Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Blitzer on November 09, 2010, 03:33:14 PM
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>You are Fujiwara no Mokou, and your world is horrible.
>Everything was perfectly normal one day until a huge portal appeared in Gensokyo. But it wasn't one of Yukari's gaps, as there were no eyes, but complete darkness. A surging influence came out of the gate, transforming many Gensokyoans into shadows of their former selves. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderization)
>For example, Reimu Hakurei used to care little about her donation box, and was only midly lazy. Becuase of the influence of the gap, she's been transformed into a greedy and lazy (but mostly greedy) jerk. She's now a thief who bullies people for money. Marisa Kirisame became just as greedy as Reimu...but her outstanding greed is inhibited by the acts of her "girlfriend", Alice Margatroid, who is an insane girl who violently enforces her "love" for Marisa (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yandere)...except that she's indecisive if she likes Marisa or not. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere) Everybody thinks Alice likes Marisa anyways. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EveryoneCanSeeIt) Not that it's pleasant for Marisa at all. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoisonousFriend) But the biggest monster would have to be Yukari Yakumo. She commits several sexually depraved acts a day, like making Ran streak for sick titillation, and rules Gensokyo with an iron...gap. Anybody who opposes her (and anybody she simply doesn't like) is gapped and sent to a place with all eyes and no escapes. A while ago, she had gapped your best friend, Keine, because she was worried that her abilities to change history would be able to prevent the Gensokyo-changing portal from ever opening.
>In response to Yukari's rule, you and Kanako have formed a resistance (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LaResistance) against her rule, since, stupidly enough, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotBall) Yukari doesn't use her powers to be omniscient and Big Brother-ish. And you thought she was a Magnificent Bastard. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagnificentBastard) Anyways, several important people have joined the resistance. You never need to worry about not trusting anybody- nobody holds any loyalty to Yukari, ESPECIALLY Ran, except the gullible Chen and some fairies.
>Your goal right now is to have Rikako Asakura re-open the portal while the other members of the resistance stand their ground. Some are very questioning about this. Some wonder that, if they let the portal open, more bad things might happen. Some are questioning Rikako and her status as a "heretic." You reallly don't care, as long as Gensokyo is rid of Yukari.
>You are outside your shack now. What would you like to do?
(Note: This text adventure is not set in any other Touhou fanwork. It is intended to be a Deconstruction. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Deconstruction))
(Note 2: Because of how slowly people post in Eiki Quest, I think I can juggle both this and Eiki Quest.)
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>Quickly retrieve arms from shack.
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>Think about what everyone in the resistance might be doing and where they might be right now.
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>Set TVTropes on fire.
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>Determine sturdiness of pants and suspenders
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> Examine inventory, skill and quest.
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>Determine extent of fire powers
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>Quickly retrieve arms from shack.
>1: You look inside your arms and pull out your shack.
>Your arms happen to be in your shack, while the rest of your body is not. They are attached to your arms, though, so one quick movement and the arms are outside of the shack.
>Think about what everyone in the resistance might be doing and where they might be right now.
>Most of them are probably living their lives right now.
>Set TVTropes on fire.
>You see no reason to do so, and you don't know what TVTropes is, anyways.
>Determine sturdiness of pants and suspenders
>Your pants and suspenders...are you talking about their resistance to heat or how well they hold against damage?
> Examine inventory, skill and quest.
>Inventory
>Red and White Paper Charms
>Charms you put on yourself everywhere to give yourself hot resistance.
>Other articles of clothing
>Stuff I really don't need or bother to describe.
>Skills
>Firebending
>You have the power to control fire.
>EX-level Danmaku
>Your danmaku skills are high. It's generally hard for people to beat you without getting hit or using a spellcard at least once.
>Quests
>Dammit, Yukari
>Yukari rules Gensokyo with an iron first. You want to oppose her as often as possible without getting gapped.
>Beyond the Dark Portal
>Rikako's working on a device that can re-open the portal that caused this in the first place. Can you get the device up and running before Yukari finds out about the resistance or the device?
>Order in Gensokyo
>Under Yukari's rule, Gensokyo has fell into chaos. You and the resistance want to keep Gensokyo under control until you can get rid of Yukari.
>Determine extent of fire powers
>You can manipulate fire in every way, from removing it, splitting it, moving it, and creating it.
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>Observe surroundings
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> Current rivalry status.
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>Observe surroundings
>You see bamboo in all directions. Except the exits that is. Obvious exits are West and South. West leads outside the forest.
> Current rivalry status.
>After the portal opened, Kaguya hasn't left her house at all. She does nothing but use a strange box-like device all day. She is totally unwilling to fight you, which is why Eirin joined the resistance- so she can find out what could cause Kaguya to start acting like this.
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>Go see keine.
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>Go see keine.
>You don't really want to be gapped by Yukari just so you can see Keine.
A while ago, she had gapped your best friend, Keine, because she was worried that her abilities to change history would be able to prevent the Gensokyo-changing portal from ever opening.
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Well, I guess there's not much left to do. Onwards!
>Go to south exit
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Well, I guess there's not much left to do. Onwards!
>Go to south exit
You go south. You are now in a deeper section of the forest. There isn't much to do in the forest right now.
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> Lets head west then.
> Also, juggle some fireballs for a bit.
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>Head west.
>While walking, think of how to get to Rikako from current location.
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> Lets head west then.
>Head west.
>So you do. You eventually exit the forest. You are now outside of the forest. ...Obviously.
> Also, juggle some fireballs for a bit.
>So you do. You don't think it's such a good idea, but you're bored.
>While walking, think of how to get to Rikako from current location.
>Rikako's lab is in the northwest partof the Human Village. You could go north up the road, then west to get to the Human Village, then north and west again to get to Rikako.
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>Proceed that way, but with care, not to get too much attention.
>On my way, take a look at the Human Village for anything suspicious. (LIKE A NINJA)
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>Proceed that way, but with care, not to get too much attention.
>You walk quietly to (through?) the Human Village.
>On my way, take a look at the Human Village for anything suspicious. (LIKE A NINJA)
>Hmm...yep, there's Rumia attacking some villagers. You recall that you can keep her from attacking with some ink and paper.
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>Do I have ink and paper? If not- just defeat her. Mokou's way more powerful then a lowly youkai
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>Do I have ink and paper? If not- just defeat her. Mokou's way more powerful then a lowly youkai
>No, you don't.
>How would you like to go about curb stomping Rumia?
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>No, you don't.
>How would you like to go about curb stomping Rumia?
>Fujiyama Volcano!
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>Fujiyama Volcano!
>You don't want to hurt the nearby villagers, and you really don't need to use a spellcard to get rid of her. But mainly the former.
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>Make her eat fire.
>Set her hair on fire.
>Knock her unconscious and take her teeth.
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>Make her eat fire.
>You walk over and make her eat fire. Literally. She's now got a burned mouth.
>Set her hair on fire.
>You think burning the amulet ribbon off of her head may have some serious consequences, but you do this anyways. The amulet doesn't burn, but the rest of her hair does. She yelps, wraps herself in darkness, and runs the heck away.
>Knock her unconscious and take her teeth.
>First, would you like to pursue?
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>First, would you like to pursue?
The hunt is on!
(Yes please :3)
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The hunt is on!
(Yes please :3)
>Amusingly enough, if you're not inside the sphere of darkness, it makes Rumia easier to find. It helps that Rumia keeps bumping into things.
>You pursue Rumia. You're just outside Rumia's field of darkness. How would you like to go about incapacitating her and taking her teeth?
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> Ask her why she was attacking the village.
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> Ask her why she was attacking the village.
>You do this. She doesn't answer and continues to run.
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>Burn her feet
Oh wait, run is just an expression, everyone can fly.
>Punch the back of her head hard enough to knock her out
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>Punch the back of her head hard enough to knock her out
>You really don't know where the back of her head is (after all, darkness), so you punch blindly. Luckily, you do manage to hit the back of her head. Rumia falls down unconscious. And yes, she was running, not flying.
>Pulling out her teeth is a bit much, so are you actually going to do it?
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>Wait for her to wake up then interrogate her on why she was attacking the villagers.
>If she tries to run again, burn her feet this time.
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>Wait for her to wake up then interrogate her on why she was attacking the villagers.
>It only takes a few minutes for Rumia to wake up. You then immediately interrogate her, saying "Why were you attacking the villagers?!" She replies, "Attacking humans is a youkai's job!". She generates a field of darkness, then attempts to run again...
>If she tries to run again, burn her feet this time.
>...but you burn her feet. She yelps "Ouch!" and you hear a thumping noise.
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>"Listen, little one! Move and I'll burn you whole this time!"
Why would Mokou need Rumia's teeth...?
>Raise her by her cloth up with my hand.
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>"Listen, little one! Move and I'll burn you whole this time!"
>"Okay! Okay!"
Why would Mokou need Rumia's teeth...?
>It was probably to stop Rumia from ever attempting to devour villagers ever again.
>Raise her by her cloth up with my hand.
>You lift the puny youkai up.
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> "Now, what exactly were you doing? I never thought you would attack the village directly"
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> "Now, what exactly were you doing? I never thought you would attack the village directly"
>"What do you mean? I've attacked the village lots of times before!"
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> Did Rumia really?
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> We don't have time for this; we've got to see Rikako.
> Tell Rumia off and not to do it again.
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> Did Rumia really?
>Yes. She was scared off by you or another Resistance member allof those times. You never did go this far as to interrogate Rumia...
> We don't have time for this; we've got to see Rikako.
> Tell Rumia off and not to do it again.
>You're quite annoyed with Rumia for delaying your visit to Rikako, and sternly tell her not to do it again. She probably won't learn her lesson here and now.
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>Let Rumia go and threaten to steal her teeth if we catch her doing it again.
I don't know why I'm so obsessed with that. :3
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>Let Rumia go and threaten to steal her teeth if we catch her doing it again.
>You threaten Rumia with stealing her teeth if she attacks the village again. She nods silently, too afraid to responds. She walks away. Even then, you don't know if she'll stop or not...
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> Sigh.
> Head to Rikako's place.
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> Sigh.
>Rumia is such a pain...
> Head to Rikako's place.
>You fly over and land in front of Rikako's lab.
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>Observe surroundings
>Enter lab
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>Observe surroundings
>This seems to be a random street in the Human Village. Rikako's lab stands out from everybody else's; while the other houses are just huts, Rikako's building is cube-shaped and feels like it's made of more than just stone.
>Enter lab
>You enter the lab. Rikako looks up from the device she's working on, and says "Hello. I suppose you want to know the progress of the portal-opening device?"
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>"That's what I came here for"
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>"Also, have you heard of Yukari making any more moves lately?"
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>"That's what I came here for"
>"Ah, right. Well, it's not close to being ready, but it's not far from being ready either. Explaning why would take a wall of technobabble which I mostly don't know how to translate into normal speech. Let's just say that the nature of the portal confuses me."
>"Also, have you heard of Yukari making any more moves lately?"
>"No. Just the usual sexual encounters. Thankfully, nobody's been gapped recently."
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> What's confusing about the portals nature?
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>"Anything you need for it that I can get for you?"
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off top (Don't count this here in!!)- "Tell me more about those sexual encounters" :D
(carry on)
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> What's confusing about the portals nature?
>Is this supposed to be in quotation marks, or not?
>"Anything you need for it that I can get for you?"
>"No, nothing right now."
>"Tell me more about those sexual encounters" :D
>I'm treating it as one of those strikethrough (like this) joke commands.
>"Ah...you forgot? She's Reimu's most common client, if you know what I mean, and she abuses Ran daily."
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>"In which case, what exactly is confusing about it?"
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>"In which case, what exactly is confusing about it?"
>"Here's a few of them: The portal closed shortly after it opened (well, everyone knows that), I don't know what opened it in the first place, and I don't know where it leads."
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>"Guess it's too dangerous to just wander into it. Thought of anything we could use to try and figure out where it leads?"
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>"Guess it's too dangerous to just wander into it. Thought of anything we could use to try and figure out where it leads?"
>"I'm afraid not."
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>"Damn. What about asking Kanako for help? Or the kappa for that matter since they like this sort of thing? You're not alone in this, remember; even if they do uhm and ah over silly rumours."
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>"Damn. What about asking Kanako for help? Or the kappa for that matter since they like this sort of thing? You're not alone in this, remember; even if they do uhm and ah over silly rumours."
>"If Kanako could have helped, she would've already done something to help. Perhaps I can ask the kappa about this, though..."
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>"You know, I might bump into that kappa myself too"
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>"You know, I might bump into that kappa myself too"
>"By 'the kapp?, I meant them in general, not any specific kappa. But please ask them if they can assist me if you do."
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> "Will do"
> "Anything else you need?"
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> "Will do"
> "Anything else you need?"
>"No, not at all."
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>"Ok then, I'll go talk to them. Bye."
>Leave the building
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>"Ok then, I'll go talk to them. Bye."
>Leave the building
>You leave the building. Thankfully, the village is quiet.
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> Head towards the kappa village.
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> Head towards the kappa village.
>You head over to the kappa village. It looks like a cross between the Human Village and futuristic technology you don't see anywhere except Rikako's lab. It doesn't surprise you much though, since you've been to the Youkai Mountain several times before.
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>What does Mokou know about the kappa status on the Yukari incident and Does she know any specific kappas?
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>What does Mokou know about the kappa status on the Yukari incident and Does she know any specific kappas?
>The Youkai Mountain, which technically under Yukari's rule, has been mostly left untouched. And no, you don't know any specific kappas.
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>Go to someone who at least looks like (s)he's in charge.
>Ask about what does the person think about the current situation
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>Go to someone who at least looks like (s)he's in charge.
>You find nobody who looks more in charge than all of the others. Would you like to accost a random kappa?
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>Yes, ask a random.
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>Yes, ask a random.
>You randomly pick a long-haired, blue-haired kappa off the streets. When asked the kappa responds "You didn't even say hi...anyways, as long as Yukari doesn't become an insane, bitchy ruler (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCaligula) and/or doesn't touch the kappa society, I don't care very much."
>Yukari is already quite insane and bitchy, though...she hasn't shown that side to the public yet, but you've seen glimpses.
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>"Well, she already grew insane enough". Can you help me a bit?"
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>"Well, she already grew insane enough. Can you help me a bit?"
>"Insane enough? I didn't see anything. And...why would I want to help you?"
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>"Because Kanako is helping me with this. Must I have to ask you to take me to another kappa who at least can help if you won't?"
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>"Because Kanako is helping me with this. Must I have to ask you to take me to another kappa who at least can help if you won't?"
>"Really. What's your problem?"
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>"Yukari makes some weird changing portals. She already affected a few powerful people with it. Besides she gaps and imprisons everyone opposing her as she wishes. This cannot stand. I need you to help Rikako with a portal device."
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>"Do you kappa have a leader or someone I can talk to about this?"
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>"Yukari makes some weird changing portals. She already affected a few powerful people with it. Besides she gaps and imprisons everyone opposing her as she wishes. This cannot stand. I need you to help Rikako with a portal device."
>"I haven't heard a lot about Yukari's doings, but that's probably because I live on the mountain. And...what would this portal device do?"
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>"It's supposed to open a portal to free the captives"
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>"It's supposed to open a portal to free the captives"
>That's exactly what it isn't. Although it may end up being a portal to wherever Yukari gaps people anyways. You find that unlikely, because the portal had no eyes in it when it was first opened. Would you like to go through with this statement anyways?
>_
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> Nah, we don't wanna lie.
> "It's supposed to open a portal that made Yukari insane in the first place, we're trying to find the reason this portal did it"
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> Nah, we don't wanna lie.
> "It's supposed to open a portal that made Yukari insane in the first place, we're trying to find the reason this portal did it"
>"Oh yeah, that portal...I didn't know it did anything at all, I just knew it looked scary."
>Yes, the portal is common knowledge.
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> "So can you help me out?"
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> "So can you help me out?"
>"You got me quite interested in your little project." She raises an eyebrom and then says "But...why did you choose me?"
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> We're not known for telling lies unless we have to.
> "I just kinda chose you at random, I don't really know anyone here"
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>That's exactly what it isn't. Although it may end up being a portal to wherever Yukari gaps people anyways. You find that unlikely, because the portal had no eyes in it when it was first opened. Would you like to go through with this statement anyways?
>_
... whoops. I couldn't decide the version so I came up with that one. As well, yeah. Go with what the glasses doll says.
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> We're not known for telling lies unless we have to.
> "I just kinda chose you at random, I don't really know anyone here"
>"Heh. Don't make the mistake to think that every kappa is a mechanic."
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> "Ah, sorry about that...are you a mechanic?"
> "Also, what's your name?"
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> "Ah, sorry about that...are you a mechanic?"
>"Yeah. You were lucky to randomly pick a right person."
> "Also, what's your name?"
>Damn.
>"My name's Hana." She frowns as she says this.
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> "Is there there somethi-Ah! How rude of me, I'm Mokou"
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> "Is there there somethi-Ah! How rude of me, I'm Mokou"
>"I almost thought you forgot to introduce yourself. Heh."
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"Do you want something in exchange of your help, Hana?"
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"Do you want something in exchange of your help, Hana?"
>"I don't think I'll take anything in excahnge, except seeing how things play out."
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>"Fine. Let's go then."
>Off to Rikako
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>"Fine. Let's go then."
>Off to Rikako
>You head over to Rikako's house/lab. Hana follows sliently.
>You enter the lab. Rikako looks up from the device she's working on, and says "Who's the visitor?"
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>"Her name is Hana and she is willing to aid us in the project"
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>"Her name is Hana and she is willing to aid us in the project"
>"I wasn't expecting you getting a mechanic immediately."
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>"I just like getting the job done"
>"So, should I leave you two alone now or...?"
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>"I just like getting the job done"
>Rikako says "That's understandable..."
>"So, should I leave you two alone now or...?"
>Hana says "I guess so..."
>Rikako says "You should probably keep order around other places in the meantime."
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> Nod.
> Wander around the village.
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> Nod.
>They both nod back.
> Wander around the village.
>You leave and wander. It isn't long before you see Reimu bullying someone for money. The person she's bullying has danmaku wounds.
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>"Shrine maiden! What do you think you're doing!?"
>Stand my guard, be alert and ready for attack. Don't attack first.
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>"Shrine maiden! What do you think you're doing!?"
>"Taking what I want and need." She directs a statement at the villager, saying "Now, hand it over!"
>"But this is almost all I have!"
>Stand my guard, be alert and ready for attack. Don't attack first.
>You stand your guard. Reimu doesn't start attacking you yet.
>And one more thing: Yukari would not like it if you take one of her only...errr...you know what I mean, I hope.
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>That's too bad but we can't stand idly by while such an incident occurs.
>Defend the villager if she'll attack him
>"Come behind me" say to the villager
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>That's too bad but we can't stand idly by while such an incident occurs.
>Just make sure she's still intact. Yukari gets cranky when she can't engage in erotic activities.
>Defend the villager if she'll attack him
>"Come behind me" say to the villager
>The villager says "Ah...it's that white-haired girl with fire abilities..."
>He goes behind you.
>Reimu is annoyed and fires a lot of indescribable danmaku in your direction.
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>Burn the danmakus if possible.
>Overpower Reimu. Yes, leave her intact.
>"Scram, maiden!"
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>Burn the danmakus if possible.
>You can't exactly burn danmaku, although you've heard that that ice fairy has invented a way to freeze danmaku...
>Overpower Reimu. Yes, leave her intact.
>"Scram, maiden!"
>In what way would you like to almost beat the crap out of Reimu?
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>Push the villager on the ground, dodge danmaku, run to Reimu, physically immobilize her, without burning her up. Wear her off.
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>PHOENIX KICK! (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/650559/2girls-battle-blood-fujiwara_no_mokou-guntank_-art)
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>Push the villager on the ground, dodge danmaku, run to Reimu,
>You do this. You push the villager onto the ground, and he's too surprised to react. You then dodge Reimu's danmaku in an indescribable way, and then...
>PHOENIX KICK! (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/650559/2girls-battle-blood-fujiwara_no_mokou-guntank_-art)
>...you kick her hard. Reimu is kicked low into the air and lands a few feet away. She's barely conscious.
