Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Serela on April 28, 2010, 03:23:08 AM
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BERKELEY'S PHANTASMAGORIA CONTINUES, AND THE PARSER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ART!
MAKE SURE YOU REMIND THE PARSER TO NEVER TRY DOING SO AGAIN. (http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8356/lolberkeleycolorsm.png)
You are BERKELEY MALONE, an average teenage girl of 2010!... by the standards of USA, at least.
Yesterday was your 16th Birthday, and since then, some very strange things have happened! For one, after opening a package containing a CRYSTAL DOORKNOB and an invitation to play "THE GAME", you've found an alternate dimension inside your closet, where you met JIGEN, a GODDESS dying from LACK OF FAITH. You also received the GODDESS ORB, a wonderful thing that allows you to use magic! Past Jigen's Transdimesional Space, you found ANOTHER WORLD, more EARTHLIKE this time.
In this world, you've met ESTELLE MONA LISA, the one who sent the invitation for you to play "THE GAME". You also met the little girl STELLA ELSHEART, who showed you around the VILLAGE, and then you went to WINTERVALE, a town past the northern forest, with VERONICA SPINELLI, the junior witch! During the trip, you saved the fairy DOTSY from a SPIDERWOMAN! You found the town of Wintervale to be DEVOID of people, except for the ghost RINOA, who claims to only have lost her body, and Stella's GRANNY MAY. On the way out of Wintervale, you were stopped by the catgirl LUFIE, employed by Estelle! You defeated her with the help of Veronica Spinelli, and learned from her that Estelle has a SPY in the VILLAGE!
You then returned to the Village, and received a BLANK SPELLCARD from Granny May! Then, you returned to your house in your own world, along with Rinoa, and had a little sleepover! In the morning, you returned to the Village to find the the FAMILY that tended the FARMS had been CAPTURED by Estelle! You also received AZALEA'S KEY from Stella, and had your FIRST SPELLCARD made with Veronica's help!
Afterwords, you searched AZALEA'S HOUSE, finding a DEPETRIFY potion and one of FIVE ALTARS that empower the GODDESS ORB! Through the altar, you contacted AZALEA and learned she's in ESTELLE'S MANSION and needs your help. She also told you the whereabouts of the other 4 altars, but you had trouble hearing it, and wrote down the bits and pieces you understood.
Then, you returned to the Village, DEPETRIFIED MASHA LA, and learned that the FAIRIES might be able to help SAVE JIGEN'S TRANSDIMENSIONAL WORLD. You then met MIDORI OISHII, and a fairy that lives with her, COCOA TAPIOCA, who agreed to show you to way to FAERIE FOREST if you bring her "something good"! You decided to first, however, make a SECOND SPELLCARD with Veronica's help, and then RECRUITED Masha La to come with you to the Faerie Forest!
>Your inventory currently contains...
-Red-Black Checkered Coat (Equipped)
-Goddess Orb (5th Degree)
-Shiny Earrings
-Self-Developing Camera
-Chocolate Birthday Cake
-Screwdriver
-Green and Black Thread Spools
-Bag of Mother Fudrucker's Cookies
-Azalea's Key
-Doodling 『Sperm Fafrotskies』
-Bottle labelled KO.Gas-A and B
-Bottle labelled Heal
-Bottle labelled Bomb
-Azalea's Cards
-The Shining 『Mister Sun, Please Come Shine』
>Your current long-term goals are...
-The Game
You lost it. Estelle brought you to this world for some kind of "Game". You know absolutely nothing about it, except that everyone else in your position has disappeared rather quickly.
-Saving Private Azalea
Azalea is inside Estelle's Mansion, and needs your help! She's said that you should be very prepared before you come, though.
-Paradise Lost
Jigen's Transdimensional World is dying! If you don't save it, you may be trapped inside Estelle's World forever... plus, it'd be pretty mean of you to just let Jigen disappear!
-Five Altars of the Goddess
Each time you find one of the altars, some of the power of the Goddess Orb shall be unsealed! This means you'll be able to use more magic, and hence, become more powerful; which shall be very important to rescuing Azalea... or if you want to even live long enough to get to do so.
>Your completed long-term goals have been...
-Stone Cold Sister
You've cured Masha La's petrification! Good for you!
>Now, let us return to our current situation...
>You are in Midori's Restaurant/House, with the fairy Cocoa Tapioca and Masha La. Cocoa has just asked if you've got the "something good" to give her, in return for being lead to the Faerie Forest.
> CRAAAAAAAAAAAP. I forgot...
> We still have the cake right?
>You sure do! It's right there in your pocket, sealed in tupperware!
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>Offer Cocoa a couple cookies with a smile. "Fresh from home."
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> If the cookies don't work, offer her some cake.
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>Offer Cocoa a couple cookies with a smile. "Fresh from home."
>You get out the bag of "Mother Fudrucker's Cookies" that your neighbor made; Cocoa looks inside, and takes one happily. But then, she seems confused.
>"These are cookies, but... I think they've got something bad in them! Like poison!"
> If the cookies don't work, offer her some cake.
>Next, you bring out the tupperware, opening it to reveal a nice big piece of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting... you can't help but salivate with how good it looks.
>Cocoa floats up and down with delight, clapping her hands. "Ooooh, that's PERFECT!"
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>"They're not poisoned. I've had some"
>Give her the cake. Brace self.
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>"They're not poisoned. I've had some"
>Give her the cake. Brace self.
>She pouts. "I'm really good with food, that's my specialty! I'm sure they are!"
>Actually... you haven't had any. Not from this particular bag of cookies, at least.
>You give her the cake, and she squeals in joy, rushing behind one of the doors. She returns a moment later, the cake gone. "Okay, I'll take you two to the Faerie Forest whenever you want!"
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>"Let's go, then! We've not got any time to waste!"
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>"Let's go, then! We've not got any time to waste!"
>"Alright, let's go!"
>Cocoa flies out the door, and Masha follows her.
>The fairy Cocoa Tapioca has joined you!
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>Follow Hot Chocolate before she gets away!
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>Follow Hot Chocolate before she gets away!
>You rush out the door, and catch up with Masha and Cocoa as they leave the village.
>Before long, the three of you are walking down the forest path. It feels rather similar to last time; except you've got a different kind of fairy and magic-user with you.
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> "So how far is this place anyway?"
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>Look around for interesting things idly.
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> "So how far is this place anyway?"
>"It's... um... well, I'll be able to sense when we're closer. It's a fairy thing!", Cocoa says.
>Look around for interesting things idly.
>There's trees, and shrubberies, and grasses... forest stuff, pretty much. Nothing you wouldn't see in your own world.
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> Hum that tune we named our spellcard after.
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>Does Masha seem to be okay, given her prior condition and recovery and all?
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> Hum that tune we named our spellcard after.
>You begin to hum that tune you know. It's pretty short though, and after a few repetitions, it starts to get a little annoying.
>Does Masha seem to be okay, given her prior condition and recovery and all?
>She seems fine. Although, you don't know how she normally is, either.
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> Keep walking.
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> Keep walking.
>You keep on walking for quite awhile.
>Eventually, Cocoa stops, pointing into the trees and bushes off the path. "It's in that direction!"
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> Is she still coming with us? If not, belay the following.
> "Onwards!"
> Go in the direction she pointed.
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>Does anything seem different about this particular direction?
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> Is she still coming with us? If not, belay the following.
> "Onwards!"
> Go in the direction she pointed.
>You proclaim "Onwards!", and Cocoa floats through, moving fairly freely in the space above most plants, and below the trees.
>As you and Masha go through, however, the two of you have much more trouble; you have to walk through all the foliage, slowing your pace greatly.
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>"Hey, wait up!"
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>"Hey, wait up!"
>Cocoa looks back at your progress and slows to a stop.
>"Aww, you two are all slow!", she complains.
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>"Well teach us how to fly and maybe it won't be such a problem."
