Cirno Quest - The STRONGEST Tale

[unofficialsofonisba]

>Your name is CIRNO.

> Unlike many of your nameless brethren, you have somehow managed to attain a small amount of notoriety as one of Gensokyo?s more well-known fairies. This is mostly due to your penchant to fight anyone and everyone that crosses the Misty Lake, where you have made your home, and subsequently lose horribly. This has earned you the (possibly) unfair reputation for being something of a moron. Still, your recent defeat of the Three Fairies of Light has begun to earn you the respect rightfully due you. Maybe now people will finally start recognizing you as a proper threat!

>Or maybe not.

>Despite your reputation as a weakling, among fairykind you are actually quite the powerhouse; this has the unfortunate effect of causing most of your kind to stay far, far away from you, however, for fear of getting frozen. You don?t particularly care, though, as you have made several friends among the inhabitants of the nearby Forest of Magic, including some of the youkai that live there. This is unusual for a fairy, but then again, you are THE STRONGEST; it?s only fitting that the STRONGEST fairy has the STRONGEST friends.

>When you?re not terrorizing commuters, you enjoy putting your powers over frost and ice to good use by freezing hapless frogs that have the misfortune to look at you funny. You also enjoy hanging out with your small cadre of friends, who you have affectionately named TEAM 9 for reasons you are not entirely certain of. Something about the name seemed right, you guess. The group of you spend your days plotting ever more ridiculous adventures that more often than not end up landing most or all of you in serious trouble.

>Today is looking to be another glorious day, judging by a quick peek out the door of your small home. It?s early spring, so things are warm enough that all the stupid snow and ice is gone, but cold enough that any freezing you do will actually last. You might check in with your friends later and see if they?re up for something, but for now the day lies open before you, brimming with possibilities.

>What will you do?

[Kilgamayan]

> Specific relationships/acquaintanceships (i.e. anyone of whom we have an opinion that is more elaborate than "We know of them/they're dumb for beating us up")
> Crushes
> Inventory
> Life goals

[unofficialsofonisba]

> Specific relationships/acquaintanceships (i.e. anyone of whom we have an opinion that is more elaborate than "We know of them/they're dumb for beating us up")
> Crushes
> Inventory
> Life goals

>Relationships:

>The Three Fairies of Light: Your relationship with this trio is...complicated, to say the least. On the one hand, they did destroy your house that one time, but on the other, you beat them up good in retaliation, so all things considered you're pretty even. The four of you flip back and forth between a rivalry that can occasionally get a little too heated and a friendship born out of necessity whenever their abilities come in handy for your latest scheme.

>Daiyousei: Daiyousei is probably the only fairy you can really call a friend. Both of you live at the lake, so you run into each other quite a bit, and as a result the two of you have quite a history with one another. She's your go-to source of fun whenever all other sources are exhausted, and sometimes even before that; she can be a bit too shy for your liking, but she's usually a good playmate, and she's amazing at hide-and-seek. Recently, after much cajoling and wheedling, you got her to join TEAM 9, and the other members have taken quite the shine to her. She usually takes on the role of scout in your adventures; this job ends up turning into 'cannon fodder' with alarming frequency.

>Rumia: Rumia was the first youkai you ever met, and still probably one of the scariest, with the exception of that one crazy hell raven you somehow ran into. Still, once you realized she didn't eat fairies, you and her got along swimmingly. Her shadow ability makes her extremely useful for sneaking TEAM 9 into various places, though given the chance you'll still spring for Sunny Milk, mainly because at least with her ability you can still see.

>Mystia Lorelei: Of the members of TEAM 9, Mystia is the one you probably get along with the least. She's just so...mature. More often than not that maturity turns into her shutting down your ideas before you can even fully lay them out (so what if infiltrating the Scarlet Devil Mansion to get a glimpse of the crazy vampire sister would have been 'incredibly stupid' and 'liable to get everyone killed', it would still have been really awesome). Sometimes you wonder why you even keep her on the team...until you remember her delicious, delicious grilled lamprey, that is.

>Wriggle Nightbug: Wriggle originally only joined the group on recommendation from Mystia, and given your previously stated opinion of Mystia, you were initially pretty suspicious of any possible contributions to the team she could make. Since then, though, she's proved herself pretty capable, and possesses a wicked sense of humor that pushes your pranking attempts to a whole other level.

