Author Topic: Murasa Quest - Go Get 'em, Captain! (Read 61312 times)

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #150 on:** June 06, 2014, 12:26:05 PM »

Quote from: Nash Fais

>"Was it Marisa who entered the house? If so, did you understand what she said?"

"It was. She's wondering why her door was unlocked, and could've sworn that she locked it this morning."

Seems like now's the time to decide whether to stick around or make a hasty escape, folks. In terms of time scale, seems Marisa will be in the room the next time I post.

Nash Fais · « **Reply #151 on:** June 06, 2014, 02:44:32 PM »

I think we should leave. I have a feeling that Marisa is one of those "shoot first, ask questions later" type.

After we got out of the house, we could just knock on the door and pretend that we were never there in the first place and do our business with her.

This is my opinion and anyone can shoot this down if you don't agree though.

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #152 on:** June 06, 2014, 09:30:13 PM »

If we stay, we get Master Sparked to the face. Game over.

If we leave, Marisa might see us. See above.

If we leave, AND Marisa doesn't see us, then we could do Nash's suggestion of knocking on the door.

If we do number 3:
>Escape somehow.
>Knock on Marisa's door. Wait until she opens it.
>"Hi, we're from the Myoren Temple, looking for a Jeweled Pagoda. We received a tip-off that you had the pagoda...."

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #153 on:** June 06, 2014, 10:18:52 PM »

And now let's see what's behind door #3...

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Escape somehow.

Setting the mirror down from your hand and the candle from Kyouko's (and barely noting the mirror lady vanishing from the mirror images) you grab Kyouko, open the nearest window, and jump out, landing on your back to cushion the fall for her. Then you go intangible, rush back up to Marisa's room and shut the window, immediately heading back down to Kyouko and making yourself physical again. You can't recall a time you ever moved so quickly. Adrenaline is one hell of a drug.

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>Knock on Marisa's door. Wait until she opens it.

With your escape executed, you guide Kyouko around the house back to the front door, and knock. A few moments later, Marisa answers with a candle in hand, only opening the door part-way; just enough for her to see you.

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>"Hi, we're from the Myoren Temple, looking for a Jeweled Pagoda. We received a tip-off that you had the pagoda...."

"Oh, that thing. Come on in, ze," Marisa said, swinging open the door. She sure doesn't seem guilty about having taken something so priceless, or about stealing it from Kourindou.

Nash Fais · « **Reply #154 on:** June 06, 2014, 11:33:40 PM »

>follow Marisa through the door.

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #155 on:** June 07, 2014, 04:46:52 PM »

Quote from: Nash Fais

>follow Marisa through the door.

Kyouko faithfully in tow, you follow Marisa through the door back into her messy house. She immediately goes off to the left into a room where she kicks back on a chair that would probably look much more comfortable if it weren't surrounded by piles of junk. Marisa is surprisingly forthright about the Jeweled Pagoda.

"I don't have it, ze. I mean, I did, but I dropped it just before coming home. I was up near Youkai Mountain flying on my broom, and a big gust of wind knocked it right out of my hands, ze. I Master Sparked the tengu behind it real good, but I couldn't find the pagoda."

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #156 on:** June 08, 2014, 12:00:51 PM »

>"Oh. Do you know the tengu's name?"
>Do we know the tengu?
>Relations between the Temple and the tengu.

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #157 on:** June 08, 2014, 04:32:24 PM »

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>"Oh. Do you know the tengu's name?"

"Yeah, I know her. She's that Aya Shameimaru girl, ze."

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Do we know the tengu?

Not really. A couple came by to interview Hijiri a few times since the Myouren Temple arrived in Gensokyo, but you wouldn't recognize any of them if you saw them.

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Relations between the Temple and the tengu.

Neutral. The Temple wouldn't be any different without the tengu, and vice versa.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #158 on:** June 08, 2014, 11:53:47 PM »

>"What was Aya doing throwing gusts of wind at you?"
>Pause, then grin a little. "Or do I wanna know."

