>Groan.
>Get up.
>Look around. Where are we?
>Open our eyes.
>Groan if we can.
>"Who are you?"
>Look at the flappy thingies. What are the flappy thingies?
>"Rin."
>Are we able to?
>Tell her if so.
>"What do you mean?"
> What can we remember, if anything?> "I dunno. I didn't happen to take a hard blow to the head, did I? Or did I get shot in the head? 'Cause that'd explain the amnesia."
> "Not sure how else to put this... But I'm actually not sure what happened..."
> Examine ourselves.
> We're not blushing, are we?
> Do we think it's safe to stand?
> "Do you think it's safe for me to stand?"
> At least try to sit up.
> Then look around.
// For some odd reason, this thread isn't showing up in my "replies" page...
> "Uh, are the lights off? I can't see anything else..."
> How far away is the door?
> Try to stand.
> Carefully!
>Take a moment to steady ourselves if need be, then try walking to the door.
>Peep the door open.
>Now that there's some light, look back. How boring is this storage closet?
>Get out of that storage closet!
>Get up.
>Look down the hallway both directions.
>Walk to the living room.
>Anything to cover ourselves with?
>Sure is weird.
>Whatever. Grab the blanket and cover ourselves.
>Eep!
>Get away!
>"Eh?"
>"U-uh, yeah."
>Get up.
> ?What?s with the snake??
> Sarcastically say ?It?s reassuring to know it?s not interested in eating me yet.?
> What do we remember about ourselves? Who are we, what do we do, who do we know, etc.?
> Or what happened to us, for that matter?
> "I'm not sure what happened. Still recovering from the shock of waking up in someone else's house, I guess."
> "As for how I'm able to move about? I just tried really hard."
> Is Marisa known to wear a purple hat?
>"If you try really hard, some impossible things become possible..."
>"Yeah, gotta count your blessings."
>"Wait, almost dead? How bad were my injuries?"
>Do we seriously not remember being fatally wounded?
>"Hey, that reminds me..."
>Do we have any clothes yet?
>"Do you have something I could wear?"
>Follow.
>Try and wear it, seeing if it's sufficient enough against weather and gazes.
>"At least it's not in ashes or scraps..."
> ?Mind if I go back in the room to change into these clothes??
>Go back in the room to change into those clothes.
>"I guess I'll have to look for something better soon then. This is fine for now though. Thank you."
>"Yeah, I'm fine."
> Lie down
> Try not to cry
> Cry a lot
> "Yes... It is..."
>"M-My beautiful... I-It's in..."
>Let the rivers flow.
>"S-SHAAAMBLEEEEES!"
>"WAAAAAAAHHH!"
> ?YOU DON?T UNDERSTAND!?
> Trying not to break into sobbing, tell Marisa why it?s so important to us.
> ?How soon can we go there??
> How long do we have beforebadworse things start happening?
>"W-Will they really be able to fix it?"
> Try to fly.
> Do we have any signs that we might suddenly stop existing?
> Check ourselves for such signs.
> ? Let?s go then...?
> Follow Marisa to the person who will hopefully fix our broken erhu.
> Pick up its pieces before we go.
> ?Yes... I just hope she?ll be able to do the repairs fast...
> Take the erhu, adding it to our inventory.
>"It's an erhu, not just a thing..."
> Follow thatbwitch.
> ?You really think he can help fix the erhu??
> Go in.
> ?Hello??
> ?Where could be be? I don?t exactly have a whole lot of time...?
>"Ah, there's a note."
>Look at it.
>What did the note read?
>"Is this him?"
> ?Hi... I?m here to request a repair...?
>"I-It's not just a thing..."
> ?It?s really important to me, so... please work as fast as you can...?
> "Do you think you can fix it?"
>With all the care in the world and the next one, place our erhu's remains on the counter.
> Nod before we speak.
>"P-Please fix it..."
>Murmur: "It... It helps me survive. Without it, it'd be very hard, actually, almost impossible for me to survive..."
>"That's why I'm so worried about it being okay..."
>Watch worriedly.
>Sigh.
>"I hope so."
> "I just don't know how much time I have..."
>"I-I can't stay?"
>Any reason I can't stay?
>Does the "keep ourselves in existence" effect of the erhu have a limited range?
>"I just don't wanna leave it alone. I know something's gonna happen to it if I do..."
>"If Kourin can fix the erhu... I guess leaving it with him is the best thing to do."
> Do we have a case for our instrument?
> If not, resolve to get one as soon as possible. Make it a quest or whatever.
> ?How long do you think the repairs will take??
> ?Also, is there anything I can do to help speed it up?
>"I can't stay for just the day then?"
>"Could I take what's ready and wait... outside or something, until you're open again to continue?"
>Do we even have a home here?
>"If you're head came off, would you be fine with going somewhere far away to wait while it's prepared for you again?"
>"You're not getting how important this is..."
