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Since nobody seems to participate in Immortal Quest much anymore, I'm deciding to run a second game at the same time. Please note that Immortal Quest is not dead and anyone is welcome to drop by and participate in it.
WIND PRIESTESS QUEST:
>You are Sanae Kochiya, Wind Priestess of the Moriya Shrine.
>Several years ago, you moved to Gensokyo with your shrine's goddesses, Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya, due to a dwindling supply of faith in the outside world. Shortly after the move, you met your rival, Reimu Hakurei, who fought against your shrine as it attempted to monopolize all of Gensokyo's faith for itself. After the incident, tensions between the Hakurei and Moriya shrines had been somewhat alleviated.
>Some time later, your goddesses decided it would be a good idea to start some kind of industrial revolution, and promptly gave the power of a yatagarasu to a Hell Raven from the Gensokyo Underground named Utsuho Reiuji. The resulting incident led to a rapid cascade of other incidents that resulted in even more religious tension in Gensokyo, as well as a large amount of blame directed at your shrine. On the bright side, however, your shrine gained joint control of a new fusion reactor with the Underground, and became one of the few places in Gensokyo with electricity.
>After all the incident chaos, things have finally started to settle down. Conflicts between the religious groups have died down for the most part, and nothing interesting ever seems to happen much anymore...
>Until recently.
>The temperature in Gensokyo has been steadily falling over the course of the last week. This would be completely normal, if it wasn't the middle of summer! The temperature also seems to be getting exponentially colder with each passing day, today it feels like the middle of winter outside. You're currently jealous of Reimu, Marisa, and some of your other friends and acquaintances, because they are certainly out there trying to get to the bottom of this, while you're stuck here, doing your duties...
>Right now you are standing at the entrance of your shrine. Usually this would be the time that you go out and sweep the shrine path, but a raging blizzard is preventing you from doing so.
>What will you do?
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>Check inventory* Preferably for a list of duties given to us* and status.
>Examine surroundings.
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>What are Suwako and Kanako up to?
>Gaze off into the stormy distance. Place hand over one eye. "The wind is restless today."
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>Who are are friends, our bros, and our bros with benefits?
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>Check inventory* Preferably for a list of duties given to us* and status.
>INVENTORY:
>Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (equipped)
>>Your signature outfit.
>>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.
>Gohei (equipped)
>>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
>>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.
>Snake Accessory (equipped)
>>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
>>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Shoes (equipped)
>>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.
>?2400
>>Cash on hand.
>SPELLCARDS:
>Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
>>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets
>Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
>>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.
>Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
>>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.
>Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
>>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.
>Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
>>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
>You wouldn't have a list of duties on you. Your duties consist of your daily chores and whatever your goddesses tell you to do. Usually one or both of them will approach you in person with the agenda.
>Even though the inside of your shrine is heated, you still feel quite cold. The wind blowing in from outside, and the fact that you are standing in the entrance, isn't helping much either.
>Examine surroundings.
>Outside the shrine the blizzard rages on, it's hard to see anything past about 5 meters. At about 7-10 meters out your visibility is whited out completely by the storm.
>Inside the shrine, the lights are on, and you see Suwako pacing back and forth near the kotatsu in the back of the main room.
>What are Suwako and Kanako up to?
>Suwako is currently pacing back and forth towards the back of the main room by the kotatsu.
>You have no idea where Kanako is right now. Come to think of it, you've actually been seeing Kanako less and less over the course of the week.
>Gaze off into the stormy distance. Place hand over one eye. "The wind is restless today."
>You do so.
>Nobody seems to hear you.
>Who are are friends, our bros, and our bros with benefits?
>FRIENDS:
>Kanako Yasaka
>>Your shrine's main goddess. You are her devoted Wind Priestess/Shrine Maiden.
>Suwako Moriya
>>The other goddess of your shrine. You are actually her distant descendant. Meaning she's technically family.
>Reimu Hakurei
>>Shrine Maiden of the Hakurei Shrine. She's a fellow incident resolver. She's also your rival and "friend".
>Marisa Kirisame
>>A Magician that's friends with Reimu. She is another incident resolver. You befriended her shortly after the whole Faith incident caused when your shrine moved here.
>Sakuya Izayoi
>>Head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The two of you met during and incident and befriended one another.
>ACQUAINTANCES:
>Youmu Konpaku
>>A half-phantom that also plays a role in resolving incidents. You've met a few times, but never really became friends.
>Aya Shameimaru
>>A crow tengu that frequents your shrine, both to deliver the newspaper and conduct interviews. You find her a bit annoying at times.
>Nitori Kawashiro
>>A kappa that lives near the bottom of the mountain. She's one of the top kappa engineers working under your goddesses. She visits your shrine on occasion.
>Utsuho Reiuji
>>A hell raven from the Underground. She monitors the reactor that your shrine has partial control over.
>Rin Kaenbyou
>>A kasha from the Underground. She is occasionally sent up to the shrine as a liaison between your goddesses and her mistress in the underground, who you have not had the pleasure of meeting.
>ENEMIES:
>Kogasa Tatara
>>A karakasa, and by far the most annoying person you've ever met. Almost every day she tries to "surprise" you in some way. She has not been successful yet, and she refuses to learn to give up, even after you drive her away with a Spellcard or two.
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>Assess Quests
>Check Faith
>Call Kanako with the Snake Accessary
>Enter our Shrine and sit at the kotatsu, removing our shoes in the process. "Lady Suwako, is something troubling you? You seem pretty worried, please sit and take it easy."
>Examine that Suwako
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>Assess Quests
>Your Quest Log is currently empty.
>Check Faith
>You have enough Faith to perform one moderate miracle today, or up to five small ones. This is your usual daily allotment, which is given to you after the goddesses take their share.
>Call Kanako with the Snake Accessary
>Kanako? Kanako!? KANAAAAAAAAKKKKOOOOO!!
>Enter our Shrine and sit at the kotatsu, removing our shoes in the process. "Lady Suwako, is something troubling you? You seem pretty worried, please sit and take it easy."
>You mosey on over to the kotatsu, unequip your shoes, and speak to the frog goddess.
>"Oh, it's nothing, really..." she replies as she sits across from you, "It's just... I've noticed that Kanako has been acting a bit... odd... all week. You know, with her frequent departures and all..."
>Examine that Suwako
>Suwako looks as she always looks: A young, blonde woman in a purplish-blue and white outfit adorned in a wide, light-brown hat that sports two eyes on the top. The eyes on the hat seem to be studying you at the moment. Sometimes you think that thing has a mind of its own...
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>Ask hat for its take on the situation
>Are we aware of anyone with weather-related abilities, specifically icy weather?
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>Ask hat for its take on the situation
>"ONLY I MAY ASK THE ALMIGHTY HAT A QUESTION!" Suwako yells.
>Are we aware of anyone with weather-related abilities, specifically icy weather?
>There's always a certain ice fairy that's notorious throughout Gensokyo. Her name is Cirno.
>There's also a celestial you read about in the Bunbunmaru a few years back that had the ability to manipulate the weather. You think her name was Tenshi or something...
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>How long have we been stuck inside?
>How are our supplies?
>Does Suwako eat, or does she live on faith alone?
>Does our wardrobe contain winter attire?
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>How long have we been stuck inside?
>The blizzard has been going on since before sunrise.
>How are our supplies?
>The shrine is good on supplies for now.
>Does Suwako eat, or does she live on faith alone?
>Suwako does, in fact, eat. Deities such as her can suffer the painful effects of starvation, just like humans and youkai. The only difference is that they won't die from it, since only an absence of faith, or another deity, can kill a god.
>Does our wardrobe contain winter attire?
>You're pretty sure you have a coat buried somewhere in your wardrobe.
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>"THEN ASK YOUR HAT TO STOP EYEING ME! AND STOP YELLING INSIDE"
>"Perhaps she could be investigating this incident more thoroughly. Speaking of which, do you have any possible ideas on what or who may have been causing this?"
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>"THEN ASK YOUR HAT TO STOP EYEING ME! AND STOP YELLING INSIDE"
>"FINE! MAYBE I WILL!"
>"Perhaps she could be investigating this incident more thoroughly. Speaking of which, do you have any possible ideas on what or who may have been causing this?"
>"Hmm... Maybe you're right. Perhaps I'm worrying myself over nothing..." Suwako replies, "As for whoever may be causing this, I have no idea..."
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>"The cold seems to be getting worse, so don't you suppose we should try to stop it before things get seriously bad? I don't want to let all the others solve all the incidents ether, we'll get no Faith."
>Look around
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>"The cold seems to be getting worse, so don't you suppose we should try to stop it before things get seriously bad? I don't want to let all the others solve all the incidents ether, we'll get no Faith."
>"Yes, I think we should at least try to lend a hand in getting to the bottom of this," she began before glancing at the storm raging outside, "But I don't think we'll be able to do anything until this storm clears up..."
>Look around
>You look around the room.
>You are in the shrine's main room, along the walls are a few doors leading to the other rooms of the shrine. The doors on the back wall lead to the worship room, where people come to pray to a statue of Kanako. The door on the left wall of the room leads to the kitchen and tea room. The door on the right wall leads to a living room. There is a also a small closet a few meters from the door.
>Apart from the kotatsu, there is really nothing else of note in this room.
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>Do we know of the whereabouts of Kanako?
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>Go to your quarters and check the wardrobe
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>"I for one have been tired of waiting and am going to see if there's anything I could get to lessen the cold."
>Do the wardrobe thingy Hope mentioned.
>Ponder if we could stop or lessen the windy blizzard with our wind priestess-ness and for how long.
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>Do we know of the whereabouts of Kanako?
>You do not.
>"I for one have been tired of waiting and am going to see if there's anything I could get to lessen the cold."
>"Alright then." Suwako replies.
>Do the wardrobe thingy Hope mentioned.
>Go to your quarters and check the wardrobe
>You leave the kotatsu and cut through the living room to reach you quarters. Once inside, you walk over to a tall wardrobe located on the wall and open it.
>Inside, you see a shelf near the top of the wardrobe. Your clothes, which consist of several spare shrine maiden outfits, as well as some casual clothes from the outside world are hanging beneath it. There is also a winter coat hanging among them. On top of the shelf is a scarf and a couple pairs of gloves.
>At the bottom of the wardrobe are several pairs of shoes, neatly organized and sitting next to each other. You spot a pair of winter boots among them. Behind the shoes are several pairs of neatly folded socks.
>Ponder if we could stop or lessen the windy blizzard with our wind priestess-ness and for how long.
>Making changes to the weather, especially something like stopping the blizzard completely and making the sun come out, is no small miracle, and would require a lot of Faith.
>The most you could do right now with your current level of Faith would be to create a temporary gust that would clear away the snowfall in a small area for about a minute, which wouldn't be of much use.
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>Ask Suwako for ideas on a way to get through the storm. I wanna check in with Reimu, see what she thinks of it.
>Fly around outaide and use Suwako's hat as a windshield
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>Show Suwako the winter getup: "Think this will be enough?"
>Proceed to pull Kanako out of sleeves and sit her at the kotatsu
>Take off our inhibitor frog and snake accessories and show suwako how to really solve an incident
>"You look comfortable, would you like some tea before I go?"
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>Happily accept Suwako brand Magic Loli Tea
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>Show Suwako the winter getup: "Think this will be enough?"
>You grab the winter attire, head back to Suwako, and ask your question.
>"Yes, I think that will do," the goddess answers, "be careful out there."
>"You look comfortable, would you like some tea before I go?"
>"Oh, no thank you. I'm fine."
>Ask Suwako for ideas on a way to get through the storm.
>"My advice would be to exercise caution while flying. You don't want to collide with anyone head on... And don't fly too high, the wind is stronger at higher altitudes, especially during a storm like this."
>Proceed to pull Kanako out of sleeves and sit her at the kotatsu
>"So that's where you've been disappearing to..."
>Take off our inhibitor frog and snake accessories and show suwako how to really solve an incident
>MAXIMUM POWER!!
>Fly around outaide and use Suwako's hat as a windshield
>Suwako angrily chases after you while Yakety Sax inexplicably plays in the background.
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>Equip Winter Outfit
>"I'll be okay, it's just a blizzard. And when I'm done, we'll play some games together as a family~ FLAGS RAISED: 1
>Ponder locations we know of and if we know how to get to them.
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>Seeing if the incident resolvers have any information is still a good idea. Maybe Keine might even know something. The village is closer than the shrine, and it's familiar territory. I can take a rest there if I need to.
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>Fly down the mountain, and stay close to the slope. Don't want to get blown away.
>Become a reverse Icarus: Fly very high in the air and freeze to death
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>Equip Winter Outfit
>You put on your winter gear over your Shrine Maiden Outfit.
>Equipped: Winter Coat, Scarf, Winter Boots, and Winter Gloves.
>"I'll be okay, it's just a blizzard. And when I'm done, we'll play some games together as a family~ FLAGS RAISED: 1
>"What kind of games?"
>Ponder locations we know of and if we know how to get to them.
>The closest location to your shrine is the Genbu Marsh, which is located near the foot of the mountain. You know that the Tengu Village is located somewhere between your shrine and the marsh, but you've never learned its exact location.
>There is also an elevator shaft that connects your shrine and the Genbu Marsh to the Underground. The entrance to the elevator is located in a structure behind your shrine.
>In the area around Youkai Mountain is the Garden of the Sun, and a forest that borders the Misty Lake on its far edge, the Scarlet Devil Mansion is located on a ridge on the northern shore of the lake.
>A couple miles south of the Garden of the Sun is the Human Village, east of that is the Forest of Magic. Farther east, towards the edge of Gensokyo, is the Hakurei Shrine.
>Seeing if the incident resolvers have any information is still a good idea. Maybe Keine might even know something. The village is closer than the shrine, and it's familiar territory. I can take a rest there if I need to.
>QUEST ADDED:
>The Snowball Gensokyo Incident.
>>The temperature in Gensokyo has been rapidly falling all week. It's time to investigate and resolve this incident. Perhaps one of your friends or acquaintances might have some information to get you started.
>Fly down the mountain, and stay close to the slope. Don't want to get blown away.
>You depart from the shrine and are immediately met with a blast of frigid air. You brace yourself against the howling wind and take to the sky.
>You begin to fly away from the shrine, keeping low to avoid being blown off course.
>As you begin to descend the mountain, despite the poor visibility, you manage to catch a glimpse of what appears to be a rather peculiar lump in the snow near your shrine's torii.
>Become a reverse Icarus: Fly very high in the air and freeze to death
>GAME OVER
>Press "R" to try again! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL44oR8murs&feature=youtu.be&t=9s)
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>Investigate the lump. Be careful.
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>Ask Utsuho to create a nuclear sun to get rid of this blizzard. What could possibly go wrong?
>Make a snowman/woman
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>Investigate the lump. Be careful.
>You land near the lump and cautiously approach. Now that you're closer to it, you see what appears to be a wooden handle of some kind protruding from the back of it. Something appears to be buried here.
>Ask Utsuho to create a nuclear sun to get rid of this blizzard. What could possibly go wrong?
>Utsuho is nowhere near you.
>Make a snowman/woman
>The conditions aren't right for building snowpeople. The blizzard would just blow whatever you make away. The snow isn't wet enough to build a stable snowman anyway.
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>Yank violently at the wooden handle.
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>Yank violently at the wooden handle.
>You give a great tug to he handle and fall backwards as the handle rips itself from the lump.
>As you get up, you find yourself holding what appears to be an umbrella. It's covered in ice and looks like it's nearly frozen solid.
>Upon closer inspection, it's clear that this is not just any umbrella. It's an eggplant-purple umbrella with a large eye and a jagged red mouth on it. A frozen tongue protrudes from the center of the mouth. There's no mistaking it, this belongs to Kogasa Tatara.
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>No way I'm going to look for Kogasa, of all people, in this godforsaken storm.
>Use it as a windshield.
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>Grab the umbrella and store it, we should atleast get it to the village so someone there can give it to Kogasa. We wouldn't want one of our belongings to be lost like this and she'd probably just pester us asking if we've seen it over and over again.
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>No way I'm going to look for Kogasa, of all people, in this godforsaken storm.
>Use it as a windshield.
>The umbrella is so frozen that you can't open it! You can't use it as a windshield in this state.
>Grab the umbrella and store it, we should atleast get it to the village so someone there can give it to Kogasa. We wouldn't want one of our belongings to be lost like this and she'd probably just pester us asking if we've seen it over and over again.
>Accessing your hammerspace sleeves with the winter coat on is quite difficult, and stuffing an umbrella into your coat pockets is all but impossible. You'll have to carry the umbrella in your hand for now.
>OBTAINED:
>Kogasa's Umbrella (Carrying in hand)
>>An umbrella that belongs to Kogasa Tatara. It's severely frozen.
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>Remember to beat Kogasa into the floor with pretty stars when I see her. This umbrella isn't the embodiment of a "fantastic figure", and is a heavy addition to my already hefty clothing
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>Oh crap crap CRAP
>Dig into the snow where we found the umbrella
>Pray that we won't find Kogasa's frozen corpse
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>Let's check the Genbu Marsh first, seeing as it's closest.
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>Remember to beat Kogasa into the floor with pretty stars when I see her. This umbrella isn't the embodiment of a "fantastic figure", and is a heavy addition to my already hefty clothing
>Oh crap crap CRAP
>You are in the middle of thinking about what you'll do to Kogasa later when a sudden and terrifying realization dawns upon you.
>Dig into the snow where we found the umbrella
>Pray that we won't find Kogasa's frozen corpse
>You begin frantically digging into what's left of the lump, hoping and praying that your suspicions aren't true.
>As soon as you see the light blue clothing, your heart skips a beat. After a bit more digging, you find a frostbitten body of a certain karakasa is lying in the snow in front of you.
>As you look at the body, utterly stunned, you notice a small puff of condensation exit her mouth. It's very shallow, but she is, in fact, still breathing. There might still be time...
>Let's check the Genbu Marsh first, seeing as it's closest.
>You cannot move at this instant. As you're still stunned by the sight of Kogasa.
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>This is bad. "Why would you go out in a blizzard in such light clothing!?"
>Forget questioning the unconscious. Carry Kogasa back to the Shrine, Asap!
>Think about what might have happened to her, had we waited the storm out with Suwako.
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>Pity +3
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>Pity +3
>Hate -1
>wait Youkai can freeze to death?
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>This is bad. "Why would you go out in a blizzard in such light clothing!?"
>Kogasa doesn't respond.
>Forget questioning the unconscious. Carry Kogasa back to the Shrine, Asap!
>You abandon your vain attempts to speak to her and quickly scoop up the unconscious youkai in your arms. With lightning speed you high-tail it back to the shrine!
>Think about what might have happened to her, had we waited the storm out with Suwako.
>She probably would've froze to death if you waited with Suwako. She's lucky that you found her when you did.
>Pity +3
>Hate -1
>Poor thing! Sure, she might be very annoying, but even she didn't deserve this!
>wait Youkai can freeze to death?
>And now you know. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pele5vptVgc)
>In less than a minute you arrive back at the shrine and hastily storm into the main room.
>"Back so soon?" asks Suwako as you enter, "Did you forget someth- Oh my! What happened to her?!"
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>"Found her in a snowdrift. She looks frozen, and her umbrella is frozen too. We need to warm her up."
>THROW HER IN A BONFIRE
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>"Found her in a snowdrift. She looks frozen, and her umbrella is frozen too. We need to warm her up."
>"Alright, put her in the living room. I'll get some blankets." Suwako replies before standing up from the kotatsu and leaving the room.
>THROW HER IN A BONFIRE
>Karma -100
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>put the karakasa in the living room
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>Examine the Frostbitten Kogasa
>Sacrifice Kogasa to Suwako's hat
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>put the karakasa in the living room
>You walk into the living room and set Kogasa and her umbrella down on a comfy spot on the floor near the low table that's situated near the center of the room.
>Examine the Frostbitten Kogasa
>The karakasa is lying unconscious. Parts of her hair are almost as badly frozen as her umbrella. Her fingers, and parts of her face, look quite frostbitten. Thankfully, however, there's no sign of the blisters that accompany severe frostbite, at least not yet...
>Sacrifice Kogasa to Suwako's hat
>You have appeased the almighty hat with your offering!
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>Mokou: Gently heat up Kogasa
>Get some warm water or a heater to warm her up
>Suwako: Scramble adorably with blankets
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>Start cooking something for her to eat
if when she wakes up.
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>Get some warm water or a heater to warm her up
>Start cooking something for her to eat if when she wakes up.
+2 Tsundere
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+2 Tsundere
>Tsanaere
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>Mokou: Gently heat up Kogasa
>She's currently occupied with her own quest right now, and does not respond to your command.
>Get some warm water or a heater to warm her up
>You quickly return to the main room and access the closet near the living room door. Lying on the floor of the closet is a small portable heater, which you promptly retrieve and bring back into the living room.
>You set the heater on the floor near Kogasa and plug the contraption into an outlet on the wall. A steady stream of heat begins to flow over the karakasa.
>Suwako: Scramble adorably with blankets
>Full moe modo: ACTIVATE!
>Start cooking something for her to eat if when she wakes up.
>You are neither in the kitchen, nor do you have anything to cook or cook with. (Unless you were planning to toast one of your shoes or something with the heater and serve it to her, but that would just be silly!)
>Tsanaere
>Really?
>After a few moments, Suwako enters the room carrying a couple blankets, which she then proceeds to drape over Kogasa.
>"Do you think we should get her one of our spare futons?" she asks, "It would be much more comfortable than the floor..."
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>You are neither in the kitchen, nor do you have anything to cook or cook with. (Unless you were planning to toast one of your shoes or something with the heater and serve it to her, but that would just be silly!)
>She's an object, so she probably eats objects. Logic.
>About how long will it take for Popsicasa to unfreeze?
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>She's an object, so she probably eats objects. Logic.
>It's so simple!!
>About how long will it take for Popsicasa to unfreeze?
>You honestly have no idea.
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>"Okay"
>Get the futon wherever it may be and slip it under Kogasa
>"Sigh~ I think it'd be rude for me to just leave you with her, so let's wait for her recovery. Knowing she got stuck nearly completely submerged in the snow makes me worry about lady Kanako. I hope she's not being reckless."
>Look around. You must frequently search your surroundings for useful stuff or stuff that wasn't there before. Learn this lesson well stealth game enemies
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>*Looking around intensifies*
> :justasplanned:
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>"Okay"
>Get the futon wherever it may be and slip it under Kogasa
>You cross into the main room and open the closet once more. You retrieve a futon from one of the shelves and return to Kogasa.
>With Suwako's assistance, you manage to slide the futon underneath the unconscious karakasa.
>"Sigh~ I think it'd be rude for me to just leave you with her, so let's wait for her recovery. Knowing she got stuck nearly completely submerged in the snow makes me worry about lady Kanako. I hope she's not being reckless."
>"I'm sure Kanako is fine," Suwako replies, "She is fully capable of handling herself, wherever she may be..."
>Look around. You must frequently search your surroundings for useful stuff or stuff that wasn't there before. Learn this lesson well stealth game enemies
>You look around the living room.
>The living room, with the exception of the heater and futon, looks just as it always has. There is a low table in the center of the room, next to where you set Kogasa and the futon. Behind the table is a few cushions on the floor, which are meant to be sat on. Mounted on the wall closest to Kogasa is a TV, which you and your goddesses brought with your from the outside world. Below the TV is the power outlet that the heater is currently plugged into. On the same wall, closer to the corner, is the door that leads to your quarters.
>*Looking around intensifies*
> :justasplanned:
>You do a second glance around the room to see if anything has changed. And a ninja pops out of nowhere and dropkicks you.
>Nothing in the room has changed.
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>Perform a miracle to heat Kogacicle up.
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>Board the Hisoutensoku and Show the ninja what a real dropkick is, destroying the shrine is worth it
>Take a seat
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>Perform a miracle to heat Kogacicle up.
>You channel your energy and focus.
>You manage to boost the heat output from the heater! The effect should last for about ten minutes.
>You may now only perform up to four more small miracles until you obtain more faith.
>Board the Hisoutensoku and Show the ninja what a real dropkick is, destroying the shrine is worth it
>You defeat the ninja! Sure, half the mountain was destroyed in the process, and now every incident resolver in Gensokyo is out for your blood, but in the end it was totally worth it. Somehow...
>Take a seat
>You take a seat on the floor near the futon.
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>*waiting intensifies*
> :getdown:
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>Look outside. How much snow is there?
>Perform miracle to stop the snow
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>*waiting intensifies*
> :getdown:
>You sit still in silence for several minutes. Waiting for something to happen.
>Look outside. How much snow is there?
>After a few more minutes of nothing, you decide to have a peek outside.
>You travel to the main room and look out the shrine entrance. The snow storm seems to have cleared up a little and you can now see farther than you could before.
>There is at least a foot and a half or more of snow accumulated on the ground. The snow piles up into large drifts in some spots.
>Perform miracle to stop the snow
>You currently do not have enough Faith to perform a miracle that large.
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>Nail Suwako right in the face with a snowball
>Back to Suwako and Kogasa. "The blizzard seems to be dying down a bit."
>Melt due to wearing snow outfit in the heat for so long, especially with that heater.
>Sit at the entrance, it's not as windy and should feel cool-ish. This way we could know if there's anything unusual outside...besides the snow in summer of course.
*Dangit, I missed a chance to make a "Nightmare Before Christmas" reference at the beginning of all this :fail:
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>
Call Tenshi's ass down here to change the weather. Things get awkward because Iku overdressed. She just couldn't read the atmosphere.
> :dealwithit:
>Observe the sky.
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>Nail Suwako right in the face with a snowball
>You quickly dart outside, scoop up some snow, run to the living room, and chuck the icy projectile at Suwako.
>Your shot misses and hits Suwako's hat, which promptly smites you.
>GAME OVER!
>Continue? Y/N
>Back to Suwako and Kogasa. "The blizzard seems to be dying down a bit."
>You return to the living room and speak.
>"That's good to hear." Suwako replies, "Hopefully it's a sign that it will stop soon."
>Melt due to wearing snow outfit in the heat for so long, especially with that heater.
>Sayonara!
>Sit at the entrance, it's not as windy and should feel cool-ish. This way we could know if there's anything unusual outside...besides the snow in summer of course.
>You leave Suwako and head over to sit by the shrine entrance.
>The cool air feels relieving on your overheating body as you gaze out into the storm.
>Call Tenshi's ass down here to change the weather. Things get awkward because Iku overdressed. She just couldn't read the atmosphere.
>Tenshi takes great pleasure in ignoring you.
>Observe the sky.
>The sky is grey and cloudy, snow continues to pour down in droves from it. Apart from that, nothing interesting is happening.
>A few minutes pass before the lights in the shrine suddenly flicker for a few seconds, startling you for a moment.
>_
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>
Check computer, I hope my game of Spore autosaves.
>Check if the heater is still working. The power surge may have fried it.
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>Check back in the shrine. "Lady Suwako, is everything alright?"
>"Wait, if that was you on the phone and you on the bus, then who was flickering the lights?"
>Pay electricity bill
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>
Nosferatu! :V
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>Check computer, I hope my game of Spore autosaves.
>Don't worry, the Suwakohat civilization will survive to fight the Grox another day.
>Check if the heater is still working. The power surge may have fried it.
>You run back into the living room to assess what has happened. Suwako is looking at one of the light fixtures, with a surprised look on her face, and Kogasa is still lying motionless on the futon.
>The heater is still working.
>Check back in the shrine. "Lady Suwako, is everything alright?"
>"Yes, everything's fine," she answers, "I'm just a bit surprised, that's all. We haven't had a power fluctuation since the days we were hooking up the reactor to the mountain..."
>"Wait, if that was you on the phone and you on the bus, then who was flickering the lights?"
>"It was me! Fool!" says Suwako's hat.
>Pay electricity bill
>You now have electricity for another month.
>Nosferatu! :V
>Dracula!
>_
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>It's been awhile, try to wake Kogasa up. Throw water on her face or something.
//I actually have encountered the Pyonta Civilization in the space stage before XD
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>Check up on the frozen umbrella...and Kogasa
>"Do you think there may be something wrong with the underground reactor?"
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>Check up on the frozen umbrella...and Kogasa
>The umbrella definitely looks better, it appears to be thawing out some.
>Kogasa is still lying on the futon. Her hair appears to be defrosting as well.
>It's been awhile, try to wake Kogasa up. Throw water on her face or something.
>You gently nudge the karakasa a few times.
>She moves a tiny bit, but doesn't do much else.
>"Do you think there may be something wrong with the underground reactor?"
>"No. It's probably just a one-time fluke. They do maintain that thing 24/7, you know. So something bad happening to the reactor should be highly unlik-"
>Suwako's sentence is cut short as the lights suddenly flicker again for several seconds before returning to normal.
>"Well, now that I think about it, I have been wrong before..."
>_
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>"Pick one": 1.Magic 2.Eirin's shady new drug 3. Yukari is fooling around again. 4. It's a Moriya Shrine Co_____ Caution! Critical Error; Paradox
>"Hm, if they were having problems, I'm sure Orin would advise us...but in abnormal weather like this I guess she's bound to have difficulties traveling."
>"I wonder if she's linked to her umbrella..." Brush the umbrella while looking at Kogasa
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>I remember her once saying that her umbrella was as much a part of her as, well, her.
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>"Pick one": 1.Magic 2.Eirin's shady new drug 3. Yukari is fooling around again. 4. It's a Moriya Shrine Co_____ Caution! Critical Error; Paradox
>The universe is ripped apart by said paradox.
>GAME OVER!
>"Hm, if they were having problems, I'm sure Orin would advise us...but in abnormal weather like this I guess she's bound to have difficulties traveling."
>"I guess you're right." Suwako replies, "And she'll probably contact us with the emergency panel in the back room if she couldn't show up in person."
>"I wonder if she's linked to her umbrella..." Brush the umbrella while looking at Kogasa
>I remember her once saying that her umbrella was as much a part of her as, well, her.
>You recall a minute detail about Kogasa and decide to test if it's true.
>You gently brush the umbrella with your hand while fixing your gaze on the karakasa. You notice her move a tiny bit in response to your brushing.
>"Mmph... S-stop that... That... T-tickles..." she says weakly and groggily.
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>Tickle torture! TICKLE TORTURE!
>No, that would be mean...
>Maybe a little bit.
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>stare into the umbrella' eye, have your soul stolen
>I wonder what would happen if I opened the umbrella?
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>"Hey, you alright? what were you doing alone in the blizzard?"
>"Something's amiss... How come you always believe in what I say Lady Suwako? You're always like 'I guess you're right'. Normally it's the other way around. Could it be that you're, AN IMPOSTER? !
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>Wake Kogasa up.
>Shake the living hell out of said karakasa.
>Give daily prayer to Suwako's hat.
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>Tickle torture! TICKLE TORTURE!
>No, that would be mean...
>Maybe a little bit.
>You activate your best rape face feel an evil smile creep it's way across your face. Despite your attempts to resist, you tickle the thawing umbrella a tiny bit more.
>"Mmmph... I s-said... stop...!" Kogasa weakly exclaims before rolling over in the futon.
>stare into the umbrella' eye, have your soul stolen
>Your soul is safe, Suwako's hat already owns it.
>I wonder what would happen if I opened the umbrella?
>You have no idea.
>Wake Kogasa up.
>You grab onto Kogasa's shoulder and gently shake her.
>"Ugh... okay... okay... I'll get up..." says the karakasa as she fully rouses. You watch as her heterochromatic eyes slowly open and her expression changes to one of confusion.
>"W-where... am I...?"
>Shake the living hell out of said karakasa.
>"WAAAAAAAH!!! I'M AWAKE! I'M AWAKE!!"
>Give daily prayer to Suwako's hat.
>The almighty hat is pleased.
>"Hey, you alright? what were you doing alone in the blizzard?"
>"Well, my hands and feet feel numb..." Kogasa replies, "I... Was waiting by the torii to try surprise you when you came out to do your work, and the snowstorm ca- a- aah- AAAH-CHOO~! -caught me off guard..."
>"Something's amiss... How come you always believe in what I say Lady Suwako? You're always like 'I guess you're right'. Normally it's the other way around. Could it be that you're, AN IMPOSTER? !
>"An imposter? Me? Has your sanity slipped that much since our move to Gensokyo?" she replies.
>_
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>"EWW! Don't get me sick!"
>"Of course you were waiting to surprise me." :matsuriscowl: "You almost died out there ya know, You owe your life to me now should have more faith in us." "Well, do you have any idea what caused the snowstorm?" "Anyways, you're our guest for now so hurry up and get better."
>Speaking of which, the snow should've died down well enough for us to search for leads, Peak outside again.
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>Open the umbrella
>Speaking of which, the snow should've died down well enough for us to search for leads, Peak outside again.
>Shovel the snow if needed
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>"EWW! Don't get me sick!"
>Too late!
>"Of course you were waiting to surprise me." :matsuriscowl: "You almost died out there ya know, You owe your life to me now should have more faith in us." "Well, do you have any idea what caused the snowstorm?" "Anyways, you're our guest for now so hurry up and get better."
>Kogasa looks away.
>"I don't know what caused the storm, I'm just a- aah- -AAA-CHOO~! ...Just as baffled as you are..."
>It's obvious she's dodging your suggestion to put faith in the you and your goddesses.
>Open the umbrella
>The umbrella's mechanism is still partially frozen, so you force it open and accidentally damage it.
>"Hey! That hurt!" Kogasa exclaims.
>Speaking of which, the snow should've died down well enough for us to search for leads, Peak outside again.
>You quickly slip into the main room and peek in the direction of the shrine entrance.
>The snow has died down considerably. It's still falling, but not as intense as before. The wind is almost entirely absent.
>Shovel the snow if needed
>There's no point in shoveling, as the snow is still falling. Your work would just be covered up by a fresh coating of snow.
>_
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>
Sacrifice Kogasa to Suwako's hat for all the trouble she caused.
>"Suwako, would you mind keeping watch of her. I still need to go investigate the snowstorms, and look for Kanako."
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>Sacrifice Kogasa to Suwako's hat for all the trouble she caused.
>She's already been sacrificed silly~
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>Sacrifice Kogasa to Suwako's hat for all the trouble she caused.
>She's already been sacrificed silly~
>*Stereotypical Overly Dramatic and Suspenseful Music plays*
>"Suwako, would you mind keeping watch of her. I still need to go investigate the snowstorms, and look for Kanako."
>"I don't mind at all." says the goddess, "Be careful out there."
>_
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>"If you go in my room, I'll really be mad."
>Head outside only to smack straight into Reimu as she begins to interrogate our involvement with this incident and continue to the Genbu Marsh.
>Certain Sunflower Youkai: Go on a rampage due to sudden snowstorm ruining the garden of the sun. :getdown:
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>"If you go in my room, I'll really be mad."
>Kogasa does not answer, but you know she heard you.
>Head outside only to smack straight into Reimu as she begins to interrogate our involvement with this incident and continue to the Genbu Marsh.
>You depart from the shrine and fly through the snow.
>After several uneventful minutes of descending the mountain, you arrive at the Genbu Marsh. As you land, a few kappa that are busily chipping away at a frozen pond notice you and begin to shy away.
>Certain Sunflower Youkai: Go on a rampage due to sudden snowstorm ruining the garden of the sun. :getdown:
>Master Sparks, Master Sparks everywhere!
>_
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>Attempt to be friendly, but ultimately give up.
>Look around, possibly search for people we may know here.
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>
Master Spark indeed.
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>Attempt to be friendly, but ultimately give up.
>You give the kappa a friendly wave, but it only seems to make them shy away from you more. You quickly abandon your efforts.
>Look around, possibly search for people we may know here.
>You look around the marsh.
>The area is dotted with frozen ponds and streams, you spot other small groups of kappa in the distance diligently working to clear the ice. You also spot lots of stone structures that look like large rocks at first glance, but upon closer inspection you notice that these structures have doors and are, in fact, dwellings. There is a much larger door situated on a nearby cliff face, and a kappa or two occasionally goes through it.
>You do not spot anybody that you recognize amongst the kappa.
>Master Spark indeed.
>Need I say more? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yB-GgiO5bM)
>_
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>Move along, no use in trying to chase down any skiddish kappa.
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>These kappa seem just as troubled by the weather as we are, if not more. Let's move on to the garden of the sun.
Then again, they could have a weather machine and are just trying to not act suspicious.
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>Move along, no use in trying to chase down any skiddish kappa.
>You take to the sky once more.
>These kappa seem just as troubled by the weather as we are, if not more. Let's move on to the garden of the sun. Then again, they could have a weather machine and are just trying to not act suspicious.
>You begin to fly in the direction of the Garden of the Sun.
>After several minutes, of soaring, you begin to hear a peculiar, high-pitched whine coming from somewhere below.
>_
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>Check it carefully
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>Check it carefully
>You glance down just in time to glimpse several fast-moving shots of danmaku whizzing in your direction.
>_
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>Close in on the area carefully as well, don't risk grazing it until we know who's shooting it. Could be a fairy which would be safe to graze.
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>Dodge them like a
stage 5 boss
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>Close in on the area carefully as well, don't risk grazing it until we know who's shooting it. Could be a fairy which would be safe to graze.
>You begin to exercise caution as you continue on your path. At the same time you begin looking for the source of the danmaku.
>The danmaku is closing in on you.
>Dodge them like a stage 5 boss
>You do a barrel roll quickly swerve out of the way right before the danmaku hits you.
>As you regain your orientation, a frostbitten fairy carrying a wilted sunflower flies up from below.
>"Don't go any further!" she says with confidence, "This is an er... um... Hey! What was this thing we're doing called again?"
>"Wasn't it called a 'Blocked-aids' or something?" replies another, equally frostbitten fairy as she comes into view.
>"Oh, yeah, right... This is a Blocked-aids! Give us all your stuffs and thingies or else!"
>_
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>"Okay, 1. It's a Blockade, and 2. Unless you really like re-spawning, I suggest you explain why this is a blockade quickly."
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>"Okay, 1. It's a Blockade, and 2. Unless you really like re-spawning, I suggest you explain why this is a blockade quickly."
>"No! It's obviously a blocked-aids, stupid!" the sunflower fairy retorts, "And it's a blocked-aids because our group is running low on stuffs and thingies and we need more! So fork 'em over before ya get the blasting of a lifetime!"
>_
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>(Ah, struggling stragglers) "(Hehe~ :matsurismirk:) I'm sorry for my stupidity then, but if you need stuffs and thingies, you should pray to my goddesses. They have lots and lots of stuffs and thingies. You'll be super duper happy if you do~"
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>(Ah, struggling stragglers) "(Hehe~ :matsurismirk:) I'm sorry for my stupidity then, but if you need stuffs and thingies, you should pray to my goddesses. They have lots and lots of stuffs and thingies. You'll be super duper happy if you do~"
>"Really? Who are your goddesses, then?" the sunflower fairy asks.
>"Wait! It might be a trick!" the other fairy interjects. "How do we know that you're telling the truth?"
>_
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>♪Miracle Time♪ (Do something like make the sunflower that one fairy is holding bloom.)
>"That's just a bit of my powers, imagine what my goddesses can do since they're like, way better."
If that doesn't work (because we may not have enough faith thanks to wasting it on that annoying umbrella) then...
>>"Listen, if you don't get out of my way, I'll make you sorry. Trying to find out why it's been so cold lately and I don't need distractions."
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>♪Miracle Time♪ (Do something like make the sunflower that one fairy is holding bloom.)
>You focus your energy and concentrate on the wilted sunflower being held in the sunflower fairy's hands.
>You manage to restore the flower to a fresher state. The fairy is utterly stunned by what's happening.
>"Ooooh..." she says, mesmerized.
>You may now only perform up to three more small miracles until you obtain more faith.
>"That's just a bit of my powers, imagine what my goddesses can do since they're like, way better."
>"Hmm... with powers like that, we might not even need more stuffs and thingies, all our problems will be more solved!" the sunflower fairy exclaims.
>"So, what are we going to do?" the second fairy asks.
>"Go get the rest of the group, tell them we have some goddesses to pray to! Um... actually hang on a second..." the sunflower fairy turns back to you, "Who are your goddesses, and... uh... how do we pray?"
>_
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>"Our Goddess is Hakurei Reimu. She usually wears red and white clothing. Be sure to pull many pranks on her, that's how you pray~ :trollface:
>"Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako. Lady Kanako is the one that looks like a gundam usually has a large rope around her back and 4 pillars coming from it. Lady Suwako is smaller and has our lord resting upon her head a brown hat with eyes on it."
>"Speaking of Lady Kanako, have you possibly seen her pass by?"
>"Well, you could ask the goddesses for favors and thank them for what you have when you have the time. You could also visit our shrine from time to time and give your support and attend events. It's on the mountain there (point)."
>"We can't just use our powers all the time though, we need people to trust and believe in us to do even greater things."
>"By the way, are you guys okay? You seem cold."
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>"Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako. Lady Kanako is the one that looks like a gundam usually has a large rope around her back and 4 pillars coming from it. Lady Suwako is smaller and has our lord resting upon her head a brown hat with eyes on it."
>"Oh, okay..." she says.
>"Speaking of Lady Kanako, have you possibly seen her pass by?"
>"Nope, I think we'd remember if anyone who looked like that came though our blocked-aids."
>"Well, you could ask the goddesses for favors and thank them for what you have when you have the time. You could also visit our shrine from time to time and give your support and attend events."
>"So, uh... where's this shrine you speak of?"
>"By the way, are you guys okay? You seem cold."
>"We're perfectly fine!" she replies with confidence, "Our stuffs and thingies have been keeping us more warmer all week! Well, at least until we started running low..."
>_
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>"Up there (Point to top of mountain). But please wait a while as this incident has been causing problems and we're trying to deal with them. So if you could please let me through your...Blocked-Aids I could get rid of the problems quicker."
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>
Call up Eirin to cure our Blocked-Aids/HIV.
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>"Up there (Point to top of mountain). But please wait a while as this incident has been causing problems and we're trying to deal with them. So if you could please let me through your...Blocked-Aids I could get rid of the problems quicker."
>"Oh, go right ahead. Thanks to you, we have no reason to continue our blocked-aids!" she turns to her companion, "Let's go tell the rest of the group that in a while we're going to the top of that mountain to visit some shrine and ask the goddesses for stuff and thank them for it!"
>"How long is a while?"
>"Uh... like... two hours... I think..."
>"Oh okay!" the second fairy replies as the duo fly away.
>Call up Eirin to cure our Blocked-Aids/HIV.
>"Good news, miss Kochiya. You are now cured of Blocked-AIDS! You still have AIDS, but it's no longer blocked."
>_
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>Set time limit for 2 hours
>Continue on the path to the garden of the sun.
>Ponder what they may do when they visit the shrine
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>Set time limit for 2 hours
>Time limit set.
>Continue on the path to the garden of the sun.
>You continue on your original trajectory.
>Ponder what they may do when they visit the shrine
>If all goes well, then you would've managed to successfully convert a group of fairies to your shrine. But, since they are fairies that's probably not going to happen. They'll probably show up and endlessly pester Suwako to use her powers to help them until they either give up or Suwako smites them. Or they'll show up, give praying a try, find it boring, leave, and go back to what they were doing.
>After about ten minutes, you reach the edge of the Garden of the Sun. The snow has stopped in this area, for the moment.
>As you observe the garden from the air, it's apparent that the cold has taken a toll on it, the usually vibrant sunflowers are all dull and withered, and there is a deep accumulation of snow that reaches a third of the way up their stems.
>A lone figure, holding a bright pink parasol is standing at the edge of the ruined field, and appears to be staring off into it.
>_
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>If anything, Yuuka would definitely know what's causing the snow. She's linked with nature.
>Approach Yuuka with utmost caution and respect. Do not show fear, Yuuka can smell fear.
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>Fly low but stay alert.
That Wriggl- er, dropkicking ninja could be waiting for us...
>{Is that Kogasa? Wait the umbrella isn't weird, it couldn't be her.}
>"Excuse me, could I speak with you for a moment?"
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>If anything, Yuuka would definitely know what's causing the snow. She's linked with nature.
>Approach Yuuka with utmost caution and respect. Do not show fear, Yuuka can smell fear.
>Fly low but stay alert. That Wriggl- er, dropkicking ninja could be waiting for us...
>You begin to confidently and cautiously descend towards Yuuka.
>{Is that Kogasa? Wait the umbrella isn't weird, it couldn't be her.}
>It couldn't be Kogasa anyway, since she's back at the shrine and in no condition to be moving.
>"Excuse me, could I speak with you for a moment?"
>You speak when you are within earshot.
>With lightning speed, Yuuka swings in your direction, closes her parasol, and fires a master spark from the tip of the parasol in such a way that it intersects your path right in front of you.
>The shock from the sudden laser causes you to screech to a halt in midair just seconds before colliding with the master spark.
>"Go away." Yuuka says sternly as her warning shot fades, "I'm not in the mood for visitors right now."
>_
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>State my purpose quickly and clearly, she must know something to be in such a sour mood.
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> "I just wanted to ask about this snowball incident. But I guess I'll be coming back lateeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
>Fly back to our shrine for a change of interior clothing...
>Fly to the Misty Lake, unless someone else objects and wants to eat sparks.
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>State my purpose quickly and clearly, she must know something to be in such a sour mood.
> "I just wanted to ask about this snowball incident. But I guess I'll be coming back lateeeeeeeeeeeeeeer"
These two actions contradict each other. So I resorted to flipping a coin and determined that it will be Miniking's post that will be prioritized.
>You consider stating your purpose to her, but you realize that it might not be wise to linger here, especially with Yuuka in such a foul mood. So you decide to tell her that you'll return later.
>You feel Yuuka's glare burn into your soul as you slowly back away.
>Fly back to our shrine for a change of interior clothing...
>You fly back for a quick change, waving hi to Suwako and casually flipping off Kogasa on the way in.
>Fly to the Misty Lake, unless someone else objects and wants to eat sparks.
>You turn in the direction of the Misty Lake and begin flying.
>After about five minutes of uneventful flying you arrive at the frozen lake shore.
