['Complete'] Rumia Quest V: The Further Adventures

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "Aw c'mon Reisen, I figured either she got quieter, or you fiddled around to make her quieter."
>Let's have a closer look at the cage then.

> Reisen pretends to pout. Clearly she's not serious and is just playing.

> You float over to the cage. It's made out of what seems like orbs of light contained in shells, which are vibrating a little bit.

[Hanzo K.]

>Are there any openings we can poke an arm through? Particularly if we can hand her anything from in there.
>Laugh a bit. "Ah well, tea's something nice to enjoy. I assume you know what tea is, right?"

[Raikaria]

>Are there any openings we can poke an arm through? Particularly if we can hand her anything from in there.
>Laugh a bit. "Ah well, tea's something nice to enjoy. I assume you know what tea is, right?"

> You presume one could be opened if Eirin made her familiars move, seeing as they are vibrating.

> "No. I don't know. It might be similar to something I know."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, it's a drink. There's different kinds too. Lemon, Green, Mint, Herb, all that stuff. It's pretty nice stuff really."
>Grin. "There's nothing better after a long day than some home-brewed tea. Really warms ya up, y'know?"

[Raikaria]

>"Well, it's a drink. There's different kinds too. Lemon, Green, Mint, Herb, all that stuff. It's pretty nice stuff really."
>Grin. "There's nothing better after a long day than some home-brewed tea. Really warms ya up, y'know?"

> "I've tried so many things from so many dimensions. About the only thing consistent is every meat tastes like chicken."

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Now there's something we're on the same page about. Meat."
>"Personally, there's something to be said for a good old Barbequed Eel Bowl. With plenty of rice too. I know a place down in the village that makes some pretty good eats. maybe when all this is resolved, I'll take you and your boss there. I happen to be good friends with the owner y'know, I've known her for ages."

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Now there's something we're on the same page about. Meat."
>"Personally, there's something to be said for a good old Barbequed Eel Bowl. With plenty of rice too. I know a place down in the village that makes some pretty good eats. maybe when all this is resolved, I'll take you and your boss there. I happen to be good friends with the owner y'know, I've known her for ages."

> "Yeah, well, if I went I'd be slacking off and she'd hit me over the head."

> At this point, Eirin returns with a tray of tea, and you note one rim of tea where a cup was, alludeing to the possibility that the shouting was conveniently for tea.

> It appears to be a tea that the rabbits make mainly from bamboo extracts as the flavoring, 'Bamboo tea', although there's a couple of other things too. It tastes better than it sounds, somewhat sweet, and is very healthy for you, as expected of anything Eirin serves.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Ah, this here's an Eientei specialty, Bamboo Tea. Pretty sweet, and also real healthy too."
>Let's grab a cup for her, and float over to the cage again. "Hey doc, open a hole for me to pass her the tea, would you?"
>Once the hole's open wide enough for us to stick an arm in, use that hole to pass Chiyuri her tea. Then float back to grab ours and enjoy.

[Raikaria]

>"Ah, this here's an Eientei specialty, Bamboo Tea. Pretty sweet, and also real healthy too."
>Let's grab a cup for her, and float over to the cage again. "Hey doc, open a hole for me to pass her the tea, would you?"
>Once the hole's open wide enough for us to stick an arm in, use that hole to pass Chiyuri her tea. Then float back to grab ours and enjoy.

> Eirin lets the familiars move just enough so you can squeeze your hand through. Chiyuri instantly aims her weapon through the hole, and fires one of her blue beams towards Eirin.

> Eirin doesn't make any effort to dodge, and just takes the attack.

> "Hmm. I can see how that would be dangerous to others. Maybe if I wasn't in my situation, I might have been injured badly enough to lose control of my familiars and let you loose." Eirin says. "Unfortunately, I'm like that fire girl you told me you met earlier. I'm immortal."

> Chiyuri takes the tea from you and sighs. "How many immortals are there in this world?"

> "Three completely immortal beings, but there's far more semi-immortal beings that can only be killed in a handful of ways, like Gods and Celestials."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Nevermind the other folks who are just straight-up hard to kill, like me~!"
>Let's enjoy our tea.

[Raikaria]

>"Nevermind the other folks who are just straight-up hard to kill, like me~!"
>Let's enjoy our tea.

> "The being of magical worlds, and their resilience, is a massive case for us bringing back magic to our world! Magic can heal and defend, after all." Chiyuri says.

> You hear a faint rumbling, and see rabbits running out of the bamboo, panicking incoherently. Naturally, Eirin and Reisen look worried. Tewi shows up shortly after too.

> "Something's coming! I forgot what those thingymawhats are called, but it's big and dangerous!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Right on time eh? Keep cool, and let me handle things a bit."
>Let's keep on guard, maybe pull out the wings again, and just wait calmly with our tea.

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "Right on time eh? Keep cool, and let me handle things a bit."
>Let's keep on guard, maybe pull out the wings again, and just wait calmly with our tea.

> You wait, as does Eirin and Reisen, until the bamboo gets pushed to the ground under a tank.

> "Aiaiaiaiaiai... what a pushy woman making me come out here to save your hide." you hear Rika say from within the tank. "I'm reeeeally not in the mood to fight right now, not finished my top-secret project. I'm just here for the sailor and then I'll leave in peace."

[Hanzo K.]

>Wave slightly. "Heya there Rika. Tea? The doc just made some."
>"I'm actually keeping her under lock and key for the time until her boss decides to show up, got some things I wanna talk to her about."

