Mystia 'Quest': Making a Living [Complete]

[Hanzo K.]

>"Where's who? Rumia? Wriggle?"

[Raikaria]

>"Where's who? Rumia? Wriggle?"

> "Nuuuuue~ Where are you?" Kogasa says. "I wanted you to meet my freind!"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh, made a new friend have you? That's good! Maybe she'll try the new stuff on the menu."

[Raikaria]

>"Oh, made a new friend have you? That's good! Maybe she'll try the new stuff on the menu."

> "She's not a new friend! She's been my teacher since before I met you. I met her shortly after the red-white!" Kogasa says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Ah, so where is she then?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Ah, so where is she then?"

> "That's the problem. Nue's power is to make things unidentifiable... kinda like Koishi can make herself undetectable somehow. She can hide reeeeaaaly well, and basically make herself look like what she wants to be seen as. She's REEEEAAAALY good at surprising people, so I bugged her and she taught me a little. She's the one who took me to the graveyard!"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh really? Well, if she's a friend of yours, she's a friend of mine."
>"Hey! If you can hear this, then come on out and order something already!"

[Raikaria]

>"Oh really? Well, if she's a friend of yours, she's a friend of mine."
>"Hey! If you can hear this, then come on out and order something already!"

> "Why should I come out? I'd much rather let the karakasa keep acting like I'm not around. She's cute when she's frustrated kekekekekeke~" a voice says, seemingly from all directions.

> "Nuuuuueeeee!" Kogasa says,

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh, and facepalm. Of course she'd have to be like this....
>"Whatever, you hungry or not?"

[Raikaria]

>Sigh, and facepalm. Of course she'd have to be like this....
>"Whatever, you hungry or not?"

> "I wouldn't mind eating, but the question is what? Maybe I'm hungry for Night Sparrow~"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Sorry, Lamprey's on the menu, but I got plenty of different seasonings and glazes to work with."

[Raikaria]

>"Sorry, Lamprey's on the menu, but I got plenty of different seasonings and glazes to work with."

> "Now now, why would I wanna eat an eel? They're like snakes. I'm related to those ya know, I'm a Nue after all~"

[Darkoda]

>"Wait, really?"
>That would be like us eating chicken...

[Raikaria]

>"Wait, really?"
>That would be like us eating chicken...

> A trident with a snake wrapped around materializes.

> "This is a part of me, the umbrella can confirm." Nue says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Kogasa. "Seriously?"

[Raikaria]

>Look to Kogasa. "Seriously?"

> "Unless Nue found another trident with a snake wrapped around it, yep!" Kogasa says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Man, I was even gonna give her a discount too."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Man, I was even gonna give her a discount too."

> A figure dressed in black with mismatched wings appears, holding the trident.

> "Kukukuku~ A Nue is only about one fifth snake, if that. Even then, snakes are reptiles, lamprey are fish. I was messin with ya. They both look serpentine, but they're not actually related."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Ah well, I may as well rig up a sampler for you at least."
>Let's take a Lamprey or two, and cut it into portions, and season each portion so that each seasoning/glaze is used on a different piece.
>"I don't usually do sampler sets, but if it works out, then I might end up getting more business."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Ah well, I may as well rig up a sampler for you at least."
>Let's take a Lamprey or two, and cut it into portions, and season each portion so that each seasoning/glaze is used on a different piece.
>"I don't usually do sampler sets, but if it works out, then I might end up getting more business."

> Nue laughs heartily.

> "A sampler? Night Sparrow, you don't gotta do halves for me! If I don't like it I don't like it! Life's a gamble, as Mamizou says!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Well, gotta give you the works, but I also gotta make sure I don't run out easy, see? Besides, think of it this way; Folks have a lot of different things about 'em, right? Well, with all these seasonings and glazes, the Lamprey do too!"

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Well, gotta give you the works, but I also gotta make sure I don't run out easy, see? Besides, think of it this way; Folks have a lot of different things about 'em, right? Well, with all these seasonings and glazes, the Lamprey do too!"

> Nue puts her hands behind her head, stretching,

> "What did I just say? Life's a gamble. You never know what'll happen until you take the chance. Ain't that what bein' a youkai's all about? Living freely, scaring humans, doing whatever you want to do! If I don't like what I pay for I'll just know for next time. You don't learn unless you make mistakes, and I've made my fair share over my lifetime."

> "I think surprising is better than scaring!" Kogasa chimes in happily. "They stay around generally if you do that, so you see the look on their faces!"

> "Kogasa, I've told you, scaring people does surprise them." Nue says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Well, you won't know how they taste until you try them, eh? Besides, this helps find out just what you like. And what's more, I'm using up two lamprey for this, so you're actually getting more for a little less. And then there's the discount because you're a friend of Kogasa's, which makes for quite a deal, eh?"
>Pause. "Hey, I just thought of something."
>Then grin. "You can make stuff unidentifiable, yeah? Maybe we can use that for a new menu item. 'Mystery Skewers'. You won't know what seasoning's on them until you try!"
>"I think it could be quite the hit with the more adventurous folks."

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Well, you won't know how they taste until you try them, eh? Besides, this helps find out just what you like. And what's more, I'm using up two lamprey for this, so you're actually getting more for a little less. And then there's the discount because you're a friend of Kogasa's, which makes for quite a deal, eh?"
>Pause. "Hey, I just thought of something."
>Then grin. "You can make stuff unidentifiable, yeah? Maybe we can use that for a new menu item. 'Mystery Skewers'. You won't know what seasoning's on them until you try!"
>"I think it could be quite the hit with the more adventurous folks."

> "If I made the lamprey unidentifiable, that would make you unable to tell when they are cooked, or the customers unable to taste them." Nue says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I ain't talking about the whole way, just visibly. So that way they can still smell feel and taste, but they can't tell what seasonings are on them until they try."

[Raikaria]

>"I ain't talking about the whole way, just visibly. So that way they can still smell feel and taste, but they can't tell what seasonings are on them until they try."

> "Making something unidentifiable is just that, it makes everything about it such. No-one would be able to tell anything about it for certain, unless they had prior knowledge. This means the taste would change, the smell would change, the sight would change or outright vanish. Besides, I don't like wasting my seeds of non-idenification on something that would be eaten. Not to mention the potential trouble consuming a seed could do... it might make the eater indefinable themselves! While that would be fun, the Hakurei Miko would be breathing down my neck if I did that, and I'd have to remain hidden until she croaks. That that's just not fun." Nue explains.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I see."
>Cook her up an order, and put... well, put something on it.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's give 'er the works!

[Raikaria]

>"I see."
>Cook her up an order, and put... well, put something on it.

> You decide to stop asking Nue about non-identification and such, and just cook her up whatever you feel like.

>Let's give 'er the works!

> You suddenly decide to put a bit of everything on it. That's sure to surprise her. Then you remember you're not Kogasa, so surprising people isn't your only goal in life. Still fun, so you do it anyway.

[Hanzo K.]

>Ah well, Kogasa lives off people being surprised, so this'll be our little way of giving her something to eat.
>Let's get to cooking it up and dishing it out when it's done!