Author Topic: The Elements Of Gensokyo - Act One: Borderful Infestation Parasite (Read 161978 times)

Orphea.Russ · « **Reply #630 on:** September 03, 2011, 03:30:44 AM »

[Understood. Rhiseza and I will leave as soon as she has finished bathing and we have done the necessary checks.
It may also be of use to note that Kasen has attempted to attack us twice now.]
With that she sighed and resumed waiting outside the bathroom.
By Kanako, this girl took long showers.
As if on queue, she heard the water stop running and the shower door open, as well as the bathroom door. Rhiseza walked quickly to her room.
... Not quickly enough though, and Youmu's face turned red when she noticed Rhiseza didn't have a towel on. Luckily her view was interrupted as she entered the bedroom and turned the corner, allowing a moment of peace before she saw a head peek out from around the corner, looking at Youmu in surprise before retreating, and the distinct sound of the closet opening and hangers being pulled back and forth.
After about a full three minutes, Rhiseza rounded the corner again...
"... I hope you enjoyed the view because that's the last time you're seeing that."
Both of them looked away, blushing more than slightly.
"K-Kanako said to check for any magic on us and try to stick with someone else as much as we can."
"I'm not sure who's closest... Mind asking a little bit."
[Rhiseza would also like to know who of you is closest to us, given Kanako and Asera's advice.]

(... Well, I managed to throw something together at least.)

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #631 on:** September 03, 2011, 04:03:31 AM »

Nazrin received Orin's message. "Hey, Newan, how far away is Tokyo?"

"Eh? We're in Tokyo, actually, remember?" Newan responded.

"Oh, yeah." [We're actually in Tokyo as well. While I do think Kanako and Aesera are being paranoid, there's strength in numbers.] "Hey, where should we meet up?"

"Meet up?" Newan asked.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to fill you in. We're going to meet up with Gale and the cat. They're in Tokyo, too."

Realization dawned across Newan's face. "I see... so he's that Gale..."

"Eh? You know him from somewhere else?" Nazrin asked.

"Oh, I've given some guest lectures at the university he's studying at. One of his professors mentioned him after one of my lectures. I wasn't really thinking about all that when we first met, I guess. Anyway, let's meet in front of his university. It's not far from a train station."

[Newan says to meet up in front of Gale's University. I don't know what a University is. Do you?]

Sampson · « **Reply #632 on:** September 03, 2011, 04:32:50 AM »

[Uh...no? Hang on, I'll ask Gale...]

"Gale," said Orin, tugging on his shirt, "there's another group in Tokyo. They said to meet in front of your university."

"Okay." Gale started to walk in another direction, then stopped, a confused look on his face. "How did they know what university I go to?"

Orin shrugged. "I dunno. Nazrin doesn't even know what a university is...and neither do I, but whatever. Her partner--uh, Newan, I think--"

"Did you say Newan? Newan Kudo was a guest lecturer I've had once..." When he realized that Orin didn't understand much of what he was saying, he added, "A university is where you go to learn so that you can get a job."

"Oh. Well, to the university, right?"

"Mm-hm."

[Okay, Nazrin. Apparently a university is where you go to learn in this world. Also, Gale said he's seen your partner-guy before. He was a lecturerer...er. Or something like that. Anyway, we're heading to the university now.]

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #633 on:** September 03, 2011, 04:43:42 AM »

[Yeah, that's what he told me. Ugh, it's like these people aren't even speaking Japanese sometimes. We'll meet you there.] "So then is everyone ready?"

Newan nodded. "Yeah, we can always just get Bento on the way to the station or something. There's some leftover rice in the fridge, I'll go make us some rice balls for breakfast in a minute." He then turned to Nanaya. "Er, sorry about that. Anyway, do you have a way to talk to Katelin or something?"

(Darn short post, being all short and stuff.)

CrowCakes · « **Reply #634 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:04:05 AM »

(OOC: ...I didn't say where I was, did I?)

"Wait," Mystia said abruptly. The pair was walking down the a less crowded part of Tokyo, as evidenced by addresses printed onto some shop signs to the sides. The night sparrow had traded her hat for the bandana she wore last night.

Vante stopped walking.

"Kanako has another warning. She thinks Yukari's been tricking us. Yuka is here, too."

"Who is Yuka? Is she also from Gensokyo?"

