>Maybe we can try it the other way...
>Try and think of Bastet, but think of what she used to be like, as a cat. Add in Kiku-chan to that. See if we can see into the past.
>Mind: "Bastet... cmon..."
>Well then do the usual future-sight for Bastet.
>"Eh ? Interested in me because i am here ? How so ?"
>Look puzzled.
>Think up a plushie similar to the one we saw.
>"Um... yeah i guess ? I mean, i wouldn't have minded waiting some more..."
>Nod and bow.
>"Is there anything you want to ask Miss ?"
>Hand it to Bastet.
>"Well just because i don't work here doesn't mean i can't be polite, it's always nice to try to be as much as possible."
>Nod.
>"And yes, i am a neko youkai Miss, at least this part of me, Daiko-kun is a Human-Yuki-onna Hybrid however."
>"Uh... it's not exactly like that... Daiko-kun is his own person..."
>Look confused.
>"Some tea would be nice if i could have some yes, and uh... you're the shortest in here Miss..."
>"Uh... i guess... ?"
>Fidget some.
>"So... what about me and our ability again ?"
>Pet Bastet a little.
>Turn to Koa.
>"Should we follow them ?"
>If so do so.
>Nod.
>"I'll listen."
>Examine the area again.
>"Thank you Miss Sakuya."
>Take the cup.
>"Won't you have any tea Miss Sakuya ?"
>Try to make the place more like our room.
>We're practically siblings. It's fine if we share a bed. Besides, we've already seen each other nude thanks to the bath stuff.
>"Well, we'll have to share the room at our house if we end up splitting off... Kiku and I are pretty much the same person, so we can probably do it easily... Though, with what you're saying about remembering just her and feeling like you're best friends, maybe we're not the same person..."
>Examine the room for anything new.
>"How so?"
>"Kiku's best friend. You first appeared as a cat, and that's how you wanted to be known as too. If anyone's gonna sacrifice space to be a cat version of themselves, it should be you. Kiku will probably let you sleep on her or something."
>_
>"I'm not sure..."
>"Huh... I didn't think about that... Considering you guys originally came out as cats, you might end up just being cats if we split up...
Oh. I meant.
>Kiku: Take a seat in the actual world and a sip of tea.
>"Yea... If it turns out they aren't, and you two are stuck as cats, and on the off chance you can't talk anymore, what would you like me to do for you? How would we communicate?
Kiku:
>"Um, we sorta share a body. Well... It's like, if one of us wants to come out here, they take the other's place. So far, I think we have our own bodies though. Our clothes alter a bit when we change, but we haven't tried anything like if scratches or anything carries over."
>"Then... should we stay as three in one? It's been working out fine so far, but I'm pretty sure you'd be bothered about certain things like bathing or relationships with others..."
>Kiku: "Well... there's a third, but we haven't tried anything with them yet. We've been planning on somehow making it so that all of us can be out at the same time, rather than taking turns."
>Daiko: "It's alright Bastet. I'm not gonna rush you."
>Pet her.
>"We haven't really demonstrated it or talked about how it's like. It could help understand a way to make it work."
>Sigh.
>"Maybe we could ask for from another magicians too... or a place to evolve into."
>Take a sip.
>"Huh ? Oh sorry, i kinda lost focus there, i meant research, got some thoughts mixed up."
>"Um... what could i even give you ? I might already work here so that isn't it, nor do i have money, so it seems like i have nothing to trade specifically for you Miss Remilia."
>"I'm not sure what we can give you in exchange... You already have a lot of maids... Maybe Daiko could... Nah."
>Sip some more tea.
>Daiko: Think of Patchouli with the future thing. Stop as soon as she seems to notice.
> Set the tea down.
>"So, should I demonstrate it?"
>"Well..."
>Swap with Daiko.
>"Daikoku Susumu, miss."
>Nod.
Daiko-kun:
>"Ehh ? And what would that be ?"
>Look puzzled.
>Do we feel that way?
Daiko-kun:
>"First, please don't call Kiku-chan 'little cat' Miss, she has a name."
>Ponder.
>"And about the question... i don't feel like she have the same life energy as i do yes... now what is it that you want in exchange for your help ?"
>"Huh ?! What do you mean ?!"
>Look confused and surprised.
>Try to make sense of what she said.
>"Collect it?"
>"How would i even do that ?"
>Mind: "Hm... what do you think of this Bastet ?"
>Ponder.
>"Hm... may i know why you are gathering so much energy then ?"
>"I see..."
>Look worried.
>"This is so much for the both of us to assimilate, now we will really need some days to think about both proposals..."
>Turn to Miss Sakuya.
>"You don't mind correct ?"
>Mind: "Huh... looks like their suspicions are true."
>"...say, where is Kokoro-chan ?"
>Examine one of, or all of, the blue suit girls.
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>Look over to Koa, then back Remilia.
Daiko-kun:
>Smile and nod.
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "Daiko-kun, mind telling Koa that it was a great time ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"I guess i should go see Kokoro now."
>Turn to Koa.
>"Kiku-chan said she had a great time with you Koa, and i agree with her, we hope to see you again soon."
>Smile.
//Okay ?
>"Well i don't think it would be nice to let Kokoro-chan waiting there, so yeah sadly."
>Nod and do so.
>"Huh ?"
>Turn around.
>Frown.
>"Is this supposed to be threatening ? Either way i have better to do."
>Turn back and continue.
>"Of your Mistress ? A interesting person, i can notice she tries a lot to look and feel superior too."
> You turn to see Remilia. She's looking at you with narrowed eyes.//Great. Missed more important stuff falling asleep fro a bit...
> "... Everything you hear here... you will keep it for yourself... and only for yourself... Do you understand me...?" She says coldly.
> _
>"I wonder why... ?"
//Great. Missed more important stuff falling asleep fro a bit...
>"I feel a bit... ugh. I made some choices I wish I could've done differently. I should've just let Kiku handle it."
>Try to think of one of those blue suited girls.
>Swap with Kiku, then think about it in the future-sensing way.
>"Say... if i decide to decline the job, will i still be able to see Koa ?"
>Try to see a bit before this...
>"Huh... i hope that i still get to see her in the future then..."
>Cease seeing.
>"Alright, I tried to see if I could find what they were going on about, but couldn't figure it out. Can we swap back? Also, there's a situation about managing our space in my room you should probably talk with Bastet about."
>Swap
>Head over to Kokoro and identify the new person.
>Head over to Kokoro and identify the new person.
>Don't do this.
//Mini, it's our grandmother.
//Oh. I thought it was someone we didn't recognize... misread.
>We are Daiko right now, right?
>>If so, then "Also... I'm... sorry about earlier..."
>"Yes... she is related to us."
>Look back to Sakura with a uncomfortable face.
>"So you came... i suppose you also are looking for details about the maid job ?"
//Oh. I thought it was someone we didn't recognize... misread.
>We are Daiko right now, right?
>>If so, then "Also... I'm... sorry about earlier..."
//Daiko (for the parts I missed unfortunately :( ---> Swapped to Kiku to give Daiko seclusion in the mind to future-sense ---> Then back to Daiko for the single worded ">Swap" command. Did something happen inbetween that?
>Raise an eyebrow.
>"Which is ?"
>"Um... What do you mean by that?"
>"I see... we did talk that we would solve our problems together..."
>Look to Sakuya.
>"Is there any place we could talk in private ?"
>"Okay."
>Glance over at Kokoro.
>"Thank you."
>Turn to Kokoro.
>"Kokoro-chan, mind joining us ?"
>"Oh. Right. I'll see you in a bit then Kokoro."
>Look to Arukas and prepare to head in if she does.
>"Oh. Right. I'll see you in a bit then Kokoro."
>Look to Arukas and prepare to head in if she does.
>Stop the door before it closes.
>"Um, is it really personal, or can Kokoro-chan come too?"
>Look to Kokoro.
>"Do you want to, Kokoro?"
>Close the door.
>"So..."
>"...where do we start ?"
>"... I-I understand why you did what you did... but... I'm a bit upset about the fact that it was let on long enough for me to... feel that way about Arukas... And I'm more upset that you helped toward that feeling until the end."
>"It also upsets me that you had so little trust on me, like i was a fragile glass cup that needed the utmost protection..."
>"I... I lashed out vocally at Keine about this when you left..."