>Marisa Kirisame: Marisa is SO COOOOOOOOOOOL. You've gone up against her twice now, and every time she's beaten you into the GROUND. Plus, she's got magic powers. If you stopped to think about it you'd probably realize that pretty much everyone in Gensokyo has magic powers, but you're too busy idolizing her to realize that. You are convinced that she is one of, if not the strongest person in Gensokyo. You've made it your life goal to beat her in a battle, just once. Then and only then can you truly call yourself the STRONGEST.

>Crushes:

>The closest thing you've got to a crush right now is your massive respect and admiration of Marisa. Fairies aren't really all that focused on that whole 'love' thing; they tend to see it as gross and mushy, and you are no exception.

>Inventory:

>Frozen Frogs x5
     >You mostly keep these guys around for laughs. Their faces are so funny!

>Everyday Outfit
     >A whimsical yet simple little number composed of a white blouse with a thin red ribbon tied around the collar and a blue dress with white, patterned edges over the top.

>Hair Bow
     >Your trusty bow. You don't take this baby off even when sleeping. Then again, you don't take anything off when sleeping. You can't remember the last time you washed your clothes, but they somehow stay clean so it's not a huge deal.

>Flag
     >A small flag with a picture of the Three Fairies of Light on it. You keep it on your person at all times to remind you of the day that will forever live on in your heart - the day the Great Fairy Wars began. And ended, later the same day, with little fanfare. Also you like to taunt them sometimes by waving it at them while you're shooting them with danmaku.

>Life Goals:

>Senpai Please Notice Me
     >As previously mentioned, you look up to Marisa Kirisame as the strongest being in the entirety of Gensokyo. You will not rest until you have managed to defeat her in a fair, one-on-one fight.

>The Beast That Lives Beneath
     >Living in the Misty Lake is a massive toad. You have had...an unpleasant encounter with this toad, to put it nicely. You want to hunt it down and make it pay.

>Sacrilege!
     >Apparently there's some kind of god of frogs up on the mountain? You dearly want to confirm or refute this rumor at some point, and if there actually is a god of frogs, you are going to have some words with them. Lots of words. You've started thinking up a list, actually.

>_

((OOC: Oops! Accidentally posted this before it was ready. Here's the full thing.))

[Failure McFailFace]

>look around
>go interfere in the nearest person's buizznezz

[Kilgamayan]

> Opinion of Reimu Hakurei
> How tall are we?
> How tall is Daiyousei?

[Neovereign]

>Before we take on this probably massive god of frogs, we should deal with the giant frog. that way we'll be prepared for any frog, god or not.
>We should enlist the assistance of the trio of light to help with the giant frog. But we'll also need a plan...
>How do we feel about the inhabitants of the SDM, Lily White, and Letty White...rock.

[O4rfish]

>What is the hardest metal known the fairy, and how hard is Ice in comparison?

>Opinion of Wagasa Wakashita Waggysaggy?

[unofficialsofonisba]

> Opinion of Reimu Hakurei
> How tall are we?
> How tall is Daiyousei?

>How do we feel about the inhabitants of the SDM, Lily White, and Letty White...rock.

>Reimu Hakurei is annoying, pure and simple. She comes around sometimes to visit the vampire lady in the mansion across the lake, and everytime you try to fight her she just brushes you off. The nerve. Doesn't she know you're the strongest? You'll show her one day. You'll show them all.

>You're about average height for a fairy; that is to say, around 4 feet tall.

>Daiyousei is unusually tall for a fairy, coming in at around 4'6".

>The Mansion's inhabitants are by and large an enigma to you. You don't have much contact with anyone except for the maid, and you tend to stay very far away from her. You tried fighting her once. It was the worst mistake of your life. Your skin still twinges with phantom knife wounds whenever you think about it.

>Letty Whiterock is nice enough. You and her are both ice and snow-related, so there's a lot of common ground between the two of you. You like to get tips and tricks from her on cool new fighting techniques and interesting things you can make with ice. The only problem is she's only around in winter, which is your least favorite season, as it means you're out of a job. What's the point in freezing things if everything's already frozen?

>What is the hardest metal known the fairy, and how hard is Ice in comparison?

>Opinion of Wagasa Wakashita Waggysaggy?