"Sure, she is. It seems she got to the Outside World and knows about us through Yukari. Which means that Yukari is a lying backstabber, because Yuka has no human partner. None that we know of. I'm not sure. Also, the cat from the underground-"

The continued talking to each other through their mental link as they continued walking.

"Let me get this straight. Kanako is saying that Yukari's helping someone- is this Chaos were talking about?"

"Er, no, she didn't say."

"So she's playing with two sides."

"You can't really trust youkai, remember? Also, Kanako says to join up with any pair who's near." Mystia couldn't sense any abnormal magic from either of them. That meant that either there wasn't anything, there was something but it was too small, or her senses were dulled.

"Well, is there anyone near?" This Yukari was a thick-faced liar and snitch, he concluded.

"Yeah. Rin, the cat from the underground, is in this city. I guess I'll be calling her, right?"

"Please do."

Breaking away from the psychic dialogue, Mystia sent a message to the cat in question. [Hey, Rin, we're in Tokyo, too. Should we join you, or something?]

"We'll have to wait for her reply," Mystia spoke, shaking Vante from the almost dream-like conversation.

Sonae · « **Reply #635 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:39:37 AM »

Mokou listened to the message that Kanako sent. Of course, she didn't react as she already knew that information. She sighed as Kanako's message finished. She looked back towards the sky

As Ranna digged through her bag, she felt something strange. What the hell....a feather? She grabbed hold of the object and pulled it out of her bag. It was a feather alright, one tied to a necklace. Ranna frowned. I don't remember packing this... She shrugged and put in back in her bag. She retrieved the money out of her bag and shoved it into her pocket. She changed her clothes into something more practical for battle, that wouldn't be too strange. In the end she deciced on dark clothes that would make her hard to find by human sight in the darkness. As she pulled on a glove she remembered something she had 'gotten' at one point. She got down to her stomach and looked under the bed, after a bit of rummaging she pulled out a box. She opened the cover slightly. A shiny, metallic like object could be seen from the corner. Ranna let out a deep breath and took it out, hiding in somewhere on her. ~~AHAHAHAHAHA NO ONE CAN KNOW WHAT IT IS~~

As she exited the room, she walked down the stairs. "Mokou I'm-" She paused noticing Mokou was nowhere to be found. She looked around for a bit, then she remembered last night and she gazed upward. She's probably up there again... Ranna headed back up the stairs and up into the attic.
When she arrived the window was closed. How'd she... Ranna thought as she opened the window. "Mokou?"

Mokou was awoken by the sounds of the window opening and Ranna calling to her. "Uh...yeah I'm 'ere, what'cha want?" She responded.
Upon hearing her reply, Ranna carefully climbed up on the window's ledge and onto the roof, she closed the window firmly, making sure the lock fell back into place. She proceeded up the roof to find Mokou.
"Where...oh there you are." She said as she took a seat next to Mokou on the roof. "So any updates?"
Mokou glanced at Ranna then back at the sky. "Not really, just stuff we already know." She sighed. "Everyone is asking where eachother is though"
Ranna twitched, something like a frown on her face. She groaned somewhat then spoke, "Tell them all to say their location if they want to find out if they are close to anyone else"
Mokou nodded and relayed the message to everyone.
Ranna took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment. "Anything else?"
"Others have run into people who should be in Gensokyo"
"Shit..." Ranna thought for a moment. "Okay tell all of them this"
Mokou nodded and listened.
"What ever you do, even if you see someone who shouldn't be here, do NOT instigate anything with them. Starting fights wont help, especially if they aren't our enemies. However, if they attack first, defend yourself. If it comes down to bloodshed....Do whatever you can to stay alive."
Mokou relayed the message to the entire group. "Is there anything else?"
Ranna looks at Mokou. She then realized, Mokou hadn't looked much at her the entire conversation. She hesitated then spoke. "Depends if you're hiding anything"
Ranna's guess was right on the money. Her comment recieve a twitch from Mokou who tried to hide her face, as it clearly said she'd been found out.
Ranna glared at her. "Mokou..."
"Fine fine! I told them about Yuuka"
Ranna glared at her even more. "And let me guess, Yukari too?"
Mokou nodded weakly.
Ranna nearly yelled at the girl for it. "Fuck..." She thought for a moment. "Okay tell everyone this."
"If anyone happens to run into Yukari, absolutely do not attack her! It's not confirmed she's betrayed us, hell, Chaos could have just tricked her into telling Yuuka for all we know. If Yukari was seriously against us, we'd probably all have died in our sleep last night. Including Mokou."
Mokou frowned at the last comment but relayed the Message anyways.
Ranna releases a stressful sigh. "There's one more thing."
Mokou sighs and rolls her eyes.
"We need to know what we're up against. If anyone knows anything about the youkai we encounter, we need to know it. Their abilities, strengths, weaknesses, everything. We need to be ready for them when they do strike."
Mokou is silent for a moment before speaking.
"That all?"
Ranna nods as Mokou looks back to the sky.
"So what now?" Mokou asks.
"We wait for them to scout the shrine, then we make our move" Ranna replies, gazing out at the city in the distance.

