>"I don't suppose you ever tried talking to her?"
>have spellcard ready
>look around for an appropriate weapon; where'd that rebar go?
>"She never came down to that house," Jeff says. "And no one hears me away from it, normally, not even you."
>You ready Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon High Level
>You left the Rusty Piece of Rebar at the Sun. But you do have Youmu's Short Blade. Also, you note a mop leaning against the side of the shrine.
>"...last time? Lemme get this straight; stuff that's eaten bees now has bees around it in this messed up world. I saw your memory of Rumia eating bees... and it sounds like there are more in Suwako's Pond, you said frogs ate the bees last time."
>"What happened "last time", anyway?"
>"Looks like it's that way," Jeff agrees. "Oh man...I never thought about what that might have done to Suwako."
>"Okay, here's the short version. I said the words. Don't ask me what they are, you probably already know. And, well, I summoned It into Eientei. We, that is, me, Mystia, Rumia, and Kaguya, got drug into some other place. Kinda like this, but it was all dark and ruined. And it was there. There wasn't much I could do about it, I mean it was a huge swarm of evil bees! So I prayed to Suwako. And...it worked. Frogs manifested out of the darkness and started eating the bees. And Rumia, being the little ditz she is, decided to do it too. And she was pretty much stuck talking funny because of it, she just made weird noises instead of words, but I don't think she ever noticed it."
>Examine Sanae and Wriggle
>Attempt to pick up nearby objects.
>Are Sanae and Wriggle holding anything? If so, try to take it.
>Sanae and Wriggle seem like they were both having a pleasant conversation while watching the sun set.
>You try to pick up the mop, and have no problem doing so.
>Wriggle is holding a cup of tea. You try to pluck it from her hands, but it seems to be frozen there; her hands are wrapped around it and don't seem to want to give, much like with Aya's camera and Youmu's other sword.
>contemplate kidnapping Rumia to bring here
>You wonder if this is possible.
>_