>"It also hurts me that even though you do care for me, you also did this complex plan because of your fear of the same thing that happened to mother happening to me, you never even gave me a chance, like you assumed i was already going the same course as her..."
>"Right from such an early age too..."
>"I don't hate her, it was just that the shock of it... and she just happened to be unlucky and be there... i have to apologize later..."
>"My emotions got the best of me, especially in the heat of the moment... I want to apologize as soon as I get the chance."
>Nod.
>Hug her.
>"Not those last two. You're a terrific grandmother, Sakura, and a great friend, Arukas. Just that, you should've said we were just friends before things got that way. I-It probably would've helped against me lashing out like that. We can still be friends, it'll just be a bit awkward for a while."
>"And, about mother... I think I'm understanding my powers more, and... I want to try and test if I can find where she is. She might notice that I'm looking for her if it works though. Do you know what she looks like?"
>Whisper the smaller part to her.
>"Huh ?"
>Look towards Kokoro.
>"Eheheh... you are right... one way or the other, we did have fun times together."
>Smile.
>"But you are cute too Kokoro-chan, and those masks are really cool and the dance is also pretty neat too."
>Smile a bit.
>"What kind of question is that ? I really like you Kokoro-chan !"
>Nod.
>"Ever since i met you at the village you were are really interesting person to talk with, you never tried to do any harm to me too even though we were complete strangers."
>Smile more.
>"And at the Hakurei Shrine, you heard me out on every single bit of my story and still stayed with me, and even pointed out some very helpful things, you are someone i want to be by my side as much as possible."
>"Even after the troubling things that happened earlier, I still wanted you to be happy and to continue in the festival with you."
>"I'll need Arukas's bright spirits to lift me up you know. Besides, you're the reason I learned about it."
>Smile.
>"Well i suppose i should call you by your true name however ?"
>"Owowow ! Hey ugh, remember you are part Oni !"
>Break away if we can.
>If we succeed: "Looks like your strength is increasing with time too..."
>"No it's alright... your strength is just developing, so you had no blame."
>Smile a bit.
>"And you passed yourself as a old frail lady, hehe."
>"Yeah Miss Reimu told me, i knew you were too energetic for an old woman though... but i could never point out exactly why."
>Laugh a bit.
>"I didn't know you two were that old. I'm just entering my twenties. Oh! By the way. It seems like I have another person inside of me, which makes it three of us."
//Parse only if someone else agrees that it's fine to introduce Bastet.
>Nod.
>"Do you two want to meet her ?"
>"Okay, here goes..."
>Focus on Bastet's image and energy, like how we do with Kiku-chan, then soul swap with her.
>Examine ourselves.
>"Whoaaaa..... so this is the real world... n-nya !"
>Snap out of it.
>"U-Um... h-hi there, ehh Daiko-kun and Kiku-chan named me Bastet, so that's my name, nice to meet you two."
>Bow a bit nervously.
>"I'm not sure... I feel closer to Kiku-chan though. Like she's my best friend..."
>"...or maybe a pet too."
>Are we still taller than Sakura ?
>Shrug and head to Sakura.
>"Wow, you really are short, you are almost my size Miss Sakura."
>Look with awe.
>"We all know, but it's funnier to pick on Sakura's height, ehehe !"
>Twitch our cat ears and wag our tail.
//Mah cute Yggdrasil ! Noooooo ! ;-;
>"Uh... is this an earthquake ?"
>Go to the door and open it.
>Swap with Kiku-chan before she notices us and look at her.
>"I dunno... hey Miss Sakuya, what was this tremble ?"
>Look back to our group.
>"Do you have any ideas about this ?"
>"Then would you have any ideas about it Miss Yuuka ?"
//I'll try attempting to colorcode who's speaking/thinking to keep with the danmaku colors as well. Only for certain things, however. Sometimes I'll just post the name right before it. Though, we'll have to use colorful and fitting danmaku for the festival... Daiko, Kiku, and uh... I probably won't control Bastet that much...
>"Well... we explained things to each other now. That's good."
>Imagine a detailed plushie of Kiku-chan and hand it to Bastet.
>Her Youkai form. As detailed as we can make it!
>"Hm, a mystery we have to look for."
>"Not really, we still have a lot to learn."
>"We're a bit good at learning though, I think. We figured out how to fly and fire patterns in just a few minutes of being explained it, which I think is good."
>"Special Presence ?"
>"Or we had great explainers and teachers."
>Smile to Sakura
>"Well we haven't been exactly studying magic or improving our danmaku on our time alive, and even then we are not nearly as old as any of you... well... maybe Miss Sakuya is an exception."
>"You don't know what she and Daiko-kun have been through Miss Yuuka..."
>"S-So um... the earthquake's only gonna affect the lake area or something? Do you think someone's going after it?"
>"Well that's exactly what we should try to avoid, having somethinf serious happen, the best way to solve an incident is to stop it from becoming serious."
>"Well she might be lazy sure, but i have heard that she did defeat you, and from what i can sense about you, you are a fearsome foe."
>Turn to our group.
>"Are we done now ?"
>"We will need some more time to thing about it, i'll tell you more about it later at home."
>"Uh huh."
>Turn to Sakuya.
>"Miss Sakuya, we will be going now, but please tell Koa we will be back soon, and that i am eager to spend some more time with her reading that book."
>Smile.
>"It was a pleasure Kurumi, we couldn't have left you there screaming for her."
>Turn to our group.
>"Shall we ?"
>Nod and wave to those four, then head down to the entrance.
>Well, the person living bere IS a vampire...
>"Feels nice to feel the sun again."
>Smile and head to the gate.
>Head over to the two.
>"Hey there !"
>Smile and bow.
>Daiko:"Waka...Sagi...Hime. Waka-sagihime. Er... I don't think I'll be trying to say that quickly. Or maybe it goes Wakasagi-hime? Yea, that must be the trick..."
>Nod.
>"Um... yea. We felt them, H-Hime."
>Swap.
>"We're sorry." Pause for a split second. "Wakasagihime. Y-You're name's not that hard. You just need to think of what makes it up, and say it like that!"
>"O-Oh... sorry about this... the name is Daikoku Susumu, i'm Kiku-chan's male self."
>Look surprised.
>"I have never seen a mermaid youkai before... that's really neat."
>"Magic ? So someone is causing the tremors intentionally ?"
>Did we read anything about this ?
>"Akyuu ?"
>Do we know anyone called that ?
>"We have a vast choice of people to ask for it seems, well, sitting here won't help much, we should get going."
>Smile brightly.
>"Thanks Kokoro-chan ! It makes me really glad for you to come with us."
>Turn to Meiling.
>"Don't worry Miss Meiling, we will look into it."
>"Cmon Kokoro-chan !"
>Depart to the village too.
>"They are really interesting, there was this HUGE library with tons of books that just defies the laws of physics, we met a devil from hell that is a really nice person, we also met her master whom is a well-versed magician girl, and we also met the Mistress of the mansion, a vampire girl that tries to look intimidating but isn't really good at it."
>"Yeah, we only met one, why ?"
>"A little sister ? Huh... i didn't see anyone like that..."
>"Wha ?! Why would you lock up your own sister ?!"
>Be upset.
>"Then why don't they do something ? I dunno, anything ? Just locking her up//Aha! Just in time to notice, but we have no idea how long she would be locked up!for eternityisn't going to do any good."
>"Then why don't they do something ? I dunno, anything ? Just locking her up for eternity isn't going to do any good."
//Aha! Just in time to notice, but we have no idea how long she would be locked up!
>"Still... That's family... How could someone do that, even if she's supposable unstable?"
>"But we can't just leave it like that..."
>"Yeah... it could work..."
>"Actually... I want a bit of help understanding something..."
>Think about Sakura/Arukas with our future sense thing.
>"So, how does that feel? How did it feel for you too Kokoro? Earlier, I mean."
>"Oh... Is the me that they see... like... damageable? I can't seem to interact with them more than just looking."
>"Also don't do that... it hurts for real..."
>Does it actually hurt for real?
>"Oh. Well uh, I'm... I-I'm not sure what to say in response to that, Kokoro." Smile a bit.
>"But I guess that means I might only have a second or two to actually try and see where Mom is before she notices..."
>"R-Right. Sorry Kokoro..."
>"For now, let's get to what we were doing. Later though, could we train and see how much I can see before it's noticeable?"