>Hmmmmmm. You don't know a bunch about metals, seeing as you're an ice fairy and you live on a lake. You're pretty sure the scary maid uses silver in her knives, and those are pretty hard! Ice, though. Ice, you know. Ice, you know is unfortunately pretty fragile. Still, you make do. Even fragile materials can be made deadly if you use them in the right ways!

>That's the mermaid girl, right? She's weird, and stays under the surface most of the time, so you don't really talk at all. The only time you've seen her above the surface and actually flying about was during that whole thing with the tiny girl and the amana-whatsit.

>Before we take on this probably massive god of frogs, we should deal with the giant frog. that way we'll be prepared for any frog, god or not.
>We should enlist the assistance of the trio of light to help with the giant frog. But we'll also need a plan...

>You briefly consider that bane of your existence, the giant frog, and start brainstorming ways to get rid of it for good. You decide that a plan is probably a good thing to have when going up against it. It is a very wily frog, after all. The Trio of Light could be useful, too. It could be worth going and talking to them about this...

>look around
>go interfere in the nearest person's buizznezz

>Before you do that, though, you decide to take a look outside to see if there's anyone about. Looking around, you can see someone flying around above the skies of the Misty Lake. You can't make out many details from here, so you decide to fly closer, the better to interfere check them out.
>Upon closer examination, you see that it's...oh. You know who this is. It's that one annoying fairy who starts yelling about spring right around this time of year. Looks like this year isn't any different.

>_

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> List spell cards.
> Counter announcements of Spring with announcements of your love for being STRONG.

[Kilgamayan]

> How small can fairies get?
> Where and how exactly is our house built?
> How quickly can we freeze something - or someone - solid?

[unofficialsofonisba]

> How small can fairies get?
> Where and how exactly is our house built?
> How quickly can we freeze something - or someone - solid?

>Fairies range in size a surprising amount, with fairies being anywhere from a mere 3 feet to a whopping 4 and a half, as seen with Daiyousei.

>Your house is a small igloo on the shores of the lake that you built yourself. It's sheltered by the shade from a small grove of trees nearby, and kept from melting by your own magic.

>It depends on the size of the object. You freeze things at a pretty constant rate, so something tiny like a frog would only take a couple seconds to freeze whereas a large object like a human could take up to a minute or more! This is why you don't usually attempt to outright freeze your opponents, as the process takes too long and your concentration gets broken by their constant motion.

> List spell cards.
> Counter announcements of Spring with announcements of your love for being STRONG.

>Spell Cards:

>Freeze Sign "Perfect Freeze"
     >Sends out a colorful stream of bullets, which are then frozen and begin to slip around.

>Freeze Sign "Minus K"
     >Danmaku are suddenly chilled to such a degree that the bullets crack and break apart.

>Ice Sign "Icicle Fall"
     >Ice falls down towards the enemy in a 5-way stream. Your STRONGEST attack - when people don't take advantage of the glaring safe spot, that is.

>Ice Sign "Sword Freezer"
     >Creates a sword out of ice which can be used to thrust towards the enemy.

>Cold Body "Super Ice Kick"
     >A spinning kick from the heavens. You don't use this one too often, because it tends to make you dizzy.

>You take a deep breath and announce with all your might your status as the STRONGEST fairy in Gensokyo. The fairy turns, attention gotten - and sticks her tongue out at you petulantly.

>"Who caaaaaaares, you big dummy, spring is here!" She bounces around excitedly (she's in the air, how does she even do that). "Isn't it GREAT? SPRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!" She lets loose a shower of danmaku in her excitement.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Dodge!
>"Yea but spring will only last a while. And when it's gone, I'll still be the Strongest. How about that!?" Proceed to use our tongue as a means of vaguely declaring victory. (Sticks tongue back at her)
^{>Realize ZUN is the reason you are labeled as an idiot to many and plot to defeat him}

[Kilgamayan]

> Is 3 to 4.5 the average fairy size range, or the known minimum and maximum?

[unofficialsofonisba]

> Is 3 to 4.5 the average fairy size range, or the known minimum and maximum?

>It's the average range. You don't want to think about the possibility of a 5-foot-tall fairy, though...