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #636 on:** September 03, 2011, 05:46:41 AM »

"Katelin's gone. Totally gone." Nanaya faces the floor, thinking to herself. "All the residual sanity and energy of herself is all corrupted now." She releases a long sigh, wiping something from her eye. Probably a tear. "I miss Katelin."

Nazrin's just staring in confusion, going something like "WHO WHAT HOW WHEN WHY?"

"Ya' know what happened to the bath just now? Yeah, I just used her remaining energy on that useless task. But whatever now, that little energy was surposed to vanish sooner or later." Nanaya then turned to Newan. "And yes, I could summon Katelin out as a thought projection, but it would'nt last, and after that, she would immediately vanish along with all the power vested in me."

She then stood up abruptly, her skirt being lifted slightly. "Let's go, shall we?" Pulling Nazrin and Newan up, she grabbed a small sling bag, in it, her Iphone and other stuff.

All of them then stepped out of the house, ready to go to Izumo. Right as Newan was locking up the house, Nanaya gave him a little kiss that Nazrin didn't see. Cheese time for her.

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #637 on:** September 03, 2011, 06:03:15 AM »

Newan also looked at the floor in contemplation. "I see..." However, they were soon out the door, and the thought was dashed from his head by a sudden kiss from Nanaya. Newan blushed a bit, but decided not to voice his opinion since Nazrin hadn't noticed.

Nazrin stopped for a moment as she received Mokou's message. "...Mokou says not to confront Yukari if we see her, and to report to the group about any Youkai we see."

"I see..." Newan half-responded. His thoughts were elsewhere as they picked up a few bento boxes from the convenience store. His thoughts were elsewhere as they walked to the university. Finally, he voiced his question. "...If you could talk with Katelin... do you think there's any chance I could talk to... what was... oh yeah, Xera?" he asked, turning to Nanaya as they approached the University. "I don't really know what to think of what Yukari did, so some outside assistance would be helpful... Besides, I feel I should meet the person I embody, you know?"

Nazrin continued to give him a blank stare, but had learned by now to simply ignore things like this.

Orphea.Russ · « **Reply #638 on:** September 03, 2011, 06:23:17 AM »

"Mokou said that we shouldn't be agitating the others from Gensokyo, and that if we see Yukari, don't attack her. Not that we -would-..."
"Right. Not sure about the others though."
"True."
Rhiseza sighed, picked up her bag (now loaded with more food, a decent amount of bandages, more water, and a few other personal things), and shouldered it.
"Time to go then." With a nod towards the door, Youmu left first, scanning the area for any signs of Kasen. Once satisfied she wasn't here, she motioned for Rhiseza, who stepped outside and locked the door behind her before moving quickly to the car.
"In," and both of them did. Rhiseza started it, and started onto the road without even strapping herself in.
[Rhiseza and I are headed out. We have room for two more if anyone needs.]

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #639 on:** September 03, 2011, 07:00:22 AM »

"Maybe you can talk to Xera. Maybe not. But most likely, yes, I mean, you're half of her... And if you're unable to, I could just ask Byakuren to talk to Xera for you." Nanaya then flinches. "Funny... Byakuren hasn't... communicated with me, for some time..." She shivers, and closes her eyes shut, trying to find out the reason why Byakuren never talked.

Hey! Hey! Byakuren!

Hello, child. Isn't it a fine day? Anything the matter?

Oh! It's... nothing really, just wanted to know if you're alright.

I'm alright, Nana. Also, give my blessings to everyone.

