Youkai Quest: The Continuing Adventures!

[Kasu]

> Ride out the rest of it and take stock of the situation.

[Hanzo K.]

> Ride out the rest of it and take stock of the situation.

>Well, there's nothing to be done for now so....
>...Okay, now this is just weird. Last time you used this card, it ended by now.
>...Maybe it's the amount of Graze you accumulated?
>Come to think of it....That tingly feeling's still as strong as it was when you put the shoes on...
>...Wait, it does feel like it's ebbing slightly, but...


Special Boss - Frost Wraith[?]
(Un)Health: ? ? ? ? ?
Mana Points: N/A

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] [Firing Spellcard] {?? Graze}
Mana Points: 2

Special Guest - Hibachi?[?]
Health: ? ? ?
Mana Points: ? ? ?

[Kasu]

> Try and focus on the tingly feeling.  See if we can get a grasp on it.

[Hanzo K.]

> Try and focus on the tingly feeling.  See if we can get a grasp on it.

>You focus on it and....
>Oddly enough, it suddenly cuts out. And so does your spellcard too!
>Though you were able to tell it came from the shoes, you seem to have finally depleted it. You don't know if anything else will happen though.
>Of course, the smoke and fog has yet to clear.


Special Boss - Frost Wraith[?]
(Un)Health: ? ? ? ? ?
Mana Points: N/A

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] {0 Graze}
Mana Points: 2

Special Guest - Hibachi?[?]
Health: ? ? ?
Mana Points: ? ? ?



(Sorry I haven't gotten on this lately, shit's been happening, and I've lucky to be able to find time for much else.)

[Kasu]

It's all good, don't worry.

> Check the shoes real quickly while we wait for the fog and whatnot to dissipate.

[Hanzo K.]

It's all good, don't worry.

> Check the shoes real quickly while we wait for the fog and whatnot to dissipate.

>You check the shoes, and they seem to look and feel relatively normal, so far as shoes go.
>Though they do seem to have something to them still. But what? Maybe you should have someone examine these later, like Ran or something?
>The fog still hasn't dissipated...Strange, usually it'd clear up by now. Wonder why?
>There does seem to be a strange shuffling noise though. It's coming from somewhere inside the fog.

Special Boss - Frost Wraith[?]
(Un)Health: ? ? ? ? ?
Mana Points: N/A

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] {0 Graze}
Mana Points: 2

Special Guest - Hibachi?[?]
Health: ? ? ?
Mana Points: ? ? ?



(Finally, took me a while to piece my notes together enough to get this out.)

[Kasu]

> Stay along the wall and fire some shots into the fog to see if something happens.

[Hanzo K.]

> Stay along the wall and fire some shots into the fog to see if something happens.

>You keep to the wall, and fling a few shots in to see what happens.
>A moment later, you're greeted with a very grating sound, one you recognize all too well in fact. The yowling of a cat.
>Something you know all too well due to not only living with one, Chen, but by being one yourself.
>And it is shortly followed by a voice as well! "Watch where you're shooting!"
>There's that shuffling noise again...But it's not where the voice was, so it can't have been the other you. Which leaves only one possible option...

[Battle Status: Unknown]

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] {0 Graze}
Mana Points: 2

[Kasu]

> Can we pinpoint where the shuffling came from?
> If so, fling some shots at the noise.

[Hanzo K.]

> Can we pinpoint where the shuffling came from?
> If so, fling some shots at the noise.

>Due to how the area is, it's difficult to pin it down to any one location, on account of the echoes.
>You'll probably have to go into the fog, and hope you get lucky.

[Battle Status: Unknown]

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] {0 Graze}
Mana Points: 2

[Kasu]

> Only once thing to do then.
> Head into the fog, but stay frosty.

[Hanzo K.]

> Only once thing to do then.
> Head into the fog, but stay frosty.

>You figure that the only thing to do is head into the fog, keeping a careful eye out.
>However, there's just one problem. Your sight is extremely hindered in this fog.
>The most you can make out are your own hands waving in front of your face. And even then, they're wavering and indistinct.
>You suppose it's a good thing you're a Nekomata, what with your Enhanced Senses and whatnot.
>At any rate, now that's you're inside the fog....What now?



[Battle Status: Unknown]

Your Status:  60%  [Wildcard(Ice Claw)] [? Status] {0 Graze}
Mana Points: 2



Parser Comments: Sorry about not updating promptly, had stuff in the way and such. To make up for it, would you guys like to just skip to Arc 2?
We're already in the tail end of Arc 1 as it is.

