Off The Rails - NEW ADVENTURE IN A NEW THREAD! [Completed]

[capt. h]

> Wonder about the Clefairy population in Mt. Moon.

> Also speculate about how to fix geography.

[LaserTurtle]

Sakuya:

(Uh, I don't think this fits the earlier mention of how the QG works. It mentions that it doesn't affect named places, yet that mountain is clearly a named place.)


>Sakuya - Facepalm. Okay Quantum Geography, enough with the high-grade screwiness.

>You're pretty sure quantum geography is breaking its own rules.
>Then you notice the sign attached to the mountain right next to the entrance:
It's quantum, it doesn't have to explain anything.
Technically, only the lake is a named place. The area around and above it and the Scarlet Devil Mansion isn't.
>Great. Now it's using loopholes. Stupid quantum geography.

> Also speculate about how to fix geography.

>You have no idea. However, you could just beat up everything in sight until someone points you in the right direction, like what Reimu does.

> Wonder about the Clefairy population in Mt. Moon.

>Game Overseer Koishi points out that this is following Touhoumon rules, so there aren't any pokemon anywhere. Also, dues to the laws of storytelling, encounter rates are not in effect.
>What's a Clefairy?

>Okuu - "Was this always here?"

>"No, Utsuho. This is not normally here. It's quantum geography's fault."
>Sakuya seems irritated. You wonder why.
>Well, you certainly aren't going to make any progress just standing here! You enter the cave and...
>Whoa. It is pitch-black in here.
>_

>Flandre - "Biiiiig."
>Let's try pressing the stone to our forehead then! Maybe that'll work!

>Yes, the mountain is indeed very big.
>Pressing the stone to your forehead, you feel
>The pain is unbearable as two cat ears appear onto your head and start creating roots into your brain, sucking away lifeforce and brainpower as they firmly attach themselves to your head wait this isn't a horror story.
>Two cat ears have appeared on your head. No tail appears though.
>You take the stone away from your forehead, and the cat ears pop off and become a cat ear headband. It matches your hair, so you put it on.
Cat Ear Headband Equipped! +5 attack, +5 cuteness.
Achievement Unlocked! Hey, you have a wardrobe!: Equip something
>Wait, Utsuho has gone inside already! Wait up Utsuho!
>_
^{is that so?}

[capt. h]

> Flandre - Light cave with wings.

[Hanzo K.]

>Flandre - Hmm...maybe if we eat it...But rocks are hard to eat...

>Sakuya - Well, we did it back during the Perfect Cherry Blossom Incident, and again during the Scarlet Weather Incident. So it should work this time as well.

>Okuu - We could light the place up, but our new friend isn't so good with sunlight...Oh, she's got it all figured out.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Flandre: If lighting up our wings doesn't work, just kyuu the darkness. Somehow.

[LaserTurtle]

Sakuya:

>Sakuya - Well, we did it back during the Perfect Cherry Blossom Incident, and again during the Scarlet Weather Incident. So it should work this time as well.

>Why try to change what works? You'll start your attack on everything in sight in this cave.
>Whoa. It is dark.
>Then, the cave lights up into a multicolored mess originating from Flandre.
>Er... what?
>_
Flandre:

>Flandre - Hmm...maybe if we eat it...But rocks are hard to eat...

>It is not good to eat rocks. You've tried.
>You're not being productive, just wondering about the rock, so you..

> Flandre - Light cave with wings.

>You use a little bright danmaku in the focal point of your wings. You knew those math lessons would come in handy!
>Keeping the danmaku in the spot, you have turned the cave into an awesome multicolored cave.
>There are Chibi Rumias everywhere.

>Flandre: If lighting up our wings doesn't work, just kyuu the darkness. Somehow.

>it works, but since the Chibi Rumias probably are going to re-darken the place, you kyuu one, just as a warning.
>The sight of one of their own being turned into a maid uniform makes all of the Chibi Rumias scatter in a mad attempt to get away from the little cat-ears-wearing vampire girl that can destroy anything she wants.
>The maid uniform falls to the ground.
>_
Utsuho:

>Okuu - We could light the place up, but our new friend isn't so good with sunlight...Oh, she's got it all figured out.

>Flandre certainly does. The rainbow of colors lighting up the cave makes you feel a bit disoriented, but it's better than when you you ate the mushroom.
>And the cave is filled with Chibi Rumias.
>A maid uniform falls to the ground and all the Chibi Rumias scatter. One smacks straight into your face before doing the flying equivalent of stumbling back and fleeing.
>Your face hurts.
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Flandre - Whoa, too many colors. Let's just use the red crystals.
>Hmm..Maybe if we crush the rock up into powder, mix it with sugar, and put it in tea or something..?
>Oh, we should probably get one of those little guys from before too, they're kinda cute after all, and we wouldn't need a parasol!

