Author Topic: Yukari Quest, continued... Again?! (Read 194669 times)

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #420 on:** June 16, 2012, 12:08:52 AM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 15, 2012, 03:07:08 PM

>Up the stairs then.

>You decide to enter the stairwell and climb a flight of stairs.
>There appear to be three exits to the stairwell, one on each floor.

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #421 on:** June 16, 2012, 04:34:19 PM »

>Check the exits

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #422 on:** June 17, 2012, 12:14:39 AM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 16, 2012, 04:34:19 PM

>Check the exits

>You quickly check where the exits on the second and third corridor lead to.
>The second floor's exit leads into a corridor similar to the one on the first floor.
>The third floor's exit leads into what looks like a small library. You can see many rows of bookshelves.

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #423 on:** June 17, 2012, 02:42:45 AM »

>Similar as in the corridors that led to the main courtroom?
>Was there a balcony in that courtroom?

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #424 on:** June 17, 2012, 05:20:52 AM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 17, 2012, 02:42:45 AM

>Similar as in the corridors that led to the main courtroom?
>Was there a balcony in that courtroom?

>Yes.
>There was, but not as many as the number of doors would indicate.

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #425 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:42:53 AM »

>Number of doors? How many doors are there on that second floor?
>Might be best to ask Komachi if the invisible courtroom crowd is normal here

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #426 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:50:55 AM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 18, 2012, 03:42:53 AM

>Number of doors? How many doors are there on that second floor?
>Might be best to ask Komachi if the invisible courtroom crowd is normal here

>From the entrance at the stairwell, you can see five doors.
>It is rather peculiar, you wonder if you should ask someone about it.

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #427 on:** June 18, 2012, 02:48:47 PM »

>Eh, go back to Komachi and ask her about the building's layout.
>That and ask her about the invisible audience and odd soul.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #428 on:** June 18, 2012, 10:14:47 PM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 18, 2012, 02:48:47 PM

>Eh, go back to Komachi and ask her about the building's layout.
>That and ask her about the invisible audience and odd soul.

>You decide to leave the court and return to Komachi to ask her a few questions.
>"Back already? Doesn't really seem like you did much."
>"Not really much to the court. There's the main court, a couple offices, and a library in there."
>"Invisible audience? Never seen that before."
>Komachi giggles a bit.
>"But, in all seriousness, people here are usually visible."
>"No clue about that. How would I know?"

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #429 on:** June 19, 2012, 03:34:45 AM »

>"So more or less, she's been in there with likely the only soul to enter Higan in two years, with an invisible audience."
>Where do we even begin here?
>Did that soul look familiar at all? Fitting Komachi's description of Utsuho's soul perhaps?
>Do we know anything about proper law procedure in a courtroom and the like?
>Ask Komachi about it anyway. We might have to play lawyer here after all.
>Also ask her how the whole judging process works.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #430 on:** June 19, 2012, 05:03:55 AM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 19, 2012, 03:34:45 AM

>"So more or less, she's been in there with likely the only soul to enter Higan in two years, with an invisible audience."
>Where do we even begin here?
>Did that soul look familiar at all? Fitting Komachi's description of Utsuho's soul perhaps?
>Do we know anything about proper law procedure in a courtroom and the like?
>Ask Komachi about it anyway. We might have to play lawyer here after all.
>Also ask her how the whole judging process works.

>"Sounds like she's lost it, doesn't it?"
>There does seem to be a lot to fix here.
>You couldn't really make out the figure, it was rather blurry. It might match Komachi's description of Utsuho.
>You aren't entirely sure of how the system works in hell.
>"The court system? It's pretty simple, actually. The soul gets assigned to a judge, who then determines whether or not they deserve a stay in hell."
>"Usually it's pretty obvious where someone belongs, but the judges each have a mirror that they can use to look into a person if they have to."

