Satori Quest - Day in the Life

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright then, time to add more shots to the mix then!
>Start pitching out bubble shots in addition to what we're already putting out!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Alright then, time to add more shots to the mix then!
>Start pitching out bubble shots in addition to what we're already putting out!

>You add bubble bullets to the web of lasers.

>Sakuya, again, time-teleports around, just a little more frequently.
>She occasionally throws a handful of knives to clear the path in a defensive shot.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright then, now do bubble shots, butterfly shots, AND Metal Fatigue bullets!
>Let's be careful of stray knives though.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Alright then, now do bubble shots, butterfly shots, AND Metal Fatigue bullets!
>Let's be careful of stray knives though.

>You add lots more bullets to your onslaught.

>Sakuya frowns, and begins properly dodging without time-teleportation. She begins to throw wide lines of knives directly at you and the bullets in a half-defensive manner.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, now let's do all that, plus Kunai and Knife shots too!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Alright, now let's do all that, plus Kunai and Knife shots too!

>You chuck in kunai and knife bullets, which force Sakuya to resort again to time-teleportation.
>She smiles, "I like your style!"
>She teleports elsewhere.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Unlike most people, who only rely on a select few types of danmaku, I use all of the different types!"
>Now let's add in a few fireball shots too! And some Ofuda shots for good measure! All while keeping the current storm of shots going.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Unlike most people, who only rely on a select few types of danmaku, I use all of the different types!"
>Now let's add in a few fireball shots too! And some Ofuda shots for good measure! All while keeping the current storm of shots going.

>The ofuda and fireballs mix in with the hurricane of shots already firing.

>Sakuya is grazed occasionally with the odd bullet, but nothing so much as to stir her concentration.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, now let's add a triple-spread of arrowhead shots too!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Alright, now let's add a triple-spread of arrowhead shots too!

>You add arrowhead shots to the shots, too.

>You feel a small shift, and then a line of knives appear in a semi-circle in front of you. Sakuya stopped time to put them there, it seems.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Well, this is an amusing surprise."
>We should easily be able to dodge even an attack like this.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Well, this is an amusing surprise."
>We should easily be able to dodge even an attack like this.

>You are able to dodge them without much effort, as they are extremely slow.

>Sakuya notices this, and takes the opportunity to fly up close and surround you in several spirals of knives and kunai.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Impressive, but this should set the odds to be in my favor. Recollection: Scarlet Meister!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Impressive, but this should set the odds to be in my favor. Recollection: Scarlet Meister!"

>Sakuya exclaims quietly and teleports away.

>Scarlet Meister activates. Long streams of red bubble shots and regular shots fly in circles and to wherever Sakuya moves. She seems to know how to beat it though. Practise, maybe?
>She sighs, "That's stealing, isn't it? A bit rude, don't you think?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smile. "Technically, it's copying, something I can do thanks to my ability."
>"You should've seen the fight I had with Remilia, I'd be willing to wager that it was quite a show."
>Let's keep up until timeout.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smile. "Technically, it's copying, something I can do thanks to my ability."
>"You should've seen the fight I had with Remilia, I'd be willing to wager that it was quite a show."
>Let's keep up until timeout.

>Sakuya blinks, "Ah. Well, I guess in Lady Remilia's current state she is unable to be angered right now.
>You keep it up, and Sakuya is grazed several times again.

>Scarlet Meister times out.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Well, I used some of your cards, as well as that librarian's cards. But the only ones that really disturbed her any were her sister's. To be honest, I can understand. I'd be rather put off if someone not Koishi were to use one of her cards. Though that very nearly could've happened a short while ago."
>Let's land with a smirk. "Well, you pass also. However....You shouldn't rely too much on that power of yours during the tourney, it might make the fights a tad too one-sided."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Well, I used some of your cards, as well as that librarian's cards. But the only ones that really disturbed her any were her sister's. To be honest, I can understand. I'd be rather put off if someone not Koishi were to use one of her cards. Though that very nearly could've happened a short while ago."
>Let's land with a smirk. "Well, you pass also. However....You shouldn't rely too much on that power of yours during the tourney, it might make the fights a tad too one-sided."

>Sakuya blinks, "You managed to get some spellcards from her? That was what Patchouli made that mental block for! However did you get past it?"

>She laughs, "Don't worry. It tires me out a lot if I use it too much. I'll keep it toned down during the tourney."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "She wasn't as focused as she needed to be to maintain it, and I saw a chance to gather some cards after I knocked her off balance early on in the battle. And the rest, as they say, is history."
>Smile. "Now, let's get some tea ready shall we?"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "She wasn't as focused as she needed to be to maintain it, and I saw a chance to gather some cards after I knocked her off balance early on in the battle. And the rest, as they say, is history."
>Smile. "Now, let's get some tea ready shall we?"

>Sakuya sighs, "Well, I hate to say it, but that is often what Lady Remilia is like..."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smile. "Quite alright, I was once young and brash myself you know.  And Koishi...Well, she never really left it. She's still the same as she has been all these years."
>Smirk. "And I wouldn't have it any other way you know."
>Fistpalm. "Ah, perhaps you would have some much needed insight on possible additions for the festival?"
>"Currently I have the oni working on building an open-air concert stadium. The Prismriver Sisters will be performing there when I can get around to hiring them."
>"And I have also set Yamame, Kisume, and their families to rigging up a tramway system for those who either cannot fly, are too drunk to fly, or just plain don't want to bother with flying."
>"Another event that will take place is a Danmaku Patterns Contest, similar to fireworks. The contestants will be judged based on the elegance and beauty of the patterns they create. I hope that those uninterested in taking part in the Battle Festa will decide to take part in that contest instead."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smile. "Quite alright, I was once young and brash myself you know.  And Koishi...Well, she never really left it. She's still the same as she has been all these years."
>Smirk. "And I wouldn't have it any other way you know."
>Fistpalm. "Ah, perhaps you would have some much needed insight on possible additions for the festival?"

