Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Neovereign on June 14, 2018, 11:39:47 AM
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> You are Seija Kijin, Counterattacking Amanojaku.
> Your group has grown to a healthy number, all closer to one another as well, and it doesn't seem like anything will bring it down yet. Your newest addition, Lilith, is a new being from the perfect fusion between Daiyousei, Koakuma, and Cirno.
> Currently, you're with Lilith and 9 clones of her, all in your storage areas... Gasanae has yet to return with news of the water powered energy source.
> Keep squishing anyway. How does it feel for us?
> "Yeah. You think you can do that?"
> You keep squishing.
> It's really pleasant... You really hope this isn't a bother to her...
> "Maybe not... infinitely, but I'll try..."
>_
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> Can we still see the base?
> How much of our belly were we squishing, if any at all?
> Stop walking and squishing.
> "Yeah, go for it, then. Let's see how far you can go."
> Jump in place once.
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> Can we still see the base?
> How much of our belly were we squishing, if any at all?
> Stop walking and squishing.
> "Yeah, go for it, then. Let's see how far you can go."
> Jump in place once.
> No.
> Just some of it. You can't squish all, even with your arms.
> You stop.
> Then do a little hop.
> "A-Ah. Just, wait a bit. Don't do that sort of thing, please."
>_
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> How did the hop feel?
> "Oh, sorry. I didn't know you could feel that."
> Stop moving.
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> How did the hop feel?
> "Oh, sorry. I didn't know you could feel that."
> Stop moving.
> Pleasant... You'd enjoy doing it idly during this, but...
> You stop.
> "Okay."
>_
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> Gently sit down on the ground, with our legs out in front of us on either side of our middle.
> "All right, I'm just sitting down now, not doing anything. Go ahead and do what you need to do."
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> Gently sit down on the ground, with our legs out in front of us on either side of our middle.
> "All right, I'm just sitting down now, not doing anything. Go ahead and do what you need to do."
> You gently sit.
> "Mm." You hear Lilith.
>_
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> Look around and take in the sights as Lilith acts.
> Can we feel any movement inside us?
> Sit there and wait until something interesting happens.
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> Look around and take in the sights as Lilith acts.
> Can we feel any movement inside us?
> Sit there and wait until something interesting happens.
> You look around.
> There's not much back here... It doesn't seem to be in sight of Yuuka's area nor the base. You might not be able to see here from the Hakurei Shrine either.
> You can feel movement in...
> You wait as it continues...
> You feel, and see, yourself increase in size a bit... Well, a bit compared to your current size...
>_
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> Which part(s) of us increased in size?
> How noisy are the Liliths being during all this?
> Pat ourselves a bit where we grew.
> "Oop, I noticed that. Guess this is a success so far."
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> Which part(s) of us increased in size?
> How noisy are the Liliths being during all this?
> Pat ourselves a bit where we grew.
> "Oop, I noticed that. Guess this is a success so far."
> Both areas. Seemingly by the same amount.
> You pat. They're trying to keep quiet, from what you can hear, but given that's all you can hear right now...
> "Y-Yea. Twelve of us now... I'll pick up the pace..."
>_
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> "Great. Go for it."
> Make ourselves and our possessions invisible, as before.
> Then sit back and watch for something interesting to happen again.
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> "Great. Go for it."
> Make ourselves and our possessions invisible, as before.
> Then sit back and watch for something interesting to happen again.
> You flip your visibilities.
> Then wait...
> You start to grow in size much more than before, nearly doubling, in fact.
>_
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> "Whoa!"
> Quick, try standing back up before we're too misshapen to do so.
> "That was impressive..."
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> "Whoa!"
> Quick, try standing back up before we're too misshapen to do so.
> "That was impressive..."
> You quickly stand.
> Doesn't seem like you're in danger of falling forward either. You're big enough that it keeps up by themselves.
> Lilith doesn't respond.
>_
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> Roll our body forward so we're resting in our front, lying on top of the enlarged areas.
> How are our clothes holding up?
> Are the Liliths still making noise?
> Try flipping the noise coming from our chest from audible to inaudible. If it works, do the same for our navel.
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> Roll our body forward so we're resting in our front, lying on top of the enlarged areas.
> How are our clothes holding up?
> Are the Liliths still making noise?
> Try flipping the noise coming from our chest from audible to inaudible. If it works, do the same for our navel.
> You roll over.
> They seem to be getting dirty from moving around like this.
> No.
>_
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> We're now lying down on top of ourselves, yes?
> Lie there for a minute, seeing how many more times (and how large) we grow in that time period.
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> We're now lying down on top of ourselves, yes?
> Lie there for a minute, seeing how many more times (and how large) we grow in that time period.
> Yes.
> You lie in wait...
> "Alright..." You hear Lilith after a bit of not changing.
>_
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> "Hmm? Everything okay?"
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> "Hmm? Everything okay?"
> "Yea."
>_
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> "Um...okay..."
> Keep waiting for something noteworthy to happen.
>> If a minute passes without anything noteworthy happening, say "...All right, Lilith, I'm gonna go to sleep. Please enjoy yourself to your heart's content in there."
>>> If Lilith does not respond, get comfortable on top of ourselves as best we can, and drift off to sleep.
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> "Um...okay..."
> Keep waiting for something noteworthy to happen.
>> If a minute passes without anything noteworthy happening, say "...All right, Lilith, I'm gonna go to sleep. Please enjoy yourself to your heart's content in there."
>>> If Lilith does not respond, get comfortable on top of ourselves as best we can, and drift off to sleep.
> "Sleep?" Lilith responds. "I told you I think this was about as much as I could make... You want me to keep enjoying myself though? You'll just sleep?"
>_
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> "Wait, you did? I thought you were just resting."
> Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from limited to unlimited.
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> "Wait, you did? I thought you were just resting."
> Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from limited to unlimited.
> "Ah. S-Sorry."
> You try to flip...
> It doesn't work...
>_
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> Hmm...
> ...Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from less than a million to more than a million.
>> If that doesn't work, try flipping it from less than a thousand to more than a thousand.
>>> If THAT doesn't work, try flipping from less than a hundred to more than a hundred.
>>>> If THAT doesn't work: "How many clones have you made in all?"
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> Hmm...
> ...Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from less than a million to more than a million.
>> If that doesn't work, try flipping it from less than a thousand to more than a thousand.
>>> If THAT doesn't work, try flipping from less than a hundred to more than a hundred.
>>>> If THAT doesn't work: "How many clones have you made in all?"
> You try to flip...
> And again...
> And again...
> None seem to work. Though you would've suspected one of the last two to be restricted by how much magic you have, not just outright failing to work...
> "Er, about 19... I am just doing these alone you know..."
>_
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> Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from 19 to 91.
> "...Are you saying you think you could make more if you weren't by yourself?"
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> Try flipping the number of clones Lilith can make from 19 to 91.
> "...Are you saying you think you could make more if you weren't by yourself?"
> You try to flip...
> It doesn't work.
> "Yea. This is just taking energy that was already from me anyways... And the few you're giving..."
>_
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> Oh...flip Lilith's clone magic energy level from empty to full.
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> Oh...flip Lilith's clone magic energy level from empty to full.
> You try to flip...
> Nothing happens.
> "You could maybe give me more to work with here... move yourself a bit... Something..."
>_
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> "Oh. Sorry, you told me not to do that. Uh, let's see here..."
> Try kneading ourselves.
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> "Oh. Sorry, you told me not to do that. Uh, let's see here..."
> Try kneading ourselves.
> You start to knead a bit.
> "Well, just for big movements like whatever you did back then..."
>_
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> Continue kneading, putting a little more energy into it.
> "I jumped. Was it too much? Or would it be good now? I *am* doing something, by the way."
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> Continue kneading, putting a little more energy into it.
> "I jumped. Was it too much? Or would it be good now? I *am* doing something, by the way."
> you increase.
> "Do more... Energetic things, rather than showy ones."
>_
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> "Er...I'll try..."
> Try rolling ourselves back so we're in a standing position again.
> If we are successful in standing, jump a couple of times.
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> "Er...I'll try..."
> Try rolling ourselves back so we're in a standing position again.
> If we are successful in standing, jump a couple of times.
> You try, but can't really manage.
>_
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> Flip our chest from heavy to light. Then do the same for our belly.
> Once those are done, float-roll to a standing position, and then jump a couple of times.
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> Flip our chest from heavy to light. Then do the same for our belly.
> Once those are done, float-roll to a standing position, and then jump a couple of times.
> You flip...
> Then stand and jump a bit.
> "I said not those kind of movements please. Yes more activity, but don't slam me into myself." You hear Lilith.
>_
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> "Oh. I'm not really sure what to do, then..."
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> "Oh. I'm not really sure what to do, then..."
> "What you were doing before, maybe?"
>_
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> "You mean this?"
> Resume squishing and kneading.
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> "You mean this?"
> Resume squishing and kneading.
> You resume.
> "Yea, that's a bit alright..."
>_
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> "Only 'a bit alright', huh..."
> Try working harder.
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> "Only 'a bit alright', huh..."
> Try working harder.
> You press and squish harder.
> "Just do at your pace... We have time, and it's working..."
>_
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> "A-alright..."
> Keep going until something interesting happens.