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #431 on:** June 19, 2012, 06:51:13 AM »

>"Well, you may be pleased to hear that I believe I know how to restore this place to normal. Unfortunately, doing so is going to require directly confronting Shikieiki. Not in battle, I hope, but a confrontation nonetheless. This court session is undoubtedly the incident that will need to be resolved to restore normalcy."
>"I don't suppose there's a section for visitors? You know, for people to observe? Seems unlikely here, but if there is, I may make use of it. It may be helpful to have a better understanding of the current case before I attempt to intervene."
>"I don't suppose I could ask you to come along, could I? You know Shiki well, and may be my best chance at getting through to her."
>If Komachi says something about Shiki not agreeing with her or being dissatisfied or anything like that: "I never said agreement was necessary. If past experience is any indication, Shiki has been in some way disconnected from normalcy. Her condition has been altered somehow, and in order to resolve the situation here, she must be restored to normal. If you don't want to come, I won't force you, but I do believe you would be most helpful."

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #432 on:** June 19, 2012, 07:12:48 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 19, 2012, 06:51:13 AM

>"Well, you may be pleased to hear that I believe I know how to restore this place to normal. Unfortunately, doing so is going to require directly confronting Shikieiki. Not in battle, I hope, but a confrontation nonetheless. This court session is undoubtedly the incident that will need to be resolved to restore normalcy."
>"I don't suppose there's a section for visitors? You know, for people to observe? Seems unlikely here, but if there is, I may make use of it. It may be helpful to have a better understanding of the current case before I attempt to intervene."
>"I don't suppose I could ask you to come along, could I? You know Shiki well, and may be my best chance at getting through to her."
>If Komachi says something about Shiki not agreeing with her or being dissatisfied or anything like that: "I never said agreement was necessary. If past experience is any indication, Shiki has been in some way disconnected from normalcy. Her condition has been altered somehow, and in order to resolve the situation here, she must be restored to normal. If you don't want to come, I won't force you, but I do believe you would be most helpful."

>"Really now...?"
>"If you're dealing with someone like Eiki, wouldn't a battle be better?"
>"Hmm..."
>"For visitors? Well, if you just take one of the normal entrances to the courtroom, there should be a whole bunch of pews you can sit at."
>"There's also better seats on the upper level balcony, though I have no idea who actually goes up there. As far as I know, they're always empty."
>"Do I really have to? I'd rather not."
>"What's so bad about the world as it is, anyway? I mean, sure, it's a bit dark out but so what?"
>"To be honest, I like this world. Nobody here to tell me what to do, I can just spend my time however I want."
>"Why don't you just go fix the rest of Gensokyo and leave this place as it is? Less work for you, less work for me, everyone wins."

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #433 on:** June 19, 2012, 03:11:07 PM »

>"Fixing Gensokyo is going to require fixing all of the distorted areas. And then there's Higan's importance in the cycle of life and death. Leaving it as-is would, I expect, be a very bad idea."
>"As I said,you don't have to come. If you don't want to, then I'll just have to handle this on my own."
>Return to the courthouse.
>Enter the courtroom and take a seat in one of the pews.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #434 on:** June 19, 2012, 07:25:15 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 19, 2012, 03:11:07 PM

>"Fixing Gensokyo is going to require fixing all of the distorted areas. And then there's Higan's importance in the cycle of life and death. Leaving it as-is would, I expect, be a very bad idea."
>"As I said,you don't have to come. If you don't want to, then I'll just have to handle this on my own."
>Return to the courthouse.
>Enter the courtroom and take a seat in one of the pews.

>You hear a sigh come from Komachi's direction.
>"No good, then?"
>"The more I think about it, the more I want things to stay the way they are, but alas. Have fun dealing with Eiki and fixing whatever happened to this place."
>You leave Komachi and return to the courthouse.
>Once inside, you make your way to the courtroom once more.
>As you enter, you hear a lot of chatter and mumbling around you.
>"Order! Order!"
>Shikieiki raps her gavel a few times.
>"And who is it that dares to disturb the court?"
>Shikieiki is looking in your direction.