>Pick through them foliages.
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>"Well teach us how to fly and maybe it won't be such a problem."
>Pick through them foliages.
>She pouts. "That could take forever!"
>Masha seems to ponder this as the two of you catch up to Cocoa. She speaks up after a minute; "Well, I can fly a bit, but it's quite draining... and I'm afraid it uses up my Faith, which I don't have a terribly large amount of."
>Cocoa sighs in dismay.
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>"Wait. You have faith? Like, goddess faith?"
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>"Wait. You have faith? Like, goddess faith?"
>"Regular people can get faith too, not just goddesses. It's just that most don't obtain much faith, or never use it, or simply are not capable of doing so. I gain a decent amount of faith from the people at our Village, enough that I can use some every now and then for things."
>The two of you manage to catch up to Cocoa during this explanation, and continue to slowly move on.
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>"Oh. Um, how?"
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>"Oh. Um, how?"
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>Masha chuckles. "Because they give it to me! Not that they actually think about doing so, but it comes just from being genuinely thankful, or something like that. And as for why; to put it simply, I help people when they're in need, with whatever problems they may have."
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>"Ah, okay."
>Ponder a moment.
>"Does that mean I took some of it when I helped you out earlier?"
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>"Ah, okay."
>Ponder a moment.
>"Does that mean I took some of it when I helped you out earlier?"
>You think for a moment, before asking Masha a question.
>"Oh, that's a good question. But no, it doesn't quite work like that. I don't lose any faith if I give some to you; it just, well... I'm not sure. You just get some. What faith actually is, how it really works, that's a strange subject... it's similar to magic, which is equally undefinable."
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>"Huh. That's kinda weird. Hey, does that mean there's an opposite of faith from being, like, ignored or hated?"
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>"Huh. That's kinda weird. Hey, does that mean there's an opposite of faith from being, like, ignored or hated?"
>She frowns, and seems to think on this a minute, before responding "There certainly may be. Although, I don't know anything about that... it was quite peaceful in this world until Estelle came around. Even now, there isn't much hate going on."
>This makes you wonder if you could literally hate someone to death.
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>"I dunno. Peace doesn't really stop hate and apathy and stuff. So I guess if it wasn't noticed, it probably doesn't happen."
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> "So, do you have any idea's on how we can get Jigen's faith back?"
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>"I dunno. Peace doesn't really stop hate and apathy and stuff. So I guess if it wasn't noticed, it probably doesn't happen."
>"Well, I'd like to think everyone here gets along with everyone else... or at least, doesn't conflict with others. Why, there was only a single town until Estelle came along, which may have helped. But I can't say that I know what people think; there certainly may be more negative feelings going around then I thought there were."
>Maybe it doesn't make something like faith or magic, but all the same, hate and apathy still does bad things to the victims; you know that's pretty true.
> "So, do you have any idea's on how we can get Jigen's faith back?"
>"I think seeing the fairies and trying to restore her world, as we're trying to do now, is a good plan. It's certainly a place to start. Other then that, there's the idea I mentioned of Jigen's faith being stored somewhere by Estelle. In which case, you'd have to find it; and after finding it, well... I'm not sure. This isn't something that happens often."
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> "Ok, I just had to ask."
> "What are the fairies we are going to see like? Are they strict and no nonsense, cheerful and playful or a mix or what? If we are going to ask them for help, we gotta know what they are like. One of the last things I want is to be silly and goofy when they are no nonsense or be all serious when they are laid-back."
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>Make peace with the fact we're probably going to flip our shit when we get there.
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> "Ok, I just had to ask."
> "What are the fairies we are going to see like? Are they strict and no nonsense, cheerful and playful or a mix or what? If we are going to ask them for help, we gotta know what they are like. One of the last things I want is to be silly and goofy when they are no nonsense or be all serious when they are laid-back."
>Masha nods in response.
>Cocoa giggles, answering "Oh, there's all kinds of fairies! But most of us are happy and playful, I think. I haven't been to the Faerie Forest in a long time, though... oh, and we're getting closer! I can tell!"
>Masha whispers to you "And they're almost all ditsy and childish.", stifling a giggle afterwords.
>Make peace with the fact we're probably going to flip our shit when we get there.
>Oh man, a whole bunch of fairies running around will be so much moe you don't even-
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>Nod to Masha, and keep going.
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> Ponder how much longer to our destination.
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Maaan, I swore to myself I'd update today, and then I don't get home till forever...
>Nod to Masha, and keep going.
> Ponder how much longer to our destination.
>You nod in response, and continue trudging on, wondering how much longer it's going to be.
>As it turns out, the answer is quite awhile. You're not sure how much time passes, but you're certainly moving very slowly with all the plantlife in the way. But eventually, you see two fairies floating towards your trio.
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>Do they seem pleased?
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>Do they seem pleased?
>You're not really sure. They seem happy, but it's... different.
>Cocoa shouts a Hi to them as they reach the three of you.
>One of them responds, "Hello hellos~!", the other chiming in a similar greeting after, before the first to speak continues. "You're not supposed to bring humans, you know! The Fairy Queen says not to!"
>The manner in which the fairy says this is a little unnerving; it's like saying "You're arrested for breaking the rules!" the way someone would normally say "Thanks for this awesome gift OMG it's greeeeat hugs <3"
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>"Um, it's not just for any old reason. We need to talk to you guys about something really super important. Like, someone innocent is about to die a very sad death important it."
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>"Um, it's not just for any old reason. We need to talk to you guys about something really super important. Like, someone innocent is about to die a very sad death important it."
>After you say this, Cocoa just looks at the other two fairies smugly. :smug:
>The fairy who was talking before seems to be stumped. The other, however, says "B-but we're not supposed to let humans in! We could get in trouble! Especially with all the bad stuff that's been happening with you humans recently!"
>The fairy sounds a bit less cheerful and more worried, now.
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>"Oh don't worry about that. I'm totally going to wreck Estelle's shit so bad she'll have to change her last name to Guernica."
>Hell yeah Art Class extra credit~
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>"Oh don't worry about that. I'm totally going to wreck Estelle's shit so bad she'll have to change her last name to Guernica."
>Hell yeah Art Class extra credit~
>The two fairies, at this point, just seem utterly confused. And a little scared.
>"Well, err, we can let you in, I guess...", they stutter out, before floating off ahead of you.
>Masha sighs. "I wish there was an easier way to get there...", and then she begins slowly going after the fairies.
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>"Thank you! You can put guards on me. But it won't be necessary, just ask Dotsy, she'll tell you I'm cool."
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>"Thank you! You can put guards on me. But it won't be necessary, just ask Dotsy, she'll tell you I'm cool."
>They look at each other nervously as you mention guards; you have a feeling there may not be fairies properly capable of such a task.
>At the mention of Dotsy, however, they seem to calm down. "Ooooh, you're the one who saved Dotsy! All the fairies know about that! Oh, I'm sure there won't be a problem with bringing you in~"
>Masha seems a bit confused for a moment, but you think she pieces together what happened before long.
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> "Masha, just to fill you in, with some help, I managed to save a Fairy named Dotsy. Nothing tremendous, just saving her from a spider-person and shooting a big laser."
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>Hey, that was pretty tremendous.
>Follow them faeries.
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>Hey, that was pretty tremendous.
>Follow them faeries.
> Gotta avoid bragging about it though, braggers don't get the girl as often.
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> "Masha, just to fill you in, with some help, I managed to save a Fairy named Dotsy. Nothing tremendous, just saving her from a spider-person and shooting a big laser."
>Her hand flys to her mouth and she goes, "Oh dear!" after you tell her about the spiderwoman and laserness. "I didn't know it was something like that; I just thought you did something silly that this "Dotsy" was so grateful for. Or at most, freed her from a bush."
>You can't help but giggle a bit at the bush comment. You wonder if fairies actually get stuck in bushes sometimes.