>"And if I don't worry and something happens to it? Like, say someone steals it or parts of it are lost. Is that just an 'oops' for you then while my life's gone?"
>"...I'm sorry about being so worked up. I can't get over how important it is that this is fine. I'd beat myself up if something happened to it... but I guess it's still unlikely..."
>"Yea?"
>"I got... hurt sometime earlier, at least... I don't remember much of why."
>"Yea, but that much help is over exaggerating. There's a lot of things still wrong. Like my erhu..."
>"Rin..."
>"Um, please repair my erhu then, Mr. Morichika. I'll try to find some way to repair, I mean repay you if you do..."
>Sit down against the counter.
>"Please don't let anything bad happen to it... I'll, um... be waiting until I have to go."
>"I dunno. I dunno what I should do when something so important is so close to being gone forever, and me being gone with it. I need to get myself together when it's fixed. Then I can figure out what to do..."
>Do we?
>"Some fruit would be nice..."
>"Well, are you offering a big meal or something?"
>"Yeah."
>Consider learning how to repair it on our own...
>Can we with our abilities, in fact?
>"She brought me to you, who she says can fix my erhu..."
>"What's their name?"
>Look over. Who is it?
>Blink.
>"Uh... Beautiful... I mean, it's a beautiful day. B-Better than earlier..."
>"By the way... I'm Rin... What's your name?"
>"Okay..."
>Look at Rinnosuke, then her, then Rinnosuke again.
>>If neither of them say anything: "I-Is this the person?"
>"S-So?"
>"All right..."
>Follow Niko to whatever the private place is.
>Dwell on it and try to figure out what it is...
>Absentmindedly: "Sure..."
>Where did we get it, assuming it hasn't always been with us.
>>If it has though: "It's always been with me..."
>"How long do you think I've had it?"
>"Most of my life..."
>Nod.
>"Um."
>Stand and bow too.
>"R-Rin Satsuki. The most I can tell is that I'm a Kirin... I'd love to say more, but I don't recall much."
>"Huh?"
>"Saw the past? What do you mean? Its history?"
>"That's... weird."
>"Yes?"
>"What? But I need it..."
>?Are you... going to try to take it from me??
>?One problem with that... the erhu s not in such good condition...?
>"Huh?"
>"Uh... Y-Yea."
>Follow her.
>"Um, it's Rin..."
>Step closer to her as if she called us.
>"Huh?"
>Watch and wait.
>"How did...?"
>Do we feel any different now?
>"Um... D-Does it always do that? I mean, can it always do that?"
>"Will it stay well until it can be repaired? Will it still play well?"
>"So uh, will it be properly repaired?"
>"Uh, yea..."
>Follow.
>"I know but it's not like I just have clothes lying around. And my Erhu was my main concern at the time..."
>What's the temperature out here like? Is it warm enough that having ice in the place of most of our outfit wouldn't be too bothersome?
>"Oh, I wouldn't want to be a bother. I-It's not too much going around like this, since it's just for a bit..."
>Nod.
>"I meant about making Fou restore my clothes. You said his magical energy needed to restore."
>Follow her lead if she starts walking.
>"That's why I was against just repairing my clothes like that. It'd be a bother, right?"
>"I don't believe that..."
>"Okay..."
>Have we been there before?
>Follow.
>Can we tell how it's different?
>Stick close to her.
>"You'll take most of the attention away..."
>Nod.
>Keep our embarrassment hidden behind her.
>"Yea."
>Cover ourselves some if it helps...
>"I-I'm thinking this was a bad idea now..."
>"Thanks..."
>Just keep following...
>Nod and try to open it.
>"Uh..."
>Step in and close the door if we haven't.
>"Do you have anything I can wear?"
>"W-We can greet properly when I'm, uh, proper. Sorry."
>Nod quietly.
>"Is it really okay for me to pick any clothes?"
>"Okay..."
>Hope the clothes will actually fit...
>Head for the room and clothes!
>Take it in in awe for a bit, before searching for where clothes could be.
>Check inside cautiously.
>Go through and look for some that would be okay for us. Nothing extravagant, hopefully.
>Consider trying on the unusual ones...
>Dive further and check them too then.
>Return the clothes and... just wear something basic. We can't go out looking extravagant...
>Check the kimonos for which would fit best.
>Put our ruined clothes back on.
>Take the black-white one and put the rest back.
>Cover our self with the kimono and head out. We should ask if we could take a bath first.
>Do we recall where we lived, actually?
>Do we live in a house or just outside?
> ... So inside or outside?
> -
>Start walking downstairs.
>Was just a hyphen.Tashi trolled again.[/s]
>A bath it is then, hopefully.
>Wonder how big this house really is...
>Have we ever head of skyscrapers?
>>Wonder if it's a reverse-skyscraper in such an instance if we have...
>Continue. Maybe we could ask.
>Watch warmly for her...
>"I was kinda wondering if I could... take a bath, first..."
>How does it look?
>Any towels?
