“……WHAT?! What do you MEAN the Janitor completely cleared out the Shrine of the Idiot Deities after the Reset?! She couldn't even leave us the kitchen sink? And on top of that, there's already been a challenge issued too? Great, just great.. So the idiots already grow restless. Hmm..
*Nobu thinks this over, and a smile creeps across her face.*
Very well. Send for Princess UncertainKitten and Maiden Skye immediately! This may actually work out in our favor."
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The Shrine of the Idiot Deities. The imposing majesty of the new Deities looms over UK and Skye. Nobu leans forward in her lawn chair throne and looks down at the two Idiots with an amused expression on her face. She rests her eyes upon UK.“So, It looks like UncertainKitten here wastes no time in her bid for power. Already you seek to topple the newly established order? Are you nuts? Do you
really think you have what it takes?”
“For now anyway, we are calling the shots. And what better way to celebrate our new reign than with offerings to your new gods? You must both go forth and bring each of us Deities something to our liking. Whoever pleases the majority of us, wins. Simple, yes? Well then, who would like to go first?”
{Amaterasu’s Request}
*Ammy puts down his bottle of cider and turns down Foghot on the 8-track player*
“I've always liked Kaguya. I think she's a very misunderstood character. All she did was drink some live-forever potion and bam, she gets banished to Earth. And just when she grows to love it down there, the Lunarians come back for her. She can't catch a break. But more importantly, Kaguya herself is ZUN's personal fan tribute to the original Kaguya, from the Japanese folktale ‘The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter’. ZUN changed the story a bit, but he was faithful to much, including her Five Impossible Requests."
“Now, of her requests, I think the easiest one to fulfill would be the cowry treasure from the sea. I don't know what a cowry treasure would look like, but maybe you do. And so that's what I'd like to see.”
“You can find a photo online of what you believe a cowry treasure is, or you can take your own photo of one - and to be sure it's an original creation, include a slip of paper with "CPMC", the date and time written on it. Those are your options. Keep in mind, though, that I'm much more likely to be impressed by an original photo than one you dug up through Google. “
“Now if you'll excuse me ...”
*turns up "Slow Ride", takes long pull from cider bottle*
{Roukanken’s Request}
“I’ll go next. Okay, youse wise guys. Listen up. This place used to be my headquarters, where I ran the business from, capische?"
*Rou is inexplicably in a suit, holding an expensive looking cigar. He takes a puff from it before coughing violently.*
"Hack, hack...yeah, that's some *cough* good shit right there.. So anyway, I come back here after youse guys have your goddamn speeddating session and everything's gone! Jeez, can a man not earn a livin' without some freakin' Janitor taking away everythin' he's worked for?!"
*Rou turns to UK and Skye.*
"So now I gotta rely on YOU TWO to get the family back on its feet. I need youse two to get me somethin' that'll make me a shitload of money, and it's gotta be big. No handheld gadgets, we're talkin' real classy shit right here. Do me proud, and I just might be willin' to give one of you a step up in the family, know what I'm sayin'?"
{Nobu’s Request}
"Thank you, Rou. Now for my request. While I could just tell you exactly what I want, where's the fun in that? I'm interested to see what you can come up with. "
"Luckily for you two, my request is a simple one. It’s something so incredibly common, yet so incredibly important, and you encounter it on a daily basis. However, I’m only interested in it in a form fitting for a Deity. Whether you find it somewhere or craft it yourself is unimportant, as long as you are giving it to me."
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"You have 72 hours to fulfill our requests. Send or link your submissions in a PM to the corresponding Deity. That is all."
"One more thing: you have all the information you need, so don’t bother asking for any more details. It’s like the ancient Chinese proverb: 'Ambiguity is the mother of innovation'.. Or something like that."
"After the Deities have agreed to a decision, we will present the results in a formal ceremony in which there will be much celebration for the winner and ridicule of the loser. Now, out of my sight!" *Nobu waves them away.*
.....
*Once the Deities are alone, Nobu glances over at Rou. Her lawnchair makes a loud creak as she shifts her weight.*
"On second thought, do you think we should have been more practical with our requests and just asked for furniture or something?.. oh well."
*APPEND!*
To non-contestants! Please, keep conversation about possible submissions for this 'scavenger hunt' confined to this thread. While I cannot control people outside of the contest, I CAN use you to make things harder for them. Hehehehe....
Any suggestions, submissions, whathaveyou related to the Requests that anyone makes in this thread will be OFF LIMITS to the two contestants. Keep this in mind, UK and Skye. (Of course, if you submit something and someone mentions that same thing afterwards, your submission is still valid.)
Also, if you couldn't already tell, my request is a riddle, with a number of possible 'technically correct' answers. Whoever figures out exactly what I had in mind, however, will get a special gift from me, in addition to my favor.
