Remilia Quest

[Hanzo K.]

>Set Reimu down if we haven't already. "That's better. Going by the snail, I was correct in assuming Sloth. Now, why don't we have a nice little sit-down, hm?"

[Oldmansour]

>Set Reimu down if we haven't already. "That's better. Going by the snail, I was correct in assuming Sloth. Now, why don't we have a nice little sit-down, hm?"

>You had her on the ground before. She is still there.
>"'Sit-down', my foot." Kikomi growls. "You're goin' back where you came from."
>As she starts to advance herself towards the Sin, her emotions plain to see on her face, Reisen flies over to her rapidly and restrains her. "Take it easy. We've already beaten her, and freed Reimu. Now we have a chance to get to the bottom of this mess. Youmu, put your sword away." she adds without even looking at Youmu, who does indeed still have her sword out.
>"She was strong enough to take control of the Hakurei. I should slash her."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a little. The girl's got spirit. "Now now, if you slash her, we'll have to find yet another of them to lead us to the source. And I'd rather have her lead us because unlike the others, she's a reasonable one. Besides, she most likely caught Hakurei when she was asleep. Do keep in mind how late it is, the poor dear's still a youngling after all, so she can't stay awake as long as the rest of us. Nevermind that she's also inherently lazy, which was likely what drew our little friend here to her in the first place."
>Smirk. "Besides, if she couldn't even beat myself, whom Hakurei has already bested several times in the past, then she could not have possibly managed it while Hakurei was awake. Sloth said it best herself; 'Reimu is already asleep'."

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle a little. The girl's got spirit. "Now now, if you slash her, we'll have to find yet another of them to lead us to the source. Besides, she most likely caught Hakurei when she was asleep. Do keep in mind how late it is, the poor dear's still a youngling after all, so she can't stay awake as long as the rest of us. Nevermind that she's also inherently lazy, which was likely what drew our little friend here to her in the first place."
>Smirk. "Besides, if she couldn't even beat myself, whom Hakurei has already bested several times in the past, then she could not have possibly managed it while Hakurei was awake. Sloth said it best herself; 'Reimu is already asleep'."

>"She did, yeah." Kogasa's voice sounds from just behind you. How did she get back there? "Reimu was taking a nap out on the veranda, after you left. It was a nice night. And then she sat up, and her eyes were all weird, and she started firing on me!"
>Sloth nods. "Yeah. But it was fun. And I have to say, I enjoy this... danmaku. Didn't have that the last time I was out and about in this world."
>"And when was that?" Reisen asks her.
>"Oh....." Sloth rolls her eyes upwards in thought. "Two centuries? Maybe three? I can't remember. But it's better than how things used to get settled." She shrugs. "I'm not big on bloodshed."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a bit. "Danmaku is rather preferable, isn't it? Though I won't hesitate to resolve things the old way if the matter requires it, Danmaku's far more enjoyable."
>Smirk. "If you'd like, I can show you a few smaller tricks. I'm rather skilled at this if I do say so myself."
>How accurate are we with our flung crystal shots?

(Remi's Weak Shot in the fighters.)

[Oldmansour]

>How accurate are we with our flung crystal shots?

>It varies depending on how many you're firing. One or two shots, and you can put them just about where you want them to go, like darts. Any more than that, and they tend to shotgun on you.

>Chuckle a bit. "Danmaku is rather preferable, isn't it? Though I won't hesitate to resolve things the old way if the matter requires it, Danmaku's far more enjoyable."
>Smirk. "If you'd like, I can show you a few smaller tricks. I'm rather skilled at this if I do say so myself."

>"Is this really the time for that?" Youmu asks you pointedly. "There are still more of these possessers out there." She points her finger at Sloth. "You will tell us where the others are."
>"Yeah, talk!" Kikomi adds.
>Sloth folds her arms over her diminutive chest. "Do I look like Greed to you? I'm not about to sell out the others just because I've got an irate half-ghost and kappa pointed at me."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "You get more flies with honey than with vinegar. I can already venture a guess as to where one or two might already be though."
>Sigh once more. "For now, we need to gather more information of where all of them came from. With that, we can resolve all this that much easier. Once we know where the source is, we can handle that matter once we've found the others and made them retreat or the like. Once we've done so, we can then strike at the heart of the matter, the Cobalt Countess. I noticed that Rei vanished shortly after Envy fled. I can then assume that the Vampire who turned her, the Cobalt Countess, and the leader behind the Sin Spirits, are all one and the same."
>Let's look at any of the nearby trees to see if there's a leaf we could hit at a decent distance away.