>"This place is really amazing, miss."
>"What?"
>Start preparing the bath and set the new clothes at a ready spot.
>Blink in confusion.
>"Oh."
>Nod.
>If everything's set, go along and take our bath.
>Drain the tub, get out, and dry off.
>Another glance, just in case.
>Get dressed if it's still nothing.
>Do we normally wear socks? If so, did the outfit come with them?
>Did it come with underwear too?
>Surely we should have another pair and set of clothes at home, or at least get time to wash our previous clothes sometime. We can't really just ask to have hers.
>Carry our previous clothes out of the bathroom.Store it in our hammerspace.
>Try to spot it.
>"Um, h-hello. Sorry I almost tripped on you."
>If we're mostly dry and have a free hand, let it a bit.
Close enough and actually better than expected.
>Pet the cat a bit, gently.
>Does it have a collar or any other way to show a name?
>How small is it? Smaller than our hand, like a kitten, or larger than that?
>"My name's Rin. Is yours... Nina?"
>Give a light giggle.
>"Cuuute~"
>"I'm gonna go tell Miss Niko I'm done. Don't try to make me trip again or I'll have to pet you more!"
>"Too cute."
>Stand back up and head...
>Ah, where was she going again?
>Look blankly around for a bit in wonder of where she could have gone.
>Look back down to it.
>"Uh, you want more then, I guess?"
>Follow it curiously.
>Hope we don't get lost and just keep following.
>Knock gently.
>Wait a bit longer.
>Glance at the cat, then try to open the door if no one answers (aside from the cat of course).
>"Huh?"
>Is there anyone around?
>What's in here?
>"I'm uh, not sure I'm just allowed to play with you with these."
>Follow.
>Gently set our clothes to the side, then sit down.
>push the ball so it rolls back towards the cat. Not too fast, just nudge it, really.
>Repeat, aiming to send it faster, but near the cat, not directly towards it.
>Giggle and watch it.
>Look around. Anything else for the cat?
>Or anyone else around...
>Blink...
>"I wondered where Niko was, and this cute cat appeared. Because there were so many rooms and I had no clue where she went, I hoped the cat would lead me to her..."
>"T-There's nothing wrong with trying to talk with something that can speak..."
>"Do you know what their point for speaking is?"
>"No, like, why they meow."
>"Hmph."
>Nod.
>"So, um... Do you know where Miss Niko went?"
>"Okay."
>Nod.
>We do know the way upstairs, hopefully?
>"Where is the way upstairs?"
>How is the cat?
>Pet the cat a bit, then stand, grab our clothes, and follow.
>Is the cat following?
>Consider that it'd probably be rude to interrupt her right now...
>For now, just memorize how the interior lays out so we don't get lost.
>Whisper: "O-Okay, thanks. I'll wait for her. Let's head back now."
>Start back down.
>"B-...cause we're interrupting..."
>"I uh... I feel really lost in here... I'm not sure where to stay or what to do until the erhu's fixed..."
> Do we know who ?Keine? might be?
>"Is that really alright?"
>"I-I didn't do anything though."
>"M-My name is Rin Satsuki. I was in a really bad situation earlier today, and it looked like I might even die too. But I've been getting help from kind people like the shopkeeper and Miss Niko. A lot of what happened to me before today is mostly unknown to me too though. I-If I had my erhu I could probably play music that you'd like, if that's worth anything."
>"I-It's kind of broken now though..."
>"Your cat is really cute and well behaved..."
>"Because I don't know what else to say about myself. I'm still lost. Lost in here. Lost about what happened to me. Lost about what I'll do if my erhu can't be fixed in time. T-The erhu, I mean..."
>"F-Fixing it?"
>"I'd like to, then."
>Just follow Niko...
>Continue...
>Peek past her.
>"A-Already?"
>Follow.
>Poke it.
>Take it in our hands.
>"I-It's good again!"
>Try playing something!
>Keep playing...
>Let ourself be absorbed into our playing.
>Look around.
>"Um. Thanks for making it good again."
>Has that happened before?
>"S-So I can still keep it with me?"
>"R-Really?"
>"I'll try to keep safer than last time... Whatever happened then. Uh, I guess this means I have to leave now though..."
>"Huh?"
>Do we recall how life was at theLamenessNameless Hill?
>"I don't think that'd be great, since I'm not completely welcome that much. But I should still have somewhere I can go, and hopefully it's fine enough to stay..."
>"Um, if you want to hear me play, I can try to come by again. But until then, I guess this is goodbye. Bye miss Niko. Bye, um, Nina, is it?"
>Pet the cat.
>Look back up to the boy.
>"And goodbye, um... We haven't introduced ourselves have we? Well, I sorta tried to, I guess..."
>"...Okay."
>"I hope we can meet again."
>Bow.
>Look down at ourself.
>"Um, I should... probably give these clothes back, right?"
>"I'll try to bring them back when I come again. Cleaner too."
>Nod.
