>"Well, What happened? Tellmetellmetellmeeeeee!"
>PONGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. BABY COME BACK
>You ask Wriggle what happened, and she just shrugs.
"Well, a few Moths I had sent out reported seeing something weird. They knew it was a Youkai, but it was like no Youkai they'd ever seen.">Wriggle then takes a bite of the Lamprey Skewer that Mystia handed her as you were flying up to the cart's roof.
"And a group of Water Striders I sent to the lake reported the same thing, looks like it was heading for that iceberg.">You don't suppose that could've been Ponga could it? But something doesn't add up...
>Oh we aren't that bright (Yet), but we can come back for food right?
>Also do not forget to tell everyone, we should take turns in camp guarding, Nya?
>"Nya, Wriggle....shama, when was the last time.. you checked out that hideout...?"
>Whisper to Chen's ears "Are you asleep yet? I know you can take care of yourself, Nya... but.. it's dangerous there, really... Nya... Chen... please be careful... "
>You're decently learned now, but you still mess up quite a lot...like that time you tried to fly up, but went down instead. Yukari had to gap you out of the floor that time...She never has let you live that one down.
>You remark that people should take turns in guarding the camp, and Wriggle looks up from the counter and nods.
"Good idea, you take first watch then, since it was your idea.">And almost as if it was fated to be, Hebichi, Mokou, and Rumia laugh uproariously, even though you're pretty sure they didn't hear Wriggle's remark.
>You decide to ask Wriggle what the last time they checked out that old hideout was, and she just shrugs.
"Hey Mystia, it was the day Cirno vanished wasn't it?" "No, it was the day Dai vanished, remember?" "Huh, could've sworn it was when Cirno vanished that one day." "...It might've been when Dai vanished..." "Ah, but then it could've been when Cirno vanished...">So it was when Cirno vanished? ...or was it when Dai vanished? Can't they make up their minds? You're starting to question just how smart they are.
>So you decide to whisper to Chen, and ask if she's awake, and to tell her to be careful. Of course, she just mutters unintelligibly a bit before responding.
"..Snrkf....I know...">As the night drags on, a few of the folks present have fallen asleep, particularly of note is Hebichi, who has fallen asleep
hanging upside-down from a nearby tree branch.
>Mokou's still awake....you think. Wriggle's definitely fallen asleep. Mystia's one of the few still awake though. You of course being the other person still awake.
> "Hmmm..."
> Sigh and partake at looking at the stars. S'one of those nights.
>You go 'Hmmm...' and just stare at the stars....
>They're looking pretty good tonight, but it's gonna be one of those nights. Oh look, there's the Four Symbols, constellations that represent powerful creatures of legend.
>Genbu, the Black Tortoise. Suzaku, the Vermillion Bird. Byakko, the White Tiger. And Seiryu, the Azure Dragon...But are they more than just patterns of stars here in Gensokyo...?
>For a brief moment, the four almost seem to be fighting! But it looks like you're the only one who saw that vision...for some reason you feel a heavy unease...You don't know why, but something's got you on edge something fierce.
>And strangely enough, you see that strange girl you saw on the mountain fly close enough that you could almost touch her!
>But this time you can actually see details! She's got these weird blue cords sticking out of her, and they're attached to this weird blue ball no bigger than a man's fist. hang on...are those eyelashes on it?!
>Of course, just like last time, it's like she's not even there, you can't even feel her Presence.
>But the weird thing is, she just smiles and tips her hat...That's a nice-looking hat there...Hey, that's a melon bread under there! Why's she keeping one of those in her hat?
>After that, she just flies on her way, almost seeming to fade away as she goes....And there's a faint scent of roses, just like last time...