>_

Darkoda · « **Reply #435 on:** June 19, 2012, 07:59:16 PM »

>Wait, did she forget about us? What the hell.
>Ah well, let's wing it.
>"I apologize for the interruption, but I was told to speak to you directly about the fate of the soul of Utsuho Reiuji."
>Screw it, let's play lawyer.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #436 on:** June 19, 2012, 08:10:46 PM »

Quote from: Darkoda on June 19, 2012, 07:59:16 PM

>Wait, did she forget about us? What the hell.
>Ah well, let's wing it.
>"I apologize for the interruption, but I was told to speak to you directly about the fate of the soul of Utsuho Reiuji."
>Screw it, let's play lawyer.

>That is rather odd.
>You decide to go with whatever you fancy for the time being.
>"I do not recall having made an appointment for such a matter. Furthermore, to intrude upon a trial for that reason alone is a grave offence."
>"Leave now, or I shall find that you are in contempt of the court."
>How would you go about doing so?

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #437 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:40:41 AM »

>Exit the courtroom.
>Wait a few minutes.
>Reenter the courtroom.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #438 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:54:26 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 20, 2012, 03:40:41 AM

>Exit the courtroom.
>Wait a few minutes.
>Reenter the courtroom.

>You turn to leave the courtroom.
>"Good riddance. Such a shocking display in my court..."
>You exit before Shikieiki can finish speaking.
>You wait around the reception hall for a few minutes before deciding to enter the courtroom once more.
>Once again, there is a fair amount of chatter as you enter.
>"Order! Order!"
>Shikieiki raps her gavel.
>The chatter dies down.
>"Who is it that dares to interrupt a court in session?"

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #439 on:** June 20, 2012, 04:20:42 AM »

>Fire a swarm of bullets randomly throughout the courtroom. Make sure to break a few objects, such as maybe some of the pews. Then hastily exit.
>Wait a few minutes, then reenter.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #440 on:** June 20, 2012, 05:17:52 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 20, 2012, 04:20:42 AM

>Fire a swarm of bullets randomly throughout the courtroom. Make sure to break a few objects, such as maybe some of the pews. Then hastily exit.
>Wait a few minutes, then reenter.

>You don't bother to give Shikieiki a response, instead you fire off danmaku in random directions.
>"What do you think you're doing?!"
>You can hear Shikieiki shouting at you whilst taking cover behind her stand.
>You can hear panicked screams and the like and you destroy a few of the pews close to you and leave several marks on the walls and the judge's bench.
>Before anyone can do anything else, however, you quickly leave the courtroom.
>You wait for a few minutes once more before entering the courtroom again.
>Once again, you hear chatter coming from the empty aisles as you enter the courtroom.
>A quick inspection shows that the damage you did to the room in your previous entry is mostly gone. Several marks still remain on the front of the judge's bench.
>"Order! Order!"
>Shikieiki raps her gavel and the chatter quickly dies down.
>"Who dares to interrupt the court in session?"

>_

Shadoweh · « **Reply #441 on:** June 20, 2012, 06:48:42 AM »

> Stop playing chicken with the courtroom and introduce ourselves.
> Get a good look at the soul while we're at it.

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #442 on:** June 20, 2012, 06:56:23 AM »

>No, don't do that.

We're looking at some sort of perpetual... something, which may be limited to this room, although maybe not, so the next step is to find out if it is or not. If it is, then the best course of action is probably to remove Eiki from the room.

>Don't bother to introduce ourselves, but do get a good look around. Then depart again.
>Bust up the entrance hall a bit, then exit the courthouse completely.
>Reenter after a few minutes. If the damage remains, it indicates that whatever's happening in the courtroom has not affected the rest of the courthouse. If that's the case:
>Go back to the door we identified as the one Eiki would have entered through.
>Take a moment to prepare.
>QUickly dash into the courtroom, grab Eiki, and drag her out, being sure to close the door behind us once we've gotten her out.

>If the damage done to the entry hall has been undone, bust it up again, but this time stay in the hall and observe what happens.