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> "A-alright..."
> Keep going until something interesting happens.
> You continue your actions...
> Your size increases a bit, but not significantly, so you continue...
> It goes on for a while, bit by bit...
> "I say it's fine, but this really is a bit... well, you can definitely do more, right?" You hear Lilith.
>_
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> How large are we now?
> "Uh...what do you mean?"
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> How large are we now?
> "Uh...what do you mean?"
> Only a bit larger... Doesn't seem like she pushed out much effort or such...
> "You know... More active things."
>_
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> Are we still able to stand, or have we been lifted off the ground at this point?
> "...Would that even affect you?"
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> Are we still able to stand, or have we been lifted off the ground at this point?
> "...Would that even affect you?"
> Still can stand, but just barely.
> "In the way that will help, yes."
>_
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> "...Uh...o-okay..."
> Well, if we're gonna be in this for the long haul, we might as well get comfortable...
> Float-roll ourselves forward again so we're back lying on top of ourselves, like before.
> Undo the heavy-to-light flips we did before.
> Remove what we do not want to get ruined.
> Commence off-camera activities for as long as we can go, keeping in mind that, should we tire ourselves out, we can flip ourselves from tired to energetic. Stop prematurely if Lilith tells us to, though. (Also, try to be quiet about the whole thing...)
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> "...Uh...o-okay..."
> Well, if we're gonna be in this for the long haul, we might as well get comfortable...
> Float-roll ourselves forward again so we're back lying on top of ourselves, like before.
> Undo the heavy-to-light flips we did before.
> Remove what we do not want to get ruined.
> Commence off-camera activities for as long as we can go, keeping in mind that, should we tire ourselves out, we can flip ourselves from tired to energetic. Stop prematurely if Lilith tells us to, though. (Also, try to be quiet about the whole thing...)
> You roll a bit, undoing the magical flips and adjusting the situation, before you enact the plan.
> ...
> Day breaks in upon your new size, more than doubled in comparison to the houses at your base. You wonder how many she managed to make...
>_
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> How do we feel in general?
> How heavy do we feel in specific?
> Is it safe to put our previously-removed clothes back on? If so, do so.
> Has any Lilith made any noise recently?
> Take on a quiet tone.
> "Anyone awake in there?"
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> How do we feel in general?
> How heavy do we feel in specific?
> Is it safe to put our previously-removed clothes back on? If so, do so.
> Has any Lilith made any noise recently?
> Take on a quiet tone.
> "Anyone awake in there?"
> Quite tired.
> You're not moving anytime soon. With this weight and the lethargy you're feeling.
> The previous is an added problem to such, but otherwise, no.
> "Ah. I was sure you had gone to sleep recently." You hear Lilith.
>_
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> Can we flip ourselves from tired to energetic? If so, do so.
> "N-no...still here. Um...how many...yous are there?"
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> Can we flip ourselves from tired to energetic? If so, do so.
> "N-no...still here. Um...how many...yous are there?"
> You can and do so.
> You do feel more energetic right now, but the body really weighs you down...
> There's a pause.
> "U-Uh, at least fifty, surely."
>_
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> "Huh...I would have guessed closer to a hundred, if not more, from how big I am. Mmm...can you keep going?"
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> "Huh...I would have guessed closer to a hundred, if not more, from how big I am. Mmm...can you keep going?"
> "Really?"
>_
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> Chuckle a bit.
> "Well, with how enthused you've seemed for that sort of thing, I thought you might enjoy the possibility of fifty of you at once. But I was more asking out of curiosity. You don't have to."
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> Chuckle a bit.
> "Well, with how enthused you've seemed for that sort of thing, I thought you might enjoy the possibility of fifty of you at once. But I was more asking out of curiosity. You don't have to."
> "One moment..."
> You hear quiet counting....
> ...
> "Sixty-one." You hear Lilith. "Even after trying a bit to keep it even..." She murmurs.
>_
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> "...Maybe you should keep going just to make it even, then...how about getting to sixty-four? Making sure to include the original you, of course."
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> "...Maybe you should keep going just to make it even, then...how about getting to sixty-four? Making sure to include the original you, of course."
> "Oh, sorry. I meant sixty-one for each. Well, there's sixty of us in the other area and sixty in here, not including myself. It's fine..."
>_
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> "Oh. ...Well, still...could you get to sixty-four in each area, including yourself in your area? I promise I'm going somewhere with that."
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> "Oh. ...Well, still...could you get to sixty-four in each area, including yourself in your area? I promise I'm going somewhere with that."
> "Must I?"
>_
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> How are our clothes?
> "...Well, if you *really* don't want to..."
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> How are our clothes?
> "...Well, if you *really* don't want to..."
> Your clothing is still fitting.
> "I thought this much would be enough already..."
>_
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> "Like I said, I promise I'm going somewhere with that request. I think that, once you have, uh...lesse here...carry the...128 of you, all the yous could perfect fusion into one super-Lilith."
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> "Like I said, I promise I'm going somewhere with that request. I think that, once you have, uh...lesse here...carry the...128 of you, all the yous could perfect fusion into one super-Lilith."
> "And... then what?"
>_
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> "Then you would have access to making lots more of yourself at any time just from splitting them from the perfect fusion, instead of having to go through this every time."
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> "Then you would have access to making lots more of yourself at any time just from splitting them from the perfect fusion, instead of having to go through this every time."
> "Ah... Well... more me's isn't exactly useful aside from this right now..."
>_
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> "Like I said, if you really don't want to, you don't have to."
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> "Like I said, if you really don't want to, you don't have to."
> "I don't think I will..."
>_
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> "Okay. Sorry for pressuring you."
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> "Okay. Sorry for pressuring you."
> "It's fine. I might think about it before we finish..."
>_
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> "...Er, finish?"
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> "...Er, finish?"
> "Return to everyone else."
>_
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> "Oh. Well, I can't exactly go anywhere right now, so we're not returning to them yet..."
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> "Oh. Well, I can't exactly go anywhere right now, so we're not returning to them yet..."
> "Mm. For now."
>_
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> "Yeah. Not to imply anything about how much you weigh, but 121 yous are a little bit too much for me to lift."
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> "Yeah. Not to imply anything about how much you weigh, but 121 yous are a little bit too much for me to lift."
> "Unless you do something magic-wise~. Based on how much you want to continue this, I'd see that using the mallet for making it easier wouldn't be bad..."
>_
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> "...Oh. Well, I guess I could do that..."
> Flip our chest's weight from heavy to light.
> Then do the same for our belly.
> Once those are done, float-roll back to a standing position.
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> "...Oh. Well, I guess I could do that..."
> Flip our chest's weight from heavy to light.
> Then do the same for our belly.
> Once those are done, float-roll back to a standing position.
> You flip both.
> You can't really do such, or they'd just be on top of you.
>_
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> Try floating up into the air, then.
> If it works: "Well, I can balloon around, at least."
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> Try floating up into the air, then.
> If it works: "Well, I can balloon around, at least."
> You float up into the air.
> "Ah. I'd like to see the scene of that." You hear Lilith giggle.
>_
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> "...Huh. Come to think of it, can't you get really big and really small?"
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> "...Huh. Come to think of it, can't you get really big and really small?"
> "Yea..."
>_
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> "Hmm. I wonder how much that would affect my size, if you changed your sizes while in there."
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> "Hmm. I wonder how much that would affect my size, if you changed your sizes while in there."
> "Surely you would grow... And I can do that much more effectively than making more of myself."
>_
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> "I suppose that's true..."
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> "I suppose that's true..."
> "So should we try with that?"
>_
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> Gently land again and undo our weight flips.
> "Sure."
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> Gently land again and undo our weight flips.
> "Sure."
> You land and undo.
> "All of us... Oh my..."
> You slowly begin increasing in size...
> The rate of which starts to rise quite quickly...
>_
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> "W-whoa..."
> Let this go for a while~
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> "W-whoa..."
> Let this go for a while~
> You let Lilith continue...
> The growth is really starting to get out of hand. You'll need to reposition yourself, or you'll be crushed..
>_
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> What position are we in now?
> How will we get crushed?
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> What position are we in now?
> How will we get crushed?
> You're rolling a bit to your side now...
> By your size.
>_
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> "H-hold on for a second...I need to shift a bit."
>> If Lilith stops growing, flip our chest and belly weights from heavy to light, and then float-roll as needed to get ourselves directly on top of ourselves instead of leaning to one side. Once we're in a good and safe position, undo the weight flips.
>> "Okay, keep going."
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> "H-hold on for a second...I need to shift a bit."
>> If Lilith stops growing, flip our chest and belly weights from heavy to light, and then float-roll as needed to get ourselves directly on top of ourselves instead of leaning to one side. Once we're in a good and safe position, undo the weight flips.
>> "Okay, keep going."
> You stop growing.
> You flip, then re-roll, and undo.
> Then resume growing.
> ...
> "How big are you now?" You hear Lilith, a few minutes later.
> You think you're near the size of a section of the village... A bit of worry comes in the consideration of Reimu being suspicious of something, but is this close enough to be seen from her shrine?
>_
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> "Very. Probably comparable to a section of the Human Village."
> Aren't we invisible anyway?