>Sakuya smiles, "Flandre's never really left her personality behind either."

>"Currently I have the oni working on building an open-air concert stadium. The Prismriver Sisters will be performing there when I can get around to hiring them."
>"And I have also set Yamame, Kisume, and their families to rigging up a tramway system for those who either cannot fly, are too drunk to fly, or just plain don't want to bother with flying."
>"Another event that will take place is a Danmaku Patterns Contest, similar to fireworks. The contestants will be judged based on the elegance and beauty of the patterns they create. I hope that those uninterested in taking part in the Battle Festa will decide to take part in that contest instead."

>Sakuya listens intently, "A patterns contest... hm, I think Chi-.. I think Meiling will be good at that. So many rainbows... and maybe Patchouli, too, if she is no longer bent on protecting her mind. I think you scare her, if I'm honest."
>Marisa smirks, "She was gonna say China!!"
>Reimu can't help but laugh, "Too true..!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smile. "I think Koishi would get along  with her rather swimmingly then."
>"Well, that's an all-too expected reaction, given how my kind has been feared by all. Besides, the worst that could happen would be finding some dark secret she doesn't want out in the open. And even then, I'd have to seriously dig around in order find anything buried that deep. If anything, the most she would have to fear would be copies of her cards being added to my collection."
>Smirk. "I did lose quite a lot of them after all, so it's only sensible that i would want to replace what I've lost, no? You would feel the same if you were to have lost one of those knives you so treasure."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smile. "I think Koishi would get along  with her rather swimmingly then."
>"Well, that's an all-too expected reaction, given how my kind has been feared by all. Besides, the worst that could happen would be finding some dark secret she doesn't want out in the open. And even then, I'd have to seriously dig around in order find anything buried that deep. If anything, the most she would have to fear would be copies of her cards being added to my collection."
>Smirk. "I did lose quite a lot of them after all, so it's only sensible that I would want to replace what I've lost, no? You would feel the same if you were to have lost one of those knives you so treasure."

>Sakuya frowns, "But I don't think Patchouli has anything she would want to keep in the dark... but then again, if she wanted to keep such a thing in the dark, it's only natural I wouldn't know, right?"

>Sakuya tosses a knife up and down for emphasis, "Ah, these little things? A little expendable, maybe, but yes, it is a pain to replace those I lose and cannot retreive from simply stopping time and picking them up again."

[Hanzo K.]

>Snap. "Precisely. I can only assume she may have gotten a tad too paranoid, and decided to shield everyone she knew out of fear for the possibility that I could go through one of your minds to get to hers."
>Chuckle. "Which is entirely impossible, even for someone like myself. Mind reading doesn't work like that you know."

>"But at any rate, things are proving that the festival will be a week to remember. Even the Human Village is attending in full!"
>Smirk. "It took a little negotiating with their guardian, but she proved to be rather accommodating. If a bit long-winded."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Snap. "Precisely. I can only assume she may have gotten a tad too paranoid, and decided to shield everyone she knew out of fear for the possibility that I could go through one of your minds to get to hers."
>Chuckle. "Which is entirely impossible, even for someone like myself. Mind reading doesn't work like that you know."

>Sakuya shrugs, "Well, Patchouli has a tendency to read too much into things. Literally. She knows you can dig out spellcards of Person A from the memory of Person B, and therefore must have thought you can dig a little deeper, too."

>"But at any rate, things are proving that the festival will be a week to remember. Even the Human Village is attending in full!"
>Smirk. "It took a little negotiating with their guardian, but she proved to be rather accommodating. If a bit long-winded."

>Sakuya nods, "Ah, Keine. Her and I haven't spoken since the imperishable-night incident... and of course, the little gut-trial afterwards. She is considerably scarier on the night of the full moon, I may add."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "That's as far as I can go, fortunately. I can use the memories of others -which, incidentally, is how I came by your cards from Remilia. But that's the extent of it."
>"She was rather hesitant at first, but having lived down here with the honest-to-a-fault Oni, my word carries quite a bit of weight."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Chuckle. "That's as far as I can go, fortunately. I can use the memories of others -which, incidentally, is how I came by your cards from Remilia. But that's the extent of it."
>"She was rather hesitant at first, but having lived down here with the honest-to-a-fault Oni, my word carries quite a bit of weight."

>Sakuya grins, "I'm sure I can persuade her to leave the mansion and give you another chance. She can't run away if she gets scared, or she'll have an asthmatic attack."

>Yuugi, having heard the word 'Oni', cheers, "YEAH!! ONI!!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh amusedly. "Well, if anything, I would like to have her as either a participant in the Danmaku Contest, or possible a judge."
>Smirk. "Seeing as she's one of the more knowledgeable sorts."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Sigh amusedly. "Well, if anything, I would like to have her as either a participant in the Danmaku Contest, or possible a judge."
>Smirk. "Seeing as she's one of the more knowledgeable sorts."

>Sakuya nods, "That seems her kind of thing."

>Okuu bursts through the door, in slight panic, "Satori-sama!!"