[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest VI; Cont: Reaching for the Sky

[Raikaria]

>"Phew...Been a tiring few days, you know? Yumemi, Enkura, Titania, so many incidents all going one right after another. Think I'll take a vacation for a week or so, I got a place in mind too."

> "Uh, yeah... about that." Mystia says, looking sheepish.

> Wriggle looks nervous.

> "Rika kinda... sorta... built a house lab thingy in your forest." Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Facepalm. "...Here we go again. Think I should drag her along or something, to keep an eye on her? Then again, she's fun to tease. You should see some of her reactions."

[Raikaria]

>Facepalm. "...Here we go again. Think I should drag her along or something, to keep an eye on her? Then again, she's fun to tease. You should see some of her reactions."

> "I don't know what you should do with that nutcase." Kogasa comments. "How can you surprise her anyway? I wanna see her reactions."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Uh, I'd be careful with that Kogasa. I'm about the only one she seems to react remotely well to for some reason. I think she doesn't realize that she's got a thing for little old me."
>Do we have enough energy to go tease Rika a little at least?

[Raikaria]

>"Uh, I'd be careful with that Kogasa. I'm about the only one she seems to react remotely well to for some reason. I think she doesn't realize that she's got a thing for little old me."
>Do we have enough energy to go tease Rika a little at least?

> "I'm me. I'm always alright unless I get handled a liberal application of fire!"

> You always have enough energy for teasing Rika, besides, she's kinda set up shop in your home...

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, since she's set up her base in my home, I suppose I'd better make it clear that she'd best get used to having me as a next-door neighbor. And I make for one interesting neighbor, as you guys know. Even if I'm feeling worn-out, I'm always up for teasing her."

[Raikaria]

>"Well, since she's set up her base in my home, I suppose I'd better make it clear that she'd best get used to having me as a next-door neighbor. And I make for one interesting neighbor, as you guys know. Even if I'm feeling worn-out, I'm always up for teasing her."

> "I guess we should go with you." Wriggle says.

> "Yeah." Kogasa, Dai and Mystia comments.

> Cirno looks around.

> "I dunno what's going on but 'eym coming!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Oh, this should be good. Rika never did find a way to keep a Fairy down after all. Cirno should be able to really fluster her...Hopefully.
>"Hey, Cirno, I got a great idea for when we get to her."

[Raikaria]

>Oh, this should be good. Rika never did find a way to keep a Fairy down after all. Cirno should be able to really fluster her...Hopefully.
>"Hey, Cirno, I got a great idea for when we get to her."

> "Idea? I'm not good with those! Tell me!" Cirno says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk slightly. "It's a plan to get Rika all flustered. You won't have to think much to pull it off either, just do what I say, okay? See, the way I see it, she gets really flustered when I tease her, and I think that's because she might actually be interested in me. Now, how flustered do you think she'll get if she finds that she's caught in what looks at first glance to be a love triangle? I bet that's sure to get her to blow a few gaskets!"
>Beat.
>Nonplussed shrug."...Whatever those are."

[Raikaria]

>Smirk slightly. "It's a plan to get Rika all flustered. You won't have to think much to pull it off either, just do what I say, okay? See, the way I see it, she gets really flustered when I tease her, and I think that's because she might actually be interested in me. Now, how flustered do you think she'll get if she finds that she's caught in what looks at first glance to be a love triangle? I bet that's sure to get her to blow a few gaskets!"
>Beat.
>Nonplussed shrug."...Whatever those are."

> Cirno blinks, and then turns red.

> "D'awwwww, shucks Rumia, I didn't know you felt that way..."

> Dai dope slaps Cirno.

> "It's an act, baka."

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Dai and nod. "Right, and who better for the prank than Cirno? I think it'll have the best effect on Rika."

[Raikaria]

>Look to Dai and nod. "Right, and who better for the prank than Cirno? I think it'll have the best effect on Rika."