[Oldmansour]

>Sigh. "You get more flies with honey than with vinegar. I can already venture a guess as to where one or two might already be though."
>Sigh once more. "For now, we need to gather more information of where all of them came from. With that, we can resolve all this that much easier. Once we know where the source is, we can handle that matter once we've found the others and made them retreat or the like. Once we've done so, we can then strike at the heart of the matter, the Cobalt Countess. I noticed that Rei vanished shortly after Envy fled. I can then assume that the Vampire who turned her, the Cobalt Countess, and the leader behind the Sin Spirits, are all one and the same."
>Let's look at any of the nearby trees to see if there's a leaf we could hit at a decent distance away.

>"Hold on." Sloth says, turning back to face you. "You know of the Countess?"
>There is a number of decent sized cherry trees within shooting distance, though their blossoms have long since fallen. Their branches are optimum targets, however.

[Hanzo K.]

>Fling a single shot idly, to neatly sever a far off twig from it's branch.
>"Envy mentioned her after our battle. Rei was once a human villager who got turned by a vampire that was not myself. It was rather easy to connect the dots between this enigmatic vampire who turned Rei, and the new one Envy mentioned. And as I stated earlier, Rei vanished around the same time as Envy."
>Smirk some. "I happen to be a rather high-profile Vampire myself."

[Oldmansour]

>Fling a single shot idly, to neatly sever a far off twig from it's branch.
>"Envy mentioned her after our battle. Rei was once a human villager who got turned by a vampire that was not myself. It was rather easy to connect the dots between this enigmatic vampire who turned Rei, and the new one Envy mentioned. And as I stated earlier, Rei vanished around the same time as Envy."
>Smirk some. "I happen to be a rather high-profile Vampire myself."

>Sloth glances around her as you idly demonstrate your accuracy. "Let me see if I read the situation right here. A lunar rabbit, a trio of youkai, a triggerhappy samurai, an angry kappa, and a vampire, and all of you are looking for the Countess?"
>Mystia nods towards Reimu. "And her, too, when she wakes up."
>Sloth lets out a slow breath. "Tell me, when Envy fled, as you said, how did she do it?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"She used a Recall ability, but it backfired due to a spell Byakuren had in place to contain her. Poor dear ended up sealing herself in an emerald. It's at the Myouren Temple still, in Byakuren's care. I only seek the Countess in order to teach her proper Vampire Ethics regarding her progeny, as well as to retrieve my Head Maid, Sakuya."

[Oldmansour]

>"She used a Recall ability, but it backfired due to a spell Byakuren had in place to contain her. Poor dear ended up sealing herself in an emerald. It's at the Myouren Temple still, in Byakuren's care. I only seek the Countess in order to teach her proper Vampire Ethics regarding her progeny, as well as to retrieve my Head Maid, Sakuya."

>Kikomi gives you a curious look. "That's all? What happened to all that evil laughing and threats?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk in an obviously evil and arrogant manner. "Oh, I haven't forgotten about that dear. Though the laughing was mostly just me enjoying myself. I do intend to show her who the better Vampire is of course."
>Let out a good laugh. "If she's trying to steal Sakuya though, then all bets are off~"

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk in an obviously evil and arrogant manner. "Oh, I haven't forgotten about that dear. Though the laughing was mostly just me enjoying myself. I do intend to show her who the better Vampire is of course."
>Let out a good laugh. "If she's trying to steal Sakuya though, then all bets are off~"

>Sloth arches one of her brown eyebrows. "Maybe Gensokyo hasn't changed all that much, then." She sighs a tired sigh. "Well, if you're all done with me, I'm going home. The Countess and the Keeper will want some warning."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Do at least point the way for later, would you?"
>"Besides, just because danmaku is non-lethal, that doesn't mean someone like myself who enjoys a good fight can't still enjoy herself~"

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle. "Do at least point the way for later, would you?"
>"Besides, just because danmaku is non-lethal, that doesn't mean someone like myself who enjoys a good fight can't still enjoy herself~"

>Sloth does not seem to share your amusement as she deadpans, "Now, why would I want to do something like that?"
>You see Youmu open her mouth, no doubt to promise another slashing, but Reisen stops her, "Because the sooner this incident is resolved, the better it will be for everyone, including the Countess and your Keeper."
>The Sin arches an eyebrow again. "How do you know she's MY keeper?" she asks the rabbit.
>Reisen gives the purple-clad sin a small smile. "Servants of a type know each other. And I believe you're more loyal to this Keeper than Envy and Gluttony are."
>"Gluttony, yes." Sloth agrees. "Envy, no. At least, most of the time. She can't control her nature as well as I can." She glances back at you. "Did Envy cause much damage before you forced her Recall?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Not that I know of, she mostly just possessed a hapless kappa and made everyone feel envious of various things another had. Said kappa was a friend of Kikomi here. All in all though, minimal damage really. Gluttony wasn't so peaceful though from what I heard. I take it Gluttony was dead set on having rabbit for dinner."

