Mystia 'Quest': Making a Living [Complete]

[Raikaria]

[Cool, let's just get the Mystia Hijinx wrapped up.]

>"Whoa..."

[This was mainly intended as an expansion to the characterisation of the RC universe. Once everything is set up and going, word was going to spread and there would be chances to speak with various characters as news about the stand spreads, giving chances for character development. To be honest I'm not entirely sure how much that sort of thing appeals to you. If you'd rather, once Mystcia's got everything up and going, and done the thing I wanted to happen to set something for RC4, I'll just move on. Of course, if you do want to speak with characters, I can run them concurrently once we reach that point. By no means will I rush this because my plans are finished for the next one.]

> The tiger youkai turns, and smiles.

> "Ah a newcomer to the temple. Welcome. I am Shou Toramaru. Avatar of Bishamoten, and the deputy head of Myouren Temple. I'm afraid Miss Hijiri is still asleep."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

I don't think Shou has animal ears or a tail.

[Hanzo K.]

{That works, we can start by informing Shou and the rest about the stand and such, and you can take things from there.}
{NINJA EDIT: Eh, it's a fanon thing, she IS a Tiger Youkai after all. We could've just caught her on one of those days where her nature is showing.}

>Look around.
>"Wow....This place is way bigger than the Moriya Shrine! Oh yeah, I'm Mystia, Mystia Lorelei. I run a food cart that sells Grilled Lamprey."
>Grin. "The neat thing is that Lamprey breed like crazy, so there's no worry about running out."

[IdiotsOpposite]

((Will this still keep going on while Rumia Quest 4 continues? I hope so.))

[Raikaria]

I don't think Shou has animal ears or a tail.

I've seen art where she had, and I've never actually made it to stage 5 in UFO <_<. A tail, however, is not confirmed. You can't tell on her artwork, so the tail is just my interpretation. As for ears? Consider Shou having a bad hair day and Mystcia making a mistake.

{That works, we can start by informing Shou and the rest about the stand and such, and you can take things from there.}
{NINJA EDIT: Eh, it's a fanon thing, she IS a Tiger Youkai after all. We could've just caught her on one of those days where her nature is showing.}

>Look around.
>"Wow....This place is way bigger than the Moriya Shrine! Oh yeah, I'm Mystia, Mystia Lorelei. I run a food cart that sells Grilled Lamprey."
>Grin. "The neat thing is that Lamprey breed like crazy, so there's no worry about running out."

> "Of course it is larger than the Moriya Shrine, young Night Sparrow. The following of Bishamoten is far larger than those two Shinto gods." Shou says.

> "Interesting, a Youkai that uses nature's gifts and provides them to others." Shou comments.

((Will this still keep going on while Rumia Quest 4 continues? I hope so.))

> If there is demand to do so. RQ4 will start up once the RQ4 plot-setting point happens, but the whole character development factor will be more than open to continue.

[capt. h]

> Ask about lamprey storage ideas.

[IdiotsOpposite]

Also ask her to tell us more about Bishamonten. It might make her more willing to help us out.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I didn't used to have the best of motives for it, but then Reimu showed up and did her usual thing. But then she actually tried 'em, and ever since then I've been running it seriously."
>"I've actually got my stand set up outside the Human Village right now. It'd be good for business if I could set up inside, but you know how those guys are. Besides, hardly anyone eats humans anymore, y'know?"

[Raikaria]

Also ask her to tell us more about Bishamonten. It might make her more willing to help us out.

> "Bishamoten is one of the seven gods of fortune, and a god of warfare and divine punishment. He is also the guardian of the Buddah. A protector, and a detterent. Bishamoten is the main focus of this temple for severa reasons, largest of which being myself. I even hold the holy Jeweled Pagoda of Bishamoten as my prized possession."