>...physically immobilize her, without burning her up. Wear her off.
>You then run up to where she landed and then hold her hands behind her back.
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>yell to the villager "run!"
>"Shirne maiden. Listen and listen well" Closer to her ear "Leave this village for your own safety. If you want money, try someone who actually has it. Like the Scarlet Devil"
>She calmed down a bit?
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>yell to the villager "run!"
>The villager gets up and runs the hell away.
>"Shrine maiden. Listen and listen well" Closer to her ear "Leave this village for your own safety. If you want money, try someone who actually has it. Like the Scarlet Devil"
>"It...isn't so easy taking money from the powerful."
>Funnily enough, Remilia is part of the resistance. Kind of. She's only doing it because of her pride.
>She calmed down a bit?
>No, just tired and wounded.
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>Hold her still
>"Why are you doing this? Why have you changed? What the hell is wrong with you??"
>I know, the portal crap. I just want to hear it on her side.
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>Hold her still
>So you do.
>"Why are you doing this? Why have you changed? What the hell is wrong with you??"
>"I...noticed my lack of money and donations and decided...to do something about it."
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>"You never cared about donations in the past. Where is your pride?"
>Examine surroundings.
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>"You never cared about donations in the past. Where is your pride?"
>"Unless I have money, I have none!"
>Examine surroundings.
>You seem to be on the main road of the Human Village, which goes east-west. There is a nearby road going north, and there are a few roads going south. There is a small crowd of villagers around you who seem to have been bullied by Reimu along with the one that just ran. Why aren't the other villagers running the hell away? Oh wait, they just did.
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>When she looks tired enough, let her go
>"Don't you dare touch the villagers. Go away, you just disgraced your shrine"
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>When she looks tired enough, let her go
>You release her, because she is that tired and wounded.
>"Don't you dare touch the villagers. Go away, you just disgraced your shrine"
>"Do I look like I care?" With that, she flies away.
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>Watch her fly away, sigh and wonder how the other shrine is doing in comparison.
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>Watch her fly away, sigh and wonder how the other shrine is doing in comparison.
Better. Kanako's on our side, you know.
Uhm... so is Suwako and Sanae, right?
But maybe other parts of the resistance might have some nice ideas, like Rikako herself... We might want to check that.
Also we should make our way and patrol a bit for general protection.
>Check how is this all going at the SDM. Maybe Patchouli or the Scarlet Devil came up with something interesting.
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>Watch her fly away, sigh and wonder how the other shrine is doing in comparison.
>Well, the Moriya Shrine is thankfully mostly fine, but Sanae seems to have become somewhat corrupted by the portal. She once captured and abused a tsukumogami, but when Kanako and Suwako found out, they stopped calling her a good girl, which Sanae...didn't take very well. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement) Sanae seems to have become more bitchy since then.
>Check how is this all going at the SDM. Maybe Patchouli or the Scarlet Devil came up with something interesting.
>You decide to head over to the SDM to see how they're doing. You remember to avoid Sakuya, since the portal turned her into an ax crazy knife nut. Choose your mode of transportation.
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>Take a walk to see what's going on on the way there as well.
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>Take a walk to see what's going on on the way there as well.
>It doesn't take long to reach the Misty Lake. The fairies eye you suspiciously, but nothing else happens.
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>If they don't bother me, I won't bother them.
>Continue to the SDM whilst thinking more about the ice fairy that can freeze danmaku and if she could be an assistance to the team or not.
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>If they don't bother me, I won't bother them.
>You decide that having fairies swarm you like Infernities is not a good idea.
>Continue to the SDM whilst thinking more about the ice fairy that can freeze danmaku and if she could be an assistance to the team or not.
>It's a huge surprise that the ice fairy invented freezing danmaku. After all, she seems to be...mentally ill. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RalphWiggum)
>You reach the SDM and are reminded of Sakuya's ax craziness when you see Meiling's corpse near the door. She's been dead for a while now- Sakuya stabbed her to death, and stabs her corpse daily. Nobody really cared about Meiling, which is why Sakuya wasn't punished. Why don't they move the corpse to somewhere else? That's a mystery.
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JESUS CHRIST, MAN!
I like Meiling :< mean as hell :D
>Avoid the main entrance. Try going from the back or something, by climbing the walls/ flying by them, like Marisa's used to.
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>Avoid the main entrance. Try going from the back or something, by climbing the walls/ flying by them, like Marisa's used to.
>This is the only non-secret entrance to the SDM you know. Yes, there are secret entrances, but they're not nearby.
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> Let's move the corpse away but watch out for Sakuya.
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> Let's move the corpse away but watch out for Sakuya.
>You really don't want to put your hands on the corpse, but it's better than seeing it every time you enter the SDM. You decide to move the cadaver slowly away while making sure to keep it away from any green slime that may have come from a strange ball. Luckily there's none of that around. But you haven't decided where to move it to.
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> Let's put it near the lake, in some bushes somewhere.
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> Let's put it near the lake, in some bushes somewhere.
>You hope Sakuya doesn't find out as you drag the corpse over to the lake. You find some bushes and stuff her corpse in there.
>Oh, who am I kidding? Sakuya will find out sooner or later,
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> Hopefully we'll have everything fixed by then.
> Head into the SDM, be on the lookout for Sakuya.
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> Hopefully we'll have everything fixed by then.
>Something's telling you that's not going to be for a while...
> Head into the SDM, be on the lookout for Sakuya.
>You head over and into the SDM. You are reminded that Flandre, while she was a sweet girl with a bad case of not knowing her own strength, was corrupted into an insane destroyer. ...How does the SDM survive with 2 ax crazies?
>The hall is empty, save for a few fairy maids wandering about, doing nothing.
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> Ask one of the fairy maids where Remilia is.
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> Ask one of the fairy maids where Remilia is.
>You ask one of the fairy "maids" where Remilia is. "That way-" -she points to the left- "-and turn right and go straight. I think."
>Another one of the fairies say "No, it was that way." She points to the right. "Turn left, walk straight, and turn left on the next hallway. Then, when you enter a round room, choose the middle door out of 5."
>Another one appears and says "Wait a minute, it's to the right, then left-"
>The second fairy says "That's what I said!"
>The third fairy says "No, it's different. After walking a while, there should be a kitchen on your left. Go through the kitchen, turn right, go straight."
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>Ignore them
>Ask for the Library.
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>Ignore them
>Ask for the Library.
>One of the previous fairies says "Uh, it's that way." She points to the right. "Then its entrance should be to the right."
>She is then drowned by a wave of squabbling fairies.
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>Use that direction
>On to the library, careful not to be spotted by Sakuya and Flandre
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>Use that direction
>Well, it's better than hearing many different directions from fairies.
>On to the library, careful not to be spotted by Sakuya and Flandre
>You don't see any of them as you enter...holy crap this place is effing huge.
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>So we found the library.
>Any news about the status of Koakuma and Patchy? Are they un-changed?
>Look for them
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>So we found the library.
>Yes, you did.
>Any news about the status of Koakuma and Patchy? Are they un-changed?
>Other than Patchouli's breast size violently shifting to absurd to nonexistent every so often, nothing bad.
>Look for them
>You look around for either one of them. You eventually find Patchouli in a hallway an aisle.
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>"Hello, Patchouli Knowledge"
>"I'd to have a talk with you, if I may"
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>"Hello, Patchouli Knowledge"
>"I'd to have a talk with you, if I may"
>"Oh, it's you. Why are you here?"
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>"I was curious if you undertook any research of the mysterious portal chaning a lot of people around Gensokyo."
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>"I was curious if you undertook any research of the mysterious portal chaning a lot of people around Gensokyo."
>"I never really bothered, that's Rikako's job."
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>"I can't believe your researcher spirit didn't make a move here, to be honest...."
>"How do you manage with two destructive forces in your house? With the gatekeeper dead?"
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>"I can't believe your researcher spirit didn't make a move here, to be honest...."
>"I've been researching other subjects."
>"How do you manage with two destructive forces in your house? With the gatekeeper dead?"
>"Sakuya is easy enough to handle, and we repair any damage Flandre does. Meiling was worthless anyways, what with all the looting Marisa does."
>She sighs.
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> Ouch, poor Meiling.
> Ask Patchouli for directions to where Remilia is.
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> Ouch, poor Meiling.
>You wince at their complete lack of consideration for Meiling's well-being.
> Ask Patchouli for directions to where Remilia is.
>"It would be best for you to go through the hallway where the front door is. go straight until you reach a wal, then turn right, go straight, and enter the middle of the five doors."
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>"Thanks for that; it's better hearing directions from you then squabbling fairies."
>"Wait a second, what are these other 'subjects' you mentioned?"
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>"Thanks for that; it's better hearing directions from you then squabbling fairies."
>"You're welcome."
>"Wait a second, what are these other 'subjects' you mentioned?"
>"Subjects not important to this story. Err, our situation."
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>"Fair enough"
>Follow Patchouli's direction's to the scarlet devil
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>"Fair enough"
>Patchouli nods.
>Follow Patchouli's direction's to the scarlet devil
>As you follow these directions, you realize one of the fairies was right in her directions...
>You reach a room with 5 doors, and open the middle one. Remilia says "It's you..." She leers at you.
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>"Pardon my intrusion, Mistress of the Mansion"
>"I came for a visit."
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>"Pardon my intrusion, Mistress of the Mansion"
>"I came for a visit."
>"What did you come here for?"
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>"To check on other parts of the resistance against Yukari. Do you plan anything? Do you have in mind any solutions?"
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>"To check on other parts of the resistance against Yukari. Do you plan anything? Do you have in mind any solutions?"
>"There's been nothing big happening around here. What, do you think I can't take care of myself?"
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>"Your sister and your head servant are running rampant, that's a reason to worry about. I made my way here thinking that you, the Scarlet Devil herself, might've thought of something as you take part in many incidents here"
>"And this here is an incident"
>Sit on a chair
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>"Your sister and your head servant are running rampant, that's a reason to worry about. I made my way here thinking that you, the Scarlet Devil herself, might've thought of something as you take part in many incidents here"
>"'Take part'? I only caused one incident."
>"And this here is an incident"
>"Obviously."
>Sit on a chair
>"This is going to be a long talk..."
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>"Long? You make it sound like it is something not worth your time."
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>"Long? You make it sound like it is something not worth your time."
>"I hardly think we'll make any breakthroughs by visiting me."
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>"Hmm... Fair enough then. I won't bother you"
>Leave. But by the window. Avoid chances of encountering Sakuya and Flandre
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>"Hmm... Fair enough then. I won't bother you"
>She nods.
>Leave. But by the window. Avoid chances of encountering Sakuya and Flandre
>At least you don't die when encountering them. It is still PAINFUL, though.
>You walk carefully out. You do sight Flandre, but she doesn't notice you (or the surroundings), as she's too busy murdering fairies (and re-murdering them).
>You are now on front of the gates.
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>SDM happened to be more retarded then I previously thought.
>How about visiting the leader of the resistance?
>Check time of day
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>SDM happened to be more retarded then I previously thought.
>Patchouli is more apathetic than stupid, though. Too apathetic...
>How about visiting the leader of the resistance?
>You're one of them, Kanako is the other.
>Check time of day
>It is dawn. Or so it looks like. It's a tad too dark for people to be out and going...
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Sweet.
>Check on Rikako.
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>Check on Rikako.
>You decide to head over to the Human Village to check up on Rikako's progress. Thankfully, there are no incidents (not incidents in the usual Gensokyoan sense) in the town.
>You find Rikako discussing things with Hana. She looks at you and says "Hello. Anything interesting?"
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>"Not quite. I visited the Scarlet Devil Mansion. T'was a waste of time... I'm gonna check on Kanako soon. How's it goin' here?"
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>"Not quite. I visited the Scarlet Devil Mansion. T'was a waste of time... I'm gonna check on Kanako soon. How's it goin' here?"
>"Those people at the SDM are quite unreliable. Fairies, two psychos, a person who 'joined' the resistance but doesn't want to actually do anything for it, and an absurdly apathetic locked girl who's holed up in that library all the time. What, constantly changing breast size isn't enough reason to worry about the portal? Anyways, Hana and I are still discussing how we want to build this thing."
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>"Ok, I trust you'll succeed. Have a fruitful day. I'll come by later"
>Leave. Go visit Keine to have a nice breakfast.
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>"Ok, I trust you'll succeed. Have a fruitful day. I'll come by later"
They both nod. Hana says "See ya."
>Leave. Go visit Keine to have a nice breakfast.
>You wish. Keine was gapped, after all.
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>"I wish indeed." sigh sadly...
>Find a place to eat. Maybe Mystia's stand? At this hour?
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>"I wish indeed." sigh sadly...
>You freakin' miss your best friend.
>Come to think of it, how are you going to get Keine out of the gap-dimension of Yukari is unwilling to cooperate if (and only if) you have her at your mercy?
>Find a place to eat. Maybe Mystia's stand? At this hour?
>It looks like dawn but feels like morning. How strangely dark...
>Well, maybe Mystia's there. Fly there now?
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>Might as well; give her some company too.
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>Might as well; give her some company too.
>You fly over to the stand and you find nothing but...one heck of a bloody mess. And by that, I mean one bloody splatter on the grass behind the stand, and some bones. And feathers. What the hell happened?
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>Stay alert; anything could be lurking now!
>Investigate... Carefully of course.
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>Stay alert; anything could be lurking now!
>You stay sharp. Who knows what did this?
>Investigate... Carefully of course.
>You find a bloodied skull. You don't know if it was Mystia's or not.
>You also find several small bones, but you can't find any of the larger bones.
>You find a few fingernails and toenails. The whole toenails and fingernails, not just small parts.
>You also find Mystia's clothes, except bloodied.
>The rest of Mystia's body is nowhere to be found.
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>Anything else that catches our eye inside the stand?
>If not, look around for any traces of footprints and the like. They can't have been flying all the time unless... Yukari?
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My heart bleeds now ;.;
>Assume what could eat Mystia.
>Is Yukari so awesome and powerful Mokou can't take her on?
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>Has Yuyuko been affected by the gaps?
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>Anything else that catches our eye inside the stand?
>You fnd nothing around or under the stand.
>If not, look around for any traces of footprints and the like. They can't have been flying all the time unless... Yukari?
>You highly doubt that Yukari would be behind a random murder. And there are no footprints.
>Assume what could eat Mystia.
>Plenty of youkai could eat a lower-strength youkai such as Mystia. They usually prefer her lampreys, though.
>Is Yukari so awesome and powerful Mokou can't take her on?
>If she wouldn't gap you the instant you attack her, you could fight her.
>Has Yuyuko been affected by the gaps?
>You vaguely remember Yuyuko as a friend of Yukari's, but you know next to nothing about her. You don't know if the dark holes have affected her.
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>Add quest 'Incident at Mystia's Stand.'
>Should we tell someone about this? Maybe Kanako since we are heading to her later on.
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>Add quest 'Incident at Mystia's Stand.'
>Incident at Mystia's Stand
>Mystia was brutally murdered. You want to find out who did this to her, and where her body went.
>Should we tell someone about this? Maybe Kanako since we are heading to her later on.
>You think this is the exact kind of disorder in Gensokyo the resistance is opposing. You should warn people.
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>To the Moriya shrine
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>To the Moriya shrine
>You fly over to the Moriya Shrine without incident. There is nobody in front.
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>That's good. Avoid Sanae, since she's a crazy bitch now as well.
>Enter.
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The consequence of what if certain (or is it all?) fan memes were real, ouch.
> Give a small belated prayer for Mystia and Meiling.
Let's hope Kogasa's fine :ohdear:
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>That's good. Avoid Sanae, since she's a crazy bitch now as well.
>You don't think she's quite as crazy as Flandre or Sakuya, but she's still off her rocker. Thank god (get it?) she can't find Kogasa. She still treies to find her to abuse, though.
>Anyways, you'll try to avoid her despite the fact that you could easily overpower her.
>Enter.
>You enter the Moriya Shrine. The main hallway is currently empty. You're sure you can find Kanako if you go straight ahead.
(or is it all?)
As much as I can find.
> Give a small belated prayer for Mystia and Meiling.
>You hope they're fine in the afterlife...but you hear the Yama has been corrupted by the portal too...
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> Go and find Kanako.
> Also, the Yama being corrupted is not good news.
Although from what memes I've seen for her, it shouldn't be too terrible.
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> Go and find Kanako.
>You go straight forward to Kanako. When you enter her chamber, you find her sitting and doing nothing. You swear somebody must have found non-corrupted Yukari like that in a parallel universe.
>"Hello Fujiwara no Mokou. Is there any news?"
> Also, the Yama being corrupted is not good news.
>You don't know what the portal did to the Yama, exactly.
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>"Hello, Yasaka Kanako. Rikako and Hana, a kappa, work together on the device as we speak. Any news on your side?"
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>"Hello, Yasaka Kanako. Rikako and Hana, a kappa, work together on the device as we speak. Any news on your side?"
>"It's hard to get Sanae to go out and do things after I punished her for abusing that karakasa, so I have no news, I might even have to send Suwako to do things, or to do them myself."
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>"Oh... That' ain't good. May I sit down? Or you busy?"
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>"Oh... That' ain't good. May I sit down? Or you busy?"
>"That's fine, I'm not busy right now."
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>Take a seat.
>"Apart from that... Mystia was murdered"
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>Take a seat.
>"Apart from that... Mystia was murdered"
>Kanako gives a small gasp and mutters, "Damn...we're supposed to be protecting these people..."
>Then she says, "Anyways, do you know anything about what could have caused it?"
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YUYUKO!
> "No, not a clue, although whoever did it didn't really leave much of the body behind"
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> "No, not a clue, although whoever did it didn't really leave much of the body behind"
>"What did they leave?"
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>"Fingernails,bones, a skull, her clothes and a lot of blood. It was very nasty to look at."
>"Gosh, what has Sanae done to her this time? And for that matter, where is Kogasa right now?"
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>"Fingernails,bones, a skull, her clothes and a lot of blood. It was very nasty to look at."
>"I see...any other incidents?"
>"Gosh, what has Sanae done to her this time? And for that matter, where is Kogasa right now?"
>"I only had to punish Sanae once before removing Kogasa from Youkai Mountain and warning her to not come here again. So far, she's listened and stayed away from the mountain, but Sanae does look for her often. Not that she's found her."
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>"Apart from that, Hong Meiling, the Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion is dead by the hands of the head maid that gone mad. Also Flandre Scarlet went more insane as well. The SDM natives aren't helpful as well, so we can forget about any useful forms of cooperation."
>"And any more news on your side? More allies, perhaps?"
>"Or do you have any other plan up your sleeve apart from Rikako's work?"
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>"Apart from that, Hong Meiling, the Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion is dead by the hands of the head maid that gone mad. Also Flandre Scarlet went more insane as well. The SDM natives aren't helpful as well, so we can forget about any useful forms of cooperation."
>"I believe those events are old news. And I don't think Flandre could go any more insane than she is now."
>"And any more news on your side? More allies, perhaps?"
>"Or do you have any other plan up your sleeve apart from Rikako's work?"
>"I'm afraid neither. Which worries me, since we don't have a backup plan in case the first fails."
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>"Well, darn."
>Not much to do, tbh.
>"Well then, thanks for everything, Kanako. I'll be off to guard Rikako then"
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>Gah, don't go yet; there's got to be something else round here to do.
>Ask Kanako if there's anything we can get whilst we're around / going places.
>"If Sanae keeps trying to find her, I can always find Kogasa first and take her under my wing for a while. That way, it gives us at least one more person to help with things."
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>Gah, don't go yet; there's got to be something else round here to do.
>Ask Kanako if there's anything we can get whilst we're around / going places.
>"If Sanae keeps trying to find her, I can always find Kogasa first and take her under my wing for a while. That way, it gives us at least one more person to help with things."
Fine. this.
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>Ask Kanako if there's anything we can get whilst we're around / going places.
>"Hmm...nothing comes to mind right now."
>"If Sanae keeps trying to find her, I can always find Kogasa first and take her under my wing for a while. That way, it gives us at least one more person to help with things."