Sakuya - Let's see what size that Maid Uniform is.

>Okuu - Wow....So many colors!
>But ow. Let's rub our face a bit with the hand that isn't in the control rod.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Utsuho: "Ow."
>Smack it, then catch it!

[LaserTurtle]

Sakuya:

Sakuya - Let's see what size that Maid Uniform is.

>Examining the maid uniform that appeared, you realize it seems like it would fit one of the chibis.
>You put it into your TSMS for safekeeping.
>_
Flandre:

>Flandre - Whoa, too many colors. Let's just use the red crystals.
>Hmm..Maybe if we crush the rock up into powder, mix it with sugar, and put it in tea or something..?
>Oh, we should probably get one of those little guys from before too, they're kinda cute after all, and we wouldn't need a parasol!

>That is too many colors in this cave.
>You adjust the danmaku. After messing around with it a bit more, you manage to make the cave a shade of red.
>You're starting to think that you're thinking too hard about growing cat ears, but making shiny rock tea is worth a shot. You'll have to ask Sakuya about it later.
>You're starting to wish you caught one of the Chibi Rumias, but they all ran off.
>Wait, is Utsuho fighting one?
>_
Utsuho:

>Okuu - Wow....So many colors!
>But ow. Let's rub our face a bit with the hand that isn't in the control rod.

>That is a lot of colors. They're starting to hurt your eyes, especially when Flandre starts shifting the light source around.
>You rub your face, and then realize that Flandre is now keeping the cave tinted red.

>Utsuho: "Ow."
>Smack it, then catch it!

>The Chibi Rumia that hit you in the face has ran off already. Also, you have no Easy Orbs. Sakuya is holding all of them.
>However, turning around, you see a small bubble of darkness in the corner. It seems to be cowering.
>Naturally, you swing the control rod at it.
>A Wild Chibi Rumia appears!
>Fight
>Bag Still nothing.
>Touhoumon Sakuya has yours. She has everything.
>Run

[Hanzo K.]

>Sakuya - Let's see, Utsuho is battling one of those things from before. Since it's a Chibi, we'll just sling an Easy Orb at it.
>And return everyone's Chibis to their proper owners in the process.

>Flandre - Thinking's fun though! Besides, if this works, maybe we'll be the cutest thing in Gensokyo! 'course, we gotta have Big Sis along for it too, it's only fair after all. We've played so many pranks on her and been a pain, that she deserves something nice from us for a change~ Besides, it beats being normal! After all, normalcy is overrated, especially in Gensokyo~
>Oh hey, one of those little guys! Looks like Sakuya's got things covered though, Good Ol' Sakuya~!

>Okuu - ..Eh? The maid took care of stuff?
>....We should find some Boiled Eggs sometime, it's kinda tough adventuring on an empty stomach~!

[LaserTurtle]

Sakuya:

>Sakuya - Let's see, Utsuho is battling one of those things from before. Since it's a Chibi, we'll just sling an Easy Orb at it.
>And return everyone's Chibis to their proper owners in the process.

>You catch the Chibi Rumia, and hand Utsuho back her Chibi Koishi and Satori.
>You're going to hold on to the Chibi Sakuya and Flandre, but the Chibi Rumia's powers over darkness are probably going to be helpful to Flandre.
>Quantum geography didn't actually modify the lake. It's right in front of you. However, there's a ladder leading up to a second level of the cave.
>By the rules of incident solving, you decide that you are going to climb to the top of the mountain. It worked for Reimu, apparently.
>The next floor is strangely lit up. The Flandre flashlight is no longer needed. You decide not to question how cave lighting works.
>...Is that Nitori? Why is she setting up a shop stall?
>_
Flandre:

>Flandre - Thinking's fun though! Besides, if this works, maybe we'll be the cutest thing in Gensokyo! 'course, we gotta have Big Sis along for it too, it's only fair after all. We've played so many pranks on her and been a pain, that she deserves something nice from us for a change~ Besides, it beats being normal! After all, normalcy is overrated, especially in Gensokyo~

>Yes, thinking is fun. At least, it's fun when it doesn't make your brain hurt.
>All thinking is worth it when cat ears are on the line. You shall become the cutest Neko-Vampire in all of Gensokyo.
>Of course, nobody in Gensokyo's all that normal, except for maybe that shopkeeper guy.
>Back at Kourindou (closed for repairs), Rinnosuke tenses up, expecting disaster to befall him for some reason.

