goddessy and such. But just to make sure, try stepping on the water to see if it holds you up too. Stuff is pretty messed up right now, after all.
> Conjure some more fire, as light.
> Infuse fire with Sun magic if possible.
>"It's entering this world, I see..."
>evaluate fear condition
>Look at how far Suwako has gone, and how far she has left to go before she reaches you. Assuming nothing really bad happens beforehand.
>keep Black Glasses ready in case blindness might help reduce the terror. Not that that's likely.
>"Keep going, Suwako... hang in there... it's scary, but together we might be able to fix this..."
>"Suwako!... damnit. Jeff, I'm in no condition to fly. I don't suppose I could ask you to go check on her?"
> Are there still bees coming out of her hair/clothes?
>"I-I...Uh...um...can I?"
>wait, who said that?
>try ladleing some bees in futility
> Fly out and attempt to assist Suwako in crossing the pond
> Give Suwako the KISS OF LIFE!
>Okay, okay, don't panic, make an escape route
>... except that by now it's probably impossible to find which way we came from. Damnit.
>prick self lightly with Youmu's swordon second thought being enlightened to its true form might be a bad idea
>wave sword at bees
>turn around
>Leave gigyas bees behind and fly outta there
> If possible, get back to shore.
> Continue to assist Suwako.
> Hold out Youmu's sword and see if Suwako can reach it.
> Continue talking to her.
> While we're assisting Suwako, let's think this through from a crypto-biological standpoint.
> By being in the swarm of bees we've established that they're a central point to the local manifestation of an eldritch abomination.
> Unless it's random, and the deterministic nature of Gensokyo suggests it's not, the form that the eldritch abomination takes, i.e. a swarm of bees, is significant.
> Bees are hive-based insects, with a strongly established social structure, at the top of which presides a Queen of sorts. Furthermore, bees are likely to swarm when their hive is in danger.
> Therefore... Suwako is their hive and/or Queen?
> That doesn't make sense :(.
> Fine, Suwako is confused, let's stab her with Youmu's short blade, maybe she'll get a few clever ideas. I vote left forearm, that's least likely to incapacitate her. Warn her we're doing so first, before the stabbings.
> Unless anyone else has any clever ideas.
>"Okay Suwako, your about halfway there... it should start getting a little brighter soon, just keep on going!"
>You are suggesting we stab Suwako? wat
>I think the bees are more like attacking Suwako then claiming her as their Queen. She's the one who attacked them back when Jeff saw it in the first place, and there used to be bees around Rumia too, who had also helped.
>And, I mean, when we tried to get near her there was that whole darkness and pain thing, which is what she's been saying this entire time.
> This voice suspects that the bees will just follow Suwako. Bringing her over here might not help at all.
> Idea! Have we looked at that house in the Underground, back where it all started? Were there any bees there? And have we looked properly for bees there? This voice reckons that if all the bees ever all come into one swarm, the eldritch abomination will manifest. This voice reckons we should make that happen and duke it out with it, fisticuffs-style. This means making several trips back and forth to properly clean up Rumia as well.
>Watch to see if the bees move as Suwako starts coming out of the swarm
>"Okay Suwako, you're starting to come out of the swarm of bees! It should start getting easier soon!"
>Well shit.
>...well, at least she isn't in that horrible place anymore. I guess if it works this way, it doesn't matter even if we get someone like Yukari speed back up by bees.
>We conjured up a light a minute ago, right? Is it helping at all with this "world getting darker" thing?
>Brace yourself for... something.
>Pray to whatever god can help us now.
>Pray to the parser!
>PRAY TO THE KITTAN! D:! SHE GOT US IN THIS MESS!
>Oh God they're after Jeff.
>Oh God we were stupid to not realize this
>Oh God I have no idea what to do now!
>Daaamn, this is my fault isn't it?
>Errr, what spellcards are still ready to be used? Rage Trilithon High Level and Metal Fatigue? Fuuuuck.
>RUNFLY FOR YOUR LIFE
>No wait, pray to Kanako for help, THEN fly for your life.
>You've failed us all kitten!
>fuckdamnshitcrap
>Okay, we either need something that can help us defeat cosmic horror bees, or someone who isn't completely frozen. If we're going to end up praying, we can do that AFTER we've exhausted all hope. Any ideas?
>Wait, we can basically teleport around, can't we? Go back to Remi and Youmu. See if the rainbow spot where the Dream Cutlass and Youmu's sword touch is any different. Its the only thing I can think of.
>Inventory
>See if you can ladle up any of the rainbow energy with the ladle. If not, ponder if there is anything else that could possible contain or channel it.
>If not, slash at the rainbow energy with Youmu's shorter sword.
> Try going into the rainbow energy, bring jeff with you.>Unless we can get a previously mentioned lego back out, this might simply be suicide. We really don't know. If the lego DOES come back out though, maybe we should at least just start with sticking our face in and looking around.
> Try going into the rainbow energy, bring jeff with you.
>Wait... did we just lose our ladle? Gosh darnit. Try poking the energy with a charred lego and see if you can pull it back out, and if its still whole afterwards.
>"Jeff... any ideas on what we can do now? I'd at least try fighting it, but I only have two unused spellcards right now..."
>Unless we can get a previously mentioned lego back out, this might simply be suicide. We really don't know. If the lego DOES come back out though, maybe we should at least just start with sticking our face in and looking around.
> Bring hand close to energy
> If no unpleasant effects are felt, lightly poke
> Is our finger bleeding or otherwise injured?
> If not, stick head through
> Cut the line connecting us to Jeff
>"Jeff, your okay, right? I don't really know what effects cutting that filament might have had."
>Try pushing your hand into the energy.
>If that goes fine, take out your hand and push your head in, look around.
> Is everyone moveing?
> Where is the JEFF?
>Oh hey, portal. That...makes sense.
>We need to go back through that, but recruit help first. Jeff will be in trouble. And by help I mean Yuyuko Help.
> "That... Was very strange..."
>WHY DIDN'T WE MAKE JEFF GO THROUGH FIRST FFFFFF-
>Look around, pray there is still a portal or something.
>So...we failed. That's...bad.>Well... we did shatter that line. Maybe that did something.
>So...we failed. That's...bad.
>Well... we did shatter that line. Maybe that did something.
>Better get out of the way of this battle so we don't become collateral damage.
>Get out of the battlefield.
>Show Youmu her other sword and ask her to please stop attacking Remilia if she wants it back.
Help other voices? There's probably a way back but I'm stumped. Unless...
>Check status of Sakuya?
>Maybe we can ask Yukari about that place. If anyone can get us there, it's probably either her or Jeff. Speaking of Jeff, we should try to get down to the underground and see if he's still there to talk to... Yukari should be there too, even!
>Do you see any broken off pieces of the Dream Cutlass anywhere? Look around and if you find any, pick them up.
>I suppose Remi probably dropped the broken part she was holding, but if she hasn't, ask her to throw it over when she gets a chance.
>I suppose it'd be too much to hope for the Cutlass to become rainbowy again if we got it repaired, much less regain the power to... do whatever exactly it was that it did.
>Remilia should be fine against Youmu now, right? It's not sunny now and Youmu is one blade short.
>If so, lets get back down to the underground right now, to the house where we should find Yukari, Alice, and hopefully Jeff.
> Wait for Remi to finish off Youmu
> Watch whatever injuries the idiotic half-ghost sustains with a hint of vengeful sadism
>Go underground. We don't have time to waste. Jeff is going to be screwed by that Giygas.
>If Yukari doesn't know how to make a gap to there or something like that, perhaps we can get Jeff to spell out "The Words" for us.
>When we get to the house, ask Yukari/Alice if they noticed anything strange and then tell them what just happened
>Thinking on it...you know what The Words are. You even thought about them, much earlier today.>I'm not digging through 4,000 posts of Patchy Quest to find them, so I'll wait till we say them (if we have to) to see what they are. I've already read it all at least once D:
>_
Oh, this is easy if you played the first game>*facepalms* Of course it is. Oh god that makes so much sense.
>GUY MADE OF BEES!
>I'm not digging through 4,000 posts of Patchy Quest to find them, so I'll wait till we say them (if we have to) to see what they are. I've already read it all at least once D:
>When we get to the house, ask Yukari/Alice if they noticed anything strange and then tell them what just happened
>^Yeah that's copypasted :V
Oh, this is easy if you played the first game
>GUY MADE OF BEES!
>Wait until we get to the underground and Yukari and all them before repeating those words. I want help.
> "Hello... Yuyuko. Tell me, did you have a purpose in telling your pathetic slave to attempt to slaughter Remilia rather than simply speaking to her? Or were you perhaps hoping to try to destroy fate and potentially send the world into chaos?"