>Hey, that was pretty tremendous.
>Follow them faeries.
> Gotta avoid bragging about it though, braggers don't get the girl as often.
>It sure was tremendous! She was scary! And that part where you flew through the air and stabbed her with the screwdriver... that was some major badassery. But you decide bragging isn't good, so you'll try not to!
>You follow the faeries through the plantlife of the forest; after a minute, the two new fairies groan in agony. "You humans are sooo slooow! This is gonna take forever!"
Meanwhile...
>You open your eyes, rubbing them before stretching out your limbs. It seems to be morning; you think. You must have been asleep against this tree for quite awhile! You remember what happened yesterday...
>You are UNKNOWN GIRL! Or rather, you don't remember your name! The farthest you can remember for sure is waking up in some sleazy room a day or two ago with no memories! From there, you overheard a STRANGE CONVERSATION from outside the room, and learned the people who trapped you may want you dead! But as you were locked inside the room, you had nothing to do but go to sleep... where you had a STRANGE DREAM!
After you woke up, you found the key to your room, and a hidden panel in the ceiling, and you managed to ESCAPE; but not before overhearing a few more STRANGE THINGS, and getting chased by a bunch of people! You managed to GET OUT of the building you were trapped in, however, and LOST your pursuers in a FOREST. After becoming sufficiently lost in this forest, you went to sleep against a tree and had another STRANGE DREAM, where you remembered some things!
>Your inventory currently contains...
-Plain White Dress (Currently Worn)
-Key
>Your current goals are...
-Amnesia
You can't remember who you are, or much of anything else! In your dreams, you've remembered a few things, but nothing much...
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>Try to remember what direction we fled from, so we don't accidentally head back that way again.
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>Try to remember what direction we fled from, so we don't accidentally head back that way again.
>You really don't know where you came from, actually. You had been pretty exhausted by the time you got this far, and just fell asleep as soon as you sat down... you weren't really paying attention to what your surroundings looked like.
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>Sigh.
>Look around for traces of our passage; footprints, broken foliage, and the like.
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>Sigh.
>Look around for traces of our passage; footprints, broken foliage, and the like.
>You sigh. You never seem to have the slightest idea what's coming next until it's already happened...
>Oh, of course! To your right, you see some footprints and fallen leaves. That must have been the way you came.
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>Head left.
>Hope there is something edible or drinkable out there.
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>Head left.
>Hope there is something edible or drinkable out there.
>You get up, and begin walking leftwards.
>Oh man, this makes you realize how long it's been since you've eaten or drank... your mouth and throat are quite dry, now that you think about it. It must have been over a day; how long can people go without water? How you wish you hadn't left the water bottles behind in that sleazy room...
>After a while, you notice the plants becoming less thick and easier to walk through, and you see a few flowers blooming as well. In one direction, the flowers seem to be growing more common, and the large plants that obstruct your way becoming sparse.
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>Head toward the flowers. They take more water, right?
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>Head toward the flowers. They take more water, right?
>You head towards the flowers, hoping to find water.
>After a minute or two of walking, the flowers are all over, and there's only enough just enough trees to keep away an unobstructed view of the sky.
>As you walk further ahead, the flowers seem to start becoming... different. They turn from soft-looking and soothing into a more striking and vigorous manner, and shift to colors like red and brown and black. Just being around them makes you feel like you've got the energy to punch someone in the face.
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>Energy is good, it helps stave off deprivation!
>Keep going. Look around at what is in the distance.
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>Energy is good, it helps stave off deprivation!
>Keep going. Look around at what is in the distance.
>This isn't CHENERGY, this is BYAKURENERGY!
>You keep going, and the flowers continue to change into more aggressive-looking shapes. You swear those leaves look like swords and daggers...
>In the distance, you see an exceptionally large tree. It dwarfs the other trees in comparison. However... you can't quite see it very well. It's almost as if the tree is surrounded by a strange mist.
>A bit aways from the giant tree, there is also a spot that's so fuzzy to your eyes that you can't tell what's inside it at all.
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>Examine one of these sword flowers.
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>Examine one of these sword flowers.
>The flower itself is very narrow and blood red, with long petals jutting forward in a rigid shape. It doesn't look friendly. The leaves are similar, but bigger and even more stiff looking. They're about a foot tall where you stand, but the ones closer to the giant tree seem to be progressively higher.
>The flowers and their leaves don't actually cut you as you've been walking through them, thankfully; but the ones close to the giant tree do look rather vicious...
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>Keep going, but stop before getting to the really nasty-looking ones. Or is the plants start to get more rigid than is comfortable.
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>Keep going, but stop before getting to the really nasty-looking ones. Or is the plants start to get more rigid than is comfortable.
>You keep walking through the field of violent flowers, drawing nearer to the giant tree and the strange mist around it.
>As you get closer, you can see a bit easier through the mist; but you also become more sure that it isn't any ordinary kind of fog. It's not really a physical thing, it's just... there. Or maybe the fog/mist/distortion is more of a not-there?
>You think you could get just about up to the strange fog around the tree safely. There's also the very thick area of mist a bit aways from the tree; you're not too far from it now.
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>Angle toward the thick mist. It seems interesting.
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> Proceed with caution.
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>Angle toward the thick mist. It seems interesting.
> Proceed with caution.
>You cautiously head towards the thickly misted spot. As you get closer, you start to make out something inside it; a cottage, perhaps?
>As you reach the edge of this thick mist, you notice that it has a rather defined line where it suddenly ends. Right now, you stand just a foot away from the strange mist, looking at what quite surely seems to be a house of some kind that's in the middle of it.
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>Reach out toward the mist, not yet touching it, to see if there seems to be anything odd about the air around it.
>It not, gingerly touch it.
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>Reach out toward the mist, not yet touching it, to see if there seems to be anything odd about the air around it.
>It not, gingerly touch it.
>You reach towards it; the air nearby seems fairly normal.
>So, you decide to touch the mist. It feels as if your hand has entered a bubble... of emptiness. And this isn't the normal kind of emptiness with regular air. This is advanced emptiness.
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>Contemplate this advanced emptiness. Is there air pressure?
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>Contemplate this advanced emptiness. Is there air pressure?
>Nope! Your hand feels rather weightless. It's a very strange feeling, especially with the rest of your body firmly anchored by gravity.
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>Take a deep steadying breath, and step onwards.
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> Hope that demons of sorts aren't hiding within waiting for us to enter.
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>Take a deep steadying breath, and step onwards.
>You take a deep breath, preparing yourself before stepping into the strange mist!
>As you enter, suddenly the building inside the mist snaps into focus. Now you can easily see that it's a small little house... floating in midair. As now, you also see that there isn't any ground here. Thankfully the weightlessness this space bestows means you're okay regardless.
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>"DAAAAH!"
>Don't look down
>Don't look down!
>DON'T LOOK DOWN!
>...Okay, just a peek.
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>"DAAAAH!"
>Don't look down
>Don't look down!
>DON'T LOOK DOWN!
>...Okay, just a peek.
>You yelp in surprise!
>You try not to look down, but can't resist; and below you is... absolutely NOTHING! Aww that's pretty unnerving...
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>Grimace.
>Try to swim through the air toward the house. How far away is it?
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>Grimace.
>Try to swim through the air toward the house. How far away is it?
>Uwaaa... really, is obeying the Laws of Physics too much to ask of this place?
>You attempt to move through the air, and find you can do so... albeit awkwardly. The house isn't very far at all, just a few feet, and before long you manage to flail yourself over to the front door.
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>Knock.
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>Knock.
>You knock on the door.
>After a moment, it opens to reveal an old woman standing in the doorway, noting to yourself that inside the house seems to be very much not weightless.
>"Oh, a visitor... how uncommon. Well then, come in, dear."
>With that, the old lady turns around and starts walking into the house, leaving the door open behind her.
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>Grab doorframe, pull self inside.