>> If we are indeed invisible: "But it's okay, I'm invisible. You can keep going."
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> "Very. Probably comparable to a section of the Human Village."
> Aren't we invisible anyway?
>> If we are indeed invisible: "But it's okay, I'm invisible. You can keep going."
> You are.
> Perhaps you need to stop worrying too often about your previous babys- Shinmyoumaru's, previous babysitter...
> "A shame no one gets to see..."
>_
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> It's still worth being concerned about Reimu...just not right now.
> "I can at least see."
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> It's still worth being concerned about Reimu...just not right now.
> "I can at least see."
> "Hmph..."
>_
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> "Don't worry, I think I may be able to fix that if you really want to later~ But like I said, you can keep on' going."
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> "Don't worry, I think I may be able to fix that if you really want to later~ But like I said, you can keep on' going."
> "Alright... Just tell me when to stop..."
> You continue to increase at a worrying speed...
> More minutes pass... You think almost an hour since she started to grow? No, less than such...
> You've easily passed the village by a lot, you believe, as you can't even see the ends of yourself... But still growing.
>_
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> Can we see anything in the distance in any direction?
> How does this all feel?
> Let the growth continue.
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> Can we see anything in the distance in any direction?
> How does this all feel?
> Let the growth continue.
> Yes.
> A bit strange... You can feel stuff at parts of your body that are quite far away from you. You really hope you don't have any itches...
> You let Lilith continue...
> "Uhm... Still not stopping?" She asks.
>_
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> What can we see in the distance?
> What do we feel? Is it just grass and stuff? Or do we feel like we've crushed any buildings?
> "Not yet, no."
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> What can we see in the distance?
> What do we feel? Is it just grass and stuff? Or do we feel like we've crushed any buildings?
> "Not yet, no."
> Nothing significant... You think you can see the base from here...
> Just ground. No buildings.
> "Are you sure? We're already pretty large in here."
>_
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> "I'm sure. Unless You're running out of room for yourselves?"
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> "I'm sure. Unless You're running out of room for yourselves?"
> "Not really. It keeps growing."
> You begin to grow again...
>_
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> "That's good."
> Let the growing continue.
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> "That's good."
> Let the growing continue.
> You let Lilith continue...
> "Hah... You sure are interested in seeing how much we can do, huh?" You hear Lilith.
> You think you've quadrupled past your last size...
>_
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> How is our outfit holding up?
> "It's useful information to know, you know?"
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> How is our outfit holding up?
> "It's useful information to know, you know?"
> It's still enchanted to fit...
> "It's not that easy to make this much of me then grow this large. Not quick either... I don't see where and when it could be useful."
>_
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> "Perhaps not in a sudden application, but a preparation application could be useful."
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> "Perhaps not in a sudden application, but a preparation application could be useful."
> "But for what?"
>_
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> Think for a moment, then shrug.
> "Iuno. But I'm not exactly a tactical mastermind..."
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> Think for a moment, then shrug.
> "Iuno. But I'm not exactly a tactical mastermind..."
> "Hmm..."
> Lilith resumes.
>_
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> Does this feel good at all?
> Let this continue.
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> Does this feel good at all?
> Let this continue.
> It's a... good feeling, at least...
> You let the growth continue...
> "Er, won't this much magic get us found by at least someone?"
>_
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> Are we clean enough to get fully dressed again? Do so if so.
> "...Maybe? No one's noticed yet, though..."
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> Are we clean enough to get fully dressed again? Do so if so.
> "...Maybe? No one's noticed yet, though..."
> Yes.
> Though, what was left is far out of reach by now...
> You hear Lilith sigh and continue.
>_
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> Where did it end up?
> Let this continue some more.
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> Where did it end up?
> Let this continue some more.
> You don't know
> You allow Lilith to continue...
>_
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> Wait until something else of interest happens.
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> Wait until something else of interest happens.
> You wait...
> "I think this is as much as we can do." Lilith stops pretty soon.
>_
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> How large are we now?
> How does this size feel?
> "Oh, did you run out of growth magic?"
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> How large are we now?
> How does this size feel?
> "Oh, did you run out of growth magic?"
> You don't know anything to compare yourself to...
> It makes you feel a bit useless, or rather, helpless, being so restricted.
> "Yea... So we know this is the point we could get to, with this many me's and without waiting for such to refill..."
>_
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> How stimulating is this size?
> Can we see anything other than ourselves?
> Do we feel like we crushed anything in our growing?
> "Hmm? Waiting for what to refill?
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> How stimulating is this size?
> Can we see anything other than ourselves?
> Do we feel like we crushed anything in our growing?
> "Hmm? Waiting for what to refill?
> You don't feel much aside from the wind and the ground.
> No. Your vision of the base is blocked now.
> No.
> "My magic. For growing."
>_
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> Flip Lilith's growth magic from empty to full.
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> Flip Lilith's growth magic from empty to full.
> You flip.
> "Ah, I didn't mean for you to do something about it. I mean we now know the limit, without doing anything about it..."
>_
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> "Oh, sorry. Well, it's there now anyway...how many yous did it affect?"
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> "Oh, sorry. Well, it's there now anyway...how many yous did it affect?"
> "Just me."
>_
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> "Okay, that's about what I expected. How large did you get, anyway?"
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> "Okay, that's about what I expected. How large did you get, anyway?"
> "As large as you, but cut into 60 or so parts. You can do the math~"
>_
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> "I can't tell how large I am, though. Like, I can't actually see anything other than the sky and myself."
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> "I can't tell how large I am, though. Like, I can't actually see anything other than the sky and myself."
> "Ah. Well I can't compare myself to anything as there isn't such in here..." Lilith says.
>_
-
> "Hmm..."
> Try to retrieve our book.
> If we are successful:
>> "Here, catch this. You can use this to compare yourself."
>> Deposit the book.
-
> "Hmm..."
> Try to retrieve our book.
> If we are successful:
>> "Here, catch this. You can use this to compare yourself."
>> Deposit the book.
> You try...
> ...
> No such luck...
>_
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> Try to retrieve any of our items.
> If we are unable, where are they?
-
> Try to retrieve any of our items.
> If we are unable, where are they?
> You try...
> The knife-like cheat item comes easiest at least... The rest of things in your pockets will be more difficult to get.
>_
-
> Mmm...put the knife back for now.
> Try retrieving the mallet.
> Try retrieving our hide-away cloth.
-
> Mmm...put the knife back for now.
> Try retrieving the mallet.
> Try retrieving our hide-away cloth.
> You replace it and try to get the mallet out...
> A bit of feeling around later, you manage.
> And your nimble fabric...
> You think it's too out of the way compared to the others.
>_
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> What's the largest item in our possession other than the nimble fabric and the book? Try to retrieve that.
-
> What's the largest item in our possession other than the nimble fabric and the book? Try to retrieve that.
> Aside from the Mallet, you try to take out the Cursed Decoy Doll...
> "Er... So...?"
> You manage.
>_
-
> "Sorry...I'm having a hard time reaching things. Okay, here, catch this."
> Store the decoy doll in our chest.
-
> "Sorry...I'm having a hard time reaching things. Okay, here, catch this."
> Store the decoy doll in our chest.
> You deposit...
> "A doll?"
>_
-
> "Yeah. Have you seen it before?"
-
> "Yeah. Have you seen it before?"
> "No."
>_
-
> "Ah, shoot. Okay, hold on."
> Retrieve the doll and put it away.
-
> "Ah, shoot. Okay, hold on."
> Retrieve the doll and put it away.
> You retrieve the doll, pocketing it again.
>_
-
> "Okay, I know you've seen this before."
> Store the mallet in our chest.
-
> "Okay, I know you've seen this before."
> Store the mallet in our chest.
> You store.
> "Yup. Don't get that lost in here, hehe."
>_
-
> "Of course. Anyway, how large is it for you?"
-
> "Of course. Anyway, how large is it for you?"
> "I can hardly keep it in hand, let alone on a finger... The mallet won't break if it's crushed, will it?"
>_
-
> "...Uh, I'd rather not find out. Should I just take it back to be safe?"
-
> "...Uh, I'd rather not find out. Should I just take it back to be safe?"
> "I get that it's smaller than a fingertip to me, so yea."
>_
-
> "Okay."
> Retrieve the mallet.
> "How does my hand look when I reach in there, by the way?"
-
> "Okay."
> Retrieve the mallet.
> "How does my hand look when I reach in there, by the way?"
> You retrieve the mallet.
> "Well, something small drops in. And I don't know where it leaves out..."
>_
-
> "Neat. Though...I wonder...Hold on for a moment."
> Try retrieving Lilith's dress (but not Lilith herself).
-
> "Neat. Though...I wonder...Hold on for a moment."
> Try retrieving Lilith's dress (but not Lilith herself).
> You try...
> And manage to get it out.
>_
-
> How large is it?
> "Whoa...it actually worked."
-
> How large is it?
> "Whoa...it actually worked."
> You don't know. It drapes over your body a bit...
>_
-
> "How did that feel?"
> Store the dress again.
-
> "How did that feel?"
> Store the dress again.
> "Uh, pretty strange. Like it all just went off from me... I think a bit of resistance?"
> You store.
>_
-
> "Well, here it is back, at least."
-
> "Well, here it is back, at least."