> Barely manage to restrain yourself from making the incredibly idiotic move of attacking Yuyuko, no matter how tempting it may be.
> Limit yourself to a scathing voice of barely restrained anger
> "Hello... Yuyuko. Tell me, did you have a purpose in telling your pathetic slave to attempt to slaughter Remilia rather than simply speaking to her? Or were you perhaps hoping to try to destroy fate and potentially send the world into chaos?"
>Ask if anything weird happened
>Explain situation
>Explain strategy for saving Jeff, humbly request help in vanquishing the bees forevar!
>Hope someone has a mirror.
>Don't do Drake's order. Bitch her out LATER.
> DO NOT SAY THIS, YUYUKO WILL BE OFFENDED
> Tell Everyone what happened to you, and that it would probably be a good idea to check on Suwako
> "Also, Where is Alice?"
>I'd rather deal with the bees first, and save Jeff. Time is of the essence. We can check Suwa later.
>Do ask about Alice.
>Oh, forgot, Gaphax. Sure, as long as we can gap right back.
>Ask Yukari if she's sure she can't gap the bees once they are summoned?
>Note that we haven't heard Jeff at all since we've gotten to the house. That's not good.
>We can go check on Suwako, at least. Maybe Suwako/Kanako/Sanae might come. Wriggle is an insect person, as well... bees.
>Go through gap to the Moriya Shrine, attempt to gather all four of them up and explain situation
>See if Suwako/Kanako remember what happened
>Ask if anyone will come help fight the cosmic bee horror
>"I'm glad to have your help, Sanae."
>Hmm... so Yuyuko said she would come too, didn't she? Is there anyone else we think might come?
>Recall that Rumia was also affected by the bees, and ask Yukari if she would be willing to let you check on her.
>"You're right, Kanako. As soon as Rumia decides to come or not, we must go to face the bees. All we'll need is to get to a mirror and say the words!"
>...gah, Rumia isn't particularly smart, is she? Better keep this simple.
>Go through a gap to Rumia after it is opened
>"Hey Rumia! Me, Sanae, and Yuyuko are about to go fight a cosmic bee horror... do you think you could help us? I found your hairbow, by the way."
> Tell Rumia that it wasn't a ghost, it was us in another world, and we need her help so save Gensokyo
> "Ok, I'll tell Jeff you said Hi"
> Procede to consider how exactly we're going to get back to the frozen world.
> OH, IDEA! Get Youmu and Remilia to stop fighting for a moment, Fix the Dream Cutlass, and have them clang it out for a bit
>gap to kanako
>stare at herchestmirror and say GUY MADE OF BEES
> Go into a bathroom and turn off the lights and say "GUY MADE OF BEES" 3 times.
> Say The Words 2 more times.
> Ready all spellcards available.
> In fact, this isn't really Gensokyo any more - ready all firepower available.
> Tell Yuyuko and Sanae to do the same.
> Wait for swarm to form something coherent.
> Shout: "Could you please leave us alone and, well, leave? Forever?"
> If negative or hostile response, open fire, ALL WEAPONS.
> If neither of the above, wait.
> Click fingers in front of Sanae's face.
> "Now's not the time to be spacing out, girl. You're in this now, so see it through all the way. Don't you have some pride in your power?"
> Grab her by the shoulders.
> "Suwako and Kanako are counting on you. They're what you've got, and your strength is who you are. Now, are you going to panic like a mewling babe, or are you going to stand up for the people you love?"
> Nod at Yuyuko.
> "You'd better decide quickly..."
> Turn away, adjust cap to a cool slant, and face the swarm.
> "Because it's go time."
> "The Spell Card System probably doesn't work here."
> Can we access raw magic?
>"Unfortunate," says Yuyuko. "Well then, shall we run?"
>You aren't sure. But you do know, given how busy of a day that you've had, you're not going to be able to do much on the fly.
>_
> "Run? Okay, let's try to get to a higher position, so we can better judge this thing's development. Maybe we can throw together a spell or two while we're there."
> Look for a place with a nice view.
> "Sanae, your spellcards are imbued with power from your patron gods, right? Maybe they'll work here, Kanako could contact me in this realm after all. See if they work, and if they do, try to bring the mansion down, maybe it'll slow the swarm down a bit."
> "Let's keep moving, see if the bees stay in one swarm or if they tend to separate."
> Start moving away from the mansion.
> "What is it, Sanae? I need all of you here, not half-lost in thoughts. Out with it."
> Keep the swarm at the edge of either vision or hearing range.
>Play this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAVE43CkKw) as we come up with a plan
>"accidentally" mishear certain lyrics so song becomes apt.
> Actually, this voice is running out of ideas. If the current plan doesn't yield anything, I'm not too sure what to do next.
> Spellcards don't work, so mundane means of combat are the way forward. The bees are immune to standard fumigation, from what I recall, so we'd have to either drown them somehow, or fashion some sort of rudimentary flamethrower, and that might be a wee bit difficult under current time constraints.
> Use your IMMENSE KNOWLADEGE OF MAGICKS to conjour up some fireballs
> Ask Yuyuko if she can use her MASTERY OVER NOT-ALIVENESS
> Ask Sanaeif see's a good girlif she could kindle produce for us a ALLMIGHTY OCCURANCE
>This voice thinks you folks might need to learn when the parser gives you mercy. Its usually when he confirms something.
>Thats jeff in there ain't it.
>...oh crap. I hope that thing didn't get Jeff already.
>IDEA! Give Sanae the silver medal.
>If we suddenly collapse in terror or something when we take if off, change your mind and just put it back on before saying anything about the idea to anyone.
>Check if we can conjure at least a couple flames without collapsing.
>If so, REVIVE THE FLAMING LEGOS OF FUCKWIN by holding them in your hand as you conjure a flame and throwing them at the bees.
>Addendum: If flames are possible without taking us out of action, use butterly fan to fan the flames we make. If we need another hand to do this ask for Sanae's help.
>Initiate that FLAMING LEGOS OF FUCKWIN plan then and throw them at the bees as soon as they appear.
>Yeesh...yeah, but this is hard...Hmm...
>Think about good things, like making Remilia proud twice in one day, and how many badass points you are getting for this, and how awesome it is to save Jeff, and overall how great a girl you are, Patchy!
>We friggen beat REIMU to solving an unprecendented serious affair. There is no way in HELL that those damned bees will stand up to our FLAMING LEGOS OF FUCKWIN! FIRE AT WILL! AND BY WILL, I MEAN THE BEES!
>BEAT THE BEES! BEAT THE BEES! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAVE43CkKw) Use this mantra to blast the giygas to KINGDOM COME!
>POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING SIGN!: (http://i46.tinypic.com/2aaf502.gif)
>PATCHY IS AWESOME!
>Explain your plan to Yuyuko as breifly as possible.
>Ask her for any assistence she can give
>Ask her to tell you how great you are and how this has been the greatest day ever, and you aren't going to let any bees get in our way!
>Ask Sanae what she's doing cause it looks AWESOME.
>Leave Sanae to it.
>Check Inventory
>Give us at least one turn to synth another weapon of AWESOME.
>Be happy that Yuyuko finds you JUST SO AWESOME that she'll stay with you because she knows you'll totally kick ass!
>Whats our skill with Weapon Type (Book) again?
>Draw courage from Tiger Pin
>Use Donut in such a way that his Lunatic Danmaku skills kill the bees.
>If we could actually use Donut as bait, that'd be cool, but I don't think the bees are hungry.
>Ready Rage Trilithon High Level to use after FLAMING LEGOS
>Oh right spellcards don't work duh *facepalm*
>Ready Rage Trilithon High Level to use after FLAMING LEGOS
>Do you really think spellcards will..
>Yanno what, sure, let's do this. But don't fire til Sanae is done praying.
>Also, we are AWESOME. Cause we are smart enough to come up with these clever schemes, but also badass enough to IMPLEMENT them. Bees? FUCK Bees! We got this!
>Oh right spellcards don't work duh *facepalm*
>They might in a bit
>GO PATCHY!
>Shout at bees "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!"
>ACTIVATE FLAMING LEGOS OF FUCKWIN!
>"I'll show YOU bright and dirty!"
>"YOU BETTER BEE AFRAID YOU DAMNED INSECTS!"
>If in reach, pick up flaming burning bees, throw at bees
>Rinse and repeat
>"YOU BETTER BEE AFRAID YOU DAMNED INSECTS!"
>Oh god, no bee puns. That's more embarrassing than a public "Mukyu!"
>Oh god, no bee puns. That's more embarrassing than a public "Mukyu!"
> "So... Got any ideas Yuyuko?"
> Check on Sanae. A miracle would be pretty damn nice right now.
