Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Chaore on February 09, 2010, 05:10:50 AM
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You are WRIGGLE NIGHTBUG, Gensokyo's QUEEN OF ALL BUGS. You are a respected monarch and a formidable Martial Artist. You also have complete control of all bugs anywhere ever. You are however, no lawyer.
For your current situation, this is quite a bad sign. You're currently in the SHINIGAMI COURT LOBBY. You are defending CHEN YAKUMO, Gensokyo's adorable kitten, against the claims of murdering MEIRA IERUKAH, some bitch who tried to steal Reimu's shrine. Failure to get Chen acquitted could get her the death penalty. This is especially bad as Chen is currently trying to fix Gensokyo up, after it was torn apart. Her death could ruin -everything-.
As it stands, you're flailing against the testimony of MYSTIA LORELEI, The lamprey eel sparrow. You've called in CIRNO for a bit of moral support, but you can't possibly hope to pit her against MYSTIA'S TESTIMONY. In the end, you're currently stalling for time.
Your opponent is the musician turned lawyer LUNASA PRISMRIVER, Master of the AIR VIOLIN.
>Your inventory contains:
>Stylish as all hell Suit
You had this imported from China. Don't ask how.
>Lawyer's Badge
You borrowed this from Marisa, you're sure she won't mind.
>Kicking Boots
These boots were made for kicking, and that is just what they'll do.
>Your current quests are:
>CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNN!
Chen is in some trouble. You've got to help her out! You've agreed to be her lawyer.
Currently in the lobby is CHEN YAKUMO, and A FEW RANDOM SHINIGAMI GUARDS TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BAIL. This is probably the only free moment you'll have, you should probably make use of this fleeting moment for anything that can't be done in court.
>_
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>Approach Chen.
>"Okay. We got a little time. I need all the details. Where you were, who saw you there, everything."
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> When was there a character change? (Do I keep this as part of the Chen series?)
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> When was there a character change? (Do I keep this as part of the Chen series?)
Jest recently. And yeah, it's the same story.
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>discard all morals and seal off your heart. You ARE a lawyer, no?
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>"Please answer me honestly, Chen. You didn't kill her, right? pleasesayno"
>Ask Chen ask first confrontation with Meira.
>So how did the apparently no explosive damage on Chen's clothes argument go? There was no response on it, yet it can pretty much proves that Chen was not the person being shot at! Also, I realise Wriggle never knew where Chen got her new clothes so...
>Ask Chen where she got new clothes.
>Ask Chen for opinions on the following possibilities:
>1. Mystia did it and framed you; and
>2. Marisa did it and framed you;
>Ask Chen to talk about after she got her new clothes and before she got her new cape. Just so Wriggle knows. Since Mystia testified that there was no cape, it is possible the impersonator must have not seen the cape and dressed up as Chen to frame her.
>We need to get Tewi here to ask her if anyone else got Reisen's clothes from her!
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>Show Chen your Lawyer's Badge
>Make mental note to show your badge to everyone you meet.
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> "Oh god...Why me?"
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> Ask some of the guards what happened to Shikieiki, and why Komachi of all people got promoted.
> Figure if it wasn't the Chen imposter who attacked first, but Meira. Meira might still be sore about the attack, and once she found 'Chen' she tried taking revenge. This back fired on her, discovering that the being wasn't Chen, and payed dearly for it. Whatever this imposter is (evil look-a-like or demonic shapeshifter), it gets a murderous edge once provoked. This may have something to do with the parasites. Perhaps their creator can make homunculi, or assemble the parasites to shapeshift into someone?
EDIT: Also, I think the Meira's sword was destroyed not because of Chen's own strength, but because of Nyamune's power. Chen couldn't have beaten her up with her claws so severely before finishing her. Chen doesn't have an ounce of strength to scratch and throw around someone like that. The dismemberment may have been possible for Chen though, thanks to Nyamune.
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Addressing first.
> When was there a character change? (Do I keep this as part of the Chen series?)
The change started around 30ish of the last thread. But only temporarily, its not an entirely new game, its kind of a game inside a game. Chen will be back in the main character seat after the trial. Its just a touch I decided to add since sitting through a trial as Chen would be boring. Count it with the rest of the series.
>Approach Chen.
>"Okay. We got a little time. I need all the details. Where you were, who saw you there, everything."
Chen nods. "Uhm... It has to be before the hair cut, and after the battle...so... After the battle I went to the SDM with Suika and Cirno, as I said. Cirno left and Suika and I went back to the shrine, after that I went to fight with Marisa. After I lost, I was in Sanae's pond, then came to check out Kourindou, then went to the SDM and got the knives to cut my hair."
So it has to be somewhere in there. This is a bit annoying, doesn't she remember exactly what happened an hour ago?
>discard all morals and seal off your heart. You ARE a lawyer, no?
You're a queen first. Just without the dresses.
>"Please answer me honestly, Chen. You didn't kill her, right? pleasesayno"
>Ask Chen ask first confrontation with Meira.
>So how did the apparently no explosive damage on Chen's clothes argument go? There was no response on it, yet it can pretty much proves that Chen was not the person being shot at! Also, I realise Wriggle never knew where Chen got her new clothes so...
>Ask Chen where she got new clothes.
>Ask Chen for opinions on the following possibilities:
>1. Mystia did it and framed you; and
>2. Marisa did it and framed you;
>Ask Chen to talk about after she got her new clothes and before she got her new cape. Just so Wriggle knows. Since Mystia testified that there was no cape, it is possible the impersonator must have not seen the cape and dressed up as Chen to frame her.
>We need to get Tewi here to ask her if anyone else got Reisen's clothes from her!
Chen shakes her head. "No... I haven't even seen her since the battle."
You ask Chen how the first confrontation went. She explains it in detail to you.
Damn it. She -did- have projectiles. Even if you can wave it away to them, you're lying and it can trip you up.
Unfortunately, you don't think the clothes argument can hold up. The damage on the trees seem a bit localized, so unless Chen actually got hit, it isn't unexpected there would be no damage.
You ask Chen, so she explains how Tewi gave her them, and how Sanae's miracle seems to have fixed them up after the Marisa fight.
Chen crosses her arms and thinks. "...Uhm, Marisa really hates me, but it isn't too likely. I mean, how would she move so quickly? And look like me, at that. I don't think Nyamune is too common, either...
Mystia is more likely, but her alibi is pretty tight..."
You have her relay what happened between the cape and new clothes periods.
You're not sure, even if Tewi did give them to someone else... Its TEWI. Do we really want her on the witness stand?
>Show Chen your Lawyer's Badge
>Make mental note to show your badge to everyone you meet.
You show off a bit.
> "Oh god...Why me?"
You lament out loud by mistake, Chen seems a bit disheartened.
> Ask some of the guards what happened to Shikieiki, and why Komachi of all people got promoted.
> Figure if it wasn't the Chen imposter who attacked first, but Meira. Meira might still be sore about the attack, and once she found 'Chen' she tried taking revenge. This back fired on her, discovering that the being wasn't Chen, and payed dearly for it. Whatever this imposter is (evil look-a-like or demonic shapeshifter), it gets a murderous edge once provoked. This may have something to do with the parasites. Perhaps their creator can make homunculi, or assemble the parasites to shapeshift into someone?
EDIT: Also, I think the Meira's sword was destroyed not because of Chen's own strength, but because of Nyamune's power. Chen couldn't have beaten her up with her claws so severely before finishing her. Chen doesn't have an ounce of strength to scratch and throw around someone like that. The dismemberment may have been possible for Chen though, thanks to Nyamune.
The guards are suspiciously quiet, or honestly don't know either.
You ponder the idea. Especially with the shape shifter... A second Chen would explain things, but would that mean she is being -watched-? Someone after her is bad enough, but someone who can see what she is up to? The idea is pretty frightening.
You'd be able to do that route if Nyamune has any signs of magical activity. Its pretty much a slab of metal given edge.
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> If Chen had killed Meira as violently as described, then wouldn't there at least be some trace of blood on her clothes? Mystia explicitly said that she saw Chen wearing the same outfit as she does now (minus the cape) during the murder, and she couldn't really have gotten a new Reisen suit, could she?
> Make a mental note to bring this up when the trial resumes.
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> If Chen had killed Meira as violently as described, then wouldn't there at least be some trace of blood on her clothes? Mystia explicitly said that she saw Chen wearing the same outfit as she does now (minus the cape) during the murder, and she couldn't really have gotten a new Reisen suit, could she?
> Make a mental note to bring this up when the trial resumes.
You're going to have to prove that, pretty much.
Which means bringing in Tewi- And saying she didn't wash the outfit at all.
Its a good clincher, but you're fairly sure they're not going to completely discard Mystia's testimony over it. You're in Gensokyo, where there is a will, there is more than a few ways.
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Would it be possible to have a talk with Tewi having her go on the stand?
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Would it be possible to have a talk with Tewi having her go on the stand?
You're pretty sure you don't have the time to bring her here. The shinigami probably won't agree to fetch her for you if she isn't a witness.
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> Is it possible to eavesdrop at Mystia or Lunasa's quarters? Might give us some valuable info...
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> Is it possible to eavesdrop at Mystia or Lunasa's quarters? Might give us some valuable info...
If it were even possible for one side to listen to the other's conversations, you wouldn't be so freely asking about things that could give you away.
Well, no, you probably WOULD, but that is beside the matter. Needless to say, the Shinigami don't like foul play, so they claim.
You wonder if everyone is working against you, here...
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> Wonder the chances of Meira lying to the court.
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> Wonder the chances of Meira lying to the court.
Given she IS currently dead, Probably 0%!
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> Examine surroundings for suspicious things.
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>Why won't Komachi just use the Yama Mirror GOD D:
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> By the way, what I originally meant that Nyamune's sheer power broke Meira's sword is that it wasn't because of enchantments, but because Nyamune is forged from a far greater material, able to break most other swords. It could just be made from very powerful steel, or perhaps from a more mythic metal, like mythril, adamantium or orichalcum.
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> Um, we're in the place where the dead go to be judged. Why WOULDN'T Meira's ghost be allowed to testify about her own murder? Of course, she's the last person who would be glad to see Chen go free, but it appears what we need now is a testimony from someone who was actually there.
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>Ponder the possibility of calling in Sanae.
>Or Marisa, if things get really nasty...
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>Or perhaps getting affidavits from them.
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> Examine surroundings for suspicious things.
You glance around, but you don't find anything.
Really, they keep this place so uniform it is boring...
>Why won't Komachi just use the Yama Mirror GOD D:
She is up to something. That much you can tell.
> By the way, what I originally meant that Nyamune's sheer power broke Meira's sword is that it wasn't because of enchantments, but because Nyamune is forged from a far greater material, able to break most other swords. It could just be made from very powerful steel, or perhaps from a more mythic metal, like mythril, adamantium or orichalcum.
It'd be unprecedented, but it could be.
You have no good way offhand of proving that, though.
> Um, we're in the place where the dead go to be judged. Why WOULDN'T Meira's ghost be allowed to testify about her own murder? Of course, she's the last person who would be glad to see Chen go free, but it appears what we need now is a testimony from someone who was actually there.
Why hold a trial if you've got the ghost on hand? They could just tell you what was shaking.
Its obvious, whatever reason, they -can't- seem to just do this. Or they don't want to...
>Ponder the possibility of calling in Sanae.
>Or Marisa, if things get really nasty...
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>Or perhaps getting affidavits from them.
Calling in both of them may be possible, In Sanae's case it may be a bit more dangerous for her, in Marisa's case, a bit more dangerous for Chen...
Affidavits could be just as possible, honestly.
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>Ask Chen about finding Sanae, so they can get an affidavit from her.
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>Ask Chen about finding Sanae, so they can get an affidavit from her.
You ask Chen about finding Sanae.
You get that she is inside the Moriya Shrine's lake.
well. Hopefully they'll be able to get inside there...
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> Call to the stand MEIRA'S GHOST
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>Relay that to the judge, and ask if they would kinda secure an affidavit since she probably can't come here physically.
>In particular, everything she can tell us about Chen's activities for the day. Times and durations, if they can be given, would be especially helpful.
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> Call to the stand MEIRA'S GHOST
Silly Wriggle, Everyone knows that ghosts don't exist!
>Relay that to the judge, and ask if they would kinda secure an affidavit since she probably can't come here physically.
>In particular, everything she can tell us about Chen's activities for the day. Times and durations, if they can be given, would be especially helpful.
You get the Shinigami to relay that to Komachi. She approves of the action, and gets a few Shinigami out there to fetch the Affidavit.
This could turn out to be a miracle. COULD.
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>Whats an affidavit >:
EDIT:God Wikipedia uses so many big words that I understand but they fit so many in one sentence that its just AUUUGH and I had to read the entire introduction before the information before I understood what it meant... which, actually, it might not be possible for me to understand anyway before I read at least that much but someone probably could an-
I'm ranting. Oops. *shuts up*
>WAIT FOR AFFIDAVIT, hope Sanae's goddess powers mean she's got enough info on our day (at minimun, for AFTER we met her) to assure the court that Chen couldn't have possibly gone to kill Meira.
>If it doesn't include times before we met Sanae, well... Suika should do for everything before that until Marisa starting murdering Chen.
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> How about making chen split herself into HUMAN CHEN and CAT CHEN and then have CAT CHEN go and eavesdrop on the conversation between Lunasa and Mystia.
> Then combine the two halves again before the court goes back into session or you have the information you need.
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Isn't there a plain talk Wikipedia out there?
> BRACE YOURSELF
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>WAIT FOR AFFIDAVIT, hope Sanae's goddess powers mean she's got enough info on our day (at minnimun, for AFTER we met her) to assure the court that Chen couldn't have possibly gone to kill Meira.
>If it doesn't include times before we met Sanae, well... Suika should do for everything before that until Marisa starting murdering Chen.
You wait for the Affidavit to come in. You hope this means she'll be able to use the full extent of her goddess sight.
Whatever that may be.
> How about making chen split herself into HUMAN CHEN and CAT CHEN and then have CAT CHEN go and eavesdrop on the conversation between Lunasa and Mystia.
> Then combine the two halves again before the court goes back into session or you have the information you need.
You don't actually know Chen can do this, but luckily Chen gets the idea at the same moment.
The Shinigami are still kind of watching you though, so...
> BRACE YOURSELF
You've got a minute or so to go. You brace yourself mentally.
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> Cause a distraction by making a swarm of bugs appear?
> If we can't pull that off why don't we just go over to the shinigamis and ask questions about this area and anything else that we can think of to get their attention.
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> Cause a distraction by making a swarm of bugs appear?
> If we can't pull that off why don't we just go over to the shinigamis and ask questions about this area and anything else that we can think of to get their attention.
>Let's do the second thing first, it's way less easy to be called out for it.
>In particular, ask them about what the sentence will be, and about the possibility of a plea bargain. In particular, things to draw enough attention to allow CAT CHEN to sneak about.
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>Tap someone on the shoulder and show them your secret wriggle kick techniques.
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>Tap someone one the shoulder and show them your secret wriggle kick techniques.
>We'll save this for if the defense fails, and we have to Saints Row Chen out of here.
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> What about the pin Sanae gave Chen, it may be fixed/working now
PS. First post in the game section, hope I'm doing this right
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>Can we get any shinigami to go get testimony or something from Tewi on sets of Reisen clothes she had, any went missing, any one asked her for clothes like that, etc?
>It'll probably turn out as Tewi having only one set/no one but Chen visited and we get into a even more dire, desperate situation. >_>
>So only perform this if anyone else agrees with me to do so. :V
>Actually, screw it, ask for testimony from Tewi. We're parodying Phoenix Wright, we've got to get ourselves in the worst case scenario before the turnabout. :V
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>Can we get any shinigami to go get testimony or something from Tewi on sets of Reisen clothes she had, any went missing, any one asked her for clothes like that, etc?
>It'll probably turn out as Tewi having only one set/no one but Chen visited and we get into a even more dire, desperate situation. >_>
>So only perform this if anyone else agrees with me to do so. :V
>Actually, screw it, ask for testimony from Tewi. We're parodying Phoenix Wright, we've got to get ourselves in the worst case scenario before the turnabout. :V
>Don't bother with this, Goddess>Crazy girl
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> Cause a distraction by making a swarm of bugs appear?
> If we can't pull that off why don't we just go over to the shinigamis and ask questions about this area and anything else that we can think of to get their attention.
>Let's do the second thing first, it's way less easy to be called out for it.
>In particular, ask them about what the sentence will be, and about the possibility of a plea bargain. In particular, things to draw enough attention to allow CAT CHEN to sneak about.
You put on your lawyer hat and get to question asking. It isn't an easy task to manage, but you manage to get CAT CHEN out for a bit before anyone notices. She doesn't seem to get much from the other side, but its the effort that counts.
In fact, Lunasa seems to be awfully calm for the position you put her in.
You get that the sentence is most likely death. You're not sure -why- anyone would expect this, probably because they can't fully judge a living person. As such, this is probably why they're not offering a plea bargain.
>Tap someone on the shoulder and show them your secret wriggle kick techniques.
>We'll save this for if the defense fails, and we have to Saints Row Chen out of here.
Your boots demand a dosage of kicks. You will sate them later...
> What about the pin Sanae gave Chen, it may be fixed/working now
You notice Chen's pin seems to be fixed now. Wasn't it broken a bit ago?
>Can we get any shinigami to go get testimony or something from Tewi on sets of Reisen clothes she had, any went missing, any one asked her for clothes like that, etc?
>It'll probably turn out as Tewi having only one set/no one but Chen visited and we get into a even more dire, desperate situation. >_>
>So only perform this if anyone else agrees with me to do so. :V
>Actually, screw it, ask for testimony from Tewi. We're parodying Phoenix Wright, we've got to get ourselves in the worst case scenario before the turnabout. :V
>Don't bother with this, Goddess>Crazy girl
You contemplate calling in Tewi again. It is possible, but Sanae is a much more trustworthy witness.
Her affidavit arrives.
It seems it is about time to go back to court. You've got your last few moments.
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>Read affidavit.
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> Also, if Wriggle can do this, send a magic/telepathic message to your bug underlings to start surrounding the building and hide from sight. If all goes for the worst and Chen's about to get the death penalty, we can let the bugs charge the shinigami from behind, allowing for a rough escape.
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> Also, if Wriggle can do this, send a magic/telepathic message to your bug underlings to start surrounding the building and hide from sight. If all goes for the worst and Chen's about to get the death penalty, we can let the bugs charge the shinigami from behind, allowing for a rough escape.
>What the hell kind of monarch are we? Suiciding our poor peoples like that? It's one thing to stop Meira from finishing off the Great Hakurei Border, but just for Chen? Against death itself? They'd tar and feather Wriggle for that. We'll have to find out own way out of this if it comes to Saint's Row time. =[
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>Read affidavit.
You read the Affidavit.
Seems Sanae gave you 5 sworn statements.
The first is "Chen Yakumo was in my current place of residence at least an hour and a half ago."
The second is "Before Chen Yakumo was transported to my pond, she was locked in combat with Marisa Kirisame. She was transported here by a miracle that healed her completely, upon her defeat. The battle between the two was ten minutes long."
The third is "Found by use of the miracle, the victim's exact time of death was Two hours and five minutes ago. The time of the battle at the shrine was two and a three quarters hours ago."
The fourth is "The victim's cause of death was beheading, no other lethal wounds were inflicted upon her before death. The beheading was by a large blade."
The fifth is "After death, the victim's body was moved in a fashion, but not moved beyond the place of death. Where the victim lies is approximately where she died."
You think you could get on with a Sanae religion fairly well, right now.
> Also, if Wriggle can do this, send a magic/telepathic message to your bug underlings to start surrounding the building and hide from sight. If all goes for the worst and Chen's about to get the death penalty, we can let the bugs charge the shinigami from behind, allowing for a rough escape.
>What the hell kind of monarch are we? Suiciding our poor peoples like that? It's one thing to stop Meira from finishing off the Great Hakurei Border, but just for Chen? Against death itself? They'd tar and feather Wriggle for that. We'll have to find out own way out of this if it comes to Saint's Row time. =[
You're fairly sure they'd have trouble getting here, anyway. Sending instructions through commands only are a pain in the ass at times.
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> Promise yourself to spread the religion of Sanaeism all across Gensokyo and maybe even beyond.
> Calm yourself a bit down now. This may just safe Chen's hide.
> Is it possible to get more affidatives, or was this our only one?
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> Promise yourself to spread the religion of Sanaeism all across Gensokyo and maybe even beyond.
> Calm yourself a bit down now. This may just safe Chen's hide.
> Is it possible to get more affidavits, or was this our only one?
You owe Sanae at the very least, that much.
You calm yourself down. This could be what you need to turn the tide of things.
You COULD get more affidavits, but you have a feeling Lunasa would eventually call on you to call in witnesses instead, since they're far more flexible.
And if a piece of the witness' affidavit broke, the whole thing falls away...
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>The affidavit leaves 40 minutes between the battle at the shrine and Meira's death. Chen's battle with Marisa started up to 25 minutes afterwards, about an hour after the shrine battle.
Shrine Battle:2:45 ago
Meira's Death:2:05 ago
Battle w/Marisa:roughly 1:40 till 1:30 ago
>Suika was with Chen for the time between the shrine battle and until Chen went off to fight Marisa, I believe. If we called Suika as a witness, we could account for enough time that it wouldn't have been possible for Chen to have gone and killed Meira.
>Plus, unless it took Chen about 25 minutes to reach Marisa after leaving Suika, then Suika would have been with Chen at the time Meira was killed.
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> If I'm not mistaken, Chen also conversed with Mokou before the battle with Marisa.
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>The affidavit leaves 40 minutes between the battle at the shrine and Meira's death. Chen's battle with Marisa started up to 25 minutes afterwards, about an hour after the shrine battle.
Shrine Battle:2:45 ago
Meira's Death:2:05 ago
Battle w/Marisa:roughly 1:40 till 1:30 ago
>Suika was with Chen for the time between the shrine battle and until Chen went off to fight Marisa, I believe. If we called Suika as a witness, we could account for enough time that it wouldn't have been possible for Chen to have gone and killed Meira.
>Plus, unless it took Chen about 25 minutes to reach Marisa after leaving Suika, then Suika would have been with Chen at the time Meira was killed.
This should do it. You've beaten all the odds.
Unless something crazy happens, you've got this in the bag.
> If I'm not mistaken, Chen also conversed with Mokou before the battle with Marisa.
Right before you left, too.
Court is called back into order.
You can give Lunasa her turn, or keep Cirno on the stand...
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> We should probably get on with it, so I guess it's Lunasa's turn.
> Present the Affadavit or whatever it is you do with those first though.
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> Yes, let's hear out if she has any other dangerous points. We better get those out of the way first before our grand statement.
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> Yes, let's hear out if she has any other dangerous points. We better get those out of the way first before our grand statement.
I agree, this is definatly worth trying. After that we can use the Affidatvit or whatever as well as Suika as backup.
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> We should probably get on with it, so I guess it's Lunasa's turn.
> Present the Affadavit or whatever it is you do with those first though.
> Yes, let's hear out if she has any other dangerous points. We better get those out of the way first before our grand statement.
You're sure she can't possibly be any more of a threat than she is right now.
Lunasa keeps herself stoic as she calls her next Witness. "The prosecution calls Kogasa Tatara to the stand."
This is rather surprising for some reason.
Regardless, Kogasa Tatara pops into the stand rather suddenly. You guess it was meant to surprise you, but she was already announced, so...
Lunasa continues. "Miss Tatara wasn't an eyewitness to the actually killing, like Miss Lorelei, but she did happen to see the assailant leaving the scene."
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WTF? Kogasa?
> Listen to testimony.
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> "Intriguing... Do go on."
> This wasn't meant to sound sarcastic.
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>We should hear out what Kogasa has to say. Considering Sanae's Affidatvit or whatever it's called we could potentially almost instantly shoot down... well a LOT of things that say Chen = Killer and the rest should be weakened to non-threatening levels... key words: "could" and "should".
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> Listen to testimony.
> "Intriguing... Do go on."
> This wasn't meant to sound sarcastic.
>We should hear out what Kogasa has to say. Considering Sanae's Affidatvit or whatever it's called we could potentially almost instantly shoot down... well a LOT of things that say Chen = Killer and the rest should be weakened to non-threatening levels... key words: "could" and "should".
Lunasa nods. "You may begin your testimony, Witness."
Kogasa sits in the air and begins. "Well, It was somewhere around two hours ago. I was hiding from some Tengu I startled, when I noticed someone in a white cape fleeing from the Bird Youkai's forest. I tried to follow here a bit, but I couldn't keep up... I did manage to catch a glimpse of the person's ears, though. They were a Cat Youkai's. Later, I noticed Mystia Lorelei leaving from the same direction, so I'm pretty sure it was the direction the murder took place."
You've got a good feeling about this one.
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>Either these people are all shameless liars, or someone is a really good Chen impersonator.
>"I believe what is going on here is that someone impersonated Chen and killed Meira, in order to frame her. I have an affidavit from the goddess Sanae stating what she knows about the times of the battle at the shrine, the death of the victim, and when Chen was where."
>Present affidavit
>"The affidavit leaves 40 minutes between the battle at the shrine and Meira's death. Chen's battle with Marisa started up to 25 minutes afterward the death, about an hour after the shrine battle. This would give Chen 40 minutes to track and kill Meira."
>"However, the majority of these 40 minutes were actually spent going to the Scarlet Devil Mansion with Cirno and Suika after the battle, returning to the Hakurei Shrine with Suika, then going alone into the forest where she had the battle with Marisa. The time in between when Chen left Suika and when she fought with Marisa would not be sufficient for her to track and murder Meira. If you do not believe me, Suika should be able to confirm what I have said."
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>Either these people are all shameless liars, or someone is a really good Chen impersonator.
>"I believe what is going on here is that someone impersonated Chen and killed Meira, in order to frame her. I have an affidavit from the goddess Sanae stating what she knows about the times of the battle at the shrine, the death of the victim, and when Chen was where."
>Present affidavit
>"The affidavit leaves 40 minutes between the battle at the shrine and Meira's death. Chen's battle with Marisa started up to 25 minutes afterward the death, about an hour after the shrine battle. This would give Chen 40 minutes to track and kill Meira."
>"However, the majority of these 40 minutes were actually spent going to the Scarlet Devil Mansion with Cirno and Suika after the battle, returning to the Hakurei Shrine with Suika, then going alone into the forest where she had the battle with Marisa. The time in between when Chen left Suika and when she fought with Marisa would not be sufficient for her to track and murder Meira. If you do not believe me, Suika should be able to confirm what I have said."
You lay it straight on. There is absolutely no way this could be shaken.
Lunasa seems to be good at keeping a straight face, however... "Any real objections, Nightbug? Or shall this stand as is? If not... Shall we get to your magic 40 minutes?"
...She has a trap, you can tell.
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> Summon Suika to stand witness and explain what Chen did in those 40 minutes.
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Are you sure you want to let Kogasa's Testimony slide? This unbeatable proof you have with you seems to be making everyone here jumping at the chance to use it, and It somehow seems careless to just try put it out there as soon as possible.
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What's so special about Kogasa's testimony? I don't see anything to object about without looking like an ass.
> Fine then, wait with summoning Suika and let the Kogasa business be handeled first, although I personally don't see why we should.
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>Why wait? We already showed them everything we have the in first place; besides, Mystia and Kogasa's testimonies match up. There doesn't seem to be anything to object to in Kogasa's testimony, other then proving Chen couldn't have been there at all. We don't have anything at all to go on right now except this evidence (Which we ALREADY revealed, the only thing missing is Suika's testimony to confirm)
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> Told ya, Zakeri. On with Suika's testimony!
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> Kogasa said she saw a cat youkai with a White cape, Mystia did not see the white cape, and acted surprised when we said that Chen was wearing a white cape the whole time.
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> Kogasa said she saw a cat youkai with a White cape, Mystia did not see the white cape, and acted surprised when we said that Chen was wearing a white cape the whole time.
>This means we can't object to Kogasa not seeing it. Yes, it isn't consistent, but since we KNOW Chen would have to have been wearing it, the inconsistency only means a higher chance they're lying, and doesn't give us anything to object to. And we certainly can't just call them liars, that won't help at all.
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What if Mystia saw the imposter. Kogasa saw the real Chen. :-X :-\ ???
Did the real Chen ever pass through the Bird Youkai area by accident anyways? We never really had a good idea of where places are... would Chen ever cross through that part to get to the Bugs Area or somewhere else?
We may be not trusting Kogasa and Mystia here, and we trust Suika and Cirno. That's because we're biased. In a disinterest person's point of view, Suika's testimony is just as good as Kogasa's/Mystia's, so we have to bring down Kogasa/Mystia's having seen Chen testimony before Suika accompanying Chen for 40 minutes seem truthful.
>I think we should point it out...
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>It couldn't have been the real Chen; I'm fairly sure during that time period we were still with Suika. Unless it takes over 25 minutes to reach Marisa from the Hakurei Shrine, in which case I don't think you pass through the Bird Forest to get to the Bug Forest... at least not in that direction. It would have been mentioned instead of everyone just saying "Oh thats the bug territory". We simply don't have anything to contradict in Kogasa's testimony, nothing actually worth contradicting at least.
>Unless there's something I missed. But her testimony is pretty straight-forward and without detail, unlike Mystia. The only thing I can think to ask is...
>"Kogasa, where do you think the person you saw may be been going? Like, what is in the direction they were headed?"
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Oh right, we forgot to ask for more details. :-X
>"Did you greet or try to talk to any of them when they passed by?"
>"You tried to surprise them, didn't you. ;)"
>"Any unusual about them when they passed by? Like, were they in a hurry?"
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> Summon Suika to stand witness and explain what Chen did in those 40 minutes.
What's so special about Kogasa's testimony? I don't see anything to object about without looking like an ass.
> Fine then, wait with summoning Suika and let the Kogasa business be handeled first, although I personally don't see why we should.
>Why wait? We already showed them everything we have the in first place; besides, Mystia and Kogasa's testimonies match up. There doesn't seem to be anything to object to in Kogasa's testimony, other then proving Chen couldn't have been there at all. We don't have anything at all to go on right now except this evidence (Which we ALREADY revealed, the only thing missing is Suika's testimony to confirm)
> Told ya, Zakeri. On with Suika's testimony!
You don't see anything that you can't clear up with Suika. Pfft, Like this-
> Kogasa said she saw a cat youkai with a White cape, Mystia did not see the white cape, and acted surprised when we said that Chen was wearing a white cape the whole time.
This comes to mind, actually. Whats up with that?
>I think we should point it out...
You point it out.
Kogasa blinks. "Well, I saw it white as day, no matter what Mystia said. Though I didn't notice it too well from the side, when I was chasing her I could see it pretty easily against that forest."
>It couldn't have been the real Chen; I'm fairly sure during that time period we were still with Suika. Unless it takes over 25 minutes to reach Marisa from the Hakurei Shrine, in which case I don't think you pass through the Bird Forest to get to the Bug Forest... at least not in that direction. It would have been mentioned instead of everyone just saying "Oh thats the bug territory". We simply don't have anything to contradict in Kogasa's testimony, nothing actually worth contradicting at least.
>Unless there's something I missed. But her testimony is pretty straight-forward and without detail, unlike Mystia. The only thing I can think to ask is...
>"Kogasa, where do you think the person you saw may be been going? Like, what is in the direction they were headed?"
You're certain it couldn't be Chen.
Come to think of it, Kogasa doesn't describe anything to really trip up on. Lets give her things to trip up on, then. You ask where she saw Chen going.
"Well, she was heading out of the forest, so probably somewhere along that side? Uhm, The tengu mountain was to the east, so she was probably heading south."
The Forest of Magic IS south of the Tengu mountain. Something about that doesn't seem right, though.
This could be where you trip her up. You just have to be careful about it.
Oh right, we forgot to ask for more details. :-X
>"Did you greet or try to talk to any of them when they passed by?"
>"You tried to surprise them, didn't you. ;)"
>"Any unusual about them when they passed by? Like, were they in a hurry?"
"Actually, She surprised me! I tried to go after her, but I didn't shout because the Tengu would find me. She was running away pretty fast, like she had a deadline to meet or something."
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"Well, she was heading out of the forest, so probably somewhere along that side? Uhm, The tengu mountain was to the east, so she was probably heading south."
The Forest of Magic IS south of the Tengu mountain. Something about that doesn't seem right, though.
This could be where you trip her up. You just have to be careful about it.
>Try to recall where Mystia said she saw things. Given, especially, that Wriggle evicted all the birds from the forest of magic.
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>Try to recall where Mystia said she saw things. Given, especially, that Wriggle evicted all the birds from the forest of magic.
Mystia didn't give an exact location herself... You could probably come up with something creative with the help of her testimony.
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>In order to reach the Forest of Magic from the Shrine, would you go south, as the Chen in Kogasa's testimony was? If Kogasa said the incorrect direction...
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I'm really confused about the directions ??? ???
>"I asked for 'they', that includes Mystia. Did you approach Mystia or was she chasing after the white cape Youkai?"
>So the Forest of Magic is also south of the Bird Youkai's area? Then where's the bug area...? Was it in the Forest of Magic? :-\
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>So the Forest of Magic is also south of the Bird Youkai's area? Then where's the bug area...? Was it in the Forest of Magic? :-\
>Yup! If I remember right, Forest of Magic now=Bug Forest
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>In order to reach the Forest of Magic from the Shrine, would you go south, as the Chen in Kogasa's testimony was? If Kogasa said the incorrect direction...
You do go south. But there was something about how she said it.
I'm really confused about the directions ??? ???
>"I asked for 'they', that includes Mystia. Did you approach Mystia or was she chasing after the white cape Youkai?"
>So the Forest of Magic is also south of the Bird Youkai's area? Then where's the bug area...? Was it in the Forest of Magic? :-\
>You and me both, Its like the dude is trying to make Gensokyo complicated as fuck.
Kogasa blinks. "Oh! Uh... Well! Yeah, she was chasing after the White Cape Youkai, but I tried to surprise her, and she lost track of where it went."
>Yup! If I remember right, Forest of Magic now=Bug Forest
You made sure no one but the magicians and your kind are in that forest these days.
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"Well, she was heading out of the forest, so probably somewhere along that side? Uhm, The tengu mountain was to the east, so she was probably heading south."
>Okay, she said this wrong somehow. I can't really tell exactly where, because each time I read it I'm like "okay what the hell is she trying to say", and about all I can get out of it is she headed out of the Bird Forest and went south. Then again, I'm sleepy right now.
>SOMEONE FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH KOGASA'S SENTENCE.
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> HOLD IT!
> PRESS EVERY STATEMENT SHE MADE!
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>"Kogasa, you were chasing her South, right?"
>"Do you remember which side of your view was Youkai Mountain? The Right or the Left side?"
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>Okay, she said this wrong somehow. I can't really tell exactly where, because each time I read it I'm like "okay what the hell is she trying to say", and about all I can get out of it is she headed out of the Bird Forest and went south. Then again, I'm sleepy right now.
>SOMEONE FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH KOGASA'S SENTENCE.
Damnit, It is absolutely killing the crap out of you.
You use the one technique that Marisa had time to teach you.
> HOLD IT!
> PRESS EVERY STATEMENT SHE MADE!
HOLD IT [ABSOLUTE STATEMENT PRESS]!
"Well, It was somewhere around two hours ago."
You ask how she knows it was two hours ago.
"Oh! Well, the Tengu have pretty precise patrol patterns. You can use them to tell time."
That is pretty nifty. You should keep this in time.
"I was hiding from some Tengu I startled, when I noticed someone in a white cape fleeing from the Bird Youkai's forest."
You've already asked her about how she knew it was a white cape...
You ask how she knew it was the Bird Youkai forest.
"Well! Its the only forest that actually touches the Tengu Mountain. The Forest of Magic looks close, but it ends a while before you get to the mountain."
"I tried to follow her a bit, but I couldn't keep up... I did manage to catch a glimpse of the person's ears, though. They were a Cat Youkai's."
You actually have to wonder....
You ask how Chen got away so easily.
"Eh? Well, she is pretty fast... I imagine she was pretty tired, after all that running."
"Later, I noticed Mystia Lorelei leaving from the same direction, so I'm pretty sure it was the direction the murder took place."
You already asked about this, you're pretty sure.
>"Kogasa, you were chasing her South, right?"
>"Do you remember which side of your view was Youkai Mountain? The Right or the Left side?"
"Oh? Well, it was to the right of me, of course..."
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>"To the right of you? But... I thought you said the Tengu Mountain was east? When facing south, east is to the left."
>...isn't it?
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>"To the right of you? But... I thought you said the Tengu Mountain was east? When facing south, east is to the left."
>...isn't it?
>Remember to say "OBJECTION" nice, loud and clearly before this.
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>Remember to say "OBJECTION" nice, loud and clearly before this.
>Also point your WRIGGLE FINGER.
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>And have some coffee. Yum!
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> First OBJECTION!
> Then SLAM DESK
> The POINT WRIGGLE FINGER
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>"To the right of you? But... I thought you said the Tengu Mountain was east? When facing south, east is to the left."
>...isn't it?
Don't everyone forget to thank Uncle Zak for the answer now, ya hear.
>After we're done looking badass, continue: "This would mean that whoever you were chasing was heading North, not south to the Forest of Magic."
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>"To the right of you? But... I thought you said the Tengu Mountain was east? When facing south, east is to the left."
>...isn't it?
>Remember to say "OBJECTION" nice, loud and clearly before this.
>Also point your WRIGGLE FINGER.
> First OBJECTION!
> Then SLAM DESK
> The POINT WRIGGLE FINGER
You've got her now. You go through the steps exactly as the ancients did.
First, you shout objection, next, you slam your desk so hard you swear you cracked it. Then you point.
Then you get to the doing something productive and pointing out her contradiction. Kogasa looks more surprised then shes ever caused someone to be in her life. "What? No... I mean, East is the direction to the right, so unless your body was flipped... Ah!"
Lunasa grimaces, she can tell where you can take it from here. She won't like it one bit.
>And have some coffee. Yum!
You'd sip some coffee if you had any...
>After we're done looking badass, continue: "This would mean that whoever you were chasing was heading North, not south to the Forest of Magic."
The crowd erupts into a myriad of murmurs.
"W...Wait, What?! No! She definitely had to be going south...". Kogasa seems panicky, but she doesn't have anything on the line here, whats she up to?
Lunasa is obviously trying to think of a way out of this.
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>"Why don't you calm down and tell us where this mistake in direction came from, huh?"
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> "Why so nervous Kogasa? Nothing hinges on what the truth is. Or does it?"
"W...Well..."
>"Why don't you calm down and tell us where this mistake in direction came from, huh?"
"I... uh, well! I thought it was to the east because the mountain was to the right of me..."
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>"Kogasa, please think carefully. Are you sure that you've really seen everything? Your direction are clashing with previous testimony, as well as what the defendant was actually wearing. It seems like you've witnessed a completely different event."
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>"Kogasa, please think carefully. Are you sure that you've really seen everything? Your direction are clashing with previous testimony, as well as what the defendant was actually wearing. It seems like you've witnessed a completely different event."
"N...No! I really did see it! What else could I have seen?"
Lunasa takes the moment to chime in. "Absolutely nothing. Kogasa Tatara, You're aware lying on the stand is a crime in itself, correct?"
Kogasa starts to shrink. "I...uh! I'm not lying!"