[Oldmansour]

>"Not that I know of, she mostly just possessed a hapless kappa and made everyone feel envious of various things another had. Said kappa was a friend of Kikomi here. All in all though, minimal damage really. Gluttony wasn't so peaceful though from what I heard. I take it Gluttony was dead set on having rabbit for dinner."

>Reisen nods with a small wince. "Or anything else in front of him."
>"I'm not surprised." Sloth says simply. "Gluttony has even less control over his nature than Envy does."
>On the ground, Reimu stirs.
>"The ones you'll need to watch out for the most are Pride and Wrath." Sloth continues.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "From how Envy spoke, Pride will be the more troublesome of the two. I just pray that Wrath was not so foolish as to possess who I think he or she may have possessed. I feel sorry for them if they have."
>"Also, according to how Envy spoke, Pride was attempting to claim Sakuya, and failing."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "From how Envy spoke, Pride will be the more troublesome of the two. I just pray that Wrath was not so foolish as to possess who I think he or she may have possessed. I feel sorry for them if they have."
>"Also, according to how Envy spoke, Pride was attempting to claim Sakuya, and failing."

>Sloth shrugs. "I wouldn't know. I've no idea where all the others went after we got out. I didn't even know things had gone south for Envy and Gluttony until now."

[Hanzo K.]

>Hmm...Well, let's hope Wrath didn't try for Flan. Things could get ugly.
>"I intend to check my own residence once more here when Reimu comes to, I may have need of her power should my hunch be correct."
>Well, so far we've resolved three of the seven. Envy, Gluttony, and Sloth. That leaves four more to go. Wrath, Pride, Lust, and Greed.
>Fistpalm. "Ah, anything I should know about Wrath and Lust? I suspect they'll be the next two I'll have to deal with."

[Oldmansour]

>Hmm...Well, let's hope Wrath didn't try for Flan. Things could get ugly.
>"I intend to check my own residence once more here when Reimu comes to, I may have need of her power should my hunch be correct."
>Well, so far we've resolved three of the seven. Envy, Gluttony, and Sloth. That leaves four more to go. Wrath, Pride, Lust, and Greed.
>Fistpalm. "Ah, anything I should know about Wrath and Lust? I suspect they'll be the next two I'll have to deal with."

>Wrath and Flan would be an apocalyptic mix.
>Sloth looks down at Reimu, and pokes her once with her toe. "Won't be much longer."
>You make a mental tally of the remaining Sins.
>Sloth presses her lips together momentarily. "Well, with Lust, if you find her, expect her and whoever she's shacked up with to get along well." She pauses. "And don't wear irreplaceable clothes." Kogasa, Mystia, Wriggle and Reisen all blush slightly. Youmu and Kikomi do not.
>"Wrath..." Sloth's lazy tone becomes a bit sharper. "Try to fight it where there's nothing valuable and no one without power. And don't be surprised if it doesn't take to danmaku as quickly as the rest of us will. Lust, you can talk to. Wrath, not so much."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...And Greed?"
>"At any rate, I suppose we'll be parting soon. Well, for the time at least, as I suspect we'll meet again when the time comes. I'll have to take special care against Wrath, particularly if it's possessed who I suspect it might. My younger sister is a rather volatile and dangerous one when she's got a notion in her head."

[Oldmansour]

>"...And Greed?"
>"At any rate, I suppose we'll be parting soon. Well, for the time at least, as I suspect we'll meet again when the time comes. I'll have to take special care against Wrath, particularly if it's possessed who I suspect it might. My younger sister is a rather volatile and dangerous one when she's got a notion in her head."