>I'm trying to use the Dashing Swordswoman Prestige class!
>Close distance, acquire FLAMING BEES OF FUCKWIN, fire at bees.
> Don't make any goddamn retarded bee puns.
>It really is. But on the other hand, it beats paralyzation from abject terror.
>Rest Case
>Set the wheel on fire and roll it through the swarm
>After you roll off the wheel, brandish Youmu's Shorter Sword at the bees
>Apply AOL disk to sword to create SHORT BEESWATTER OF FUCKWIN!
> "Hohoho, happy are you? Well, I hope you hive a way to handle THIS!"
>Gain +1 circumstance bonus on attacks against bees.
> Don't make any goddamn retarded bee puns.
> Place hand into a cluster of bees and use that igniteing spell to simulate EXPLOSION FISTS
> Don't let any bees under your robes!!
>Use Butterfly fan as a BEESWATTER!
>Dash forward a second to get away from whatever bee just attacked you
>Put the fan away, concentrate on using the sword
>Try to imitate Yuyuko a little bit to become harder to hit
>...yeah, this isn't looking good. Lets see, can we think of 9 people to pray to? D:
>PLEASE SANAE FINISH SOON
>Try gaining COURAGE via thoughts of Jeff, Kanako, Remilia, Yukari, Lyrica, Rinnosuke, and all the other people you've been meeting with. (Yes, even Sakuya).
>Are we still making ANY progress against the bees? This seems to be going pretty darn bad.
>Do we think Sanae is still preparing her miracle, or did the bees probably stop her by now?
>Mukyu :<
>Continue our current actions until Sanae and her silver medal of courage pull through and give us a miracle. And if they just don't after a while longer, just start praying to everyone in Gensokyo you can think of.
>Kill BEES GIYGAS and inherit the legend. Don't forget a hook.
> Wonder why voices are suddenly relatively silent
> ...Wonder how this is a bad thing.
> Check physical condition
> Stare down this new foe
>honey... wax...
>Damnit, Porky. Is THIS what you did with the Perfectly Safe Capsule?
>If possible to speak without suffocating on bees, "And what makes you so happy, Jeff?!"
>display positive emotion as humanly as possible
>continue slicing bees with the sword
>inventory
>abilities
> Oh well, it's the final showdown, isn't it? And Yuyuko's already dead, right? And fire seems to be working quite well...
> Approach Yuyuko as quickly as possible.
> Apologise profusely.
> Set Yuyuko's clothes on fire.
> Set our book on fire. Screw 3rd degree burns on our hands and arms.
> Wade into the swarm, swinging the burning book.
>Which book?
>_
>ALL OF THEMMonday Magic. Let's try to keep high literature intact for now.
> A random ghost? That wasn't here last time we checked.
> "Identify yourself!"
> Flail at bees.
> Set everything on fire that is likely to burn (aside from prized mementoes) - Butterfly Fan, Shoddy Drawing, Pad of Paper, Cardboard Sleeve, Box.
>well, he did say he didn't want to be a doll, and it seems like mr. Giygas needs something to inhabit...
>approach wayward spirit
>recall Mona Patchy and Blessing of the Great Destructor for moral support
> Set everything on fire that is likely to burn (aside from prized mementoes) - Butterfly Fan, Shoddy Drawing, Pad of Paper, Cardboard Sleeve, Box.
> Set everything on fire that is likely to burn (aside from prized mementoes) - Butterfly Fan, Shoddy Drawing, Pad of Paper, Cardboard Sleeve, Box.
>it would help more if we could get these flames onto the bees, rather than things we own.
>What's this wet crap anyway? Tears? Honey? Both?
> Fine, take the bait. Wipe face, see what the liquidy stuff is. Be prepared for blood, but also hope for a pleasant surprise that it's not.
>"Yuyuko! Spirit here!"
>Sanae summoned rain, didn't she?
>keep moving!
>And I guess we've given Jeff enough chances to snap out of it... given the chance, slice that spirit with Youmu's sword!
>try Jeff's hat
>Put on the remains of Jeff's hat
>Check your quests, see where Defeating the Bees falls
>Try throwing the used spellcards at the bees
>Try swapping your and Jeff's caps. If the bees are swarming too much, don't.
>Check on other quests
>Check on inventory
>Is the rain bothering the bees?
>We can't hope to defeat all the bees with the way things are going right now. We need to figure out something to do with this spirit.
>If you can do so safely, try touching the spirit with Jeff's hat
> Hope that the rain soon impedes the swarm.
> Wonder why the arguing voices in your head that have been making you feel insane all day have calmed down
> ...Also wonder how this is a bad thing.
>hope that Sanae knows what she's doing in trying to flood out the bees
>did the hat's remains get left within the spirit?
>Wonder if Sanae is enacting the miracle of the Great Flood
>Maybe we should take the opportunity of slowed bee activity to find higher ground now. Or at least find Yuyuko.
>I guess we can't really combust the bees with all this rain, how else would one kill cosmic horror bees? D:
>IDEA, fly up in the air and look for Yuyuko and the spirit
>consider ditching robe if it starts weighing you down more than is worth the protection against stings
>if flying doesn't work, try to follow the spirit
>Fly away from your current spot quickly in order to ditch the bees
>would carrying the robe keep the inventory stuff intact? If so, pull it off to get some of that soothing water where it's now needed
>keep moving - get somewhere - oh god the bees
>Check inventory. See which items will be inaccessable if we drop our robe.
>this is exceptionally not worth it; actually, wait on taking it off unless the soaking water starts to make it difficult to keep moving effectively
>does anything seem to be happening with the bees? Is the ground all soggy or anything?
> Stop, drop and roll.
> If that doesn't get rid of the bees on us, roll into the SDM lake.
>scratch that. Hang upside down, keep pockets from dropping contents, hope aya hasn't came here by some method.
> Fine, dive, drop, roll. It's the rolling bit that's important.
> Oh now you're just being finicky. We can hardly drop and roll whilst in a lake, can we?
> Dive to ground and immediately proceed with the rolling.
> When bees have been rolled off to a satisfactory degree, quickly get up and resume flailing.
>hover just barely above the ground to avoid tripping in the mud, unless that would be just as difficult or significantly increase exposure to Bees
>cut, cut throughconfusionthe swarm
> Fast forward until rain is of monsoon level. Then we can work.
> Mentally sisfist Sanae. Girl's got what it takes.
> Now that the bees are less of a distraction, look for Yuyuko and Sanae, then move to higher ground.
> The mansion's pretty tall, let's go there.
>if it's safe enough to get in the air above the bees without getting stung to hell, do so for visibility and safety
>examine inventory for large, heavy objects for squishing purposes
>or maybe just let the flash flood drown 'em all
>Your Mona Patchy, by Flandre Age 501 has been completely ruined by the rain.
>_
>Your Floating Trumpet has been completely ruined by the rain.
> Oh god! How could you?
> ...Wait a second.
> Wat? It's not a Steinway Grand, it's a freaking trumpet!
> Put Monday Magic and Floating Trumpet in the Box
>dear god save the mona patchy
>dear god save the mona patchy
>Fly up, keep moving (ziggitty zaggitty), find the nearest high ground, go to it. Yuyu can't die and sanae can split the waters to make a safe haven, so they're fine.
> I will save this patient!
> Carefully fold the picture twice - the paper is less likely to tear if it's uniformly wet than if it had soggy patches, so this should be doable. There's nothing much we can do about the crayon drawing itself, but we can hope that the ones used here aren't strongly water-soluble.
> Place the folded-up drawing between the pages of Monday Magic. That should prevent any further damage, as well as start slowly leeching the water from the picture itself.
> Place Monday Magic into Box.
>Friendly hint when dealing with the text parser: If he ever asks for confirmation, that means you are proposing a BAD IDEA.
>Um...I still don't have any ideas. It seems mostly Sanae took care of this cause she's AWESOME
>Fly to higher ground.
ffffffff
>Check inventory. See which items survived.
>At this rate, do we think any bees will survive Sanae's miracle?
>Hmm... could we magically make a lightning bolt or other electrical charge to shock all the bees in the water to death? It seems we've got some time to prepare if needed.
>I figure you'll say the rain will keep us from being able to concentrate; take shelter under the tree.
>Condition to cast water magic? Something along the lines of a wall of water falling on the bees and killing them by sheer force may be the smallest bit redundant, but anything to speed up sanae's work helps.
> Crush bees with water
>Increase the weight and size of droplets over the bee swarm, to be excact. And then get far away as to not crush yourself with water.
>The bees seem to be having plenty of trouble as it is; it might be better to try and find those two, rather than make the rain worse, even temporarily.
