>Who do we know/have met?
> What's our diet and how do we support it with knowing the laws that we do...
>Let's go see if we can find Wriggle and see what she's up to.
>"Is that so~?"
>"What strange people?"
>Have we ever seen anything like in the picture?
> Think about visiting Reimu... Would Reimu take us seriously?
> "Never seen anything like that! I don't see the point of going to Reimu, she won't do anything unless this turns out to be a full incident. Want to go find Mystia and see if she knows anything?"
>"Okay then."
>Go look for Mystia.
>before that
>"Hey Wriggle, do you see that?"
> Try and get closer to find out the source of these danmaku shots without being noticed.
> Rush to help Mystia
> "Wriggle, be ready in case of an attack!"
> Dodge any shots that come near
> "Who are you? Sorry if we spooked you!"
>"Is that so?"
>Look at Mystia.
>Then back to Kogasa.
>Point at Mystia.
>"So... Was she one of them? Or was she just caught in the crossfire? And more of what? Fairies? Youkai?"
>"Huh. Weird..."
>Step closer to Mystia
>"Are you alright, Mystia? We found you unconscious when we got here..."
>"Is that so? Did you get a good look at it?"
>Blink.
>"Uh... Was it supposed to?"
>"Well to be fair we saw danmaku being fired from a distance so i was sorta expecting to be attacked"
>Sweat.
>"But don't be so down. I mean I'm sure there's plenty of ways to surprise people other than just attacking. Besides, surprise is all about being unexpected and getting the jump on people, right? Maybe you could hide in a dark corner somewhere and jump out at people."
>Smile a bit.
>"You know... that gives me an idea."
>"You see..."
>step back from kogasa (float back if we're flying) enough so that she would be outside the radius of our darkness sphere if we activated it.
>then summon our darkness sphere, make sure not to accidentally cover kogasa with it.
>"...I happen to be a walking dark corner! What if you hid in here with me sometime? People that know me will totally expect me if they saw this, but they wouldn't expect you at all!"
>Giggle a bit.
>"It won't work if they see you jump in. You have to make sure they don't know that you're in here before you jump out at them."
>"on the bright side you actually surprised me that time, I didn't expect you to immediately jump in here and get so close to me."
>smile at kogasa, uncondense the darkness a bit if we have to so she can see.
>ponder people we know that would be vulnerable to a sudden umbrella leaping out of the darkness
>how well can we see through our current level of darkness?
>if we can see them, what are our friends up to?
> Does having our darkness bubble engaged exhaust us in any way or is it natural/always available?
>"Hey, want to see what Cirno and Daiyousei are up to?"
>Whisper to Kogasa: "They'd be perfect for testing my idea on too."
> Make a mischievous looking face while saying that
>"Should we head for the lake then?"
>"You can come too if you want Kogasa."
>Whisper to her: "I'd recommend it. I can introduce you to Cirno and Daiyousei, and you'd also get a good opportunity to surprise them."
>Small talk is key to learning about our new friend. Besides, we probably have a while to go before we get there.
>"So what do you do for a living, Kogasa?"
>"Hey don't feel bad. You just need to get better, and that's what I'm going to help you do!"
>Smile.
>"But is that all you do though? Like, do you have any hobbies or something?"
>Can we pick out trees through our darkness right now? We don't want those evil things getting the jump on us...
>"I-It's not funny! They're evil and out to get me I tell you!"
>"Yeah... kinda silly huh... that a youkai with darkness powers can't see in the dark. It's unfair, really..."
//It feels lonely being the only player...
>"Maybe... Though sometimes I wonder if it's something to do with this..."
>Point to our ribbon/amulet.
>"It burns me whenever I try to touch it. I can't remember where it came from or why it's there though. I've had it for as long as I can remember. Anyway we're getting close to the Lake. Kogasa, I'm going to make my darkness thicker so you can hide inside."
>Thicken darkness, don't completely obstruct our vision though.
>"Huh?"
>Uncondense the darkness slightly to see.
>Have we ever tried actually cutting off the hair that the ribbon is tied to?
>"D-Do you think Cirno and Daiyousei are okay..?"
>Have we ever tried actually cutting off the hair that the ribbon is tied to?
>"I know, but fairies still feel pain..."
>"Who's that over there? I haven't seen them before."
>Point at the stranger near the mansion.
>"Glad they're okay."
>Whisper to Kogasa: "we'll have to get them later... don't worry though, my idea could still work on a lot of people."
>"This is my new friend Kogasa. Also the color and pattern of her clothes looks nothing like yours... Kogasa, these are Cirno and Daiyousei."
>Wonder if Cirno would be surprised if Kogasa actually acknowledged her as the strongest
>Giggle a bit.
>"So what happened here anyway?"
>"Well it's either leave and do something, or stay and watch the potential fireworks, so what would you all rather do?"
> "We might also be able to learn something by following Reimu and hearing what the gatekeeper tells her? What do you think?"
> Whisper to Wriggle "Wriggle, we will keep a safe distance so she does not notice us"
> "Cirno, a good way to get better at Danmaku is to watchreplaysothers fight and learn their patterns, so why not join us and see what Reimu is up to before asking for a rematch, it will increase your chances of winning."
> "Maybe it's better not to hide, it's not like we have done anything wrong lately have we?"
> "I guess You are right, I forgot what happened during the red mist incident..."
> "How about hiding in the thick mist over Misty Lake?"
> "Kogasa better not attempt what I think she is about to do!. If she surprises and distracts Reimu we are going to be in a lot of trouble!"
> Get in Kogasa's way and tell her that now is not the time for surprises
> If it comes to that, how do 5 on 1 Danmaku battles stand in the spell card rules?
>After we tell kogasa now isn't the time for surprises
>"On the bright side I think you might have surprised all of us by doing that, but please don't endanger us or yourself like that..."
>"Wriggle, Mystia, Kogasa, and I were coming here to meet with our other friends. Everything looked like this when we got here..."
>Grab Kogasa's arm.
>"Anyway, we wouldn't want to accidentally get in your way, so we should probably head somewhere else... Sorry for bothering you."
>Bow and begin backing off, dragging Kogasa with us.
"She was."
>"Wriggle and I just met Kogasa in the forest not long ago, and Mystia was attacked in the forest before we got here. That was where we met Kogasa actually. We thought she was the culprit at first, but Mystia said she was attacked by a mysterious figure. Then we decided to come here and we saw the mansion like that."
> "I doubt you read the Bunbunmaru regularly, however this time it has something interesting in it, why don't you show everyone, Wriggle?"
> "Also Reimu you look a little tired, have you had an encounter with one of these things too?"
>"Suspicions? That doesn't sound good."
>Turn to the others.
>"I guess we should stay here for a bit."
>Pat Kogasa
>"Don't worry, you'll surprise her someday."
> "Meiling, when that thing attacked you were the spell card rules in effect?"
>"Hey. We're friends now, so I'll even help you if you want. Though we should probably stay away from anyone involved in the incident for now... Incident resolvers don't take kindly to people getting in their way."
>Smile.
>"Don't worry though, there's many humans and youkai in Gensokyo we can focus on in the meantime."
>Turn back to Meiling.
>"Is that so? So I guess whoever this is isn't playing by the spellcard rules then? That sounds like it could be bad..."
> Do we have / remember any of our attacks from before the spell card rules were created?
> Are we able to make undodgeable patterns? Like Moonlight Ray but where the lasers completely merge without leaving space to dodge?
> Considering the phantom figure and Meiling were about matched in strength according to Dai, how does our strength compare to Meiling if we were to be ambushed without the spell card rules in effect?
> How welcome are we in the SDM?
> How well do we know the SDM and it's residents?
> How would all 5 of us attacking together (possibly layering our patterns on top of each other) compare to Meiling's strength?
> "I guess we should help Reimu and start distributing the papers, where should we start first?"
> "Also I think it's safer if we travel together in case the shape thing attacks us"
>"It might be safer there for us too. We should probably head there, then."
> "How do you think we should get there? Flying might make us easy targets, but on the other hand we might get lost walking"
> Is it day or night now?
> "Great then, let's fly towards the temple! Since Cirno is the strongest she can handle anything, right?"
> Start flying towards the human village until we see the temple, it's supposed to be near by.
>Stop.
>Look to the others.
>Look back at the girl.
>Where are we exactly?
> "Where would you be from?"
> "I'm not sure I know where that is?"
> Look at group and introduce us
>"Is that so? Why is my name interesting"
>Discreetly check on Kogasa
>"Aw, I was interested in hearing it... anyway, yeah, we're heading there to help distribute a warning around Gensokyo. Apparently some mysterious figure is going around attacking people. Want to help us? You could sightsee at the same time. "
// Does Rumia exist in PC-98 canon? I don't know it that well
> Continue on our way to the Myouren Temple
> Whisper to Kogasa "Want to try the darkness bubble surprise trick once we get there?"
> Did Louise not follow us?
>Double back. Now!
>"H-Hey, what's wrong, Louise!?"
>"Yikes! I-I mean you mean no harm, right? Maybe we can convince them to let you in."
>Examine her hands.
>"You okay? That looks very painful..."
> "How come we can go through fine?"
> Examine the area around Louise, see if we feel anything if we move through it
> "That's so cool! Can we make one? Is it like danmaku familiars?"
> Try flying through the barrier again focusing on the ribbon more this time, see if we can "sense" through the ribbon
>"It's reacting to my ribbon... weird..."
> Try and get as close as possible to where the interaction happens, so that the ribbon is exactly on it or in between it and see what happens.
> Make a mental note of this and keep it in mind, it's a useful tool for feeling borders
>"It moves when it passes through the barrier..."
>"Oh, miss Louise. Can we talk to you through the mirror or is it just for seeing?"
>Check if everyone in the party (Team 9 + Kogasa + Louise) is accounted for.
> "I guess we should head in and ask the monk about letting you in"
> Head in with our group after accounting for our party
> Before heading in hold on to the mirror and pass through the barrier, seeing if it also interacts in a similar way.
>Even Kogasa?
>What do we know of Mystia and Kyouko's relationship. Are they only bandmates?
>Have we ever been to one of their concerts?
>>If so, do we enjoy the music?
> What kind of music do we like? Any musicians in particular?
> "Hey do you know where we can find the temple monk? We have news for them and also we wanted to ask them about some issues we had with a barrier thingy around the temple"
>"Maybe if you can't bring us in, you can bring whoever's in charge out to meet us?"
> "But we have something important from Reimu and it's related to the incident"
> Huh why especially Reimu?
> "Oh well, can you at least give her this?"
> Give Kyouko the notice
> "Try sliding it under the door"
> "She just needs to be aware of this to stay safe according to Reimu, so just let her know one way or another"
> "We will just hang around for a bit"
> Fly up to get a good view of the temple and pull our the mirror and aim it at it so Louise can have a look
> Try and loosen grip to see where the mirror is trying to aim and let it reposition itself
> "So Kyouko said that others should be made aware, where do you all think we should go next, the village, Kourindou?"
> To Kogasa in a low voice so Kyouko can't hear "Want to surprise Kyouko with the darkness sphere?"
>"I guess we can try Kourindou then."
>To Kogasa: "Let's try surprising them in that case."