>You spot a fairy with blue hair and crystalline wings on the ground not far from you, busily building a snowman. Another, green-haired fairy with some rather unique looking wings is with her.
>Neither one of them have noticed you.
>_
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>
Yuuka picks on the weak, so I will too! ESOTERICA: "GRAY THAUMATURGY"!
>They probably don't know or care about the abundance of snow. But, juuuust to be sure, ask them about it.
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>"Hey, cool wings ya got there, both of you."
>Nail em with a snowball
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>"Hey, cool wings ya got there, both of you."
//Literally cool wings. They're frozen. :P
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>Yuuka picks on the weak, so I will too! ESOTERICA: "GRAY THAUMATURGY"!
>Critical hit + Sneak attack bonus! Both are instantly defeated.
>Loot corpses? Y/N
>Nail em with a snowball
>BOOM! HEADSHOT!
>"Hey, cool wings ya got there, both of you."
>"H-Huh!?" the green haired fairy exclaims before both of them begin frantically looking around for the source of your voice. Eventually the green-haired fairy's gaze falls upon you and she nudges her companion.
>"H-hey C-C-Cirno! I-i-it l-l-looks l-l-like a-another h-h-uman!" she says between chattering teeth.
>"Really? And Eye think Eye have a pretty good idea of what she wants..." replies the blue-haired fairy.
>They probably don't know or care about the abundance of snow. But, juuuust to be sure, ask them about it.
>You move a bit closer to them and ask them if they happen to know what's causing the severe cold.
>"Aha! Eye knew it! You're just another weakling accusing me of causing this!" Cirno aggressively concludes, "Well, Eye hate to burst your bubble, but Eye had nothing to do with this! Okay!? Now scram! Before Eye beat you up just like the other four who came to falsely accuse me!"
>"B-b-but C-C-Cirno, d-d-d-didn't t-they b-b-beat you up i-i-instead?" the shivering, green-haired fairy asks.
>"Daiyousei! Don't tell her that!" answers Cirno, quite annoyed, "It makes me look weak! And Eye can't look weak because Eye'm da strongest!"
>_
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>"I swear I'm not accusing you of anything!" Not that you of all people could cause this. "But please, O strong fairy, do you know anything about the tons of snow during the summer?"
>I don't have to ask about who beat her up, I have a pretty good idea and they'll probably spill it anyway.
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>"I swear I'm not accusing you of anything!"
>"I was just hoping you had an idea of who might be doing this. They must be pretty strong to cause all this snowfall, probably the strongest person in years."
>"I bet if someone was to beat them, they'd definitely be the strongest"
>Examine the shivering Dai for a second. Look back at Cirno. "Oh..." :ohdear:
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>"I swear I'm not accusing you of anything!" Not that you of all people could cause this. "But please, O strong fairy, do you know anything about the tons of snow during the summer?"
>I don't have to ask about who beat her up, I have a pretty good idea and they'll probably spill it anyway.
>"Good. Because, like Eye said before, Eye had nothing to do with this." she responds, "Anyways, Eye don't know anything about what's happening. Sorry."
>"I was just hoping you had an idea of who might be doing this. They must be pretty strong to cause all this snowfall, probably the strongest person in years."
>"I bet if someone was to beat them, they'd definitely be the strongest"
>"Eye bet my friend Letty would know something, but she's still sleeping at this time of year." she pauses for a moment, "And whoever is causing this can't be the strongest person in years, because Eye'm already the strongest! There can't be another!"
>Examine the shivering Dai for a second. Look back at Cirno. "Oh..." :ohdear:
>Daiyousei is standing there, arms folded, and shaking like a leaf. Parts of her face, as well as her hands, are showing signs of frostbite, and there are icicles forming on the tips of her wings. Her teeth are chattering constantly.
>"Oh what?" Cirno asks, puzzled, "Is there something on my face?"
>_
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>"Good. Because, like Eye said before, Eye had nothing to do with this."
>Yea sure, let's listen to a ⑨
>She doesn't look too hot well. It looks like she's not trying to worry about it...
>"Have you seen Lady Kanako lately? (Insert Kanako Description)."
>Good heavens would you look at the time~. Time to Look Around Again
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>Yea sure, let's listen to a ⑨
>Yes. That is obviously the smartest thing you can possibly do right now.
>She doesn't look too hot well. It looks like she's not trying to worry about it...
>You find Daiyousei's endurance and apparent optimism is somewhat admirable. Yet you also feel a bit sorry for her.
>"Have you seen Lady Kanako lately? (Insert Kanako Description)."
>"Nope. Doesn't ring a bell..." Cirno replies, "Have you seen someone who looks like that, Daiyousei?"
>"N-no. I-I-I d-don't t-think s-s-s-so... S-s-sorry!"
>Good heavens would you look at the time~. Time to Look Around Again
>You look around.
>The shore of the lake is covered in snow, and the lake itself is completely iced over. There is much less snow underneath the trees of the nearby forest, but the branches of those trees are drooping considerably from added weight. In the distance you can see the silhouette of the Scarlet Devil Mansion along the lake's north shore.
>_
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>"Thanks for your time you two. Take care"
>Let's check out the SDM. Even if they haven't a clue about this incident, there's still the chance they've seen Kanako around.
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>Check the lake for anyone in/on it.
>break the lake! CRACK IT
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>Wait, what time is it? If it's day time Remilia will be pissed if we wake her up.
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>"Thanks for your time you two. Take care"
>"Bye." answers Cirno.
>Let's check out the SDM. Even if they haven't a clue about this incident, there's still the chance they've seen Kanako around.
>You start flying across the frozen lake, in the direction of the mansion.
>Check the lake for anyone in/on it.
>You scan the frozen surface of the lake for anything interesting. Eventually your eyes settle upon the peculiar site of what appears to someone's torso sticking out of the ice and frantically banging on it with it's fists.
>break the lake! CRACK IT
>You drop kick the lake and fall into the freezing depths below. Have fun with your newfound hypothermia!
>Wait, what time is it? If it's day time Remilia will be pissed if we wake her up.
>If you had to guess, you'd say it's about mid-day.
>_
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>Investigate the poor girl stuck in the ice. (how is she not dead yet?!)
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>"Sigh~ I swear my good karma better shoot through the roof for these things..."
>Fly closer and inspect the situation
>commence rapid fire puns: "Hey, you look like you're not having an ice day, but that's cool. Ya know, flailing around frantically makes you seem like half the person you really are, maybe you should chill. I was just breezing on by but don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna give you the cold shoulder. I'm a good girl, so I'll help you outta this..." "Haha you're stuck in the lake!"
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>Investigate the poor girl stuck in the ice. (how is she not dead yet?!)
>"Sigh~ I swear my good karma better shoot through the roof for these things..."
>Fly closer and inspect the situation
>You fly a bit closer and get a better look at the struggling figure trapped in the ice.
>It's a girl with dark blue hair, wearing a frilly, green, leaf-patterned kimono. The first thing that you notice is her ears, which don't look like ears at all. Are those... fins!? The second, more baffling, thing that you notice is that, despite the cold temperature, she is showing minimal signs of freezing.
>After a moment, she sees you and stops her vain attempts to break the ice with her hands. She stares at you for several seconds.
>commence rapid fire puns: "Hey, you look like you're not having an ice day, but that's cool. Ya know, flailing around frantically makes you seem like half the person you really are, maybe you should chill. I was just breezing on by but don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna give you the cold shoulder. I'm a good girl, so I'll help you outta this..." "Haha you're stuck in the lake!"
>"Wow. That was so... mean..." says the trapped girl, obviously unamused by your chain of puns, "But thanks for offering to help me, I guess... You wouldn't happen to have an ice pick or something, would you?"
>"Hey! Don't rub it in, jerk!"
>_
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>"I'm sorry, I'm just having a bad day. First this annoying umbrella youkai almost froze to death outside my shrine and we had to take her in. Then these fairies tried to setup blocked-aids er, blockade to stop me. And on top of all that, I can't find my goddess Kanako or anyone who knows anything about all the cold recently. I wanted to let it out on something, but I should've just screamed into a pillow...
of snow."
>"Sorry for rambling on, I'll see if I can find anything to help you out with."
>The only thing we have in our inventory that could smash stuff seems to be our gohei, but that's a small stick which won't be doing much to the ice.
>"Um, do you mind if I search the forest for something tougher than this gohei?"
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>Isn't the gohei enchanted with divine powers or something? Or can I just use danmaku to break the ice?
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>"I'm sorry, I'm just having a bad day. First this annoying umbrella youkai almost froze to death outside my shrine and we had to take her in. Then these fairies tried to setup blocked-aids er, blockade to stop me. And on top of all that, I can't find my goddess Kanako or anyone who knows anything about all the cold recently. I wanted to let it out on something, but I should've just screamed into a pillow...of snow."
>"Sorry for rambling on, I'll see if I can find anything to help you out with."
>"I understand." the girl responds, "As you can see, I haven't been having the best of days either..."
>The only thing we have in our inventory that could smash stuff seems to be our gohei, but that's a small stick which won't be doing much to the ice.
>Isn't the gohei enchanted with divine powers or something? Or can I just use danmaku to break the ice?
>Even though the gohei does have some divine power, it'll still probably be damaged if you full on tried to smash the ice with it.
>Danmaku wouldn't really be effective in this situation either, as you don't tend to specialize in overly destructive danmaku. Plus you will risk accidentally hitting the trapped girl should you decide to try.
>"Um, do you mind if I search the forest for something tougher than this gohei?"
>"No, not at all. Just promise you'll come back, okay?"
>_
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>Alright, I be back in a minute
OMG PINKIE PROMISE #OUTSIDEWORLDCRAP
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>Alright, I'll be back in a minute OMG PINKIE PROMISE #OUTSIDEWORLDCRAP
yes, do iiiiiit
>I'll be back in a minute
>in a minute
>Sixty Second Sanae/Half Minute Hero... do want.
>Attempt to scum as much faith as possible by using all definitions of faith, such as putting one's trust, or faith in another
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>Alright, I be back in a minute OMG PINKIE PROMISE #OUTSIDEWORLDCRAP
>"Okay." she answers
>"Wait. What the hell is a hashtag!?!" The girl asks.
>Sixty Second Sanae/Half Minute Hero... do want.
>How in the world did you manage to move that fast!?! Aya would be impressed.
>Attempt to scum as much faith as possible by using all definitions of faith, such as putting one's trust, or faith in another
>You have obtained more Faith! You may now perform up to four small miracles.
>_
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>Man, maybe lingering in the Genbu Marsh would've been a good idea, seeing as we probably could've gotten a stray wrench or icepick.
>Matter of fact they were picking at the ice with stuffs and thingies, darnit. :smokedcheese:
>Well my first plan was going back to Cirno to see if ice could smash ice effectively, but I guess we should head to the Genbu Marsh and hope we can get a strong thingy there.
>To the Genbu Marsh, awaaaaay.
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>When we get there, look around again.
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>Man, maybe lingering in the Genbu Marsh would've been a good idea, seeing as we probably could've gotten a stray wrench or icepick.
>Matter of fact they were picking at the ice with stuffs and thingies, darnit. :smokedcheese:
>Well my first plan was going back to Cirno to see if ice could smash ice effectively, but I guess we should head to the Genbu Marsh and hope we can get a strong thingy there.
>To the Genbu Marsh, awaaaaay.
>You decide that the best place to get something to smash the ice on the lake would be the Genbu Marsh, so you leave the poor girl and begin flying there.
>You arrive after about fifteen minutes.
>When we get there, look around again.
>The area looks pretty much the same as it did before. Most of the ponds and streams are still completely iced over. The groups of kappa in the distance are still chipping away at the ice, and they have appeared to have made some progress since you were last here. Kappa are still moving in and out of the large door in the nearby cliff face.
>_
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>Look closely for a discarded ice pick or tool of some sort.
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>Look closely for a discarded ice pick or tool of some sort.
>You do another scan of the area, keeping a look out for any spare tools lying around.
>You find none. All the tools in the area appear to be in the hands of the kappa teams.
>_
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>"I'm really sorry to bother you guys but I need help. Someone's stuck in ice and I need something to break it enough for them to get out."
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>"I'm really sorry to bother you guys but I need help. Someone's stuck in ice and I need something to break it enough for them to get out."
>You quietly creep up to the nearest kappa group and speak.
>Most of the group starts to shy away from you as you talk. After you finish speaking, one of the less timid kappa in the group speaks up.
>"Uh... I think I might have an extra hammer and chisel in my house, somewhere." she says, "I can go get it for you if you want."
>_
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>"I really appreciate it. Thank you"
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>
MISSION SUCCESS! *fanfare*
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>"I really appreciate it. Thank you"
>"You're welcome. I'll be back in minute." says the kappa before running off towards one of the stone dwellings.
>The other kappa in her group keep their distance while eying you curiously.
>MISSION SUCCESS! *fanfare*
>You gained 50 EXP! (not that it matters...) (https://youtu.be/d4dRGk7A6zo?t=1m45s)
>_
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Girls are waiting patiently, please wait with them.
>Idle animation go! hum a theme/song we know from the outside world. possibly sway side to side if it fits.
>Pull out an Ip*dtm and challenge the other kappa to a dance battle!
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>Idle animation go! hum a theme/song we know from the outside world. possibly sway side to side if it fits.
>You begin patiently waiting and start humming a random, made up tune that comes quite naturally to you (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4gqGhN0xnE)
>Pull out an Ip*dtm and challenge the other kappa to a dance battle!
>Challenge accepted! (https://youtu.be/yy0Tc5KxytU?t=11s) (The kappa group promptly serves you.)
>After about a couple minutes of waiting, the kappa returns with a hammer and chisel in her hands.
>"Here." she says, "Promise to bring these back when you're done with them, ok?"
>_
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>My (Kanako). I should've expected that video, it being one of my first touhou related things I've ever seen (but still didn't know of at the time)
>"I promise I'll return as soon as she's free."
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>My (Kanako). I should've expected that video, it being one of my first touhou related things I've ever seen (but still didn't know of at the time)
>"I promise I'll return as soon as she's free."
>"Alright." says the kappa as she hands you the tools.
>OBTAINED:
>Hammer and Chisel
>>A pair of tools commonly used for chipping away at hard objects, like rock or ice. You are currently borrowing these from a random kappa in the Genbu Marsh.
>_
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>I'll wait for you here when I come back okaaaaaay?
>Fly back to the scene of peril, Lake Mistia Misty Lake, No Interruptions.
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>I'll wait for you here when I come back okaaaaaay?
>"Okay." the kappa replies.
>Fly back to the scene of peril, Lake Mistia Misty Lake, No Interruptions.
>You high-tail it back to the Misty Lake. You manage to get there in about twelve minutes.
>You find your way back to the girl stuck in the frozen lake surface. She's gone back to pounding on the ice with her fists. As soon as you get close she sees you and stops her struggling.
>"That was way longer than a minute..." she says, "I was beginning to think you forgot about me."
>_
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>"Sorry. I had to wait for a kappa."
>CHISEL CHISEL CHISEL
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>"Thanks for waiting. I also need to get back to the kappa and return this right when I'm done."
>CHISEL CHISEL CHISEL
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>"Sorry. I had to wait for a kappa."
>"Thanks for waiting. I also need to get back to the kappa and return this right when I'm done."
>"Okay." she responds, "Just hurry up and get me out of here..."
>CHISEL CHISEL CHISEL
>You begin energetically chiseling at the ice around the trapped girl's waist, taking special care not to hit her on accident.
>Even with your current vigor, it becomes apparent that this process is still going to take a while.
>"So....." the girl says after about a minute, "What brings you to the Misty Lake, anyway?"
>_
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>"My name is Kochiya Sanae and I'm a Shrine Maiden. I'm trying to figure out why everything's cold in summer all of a sudden...and I'm also looking for one of my shrine's goddesses; Kanako."
>"So far, no one's been any help at all and as a matter of fact, gave me more problems to solve, not that I don't like being helpful."
>"So, who are you, you don't exactly look human."
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>"My name is Kochiya Sanae and I'm a Shrine Maiden. I'm trying to figure out why everything's cold in summer all of a sudden...and I'm also looking for one of my shrine's goddesses; Kanako."
>"So far, no one's been any help at all and as a matter of fact, gave me more problems to solve, not that I don't like being helpful."
>"I'm sorry to hear that." says the girl, "But look on the bright side. Someone will eventually help you find the answers you're looking for, right?"
>"So, who are you, you don't exactly look human."
>"I'm Wakasagihime. I'm a ningyo. The only ningyo in Gensokyo, as a matter of fact. It's nice to meet you."
>_
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>"Wa-ka-sa-gi-hi-me huh, sounds royal."
>"Can I just call you waggysaggy instead?"
>"Oh, so you're like Areil! Uhh, nevermind."
>"Isn't it lonely being the only one of your kind though?
>"I forgot to mention a few things. I can make miracles happen if people put enough faith into me and my goddesses. So if everybody in Gensokyo believed in us, I could probably wipe out this snow in a snap, heck I could probably even make it rain food or something with that much faith. I guess you could say I'm like Hahruhi Suzumiya, albeit with a few differences.
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>*outside world references intensifies*
>*overused joke intensifies intensifies*
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>"Wa-ka-sa-gi-hi-me huh, sounds royal."
>"It's funny that you say that, because I actually am of royal blood."
>"Can I just call you waggysaggy instead?"
>"Oh, come on! Why does everyone I meet insist on calling me that!? Is my name that hard to pronounce!?!"
>"Oh, so you're like Areil! Uhh, nevermind."
>"Who?"
>"Isn't it lonely being the only one of your kind though?
>"Not really, it's actually quite peaceful here in Gensokyo." Wagsags Wakasagihime began, "You should've seen where I lived before I took up residence here. Ningyo cities are very crowded, and 75% of the people you meet are very obnoxious and annoying."
>"I forgot to mention a few things. I can make miracles happen if people put enough faith into me and my goddesses. So if everybody in Gensokyo believed in us, I could probably wipe out this snow in a snap, heck I could probably even make it rain food or something with that much faith. I guess you could say I'm like Hahruhi Suzumiya, albeit with a few differences.
>"Raining food, huh? Now that would be quite a sight to see" she says with a chuckle.
>*outside world references intensifies*
>Obama, ISIS, McDonalds, The Internet, Shrinemaiden.org, iPad, Super Smash Bros, TV, Taco Bell, DC Comics, Random Japanese Mangas, <Insert long list of random nonsensical outside world stuffs and thingies here>, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah, blah...
>*overused joke intensifies intensifies*
>Suwako's hat not being amused intensifies! (Also stuffs and thingies...) :P
>_
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>"I wish I could show you one, but I'm kinda running low on ♪Miracle power♪ or something. And it'll take a miracle for me to stop this snowing with some leftover, sorry."
>"Hey, You have your own 'Quest' too right!?"
>Check how chiseled Wakasagihime is...wait, not like that.
>Miniking: Well, your name is ok to pronounce, it's just a royal pain trying to type it out...
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>"I wish I could show you one, but I'm kinda running low on ♪Miracle power♪ or something. And it'll take a miracle for me to stop this snowing with some leftover, sorry."
>"It's fine." Waggetysaggety Wakasagihime replies.
>"Hey, You have your own 'Quest' too right!?"
>"Yes, apparently..."
>Check how chiseled Wakasagihime is...wait, not like that.
>lol
>At this point you have managed to chisel about a half-inch deep circle around Waggysaggy's Wakasagihime's waist. You have no idea how deep this ice is, and therefore do no how much longer you have to chisel. It's still going to take a while.
>Miniking: Well, your name is ok to pronounce, it's just a royal pain trying to type it out...
IMO, it's the other way around.
>_
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>"So uhh,
hows the weather? *facepalm* doh! what were you doing before this incident?"
>"How about that ice fairy Cirno and her friend over there, no chance they might've caused this right?"
>Snake accessory: Sanae, you must look around. We, your conscious demands you do. Frog accessory: Stop already, can't you see we're an overused joke. We're just here to make her look more unique. Remember, without an accessory or hat, a Touhou can't exist properly
>Look around, for an unknown force compels you to...
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>
*looking around intensifies* *shoots self*
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>"So uhh, hows the weather? *facepalm* doh! what were you doing before this incident?"
>"I wasn't doing much. You see, I tend to stay in the lake and keep to myself most of the time."
>"How about that ice fairy Cirno and her friend over there, no chance they might've caused this right?"
>"Ha ha! No. There's no way that fairy is that powerful. Sure, I have seen her create localized blizzards and freeze small sections of the lake, but I highly doubt she can do anything as massive and widespread as this."
>Snake accessory: Sanae, you must look around. We, your conscious demands you do. Frog accessory: Stop already, can't you see we're an overused joke. We're just here to make her look more unique. Remember, without an accessory or hat, a Touhou can't exist properly
>If there is no decoration on your loli's head, she will die! (https://cru03.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zun-teaches-drawing.jpg)
>Look around, for an unknown force compels you to...
>While maintaining your chiseling, you look around.
>The frozen lake surface is nothing more than an empty, white expanse. The only interesting things you see are the distant silhouettes of the surrounding forest and the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>*looking around intensifies* *shoots self*
>You intensely keep scanning your surroundings, until you spontaneously lose all faith in your self and commit suicide by shooting yourself in the head with danmaku.
>"Are you kidding me!?!" yells Wakasagihime as your corpse slumps over on the ice.
>GAME OVER!
>_
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>Strike up small talk to make slowly chiseling a person out of ice less awkward. "What's it like being a Ningyo? I couldn't imagine not having any legs!"
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>Respawn and loot our corpse, gaining double the amount of items. Tadaaa~
>More small talk as we continue getting wakogasahime wakasagihime out. "Can you believe how rude some people are, I was almost killed when I approached this lady in the garden of the sun. She shot a huge laser at me like Marisa does.
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>Strike up small talk to make slowly chiseling a person out of ice less awkward. "What's it like being a Ningyo? I couldn't imagine not having any legs!"
>"Pfft. You're lucky you have legs..." Wags Wakasagihime began, "Have you ever tried moving on land with a fin? It just doesn't work. It makes it hard to socialize with your land-dwelling friends as well... Anyway, aside from that, being a Ningyo isn't that bad. For instance, my kind is naturally agile in water, and we can breathe underwater too, which is something lots of land dwellers can't do."
>Respawn and loot our corpse, gaining double the amount of items. Tadaaa~
>"I'm sorry Sanae, but my boss says I can't let you do that." (https://youtu.be/Be8Gbqdox68?t=2m57s) says Komachi in a creepy, monotone voice.
>More small talk as we continue getting wakogasahime wakasagihime out. "Can you believe how rude some people are, I was almost killed when I approached this lady in the garden of the sun. She shot a huge laser at me like Marisa does.
>I see what you did there... :P
>"Ugh. Don't get me started on rude people... Have you ever met a youkai by the name of Seija Kijin? She's the rudest and most annoying person I have ever met."
>You manage to chisel another quarter of an inch down by the time she finishes that sentence.
>_
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>"Well, she can't be as pitiful as Tatara Kogasa. It's like she devoted her life to trying to surprise people every single chance she gets. Most of her attempts are usually stuff like hiding around a corner with her gigantic umbrella sticking out in plain site, before popping out and yelling something. Even when I beat her up, she just keeps trying. She's also the person I found almost dead in the snow recently and had to help out, all because she was trying to scare me again when the snowstorm happened."
>"So, what's this Seija person do that annoys you?
>"Atleast there's some nice people here, like that other fairy that was with Cirno. She stayed by her side even while freezing her wings off."
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>"Well, she can't be as pitiful as Tatara Kogasa. It's like she devoted her life to trying to surprise people every single chance she gets. Most of her attempts are usually stuff like hiding around a corner with her gigantic umbrella sticking out in plain site, before popping out and yelling something. Even when I beat her up, she just keeps trying. She's also the person I found almost dead in the snow recently and had to help out, all because she was trying to scare me again when the snowstorm happened."
>"Wow, she certainly sounds like quite a handful. How do you manage to put up with her so much?"
>"So, what's this Seija person do that annoys you?
>"Ugh, where do I begin..." Wackosashimi Wakasagihime says with a groan, "Well, first of all, she's amanojaku, which is not exactly the best kind of youkai to hang around, and on top of that, she has this nasty ability to flip anything, and I mean anything, over, which she uses to entertain herself. A lot." she pauses, briefly, "Tell me, have you ever been vertically flipped underwater, several hundred times, in under a minute? Well that's what she did to me once, simply because she was bored. Ugh, I feel nauseous just thinking about it... And I'm not done yet. Another bad quality she has is that she sees what most people see as horrible ideas as very good ideas. So she sometimes comes up with these harebrained schemes that somehow end up involving me and the few friends I have and they end up getting us all in trouble. Ugh, she's such a pain. I hope you never meet her."
>"Atleast there's some nice people here, like that other fairy that was with Cirno. She stayed by her side even while freezing her wings off."
>"Yeah, I've seen those two from beneath the lake surface from time to time. They're like two peas in a pod..."
>By this point you have managed to chisel a total of once inch down into the ice, but there's still more ice to go.
>_
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>"She sounds like a real jerk."
>"So, how are your friends, I bet they're nice. Most people who know me dislike me because of a little experiment me and my goddesses did involving a nuclear hell raven."
>"Whew, this is taking pretty long."
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>Shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
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//Wait, if Wakasagihime has met Seija and Sanae hasn't, does that place the timeline of this story somewhere between Day 1 of ISC and Day 8?
DO WE GO TO HAKUGYOKURO? HAS THEY STEELD THE SPRING AGEN?
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>"She sounds like a real jerk."
>"You bet she is."
>"So, how are your friends, I bet they're nice. Most people who know me dislike me because of a little experiment me and my goddesses did involving a nuclear hell raven."
>"Yeah, they're pretty nice. I wonder how this cold is affecting them, though..." she pauses, "So, what happened in this experiment that made so many people dislike you?"
>"Whew, this is taking pretty long."
>"Meh. At least it's faster than anything I could've done on my own..."
>Shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
>You begin chiseling so hard you become a living jackhammer. You manage to get another inch through the ice before you die of exhaustion.
//Wait, if Wakasagihime has met Seija and Sanae hasn't, does that place the timeline of this story somewhere between Day 1 of ISC and Day 8? DO WE GO TO HAKUGYOKURO? HAS THEY STEELD THE SPRING AGEN?
Your GM would like to offer two explanations for this. Choose whichever one seems better:
1. (Best in-game explanation.) This game takes place in a timeline that is separate from canon continuity.
2. (Most accurate explanation.) Your GM is a complete ⑨ and forgot that ISC even existed. So, for the sake of this game's continuity, he urges you to pretend that all games ISC and onward do not exist in this game's canon.
>"Whait oh no where id spring?"
>"UIt is been stoled!" (https://youtu.be/fOvglodUIcA?t=1m28s)
>_
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>"Well, it kinda paved the way for a couple of other incidents so we were indirectly responsible for them. Nowadays, we're always one of the top suspects in anything weird that happens."
>"I don't know why, but the kappa I went to at the Genbu Marsh were very shy about me, I hope it wasn't because of our reputation."
>"Do you think anyone in that mansion there knows anything about this?"
>"Has anyone passed by and decided not to help for some reason?"
>"Have you ever been far away from a water source for awhile? What was it like?"
>"Oh crap, I hope Lady Suwako remembered to turn the heater off when Kogasa was done!" "I just paid the electricity bill this morning too"
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>"Well, it kinda paved the way for a couple of other incidents so we were indirectly responsible for them. Nowadays, we're always one of the top suspects in anything weird that happens."
>"Well that sucks." Wagzzy Wakasagihime responds, "So, have people come to you, accusing you of having some part in this incident yet?"
>"I don't know why, but the kappa I went to at the Genbu Marsh were very shy about me, I hope it wasn't because of our reputation."
>"It probably has nothing to do with your reputation. I heard somewhere that kappa are shy by nature. Aren't they?"
>"Do you think anyone in that mansion there knows anything about this?"
>"I have no idea." she replies, "Sorry."
>"Has anyone passed by and decided not to help for some reason?"
>"Nope. You're the first person to pass by, actually."
>"Have you ever been far away from a water source for awhile? What was it like?"
>"Well, there was this one time my friend Kangaroo Kagerou invited me to this party near Eientei. I mostly just sat in a chair the whole time... You can't really dance or mingle with a fin..."
>"Oh crap, I hope Lady Suwako remembered to turn the heater off when Kogasa was done!" "I just paid the electricity bill this morning too"
>"Heater?" Wakasagihime asks, "What's that? It sounds like some kind of fancy fireplace..."
>You manage to chisel another quarter inch down.
>_
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[ISC no longer exists]
>Put a little more power into the chiseling, I'm running out of conversation topics and Wockaflockahime Wakasagihime must be freezing.
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>Put a little more power into the chiseling, I'm running out of conversation topics and Wockaflockahime Wakasagihime must be freezing.
>You begin pounding the hammer onto the chisel with twice the force and speed you were using. You continue this effort for several minutes, getting progressively deeper into the ice until the chisel suddenly slips a bit farther down than you expected, accompanied by a dull, hollow sound. You think you just broke through!
>You lock eyes with Wakasagihime for a brief moment as a feeling of accomplishment wells over you, when a sudden cracking sound in the ice shifts your attention back downward.
>Without warning, the ice keeping Wakasagihime trapped breaks away! Unfortunately said ice includes the section of ice that you're currently kneeling on and you both end up plunging into the icy water below.
>Luckily, you managed to hold your breath at the last second, but you are now freezing cold, underwater, and starting to sink.
>_
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>FLY THROUGH WATAH, EYE DON'T WANNA DIE!
>Take a second to actually find the hole first.
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>("Dangit Kanako, why did you make me skip Suwako's swimming lessons!?")
>Keep hold of the chisel somewhere, we're not breaking promises.
>Possible last resort, proceed to exterminate the ice with extreme danmaku.
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>FLY THROUGH WATAH, EYE DON'T WANNA DIE!
>Take a second to actually find the hole first.
>The hole is actually directly overhead. So finding it isn't an issue.
>You begin trying to fly through the water. It's quite difficult, as flying through water is completely different than flying through air. On top of that, the weight of your now waterlogged winter gear is pulling you down.
>You're making almost no progress.
>("Dangit Kanako, why did you make me skip Suwako's swimming lessons!?")
>You take a second to curse both Kanako (Which, from a logical standpoint, is probably not the wisest thing to do, given your situation.) and your sub-par swimming abilities.
>Keep hold of the chisel somewhere, we're not breaking promises.
>Despite your current situation, you manage to keep a hold on the hammer and chisel as you struggle to reach the hole in the ice.
>Possible last resort, proceed to exterminate the ice with extreme danmaku.
>There is no need. The hole hasn't re-frozen yet.
>As you vainly struggle to get to the surface, you feel a pair of arms wrap themselves around your waist and pull you up. Within seconds you are in the air above the lake, feeling incredibly cold in your soaked clothes and shivering like mad. The arms are still holding you.
>"Are you alright?" you hear Wakasagihime's voice ask.
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>Catch our breath
>"I-I-I...C-Cold...T-Thank... T-T-Thank you."
>"N-N-Need to Give K-K-K-Kappa Chisel...Promise"
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>Catch our breath
>"I-I-I...C-Cold...T-Thank... T-T-Thank you."
>"Oh, it's nothing." the ningyo replies, "You got me out of the ice, so I guess this is just me returning the favor. It should be me who's doing the thanking."
>"N-N-Need to Give K-K-K-Kappa Chisel...Promise"
>"Are you sure you should be flying around in the cold like this?" she asks, "You could catch a cold, or worse..."
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>"I-I-It's on the w-way t-to my s-s-shrine. I p-p-promised someone I-I-I'd return t-t-their tools to them. W-Where else c-could I go?"
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>"I-I-It's on the w-way t-to my s-s-shrine. I p-p-promised someone I-I-I'd return t-t-their tools to them. W-Where else c-could I go?"
>"Well, there is a mansion right over there..." Wakasagihime answers, "If you want, I can take you there so you can get warmed up, and maybe I can go return those tools for you, if you're willing, of course. How does that sound?"
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>"I-I-I don't know, I t-t-think I can w-warm up faster at h-home. B-B-But if y-you insist... Just p-please get the tools safely t-to the kappa, I asked t-t-them to wait for m-me. If t-they ask, you were t-t-the person in t-t-trouble."
>Status update, check inventory, and also ponder what to do with these clothes.
>No need to look around yet, we'd probably only see wakasagihime's chest and arms/hands around us.
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>"I-I-I don't know, I t-t-think I can w-warm up faster at h-home. B-B-But if y-you insist... Just p-please get the tools safely t-to the kappa, I asked t-t-them to wait for m-me. If t-they ask, you were t-t-the person in t-t-trouble."
>"Alright." she responds, "Now, before I take you to the mansion, uh... could you please point me in the direction the kappa are?"
>Status update, check inventory, and also ponder what to do with these clothes.
>You feel very, very cold right now because of the combination of cold air and your waterlogged clothes.
>Thankfully, despite the fact that the sleeves of your shrine maiden's outfit are completely soaked, the hammerspace within them is waterproof. So most of your inventory has remained dry.
>INVENTORY:
>Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (equipped) (soaked)
>>Your signature outfit.
>>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.
>Gohei
>>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
>>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.
>Snake Accessory (equipped)
>>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
>>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Shoes
>>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.
>Winter Coat (equipped) (soaked)
>>A coat generally worn in cold weather. Comes equipped with pockets and a hood.
>Scarf (equipped) (soaked)
>>An article of clothing meant to keep the neck and lower face warm in cold conditions.
>Winter Boots (equipped) (soaked)
>>Footwear designed for trudging through deep snow.
>Winter Gloves (equipped) (soaked)
>>Wool gloves meant to keep your hands warm in cold weather.
>Hammer and Chisel (Carrying in hands)
>>A pair of tools commonly used for chipping away at hard objects, like rock or ice. You are currently borrowing these from a random kappa in the Genbu Marsh.
>?2400
>>Cash on hand.
>SPELLCARDS:
>Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
>>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets
>Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
>>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.
>Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
>>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.
>Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
>>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.
>Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
>>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
>Your clothes are going to need at least a few hours to dry out without a heat source or dryer. You could just take them off and wait for them to dry as you get warmed up, but you do not have a spare outfit to change into. There's also always the possibility of using a miracle to dry them out faster.
>No need to look around yet, we'd probably only see wakasagihime's chest and arms/hands around us.
>For once, you resist your obsessive-compulsive need to look around.
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>
"Wait, I thought mermaids drowned people?"
>A v-v-vampire's m-mansion probably isn't the b-b-best place of ref-f-fuge. M-my payment would p-probably be body f-f-fluids.
>Even my thoughts are cold!
>I'd rather not chew into my faith reserves any more, we've not too urgent need of such a rare resource. The daily limit is pretty s!all
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>"Wait, I thought mermaids drowned people?"
>"Hey! Don't be racist now! I just saved your life!"
>A v-v-vampire's m-mansion probably isn't the b-b-best place of ref-f-fuge. M-my payment would p-probably be body f-f-fluids.
>From a logical standpoint this is probably not the wisest thing to do. But, then again, you did just curse Kanako less than five minutes ago, soooooo....
>You begin to think about how uninviting a vampires mansion would be as a place of refuge. However, in all likelihood, you'll probably be fine. Since you are friends with the vampire's head maid, after all...
>Even my thoughts are cold!
>I guess that means you have...
>*sunglasses*
>...brain freeze! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o)
>I'd rather not chew into my faith reserves any more, we've not too urgent need of such a rare resource. The daily limit is pretty s!all
>You decide against using another miracle. For now...
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>Replace chattering/stuttering text with cold looking text
>"Wait, I didn't bring a change of clothes and going into a someone's home without anything on seems very very problematic."
>"I guess I could just ask for some clothes... But I like my hammerspace sleeves ;n;"
>Point to the direction of the Genbu Marsh. "Watch out for blocked-aids"
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>Replace chattering/stuttering text with cold looking text
>No!
>Oh, wait, you've already done it...
>"Wait, I didn't bring a change of clothes and going into a someone's home without anything on seems very very problematic."
>"I guess I could just ask for some clothes... But I like my hammerspace sleeves ;n;"
>"Well, look on the bright side, either way, you won't be freezing your ass off. Besides, at least it'll only be temporary. Anyway, they should have some spare clothes lying around, they do live in a mansion, after all..."
>Point to the direction of the Genbu Marsh. "Watch out for blocked-aids"
>"Thanks. Now, let's get you to that mansion." Wakasagihime pauses, "Uh, would you rather fly yourself, or do you want me to carry you like this the whole way there?"
>"And what the hell is a blocked-aids!?!"
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>"I'd like if you carry me because you're uhh, kinda warm. How haven't you been cold lately anyhow?"
>Give her the tools when we get there.
>"If you like, you should visit my shrine. It's on the top of that mountain."
>Retcon an escuse. "Oh yeah, in one of her failed surprise attempts, Kogasa mentioned swimming skills being useless. aha, aha, ahahaha~ I'm sorry lady Kanakoooo"
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>"I'd like if you carry me because you're uhh, kinda warm. How haven't you been cold lately anyhow?"
>"Oh, that's because having a resistance to cold is sort of a necessary for being a ningyo." she began as she starts to fly in the direction of the mansion with you in tow, "You see, the ocean, where most of my kind live, gets very cold if you go deep enough, and we tend to build our cities on the ocean floor in spots where humans have a very hard time finding them. We have to be resistant to cold or else swimming in the deep parts of the ocean would be more dangerous than it already is, especially if you're one of those ningyo who live near the giant ice caps to the far north and south. Our natural cold resistance is also what prevents freshwater ningyo, such as myself, from freezing to death when our lakes ice over in winter."
>"If you like, you should visit my shrine. It's on the top of that mountain."
>"Really? Huh. Maybe I will visit it at some point, probably after this whole incident is over."
>Give her the tools when we get there.
>After a few minutes, the two of you arrive at the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>As the two of you approach the gate, you spot two women, clad in winter attire, arguing in front of it. You recognize both of them immediately. One of them is Sakuya Izayoi, fellow incident hunter, and head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The other person is Hong Meiling, Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>As you draw closer you begin to actually hear their argument.
>"For one day, Meiling. One day. Could you not fall asleep at the gate!?!" Sakuya yells.
>"I don't know... Can I have a raise first?" Meiling replies.
>"Are you kidding me!? Even after that entire discussion, you still have the audacity to ask for that!?!" Sakuya says in exasperation, "Meiling, I swear to god I am going to-"
>"Um... Excuse me?" Wakasagihime asks as you two get within earshot, "This girl fell in the lake. Can she warm up here?"
>Wagsags Wakasagihime takes a moment to set you down, and you quickly hand her the hammer and chisel after she does so.
>Sakuya looks in your direction, "Oh, hello Sanae. My god, you look terrible..." she says.
>Retcon an escuse. "Oh yeah, in one of her failed surprise attempts, Kogasa mentioned swimming skills being useless. aha, aha, ahahaha~ I'm sorry lady Kanakoooo"
>Even though you have no idea where she is, you still feel Kanako's disapproving stare eating into your soul.
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>"I don't mean to butt into whatever's going on here, but do you mind if I go take a seat in the lobby?
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>"Well, I feel terrible as well. It was worth helping her though, she's kind."
>"Could I please rest in for awhile and maybe get a...change of clothes. These are getting colder by the minute.
>"Sorry for interrupting your lecturing Ms. Kurenai Misuzu Hong Meiling"
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>"Well, I feel terrible as well. It was worth helping her though, she's kind."
>"I'm sorry to hear that." says Sakuya.
>"I don't mean to butt into whatever's going on here, but do you mind if I go take a seat in the lobby?
>"Could I please rest in for awhile and maybe get a...change of clothes. These are getting colder by the minute.
>"Oh, sure, by all means come in and get yourself warmed up. I'll see if I can get you something drier to wear."
>"Sorry for interrupting your lecturing Ms. Kurenai Misuzu Hong Meiling"
>"Oh, don't worry about it. I was just about to end it myself in another second. Anyway, come on. You'll catch hypothermia if you stay out here too long."
>Sakuya begins to lead you inside and you start to follow. As she passes Meiling you hear her sternly whisper something that sounds like "We'll discuss this more later..."
>"Don't worry!" you hear Wakasagihime call out as you walk towards the mansion entrance, "I'll make sure those tools you borrowed get returned to their proper owner!"
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>"Thanks again
Wishcash Wakasagihime, catch see you later."
>Enter with Sakuya
>"Have you seen Lady Kanako around anywhere?"
>Quickly look back and make sure Kanako hasn't just been tailing us this whole incident.
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>"Thanks again Wishcash Wakasagihime, catch see you later."
>Wakasagihime waves goodbye and flies off in the direction of the Genbu Marsh.
>Enter with Sakuya
>You enter the mansion with Sakuya.
>The two of you are walking through a large foyer. A few groups of fairy maids are diligently working here and there. As you and Sakuya pass by one of the groups, the fairy maids immediately stand at attention in an almost militaristic fashion, before swiftly returning to their duties.
>"Have you seen Lady Kanako around anywhere?"
>"No, I haven't." Sakuya answers, "Why do you ask?"
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>"Well, she's just been gone pretty long without notifying us lately."
>"Ah, I forgot how respected you are among the other maids."
>"So I take it you don't know much about this incident either?"
>"How was your day? I hope it's been better than mine so far..."
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>"Well, she's just been gone pretty long without notifying us lately."
>"She has? Do you think she might have something to do with this incident?"
>"Ah, I forgot how respected you are among the other maids."
>Sakuya chuckles, "Yes. They all sure look up to me..." she pauses, "Or fear me..."
>"So I take it you don't know much about this incident either?"
>"No. I did do some investigation earlier this week, but all it turned up was dead ends."
>"How was your day? I hope it's been better than mine so far..."
>"Mostly calm and peaceful. Well, until our slacker of a gatekeeper had the gall to ask for a raise of all things. Ugh. I still don't understand why my mistress hasn't fired her ass already after all these years..."
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>"I doubt she has anything to do with it directly, but her disappearance is the only notable thing that's happened recently."
>"Wait, why does Meiling need more money? Doesn't she have paid housing and food?"
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>"Well, I guess I could see why Meiling would want a raise, being out in the cold all the time, especially because of this incident. She'd have to show more progress in work though if she does..."
>Sakuya chuckles, "Yes. They all sure look up to me..." she pauses, "Or fear me..."
>"Wait, your eyes weren't red a second ag- OH HELL NO!"
>"Well, it could be both. I mean you do have sick skills with those knives and maybe they like how intimidating you are."
>"And if your mistress did fire her, who would she hire as a replacement? Another fairy? Things could be worse than they are now ya know."
>"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? I'm cold. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
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>"I doubt she has anything to do with it directly, but her disappearance is the only notable thing that's happened recently."
>"I see..."
>"Wait, why does Meiling need more money? Doesn't she have paid housing and food?"
>"Well, I guess I could see why Meiling would want a raise, being out in the cold all the time, especially because of this incident. She'd have to show more progress in work though if she does..."
I'm assuming Miniking wanted what he said to be parsed instead of what you said, since the statements contradict each other. But as he gave no indication of "don't do this action; do this instead" I'm just taking a wild guess here. If this is not the case, then sorry, WodofGar. I hope you understand.
>"Yes, a lot more progress, indeed..."
>"Wait, your eyes weren't red a second ag- OH HELL NO!"
>"Eheheheheheheh!"
>"Well, it could be both. I mean you do have sick skills with those knives and maybe they like how intimidating you are."
>"Heh. Perhaps it could be both. But it doesn't matter either way. It still motivates them to perform their duties perfectly. Well... mostly..."
>"And if your mistress did fire her, who would she hire as a replacement? Another fairy? Things could be worse than they are now ya know."
>"Hmph. With her current level of performance, I bet even a fairy would make a better gatekeeper than her... But I suppose you're right. There could be people far worse than Meiling to have as a gatekeeper..."
>"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? I'm cold. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
>"One more, and I will plunge a knife into your voicebox before you could squeeze out another 'Are'!"
>Sakuya leads you into a room near the end of the foyer. It appears to be an elegant living room of some kind. A lit fireplace is sitting by the wall, nearby are some rather comfy looking chairs, positioned so that whoever is sitting on them will face more towards the fire. Between the chairs is a small mahogany table. Beneath them, covering a large section of the floor, is a blood-red, ornate rug. A few fairy maids are busy dusting the shelves mounted to the walls and polishing a few vases sitting on said shelves. As you walk in, they immediately snap to attention, just as the previous fairy group had done, and then quickly resume their work.
>"Wait here by the fire, I'll go get you a change of clothes." says Sakuya, "Would you like some tea as well?"
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Well, I didn't notice it impeded his question, but I think you should've imputed Wod of Gar's response seeing as his was first. Didn't mean to be rude.
>"Oh yea, you guys don't have TV and electricity yet..."
>Wait, we didn't fight or resolve an incident yet, we can't have tea! "Tea please. And uhh, is there somewhere less public I could change when you come with the clothes?"
>Sit in a comfy chair. Save our game at the Save Suwako Statue conveniently near the fireplace
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>"Oh yea, you guys don't have TV and electricity yet..."
>"Yup. Though we plan on getting some as soon as your shrine and the underground decide to stop monopolizing all the electricity in Gensokyo. Any indication of when that's going to happen?"
>Wait, we didn't fight or resolve an incident yet, we can't have tea! "Tea please. And uhh, is there somewhere less public I could change when you come with the clothes?"
>There is always time for tea!
>Sakuya gestures towards one of the doors leading into the room, "That door in the corner there leads to one of our vacant guest rooms. You can change in there." she turns to the nearest fairy maid, "You there!"
>The fairy maid immediately stops what she's doing and snaps to attention. "Yes, Sakuya?"
>"Go fetch our guest some warm tea."
>"Yes, ma'am. I'll get on it right away."
>The fairy promptly zips out of the room as Sakuya focuses her attention back on you.
>"I'll be back in a few minutes with the clothes." she says, before pulling out a pocketwatch and clicking a button on it. She vanishes in an instant.
>Sit in a comfy chair. Save our game at the Save Suwako Statue conveniently near the fireplace
>You sit in one of the comfy chairs in your still-soaked clothes. You are undoubtedly getting the cushioning wet.