>"Should I look for her, or should we search ourselves?"
>"Right."
>Search around for Miss Keine.
>"I can't find her anywhere... and i have no idea where she went after we split up..."
>Look worried.
>"Then we should go ask her quickly."
>Follow Sakura's lead.
>"So... i peeked a bit on the mansion's secret, they seem to be building some kind of machine for some reasons... and Miss Remilia wants me to gather energy to power it."
>Nod.
>"Y-Yeah, it was really big and weird, the kappa are working on it, she wants me to gather energy in order to power it on, and as for why me..."
>Try to explain her the whole deal about how our selves have like different and independent life energies.
>"Uh huh... wait..."
>Be surprised.
>"You have been on the outside world ?!? But how ?!"
>"No ! Why didn't you ?!"
>Be a bit upset.
>"Something so cool and you just let it pass, i guess the age might be hitting your memory."
>Grin.
>"How could I know about something I never heard about, or that you never told me about, oh Great and Wise One?"
>"Besides, you had about 26 times my age in years to learn about it."
>"Indeed i am, even under that ice oni girl look, you are still my grandmother silly."
>Giggle.
>"And yet you still are an airhead of a person sometime, hehe."
//Drat. WAs just about to say undo the old comment...
>"Y-Yea.. Sorry about calling you that..."
>Nod.
>"Yeah, it's nice to meet you Miss Akyuu."
>"Oh i wonder if they have any new books for me there."
>Turn to Sakura.
>"Should we introduce Kiku-chan to Akyuu ?"
Daiko-kun:
>Nod and soul swap with Kiku-chan.
Kiku-chan:
>"Hey there ! My name is Kiku Susumu, nice to meet you Akyuu !"
>Smile.
>Poor Kogasa...
>"Yeah, we are trying to find a way to separate us on different bodies though."
>"They want us to investigate the Mansion near the lake and bring back info in exchange for help, because the Mistress of the place actually proposed Sanae a maid job offer, and when she rejected it she threatened them."
>"She also hired some kappa to work on a mysterious machine too."
>"Say it, right now anything would be useful."
>"....well.... it could be that honestly..."
>Shrug.
>"She is really into looking respectable and superior, so i don't doubt it."
> "Kiku-chan, don't forget that when talking about separate bodies, we still have to consider you girls being able to transform into a cat and a neko youkai."
>"Hey cmon Akyuu, it's actually a pretty plausible cause."
>Smile.
>When we saw the machine, was there any point at it big enough for a person to fit ? Or something that a person could wear ?
>"But i remember seeing the machine having a glass door leading inside, so someone could go in."
>Just say...
>"There's a lot of things that support it too! Especially her behavior when things related to her height came up. She kept calling me little cat too."
>Unless we want everyone knowing the SDM's secrets and our chances at a maid job being eliminated thanks to gossip. In which case, we should tell everyone we come across.
>"And when i pointed out the fact she was the shortest around the room, everything went into silence."
>"Well... she said that she liked us, and Miss Sakuya also said so, so our chances might have actually increased."
>"Why is that ?"
>Enter.
>"Well if i'm gonna serve her, i gotta show that i won't change my mind just because of some scary random thing."
>"Er, hello."
>Look friendly.
>"Ehehe... so anything new today Kosuzu ?"
//Aren't we Kiku right now ?
>"Huh wait ! Why can't even i hear it ?"
>Go after them.
>"We'd like less secrets... You know..."
>Point to our head.
>Sigh and take a look around.
>Head to Kokoro.
>"What are you looking for exactly ?"
//Now we need a third player for Bastet, hehe.
>Mind: "Kokoro's interested in being the 'new and improved tsuchikage onna', if I remember that right. It's a bit negative for others and her image... Just sayin in case you didn't know, or if Bastet didn't."
>Mind: "Oh."
>"Oh, you are looking for a book about the kuchisake-onna right ?"
>Mind: "We're trying to get her away from doing that~"
>"Oh, then you are looking at the wrong place Kokoro-chan, this is the horror books section."
>Look for the 'Romance' section.
>"There, that's the place with Romance books."
>Point out to the area and take her there.
>"Let's see if we can find anything for you."
>...let them be and look for the books for Kokoro-chan.
>"A lot of kisses and things that couples do ?"
>Try looking for something that fits the description.
>Is this Kiku or Daiko? She's not into that?Color coded when?
>"What kind?"
//Is she... looking for the Kama Sutra ? O_o
>Does Kiku know of those books?
>Does Daiko 'eat' those books as well?
>Daiko Mind: "Uh...S-Should we help her search for those? Though, since you haven't read anything, maybe it'd be easier for me to help her."
>Of course Daiko knows those books. He just doesn't read them much at all.How could you enjoy a book that's more focused on it's pictures while it's words are just-... er... that's what videos and tv are for. If we know of that technology...
>"Oh. Uh, I can try and help search for them for you then... Or Daiko can if you want. He is more into books than me."
//Is she... looking for the Kama Sutra ? O_o
//I just wanted to clarify on if she meant those kinds of books.> "See? Raf understand me."
//I just wanted to clarify on if she meant those kinds of books.//And you two impure fellows. I didn't even know what that book was until now. Though, this coming from the guy who had to become fairly knowledgeable on certain parts of the body for his quest...
>Nod and swap to Daiko.
>Start searching.
>But can one judge someone who would want to make their knowledge more diverse by checking at least one of many different kinds of books?
//One more post. Stay for one more c: Will edit this one.
>"So... Those types of books huh... The mansion has a library too. Well, it's probably not public though, and it's less accessible, but if I'm allowed to, I'll try and get you one to borrow Kokoro-chan."
>For science, of course...>Ponder if Koa ever... went into one of those books...
>"I can try."
>Nod.
>Are we uh... still holding Kokoro's hand thanks to Kiku?
//Night Parser. Doremy Sweet Dreams.
//Edit: Darn. I can't stay awake much longer. Tried to reach the parser's waking time, but failed. Well, here's hoping I don't miss too much Kokoro development...
>"It's no problem Kokoro-chan, i am sure they won't mind if we borrow a book or two, it's such a huge library."
>Smile.
>"Huh....w-wah !"
>Jump a bit.
>"W-W-Well... um... it's something that's part o-of life..."
>Blush just a tiny bit.
>"But..."
>Smile a bit.
>"I-I don't mind if it's you asking..."
>"W-Wha ?"
>Blush some more.
>"I'm n-not like that... a-am i ?"
>Smile.
>"Thanks... but you are cuter Kokoro-chan."
>"Soo... um..."
>Look away a bit.
>"W-Why are you looking for that kind of book anyways ?"
>"I see..."
>Fidget.
>"Is there... any special reason as to why ?"
>"B-But wouldn't it better for you to wait until you have someone you like enough to do it w-with ?"
>Keep searching.
>"I mean, It's probably different when you know somewhat what to do. but books can't always teach everything..."
>"Um... would you prefer something educational that teaches it well, or something entertaining that... mostly demonstrates it?"
>"U-Um, verbally, right? I suppose so."
>"W-Well, because you only do this kind of stuff with someone you really love and care about, it can't be with just anyone..."
>Blush a deep red and look at her surprised.
>"...you feel that way about me ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"B-But, like as in *love* l-like ?"
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "Ehhhh ?"
>Bastet Mind: "Don't fill her mind with the wrong things about this, pervert!"
>"Well... These things are for someone you like a lot more than anyone else... Someone you love, and that you'd want to spend a long time with. Long usually being, decades, at least."
>"Love is when there's someone you really really care about, Along with that, you'd want to be with them for a long time, as you like how they are..."
>"...I-I believe so..."
>"I think so..."
Daiko-kun:
>"...so you want to stay with me together for a long time ?"
>Perk up and smile a bit.
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "I dunno who is the biggest Casanova, you or her."
>"I think I should explain it better. Love is different from liking someone in the sense that those feelings are more intense. There's also the point that if you only like someone, you wouldn't want to do the things in those books with them, as opposed to if you loved someone, you would... at least a bit."
>"A-Are you sure ?"
>Blush some.
>"I mean, t-that would be right..."
>Blush even deeper and fidget, then slowly nod.
>"Ever since i met you at the shrine... you left an mark on my heart... that's why i was thinking about you at the library, i was worried about how were you..."
//Wait!
>Halt the parsing !