"I will, Byak. I will." Nanaya says out loud, before turning to Newan. "She's alright, and probably not with Shinki anymore." They then continue walking to where they must go, along with a quite confused and agitated Nazrin following behind. Nanaya sneaks in a little kiss on Newan's cheek while Nazrin doesn't see too.

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #640 on:** September 03, 2011, 07:16:38 AM »

Newan nodded his understanding, trying to disregard the kiss. "I see... while, I'll try to contact her later. We have things to do now. It looks like we're here."

(And now, it's time to wait. Too tired to post anything else.)

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #641 on:** September 03, 2011, 09:32:59 AM »

(Harro. Im here to tell everyone of you that tomorrow, Day 2's climax shall begin, maybe with the surprise, maybe without it. :/. Hope your surprise is feeling better tomorrow. *Huggies our Surprise*)

XinXin · « **Reply #642 on:** September 03, 2011, 04:27:11 PM »

"I don't really have many abilities for these sorts of things so I can only scrape the surface as most magicians. Kanako might have better luck, but I'll still do my best " Alice explained, sighing as she scanned the four as far as she could. Nothing as far as she could tell. "Well... with what I have so far you all seem to be fine." She stopped channeling magic through her body. Perhaps her grimoire might have better luck but most of the time the magic there was offensive in nature with spells like those few and far between, so there was little point in checking.

"Under the assumption that Kanako doesn't find anything either, we ought to start off for the shrine. The more time I have to strategically set up my dolls, the better. First, let me clarify two types of dolls that I'll be using for this mission. The first is the doll with a weak and worthless string. This one can easily be kept where it is for as long as I want it to be, and won't be broken by any sort of interruption except the cutting of the string. The second is the doll with a magical string that can be manipulated by good control of hands. This one will only work for as long as I keep it up with energy. Once the connection breaks, it is rendered as useless as the former." She took a short pause to make sure everyone could keep up.

"I will probably only be able to place long-term scout dolls in places that we can access, since I can't control their movements. But I'll still be able to send one or two controlled scout dolls to go to places that we normally won't be able to, and those will only operate until we leave the shrine, after which I will find some way to dispose of them." Alice described her battle plan to the others, and took a short breath before continuing.

"I want you all to help me by making sure that when I place the dolls, no one notices. For the ones that will only be for short-term use, I will need you to make sure Kanjou is sufficiently distracted by perhaps loud noises. Once all my dolls are set up in good hiding places, you all can do your own scouting from there and I'll watch from a good hiding place. I'll make sure you'll all be under my careful watch." Alice finally took a long breath and concluded. She was quite sure that as long as her portion of the plan succeeded, the rest of the mission will be safe and simple. "Understood? Any questions, suggestions or better ideas?"

Alyssa listened in and nodded to show that she understood her plan well and good. As for the others, Alice waited for their opinion.

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #643 on:** September 04, 2011, 02:02:42 AM »

"Noises won't be necessary," Aesera said. "there is a far better method of distracting Kanjou. We will be visiting his shrine, after all; all we need to do is ask him about it. Kanako, how much do you know about such shrines?"

"I know my own quite well, of course," Kanako said, "but I never concerned myself too much with the history of others. I was far more concerned with the gods themselves."

"That's more than enough. You can approach Kanjou as one with an interest in Japanese mythology and ask him of the mythology of his shrine."

"A good idea. I'll do that. And by the way, I cannot detect anything upon the two of you, either."

"Then let's proceed to the shrine. Follow me."

"You know the way?"

Aesera took a map from her pack. "I can find it. Follow me."

Sampson · « **Reply #644 on:** September 04, 2011, 03:09:05 AM »

"And here we are."

Gale had led Orin to the entrance of his university's campus.

"Cool place," she said.

"It has a good curriculum." He looked around, looking for Newan and Nazrin. "Looks like the others aren't here yet."

"So we wait?"

"Yes."

CrowCakes · « **Reply #645 on:** September 04, 2011, 03:22:33 AM »

(OOC: Sampson, I'm waiting for your reply. Also, treat my next post after this as a timeskip.)

"Mystia, we need to go back to my house," Vante suddenly remembered that he had left his bamboo sticks and the little stone statuette in his room.

"Look what happened to the one who wanted to leave already. Well, Rin hasn't replied yet, so there's still time for that." Both human and night sparrow turned back and started walking the distance back to Vante's apartment.

The walk back was relatively quiet.