>Game saved.
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>"We'll stop monopolizing all the electricity when we get enough faith :3 "
>Ponder* a few things *man I use that word a lot here...
>"Man, seeing her pop in and out of sight still scares me a bit."
>"Oops, I'm still not dry. Hope she doesn't mind the chairs that much. :ohdear: " Get up and sit near the fireplace instead.
>"I wonder if those fairy maids ever have break time..."
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I'm pretty chill when it comes to things like this. We're doing a RP and we're here to have fun, no worries. :flowerpower:
>Observe excellent fairy technique.
>TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE
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>"We'll stop monopolizing all the electricity when we get enough faith :3 "
>Sakuya is gone and therefore cannot answer you :P
>Ponder* a few things *man I use that word a lot here...
>What would you like to ponder?
>"Man, seeing her pop in and out of sight still scares me a bit."
>You speak to yourself aloud.
>"I'll say, it took some of us over a year to get used to it..." you hear one of the nearby fairy maids answer.
>"Oops, I'm still not dry. Hope she doesn't mind the chairs that much. :ohdear: " Get up and sit near the fireplace instead.
>You see some of the fairy maids giving you dirty looks as you leave the now wet chair and sit on the floor near the fireplace.
>"I wonder if those fairy maids ever have break time..."
>"Oh, we do." says the first fairy from before, "In fact, I think number 256 over here is about to go on her break. Am I right?"
>"Yup. Just five more minutes to go..." replies another fairy maid.
>"Hey. You know, you're kinda weird." says the first fairy, her attention obviously returning to you, "Speaking to yourself aloud like that when there are other people in the room..."
>Observe excellent fairy technique.
>You look over at the fairy maids. They are diligently cleaning the shelves and vases. They're actually moving quite efficiently for fairies, you'd expect most fairy groups, under the same circumstances, to work in a haphazard and uncoordinated fashion.
>TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE TECHNIQUE
>So... technique-like...
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>Ponder the inner workings of fate, and how Remilia controls it.
>Implode
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>Ponder the inner workings of fate, and how Remilia controls it.
>Implode
>You begin wondering exactly how fate works. Is it immutable, or can it be permanently changed. Both theories provide different ways on how Remilia's power can work. If fate is immutable, can Remilia then only change fate in the short-term? If it can be changed, then can Remilia decide your ultimate fate? Furthermore, what is the extent of Remilia's power? Can it reach far into the future, or does it only effect events that occur in a span of, let's say five minutes... There's so much to think about regarding this subject...
>You become so deep in thought that your mind becomes a black hole of philosophy that causes your entire body to implode into it.
>About a minute passes by before you hear a door open. You turn around and see the fairy maid that left the room earlier, this time holding a tray upon which sits a teapot and some cups and saucers.
>"Your tea." says the maid before flying closer to you.
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>Reach enlightenment by figuring out that Remilia's fate powers work on how she decides it. After all, she controls her own fate as well as her power's fate, and the fate of those she uses her powers on and this and that and other stuffs and thingies.
>"Thanks" take tea, sip tea.
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>Reach enlightenment by figuring out that Remilia's fate powers work on how she decides it. After all, she controls her own fate as well as her power's fate, and the fate of those she uses her powers on and this and that and other stuffs and thingies.
>You feel wiser.
>"Thanks" take tea, sip tea.
>"You're welcome." The fairy says before setting down the tray on the mahogany table, pouring you a cup of tea, and handing it to you.
>You happily accept the tea from the fairy and begin to sip the hot beverage. The warmth of the tea is quite relieving on your freezing cold body.
>"Is there anything else you require?" The fairy maid asks.
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>"Aahh, warmth~"
>"No. Thank you very much."
>"This all seems sorta relaxed, even with it being this cold in summer..."
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>"Aahh, warmth~"
>You take a moment to express just how good it feels to be sipping something warm right now.
>"No. Thank you very much."
>"Very well." the fairy maid replies, before joining the other fairy maids in their cleaning.
>"This all seems sorta relaxed, even with it being this cold in summer..."
>"Well, we all go through training to keep cool and cope with practically anything." says the same fairy maid that called you weird earlier, "If we were not employed here, though, we would probably go berserk because of the cold in summer. There would be endless snowball fights and snowman building and anarchy and endless snowball fights and lots of other more cooler stuffs and thingies."
>"But we aren't allowed to do those kinds of things these days unless we're on our break. Otherwise Sakuya will punish us severely." the fairy maid that the first one called number 256 chips in, "But even then it's usually not worth it, since playing outside will only get our outfits wet and dirty, and we have to follow strict dress code regulations. And you should watch your grammar, 316, unless you want to be put through those utterly stupid speech classes we took during our training again..."
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>"Anyways, you guys are doing a swell job. Kinda makes me wish we had people at our shrine to help out."
>"Hey you guys have any board or card games we could play?" oh, right, still resolving an incident.
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>"Anyways, you guys are doing a swell job. Kinda makes me wish we had people at our shrine to help out."
>"Then perhaps you should recruit some fairy maids of your own. It's not hard." You hear Sakuya's voice answer from behind you.
>It startles you so much that you almost spill your hot tea.
>"Hey you guys have any board or card games we could play?" oh, right, still resolving an incident.
>"Number 512! Bring out... the Uno deck!"
>"Aw... But I wanted Chutes and Ladders!"
>This is not the time for games.
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>"Ah, perfect timing Sakuya, you can be our 4th player. But we can't play Uno because it's too easy for you to cheat, so let's play chutes and ladders. And don't worry, I don't have enough faith to rig the dice every time it's my turn."
>"Whoa man, You'd make a fantastic serial killer if this was a movie!"
>"It'd be nice, but thinking about it, we do split our work efforts equally... most of the time."
>Sip tea
>Examine the clothes Sakuya brought us.
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>"Ah, perfect timing Sakuya, you can be our 4th player. But we can't play Uno because it's too easy for you to cheat, so let's play chutes and ladders. And don't worry, I don't have enough faith to rig the dice every time it's my turn."
>"Ugh, but these are children's games! Why can't we play a nice, civilized game of Monopoly or Risk? Or better yet, why don't we just dismiss the fairy maids and have a nice game of Chess or Go."
>"Whoa man, You'd make a fantastic serial killer if this was a movie!"
>"I'm sorry if I startled you." Sakuya replies, "Anyway here's a fresh change of clothes. I didn't really know your size, so I sorta had to guess. I hope they fit."
>"It'd be nice, but thinking about it, we do split our work efforts equally... most of the time."
>"Well, suit yourself. To each their own I suppose."
>Sip tea
>Examine the clothes Sakuya brought us.
>You take another sip of your warm beverage before examining the clothes Sakuya brought you.
>It appears to be a spare maid's outfit.
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>"Because I already own a monopoly, it's redundant. You know what, let's all go to my house and we can play Smash Bros. And don't tell me you already forgot how to play Link, we've only been in Gensokyo for X Years"
>"Uhh, anything's better than these frozen clothes right now..."
>Set tea down get the clothes. "Escuse me while I go change for a second."
>Go to the room she gestured to before and look around it to make sure Aya isn't waiting outside for a scoop.
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>"Because I already own a monopoly, it's redundant. You know what, let's all go to my house and we can play Smash Bros. And don't tell me you already forgot how to play Link, we've only been in Gensokyo for X Years"
>"But I suck at Smash Bros! Okay, why don't we try another game? How about Global Thermonuclear War? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPeSmF_ikc)"
>"Uhh, anything's better than these frozen clothes right now..."
>Sakuya shrugs, "I guess that's true..."
>Set tea down get the clothes. "Escuse me while I go change for a second."
>You stand up and set the tea down on the mahogany table.
>"Certainly." Sakuya replies as she hands you the clothes.
>Go to the room she gestured to before and look around it to make sure Aya isn't waiting outside for a scoop.
>You walk over to the door in the corner of the room and enter.
>You are in a vacant guest room. There is a tidily made bed laying against the wall to your right, on the wall across from you is a medium sized window with two elegant scarlet read curtains adorning the sides, you think this room is one of the few rooms in the mansion that actually has a window. There is a wardrobe on the wall next to said window. On the wall to your left is a small closet.
>Aya, as well as all the other perverts in Gensokyo are peering in through the window.
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>"Eh, that'll cause another incident, I'll stick with chess. Oh, I know, Let's play real life chess with the fairy maids as the chess pieces. That way, we could all play!"
>Make sure nothings open then take off the frozen clothes.
>Equip Maid Outfit. "How did I know I was going to end up in one of these if I went here rather than going home..."
>Examine self, preferably with a mirror. Check the closet and dresser as well.
>"Well, I obviously can't go out in the cold with this, so I guess I'm staying here for awhile."
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Laugh maniacally, running down the hallways throwing knives and screaming "ZA WARUDO!"
>I should pay Sakuya back for the help she's given me. Maybe she'd be up for another look around outside, if her mistress allows it.
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>"Eh, that'll cause another incident, I'll stick with chess. Oh, I know, Let's play real life chess with the fairy maids as the chess pieces. That way, we could all play!"
>"Now that sounds like a good idea! Let me rally the fairy maids!"
>Make sure nothings open then take off the frozen clothes.
>You shut the door behind you. Then walk over to the window and draw the curtains closed.
>You then undress yourself, setting your cold, wet winter gear and clothes in a neat pile on the floor.
>Equip Maid Outfit. "How did I know I was going to end up in one of these if I went here rather than going home..."
>You put on the Maid Outfit. It's a little tight, especially around the chest, but it still feels much better than what you were wearing before.
>Somehow, you just knew...
>Examine self, preferably with a mirror. Check the closet and dresser as well.
>You notice a mirror on the wall that the door is located on that you didn't see when you first looked around. You walk over to it and examine yourself.
>You look a bit strange in a maid's outfit, but that's merely because this isn't your usual look, and you're not used to it.
>You then walk over to the dresser and open it. It's empty.
>You do the same with the closet. All you find is a few spare blankets.
>"Well, I obviously can't go out in the cold with this, so I guess I'm staying here for awhile."
>You come to terms with your current situation. There's no way you're going out there looking like this, everyone will laugh at you in these clothes, they are not proper for cold conditions.
>Laugh maniacally, running down the hallways throwing knives and screaming "ZA WARUDO!"
>Halfway down the first hallway, you slam headfirst into Sakuya!
>"Just what the hell do you think you're doing!?!"
>I should pay Sakuya back for the help she's given me. Maybe she'd be up for another look around outside, if her mistress allows it.
>You wonder if Sakuya would be interested in investigating the incident with you, provided that her mistress approves, of course.
>You also decide that you should at least give Sakuya some form of repayment for her assistance.
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>Halfway down the first hallway, you slam headfirst into Sakuya!
>"Just what the hell do you think you're doing!?!"
>"Ugh my head, where am I? Who are you? Why do you have a knife? Where's Suwako-Sama? Help me Suwakooo!"
>Check under the bed, there's always useful stuff in games in almost every room...somehow.
>Step outside. "It feels a bit tight. Umm, does it look good?"
>"Thanks for the help and hospitality, is there a way I could return the favor?"
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>"Ugh my head, where am I? Who are you? Why do you have a knife? Where's Suwako-Sama? Help me Suwakooo!"
>Eirin bursts through the nearest wall, Kool-aid Man style.
>"Did somebody say 'Help me!'?" she says.
>Suwako bursts through the wall, next to the hole Eirin made.
>"She was calling me, you idiot!"
>Check under the bed, there's always useful stuff in games in almost every room...somehow.
>You find a very dirty Udongein- Oh wait... Sorry, I meant to say "Dust bunny." Too bad it's impossible put a strikeout within a strikeout... :P
>Step outside. "It feels a bit tight. Umm, does it look good?"
>You leave the guest room.
>"You look fine." Sakuya replies, "Sorry that it's a bit too small..."
>"Thanks for the help and hospitality, is there a way I could return the favor?"
>"Why yes, there is: Either give us access to the fusion reactor, or become one of our maids for eternity!"
>"Oh, in all honesty, there's really no need for that. I was just looking out for a friend in need." says Sakuya.
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Heart attack from such warmth displayed by one of the coldest mofos in all of Gensokyo.
>"Regardless, is there anything you need help with? Something to pass the time while my clothes dry?"
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>"It's okay.
I guess you could say it wasn't maid for me"
>Check the tea for anything different then sip if all clear~
>"So uhh, want to actually play chess or could you show me around the mansion because I can't go out in the cold wearing this."
>"I hope Wakasagihime made it safely there and back."
>"So how's everyone been around here?"
>Sit by the fire on the seat, hopefully we're not wet this time around. And hopefully she didn't notice last time.
>"I've been wondering some things about how your powers work Sakuya. Can you go back in time or take things in your time stop with you. You have such an awesome superpower while I'm stuck being to Reimu like Dan is to Ryu."
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>Heart attack from such warmth displayed by one of the coldest mofos in all of Gensokyo.
>GAME OVER YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09s-c2JVI40)
>"Regardless, is there anything you need help with? Something to pass the time while my clothes dry?"
>"No. There's nothing you could really help with, unless you want to help the fairy maids work. You already look the part." Sakuya jokes, "Anyway, there's quite a few things you could do to pass the time while you're here. We have a few rec rooms reserved for the fairy maids to use while on break, but you're welcome to use them as well. You could also make a trip to our library and read a book, or help Patchouli and Koakuma organize the shelves. You could also keep the younger mistress company, if you want."
>"It's okay. I guess you could say it wasn't maid for me"
>"Hey! No puns around the fairy maids! It gives them ideas."
>"Hey, is it your break time yet, 256?" asks fairy maid 316.
>"Yes, I'm fairy positive that it is!" number 256 replies.
>"Ugh," says Sakuya with a subtle facepalm, "See what I mean..."
>Check the tea for anything different then sip if all clear~
>You pick up your tea and inspect it for anything undesirable. Finding it satisfactory, you take another sip.
>"So uhh, want to actually play chess or could you show me around the mansion because I can't go out in the cold wearing this."
>"Sorry, I don't have the time for chess right now, I actually was going to leave in a few moments to play a card game with the mistress. However, I don't think she'll mind if you joined in." Sakuya began, "If you would like a tour of the mansion, I can arrange for fairy maid number 512 over there to show you around." she continues, gesturing towards the same fairy maid that brought you your tea.
>"I hope Wakasagihime made it safely there and back."
>"I'm sure she's fine." Sakuya replies, "Where was she going, anyway?"
>"So how's everyone been around here?"
>"We've been doing fine for the most part; the fairy maids have done an excellent job of keeping things both clean and warm in here. However, if the temperature keeps falling like this, I don't think any amount of effort will be able to keep this place warm for long periods of time."
>Sit by the fire on the seat, hopefully we're not wet this time around. And hopefully she didn't notice last time.
>You walk over to the wet seat from earlier and sit down in it.
>Sakuya takes a seat in the other chair.
>"I've been wondering some things about how your powers work Sakuya. Can you go back in time or take things in your time stop with you. You have such an awesome superpower while I'm stuck being to Reimu like Dan is to Ryu."
>"Oh, please don't try to flatter me. Your ability to cause miracles is pretty cool as well..." Sakuya says with a chuckle, "Anyway, while I am indeed able to take other people into my time stop, I can't go against the flow of time without a obscenely high amount of energy. If I, right now, concentrated all my will into going back in time, the most I could manage to do is go back about a fraction of a second."
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>"How have your mistresses been lately? And what about Patchouli and Koakuma and Meiling?"
>"Well, my miracles are dependent on faith though, you get to use your powers more freely and independently.
>"Have you ever considered going back in time and would you do it if you were I don't know, super enhanced by something. Even though that'd take a miracle... ;)"
>"I've thought that if I gain enough faith to cause a miracle of grand scale and superpower you, we could go back in time for this incident and solve it before it even begins. We could be hundreds times better than Reimu like that! Too bad we'd need nearly a 5th or so of Gensokyo's population for that much faith."
>"Speaking of which, seen Reimu or Marisa lately?"
>"Wakasagihime was going to the Genbu Marsh to return some tools I borrowed from a nice kappa there to free her."
>Try and move to a more comfortable position in the char. "Crap, I shouldn't have sat here earlier in the first place."
>Sip tea and marvel at the great wall of text that shall protrude from this post
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*marvelling intensi-knifed*
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>"How have your mistresses been lately? And what about Patchouli and Koakuma and Meiling?"
>"My mistress has been doing fine." Sakuya answers, "I think the cold has been aggravating Patchouli's asthma a bit, but she seems to be doing okay for the most part, especially with Koakuma being with her 24/7. And Meiling... Well... She's still finding excuses to slack off every time my mistress and I turn our backs..."
>"Well, my miracles are dependent on faith though, you get to use your powers more freely and independently.
>"Well, I guess you have a point there..."
>"Have you ever considered going back in time and would you do it if you were I don't know, super enhanced by something. Even though that'd take a miracle... ;)"
>"I've thought that if I gain enough faith to cause a miracle of grand scale and superpower you, we could go back in time for this incident and solve it before it even begins. We could be hundreds times better than Reimu like that! Too bad we'd need nearly a 5th or so of Gensokyo's population for that much faith."
>"Even if I had the energy, or your assistance, I would probably refrain from going back in time. There's no telling how many things can go wrong if we meddle with the past... And if we were to go back and solve this incident before it even began, then what reason would we have to go back in time in the first place? The resulting paradox would be a thousand times worse than any incident that could ever befall Gensokyo."
>"Speaking of which, seen Reimu or Marisa lately?"
>"I did some investigating of this incident with them earlier this week. We still didn't find any leads."
>"Wakasagihime was going to the Genbu Marsh to return some tools I borrowed from a nice kappa there to free her."
>"Oh, okay. In that case she's still probably en route to there. Still I'm sure that she can handle herself out there."
>Try and move to a more comfortable position in the char. "Crap, I shouldn't have sat here earlier in the first place."
>You try to shift into a more comfortable position, but everywhere you try, you still feel the dampness of the cushion.
>"Oh, did you get the chair wet?" Sakuya asks, "You can have mine if you want. I have to leave soon anyway."
>Sip tea and marvel at the great wall of text that shall protrude from this post
>You take another sip of your tea.
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>It's so beautiful...
>*marvelling intensi-knifed*
>Wow! The way this beautiful Wall of TextTM protrudes from this post kinda reminds you of how Sakuya's pads protrude from her-
>You are immediately struck with a knife.
>You die...
>GAME OVER!
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>Make sure our new outfit isn't wet as well. "I didn't have an accident, well it was an accident I guess... Forgot my other clothes were still damp when I sat down."
>"How come no one ever wants to go incident resolving with me, or anything for that matter? :( "
>"Alright, see you later Sakuya..."
>Get our previous clothes and set them near the fire so they can dry quicker. And purify that dirty Udonge dust bunny as well.
>Slump into Sakuya's seat. "What the...wait you were still there!?"
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>Make sure our new outfit isn't wet as well. "I didn't have an accident, well it was an accident I guess... Forgot my other clothes were still damp when I sat down."
>You think the part that was touching the chair got a little bit damp, but it's not intolerable.
>"Oh." Sakuya chuckles, "Well, we all make mistakes at some point, right?"
>"How come no one ever wants to go incident resolving with me, or anything for that matter? :( "
>"I honestly don't know..." Sakuya replies.
>"Alright, see you later Sakuya..."
>"Goodbye, Sanae." says Sakuya as she stands up and pulls out her pocketwatch, "If you wish to join our card game, you can find us in the common room on the second floor. The fairy maids will direct you there if you ask them."
>Sakuya clicks her pocketwatch and vanishes from sight.
>Get our previous clothes and set them near the fire so they can dry quicker. And purify that dirty Udonge dust bunny as well.
>You set down your tea and retrieve your soaked apparel from the other room.
>You set them down on a toasty spot near the fire.
>You don't have a vacuum cleaner!
>Slump into Sakuya's seat. "What the...wait you were still there!?"
>You sit on the dry chair. It feels warm from Sakuya's presence.
>"Maaaayyyyybe..."
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>Sakuya's been kind enough, might as well go take a seat with them and play some cards while my clothes dry.
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>Master Oogway: "There are no mistakes~" Sanae: "Hey, aren't you that turtle that used to be with Reimu, Genji? Wait, How do I know who Genji is!?"
>"Psst, where's Sakuya's room?" head there and examine around for stuffs and thingies.
>Sip tea awkwardly in the silence of cleaning...
>Sneeze adorably to break the silence
POST INTERUPTS PREVIOUS POSTS. TERMINATING FOR SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY.* >"Uh, could I visit the library Sakuya mentioned earlier, I'd like to read something to pass the time."
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>Sakuya's been kind enough, might as well go take a seat with them and play some cards while my clothes dry.
>You think of possibly joining Sakuya and Remilia's card game while you wait for your clothes to dry.
>Master Oogway: "There are no mistakes~" Sanae: "Hey, aren't you that turtle that used to be with Reimu, Genji? Wait, How do I know who Genji is!?"
>You know who Genji is because you are (somehow) Mima's reincarnation!
>"Psst, where's Sakuya's room?" head there and examine around for stuffs and thingies.
>"It's upstairs." says fairy maid 316, "But I wouldn't go there if I were you. It's a death sentence if she catches you..."
>You somehow navigate your way into Sakuya's room and begin ransacking it for stuffs and thingies.
>OBTAINED: Pad x2
>>It should be blaringly obvious what these are used for...
>You are immediately struck with a knife.
>You die...
>GAME OVER! (Again...)
>Sip tea awkwardly in the silence of cleaning...
>You continue to sip you warm beverage.
>Sneeze adorably to break the silence
>D'awww....
>"Uh, could I visit the library Sakuya mentioned earlier, I'd like to read something to pass the time."
>"Reading is so boring..." says fairy maid 316, "But if you really want to go there, it's out that door over there, at the end of the hall..."
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>"Ya know, books can open up adventures for your mind to wander with their endless and vast possibilities. They are also really boring to read and I'd rather watch tv for the same experience but since I'm here... To the Library!"
>Burst In: "Yo what up!? I'm here to hit up some boooooooooks!"
>Acutally softly knock on the door.
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>"Ya know, books can open up adventures for your mind to wander with their endless and vast possibilities. They are also really boring to read and I'd rather watch tv for the same experience but since I'm here... To the Library!"
>You decide to head to the library to read a book.
>Drawing from past memories of being in the mansion, you navigate to the library door.
>Burst In: "Yo what up!? I'm here to hit up some boooooooooks!"
>Marisa drop kicks you out of nowhere.
>"That's my line ~ze!"
>Acutally softly knock on the door.
>You knock on the door.
>After several minutes a somewhat confused Koakuma answers the door.
>"Oh, hi there, Sanae. Pulling a Mokou I see... Haven't seen you in forever... You know that you don't have to knock before you come in, right?"
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>"Well, it's only polite to knock before entering an occupied facility, something some people can't do..."
Courtesy unconsciously due to maid outfit
>"I need to see Patchouli." To Patchouli: I have this list and I need to know where I could find these items." *Handed Patchouli 'Kanako's List'. "It's a recipe for a Mountain of Faith. It'll be wonderful when complete, I'm already wearing the first ingredient!"
>Enter and observe our surroundings.
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>So many pad jokes, so little time
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>"Well, it's only polite to knock before entering an occupied facility, something some people can't do..." Courtesy unconsciously due to maid outfit
>"I guess that's true... Thanks for being polite then, not many people are courteous enough to knock these days..."
>The outfit is slowly consuming your soul! Soon your normal personality will cease to exist and be replaced with an overly courteous, elegant one!
>"I need to see Patchouli." To Patchouli: I have this list and I need to know where I could find these items." *Handed Patchouli 'Kanako's List'. "It's a recipe for a Mountain of Faith. It'll be wonderful when complete, I'm already wearing the first ingredient!"
>Patchouli sighs, "I seem to be becoming less of a person and more of a walking encyclopedia these days, aren't I? Anyway, let's take a look... wait... hang on a second! This is just the list Mokou gave me in Immortal Quest with the word 'Eirin' crossed out and replaced with 'Kanako' and 'Maid Outfit' hastily scribbled on the bottom! What kind of conspiracy are you trying to pull here!? And would you care to enlighten me on how you obtained an item from a quest that has absolutely no connection to this one?"
>Enter and observe our surroundings.
>Koakuma steps aside and you enter the library.
>You see a massive amount of bookshelves reaching almost to the ceiling. Between the shelves you see several labyrinthine aisles that travel deeper into the library. Small magical wisps are floating here and there to provide illumination.
>So many pad jokes, so little time
>So many knife-related "GAME OVER!"s
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>Koakuma seems like the sort of person who doesn't get noticed too awfully much. "Say, Koa, you need help with anything around here?"
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>Koakuma seems like the sort of person who doesn't get noticed too awfully much. "Say, Koa, you need help with anything around here?"
>"No, not really." the devil replies, "I just finished organizing all the shelves in quadrant A of the library, and the other sections aren't scheduled for organization until later on this week. So unless a certain black and white magician comes along to steal something, there's really nothing you can help with."
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Sit around and wait for my chance to blow up Marisa.
>"Well, in that case, how's Patchouli doing?"
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>"Easy, I just went to shrinemaiden.org and copied Eirin's list on my laptop."
>Gogo Patchy~ (find patoowie no edge Patchouli Knowledge)
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>Sit around and wait for my chance to blow up Marisa.
>You wait for five minutes.
>Marisa bursts through the door without warning.
>"Yo what up!? I'm here to hit up some boooooooooks ~ze!"
>Before you can react you are hit with a Master Spark.
>GAME OVER!
>"Well, in that case, how's Patchouli doing?"
>"This recent cold weather seems to be making her asthma a bit worse, but otherwise she's been doing perfectly fine." Koakuma answers.
>"Easy, I just went to shrinemaiden.org and copied Eirin's list on my laptop."
>"Egad! How could you commit such a heinous act!"
>Gogo Patchy~ (find patoowie no edge Patchouli Knowledge)
>Go go Patchy asthma attack! *Inspector Patchy theme begins playing as Patchouli writhes on the floor in a coughing fit.*
>You head to the center of the library to find Patchewbacca Patchouli, however, you find the spot where she normally sits when you come here empty.
>Koakuma arrives a few moments later.
>"Oh, are you looking for miss Patchouli?" she asks, "Well, if you are you just missed her. Remilia came down five minutes ago to invite her to play cards with her and Sakuya. I think she went to the common room upstairs."
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>"Hey Koakuma, are you allowed to play games in your free time?"
>"I'm stuck here and I've got no one to play wiiiiiiith :qq:" run out of the mansion sobbing, then fly away.
>"Meiling's outside In the cold where everyone can see us, so that's out of the question. Ah I know!" Head to the basement door. "Wait, what the hell am I thinking? She'll destroy me, She's an extra stage boss for crying out loud."
>Check back in with the fairy maids and ask to be led to the common room.
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>"Hey Koakuma, are you allowed to play games in your free time?"
>"Well, I rarely get breaks. But when I do get some free time I either relax in my bedroom or play a practical joke on some of the fairy maids. Unfortunately, I'm not on a break right now, if that's what you're wondering."
>"I'm stuck here and I've got no one to play wiiiiiiith :qq:" run out of the mansion sobbing, then fly away.
>Lunasa Prismriver silently stalks you as you're flying while playing the world's smallest violin.
>"Meiling's outside In the cold where everyone can see us, so that's out of the question. Ah I know!" Head to the basement door. "Wait, what the hell am I thinking? She'll destroy me, She's an extra stage boss for crying out loud."
>You head to the basement door right outside the library and almost make the lethal mistake of entering Flandre Scarlet's room.
>Good thing you caught yourself at the last moment!
>Check back in with the fairy maids and ask to be led to the common room.
>You worm your way through the halls and return to the living room.
>You flag down the nearest fairy maid, which coincidentally happens to be the exact same one that brought you your tea earlier, and ask her to lead you to the common room.
>"The common room? Oh, certainly. Right this way." she replies.
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>I've never seen a fairy dress so nicely. Yeah, sure, fairies have strangely expensive-looking clothes but these ones are very clean. Must have been
sadistically beaten scared into submission. Or maybe it's a pride thing, "Oh I'm better than those fairies outside the mansion, I work for Remilia, Sakuya likes me the most." kinda thing.
>Continue to speculate about what abhorrent retainer fee this army of maids costs.
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>I've never seen a fairy dress so nicely. Yeah, sure, fairies have strangely expensive-looking clothes but these ones are very clean. Must have been sadistically beaten scared into submission. Or maybe it's a pride thing, "Oh I'm better than those fairies outside the mansion, I work for Remilia, Sakuya likes me the most." kinda thing.
>For all you know it could be both...
>Continue to speculate about what abhorrent retainer fee this army of maids costs.
>You wonder how much it costs Remilia to maintain this maid force. They're probably paid in candy or something, or in some form of cash less than minimum wage. It doesn't take much to satisfy a fairy...
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>In all honesty, the best way to get a fairy to do something is to treat it like a game. Although these fairies may seem elitist and somewhat mature, they're still fairies at heart, and absolutely love candy and stuffs and thingies.
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>In all honesty, the best way to get a fairy to do something is to treat it like a game. Although these fairies may seem elitist and somewhat mature, they're still fairies at heart, and absolutely love candy and stuffs and thingies.
>You continue to think about the inner workings of these fairy maids' minds.
>"Uh... You still want to go to the common room, right?" asks the fairy maid. Who is still waiting for you to follow her.
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>"Oh, yes! Of course, could you take me there please?"
>Subsequently die of embarrassment for being even more airheaded than the creature standing in front of me.
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>"Oh, yes! Of course, could you take me there please?"
>The fairy maid nods and begins leading you through the halls.
>The two of you ascend a staircase and arrive on the second floor.
>"The common room is at the end of this next hall" says the fairy maid as the two of you approach a corner.
>The fairy maid freezes as she turns the corner, and begins trembling in what appears to be fear.
>You peer around the corner to investigate, and come face to face with two girls. One of them is wearing a red dress, and has two, wire-like wings emerging from her back, beneath which several colorful crystals appear to levitate. There's no denying that you are looking at Flandre Scarlet. The other girl with her is wearing a black dress, and has her arms outstretched in a rather goofy looking pose. Tied to her hair appears to be a small, red amulet. You recognize her as one of the local youkai. You think her name was Rumia or something...
>"Hi there!" says Flandre with a rather cheerful smile.
>Subsequently die of embarrassment for being even more airheaded than the creature standing in front of me.
>GAME OVER!
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>Immediately notice the significant difference in power level.
>Almost normal 1cc Touhou 11 and get rekt by "Hell's Artificial Sun". Let's not let Flan crush us the way Utsuho just crushed me.
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>Quickly take off Rumia's amulet and attach it to Flandre
>"Ah, hello um, Flandre was it? Oh and you're Rumia right?
>"Oh my Kanako those wings are gorgeous."
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>Immediately notice the significant difference in power level.
>Your power level: Player Character and Stage 5 Boss.
>Rumia's power level: Stage 1 Boss.
>Flandre's power level: EX Boss.
>You take a moment to notice how powerful all of you are compared to each other.
>If worse came to worse, you could probably take Flandre, but poor Rumia is going to be creamed in the first ten seconds.
>Almost normal 1cc Touhou 11 and get rekt by "Hell's Artificial Sun". Let's not let Flan crush us the way Utsuho just crushed me.
>You put your guard up. In case Flan decides to "play" with you, you'll be ready.
>Quickly take off Rumia's amulet and attach it to Flandre
>Rumia begins to laugh maniacally!
>"You really shouldn't have done that!"
>You are promptly killed by Rumia's true power.
>GAME OVER! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6YzSltwfBE)
>"Ah, hello um, Flandre was it? Oh and you're Rumia right?
>"Yup! That's me! Flandre Scarlet!" Flandre replies with a smile.
>"Uh huh." says Rumia.
> "What's your name?" Flandre asks, "I've seen you come to the mansion before, but I don't think we've ever talked to each other..."
>"Oh my Kanako those wings are gorgeous."
>"Thank you!" Flandre responds.
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>"I'm Kochiya Sanae, and I'm a shrine maiden with 2 goddesses. I've met your head maid Sakuya a while ago after an incident."
>"I can also perform miracles based on how much faith people have in me and my goddesses."
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>"I'm Kochiya Sanae, and I'm a shrine maiden with 2 goddesses. I've met your head maid Sakuya a while ago after an incident."
>"Nice to meet you!" Flandre cheerfully replies.
>"I can also perform miracles based on how much faith people have in me and my goddesses."
>"Really?" she asks, "What's that like...?"
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>"Well, have you ever thought something was too difficult to do? A miracle is something that could help you accomplish it. Examples of big miracles I can do are change the climate or supercharge someone or something. Sadly, I don't have much faith right now, and can only do minimal things like make flowers bloom or change luck slightly."
>Check the fairy maid next to us, make sure she hasn't fainted or something...
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>"Well, have you ever thought something was too difficult to do? A miracle is something that could help you accomplish it. Examples of big miracles I can do are change the climate or supercharge someone or something. Sadly, I don't have much faith right now, and can only do minimal things like make flowers bloom or change luck slightly."
>"Is that so?" asks Rumia.
>"Sounds cool!" Flandre exclaims.
>Check the fairy maid next to us, make sure she hasn't fainted or something...
>You glance at the fairy maid.
>She's still trembling in fear.
>You also detect a rather bad smell starting to develop in the area.
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>"Ah, a perfectly good maid outfit ruined. It's okay, I'm sure Sakuya will understand. Just make sure the other fairy maids don't notice."
>"I guess I could show you a miracle since you think it's cool." Do a cutesy pose. ♪Miracle Time♪ make the ceiling of the room resemble a starry night sky. let's refrain from using the last bits of our present faith.
>"Hey are you alright, you don't look so good. I think you should go get some rest. I'll stay with Flandre and Rumia."
>"Speaking of which, what have you guys been doing lately? I've kinda had a bad day and my clothes got drenched, that's why I'm wearing this."
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>"I guess I could show you a miracle since you think it's cool." Do a cutesy pose. ♪Miracle Time♪ make the ceiling of the room resemble a starry night sky. let's refrain from using the last bits of our present faith.
>"Ooooooh Aaaaaaah...." says Flandre, Rumia, and the fairy maid in unison as they're mesmerized by the display.
>You decide against using up more faith.
>"Hey are you alright, you don't look so good. I think you should go get some rest. I'll stay with Flandre and Rumia."
>"Oh, no... I'm... fine..." says the fairy maid as she shakes herself out of the trembling, "I said I would lead you to the common room, and I will! ...It's just that... I sometimes forget the new rules regarding the younger mistress... That's all..."
>"Speaking of which, what have you guys been doing lately? I've kinda had a bad day and my clothes got drenched, that's why I'm wearing this."
>"I was wondering why you looked so silly!" says Flandre with a giggle, "Anyway, I've been very happy lately, with all the new privileges I have!"
>"I got lost in a blizzard this morning and wandered here." says Rumia, "The nice people in this mansion let me stay as long as I promised not to eat anyone..."
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>"New privileges you say? please indulge me."
>"Well, if I were you Rumia, I would count myself lucky. I've met and saved at least 2 people who were ether frozen or stuck in the snowstorm."
>"Speaking of which, do you know what or who caused the snowstorm?"
>Continue walking if they're fine with it.
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>"New privileges you say? please indulge me."
>"Well, my big sis says that because of my recent good behavior, I can freely roam the mansion as long as I don't break anyone. However, I still can't leave the mansion. But who cares! This is the most freedom I've had in years!" Flandre replies.
>"Well, if I were you Rumia, I would count myself lucky. I've met and saved at least 2 people who were ether frozen or stuck in the snowstorm."
>"Is that so~?" Rumia responds.
>"Speaking of which, do you know what or who caused the snowstorm?"
>"Nope." Rumia answers.
>"I wouldn't know anything, either." says Flandre, "I'm cooped up in here all the time..."
>"Hey, Flandre? Weren't you going to show me something." Rumia asks.
>"Oh! Yes! I completely forgot! Come this way, Rumia!" says Flandre as she grabs one of Rumia's arms and runs off down the hall you just came from, "See you later Sanae!" she shouts behind her.
>Continue walking if they're fine with it.
>The fairy maid continues to lead you to a door at the end of the hall.
>The two of you go through it and end up in a larger room, in the center you spot Sakuya, Patchouli and Remilia sitting around a table. Patchouli is busily shuffling a deck of cards with magic.
>Remilia looks over in your direction and immediately recognizes you.
>"Well, look who it is! Sanae, right? Sakuya informed me of your arrival not long ago." she says, "Would you like to join in our little game? If so, then you came at the right time, Patchouli was just about to deal the first hand!"
>_
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>"I'd love to!"
>Take a seat.
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>"I'd love to!"
>Take a seat.
>"Splendid!" says Remilia as you take a seat at the table across from her, "Now, before we begin, I have two things to ask you. First of all, are you familiar with the rules of five-card draw? Secondly, do you have any money to bet with? Because, if not, you can use Meiling's wages for next month."
>_
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>Do our goddesses have any rules against betting?
>Give her a face of utmost innocence. :3 "Uhh I think you should refresh my memory."
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>"I'm not currently carrying any yen either..." <--lies.
>Meiling is nice, sure, but sometimes you just gotta let out the inner evil. Break the fa?ade of "being a good girl" every once in a while.
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>"I'm not currently carrying any yen either..." <--lies.
>Meiling is nice, sure, but sometimes you just gotta let out the inner evil. Break the fa?ade of "being a good girl" every once in a while.
>But if she finds out we "stole" her money we won't be able to recruit her if she gets fired/decides to quit (and live out her dream of becoming a world-class botanist). Maybe Lady Kanako could find a use for her.
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>Meiling is losing her own money either way, plus who could quit a job with free housing and food?!
>FREE HOUSING IN A MANSION?!
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Forgot to factor in getting abused and stabbed by knives on a daily basis, probably multiple times a day...
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>Somehow Sakuya hasn't figured out that physical punishment doesn't work on Meiling. Or maybe she did, and that's why she's going to stunt her paycheck.
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>Do our goddesses have any rules against betting?
>As long as you don't bet any faith, they're okay with it.
>Give her a face of utmost innocence. :3 "Uhh I think you should refresh my memory."
>"Alright then." Remilia replies, "The rules are quite simple. You get your cards, look at them, and then a round of betting occurs. After that, you may specify up to three cards to discard and replace. After that we bet again, and anyone who hasn't folded reveals their cards. Whoever has the best hand wins the pot. Did you get all that?"
>"I'm not currently carrying any yen either..." <--lies.
>"Okay, then use this."
>Remilia hands you ?15000.
>"Please return whatever you have left over when you're done playing."
>Meiling is nice, sure, but sometimes you just gotta let out the inner evil. Break the fa?ade of "being a good girl" every once in a while.
>But if she finds out we "stole" her money we won't be able to recruit her if she gets fired/decides to quit (and live out her dream of becoming a world-class botanist). Maybe Lady Kanako could find a use for her.
>Meiling is losing her own money either way, plus who could quit a job with free housing and food?!
>FREE HOUSING IN A MANSION?!
>Somehow Sakuya hasn't figured out that physical punishment doesn't work on Meiling. Or maybe she did, and that's why she's going to stunt her paycheck.
>You mentally debate with yourself to try to justify using Meiling's paycheck to bet with instead of your own money.
>_
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>"Seems simple enough" Get cards, look at cards.
>"Lady Suwako is gonna be so happy when I come home with a brand new pot!"
>show cards "Hey are these good?" :derp:
>("I'll win so much in this, I'll raise her paycheck... and take some for myself of course.")
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>"Seems simple enough" Get cards, look at cards.
>"Alright, then let's begin!" says Remilia.
>Patchouli deals the cards out between the four of you, starting with Remilia. She stops when everyone has five cards in their hands.
>You pick up your cards and look at them.
>YOUR HAND: J♥ A♣ 10♣ 3♥ 9♥
>"Lady Suwako is gonna be so happy when I come home with a brand new pot!"
>"That's not what 'pot' means in poker!"
>show cards "Hey are these good?" :derp:
>"Really, Sanae?"
>("I'll win so much in this, I'll raise her paycheck... and take some for myself of course.")
>Meiling is going to thank you for this... Unless she finds out that you took some...
>Remilia carefully examines her cards.
>"I bet ?1000." she says calmly, before placing the money in the middle of the table and looking towards Sakuya.
>"Call." Sakuya announces before placing an equal amount of funds in the same spot. She then looks over to you.
>You may either call, fold, or raise.
>_
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>Pull out our best poker "face" :X
>"Call." send in ?1000 as well.
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>Pull out our best poker "face" :X
>"Waah-!! Where did your face go!?!" screams Remilia.
>"Call." send in ?1000 as well.
>You do so.
>"I will call as well." says Patchouli, before doing the same.
>A moment of silence passes over the table before Remilia removes three cards from her hand and sets them face-down on the table near Patchouli.
>"Three, please." she says.
>"Two." says Sakuya as she discards two of her cards in the same manner.
>It is now your turn.
>YOUR HAND: J♥ A♣ 10♣ 3♥ 9♥
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>"Two as well, please." Remove our Ace♣ and 3♥
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>"Two as well, please." Remove our Ace♣ and 3♥
>You discard your cards.
>"I do not feel it necessary to replace any cards." Patchouli declares, before gathering all the discards and dealing out the new cards to each of you.
>YOUR HAND: J♥ 2♦ 10♣ 9♦ 9♥
>"So, Sanae. How's your shrine been holding up with the recent cold spell?" Remilia asks, before looking up from her cards, "Oh, and I'll bet another ?1000."
>"Fold." Sakuya replies, setting down her hand.
>It is now your turn.
>_
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>"Well, as far as I can tell, we're doing fine. That umbrella youkai Kogasa wounded up stuck in the snow during the blizzard, so I had to offer her hospitality. Hopefully she hasn't destroyed everything there, but we should be fine as Lady Suwako is with her."
>"I shall call."
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>"Well, as far as I can tell, we're doing fine. That umbrella youkai Kogasa wounded up stuck in the snow during the blizzard, so I had to offer her hospitality. Hopefully she hasn't destroyed everything there, but we should be fine as Lady Suwako is with her."
>"Huh, what a coincidence, we took in somebody as well due to the blizzard." Remilia responds, "She's that local human-eating youkai known as Rumia. Perhaps you've already ran into her during your stay here. You know, I'm actually a bit tempted to keep her around for a while, because my sister seems to have taken quite a liking to her."
>"I shall call."
>You call Remilia's bet.
>"Call." says Patchouli, before doing the same, "Now let's see who won the pot, shall we?"
>The three of you reveal your hands.
>REMILIA'S HAND: A♥ K♠ 7♣ 7♥ 10♥
>>Pair of 7's
>PATCHOULI'S HAND: 6♠ 7♠ 4♥ K♦ 7♦
>>Pair of 7's
>YOUR HAND: J♥ 2♦ 10♣ 9♦ 9♥
>>Pair of 9's
>You win the pot! (?7000)
>You now have a total of ?20000 to bet with.
>"Well congratulations, Sanae, I certainly didn't expect you to win the first hand..." says Remilia, "However, next time you won't be so lucky."
>Remilia and Sakuya hand their cards back to Patchouli.
>_
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>"Man, there seems to be a ton of people in need of saving due to this incident. As you can see from my attire, I also helped out the ningyo in the misty lake around here but I kinda fell in. :blush:"
>"Oh, I won. Guess it's just beginner's luck."
>"I'll try my best to screw the RNG then."
>"Ah, I met them in the hallway on the way here. They seemed to be having fun."
>Adjust the tight maid outfit and give our cards to Patchuppa the Rapper Patchouli as well.
>whispery: "It doesn't feel right using someone else's money..."
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>Wonder if what's-her-face has returned by now or if the kappa took her in cause the lake is frozen.
>Suffer an unflattering nervous breakdown in front of everyone as the guilt overtakes you.
>We can always secretly give Meiling our winnings anyway. Or take it all anyway.
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>
Pick Patchuppa the Rapper up and scream. "PUNCH KICK BLOCK"
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(s)> (╯?□?)╯︵ ┻━┻(/s)
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(s)> (╯?□?)╯︵ ┻━┻(/s)
> (╯?□?)╯︵ ┻━┻
//Brackets Tho
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> (╯?□?)╯︵ ┻━┻
//Brackets Tho
//but it was covering the table
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//Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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>"Man, there seems to be a ton of people in need of saving due to this incident. As you can see from my attire, I also helped out the ningyo in the misty lake around here but I kinda fell in. :blush:"
>"I bet that felt pretty cold." says Remilia, "Well, at least you're warming up now..."
>"Oh, I won. Guess it's just beginner's luck."
>"I'll try my best to screw the RNG then."
>Remilia just smiles.
>"Ah, I met them in the hallway on the way here. They seemed to be having fun."
>"Those two sure do get along well..." says Sakuya.
>"Indeed." Patchouli chips in, "Though I am a bit concerned that Rumia could potentially become a bit of a bad influence for young Flandre, or vice versa..."
>"Oh, will you please stop worrying, Patchouli?" Remilia responds, "It's not like they're going to just leave the mansion and go on a destructive rampage, especially in this weather. Besides, that Rumia girl doesn't really seem that dangerous besides her diet..."
>Adjust the tight maid outfit and give our cards to Patchuppa the Rapper Patchouli as well.
>You adjust your attire to a slightly more comfortable position, and hand in your cards to Patchouli, who proceeds to re-shuffle the deck.
>whispery: "It doesn't feel right using someone else's money..."
>Nobody at the table appears to hear your whispering.
>Wonder if what's-her-face has returned by now or if the kappa took her in cause the lake is frozen.
>You wonder if Waggzy Wakasagihime has returned safely, or if she's at least some place warm.
>She's probably fine...
>Suffer an unflattering nervous breakdown in front of everyone as the guilt overtakes you.
>Everyone at the table stares at you as if you were crazy...
>We can always secretly give Meiling our winnings anyway. Or take it all anyway.
>You ponder the possibility of secretly slipping your winnings to Meiling, but this is unlikely, as Remilia said to return the money when you're done playing.
