[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest VI; Cont: Reaching for the Sky

[Raikaria]

>"She meant actually getting me there was too dangerous. How do I know we'll be safe enough with you?"

> "Do you know what a hermit is? They are humans who have extended their natural lifespan. This causes the underlings of the Yama, the reapers, and others, to come for you. The fact that I'm still alive basically means I have conquered death. A few shades are no issue for me. Even then, I can use techniques from Taoism to defeat them, and failing that, Yoshika can just eat them, as that is her ability, to eat anything."

> "I can even eat spirits!" Yoshika says.

[Hanzo K.]

>...Does that mean she'd be able to eat things even the microbes won't touch? That's probably the craziest thing we've run into yet.

[Raikaria]

>...Does that mean she'd be able to eat things even the microbes won't touch? That's probably the craziest thing we've run into yet.

> "I can eat anything. Given enough time... I could eat the whole planet!" Yoshika boasts. "Although that would take yeeeears, I kinda have infinite."

[Hanzo K.]

>Edge away from her a bit. "Remind me to not take her to an all-you-can-eat buffet."

[Raikaria]

>Edge away from her a bit. "Remind me to not take her to an all-you-can-eat buffet."

> "She only eats what I command her to eat. Also, if she bites something alive, it becomes another Jiang-Shii for me to use, for a while. This includes Shades, and once I have control over them, I can just dispel them, or make them turn on each other." Seiga says.

> Her lips turn into a small smile. "Indeed, this cute little Jiang-Shii actually is one of the most dangerous beings in Gensokyo, if I wish her to be~"

[Hanzo K.]

>Edge away a bit more. "Remind me to not get too close to her either."

[Raikaria]

>Edge away a bit more. "Remind me to not get too close to her either."

> Renko looks fascinated while you back off.

> "She won't bite unless I want her to. Yoshika is completely my servant." Seiga says. "Anyway, are you coming with me or not? I fear the monk will not tolerate my presence much longer."

> Everyone else is starting to leave, the Yama just vanishes.

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Renko. "What do you think?"

[Raikaria]

>Look to Renko. "What do you think?"

> Renko looks happy.

> "I think it's a good idea, I mean she seems like she wants to help us, and if we find someone like us, from the outside, maybe she can help us adjust better than Keine. Besides, she thinks that Rumia person will show up there too."

> "... That and I wanna spend some more time with the necromancer... I mean hermit."

[Hanzo K.]

>What's our read of her, now that we've found out what we have so far? Seems kinda ominous, doesn't she?

[Raikaria]

>What's our read of her, now that we've found out what we have so far? Seems kinda ominous, doesn't she?

> Ominous, creepy, yet, at the same time, she seems to be telling the truth, and doesn't seem hostile.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Alright, fine. But I'll keep my guard up all the same. Can't be too careful anymore now after all, might need to make a hasty escape."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Alright, fine. But I'll keep my guard up all the same. Can't be too careful anymore now after all, might need to make a hasty escape."

> "Good, good. Now then, I presume you can't fly, being humans and new to Gensokyo and all, so..."

> Seiga waves her hands, and forms two flat disks of black... stuff.

> "You can sit on these and follow me in flight." Seiga says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Stare at them, before poking one gingerly. "...They're safe to sit on, right?"

[Raikaria]

>Stare at them, before poking one gingerly. "...They're safe to sit on, right?"

> "Oh yes, while normally Dark Energy is volatile and explodes on contact, I figured out a way to stop the explosions using my Chi."

[Hanzo K.]

>Raise an eyebrow. That's actually kinda impressive in a way, being able to do something like that.
>Well, let's hop aboard. "Try not to freak out like you did earlier, Renko. Since you're so keen on this idea and all."

[Raikaria]

>Raise an eyebrow. That's actually kinda impressive in a way, being able to do something like that.
>Well, let's hop aboard. "Try not to freak out like you did earlier, Renko. Since you're so keen on this idea and all."

> "Hey, if I try to look down on these, I just see black." Renko says.

> You hop on. It's not the most comfortable feeling, a little like a mild case of static electricity, but it could be worse.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Isn't seeing black, or nothing, arguably scarier than seeing the ground though? Oh well, we may as well get moving, ready when you are."