>"I didn't used to have the best of motives for it, but then Reimu showed up and did her usual thing. But then she actually tried 'em, and ever since then I've been running it seriously."
>"I've actually got my stand set up outside the Human Village right now. It'd be good for business if I could set up inside, but you know how those guys are. Besides, hardly anyone eats humans anymore, y'know?"

> "I am not aware of events before we unsealed Miss Hijiri, so you must forgive me. However, if it convinced even the Hakurei Maiden, I am sure you have talent." Shou says.

> "I must admit as a youkai I never ate humans. Now, before I was a youkai may be a different story, seeing as I am a Tiger youkai, but that was over a thousand years ago, so I don't recall my past life at all. As for the human village, one of our main aims are to break down the barriers between humans and youkai. Youkai no longer harm humans, about the worst we do to them is pull pranks, or, like the karakasa who took residence in our graveyard, surprise them. Miss Hijiri's mission in life is to make humans and youkai live together in peace, without fear."

> Ask about lamprey storage ideas.

> "Ichirin does the cooking, it would be best to ask her."

[IdiotsOpposite]

"Um, all right. Could you tell me where I can find her?"

Eye the shiny pagoda.

[Raikaria]

"Um, all right. Could you tell me where I can find her?"

Eye the shiny pagoda.

> "She'll come by soon for her morning prayer. She's just probobly talking to Unzan right now."

> The pagoda sure is shiny, but you get the feeling bad things will happen if you try to take it. You've seen Byakuren mad, after all.

[IdiotsOpposite]

"I hope you don't mind if I take a look around while I wait."

Let's explore this temple a bit. This looks to be a very youkai-friendly temple, after all. It might be good to get to know the people in it. They could be potential customers!

[Raikaria]

"I hope you don't mind if I take a look around while I wait."

Let's explore this temple a bit. This looks to be a very youkai-friendly temple, after all. It might be good to get to know the people in it. They could be potential customers!

> "Just don't go into the quarters. You don't want to be the one to wake Nue or Mamizou after a night of drinking!" Shou says.

> You wander around the temple. It's very... temple like. Areas to pray, candles, smaller statuettes of Bishamoten, a picture of some guy with hair kinda like Byakuren, you presume this is a relative, a picture of Byakuren and her comrades, a picture of the opening ceremony, a map lacking all of Sanae's doodles and annotations, and other minor things.

> You see a Nuuydou in front of you. Unlike the one that adressed you during the Rika incident, this one is pink-ish.

[Hello Purvis]

>How did we meet Byakuren and Nyuudous anyways?

[Raikaria]

>How did we meet Byakuren and Nyuudous anyways?

> You met Byakuren during the Makai Invasion Incident [Rumia Quest II]. Byakuren, having been sealed in Makai for a while, knew a lot about it. She initially tended to the wounded, but it seemed like there was bad blood between her and Yumeko, as the latter tried to kill the former, the two getting into a physical fight, and being evenly matched. Byakuren's physical power was far beyond anything you've seen before, although she claims that's due to her magic specialising in increaseing one's abilities. You don't think she's as strong as the legends and rumors about the Oni, however. But you've not seen Sukia or Yuugi fight.

> You met the Nyuudou when you went to the mountain ranges in persuit of Rika after she stole the Kappatech Reactor made by Nitori and Utusho. [Rumia Quest 3] It turned out they lived on one of the mountains in the range, and are very protective of it. Aside from Youkai Mountain, not a lot is known about the mountain ranges, because no-one goes there. They helped you take out Evil Eye Omega as well, because it threatened their home.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, aren't you supposed to be in the mountains?"

[IdiotsOpposite]

>.> Having not read Rumia Quests II or III, I'll just keep quiet the next few posts. Unless I think of something.

[Hello Purvis]

I intend to just fake it and ask for clarifications when necessary.

[Raikaria]

>"Oh, aren't you supposed to be in the mountains?"

> The Nuuydou does not verbally answer, it merely shakes it's head.

> A person enters the room, she is dressed like a monk, wearing blue and white. She is also holding a shiny, large, golden ring. The Nuuydou flies over to her.