>store Ruined Hat in box for the time being
>any idea if the electric train set runs on batteries? If we're gonna electrocute the bees, might as well do it ditching something that would electrocute US.
>stay off the ground enough to avoid having feet in the water>I don't care how good at danmaku battles we may be, you can't react fast enough to dodge lightning. Don't stand quite so close to the tree; at least a foot from the trunk.
>be ready to flee if the tree gets :lightning:'d.
>stay off the ground enough to avoid having feet in the water
>be ready to flee if the tree gets :lightning:'d.
>I don't care how good at danmaku battles we may be, you can't react fast enough to dodge lightning. Don't stand quite so close to the tree; at least a foot from the trunk.
>Try to keep as much shelter from the rain as you can though, without getting really close.
>Did we win?
>If so, super thank Sanae
>Ask Yuyuko or Sanae what the hell just happened.
> Nod
> ''Yes, I did. It reacted to the remains of Jeff's hat, but nothing else. Strange..."
>"I think he flew off after I passed the hat's remains through him. I don't think I caught where he went..."
>is the mansion in decent condition? This is important. Is this the Gensokyo we know?
>congratulate Sanae for courage and quick thinking
>mourn loss of 90% of inventory
>"I... during the whole Dream Cutlass thing, I sliced a filament between me and Jeff. If what you say is true, and if that ghost was Jeff, I'm afraid I might have destroyed what was left of him... he was already erased from history in the first place."
>Um...do I need to do anything else to help Jeff?
>"I don't suppose you'd care to explain? My second guess would be that the spirit was Jeff under possession by that horror. The hat woke him up, so he ran off...?"
>Go over to Yuyuko
>Who are the two people? Do we know them?
>If not, ask for a further explanation.
>is it Higan?
>"I hope he enjoys Hell. Or are they arguing about his apparent non-existence?"
>consider
>"Or did he try to molest her?"
>try to examine coin in Komachi's hands
>discreetly make sure Lucky Coin is still present
>smile a true smile
> "...Is there a particular reason we're seeing this?"
>"I bet with whats happened to him, his talk with Shikieiki will be interesting."
>Comment on the damn nicerackboat Komachi has.
>look
>inventory
>quests
>skills
>We really should get ourselves into something warm, and non-soaked. Ask if Sanae and Yuyuko have anything else we should discuss with them.
>"... well! That was quite the adventure. Now we need some decent clothes... and to return this badge to Rinnosuke. But I wonder if the yama would need us to talk about Jeff, if her mirror doesn't work..."
>"Thanks again for all the help, both of you. We didn't exactly get away unscathed, but defeating that horror is nothing to sneeze at. I think we can get away with stopping by the mansion to dry off... and make sure Sakuya's okay."
>if Sanae and Yuyuko are willing, head to the SDM
>smile
>"Just long enough to dry off. I owe you for your help, as well."
>head to the mansion, try and bring in Sakuya if she's still outside
>Offer Sanae a hug. If she seems reluctant, settle for a dignified handshake.
>nod
>ask one of the fairy maids for two towels, please
>ask Meiling about what's been happening
>make mental note to thank maids profusely afterwards
>"Is Sakuya alright?"
> Make another mental note to check on Mona Patchy as soon as possible, but without letting Flandre see that it's been soaked
>"Let's say that sunset came a bit ahead of schedule."
>"I take it you're feeling better, as well?"
>what's Sanae up to?
>if there's nothing interesting to add, take it easy until the maids are back
>make sure to sisfist Meiling farewell when the time comes
> Whoa, before any of that happens, ask Yuyuko to call off Youmu.
> Damn. Oh well, the fight will putter out by itself eventually.
> When fairy leaves, heave a large mukyu of relief. We won and everything (at least against an eldritch abomination).
>Check and examine current status of quests
> The first and last ones can or should be done by ourselves. Also the Sakuya one. Also the Marisa one.
> Go to library.
> Presumably all the stuff wenickedborrowed.
> Totally misread the situation for comic effect.
> Look terrified.
> "I'll return everything, I promise, just don't break my knees!"
> "Exceptional circumstances, manifestation of an elder god, time as we know it grinding to a halt, yes, yes, it won't happen again! Just leave my knees be, please!"
> Give him his stuff back.
> Oh god it's all muddy and soggy and we're gonna have to learn to use a wheelchair and...
> Consider bursting out into tears as a solution.
> "How about this here trumpet in exchange? It floats and everything."
> Oh, wait, crap, don't forget to remove Flandre's drawing from inside the book. Carefully.
> Empty pockets of everything, hope that Rinnosuke will be satisfied with something from the stash.
> "Deal!"
> Watch Rinnosuke until he leaves.
>Wow. We just pawned off Youmu's sword. We're turning into Nazrin! Better hope Youmu doesn't come to us later to get it back.
>After he leaves, lets retrieve the ingredients for Anti-Humidity spell we stored away in the library (and thank god we did)
>Preform the spell!
>After performing the spell, clean off muddy trumpet, visit Shou's store.
>Check on the anti-humidity spell's effects on the damage against Mona Patchy
>Slap forehead, recall it is nighttime.
>Decide if there is anything you can accomplish tonight or if you should just watch the Remilia/Youmu battle then go to sleep
>Ah, hell, sure, let's go to the underground and catch up on Keine.
>Ask Meiling about Secret Items on the way out.
>Ah, I see, thanks ^-^
>Head underground, check on Keine.
>briefly wonder why we pawned off Youmu's sword when we could have easily just promised to make him another copy of a book we wrote ourselves.
>Attribute temporary stupidity to panicking.
>Wait til staring contest is over.
>Say hi to both Mokou and Keine
>Ask Keine if the situation has been resolved.
>Make a horn joke
>briefly wonder why we pawned off Youmu's sword when we could have easily just promised to make him another copy of a book we wrote ourselves.
>Attribute temporary stupidity to panicking.
>wonder whether Sakuya and Remilia would kill you for performing the humidity spell without warning them first
>Ponder the feasability of using the trumpet to somehow get Merlin to work with her sisters again
>Recall locations of Prismrivers
> We don't have access to a printing press. Rewriting the entire book would take forever, and would have Rinnosuke breathing over our shoulder, and that's something that needs to be avoided.
>Though we could have tried to dry the book...even if it wouldn't have worked.
>or maybe we could have been responsible thieves and, y'know, not taken what we didn't legitimately need to defeat a cosmic horror. But too late now.
> Make a mental note to listen for any happenings in the next couple of days that may mean Jeff reincarnated.
> Why does Sakuya always frown? We need to get her to smile one of these days!
>Hmmm... what could we do/give to Sakuya that she would enjoy?
>Maybe that Stopwatch in Rinnosuke's shop.
>"It was quite the adventure to deal with. But he should be at Higan now."
>sigh
>"I don't suppose you've seen Alice? I don't recall where she went, offhand..."
>"Ah, right... maybe that's where Kisume got her sandwich..."
>Make mental addition to Prismriver quest that the most likely way to succeed is to get all three Prismrivers to the Palace of the Earth Spirits.
Merlin is the only one we have left to get to the Palace, so if we find her, We could set it so we hand the trumpet to her there.
> She's probably still at Shou's. Let's go!
> Patchy doesn't sleep. Patchy waits.
>Like the tavern! Lets go there.
>Also, don't youkai need to sleep D:
>check catness rating of all in room, including self.
>Go over and talk to Kogasa. Maybe we can recruit her to help move Merlin.
>Including self, Mr. Parser.
> Let Kogasa in on your plan to get the Prismrivers back together.
>"I'm not sure if I have enough skill to convince Merlin, and I know I don't have enough strength to tie her up and drag her there. Can you help? Preferably with convincing her by speech."
>"I see. I don't think a startling would get me closer to my objective. Thank you for listening anyway."
>Check if we have trumpet in hand.
>Go over to Merlin
>Show her the trumpet
>Don't give her the trumpet or let her take it
>Ponder if you and Kogasa could scare Lunasa and Lyrica enough to snatch their instruments. Maybe if we had all of them and all their instruments, we could threaten+help them to come to an agreement.
>"Oh, you did? Wonderful! What have you found out?"
>Tell her she's been invited to do a gig at satori's place, playing her own instrument, of course - satori loves trumpets.
>Hand over floating trumpet
>Say hi to reimu and moemiji.
>Go after Merlin to see if Satori enjoys the music.
>"Hello Satori! I presume the Prismrivers are inside having an argument?"
>"Yes... I did. I better go inside to make sure this ends well. It's just not right when they're all upset with eachother."
>Go inside and find the Prismrivers, eavesdrop~
>Call over satori to see what they're thinking. Infact, she could resolve this is she's subtle enough - knowing excactly what each of them thinks.