> "Thanks."
> There's silence...
>_
-
> "Hmm...gonna try something else now."
> Try retrieving Lilith, but stop as soon as we see any part of her, to see if we can only pull her part of the way out.
-
> "Hmm...gonna try something else now."
> Try retrieving Lilith, but stop as soon as we see any part of her, to see if we can only pull her part of the way out.
> You try...
> You don't think you can get close enough. You believe she'll either come out fully, or not at all, maybe.
> "What now?" Lilith asks. "My hair?"
>_
-
> Are we actually holding onto some part of Lilith?
>> If so: "Is that what I'm holding right now?"
-
> Are we actually holding onto some part of Lilith?
>> If so: "Is that what I'm holding right now?"
> You think so.
> "No. Just asking..."
>_
-
> "Oh. Well, no, not quite. I was trying to just partially pull you out, to see if it was possible. I don't think it is, though."
-
> "Oh. Well, no, not quite. I was trying to just partially pull you out, to see if it was possible. I don't think it is, though."
> "Oh."
>_
-
> "Where *am* I holding onto, anyway?"
-
> "Where *am* I holding onto, anyway?"
> "My arm."
>_
-
> "Huh, interesting."
> Try feeling around on Lilith's arm.
-
> "Huh, interesting."
> Try feeling around on Lilith's arm.
> You try...
> You can.
>_
-
> How does it feel? Check both size and texture.
> "Hm. I didn't actually think I could do this to this level of detail."
-
> How does it feel? Check both size and texture.
> "Hm. I didn't actually think I could do this to this level of detail."
> Smooth. You've yet to reach the end of it though.
> "This level of detail? What do you mean?"
>_
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> Keep going/feeling in search of the end, then.
> "I mean in the sense of being able to feel something like this. I mean, clearly your arm is inside me, but I only really specified this ability for depositing and retrieving things, and I didn't previously think I could only partially pull something out, so it didn't occur to me that I could just, like, grab your arm and feel around it. Particularly since my hand comes out of nowhere as far as you can tell."
> "...Maybe I could retrieve just your arm? I'd hate to, like, accidentally rip it off of your body, though..."
-
> Keep going/feeling in search of the end, then.
> "I mean in the sense of being able to feel something like this. I mean, clearly your arm is inside me, but I only really specified this ability for depositing and retrieving things, and I didn't previously think I could only partially pull something out, so it didn't occur to me that I could just, like, grab your arm and feel around it. Particularly since my hand comes out of nowhere as far as you can tell."
> "...Maybe I could retrieve just your arm? I'd hate to, like, accidentally rip it off of your body, though..."
> You keep on...
> "That would be a bit unfortunate..."
>_
-
> "I don't think that would happen, but I don't know for sure that it wouldn't. Should I try it or no?"
-
> "I don't think that would happen, but I don't know for sure that it wouldn't. Should I try it or no?"
> "Try one of the other mes. It'll be fine."
>_
-
> "Okay."
> Let go of Lilith.
> Attempt to retrieve Lilith Clone #1's arm.
-
> "Okay."
> Let go of Lilith.
> Attempt to retrieve Lilith Clone #1's arm.
> You try...
> A few seconds, and you pull out an arm. Though it's only partially it seems still connected.
> "Oh that's definitely weird." Lilith speaks. "But kinda expected."
>_
-
> How big is the arm?
> "How does it feel? Can you move it around? Uh, try not to hit me in the face if you can."
-
> How big is the arm?
> "How does it feel? Can you move it around? Uh, try not to hit me in the face if you can."
> Massive. It bends over your size quite a bit, past what you can see from here. A finger is... Probably a few times larger than a building to you. 7x, possibly... Even so, it's not impossible to move, but you think that might be a bit of work on Lilith's side.
> She moves it straight upwards, confirming.
>_
-
> Can we reach our navel, or is it on the ground buried under the rest of our body?
> "Yep, you can move it alright. Gods, it's huge, too...and it doesn't hurt or anything like that? It feels fine?"
-
> Can we reach our navel, or is it on the ground buried under the rest of our body?
> "Yep, you can move it alright. Gods, it's huge, too...and it doesn't hurt or anything like that? It feels fine?"
> You can't, you think it is...
> "Nope. Just a bit weird, like dipping it in water, I suppose."
>_
-
> "Hmm..."
> Store Lilith Clone #1's arm again, if we can.
> Then try retrieving Lilith Clone #1's head.
-
> "Hmm..."
> Store Lilith Clone #1's arm again, if we can.
> Then try retrieving Lilith Clone #1's head.
> You store, then try specifically.
> "Unf." She speaks, as you pull it out. "Hm... I wonder why this even works..."
>_
-
> How does her head compare to us?
> "Beats me. It just kinda does, I guess. I've long since learned not to question the mallet."
-
> How does her head compare to us?
> "Beats me. It just kinda does, I guess. I've long since learned not to question the mallet."
> Massive... You think you could compare to a tooth or eye, but your normal body isn't bigger than one, you suspect...
> Lilith giggles.
>_
-
> "Gods, you really are huge. I'm like the size of one of your teeth, at best."
-
> "Gods, you really are huge. I'm like the size of one of your teeth, at best."
> "Well I know what to do in case I ever need a gold tooth then~"
>_
-
> "Hmm. Have you tried getting yourself out?"
-
> "Hmm. Have you tried getting yourself out?"
> "Uh uh. Should I?"
>_
-
> "Sure. But without magic."
-
> "Sure. But without magic."
> "Of course. Though you sure such would even work? I'd expect you to have something that prevents anyone from getting out on their own, sort of for safety, if not anything else..."
>_
-
> "I'm not sure, honestly. That's why I asked. If you think it's risky, though, you don't have to do it."
-
> "I'm not sure, honestly. That's why I asked. If you think it's risky, though, you don't have to do it."
> "Hm..."
> Lilith holds onto you, starting to pull more of herself out...
>_
-
> "Oh, you're doing it."
-
> "Oh, you're doing it."
> "Feels like it..."
>_
-
> Keep watching to see if she's able to pull herself all the way out.
-
> Keep watching to see if she's able to pull herself all the way out.
> You keep watching...
> You notice her shoulder come out, then her head and part of her other shoulder with a pop.
>_
-
> Did that pop sound painful?
> "Whoa, you okay?"
-
> Did that pop sound painful?
> "Whoa, you okay?"
> No. It seemed more like a small bubble.
> "Huhh... You know, it's actually much nicer in there, when you get to feel both so close..."
>_
-
> "Well, it was made to be really soft and comfy. You're welcome to go back in if you want."
-
> "Well, it was made to be really soft and comfy. You're welcome to go back in if you want."
> Lilith giggles.
> "And you're quite small here too. Such a difference compared to the rest of this..."
>_
-
> "Well, there are more than a hundred gigantic yous inside of me..."
-
> "Well, there are more than a hundred gigantic yous inside of me..."
> "Of course. It seems like we haven't reached the barrier yet though, which might be a positive..." Lilith looks up.
>_
-
> Look up as well.
> "Do you...do you want to try that? I...don't know if I'd reach it before my body expanding outward starts crashing into things..."
-
> Look up as well.
> "Do you...do you want to try that? I...don't know if I'd reach it before my body expanding outward starts crashing into things..."
> "Ah, probably not..."
>_
-
> "Yeah...it'd be neat if we could do it safely, but I don't know that that's possible..."
-
> "Yeah...it'd be neat if we could do it safely, but I don't know that that's possible..."
> "Better safe than sorry in this case."
>_
-
> "Yeah, that's probably for the best."
-
> "Yeah, that's probably for the best."
> "Messing with the barrier is usually grounds for trouble, regardless of if it's just a little thing."
>_
-
> How familiar are we with the barrier?
-
> How familiar are we with the barrier?
> You know it's some barrier (of course) that keeps Gensokyo... Gensokyo, really. Separates it from the outside world, which is it's most notable thing. You don't recall if you ever touched it or not...
>_
-
> "That's understandable, given how important it is."
-
> "That's understandable, given how important it is."
> "Maybe just a tap could be waved off. Holding a hand to it already crosses the line a bit though..."
>_
-
> "Mmm...maybe someday. A shame we can't do it in our current state, though."
-
> "Mmm...maybe someday. A shame we can't do it in our current state, though."
> "Yea..."
>_
-
> "...Do you wanna go back in, then?"
-
> "...Do you wanna go back in, then?"
> "Ah, if we're not done here." She nods.
>_
-
> How comfortable is it lying on ourselves like this?
> "Well, that's hard to say. I'm not in any position to move, but we may not be done yet."
-
> How comfortable is it lying on ourselves like this?
> "Well, that's hard to say. I'm not in any position to move, but we may not be done yet."
> It's been nice. Beds are far better, however...
> "Alright."
>_
-
> "Do you have any ideas for what else we might do like this?"
-
> "Do you have any ideas for what else we might do like this?"
> "You're all out?"
>_
-
> Shrug, then realize she can't actually see us.
> "Well, I still think it'd be worth you making up to 128 yous, but you didn't like that idea very much."
-
> Shrug, then realize she can't actually see us.
> "Well, I still think it'd be worth you making up to 128 yous, but you didn't like that idea very much."