>You also could always blast your way out of the mansion with your winnings and ride out into the sunset, being richer than when you first came here.
>Pick Patchuppa the Rapper up and scream. "PUNCH KICK BLOCK"
>"I LIKE MARISA!"
(s)> (╯?□?)╯︵ ┻━┻(/s)
>You flip the table onto Remilia.
>"Ow! My beautifully elegant, charismatic face!" she screams.
>ACHIEVEMENT GET: Charisma Break!
>"You shall pay for harming my mistress!" Sakuya yells.
>You are immediately struck with a knife.
>You die...
>GAME OVER! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6YzSltwfBE)
>Patchouli finishes shuffling and deals out a new hand to everyone.
>YOUR HAND: 10♠ 5♥ A♦ J♦ 8♦
>"I bet ?2000!" Remilia declares.
>"Call." says Sakuya.
>It is now your turn.
>_
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>"Call"
>Remove the 10♠ and 5♥
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>"Call"
>You call Remilia's bet.
>Patchouli also calls.
>Remove the 10♠ and 5♥
>Remilia discards one card, "One, please."
>"Three." says Sakuya as she removes three cards from her hand.
>You remove the 10♠ and 5♥ and request two cards in return.
>"I will discard two as well." states Patchouli as she does so. She then takes the discards and deals everyone their replacement cards.
>YOUR HAND: A♣ 2♦ A♦ J♦ 8♦
>After looking over her cards for a few moments, Remilia opens the second betting round. "I bet another ?2000."
>"Call." says Sakuya.
>It is now your turn.
>_
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>"I call"
>Discard A♣
>Hope for a ♦
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>Discard A♣ to tribute summon a♦
//Looking back at the previous round I don't think we can do that :ohdear: ...unless we were actually allowed to and everyone just decided not to...
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//I've played poker like 3 times in my life, so i dont know. What do you say GM?
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>"I call"
>You call the bet.
>Discard A♣
>Hope for a ♦
>You cannot do this, as you can only discard once per hand.
>"I raise you by ?6000." Patchouli states calmly.
>Remilia pauses for a moment, carefully thinking over her next move.
>"Fold." she announces before setting her cards down.
>"Call." says Sakuya.
>YOUR HAND: A♣ 2♦ A♦ J♦ 8♦
>You may either Call, Raise, or Fold.
>_
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>It ain't my money, so take a risk with my pair of aces and raise by ?2000.
//EDIT: I did some reading and I have to raise by at least ?6000 for it to be valid, per standard poker rules. So raise ?6000
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>It ain't my money, so take a risk with my pair of aces and raise by ?2000.
>You raise by ?2000!
The extra ?6000 is implied. Raise usually translates to "call the amount bet and add x amount."
>Patchouli seems to hesitate for a moment, "Call."
>"Fold." Sakuya responds.
>You may either raise once again, or stay.
>_
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//Aye
>Stay
>Try not to sweat too much.
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>Stay
>You stay.
>Try not to sweat too much.
>Keep your cool... Keep your cool...
>You and Patchouli throw down your hands.
>PATCHOULI'S HAND: 2♥ 8♥ 4♥ 2♠ 3♥
>>Pair of 2's
>YOUR HAND: A♣ 2♦ A♦ J♦ 8♦
>>Pair of Aces
>You win the pot! (?38000!)
>You now have a total of ?46000 to bet with.
>"You were bluffing, weren't you..." says Remilia.
>"Indeed I was." Patchouli replies, "I was actually hoping that Sanae here was bluffing too and had a hand worse than mine..."
>"I can't believe I fell for that bluff..." Sakuya chips in, "And I had two pairs too..."
>"Two pairs, you say? Pft. I had a flush! I could've easily won this... and- Will you all please excuse me while I go to the corner and take a charisma break?" Remilia responds.
>Patchouli chuckles, "Even though I lost, it still pleases me to know that both the Scarlet Devil and the Elegant Maid are still susceptible to a simple bluff. You two should learn to read people better..." she turns to you, "And it appears that you have won two consecutive hands. Well done..."
>"It's just beginners luck." says Remilia as she and Sakuya hand their cards to Patchouli, "She won't win next hand. I guarantee it."
>_
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>
Conjure up a miracle big enough to where I win all card games of any type, forever.
>Subsequently kill both of my goddesses due to faith exhaustion.
>"I'm almost hoping I don't. I wouldn't want to inadvertently give you guys a reason to not let me stay here." (<--- lol jokes)
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>"Say uhh, what are you guys gonna do with Meiling's funds when I return them anyways..."
>"Hey Sakuya, how come you don't discipline Remilia when she makes jokes. That's unfair."
>"Fine, if you're so sure, then when I win the next round, I get to have your mansion. And its inhabitants, including you, shall serve me and my goddesses~"
>"Shouldn't we be trying to resolve this incident before it gets any worse? Right now there isn't another snowstorm going on putting more people in danger, but it has been getting colder everyday since it started. "
>"Hey guys, how 'bout we play a different kind of card game?" Holds up spellcards*
>7 rounds later. Remilia: "BEGGINNERS LUCK BEGGINNERS LUCK BEGGINNERS LUCK!!!"
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>"Meiling could be a popsicle by now."
>Add in whipser: "All because you don't give her a break."
>No wonder she sleeps on the job. If they had two guards, that might make her sleep less. Or get the kappa to construct an elaborate security system, but then she'd have no job.
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//Solution? Just hire Cirno for 3 candies a day or something. She'll keep Meiling awake and her persistence will keep intruders away. Though Meiling has to still be there in order to make sure she doesn't keep EVERYONE away.
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//Misty Lake Corp. presents...
//CIRNO ALARM CLOCK!?
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>Conjure up a miracle big enough to where I win all card games of any type, forever.
>Subsequently kill both of my goddesses due to faith exhaustion.
>You do not have enough faith.
>You cannot tap into the shrine's faith reserves unless you are actually in or near the shrine. So your goddesses will survive.
>"I'm almost hoping I don't. I wouldn't want to inadvertently give you guys a reason to not let me stay here." (<--- lol jokes)
>Your joking brings out a chuckle from everyone at the table.
>"Say uhh, what are you guys gonna do with Meiling's funds when I return them anyways..."
>"That's actually a good question." Sakuya responds, "What are you planning to do, mistress?"
>"Oh, you'll all find out when Sanae either busts out or decides to stop playing. Don't worry." says Remila with a smirk.
>"Hey Sakuya, how come you don't discipline Remilia when she makes jokes. That's unfair."
>"It's because she is my mistress."
>"Fine, if you're so sure, then when I win the next round, I get to have your mansion. And its inhabitants, including you, shall serve me and my goddesses~"
>"Ha! Fat chance. I'll never bet something that valuable. Who do you think I am? Cirno?"
>"Shouldn't we be trying to resolve this incident before it gets any worse? Right now there isn't another snowstorm going on putting more people in danger, but it has been getting colder everyday since it started. "
>"Definitely." says Sakuya, "I was actually thinking about doing some more investigating later today. Hopefully, I'll actually be able to find a lead."
>"Hey guys, how 'bout we play a different kind of card game?" Holds up spellcards*
>"Not in here. We just had the floor cleaned. I don't want to put any new scorch marks in it any time soon..." Remilia answers.
>7 rounds later. Remilia: "BEGGINNERS LUCK BEGGINNERS LUCK BEGGINNERS LUCK!!!"
>Remilia twitches uncontrollably. "Are you sure you're not using your miracles to cheat?"
>"Meiling could be a popsicle by now."
>"She'll be fine." Sakuya states calmly, "That girl, even when she's slacking, has endurance like you wouldn't believe. Plus, she is wearing warm attire..."
>Add in whipser: "All because you don't give her a break."
>"With the amount of time she spends sleeping on the job, she doesn't deserve one." Sakuya whispers back.
>No wonder she sleeps on the job. If they had two guards, that might make her sleep less. Or get the kappa to construct an elaborate security system, but then she'd have no job.
>You wonder how much easier Meiling's job would be if she worked in shifts with a second guard.
>They took my job! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cfDqEJ8RP0)
>You hand your cards back to Patchouli, who shuffles the deck and deals a new hand.
>YOUR HAND: A♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♣ 10♦
>Remilia studies her hand, "I bet ?1000."
>"Call." says Sakuya.
>It is now your turn.
>_
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>"I don't like the sound of that. *gulp*"
>Our clothes have probably dried by now. Let's not stick around for too long.
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//But cmon Hope, It's your tuuuurn. Wod and I did our hands. Don't give up Faith just yet. Also we're in too deep, as we already have our cards. Just this last round :D.
>Ponder what Suwako and Kogasa have been doing this whole time.
>"I DIDN'T FINISH MY TEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!"
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>These cards are good, right?
>Oh, it doesn't matter, I'm here to solve incidents, not get rich off other people's money.
>"Call."
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>
*pondering intensifies*
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>"I don't like the sound of that. *gulp*"
>Remilia continues to smirk.
>Our clothes have probably dried by now. Let's not stick around for too long.
>You decide that this will probably be your last hand.
>Ponder what Suwako and Kogasa have been doing this whole time.
>You honestly have no idea what they could've been doing. Best case scenario would be that Kogasa warmed up completely and decided to behave herself. Worst case scenario would be that Suwako has been annoyed like she never has before.
>"I DIDN'T FINISH MY TEEEEEEEAAAAAAA!"
>"How could you commit such a heinous crime!" exclaims Remilia.
>These cards are good, right?
>Your current hand will not win unless everyone else has managed to not get anything. Your best options to increase your chances of winning are to discard some cards and hope you get something good, or to attempt a bluff.
>Oh, it doesn't matter, I'm here to solve incidents, not get rich off other people's money.
>In all honesty, you don't care whether you win or not.
>"Call."
>You call the bet.
>*pondering intensifies*
>*INTENSE PONDER FACE!!*
>Patchouli also calls.
>Remilia removes three cards from her hand. "Three please."
>"One." says Sakuya.
>YOUR HAND: A♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♣ 10♦
>It is now your turn.
>_
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>"How could you commit such a heinous crime!" exclaims Remilia.
>"SAYS THE ONE WHO LOCKED HER OWN LITTLE SISTER IN THE BASEMENT FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS! Patchouli back me up."
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>"SAYS THE ONE WHO LOCKED HER OWN LITTLE SISTER IN THE BASEMENT FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS! Patchouli back me up."
>"No, thank you. I'd rather stay out of this one." Patchouli replies.
>"I did it for both her own safety and for the safety of others. If you had a mentally ill sister, you'd understand!" Remilia responds.
>_
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>"I wouldn't care if she was destroying the entire world, I'd stick by her side for better or for worse! Ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind!"
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>Throw away the A♦ and 10♦.
>I have no idea what I am doing.
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>I have no idea what I am doing.
>Does anyone.
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//I just checked Google on how to play 5 card draw :derp:
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/Nobody knows what they're doing -1
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>Throw away the A♦ and 10♦.
>You discard those two cards.
>I have no idea what I am doing.
>Just wing it!
>Does anyone.
>The world may never know...
>Patchouli discards 3 cards and deals out the replacements.
>YOUR HAND: 3♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♣ 2♦
>Remilia observes her new cards.
>"?2000." she says calmly.
>"I'll raise you ?1000." says Sakuya.
>It is now your turn.
>You may call, raise, or fold.
>_
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>These cards are even worse. We can only win if somehow everyone else's cards are even worse.
>"I raise by ?4000." (this time I'm not too lazy to Ctrl + C)
>Let's see how badly we can lose.
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>Lol not our money.
>Pray to the Hakurei god for divine intervention.
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>These cards are even worse. We can only win if somehow everyone else's cards are even worse.
>Yup, you're screwed...
>Lol not our money.
>Well, you would be if you were actually playing with your own money.
>"I raise by ?4000." (this time I'm not too lazy to Ctrl + C)
>The rest of the table looks on in surprise.
>Let's see how badly we can lose.
>Let's lose some not-your-money!
>Pray to the Hakurei god for divine intervention.
>Praying to a deity that you are not aligned with is quite unwise. It would also greatly anger your goddesses.
>"Fold." says Patchouli.
>"I'll fold as well." Remilia adds.
>"Call." states Sakuya.
>YOUR HAND: 3♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♣ 2♦
>It is now your turn.
>You may either raise once more, fold, or stay.
>_
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>Pray to Lord Pyonta
>Hope that Flandre and Rumia come burstin in and screw up the game... Wait, what was Flan even showing her? Well, we'll have to check up on that before we leave.
>Cast Raise on Black Mage Patchouli.
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>
"Cast Raise" sounds like some erotic magic.
>"I raise ?6000"
>Smirk at Sakuya
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>Pray to Lord Pyonta
>Your prayer has been heard!
>Hope that Flandre and Rumia come burstin in and screw up the game... Wait, what was Flan even showing her? Well, we'll have to check up on that before we leave.
>Please screw things up. Please screw things up. Please screw things up...
>You have no idea what Flan was going to show Rumia. Perhaps this warrants an investigation.
>Cast Raise on Black Mage Patchouli.
>"I'm not dead yet!" she retorts.
>"Cast Raise" sounds like some erotic magic.
>GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!
>"I raise ?6000"
>Smirk at Sakuya
>Sakuya gives you an equally sinister smirk.
>"Call."
>It's your turn again.
>_
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>"Raise ?10000!"
>Give Sakuya "the look".
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>"Raise ?10000!"
>"Call." Sakuya says once again.
>Remilia and Patchouli look on in amazement.
>Give Sakuya "the look".
>Gabe Nue-well?
>Your turn once again.
>_
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>I'm not backing down.
>"Raise ?11000!!!"
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>I'm not backing down.
>"Raise ?11000!!!"
>Remilia is looking at you like you're insane.
>"Call." Sakuya reiterates.
>Your turn.
>_
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>*Cue "Faith is for the Transient People*
>"RAISE ?15000!!!"
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>*Cue "Faith is for the Transient People*
>Things are getting intense!
>"RAISE ?15000!!!"
>You cannot raise by ?15000, as that would exceed the total amount of money you have to bet with, so you go all in with your remaining money.
>Remilia's jaw drops.
>"Call." Sakuya responds.
>As you can no longer raise the bet, you must put down your cards.
>"You should've folded when you had the chance." says Sakuya as the two of you put down your cards.
>SAKUYA'S HAND: A♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ 10♠
>>Royal Flush!
>YOUR HAND: 3♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♣ 2♦
>>Queen high. (AKA Nothing!)
>You lose, and you bust out.
>Sakuya takes the pot.
>Remilia laughs, "Well, that was a good game while it lasted. And it appears that you have used up all of Meiling's money. Splendid. This should be a suitable punishment for Meiling, wouldn't you agree, Sakuya?"
>"Yes, it seems quite suitable." Sakuya replies.
>_
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>Meiling is going to kick my ass.
>"Yes, it was fun even if I sucked. Umm, Flandre said she had something to show Rumia before I came in here, do you guys think that warrants some investigation?"
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>
:qq: Well...there goes the funds of someone who puts up with scolding and arguing everyday. Mabye one day she'll get a job at the human village or something...
>Let's just...maybe...uhm... nevermind... Error, Miniking has suffered a severe injury to his feels and cannot respond. Please wait momentarily for adaption. In the meantime, Microprince shall fill in.
Microprince: > Sanae: "Wow, strongest hand possible in the game, Wonder how that happened?" Remilia definitely used her fate powers to manipulate the RNG in the cards. Why else would she make that threat last game?
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>I have no remorse, she sleeps all the time.
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>Meiling is going to kick my ass.
>When Meiling finds out... Uh oh....
>"Yes, it was fun even if I sucked. Umm, Flandre said she had something to show Rumia before I came in here, do you guys think that warrants some investigation?"
>"Not really." Remilia answers, "She's probably just giving her a tour of the Mansion, or she's showing her one of her personal belongings. There's no need for concern."
> :qq: Well...there goes the funds of someone who puts up with scolding and arguing everyday. Mabye one day she'll get a job at the human village or something...
>Poor Meiling.
>Let's just...maybe...uhm... nevermind... Error, Miniking has suffered a severe injury to his feels and cannot respond. Please wait momentarily for adaption. In the meantime, Microprince shall fill in.
Microprince: > Sanae: "Wow, strongest hand possible in the game, Wonder how that happened?" Remilia definitely used her fate powers to manipulate the RNG in the cards. Why else would she make that threat last game?
>"Luck of the draw, I suppose." Sakuya replies.
>I have no remorse, she sleeps all the time.
>On the other hand. Your actions are still justifiable.
>"Um, excuse me?" asks a voice from behind you.
>_
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>INB4 It's one of team ⑨. Could be Wakasagihime or even Suwako.
>"Yes?" Turn around too quickly, snapping our neck.
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EVERYTHING IS SO BLUE
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>EVERYTHING IS SO BLUE
>NO IT'S RED
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>PURPLE
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>INB4 It's one of team ⑨. Could be Wakasagihime or even Suwako.
>No. It's Reimu coming to kick your ass.
>"Yes?" Turn around too quickly, snapping our neck.[/color]
>*Insert overused GAME OVER joke here.*
>You turn around and see a fairy maid.
>"Sorry for disturbing you," she says, "but someone named uh... I think her name was Wacko-Sausage-Honey, or something like that... is in the lobby and asking for you."
>EVERYTHING IS SO BLUE
>NO IT'S RED
>The color of the text is ruh-ruh-ruh-ruh- The text is reeeeeeeeeeehhh- The color of the text that I SEE in these posts is rrrrr-rrroyal blue! (https://youtu.be/dAE7uOO_4v4?t=49s)
>The text is blue. The text is blue! The goddamn text is blue!
>PURPLE
>NO.
>_
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>
I know the quote but I haven't seen the movie somehow.
>"It seems it's my time to depart. Its been nice staying with you... Now where did I leave my clothes?"
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Oh, already? Okay, your're on.
>"Wacko-sa-Oh, Wakasagihime. Thank you, I'll be there in a minute" (for real this time, not like when we were getting the tools.)
>PURPLE
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OlMIgELg0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OlMIgELg0s) This felt right...
>"Thanks for the games Reimumilia, I guess."
>Head to the lobby quickly, we said in a minute so let's make it < a minute~
>60 Second Sanae, the Second-Comingtm
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>I know the quote but I haven't seen the movie somehow.
>"It seems it's my time to depart. Its been nice staying with you... Now where did I leave my clothes?"
>"Are you sure they're dry by now?" Sakuya asks, "It's only been about twenty minutes..."
>"Wacko-sa-Oh, Wakasagihime. Thank you, I'll be there in a minute" (for real this time, not like when we were getting the tools.)
>"You're welcome." says the fairy maid, who gives a quick bow and leaves the room.
>"Thanks for the games Reimumilia, I guess."
>"You're welcome. It was nice having you." Remilia replies.
>Head to the lobby quickly, we said in a minute so let's make it < a minute~
>60 Second Sanae, the Second-Comingtm
>Faster than a speeding bullet, you rush downstairs with all your effort and head into the mansion's foyer. You manage to make it with about ten seconds to spare.
>You see Wacko-Sausage-Honey Wakasagihime leaning against a wall, propped up on her tail fin. She notices you and waves.
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>Wave back and walk over to the beautiful princess.
She has hime in her name that !makes her a princess right?
>"Nice to see you again! How did returning the tools go?"
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>Wave back and walk over to the beautiful princess. She has hime in her name that !makes her a princess right?
>You do so.
>Well, the wiki says she's a ningyo princess or something, so...
>"Nice to see you again! How did returning the tools go?"
>"You look silly." she says jokingly, "Anyway, It actually went quite smoothly. The kappa you borrowed the tools from says thanks." she pauses, "So how are you feeling. Are you warming up?"
>_
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>Keep running and blast through the door. Next Provoke Cirno into attacking us. If our hit box doesn't graze 88 danmakus per second, we'll never get back to the outside world!
She notices you and waves.
[/color]
>I sea what you did there. I'm sorry.
>"Welcome back Wagas- Wakaga- ahem* Wakasagihime, sorry. So, how'd it go?"
>Curtsey "Well then ~Your Majesty~,Could we go into the guest room? I've gotta see if my clothes have finished drying.
>Be disappointed by the complete lack of MANservice fanservice that is typical when maid outfits are involved.
>Edit* NINJA'D!!!
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>Curtsey "Well then ~Your Majesty~,Could we go into the guest room? I've gotta see if my clothes have finished drying.
>"Y-Your Majesty!?!" she exclaims, blushing a little, "Erm... could you please not call me that... Look, I know that I'm of royal blood and all, but having someone calling me 'Your Majesty' just feels very weird, okay?" she pauses, "So, uh... where's this guest room you speak of?"
>Be disappointed by the complete lack of MANservice fanservice that is typical when maid outfits are involved.
>Well, nobody ever denied it was there, you just need to use a certain something (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbPWe9U4uPU) a bit more... :P
>_
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>I swear when I caught a glimpse of the title I thought it was going to be technique...
>"I was only joking, sorry."
>Princess carry lead Wakasagihime to the guest room.
>"So, anything new happen involving the incident, or lady Kanako?
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>Wait, Wakasagihime must look pretty weird flying around as half a fish. Why not help her out by carrying her like a princess? :dealwithit:
>Princess carry lead Wakasagihime to the guest room.
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>Ya know what, lets do it. Princess Carry Wakasagihime, we're only returning the favor from earlier.
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> :P
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>I swear when I caught a glimpse of the title I thought it was going to be technique...
>"I was only joking, sorry."
>"It's fine. I forgive you." she responds.
>Princess carry lead Wakasagihime to the guest room.
>Wait, Wakasagihime must look pretty weird flying around as half a fish. Why not help her out by carrying her like a princess?
>Ya know what, lets do it. Princess Carry Wakasagihime, we're only returning the favor from earlier.
>Without warning, you sweep the ningyo into your arms and proceed to carry her in the direction of the guest room.
>"W-What are you doing!? Put me down!!" she protests as you carry her.
>The groups of fairy maids that you pass stare at the two of you.
>You arrive in the room where you left your clothes, and place Wakasagihime in one of the chairs by the fireplace.
>"Look. I... uh... could've gotten here myself, you know..." she says, embarrassed, "But... uh... thanks... I guess..."
>"So, anything new happen involving the incident, or lady Kanako?
>"Well, it started snowing again as I was heading back." she replies, "I still haven't seen anyone matching the description of your goddess, either."
>_
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>FINISH. OUR. TEA!!! (sipping intensifies)
>"Oh, thanks anyways. And sorry about carrying you like that. I wanted to return the favor from earlier but mostly I just wanted to know how it felt on the other end."
>Check our clothes to see if they dried yet. We set them near the fireplace right?
>Sit in the other chair Why in the world are you still in this seat Sakuya!?. Check our tea if it's still here to see if it's still warm (not very likely).
>"So uh.................. oh, about that Crap I forgot which was which. Oh right, the blue one is the one with the "G" Seija person, have you seen her do anything nice? Do you think she openly hates anyone, or does she just do it for kicks? And what about friends, everyone has friends right?"
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>
Not Seija
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>FINISH. OUR. TEA!!! (sipping intensifies)
>THIS. IS. SCRUMPTIOUS!!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olN-V_sl4Aw)
>"Oh, thanks anyways. And sorry about carrying you like that. I wanted to return the favor from earlier but mostly I just wanted to know how it felt on the other end."
>"You wanted to know... How it felt on the other end..." she says with a puzzled expression.
>Check our clothes to see if they dried yet. We set them near the fireplace right?
>You check the pile of clothes by the fireplace.
>They are noticeably drier than before, but they're still quite damp.
>Sit in the other chair Why in the world are you still in this seat Sakuya!?. Check our tea if it's still here to see if it's still warm (not very likely).
>"I'm not getting out of this chair." Sakuya replies. (https://youtu.be/UUG7YSmrvkI?t=6s)
>You sit down.
>Your tea is no longer here. One of the fairy maids probably noticed it was abandoned and cleaned it up.
>"So uh.................. oh, about that Crap I forgot which was which. Oh right, the blue one is the one with the "G" Seija person, have you seen her do anything nice? Do you think she openly hates anyone, or does she just do it for kicks? And what about friends, everyone has friends right?"
>"I don't believe I've ever seen Seija do anything nice." Waggzy Wakasagihime replies, "I'm pretty sure all the mean things she does are for her own amusement. And as far as friends go, I don't really think she has any real friends... Well, I think she was friends with an inchling at one point, but from what I heard, that 'friendship', if you could call it that, didn't last long."
>Not Seija
>Then who is it then!?!
>_
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>"What's wrong? Oh. :blush: OH! W-W-Wait I didn't mean it like I wanted to know how your tail felt, well I kinda did since I've never seen a ningyo close up before. B-But I meant how you carried me like that to this mansion."
>"Wasn't it nice being royalty though? You get servants and almost anything you ask for.
>"I'm pretty dry right now but my clothes are still a bit wet. So what do you wanna do while we wait? Unless you had other plans, then of course I wouldn't want to hold you back."
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>"What's wrong? Oh. :blush: OH! W-W-Wait I didn't mean it like I wanted to know how your tail felt, well I kinda did since I've never seen a ningyo close up before. B-But I meant how you carried me like that to this mansion."
>"Oh." she says, blushing slightly.
>"Wasn't it nice being royalty though? You get servants and almost anything you ask for.
>"Well, yes, but that kind of life tends to get very boring after a while..."
>"I'm pretty dry right now but my clothes are still a bit wet. So what do you wanna do while we wait? Unless you had other plans, then of course I wouldn't want to hold you back."
>"I don't know what we should do. What do you suggest?" she replies, "And don't worry about my plans, to tell you the truth I honestly have nothing better to do right now."
>_
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> I don't know, what do you wanna do today? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-JdJLCBCM)
>"Well, there's a library here so we could ask if we can read there. We could play truth or dare, or hide and seek or a board game or something. We could play danmaku too. Or we could sit here and chat if you want. Ooh! let's go youkai hunting~"
>↑, ↑,↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, Start* (Infinite Faith Cheat Activated)
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>I vote truth or dare.
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> I don't know, what do you wanna do today? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS-JdJLCBCM)
>"I don't know, what do you wanna do today?"
>"Well, there's a library here so we could ask if we can read there. We could play truth or dare, or hide and seek or a board game or something. We could play danmaku too. Or we could sit here and chat if you want. Ooh! let's go youkai hunting~"
>I vote truth or dare.
>You name some suggestions, and personally hope that she picks, or takes an interest in truth or dare.
>"Truth or dare?" Wakasagihime asks, "What's that? It sounds like some kind of torture technique..."
>↑, ↑,↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, Start* (Infinite Faith Cheat Activated)
>You didn't get infinite faith, (Nice try.) but you did manage to get 30 lives, as well as four Options, a Shield, and a Laser.
>_
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>Get Nitori to fix the shield and laser onto the Hisoutensoku and set the Options to rotate around it.
>"Well, it's a game where someone asks you "truth or dare", and you pick one. They get to ask you to tell them if something they say about you is true, or dare you to do something they ask. Once you do it, it's your turn to ask them. We played it a lot back in the outside world."
>"So you wanna play? If so, who's going first? (omagah, we should get flan, and rumia in this, maybe cirno too.)"
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>Get Nitori to fix the shield and laser onto the Hisoutensoku and set the Options to rotate around it.
>You are now ready to destroy the core!
>"Well, it's a game where someone asks you "truth or dare", and you pick one. They get to ask you to tell them if something they say about you is true, or dare you to do something they ask. Once you do it, it's your turn to ask them. We played it a lot back in the outside world."
>"So you wanna play? If so, who's going first? (omagah, we should get flan, and rumia in this, maybe cirno too.)"
>"Well, I guess I could give it a try... (I hope I don't regret this...)" she says, "Why don't you start, since you've done this before."
>You consider possibly getting Rumia, Flandre, and Cirno in on this, but you have no idea where Rumia and Flan are right now. And Cirno is outside, on the other side of the lake somewhere, and you are currently ill-equipped to venture outside for long periods of time.
>_
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>Plus it'd take too long to explain it to her.
>"Okay, Truth or Dare?" >;D
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>Plus it'd take too long to explain it to her.
>That too...
>"Okay, Truth or Dare?" >;D
>"Uh... Truth?" she replies.
>_
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>"Okay, Is it true that you disliked me carrying you? :ohdear:"
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>"Okay, Is it true that you disliked me carrying you? :ohdear:"
>"Uh... Well... Yeah, I didn't really like being carried like that..." she pauses for a few moments, "...Okay, maybe I liked it a tiny bit..." she blushes slightly.
>"So... Is it my turn now...?"
>_
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>"Okay, sorry if it was uncalled for. I'll choose truth."
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>"Okay, sorry if it was uncalled for. I'll choose truth."
>"It's fine." she replies, "So... you said truth, right...? Then is it... um... true that you wanted to see how it felt when you carried me?"
>_
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>"Yeah, your tail looked really smooth and silky and I never felt one before, sorry if that's weird and I should've asked first..."
>"So uh, truth or dare?"
>Ship Wakasagihime X Sanae Nope these are just friendly games to past the time~ :3
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>"Yeah, your tail looked really smooth and silky and I never felt one before, sorry if that's weird and I should've asked first..."
>"Oh... Okay..." she replies.
>"So uh, truth or dare?"
>"Well, I've already done a truth, so I think I'll go with dare this time... (and hope this doesn't backfire horribly.)"
>Ship Wakasagihime X Sanae Nope these are just friendly games to past the time~ :3
>WakaSanae is now officially a thing.
>_
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>Ship Wakasagihime X Sanae Nope these are just friendly games to past the time~ :3
//I dunno, the fanbase can be pretty weird sometimes.
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>"I dare you to um, oh sing."
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>Everybody knows all princesses can sing. That's what Disney taught me.
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I'm sorry I took so long to reply, I've been quite busy lately.
>"I dare you to um, oh sing."
>Wakasagihime seems to hesitate.
>"Do I have to?" she asks.
>Everybody knows all princesses can sing. That's what Disney taught me.
>She's royalty, and by rule of Disney stereotypes, she must be able to sing!
>_
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>Consider having mercy. Mercy denied.
>"Yes! You have to, its a dare. That's how it works."
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>"Ah, forgot this isn't really a private place, sorry if it's embarrassing to. I bet you have a beautiful singing voice anyways."
>Wakasagihime: Sing a death metal song
>"Ya know, if this was like truth or dare we do back in the outside world, things would get pretty crazy really quickly. People would dare each other to do tons of things like ride something blindfolded, pull a prank on some bystander, kiss each other, fight someone or even cause self-injury."
>"Okay then I dare you to umm... aw come on, just a tiny bit of singing?" :3
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>Consider having mercy. Mercy denied.
>You consider letting Wagsags the ningyo off the hook, but on the other hand, violating the sacred rules of truth or dare is not something you want to do.
>"Yes! You have to, its a dare. That's how it works."
>"Really?" she asks, "Well I guess I'm picking truth from now on..."
>"Ah, forgot this isn't really a private place, sorry if it's embarrassing to. I bet you have a beautiful singing voice anyways."
>"It's not that it's embarrassing, it's just that... I don't normally sing... that's all."
>Wakasagihime: Sing a death metal song
>You promptly bleed out through your ears and die.
>FISSION MAILED.
>"Ya know, if this was like truth or dare we do back in the outside world, things would get pretty crazy really quickly. People would dare each other to do tons of things like ride something blindfolded, pull a prank on some bystander, kiss each other, fight someone or even cause self-injury."
>"Why would they dare each other to do such crazy things?" she asks.
>"Okay then I dare you to umm... aw come on, just a tiny bit of singing?" :3
>"Well, since I absolutely have to do it..." she began, before erupting into one of the most beautiful songs* you have ever heard. The melody is captivating.
>When she is finished, she looks at you.
>"Truth or dare?" she asks, "It's my turn to ask now, right?"
>_
*Use your imagination.
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>IMAGINATION ACTIVATE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4R4sc1vPU)
>"Okay, I'll pick truth this time, mix it up a little."
>People in the outside world usually use ToD as an excuse to make out, but I don't know that because I'm a good girl.
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>Waggyseto should sing this one too. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkWR5TcIYTA)
//Psst, we should pick dare atleast once, she did.
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//Wait we did truth? I forgot already (# ﾟДﾟ)
>Reconsider and pick dare instead, they always were more fun.
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Once again, I am sorry for the late reply. I've still been quite busy. I hope you guys can understand.
>IMAGINATION ACTIVATE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4R4sc1vPU)
>Imagination... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbPWe9U4uPU)
>"Okay, I'll pick truth this time, mix it up a little."
>Reconsider and pick dare instead, they always were more fun.
>"Oh, okay." Wakasagihime replies, "Now let's see... I dare you to stand on one leg for the remainder of the game!"
>People in the outside world usually use ToD as an excuse to make out, but I don't know that because I'm a good girl.
>One of the reasons why people play truth or dare is completely unknown to you. All you know that it's supposed to be fun.
>Waggyseto should sing this one too. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkWR5TcIYTA)
>You are killed by a random missile that was put to sleep.
>GAME OVER!
>Press 'R' to try again!
>_
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>
"How the hell am I supposed to solve this incident then!? Oh wait, you meant truth or dare, not wind priestess quest...crap"
>Quickly check faith and status, hopefully Wakasagihime won't mind.
>"Okay, I'll try." Start standing on 1 leg. "Out of curiosity, what happens if I can't keep this up? You better not stall the game a lot while I'm like this ether."
>"So er, truth or dare?"
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>Use purification rod as a
pimpcane.
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>"How the hell am I supposed to solve this incident then!? Oh wait, you meant truth or dare, not wind priestess quest...crap"
>"Or did I?"
>Quickly check faith and status, hopefully Wakasagihime won't mind.
>You have enough faith to perform up to three more small miracles today.
>You currently feel perfectly fine.
>"Okay, I'll try." Start standing on 1 leg. "Out of curiosity, what happens if I can't keep this up? You better not stall the game a lot while I'm like this ether."
>You unleash your inner flamingo stand up and raise a leg off the ground.
>"If you fall over, you'll have to get up and do it again." she replies, "And I'm not going to stall the game, so don't worry."
>Use purification rod as a pimpcane.
>Your Gohei is currently in the hammerspace sleeves of your Shrine Maiden's Outfit, which is still drying on the floor. Retrieving it would be difficult, considering you'd have to do it while balancing on one leg.
>"So er, truth or dare?"
>"Truth."
>_
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>"What did being under the influence of the miracle mallet feel like?"
//And I understand that sometimes we have to go do human things like have lives, don't worry about it dude.
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>Sanae: "Under the influence!? Wakasagihime, how high are you on a typical day?
Wakasagihime: "Somewhere below sea level..."
>Plot to use the miracle mallet in hopes of gaining more faith from it's miracles.
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>
BRILLIANT!
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>"What did being under the influence of the miracle mallet feel like?"
>"Huh!?! How did you know that I was involved with that!?!" she asks.
>Sanae: "Under the influence!? Wakasagihime, how high are you on a typical day?
Wakasagihime: "Somewhere below sea level..."
>"I was gonna swim in the lake, until I got high..."
>"I was gonna break the surface, and make a wake, but then I got high..."
>"Now I'm beached on land, and I know why..." (Why man? Yeah heeey!)
>"Because I got high!"
>"Because I got high!"
>"Because I got hiiiiiiigggghhhh!!!" (https://youtu.be/Xxz2m7BFBrU?t=31s)
>Plot to use the miracle mallet in hopes of gaining more faith from it's miracles.
>BRILLIANT!
>Such a plot would fail quickly, as only an inchling can use it.
>_
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>"Oh, Reimu and I are really good friends, she tells me all about the incidents I miss out on."
//which is almost none, poor Sakuya even got beat by REISEN.
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>"Oh my Kanako I knew you'd stall the game just to spite me. I don't know you anymooooore!" grab our clothes and fly home.
>Proceed to cry on a pillow in our room.
//Well, poorer Reimu got beat by KOISHI! Reimu being out-popularized somehow seemed unavoidable...
>"So uh, how'd it feel?" Try to keep our balance well.
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>"Oh, Reimu and I are really good friends, she tells me all about the incidents I miss out on."
>"But that still doesn't explain how you know that I was involved with that. You made no mention about hearing about me when we met..."
>"Oh my Kanako I knew you'd stall the game just to spite me. I don't know you anymooooore!" grab our clothes and fly home.
>"You brought this on yourself by asking about information that you are extremely unlikely to have known about in the continuity of this game and making the GM decide to let you try and explain exactly how you came upon this information!"
>Proceed to cry on a pillow in our room.
>The pillow is now soaked you must now fly back to the SDM to dry it by a fireplace.
>"So uh, how'd it feel?" Try to keep our balance well.
>You easily maintain your equilibrium.
>"Well, besides the fact that the mallet's influence made me a bit more bold than usual, I really didn't feel any different."
>"Truth or dare?"
>_
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>"Dare"
>"It sorta slipped my mind when we first met. You were stuck in ice and I just wanted to help you get out, then I kinda fell in the lake and humans have trouble thinking straight in life threatening situations..."
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>Come back into the room and set the pillow near the fireplace to dry silently. Look at Wakasagihime. (Completely Monotone) "Kogasa spilled something on my pillow. And the reason I knew about that was because I read the news." Proceed to stand back on 1 leg.
>"Eh, I'm already doing a dare so... meh what's there to lose~ Dare me.""C'mon I DARE YOU to DARE ME!!!"
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>
SO EXTREME (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JSUXoLOlEw)
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>"Dare"
>"Eh, I'm already doing a dare so... meh what's there to lose~ Dare me.""C'mon I DARE YOU to DARE ME!!!"
>Wakasagihime thinks for a moment, looking around the room.
>"I dare you to mess with those two fairies over there..." she whispers, while pointing to a couple of fairy maids working nearby with their backs turned to you.
>"It sorta slipped my mind when we first met. You were stuck in ice and I just wanted to help you get out, then I kinda fell in the lake and humans have trouble thinking straight in life threatening situations..."
>"Oh, okay. I guess that makes sense."
>Come back into the room and set the pillow near the fireplace to dry silently. Look at Wakasagihime. (Completely Monotone) "Kogasa spilled something on my pillow. And the reason I knew about that was because I read the news." Proceed to stand back on 1 leg.
>"Somehow, I knew you'd come crawling back..."
>SO EXTREME (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JSUXoLOlEw)
>Thanks, now my eardrums are bleeding. As punishment you now receive this:
>GAME OVER!
>Reason: BANNED! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWnied-Z4s4)
>You also lose all your faith.
>:P
>_
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>"Aw that's kinda mean, but okay, not anything too serious though."
>In a loud enough voice "Hey wait, did you just say the Pad Chief Sakuya's mistresses are just a couple of Loli vampires? Fairy maids how could you!?
>"Ah, watch out!" Accidentally trip and stumble into whatever the fairy maids are cleaning right now. "Ugh, I'm really sorry. I'm still not used to moving in this uniform and it's uncomfortably tight."
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>"Aw that's kinda mean, but okay, not anything too serious though."
>"Sorry, I sorta couldn't think of anything else."
>In a loud enough voice "Hey wait, did you just say the Pad Chief Sakuya's mistresses are just a couple of Loli vampires? Fairy maids how could you!?
>Within seconds a very angry Sakuya appears in front of the startled fairy maids.
>Hilarity Ensues!
>"Ah, watch out!" Accidentally trip and stumble into whatever the fairy maids are cleaning right now. "Ugh, I'm really sorry. I'm still not used to moving in this uniform and it's uncomfortably tight."
>You hobble over to the fairies on one leg and, in an attempt to trip and stumble into the wall-mounted shelf, clearly above your head, that the fairies are currently cleaning, promptly and painfully faceplant directly into the wall!
>Your face now hurts.
>On the bright side, you manage to accidentally nudge both fairy maids in a way that they both smack their heads directly into the shelf.
>As you bring your hands to your face in pain, you apologize to the fairies.
>One fairy angrily mutters something unintelligible, while rubbing her forehead.
>"Hey, pick somewhere else to trip next time!" the other one says beratingly, clutching her nose, "You could've made us knock a vase off the shelf! Do you know how much trouble we'd be in if that had happened!? Ugh! The nerve of some people..."
>_
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>Sit down on the ground and clutch our face for a few seconds. Try not to cry at the massive face-pain.
Cry a lot"Ow ow. ow. owie owie ow. ow. (sniff)"
>"EIRIN!"
>Continue holding face in pain for a little while longer, let's just let most of this pain pass before we get back to whack-a-sanaehime Wakasagihime
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>
You have no idea how long I've been standing on one leg.
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Once again, sorry for the late reply!
>Sit down on the ground and clutch our face for a few seconds. Try not to cry at the massive face-pain. Cry a lot"Ow ow. ow. owie owie ow. ow. (sniff)"
>"Serves you right." says one of the fairy maids.
>"EIRIN!"
>Eirin bursts though the nearest wall Kool-aid-Man-style.
>"Never fear, ze doktor iz here!" she announces before menacingly glaring at you while donning a rubber glove, "Now prepare for your treatment! Mwahahahaha"
>Continue holding face in pain for a little while longer, let's just let most of this pain pass before we get back to whack-a-sanaehime Wakasagihime
>You continue sitting there, clutching your face in pain.
>"Are you okay?" Wackosashimi Wakasagihime asks.
>You have no idea how long I've been standing on one leg.
>But you're sitting on the ground clutching your face in pain!
>_
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>Hobble back over to
I-ran-out-of-puns-hime Wakasagihime.
>"Okay, I'm definitely going to get you back for that! Prepare yer anus."
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>"I-I didn't go pichuun so I guess I'm alright
Walpurgisnatch (eh I'm runnin outta things that even sound like it anymore) Wakasagihime."
>Not responding to the fairies seems like the best way to handle this.
>Get back on 1 leg
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>Hobble back over to I-ran-out-of-puns-hime Wakasagihime.
>"Okay, I'm definitely going to get you back for that! Prepare yer anus."
>"Not if I don't pick dare." Wakasagihime replies.
>"I-I didn't go pichuun so I guess I'm alright Walpurgisnatch (eh I'm runnin outta things that even sound like it anymore) Wakasagihime."
>"That's good to hear," says Wafflesausagehoney the ningyo "For some reason that idea sounded better in my head. Sorry I made you hurt yourself."
>Not responding to the fairies seems like the best way to handle this.
>Responding to the fairies would probably make this situation worse.
>Get back on 1 leg
>You are already on one leg.
>_
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//I swear I'm not just refreshing the page every 5 minutes to see if there's anything new that I'm involved in...maybe...
>"It's more my fault for thinking that would go well. I should've just poked them while they worked or something."
>Awkward minute of silence
>"So uh, guess it's your turn now."
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>"It's more my fault for thinking that would go well. I should've just poked them while they worked or something."
>Awkward minute of silence
>"So uh, guess it's your turn now."
>"Well, I already said I was not picking dare, so truth."
>_
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>"Earlier when you were at the genbu marsh, did the kappa eye you suspiciously or anything?"
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>"Earlier when you were at the genbu marsh, did the kappa eye you suspiciously or anything?"
>"Not really, they were actually eyeing me with curiosity. Probably because of my tail." she replies.
>"Truth or dare?"
>_
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>"Oh hm. I'll do truth this time, I've already done a bit too much :ohdear:"
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>"Oh hm. I'll do truth this time, I've already done a bit too much :ohdear:"
>"Okay then," she began "Is it true that-"
>Suddenly the game is interrupted by a very loud noise, akin to an explosion. The entire mansion shakes, resulting in you losing your balance and falling to the floor. The tremor also causes Wakasagihime's chair to tumble over, causing her to end up on the floor as well. You hear the shattering of a couple of vases falling off some of the shelves.
>_
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>"Hey you can't blame me for those vases falling Fairies!"
>"What!? Meiling was defeated by the giant catfish!? Impossible!"
>"Wakasa- er, hey are you alright?"
>Get up. Get back on 1 leg.
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Sorry for the wait.
>"Hey you can't blame me for those vases falling Fairies!"
>*Obamaface* "Yes we can!"
>"What!? Meiling was defeated by the giant catfish!? Impossible!"
>"NOOOOOOOO!"
>"Wakasa- er, hey are you alright?"
>"Ugh... Yeah, I'm fine..." she says as she tries to pick herself off the floor, "...What was that?"
>Get up. Get back on 1 leg.
>You rise to your feet. and get back into position.
>_
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>"Ugh... Yeah, I'm fine..." she says as she tries to pick herself off the floor, "...What was that?"
>"It sounded like an explosion."
>"You think I would know?"
>Investigate the explosion.
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>"From the sound of it, it was probably an explosion. Could've been a potion
or a player bombing. Or it could've been Patchouli or Flandre or someone. Though that's unlikely as she said she'd behave herself."
>"I think we should check it out, plus I'm kinda getting tired of standing on 1 leg."
>Inb4 Kogasa.
>It's Snooping/Sleuthing/Searching/Scanning/Surveying/Sanaeing Time~
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>"It sounded like an explosion."
>Happy explosion day!
>"You think I would know?"
>"From the sound of it, it was probably an explosion. Could've been a potion or a player bombing. Or it could've been Patchouli or Flandre or someone. Though that's unlikely as she said she'd behave herself."
>"An explosion, huh? I wonder what could've caused it then. Well, assuming it was in fact an explosion"
>Investigate the explosion.
>You walk into the guest room, which contains the nearest window, and gaze outside.
>You see what appears to be a massive plume of steam coming from the direction of the lake.
>You then return to Wakasagihime.
>"I think we should check it out, plus I'm kinda getting tired of standing on 1 leg."
>"Uh, okay." she replies, "Where are we going?"
>Inb4 Kogasa.
>"Too late! SURPRISE!"
>It's Snooping/Sleuthing/Searching/Scanning/Surveying/Sanaeing Time~
>You begin starting for the mansion entrance, still in your maid outfit.
>"Hey, wait for me!" Wakasagihime calls out.
>Before you can react, Sakuya materializes in front of you.
>"Is everything okay down here?" she asks.
>_
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>"We heard something that sounded like an explosion and it shook us and broke something's. There seems to be smoke near the lake as well. Do you think it could be serious?"
>"Excuse me for a second, I have to check if my clothes have dried. I wouldn't like to go out with such light clothing right now."
