Hatate Quest

[Hello Purvis]

>"You want her, Momiji, or should I?"

[Oldmansour]

>"You want her, Momiji, or should I?"

>The grey-haired youkai snorts. "Oh, you think you can-"
>"Isn't that enough, Daliah?" a rich, sweet woman's voice calls from the trees, clearly the voice of this Yogan person. "Why don't you listen Hina-sama? We can always find another way up to the Moriya shrine."
>"You have business at the Moriya shrine?" Momiji asks.
>"What's it to you, dog?" the gruff youkai demands.
>Momiji raises her head. "I'm a very patient tengu, Miss Vega, but if you address me as 'dog' one more time, I'll happily demonstrate why I was made Captain of the White Wolf Rangers." She glances and grins in your direction. "And my reporter friend there never passes up a good photo opportunity, do you?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"This just became newsworthy, I think."

[Oldmansour]

>"This just became newsworthy, I think."

>The ornery youkai seems to pause at your choice of words. "Newsworthy, eh. You're some kind of reporter?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm the best kind of reporter. And what about you?"

[Oldmansour]

>"I'm the best kind of reporter. And what about you?"

>The tall youkai seems almost pleased at the question. "I'm a manager, promoter, talent rep and publicist for all the best talent that's got talent in Gensokyo. Name's Daliah D. de la Vega." she finishes with a flourish.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Never heard of you. Who do you manage?"

[Oldmansour]

>"Never heard of you. Who do you manage?"

>"Well for start, those three Kappa right there, there and there." the bombastic youkai answers, stabbing her finger at the Kappa trio.

[O4rfish]

>"...well then?"
>What kind of manager introduces her talent to a reporter like that?

[Oldmansour]

>"...well then?"
>What kind of manager introduces her talent to a reporter like that?

>"She's right." the nerdiest kappa says with a nod. "We're Storm, Earth and Fire. And you probably wouldn't have heard of us either. We haven't been touring long. We're Yogan-chan's band, actually, she's the star of the act."

>Perhaps one who doesn't fully recognize the power of the press.

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's a pleasure,"
>Small bow.

[Oldmansour]

>"It's a pleasure,"
>Small bow.

>"KID!" Daliah bellows into the woods. "Get out here!"
>Yogan's voice drifts faintly out of the woods, "But, you told me-"
>"Never mind what I told you then, this is now!"
>"She's a bit shy when she's not on stage-kappa." the spectacled Kappa informs you.

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod. "That's just how some people are."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "That's just how some people are."

>"Bit odd for someone who calls herself an idol, but that's just me." the bespectacled one says with a shrug.
>In unison, the other two kappa say brightly, "But that's just part of her charm!-kappa"
>Glasses winces. "I hate when you two do that."
>The two look at each other, grin, then sandwich the shorter Kappa in a hug between them. "No, you like it." they glow. The one in the middle looks somewhere between beleaguered and annoyed.

>While the Kappa have been doing this, Yogan reveals herself by coming out into the open. She is an absolutely lovely young woman with long coppery-red curls, clad in a red and black chinese-style dress (a qipao, you believe they're called) with gold and brown embroidering, slits up the side to let onlookers catch glimpses of the shapely, toned legs contained therein. There is a white flower in her hair, and a string of pearls around her neck. She is also holding what appears to be an expensive-looking jacket in her hands.
>"There she comes." Daliah announces. "Miss reporter, meet Yogan, Lifeblood of the Planet, and the premiere idol of western Gensokyo!"
>The fair youkai pauses her advance, and gives you a very formal bow. "It's... very nice to meet you, Miss Reporter." she greets you in a somewhat quiet but very rich voice. You have no trouble imagining her as a good singer.

[Hello Purvis]

>"That's some title you got there."

[Oldmansour]

>"That's some title you got there."

>The pretty young youkai seems quite shy indeed as she mutters, "Too much?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Might be. Where are you from?"
>Can we determine her species and such?

[Oldmansour]

>"Might be. Where are you from?"
>Can we determine her species and such?

>"The Underworld." she says quietly.
>You can tell she's a youkai of some sort, but exactly what sort eludes you. Pinning down the types of more 'exotic' youkai can be difficult sometimes. They don't all have obvious clues, like tsukumogami or animal youkai often do. You do note something odd about her eyes, though. They're a shade of blue, very pretty eyes actually, but some of the veins around the iris are a darker shade of red than they should be. They're almost black. But they're very thin veins, you doubt someone without keen eyes would notice.
>"Bah, like you've never heard of a youkai with an extravagant title!" Daliah thunders in your direction. "It looks good on the billboards!" she adds with a huge grin.

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod. And let's note down the singer's information, just in case.
>"Is this your first tour?"

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. And let's note down the singer's information, just in case.
>"Is this your first tour?"

>You produce your trusty notepad and jot some notes.
>Yogan nods slightly. "Yes, ma'am."
>"We're hittin' lots of major places around Gensokyo." Daliah adds. "This is as far east as we've come so far."

[Hello Purvis]

>"What sort of work have you done before this?"

[Oldmansour]

>"What sort of work have you done before this?"

>"Me?" Yogan fidgets just a bit. "Well, I used to be a waitress in Mayohiga."

[O4rfish]

>"A waitress for cats?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"How much of a trip was that from underground?"

[Oldmansour]

>"How much of a trip was that from underground?"

>Yogan seems even more uncomfortable at that question. "W-Well..."

[Hello Purvis]

>Allow her a little time to articulate.

[Oldmansour]

Oops.

>"A waitress for cats?"

>Yogan smiles. "Sometimes."

>Allow her a little time to articulate.

>The idol seems more than a little reluctant to speak on the matter.
>"Go ahead and say it, kid." Daliah prods her client. "I keep tellin' you, she ain't listening to every word you say. That's just a myth, like half the stuff you hear about that gap-woman."
>"Gap?" Momiji states, looking at Yogan with curiosity. "Does she mean... Yukari Yakumo?"
>"You got it, Ranger." Daliah says with a nod. "The kid here got brought up to the surface by the exalted Yukari."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well that's unusual. What'd she have to say about that?"

[Oldmansour]

>"Well that's unusual. What'd she have to say about that?"

>"I beg your pardon?" Yogan asks quietly.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Did Yukari say why or anything? Or did she just zap you up here and then run off giggling?"