> Find a landing point next to the tiger
> Condense darkness sphere to the largest size where you can't make out shapes inside
> "Kogasa get in and hold hands, then we will fly up close to her"
> Proceed to fly close and land next to her (Make sure the darkness does not cover her too)
>Whisper to Kogasa: "Um... this is sorta embarrassing, but.... I kinda need you to be my eyes...."
> Whisper to Kogasa "Suprised you there didn't I?"
>Whisper: "Sorry..."
>Whisper: "Is she facing towards us or away from us?"
> Whisper "How close are we?"
// Though if she doesn't know us or has not seen us like this the sphere itself would be quite surprising//Maybe we could make it a double surprise then? lol
//Hmm... what's the plan of attack here. Should we cover Shou in darkness and let kogasa do her thing or should we get Shou's attention and have kogasa suddenly leap out of the darkness in the middle of our conversation?
// I was thinking more like "Hey Shou" and right when she turns around and sees the sphere Kogasa jumps out and says "Surprise!" though the mid conversation thing is fine too
Edit: // Though if she doesn't know us or has not seen us like this the sphere itself would be quite surprising
>Remove darkness and dodge while backing away to a safe distance!
>Make sure Kogasa is safe, have her follow us if we must
> Curved lasers!?
>Check framerate
> Try to not get seperated from Kogasa
> "We got her good! Better run now!"
>"Kogasa, this way!"
>Continue fleeing, try not to get separated
// Can Kogasa in canon only see from the youkai red eye? I was kind of confused there why she was insulted back there but then again I don't know that much about Kogasa.
> Can we offset the darkness sphere or is it always centered on us?
> If we can try to push it behind us to make it harder for Shou to aim
>Try to regroup with Kogasa if she can't get to us. We don't have a large umbrellato add to our hitboxto encumber us, so it might be easier for us to reach her.
>Retreat with Kogasa if we can.
> Center the sphere and spread the darkness to the point where it barely dims the place, no need to have it hindering our escape
> Are there any trees or obstacles that danmaku can't penetrate that both of us can hide behind
>Would it be possible to reach the temple by circling around Shou?
>"I'd hi five you, but we should probably get somewhere we won't be in danger of getting hit first."
>Where was everyone else again? Are they waiting for us or did we tell them to go ahead?
>"Come on, Kogasa, we gotta go!"
>Try circling around Shou in the air.
> Also increase our distance so the lasers thin out and it becomes easier
> Highfive Kogasa
>Be ready to flee.
>Now turn around slowly.
> Ready Moon Sign -Moonlight Ray- ; Don't actually reach for it just be ready
> While turning around fly upwards to be out of reach of whoever is behind us
>"Ah, that's fine we were just wanted to surprise that lady anyway, I wanted to help Kogasa get better at it."
>"We also had a message from Reimu, but we already delivered it to Kyouko."
>Take Kogasa's hand.
>"Alright, Kogasa, let's go meet up with the others and figure out where to go next."
> Head back to the group
> What other major locations do we know about?
// So it appears we are in a fork in the road, I'm thinking we should visit youkai mountain next what do the other players think?
Edit: My reasoning behind this is that Eientei is a quiet place and we are totally unfamiliar with the underground
// In the mean time though
> Are there any items around we could pick up?
// If no one objects today I'm going to go towards Youkai Mountain
> Pick up a fist sized rock and put in our inventory
> Inventory
>"So... where to now?"
>Blink.
>"Wait, you're a blacksmith too?" Look at Kogasa with curiosity.
>"Oh wow, that's pretty cool, Kogasa! I never took you for a blacksmith."
>"It's surprising that Reimu let you fix her needles... Though what happened after kinda sucks."
>"Anyway, we should approach Louise with the idea of Youkai Mountain... There wasn't any other place we needed to give that warning to, was there?"
>"Alright."
>Look at the mirror familiar
>"Louise, if you can hear me, we're heading back."
>Rendezvous with Louise
>"No, not at all."
>Smile.
>"So... where do you want to go next? Wriggle thinks you might get a nice view of Gensokyo from Youkai Mountain. But there's a lot of other places too, so is there anywhere in particular you'd like to see?"
> "Yes we should be able to see all the major landmarks!"
> Can we see Youkai Mountain from here?
>"Is everyone ready?"
> Off to Youkai Mountain it is then!
> Of course pay close attention to our surroundings and any landmarks we pass by on the way there.
> "So, anyone here know anything about Youkai Mountain?"
> "Its obviously safer to travel in groups, you should too! No one is really safe when the Spell Card Rules are not in effect"
> "By the way we are distributing these flyers"
> Show her the flyer
> "But I guess you already know since you and Reimu are like ... friends"
>"And Louise here isn't our ringleader, by the way. We're giving her a tour of Gensokyo while we distribute the flyers and stuff."
// OOC: I assume exterminate means punishing incident instigators? Cause Reimu hasn't sealed any youkai in the canon Reimu routes since EoSD and possibly before that
> "What is your own way of solving incidents?"
>"Oh, Louise isn't involved with the incident. Don't worry. Those things attacking people look completely different."
>Only parse this if another player approves of it.
// I don't want to draw attention to Louisewhich may not be possible if Marisa is the Youkai Mountain midboss
> "I could cause an incident just to find out"
> Don't reveal her name, instead say she is just a youkai we met, if she wants to she can speak for herself
>Chuckle a bit.
>"I guess. Though wouldn't call her that to her face. She doesn't like it people call her that."
>"Who? Marisa?"
> Make mental note not to accidentally reveal where Louise is from since she stated things could turn out bad for us. Especially with how the incident solvers like to generalize anyone seen with a suspect is probably an accomplice... we haven't done anything wrong but we know very well how incident solvers attack innocent suspects until they find the instigator.
> So did Marisa fly away?
If were clear from her:
> "Well that could have been worse..."
> Alright onwards
> "Cirno will be fine right?"
> "We can ask Cirno about her battle with Marisa later, besides besides didn't she say she won against Marisa once in the past?"
> "We want to get a good view right, let's head for the top"
> Go for the snow covered area, look for any plateau flat area to land on
>Try to comfort Kogasa.
>"Is something wrong?"
>AddressGreen Reimuthe miko:
>"Actually, no. We're actually giving our friend in the white hat here a tour of Gensokyo, and we thought she would get a pretty good view from the mountain summit."
>"Did she... do something to you?"
>"I don't mind either way, what do you all want to do?"
>"Well if she tries anything, just know that I'll have your back."
>Smile.
>Allow Louise to explain if she decides to do so.
> Don't pressure Louise
> "Are you not a foreigner too, Sanae? Say why don't we head inside and talk this over before we all freeze out here, I can tell you're interested"
>Head in, unless anyone objects, keepour waifuKogasa close.
>"Well, not really, but to be honest it doesn't really matter what she is to be honest. She's just a tourist who wanted to look at Gensokyo, and we're showing her around and protecting her from that weird thing that's attacking people."
>"So what if she's a demon? If the thing attacking people is from where she's from, then she's definitely not that one. Unlike them she wasn't aggressive at all, and she looks nothing like the attacker. Mystia was one of the people attacked, so she can vouch for Louise's innocence if she wants."
// Had a little slip up with Sanae's name sorry about that, my reasoning was that I thought we had heard about Sanae&co causing the MoF incident by now and them being foreigners from outside
> As a Youkai do we feel anything from being inside a holy area? How about the hair ribbon?
> "So there are other violent beings in Makai?" Look at both Louise and Kanako while saying this
> "I mean fighting isn't bad I guess? We're Youkai after all..." Look at our party while saying the last bit "But the spellcard rules have to be followed and apparently Makai doesn't use the spell card system" And yes feel a tiny bit proud while saying this for being the first person to use the system
> "Oh, Kanako left before we had a chance to tell her Reimu is already investigating"
> "One at a time Sanae..."
// To other players: I'm not really sure if Louise wants us investigating since she is from Makai but as a gensokyan I think we should agree with Sanae
>"They might run in to each other on Stage 4!"
> "Well maybe we can investigate too, Sanae? Like you say the more the merrier! Surely somethings changed that allows people to cross the border from Makai."
>"Well, probably, after we finish helping Louise of course..."
>"Say, Louise. Speaking of Makai, I'm honestly curious about something... Didn't you say that my name was shared with someone in a myth or folk tale where you came from?"
// You are right Evil_Nazgul0616, I didn't notice this but Louise did seem to take look at us almost like she recognized us before we said our name and said something about our name being a name from folktales, but Rumia does not exist in PC-98 canon which makes me a little suspicious of Louise...
>"Would you mind telling me more? What did this being do? Why was it so powerful? How did Shinki stop it?"
>"She sounds like a nice person..."
>"So she's pretty much a supermom."
>Have we ever had a mother figure in our life?
>"Well if the goddess over there has a 'don't interfere with my children' policy like that tale said I guess we can assume that she's not the one behind it. Maybe its some kind of radical faction over there?"
>"So what's it like having a mother figure, by the way? I've never had one myself."
> "So if Shinki is out, we don't really have a culprit right now. But the barrier being weak could be due to something on either side, it could be something weakening it from Makai or the border could be weak due to something here. Like Sanae said as Youkai we can investigate too!"
>Do we know of Alice, the puppeteer that lives in the forest of magic?
>>If so:
>>"Animation magic? Is that like the stuff that Alice girl in the forest does with dolls, or is that something completely different?"
> "We can help too, should we assist Sanae or search a different area for possible clues?"
>"Speaking of a different area, is there any place you'd like to go next, Louise?"
>Give Kogasa a concerned look.
>Mouth: "what did she do to you?"
>Frown
>Turn back to the others.
>"I think we should look elsewhere as well. She's a shrine maiden, so she can probably handle herself. Besides, I doubt Louise would want to be dragged to a place she isn't interested in seeing."
> Recall if humans commonly have cats as pets
> "A small furry animal that walks on four legs. In the human village some have them as pets or familiars, so we might see one if we are near it"
> "So let's go find a nice view from the mountain!"
> Head on out
> Were leaving anyway so let's find a nice spot like a cliff a little bit lower than where we are now
> Loud enough for Koga to hear: "Kogasa were going to have a look at the view!"
turning back around the removing them.>Clarification requested.
>Clarification requested.
>pull Kogasa aside.
>"So... now that she's not with us... what did that Sanae girl do to you?"
>Concerned look
> "You probably don't know the names of everything, so just point out places you want to see"
>Do we know of Yuuka?
>>if so: "Yikes... I wonder if she'd get along with a certain sunflower loving youkai..."
>Which area is closer?
> Is the Forest of Magic large? Do parts of it go near the Hakurei Shrine?
> "Lets go investigate if anythings up in the Forest of Magic!"
> Stream the aimed danmaku
> "These look different from normal fairies!"
> Is it normal for fairies to provoke youkai like us?
>"Wait, really? Let's try not to kill them then, maybe we can interrogate them about the attacks!"
> If we are able to shoot a danmaku laser that is weak enough to not harm a nameless fairy do so
> "Louise, don't shoot at them! You don't know how to create danmaku type shots"
> How can we tell if a shot is magical or danmaku without getting hit? Is grazing it enough to tell?
>"Well, Wriggle, if they're anything like our fairies, I honestly doubt they were smart enough to cross over from Makai on their own. Logically that would mean someone had to tell them how to do it."
>Keep dodging, fire low power danmaku to minimize the risk of killing them, we need at least one alive.
>"And if this happened by chance, well, fairies are everywhere so at least one of them has have to have seen something of interest."