/IIrc, we met her at the market after buying our things.
>"Y-Yea. You listened to me about my troubles, and being with you is really, really nice. You were a new friend since we met at the market, and I couldn't wait to meet up with you again..."
>Nod a bit.
>What does it feel like?
>Kiku/Bastet: Do we feel it?
>Ignore the feeling. Approach Kokoro as well.
>Kiku/Bastet: Look around for something not here before. Boxes, if we can see any.
>Kiku/Bastet: Try to feel for where it is.
>Daiko: The others have this covered... So we and Kokoro can go on without worrying about it.
>Imagine a turquoise box and pick up the key.
>Look over too.
>"O-Oh... uh... "
>Blush and look back to Kokoro-chan.
>"M-Maybe we should go somewhere more private..."
>"What is it?"
>Investigate the bed more.
>"Can Kokoro-chan come too please ?">Instead...
>Pick up the box and key and set them down in the middle of the room.
>Kiku: "Another one..."
>"Um... Okay."
>Prepare to follow Kosuzu.
>"Can Kokoro-chan come too please ?"
>Instead...
>"Is this for just me, or..."
>Look back to Kokoro.
>Daiko: "Another box... We can't just have them stuck..." Take the key.
>Look a bit sad.
>"Okay... I'll try not to be long Kokoro."
>Proceed to follow them.
>"So... what is it Kosuzu ?"
>Mind: Open the box.
//The former seems nice to me, what about you Mini ?
>Keep following.
>"In what way ?"
//I guess I don't mind either way... We've got Daiko, the bookworm and the smartest, who's friendly and helpful when needed. Kiku, who seems to be Daiko's female self and 'sister'. And Bastet, who's closely attatched to Kiku like a pet. Multi personalitydisordercondition ho~
>"Huh...?"
>All three: "...A-A fairy?"
>Daiko: "Huh... Maybe we can peace together something... Or maybe this is too confusing for that...
>Examine said Fairy.
>"Okay."
>Wait patiently.
>Wait for Kosuzu,
>Don't just read the mysterious book~
>"This is?"
>Mind: "So who are you ?"
>Mind: How tall is she ? And how big is her chest so we can add her to the scale.
>"Um... Welcome to life~?"
> "What kind of greeting is that?"
>"Hey. It could always be better... Or worse..."
Fairy:
>Look around.
>"U-Um... hey there everyone..."
>Do we have a name ?
>Take the book and open it, then read it.
>Don't just read the mysterious book~
>"This is?"
//SEE!? A demon book. That rascal!
>"Is this alright? How will this help. What, what is this supposed to help with?"
Fairy:
>"Ehm... t-thanks, it's nice to finally be free..."
>Nod with a smile.
//Of course we're on fire. Do you know who I am? I finally reached top 10 poster. And I'm only in RPG more tan 99% of the time.
>"I'm... Not sure I want to trust something like this... Demons talking about souls doesn't seem like the safest situation. So... is this what Sakura and you talked about?"
>Nod.
>"So... she believes that these would be right to try...?"
>"I'm not sure we'd want to risk it with something like this... We've been given other choices that might work, but they came with extra work we needed to do first. Actually, I think we can take one of them now if we go ask... Thanks Kosuzu, but no thanks. We'll think about it again if it turns out our other thing doesn't work..."
>"Um, here."
>Hand the book back.
>Turn into our cat form and head out quickly!
>Head back to Kokoro.
>Return to our normal form and head to there.
>"Not yet. We might have a way already..."
>"Thank you."
>Smile and sit next to Kokoro.
>Blush a bit.
>"Yea..." Turn to Kokoro. "Um, Kokoro. When we were going to... kiss, there was a strange, familiar feeling in my head. I didn't pay attention to it though, but I guess our moment was still interrupted, ehe. Anyways, another box appeared, and... we met our 4th occupant..."
>Point to our head a bit.
>"Er... She's... a fairy. A pretty unique one at that. Like, really unique. I'd still like to finish our moment sometime though..."
>"We'll show you her later. When it's a good time."
>Hold Kokoro's hand.
>"What are we all waiting on?"
>"Who said I wasn't already grown?"
>"Thanks to someone tricking me. But things are better now."
>Look to Kokoro.
>"And I hope they can get better."
>"Sorry... You're the one who called me out first though... And like I said, things are better now. No lingering bad feelings about what happened, right?"
>Nod.
>"About Keine?"
>"The bamboo forest ?"
>Do we know the place ?
>Mind: "So do you have a name ?"
Fairy:
>Shake our head.
>"No... all i know is that i was trapped on that box and saw your life while there."
>Ponder if since we experienced and know eeverything Daiko-kun knows, we are the smartest fairy alive.
>Nod.
>"So shall we go now ?"
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: Pet cute fairy.
>How does she react ?
Fairy:
>How does it feel ?
>"Yeah i heard someone calling her, wonder who..."
>Get up with Kokoro-chan too.
Fairy:
>Maybe that's our name, try recalling more by focusing on the feeling of the petting.
Daiko-kun:
>"It was also nice meeting you Akyuu, and the other four think so too."
Everyone else, Mind:
>Pet her some more and rub her head.
Fairy:
>Focus on the voice, how does it sound like ?
Daiko-kun:
>Look at Kokoro-chan and smile, then head outside.
Fairy:
>Focus some more on what she says.
Daiko-kun:
>Think up a place we could go to have some more privacy with Kokoro-chan.
>"So the forest is an easy place to get lost huh, then there should be a trail right ?"
Fairy:
>Hug the closest person here.
>"M-My name is Niji... and i had an friend that really cared for m-me... but i can't remember anything more..."
>Sob a bit.
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "I see dear... we will find your friend..."
Daiko-kun:
>"Yeah, so let's get there quick."
>Nod.
>"So the fairy i freed, her name seems to be Niji."
Daiko-kun:
>"And it looks like she was the best friend of someone that wasn't a fairy, we should try to find that friend later."
Daiko-kun:
>"Thanks Sakura-chan... wait a second ! Are you saying i wasn't helpful before ?!"
>Pout a bit.
Niji:
>How do we feel now ?
Daiko-kun:
>"Well i never said i would help Remilia, that thing is still pretty shady, first i wanna alert Miss Reimu about all i know, or at least all i can tell her."
>"That's what i am scared of, i can't let them find out i warned people about that shady machine, but i can't stand back and not warn either..."
>Ponder.
>"Maybe an anonymous letter ?"
Niji:
>"Thanks Kiku-chan..."
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "No problem dear."
>"To Miss Reimu, if she is questioned about how does she know about the machine, she can just say that she deduced it due to the fact they hired kappas."
Daiko-kun
>"So would you like to meet Niji ? It should be safe now."
>Look around, any signs of others ?
>Mind: "You ready Niji ?"
>Mind: "Y-Yeah, i think..."
>If it is safe, soul swap with Niji.
>"Uhm... hey there..."
>Wave faintly and shyfully.
>"My name is Niji, it's nice to meet you."
>"C-Cute ?"
>Blush some.
>"Thanks..."
>Flap our wings a bit.
>Kiku:"What about us? We never found our powers..."
>Bastet:"Yea! No one even asked!"
>"No... i have no idea."
>Smile.
>"You horn looks cute Miss Sakura."
>Daiko:"So unfair..."
>"Well Daiko-kun is kinda upset because you didn't do this for him now...
>Gently touch it, how does it feel ?
>Daiko: Force Niji's body to stop before she can touch it.
>"Daiko-kun doesn't want me to though..."
>Fidget some.
>"A-And it's not all that, it just feels right to do it like this."
>Soul swap
>"We can be friendly another time, like, at home. We still have to get some important things done like talk to Kanako and apologize to Keine. What have we even started with this forest and stuff?"
>Frown a bit.
>"And, thinking about it now, maybe messing with the mansion's resident's isn't that good... Koakuma's still a nice friend..."
>"Huh?"
>Examine ourselves.
>Look around.
>What ?!
>Examine ourselves further, are we a girl now ?
>Examine the others for their height and size and such.
>"Nononononononono..."
>Start shaking a bit.
//So are we still controlling others?
>"T-This isn't how this is supposed to be... I-I was worried about something like this happening if we ever split up."
>But do we look like a woman now ?
>A goddess ?
>How much taller is Niji ?
>"Is everyone alright ?"