>Oh hey, one of those little guys! Looks like Sakuya's got things covered though, Good Ol' Sakuya~!

>Sakuya is the best maid ever. She gives you the Chibi Rumia, and you immediately put her to use as your personal shade generator.
>Sakuya's climbing up the ladder? Wait up, Sakuya!
>_
Utsuho:

>Okuu - ..Eh? The maid took care of stuff?

>Sakuya certainly did. She hands you you Chibi Satori and Koishi after catching the Chibi Rumia.
>You're starting to wish the Palace of the Earth Spirits had an awesome time-stopping maid too. It's too bad the maid uniform was so small, otherwise you could have worn it and become the competent maid.
>Because, as everyone knows, maid competence depends entirely of the clothing.

>....We should find some Boiled Eggs sometime, it's kinda tough adventuring on an empty stomach~!

>Eating eggs isn't exactly cannibalism, is it? What are the tengu's policies on it?
>Wait, everyone's climbing up the ladder! You can't get left behind!
>There's that kappa! What is she doing here?
>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Utsuho: Wave to the kappa.
>"Hi!"

[Raikaria]

> Ask the Chibi Rumia if it is so.

[Hanzo K.]

(Boiled eggs are canonically Okuu's favorite food. The More You Know! And remember man, Knowing Is Half The Battle!)

>Utsuho - Well, we can't wear it, but maybe the Chibi Okuu can!

>Flandre - "Wow...Guess I don't need to keep the place lit now, huh?"
>Well, we are runnin' low on Easy Orbs, so this is a good thing~!
>"Hey, Sakuya. When we get home after all this, I wanna have tea with Big Sis!"

>Sakuya - Well, it's better than her pulling pranks at least..

[LaserTurtle]

Utsuho:

>Utsuho: Wave to the kappa.
>"Hi!"

>She waves back. "Do you need to buy supplies?"
>You decide that Sakuya can handle the buying stuff.

> Ask the Chibi Rumia if it is so.

>"Is that so?"
>The Chibi Rumia starts pouting. It seems that you have stolen her line.

>Utsuho - Well, we can't wear it, but maybe the Chibi Okuu can!

>When you get a Chibi Utsuho, you'll be sure to put the maid uniform on it.
>Why is Sakuya checking her storage again?
>Oh. Your Chibi Koishi is now wearing the maid uniform. She is a master at stealth.
>You're still hungry. Does the kappa sell boiled eggs?
Flandre:

>Flandre - "Wow...Guess I don't need to keep the place lit now, huh?"
>Well, we are runnin' low on Easy Orbs, so this is a good thing~!

>Good. Sustaining a single danmaku bullet gets tiring. It's harder to do than carpeting everything with danmaku, for some reason.
>Sakuya seems to be checking out Nitori's inventory. She's got things figured out!
>_
Sakuya:

>"Hey, Sakuya. When we get home after all this, I wanna have tea with Big Sis!"

>Sakuya - Well, it's better than her pulling pranks at least..

>Tea parties are better than pranks, you find. They're normally easier to clean up afterwards.
>Well there was that one time where Remilia invited Suika, but that was under unusual circumstances.
>Looking through Nitori's shop stall, you find several items that may be of use:
>Easy Orbs
>"Normal" Orbs (er, what?)
>Lucky scrambled eggs
>Do-it-yourself egg boiler
>Semi-portable extending arm
>Pineapple cannon
>You have some money on hand. Do you want to buy anything?
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Okuu - "Silly little Mini-Koishi~"
>Oh hey, eggs. Let's check the price tag!

>Flandre - "Wow...look at all this stuff!"
>Examine Pineapple Cannon. "Hey, what's this thing?"

>Sakuya. "I take it the 'Normal Orbs' are a refined version of the Easy Orbs?"

[Raikaria]

>Flan:  Make Chibi Rumia happy again by asking something it can respond with 'Is that so'. Give it back it's line. We can't have pouty Chibis.

[LaserTurtle]

Flandre:

>Flan:  Make Chibi Rumia happy again by asking something it can respond with 'Is that so'. Give it back it's line. We can't have pouty Chibis.

>Yes. We can't have any pouty chibis when we're here! This is supposed to be an adventure! The angst doesn't come until the fifth installment.
>"Hey Chibi Rumia, I've got cat ears on!"
>She looks overjoyed. "Is that so?"

