[Day: 4] [Time: Afternoon] [Weather: Snow]
>"Did this red-white lady manage to hit the guy with any needles...?" Respond to the fairy that asked about the green light. "I'm not certain, but something leads me to believe so. Tell me, does red-white usually hunt down humans?"
[3](+1) "Did [...] needles...?"
"Not at all! He ran away in a hurry right before she could do that. It was still scary, though."
"I'm [...] so."
The fairy looks like she expected your answer.
"Tell [...] humans?"
"No, she doesn't. Or at least I don't think so... There was a witch that told me that she's after some humans that are trying to destroy Gensokyo. She lives in the forest. Maybe she can tell you more about that if you find her."
>I...but...ugh. Reform exactly like how I disintegrated, except on the opposite side of the sun, then lean around to show Sanae that I'm fine. "Meant to do that. Yeah."
>To Yatagarasu: "Hey, uh...what just happened? You doing OK there, buddy?"
There's...there's no backup commands I can make for this. Either I revive, or I don't and have to try again. Or worse, die the death while dead. I don't wanna be a ghoooost!
[4] You may no longer have a physical body, but that doesn't mean you've lost control of the nuclear sun. As if someone hit the "rewind" button, your body reforms next to the nuclear sun in the exact opposite way as when it got sucked in.
"Wow... I never knew you could do that!"
"Hey [...] buddy?"
"Shouldn't
I be the one to ask
you that question? As the sun grows larger, you need to step away from it or else you'll get sucked in like that. Be careful next time! If you had waited any longer, you wouldn't have been able to recreate your body. Nuclear fusion is serious stuff, yo!"
>Use the spellcard, and ATTACK FIRE MAIM KILL
[5] BONUS: Your next roll gets 1 added to it.
Just as Kappa's spellcard times out, you follow up with another barrage of bullets that close on the youkai birds from all sides. Most of them get hit by the red balls and light drop to the ground, and the remaining birds fly away as soon as they realize how powerful your attack is.
> Point out the fairy's location to her friend. Follow her lead on this one. You're still not sure how to act around most fairies.
[5] BONUS: Your next roll gets 1 added to it.
The green-haired fairy standing next to you flies up and fires a few bullets in the direction of the oncoming fairy, who doesn't change her direction as those weren't meant to hit anyone.
"Cirno! Over here!"
...
The fairy in blue, apparently called Cirno, flies right into her friend.
"There you are, Dai! I told you I'd be back!"
"You said you'd be back in a few minutes! It's been more than that!"
What exactly does a "few" minutes mean to these fairies?
>"Yo. I'm here to tell you that Yukari is trying to get me to take you two back in for her to deal with."
>"Buuuut I'm not going to take you guys."
>"Point is, she's in a bit of a panic."
>"She thinks you two will start telling everyone about Gensokyo. And that's not good."
>"She's a paranoid woman, so she thinks everyone from Outside will start invading, and then it would be war."
>"Personally I think too many people coming in will either die or make the place a bit of a mess. I mean, you've SEEN the outside world, right?"
>"So, she's probably going to silence you two permanently if she gets her hands on you."
>"My solution? Make sure you two don't tell anyone. Nonlethally, hear me out."
>"Seriously. She's got me under threat of death, and I'm not willing to come back unless I'm successful."
>"Okay, you two don't tell ANYONE about Gensokyo. We clear?"
>"And I don't mean 'I'll only tell my closest friends who wouldn't ever spill a secret' nobody. I mean NOBODY. Last thing I want to happen is the rumor mill gets ahold of this and Reimu kills me. Again."
>"Make sure your excuses for when people start asking questions are half plausible, or they at least stop people from digging deeper."
>"I wish I had special powers just to magic the memories out of your head, but evidently I'm just really good at music."
>"It's really best for all of us if you two just don't talk about it. It's not like the experience was worth bragging about, right?"
>"Also, please please PLEASE don't be spiteful and start spreading information. I'm first on the chopping block if word does get out, and I will find a way to haunt you."
>"You think I'm joking, but remember I've come back from the dead three times. I'm sure I can do something for a fourth."
>"We clear on this?"
>shrug
>"I mean, I'm going back because if nothing else I need to prove that I didn't flake out. Also, besides this whole 'getting killed' business, I like it in there. I have a job!"