[Raikaria]

>Wave slightly. "Heya there Rika. Tea? The doc just made some."
>"I'm actually keeping her under lock and key for the time until her boss decides to show up, got some things I wanna talk to her about."

> "HOW DOES A ROBOT DRINK TEA?!" Rika shouts angrily. "I'll rust..."

> "Wait, since when were you a robot?" Chiyuri says.

> "Long story. Don't like talking about it. Blame the night youkai." Rika says.

> "Well I got a message from her boss to save her hide in exchange for some tech."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smile in a smug sorta way, like Yukari does when she's messing with someone. "And here I thought you rustproofed yourself~?"
>Chuckle a little. "So much for the much-vaunted genius, eh?"
>Ah, nothing like taunting Rika when we can.

[Raikaria]

>Smile in a smug sorta way, like Yukari does when she's messing with someone. "And here I thought you rustproofed yourself~?"
>Chuckle a little. "So much for the much-vaunted genius, eh?"
>Ah, nothing like taunting Rika when we can.

> "Well if you were a machine, would you really want to risk it? Do you have any idea how annoying it is to replace your own machinery? It's like doing a heart operation on yourself. Besides, I have no clue what you youkai filth drink. For all I know it could be corrosive to my inner workings!"

[Hanzo K.]

>"It's bamboo tea, doc and the rabbits here make it. It's quite healthy y'know, made from bamboo extracts it is."

[Raikaria]

>"It's bamboo tea, doc and the rabbits here make it. It's quite healthy y'know, made from bamboo extracts it is."

> "Doesn't change the fact that I'm a robot. Robots can't drink. At least until I make something at allows me to taste without actually having taste buds to do so."

> "Anyway! Stop putting me off! I need the sailor and then I can get the tech I want. I'll even promise I won't use the tech for a genocide attempt! I'll just use it for a Gensokyo Domination attempt instead."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Rika, Rika, Rika. You just don't get it, do ya? I need her to draw her boss out. So it looks like we'll be at an impasse for a while, savvy?"

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Rika, Rika, Rika. You just don't get it, do ya? I need her to draw her boss out. So it looks like we'll be at an impasse for a while, savvy?"

> "ARRRGH!" she cries in frustration. "I'm not dumb, I know I can't beat you and Eirin and Reisen with this machine, it's basically just a transport with a gun on it! Why did you all have to be here... I could just got her quietly and got out and got my tech."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a bit. "Just chill out, and relax. If she hadn't run into me and made me suspicious, you guys might've gotten away with all this."
>Shrug. "Then again, I probably would've gotten that letter from Shinki anyhow, which means that all this was inevitable."
>Sigh. "Besides, there might still be a shot at you getting it regardless. So just chill out, and we'll all wait until the big cheese shows up."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle a bit. "Just chill out, and relax. If she hadn't run into me and made me suspicious, you guys might've gotten away with all this."
>Shrug. "Then again, I probably would've gotten that letter from Shinki anyhow, which means that all this was inevitable."
>Sigh. "Besides, there might still be a shot at you getting it regardless. So just chill out, and we'll all wait until the big cheese shows up."

> "Wait, letter, Shinki? Did I miss a memo? Who's this Shinki again?"

> "Well last time I worked for someone I got cut in half because I gave them away accidentally. I don't fancy my chances outright failing someone."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Shinki's the Creator Goddess of Makai, one of the worlds these folks have been draining magic from. I guess you could say she's kinda like a mom to folks like me."
>"Well, that was also those guys just plain being jerks, like they usually are. Doc here can tell you all about that. I don't think anyone could be near as bad as them."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "Shinki's the Creator Goddess of Makai, one of the worlds these folks have been draining magic from. I guess you could say she's kinda like a mom to folks like me."
>"Well, that was also those guys just plain being jerks, like they usually are. Doc here can tell you all about that. I don't think anyone could be near as bad as them."

> "Oh yeah. Goddess. Can't kill her. Not like she's of this dimension anyway."

> "They're not bad people. They do have the pressure of running the entire moon, and the ego of their powers and political power. Also, please don't speak too ill of them around me, they're actually distant relatives of mine." Eirin says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Eh, just callin' it like I see it. No point in dancin' around the bush after all."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Eh, just callin' it like I see it. No point in dancin' around the bush after all."

> "Well, I did say distant relatives, didn't I?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "That's true. Kinda like how, in a way, me and Alice are distantly related by way of both being born from Makai itself."
>Beat.
>"Which in turn was born from Shinki."
>Beat.
>"...Does that mean Shinki's kinda like my Grandma or something?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "That's true. Kinda like how, in a way, me and Alice are distantly related by way of both being born from Makai itself."
>Beat.
>"Which in turn was born from Shinki."
>Beat.
>"...Does that mean Shinki's kinda like my Grandma or something?"

> "I don't know. However, didn't Shinki make Alice directly, and most other Makai inhabitants that didn't migrate there? You're just different, if I recall." Eirin says.

> "Booooorrrriiinnnng." Rika moans in her tank.

[Hanzo K.]

>Kick back and relax. "Well, either way you go, I guess you could say I'm indirectly related to her? I dunno, 'cuz it's too much thinking for me~"
>Grin. "Because hey, I'm more the sort of person you just point at something you want resolved with liberal amounts of explosions, like Marisa."
>Fistpalm. "Hey Rika, wanna have a light sparring match to kill time? Just some spellcards, neither of us going all out."