Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 7

[Neovereign]

VisionDaiko:

>"Kiku?"

Daiko:

>Continue.

[Tashi]

VisionDaiko:

>"Kiku?"

Daiko:

>Continue.

> You can see how the black cat looks around, before looking at you.

> You walk upstairs, finding Koishi sitting down at the couch.
> Sakura is nowhere to be seen.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"I'll get to it right away."
>Start making something quick and simple/light for Koishi.

Vision!Daiko:

>"Kiku? Can you hear me?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"I'll get to it right away."
>Start making something quick and simple/light for Koishi.

Vision!Daiko:

>"Kiku? Can you hear me?"

> Koishi nods with a smile.
> You go to the kitchen and you start to make amazing and magical things in the best thing you can do... ... aside of reading books.

> The cat mews at you.
> _

[Neovereign]

Vision!Daiko:

>Carefully approach and gently pet the cat.

[Tashi]

Vision!Daiko:

>Carefully approach and gently pet the cat.

> You approach carefully and you pet the cat.
> She doesn't seem to mind.
> _

[Neovereign]

Vision!Daiko:

>"Kiku? Is this you?"

[Tashi]

Vision!Daiko:

>"Kiku? Is this you?"

> The cat meows.
> _

[Neovereign]

VisionDaiko:

>Pet the cat more comfortably.

Daiko:

>How's it coming?

Kiku:

>"So uh... What are those books for...?"

[Tashi]

VisionDaiko:

>Pet the cat more comfortably.

Daiko:

>How's it coming?

> You keep petting the cat.

> Almost done.

Kiku:

>"So uh... What are those books for...?"

> "They are for... Kokoro." Kyouko points to her.
> Kokoro shrugs.
> "U-Uh..." Koa fidgets. "W-What for...?"
> "I want to know more about it."
> _

[Neovereign]

Kiku:

>"Y-You shouldn't learn about it this way. You'll get the wrong ideas about things."

Daiko:

>Continue in both senses.
>Vision: "I wonder why you're a cat here..."

[Monarda]

>Did any of us see Sakura heading out ?

Niji Blue:

>"I'll go home right away to tell !"
>Turn into light and head there.

Niji-chan:

>"Yeah, but we have plenty of space, and i don't want you to be out here alone."

Niji Red:

>"Um... okay."
>Absorb the ambient light.

[Tashi]

Kiku:

>"Y-You shouldn't learn about it this way. You'll get the wrong ideas about things."

Daiko:

>Continue in both senses.
>Vision: "I wonder why you're a cat here..."

> "I don't see a problem." Kokoro says.
> "S-She's much lewder with all of this..." Kyouko fidgets.

> You finish Koishi's meal.
> The cat mews.

>Did any of us see Sakura heading out ?

> No... Probably Koishi?

Niji Blue:

>"I'll go home right away to tell !"
>Turn into light and head there.

> You turn into a light sphere and you start heading to the house.

Niji-chan:

>"Yeah, but we have plenty of space, and i don't want you to be out here alone."

> "... O-Okay..."
> The group nods.
> "You sure, Niji-chan? I mean... they were so... mean..." Marry whispers to you.

Niji Red:

>"Um... okay."
>Absorb the ambient light.

> You absorb the natural light surrounding you.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Koishi, it's ready."
>Bring the food to her.

Vision!Daiko:

>"You're still pretty cute as a cat."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Koishi, it's ready."
>Bring the food to her.

Vision!Daiko:

>"You're still pretty cute as a cat."

> You return to the other room and you give the food to Koishi.
> "Thank you!" Koishi looks at it. "Itadakimasu!" She starts to eat.

> She rubs her head in your hand.
> _

[Monarda]

Daiko-kun:

>"Hey Koishi, do you know where Sakura went to ?"

Niji-chan:

>"That isn't an excuse to be mean back to them though, it isn't nice to have to sleep on the ground and such."

Niji Red:

>"Hm..."
>Try flowing it into the wiring ?

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>Sit down next to her.
>"Can we talk a bit while you eat?"

V!Daiko:

>Rub her head gently.

[Tashi]

Daiko-kun:

>"Hey Koishi, do you know where Sakura went to ?"

> "Uh?" She looks at you, twitching her ears. "I think she went to some place. Dunno where." She continues.

Daiko:

>Sit down next to her.
>"Can we talk a bit while you eat?"

V!Daiko:

>Rub her head gently.

> Koishi nods while eating.

> You rub her head.

Niji-chan:

>"That isn't an excuse to be mean back to them though, it isn't nice to have to sleep on the ground and such."

> "I-I know... but I mean... what if they try something...?"

Niji Red:

>"Hm..."
>Try flowing it into the wiring ?

> You try to make the light you absorbed enter the wires in the circuit.
> ...
> The bulb starts to glow.
> "Excellent! Just like-"
> The bulb explodes, prompting a group of kappas and Nitori to jump.
> _

[Monarda]

Niji Red:

>"U-Uh..."
>Shrink a bit.
>"S-Sorry..."

Niji-chan:

>"Why would they do anything ? I mean, we wanna help them get back, so why would they be bad to the people that are helping them ?"

Daiko-kun:

>"Huh..."

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Um... You have one of Kokoro's masks, right?