>"Thank you. I'm...well...lost."
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>Grab doorframe, pull self inside.
>"Thank you. I'm...well...lost."
>You grab the doorframe, and pull your weightless body inside the house. You fall on the floor softly as you enter, THERE'S GRAVITY AGAIN THANK GOD.
>The old lady sits down in a wooden rocking chair, next to a table; other then this, the room seems fairly bare. There is, however, a door likely leading to another room.
>"It's no problem, dear. I don't get visitors often; everyone nowadays is in Universe, and other dimensions are just so lonely!" She sighs, and begins to rock back on worth a bit in her chair.
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>Have a seat, if there is anywhere to sit.
>"I am afraid I don't know what you're talking about. I can't remember much of anything right now."
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>Have a seat, if there is anywhere to sit.
>"I am afraid I don't know what you're talking about. I can't remember much of anything right now."
>You decide to sit on the table. It seems nice enough for the purpose.
>"Ahh, I'm sorry for the lack of chairs. Wasn't expecting company, you see."
>She listens politely to what you say, "Don't feel bad, dear; very few people would know. As for your memory; well, do you have any idea what is causing this amnesia?"
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>"Not a clue, unfortunately. I was a prisoner for some awful woman, so I expect she did it."
>"Do you have anything I could eat or drink? It's been...well, I don't know how long. And, I wish I could properly introduce myself, but I don't know my name."
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>"Not a clue, unfortunately. I was a prisoner for some awful woman, so I expect she did it."
>"Do you have anything I could eat or drink? It's been...well, I don't know how long. And, I wish I could properly introduce myself, but I don't know my name."
>"Oh dear, that sounds dreadful. But I take it you've escaped?"
>"Hmm, I believe I can get you something. Any particular kind of food you had in mind, dear?"
>She gets up and walks through the door, closing it behind her before you can see inside. You suppose she expects you to just talk through it.
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>That wouldn't be the weirdest thing today.
>"Something warm and filling would be nice, Miss...?"
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>That wouldn't be the weirdest thing today.
>"Something warm and filling would be nice, Miss...?"
>Certainly not. She's making more sense then anything else you've seen so far, at least.
>You hear from behind the door, "Ah, I believe this shall do.", before the old lady comes back out, and sits down in her chair again.
>You feel like you missed something, just now.
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>Look around for possible foodstuffs that may have manifested out of the aether.
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>Look around for possible foodstuffs that may have manifested out of the aether.
>It doesn't take much looking; behind you, on the table, is a tall glass of water next to a plate of hot pancakes with syrup and butter!
>If you weren't dehydrated right now, you'd be drooling.
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>Get that water!
>After drinking a bit, pause.
>"...I forgot my manners, sorry. Is it alright if I have this?"
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>Get that water!
>After drinking a bit, pause.
>"...I forgot my manners, sorry. Is it alright if I have this?"
>You grab the glass of water hungrily, gulping down a good bit of it before pausing for air.
>The old lady chuckles. "But of course!"
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>"Thank you very much!"
>Dig in.
>"May I ask your name? Or...how you made this appear?"
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>"Thank you very much!"
>Dig in.
>"May I ask your name? Or...how you made this appear?"
>"You're quite welcome!"
>You begin to eat the pancakes and OOOOH FOOOOD it's incredible
>After you've eaten your fill, you ask the old lady some questions. "I'm... well, hmm. What's that word, again...? I can't quite remember. I believe my name has become a word whose meaning is the opposite of Physics. Darn words, there's too many of them."
>"As for the food, I created it; don't worry, it's no trouble for me."
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>"Magic? Or Emotion?"
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> "Not to sound rude or to offend, but did you forget your name?"
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> "Not to sound rude or to offend, but did you forget your name?"
>add in, "As well?"
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>"Magic? Or Emotion?"
>She frowns. "I don't think that was it. Maybe I'll never remember... ah well, no matter." She sighs.
>> "Not to sound rude or to offend, but did you forget your name?"
>add in, "As well?"
>"I haven't exactly used it recently. It's only a few times that I've had contact with another living being in the past 5 billion or so years, dear; I suppose I've just forgotten it as the time passes me by..."
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>Pause, collect thoughts.
>"No one ever comes here? That lady's place is only a day from here. Then again..."
>"What is this place, anyways? It's not actually a part of that flower field, right?"
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>Pause, collect thoughts.
>"No one ever comes here? That lady's place is only a day from here. Then again..."
>"What is this place, anyways? It's not actually a part of that flower field, right?"
>You pause, collecting your thoughts.
>After you completely finish speaking, she responds. "This place is... well, it's the dimension where nothing else exists. It's an alternate reality, one might say. The other reality is Universe. Maybe 20 or so years ago, however, a new Goddess appeared here and began a new world... I suppose you're from there? Although, I can't imagine something good is happening if my house has appeared in a flower field."
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>"Huh. So there's three realities now? Or is that new world just a part of Universe? And, it's right outside the door. Or, at least, it was for me when I came here... It was just a misty spot in the middle of a flower field."
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>"Huh. So there's three realities now? Or is that new world just a part of Universe? And, it's right outside the door. Or, at least, it was for me when I came here... It was just a misty spot in the middle of a flower field."
>She signs. "I suppose I better explain."
>"I'm not going to go all the way back to the start, because... augh, that's just a bother. But quite a long time ago, there was just a lot of gods and goddesses who did as they wished, creating and uncreating whenever and wherever... it was quite unorderly. So, a god named Physics proposed to make a set of rules to control things. His idea gained so much support, he was able to garner the power to make it happen; and hence, the Universe was created in the Big Bang, a reality bound by the Laws of Physics."
>"All the gods and goddesses left for Universe, but I thought at least one person should stay behind; naturally, I was the only one who could resist going to Universe, and so here I am. And I've been isolated for such a long time in an empty void... until 20 years ago, when a newborn goddess suddenly arrived here. Her small world is the one thing in this void."
>"To summarize; there's two realities, Universe, and... well, here. The newborn Goddess' world is inside "here", just as gods and goddesses have their own worlds inside Universe. I suppose you might also count the transdimensional space between the two realities, as well. It's okay if you don't understand all of this; I realize it may be quite a lot to take in at once."
>"As for my house being in this flower field... a part of the new Goddess' world must have faded away. That would indicate something bad having happened to the Goddess; her faith running low, or her physical being having been damaged, for example."
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>"Oh. That is a lot to take in."
>Take a moment to sort it all out. "That's a problem, I suppose. And you can't leave here at all? Even if you wanted to?"
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>"Oh. That is a lot to take in."
>Take a moment to sort it all out. "That's a problem, I suppose. And you can't leave here at all? Even if you wanted to?"
>She nods sagely in response.
>It takes a minute for you to get a good hold on this... on the upside, how many people who aren't a God/Goddess actually get to know this stuff?
>"Oh, I could leave. But... I felt like I should keep the original reality intact. There's nothing here; if everyone left, who's to say we could ever get back? And now that there's finally a world here, it's not as bad as it used to be. Although I have to wonder about the story behind this new goddess; new ones are not made often, and her being sent here as a baby is certainly not normal."
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>"That does sound weird. Tell me more, please?"
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>"That does sound weird. Tell me more, please?"
>She begins rubbing her chin in thought. "Hmm... one day, she simply came in through the portal from the transdimensional space. She was just a little baby. I wasn't sure what to think; so I avoided her, and watched. As the years passed, she began to control her powers of creation, and made a little world for herself... I haven't payed a terribly large amount of attention to it, I'm afraid, but I do check in on it now and then. I still have no idea from where, and why, that she was sent here."
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>Ponder what we can recall about religion. Do divinities tend to have children?
>If we don't know for sure, ask about it.
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>Ponder what we can recall about religion. Do divinities tend to have children?
>If we don't know for sure, ask about it.
>You cannot recall what you know about religion! Darn.