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>"Calm down, Kogasa, I trust you've seen this, you're just expressing it with the wrong words. Try using just left, right, front, behind you instead of North, South, East, West, and describe the event again."
>"What were you facing? Was it the Bird Youkai's forest?"
>"Was the Youkai Mountain to your RIGHT hand side?"
>"Did White Cape Youkai and Mystia came from behind you?"
>If yes to all three questions above : "I believe we've all made a mistake, Kogasa did saw something, but it was not the assailant fleeing. She saw the assailant heading towards the scene of crime!"
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>"Kogasa, you seem to be much too nervous for simply giving a testimony. You know as well as I do that there's nothing that can happen to you here, but you seem really frightened. Is something wrong? You can tell us, it is better to let the truth be known and exhonerated, rather than getting caught at something."
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>"Calm down, Kogasa, I trust you've seen this, you're just expressing it with the wrong words. Try using just left, right, front, behind you instead of North, South, East, West, and describe the event again."
>"What were you facing? Was it the Bird Youkai's forest?"
>"Was the Youkai Mountain to your RIGHT hand side?"
>"Did White Cape Youkai and Mystia came from behind you?"
>If yes to all three questions above : "I believe we've all made a mistake, Kogasa did saw something, but it was not the assailant fleeing. She saw the assailant heading towards the scene of crime!"
Just as you expect, Kogasa answers yes to all three questions. You lay out your new belief with a gusto.
Lunasa seems less than amused.
"Hold on now, what are you getting at?"
>"Kogasa, you seem to be much too nervous for simply giving a testimony. You know as well as I do that there's nothing that can happen to you here, but you seem really frightened. Is something wrong? You can tell us, it is better to let the truth be known and exhonerated, rather than getting caught at something."
Kogasa shakes her head, still blatantly nervous. "Nothing! Its... just a surprise, that is all."
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>"Kogasa, a surprise lasts for a few moments, then the shock goes away. You're dealing with something lasting much longer than that; you seem more afraid. Are you sure something isn't bothering you? Something that the court can help you with?"
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>"Kogasa, a surprise lasts for a few moments, then the shock goes away. You're dealing with something lasting much longer than that; you seem more afraid. Are you sure something isn't bothering you? Something that the court can help you with?"
You pressure Kogasa a bit, at the moment, it doesn't seem like Lunasa is about to call you on it.
"N...No. Nothing like that. Its not like I have a real connection to the case other than the testimony, anyway..."
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> "Oh? Are you sure you aren't hiding something? After all, you did just bring up the fact that you may have some hidden information due to that careless comment just now."
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> "Oh? Are you sure you aren't hiding something? After all, you did just bring up the fact that you may have some hidden information due to that careless comment just now."
"Wait what? I did?"
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> "I quote: 'Its not like I have a real connection to the case other than the testimony, anyway...'"
> "I'm not saying you had something to do with the murder, but that was a somewhat dangerous choice of wording you made there, like inadvertently admitting you are in fact linked to it..."
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> "I quote: 'Its not like I have a real connection to the case other than the testimony, anyway...'"
> "I'm not saying you had something to do with the murder, but that was a somewhat dangerous choice of wording you made there, like inadvertently admitting you are in fact linked to it..."
"Huh? Wouldn't I have to say I had a connection to the case for something like that?"
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> Cough.
> Carry on.
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>"Answer this truthfully. Have you seen the corpse?"
>"Have you... moved the corpse?"
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> Cough.
> Carry on.
>"Answer this truthfully. Have you seen the corpse?"
>"Have you... moved the corpse?"
Kogasa blinks. "The corpse? No, I never went to the death sight. I didn't touch the corpse either."
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> "I see... Did you notice anything out-of-place in the area of the corpse?"
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Oops wrong direction.
>"Let me confirm, you said you saw Mystia chasing White Cape Youkai, right?"
>"This contradicts Mystia's testimony! She claimed that she was heading towards her place through the forest when she heard a ruckus which caused her to arrive at the scene of crime! That was when she started chasing the Cat Youkai Without White Cape. This would result in her going South, to the Forest of Magic, not coming from the Forest of Magic."
>"Which means either Mystia or you are the one lying. I really hope you're not the lying."
>"If you would, please clearly describe what you have seen again. Be confident, don't hide anything, okay?"
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> "I see... Did you notice anything out-of-place in the area of the corpse?"
"No, I mean, I didn't see it..."
Oops wrong direction.
>"Let me confirm, you said you saw Mystia chasing White Cape Youkai, right?"
>"This contradicts Mystia's testimony! She claimed that she was heading towards her place through the forest when she heard a ruckus which caused her to arrive at the scene of crime! That was when she started chasing the Cat Youkai Without White Cape. This would result in her going South, to the Forest of Magic, not coming from the Forest of Magic."
>"Which means either Mystia or you are the one lying. I really hope you're not the lying."
>"If you would, please clearly describe what you have seen again. Be confident, don't hide anything, okay?"
"Yeah, I did...Err... Wait, what?! I uh... W... well... She chased the cat youkai at one point, right?! I saw her doing it then, then! Its as obvious as that!"
Lunasa interjects. "Actually, She never chased the assailant. After the crime, she was scared she'd be next, certainly not the state of mind for chasing someone. Her next action was to try and inform someone of the murder. While they could have left in the same direction, and I don't doubt she'd omit a meaningless encounter with you, this makes your testimony rather shaky, wouldn't you say?"
You're not sure what Lunasa is playing at, here. She could have a trap here, or she could honestly be trying to divine what Kogasa is up to.
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TBH, it's really getting dull watching the arguments go in circles. Can we try to speed up the trial so we can enjoy more Chen antics? D:
> Be straightforward about it and ask what Lunasa what she's playing at.
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"Actually, She never chased the assailant. After the crime, she was scared she'd be next, certainly not the state of mind for chasing someone.
>"You're missing the point, putting into context of what Kogasa saw, Mystia was chasing the assailant INTO the bird youkai forest, where the crime of scene was. It is very possible that Mystia chased the assailant before the crime took place!"
>I think we should call Mystia for testimony on this claim. :/ We're getting nothing more out of Kogasa.
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>She's probably trying to discount Kogasa's testimony now, since it can be used to poke holes in Mystia's.
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TBH, it's really getting dull watching the arguments go in circles. Can we try to speed up the trial so we can enjoy more Chen antics? D:
> Be straightforward about it and ask what Lunasa what she's playing at.
>I'll try, without you know, cheaping everything out.
You just ask her. She has done the same, after all.
"Her testimony, while ideal, is pretty much either a lie or so messed up it won't do any good. She is essentially wasting time, so, I'm going to say we might as well throw her out and discard her testimony. Any objections to that?"
Kogasa recoils on the stand. "T...Throw out?! Reconsider, please!"
>"You're missing the point, putting into context of what Kogasa saw, Mystia was chasing the assailant INTO the bird youkai forest, where the crime of scene was. It is very possible that Mystia chased the assailant before the crime took place!"
>I think we should call Mystia for testimony on this claim. :/ We're getting nothing out of Kogasa.
"This idea of yours has bothered me from the start. For one, it isn't possible. May I call you back to the affidavit? The crime occured at two hours and five minutes ago. Kogasa says she saw them around two hours ago.
While this is fine and dandy- There is something else pushing into this, Kogasa has a better method of time keeping then say, Mystia. The tengu, while still youkai, are very good at keeping pace. If the position they were at was two hours from where it is now, than there isn't more than a few minutes worth of leeway. Certainly not 5 minutes, plus however long it took for all three of them to come to the murder site.
Add to this the fact she saw neither the victim, heard none of the breaking trees, and the fact Mystia only came in at the end of the struggle, we have no good reason to believe that is what happened. She didn't see anyone leave either. If Mystia had been delayed by Kogasa as well, she would have mentioned it around the ruckus part.
There is no good reason to believe she saw the assailant heading TO the scene of the murder."
This is followed up by another AIR VIOLIN Solo.
>She's probably trying to discount Kogasa's testimony now, since it can be used to poke holes in Mystia's.
Well. Depending on who you think isn't lying, this is probably true.
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Uhh...
>coffeespit
>Sweatdrop and breakdown
>Pray to Sanae
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>Throw a shoe at Lunasa.
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>Throw a shoe at Lunasa.
>No! How are we going to save Chen if we're going to get into a trial for ourselves. :-X
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>"There's also no good reason to believe it's Chen, given neither witness is consistent about what they saw or where. I see no reason to dismiss Kogasa's testimony, she's just a bit confused about directions. But she certainly isn't confused about what the assailant was wearing, which contradicts what Mystia saw. I'm especially interested, now, in what Kogasa's intentions are."
>"Kogasa, we can all see you're hiding something. Why don't you tell us? No one can hurt you here. And, it's important. Do you want to run the risk of condemning the wrong person for murder, when the real criminal goes free? Are you trying to protect that person, Kogasa? It's alright."
>Suspect Kogasa herself; it would be the best reason for a cover-up.
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Uhh...
>coffeespit
>Sweatdrop and breakdown
>Pray to Sanae
Its... kind of all you can really do in response to that.
>Throw a shoe at Lunasa.
>No! How are we going to save Chen if we're going to get into a trial for ourselves. :-X
A boot to the head doesn't solve everything, after all.
>"There's also no good reason to believe it's Chen, given neither witness is consistent about what they saw or where. I see no reason to dismiss Kogasa's testimony, she's just a bit confused about directions. But she certainly isn't confused about what the assailant was wearing, which contradicts what Mystia saw. I'm especially interested, now, in what Kogasa's intentions are."
>"Kogasa, we can all see you're hiding something. Why don't you tell us? No one can hurt you here. And, it's important. Do you want to run the risk of condemning the wrong person for murder, when the real criminal goes free? Are you trying to protect that person, Kogasa? It's alright."
>Suspect Kogasa herself; it would be the best reason for a cover-up.
Lunasa is not amused by your statement, but she is certainly surprised by something about it.
Kogasa shakes her head quickly. "No! I'm not hiding anything! I swear, I saw all that and everything!"
It would explain one thing, but cause a million more questions.
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>Request further testimony from Mystia in response to Kogasa's claims.
We have almost 0 evidence here, so we need more testimonies. :V
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>Welp. Let's give her another surprise, and see what falls out.
>"Kogasa, Chen wasn't there to do it. Mystia left the scene. But we know that Meira was murdered. At this point, the only person unaccounted for is the one who is mysteriously nervous for no real reason, and ruining her testimony. It's an awful big coincidence that you were there; Mystia actually someplace to be. But you? Just loitering about over the forest, rather than someplace where people go? Kogasa, I will ask you plainly, did you have a role in murdering Meira?"
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>Request further testimony from Mystia in response to Kogasa's claims.
We have almost 0 evidence here, so we need more testimonies. :V
You might as well, but...
>Welp. Let's give her another surprise, and see what falls out.
>"Kogasa, Chen wasn't there to do it. Mystia left the scene. But we know that Meira was murdered. At this point, the only person unaccounted for is the one who is mysteriously nervous for no real reason, and ruining her testimony. It's an awful big coincidence that you were there; Mystia actually someplace to be. But you? Just loitering about over the forest, rather than someplace where people go? Kogasa, I will ask you plainly, did you have a role in murdering Meira?"
Kogasa is predictable, and Lunasa just seems to be stewing over there.
"H...huh? Why are you accusing me?! Just because I wasn't there doesn't-"
Kogasa clamps her hands over her mouth instinctively.
Well. You got something.
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>"I am accusing you because you were there and you've been acting like you know more than you let on. And since you won't tell us, I can only conclude you had a role in the murder. Now, as you were saying? I don't think you finished that sentence."
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>"I am accusing you because you were there and you've been acting like you know more than you let on. And since you won't tell us, I can only conclude you had a role in the murder. Now, as you were saying? I don't think you finished that sentence."
"...doesn't mean I had a role in this! You're just grasping for a scapegoat! 'Oh, Kogasa looks suspicious and we're in a bad situation, lets throw accusations without real basis!'" Kogasa suddenly seems pretty huffy, you're not sure what to say.
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>"I'm looking for a scapegoat? You come into this court' when you had no reason to even be at the crime scene; give testimony that contradicts much of we've heard up until this point, then go to pieces the moment it starts to fall apart? It seems to me you have a very vested interest in implicating Chen, and the only reason I can imagine for it is that you are trying to cover for yourself!"
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>"I'm looking for a scapegoat? You come into this court' when you had no reason to even be at the crime scene; give testimony that contradicts much of we've heard up until this point, then go to pieces the moment it starts to fall apart? It seems to me you have a very vested interest in implicating Chen, and the only reason I can imagine for it is that you are trying to cover for yourself!"
"From what? Why would I need to cover myself for a crime I couldn't even be linked to before coming into this court? Unless you have any real evidence, you're blowing hot air right now."
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>"You were there. In the middle of nowhere, for no reason. Your testimony is full of holes. You became a nervous wreck the moment it started to fall apart, rather than admit your were mistaken. There is more than enough to create a reasonable doubt of your own actions. Unless you can produce some evidence otherwise, I am forced to conclude that you played a role in this crime, if not perpetrated it yourself!"
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>"You were there. In the middle of nowhere, for no reason. Your testimony is full of holes. You became a nervous wreck the moment it started to fall apart, rather than admit your were mistaken. There is more than enough to create a reasonable doubt of your own actions. Unless you can produce some evidence otherwise, I am forced to conclude that you played a role in this crime, if not perpetrated it yourself!"
Lunasa takes the moment to chime in, more than enough irritation in her voice. "Then it is your place to prove that accusation, Nightbug. You're no longer in your forest, if you've let that get to your head. You can't just wave your hand and have her head lopped off. No one in this court needs to believe you. If you have anything to back up your claims, now would be the time to present it. Otherwise, can we please get on with this trial instead of arguing over a pile of suspicions?"
What a bitch. Do you have anything that could put her in her place, though?
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> Contemplate just saying "Fuck it" and getting into a big brawl
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>"Kogasa, one more time. Describe the person you claim you saw there?"
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>Also remember to use our NIGHTBUG VISION to PERCEIVE Kogasa's NERVOUS HABITS while she continues with her testimony.
>I'd imagine her nervous habits to show in places like her umbrella's eyes/tongue, she biting her own tongue, or playing with something with her fingers. So concentrate on these places. If specifying which body parts to concentrate on perceiving is not neccesary, ignore this command. :V
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>Didn't she already say "Just because I wasn't there-" and then clamp her hands over her mouth? Sounds like she meant she wasn't even ACTUALLY there to witness Mystia and "Chen", even though she definitely didn't mean to say it. Aka, she's been lying the whole time, which would explain why she got the directions wrong; she had made them up and didn't think it all the way through.
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...Did that get editted in, or did I have a critical reading failure? Ah well, current line of questioning plays into it nicely.
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...Did that get editted in, or did I have a critical reading failure? Ah well, current line of questioning plays into it nicely.
>Last post in the previous page. And then again, I don't see why she'd just flat out lie for Lunasa if she wasn't related to the murder, so we do have good reason to suspect her.
>Anyway, come to think of it... Kogasa can shoot umbrella thingys, can't she? The trees were damaged by a spherical object... hmm. Its possible Kogasa and Mystia tag teamed Meira and they're framing Chen for it. This would explain why the attack that damaged the trees had come from the other direction, and we'd only have to assume one of the two had a sword.
>All we can say safely say about that theory at the moment though, is that Kogasa could possibly have been the one to damage the trees.
>"Kogasa, you can shoot a kind of Umbrella-ish attack, correct?"
>...if anyone can word that better, feel free to do so :V
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>Last post in the previous page. And then again, I don't see why she'd just flat out lie for Lunasa if she wasn't related to the murder, so we do have good reason to suspect her.
>Anyway, come to think of it... Kogasa can shoot umbrella thingys, can't she? The trees were damaged by a spherical object... hmm. Its possible Kogasa and Mystia tag teamed Meira and they're framing Chen for it. This would explain why the attack that damaged the trees had come from the other direction, and we'd only have to assume one of the two had a sword.
>All we can say safely say about that theory at the moment though, is that Kogasa could possibly have been the one to damage the trees.
>"Kogasa, you can shoot a kind of Umbrella-ish attack, correct?"
>...if anyone can word that better, feel free to do so :V
> I'll try: "Kogasa, you have the ability to shoot out copies of your umbrella, functioning as projectiles, right?"
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>"Kogasa, you can shoot a kind of Umbrella-ish attack, correct?"
>...if anyone can word that better, feel free to do so :V
>Let's save that til after she answers the description question, so we don't get sidetracked if she flubs it. But...
>"I am curious, how do you defend yourself while traveling alone as you seem to favor?"
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>"I am curious, how do you defend yourself while traveling alone as you seem to favor?"
>I think this version works best. It seems the least incriminating, so as the lower the chance she'd avoid saying something that might link her to the crime (Aka any kind of attack that would match what was used to damage the trees)
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> Contemplate just saying "Fuck it" and getting into a big brawl
There are a lot of shinigami here. You're not quite sure you could even take on Komachi, none the less all these.
>"Kogasa, one more time. Describe the person you claim you saw there?"
"Uhm. She had a white cape and cat ears. She was wearing something kinda dark and something kinda light, as well. I couldn't see the inside of her cape as I was trying to follow her..."
>Also remember to use our NIGHTBUG VISION to PERCEIVE Kogasa's NERVOUS HABITS while she continues with her testimony.
>I'd imagine her nervous habits to show in places like her umbrella's eyes/tongue, she biting her own tongue, or playing with something with her fingers. So concentrate on these places. If specifying which body parts to concentrate on perceiving is not neccesary, ignore this command. :V
You find it harder to find a time she isn't twitching...
>Didn't she already say "Just because I wasn't there-" and then clamp her hands over her mouth? Sounds like she meant she wasn't even ACTUALLY there to witness Mystia and "Chen", even though she definitely didn't mean to say it. Aka, she's been lying the whole time, which would explain why she got the directions wrong; she had made them up and didn't think it all the way through.
You're pretty sure its something like that. You wonder why you didn't pull this up sooner.
>Let's save that til after she answers the description question, so we don't get sidetracked if she flubs it. But...
>"I am curious, how do you defend yourself while traveling alone as you seem to favor?"
"Well... I surprise people, then I run away! Or throw something at them and run away! ...or hit them with my umbrella and run away!
...I can't really fight by surprising people..."
Well. With Danmaku gone, you don't find it surprising at all she can't do much. Being well, a spirit, she has to be pretty tough to kill in a manner or two. She certainly isn't armed to the teeth, and you don't know who'd teach her how to fight.
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>Yeah, I figured outwith danmaku, she probably isn't capable of attacking much. Lets go with that "she wasn't actually there" thing.
>...without*, how did I even do that >:
>"Come to think of it, just a minute ago... you said "Just because I wasn't there doesn't-", and then clamped your hands over your mouth. Kogasa, would it be true that you weren't actually there to witness anything at all? Perhaps someone had told you what to say to the court?"
>If someone thinks this is going a bit far, cut off that last sentence.
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>Yeah, I figured outwith danmaku, she probably isn't capable of attacking much. Lets go with that "she wasn't actually there" thing.
>...without*, how did I even do that >:
>"Come to think of it, just a minute ago... you said "Just because I wasn't there doesn't-", and then clamped your hands over your mouth. Kogasa, would it be true that you weren't actually there to witness anything at all? Perhaps someone had told you what to say to the court?"
>If someone thinks this is going a bit far, cut off that last sentence.
> Finally, it's about time we got to this point. We've been running circles long enough, even though we got something to finish her right in front of our noses since like, twenty posts ago. Get on with it.
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> More deep breaths.
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>Yeah, I figured outwith danmaku, she probably isn't capable of attacking much. Lets go with that "she wasn't actually there" thing.
>...without*, how did I even do that >:
>"Come to think of it, just a minute ago... you said "Just because I wasn't there doesn't-", and then clamped your hands over your mouth. Kogasa, would it be true that you weren't actually there to witness anything at all? Perhaps someone had told you what to say to the court?"
>If someone thinks this is going a bit far, cut off that last sentence.
"What! Of course not, I mean. Why-"
"I'm inclined to agree. Witness, you can step off the stand. Defense, call your witness."
> Finally, it's about time we got to this point. We've been running circles long enough, even though we got something to finish her right in front of our noses since like, twenty posts ago. Get on with it.
Yeah.
This was pretty pointless. Even Lunasa is annoyed, and this was supposed to help her.
> More deep breaths.
You take them.
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> "I wish to call Suika Ibuki to the stand to testimony for Chen Yakumo."
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> "I wish to call Suika Ibuki to the stand to testimony for Chen Yakumo."
Lunasa doesn't seem phased. But this should work in your favor.
Suika takes the stand. You're up to direct.
This is what you're waiting on, don't mess up.
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> "So Suika, can you remind us of the length of time you were with Chen around the time of the murder, and what you were doing during that period? Be detailed with your recount; I'm sure the court would rather not have to deal with another wild-goose chase."
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> "So Suika, can you remind us of the length of time you were with Chen around the time of the murder, and what you were doing during that period? Be detailed with your recount; I'm sure the court would rather not have to deal with another wild-goose chase."
Suika nods, beginning her testimony. "Well. After the battle, I was with Chen for her visit to the SDM, and after when she went to the Hakurei Shrine. Wriggle and Mokou were there, and after a brief discussion, Chen went off to the Forest of Magic. I didn't accompany her, and had to leave for the Tengu Mountain soon after. I was with her up until she went to fight Marisa, pretty much. In fact, I noticed the fight as I was going back up the mountain."
Lunasa stands patiently over by her side. Unless you've got anything else you want her to clear up, it seems like you just need to hear her say the magic words.
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> "How long was it until you met up with her again?"
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> "How long was it until you met up with her again?"
"Huhm... Didn't see her till about half an hour ago. She had Hina with her."
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>Awww, if Kogasa did actually see real Chen, she'd be the best alibi for Chen. :( She's really suspicious though. Though there's no motive for her to kill Meira.
>"It's apparent this testimony accounts for the location of Chen for an hour and fifteen minutes after the battle, way past the time of murder."
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>Awww, if Kogasa did actually see real Chen, she'd be the best alibi for Chen. :( She's really suspicious though. Though there's no motive for her to kill Meira.
>"It's apparent this testimony accounts for the location of Chen for an hour and fifteen minutes after the battle, way past the time of murder."
She couldn't have killed Meira since she wasn't there at all. Pay attention to her speaking habits.
> But yes, Chen is now accounted for the entire period of time around the murder and the grand battle. If Lunasa still objects we can summon Hina to testify the last half hour.
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> Unless of course a plot twist worms it's way in somehow.
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>Awww, if Kogasa did actually see real Chen, she'd be the best alibi for Chen. :( She's really suspicious though. Though there's no motive for her to kill Meira.
>"It's apparent this testimony accounts for the location of Chen for an hour and fifteen minutes after the battle, way past the time of murder."
Lunasa doesn't show what she seems to be thinking. "Is the direct examination over, then?"
> But yes, Chen is now accounted for the entire period of time around the murder and the grand battle. If Lunasa still objects we can summon Hina to testify the last half hour.
You can't imagine she has anything to go off of here...
> Unless of course a plot twist worms it's way in somehow.
This is a ludicrous idea and completely impossible. I mean come on.
What could possibly happen?
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This is a ludicrous idea and completely impossible. I mean come on.
What could possibly happen?
Tempting fate...TEMPTING FATE!
> Listen to what Lunasa has to say about this. Watch out. She may still have some tricks up her ectoplasmic sleeve.
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> Listen to what Lunasa has to say about this. Watch out. She may still have some tricks up her ectoplasmic sleeve.
You give her the cross examination. "Miss Ibuki. You say you saw the fight while returning home, correct?"
Suika nods. "Yep."
Lunasa crosses her arms, as she... apparently begins to play an AIR VIOLIN SOLO without her hands. "You're lying." She pulls an affidavit from her sleeves, which you've been walking. "I have an affidavit signed by both Tengu Border Guard and your housemate. They confirm you returned to the tengu village an hour before. The battle ended around an hour and a half. You couldn't have possibly seen the fight on your way home. Or left as soon as you claim Chen did to fight. Miss Ibuki, what were you doing for an hour and forty-five minutes, and why are you lying?"
Suika takes a sip from her gourd right in court. You wish she'd give you some of that.
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>"Wait... I mean, OBJECTION! Cirno was there all along as well until Suika left by herself! Besides, what matters is what Chen did from the end of the shrine battle to the death of Meira. If Chen's location has been accounted for from the end of the shrine battle, 2 hours and 45 minutes ago, to heading to the fight with Marisa, 1 hour 40 minutes ago, it is obvious that she could not have been in the Bird Youkai's Forest to muder Meira, 2 hours 5 minutes ago!"
>"Therefore what Suika did in the 30 minutes gap on the way home does not affect Chen's alibi, and Cirno can also testify to this as well."
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>"Wait... I mean, OBJECTION! Cirno was there all along as well until Suika left by herself! Besides, what matters is what Chen did from the end of the shrine battle to the death of Meira. If Chen's location has been accounted for from the end of the shrine battle, 2 hours and 45 minutes ago, to heading to the fight with Marisa, 1 hour 40 minutes ago, it is obvious that she could not have been in the Bird Youkai's Forest to muder Meira, 2 hours 5 minutes ago!"
>"Therefore what Suika did in the 30 minutes gap on the way home does not affect Chen's alibi, and Cirno can also testify to this as well."
Lunasa shakes her head. "You don't get it, do you? Her story is she left immediately and saw the fight heading home. If she couldn't have seen the fight, she wouldn't know WHEN it happened. Especially in relation to when she left. What amount of time passed when the two parted could be any amount of time.
Unless you care to present evidence she left at exactly one hour fourty and so on minutes. And spent around an hour at the scarlet devil mansion."
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Oh, she's going to get it...
> Summon. Patchouli. Now.
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> Uuuuuu~ PATCHOULI!
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>Argg why didn't anyone invent a clock in Gensokyo :ohdear:
>"What are you getting at, Lunasa? With fairies, bugs, and Mokou by the shrine after the battle, they can all testify that Suika departed as Chen went to fight Marisa. Then anyone nearby could've seen the fight, why? Marisa actually shot stars upwards."
A crapload of Stars explode upwards out of the ground. You're knocked upwards along with NYAMUNE and THE ROC. The stars don't really hurt too much, but you're sent up higher than you'd like by them. You catch THE ROC and pull yourself on. You catch NYAMUNE next.
>"In addition, she used a Master Spark, and lots of lasers. We all know how flashy Marisa's attacks are, it is very easy to notice these attacks even outside the forest. So anyone ELSE at the shrine can testify that in a short while after Chen leave for the fight, the battle began."
>"So with that out of the question, we now just have to prove that Chen's presence in the SDM before she left for the Forest of Magic."
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Oh, she's going to get it...
> Summon. Patchouli. Now.
> Uuuuuu~ PATCHOULI!
You're going to call yourself a book ghost on her ass in a minute.
>Argg why didn't anyone invent a clock in Gensokyo :ohdear:
>"What are you getting at, Lunasa? With fairies, bugs, and Mokou by the shrine after the battle, they can all testify that Suika departed as Chen went to fight Marisa. Then anyone nearby could've seen the fight, why? Marisa actually shot stars upwards."
>"In addition, she used a Master Spark, and lots of lasers. We all know how flashy Marisa's attacks are, it is very easy to notice these attacks even outside the forest. So anyone ELSE at the shrine can testify that in a short while after Chen leave for the fight, the battle began."
>"So with that out of the question, we now just have to prove that Chen's presence in the SDM before she left for the Forest of Magic."
"I'm sure you're aware of how dense the Forest of Magic is. Flashy or not, her stars have never made much actual noise. Unless you were looking, you'd not notice them. While her Master Spark was noticed quite far away- its the same situation.
What I'm getting at, Wriggle, is how your witness' testimony doesn't match up with what happened. Unless she sat on the edge of the mountain for half an hour, she wasn't where she said she was.
Especially WHEN. Tell me, dear Nightbug, who should be called to the stand to prove the timing of the two's departure? If you're certain so many saw exactly when both events occurred..."
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>Recall what Wriggle was doing with Mokou outside the Forest of Magic after Chen went in.
>"Lunasa, you keep questioning what Suika did when she was alone, why don't we just ask Miss Ibuki herself?"
>"Suika, why did it take you over forty minutes to return to the mountain?"
>Activate NIGHTBUG VISION, PERCEIVE nervous twitches.
>If we can't get anything out of Suika, just summon Patchy.
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> Summon Patchy. She saw everyone enter and leave in the SDM and can even feel one's presence around the mansion. Plus, the SDM has a huge clock tower. If anyone knows the time in Gensokyo, it's Patchy.
> Lunasa, meet Patchouli. Patchouli, meet Lunasa. Serve this bitch Patchy.
EDIT: Whoops, oh wait. Wait with summoning Patchy and first clear Thaws' points. THEN summon Patchy.
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>Recall what Wriggle was doing with Mokou outside the Forest of Magic after Chen went in.
>"Lunasa, you keep questioning what Suika did when she was alone, why don't we just ask Miss Ibuki herself?"
>"Suika, why did it take you over forty minutes to return to the mountain?"
>Activate NIGHTBUG VISION, PERCEIVE nervous twitches.
>If we can't get anything out of Suika, just summon Patchy.
There wasn't much to recall. The two of you pretty much went at each other over what Mokou said.
You two went at it for a while before it just got pointless. You couldn't outlast an immortal, after all. After that, you discussed Mokou guarding the shrine and you went off to search for Chen in the forest. You were in the middle of your search when the Master Spark went off.
You're not actually sure when Suika left. You imagine during the battle.
You ask Suika right out what went on.
"Well... Okay, I know Mokou asked me not to, but I felt guilty about letting Chen go alone. So I just went into the forest after her. I got lost and ended up killing enough time that the fight finished. After that, I went after Marisa and demanded to know what happened. She told me she killed Chen, so I started yelling at her. Eventually, she got sick of me and hit me with a laser. Surprisingly, it sent me flying and made a pretty bad mark."
You're sure Suika fiddles with her chains.
...You notice something around the point she mentions the laser.
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> What kind of "something?"
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> What kind of "something?"
Well. She shifts her chains a bit. You think its her tick.
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>"Marisa shooting a laser that can sent you flying? Unless it's Master Spark, I can't say I'm not surprised as you said. Care to elaborate?"
>Keep NIGHTBUG VISION activated.
>I don't even know what I'm doing doubting Suika. @_@
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>Well, she's an oni, so it's not like she's lying. But still...
>"You're alright, right?"
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>"Marisa shooting a laser that can sent you flying? Unless it's Master Spark, I can't say I'm not surprised as you said. Care to elaborate?"
>Keep NIGHTBUG VISION activated.
>I don't even know what I'm doing doubting Suika. @_@
You don't know what you're doing. But...
You know a twitch when you see one. You ask about the spark.
"Eh? Well... I guess it was some kinda tweaked laser, more force, less burning. It caught me by surprise as well. Prolly mostly why it sent me flying."
>Well, she's an oni, so it's not like she's lying. But still...
>"You're alright, right?"
She is an oni. They've never lied. This wouldn't change, and it certainly wouldn't happen to Suika for any reason.
"Huh? Yeah. 'Course. Just a mark, as I said. Nothing serious, as if she could."
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> "We'll need to see this 'mark' to proove that what you are saying is true"
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>Not telling lies is one thing, not telling something at all is another thing, right?
>"You seem especially nervous at the mention of a laser, have you seen lasers else where? Is there something other than a laser being shot? Are you not telling me something? You can't help Chen get out of this if you hide away facts!"
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>Not telling lies is one thing, not telling something at all is another thing, right?
>"You seem especially nervous at the mention of a laser, have you seen lasers else where? Is there something other than a laser being shot? Are you not telling me something? You can't help Chen get out of this if you hide away facts!"
>Drop that last line. No need to badger Suika.
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> "We'll need to see this 'mark' to prove that what you are saying is true"
>Not telling lies is one thing, not telling something at all is another thing, right?
>"You seem especially nervous at the mention of a laser, have you seen lasers else where? Is there something other than a laser being shot? Are you not telling me something? You can't help Chen get out of this if you hide away facts!"
>Drop that last line. No need to badger Suika.
Suika blinks. "Err...well...Alright, I'll show ya the mark..."
Suika moves a chain on her arm. You see the mark rather well. You don't dare say it but-
"...Miss Ibuki, You're aware that looks a great deal like a burn rather than just a mark?"
You're beginning to suspect you chose a very bad person to put on stand. No, You feel like you made a very drastic mistake. What the hell is going on?
No, In the first place, how can we be in this situation? Suika is Suika. She is one of the Four Devas for god's sake, she is a model Oni. This would ruin all Oni if it got out.
You think Yuugi for one, would try and do something.
Shes remaining quiet on the questions for the moment. You're not sure what to call right now.
Whatever is going on is completely and utterly beyond your comprehension at the moment.
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>"What."
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>"Lunasa, I believe this explains the timing discrepancy with the affidavit from the Tengu."
>Make mental note to apologize to Suika.
>I still can't comprehend what just happened. :X It seems to be severe so...
>"I request that the testimony of Miss Suika Ibuki be treated as confidential and must not be leaked out of this court. So as to protect her status and privacy."
>Summon Patchy as witness if Lunasa has no further objection to Suika's testimony.
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I don't get what any of this means, anyone care to explain?
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I don't get what any of this means, anyone care to explain?
Marisa tried to rape Suika :V
Honestly, I have no idea.
I thought being a lawyer was about not careing anout peoples eelings and getting shit done?
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Wriggle's not a lawyer, she's a (presumably) enlightened despot. Also, I presume Suika might have bent the truth just a little too much?
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PLOT TWIST!
> Clear your head.
> Deep breaths.
> Go over the factual evidence in your head.
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>Panic.
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>Maybe the "holyshock" is that Suika, an oni, actually got a little physically hurt from Marisa's attack? Oni, you know, that race that survived Utsuho exploding and nuking the entire underground while they were inside.
>Either that or Suika just stretched the truth a bit.
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>I will have to agree with Neo on this one. The shock is probably coming from the fact that Suika. One of the four "Great Divas of the mountain" was almost actually killed/defeated by just a mere human. Though this doesn't mess up the court case at all if what I'm thinking is true since it would prove that suika was fighting marisa.
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>"What."
You mutter it under your breath. This isn't happening.
>"Lunasa, I believe this explains the timing discrepancy with the affidavit from the Tengu."
>Make mental note to apologize to Suika.
>I still can't comprehend what just happened. :X It seems to be severe so...
>"I request that the testimony of Miss Suika Ibuki be treated as confidential and must not be leaked out of this court. So as to protect her status and privacy."
>Summon Patchy as witness if Lunasa has no further objection to Suika's testimony.
Lunasa shakes her head, "The prosecution however, does not rest. Miss Ibuki, is that burn really from Marisa's laser? If it was a laser that exerted a great force, I would expect a bruise rather than a burn. On top of that, you're capable of hiding it with a chain. I don't think something that caused such a small burn could send you flying.
I'm thinking something smaller and more combustible."
PLOT TWIST!
> Clear your head.
> Deep breaths.
> Go over the factual evidence in your head.
You run a million thoughts at once and get yourself confused. You're not sure what to say, as long as Suika doesn't say anything this should blow over.
>Maybe the "holyshock" is that Suika, an oni, actually got a little physically hurt from Marisa's attack? Oni, you know, that race that survived Utsuho exploding and nuking the entire underground while they were inside.
>Either that or Suika just stretched the truth a bit.
>I will have to agree with Neo on this one. The shock is probably coming from the fact that Suika. One of the four "Great Divas of the mountain" was almost actually killed/defeated by just a mere human. Though this doesn't mess up the court case at all if what I'm thinking is true since it would prove that suika was fighting marisa.
Yes. This makes sense, please let it be this, Suika. Please?
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> Continue to observe the situation.
> Observe Chen's status.
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> "Suika, has that spot always been vulnerable? Is that why it's covered with a chain? For protection? Or is this the first time it's been damaged?"
> Ponder if Suika's depression is possibly having an effect on her resistance to damage. Is it in fact making her more vulnerable?
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>"On the other hand, what else other than lasers can create small, concentrated burns?"
>"Lunasa, what else could have created such a wound?"
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> Continue to observe the situation.
> Observe Chen's status.
Suika seems nervous, You don't know why and you have a feeling you don't WANT to know.
Chen seems confused. But seemingly in a middle of a revelation she won't like...
> "Suika, has that spot always been vulnerable? Is that why it's covered with a chain? For protection? Or is this the first time it's been damaged?"
> Ponder if Suika's depression is possibly having an effect on her resistance to damage. Is it in fact making her more vulnerable?
"What? No, No, S'never been vulnerable or anything like that..."
>"On the other hand, what else other than lasers can create small, concentrated burns?"
>"Lunasa, what else could have created such a wound?"
"This is an invitation, then? For one, take a closer look at that burn first, Nightbug."
You probably should have done this in the first place. You can't blame yourself, though.
The burn is on the side of her arm, and while pretty linear, it blotches up a bit in a few places, its more like a burn that wrapped itself around the arm.
"I'll give its small, I'll give it even looks a good bit like a grazed burn from a laser. But its a grazed burn, not something from getting hit head on by a laser. At that, why the arm, not the stomach or an easier place to hit?
What caused this was definitely a glancing attack. Perhaps something explosive?"
She can not be suggesting this. What the hell is she up to?
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>Compare burn on Suika with the burn damage of trees at scene of crime from photos taken by Tengu...
>I hope I'm going in the wrong direction as usual.
>Why would suika dress up as Chen though if she did it? :/
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Wait, your saying that SUIKA murdered Meira? Parser. Your a dick.
> WHY SUIKA!! WHYYYYYYYYYYY
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> Ponder the possibility of Marisa using outside-world explosive devices.
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>I considered Suika murdering Meira but... she doesn't have a sword, does she? And she was with Chen at the time of Meira's murder, wasn't she? D:
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>I considered Suika murdering Meira but... she doesn't have a sword, does she? And she was with Chen at the time of Meira's murder, wasn't she? D:
But she's strong enough to take someone's block off with a clean punch.
That still doesn't explain the cut's on the corpse....
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>Do we have any way to determine how old the wound is?
>Ponder if the court could fetch Eirin from space. Because that'd be pretty hilarious.
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But she's strong enough to take someone's block off with a clean punch.
That still doesn't explain the cut's on the corpse....
Oni's are sometimes depicted with claws. Maybe Suika grew her nails out? Or she just increased the density in them to make them longer and sharper.
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Or headbutts.
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>Compare burn on Suika with the burn damage of trees at scene of crime from photos taken by Tengu...
>I hope I'm going in the wrong direction as usual.
>Why would suika dress up as Chen though if she did it? :/
Wood burns differently, but you think you see a few trees that could evidence a nick of the same attack is possible.
You... don't like what this is bringing to mind. Suika certainly has a motive for offing Meira. But...why Chen?
> WHY SUIKA!! WHYYYYYYYYYYY
Meira messed with Reimu's shrine, for one thing. Suika lived there for awhile, its like stomping around someone's home while they're at work.
> Ponder the possibility of Marisa using outside-world explosive devices.
You're fairly sure she'd prefer a MASTER SPARK or twelve.
>I considered Suika murdering Meira but... she doesn't have a sword, does she? And she was with Chen at the time of Meira's murder, wasn't she? D:
While the second you're not entirely sure on...
Well. Chen got her sword from Suika, didn't she?