> "We've seen how far we can get without resting or restoring our magic. But we probably won't have a limit if we don't set such restrictions."
>_
-
> "That's probably true. But that's not why I suggested that many."
-
> "That's probably true. But that's not why I suggested that many."
> "You want it for something else than just seeing how big you'll get?"
>_
-
> "Yeah."
-
> "Yeah."
> "Alright then. What?"
>_
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> "I think it's a good number to perfect fuse all back together into one Lilith. It's a whole bunch of pairs."
-
> "I think it's a good number to perfect fuse all back together into one Lilith. It's a whole bunch of pairs."
> "That's a lot of fusion though. I don't even know if that many can do that..."
>_
-
> "Only one way to find out."
-
> "Only one way to find out."
> "I suppose." Lilith says.
>_
-
> "...You wanna try it?"
-
> "...You wanna try it?"
> "Sure."
>_
-
> Nod.
> "Okay."
> Stuff Lilith all the way back inside our chest.
-
> Nod.
> "Okay."
> Stuff Lilith all the way back inside our chest.
> You stuff her back in, as easily as ever...
>_
-
> "Best of luck."
-
> "Best of luck."
> "Well, here we go..."
> You find yourself starting to increase in size more...
>_
-
> "Feels like it's working."
-
> "Feels like it's working."
> "So when I get how many, again?"
>_
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> "Uh...128 total, including your original self. So, uh...64 in both locations."
-
> "Uh...128 total, including your original self. So, uh...64 in both locations."
> "Alright."
> You feel the changes more, until it stops.
>_
-
> "Did that do it?"
-
> "Did that do it?"
> "Mhm. Now you want me to just fuse down to only two? Or just leave this many mes?"
>_
-
> Try flipping our weight from heavy to light.
-
> Try flipping our weight from heavy to light.
> You try to flip...
> It doesn't work.
>_
-
> Are we simply outright incapable, or would it cost too much magic to do so? Can we even tell?
-
> Are we simply outright incapable, or would it cost too much magic to do so? Can we even tell?
> You think it'd be the latter...
>_
-
> "Mmm...if I can figure out a way to do anything like this..."
-
> "Mmm...if I can figure out a way to do anything like this..."
> "Mhm. Here we go..."
>_
-
> Wait to see what Lilith does.
-
> Wait to see what Lilith does.
> You wait...
> And wait...
> "How's this?"
>_
-
> Do we look or feel any different?
-
> Do we look or feel any different?
> Not noticeably so.
>_
-
> "...Uh...I feel...exactly the same?"
-
> "...Uh...I feel...exactly the same?"
> "Well it was just fusing, so..."
>_
-
> "True. Huh...I guess that means you're that much larger individually, now."
-
> "True. Huh...I guess that means you're that much larger individually, now."
> "You don't feel any smaller?"
>_
-
> "Nope."
-
> "Nope."
> "Hm. Well, it's just the three of us, so?"
>_
-
> "Right, there's two yous still. How do you think we should connect your selves?"
-
> "Right, there's two yous still. How do you think we should connect your selves?"
> "It'd be too sudden a change in size for one of your places. If either, we do keep the one you're lying on now."
>_
-
> "Mmm."
> Look around. What are we lying on?
> "... Maybe you could both combine with me..."
-
> "Mmm."
> Look around. What are we lying on?
> "... Maybe you could both combine with me..."
> Your front...
> "You want us to fusion with you? My, this whole thing is just for a bunch of experiments, huh?"
>_
-
> Frown a bit.
> "I'm just spitballing ideas. Anyway, it looks like I'm lying on my front."
-
> Frown a bit.
> "I'm just spitballing ideas. Anyway, it looks like I'm lying on my front."
> "Noted."
>_
-
> "So which should we do, then?"
-
> "So which should we do, then?"
> "Well, the obvious, unless you want to fall suddenly, then whatever happens from the other growing to make up for it..."
>_
-
> "...Forgive my stupidity, but what is 'the obvious' from your perspective?"
-
> "...Forgive my stupidity, but what is 'the obvious' from your perspective?"
> "Which one are you... resting on, I suppose?"
>_
-
> Are we lying more on our chest or our belly, or are we roughly balanced between the two?
> Whatever the case, relay this information to Lilith.
-
> Are we lying more on our chest or our belly, or are we roughly balanced between the two?
> Whatever the case, relay this information to Lilith.
> Your chest.
> You relay.
> "Then, that."
>_
-
> "Go for it, then."
-
> "Go for it, then."
> "Mind taking me out from the other and depositing me with my other self?"
>_
-
> ...Can we even reach our navel?
> If not: "...Uh...I...kinda can't reach there anymore."
-
> ...Can we even reach our navel?
> If not: "...Uh...I...kinda can't reach there anymore."
> No.
> "Ah... Hm..." Lilith thinks...
>_
-
> "...Maybe your clone self can warp to where your original self is? Would that work?"
-
> "...Maybe your clone self can warp to where your original self is? Would that work?"
> "I not going to risk clipping you..."
>_
-
> "Hrm...I'm...not really sure what to do, then."
> "...Maybe your close self can warp out of me entirely? Though you might be too large to avoid clipping into anything by now..."
-
> "Hrm...I'm...not really sure what to do, then."
> "...Maybe your close self can warp out of me entirely? Though you might be too large to avoid clipping into anything by now..."
> "I could try... Shall I?"
>_
-
> "Yeah. Though, here, let me help you see better."
> Retrieve Lilith's head from our chest. (Make sure to stop so only her head is sticking out.)
-
> "Yeah. Though, here, let me help you see better."
> Retrieve Lilith's head from our chest. (Make sure to stop so only her head is sticking out.)
> You retrieve her head, and she looks around.
> "Okay." Lilith speaks, before you feel your other storage shrink in size, and the other Lilith appears in the air in front of you.
>_
-
> Rebalance ourselves accordingly.
> Is the other Lilith within reach? If so, store Lilith 1's head again, and then grab and store Lilith 2 in our chest.
-
> Rebalance ourselves accordingly.
> Is the other Lilith within reach? If so, store Lilith 1's head again, and then grab and store Lilith 2 in our chest.
> You quickly shift a bit, until you're stable and balanced.
> Yes.
> You redeposit the original and grab the other.
> And store her, doubling the size of your front.
>_
-
> How high up are we now?
> How large do we feel now?
> Did we feel like we crashed into anything with our new growth?
> "Whew...there."
-
> How high up are we now?
> How large do we feel now?
> Did we feel like we crashed into anything with our new growth?
> "Whew...there."
> The terrain towards the ground seems pretty flat, aside from the Hakurei Shrine. You can see the paths from it to other places, and even all the way to the mountain. You don't know just how high you are, but you're quite past the mountain... The Shining Needle Castle is still higher than you, however, but you're almost there...
> You feel larger than the mountain... Part of you just believes you might be higher up than it though, not larger...
> You don't, but you don't think you'd even feel anything that small near the end of your front...
> "Mhm... Anything noteworthy with being this large miss... er..."
>_
-
> "Uh...I can almost reach the Shining Needle Castle now..."
-
> "Uh...I can almost reach the Shining Needle Castle now..."
> "Ooh. ...how far up is that?"
>_
-
> "Very. I'm definitely larger than the mountain."
-
> "Very. I'm definitely larger than the mountain."
> "How's that feel? To be larger than a... Residence for many civilizations, really?"
>_
-
> "...Strange. It feels grandiose, but at the same time, I'm stuck here, and can't really do anything across where, like, 99% of where my body is."
-
> "...Strange. It feels grandiose, but at the same time, I'm stuck here, and can't really do anything across where, like, 99% of where my body is."
> "Hm. What a feeling..."
>_
-
> "Do you feel the same way at all? Maybe not, since you can move around, but maybe something similar? Assuming you've become one single Lilith now."
-
> "Do you feel the same way at all? Maybe not, since you can move around, but maybe something similar? Assuming you've become one single Lilith now."
> "I don't."
>_
-
> "Mmm."
> "...Did you become one single Lilith?"
-
> "Mmm."
> "...Did you become one single Lilith?"
> "Yea."
>_
-
> "All right. Gods, that's really impressive...a single person this large..."
-
> "All right. Gods, that's really impressive...a single person this large..."
> "Well she is pretty amazing..." Lilith says.
>_
-
> "Who?"
-
> "Who?"
> "Daiyousei."
>_
-
> "Oh. Well, that just means you're that much more amazing, as far as I'm concerned."
-
> "Oh. Well, that just means you're that much more amazing, as far as I'm concerned."
> "Mmrmh."
>_
-
> "Hey, try moving around some."
-
> "Hey, try moving around some."
. "I just shrugged. Nothing changed?"
>_
-
> "Not that I noticed. Maybe walking or running or jumping? Assuming you have the room."
-
> "Not that I noticed. Maybe walking or running or jumping? Assuming you have the room."
> "Not much for most of that..."
>_
-
> "Huh. Does that mean you have, like, a ceiling, or walls? What happens if you pat them?
-
> "Huh. Does that mean you have, like, a ceiling, or walls? What happens if you pat them?
> You feel a bit of what seems like pressing against yourself. It feels like the outside, but on the inside.
>_
-
> How does it feel? Good, uncomfortable, etc.