> "Why, because she's too dumb to get it's fake?" Mystia comments.

> "At least she'll forget by tomorrow." Wriggle adds.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Mostly because of the differences they have, and how oddly similar they are at times. It was crazy when we went off to fight Enkura. Enkura actually took the old me, and gave her a body, splitting me off for a moment. You guys would not want to see what Rika did to the old me though, even I was put off a bit. Two words, Gooey. Bits. I guess she finally did what she set out to do though."

[Raikaria]

>"Mostly because of the differences they have, and how oddly similar they are at times. It was crazy when we went off to fight Enkura. Enkura actually took the old me, and gave her a body, splitting me off for a moment. You guys would not want to see what Rika did to the old me though, even I was put off a bit. Two words, Gooey. Bits. I guess she finally did what she set out to do though."

> "Rika is a mad genius, Cirno's a mad idiot." Kogasa agrees.

> "Wait, so no more evil crazy you?" Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Pretty much. Only thing I lost though was a weapon I didn't really like much.  A weapon known as the Chains of The Ninth Circle, something that can bind a single opponent and drain their energy to the point of being unable to resist. But it's no fun beating on someone who can't fight back after all."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Pretty much. Only thing I lost though was a weapon I didn't really like much.  A weapon known as the Chains of The Ninth Circle, something that can bind a single opponent and drain their energy to the point of being unable to resist. But it's no fun beating on someone who can't fight back after all."

> "Yeah, that sounds like the sort of thing Yuuka would enjoy doing. You're not Yuuka." Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Actually, I talked to her a bit earlier, and she likes them to put up a fight too. I guess she saves that sort of thing for more casual abuse."

[Raikaria]

>"Actually, I talked to her a bit earlier, and she likes them to put up a fight too. I guess she saves that sort of thing for more casual abuse."

> "Wait, so you're saying she'd be worse if I was stronger?!" Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...I have no idea. I'm thinking there's at least some divide between a fight, and casual abuse."

[Raikaria]

>"...I have no idea. I'm thinking there's at least some divide between a fight, and casual abuse."

> "There's also a divide between 'casual' abuse, and 'Being Yuuka'." Wriggle says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Casual by her standards that is. Which is on a completely different bent from everyone else."

[Raikaria]

>"...Casual by her standards that is. Which is on a completely different bent from everyone else."

> "It's not casual when it's pretty much all she does in regards to other people. Doesn't that make it her occupation?" Mystia says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Occupation, hobby, I don't know what it is. But we do know that she used to be a god after all. Dai filled you guys in, right?"

[Raikaria]

>"Occupation, hobby, I don't know what it is. But we do know that she used to be a god after all. Dai filled you guys in, right?"

> "We were all there." Mystia says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh yeah. I've had to do a lot lately, and I'm sorta tired, so of course things are going to get a mite muddled from time to time. Bottom line is, she might do it to survive. The fact that she likes it being a bonus to her."

[Raikaria]

>"Oh yeah. I've had to do a lot lately, and I'm sorta tired, so of course things are going to get a mite muddled from time to time. Bottom line is, she might do it to survive. The fact that she likes it being a bonus to her."

> "Well, she could be a little more thankful if she has to do it to survive." Wriggle says.

> "I don't understand how sadism is required to survive. Kogasa dosen't die if she fails to surprise someone." Mystia says.

> "I'd be long dead!" Kogasa agrees.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Well, she used to be a god after all, they do crazy things when they're desperate for faith. And we all know that there's no wiggle room for them, unlike us Youkai."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Well, she used to be a god after all, they do crazy things when they're desperate for faith. And we all know that there's no wiggle room for them, unlike us Youkai."

> "Yeah, I still remember the whole chain of stuff that happened when Kanako decided she was lord of the mountain." Daiyousei comments.

[Hanzo K.]

>"So when you consider how different people act when they're hungry, gods also act differently when they're desperate for faith. I guess all that sadism is her specific way of getting what she needs to live."