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #159 on:** June 09, 2014, 02:13:31 AM »

Quote from: Namusour

>"What was Aya doing throwing gusts of wind at you?"

"None of your business."

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>Pause, then grin a little. "Or do I wanna know."

"You don't wanna know," Marisa defensively said. "Long story short, I don't have it da ze."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #160 on:** June 09, 2014, 02:20:44 AM »

>That's what you get for taking other people's stuff. But Byakuren can say that better than we can, so we'll leave that to her.
>Nod. "Fair enough. Just, do us all a favor, will ya? If and when you ever stumble on the Pagoda again, just bring it back to us. Save us all some headaches."

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #161 on:** June 09, 2014, 04:05:46 AM »

>Eventually leave
>Head down the path back to Kourindou
>Enter Human Village
>Fly to Youkai Mountain
>Wait, are we able to fly?

Oldmansour · « **Reply #162 on:** June 09, 2014, 04:37:26 AM »

>Don't leave just yet.

There's no need to rush, kiddo. This is a new canon here on this board, so there's no need to hurry through it.

Nash Fais · « **Reply #163 on:** June 09, 2014, 04:43:17 AM »

What are we going to do about the mirror lady?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #164 on:** June 09, 2014, 04:48:00 AM »

Quote from: Namusour

>That's what you get for taking other people's stuff. But Byakuren can say that better than we can, so we'll leave that to her.

May as well leave it to Byakuren to address how karma works to this girl.

Quote from: Namusour

>Nod. "Fair enough. Just, do us all a favor, will ya? If and when you ever stumble on the Pagoda again, just bring it back to us. Save us all some headaches."

"If I find it, I'm keepin' it, ze." With a cocky grin, the black-white said "I'll give ya a head start, how bout that?"

Quote from: Namusour

>Don't leave just yet.

Sure thing.

Quote from: Nash Fais

What are we going to do about the mirror lady?

At this rate, it doesn't seem like there's much we can do. Sure you could probably sneak back in another time when Marisa's not in, but believe me when I say that she'd probably be more harm than help.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #165 on:** June 09, 2014, 04:50:48 AM »

Quote from: Nash Fais on June 09, 2014, 04:43:17 AM

What are we going to do about the mirror lady?

There's also that.
Dollars to donuts, that woman is Mima. If so, we leave her where she is. And that's only because I can't figure out a safer place to put her.
EDIT: On the other hand, that's me speaking from meta-knowledge. It was a curious encounter. Possibly one worth mentioning to Byakuren, but short of breaking the mirror, I can't think of anything Murasa could do to influence the situation. And Murasa isn't one to break people's stuff willy-nilly.

>"How very generous of you."
>How confidant are we in our skills at finding both our way to the mountain, and finding the pagoda at night?

Nash Fais · « **Reply #166 on:** June 09, 2014, 05:20:43 AM »

>How long before nightfall?

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #167 on:** June 11, 2014, 12:33:59 AM »

>Ask for a house tour; you've never been here before today.

Quote from: Namusour on June 09, 2014, 04:50:48 AM

>How confidant are we in our skills at finding both our way to the mountain, and finding the pagoda at night?

We have Kyouko's spell cards. We could use them as echolocation, if needed.
Or we can stay over and resume the search the next day.

>Do we have a time limit?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #168 on:** June 16, 2014, 02:56:22 PM »

I'd like to open this post by apologizing for the inexcusable week of absence I've just recovered from. I've been literally losing sleep over this ^_^; but I've finally found the local library and memorized their hours. Now if only they had Firefox...
Oh well. Glad to be back

Quote from: Namusour

>"How very generous of you."

"You'll need it, ze."

Quote from: Namusour

>How confidant are we in our skills at finding both our way to the mountain, and finding the pagoda at night?

Confident enough that if you're even close to right, at least finding the mountain should be no problem. You can fly, after all.

Quote from: Nash Fais

>How long before nightfall?

Something like three hours. As I've said, the Forest of Magic goes dark before any other locale in Gensokyo. It's thanks to all those thick tree branches.

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Ask for a house tour; you've never been here before today.