>"Okay. Thanks for everything."
>Depart.
>We have our previous clothing too, right?
>Try to recall more of before that situation which destroyed our erhu occurred to us.
>Head back in.
>Nod.
>"Thanks again.">Leave without even taking the clothes.
>Take our clothes, then part.
>Now start for the hill.
>Abnormally? How so?
>Trek back and get a good view of the village. Note all we remember being there, and possibly what's missing.
>Drop off our clothes first.
>If we just leave them outside, they'll be taken. Do we have an actual home?
>>If so, head there.
>Set those clothes down there then~
>What's in the crate?
>Set the clothes in.
>Check what we've collected. Or do this first then set the clothes in.
>What is the book about mushrooms specifically about? Is it about, say, preparing mushrooms?
>What's the mask look like?
>Where'd we find these things? Specifically.
>Make sure everything's set as it should be, then head back to the village. Maybe we can find some more...
>This shouldn't be *that* much. Especially with a crate, even a small one...
>Stuff the clothes in more. They're folded, right?
//Oh. I thought you meant overflowing.
>Continue then.
>Huhhh!?
>Are we sure? Search more.
>Maybe it was moved. And looks different...
>Do we know of her ability?
>Relationships.
>Maybe Keine can help us remember something.
>Do we know where she usually is? Aside from the school?
>Let's start heading there.
>Quietly stalk and keep an eye out for Keine as well.
>Continue.
>Can we hear what they're saying?
>Have they seen us before? Like, ever before? Have we communicated?
>Then try to get a bit closer and listen in...
>Pretend to be a bamboo stalk. An innocent bamboo stalk.
>Freeze.
>"Um..."
>Defensively clutch erhu closer to us. (assuming we're carrying it.)
>le inventory
>"Hello."
>We completely lack spellcards, correct?
>Have we ever considered making one?
>Do we have any peculiar skills that might go into one?
>...Do we even know how to make one?
>Now use polymerization!
>Okay, we probably should've grabbed a pair of underwear from our belongings when we had the chance...
>"What...What happened to the s-school?"
>Blink.
>"I couldn't find it. But I guess I might not have been looking hard enough. Or I probably forgot where it was... I've been forgetting a bit lately..."
>Blink.
>"What? What do you mean what school? The school at the village."
>"Then where did it go?"
>What were are spellcards called and what did they do?
>Do we remember how many spellcards we had?
>"Other village?"
>We heard of this place?
>Do we remember how many spellcards we had?>"Where is that?"
>Do we remember how many spellcards we had?
>"Where is that?"
>Anne O. Nymus
>ponder if we should use a pseudonym...
//Couldn't wait to get home for this...>if we're going for a fake name... "Satsuki Kiryuin" or "Messatsu"
>Sue... Doughnim
>"Rin..."
>Keep a defensive grip on our Erhu.
>"What are you two doing out here?"
>Look confused.
>Do we know if Keine is a teacher at the school or not?
>Look at Keine
>"S-Shouldn't you know...? You're a teacher there!"
>Look confused.
>Have we even heard of this "Fukkatsu Village" before this conversation? Does it actually exist?
>If we don't know: "Whatatsu?"
>Wonder if we're in another world...
>Our crate was still there, so probably not...
>"N-No... this is all wrong. There's no such thing as a Fukatsaplace village. The school has always been in the Human Village and she's a teacher there! I swear!"
>"Then what do you do?"
>This is a dream.
>Pinch ourselves. Hard.
>Keep a grip on the Erhu.
>"J-Just making sure I'm not dreaming..."
>Okay... if things are like this, we should head back and keep an eye on our things. If there's really another Rin around, we should try and understand things from here.>Don't actually go anywhere yet though
>"I-I've lived in Gensokyo for as long as I can remember."
>How much do we know about Sanae?
>Okay... if things are like this, we should head back and keep an eye on our things. If there's really another Rin around, we should try and understand things from here.
>Don't actually go anywhere yet though
>Clutch Erhu as tight as we can without hurting it and float back about a foot
>"Would you try to exterminate me if I say yes?"
>"A-Alright. Yes, I am a youkai... a kirin to be exact."
>Pause
>"And before you ask, no. I'm not newborn."
>"W-What...? I-Is there something on my face...? M-My kimono didn't fall open, did it!?!?!"
>Quick check to make sure we're in a good wardrobe situation.
>Is our kind that rare?
>"I-I mean I guess we're rare... though I haven't seen evidence to disprove or confirm it..."
>"Can you fill me in on what's new happening, or anything? Please?"
>"Unnerving?"
>Blink.
>"R-Reimu?"
>"When?"
>We only knew what happened since we woke this morning, right?
>"Huh..."
>"I don't even remember last night."
>"I can try."
>"Okay."
>"So... why can't you explain the strangeness that occurred yesterday? I wonder if it would jog my memory if I could fill in some of the missing pieces..."
>Do we know what Sanae is capable of?
