>"Well, Miss Keine, I am here because you specifically asked me to come back. Right as we parted, you said something along the lines of 'If you can, come visit tomorrow'. As an aside, it's rather funny...I was never really early for school until I got to college. Yet here I am, early and not even attending. But I digress. I am here now, so I want to know what you wish to talk to me about."
>to Patorikku "Ah, good morning. Good to see no spirits or anything nabbed you while you slept..." [although you probably got better sleep than I did...]
>After Keine speaks, "Also, I have a few questions. First, Hieda no Akyuu...where does she live? You recommended I visit her, and I figure I should. But I need to know where she lives first."
>"Second, out of curiosity...do I still count as human due to...y'know...this?" Indicate the railgun. "And these?" Motion towards wings, give them a flap (if applicable, I don't recall it being stated I had them one way or another. Having them would be cool.)
>>Provided she didn't give me a quest objective already, "Lastly, I read in the paper about a job opening defending the village...well, due to my *ahem* circumstances, I believe I might be invaluable for being a guard of the village. Where would I go to apply for that?"
[1] "It's hard to explain, but..."
She appears to be hesitant
"Don't you find it somewhat strange that you showed up shortly after the village was attacked? It's almost as if someone sent you to defend the villagers..."
"Well, I didn't really think of it that way. I was pretty tired yesterday. Although I did find something in the newspaper about the village under attack or something..."
"Yes, that's correct. You see, about a week ago, villagers went missing in the middle of the night, apparently taken from their homes as they slept. As a precaution, we set up a wall around the village, guarded all day long. We still don't know much about the motives of these random attacks, but from the evidence we have, it doesn't appear to have been done my anyone in this village, let alone any human."
"And what about this 'Akyuu' girl? Why did you mention visiting her yesterday?"
"Ahh... Hieda no Akyuu. She is of big concern to us right now, seeing as how she is one of the most important people in all of Gensokyo. As part of the village defense initiative, guards were also stationed at her residence in case whoever, or more likely, whatever, tries to attack her."
You stare out one of the windows as you try to piece all this information together.
Suddenly, the door to the schoolhouse is blasted open. The rubble settles, revealing a green-haired woman holding a rather large parasol. Most uncomfortable to you is the creepy and almost sadistic smile on her face as she fires a beam of light out of her parasol in your direction.
[5] You nimbly dodge the beam as it blasts a hole right through the roof, sending shards of wood flying in all directions. She laughs maniacally while preparing for another shot. Seizing this opportunity, you jump up, lunge forward with a flap of your wings, and tackle her into the ground.
From behind you, Keine mutters something with utmost horror in her voice.
"This is not good, not good at all..."
> Politely decline the girl's offer and explain how we found the money.
[1] "No thanks, I'm not really in the mood for tea now. And by the way, this money isn't mine. I found it lying around last night, and I decided to..."
Before you can finish your explanation the girl grabs your arm and forcefully drags you into the shrine.
Oh dear, the masses are gathering.
>##Killing intent: Insect-tachi
[2] Your efforts didn't seem to have much effect, because the swarm of insects are continuing towards you, now at a faster rate.
Who knows, they might not be poisonous?
>ROCKING OUT YEAAAAH
>Finish job, collect pay, treat unmatched sock to a meal to raise social link.
[4] The audience cheers as you walk away from the makeshift stage. You decide that you're done for the day and ask for your pay. The manager hands you a sack of coins and asks you if you would like to perform again later.
You remember seeing an unmatched sock going towards the schoolhouse, so you set off in that direction.
Money +9000>Aww, her singing's adorable! I'll quietly go outside and stand nearby, but I won't interrupt (or at least, hopefully I don't make too much noise!).
[3] You weren't paying much attention as you stepped out of the shack and took a trip off the ledge. A loud, dull thud echoes as you fall face-first onto the grass, instantly scaring the birds away.
>Approach mansion and hail its guard(s), requesting for entrance.
[2] As you walk up to the mansion, a guard points a dagger at you.
"What business do you have here?"
You explain your reasons for visiting the mansion, but the guard does not appear to take it seriously.
"Visitation is only allowed upon invitation from the mistress. If you have not been summoned, you may not enter."
He takes out a card with strange symbols on it and braces himself as if you may attack.
>head to the nearest village
You are already in the Human Village.> "Heh, well, them spirits would have to work mighty hard to take me in one piece!"
> Take note to the mention of "job opening." The guise of farmhand probably isn't fooling anyone at this point, so you'll need a legitimate job, and with the funds this job could conjure up, you could build up some real weaponry!
> "Ah wouldn't mind hearin' a bit more o' this guard post deal! Ah've got some spare arms ready for use!"
[3](+1) "So, um... About the village under attack... Do you think we can be of help? We're not quite ordinary, in the sense that we can't do anything. I've got plenty of weaponry, and my friend here, well, he's got the power to manipulate nuclear fusion."
Your inquiries are interrupted when the door to the schoolhouse is blasted open by a seemingly hostile woman. Judging by the damage caused, she doesn't appear to be human. You begin to wonder if she is related to the attacks Keine was talking about.