You ask Marisa if she'd be willing to show you around. She replies with a hasty "Every lady's gotta have her secrets, ze."

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>How long before nightfall?

See above.

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>Do we have a time limit?

Not really. I'm sure your fellow Buddhists would appreciate if you found it quickly, but there have been times where the pagoda went missing upwards of a month. A few days would even be considered a little faster than average, really.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #169 on:** June 17, 2014, 01:48:28 AM »

From one parser to another, I've been there. But it's gonna happen. There's gonna be times when we're just not available for updates, sometimes for a week or more, be it for work, family, both or neither. The trick is not to let it bother you too much, that can really get you.

>What are the limits to spellcards? For example, if we were to have a duel with Marisa here and use, say, Harbor Sign, would we then be able to use that same card later on in the day, or does it need to recharge?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #170 on:** June 17, 2014, 02:00:31 PM »

Quote from: Namusour

>What are the limits to spellcards? For example, if we were to have a duel with Marisa here and use, say, Harbor Sign, would we then be able to use that same card later on in the day, or does it need to recharge?

You recall from firsthand experience that spellcards don't have a recharge time, but can only be used once per battle.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #171 on:** June 18, 2014, 06:04:05 AM »

>Did Kyouko fight with Marisa during that incident where the taoists came back to bother us?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #172 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:06:58 PM »

Quote from: Namusour

>Did Kyouko fight with Marisa during that incident where the taoists came back to bother us?

Marisa, Reimu, Sanae, and Youmu all did, but you only really know the first three.

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #173 on:** June 19, 2014, 05:30:09 PM »

>Is it possible to fly up through the branches, carefully, for a quick and easy way out of the Forest?
>Inventory pls
>Is Marisa willing to trade for anything that we have? She might have some things that might be good for us.

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #174 on:** June 19, 2014, 07:45:16 PM »

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Is it possible to fly up through the branches, carefully, for a quick and easy way out of the Forest?

Absolutely.

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Inventory pls

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Is Marisa willing to trade for anything that we have? She might have some things that might be good for us.

You seem to have a fair few interesting items handy, so maybe. May as well put the items on display, right?

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #175 on:** June 20, 2014, 08:54:56 PM »

>"Hey, Marisa, would you be interested in what I have?"
>Show Kourin's items

>Where the heck are we keeping these items? Are we holding them?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #176 on:** June 21, 2014, 07:53:24 PM »

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>"Hey, Marisa, would you be interested in what I have?"

"Maybe."

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Show Kourin's items

You unload the contents of the bag you got at Kourindou, and show them to Marisa. She eyes each item you show her, but ultimately looks back to you. "Nah. I don't think you'd like whatever I'd wanna trade anyway, ze."

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Where the heck are we keeping these items? Are we holding them?

If you want a serious answer, your anchor will probably be over your back as though it were a sword. You could have your ladle in one hand and the paper bag & its contents in the other. The remaining items are small enough to fit in your pockets. Kyouko somehow stores her inventory (which doesn't include the "Green apple x2", I'll fix that) under her ears.

If you want a comedic answer, the same place any other RPG hero stores his things. Hyperspace bags that nobody ever sees.

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #177 on:** June 21, 2014, 11:02:19 PM »

Quote from: UnendingEmpire on June 21, 2014, 07:53:24 PM

under her ears.

That can't be good for her ears. Or they act as earmuffs from her yelling.
>Time please
>Would it be feasible to leave now and fly to the Youkai Mountain?

UnendingEmpire · « **Reply #178 on:** June 21, 2014, 11:20:00 PM »

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Time please

About 4:30PM

Quote from: bigyihsuan

>Would it be feasible to leave now and fly to the Youkai Mountain?

Sure. Make sure you've wrapped up all your business around here then take off whenever you're ready.

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #179 on:** June 22, 2014, 12:27:35 AM »

>"Well, since you're giving me that head start, we'll leave first."
>Goodbye to Marisa
>Check if Kyouko is following you.
>Fly, carefully, out of the forest
>Go to Youkai Mountain
>Check for humans, youkai, and pagodas shooting lasers