>Get our clothes and see if they've dried, at least to a wearable level. If they have take off our maid uniform and put them on, then come back to Walkietalkiehime Wakasagihime and Sakuya.
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//Sorry I've been gone so long...
>Check a few doors for Flandre if I pass any.
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>"We heard something that sounded like an explosion and it shook us and broke something's. There seems to be smoke near the lake as well. Do you think it could be serious?"
>"We heard it too. I think the whole mansion shook." Sakuya replies, "It's likely serious, for it to be powerful enough to be felt through the entire mansion like that."
>"You saw smoke near the lake, huh..." says Wakasagihime, "I hope everything's alright over there..."
>"Excuse me for a second, I have to check if my clothes have dried. I wouldn't like to go out with such light clothing right now."
>"Oh, of course." Sakuya responds, "Take as much time as you need."
>Get our clothes and see if they've dried, at least to a wearable level. If they have take off our maid uniform and put them on, then come back to Walkietalkiehime Wakasagihime and Sakuya.
>You walk back to your clothes and winter gear.
//Sorry I've been gone so long...
>Check a few doors for Flandre if I pass any.
>You do not pass any doors on the way there.
>Your clothes are still somewhat damp, but they should be wearable at this point. It's going to be a tiny bit chilly if you wear these outside now, but it will be nowhere near as bad as it was when they were waterlogged.
>You take off the maid outfit and don your clothes and winter gear.
>You return to Wakasagihime and Sakuya.
>_
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>"Alright, I'm all ready. You guys wanna go check it out?"
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>"Alright, I'm all ready. You guys wanna go check it out?"
>"Certainly," Sakuya replies, "lead the way."
>Wakasagihime nods.
>_
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>Exit the mansion and fly towards the rising smoke.
>Look around.
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>Exit the mansion and fly towards the rising smoke.
>Look around.
>The three of you exit the mansion and take to the air. It seems to have begun to snow again, but it's not as bad as it was earlier this morning.
>You fly for scarcely a minute when the lake comes into view. At that instant you feel your jaw drop.
>One look and you realize that the giant smoke plume is actually steam. And it's rising from the lake!
>You survey the situation. The entire lake has a massive steam plume erupting from it, the ice, once coating the entire top of the lake, has become fractured, and titanic chunks of it are now crumbling into a large, ever-expanding, dark chasm that you believe was once filled with water. The water isn't entirely gone, though. You still see what appears to some at the bottom of the chasm, but it's much lower than it should be.
>At the nearest shores of the lake, you see interesting formations beginning to form in the snow. Probably caused by the steam re-freezing, no doubt.
>"Oh my..." you hear Wakasagihime say in disbelief, "What happened!?"
>Sakuya says nothing, you could only assume that she's just as stunned as you are.
>_
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>Blame Global Warming
>I have no idea what to do in this situation.
>"Don't worry guys, I'm sure we can find a way to handle this situation!"
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>"Okay, freezing and almost dying feels much better than falling into that"
>"Now, where to start..."
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>"We should check how deep the chasm is.
And watch out for ancient slumbering beasts."
>Look for a stone or something else we could throw in there.
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>Blame Global Warming
>Done. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JnsAWjtAds)
>I have no idea what to do in this situation.
>You are honestly at a loss about how to approach this...
>"Don't worry guys, I'm sure we can find a way to handle this situation!"
>"Who said I was worrying?" Sakuya replies.
>You receive no response from Wakasagihime.
>"Okay, freezing and almost dying feels much better than falling into that"
>"I don't know..." says Sakuya, "At least if you fell in you have a chance to fly out before you hit the ground. Besides, dying from a fall would be much less painful than slowly freezing to death."
>Wakasagihime remains silent for a few moments, "Imagine what would've happened if you hadn't come along when you did..." she remarks.
>"Now, where to start..."
>"We should check how deep the chasm is. And watch out for ancient slumbering beasts."
>"I agree." Sakuya answers.
>Look for a stone or something else we could throw in there.
>You descend to the nearest shoreline to look for something to toss over the edge of the chasm. You don't have much luck, as everything is obscured by snow.
>_
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>
Find Cirno
>Throw her in.
>Why not just shoot some danmaku into it?
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>Find Cirno
>Throw her in.
>SPLAT!
>Why not just shoot some danmaku into it?
>You stop looking for a stone when a sudden "DUH!" moment sweeps over you.
>Danmaku would work perfectly, as it would illuminate the chasm as well as dissipate when it hits a surface. And, unlike stones, is readily available to you. Why didn't you think of this before.
>_
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>Without consulting my companions, proceed to fire frilly stars into the gaping chasm.
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>"Well then let's check how deep the chasm is!"
>Fire away!
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>Without consulting my companions, proceed to fire frilly stars into the gaping chasm.
>You fly towards the edge of the chasm.
>"Well then let's check how deep the chasm is!"
>Fire away!
>You speak to yourself before proceeding to fire a few shots of danmaku deep into the massive hole.
>The danmaku takes about ten seconds to reach the bottom of the chasm, the illumination provided by the danmaku allows you to see that there is, in fact, still water present here, but the height of the water is about a quarter, you estimate, of what it should be. You also spot several piles and chunks of ice that were formerly part of the surface, burying whatever is below them.
>The danmaku penetrates the water for a few meters before dissipating, As they fade, you catch what appears to be a faint glimmer coming from the lake bottom. It definitely can't be ice. If you were to guess, it would have to be some kind of metal.
>"Well, what do you see?" you hear Sakuya ask as she and Wakasagihime slowly make their way over to you.
>_
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>"There's still some water and ice at the bottom. But there's also something shiny down there. What if it's like treasure at the bottom of the lake!?"
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>
What if it's the ECO-FRIENDLY ROBOT, HISOUTENSOKUUUUUUUU!
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>But isn't Hisoutensoku back at the shrine? Ya know what, we should use it to solve more incidents. Now if only there was a giant fighting tournament going on...
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>"There's still some water and ice at the bottom. But there's also something shiny down there. What if it's like treasure at the bottom of the lake!?"
>"It could just be some junk." Wakasagihime replies, "A surprising variety of objects turn up in the lake from time to time."
>"It's plausible." Sakuya adds, "I do have to reprimand some of the fairy maids for dumping trash into the lake on occasion. Perhaps you're seeing a tin can or something. Anyway, we should probably take a closer look, just in case."
>What if it's the ECO-FRIENDLY ROBOT, HISOUTENSOKUUUUUUUU!
>But isn't Hisoutensoku back at the shrine? Ya know what, we should use it to solve more incidents. Now if only there was a giant fighting tournament going on...
>It is impossible for it to be Hisoutensoku, as it is back in the Sanae Cave
at the Shrine.[/s]
>_
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>"One (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure~"
>"Hey Sakuya you should play truth or dare with us when we're done with all this. It'll be fun if we could use our powers more freely as a part of it too."
>Too bad we're not Momiji/Ran/any type beast like character or I would've made a Sc**by Snack joke right about now.
>"Well, here we I go."
>Descend into the hole slowly.
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>Wait, why am I thinking of truth or dare at a time like this?
>Conjure up a light source.
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>"One (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure~"
>Indeed.
>"Hey Sakuya you should play truth or dare with us when we're done with all this. It'll be fun if we could use our powers more freely as a part of it too."
>"Perhaps, but probably not. Sorry." Sakuya replies, "Besides, aren't there more pressing matters to attend to at the moment?"
>Wait, why am I thinking of truth or dare at a time like this?
>You've had so much "fun" playing truth or dare that its concept has forever burned itself into your feeble human mind. Now it is slowly assimilating your thoughts until you can think of nothing but the game!
>You have no idea.
>Too bad we're not Momiji/Ran/any type beast like character or I would've made a Sc**by Snack joke right about now.
>You could still be Shaggy, I'm pretty sure he eats Scooby Snacks too...
>"Well, here we I go."
>Descend into the hole slowly.
>Conjure up a light source.
>You slowly fly into the dimly lit chasm, when you enter the darker area towards the bottom you fire a few bolts of weak danmaku to light the way.
>After about thirty seconds, you are hovering above the water level. Your quickly renew your improvised light source by firing some more danmaku into the water.
>The danmaku penetrates the water for a few meters and begins to fade, as it does so, you once again catch the glimmer you saw from before. Now that you're closer, you can see more details. The glimmer appears to be light from the danmaku reflecting off of a flat, square object that is flush with the lake bottom, it's surface appears battered. It appears to be made of metal.
>Unfortunately, due to the dim lighting and the distortion of the water, in order to get any more information about what the object is, you'd have to get within a few feet of it. Which in this case means that you'd have to dive about five meters into ice-cold water.
>_
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>Look around.
>Perhaps the Ningyo would be willing to check?
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>Well, It'd be a horrible idea to get ourselves wet right after we got back into our good clothes.
Unless of course we set them down somewhere then dive but that's an even worse idea as we'd get even colder...
>Check inventory
>"Do any of you have a large magnet by any chance?"
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>Look around.
>You see nothing but water and massive piles of ice in the gloom around you.
>Perhaps the Ningyo would be willing to check?
>This would be a splendid idea, as it would solve the problem of getting soaked again.
>Well, assuming that Wakasagihime agrees to cooperate with you, of course.
>Well, It'd be a horrible idea to get ourselves wet right after we got back into our good clothes. Unless of course we set them down somewhere then dive but that's an even worse idea as we'd get even colder...
>It's in your best interest to not subject yourself to that all over again.
>Check inventory
>INVENTORY:
>Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (somewhat damp) (equipped)
>>Your signature outfit.
>>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.
>Gohei
>>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
>>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.
>Snake Accessory (equipped)
>>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
>>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Shoes
>>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.
>Winter Coat (somewhat damp) (equipped)
>>A coat generally worn in cold weather. Comes equipped with pockets and a hood.
>Scarf (somewhat damp) (equipped)
>>An article of clothing meant to keep the neck and lower face warm in cold conditions.
>Winter Boots (somewhat damp) (equipped)
>>Footwear designed for trudging through deep snow.
>Winter Gloves (somewhat damp) (equipped)
>>Wool gloves meant to keep your hands warm in cold weather.
>Maid Outfit
>>A spare maid's outfit from the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's a tiny bit too small.
>?2400
>>Cash on hand.
>SPELLCARDS:
>Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
>>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets
>Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
>>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.
>Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
>>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.
>Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
>>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.
>Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
>>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
>"Do any of you have a large magnet by any chance?"
>"No, sorry." answers Sakuya, "Why would I even carry a magnet around with me anyway?"
>"What's a magnet?" ask Wakasagihime.
>"Well? Do you see anything unusual?" you hear Sakuya call from above.
>_
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>"There seems to be something shiny just below the water, can either of you help me get it out?"
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Good, we didn't have anything stolen when we left our clothes alone to play cards...
"There's something down here at the bottom that looks like metal. It's also a bit smashed. No, it's not drunk. Like, beat-up smashed "
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>"I'd go and fetch it myself, but I've already managed to ruin one outfit today..."
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>"There seems to be something shiny just below the water, can either of you help me get it out?"
>"There's something down here at the bottom that looks like metal. It's also a bit smashed. No, it's not drunk. Like, beat-up smashed "
>"I'd go and fetch it myself, but I've already managed to ruin one outfit today..."
>"How far under the water is it?" you hear Sakuya shout back.
>_
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>"It looks about Five meters deep"
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>"Not too far, a few meters at most. It should be fairly easy to get a closer look at it."
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>"It looks about Five meters deep"
>"Not too far, a few meters at most. It should be fairly easy to get a closer look at it."
>"Ugh. I'd rather not get my uniform soaked today..." you hear Sakuya say, "I think Wakasagihime should take a look."
>"You know, you could just ask..." you hear Wakasagihime respond, "Anyway, I'd be happy to help. Just wait a few seconds, I'll be right with you."
>_
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>Waits a few seconds.
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>Waiting intensifies Intensity level = 9. (watch out for Ornes...)
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>Intensity Level:⑨
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>Waits a few seconds.
>You wait a few moments before Wakasagihime comes into view. Sakuya follows a few seconds later.
>"So, where is this thing you found?" the ningyo asks.
>Waiting intensifies Intensity level = 9. (watch out for Ornes...)
>Intensity Level:⑨
>"Cirno" difficulty unlocked!
>_
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>Shoot some more danmaku into the water again
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>
Make weird noises. "PEW PEW PEWPEW. LUKE, I AM YOUR MOTHER."
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Sorry for the massive delay, I was unable to access my computer for the last few days.
>Shoot some more danmaku into the water again
>You fire some danmaku into the water towards the object you saw. The light from the glowing projectiles illuminates the metal.
>Make weird noises. "PEW PEW PEWPEW. LUKE, I AM YOUR MOTHER."
>Darth Sanae!
>"Hey. You know what? I think I actually might've seen this thing before," says Wakasagihime "wait here while I take a closer look."
>The ningyo dives underneath the water, and with lightning speed swims within a few feet of the strange object.
>_
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>"Wow you're fast."
>"Well uh, what is it?"
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>"Wow you're fast."
>"Well uh, what is it?"
>You wait for Wakasagihime to resurface before saying this.
>"Yeah, I can be quite quick when I'm underwater." she replies, "Anyway, it's exactly what I suspected it to be. I've seen that object before. From what I understand, it's some kind of hatch, but there's no visible way to open it, at least from this side. When I got close I saw that it was also quite mangled. It wasn't like that the last time I saw it."
>_
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>This sort of reminds me of that one scene in Zero no Tsukaima where Saito finds a sunken airplane in that big oasis in the elven lands.
>I don't know why, there's no oasis, there's no airplane, and there aren't any elves...
>BUST THROUGH IT! That might be a bad idea, maybe we have some sort of magic to be able to move the water out of the way, make an air bubble perhaps? Maybe Wakasagihime can do it?
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>BUST THROUGH IT! That might be a bad idea, maybe we have some sort of magic to be able to move the water out of the way, make an air bubble perhaps? Maybe Wakasagihime can do it?
>Parting a relatively small amount of water like the area around the hatch is a moderate miracle that would require a sizable chunk of faith to perform. You currently do not have enough faith to perform a miracle this large.
>You also doubt that Wakasagihime has powers that could clear water.
>Even if you could clear away the water around the hatch, you do not even know if you can bust through it. For starters, it's made of metal, and punching through solid metal is unfortunately not something you can do without breaking your fingers. Besides, you don't even know how thick the metal is, nor do you know what's behind the hatch.
>_
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[sub]>:4 8 15 16 23 42[/sub]
>It's obviously something Nitori is hiding, hence it being underwater and her having a key.
>"I know we should be worrying about this cold incident, but this looks much more interesting. I wonder what's behind it..."
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[sub]>:4 8 15 16 23 42[/sub]
>Suddenly a fat guy appears out of nowhere!
>"No! The numbers are bad!" he screams.
>It's obviously something Nitori is hiding, hence it being underwater and her having a key.
>It's a Kappa Lab Conspiracy!
>"I know we should be worrying about this cold incident, but this looks much more interesting. I wonder what's behind it..."
>"I'm just as curious." Sakuya remarks, "Do you think it could have something to do with what happened to the lake?"
>_
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>"Ooh, there might be someone else who knows or wants to know what's behind it. Maybe this ties into the cold incident as well. I mean, they would freeze the lake, then blow it up to get to here easier!"
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>"Ooh, there might be someone else who knows or wants to know what's behind it. Maybe this ties into the cold incident as well. I mean, they would freeze the lake, then blow it up to get to here easier!"
>"That's a nice theory," says Sakuya, "but it's a bit flawed. Assuming that your idea is true, that someone intentionally froze the lake and blew it up to get to this hatch, then why would they bother freezing the rest of Gensokyo? Wouldn't freezing just the lake suffice? And why freeze and blow up the lake? I mean, there are far quicker and simpler methods to clear water from an area... Besides, these two incidents might not even be connected at all."
>_
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>"Eh, then I've got nothing. Though whatever is beneath this hatch could help us solve the incident, you never know."
(but the plot does).
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>"Yeah maybe not, it was a pretty wild guess.
Or maybe YOU'RE THE CULPRIT!!!"
>Well, I guess we should get back to finding out why Gensokyo has frozen over. Right Wrigglesagihime?
>Maybe I should check in with the subterranean folk. Something happened earlier today that made me wonder if everything was okay down there.
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>"Yeah maybe not, it was a pretty wild guess. Or maybe YOU'RE THE CULPRIT!!!"
>"At least it's better than whatever wild theory Marisa would come up with if she were here..." Sakuya says in response
>"Eh, then I've got nothing. Though whatever is beneath this hatch could help us solve the incident, you never know." (but the plot does).
>"I agree that it might be worth it to take a look at whatever is behind the hatch, but unfortunately we can't even access it right now, unless we want to both ruin our clothes and catch a cold..."
>Well, I guess we should get back to finding out why Gensokyo has frozen over. Right Wrigglesagihime?
>Strange hatches and exploding lakes aside, there's still a much bigger incident out there to solve.
>"It's WAKASAGIHIME!" the ningyo shouts
>Maybe I should check in with the subterranean folk. Something happened earlier today that made me wonder if everything was okay down there.
>Your recall the power fluctuation that happened in your shrine this morning, which makes you think that checking on the underground might be a good idea.
>_
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>"Aw man. We might not get another chance to fiddle with this after the incident has been resolved. The lake would just be filled again." :(
>"Too bad Lady Kanako isn't here. She could just bust it open with an onbashira. Where could she have gone?"
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>"Aw man. We might not get another chance to fiddle with this after the incident has been resolved. The lake would just be filled again." :(
>"I wouldn't say that." Sakuya remarks, "We could always just come back with some way to breathe underwater after this incident is over, when it's warmer and getting soaked isn't as dangerous."
>"Too bad Lady Kanako isn't here. She could just bust it open with an onbashira. Where could she have gone?"
>"Yes, that's unfortunate..."
>"Oh my!" Wakasagihime suddenly says in alarm, "Hey, uh, guys?"
>"Yes, what is it?" Sakuya replies.
>"Well, I was doing some thinking, and I just remembered that my house is actually not far from here... So... uh... I'm really sorry for having to leave you guys right now, but I sorta have to check if it's okay. I hope you understand..."
>Wakasagihime dives into the water and swims away within seconds.
>_
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>"Well, I'm going to check in with the residents of former hell and see if they have any clue about the cold. See ya later Sakuya, and thanks again for the hospitality."
>Take flight~
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>"Well, I'm going to check in with the residents of former hell and see if they have any clue about the cold. See ya later Sakuya, and thanks again for the hospitality."
>"You're welcome." Sakuya replies, "Stay warm out there."
>Take flight~
>You leave the chasm and float in the air above the lake.
>_
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>Recall where the entrance to the underground is and head there.
>Dive straight through the earth to get there faster.
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>Recall where the entrance to the underground is and head there.
>There are two entrances that you know of, both of them are roughly equidistant from where you are.
>The first is the elevator behind your shrine that connects directly to both the Underground and the Genbu Marsh.
>The other, if you recall correctly, is somewhere near the Hakurei Shrine. You have a rough idea of where it is, but you've never used this particular entrance before.
>Dive straight through the earth to get there faster.
>You collide headfirst with the ground and die from the resulting head trauma.
>Here lies Sanae Kochiya:
>Beloved Shrine Maiden and Friend
>Killed by elementary physics!
>GAME OVER!
>Continue? Y/N?
>_
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>This is why we always look for an amulet of life saving before doing anything fun
>Head for the Hakurei Shrine. The recent power problems would probably cause the elevator to stop midway.
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>This is why we always look for an amulet of life saving before doing anything fun
>Unless you're one of those players who never picks up amulets at all because every single time it ends up being an amulet of strangulation because the RNG is a spiteful sadist. :P
>Head for the Hakurei Shrine. The recent power problems would probably cause the elevator to stop midway.
>Possibly ending up trapped on an elevator for hours isn't on your agenda today.
>So you begin flying towards the Hakurei Shrine, however, as you fly the snowstorm begins to pick up again. When you are about five minutes away from the shrine, it becomes almost a complete whiteout and you can no longer see where you're going!
>_
EDIT: I will not be able to access my computer for the next five or so days, and therefore I'll be unable to reply to whatever you post until then. I thought I'd give you guys a heads up.
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We won't hold it against you. (at least I won't...) Thanks for mentioning it early.
>That moment when you get an inevitable death item and decide to play "5 turns to kill yourself"
>Have we been to the Hakurei Shrine enough times to know if we're still heading in the right direction?
>>If so, then keep flying slowly in that direction until we hopefully bump into it.
>>If not, then land and try to look for a shelter of sorts.
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>HELP ME EIRIN!!! Wait, that's Kaguya's line...
>HELP ME PYONTA!!!
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Whew. I'm back! Now let's get this show on the road!
Thank you all for waiting warmly until it was ready.
>That moment when you get an inevitable death item and decide to play "5 turns to kill yourself"
>Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 Zorkm- err.. I mean yen...
>Have we been to the Hakurei Shrine enough times to know if we're still heading in the right direction?
>>If so, then keep flying slowly in that direction until we hopefully bump into it.
>>If not, then land and try to look for a shelter of sorts.
>You've flown here enough times to have a rough idea of where you're going.
>You keep flying, slowly, in the direction of the Hakurei Shrine.
>A few moments pass before you think you see the silhouette of something about five feet directly in front of you.
>HELP ME EIRIN!!! Wait, that's Kaguya's line...
>"Wait! You aren't the princess!" Eirin shouts from somewhere in the snow,
>HELP ME PYONTA!!!
>"Foolish mortal! I am but a hat! I cannot clear away snow! Silly girl!" you hear a thunderous voice call down from the heavens.
>_
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>Go touch it. what could possibly go wrong?
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>Go touch it. what could possibly go wrong?
>Put that on a plaque and hang it at YOUR GRAVESTONE!
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>Go touch it. what could possibly go wrong?
>As you move closer, you reach out and touch the silhouette.
>It feels like a cold piece of wood. You think this might be the shrine's torii.
>Put that on a plaque and hang it at YOUR GRAVESTONE!
>HERE LIES SANAE KOCHIYA
>"Go touch it. what could possibly go wrong?"
>Died by kicking a wall.
>_
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>Descend and try to locate the stone path to the shrine.
>Mentally prepare for Reimu inevitably calling me a lunatic and scolding me for flying around in a snowstorm this bad.
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>Descend and try to locate the stone path to the shrine.
>You descend to the bottom of the wooden pole.
>The ground is covered in deep snow, making distinguishing the stone path impossible. However, if you are indeed next to, or underneath the torii, locating the shrine path is as simple as locating the other side of the torii, as the path runs beneath it.
>Mentally prepare for Reimu inevitably calling me a lunatic and scolding me for flying around in a snowstorm this bad.
>You prepare for whatever Reimu has to say...
>_
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>Let's try and find the shrine then.
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>Follow the
bloodstained pale bricks to the shrine.
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>Let's try and find the shrine then.
>You pick a direction and gracefully float above the snow.
>After about a meter or so, you think you see the silhouette of the other side of the torii.
>Now that you have a rough idea of where the path is, you pick the direction that you think the shrine is in and begin flying.
>Follow the bloodstained pale bricks to the shrine.
>The stone road is covered in snow. You therefore cannot see it, and by extension, the pale bricks it's composed of.
>_
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>Follow where I think the shrine is.
>Hope I'm going the right way.
>WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE MAIDEN, THE WONDERFUL MAIDEN OF PARADISE!
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>Head for the Shrine. Reimu's probably out resolving the incident anyways so she wouldn't mind us staying in her shrine for a bit...right?
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>Follow where I think the shrine is.
>You keep flying on your current trajectory.
>Hope I'm going the right way.
>You hope that you aren't just flying away from the shrine, but even if you are, at least you can do a 180 and head in the right direction if you never hit the shrine.
>WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE MAIDEN, THE WONDERFUL MAIDEN OF PARADISE!
>FOLLOW THE PALE BRICK ROAD! FOLLOW THE PALE BRICK ROAD!
>Head for the Shrine. Reimu's probably out resolving the incident anyways so she wouldn't mind us staying in her shrine for a bit...right?
>The thought of staying warm in the Hakurei Shrine is quite pleasant. However, if she is indeed out and about, you don't think she'd take too kindly if she came back and you were sitting in there uninvited. So if you were to do that, you'd have to make it quick.
>After several minutes you see the silhouette of the Hakurei Shrine through the blizzard. You've made it.
>_
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>Donate 5 yen. yeah that should be enough to convince her to let us stay here for awhile, if she shows up........I mean, at least we donated something
>Sit on the front and wait for the snowstorm to die down a bit.
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>It's not like she's crazy enough to fly back during the storm, so little risk of getting caught. Just don't leave any evidence.
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>Donate 5 yen. yeah that should be enough to convince her to let us stay here for awhile, if she shows up........I mean, at least we donated something
>You fly up towards the shrine's donation box.
>You drop ?5 into the frosty, empty container, and watch as it gets caught in a frozen cobweb.
>You have ?2395 remaining.
>Sit on the front and wait for the snowstorm to die down a bit.
>You have a seat on the section of the shrine's porch in front of the donation box.
>It is quite cold out here, not to mention that you're sitting on snow-covered wood.
>It's not like she's crazy enough to fly back during the storm, so little risk of getting caught. Just don't leave any evidence.
>Of course, if you wanted to warm up inside the shrine, you could always be as stealthy as possible.
>After a few minutes of sitting in the cold, you hear the shrine's door slide open behind you.
>"What the hell are you doing here?!" you hear a familiar, irritated voice shout.
>_
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Oh crap it's Reimu...
>"What the hell are YOU doing here?!"
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Oh crap it's Reimu...
>"What the hell are YOU doing here?!"
>"If you must know, I'm incredibly stressed at work, I've come home early, and I'm having a bit of me time! More importantly: What are you doing?" (https://youtu.be/mno8o-W35S4?t=7s)
>"Well, I really don't feel like flying through this, so I've been sitting here waiting for the storm to pass... Now back to my question: What the hell are you doing here!?"
>_
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>"Well uh... um... I was flying here to um, ask you if I uh.. If I could use your passage to the underworld.........Please?"
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>"Well uh... um... I was flying here to um, ask you if I uh.. If I could use your passage to the underworld.........Please?"
>"Why? Doesn't your shrine have a way to go there?" she asks, raising an eyebrow.
>_
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>"Yeah but it's electronic and there were power fluctuations this morning. I'm planning on seeing what's wrong down in the palace of the earth spirits. If I took the elevator it could more than likely stop midway and I'd be stuck for a while, So that's why I wanted to use your way."
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>"Yeah but it's electronic and there were power fluctuations this morning. I'm planning on seeing what's wrong down in the palace of the earth spirits. If I took the elevator it could more than likely stop midway and I'd be stuck for a while, So that's why I wanted to use your way."
>"Well, go ahead and knock yourself out." she responds, "Good luck finding it in this storm, though."
>_
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>"Can I come in and wait it out then?"
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>Crisis averted, mission partial success.
>Pray to Pyonta for allowing my continued existence.
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>"Can I come in and wait it out then?"
>"Perhaps... What's in it for me?"
>Crisis averted, mission partial success.
>It's a very good thing that you aren't lying on your back with a yin-yang orb buried in your face right now...
>Pray to Pyonta for allowing my continued existence.
>Praying in the middle of a conversation is a bit inappropriate. It can wait until later.
>_
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>"You like donations right? I already donated some yen so can I stay? :3 "
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>"You like donations right? I already donated some yen so can I stay? :3 "
>Reimu raises an eyebrow.
>"Donating to the competition, eh? Wouldn't your goddesses be a little annoyed about that?" she pauses, "Anyway, you may come in. I had some questions I was going to ask you later today anyway..."
>_
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>Mentally prepare for inevitable interrogation.
>I bet she thinks the snowstorm is somehow our fault.
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>"Well it's not like I'm trying to help you in the competition or anything. Getting donations isn't really improving your shrine's status. It's like high-fiving the racer next to you. Sure it looks nice, but it's not going to do anything in the long run. Especially if Marisa just decides to take it afterwards, and judging from the looks of it, she already has before I even got here."
>YOU KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY! *Looks Around*
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>Mentally prepare for inevitable interrogation.
>I bet she thinks the snowstorm is somehow our fault.
>She probably suspects your shrine's involvement. You prepare yourself for imminent questioning.
>"Well it's not like I'm trying to help you in the competition or anything. Getting donations isn't really improving your shrine's status. It's like high-fiving the racer next to you. Sure it looks nice, but it's not going to do anything in the long run. Especially if Marisa just decides to take it afterwards, and judging from the looks of it, she already has before I even got here."
>Reimu remains silent.
>YOU KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY! *Looks Around*
>You quickly glance about.
>You see the outside of the Hakurei Shrine, and falling snow. You don't see much else thanks to the reduced visibility.
>_
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>Walk inside,
glance about the interior of the Hakurei Shrine. Look command is on cooldown, please wait warmly.
>"Ah, speaking of my Goddesses, have you seen lady Kanako around recently?"
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>"Sooooo, what's up
b0ss?"
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>Walk inside, glance about the interior of the Hakurei Shrine. Look command is on cooldown, please wait warmly.
>You stand up, walk past Reimu, and step into the Hakurei Shrine. There isn't much of a temperature difference once you're inside. Reimu shuts the shrine door and walks up next to you.
>So apparently cooldown for something as trivial as looking exists now...
>"Ah, speaking of my Goddesses, have you seen lady Kanako around recently?"
>"No, I haven't. Is she involved with this incident?"
>"Sooooo, what's up b0ss?"
>"Oh, nothing much," she replies, "I've been out the last couple of days trying to find the culprit who caused this. And well, I haven't been able to do much today because of the blizzard..."
>_
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>"Well, she's been out longer and longer lately, but I hope she's just trying to search for the culprit as well."
>"Well I've been trying to find the blizzard starter as well, but I've also been saving lives~."
>"I've been to the Scarlet Devil Mansion as well. They have no clue on who it could be ether. Speaking of Remilia's Mansion, there was a huge explosion in Misty Lake a while later. And there was this weird latch at the bottom of it."
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>"Well, she's been out longer and longer lately, but I hope she's just trying to search for the culprit as well."
>"I don't know. It sounds quite suspicious to me..."
>"Well I've been trying to find the blizzard starter as well, but I've also been saving lives~."
>"Well that sounds nice." she says sarcastically "I've been sitting here freezing my ass off all day."
>"I've been to the Scarlet Devil Mansion as well. They have no clue on who it could be ether. Speaking of Remilia's Mansion, there was a huge explosion in Misty Lake a while later. And there was this weird latch at the bottom of it."
>A peculiar expression draws itself across Reimu's face. You seem to have perked her curiosity.
>"Really, now? Who do you think would've caused that? Especially with an incident going on... What was behind the latch?"
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>"Well, Me and Wakasagihime were inside when it happened, so we only saw the aftermath. She also mentioned that she saw it sometime before, but we don't know what's behind it yet. We couldn't really open it..."
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>"Well, Me and Wakasagihime were inside when it happened, so we only saw the aftermath. She also mentioned that she saw it sometime before, but we don't know what's behind it yet. We couldn't really open it..."
>"Wa-car-sah-who?"
>_
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>"Oh, she's a Ningyo in Misty Lake. Haven't you been to the Scarlet Devil Mansion enough times to see her at least once? Never mind. Anyways, where have you been taking your search?"
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>"Oh, she's a Ningyo in Misty Lake. Haven't you been to the Scarlet Devil Mansion enough times to see her at least once? Never mind. Anyways, where have you been taking your search?"
>"Oh, her. I know who you're talking about now..." she pauses, "As for the search- Actually, can we continue this conversation over by the fire? It's freezing over here..."
>_
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>"I thought you'd never ask."
> Sit next to the fire. Now's the time to look around.
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>"I thought you'd never ask."
> Sit next to the fire. Now's the time to look around.
>Reimu leads you over to a small fire pit in the corner of the room. She sits by the fire and pulls a couple ragged, old blankets that were laying on the floor around her.
>You take a seat by the fire pit as well.
>You look around.
>You are in a large, old room. The door you just came through is on the wall behind you, diagonally to your left. On the wall across from it is another door that presumably leads to the worship room. In the adjacent corner, is a small area that could be considered a "kitchen" of sorts, and also contains a small cupboard. On the wall farthest from the fire pit is a smaller door. If you recall correctly, this one leads outside as well, and allows quick access to the small storage building by the shrine. On the wall closest to you is a door that leads to Reimu's quarters. In the center of the room is an aging kotatsu.
>"Anyway, as I was saying," Reimu continues "a couple days ago I interrogated the ice fairy. It turns out it wasn't her, so I decided to head up to heaven to talk to a certain celestial. Apparently, Marisa and Sakuya had the same idea, so we went to Bhava-agra together. Anyway, that ended up being a dead end too. Then yesterday I spent pretty much the entire day trying to track down that one winter youkai, -err... I think her name was Letty or something- but that's not important... Anyway, when I finally found her, she was hibernating, so it couldn't have been her."
>_
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>"Oh, so that's where you guys were. Well, I got stopped in my ventures tons of times to save 2 people. I also checked out the kappa near the Genbu Marsh and they seemed just as troubled as us with this problem. Long story short, I've got no new leads but the latch in Misty Lake, which probably isn't related to this incident at all, and the power fluctuations at my shrine. Which led me here."
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>"Oh, so that's where you guys were. Well, I got stopped in my ventures tons of times to save 2 people. I also checked out the kappa near the Genbu Marsh and they seemed just as troubled as us with this problem. Long story short, I've got no new leads but the latch in Misty Lake, which probably isn't related to this incident at all, and the power fluctuations at my shrine. Which led me here."
>"And that's still not much to go off of... Hmm..."
>Reimu remains silent, thinking for several moments.
>"Are you sure your goddesses aren't behind this?"
>_
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>"Ummmm, yeah I'm pretty sure."
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>"Ummmm, yeah I'm pretty sure."
>"Are you positive?"
>_
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>"More positive than the nubbed end of a AA battery."
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>"More positive than the nubbed end of a AA battery."
>"More positive than the what!?!" she responds, utterly confused, "You know what, just- nevermind. I believe you... for now..."
>_
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>Jedi Mind Trick success!
>"Wait, what about Yukari? Has she shown up recently?"
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>Jedi Mind Trick success!
>Jedi Master Suwako-wan Moriya has taught you well.
>"Wait, what about Yukari? Has she shown up recently?"
>"Oh, her?" Reimu begins, "Yeah, she's popped up once or twice over the last couple days. It was mostly just to say hi, though. As usual."
>_
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>"Toooo usual..., so no leads except for the hatch at the bottom of Misty Lake, huh? I don't know how we could open it without flooding whatever is down there though."
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>"Toooo usual..., so no leads except for the hatch at the bottom of Misty Lake, huh? I don't know how we could open it without flooding whatever is down there though."
>"Maybe you can part the water with one of your miracles, or maybe we could ask one of the magicians we know to do it." she pauses, "They do make spells like that, right?"
>_
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>"I get the feeling that the most available magician specializes in making
boom booms and pew pews explosions. I don't think Patchouli would want to leave her library either. Wouldn't hurt to ask though."
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>"I get the feeling that the most available magician specializes in making boom booms and pew pews explosions. I don't think Patchouli would want to leave her library either. Wouldn't hurt to ask though."
>"Yeah."
>Reimu pulls the blankets more tightly around herself.
>"So. Where are you heading to after The Underground?"
>_
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>"I was planning on checking with the people down there, see if they might have any clue about the incident. I guess I also need to check if the reactor is okay, power surge and all."
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>"If they don't know anything down there, I guess I'll check back in with Lady Suwako to see if
Kogasa is okay, and if Lady Kanako has returned."
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>"I was planning on checking with the people down there, see if they might have any clue about the incident. I guess I also need to check if the reactor is okay, power surge and all."
>"If they don't know anything down there, I guess I'll check back in with Lady Suwako to see if Kogasa is okay, and if Lady Kanako has returned."
>"Alright then. I was probably going to head over to your shrine later today to question your goddesses, but since you're so certain they aren't involved, I'll cross that off my list. For now. Anyway, I'm probably going to head over to Hakugyokurou instead to see if they're behind this. If you can catch me at the right time, you can tag along if you want. Marisa is probably going to be there too, if she's not busy."
>_
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>Has the storm gone down any?
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>Has the storm gone down any?
>You doubt it. You can hear the wind howling outside the shrine walls.
>_
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>"I'll see if I can meet up with you guys after I check back home."
>Awkward silence.
>"Uuuhhhhhh, so how's life been treating you Reimu?
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>"I'll see if I can meet up with you guys after I check back home."
>"Alright then."
>Awkward silence.
>... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egoMcUXNgow)
>"Uuuhhhhhh, so how's life been treating you Reimu?
>"Oh, I don't know... Considering the massive blizzard out there keeping me inside today, I'd say it's been treating me pretty well!" she replies sarcastically, "Meh, at least this recent cold spell is keeping the fairies away, so things have been relatively quiet here for the last few days..."
>_
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>"I never really noticed this until now, but you can find something positive out of almost anything can't you?"
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>"I never really noticed this until now, but you can find something positive out of almost anything can't you?"
>"What do you mean?"
>_
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>"Well, we're stuck inside because of this damnable snowstorm and the the first thing you say about it is that it keeps the fairies away. Definitely not something I'd immediately realize, my goddesses probably wouldn't either. I really like that about you."
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>"Well, we're stuck inside because of this damnable snowstorm and the the first thing you say about it is that it keeps the fairies away. Definitely not something I'd immediately realize, my goddesses probably wouldn't either. I really like that about you."
>Silence falls across the room for several moments.
>"So. How's the mountain area been holding up during this weather?" Reimu asks, "I bet you guys get worse storms than here..."
>_
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>"Yeah, I had to clear the pathway earlier, and I even found someone nearly frozen underneath it."
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>"Yeah, I had to clear the pathway earlier, and I even found someone nearly frozen underneath it."
>SomeTHING more like.
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>"Yeah, I had to clear the pathway earlier, and I even found someone nearly frozen underneath it."
>"Really?" Reimu asks, "Who was it? Was it anybody we know?"
>SomeTHING more like.
>That is technically true.
>_
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>"You probably wish you didn't know her, take a guess. No, it's not Cirno."
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>"You probably wish you didn't know her, take a guess. No, it's not Cirno."
>"Hmm... let's see... if I wish I didn't know her, then she's likely someone very annoying.... and she probably lives somewhere on or around the mountain..." she thinks for a moment, "IT'S AYA!"
>_
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>"Yeah, if Aya had a tendency for sneaking up on people... wait, scratch that. If Aya blocked wind instead of making it."
>FOUND A BETTER LAME JOKE YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o)
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>"Yeah, if Aya had a tendency for sneaking up on people... wait, scratch that. If Aya blocked wind instead of making it."
>"Okay. You got me. Who is it?"
>FOUND A BETTER LAME JOKE YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o)
>YOU FORGOT THE SUNGLASSES! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s)
>_
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>"Knowing Aya is probably better than not knowing her. Think about it, not knowing if she's here or not nor what she can do. At least we know what to expect right?"
>Quickly look around for BunbunmaruShameimaru!
>"Ah, giving up so soon? You've only made one guess. Oh well, guess it can't be helped. It's Kogasa"
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>"I don't know what she was doing out there, but I found a Kogasa popsicle outside my shrine this morning. I took her in and she's since recovered, but I haven't been back to check on her."
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>"Not that I need to or anything. She's a youkai and all. Not to mention Lady Suwako should still be there with her.'
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>Quickly look around for BunbunmaruShameimaru!
>You don't see anything resembling the person in question, but you swear you see one of the floorboards near your legs move!
>"Knowing Aya is probably better than not knowing her. Think about it, not knowing if she's here or not nor what she can do. At least we know what to expect right?"
>"Ah, giving up so soon? You've only made one guess. Oh well, guess it can't be helped. It's Kogasa"
>"Oh... her..."
>"I don't know what she was doing out there, but I found a Kogasa popsicle outside my shrine this morning. I took her in and she's since recovered, but I haven't been back to check on her."
>"Not that I need to or anything. She's a youkai and all. Not to mention Lady Suwako should still be there with her.'
>"I think you should check on her anyway, just in case she decides to start causing trouble..." says Reimu, "Or worse..."
>_
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>"I'll have to stop by the shrine again when I get the time, and after this storm dies down. Flying through the cold like this is absolute hell."
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>"I'll have to stop by the shrine again when I get the time, and after this storm dies down. Flying through the cold like this is absolute hell."
>"You can say that again. I'm surprised I don't have frostbite yet from all the snow I've had to fly through over the last few days."
>_
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>"You're made of tougher stuff than that Reimu
-senpai! Sometimes I still get surprised by the things you can do."
>Try not to sound like a Hakurei fangirl. She's supposed to be my rival!
>Fail
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>"Come to think of it, are you really human? You've pulled through insane things with only being able to float and throw balls and needles. C'mon tell me your secret!"
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>"You're made of tougher stuff than that Reimu-senpai! Sometimes I still get surprised by the things you can do."
>Try not to sound like a Hakurei fangirl. She's supposed to be my rival!
>Fail
>You tried to make those words sound as non-fangirl-esque as possible, but you failed miserably.
>Hopefully, Reimu won't pick up on it.
>"Come to think of it, are you really human? You've pulled through insane things with only being able to float and throw balls and needles. C'mon tell me your secret!"
>"Of course I'm human!" Reimu replies, "I guess I'm just that good... Now, what do you hope to achieve by flattering me? Is it some part of another one of your goddesses elaborate schemes?"
>_
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>"Er, well what about your god? How come we never see it and you never mention him or her? I mean this is the Hakurei Shrine, so there's gotta be a Hakurei God right?
"
>WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!?
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>Right here.
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>Brain melts.
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>"Er, well what about your god? How come we never see it and you never mention him or her? I mean this is the Hakurei Shrine, so there's gotta be a Hakurei God right?"
>"Well, the reason I usually don't bring it up is because you guys usually never ask me about it." Reimu replies, "I don't know why it never shows itself. I guess it must have its reasons."
>WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!?
>Right here.
>Brain melts.
>LMFAO!
>You hear the sound of the howling wind outside grow quieter.
>_
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>"That's because the Hakurei God is ME!"
>"That's because the Hakurei God is PYONTA!"
>"That's because the Hakurei God is YUKARI YAKUMO!"
>"Yeah, but it'd still be really interesting to meet your God, seeing as how powerful you are."
>"Hey, I think the storm is dying down..."
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>"That's because the Hakurei God is ME!"
>"No! That's not true! That's impossible!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2sex1mJNI)
>"That's because the Hakurei God is PYONTA!"
>You hear Pyonta's mad cackling on the wind!
>"That's because the Hakurei God is YUKARI YAKUMO!"
>You are hastily pulled into a gap.
>"I'm sorry, Miss Kochiya. But you know too much... But don't worry, there's nothing that manipulating the boundaries of reality can't fix! It will all be over soon."
>You feel yourself fade from existence.
>GAME OVER!
>"Yeah, but it'd still be really interesting to meet your God, seeing as how powerful you are."
>"Yeah. That would be quite interesting..."
>"Hey, I think the storm is dying down..."
>"Really?" Reimu asks, standing up in the process, "Let's have a look then."
>_
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>"I wonder if it's just embarrassed by how little followers you gather.Wahaha." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP98WCRMhAg)
>"It probably just thinks you can handle whatever happens yourself. Probably like Yukari."
>Follow Reimu.
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>"I wonder if it's just embarrassed by how little followers you gather.Wahaha." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP98WCRMhAg)
>Reimu nails you with the harshest death glare in existence.
>"It probably just thinks you can handle whatever happens yourself. Probably like Yukari."
>"Yeah, but if that's true, at least it isn't as intrusive as Yukari..." she says as she walks.
>Follow Reimu.
>You stand up and follow her to the shrine door.
>As Reimu opens it, you find yourself looking out on the snow-covered shrine path.
>Snow is still falling quite hard, but it's not as bad as it was. You can now see to about the torii before visibility is obscured.
>"I'm still not flying in that..." Reimu remarks as she shuts the door.
>_
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>"Well what do we do now... Oh how about we play a game while we wait it out? There's gotta be stuff
and thingies you do when stuck here right?"
>Truth or Dare Imminent
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>"Well what do we do now... Oh how about we play a game while we wait it out? There's gotta be stuff and thingies you do when stuck here right?"
>"Well, usually when I'm stuck inside due to cold weather, I just sit by the fire pit until the weather gets better. Sometimes I drink a little warm tea or some alcohol, but I unfortunately don't have that luxury today... Apart from that, there's nothing much else to do here..."
>Truth or Dare Imminent
>Not this again!
>_
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>"Oh..."
>Sit back down. where Sakuya awaits to inform us of her ever-prolonged stay in said seat.
>"People here surprise me so many times. Like the usually dumb fairies. When I got to misty lake I saw Cirno and this other fairy she called Daiyousei. She looked like she was freezing insanely but kept sticking around Cirno. Made me feel a bit bad for her, even if she was just a fairy."
>And before that there were these fairies making blocked aids...
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>"Oh..."
>Sit back down. where Sakuya awaits to inform us of her ever-prolonged stay in said seat.
>You return to your seat by the fire pit. Reimu does the same.
>"People here surprise me so many times. Like the usually dumb fairies. When I got to misty lake I saw Cirno and this other fairy she called Daiyousei. She looked like she was freezing insanely but kept sticking around Cirno. Made me feel a bit bad for her, even if she was just a fairy."
>Reimu opens her mouth to speak.
>Suddenly a deafening noise akin to wood breaking fills the room. Reimu immediately stands up.
>"Oh come on! I just replaced that door last week!" she exasperatedly shouts before storming off in the direction of the side door on the other side of the room.
>And before that there were these fairies making blocked aids...
>"Really?"
>_
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>Whoa, we haven't even started truth or dare for a second time and something already exploded again
>Peek in on the situation.
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>Whoa, we haven't even started truth or dare for a second time and something already exploded again
>god... DAMMIT! (https://youtu.be/DJCyxuPdfQk?t=14s)
>Peek in on the situation.
>You turn around.