>So you ask, instead. "Well... they can. That isn't to say they all enjoy doing so. Often, their creations are like their children, and they don't wish anything more. But yes; they can have god-children with each other, or, on a rare occasion, by blessing one of their own creations with the powers of a god."
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>Nod. "I didn't know that. So, you're a god too, right? Could you fix my memories?"
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>Nod. "I didn't know that. So, you're a god too, right? Could you fix my memories?"
>She grins. "Your smarts haven't gone with your memories, eh? Although, I did pretty much spell that out. As for your memories... well, that depends on why they're gone. Let me have a look see..."
>Suddenly, the old lady sits up straight in her chair and begins to stare at you. Intensely. It's a bit disturbing; it feels like she's staring into your soul.
>After a minute, she slumps back into the rocking chair again. "Oh dear. I do believe you've lost your soul; how queer."
>...you aren't sure how to respond to that. But you suppose this means she wasn't staring into your soul a moment ago, since it isn't there.
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>"...That doesn't sound healthy at all. Um, is there any way I could get it back? And, um, could you help with it? I'm sorry to keep making demands of you, but, well, you can understand that I'm at the end of my rope. You're the first friendly person I've even met."
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>"...That doesn't sound healthy at all. Um, is there any way I could get it back? And, um, could you help with it? I'm sorry to keep making demands of you, but, well, you can understand that I'm at the end of my rope. You're the first friendly person I've even met."
>"It's not quite as unhealthy as it sounds; your mind doesn't seem to have been damaged in the process. It would still be in your best interests to retrieve it though, dear. I'm afraid I don't know if I can help with that; you see, you'll have to find your lost soul in order to get it back."
>"I can, however, offer you any kind of item that you may find useful on your quest; as well as my house as a safe place to return to. You'll always be welcome here."
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Ask her to conjure a Candy Mecha fuck year
>"Well. I have a reasonable idea of who took it. And, she's dangerous. I don't know how she's dangerous, but she is. Really really dangerous. And she has a small army. Maybe a big army. If you could give me some things to deal with that, that'd be really useful. Or a way to move around without being detected."
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>Ask her to conjure a Candy Mecha fuck year
>"Well. I have a reasonable idea of who took it. And, she's dangerous. I don't know how she's dangerous, but she is. Really really dangerous. And she has a small army. Maybe a big army. If you could give me some things to deal with that, that'd be really useful. Or a way to move around without being detected."
>EXTREEEEEME
>She frowns. "Oh my, you've gotten yourself into something big, haven't you? Trying to take something from someone like that might be a bit too much for you, dear. I understand your soul is an important thing, but your life itself is moreso. You don't even know what she's done with it; where it would be now, do you?"
>She shakes her head. "I'll help you, but I don't approve of something so dangerous. First off, I'll give you a charm that will return you here in an emergency; just behind you, a stiff fabric embedded with magic to send you back here whenever it becomes ripped."
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>"I suppose that's a good point. Um...would there be any way for me to find out what happened to my soul, aside from actually finding it?"
>Look for that charm.
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>"I suppose that's a good point. Um...would there be any way for me to find out what happened to my soul, aside from actually finding it?"
>Look for that charm.
>"Hmm... I've heard of making a compass to a lost soul. I'm afraid I don't know the art of making one. You should seek someone knowledgeable in faith or spirits, if you want to pursue that."
>It's right behind you, on the table. You don't feel particularly secure with objects just appearing around you like that.
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>Get that charm.
>"Oh, I know something that would be useful. Do you have anything that would let me fly, or turn into a bird? If I could get up high, that would really help in finding my way around."
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>Get that charm.
>"Oh, I know something that would be useful. Do you have anything that would let me fly, or turn into a bird? If I could get up high, that would really help in finding my way around."
>You obtain the Teleportation Charm!
>She chuckles. "I can't turn you into a bird! I might be able to help you fly, though; but I'd need a bit of time for something like that. Making magical items that will work outside of my area of influence... it's not as easy as conjuring some pancakes."
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>"Ooooh. Well. It's not terribly important, if it'll be some trouble. Maybe you could think of a better way to help me find my way about and move quickly?"
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> "What sort of negitive effects are their for having my soul being stolen, if any?"
> "Thank you for everything so far, I actually have a chance of getting back to a normal life thanks to you. I am truly grateful for your help."
> What words do we know mean things like Kind One or words that show a similar meaning? If we can think of something, offer to refer to this goddess by that, since not even refering to her with a name seems rude.
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>"Ooooh. Well. It's not terribly important, if it'll be some trouble. Maybe you could think of a better way to help me find my way about and move quickly?"
>She thinks for a moment. "I believe I could make you something that can lead you to a few specific locations. Important places you might want to go to. And while you're gone, I can work on that flight problem, yes?"
> "What sort of negitive effects are their for having my soul being stolen, if any?"
> "Thank you for everything so far, I actually have a chance of getting back to a normal life thanks to you. I am truly grateful for your help."
> What words do we know mean things like Kind One or words that show a similar meaning? If we can think of something, offer to refer to this goddess by that, since not even refering to her with a name seems rude.
>"Loss of memory, personality, skills... those are regular effects. A person with their soul removed is almost like someone born as an adult, without having lived beforehand. Other bad things can happen as well; corruption of the mind, for example. You seem quite stable, so I wouldn't worry."
>She smiles. "It's nice just to talk to someone again! I'm quite glad to help."
>You don't really know. But it is a bit strange to not have any words to refer to her with.
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>"That should do, I think. And, I wish I had more to tell you about. All I remember is living in a locked room, and my nightmares."
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>"That should do, I think. And, I wish I had more to tell you about. All I remember is living in a locked room, and my nightmares."
>"Well, I'll get right on it then. And, about those nightmares; dreams and the like come from a person's subconscious, correct? With your current situation, it might do you good to take them seriously."
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>"I do. There's not much else for me to go with right now."
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>"I do. There's not much else for me to go with right now."
>She doesn't seem to be paying attention to you anymore; it looks like she's staring into the wall behind you.
>"Dear, you said my house had appeared in a flower field, yes?"
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>"Yes. A field of flowers strangely knife-like leaves. And, there was a large tree. It seemed important."
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>"Yes. A field of flowers strangely knife-like leaves. And, there was a large tree. It seemed important."
>She frowns. "We can talk about that later. For now, something's heading towards our little voidspace here. And I have a feeling it isn't the local plant life."
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>"Mmm. Can you handle them if they're hostile?"
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>"Mmm. Can you handle them if they're hostile?"
>"I honestly don't know. I've gotten rather rusty, and we have no idea who we're dealing with here. I could probably keep them out, though, if you believe they're dangerous."
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>"I...don't know. I'll go check, and use that charm to bring myself back if they are hostile. What direction are they coming from?"
>Did we get it? If not, do so. Then head out to check.
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>"I...don't know. I'll go check, and use that charm to bring myself back if they are hostile. What direction are they coming from?"
>Did we get it? If not, do so. Then head out to check.
>"Just straight out from the door. Be careful, dear."
>You have the charm! So, you head out the door, flailing awkwardly through the empty space before you emerge through the side of the mist and see-
Girls are preparing. Please wait warmly for our next update, where we return to Berkeley Malone, off on her trip to the Faerie Forest with Masha La and Cocoa Tapioca!
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>"Just straight out from the door. Be careful, dear."
>You have the charm! So, you head out the door, flailing awkwardly through the empty space before you emerge through the side of the mist and see-
Girls are preparing. Please wait warmly for our next update, where we return to Berkeley Malone, off on her trip to the Faerie Forest with Masha La and Cocoa Tapioca!
> "you emerge through the side of the mist and see-" See what, i wanna know! :3 That is such a cliffhanger. I'm either expecting uber evil person, or a giant demon-plant-style thing/a demon.
Girls are preparing. Please wait warmly for our next update, where we return to Berkeley Malone, off on her trip to the Faerie Forest with Masha La and Cocoa Tapioca!