> "Oh, I must apologise, Unzan is shy and dosen't really talk to anyone but me." the monk says. "He's my companion and protector. He never lived in the mountains like the Nuuydou native to Gensokyo, he's been with me since before I entered Gensokyo. I am Ichirin Kumoi, by the way, and the Nuuydou is Unzan."

I intend to just fake it and ask for clarifications when necessary.

>.> Having not read Rumia Quests II or III, I'll just keep quiet the next few posts. Unless I think of something.

> You can still ask things relevant to the characters. No problems. Besides, it just means you are familar with Byakuren and know who she is, and you know what a Nuuydou is.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh hi, I'm Mystia. Hey, do you guys have some kind of tub around here you don't use anymore?"

Sauvity, your name is Mystia.

[Raikaria]

>"Oh hi, I'm Mystia. Hey, do you guys have some kind of tub around here you don't use anymore?"

Sauvity, your name is Mystia.

> "Hello Mystia... why the sudden question about a tub?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Simple: I need one so I can fill it with lampreys and them grill them and sell them to people in town."

[Raikaria]

>"Simple: I need one so I can fill it with lampreys and them grill them and sell them to people in town."

> Ichirin looks puzzled for a few moments. "So you're able to get a grill, but not a tub?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Cut me a break will you? I used to just catch 'em as orders came in. But now I'm thinking that to expand, I need to be able to get 'em cooked up faster, y'know?"

[Raikaria]

>"Cut me a break will you? I used to just catch 'em as orders came in. But now I'm thinking that to expand, I need to be able to get 'em cooked up faster, y'know?"

> Unzan looks irritated when you take that tone of speech.

> "Calm down Unzan. She's a beast youkai like Mamizou, Shou or Nazrin, they can have a bit of a temper." Ichirin said. The Nuuydou seemed less agitated by her command.

> "Anyway... we don't have a spare tub, but there might be a bowl or something we don't need anymore... ever since Nazrin moved out to near the Hakurei Border to search for valuable treasures..." Ichirin says.

[IdiotsOpposite]

Okay, let's calm down a bit. We don't want to offend these people, they could be our best resource in the future.

That said, mention something along the lines of "Well, I made the grill myself, but I was hoping to find some sort of used container to store lampreys in. It takes a long time to just make one, you know. If you have anything that could help me out, I'd be eternally grateful."

[Raikaria]

Okay, let's calm down a bit. We don't want to offend these people, they could be our best resource in the future.

That said, mention something along the lines of "Well, I made the grill myself, but I was hoping to find some sort of used container to store lampreys in. It takes a long time to just make one, you know. If you have anything that could help me out, I'd be eternally grateful."

Unzan just saw you as being a bit disrespectful to Ichirin by telling her to cut you a break when she was merely asking a question. He's a grouchy, traditional old man after all. He didn't look angry, just annoyed.

> "Ah, you made a grill. That explains it. You're pretty resourceful. This temple exists to help youkai anyway, although we mainly focus on helping them overcome their... dietary urges without needles and seals being involved. Besides, you and your freinds helped Lady Hijiri back underground, she mentioned a night sparrow when I think about it. You owe us nothing." Ichirin says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Yeah, but Rumia was the real ace there, not me. I'm just a Lamprey Cart Owner, not some fighter."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Yeah, but Rumia was the real ace there, not me. I'm just a Lamprey Cart Owner, not some fighter."

> "Don't sell yourself short. Rumia was some unsealed supernatural demon from Makai, fighting within Makai's maisma, with Yukari backing her sanity up. You are a night sparrow youkai from Gensokyo. I'd say you were at a little bit of a disadvantage compared to your freind. Besides, I doubt she'd have made it this far without you and the others." Ichirin says.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh. Well, if you say so, I guess that's how it is. Um, I don't suppose you know anyone with a good-sized tub? I'll give 'em a discount for it!"