Face, meet fist. This is Akyu Quest!

[Fightest]

>Do we have any concept of what a radioactive decay is?
>Try on the goggles.

> Nope!

> You put on the goggles. You can't see anything.
> "Flip the switch," says Rinnosuke.
> You do so.
> You hear a bweeeee sound as the goggles light up. You can see now, albeit in a vivid green. Lots of numbers and readouts are moving about before your eyes.

> Ask Rinnosuke the purpose of the headdress is

> "Symbol of rank. Bestows absolute and unimpeachable power to judge over a soul in the afterlife."

[Hello Purvis]

>Consider the readouts and such!

[Kasu]

> Ponder how well the goggles would let us see in the dark.

[Fightest]

>Consider the readouts and such!

> You scan the readouts one at a time. There is a bunch of information about what you are seeing, presented in unfamiliar jargon: ambient light levels, horizon distance, magnification, altitude, distance to focus. A bunch of them appear to be currently inactive - active spotting, IR toggle, selective masking, enhanced acquisition. You could probably figure them out eventually if you had time to play around with the goggles.

> Ponder how well the goggles would let us see in the dark.

> Rinnosuke's shop is poorly-lit, yet you can see everything as if it were in broad daylight... albeit green. This would certainly be a quieter way to see in the dark than using your kiai all the time.

[MysTeariousYukari]

Exotic Garments? Rare Weapons?

[Fightest]

Exotic Garments? Rare Weapons?

> Only if the rest of the voices are unsatisfied with the presented options. Parser needs a break, too.

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's just take the goggles.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Oooo, the Goggles, they would be great use for scouting, although I would have liked the scarf, the Goggles it is 

[Fightest]

> Confirm taking of goggles with at least one more voice: Y/N

[Mr_Bob]

>Select the goggles.

Those additional functions are intriguing.

[Fightest]

>Select the goggles.

Those additional functions are intriguing.

> You take the goggles. Rinnosuke nods, and writes something down in a seemingly random page in a random ledger he picked up off the floor. All, of course, without ever turning away from the scroll.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thank you very much."
>Bow.
>Depart for the underground.

[Fightest]

>"Thank you very much."
>Bow.
>Depart for the underground.

> Kaguya and Eirin wave you goodbye as you leave the shop. The shrine is about half a day's walk from here. Fortunately, it's a clear, sunny day.
> Time passes.
> You've been walking the beaten path for a few hours now. Untamed grassland spreads around you, the knee-high foliage rippling from the wind like waves on the lake. The occasional tree stands here and there, home to flocks of birds. Visibility is high, and you spot, far off in the distance, a person coming down the path in your direction. You cannot make out details.

[Hello Purvis]

>Keep going. Keep an eye on this person, and try to identify her. Be prepared for Go Time, in case she likes to shoot first and ask questions later.

[Fightest]

>Keep going. Keep an eye on this person, and try to identify her. Be prepared for Go Time, in case she likes to shoot first and ask questions later.

> A few minutes later, you can better judge the silhouette, and thus notice the key features.
> They are alone, making it unlikely for them to be a human.
> They are carrying an umbrella.

[Hello Purvis]

>Keep going. Consider knowledge of umbrella carriers, and note other features to narrow it down.
>Also be ready to do a runner, as there's at least one we cannot deal with. =[

[Fightest]

>Keep going. Consider knowledge of umbrella carriers, and note other features to narrow it down.
>Also be ready to do a runner, as there's at least one we cannot deal with. =[

> You are well-aware of the non-human umbrella carriers that reside in Gensokyo. None of them are good news.
> The Mistress of the mansion on the lake is never seen without her maid.
> The Boundary Youkai rarely walks anywhere. Plus, wasn't she co-ordinating with Shikieki to keep track of fights in the tournament?
> That leaves the one who tends to flowers - Yuka.
> As you've seen her, she's probably seen you as well. Running away at this stage would be regarded as very rude.

[Hello Purvis]

>Runners are for after the first shots are fired.
>Keep going. Wish her a good afternoon (or other appropriate time period) when she draws within convenient speaking range.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Hope that she doesn't know we are in the tournament, and if she does know, hope that we can continue on our way without fighting her, fighting Yuka is suicidal for all but a select few.

[Fightest]

>Runners are for after the first shots are fired.
>Keep going. Wish her a good afternoon (or other appropriate time period) when she draws within convenient speaking range.