Bastet:
>"What is going o-on ?"
>Examine ourselves and the others too.
>Do we all have different perspectives!? (White, being all the colors together.)
Kiku-chan:
>Examine ourselves and the others too.
Niji-chan:
>Examine ourselves and the others too.
Daiko-kun:
>Have a feel for them, are they real ?
Bastet:
>Touch our lower body, do we have.... that ?
Daiko-kun:
>Now try touching ourselves and our new... additions...
Kiku-chan:
>Touch Daiko-kun back.
Niji-chan:
>Approach Bastet and touch her.
>"I-Is anyone here!? Help!"
Everyone:
>"Who are you ?!? And what did you do to us ?!?"
>Try to imagine ourselves back with our respective parts.
>Tackle her and trap her !
>"Gotcha ! Who are you ?!"
>"As if! What are you talking about madness!?"
>Swap to Niji RIGHT NOW.
>Niji Headbutt! (Or rather, just tap our head against hers very lightly/softly.
>"Tell us please..."
>"Wow, that's a great ability, but um... it's not nice to use it on people like that... you made me really scared..."
>Look sad and flap our wings.
>"So who are you ?"
>Smile.
>"Nice to meet you Clownpiece, my name is Niji..."
>Look around.
>"So what are you doing here ?"
>Pout cutely.
>"And why'd you do that mean thing?"
>"Hey... That's my friend you know. And he's not just a human."
>"And why is he an idiot to you ? He is a really nice person..."
>Look upset.
Daiko-kun:
>Mind: "Acting like an idiot ? How ?"
>"What do you mean with that ?"
>"It's a bit more complicated than that, he was just upset that Miss Sakura never offered it to him, and she is part of his family."
>Look around.
>"Well... so how do we get back now ?"
>"Can we fly out?'
>"Oh no..."
>Look extremely worried.
>"What now ? This fo
>"Um... Maybe we can find them or call for them."
>Daiko-Mind: Think of Sakura and where she might be.
>Keep looking around.
Daiko-kun:
>Mind: Try thinking about Kokoro-chan and where she is.
>Nod.
>"Miss Sakuraaaaa!"
>"Nani... ?"
>Look innocently confused and get up.
>"What kind of pose ?"
>"At they nice books?"
>Daiko-Mind: "We should probably swap, or you'll be in a bit of a weird thing..."
>"Daiko says I'll be in a weird thing if I continue this..."
>Examine our leg, then look to Clownpiece.
>"What was with my right leg? What was it near?"
>Swap Niji with Daiko.
>"S-Something you should learn at a better time when we're split Niji..."
>Sigh.
>"That whole sequence was troublesome..."
>Do we remember how it felt to be apart?
Kiku-chan:
>Mind: "Heeeeey ! I wanna have some time too !:"
Bastet:
>Mind: "Yeah ! Me too nya~ !"
>"Sorry for worrying you two, are you alright ?"
>Look around.
>"So where to now ? Miss Keine is around here somewhere right ?"
>"Can we find and apologize to her already? I want to get to Kanako and see if she can actually help."
>"Sorry..."
>Niji-Mind: "Wait, don't let her leave yet! We have to thank her at least!"
>"She made us get out here in the first place..."
>"Hey, Clownpiece. Thanks for helping us find them."
>"Well, you were nice to Niji-chan, so i have to thank you for that."
>"Well, Niji mostly wanted to thank you anyways. She should be delivering it instead."
>Swap to Niji.
>"Yes! Thank you Clownpiece!"
>Hug her.
>Examine Clownpiece and compare ourselves to her.
>"Hey, you can't judge people like that so early!"
>Turn back towards Clownpiece.
>"Oh! I didn't introduce myself. My name's Niji. Me and Daiko and Kiku and Bastet all use the same body, but not the same body, I think... Anyways, Daiko's a half youkai human person, and Kiku and Bastet are cat persons."
>"Hehe, you are kinda cute."
>Smile and flap our wings, making them change colors.
>Turn to Miss Sakura.
>"So where would Miss Keine be ? This place is pretty big."
>Daiko-Mind: "Man... Kokoro and I didn't even get to enjoy much time..."
>"Don't whine about it. We don't get much time at all."
>"You're time's with Koakuma when we start looking for that book. That also means we can't make the mansion look bad. Man... I didn't think we'd be confronted by relationship things so soon... First off, let's make this comfier and larger for if there's anyone else coming..."
>Begin making the mind room larger, spreading things out further, and adding some nice things to relax with.
>"Alright, let's go."
>Let go of Clownpiece and start following.
>"Huh?"
>Mind: "Give me a bit Niji. Enjoy the new room a little."
>Swap to Daikoku.
>Start heading towards the voice.
>"...A-A talking flame?"
>Look guilty and upset.
>Fly over there as fast as we can and land when we're close enough.
>"Miss Keine, I'm really, really sorry about what happened earlier. I-I was being really emotional and, even then I shouldn't have blown up at you for it... I'm sorry."
>"Please don't be. Arukas was a really nice friend to have. If it's anyone's fault, it's mine for misunderstanding things."
>Sigh.
>"I-I'm so sorry for that though. I'm just... It was so terrible for me to lash out, and... B-Being the only two that still cared about me at all after all of that time, and staying hopeful that I'd change..."
>Look down.
>"Thank you for caring about me so much Miss Keine..."
>Back up some, holding our arm quietly at our side.
>"A-Also... there are two people you should meet now too."
>"You know..."
>Point to ourselves.
>"Like Kiku-chan, do you wanna meet them ?"
>"They're... like Kiku-chan. I understand if you're busy though."
>Back up more.
>"Alright."
>Swap to Kiku.
>Hug her.
>"Miss Keine I'm sorry too! I should've been a better person and thought about you too! I just wanted to apologize too. Y-You can meet the others now."
>Step back away from her and be prepared to swap if Raf wants to.
Bastet:
>"Finally i get some time out !"
>Twitch our ears and smile.
>"Hey there ! My name is Bastet, it's nice to meet you Miss Keine !"
>"Kiku-chan found my box a bit after what happened, and I was stuck as a ball of light for a while, but Daiko and Kiku helped me get to where I am now."
>Turn to the other (flame) lady.
>"Oh, sorry for the confusion, but we're people who were stuck in Daiko's head for a long time or something. We can switch who's using our body. There's four of us so far, and we think there might be more. Daiko can explain more if you need."
>"Good. There's one more person that appeared when Daiko and Kokoro were-"
>Prevent her from saying the rest.
>"I think you should just swap and let her introduce herself..."
Bastet:
>Mind: "Just a bit more... it feels nice..."
>Smile and purr from the petting.
>"Mmm..."
>Rub our head against her hand.
Bastet:
>"Nya~!"
>Stay just a bit more, then back away.
>"Okay, now you gotta meet one special person."
>Soul swap with Niji.
Niji:
>Flap our wings nervously and wave.
>"H-Hey there... my um... name is Niji, it's nice to meet you..."
//I just like the rainbow effect. :3 (But she is also a good concept.)
Niji:
>Look away.
>"Sorry if i am not that pleasant to meet..."
>"People don't seem to like fairies that much..."
>Look sadly back towards Clownpiece.
Niji:
>Smile a bit and flap our wings, making them change color.
>"Thanks Miss Keine, no wonder Daiko-kun and the others thinks so highly of you."
Niji:
>Nod and follow !
>"We dunno... Daiko-kun is a Half-Human and Half-Yuki-onna hybrid, Kiku-chan and Bastet-chan are Neko Youkai, and i am a fairy, we are really different but seem to all have connections in a way."
>Sit down somewhere.
>"And none of us that live in Daiko-kun's body have much memory of our past lifes, i just know that i had a best friend that wasn't a fairy..."
>"Lemme bring the genius himself."
>Swap to Daiko.
>"Um... i do in fact... i can foresee the future and stuff, but please don't spread that."
>"Immortal ?! Wow... that's quite the surprise."
>Ponder.
>"But... it's a very big double-edged blade too..."
>"Living forever..."
>Look confused, then look sympathetic.
>"Kaguya?"
>"A princess. I see..."
>Blink a bit.
>"Oh!"
>Mind: "Wait, t-they're both girls then!"
>"Ehm, uh.... nevermind..."
>Take a sip too.
>Do we even have any?
>"Um... why keep killing her ?"
>"Is she immortal too?"
