Kogasa Quest - Surpriseing Galore!

[Nash Fais]

>Since we recovered a bit, we might as well keep going.

[Tapsa]

>Spin umbrella and generate a little of that magical rain to wash away any remaining spores on our umbrellaself.

[Raikaria]

>Spin umbrella and generate a little of that magical rain to wash away any remaining spores on our umbrellaself.

> You spin your umbrella [Which temporarily makes things worse] while also using some of your rain-based magic to make a small drizzle, which washes off the spores.

> You giggle as you think of 'Drizzle' and 'Kirisame'.

>Since we recovered a bit, we might as well keep going.

> You keep going, but you are not sure what to do with the mushroom that you picked.

[Nash Fais]

>I guess we should keep it. Who knows, maybe we might find some use for it later.

[Raikaria]

>I guess we should keep it. Who knows, maybe we might find some use for it later.

> You keep the mushroom and store it in your inventory along with the book.

> You don't understand how you have an inventory. You don't have a bag or anything, and you don't have pockets.

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 - Game Mechanic Explanation

- Although Kogasa doesn't understand what or how she 'inventories' items, it's Yukari's doing. Every citizen of Gensokyo has an allotted amount of gap space which amounts to what is commonly called Hammerspace.

- Of course, Yukari is too lazy to maintain 'as big as you like' pocket dimensions for everyone, so everyone has limited inventories of different sizes.

- Your inventory contains the book of Ghost Stories and a Rainbow Mushroom. It is currently about 5% filled, although this is more a size and weight basis rather than an arbitrary headcount of items.

- Basically, feel free to take things and not worry about carrying them on your person, but you can't take everything.

[Nash Fais]

> Are we there yet? if not, then let's hum our own theme song to pass the time  :V.

[Raikaria]

> Are we there yet? if not, then let's hum our own theme song to pass the time  :V.

> You hum Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever. Fourth wall? What is that?

> You follow the mushroom-filled, overgrown path, and eventually reach a clearing with a cottage. It is dark now, and there are no lights on inside.

[Nash Fais]

> can we see fine in the dark?

> Looks like Marisa isn't here yet. But just to make sure, Let's check the windows.

[Raikaria]

> can we see fine in the dark?

> Looks like Marisa isn't here yet. But just to make sure, Let's check the windows.

> Seeing in the dark is a racial characteristic of all youkai. Except Rumia. She's special.

> You peek in the windows, only to see piles of assorted junk obscuring you from really looking around. You heard rumors about Marisa's house but this is stupid.

[Nash Fais]

> Uhh.. talk about 'borrowing' things too much. Who knows what could be lying inside those piles of junk. *shudder*

>Well then, let's see if we can go inside through the front door.

[Raikaria]

> Uhh.. talk about 'borrowing' things too much. Who knows what could be lying inside those piles of junk. *shudder*

>Well then, let's see if we can go inside through the front door.

> You think you saw a broken umbrella! Oh the Karakasa-ity!

> You try the front door. It is locked.

[Validon98]

>Search for other entrances. Might be a back door or a window that ISN'T buried under piles of junk. Maybe.

[capt. h]

> There must be a chimney, no other way to heat a house like this in the winter months.

> Try accessing house through chimney. Ho Ho Ho!

[Raikaria]

>Search for other entrances. Might be a back door or a window that ISN'T buried under piles of junk. Maybe.

> There must be a chimney, no other way to heat a house like this in the winter months.

> Try accessing house through chimney. Ho Ho Ho!

> Aside from a hole dug by some animal far smaller than you are, you can't see an enterance. There's a Chimney, which you would be able to fit into if you closed yourself, but closing yourself is the equivalent of going to sleep for you, and this could be dangerous if there is a fire at the bottom. There is a small wisp of smoke rising out of it, but you can't tell if there is a fire of if it's just smoldering embers.

[Nash Fais]

>Can we make it rain and focus it on one spot so we can let the water go inside the chimney? So we can extinguish the fire, If there is one.