>"Where's Cirno when you need her? I bet her ice powers would make catching these guys alive much easier..."
> Do fairies usually respawn where they got hit or back where their "natural element" is?
> Will declaring a spell card keep them from dying as the Spell Card Rules would take effect for our shots?
> Can we spawn familiars (the magic circles that spawn shots for us)?
> How much damage do we feel like we will take if we get hit by one of their shots? Some bruising or will we explode into [P]?
> Try to trap them by spawning two weak lasers and have them close in slowly (Moonlight Ray style), interrupt the laser and move it outwards if one gets hit, so they don't go pitchunn from the constant fire
> "Lets encircle them! Someone try and fly around behind them" Say this in a lower tone so the Makai Sunflower Fairy doesn't hear
> "Hey you, holding the flower! Tell your friends to stop attacking us and we will stop shooting"
> Keep an eye out for stray bullets and graze accordingly
> Shout "Grab them and keep them from shooting!"
> This arc could be dangerous since it's magical shots, so fly straight up so it misses us completely with room to spare, then fire a laser at it
> Can we create stationary shots?
>aim for the sunflower fairy 's wings
> We are able to create delayed-spawn lasers right? The ones that are a thin line before turning in to a laser.
> Dodge the bubbles by moving down and streaming to the left, we should be doing this in a way to circle around her
> Can we get a good aim at the arm holding the barrier flower?
> If the attack is like our own Night Bird then lets move small amounts to the side to stream the aimed central bullet of the arc. Do this in small enough increments so the attack is always lagging behind us and doesn't create array bullets.
> Once we have the pattern under control, fire two thick bursts of aimed red bullets but make the speed of first bullets spawned high and the rest linearly slower (like one of our nonspells) and aim each burst slightly off the fairy so if it dodges it will run in to them then quickly spawn a single small yellow bullet aimed directly on it
>Fire lasers at its wings.
>be on our guard just in case the bullets turned invisible or something.
>"Running out of energy, I assume? You still have a chance to surrender, you know. We just wanted to ask you and your buddies a few questions anyway."
> Ready Moonlight Ray just in case
> Does declaring a spellcard cancel out shots near us? (Like a bomb?)
> Move towards Louise
> "Louise can you tell her that we are not hostile?">Only ask this if Louise confirms that she can understand the fairy.
>Glance at Kogasa just to make sure she's okay.
>"Sorry, I can't really understand you. Hey Louise, do you understand her at all?"
> "Louise can you tell her that we are not hostile?"
>How is everyone holding up? Are all fairies aside from Angry McFlowers apprehended or accidentally dead?
>"Ask who told her to attack people. If she's like most fairies on our end you could probably offer sweets or something shiny to get her to talk if she's uncooperative..."
>"Do you think you can handle negotiations with her, Miss Louise? It looks like the others are having trouble."
>"Thank you. I'll repay you for the favor later."
>Bow, then rush to Kogasa's aid.
> Fire at a fast but constant rate small aimed shots from both hands. With them moving fast and randomly it will completely mess up the pattern and probably land some hits
> "Everyone alright?"
> "Louise any luck?"
>Shrug
>"Most of us are older than we look anyway... well, I, personally, don't know how old I am but eh... details."
>Try to say this quiet enough for our friends to hear, but not the fairy, "Be ready to grab her if she tries to bolt."
>Look at the fairy.
>"So... Donaita, was it? You must be pretty strong to take that kind of punishment and still be standing."
> "Who told you to attack, Donaita?"
> "We are no weaklings, we defeated you and your partners without even using magical shots!">Let's hold off on this for now...
> "Now tell us and we might leave you alone"
> Can we charge up a shot without actually firing it? Like the pre bullet "glow"
// Alright though I still want to know if we can charge a shot without firing it
>Let's hold off on this for now...
>"Oh? Would you claim to be the strongest fairy in Makai then?"
//I have a hunch. If it fails then we can do your method.
>"Well then, we actually happen to be friends with the strongest fairy in Gensokyo. If you agree to help us, we could definitely arrange a one on one match between you and her. It'll give you a chance to prove that fairies from your world are better than those in ours as you claim."
> "Yeah in fact you just missed her, she was with us earlier and left to fight someone"
>Frown
>"I meant after you got your power back, of course"
>"The intent was to talk to you anyway, we were trying to talk to your buddies as well but they unfortunately seem to be as frail as most of our fairies."
>"You really should meet our friend though. I have a feeling you'd either be good friends or good rivals."
>"Anyway we have no intention of killing you. We just want to know who sent you, if anyone"
> Whisper "Sure Daiyousei"
> "Well the small fry might have something to say"
> "Wait does just being here drain you of energy?"
> "Also we use the Spell Card Rules here. It's a nice system where you can resolve your arguments by fighting with danmaku which is not dangerous. In fact Makai should probably start using the Spell Card Rules."
>"Hey, don't scoff at the idea without at least giving it a try. The two of you are basically our worlds' counterparts to each other from what I can tell..."
>[Gameplay question] Do we have a quest log?
//I really want to have those two meet. I feel like they'll either become nemeses, rivals, or friends, or they'll hook up with each other
//Either way it'll be glorious.
>"It prevents weak humans, fairies, and youkai from being overpowered by strong youkai, gods, and fairies. It also lets you fight non-lethally. As a fairy, surely you would appreciate dying less often."
>"Well, Gensokyo doesn't have any Miasma as far as I know. So that's probably why."
>"You... have no way to get back, do you?"
>"If you missed it, you can always hang with us until we find a way to get you back. Strangers becoming friends after a fight is sort of a custom here."
>"Besides, if Louise here was planning on coming here for tourism, then she probably has a way to get back too. Unless she was planning to stay here long term."
>"Well, if the portal hasn't opened yet, there's still half an hour to burn, so we can give Louise her tour of the forest in the meantime. You can come with us if you want. You'll likely be attacked on your own, since everyone's on edge about the invasion from Makai, and you'd be a sitting duck without your powers. If you join us it'll definitely be safer."
>Ah, I just realized I haven't introduced myself yet. My name's Rumia, by the way."
> "Well if you have to stay here longer than you were expecting you will need to use the Spell Card Rules. A long time ago we used magical shots too, until we realized and agreed that we can solve our differences without using lethal shots, now for fairies it might not be that important but for humans and Youkai it's the difference between life and death ... or extermination."
> "Now who was going to reopen the portal and where would it be opened?"
> Is she under threat of going pitchun from lack of magical energy?
> "Why don't we walk instead of flying as to not waste energy?"
>Does she have feet?
>"Makaian fairies don't?"
>Blink
>"So... do you have legs, or are you like a ghost from the waist down?"
> Do we know anyone else like that?
>"Huh. Interesting. So you can't walk on them, I assume? Would you like one of us to carry you in that case?"
>Shrug
>"Suit yourself. Let us know if you ever change your mind, then."
>Say to our friends: "We really should have Cirno meet her."
// Ehh it's fine, we can ask again later
> Joke "Or somehow be on Reimu's good side ... if she even has one haha"
> "How much farther is the place, Donitia"
> "Hey Mystia, isn't there some kind of Miasma in the Forest? We were heading there anyway, maybe it could help her"
//I feel that your question is important.
>"Hey Donnie! You know we're heading to this forest that's supposed to have some kind of miasma in it. Maybe we can see if you can draw power from it?"
>Would be able to make a round trip there and back in under half an hour?
>"Hey, don't hit Donnie, it's not her fault she ran out of energy here."
>Assist Donnie to her fe- err... stubs.
>"Anyway, we really didn't expect to see anyone else from her world so soon, so while you're here perhaps you would like to answer a question or two for us?"
>Be on guard for surprise attacks
> Maintain distance as any shots will most likely be magical type> You would help her up but she's right next to this stranger. And you decide it's probobly best to keep distance for the moment.
>Avoid the bullets while also shooting our own.
> "Someone grab Donnie!" Change to Daiyousei//Is this even a quest that allows for character switching?
> He is stationary so fire aimed arcs of blue and green bullets, additionally fire two aimed delayed-spawn lasers right when the bullets start reaching him
> Sense the bullets coming at us, magical or danmaku?
>Try to avoid hitting Donnie
>"SomeoneDaiyousei grab Donnie!"
>How close would we have to be to cover his barrier in a darkness orb?
>Does it seem like an absolute barrier, or something that could be broken with enough firepower?
>Wonder if he's immune to night blindness. Are we immune to Mystia's singing?
>"Tch. A barrier, really? What? Are you coward, or are you just afraid of getting scorch marks on your suit?"
// Yesss! I love skill progression in quests
> In a clear spot fire red bullets but stack them as in spawn as many as we can inside of each other, use both hands to spawn more and aim for the source of the barrier (He should only see one bullet but in fact it's many inside of eachother)
>"Mystia! Maybe we could use something to boost morale, perhaps you'll get a new fan and customer out of it too if he likes it enough!"
>Wink at Mystia, hope she gets the hint, and hover out of her range if we're in her path..
>Will we be at risk of being hit by teammate's spellcards if we're on the same side, or do the spellcard rules have safeguards in the event of team fights?
>Are the rest of our teammates even attacking?
> Back off from the familiars a bit to give us more time to dodge the faster lasers
> Lets destroy his familiars
> Enter focus mode once we are sure theres nothing directly coming for us
> Fire 6 delayed-spawn lasers, 3 from each hand aim them all at the closest of the two familiars
> Stay in focus mode so we cansee our hitboxdodge the spread out lasers by moving small amountsand get graze score
//I have an idea...
//His barrier looks like a rectangle, meaning it probably won't block attacks from behind.
//I say we could send Kogasa behind him for a surprise point blank spellcard attack while the rest of us keep his attention, though it'll be hard to relay those tactics to our teammates without him hearing.
// We can just drain him, he is out of his natural habitat and we can keep taking out his familiars and hitting his barrier, Kogasa is quite bad at surprises without our help and we don't want her getting hit with magical bullets
//1. He is siphoning miasma from the still open portal (ninja'd by Raikaria)
//2. We would be helping her by keeping his attention on the rest of us.
//Another option would be to have Wriggle sneak up on him and knock him out with a wriggle kick to the head. Would probably be better to knock him unconscious anyway, as I doubt we have any rope or bindings...
//But since Kogasa actually saw the opportunity.
>Out of all of us, who has a dense, attention-grabbing spellcard?
>If none of us do, contemplate how effective Moonlit Ray would be to achieve that effect.
>Continue firing stacked shots at his hand as we dodge.
> When we use darkness sphere does it feel like we "emit" darkness or "absorb" the light around us?
> Well Kogasa is up to something better keep him distracted
> Do lasers reflect off of reflective surfaces?
>Would either us or Wriggle declaring a spellcard right now interfere with Mystia or our teammates?
>Which spellcards of Wriggle have the firefly familiars again? Firefly Phenomenon? Nightbug Storm/Tornado?
>"Wriggle! Do you think you can use a spellcard right now?"
>How strong are Wriggle's kicks, anyway? Could they knock someone unconscious with little effort?
>Look at our opponent, continue to dodge his barrage.
>"So, pretty boy, I have to ask... Do you wear a suit because it makes you feel fancy, or are you like some kind of rich guy over there? Or are you a butler? Those have suits, right?"
> How far away can we darken stuff if we think of it being darkened? Does our sphere just grow to enclose the area or does it create another sphere or move ours?