>Kanako sniggers. "Sorry, that was the accidental pun. Anyways, that's...not a bad idea at all. Good luck finding her, though. Even though she has a dwelling, she's been hiding in other places ever since Sanae found her and started the abuse."
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>Add Quest 'Find Kogasa.' - Kogasa is hiding to avoid bad girl Sanae; she must be found! Kanako approves of having her help for future tasks... And at least she'll be safe with us.
>"I'll keep my eyes open for her."
>"If that's all, we'll be on our way then."
>Bow to Kanako and head out the shrine; look out for the green-haired miko.
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>Add Quest 'Find Kogasa.' - Kogasa is hiding to avoid bad girl Sanae; she must be found! Kanako approves of having her help for future tasks... And at least she'll be safe with us.
>Quest added.
>"I'll keep my eyes open for her."
>"Good. I hope you find her before Sanae does."
>"If that's all, we'll be on our way then."
>Bow to Kanako and head out the shrine; look out for the green-haired miko.
>"Good day."
>You head out of the shrine.
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>Now where could Kogasa be?
>Think of possibilities.
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>Now where could Kogasa be?
>Think of possibilities.
>She's obviously not on the mountain.
>You think she would be in a place where she could hide easily. Like a forest. She's probably not near a highly populated area.
>Or she could be hiding among the people. You think Sanae would be likely to look there though, or at least visit.
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>Search for Kogasa in the forest of magic.
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> Make sure we're not being followed.
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>Search for Kogasa in the forest of magic.
>You decide to search the Forest of Magic. You remember to avoid Alice. I believe you're going to go there with the typical form of transport?
> Make sure we're not being followed.
>Nobody is behind you.
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>yes, the typical form of transport
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>yes, the typical form of transport
>You fly over to the entrance of the Forest of Magic. But...where in the forest do you want to go?
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>I guess Kogasa wouldn't hide where it's crowded... Go to places that aren't close to Alice's house, Marisa's and places with a large number of fairies.
>Be aware of my surroundings, look behind from time to time, to avoid being followed by Sanae
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>I guess Kogasa wouldn't hide where it's crowded... Go to places that aren't close to Alice's house, Marisa's and places with a large number of fairies.
>To be accurate, Kogasa won't hide where Sanae would likely be. She probably wouldn't be in the Forest of Magic.
>Be aware of my surroundings, look behind from time to time, to avoid being followed by Sanae
>You walk into the Forest of Magic.
>BGM: Fragrant Plants (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VrP3CvSLY)
>You trudge around the Forest of Magic, but you don't know your way around, and only manage to avoid wretched fairy hives with your ears. Thankfully, Sanae doesn't seem to be following you.
>You are now lost.
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>Sigh loudly.
>Do we know anyone associated with Kogasa that could know her location?
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>Sigh loudly.
>Gah. The branches above are too thick for you to burn your way up without causing a fire. How annoying.
>Do we know anyone associated with Kogasa that could know her location?
>Kogasa isn't associated with anybody. At least, nobody you know of.
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>Well then proceed wandering around the forest.
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>Well then proceed wandering around the forest.
>You decide that you can't get lost anymore than you already are, so you proceed to wander the forest.
>You happen on a house. You are sure this is Alice's cabin. Who knows what horrible things happen in there...
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>How did she got changed? She's crazy yandere now, eh? Surely here at least I can attempt to fly up?
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>How did she got changed? She's crazy yandere now, eh? Surely here at least I can attempt to fly up?
>Yep, she is. Shen flip-flops between that and tsundere, though. The result is one messed-up relationship.
>And it looks like you can fly up!
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>Great. Fly up, run away. Avoid trouble. So we don't have the slightest clue of where Kogasa might be...
>Off to Rikako.
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> Anything happen to the other goddess of the Moriya shrine?
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>Great. Fly up, run away. Avoid trouble. So we don't have the slightest clue of where Kogasa might be...
>You decide that handling Alice won't be wroth the trouble. You fly up and leave.
> Anything happen to the other goddess of the Moriya shrine?
>You really don't know much about Suwako. Kanako mentions her every now and then, but she doesn't talk about her much.
>Off to Rikako.
>You head over to Rikako's. Again.
>When you do get over there, Hana decides to point this out. "How many times are you going to check on us in one day?"
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>"I ain't got anythin better to do, ladies. Unless you got a task for me"
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>Make mental note, stop going back to Rikako when we have nothing left to do unless we need to!
>"I was busy looking for more hopeful friends to our cause; the more the merrier, right?"
>Ah, that reminds me. Do either of you know of anyone who would be willing to help out? To be fair Rikako, you haven't really mentioned anyone to me."
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>"I ain't got anythin better to do, ladies. Unless you got a task for me"
>Rikako replies "I'm afraid there's nothing you can do to speed up the building of this device right now."
>Make mental note, stop going back to Rikako when we have nothing left to do unless we need to!
>Yeah, you probably could find better things to do in other places.
>"I was busy looking for more hopeful friends to our cause; the more the merrier, right?"
>"Hopeful friends? Like who?"
>Ah, that reminds me. Do either of you know of anyone who would be willing to help out? To be fair Rikako, you haven't really mentioned anyone to me."
>Rikako says, "I don't think you can find anybody else can help out right now."
>Hana says, "At the very best, you can only find a few more people before Yukari notices this house has more people in it than normal."
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>"Well then I'll leave. I'll come back in three days though to check up on you"
>Leave and... yeah, now what? Anyone comes to mind who's out of the resistance but wasn't changed by Yukari?
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>"Well then I'll leave. I'll come back in three days though to check up on you"
>Rikako says, "Okay. Just don't expect us to have made much progress, since Hana and I are still confused by the portal."
>Leave and... yeah, now what? Anyone comes to mind who's out of the resistance but wasn't changed by Yukari?
>Well...some people who hang out at the Myouren Temple come to mind.
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>Off we go!
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>Off we go!
>You head over to the Myouren Temple. Nobody is in front.
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>Then enter
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>Then enter
>You enter. This place is pretty small.
>You see a girl wearing a sailor suit and something that looks like shorts or a skirt. You can't tell.
>She is faced in the other direction, and does not react upon your arrival.
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>"Hello?"
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>"Hello?"
>She turns around. "Oh, a visitor. Hello, and how may I help you?"
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>Bow slightly.
>"I am Fujiwara no Mokou and I came here seeking help in these dark times."
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>Bow slightly.
>"I am Fujiwara no Mokou and I came here seeking help in these dark times."
>"Ah. Any...specific kinds of help?"
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>"It depends on how much you and everyone else here knows about the situation involving Yukari and a specific portal."
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>"It depends on how much you and everyone else here knows about the situation involving Yukari and a specific portal."
>"Yeah, I and the others know all about it."
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>"In which case, I would like to arrange an alliance of some sort so you can help us against her."
>"May I speak to the person in charge of this temple?"
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>"In which case, I would like to arrange an alliance of some sort so you can help us against her."
>"May I speak to the person in charge of this temple?"
>"Sure, just follow me."
>She then gestures for you to follow her. Obviously.
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>Follow with respect
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>Follow with respect
>You follow the girl.
>"My name is Murasa, by the way."
>You are led to a set of doors. You think the Yama's been led to doors to meet important people about a thousand and four times by now...
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>"Nice to meet you, Murasa"
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>"Nice to meet you, Murasa"
>"And nice you meet you, Mokou."
>Parser statement edited to say: You are led to a set of doors. You think the Yama's been led to doors to meet important people about a thousand and four times by now...
>"Byakuren's through here."
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>"After you then; I am but a visitor after all."
>Do we know anything about Byakuren?
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>"After you then; I am but a visitor after all."
>"All right then."
>She opens the door, then says "Byakuren? We have a visitor."
>Do we know anything about Byakuren?
>Very little. You know she was involved with a recent incident that Reimu went to resolve. (She was in it for the treasure. Marisa was being held in the house by Alice.)
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>Walk through the doors and take note of how the room looks.
>Stay a couple of steps behind Murasa; would feel wrong if we just charged past her.
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>Walk through the doors and take note of how the room looks.
>You go through the doors.
>The room is quite small. To your left, there is a cabinet, which you can't place as out of place or not. Byakuren is in front of you, sitting on a mat, as many have done too often. To her left is a futon.
>Stay a couple of steps behind Murasa; would feel wrong if we just charged past her.
>You stay behind Murasa, keeping your manners in mind.
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>Bow politely
>"Pardon my intrusion, miss Byakuren"
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>Bow politely
>"Pardon my intrusion, miss Byakuren"
>"It's fine. How may I help you?"
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>"As you may know, many of Gensokyo's most powerful beings have been changed, corrupted by some sort of portal. Me and Yasaka Kanako Have established a rebellion against Yukari Yakumo and her despicable actions, but... We lack just about anything. We have but one plan that MIGHT succeed, but it takes time to see."
>"I came her to ask you if you could possibly joins and aid our cause, wise one"
>Bow again
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>"As you may know, many of Gensokyo's most powerful beings have been changed, corrupted by some sort of portal. Me and Yasaka Kanako Have established a rebellion against Yukari Yakumo and her despicable actions, but... We lack just about anything. We have but one plan that MIGHT succeed, but it takes time to see."
>"I came her to ask you if you could possibly joins and aid our cause, wise one"
>"...Ah. I see. Well...I'll join, if you'll do me a favor."
>Bow again
>"You didn't need to bow a second time. I suppose you want to make a good impression?"
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>"Why... yes, because this is actually a plead. We lack help"
>"What favor might that be?"
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>"Why... yes, because this is actually a plead. We lack help"
>"You don't need to bow that often."
>"What favor might that be?"
>"Retrieving Nazrin from the underground."
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>"Huh? Please explain more, I shall do it"
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>"Huh? Please explain more, I shall do it"
>"Nazrin seems to have made an enemy with a kasha from the underground. They engage in several acts of violence that should be dangerous but are mostly harmless. Still, I worry."
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"Worry as in 'she's still down there and could be hurt' or just worried she hasn't been in contact?"
"Do you know the name of this kasha or what it looks like?"
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"Worry as in 'she's still down there and could be hurt' or just worried she hasn't been in contact?"
>"Mainly the former, and sometimes the latter. She does come into contact sometimes, though, or else I wouldn't have known what she was doing."
"Do you know the name of this kasha or what it looks like?"
>"Well, she usually wears a black dress, but I don't know much else."
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>Add Quest 'Help Nazrin.' : It seems that Nazrin has got involved in a fight of sorts in the underground. Byakuren wants her back asap.
>"Very well, I'll keep that in mind. I'll bring her back."
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>Add Quest 'Help Nazrin.' : It seems that Nazrin has got involved in a fight of sorts in the underground. Byakuren wants her back asap.
>It's less of a fight rather than a vendetta or rivalry. Quest still added.
>"Very well, I'll keep that in mind. I'll bring her back."
>"Understood. I'll see you later."
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Hence the 'of sorts' bit after it; I like making it sound more dramatic from time to time. :3
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>Bow and walk out of the room.
>Do we know how to get to the Underground?
>If we don't... Wait, doesn't Kanako know how to get there? Scratch the above line.
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>Bow and walk out of the room.
>Byakuren bows in return.
>Do we know how to get to the Underground?
>If we don't... Wait, doesn't Kanako know how to get there? Scratch the above line.
>Yes, you don't know how to get there. Of course, you can ask Kanako about it.
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>Back to Kanako
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>Back to Kanako
>You head back to Kanako's.
>When you come in, Kanako says, "Back so soon, Mokou?"
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>"Yes, I wanted to ask how can I get to the Underground, if you would be so nice to tell"
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>"Yes, I wanted to ask how can I get to the Underground, if you would be so nice to tell"
>"The entrance is directly north of the Human Village. It's not hard to find. Why do you ask?"
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>"I have some business to attend to down there. Business that will grant us an ally in Lady Byakuren."
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>"I have some business to attend to down there. Business that will grant us an ally in Lady Byakuren."
>"Heh, Lady Byakuren? I've never known you to be so formal. Anyways, good."
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I realise now that was slightly un-Mokou like.
>Sarcasm doesn't hurt however.
>"You prefer it if I remain the way I was? I have manners like everyone else does... Well, almost everyone."
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>Sarcasm doesn't hurt however.
>True. Humor's great during times like these.
>"You prefer it if I remain the way I was? I have manners like everyone else does... Well, almost everyone."
>"Just pointing things out," she laughs.
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>"She would be a great aid, don't you think?"
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>"She would be a great aid, don't you think?"
>"Yes, she would be a great addition to the team."
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>"In which case, I'll head off now."
>Set off for the entrance to the Underground.
>What do we know of the Underground and anyone who resides there?
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>"In which case, I'll head off now."
>"Good luck. As for me, I'm going to get off my lazy butt and go down to the Human Village."
>She then gets up.
>Set off for the entrance to the Underground.
>Kanako follows you some of the way through, then drops herself off at the village.
>What do we know of the Underground and anyone who resides there?
>Very little. You know that Kanako maintains a nuclear reactor there (not that you know what a nuclear reactor is). You don't know much else.
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>Proceed to our destination then
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>Has Kanako ever mentioned stuff about the reactor; like who helps her with it or something?
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>Has Kanako ever mentioned stuff about the reactor; like who helps her with it or something?
>She doesn't mention the reactor very often.
>Proceed to our destination then
>After a bit more flying, you arrive at the entrance to the underground. Are you ready to enter the dark blowhole?
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>Who knows what sort of scary and mons.... Oh who am I kidding? We're an immortal, badass human. Of course we're ready!
>Enter!
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>Who knows what sort of scary and mons.... Oh who am I kidding? We're an immortal, badass human. Of course we're ready!
>You're immortal! Nothing can stop you! ...Oh dear, I think I just tempted fate.
>This is one of those rare times where your immortality makes you feel good.
>Enter!
>You enter the caves. It is pitch dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
>Not that you can't light a fire...
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>Keep a fire on in the underground.
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>Keep a fire on in the underground.
>You become a human torch. You are less likely to be eaten by a grue.
>There seems to be nothing notable in the vicinity.
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>Proceed further inside as Johny Storm, the human torch, would
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>Proceed further inside as Johny Storm, the human torch, would
>You proceed further into the caves. Surprisingly enough, the cave is linear enough so you don't get lost here.
>You step into a suspiciously large chamber.
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>Look around the chamber
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>Look around the chamber
>You don't see much in the chamber...
>Then, suddenly, danmaku is fired at you from all directions!
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>Dodge
>Firestorm all this place.
I watched the videos, I seen Mokou's skills... (Sheesh.. Im' a fan boy yet I didn't get there myself) My eyes went out of orbits so she can just flame the whole chamber.
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>Dodge
>The sheer number of bullets makes it difficult to dodge, but you find a way under the bullets.
>Firestorm all this place.
>You run the risk of injuring an innocent person. Or youkai.
>Fairies appear above you from around the ceiling, shooting danmaku at you. You presume they're responsible.
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>Fireball'em then.
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>Fireball'em then.
>You Fireball (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205223) them for 21. You hear the thumps of falling fairy bodies hitting the ground.
>There are some fairies left shooting danmaku at you.
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>Set them aflame. Don't bother with their danmaku, I'm immortal
Cool card, my friend uses it against me all the time.
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>Set them aflame. Don't bother with their danmaku, I'm immortal
>You flame the fairies. The fairies take you seriously and launch fiery danmaku.
>You attempt to ignore their danmaku. Thankfully, it doesn't hurt very much so far.
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>Any of them survived so I can take'em alive?
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>Any of them survived so I can take'em alive?
>Not very much fairies survived the blast. At least, none of the fairies you "killed" regenerated yet.
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>Then gently proceed onwards like nothing happened.
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>Then gently proceed onwards like nothing happened.
>You proceed. The fairies the ignore you also as if nothing happened.
>There's nothing notable in the tunnel you're in, but you can't expect something to happen every time.
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>Yell around for Nazrin
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>Yell around for Nazrin
>There is no answer.
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> Find an intelligent life form then. How about a fairy? And interrogate her
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> Find an intelligent life form then. How about a fairy? And interrogate her
>There are no obvious lifeforms around here. Perhaps you could interrogate the fairies in the previous rooms?
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>That's an idea. Go back to the previous chambers and catch one of the fairies.
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>That's an idea. Go back to the previous chambers and catch one of the fairies.
>You go back to the suspiciously empty room. The fairies seem to have forgotten about attacking you.
>You easily catch one of the fairies. She yells "Whaddaya want?!" as you hold onto her.
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>"Assistance. You're going to tell me if you've seen a mouse come through here recently."
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>"Assistance. You're going to tell me if you've seen a mouse come through here recently."
>"Yeah, I have, several times. Now would you let me go?!"
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>"By mouse I mean a mouse girl youkai named Nazrin. You know anything about her? Cooperate or experience a feeling of having all your organs ripped of and burnt while you slowly die"
>Regret in heart a bit that so much violence is required.
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>"By mouse I mean a mouse girl youkai named Nazrin. You know anything about her? Cooperate or experience a feeling of having all your organs ripped of and burnt while you slowly die"
>"One, I'm a fairy, I regenerate. Two, yes, I saw her."
>Regret in heart a bit that so much violence is required.
>That threat is a tad harsh...
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>"well then..." Calm down a bit "Do you happen to know where I could find her?"
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>"well then..." Calm down a bit "Do you happen to know where I could find her?"
>"She's through the cave you entered before. That way, there's a city. She's probably in there."
>How unusually calm of her.
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>"Thanks for the assistance. Take care" Wave and proceed in the direction of the city. hands in pockets.
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>"Thanks for the assistance. Take care" Wave and proceed in the direction of the city. hands in pockets.
>"Take care? After you threatened me with violence?"
>You ignore that and proceed to the city. You realize that your pants don't seem to have pockets.
>You arrive on a bridge.
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>Wait, no pockets? I'm sure I... oh never mind. I can change that later.
>And... continue walking at our usual pace.
>Check the state of the bridge as we walk; if it creaks, be careful at least.
>See anything up ahead?
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>Wait, no pockets? I'm sure I... oh never mind. I can change that later.
>You thought you had pockets...eh.
>And... continue walking at our usual pace.
>You decide that there's no rush and that there's nothing to stop for. You continue.
>Check the state of the bridge as we walk; if it creaks, be careful at least.
>Even if it did creak, you can fly.
>The bridge seems pretty sturdy.
>See anything up ahead?
>Nothing notable is ahead, save for an old-looking house.
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Everyone flies, but it's nice to walk from time to time. ^^
>Hmm, wonder if anyone's in there... You never know down here.
>Head towards it.
>Get a better look at it once closer.
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Well... don't Mokou's pants have pockets canon-wise? Her typical pose is with her with hands in her pockets in quite a load of fan arts and such, so that was our assumption.
Carry on.
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>Hmm, wonder if anyone's in there... You never know down here.
>Gotta expect the unexpected down here.
>Head towards it.
>Get a better look at it once closer.
>You move closer to the house and see it's not a very big building at all. There is a door on the side which faces the front of the bridge, and windows on the other sides. Otherwise, it seems to be exactly as you saw it before.
Well... don't Mokou's pants have pockets canon-wise? Her typical pose is with her with hands in her pockets in quite a load of fan arts and such, so that was our assumption.
Carry on.
>*shrug*
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>Well.. it won't hurt to knock.
>Knock, knock.
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>Well.. it won't hurt to knock.
>Knock, knock.
>A blonde-haired girl in strange-looking clothes opens the door. "Who's there?"
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>"Hi, I'm looking for a mouse girl named Nazrin. Do you know where I might find her?"
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>"Hi, I'm looking for a mouse girl named Nazrin. Do you know where I might find her?"
>"I'm afraid not."
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>Sigh; this could take a while.
>"Ah, in which case, do you know of anyone nearby who could help us?"
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>Sigh; this could take a while.
>At least it's not talking with a poltergeist for over 26 or so pages.
>"Ah, in which case, do you know of anyone nearby who could help us?"
>"No."
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>"Then do you know if there's some kind of settlement here? a town, a village?"
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>At least it's not talking with a poltergeist for over 26 or so pages.
It has been... very interesting to read I'll have you know. ^^
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(This after Smoku's line.)
