Kirisame Quest - An Ordinary Day in an Ordinary Magician's Life

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

> Continue the pursuit. Cut her path whenever we can.
> "That's the friend of my friend! AND she's also my friend! So don't talk about care when you probably haven't asked her what she wants!"

>Proposaling a different thing to say:
>"I could be anything and still care for her affairs. Even if our roles were switched, I'd still care! She's my friend, and your liberation is just kidnapping and discrimination!"

>You keep going, neither of you relenting.
>"What I'm doing is justified! Trust me, I'm doing your so-called friend a huge favor... You should be happy!"

>She makes a sharp right turn, nearly hitting a tree in the process.
>_

[AzyWng]

>"Well what's Hourai's thoughts on this whole mess? If you're doing such a huge favor, what's your hand doing over her mouth?"
>Follow the kidnapper.

[Neovereign]

>"Let HER choose what to do!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well what's Hourai's thoughts on this whole mess? If you're doing such a huge favor, what's your hand doing over her mouth?"
>Follow the kidnapper.

>"Let HER choose what to do!"

>This broom honestly sucks. When you attempt to turn to follow her, it "skids" a little and you end up feeling a sharp pain I  your left arm as you clip the tree she that Medicine herself almost hit.

>It doesnt feel serious. So it's probably just a scratch... you keep going...

>"The look on her face when I found her told me enough." Medicine responds, "I'm only silencing her for now to prevent complications..."

>You notice you're heading towards a part of the forest you tend to avoid when mushroom hunting... you don't remember exactly why...
>_

[AzyWng]

>"Complications like what? Her screaming for help? Her saying something you don't want her to say? Whatever the reason, dropping an unmarked package in the middle of the Human Village would be less suspicious than what you're doing!"
>Try to check on our wound if it doesn't distract us from flying.
>"Hey, where the hell are you going, anyway?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Complications like what? Her screaming for help? Her saying something you don't want her to say? Whatever the reason, dropping an unmarked package in the middle of the Human Village would be less suspicious than what you're doing!"
>Try to check on our wound if it doesn't distract us from flying.
>"Hey, where the hell are you going, anyway?"

>"Away from you, of course." She replies, ignoring the first question.
>With so many trees to swerve around, you can't really check your arm right now.

>You begin to smell the faint odor of fungi.
>_

[AzyWng]

>Can we remember why we prefer to avoid this part of the forest?
>Focus on not colliding with another tree rather than engaging in any verbal sparring.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Can we remember why we prefer to avoid this part of the forest?
>Focus on not colliding with another tree rather than engaging in any verbal sparring.

>You concentrate on swerving.

>You think... It was something about mushrooms, you recall... but what...?

>That scent is getting stronger...
>_

[AzyWng]

>How are we feeling?

>We seriously can't remember why we try to avoid this region? Surely we wouldn't avoid it if it were something harmless...

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>How are we feeling?

>We seriously can't remember why we try to avoid this region? Surely we wouldn't avoid it if it were something harmless...

>A little winded from the flight and you arm hurts, but otherwise fine.

>You pick your brain a bit more... You're sure it was something potentially dangerous...

>The trees give way to a dark clearing, some rather large and impressive mushrooms are growing all over the place, with a lot of smaller mushrooms, a lot of them uncommon, are growing on the ground between them.
>Medicine starts making a beeline for the other end of the clearing, brushing against one of the giant mushrooms as she passes it. With less trees around you could probably close some of the distance if you wanted.
>_

[AzyWng]

>Parser, stop being vague af with Marisa's memory. If her memory were that bad she wouldn't be a witch. She'd be a thief who blew things up with magic on occasion... Oh wait.
>Get closer to Medicine.
>But not too close.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Parser, stop being vague af with Marisa's memory. If her memory were that bad she wouldn't be a witch. She'd be a thief who blew things up with magic on occasion... Oh wait.
>Get closer to Medicine.
>But not too close.

>You start to close the distance with Medicine, while remaining cautions. You start passing by the mushroom she brushed against...
>...Which promptly releases a cloud of spores...

>You find yourself coughing as you accidentally inhale some of them, and your eyes begin to sting.

>Ah, now you remember...
>_

[Neovereign]

>So what was it?
>We probably should honestly have avoided the mushroom if we were actually being cautious...
>"D-Damn it!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>So what was it?
>We probably should honestly have avoided the mushroom if we were actually being cautious...
>"D-Damn it!"

