Author Topic: Meira Quest (Read 52324 times)

日巫子 · « **Reply #540 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:22:31 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 05:17:54 PM

> "Ohhhh..." Kouyoshi's smart!
> Back to Mar- Rumia. "Um, sorry, we don't have pumpkins. There's some mushrooms over there..." Point vaguely in the direction we came from.

> Wow, Kouyoshi really does know a lot about this.
> ~~Marco~~ Rumia takes one look in the direction you indicated and wrinkles her nose. "Ew. Their harvest is better than some smelly old mushrooms." With that, she starts skipping off with her arms outstretched.
> "Who's 'they'?" Kouyoshi calls after her.

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Sect · « **Reply #541 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:27:07 PM »

> "The people that grow wheat and pumpkins, maybe?"
> Beat.
> "Waaaaaiit!!!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #542 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:37:03 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 05:27:07 PM

> "The people that grow wheat and pumpkins, maybe?"
> Beat.
> "Waaaaaiit!!!"

> "Yeah, probably..."
> Wait.
> ...Oh!
> You call out for Rumia to wait. She skids to a halt, splattering more mud on her dress, and turns back to face you.
> "I said I didn't want any smelly mushrooms!"

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Sect · « **Reply #543 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:37:59 PM »

> "No, not that! Do you know where some humans are?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #544 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:51:50 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 05:37:59 PM

> "No, not that! Do you know where some humans are?"

> "Huh?" Rumia stares at you, jaw slightly agap. "Yeah! They live in a village with lots of fields and bamboo nearby. Every year there's a big harvest, and they invite the ladies with grapes and leaves on their heads. It's the same people every year, or at least the people from the same families who help out the most with the fields. They make a big spectacle of it and sometimes, if there's a surplus, they give me a share. Yesterday I saw a girl from there in the forest. She's going to miss out on all the fun." The last sentence is said wistfully.

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Sect · « **Reply #545 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:54:43 PM »

> Smile happily at Kouyoshi. "See! There's one!"
> Turn back to Rumia. "Hey, can you take us there?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #546 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:58:57 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 05:54:43 PM

> Smile happily at Kouyoshi. "See! There's one!"
> Turn back to Rumia. "Hey, can you take us there?"

> You can't help but smile. There were more humans after all!
> Kouyoshi smiles back.
> Rumia nods. "That's where I was going. They're probably harvesting the wheat and I'm missing it."

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Sect · « **Reply #547 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:11:51 PM »

> "Oh, youkai help harvest wheat too?"
> Let go of Kouyoshi's coat and walk closer to Rumia. Keep our katana close at hand, though: those teeth look sharp...

日巫子 · « **Reply #548 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:19:51 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 06:11:51 PM

> "Oh, youkai help harvest wheat too?"
> Let go of Kouyoshi's coat and walk closer to Rumia. Keep our katana close at hand, though: those teeth look sharp...

> "Nope. They used to chase me away a lot."
> You leave Kouyoshi's side to move closer to Rumia. Those are some sharp teeth...
> Kouyoshi follows, looking out at the lake. "Forgot there was a lake here..."

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Sect · « **Reply #549 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:21:04 PM »

> "Oh... do you think they have big critters in there like..."
> Follow Rumia.

日巫子 · « **Reply #550 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:22:45 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 06:21:04 PM

> "Oh... do you think they have big critters in there like..."
> Follow Rumia.

> "Lots of fish, I bet," Kouyoshi says as the two of you start following Rumia. She certainly seems to know where she's going, running along the path leading around the lake and into the trees beyond.
> "This way!" she shouts.

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Sect · « **Reply #551 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:31:08 PM »

> Why all the running...? ;_;
> Scramble after her.

日巫子 · « **Reply #552 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:35:56 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 06:31:08 PM

> Why all the running...? ;_;
> Scramble after her.

> Youkai sure like to run, don't they?
> You scramble after her, slipping in the mud as you go. Eventually, all three of you clear the lake, and are now running through the trees. They don't seem as dense here, and after a few minutes, Rumia slows down.
> "They're thinning out," she says.

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Sect · « **Reply #553 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:44:09 PM »

> "Hah... are they?" Catch our breath. "Is... is it bad?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #554 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:47:15 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 06:44:09 PM

> "Hah... are they?" Catch our breath. "Is... is it bad?"

> You stop to catch your breath again.
> "It means we're close," Rumia says. She walks backwards only to bump into a tree. "Ohh."
> "Looking kind of out of breath, there," Kouyoshi says to you.