[Kasu]

I don't mind skipping unless there's still some stuff you have left to do to wrap this arc up.

Just in case:

> Soldier on!

[Hanzo K.]

I can do a montage/recap, but is anyone else gonna chime in on this?
(That's why I took so long to post this to begin with, I was waiting for other folks to chime in.)

[Darkoda]

I'm with Kasu on this

[Kyo Tanaka]

I don't mind however it goes. A quick recap wouldn't hurt, either.

[Hanzo K.]

I'm with Kasu on this

I don't mind however it goes. A quick recap wouldn't hurt, either.

I don't mind skipping unless there's still some stuff you have left to do to wrap this arc up.

Just in case:

> Soldier on!

>Executing Plot-expedience Protocol...

>Skipping to the following evening...
>......
>.....
>....
>Skip Complete.

~BGM: Arc Complete!~

>You are currently sitting at Mystia's Cart with Mokou, Chen, Mystia, Wriggle, the newly rescued Cirno and Daiyousei, and a strange little boy with an impressively massive mane of hair who you've discovered to actually be Ponga! He even puts that one fictional Half-Youkai to shame, that one you saw on TV with the sword like Momiji's.
>Currently, Cirno is going on at length about how she rescued herself. "And-And then, And then! I dealt the Imp a hard blow!" "Cirno...."
>...She completely forgets that there were no Imps.
>Ponga, for what it's worth, is devouring a deluxe bowl of what you once ordered a day or two ago. The dish you couldn't even find the bottom to. Amusingly enough, he's actually making good, albeit messy, progress. "Snarfle...Gulp...Gooooood." "Glad you like it..?"
>You yourself are kicking back on the cart's roof with Chen and a few Lamprey Skewers. In addition to a rather nice little bottle of that stuff Hebichi drank the last time, but not nearly as potent. "I can't believe we finally made it through all that..."

>Who would have ever thought that Cirno was inside that giant snowman-king-thing? It boggles the mind, yet makes perfect sense at the same time.
>You never did find out what happened to that zombie-thing though, but you did find a weird little dagger that was rather cold to the touch, even when presented with fire. You've made a note to have Ran or Yukari inspect it like the shoes.
>That other you went missing shortly before you rejoined the others. You honestly wonder where she could have gone. You do have a vague, gut feeling that she's alright though.
>On the matter of you rejoining the others, you made it back just in time for Ponga to deliver the finisher. Oddly enough, it involved bone-shaped danmaku. In hindsight, this actually makes sense now that you've thought about it with a few drinks in you. You idly wonder if Yukari isn't always like this, going by her offbeat mannerisms.

[Kasu]

> Kick back and relax.  It's been a weird day.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Store arms in the chest.

>Find some milk to drink from!

[Berzul]

>Thank everyone for good work

>Hug and thank your sister too >.<

>"I am gladsh that you are allright too Chen, sha"

[Hanzo K.]

> Kick back and relax.  It's been a weird day.

>Store arms in the chest.
>Find some milk to drink from!

>Thank everyone for good work
>Hug and thank your sister too >.<
>"I am gladsh that you are allright too Chen, sha"

>You decide to just kick back with Chen and the skewers, and this nice little drink. Mystia, sadly, didn't have any milk, But you figured that after a day like that, you'd try something a little stronger.
>So far, you're finding it somewhat enjoyable. A little bitter, but it makes you feel all warm, which you like. Especially after all that coldness you had to deal with.
>You do feel a little wibbly-wobbly, but you attribute it more to the exhaustion than the drink. Today was a very trying one after all.
>You and Chen are lying back while staring at the sky, so instead of hugging her, you just settle for getting a little closer. "Heheh, yeah...I'm glad we saved Cirno and Dai too, Rumia'll be really happy to hear that. I bet the villagers will be able to get more fish now too!"
>Where did that little maneater get to anyways? When you left her here, she was nursing a really bad hangover. She must have wandered off after recovering.
>No need to thank 'em, you already thanked 'em for helping out when you got back. You also stuck the dagger and shoes in one of the many pockets that cloak of your has, which you've set off to the side for comfort reasons. So naturally, you're back to your default shoes.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Show the dagger to everyone.

[Raitaki]

> Realization time: Ponga has a humanoid form now, so maybe he won't need Kedama-specific food?
> QUEST COMPLETE

[Hanzo K.]

>Show the dagger to everyone.

>You already did this! It's how you found out it's still cold as ice even after being socked with some fire.
(Parser Note: Did people forget about Mokou so easily?)