>"If there is, can you point us in the right direction?"
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>"Then do you know if there's some kind of settlement here? a town, a village?"
>"Yes, that way."
>She points to a cave on this end of the bridge.
>"If there is, can you point us in the right direction?"
>You redact this, as she just pointed the way.
It has been... very interesting to read I'll have you know. ^^
>That comment had nothing to do with how interesting it was. It only had to do with its length.
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>"Thanks... And sorry for disturbing you."
>We had best hurry; can't stick around for too long.
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>"Thanks... And sorry for disturbing you."
>She nods wordlessly and closes the door.
>We had best hurry; can't stick around for too long.
>You hurry into that cave, using a fire to light the way. Nothing notable happens on the way through.
>You arrive into a huge chamber. You see some signs of civilization up ahead.
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>Look around and explore. Pay attention to mouse girls.
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>Look around and explore. Pay attention to mouse girls.
>Where you are, it's just rock. The city doesn't seem to have expanded to this point.
>You do not see any mouse girls.
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>Continue on towards (and hopefully in to) the city.
>Once it gets some what lighter, drop the flame; no need to bring un-needed attention to ourselves.
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>Once it gets some what lighter, drop the flame; no need to bring un-needed attention to ourselves.
>It is already visible enough for you to see, so you put out your flame.
>Continue on towards (and hopefully in to) the city.
>You head into the city.
>You seem to be on the edge of a main street. To your left, right, and front, there are roads that stretch out pretty far, but you can see the end.
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>Any "villagers" around?
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>Any "villagers" around?
>Plenty of people around. Despite the fact that they all look human (as people everywhere seem to do), you can tell that many of them are oni.
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>This could be... very interesting. And possibly noisy.
>Go straight ahead; maybe something will jump out in front of us.
>Look around too; anything notable can be remembered for when we need to come back the way.
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>This could be... very interesting. And possibly noisy.
>Yep, wandering a city of drunkards will be interesting. Perhaps you'll randomly encounter a few drunken oni who will fight you.
>Go straight ahead; maybe something will jump out in front of us.
>You maneuver through the crowd. You manage to not anger anybody.
>Look around too; anything notable can be remembered for when we need to come back the way.
>You look around for landmarks. You see a bar to your left (it's near the intersection) and...nothing notable to your right.
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>Enter the bar and ask the bartender for Nazrin.
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>Enter the bar and ask the bartender for Nazrin.
>You enter the bartender and immediately ask the bartender (and old-looking male oni) for Nazrin. Like, with no polite middle steps. Not that you're usually very polite.
>"Eh? Who'd she be?"
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>"She's a mouse; youkai of course. I heard she might be around somewhere."
>"If you don't know, then is there someone nearby who could help?"
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>"She's a mouse; youkai of course. I heard she might be around somewhere."
>Eh, seen a mouse youkai once or twice. Looked tired all the times she came in. I don't know where she'd be, though."
>"If you don't know, then is there someone nearby who could help?"
>"Meh, I dunno, but you could ask around."
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>"Whatever"
>Look around the pub. Anyone looking more special then just a drunkard?
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>"Whatever"
>Look around the pub. Anyone looking more special then just a drunkard?
>You don't see anybody special around here.
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>Leave the pub and explore the city a little further, pay attention to mouse girl youkai, walk around places, alleys and such
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>Leave the pub and explore the city a little further, pay attention to mouse girl youkai, walk around places, alleys and such
>You leave the pub and....specify random direction.
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>Is there a big palace thing? towards that place, but examining stuff on the way to it.
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>Is there a big palace thing? towards that place, but examining stuff on the way to it.
>Looking around, you see a big palace to the north, far into the distance. Or whatever that direction is underground.
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>Go towards it but on our way check out alleys, pay attention to my surroundings and ask any sober people for a mouse youkai named Nazrin. Alll the way until we reach the palace UNLESS we'll actually get any clue on our way.
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>Go towards it but on our way check out alleys, pay attention to my surroundings and ask any sober people for a mouse youkai named Nazrin. Alll the way until we reach the palace UNLESS we'll actually get any clue on our way.
>You approach the mansion slowly, looking around for mouse girls as you go. You ask several sober people for Nazrin, and you finally hit one who seems to know something.
>"A mouse girl, huh? I think she's somewhere in that direction." The person points at the direction you're going in.
>"But I don't think she usually goes near the mansion."
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>"Oh, you know her? so she might be IN the mansion?" point at the mansion.
>"Thanks"
>What does the person look like?
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>"Oh, you know her? so she might be IN the mansion?" point at the mansion.
>"Nah. Just in the general direction you're going in."
>"Thanks"
>"You're welcome."
>What does the person look like?
>She's a young-looking (never mind that nearly everyone is young-looking regardless of age, like yourself) oni with brown eyes.
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>Nod and smile.
>Go towards that direction, searching further and look around sharply. If after 5 minutes we won't see her, start asking people again.
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>Nod and smile.
>She nods back.
>Go towards that direction, searching further and look around sharply. If after 5 minutes we won't see her, start asking people again.
>You go in that direction. Soon enough, while you're somewhere between a big intersection you passed and the mansion, you see a mouse girl bolt by.
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>Give chase immediately.
>"WAIT! NAZRIN!"
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>Give chase immediately.
>You attempt to give chase immediately, but a cat girl who seems to be pursuing Nazrin knocks you aside.
>Then you give chase.
>"WAIT! NAZRIN!"
>She does not answer.
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>Stupid cat! Seems likely that's the 'problem' alright.
>How is our speed compared to the cat?
>Oh who am I kidding; racing a cat is silly. Let us think of a way to bring the cat to a halt!
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>Stupid cat! Seems likely that's the 'problem' alright.
>Looks like it.
>How is our speed compared to the cat?
>Oh who am I kidding; racing a cat is silly. Let us think of a way to bring the cat to a halt!
>Actually, the cat isn't running that fast. Still, you consider ways to stop her. Maybe you could move her attention towards yourself...
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>Enter blazing-speed mode. Basically attempt to get more speed and get on fire. A woman on fire gets attention quite well, I presume.
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>Enter blazing-speed mode. Basically attempt to get more speed and get on fire. A woman on fire gets attention quite well, I presume.
>You run like hell and set yourself on fire (like hell). She still doesn't notice you, but you're gaining possibly unwanted attention from several of the locals.
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>set a firewall in front of her far away enough for her to notice and stop before she gets burnt
>Run through the wall and catch that mouse myself (un-fire myself after jumping through the wall)
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>set a firewall in front of her far away enough for her to notice and stop before she gets burnt
>You create a firewall just ahead of her, and she stops.
>Run through the wall and catch that mouse myself (un-fire myself after jumping through the wall)
>Without even considering the catgirl, you race past her into the small path she was going through for Nazrin.
>The firewall dissipates a while later.
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>Chase after Nazrin now.
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>Chase after Nazrin now.
>You pursue Nazrin for a while, and the catgirl doesn't outrace you.
>Wait, is that a piano over Nazrin's head?
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>Wait, what?
>Jump on Nazrin to save her from this Tom & Jerry drama and at the same time actually catch her.
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>Wait, what?
>Hmm, maybe I'm sliding away from the meme deconstruction thing.
>Jump on Nazrin to save her from this Tom & Jerry drama and at the same time actually catch her.
>You jump to catch Nazrin, but it's too late and both of you get hit.
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>Good thing we were immortal...?
>Try to get the Piano off of us.
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>Good thing we were immortal...?
>Yes, but it's still...wait, you don't feel any pain.
>Try to get the Piano off of us.
>You lift the piano off. It's actually pretty easy.
>Nazrin gets up and continues running as if nothing ever happened.
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>"Nazrin, hold up! Byakuren sent me!"
>Get up and run... again. How far ahead is she and how is our speed compared to hers?
>Quickly glance round to see where that cat might be.
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>"Nazrin, hold up! Byakuren sent me!"
>She yells, "I suppose you can help?"
>Get up and run... again. How far ahead is she and how is our speed compared to hers?
>She's a few yards away, and she's running as fast as ever. She's slowly getting farther from you.
>Quickly glance round to see where that cat might be.
>The cat hasn't quite given up chasing Nazrin yet, and is still behind yo, undeterred by the fire wall.
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>"Yes, I can!" yell back
>Confront the kitty
>"Halt!" raise my hand. No reaction by the cat girl shall be punished by another flame wall before her. and if THAT won't stop her, get her tail and legs on fire. Not to harm her, rather make it flashy to frighten her.
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>"Yes, I can!" yell back
>Confront the kitty
>"Halt!" raise my hand. No reaction by the cat girl shall be punished by another flame wall before her. and if THAT won't stop her, get her tail and legs on fire. Not to harm her, rather make it flashy to frighten her.
>She stops too late and gets burned. Her skin and clothing become entirely pitch-black (but not her eyes, which become ridiculously larger and easy to see), but she seems to have suffered no significant injuries.
>She retreats after that.
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>Well, that's the cat taken care of for now.
>Turn our attention back to Nazrin... if she has stopped running that is.
>If she hasn't (and is out of sight) then curse that damn cat!
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>Well, that's the cat taken care of for now.
>You get a feeling this isn't going to be resolved easily.
>Turn our attention back to Nazrin... if she has stopped running that is.
>Yes, Nazrin's stopped running.
>"So, what do you want?"
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>"I was sent by Lady Byakuren, missy. She's looking for you cause you were here a bit longer then usual. Wait, let's talk somewhere without an audience"
>Take Nazrin by her hand someplace that's less of a center of attention. a nearest alley's fine.
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>"I was sent by Lady Byakuren, missy. She's looking for you cause you were here a bit longer then usual. Wait, let's talk somewhere without an audience"
>"Huh? Okay."
>Take Nazrin by her hand someplace that's less of a center of attention. a nearest alley's fine.
>Yep, there's a nearby alley. You take her into there.
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>"So, she asked me to bring you back. Please, at least come with me and report back to her or something. If you do so, this war thing around here might go better for us, the good guys. You do know about all this mess, don't you?"
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>"So, she asked me to bring you back. Please, at least come with me and report back to her or something. If you do so, this war thing around here might go better for us, the good guys. You do know about all this mess, don't you?"
>Eh, it's not much of a war.
>"Err...what mess are you talking about?"
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>"What do you mean what mess? Yukari hasn't influenced this area?"
>If she doesn't know what we're talking about, "Anyone who apposed Yukari ends up getting gapped, and never let out to see the light again."
>Discard the post if other user(s) do not agree in doing this.
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>"What do you mean what mess? Yukari hasn't influenced this area?"
>Eh. It isn't much of Yukari's fault, either. Or it might have. Who knows?
>"Oh. OH! That mess."
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>"Also the gaps change people. I made a rebellion along with Yasaka Kanako and we need Lady Byakuren's aid. She said she'd join us if I'd bring a Commander Nazrin to her, whom I presume, is you. Let's go, your mistress' worried"
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>"Also the gaps change people. I made a rebellion along with Yasaka Kanako and we need Lady Byakuren's aid. She said she'd join us if I'd bring a Commander Nazrin to her, whom I presume, is you. Let's go, your mistress' worried"
>"Okay, right. And did she really refer to me as Commander?"
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>"Well, no. She just said Nazrin... Whatever, she said you engaged in a conflict with a kasha and that involves violence and she's worried."
>Proceed towards the exit of this joint with her.
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>"Well, no. She just said Nazrin... Whatever, she said you engaged in a conflict with a kasha and that involves violence and she's worried."
>"Did you see that piano back there? We're hardly affected, and besides, I've declared a rivalry with that cat. ...But if Byakuren said so, okay."
>Proceed towards the exit of this joint with her.
>You proceed out of the alley. So I suppose you want to head out of the city?
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>That's right. We leave together.
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>Juggle some fireballs too while we're at it. Try to impress our mouse friend.
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>That's right. We leave together.
>You and Nazrin get out of the city. You make sure that Nazrin does not wander off.
>Juggle some fireballs too while we're at it. Try to impress our mouse friend.
>"Okay, now I'm definitely not going to chase that kasha with you around."
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>"We'll see. What;s up with the kasha anyways... Did that gapping thing change people much down there?"
>Back to Byakuren with this rodent.
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>"We'll see. What;s up with the kasha anyways... Did that gapping thing change people much down there?"
>"No idea."
>Back to Byakuren with this rodent.
>You head through the caves, back aboveground, and back to the Myouren Temple. That was fast.
>You are now in front of the temple.
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>"Well, this is it"
>Enter the temple.
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>"Well, this is it"
>Enter the temple.
>You enter the temple with Nazrin. Murasa is at the front.
>"Back already?"
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>"Yup. Great success" show off Nazrin.
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>"Yup. Great success" show off Nazrin.
>"Well, it was rather easy to convince you..."
>Nazrin replies "Yeah, I find Byakuren more important than my rivalry. Guess I wasn't as corrupted as we thought."
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>"That's good to hear" smile.
>"Shall we go to Byakuren?" I hope she'll lead us inside like last time.
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>"That's good to hear" smile.
>"Shall we go to Byakuren?" I hope she'll lead us inside like last time.
>"Gladly."
>She gestures for you to follow.
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>And follow I shall
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>And follow I shall
>You follow Murasa to Byakuren's room. Let's not make a habit of being escorted like Eiki, shall we?
>Murasa opens the door and you enter.
>Byakuren says "Back so soon?"
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>"I have found the missing Nazrin"
>present Nazrin.
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>"I have found the missing Nazrin"
>present Nazrin.
>Nazrin says "Uh...hi."
>Byakuren looks at Nazrin sternly and says "Don't make me worry about you again."
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>"The deal has been completed, Lady Byakuren. Shall you aid our cause?"
>I believe we should explore all of Gensokyo if Rikako hasn't finished her part yet. Allying everyone sounds like a fun idea. .... And then we'll kick Kaguya's ass for the sake of the fun itself.
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>"The deal has been completed, Lady Byakuren. Shall you aid our cause?"
>"Gladly. So, is there anything I can do right now?"
>I believe we should explore all of Gensokyo if Rikako hasn't finished her part yet. Allying everyone sounds like a fun idea. .... And then we'll kick Kaguya's ass for the sake of the fun itself.
>You then remember that Kaguya's become quite lethargic lately, preferring to stay in her house all day, and the others are probably not interested in beating up Kaguya anyways. But exploring the rest of Gensokyo sounds like a great idea!
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>"About that... yes, there actually is. Miss, I mentioned Rikako and her device earlier, right? I'd like you and your people to protect her and her house of any possible danger. Who knows What Reimu and other crazed guys might brew up... Can I count on you?"
>So.... As I recall, we know that Alice has screwed up. What was going on with Marisa? Reimu's a no go, Sanae's crazed as well... the SDM is worthless.
>Anyone else we know about? And what's Mokou's knowledge about places? We just got to know the underground, yes. We know any powerful entities there?
>Any other powerful people Mokou might know about? Or hear about?
>Also Kogasa's missing.... As we have no clue whatsoever, exploration might help.
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>Do we know the fate of that Tengu? Having a scout wouldn't be a bad idea.
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>"About that... yes, there actually is. Miss, I mentioned Rikako and her device earlier, right? I'd like you and your people to protect her and her house of any possible danger. Who knows What Reimu and other crazed guys might brew up... Can I count on you?"
>"Yes, you can."
>So.... As I recall, we know that Alice has screwed up. What was going on with Marisa? Reimu's a no go, Sanae's crazed as well... the SDM is worthless.
>Marisa became an insane kleptomaniac. You name it, she'll probably attempt to steal it. Except she's been out robbing people less and less recently, which you suspect Alice to be responsible for.
>Anyone else we know about? And what's Mokou's knowledge about places? We just got to know the underground, yes. We know any powerful entities there?
>You know most of the area around the Human Village, the peak of Youkai Mountain, the Bamboo Forest (not that much happens there), and the Garden of the Sun (you've had to stop Yuka from murdering a few times). Nothing else comes to mind now.
>Any other powerful people Mokou might know about? Or hear about?
>You don't know powerful people other than yourself, Yukari, Kanako (to an extent), and Kaguya (who is now a hikikomori).
>Also Kogasa's missing.... As we have no clue whatsoever, exploration might help.
>This could work.
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>"Great, thanks for assistance to all of you. Uhm.... do you know of any powerful entities around Gensokyo? I intend to unite as much as I can against Yukari"
>Also when was our last visit to Rikako?
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>"Great, thanks for assistance to all of you. Uhm.... do you know of any powerful entities around Gensokyo? I intend to unite as much as I can against Yukari"
>"Hm...there's Suika Ibuki, a rather powerful oni. She probably won't care much, though. But if you want her, she usually can be seen around Youkai Mountain. There's also Yuugi Hoshiguma, who can fight without...spilling...a...drop...of...sake. I just had to say it." She chuckles.
>Also when was our last visit to Rikako?
>A few hours ago.
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>"Youkai mountain.... hmm... Thanks a lot, I'll have that in mind. Goodbye and thank you for accepting this allianceand the task I have entrusted you with"
>bow and leave.
>Time of day?
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>"Youkai mountain.... hmm... Thanks a lot, I'll have that in mind. Goodbye and thank you for accepting this alliance and the task I have entrusted you with"
>"Goodbye to you as well."
>bow and leave.
>She bows back, then you leave. You are now outside of the building.
>Time of day?
>It should be morning or noon, but it looks like it's dawn.
>Kanako is right in front of you.
>"Hello, Mokou. How are things working out so far?"
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>"Good so far. We gotten a helping hand from Lady Byakuren."
>"Do you happen to know the fates of Suika Ibuki or Yuugi Hoshiguma?"
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>"Good so far. We have gotten a helping hand from Lady Byakuren."
>"Good job, Mokou."
>"Do you happen to know the fates of Suika Ibuki or Yuugi Hoshiguma?"
>"I don't know about Yuugi, but I know Suika Ibuki doesn't seem to have been affected."
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>"Good, I'll try and seek her out then. I thought about visiting many other places and unite a lot more people to aid our cause... What do you think?"
>"Oh, and got any pointers? Know any powerful people out there I could try to persuade?"
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>"Good, I'll try and seek her out then. I thought about visiting many other places and unite a lot more people to aid our cause... What do you think?"
>"Hmm...while that might sound good, there's a higher chance of Yukari hearing about the resistance."
>"Oh, and got any pointers? Know any powerful people out there I could try to persuade?"
>"Hmm...you can always try to humiliate Remilia into not being a lazy bastard. But other than her and the two you already mentioned, nothing comes to mind that hasn't been corrupted."
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>"Well if she gonna hear, she gonna hear, that will be too bad... But I'll try not to reveal us as much as I can"
>"Uhm... what brings you here?"
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>"Well if she gonna hear, she gonna hear, that will be too bad... But I'll try not to reveal us as much as I can"
>"Hopefully. However, this is important, so be careful."
>"Uhm... what brings you here?"
>"I'm gathering some followers around here."
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>"oh. Good luck then. Try not steal Byakuren's followers though. At least for now" grin.
>"Well see ya. I'm goin'"
>Onwards to the youkai mountain
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>"oh. Good luck then. Try not steal Byakuren's followers though. At least for now" grin.
>"Two different kinds of followers." She smiles.
>"Well see ya. I'm goin'"
>"All right then, good-bye."
>Onwards to the youkai mountain
>You head over to Youkai Mountain...only to realize that you don't know where Suika could possibly be.
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>That is correct. it's exploration time. some mountaineering, learning about new places. Let's try and see what's on the top, maybe we'll stumble upon some kind of oni settlement or whatever there is. Adventure!
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>That is correct. it's exploration time. some mountaineering, learning about new places. Let's try and see what's on the top, maybe we'll stumble upon some kind of oni settlement or whatever there is. Adventure!
>You head over to the Youkai Mountain to explore. You head straight to the top, but are instantly intercepted by a group of lawful stupid good white wolf tengu.
>"Halt! Who goes there?"
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>"Fujiwara no Mokou. I come in peace"
>Any knwldge about tengu or how the recent incidents changed them if in any way?
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>"Fujiwara no Mokou. I come in peace"
>One of them says "And how are we supposed to know you are?"