>You recall that these giant mushrooms are rather nasty: They release spores when they're disturbed. The last time you were here, which was shortly after Mima was sealed away, you inhaled a few spores and felt unwell for several hours...
>However, you think you inhaled a lot more than that this time...

>You berate yourself both mentally and verbally.

>You continue your chase out of the clearing, you're beginning to feel a bit woozy...
>_

[Tashi]

> Are we still capable of seeing Medicine?
> Do we think we can overfly the forest to avoid hitting trees due to our woozyness, or would that mean we can lose her more easily?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

> Are we still capable of seeing Medicine?
> Do we think we can overfly the forest to avoid hitting trees due to our woozyness, or would that mean we can lose her more easily?

>You can see all two of her.

>You might lose her if you ascend... Plus those branches look like they're moving over each other...

>It's starting to get harder to breathe...
>_

[Neovereign]

>Could we catch them if we used blazing star again?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Could we catch them if we used blazing star again?

>It's very likely at this close range. Though there are still trees to worry about
>Medicine looks back at you.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Let her go, Medicine..."
>We can still continue. We have to.

[AzyWng]

> Would shooting Medicine be a safe option?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Let her go, Medicine..."
>We can still continue. We have to.

>"She will be unharmed. Stop following me."
>You endure as much as you can...

> Would shooting Medicine be a safe option?

>You wouldn't know which one to shoot. You could probably Master Spark, but that would risk hitting Hourai.

>Despite your best efforts, you feel your strength give out and you fall off your broom, breathing labored...
>Medicine stops and turns, smiling. Her hand no longer over Hourai's mouth.
>"M-Marisa!" Hourai begins struggling.
>"She'll be fine. I've studied the mushrooms in that clearing long enough to know that the toxin in the spores, while incapacitating and paralytic in large doses, isn't lethal, even without medical attention, she should recover in... a day or so..."
>"You can't just leave her there!"
>"She's human. You shouldn't care about her well-being..."
>"You monster!"
>Medicine looks genuinely hurt, "Be quiet! Once you see my side of things, you'll see that everything I've been doing has been in your best interests. Now, let's g-"
>The duo are suddenly peppered by a spray of danmaku from the treetops, catching Medicine completely off-guard. Her screaming is the last thing you hear before everything goes black.

>...

>You feel something soft and warm rub against your face...
>_

[Hope ♦ Metal]

>Can we open our eyes?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Can we open our eyes?

>...
>Your eyes slowly open to the sight of a white cat filling your vision.
>_

[meow56]

>Do we recognize the cat?
>Get up if we can.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Do we recognize the cat?
>Get up if we can.

>You're not sure.
>You attempt to get up, but you can barely move.

>"Oh! Are you awake?" Asks a voice that sounds like it belongs to a young girl.
>_

[AzyWng]

>?Yes... Who are you??

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>?Yes... Who are you??

>A girl looking no older than 12, holding a cup, walks into view. She has a pinkish-red ribbon tied in her long blonde hair as is wearing a dress that looks similar to yours, but is colored red instead of black.
>"Sokrates, could you step aside, please?"
>The cat mews and does so, and the girl takes a seat by the bed you're laying on. "I think he likes you." She remarks, "I'm Ellen, Fluffy Ellen, but you can call me Ellen. You look kinda familiar, you know? Have we met before?" She offers the cup to your lips, "Anyway, please drink this, it tastes bad but it'll lessen the effects of the spores."
>_

[meow56]

>Have we met before?
>Take the drink.
>"Thank you."
>Sip.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Have we met before?
>Take the drink.
>"Thank you."
>Sip.

>You think...
>You vaguely remember someone with a white cat from many years ago, back when those strange ruins appeared in Gensokyo. A time before the spell card laws.

>You can barely move, but thankfully she's holding the cup to your lips, so you begin to drink.
>You suppress your urge to immediately vomit. This has to be the most vile concoction you've ever tasted. After an agonizing thirty seconds, you finish the drink and, resisting the urge to hurl, you thank Ellen.

>"No problem. You should regain your movement in about um... uh... erm..."
>She grabs a notebook from a nearby nightstand and hastily flips through it. "A-A few minutes." She stands up and walks out of view. "In the meantime, how much sugar would you like in your tea?"
>_

[meow56]

>How much sugar do we usually have in our tea?
>Go ahead and tell her.