>Do we have any way to determine how old the wound is?
>Ponder if the court could fetch Eirin from space. Because that'd be pretty hilarious.
You ask Komachi about that.
"That'd be a spoiler, fairly sure the audience wouldn't enjoy that."
...bwuh?
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>Ponder how much lying and half-truths in the testimony would be required to make this all work. Oni may kill, but lie?
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>Ponder how much lying and half-truths in the testimony would be required to make this all work. Oni may kill, but lie?
You're still fairly sure its not possible Suika is outright lying. I mean, you're not sure how...
You're not sure if you want to start considering it, though.
As it stands, it could work. She could still have noticed the fight from the mountain on her way back, and ran back to check on it, and indeed have had the Marisa fight as said.
Just never happen to mention killing Meira.
The possibility exists even by this assumption.
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>Welp. Let's close this coffin.
>"Suika, I'm only asking this to put a lid on things, you understand. Did you have anything to do with the crime?"
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>Welp. Let's close this coffin.
>"Suika, I'm only asking this to put a lid on things, you understand. Did you have anything to do with the crime?"
The court goes silent for a moment.
"...Yes."
The erupts into another cacophony of murmurs. Komachi has to cleave her podium again.
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The court goes silent for a moment.
"...Yes."
The erupts into another cacophony of murmurs. Komachi has to cleave her podium again.
>Well shitballs. At least this almost certainly clears Chen, barring imposters.
>Sigh.
>"Well, Suika, with that said, you understand that a proper confession will almost certainly get you leniency. So, let's hear it. What did you do, exactly?"
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The court goes silent for a moment.
"...Yes."
The erupts into another cacophony of murmurs. Komachi has to cleave her podium again.
How can you cleave something that's already cleaved once before? Unless the podium got replaced really fast.
Also, on Suika being the murderer: Fucknuggets... we're going to lose our best friend and a great leader :(
> Try and lessen Suika's punishment if possible.
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>Very much the plan, yes.
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>Well shitballs. At least this almost certainly clears Chen, barring imposters.
>Sigh.
>"Well, Suika, with that said, you understand that a proper confession will almost certainly get you leniency. So, let's hear it. What did you do, exactly?"
Suika nods, and starts her story.
"Well... I didn't want to talk about it, but I suppose I have to now.
Chen and I were in the middle of heading back to the shrine, when we noticed the victim. She probably thought she could get back in and try something else. We took after her immediately, and she bolted away pretty quickly. We chased after her into the Bird Youkai Forest, and she started slinging these orbs at us. I didn't know she had them, but Chen seemed to predict them coming and weaved straight through them. One of them got me on the arm, it only left the burn, but it surprised me enough I almost tripped over my own two feet. I was already a bit slower than the two of them, so I didn't catch up to them until after the orbs had stopped. I didn't notice Mystia, so I guess she had already left by then. I went off to search for Chen, and I found her kind of huddled up somewhere in the forest. I picked her up and just got us out of there. After a while, she pulled herself together, we agreed not to mention it, and resumed heading to the shrine."
Suika looks like a kicked puppy the entire time.
You're not sure what to say, your job has just turned into proving an Oni is LYING. Holy shit doesn't cover this by -half-. This shouldn't even be possible.
Chen looks pretty grim right now. You think she might know something about this...
> Try and lessen Suika's punishment if possible.
You think this just became the least of your worries.
What the hell is going on here?
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>We were prepared for this.
>Still. Another sigh.
>"Tell us more about Chen. Did you notice anything unusual about her during the the time frame you just described?"
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Brain....hurts....from contradictive testimony.
> "Suika, how was it possible for you two to find and pursue Meira when Chen was busy heading for Marisa? She went there on her own after all. She couldn't have accompanied you. Are you sure this was the real Chen?"
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Brain....hurts....from contradictive testimony.
> "Suika, how was it possible for you two to find and pursue Meira when Chen was busy heading for Marisa? She went there on her own after all. She couldn't have accompanied you. Are you sure this was the real Chen?"
>Nono, Suika was talking about going back to the shrine from the SDM.
>Errr... I don't know where to go from here. This contradicts someones testimony though, it definitely does. But I'm leaving to go to the Olive Garden in a minute so I don't have time to figure out the specifics.
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>We were prepared for this.
>Still. Another sigh.
>"Tell us more about Chen. Did you notice anything unusual about her during the the time frame you just described?"
You can't help it. Things just got worse.
"Nothing out of the usual, she has been kind of... well, shes been through a lot lately, so I suppose she just kind of broke for a moment or two. She didn't really seem to angry, just kind of like a cat chasing a mouse. She did tuck her cape in on the way. Its still a bit long for her, even if she is a lot taller than before. I think she was worried about it nipping under her heels."
> "Suika, how was it possible for you two to find and pursue Meira when Chen was busy heading for Marisa? She went there on her own after all. She couldn't have accompanied you. Are you sure this was the real Chen?"
"Well, when I said heading back to the shrine, I meant from the SDM. I should have clarified that a bit more."
>Nono, Suika was talking about going back to the shrine from the SDM.
>Errr... I don't know where to go from here. This contradicts someones testimony though, it definitely does. But I'm leaving to go to the Olive Garden in a minute so I don't have time to figure out the specifics.
There has to be a contradiction somewhere. Certainly so.
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>Nono, Suika was talking about going back to the shrine from the SDM.
>Errr... I don't know where to go from here. This contradicts someones testimony though, it definitely does. But I'm leaving to go to the Olive Garden in a minute so I don't have time to figure out the specifics.
Oh yeah....your going to the olive garden....I remember you saying that somewhere.....
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>Glance to Chen. Does the cape look like it could be tucked in without impeding maneuverability enough to let her do proper dodging and fighting and such?
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>Glance to Chen. Does the cape look like it could be tucked in without impeding maneuverability enough to let her do proper dodging and fighting and such?
If she got it into the back of the jacket, it probably wouldn't be too bad. it could seem kind of bulky, but nothing that would really impede her. If she was having trouble doing it while running, you know she could do it while riding THE ROC.
If she did it in preparation for chasing Meira through a forest, ditching THE ROC once trees got to be an annoyance for him and an advantage to Meira, it makes sense.
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>"Did she invoke any of her familiars, that you saw?"
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>"Did she invoke any of her familiars, that you saw?"
"She only had THE ROC, and going through the forest with him would be difficult, so she didn't use him once the chase came into the forest."
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>"You say you found her huddled up in the woods, after she separated from you. What did you see of the actual final battle? And go into more detail about after you found Chen, please?"
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>"You say you found her huddled up in the woods, after she separated from you. What did you see of the actual final battle? And go into more detail about after you found Chen, please?"
"I didn't see her land the finishing blow, but she had caught up and started scratching Meira around when I got left behind.
Well, She was kind of hugging her knees and looking down. So I picked her up and high-tailed it out of there holding her. After we were a bit aways, she managed to pull herself together and stand up on her own. She pulled her cape back out, said she'd done something stupid, and would like it if I didn't say anything about it. After that, we went to the Hakurei Shrine as we had planned."
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>Nod. Be confident.
>"Did she tell you what this stupid thing was? Were you able to discern it from her condition? For instance, were there bloodstains or the like on her clothing?"
>Try to recall if the autopsy included scratch wounds.
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>Nod. Be confident.
>"Did she tell you what this stupid thing was? Were you able to discern it from her condition? For instance, were there bloodstains or the like on her clothing?"
>Try to recall if the autopsy included scratch wounds.
"She didn't tell me outright, and she seemed rather clean, but I had a bit of a feeling that it probably was the murder."
The autopsy did, yes.
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>Nod.
>"Alright. You were on your way back from Scarlet Devil Mansion when this happened, yes?"
>IF SO: "Can you elaborate on what happened there?"
>IF NOT: "Tell me more about the trip from <last place they were> until you found Meira."
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>Nod.
>"Alright. You were on your way back from Scarlet Devil Mansion when this happened, yes?"
>IF SO: "Can you elaborate on what happened there?"
>IF NOT: "Tell me more about the trip from <last place they were> until you found Meira."
Suika nods. "Yeah, we were. ...Kinda, Chen asked the librarian's familiar to take a look at Meira's sword, which was broken. It was leaking some strange air. Apparently it had a contract of some sort on it. Cirno left while we were there, and we had a bit of a disagreement over something relating to the librarian's familiar still being there. That is pretty much all that happened there."
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> "I... See... If I'm not mistaken, you and Chen went to the shrine after the SDM, where Chen briefly conversed with me and Mokou correct? And it was during this time that you did a security sweep of the shrine."
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I'm so confused. Did Chen really do this? Then why hasn't it been mentioned in this game yet? Have we skipped over it entirely? Why can't Chen remember this? Suika is defiantly speaking the truth, and this appears to be one and the same Chen.
> Is it possible to summon Hina and give Chen a check up on parasites? Maybe she was infected all along and the parasite only took control at that moment, brutaly killing Meira.
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I'm so confused. Did Chen really do this? Then why hasn't it been mentioned in this game yet? Have we skipped over it entirely? Why can't Chen remember this? Suika is defiantly speaking the truth, and this appears to be one and the same Chen.
> Is it possible to summon Hina and give Chen a check up on parasites? Maybe she was infected all along and the parasite only took control at that moment, brutaly killing Meira.
I checked the previous thread. There is no mention of a detour on the way to the shrine.
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Then there must be a doppelganger Chen somewhere.
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I checked the previous thread. There is no mention of a detour on the way to the shrine.
In that case, it could still be a shapeshifting imposter. Only this imposter is a very good actor, imitating Chen's guilt and sadness.
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So far, the only person can think of that would be capable of this is Nue... Except that we've got no such evidence of that, and it would make things too easy.
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I think we have officially been mindfucked. That "but it would be spoilers!" from Komachi isn't helping with that either >:
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I think we have officially been mindfucked. That "but it would be spoilers!" from Komachi isn't helping with that either >:
There's gotta be something we're missing...
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> "I... See... If I'm not mistaken, you and Chen went to the shrine after the SDM, where Chen briefly conversed with me and Mokou correct? And it was during this time that you did a security sweep of the shrine."
"...You're pretty mistaken, I know this contradicts my previous testimony. I'm sorry, Wriggle, I should have mentioned this before."
> Is it possible to summon Hina and give Chen a check up on parasites? Maybe she was infected all along and the parasite only took control at that moment, brutaly killing Meira.
...You could, you're pretty sure Hina wouldn't be able to find anything thing. Given what you've heard, the parasite is only visible when active.
I think we have officially been mindfucked. That "but it would be spoilers!" from Komachi isn't helping with that either >:
>Son, If you call this a mindfuckin', You've seen nothing.
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> Go over the testimony in our mind and try to filter out key facts.
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Okay, MINORLY mindfucked. Because I know it definitely gets a whole lot worse then this. But still.
>"In Kogasa's testimony, she said she saw Chen leaving the Forest of Birds. She didn't mention seeing you at all, but you said you left the Forest of Birds with Chen."
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> "Also, Mystia didn't mention anything about the suspect huddling into a ball after the murder..."
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So far, the only person can think of that would be capable of this is Nue... Except that we've got no such evidence of that, and it would make things too easy.
Ran is a kitsune, and thus a shapeshifter by nature. Only problem is that she's already dead... :(
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Ran is a kitsune, and thus a shapeshifter by nature. Only problem is that she's already dead... :(
Actually... It might be the best not to rule this out either considering we've been given no evidence to this other than 'She's dead," and if Patchouli and Sanae have taught us anything, it's that CHAOS likes to throw surprises at us. However, I doubt that Ran's nature would actually make her do this...
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Okay, MINORLY mindfucked. Because I know it definitely gets a whole lot worse then this. But still.
>"In Kogasa's testimony, she said she saw Chen leaving the Forest of Birds. She didn't mention seeing you at all, but you said you left the Forest of Birds with Chen."
>Correct to "entering the Forest"?
>Oh wait we never cleared up things with Kogasa. :/
>I don't see why Ran would try to frame Chen either. Mind=blown.
>The tucking in and out of cape is real convenient to explain Mystia's testimony. T_T But Suika hasn't heard of any of the testimonies before, how did she know? That means it'd be the truth?
>They may have entered there after the murder though, which would explain Sanae's affidavit : body was moved in a fashion. Arggg we need a watch/clock so badly.
>Check for blood on Chen's nails.
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> Go over the testimony in our mind and try to filter out key facts.
You try, but you're not sure what IS key here...
Okay, MINORLY mindfucked. Because I know it definitely gets a whole lot worse then this. But still.
>"In Kogasa's testimony, she said she saw Chen leaving the Forest of Birds. She didn't mention seeing you at all, but you said you left the Forest of Birds with Chen."
Lunasa chimes in. "We both know Kogasa's testimony was pretty much a full on lie. Its been stricken from the record."
Yeah, pretty much.
> "Also, Mystia didn't mention anything about the suspect huddling into a ball after the murder..."
Suika nods. "Yeah, I found Chen aways from the body, she probably didn't follow Chen, and just ran off."
>Correct to "entering the Forest"?
>Oh wait we never cleared up things with Kogasa. :/
>I don't see why Ran would try to frame Chen either. Mind=blown.
>The tucking in and out of cape is real convenient to explain Mystia's testimony. T_T But Suika hasn't heard of any of the testimonies before, how did she know? That means it'd be the truth?
>They may have entered there after the murder though, which would explain Sanae's affidavit : body was moved in a fashion. Arggg we need a watch/clock so badly.
>Check for blood on Chen's nails.
You're not sure what to try and this point... If Chen would've had blood on her nails, she has had ample time to clean it off, and a pond to do so.
You definitely need SOMETHING to prove this isn't true... Or...
You have to glance at Chen. Did she really do it?
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>...what if Chen actually did do it, but she doesn't KNOW she did it, and didn't have proper control over her choices? Like, the parasite or something. Pleading insanity gets you some kind of leniency doesn't it?
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Suika nods. "Yeah, I found Chen aways from the body, she probably didn't follow Chen, and just ran off."
> How did she know where the body was?
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> How did she know where the body was?
>Ask this. Although it can be assumed she saw it while looking for Chen.
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>"Is this all you've hide?"
>Contemplate having Chen testify. Man, we wasted that time at the lobby. Now we have to do it Phoenix Wright style! Cross-examine the defendant herself!
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>...what if Chen actually did do it, but she doesn't KNOW she did it, and didn't have proper control over her choices? Like, the parasite or something. Pleading insanity gets you some kind of leniency doesn't it?
Its possible, but you'd have to prove it...
> How did she know where the body was?
>Ask this. Although it can be assumed she saw it while looking for Chen.
"I followed the trail of burnt trees to it, I startled looking for Chen after I found the body."
>"Is this all you've hide?"
>Contemplate having Chen testify. Man, we wasted that time at the lobby. Now we have to do it Phoenix Wright style! Cross-examine the defendant herself!
"Yeah, I'm sorry..."
You're not sure if that would work. Just saying 'No! This is wrong!' when you're the one being testified won't work...
Argh! You need SOMEONE who would know WHERE CHEN WAS AT THE MURDER TIME.
But who? Suika was your chance, here. And you can't think of a way to contradict her....
Lunasa snaps you out of it with another AIR VIOLIN SOLO. "So, Does the defense rest, or have something to bring up?"
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>Well... if Chen was at the SDM during or very near the murder time, that should do it... hopefully Patchy or her assistant can tell the time!
>If we can at this moment, call Patchouli to the stand!
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>So basically this all happened but the parser didn't told us? :o
>Wait, wasn't Patchy out when we visited SDM with Suika? Oh well lets see what she has to say.
>"Miss Knowledge, have you ever studied Human Biology? There's something I'd like to comfirm. If someone's leg has been severed, is it fatal if left untreated? How long would it take for them to die from the loss of blood if so?"
>I'm challenging the cause of death. :D
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>Sanae's affidavit said there was no fatal wounds until beheading; if leg-chopping is fatal, then it would have had to be done after the beheading. Which is questionable to why it would have been done. A good question!
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>Sanae's affidavit said there was no fatal wounds until beheading; if leg-chopping is fatal, then it would have had to be done after the beheading. Which is questionable to why it would have been done. A good question!
Ohwow, I was just thinking if leg chopping can be the cause of death :P guess it can't. I should've read the affidavit more closely. Good thinking!
But Mystia saw Chen beheading Meria......I think I'm starting to think Chen did it too. :ohdear:
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>Well... if Chen was at the SDM during or very near the murder time, that should do it... hopefully Patchy or her assistant can tell the time!
>If we can at this moment, call Patchouli to the stand!
You call Patchouli to the stand. Hopefully it works.
>So basically this all happened but the parser didn't told us? :o
>Wait, wasn't Patchy out when we visited SDM with Suika? Oh well lets see what she has to say.
>"Miss Knowledge, have you ever studied Human Biology? There's something I'd like to comfirm. If someone's leg has been severed, is it fatal if left untreated? How long would it take for them to die from the loss of blood if so?"
>I'm challenging the cause of death. :D
You decide, at the moment... You need something new to bring to the case. You ask for Patchouli's opinion. She flips open her book, reading as she speaks.
"Well. I'm no doctor, but I would say that it could be possible for the wound to bleed out enough it could turn out fatal, among other possible complications. It is by no means absolutely fatal, however."
Lunasa raises a brow.
>Sanae's affidavit said there was no fatal wounds until beheading; if leg-chopping is fatal, then it would have had to be done after the beheading. Which is questionable to why it would have been done. A good question!
Does this mean the victim DIDN'T need to catch Meira, then? Indeed, the question is when and why it happened. Mystia, for example, didn't see it happen...
Did the killer come back and remove the leg for some reason?
This relies on Sanae's definition of fatal, though...
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>"The affidavit from Sanae states that no fatal wounds were inflicted upon the victim until the beheading. If Sanae's idea of fatal includes Meira's leg being chopped off, this means it would have had to have been done after Meira was killed, when the point of such an action would be... questionable."
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>Ask Patchouli if she could tell the time as there's a clock on the SDM building or something. If so, request exact timing of events regarding Chen.
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>"The affidavit from Sanae states that no fatal wounds were inflicted upon the victim until the beheading. If Sanae's idea of fatal includes Meira's leg being chopped off, this means it would have had to have been done after Meira was killed, when the point of such an action would be... questionable."
Lunasa raises a brow. "Indeed. But does this entirely matter? That doesn't change the identity of the killer."
>Ask Patchouli if she could tell the time as there's a clock on the SDM building or something. If so, request exact timing of events regarding Chen.
"The clock of the SDM was broken back during THE INCIDENT, unfortunately." Patchouli flips a few pages. "I am however, more than capable of making a few time discertions in relation to my library, thanks to the studies of a certain maid.
Chen Yakumo's visit was finished exactly 2:35 hours ago, and thanks to the sort of time freeze this river exerts on this side, it should be accurate with your affidavit."
Crap. This doesn't actually help you...
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Chen was at the human village during the time that she supposedly comited the murder, right?
> GET HINA
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>"Patchouli, were you at the SDM when Chen visited? If not, where have you been? Have you seen anything suspicious? Especially anything regarding the murder?"
"Indeed. But does this entirely matter? That doesn't change the identity of the killer."
>"It does raise questions, and as long as every doubts aren't cleared, this trial has a reason to continue."
>"Recall Mystia's testimony, she said she saw the victim collapse before being beheaded, we've thought the assailant severed the leg to stop the victim from escaping, but now this contradicts the affidavit."
>"I believe we require Mystia to come up to the stand to clear this up."
>Don't get Hina.
Here's a brief timeline again with new information:
Shrine Battle End at 2hours 45 minutes ago
--> SDM visit with Suika/Cirno, only Demon was there, ended at 2 hours 35 minutes ago, Cirno left before Chen and Suika did
--> In fact, parser parsed NOTHING on the way back yet it took much longer than it took to get to SDM! (Murder happened here at 2 hours 5 minutes ago)(Note : Kogasa claims to see Chen 2 hours ago)
--> Wriggle conversed with Mokou
--> Chen enters Forest of Magic alone
--> Master Sparked (1 hours 40 minutes ago)
--> Sanae's pond (1 hours 30 mintes ago)
--> SDM : Patchy returns
--> I forgot when we bought Seperation Knife but Patchy separated HUMAN and CAT Chen --> Sneaked into human village
--> Met Hina
--> stuff regarding green parasite
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I like how no one actualy goes back to check what happend :V
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That'd be cheating. Wriggle wasn't there. =[
Chen wasn't a bloody mess from a bloody killing. This is our holdout defense until we can gt something better. Suits aren't easy to wash, after all. Wriggle ought to really know this. It seems that our best option, presuming there is a doppelganger and not forgotten events, is to try to figure out when Suika diverged from Chen and was able to hook up with theoretically fake Chen.
Edit: To that effect.
>"Can you tell us about what Suika and Chen did in the mansion while they were there?"
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Chen was at the human village during the time that she supposedly comited the murder, right?
> GET HINA
You didn't even know she went there. Its not within scope of the time.
>"Patchouli, were you at the SDM when Chen visited? If not, where have you been? Have you seen anything suspicious? Especially anything regarding the murder?"
>"It does raise questions, and as long as every doubts aren't cleared, this trial has a reason to continue."
>"Recall Mystia's testimony, she said she saw the victim collapse before being beheaded, we've thought the assailant severed the leg to stop the victim from escaping, but now this contradicts the affidavit."
>"I believe we require Mystia to come up to the stand to clear this up."
>Don't get Hina.
"I was out on other business during her first few visits. Unfortunately, this mostly took me away from the murder site and related areas, so I wasn't able to see anything."
Lunasa raises a brow. "If you insist. Though I doubt anything will actually come from it."
>"Can you tell us about what Suika and Chen did in the mansion while they were there?"
"Unfortunately, while I can tell the times of entrances and exits, I haven't been able to modify the spell to capture images at the times. Part of this is from the difficulty of such an action, but mostly, I no longer have the studies and original copy of the spell." Patchouli sighs, flipping a few pages. "Unfortunate."
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>"Did your pet demon report anything about what they did?"
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>"Did your pet demon report anything about what they did?"
"I would like to stress she is a familiar, not a pet. But yes, Chen came asking about a sword with a broken contract on it. When I returned, I fixed it up for her."
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>"Is it within your power to call her here to testify?"
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>"Is it within your power to call her here to testify?"
"Of course."
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>"Patchouli, were you at the SDM when Chen visited? If not, where have you been? Have you seen anything suspicious? Especially anything regarding the murder?"
>"It does raise questions, and as long as every doubts aren't cleared, this trial has a reason to continue."
>"Recall Mystia's testimony, she said she saw the victim collapse before being beheaded, we've thought the assailant severed the leg to stop the victim from escaping, but now this contradicts the affidavit."
>"I believe we require Mystia to come up to the stand to clear this up."
>Don't get Hina.
Here's a brief timeline again with new information:
Shrine Battle End at 2hours 45 minutes ago
--> SDM visit with Suika/Cirno, only Demon was there, ended at 2 hours 35 minutes ago, Cirno left before Chen and Suika did
--> In fact, parser parsed NOTHING on the way back yet it took much longer than it took to get to SDM! (Murder happened here at 2 hours 5 minutes ago)(Note : Kogasa claims to see Chen 2 hours ago)
--> Wriggle conversed with Mokou
--> Chen enters Forest of Magic alone
--> Master Sparked (1 hours 40 minutes ago)
--> Sanae's pond (1 hours 30 mintes ago)
--> SDM : Patchy returns
--> I forgot when we bought Seperation Knife but Patchy separated HUMAN and CAT Chen --> Sneaked into human village
--> Met Hina
--> stuff regarding green parasite
We bought all our new knife and other stuff after returning from Sanae's pond and before going to the mansion.
This Wriggle Justice arc is so loooooong, and it only gets harder and harder to try and decipher it all....
I think we're suffering arc fatigue (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArcFatigue?from=Main.AreTheyStillOnNamek) here.
> Ask Patchy if there exist such things as shapeshifters and dopplegangers.
> Also ask her if she has truth potion or something... Throw it down Chen's hatch and there you go, the opposition has to admit too Chen's truth.
> If the above option isn't avalable, just summon Koakuma and get on with her testimony.
Also Also Also! (Don't skip this!): > What is the current time actually? We've been on this quest for quite some time, and no sign of HER yet. As much as a heavy sleeper Yukari is, I'm starting to fear her nap is going to end soon...
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>She practically hibernates, so I wouldn't be surprised if she naps for a week or more. But that is something worth worrying about, because it wouldn't be shocking if she only napped about a day...
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We bought all our new knife and other stuff after returning from Sanae's pond and before going to the mansion.
This Wriggle Justice arc is so loooooong, and it only gets harder and harder to try and decipher it all....
I think we're suffering arc fatigue (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArcFatigue?from=Main.AreTheyStillOnNamek) here.
> Ask Patchy if there exist such things as shapeshifters and dopplegangers.
> Also ask her if she has truth potion or something... Throw it down Chen's hatch and there you go, the opposition has to admit too Chen's truth.
> If the above option isn't avalable, just summon Koakuma and get on with her testimony.
Also Also Also! (Don't skip this!): > What is the current time actually? We've been on this quest for quite some time, and no sign of HER yet. As much as a heavy sleeper Yukari is, I'm starting to fear her nap is going to end soon...
>Outright, I didn't expect it'd take this long either. We're near the end, and I've even tossed a hint. You just need to find it.
You break the question to Patchouli. "Of course. You don't even need to physically change to be someone else. Illusions can work wonders.
Unfortunately, Truth potions are incredibly tricky. They're so imprecise that courts won't accept them, either."
You decide to call in Koakuma next.
...Time is currently stopped around early afternoon.
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> "Illusions..."
> Oh geez... As much as I don't want to admit it, couldn't Suika's manipulation of densities be used to make an illusion if she did something with mist or fog?
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>...is Eirin not actually in outer space but instead using some sort of illusion potion? =O I mean, Komachi said bringing in Eirin would be a spoiler... although that could be referring to the Yukari problem instead.
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>While indulging ever more wild theories, ask Koakuma to elaborate on her experiences with Chen and Suika before the incident.
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>We do have tokiko with with written proof that we were at her shop right after the encounter with sanae
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>We do have tokiko with with written proof that we were at her shop right after the encounter with sanae
>Anything after the battle with Marisa is pretty insignificant, we don't need this.
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> "Illusions..."
> Oh geez... As much as I don't want to admit it, couldn't Suika's manipulation of densities be used to make an illusion if she did something with mist or fog?
It does sound somewhat plausible...
>...is Eirin not actually in outer space but instead using some sort of illusion potion? =O I mean, Komachi said bringing in Eirin would be a spoiler... although that could be referring to the Yukari problem instead.
Also possible, but how the hell do you call that?
>While indulging ever more wild theories, ask Koakuma to elaborate on her experiences with Chen and Suika before the incident.
"Well... Chen had asked about this broken contract before, so after the battle she brought the sword the contract was in with her. Suika and the Ice Fairy came in with her. They were kind of arguing while I examined the contract. I determined it was missing a few pieces and told her, the Ice Fairy had left by then, and Suika and her left together."
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> We really should be getting Mokou on the stand and ask her about the burn that is on Suika. Something must have happened between the two of them. Perhaps something that occurred after the fight with marisa.
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>Brilliant idea. Suika was talking with Mokou when we left her.
>If Lunasa has no questions, lets call Mokou to the stand now!
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>Also, the burn mark that is on suika could probably be explained if mokou was to grab suika's arm to try and stop her from going after Meria (Or whatever her name is) after she disgraced Reimu's shrine! Also, the "white cape" could just be Mokou's hair as she began to chase after suika! After all with how long and white Mokou's hair is it would be very easy to confuse the two.
> This voice is going to have to leave so you other voices better save chen.
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Certainly more viable than my line of thought right now.
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>Also, the burn mark that is on suika could probably be explained if mokou was to grab suika's arm to try and stop her from going after Meria (Or whatever her name is) after she disgraced Reimu's shrine! Also, the "white cape" could just be Mokou's hair as she began to chase after suika! After all with how long and white Mokou's hair is it would be very easy to confuse the two.
> This voice is going to have to leave so you other voices better save chen.
The only problem with this is the height difference though...
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The only problem with this is the height difference though...
And the cat ears, unless Kogasa had poor enough eye sight to mistake her ribbon for ears....
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>Yeah, Kogasa certainly wouldn't mistake Mokou for Chen. Plus, we hardly even know who's lying and who isn't anymore. The idea of the burn coming from Mokou though, that's a good one.
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And just having her as a witness post SDM.
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> We really should be getting Mokou on the stand and ask her about the burn that is on Suika. Something must have happened between the two of them. Perhaps something that occurred after the fight with marisa.
>Brilliant idea. Suika was talking with Mokou when we left her.
>If Lunasa has no questions, lets call Mokou to the stand now!
>Also, the burn mark that is on suika could probably be explained if mokou was to grab suika's arm to try and stop her from going after Meria (Or whatever her name is) after she disgraced Reimu's shrine! Also, the "white cape" could just be Mokou's hair as she began to chase after suika! After all with how long and white Mokou's hair is it would be very easy to confuse the two.
> This voice is going to have to leave so you other voices better save chen.
Lunasa is pretty much just smuggly waiting.
You call Fujiwara no Mokou to the stand. You ask her about what happened with Suika.
"Well, Nothing really. I convinced her to leave Chen be for this, then you and me started fighting. After that, I just sat around the shrine while you went into the Forest of Magic after Chen."
>Yeah, Kogasa certainly wouldn't mistake Mokou for Chen. Plus, we hardly even know who's lying and who isn't anymore. The idea of the burn coming from Mokou though, that's a good one.
Damn shame it didn't turn out. Komachi yawns and glances at you.
"I'm about ready to make my verdict, Miss Nightbug. You've got a few moments for any last objections or testimonies."
You're... completely out of ammo at this point, aren't you?
Lunasa begins her AIR VIOLIN solo, as you're left only to bury your face in your hands an- Oww!
"The hell are you doing, Bug! You've got the case right in front of you! Look for once ya damn firefly!"
Oh god no. Please. No.
You slowly glance to your side in horror.
It appears someone left a pot with a sun flower on the Defense Aid's desk.
WHY. Do the god's hate you so?!
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>Maybe they don't hate us.
>"Just a give me a minute!"
>Dash over to Ms.Sunflower Yuka and have her whisper it in our ear
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> Stare dumbly at Yuka.
> Call Yuka to the stand?
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>Maybe they don't hate us.
>"Just a give me a minute!"
>Dash over to Ms.Sunflower Yuka and have her whisper it in our ear
You get a headbutt for that, damnit, she doesn't even have muscles anymore!
"Oh come on Nightbug, stop wiggling around! And calm down a bit, I'm annoyed you thought I was dead."
You'd protest, but she is right. Damnit, can't even the one person who should've died died?
> Stare dumbly at Yuka.
> Call Yuka to the stand?
You instead opt to stare at Yuka.
"What are you- NO! That isn't the answer you dumb bug. Close though. Off by an entire person what are you an IDIOT."
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>To Komachi. "I've yet to declare my case, your honor. For instance, we have yet to determine exactly how Chen could engage in a bloody, violent, close quarters murder, without staining her suit; as Suika confirmed. I apologize for the time being taken, but I was not given any time to prepare and have to establish things as I go."
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>To Komachi. "I've yet to declare my case, your honor. For instance, we have yet to determine exactly how Chen could engage in a bloody, violent, close quarters murder, without staining her suit; as Suika confirmed. I apologize for the time being taken, but I was not given any time to prepare and have to establish things as I go."
Komachi sighs. "Very well, Continue... Wake me when you've got something." She then begins napping on her podium.
You're not sure if this is a good thing.
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> Deep breaths. We need to stay calm for this.
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>When in doubt, make them do the work for you.
>"What is your explanation for that, Lunasa?"
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>To Yuka, "I... I don't know who to call anymore! You couldn't POSSIBLY mean Yukari, right? Right?! Because I'm not even sure if saving Chen would be worth it then. I've called everyone related to this that I can think of who isn't named Marisa, because we're trying to SAVE Chen and that wouldn't go over well at all..."
>And say it quietly so Lunasa won't be eavesdropping.
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> Deep breaths. We need to stay calm for this.
You pull yourself together. Deep breaths.
"Oh! Good. You're not going hysterical. Your brain on yet?"
You can kill her later. For good this time.
>When in doubt, make them do the work for you.
>"What is your explanation for that, Lunasa?"
"Good placement to avoid blood stains, magic coating to keep blood off. Take your pick. At this point, you've far worse to worry about."
>To Yuka, "I... I don't know who to call anymore! You couldn't POSSIBLY mean Yukari, right? Right?! Because I'm not even sure if saving Chen would be worth it then. I've called everyone related to this that I can think of who isn't named Marisa, because we're trying to SAVE Chen and that wouldn't go over well at all..."
>And say it quietly so Lunasa won't be eavesdropping.
"Well yeah. But wake the hell up Nightbug.
Lets play a game of questions. When was the only time Suika was away from you, Mokou, or Chen."
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> "When she went back to the Tengu Village during the Marisa fight?"
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>To Lunasa, when we have a moment: "Very well, what evidence do you have she was positioned in such in manner, especially given Suika described her as running in and more or less acting on instinct rather that premeditation. That doesn't suggest she took the time to get into such intricate positions at all. As for magic, by all means, prove that she had it. Given that she was a dirty mess when I first saw her, and stayed that way for quite some time. Because, quite frankly, there's no way she did this otherwise. Certainly Meira doesn't have invisible blood."
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>"And when she went back to the Tengu Village, well, they said she didn't get back for an awful long time... so she could have done it. But we have no evidence she did the murder and not Chen, because there is no witnesses for Chen's location at that time either."
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> Suika was also hardly mentioned on our way back from the SDM to the Hakurei Shrine. I've checked. Perhaps we lost sight of her just before we reached the Hakurei Shrine? (Only Wriggle and Mokou were there arguing.)
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> "When she went back to the Tengu Village during the Marisa fight?"
"Bah, Close enough. Really more when she slipped you and Mokou when you ran at eachother like hot heads.
Therefore, the crime had to have happened at that time.
Now, what does Chen have to be doing at that time, then?"
>To Lunasa, when we have a moment: "Very well, what evidence do you have she was positioned in such in manner, especially given Suika described her as running in and more or less acting on instinct rather that premeditation. That doesn't suggest she took the time to get into such intricate positions at all. As for magic, by all means, prove that she had it. Given that she was a dirty mess when I first saw her, and stayed that way for quite some time. Because, quite frankly, there's no way she did this otherwise. Certainly Meira doesn't have invisible blood."
"So then, what do you think the witnesses 'actually' saw, and how can you prove this?"
>"And when she went back to the Tengu Village, well, they said she didn't get back for an awful long time... so she could have done it. But we have no evidence she did the murder and not Chen, because there is no witnesses for Chen's location at that time either."
"Well yeah, We can't directly prove it. Its a pain. She'll probably get off scot free, so we need to prove she COULDN'T be there, under no circumstances."
> Suika was also hardly mentioned on our way back from the SDM to the Hakurei Shrine. I've checked. Perhaps we lost sight of her just before we reached the Hakurei Shrine? (Only Wriggle and Mokou were there arguing.)
You saw her come to the shrine, though...
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> "Well, we saw Chen fly away with Roc into the Magic Forest, while Suika dissapeared. I couldn't see her following Chen and Roc however"
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>Once a moment is open: "You're avoiding the question, Lunasa. Establish how Chen was able to kill this person in a messy brutal manner and stay clean. Otherwise, she could not have done it."
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> "Well, we saw Chen fly away with Roc into the Magic Forest, while Suika dissapeared. I couldn't see her following Chen and Roc however"
"Which meannnnsss?"
>Once a moment is open: "You're avoiding the question, Lunasa. Establish how Chen was able to kill this person in a messy brutal manner and stay clean. Otherwise, she could not have done it."
"Miss Nightbug. There is a witness to the killing, and someone who verifies she was there. Are you SERIOUSLY relying on something like this to clear your client? Killing someone and not getting bloody is not impossible, even in this manner. I can not see the Yama in good conscience accepting this over the evidence FOR her doing this."
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> "The witnesses actually saw Chen on her way to fight Marisa, but Suika took a round-about way through the forest and killed off Meira to make it look like Chen did it?
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> "Suika headed back to Tengu Village, but along the way found a Chen imposter? Thinking it was Chen she accompanied her, until they found Meira and this fake Chen subdued her. This fake Chen dissapeared later, only for the real Chen to pop up again?"
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> "The witnesses actually saw Chen on her way to fight Marisa, but Suika took a round-about way through the forest and killed off Meira to make it look like Chen did it?"
> "Suika headed back to Tengu Village, but along the way found a Chen imposter? Thinking it was Chen she accompanied her, until they found Meira and this fake Chen subdued her. This fake Chen dissapeared later, only for the real Chen to pop up again?"
"Argh! No, No, No! Stop theorizing. Look at it plainly, or you can't see what you need.
Where does Chen HAVE to be, if the murder happened after she left for the forest of magic, and what must she be doing?"
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>Need more time~
>Again, with a moment free. "Yes. It is impossible. There is no way for Chen for have physically attacked her in such a manner, severed multiple limbs, and not gotten blood on herself. Especially given that Suika testified that Chen was not in her right mind, and terribly shocked by what followed. She could not have planned it. You've suggested magic. Very well, establish that she had such magic. You claim she dodged? Alright, analyze the footprints on the site and prove that she did. We still have Aya's pictures, do we not? You're making a positive claim, the burden of proof falls upon your shoulders, Lunasa. Prove that she was the one who killed Meira, in spite of remaining clean."
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>I think you're trying too hard for the "BUT SHE'S CLEAN" approach. Besides, Yuka is giving us hints in a different direction.
>"Well... Chen would be fighting Marisa, right? That doesn't match up with Sanae's affidavit, though... unless we can prove she couldn't have left, murdered Meira, and still have been able to go fight Marisa at the time we know she did."
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> "But Yuuka, oni's don't lie. Even if Chen couldn't be there, Suika said she was. Either there are two Chens or Suika is the bastard child of a oni and a human."
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> *lightbulb*
> "Maybe the Chen Suika found was indeed the real Chen, but she just happened to be there, trying to prepare for the Marisa battle or something, hyperventilating or comforting herself. But the murderer was someone else, who murdered Meira while Suika was searching for Chen, giving the illusion Chen killed Meira!"
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>I think you're trying too hard for the "BUT SHE'S CLEAN" approach. Besides, Yuka is giving us hints in a different direction.
Every port in a storm. And it's an important point. Can't have bloody murder without a bloody mess.
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>Need more time~
>Again, with a moment free. "Yes. It is impossible. There is no way for Chen for have physically attacked her in such a manner, severed multiple limbs, and not gotten blood on herself. Especially given that Suika testified that Chen was not in her right mind, and terribly shocked by what followed. She could not have planned it. You've suggested magic. Very well, establish that she had such magic. You claim she dodged? Alright, analyze the footprints on the site and prove that she did. We still have Aya's pictures, do we not? You're making a positive claim, the burden of proof falls upon your shoulders, Lunasa. Prove that she was the one who killed Meira, in spite of remaining clean."
"Everything you said applies to you as well, and it doesn't seem you have ANYTHING for her innocence now. You will not be able to make this work, you can talk till you are blue. In the end, it isn't my call, sure, but you heard the Yama."
>I think you're trying too hard for the "BUT SHE'S CLEAN" approach. Besides, Yuka is giving us hints in a different direction.
