Satori Quest - Day in the Life

[Nekomata-chan]

>Remilia waves a hand, "We could sort that out. Sakuya could stop time around the underground so nothing happens in your absence, or have some of the maids tend to it for you. Don't make excuses, it's not like anything would explode if you aren't there. Anyway, you've been away from it long enough already today and nothing has happened... so far.." she smirks.

[Dr Rawr]

>"You're right enough awful excuses... You expect me to help you after sending a thief to steal our spellcards, not to mention destroyed them, caused my little sister great harm, made us fly all over gensyoko, and now you want us to help with your own problems? Did I perhaps miss anything?"
>grab koishis hand
>"Were leaving everyone, we have no business here anymore"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Remilia shrugs, "I tried. I really did." she shoots a glare at Sakuya as if it were her fault.
>Koishi jumps at the sudden contact.
>Everyone in your group looks relieved, and Orin goes to hold open the door as you all walk out.
"What now? Call truce and retrieve your spellcards?" Reimu asks, looking a little dazed, "Because Yukari would be difficult to find, not to mention Alice would murder you on sight after this, she thinks Koishi is 'together' with Marisa like the paranoid freak she can be, Aya would print libellous stories about your underwear in newspapers before you can blink, and Nitori would.. Well.. Let's say it'll be a challenge."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"The Recollection spellcards are not important; new ones can be made as needed. Do recall that I constructed them on demand while fighting you."
>How do we make those, exactly?
>"As for the other spellcards, including those that were not mine, they will have to be remade, but it's not something you could help with, anyways."
>"I cannot help but feel that there's more to all of this than we were told, but for now, I think we will return home."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Reimu rolls her eyes, "Oh, yeah..."
>You make them by reading them from the memory of the original creator, then channelling that into physical form which manifests itself as a spellcard.
>Orin hurries to catch up to you, leaning forward slightly, "I still owe Marisa something. Something I picked up whilst in her... hospitality.." she murmurs, not meeting your eye.
>Yuugi looks over her shoulder at you, "Yeah, I thought that too..." she looks back ahead.
"Reimu, I have a question..." Okuu begins, not even waiting for an answer from Reimu, "We still don't know why Marisa went all insane on Koishi like she di-" Okuu is cut off by Orin nudging her. She whispers something into Okuu's ear.
"What, you know?" Okuu bursts out. Orin slaps her forehead.
"What part of 'Don't tell them' do you not understand?!" the kasha shouts. Everyone falls silent. "Damnit."

[Hanzo K.]

>Facepalm.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Orin looks extremely defensive,
 "I have good reasoning for it!! One of the evil spirits had gone into Marisa when she came. That was why I was annoyed, the spirit had become so attached to her that it refused to leave!! It was annoying me so that was why I kept attacking Marisa. That evil spirit made her pester me by pulling me ears and stuff... and of course that spirit became agitated when it figured out that Satori-sama and I were coming to find her and Koishi, so it made Marisa attack Koishi. It was my fault, but I didn't want to say anything!! The reason the spirit became what it still is, was... I... I was slacking!! I didn't think anything bad would happen!!" Orin takes a breath, close to tears.
Even Yuugi looks startled.
 "Wow... Orin... that... you were slacking?" Okuu stutters. Her face is a picture of confusion and almost betrayal.
 "Please don't hate me!! I.. I can fix it, I promise!" Orin begins to tremble, closer and closer to tears.
 "Let's... just go.." Okuu ducks her head and walks away.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Wait, Marisa's been posessed?"
>Read Orin's mind, find her memory of whatever happened.

