Yuyuko Quest - Perfect Cherry Blossom

[Nekomata-chan]

>It was almost too obvious.

>Everyone falls silent and looks to you.
>Youmu looks back at you.
>"W-what?!" the half-ghost girl shrieks, sending a panicked glance at the others. It caught her off guard~
>Youmu nods, "Good luck, everyone," she says before setting off at an impossibly high-speed run.
>"Sounds good enough." Byakuren sighs.
>Yukari takes a seat in between Reimu and Sakuya, a smile on her face.
>Everyone splits into different directions, desperate to catch Youmu.

>"Okay!!!" the shouts of the 'competitors' echo throughout the Netherworld.
You see a glimpse of Youmu, speeding right out of the grasp of Ichirin and Unzan, Futo, Seiga and Nazrin all at once, culminating in a rather large and groan-filled pile.

(OOC: Sweet memories of using tag to decide who got the last piece of cake. Nostalgia!)

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>After that half-ghost!

[nolrai2]

Send a burst of broad range danmaku behind us..not trying to hit anyone so much as slow them from following.

[CrowCakes]

>No spellcards includes no danmaku. Override the above order, and call up some harmless ghosts instead to slow them down.

[nolrai2]

Gah! Good catch.

[Nekomata-chan]

>You take off, knowing that Youmu would probably hide under something. Myon may be a giveaway now~

>You send out a broad "barrier" of harmless ghosts to slow down anyone behind you. Unlucky for Shou, who had suddenly passed behind you and shrieked as she got slowed down by the sudden appearance of spirits.

>"Damn you!!" you hear someone shout. Youmu runs out of one of the buildings, Seiga Kaku following out of the wall behind her, "I will not be outwitted!!" shouts the hermit. You see her zombie-servant, Yoshika, hopping along awkwardly behind Youmu, rather quickly for a stiff corpse.
 "Seiga, corner her!!" Futo shouts, busy climbing over Byakuren and jumping down from one of the rooves in hot pursuit of Youmu. Murasa grabs Miko, throwing the Taoist behind her as she runs alongside Futo. Futo glares at her, and the pair exert themselves to speed ahead. Murasa dives ahead, hands aimed at Youmu's head. She misses, and lands in a pile. Futo laughs, but Nazrin cuts her up and attempts a grab at Youmu. Futo kicks the mouse-youkai out of the way and leaps. Shou, recovered from the ghost "attack", skids in front of Futo, tripping her over and grabbing for Youmu's foot. She grabs at her shoe, but Youmu struggles free and her shoe ends up, empty, in Shou's hand.
 "Close enough!!" Byakuren giggles, speeding up alongside Youmu. "Nice day, isn't it?" she asks, before leaping. Youmu disappears into air as she uses her superhuman speeds to escape Byakuren's grasp. Byakuren falls over into Yukari, before apologising and leaving in an embarrassed hurry.

Nobody is catching Youmu anytime soon. The most anyone got is a shoe.

[Nekomata-chan]

(OOC: Just so everyone doesn't get bored - massive plot twist planned. Be prepared  :3 )

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Find a place to hide.
>Summon some ghosts and use them to herd Youmu towards us.
>When Youmu gets close, jump out and grab her.

[Nekomata-chan]

>You choose a nook between two rocks and a wall, out of view of everyone.
>No need for the ghosts, Youmu has ran down here to escape Yoshika and Ichirin.
>She yelps as you grab her, Ichirin and Yoshika stopping as they see.
  "Yuyuko caught Youmu, everyone!" calls Ichirin. You hear sighs of annoyance and failure from everyone else, as well as a few snatches of applause.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Wait for the judges to confirm.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Reimu looks to Sakuya and Yukari, "Verdict?"
"It was Yuyuko, I saw." Yukari closes the gap she had been using to view the entire chase. Sakuya nods.
"Absolutely. Well done, Yuyuko." the maid congratulates with her usual blank-slate face. Reimu looks back to you.
"The winner is Yuyuko, it looks like..." she concludes, clapping her hands together once.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Yay!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>"So, what happens now?" Tojiko shrugs, looking to answers from her allies - without results.
"Maybe we just have to kick your Taoist asses without the unnecessary advantage, no offense to you, Yuyuko, but we would win with or without you," boasts Murasa, coaxing feeble exclamations from her own allies.
"No wonder you carry an anchor, your head's so high in the clouds that something has to keep you on the ground." Miko retorts, causing Shou to step forward to Murasa's aid,
"Oh, please, Miko, don't go spanking everyone with that crappy little twig of yours. You and your little shut-ins just scoot off to your little Mausoleum." she taunts.
"My, my, Byakuren, you might want to have that tiger declawed!" giggles Seiga.
 "Want us to put that cute zombie of yours out of its misery, let her rest in peace?" pipes up Nazrin.
 "Nah, I'd rather have a nibble on Mousey-girl!" cheers Yoshika.
 "Just like we'd rather smash you scoundrels to dust!" Ichirin growls,
 "Such mean words from a nun, and a poorly dressed one, at that!!" Futo splutters,
 "You can talk, you're wearing an upside-down shoe on your head and you look androgynous!" hissed Byakuren,
Everyone is busy taunting, mocking and griping at each other. At least they're not FIGHTING, just... arguing...
"That chase was productive..!" sarcastically calls a new voice from behind Sakuya. Everyone turns around to see Keine Kamishirasawa, arms folded, surveying the scene before her. "Yakumo-san, please make sure to keep track of who comes through your gaps, I've been hiding whilst trying to figure out where I was!!" she screeches, giving Yukari a jab in the shoulder. Sakuya edges away slowly. "Not so fast, Izayoi." Keine says flatly, grabbing Sakuya's arm.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"HEy, you hold on a second."
>Turn back to the arguing teams.
>"I said tht if I caught Youmu first, you had to stop fighting. So cut it out. What are you fighting over, anyways?"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Keine folds her arms patiently,
>The two teams trail off, looking at you.
>Byakuren and Miko sigh in unison.
 "A new abandoned building opened up for refurbishment, and ever since then we've been competing for it..." Byakuren says sadly, as if it were futile to fight,
"If we don't get it, then the Moriya Shrine will take it and then cut all of us AND the Hakurei Shrine out of the picture, for good..." continues Miko, ominously. Reimu looks pretty interested at THAT development.
"We're also in a fight against the Moriya Shrine... that's why Yukari didn't bring Sanae, because it would just cause more fights than necessary," concludes Byakuren in an apologetic voice.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"You've been fighting like this over a building?"
>"Where is this building?"