>"Well... Chen would be fighting Marisa, right? That doesn't match up with Sanae's affidavit, though... unless we can prove she couldn't have left, murdered Meira, and still have been able to go fight Marisa at the time we know she did."
"Now you're thinking. Now, HOW does one waste an amount of time in that forest without getting where they want?"
> "But Yuuka, oni's don't lie. Even if Chen couldn't be there, Suika said she was. Either there are two Chens or Suika is the bastard child of a oni and a human."
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> *lightbulb*
> "Maybe the Chen Suika found was indeed the real Chen, but she just happened to be there, trying to prepare for the Marisa battle or something, hyperventilating or comforting herself. But the murderer was someone else, who murdered Meira while Suika was searching for Chen, giving the illusion Chen killed Meira!"
"Stereotypes suck. Oni are perfectly capable of lying, they just tend to suck like hell because they're drunk all the time. So they go for honesty to save themselves some trouble, its become a bit of a pride among them, sure, but its still a stereotype.
Also. No. You're an idiot."
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> "It would've been convenient if I KNEW THAT EARLIER! But yeah, Suika hasn't touched sake for quite a while. She is more than sober enough to make lies. So know we can establish that Chen couldn't have been with Suika because she was heading for the other direction AND was fighting Marisa at the time. But I'm not sure if tghis is enoygh to convience everyone that Suika lied and that Chen is innocent."
> "But if about everyone lied up till know, does this mean everyone except you and me hates Chen's guts? Despite she already fixed so much?"
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>"Heck, if everyone is lying to make Chen guilty, that even suggests Komachi isn't using the Yama Mirror because she wants Chen to lose even if she ISN'T guilty..."
>Make sure to that quiet enough that there isn't a chance anyone other then Yuka can hear it. The LAST thing we need is for anyone else to hear that.
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>Really need some more time.
>To Lunasa again: "How does it apply to me? I'm not claiming a physically impossible murder. I've not claimed anything at all, lately, save that it could not be Chen for the reasons I've laid down. If you want to establish it was her, prove it. All you have is some circumstantial and incomplete testimony saying she may have been there at the time. You have no evidence whatsoever that she is the one who actually did it. Again, prove to us that Chen did it in defiance of having no signs of the murder about her. You are claiming a thing is true. Establish it. Otherwise, all you can say is maybe it was her if she could find a way to stay clean despite a million to one odds. Prove those odds were filled. Otherwise, you are just wasting everyone's time."
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> "It would've been convenient if I KNEW THAT EARLIER! But yeah, Suika hasn't touched sake for quite a while. She is more than sober enough to make lies. So know we can establish that Chen couldn't have been with Suika because she was heading for the other direction AND was fighting Marisa at the time. But I'm not sure if this is enough to convince everyone that Suika lied and that Chen is innocent."
> "But if about everyone lied up till know, does this mean everyone except you and me hates Chen's guts? Despite she already fixed so much?"
"Well yeah, I can't blame you, I'm a few centuries old while you're some upstart. You'd have to be some librarian or an oni yourself to know.
And of course not you idiot. You need to prove Chen was where she was and when. Now. How have you gotten times so far.
And not everyone lied, I suspect the karakasa probably got wrapped up in the idea she could testify about the murderer and made some things up. The bird is probably telling the truth, except Suika tricked her.
Suika has to be lying, so yeah, she probably has a grudge."
>"Heck, if everyone is lying to make Chen guilty, that even suggests Komachi isn't using the Yama Mirror because she wants Chen to lose even if she ISN'T guilty..."
>Make sure to that quiet enough that there isn't a chance anyone other then Yuka can hear it. The LAST thing we need is for anyone else to hear that.
"Well it'd defeat the point of a trial if she DID use the mirror. Though that is a damn well other matter."
>Really need some more time.
>To Lunasa again: "How does it apply to me? I'm not claiming a physically impossible murder. I've not claimed anything at all, lately, save that it could not be Chen for the reasons I've laid down. If you want to establish it was her, prove it. All you have is some circumstantial and incomplete testimony saying she may have been there at the time. You have no evidence whatsoever that she is the one who actually did it. Again, prove to us that Chen did it in defiance of having no signs of the murder about her. You are claiming a thing is true. Establish it. Otherwise, all you can say is maybe it was her if she could find a way to stay clean despite a million to one odds. Prove those odds were filled. Otherwise, you are just wasting everyone's time."
"You're throwing words around to make yourself look good, and frankly you're just stalling."
Lunasa slams her desk. "Are you done YET, Miss Nightbug? You are wasting time, and if any of your points matter we'll find out soon when you go grumbling off."
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>"Put up or shut up, Lunasa."
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@Suwako Purviya: Drop. The. Point. You're running in circles and ruining our chances. DROP IT!!!
> But even the Yama wants Chen finished! Even the Afterlife Judge System has become corrupt..."
> "Who here calls the shots anyway? There has to atleast one higher authority than this, and I doubt they'd allow this corrupt judidical system. Someone needs to have created this to let the souls be fairly judged."
> Say this all veeeery quietly to Yuuka.
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@Suwako Purviya: Drop. The. Point. You're running in circles and ruining the plan. DROP IT!!!
> I agree.
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You need to prove Chen was where she was and when. Now.
>Brainstorm people, brainstorm. We need THIS.
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Alright, alright, we can figure it out. Why haven't I ever bothered getting Phoenix Wright?! If only there was someone to witness Chen going in the Forest of Magic....besides Marisa. And I doubt there is a option to let 'anyone in the magic forest except Marisa' testimony.
> Can't Wriggle ask one of her subordinates if they saw Chen?
> Look over Patchy and Sanae's times again. When was the time Chen entered the Magic Forest and when did the murder occur?
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>"Put up or shut up, Lunasa."
Lunasa sighs, rolling her eyes. "Whenever you're ready for the call, if you're so confident."
@Suwako Purviya: Drop. The. Point. You're running in circles and ruining our chances. DROP IT!!!
> But even the Yama wants Chen finished! Even the Afterlife Judge System has become corrupt..."
> "Who here calls the shots anyway? There has to atleast one higher authority than this, and I doubt they'd allow this corrupt judidical system. Someone needs to have created this to let the souls be fairly judged."
> Say this all veeeery quietly to Yuuka.
"Calm yourself the hell down. For one, there is just something that means you CAN'T call on the mirror. Even if she is corrupt, if we give her what we need, she can't make the call in good conscience."
> Can't Wriggle ask one of her subordinates if they saw Chen?
> Look over Patchy and Sanae's times again. When was the time Chen entered the Magic Forest and when did the murder occur?
You could, but there are a lot to ask, and the court is looking antsy...
You're pretty sure this means the time Chen entered the magic forest has to be at least 2:25 ago. Its simply a matter of proving she was there at 2:05...
"ARGH! Wake up, Bug brain! Screw it, How the hell did Patchy give you that time again, and what did she say directly after about it? And what does this MEAN about this method?"
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It's all about forcing Lunasa to prove a positive. That is, something formal logic can establish did happen, as opposed to Holmes-style deduction. Either way, Lunasa has to admit she can't do it, or spend time and show more of her hand doing so.
If Lunasa can't prove the deal went down, Chen is innocent. And if she can't and Chen is convicted anyways, then the court was packed to begin with. All the rest is just establishing a viable alternative and more or less doing Lunasa's work for her.
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>"Err... she said she could determine the time in relation to her library. She said it was from Sakuya's studies. I suppose this means Patchouli would know what time it was at wherever she was... its a long shot, but we could ask Patchy where she was at around the murder time, and try to find a way to prove where Chen was off of that. But she said she was at a place not near the murder..."
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>"Err... she said she could determine the time in relation to her library. She said it was from Sakuya's studies. I suppose this means Patchouli would know what time it was at wherever she was... its a long shot, but we could ask Patchy where she was at around the murder time, and try to find a way to prove where Chen was off of that. But she said she was at a place not near the murder..."
"Yes. Good, And now why couldn't she expand on those studies?"
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>"She lost the original spell and studies on it, right? Are you implying that someone else has them, or remembers them? ...if someone stole them, I'd assume it to be Marisa, but that wouldn't help if its her."
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>"She lost the original spell and studies on it, right? Are you implying that someone else has them, or remembers them? ...if someone stole them, I'd assume it to be Marisa, but that wouldn't help if its her."
"There you go. They were stolen. Which means Marisa, someone who lives in the forest of magic, has them.
Now contemplate what exactly you have to lose here."
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>"That's a good point. I guess we don't have anything to lose here. I have to say though, if you mean that I should get Marisa to prove Chen was innocent... I'm going to be pretty shocked if she does it."
>Call Marisa to the stand!
>And pray to god this works.
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Pretty clever, that our saving grace is also our greatest enemy. Let's hope Marisa has some morality left in her heart.
> Water Yuka. If she hopped all the way here, she might be pretty dehydrated. Also, she deserves it for helping us out so much.
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>"That's a good point. I guess we don't have anything to lose here. I have to say though, if you mean that I should get Marisa to prove Chen was innocent... I'm going to be pretty shocked if she does it."
>Call Marisa to the stand!
>And pray to god this works.
You call Marisa to the stand, Lunasa raises a brow.
Chen hides in the witness stand. You can't blame her.
Pretty clever, that our saving grace is also our greatest enemy. Let's hope Marisa has some morality left in her heart.
> Water Yuka. If she hopped all the way here, she might be pretty dehydrated. Also, she deserves it for helping us out so much.
"Hey! Watch the face, I'm...actually not sure if I can drown like this, damnit."
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>"Marisa, it has recently come to my attention that you may have a spell that can determine when a person was at a certain place... or, something similar to that. Meira was found in the Forest of Birds, killed about 2 hours and 5 minutes ago. Do you have a spell that could be used to determine everyone who was near her at this time?"
>If not, "Could you use a spell to determine where Suika was about 2 hours and 5 minutes ago, then?"
>If not to the first but so to the previous, "Would you please also determine where Chen was at this time?"
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> Try and act as if Chen is already a soul. No point for Marisa to blast something that is already dead.
> "Miss Kirisame, we wish to know from you at what time you faced Miss Chen Yakumo."
> "If you have anything else to add, be our guest."
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>"Marisa, it has recently come to my attention that you may have a spell that can determine when a person was at a certain place... or, something similar to that. Meira was found in the Forest of Birds, killed about 2 hours and 5 minutes ago. Do you have a spell that could be used to determine everyone who was near her at this time?"
>If not, "Could you use a spell to determine where Chen was about 2 hours and 5 minutes ago, then?"
"What?...Oh, That. I suppose one of your bugs finally told you about the fact I rigged the entire forest."
She did WHAT?
"Supposing that cat was in the forest at that moment, I should be able to prove she was there 2 hours and five minutes ago."
> Try and act as if Chen is already a soul. No point for Marisa to blast something that is already dead.
> "Miss Kirisame, we wish to know from you at what time you faced Miss Chen Yakumo."
> "If you have anything else to add, be our guest."
"Hour forty ago."
You don't think she particularly cares at the moment, luckily. Probably because she couldn't kill her at the moment.
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>She did WHAT.
>"That is... quite impressive. Would you please prove so to the court, then, that Chen was there?"
>Komachi is awake for this, right?
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>She did WHAT.
>"That is... quite impressive. Would you please prove so to the court, then, that Chen was there?"
>Komachi is awake for this, right?
You're only a hair's breadth away from going nuts.
You throw Yuka at Komachi to wake her up. You're done with her anyway. "Ungrateful bug!"
Komachi sits up. "Huzzahwha?"
Marisa clears her throat. "Anyway... Yeap. 'ppears so. Get me a surface and I can verify it, She entered the forest around 2:15 ago, left 1:30."
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...okay I lol'd at that. Poor Yuka :V
>"There is your proof that Chen did not commit the murder of Meira! Does anyone care to object to the fact that Chen is innocent of this crime?"
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...okay I lol'd at that. Poor Yuka :V
>"There is your proof that Chen did not commit the murder of Meira! Does anyone care to object to the fact that Chen is innocent of this crime?"
Lunasa huhms. "...I've got nothing. Go ahead with it."
Komachi nods and clears her throat. "Ahem. PRESENTING THE KITTEN FOR JUDGING."
Wait. What?
Komachi pulls a cat from presumably her lap and sets it on the podium. It adjusts a familiar hat that its wearing, and turns around to pull up a sign with it'd mouth and shows it to the court.
It reads. 'I AM THE LAW'.
It then flips it over with 'NOT GUILTY' on the other side.
You...what?
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Throwing Yuuka was rather mean, even IF it is Yuuka. (Actually, especially if it is Yuuka)
> "Your honor....is that.... Shikieiki?"
> Also, praise Sanae for Chen's innocense and freedom.
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>"Shikieiki is... a cat...?!"
>Did Yukari do this okay WHAT THE HELL @_@
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> Giant sigh of relief.
> High five Chen.
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Throwing Yuuka was rather mean, even IF it is Yuuka. (Actually, especially if it is Yuuka)
> "Your honor....is that.... Shikieiki?"
> Also, praise Sanae for Chen's innocense and freedom.
>"Shikieiki is... a cat...?!"
>Did Yukari do this okay WHAT THE HELL @_@
You figure it is, Komachi nods boredly. "Right, Right. Not Guilty, Ectera. Snacks are in the room over there. Thanks to the Tengu Especially for all the help. Couldn't of done this without you. Oh, and stay behind first Chen. Need to discuss things with you."
Wait what. Is everyone just calmly strolling out for snacks after all tha-
You begin foaming at the mouth.
> Giant sigh of relief.
> High five Chen.
You'd love to, but you can't High-five yourself! You make do and split, giving your kitty half a high-five.
You are CHEN YAKUMO.
You're kind of confused.
WRIGGLE NIGHTBUG appears to be in a frothing fit and is in the middle of being dragged out by Mokou and Suika.
>Your inventory contains:
>Reisen's Old Clothing [Worn]
You're not sure how long Tewi had this hidden, but its not dirty or anything. It's Reisen's classic look.
>Familiar Pentagram [THE ROC]
A pentagram used to contain familiars, while it seems cruel, its actually the equivalent of a 5 star hotel in there.
>Familiar Onyx [YUMIGAMI]
An Onyx cut into a carrot shape, you're not sure how it is in there, but you're sure it must be perfectly comfortable.
>Frog Pin [Worn] [BROKEN]
A slightly Soggy Pin that Sanae treasured.
>SPACE Cape [Worn] [Unremovable]
Its a cape that appears to have space on the inside
>Broken Sword
Half a sword Meira used.
>Nyamune [Using]
Your trusty sword, it is a lot heavier than most other swords around here.
>Length Band
A band that goes to any length, so long as you can reach it.
>Red-Glass Mirror
A mirror completely turned red. It's not a good reflection for color, but good for just reflecting. Its handle is made of red-glass, hence the name.
>Silver Knives [Pair]
A pair of Silver Knives that Sakuya once used, besides the fact silver is a material well-known for its ability to conduct and counter magic, you think there isn't much magic in these anymore.
>Red Strip of Cloth [Important?]
A strip of Red cloth that Mackette's contract used to be in, you feel like you've seen it before...
>Knife Hilt [SEPERATION]
The knife hilt that used to house Seperation's blade, you can use it to call Seperation to your aid.
>Familiar Orb [MACKETTE]
A small crystalline orb, you're not sure if it is a proper container for a contract, but it seems to work well.
>Familiar Sculpture [RYUDAN]
A jade carving of a scale, You figure this one has to be a fancy palace inside, fit for a dragon.
>Your current Quests are:
>A Shiny New Miko
You think the Hakurei Shrine could use a new shrine maiden. You may want to have her be shiny or not, though. You've reclaimed the Hakurei Shrine, too. You've talked about getting a Human from the village to be the shrine maiden.
>The Oni Blues
Suika is in a bit of a funk, Yuugi wants you to help her out of it. You talked to her about fixing what SHE messed up. She seems to atleast be drinking.
>Pit to Negative Infinity
The vertical tunnel Parsee used to guard has gone oddly endless. You're not sure why this is...
>Axe Crazy Marisa
Marisa is currently very very mad with you. In fact, She wants you dead. You probably should fix this. You think this may have something to do with the fact you killed Reimu.
>A Faithful Friend
You owe Sanae a lot right now, you need to get her some faith. You've set up for her to occupy the Hakurei Shrine, eventually.
>Keine is a Bitch
Just throwing that out there.
>Green Parasites don't taste too good
There are some very odd curses flying around here. You've got one captured, and are having Patchy and Hina look into it.
>Everybody loves Flan
You've promised to find an umbrella or something related so Flandre can head out with you.
>Potted Yuka
Yuka is a sunflower. This is kind of dentrimental to your plans. You're having Patchouli take a look at her.
>_
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>Resolve to get Wriggle a present.
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> Twitch.
> "WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED."
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>Yes, Kasu, that is what we're all thinking right now.
>Red Strip of Cloth [Important?]
A strip of Red cloth that Mackette's contract used to be in, you feel like you've seen it before...
>I wonder if this used to be part of Reimu's clothes.
>Keine is a Bitch
Just throwing that out there.
>How is this even a quest D:
>"What do you need to discuss with me, Komachi?"
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>Resolve to get Wriggle a present.
You're going to have to.
> Twitch.
> "WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED."
You then let the moment stop sinking in.
Komachi yawns. "Oh. Nothing too much. Just the typical fan fare for- Oh, Yeah, I guess we didn't tell you this wasn't real."
...
You wonder if killing Komachi would be too much of a crime, given Eiki is alive.
>How is this even a quest D:
>"What do you need to discuss with me, Komachi?"
Because Keine is a bitch.
"Weeelp. See, The Eiki is kind of a kitten right here. Head Yama was drunk, got mad at her, boom kitten yama. Problem is he is a damn curse genius when drunk, and terrible with them when sober."
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>"...WE JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO ASK ME FOR HELP?!"
>Death Glare
>...ANYWAY, Hina could probably remove that curse."
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> "Couldn't you just poof Hina in here to take care of it? She should be at the SDM."
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>"...WE JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO ASK ME FOR HELP?!"
>Death Glare
>...ANYWAY, Hina could probably remove that curse."
"Pretty much, Unwritten rule you can normally only cross the river to be judged yadda yadda. Its a pain, I don't get any visitors here."
> "Couldn't you just poof Hina in here to take care of it? She should be at the SDM."
"Technically, if you had called her during the trial, sure. If we could do that at any point, we'd not be here."
Komachi takes out a stone. "This however, should allow her to bypass the river. Deliver it to her, could you?"
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> I would like to add the quest 'Komachi is a Whore.'
> Refrain from frothing in the mouth yourself.
> "Why couldn't you have used the Yama Mirror? Or is that Shikieiki-only?"
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>Wait for the part where she mentions what's in it for us before agreeing to do anything. Because Wriggle got an aneurysm. =[
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> "Why couldn't you have used the Yama Mirror? Or is that Shikieiki-only?"
>Because the entire trial was just a fake to get Chen across the river. A sham. They knew she wasn't guilty the whole time.
>And yes, "Whats in this for me? Wriggle was having a seizure after all that! I went through a lot of emotional pain because of that trial!"
>Start lightly sobbing.
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>"And who all was in on it!?"
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> Droop ears, use your big kitty eyes, put tail in between legs, fidget with cape and act like your on the verge of tears.
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> Droop ears, use your big kitty eyes, put tail in between legs, fidget with cape and act like your on the verge of tears.
Also , do your signature "Sad I did something bad Ran said not to nya" pose.
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> I would like to add the quest 'Komachi is a Whore.'
> Refrain from frothing in the mouth yourself.
> "Why couldn't you have used the Yama Mirror? Or is that Shikieiki-only?"
>Motion gra- OH GOD THE PAIN
You think Komachi just cleaved the parser.
>Wait for the part where she mentions what's in it for us before agreeing to do anything. Because Wriggle got an aneurysm. =[
>Because the entire trial was just a fake to get Chen across the river. A sham. They knew she wasn't guilty the whole time.
>And yes, "Whats in this for me? Wriggle was having a seizure after all that! I went through a lot of emotional pain because of that trial!"
>Start lightly sobbing.
"Well...uh..."
>"And who all was in on it!?"
"Pretty much everyone but Wriggle."
> Droop ears, use your big kitty eyes, put tail in between legs, fidget with cape and act like your on the verge of tears.
Also, do your signature "Sad I did something bad Ran said not to nya" pose.
"Aww jeez, Look, The river is- How about this, Unless its a spoiler, I'll let you use the Yama Mirror for a few answers."
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>Holy fuck awesome. What should we use it for, voices?
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> We should prob' use it on Yukari , but that'll be painful. (And useful)
:ohdear:
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> Check for Rinnosuke's location.
@Chennel: DO EET. We need to know if she's stirring yet.
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>Holy fuck awesome. What should we use it for, voices?
>Where I left my damn keys, how bout!
> We should prob' use it on Yukari , but that'll be painful. (And useful)
:ohdear:
You see the mirror light up with 'SPOILER; But its okay for the moment'
> Check for Rinnosuke's location.
@Chennel: DO EET. We need to know if she's stirring yet.
You check. He appears to be in a place you can not make out. You feel like you've seen it before, far at the beginning of your adventures...
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You check. He appears to be in a place you can not make out. You feel like you've seen it before, far at the beginning of your adventures...
>Oh crap? Yukari's Cave!?
>Oh man, the plot twist, mind=blown. We're all probably feeling like how Wriggle was now. :o
>Check Identity of Green Parasite in a bottle.
>Check Yuuka.
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>Oh crap? Yukari's Cave!?
>Oh man, the plot twist, mind=blown.
>Check Identity of Green Parasite in a bottle.
>Check Yuuka.
You check the mirror. You find it to be a curse. Of course!
You see Yuuka is annoyed she can not eat at the present, surrounded by a lot of food.
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>The place Rinnosuke was at, was it that weird place where we got the box hat? Crossroad of here and there or something like that?
>I highly doubt its related to the story of Chen's Day Out, but Touhou Labyrinth seems to be canon in this so... check on Maribel. She's the most likely person to have noticed anything strange going on in the outside world, like the borders of Gensokyo weakening and the magic leaking.
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> Check to see where in space the immortals are.
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> Go eat some Higan snacks after you're done with the mirror.
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>Review THE INCIDENT in the mirror to see if anything is different from what we know/remember. Although I guess if anything is different it's probably spoilers, but worth a try!
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>The place Rinnosuke was at, was it that weird place where we got the box hat? Crossroad of here and there or something like that?
>I highly doubt its related to the story of Chen's Day Out, but Touhou Labyrinth seems to be canon in this so... check on Maribel. She's the most likely person to have noticed anything strange going on in the outside world, like the borders of Gensokyo weakening and the magic leaking.
>You sir have a better memory than the rest. I was wondering if anyone would get it.
You check. It appears... well, she isn't doing something about it at the moment if she does know.
You offhandedly wonder if this means you won't ever get to see how things are going down in the outside world.
> Check to see where in space the immortals are.
You check. Spoilers. Of course.
> Go eat some Higan snacks after you're done with the mirror.
You totally will.
>Review THE INCIDENT in the mirror to see if anything is different from what we know/remember. Although I guess if anything is different it's probably spoilers, but worth a try!
Spoilers again. Ugh. You may want your money back...
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>Check what Yumigami is up to.
>Check cat Eiki.
>Check Patchy's condition.
>Check Keine's condition.
>Check Parser.
>Check if there's any particular information we should be getting before we move on.
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>Check what Yumigami is up to.
>Check cat Eiki.
>Check Patchy.
>Check Keine.
>Check Parser.
>Check if there's any particular information we should be getting before we move on.
Yumigami appears to be enjoying his home.
Patchy is demonstrating she can still eat. She probably can't gain any weight either. Color Marisa jealous.
Keine appears to be arguing with the town council and holy shit she seems pissed. Probably being a BITCH you wager.
You...see something recording your every thought and movement.
It is incredibly frightening.
That would be cheating.
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> Check for parser's weakness. So we can later abuse them and get what we want.
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> Check for parser's weakness. So we can later abuse them and get what we want.
>Not happening, buddy.
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Let's see...
> See if we can see the bottom of the 'Endless" Hole at the underground
> See if we can find a scource for it
> See if we can locate Parsee, Rumia, Nue, or any other cat youkai that might be in Gensokyo
> LOOK AT SELF IN MIRROR
> LOOK AT MIRROR IN MIRROR
> LOOK AT A BUTT
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>Check that endless pit in the underground. (Ahh, I was inb4ed on this...)
>See if the mirror can tell us who a good choice for the new Hakurei Shrine Maiden would be
>Try to see what happened the night the Saigyouji Ayakashi was killed (namely, who killed it)
>ZUN
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>Check what's up with the space cape.
>Check location of Kogasa.
>Check what happened to Ran.
>Check our own sins.
>Check what's up with these voices in Chen's head telling her what to do.
>Check Touhou 13's plot.
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>Hey, since the court thing was a sham, does that mean Meira isn't actually dead? Check on her.
>See if the mirror will show us where we should go next/soon. Hey, its worth a try :X
>Check on Makai.
>Speaking of Makai, is it possible to get there...?
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Let's see...
> See if we can see the bottom of the 'Endless" Hole at the underground
> See if we can find a scource for it
> See if we can locate Parsee, Rumia, Nue, or any other cat youkai that might be in Gensokyo
> LOOK AT SELF IN MIRROR
> LOOK AT MIRROR IN MIRROR
> LOOK AT A BUTT
You see the bottom of the hole and... You see something frightening. You do not know what about it is frightening.
But there is something there that should never get out. But you know that isn't what caused it.
You can't see the source. Its as if it can not be seen.
You're pretty sure Parsee is dead. Think you killed her too. You can not see Rumia, you guess she is in a dark place.
You see Nue riding around on one of her UFOs, Nwhehehehe!
You find the beast youkai kingdom. Of course.
You're looking into the mirror in the mirro- oh god your mind.
No, you're not doing perverted things.
>Check that endless pit in the underground. (Ahh, I was inb4ed on this...)
>See if the mirror can tell us who a good choice for the new Hakurei Shrine Maiden would be
>Try to see what happened the night the Saigyouji Ayakashi was killed (namely, who killed it)
>ZUN
You find the mirror is pointing to Yelling Keine again. You guess she has it taken care of.
Ah, you see nothing. It seems like Komachi was right, even they can't see who did it.
There is no Zun. Not any more...
>Check what's up with the space cape.
>Check location of Kogasa.
>Check what happened to Ran.
>Check our own sins.
>Check what's up with these voices in Chen's head telling her what to do.
>Check Touhou 13's plot.
Ugh! Spoiler! Piece of...
Kogasa appears to be munching down as well.
Spoilers. Ofcourse.
Hey now, Chill a bit on the meta.
There is no Touhou 13. Only zuul.
>Hey, since the court thing was a sham, does that mean Meira isn't actually dead? Check on her.
>See if the mirror will show us where we should go next/soon. Hey, its worth a try :X
>Check on Makai.
>Speaking of Makai, is it possible to get there...?
This is a good idea, You check on her. She is still hiding. Figures...
The mirror thinks you owe Marisa a rematch.
Makai is boring. You're not sure why you'd care about it!
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>Well, we learned Rumia and Nue are still alive and most importantly, we learned what's at the bottom of the endless pit (Kind of). Now I'm just a tad scared.
>I can't think of anything else that won't 99% surely be spoilers...
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>Well, we learned Rumia and Nue are still alive and most importantly, we learned what's at the bottom of the endless pit (Kind of). Now I'm just a tad scared.
>I can't think of anything else that won't 99% surely be spoilers...
She could be dead in a dark place.
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>Use Mirror on spoilers.
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>Use Mirror on spoilers.
You learn they are spoilers. Ofcourse.
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> Use the mirror to find the best method to make Siki go back to normal, and possibly rez someone who is dead, or at least how to rez someone who recently died. The rez bit is optional.
> Use the mirror to check if Utsuho, Orin, Koishi or her sister Satori could be useful in any of our quests, especially the more plot-related ones. :V
> Use the mirror to find a way to make the scary thing in the infinite pit, no-so-scary, preferably a way that does not involve fighting it. If it's to scary to even consider doing that then just curl up in fear :ohdear:
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>Speaking of Okuu, check the cause of her explosion.
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> Use the mirror to find the best method to make Siki go back to normal, and possibly rez someone who is dead, or at least how to rez someone who recently died. The rez bit is optional.
> Use the mirror to check if Utsuho, Orin, Koishi or her sister Satori could be useful in any of our quests, especially the more plot-related ones. :V
> Use the mirror to find a way to make the scary thing in the infinite pit, no-so-scary, preferably a way that does not involve fighting it. If it's to scary to even consider doing that then just curl up in fear :ohdear:
You find the answer is of course, giving the rock to Hina.
You find they're pretty dead. So no.
Ahahahahahah no. No way to get past this sucker.
>Speaking of Okuu, check the cause of her explosion.
Well, HER, of course. Seems she did get boob-eye stabbed to cause it, at least.
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> Look to see if Reisen is still alive or what
> look at Tewi
> Is that all? Can we go eat and socialize now?
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>"Hey. If Marisa was in on it, does that means she's kinda let things go? Or did you just not tell her it was a ploy?"
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>Examine the thing in the bottom of the pit with the Mirror
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> also, check if Meira is still alive, or if she was killed for reals
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> also, check if Meira is still alive, or if she was killed for reals
>I already asked that, she's still alive an' hidin
>Speaking of that, can we tell WHERE she's hiding?
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Wait, Yukari killed ZUN too?!
> Check origin of parasites.
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> Look to see if Reisen is still alive or what
> look at Tewi
> Is that all? Can we go eat and socialize now?
You find Reisen is still kicking. And by kicking, you mean kicking Tewi. You figure she probably deserved that.
That could be, if no one has any more questions.
>"Hey. If Marisa was in on it, does that means she's kinda let things go? Or did you just not tell her it was a ploy?"
"Oh hell no, she wants you dead still. We just told her she can't kill you here."
Damnit.
>Examine the thing in the bottom of the pit with the Mirror
It is pretty fucking terrifying. You don't think it actually HAS a form, though.
>I already asked that, she's still alive an' hidin
>Speaking of that, can we tell WHERE she's hiding?
Kind of. You're fairly sure you know where it is.
> Check origin of parasites.
You find... someplace covered in green. From the mirror, it appears difficult to make out what is in the room.
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> Any more accurate descriptions of Meira's hide-out? A certain feature lying around?
> Also, good thing Reisen's still around. Though I wonder if she'll be mad about the fact we're wearing her clothes.
> Also, let's leave that pit alone for now. Actually, don't ever get near it again.
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> Any more accurate descriptions of Meira's hide-out? A certain feature lying around?
> Also, good thing Reisen's still around. Though I wonder if she'll be mad about the fact we're wearing her clothes.
> Also, let's leave that pit alone for now. Actually, don't ever get near it again.
Not really. But you're sure if you describe it to the bugs, you'll catch her.
Possibly, but she seems pretty chill in general.
That would be smart. Something tells me you won't keep to it though.
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> Check on Separation
> Check on CHAOS
> I think that all for the mirror, anyone else have anything to check
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> Check on Separation
> Check on CHAOS
> I think that all for the mirror, anyone else have anything to check
Seperation seems to be fitting in somewhat well with the fairies. Luckily.
You don't know who this CHAOS person is, but you're sure hes being snowed in.
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>"How did you get everyone to agree to that, anyways?"
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>"How did you get everyone to agree to that, anyways?"
"Well, Lunasa does actually work for us. We offered to overlook Patchouli's little dying thing if she manages to get back in her body, The tengu agreed after we gave them answers to a few paranoia worries, Kogasa just wanted to surprise everyone, and everyone else we just offered food and some fun."
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>"Oh, okay. It was still mean! I have enough problems with missing memories and stuff... But I guess it turned out alright, except for Wriggle. I hope she doesn't declare war on you or something."
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>"Oh, okay. It was still mean! I have enough problems with missing memories and stuff... But I guess it turned out alright, except for Wriggle. I hope she doesn't declare war on you or something."
"She'll be fine, once she tastes some of the food."
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>"I think I'm gonna go get some, too. Um. Would it be possible to come back once I leave? Well, I guess not. But to see you again, maybe?"
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>"I think I'm gonna go get some, too. Um. Would it be possible to come back once I leave? Well, I guess not. But to see you again, maybe?"
"Just hold the stone when you want to come back. It'll never work when it'd be absurdly convenient to escape harm, however."
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>"Okay. Let's go join the others, then."
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>"Okay. Let's go join the others, then."
You head into the other room, inside appears to be a party of sorts. It has a lot of food.
You know what must be done.
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>Survey the selection, and the partygoers.
>Commit the rite of on nom.
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>Survey the selection, and the partygoers.
>Commit the rite of on nom.
You begin surveying the selection, but the fish catches your eye. The partygoers seem to mostly be anyone called in court and the shinigami, along with some of the tengu. Notably, Aya is missing.
You dig the hell in.
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> Hmmm... no Aya? Suspicious... Meh, we'll search for her after stuffing ourselves to bursting point.
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>Mingle with partygoers!
>Inform them all, save Wriggle, that they're jerks. Lightheartedly. But still >=|
>Give Wriggle a hug. Because she earned it. Unless it would cause her to drop her food or summat.
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> Hmmm... no Aya? Suspicious... Meh, we'll search for her after stuffing ourselves to bursting point.
Yeah its not like she could do anything, Anyway.
>Mingle with partygoers!
>Inform them all, save Wriggle, that they're jerks. Lightheartedly. But still >=|
>Give Wriggle a hug. Because she earned it. Unless it would cause her to drop her food or summat.
You do so. Then hug Wriggle. She isn't eating yet anyway.
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> Do they have those nice little snacky-cakes? With the cream, and the sprinkles?
> Eat them.
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> Quest completed! (That hug quest from the very beginning)
> Ask Wriggle if she's alright. She went into a pretty heavy seizure.
> Ask Lunasa how long she's been in the lawyer business.
> Ask Yuuka and Suika if oni's are unable to lie afterall. She said they could lie, but maybe this was a lie itself to allow Wriggle to solve the case. Suika just said what was told to her.
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> Do they have those nice little snacky-cakes? With the cream, and the sprinkles?
> Eat them.
They do. You help yourself to a few.
> Quest completed! (That hug quest from the very beginning)
> Ask Wriggle if she's alright. She went into a pretty heavy seizure.
> Ask Lunasa how long she's been in the lawyer business.
> Ask Yuuka and Suika if oni's are unable to lie afterall. She said they could lie, but maybe this was a lie itself to allow Wriggle to solve the case. Suika just said what was told to her.
Wriggle grumbles. "Mostly. You think they could at least tell ME..."
You ask Lunasa about the lawyering business. "Well... Around the time the INCIDENT ended. Merlin and Lyrica just... suddenly vanished. If it wasn't bad enough, music wasn't really a good job after all that. I had to do something to make it on my own."
Yuuka nods. "Of course! I'm insulted you'd think I'd lie." Suika sighs, with a nod. "Yeah, but even then its pretty much habit for me. Yuugi is worried, but I've managed to keep myself straight on my own..."
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> Ask Patchouli what she knows about Suwa myths.
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> Ask Patchouli how the Yuka thing is going.
> Eat more.
> Hit the road, and head for the SDM.
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> Ask Patchouli how the Yuka thing is going.
> Eat more.
> Hit the road, and head for the SDM.
> And how the parasite thing is going.
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>Also, tell Wriggle about where Meira is hiding so Wriggle's bugs can catch her. We don't need her trying out more world conquest plans.
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> Ask Patchouli what she knows about Suwa myths.
"Unfortunately, beyond religion not being my specialty, I've not been capable of finding anything related to Suwa Myths, my apologies."
> Ask Patchouli how the Yuka thing is going.
> Eat more.
> Hit the road, and head for the SDM.
> And how the parasite thing is going.
"Slowly. To both of them, luckily, we're not really wasting time on this side of the river."
You eat some more.
Given most of the people that are at the SDM are here, why would you do that, now?
>Also, tell Wriggle about where Meira is hiding so Wriggle's bugs can catch her. We don't need her trying out more world conquest plans.
You que Wriggle in, she nods. "Alright. THIS time we should be able to catch her."
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> Ask Mystia and Kogasa what they've been up to lately.
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T_T
> Head for the SDM so that we can deliver the stone to Hina.
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> Ask Mystia and Kogasa what they've been up to lately.
Mystia appears to actually be making a killing with the forced movement of bird youkai. Mainly because shes closer to her lamprey eels spot.
You'll never understand how she figured they were good meat.
Kogasa has been... kogasa. Unable to scare anyone, and generally out of luck since she can't freeload off of many people.
Good thing she doesn't need to eat.
> Head for the SDM so that we can deliver the stone to Hina.
You head off to the SDM in short order. You imagine you're all dumped out at varying time points to prevent crazyness of everyone leaving at once.
You wonder if you'll pop back in the stopped time period when you next return.
You arrive at the SDM.
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>Mystia sells lamprey eels as food because they help people recover from the night-blindness she causes, right?
>Go inside
>Greet Hina, ask her how things have been going
>Give her the stone and tell her about the kitty yama situation.
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>Can both Chen and Hina hold the stone and head back to Sanzu together?
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>Mystia sells lamprey eels as food because they help people recover from the night-blindness she causes, right?
>Go inside
>Greet Hina, ask her how things have been going
>Give her the stone and tell her about the kitty yama situation.
Mayhaps who the hell knows I'm just a parser.
You greet Hina, then explain things. You give her the stone.
>Can both Chen and Hina hold the stone and head back to Sanzu together?
You figure it should probably work, if you tried it.
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> Pray to Sanae that you don't fuse due to a freakish teleportation accident and use the stone.
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> Pray to Sanae that you don't fuse due to a freakish teleportation accident and use the stone.
You use the stone! You're back on the other side of the Sanzu River. Hina is with you.
You're not fused, luckily.
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>Make your way to the kitty yama!
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> Before Hina does anything, CHENSPLIT and have a catversation with Shiki.
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>Make your way to the kitty yama!
> Before Hina does anything, CHENSPLIT and have a catversation with Shiki.
You have your CAT HALF go ahead. You greet the Kitty Yama. She mews in interest for a second. You assume its a question, but it appears she doesn't really get cat communication well.
Bah. Its a simple pattern, why can't humanoids ever get it right.
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>ohwhatever, fuse back, have Hina deal with Shiki, go eat more! Talk with Shiki afterwards. :V
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>ohwhatever, fuse back, have Hina deal with Shiki, go eat more! Talk with Shiki afterwards. :V
You fuse back. Damnit, Eiki, get your ass to learning cat some time.
You do enjoy the fish, much like a dolphin.
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>Ask Kogasa if she's a friend of Nue (in the CDO universe).
>Check if Shiki is capable of speech, if not, keep eating till she does.
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>Ask Kogasa if she's a friend of Nue (in the CDO universe).
>Check if Shiki is capable of speech, if not, keep eating till she does.
You question Kogasa about her relation to Nue. "Well... We know each other, we both kind of just decided to hang around and sort of free load off of Hijiri after the whole flying ship thing. Not sure if I'd say we were really friendly..."
You eventually hear the sound of Shiki lectures from the court room. You'd imagine she is probably humanoid now.
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> Check up on Shiki. Not only to see if she's alright but also to hear the amazing lecture Komachi's suffering through.
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> Pray to Sanae she doesn't start chewing us out.
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> Pray to Sanae she doesn't start chewing us out.
> All of our praying should be giving Sanae some major faith++. Or at least annoying her.