>Look confused.
>"Where was the storm happening?"
>"Huh..."
>Is any of this causing any recollection?
>"Do you think the storm might've had anything to do with the disappearance, since it was supposed to be near her shrine?"
>Try to remember any sort of storm or bad weather last night...
>What is our last memory of Reimu?
>What day do we think it is?
>"What day is today?"
>"You don't sound too sure..."
>"Okay."
>Ponder for a moment, then nod.
>Grip erhu
>Follow thegood girlMoriya Shrine Maiden
>Examine "Not-Mokou"
>Do we recognize this woman?
>Blink
>"H-Hi. Who are you...?"
>Grip Erhu defensively again. We don't want it accidentally ignited...
>Either A. This is a dream. B. Mokou dyed her hair. C. We are indeed in another world. D. This is a Tanuki or something. or E. This is a dream
>"I-I'm Rin. A-Are you Mokou?"
>"I-I was confused, please forgive me... I was expecting someone with um... white hair... pleasedontsetmeonfire!"
>Proposing alternative.
>"T-This can't be real... T-There's too many things wrong..."
>plan neo
//zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>"What do you mean by that?"
>"...Okay, I wanna try and figure a few things out..."
>What do we know of certain people? Like how Keine should be a school teacher.
>"Y-You know a Kogasa, right, Sanae? And Miss Fujiwara no Mokou knows a Kaguya, right?"
>"Then why are things so... different? I think I... I might just be sick, or something..."
>"I-I don't feel sick, though... And I don't think this is a dream... I-I don't know... what if I somehow ended up in a different Gensokyo or something... or maybe someone messed with time or history..."
>Frown.
>Do we know about Keine's ability? What about the abilities of others?
>"Wait. History... Miss Keine, please tell me you can still look at history and all that. If you can maybe you can help shed some light on what's going on..."
>Why do we observe gensokyo again? For what purpose?
>"M-Maybe she can look at my history and see if there is indeed something wrong with Gensokyo as I claim or if I really am sick or something..."
>lightbulb
>"A-Actually, c-couldn't you look at history and see what happened to Reimu?"
>"Alright. Maybe it'll help shed some light in my missing memories from last night too."
>Doesn't the Hakurei Shrine have things along its path that can have things sealed in them?
>"Rin Satsuki"
>Peer cautiously.
>"S-So wait... this means that gap in my memory is actually erased from my history...? W-What does the rest of it say about me...? Does it confirm anything I have claimed?"
>"R-Really?! T-There's no history of me observing things as I remember them...!? No history of me watching a white-haired Mokou setting Kaguya Houraisan on fire? No history of me watching the Scarlet Mist Incident from the sidelines...? Nothing like that?!"
>"Hmm... Out of curiosity, does my recent history include this conversation, or does it show me as somewhere else? M-Maybe I somehow entered another Gensokyo and there's another me..."
>"Hmm... So what does my supposed actual history say where I've been and what I've done? Not everything, but a few examples to see if they ring a bell or not."
>"I-I observe a very large portion of people in Gensokyo, being unnoticeable helps with that. However, I know that you are a teacher... A-And no. I swear I'm not lying! Wouldn't history say I'm lying if I was? Would I be asserting what I believe with such conviction if it was a lie!?"
>"I'm almost positive now that I either somehow ended up in a different Gensokyo, or history was changed somehow..."
>"Hmm... So back to the topic of Reimu... Did you guys check those cage things that line the path that are used for sealing, maybe? I know it sounds far-fetched, but what if the reason you couldn't find her despite Miss Keine's ability telling you she's there is because someone sealed her inside one...?"
>How much of the Hakurei Shrine's layout do we know of?
>We know that Reimu can float out of reality, correct?
>>If so: "...Maybe she lost control of her ability? She can float out of reality, after all..."
>Did we ever get the chance of observe Yukari?
>Is Yukari aware of us?
>"Is it Yukari?"
>"But I don't know why so much of what I know is wrong here..."
>"Thing?"
>Do we know about her "thing"?
>"So... now what...?"
>Are we any good at being sneaky?
>Droop a bit.
>Consider stalking them...
>We're the sneakiest. Well, fantastic at not being noticed, at least...
>How easily have we been noticed in the past? Has anyone caught us when we were doing something we shouldn't have been doing, for example?
>Proposaling to hold off for a bit. They're still too close (and aware) to consider stalking yet.>Verification needed. If they are far enough, go ahead and parse mine. If not, delay it until the next parsing round.
>Proposaling to hold off for a bit. They're still too close (and aware) to consider stalking yet.
>"I guess I'll see you guys later then... Unless I'm forgotten... again..."
>Equip cardboard box
>Activate Stealth Modo and stalk them.
>Equip cardboard box
>Activate Stealth Modo and stalk them.
>Can we hear what they?re saying?
>Would it be safe to get closer to listen in?
>Keep on...
>Jaw drop
>Are we capable of entering Eientei undetected?