>Ask the names of these two new pets.
> Yeah, confirm what each of them wants from their music. Once we know that, the problem's probably solvable.
>Mentally review. Did we get the secret things from Murasa, Rinnosuke, Yuugi, and Wriggle?
>Tell Satori you'll be back soon
>Quickly run out of the underground and all the way to Youkai Mountain.
>Ask Wriggle about Secret Things.
>If Secret Thing is obtained, head to the human village and give it to the cloaked person.
>Either way, head back to the Palace of the Earth Spirits.
>Tell Satori you'll be back soon
>Quickly run out of the underground and all the way to Youkai Mountain.
>Ask Wriggle about Secret Things.
>If Secret Thing is obtained, head to the human village and give it to the cloaked person.
>Either way, head back to the Palace of the Earth Spirits.
>one thing at a time, please.
>attempt to listen in on conversation; catch what each of them is upset about, at least
>Hmmm... what kinds of music are there other then Jazz, Classical, and Techno? Ones they could actually manage to play with their 3 instruments, that is.
> Play your "Locked Girl" and hope they all hear it.
> See how they react to it.
>Kick self for not having BEES.mp3
>ponder how to mug Parsee
>"STOP FIGHTING! CAN'T YOU SEE YOU'RE TEARING US APART?"
>okay that won't work
>See if you have any spellcards left. We could distract them long enough to get words in.
>make eldritch summon of musical expert that can reconcile these disagreements in a single musical style or piece
>blame Weird Al for reasons unknown
>If we just want to get their attention, walk in between them and scream at the top of your lungs until they all stop
> Offer Yourself to Parsee in exchange for bees.Mp3
> Actualy, no, you are not a prostitute like Aya, Offer her some other nice thing that we have.
>BEES.mp3 is worth more than the goddamn SDM.
> Attempt to recall the genre of Banson's Aria...not much good it'll do with it being ruined by the flood, though.
> Okay, they're sick of jazz, techno and classical? Easy (hopefully). Jazz is wanted for improvisation and solo-ing, classical presumably for its traditional and composed roots, and techno for the exhilarating beats offered by exotic electronic sounds.
> Clearly they should be playing a variant of Heavy Metal, it has the opportunity for solos for the lead musician, the necessity of deep, penetrating rhythms with electronic support for the techno-geek, and easily wraps around classic harmonic structures.
> Heck, Cirno can join in for vocals as well, if she wants.
> Offer this idea to the Prismrivers, and outline a basic song.
> "Would you three be able to improvise off that?"
> Let's be all civil about this.
> Walk in between them.
> "Girls, girls, stop fighting, this is getting all of us nowhere."
> If they pay attention, proceed with explanation. If not:
> "Hey, I've got an idea, I think all of you will like it, so if you could just give me a moment..."
> If they pay attention, proceed with explanation. If not, raise voice:
> "Dammit, listen to me!"
> If they still don't listen after that:
> Take out Monday Magic (waterlogged), and whap each of them over the head with it. If that doesn't get their attention, I'm out of ideas.
>contemplate how bad an idea it is to pick a fight in Gensokyo without a spellcard
> From what I understand, we don't have to accept the terms of the spellcard duel.
> "Oh for heaven's sake, put that spellcard away. I'm just trying to help you guys, but I can hardly do so if you're not paying attention! I have a solution for your ensemble, so all you have to do is listen to me for a few minutes."
> Present above suggestion re: Metal variant.
> "Oh, I see, it was never about the music to begin with. It was more of an interpersonal relationships thing - you three are exhausted with each other, and need a break from each others' company - as they say, familiarity breeds contempt, and all that. To do so, you are willing to put yourself into miserable situations that not only demean you as musicians, but also as people."
> Look around.
> "I believe we need to have a talk. You're proud girls, and I can sympathise with your situation somewhat, but this kind of bickering isn't healthy, and if you voice your issues to each other in a calm and mature manner, I'm sure everyone can come to a resolution. Now, we need some nice, comfy chairs and maybe a pot of tea."
> Look pointedly at Satori.
> Hope we're on the right track.
>"You would ask for tea when the girls are gone and can't be bullied into making it."
> I think that's missing some punctuation, but I'm not sure where. As is, it's not parsing (ha).
> Find some nice, comfy chairs. If none available, any kind of seating apparatus will do. Get them all in a circle and invite the Prismrivers to sit down. Sit ourselves on a seat as well, facing them.
> "You girls are very close to each other, and that's wonderful. But, of course, because of that, you would have a lot of trouble keeping things to yourselves, and the first people who experience any of the more unpleasant parts of your personalities would be each other. You begin to see more of your sisters' flaws, concentrate on them, and suddenly you see nothing but flaws, suddenly turning loved ones into those you hate most. Of course, music is your life, your essence, really, so of course you would begin to feel that your sisters' music is confining and inadequate. "
> Stroke imaginary beard.
> "You girls are strong, proud people, and there is nothing wrong with that. But this makes it hard for you to really express your innermost feelings to others, as you feel that you can handle them by yourselves. Sometimes, however, just talking it out with those who cause you grief can solve more problems than you could ever think possible."
> Take off Tiger Cub Pin.
> "So I propose that we do just that. Each of you will take turns to say what you've been thinking over the past few weeks. There will be no interruptions until the one who is speaking says she is finished. This pin will signify the speaker, and will go clockwise."
> Pass the pin to the Prismriver on our left. Look at her encouragingly.
> "You have to be patient, Lunasa, and trust me."
> Mull things over a bit. These three are an impulsive bunch, that's for sure. They need to open up without being hostile or building up resentment, and only we can make them do that.
> Put Tiger Pin back in its rightful place.
> "Now I'll ask each of you a few questions, to build up the context, so we're all on the same page. They might not be very easy to answer, but I'd like you to try your best."
> Turn to Merlin.
> "Could you please describe how you've been, mentally and musically, since you've decided to go on your own?"
> Note to Parser and other voices: while I think that this spontaneous therapy session is fun, I realise that it can make all of Patchy Quest grind to a snail's pace, which totally sucks for everyone who doesn't enjoy this kind of thing. You should totally say something if that's the case for you and I'll do my best to break it off/speed it up.
>"So, why don't you all try playing together? Trust me, you'll enjoy it more than anything else."
> "Merlin, what made you decide to start working for Shou in the first place?"
> "I see. Lunasa, same question to you - how have you been since you've struck out on your own?"
>Ponder where to get a sunflower really quickly, perhaps in 5 seconds. Think about asking satori?
>Oh. Then talk about the time when the prismrivers had loads of fun performing a concert in a sunflower field. Bring back happy memories.
>"It's safe to say you all had fun, right?"
>Wait for them all to nod. If no objections appear, continue with the following
>"Now, be honest with me. Since you three have split up, how much fun have you had?"
> "Look, you three..."
> Pause, glance at Cirno. Her being here is a bit awkward.
> "I would love to take the time to speak to you individually, to really think things through, but it will ultimately come down to one realisation - you are sisters, and share a deep bond. Of course this closeness will sometimes irritate you, but if you're honest with your feelings and are willing to explain them to each other, the I promise that the love you had for each other will come back."
> Spread arms in an encouraging gesture.
> "Of course, a new direction for each of you might help things along, so, please, try my suggestion. Right here, right now. You are wonderful musicians, and your music is imbued with your feelings. So, go wild with your music, each of you, and see where it takes everyone."
> This is a good thing.
> Tell the girls that they are makeing excelent progress, but you have a thing to do right now, and if they still don't like eachother they should talk to us about it.
> Consider further study in this sort of things... Would we looks good with grey hair and tiny little glasses?
> Take out Book Entitled: Monday Magic by Patchouli Knowledge (waterlogged), brandish it threateningly. Hope that gets their attention. Whap each of them on the head with it if it doesn't.
> "All right, girls, I feel we're making some progress, but unfortunately this session's just about out of time. I have a final thought to share, and that relates to Lunasa's question."
> Put away book.
> "All relationships have to involve compromise. Ideally, your music should be the kind both you and your audience likes. Experiment, try new things out. Until I come back, I'd like you three to work on just that - music that you all like. I believe Satori would be happy to put you up here, in exchange for a few performances from you. Probably individually, though."
> Look hopefully at Satori.
> "Okay girls, I'll see you later!"
> Get out of dodge.
> Examine Quests.
> I thought we got rid of all humidity?
> Head back inside the palace and grab Cirno if she's being excluded by the Prismrivers.
> Head to Wriggle's place
> Why are we dragging along Cirno? I mean, this voice isn't against it, it's just odd.
> Arrive at Wriggle's house.
>Hug cirno like a plushie
>Knock on wriggle's door
> "I saw her fly by earlier today, right after the sun disappeared."