Isn't Berkeley Male? I've been under the assumption that Berkeley is Male this entire time. Just wondering, since always thought Male and not Female.
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She's a downwards arrow.
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Isn't Berkeley Male? I've been under the assumption that Berkeley is Male this entire time. Just wondering, since always thought Male and not Female.
Why must you hurt me so ;_;
You are BERKELEY MALONE, an average teenage girl of 2010!... by the standards of USA, at least.
>You are a 15 year old girl living with your dear moth-*words*
And you can't know what she sees yet because, to do it right now, we'd have to deal with all kinds of quantum physics and would be so confusing that you don't even :derp:
and also because CLIFFHANGER
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> Are we at the Faerie place ye~t?
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>You are once again BERKELEY MALONE who is female Woopee!
>After a long trip, you've finally reached the Faerie Forest! That took forever...
>The Faerie Forest has less plants that impede your way; mostly just trees, grass, and some flowers here and there. So, you can walk around freely! And, there's always a fairy or two in sight now.
>Currently with you is Masha La, the priestessy person from Village, and Cocoa Tapioca, a fairy also from Village. There are also the two fairies who lead you the rest of the way to Faerie Forest.
>"Okay, we're here!" one of the two fairies announces. You notice a few other random passerby fairies glancing at you, then returning to whatever they were doing previously; which seems to consist of flying around to wherever, and random chatter amongst themselves.
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>Goofy grin GO!
>"So, could I talk with whoever's in charge here, please?"
>Keep an eye open for Dotsy
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>Goofy grin GO!
>"So, could I talk with whoever's in charge here, please?"
>Keep an eye open for Dotsy
>You grin quite goofily, making Cocoa and Masha giggle at you.
>"Oh, I think you'll fit right in with the fairies, Berkeley." says Masha.
>The two fairies who lead you here exchange a glance with one another. "Well, that'd be the Fairy Queen... but outsiders aren't usually allowed to see her! For her protection!"
>You don't see Dotsy, but you haven't seen very much of the Faerie Forest yet either.
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>"Oh...Well, if it wasn't important, I wouldn't be asking. it's just, we kinda need your help to save Jigen before she dies and stuff..."
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>"Oh...Well, if it wasn't important, I wouldn't be asking. it's just, we kinda need your help to save Jigen before she dies and stuff..."
>One of the two fairies looks at the other nervously. "That sounds important!"
>"But we aren't supposed to bring outsiders to see the Queen! It's not safe!"
>"But it's important!"
>"But it's bad!"
>Masha facepalms as the two fairies continue to argue with each other in three-word-sentences.
>Other then the life and death part, this situation is actually pretty amusing. You've already got a goofy grin though, so you're set in that manner!
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>"You could ask her. And Dotsy would vouch for me."
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>"You could ask her. And Dotsy would vouch for me."
>The two fairies stop arguing. "But Dotsy went missing!", they say simultaneously.
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>"What? That sucks! What happened?"
>Ponder why they didn't mention it the first time she was brought up.
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>"What? That sucks! What happened?"
>Ponder why they didn't mention it the first time she was brought up.
>"Oh, after you rescued her, she thought it was really important for someone to go look at the Origin Gardens, but the Fairy Queen said we can't go there right now because it's not safe! So she just went by herself, and she hasn't come back yet!"
>The fairy who was arguing against letting you see the Queen puffs up her face and says, "It's all your fault!"
>Maybe fairies really are as ditsy as Masha said. Or at least some of them. But goddamn it's just so adorable!
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>"Well, if you ask the Queen, after we talk, maybe I can see about going and finding her?"
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>"Well, if you ask the Queen, after we talk, maybe I can see about going and finding her?"
>The one that was supporting you flies off, going "I'll go ask her right now!"
>The other fairy blows a raspberry, then kicks you in the leg before flying off. Damn, for a little 2-foot high thing, she sure can kick...!
>Cocoa flies off after the fairy that kicked you, yelling "Hey!" angrily. Masha has her hand to her mouth, stifling giggles at the whole thing.
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>"Hey..."
>That hurt...
>Sigh. Wait for the first faerie to come back.
>Massage where we got kicked.
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Updates should pick up after school ends on June 14. Until then, I'm trying to remember to do it ;_;
>"Hey..."
>That hurt...
>Sigh. Wait for the first faerie to come back.
>Massage where we got kicked.
>You give a small complaint and sigh.
>It sure did. The pain is starting to go away, though; it was only a fairy, after all. Albeit a strong kicking fairy.
>You wait for the fairy to return while rubbing your leg. But after a minute, you get distracted by a developing situation between Cocoa and the fairy that kicked you; they seem to have gotten into some kind of fight. A few fairies are gathering to watch.
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>Sigh again, and walk over to break them up.
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>Sigh again, and walk over to break them up.
>You walk over, and Masha follows you with a slightly worried look on her face. Unfortunately, by the time you reach them, there's quite a crowd of fairies blocking your way; and only more coming. Some are starting to cheer for one fairy or the other; it seems the other one's name is Bitty.
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>"Hey! Knock it off! You know better than that!"
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>"Hey! Knock it off! You know better than that!"
>The crowd's noise drowns your voice out; you think one of the two got a good hit on the other, and the fairies are starting to get a bit wild from the excitement.
>Masha is frowning worriedly, and starting to distance herself from the crowd of fairies a bit. You don't blame her, this is starting to get really out of hand.
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>Wade in. Employ superior hootman reach and leverage to separate them.
>"KNOCK IT OFF GODDAMNIT!"
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>Wade in. Employ superior hootman reach and leverage to separate them.
>"KNOCK IT OFF GODDAMNIT!"
>You wade through the fairy crowd without too much trouble; they don't seem to be paying much attention to you. As you get close to the front, you see Bitty delivering a flying tackle that knocks Cocoa to the ground, who quickly recovers and sprays a sparse amount of danmaku in all directions before charging back at her opponent. You haven't seen most of the fight, but you think Cocoa is looking more beat up then Bitty.
>Although you certainly have more reach and strength then a fairy does, they have flight and better mobility, as well as the fact that they seem to be using a good amount of unpredictable danmaku with their melee. Simply walking in and pulling them apart would likely be a minorly painful and difficult experience.
>You yell at them to knock it off, and the fairies right next to you shout back at you irritatedly; but with all the commotion going on, you can't tell what they said at all.
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>Take the stings. Hopefully there will be some kind of faerie medicine to deal with it. But it's really going to hurt our chances to help out Jigen when our allies and supposed to be allies are sniping at each other.
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>Take the stings. Hopefully there will be some kind of faerie medicine to deal with it. But it's really going to hurt our chances to help out Jigen when our allies and supposed to be allies are sniping at each other.
>You run into the middle of the fight, taking some irritating but not terribly painful hits from danmaku, and grabbing Bitty from behind. She yells out in surprise and starts flailing around, but you can keep a hold on her without much trouble.
>Cocoa rushes over to wail on Bitty while she can't fight back, and you grab a hold of her as well.
>As Cocoa and Bitty flail in your grip, the crowd of fairies shouts some Awws and Boos. One in particular yells out "Humans ruin all the fun!"
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>Oh shit, we're losing 'em ;_:
>"You want to have fun? I'll tell you something fun! How'd you like to take an empty place and make it all green and leafy, huh?"
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>Oh shit, we're losing 'em ;_:
>"You want to have fun? I'll tell you something fun! How'd you like to take an empty place and make it all green and leafy, huh?"
>A bunch of the fairies start to grumble and leave. Lots of the rest seem indifferent, but a few look interested.
>"Lemme go!", yells Bitty.
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>"Fine, since you didn't start it. I'm sorry."
>Let Bitty go, do be prepared for retributive kicks or her trying to get a free shot at Cocoa.
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>"Fine, since you didn't start it. I'm sorry."
