The Elements Of Gensokyo - Act One: Borderful Infestation Parasite

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Aesera: "You must be Rumia."
>Turn to Hirenko.
>"This makes things easy. Rumia probably knows who Kanako is, so credability isn't so much of an issue. You need to listen to me, because you're in danger. You and two others. My name is Aesera. Three people are in danger: Renko, Maribel, and Hirenko. Which are you?"

[日巫子]

> Freeze up.  Do not turn around.
> "Um, Hirenko..."
> Of course we're in--wait, Renko and Maribel, too?  Oh, no...

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Aesera: "Hirenko. Got it. Kanako, let everyone else know that you and I have found Hirenko. Hirenko, do you know where the other two can be found?"
>Kanako: Let them know, and also relay any information Hirenko gives us about the other two.
>Aesera: "Hirenko, we need to talk about a few things. Is this a good place, or would you rather go elsewhere?"
>[Kanako, can you sense anything like you could from Kenshou?]
>Kanako: Can we?

[CrowCakes]

>Vante: "Sure." Finish the cheeseburger and tell Mystia that we're going with Gale.
>"We might want to look for closed spaces first." Tell them why if we ask.
>Mystia: Omnomnom! We hear them, but we'll butt in later.

[XinXin]

((Nevermind my last OOC post. I negotiated a balance between work and play time so now I can post at night! So expect posts to be spread by 24 hours, except on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.))

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Newan: Don't puke don't puke don't puke
>Newan: Don't get scared don't get scared don't get scared
>Nazrin: "...Oh, god..."

>You manage to not puke or shit/piss your pants. Nanaya almost bursts out laughing at how horribly bad you are at controlling your fear and/or resistance or horrible things. "I've played too much games to be afraid of this." She says.

>Nazrin also resists puking. Nanaya raises an eyebrow at this.

>"Deeper we shall go!" Nanaya leads the way, the now-dim light only allowing you to see a fraction of the area where you're in. Nanaya ventures into the darkness up front. You and Nazrin are still... standing there. Should'nt you do something before Nanaya gets herself killed?

>Aesera: "Hirenko. Got it. Kanako, let everyone else know that you and I have found Hirenko. Hirenko, do you know where the other two can be found?"
>Kanako: Let them know, and also relay any information Hirenko gives us about the other two.
>Aesera: "Hirenko, we need to talk about a few things. Is this a good place, or would you rather go elsewhere?"
>[Kanako, can you sense anything like you could from Kenshou?]
>Kanako: Can we?

>Awaiting Hirenko...

>Kanako is unable to sense anything from Hirenko like from Kenshou. Rumia also has this enveloping aura of immense power which could be blocking Kanako's abilities. To be honest, Kanako is really still in surprise. and fear. She hasn't seen Rumia like this before... And that sword is still pointed at her chest.

>Rumia grits her teeth. "The two of you may sound like normal. But I'm not taking any chances. I know how Chaos works."

>Orin: "I sense a disturbance in the--"
>Gale: "I have no idea how you even are able to reference--"
>Orin: "--mental state of Nazrin!"
>Gale: "Oh.  Huh?"
>Orin: "I think she was just traumatized just a tad."
>Gale: Did she ever respond to you?"
>Orin: "Don't think so."
>Gale: "Plan B?"
>Orin: "We have one?"

>Gale turns to Vante, who appears to be squabbling a bit with his partner...Mystia, was it?
>Gale: "So.  It looks like the others have decided to be proactive and head out to the university already.  But it seems like you're still here, so..."
>Orin: "Oh.  You gonna ask them to go with us?  'Cause we kinda don't want to be all by ourselves, y'see."

>They wait for a response.

>Vante: "Sure." Finish the cheeseburger and tell Mystia that we're going with Gale.
>"We might want to look for closed spaces first." Tell them why if we ask.
>Mystia: Omnomnom! We hear them, but we'll butt in later.

>Mystia noms the burger(s).

>Gale does not ask why you prefer to look for closed spaces.

>Proceed to university's campus grounds?

>If you do, encounter Security Guard. WHUT DO YOU SAY?

[日巫子]

> "Uh, I guess...Maribel and Renko would be..."
> Oh, shoot, where are they at this time in the morning?
> "Wh-what did you want to talk about?"

[Sonae]

((*COUGH* I'll be posting very soon))

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

> "Uh, I guess...Maribel and Renko would be..."
> Oh, shoot, where are they at this time in the morning?
> "Wh-what did you want to talk about?"