"Hey, do you think that Yuuka might have tricked whoever heard her?" Vante asked.

"...that's smart. I didn't think of that," Mystia acknowledged, "If she did, then it's working well, but how would we know what she's thinking?"

"So it's possible."

"Of course! It's the duty of youkai to spread disorder in any way possible," the girl said as-a-matter-of-factly.

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #646 on:** September 04, 2011, 03:23:29 AM »

As the three approached the campus, Newan noticed two others off in the distance. "That must be them." Soon, they could make out the figures of Rin and Gale. "Hey. Sorry for the wait." As they got closer, Newan gave Gale a quick once-over. "Hm. Yeah, I definitely remember you. You were there for my series of lectures on anti-matter, I think. I wanted to talk about something more in my field, but they weren't interested..." he said, with the last bit under his breath.

Nazrin couldn't help but shiver a bit as they approached the cat. "U-um, hi again..." She proceeded to hide behind Nanaya.

Newan gave Nazrin a questioning glance, but shrugged it off. "Anyway. I presume you're both ready to go?"

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #647 on:** September 04, 2011, 03:47:50 AM »

"Mokou thinks you're wrong about Yukari," Kanako said as the group walked.

"I doubt she's the only one," Aesera said.

"She's not. I'm rather doubtful myself that she's working against us."

[As am I,] Aesera replied through her private link with Kanako, [but the enemy doesn't need to know that.]

[Excuse me?]

[It's simple. I think it's a trick. The enemy's playing games with us, remember? I think Yuka's mention of Yukari is more of the same. She wants us to start freaking out.]

[And you're giving her what she wants?]

[Yes,] Aesera replied. [I'm pretending that I believe it, although soon, I'm going to 'slip up' and say something that indicates I don't believe it.]

[Um...]

[If the enemy wants to play games, I'm quite willing to oblige. After all, I happen to have a certain fondness for mind games. I think our enemy is observing us, and I want them to know I'm playing games right back at them.]

[Why?]

[So that the enemy asks that question. I'm going to present them with a puzzle, but I don't care what solution they come up with, because none of it matters.]

[Hold on. This crazy mind game of yours is a distraction?]

[Indeed. I've got a few plans of action I'm working on, but the important part remains the same: I want the enemy to fall into the trap of out-thinking themselves. They'll know I'm tricking them, and they'll know I want them to know that. Which will lead them into a circle and occupy them with a riddle that has no relevance.]

[Shouldn't you tell the others we're faking it?]

"The best performance is given by one who doesn't know it's fake," Aesera said aloud. "Don't worry about it," she added in response to quizzical looks from the other two.

Aesera turned her attention to another matter. If Nanaya can contact her other self, then perhaps the rest of us can do the same. She pictured the figure from her dream, and thought 'at' it the same way she did to speak telepathically with Kanako. [Are you there? Can you hear me?]

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #648 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:05:45 AM »

--Aesera's Mind.

A spark of red and yellow light emerges from the darkness. Slowly, it grows faint, but you can sense it's energy still lurking inside of you. You imagine the being in your dream. That demonic man, who talked to you briefly before you slept completely.The spark reignites, forming a ball of energy within your mind. Your eyes are closed shut, and you concentrate with all your might.

Kanako shakes you, as you begin sweating furiously. You feel your limbs grow weak, turn to a sloppy substance. Well, that's what you feel like now. Kanako begins shouting, and you hear it as muffled sounds as "Aesera! Aesera!" You fall to your knees, unable to snap out of this trance. In your mind, the spark grows bigger, and bigger, before engulfing the entire area within your head.

You actually tried to contact me, didn't you?

Your body twitches, and you jolt upright, seeing yourself in the middle of a large hallway, everything seems to be made of glass. In the far end, you see that man. The man that you're a part of. The Secondborn of God. Beside him is another, slightly shorter man, with spiky grey hair and a blue robe, wielding a sword that glows with the seven colours.

It's not time for you to see. I commend you for your efforts, Aesera, but you must return. I am unable to help you... Yet.

The grey haired man swings the sword in a comical manor, before standing at attention once again.

But I will tell you this. You cannot kill the Chaos alone. Save Kanjou, and do not put Alice's dolls in the shrine. That will be your biggest mistake.

