Wind Priestess Quest - The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Get the coat. "Thank you."

>"You're welcome." Rinnosuke replies.

>Hand the coat to Koatgasa Kogasa.

>You take the coat and hand it to Kogasa, who, somewhat puzzled, takes it.

>Hand it to Kogasa. "Sorry it's not that great. I hope it's good for the cold, at least."

>"Here, I bought it for you."

>"Oh... You know you didn't have to do that..." Kogasa smiles, "But thanks."
>Kogasa puts the coat on over the school uniform. Even thought the coat is old, it actually looks quite good on her.
>"So... How do I look?"

>"Sorry for going on a whole side-quest guys. Let's just get back to going to the mansion."

>"Yes. Let's blow this joint." Mima responds.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Of course I had to do that. You were frozen yesterday morning, remember? I'm not taking a risk like that again. You've been enduring the cold so far, but who knows when a blizzard might hit?"
>Re-embark on the journey to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Of course I had to do that. You were frozen yesterday morning, remember? I'm not taking a risk like that again. You've been enduring the cold so far, but who knows when a blizzard might hit?"

>"Again. Thank you." says Kogasa.

>Re-embark on the journey to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

>The three of you depart the Kourindou, and being flying over the Forest of Magic in the direction of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
>After about a minute of flying over the forest, you see a couple of houses down below, in clearings not far from each other.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Hey Mima, your encounters so far haven't been that bad, Aside from Aya's and Reimu's, but even then, Reimu didn't end up fighting you and Aya may have forgiven you, I think. Wouldn't you agree that now's a greater time than ever to see Marisa again?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Hey Mima, your encounters so far haven't been that bad, Aside from Aya's and Reimu's, but even then, Reimu didn't end up fighting you and Aya may have forgiven you, I think. Wouldn't you agree that now's a greater time than ever to see Marisa again?"

>"Now? As in RIGHT now?" Mima asks, "Well... maybe... I guess..."
>_

[WodofGar]

>"If even REIMU can leave you alone, I'm sure Marisa would be okay with you checking in."

[Neovereign]

>"Do you want to go in alone, or should we accompany you."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"If even REIMU can leave you alone, I'm sure Marisa would be okay with you checking in."

>"If you count threatening to permanently seal me away if I act up just once leaving me alone..." Mima snarks, "Besides, I'm pretty sure where Marisa lives is in the opposite direction of where we're going... Assuming she even still lives where we used to live..."

>"Do you want to go in alone, or should we accompany you."

>"Are you really serious about this?" Mima frowns, "Anyway, I guess you could accompany me... Once we find her house, of course... Since we're all on this trip together anyway..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"She lives somewhere near or in the Forest of Magic, so it should be one of those houses down there. I'm pretty sure no other humans would want to live the middle of a forest, as opposed to the Human Village, so who else could it be?"
>Descend to the closest house.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"She lives somewhere near or in the Forest of Magic, so it should be one of those houses down there. I'm pretty sure no other humans would want to live the middle of a forest, as opposed to the Human Village, so who else could it be?"

>"You're shitting me..." Mima remarks, "Ah, what the hell, let's just do it then."

>Descend to the closest house.

>You descend to the nearest of the two houses.
>It's an old, tan house that's covered in vast overgrowth, which is wilting and yellowing due to the cold.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Well I hope this one is the right one, otherwise this'll be really awkward."
>Knock.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well I hope this one is the right one, otherwise this'll be really awkward."
>Knock.

>You knock on the door.
>There's no response. Perhaps you didn't knock loud enough...
>_

[Neovereign]

>Knock again, same volume.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Knock again, same volume.

>You pound on the door once more.
>After a few seconds the door cracks open, and the face of Marisa Kirisame peers out from around it.
>"Oh, come on, Reimu! I told you I'd be busy today ~Ze!" she complains, "Oh, wait. You're not Reimu. What do you want, Sanae..."
>She does not seem to have noticed Mima or Kogasa yet.
>_

[WodofGar]

>"Uhh, Hi Marisa! Someone wanted to visit you."
>Gesture to Mima.

[Neovereign]

>"Oh... Y-you're busy? Sorry, we'l- er, I'll come back another time."
//Oh, Ninja'd. Looks like there's no more delaying it...

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uhh, Hi Marisa! Someone wanted to visit you."
>Gesture to Mima.

>"Who?" Marisa looks at Mima and pales, as if she'd just seen a ghost. "M-M-M-M-M-Mima-sama!?! You're back!?!"
>"It's good to see you too, traitor..." Mima smiles.
>"Marisa? What's going on?" You hear another voice call out from inside the house.
>"You might want to get dressed," Marisa answers the voice, "I have guests... ~Ze." she turns back to you. "Uh... Can you wait a second? I'll be right back..."
>Marisa closes the door.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Well, she doesn't seem unhappy about you..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well, she doesn't seem unhappy about you..."