> Where is the sensation localized?
> "Ooh, I can feel that. Interesting."
>> If it feels good, or at least not uncomfortable: "Keep doing that, if you can."
-
> How does it feel? Good, uncomfortable, etc.
> Where is the sensation localized?
> "Ooh, I can feel that. Interesting."
>> If it feels good, or at least not uncomfortable: "Keep doing that, if you can."
> It's good... almost like it could be a massage...
> The inner sides of both. Like you have something between them.
> "Alright."
> The feelings continue.
>_
-
> "How does the surface feel for you?"
-
> "How does the surface feel for you?"
> "Soft. Well... It's like what I assume this is..."
>_
-
> "Well, given where I put you, yeah."
-
> "Well, given where I put you, yeah."
> "Though I get expecting other stuff."
>_
-
> "I don't suppose you have any growth magic left? Or cloning magic, given the circumstances?"
-
> "I don't suppose you have any growth magic left? Or cloning magic, given the circumstances?"
> "I'm not limitless."
>_
-
> Shrug.
> "Right. I figured it was worth asking, though. Especially since you've all combined back into one of yourself."
-
> Shrug.
> "Right. I figured it was worth asking, though. Especially since you've all combined back into one of yourself."
> "And because of that, I have some left,but don't expect me to be able to replicate this back to back."
>_
-
> "Well, I don't exactly want to crush half of Gensokyo, either."
-
> "Well, I don't exactly want to crush half of Gensokyo, either."
> "Neither do I."
>_
-
> "I guess the question is whether or not you can reverse your growth."
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> "I guess the question is whether or not you can reverse your growth."
> "I can. But that's if it's my magic that grew me... Otherwise, it's using my magic to shrink myself"
>_
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> "Well, you used your magic to get this large, right? Can you un-largify yourself to get back to your normal size?"
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> "Well, you used your magic to get this large, right? Can you un-largify yourself to get back to your normal size?"
> "Mhm. Want me to?"
>_
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> "Yeah. We should get back to normal and check on everyone."
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> "Yeah. We should get back to normal and check on everyone."
> "Alright."
> You start to shrink...
>
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> "Let me know when you're done."
> Let this go until Lilith says she's done.
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> "Let me know when you're done."
> Let this go until Lilith says she's done.
> You let it continue...
> You stop shrinking, but are still a massive size... More than the base would be, at least.
> "Er? I think this is as far as I can go... At least, fused with myself like this..."
>_
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> "Oh...huh. Hmm...what if you started shrinking yourself, then?"
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> "Oh...huh. Hmm...what if you started shrinking yourself, then?"
> "That... won't work either. I can't get any smaller in any way being fused like this. So ungrowing, shrinking, squishing. They wouldn't be impossible, but if I tried, I'd probably... explode or something."
>_
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> "Do you mean you ran out of size-changing magic? Or something else?"
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> "Do you mean you ran out of size-changing magic? Or something else?"
> "Something else. There's... to much for the size to contain, I guess."
>_
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> "Mmm...I wonder if my magics or the mallet could help..."
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> "Mmm...I wonder if my magics or the mallet could help..."
> "It's a fusion problem... If you did something like reverse my life, I'm sure nothing good would come of it."
>_
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> "Well, yeah, but maybe I could reserve something else? Something from full to empty, or empty to full, or whatever."
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> "Well, yeah, but maybe I could reserve something else? Something from full to empty, or empty to full, or whatever."
> "I'm not sure either of those would work..."
>_
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> "Mmm...something else I could flip..."
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> "Mmm...something else I could flip..."
> You ponder...
>_
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> "Maybe I could flip your size?"
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> "Maybe I could flip your size?"
> "I think that'd be a cause for explosion..."
>_
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> "Shoot, we don't want that."
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> "Shoot, we don't want that."
> "An obvious would be for me to just unfuse from the other mes, but that would be undoing a lot of our work..."
>_
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> "Yeah...I'm hoping we don't have to do that."
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> "Yeah...I'm hoping we don't have to do that."
> "So we need a cheat past it then?"
>_
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> "...Yeah. Yeah, that might work."
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> "...Yeah. Yeah, that might work."
> "And how will we-"
> "...Ah right, you have literal cheat items... Any of them for this situation?"
>_
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> Inventory
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> Inventory
> You believe you still have your Basic Encyclopedia of Youkai.
> Alongside this are your cheat items.
> Miracle Mallet
> Bloodthirsty Yin-Yang Orb (An orb capable of moving you to where it's thrown instantaneously. If you focus on it, you can activate it whenever mid-flight.)
> Tengu's Toy Camera (A camera that clears danmaku within a certain area.)
> Substitute Jizo (A statue that saves you from a troublesome situation.)
> Cursed Decoy Doll (A doll that takes attention away from it's user and draws it towards itself.)
> Nimble Fabric (A piece of fabric that hides one in the nimble.)
> Luna Dial Replica (Allows manipulation of time to varying degrees.) Though you recall it's broken from your last usage...
> Wind Priestess Charms (snake and frog charms that encourage miracles to visit the wearer.)
> Asakura Strip (Allows utilization of Rikako's abilities. The mobius band must be charged, and the charge will drain only as long as it's used.)
> Greater Fairy Kunai (An arrow that brings out one's latent abilities when they are pierced by it.)
>_
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> Details on Asakura Strip?
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> Details on Asakura Strip?
> It's the cheat item you make of Rikako Asakura. A band that only has one side, also known as a Mobius Strip. You had what it could do identified magically.
>_
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> Yes, but what is that actual thing it does?
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> Yes, but what is that actual thing it does?
> You do not know, you haven't tried it.
>_
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> "Mmm...I don't think most of what I have here would be very useful...though I don't actually know what this Asakura Strip does."
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> "Mmm...I don't think most of what I have here would be very useful...though I don't actually know what this Asakura Strip does."
> "The, uh, what?"
>_
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> "Something Seija made off of Rikako Asakura."
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> "Something Seija made off of Rikako Asakura."
> "Huh. What does it do?"
>_
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> "No clue."
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> "No clue."
> "Ah, that's helpful..."
>_
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> "Yes, well."
> Retrieve the Asakura Strip.
> Then retrieve Lilith's head only and show her the Strip.
> "Here."
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> "Yes, well."
> Retrieve the Asakura Strip.
> Then retrieve Lilith's head only and show her the Strip.
> "Here."
> You take it out, and Lilith too.
> "I see..." She speaks. "Probably won't help us here then..."
>_
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> How large is her head compared to us now?
> Shrug.
> "Yeah, if we don't know what it does, then it's not too useful."
> "Though now I wonder what an item from you would be..."
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> How large is her head compared to us now?
> Shrug.
> "Yeah, if we don't know what it does, then it's not too useful."
> "Though now I wonder what an item from you would be..."
> It's still huge. Though not as insanely so.
> "Probably not something for our situation, but one can hope..."
>_
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> Put the Strip away.
> "Well, fortune favors the bold."
> Try making a cheat item from Lilith.
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> Put the Strip away.
> "Well, fortune favors the bold."
> Try making a cheat item from Lilith.
> You try, but don't seem to have enough magic...
>_
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> Frown.
> "Shoot. Don't have enough juice."
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> Frown.
> "Shoot. Don't have enough juice."
> "Darn... I guess it would take a lot to create a cheat item though.."
>_
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> "Yeah. But unless you can do something about that somehow, I think this is a dead end."
-
> "Yeah. But unless you can do something about that somehow, I think this is a dead end."
> "Yup...."
>_
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> "...I don't suppose you know how to heal?"
-
> "...I don't suppose you know how to heal?"
> "I should be enough of a fairy to come back... Otherwise, I don't have magic that could necessarily heal..."
>_
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> "Shoot. ...Maybe we should combine...?"
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> "Shoot. ...Maybe we should combine...?"
> "Fusion is the reason I can't get any smaller..."
>_
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> "Yeah, we'd be big, but we'd have more abilities to combine to possibly solve the problem."
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> "Yeah, we'd be big, but we'd have more abilities to combine to possibly solve the problem."
> "If you need more magic, we can wait here until you've got enough. Maybe talk about our future during it..."
>_
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> How much Seija magic do we have presently, compared to how much we have when we're full?
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> How much Seija magic do we have presently, compared to how much we have when we're full?
> You have over half, at least, of your magic.
>_
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> "I suppose we could...though I don't know how long it'll take."
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> "I suppose we could...though I don't know how long it'll take."
> "Are we rushed for anything?"
>_
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> "I'm not sure...we did kind of leave a mess last night."
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> "I'm not sure...we did kind of leave a mess last night."
> "What do you think then?"
>_
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> "I...don't know. Maybe we can wait at least a bit."
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> "I...don't know. Maybe we can wait at least a bit."
> "Okay."
>_
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> "All right, then. So what about our future did you want to discuss?"
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> "All right, then. So what about our future did you want to discuss?"
> "Well if I'm... going to stick around, you know?"
>_
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> "Of course. Why wouldn't you?"
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> "Of course. Why wouldn't you?"
> "What if Daiyousei or Koakuma and such don't want me to be, for whatever reason?"
>_
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> "That's too bad for them, then, innit?"
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> "That's too bad for them, then, innit?"