>"O-Oh! I thought so too... Um, now that it's come up, me and the others in me have been thinking about our body. Like, if one of us gets hurt, what will happen when we switch? Any clothes we have on switch appropriately, underwear, scarves, whatever. But actual pain or scars, we haven't found out yet..."
>Ball? Catch it!
>Brace for it to hit and block it with our arms.
>"I-It's alright. That hurt a bit though, and our outfits..."
>Swap to Kiku-chan.
>Check it.
>"...Fairies come back to life after they die, right? What happens to us if Niji is killed? Or if we die? Will Niji be the only one to come back?"
>Reswap to Daiko.
>"That seems scary to think about too..."
>"If such a thing happens but we're at least all still alive and we can experience the outside, that's enough for me... If possible though, I'd like to avoid something like that ever needing to happen..."
>Sigh.
>"Huh..."
>Think for a bit.
>"First, Kiku-chan's box appeared a while after I met Kokoro for the first time... Then, Bastet's key and box appeared when we were near the Hakurei Shrine, talking about things that were pretty happy. Now, a feeling that lead to Niji's box appearing happened right when Kokoro and I were... um... Anyways, it was another happy moment for me, just like the other two."
>Turn to Kokoro.
>"I think their appearances might have something to do with us, or, at least me being happy. I don't think it's the latter though, because nothing seemed to happen when I finally got to apologize to Keine...
>"Who?"
>"Miko? I don't think I've heard of h-them..."
>"Your dad's female? Wouldn't it be your mom then Kokoro?"
>"Well, I won't make fun of your preferences Kokoro."
>Smile.
>"Do you think she might know about the others popping up? Should we... try and test to see if more will appear?"
>"Try a situation and see if it causes another box to appear. I'll tell the others to keep a look out and keep feeling for that feeling from the other times."
>"M-Maybe but I don't want to force the situation. And, it's still your choice too. It could be something much less than that if you wanted."
>Kiku-Mind: "Or more... Maybe those books you're gonna get her can help too, ehehe."
>"What for?"
>"O-Okay...?"
>Start following her.
>Do the future sensing thing for Mokou. Don't go too descriptive though. Don't want her finding out if we can...
>"She was the only one that i could trust and talk with at my worst of times, and>Change this section to "we really care about each other..."from what i have seen she really cares about me..."
>"She was the only one that i could trust and talk with at my worst of times, and from what i have seen she really cares about me..."
>Change this section to "we really care about each other..."
//The bad about me and cliffhangers here is that I'm usually not awake fast enough to get back with the others...
>"I want to be with her and for her to be able to enjoy things. Why are you acting so serious?"
>Nod.
>Nod.
>"That's how we feel, ever since i met her it felt a bit like now."
>"She is a very old youkai that seems to express her emotions through her masks, she also is a dancer, has a pretty big curiousity too and is quite misunderstood."
>"Huh ? What is it ?"
>"Yesterday, i met her on the village, she seemed to be following me and watching me."
>"Some events happened that kinda sped them up a lot, they showed us how we cared for each other even though we had barely met, and she helped me so much in my time of need."
>Brace our heart.
>"I... understand your concern... but i can assure you that i will do my best for her, in have noticed that trait of hers, about how she is so curious and quite innocent too, besides, if i just suddenly changed my behavior it would be strange."
>Smile a bit.
>"Anyways... i will have her slow down a bit if it seems like it would be best yes."
>"Her family yes, so where does she live ?"
>"I will ask Kokoro-chan later then."
>Take a breath.
>"So is that all ? We have some big tasks ahead of us so..."
>"I'll do my best so that Kokoro is happy with what she wants and that she knows things before they're considered... I'm still going to consider what Kokoro wants most though."
>Nod and head back to our group.
>Sigh.
//Back probably soon...
>Nod.
>"Yeah, it was an important chat."
>"Are we leaving?"
>Look for Kokoro.
>"Split up ? Why ?"//You forgot already?
>"Split up ? Why ?"
//You forgot already?
>"Well, I want to know if there's a way we can all be out at the same time, but I kinda like us being together too. There's definitely a few things that'll be troublesome together though..."
//Ohhhh that splitting... i thought she means taking separate ways.
>"Maybe we could get separate bodies, but still have this shared mind of sorts, that way we could contact each other."
>"A way where all of us can be out at the same time. I guess splitting up would be the way to get to this. But, what if more appear in me? ...I want a way where I can split us up. Maybe even bring us back together..."
>"Milady ? Who is that ? And where is she now ?"
>"And how do we convince you ? We really need any help we can, pleaseeeeee ?"
>"Aw..."
Niji:
>Mind: "Let me ask her !"
Daiko-kun:
>"Huh ? If you say so..."
>Swap with Niji.
Niji-chan:
>"Cmon Clownpiece-chan, help us out, Daiko-kun is a good person, please ? Pleaseeeee ? Pretty please ?"
>Flap our wings.
>"Like what ? A game ?"
>"I wanna be equal to everyone though. If I can't even be out like a normal fairy can, t-then I'm even more une-"
>"Huh?"
>"W-Which Game ?"
>Swap to Daiko.
>"Look... I'd be happy to let you and Niji play as much as you two want when we're split up, but there's a bunch of things that just get in the way normally. Whatever pain or anything that happens to her body happens to ours as well. We're also busy trying to find out how to split up, so we can't accept this yet."
>"...Let me try something..."
>Everyone in the mind: Try focusing on being next to Daiko like how swapping works.
>Keep at it.
>Mind: "Huh ?"
>Everyone: Keep at it.
>Reality: "Huh?"
>Everybody: Keep at it.
>Keep going!
>Is anyone outside reacting to this?
>Keep... going!
>"Don't give up yet girls..."
>Expels other spheres?
>Look around.
>Start crying.
>Group hug with our mates.
>"You guys, we did it! On our own!"
>"I-I'm finally free..."
>"We're out!"
>Hug a bit more before breaking it.
>"T-This is amazing... We're separate. G-Grandma. I think we'll need a larger room at home."
>(Niji)"This means we can play Clownpiece!"
Kiku-chan:
>Do some little hops of joy.
>"Yaaaaay !"
>"I guess this means we're free to do something else..."
Niji:
>"Nani ?"
>Look confused.
>"But what about my friends ?"
Kiku-chan:
>"I could see if i can live at the mansion, that would save some space."
Daiko-kun:
>"Hehe, looks like our family just grew by 3 members."
Daiko-kun:
>"Only if we get an equal amount of tasks."
>"Oh Kokoro. Would it be alright if I could meet, um... Miko, was it?"
Kiku-chan:
>"Well they are recruiting maids, and i made a very good friend there, so it would be nice."
Niji:
>"But they are my friends... and why does it have to be fairies only ? My best friend isn't a fairy from what i remember..."
Bastet:
>Go near Miss Keine and rub our cat ears on her side.
Bastet:
>"Nya~!"
>Cuddle up.
Daiko-kun:
>"Well it would be nice if i met your family, i mean, you already know my little grandma here."
>Point to Sakura.
>"Well, she's the one who tries to teach you about the world and things, right? We should take a few steps back and make sure she's fine with us hanging out with each other. She should know a bit of if it's okay."
Kiku-chan:
>"Well, it does look harsh, but if it's a way to earn money for our family, spare space and be able to spend some more time with Koa, i guess i will take it."
Niji-chan:
>"But that is selfish... the more people available to play, the more fun it is right ?"
//Hm...
>"I don't mean like, meeting families. I mean getting things right."
>Sigh.
>"It's tough to explain."
Daiko-kun:
>Turn to Sakura.
>"It's not that i am big, it's that you are short, i'm pretty sure i'm on the average, but i will try to stop."
Niji-chan:
>Smile and hop a bit too.
Kiku-chan:
>Nod.
Bastet:
>"Thanks !"
>Keep enjoying.
>"Well... They seemed to have other partial memories..."
Bastet:
>"Well, i think at least Kiku-chan is, but the rest of us... we have no idea why we were inside him or why we can't remember anything of our past lives."
Niji-chan:
>Nod.
Daiko-kun:
>Nod.
>"I look forward for that."
>Turn to Sakura.
>"Hey, i might play with you some, but you are still my great friend, i don't mean any of those seriously to you."