>Based on past experience.
>Recall times we've entered Eientei in the past, if any.
>Is there anyone at the door guarding it or anything like that?
>If we've never gone into it in the past, there must have been a reason. I'll be too risky to be caught following them anyway after telling them we would be on our way...
>We're not doubting our abilities. We're just considering better alternatives. There's nothing more that we need to see. Mokou's thing was her in a maid outfit, and we got to see that. Mission complete.
>We should start heading back out of the forest now.
>Are we out yet?
>Consider meeting back up with those helpful people from before... She might be able to tell us things...
>Head for there.
>The group is between the Trio, or the Trio are between the wheels?
>Is Mystia herself around?
>What about her friends?
>Have we ever weaponized our Ehru? As in, intentionally play a horrific sound with it?
>Are there any spots to land near the group that won't get us noticed and put the fairies within erhu range?
>Properties of our Erhu music. Can we do anything special with it?
>Do we believe we could force them to sleep?
the side that doesn't have its wheels yet.>Does that mean it has its wheels removed already, or the fairies haven't reached that side yet?
>Does that mean it has its wheels removed already, or the fairies haven't reached that side yet?
>Are they distracted enough that we can land on that side undetected?
>Attempt to land on the wheel-less side undetected. Come in from a wide angle if we have to.
>How many wheels does this cart have, considering we observed this side to have all wheels missing and the other side to have one wheel off?
> Just four wheels. One at each side.
> That side has its wheels removed already... The side they are currently working on will have one of the wheels removed already.
> The stand moves abruptly. They took off another wheel.>So if they removed two on this side and one on the other, and just removed the fourth one, where did the 5th one Sunny is referring to come from...?
> "Awright, now the other one!" Sunny commands.
>So if they removed two on this side and one on the other, and just removed the fourth one, where did the 5th one Sunny is referring to come from...?
>Play something scary on the erhu
>Begin soothing music.
>Continue
>Get into it.
>Erhu is playing~
>Continue playing.
//Hmm... Should we stop and hide, or keep playing and let them find us?
>Is there room to squeeze underneath the stand from here to hide if we need to?
>This should take no time. It should it stop us from playing either.
>What's around us? Is there any places we can reasonably flee to to hide if needed?
>This should take either no time or negligible time. Again, it should it stop us from playing.
>If we seriously can't think of anything else....>Stop playing if we resort to this, considering they'll be following the noise.
>Try it. Try to stealthily climb atop the stand and make sure we're not noticed.
//Hide in plain sight? Conceal our erhu and look confused as if we were looking for the sound as well. Not the best idea, but they're fairies...//Could be potentially hilarious if done right. Tho if it fails we have to deal with a squadron of annoyed at best fairies...
//EDIT: We could also take a chance and keep playing. Who knows? We might become a celebrity lol//Since it doesn't seem like they disliked it, this might work.
>Keep playing, be ready to take off like a rabbit if anything goes wrong though
>Keep playing, still be ready to bolt quickly if we're discovered and approached with hostilities.
>Stop.
>Play something unnerving sounding, transition to the previous music if we hear talk of not going inside the stand.
>Keep playing in an unnerving manner, transition to the previous beautiful music if we hear talk of not going into the stand.
>Brace ourselves.
>Intentionally play loud, shrill, and off-key, as much as we can without damaging the erhu of course.
>_
>"Just leave the poor stand alone already..."
>Keep it up. If it seems like they definitely don't want to enter, "reward" them with our normal music.
>Intensify the already bad music if we can.
>Return to beautiful normal playing asap.
>Continue until we hear them again or we're certain they're gone
>Huh.
>What's the time?
>Go around to the side with the door.
>Assess Damage done to the stand
>does it seem like we'd be able to repair it?
>Peek inside. Any "monsters" about?
>Can we tell what it's saying?
>Look for the source of the voice.
>how much structural damage will danmaku cause?
>Is it possible to make a danmaku that provides enough light to illuminate our surroundings yet doesn't cause even a scorch mark to the structure?
>Fire the weakest and slowest moving danmaku shot we can muster into the floor of the stand, or into the fallen door if it's inside the stand. If the shot leaves a mark it should at least be one that could be easily cleaned.
>use the illumination from it to try to locate the source of the voice.
>Fire another one, same speed and strength, diagonally towards the ceiling of the far end of the stand.
>as it travels, approach the person in the corner, examine details when we get close enough.
>Fire a new shot in a direction where it won't hit anyone but will maximize illumination time.
>Examine again
>Do we believe we have any time to hide? Or is it already too late?
>"H-Hello?"
>"I-If you're the owner of this stand, I was passing by and saw a group of fairies dismantling it... I-I couldn't stop them from breaking your door, but I at least stopped them from taking the last wheel off..."
>Was it a hostile tone of voice?
>"A-Also sorry for entering uninvited... I was seeing what damage I could repair when I heard a voice in here... I just wanted to check if there was someone in here and the fairies hurt them-"
>"Mm. Uh, e-excuse me."
