Nitori Quest - For Science, We March!

[Fightest]

> With no sign of Tewi, you instead fly upwards in search of that karakasa girl. As you rise above the clouds you examine your surroundings carefully, but there doesn't seem to be anyone oh god something just grabbed your leg.
"Urameshiya~!"

> "FOR SCIENCE!"
> Rocket Arm. Leg-grabber. Now.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Actually who much Rocket Arms do we have?

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Actually who much Rocket Arms do we have?

> Just one, but it comes back to you.

> "FOR SCIENCE!"
> Rocket Arm. Leg-grabber. Now.

> Your instincts do all the work for you, and in a matter of seconds your rocket arm has collided with the girl's head.
"Uu-!"
Kogasa gives out a little cry of shock as the glove smacks her in the face, before passing out. You're sort of glad you aren't her right now - she'll probably fall right out the sky and hit the ground like a rock. Maybe not fatal, but DAMN it would hurt.
...Wait. She hasn't let go of your leg, and you can't support this sort of weight while flying. In fact, you aren't even flying anymore - Kogasa's heavy enough to pull you down with her, and you start on a crash course for the ground below.
DO SOMETHING

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Grab hold of Rocket Arm, use Rocket as lift to supplement your flying

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Grab hold of Rocket Arm, use Rocket as lift to supplement your flying

> You fire the arm at the ground, and the recoil pulls you upward. For about 10 seconds - before it hits the ground, gets jammed, and starts pulling you down even faster as it attempts to retract.

DO SOMETHING ELSE

[Doll.S CUBE]

> I meant use it like an actual rocket!

> Try to get Kogasa and the Rocket Arm off you

[FinnKaenbyou]

> I meant use it like an actual rocket!

> If you had pointed it upwards, the recoil would have just sent you down anyway. The parser was generous enough to pick the lesser of two evils, and is offended by your lack of gratitude. >:<

> Try to get Kogasa and the Rocket Arm off you

> Letting go of the Arm is easy, and you fall straight down slightly slower than it is now. Kogasa is another matter - she's clamped her arms around your leg, and unless you wake her up she isn't letting go.

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we fly horizontally, and soften our fall via application of another force? And possibly hit a pond.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> I actually meant hold onto the part that goes upward, but oh well, sorry I offended you, Parser, I'm not good at describing my thoughts

> Is there a any soft landing we could glide to?

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Can we fly horizontally, and soften our fall via application of another force? And possibly hit a pond.

>Your (read: the parser's) knowledge of physics states that the downward force will remain constant wherever you land, though you admit that you could definitely find a softer landing spot. Hopefully no-one will notice the rocket arm standing upright out of the ground.
Looking around quickly, there isn't a pond in sight, and indeed a lot of the scenery below you consists of various buildings from the human village. At this rate, it'd probably take all your effort to avoid colliding with a human home, and you REALLY don't want to piss off your former allies.

> I actually meant hold onto the part that goes upward, but oh well, sorry I offended you, Parser, I'm not good at describing my thoughts

> What's in your hand? I have it. It's a parser, containing instructions for the CYOA you love.
Look again. The parser is now Parsee, and she's jealous of you for being so carefree about hurting people's feelings.

[Doll.S CUBE]

(huh???)

> Sigh, take the fall like a kappa, that is, not very well but have to anyway, try not to damage anything in the Village

[Hello Purvis]

>Hmmm. Hootmans tend to have livestock, from which they get their tasty beeves. Livestock need hay...
>Look for a haystack or hay wagon to aim for.
>Failing that, a compost heap =[

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Hmmm. Hootmans tend to have livestock, from which they get their tasty beeves. Livestock need hay...
>Look for a haystack or hay wagon to aim for.
>Failing that, a compost heap =[

> You feel strangely like an assassin as you see a haystack in the distance and aim yourself towards it, karakasa still in tow. You hit the hay pretty hard, but a lot less harder than you'd have hit ordinary ground.
A nearby horse whinnies in horror as its food gains a new topping. You trudge out of the hay, feeling straws clinging to yourself in places you didn't know existed, as you pull the still-unconscious Kogasa out as well.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Do we have anything to tie her up with? If so tie her feet and hands and take and tie umbrella for good measure, if not just take the umbrella