> If we fly upwards do we have a clear shot at the portal or is the barrier blocking the way?
> Aha a weakness, he only has 2 hands but we can spawn many lasers and bullets
> Unfocus if we are focused
> Fire a thick cluster of slow moving red bullets to his one hand
> Fly quickly in a circle around him to an spot where we can shoot bullets at his other hand directly
> Fire some normal speed bullets, ideally so the slow and normal speed bullets hit him at the same time
> Fly above him enter focus and fire 3 delayed spawn lasers at him from one hand and another 3 delayed spawn lasers at the portal behind him, try and time them so all the bullets and lasers hit at the same time
> If at any point we come close to being hit cancel out the attack and resume dodging
> "Wriggle! Target his one hand and keep it under constant fire"
> "Daiyousei fire a constant stream of shots at his other hand"
> After both his hands are occupied fly above him, enter focus and fire 3 delayed-spawn lasers at him and 3 at the portal
>Don't fly into a position that will either put us in Mystia's voice cone or cause our opponent to notice Kogasa.
>To Wriggle: "Something dense. By the way, once you get an opportunity, want to introduce his head to your foot? I don't think we have any ropes or seals, and we don't have Cirno to freeze him, so we'll probably have to knock him out."
// Can we suffix spell card declarations with E/N/H/L to specify difficulty/power level to conserve energy if needed?>Don't. We could interfere with Wriggle's card.
> Declare Night Sign -Midnight Bird-
// Can we suffix spell card declarations with E/N/H/L to specify difficulty/power level to conserve energy if needed?
> Declare Night Sign -Midnight Bird-
>Don't. We could interfere with Wriggle's card.
>Do, however, fire lasers at him while he's distracted by Wriggle. Stay out of Mystia's range.
> "Mystia now is our chance!"
>Do we know what that is? ( Do not advance in-game time as this is merely a simple inquiry)
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>Would it be lethal or incapacitating to the caster?
>Is it interruptible? Such as by knocking the user unconscious?
>What would be the effective range, on average, for such explosions, could everyone get away in time with our current positions?
>How long would it take to set up, rough estimate?
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> Do we think our lethal magical shots are powerful enough to pierce the magical buildup?
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>How well do we know of Daiyousei's teleportation powers? Can she teleport groups? Can she teleport far and fast?
>Would lethal magic be capable of rendering him unconscious if it can pierce the buildup? Us alone? All of us together?
>Would a kick from wriggle be enough to knock him into the portal and have him go off "harmlessly" on the other side?
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> Would touching him be an issue with the energy around him?
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>If we all aimed at non-vital areas with lethal magic, would it be enough to incapacitate or render him unconscious rather than kill?
// I want to try what we used to use pre spell card rules, with physical strikes, and making it pitch black around us//Was what we used pre-spellcard rules even mentioned at all?
// Yeah I asked earlier when we saw a shadow figure, also we know he needs his vision to perform this attack like he said, so making it pitch black will make it even harder for him//1. Citation please?
//1. Citation please?
//2. he said "I don't need my eyesight" to use this attack... Making things pitch black is an unnecessary risk.
// I have a feeling as to what we have to do here
// We can run away (Risk is not getting out of range)
// We can run to the portal (Risk is what is on the other side, for all we know there could be 10 of these guys there)
// We can try and break his spell (If we fail we'll be playing Ace Attorney with Shikieiki)
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> While charging up his attack he seems pretty immobile doesn't he? Like if we ran he wouldn't be able to follow us
> Would flying in to the Makai portal take less time than flying away from his AoE attack range?
// Thinking about going for the portal, what do you think Evil_Nazgul0616? Just going to check one thing
> Can we use our spellcards as a "bomb" by declaring them right when he uses his attack to clear out his attack or be temporarily invincible?
> Uhh where has Louise been this entire time, she's been awfully quiet (from memory, don't advance time to check)
> If we all were to fly straight up would we make it out of range
> Does shooting bullets or lasers backwards propel us forward in any way?
> Also can we launch physical items by hitting them with danmaku or putting them inside danmaku?
Post #4 (http://)//dead link.
// While rechecking what has happened up to this point the fact that he is male might not be insignificant, and Rumia remembering something about their vital parts, maybe Wriggle could try to land a kick there?//As hilarious and excruciatingly painful as that sounds, would that be enough to interrupt his spell and incapacitate him? Besides, if it fails we're effectively sending Wriggle to her death...
// Were all within range, so I doubt it would make a difference on who survived if she were to fail//The difference is that Wriggle will be at ground zero if we send her in and she fails. We might have a chance to walk out with severe injuries, but Wriggle is far more likely to be completely obliterated.
// Maybe we can get a sense if the Makai energy will power us up or poison us by going near the portal, he is getting energy from it, we might be able to sense what kind of energy it is
> Did we have any kind of cheat ways of dealing with situations like this in the past, pre Spell Card Rules, I mean we're pretty old and I doubt we survived on our charisma alone?
> Can we charge up a lethal AoE attack and detonate it faster than him? It doesn't have to have as big a range as his since were right next to him, instead we want maximum density/damage in a small area
> Can we channel our energies together with Wriggle and Daiyousei to create a single blast that is stronger than what we can do individually?
> Also ugh! Why is Louise over there smiling while were doing all the hard work here!?
>Is lethal danmaku instantly lethal? Does it leave nasty damage? Does it kill over time?
>Is there any kind of "first aid" procedure for a lethal danmaku victim to keep them alive until help arrives?
>How close was the nearest settlement again? How confident are we in dragging a near death demon to them and getting help in time if we must mortally wound him?
//Note, I will very much like to take him alive as a prisoner (and possibly attempt to make him our servant afterwards). But if we have no choice but to purposefully kill him to get out of this unscathed (or an accidental death by danmaku is unavoidable), I'll accept it.
// Link fixed ty
// While rechecking what has happened up to this point the fact that he is male might not be insignificant, and Rumia remembering something about their vital parts, maybe Wriggle could try to land a kick there?
// And yeah taking him alive would be the best outcome as he would have information, but getting hit will put us in a difficult situation
//Question: If we die, would that be the end of the quest, or would we be given an opportunity to redo the fatal action?
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>If, hypothetically, all of us fired a single shot or laser at full power at areas that are unlikely to be his heart and lungs, do we think it would it be able to overwhelm and incapacitate him, or would such a stunt kill him outright?
> Could we do a powerful 3 person AoE non lethal danmaku attack? As in to inflict the maximum amount of magical pain possible but without physical harm?
> Can we channel our energies in to a non lethal danmaku laser then or is it AoE only?
> Also can we focus all our energy in to creating magical pain instead of damage? Like use the energy we would have used to make a lethal shot into inflicting even more pain (even beyond what is allowed by the rules)
// I think its about time we do something, if we see no results we can switch to magical shots>Hold.
// Wait for Evil_Nazgul0616 on these actions
> Okay then lets do bullets instead of lasers
> "Hey Mystia, Wriggle and Kogasa! Lets combine our energies and blast him with a powerful danmaku stream!"
> "Lets all aim for his head, it may break his focus and his spell"
> If Kogasa is not near do not wait for her, she can join in once she gets here, only wait for Mystia and Wriggle
> Go to a spot in front of him, close to Mystia and Wriggle and once our energies are combined fire an endless stream of fast powerful shots
> Keep our eyes focused on what effect our shots are having on him, if it gets too bright to see him due to the magic manipulate darkness to dim the area so we can see better
unless we start and she joins in later//That's what I meant by "hopefully Louise will help too"
Time (sec): | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
Distance (m): | 15 | 30 | 45 | 90 | 135 | 180 | 225 | 270 | 315 |
Volume (m3): | ~4.1 | ~113,097 | ~381,703 | ~3,053,628 | ~10,305,994 | ~24,429,024 | ~47,712,938 | ~82,447,957 | ~130,924,303 |
> Hold it
// After doing some math I've had an idea about this
// Most humans can sprint at like 3-5 meters a second, we are Youkai and we can fly so our speed is certainly higher than that, like 15 meters a second, if we were at his position and started to run away in 20 seconds we could run between 200 and 300 meters, though we at a distance from him so likely we could get further away. The AoE blast would have to have a radius of 300 meters to even hit us, which is a diameter of 600 meters and 600 meters is quite a range, think like an entire city block. I seriously doubt his range in 20 seconds will be that high. Also since this is a 3D world the blast would be in a sphere shape. Our distance is increasing linearly due to us flying at 10-15 m/s he would need to increase the radius (r) of his sphere by an equal amount to reach us, however the volume of his sphere increases by 4/3πr3 meaning the energy required for him increases exponentially. So flying away could also work
Here is how he would have to increase his power levels to reach us at 21 seconds:
Time (sec): 1 2 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 Distance (m): 15 30 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 Volume (m3): ~4.1 ~113,097 ~381,703 ~3,053,628 ~10,305,994 ~24,429,024 ~47,712,938 ~82,447,957 ~130,924,303
// Also if the damage from his attack is reduced linearly (which is very generous, as most things get divided by distance squared, like radio signal strength) as we move further away from him we will take less damage and our survival chance will increase if we do end up getting hit, but we should ask about this
> Do AoE attacks have the same power everywhere in their area of effect or is the effect reduced the further out you are
> "Everyone! Fly away from him, get as far as you can and don't stop!">"That means you too, Donnie! You don't want to be caught in this!"
// So we could shoot at him while also flying away from him?
// What if we attack from multiple directions?
// We shouldn't sacrifice speed for shots so not that much//Since when was there a relation between shot power and flight speed?
//Since when was there a relation between shot power and flight speed?
>Will the power of shots affect flight speed at all, or are they completely unrelated?
forward-focus
>So at max speed would we be able to shoot at him at all or only in the direction we're travelling?
// He will be drained anyways cause of his attack, so we can just come back and finish him//That's assuming he won't flee into the portal before we can come back.
don't bother aiming just spam>Do try to aim in his general direction (off of memory if we're not flying backwards) though, if we can.
// I will do so, we don't want any critical (for our survival) actions missed
> "Everyone! Fly away from him, get as far as you can and don't stop!"
> "That means you too, Donnie! You don't want to be caught in this!"
> "If you can, shoot at him while flying but don't let it slow you down"
> Fly outwards and away from him as fast as we can, make sure to fly above the treeline and with our darkness spread out so we can see
> If we can do this without flying backwards, shoot semi circles or arcs of danmaku backwards, don't bother aiming just spam
> Start counting seconds in our mind
>Do try to aim in his general direction (off of memory if we're not flying backwards) though, if we can.
//Also, just to be sure to the parser that it's final:
>Approved.
>If wriggle is in earshot:
>>"Wriggle! Operation: Boot to the head!"
>Fly back to him at top speed (with caution), prepare for incoming assaults.
>If Wriggle doesn't kick him unconscious: "Well, you failed to kill us and you're tired. Why don't you just surrender and we'll call it a day, Mr. Suit?"
>"Nice hit!"
>Cautiously descend to him, check if he's breathing but be wary of sudden attacks.
>"I don't suppose anyone here has any ropes or something to tie him up with?"
> Do we know any sealing magic?
>Grab Wriggle's shoulder.
>"Wriggle, enough. We beat him. He's out cold. Why are you so mad at him anyway?"
>Look around, did Donnie survive?
>"Oh, now I understand why you're so mad..."
>Give her a comforting hug.
>"Sorry for your loss..."
>What does Kogasa have?