>"Anyway, no hard feelings on my part. Don't take it personally, but I hope to never see you two again after this, because if I do something has gone horribly wrong and I may be dead permanently."
>Draw up a list of convenient excuses for them to use.
[3] "Yo [...] with."
The two look at each other with a "no way" expression.
"Buuuut [...] guys."
"Good. There's no way we're ever going back there. After all, my husband's dead and there doesn't look like any of his belongings were left behind intact..."
"Point [...] war."
Akina chuckles at the thought of Japan's S.D.F. invading Gensokyo.
"Personally [...] right?"
"Right. Nobody wants war, especially in a time such as this."
"So [...] you."
"She wouldn't leave Gensokyo just to find us, would she?"
"My [...] out."
The two look at you attentively.
"Seriously [...] successful."
"Okay, okay. We'll do as you say if it means we all get to live what remains of our lives."
"Okay [...] music."
At this point, they'd ask you just how much of a musician you are, but the serious topic of the conversation keeps them from doing so.
"So we just keep quiet about it, and everything will be fine?"
"It's [...] right?"
"No. Not at all..."
"Also [...] you."
Haruko speaks for the first time since the two of you saw each other again:
"You mean, as a ghost?"
"You [...] this?"
The two understand your concern for your own safety, as well as theirs, and replies in the exact manner you had expected them to:
"Yes. We won't say anything about our "trip", and you can just tell them about this conversation we had."
The woman sighs and continues:
"If I had known this was the situation, I would have stopped my husband before things got out of hand... But as they say, leave the past behind, for there's nothing one can do to change it. With that said, you should probably stay here where they can't harm you. For some reason, I still fear that they'll do things to you beyond a simple killing if they feel like it."
"I [...] job!"
"But you can do what you do out here just as well!"
You'd pay attention to Haruko's response if your attention wasn't taken by what's on the many television screens behind the glass windows of a nearby electronics store. Although it's hard to make out the captioning from where you're standing, you can easily make out the bold "BREAKING NEWS" text below what's probably the same in Japanese at the top of the screens. What's most jarring is the live video feed of what appears to be a reporter in front of the Hakurei Shrine. Akina and Haruko walk forward to where you're standing and turn around to look in the same direction as you are once they notice that you're looking at whatever was once behind them. Just then, portraits of the mother and daughter appear on the screen, complete with names underneath the images.
"OH GOD... THEY PROBABLY THINK WE'RE MISSING... AND THEY'VE FOUND THE SHRINE..."
"Mom, something tells me we're in
deep trouble..."
According to canon, the Hakurei Shrine exists in our world as well. Don't expect what happens next to be anything remotely close to canon, though...>The spellcard has a cage-like effect, no? If so observe any openings that might open, and be ready to spray bullets on any enemies that might want to get through.
[2](+1) Kappa's spellcard times out, and bigyihsuan follows up with his own attack right as that happens. Several youkai birds drop to the ground, likely due to the attack. For whatever reason, you fire a few rounds of ammunition at them. All but one evade the bullets, which is quite a waste if you think about it. At least you now know that your weapons work.
LEFT GUN: 1934/2000 RIGHT GUN: 2000/2000ROCKETS: 25/25 BEAM CANNON: 39?C (NORMAL)Threat level: Low> Confirm that the attackers are, in fact, hopelessly contained in a bubble of their own personal hell. Keep the pressure on for as long as it'll last, and call out to the reinforcements around you:
"Hey guys! Every bullet you care to pump into this thing is one more for the war effort! Open fire at will!"
> If this attack is drawing to a close, get Resonance "Infinite Harmonic Field" ready. Not that you'll actually need it... probably, but if any of these youkai - is that what they are? - puts up a fight after this, they'll surely be too exhausted to quickly return fire. Your attack should be allowed to snowball to a ridiculous extent, and that'll be that.
> For some odd reason, the genesis of your master plan evokes a name to your mind: Gengetsu. You don't know who that is or why your idea made you think of that name, but you decide to call this power combo (should it work) "Operation Gengetsu".
[3] As your spellcard times out, bigyihsuan and Dudu Zombolt pick up right where you left off and attack the flock of birds. Their attack looks quite effective, and your call of reinforcement seems to boost their morale. Still, you prepare another card in case it's needed...