>Standing in front of a now smashed side door, is an girl sporting two horns, blonde hair, and holding a purple gourd. She appears to be staggeringly drunk.
>You recognize her as Suika Ibuki, an oni who lives somewhere on Youkai Mountain and has been known to frequent this area from time to time.
>"Sorry, Reimu! Maybe I shoulda knocked first. Ehehehehehe..." she says.
>"Yeah, maybe you should have." Reimu grumbles "Do you know how expensive these doors are?"
>"Nah! And I don't care!" Suika shouts triumphantly, "Wanna 'ave a drink?"
>"I would, if I hadn't drunk the last of my alcohol the last time you showed up... Now go home, Suika. You're drunk."
>"I'm not drunk! I'm justa wee bit tipsy, that's all! Besides, I can't go home. I'm snowed out!"
>"Snowed out...?"
>"Yeah, my house is covered in snow. So I thought I'd come over 'ere and share a drink with my buddy!" Suika looks in your direction and stares for a second, "Oi? Ain't that the girl from the Moriya shrine? Is she 'ere to drink too?"
>"No. She's just here to wait out the-"
>"Oi! You! Are ya 'ere to drink too!?!" Suika shouts in your direction.
>_
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>"Not really. I've got something I need to do so I'm waiting out the snowstorm."
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>"Not really. I've got something I need to do so I'm waiting out the snowstorm."
>"Oh, okay..." Suika replies, "So... Do ya wanna 'ave a drink while you're waitin'?"
>_
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>Stare at Reimu for advice: "Uhhh, I dunno..."
>How good can we hold our drinks?
>How thirsty are we?
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>Stare at Reimu for advice: "Uhhh, I dunno..."
>Reimu responds with an expression that can only be translated as "What are you looking at me for!?"
>"Well, let me know if ya made up your mind. It's not like I'm goin' anywhere anytime soon. Hehe..." Suika replies.
>At these words, Reimu's expression changes to the most unamused look you have ever seen.
>How good can we hold our drinks?
>You don't drink alcohol often. And when you do it's only a little. You'd estimate that your tolerance level is low to moderately low.
>How thirsty are we?
>You are a little thirsty, but it's not bad.
>Alcohol wouldn't help much, due to it's dehydrating nature. Tea, or even water, would be a better thirst quencher.
>_
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>Well, at least we have Suwako to (hopefully) keep Kogasa from snooping around our shrine like Suika...
>We shouldn't get drunk during an incident Because we're a good girl.
>"Hey Suika, have you seen lady Kanako around lately?"
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>Well, at least we have Suwako to (hopefully) keep Kogasa from snooping around our shrine like Suika...
>You can only hope...
>We shouldn't get drunk during an incident Because we're a good girl.
>Alcohol will impair your judgement. Something you won't want to have when trying to solve an incident. And depending on your level of drunkenness, it can also cause you to black out, which would be really bad.
>"Hey Suika, have you seen lady Kanako around lately?"
>Suika staggers over to the fire pit and comically flops (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_243r5ccDA) onto the floor.
>"Nope. Sorry. Why? Did ya lose her?"
>_
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>"Well I've been looking for her a while after this incident started. Maybe I'll find her in the subterranean area"
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>"Well I've been looking for her a while after this incident started. Maybe I'll find her in the subterranean area"
>"Ah, alright then." says Suika before taking a giant swig from her gourd.
>Reimu comes back over to her spot and sits down once more.
>Silence falls over the room.
>_
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>"So guys wanna watch some TV-oh wait crap..."
>"..."
>"Wakasagihime was more fun than this" :(
>"Ha-ku-ri Rei-mu♪ Sit-ting at the Ko-tat-su♪ It's snowing on Mt. Youkai We wait here with you♪"
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>"So guys wanna watch some TV-oh wait crap..."
>"What the hell is a 'Tee-Vee'!?" Reimu asks.
>"..."
>Silence. Such painfully silent silence...
>"Wakasagihime was more fun than this" :(
>"Then why don't you just go hang out with her then!?" Reimu exclaims.
>"Ha-ku-ri Rei-mu♪ Sit-ting at the Ko-tat-su♪ It's snowing on Mt. Youkai We wait here with you♪"
>Words like violence...♪ Break the silence...♪
>Reimu stares at you after you recite your haiku.
>"Please don't do that again..." she says.
>"Oi! I can sing too! Wanna hear?" Suika shouts.
>"Suika. No!"
>"Awww... You're no fun!"
>_
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>"I was just trying to pass the time with a little fun..."
>"Hey Suika? You're an Oni right? A strong Oni?"
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>"I was just trying to pass the time with a little fun..."
>"Hey Suika? You're an Oni right? A strong Oni?"
>"Yeah. Why do ya ask?" Suika replies.
>_
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>"Hey Reimu? Do you think it'd be a good idea to let her have a crack at opening that hatch in you know where? She could probably do it but we don't know what could be on the other side."
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>"Hey Reimu? Do you think it'd be a good idea to let her have a crack at opening that hatch in you know where? She could probably do it but we don't know what could be on the other side."
>"I think it sounds like a perfect idea. If something bad happens to be the other side, Suika can just close the hatch again, or plug the opening with something." Reimu answers.
>"Yeah, I could totally do that!" Suika chips in.
>_
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>"Well then, I guess I'll come back to use the path later. Perhaps the hatch could even be related to the incident after all. But we still have to wait this blizzard out to even head to the hatch."
>"Quick question Suika, you don't mind getting wet as a result of this do you?"
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>"Well then, I guess I'll come back to use the path later. Perhaps the hatch could even be related to the incident after all. But we still have to wait this blizzard out to even head to the hatch."
>"Yeah. I wish it would just blow away already..." says Reimu.
>"Quick question Suika, you don't mind getting wet as a result of this do you?"
>"Nah, not at all! I don't even need to fully submerge myself dependin' on 'ow far underwater it is." Suika pauses, " 'ow far underwater is it?"
>_
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>"It looks about five meters deep... But thanks to this snowstorm, it might be a bit deeper. We found it at the bottom of a recently frozen misty lake which was blown up earlier."
>"Who knows, maybe we'll run into Sakuya and Wakasagihime and they'll finally be able to see it for their selves as well."
//Thank goodness I always copy my post in case internet derps randomly.
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>"It looks about five meters deep... But thanks to this snowstorm, it might be a bit deeper. We found it at the bottom of a recently frozen misty lake which was blown up earlier."
>"Pffft. Nothing Ol' Suika can't 'andle!" Suika says with confidence.
>"Who knows, maybe we'll run into Sakuya and Wakasagihime and they'll finally be able to see it for their selves as well."
>"Well, nobody is going to see anything unless this snow clears up." Reimu remarks, "Speaking of which, I should probably go check if it has..."
>_
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>"Okay, I'll just sit here and not sing while you do..."
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>Decide to fly into the storm anyway.
>Get lost in the forest.
>Out of the corner of my eye, I spot Him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nfg-WC7YY0).
>"Uhhhhh, truth or dare?"
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Was gonna reconsider and peep on Reimu but playing truth or dare with Suika could lead to another discovery inducing explosion nearby. So let's go with that.
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>"Okay, I'll just sit here and not sing while you do..."
>Reimu stands up and begins walking towards the broken side door.
>Decide to fly into the storm anyway.
>Get lost in the forest.
>Out of the corner of my eye, I spot Him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nfg-WC7YY0).
>You are now hopelessly lost. Good job!
>"Uhhhhh, truth or dare?"
>Suika looks at you for a moment, it appears that she's assessing what you just said.
>"DARE!" she exclaims.
>_
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>Should we drag Reimu into it?
>Drag Reimu into it.
>"I dare you to spike Reimu's drink!"
//Somehow I missed an entire page of stuff, but luckily my choices still apply. Sort of.
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>Should we drag Reimu into it?
>Drag Reimu into it.
>She isn't getting away scot-free!
>"I dare you to spike Reimu's drink!"
>Suika looks around.
>"But she's not drinkin' anythin'!" she whispers.
>_
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>"Oh... well then I dare you to sing. But you have to stop and act like nothing happened if Reimu comes back, so she'll think she's hearing things."
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>Could have sworn there was tea...
>Do we have any earplugs on us?
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>"Oh... well then I dare you to sing. But you have to stop and act like nothing happened if Reimu comes back, so she'll think she's hearing things."
>"Oh, okay!" she replies, "♪ooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH......!♪"
>Suika bursts into a loud and obnoxious song. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLOEGAg97Ao) (Or a badly sung, slurred, drunken song, but honestly, use your imagination, as your GM could not find a good example of one.)
>Could have sworn there was tea...
>Now that you are thinking about it, you realize there was no tea here to begin with.
>Do we have any earplugs on us?
>Unfortunately, no.
>"What the hell are you doing, Suika?!" Reimu shouts over Suika's cacophony.
>Suika immediately falls silent.
>Reimu returns to the fire pit, "I asked you a question." she says to Suika.
>" 'bout what?"
>"What the hell was that!?"
>"What? I didn't do nothin'!"
>"Don't play dumb with me!" Reimu retorts, "-You know what? Forget it. Anyway, the snow seems to have died down a bit. It's still falling, but it should be okay to fly through now..."
>_
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>Something tells me Reimu is giving us the nice version of "GTFO".
>"I suppose I should go check the underground while I can. Thanks for having me Reimu!"
>Gather myself up and fly out the front door before Suika decides she actually wants to sing some more.
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>Something tells me Reimu is giving us the nice version of "GTFO".
>It's possible.
>"I suppose I should go check the underground while I can. Thanks for having me Reimu!"
>"Alright then." Reimu answers, "Goodbye."
>Gather myself up and fly out the front door before Suika decides she actually wants to sing some more.
>You stand up, walk over to the non-damaged front door, and open it. Stepping outside, you quickly flee Suika's singing voice take to the air.
>_
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>Locate entrance to Gensokyo's underground, shouldn't be too hard, right?
>Look around.
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Maybe this throat-destroying song will work? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq3uxdb5ZCY)
>"Okay, let's go already. We're tired of waiting here in the silence."
>Get up and check outside.
Dangit, I took too long posting this. I was gonna plan on going with Suika to open that hatch. We might not have another time to get someone fit for it.
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>Locate entrance to Gensokyo's underground, shouldn't be too hard, right?
>Look around.
>You begin soaring around the area, scanning the ground with your eyes.
>Eventually, a short distance away from the Hakurei Shrine you see an odd patch of ground that appears relatively clear of snow, surrounding a few pools of water. There is a fissure of some kind near the center of the pool cluster.
Maybe this throat-destroying song will work? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq3uxdb5ZCY)
>Stevothehuman's Singing has killed me once again... [sarcasm]Thank you so very much for that...[/sarcasm]
>"Okay, let's go already. We're tired of waiting here in the silence."
>Get up and check outside.
>You already did this.:P
>_
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Fine we'll skip finding out about one of Gensokyo's possible mysteries... for now.
>"Hey is this it Reimu?"
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>"Hey is this it Reimu?"
>Reimu isn't with you right now. You left the shrine alone.
>_
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>Well, since there's no snow here, it must be warm enough to melt it, so this must be the entrance!
>inspect the fissure closer
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>Fissure Intensifies
>Splits Gensokyo in half.
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>Well, since there's no snow here, it must be warm enough to melt it, so this must be the entrance!
>The application of logic almost always leads to stuffs and thingies your goal!
>inspect the fissure closer
>You fly down closer to the fissure.
>There is a lot of steam here, these pools must be the hot springs that supposedly surround the Underground entrance. The warmth of the steam feels quite nice.
>Peering down the fissure, your face is met by a constant blast of wind. Thankfully, it's not terribly cold, but that could just be the heat of the steam interfering with it for all you know. Inside the dark fissure is a sloping cave that leads further into the earth. This is probably the right spot.
>You jump as a tall jet of water and steam suddenly enters the air, with a mighty hiss, from a large hole not far from your location. This must be that geyser from the Underground Incident some years ago, which confirms that this is indeed the right location.
>Fissure Intensifies
>Splits Gensokyo in half.
>Historians say that Gensokyo today is half the place it once was, I wonder why that is...
>_
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>Head inside.
>"(Wait how do I even get to the palace from here?)" :ohdear:
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>Head inside.
>You fly into the fissure.
>"(Wait how do I even get to the palace from here?)" :ohdear:
>As you descend, it occurs to you that you have no idea how to reach the palace of the earth spirits from here, as you have never used this entrance before.
>Hopefully, it should be a noticeable structure, and if it isn't you can always ask somebody for directions.
>_
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>Wait for a random
spider youkai to show up like they always do.
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>Wait for a random spider youkai to show up like they always do.
>You decide to stop and wait for somebody to show up.
>You barely wait a few seconds before you hear a strange, faint swooshing noise from somewhere behind you.
>_
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>Rest our finger on that bomb button, just in case.
>Look behind us
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>Rest our finger on that bomb button, just in case.
>Bomb is preparing. Please wait warmly.
>Look behind us
>You turn around just in time to see what appears to be a bucket within a foot of your face and swinging towards you at high speed. Time seems to slow down in that brief moment as you realize that you have very little time to react!
>_
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>Bombs work in danmaku fights... this doesn't look like danmaku...
>Cover our face and brace for impact!
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>Bombs work in danmaku fights... this doesn't look like danmaku...
>Cover our face and brace for impact!
>You attempt to shield your face with your arms. However, you only manage to bring your arms up halfway before the bucket smacks you clean in the face. Sending you flying backwards into a nearby wall.
>You are now on the ground, slumped against the wall, dazed. Your face, as well as the back of your head, hurts.
>_
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>"Agh, What the hell was that for!?"
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>"Agh, What the hell was that for!?"
>Nobody seems to respond to your question.
>_
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>Sigh, continue on. Let's just be more cautious this time.
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>Sigh, continue on. Let's just be more cautious this time.
>You pick yourself up, off the ground and begin to continue.
>As you are about to take flight once more, two arms suddenly thrust out triumphantly from the bucket.
>"Woohoo! That was awesome! I told you I could do it!" shouts a voice, which appears to be emanating from the bucket.
>_
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>"What, bucket Youkai. Ah man this is gonna be as annoying as the umbrella Youkai isn't it..."
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>"What, bucket Youkai. Ah man this is gonna be as annoying as the umbrella Youkai isn't it..."
>The youkai seems too preoccupied with it's celebration to notice you.
>"Yes. Yes. You did it." says a voice from above, "I hope you didn't hurt her too badly, though..."
>Suddenly a blonde-haired youkai drops down from above, hanging upside down on some kind of white string.
>"I apologize for my friend's behavior. She can be a bit... energetic... at times. Are you okay?" she asks.
>_
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>"Sigh, it hurt a bit. But it's not the first time I was struck in the head today. Anywho who are you guys?"
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>"Sigh, it hurt a bit. But it's not the first time I was struck in the head today. Anywho who are you guys?"
>"Oh, yes. Where are my manners?" says the blonde youkai, "I'm Yamame. And this is Kisume."
>A green-haired girl's head pops out of the bucket.
>"Hello!"
>_
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"I'm Kochiya Sanae, Local Wind Priestess of the Moriya Shrine. I'm kinda looking for someone right now, could you help me"?
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"I'm Kochiya Sanae, Local Wind Priestess of the Moriya Shrine. I'm kinda looking for someone right now, could you help me"?
>"That depends..." Yamame replies before she seemingly detaches from her string, flips right-side up, and lands in front of you, "Who are you looking for?"
>_
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>"I'm looking for- well, do you know of someone named Kaenbyou Rin?"
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>"I'm looking for- well, do you know of someone named Kaenbyou Rin?"
>"Rin... Rin... She's one of the Kasha at the Palace of the Earth Spirits, right?" says Yamame, "If you're looking for her, I think you should start your search there."
>_
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>"Thanks, but I kinda need help getting there too. I'm unfamiliar with this part of the underground."
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>"Thanks, but I kinda need help getting there too. I'm unfamiliar with this part of the underground."
>"Oh, okay." Yamame smiles, "Just keep following this cavern down and go across the bridge. After that, you should see the city. The Palace is on the other side of it. It's not hard to miss."
>_
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>"There's not gonna be more random attacks along the way, right?"
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>"There's not gonna be more random attacks along the way, right?"
>"Probably not. The only person that will probably give you trouble is Parsee, the youkai who guards the bridge, but that's usually only if she's having one of her 'moody' days..."
>_
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>"Okay, hopefully I won't have to deal with her then. Thanks again you two."
>Head for the city
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>"Okay, hopefully I won't have to deal with her then. Thanks again you two."
>Head for the city
>"You're welcome." Yamame replies.
>"Bye! Bye!" Kisume shouts in an adorable manner as you turn to leave.
>As you continue your descent into the cavern, you feel the temperature gradually get slightly warmer the deeper you go. Eventually, the cavern opens up into a massive cave. Two lines of hanging lanterns are attached to the cave wall and light the way towards an old, stone bridge over a large, underground creek. Beyond the bridge is a flood of light that you can assume is coming from the city.
>Sitting on one of the walls of the bridge is a blonde girl wearing a rather odd looking dress. As you get closer, she notices you, and casually walks to the center of the bridge. You can barely tell at this distance, but it appears that she's eyeing you suspiciously.
>_
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>Descend into a walk
>"Excuse me, this is the way to the city right?"
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>Descend into a walk
>You descend to the bridge and walk up to the girl.
>"Excuse me, this is the way to the city right?"
>"Yes. But you can't go there." the girl responds.
>_
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>"Eh, but why not?"
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>"Eh, but why not?"
>"I received orders not to allow anyone from the surface past the bridge until further notice."
>_
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>"W-What? Are you guys conspiring against the surface? We're already stuck in a unseason- ugh, forget it. People under the clich?: 'no one's interrupting by orders from da boss' thing never change opinions anyways, no offense"
>Looks like we'll have to take our entrance after all. (It does lead right into the city right?)
>Head back to where Yamame and Kisume were.
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>"W-What? Are you guys conspiring against the surface? We're already stuck in a unseason- ugh, forget it. People under the clich?: 'no one's interrupting by orders from da boss' thing never change opinions anyways, no offense"
>"None taken."
>Looks like we'll have to take our entrance after all. (It does lead right into the city right?)
>Your elevator leads directly to the observation/control room of the fusion reactor chamber in the Hell of Blazing Fires.
>Head back to where Yamame and Kisume were.
>You leave the bridge and fly back up the cavern.
>After a few minutes, you arrive back where Yamame and Kisume were. Shortly after your arrival, Yamame suddenly drops down in front of you, hanging upside down from another white string. Her sudden appearance startles you.
>"Back so soon?" she asks.
>_
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>"WAH!? Man, you sure know how to scare someone. The bridge girl said she was told not to allow anyone by until further notice. Is there something going on in the city?"
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>"WAH!? Man, you sure know how to scare someone. The bridge girl said she was told not to allow anyone by until further notice. Is there something going on in the city?"
>"Sorry for frightening you." Yamame replies, "Anyway, I wouldn't know. I don't live in the city, and I only go there occasionally."
>_
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>"It seems I'll have to find another way there then... If you happen to cross Rin please mention me. Take care."
>Head back to the entrance.
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>"It seems I'll have to find another way there then... If you happen to cross Rin please mention me. Take care."
>"Bye."
>Head back to the entrance.
>You fly back out of the fissure and are now floating in the middle of the warm steam from the hot springs once more.
>_
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>Head for our shrine, hopefully not getting caught in another blizzard.
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>Head for our shrine, hopefully not getting caught in another blizzard.
>You begin the long flight back to your shrine.
>The snow is falling lightly now. You take this as a sign that another blizzard won't be starting anytime soon. As you continue flying, nothing eventful seems to be happening, until you hear a strange humming noise.
>_
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>Investigate that noise.
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>Investigate that noise.
>You look in the direction you think the noise is coming from, and are greeted by the sight of a spread of glowing danmaku approaching rapidly from behind.
>You now begin to hear a different noise, more like a faint hissing sound, coming from directly below you!
>_
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>DODGE!
>Investigate THAT noise.
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>DODGE!
>You swiftly and gracefully dodge the danmaku spread.
>Investigate THAT noise.
>You look down to see a volley of bright-red lasers speeding towards you.
>Now you hear yet another noise, this one is more like a rapid zipping sound, and it's coming from somewhere above you.
>_
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>Multiple Noises but no visuals...(Processing Possibilities)........Bet it's the three fairies of light.
>Wait this Sanae is one that just moved to Gensokyo so we don't know them...
>Fly away quickly...
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>Multiple Noises but no visuals...(Processing Possibilities)........Bet it's the three fairies of light.
>Wait this Sanae is one that just moved to Gensokyo so we don't know them...
>PARADOX! Paradox I say!
>Fly away quickly...
>You begin to fly away.
>As you try to escape, you are cut off by another laser volley, fired diagonally upwards from below, as well as a storm of scale-shaped danmaku from above.
>You hear another humming sound, indicating that another danmaku spread is approaching from behind.
>_
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>Dodge this volley, then shoot danmaku at the noise behind us.
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>Dodge this volley, then shoot danmaku at the noise behind us.
>You weave through the lasers and scale shots and quickly dodge the spread behind you.
>When that is done, you turn around fire a few shots of danmaku of your own.
>When you do so, you are able to see at least one of your aggressors. It resembles some kind of strange construct. It appears to be a white and green yin-yang orb, surrounded by ten smaller, featureless orbs, surrounded by a green aura, arranged in two rings of five. The outer ring is orbiting clockwise around the orb, while the inner ring is rotating counter-clockwise.
>As your danmaku shots approach it, it rapidly spins its rings around, which dissipates your shots as they come in contact!
>Immediately afterwards, two nearly identical constructs appear, one, which is colored red instead of green, rises up from below. While a blue one descends from above.
>The green construct counter-attacks with another danmaku spread. The red one quickly follows with a laser volley, while the blue one fires a rapid flurry of scale-shots. They appear to be attacking in formation!
>_
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>"Ugh, I need to get rid of these things"
>##Spellcard: Wonder 'Daytime Guest Stars'
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>"Ugh, I need to get rid of these things"
>##Spellcard: Wonder 'Daytime Guest Stars'
>You declare a spellcard! A wave of energy quickly radiates out from the card, dissipating any nearby danmaku.
>Within seconds, spirals of danmaku begin radiating out from your position in all directions, at the same time, two balls of light materialize and spread outwards from your position. As soon as they stop, they begin firing volleys of lasers in a spiral pattern, directing the bulk of them at the enemy. You now begin accurately firing slower moving shots of danmaku at the closest construct.
>The constructs respond by defensively spinning their rings of orbs at high speed, which dissipates any shots that come in contact with them.
>Eventually, the amount of danmaku overwhelms the defenses of the green construct, and a single shot manages to get through the rotating shield and strike a direct hit on the orb at the center of the construct. The construct then proceeds to explode.
>After a few more seconds, the blue construct meets the same fate.
>The red one manages to hold on for a while, only to be ripped apart by a direct hit from a laser, which slices through both it and its shield like a knife through butter.
>Your spellcard times out shortly afterwards.
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>"If these things are roaming around then I need to make sure the shrine's alright."
>Get back on track to our shrine.
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>"If these things are roaming around then I need to make sure the shrine's alright."
>Get back on track to our shrine.
>You continue on your present course.
>After a long, uninterrupted flight, you finally arrive at your shrine. Everything appears to be normal...
>...Except for the large pile of wood in the middle of the shrine path, surrounded by fairies.
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>Approach
>"Hey why are you guys just sitting around this wood?"
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>Approach
>"Hey why are you guys just sitting around this wood?"
>One of the fairies looks over at you.
>"We're making a fire while we wait!" she replies.
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>"Huh, wait for what?"
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>"Huh, wait for what?"
>"To go inside!"
>_
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>"Oh. Well I won't interrupt your waiting for now..."
>Head inside.
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>"Oh. Well I won't interrupt your waiting for now..."
>"Okay."
>Head inside.
>You head into the shrine, and immediately notice that the main room is full of fairies as well. Some of them have blankets wrapped around them, others are sipping tea. Most of them, however, are just sitting around, chatting amongst themselves. You recognize one of the fairies sitting near the Kotatsu. It's one of the two fairies that tried to blocked-aids blockade you earlier today.
>_
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>GET THE HELL OUTTA MY SHRINE!!!
>But we're not Reimu so...
>"...Can anyone tell me if they've seen a woman with a hat that had eyes, or an umbrella with a large tongue around?"
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>GET THE HELL OUTTA MY SHRINE!!!
>"But you told us to come here for stuffs and thingies!"
>But we're not Reimu so...
>"...Can anyone tell me if they've seen a woman with a hat that had eyes, or an umbrella with a large tongue around?"
>The fairy by the kotatsu notices you.
>"Oh, hi again!" she says, "If you're looking for the goofy-hat-goddess-lady-person, she's.... uh.... uh.... uuuuuuuuhhhh.... ...that way!"
>She points to the living room door.
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>"Mhm, thanks."
>Head into the living room.
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>"Mhm, thanks."
>"You're welcome."
>Head into the living room.
>You walk into the living room.
>There are a few fairies in here as well. They are all currently sitting on the futon you put in this room earlier. Kogasa is among them, and she certainly looks much better than she did earlier. All of them appear to be watching something on the TV and have not noticed you.
>Suwako is NOT in here...
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>Point at Kogasa. "Hey, you. Where's lady Suwako?"
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>Point at Kogasa. "Hey, you. Where's lady Suwako?"
>"Huh?" Kogasa looks over, "Oh. Hi... I think your goddess is in the tea room..."
>_
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>Head on over into the tea room.
>Sorry but your goddess is in another shrine.
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>Head on over into the tea room.
>You head towards the tea room, which is on the complete opposite side of the main room.
>"Sorry, I forgot! It was the other way! Heh... heh..." you hear the fairy say as you pass the kotatsu.
>As you enter the tea room, you immediately see Suwako sitting on the floor, sipping a cup of tea. There's a couple fairies in here doing the same, one of them you recognize as the sunflower fairy from the blockade.
>Sorry but your goddess is in another shrine.
>Seven more worlds to go!
>_
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>"There are some things I should talk to you about Suwako-sama. But first I need some tea."
>Make us some tea and sit down somewhere.
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>"There are some things I should talk to you about Suwako-sama. But first I need some tea."
>Suwako notices you.
>"Oh. You're back." she says, "Did you happen to find Kanako, by chance?"
>Make us some tea and sit down somewhere.
>You walk over to the center of the room and pour yourself a cup of tea. You then take a seat across from Suwako.
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>"Still no luck. It's been an interesting day on the other hand. I found an entrance to somewhere at the bottom of the Misty Lake, but I couldn't get in by myself."
>"There also seems to be something going on in the underground city, as I was stopped by a bridge guard when attempting to go there from Reimu's entrance."
>"And um, sorry about the fairies..."
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>"Still no luck. It's been an interesting day on the other hand. I found an entrance to somewhere at the bottom of the Misty Lake, but I couldn't get in by myself."
>"Huh, well that's odd... Where do you suppose it leads?"
>"There also seems to be something going on in the underground city, as I was stopped by a bridge guard when attempting to go there from Reimu's entrance."
>"Maybe they're renovating?"
>"And um, sorry about the fairies..."
>"Oh, there's really no need to apologize for that. Believe it or not, we actually are gaining faith from them."
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>"Even if they are just fixing things up I think it'd still be wise to check for ourselves. I'll take our elevator next time. But I'm quite tired so let's relax for now."
>Sip tea
>"So, did anything interesting happen while I was out? Well, besides all the fairies..."
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>"Even if they are just fixing things up I think it'd still be wise to check for ourselves. I'll take our elevator next time. But I'm quite tired so let's relax for now."
>Sip tea
>The warm tea feels nice as you sip it.
>"So, did anything interesting happen while I was out? Well, besides all the fairies..."
>"Well, we had another snowstorm while you were gone, but other than that, not really."
>_
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>Pray to Pyonta (Save Game)
>Check Inventory and Faith Levels
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>Pray to Pyonta (Save Game)
>Game Saved.
>Check Inventory and Faith Levels
>You currently have enough faith to perform up to three small miracles.
>INVENTORY:
>Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (equipped)
>>Your signature outfit.
>>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.
>Gohei
>>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
>>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.
>Snake Accessory (equipped)
>>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
>>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Shoes
>>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.
>Winter Coat (equipped)
>>A coat generally worn in cold weather. Comes equipped with pockets and a hood.
>Scarf (equipped)
>>An article of clothing meant to keep the neck and lower face warm in cold conditions.
>Winter Boots (equipped)
>>Footwear designed for trudging through deep snow.
>Winter Gloves (equipped)
>>Wool gloves meant to keep your hands warm in cold weather.
>Maid Outfit
>>A spare maid's outfit from the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's a tiny bit too small.
>?2400
>>Cash on hand.
>SPELLCARDS:
>Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
>>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets
>Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
>>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.
>Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
>>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.
>Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
>>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.
>Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
>>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
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>Equip Maid Outfit on Suwako
>"So it seems Kogasa's all better now..."
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>Equip Maid Outfit on Suwako
>Suwako resists!
>"So it seems Kogasa's all better now..."
>"Indeed, she's practically fully recovered."
>_
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>"Hm. Well, if she's like this it stops her from annoying me all the time..."
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>"Hm. Well, if she's like this it stops her from annoying me all the time..."
>Suwako chuckles.
>"Well, I guess that's true."
>_
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>"Has there been any more problems with the power lately?"
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>"Has there been any more problems with the power lately?"
>"No. Not since this morning. Why?"
>_
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>"Hm, maybe they are just renovating,"
>"Hey what rooms are all the fairies occupying anyways?"
>Sip Tea
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//woah what'd I miss?!
>"Also, it looks like I'll end up using the elevator to get underground, hope nothing like this morning happens again..."
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>"Hm, maybe they are just renovating,"
>"Hey what rooms are all the fairies occupying anyways?"
>"I think the fairies are in every room except our quarters."
>Sip Tea
>You take another sip of warm tea.
>"Also, it looks like I'll end up using the elevator to get underground, hope nothing like this morning happens again..."
>"Yes. That would be quite bad if you got stuck on that thing. But the kappa did put fail-safes in there when they built it, so you'll be fine even if something like that happens."
>_
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*Danbooru warning (just in case)*
//Uh oh! this is has gotten awkward! You missed a lot of stuff. After a failed venture to the underground city we started back to our shrine in an attempt to increase our girl power, but we were attacked. Now returning home to a bunch of fairies and faith would've been okay... But today, We... We're having one of our "feminine days" (http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/878325?tags=parent%3A878325)
>Ah, that's good...What about Kogasa though? She didn't uh. Snoop around in my room did she?
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>"The cold must be especially bad this year if even the fairies are seeking shelter..."
>"Yeah, I suppose it isn't anything to worry over after all." I hope
>Kogyeeeeeeeeasa
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>Ah, that's good...What about Kogasa though? She didn't uh. Snoop around in my room did she?
//I'm not sure if you meant to have this in quotes or not, so I'm assuming quotes this time.
>"No, she didn't. She hasn't left the living room all day."
>"The cold must be especially bad this year if even the fairies are seeking shelter..."
>"Well, actually-"
>"We aren't seeking shelter!" the sunflower fairy interrupts, "We came here to do that pray thingy you told us about so we could get some more stuffs and thingies, and then we decided, by a... err... what's the word... you-nonymous vote, that it would be more betterest to just stay here for a while, so we asked and Ms. The Goddess Lady said we could!"
>"...well, you heard her... I guess that pretty much sums things up..." says Suwako, somewhat nonplussed. *cue anime sweatdrop*
>"Yeah, I suppose it isn't anything to worry over after all." I hope
>Hopefully those supposed fail-safes won't fail...
>Kogyeeeeeeeeasa
>Sanaaaaaaaaaae!
>_
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>"Suwako-sama, you think we might get all the fairies to give faith?"
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//Why do I keep forgetting quotations... =n="
>"Hey have we even asked if she knew anything about this incident yet? Koldgasa that is." It's too late to be making frozen name jokes
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>"Suwako-sama, you think we might get all the fairies to give faith?"
>"Well, all the fairies here have practically given faith already... The ones outside are just waiting for their turn in the worship room."
>"Hey have we even asked if she knew anything about this incident yet? Koldgasa that is." It's too late to be making frozen name jokes
>"I believe you asked her about that this morning, right after she woke up, if I recall correctly."
>_
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>"No, I mean EVERY fairy in Gensokyo, that would be a nice bonus of faith for the shrine don't ya think?
(Moriya Conspiracy in planning)
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>"No, I mean EVERY fairy in Gensokyo, that would be a nice bonus of faith for the shrine don't ya think? (Moriya Conspiracy in planning)
>"Oh, no. That would be impossible. Fairies usually don't tend to place faith in anything, really, and as a result, most shrines don't even bother with them. To tell you the truth, I'm actually a bit impressed that you managed to persuade this group to put faith in us..."
>_
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>"But it's be easy to get them to tell their fairy friends, right? Just bribe them with food or something..."
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>"Just bribe them with stuffs and thingies"*
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//YES DO THAT
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>"But it's be easy to get them to tell their fairy friends, right? Just bribe them with food or something..."
>"Just bribe them with stuffs and thingies"*
>"But I doubt we have enough of these so called 'stuffs and thingies' for every fairy in Gensokyo... And on top of that, it's going to be quite a hassle to convince several different groups of fairies to put aside their differences and come pray at the shrine. Oh well, I guess we could try that sometime after this cold spell is over, perhaps as an experiment or something..."
>_
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>"Maybe we could host a danmaku tournament for the fairies. Then if everyone comes, we'll know they'll appear for big events. After an experiment like that, we'd be set for trying to do something for faith, like a festival."
>"But yeah, the incident should be resolved first before we attempt anything like that."
>Suwako: "And then with the faith we've gathered we will unleash Mishaguji-sama into the atmosphere, ensuring complete global saturation."
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>"Maybe we could host a danmaku tournament for the fairies. Then if everyone comes, we'll know they'll appear for big events. After an experiment like that, we'd be set for trying to do something for faith, like a festival."
>"But yeah, the incident should be resolved first before we attempt anything like that."
>"Yes, we could do something like that. I bet Kanako would approve if she were here..."
>Suwako: "And then with the faith we've gathered we will unleash Mishaguji-sama into the atmosphere, ensuring complete global saturation."
>Bwahahahahahahahahaha~!
>_
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>"So, anything else happen while I was gone?"
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>"So, anything else happen while I was gone?"
>"No. Not really."
>_
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>"Well then, things are a bit odd here. I think I should go check if the reactor underground is doing okay."
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>"Well then, things are a bit odd here. I think I should go check if the reactor underground is doing okay."
>"Alright then."
>_
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>Gather myself up, not forgetting anything am I?
>If not, exit the shrine, fast travel make my way towards the elevator.
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>Gather myself up, not forgetting anything am I?
>If not, exit the shrine, fast travel make my way towards the elevator.
>You quickly finish off your tea and stand up. You are not forgetting anything, so you quickly exit the shrine.
>You walk around the shrine until you're behind it, then you fly over the deep snow, towards the structure containing the elevator.
>Entering the structure, you see the metal doors of the elevator before you. Beside them is a panel containing the buttons used to operate it.
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>PRESS AAAAAALL THE BUTTONS!!!
>Press the down arrow.
>Mentally prepare for the newly installed elevator music.
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>PRESS AAAAAALL THE BUTTONS!!!
>You randomly press all the buttons frantically.
>"INPUT RECEIVED. CRITICAL EXISTENCE FAILURE PROTOCOL INITIATE. YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE, MAKE YOUR TIME!"
>GAME OVER!
>Press the down arrow.
>Mentally prepare for the newly installed elevator music.
>You press the down arrow, but nothing happens!
>Within seconds, red text begins flashing on the screen built into the top of the panel.
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>Read the possibly fear-inducing red text.
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>Read the possibly fear-inducing red text.
>You read the text:
>ERROR: ELEVATOR OFFLINE.
>REASON: LOCKDOWN.
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>How am I going to get into the underground if they've locked everything up? And why?
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>How am I going to get into the underground if they've locked everything up? And why?
>You take a minute to wonder why on Earth the elevator is on lockdown. Did something happen down there? What's going on? You just don't know.
>You also wonder how you'll be able to reach the underground now. Under the current circumstances, it appears that unless you can find another way, your only way in is to force your way past the bridge guard...
>_
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>Obviously they've awoken some kind of evilness sleeping in the underground. Wait, that only happens in video games.
>Hatch time. Head back inside to speak with Suwako again.
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>Lockdown huh. Then there's definitely something happening down there. And it's probably not renovation..
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>Obviously they've awoken some kind of evilness sleeping in the underground. Wait, that only happens in video games.
>Yeah, only in video games. Wait a second...
>Hatch time. Head back inside to speak with Suwako again.
>You leave the elevator and make your way back to the tea room.
>"Back so soon?" Suwako asks, "Is something wrong?"
>Lockdown huh. Then there's definitely something happening down there. And it's probably not renovation..
>Something fishy is definitely going on down there. This warrants further investigation.
>_
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>"Something fishy..."
>WAGGETYSAGGETY!
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>"Something fishy..."
>WAGGETYSAGGETY!
>"Hmm? What's fishy?" Suwako asks.
>WAGGETYSAGGETY!
>"It's Wakasagihime! Say it with me: Wa. ka. Sagihime!"
>_
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>"Wa. Ka. Sagihime.....pfft I'm sorry Wakasagihime, your name's too hard to remember and too fun to mess with."
>"The elevator's on lockdown and won't work. So if we're going to find anything out down there, we'll have to take Reimu's path and fight or sneak past that bridge girl. Percy, I think her name was?"
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>Percy Mizsushi and the Invasion of the Shrine Maidens.
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>"Wa. Ka. Sagihime.....pfft I'm sorry Wakasagihime, your name's too hard to remember and too fun to mess with."
>Wakasagihime: TT_TT
>"The elevator's on lockdown and won't work. So if we're going to find anything out down there, we'll have to take Reimu's path and fight or sneak past that bridge girl. Percy, I think her name was?"
>"Huh, that's odd. Why would the elevator be on lockdown?" Suwako replies, "You are going to find out more about this, right?"
>Percy Mizsushi and the Invasion of the Shrine Maidens.
>Someone write this Fanfiction, NOW! lol no.
>Soon to be a major motion picture that will spawn seven sequels! Coming soon to a theater near you! Wait. Scratch that! There are no theaters in Gensokyo!
>_
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>Oh dang we should've dared Wakasagihime to let us princess carry her through the mansion when we were still doing truth or dare...Before the 1 leg stand of course.
>"Of course I have to. It's probably related to this incident anyways. But I'd like some company. Not that it's too tough or anything, Just that all the other incident resolvers have always been doing things without me."
>No theatres you say? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IreFSLa4Qo4)
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//Sorry for the late reply. I'm starting my first year of college, and things have been rather chaotic recently.
>Oh dang we should've dared Wakasagihime to let us princess carry her through the mansion when we were still doing truth or dare...Before the 1 leg stand of course
>That would've been so perfect!
>"Of course I have to. It's probably related to this incident anyways. But I'd like some company. Not that it's too tough or anything, Just that all the other incident resolvers have always been doing things without me."
>"Well, unfortunately, someone has to stay here and watch the shrine, especially with our new... followers..." Suwako pauses, "Maybe you can take that umbrella girl with you?"
>No theatres you say? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IreFSLa4Qo4)
>GAAAAAAAOOOOOOOO~!
>_
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>"Okay, I'll watch the shrine and you go solve the incident-good luck!"
>"Well she is stubborn, so maybe she'll be useful for distracting the bridge guard for me."
>"Also, I was attacked on the way here. Although I dealt with them, I worry about them coming here and wrecking the place so please take care."
>Finish tea, head to where Kogasa was.
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>"Okay, I'll watch the shrine and you go solve the incident-good luck!"
>"Really? Oh, well if you insist."
>Suwako was never seen again.
>"Well she is stubborn, so maybe she'll be useful for distracting the bridge guard for me."
>"Also, I was attacked on the way here. Although I dealt with them, I worry about them coming here and wrecking the place so please take care."
>"I'll be careful. You be safe too."
>Finish tea, head to where Kogasa was.
>You do not have any tea right now, you finished it before you left for the elevator.
>You leave Suwako and head back to the living room, passing a couple groups of fairies along the way. Kogasa is still seated on the futon, watching the TV.
>_
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>Claim to have forgotten something.
>Go back to Suwako.
>Hug Suwako.
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>Claim to have forgotten something.
>Nobody in the room has noticed you yet. So there is no need to announce that you have forgotten something.
>Go back to Suwako.
>Hug Suwako.
>You quickly head back to Suwako and give her a hug.
>Suwako seems to jump in surprise at first, but she seems to accept your embrace.
>"Stay warm out there." she says when you are finished.
>_
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>Who said we were finished hugging!?
>"Thanks Grandma Suwako-sama."
>To the Kogasa!
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>Who said we were finished hugging!?
>The plot did.
>"Thanks Grandma Suwako-sama."
>To the Kogasa!
>You say a few final words to Suwako before making your way over to the living room once more.
>Kogasa is still watching TV and does not appear to have noticed you yet.
>_
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>Blow wind on her umbrella to surprise her.
>"Hey Kogasa, I wanna ask you something."
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>Blow wind on her umbrella to surprise her.
>You sneakily creep up behind Kogasa and with a huff and a puff deep breath you blow on her umbrella.
>"EEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Kogasa yelps as she feels the air on her umbrella. She begins frantically looking around until she spots you.
>"Hey! No fair! I'm the one who's supposed to surprise you! Not the other way around!"
>"Hey Kogasa, I wanna ask you something."
>"What do you want?"
>_
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>"I'm heading to the underground city to see what's going on down there and I wanted to see if you would come along to help resolve the incident. You know, as payment for sitting around in my goddess' shrine."
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>Wave hand in front of face.
>"You are perfectly fine with being a distracting secondary character for the next 5 hours."
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>"I'm heading to the underground city to see what's going on down there and I wanted to see if you would come along to help resolve the incident. You know, as payment for sitting around in my goddess' shrine."
>"Ugh. Do I have to?" she groans, "Also, why me? Aside from the whole 'payment' thing... I mean, can't you just ask one of these fairies or something?"
>Wave hand in front of face.
>"You are perfectly fine with being a distracting secondary character for the next 5 hours."
>"I AM PERFECTLY FINE WITH BEING A DISTRACTING SECONDARY CHARACTER FOR THE NEXT FIVE HOURS..."
>Darth Sanae strikes again!
>_
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>As much as I hate to say it, "You'd be a whole lot more useful than most of the fairies here."
>Sometimes you just gotta take one for the team.
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>As much as I hate to say it, "You'd be a whole lot more useful than most of the fairies here."
>Sometimes you just gotta take one for the team.
>Grudgingly, you admit the truth to Kogasa.
>"Useful? Me!? Since when am I useful?"
>_
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>"MY DARLING KOGASA, YOU ARE THE SHIELD THAT PROTECTS ME FROM THE HARSH WORDS OF MY H8RS, YOU ARE THE CANOPY OF LOVE UPON WHICH I ROOST WITHIN, YOU ARE THE KARAKASA OF THE DARKEST NIGHT, COME TO GUARD ME FROM THE WIND AND RAIN. I ASK THAT YOU TAKE MY HAND IN HOLY MATROMONY, I LOVE THEE!"
>"Well, it's better than being a fairy isn't it?"
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>Oh man, the "Do I have to" and this whole scene makes it look like Kogasa and Sanae are a married couple or something.
>"You want me to ask these guys?" Point at fairies doing something completely illogical and idioticly stupid.
>"Besides, there's a bunch of people down there just ripe for the scaring. In fact, there's one person who's probably sitting at the same spot since probably an hour ago."
DARNIT MISSED MY CHAAAANCE QQ (Wait, not entirely. This may still apply...)
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>"MY DARLING KOGASA, YOU ARE THE SHIELD THAT PROTECTS ME FROM THE HARSH WORDS OF MY H8RS, YOU ARE THE CANOPY OF LOVE UPON WHICH I ROOST WITHIN, YOU ARE THE KARAKASA OF THE DARKEST NIGHT, COME TO GUARD ME FROM THE WIND AND RAIN. I ASK THAT YOU TAKE MY HAND IN HOLY MATROMONY, I LOVE THEE!"
>"Good Sanae. Your sesquipedalian, superfluous poetic proposal has moved me in way that I, a posh, upperclass umbrella, cannot fully comprehend. Therefore and thusly, I humbly accept your honest proposition, and reciprocate your offer of joining eternally in a state of holy matrimony, the details of which involve becoming inseparable until one or both of us departs to the macabre tragedy that is the afterlife, or until we agree to formally submit a document of divorce, which would involve our tearful separation, and one of us, which in our situation would most certainly be yours truly, inheriting a large sum of the other's possessions. Furthermore, the conditions of our arrangement shall also involve potential periods of meaningless bickering between each other, but if our commitment is of reputable and stalwart strength, we shall move past such encounters and continue to live in an utterly blissful and chivalrous state of companionship"
>Oh man, the "Do I have to" and this whole scene makes it look like Kogasa and Sanae are a married couple or something.
>Thanks to WodofGar, they are now forever united in a prolonged mutual partnership that shall last until one or both of them perishes, or submits an official document, written on parchment, formally requesting their immediate and tearful separation...
>"Well, it's better than being a fairy isn't it?"
>"You want me to ask these guys?" Point at fairies doing something completely illogical and idioticly stupid.
>You point to two fairies fighting over a twig of all things, one is pulling on the other's hair, while the other grabs the TV remote and frantically tries to bash the other fairy in the head with it. Within seconds the twig snaps in half, sending the duo flying in opposite directions. Immediately, the two resume fighting, with each one trying to get the other fairy's half.
>The entire scene looks as if it's straight out of a cartoon...
>"Okay, I guess you have a point there..." Kogasa replies.
>"Besides, there's a bunch of people down there just ripe for the scaring. In fact, there's one person who's probably sitting at the same spot since probably an hour ago."
>"Really?" she responds, you certainly got her at least a little bit interested, "Do you think they scare easily?"