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> Check up on Shiki. Not only to see if she's alright but also to hear the amazing lecture Komachi's suffering through.
> Pray to Sanae she doesn't start chewing us out.
You peep inside the court room. Sure enough, Shiki is there and in the flesh. Hina looks confused at the affair, while Komachi is being forced to listen to every nitpick Shiki has for her from the last few years.
You pray she doesn't have words for you, but that is extremely unlikely.
> All of our praying should be giving Sanae some major faith++. Or at least annoying her.
Hopefully not the second.
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> Examine Shikieiki. Is her body completely back to normal, or does she still have a tail sticking out her rear end?
> Approach Shikieiki and try to hear what she's so mad about now. When she's done strike a conversation with her about any curious happenings here beyond the Sanzu River.
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> Examine Shikieiki. Is her body completely back to normal, or does she still have a tail sticking out her rear end?
> Approach Shikieiki and try to hear what she's so mad about now. When she's done strike a conversation with her about any curious happenings here beyond the Sanzu River.
She pretty much seems normal. No left overs or anything. About what you would expect from Hina.
You don't really get most of it, but you figure its every little thing Komachi did as a stand in.
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>Looks like it'll be awhile.
>Return to the buffet, contemplate next move.
>Examine Quests.
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>Looks like it'll be awhile.
>Return to the buffet, contemplate next move.
>Examine Quests.
Indeed it does. The yama was never one for abridged versions.
>Your current Quests are:
>A Shiny New Miko
You think the Hakurei Shrine could use a new shrine maiden. You may want to have her be shiny or not, though. You've reclaimed the Hakurei Shrine, too. You've talked about getting a Human from the village to be the shrine maiden.
>The Oni Blues
Suika is in a bit of a funk, Yuugi wants you to help her out of it. You talked to her about fixing what SHE messed up. She seems to atleast be drinking.
>Pit to Negative Infinity
The vertical tunnel Parsee used to guard has gone oddly endless. You're not sure why this is... You've learned something absolutely fucking frightening is down there.
>Axe Crazy Marisa
Marisa is currently very very mad with you. In fact, She wants you dead. You probably should fix this. You think this may have something to do with the fact you killed Reimu.
>A Faithful Friend
You owe Sanae a lot right now, you need to get her some faith. You've set up for her to occupy the Hakurei Shrine, eventually.
>Keine is a Bitch
Just throwing that out there.
>Green Parasites don't taste too good
There are some very odd curses flying around here. You've got one captured, and are having Patchy and Hina look into it.
>Everybody loves Flan
You've promised to find an umbrella or something related so Flandre can head out with you.
>Potted Yuka
Yuka is a sunflower. This is kind of dentrimental to your plans. You're having Patchouli take a look at her.
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>Ask around, and find out if anyone has a spare umbrella.
>Ponder how well Dan would do against Marisa.
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>Ask around, and find out if anyone has a spare umbrella.
>Ponder how well Dan would do against Marisa.
You ask around, the closest you get to a yes is from Yuka.
Apparently, SHE ate her umbrella before she left. It was also apparently made of candy.
You're not sure if her time as a flower is getting to her or what.
You'd imagine he would do fairly well against Marisa. He has the advantage all around, even in the air. He is ofcourse, slower than Marisa, though.
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>Ponder how often people catch flu from getting rained on.
>Ask if anyone's been to Kourindou lately, in regards to Rinnosuke returning and possibly having some new stock.
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>Ponder how often people catch flu from getting rained on.
>Ask if anyone's been to Kourindou lately, in regards to Rinnosuke returning and possibly having some new stock.
You recall Reimu beat rain spirits up a lot, actually. Usually folks just stay inside.
It's a god send they never caused trouble during incidents.
You ask around. Most agree they noticed some new things in Kourindou.
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Yukariwas actually insane enough to eat an umbrella?! Maybe the reason she was so grumpy when she came home after beating Yuuka was because of indigestion...
> I propose to first visit the human village before rematching against Marisa to check on Keine's efforts in finding a new shrine maiden.
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>And check out Kourindou if it's on the way, to see if there's any new goodies.
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> I propose to first visit the human village before rematching against Marisa to check on Keine's efforts in finding a new shrine maiden.
>And check out Kourindou if it's on the way, to see if there's any new goodies.
You stop in Kourindou along the way. You keep the stone, just incase you need to come here again.
Tokiko greets you.
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> Check out the stock for anything of interest.
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>Ask Tokiko if anything has transpired since your last visit.
>Recall how many credits Chen has.
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> Check out the stock for anything of interest.
Kourindou currently has in Stock:
>Fancy Dress
>Large Steak
>The Impossible Cookalizer
>Labyrinth Pack
>How to Play Mafia by Tewi Inaba
>Deck of Tricks
>Chocolate Box
>Lost Soul
>Flaw
>Green Star
>Backermin Formulae
>Penguin Puppet
>Bone Powder
>Hero's Cloak
>Ask Tokiko if anything has transpired since your last visit.
>Recall how many credits Chen has.
"Oh. Not much, a few things got purchased, few more things came in. About it..."
You have 6 Credits.
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>Examine these objects, and ask Tokiko for details: Deck of Tricks, Chocolate Box, Lost Soul, Flaw, Green Star, Backermin Formulae, Bone Powder, Hero's Cloak.
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>Examine these objects, and ask Tokiko for details: Deck of Tricks, Chocolate Box, Lost Soul, Flaw, Green Star, Backermin Formulae, Bone Powder, Hero's Cloak.
>Deck of Tricks
A deck of forty cards, each with their own trick. Once a card is used, it's trick is gone for a while.
"Actually, I've used it a bit, so... I'm pretty sure the cards never have the same trick twice. I think the time it's spent unused is when its thinking up a new trick."
>Chocolate Box
A box made of chocolate. You don't know why.
"I didn't drop it or anything, so I'm pretty sure its safe to eat."
>Lost Soul
A soul locked inside of a container. It seems to be rather aimless, but who are you to judge?
"We found a hat next to it."
>Flaw
A zanbato blade that was promised to last a thousand blows, suffer only one flaw at the thousandth and one, then never be damaged again. It lost its hilt on its very first fight. This is just the blade that remains, it has bandages around its ricasso to allow it to be held.
"I have absolutely no idea how anyone holds this thing. It doesn't seem like it'd be a good weapon..."
>Green Star
You're not actually sure what this is! Tokiko claims it is a weapon that shoots things. It is however, pretty green and has a star on it. You're not sure you could use this.
"All I know is its supposed to shoot pieces of metal, according to the boss. I can't find where you'd put the ammo in though..."
>Backermin Formulae
One of the famous Formulae of Alexander Backermin. You're not sure who the hell he is, but he has a pretty neat name! You're not sure what this does.
"Its some kind of alchemy, atleast the author claims. You'd apply it to an object, but I don't know what'd happen."
>Bone Powder
A bunch of powder that is probably made from Bones.
"I heard its great for staving off fear."
>Hero's Cloak
A cloak that belonged to some distant hero. Its singed here and there...
"I wonder if the owner of the cloak died wearing it? It doesn't seem to have anything to it."
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> Examine the hat next to the Lost Soul.
> Ponder if Patchy could use that Backermin formula for something...
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>Or, if the hat isn't here, ask what it looked like
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>Inventory
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> Examine the hat next to the Lost Soul.
> Ponder if Patchy could use that Backermin formula for something...
>Or, if the hat isn't here, ask what it looked like
Tokiko describes the hat. It sound familiar, but different in a way...
Patchy could probably decipher the formulae with ease.
>Inventory
>Your inventory contains:
>Reisen's Old Clothing [Worn]
You're not sure how long Tewi had this hidden, but its not dirty or anything. It's Reisen's classic look.
>Familiar Pentagram [THE ROC]
A pentagram used to contain familiars, while it seems cruel, its actually the equivalent of a 5 star hotel in there.
>Familiar Onyx [YUMIGAMI]
An Onyx cut into a carrot shape, you're not sure how it is in there, but you're sure it must be perfectly comfortable.
>Frog Pin [Worn] [BROKEN]
A slightly Soggy Pin that Sanae treasured.
>SPACE Cape [Worn] [Unremovable]
Its a cape that appears to have space on the inside
>Broken Sword
Half a sword Meira used.
>Nyamune [Using]
Your trusty sword, it is a lot heavier than most other swords around here.
>Length Band
A band that goes to any length, so long as you can reach it.
>Red-Glass Mirror
A mirror completely turned red. It's not a good reflection for color, but good for just reflecting. Its handle is made of red-glass, hence the name.
>Silver Knives [Pair]
A pair of Silver Knives that Sakuya once used, besides the fact silver is a material well-known for its ability to conduct and counter magic, you think there isn't much magic in these anymore.
>Red Strip of Cloth [Important?]
A strip of Red cloth that Mackette's contract used to be in, you feel like you've seen it before...
>Knife Hilt [SEPERATION]
The knife hilt that used to house Seperation's blade, you can use it to call Seperation to your aid.
>Familiar Orb [MACKETTE]
A small crystalline orb, you're not sure if it is a proper container for a contract, but it seems to work well.
>Familiar Sculpture [RYUDAN]
A jade carving of a scale, You figure this one has to be a fancy palace inside, fit for a dragon.
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>Ask how many credits for the formula
>If we can buy it, do so
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>Ponder if Shikieki or Komachi could identify the Lost Soul.
>"How many credits for the Lost Soul, again?"
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> If we don't have enough credits for either of them, consider selling the Length Band. It hasn't really served us any use yet...
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>Ask how many credits for the formula
>If we can buy it, do so
"Well, It...does something, So I'll have to say I'll sell it at 2 Credits."
You buy it. You have 4 CREDITS left.
>Ponder if Shikieki or Komachi could identify the Lost Soul.
>"How many credits for the Lost Soul, again?"
They probably could, I mean, it is a part of their job.
"Well, As much as those kinds of spells are forbidden and frowned on, souls do have use as spell components...so, 3 Credits."
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>Buy the soul. She deserves better.
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> Lost souls do not belong in a shop, sell her the length band and buy the soul to give to Shikieiki and Komatchi
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>Don't sell the Length Band until we want to buy something and don't have the money. We might as well keep it for now in case its useful.
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>Buy the soul. She deserves better.
> Lost souls do not belong in a shop, sell her the length band and buy the soul to give to Shikieiki and Komatchi
>Don't sell the Length Band until we want to buy something and don't have the money. We might as well keep it for now in case its useful.
You buy the LOST SOUL. You have 1 Credit left.
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> Ask Tokiko for any sign of Rinnosuke.
> If the answer is the same as always, ask if there is something up with Rinosuke lately, or if he mentioned something before he dissapeared.
> If we don't get any useful answers we should just leave and head for the Human Village.
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> Ask Tokiko for any sign of Rinnosuke.
> If the answer is the same as always, ask if there is something up with Rinosuke lately, or if he mentioned something before he dissapeared.
> If we don't get any useful answers we should just leave and head for the Human Village.
You get the same. "Oh? No, I suppose not, He typically takes forever wherever he is. Its partially why he welcomed the idea of me helping so much, he probably loses business when hes away."
You shrug and head off for the human village.
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> Chensplit.
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> Chensplit.
You split into kitty chen and human chen.
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> Head for the school.
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> Head for the school.
You head to the school. A resounding crack greets you.
You head in regardles, Keine is seated with her head pressed onto her cracked desk. Akyu is also here.
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> "Uh..."
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> "Uh..."
Keine lifts her head up enough to glance at you. "Oh. Hello Chen."
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> "I take it something has happened regarding the next maiden."
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> "I take it something has happened regarding the next maiden."
"Yes. Somewhat. Have a seat."
Keine pulls her head up in full, sighing and motioning to the adjacent seat to hers.
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> Try to listen without becoming agitated.
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>Mentally prepare yourself to be angry enough to want to punch someone in the dick.
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> Try to listen without becoming agitated.
You resolve to not get angry!
>Mentally prepare yourself to be angry enough to want to punch someone in the dick.
You prepare yourself to get so anyway.
Keine sighs. "I met with the council concerning the prospect. Eventually after a long agonizing period they were fine with the prospect of the barrier coming down. That went easily enough.
They approached the idea of a girl becoming the new Shrine Maiden like a god damned concession. They thought it was just going to be some poor girl we threw to the youkai so they'd leave us alone! So what do they do? They choose the girl they think no one'll care about. They probably wouldn't even care if she does die. They probably expect she WILL!"
Keine headbutts her desk again. You can only assume its a student of hers.
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> "Who is this girl in particular?"
> "What kind of numbnuts is running this village?"
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>"Ahh... do you think this girl will have any chance if we help her?"
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>"Um, do you think she has talent at all? Does she want to do it?"
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> "Let me guess, they picked one of your students didn't they?"
> "Are we allowed to assist the girl they picked in any way?"
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> "Who is this girl in particular?"
> "What kind of numbnuts are running this village?"
"I...well. Shes an orphan, not at all popular with the other kids, forced to live with a near relative who hates the extra mouth to feed, and generally not outstanding in any particular area. Shes shown some signs of magical capibility, but shes really too young to have developed anything."
Keine laughs. "The wealthy, the supposedly smart, the old farts."
>"Ahh... do you think this girl will have any chance if we help her?"
"I...lord, I don't know. I certainly hope so."
>"Um, do you think she has talent at all? Does she want to do it?"
"I'm not sure if she has talent for being a maiden, but... I'm fairly sure they haven't even told her, so I don't know."
> "Let me guess, they picked one of your students didn't they?"
> "Are we allowed to assist the girl they picked in any way?"
Keine just nods weakly. "I would damn well hope you'll help her..."
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> Hold your fist to your chest, and try and look heroic. "I will never let her down."
> "What is her name actually, and how old is she?"
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> Hold your fist to your chest, and try and look heroic. "I will never let her down."
> "What is her name actually, and how old is she?"
You try your best. It gets a smile out of Keine, the bitch. "Thank you."
"Her name? Aokami. Aokami Takesawa. Shes barely seven..."
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>"She's not a jerk, is she?"
>Mentally add: like some people I know. In this room.
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>"Seven."
>Fuck
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>"She's not a jerk, is she?"
>Mentally add: like some people I know. In this room.
"Of course not!" You almost get the feeling she knew you called her a jerk...
>"Seven."
>Fuck
"Yes. I know..."
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> "They picked a seven year-old to be the new Shrine Maiden, and quite possibly die. Knowing you, they certainly got a complaint from you about their pick, didn't they."
> "By the way, with your knowedge of history and such, do you know of a way to revive the dead?"
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> "They picked a seven year-old to be the new Shrine Maiden, and quite possibly die. Knowing you, they certainly got a complaint from you about their pick, didn't they."
> "By the way, with your knowedge of history and such, do you know of a way to revive the dead?"
"Oh. Yes. I let them know very well I was upset with them." Keine holds her head again. "Not that it amounts to much, they're probably having someone relay it to her relative as we speak."
Keine shakes her head. "Besides being immortal, I've not heard of anyone defying death."
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>"Hey! You do history, right? Um, could you tell someone's history by looking at them? Someone like this?"
>Present Lost Soul.
>"I kinda wanna know who this is."
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> I think we'd better concentrate on keeping this kid safe for know. Act as her body guard and teacher at Hakurei Shrine. Mokou might be able to help too. Consider giving her one of the Shikigami. Yumigami seems like a good teacher. But Mackette will protect her. Decisions, decisions.
> "From what I understand, she's way better off at the Hakurei Shrine than here. These people don't even care about her. By spreading a few words I'll make sure the youkai will care about her, as friends."
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> "Would it be possible to have someone take the girls place as the new Shrine Maiden? Someone who knew what to do or could at least protect themselves?"
> Could we conntact Yukari? I have a plan to make Marisa not want us as dead, and it's the type of plan that can be described as "this plan is so crazy it just might work!"
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>"Hey! You do history, right? Um, could you tell someone's history by looking at them? Someone like this?"
>Present Lost Soul.
>"I kinda wanna know who this is."
Keine blinks, examining the soul. "I... How... How is it even possible for your soul to get seperated from your body by being LOST?" Keine rubs her forehead. "I apologize, whoever this is seems to be... Abnormal, I can't understand what my power is telling me."
> I think we'd better concentrate on keeping this kid safe for know. Act as her body guard and teacher at Hakurei Shrine. Mokou might be able to help too. Consider giving her one of the Shikigami. Yumigami seems like a good teacher. But Mackette will protect her. Decisions, decisions.
> "From what I understand, she's way better off at the Hakurei Shrine than here. These people don't even care about her. By spreading a few words I'll make sure the youkai will care about her, as friends."
You're actually not sure if Genji is dead or not, you figure if the turtle managed to take care of Reimu though...
Keine nods dully. "I suppose. Please, do."
> "Would it be possible to have someone take the girls place as the new Shrine Maiden? Someone who knew what to do or could at least protect themselves?"
> Could we conntact Yukari? I have a plan to make Marisa not want us as dead, and it's the type of plan that can be described as "this plan is so crazy it just might work!"
"I tried to reason with them, but I suspect they'll throw a fuss if they don't get it their way."
You'd like to hope you can't and shes still asleep, actually.
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>"I would say that we could probably sidestep the council entirely, and talk directly to the people. But I don't think anyone would want to volunteer."
>"Maybe we'll get lucky, and she'll want to do it?"
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> I'm curious of Mystearica's plan. Let me hear it. Perhaps a plan to fix both their sanities?
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>"I want to talk to this girl, so where can I find her?"
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> "Would it be allowable to have two Shrine Maidens at one Shrine? I'm thinking of Mokou as the second Maiden, since Mokou is, as far as I know of, Immortal, and I'm pretty sure she is smart as well... see where I'm going with this?"
> Make a note to ask Eirin, Kaguya or Yuyuko if reviving someone who is dead would be possible.
> My plan is something like this. We revive Reimu. My original idea was that we have Yukari use her border-related power to make a border the reverses effects of attacks or spells, Heal becomes Hurt and Hurt becomes heal, then we have Yuyuko use her power to kill and try to send the Kill-Power-Energy-thing through the reversed-effect border. If my idea works, this would make it plausable for Yuyuko and Yukari to bring the dead back to life. Crazy? Damn right it is. Plausable? Who knows. Worth trying? Definately.
> Asking Eirin or Kaguya could also give insight on if this is plausable in the slightest, since one of them is immortal and the other made the source of immortality.
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>If only Yuyuko wasn't gone and Yukari wasn't the one that wanted everyone to die... :ohdear:
>Head towards where the girl lives after we get directions.
>Try to tell her what's happening.
>Have KITTY CHEN comfort her or something.
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>"I would say that we could probably sidestep the council entirely, and talk directly to the people. But I don't think anyone would want to volunteer."
>"Maybe we'll get lucky, and she'll want to do it?"
Keine nods, you feel like the fight has left her completely.
>"I want to talk to this girl, so where can I find her?"
Keine gives you directions. "I imagine her uncle will probably answer the door, or the council may have already sent a representitive."
> "Would it be allowable to have two Shrine Maidens at one Shrine? I'm thinking of Mokou as the second Maiden, since Mokou is, as far as I know of, Immortal, and I'm pretty sure she is smart as well... see where I'm going with this?"
> Make a note to ask Eirin, Kaguya or Yuyuko if reviving someone who is dead would be possible.
> My plan is something like this. We revive Reimu. My original idea was that we have Yukari use her border-related power to make a border the reverses effects of attacks or spells, Heal becomes Hurt and Hurt becomes heal, then we have Yuyuko use her power to kill and try to send the Kill-Power-Energy-thing through the reversed-effect border. If my idea works, this would make it plausable for Yuyuko and Yukari to bring the dead back to life. Crazy? Damn right it is. Plausable? Who knows. Worth trying? Definately.
> Asking Eirin or Kaguya could also give insight on if this is plausable in the slightest, since one of them is immortal and the other made the source of immortality.
"...Ah? Well... I don't think anyone would object...". Keine looks a bit off-kilter from the mention of Mokou. She damn well better be after what she did...
This is a plausible idea!
>If only Yuyuko wasn't gone and Yukari wasn't the one that wanted everyone to die... :ohdear:
>Head towards where the girl lives after we get directions.
>Try to tell her what's happening.
>Have KITTY CHEN comfort her or something.
Except for that. Yeah. And Eirin and Kaguya are in space.
Without space suits.
You head towards the Girl's house. You hear discussion going on inside. You expect the representitive and uncle are talking.
...they've moved straight to casual talk? He really doesn't care, does he.
You wonder if you can sneak around back.
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>Of course we can sneak around back!
>Do so, keeping an eye out for signs of peoples. Our victim in particular.
>Hold Cat Chen so she can look over our shoulder and see anyone coming up behind us.
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> Ok, just WHO is gone/unavailable!? Also, could you please tell me why? Cause right now I am feeling rather... ???
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>Of course we can sneak around back!
>Do so, keeping an eye out for signs of peoples. Our victim in particular.
>Hold Cat Chen so she can look over our shoulder and see anyone coming up behind us.
You sneak around back. You don't really get any suspicious looks, luckily.
You use KITTY CHEN as a lookout. You find a window of sorts you could probably use.
You think you see what is probably the 'victim' inside.
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>Knock on the window lightly.
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>Knock on the window lightly.
You knock on the window lightly. Who you can suppose is Aokami starts towards the window carefully.
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>Wave.
>Beckon for her to approach, or come outside.
>Allow KITTY CHEN to be seen.
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>Wave.
>Beckon for her to approach, or come outside.
>Allow KITTY CHEN to be seen.
You beckon for her to approach.
She seems to find you curious enough to approach, if not come outside.
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> Ok, just WHO is gone/unavailable!? Also, could you please tell me why? Cause right now I am feeling rather... ???
Alright, from what I remember,
UFO Cast : Kogasa and Nue left. Byakuren/Nazrin killed by Chen.
SA Cast : Okuu exploded so every underground except Yamame, Kisume and Yuugi is alive.
MoF Cast : Aki sisters, Hina, Tengus, Sanae left.
IN : Pretty much only Kaguya and Eirin in space.
PCB : Yuyuko is gone, so is Merlin and Lyrica. We haven't seen Letty/Lily White? Ran/Alice is probably dead but we never know.
>What season is now anyways?
EoSD : Patchy and Koakuma in SDM, Cirno, Daiyousei at lake. Chen killed Meiling by the way.
For details, just read through the first two threads. :/
>Use body gestures to tell her to open the window if it isn't already.
>"Hi, you're Aokami, right?"
>"Do you have any idea what's happening?"
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Alright, from what I remember,
UFO Cast : Kogasa and Nue left. Byakuren/Nazrin killed by Chen.
SA Cast : Okuu exploded so every underground except Yamame, Kisume and Yuugi is alive.
MoF Cast : Aki sisters, Hina, Tengus, Sanae left.
IN : Pretty much only Kaguya and Eirin in space.
PCB : Yuyuko is gone, so is Merlin and Lyrica. We haven't seen Letty/Lily White? Ran/Alice is probably dead but we never know.
>What season is now anyways?
EoSD : Patchy and Koakuma in SDM, Cirno, Daiyousei at lake. Chen killed Meiling by the way.
For details, just read through the first two threads. :/
>Use body gestures to tell her to open the window if it isn't already.
>"Hi, you're Aokami, right?"
>"Do you have any idea what's happening?"
It is currently rather fallish. This is why it is harvest time. Also why you were kicked so deftly. Though you suspect the extra faith helped minoriko.
She opens the window, and you ask her. She nods to her name and shakes to whats happening.
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>Try to give a friendly smile. "I'll try to explain, okay. They want you to be the new Shrine Maiden, so we can start to fix everything."
>Consider for a moment. "You were never around to see what it was like before, do you?"
>"Anyways...they're going to try to make you do it. And Miss Kamashirasawa and I don't think it's right to force you. So, um, I wanted to know what you thought about it all before all the yelling and stuff began. And, um, maybe get you out of here if you think something bad will happen."
>Awkward pause. "Oh! I'm Chen. Um, sorry to have to drop all this on you at once."
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>Try to give a friendly smile. "I'll try to explain, okay. They want you to be the new Shrine Maiden, so we can start to fix everything."
>Consider for a moment. "You were never around to see what it was like before, do you?"
>"Anyways...they're going to try to make you do it. And Miss Kamashirasawa and I don't think it's right to force you. So, um, I wanted to know what you thought about it all before all the yelling and stuff began. And, um, maybe get you out of here if you think something bad will happen."
>Awkward pause. "Oh! I'm Chen. Um, sorry to have to drop all this on you at once."
Aokami shakes her head at the mention of what things were like before, then asks what you meant by a 'Shrine Maiden'.
You feel like you're being mimed or something...
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>"Geez, this is gonna be a mouthful. Hey, um, maybe you could come with us to see your teacher? She's better at explaining all this. But the Shrine maiden was the person who helped keep everything peaceful back in the old days. And she beat up people when they are causing incidents."
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Alright, from what I remember,
UFO Cast : Kogasa and Nue left. Byakuren/Nazrin killed by Chen.
SA Cast : Okuu exploded so every underground except Yamame, Kisume and Yuugi is alive.
MoF Cast : Aki sisters, Hina, Tengus, Sanae left.
IN : Pretty much only Kaguya and Eirin in space.
PCB : Yuyuko is gone, so is Merlin and Lyrica. We haven't seen Letty/Lily White? Ran/Alice is probably dead but we never know.
>What season is now anyways?
EoSD : Patchy and Koakuma in SDM, Cirno, Daiyousei at lake. Chen killed Meiling by the way.
You messed up on a few parts. Okuu did indeed explode by being stabbed in her chest eye by Yukari, but anyone BUT Kurumi, Yamame and Yuugi were obliteratedby the ensuing nuklear explosion. You're writing made it look like they were the only ones who died. Also, Remilia and Sakuya are finished too, thanks to Psycho Chen and Yukari, as confirmed by Patchouli. Yuuka's still around, but she's been de-evolved to a sunflower, and we need to fix her again.
The Aki sisters and Hina now live in the human village. The Tengu's have built a fortress on the mountains and are extemely paranoid. Kanako and Suwako were killed off by Yukari, but they gave their lasst bit of might to Sanae, who has now become a Goddess, albeit one with dangerously low amounts of faith. She now resides in the Moriya pond behind the Moriya Shrine. Kaguya and Eirin are stuck in space, and Mokou has permanently lost her arm due to Yukari cursing her.
The PC-98 cast seems largely untouched, but Shinki apparently wants to conquer the world, like all Demon Overlord Gods want.
> "Well, the Shrine Maiden is the hero of Gensokyo, who can bring miracles and fix everything that is bad in this land! She is a powerful magical girl! And you may take her place soon!"
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> "Well, the Shrine Maiden is the hero of Gensokyo, who can bring miracles and fix everything that is bad in this land! She is a powerful magical girl! And you may take her place soon!"
>Let's not say this and overtrumpet it. It is a hell of a mess she's being asked to inherit. And Keine would probably force us to sic THE ROC on her again if we try to make the deal look too good. We want her to do it of her own free will, not get tricked and give up on the third day.
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>"Geez, this is gonna be a mouthful. Hey, um, maybe you could come with us to see your teacher? She's better at explaining all this. But the Shrine maiden was the person who helped keep everything peaceful back in the old days. And she beat up people when they are causing incidents."
> "Well, the Shrine Maiden is the hero of Gensokyo, who can bring miracles and fix everything that is bad in this land! She is a powerful magical girl! And you may take her place soon!"
>Let's not say this and overtrumpet it. It is a hell of a mess she's being asked to inherit. And Keine would probably force us to sic THE ROC on her again if we try to make the deal look too good. We want her to do it of her own free will, not get tricked and give up on the third day.
You give Aokami a bit of a summarized version of what a Shrine Maiden is. Aokami blinks and looks confused for a moment. She says she'd prefer to talk to Keine, but her uncle probably wouldn't let her go out...
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>"Is he mean?"
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>Let's not say this and overtrumpet it. It is a hell of a mess she's being asked to inherit. And Keine would probably force us to sic THE ROC on her again if we try to make the deal look too good. We want her to do it of her own free will, not get tricked and give up on the third day.
Overtrumpet it? That was my actual view of the Shrine Maidens! Isn't that what they basicaly are? Super powerful beings of justice with Godly powers? Looks like a fine deal to me! and not to metion all the awesome youkai buddies you get!
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>"Is he mean?"
Aokami pauses to think for a moment. Before nodding. And reiterating with a 'very'.
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>Well fuck that. We've gotten enough shit from HER, and this guy most certainly isn't HER.
>"You can come with me. If he tries anything, I'll have my friends give him a good spook."
Overtrumpet it? That was my actual view of the Shrine Maidens! Isn't that what they basicaly are? Super powerful beings of justice with Godly powers? Looks like a fine deal to me! and not to metion all the awesome youkai buddies you get!
You forget the being poor and getting beaten up parts. And having to do crazybitch things like deal with crazy nuclear crows and vampires and suchlike. It's a pretty crappy job. =[
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> Examine Aokami. How does she look like?
> Try and escape strealthily with Aokami in tow.
You forget the being poor and getting beaten up parts. And having to do crazybitch things like deal with crazy nuclear crows and vampires and suchlike. It's a pretty crappy job. =[
That's just 'cuz Reimu didn't do her job right. If she actually put effort in training, she'd kick anyone's ass in a few seconds, removing the crazy youkai problem. Also, the main reason Reimu got few offerings was because the road to the Shrine was poor maintained and infested with youkai. It was dangerous to get there. If Reimu had just gotten off her lazy bum she'd have trained to get enough power to permanently purify the road to her Shrine, and force several of the youkai to fix that road up. Then the humans could safely access the Shrine and give offerings. It was Reimu's own fault she got no offerings.
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>Well fuck that. We've gotten enough shit from HER, and this guy most certainly isn't HER.
>"You can come with me. If he tries anything, I'll have my friends give him a good spook."
Aokami nods, you think she'd probably agree with anything that involved sticking it to her uncle.
> Examine Aokami. How does she look like?
> Try and escape strealthily with Aokami in tow.
You help Aokami get out through her Window and head with her towards the schoolhouse.
Aokami looks fairly fragile and young, even for seven. She seems to move quietly as she can to avoid making much noise. She has brown hair, something odd given the gensokyian gene pool. Her eyes are blue, which you imagine may have something to do with her name. She is wearing boy's clothing, so you imagine her uncle just gave her hand me downs.
You arrive at the school house.
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> Enter and meet up with Keine.
> Let Keine explain it all in full detail. The cow has more experience with kids.
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>"She doesn't know what's going on at all, Keine. Um, I tried to sum it up, but I think you're probably better at teaching. She doesn't know anything about what shrine maidens do."
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> Enter and meet up with Keine.
> Let Keine explain it all in full detail. The cow has more experience with kids.
You enter with Aokami in tow, Keine looks up surprised. Akyu seems unsurprised.
>"She doesn't know what's going on at all, Keine. Um, I tried to sum it up, but I think you're probably better at teaching. She doesn't know anything about what shrine maidens do."
"Oh, I see." Keine begins explaining to Aokami what exactly a Shrine Maiden is, trying to keep it simple and understandable for a child her age. You're fairly sure Aokami seems to get it, but she still asks quite a few question, some simply to get information. She seems to be rather inquisitive.
Keine finishes explaining after a while.
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>To Aokami: "So, what do you think?"
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>To Aokami: "So, what do you think?"
Aokami seems to ponder the option before saying she'll do it. You're not sure what feeling it elicts exactly from Keine, but she has to take a breath.
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> "Hm... I'd say the first order of business would be to see if Genji's still alive."
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>"We'll do everything we can to help you, then. I'll be here. And so will Wriggle and Mokou and Suika, and all kinds of people. It'll be hard and scary, but we'll help you the best we can."
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> "You're very brave to accept this, Aokami."
> Give her a small rub over the head.
> "Is there still something you need to do before we go, Aokami?"
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> Chenmerge.
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>Ponder getting her proper foodstuffs and the like. And someone to stay there.
>"Hey Keine, you can make Mokou stay with her for awhile, right?"
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> Chenmerge.
Do it this way instead:
>"Have you any idea what a youkai is?"
>If she answers no, explain then, "Look, there's some nice youkais out there, but some are really, really bad."
>Chen merge.
>Use KITTY BLACK MAGIC thing to swiftly appear in front of her however that works.
>Act scary and lick claws or something "And they eat humans."
>"Nah just kidding I'm not one of those evil ones, heywait don't cry :( How about I let you pet me..."
>Seeing if she's scared of youkais. :3
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Do it this way instead:
>"Have you any idea what a youkai is?"
>If she answers no, explain then, "Look, there's some nice youkais out there, but some are really, really bad."
>Chen merge.
>Use KITTY BLACK MAGIC thing to swiftly appear in front of her however that works.
>Act scary and lick claws or something "And they eat humans."
>"Nah just kidding I'm not one of those evil ones, heywait don't cry :( How about I let you pet me..."
>Seeing if she's scared of youkais. :3
> We're not trying to scare the crap outta her you know. T_T
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>"Nah just kidding I'm not one of those evil ones, heywait don't cry :( How about I let you pet me..."
>Cut out this part if she doesn't seem upset. She seems like a resilient girl so far (Although so far isn't much yet)
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> We're not trying to scare the crap outta her you know. T_T
>Well, if this is her first time meeting a youkai, better not give her the impression that Youkai = all friendly, cute, HNNNNGG or something. She need to know youkai's are dangerous friendly or not.
>Though the most scary person to Chen at the moment is a human(Marisa), lol! Don't do the lick claws maybe if she gets scared already.
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> "Hm... I'd say the first order of business would be to see if Genji's still alive."
Keine nods. "Yes, Genji did take care of Reimu by himself. I'm sure he'd be able to help her."
>"We'll do everything we can to help you, then. I'll be here. And so will Wriggle and Mokou and Suika, and all kinds of people. It'll be hard and scary, but we'll help you the best we can."
Aokami nods and thanks you for your support.
> "You're very brave to accept this, Aokami."
> Give her a small rub over the head.
> "Is there still something you need to do before we go, Aokami?"
You rub Aokami on the head. She voices she probably shouldn't just leave, no matter how much of a jerk her uncle is.
> Chenmerge.
Do it this way instead:
>"Have you any idea what a youkai is?"
>If she answers no, explain then, "Look, there's some nice youkais out there, but some are really, really bad."
>Chen merge.
>Use KITTY BLACK MAGIC thing to swiftly appear in front of her however that works.
>Act scary and lick claws or something "And they eat humans."
>"Nah just kidding I'm not one of those evil ones, heywait don't cry :( How about I let you pet me..."
>Seeing if she's scared of youkais. :3
>Cut out this part if she doesn't seem upset. She seems like a resilient girl so far (Although so far isn't much yet)
>Well, if this is her first time meeting a youkai, better not give her the impression that Youkai = all friendly, cute, HNNNNGG or something. She need to know youkai's are dangerous friendly or not.
>Though the most scary person to Chen at the moment is a human(Marisa), lol! Don't do the lick claws maybe if she gets scared already.
You were going to act dramatic, but she answers that she does know. You figure Keine probably lectures on them still.
So you just Chen merge. Aokami is slightly surprised that you're a beast youkai. You imagine she thought you were a normal one.
>Ponder getting her proper foodstuffs and the like. And someone to stay there.
>"Hey Keine, you can make Mokou stay with her for awhile, right?"
You imagine Genji would help but... You feel like a second strong hand would be good.
You consider Mokou immediately. You almost don't bring this up to Keine, simply because you don't think after what she did...
You do anyway.
"...Mokou? But... No. I suppose I can talk to her about it still."
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>"Where would Genjii be, anyways?"
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>"Where would Genjii be, anyways?"
Keine and Akyu answer at the same time. "Shrine pond."
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>"Oh. He must have hid really well when Meira was around."
>"So, who wants to deal with her uncle?"
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>"Oh. He must have hid really well when Meira was around."
>"So, who wants to deal with her uncle?"
Keine begins to stand up, but Akyu motions her down. "I'll do it."
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>"So uhh, I need to go inform Suika about this. She did live at the shrine before, right? She'd know more about being a shrine maiden. Akyu, can you take care of Aokami at the moment?"
>Teleport back with rock. Wheeee!
>See if Shiki is done with the lecturing already.
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>Don't teleport until we're sure they don't have any objections to mixing a seven year old with oni.
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>"So uhh, I need to go inform Suika about this. She did live at the shrine before, right? She'd know more about being a shrine maiden. Akyu, can you take care of Aokami at the moment?"
>Teleport back with rock. Wheeee!
>See if Shiki is done with the lecturing already.
>Don't teleport until we're sure they don't have any objections to mixing a seven year old with oni.
Both of them blink. Keine speaks up first. "Err... Wait, what exactly do you mean?"
Akyu nods to your second question, however.
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>"I mean we need people to take care of her and I think Suika is a good candidate."
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>"I mean we need people to take care of her and I think Suika is a good candidate."
Keine parses her lips. "...No, I think its a fact Suika is going to have a lot on her hands as it stands with the Tengu situation. I can see her eventually coming down to help, though." You think shes avoiding another comment to sound less bitchy, but you'll leave that be.
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>"Well, Suika's currently with Cirno, Wriggle and Mokou. So I'm going to go to where they are to discuss with them. The fairies and bugs live pretty near the shrine, so it'd be great if they agree to help."
>There's currently nothing else to do here, right?
>TELEPORT WHEEEEEEE. Is the teleport process really dizzy or something? :V
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> Head for the Hakurei Shrine.
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>"Well, Suika's currently with Cirno, Wriggle and Mokou. So I'm going to go to where they are to discuss with them. The fairies and bugs live pretty near the shrine, so it'd be great if they agree to help."
>There's currently nothing else to do here, right?
>TELEPORT WHEEEEEEE. Is the teleport process really dizzy or something? :V
>If we're heading to the shrine to find Genji then don't do this yet.
>Do we have to Chensplit before going outside or the villagers are okay with youkai here? If necessary, CHENSPLIT.
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>"Well, Suika's currently with Cirno, Wriggle and Mokou. So I'm going to go to where they are to discuss with them. The fairies and bugs live pretty near the shrine, so it'd be great if they agree to help."
>There's currently nothing else to do here, right?
>TELEPORT WHEEEEEEE. Is the teleport process really dizzy or something? :V
>If we're heading to the shrine to find Genji then don't do this yet.
>Do we have to Chensplit before going outside or the villagers are okay with youkai here? If necessary, CHENSPLIT.
> Head for the Hakurei Shrine.
You Chensplit, then head to the Hakurei Shrine, leaving Keine and Akyu to take care of things here.
You arrive at the Hakurei Shrine. Mokou is here, since the other side of the Sanzu River is in stopped time. You suspect she was released from the time stop only a few minutes after you were.
You feel like this is going to get confusing.
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>Wave to Mokou. Mostly so she knows you're coming and you don't accidentally surprise her and get incinerated.
>"Hey, welcome back! I got some good news, I think we've found someone willing to be the Shrine Maiden!"
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> Head to the Shrine's pond with Mokou.
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>Wave to Mokou. Mostly so she knows you're coming and you don't accidentally surprise her and get incinerated.
>"Hey, welcome back! I got some good news, I think we've found someone willing to be the Shrine Maiden!"
Mokou waves back, nodding. "Eh? Good. She coming sometime today or not?"
> Head to the Shrine's pond with Mokou.
You drag Mokou with you to the pond outback. It seems completely untouched, and a turtle is sleeping in the middle of it.