> Hope that she doesn't know we are in the tournament, and if she does know, hope that we can continue on our way without fighting her, fighting Yuka is suicidal for all but a select few.

> To be fair, it's quite hard for you to disguise your participation in the tournament with gauntlets on, sword at side and goggles on head.
> Also your jaded, steely gaze.
> Over the next few minutes you two approach each other. Yuka's dressed in tight, red jeans, darker red lines criss-crossing vertically and horizontally to form a pattern of squares, and a vest, in a similar colour scheme, over a white shirt. A yellow bowtie serves as decoration.
> She also looks like she just walked away from a fight from one of those select few: she's bruised and looks exhausted and pissed-off.
> You wish her a good afternoon when she's about 15 yards away. She does not respond, but continues striding purposefully in your direction.

[Hello Purvis]

>That's good enough. Just try not to get punched or blasted. Or trip into her. Just pass on by.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Oh no... your in the tournament as well Miss Kazami?"
> Try moving out of her path, see if she changes her path at all?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh no... your in the tournament as well Miss Kazami?"
> Try moving out of her path, see if she changes her path at all?

>No, don't say this. That's just antagonizing. We've said hello, she's said nothing back, she's clearly not in the mood.
>Also, don't get in her path to begin with. There's gotta be room enough for both of us.

(Remind me, why were we going to Hakureinia? Directions to underground?)

[Fightest]

>That's good enough. Just try not to get punched or blasted. Or trip into her. Just pass on by.

> Try moving out of her path, see if she changes her path at all?

>Also, don't get in her path to begin with. There's gotta be room enough for both of us.

(Remind me, why were we going to Hakureinia? Directions to underground?)

> Easiest entrance to the Underground was just off the hot springs behind the shrine. There could be other entrances, but you are not aware of those.

> You turn left, Yuka turns right. You go right, Yuka turns left. She definitely wants a collision to occur.

[Mr_Bob]

>Take a good step back from Yuka. Put up hands in non-threatening way.
>"Please, Miss Kazami, we don't have to do this. Is there something I can help you with?"
>If silent advance continues, take a small leap back, falling into Tiger Rends Prey, modified with uncrossed arms and un-clawed hands. "Please! Don't hurt me!" Essentially getting ready to kick ass behind a facade of fear.
>Also, keep in mind this could be the double.

[Fightest]

>Take a good step back from Yuka. Put up hands in non-threatening way.
>"Please, Miss Kazami, we don't have to do this."

> Yuka snarls. "Yes we do. I'm in a bad mood, little girl, and I need a scrub to beat into the ground. It's not personal, just me being a selfish bitch."

>If silent advance continues, take a small leap back, falling into Tiger Rends Prey, modified with uncrossed arms and un-clawed hands. "Please! Don't hurt me!" Essentially getting ready to kick ass behind a facade of fear.
>Also, keep in mind this could be the double.

> She grins a toothy grin when you go into stance.
> "Hah. Tell you what. I'll give you a free hit. I want you to hit me as hard as you can. Make me feel less guilty for beating up random shmucks on the road."
> There doesn't appear to be any more than one of her.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I suppose there's no way I could convince you otherwise?"
>Recall our vital strike charts. Seek out a place that would cripple the hell out of her, if not take her down in a hit. Free's free, after all.

[Fightest]

>"I suppose there's no way I could convince you otherwise?"
>Recall our vital strike charts. Seek out a place that would cripple the hell out of her, if not take her down in a hit. Free's free, after all.

> "Just damned hit me before I smash your face in and feel bad about it. I don't take well to guilt, it brings out my violent side."
> She's wide-open. You can hit any vital point that was indicated on that chart. You don't know if they are exactly the same between a human and her, though.

[Hello Purvis]

>"As you wish."
>Focus some Qi to assist us in this endeavor, then strike her in a spot likely to either straight up take her down, or disable her for a good time. Without longterm maiming, though =[
>And hope her anatomy isn't that different.

[Mr_Bob]

This voice really wants to surprise Yuka with a hug "strike".  However the other voices may not agree.
Disabling the eyes is a really good way to gain the upper-hand.  Or going for a brain-shaking uppercut to mess with nervous feedback.
These are just suggestions. The other voices can decide on which style to take, pacifist, dirty, or clean.