Shadoweh · « **Reply #443 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:04:35 AM »

> Just introduce yourselfs and look before doing that humourous Eiki hijacking then.
> See if save states have been enabled yet so we can save before jumping Eiki!

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #444 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:20:10 AM »

Quote from: Shadoweh on June 20, 2012, 08:04:35 AM

> See if save states have been enabled yet so we can save before jumping Eiki!

>You hear a strange voice in your head muttering about "bugs in my bloody blender" and "ants messing with the RNG". Judging by the voice, you don't think that these "save states" will be enabled any time soon.

Quote from: Shadoweh on June 20, 2012, 06:48:42 AM

> Stop playing chicken with the courtroom and introduce ourselves.
> Get a good look at the soul while we're at it.

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 20, 2012, 06:56:23 AM

>No, don't do that.

Quote from: Shadoweh on June 20, 2012, 08:04:35 AM

> Just introduce yourselfs and look before doing that humourous Eiki hijacking then.

>You wonder what you should do.
>In the end, you decide to give a simple introduction.
>"And do you think so highly of yourself that you can simply appear wherever you wish? You have no business here. Leave or I will be forced to find you in contempt."
>You do make sure to get a better look while Shikieiki speaks.
>You confirm that the blurry figure's appearance matches that of Utsuho Reiuji.
>You confirm that the only people within the courtroom at the present are yourself and Shikieiki, as well as the blurry Utsuho.
>You confirm that the marks you left on the judge's bench remain. Shikieiki does not appear to be aware of these marks.

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 20, 2012, 06:56:23 AM

>Don't bother to introduce ourselves, but do get a good look around. Then depart again.
>Bust up the entrance hall a bit, then exit the courthouse completely.
>Reenter after a few minutes. If the damage remains, it indicates that whatever's happening in the courtroom has not affected the rest of the courthouse. If that's the case:
>Go back to the door we identified as the one Eiki would have entered through.
>Take a moment to prepare.
>QUickly dash into the courtroom, grab Eiki, and drag her out, being sure to close the door behind us once we've gotten her out.

>You take your leave without further ado.
>You decide to knock over the receptionist's desk before leaving the courthouse completely.
>You wait in the darkness for a few minutes before re-entering the courthouse. You find that the receptionist's desk remains as you left it, lying on the floor.
>You give yourself a moment to prepare before throwing open the doors to the courtroom.
>You hear a few audible gasps from the aisles around you before they turn into screams and shouts.
>You make it about halfway through the aisles before you hear the sound of a gavel.
>"Order! Order! Cease and desist immediately or I will be forced to employ the use of force!"

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #445 on:** June 20, 2012, 03:16:19 PM »

>Grab her and drag her through the nearest exit. If she evades our grasp, exit the courtroom and prepare to try again.

Dormio Ergo Sum · « **Reply #446 on:** June 20, 2012, 10:22:04 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 20, 2012, 03:16:19 PM

>Grab her and drag her through the nearest exit. If she evades our grasp, exit the courtroom and prepare to try again.

>You try to get closer to Shikieiki so that you can grab her.
>"You leave me with little choice."
>Ten rather large beams of light drop from the ceiling to form a ring around you.
>You can see a large cluster of danmaku forming on the inside of your ring.

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #447 on:** June 20, 2012, 11:17:22 PM »

>Weave through the danmaku to the nearest exit we can reach safely, then exit through it.
>Once, out of the courtroom, locate the door we believe Eiki uses.
>Charge in through that door, grabbing Eiki and pulling her out before she has time to react.

Darkoda · « **Reply #448 on:** June 20, 2012, 11:20:35 PM »

>If that doesn't work, straight up challenge her to a danmaku battle; if she wins we leave, if we win she comes out on her own.
>We actually have all of our spell cards this time so we can rumble.
>If the whole exiting doesn't work out to begin with, use Danmaku Bounded Field on her.

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #449 on:** June 21, 2012, 12:31:49 AM »

If we do end up in a fight, I reccommend trying to knock her out of the courtroom during it, even if it takes sending her through a wall to do so.