Vision!Daiko:

>"Having you available like this would be a great way to calm down. It's like coming home to peace after a long day..."

Kiku:

>"You'd probably do things the wrong way. Like, it might show a way to show your affection to someone, but that it was a joke. What if you ended up doing it, when it wasn't meant to actually be followed?"

[Tashi]

Daiko-kun:

>"Huh..."

Daiko:

>"Um... You have one of Kokoro's masks, right?

> Koishi nods as she eats.

Vision!Daiko:

>"Having you available like this would be a great way to calm down. It's like coming home to peace after a long day..."

> She mews.

Kiku:

>"You'd probably do things the wrong way. Like, it might show a way to show your affection to someone, but that it was a joke. What if you ended up doing it, when it wasn't meant to actually be followed?"

> Kokoro thinks for a moment, before shruging.
> "Kokoro..." Mystia frowns a bit, concerned.
> "I don't have mind to think right now. I'm waiting for beating Koishi up."

Niji Red:

>"U-Uh..."
>Shrink a bit.
>"S-Sorry..."

> "Uh... Don't worry. It's okay. We have lots of bulbs." Nitori picks up the table "At least I know you are able to do it."

Niji-chan:

>"Why would they do anything ? I mean, we wanna help them get back, so why would they be bad to the people that are helping them ?"

> "... Guess you are right..."

> (Blue) You are about to reach home.
> _

[Monarda]

Daiko-kun:

>"Why did you steal it from her ?"

Niji Red:

>"Okay, then what exactly was that for ?"

Niji Blue:

>Head inside and look for Sakura-sama !

Niji-chan:

>"Okay, i just need to ask Sakura-sama first."

[Tashi]

Daiko-kun:

>"Why did you steal it from her ?"

> Koishi swallows. "I didn't. It fell in a hole to the underground and I found it."

Niji Blue:

>Head inside and look for Sakura-sama !

> To head inside you need to return to your physical form.

Niji Red:

>"Okay, then what exactly was that for ?"

> "Well..." Nitori approaches to you. "I'm making a surprise to all of Gensokyo. I'm planning to cover all of the Youkai Mountain with light." She whispers you tou.

Niji-chan:

>"Okay, i just need to ask Sakura-sama first."

> "Sakura-sama?" One fairy asks.
> _

[Monarda]

Niji Red:

>"Oooo..."

Niji Blue:

>Do so.

Daiko-kun:

>"And why didn't you return it ? The masks are crucial for her."

Niji-chan:

>"She is sorta like my mom."

[Tashi]

Niji Red:

>"Oooo..."

> "That's why I want you to help me with this... ... And, if you aren't convinced yet, I promise I will give you a part of the prize."

Daiko-kun:

>"And why didn't you return it ? The masks are crucial for her."

> "Because it's mine." Koishi eats a bit more, before she finishes. "I don't want to return it." She smiles innocently.

Niji Blue:

>Do so.

> You return to your physical form and you walk in.
> "Huh?" A neko girl besides Daiko looks at you. "Hi."

Niji-chan:

>"She is sorta like my mom."

> "Oh! Oh! A mom!"
> "Is she nice with you?"
> "She is gonna give us food?"
> "She's gonna pet us? Tell us stories before going to sleep?"
> They say.

> (Bastet) You can see someone really away from the others. You think the figure is making gestures.
> _

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>Head towards her !

Daiko-kun:

>"Then that's stealing, does Satori know about that ?"

Niji Blue:

>"Huh ? Oh hey there."

Niji-chan:

>"Ehehe, yeah, she is nice to us, we don't have too much food though... but i think she can tell stories to us."

Niji Red:

>"Well... if no one gets hurt it should be okay."

[Tashi]

Bastet-chan:

>Head towards her !

> You fly towards the figure.
> ... Oh, it's Aya.

Niji Blue:

>"Huh ? Oh hey there."

> She smiles.

Daiko-kun:

>"Then that's stealing, does Satori know about that ?"

> Koishi looks back at you.
> "About me having the mask? Nah. I have it in my room." Koishi places the dish in the table.

Niji-chan:

>"Ehehe, yeah, she is nice to us, we don't have too much food though... but i think she can tell stories to us."

> "Oooh! That sounds nice! Take us there, please!"
> Every fairy seems happy.
> "W-Wow..." Daiyousei says.
> "That was... quick..." Lily blinks.
> Wakasagihime looks sad.

Niji Red:

>"Well... if no one gets hurt it should be okay."

> "Great!" She separates. "You don't mind coming tomorrow? To do some more tests, I mean."
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Koishi, I'm sorry for accusing you for stealing the mask to start right off, but Kokoro's masks are really important to her."
>"It would be like if I told you I was making you a once in a lifetime meal, and while I was gone doing something, someone else took it without knowing it was anyone's. Wouldn't you be upset?"

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>"Oh hey there Miss Aya."

Niji Blue:

>"Eh ?"
>Tilt our head.

Niji-chan:

>Turn to Wakasagihime.
>"Is something wrong Wakasagihime ?"

Niji Red:

>"Well... if it's safe for everyone..."

[Neovereign]

>Note to remember that we're still near being poor, and need a way to get money well. Especially with this larger family.