>"If it isn't rope, would it still be good for tying him up with?"
>"Yeah, I don't think that's going to be strong enough to hold him. But nice effort, Kogasa. If it's any consolation it's a bit surprising how fast you were able to make that."
>Turn to Louise
>"Hey Louise, are you okay?"
>"Okay, I just wanted to make sure. I don't recall seeing you fly away from the explosion, after all."
>"Alright... say, you wouldn't happen to have something to tie up our prisoner with, would you? I'll reimburse you if you do."
>"Huh, neat. Though how are going to get him to talk with his mouth sealed? Unless you mean it only blocks magic. Also sorry if I came off as rude there. I didn't mean to."
>"Did you see if Don-what's-her-name survived, by the way. I don't see her anywhere..."
>"So... what should we do about this portal, everyone? I know we still have to show Louise around and all, but we can't just leave it there... can we?"
>"You really don't have to. I wouldn't want to ask too much of you..."
>"Besides, we should probably wait until Donnie comes back before we do anything to it."
>"Hmm... what should we do about it then? We can't leave it unattended, but any one of us probably won't be able to take down whatever comes through that next on their own, considering it took all of us to take down Suit here and even then we needed him to exhaust himself first... We could also try finding Reimu or Marisa to look into it, but they could be anywhere right now, honestly."
>"If only Cirno was here, she could probably block the portal with ice while keeping it open, that way we could probably leave it without having to close it."
> Can we cast Demarcation around the portal?
>"Aw, do we really have to return him now? And here I was hoping I could convince him to be my butler or something once interrogation was done... or at least hand him off to Reimu or Marisa"
>Pout.
>"Well, let's get this over with then..."
>Face him.
>"Sorry about the knockout, buddy, but we needed to talk with you... I also apologize for Wriggle being harsh with you, you killed a lot of bugs in that explosion and that really pissed her off..."
>"So, let's start with the basics, I'm Rumia, what's your name?"
// Add Quest: Signature Spell [Quest Giver: Self] (You can not remember your Signature Spell "Demarcation" that you used back in the day to create barriers, you also do not know how you forgot about it)
> What!? We can't remember our signature spell?
>in response to Louise: "Aw..."
>"It's r-u-m-i-a, why did you want me to spell it?"
> Pay close attention to him when we say our name, facial expression etc
> "Similar to ... what?"
> Wonder what made him anxious
> Look a little worried
> "A calamity!? Whats its name?"
>"Huh, that is kinda similar to my name... Interesting.... Anyway, let's cut to the chase: Why are you guys invading Gensokyo, and who do you work for, if any? I think I remember you saying this was a scouting mission, so I highly doubt you're the ringleader..."
>"Wait, so your goddess is behind this? I thought she had a sort of 'Non-interference' policy regarding her creations so I assumed she wasn't ordering you and it was some radical faction on your end that was behind the attacks."
>"So you have no idea what Shinki is going to do, then? Though your efforts are meant to dissuade her from whatever plan she has if I'm correct, right?"
>Look to the others
>"We should definitely inform Reimu, Marisa or Sanae the next time we run into any of them... Hopefully one of them saw the magic explosion from afar and is already on their way."
>Turn back to the demon man.
>"Now, I don't believe I caught your name... Also, I assume Shinki's plan for this world isn't good, hence why you're looking for evidence to dissuade her... Are the other invading demons also a part of your cause, taking orders from the same guy or girl you work for, or are they trying to enact Shinki's plan?"
// I'm afraid that if we keep him here his superiors will notice the fact that he has not returned and send reinforcements to rescue him, which could be devastating to Gensokyo since they will all use rule-less danmaku
// Donaita was just about to return to him with data that she gathered, meaning he possibly was going to report back some time soon, so we should be careful delaying him
> "What were you ordered to do after finishing your reconnaissance mission on Gensokyo?"
>"Okay, so with the amount of details we have right now, either Shinki is planning something that could be harmful to Gensokyo and someone on the council disapproves and is therefore on our side in a way, or Shinki has a plan for this world that could be beneficial or neutral in nature and someone wants to sabotage that plan... We'd probably need to talk with someone higher up in the command chain to get the full picture, but I doubt any of them are the type to come out to our world and get their own hands dirty, and going into your world is right out because we'd be at a disadvantage on your turf. Not to mention the miasma..."
>Sigh, and look to the others.
>"What should we do with Mr. Mayina? Until we have a better picture of what's going on, we have no idea whose side he's on... Plus if we just tossed him through there's nothing stopping them from just ordering him to come back in a different location, potentially harming others in the process... Should we keep him with us as a prisoner for now, or perhaps hand him off to an incident resolver until the end of the incident? I mean, he doesn't seem that bad aside now that we've talked with him... aside from mass insect killing... he just seems to have been following orders, after all..."
> "Donaita we defeated him, no reason to keep fighting"
> And wow Kogasa ... you are more like Sanae than you think...
> "If his boss sees he is missing they might send reinforcements to rescue him, which would be devastating to Gensokyo as they would use magical shots"
>"But then again he might flag Gensokyo as a threat when he reports back and cause them to send reinforcements anyway."
>Turn to Wriggle
>"We're not going to have him exterminated. One, it could provoke Shinki as Louise said, and Two, extermination seems a bit disproportionate, considering he's only following orders. I bet under different circumstances he'd be pretty cool to hang around."
>Turn to Louise
>"Would Shinki's wrath be provoked if he was held in Gensokyo until the end of the incident, but treated well during his time here?"
>Turn to Mayina
>"What's the pecking order among demons like over there anyway? Would your boss punish you severely if they found out you gave us information? And would someone try to rescue you if you went missing, or are you, no offense, seen as expendable by your superiors?"
> Condense our darkness a bit
> "So you say keeping you here will provoke Shinki's wrath and you want us to send you back. How can we trust that you won't come back for another attack?"
> "Louise, can magical energy be traced to a person if they are under a powerful barrier spell?"
> Louise must really think highly of Shinki
> Condense darkness further
> "What if you were to tell him everything is fine, and you are just investigating further?"
>"Yikes... Would your boss be looking for you if we kept you here? Or would they just replace you with someone else?"
>"Are there ways to break a servitude contract? Or bind yourself to another, even temporarily? By the way, did you willingly enter this contract, or were you forced into it?"
>"Huh, interesting. You know, your world's culture is honestly intriguing, if the air wasn't lethal and you guys weren't trying to invade Gensokyo I'd totally check the place out if I could."
>"Hmm... are there loopholes in the contract that could be exploited then that would allow us to send you back and not have to worry about retaliation, or that would allow us to temporarily keep you here without having to worry about a search party?"
>"You said you were on a scouting mission, right?"
>"Hmm... If he goes back injured like this it might provoke a faster response than simply leaving them wondering where he is... Maybe we can 'technically' help him out with his book search? That might be enough for us to keep an eye on him while also keeping his boss and Shinki satisfied while we can sort out more details about what's going on... I mean, what better way to find something than ask the locals? Besides, since we're giving Louise a tour we'll be covering a lot of ground anyway."
>"Hmm... Louise, do you think he's safe enough to unseal, considering he claims to be out of magic? Can people from Makai sense each other's magic reserves?"
// I suggest we keep him with us for now since him going back injured would provoke a faster response than then wondering where he is
> "He will be staying with us for now"
> Approach portal where Louise is
> Examine portal
> Think of it being darkened
> "Also I don't think we have to worry too much about them since were helping him find that book he wanted anyways">"Well, 'technically' helping him in a covering ground sort of way... Your touring takes priority, so we'll only do a quick glance around for it in the places we take you. It's probably a needle in a haystack job anyway, so the search will likely be inconclusive no matter what."
>"Hi Cirno. You know, I really wanted to introduce you to this Makai fairy here. She claims to be the strongest fairy in her world. Though if you two are going to fight now isn't the time. Feel free to get to know one another, though!"
>"Donnie, this is Cirno, the strong fairy I told you about earlier."
>"I'm not exactly a fan of the idea either, Wriggle, but we can't just put him back without worrying about retaliation... I was going to extend an offer to have Donnie stay anyway, because I wanted to introduce her to Cirno."
>To Louise.
>"I mean, if we close it we can always find a way to safely return them at the end of the incident. Or maybe they can come with you once you're ready to go home, depending on how long you plan to stay in Gensokyo."
>"Do you think that Cirno might be able to block it off with ice? Or is fire or hammer magic common in your world?"
> "I can also cast a barrier spell in addition to the ice"
> "Also I don't think we have to worry too much about them since were helping him find that book he wanted anyways"
> "Though if the book is indeed a powerful magical artifact we might have some luck tracking it"
> Does the portal look secure?
>Would perfect freeze on the portal be a bad thing? Should we step back or something?
>"Uh, Louise, unless you want to be accidentally frozen, we should probably step away from Cirno. Cirno, can you please wait for us to get back before you do that?"
> We should also step back a bit
>"So... hopefully that'll hold long enough for Reimu, Marisa, or Sanae to find it... Considering how common you said fire magic was. I could probably cast a demarcation spell on top of it, but I don't know if it'll weaken the ice at all if I do."
>Is Cirno merely boasting, or have we seen it freeze fire before?
>"Oh yeah, I think I remember Daiyousei saying something like that... But will it freeze fire after it's already been cast? By that, I mean, will the ice that stays behind after you cast Perfect Freeze still be immune to fire, or only when you first cast the spell?"
>"Well, I guess that answers that then. Let's continue with the tour then. You can probably unseal Mayina."
>Recall where we were going to go.
>"I'm not entirely sure myself. I just know that Wriggle's the best kicker out of all of us."
> "We were on our way to the Forest of Magic, so let's head on"
>"So, Mayina. Care to tell me more about this Lumina person? Louise said my name was similar to a legend in your world, and she told me heard the tale about that legend, though most of her name was rubbed out of the book with age. Is Lumina the one from that tale? If she is I'm curious if you know anything else about her, she seems interesting."
>"So... What do you think of Cirno so far, Donnie?"
> "However in the book the the person's faded name ended with "mia" and not "ina""
> "I wonder what must have happened to that being to make it attack everyone like that, in the story all of Shinki's other initial creations were peaceful">Well he did say that she lost control of her powers... Perhaps they drove her to madness?
>"What about you Cirno, what do you think of our new fairy friend?"
>"So, banished, Huh? Yikes, imagine what happened to the place she was sent to... do you think she's still around somewhere out there?"
> "I wonder what must have happened to that being to make it attack everyone like that, in the story all of Shinki's other initial creations were peaceful"
>"Well you said she lost control of her powers, right? Maybe they drove her to madness or something?"
>"Well, Cirno, she did claim to be the strongest fairy in her world. To be honest it reminded me of you a bit."
// I have a feeling there's something else other than her powers that caused it
> "How many other worlds do you think there are?"
>"Is it possible that something other than becoming too powerful made her go mad?"
>Be amused at the interactions between Strongest 1 and Strongest 2
>"Do you think it may have been interference from a rival god if that was the case? Does Shinki even have rival deities?"
> "Cause think of like Shinki, Kanako or Reimu they are powerful too and they haven't gone mad, which makes you wonder about what really happened..."
>"By mad I mean insane, not angry."
>How much do we know about Reimu?