>_
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>"I don't know, it's pretty dark down there, but I don't think most of them can actually SEE in the dark. I don't think they have many karakasa either. You could probably get 3 or 4 at least..."
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>"I don't know, it's pretty dark down there, but I don't think most of them can actually SEE in the dark. I don't think they have many karakasa either. You could probably get 3 or 4 at least..."
>Kogasa thinks for a moment.
>"Well alright, I guess I'll come with you if it means I get a chance to surprise people..." she says.
>_
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>"Okay, let's go there quickly. I don't wanna get caught in another blizzard."
>Back to Reimu's Shrine.
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>"Okay, let's go there quickly. I don't wanna get caught in another blizzard."
>"Aright then." Kogasa replies as she stands up.
>Back to Reimu's Shrine.
>The two of you leave the Moriya Shrine and begin flying in the direction of the underground entrance near the Hakurei Shrine.
>"Brrr..." you hear Kogasa say a few minutes into the flight, "Hey, can I ask you something? How warm do you think it is underground?"
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>"Definitely much warmer underground, closer to the core of the planet and no wind chill!"
>There's no way Utsuho taught me that, none.
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>"Hey, I've kinda got a few questions for you Kogasa. Mainly, how does you're umbrella body effect your human-like body?"
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>"Definitely much warmer underground, closer to the core of the planet and no wind chill!"
>"That's great! I'm definitely looking forward to that then. It's freezing out here..."
>There's no way Utsuho taught me that, none.
>Nope. Definitely not. It's knowledge you learned in the outside world. Back when you used to go to school.
>"Hey, I've kinda got a few questions for you Kogasa. Mainly, how does you're umbrella body effect your human-like body?"
>"Well, I kinda feel everything the umbrella feels." Kogasa replies, "For instance, if the fabric gets torn, it hurts, and I might get a couple cuts or bruises. It works the other way around, too. If I get hurt, the umbrella will change to reflect my condition."
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>"Never really understood that fully. I get that you share a consciousness, but which one is Kogasa? Like, which one is Kogasa?"
>Ogle the umbrella. Especially that giant tongue, whose idea was that?!
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>"And how does it work out if it's raining? If it get's wet wouldn't you get wet too and defeat the purpose of it?"
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//sorry for the delay, I've had a very stressful amount of homework recently.
>"Never really understood that fully. I get that you share a consciousness, but which one is Kogasa? Like, which one is Kogasa?"
>"Well, we're sorta both Kogasa. It's kinda hard to explain..."
>Ogle the umbrella. Especially that giant tongue, whose idea was that?!
>You stare intently at the umbrella's long, slimy tongue. It's baffling why the tongue even exists, but it probably there for a reason. Your eyes glance up at the umbrella's eye and notice that it's actually staring back at you. It's kinda creepy...
>"And how does it work out if it's raining? If it get's wet wouldn't you get wet too and defeat the purpose of it?"
>"Oh, the umbrella still keeps me dry when it rains... Please don't ask me to explain any further. It's complicated..."
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//we all have, it's usually ENGLISH
>Use a miracle to cure the oncoming insanity from thinking too hard.
>"I don't think I want to ask anyway..."
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>Nah we need to think harder. Like what if Kasen is a Chuunibyou who thinks her arm is possessed? Or Pyonta is actually the Hakurei God? Or if Yukari is related to Maribel !? But that's just a conspiracy, A MORIYA SHRINE CONSPIRACY! THANKS FOR PLAYING!
>"Thanks for the explanations, but why would someone throw you away if you worked perfectly? W-wait sorry, I-I didn't mean to go into anything personal there."
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>Awkward silence forever.
>Are we there yet?
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>Use a miracle to cure the oncoming insanity from thinking too hard.
>Done.
>"I don't think I want to ask anyway..."
>"Good."
>Nah we need to think harder. Like what if Kasen is a Chuunibyou who thinks her arm is possessed? Or Pyonta is actually the Hakurei God? Or if Yukari is related to Maribel !? But that's just a conspiracy, A MORIYA SHRINE CONSPIRACY! THANKS FOR PLAYING!
>Begin new game plus?
>"Thanks for the explanations, but why would someone throw you away if you worked perfectly? W-wait sorry, I-I didn't mean to go into anything personal there."
>Cue feelsy flashback music. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ljfawOKLc)
>"N-no... It's fine... really... I wasn't really thrown away, per say... You see, a long time ago there was this terrible storm. That day the wind was just horrible... It was so intense that it just took one, well placed gust to sweep me out of my owner's hands, and it carried me far away... I landed on the side of a road, and it was there that I waited... Waited for someone to pick me up... To use me... But that day never came. All who passed by didn't want me, maybe it was my color, or maybe it was because I was a bit old and slightly torn... Anyway, I did the only thing I could do. I kept waiting... And one day I just ceased to be the umbrella and became a tsukumogami..."
>Awkward silence forever.
>Are we there yet?
>The two of you remain quiet for several minutes.
>You are about five minutes away.
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>Things are awkward, SMOOTH SANAE ACTIVATE!
>"I w-would have picked you up..."
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>And this was the music I listened to for backing up the flashback.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lATTd04Ehl0&list=PLGpqZfJboX22k1hFpYNq-hrqyOgXHEhj9&index=18)>"Even if I couldn't use you I still would've tried to fix you and return you to your owner."
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>Things are awkward, SMOOTH SANAE ACTIVATE!
>"I w-would have picked you up..."
>"Even if I couldn't use you I still would've tried to fix you and return you to your owner."
>"Oh... Well that's nice to hear..." Kogasa responds before quickly changing the subject, "Are we there yet?"
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>"Yeah, I think that's it just up ahead..."
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>"Yeah, I think that's it just up ahead..."
>"Good. I'm looking forward to the warmth..."
>Within minutes, the two of you arrive at the hot springs and land in front of the entrance to the underground. The warmth of the steam feels refreshing.
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>"Yeah, that steam is nice..."
>LOOK AROUND!
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>"Yeah, that steam is nice..."
>"I agree" says Kogasa.
>LOOK AROUND!
>It looks no different than when you were last here. In front of you is the fissure that is the underground entrance. Around you are hot springs of various sizes, and very little snow. The geyser is still there as well.
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>"Well, let's get going shall we?"
>Descend into the cavern.
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>Clich? steam skirt lift
>"Also, make sure to watch your head."
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>"The umbrella, too."
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>"Well, let's get going shall we?"
>Descend into the cavern.
>The two of you fly down into the cave. Once again, you feel the temperature grow gradually warmer as you descend.
>Clich? steam skirt lift
>Kogasa gets a nosebleed so strong that it provides enough blood to feed small village of vampires for several generations. She also dies of blood loss.
>Subject: Sanae Kochiya
>Status: Terminated.
>Reason: Subject failed to preserve "mission critical" personnel.
>GAME OVER!
>"Also, make sure to watch your head."
>"The umbrella, too."
>"Huh? Why?" Kogasa asks just as you begin to hear a familiar, faint swooshing noise from somewhere behind you.
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>Duck
>"Duck!"
>GOOSE!
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>Duck
>"Duck!"
>GOOSE!
>You quickly get down while simultaneously shouting to Kogasa.
>"Huh!? -AAGH!" Kogasa yelps as you hear something smack into her.
>"Yeeeeeeehaaaaaw! Look Yamame! I did it again!" you hear the familiar voice of Kisume exclaim in triumph.
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>Well, we tried.
>"Oh shhhh-, you okay?!"
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>
"Pfftahaha!" Try to hold in our laugh.
>"Hey again you two."
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//Again, sorry for the late reply - college life stuff.
>Well, we tried.
>She should've listened better...
>"Oh shhhh-, you okay?!"
>"Pfftahaha!" Try to hold in our laugh.
>You turn around and check on Kogasa. A smirk draws over your face as you struggle to keep your impending bouts of laughter inside,
>"Ugh. Yeah, I think so..." Kogasa replies as she picks herself off the ground, rubbing the back of her head, "What was that?"
>"IT WAS ME!!" Kisume shouts, causing Kogasa to stumble with an "Eeep!".
>"Hey! No fair!" Kogasa exclaims, "I'm the one supposed to do the surprising around here!"
>"Really? You're pretty jumpy for someone who's supposed to be surprising!"
>"Jumpy!?! Why you-!"
>Just as Kogasa lunges toward the hanging bucket, a white glob zips down from above and strikes her with amazing accuracy, and explodes into a white cloud of smoke. When the smoke clears, you see that, Kogasa is pinned to the ground by some kind of web-like net...
>"I'm sorry, but even though my friend can be a bit irritating at times, I will not allow you hurt her." says a voice calmly from above, you recognize it as Yamame's
>"Hey again you two."
>You address the youkai duo just as Yamame descends into view, dangling on her strange string.
>"Hello again..." she says, before exchanging glances between you and Kogasa, "Oh...! Is this your friend? If so, I'm sorry I had to do that, but she's a surface-youkai, and it looked like she was going to try and hurt Kisume... I hope you can understand."
>"Wait. You know these people!?" Kogasa asks.
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>"Kogasa, you should really control your temper. Lashing out at people just because they try to surprise you. Who would do such a thing?" Look away innocently
>"Well, this is Kogasa, and she's coming with me to scare some folk. It'd also be nice if we could get past that Percy girl at the bridge. She seemed so bored that maybe even Kogasa could surprise her."
>"But if that doesn't work, I'm afraid we might have to fight to get past. It seems there really is something going on there, and this is the only clue we have as to why the surface has been freezing in the wrong season."
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>"Kogasa, you should really control your temper. Lashing out at people just because they try to surprise you. Who would do such a thing?" Look away innocently
>Though you can't see it, you feel Kogasa is giving you a look...
>"Well, this is Kogasa, and she's coming with me to scare some folk. It'd also be nice if we could get past that Percy girl at the bridge. She seemed so bored that maybe even Kogasa could surprise her."
>"Percy...? Oh-!" Yamame chuckles, "You mean Parsee? She's not going to be happy if she knew you called her that. Hehehehehe..." she turns to Kogasa "Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Kogasa. Now, I'm going to remove this web. You won't try to hurt my friend when I do, will you?"
>"I won't..." Kogasa replies.
>"Good."
>"But if that doesn't work, I'm afraid we might have to fight to get past. It seems there really is something going on there, and this is the only clue we have as to why the surface has been freezing in the wrong season."
>"Well, if it ever comes to that, then it might be easier for you if you exploit Parsee's flaw to your advantage." says Yamame as she removes her web from Kogasa.
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>"Why do I get the feeling that information isn't free?"
>Give them the puppy dog eyes, if worse comes to worst.
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>"Why do I get the feeling that information isn't free?"
>Let's bribe everyone. Good idea.
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>"Why do I get the feeling that information isn't free?"
>Give them the puppy dog eyes, if worse comes to worst.
>"Huh? What are you talking abo- Oh! Right. I forgot that you're from the surface... I just assumed you already knew about Parsee's flaw. You see, practically everyone down here knows about it."
>Let's bribe everyone. Good idea.
>Relevant. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkpYqKKrewU)
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>"Uhhh, my shrine has relations with the underground, does that count?"
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>"So can you tell us it or not? The surface is kinda having hourly blizzards and it's not fun... Well besides getting out of chores to resolve an incident..."
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>"Uhhh, my shrine has relations with the underground, does that count?"
>Yamame chuckles.
>"No... I don't think so."
>"So can you tell us it or not? The surface is kinda having hourly blizzards and it's not fun... Well besides getting out of chores to resolve an incident..."
>"Of course. All you needed to do was ask." Yamame replies, "Anyway, it's a well known fact down here that Parsee has the ability to manipulate jealousy..."
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>"Oh, so she can make us jealous of others... Doesn't sound very useful in battle, but could be really annoying."
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>"Oh, so she can make us jealous of others... Doesn't sound very useful in battle, but could be really annoying."
>"...but wait! There's more!" Yamame continues, "Despite being able to manipulate the jealousy of others, she doesn't seem to have much control of her own. Meaning that if you do it right, you can actually use her own jealousy against her and goad her into doing something rash."
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>"Wow that's harsh. You haven't done this yourself, have you?"
>"Kogasa: We should trick her with a problem. We'll ask her what gets wetter as it dries. And while she's thinking, we slip past!"
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>"I get the feeling a lot of people do this to her..."
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>"Wow that's harsh. You haven't done this yourself, have you?"
>"Oh, not me. No. But other people have."
>"I get the feeling a lot of people do this to her..."
>"Oh, it's not as many as you think. Yes, practically everyone down here knows about Parsee's flaw, but not many people from down here get into fights with her. So most people don't get a chance to exploit it."
>"Kogasa: We should trick her with a problem. We'll ask her what gets wetter as it dries. And while she's thinking, we slip past!"
>IT'S FOOLPROOF!
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>"How fast is she? If she's slow, we could probably fly past her and hide in the city before she catches up."
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>"How fast is she? If she's slow, we could probably fly past her and hide in the city before she catches up."
>"I'm not quite sure how fast she is, but I assume her speed is about average..."
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>"Ah, then that plan won't work. Well, Kogasa's umbrella is too noticeable anyways."
>"Well, all we can do is ether fight or convince her to let us pass...unless you guys know any shortcuts pass the bridge?"
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>"Ah, then that plan won't work. Well, Kogasa's umbrella is too noticeable anyways."
>"Well, all we can do is ether fight or convince her to let us pass...unless you guys know any shortcuts pass the bridge?"
>"Well, there's always the long way around, but that path is seldom used because it's easy to get lost in, or worse. I honestly don't recommend taking it, but if you must, it happens to lead directly to the Palace of the Earth Spirits, bypassing both the bridge and the ancient city entirely."
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>"Would you guys guide us through there if we took it?"
>Check up on Kogasa, what's she doing now?
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>"Would you guys guide us through there if we took it?"
>"Unfortunately, no. Neither of us has been through it ourselves. We could only take you as far as the entrance."
>Check up on Kogasa, what's she doing now?
>Kogasa is currently picking her umbrella off the ground and dusting it off.
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>"Darn, it doesn't sound too reliable. I wish Reimu was here to take care of the bridge guard, then I could've gotten past without worries."
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>"Darn, it doesn't sound too reliable. I wish Reimu was here to take care of the bridge guard, then I could've gotten past without worries."
>"Well, sometimes life just throws these moments at us. We just have to learn to adapt."
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>"Thanks for the information...I guess"
>"Well Kogasa, let's go confront that Parsee, for better or for worse."
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>"Thanks for the information...I guess"
>"You're welcome."
>"Well Kogasa, let's go confront that Parsee, for better or for worse."
>"Alright, lead the way." Kogasa replies.
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>Take the usual course to Parsee.
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>Take the usual course to Parsee.
>The two of you fly further into the cavern and come to the bridge. Parsee is standing where she was last time, and begins eyeing you as you approach.
>"You again?" she asks when you get closer, "If you came thinking I'll let you through, I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm still under orders not to let anyone pass."
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>"I just came to warn you that there are about 40 or so Youkai, who are heading to the city right now. They were acting quietly and saying something about a shortcut. I didn't want to tell on them, but they looked like they had bad intentions, pardon my assuming. (Grab Kogasa) I took this one from their group and got her to tell me about it and she said that since there were no guards past the shortcut, they were going to use it to get revenge on someone."
>"(Hopefully this story works~)"
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>"I just came to warn you that there are about 40 or so Youkai, who are heading to the city right now. They were acting quietly and saying something about a shortcut. I didn't want to tell on them, but they looked like they had bad intentions, pardon my assuming. (Grab Kogasa) I took this one from their group and got her to tell me about it and she said that since there were no guards past the shortcut, they were going to use it to get revenge on someone."
>"(Hopefully this story works~)"
>Kogasa yelps as you grab her.
>"(Hopefully...)" Kogasa whispers back.
>"A shortcut? There are no shortcuts down here!" Parsee replies "...At least I don't think so... Uh... YOU!" she points at Kogasa "Is what she's saying true?"
>"Uh... yeah." Kogasa answers, "Lots of youkai! All heading into a small side cavern back that way... You might be able to catch them if you leave right now!"
>"Well... I uh... can't leave my post right now... can't you stop them?"
>"Do you think this human would be warning you right now is she could?"
>"Damnit..." Parsee stops to think for a few seconds, "Alright, I'm going to-"
>"Oh ho ho ho ho! I didn't think you were this gullible, Parsee!" you hear an obnoxious voice yell from somewhere nearby,
>Suddenly a figure flies up from under the bridge, backflips, and lands behind Parsee. It's a tall, blonde-haired woman with a large, single horn protruding from the center of her forehead. In her right hand is a full sake dish. She is obviously an oni.
>"What are you talking about, Yuugi?" Parsee asks.
>"The only side path back there is that huge labyrinth of caverns that empties out right behind the Palace of the Earth spirits, and it is in no way a shortcut!" Yuugi bellows, "These two are playing you for a fool!"
>"But what if there really is an army of surface youkai back there?!"
>"Then one of the earth spiders, not some human and her pet youkai, will send us a warning." Yuugi lets out a mighty laugh, "Man, guarding this bridge has really taken it's toll on your brain, hasn't it?"
>"Shut up!" Parsee retorts, before turning her attention back to you and Kogasa "So. Is it true? Were you two trying to trick me? Well, if you were, it nearly worked... and that makes me jealous!"
>Parsee's eyes begin glowing an eerie green color as that last word leaves her lips.
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>"And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling Oni! (I bet Reimu's said that before.)"
>"Kogasa's not a pet, she's my fri-Cough ah it's hard to breathe down here~. She's my Affiliate in resolving the incident."
>Sigh "I'm sorry, I was trying to trick you. I though that it'd let us get by without causing any trouble." Glance at the Oni. "But it doesn't look like it worked out that well. "
>"Look, I really need to get by. There's multiple reasons that link back to this place possibly being the source of the incident on the surface."
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>"And I'm willing to use force if I have to..."
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//Wait no wod, I-I was gonna do a thingy after this but. The. You. Fight. awawawa~ :ohdear:
//Disregard that, okay this can still work out...hopefully
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//oh.
//whoops, hope Yuugi doesn't kick our ass XD
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>"And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling Oni! (I bet Reimu's said that before.)"
>Jinkies
>"Kogasa's not a pet, she's my fri-Cough ah it's hard to breathe down here~. She's my Affiliate in resolving the incident."
>"I'm not her pe-" Kogasa begins to say at the same time as you.
>"Oh, I see... So she's your meat shield!" Yuugi replies.
>Sigh "I'm sorry, I was trying to trick you. I though that it'd let us get by without causing any trouble." Glance at the Oni. "But it doesn't look like it worked out that well. "
>"Look, I really need to get by. There's multiple reasons that link back to this place possibly being the source of the incident on the surface."
>"What reasons? Are we partying so hard that we're sucking the energy out of the surface?" Yuugi says before laughing and taking a big gulp of sake from her dish.
>"No matter what reasons you have, you still aren't going to get by." says Parsee, "Now why don't you scurry off and find something better to do?"
>"And I'm willing to use force if I have to..."
>"Are you threatening me?" Parsee asks.
>"Ooh, I hope they are!" Yuugi exclaims, "It's been forever since I had a good brawl"
>The oni cracks her neck in anticipation.
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>"Well, you leave me no other choice. Kogasa stand back!"
>Take our stick and hold it in the air. "Wind priestess special technique."
>"What get's wetter-" Point at Parsee and the Oni. "As it dries!?"
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//oh dear Kanako I'm dying XD
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//lol
>"Well, you leave me no other choice. Kogasa stand back!"
>"Oh, uh... Okay..." she replies.
>Take our stick and hold it in the air. "Wind priestess special technique."
>"What get's wetter-" Point at Parsee and the Oni. "As it dries!?"
>Parsee and Yuugi stare at you with a puzzled expression.
>"Huh? Wetter as it dries...." Parsee asks before becoming seemingly lost in thought trying to find the answer.
>Yuugi continues to stare at you for a moment, before letting out a boisterous laugh.
>"Pfft. I refuse to play your Chinese food (https://youtu.be/oqwzuiSy9y0?t=1m26s) mind games! You're just trying to distract us! Well you're going to have to do a lot better than that! Right, Parsee!"
>"Ugh... That is a good riddle... That is better than anything I could've ever come up with... It makes me so... jealous!"
>Yuugi smacks Parsee on the top of the head.
>"Ow! What the hell was that for!?!"
>"Where would you be if I wasn't looking out for you?" Yuugi says before taking another swig of sake.
>"Definitely happier..." Parsee mumbles, "Anyway, Yuugi's right, we aren't going to be distracted by your riddles! Though I still admit that one was quite good..."
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>"Wrong Answer, It's Moses' Miracle!" Declare that spellcard
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>"Wrong Answer, It's Moses' Miracle!" Declare that spellcard
>You declare a spellcard!
>Immediately a canal of lasers materializes out of thin air and traps the duo in a waving corridor of light. You begin to fire spreads upon spreads of blade-shaped danmaku from your gohei down the corridor.
>Parsee immediately begins backing up in surprise, while dodging the danmaku waves. It looks like she's trying to get to a more defend-able position.
>Yuugi, on the other hand begins to gracefully dodge the patterns while quickly moving towards you. None of the sake in her dish seems to spill as she performs her maneuvers.
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>Kogasa pulls a boombox out of nowhere that begins playing "Faith is for the Transient People"
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>"Kogasa do something!"
>Initiate dual spellcard, Moses' Guerilla Typhoon This game doesn't support that kind of teamwork and thought!
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>"Kogasa do something!"
>Kogasa pulls a boombox out of nowhere that begins playing "Faith is for the Transient People"
>You promptly facepalm.
>"Uh, okay... Rain Sign - 'A Rainy Night's Ghost Story'!"
>A randomized pattern of raindrop-shaped danmaku begins to speed down the corridor, the narrowness of the pattern changes regularly at intervals.
>The new danmaku in the corridor drastically decreases the dodging room. But it doesn't seem to deter Yuugi, who is still speeding towards you while weaving through and grazing bullets.
>Initiate dual spellcard, Moses' Guerilla Typhoon This game doesn't support that kind of teamwork and thought!
>nope.avi
>Parsee has now reached a distance where there is plenty of room to dodge the oncoming danmaku
>"Grandfather Cherry Blossom 'Jealousy against the Bright Good Man'! " she shouts as she declares her own spellcard!
>Parsee begins firing large danmaku shots towards you and Kogasa, a ring of smaller, much slower shots is also produced with each large one. A trail of glowing, stationary danmaku patterns resembling cherry blossoms is generated by the large bullets as they close in on your position.
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>Okay, Yuugi, chill out there.
>I don't want to get punched in the face by an oni, kick up the density a bit.
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>Okay, Yuugi, chill out there.
>Oni are not mind-reading youkai. And therefore cannot hear your thoughts.
>I don't want to get punched in the face by an oni, kick up the density a bit.
>You narrow the danmaku spreads to increase the bullet density, and concentrate your fire at Yuugi. Unfortunately, this also creates massive gaps between the edge of your spreads and the laser walls, which the oni promptly exploits.
>She is almost on top of you now!
>Meanwhile, out of the corner of your eye you spot Kogasa being boxed in by Parsee's blossom patterns, with a large projectile barreling right towards her.
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>Spell cancel and tackle Kogasa out of the way, high density doesn't seem to faze Yuugi.
>High speed might work better though...
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>"Look out!"
>Cancel the Spellcard, and make a dive for Kogasa in order to get both of us outta trouble...at the moment.
//Ninja'd by Wod. Seems we were both thinking the same thing...
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>Spell cancel and tackle Kogasa out of the way, high density doesn't seem to faze Yuugi.
>"Look out!"
>Cancel the Spellcard, and make a dive for Kogasa in order to get both of us outta trouble...at the moment.
//Ninja'd by Wod. Seems we were both thinking the same thing...
>You cancel your spellcard and immediately rush to Kogasa's aid. You quickly weave through the glowing blossoms and push Kogasa out harm's way, but your momentum causes you to faceplant into the ground.
>You feel a rush of heat as Parsee's projectile just barely misses you, grazing your back.
>High speed might work better though...
>Maybe if you can outspeed the oni, you'll have a better chance at hitting her.
>"I have you now!" you hear Yuugi shout from somewhere behind you.
>It sounds very close!
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>Stay true to Yuugi's words...
>Put Kogasa in the line of fire (line of punch?)
//also yes, I ninja a lot.
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>We're not Aya, so the possibility of that is
as much as Mima being the next playable character slim.
>Unless... Peerless Wind Priestess?
>Praying intensifies*
> Maybe we should head for Parsee's danmaku field, just barely grazing it and getting as close to Parsee as safely possible. Hopefully we can get Parsee to hit Yuugi, or vice versa...
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>Stay true to Yuugi's words...
>Put Kogasa in the line of fire (line of punch?)
>You attempt to get up and grab Kogasa, who landed a few meters ahead of you, to use as a meat shield.
>As you get up you feel something smack you in the back, knocking you back to the ground.
>"Four Devas Arcanum 'Knock Out In Three Steps'! " you hear Yuugi exclaim.
>We're not Aya, so the possibility of that is as much as Mima being the next playable character slim.
>Unless... Peerless Wind Priestess?
>Praying intensifies*
> Maybe we should head for Parsee's danmaku field, just barely grazing it and getting as close to Parsee as safely possible. Hopefully we can get Parsee to hit Yuugi, or vice versa...
>Your chances of outspeeding Yuugi are slim, even moreso when you're on the ground like this...
>You stand up again and attempt to fly towards Parsee, but you are immediately cut off by a massive cloud of danmaku that materializes in front of you. It is far too dense to navigate safely.
>"One." you hear Yuugi say.
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>When in doubt, look around.
>Also, back away from the cloud of bullets.
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>When in doubt, look around.
>Also, back away from the cloud of bullets.
>You back away from the wall of bullets while simultaneously looking around.
>The wall extends a full 360 degrees in all directions, you are trapped in a dome-like area! However, the wall appears to be stationary.
>You do not see Kogasa anywhere, you think she might have ended up just outside the wall.
>Yuugi is standing in the center of the "dome". A sadistic smile slowly draws itself across her face.
>"Two." she states calmly, and, almost as if on cue, a second, very dense wall of bullets begins growing out of the first one. You are being corralled towards her!
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>Go towards her and
Deathbomb Yasaka's divine wind. All opposed to this idea?
>Edit, Daytime Guest Stars instead.
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>Get closer, prepare to dodge the third step, whatever it may be. Surely melee attacks aren't part of a spell card?
>Cast an impenetrable shield over my precious face.
>Yasaka's divine wind would take way too much out of us, and we've not even reached the city yet! Something smaller and not as strenuous like"Daytime Guest Stars"would probably do the trick as well.
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//I guess you're right. Even so, Yuugi's gonna take all of it outta us if she makes contact.
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//GRAH, DECISION MAKING. I still vote against divine wind, if we burn out to quick, the victory won't mean anything.
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>Go towards her and Deathbomb Yasaka's divine wind. All opposed to this idea?
>You head towards Yuugi and prepare to counterattack at point-blank.
>Get closer, prepare to dodge the third step, whatever it may be. Surely melee attacks aren't part of a spell card?
>Boot sign - "Wriggle Kick" (https://youtu.be/H0rPQUvv9-o?t=56s) and Unzan would like to have a word with you.
>Cast an impenetrable shield over my precious face.
>Miracle spent.
>Yasaka's divine wind would take way too much out of us, and we've not even reached the city yet! Something smaller and not as strenuous like"Daytime Guest Stars"would probably do the trick as well.
>As you prepare your strongest spellcard, you suddenly realize that wouldn't be such a good idea in the long run, so you quickly switch over to "Daytime Guest Stars" instead.
>"Three!" Yuugi triumphantly exclaims as the second wall stops advancing, and a very dense cloud of danmaku begins radiating out from Yuugi in all directions. The density of the cloud, plus the low amount of maneuvering space makes this nearly impossible to dodge!
>Thinking quickly, you activate your spellcard, and the wave of energy caused by its activation fizzles the incoming wall. However, just as your danmaku begins to fill the arena, Yuugi suddenly lunges forward and smacks you hard in the chest. Breaking your spellcard and sending you flying backwards!
>You are now laying on your back, with the wall of danmaku gone, you can now see Kogasa and Parsee locked in battle. Both of them seem to have switched to new spellcards.
>You hear Yuugi's footsteps grow closer.
>"Hmph. That was a pretty bold move, trying to hit me point-blank with that spellcard," you hear her say, "but I think it's time this battle ended, because my spellcard is still active!"
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>Well, that punch sure surprised me.
>KOGASA TAKE THE HINT, CAN'T BREATHE!
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>Well, that punch sure surprised me.
>KOGASA TAKE THE HINT, CAN'T BREATHE!
>Kogasa can't hear your thoughts either.
>Kogasa glances over and sees your situation. She attempts to come to your aid, but she's cut off by Parsee's danmaku.
>You roll yourself over to face Yuugi. The same sadistic smile is on her face. You know full well what's about to happen.
>Suddenly a large clang resounds over the bridge, followed by a dull thud.
>Yuugi turns her attention away from you.
>"Parsee!?!" She exclaims.
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>Wait, did Kogasa just win the stage 2 boss duel?
>Tempted to take a cheap shot on Yuugi, but I feel like the honest oni would kick my ass.
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>We refuse to be surprised by Kogasa, whatever it is.
>Try to get up and observe the situation
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>Wait, did Kogasa just win the stage 2 boss duel?
>No way. There's just no way... You refuse to believe it.
>Tempted to take a cheap shot on Yuugi, but I feel like the honest oni would kick my ass.
>Taking on a distracted oni in your current situation is probably not the best thing to do right now.
>We refuse to be surprised by Kogasa, whatever it is.
>Try to get up and observe the situation
>Fighting the pain from being smacked by an oni, you slowly get up and try to see what's going on.
>The danmaku has stopped flying, Kogasa is staring in Parsee's direction in utter confusion. Parsee herself is lying unconsious on the ground, standing above her is the most peculiar sight you've ever seen.
>It's a girl with grey-green, short hair, wearing a black hat adorned with a yellow ribbon. She's wearing a yellow shirt with blue frills, and a green skirt. The first peculiar thing you notice about her is that she's holding a frying pan, of all things, which is likely what knocked out Parsee. The second thing you notice is what appears to be a dark blue, closed eye positioned roughly over where her heart is. Three long, vein-like tendrils extend out of the eye and coil around her torso, two of them snake down further and attach to her ankles. She glances between you and Kogasa and smiles.
>"Huh!?! Where did they go!?!" you hear Yuugi shout, "There's no way they're that fast!"
>The mysterious girl puts a finger to her lips, as if to say "shush", and beckons the two of you to come closer. You glance at Kogasa, who seems to be just as puzzled as you are.
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>Move towards
obvious Koishi the mystery girl.
>Be on guard, that frying pan looks dangerous...
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>Move towards obvious Koishi the mystery girl.
>Be on guard, that frying pan looks dangerous...
>You start walking towards the girl, Kogasa does the same.
>As you get closer, you ready yourself do dodge the Koishipan frying pan, lest the girl try to smack you with it.
>"You're investigating the incident, yes?" she asks when you get close enough.
>Yuugi quickly comes running over to Parsee, and begins trying to slap her back into consciousness.
>"Oh, and don't worry about bridgey and drunkey, I made it so they can't see or hear us." the girl adds.
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>"First, who are you and what do you know about the incident?"
>"Yes. I'm a wind priestess from the surface world and my shrine could likely lose faith because of this."
>"Wait, who are you anyways? Why are you helping us?"
>Koagasa: Oh, it's a towel!
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>"First, who are you and what do you know about the incident?"
>"I am who I am and I know what I know."
>"Yes. I'm a wind priestess from the surface world and my shrine could likely lose faith because of this."
>"Wait, who are you anyways? Why are you helping us?"
>"I'm Koishi, and I've been following you for some time now. I'm helping you because I was hoping you might be able to help someone close to me in return..."
>Koagasa: Oh, it's a towel!
>If Parsee knew she'd figured it out before her, she'd be jealous.
>Wait. Koagasa? Since when were Kogasa and Koakuma fused together? It's a Moriya Shrine Conspiracy I tell you! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJLSzsEjpWM)
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Koagasa.....Didn't know that was a typo. I swear it was Koishi.
>"Someone close to you? Who might that be, and how can we help?"
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>Hmm, how can we help? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUc4llviIQ4)
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Koagasa.....Didn't know that was a typo. I swear it was Koishi.
>"Someone close to you? Who might that be, and how can we help?"
>Hmm, how can we help? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUc4llviIQ4)
>HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
>"You gotta come with me if you want to find out!" Koishi says playfully before running off towards the ancient city.
>"Uh... Should we follow her?" Kogasa asks.
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>"Well, we've been trying to get past here in the first place so- hey wait for us!"
>Follow Koishi the little pebble the mysterious girl.
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>"Well, we've been trying to get past here in the first place so- hey wait for us!"
>Follow Koishi the little pebble the mysterious girl.
>You run after Koishi, passing through a very busy section of the ancient city. There are oni everywhere, all happily drinking, and dancing to obnoxious music.
>After fighting your way through the crowd, taking special care not to lose sight of the girl with the frying pan, you now find yourself running towards a building looming in the distance, a sign on the side of the road indicates that this is the way to the Palace of the Earth spirits.
>Another thing you notice is that the air is starting to become gradually warmer, warmer than the usual air you've encountered down here.
>As you continue to approach the building you begin sweating under your winter clothes. It's beginning to become uncomfortable in your current getup.
>Koishi is merrily skipping along several meters ahead of you.
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//On a slightly unrelated note, Koishipan is now a thing. (http://evilnazgul0616.deviantart.com/art/Koishipan-561736865)
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>We can't just strip out of this coat while chasing after someone. It'd raise all sorts of suspicion. Especially with her holding that pan.
>"Wait, Koishi. I need to stop for a second."
>Don't stop following her yet though.
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>We can't just strip out of this coat while chasing after someone. It'd raise all sorts of suspicion. Especially with her holding that pan.
>"Wait, Koishi. I need to stop for a second."
>Don't stop following her yet though.
>Koishi stops in her tracks and looks in your direction in a strange manner.
>"Huh? What for? Are you tired already? But you don't look fat enough to be tired already! Or is that jacket just really thin and you're using it to cover your fat? You must tell me! I wanna know!"
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>"I'm not fat or tired. It's just this jacket is getting uncomfortable now that the temperature's a whole lot higher."
>Take off Winter Outfit and stuff 'em in our hammerspace sleeves.
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>"I'm tired, I just got done fighting an oni. I'm only HUMAN!"
>"Can I know where we're going now?"
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>"I'm not fat or tired. It's just this jacket is getting uncomfortable now that the temperature's a whole lot higher."
>"I'm tired, I just got done fighting an oni. I'm only HUMAN!"
>"Only human, eh? Well, I guess I can understand that. I was kinda hoping your response would be fat-related though... Fat people are funny..."
>"Can I know where we're going now?"
>"We're going to my house!" Koishi points to the building in the distance, "It's that biiiiiiiiigggg palace up there! It's a nice place! Lot's of animals! Mostly cats though... But we got birds too! We even have a mini-sun in the back. It's pretty cool when it's not doing what its doing right now. Now it sucks. Quite literally. Okuu says so!"
>Take off Winter Outfit and stuff 'em in our hammerspace sleeves.
>You stop and begin to take off your winter gear.
>As you do so you hear Kogasa's footsteps approaching.
>"Man, could you guys slow down a bit? I nearly lost you in that crowd back there..." she says after panting for a few seconds, "Man, you weren't kidding about it being warm down here, Sanae."
>"Oh, it gets warmer." Koishi responds as you finish stuffing your gear into your sleeves, "And it's not a good warm either. It's unnatural, even in the Hell of Blazing Fires... By the way, that umbrella looks funny. It reminds me of an eggplant! It's kinda ugly too... I like it! I wanna poke the eye! Can I poke the eye? Does it taste like an eggplant?"
>"What-" Kogasa starts to say before being cut-off.
>Koishi looks at you, "Hey. You know her. Have you ever licked it? If so, does it taste like an eggplant?"
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>"Uhhh, I've never picked it, and I doubt it tastes like eggplant. It probably just tastes like an umbrella. I'm also going to assume you don't like the taste of umbrellas..."
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>"Uhhh, I've never picked it, and I doubt it tastes like eggplant. It probably just tastes like an umbrella. I'm also going to assume you don't like the taste of umbrellas..."
>"Well, it depends on the flavor of the umbrella. Hey, ugly eggplant umbrella girl, if your umbrella doesn't taste like eggplant, what flavor is it? And can I poke the eye?"
>"Please don't call me 'ugly eggplant umbrella girl'..." says Kogasa "And if you must know I-"
>"Wait! Don't say anything! It's grape flavor, isn't it! What was I thinking? Purple is always grape flavor! Now I want a lollipop. Do either of you have lollipops? Or licorice? That's always good too... Hey, look a bat! Bats are cool. Why don't we have any bats at home? What would a bat Youkai look like? Do either of you know? Maybe it's like a hell-raven without feathers... I should get Okuu to dress up as a bat! Yes, that's what I'll do! When this incident is over. Am I talking too much? No. I don't think so... Do you guys have any lollipops or licorice?!?"
>"Should we keep following her?" Kogasa whispers to you, "She seems to have a couple screws loose, if you know what I mean..."
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>"It isn't like we have any other choice right now, she just mentioned the incident too! She must know something. I don't think asking directly will get us anywhere, though. Maybe this friend in need of hers might be more helpful?"
>Smile and wave, girls. Smile and wave.
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>"It isn't like we have any other choice right now, she just mentioned the incident too! She must know something. I don't think asking directly will get us anywhere, though. Maybe this friend in need of hers might be more helpful?"
>"Hopefully..."
>Smile and wave, girls. Smile and wave.
>"Huh? Who are you waving at?" Koishi asks, looking around, "You're still under my subconscious barrier, so nobody can see or hear you. Oh, maybe you're waving at my hat! No, that would be silly. Hats can't think. But my hat is my friend. It helps me relax... But it still can't think. Can it? Hey, can hats think? Oh, wait you're waving at me!" Koishi waves back, "And you still haven't answered my question about lollipops and licorice! Maybe Orin has some... Yeah, I'll ask Orin later! What's that stick thingy you're holding? Am I asking too many questions? No. You can never ask too much questions. Do you think I'm crazy? Can I poke the umbrella's eye!?!"
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>"Hey look! I just noticed the palace is big and pretty, you should tell is about that while we walk swiftly to it."
>"Just a heads up, We don't have any fishing rods."
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>"Ah, she reminds me of myself when I was a little wind priestess first entering Gensokyo. I exterminated nearly every Youkai that came my way. Lady Kanako's mountains of faith were larger than they ever were for a few weeks. Too bad I didn't run into you back then Kogasa..."
>"Well, I know a hat that seems like it's looking at me with it's eyes all the time, and I'm pretty sure Rinnosuke has som- wait did you say Orin? I think I know her. Could you describe her more?"
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>"Hey look! I just noticed the palace is big and pretty, you should tell is about that while we walk swiftly to it."
>"Oh! Yes! Walking. Nearly forgot. Sorry! I have no filter. I get easily distracted. It's why I waited so long to make contact. I kept finding lots of cool stuff, like this frying pan from your shrine's kitchen." she pulls out a ?1,"And this coin I found near your donation box! It's shiny! So so shiny... Anyway, back to the palace! Come on!"
>Koishi begins running again, and you and Kogasa follow.
>"Just a heads up, We don't have any fishing rods."
>"Huh? Why would you have fishing rods? Why would I even ask you? That's so weird."
>"Ah, she reminds me of myself when I was a little wind priestess first entering Gensokyo. I exterminated nearly every Youkai that came my way. Lady Kanako's mountains of faith were larger than they ever were for a few weeks. Too bad I didn't run into you back then Kogasa..."
>Da. It was great, prosperous time for Mother Gensokyo! Goddesses not faith-starve!
>"Well, I know a hat that seems like it's looking at me with it's eyes all the time, and I'm pretty sure Rinnosuke has som- wait did you say Orin? I think I know her. Could you describe her more?"
>"Well of course you'd know her, silly! You're Sanae Kochiya, right? Or did I get the wrong person? Is ugly eggplant umbrella girl Sanae? No. I don't think so. I heard Sanae was human." Koishi stops in her tracks, "Well, are you Sanae?"
>"Hey, I said don't call me that!" Kogasa yells.
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>"Yes, I'm Sanae. And please don't take things from my shrine without permission."
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>"Now, about Orin?"
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>"Yes, I'm Sanae. And please don't take things from my shrine without permission."
>"I knew it!" Koishi exclaims, "And I didn't take them! I collected them. There's a difference!"
>"Now, about Orin?"
>"But you already know about her! She's a Kasha about yea high, has red hair, and sometimes carries a wheelbarrow, you know? Hey, now that I think about it, I've always wanted to ride in that wheelbarrow, but she never lets me. Maybe I should take it after the incident is over and have Okuu push me around in it. That would be so much fun. Anyway, we've spent too much time here. Come on Sanae and ugly eggplant umbrella girl! This way!"
>Koishi begins to run off again.
>"She's not going to stop calling me that, is she?" says Kogasa.
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>"Since she seems like the type of person to, it'd take a miracle for her to remember you in a new name. And I can't afford to waste miracles during an incident."
>Continue to follow Koishi. "So how do you know Orin and Okuu? Are you perhaps their mistress I've heard of? And please call people by their actual name or they might not know who you're talking about."
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>"Since she seems like the type of person to, it'd take a miracle for her to remember you in a new name. And I can't afford to waste miracles during an incident."
>"Great..."
>Continue to follow Koishi. "So how do you know Orin and Okuu? Are you perhaps their mistress I've heard of? And please call people by their actual name or they might not know who you're talking about."
>"Haha! I'm certainly not their mistress..." Koishi replies, "Well, technically I'm their younger mistress.... But their real mistress is my..." she pauses for a second, "my sister..."
>She seems to have completely ignored your last sentence.
>After about a minute, the three of you arrive at the entrance to the building.
>"This way." Koishi says before heading for the door.
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>Follow her. "Ah so the mistress is your older sister. I wonder what she's like."
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>Follow her. "Ah so the mistress is your older sister. I wonder what she's like."
>The two of you enter a massive hall, you spot a few ravens flying over head, and several cats of different breeds are prowling across the floor, eyeing you curiously. At the far end of the hall is a great staircase. Koishi begins leading the two of you over to a small side door to the right of said staircase.
>"Oh... Well... She's usually very kind... And cares about me... a lot... And if you can get past her powers, you can see she's.... a really good person..."
>There is a slight tone of sadness in her voice.
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>"Oh, well I like to think I'm nice to most people..."
>"What kinds of powers does she have, though?"
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>"Oh, well I like to think I'm nice to most people..."
>"What kinds of powers does she have, though?"
>"She can look into the hearts and minds of those around her. In short: mind reading. It's the main reason why we live down here. The surface dwellers... they hated her because of her ability..."
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>"Oh, are you guys alright down here?"
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>"Oh, are you guys alright down here?"
>"Yeah, we've been pretty fine, well more accurately my sister has been pretty fine. I tend to spend a lot of my time on the surface... But that's not important... Anyway, then this incident happened and... Well..."
>The three of you reach the door, and Koishi grabs the handle.
>"I'm going to drop my subconscious barrier now. Are either of you squeamish? Because you're probably not going to like what you're about to see..." Koishi frowns, "I know I won't..."
>"Uh, no. I don't think so..." says ugly eggplant umbrella girl Kogasa.
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>"Huh, I knew something had to be off down here. As this incident's resolver, there's no way I'm backing out just because of something visually intense." Heavy breath. "I'm ready."
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>"Huh, I knew something had to be off down here. As this incident's resolver, there's no way I'm backing out just because of something visually intense." Heavy breath. "I'm ready."
>"Ok." Koishi says before closing her eyes and opening the door.
>The three of you step into a small room. Against the wall is a bed. Laying on the bed is a girl with short, purple hair, in a singed, blue dress with pink frills. A red, third eye is situated roughly above where her heart is. connected to her with five tendrils in a similar fashion to Koishi's. However, looking at the eye, you can immedately tell something is wrong. The cornea is completely grey, as if it's been cooked in some way. Her normal eyes, which are wide open look very similar. It's a bit eerie and unsettling. Additionally, the girl's skin appears severely burnt in several places.
>You spot Orin as well, she's currently at the bedside, applying a wet washcloth to the girl's forehead.
>"Hello Orin... Hi... Satori..." Koishi asks.
>"Koishi...? Is that you...?" the girl croaks weakly.
>"Yes, it's her Satori-sama, now please, save your strength..." Orin says as she looks over, "Huh!?! Sanae? How did you get down here?"
>"I brought her." Koishi answers, "Because I thought we could trust her... and because I thought she could help... you know..."
>"Well, I guess it's good she's down here now... Hopefully she can talk some sense into her goddess..."
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>"You don't mean lady Kanako.........do you?"
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>"You don't mean lady Kanako.........do you?"
>"I do."
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>"Oh my Kana- I mean... Ah Suwako-sama was right to worry. What could she have been coming down here for so much?"
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>"Oh my Kana- I mean... Ah Suwako-sama was right to worry. What could she have been coming down here for so much?"
>"Well, it's kinda hard to explain. It would be easier if you saw it for yourself..." Orin looks at the girl on the bed, "Satori-sama, I'm going to take Ms. Kochiya to the reactor chamber. I'll be back soon."
>"Very well..." she replies hoarsely, "...Could you please... bring me a glass of water... when you get back..."
>"Sure thing, Satori-sama. Koishi, could you please stay with her?"
>"Of course." Koishi answers.
>Orin looks in your direction, "Alright, come with me... Hang on, who are you?" she asks, noticing Kogasa, "I don't recall ever seeing you before..."
>"I'm Kogasa Tatara." Kogasa replies.
>"Nice to meet you, I'm Rin Kaenbyou, but please, call me Orin. So, why are you here?"
>"I came down here with Sanae..."
>"Well, any friend of Sanae is a friend of mine... But I think it's best that you stay here for now..."
>"Uh... Okay..." Kogasa looks at you, "I guess I'll stay here then, if that's alright with you..."