You suppose the barrier around it kind of helps.
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>"Soon, if we can get everything set up. The problem is, she's pretty young. Like...a little kid young. So we really can't expect her to do too much on her own for a while. We're gonna have to help her out a whole lot."
>Approach edge of pond, and call out, "Um, excuse me, Mr Genjii?"
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>"Soon, if we can get everything set up. The problem is, she's pretty young. Like...a little kid young. So we really can't expect her to do too much on her own for a while. We're gonna have to help her out a whole lot."
>Approach edge of pond, and call out, "Um, excuse me, Mr Genjii?"
Mokou nods. "Ah. That'll be rather problematic..."
The Turtle glances up from the pond, looking at you intensely. You'd take a guess he wants you to speak.
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>"Hi there." Wave "Um, we've found a someone who wants to take up the role of shrine maiden, since the...troubles. I was hoping you'd be able to help her out?"
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> Tell him our story.
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>"Hi there." Wave "Um, we've found a someone who wants to take up the role of shrine maiden, since the...troubles. I was hoping you'd be able to help her out?"
> Tell him our story.
You explain the situation to him. He emits the closest thing he can to a turtle laugh. "Ho ho ho... I hadn't imagined, even given my longevity, I'd actually see this day. Of course I shall help."
You do have to wonder how old this turtle is.
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> Become excited.
> "Great! I'll go tell Keine and Akyu!"
> Head back to the village.
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>HOLD IT!
>"Do you need me to get anything? It looks like most of us are going to have to do the heavy lifting for awhile. So if there's anything you need, let me know about it."
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> Become excited.
> "Great! I'll go tell Keine and Akyu!"
> Head back to the village.
You become extremely excited!
>HOLD IT!
>"Do you need me to get anything? It looks like most of us are going to have to do the heavy lifting for awhile. So if there's anything you need, let me know about it."
You keep yourself calm enough to ask Genji if he'll need much.
"Huhrm... I have most of the gear needed for her training in the pond here, so beyond food I do not believe I'll need much."
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> We don't have much money on us, so I'm not sure if we could afford Aokami's nutrition. Can Mokou help us out on this one? She got a job afterall.
> Try and convince Mystia and several other money making youkai to support Aokami too. EDIT: Actually, we could ask Patchouli to use her wood and metal manipulation to easily obtain money bills and coins. Just to help Aokami on her rough start.
> Now head for Akyu and Keine.
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> We don't have much money on us, so I'm not sure if we could afford Aokami's nutrition. Can Mokou help us out on this one? She got a job afterall.
> Try and convince Mystia and several other money making youkai to support Aokami too.
> Now head for Akyu and Keine.
Well. You're fairly sure she'd know how to get food, at the least.
You're not sure if Mystia and the others would help, but you'll keep it in mind.
You head to inform Keine and Akyu of Genji's survival.
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>Along the way, ask Mokou if she can help with food; as Chen is not that wealthy.
>Also assess the shrine for how much fixing up it's going to need to be properly livable.
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>Along the way, ask Mokou if she can help with food; as Chen is not that wealthy.
>Also assess the shrine for how much fixing up it's going to need to be properly livable.
Mokou ponders for a moment, then nods. "I suppose I can. The hakurei shrine doesn't have a bad area for hunting, after all."
The shrine seems pretty well off, besides some furniture repairs and shingle replacing, the supports seem to have been built to last.
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>We'll let the heifer deal with housekeeping.
>Back to the school~
>If Akyu hasn't returned with Aokami, head toward her house and listen for shouting.
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> Chensplit.
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>We'll let the heifer deal with housekeeping.
>Back to the school~
>If Akyu hasn't returned with Aokami, head toward her house and listen for shouting.
That'll do indeed.
You head back to the school, the barrier is still up, so Mokou can't follow.
All three of them are there, you supose it means things went well, but you're not sure if that is exactly good...
> Chensplit.
You make sure to before you enter town.
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> "Good news. Genji managed to survive the incident and is still at the shrine. How did things go on your end?"
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>Before inquiring how things went: "They'll need some food up there, and some cleaning up around the shrine, but otherwise everything should be alright."
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> "Good news. Genji managed to survive the incident and is still at the shrine. How did things go on your end?"
>Before inquiring how things went: "They'll need some food up there, and some cleaning up around the shrine, but otherwise everything should be alright."
Keine nods. "Annoying well. He didn't even act like he cared... The council is warning the townspeople about the shield going down, so once thats over we'll be able to take it down without panic."
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>"I guess I'm mostly done around here, then. Maybe I should go tell Wriggle about the barrier, though."
>Presuming there are no objections from Heif or Akyu, (or the other players) return to Higan and see if Wriggle is still there. Also present the Lost Soul to Komachi or Shiki, and ask if they know who it is, and what should be done with it.
>Who is still at Higan, anyways?
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>"I guess I'm mostly done around here, then. Maybe I should go tell Wriggle about the barrier, though."
>Presuming there are no objections from Heif or Akyu, (or the other players) return to Higan and see if Wriggle is still there. Also present the Lost Soul to Komachi or Shiki, and ask if they know who it is, and what should be done with it.
>Who is still at Higan, anyways?
You get no objections and poof to Higan. The part appears to be over now, and Komachi and other Shinigami are cleaning up. You ask Komachi about the LOST SOUL. She bursts out laughing. "Oh man, this one again? You better bring 'er to the boss, she gets lost and ends up here every once in a while..."
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>Every once in a while? Jeez!
>Bring the soul to Shikieiki, ask about it
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>Every once in a while? Jeez!
>Bring the soul to Shikieiki, ask about it
You bring the soul to the Yama. She raises a brow at it for a second, then face palms. "This one again... Shes not dead yet, just needs to find her body again. Can I have her soul?"
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>Give her the soul
>"May I ask who it is?"
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>Give her the soul
>"May I ask who it is?"
Shiki takes the souls, and in a flash, sends it somewhere. "Thank you. I assume you got this from Rinnosuke, so I'll send you some credits as thanks."
Shiki shrugs. "Shes not from here, so I don't have her name on my list."
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Hmmm....is the soul's identity going to become a plot point, or will it be a cameo?
> Check current amount of credits.
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>Remember, what did Tokiko say that hat found next to the soul looked like? Color, or any kind of detail?
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> "How the hell does that even work?"
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Hmmm....is the soul's identity going to become a plot point, or will it be a cameo?
> Check current amount of credits.
You're not near Tokiko!
>Remember, what did Tokiko say that hat found next to the soul looked like? Color, or any kind of detail?
Well. It was black. With a...white ribbon, you think?
> "How the hell does that even work?"
"An art form or twelve, really."
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Please tell me that isn't Renko...
> "Huh. Ah, do you know where Wriggle might have gone? I'm trying to find her so I can talk to her about something important."
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Please tell me that isn't Renko...
> "Huh. Ah, do you know where Wriggle might have gone? I'm trying to find her so I can talk to her about something important."
"Probably back home."
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> "Do you and Komachi have your old positions back?"
> "Are all the mental traces of cathood gone? Like grooming yourself?"
> Teleport out and head for Bug Kingdom.
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I checked, and that is indeed what Renko's hat looks like. God, I check on Maribel with the mirror and not Renko? *facedeskfacedeskfacedesk* I didn't think it was important because A.It was a longshot and B.Maribel was the one with the massive power gain in Touhou Labyrinth and who can see borders even before that...
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> "Do you and Komachi have your old positions back?"
> "Are all the mental traces of cathood gone? Like grooming yourself?"
> Teleport out and head for Bug Kingdom.
"Of course. To both questions." Shiki nods you out as you leave.
You arrive at the bug kingdom.
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> Head for Wriggle's place.
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>Wave and make goodnice with some of the insect youkai. Chen's come here enough that she ought to start being friendly.
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> Head for Wriggle's place.
You head for the 'palace'.
>Wave and make goodnice with some of the insect youkai. Chen's come here enough that she ought to start being friendly.
You act friendly with some of the insectkai. They atleast seem fine enough returning your waves and such.
Wriggle is inside the palace, dealing with some papers.
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> "Wriggle! I've got some awesome news!"
> Explain breakthrough in shrine maiden quest and ask for her assistance.
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>Let's not ask for assistance yet. She's had a lot of her plate lately. Let's see what she thinks about it, first.
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> "Wriggle! I've got some awesome news!"
> Explain breakthrough in shrine maiden quest and ask for her assistance.
>Let's not ask for assistance yet. She's had a lot of her plate lately. Let's see what she thinks about it, first.
Wriggle looks up and listens to your story. "Oh? That's wonderful, Chen! So the shrine is going to be inhabited soon?"
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> "Indeed it is. There is only one eensy, teensy, tiny problem: she's a bit young..."
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> "Indeed it is. There is only one eensy, teensy, tiny problem: she's a bit young..."
>Before this:
>"Yep! Genjii is still around, and he's going to teach her all the tricks and stuff. Mokou and Keine are going to try to help out. Oh! And the barrier around the human town should be coming down soon. So it might not be a bad idea to go make a fresh start of things. Maybe you could even visit the new maiden? Her name's Aokami. But, she's kinda from a bad home and..."
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>Before this:
>"Yep! Genjii is still around, and he's going to teach her all the tricks and stuff. Mokou and Keine are going to try to help out. Oh! And the barrier around the human town should be coming down soon. So it might not be a bad idea to go make a fresh start of things. Maybe you could even visit the new maiden? Her name's Aokami. But, she's kinda from a bad home and..."
> "Indeed it is. There is only one eensy, teensy, tiny problem: she's a bit young..."
Wriggle nods, looking contemplative. "Well, Young or not, I'm sure if Genji is there, she'll come up fine. Not to mention if you've got Mokou and Keine helping. ...I suppose getting on better terms with the Human Village might not be too bad."
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> "I know you're above it now.....but no human eating, ok? Just need to make sure."
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> "Also, whats with the paperwork?"
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> "I know you're above it now.....but no human eating, ok? Just need to make sure."
Wriggle laughs. "Of course, Of course."
> "Also, whats with the paperwork?"
"Well, I have to look busy somehow."
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> "Heh."
> "Well, I came here to let you know about this, so I've gotta go now."
> Head for the Tengu Village. We should let the Oni and Sanae know.
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> "Heh."
> "Well, I came here to let you know about this, so I've gotta go now."
> Head for the Tengu Village. We should let the Oni and Sanae know.
Wriggle nods and waves as you leave.
You arrive at the Tengu village and head to Suika's house. Yuugi is inside. You don't see any sight of Suika, at the moment.
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>"Hey, Yuugi, where'd Suika get off to? I got some news."
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>"Hey, Yuugi, where'd Suika get off to? I got some news."
Yuugi waves, and motions upstairs. "Sleepin', Came back from some party and just passed out." She takes a sip from her sake dish.
...you wonder if you missed a lot here in real time...
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>"Hey Yuugi...The human village's barrier is going down, do you think you can keep the Tengus from invading them?"
>"We've found a 7-year-old girl who's willing to be the next Shrine Maiden...is it okay to tell Suika about it? I'm kind of worried she'd be reminded of Reimu...but it'd be really nice if she can help the girl out though. She's clueless about being a shrine maiden, but I've talked with Genji, the old turtle at the shrine pond, and he's willing to teach her about it. Still, we'd need people to take care of her..."
>"It didn't help that her uncle did not treat her well back at the Human Village. I hope she'd have a better life living at the shrine."
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>"Has Suika been, um, more normal lately?"
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>"Hey Yuugi...The human village's barrier is going down, do you think you can keep the Tengus from invading them?"
>"We've found a 7-year-old girl who's willing to be the next Shrine Maiden...is it okay to tell Suika about it? I'm kind of worried she'd be reminded of Reimu...but it'd be really nice if she can help the girl out though. She's clueless about being a shrine maiden, but I've talked with Genji, the old turtle at the shrine pond, and he's willing to teach her about it. Still, we'd need people to take care of her..."
>"It didn't help that her uncle did not treat her well back at the Human Village. I hope she'd have a better life living at the shrine."
Yuugi nods. "Eh. Sure. Can keep the tengu from causing trouble. As for getting Suika... Well... I think shes in a good enough mindstate now to hear about it. Can bring it up for ya."
>"Has Suika been, um, more normal lately?"
"Well, She came home drunk enough to pass out. As an Oni. I think shes doing well."
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> "Good to hear!"
> Beam brightly.
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>Did we ever CHENMERGED back after leaving the village?
>Uh... pretty eventless here.
>"Thanks Yuugi, I have to go now. Bye."
>Go to where we found box hat and look for Rinnosuke.
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>Consider dropping by SDM first. Patchy might like that alchemy recipe. And maybe she could help us find where the Lost Soul goes.
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> "Good to hear!"
> Beam brightly.
Yuugi nods. "Aye. S'a good thing."
>Did we ever CHENMERGED back after leaving the village?
>Uh... pretty eventless here.
>"Thanks Yuugi, I have to go now. Bye."
>Go to where we found box hat and look for Rinnosuke.
You remembered to someway along the trip.
Yuugi nods and waves. "Have a good one."
You head towards the crossroad of SOMEWHERE AND NOWHERE.
>Consider dropping by SDM first. Patchy might like that alchemy recipe. And maybe she could help us find where the Lost Soul goes.
You're sure Shiki took care of the lost soul, but you do consider giving Patchy this alchemy recipe.
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>Approach the crossroads with great trepidation. It's not too far from where SHE sleeps. ;_;
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She? Who is "She"? Yukari?
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>Approach the crossroads with great trepidation. It's not too far from where SHE sleeps. ;_;
You be vewy vewy quiet, though you ran to get to this point, it is easily the closest place to THE CAVE.
You are now at THE CROSSROADS OF SOMEWHERE AND NOWHERE.
Down one path is somewhere, down the other is nowhere. Pie from here is to THE CAVE.
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>Look around for signs of Rinnosuke.
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>Look around for signs of Rinnosuke.
You can't see him here. But you know this is the place you saw in the mirror. Or...close?
Perhaps its not exactly here.
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> Search around a bit for whatever it is your searching for... assumeing you want to find it.
Who, or what, is in The Cave?
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> Search around a bit for whatever it is your searching for... assumeing you want to find it.
Who, or what, is in The Cave?
Yukari is in the Cave, she's currently sleeping, hence why it's Chen's day out. Usually Chen will have to sit there and listen to a certain story over and over again.
You might want to read over the first (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=4497.0) two (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=4706.0) threads to have a general idea of what's happening...
>Peek from behind a tree towards to entrance of the cave, making sure Rinnosuke is not there, planning to wake HER up...
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>Look around for footprints as well, if Rinnosuke doesn't show up somewhere.
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> Hey, Rinnosuke can wait, I think we should just go back and tell people about the Aokimi
> Maybe The mirror was telling us to go tell Marisa about the new Shrine Maiden?
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> Hey, Rinnosuke can wait, I think we should just go back and tell people about the Aokimi
> Maybe The mirror was telling us to go tell Marisa about the new Shrine Maiden?
> Wait with this for a few seconds and do a small inspection while were here. It be useless to go all the way here not do SOME kind if investigation.
> Check the cave from a safe distance. Are there any signs of anyone entering or leaving it?
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> Search around a bit for whatever it is your searching for... assumeing you want to find it.
You're looking for Rinnosuke, but you don't see him near. You're sure you saw where he is near here.
>Peek from behind a tree towards to entrance of the cave, making sure Rinnosuke is not there, planning to wake HER up...
You don't see Rinnosuke near, or even in the cave. You suppose this is a very good thing.
>Look around for footprints as well, if Rinnosuke doesn't show up somewhere.
You see your own footprints, but you also see another pair. They go nowhere.
> Wait with this for a few seconds and do a small inspection while were here. It be useless to go all the way here not do SOME kind if investigation.
> Check the cave from a safe distance. Are there any signs of anyone entering or leaving it?
No one is leaving or entering the cave at the moment. The same paths are here. There is another pair of footprints that go nowhere.
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> Ok, now we can leave, right?
> I think it would be good to talk to Sanae about What's been going down
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Yeah. I kinda forgot about that myself or I would've suggested it before leaving Youkai mountain =[
>Go to the Moriya shrine, via THE ROC.
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>A pair of footprints that go nowhere what
>Okay, so at the Crossroad of Somewhere and Nowhere, there is a path that leads somewhere but... where the heck does the path to Nowhere go?
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>A pair of footprints that go nowhere what
>Okay, so at the Crossroad of Somewhere and Nowhere, there is a path that leads somewhere but... where the heck does the path to Nowhere go?
The Void? The Outer World? The World That Never Was? Neverland?
Yuyuko's stomach?
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Rin Satsuki's house.
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> Ok, now we can leave, right?
> I think it would be good to talk to Sanae about What's been going down
Yeah. I kinda forgot about that myself or I would've suggested it before leaving Youkai mountain =[
>Go to the Moriya shrine, via THE ROC.
You decide to screw this and go back to the Moriya Shrine.
You arrive in short order, Sanae is likely still in the pond.
>A pair of footprints that go nowhere what
>Okay, so at the Crossroad of Somewhere and Nowhere, there is a path that leads somewhere but... where the heck does the path to Nowhere go?
> Did I stutter, Son?
You figure it probably goes nowhere.
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>If Chen remembers how to get back into Sanae's home in the pond, head there.
>Otherwise, call for her from the banks.
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>If Chen remembers how to get back into Sanae's home in the pond, head there.
>Otherwise, call for her from the banks.
You jump in. Unsurprisingly, it works.
Sanae greets you as you fall on your feet.
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>Inform her about the new Shrine Maiden situation
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>Inform her about the new Shrine Maiden situation
You let her know about the whole Shrine Maiden shindig. "I see... Well, I'm moving to the shrine, so I'll be there to help as well. If anything, that should put her a bit better off than Reimu was."
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> Ask if it's already possible for her to move to the Hakurei Shrine (maybe we can carry her in the frog pin?).
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> Ask if it's already possible for her to move to the Hakurei Shrine (maybe we can carry her in the frog pin?).
Sanae thinks for a moment, before nodding. "Well, Yes. You said the Hakurei's turtle was there, correct? If I shrink my pond and you take it to him, he should be able to do the rest."
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> "Alright. Is there something I need to do besides carrying the pin/shrunken pond, or do I ave to help with incantation?"
> After obtaining the shrunken pond, fkly back to Hakurei Shrine with Roc.
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> "Wait, how exactly do you shrink a pond? And how am I supposed to carry it?"
> "Do I... Do I put it in a cup, or...?"
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>"Will you be okay? What happens if it spills?"
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> "Alright. Is there something I need to do besides carrying the pin/shrunken pond, or do I ave to help with incantation?"
> After obtaining the shrunken pond, fly back to Hakurei Shrine with Roc.
"Like I said, The hakurei turtle should be capable of doing the rest."
> "Wait, how exactly do you shrink a pond? And how am I supposed to carry it?"
> "Do I... Do I put it in a cup, or...?"
"You'll see, Though you should probably leave the pond first."
>"Will you be okay? What happens if it spills?"
"I'll be fine, should the incantation work right. Worst thing that happens is I'm a bit cramped.
It shouldn't break or spill, less something strong hits it."
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>Get out of the pond
>Wait while Sanae works her magic
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>Get out of the pond
>Wait while Sanae works her magic
You leave the Moriya Pond. Within moments, the pond itself begins to shrink before your eyes, until it seems about to pop out of existence. When it finally closes up, a Bubble pops up, filled with water, from the tiny hole.
You suppose that is the pond.
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>Pick up the Bubble.
>Get to the Hakurei Shrine by way of THE ROC.
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>Examine Bubble.
>Try to find a tiny Sanae inside.
>Wave to her if you do.
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>Pick up the Bubble.
>Get to the Hakurei Shrine by way of THE ROC.
You head towards the shrine on THE ROC.
>Examine Bubble.
>Try to find a tiny Sanae inside.
>Wave to her if you do.
You examine the bubble, but can not find the Tiny Sanae! S' a shame.
You arrive at the Hakurei shrine.
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>See how things are progressing!
>Look for Genjii.
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>See how things are progressing!
>Look for Genjii.
Progressing? You're not sure what you're looking for, But you assume Mokou is currently missing to gather some food.
You find Genji out back. He raises a turtlebrow.
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>Show Gengii the bubble, explain what it is
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> "Can you help Sanae with restoring her pond, Genji?"
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>Show Gengii the bubble, explain what it is
Genji blinks, listening carefully before nodding slowly. "Ah. I do recall you mentioning a goddess. At least she brought along her own pond."
> "Can you help Sanae with restoring her pond, Genji?"
Genji nods. "Of course, of course. Give it here." You hand Genji the bubble. He looks it over a bit. "Ho! This one is pretty large, definitely not a slacker, this one. Please step back a bit."
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>Step back.
>Hope Sanae doesn't mind her bubble's in a turtle's mouth.
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>Step back.
>Hope Sanae doesn't mind her bubble's in a turtle's mouth.
You step some space away as Genji dunks the bubble into the pond, saying a few incantations.
There is a rather brilliant flash, and you notice you're a bit higher up than you started. It appears the pond has increased in size by a metric shit ton, and to accommodate this, a few spires of ground have risen up. You're on the second of four layers of spires, in between two large ponds. Genji is in the pond to your right. "Ho ho! I wasn't expecting such an increase. I've never seen a pond merge react quite like this."
You're confused about what the hell has just happened.
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>"...What?"
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>"...What?"
You voice your confusion. Genji chuckles. "Well, you didn't imagine that adding a pond wouldn't increase the size a bit now, did you?"
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>"...Maybe?"
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>"...Maybe?"
Genji smiles a turtle smile. "Well, I admit, I didn't expect 10 ponds to show up, myself. Ah." Genji taps the water below him. "Miss, You should probably be able to come out now. The Hakurei shrine has enough Faith for you to get some fresh Air. ...Oh, you're having trouble navigating now? I see."
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> " Is that Sanae? Hi Sanae!"
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> " Is that Sanae? Hi Sanae!"
You wave into the pond! You're pretty sure she heard you. Maybe.
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>Climb down from the spire.
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>Climb down from the spire.
> Look for Sanae, and if you notice her, say hi to her and welcome her to the Hakurei Shrine.
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>Climb down from the spire.
You bid Genji farewell and head down the spire to the main shrine.
> Look for Sanae, and if you notice her, say hi to her and welcome her to the Hakurei Shrine.
You don't see her, you suppose it'll be a while before she gets used to things.
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Ah, I misread the new terrain. Ah well.
>Does it seem like Aokami or anyone has arrived yet?
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> If no one has arrived, head for the Underground to tell them of the new shrine maiden.
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Ah, I misread the new terrain. Ah well.
>Does it seem like Aokami or anyone has arrived yet?
You don't think they've left quite yet, seeing as the barrier is still up. You've got some time to prepare things for when the barrier comes down.
> If no one has arrived, head for the Underground to tell them of the new shrine maiden.
You head to the underground! You're not greeted by spiders, but you imagine they're cleaning up quite a mess.
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>Have a look around, try to find some of the residents.
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>Have a look around, try to find some of the residents.
You head through the tunnels, you eventually find a few spiders, who lead you to where Yamame is. Kisume is in a bed next to her, sleeping still. Yamame greets you.
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D'awwww.....
> "How's life down here?"
> "I've got great news by the way. We have found a new Shrine Maiden! She's still a bit young, but we'll take good care of her."
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>"Also, the humans are about to open their borders. It might not be a bad idea to visit in the next few days and set up some good relations. And I nearly got convicted for a murder that never happened."
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D'awwww.....
> "How's life down here?"
> "I've got great news by the way. We have found a new Shrine Maiden! She's still a bit young, but we'll take good care of her."
Yamame shrugs. "Can't complain. And that is good news, that should mean the border will strengthen, right?" ...You know, something there seems odd.
>"Also, the humans are about to open their borders. It might not be a bad idea to visit in the next few days and set up some good relations. And I nearly got convicted for a murder that never happened."
Yamame taps her chin. "...It'd be a good idea. We've made ourselves scarce, but I suppose the time to make friendly would best be now. But how did that murder thing go down?"
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> "Apparently it's required to have a trial when you pass the Sanzu River. We technically won, but it was all a hoax just so the Yama could speak to us. The reveal delivered Wriggle a seizure..."
> "What's so suspicious about the new Miko?"
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> "Apparently it's required to have a trial when you pass the Sanzu River. We technically won, but it was all a hoax just so the Yama could speak to us. The reveal delivered Wriggle a seizure..."
> "What's so suspicious about the new Miko?"
Yamame chuckles. "S'a shame sister nightbug is so weak minded, then."
The last part was out of quotation marks, Yamame didn't say that.
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>Frown. "Hey, she really poured her heart out into defending me. And all the lies and made up stuff really made it hard. She thought she got me killed, you know."
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>Frown. "Hey, she really poured her heart out into defending me. And all the lies and made up stuff really made it hard. She thought she got me killed, you know."
Yamame sweatdrops. "True, true. I suppose it is unreasonable to expect someone to be calm all the time."
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>"Okay." Offer a smile. "Um, I think I have some idea about that pit, too. I got to use the Yama's mirror to look down there. And, um, it's bad. It's really bad. Whatever is down there needs to never ever leave."
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>"Okay." Offer a smile. "Um, I think I have some idea about that pit, too. I got to use the Yama's mirror to look down there. And, um, it's bad. It's really bad. Whatever is down there needs to never ever leave."
Yamame looks taken back. "Wait, What? Someones using our caves to house something terrible? Who?!"
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>"No idea. Just...it's bad news."
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>"No idea. Just...it's bad news."
Yamame frowns. "I suppose I'll keep that in mind, but it burns me up! That kills the chances of tourism, you know! 'And here is the pit where an ancient evil is stored to eat your soul. By the way, you have to get across it.' Who'd visit somewhere like that!"
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>"A lot of youkai, I'd think."
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> "Youkai with nerves of steel, anyone who thinks they could best whatever is in the pit, or idiots... BIG idiots."
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>"A lot of youkai, I'd think."
"...true."
> "Youkai with nerves of steel, anyone who thinks they could best whatever is in the pit, or idiots... BIG idiots."
You make a mental note to not mention this to Cirno.
"Ack! That'd be terrible, if this thing really SHOULDN'T get out... We can't let people know..."
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When I said BIG idiots, I meant even bigger idiots then Cirno.
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>When I said BIG idiots, I meant even bigger idiots then Cirno.
You still wouldn't put it past her.
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>"I'll make sure not to tell anyone else, then."
>Did we mention it to anyone? I've forgotten.
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>"I'll make sure not to tell anyone else, then."
>Did we mention it to anyone? I've forgotten.
Yamame nods. "Please do. We'll probably be able to web the hole up and keep it quiet that way..."
Not since you've learned the terrible secret of space.
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> "Alright, but make sure none of the spiders fall in there while making the web, okay?"
> "I'll be going now. Be careful, alright?"
> Leave the Pit and head for the SDM to watch Patchy and Hina's progress.
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>Tell everyone at the SDM about the new shrine maiden candidate.
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>Also, assuming Patchy isn't too busy, show her the alchemical recipe.
>Ask her about the lost soul, in particularly if she knows about anyone who might be missing one.
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>Ask her about the lost soul, in particularly if she knows about anyone who might be missing one.
We already gave it back to Shiki, who sent it back to the person it belongs to. In addition, Shikieiki said it was from someone in the outside world who seems to lose it every now and again; and according to Tokiko, it was found next to a black hat with a white ribbon.
In other words, it was probably Renko's soul and it's back where it belongs now.
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I missed the outside world bit =[
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> "Alright, but make sure none of the spiders fall in there while making the web, okay?"
> "I'll be going now. Be be careful, alright?"
> Leave the Pit and head for the SDM to watch Patchy and Hina's progress.
"Of course. You take care of yourself, as well."
You head back to the SDM. Hina and Patchy are still at work, seeming a bit confused.
>Tell everyone at the SDM about the new shrine maiden candidate.
Hina stops what shes doing. "Already? ...Shes having people take care of her, then?"
Patchy simply nods and keeps testing things. "Excellent. The barrier should stop leaking sooner then."
>Also, assuming Patchy isn't too busy, show her the alchemical recipe.
>Ask her about the lost soul, in particularly if she knows about anyone who might be missing one.
You show Patchy the recipe. She pauses for a moment, then lights the recipe on fire. "Backermin. Distasteful man, if brilliant. Mankind ill needs his learnings. Its only a god send he isn't from here. ...Oh, you probably paid for that. I'll send some credits to reimburse you on a wasted purchase."
...you're surprised. You didn't know Patchy was picky.
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> "So how're things coming along?"
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> "Ummmm, may I ask what the recipe was for and such?"
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> Make a note to visit Flandre again.
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> "So how're things coming along?"
"Slowly. For being made of curse material, it is suprisingly difficult to detect or break down."
> "Ummmm, may I ask what the recipe was for and such?"
"...I'd suppose it was for the man's more likable pursuits, therefore probably a formula to mess with an Item's properties."
> Make a note to visit Flandre again.
You put it on the to do list. Assuming shes awake.
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> "I see. Well I'd better get back to the shrine. I'll probably drop by again later."
> Bid Hina and Patchouli farewell.
> Check on Flandre.
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> "I see. Well I'd better get back to the shrine. I'll probably drop by again later."
> Bid Hina and Patchouli farewell.
> Check on Flandre.
> "Actually, before I leave, could I visit Flandre?"
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> "I see. Well I'd better get back to the shrine. I'll probably drop by again later."
> Bid Hina and Patchouli farewell.
> Check on Flandre.
> "Actually, before I leave, could I visit Flandre?"
The two nod to you, while Demon shows up to give you feedback about Flandre. "It appears she has lapsed into sleep again. I think she might have been trying to stem her energy use a bit more today..."
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> "Ah, in that case, I think I'll be heading for the Hakurei Shrine gain. Don't want to disturb her sleep...or get incinerated by the sheer power she's radiating."
EDIT: "Oh, wait, where's Yuuka?"
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> Bid Hina and Patchouli farewell.
> Head for the Hakurei Shrine.
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> "Ah, in that case, I think I'll be heading for the Hakurei Shrine gain. Don't want to disturb her sleep...or get incinerated by the sheer power she's radiating."
EDIT: "Oh, wait, where's Yuuka?"
Patchy and Hina nod. "Would be wise. The sunflower is over by a window, don't mind her. ...I think turning into a sunflower had some kind of effect on her..."
> Bid Hina and Patchouli farewell.
> Head for the Hakurei Shrine.
You head to the Hakurei Shrine again.
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> Is the barrier around the village down already?
> Check up on how the shrine repairs are going.
> Take a look at DONGS's state of being.
EDIT: (Alright, who was a big enough douche to change 'DONGS' to 'dongs'?)
(Why can't I change DONGS?! Alright, alternative way out: 'green haired shrine maiden turned Goddess')
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>Quests.
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> Is the barrier around the village down already?
> Check up on how the shrine repairs are going.
> Take a look at Sanae's state of being.
EDIT: (Alright, who was a big enough douche to change 'Sanae' to 'dongs'?)
(Why can't I change Sanae?! Alright, alternative way out: 'green haired shrine maiden turned Goddess')
Not yet. You suppose Keine and Akyu may be waiting on you.
You actually find it fixed up already. You guess Sanae may have used a miracle or two.
You can't find her though. You think this may be a snack cake related incident.
(As for the filter. Edible is finding it amusing to replace every instance of Sanae with 'DONGZ'. It'll be fixed eventually. The original text isn't changed, so it'll go back to normal after the filter is punched in the gut.)
>Quests.
>Your current Quests are:
>A Shiny New Miko
You think the Hakurei Shrine could use a new shrine maiden. You've got AOKAMI TASEKAWA set to be the next shrine maiden. Its just a matter of her coming up.
>The Oni Blues
Suika is in a bit of a funk, Yuugi wants you to help her out of it. You talked to her about fixing what SHE messed up. She seems to at least be drinking and partying the hell out.
>Pit to Negative Infinity
The vertical tunnel Parsee used to guard has gone oddly endless. You're not sure why this is... You've learned something absolutely fucking frightening is down there.
>Axe Crazy Marisa
Marisa is currently very very mad with you. In fact, She wants you dead. You probably should fix this. You think this may have something to do with the fact you killed Reimu.
>A Faithful Friend
You owe Sanae a lot right now, you need to get her some faith. Shes now at the Hakurei Shrine. Reimu is probably rolling in her grave, but Sanae has some faith to breath on.
>Keine is a Bitch
Just throwing that out there.
>Green Parasites don't taste too good
There are some very odd curses flying around here. You've got one captured, and are having Patchy and Hina look into it.
>Everybody loves Flan
You've promised to find an umbrella or something related so Flandre can head out with you.
>Potted Yuka
Yuka is a sunflower. This is kind of dentrimental to your plans. You're having Patchouli take a look at her.
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>If they're waiting on us, lets go tell them its fine now
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>Ponder on the quests, and realize the only one we can really do right now on our own is deal with Marisa or do more umbrella hunting.
>Try not to have too much nervous sweat in response to this.
>Hustle on to find Keine and Akyu.
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>A Faithful Friend
You owe DONGS a lot right now, you need to get her some faith. Shes now at the Hakurei Shrine. Reimu is probably rolling in her grave, but DONGS has some faith to breath on.
Hopefully all those rumors of Reimu being a zombie aren't true...
Though Chen can defiantly expect a firm kick in the gut from Reimu once Chen passes on herself and meets up with her again...
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Hopefully all those rumors of Reimu being a zombie aren't true...
Though Chen can defiantly expect a firm kick in the gut from Reimu once Chen passes on herself and meets up with her again...
Well we DID kill her.
...and yes, that would really suck.
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> Where'd this whole "DONGS" thing come in?
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> Head to Human Village, try to find if you can purchase an umbrella. If Human Village doesn't have one for sale, maybe Kourindo/Rinnosukes Shop might have one. If an umbrella is found that can be bought for a feasible amount of money, purchase it and give it to Flan at the SDM, or leave it with Patchy to give to Flan.
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> Where'd this whole "DONGS" thing come in?
Edible apparently thought it was funny to mess with the word filter, and adjusted the filter so that every instance you try to spell 'S a n a e' (without spaces) you'll get 'DONGS'. Not sure if there is any background behind it besides it being for Edible's lulz.
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So Edible finds it amusing that Sanae is now DONGS? Well, I can't say that I disagree, as it is kinda funny, and it only gets funnier every time I see it.
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Let me try here: Sanae
Holy shit. Waddya know.
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>If they're waiting on us, lets go tell them its fine now
You head to the village to tell Keine and Akyu about your sucesses.
>Ponder on the quests, and realize the only one we can really do right now on our own is deal with Marisa or do more umbrella hunting.
>Try not to have too much nervous sweat in response to this.
>Hustle on to find Keine and Akyu.
...you hustle on hurriedly. After all, she knows you're alive now, doesn't she?
> Head to Human Village, try to find if you can purchase an umbrella. If Human Village doesn't have one for sale, maybe Kourindo/Rinnosukes Shop might have one. If an umbrella is found that can be bought for a feasible amount of money, purchase it and give it to Flan at the SDM, or leave it with Patchy to give to Flan.
Last you checked, Kourindou hasn't had one. You don't imagine the village has the kind you're looking for, anyway. You'd need a really good umbrella for Flan, one without holes that could stop anything.
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>Ponder if Kogasa may be of assistance, and where she might be.
>Assess how things are going with the scholar and her pet heifer.
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>Ponder if Kogasa may be of assistance, and where she might be.
>Assess how things are going with the scholar and her pet heifer.
Kogasa may know a thing or two about Umbrellas. She might keep a stash of them like another crazy bitch used to.
Akyu and Keine seem to be only answering a few questions that some townies and farmers have. Otherwise, you think they're about good.
Once doing this, you probably won't be able to take it back.
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>It's gotta come down sometime. Just be ready for complications.
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> Also, find a clear path to use as an escape route incase the villagers come charging at Chen with torches and pitchforks....
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>Also consider ways to move villagers around in case something decides to attack once the barrier's down.
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> Get into Human-protection mode.
> Tell Keine and Akyu everyone has been informed.
> Ponder if something like a hooded coat could replace the umbrella for Flandre.
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>It's gotta come down sometime. Just be ready for complications.
You think you're ready for them. Think.
> Also, find a clear path to use as an escape route incase the villagers come charging at Chen with torches and pitchforks....
Well, they can't fly anymore...
>Also consider ways to move villagers around in case something decides to attack once the barrier's down.
This would be tougher. You should probably try to attack first and drive off the army.
> Get into Human-protection mode.
> Tell Keine and Akyu everyone has been informed.
> Ponder if something like a hooded coat could replace the umbrella for Flandre.
You're about as ready to spam familiars and ride as ever.
You inform the two. "Then... I suppose we'll take down the barrier now."
Keine closes her eyes, you suspect shes taking down the barrier slowly.
You're fairly sure it might work, but it'd have to be pretty long and thick, and even then have a few spells cast.
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>Try not to interfere.
>Ponder how the Aki Sisters are doing.
>Keep wary after that ponderance.
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>Try not to interfere.
>Ponder how the Aki Sisters are doing.
>Keep wary after that ponderance.
The thought of poking her in deep concentration is outright ENTICING though...
You notice the Aki sister out in the farm area. You suppose they're on guard as well.
You keep wary. The barrier falls.
For the first time, you believe a breeze flows through the town, carrying fresh air. Everything is silent.
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>Look around to see if anything seems to be coming towards the village.
>Where is Aokami?
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> Under your breathe, say "Now the fun part begins." "Fun part" of course being said sarcasticly.
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>Look around to see if anything seems to be coming towards the village.
>Where is Aokami?
...Nope. Nothing. You guess it was a bit presumptious they'd know exactly where you are and attack the moment the shield went down.
Aokami is with Keine and Akyu, right near you.
> Under your breathe, say "Now the fun part begins." "Fun part" of course being said sarcasticly.
You do that. Now you have to deal with Keine for the ride to the shrine...
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>Fuck that noise.
>"Hey Keine, why don't you let me and Akyu escort Aokami, while you stay here and keep an eye on things, to make sure nothing happens while we're gone?"
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> Lead Aokami, Keine and Akyu to the Shrine, and tell them that we should not dawdle. If Akyu or Keine isn't coming along, then lead whoever IS coming along to the Shrine.
> Pray to any god or goddess that Axe Crazy Marisa doesn't show up and go... well... Axe Crazy... on Chen that is...
Is it Day on Night in this? I keep getting a mental image that it's Night-time and I don't know why...
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>Fuck that noise.
>"Hey Keine, why don't you let me and Akyu escort Aokami, while you stay here and keep an eye on things, to make sure nothing happens while we're gone?"
"Eh? Didn't you want me to talk to Mokou, though?"
> Lead Aokami, Keine and Akyu to the Shrine, and tell them that we should not dawdle. If Akyu or Keine isn't coming along, then lead whoever IS coming along to the Shrine.
> Pray to any god or goddess that Axe Crazy Marisa doesn't show up and go... well... Axe Crazy... on Chen that is...
Is it Day on Night in this? I keep getting a mental image that it's Night-time and I don't know why...
You summon THE ROC. You figure it'd be better to fly. And if you have passengers, Marisa is less likely to strike.
> Its is perpetually late afternoon at the moment. This is due to the constraints of a day.
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>"That was before the barrier went down. She was out getting food, anyways."
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>"That was before the barrier went down. She was out getting food, anyways."
Keine nods. You don't think she really minds, given the awkward meeting that would probably be.