>Any knowledge about tengu or how the recent incidents changed them if in any way?
>Actually, you don't know much about the tengu, or how they were affected.
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>"You aren't. I simply came looking around for an oni."
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>"You aren't. I simply came looking around for an oni."
>"Still, we really don't know if you're telling the truth or not."
>"And if you ask, we are not speaking with the voice of the legion."
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>"Good to know you got separate minds"
>We might as well use the tengu too.
>"I might as well talk to you too. First of all: are you allies with Yukari Yakumo?"
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>"Good to know you got separate minds"
>You hear some internal conversation. "You know, we really should use 'I' and 'me' more often..."
>We might as well use the tengu too.
>Use them...how exactly?
>"I might as well talk to you too. First of all: are you allies with Yukari Yakumo?"
>One of them says "Who is? Nobody. Not that she concerns me or the others."
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>By using I mean allying with them. Might as well use them as pesky forces to annoy Reimu and such.
>"Cool"
>"Have you recently seen any changes in behavior in your brethren or leaders?"
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>By using I mean allying with them. Might as well use them as pesky forces to annoy Reimu and such.
>They're probably too busy with patrolling their lands.
>"Cool"
>"Have you recently seen any changes in behavior in your brethren or leaders?"
>Another one, a female tengu, says "Hmm...there's Aya Shameimaru...she's a huge annoyance right now."
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>"What's more annoying in her now then it was before?"
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>"What's more annoying in her now then it was before?"
>"She goes everywhere, taking embarrassing pictures of as many people as possible, and we've pretty much gave up in catching her."
>You have heard of such a tengu before...
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>The newspaper woman, yeees....
>It's worse now then it was before? Cause I think it was like that a long time ago..."
>They look like worried, let their guard down a little? Cause I like them, let's not be stiff as well- look calm, without any hostility at all.
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>The newspaper woman, yeees....
>Yep, you definitely remember her.
>It's worse now then it was before? Cause I think it was like that a long time ago..."
>"Actually, I'm pretty sure it wasn't like that before the strange gap appeared."
>They look like worried, let their guard down a little? Cause I like them, let's not be stiff as well- look calm, without any hostility at all.
>It does seem that they let their guard down a little. You make sure you don't seem hostile, because these people are nice to talk to...
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>"Yeeea, i thought as much.... I'm exploring Gensokyo in an attempt to get things back as they were. You gonna let me explore freely?"
>We don't have to mention the resistance.
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>"Yeeea, i thought as much.... I'm exploring Gensokyo in an attempt to get things back as they were. You gonna let me explore freely?"
>"Uh..."
>Then you hear some internal discussion, supposedly to decide whether to let you in or not.
>After some time, one of them, a male, says to you. "Okay, we'll let you in. However, you will have two of us watch at all times."
>We don't have to mention the resistance.
>No, no we don't. You're not quite sure it won't make a difference, though.
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>"Whatever"
>Proceed on ou.... Wait. do we know what Kogasa looks like, by the way? So we can ask those tengu. But I'd rather thought about describing her to them not just a "Have you seen Kogasa?" thing.
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>"Whatever"
>"Odd, you seem fine with it...anyways, I'll be going with you."
>Another one of them says "Same here."
>Proceed on ou.... Wait. do we know what Kogasa looks like, by the way? So we can ask those tengu. But I'd rather thought about describing her to them not just a "Have you seen Kogasa?" thing.
>Actually, nobody seems to have told you what Kogasa looked like.
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>Oh, darn... Well, no trouble. We'll notice a Kogasa if we'll see one immediately, surely.
>The tengus are at my side or follow me from afar?
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>Oh, darn... Well, no trouble. We'll notice a Kogasa if we'll see one immediately, surely.
>Well, you're not quite sure of that.
>The tengus are at my side or follow me from afar?
>They're watching you from afar.
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>That's fine
>Onward exploring we go.
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>That's fine
>Onward exploring we go.
>You go up the mountain. You barely feel that there are guards watching you, but one glance to your back tells you they're there.
>You approach the top of the mountain, and you notice you're right where the Moriya Shrine is.
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>We know this place so it's nothing special. Explore elsewhere.
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>We know this place so it's nothing special. Explore elsewhere.
>Are you still going in the direction you're going right now? That is, to the mountain peak?
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>Yes, let's try doing that
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>Yes, let's try doing that
>You continue going to the top of the mountain.
>When you do get to the top of the mountain, you don't find anything interesting. Just a pinnacle of rock...
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>Darn it. tengu's still behind us, I assume. Let's chat with'em
>"Say there, tengus... any interesting sites on this mountain?"
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>Darn it. tengu's still behind us, I assume. Let's chat with'em
>You decide that you might as well talk to the tengu behind you.
>"Say there, tengus... any interesting sites on this mountain?"
>One of the tengu says "Well...there's the Great Youkai Forest...the youkai towns...some places that look like scenery porn...not much that I can think of, though."
>The other one asks "But can you really survive exploring the mountain? You're only a human..."
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>"No worries, I can manage."
>What genders are both of them?
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>"No worries, I can manage."
>"Uh...huh."
>What genders are both of them?
>Their genders are both male. Their sexes, however...one is female, the other is male.
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>Fair enough
>"Well then, you're gonna follow me anyway, so might as well go together"
>"So... who is your leader?"
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>Fair enough
>"Well then, you're gonna follow me anyway, so might as well go together"
>The female tengu says "I guess so."
>The male tengu just nods.
>"So... who is your leader?"
>"Lord Tenma. Why do you ask...?"
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>"He available for an audience?"
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>"He available for an audience?"
>"Mmm, I don't think so."
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>"Why is that? He a busy man?"
>Proceed down the mountain with them. no need to be in a hurry.
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>"Why is that? He a busy man?"
>"That, and we hardly know why you would deserve an audience with Lord Tenma."
>Proceed down the mountain with them. no need to be in a hurry.
>You proceed down the mountain. You pass the Moriya Shrine again, and you see a settlement below you.
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>"I wish to get rid of such incidents like your little Aya problem. just that"
>What settlement? proceed there
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>"I wish to get rid of such incidents like your little Aya problem. just that"
>The male tengu says "We'd be glad to reward you for dealing with her."
>What settlement? proceed there
>On closer observation, you see several people in it, presumably tengu. You suppose it's a tengu settlement.
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>"Hm... I'm guessing killing her is a no?"
>They aren't stopping me from exploring there? Ok. let's go and sightsee.
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>"Hm... I'm guessing killing her is a no?"
>The female tengu says "Yep, no killing her. We can't publicly humiliate a dead person."
>The male tengu says "Who said anything about public humiliation?"
>They aren't stopping me from exploring there? Ok. let's go and sightsee.
>No, they're not stopping you.
>You go down to the tengu village...settlement...town and sightsee for a bit. This seems to be a busy part of town. (Description cut short due to real-life schedule.)
>You see a girl with a black and purple checkered skirt, a white shirt, and a strange hat that seems to be selling newspapers.
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>"So maybe let's capture your tengu then?"
>We got any cash on us?
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>"So maybe let's capture your tengu then?"
>"You're going to go look for her now?"
>We got any cash on us?
>After fixing the broken inventory system that refused to show how much money you had before, you find that you have 50 phyrexians ϕ. Despite the fact that you're sure this is the local currency, it looks rather foreign...
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>Buy a newspaper from the girl
>To my new tengu mates "Yeah, sure. Why not? If you help, you might be your local heroes."
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>Buy a newspaper from the girl
>You approach the girl. "Hello, would you like to buy a newspaper? It only costs 5 ϕ.
>You hand her the money silently. She gives you a newspaper.
>You obtain: Kakashi Spirit News
>One of the tengu say "That's newspaper's usually full of old stuff, right?"
>To my new tengu mates "Yeah, sure. Why not? If you help, you might be your local heroes."
>The male tengu perks up at what you just said "T-That would be amazing!"
>The female tengu, however, says "I don't care about my reputation that much. I would be glad to help, though."
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>"Cool"
>Examine the newspaper
>By the way, our tengu couple looks rather cute? sexy? I mean, plainly in terms of looks.
>"We'll have to lure her out at first..."
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>"Cool"
>The female tengu says "So we have an agreement...Nice."
>Examine the newspaper
>You examine the newspaper. The headline is "Aya Shameimaru Strikes Again!"
>You can flip through the newspaper to find other news articles, if you wish.
>By the way, our tengu couple looks cute? sexy? I mean, plainly in terms of looks.
>Imagine how they would react if they found out you mentally called them a couple... (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheIsNotMyGirlfriend)
>You'd say cute.
>"We'll have to lure her out at first..."
>The female tengu says "I suppose we should use the traditional bait for her...panties."
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>"Yup, I think so too. YOUR panties" grin
>Flip the pages, let's see more.
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>"Yup, I think so too. YOUR panties" grin
>"W-w-what!? I object!"
>The male tengu says "If it's not you, it's gonna have to be somebody else..."
>The female tengu asks you "Why won't you do it, then!?"
Flip the pages, let's see more.
>You flip through the pages. Other newspaper articles include:
>"'MANnosuke' Raids the Kappa Village"
>"Yuka Kazami Caught In Scandal With Celestial"
>"Owner of Grilled Lamprey Stand Found Dead"
>"Ninth Are Maiden: Sadistic Torturer?"
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>Wait! Don't we have a quest going on about the Mystia incident?
>Read Grilled Lamprey Stand article.
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> Murmur distractedly while reading article. "Don't think whatever panties he's wearing will be as alluring as yours."
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>Wait! Don't we have a quest going on about the Mystia incident?
>Why yes, yes you do.
>Read Grilled Lamprey Stand article.
>Today, Mystia Lorelei was found dead at her home and grilled lamprey stand. Many parts of her body were missing, and there actually seems to be a bite mark on her. It is not known who did this as of yet, but no authorities seem to particularly care about what happened to her. Inhabitants of Gensokyo have had mixed reactions to the murder. A human from the Human Village said "Good riddance, I'm tired of being blinded by her songs." A youkai living in the forest where Mystia lived, however, said "I'll be missing that grilled lamprey."
> Murmur distractedly while reading article. "Don't think whatever panties he's wearing will be as alluring as yours."
>"I wasn't talking about him! I was talking about you!"
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> Still distracted by the article. "Can't happen. Don't wear underwear."
If this actually contradicts something in the game, forgive me. :3
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No, it's awesome :3
>Check the Maiden article, that last one.
>They sell cigarettes around here?
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> Still distracted by the article. "Can't happen. Don't wear underwear."
>"W-What?!"
>Check the Maiden article, that last one.
>Recently, the Ninth Child of Miare was found torturing an unknown (but cute) creature.
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081027161413/yukkuri/images/b/bc/Wiki.png)
Nobody knows what these creatures are quite yet.
What is known, however, is that the Hieda family is shocked to see such actions. One of her family members has said "I can't believe that such a gentle person, and a scholar at that, would do such things..."
You stop reading due to real-life events.
>They sell cigarettes around here?
>It doesn't seem like it.
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> "Sick." Tuck newspaper into pocket.
> "Anyways, so let's go set that trap. If you don't wanna do it, then we'll have to grab some random innocent, like that chick." Jerk thumb at newspaper seller.
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>"You would take the glory for capturing your reporter, not me"
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> "Sick." Tuck newspaper into pocket.
> "Anyways, so let's go set that trap. If you don't wanna do it, then we'll have to grab some random innocent, like that chick." Jerk thumb at newspaper seller.
>"Ah, her? It's a possibility she would gladly participate, as it would make a new article for her."
>"You would take the glory for capturing your reporter, not me"
>"I honestly don't care about the glory, but I don't feel like arguing my point anymore."
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>Raise an eyebrow.
>"Hey, newspaper lady. Come'ere for a sec"
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>Raise an eyebrow.
>"Hey, newspaper lady. Come'ere for a sec"
>She doesn't seem to hear you. She seems to be distracted selling newspapers.
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>Roll the newspaper we have up and hit her on the head with it.
>"Hey. I need to talk to you a second."
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>Roll the newspaper we have up and hit her on the head with it.
>"Ow!"
>"Hey. I need to talk to you a second."
>"What do you want so badly you need to hit me on the head for?!"
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>"You didn't notice when I was calling"
>"You a reporter, lady?"
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>"You didn't notice when I was calling"
>She sighs irritatedly. "Fine."
>"You a reporter, lady?"
>"Yes, I am. Why do you ask?"
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>"You got a tengu problem. It's called "Aya" or whatever. I can fix that, you can have an article. but I need someone to lure her"
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>"You got a tengu problem. It's called "Aya" or whatever. I can fix that, you can have an article. but I need someone to lure her"
>She lights up when you mention the potential article. "This is totally worth my attention!" Then you say you'll need a lure, and she says "Hang on. I suppose you'll want to use me to, like, lure Aya?"
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>"Yup. If properly lured, I can beat'er up and she's all yours."
>Check a random article we didn't read yet from our paper
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>"Yup. If properly lured, I can beat'er up and she's all yours."
>"W-well, just make sure to catch her before she takes a peek."
>Check a random article we didn't read yet from our paper
>You end up reading "Yuka Kazami Caught in Scandal With Celestial". The first thing you see is Yuka...in a very, very immodest outfit.
>This reporter found Yuka Kazami was found at her home doing...something apparently erotic. Whatever it was, the other person, a celestial named Tenshi Hinanai, was being chained to a wall and being whipped repeatedly, and reported that she enjoyed it. This reporter actually heard her saying "Punish me!" happily.
This reoprter has also found Marisa Kirisame there sometimes. It is unknown how Marisa escaped Alice Margatroid's hold on her.
Note: Whoever can assist Hatate Himekaidou in fighting off an angry Yuka, please inquire at the main square.
>First murder and now this...?
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>Interesting indeed.
>"Deal. She has to be dead or alive?"
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>Interesting indeed.
>Depraved woman...perhaps you should take up Hatate's request?
>"Deal. She has to be dead or alive?"
>"I think the authorities would want her alive."
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>"Ok. If something goes wrong, you'll aid me. You tengu couple will support me too. If she'll happen to attempt an escape"
>"When do ya wanna do it, missy?" To Hatate
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>"Ok. If something goes wrong, you'll aid me. You tengu couple will support me too. If she'll happen to attempt an escape"
>The female tengu yells "C-c-couple?! He's not my boyfriend!"
>The male tengu exclaims "She's not my girlfriend!"
>Hatate sniggers.
>"When do ya wanna do it, missy?" To Hatate
>"I think tonight would be good."
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>"Whatever you say, lovebirds"
>How much time it seem until tonight comes?
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>"Whatever you say, lovebirds"
>The female tengu simply says "AAARGH!" while the male tengu mutters "aSFckanoffnvpsugiadfzklromanoffekuseglkv" (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Angrish).
>How much time it seem until tonight comes?
>You think it isn't even noon yet. That's going to be a long while off.
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>Is an inn or some such visible in the perimeter?
>"Looks like we got some time left.. where do you wanna meet, newspaper lady?"
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>Is an inn or some such visible in the perimeter?
>You don't see one initially, but you might find one if you looked closer.
>"Looks like we got some time left.. where do you wanna meet, newspaper lady?"
>"Actually, I don't know. I'd prefer to know where Aya usually lurks at that time."
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>"So wanna spy on her? I ain't good with such stuff, I can catch her though"
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>"So wanna spy on her? I ain't good with such stuff, I can catch her though"
>"Still leaves the problem of finding her, though. She usually travels Gensokyo."
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>"Tsk, well then, whatever. She's a wanted person here by the way?"
>Any wanted posters here?
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>"Tsk, well then, whatever. She's a wanted person here by the way?"
>"She's definitely wanted. Badly."
>Any wanted posters here?
>You see quite a few of them. One of them is on a window right next to the newspaper..."stand."
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>Approach and examine those wanted posters.
>"Then I got a little idea. Maybe stir a little stuff, eh? Challenge her to a duel via your paper or something. Then we snatch her"
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>Approach and examine those wanted posters.
>You walk around and examine those wanted posters. They seem to be all of Aya.
>"Wanted: Aya Shameimaru. Offense: Invading the sanctity of people's bodies. Reward: 500 ϕ."
>"Then I got a little idea. Maybe stir a little stuff, eh? Challenge her to a duel via your paper or something. Then we snatch her"
>"Hmm...what're the chances she'd care?"
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>"You're the one knowing her better"
>"So... if ya think this idea sucks, we can do it differently. Gimme panties"
>"... We can share the reward between us, you know"
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>"You're the one knowing her better"
>"I don't know her that much."
>"So... if ya think this idea sucks, we can do it differently. Gimme panties"
>"Fine, the original plan. But Aya might be pursuing other people..."
>"... We can share the reward between us, you know"
>"That was pretty obvious."
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>"No, it wasn't" grin
>"Anyway... panties. I got an idea. You two (point the ladies) , dance naked somewhere. Or at least in some sexy lingerie. And you, guy. Obviously watch. I'll make sure for her to notice. tonight."
>"Where do you wanna do this?"
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>"No, it wasn't" grin
>"I though it was so obvious, I thought I didn't need to make it...never mind."
>"Anyway... panties. I got an idea. You two (point the ladies) , dance naked somewhere. Or at least in some sexy lingerie. And you, guy. Obviously watch. I'll make sure for her to notice. tonight."
>All three of them look at you with "What." (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatWhat) faces.
>The male tengu says "I, uh, don't think we'll need to go that far."
>"Where do you wanna do this?"
>The three are still looking at you in shocked silence.
>Hatate says "Hang on, I think have an idea."
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Smoku, what the hell?
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What? :D tell me how lure AYA out the if you got a better option, Sect :D
>So, they finally came to and decided to actually have an idea.
>"Lemme hear it"
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Smoku, what the hell?
Damn straight.
>So, they finally came to and decided to actually have an idea.
>It's about time.
>"Lemme hear it"
>"Well, perhaps Aya is brazen enough to take pictures of Yuka..."
>She jabs the picture of Yuka on the newspaper with her finger.
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>"So your point is... we go to Yuka and wait?"
What? What did I do? :D
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>"So your point is... we go to Yuka and wait?"
>"To be honest, this idea isn't totally well-formed. But I'm not totally sure she knows of Yuka or not. Hmm...perhaps we can find where she lives..."
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>"You know that, do you.... You write for the paper, surely you do know where she lives"
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>"You know that, do you.... You write for the paper, surely you do know where she lives"
>She facepalms "Damn, of course. By the way, for some reason the authorities haven't considered cornering her at her home yet."
>The female tengu behind you says "What?"
>Hatate replies "Nothing. I wish people weren't so idiotically forgetful..."
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Damn, 6 days and no posts. I don't like to do this, but bump.
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>"So, ladies, I offer help. Take it or leave it. Make plans"
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>"So, ladies, I offer help. Take it or leave it. Make plans"
>Hatate says "Fine, fine. We'll do it tonight. Before then, perhaps you could help me with the Yuka problem I've been having?"
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>"I might. What would be the Yuka problem you speak of?"
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>"I might. What would be the Yuka problem you speak of?"
>"Well, she's threatened me with murder because I reported on her...activities...on the paper. And before you say anything, yes, I knew of the risks when I caught her doing whatever she was doing."
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>"Well, deal"
>Not like we have anything important to do, might as well screw around.
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>"Well, deal"
>Not like we have anything important to do, might as well screw around.
>Since you don't have anything to do right now (not to mention you would like to deal with Yuka once and for all), you decide to help Hatate out.
>"Thanks. Now, let's head over there."
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>"Sure"
>Look at the tengus guarding us. I assume they don't look somewhat powerful.
>"But, uh.... You guys ain't comin'. But when I come back, you still guard me, not some other randoms"
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>"Sure"
>"Right then. Make sure I don't get killed."
>Look at the tengus guarding us. I assume they don't look somewhat powerful.
>"But, uh.... You guys ain't comin'. But when I come back, you still guard me, not some other randoms"
>The female tengu says "We weren't planning on coming, anyhow. We've got a town to guard."
>Quest Added: INSERT NAME OF QUEST HERE.
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>Quest name: Dealing with Weeds.
>Wave to the pair of guards and proceed with the female tengu. guarding her all the way.