>Flandre - "Wow...look at all this stuff!"
>Examine Pineapple Cannon. "Hey, what's this thing?"

>Nitori seems especially proud of that. "It's a pineapple cannon! It launches whatever you put in it. I called it a pineapple cannon because I used it to shoot pineapples at Aya, but it actually can shoot almost anything, including chibis!"
>There's a Chibi Aya-shaped hole in the wall of the cave. You decide not to ask.
>_
Utsuho:

>Okuu - "Silly little Mini-Koishi~"
>Oh hey, eggs. Let's check the price tag!

>Oh, yes she is! Who's a silly little chibi? She is!
>Game Overseer Koishi is starting to get jealous. You better stop fawning over the Chibi Koishi.
>Unfortunately, there are no boiled eggs, only scrambled ones.
>You don't have any money anyway.
>Nitori smiles, "See, that's why I have this do-it-yourself egg boiler! You just put the scrambled eggs in this slot and presto! A boiled egg comes out!"
>She hands you a boiled egg. "It's on the house."
>Kappa technology is amazing, but you have a feeling it doesn't have enough nuclear fusion.
>_
Sakuya:

>Sakuya. "I take it the 'Normal Orbs' are a refined version of the Easy Orbs?"

>Nitori nods. "Some chibis are too strong for the Easy Orbs to handle. This orb definitely catches them!"
>You should buy some, just in case. How many?
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Okuu - Enjoy the egg posthaste!
>"But she's a Mini-you! So we're indirectly showering you with attention~!"

>Flandre - Grin at the Chibi Rumia. "Now that's what I like to see!"

>Sakuya - How much funds do we have again?

[LaserTurtle]

Utsuho:

>Okuu - Enjoy the egg posthaste!
>"But she's a Mini-you! So we're indirectly showering you with attention~!"

>The egg is very enjoyable. You enjoy it immensely.
>Game Overseer Koishi is amused at your attempts to appease her. Today, you live.
>_
Flandre:

>Flandre - Grin at the Chibi Rumia. "Now that's what I like to see!"

>Chibi Rumia is much happier now. You wonder is it can get any happier.
>"Hey, Nitori," you ask, "just out of curiosity, but does getting launched out of a pineapple cannon make chibis happier?"
>"I don't know. I never saw Chibi Aya's reaction."
>_
Sakuya:

>Sakuya - How much funds do we have again?

>You currently have 18,000 G on hand.
>Normal orbs are 500 G each
>Nitori used the last of the scrambled eggs to make Utsuho a boiled one, so there's no more of those.
>In addition, the egg boiler is smoking. It's probably broken.
>The extending arm is 5000 G. It's expensive, but in Nitori's words, "Think of how useful it could be!"
>The pineapple cannon is 3000 G.
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Sakuya - Let's get 5 Normal Orbs. That other stuff could be useful, but who knows what the other two could get up to with it. We do have a job to uphold as the voice of reason here after all.

>Flandre - Let's go examine the hole in the wall! Maybe we'll end up with a new Chibi?

>Okuu - Eggy-Egg~ Eggs are tasty~! "~♪"

[LaserTurtle]

Utsuho:

>Okuu - Eggy-Egg~ Eggs are tasty~! "~♪"

>You are so engrossed with eating the egg that you don't even notice anything else.
>When you snap out of it, Sakuya is trying to pry a chibi off Flandre's face.
>What'd you miss?
>_
Sakuya:

>Sakuya - Let's get 5 Normal Orbs. That other stuff could be useful, but who knows what the other two could get up to with it. We do have a job to uphold as the voice of reason here after all.

>"2,500 G please!"
>You hand the money to Nitori, who salutes you before packing up shop and running away.
>What is Flandre up to?
>Wait, something's clinging on her face.
>This is bad. You run over and start trying to get it off.
>What is it, anyway?
>_
Flandre:

>Flandre - Let's go examine the hole in the wall! Maybe we'll end up with a new Chibi?

>Looking through the hole, you see a couple of chibis flying around in the sky.
>Hey, a Chibi Remilia! Hi chibi!
>You wave at it, catching its attention.
>Aww, look, it's headed towards you! It's going to tacklehug you!
>...
>It didn't tacklehug you. It's clinging on your face.

>Flandre: Flail around wildly.

>Getitoffgetitoffgetitoff!
>It's not even doing anything else! It's just clinging on to your face! Why?
>What did you do to deserve this?
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Sakuya - Let's use a Normal Orb on it then!