You gasp, as images of the future, horrific deaths of Alice and Alyssa as the doll's strings turn into Chaos's links to Alice, before they engulf her in purple energy, spikes rupturing out of every hole possible, tentacles ensnaring her pierced body and pulling her into the Abyss. Alyssa vanishes, her soul being torn out of her fragile body and pulled along with Alice.

Now go, Aesera, and do not try this again. It will take too much of your energy... I will come for you when it is time.

You snap out of it, and notice that you're flat on the ground, panting and sweating like you've just ran a marathon. Kanako's beside you, calling for you.

[Y]oukai [J]esus · « **Reply #649 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:12:36 AM »

(I wish for everyone to board their respective trains, get it done with and arrive in Tamashii Shrine in the outskirts of Izumo by today. Tomorrow will be the part where you confront the Daughters Of Corruption and save Kanjou.)

Sampson · « **Reply #650 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:15:33 AM »

"Yes, I remember you, too," said Gale. "Your lectures were enlightening." Another scientist. I wonder how he's coped with the whole Chaos ordeal.

Orin raised an eyebrow at Nazrin as she hid behind the woman. "Uh...wow. You're kind of pathetic." She looked at the woman. "Have we met? The last couple of days are a blur...anyway, I'm Orin, and my boring partner over there is Gale."

"Anyway," said Gale, "we are ready to go. How did you plan on getting there? We were going to go by bus, if only for the cheapness of it, but if you had something else in mind, we'll go with you."

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #651 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:24:54 AM »

The explanation waited until they boarded the train. ""Okay," Aesera said once the group had gotten seated, "slight change of plans. Alice, I still want you to use your dolls to scout the shrine, but make sure they exit and come back to you. Don't leave any in the shrine. I've just been informed that leaving them would be a very bad idea."

"Informed by who?" Kanako asked.

"Myself, in a sense. As Nanaya is able to contact her other self, I attempted to contact mine. I succeeded, in a way, but not very well. My other self told me not to try it again, and that he would instead contact me when the time came. And Alice, he showed me visions of the chaos corrupting you through your dolls, which I assume is why you shouldn't leave them in the shrine. So be very careful with your dolls from now on."

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OOC: YJ, I'll leave the shrine-scouting scene up to you, since, well, you're the one who knows what the place's appearance and layout is. Barring a responce to someone else's post, I have nothing important to add between now and then.

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #652 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:26:41 AM »

(Oh man, YJ gave me temporary control of Nanaya. I don't care if she thinks this is boring, I hate godmodding without express permission, so have a disclaimer.)

"Er... thanks," Newan said in response to the compliment.

Nazrin scowled at Orin's remark. "Even if I'm a Youkai now, my natural instinct to get away from cats is still there. It doesn't help that the last time I saw a nekotama, it attacked me."

Nanaya gave Orin a blank stare for a moment. "...I'm Nanaya. My partner isn't here right now."

"We were planning on taking the train. It's faster, so we'll have more time to prepare," Newan explained. "Although, my wallet would rather we take the bus..."

Nanaya shook her head. "No. We're taking the train. Let's go, already."

Newan shrugged. "The train it is, then." And so, he lead the group to the train station, Nanaya walking to his right with Nazrin off to the side a bit.

Sampson · « **Reply #653 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:39:06 AM »

Gale and Orin followed the three others as they headed to the train station.

"Can you believe that mouse?" grumbled Orin. "Comparing me to a nekomata...ugh!"

"I can believe it," said Gale.

"Yeah, but you only say that because you want to piss me off--"

"Is it working?"

"Yes. Anyway, she actually thinks that nekomata and kasha act the same way...we kasha are much more dignified! We're elegant, graceful--"

"Don't you cart corpses around all day?"

Orin glared at her partner. "That doesn't change a thing! And I cart those corpses so that they can heat the Furnace, which allows the kappa to do science! So there!"

Gale shrugged slightly. "I suppose you have a point."

They both became silent and continued following Newan and his company to the train station.

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #654 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:51:19 AM »

Nazrin couldn't help but overhear their conversation, but decided against joining in. She completely missed the point... she's still a cat, and I'm still a mouse.

Finally, the group arrived at a train station. He pulled out the yen Nanaya had given him, and used it to pay for three one-way tickets. After a bit of walking around the station, the three of them managed to find the line they were looking for, just as a train pulled in. "Ah, good timing. Looks like we won't have to wait," Newan said, as the three of them boarded the train. They took some empty seats, with Newan sitting in-between Nanaya and Nazrin.