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Yes.. The spirit was dormant after we did the escapade from her cupboard, that was why Marisa was so scared."
>Orin's memory shows waking up to hearing Marisa scream at Koishi back home, then noticing the exact traits the spirit had passed on during the possession. After Orin left dragging Okuu, she had discreetly told Okuu to keep an eye on Marisa whilst Orin had figured out what to do. Her train of thought had been disrupted by Marisa/Evil spirit had provoked her, causing her to lash out and try to cause enough pain to bring Marisa back from possession-purgatory and have the magician's own bright spirit overpower the possessor. Until you interrupted her. Orin had pretended there was no possession. The spirit had possessed Marisa around the time you caught her hands in your spellcards. She has been hiding it from you in case you got mad.
Okuu looks to still be processing the fact that Orin had been slacking. Yuugi and Reimu are staying out of it. Koishi is just looking around the mansion's foyer in amazement. Orin has stormed out of the mansion, the doors wide open and showing her shrinking into her cat form and taking a left turn. Past a certain sleeping guard.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I wish she would not try to hide things from me. Still, this explains much. Although not all; it tells us only why Marisa was acting unusual."
>"Come, let us depart."
>Exit the mansion.
>Locate Orin.

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Well, I guess.. What more did you want to know?"
>The others nod.
>The harsh sunlight indicates not long after midday.
>Orin seems to be waiting for you, back in her human form.
"I just saw Marisa flying by. Chasing Alice. The spirit is awake and back with a vengeance.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, seems we'll have to take a more physical approach perhaps?"
>Turn to Reimu. "Reimu, shall we find her and shoot her down so she's more manageable? I'm sure there's a way to make it up to her afterwards. It's quite understandable that she's not in control of her actions."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Everyone looks at you.
>"Any plan is better than no plan. I think there's no time to lose. Alice would've gone to the shrine as she knows I can deal with this. I hope we can sort Marisa out..." Reimu kicks from the ground, beckoning you all to follow, "Spirits are unstable, and if they get out of control Marisa could really do some damage. On her own she's lethal!! Possessed, she's possibly stronger than anybody in Gensokyo alone. If we fight her together we may have a chance! Now hurry!" she screeches.

[Nekomata-chan]

(OOC: I FORGOT TO ADD SOMETHING. ARGH.)

>You hear screams coming from the east, which remind you of Alice's voice, as well as a demonic chant mixed with Marisa's inability to pronounce any word longer than two letters properly.

[nolrai2]

frown.
Hurry over, either dragging or being dragged by Orin.

[Nekomata-chan]

>You take off to track down Marisa with Reimu, Orin in tow. Okuu, Yuugi and Koishi are not far behind.
"Satori! Do you have any idea how we're going to... eliminate this spirit thing from Marisa?" Yuugi shouts over the wind, her sake staying neatly in it's dish without spilling a drop.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shout back "I was thinking we'd settle that after we've knocked her out!"

[nolrai2]

Does Orin know how to deal with it?

[Nekomata-chan]

>Yuugi raises her eyebrows, "Seems like a good enough plan."

>Orin can control the evil spirits, so she could possibly extract it. Yes, she could probably do it. Let's just hope the spirit doesn't escape her grasp and run amok (again?). We'll probably have to take extra measures back home so she doesn't slack off again.

[Nekomata-chan]

(OOC: I need to remember to add stuff. So the story doesn't drag, let's have everyone arrive at the shrine now.)

>You all land outside the shrine, and you see the obvious scene of a struggle. A scrap of blue fabric, matching Alice's dress exactly, is on the floor, as well as her headband. You think nobody else is here, until you hear a scream from behind the shrine. Everyone jumps, startled.
"Whoever named them 'evil spirits' must not have been joking.." Reimu whispers, half to herself.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Can we read any minds in that direction?

[Nekomata-chan]

>In that direction, you can detect the panicked mind of Alice Margatroid and... another hostile yet oddly familiar mind. From what you can make out from the insane ramblings in said hostile mind, it has murderous intentions. A lot of them.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Alice is in danger. Move it!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Split up, everyone! Leave no corner unguarded!" Reimu claps her hands, running around the back with Yuugi. Okuu and Orin go around the edge, whilst you and Koishi split up.