>"It appears so..." Mima replies.
>After about a minute, Marisa opens the door once more, fully this time.
>"Sorry for the wait. Why don't you... er... come on in... ~Ze."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Thank you."
>Enter and look around.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Thank you."

>"Yeah... Yeah..." Marisa replies.

>Enter and look around.

>You enter the Kirisame Residence.
>Immediately you notice how much JUNK is in her house. It's an absolute pigsty in here! There's stacks of random objects everywhere. It makes Koishi's room look clean. Besides that, you're in a large room, with a sofa and an armchair in the center. There is a staircase leading to the second floor, and a couple of doorways leading to other rooms.

>"So... Uh... Mima-sama... How have things been over the years ~Ze?" Marisa asks as she closes the door.
>"Oh, well I've been just fine! You know, being bored, lapsing in and out of insanity, in Reimaden after Reimu trapped me in there. You know... after you betrayed me!" Mima answers.
>"Um yeah... about that..."
>"Oh, don't worry about it... The past is the past! Besides, I've mostly forgiven you for that anyway..."
>"Y-You have...?"
>"Well... yes... Mind if I take a seat?"
>"Sure... Go ahead ~Ze."
>Mima floats over to the sofa and unceremoniously takes a seat on it.
>_

[Hope ♦ Metal]

>Sit on the sofa as well.

[Neovereign]

>Motion Kogasa over.
>Let's read the Bunbunmaru newspaper as well.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Sit on the sofa as well.

>Motion Kogasa over.

>You beckon to Kogasa and the two of you take a seat next to Mima.

>Let's read the Bunbunmaru newspaper as well.

>You unroll the newspaper and glance at the front page.
>The first headline you see is Cold Spell Incident Getting Worse!, further down the page is another headline, reading Strange Constructs Getting More Aggressive? further along you find another headline that says Misty Lake Explosion: Sign of the Apocalypse?
>That seems to be it for the front page...

>"Who is it, Marisa?" you hear the other voice from before call from above.
>Looking up, you see a blonde girl with short hair and a red headband. Wearing a blue and white dress. What appears to be a doll is floating behind her.
>"Just a friend, a youkai, and an old... acquaintance ~Ze. They'll probably be gone in a little bit." Marisa replies.
>"Hang on... Don't I know you from somewhere...?" Mima interrupts, "...You're Shinki's brat, aren't you!"
>The blonde girl shoots Mima a death glare at the mention of those last words.
>"Alice... You remember Mima-sama, right?" Marisa asks, "From the Makai incident...?"
>"Yes, I think I recognize her... ^{_{Wow, that was a long time ago...}}" the girl answers, "Didn't you say she was gone forever?"
>"I thought she was... ~Ze."
>_

[Neovereign]

>It's not just gossip this time...yet.
>"Uh, I sort of ended up bringing her back...She's been a great help so far though."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>It's not just gossip this time...yet.

>Whoa... This news... is... like... news!

>"Uh, I sort of ended up bringing her back...She's been a great help so far though."

>"Mima-sama? Helpful!?!" Marisa says in disbelief.
>"Why yes. I've decided to give up the whole 'take revenge on humanity' thing... I'm turning over a new leaf."
>"I still find that hard to believe... ~Ze."
>"So... What's Shinki's brat doing here? Shouldn't she be in Makai?"
>"Please stop calling me that..." Alice growls as she descends the staircase.
>"Yeah, please don't, Mima-sama." Marisa adds, "Long story short, she kinda had some mommy issues shortly after you were... you know... and now she lives in Gensokyo."
>"Marisa. For the last time, it was not 'mommy issues'!"
>"Well, she was your mom, right? And the two of you were having issues. So, by definition it IS mommy issues."
>Alice looks offended at those words, "She's not my mother!" she exclaims.
>"Riiight..." Marisa flops into the armchair, "So, Sanae... I have to ask ~Ze. What's the umbrella doing here and... what on earth is she wearing...?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Nudge Kogasa. "Go ahead and surprise them."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nudge Kogasa. "Go ahead and surprise them."

>"Wha-?! Uh... BOO!" Kogasa exclaims.
>Marisa, Alice, and even the doll following Alice just stare at Kogasa with unamused expressions.
>"Again," Marisa began, "What is she doing here?"
>_

[WodofGar]

>Facepalm

[Neovereign]

>^{"I meant for you to tell them the news. Ya know, us?"}