> Knock on Wriggle's door.
>Ponder if the Prismrivers count as reunited
>Examine quests
>Aya can be used for the map of gensyoko quest. If we can copy our most up to date map, she can fly up and draw on the new locations using that birds eye view she enjoys. And then, we betray her by setting a trap. As she hands the map over to us, tengu jump out and apprehend her. Fufu.
>"I was just stopping by the say hello, and say sorry for causing you so much trouble. The heat was realy getting to me. Mind if I come in?
>As she hands the map over to us, tengu jump out and apprehend her. Fufu.
> And by "tengu" we mean Youmu or someone else with a good whacking arm and a sack of oranges, right? Or maybe bars of soap.
> "Just coming to check up on you, Wriggle. How've they been treating you?"
> spend time with Wriggle.
> Attemp to decipher her strange slang that makes you think of tusks and welding goggles
> Aw, her slang's adorable, though.
> "Yeah, I hope that run is the only time we'd have to go through that kind of thing. Sanae was pretty shook up, but she's a good girl, she came through when it counted."
>"Oh, Wriggle; I've heard around that you had a secret item. I've been looking for them all over Gensokyo, and I believe yours should be the final one... do you think I could have it? Or if not, could I give or do something for you in exchange for it?"
>smile at wriggle and give her a big thanks
>Tell cirno she can stay and hang out
>Leave wrigglehouse
>Mukyu
>Go to rumia
>trade in secret trousers
> So now Rumia has a tuxedo, tophat, monacle, and fake mustache. now what?
>Ponder what we should do with the dog.
But we already have a dog. It cleans and cooks, too. This one does just the opposite, though.
> Now, now, it's this kind of attitude that had Sakuya trying to get us. Probably.
> What say we give the dog to Flandre?
> Also make sure Sakuya is there when we give Flandre the puppy so that she breaks due to HNNNNGH.
>would Flandre be awake at this hour?
>ponder if it would be insulting or complementary to name the puppy after Sakuya
>thank Rumia profusely
>"Anything special you're planning to do with those secret items?"
>bid farewell to Rumia and take our new puppy back to the SDM
>"How'd it go?"
>mutter, "Understandably."
>shake head
>"Anyway, someone was looking for a good home for this puppy. I thought Flandre would find it cute, so I brought it back home. Do you think Flandre would like it?"
>contemplate Doyoran (http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Doyora) travesties
>"I suppose so. Well, good evening, I'm not sure I'll head out again tonight."
>"... ah, but first, how is Sakuya?"
>if nothing significant about Sakuya's condition, head in to findFlandreRemilia and make sure the head of the house is okay with it
>contemplate bossing around the maids to try and please Sakuya... no, then dear Patchu would be a scapegoat as well.
>"Did you enjoy yourself, Remilia?"
>"It was given to me as a gift by someone in exchange for gathering some things for her. She wanted it to have a good home. I was thinking of giving it to Flandre, but considering that the mansion is yours, I knew I needed to check with you first."
> "I don't know, I just got it. In fact, I've been holding it the whole time so I'm not even sure if it can walk. It is cute, but I'm not particularly attached to it. What do you think we should do with it?"
> With the anti-humidity spell in the library not allowing any liquids to spill, would that also apply to puppy piddle?
>It would, but that protection does not extend beyond the library.
>_
> Yeah, but could we write up a fresh one? Or would that require us to gather the ingredients again?
> While we may be protected from piddle, a dog could still damage the books in other ways, so we really can't keep it in the library.
> Basement's fine for the dog, and more easily cleaned than the rest of the mansion, certainly until it's been house-trained. All the dog will need are some chew toys and it'll be set.
>The basement is pretty nice these days. Maybe set her up a basket to sleep in.
>_
> So now Rumia has a tuxedo, tophat, monacle, and fake mustache. now what?
> Bolded for emphasis, thanks for the confirmation, it was getting difficult avoiding personal pronouns.
>Realize that Rumia is going to crossplay jimang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkjn7Fl4c3w)
>Also realize this has no bearing on the current situation
>Go ahead and give dog to Flandre.
>"Flandre... would you like to have your very own puppy?"
>Unless she doesn't want it, then say "What would you like to name it?"
>Suggest the name Patches
> Or Enkidu. There's a good, strong name.
> "You don't have to name it right away. You should give it a lot of thought, and you'll probably know the name you want to give it when you think of it. It'll be your puppy, so don't you think you should be the one to name it?"
> Blush slightly and thank Flandre
> Examine the dog and Flandre
> Present the dog to Flandre
>Go to sakuya and inform her of the new resident, if she doesn't know already
>Oh okay. When does koakuma get back from holidays?
>_
>Wonder how long it would take to replace some of our destroyed spellcards, and try to recall if we still have any working ones still left in the mansion. If something goes wrong during the quests involving Marisa or Aya, we wouldn't want to be completely defenceless.
> Oh god what did we nick from Marisa? Oh well, if we did, it'd be ironic, and thus okay.
> Go meet Marisa.
> "No problem, but could you put that chest on the ground before the table breaks?"
> Gather up courage
> A lot of courage
> "...Actually Marisa? If you're going to store your books here, there's something I'd like back..."
> COME ON PATCHY!
> "...my non-directional laser"
>Or we could wait until she leaves and look to see if its in the chest.
>Then, we copy and or steal it.
> "After the events of today, I realize how important it is to have a non-spellcard danmaku. I'd like to have that back since I'm used to it."
> Is there a way to learn new non-spellcard danmaku?
>> If it's possible: "Or maybe you could help me get a new one, one that doesn't belong to someone else."
> "Well, it's a bit to big to take on alone, and the help would be most welcome. It'd be nice to work together with you again."
> Try not to swoon
> Extend your hand
> "Can I count on your help?"
> Mukyu loudly, half in pain and half out of joy, while pulling your hand back
> Examine hand and confirm that it isn't actually broken.
> Examine quests
> Examine "Now it is Personal"
> What time is it and how tired are we?
> Ask Marisa if she'd be able to help us get a (current) map of Gensokyo>First, try to recall if we already have a reasonably recent map of Gensokyo in the library. If that is the case, no need to bother Marisa about it.
> Well, we got the Prismriver sisters together for now, and Sakuya is pretty passed out, so that only leaves the other two.
> Ask Marisa if she'd be able to help us get a (current) map of Gensokyo, or to get Aya.
> Oh crap, Suika still has that paper stuck through her horn.
>First, try to recall if we already have a reasonably recent map of Gensokyo in the library. If that is the case, no need to bother Marisa about it.
>Ask Marisa to help you draw up a current map of Gensokyo
>What places that no longer exist?
>Remind self to finish things with Sakuya/Prismrivers/Aya tomorrow, and then stay inside for a while.
>Examine remaining quests.
> Sakuya won't be awake again before tomorrow, so remove "Making Amends" from Quests.>In a similar manner, the Prismriver's reuniting will also take more time then just today, so that should be removed as well. We've set them on the right path in both cases, at least.
>Fiiiine, we'll complete it.
>Go find an old map of Gensokyo, and get Marisa to point out stuff we should change.
>I said EXAMINE quests. Not check.
> Sakuya won't be awake again before tomorrow, so remove "Making Amends" from Quests.
>In a similar manner, the Prismriver's reuniting will also take more time then just today, so that should be removed as well. We've set them on the right path in both cases, at least.
>Well, since we've technically completed both of those... think of a plan to recapture Aya while working on the map, since that's the very last quest to do. <.>
>Put plan to have aya draw map and then get her captured into action. Marisa might enjoy it.
> As I said, we need Byakuren and Remilia, but that involves walking about some more, and this voice doesn't know if we're up to it.
> Well, no other quests are higher priority now, so let's ask Marisa:
> "Marisa, I hate to ask so many favours of you, but could you assist me in another project? It's a short one that should yield results quickly and be very satisfying if successful. The aim of the project is to hunt down Aya, catch her, and beat her about the kidneys with a sack of oranges. Oh, and turn her back in to the tengu, I guess."
>"I still don't see why you care so much about Aya," says Marisa, "It's the tengu's fault she got away. Let them run themsleves silly again trying to catch her."
>_
>aside from her generally doing that to everyone all the time, of course
> Darken our expression.
> "She...saw things she shouldn't have. She took pictures. This is a matter of revenge, Marisa. Payback."
>aside from her generally doing that to everyone all the time, of course
>"Regardless of that, thank you for your help with the map."
>consider quest: Doll Rebellion in G Minor
>Wait, what?
>Also, why add another quest? We're almost done with all our quests.
> Well, someone's gotta make a stand. Considering what we've done and been through, we're a pretty good candidate for this.