>They should be at their clubroom, getting ready to go somewhere. They usually would go to either some place in town or go somewhere veeery far.

>Awaiting Guyumeton9

[Sonae]

((Going back in time a bit))

"Ah, welcome to the campus then! Name's Usami, what about you?" The nearly monochorme girl says with a gring.
Shit! A name...a name... After a moment of hesitation she speaks up. "Uh...my name...it's...uh...Shi...Shiina..." Ranna says, pretending to be nervous.
"Ah...Nice to meet you then! I'll see ya around then!" The girl says with a grin before she dashes off down the hall.
Ranna's gaze remains fixed on the girl. She watches as the girl stops at one of the classrooms doors. She grins energetically as she speaks. Ranna strains to hear her words but fails. Ranna sighs and jsut continues to watch. As Usami stops speaking, a girl, dressed in all violet comes out of the classroom. Her expression is gentle, refined, elegant, and most of all, pleasant. Ranna watches as the two interact. Like friends do.
Ranna's gaze lowers, a feeling of loneliness hanging over her.
After atleast a minute of silence, Ranna feels something bump into her, making her stumble forward slightly.
"Ah. Sorry bout that" Says a male student as he smiles weakly. Ranna just gazes at him, with no emotion in her eyes. An image of Red and White passes through her mind, snapping her out of her daze. "Ah...!" She mumbles under her breathe. She turns to the stairs and makes her way up them, being sure not to collide with the now trickling stream of people heading down them.
As she reaches their top she looks around for another staircase. Nothing. As she's about to let out a sigh of disappointment, she spots a door. Over top of it is a faintly glowing red sign that reads 'EXIT'. As Ranna lowers her gaze she spots a much older, faded sign. She squints to make out the remains of the message.
"T...r...of..." She mumbles aloud. Trof? What the hell... After a second she gets it and opens the door heading up the stairs.
As she climbed them, a small group of people passed by her, heading down the stairs. The conversed with each other, not taking note of Ranna's presence. Ranna froze in the spot. The group didn't notice and kept on walking, till they were out the door and out of hearing range.
...Shit...shit...shit shit shit! She clenched her teeth and darted up the stairs, swinging the door open with all her might. It slammed against the wall loudly, waking Mokou up and makign her jump.
"Ey ey! What'cha think yer doin?! There's some people tryin' ta...oh it's you" Mokou shouted at her, not realizing how bad that would have been if it had been someone else instead of Ranna.
Ranna looked up at Mokou in shock, then let out a sigh of relief. "Hah...good, they didn't see you..." Ranna said, relieved.
Mokou gave her a confused look. "Who? Oh yeh...there was people up 'ere wasn't ther?" Mokou said. She let out a yawn and stretched her arms into the air. After a bit more stretches, she stood up and jumped down from her hiding place. "So 'ow was yer scoutin?" She asked happily.
Ranna gave her an unbelievable look and sighed with a slight facepalm. "Don't tell me you were sleeping the entire time..."
Mokou's expression changed to one that spoke for itself. Saying something like 'shit she got me!'. Mokou averted her eyes and laughed falsely. "W-well...I wasn't asleep the whole time..." She said lowly.
Ranna shot her a glare for a moment but shook off her anger. "Did anything happen since the last time you contacted me?" She asked, not getting her hopes up too high.
"Nup, nothin' at all" Mokou said confidently.
Ranna glared at her in disbelief.
"Ey ey! It's true!" Mokou said in defense.
Ranna sighed, reluctantly believing the Immortal's story. "...So has everyone arrived already?" She asked, changing the subject.
Mokou thought for a moment, "Pretty sure they're all 'ere now"
"That's good" Ranna said, her expression losing it's negativity. "We should probably all meet up about now"
"Ya want me ta send that ta e'eryone?" Mokou asked, putting her hands in her pockets.
Ranna thought for a moment then nodded.
Mokou grinned slightly and turned her focus to the rest of the youkai. [Ey e'eryone! Time fer a meetin'! We're on ta roof at the moment. Decide on a meetin' place an' tell us!]
"It's done" Mokou said, turning to Ranna.
"Good." She said, thinking about something.
"So 'ow was yer scoutin'?" Mokou asked.
Ranna frowned slightly. "I didn't find anything"
Mokou frowned. "Oh...So what now?"
"I don't know, I'm trying to think of that myself..." She responded.
Mokou shrugged and sat against a wall, moving into a relaxing position and closing her eyes with a sigh. "So we wait?"
Ranna looked at the immortal and closed her eyes for a moment, nodding slightly. "I guess so..."