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>"Alright, I'll see you later. Don't screw anything up down here Kogasa."
>Follow Orin
>"Kogasa's an annoying Youkai whom always tries to surprise me in her free time, which is apparently all the time. I'm not entirely sure why I wanted to bring her with me, but I felt the need to. She hasn't been annoying at all since we've came here ether. Actually, she's been rather helpful, I guess."
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>"Alright, I'll see you later. Don't screw anything up down here Kogasa."
>"I'll try not to..."
>Follow Orin
>You follow Orin out of the room. She begins to lead you down a side corridor.
>"Kogasa's an annoying Youkai whom always tries to surprise me in her free time, which is apparently all the time. I'm not entirely sure why I wanted to bring her with me, but I felt the need to. She hasn't been annoying at all since we've came here ether. Actually, she's been rather helpful, I guess."
>"Oh, so you're not really friends, then? In that case I'm sorry for calling her your friend." Orin chuckles, before returning to silence.
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>"If what Koishi said about the mini-sun literally sucking is right, and Lady Kanako has a part in this, then there must be something wrong with her."
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>"If what Koishi said about the mini-sun literally sucking is right, and Lady Kanako has a part in this, then there must be something wrong with her."
>"Oh, heavens no. I can assure you your goddess is perfectly fine," Orin replies, "She's just... afraid... that's all... Don't worry. Things will become clearer once you talk to her."
>Orin leads you through a door at the end of the side corridor. The two of you enter a large courtyard, at the end of which is another small cavern. As the two of you approach it, you feel the air continue to grow warmer. As the two if you pass into the cavern, the air feels as if it's a hot summer day on the surface. A few meters into the cavern, the two of you come to a large steel door. A small yellow square bearing the radiation symbol is painted on the right side of it.
>Orin walks over to a keypad on the side of the door and inputs a code. A few seconds later, the door slides open, and you are treated to the familiar sight of the reactor observation chamber. However, almost immediately you can tell something is wrong. Looking out through the massive window on the opposite side of the room, you can see the fusion reactor. Normally, it's a brilliant, orange-yellow, glowing sphere of plasma. But today it's a sickly bright blue-white color, and it appears to be pulsating at regular intervals. On top of that, you hear a sickening, eerie hum constantly emanating from it. Unstable loops of superheated gas resembling solar prominences jet out of the sides at random periods. Some of them appear to be getting dangerously close to the window.
>As you step into the room, you immediately see Kanako standing in the center of the room. She does not look well at all. In fact, one could say that she looks incredibly stressed. You also spot Utsuho and Nitori near the front of the room. Both appear to be busily fiddling with a terminal. Several other kappa are down here as well, busily working on various tasks. It also feels incredibly hot in here.
>"Ms. Yasaka, I have someone here to see you." Orin says formally.
>Kanako looks in your direction, and her eyes widen in surprise.
>"Sanae!?! What are you doing here!?! Orin, I thought we all had an agreement."
>"I know, but letting one person know won't hurt us, would it? Besides, she's from your shrine. Meaning we can trust her, right?"
>Kanako sighs "Leave us, Orin. Your mistress needs you right now."
>"Of course, I was about to go back to her anyway..."
>Kanako stares at you for a moment as Orin leaves.
>"I was hoping you wouldn't find out about this..." she says.
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>"Lady Kanako, this is where you've been... what is all this?"
>"Why didn't you tell anyone!? Suwako-sama and I were so worried about you!"
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>"Lady Kanako, this is where you've been... what is all this?"
>"Let me explain." Kanako replies, "Earlier this week I came down here to run some experiments on the reactor with Utsuho and Nitori. We were trying to find a way to boost its power output... But then something terrible happened. The experiment backfired horribly. Instead of providing more energy, the reactor began sucking energy from its surroundings. Utsuho describes it as a sort of 'heat vacuum'... It's effects were subtle at first, it was only causing localized chills on the outskirts of Gensokyo, but within 24 hours it began to draw heat from everywhere on the surface... We've been trying to shut the reactor down ever since, but everything we've tried so far has failed..."
>"Why didn't you tell anyone!? Suwako-sama and I were so worried about you!"
>"I'm sorry for not telling you. I just didn't want you, Suwako, or anyone else for that matter to find out about what was going on down here..."
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>"But someone might be able to help! It's be better if people knew about this!"
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>"On one side, I'm happy you're safe and sane. On the other, Reimu was right about our shrine possibly being involved."
>"I take it this is what caused...that, to happen to Orin's mistress?"
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>"But someone might be able to help! It's be better if people knew about this!"
>"No. Sanae. It wouldn't." Kanako says sternly, "Do you know how much faith we would lose if people found out that I was responsible for this? Especially with our reputation. And even if Suwako and I survive the loss of faith, do you think we'd have a chance in hell of recruiting followers ever again? Not to mention that the people living down here would also experience a severe blow to their reputation."
>"On one side, I'm happy you're safe and sane. On the other, Reimu was right about our shrine possibly being involved."
>"Hmph. I knew she would grow suspicious of us eventually... Does she know for certain that we're involved?"
>"I take it this is what caused...that, to happen to Orin's mistress?"
>"...Not directly, no... The reason she's in her current condition is because of an... accident... that happened earlier this morning when we attempted to shut the reactor down..."
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>"Reimu was only suspicious of our shrine, possibly due to earlier incidents, when I visited her. I think she mentioned going to our shrine later to check up on Suwako, but I managed to sway her into going to Hakugyokurou with Marisa instead. I told her I'd check back in with Suwako. 'For now' she said. She's already been to most of the places in Gensokyo, so she's bound to come here eventually."
>"You're right, we can't let anyone know... Do you think the mistake that caused the sun to start absorbing heat can be done again to reverse it? I know it's a longshot, but depending on how the thing started, it might seem logical...I think."
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>"What happened when you tried to shut it down?"
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>"Reimu was only suspicious of our shrine, possibly due to earlier incidents, when I visited her. I think she mentioned going to our shrine later to check up on Suwako, but I managed to sway her into going to Hakugyokurou with Marisa instead. I told her I'd check back in with Suwako. 'For now' she said. She's already been to most of the places in Gensokyo, so she's bound to come here eventually."
>"Well at the very least you've bought us some time to hopefully resolve this incident before she finds out I was involved..."
>"You're right, we can't let anyone know... Do you think the mistake that caused the sun to start absorbing heat can be done again to reverse it? I know it's a longshot, but depending on how the thing started, it might seem logical...I think."
>"That's what we tried this morning to shut the reactor down... As you can see, it didn't work."
>"What happened when you tried to shut it down?"
>Kanako turns away.
>"It caused a power fluctuation, followed by a massive burst of radiation and superheated gas... Normally, the safety door would've automatically closed to prevent this room from being irradiated, but today... of all days... it failed... If Satori hadn't closed it manually when she did, almost all the people in this room, and potentially everyone in the Palace, would've been severely injured or killed... Unfortunately, because she did that... she received a massive dosage of radiation..."
>_
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>"Oh, dear. Is there anything in Gensokyo that can fight radiation poisoning? Surely something magical could counter that, right?"
>"We still have to work quickly, that Hakurei intuition will lead her to us soon enough..."
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>"Oh, dear. Is there anything in Gensokyo that can fight radiation poisoning? Surely something magical could counter that, right?"
>"I know there's that doctor in Eientei. But I don't know if we can trust her. Orin has already tried to persuade me to change my mind. Twice. But my answer still stands. Despite Satori's condition, I can't risk anyone taking a trip to Eientei right now. Especially since Reimu, and likely her friends as well, already suspect us and the people involved with us..." Kanako turns to face you, "Though, now that you're here... Perhaps you could fetch that doctor for us, since Reimu has already talked to you, and therefore won't suspect you as much... Plus people wouldn't be as prone to question a human heading there as opposed to a goddess, kappa, or kasha."
>"We still have to work quickly, that Hakurei intuition will lead her to us soon enough..."
>"Indeed."
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>"Well I doubt there's anything I could do to help here right now, you all seem to have it covered the best you can. I'd be more than happy to get Eirin and bring her here."
>"I don't know how I'll get back, I had to fight through the bridge gaurd and an oni on the way here. I wouldn't have made it if Koishi hadn't shown up when she did..."
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>"There's also the fact that, for obvious reasons, the elevator is locked. Suwako would also become suspicious if it was suddenly unlocked and I came from it. Perhaps Koishi can help me get out to the doctor and back without being noticed."
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>"Well I doubt there's anything I could do to help here right now, you all seem to have it covered the best you can. I'd be more than happy to get Eirin and bring her here."
>"I don't know how I'll get back, I had to fight through the bridge gaurd and an oni on the way here. I wouldn't have made it if Koishi hadn't shown up when she did..."
>"There's also the fact that, for obvious reasons, the elevator is locked. Suwako would also become suspicious if it was suddenly unlocked and I came from it. Perhaps Koishi can help me get out to the doctor and back without being noticed."
>"Splendid. Orin and Utsuho would be happy to hear that." Kanako replies, "And while you could use Koishi, you could always just ask Orin, and she'll let Parsee know to leave you alone. Ultimately, it's your choice."
>_
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>"I think I'd rather stay away from Parsee, but Koishi is also really unpredictable..."
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>"Sure Orin would eliminate the problem with Parsee, and probably Yuugi, but there's still me coming out of the Hakurei Shrine's entrance to the underground. Unless there's another, more discreet way out/in?"
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>"I think I'd rather stay away from Parsee, but Koishi is also really unpredictable..."
>"Sure Orin would eliminate the problem with Parsee, and probably Yuugi, but there's still me coming out of the Hakurei Shrine's entrance to the underground. Unless there's another, more discreet way out/in?"
>"Oh, yes, now that you put it that way, I recommend taking Koishi with you... Sure, she may be unpredictable, but she'll probably fully cooperate with you, since her sister is concerned."
>_
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>"Now the only problem is to see if the doctor will be able to come here."
>Head back to Satori and the others.
>"Koishi, I'd like for you to accompany me to Eientei. I've heard the doctor there could be useful if we get her to come here."
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>"Now the only problem is to see if the doctor will be able to come here."
>Head back to Satori and the others.
>You leave Kanako just as you begin to sweat from the heat.
>You make your way back to the room where Satori is being held, inside you spot Orin, tending to Satori as before. Koishi is sitting on a chair in the corner of the room. It looks like she's holding back tears...
>Kogasa is nowhere to be seen.
>"Koishi, I'd like for you to accompany me to Eientei. I've heard the doctor there could be useful if we get her to come here."
>Koishi seems to perk at hearing those words.
>"Sure, I'll come. If it means helping my big sis!" she replies.
>"Oh, I didn't notice you come in... Do you need my help for anything?" Orin asks.
>_
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>"Uhhh, I like to know where Kogasa went, don't want her to cause too much trouble..."
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>"Uhhh, I like to know where Kogasa went, don't want her to cause too much trouble..."
>"BOO!" you hear Kogasa's voice suddenly shout from behind you.
>_
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>"You're gonna need to try better than a simple boo from behind to surprise me, Kogasa. I'd give you a 4/10 for unoriginality, expectance, and performance."
>"I think it's best if you stay with um, Ms. Satori, Orin."
>"So Koishi, do you think you can hide us on the way to the surface and back?"
>"Would you happen to know of a quick way to the surface and back from here?"
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>"You're gonna need to try better than a simple boo from behind to surprise me, Kogasa. I'd give you a 4/10 for unoriginality, expectance, and performance."
>"And to think Koishi said it would work..." Kogasa pouts.
>Koishi giggles briefly,
>"I think it's best if you stay with um, Ms. Satori, Orin."
>"Yes, of course." Orin replies.
>"So Koishi, do you think you can hide us on the way to the surface and back?"
>"Of course! I do it to myself all the time!" Koishi answers.
>"Would you happen to know of a quick way to the surface and back from here?"
>"Nope. Sorry. Unless you count running as a quick way... or flying... that's always quicker than running. Unless you fly at walking speed. But who ever wants to do that? What if you flew backwards? Is that quicker? You still haven't answered me about poking the ugly eggplant umbrella girl's umbrella's eye, by the way. Can I poke it?"
>_
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>"Ah, we'll go the normal way then. And no, if you poke her umbrella's eye, it'd be like poking Kogasa's eye, I think. And you wouldn't want someone to poke your eye right?"
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>"Ah, we'll go the normal way then. And no, if you poke her umbrella's eye, it'd be like poking Kogasa's eye, I think. And you wouldn't want someone to poke your eye right?"
>"But my eye is closed. I wouldn't feel it. There's no point in poking it."
>_
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>"I meant your other eyes. Come to think of it, does that one even open? Wait, we can have this discussion later. Right now we need to get to Eientei."
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>"I meant your other eyes. Come to think of it, does that one even open? Wait, we can have this discussion later. Right now we need to get to Eientei."
>"Right. What are we waiting for? Let's go! Is ugly eggplant umbrella girl coming?"
>_
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>"It'd be easier if she stayed down here."
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>"It'd be easier if she stayed down here."
>"Oh, okay..."
>"Well, if I'm not coming, I guess I'll stay here and surprise people in the meantime..." says Kogasa, "See you later, then."
>_
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>"Don't you have any other hobbies? Whatever."
>"Okay, could you do that cloaking thing for us now Koishi?"
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>"Don't you have any other hobbies? Whatever."
>"Okay, could you do that cloaking thing for us now Koishi?"
>"Yup!" Koishi replies, "Done."
>_
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>whisper to Koishi: "After we resolve this incident, remind me and I'll let you poke Kogasa's umbrella eye, but only if you do so gently."
>Head on the path to the surface.
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>whisper to Koishi: "After we resolve this incident, remind me and I'll let you poke Kogasa's umbrella eye, but only if you do so gently."
>"YAY!" she shouts gleefully.
>Head on the path to the surface.
>You leave the Palace of the Earth spirits with Koishi in tow and begin flying back towards the bridge. You should arrive there in a few minutes.
>_
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>Stop when we reach the bridge
>Verify that "Ms. slam-dunk in 3 steps; Hoshigami Barkley" Yuugi isn't there.
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>Stop when we reach the bridge
>You continue flying until you reach Parsee's bridge, at which point you stop and land.
>Verify that "Ms. slam-dunk in 3 steps; Hoshigami Barkley" Yuugi isn't there.
>Your GM couldn't find a slam remix of Yuugi's theme, so here's one of Sanae's theme instead... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxK5ctmvQM)
>You look around, and unfortunately spot Yuugi standing at the side of the bridge.
>She currently appears to be trying to offer her sake dish to a visibly irritated Parsee, who is sitting on the bridge's guardrail and currently holding what appears to a pack of ice to her head.
>_
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>"You should really apologize to her when you get the chance Koishi. You didn't have to knock her out and she was only doing her job... Then again, I'm not sure she'll take the whole thing lightly enough to allow us to keep going."
>Koishi: "I know she didn't take that Koishipan lightly..."
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>"You should really apologize to her when you get the chance Koishi. You didn't have to knock her out and she was only doing her job... Then again, I'm not sure she'll take the whole thing lightly enough to allow us to keep going."
>Koishi: "I know she didn't take that Koishipan lightly..."
>"I will when I can." Koishi replies.
>_
//Sorry for the delay - I had exams.
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>"Okay, shall we go then? I don't think I'm forgetting anything..."
//No problem dude, I just fill the time playing T9MQ
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>"Okay, shall we go then? I don't think I'm forgetting anything..."
>"I'm ready when you are."
>_
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>Head to the bridge, Koishi
pan in tow.
>Look around.
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>Head to the bridge, Koishipan in tow.
>Look around.
>You are already at the bridge.
>You look around once again. Other than Yuugi and Parsee, there's nothing else here.
>What makes me a good Koishipan? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0qkmHtpns)
>_
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>Wait, does she even have the pan with her still?
>Cross the bridge and head on the path to the exit. Tell Koishi: "You might wanna watch your- oh... never mind."
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>Wait, does she even have the pan with her still?
>She does, actually.
>Cross the bridge and head on the path to the exit. Tell Koishi: "You might wanna watch your- oh... never mind."
>The two of you fly over the bridge and begin the ascent back to the surface.
>"Oh, I remember when you said that to ugly-eggplant-umbrella girl! That was so funny to watch!" Koishi answers, "Speaking of her, why did you bring her along with you? Is she your girlfriend or something?"
>_
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>She does, actually.
>The two of you fly over the bridge and begin the ascent back to the surface.
>"Oh, I remember when you said that to ugly-eggplant-umbrella girl! That was so funny to watch!" Koishi answers, "Speaking of her, why did you bring her along with you? Is she your girlfriend or something?"
>_
>"Yes."
>Hit head into ceiling.
>Pretend you didn't hear that.
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>Puke
>"Umm, no. She is NOT my girlfriend."
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>"J-Just how long were secretly you following us!?"
>"She's the most annoying person ever and I took her along to see if this could possibly change her, and unsurprisingly, it didn't."
>Ponder for a second. "Well, not the most annoying, I guess. There's still Aya, who's always ether requesting an interview, or trying to take photos. And they're usually scandalous ones taken in secret."
>"Come to think of it, I've seen a couple of people during my time here whom are probably more annoying than Kogasa. Like that idiot ice fairy who challenges everyone she passes by, and that drunken little oni Reimu is stuck with. At least Kogasa only tries to surprise me, even if it's on an almost hourly basis. I probably wouldn't be able to stand being fought and cold every time I get back to the shrine, or having everything in the shrine broken by someone strong--multiple times. Kogasa's probably the least annoying of the most annoying people in Gensokyo"
>Miniking: Spell Check a few hundred times to make sure I didn't put 'Koagasa' again...
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>"Yes."
>"I knew it!"
>Hit head into ceiling.
>Pretend you didn't hear that.
>You smack your head into a stalactite. It hurts like hell.
>While you rub your head in pain, you attempt to dodge Koishi's question.
>"Hello? I asked you a question! Is she your girlfriend or not? Oh, I bet she is! She is, isn't she!"
>Puke
>You promptly vomit.
>"Umm, no. She is NOT my girlfriend."
>"Oh?"
>"She's the most annoying person ever and I took her along to see if this could possibly change her, and unsurprisingly, it didn't."
>Ponder for a second. "Well, not the most annoying, I guess. There's still Aya, who's always ether requesting an interview, or trying to take photos. And they're usually scandalous ones taken in secret."
>"Come to think of it, I've seen a couple of people during my time here whom are probably more annoying than Kogasa. Like that idiot ice fairy who challenges everyone she passes by, and that drunken little oni Reimu is stuck with. At least Kogasa only tries to surprise me, even if it's on an almost hourly basis. I probably wouldn't be able to stand being fought and cold every time I get back to the shrine, or having everything in the shrine broken by someone strong--multiple times. Kogasa's probably the least annoying of the most annoying people in Gensokyo"
>"Oh. So you find her annoying. That reminds me of my relationship with Kokoro-chan!"
>"J-Just how long were secretly you following us!?"
>"Oh, since you last left the underground..."
>Miniking: Spell Check a few hundred times to make sure I didn't put 'Koagasa' again...
>*OCD intensifies*
>_
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>"By the way, do you know anything about the explosion at misty lake? Is it related to this incident? And what about the sealed bunker or whatever at the bottom?"
>"Who's Kokoro?"
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>"By the way, do you know anything about the explosion at misty lake? Is it related to this incident? And what about the sealed bunker or whatever at the bottom?"
>"Oh, that. Yeah we felt that. The whole palace shook. But I don't know the details. Maybe you can ask Okuu, that kappa girl, or Purple-haired Lady about it. "
>"Who's Kokoro?"
>"She's a menreiki. You know, one of those cool youkai with the masks? I sorta 'borrowed' her mask of hope once... It kinda started an incident. Anyway she sees me as annoying. I don't really mind. I like annoying her. It gets her attention. I like her attention."
>As Koishi finishes her sentence, the two of you reach the entrance to the cave. You are once again standing in the warm steam surrounding the hot springs.
>_
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>"Man, you really borrow things a lot. And I still want our pan back when this incident is over."
>Fly in the direction of Eientei.
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>"Man, you really borrow things a lot. And I still want our pan back when this incident is over."
>"Why? You have like, twelve more of them..." Koishi asks, "Anyway, no matter what you say, you're still probably not going to get it back."
>Fly in the direction of Eientei.
>You take to the air and begin to fly in the direction of Eientei. As soon as you leave the hot springs, the frigidity of the air hits you full-force. Within seconds you're shivering!
>_
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>"Oh we'll see about that. If I can't have my pan, then I won't let you have it." Call Marisa...
>"Koishi wait, I need to put on something warmer."
>Stop and retrieve/equip our winter outfit.
>"Aren't you cold up here?"
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>"Oh we'll see about that. If I can't have my pan, then I won't let you have it." Call Marisa...
>Koishi gets away.
>GAME OVER FOR NO APPARENT REASON!
>Continue (Y/N)?
>"Koishi wait, I need to put on something warmer."
>"Uh, okay..." she replies.
>Stop and retrieve/equip our winter outfit.
>You retrieve your winter outfit and equip it. You're starting to feel warmer now.
>"Aren't you cold up here?"
>"Um... Yeah. Maybe a little. But don't worry about me. I think I'll be fine."
>_
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>"Okay, if you really say so."
>Continue on to Eientei.
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>EIenTEI! SHAMEIMARUUU~?!?!
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>"Okay, if you really say so."
>Continue on to Eientei.
>The two of you begin to fly south, towards the bamboo forest of the lost. It's going to take a little while...
>As the two of you fly the snow begins to pick up again. Only time will tell if this will develop into another blizzard.
>"Wow. It's definitely colder out here than it was earlier, when I followed you back from your shrine..." Koishi remarks, "I hope Kokoro-chan is someplace warm..."
>_
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>Hata no Kokoro: "Kokoro-Chan iu na!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUY9LFlYh0)
//^Whoa, just realized that they totally both have a thing about masks...
>"If it's cold, I could lend you my scarf. And do you follow everyone that visits the underground?"
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>Hata no Kokoro: "Kokoro-Chan iu na!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUY9LFlYh0)
>"No!"
>"ENGAGE THE KOKORO MOTHERFUCKER!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9x-gtmr5w)
>"If it's cold, I could lend you my scarf. And do you follow everyone that visits the underground?"
>"Oh, you don't have to do that. I'm fine. Really." Koishi replies, "And no. Not everyone. Usually I only follow people if I'm curious about them, or as in your case, I actually wanted to contact them."
>_
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>Give her the scarf. "Usually when people say they're fine, they're not."
>"Why didn't you contact me earlier? Wait... ... ... were you the one that attacked me when I was returning to my shrine?"
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>Give her the scarf. "Usually when people say they're fine, they're not."
>You have gained karma!
>"Why didn't you contact me earlier? Wait... ... ... were you the one that attacked me when I was returning to my shrine?"
>"I told you before, I get easily distracted. I kept finding cool stuff on the way... And I had nothing to do with those weird flying things, by the way. A group of them tried to shoot at me, too."
>_
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>"So you didn't attack me, but were also attacked. Then it must be
the work of an enemy stand! someone trying to keep this incident going."
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>"So you didn't attack me, but were also attacked. Then it must be the work of an enemy stand! someone trying to keep this incident going."
>"Or something... Or maybe it's not even related to the incident at all..."
>A few seconds pass before you feel Koishi lightly tug on your leg.
>_
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>"What is it? Something wrong?"
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>"What is it? Something wrong?"
>"This might be a bad time... But speak of the devil."
>You hear the dim hum of approaching danmaku.
>_
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>"DODGE"
>dodge
>"W-W-Wait, aren't we supposed to be unnoticeable Koishi!?"
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>"DODGE"
>dodge
>You veer to the side seconds before three shots of danmaku zip by.
>You check on Koishi. She also managed to dodge them.
>"W-W-Wait, aren't we supposed to be unnoticeable Koishi!?"
>"Well, those things don't really have a subconscious, at least as far as I can tell... So my abilities have no effect on them."
>As she finishes her sentence, a group of five of those strange constructs descend into view. Three of them are blue, while the others are green and red. Two of the blue ones immediately break formation and begin strafing to the side, as if to flank you. The red one fires a large barrage of lasers directly at you as if to provide covering fire, while the green one, as well as the remaining blue have focused their attention on Koishi, and are firing scattered, semi-random patterns.
>_
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>Dodge the red one's aimed lasers and shoot for the green/blue one going after Koishi.
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>Dodge the red one's aimed lasers and shoot for the green/blue one going after Koishi.
>You quickly begin weaving through the laser barrage and use your gohei to fire some basic danmaku at Koishi's aggressors. At the same time, Koishi begins firing heart-shaped danmaku at them. The constructs respond by spinning their outer orbs at high velocity, dissipating most shots that come in contact with them. Ultimately, though your combined danmaku manages to overwhelm the blue one, which takes a direct hit to it's central orb, and promptly explodes.
>"Behind you!" Koishi shouts.
>_
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>"WTF, FML, and OMG appeared!
>"Cirno casts Freeze!"
>"Rumia and Wriggle cast (whatever the hit all enemies move is)"
>"Mystia casts Sphingid's Wingbeats!"
>Drop altitude, fire behind myself.
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>"WTF, FML, and OMG appeared!
>"Cirno casts Freeze!"
>"Rumia and Wriggle cast (whatever the hit all enemies move is)"
>"Mystia casts Sphingid's Wingbeats!"
>WTF is defeated!
>FML takes 2345 damage!
>OMG is defeated!
>Drop altitude, fire behind myself.
>You drop below, and spin around to fire at the two blue constructs that managed to get behind you. Just barely dodging two waves of danmaku fired on curving trajectories.
>The blues begin spinning their outer rings to dissipate your shots. As they do so, they begin to fire their curved spread shots more frequently.
>Behind you you hear another explosion. Indicating Koishi has managed to take down another one.
>_
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>Since normal attacks seem to be shrugged off by their
8 trigrams palms rotations, we should try to focus and attack.
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>Or we could use anything that explodes, that would probably work too.
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>Since normal attacks seem to be shrugged off by their 8 trigrams palms rotations, we should try to focus and attack.
>Or we could use anything that explodes, that would probably work too.
>While an explosion would probably work, you currently do not possess any form of explosive danmaku at the moment.
>You focus your attention on one of the blue constructs, narrowing the spread of your nonspell and concentrating all of your firepower on the target.
>The focusing manages to overcome the construct's defenses, and it detonates like the the two before it.
>The remaining blue stops shooting and starts spinning it's outer ring of orbs at such a speed that they all appear to blur together, then it begins to charge towards you at high speed!
>_
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>These things explode, so trying to hit it with our Gohei or a kick wouldn't work in our favor. Quickly fly down to the ground to dodge, hopefully it's not skilled enough to change direction quickly.
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>These things explode, so trying to hit it with our Gohei or a kick wouldn't work in our favor. Quickly fly down to the ground to dodge, hopefully it's not skilled enough to change direction quickly.
>You drop down to the ground to avoid the charge.
>You look up to see if it tried to follow you, and it becomes clear that it wasn't even aiming for you at all.
>It's heading towards the red one, which in turn is now charging towards it. As the two get close to each other, they begin to spiral around each other, gradually getting closer together. At the same time both of them begin emitting a high pitched screeching sound that's getting progressively louder the closer they get together.
>"Sanae, what's happening?" Koishi shouts at you.
>_
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>"I don't know, this didn't happen last time I fought them! They're not after us right now though, maybe we can get out of here!"
>Let's fly away.
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>"I don't know, this didn't happen last time I fought them! They're not after us right now though, maybe we can get out of here!"
>Let's fly away.
>"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
>You barely move a few feet before the two constructs collide with each other, causing an intense flash of light.
>When the light dims, floating in the place of the red and blue constructs is a single, slightly larger, purple-colored one. Arcs of electricity begin crackling between its inner ring of orbs, which begins to spin faster than the outer ring. The core of the construct begins glowing eerily...
>_
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>"Oh crap."
>"I really need to get Nitori to install a fusion feature to the Hisoutensoku."
>Check inventory and faith levels. (It's been so long since we did so...)
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>"Oh crap."
>"I really need to get Nitori to install a fusion feature to the Hisoutensoku."
>Check inventory and faith levels. (It's been so long since we did so...)
>You currently have enough faith to perform up to three small miracles.
>INVENTORY:
>Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (equipped)
>>Your signature outfit.
>>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.
>Gohei
>>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
>>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.
>Snake Accessory (equipped)
>>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
>>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
>>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.
>Shoes
>>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.
>Winter Coat (equipped)
>>A coat generally worn in cold weather. Comes equipped with pockets and a hood.
>Scarf (equipped)
>>An article of clothing meant to keep the neck and lower face warm in cold conditions.
>Winter Boots (equipped)
>>Footwear designed for trudging through deep snow.
>Winter Gloves (equipped)
>>Wool gloves meant to keep your hands warm in cold weather.
>Maid Outfit
>>A spare maid's outfit from the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's a tiny bit too small.
>?2400
>>Cash on hand.
>SPELLCARDS:
>Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
>>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets
>Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
>>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.
>Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
>>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.
>Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
>>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.
>Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
>>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
>The construct's glow intensifies, and the rapidly inner ring orients itself as if to aim directly at you.
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>Begin strafing and shooting from afar.
>"Hey Koishi, any ideas?"
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>Begin strafing and shooting from afar.
>"Hey Koishi, any ideas?"
>You begin strafing to the side while firing some danmaku.
>"Um... How about keep firing?"
>The construct unleashes a flash of light and fires a pulse of long, fast lasers, midway through their flight they begin to unpredictably curve in random directions, randomly changing their direction every few seconds. At the same time waves of danmaku are emitted from the construct in all directions.
>The outer ring dissipates all incoming shots. Koishi has also begun to fire on the construct.
>_
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>Charge faith into our Gohei and focus-fire.
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>Charge faith into our Gohei and focus-fire.
>You channel an amount of faith equivalent to one small miracle into your gohei and focus your nonspell. The gohei gives off a brilliant, white aura.
>Your projectiles begin glowing brightly as they are released from the charged gohei. The race towards the construct and cut through it's outer ring like a knife through butter, striking the core.
>The lasers dissipate right before they reach you and Koishi. The damaged orb rings of the construct stop spinning as electricity begins to arc outwards from its now-cracked core. The construct floats in the air for a few seconds before violently exploding.
>Your gohei's aura gradually dims.
>You now have enough faith to perform two more small miracles until you can acquire more.
>_
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>"I don't have much faith left. I can't return to my shrine for more ether, Suwako-sama might wonder why I'm back so soon."
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>"I don't have much faith left. I can't return to my shrine for more ether, Suwako-sama might wonder why I'm back so soon."
>"Well let's just hope you won't be forced to use it up then." Koishi replies, "Now let's keep going. Unless you're tired. Are you tired? I'm not."
>_
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>"Well I'm definitely tired, I've been across a bunch of places in Gensokyo and I haven't had time to really relax. But I can't stop yet, who knows what that reverse sun thing will do next..."
>Carry on
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>"Well I'm definitely tired, I've been across a bunch of places in Gensokyo and I haven't had time to really relax. But I can't stop yet, who knows what that reverse sun thing will do next..."
>Carry on
>The two of you continue flying towards Eientei. After several, uninterrupted minutes of flight you finally reach the snow-covered edge of the Bamboo Forest of the Lost. There height of the snow cover varies quite a bit here, it's rather flat, you'd estimate a few feet in some spots, while at the other extreme are some impressive drifts high enough to bury half of a bamboo stalk. The snowfall has definitely worsened as well. It's not heavy enough to reduce your ability to see yet, but it's quite apparent that this will develop into a full-blown blizzard, and soon...
>The temperature is starting to drop, too. You can start to feel cold seeping through your winter gear.
>"H-How much f-f-farther?" Koishi asks.
>_
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>"Not m-much, its in the f-forest. Hopef-fully the bamboo will b-block the winds."
>Please let Mokou find us.
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>Examine Koishi
I heard that feeling warm while in freezing temperatures isn't a good sign ya know...
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>"Not m-much, its in the f-forest. Hopef-fully the bamboo will b-block the winds."
>"Y-yeah... That w-would be n-nice..."
>Please let Mokou find us.
>You could really use some of Mokou's warmth right now... WAIT that came out wrong!
>You hope that you happen upon Fujiwara no Mokou, or vice versa. Her abilities to manipulate fire would be quite welcome considering the conditions right now.
>Examine Koishi
I heard that feeling warm while in freezing temperatures isn't a good sign ya know...
>You look at Koishi.
>She definitely appears to be shivering, and there's a slight redness on the tip of her nose. Otherwise, she looks completely normal.
>"W-What are y-you looking at?" she asks, "I-Is there s-s-something on m-my face? Is t-there s-someone behind m-me? Are y-you h-h-hallucinating? N-no... I-It can't b-be a h-hallucination... Y-your s-s-subconscious isn't sh-showing the right s-signs... I-Is there s-s-something on m-my face!?"
>_
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>"Stay c-close. If there h-happens to b-be a b-blizzard we sh-shouldn't get s-separated."
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>"Stay c-close. If there h-happens to b-be a b-blizzard we sh-shouldn't get s-separated."
>"A-Alright... I'll b-be right b-behind you!"
>_
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>Through the fire and the flames we car- oh... um, Through the cold and the chills we carry on?
>Continue
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>Cold weather sucks. Inclement cold weather, even more so.
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//Sorry for the delay. Stressful college stuff.
>Through the fire and the flames we car- oh... um, Through the cold and the chills we carry on?
>Continue
>You fly into the Bamboo Forest.
>The bamboo definitely blocks the wind chill a tiny bit, but it doesn't provide much relief. As you continue onward, visibility gradually begins to drop. Pretty soon, it becomes as bad as it was when you were at the Hakurei Shrine earlier. Luckily you do manage to run into an occasional, snow-covered sign, pointing in the direction you need to go.
>"Hey. Who's that?" You hear Koishi ask after a few more minutes of flying in the blizzard.
>Cold weather sucks. Inclement cold weather, even more so.
>Well, since objects that feel cold are in the process of absorbing heat, you can say that cold weather literally sucks.
>_
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>Observe what Koishi has observed.
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>Observe what Koishi has observed.
>You look at Koishi, who is pointing to a silhouette off in the distance.
>The silhouette looks like a human or youkai, by the shape of it. You can't make out any more details at this distance. It's slowly trudging along in the harsh blizzard. However, after several steps, the silhouette appears to collapse in the snow.
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>"Darnit, of course this would happen!"
>Go to the figure and Examine them.
>I swear it's that darn Kogasacicle again!
>"We've gotta take them with us. Who knows if or when they'll be found by Mokou. It'd probably be too late.'
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>"Darnit, of course this would happen!"
>Go to the figure and Examine them.
>I swear it's that darn Kogasacicle again!
>Goddammit Kogasa!
>You fly over to the collapsed figure.
>The figure is lying face-first in the snow, and is adorned in winter gear. This person must have been out in the blizzard for quite a while...
>"We've gotta take them with us. Who knows if or when they'll be found by Mokou. It'd probably be too late.'
>"I agree." Koishi replies.
>_
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>Try and get them onto our back. If we can't, ask Koishi to help carry them.
>Inspect their face.
>"Okay we need to hurry... Where's Eientei now?"
>Try to find our way to Eientei as usual.
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>Inspect their face.
>You roll the person over and inspect its face.
>You recognize this person. She has long, silvery hair with blue highlights. It's undoubtedly-
>"H-Hey, isn't t-that the s-s-school t-teacher from the H-Human Village?" Koishi asks, "Isn't h-her name like... C-C-Cane or s-something...?"
>Try and get them onto our back. If we can't, ask Koishi to help carry them.
>"Okay we need to hurry... Where's Eientei now?"
>Try to find our way to Eientei as usual.
>You attempt to pick the woman up, but to your surprise she opens her eyes slightly.
>"M... Mokou... Is t-that... Y-You...?" she mumbles.
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>"K-Kiene? It's Sanae. We can't explain now, we need to get you somewhere to warm you up first. Do you know where Eientei is from here?"
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>"K-Kiene? It's Sanae. We can't explain now, we need to get you somewhere to warm you up first. Do you know where Eientei is from here?"
>"I... w-was actually... g-g-going th-there, m-myself... I w-was looking f-for M-Mokou... b-but I g-got... l-lost in the s-s-storm... on th-the way th-there..." Keine replies, weakly.
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>"Let's just get there quickly."
>Pick up Kiene.
>"Koishi, can you see any signs in the distance?"
>Try and get back on track to Eientei.
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>"Let's just get there quickly."
>Pick up Kiene.
>There's nobody here named "Kiene", but there's a "Keine."
>You pick up Keine, and after some manipulation manage to get her on your back.
>"Koishi, can you see any signs in the distance?"
>Try and get back on track to Eientei.
>"Uh.. I t-think I s-see one over there!" Koishi replies.
>You head over to the spot Koishi indicated and find a snow covered sign. You can barely make out the word "Eientei" and an arrow engraved into the wood.
>You begin to follow the direction indicated. After several long and freezing minutes, you begin to see the silhouette of a large structure in the distance.
>_
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But it's I before E except after C... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWzYaZDK6Is) (1:15)
>"Are you still alright? I think we're there."
>Head for the structure.
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But it's I before E except after C... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWzYaZDK6Is) (1:15)
>And you'll always be wrong no matter what you say!
>"Are you still alright? I think we're there."
>Head for the structure.
>"I feel... c-c-cold..." Keine answers.
>You approach the structure. You recognize it as the wall that surrounds Eientei. You can see the entrance over to your right.
>Nobody seems to be around.
>_
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>Give her our scarf and wrap it around her unless she already has one.
>Fly towards the entrance.
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>Give her our scarf and wrap it around her unless she already has one.
>She already has a scarf.
>Fly towards the entrance.
>You fly through Eientei's entrance and enter the main courtyard. Well, technically it's not a true courtyard in the sense that it's completely open on one side. Lining the sides of the courtyard are long buildings with wide porches that run down their lengths. On a normal day, if you were to come here, you would see dozens of rabbit youkai vigorously pounding mochi and socializing among themselves on and near these porches. However, today, everything is quiet. Nobody seems to be around. Up ahead, on the other side of the courtyard, and connected to the long buildings is the silhouette of the main building, where Eirin Yagokoro's pharmacy/infirmary is located.
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>Head for the Main building and knock on it.
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>Head for the Main building and knock on it.
>Without hesitating, you fly to the main building and knock on the closed door.
>The door immediately slides open to reveal a rabbit youkai.
>"Are you insane!?!" she shouts "Why are you wasting time knocking on the door during a storm like this!?! Come inside!"
>_
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>Bring our team inside.
>Look around
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>The door immediately slides open to reveal a rabbit youkai.
But now the question is
which one is it
>"Are you insane!?!" she shouts "Why are you wasting time knocking on the door during a storm like this!?! Come inside!"
>"Sorry for not forgetting my manners at a time like this when there definitely isn't the makings of a black hole deep inside the earth that could turn us all into popsicles nope. I'll be sure to be ruder next time. :V"
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>Bring our team inside.
>You enter the building with your cohort.
>It feels quite relieving to be out of the wind chill, but it's still quite cold in here.
>Look around
>You look around.
>The whole place is packed with rabbits, all trying to find some means of warmth. You see some of them with blankets, while others are packed into tight groups, trying to huddle around what appear to be fire pits, there are also rabbits that are either trying to steal the blankets of their neighbors or trying to forcibly shove their way into the huddles, only to be stopped by a few rabbits whose only purpose is to prevent the whole room from erupting into chaos.
>At the back of the room, is a doorway, and next to it is a counter. Sitting behind the counter is a very bored looking rabbit that you recognize as Tewi Inaba, the "leader" of Eientei's earth rabbits. It's an unusual sight, since normally, if you were to come here, the moon rabbit Reisen Udongein Inaba would be sitting there.
>"Sorry for not forgetting my manners at a time like this when there definitely isn't the makings of a black hole deep inside the earth that could turn us all into popsicles nope. I'll be sure to be ruder next time. :V"
>"Well this door is never locked. It's open 24/7. There's no need for manners at this door... You're weird." The rabbit that let you in snarks before walking to the nearest huddle.
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>"Koishi, see if you can get her someplace warmer."
>Head to Tewi and her blocked a- blockade.
>"Eirin Eirin Tasukete Eirin!"
>"Tewi, I need to speak with Eirin, please."
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>"Koishi, see if you can get her someplace warmer."
>"I'll try." Koishi replies.
>Head to Tewi and her blocked a- blockade.
>You hand over Keine to Koishi and head over to the counter.
>"Oh, look. It's you." Tewi says as you approach "Why are you coming down here on a day like this? Did your shrine run out of hot water bottles or something?"
>"Eirin Eirin Tasukete Eirin!"
>"Hora mata dare ka ni yobareteru yo..."
>"Tewi, I need to speak with Eirin, please."
>"Do you have an appointment?"
>_
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>"No, but it's something urgent. Jeez, does everyone hate us that much... :( "
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>"No, but it's something urgent. Jeez, does everyone hate us that much... :( "
>Conclude that the answer must be yes.
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>"No, but it's something urgent. Jeez, does everyone hate us that much... :( "
>"Well then by all means, go ahead..." says Tewi, "It's not like I'm going to try and stop you anything... I'm too bored."
>Conclude that the answer must be yes.
>The stress of the day leads you to conclude that everyone in Gensokyo really hates your shrine. Regardless of how questionable the truth of that statement is.
>_
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>Walk 10 feet down a corridor.
>Walk back.
>"Uhhhhh, where is it?"
//also, anyone else play Undertale yet? This game is amazing.
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>Walk 10 feet down a corridor.
>Walk back.
>You walk through the doorway by the counter and begin striding down the hallway beyond it.
>That was, until you realized you had no idea where you were going, and quickly walked back.
>"Uhhhhh, where is it?"
//also, anyone else play Undertale yet? This game is amazing.
>"End of the hall, take a right, and then the second door on the left. Or if she isn't there, just stand in the middle of the hall and shout Help me, Eirin! at the top of your lungs. She really loves it when people do that..." Tewi answers with a smirk.
>_
//Never heard of it.
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>I bet she hates it.
>"Ooookay, thanks..."
>Follow simple directions.
//it was pretty small, but recently exploded on Reddit, tumblr, and such. Just think Earthbound with bullet hell and meta humor. And goat mom. GOAT MOM. Also, the music is outstanding.
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>I bet she hates it.
>She probably does...
>"Ooookay, thanks..."
>"You're welcome."
>Follow simple directions.
>You follow Tewi's directions, and arrive at the aforementioned door. You head inside.
>There are many beds in this room. Many of them are occupied, mostly by rabbit youkai, but you do spot some humans and other youkai species as well. A lot of the bedridden people appear to have some form of frostbite or hypothermia.
>You do not see Eirin anywhere in here. However, you do spot Reisen near one of the beds, arguing with the person sitting on it. The person appears to be Mokou.
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>I hope Mokou didn't get frostbite, or else I'm going to laugh my irony off.
>"Ummm, excuse me? Do you know where Eirin is? It's an emergency."
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>Reisen.......Touch Fluffy Tail, Codename: Udonge Maximum.
(1 out of 5 (+8) fluffy tails touched)[/s]
>"Umm, Mokou? Keine was out looking for you when a blizzard hit a few minutes ago. I found her right before she collapsed and brought her here. She's in the other room."
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>I hope Mokou didn't get frostbite, or else I'm going to laugh my irony off.
>As funny as it sounds, it would be impossible for you to know without asking her, since her regeneration would've removed all evidence of frostbite damage if it happened.
>You approach Reisen and Mokou, and as you do you begin to hear parts of their argument.
>"Reisen, we've been through this a thousand times. I'm fine. You know I'm fine. There is no reason for you to keep me here!" Mokou says irritatedly.
>"I'm sorry, but Eirin says that nobody leaves the infirmary until they are officially discharged." Reisen replies.
>"But shouldn't I be automatically discharged, though? I honestly don't see the point of me having to go through your stupid procedures, considering the fact that I heal from any injury. That means I should be good to go 100% of the time!"
>"Look. Even The Princess isn't exempt from our regulations. Now will you please stop arguing with me so I can-"
>"Ummm, excuse me? Do you know where Eirin is? It's an emergency."
>"-Oh! Sanae? Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't notice you walk in." Reisen answers, "Anyway, you just missed Eirin. She went down the hall to tend to The Princess. I can-"
>"Excuse me!" Mokou interjects, "But I think Reisen and I were in the middle of something before you interrupted us so rudely. Will you please let us finish?"
>Reisen.......Touch Fluffy Tail, Codename: Udonge Maximum.
(1 out of 5 (+8) fluffy tails touched)[/s]
>Achievement Progress: "So Fluffy I Want to Die!" (1/5)
>"Umm, Mokou? Keine was out looking for you when a blizzard hit a few minutes ago. I found her right before she collapsed and brought her here. She's in the other room."
>Mokou's expression changes to one of concern.
>"What? Is she alright!? Where did you say she was again?"
>_
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>"I left her with Koishi, she should be pretty close by."
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>"I left her with Koishi, she should be pretty close by."
>"You left her with who?! Be more specific please!"
>_
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>"Well, she's in the main room with all the rabbits. Would it just be better if I brought her to you?"
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>"Well, she's in the main room with all the rabbits. Would it just be better if I brought her to you?"
>"Could you take me to her?"
>_
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>"Um Reisen, I'm sorry..."
Edit: >"Because we're gonna skedaddle on outta here!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7aW0Uj3778)
>Snatch Mokou and skedaddle back into the other room.
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>Snatch Mokou and skedaddle back into the other room.
>Specifically make sure that we are skedaddling back to the other room.
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//Oh look, we've exceeded the post limit. You know what this means...
>"Um Reisen, I'm sorry..."
Edit: >"Because we're gonna skedaddle on outta here!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7aW0Uj3778)
>Snatch Mokou and skedaddle back into the other room.
>"You really shouldn't have done that..." Reisen replies.
>You are driven to complete madness in less than a few seconds.
>GAME OVER!
(Nah, just kidding.)
>New thread is preparing. Please wait warmly until it is ready...
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//YAAAAYNEWTHREAD! Let me inflate this one a liiiiitle bit more.
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The new thread is up.