>Let Bitty go, do be prepared for retributive kicks or her trying to get a free shot at Cocoa.
>She glares at you, before flying away in a huff.
>A good bit more of the fairy crowd leaves as well, now that the fight is definitely over.
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>Sigh.
>Has Cocoa calmed down? If so, let her go.
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>Sigh.
>Has Cocoa calmed down? If so, let her go.
>You sigh.
>She has. You let her go, and she plops on the ground, curling into a little moe ball.
>At this point, all but a few of the fairies have left. It's starting to look like it did before the fight happened, again.
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>Kneel down and pat Cocoa.
>"You okay?"
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I've decided that there's definitely something about the Faerie Forest section of the game that makes me feel like not updating. That last switch to Unknown Girl was admittedly done mostly because I knew I'd update more >:
PERSEVERANCE
>Kneel down and pat Cocoa.
>"You okay?"
>You kneel and pat the Cocoaball, asking if she's okay. Suddenly, she uncurls and leaps into the air, looking much like her former cheerful self again; and also showing no signs of the previous fight!
>"Uh-huh, I'm great!", she says. Then she gasps, looking past you; "It's the Queen!"
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>Turn around!
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>Turn around!
>You turn around, and find the fairy from before (Augh so many fairies...) returning, with a woman. She's a much larger then the other fairies, but still definitely a fairy, floating in midair with large transparent wings. She's at least 4 feet tall, although her flotation makes it tricky to judge her height; but she's definitely at least twice as big as all the other fairies are. It's also quite obvious to the eye that she's more intelligent and graceful, unlike the whimsical and childish behavior of the regular fairies.
>She greets you, Masha, and Cocoa with a hand gesture. "Welcome to the Faerie Forest, humans; and it's good to see you home, Cocoa."
>Cocoa fidgets nervously, and Masha greets the Fairy Queen politely.
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>Oh wow, this is a queen.
>Crap, how do you greet a queen?
>"Um, ah...hi, ...your majesty?"
>Wait, should we have bowed? Crap again!
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>Oh wow, this is a queen.
>Crap, how do you greet a queen?
>"Um, ah...hi, ...your majesty?"
>Wait, should we have bowed? Crap again!
>That, or a really good poser!
>Umm...
>You stumble around on your words. Crap, now you're starting to fidget a bit, like Cocoa!
>The Queen gives an innocent-looking and amused smile. "Don't worry, I'm not going to smite you or anything like that! Just relax. Now, if I may ask; what is the purpose of your visit today? I can't imagine the trip was convenient."
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> "W-well... There's this Goddess that is in REALLY big trouble, and if her realm isn't filled with some kind of plant-life soon, she's gonna die. So I heard that there were faeries who can help with this sort of thing and I wanted to ask if we could borrow them a bit to help the Goddess..."
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> "W-well... There's this Goddess that is in REALLY big trouble, and if her realm isn't filled with some kind of plant-life soon, she's gonna die. So I heard that there were faeries who can help with this sort of thing and I wanted to ask if we could borrow them a bit to help the Goddess..."
>She blinks, a bit surprised. "Oh dear. I must say, I wasn't expecting something like that. Hmm... I could lend the help of some fairies for such a noble cause, certainly. But I would like to ask a favor in return."
>"Some fairies have been going missing during the past few weeks; with your rescue of Dotsy, I do believe we have found the culprit. Unfortunately, Dotsy seems to have gone missing once again. I'd like you to go into Origin Gardens, where she was headed, and see if you could find her."
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> "Um... Okay, but do you know what we might be up against?"
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>"And, uh, what are the Origin Gardens? That sound pretty neat."
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> "Um... Okay, but do you know what we might be up against?"
>"About the same time a few weeks ago, when the some of the fairies started disappearing, something about Origin Gardens began to feel... different. A few days after, I declared it unsafe for the time being, and that all the fairies were to stop going there. But as I said, that was a few weeks ago; I don't know what's there now. I can sense that it's grown worse, and I did not want to endanger any fairies by sending them to check. They're... not worth much in battle. Most of them, at least."
>"I believe that the two of you, however, should be able to handle it. I'd like you to report whatever you see there, in addition to attempting to locate Dotsy."
>"And, uh, what are the Origin Gardens? That sound pretty neat."
>She smiles. "Indeed it is. Origin Gardens is said to be the first place created in this world; the origin. It is a place connected to the goddess herself. Us fairies go there regularly, until now..."
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>"Okay. May I ask you a question, first?"
>If allowed, "I'm looking for these <stone or wood as appropriate> altar things. They have a carving of the Goddess on them, and a little imprint on them where you could fit in a sphere, and this sort of marking on the ground in front of it. Oh, and all kinds of beautiful carvings on them. I've heard there's one around the forest somewhere."
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>"Okay. May I ask you a question, first?"
>If allowed, "I'm looking for these <stone or wood as appropriate> altar things. They have a carving of the Goddess on them, and a little imprint on them where you could fit in a sphere, and this sort of marking on the ground in front of it. Oh, and all kinds of beautiful carvings on them. I've heard there's one around the forest somewhere."
>Wood.
>She looks at you thoughtfully, saying "You're different from the rest of the humans that came from the other world."
>After a moment, she continues to speak. "Check the large tree in the center of Origin Gardens; one can't fail to notice it."
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>"Is it a good different, or a bad one? And I'll do just that, thank you. You can give me directions, right?"
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> Resolve to kick the crap out of whatever harms these cute faeries.
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> "I have an idea on why the Goddess is in such bad condition, and her world as well. You said the Origin Gardens are tied to her, right? And fairies used to go their until a while ago. I have a feeling the lack of fairies going their is making it so the Goddess isn't gaining any power, and thus clearing out whatever the problem is, like you asked, is more helpful then I thought. This is all assuming I am right about the Goddess gaining power from fairies visiting the Origin Garden."
> "Plus, even if you refused to help me, I would still help you and the rest of the fairies. No matter what anyone says, I feel everyone needs to stick together and try to make the best of these situations."
> Cheesy Grin when saying the 2nd part. :D
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>"Is it a good different, or a bad one? And I'll do just that, thank you. You can give me directions, right?"
>"A good different; and in the best ways, I believe. You're a right kind of person. The others I met from your world seemed... well, it's hard to explain. They weren't like people are here."
>"Oh, directions?" She gestures in a direction. "Go that way, and you'll start seeing flowers; follow them."
> Resolve to kick the crap out of whatever harms these cute faeries.
>Yeah, whoever could go around kidnapping fairies must be terrible!
> "I have an idea on why the Goddess is in such bad condition, and her world as well. You said the Origin Gardens are tied to her, right? And fairies used to go their until a while ago. I have a feeling the lack of fairies going their is making it so the Goddess isn't gaining any power, and thus clearing out whatever the problem is, like you asked, is more helpful then I thought. This is all assuming I am right about the Goddess gaining power from fairies visiting the Origin Garden."
> "Plus, even if you refused to help me, I would still help you and the rest of the fairies. No matter what anyone says, I feel everyone needs to stick together and try to make the best of these situations."
> Cheesy Grin when saying the 2nd part. :D
>The Fairy Queen listens with interest. "You just might be onto something. However, I don't think you're completely right, either. When the feeling of the Origin Gardens changed, it felt... hostile. Completely different. And it hasn't improved at all... I fear for the Goddess. I believe that something terrible must have happened, to cause such a change in the Origin Gardens. I don't think you can restore the Gardens without fixing whatever happened to cause them to change."
>"Also, don't confuse the goddess of that dying world whom you wish to help, with the goddess of this world; I'm quite sure they're not one and the same."
>You grin cheesily as you say the next part. The Queen smiles warmly as she listens. "Yes... as I thought earlier, you're certainly a right kind of person. I'm glad Estelle brought you here instead of someone else, regardless of whatever the true reasons behind her actions are."
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>Blush. Because man, that's a lot of nice things to be said about you all at once.