> "Great. We'll also need Byakuren and Remilia. I hope we can get them both, but it's Byakuren it really hangs off for that particular part. Your part in this plan, Marisa, is to look twice as amazing as you usually do. Do you think you could pull that off?"
> Give Marisa the double thumbs-up and go to Remilia's. Ask her about participating in our little project.
> "While she's distracted, I would like you to tackle her, grapple her, anything you can to get her off-balance so that she isn't able to run away again for a few seconds. I hope to ask Byakuren to use her Superhuman spellcards to speed you up even faster than you already are, just in case something goes wrong."
> Rassum frassum Remilia, she'll bring us down with her hubris. Oh well.
> "As you want, Remilia. I'm starting to think that Byakuren might object to us beating Aya with a sack of oranges, plus, she's quite far away, and I don't want to do much more walking. In that case, the plan is simple - Marisa attracts and distracts Aya, you get her, then we all beat her. If you're ready, we should get started right away, before it gets too late and she goes to sleep, or something."
> Find Sack of Oranges in SDM's kitchen or pantry. Find one more empty sack, then distribute the oranges between them evenly. Make sure we can swing our sack comfortably. If Oranges aren't available, any other citrus fruit will work, or bars of soap.
> Gather Marisa and Remilia on the roof of the Mansion. Set up some nice lighting for Marisa.
> "Okay Marisa. Your show will attract Aya, I just know it. When she shows up, Remilia will tackle her, and then you hold her down while Remilia and I beat her. Now, do your thing, and good luck!"
> Hide somewhere with Remilia, sacks at the ready, waiting for the crow. Hope she shows up. Then again, it's not like this will be a boring wait - we should enjoy the spectacle that is Marisa while we have the chance.
> If we hide amongst the maids, not only are we very close to the action, but also have the highest plausible deniability factor, meaning Aya might not get suspicious even if she spots us - after all, we could be just observing the show. Also, the crowd would only direct her attention towards what the crowd is looking at, it's a genetic trait in reporters, obviously.
> Hide in plain sight, amongst the maids.
>Seems like a sound idea...but...do you think we have time to change into a maid outfit to blend in better?
No, no maid outfit. Our best bet if we're going it plausible deniability would be to gather up Flandre, Remilia and Shvan and sit in the front row, as if we invited Marisa for the purpose of entertaining the mansion on the roof during a full moon. This also gives us the best chance of Ambushing Aya while she's taking a close up shot, and thus distracted. We might also want to invite Meiling up for this, since we don't want her doing her job for this mission.
Also, we should have just went with Shvan, rather than giving dog name suggestions of our own.
> Yeah, don't bother changing. If anyone's gonna be noticed, it'll be us, as our clothing colours stick out like a sore thumb. Remilia might blend in reasonably well anyway, with her white clothes and short stature (don't tell her we said that last part).
>wish we had a tranquilizer injector to arm Marisa with
>fairies probably are the best idea; in fact, plausible-deniability the sack of oranges by leaving it 'idle' and munching on one while waiting for the action. But keep ready!
>then again, This Patchu is not known for speed or endurance, and Kanako's blessing must be fading to some degree by now.
>what would camouflage with the gargoyles? Then again, I guess it'd be a moot point without removing the hat, which is unacceptable...
>schmooze the fairies. Consider recruiting one!
>does Remilia have to hide in the same place? Not only is she faster, but she has her own plausible deniability if stationed in her own room. She'd just have to bear to wait for the right moment without being grandiose rather than actually making use of the element of surprise, which is difficult to prevent no matter where she waits.
>remind selves of input method errors. Bemoan forgetfulness.
> Keep Remi with us.
> Let Marisa do her thing. Watch around surreptitiously for crow tengu, making sure Remilia does the same.
> How far away is Aya? Is she within the mansion's grounds? Is it likely that Marisa can get there in one bound? If not, then put our hand on Remilia's shoulder, and quietly shake our head.
> Mouth, "not yet."
> Waaaaaait for it....
> Waaaaaaaaait for it... (though not too much, try to gauge Aya's body language to see if she starts getting bored)
>remind selves of input method errors. Bemoan forgetfulness.You assume that the voices must speak to Patchouli when in reality, the voices are discussing with each other.
>is Aya placed so that she could easily see the Patchu and Remi on the ground?
> Wait until she comes around to Marisa's front again, we can't have Marisa being caught flat-footed on this. Do keep an eye on Aya though, if she spots us and seems to pause, then assume we've been busted and have Remilia charge. Also if she seems to be leaving, do the same.
>check Aya's underwear style/color given a safe opportunity
You assume that the voices must speak to Patchouli when in reality, the voices are discussing with each other.
>Is Aya within easy striking distance? Is Aya's back turned towards us?
> Okay, wait until we're obstructed from Aya's view by Marisa, then have Remilia use that blind spot and charge right out from behind Marisa at Aya. Hopefully Marisa gets the idea.
> Fikkin' just charge her now!
> Tear up her cloths, optinoaly remove her undergarments
> Get her camera and take pictures of her
> Victory flexing
>Aid with spellcards
>GO REMI
>Aid with spellcards
>try not to be too much of an idiot about messing with spellcard rules and forgetting a complete lack of ones on hand
>Anyway, charge! Flank her, if possible!
>TASKUTE MARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAA~!
>if Marisa hasn't caught the hint yet, shout out a reminder
>club tengu with a sack of anonymous stage 1 bosses
> When Marisa gets a hold of Aya, toss Remilia the other sack of oranges.
> Take Aya's camera, Tear up her clothing and take embarassing pictures of her.
> Distribute these pictures to all of Gensokyo. Also, save 2 copies, just in case we ever go to the sun and/or mon again.
> "At one point she, for reasons unknown, assisted in holding up a shade whilst Remilia was fighting in the sun. While appreciated, it was too little, too late - a mere chip, if you will, off the iceberg of the misdeeds she is responsible for."
> Pause in swinging the sack.
> "Admittedly, I am engaging in mob justice, but I do intend to hand her over to the tengu after I'm done. I do believe everyone who she's slighted in this manner would agree with me on this little bit of self-satisfactory revenge."
> Resume swinging the sack.
>Take pantyshots at every oppurtunity
You...
We...
Aya...
What?
I obviously missed the part where Aya helped Remilia defend the mansion, but judging from the way it was phrase, I am to assume many other people did not miss the fact that that happened? So then, why did we think attacking Aya would be a good idea?
No. forget it.
>do not take pictures
>mukyu
>delete quest list
>go to library
>spend rest of absurdly long youkai life with your nose stuck in a book.
>you are not a hero, you are not the smartest person in gensokyo, you are just a hikkikomori that does not know how to deal with social situations even when you try your hardest.
>true end.
> "Um..."
> Quickly drop oranges, then use camera to take pictures of Aya's predicament.
>do not take pictures
>mukyu
>delete quest list
>go to library
>spend rest of absurdly long youkai life with your nose stuck in a book.
>you are not a hero, you are not the smartest person in gensokyo, you are just a hikkikomori that does not know how to deal with social situations even when you try your hardest.
>true end.
> We are a protagonist, goshdarnit, and we've decided that Aya needs to be taught a lesson. A small act of assistance on her part does not atone for all the things that she's done, and she needs to be taught an objective lesson in responsibility and humility. If nobody else does it, then we should. Call it vigilante justice, but it's still justice. A little hard love will take her a long way.
> Say the same to Remilia and Marisa. This took all the fun out of beating her with a sack of oranges.
> "At least help me tie her up and take her back to the tengu. Or is that also too cruel a fate for innocent little Aya?"
>No, Patchouli, listen to me. You are not some sort of protagonist like in a book. All that fiction that you read? It's just fiction. You're not some hero for Gensokyo. Have you really let searching for the spell component go to your head? All you needed was for a way to remove the humidity from your library so you could read in peace, but you got caught up in this so called "adventure" to the point where you've lost focus on what was important.
>Remilia has been worried sick this whole time about you, you know. You know deep down how caring she is of you, She took you in, and she constantly worries about your health. And how do you repay her? By tricking her into attacking someone who moments ago saved her. At this point, you would be one lucky witch just to even have access to that library anymore.
>That's right, This isn't even your Library, and most of these books aren't even yours. Can you even keep track of them? How long have you known that Rinnosuke was selling one of your books, one that you made with your own hands? Marisa owns most of your books now, and you only got them back because she decided The Mansion's library was a good place to store them. The Library is part of the Mansion. The Mansion that Remilia Owns. The Mansion that Sakuya cleans every day.
>You are just a freeloader, who takes up space just because the mansion itself needs something to take up space, and here you are, having betrayed someone who just moments before was worried sick over you, as if you were her friend.