> "Yeah Reimu has beaten everyone in Gensokyo... but thanks to the spell card rules there were no casualties"
> "They might have used a creation of Shinki to attack her as it would minimize the risks, she wouldn't hurt her creation but she might hurt someone else"
> "A battle with Reimu is anything but boring..."
> How close are we to the forest?
> "Why do you say that, we could have ended you back there but that's not how we do things in Gensokyo"
> "And apparently Shinki thinks the same way too, as she did not end Lumina, even after what she did. So Louise if you really do strive to be like Shinki maybe you should start using the Spell Card Rules too"
> "Here the weak need to come to a compromise with the strong, the loser has to do what the winner says (within reason), and if the loser at some point disagrees again they can request a rematch"
> "Cirno did you hear that, he pretty much just agreed that we are stronger"
>"It was something about keeping things balanced I think. You can take your criticisms to Reimu, but you'd probably annoy her. Trust me when I say you don't want to annoy Reimu without a good reason..."
>"We don't call it the Forest of Magic for nothing after all."
>"So do you have any idea what this Grimoire you've been sent here to look for looks like or who might have it?"
> Do we feel like we can absorb some of the forest's ambient magic?
> "Alright, so you just have to find this book to confirm it exists or is it more involved?"
> "If it can take the form of any book how do we know we have the right one and not some random magic book?"
> "I don't know, a bunch of random forgotten things seem to end up in Gensokyo"
>"If it was so important, then how did the original owner manage to lose it? Or did they leave Makai and take it with them?"
>"Is anyone else getting the feeling we're being watched?"
> Don't say that, whisper
> Also whisper "Lets keep going but be on guard"
> Examine surroundings
>"Such aggression... Are these guys from your world too?"
>Prepare to protect Donnie and Mayina, as they're unable to effectively defend themselves given their situation.
>"Care to explain, Mystia?"
>"So are these guys friends of yours, Mayina? They seem to be really interested in shooting at you."
// on break, so I can do a quick post
>"Maybe it's the suit? Everyone that's part of the attacking force from your world is wearing suits, so maybe they see you as a threat? It would explain why they're not shooting at Donnie."
>"Do you think this puppeteer might be nearby then?"
// We don't want to get on Alice's bad side by destroying her puppets, especially if one of them is Shaghai or Hourai
> Does danmaku destroy puppets? (Other than minor clothing damage?)
> Keep watching for stray bullets heading our way
> Check the shot type the puppets are using, danmaku or magical
>"HEY! MISS PUPPETEER LADY! WE BEAT THE DEMON ALREADY, HE'S LOW ON MAGIC AND NO LONGER A THREAT. WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM SO WE'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM. PLEASE CALL OFF THE DOLLS AND LET'S TALK THIS OUT."
> Will casting Demarcation on him block some of the lasers or offer some form of protection to him?
> Cast Demarcation around Mayina
(Do not advance time)>I'm pretty sure it isn't
> Is the doll inside the barrier
(Do not advance time)
> Is the doll inside the barrier
>I'm pretty sure it isn't
>"Cirno, freeze that one! Try not to kill it."
>"Mayina, get up/down!" (Whichever direction the doll isn't heading for if Cirno fails to stop it.)
>Turn to the approaching sound, keep our guard up.
>"Miss Puppeteer lady, the demon is no longer a threat. We already defeated him, and he's used up almost all of his magic. We're keeping an eye on him because we didn't trust him enough to throw him back through the portal, and we felt that killing him would cause his boss to send even more people... well that and he doesn't really deserve to die if he was merely acting under orders, to be fair."
>"May I ask at least why he, in particular, isn't welcome in the forest? Perhaps we could come to a peaceful agreement."
>"Oh wow! You're getting better at surprising, Kogasa!"
>"They? Oh, so you know him, then? Or better yet, his boss? Does that mean you're from Makai or have travelled there in the past then? If you know anything about who he works for it'll help a ton. Perhaps we could exchange information?"
//Will be at work for the next 4-5 hours or so. I will therefore be slow to post a response to the next update and slow to respond to potential countermands until then.
//my break is in approximately 2 hours and it will be my first opportunity to do something other than read.
>Dodge, keep ourselves between the doll and Mayina.
>"I mean in our defense you did imply that you know him or those he works for. Anyway, can't we settle this peacefully? We can leave him out of the forest if you want "
> "We don't want to destroy your dolls you put so much time in to making!"
>List of abilities
>Opinion of Rumia.
>How much were we listening in on group conversations, do we know Mayina's objectives and why we're keeping an eye on him?
>Did we at least overhear Mayina's objective during Rumia's interrogation?
>Off topic, but what DID Sanae do to us, anyway? (Because I forget if we told Rumia or not.)
>"So... On a scale of 1 to 100, how good did I surprise you? I think I've been getting better since I met Rumia, but some outside feedback never hurts."
>"Also what's so important about the Grimoire anyway? I really only heard snippets when Rumia was interrogating the demon, but apparently he was a scout looking for both a grimoire and evidence that this world isn't worth his goddess's efforts or something like that. I think I also heard something about his boss trying to change his goddess's mind? Eh, I dunno, Rumia would know more about it than me. Would it surprise you if I recommended that you talked to her rather than trying to shoot at us?"
Kogasa:
> "What kind of calamity would it bring to the world if he knew you and that book were here?"
> "Also we cannot exterminate the daemon as they have a master who will likely launch an attack if he finds out we exterminated his subordinate, and we can't send him back either because he is in bad shape and his master will see what we did to him, so this is why we are keeping him with us"
Rumia:
>Dodge
>"Calamity? Is that so? Well then we can report it to an incident resolver like Reimu and let them handle it if it's that bad. Leave the demon be. He's in our protective custody and he's probably not going to be sent back home for a while anyway, if his little mission is as 'needle in a haystack-y' as I think it is."
Kogasa:
>"Isn't killing him a bit extreme? I mean, couldn't we always take him to someone who DOES know said magic? I mean, I don't think Rumia plans to return him any time soon anyway. We don't trust him enough to send him back to his world and not worry about him reporting to his boss."
Rumia
> Do we know Medicine?
Kogasa:
>"I think Rumia intends to return him at the end of the incident or something like that. Though if she hears what you have to say about the Grimoire she might reconsider or come up with something better. You could also leave us alone right now, too. Unlike me, I don't think Rumia knows you have the Grimoire yet, and since the plan is to quote on quote 'help' him, I think she's probably relying on the fact that Gensokyo is big, a single book is tiny by comparison, and the incident might resolve before we find it."
Rumia:
>Continue dodging, defend Mayina when applicable.
>"Was that hesitation I saw?"
Kogasa:
>"Yeah... Maybe we could all put our heads together and come up with a solution? Leave him out of the conversation if possible? Or see if Reimu, Marisa or... t-that sadist... can handle it...?"
Rumia:
>"...I guess that was."
>Blink, but stay on guard.
>"So, does this mean you're willing to negotiate peacefully now, or is this just a ruse to get us to drop our guards?"
Kogasa:
>"So what should we do then? Should I bring the others over? Or just Rumia? Or would you rather go over there? Should we have someone escort Mr. Demon a fair distance away while we chat?"
Rumia:
>"Huh... Did I get through to her? Did Kogasa do something?"
Kogasa:
>"Hmm... Rumia might want the group to stay in the forest for a bit, but would you let us do so if we left the demon out of the forest with someone watching him? You see, the main reason we're here is because we're escorting a tourist. Plus safety in numbers with the attacks... plus all the surprise opportunities. Does knowing that we're with a tourist surprise you at all, by the way?"
Rumia:
>"So... Should we wait for Kogasa to get back or should we look for her?"
Kogasa:
>"Oh no, the fairy was working with the demon, but I think her opinion of him changed considering he smacked her, pinned her to the ground, and exploded her... She's kinda like Rumia's friend Cirno, except angrier, without ice powers, and with more swearing. No, the tourist is the woman in the white dress and sunhat. Louise. Did you see her? Maybe she stepped aside to a safe spot like she did when we were fighting the demon."
Rumia:
>"Alright, we'll wait for her then. And I don't know about that, Wriggle, if what she did with the doll lady was any indication, she's getting better!"
>Drop the demarcation around Mayina if we haven't already.
>"So, sorry for trapping you in darkness for a bit there, but it shielded you from the lasers. Are you hurt at all?"
>Where's Louise?
Kogasa:
>"She must've floated off to the sidelines then. She's another demon, but she's not part of the attacking force. She's just here to sightsee from what I understand. She also seems to be a mage of some kind, she knows sealing magic and fire magic at the very least from what I've seen. And she was able to do something with the red clouds that the other Makai fairies we fought poofed into. She also has this pretty looking mirror familiar she can summon too."
Rumia:
>"Oh, no. Mystia's song only causes night blindness, which I'm surprised you recovered from so quickly without a lamprey. I actually created a barrier of pure darkness around you. Don't ask how, it's just something I could always do."
Kogasa:
>"If she's very powerful, she doesn't seem willing to show that power yet, and she's been nothing but nice and well behaved so far. Besides, I think she's ideologically different from the other demon. Especially regarding their goddess."
Rumia:
>"Isn't darkness the absence of light, though? You know, but that logic I wonder if I can manipulate light as well. I don't think I can though, for as long as I can remember all I can do is cast that demarcation spell and make the area around myself darker."
>(Correct this if we're capable of more dark things.)
Rumia:
> "Is darkness created by absorbing light or emitting darkness?"
Rumia:
>"Well what about heat and cold magic? Of course fire can't make ice and vice versa, but if the magic was pure cold our heat, couldn't you logically make the other extreme by using it too cause an absence of its element?"
> "Maybe there's more to discover about darkness and light that we realise"
Kogasa:
>"Still Louise hasn't done anything bad, and she seems to legitimately want to sightsee here. She also seems to be supportive of not letting him get the Grimoire. Something about thinking his boss is an enemy of her goddess or something..."
Rumia:
>Look to Cirno.
>"Wait. Really? Is she like my polar opposite?"
Kogasa
> "What do you mean? Do you think she could be ... spying on Gensokyo?"
Rumia:
> "So her power would be manipulation of the direction of light?"
Star>*Sunny
Rumia
> "Huh,StarSunny is a little like me, I can't see either in the darkness I create"
> Have we played hide and seek with Cirno?
Kogasa:
> "Now that you say it, it is a little suspicious..."
Kogasa:
>"Maybe I'll keep an eye on her... But I can't really inform Rumia about our suspicions without Louise overhearing unless I get her alone I think..."
>*Sunny
Kogasa:
> "Alright, I will keep an eye on her and tell Rumia when we are alone. Rumia will likely still want to have a look around before we heard out, so which direction should we avoid from our current location?"
Rumia
> Maybe we will have better luck at hide and seek at night...
Kogasa:
> "Alright we will head outwards"
> Return to our group but try do so in a way so they don't see where we came from, circle around them if needed
Rumia:
> "Haha yeah..."
> Do we know what coffee is?
Kogasa:
>Hmm... we need a target.
>Consider potential surprise targets as we approach
>How distracted is Rumia right now? Can we easily get the jump on her?
Kogasa:
>Is Daiyousei looking in our general direction, though? We won't get her if she is, but Rumia will be fair game hopefully.
Rumia:
>Idly wonder how Kogasa is doing.
> Maybe we can surprise them by *not* trying to "surprise" them?
>Let's just go to them in the most obvious way possible cause they probably think we'll try to be stealthy.
> Still make sure to circle around, as to not reveal the direction we came from
> "Hey Kogasa!"
