> "I want the fire woman from the bamboo forest around. If a sub-zero climate doesn't disrupt the shopkeeper, hopefully a blazing hot one will."
> "That should be doable. And we can brush her off as a concerned human village figurehead should Cirno succeed."> Which is closer to our current location, the lake or the human village?
> Turn to Byakuren.> "I think this will go fastest if we each get one of Cirno and Mokou."
> Nod.> "If the hakutaku insists on it, she can come, just so she'll stop wasting your time. But she is not to enter that shop for any reason until I say it's safe. I don't need him turning her like he has others."
> "And you should probably let Mokou know about the act she may need to put on in front of Cirno."
> "Hmm. Either here or at the shop. If we meet at the shop, we could also tell Cirno that they're around to play goalie, in case he tries to run away. After all, who wouldn't want to run away from her?"
> "All right. Good luck. See you soon."
> "Is that normally a problem?"
> How far from here is Youkai Mountain?
> If we used a seed to alter the look and feel of a large apron and then stored the apron in our purse, would the natural bouncing around of the purse through our movement disrupt the seed's enchantment?
> What if we changed it to look like a dress?
> "Maybe we should do that, then. You'd know where to find her better than me anyway. If she needs any encouragement, tell her he stole everyone's money, and that I know how she can stop him."
>Huh. "Outta curiosity, where's Maribel, anyway?"
> "Before I write anything, where do you want to meet up again? Here, the shop, or Marisa's house? I need to stop at her place to borrow something as a part of this plan."
> "Okay. Hopefully Cirno doesn't get excited over breaking and entering."