Daiko-kun:
>"Ehehe, you know, it would have been a lot better if you had just been your true self the whole time i lived with you, sure believing someone that looks as old as i do to be my grandmother is hard, but it feels bad that you had to hide that part of yourself at home."
Kiku-chan:
>Sneak in on Sakura.
>"Hey Sakura."
>Tackle her !
>"Now i got you ! Ehehe !"
Bastet:
>"Well, all we know now is what Daiko-kun knows plus a little bit of our memories... so in a way we are connected to him."
>"Huh? How?"
>"Ohh... That sounds interesting to take a look at."
>"Oh..."
>"Oh? What kinda fairy do you think I could be then?"
>Smile.
Niji-chan:
>"Rainbow Fairy ? Uh... i guess... but what is my ability then ?"
>"So, what did you say before about getting to your home, Kokoro?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Something about a crack ?"
Niji-chan:
>Nod, then look at ourselves.
Daiko-kun:
>"So let's look for a crack on Mokou's house then."
Bastet:
>How well are we ?
Daiko-kun:
>"Oh well... maybe we will find something like a crack on a rock or something."
Daiko-kun:
>"Well what are we waiting for ? Everyone, let's group up and search for a crack !"
Everyone else:
>"Haaaaaai !"
>Do so, then follow whatever trail there is searching.
>"Maybe I could use my house though..."
>"Alright then. Should we get going?"
>Do we recall any large cracks near or in/on our house?
>"Okay, so how do we get out of here and back to the village ?"
>Follow the instructions we are given.
>After we're told...
>>"Okay. We'll see you later."
>>Kiku: "I hope Mokou enjoyed the lunch you made for her, Keine."
>"We'll be going then, I guess."
Kiku-chan:
>"Thanks Keine ! Now go get that immortal girl."
>Giggle.
Kiku-chan:
>"I think everyone noticed that, right guys ?"
Everyone else:
>"Yep !"
>Niji:"I'm happy that they're such good friends."
>Daiko: Examine Kokoro a bit as we continue on.
Daiko-kun:
>"Something on your mind Kokoro-chan ?"
>Head with our group home.
>"To us ?"
>"I hope things can go well."
>"Seiga-Nyan?"
>"Why would that be ? I don't get it."
>"I hope not..."
>How near are we to our home?
>"Huh ?"
>Fly over there !
>"I think we should check that out guys. Let's go."
>"Eh? Mystia?"
>Approach carefully.
>"...Eh?"
>"Nice to meet you Miss Suika."
>Look at Sakura.
>"Well, technically you are only part-oni, but that doesn't mean you are any less *cooler*, get it ?"
>Poke her ice horn.
>Don't say "get it."
>How does it feel?
>Do we drink ?
>"Um, you sure drinking sake is a good idea at this moment ? Just don't drink too much, or else we will probably have to carry you home."
>Look at Mystia.
>"So... what happened here ?"
>"Right, um... how do we undo it?"
>"Uh... that won't really be helpful for people that want food from the stand... And there's a lot that would"
>"You owe me then."
>Smile.
>"Can you please return her and her stand to normal Suika?"
Kiku-chan:
>Poke Sakura with a scolding look.
>"You better not spend all of our money on buying sake Miss Ice Oni, or else we will find out if that horn melts or not."
Daiko-kun:
>Pet mini-Mystia.
>"But we are also her clients, what about us ? Just-"
Kiku-chan:
>"Just don't get as drunk as her, besides excessive drinking is bad for your memory."
Daiko-kun:
>"Stop this, we wanna be normal-sized again okay ? We don't wanna be small, and bring Mystia and her stand back too okay ?"
>Poke the drunk oni.
Kiku-chan:
>"I'm not saying for you to stop, just don't burn all our funds on it or do it excessively."
>Look around and whisper.
>"Besides you will give Daiko-kun an excuse to buy a lot more books."
Daiko-kun:
>"Sorry."
>Get off her.
>"Um... Mystia, you can let go now..."
Kiku-chan:
>"Hey... what became of your mother and father grandma Sakura ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"No worries, say... oni are physically strong, so why don't you have Miss Suika use her strength to help you take the stand ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Hmm... why not ask something to the kappa later then ? They might have an idea to make it easier for you."
Kiku-chan:
>"Where they good parents for you ?"
Kiku-chan:
>"I see..."
>Smile.
>"You know... i think you should find someone to be with... yeah ! I should look for a match for you !"
Daiko-kun:
>"Ehm... i think just putting something to make it easier to move or making it lighter bybsome means is better."
>Shrug and look towards Kokoro-chan, then head besides her.
Kiku-chan:
>"Uh huh."
>Nod.
>"Like how Kokoro-chan and Daiko-kun are becoming one, it would be great to see you find someone to love too."
Daiko-kun:
>"Very interesting, she is rather... unique, i could sense a lot of pride on her, sadly that pride seems a bit fragile... but overall all of the residents seem nice, especially that Koa devil girl."
Bastet:
>Approach Miss Suika.
>"Hey Miss, could you please pet me ?"
Kiku-chan:
>"Well not really, think of this as a hobby, besides if Daiko-kun was able to find someone in two days of him finally coming out of that room, they aren't you like REALLLLLY far behind him on that department ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"The name is Daikoku Susumu, but everyone just calls me Daiko or Daiko-kun."
>Look to Kokoro-chan.
>"And this is Kokoro-chan."
Bastet:
>Purr a bit and lean towards the drunk oni.
Bastet:
>"Nyo~ ? What is that ?"
>Look curious.
Kiku-chan:
>"Well you didn't consider that when you bragged about knowing stuff from the outside."
Daiko-kun:
>Sigh.
>"I'm not a human... i'm a half-youkai..."
Niji-chan:
>Float behind Daiko-kun shyfully.
Niji-chan:
>"Um... i'm kinda shy..."
Bastet:
>"Um... just a bit ?"
>Take just a sip.
Kiku-chan:
>"Yep, and my first client will be you !"
Daiko-kun:
>What is an yamabiko ?
>"I see, well it's not really noticeable unlike Sakura, i'm a hybrid between a human and a yuki-onna."
>Bastet: "Nyahh..." Stick out our tongue. "I don like this much..."
>Daiko:"Uh, we're sorta going a few different ways soon, I think. Oh, hey Mystia. Before we leave, can we have something to eat?"
Bastet:
>"It's bitter... do all onis like this ?"
Daiko-kun:
>Turn to Bastet.
>"It's a matter of taste, i like having some when i have a good day, but onis are just massive drinkers compared to us."
Kiku-chan:
>"Hm... i dunno, have any better ideas ?"
Daiko-kun:
>Point to Sakura.
>"But you Miss won't be drinking at that level anytime soon ! First we deal with our financial trouble."
Kiku-chan:
>"See ? Daiko-kun also agrees."
>Don't say "financial". I think it'd be embarrassing for Sakura if we just outright stated that...
Daiko-kun and Kiku-chan:
>"We aren't mean, we just worry about you and our home."
>Look towards each other then be a bit surprised.
Niji-chan and Bastet:
>Giggle a bit.
>Daiko:"Mm... Shall we eat now?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Hehe."
>Sit alongside Kokoro-chan.
Kiku-chan:
>"So what if you run out of sake ? Won't you have to go all the way to the village or home to get more ?"
Kiku-chan:
>"And where does someone get those ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"I can foresee the future Kokoro-chan, not control time."
Kiku-chan:
>"Well then why don't you make one for Sakura here ? That would save us a lotta trouble."
Daiko-kun:
>"Exchange ?"
Kiku-chan:
>"I hope so... just don't do any fights."
Niji-chan:
>"Hehe, you are so cute when pouting Sakura-sama."
>Giggle.
>"That combined with your airheadedness is just so neat."
Daiko-kun:
>"How would i even do that ?"
>Hold her hand.
>"Sorry, but you gotta wait just a bit more..."
>Daiko:"Maybe one of the others can control time. We just have to figure out if they can or not."
>Sigh.
>"Seeing the future isn't that great and useful though. So far, my Future Diary can tell me where someone's going to be, or a feeling that I might feel later. And I need to know how they look too, for starters."
>"Maybe I won't be able to do anything to even stop what I see if it's undesirable. This is really just for finding people I know... And even then, it still has flaws."
Kiku-chan:
>"Yeah you are Sakura, you just don't notice."
>Nod.
>"Looks like it's time now. That wasn't so bad, right?"