>"I'll try not to take too long."
>Head that direction.
>"Will you be coming, Masha, or would you rather stay here?"
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>Blush. Because man, that's a lot of nice things to be said about you all at once.
>"I'll try not to take too long."
>Head that direction.
>"Will you be coming, Masha, or would you rather stay here?"
>You blush. This Fairy Queen is really nice...
>"Yes, I wouldn't advise you to linger there."
>You begin to head off in the direction she specified, but stop for a moment to ask Masha something.
>She hugs her large book to her chest, and looks solemn as she begins to follow you. "I'll do anything I can to help."
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>Nods. "Thanks. I'll probably need it."
>Onwards!
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>Nods. "Thanks. I'll probably need it."
>Onwards!
>She nods back.
>The two of you set off, soon seeing the first flowers that the Fairy Queen said to follow; for in the distance, you can see many more...
And back to where we last left off with SOULLESS GIRL, as she went to see whatever animate thing was approaching the HOUSE IN THE VOID!
>As you emerge out of the mist, you see... a cute little flying girl with small transparent wings, fluttering around the flowers! She isn't looking in your direction; you don't think she's noticed you yet.
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>Much better than what was expected.
>Observe her for a bit, to make sure she's not doing anything hostile.
>Presuming her behavior doesn't invoke wariness, say, "Excuse me?"
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>Much better than what was expected.
>Observe her for a bit, to make sure she's not doing anything hostile.
>Presuming her behavior doesn't invoke wariness, say, "Excuse me?"
>Definitely. You don't know if you could protect yourself from anything that was actually dangerous.
>She seems to be examinining the area, especially the flowers; not that there's much else to examine. Before long, she turns around and sees you, flying backwards a few feet and gasping in surprise.
>"Where did you come from?! You weren't there a second ago!"
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>Point a thumb back toward the rift. Or at least what should be the rift but we've not actually turned back to see if it's still there.
>"Sorry to scare you. But things have been a little bad, you see? I had to make sure you were alright."
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>Point a thumb back toward the rift. Or at least what should be the rift but we've not actually turned back to see if it's still there.
>"Sorry to scare you. But things have been a little bad, you see? I had to make sure you were alright."
>You point back towards the dense hazy rift. You look for a moment, and yes, it's still there.
>"Oh... those hazy things are weird! My magic sense feels like they're weird and emptyish, so I was afraid to go near them, especially that big one! Thanks for making sure I'm okay... I'm Dotsy, what's your name?"
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>"I don't have one at the moment, I'm afraid."
>Shrug.
>"It shouldn't be a problem if you came in, though. There's a house inside, with an old goddess living there. She's quite nice. If I may, why are you here?"
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> "I... I don't remember my name... or anything notable about myself really... ;-;"
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>"I don't have one at the moment, I'm afraid."
>Shrug.
>"It shouldn't be a problem if you came in, though. There's a house inside, with an old goddess living there. She's quite nice. If I may, why are you here?"
>The girl blinks in confusion. "You don't have a name?"
>"Oh, really? I thought it might be something bad, but that sounds good! And there's a goddess? Wow! Oh, and I'm here because I thought it would be important for some of the fairies to come, but no one would go, so I had to go by myself! This place feels completely different then it used to, and the flowers are all weird now..."
> "I... I don't remember my name... or anything notable about myself really... ;-;"
>She looks sad when you say this. "Aww, that's terrible! I hope you remember stuff soon! All kinds of bad things seem to have been happening since a few weeks ago..."
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>"I'll get it fixed, soon as I can. And, why would it be important for faeries to come here? Sorry about the possibly dumb question, but memories and all..."
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>"I'll get it fixed, soon as I can. And, why would it be important for faeries to come here? Sorry about the possibly dumb question, but memories and all..."
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>Suddenly, you remember that creatures like this little girl are called a FAIRY/FAERIE!
>"Oh, well, this place is really important! It's supposed to be the first place of our world that our goddess made, and it's connected to her on some level or whatever! But a few weeks ago, it started getting strange, and the Fairy Queen said we shouldn't go here for now... and, well, it really doesn't feel safe here anymore, but..."
>_ is not a command!
>_
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>"But?"
>"And, it should be okay if you meet the goddess here, if you want. She's quite kind."
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>"But?"
>"And, it should be okay if you meet the goddess here, if you want. She's quite kind."
>"Well, ummm, I dunno..."
>"Oooh, maybe she can help out with some of the bad stuff that's been happening! I should tell Berkeley about her!"
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>Nod.
>"I don't know if she wants people spreading word that she's out here, though? Shall we ask?"
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>Nod.
>"I don't know if she wants people spreading word that she's out here, though? Shall we ask?"
>"Oh, she is in a strange place after all, so maybe she wants to stay secret! She definitely wasn't here before it got all strange! But I should tell Berkeley no matter what, since it's really important... I bet Berkeley can fix all the bad stuff going on!"
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>"Alright. But, don't tell anyone else. And make sure she doesn't either. And don't tell anyone else about me. It's important, okay?"
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>"Alright. But, don't tell anyone else. And make sure she doesn't either. And don't tell anyone else about me. It's important, okay?"
>She frowns, and brings a hand to her mouth in a thinking gesture. It's kinda cute, actually... "Well, okay... but why are you a secret too?"
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>"Because if people learn about be too soon, I'll be in big trouble."
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>"Because if people learn about be too soon, I'll be in big trouble."
>"Well, I won't tell anyone about you then! Nuh-uh!"
>She grins and gives you a thumbs up.
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>"Thank you, I appreciate that very much."
>If she seems satisfied with this, head back in.
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>"Thank you, I appreciate that very much."
>If she seems satisfied with this, head back in.
>You thank her, and then the two of you head into the Void containing the Goddesses House.
>After you get inside the house, Dotsy says "Ahh, that was weird... it was all empty and stuff! There was only this creepy floating house!"
>The Goddess, sitting in the rocking chair, looks up at the unrecognized voice. "I see you've met someone new, little girl."
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>"This is Dotsy, she doesn't mean any harm."
>Look to Dotsy, "This is the goddess I was talking about."
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>"This is Dotsy, she doesn't mean any harm."
>Look to Dotsy, "This is the goddess I was talking about."
>She nods. "Fairies are generally quite harmless, yes."
>Dotsy seems a bit nervous. She does an awkward little curtsy, and says "It's nice to meet you, miss goddess!"
>The old woman chuckles and responds, "It's nice to meet you as well, Dotsy."
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>"Dotsy was convinced there was something important around. Apparently her people come to the garden outside often?"
>Look toward Dotsy for confirmation.
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>"Dotsy was convinced there was something important around. Apparently her people come to the garden outside often?"
>Look toward Dotsy for confirmation.
>Dotsy twiddles her thumbs nervously. "Well, umm, I just kind of thought some of the fairies should check on this place, since it's kinda an important place and all..."
>Dotsy goes on to explain what the place is, which you've already heard. The lady listens with an interested look on her face.
>"That's quite an interesting situation. Considering that bits of this area have started to fade away, I could already guess that something bad happened to the goddess of this world. But this... hmm. I'm not entirely sure what this means. Perhaps whatever has happened to the goddess has made her become aggressive and/or violent, whether by necessity or otherwise? It would explain the violent feeling this area and it's flowers are giving off. I wonder what could be behind all this... it's fascinating."
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>"Beats me."
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>"Beats me."
>The lady chuckles. "Maybe you'll have a better answer if you find your lost soul? Hmm... by the way, I believe something else is drawing near."
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>"I wonder if I used to be a valet?"
>Go to check!
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What a big change that'll be!
>"I wonder if I used to be a valet?"
>Go to check!
>The old lady snickers.
>You go out the door and float through the void again, returning to the flowery field. You don't see anyone coming yet...
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>Keep close to the cloud, where it will be easy to disappear into it unnoticed if someone unwanted shows up, and continue to look around.