>Try to get past her and out of the stand.
>Sigh at the fact we can't do anything to help here...
>Walk over to a tree, sit on the side facing away from the stand, play the erhu until we feel a bit better.
>"H-Huh?"
>Bow
>"Rin Satsuki. Like I said, I was just passing through when I saw a group of fairies taking the wheels off your stand. I managed to stop them from taking the last one off by playing my erhu, unfortunately I wasn't able to stop them from breaking the door... S-Sorry..."
>"Y-You really sound mad..."
>"They ran because they thought there was a monster inside when they broke the door."
"T-That's why I was in there checking if there was one..."
>Look at her.
>"I can help you fix it up if you want."
>"T-The ones inside you mean? No, I didn't hurt them. The worst that could of happened was hearing my erhu... I kinda intentionally played it horribly when I was trying to drive the fairies off..."
>"M-My offer to help fix your stand is still there... I was planning on doing it anyway before I went on my way but wasn't sure how to do it alone..."
>Nod.
>"Should we start with the wheels, then, miss...?"
>Wonder if she forgot us that quickly...
>Introduce ourselves again.
>Follow
>"I tried to drive them away with my music before they could break the door down... Sorry I wasn't able to..."
>Pause
>"...So they're okay...? Who are they, anyway...? Or is it something private...?"
>"I was thinking one of us could lift it while the other tries to shove the wheel back on?"
>Does it seem like this might be possible?
>"It's amazing how they got these off in the first place..."
>Look around for objects.
>"Maybe we can support it with an object somehow? Then the both of us can work on the wheel with added dexterity and less danger...?"
>"Say it anyway. This is a safe space where we consider everyone's ideas."
>Smile
>"What's their name? Are they close?"
>"Is it almost time for her to visit?"
>"Yes, actually. I travel a lot."
>"Not at all. I'll check if she's there. She's an oni, right? It shouldn't be hard to miss, then."
>Inventory
>Quests
Quests:
> (NEW!) Home for me, Master?
You lack of a case for your erhu. You think it would be a good idea to find or make one for it to be safer.
> Existencial Problem.
Your erhu is destroyed. Not only that, but this also means that your existence is also on the verge of disappearing. You aren't sure how you will fix this...
> Scarlets.
You've heard that something strange has been happening lately at the Misty Lake. Specifically, at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It might be gossip, or it might be not. It's worth to take a look.
>When did we start those quests?
>Is this the first time we checked quests?
>"I'll be back as soon as I can. Hopefully with her."
>Are we allowed to add quests to our list?
>Nod and depart towards Casa de Reimu.
Add quests:
>Mad World
>>Gensokyo seems to have changed in a weird way. Perhaps someone out there has answers? We should see if <insert name of human we wanted to talk to in the village that helped us before here> knows anything.
>UnderSTANDing
>>Mystia's stand has been wrecked! We're off to the Hakurei Shrine to enlist the help of a certain oni.
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>Any signs of Suika out here?
>UnderSTANDing
>>Mystia's stand has been wrecked! We're off to the Hakurei Shrine to enlist the help of a certain oni.
>Look around.
//Not including more puns in relation to the quest definition. Disappointed...
>Is anything different here from what we know?
>Circle the shrine in the air, look for Suikas.
>"FREE BEER!"
>Descend.
>Do we know where else Suika frequents?
>Have we observed Bhava-agra/Heaven? Or just Tenshi and Iku when they descend from it?
>"FREE SAKE"
>begins searching the shrine on foot for Suika
>Any sign of Suika?
>"Hello?"
>"Anybody here...? I'm looking for someone named Suika, and was told she usually hangs out around here."
>Move over to the dollhouse and examine it.
>"Hello-o-o-o-o?"
>"Hmm?"
>Look at movement.
>"Oh hello there."
>Smile
>"Are you Suika?"
>"My name is Rin Satsuki... I came to ask for your help."
>"A group of fairies took the wheels off a stand belonging to someone named Mystia Lorelei. The two of us alone won't be able to put them back on, and she said she knows you and that you may or may not be willing to help us."
>Wait patiently
>"Rin Satsuki. I'm here on behalf of Mystia Lorelei to ask for your help."
>Has this ever happened before?
>"Some fairies took the wheels off her stand, the two of us alone aren't enough to fix it. Mystia said that you may or may not be able to help us."
>"E-Eh!?!"
>Fly up there.
>Follow.
>What!? Someone we don't know!?>Panic.
>"Uh, hello."
>How could we not know someone? Is it just a plain villager or youkaithat hasn't earned it's name by getting beaten up by Reimu yet?
>"I-I'm Rin Satsuki, who might you be?"
>"A-Actually, I don't... S-Sorry, you seem really familiar but I just can't place my finger on it. You're definitely not Reimu, because she has a red and white outfit and black hair, a-and she's human sized..."
