Still Chen's Day Out! =^_^=

[Chaore]

>Ponder if Mackette the Knife is having any luck on her assignment.
>Look to Hina. "Well, I guess the next step is figuring out if anyone else cursed or possessed or whatever, I guess, until we can figure out where it came from."

You haven't heard from her, so you don't think so.

Hina nods. "Yes, If I can hold one down next time, I think we can get more info on who we're dealing with."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Looks like it'll be a bit before we can get much more done here, anyways. So let's just sneak out and check on some people."
>Is there a back way out?

[Chaore]

>"Looks like it'll be a bit before we can get much more done here, anyways. So let's just sneak out and check on some people."
>Is there a back way out?

Hina nods. "I suppose that is all that there is to do... Alright, I'm sure the Aki Sisters won't need my help anytime soon, anyway."

There is a back exit to the schoolhouse.

[OkashiiKisei]

> Use said exit and leave the village stealthily.
> Now that Hina has joined the party (*fanfare*), let's search out the possible infectees. Let's start with Wriggle. She's closest afterall.
> Just asking out of curiosity, where is HER hideout actually? We're going to need to purge her too eventually.

[Chaore]

> Use said exit and leave the village stealthily.
> Now that Hina has joined the party (*fanfare*), let's search out the possible infectees. Let's start with Wriggle. She's closest after all.
> Just asking out of curiosity, where is HER hideout actually? We're going to need to purge her too eventually.

You and Hina leave the village, and head out of the barrier to the FOREST OF MAGIC. You call back Mackette and have her scout around the forest for signs of Marisa before you head in. Shes not along your route, so you think you'll be fine.

The cave you both stay in is located at an edge of the Hakurei Border, ergo, the very edge of gensokyo.

[Kasu]

> Keep heading for Wriggle's place.

[Chaore]

> Keep heading for Wriggle's place.

You keep going and arrive at the 'Bug Palace'. Wriggle is inside meeting with a few bugs. She glances to your direction and finishes up with the other bugs, before quickly heading over to you and Hina. "Chen! You're alive! What the hell were you thinking!" You're not sure what emotions she is trying to put on here, and you get the feeling she doesn't either.

[Kuma]

> "Er, well, I guess I was thinking I could try to Make Marisa hate me less somehow... needless to say, it didn't work. But when I almost died... I- I suddenly Rememberd everything. I remembered... That I did alot of horrible things..."

> "Also, that girl Sanae is a goddess now, she saved my life because I stole her haiclip out of some rubble, and now she needs faith. Tell your all frends."

> Gesture towards Hina, "This is Hina, she is a curse goddess, she's going to help me Find and Purify people who may have contracted a sentient curse that Givs them great power in exchange for driveing them insane and makeing them evil, we think this may be linked  to why everything sucks alot."

[Chaore]

> "Er, well, I guess I was thinking I could try to Make Marisa hate me less somehow... needless to say, it didn't work. But when I almost died... I- I suddenly remembered everything. I remembered... That I did alot of horrible things..."

> "Also, that girl Sanae is a goddess now, she saved my life because I stole her hairclip out of some rubble, and now she needs faith. Tell your all friends."

> Gesture towards Hina, "This is Hina, she is a curse goddess, she's going to help me Find and Purify people who may have contracted a sentient curse that Givs them great power in exchange for driving them insane and making them evil, we think this may be linked  to why everything sucks a lot."

You open a load of exposition for Wriggle. Summarily, shes a bit confused.

"So...sanae is still alive, and saved you when Marisa almost killed you? And she is a goddess now? If she needs faith, it makes sense she'd be hiding out for a while instead of doing anything. Hold on, What is this about some curse?"

[Kasu]

> Keine nearly went insane from being controlled by some greenish goo-like curse, and it upped her ability so that she could see into the future.  Thats why I got Hina to check things out with the people I know.

[Chaore]

> Keine nearly went insane from being controlled by some greenish goo-like curse, and it upped her ability so that she could see into the future.  Thats why I got Hina to check things out with the people I know.

You explain what you know about the curse to Wriggle. "I see, I suppose you want Hina to check me, just in case?"

[OkashiiKisei]

> "If you don't mind at least. Those things looked pretty hazardous, and Keine wasn't even aware she was cursed. Better be safe than sure."
> Let Hina try and purge Wriggle.

[Chaore]

> "If you don't mind at least. Those things looked pretty hazardous, and Keine wasn't even aware she was cursed. Better be safe than sure."
> Let Hina try and purge Wriggle.