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Not just a building!" Nazrin insists,

>"It's a building between Kourindou and Nameless Hill, a bit off the way but not so much as to deter visitors..." explains Ichirin

[Hanzo K.]

>"But Byakuren dear, don't you already have a temple set up by using the ship your friends used?"
>Cover the lower half of our face with our fan, like usual.
>"Besides, I would think you'd want Miko and her group to not be too close to your group, so as to dissuade any more fighting, so wouldn't that building be perfect? They'd be out of your way, Moriya wouldn't have it, and Miko and her group get to get away from you, and get their own place to do what they wish. Everyone wins~!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Y-yes, but another branch of the temple would bring our religion to more of the masses..." Byakuren tries to explain.
>Byakuren giggles awkwardly,
>"The ghostly vacuum has a point.." Murasa admits.
"I guess.. All Miko's lot have is the underground Mausoleum thing.." Shou agrees.
"Then it's settled?" Nazrin questions timidly.
"Yeah. Enjoy the building, Miko, make sure the Moriya Shrine keep off your back." Byakuren concludes with a small smile.

"Now that's settled, back to the subject of Sakuya and the Human Village massacre!" Keine hisses, lacking patience.
"That kind of rhymes.." Points out Sakuya,
"Shut it, you murderer!!" Keine slaps her around the back of the head. EVERYONE is staring.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Think for a moment.
>"Wait, that doesn't rhyme at all."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Sakuya rhymes with massacre. Vaguely." Keine hisses, whilst Sakuya takes the opportunity to shuffle to her left. "Stay still or there will be no history of your existence by the time I'm done with you!!"
 "Okay! Okay! I'm staying still." Sakuya smirks, as she then disappears. She reappears behind Byakuren. "See? I haven't moved whilst time is moving."
 "You're pushing your luck, Izayoi..." Keine growls, cracking her knuckles. You hear a few disgusted groans. It was quite a loud crack, after all.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, time to get serious.
>"If you two don't calm down, you may find yourselves having a rather longer stay here than you planned~"
>Stare at them with that same serene grace we've become known for, but with a thinly hidden(and none too small) edge of seriousness/danger, showing that we won't tolerate things like this.
>Then smile. "Now please, be seated you two, and let's see if we can't resolve this problem as well~!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>The two stop. Sakuya shuffles over for a better view. "Well, that would definitely be inconvenient, right, Ke~ine?" Sakuya smiles sweetly, but you can definitely tell she's faking it.

>Keine and Sakuya look at each other, realising that they're in the company of someone that could end them. They calm down.

>They sit down between Reimu and Yukari, who are nearly doubling over with laughter at the scared looks on the faces of Keine and Sakuya.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Now then, let's get down to...Ah, how did those people refer to it Yukari? 'Brass Tacks'?"
>Is there any food left?

[Nekomata-chan]

>"That's the one. I remember it took me a few centuries to convince someone to explain that to me." Yukari sighs.
 "I thought you were only seventeen," Reimu teases.
 "I thought you had money." lashes Yukari, hiding her smirk under her fan.
 "Aww.. that's harsh..." Reimu sighs, turning away.

>There is a bit of food left. Still quite a lot of it though.

[Nekomata-chan]

(OOC: Prepare to intervene! Big fight actually going to happen soon!

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Eat!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Keine murmurs out of the side of her mouth to Sakuya, "Don't think you're off the hook, I detest you more than I thought possible."
Sakuya murmurs back, "The feeling's mutual."

>An awkward silence befalls everybody as you eat. Who cares about that? Yummy food~!

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Eat, you two. That's an order."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"A-Actually I had lunch before I came here.." Keine tries to excuse herself.
"And I'm not hungry either..." Sakuya bites awkwardly on her lower lip. Again, another awkward silence.