>"I didn't catch your name yet, tengu" to the female
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>Quest name: Dealing with Weeds.
>Quest added.
>Yuka has apparently sent death threats to Hatate because Hatate reported on her...activities...in her newspaper. Knowing Yuka, she would definitely follow through on those threats. Hatate has asked you to deal with her.
>Wave to the pair of guards and proceed with the female tengu. guarding her all the way.
>"I didn't catch your name yet, tengu" to the female
>Quest lag due to deciding name.
>She frowns. "My name's Mezame."
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>"I'm Fujiwara no Mokou, nice to meet you"
>And flyin we go.
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>"I'm Fujiwara no Mokou, nice to meet you"
>"Goodbye then. That was the most entertaining talk I've had in a while."
>She and the male tengu hover off.
>And flyin we go.
>Fly where now?
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>I assumed the newspaper girl will lead us.
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>I assumed the newspaper girl will lead us.
>Ah right.
>Hatate leads you southeast to the mountains behind the Hakurei Shrine. It doesn't take too long to get there. Wait, is that a lake filled with blood?
>You hear somebody yelling "Gah! Help!" at the edge of the lake to your left.
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>Fly there immediately
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>Get ready to burn someone's ass if anyone happens to attack us while heading there.
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>Get ready to burn someone's ass if anyone happens to attack us while heading there.
>You get ready to incinerate anybody who dares to attack you. Thankfully for any potential attackers, nobody attacks you.
>Fly there immediately
>You head over there immediately. You see a girl with blond hair, a white shirt, and a white bow.
>When you get closer, you observe that she seems to be stuck in a gap. Strangely enough, the gap is entirely black instead of being purple with eyes.
>"You're here to help? Get me out of here! I'm stuck!"
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>Attempt to pull her out
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>Attempt to pull her out
>You yank the girl out of the gap. It's not terribly hard, although you would think it would be easier since the gap doesn't wrap tightly around her. You hear Hatate writing something down.
>When you pull her out, she says "Thanks."
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>"Who are you and what the hell's that?"
>Look at the gap after pulling her out
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>"Who are you and what the hell's that?"
>"My name's Kurumi, and I don't know what the hell that thing is."
>Look at the gap after pulling her out
>You stare at the gap. It's twice as large as your waist, and it's pitch black.
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>Look at the bloody pool.
>Look around as well.
>"What's the situation, little girl?"
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>Look at the bloody pool.
>The blood in the lake is quite dark, but clear. Nothing seems to be in the lake. Other than the fact that it's a lake of blood, it looks peaceful.
>Look around as well.
>You ignored this fact before, but the grass around the lake is...purple. There are some rocks here and there, as well as some strange disk-like things with spikes milling about, but nothing that looks outside of your immediate attention.
>Hatate is holding up a strange device to the lake and making clicking sounds.
>"What's the situation, little girl?"
>"I was just guarding the lake when suddenly that hole appeared around me and sucked me in! It didn't take me in completely, but I was stuck in there for a while."
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>"Suddenly appear?" Could this mean that Yukari's is attempting to gap her next?
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>"And.... what is this place?"
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>"Suddenly appear?" Could this mean that Yukari's is attempting to gap her next?
>Perhaps. The gap she was stuck in looked different, though, and Yukari usually gaps people much more cleanly than this. She wouldn't have left a person stuck in a gap if she had intended to gap her.
>"And.... what is this place?"
>"I haven't been told much about it. All I know is it's a lake of blood I'm supposed to be guarding. There's also supposed to be a mysterious power around here, too."
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>"Uhm.... Who told you to guard this place?"
>What's Hatate doing?
>Inspect the Lake closer.
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>"Uhm.... Who told you to guard this place?"
>"Some mysterious and strange people who I honestly don't know much about."
>What's Hatate doing?
>She's writing something down on a pad.
>Inspect the Lake closer.
>You inspect the lake closer. You can't see anything past the thick red blood.
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>"What did the people look like?"
>"And what might be in the lake?" point the bloody lake.
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>"What did the people look like?"
>"Walking suits of white armor. Their faces were covered."
>"And what might be in the lake?" point the bloody lake.
>"I dunno. It could be that mysterious power."
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>Is there a long stick around?
>"And you agreed guarding just like that..."
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>Is there a long stick around?
>No.
>"And you agreed guarding just like that..."
>"Hey, I get paid and it's not a particularly dangerous job."
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>"Who pays you and when?"
>After getting an answer approach Hatate
>"What do you think?"
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>"Who pays you and when?"
>"Sometimes it's the same people, sometimes the money just falls out of the sky. I get the feeling that I'm better off not knowing why."
>After getting an answer approach Hatate
>"What do you think?"
>"Weird, but nothing worth an article on yet, I suppose."
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>Explore the area around the lake. What's near?
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>Explore the area around the lake. What's near?
>Most of the area a few feet around the lake is barren rock or...purple...grass with some stones. There are a few trees around here.
>In front of the way you came, at the opposite end of the lake, there's a slope leading to the flat top of a large red rock. When you fly above the slope, you can make out a mansion in the distance.
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>"Hey, Hatate!" bring her to us.
>"What's that mansion there? Yuuka's place?"
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>"Hey, Hatate!" bring her to us.
>"What's that mansion there? Yuuka's place?"
>"Yep."
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>"So then, Hatate, you leave the way."
>"Oi, guardian girl! got a name so I can remember you better?"
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>"So then, Hatate, you leave the way."
>"Right."
>"Oi, guardian girl! got a name so I can remember you better?"
>"I thought I already named myself...my name is Kurumi."
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>"'K. I'm Mokou."
>"Hey, Hatate.... what do you think might be on the bottom of the lake?"
>"Oi, Kurumi, that fine if I check what's in there?" point lake.
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>"'K. I'm Mokou."
>"Nice to meet you, I guess."
>"Hey, Hatate.... what do you think might be on the bottom of the lake?"
>"Well, there's gotta be something down there...somebody's guarding the lake, after all, not to mention that nobody would want to swim in a lake of blood."
>"Oi, Kurumi, that fine if I check what's in there?" point lake.
>"I'm afraid not."
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>"Be right back" to Hatate
>Ignore Kurumi, undress myself. Yup, all clothes. Completely naked.
>Dive in the lake. Explore it
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>"Be right back" to Hatate
>"Huh?"
>Ignore Kurumi, undress myself. Yup, all clothes. Completely naked.
>You strip yourself down to nakedness. Hatate's jaw drops.
>Dive in the lake. Explore it
>You dive into the lake. The lake's quite warm.
>Kurumi says "Tch. I was being lenient with you because you helped me out of a gap. But I'm afraid I'll have to do my job."
>She then fires some blue balls of danmaku at you!
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>Try to dodge underwater at the same time searching around the lake.
>Dive as low as we can. if the bottom of the lake wasn't visible, getting there is strategically the best as Kurumi won't know where to shoot.
>Explore the lake's bottom.
>If something hits us- take it like a proper badass woman.
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>Try to dodge underwater at the same time searching around the lake.
>You swim down fast enough to avert Kurumi's bullets.
>You look around the lake, but the blood in this lake is really thick. You can't see farther than a meter or so.
>Dive as low as we can. if the bottom of the lake wasn't visible, getting there is strategically the best as Kurumi won't know where to shoot.
>Of course, Kurumi can't see very deep down either.
>You swim down to the bottom of the lake, which seems to be rocky.
>Explore the lake's bottom.
>You explore the bottom. Rocky bottom...rock...rock...is there anything else down here?
>If something hits us- take it like a proper badass woman.
>...And of course, there does happen to something down there. You feel something bite you on your leg!
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>What's biting us? punch it!
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>What's biting us? punch it!
>You look back, and find a really ugly demonic-looking fish with huge teeth. You punch it, but it clamps on your leg tightly.
>You see more fish like that one surround you.
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>Try to make a heat aura around us and have some boiled fish...
>Explore the lake more. If there really is nothing around there, get out.
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>Try to make a heat aura around us and have some boiled fish...
>You generate heat until the demon fish around you either swim away or die. The one that bit your leg is still there though, albeit dead.
>Explore the lake more. If there really is nothing around there, get out.
>You keep exploring the lake. You come across a stone structure that resembles a gate on a side of the lake bottom.
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>wow, it's so deep?
>get the fish off of our leg.
>swim to the structure and analyze it. Any signs? Is it openable? (check that fact)
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>wow, it's so deep?
>The lake isn't that deep, really, only four or five meters down. And neither is the structure.
>get the fish off of our leg.
>You take the annoying fish off of your leg.
>swim to the structure and analyze it. Any signs? Is it openable? (check that fact)
>You swim to the structure. The stone structure is rectangular. In it is a gate made of iron bars and a plain, giant, and wooden set of doors with silver knobs behind it.
>You can simply swim over the iron bars. but you're not sure if you can open the wooden doors yourself.
>You start to suffocate. Granted, you're immortal, but these things are still a pain to feel.
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>a quick return to the surface for air.
>After getting some air, get back down there and try the wooden door.
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>a quick return to the surface for air.
>You quickly swim to the surface and then breathe deeply, then swim back down. You barely notice Hatate barely noticing you.
>After getting some air, get back down there and try the wooden door.
>You swim over the iron gate and attempt to pull open the wooden doors. The knobs are higher than your height from the lake bottom, though. You eventually fail to open the door, not even slightly.
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>Any runes? signs?
>If yes, memorize them, if not, just go back to the surface.
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> Before rising up, see if there's any locks on the doors, or any obstructions. Also try pushing the doors open.
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>Any runes? signs?
>No runes, no signs.
> Before rising up, see if there's any locks on the doors, or any obstructions. Also try pushing the doors open.
>There don't seem to be any locks or obstructions.
>You attempt to push the doors open. That also fails.
>If yes, memorize them, if not, just go back to the surface.
>You return to the surface of the lake, but not necessarily out of the lake.
>You see Hatate clasping Kurumi's hands behind her back. Kurumi shouts "Argh! Let go!"
>Neither of them notice you.
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>silently withdraw to my clothes. We'll take a real bath later.
>wipe off as much blood as we can and put our clothes on.
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>silently withdraw to my clothes. We'll take a real bath later.
>Both Hatate and Kurumi notice you, and turn their heads away. You must be a nasty sight, being a naked woman soaked in blood.
>wipe off as much blood as we can and put our clothes on.
>You wipe off as much blood as you can, wishing you had some piece of cloth to wipe this blood off. Then you put on your clothes.
>Hatate says "What was that swim all about?"
>Kurumi grunts.
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> "Just decided to check it out. Some stone structure down there, doors are stuck though. Kind of interesting, though I dunno why anyone needs it guarded, what with the devil fish down there."
> Grimace at the feel of blood underneath our clothes.
> "Shoulda really thought this one through, though..."
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>"Just decided to check it out. Some stone structure down there, doors are stuck though. Kind of interesting, though I dunno why anyone needs it guarded, what with the devil fish down there."
>Kurumi says "...Well, I can say for sure that that's not the mysterious power. It's an alternate way into Yuka's mansion over there.''
> Grimace at the feel of blood underneath our clothes.
> "Shoulda really thought this one through, though..."
>Hatate nods gravely and says "Yep, you should've. So, are we doing this or what?"
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>"Yea, let's go"
Leave me in a sandbox and I mess up the castle.
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Congratulations, Mokou now looks like she came out of a production of "Carrie" :D
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>"Yea, let's go"
>Hatate lets go of Kurumi. Kurumi mutters "...It's too late to do anything about her intrusion anyways. At least she didn't seem to touch anything."
>You and Hatate head over to Yuka's mansion. It's only a short way over.
>When you approach the mansion, you see... Alice Margatroid. ....With an axe. .....Whacking at the mansion gate. You also see a bloody shoe and sock on the ground. Oh dear, did Alice remove someone's foot?
>Alice screams "LET! ME! IN! YOU! MARISA-STEALING! BASTARD!" while punctuating each word with an axe to the gate.
>She doesn't realize that she could just simply fly over the gate, nor that her whacking seems to do nothing to the iron gate.
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>Pull Hatate to any place we can hide behind at, so she won't notice us.
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>Pull Hatate to any place we can hide behind at, so she won't notice us.
>You jerk Hatate behind a nearby tree.
>"Urk! So, why should we stop because of Alice?"
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> "Look at Alice. Now look at that severed foot. Now back to Alice. Now back to me. Do you see a potential problem here?"
> Has Alice always been this nuts, or is this a recent development?
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> Has Alice always been this nuts, or is this a recent development?
Sect, read the beginning of the story and see what's the problem in this quest. Not only Alice is nuts. if you want me to make a list, then I can (but on Monday)
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> "Look at Alice. Now look at that severed foot. Now back to Alice. Now back to me. Do you see a potential problem here?"
>"I don't think she'll attack us if all her anger is concentrated on Yuka. In fact, we can use that to our advantage."
> Has Alice always been this nuts, or is this a recent development?
>Well, Alice has been this nuts since that dark portal opened. I'd have to go with Smok here.
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Smok's distracted from recovery from his con, I guess, so I'll boost this.
> Light facepalm. "Right, right. Hm... so, why don't we open the gates, then? Stay here: you don't heal as good."
> Put hands in pockets, and stride up to Alice, out of axe reach. "Hey, why don't you just try flying over? Or at least opening the gate?"
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> Light facepalm. "Right, right. Hm... so, why don't we open the gates, then? Stay here: you don't heal as good."
>Hatate nods, but looks at you somewhat questioningly when you mention that she doesn't heal as fast as you do.
> Put hands in pockets, and stride up to Alice, out of axe reach. "Hey, why don't you just try flying over? Or at least opening the gate?"
>She ignores you, continuing her insane rage.
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Thanks, Sect, I wasn't in fully recovered yesterday
>Shrug.
>Motion to Hatate and let's both fly above the gates.
>There's no reasoning with Alice...
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>Shrug.
>Hatate says "Eh."
>Motion to Hatate and let's both fly above the gates.
>"Maybe we should just open the gates for the insane one."
>There's no reasoning with Alice...
>No kidding.
>You hear a loud ring. It seems that Alice has actually succeeded in making the gate bend.
>You are now on the other side of the gate. There isn't much on this side of the gate. It's just a few feet between the gate and the mansion.
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>So what's in front of us? The mansion itself? Or does it have some yard?
>If there's nothing to be explored outside, try the inner gate.
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>So what's in front of us? The mansion itself? Or does it have some yard?
>The mansion. There isn't much of a yard, just some grass. You imagine Yuka's yard would be the Garden of the Sun.
>If there's nothing to be explored outside, try the inner gate.
>The inner gate, which just happens to be a door, is locked.
>Hatate says "I snuck into the door when Yuka absentmindedly left it open after she went in. She's probably more on guard now."
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>"Let's check the windows"
>Fly with Hatate and look for open windows
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>"Let's check the windows"
>"Right, right."
>Fly with Hatate and look for open windows
>You and Hatate fly around the house, looking for windows to enter. You find several closed windows, but no open windows. Lookking for open windows took too long...
>Hatate asks "Perhaps we should just blast our way in?"
>The gate bends some more to Alice's axe.
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>"Yeah, we might as well, but not the front door. These will be smashed by Alice sooner or later."
>Let's find a window big enough for us to get in yet further from this noise Alice makes.
>Break it and enter with Hatate
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>"Yeah, we might as well, but not the front door. These will be smashed by Alice sooner or later."
>"Uh...huh."
>Let's find a window big enough for us to get in yet further from this noise Alice makes.
>You find a window on the back of the mansion that's quite huge. It's as if it was intended to enjoy the nice view behind you.
>Break it and enter with Hatate
>You smash the window. Ow. Maybe glass isn't as soft as you thought...
>You enter with Hatate. There are a few plants and furniture here, but no people. Or any creatures.
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>Perfect
>Proceed inside with caution. Look around.
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>Perfect
>Now all you've got to do is find Yuka and beat her up...
>Proceed inside with caution. Look around.
>You proceed forward through the room. It really isn't that far from the window to the other end of the room, which has two sliding doors.
>There are is an armchair facing the window and a potted sunflower on a small table to the left (your left) of the armchair. There is also a rug on the ground.
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>a rug? Examine it. anything special about it?
>Let Hatate screw around
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>a rug? Examine it. anything special about it?
>Nope, it just seems to be a regular rug. It is rectangular, with red and green lines.
>Let Hatate screw around
>You let Hatate screw around. Strangely enough, she doesn't screw around.
>"Doesn't look like anything notable's in here. Can we get a move on?"
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>Get a move on.
>Open the door.
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>Get a move on.
>You suppose you should move on...
>Open the door.
>You open the door.
>You see a ridiculously long hallway. Longer than you can see. This has got to be longer than the length of the mansion as seen from outside. On the ground is a carpet pattern reminiscent of Yuka's skirt.
>The hallway is empty. Too empty.
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>"Choose your door, lady. I ain't gonna burn'em all."
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>"Choose your door, lady. I ain't gonna burn'em all."
>"Last time I found Yuka, she was in a room near the middle of the hallway. Still a long way there."
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> "Aight, tell me when we get there."
> Casually lope down the hallway, hands in our bloody pockets.
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> "Aight, tell me when we get there."
>"Well then."
> Casually lope down the hallway, hands in our bloody pockets.
>You walk down the hallway, Wait a minute...
>You see a bunch of holes open up in the hallway. Figures rise up from the holes and start shooting danmaku at you!
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> "Shit!" Blast a stream of fire to intercept the danmaku.
> If it looks like Hatate might get hit, intercept the danmaku, with our own body, if necessary.
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> "Shit!" Blast a stream of fire to intercept the danmaku.
>"Agreed!"
>You try using fire to block the danmaku. Doesn't really work. The danmaku are still heading at you.
>Hatate begins firing on the figures.
> If it looks like Hatate might get hit, intercept the danmaku, with our own body, if necessary.
>You get ready to protect Hatate with your own body if necessary.
>More figures rise out from the ground and start shooting danmaku at you, two at a time. There's probably seven or eight of them now.
>BGM: Alice Maestra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3yzUHk2OuA)
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>Fireballs at'em
>Dodge what we can dodge
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> Specifically, fire large fireballs at clumps, followed by fast moving smaller fireballs.
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>Fireballs at'em
> Specifically, fire large fireballs at clumps, followed by fast moving smaller fireballs.
>You shoot fireballs at them in a strategic fashion. Unfortunately, the enemies aren't all that clumped together, but you manage to get rid of five or so of them.
>Hatate gets rid of the rest of the enemies, but more then spawn from the ground, another seven or eight of them.
>Dodge what we can dodge
>You dodge what you can. Thankfully, there aren't much bullets to hit you.
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>"More coming! Let's run to that room of yours while fending them off!"
>Shoot and run stunt towards our destination
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>"More coming! Let's run to that room of yours while fending them off!"
>"Right!"
>Shoot and run stunt towards our destination
>You shoot down the figures while running there. You and Hatate take some of them down.
>two of the figures appear, but unlike the figures from before, they shoot a large amount of danmaku in a spiral pattern in all directions.
>Green floating eyes come from the sides. They don't shoot danmaku at you, however. Yet, probably.
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>Shoot the eyes quickly and dodge the danmaku spirals between bullets.
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>Shoot the eyes quickly and dodge the danmaku spirals between bullets.
>You shoot the eyes before they can shoot danmaku, and avoid the danmaku spirals. You defeat them all, but more come from your right side...
>The spiral-shooting figures warp away a few feet behind where they were, and continue shooting.
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>Stop shooting, focus on dodging to our destination. Hope Hatate follows well.
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>Stop shooting, focus on dodging to our destination. Hope Hatate follows well.
>You decide to screw this and head for wherever you're going without shooting.
>However, things don't get any faster for you and your surroundings are filling up with bullets...
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>Look at Hatate. Is she doing alright?
>Use self as a shield if she's not doing too well with all these bullets.
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>Look at Hatate. Is she doing alright?
>She seems fine. She's currently picking off some of the eyes right now.
>"You better continue firing!"
>Use self as a shield if she's not doing too well with all these bullets.
>She's doing okay, so no worries there.