>Dodge!
>"Yea but spring will only last a while. And when it's gone, I'll still be the Strongest. How about that!?" Proceed to use our tongue as a means of vaguely declaring victory. (Sticks tongue back at her)
^{>Realize ZUN is the reason you are labeled as an idiot to many and plot to defeat him}

^{You steal ZUN's laptop and proceed to change canon to make yourself ruler of Gensokyo. Gensokyo is led to ruin by your poor leadership and general lack of motivation. BAD END}

>You nimbly dodge out of the way of the danmaku. It's not a very well-thought-out attack, so there's plenty of open spaces to dodge into.

>Lily gasps in indignation. "Y-yeah, but...but..." Her lip trembles a bit, then she rallies. "W-well, you're STUPID! No one likes you cause you're stupid and dumb!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Forget tall fairies. Can fairies be shorter than three feet? If so, how low do they go?

[otptheperson]

>punch yourself in the face to show that you are so strong, not even you can defeat you

[unofficialsofonisba]

> Forget tall fairies. Can fairies be shorter than three feet? If so, how low do they go?

>Fairies can be and sometimes are shorter than three feet; the smallest recorded fairy was a tiny pixie only 1 and a half feet tall. These fairies tend to keep to themselves most of the time due to the fact that their small size makes them a prime target for pretty much every carnivorous animal or youkai in the forest. There's also not that many of them out there because of this.

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know where any of them are, or where they tend to congregate?
> How large are the fairies of light compared to us?

> Put on a look of offended shock.
> "What was that?! I'll show YOU who's stupid!"
> We'll show HER who's stupid! Fire off a wave of icicles at this lowlife!

[Neovereign]

>"Eye'm I'm not an idiot because Eye've I've got friends who like me. That makes you the stupid one."

[unofficialsofonisba]

> Do we know where any of them are, or where they tend to congregate?
> How large are the fairies of light compared to us?

>Like you said before, you aren't exactly popular in the fairy community. The only thing you know about smaller fairies is that they exist, and that there probably aren't any nearby the lake, seeing as you haven't ever met any. Maybe someone with more information about fairies would know more. Someone with books on fairies, maybe...

>The fairies of light are also about average fairy size, with slight variations. You take pride in the fact that you are (if only slightly) taller than Star Sapphire. Because the difference is so negligible, though, it usually doesn't make for very good taunting fare.

> Put on a look of offended shock.
> "What was that?! I'll show YOU who's stupid!"
> We'll show HER who's stupid! Fire off a wave of icicles at this lowlife!

>With practiced ease, you send a wave of needle-like icy bullets at the offending fairy. She shrieks and rapidly zips around, trying to dodge them. One clips her shoulder, tearing her dress. In response, she reflexively sends off another wave of bullets. This wave seems much like the first; maybe a bit thicker.

>"Eye'm I'm not an idiot because Eye've I've got friends who like me. That makes you the stupid one."

>As you're firing off the bullets, you fire off a withering comeback as well. You can't tell for sure due to the large amount of danmaku now occupying the area, but you think she might tear up a little. Haha! Success.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Can't we just freeze her bullets? Yeah, let's freeze em.
>"Yeah spring's nice and all but you don't need to yell it everywhere annoyingly. I can tell it's spring by the flowers and the heat and the other stuffs and thingies."

[unofficialsofonisba]

>Can't we just freeze her bullets? Yeah, let's freeze em.
>"Yeah spring's nice and all but you don't need to yell it everywhere annoyingly. I can tell it's spring by the flowers and the heat and the other stuffs and thingies."

>You're getting real tired of this fairy's nonsense. You decide to just freeze her bullets and be done with it, sending out a wave of frigid air. Within seconds, all the bullets heading your way are frozen in place. Moments later, they shatter, leaving nothing behind except a frightened fairy.
>Lily dithers on the spot for a moment. Then, summoning up her final vestiges of courage, she says nobly, "W-well, I'm gonna go talk about spring somewhere else, then. Where there aren't stupid meanie fairies like you who freeze everything!" She hurriedly flits off, calling "IT'S NOT EVEN WINTERRRR!" behind her as she goes.

[Neovereign]

>Yea, I think we won..."I"M NOT STUPIIIIID!"
>Let's go see what Daiyousei's up to.

[unofficialsofonisba]

>Yea, I think we won..."I"M NOT STUPIIIIID!"
>Let's go see what Daiyousei's up to.

>You take a moment to bask in the triumphant glow of another victory. Then you fly off towards Daiyousei's house on the lake. Maybe she'll be up to something good.