>Start eating.
>"Ehehe, guess we're lucky we came by here..."
Daiko-kun:
>"O-Oh, ehm, um, you see Mystia, Kokoro-chan and i developed some deep bonds due to some events that happened lately, so we are... in love with each other..."
>Look back at Kokoro-chan.
>"I am not sure, we go around, visit the library shop again, have some fun, there is quite a lot to do."
>Smile.
>Don't outright tell her yet.
//What if things get ruined...? We still have to help Kokoro decide if this is actually how she feels. Remember what Mokou said?
>"We should probably start preparing for the festival then."
>How far away is that festival anyways?
>Kiku: "The romantic kind of course."
>Daiko: "Yea."
>Do we still have the newspaper with us, by any chance?
>"We haven't practiced yet..."
>Try to imagine Mystia with our futuresight.
Daiko-kun:
>Stop doing that.
>"And how is that secret technique like ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Okay i guess, i mean, Sakura can only show me so much, and i don't wanna keep bothering Miss Keine..."
>Raise an eyebrow.
>"By the way Mystia, would you happen to be a singer ?"
>"Oh, maybe we can sing and dance. Remember how those two wanted to see your dance Kokoro? And wanted to learn too?"
>Eat a bit.
Daiko-kun:
>"Yeah, i had a feeling that you were."
>Smile.
>"Well, i also had another feeling, that you will be a great success like that."
Kiku-chan:
>"Well you don't have to, but it would be really cool."
Daiko-kun:
>"Yeah, do-"
>Daiko:"Yea. That was great!"
>Kiku:"Amazing!"
>"A-A team name? Uh... W-What are your ideas first?"
>"Um... B-Bright Future? N-No, I don't have any ideas either..."
>"That was still really sudden Sakura."
>"Hehehe. That doesn't mean you just ask her to join. She hasn't even said she was interested or anything yet. Taking the initiate this way isn't that good."
>"I-I guess..."
>"We should probably get going now. Thanks for the meal and song snippet Mysti. They were both great!"
>Kiku:"Yeah!"
>Get up and start to leave with our group.
>"I guess it is pretty late..."
>"But i think we can still go there."
Daiko-kun:
>"So are there any others that live there ?"
>"And what kind of people are then ?"
>"I see, i am eager to meet them !"
>Smile.
>"I'm glad you live with such nice people."
>How far away from home are we ?
>"Yup... and now the house will be twice as lively."
>"So true hehe."
>Nod then look back to Kokoro-chan.
>"So how was the food ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"And you have us now, everyone here likes you, right people ?"
Everybody else:
>Nod.
>"Uh huh !"
Everyone:
>"Ehehe."
>Keep heading home.
Kiku-chan and Daiko-kun:
>"Uh huh."
>Poke our good ol ice oni.
>"And hers too of course."
Everyone:
>Look surprised.
>"Huh ?!!?"
Everybody:
>"B-But you aren't leaving us r-right ?!"
>Look at each other completely surprised.
>Breath relieved.
>"Well don't scared us like that !"
Daiko-kun:
>"Nah of course not, even youkai have to die one day..."
Niji-chan:
>Look down and a bit sad...
Niji-chan:
>"I-It's not that... i'm a fairy, and fairies don't die... we don't age or anything, so that means you will all die while i will have to live without all of you..."
>Hug her and sob.
Niji-chan:
>Look at her confused.
>"H-How ?"
Bastet:
>Hug Niji-chan.
Niji-chan:
>"I-I'll try..."
Daiko-kun:
>"Cmon everyone, let's get inside."
Niji-chan:
>Nod and head inside.
Bastet:
>Unhug and head inside.
Everyone else:
>Head inside too.
Daiko-kun:
>Go look for the crack on the floor.
>"Here it is Kokoro-chan, what now ?"
>"Eh ? Then what is it ?"
>Examine it further.
>"What is this ?"
>Try to open it or remove it or something.
>Sigh.
>"Should have expected... go ahead Miss Granny."
>"Not anymore of course."
>Poke her.
>"Geez, if you like hiding things so much, just ask to play hide and seek already."
Kiku-chan:
>"It makes me upset you hid even that from us..."
Everyone:
>"Well show us the surprise already !"
Bastet:
>"See ? I told you you were a bit airheaded, ehehe."
Everyone:
>Giggle.
Bastet:
>"She really fell for it."
Kiku-chan:
>"Hehe."
Daiko-kun:
>"Huh ?"
>Don't move if it's something bad
Kiku-chan:
>Check it for Daiko-kun and warn him if it's bad.
>Daiko: Do we feel anything?
>Kiku: Move the hair out of the way as much as we can without pulling out Daiko-kun's hair!
Kiku-chan:
>"Ehhh ?"
>Look closer.
Daiko-kun:
>"Huh ? What's wrong ?"
Bastet:
>"Oh you hadn't noticed that yet ? So i was the only one ?"
Everybody:
>Look at Bastet.
>"You knew ?!"
Bastet:
>"About the horn ? Yeah, i saw it back when i was stuck in Daiko-kun's body."
>Look to Sakura with an innocent look.
>"Was that supposed to be a surprise ? Did i ruin it ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"On me ? But why ? I thought that mother was an yuki-onna, and that father was a human."
Bastet:
>"Hey ! Don't i get an reward for seeing it ?!"
>Pout.
Daiko-kun:
>"Okay... then where do we start ?"
Everyone:
>Follow her.
Daiko-kun:
>"Okay, that i already understand, but want about this horn on me ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Huh ?! So you are saying i am some weird hybrid of an Oni, an Human and a Yuki-onna ?!"
>Daiko:"So I drank your horn... Er... That sure is weird... So, I'm a half Human, half Yuki Onna, as well as partial artificial Oni?"
>Kiku:"Ehehe. What if your horn's made out of frozen milk!"
>Daiko:"That's terrible! It's not, is it?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Well how will i explain that now ? Hey i am probably the first hybrid between three different species, nice to meet you."
Kiku-chan:
>"Maybe this place was the home of a magician."
Daiko-kun:
>"And you better not try it ever either."
>Look confused.
>"But i thought Oni Horns grew back after being cut, so why didn't yours ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"And you didn't even consider first finding out what that horn did in the first place ?"
Daiko-kun:
>"What i mean is that you could have waited before cutting your horn and tried to find out what it could do silly."
Kiku-chan:
>"Like i said, airhe-"
Niji-chan:
>Stop Kiku-chan from saying it.
Daiko-kun:
>"Hm... so when it is grown, can i try prodding you with it ?"
>Giggle.
>"Okay, so about this place, which rooms will they be in ?"
>"As ready as we'll be..."
Daiko-kun:
>"We are Sakura."
Kiku-chan:
>"Wow, you really are obsessed with surprises huh ?"
>Daiko:"Whoa... I-Is this all undergroung? Our house was this big!? I only expected a few more rooms..."
>Kiku:"You've been stuck in this house for this long and you didn't even figure this out?"
Daiko-kun:
>"Wow, this is really big, but after seeing *that* library it isn't really that impressive sadly..."
Everyone:
>Start looking around.
>Don't compare them like that... The Library isn't even our home. And the library only serves the purpose for books. This probably does much more, and we haven't even explored yet.
Bastet:
>"So that means i get to sleep with you ?!? Yay !!!"
>Hug cute oni.
Daiko-kun:
>Giggle.
>"She probably wants to stay with you for sleep."
>Daiko:"Yea. That this is our house too is great. Hehe, and here I thought having everyone together in me would've been necessary for space..."
>Turn to her.
>"What is it?"
>Blush.
>"K-Kokoro, there's quite a few things I've got to tell you. One of them being that it's your choice to sleep in the same bed as me or not, and that it's also your choice of how you want to sleep. Do those however you want as long as it doesn't bother others."
>Take a breath. "Also, Miko usually tells you what you should know, right? What would you do if she said that I'm not a good person you should be with?"
>"I suppose... I guess we should be looking around this new section of our house then. See where to sleep and where the bathrooms are, if there's more..."
>Nod.
>"If you want to."
>"Yea. There's gonna be some things we need to talk about before we sleep, Kokoro..."
>Look to Sakura. "So uh, our rooms?"
>"That depends on how the rooms look and which is more comfortable."
>Follow.>"Hey... You sure Mom hasn't just been hiding down here the whole time?"