[XinXin]

>Alice and Alyssa listen in to Gale and Vante's conversation.
>Alice senses something odd as well.
>Alice: "True, there's little point in waiting here for them. We ought to go for our own investigations ourselves."
>Alice stands up and picks up Shanghai and Hourai, who are playing dead.
>Alyssa does the same, except with Mira.
>Alyssa: "There... isn't much to do here..."
>Alyssa: "Gale, Vante, Orin, Mystia, mind if we join your crew? After all, the more there are of us the better."
>Alice turns to Rhiseza.
>Alice: "Rhiseza, Youmu?"
>Ready to leave once the rest are.

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Alice and Alyssa listen in to Gale and Vante's conversation.
>Alice senses something odd as well.
>Alice: "True, there's little point in waiting here for them. We ought to go for our own investigations ourselves."
>Alice stands up and picks up Shanghai and Hourai, who are playing dead.
>Alyssa does the same, except with Mira.
>Alyssa: "There... isn't much to do here..."
>Alyssa: "Gale, Vante, Orin, Mystia, mind if we join your crew? After all, the more there are of us the better."
>Alice turns to Rhiseza.
>Alice: "Rhiseza, Youmu?"
>Ready to leave once the rest are.

>Awaiting Orphea.Russ...

[Orphea.Russ]

> "Ready to go when you are."
> Follow Alyssa and Alice, have Youmu keep an eye out for any of the others from Gensokyo, or of the like.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Aesera: "Rumia, Kanako tells me that Mima's been acting as your teacher. She was present for the last battle, and knows that I am an embodiment of Azeri. We don't know where she is, but she was badly injured in the battle, and now I'm wondering if she went to you for help. If you know where she is, then you can just ask her to verify that I'm not an enemy."
>"As for you, Hirenko, what we need to talk about is the current situation. I need to know how much you know about what's going on, and then we need to fill you in on the plan to keep you and the others alive. But first, let me know where Maribel and Renko are so one of the others can go to them."

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Aesera: "Rumia, Kanako tells me that Mima's been acting as your teacher. She was present for the last battle, and knows that I am an embodiment of Azeri. We don't know where she is, but she was badly injured in the battle, and now I'm wondering if she went to you for help. If you know where she is, then you can just ask her to verify that I'm not an enemy."
>"As for you, Hirenko, what we need to talk about is the current situation. I need to know how much you know about what's going on, and then we need to fill you in on the plan to keep you and the others alive. But first, let me know where Maribel and Renko are so one of the others can go to them."

>Rumia withdraws The AntiChrist Blade. It vanishes into an aura of darkness. She sighs. "Mima, you say? Now now. All the more for me to suspect you as the enemy. Kanako doesn't even know that she's tutoring me." You flinch. You were not prepared for this chanhe of events. You feel a sharp pain in your arm, and you clutch it tightly, biting your lip to prevent shouting. There's nothing in your arm. Nothing. It just hurts like hell inside. You look up at Rumia, a ball of red energy forming in your other hand.

>"Mmm. Looks like you arn't one of Chaos. But I'm not taking the risk you changed sides." Your arm hurts more, beginning to sting. Tears well up in your eyes and you practically strangle your arm. Kanako troes to stop Rumia, but she shoves her off. "I could kill you in seconds, Yasaka."

>Hirenko looks at Rumia and shakes her head, almost pleadingly so. The pain fades away. Rumia is silent. Hirenko and Kanako's stomach growl. Rumia smiles a little, although visible hungry too.

>Awaiting Himiko.

[日巫子]

> Be careful.  We're not sure what we're supposed to say or not.
> "Usually they're preparing to go on outings at this time.  I haven't run into them this morning, though, so I'm not sure exactly where they are right now."
> Well, we really have no idea what they have planned...

[Sonae]

((I have a question. Himiko, is Hirenko part of the Sealing Club?))

[日巫子]

((I have a question. Himiko, is Hirenko part of the Sealing Club?))

((No, I'm pretty sure she's not.))