You head off on THE ROC, Akyu and Aokami on board. You arrive at the Hakurei Shrine.
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> Introduce Aokami to that turtle... Genji or w/e and if possible, Sanae. Also, before even doing that, welcome her to the Hakurei Shrine.
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> Introduce Aokami to that turtle... Genji or w/e and if possible, Sanae. Also, before even doing that, welcome her to the Hakurei Shrine.
You welcome Aokami to the Hakurei shrine. She seems a bit mystified, not that you can blame her. Fixed up, the shrine is a pretty nice building. Throwing a few spires of waterfalls and ponds behind it, and you've got a pretty nice ambiance.
Akyu seems to have noticed that new addition, and looks a bit surprised.
Genji comes up, and nods to all three of you. "This one is the new Shrine Maiden, then?"
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>"Why don't we get Aokami some Shrine Maiden clothes? Is Reimu's old clothes
from PC-98 still here?"
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>Nod to Genjii. "Yep, this is Aokami. Aokami, this is Genjii. He'll be showing you the ropes and stuff."
>Encouraging smile!
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> "Genji helped Reimu out when she was just begining, so with his help, I think you'll do just fine :)"
> "Myself and Keine and a few others will also try to helo you as much as we can Aokami, so if you have any questions or any comments of anything, just ask, we will do what we can to help :)."
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>"Why don't we get Aokami some Shrine Maiden clothes? Is Reimu's old clothes from PC-98 still here?"
You mention it, since it only seems proper. Genji chuckles. "The training clothes are in the back somewhere."
>Nod to Genjii. "Yep, this is Aokami. Aokami, this is Genjii. He'll be showing you the ropes and stuff."
>Encouraging smile!
Aokami greets Genji in a respectful manner. Genji nods. "She has good manners. She will probably be easier to teach than the last."
You give your best encouraging smile!
> "Genji helped Reimu out when she was just begining, so with his help, I think you'll do just fine :)"
> "Myself and Keine and a few others will also try to helo you as much as we can Aokami, so if you have any questions or any comments of anything, just ask, we will do what we can to help :)."
You make sure to inform her of who'll be able to help her, Aokami nods and thanks everyone all over again.
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> "Ah."
> "I forgot to tell Tewi about the shrine maiden..."
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> Well, let's hop to it and tell her! Aokami is safe at Genji's now. Akyu can also keep a look if she wants to.
> "Well Aokami, be a good girl and listen very well at what Ol' Genji has to say. I'll be back soon enough. Some of my friends might come over to look out for you too. One of them is hard to miss. Her name is Wriggle. She has green hair, antenea on her head, wears a black business suit and she looks like a guy. Don't tell that last part though. She's rather sensitive about that."
> Give her another rub over the head, and wave her good bye while you fly with Roc to the Bamboo Forest.
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> "Every one of my friends that might come over to help is nice, so no need to worry, even if some are Youkai."
What sort of personality is Aokami? I keep picturing a very shy little girl who scares easily. IDK why...
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> "Ah."
> "I forgot to tell Tewi about the shrine maiden..."
...If theres one person you're worried about mucking around, its her.
> Well, let's hop to it and tell her! Aokami is safe at Genji's now. Akyu can also keep a look if she wants to.
> "Well Aokami, be a good girl and listen very well at what Ol' Genji has to say. I'll be back soon enough. Some of my friends might come over to look out for you too. One of them is hard to miss. Her name is Wriggle. She has green hair, antenea on her head, wears a black business suit and she looks like a guy. Don't tell that last part though. She's rather sensitive about that."
> Give her another rub over the head, and wave her good bye while you fly with Roc to the Bamboo Forest.
> "Every one of my friends that might come over to help is nice, so no need to worry, even if some are Youkai."
What sort of personality is Aokami? I keep picturing a very shy little girl who scares easily. IDK why...
Aokami nods, as you get back on THE ROC. Genji assures you he'll take care of her.
You head off to the Bamboo forest.
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> Remember to ask Reisen where she has been the whole time and what not.
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> Fast foward to arrival at the Inaba Imperium.
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> Remember to ask Reisen where she has been the whole time and what not.
If you see her, you'll have to ask.
> Fast foward to arrival at the Inaba Imperium.
Unfortunately, you don't. The bunnies are all as before. Except a few moved traps. Tewi is still on her throne.
Man, you need to stir up a revolution.
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> "Hey Tewi. I just came along to tell you we found a new Shrine Maiden, so the barrier should start fixing up soon. She's still young, only seven years old, so we should all give her all the support she needs. She's starting off better than Reimu was, thankfully. Sanae's also the Hakurei Goddess now, in case your wondering. But Tewi, please be gentle with the new miko. No tricks..."
> "Say, I heard Reisen's still around. Where is she hiding out now?"
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> "Hey Tewi. I just came along to tell you we found a new Shrine Maiden, so the barrier should start fixing up soon. She's still young, only seven years old, so we should all give her all the support she needs. She's starting off better than Reimu was, thankfully. Sanae's also the Hakurei Goddess now, in case your wondering. But Tewi, please be gentle with the new miko. No tricks..."
> "Say, I heard Reisen's still around. Where is she hiding out now?"
You toss Tewi an update. She grins. "Oh ho ho? I'll be sure to be...gentle with her." You throw in Sanae as a threat. She drops the grin. You don't think she'll mess with Sanae's new charge any time soon, given shes now a goddess. In fact, you remember Tewi tried to avoid messing with the Moriya Shrine in the past. You wonder if there is a reason, beyond just fear.
You pop a question about Reisen. "Out, About, Maybe even nine feet under!"
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>Droop ears. "So you don't actually know?"
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> "Is that a joke of some kind, or do you mean shes dead?"
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>Droop ears. "So you don't actually know?"
> "Is that a joke of some kind, or do you mean shes dead?"
Tewi does a trademarked Tewi laugh. "Maybe, Maybe not!" You don't think you're getting a straight answer.
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> Tewi's Chesshire Cat act is starting to annoy me....
> "Has anything of interest happened around here?"
> If not, just say a quick good bye and check up on the fairies (they are the only ones who don't know the news yet). Maybe we can say hi to Seperation too.
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> "Tewi, I love a good joke and all, but you have me thinking that Reisen could be dead. I do not find that funny in the slightest, so if she is here and alive then please tell me. On the note of good jokes, do you have any? Verbal ones preferably.
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> Tewi's Chesshire Cat act is starting to annoy me....
> "Has anything of interest happened around here?"
> If not, just say a quick good bye and check up on the fairies (they are the only ones who don't know the news yet). Maybe we can say hi to Seperation too.
"Ah. Not really, no."
> "Tewi, I love a good joke and all, but you have me thinking that Reisen could be dead. I do not find that funny in the slightest, so if she is here and alive then please tell me. On the note of good jokes, do you have any? Verbal ones preferably.
"Well, there is one involving a priest, a rabbi, and a tasmanian devil."
You decide to book it to the fairies, instead of listening to her continue.
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>We learned in our trip across the Sanzu River that Reisen is alive, didn't we? I don't remember if it was from asking or from the mirror, but I'm pretty sure we got a confirm she's okay.
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>We learned in our trip across the Sanzu River that Reisen is alive, didn't we? I don't remember if it was from asking or from the mirror, but I'm pretty sure we got a confirm she's okay.
Oh yeah I forgot that, but I asked in order to try and get a straight answer from Tewi. She was pulling the Chessire Cat routine, and I hate that routine, way to round-about and annoying for those who have to deal with it.
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>We learned in our trip across the Sanzu River that Reisen is alive, didn't we? I don't remember if it was from asking or from the mirror, but I'm pretty sure we got a confirm she's okay.
You're fairly sure a bootmark on her butt would've confirmed it pretty well. You didn't check, but you're sure its probably there.
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>We'll find out later.
>Go find Daiyousei, tell her the news.
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>We'll find out later.
>Go find Daiyousei, tell her the news.
You get a fairy to call Daiyousei over, and tell her the news.
Including how the lake isn't actually polluted. She face palms. "I do suppose none of us checked... This is great news though, if things go back to normal..."
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>"I dunno if they'll ever be normal again. But, I think they'll be alright. Um, try to make sure the faeries don't cause too many problems?"
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>"I dunno if they'll ever be normal again. But, I think they'll be alright. Um, try to make sure the faeries don't cause too many problems?"
Daiyousei nods. "Of course. We can't afford to get wrapped up right now, everyone would bare in on us. We're lucky enough the lake is relatively isolated, bar the underground paths, and that the Bird youkai and Tengu don't wish us harm."
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>Have we met with the bird youkai?
>If not, ask about them, for future visitings.
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>Have we met with the bird youkai?
>If not, ask about them, for future visitings.
You haven't, despite recently meeting with Mystia again. You ask Daiyousei about them. She has to frown a bit.
"Well... The Bird Youkai aren't exactly hostile, but mostly because they're not organized. They simply are concentrated and have a claim to their forest. By nature, all Bird Youkai are pretty different.
As far as strength goes, their power comes in skill, unlike the bug youkai. They're an entire race of youkai that retained the ability to fly. Its difficult to properly counterattack if you can't fly. Individually, since they broke off from the Tengu, I'd say they're a fairly weak group. Only several handfulls are worth more than an average youkai, and distinctively, there are only 5 that have any true power to their name."
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>"Huh. Who are those five?"
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>"Huh. Who are those five?"
Daiyousei coughs. "I don't know much about them, but they're a wise OWL YOUKAI, generally considered the counsel for most bird youkai, and the most influential Bird Youkai in the area, a VULTURE YOUKAI, who runs a tough band of pillagers in the area, A NIGHTINGALE YOUKAI who acts in opposition to the Vulture Youkai's group with their own, A HUMMING BIRD YOUKAI who has bested almost every Bird Youkai at least once, and a RAVEN YOUKAI who simply seems to hold everyone fearful.
Its disputed if they're really the outright strongest, but they're certainly the ones most capable of stirring the bird youkai up and into trouble. The last two probably couldn't gather much of an army, but they're frightful in their own rights."
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>Silently declare that THE ROC can take 'em all to school. And then there's Dan for detention >=[
>"I'll probably need to look into that, then. Especially the virtues. Hmm, do you know where Mystia lives?"
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>Silently declare that THE ROC can take 'em all to school. And then there's Dan for detention >=[
>"I'll probably need to look into that, then. Especially the virtues. Hmm, do you know where Mystia lives?"
You figure THE ROC could take them all head to head, of course. Something tells you they won't exactly play fair though...
Then again, you have a dragon, so who gives a crap about fairness.
Daiyousei nods. "Of course. Mystia has her shop set up by the Tengu Mountain, so the Tengu sometimes take lunch breaks there. Shes made quite a killing, these days. I think the new menu may be part of the change."
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>"Okay, I'll go talk with her. It'd be nice if I could assure people that the birds won't be a problem, either."
>Presuming Daiyousei has nothing to add, head toward Youkai mountain, and look for stand from the air.
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>"Okay, I'll go talk with her. It'd be nice if I could assure people that the birds won't be a problem, either."
>Presuming Daiyousei has nothing to add, head toward Youkai mountain, and look for stand from the air.
You head off towards the Youkai mountain, and begin circling for the stand.
Instead, you find a building with her old sign attached to it. You guess she needed some more space. It still looks rather run down, so you can't imagine it happens to be a luxury restaurant or something.
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>Land!
>Look the place over from the ground!
>Enter!
>Beware of gunslingers or tack pianos upon entry!
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>Land!
>Look the place over from the ground!
>Enter!
>Beware of gunslingers or tack pianos upon entry!
You land, and look the place over from the ground. On second place, its not too bad. Looks old, but fairly sturdy. You guess Mystia just doesn't feel like renovating the place.
You enter. The only shot that is taken at you appears to be a photoshot. The place is mostly empty, except for a spare Bird Youkai or two, and AYA SHAMEIMARU. The latter of which just took your photo.
Mystia is behind the counter, she gives you a wave upon your entrance.
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>Double finger point at Aya.
>Approach counter.
>Try to assess bird Youkai on the way, mostly to see what the chances are they might squeal on us before we're ready to act.
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>Double finger point at Aya.
>Approach counter.
>Try to assess bird Youkai on the way, mostly to see what the chances are they might squeal on us before we're ready to act.
You point at Aya. Twice. She blinks.
You approach the counter as well.
You're sure most of them aren't paying attention.
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>"How've things been, Mystia?"
>Order some milk if it seems available. It's been for ages since milk has been an option, and a kitty has needs.
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>Order some milk if it seems available. It's been for ages since milk has been an option, and a kitty has needs.
>How will we pay though?
>Ask about currencies used before ordering. :V
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>NEEDS BEFORE CURRENCY DAMBIT.
>Yeah that's probably a good idea.
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>"How've things been, Mystia?"
>Order some milk if it seems available. It's been for ages since milk has been an option, and a kitty has needs.
>How will we pay though?
>Ask about currencies used before ordering. :V
>NEEDS BEFORE CURRENCY DAMBIT.
>Yeah that's probably a good idea.
You greet Mystia. "Well, overall pretty good lately. A few unwelcome visitors now and then, but it comes with running a restaurant. Doing pretty well, overall."
You ask what she takes. "Mostly running on the barter system these days, even if the kingdoms try to enforce currencies. Have one on the house though, as an apology for the whole trial thing."
Mystia pours you a glass of milk, as if she already knew your order.
Then again, you ARE fairly predictable in this regard.
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> Take a sip and sigh happily.
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>SWEET NECTAR OF THE GODS DRINK IT UP.
>After savoring a bit, take a tone that won't travel too well. Don't need people who aren't us spreading rumors. "The human town's dropped it's barrier, and they started training a new shrine maiden. She's really young, and starting from the beginning. But, I think she'll do okay. Thing is, I'm kinda worried some of the higher up birds might decide to cause problems. You think that might be an problem?"
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> Take a sip and sigh happily.
You sip in sheer bliss. Delicious.
>SWEET NECTAR OF THE GODS DRINK IT UP.
>After savoring a bit, take a tone that won't travel too well. Don't need people who aren't us spreading rumors. "The human town's dropped it's barrier, and they started training a new shrine maiden. She's really young, and starting from the beginning. But, I think she'll do okay. Thing is, I'm kinda worried some of the higher up birds might decide to cause problems. You think that might be an problem?"
It takes a lot of willpower to not down the whole thing, but you manage to savor it a bit.
You drop to a whisper and explain. Mystia nods sagely. "While I'm sure Mrs. Owl will see the benefits of the situations, and the Songbird Squad only seem to have good intentions... The Vultures will probably be trouble. They've tried stupider raids, Wriggle kicked them out right nicely when they tried to take the Forest of Magic back. The worst The Banban would do is try and challenge a few humans, shes mostly harmless. ...That raven, even I can't read.
The vultures are pretty weak though. The only issue would be if they actually thought and used their numbers- Even all at once, I've a feeling Keine would just crash straight through them. Really, they're kind of a joke. The Songbird Squad is usually shown in comparison though, and nice as they are, they don't have the numbers to make a good stance against them."
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> Wait, Raven?
> "Who exactly is this, raven?"
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> Wait, Raven?
> "Who exactly is this, raven?"
Mystia nods. "That is exactly it. NO ONE properly knows who she is. Shes come by for a meal or two when she says shes busy, but she sets in a booth by her own and no one dares talk to her. Not even me."
Aya pumps her camera into the air. "Which is exactly why I'm going to interview her!" This elicts a sigh from Mystia. "I told you, you shouldn't.".
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>Durned Tengu hearing.
>"Is she very dangerous? I assume she's got some influence or power if she's gotten that infamous."
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Oh God Raphael the Raven.
> "She sounds like she could be hiding something..."
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>Durned Tengu hearing.
>"Is she very dangerous? I assume she's got some influence or power if she's gotten that infamous."
Mystia shrugs. "Once again, that is mostly it. She frightens everyone, but no one actually KNOWS how strong she is. It doesn't help getting to her place is fairly hazardous with a few traps she picked up from a magician youkai.
The best quoted incident is the fact The Banban still hasn't gone after her. Some suppose she outright failed to reach the house. You can't find her hunting, as well. Not even Mrs. Owl has seen her out hunting. Either she doesn't, which in itself suggests she has something or someone doing it, or she is just that good at eluding people."
Oh God Raphael the Raven.
> "She sounds like she could be hiding something..."
"Very easily. She is pretty suspicious."
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>"Nobody's been able to fly to her house?"
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>"Nobody's been able to fly to her house?"
Mystia nods. "Even us. Birds or not, we still use a bit of magic to fly. Around her house... There is... Well. A zone with absolutely no magic in it, Chen. Nothing. It's effectively -dead-. Not to mention a lot of her traps seem to not need magic to run..."
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Mystia nods. "Even us. Birds or not, we still use a bit of magic to fly. Around her house... There is... Well. A zone with absolutely no magic in it, Chen. Nothing. It's effectively -dead-. Not to mention a lot of her traps seem to not need magic to run..."
>"People come back, right? The traps get them, but they come back, don't they?"
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>"People come back, right? The traps get them, but they come back, don't they?"
"Most. I imagine it gets serious -past- the dead zone. No one wants to see what its like serious, however."
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> "Do we at least have a description?"
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>"...There's no chance she's going to show up today, is there?"
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> "Do we at least have a description?"
"Not really. She tends to wear a heavy cloak everywhere. Which in itself, is a bit of a tell, I suppose."
>"...There's no chance she's going to show up today, is there?"
"Low, really."
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>Ponder if the Length Band would make a good trap-poking stick.
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> Do the contracts we have need magic to stay outside?
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>Ponder if the Length Band would make a good trap-poking stick.
Unfortunately, the whole rubber band aspect tends to ruin that idea...
> Do the contracts we have need magic to stay outside?
You'd imagine. Familiars are very close to actual magic. Unless one 'ascends' of sorts to a Youkai, their body might end up degrading around them without any magic.
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>"She's a really huge unknown, then. That bothers me. But she hasn't actually hurt anyone, right? Well, that we know of?"
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>"She's a really huge unknown, then. That bothers me. But she hasn't actually hurt anyone, right? Well, that we know of?"
"No one to care about, really. Probably roughed up the Vultures a bit, and they're just too cowardly to admit it, but yeah."
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>"I guess I don't have to bother her, then, if she's just trying to keep to herself."
>Glance to Aya. What's she doing?
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>"I guess I don't have to bother her, then, if she's just trying to keep to herself."
>Glance to Aya. What's she doing?
Mystia nods. "Most likely, if she causes an incident, that'll be something to worry about then.
You glance at Aya. She appears to have a half-eaten meal in front of her, but shes also fiddling with her camera joyously. It doesn't look like its been touched in ages. Didn't Suika mention something about that?
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> Thank Mystia for the milk.
> Tell her about the new shrine maiden.
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>Frown, try to get Aya's attention and motion for her to join us.
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> Tell Aya not to hassle the newbie.
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> Tell Aya not to hassle the newbie.
>More to the point, ask, "Why are you going to bother that poor raven, if she just wants to be left alone?"
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>More to the point, ask, "Why are you going to bother that poor raven, if she just wants to be left alone?"
>I think Kasu meant Aokami. Still, tell her not to hassle both of them.
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> Thank Mystia for the milk.
> Tell her about the new shrine maiden.
You thank Mystia. You already let her know about the shrine maiden, though.
>Frown, try to get Aya's attention and motion for her to join us.
You manage to drag Aya over here.
> Tell Aya not to hassle the newbie.
>More to the point, ask, "Why are you going to bother that poor raven, if she just wants to be left alone?"
>I think Kasu meant Aokami. Still, tell her not to hassle both of them.
Aya blinks. "What? Oh. Its just an interview, I've managed to have everyone take one before. I don't see what the harm of it is. ...as for that new shrine maiden, I may have to stop by the Hakurei Shrine later..."
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Mystia nods. "Even us. Birds or not, we still use a bit of magic to fly. Around her house... There is... Well. A zone with absolutely no magic in it, Chen. Nothing. It's effectively -dead-. Not to mention a lot of her traps seem to not need magic to run..."
WORLD 5-8, RAPHAEL'S SKY CASTLE! WATCH OUT FOR THOSE SEAGULLS! FACE HER ON THE MOON AND UPPERCUT HER WITH WOODEN POLES! DODGE THOSE SPARK ORBS!
> (To Aya:) "I just want to warn you that the Maiden's still a kid. Don't ask her too many questions, alright? It might put too much pressure on her."
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>"And be sure you get her to explicitly say yes to everything you intend to do, while Genjii is there. She's only seven, and while she seems kinda mature for it, that's still seven. And if you make her cry, Suika will probably bury you in the sand."
>"As for the raven, what are your plans? I mean, with traps and stuff?"
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> (To Aya:) "I just want to warn you that the Maiden's still a kid. Don't ask her too many questions, alright? It might put too much pressure on her."
"Of course, Of course!"
>"And be sure you get her to explicitly say yes to everything you intend to do, while Genjii is there. She's only seven, and while she seems kinda mature for it, that's still seven. And if you make her cry, Suika will probably bury you in the sand."
>"As for the raven, what are your plans? I mean, with traps and stuff?"
Aya blinks. "The turtle? Thats a good idea! I should do a double interview. Don't think I got him before...
As for the Raven. Its simple- How do you think SHE gets through?"
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>"Um, she knows where all the traps are and gets around them?"
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>"Um, she knows where all the traps are and gets around them?"
"From that, we can assume two things. One, there is a safe path. Two, that it is capable of being memorized. So, I need to find the safe path."
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>"How're you going to do that?"
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> "I don't think your body is sturdy enough to survive a 'trial-and-error' run through that place, nor can you regenerate. And good luck getting the info out of
Raphael the Raven. She hardly talks apparently."
> "And what's to say a turtle youkai doesn't swoop in and turns the Raven giant?"
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>"How're you going to do that?"
> "I don't think your body is sturdy enough to survive a 'trial-and-error' run through that place, nor can you regenerate. And good luck getting the info out of Raphael the Raven. She hardly talks apparently."
> "And what's to say a turtle youkai doesn't swoop in and turns the Raven giant?"
"Perceptive reasoning! And maybe a few heavy objects to throw to test my path."
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>"Maybe you better get a good long stick, too."
>Pondering following, to help keep her safe. And also curiosity satiation...
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> Are ravens attracted to shiny things as well? Or is that just crows?
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>"Maybe you better get a good long stick, too."
>Pondering following, to help keep her safe. And also curiosity satiation...
"Ooo! Good Idea..."
You ponder the idea. ...Say, isn't there something odd about this situation?
> Are ravens attracted to shiny things as well? Or is that just crows?
You know they're both black birds! ...that's about it, really.
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>"Still, you ought to leave that poor woman alone, if she's just not wanting to be disturbed."
>Try not to admit a interested in where she got a magic killer from.
>Sip milk.
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>"Still, you ought to leave that poor woman alone, if she's just not wanting to be disturbed."
>Try not to admit a interested in where she got a magic killer from.
>Sip milk.
"Pah! I've got interviews alone, the will of the shy is not enough to stop me!
You find it hard to not- especially so concentrated and in such a large radius. Complete Anti-Magic is difficult alone...
You sip your milk.
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>Frown. "I guess I'll come with you, then. I'm sorta curious what it's like there. And you'll probably need someone to spring you from the traps anyways."
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>Frown. "I guess I'll come with you, then. I'm sorta curious what it's like there. And you'll probably need someone to spring you from the traps anyways."
Aya pumps her fist. "Very well! Then we shall discover the truth!".
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Aya pumps her fist. "Very well! Then we shall discover the truth!".
>"And we're going to be really nice and respect her privacy or...or...I'll have a dragon sit on you!"
>Yeah.
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>"And we're going to be really nice and respect her privacy or...or...I'll have a dragon sit on you!"
>Yeah.
Aya blinks. "Right, right... Yeesh, You've gotten creative with your threats. Lemme finish my meal and get this thing running. Bloody guards can't take care of a single camera well..."
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>Bitch we'll do it.
>"What's wrong with your camera?"
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>Bitch we'll do it.
>"What's wrong with your camera?"
"Nottt entirely sure. The flash is still working fine, as you saw, but the pictures aren't going through... Normally there is this long 'whirrrr' kind of sound as it processes the picture..."
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> "...Are you sure the film isn't just full? You can only take so many photo's with one film. You have to replace the film every so often. Or did it run on magic? Can't the kappa's figure it out?"
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> "...Are you sure the film isn't just full? You can only take so many photo's with one film. You have to replace the film every so often. Or did it run on magic? Can't the kappa's figure it out?"
You use your limited knowledge to come up with a solution, Aya face palms. "Ayayayaya! I forgot, they took the film! Man... How am I going to get more..."
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> Facepalm.
> "Are you on leave from the army or something?"
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> Facepalm.
> "Are you on leave from the army or something?"
Aya scratches the back of her head. "Kkkkinnndda..."
Mystia chimes in. "No. She ran away after that trial, took her camera with her."
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> "Maybe you should head over to Kourindou. They've got to have a film lying around there."
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>"Oh."
>"Well, I don't blame you. It's kinda oppressive in there."
>"You shouldn't need any pictures, right? Everyone who comes around her sees her. Maybe you could make a sketch if she's alright with it?"
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> "Either way, if you take pictures and what not, its not exactly like you can do anything with them if the Tengu are gonna hunt you down for desertion."
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> "Maybe you should head over to Kourindou. They've got to have a film lying around there."
"It is possible. Should make it my next stop."
>"Oh."
>"Well, I don't blame you. It's kinda oppressive in there."
>"You shouldn't need any pictures, right? Everyone who comes around her sees her. Maybe you could make a sketch if she's alright with it?"
Aya nods. "Yeah. Couldn't even let me continue the Bunbunmaru... And of course not! What about her house? Or if she removes her hood? And I can't really draw well so..."
> "Either way, if you take pictures and what not, its not exactly like you can do anything with them if the Tengu are gonna hunt you down for desertion."
"...i'll deal with that after the paper gets out."
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> "You're really one of those 'act now, think later' persons, aren't you?"
> "You could just right down her most prominent features and ask someone else to draw her for you. I heard Akyu was good at drawing."
> "Fine, I'll watch your back, but you're going to handle the Tengu yourself, alright?"
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> "You're really one of those 'act now, think later' persons, aren't you?"
> "You could just right down her most prominent features and ask someone else to draw her for you. I heard Akyu was good at drawing."
> "Fine, I'll watch your back, but you're going to handle the Tengu yourself, alright?"
"'Course! You're not the one they want back, after all. And I suppose that is possible, but I'd rather not throw her in the situation of listening to a crazy art perfectionist. The last time I had someone draw for the Bunbunmaru, it took a few months to get the article out."
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>"Okay, fine, yeesh. We'll see if Kourindou has some film."
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>"Okay, fine, yeesh. We'll see if Kourindou has some film."
"Excellent. Trust me, the finished product will be worth the wait!"
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> Head with Aya to Kourindou. We can check up on new stock ourselves too.
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> Head with Aya to Kourindou. We can check up on new stock ourselves too.
You and Aya head off for Kourindou, after Aya pays Mystia off. Tokiko welcomes you both in.
Aya blinks. "Well, I didn't realize Kourin hired help now. He isn't in, then?"
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>"He's been gone all day, as far as I know."
>Have a look at the stock.
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>Check credits, Shiki and Patchy gave us some credits, didn't they?
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>"He's been gone all day, as far as I know."
>Have a look at the stock.
"Ah, Figures. Always did try to find that spot he hid himself in when the shop closed up..."
Kourindou currently has in Stock:
>Fancy Dress
>Large Steak
>The Impossible Cookalizer
>Labyrinth Pack
>Deck of Tricks
>Flaw
>Green Star
>Penguin Puppet
>Hero's Cloak
>Camera Film of the Convenient Variety
>Cybele Gem
>Red Chalice
>Phoenix Gem
>Familiar Combinae
>Check credits, Shiki and Patchy gave us some credits, didn't they?
You have 14 more credits waiting for you, bringing you up to 15 Credits. You assume this is from Patchy and The Yama reimbursing you.
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>Examine Cybele Gem, Red Chalice, Phoenix Gem, Familiar Combinae
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>Examine Cybele Gem, Red Chalice, Phoenix Gem, Familiar Combinae
>Cybele Gem
A gem approximately the size and shape of a human eye, it is an amethyst with a hollow square inside. You don't imagine it was naturally made. There is a strong enchantment left inside of the gem.
>Red Chalice
A chalice that will fulfill the wish at the cost of a life. The question is rather simply, what wish it is.
>Phoenix Gem
A gem that unfortunately does not house a phoenix. It contains an enchantment to burst into a magnificent flame at command.
>Familiar Combinae
You've heard of these, often considered a dark art as far as familiar-crafts go. It'll combine the traits of two items to summon or alter a familiar. The cost is usually heavy for the user, and you're not always guaranteed the familiar will HELP you.
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>Ask Tokiko for more information on the two gems.
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>Ask Tokiko for more information on the two gems.
>Cybele Gem
"I heard that Cybele is a word connected to earth in some way, so the enchantment in this gem 'returns the victim to earth'. I'm not sure how."
>Phoenix Gem
"It sets itself on fire! It can be activated at a range, but you need to keep a connection to the gem. Could be useful for a stove or something."
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>Try looking through the Cybele Gem's eye, as though it were a lens.
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>Try looking through the Cybele Gem's eye, as though it were a lens.
Tokiko lets you, and you look through the eye shaped gem.
You see a house. It seems somewhat familiar... Much like the one you had before the incident. A person appears suddenly, and startles you into almost dropping the eye. When you look through the eye again, you just see through to the other side.
You're not sure what just happened. You've heard of trapped magic causing images, but nothing to an extent like that.
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>"Wow."
>Look through the other side.
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>"Wow."
>Look through the other side.
You look through the other side. You don't see anything again... Perhaps that was a one time thing?
You hope you didn't use up the enchantment or something...
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>Try to remember that house.
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>Try to remember that house.
You try, but its almost like it was...generic, even. What stood out most was the kitchen- It had some odd appliances you've only seen at use at your old place. They worked through... electricity, Yukari called it? Other than that, there was just a table. You'd guess it was a room attached to the kitchen to eat in.
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>Ponder some more. What was cooked there usually?
>"How much for this?"
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>Ponder some more. What was cooked there usually?
>"How much for this?"
You know Ran loved her Tofu, but a grand assortment of foods were cooked and made. You remember this mix match of meat and vegetables Yukari called 'Stir-fry'. Admittedly, you tended to try and catch things and cook them the old-fashioned way, yourself.
Tokiko taps her chin for a moment. "Three Credits, it is probably one-use, if pretty powerful."
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>"I'll take it."
>Try to remember eating those things in the attached room, to see if it triggers anything else.
>Get misty-eyed.
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>"I'll take it."
>Try to remember eating those things in the attached room, to see if it triggers anything else.
>Get misty-eyed.
Tokiko nods and rings your purchase up.
You try, and only happen to invoke a few spots of liquid in your eyes. You wipe them away before Aya or Tokiko notice, luckily.
You miss those days. Rather badly, really.
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> Were there any noticable features on the figure that appeared in the image?
> "Are there anymore details on the Familiar Combinae?"
> Examine Penguin Puppet.
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> Obtain Info on the Labyrinth Pack
> Obtain Info on the Green Star
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> Were there any noticable features on the figure that appeared in the image?
> "Are there anymore details on the Familiar Combinae?"
> Examine Penguin Puppet.
You kind of flipped out when you saw it come into view, so you don't really know. You're fairly sure it couldn't be someone you know, though.
>Familiar Combinae
"I'm surprised Kourin actually found one of these. On top of being rare, They tend to break rather easily... They're pretty powerful in the right hands, though."
>Penguin Puppet
Its... a penguin with extremely large eyebrows. You're not sure why. Its a plush one, though.
> Obtain Info on the Labyrinth Pack
> Obtain Info on the Green Star
>Labyrinth Pack
Not an item, but rather a pick of items from that labyrinth everyone traveled through. You suppose leaving Rinnosuke in charge of the items led to this.
"I can't say I'll be impartial, but I assure you I won't jip you on what I pick. It is a pretty high price to get a bunch of crap at. Our reputation would be ruined! Oh, we're offering at three per pack, currently."
>Green Star
You're not actually sure what this is! Tokiko claims it is a weapon that shoots things. It is however, pretty green and has a star on it. You're not sure you could use this.
"All I know is its supposed to shoot pieces of metal, according to the boss. I can't find where you'd put the ammo in though..."
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> Do any of the new items house a familiar?
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That Red Chalice is necessary.
> "How much for the chalice?"
> Ponder if finally killing Yukari as the sacrifice to make Gensokyo right again is possible.
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> Do any of the new items house a familiar?
Not that you can tell, sadly.
> "How much for the chalice?"
> Ponder if finally killing Yukari as the sacrifice to make Gensokyo right again is possible.
Tokiko ponders for a second. "I'd say four credits."
Maybe. Though, you have no idea what this chalice will grant.
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> "Any clue on what the wish the Red Chalice grants? Or how exactly someone who be sacrificed?"
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> You shoulld tottaly buy the combinae.
> Oh wait, does it have to be things thst hold a fammiliar allready, or any items we have to creat a fammiliar?
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>Ask how the Familiar Combinae works. Because if it really involves fusing two familiars together, that's super gross and kinda murder. =I
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>Ask how the Familiar Combinae works. Because if it really involves fusing two familiars together, that would be freaking awesome and would own everything
Fixed
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We're trying to drop the whole killing things habit. =[
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A potential dragon-land shark hybrid would assure our victory against Marisa. WE CAN CURBSTOMP HER AND GET REVEEEEEENGE! It's not like the familiars vanish or anything. They just fuse into a more superior being. No death involved! (except for anyone who we sic said dragon shark on.)
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Yeah, you're destroying two prior beings to create a new one in that scenario; that's two kills right there. We owe 'em better than that.
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Yeah, you're destroying two prior beings to create a new one in that scenario; that's two kills right there. We owe 'em better than that.
But fusions in other series don't involve the destruction of two beings :(
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> "Any clue on what the wish the Red Chalice grants? Or how exactly someone who be sacrificed?"
Tokiko shrugs. "I'm not one for reading these kinds of magic, myself. Terrible phrasing and vulgar. I imagine you have to kill someone and shove them in the chalice or something."
> You shoulld tottaly buy the combinae.
> Oh wait, does it have to be things thst hold a fammiliar allready, or any items we have to creat a fammiliar?
>Ask how the Familiar Combinae works. Because if it really involves fusing two familiars together, that's super gross and kinda murder. =I
Tokiko huhrms. "Well. I'm fuzzy on the ideas myself, but I'll explain what I know. It essentially takes the 'magic' of two items and merges them, adding attributes to existing familiars, or combining two familiars in a sense. Its messing with familiars themselves, so its considered familiar for that reason, I guess."
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>"So, I could combine a Familiar with a magical item to try to make the familiar better?"
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Touhou Quest Familiar Joker
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>"So, I could combine a Familiar with a magical item to try to make the familiar better?"
Tokiko nods. "Seems to be the jist of it."
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> Buy the combinae.
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> Take a look at our own inventory while we're at it, to take a look at anything that might be worth fusing with our familiars.
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> Buy the combinae.
You buy the combinae. You're down to two credits, now.
> Take a look at our own inventory while we're at it, to take a look at anything that might be worth fusing with our familiars.
>Your inventory contains:
>Reisen's Old Clothing [Worn]
You're not sure how long Tewi had this hidden, but its not dirty or anything. It's Reisen's classic look.
>Familiar Pentagram [THE ROC]
A pentagram used to contain familiars, while it seems cruel, its actually the equivalent of a 5 star hotel in there.
>Familiar Topaz [YUMIGAMI]
An Topaz cut into a carrot shape, you're not sure how it is in there, but you're sure it must be perfectly comfortable.
>Frog Pin [Worn] [BROKEN]
A slightly Soggy Pin that Sanae treasured.
>SPACE Cape [Worn] [Unremovable]
Its a cape that appears to have space on the inside
>Broken Sword
Half a sword Meira used.
>Nyamune [Using]
Your trusty sword, it is a lot heavier than most other swords around here.
>Length Band
A band that goes to any length, so long as you can reach it.
>Red-Glass Mirror
A mirror completely turned red. It's not a good reflection for color, but good for just reflecting. Its handle is made of red-glass, hence the name.
>Silver Knives [Pair]
A pair of Silver Knives that Sakuya once used, besides the fact silver is a material well-known for its ability to conduct and counter magic, you think there isn't much magic in these anymore.
>Red Strip of Cloth [Important?]
A strip of Red cloth that Mackette's contract used to be in, you feel like you've seen it before...
>Knife Hilt [SEPERATION]
The knife hilt that used to house Seperation's blade, you can use it to call Seperation to your aid.
>Familiar Orb [MACKETTE]
A small crystalline orb, you're not sure if it is a proper container for a contract, but it seems to work well.
>Familiar Sculpture [RYUDAN]
A jade carving of a scale, You figure this one has to be a fancy palace inside, fit for a dragon.
>Higan Stone
A stone that will transport you across the Higan river from anywhere. Seems to vanish every now and then.
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> Ponder if the Combinae could be reusable, if the target was separated again (using Seperation's power possibly?).
> While we're at it, let's do a quick review of our familiars and their abilities.
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Before we try this, I wanted everyone's opinion...
How about fusing the cloth with RyuDan?
> Would it work?
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Make sure Dan's cool with it, first.
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Before we try this, I wanted everyone's opinion...
How about fusing the cloth with RyuDan?
> Would it work?
But what kind of power would the cloth give him? Ability to breathe a thick fog for escape purposes? Might come in handy, but isn't there anything else that might give him an even more powerful ability?
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But what kind of power would the cloth give him? Ability to breathe a thick fog for escape purposes? Might come in handy, but isn't there anything else that might give him an even more powerful ability?
Look, we either upgrade him, or Yumigami.
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> We could also fuse Ryudan with Meira's broken sword. Wouldn't that give him his invincibility and invisibility back?
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> What about Sakuya's knives? Conducting and countering magic would be pretty damn useful in hairy situations.
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> Couldn't we fuse 2 things, then fuse another 2? Like RyuDan with the Knives for Magic Counter and Conducting, then New RyuDan with Broken Sword and hope for moar powah.
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> Ponder if the Combinae could be reusable, if the target was separated again (using Seperation's power possibly?).
> While we're at it, let's do a quick review of our familiars and their abilities.
If you recall the principals, its not a permanent fusion. So its easily reusable, really, the combinae acts as a circuit and a 'scroll'. You're doing most of the work, hence the increased drain.
> Would it work?
You're fairly sure. You wonder what would result, though.
> We could also fuse Ryudan with Meira's broken sword. Wouldn't that give him his invincibility and invisibility back?
No, that was a result of his contract being 'broken', thus, he wasn't actually there.
> What about Sakuya's knives? Conducting and countering magic would be pretty damn useful in hairy situations.
Another possibility. A time dragon sounds pretty cool.
> Couldn't we fuse 2 things, then fuse another 2? Like RyuDan with the Knives for Magic Counter and Conducting, then New RyuDan with Broken Sword and hope for moar powah.
Not possible, as the fusion isn't permanent.
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> What would be viable options for fusing with RyuDan/whatever the Dragon is called?
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> I vote for fusing knives with Roc. He might gain some kinda time power judging from the Parser's comment regarding Ryudan.