> "Yea... I guess so."
>_
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> "They're not you, and you're not them. So it all works out. Besides, they don't seem the type to ask someone to end themselves."
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> "They're not you, and you're not them. So it all works out. Besides, they don't seem the type to ask someone to end themselves."
> "Mhm. "
>_
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> "So don't worry about it. You're sticking around for as long as you want."
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> "So don't worry about it. You're sticking around for as long as you want."
> "Thanks...but, how long are you sticking around? As a fusion..."
>_
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> Do we feel like any part of us wants to separate?
> "Dunno. Maybe quite a while. I like being me."
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> Do we feel like any part of us wants to separate?
> "Dunno. Maybe quite a while. I like being me."
> No. Not now at least...
> "Nice..."
>_
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> Smile, even though she can't see us.
> "Yeah. It is. And it's not like Shinmyoumaru and Seija are gonna get tired of each other any time soon. So I'm pretty set to continue being."
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> Smile, even though she can't see us.
> "Yeah. It is. And it's not like Shinmyoumaru and Seija are gonna get tired of each other any time soon. So I'm pretty set to continue being."
> "Hm. So what's going to happen with you guys and the mansion's people?"
>_
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> Shrug.
> "Dunno. With any luck we'll all just leave each other alone."
-
> Shrug.
> "Dunno. With any luck we'll all just leave each other alone."
> "That's... being hopeful at least."
>_
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> "There's not really anything else we can do about them. If they come after us, they come after us, and we defend ourselves."
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> "There's not really anything else we can do about them. If they come after us, they come after us, and we defend ourselves."
> "Should we be proactive or just go about our lives without worry of it?"
>_
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> "The latter. I'm not really all that concerned."
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> "The latter. I'm not really all that concerned."
> "If you say so."
>_
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> "Do you think we should be?"
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> "Do you think we should be?"
> "Better safe than sorry right?"
>_
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> "What do you think we should do, then? I'm not really keen on gearing up for a major war, or something like that..."
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> "What do you think we should do, then? I'm not really keen on gearing up for a major war, or something like that..."
> "Just a little cautions?"
>_
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> "I'm not going to go out of my way to antagonize them, at least..."
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> "I'm not going to go out of my way to antagonize them, at least..."
> "Yea, we don't have to do any of that."
>_
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> "I mean...we can certainly keep in mind that they don't like us, but I don't know what else would be worth doing."
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> "I mean...we can certainly keep in mind that they don't like us, but I don't know what else would be worth doing."
> "I guess I don't really have any suggestions either."
>_
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> How's our Seija magic feel now?
> Shrug.
> "It is what it is."
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> How's our Seija magic feel now?
> Shrug.
> "It is what it is."
> In more supply than earlier... not quite full yet.
> "Hopefully they think the same as us..."
>_
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> Nod.
> "Yeah."
> Try creating that Lilith cheat item again.
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> Nod.
> "Yeah."
> Try creating that Lilith cheat item again.
> You try again...
> You're still coming up short...
>_
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> "Mmm, still not enough."
-
> "Mmm, still not enough."
> "Huh?"
>_
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> "I just tried to make the cheat item again."
-
> "I just tried to make the cheat item again."
> "Oh. I hope it's not a problem with me being fused..."
>_
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> "I don't think it would be. Especially since you're a fusion of a bunch of smaller yous."
-
> "I don't think it would be. Especially since you're a fusion of a bunch of smaller yous."
> "Nothing on size then?"
>_
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> "Hmm?"
-
> "Hmm?"
> "Do you think I might be too big? Has that ever contributed?"
> Considering such, you don't think it has... It's not like there's a giant difference in those you've done it with though.
>_
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> "I don't recall it ever coming up. I don't know why it would make a difference...but maybe it does?"
-
> "I don't recall it ever coming up. I don't know why it would make a difference...but maybe it does?"
> "Hm. Hopefully not... Any other factors you could consider?"
>_
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> What typically goes into the cheat-item-making process, and what factors do we normally have to consider, if any?
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> What typically goes into the cheat-item-making process, and what factors do we normally have to consider, if any?
> Well there's the need for magic. Quite a bit you think. Range isn't a problem right now... you hope... Maybe if she can even have one made of herself?
>_
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> "Beyond magic volume? I don't really think so...but I guess it's possible that certain people may just not be able to have cheat items made from them."
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> "Beyond magic volume? I don't really think so...but I guess it's possible that certain people may just not be able to have cheat items made from them."
> "Has it ever not worked for no reason on anyone else?"
>_
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> Has it?
-
> Has it?
> No.
>_
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> "Not that I can recall."
-
> "Not that I can recall."
> "Guess it's back to the drawing board then?"
>_
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> "Yeah. We can brainstorm other ideas while waiting for my Seija-half magic to replenish further."
-
> "Yeah. We can brainstorm other ideas while waiting for my Seija-half magic to replenish further."
> "Hm... Erm, that's full, you know? As far as I can tell..."
>_
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> ...Is it?
-
> ...Is it?
> It's most certainly not. You know your magic.
>_
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> "Are you sure? How can you tell? It doesn't feel full to me."
-
> "Are you sure? How can you tell? It doesn't feel full to me."
> "That's your fusion's magic. I'm talking just Seija's."
>_
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> Wait, can we tell a difference?
-
> Wait, can we tell a difference?
> You...
> It's not like you've bothered to check if there's something different with yourself magic-wise. You've just had a supply of magic as always, and it didn't feel too different...
>_
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> Try checking for different magic sources, then. Perhaps one for Seija, one for Shinmyoumaru, and one for ourselves.
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> Try checking for different magic sources, then. Perhaps one for Seija, one for Shinmyoumaru, and one for ourselves.
> You try...
> Sure enough, you can feel three including what you've been using...
>_
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> "...How long has that been there...?"
-
> "...How long has that been there...?"
> "Usually since you fuse..."
>_
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> Damn, wish we had noticed that while we were part-Reimu. That would've been really neat.
> "Well, dang. Uh...let's see here..."
> Try using our Seija magic in particular to make a Lilith cheat item.
-
> Damn, wish we had noticed that while we were part-Reimu. That would've been really neat.
> "Well, dang. Uh...let's see here..."
> Try using our Seija magic in particular to make a Lilith cheat item.
> You try...
> It still doesn't work...
>_
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> Try using our Seija magic and our fusion magic together to make a Lilith cheat item.
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> Try using our Seija magic and our fusion magic together to make a Lilith cheat item.
> You try to use both...
> ?
> It still doesn't seem to create an item...
>_
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> "Damn, trying to use either of them individually or even both of them together isn't working."
> Make a wish on the mallet to determine if Lilith can have a cheat item made from her.
-
> "Damn, trying to use either of them individually or even both of them together isn't working."
> Make a wish on the mallet to determine if Lilith can have a cheat item made from her.
> "What else could it be then?"
> You wish on the mallet...
> She can't.
>_
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> Try using our Seija magic to flip Lilith from unable to have a cheat item made from her to able to have a cheat item made from her.
-
> Try using our Seija magic to flip Lilith from unable to have a cheat item made from her to able to have a cheat item made from her.
> You try...
> It doesn't work.
>_
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> Try flipping ourselves from unable to make a cheat item from Lilith to able to make a cheat item from Lilith.
-
> Try flipping ourselves from unable to make a cheat item from Lilith to able to make a cheat item from Lilith.
> You try for yourself this time...
> Nothing.
>_
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> "Grah...it seems it's impossible to make a cheat item from you. That's what the mallet says."
-
> "Grah...it seems it's impossible to make a cheat item from you. That's what the mallet says."
> "I don't get why not..."
>_
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> "Neither do I. But it's what the mallet says."
-
> "Neither do I. But it's what the mallet says."
> "Does everything the mallet say just go? ...Never mind that, that's a stupid question."
>_
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> "...Well, not EVERYTHING, but if I have to start guessing when it's wrong, that's going to get mighty tricky..."
-
> "...Well, not EVERYTHING, but if I have to start guessing when it's wrong, that's going to get mighty tricky..."
> "Mmm..." Lilith grumbles.
>_
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> "Unless you have a way to identify things like this? It'd be really convenient if you did."
-
> "Unless you have a way to identify things like this? It'd be really convenient if you did."
> "Ehe, I don't really think I can say I do..."
>_
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> "Darn."
> "...Combining is still an option, but...we can try to think of others..."
-
> "Darn."
> "...Combining is still an option, but...we can try to think of others..."
> "Combining doesn't really solve our problem right?"
>_
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> "It gives us access to more magics to combine at once..."
-
> "It gives us access to more magics to combine at once..."
> "We still don't have a magic that'll get past the whole fusion size thing I'm stuck with..."
>_
-
> "Maybe not individually, but maybe together we could combine things and work something out?"
-
> "Maybe not individually, but maybe together we could combine things and work something out?"
> "As far as I know, there has been no way to really bypass the size thing with so much fused into one..."
>_
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> "Well, we don't have to try it...but if we don't have any other ideas..."
-
> "Well, we don't have to try it...but if we don't have any other ideas..."
> "And if it doesn't work?"
>_
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> "Then we gotta undo everything, I think. Sad as it may be."
-
> "Then we gotta undo everything, I think. Sad as it may be."