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>Bomb. Fire up everything in front of us with fire frontal cone attack
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>Bomb. Fire up everything in front of us with fire frontal cone attack
>Screw this. You set up a danmaku bullet to explode like in your Fujiyama Volcano spellcard. Suddenly, you don't see any enemies or danmaku around you. The explosion isn't particularly loud; danmaku aren't very noisy.
>You see rows and rows of green eyes appearing from the sides. Oh come on, more enemies?
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>Shoot and run both again. Our way can't be infinite
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>Shoot and run both again. Our way can't be infinite
>You shoot the enemies down, but more come. When is this going to end...
>At least you and Hatate can keep the number of eyes on the screen in sight at 4 instead of multiplying quickly.
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>When there's just too many, use one of our spellcards. Whatever we got that wouldn't turn the whole mansion into hell
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>When there's just too many, use one of our spellcards. Whatever we got that wouldn't turn the whole mansion into hell
>Not that much, you and Hatate can keep them under your control with constant fire.
>You continue through a bit, and four long chains of eyes come from both sides...
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>"How long is this damned corridor?"
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>"How long is this damned corridor?"
>"Who the hell knows?"
>The green eyes start shooting danmaku at you.
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>"Change of plans"
>Break open random door on our left and get inside a room for cover
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>"Change of plans"
>Break open random door on our left and get inside a room for cover
>You break open a random door and dive in for cover. Hatate attempts to follow you, but is interrupted by the surge of eyes who are coming into the door to shoot at you.
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>Jump between her and the eyes and attempt to blast the eyes.
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>Jump between her and the eyes and attempt to blast the eyes.
>You can't do this, as you can't move through the door past the eyes to block any danmaku heading towards her. Thankfully, the eyes only seem interested in attacking you right now.
>You blast some of the eyes. There's a lot of them, but you manae to take out a large chunk of them.
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>Can we close the door?
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>Can we close the door?
>There are too many enemies around you to reach the door.
>You hear some shooting not coming from the eyes. You presume Hatate's shooting at the enemies coming in.
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>Help her in that. That makes things easier as less enemies to fight with at once
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>Help her in that. That makes things easier as less enemies to fight with at once
>You shoot at the enemies. After a few seconds, there are much less eyes than there were before. (Like...4 to 7) You probably can get rid of the rest of them with a few more second.
>Hatate yells "Hey! You okay?!"
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>"Yea. And you?"
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> Snipe off the remaining eyes with fast streams.
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>"Yea. And you?"
>"Surprisingly fine."
> Snipe off the remaining eyes with fast streams.
>You and Hatate kill off the remaining eyes. They shoot some green balls of danmaku before you defeat them, but they don't shoot enough for it to be a problem.
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> Pull Hatate into the room and glance down the corridor.
> If there's enemies coming at us, pull the door closed and look around in the room.
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> Pull Hatate into the room and glance down the corridor.
>You pull Hatate into the room and look down the corridor. The hallway seems to be empty.
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>"How far to our main target?"
>Also listen- Any sign of Alice actually breaking in?
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>"How far to our main target?"
>"Still a long way away."
>Also listen- Any sign of Alice actually breaking in?
>No. Although, you don't know how far you are from the main gates.
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> "All right... let's go, then."
> Race back down the hallway.
> "What were those things, anyways?"
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> "All right... let's go, then."
>"Yeah."
> "What were those things, anyways?"
>"I suppose those were some of those ubiquitous enemies that no one seems to remember."
> Race back down the hallway.
>You start to race down the hallway. You stop immediately when you hear a hissing sound.
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> Position ourself to cover Hatate, and be able to glance both ways down the hall.
> Create fireballs in our hands, ready to throw.
> "You hear that?"
> What kind of hissing sound? A snake? Gas escaping from something?
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> Position ourself to cover Hatate, and be able to glance both ways down the hall.
>You set yourself up as a shield for Hatate, and you get ready to look around the hall.
> Create fireballs in our hands, ready to throw.
>You prepare fireballs.
> "You hear that?"
>"Yes!"
> What kind of hissing sound? A snake? Gas escaping from something?
> Sounds like a voice is hissing at you.
>The hissing stops, then you hear a voice. "I'm damn tired of being ignored!"
>Suddenly, a...mutant...fairy...thing (http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Nameless_Characters#Nameless_Midboss_Fairy)...comes from the ceiling and shoots yellow and golf ball danmaku at you!
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> Frown, sidestep danmaku and chuck large fireballs at it.
> Casually, to Hatate: "So, how much further is it?"
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> Frown, sidestep danmaku and chuck large fireballs at it.
>Meh. You chuck danmaku balls at the fairy with...gray tentacle things? She isn't even fazed...
> Casually, to Hatate: "So, how much further is it?"
>"Almost 3 minutes away, counting enemies."
>In real-world time, that equates to days.
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>Incinerate her
>"Oi, I ain't ignoring you know, you know!" to the... thing
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>Incinerate her
>You incinerate her as if she was a Snover. She regenerates.
>She continues to shooting golf ball danmaku at you, but adds in some lasers.
>"Oi, I ain't ignoring you know, you know!" to the... thing
>"I didn't mean just you! I meant the world in general!"
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> Mutter to Hatate. "Start heading down there. I'll follow."
> Do a slow retreat while streaming fire danmaku at the... fairy. "Then why take it out on me, eh?"
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> Mutter to Hatate. "Start heading down there. I'll follow."
>"Right, right."
>She attempts to go past the fairy...thing, but is prevented from doing so by danmaku.
> Do a slow retreat while streaming fire danmaku at the... fairy. "Then why take it out on me, eh?"
>She whispers "...To be honest, for now I'm Yuka's slave."
After 5:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time) or so, I'll be going on a trip and probably won't be around until late Sunday afternoon.
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Enjoy yout trip
>Sigh
>"And what did Yuuka order you now?"
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>"And what did Yuuka order you now?"
Would you mind clarifying? I'm not sure what you're asking.
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I'm asking what are Yuuka's orders for her currently
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>Sigh
>"And what did Yuuka order you now?"
>"As a stupid generic guard. I once tried to get back at her for it, but she shot me down."
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>Drop hands.
>"You know, now we are here. We might help you in that thing because that's what we're here for- to shoot her down"
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>So, do ya have a name?"
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>Drop hands.
>"You know, now we are here. We might help you in that thing because that's what we're here for- to shoot her down"
>"...Huh, really. What're you gonna do with her after you do so?"
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> "We're gonna have a tea party with her."
I don't think anyone's actually thought of what Mokou's gonna do after she gets Yuka off Hatate's case.
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>"We're gonna have a tea party with her."
>"Yeah, right."
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> "No, not really. Just gotta make sure she can't either kill or make Hatate her little slave," jerk thumb back at Hatate, "then I'll just play it by ear."
> She's stopped firing at us, right? Start trying to edge around the fairy to get further down the hall.
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> "No, not really. Just gotta make sure she can't either kill or make Hatate her little slave," jerk thumb back at Hatate, "then I'll just play it by ear."
>"Uh...'play it by ear?'"
> She's stopped firing at us, right? Start trying to edge around the fairy to get further down the hall.
>She hasn't stopped firing, but instead of firing at you, she's firing around you.
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> Where is Hatate? If she's close to us, then make sure she's in a position where we can block any danmaku headed her way.
> Was there a response to us trying to take down Yuuka? If she didn't say anything, then, "So, how 'bout a bit of payback? Give us a hand with Yuuka, and we'll help you get outta here."
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> Where is Hatate? If she's close to us, then make sure she's in a position where we can block any danmaku headed her way.
>Hatate is indeed close to you, and she's in a position where it's easy for us to block any hits.
> Was there a response to us trying to take down Yuuka? If she didn't say anything, then, "So, how 'bout a bit of payback? Give us a hand with Yuuka, and we'll help you get outta here."
>Oops. Forgot I didn't reply to that. Post edited above.>"Uh...'play it by ear?'"
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> "Yeah, you know, beat her up, run away, commit general arson... say, how about a little payback? Give us a hand with Yuuka, and we'll help you get outta here."
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> "Yeah, you know, beat her up, run away, commit general arson... say, how about a little payback? Give us a hand with Yuuka, and we'll help you get outta here."
>"Sure-aah!"
>A black hole in space appears and starts sucking the fairy in!
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> Grab the fairy by the... tentacle?... and drag her away!
> "Keep an eye out for more of those things!"
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> Grab the fairy by the... tentacle?... and drag her away!
>You grab the fairy by a gray tentacle...thing and try to pull her out. Her image becomes hazy in your mind...
> "Keep an eye out for more of those things!"
>"Got it!" Despite the fact she was yelling, the volume is at the level of normal conversation.
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> The fuck? Ah, just reel her in to us. Keep ourself away from the portal, though.
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> The fuck? Ah, just reel her in to us. Keep ourself away from the portal, though.
>What the hell is that portal doing to you.
>Hatate grabs on, and you oth yank her out. The gap closes a second after that.
>"What was THAT?"
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> Was that one of those portals that are transforming people? Or was that like the one Kurumi was stuck in? Or are they both the same?
> Wonder where all the other voices went
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> Was that one of those portals that are transforming people? Or was that like the one Kurumi was stuck in? Or are they both the same?
>It was like the one Kurumi was stuck in, but both of the kinds of portals look similar, except the gaps attacking people were smaller.
> Wonder where all the other voices went
>Don't worry, they're just being compleated~
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> "I... I think that was the same thing that tried to suck Kurumi up earlier."
> Look down at the fairy. "Yo, you 'kay?"
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> "I... I think that was the same thing that tried to suck Kurumi up earlier."
>Hatate says "Agreed."
> Look down at the fairy. "Yo, you 'kay?"
>"I'm fine. What the hell was that?"
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>"I was hoping you might know something... I have no idea. But, uh... Looks like we're a team now."
>Pick the fairy up on her feet
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> "Let's get moving, you two." Start flying down the corridor again.
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>"I was hoping you might know something... I have no idea. But, uh... Looks like we're a team now."
>The fairy says "Urgh, I guess so."
>Pick the fairy up on her feet
>You help the fairy back up.
>Hatate says "Let's continue, then."
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> "Let's get moving, you two." Start flying down the corridor again.
> "So, you have a name?"
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> "Let's get moving, you two." Start flying down the corridor again.
>They both start flying wordlessly and gesturelessly.
> "So, you have a name?"
>"Err...kinda. Usually I'm called 'fairy,' sometimes people call me 'Rengeteki,' but I don't like that name."
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> Study the fairy again. What does she look like?
> "Eh? Why don't you like that name?"
> Do we have spare clothes at our place? These are a bit bloody from our skinny dipping excursion.
> And we're flying, and we're flying...
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> Study the fairy again. What does she look like?
>Purple hair, yellow dress, huge green bow. Those grey tentacles looked less solid than you thought: they're kinda hazy. (But apparently grabbable.) There are little points of light at the end of each of these "tentacles."
> "Eh? Why don't you like that name?"
>"Doesn't sound like a fairy's name. But heck, I hardly know what 'Rengeteki' means."
> Do we have spare clothes at our place? These are a bit bloody from our skinny dipping excursion.
>Yes, you do. Most of them resemble the clothes you're wearing right now. Maybe you left the pants with pockets at home.
> And we're flying, and we're flying...
>And you're being attacked by black floating energy orbs, and you're being attacked by black floating energy orbs...
>Despite the fact that there are eight of them, they have only shot four easily dodged danmaku bullets at you so far.
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> Oh for... danmaku spam. Fill the fucking hallway with our danmaku.
> Fly past the smoking remains. "Anyways, so you want a different name, then?"
> What does Rengetenki mean?
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> Oh for... danmaku spam. Fill the fucking hallway with our danmaku.
>Fuck this. You blast every enemy with danmaku.
> Fly past the smoking remains. "Anyways, so you want a different name, then?"
>"Sure."
>More stupid energy balls come.
> What does Rengetenki mean?
>Its meaning doesn't come to your mind immediately.
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> "Hm, well, how about Renko for now, then?"
> Keep moving forward, using our boss skills at danmaku to shred any foes that come out at us. Block any stray shots that would hit Hatate or the fairy.
> "So, what's with the tentacles?"
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> "Hm, well, how about Renko for now, then?"
>"Well fine, but if I find somebody that shares my name I'm changing it immediately."
> Keep moving forward, using our boss skills at danmaku to shred any foes that come out at us. Block any stray shots that would hit Hatate or the fairy.
>You tank your way through with your extra-stage boss skills. You, Hatate, and the fairy take down a large number of the energy balls, maye 20 of them.
>More danmaku is being shot at you. You see a bullet about to hit Hatate and block that shot. She says "Thanks, I think."
>More stupid balls appear. Geez...
> "So, what's with the tentacles?"
>She shrugs.
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> Continue blasting and blocking.
> "No, really, you gotta have some idea. What do they do?"
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> Continue blasting and blocking.
>You three continue blasting the energy balls. Annoyingly enough, more keep coming...
> "No, really, you gotta have some idea. What do they do?"
>"Huh? They're just like arms without fingers."
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> "Huh. And the little light thingy?"
> Power on through.
> "Hey, Hatate? How much longer?"
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> "Huh. And the little light thingy?"
>"Don't know what's up with those."
> Power on through.
>You continue powering on through. The enemies keep appearing.
> "Hey, Hatate? How much longer?"
>"With these enemies, a while longer."
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> Snarl as we blast the enemies.
> "Damnit, is there no end to them?! Might be easier just to start bulldozing through the rooms!"
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> Snarl as we blast the enemies.
>Aargh! So many stupid enemies!
> "Damnit, is there no end to them?! Might be easier just to start bulldozing through the rooms!"
>Hatate smirks and says "Do you want to try that? Maybe you should."
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> Stare at Hatate for a little while.
> Shark grin.
> "All right, then!"
> Pull Hatate and Renko into a side room, and lock the door.
> Look around, and check the walls.
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> Stare at Hatate for a little while.
> Shark grin.
> "All right, then!"
>"Yeah! That's the way to do it!"
> Pull Hatate and Renko into a side room, and lock the door.
>You pull Hatate and Renko into a side room. You don't lock the door though, because the lock is on the inside.
> Look around, and check the walls.
>The walls are made of wood and seem sturdy.
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>Fujiyama Volcano at the walls away from Hatate's and Renko's room. Time to blast this joint
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>Fujiyama Volcano at the walls away from Hatate's and Renko's room. Time to blast this joint
>You fire up and blast the enemies around here to hell. Enemies keep coming, but they're erased instantly. It feels freaking intense.
>After that, there's no enemies around you, and a lot of black spots on the walls.
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> Kick at one of the walls. If it crumples, open the door where we stuffed Hatate and Renko.
> "Hey, we're taking the scenic route."
> Start going through walls.
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> Kick at one of the walls. If it crumples, open the door where we stuffed Hatate and Renko.
>You kick one of the walls. THUMP! Still standing strong, you see.
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> Grumble.
> Knock on the door that we stuffed Hatate and Renko in. "All right, let's get going."
> Fly quickly, so that the enemies don't come back.
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> Grumble.
>No "scenic" routes, I guess...
> Knock on the door that we stuffed Hatate and Renko in. "All right, let's get going."
>Hatate says "What a shame. I kinda wanted to join in the rampage, too."
> Fly quickly, so that the enemies don't come back.
>You three fly quickly down the hallway. After a while into the hallway, some figures pop up from the ground like last time and start shooting you. Oh come on. Even with that rampage, you couldn't avoid having to fight.
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> ... How weak is the ceiling?
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> ... How weak is the ceiling?
>You look up. The ceiling seems sturdy, but very slightly less sturdy than the walls.
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> Fly in low and blast away, catching the enemies and the ceiling.
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> Fly in low and blast away, catching the enemies and the ceiling.
>You go in for more dakka, and Hatate joins in. Your rampage is indescribable, except the fact it was awesome.
>All the enemies have disappeared. Of course, enemies usually don't stick around after being defeated.
>More stupid figures come from below the ground. Where the hell are they coming from?
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> Did we manage to blast through the ceiling? If we did, go up. If we didn't, then fire several fireballs up at the ceiling, to weaken it, then danmaku burst to break through.
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> Did we manage to blast through the ceiling? If we did, go up. If we didn't, then fire several fireballs up at the ceiling, to weaken it, then danmaku burst to break through.
>No, you didn't manage to blast through the ceiling, so you fireball and danmaku it to break through.
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> "All right, go up!"
> Lay down covering fire for Hatate and Renko to get through the ceiling, then follow.
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> "All right, go up!"
>You three get ready to go up...
> Lay down covering fire for Hatate and Renko to get through the ceiling, then follow.
>...And you cover fire for them as they go up. Then follow who, exactly?
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> Follow Hatate and Renko into the ceiling, and fire a trio of fireballs down into the hallway, filling it with fire.
> Look around. What does it look like up here?
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> Follow Hatate and Renko into the ceiling, and fire a trio of fireballs down into the hallway, filling it with fire.
>You fire three fireballs down there, and the hallway is soon smoking with fire.
> Look around. What does it look like up here?
>It looks like, suspiciously, a furnished room with no door. The walls and ceiling are wooden and unpainted. There is a carpet on the ground which you just burned through. There is a cabinet near you.
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> Poke through the cabinet.
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> Poke through the cabinet.
>You look through the contents of the cabinet. It's empty, except for dust.
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> Will the cabinet fit over the hole? If it will, drag it over and cover the hole with it.
> "Hey, how much farther is Yuuka?"
> Get our bearings. Which direction were we going?
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> Will the cabinet fit over the hole? If it will, drag it over and cover the hole with it.
>The cabinet does seem to be able to fit over the hole without falling, but just barely. You barricade the entrance.
> "Hey, how much farther is Yuuka?"
>"Not much farther, I suppose."
> Get our bearings. Which direction were we going?
>You were going...southwest to the center of the mansion.
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> Have we worked up a sweat? How tired are we?
> If we're feeling fine, stretch out those muscles. "Okay, from here on, through the walls!"
> Start tearing through those walls, with fire, danmaku, and fist (in that order).
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> Have we worked up a sweat? How tired are we?
>You're not very tired.
> If we're feeling fine, stretch out those muscles. "Okay, from here on, through the walls!"
>You stretch.
>Hatate says "You're going to just blast through the walls? Oh dear mother of Kanako...!"
> Start tearing through those walls, with fire, danmaku, and fist (in that order).
>You attempt to flame, shoot, and punch the wall (in that order). Ow, your fist hurts. The wall stays undamaged, except for a medium-sized burn mark.
>Hatate says "...I guess not."
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> Stare at it blankly, then kick it in frustration.
> "Stupid freakin' wall, making me look like an idiot..." Look around. "Who the hell would even make a room with no doors?"
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> Stare at it blankly, then kick it in frustration.
>Stupid wall.
> "Stupid freakin' wall, making me look like an idiot..." Look around. "Who the hell would even make a room with no doors?"
>Hatate says "Who the hell knows? Maybe the door's invisible." She then puts her hands on the wall and moves them around as if searching for an invisible handle. "Nope, doesn't seem like it."
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> "Man... but I don't wanna go back down there... Let's see if there's a trick in here. Help out a little, Renko."
> Knock on the walls, see if one of them sound different.
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> "Man... but I don't wanna go back down there... Let's see if there's a trick in here. Help out a little, Renko."
>Renko looks up.
> Knock on the walls, see if one of them sound different.
>You and Renko knock on each of the walls. None of them sound different.
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> So, what's the room furnished with?
> Check out the ceiling? Anything interesting up there?
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> So, what's the room furnished with?
>It looks like, suspiciously, a furnished room with no door. The walls and ceiling are wooden and unpainted. There is a carpet on the ground which you just burned through. There is a cabinet near you.
>And that's as much as it gets.
> Check out the ceiling? Anything interesting up there?
>Nah, just a wooden ceiling.
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> So, no bed, then?
> Try blasting through the wall again.
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> So, no bed, then?
>No.
> Try blasting through the wall again.
>You try blasting the wall again. You leave a few burn marks, but the wall doesn't look like it's affected.
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> Snort in frustration. "Great, Yuuka decided to build sturdily for the one room no one can even get into. Dammit, looks like we'll have to go back down..."
> Is the room the same width as the hallway? If it isn't, and it's actually bigger than the hallway, then make another hole in the floor, about where we think we might exit into another room.