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Do we have anything to tie her up with? If so tie her feet and hands and take and tie umbrella for good measure, if not just take the umbrella

> She's still unconscious, but to be safe you tie her up with a cable you happened to have handy. The umbrella seems almost attached to her arm - you yank at it, but you can't get it out of her hand.
With some effort, you haul the unconscious youkai to the hall. A muscular looking guard watches you enter in surprise, taking Kogasa off your hands. He looks to a woman at a nearby desk, who seems rather flustered as she takes out the 10,000 yen reward and hands it to you.
You can taste those cucumbers already.
As you walk out, however, you suddenly realise something is missing from the scenery outside the hall. The missing item is given away by the large fist-shaped hole in the ground - your rocket arm was jammed here. In fact, it was here when you walked into the hall, so where did it...wait, is that a note?
'I figured you'd be fun to play with, so I decided we're going to have a game. I've already taken your entry fee. Meet me outside the village at noon tomorrow. ~Tewi Inaba'
...Son of a BITCH.

> Lost Rocket Arm, gained 10,000 Yen.

> New Quest: Un-Armed! (Get back your Rocket Arm by any means necessary.)

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Okay, now we definitely need to find a way to neutralize Tewi's luck, can we think of anyone that could help?

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Okay, now we definitely need to find a way to neutralize Tewi's luck, can we think of anyone that could help?

> You remember stories of the army of Nagashi-bina that's apparently centred in a forest near the Mountain of Youkai. Maybe with a few favours you could get their trust and help put a serious downer on Tewi's winning streak.

[Doll.S CUBE]

(Nagashi-bina?)

> Okay, lets fly there

[Kasu]

(Nagashi-bina?)

Hina.

> Make a note that if this works, split the bounty with the Nagashi-bina.

[Blitzer]

>Do you think you could create another weapon?

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Make a note that if this works, split the bounty with the Nagashi-bina.

> You hope that curse gods have a use for the currency of mere mortals. You don't exactly have many souls lying around.

>Do you think you could create another weapon?

> With the various trinkets you have sitting around, you can probably make an accessory or something, but you'd need to have a good idea what to make before you started.

> Okay, lets fly there

> You set off for the Youkai Forest. It's a long trip, so you suppose if there's anything you want to try tinkering with now is the time.

[Blitzer]

>Inventory

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Inventory

> Bits And Bobs - You know what these are by now
> Faulty Optic Camo - Now apparently capable of teleportation through time and space. Too bad you have no idea how the hell to control it.
> 10,000 Yen - Oh, money. So beautiful. Maybe you could visit one of the human stores and buy something if you want to tinker - or there's that weird place run by the half-youkai in the glasses that you'll pass on the way there anyway.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Time skip to Youkai Mountain

[FinnKaenbyou]

> Time skip to Youkai Mountain

> Why would you need a time skip? You're already here.
> You trek into the forest, hoping that these curse gods are relatively easy to find. The path gets dark fast, and after a few minutes you realise you've lost track of which way you came in. There are various paths to take - to the NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST - but none of them seem any more useful than the others...

[Blitzer]

>Can you go up?
>West

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Can you go up?

>You can fly upward, but from above all you can really see is a set of trees so it won't help you in finding the curse god.

>West

>Obvious Exits are NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST. You hear footsteps coming from somewhere...

[Blitzer]

>Where are the footsteps coming from?
>If you can tell, follow footsteps.
>If you can't stay.

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Where are the footsteps coming from?
>If you can tell, follow footsteps.
>If you can't stay.

> Unfortunately, no. You decide to wait around in the hope that the footsteps come to you, and thankfully they grow louder over time. There's something erratic about them, though - the sound doesn't seem right for someone walking. It gets two steps closer, then one back, then two closer...
"Twirl, twirl~"
The reason for this soon becomes evident, as a youkai with long green hair and a bright red ribbon passes by you doing some sort of pirouette. She's not very good, though, stumbling and stepping on the ground every so often but continuing on unfazed. She seems too absorbed in her own dance practice to notice you.

[Kasu]

> "Um...  Are you the nagashi-bina?"