Wriggle nods, and Hina heads over.

You spend the next hour or so with Hina doing a few tests to find if Wriggle is cursed, even if she can't immediately see the curse. She also, for the hell of it, tries to pull out a curse. It comes up completely inconclusive, so, either the curse is damn good at avoiding Hina, or Wriggle isn't cursed.

[Kasu]

> Tell Hina that the curse may only be detectable if the host starts to drift into an unstable mindset due to the power or long-term effect.

[Kuma]

> "Let us test this theory."

> Say something that will really piss Wriggle off.

[OkashiiKisei]

> "Let us test this theory."

> Say something that will really piss Wriggle off.

> Something like....: "Hey, you know Wriggle, I saw this big, fat, juicy, ugly cockroach crawling over the road just a moment ago! It was sooooo nasty! It started to crawl near us, so you know what I did? CRUUNCH! Under the heel! Scraped it's gory remains over the ground to get it off my shoes. Only thing left was a big smudge of brown and yellow. I saw some more further up, so I did the same routine a few more times! People around here won't be having any cockroach problems for quite a while, I'm sure."
> Keep this going until Wriggle goes berserk.

[Chen]

> Call Wriggle a boy.

[Chaore]

> Tell Hina that the curse may only be detectable if the host starts to drift into an unstable mindset due to the power or long-term effect.

You pitch the idea to Hina. "Its possible, but how would we get them to go into the most unstable mindset?"

> "Let us test this theory."

> Say something that will really piss Wriggle off.

> Something like....: "Hey, you know Wriggle, I saw this big, fat, juicy, ugly cockroach crawling over the road just a moment ago! It was sooooo nasty! It started to crawl near us, so you know what I did? CRUUNCH! Under the heel! Scraped it's gory remains over the ground to get it off my shoes. Only thing left was a big smudge of brown and yellow. I saw some more further up, so I did the same routine a few more times! People around here won't be having any cockroach problems for quite a while, I'm sure."
> Keep this going until Wriggle goes berserk.

You decide to test it by attempting to enrage Wriggle. She...gives a bit of an eyebrow raise.

"Chen. Telling me you're squashing bugs isn't going to get me angry. If you-"

> Call Wriggle a boy.

You throw in an innocent "By the way, Wriggle, Aren't you a guy? Whats with the chest?".

Wriggle snaps and lunges at you. You think that did it. She probably hasn't gotten any of that since she got... 'older' anyway.

[Kasu]

> Dodge and look for signs of the curse.

[Chen]

> Get 2 of your familiars to hold Wriggle down.

[Kuma]

> If she is not cursed atempt to calm her down by telling her that she is a fine and sexy lady with a vagina and everthing.

[Chaore]

> Dodge and look for signs of the curse.

You duck under the lunge and get away from the second round of rageggle. Hina gives you a thumbs up for 'Can't see shit cap'n!'.

Of course, That doesn't change the fact she is rather angry.

> Get 2 of your familiars to hold Wriggle down.

You attempt to channel two familiars at once, and only succeed to drain yourself. Didn't we say this was impossible before?

> If she is not cursed attempt to calm her down by telling her that she is a fine and sexy lady with a vagina and everything.

You revert to standing in place and sputtering about how you were kidding.

Wriggle lunges straight into you with a deafening crash. Oww.

[Kasu]

> Apologize profusely.
> "We had to make sure you weren't cursed by pissing you off!"

[Kuma]

> Kiss Wriggle

[Chaore]

> Apologize profusely.
> "We had to make sure you weren't cursed by pissing you off!"

You attempt to apologize as she gets ready to beat the crap out of you with her bare hands. And orders someone to fetch her bear hands.

You only have one defense left.

> Kiss Wriggle

You kiss Wriggle.

Everything goes rather still.

You're not sure if this was a bad move.

[Kuma]

> "UH."

[Chaore]

> "UH."

You attempt to break the silence with a magnificent and calming sentence.

Instead, you kind of lose your train of though and drift into an 'Uh'.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I didn't mean it! I just had to make sure you weren't cursed! Sorry!"

[Kuma]

> This might be a good time to confess our feelings for the loveley miss Nightbug

[Chaore]

>"I didn't mean it! I just had to make sure you weren't cursed! Sorry!"

You gather your wits and apologize. Wriggle nods and gets off of you.

You pull yourself together and up. Maybe Hina should do the talking next time.

> This might be a good time to confess our feelings for the lovely miss Nightbug

It might be, and it might not be.