Nanaya looked around, before sighing and leaning her head against the side of the train. "Trains are so boring..."

Sampson · « **Reply #655 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:06:16 AM »

Gale paid for one-way tickets, just as the group before them did.

Gale and Orin followed Newan and his group to find a train, and entered the same one as they did, sitting down next to each other.

"So this is a train, huh?" mumbled Orin.

"No. This is a bus," said Gale, rolling his eyes.

Orin punched Gale in the arm. "Ha, ha..."

Aya Squawkermaru · « **Reply #656 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:17:29 AM »

Newan raised an eyebrow at the two of them. "...You two certainly have a good relationship."

"Well, they say that the more you fight, the closer you are," Nazrin said, a hint of a sly grin showing on her face. ...Nah, I don't think they'd be as fun to troll...

Soon, the train was in motion, carrying the five towards their destination. Newan looked at the floor, uncomfortable. ...I forgot about the whole anti-social thing. Well. This'll be a boring trip.

[Hey, what's wrong? You've been pretty quiet over there,] Nazrin asked across the link.

[Er... Well, I'm not used to talking to people. You and Nanaya are exceptions. The thing is, I don't really like people, so I've never talked to them much. Things like lectures are alright because I can just focus on the lecture itself and not the people I'm lecturing, but actual conversations are a bit outside of my comfort zone.]

CrowCakes · « **Reply #657 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:19:00 AM »

(OOC: Quotation marks are messages between Vante and Mystia, while brackets are messages to other Gensokyo natives.)

"Rin isn't going to give us a reply anytime soon."

"Okay, then. Let's run."

Vante had already gotten his bamboo sticks, strange stone token, and some more money, just in case of unforeseen emergencies. So while they ran as fast as they could through the urban crowds, they discussed about the inevitable melee with Chaos.

"It's gonna be kinda risky for you to fight in close combat with Chaos."

"Danmaku won't work in the Outside World, either. That's for sure." With almost no trace of magic in the Outside World, Mystia could safely assume that danmaku would not be an option. "Although... I could sing my way to annoying the enemy."

"How does that even work?"

"No need to know. You'll see it when you see it. The trouble is that all attention will be on me, and that's why you're going to be my personal bodyguard for the night." A smirk formed on Mystia's face.

Vante frowned.

Once they reached the train station, Vante instructed Mystia to wait by the entrance to the boarding area. He was able to buy the tickets quickly, allowing them adequate time to board the train way before it was going to leave.

"This is a train. Wow," the girl dead-panned, "So we're going to sit here for the next four hours? It's kinda boring in here, don't you think?"

This time, it was Vante's turn to grin. "Wait 'til you see a stampede of people trying to come in. It won't be pretty. And for a first-timer like you, I hope you don't run out of breathing space."

Sonae · « **Reply #658 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:35:23 AM »

((Still Waiting....I need the scouting to begin/happen before we take off. I'll also need the sun to start setting. The fake attack will happen before it gets dark, but after the sun is outta view. Time by now should be like what? 1pm?Aesera and co. arrive at like 2pm-3pm maybe? then they signal us to move out. Remember that Ranna is only a short train ride away from the city.))

XinXin · « **Reply #659 on:** September 04, 2011, 07:53:47 AM »

The two boarded the train, glad that Aesera had broken out of that odd moment of blacking out. Alyssa almost forced Mira into her as a gut reaction, but she woke up before she risked that act which would attract much attention. Aesera's new insight on the situation shattered the previous plans set up. Alice pondered over it for a moment, and had realised that, true to what Aesera said, it would make sense if the darkness could spread through her dolls as well. It seemed as if she would have to set aside some of her dolls for the timebeing.

"I'm glad that... whoever it is gave me feedback on the plan. I don't fancy myself an ally to those monstrous creatures. I will ensure that my dolls will be kept near and ready." Alyssa looked at Mira, who was sitting obediently on her lap as if her child. She wondered if Mira posed a threat to her too, in the sense presented earlier. She might consider being more careful with using her. Alyssa looked out dreamily outside the window. Japan seemed quite a dense concrete jungle. It reminded her much of London's scenery, sighing as she stared on.

OOC: Nothing from me either, just as Aesera said. I can't think of any good conversations so feel free to start one!