>"Greed's more smarts than brawn." Sloth answers sourly, poking Reimu again. "He's a crafty bastard with a silver tongue. Lying bastard could sell a dryad her own tree. I was actually a bit surprised he didn't come after Hakurei here himself. But he's not as tough as Lust or Wrath. Best thing you can do with him is shove a sock down his mouth and pummel him a little."
>"That's rather direct of you." Youmu comments. Kikomi, you note, nods approvingly.
>Sloth shrugs again. "Nobody likes Greed. It would almost make me smile to see him get brought down a peg or three."
>"Almost?" Kogasa asks her.
>"It takes a lot to get me excited." the Sin replies with another small shrug.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk slightly in that deviously sadistic way. "Would you mind too terribly if I pushed him to the breaking point? I daresay that would be worth a few laughs, no?"
>"And what of Pride? I could infer from the use of my ability, and the information gained from Envy, that he's a rather unlikable sort."

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk slightly in that deviously sadistic way. "Would you mind too terribly if I pushed him to the breaking point? I daresay that would be worth a few laughs, no?"
>"And what of Pride? I could infer from the use of my ability, and the information gained from Envy, that he's a rather unlikable sort."

>"Much as I might like that, Keeper wouldn't. He's her problem, after all."
>"Pride's kind of insufferable, but Envy's beef is more personal than that." She considers, then tilts her head slightly in a small shrug. "But I shouldn't say more on that one. Hearing her whine about would be a pain in my ass."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "I'll probably end up working my way up. Though I've already bested you this time around, so you should just rest for the night. First was Envy, then Gluttony was dealt with off-screen, then I bested you, so that leaves the remaining four, this Keeper, and the Countess."
>Grin somewhat sinisterly. "Tonight is going to be a fun night. You can do so much more with Danmaku than with typical bloodshed you know."
>Then let out a little laugh. "Ah...I do so enjoy a good battle~!"
>Then look to Sloth with a slight, yet all too sinister and ominous smile. "Just a word of warning though, you might find yourselves short a member if I find that Lust has...ah, 'dabbled', with my younger sister. She's only a child by mental reckoning you know. That warning also extends to any others of your number."

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk. "I'll probably end up working my way up. Though I've already bested you this time around, so you should just rest for the night. First was Envy, then Gluttony was dealt with off-screen, then I bested you, so that leaves the remaining four, this Keeper, and the Countess."
>Grin somewhat sinisterly. "Tonight is going to be a fun night. You can do so much more with Danmaku than with typical bloodshed you know."
>Then let out a little laugh. "Ah...I do so enjoy a good battle~!"

>"Better get a move on, then." Sloth advises you in that lackadaisical tone of voice. "Night isn't gonna last forever." She pokes Reimu again.
>"Can you stop that?" Kogasa asks her. "I don't think Reimu likes it."
>"Eh, come on, give it a shot yourself, eyes. She's squishier than you'd think."
>Kogasa blinks. Even the eye on her umbrella. "'Eyes?'"

>Then look to Sloth with a slight, yet all too sinister and ominous smile. "Just a word of warning though, you might find yourselves short a member if I find that Lust has...ah, 'dabbled', with my younger sister. She's only a child by mental reckoning you know. That warning also extends to any others of your number."

>"She a vampire like you?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod, and go poke Reimu a little. "Yes, my younger by five years. Though we've been like this for some time. I took to being one rather well, due to being a bit more mentally mature. She wasn't so fortunate. Due to that, she's rather...'unstable', to put it bluntly. She also hit the metaphorical jackpot in terms of power. I don't often admit that one could be stronger than I, but she is a special case."
>What the hey, let's smack Reimu's face lightly, to get her to wake up. "Wakey-wakey Reimu, there's an Incident to resolve~"

[Oldmansour]

>Nod, and go poke Reimu a little. "Yes, my younger by five years. Though we've been like this for some time. I took to being one rather well, due to being a bit more mentally mature. She wasn't so fortunate. Due to that, she's rather...'unstable', to put it bluntly. She also hit the metaphorical jackpot in terms of power. I don't often admit that one could be stronger than I, but she is a special case."

>"I wouldn't worry that much. Vampires are hard for us. 'f Lust is visiting your home, she's probably with one of your servants, or whatever you've stocked your castle with."

>What the hey, let's smack Reimu's face lightly, to get her to wake up. "Wakey-wakey Reimu, there's an Incident to resolve~"

>Sloth was right, poking Reimu is a surprisingly fun sensation, her skin texture is soft yet strong, a nice combination of sensations. Which may have led to you getting a little carried away, so you stretch out your hand to give the lazybones miko a little slapping about. Only to have Reimu's hand flash up and catch yours. Not as nice a sensation, this one.
>Her brown eyes open, and fixes the two of you with a glare. "Stop poking me."