[Sonae]

((Ah damn...So there's no reason for Mokou to intervene))

>Finally fed up with doing nothing, Ranna decides to head back downstairs to the main office.
>She waves to Mokou, telling her to stay here and inform her if something important comes up.
>Mokou nods casually. She really doesn't seem to be taking this too seriously...
>With a sigh Ranna heads down the stairs, arriving on the third floor without any problems. She begins to backtrack her way down the hall, past the blonde girl's classroom, around the corner, and down the hall.

---Currently Heading down the hall on the third floor. Heading towards the staircase that leads to the 2nd floor. 100ft away.

[Aya Squawkermaru]

>Both: Try to keep up with her as best as we can.
>Nazrin: "...Hey. I haven't been around many corpses, but don't they usually smell?"
>Newan: "You're right... but I can't smell a thing. Odd..."
>Nazrin: If it looks safe, try to pick up a rock and throw it at one of the corpses. If there are even any rocks down here.

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

((I have a question. Himiko, is Hirenko part of the Sealing Club?))

My God, where did that come from?

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

> Be careful.  We're not sure what we're supposed to say or not.
> "Usually they're preparing to go on outings at this time.  I haven't run into them this morning, though, so I'm not sure exactly where they are right now."
> Well, we really have no idea what they have planned...

>You could check the clubroom. If they're not out yet, they should be there. Until Renko drags Maribel out. Also awaiting Guyumeton9...

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

> "Ready to go when you are."
> Follow Alyssa and Alice, have Youmu keep an eye out for any of the others from Gensokyo, or of the like.

You set off towards the University before the last four, reaching there quite fast~ However, somehow you took a roundabout and wound up at the second entrance at the side gate of the campus grounds. There's a security post here.

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

((Ah damn...So there's no reason for Mokou to intervene))

>Finally fed up with doing nothing, Ranna decides to head back downstairs to the main office.
>She waves to Mokou, telling her to stay here and inform her if something important comes up.
>Mokou nods casually. She really doesn't seem to be taking this too seriously...
>With a sigh Ranna heads down the stairs, arriving on the third floor without any problems. She begins to backtrack her way down the hall, past the blonde girl's classroom, around the corner, and down the hall.

---Currently Heading down the hall on the third floor. Heading towards the staircase that leads to the 2nd floor. 100ft away.

>You reach the general office with a few stairs. Mokou is probably going back to sleep. You head where you're surposed to go. Hey, who's the blonde girl you sorta remember? YOU DO KNOW THAT RENKO HAS BLACK HAIR.

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Both: Try to keep up with her as best as we can.
>Nazrin: "...Hey. I haven't been around many corpses, but don't they usually smell?"
>Newan: "You're right... but I can't smell a thing. Odd..."
>Nazrin: If it looks safe, try to pick up a rock and throw it at one of the corpses. If there are even any rocks down here.

>Nanaya is lost in the darkness in the basement. You can't find her.

>Nazrin tosses a rock at one of the hanging corpses. As the rock touches it, it splits unto half and spews out still-beating organs on the floor, the body sriveling up. Now theres a putrid stench and that act wants to make you puke. The corpse twitches rapidly too.

[Sonae]

((That was Maribel. AND RENKO'S HAIR IS BROWN))
((WHAT AIRPORT?! I THOUGH WE'RE IN A UNIVERSITY))
((-starts praying-))

[Aya Squawkermaru]

>Both: Run towards the direction we last saw Nanaya in, try to ignore that stench.
>Newan: "Nanaya! Are you there?"

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

((That was Maribel. AND RENKO'S HAIR IS BROWN))

((WHAT AIRPORT?! I THOUGH WE'RE IN A UNIVERSITY))

>Ranna comes down the stairs slightly worn out from climbing so many damn flights of stairs.
>As she passes by she catches a strange shut door with a...lock?
>...What... She thinks to herself, wondering why such old fashioned locks would be used today.
>However she shrugs it off and continues to the office.
>As she enters she gazes around.
>"...The hell? Did everyone leave for their lunchbreak?" She mutters, slightly bothered by this oddity.

iPad auto correct sucks so damn hard. Will edit.

>You look around. There's nobody here. What to do, what to do? And you do know that you're not looking at the main office, you're looking at the DnT office.
>Glance at the clock for the time

((-starts praying-))

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Both: Run towards the direction we last saw Nanaya in, try to ignore that stench.
>Newan: "Nanaya! Are you there?"

>You run forward, shouting for Nanaya. No response. And then you hear low growls and hisses. Many of this. Nazrin squeaks and clings to your arm.

[Sonae]

((What's a DnT?))