>Daiyousei, as it turns out, is busy sweeping the front path of her small house on the lake shore. Daiyousei managed to carve out a large tree nearby the lake and turn it into her home, with an almost picturesque exterior seeming to have jumped right out of a storybook. There's even a small stone path leading to the shore, which is what Daiyousei is currently sweeping. From what you can remember from the few times you've been in it (you and Dai prefer to spend your time outside), it's very neat and spacious. You're a little bit jealous, to be honest. Still, it can't quite compare to a house made out of the best thing in the world - ice.

>When she sees you coming, she waves cheerfully.  "H-hi, Cirno! You're up pretty early."

[Neovereign]

>"Hey Dai-chan, I just beat that spring fairy a few minutes ago. She called me stupid and mean, but she was the stupid and mean one because she attacked me first."
>"Got any plans, cause I've been thinking about a way to get back at that giant frog for uh, catching me off guard before."

[unofficialsofonisba]

>"Hey Dai-chan, I just beat that spring fairy a few minutes ago. She called me stupid and mean, but she was the stupid and mean one because she attacked me first."
>"Got any plans, cause I've been thinking about a way to get back at that giant frog for uh, catching me off guard before."

>Daiyousei looks worriedly at you. "O-oh...you didn't hurt her, did you? I mean, she can get kinda annoying, b-but this is her favorite season." She walks back to her front door, propping her broom against the wall of her house. "Well, I-I'm not that good at planning this kind of stuff. Have you talked t-to our friends about it?"

[Neovereign]

>"No I only grazed her. She's a fairy too though, it's not like she'll be gone for a long time or anything if I beat her."
>"I came to you first Dai-chan. You're good at fun stuff and can get us outta trouble easily."
>"I heard there was a god of frogs up on that big mountain that's probably bigger and stronger than that giant frog in the lake. So if I beat that giant frog, I'll be one step closer to defeating that frog god and after that, I'll be even closer to winning against Marisa. I gotta get stronger to beat Marisa, Dai-chan!"

[unofficialsofonisba]

>"No I only grazed her. She's a fairy too though, it's not like she'll be gone for a long time or anything if I beat her."
>"I came to you first Dai-chan. You're good at fun stuff and can get us outta trouble easily."
>"I heard there was a god of frogs up on that big mountain that's probably bigger and stronger than that giant frog in the lake. So if I beat that giant frog, I'll be one step closer to defeating that frog god and after that, I'll be even closer to winning against Marisa. I gotta get stronger to beat Marisa, Dai-chan!"

>"W-well, I guess you have a point..." Daiyousei admits. "It'd s-still hurt, though..."
>Daiyousei blushes, smiling. "Aw, Cirno, I-I'm not that great..." She puts on her best thinking expression. "Well, I-I don't know why you'd want to fight a b-big scary frog in the first place. Couldn't he e-eat you?" She looks around nervously, as if expecting the frog to jump out of the bushes at that very moment. "S-still, you're pretty good at freezing little frogs. M-maybe you could do it with him? Trap him s-so he stays still and freeze him?"
>She blanches. "But...sh-she's so strong..." She runs a hand through her hair anxiously. "She beat m-me up the first time she came here. I had to run away before I could e-even use any spellcards..." She sighs in dismay. "I don't like h-her."

[Neovereign]

>"But that's why Marisa's soooo cooool. I mean, she beat the scary maid before, and she's really really good. I don't think there's anyone else as strong as her. Which is why if I beat her, I'll definitely be the strongest!"
>"That's why I've been thinking about getting the Sunny, Luna, and Star to help out and (Whispers) _{we could probably use these frozen frogs as bait.}"

[unofficialsofonisba]

>"But that's why Marisa's soooo cooool. I mean, she beat the scary maid before, and she's really really good. I don't think there's anyone else as strong as her. Which is why if I beat her, I'll definitely be the strongest!"
>"That's why I've been thinking about getting the Sunny, Luna, and Star to help out and (Whispers) _{we could probably use these frozen frogs as bait.}"

>"W-well, I guess..." Daiyousei doesn't look entirely convinced, for a reason you cannot fathom. All of your points are flawless!
>"Oh, yeah, that's a g-good idea!" Daiyousei smiles, getting into the swing of things. "You c-could make him angry, so he'll come towards you, a-and then...BAM!" She claps her hands together to mime a trap snapping shut, then squeaks, frightening herself with her own volume. Then she blushes. "O-or something like that."