> Look surprised
> "Hey Kogasa you are getting better at surprises, I bet you really surprised that puppeteer!"
>"Wait, she taught you surprise tips? I didn't expect that."
>"O...kay then... So what was the puppeteer lady like?"
>"All of us?"
>Blink.
>"Not just him?"
>"Hmm..."
>Look at Louise
>"We might have to come back to the forest some other time then... Would you be okay with that? We can go somewhere else in Gensokyo if you want."
> "Marisa can survive the Miasma too and she is not Youkai"
> "Anyways want to check out the Youkai Forest instead?"
> "I think Keine over-reacts about us, but I agree we shouldn't go near the village with foreigners"
> "So lets skip the Human Village for now, so lets go investigate first the Youkai Forest then Misty Lake and then the Hakurei Shrine"
> Start heading in the general direction of the Youkai Forest
> Stay alert in case any more of those puppets are following us
> Adjust darkness to make shade for our group
> "So, feeling any better Maynia?"
> "Good to hear your doing better"
> Keep on going
>Small talk time!
>"So Mayina, Louise, I'm a bit curious. Are demons immortal like gods or some forms of youkai, or do they have set lifespans? Also what's the culture of your world like, aside from what we already know?"
>"Interesting..."
>Turn to token male group member
>"So how old are you, then, Mayina? Out of curiosity."
//Not asking Louise because I'd rather not come off as unintentionally rude
>"So.... he's like equivalent to a human in their early 20s, possibly late teens in demon years? Or am I underestimating?"
> Do we have a faint idea of how old we are? ... what if we get asked and don't know!? Embarrassing...
> Do we think we are older than the rest of Team 9?
> What are the oldest memories we have?
> Was there anything other than food on our mind back then?
> "So, other than daemons and fairies are there any other species in Makai, like youkai or humans?"
> "Anyone from Gensokyo?"
>"Sorry. I was only curious."
>Smile sheepishly.
>"Er... Wasn't there supposed to be a certain village of humans there? Or am I going crazy?"
> "Wait, so a shadow figure is trying to appear!?"
// Yeah we don't want to repeat IN Stage 3 again so let's keep out of the village for now
> "Well Keine has enough to do already, we shouldn't get in the way, besides we have an investigation to do too, so let's just go around where the village would have been"
> What time is it?
> Is Youkai Forest on our way?
> "How does one manifest here from Makai without a portal?"
> "You are right, some other time"
> Can we see Youkai forest?
>"So as one of your tour guides, I guess I have to say this:"
>Clear throat
>"If you take a look down below you can see the majestic and tranquil Youkai forest, where youkai that don't live on the mountain or underground live."
>Wonder if we should feel silly after saying that.
>Giggle a bit.
>"Okay, I admit that was silly~ But really there's nothing much else to it I think... Unless Wriggle or Mystia know anything."
>"Hopefully you didn't jinx us by saying that..."
// To other players: I want to check out Reimu's place as there might be clues as to what Reimu has been investigating and what she knows about this incident
> How close are we to Reimu's shrine?
If we are close
> "I want to check out the shrine, you should probably stay back in case of the rare chance Reimu is nearby"
> "Can you sense anyone in that direction?"
> "Uhh are you seeing what I'm seeing?"
> "So they live at Reimu's place?"
> Ponder on the idea of living there
> "Alright let's go check it out!"
>"I'm Rumia, Youkai of Darkness. Who might you be? I really like your outfit by the way, it looks interesting."
>"Oh, and hello, Sunny, Luna, and Star."
// We should set our current title to "The Youkai of Darkness"
//Will be a couple hours until I can post again, would you guys mind waiting for me?
> "They are just visitors cause of the incident"
> "So Reimu is out I assume?"
>"The umbrella girl is Kogasa, the others you pointed to are from the world where those mysterious figures that are attacking everyone are from. The fairy is Donita, she claims to be the strongest in Makai, that's the name of their world, and the demon man is Mayina, he was actually one of the guys attacking people, but we beat him and now he's temporarily with us because we don't trust him enough to send him back where he came from and not have it backfire on us. Don't worry, though, he's out of magic so he can't really cause that much trouble anymore."
>"So, Clownpiece, I can sense you're pretty freaking strong for a fairy. Are you from Gensokyo or Makai? If so then either Cirno or Donnie might have some competition for their (self-proclaimed) titles."
>"Shinki is the name of their goddess... She's like a supermom to everyone there from what I've heard."
>"Are you, by chance, the strongest fairy in Hell then? Or do all Hell fairies exude power greater than that of an average fairy?"
> "So you live here with Reimu now?"
> "Also Sunny cool trick, but don't wear yourself out, you won't have any energy left for when Reimu comes back"
>"A mom is a lady who either created, gave birth to, or simply takes care of you like you were her own child."
>Jaw drop
>"You mean to tell me that you've burned down her shrine twice and Miss Reimu hasn't repeatedly slaughtered or enslaved you!?"
>"Yeah, let's not do that. Anyway, we were gonna check out the cave that is supposed to be near here."
>Do we know of Yukari/Old Hag? If so how much?
>"What hag? Do you mean that purple woman I've heard about?"
>Turn to Louise: "Do you still think this is a good idea?"
>"Hmm... If Reimu thinks its dangerous than it probably is, so we would need to be extra careful if we do investigate..."
//Considering trying to recruit Clownpiece into the merry band. Thoughts?
>"Huh, that's pretty sad, actually... Do you think they don't donate to her because she's too mean, or...?"
// Been away for a few days
> "But Reimu does so much for everyone..."
>"Do donations have to specifically come from humans? Because if not she could ask her Youkai frenemies for donations, maybe..."
> "What is annoying that humans think so little of us, and think of Reimu as untrustworthy because of us"
> "And while Reimu is the best at danmaku but she could use help when it comes tofundraisinggathering faith and support for her shrine"
// Could we add Quest "Shrine Economics - Investigate Reimu's troubles with donations"?
>Ponder how people would react to the title "Financial Advisor of the Hakurei Shrine"
> "You see what I mean Wriggle, if we are nice to Reimu and help ber she will be nicer to us and be less suspicious of us during incidents"
> "The difference between less and very could be the difference between being attacked or not"
> "We just do things differently in Gensokyo!"
> "So, has Reimu been back to the shrine since this incident begun?"
> "Have you been inside her shrine at all? Do you know if she has found something related to the incident?"
// Huh didn't notice that it's only been a day since the incident started, it felt like a lot longer haha
> "So, Sunny, Luna and Star you like doing mischievous things and pranks right?"
> "Soo, how about we go looking for that cave we are not supposed to find? Who knows, we might find something interesting!"
> Okay so we were not supposed to hear that, let's pretend we didn't
> "Looking for the cave could be fun too, should we split in to groups?"
> "Great idea Luna, if we are silent no one will notice us being there"
> "And yeah, with so many of us I bet even Reimu or Marisa would be in trouble!"
> "Alright lead the way"
> Follow closely, and keep an eye on our group so no one gets lost
>Head count before we begin
// Yeah Kogasa and Wriggle it is
// However lets have Mystia be in the back, don't let the Makai crew be in the back alone
//does Kogasa and Wriggle sound fine to you?
//Also I want to befriend Clownpiece so chatting is preferred to timeskip
//ooc was parsed... ok then.
// I was waiting for Evil_Nazgul0616 but it might have sounded like an action the way that I worded it... sorry!
> "Umm could my darkness sphere be spoiling our disguise? It affects with the boundary of light and dark?"
> Compare darkness, is it darker than our pitch-black darkest sphere?
> "It doesn't get denser or need even more light to penetrate through it?"
> Do we know what oni are? If so do we know anything about one living at the Hakurei Shrine?
> "So Sunny, Star and Luna, who's the strongest opponent you have fought?
>"So, Clownpiece, what's culture like in Hell? I heard a bit about Makai from Louise and Mayina, so I'm interested in how it compares."
> "What are the benefits of rising in the ranks? Do you earn money?"
>"So who's Heccy, anyway, out of curiosity?"
>"Huh, interesting. I wonder what would happen if she met the mountain goddess or Shinki..."
>"Shinki's Louise, Donnie, and Mayina's goddess. I think she's the only goddess in their world though. Er... Correct me if I'm wrong, Louise."
>"I wouldn't try eating a god..."
> "... it's not allowed anyways due to the rules"
>"Wait, you mean to tell me there's actually a devourer of gods here in Gensokyo!?"
> "Where was their ship stuck before?"
> "We should ask them about it next time we are there"
> "So Piece, you said you were keeping an eye on things in Gensokyo, what are you watching for?"
// Evil_Nazgul0616 maybe now is our chance (at recruiting Clownpiece)?
> "Oh incidents? Well there is on right now and we are investigating it"
> "This incident could be as serious as the Lunarian incident, considering these "spirits" have managed to weaken and penetrate the Hakurei barrier"
> Whisper from now on
> "Well the fate of Gensokyo is intrinsically linked to the people"
> Pause
> "Do you think they can sense us?"
> "Lets move back, hopefully far enough so they can't smell us"
> "We are muted right?"
> "Right we still need to get to the cave, so lets draw whoever is there away from it"
> "Lets keep moving away and hopefully they will follow us, then we can go around them and back to the cave"
>Can we make out what is standing there?
> What time is it?
> "I think we may need to set up a distraction to draw them out"
> How close are we between the shrine and cave?
> "I would rather not fight as we don't know who it is or how strong they are"
> "So Mystia how about you set up a distraction by firing danmaku, try not to let them see you just keep moving away as they approach you, once you get far enough try going around them and back to us"
> "We will wait here until the path is clear then move in. Sunny and Luna need to rest too"
// Party split with Mystia
// Can we control Mystia?
> Inventory
> Abilities
> Spellcards
> What do we think of Rumia
> Fly up slightly over the tree tops so we can get a slightly better view
> Start approaching the cave slowly, stop if we hear or see anything or anyone
> Can we shoot lasers like how Rumia can?
> Find a spot where we can see them but they can't see us
> How long can we delay a familiar from shooting after it has been spawned?
> Wait and see if she starts following us
> If she doesn't, move in a little closer and hide
> If she does slowly start moving out away from the cave and our party, and hope she keeps following
//TFW you don't realize this updated...
>Are we capable of throwing our voice to make it sound like we're speaking from somewhere else?
> Has she spotted us?
>Can we like... turn into an actual bird? Like how cat youkai can turn into their cat forms?
>Opinion of Kogasa
>Opinions of the other team members
>Opinions of Louise, Mayina, and that other fairy.
> Turn in to animal form (if we can do this without making noise)
>We'll be fine as long as there aren't any cats around...
>We keep our hat in sparrow form?
> Can we talk while in animal form?
> Move in a little closer, stick to high branches with coverage of course
> Alright we got her attention, let's see if she follows us if we move away
> Move slowly away from the cave
> Fly back to our group and change back to Youkai form
> "The person up ahead doesn't look too threatening, I guess we could go talk to her"
> "Alright so let's go on and meet them"
> "Sunny and Luna, feeling better?"
> Ready Moonlight Ray
EDIT: Ahh didn't see the reply>Don't do this just yet. Nix my previous post as well.
> "Whats coffee?"
> "Kogasa and Cirno can you keep an eye on Mayina and Donita while we check up ahead? Cirno, if they try and run for it trap them with ice"
EDIT: Ahh didn't see the reply
> "Whats coffee?"