> If it is the same width, or smaller, then move the dresser out of the way. "You two wait here. I'll see if the coast is clear."
> Float down into the hallway.
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> Snort in frustration. "Great, Yuuka decided to build sturdily for the one room no one can even get into. Dammit, looks like we'll have to go back down..."
>Hatate says "I doubt Yuka built this room. Or even knows it exists."
> Is the room the same width as the hallway? If it isn't, and it's actually bigger than the hallway, then make another hole in the floor, about where we think we might exit into another room.
>No, the room is less wide than the hallway.
> If it is the same width, or smaller, then move the dresser out of the way. "You two wait here. I'll see if the coast is clear."
>Hatate says "Right, right."
> Float down into the hallway.
>You float down into the hallway. You don't see any enemies.
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> "All right, the coast is clear."
> When Hayate and Renko come down, start heading forward, again. Blast the hell out of whoever appears, again.
> "This is getting really annoying. Just how many of these things does Yuuka have, Renko?"
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> "All right, the coast is clear."
>Hatate and Renko follow you down.
> When Hatate and Renko come down, start heading forward, again. Blast the hell out of whoever appears, again.
>You start moving again. Figures rise up from the ground and start attacking you, again You shoot the hell out of them again.
>If Mokou finds LLS stage 4 annoying, then what'll she think of other stages...?
> "This is getting really annoying. Just how many of these things does Yuuka have, Renko?"
>She shrugs.
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> Snarl, and keep charging forward.
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> Snarl, and keep charging forward.
>Stupid, stupid, stupid fucking enemies...
>You keep charging forward, frying the enemies as you go.
>After an easily-won encounter with 7 or 8 enemies in a cluster, you come to a huge hole in the ground.
>Hatate says "That's it. We're here. Now we go down."
>You vaguely see a figure across the giant chasm.
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> Look at the person across from us.
> "You know, I was expecting her to be in, you know, an actual room, but whatever works."
> Catch our breath. These mooks were nothing, but might as well take the breather.
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> Look at the person across from us.
>She approaches. Blonde...blue dress...definitely Alice.
> "You know, I was expecting her to be in, you know, an actual room, but whatever works."
>"Trust me, there is a room down there."
> Catch our breath. These mooks were nothing, but might as well take the breather.
>You take a breath.
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> "Shit. This is no good: if we're drawn into a fight with Yuuka and Alice at the same time..."
> Glance at Hatate and Renko.
> "... Then I can't really guarantee your safety. It's your call: do you wanna stay back and let me handle them, or do you still want to come with?"
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> "Shit. This is no good: if we're drawn into a fight with Yuuka and Alice at the same time..."
> Glance at Hatate and Renko.
> "... Then I can't really guarantee your safety. It's your call: do you wanna stay back and let me handle them, or do you still want to come with?"
>Hatate says "I'd gladly join a bloodfest. Wait, did I just say that out loud?"
>Alice waves and says "Hey! You have a problem with Yuka, too?"
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> Arch an eyebrow at Hatate. Murmur: "You're a little spitfire, ain't ya...?"
> Back to Alice, thumbs tucked in our waistband, but ready for a tussle. "Yeah, trying to get her to back off a few people. I'm guessing that she's messing around with Marisa?"
> Does she still have that damned axe?
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> Arch an eyebrow at Hatate. Murmur: "You're a little spitfire, ain't ya...?"
>Hatate doesn't answer.
> Back to Alice, thumbs tucked in our waistband, but ready for a tussle. "Yeah, trying to get her to back off a few people. I'm guessing that she's messing around with Marisa?"
>Alice says in a rather monstrous voice, "Yes."
> Does she still have that damned axe?
>Yes.
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>She says in a rather monstrous voice, "Yes."[/b]
> Um... who said this? Obviously Alice, but did Hatate say it, too?
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> Um... who said this? Obviously Alice, but did Hatate say it, too?
>No, just Alice.
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> So, Hatate didn't respond back to our comment?
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> So, Hatate didn't respond back to our comment?
>No. Post edited to make this clear.
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> Would it really be a problem in the long run if Yuuka got a little murdered?
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> Would it really be a problem in the long run if Yuuka got a little murdered?
>You'd rather avoid that, and Kanako wouldn't like murders. Even if Yuka is a psychopatic killer. It might cause problems.
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>Can Yuuka actually be murdered by being chopped to pieces by an axe?
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>Can Yuuka actually be murdered by being chopped to pieces by an axe?
>Yes, but since Yuka is rather durable, it would take a minute or so.
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> "Well, how about we join forces, then? You can rescue Marisa, and I'll make sure that she doesn't get the idea back in her mind."
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> "Well, how about we join forces, then? You can rescue Marisa, and I'll make sure that she doesn't get the idea back in her mind."
>Alice smiles slyly. "Gladly."
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> "All right, then." Give an exagerrated western bow. "After you."
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> "All right, then." Give an exagerrated western bow. "After you."
>Alice goes down the hole. Hatate follows her down at a distance. You are now just with Renko.
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> "Ready, Renko?"
> Head down after those two.
> Inventory.
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> "Ready, Renko?"
>"Yeah."
> Head down after those two.
>You and Renko head down after Hatate and Alice.
>After a while down, you and Renko see Hatate and Alice standing in front of a door with a dim light over it.
>Hatate says "This is it."
> Inventory.
>Light Brown Shirt [Equipped]
>Originally white, but discolored.
>Pocketless Pants [Equipped]
>Pants that are unfortunately pocketless.
>Approx. 18x Fireproofing Charms [Equipped]
>These are why you don't burn yourself.
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> How do the charms work? Do they need to be worn, or just held? How many are needed to be effective?
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> How do the charms work? Do they need to be worn, or just held? How many are needed to be effective?
>They need to be worn. Only one is needed to be effective, but one charm is only effective over a short range of a few centimeters or so. You need to wear 18 or so to protect your whole body.
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> Ah, so that's how it is...
> "Get ready..." open the door.
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> Ah, so that's how it is...
>Indeed.
> "Get ready..." open the door.
>You open the door. You see a completely undecorated room with a skylight on the ceiling and walls too dark to see. The ground is plain and made of rock. You see a table with straps on it.
>But more importantly, you see...this. (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/774158/3girls-bdsm-black_legwear-blonde_hair-blue_hair-bl) (Danbooru warning, and picture itself may be considered NSFW due to rather stripperiffic clothes. There are no nipples or women's private parts, though.)
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> Oh, wow. Try not to blush.
> Has Yuuka noticed us ye-oh wait, of course she will, Alice is with us. If Alice begins charging forward, grab hold of her by her capelet.
> In any case, step fully into the room, keeping in front of Hatate and Renko. "Oi, Yuuka. Got a bone to pick with ya."
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> Oh, wow. Try not to blush.
>There is no urge for you to blush, because you've learned to be disgusted by pretty much anything Yuka does.
> Has Yuuka noticed us ye-oh wait, of course she will, Alice is with us. If Alice begins charging forward, grab hold of her by her capelet.
>Yuka hasn't noticed you yet, because Alice is too busy being shocked.
> In any case, step fully into the room, keeping in front of Hatate and Renko. "Oi, Yuuka. Got a bone to pick with ya."
>Yuka turns her head. "Oh, it's you." She turns to Hatate. "Eager to die so soon?"
>Hatate replies, "No. How about you?"
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> "And that's the problem. You ain't gonna be killing anybody any time soon, Yuuka."
> Stride forward, ahead of the rest of the group, with our thumbs tucked into our pants.
> "Listen, we got enough problems with rampaging mikos, gap happy hags, and these weird portals mind fuckin' everyone. We don't need your shit, tying up thieves and threatenin' reporters with death, adding to it."
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> "And that's the problem. You ain't gonna be killing anybody any time soon, Yuuka."
>She stares at you silently.
> Stride forward, ahead of the rest of the group, with our thumbs tucked into our pants.
> "Listen, we got enough problems with rampaging mikos, gap happy hags, and these weird portals mind fuckin' everyone. We don't need your shit, tying up thieves and threatenin' reporters with death, adding to it."
>"Marisa enjoys being tied up." (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne) She whips Marisa. "Right?"
>Marisa doesn't reply, although that's because she's staring at Alice with her eyes wide open in fear.
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> "Well, fine, whatever, point remains is that you're going to leave Hatate alone, and give up Marisa and Renko, here, else you're gonna feel like what it'll feel like to be roasted, baked, fried, and seared."
> When was the last time we ate?
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> "Well, fine, whatever, point remains is that you're going to leave Hatate alone, and give up Marisa and Renko, here, else you're gonna feel like what it'll feel like to be roasted, baked, fried, and seared."
>"Who's Renko, and who says you're powerful enough to enforce that?" She then fires a Master Spark at you, Renko, and Hatate!
>After that, Hatate says "Ow...ooh, I'm not just gonna pound you, I'm gonna humiliate you utterly as well!"
> When was the last time we ate?
>At dawn right after you woke up, you think.
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> How powerful are we, in our opinion, in comparison to Yuuka?
> Charge at Yuuka and lash out with a fire covered kick! Force her back away from Marisa and maybe Tenshi.
> "Get those two outta here! I'm gonna need a lot of room to play in." Shark grin.
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> How powerful are we, in our opinion, in comparison to Yuuka?
>You should be just as powerful or slightly more powerful than Yuka.
> Charge at Yuuka and lash out with a fire covered kick! Force her back away from Marisa and maybe Tenshi.
>FALCON KICK! You kick Yuka in the crotch and force her back.
> "Get those two outta here! I'm gonna need a lot of room to play in." Shark grin.
>Hatate says "Renko, you do it! I'm joining in and I know Alice will!"
>Renko sighs and nods at Hatate. She goes over and starts untying them.
>You notice Hatate and Alice next to you at opposite sides.
>BGM: Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2LvAD4Tg30)
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> Frown, but acquiesce. How big is the room?
> In either case, continue charging forward to confront Yuuka in melee, forcing her back and away into a wall with flaming kicks.
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> Frown, but acquiesce. How big is the room?
>Urgh, you wanted a one-on-one attle. You observe how large the room is. You still can't see the walls.
> In either case, continue charging forward to confront Yuuka in melee, forcing her back and away into a wall with flaming kicks.
>You attempt to use flaming kicks to repel her to the wall. Instead of successfully executing the kicks, she suddenly disappears. You then hear a soft THUMP sound behind you.
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> Continue forward momentum, but turn around!
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> Continue forward momentum, but turn around!
>You continue to hold your momentum while turning around. You see that Alice threw her axe directly into Yuka's chest. Yuka is bleeding, but she doesn't seem al that damaged otherwise.
>"Did you think that would hurt me significantly?" She then generates a huge amount of danmaku all around you three.
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> Keep an eye on the danmaku, and gain some height. Shoot fans of firey danmaku at Yuuka, trying to maneuver her away from Renko.
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> Keep an eye on the danmaku, and gain some height. Shoot fans of firey danmaku at Yuuka, trying to maneuver her away from Renko.
>You take advantage of tthe third dimension to avoid Yuka's danmaku. You summons some fans of fire danmaku and move her to the left, away from Renko. Alice and Hatate also fire some danmaku at her, which ends up moving closer to you three.
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> Check spellcards.
> "Keep her pinned down!" Fire danmaku in a pattern that would force her down, and towards us.
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> Check spellcards.
>Long list...
>Limiting Edict "Ihakasa's Moon Curse"
>While immobile, you fire green ellipse danmaku outwards in 8 directions and knife-ish danmaku in 4 directions. After a few seconds after being fired, if one of those knife-ish danmaku are near an enemy, they change direction and go right at the closest foe.
>Immortal "Fire Bird -Flying Phoenix-"
>You periodically fire red ellipse danmaku in all directions and a phoenix-shaped cluster of danmaku at a foe, which leaves danmaku (that eventually move away from you) in its wake. Every 15 seconds or so, you fire phoenix-shaped clusters of danmaku in all directions.
>Fujiwara "Flaw of Forgiving Shrine"
>You fire V-shaped danmaku formations that reflect off the edge of the screen the invisible edge of an area around you.
>Deathless "Xu Fu's Dimension"
>You create swastika manji-shaped formations of danmaku around you and your opponent and send them to the front and back of yourself. All while firing a steady stream of danmaku at your opponent.
>Forgiveness "Honest Man's Death"
>You fire crazy amounts of blue ellipse danmaku everywhere and a wide fan of dark red ellipse danmaku at your opponent, while firing a beam periodically at your foe which doesn't actually damage until a second after you fire it.
>Hollow Giant "Woo"
>Every second or two, you fire three dense lines of danmaku at your opponent that eventually fire themselves in various directions.
>Everlasting "Phoenix's Tail"
>You summon crazy amounts of fiery danmaku while firing a red orb danmaku at your opponent every so often.
>Hourai "South Wind, Clear Sky -Fujiyama Volcano-"
>You fire a small amount of red orbs in all directions, then shoot a spell circle at your opponent which explodes like a danmaku volcano, then fire fast streams of arrowhead danmaku at your opponent. Often you do many of these at the same time.
>"Possessed by Phoenix"
>You can't be shot while using this spell. A phoenix sign appears below your opponent and creatures spell circles which can explode into purple danmaku, five fast streams of blue arrowhead danmaku, or the danmaku volcanoes used in Everlasting "Phoenix's Tail."
>"Hourai Doll"
>Red and blue danmaku form at the outer edges of the screen area you're fighting in, make long chains, and move towards the foe. Soon you start firing yellow ellipse danmaku in this spellcard.
>"Imperishable Shooting"
>You fire red and blue circles of danmaku which extend over a large area, retract, and expand out.
>Exalted Personage "Advice of St. Germain"
>You fire red slightly-curved laser danmaku in 8 directions multiple times.
>Hourai "Mizunoe no Ura no Shimako and Five-Coloured Turtles"
>You fire white, red, blue, and yellow orbs of danmaku everywhere.
>Immortality "Cycle of Ouroboros"
>You fire layers of fiery red orbs at your opponent and fire red bubble danmaku in 8 directions.
>"Flutter of Phoenix"
>You fire many circular patterns of danmaku in all directions while building a barrier of fiery danmaku around yourself. After that, you fire dull brown danmaku in all directions while the barrier around yourself fires off danmaku.
> "Keep her pinned down!" Fire danmaku in a pattern that would force her down, and towards us.
>Hatate nods, but Alice does not respond. It looks like Yuka's having a hard time maneuvering with 3 people's danmaku around her.
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> Fly closer to Yuuka, away from Renko, and declare "Ihakasa's Moon Curse". Designate Yuuka as the only enemy. Try to alter the danmaku fire a bit so bullets don't come near Renko, the tied up guys, Alice, and Hatate.
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> Fly closer to Yuuka, away from Renko, and declare "Ihakasa's Moon Curse". Designate Yuuka as the only enemy. Try to alter the danmaku fire a bit so bullets don't come near Renko, the tied up guys, Alice, and Hatate.
>You declare Limiting Edict「Ihakasa's Moon Curse」and target Yuka. You alter to danmaku a little bit so that your allies (and Alice, your "ally") don't get hit. Renko has already dragged the blue-haired girl and Marisa out the door and is watching the scene.
>Yuka says "Screw this dodging." She starts firing a think white laser that you're sure will expand to become a Master Spark...
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> Hm, maybe we should move out of the way oh wait we can't because of our spellcard.
> ... Well, then.
> Tank the motherfucker! Which may or may not actually be an accurate description of Yuuka which we really don't want to know to be honest...
> Shout behind us: "Renko! Take cover now!"
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> Hm, maybe we should move out of the way oh wait we can't because of our spellcard.
>You are forced to take the Master Spark like a badass woman. Most of your danmaku disappears.
> ... Well, then.
> Tank the motherfucker! Which may or may not actually be an accurate description of Yuuka which we really don't want to know to be honest...
>Most people called motherfuckers are not motherfuckers, so...
>And how are you going to tank Yuka anyways?
> Shout behind us: "Renko! Take cover now!"
>"Right..."
>She simply closes the door.
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... Well then.
> How are we, health wise? Is our spellcard still up? How's Alice and Hatate looking?
> If our spellcard is still up, then continue flinging danmaku and knives at her.
> If it shattered, then circle around her to flank her. Send small groups of danmaku at her to keep her on her toes.
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> How are we, health wise? Is our spellcard still up? How's Alice and Hatate looking?
>All three of you seem fine. Your spellcard's still up.
> If our spellcard is still up, then continue flinging danmaku and knives at her.
>You continue your spellcard. Yuka concentrates her danmaku on you while carefully sidestepping some danmaku. She gets hit and bruised a few times, but eventually you take enough damage for your spellcard to go down. You explode, then regenerate. After you regenrate, Hatate looks at you with a "WTF?!" look on her face.
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Don't let her concentrate fire on our , because that would be bad
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> Don't let her concentrate fire on our , because that would be bad
>Ah fuck, I hate it when I screw up. Removed.
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> Man, we hate it when we spontaneously explode. Good thing our clothes don't explode with us.
> "Hey, whaddya lookin' at?! Yuuka's over there!" Close in on Yuuka and blast away at her.
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> Man, we hate it when we spontaneously explode. Good thing our clothes don't explode with us.
>Your clothes do explode with you, but they can regenerate too for some odd reason.
> "Hey, whaddya lookin' at?! Yuuka's over there!" Close in on Yuuka and blast away at her.
>"Fine, fine." Hatate goes up a bit and continues firing on Yuka. She then gets a few bullets to her face.
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>As she hits Hatate, jump at Yuuka with a fiery kick
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>As she hits Hatate, jump at Yuuka with a fiery kick
>FALCON KICK! You hit Yuka on the side of her head for super-effective damage. As well as that, she gets hits by more and more danmaku.
>"Damn you!" She fires a Master Spark at your face, knocking you back, and then chucks the axe in her chest back at Alice. The axe is swatted aside by a thick stream of danmaku from Alice.
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> "How 'bout you give up already?"
> Toss a couple exploding fireballs her way.
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> "How 'bout you give up already?"
>She sexily (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StupidSexyFlanders) says "No."
> Toss a couple exploding fireballs her way.
>You fire some explosive fireballs. She attempts to stand her ground, but she ends up flinching and kneeling for a moment.
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> Use that moment of weakness to rush up and knee her in the face.
> Follow it up with a full nelson.
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> Use that moment of weakness to rush up and knee her in the face.
>Yuka is kneed and is knocked back.
> Follow it up with a full nelson.
>You lock Yuka's arm behind her back. She takes the time to use her other arm to spray danmaku at your face (ow, but you can take this), but is hit on the side by Hatate's danmaku. At the same time, you get hit on the back by a stream of danmaku, but you think that was a miss from Alice, since the stream immediately turns to Yuka, who takes some visible damage.
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>Hold her tightly, let the danmaku weaken her.
>When she finally stops with the danmaku say "Give up already!"
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>Hold her tightly, let the danmaku weaken her.
>You let all the danmaku being shot at Yuka weaken her.
>When she finally stops with the danmaku say "Give up already!"
>"Fuck no!" She turns her danmaku at your crotch. Ow ow ow.
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> Let go, because dammit that hurts.
> "All right, fine!" Declare "Possessed by Pheonix".
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> Let go, because dammit that hurts.
>You let go. Ow.
> "All right, fine!" Declare "Possessed by Pheonix".
>You decide to turn intangible and use 「Possessed by Phoenix」. You turn transparent, then summons a few spell circles to hit Yuka. She is bruised a bit, but damn, Yuka can take a lot of punishment. She fires a thin white Master Spark laser at Hatate...
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>If Hatate appears unable to dodge, fly and push her away even if it means getting caught in the Spark
>If she looks like she's going to dodge with no problem, that's a good opportunity to tackle Yuuka
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>If Hatate appears unable to dodge, fly and push her away even if it means getting caught in the Spark
>You attempt to knock Hatate out of the way, but can't due to your intangibility due to using 「Possessed by Phoenix」. Damn!
>Hatate gets caught in the blast and is knocked back rather far compared to the Spark Yuka used on you before this fight.
>Yuka then fires a chunk of danmaku of Alice.
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>Bump.