>"W-Well..."
>Does she sound like Reimu or have her face? It might be another Mokou situation...
>If no:
>"I-I already told you, I feel like I should know you, but nothing's jogging my memory... M-My apologies."
>"Your body was... wait, what?"
>"R-Reimu?! Y-You know everyone is worried sick looking for you, right!?! W-What happened? I-If it's about last night, then please fill me in, because I can't remember anything that happened...."
>Sit.
>"E-Eh!? I caused this!? Th-That can't be true! Memory loss or not I wouldn't dare do something as utterly insane as destroying the Hakurei Shrine Maiden's body!"
>"So it's your shadow?"
>Blink
>"You... saved me...? F-From what...?"
>Do we recall anything?
>Rub our temples.
>"I remember... some kind of monster with eyes..."
>So what exactly happened?
>Do we know why we went to Makai?
>"It's foggy... but from what I can recall apparently I had something it wanted and that's why it was chasing me... Apparently I went to... Makai? For some reason... I-I really don't remember, sorry..."
>"I-I mean, it was probably important... I wouldn't dare set foot in there there unless I absolutely had to..."
>Try to remember the reason
>"I-I think it's coming back to me... I went to Makai because someone stole my Erhu and went there... I-I'm kinda connected to it, y-you see..."
>Defensively clutch it instinctively.
>"S-So it would've definitely forced me to go to Makai to get it back... P-Please understand..."
>"I don't wanna run into her again..."
>Anything?
>"T-Thats all I can remember for now, I'm afraid..."
>"S-Sorry..."
>"I-If I wasn't there this wouldn't have happened to you..."
>"Your secret is safe with me..."
>...
>"W-What do you mean it can't be reverted!?! I-I mean there has to be a way to restore your body, right?"
>"I-It can't be gone forever. Can't... Can't someone do something?"
>Sigh of relief
>"T-That's good..."
>What was the name of that supposed other village?
>"Y-yeah, about that.... Please tell me you remember that the Human Village has a School"
>Give the most relieved reaction we've ever had.
>"Thank the gods. I thought I was going insane..."
>ahem
>"A-Anyway, it seems we have a problem... the human village no longer has a school and a new place called the 'fukkatsu village' exists now. Miss Mokou looks different too..."
>"T-That was more or less my reaction when Miss Keine herself told me... A-Also before you ask, no, it doesn't seem to be her doing as far as I can tell... She even said she wasn't a teacher... A-Also, she read my history, and things are not as I remember them. Something really weird is going on here Miss Rei-er... Meimu."
>"Do you think it has something to do with us? I mean we were both involved with... what happened last night... and both of us seem to to be the only people so far who remember how things are supposed to be..."
>"Rin Satsuki."
>"I'm a Kirin. I don't really do that much. I kinda observe Gensokyo from the sidelines. People really don't tend to notice me much..."
>"I'm also an Erhu player... And I've had this Erhu for as long as I can remember, it has a... 'special bond'... with me..."
>Clutch it tightly, but don't damage it.
>"Hmmm?"
>"Oh."
>"W-well, I'm not very good at fighting... But if I can help with something, I will."
>Nod.
>"I'll try."
>"So, do you want me to come back here once I get some information...?"
>"How would I keep you updated then?"
>Nod.
>"Is there anything else you need from me Rei- er- Meimu?"
>Nod then look at Suika.
>"Before I go, Miss Suika, I would still like to request your assistance with the Mystia matter."
>"Isn't that a bit mean...?"
>Full on kick to the head!
>Hesitantly kick Suika in the side.
>"M-Miss Suika...?"
>Hesitantly do it again, with a tiny bit of oomph added
>"Miss Suika...?"
>"I, erm... I would still like to request your assistance with the Mystia matter."
>Hope Mystia won't be too upset with us with all the time we're taking
>Nod.
>Commence gossip about Meimu en route
>"I won't."
>Nod
>If everything is in order, leave the dollhouse with Suika.
>"So... um... are we... you know... going to stay small the entire way there...?"
>fidget
>This is fine.
>Full speed ahead!
>...But not fast enough to dislodge her from our head. If we think we should do so, warn her.
>Do we recognize this kid?
>"I'm back!"
>"Sorry I took so long... It took a bit to convince her, but I brought Suika."
>Quests.
>Are quests auto-updated or do we need to do that ourselves?
>Survey the damage to the cart again.
>"So... which wheel do you want to start with...?"
>Update Mad World with Meimu's mission for us.
>Frown.
>"It really isn't, Miss Suika... How would you feel if this was your home and they broke it apart like that?"
>"Not only did the break it apart, they stole parts of it..."
>Don't say this if we didn't see them take off with the wheels or otherwise know that the wheels are nearby.
>"Um... about what...? I-If it's none of my business then let me know and I'll understand..."
>"Those fairies...?"
>"Oh. Okay."
>Nod in understanding.
>"So it was about your girlfriend, Kyouko?"