[Raikaria]

>"...Isn't seeing black, or nothing, arguably scarier than seeing the ground though? Oh well, we may as well get moving, ready when you are."

> "No, because that conceals how far there is to fall." Renko says.

> "Right, Yoshika." Seiga says, as the Jiang-shi hops on Renko's disk, in front of her, and Seiga sits in front of you.

> The two discs float up, and then star to fly towards the mountain, at a pace not too fast, but you can sure feel the wind.

> "So, what do you know about Rumia~" Seiga asks.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, she's blonde, a Youkai, strong, and she was the first person we met. And her name. A few other small things, but they aren't really worth mentioning I guess. Aside from that, not much that you probably wouldn't already know I guess."

[Raikaria]

>"Well, she's blonde, a Youkai, strong, and she was the first person we met. And her name. A few other small things, but they aren't really worth mentioning I guess. Aside from that, not much that you probably wouldn't already know I guess."

> "Well, I'll warn you something then, young woman. Never use your boundry manipulation on her. You may open the can of sealed evil by accident, and, as fun as it may be to watch what's sealed inside her eviscerate something, I'd probobly be killed too. I mean, what's sealed inside her killed Yukari." Seiga says.

[Hanzo K.]

>...WHAT. Wait, more than that, How did she find out about...? We never mentioned that around her, did we?

[Raikaria]

>...WHAT. Wait, more than that, How did she find out about...? We never mentioned that around her, did we?

> You didn't, but you presume Seiga, like Byakuren, put two and two together... either that, or she's been watching you for a while, or Rumia told her.

[Hanzo K.]

>So, how do we feel about the other revelation?

[Darkoda]

>"W-wow...."

[Raikaria]

>So, how do we feel about the other revelation?

>You guess you better listen to Seiga and not mess with Rumia's boundaries.

> Also, you have about fifty questions about Rumia, such as why she's not murdering everything now, or how your mother died, or why she's looking after you.

>"W-wow...."

> Yes, fascinating, isn't it? The Rumia you know is just a facade, an alternate personality that grew while the murder was sealed. Then stuff happened, and that fake personality became dominate and got most the power of the evil one. 'Course then your mother pulled a heroic sacrifice, and went to confront the evil Rumia in her head to stop her taking over, while Rumia and her girlfriend saved that Makai place." Seiga says. "You see, when Rumia's in her home, the real Rumia in her head gets stronger and tries to take over. Then would start killing everyone."

> "Rumia has a girlfriend?" Renko asks.

> "Robot person. Massive Tsundere."

> "Ah. That tank girl who stalks her." Renko says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, that answers a lot of the questions, huh?
>But how do we feel about finding this out now?

[Darkoda]

>"So is that why Rumia's so set on looking after me?"
>"...She and that mad scientist? Those must be odd dates."
>"......Renko, you don't think that we might have interrupted something when she showed up in that tank for Rumia........."

[Raikaria]

>Well, that answers a lot of the questions, huh?
>But how do we feel about finding this out now?

> Seiga seems pretty good at explaining what you are thinking about. You wonder how many years she's been alive to read people.

> Still confused, and you'd like to talk to Rumia personally. Maybe give her a kicking. You're not sure.

>"So is that why Rumia's so set on looking after me?"
>"...She and that mad scientist? Those must be odd dates."
>"......Renko, you don't think that we might have interrupted something when she showed up in that tank for Rumia........."

> "Yukari asked her on her deathbed, Rumia told me. That and she's wracked with guilt." Seiga says.

> "Oh no, no, they don't go out, it's just that Rika woman is so bad at hiding how she feels, and Rumia teases her back. Of course Rika's always attempting to kill Rumia, but you should see her reaction and logic when someone else wants to kill Rumia. She refuses to let anyone hurt her but... herself."

> "The only thing you would have been interrupting is Rika attempting to kill Rumia and badly disguising her tsundere-ness." Seiga comments. Renko chuckles.

> "This is a funny place sometimes." she comments.

> "If the world wasn't funny... it would be boooring." Yoshika says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Miss Decomposition over there has a point. Which is pretty surprising." Being bored is...Well, boring!
>Beat.
>"...I never thought I'd be agreeing with a dead person who isn't...Well, still in their grave."