> "Kogasa and Cirno can you keep an eye on Mayina and Donita while we check up ahead? Cirno, if they try and run for it trap them with ice"
> "How about we have some coffee later and decide what works best?"
> "But for now let's see who's up ahead"
> "Hi, I'm Rumia!"
> "What are you doing all the way out here?"
> "When did Reimu ask you? And from who are you guarding it from?"
>"Is that so~?"
// To other players: Don't attack her, I'm not trying to
> What do we think of Auun, could we easily defeat her?
> Where is Clownpiece
> Can we shoot invisible bullets (if we ignore the rules of course), like by manipulating light and dark so the bullets emit no light?
> Can we light things on fire with danmaku or magical bullets?
> What about lasers, would a focused magical laser held for a while light something on fire?
> "What about the shrine, don't you also have to keep an eye on it?"
>Head tilt.
>"What kind of rituals?"
> Have a quick look at Louise, make sure she's not losing her patience
> "Sealing what?"
>"Anything? Like up to and including inanimate objects?"
> "Alright, you look busy, we will just be on our way"
> Start heading back to check on the rest of our group
> Once we are back at our group ask Sunny "Can you manipulate light to make objects appear that are not there?"
> Also ask Luna "Can you create sounds that are not there?"
> "I have an idea, someone should talk to her and distract her, while the rest of us, invisibly slip past her?"
> "Mystia you said she has a good sense of smell, however I doubt she can tell apart the scents of multiple people"
>"Say, Mystia, your band-mate is a doglike youkai too, right? Any tips on how to seduce one?"
>Wait for her reaction.
//Please do not advance time too much for this parse, I plan to react to Mystia's reaction within moments of it occurring in game.
>"I'm joking, I'm joking!"
>Chuckle.
>"Though I have to say, that was an interesting reaction... Anyway, I wonder if she'll let us in if we befriend her. Like... prove to her that we're trustworthy and all."
// There's always the Touhou way getting past obstacles ... with danmaku
// But we should in all means exhaust all other options before that
> "So she said her species protects sacred places..."
> Mischievous smile
> "We could play a prank on her and tell her that a ghost is attacking the Hakurei Shrine. Sunny you could be invisible and move objects around and make her think it's haunted"
> "Then while she is distracted performing purification rituals we could be exploring the cave"
> "Great, I'll run up to her and give her the news then"
> "The look on her face when she sees the donation box move will be priceless..."
>Blink
>"You okay? It looked like you were sulking for a moment there, is there something on your mind?"
>Do we also enjoy company?
>"I guess company is nice sometimes. Anyway you should check out the shrine. It looks like it's haunted."
> "It must be a powerful ghost then, it's able to move objects too! Don't weak ghosts just go through solid objects?"
> "Well that's the problem, we *can't* see it"
> "Yeah with a good sense of smell you might have better luck than we did"
> "We could guard the cave while you try and chase away the ghost, as long as there's nothing dangerous in there that might attack us?
// I guess we're on the clock
> Do not advance in game time
> Where is the rest of our party
> When Auun is well out of sight fly over to them quickly and tell them to come over
> Alright let's explore this cave!
> Once inside make our darkness sphere as big and thin as possible, so everyone can see better, also use weak lasers to light up the way if needed
> Try making "delay lasers" but cancel them out before they appear and recreate them. That should create a thin but harmless laser
> "So what are we supoosed to do with this, all these seals make me feel uncomfortable"
> Do we already know of any ways to destroy seals?
> Perform the following actions in order and check what kind of damage they do to the seals
> Fire a lethal laser directly on to the seals, however do so at an angle so that if it reflects it doesn't hit anyone. Paper *should* burn or get cut by lasers right?
> Cast Demarcation around the seals then try and "shatter" the Demarcation barrier we created
> Cast Demarcation around the seals then collapse the barrier in to itself
> Focus and put all our energy in to a single thin dense lethal laser and fire continuously at the top of where the seals end, our target should be just outside edge of the last seal. If it starts cutting in to the wall start moving it slowly around the area where the seals are, our goal should be to cut around the wall where the seals are so that "piece" falls out.
> "Give it a try, the barrier magic is pretty strong"
> Can we do something to assist with the lasers and speed up the process, perhaps something with the border of light and dark? We are the Darkness Youkai after all.
> "Awesome, it's coming apart!"
> "Lets help Clownpiece, whoever knows how to use lasers fire just outside the edge of the talismans, Louise you can help too"
> Take our usual arms stretched pose and fire lasers from each hand on talismans that Clownpiece has not reached yet or missed, be careful not to hit anyone
//Curse you email and not updating me!
>Hold everything
>Why are we destroying the seals.
>Recap of events since my last post
//Okay, I have to ask why the rest of you started trying to tear down the seals without even questioning it? That was very reckless.
//Parser, can we please retcon to right before we started attacking the seals if we had majority playerbase agreement? My arguments being that instigating such actions without even questioning it going completely against Rumia's character as previously established through our actions, the action occurring recently enough for a retcon to be feasible (I wouldn't ask for one if it would delete a major section of plot), and the action being caused by the influence of a single player with no others involved.
// I'm okay with it//Cool
// Does Rumia actually not know why we are doing this?
// I thought it was known about getting Mayina and Donita back but I could have mistaken some out-of-character knowledge for in-character knowledge
//Cool
//Louise said that if we torn down the seals it would mean we could bring those two back on our own terms, but we don't know exactly why, i,e what the seals are sealing.
//as things currently played out, we basically heard what Louise said and then started blindly messing with the seals without any form of elaboration. I mean, it must be sealed for a reason, right?
//Anyway going to be driving for a bit, will be back in about two hours or so
// So we're back to the scene where Louise tears off a talisman?
> "That ... looked like it hurt"
> "What is behind these seals anyways? Wouldn't Reimu have sealed it for a reason?"
//The reason I haven't posted anything is because Tom basically said the gist of what I was going to post. So please don't be waiting for me if you are :P
//Also sorry for taking so long to post an acknowledgement
>"It'll be risky to open this too, wouldn't it? If we unsealed it, wouldn't it give the bad guys a clear passage to Gensokyo without obstructions?"
> "Would they be less harmful to me? I'm the most human based youkai"
>"But what if they decide to send a large group through? We wouldn't be able to defend it without being overwhelmed in that case. Besides, wouldn't anything that comes through there have the advantage thanks to having a steady supply of energy behind them?"
> "Also do we know a way to block it off again it after we are done?"
> "If it stays open we would still need some kind of permanent border patrol though, we can't have just anyone walking through here"
> "Especially since you all don't seem to use the Spell Card Rules that we do"
// Also can we have a relationships/titles update? We now have heard of Yumeko and met Auun a while back
>"What do the rest of you think? Should we tear down this seal?"
> "You could feel the energy from inside a sealed passageway from all the way up Youkai Mountain?"
> That's some skill...
>"Well then, if all are in favor..."
>Reach for a talisman
>"Reimu's gonna kill us if she finds out.."
>Deep breath
>Attempt to tear it off as fast as possible.
>Abort the above if a party member objects.
> Don't use our hands to tear it off, it could burn us
> Take our signature T pose and try the following
> Try Demarcation on the Seal and collapse the barrier onto itself
> Fire a lethal laser directly on to a talisman
> Fire lethal lasers from each hand just outside the edge of the talismans
>"wait, let me try one last thing"
>Attempt to physically tear the nearest one off, if we're quick about it it shouldn't hurt much
> Pay attention to what we feel when we touch it, have we ever felt something like that before?
>"a-ah... that was painful... Did it hurt worse for you when you tried that, Miss Louise?"
> So all the times we have been defeated by Reimu she was holding back?! Ponder on this thought for a moment
> Try not to lose composure
> "Clownpiece you can give it a try with the lasers"
> As a Youkai what is our source of power?
> I didn't exactly mean power as in measurable magical energy but what makes us Youkai and what defines our potential? Human beliefs related to darkness? Or do we not know such things?
> "Hey everyone let's help Clownpiece, aim for the rock just outside the edge of the talismans"
>Are we aware of how water expands when freezing?
>If so: "Cirno, can you make ice form in any cracks we make? It might help break up the wall more. "
> "Yeah, let's aim for spots that no one else it hitting, so we don't cancel our shots out"
// For a moment there when I saw Yin Yang orbs I thought Reimu is here, game over haha didn't realize it was from the talismans
> Cast demarcation around the spheres to trap them or stop them
> Shoot down the rest with lethal lasers but switch to danmaku if our shot is risky and might hit someone
> "Cirno, can you freeze the Yin Yang orbs with perfect freeze?"
> "Daiyousei try and shoot them down"
> When we have a chance, destroy any glowing talismans to prevent them from spawning
> "These are very dangerous anti-youkai orbs, don't get hit!"
> "Back up against a wall so you don't risk getting hit from behind"
> This includes us, we should get our back against a wall, facing the glowing talismans
> "Clownpiece aim for the glowing talismans!"
> Aim at one of the glowing talismans and fire as many simultaneous lasers as we can spawn at it
> Cast demarcation on the talismans, aim to darken the glow they have
> Keep an eye on Louise, is she dodging based on the position of the orbs or does it look like she already "knows" their path?
> If that fails carefully go up to one and hover our hand over it, does it feel more dangerous to pull it now than what we felt before on the non-glowing talismans?
> If not rip it off and try and fight the pain
> Does the energy of the talismans feel anything like our ribbon?
> Turn around carefully and see what happened
> Try and tighten the darkness around the talismans by contracting the barrier
> Pay attention to the orbs and Louise while doing the following
> "Hey Louise what happened?"
> Say that in the most surprising way we can, our goal is to interrupt her / break her focus and see what happens
> "Thanks Cirno!"
> Towards what direction is Louise facing, and more importantly who is in front of her
> Try and slide over towards Mayina, with our back to the wall and avoiding any orbs that come close
> Once near whisper "You look shocked, what's going on?"
> Whisper "What is that spell?"
> Observe and watch out for orbs
>Whisper: "So... you think she's some kind of high ranking demon?"
>Whisper: "By the way, I couldn't help but notice where you were in relation to everyone else. Is there any particular reason you're hanging back here around the exit? Don't worry, I won't judge you no matter what answer you give me, I'm not a Yama anyway."
> Whisper to Mayina "Do you know of any way we can assist Louise? Some way to lend her more energy?"
> "Cirno can you try Perfect Freeze? Everyone get away from Cirno so you don't get hit! Also Cirno make sure Louise is out of range!"
>Comply if we're not already at an edge.
> Drop the demarcation on the talismans
> Respect++ for Louise for doing a pose like ours
> "Whoa! Awesome move Louise! Should we freeze them in addition to stopping them?"
> "Now lets blast this seal to pieces!"
> Take our signature arms stretched pose and start firing lasers from our hands onto the remaining talismans (Cancel if a party member or Louise objects to this)
> What do we know about Sakuya?
> Aim our lasers on the fragments and starts taking them out, try and get our group to help
> "Cirno Louise said you can freeze them now"
> Get back up into our pose and fire bullets, it is possible we were shocked because lasers are continuous, however bullets don't ever directly "connect" us to the fragments
> Try slow bursts of concentrated bullets, pause at regular intervals so large gaps are formed between each burst
> Beware of anyone trying to shank us past the 1000th post!
>Totally expect Kogasa