[Raikaria]

>Can we make it rain and focus it on one spot so we can let the water go inside the chimney? So we can extinguish the fire, If there is one.

[I'm sure I replied to this]

> You can't really focus your rain so much as lean your umbrella so gravity does it's work. Still, the very small amount of rain you make shouldn't draw much attention.

> You cause some water to go down the chimney, you see a few wisps of steam which stop.

[Nash Fais]

>Looks like it's safe to jump in.

>Close ourselves and hope for a soft landing.

[Raikaria]

>Looks like it's safe to jump in.

>Close ourselves and hope for a soft landing.

> You carefully position yourself so that you will drop down the chimney when you close up, and then do so.

> You feel yourself hit some ash.

[Nash Fais]

>Open ourselves and check if anyone heard us.

>Rub off the ash that got on our clothes and umbrella.

>Mentally lament that we got dirty.

>Examine the room.

[Raikaria]

>Open ourselves and check if anyone heard us.

>Rub off the ash that got on our clothes and umbrella.

>Mentally lament that we got dirty.

>Examine the room.

> It dosen't seem like anyone heard you. You fell silently, and ash is a pretty soft landing.

> You get out of the fireplace first, then you dust yourself off.

> You... don't actually mind that much. If you get dirty you just splash yourself clean whenever.

> The room appears hazardous to tread on foot. There are literal mountains of disorganized junk, and potentially treasure. You are not touch, lest any of them be dangerous. Which, knowing Marisa, half the stuff is probobly liable to explode in your face,

> There is another room on the other side of the main room, which you can only guess is a bedroom. You see faint candle... or magic...light from the cracks in the door. Either Marisa forgot to turn off her lights, or she's home!

[Nash Fais]

>Stealth mode activate!
>tiptoe our way to the bedroom door.

>Slightly open the door and peek through the bedroom.

[capt. h]

> This is the perfect opportunity to surprise her.

> And die.

> Would we consider that a fair trade?

[Raikaria]

>Stealth mode activate!
>tiptoe our way to the bedroom door.

>Slightly open the door and peek through the bedroom.

> Stealth? Whazthat?

> You'd tiptoe if it was possible to do so on this terrain. You float instead.

> You push lightly on the door. It doesn't move. It appears to be locked from the inside.

> This is the perfect opportunity to surprise her.

> And die.

> Would we consider that a fair trade?

> Not really. You can't surprise everyone if you're Spark'ed to death, and no-one would be surprised that you died doing something stupid.

[Nash Fais]

>Check the room again for any books that might belong to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Can we blend ourselves with the piles of junk if we were to close ourselves?

[Raikaria]

>Check the room again for any books that might belong to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Can we blend ourselves with the piles of junk if we were to close ourselves?

> There are a lot of books that might belong to Patchouli. At a glance, there seems to be more books than anything else among the clutter. But they might belong to anyone else who owns books in Gensokyo. Most notably Suzunaan, the library of the human village. Some might belong to Rinnosuke as well, thinking about it.

> You can't find the broken umbrella to use for camouflage, and you think an eggplant-umbrella would stand out. That said, it might not, and you can always hide behind a pile of stuff.

[Nash Fais]

>looks like this would be harder than we thought it would be.

>let's lean on the Bedroom door and try to hear any signs of Marisa being inside.

[Raikaria]

>looks like this would be harder than we thought it would be.

>let's lean on the Bedroom door and try to hear any signs of Marisa being inside.

> You lean to the door.

> You hear very little, but there is movement. Judgeing by the unusual quietness from Marisa; she's focused on something probobly.

[capt. h]

> What's worth stealing in this room?

[Raikaria]

> What's worth stealing in this room?

> You have no skill points in Magical Appraisal. You cannot tell if any of this junk is useful or not. You guess at least most of the books will have some value, be it in Voile or Suzunaan.

> You then spot something in a shadow-filled corner, where the shadows of the rest of the junk falls, which is unusually clear. It looks like Marisa's broom!

[Nash Fais]

>Can Marisa fly without her broom?

>Would she be surprised if someone "borrowed" it?