>Flandre - [Insert vocal impersonation of The Pyro here]

>Okuu - "Unyu?!" Let's try knocking it off with our control rod! ..Eh? Looks like the maid's got things under control. That just means we need someone like her back home too!

[capt. h]

> Utsuho - "Aw, it likes you!"

> Tacklehug, facecling, basically the same thing.

[Raikaria]

> Clearly it's hugging your face.

[LaserTurtle]

Flandre:

>Flandre - [Insert vocal impersonation of The Pyro here]

>"Mmph mmph!"
>An unknown song starts playing in your head. "Do you believe in magic, in a young girl's heart? ~♪".
>You're starting to believe that chibis can actually cause insanity in a number of ways.

> Clearly it's hugging your face.

>This is much better than the alternative. You shall believe this now.
>You would really like for it to get off, though.
>_
Utsuho:

> Utsuho - "Aw, it likes you!"

> Tacklehug, facecling, basically the same thing.

>You're sure that if you were a chibi, your tacklehugs would end up as faceclings.
>Flandre doesn't seem amused by your comment. You really can't tell. She mutters something unintelligible in your general direction.

>Okuu - "Unyu?!" Let's try knocking it off with our control rod! ..Eh? Looks like the maid's got things under control. That just means we need someone like her back home too!

>Helping seems to be a good idea.
>Wait, Sakuya's got it. Again.
>You're getting jealous of her. Why is she so good at helping?
>In the underground, Parsee has a feeling that she should be somewhere other than the bridge. Than again, she's still recovering from the head injury.
Anyway, note to self: Ask Flandre where you can get a maid like Sakuya.
>_
Sakuya:

>Sakuya - Let's use a Normal Orb on it then!

> Now is a good time to try out these Normal Orbs.
>Or it would be, if you could tell the difference between them and the Easy Orbs. NITORIIIIIIIIIII!
>You just take one of them and throw it at the Chibi Remilia, hoping that it'll work.
>Well it works for a little. Then the Chibi Remilia bursts out again, breaks the orb, and tries to cling on to you.
>You really should get out of the way.
>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Sakuya - Timestop the chibi, and suss out which of the orbs is a Normal. Then use it on the chibi.

>Flan - Slap self to pull back together! "C'mon Flan, get it together!"
>Ponder if the Chibi NekoFlan can use Four of A Kind like we can.

>Okuu - "Wow...I wonder how I can find someone like her for back home..?"

[LaserTurtle]

Utsuho:

>Okuu - "Wow...I wonder how I can find someone like her for back home..?"

>Sakuya turns to you. "You'll just have to get lucky. Or get a chibi me. Either one works, but I'm pretty sure a chibi me wouldn't be all that competent."
>Chibi Sakuya resents that remark, and points out that Sakuya has a Chibi Remilia clinging onto her body.
>You have the feeling that you're kind of useless here.
Sakuya:

>Sakuya - Timestop the chibi, and suss out which of the orbs is a Normal. Then use it on the chibi.

>The chibi is clinging onto your body. Timestopping it wouldn't do much. Regardless, you timestop it anyway, and take out all the orbs in an attempt to discern which ones are Normal Orbs.
>Utsuho notices what you're doing. "You know, you can tell which ones are which because the Normal Orbs are slightly more radioactive than the Easy Orbs."
>"Well, not all of us can detect radiation levels. Which ones are Normal Orbs?"
>Utsuho points to five of them, and you put the rest in your TSMS.
>Tapping the Chibi Remilia on the hat, you capture her.
>She stays caught, and you can finally move on. The ladder is in the distance, so you climb up into...
>Darkness again. Just wonderful.
>_
Flandre:

>Flan - Slap self to pull back together! "C'mon Flan, get it together!"
>Ponder if the Chibi NekoFlan can use Four of A Kind like we can.

>Ow. Slapping yourself hurts. You pull yourself together, though.
>Sakuya's just captured the Chibi Remilia, so you let out Chibi Neko-Flandre. "Use Four Of A Kind!"
>Your Chibi Neko-Flandre splits into four miniature Neko-Flandres, each with ridiculously oversized cat ears.
>Apparently she can. Yay!
>Sakuya's climbing up the ladder. Why is she in such a hurry?
>_

[Raikaria]

> Sakuya: Is the real Rumia following us about or something?

[Raitaki]

> Flandre: Danmaku light for everyone!

> Sakuya: Do a barrelroll to one side and knife the first thing we see as we finish the barrelroll!

> Utsuho: Conveniently walk up front and receive all danger to the face by sheer luck!