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> How strong is Ryudan currently anyway? Could he take on Marisa as he is? Well, since he's a dragon, I think he can fend against Marisa and the Fowl Five quite well. Yukari and Giygas/Bongo Bongo/Zero Two/the Great Mighty Poo/Whatever the Hell is in that Pit might still be a bit out of his league, no matter what we fuse to him...
> Can we fuse two different familliars to two different items at once? (getting both Roc + Knives and Ryudan + Cloth in one go)
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> What would be viable options for fusing with RyuDan/whatever the Dragon is called?
> Anything really. Just each item does something different.
> I vote for fusing knives with Roc. He might gain some kinda time power judging from the Parser's comment regarding Ryudan.
> I'll note again, it's not a permenant fusion. Its similar to calling out a familiar, except with a larger 'drain'.
> How strong is Ryudan currently anyway? Could he take on Marisa as he is? Well, since he's a dragon, I think he can fend against Marisa and the Fowl Five quite well. Yukari and Giygas/Bongo Bongo/Zero Two/the Great Mighty Poo/Whatever the Hell is in that Pit might still be a bit out of his league, no matter what we fuse to him...
> Can we fuse two different familliars to two different items at once? (getting both Roc + Knives and Ryudan + Cloth in one go)
Ryudan is a dragon, and while not elder and by far probably a weaker example just on virtue of being a familiar and not a full-fledged being, could fend off Marisa straight up firepower to firepower.
The Fowl Five would probably have trouble with THE ROC, none the less Ryudan. Barring the unknowns, of course.
> No. That is essentially the same as trying to call out two familiars at once, which Chen can not handle. The Combinae only has two slots, anyway.
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> Fuse Macket and a Knife
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> Fuse Macket and a Knife
>This
How the hell did I not think of this? I must be drunk.
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> Fuse Macket and a Knife
Macket anda Knife? Is that a Super Mario RPG reference?
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Much older than that~ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgYgl4OodeY)
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> Fuse Macket and a Knife
>This
You set Mackette and one of Sakuya's knives in the fusion Combinae. You then test the combinae out.
You summon MACKETTE THE KNIFE. She appears to be a white coloring now. After a bit of testing, you determine she has simply become stronger. You assume whatever magic the knives have did not mesh well with her abilities.
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> Is the combinae gone now? If not, fuse Roc with the other knife.
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> Is the combinae gone now? If not, fuse Roc with the other knife.
You unsummon the enhanced Mackette and combine THE ROC's pentagram and SAKUYA'S KNIVES.
You instantly feel a rather large drain as you summon THE ROC. He appears to be fully gold plated now. Upon further testing, he appears to be able to slow time for himself. It just places a worse drain on you.
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>Give THE ROC a thumbs up.
>Wonder if Aya has gotten her bloody film yet.
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>Give THE ROC a thumbs up.
>Wonder if Aya has gotten her bloody film yet.
You thumbs up. Chen approved.
Aya appears to be caught up in window shopping. You didn't know she was the type. You smack her and get her to get her bloody film.
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> Ask Tokiko how things're going.
> Tell Tokiko about the new shrine maiden if she doesn't already know.
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> Get Aya to but the darn film already.
> Pull Aya by the ear and drag her out of the store.
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> Ask Tokiko how things're going.
> Tell Tokiko about the new shrine maiden if she doesn't already know.
You fill Tokiko in. "Huh. I'll have to let Kourin know, whenever he gets back... And a slow day, really, I think I still have things from a few hours ago..."
> Get Aya to but the darn film already.
> Pull Aya by the ear and drag her out of the store.
You hurry Aya the hell up and drag her out. "Hey! I thought I was the impatient one, eh?"
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>"You don't have to stare at a roll of film that long, I had time to investigate and make two purchases."
>Back to the Bird Forest, and the Raven's domain.
>Keep an eye out for a good long pokin' stick.
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>Look out for traps.
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>Quite, when the forest edge is reached, don't just blunder into that shit. Stop, look around, commence with stickpoking, let Aya lead the way.
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>"You don't have to stare at a roll of film that long, I had time to investigate and make two purchases."
>Back to the Bird Forest, and the Raven's domain.
>Keep an eye out for a good long pokin' stick.
"...well, true. Ah whatever."
You head to the Raven's domain, with a stick.
>Look out for traps.
You keep one eye out, alright.
>Quite, when the forest edge is reached, don't just blunder into that shit. Stop, look around, commence with stickpoking, let Aya lead the way.
You reach the DEAD ZONE.
It is far worse than you imagined. There is simply dirt and decaying trees all around. Nothing is living in this space.
Aya begins pacing around the perimeter of the DEAD ZONE. You poke a spot ahead.
A giant spike pops up, with an impaled body on it.
...
This is her idea of a warning trap?!
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>Point out to Aya what the Raven's idea of a "warning trap" is, and then
try to swear.
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>Point out to Aya what the Raven's idea of a "warning trap" is, and then try to swear.
You motion to the spike, but by the time Aya has turned around, it happens to be back in the earth.
She instead decides to marvel at your inability to swear. "...You need a swear dictionary or two."
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>Well then while Aya is paying attention, poke the spot with the stick again to make the corpse'd spike appear. Aya needs to know that even at the very start, there's no fooling around.
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>Well then while Aya is paying attention, poke the spot with the stick again to make the corpse'd spike appear. Aya needs to know that even at the very start, there's no fooling around.
You poke the spike spot again. It pops out again. Aya raises a brow. "Yeesh. That IS rather brutal."
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>Is the corpse recognizable?
>Look a bit more closely at the spike, and where it is planted, to see if there's any recognizable signs of the trap there.
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>Is the corpse recognizable?
>Look a bit more closely at the spike, and where it is planted, to see if there's any recognizable signs of the trap there.
Not at all. You suspect whoever it was has been dead for a while. The skin and flesh has decayed away.
You examine the trap a bit closer. It is rather well concealed, It somehow manages to pack dirt mostly over itself after popping up. There is a small part of a hole where the tip is, though.
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>Draw Aya's attention to the bit of hole.
>Look around for others.
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> Keep poking that stick around. Throw some rocks around to see if there are any traps that activate from a distance.
> Idea: pull out the length band and let Chen and Aya each hold an end of it. Then let Chen use agility and carefulness to get past the traps, all the while holding on to that band. Once Chen is on the other side, let Aya jump up/stop putting force on the band, making her get pulled to Chen by the band's elastic force. This'll get Aya over to the other side without her accidetaly falling into the traps. And it'll finally give some use to that band.
> If anyone objects to this wacky idea then just let Chen and Aya get across the Dead Zone the normal way.
Question: How old does Chen look actually? i'm finding it hard to imagine her as older. I constantly see her as the same, little child from before the incident, about twelve or so. Does she currently look like fourteen or sixteen or something like that? How big is she compared to Aya for example? Is she still a pettanko or did she go through some development?
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>Draw Aya's attention to the bit of hole.
>Look around for others.
You show Aya what you found. Scoping out for a few other holes and marking them. There are a few places without any holes along the way.
You're fairly sure there are a few other traps without the same tell tale, and to prove your own point, you toss a stick down one of your 'clear' paths, and it lands on a space that explodes, promptly reforming.
Frightening.
> Keep poking that stick around. Throw some rocks around to see if there are any traps that activate from a distance.
> Idea: pull out the length band and let Chen and Aya each hold an end of it. Then let Chen use agility and carefulness to get past the traps, all the while holding on to that band. Once Chen is on the other side, let Aya jump up/stop putting force on the band, making her get pulled to Chen by the band's elastic force. This'll get Aya over to the other side without her accidetaly falling into the traps. And it'll finally give some use to that band.
> If anyone objects to this wacky idea then just let Chen and Aya get across the Dead Zone the normal way.
Question: How old does Chen look actually? i'm finding it hard to imagine her as older. I constantly see her as the same, little child from before the incident, about twelve or so. Does she currently look like fourteen or sixteen or something like that? How big is she compared to Aya for example? Is she still a pettanko or did she go through some development?
You poke that stick around, finding a few more traps here and there. Pretty soon, you've found only one spot on the outer ring has no trap.
You contemplate an Idea, though it could be a bit over the top. You still need to find a way across the DEAD ZONE, anyway.
>AFTA (Answer from the Author): Early-Mid teenage years (Despite being rather older, Youkai appearance stems mostly from their mindset in CDO, after all.) So fourteen would be a good estimate. Compared to Aya... Well. Only half a head or so shorter. Aya herself is really still leaning towards the teenage years, being well...Aya. Chen is not Pettanko Chen, due to the age shift.
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>Look at Aya
>"Welp, how you wanna do this?"
>Try to find any signs of the exploding thing's presence, if possible.
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>Look at Aya
>"Welp, how you wanna do this?"
>Try to find any signs of the exploding thing's presence, if possible.
You're a bit too far away, so you can't actually tell. You don't see anything really tell tale, though.
Aya huhms. "Well, We've got a spot to start on, don't we? All we need to do is go from there. Her path has to start there, after all!"
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>"If this is what she uses at all. I wouldn't be surprised if she had another way entirely."
>Ponder for a moment.
>"Hey, do you know how often she goes to Mystia's place, and stuff like that?"
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>"If this is what she uses at all. I wouldn't be surprised if she had another way entirely."
>Ponder for a moment.
>"Hey, do you know how often she goes to Mystia's place, and stuff like that?"
"Not in the least!"
She didn't even pause. Wow.
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>"Then you get to lead the way! Grab a stick."
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>"Then you get to lead the way! Grab a stick."
"Awww, fine, fine." Aya grabs a stick and pokes around the area without a trap. Three different traps shoot up to block your forward path. It doesn't seem possible to continue forward without moving to the side, where a trap is...
"...Man, I guess this is a false lead, then? You sure this is the only place without a trap?"
You're fairly sure. There is something unexpected to be done here.
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>Look around outside the trap ring for things of interest. Preferably something that could deactivate some traps.
>Failing that, formulate plan B: Hit that exploder until the Raven gets sick of hearing it.
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> Can't we summon Mackette and let her detect in the ground where the traps are? Sharks can detect quite alot of objects in water. Earth shouldn't be too different for a land shark.
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No, familiars don't do so well in dead magic places.
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> Use incredible KITTY PARKOUR to flip over wall and use all of our KITTY SKILLS to sprint through all the traps at high speed.
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>Look around outside the trap ring for things of interest. Preferably something that could deactivate some traps.
>Failing that, formulate plan B: Hit that exploder until the Raven gets sick of hearing it.
You got nothing.
So you chuck as many rocks as you can. Aya breaks first. "Can you cut that out?!"
> Can't we summon Mackette and let her detect in the ground where the traps are? Sharks can detect quite alot of objects in water. Earth shouldn't be too different for a land shark.
She'd deteriorate pretty quickly, and even if you managed to get her out, you'd rather not cause her the pain.
> Use incredible KITTY PARKOUR to flip over wall and use all of our KITTY SKILLS to sprint through all the traps at high speed.
You don't think you could possibly manage this, besides, what wall?
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>I said formulate, not enact ;_;
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>I said formulate, not enact ;_;
You formulated and enacted! But you stop, anyway.
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>"I wonder where she got all of the parts for this stuff?"
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>"I wonder where she got all of the parts for this stuff?"
"...That is a good question! I've got to ask her that one. Don't think Kourin could find all this."
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>Idly toss a handful of stones in a random direct into the circle, see how much chaos it causes.
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>Idly toss a handful of stones in a random direct into the circle, see how much chaos it causes.
Three explosions. Two spikes, And a block falling. Classy.
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>"There's definitely go to be another way through this... she can't come this way, what if she tripped? Unless she could turn them all off or something."
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>Shoot paintball magic.
>Consider throwing Aya into this mess and run.
>Nah don't do that.
>Observe the shape of Aya's ears.
>Scream in frustration.
>Jump 10 times on the trapless spot. See if that triggers anything.
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>"There's definitely go to be another way through this... she can't come this way, what if she tripped? Unless she could turn them all off or something."
Aya nods. "Exactly. But what is the trick..."
>Shoot paintball magic.
>Consider throwing Aya into this mess and run.
>Nah don't do that.
>Observe the shape of Aya's ears.
>Scream in frustration.
>Jump 10 times on the trapless spot. See if that triggers anything.
You can't shoot Danmaku here, even using your own magic. It seems like its absorbed instantly... But for what?
You're not a jerk, after all.
They're normal. What were you expecting, Elf ears?
You let it all out. Aya is slightly surprised.
You jump on the damn trapless spot in frustration. Nothing happens.
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>More pondering.
>"So...if she could turn them off...They'd have to all be connected, right? So if we could find out how they're connected, maybe we could do something about it."
>Ponder the logistics of digging up the first spike trap. That poor dead guy needs a proper burial anyways.
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>More pondering.
>"So...if she could turn them off...They'd have to all be connected, right? So if we could find out how they're connected, maybe we could do something about it."
>Ponder the logistics of digging up the first spike trap. That poor dead guy needs a proper burial anyways.
Aya nods. "Probably."
You ponder. ...Well, It pops up whenever something nears it...
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>Prod with the stick, figure out what its radius is, and if possible, try to examine how deep down it is when it retracts.
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>Ponder the possibility of kicking it over when emerges, thus sparing the effort of unearthing it.
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>Prod with the stick, figure out what its radius is, and if possible, try to examine how deep down it is when it retracts.
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>Ponder the possibility of kicking it over when emerges, thus sparing the effort of unearthing it.
Through stick proding, you find it's radius for activating is larger that the actual spike! If mostly through corners. The activation space appears to be more of a square. The spike itself is still rather large though, it's radius is probably a Chen or so. Its about two chens in height, too.
You don't think you're strong enough on your own to kick it over, it seems pretty well rooted.
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>Does the spike stay up when activated?
>If so, active it, get Aya to remove that poor dead sod (since it's totally her fault we're here for reals), then use the stick to start moving some earth and try to unearth the mechanism.
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> Perhaps we can backtrack a bit to the Magic Zone and let Mackette/Roc investigate the area from a safe distance with enough magic?
> Are there any signs of a spirit lingering around the corpse? The rules of Gensokyo state that if a human doesn't get a proper burial/their body get's stolen by youkai they turn into an Evil Spirit. This spirit could navigate us through the trap field without getting hurt itself. It'll probably want a piece of Raven after what happened to it.
EDIT: > Or we can backtrack even further and get Mokou to do a trial-and-error run through it. Immortality isn't bound by magic afterall. Though I doubt she'll approve of the plan....
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>Is there room to walk inbetween two spikes safely?
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>Does the spike stay up when activated?
>If so, active it, get Aya to remove that poor dead sod (since it's totally her fault we're here for reals), then use the stick to start moving some earth and try to unearth the mechanism.
The spike stays up for a bit, then drops down to shoot back up. You get Aya to try and get the skeleton off anyway. She pulls on it and... rips it off?
"Huh. This thing isn't a real skeleton. Made of rubber."
You think you'd need a bit more than a stick to try and dig that thing up.
> Perhaps we can backtrack a bit to the Magic Zone and let Mackette/Roc investigate the area from a safe distance with enough magic?
> Are there any signs of a spirit lingering around the corpse? The rules of Gensokyo state that if a human doesn't get a proper burial/their body get's stolen by youkai they turn into an Evil Spirit. This spirit could navigate us through the trap field without getting hurt itself. It'll probably want a piece of Raven after what happened to it.
EDIT: > Or we can backtrack even further and get Mokou to do a trial-and-error run through it. Immortality isn't bound by magic afterall. Though I doubt she'll approve of the plan....
Mackette has to be closer to see anything, and the Roc doesn't have X-Ray vision. They couldn't do much from the other side.
Well, given it appears to be fake, of course not.
You're not inclined to ask, something tells you she'd be opposed.
>Is there room to walk inbetween two spikes safely?
There could be, but there rarely are two spikes next to eachother. Usually an explosion or block next to it.
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>So... the block traps consist of a block falling? Where does it fall from? What happens to the block after it falls? Use rock throwing to activate a block trap if needed, to investigate.
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> Well, good to know Raven isn't a real psycho.
> How many areas around us have we checked for traps already? Do we have a clear view on 'what's safe, what's not' in the small vincinty around us?
> You mentioned a safe spot in the distance. Chen is pretty agile. Couldn't a well aimed leap get her to the safe zone?
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>So... the block traps consist of a block falling? Where does it fall from? What happens to the block after it falls? Use rock throwing to activate a block trap if needed, to investigate.
The block falls from the sky. After it falls, it raises back up and out of sight, just as quickly as it fell down. You imagine it must've fallen up. There is really no leeway on the activation radius of this one.
> Well, good to know Raven isn't a real psycho.
> How many areas around us have we checked for traps already? Do we have a clear view on 'what's safe, what's not' in the small vincinty around us?
> You mentioned a safe spot in the distance. Chen is pretty agile. Couldn't a well aimed leap get her to the safe zone?
You've checked the perimeter of the donut shaped DEAD ZONE. You've got a pretty good idea where traps are, and except for that one spot, they're pretty close together. Its like a ring of traps...
You're not sure you could perfectly time a leap into a distant trapless zone, and you can't possibly clear straight outta the dead zone.
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> "Any ideas Aya?"
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> "Any ideas Aya?"
"Hmm... I'm thinking! There has to be a trick here..."
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>Ponder if THE ROC, with the power-up to affect time via Combinae, could get into the magic dead area without being affected, as magic would theoretically not be flowing while he's stopped time anyways.
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>Ponder if THE ROC, with the power-up to affect time via Combinae, could get into the magic dead area without being affected, as magic would theoretically not be flowing while he's stopped time anyways.
You've got no call on it. I mean, you don't even understand Time magic yourself. Every time Ran tried to explain it, you just kind of conked out around tachyons and time fluxs.
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>Test how strong the falling block is, can it like, crush a rock?
>Theoretically, won't we not get hurt by the spikes as long as we're not right on top of it's middle sharp point?
>Check for ON/OFF switch on trees nearby.
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>Check the trees themselves, to assess the possibility of moving from tree to tree to get over the trapped region.
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>Test how strong the falling block is, can it like, crush a rock?
>Theoretically, won't we not get hurt by the spikes as long as we're not right on top of it's middle sharp point?
>Check for ON/OFF switch on trees nearby.
You're fairly certain the ground underneath it is rather crushed. No rocks in sight... Hey, that is another give away, ain't it?
Yeah, But you're not sure you could prepare yourself for the ground suddenly curving up, and it'd still be ramming into you, spiked or not.
No such luck, but you gave it a good try.
>Check the trees themselves, to assess the possibility of moving from tree to tree to get over the trapped region.
The DEADZONE has relatively few trees. You'd probably have to fly between them, and even given you have a tengu with you, that simply isn't possible in a zone with no magic.
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>"Well, unless you want to dig a tunnel, I got no ideas. And all I got to help are familiars. One of them would be real good at it, but he can't do anything due to the dead magic. And I already looked around for tunnels she might already have..."
>Frown.
>"Do you think maybe she has an entrance to the underground that she uses? I dunno if there's anything like that around here."
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> How big is the chance Kourindou has an hot air balloon for sale?
> In fact, are there any signs that the Raven uses a vehicle to get across? Like a classic Brothers Wright airplane, a simple helicopter like contraption or a hot air balloon?
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>"Well, unless you want to dig a tunnel, I got no ideas. And all I got to help are familiars. One of them would be real good at it, but he can't do anything due to the dead magic. And I already looked around for tunnels she might already have..."
>Frown.
>"Do you think maybe she has an entrance to the underground that she uses? I dunno if there's anything like that around here."
"Well. Some kind of alternative path, if there isn't a way through this place. Its not magic, so she shouldn't be able to disable them from both sides without some kind of noticeable switch or something..."
> How big is the chance Kourindou has an hot air balloon for sale?
> In fact, are there any signs that the Raven uses a vehicle to get across? Like a classic Brothers Wright airplane, a simple helicopter like contraption or a hot air balloon?
Slim to none.
No signs of anything like that.
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>How wide of a radius have we searched? Is the Raven's home visible from here?
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>How wide of a radius have we searched? Is the Raven's home visible from here?
You've basically only searched the circumference of the ring. The ring appears to have a radius large enough to disallow your sight of anything except the bit of forest around her house, or the forest itself hides her house.
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>"Well, the only other idea I have is that there's places where we're going to have to leap over a trap to stay safe, and with the size of that ring, it'd probably take a couple days to hunt it out. I think I'm beat."
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>"Well, the only other idea I have is that there's places where we're going to have to leap over a trap to stay safe, and with the size of that ring, it'd probably take a couple days to hunt it out. I think I'm beat."
"Seems that way. You're free to go if you want, I'm sticking around. A reporter never gives up!"
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>"Maybe I'll go bother Yamame, she might know about tunnels around here."
>Go bother Yamame if Aya's got nothing useful to add or suggest.
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>"Maybe I'll go bother Yamame, she might know about tunnels around here."
>Go bother Yamame if Aya's got nothing useful to add or suggest.
You head off to bother Yamame, so, you head down to the underground.
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>To Underground, via THE ROC airways.
>Seek out Yamame. But Kisume would be fine too, if she's out and about.
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> Look if anything has changed around here or if some event is happening.
> Fast foward to the Kisume & Yamame.
> Once again, stay away from that damn pit.
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>To Underground, via THE ROC airways.
>Seek out Yamame. But Kisume would be fine too, if she's out and about.
> Look if anything has changed around here or if some event is happening.
> Fast foward to the Kisume & Yamame.
> Once again, stay away from that damn pit.
The tunnels remain calm, and you manage to find Yamame with little trouble.
You avoid going down that pit farther than you need to. That thing gives you the creeps...
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> Ask about tunnels near or under trap zone.
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>Explain the situation with the raven in general, if Yamame seems interested.
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> Ask about tunnels near or under trap zone.
"Tunnels, around there? Sure. There are a rather lot of those. Why?"
>Explain the situation with the raven in general, if Yamame seems interested.
You flesh out the situation, Yamame nods knowingly. "Ahhh. None we know of go up towards the surface around there- So there couldn't be a path shes using in our networks. If she made one herself, we could try and connect to it, but it'd take a long while."
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>"She's had years, hasn't she? When was the last time you got any good information from there?"
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>"She's had years, hasn't she? When was the last time you got any good information from there?"
"Pretty much. We've had tunnel checks, but nothing close to the surface like hers would possibly be. Its close to the mountain, so we'd pay more attention... But only along our own lines. Anything on the surface around there we don't really know."
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>"Maybe she hid it? She looks to be really good at hiding things. Those traps were really hard to find. Any unusual reports from there at all?"
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>"Maybe she hid it? She looks to be really good at hiding things. Those traps were really hard to find. Any unusual reports from there at all?"
Yamame shakes her head. "Not at all. Like I said, it is very plausible we haven't noticed it, since it isn't connected to our tunnels- So there'd probably be meters of ground between us and the tunnel. Unless we were looking for it, We'd be unlikely to find it."
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>"Well then. I guess we can rule that out. Thanks Yamame, you're a champ."
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>"Well then. I guess we can rule that out. Thanks Yamame, you're a champ."
Yamame nods. "No issues. Sorry I couldn't be of more help."
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>Wander out of the Underground. Pondering over what might have been missed. She can't fly away. She probably can't go underground. We've searched the area for both hidden entrances and switches, with no luck. There's no definite path through it that doesn't end in a line of traps...
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>Wander out of the Underground. Pondering over what might have been missed. She can't fly away. She probably can't go underground. We've searched the area for both hidden entrances and switches, with no luck. There's no definite path through it that doesn't end in a line of traps...
Either you missed some trick to finding the path, or she hid her alternate path better than you're thinking.
You've nothing on mind though, maybe you should just nip this in the quest book and come back to it if you've a good idea.
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Either you missed some trick to finding the path, or she hid her alternate path better than you're thinking.
You've nothing on mind though, maybe you should just nip this in the quest book and come back to it if you've a good idea.
>That leaves...finding Kogasa and trying to get an umbrella out of her, hoping Patchy's made a breakthrough, or dealing with Marisa.
>Go Kogasa hunting, start at Mystia's Foodhole.
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>That leaves...finding Kogasa and trying to get an umbrella out of her, hoping Patchy's made a breakthrough, or dealing with Marisa.
>Go Kogasa hunting, start at Mystia's Foodhole.
You think finding Kogasa is a better idea than fighting Marisa could possibly be.
You start off by heading to Mystia's place, which is more empty than before without the visiting news tengu. She waves. "Raven not biting, then?" You don't see Kogasa around, But knowing her, she could be trying to surprise someone...
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>Enter, have seat.
>"She whupped me pretty bad. Tried everything I could think of. Even asked people Underground if she had tunnel she used there. Nothing. All that's really left is days worth of trial and error, unless there is a breakthrough of some kind. Oh well. If she wants to start something, she'll have to leave and I can hit her until answers fall out. I hope Aya doesn't get herself hurt."
>"So in the meantime, I'm looking for Kogasa. I need an umbrella, and she's the best bet. Any idea where she is?"
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>Enter, have seat.
>"She whupped me pretty bad. Tried everything I could think of. Even asked people Underground if she had tunnel she used there. Nothing. All that's really left is days worth of trial and error, unless there is a breakthrough of some kind. Oh well. If she wants to start something, she'll have to leave and I can hit her until answers fall out. I hope Aya doesn't get herself hurt."
>"So in the meantime, I'm looking for Kogasa. I need an umbrella, and she's the best bet. Any idea where she is?"
Mystia nods, giving you another glass on the house. You can only guess out of condolence. "Happens to everyone. Whoever manages to get to her would have to be something else entirely."
Mystia opens her mouth to speak again, waiting a moment before shaking her head. "Nah. If she didn't pop out to surprise us just then, she isn't here. I'd say check if shes pulled her daily one on the tengu, but given where we came from, I think its clear she has. I'd look for her where you wouldn't expect her to be, she may not have gotten better at surprising people, but she certainly has managed to become rather unpredictable."
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>DELICIOUS MOOJUICE WE DRINK IT UP. Daintily.
>"I do have one idea for beating the raven's trap, but it'd take way more effort than it's worth. That would be to make a bridge directly across it. But it'd take a whole bunch of trees, and a lot of work. It'd be easier to just loiter around her and wait for her. I guess I could ask Wriggle to get her people to help, but there's just no reason for it."
>Ponder the likelihood of Kogasa lurking about Scarlet Devil Manor.
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> Or she could be hiding out near the Hakurei Shrine, trying to get a scare out of the new maiden. Or she could be near the human village. Alot of wasy scaring targets around there, especially now that the arrier's down.
Also, new plan on getting some words out of that Raven:
> Find some bird seed at Kourindou/the Human Village, and throw it out over the path from Raven's House and Mystia's Bar. She'll start picking the seeds like a good little bird, allowing us to approach her while she's distracted.
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> Ponder possibility of digging a new tunnel up to where we are clear of the traps.
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> Find some bird seed at Kourindou/the Human Village, and throw it out over the path from Raven's House and Mystia's Bar. She'll start picking the seeds like a good little bird, allowing us to aproach her while she's distracted.
>She's a youkai, not an OCD vampire. And she probably doesn't eat off the ground. Probably.
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>DELICIOUS MOOJUICE WE DRINK IT UP. Daintily.
>"I do have one idea for beating the raven's trap, but it'd take way more effort than it's worth. That would be to make a bridge directly across it. But it'd take a whole bunch of trees, and a lot of work. It'd be easier to just loiter around her and wait for her. I guess I could ask Wriggle to get her people to help, but there's just no reason for it."
>Ponder the likelihood of Kogasa lurking about Scarlet Devil Manor.
You savor the delicious liquid.
"It'd need supports on the ground, too. You can't just fashion a bunch of wood in the air and hope it stays up there."
It'd be unexpected, so perhaps fairly high.
> Or she could be hiding out near the Hakurei Shrine, trying to get a scare out of the new maiden. Or she could be near the human village. Alot of easy scaring targets around there, especially now that the barrier's down.
Also, new plan on getting some words out of that Raven:
> Find some bird seed at Kourindou/the Human Village, and throw it out over the path from Raven's House and Mystia's Bar. She'll start picking the seeds like a good little bird, allowing us to approach her while she's distracted.
This is also true. But logical.
>She's a youkai, not an OCD vampire. And she probably doesn't eat off the ground. Probably.
You're pretty sure Mystia would smack you for that idea as well, if she could read minds. That is about as accurate as saying you lick yourself to clean! You'll have yourself know you use soap and water like a proper lady.
> Ponder possibility of digging a new tunnel up to where we are clear of the traps.
Possible, but again requiring a LOT of manpower. You're not sure without an incident, Wriggle would rally the bug army up.
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>Nod in agreement with Mystia's assessment.
>And it'd be really shitty of us to ask Wriggle for even more help without a better reason that curiosity and vague ill feelings.
>Hell let's go to SDM. We burned a goodly amount of time on that trap hunt anyways, so maybe they found something.
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> Does the dead magic zone affect the tunnels under the zone? If it doesn't, we could just use Mackette.
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I assume so, or we wouldn't be so initially hesitant to use her to begin with. It would have been nothing to just have her lurk under the soil and bite up some traps.
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>Nod in agreement with Mystia's assessment.
>And it'd be really shitty of us to ask Wriggle for even more help without a better reason that curiosity and vague ill feelings.
>Hell let's go to SDM. We burned a goodly amount of time on that trap hunt anyways, so maybe they found something.
You nod slowly. Mystia has a point. You're out of ideas.
You head to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. You don't see Kogasa around the grounds, as expected.
> Does the dead magic zone affect the tunnels under the zone? If it doesn't, we could just use Mackette.
It probably has to end at some point- But how deep? You could end up lost far below the crust of Gensokyo...
The idea you could accidentally 'ascend' into the molten core shakes you away from considering this idea.
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>Poke around the grounds and the house ruins, before going to the library.
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>Poke around the grounds and the house ruins, before going to the library.
You poke around the place a bit. ...Shortly, you get a bit lost after going a bit too deep into the house. Jeez, Did Sakuya even have to do anything to make this place seem large?
You're now LOST IN THE SDM.
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>Crap!
>Assess surroundings.
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>Crap!
>Assess surroundings.
You don't know what that word mean, but you're certainly not doing that here!
You assess your surroundings. You're in a hallway. You know a dining room is nearby, and that a long set of stairs are ahead. There are a few other rooms, which seem to have been used for fairy maids.
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>Try to remember when we passed from the unknown to the unknown.
>Realize that if this could be done, we wouldn't be lost to begin with.
>Try to mentally retrace the turns we've made.
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>Try to remember when we passed from the unknown to the unknown.
>Realize that if this could be done, we wouldn't be lost to begin with.
>Try to mentally retrace the turns we've made.
You can't even recall what was unknown in the first place! But you give it a try.
You gather yourself and head through the dining room to the living room, you did go through the dining room after the living room and not before it, Right? And then you went through the study to the Left wing and end up back in the dining room and god damnit.
You wish you had a chest with a map inside it nearby. It'd be pretty helpful.
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>Ah hell, head forward. We'll find a window or something to crawl out of.
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> While we're at it, take a good look at the surroundings. Anything out of the ordinary, or something noticeable. We might stumble upon some dark secrets of the SDM. Finding some family paintings would be nice too. Then we finally know who spawned those vampiric buggers.
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> "Anyone here?"
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>Ah hell, head forward. We'll find a window or something to crawl out of.
You decide that forward is up the stairs!
You arrive in what appears to be an observatory. You didn't know Remilia kept one.
> While we're at it, take a good look at the surroundings. Anything out of the ordinary, or something noticeable. We might stumble upon some dark secrets of the SDM. Finding some family paintings would be nice too. Then we finally know who spawned those vampiric buggers.
You glance around. The observatory...is frighteningly well kept. No. In fact, it appears to actually be clean. You notice it is a rather large room with plenty of furniture, which itself seems pretty clean. There is a HUGE ASS TELESCOPE in the far part of the room. The far part itself seems to hold a insect-eye like window dome, with a few broken windows. The closer part could double as a fancy club lounge.
> "Anyone here?"
You get no response.
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>Clean suggests people were here. Look for signs of habitation. In particular those related to DEMON and Patchouli.
>Peer through the telescope.
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> Take a look at the lounge part of the observatory. Any peculiar objects around it?
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>Clean suggests people were here. Look for signs of habitation. In particular those related to DEMON and Patchouli.
>Peer through the telescope.
You see a few couches seem sleeped on, and there are crumbs about. You're not sure if this exactly suggests DEMON is using this room as her room, but its possible.
You peer through the telescope!
Holy crap the moon has a fac- Oh, no. Someone just drew on the telescope and aimed it at the moon.
> Take a look at the lounge part of the observatory. Any peculiar objects around it?
You don't see anything too out of place...
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> Is SHE really that childish to draw a face on a telescope? Her sanity is dropping more and more...
> Are there any bookshelves, papers or notes with some information on them? When you have a observatory, you usually make notes of your views.
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> "Now who exactly did this?"
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> Is SHE really that childish to draw a face on a telescope? Her sanity is dropping more and more...
> Are there any bookshelves, papers or notes with some information on them? When you have a observatory, you usually make notes of your views.
Maybe.
You don't see anything of the sort, but you do notice a table by the telescope and a desk on the far side of the lounge. You suppose they might have stored files elsewhere. You search the desk for the sake of it, and do find some astrological notes.
You don't understand a word of it though.
> "Now who exactly did this?"
You muse your question aloud.
Doesn't seem like they're about to speak up...
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> "Okay look. You aren't fooling anyone. Now. If I may ask, who exactly is hiding in here?"
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> If no answer comes along, leave the observatory and try and find the librsry. Ask Patchy and Demon about the observatory.
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>Check the windows to see if they can be opened and climbed through. If so, open them and climb out of the mansion, then run back around to the entrance.
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> "Okay look. You aren't fooling anyone. Now. If I may ask, who exactly is hiding in here?"
You hear a shuffling noise as someone crawls out from beneath a couch. Oh. Its just Demon.
> If no answer comes along, leave the observatory and try and find the library. Ask Patchy and Demon about the observatory.
Well, Demon certainly came out.
>Check the windows to see if they can be opened and climbed through. If so, open them and climb out of the mansion, then run back around to the entrance.
You could just jump from here, But hey! Demon is here. Shouldn't you speak with her?
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>"Hey there! Sorry, I got kinda lost. What's up with the telescope?"
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> Do you sleep here? Your keeping it nice and tidy, but won't the broken windows make it cold at night? Besides that it's quite comfy.
> Who drew the smiley face on the telescope?
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>"Hey there! Sorry, I got kinda lost. What's up with the telescope?"
"Oh? I know how that gets. This place is kind of big. The telescope? What about it?"
> "Do you sleep here? Your keeping it nice and tidy, but won't the broken windows make it cold at night? Besides that it's quite comfy."
> "Who drew the smiley face on the telescope?"
"I do tend to sleep her now and then. Not that often, though... Have to do things in the library and all. The windows are an issue, but a nice blanket fixes that.
The smiley face? I'd assume that it was whoever broke the windows- this place was pretty much untouched by the destruction."
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>"Is this your first time hearing about the face, then?"
>Frown, look around again. "How long has everything in here been smashed up? Do you think they come back much?"
>"Hey...that reminds me. You might be able to get some of the maids to come back, maybe, now that you're not hiding anything. Especially since Flandre's doing a lot better now."
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>"Is this your first time hearing about the face, then?"
>Frown, look around again. "How long has everything in here been smashed up? Do you think they come back much?"
>"Hey...that reminds me. You might be able to get some of the maids to come back, maybe, now that you're not hiding anything. Especially since Flandre's doing a lot better now."
"Yeah. Didn't notice it myself- Not much of a reason to look at the stars these days. The windows have been smashed for a while, but I haven't seen whoever did it come back. The maids though... Well, there isn't much of a use for most of the mansion at the moment, so it'd be a bit much to call them all back here."
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> "Could you help me get, well... un-lost, please."
I couldn't think of a better word then un-lost, so if you have a better word, please share with me T_T
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>"They could probably use it for themselves, couldn't they? But I guess it'd be a bit much. I was just thinking it'd be nice to get things cleaned up a bit more homey. Hey...maybe you guys could rent out parts of the mansion? That'd be a good way to liven it up, don't you think?"
>Frown and flick tails. "Well...I guess you guys like it quiet around her, though. Oh! There was a reason I was poking around. I was trying to find Kogasa. Mystia told me to look where I wouldn't expect her, and here seemed like a good place."
> "Could you help me get, well... un-lost, please."
I couldn't think of a better word then un-lost, so if you have a better word, please share with me T_T
>"Help me find my way back"
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> "Could you help me get, well... un-lost, please."
I couldn't think of a better word then un-lost, so if you have a better word, please share with me T_T
>"They could probably use it for themselves, couldn't they? But I guess it'd be a bit much. I was just thinking it'd be nice to get things cleaned up a bit more homey. Hey...maybe you guys could rent out parts of the mansion? That'd be a good way to liven it up, don't you think?"
>Frown and flick tails. "Well...I guess you guys like it quiet around her, though. Oh! There was a reason I was poking around. I was trying to find Kogasa. Mystia told me to look where I wouldn't expect her, and here seemed like a good place."
>"Help me find my way back"
"I could, But I need to find something here before I head back. You could just jump out the window.
Renting out parts of the mansion? I suppose I could bring that up... What are you looking for Kogasa for?"
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> "I was hoping that she could supply an umbrella for Flandre."
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> "And I really suggest trying to rent out rooms. It's so big and empty here, and there are lots of people who lack a roof over their heads. (Me for example) You'd do alot of people a great pleasure!"
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>"What're you looking for?"
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> "I was hoping that she could supply an umbrella for Flandre."
"An umbrella? I suppose she may have some knowledge of that."
> "And I really suggest trying to rent out rooms. It's so big and empty here, and there are lots of people who lack a roof over their heads. (Me for example) You'd do alot of people a great pleasure!"
"If you wanted a room, you could have asked. Though I'm certain you had one.".
>"What're you looking for?"
Demon pauses, sounding terribly panicky for a moment, though no emotion shows. "A...uh... Thing I left up her. A...paper, Yeah."
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>"I can help you find it, might as well since I'm here and just prowling around."
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> (mutter under breath: "Like you can call a damp, murky cave a home...")
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>"I can help you find it, might as well since I'm here and just prowling around."
"Err. Alright. It should be... Somewhere around here, labeled with an X. Its...a very important document, I can't lose it. It may be under a couch or something."
> (mutter under breath: "Like you can call a damp, murky cave a home...")
Seriously. That is just low, Demon.
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>Had we seen anything like that?
>Try to ignore backbiting. It's been a long day for everyone. And we did try to punch her in the dick =[
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>Had we seen anything like that?
>Try to ignore backbiting. It's been a long day for everyone. And we did try to punch her in the dick =[
You haven't yet, but if it was in plain sight, you think you'd notice.
You try. Though she did start that too...
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>Important. Has an X. Maybe it's her contract?
>"What would it be doing around here, if it's important? The windows are broke, so they could get weather all over them."
>Look under the various furnitures.
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>Important. Has an X. Maybe it's her contract?
>"What would it be doing around here, if it's important? The windows are broke, so they could get weather all over them."
>Look under the various furnitures.
Possibly- But you're fairly sure she was life-bonded, wasn't she? I mean, Patchouli was miles away from the mansion, and Demon was STILL here. Either Patchouli is unbelievably strong, or Demon is life-bonded...
"Uh... I lost it, you know, fell asleep with it, fell out of my hands..."
You decide to start by checking out a desk. I mean, that is the most probable location for a paper to be, right?
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>Look around sleepworthy places, first.
>Also reboot universe