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Sect · « **Reply #555 on:** September 04, 2011, 09:04:22 PM »

> Stand up tall. "I'm fine! It's just training!"
> March after Rumia.

日巫子 · « **Reply #556 on:** September 04, 2011, 09:13:43 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 09:04:22 PM

> Stand up tall. "I'm fine! It's just training!"
> March after Rumia.

> You regain your composure. This is training!
> "If you say so."
> The three of you march on through the trees, and eventually you emerge in a huge, expansive field. Beyond the grass, a lot of it looks like farmland. Through the drizzle, you can see people in the fields. There are even some sheep off in the distance. In the middle of it all you can see some buildings, and behind that, a huge spread of bamboo growing taller than you can look over. A forest of bamboo?
> Rumia keeps moving, skirting around the fields as she does so. Kouyoshi hesitates for a moment before following her; you then notice that she has shapeshifted her tail and ears away.

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Sect · « **Reply #557 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:04:49 PM »

> A human village! "Hey, hey, Rumia, does the village have a guardian or a youkai hunter or a magician?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #558 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:07:45 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 10:04:49 PM

> A human village! "Hey, hey, Rumia, does the village have a guardian or a youkai hunter or a magician?"

> There was another human village after all!
> "Yeah, there's this lady who wears a pagoda for a hat."

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Sect · « **Reply #559 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:11:11 PM »

> "A... pagoda...?" Imagine that.
> "... That's just silly. So who's the real tough guy around here?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #560 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:15:52 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 10:11:11 PM

> "A... pagoda...?" Imagine that.
> "... That's just silly. So who's the real tough guy around here?"

> You try imagining a woman with a pagoda for a hat. How would that even work?
> Yeah, right, that can't be it.
> "I'm not lying!" Rumia cries in indignation. "She exists!"

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Sect · « **Reply #561 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:22:42 PM »

> Frown. "It's too silly to be true! You're just making things up!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #562 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:46:50 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 10:22:42 PM

> Frown. "It's too silly to be true! You're just making things up!"

> "Then why don't you go ahead and prove me wrong?" Rumia sticks her tongue out at you.

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Sect · « **Reply #563 on:** September 04, 2011, 11:32:52 PM »

> Stick our tongue back at her! "Fine! I will!"
> Head to the village!

日巫子 · « **Reply #564 on:** September 04, 2011, 11:55:37 PM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 04, 2011, 11:32:52 PM

> Stick our tongue back at her! "Fine! I will!"
> Head to the village!

> You decide that you will indeed prove Rumia wrong, and head for the village. While Rumia practically races to keep up with you, Kouyoshi walks behind at a much more leisurely pace. A few heads turn at the scene, but no one approaches you.
> As you reach the outskirts of the village, you see a woman sprawled out on the grass with a piece of wheat sticking out of her mouth. You think you see someone else among the sheep nearby.

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Sect · « **Reply #565 on:** September 05, 2011, 12:32:04 AM »

> Race Rumia to the wheat eater! "Heyyyyy! Where's the village's guardian!? Or magician!?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #566 on:** September 05, 2011, 12:47:00 AM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 05, 2011, 12:32:04 AM

> Race Rumia to the wheat eater! "Heyyyyy! Where's the village's guardian!? Or magician!?"

> You race over to the wheat-eater, an albino woman wearing a burned-looking shirt and red pants with pieces of paper stuck here and there. Grinding the wheat between her teeth she glances over at you and Rumia, and then over to Kouyoshi, who is slowly catching up. She doesn't really say anything for a moment.
> "The pagoda lady!" Rumia blurts.
> The woman furrows her brow a little. "Keine?"

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Sect · « **Reply #567 on:** September 05, 2011, 12:59:27 AM »

> Wait, there really is a pagoda lady?
> ... No, this woman's in on it with Rumia! We'll call her bluff! "Yeah! Keine!"

日巫子 · « **Reply #568 on:** September 05, 2011, 01:01:45 AM »

Quote from: Kyouha Shinto on September 05, 2011, 12:59:27 AM

> Wait, there really is a pagoda lady?
> ... No, this woman's in on it with Rumia! We'll call her bluff! "Yeah! Keine!"

> Rumia was right? No, they're all just playing along!
> The woman heave a sigh and pushes herself off the ground. "Stay put." She then turns and, with her hands in her pockets, saunters off into the village.
> Meanwhile Kouyoshi has wandered over to the sheep, and is reaching out to pet one.

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Sect · « **Reply #569 on:** September 05, 2011, 01:09:17 AM »

> Have we ever seen a sheep before?
> Wander over there and watch Kouyoshi pet it. Does it look fluffy?