>Your best bet now is to just hope that you can go back into the Mansion's library and spend the rest of your days reading in darkness like you were always suppose to. Stop pretending you're the protagonist of this grandiose adventure, bring yourself back to the reality around you, and just pray that you can apologize to Remilia profusely enough to get back into that large brown dusty room you use to think belonged to you.
> Pff, we didn't trick or betray anyone. We explained what was going to happen, and what we were going to do. Anything beyond that were misinformed assumptions. No coercion or browbeating were performed on either Remilia or Marisa - they decided for themselves that they would help us dispense mob justice on Aya.
> That Library is ours in all but name. We're the only one who even approaches knowing an appreciable percentage of its contents, and without us it stops being a Library and becomes a glorified warehouse.
> Finally, we've played lawyer, group psychiatrist, exorcist, occult scholar, diplomat and many other things in the course of this adventure, mostly succeeding along the way. We get to call ourselves a protagonist just for that.
>Can you honestly look Marisa and Remilia in the eyes right now and not realize that you're the enemy right now?
>Can you honestly look Marisa and Remilia in the eyes right now and not realize that you're the enemy right now?> Yes we can.
> Yes we can.
> Narrow eyes at Remilia.
> "Don't judge me, Remilia, I'm doing what I think is right. But I'll concede that you don't want to help me beat her. At least help me tie her up, I trust you'll agree that she needs to be put back into custody after unlawfully escaping from under escort?"
> "Oh, I would have considered not having my revenge had I gotten the impression that Aya decided to set herself on the right track and better her life, starting with that little bit of help. But, of course, that did not happen. As such, it's like giving a gift mug in return for burning down their house - it's just not enough."
> Stare pointedly at Aya.
> "Or, of course, I could have been mistaken, isn't that right, Aya? I could have just misunderstood your intentions, and you were going to make up for all your misdeeds, starting today, right? Then I wouldn't have to use this sack of oranges on your kidneys any more. Am I right, Aya?"
> "Don't play games with me, Aya, you know exactly what's wrong with what you do. And lose that hero complex, you did not save anyone's life - I had the situation perfectly under control."
> Phew, we are being pretty dickish. Eh, the tengu had it coming.
> "You think you've got everyone figured out, tengu. After all, you spend your life doing nothing but looking at people, observing their every move, invading their privacy to expose their innermost feelings. Of course you would believe yourself superior to them, those ants crawling about their daily life while you are free to do as you please. Oh, it's a wonderful feeling, at first. But then you feel unsatisfied, incomplete. But you don't go out to fulfill yourself in the company of others. After all, why waste your time on those beneath you? And soon...soon you realise that you are alone, with no friends or allies to stand by you or protect you, and you are lash out with rumormongering and slander at those who do stand together, in a desperate bid for attention."
> Glance at Remilia, then look back at Aya.
> "And that's the crux of the matter, isn't it, tengu? You can't even speak without sensationalising your subject, without your hollow fantasies warping the truth of the matter. So don't you dare speak about my relationship with Remilia with your filthy mouth."
> Slump shoulders. Sound tired.
> "Let's go, Marisa, we're taking her back to the tengu."
> Glance at Aya. Consider answering. Think better of it.
> Explain to Marisa the whole sun incident.
> Knock on the door of the jail.
> "We've got a runaway crow with us, I assume you want her back?"
> Hand over the camera.
> "There's some new... evidence on there. Make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands."
> Feel a bit disappointed that the very latest photographs won't be available to the public for a while. Oh well, we were there in person, and that's better than any photograph.
> "Thanks, Momiji, good luck with her."
> Leave the jail.
> "Thank you, Marisa. I wouldn't have been able to catch her without your help."
> ~*hugz*~
>Ask her when a good time to work on non spell card danmaku would be.
>Go back to the SDM and read a good book.
>Shut down Z-Machine
>check special features for any unlocks about alternative routes or missed endings
>Check completion percentage.
>Activate Sound Test
>Activate Q&A
>Medicine's battle theme
>Who are you?
>How long did Patchy Quest take to plan?
>BGM: bees.mp3>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxuRwkVPx0
> Is there a backup of the start of Barren Path somewhere? The original topic appears to be missing...
> Had you written any endings ahead of time?
>> If so, how many endings were possible?
> Would it have been possible to die?
>BGM: Remilia Vs. Youmu
>BGM: Oh god Utsuho is going to kill us
>BGM: Lets punch Yuka in the face!
>What were the inspirations for all these small quirks you added to characters?
>When did you finally cave in on the Jeff quest?
>Did any of the plot threads get left hanging? I know we completed all the quests...
>What would Keine have done if it weren't for me constantly bringing up Jeff?
>BGM: The Abdominals of Heaven
>What was Rumia's remaining connection to Jeff?
>BGM: bees.mp3
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxuRwkVPx0
>Was that the Giygas Made of Bees' true weakness?
>What would have happened had Aya been freed before we got rid of our embarassing tattoo?
>What would have happened had we failed to save Remelia?
>Was there any way to get non card danmaku in game?
>Will you ever novelize this story and post it in Fanworks?
> Why was Yukari naked?
> What would have happened if we had gone back to Hakugyokurou and tried to talk to Yuyuko or Youmu at the end?
> What if he hadn't given Rinnosuke Youmu's sword?
> Would Suika have been awake if we went back to the shrine?
> Would we even have been able to use her for anything?
>What was our ending catness rating?
>Who had the lowest catness rating in Gensokyo?
>Just give us a catness rating list and be done with it.
>That would be Reisen Quest spoilers.>This in itself is a spoiler. I am disappointed in you, mister parser :V
>This in itself is a spoiler. I am disappointed in you, mister parser :V
>BGM for finding and talking to Jeff.
>BGM for fighting the bees.
>BGM for the rocket ship flight
>BGM for Cho Marisa!
>Aww...it wasn't the Alstromeria Records version of Selene's Light :( (for The Swarm Persists)
>BGM for Banson's Aria
>When'd you decide on Reisen Quest, And why Reisen?
> Rumia quest please? Please? PLEASE?> How about Kisume quest?
> How about Kisume quest?
Rumia flies faster and has ten fingers.But Kisume can see :V
>Is an Aya Quest possible, or is she stuck in jail for the remainder of this continuum?
> Rumia quest please? Please? PLEASE?
> How about Kisume quest?
>Did Rumia really say "Hastur" in the gray world of gray worldiness?
>Haha, nice :P.
>Was there anything else said in the gray world of gray worldiness?
>What was Nazrin up to that whole time?
>Was anything special planned for finding Koakuma at the river?
>BGM: Tenshi's request for the wheel
>BGM: Fightest is screwing around again
>BGM: The angry sun
>Was anything special planned for finding Koakuma at the river?
>Is Alice really as terrible as Jeff claims?
>Is Chen a complete spaz?
>Fawful.
>Was there any way to calm the sun?
>BGM: Epilogue
>BGM: Secret collector
>BGM: Embarrassing Tattoo
>BGM: Flandre's new presents
BGM: Suwako is a Brat
>BGM: Keine vs Oni
>BGM: Ichirin's clinic ~ where is unzan?
>BGM: Prismriver cacophany
>BGM: Alone time with marisa
>Start extra mode
>Upon rereading Barren Path, I am forced to ask. Was batshit Alice a possibility if we had helped Medicine steal her dolls?
>BGM: Satori has short arms after all
>BGM: AARGH PATCHY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING
>How many times did we mukyu?
>What was the original reward for secret collect?
>Is the plot of Reisen quest a continuation of patchy quest?
>BGM: Oh no, we traded BEES.MP3 away ;_;
>Was Patchy quest's plotline drafted beforehand, or was it all made up as you went along?
>Hug Koakuma
>What would the game have been like if Koakuma wasn't on vacation?
> Way to ignore my questions paraer, you jerk
> Reisen's catness rating
> Koakuma's catness rating before and after her vacation
> Would it have been possible to hook up with anyone?
>Complete list of catness ratings that can be revealed
>If not, Yuugi's catness rating
>Nitori's catness rating
>BGM: Wriggle's Theme
>BGM: Moriya Shrine
> Why does Momiji have a higher catness rating than Reisen?
>BGM: Look, ma! Lesbians!
>What was the bottle of blue goo?
>What was the purpose of the train?>We already discovered in Reisen Quest that it was to be given to Ran. For what reason, we can't be sure right now, but that was what it was for.
>What was the purpose of the train?
>How about the AOL Disk?
>Could we have used the hot sauce?
>Did Banson's Aria have a purpose we didn't use?
> Was it possible to get someone other than ourselves to go to the sun?
>Could we have ran into koishi?
>How pissed were okuu and orin after we stole their hot sauce?