>When you get there, you see [possessed] Marisa holding Alice by the throat, almost choking her. Alice is clawing at Marisa's arms, although her nails are not long enough to leave marks at all on Marisa's skin. Immediately, Reimu dives on Marisa in an attempt to prise her off, yet she is thrown into Yuugi with immense strength.
 "Leave, now! Alice is dying today whether you like it or not!!" an inhuman voice escapes from Marisa.
 "That possession is worse than anything I've ever seen.." Reimu groans, holding her head. Marisa, meanwhile, has returned to trying to kill Alice. Alice, meanwhile has turned blue.
 Yuugi steps forward with a small smirk. "Leave this to me." she says, diving on Marisa and kicking her from Alice. "Demon or no demon, you've got nothing on an oni, bitch!" taunts Yuugi, smiling. Marisa leaps at Yuugi, pinning her down whilst attempting to break her neck, horn and skull.
 "Yuugi!!" Orin and Okuu scream in unison, charging and slamming themselves bodily into Marisa and pinning her down. "Do something, we can't hold... her down for long!!" Okuu screams at Orin.
 "When I figure out what to do, I will, okay?!" Orin hisses. Okuu shrugs and holds Marisa's torso down with her control-rod arm.
 "Satori.. we have to help..." Koishi whimpers, looking a little lost, "But what..?"

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Reimu, is there some ritual of exorcism you can perform?"
>"Koishi, the spirit is in Marisa's head. See if you can do anything to it."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Until the spirit is out of her, there's nothing I can do!" Reimu shouts, running over to help keep Marisa held down.
>"Okay, give me a moment..." says Koishi as she begins to concentrate on Marisa. The effects are almost immediate.
 Inhuman screams erupt from Marisa, and you see weak flashes of Marisa's true mind begin to appear. It looks like Koishi is coaxing the spirit out.
Meanwhile, Yuugi has hurried to move the now unconscious Alice from any further harm. Yuugi checks if Alice is breathing, sighing in relief as she hears clear, albeit raspy breathing.
It's not long before you see Orin concentrating too, desperate to reiterate the consequences of her apparent laziness.
You begin to see the wispy body of a spirit emerge from Marisa's forehead, and the magician's own mangled screams begin to overpower the other demonic ones.
"Koishi, keep going! It's nearly out!" Okuu cheers, her face completely determined.
"I'm... trying...!! It's... really... stubborn!" Koishi says, her struggle becoming apparent.Maybe she hadn't recovered fully from earlier...

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Is there any way we can help her force the spirit out? If there is, do it.

[Nekomata-chan]

>All you can do is keep a check on Marisa's mental stability. Strong-willed as she is, demonic possession can reduce anyone to instability.

>It's not long before you hear a cheer, and Orin stands with the spirit, subdued, in her hand.
"Reimu, do the honours," she says, and Reimu steps forward with a seal amulet in her hand. Placing it on the evil spirit, she mutters something quick and inaudible. Within seconds both the spirit and the seal dissolve into the air.
All eyes turn to Marisa, who sits up with a jolt.
 "...Am I in trouble, da-ze? I didn't do anything, it was all that spirit!! Satori!!" she stands, walking over to you and ducking her head, "Please forgive me, ze! I tried to fight it but that spirit is insane!!" she splutters frantically.
 "M-Mar-...-isa?" groans a quiet voice in the corner.
 "Alice?! I'm so dead, hide me, da-ze!!" Marisa panicks, "I didn't mean to choke her, it was the spirit's fault, zeee!"
 "...Marisa... will you just calm down?!" orders Reimu.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Read her mind. How much of what all she's done today was her, and how much was the spirit?

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. What a day this has been.
>"Well Reimu, you were right about the possession, that's for sure. Though I do wonder who that spirit was in life, they must have been quite a terror."
>Nod. "But I agree, everyone needs to relax. We've already solved this problem for the time being. Marisa's not possessed anymore, Orin will be doing her job better from now on."
>Glance over at Orin with a smirk.
>"And we resolved most of the issues at the mansion, though it would have been nice to get new Recollection Cards. But then again, one can't always have their cake and eat it too."

>Hang on, couldn't we just use Marisa and Reimu's memories to recreate most of the destroyed ones? That's how we made the last batch afterall.