> Realization time: Ponga has a humanoid form now, so maybe he won't need Kedama-specific food?
> QUEST COMPLETE

>Well, he's humanoid, yeah. But now you mostly just want to know because it's fun finding out stuff.

>QUEST UPDATED!
Well, Ponga's humanoid now, so you don't really need to know. But you still want to know anyways on account of just plain wanting to.

>That being said, there really isn't much to do aside from relax. And to be honest, that was an exhausting day, so you really don't want to do anything but kick back, and relaaax.
>You'll probably want to talk to Dai after a while, since she looks like she'll be awake longer than Cirno will.

[Raitaki]

> Ask Dai about a Kedama's diet.
> Try licking the flat side of the dagger. Promptly panic if our tongue is stuck.
> Maybe return to Mayohiga afterwords? (Especially if we can't unstick our tongue in a way that doesn't involve tongue amputation or fire, in which case try to somehow get help from Yukari/Ran despite temporary speech impairment)

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Can we use put Wildcard to be able to mimic the knife's icy feel? Might be handy when ice is needed.

>Ponder about other kinds of items.

>Give our ball of yarn to Mokou. Giving someone a ball of yarn is the best way of thanking someone!

>Ponga route is a go.

>If we got nothing else to do, wrap the knife up in something so it won't freeze anything, and let us have our peaceful cat nap.

[Hanzo K.]

> Ask Dai about a Kedama's diet.
> Try licking the flat side of the dagger. Promptly panic if our tongue is stuck.
> Maybe return to Mayohiga afterwords? (Especially if we can't unstick our tongue in a way that doesn't involve tongue amputation or fire, in which case try to somehow get help from Yukari/Ran despite temporary speech impairment)

>You'd ask Dai, but now it seems Cirno's started trying to get her to have an Arm-Wrestling contest in midair. Fairies are weeeeird.
>Out of curiosity, you decide to get the dagger out and try licking it. Or rather, you would...If the air around it wasn't so cold. Being a cat is hard, 'cuz you got a sensitive tongue.
>Heading home though sounds like a great idea. You'll probably end up doing so once the party dies down enough.

>Can we use put Wildcard to be able to mimic the knife's icy feel? Might be handy when ice is needed.
>Ponder about other kinds of items.
>Give our ball of yarn to Mokou. Giving someone a ball of yarn is the best way of thanking someone!
>If we got nothing else to do, wrap the knife up in something so it won't freeze anything, and let us have our peaceful cat nap.

>You aren't sure if you can use you power to derive [Ice] from the knife or not yet, you figure Yukari or Ran might know though.
>Pondering about all the other possible items is a pretty big task y'know, there's so much you still haven't seen!
>You'd give her the yarnball, but you left that at home!
>The knife itself just seems to emit a cold aura, it might be nice for chilling drinks! So you stash it back where you had it, and set the cloak aside once more so you can kick back and relax.
>And relax you do! With a good drink, good food, and your friends, the peace feels like it might never end...

>Ponga route is a go.

>Perhaps, gotta play your cards right though!

[Raitaki]

> And so Hibachi dreamt of Battle and and Danmakuoh whoops wrong thread
> Fall asleep.
> Dream of exciting adventures in the land of ostrichs where fish fly in the ground.
> Adorably mew while making running motions with all fours.
> Dream of chaotic angels of destruction with metallic wings decorated by crystals of the exquisite colors of the rainbow

[Kyo Tanaka]

>One little kitty... Two little kitties... Three....

[Hanzo K.]

> And so Hibachi dreamt of Battle and and Danmakuoh whoops wrong thread
> Fall asleep.
> Dream of exciting adventures in the land of ostrichs where fish fly in the ground.
> Adorably mew while making running motions with all fours.
> Dream of chaotic angels of destruction with metallic wings decorated by crystals of the exquisite colors of the rainbow

>One little kitty... Two little kitties... Three....

>In lieu of chilling until the party winds down, you instead opt to just wind down to take a snooze.
>....
>......
>........
>...But you didn't have any notable dreams...

-The Next Day-

>You wake up as usual for the past few days, asleep in the vicinity of Mystia's Cart. And as per usual, the smells of Mystia being hard at work greet you as you wake.
>Smells like she doesn't have any Lamprey or Eel ready though, smells more like just veggies and rice. But given how everyone was drinkin' a bit last night, it seems like a good idea to have something simple.
>You remember what Ran mentioned about drinking after all. 'If you ever end up drinking at any time, make sure you eat something simple the next day. You might end up with a hangover if you drink too much.'
>Sounds like everyone's already awake and eating theirs.