> "A-All that time... How long has this been even?"
>_
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> "All night, it seems."
-
> "All night, it seems."
> "Hm... Well, We.. Should be fine with just returning to normal..."
>_
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> "Yeah, if we have to, I guess we have to. I'm kind of surprised you're so resistant to combining, though."
-
> "Yeah, if we have to, I guess we have to. I'm kind of surprised you're so resistant to combining, though."
> "We can't just go combining everywhere... All of us know that... It is a fantastic thing, but..."
>_
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> "I know I'm not supposed to go around and do it with just anyone. But everyone here already knows how it works, so it wouldn't be teaching anyone anything new in that regard."
-
> "I know I'm not supposed to go around and do it with just anyone. But everyone here already knows how it works, so it wouldn't be teaching anyone anything new in that regard."
> "Even so, I still have reasons to be against for the time being..."
>_
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> "That's fine."
-
> "That's fine."
> "Thanks."
>_
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> "Of course."
-
> "Of course."
> "So now... I should split myself and get rid of the other me's?"
>_
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> "Yeah, I guess. Oh well..."
-
> "Yeah, I guess. Oh well..."
> "Is this just for the two of us, or something you're normally interested in?"
>_
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> "What do you mean?"
-
> "What do you mean?"
> "Just maybe someone else could have magic that would get past this..."
>_
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> "Maybe Gasanae...?"
-
> "Maybe Gasanae...?"
> "Probably. But would she be willing?"
>_
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> "Probably not."
-
> "Probably not."
> "Ah."
>_
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> "It's okay."
-
> "It's okay."
> "Well would anyone be interested?"
>_
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> "...Maybe? A few of them spent a long time in there yesterday."
-
> "...Maybe? A few of them spent a long time in there yesterday."
> "Anyone that could do anything though?"
>_
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> Who all did we have in there willingly again? Raiko, Benben, Yatsu, Dahlia, Carnation, Furi, Kuri...wasn't there one more?
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> Who all did we have in there willingly again? Raiko, Benben, Yatsu, Dahlia, Carnation, Furi, Kuri...wasn't there one more?
> You feel like it was another fairy, but you aren't sure...
>_
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> "Mmm...Maaaaaybe? Depends on what those fairies can do..."
-
> "Mmm...Maaaaaybe? Depends on what those fairies can do..."
> "Just the fairies?"
>_
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> "I don't think Raiko or the Tsukumos could do anything to help this situation."
-
> "I don't think Raiko or the Tsukumos could do anything to help this situation."
> "Huh... Do you know what the fairies can do then?"
>_
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> Kuri was the do-anything one, right?
> Do we know what the others can do?
-
> Kuri was the do-anything one, right?
> Do we know what the others can do?
> No.
> No.
>_
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> Who was the do-anything one, then? Furi?
-
> Who was the do-anything one, then? Furi?
> You believe so.
>_
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> "Only one of them."
-
> "Only one of them."
> "Darn..."
>_
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> "Yeah...oh well."
-
> "Yeah...oh well."
> "Okay, we're ready to start being pulled out, I guess."
>_
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> "Oh, you already split up?"
-
> "Oh, you already split up?"
> "Mhm."
>_
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> How large are we now?
> How does Lilith look now, size-wise?
-
> How large are we now?
> How does Lilith look now, size-wise?
> You seem to be larger...
> She looks the same size.
>_
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> "Whoa...I didn't even notice how much larger I am."
-
> "Whoa...I didn't even notice how much larger I am."
> "You grew? Hm. Well it's not like we need to keep it subtle anyways... So... still ready..."
>_
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> "Oh, uh, do you need to be out to unmake yourselves?"
-
> "Oh, uh, do you need to be out to unmake yourselves?"
> "I don't want there to be a huge drop in your size. But I guess it'd save you from having to pull each one of us out..."
>_
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> "Don't worry, I can catch myself."
-
> "Don't worry, I can catch myself."
> One of the Liliths warps out from you.
> "Okay, ready?" She asks.
>_
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> Nod.
> "Ready."
> Brace ourselves for a sudden size change! If we feel ourselves falling, catch ourselves and float.
-
> Nod.
> "Ready."
> Brace ourselves for a sudden size change! If we feel ourselves falling, catch ourselves and float.
> You nod.
> There's a drastic decrease in your size, followed by a jumble of things moving around in you as you begin to fall.
> You slow your fall by floating, but you still are falling. There's a very long distance from the ground...
>_
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> What else is inside us that we can recall?
> Keep slowing our fall until we stop completely.
-
> What else is inside us that we can recall?
> Keep slowing our fall until we stop completely.
> Some of your cheat items.
> You keep slowing until you're at a fine and safe halt.
>_
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> "There we go..."
> Make ourselves visible again.
> Then look around.
-
> "There we go..."
> Make ourselves visible again.
> Then look around.
> You redo your visibility and look around.
> You're still far above ground, but you can see things closer now, such as your group's area.
>_
-
> Where's Lilith?
-
> Where's Lilith?
> You check around...
> She's catching up, floating down from above you.
>_
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> How large is she?
> Head up toward her.
-
> How large is she?
> Head up toward her.
> She seems a bit bigger than her original size.
> You float up towards her, and can compare much better now. She's nearly double your size.
> "I don't think I got it quite right..." She says.
>_
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> "You do seem larger than before. Are you sure you undid all your growth magic and spells?"
-
> "You do seem larger than before. Are you sure you undid all your growth magic and spells?"
> She shakes her head.
> "How large was I before then?"
>_
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> "You were made to be a foot taller than me. You're, uh, a bit more than that now."
-
> "You were made to be a foot taller than me. You're, uh, a bit more than that now."
> "Ah. Alright."
> Lilith shrinks in size, down to her proper.
>_
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> "There, that's it, then. So how was all that for you?"
-
> "There, that's it, then. So how was all that for you?"
> "It was fine. Not the most fun thing, but definitely worth the time. I probably wouldn't say the same if I was outside or our roles were switched, but it's not like I know how it feels to have people in me. ...Is it comfortable for you? It's comfortable to be there, but I don't know the other side."
>_
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> "I did my best to set it up so it would be comfortable. I figured it was the least I could do for anyone in there. Anyway, yeah, it's enjoyable for me as well, though things get difficult if I can't actually move myself."
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> "I did my best to set it up so it would be comfortable. I figured it was the least I could do for anyone in there. Anyway, yeah, it's enjoyable for me as well, though things get difficult if I can't actually move myself."
> "I see."
>_
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> "This is the first time things have gotten that extreme, though, so it's not a big deal. Basically, my stance is that if people want to be in there, that's fine by me."
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> "This is the first time things have gotten that extreme, though, so it's not a big deal. Basically, my stance is that if people want to be in there, that's fine by me."
> "U-Uh huh... So what do we do now? Actually, did you have plans for anything before this? I mean, me?"
>_
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> "Uh...What do you mean?"
-
> "Uh...What do you mean?"
> "Never mind. I'm sure I sound weird. Let's go back?"
>_
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> Frown a bit.
> "C'mon, don't worry about sounding weird. I'm just having a bit of a hard time understanding what you're getting at..."
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> Frown a bit.
> "C'mon, don't worry about sounding weird. I'm just having a bit of a hard time understanding what you're getting at..."
> "Well, what were you doing before I was... here. Thinking now, that sound stupid, because whatever you were doing was probably for me or is already done..."
>_
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> "Oh. Uh, well, in general, we were working on improving our lives and the lives of all of the weak. In particular, we were trying to improve our base area."
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> "Oh. Uh, well, in general, we were working on improving our lives and the lives of all of the weak. In particular, we were trying to improve our base area."
> "Well, not what I mean but, s-see? It doesn't come out right..."
>_
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> Tilt our head to the side in confusion.
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> Tilt our head to the side in confusion.
> "Never mind it."
>_
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> "...Okay, if you say so. I'm still gonna worry about you, though..."
-
> "...Okay, if you say so. I'm still gonna worry about you, though..."
> "It's fine."
>_
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> "You say that, but...well, anyway, let's head back home, yeah."
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> "You say that, but...well, anyway, let's head back home, yeah."
> Lilith nods.
>_
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> Head back to the base.
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> Head back to the base.
> You start back...
> Gasanae seems to have returned. There are a few kappa with her, as well as one of her goddesses, the smaller one, all near a side of the lake.
>_
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> How does the place look on the whole? Still messy?
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> How does the place look on the whole? Still messy?
> Yep.
>_
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> Frown a bit again.
> "Oh, right..."
> Begin heading around the tables, taking trash and storing it in our navel.
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> Frown a bit again.
> "Oh, right..."
> Begin heading around the tables, taking trash and storing it in our navel.
> You start to-
> "H-Hey hey hey wait a moment!" One of the kappa notices you. "Don't eat those!"
> The others take notice and visibly panic as well.
>_
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> Stop immediately!
> Look over to the kappa.
> "Huh? What's wrong?"
-
> Stop immediately!
> Look over to the kappa.
> "Huh? What's wrong?"
> You stop.
> "We're gonna need those!"
> "Are you sticking- Oh god that's disgusting. Has she been doing that with everything Sanae!?" One of the Kappa asks.
> "Uh, like what?" Gasanae questions. "And it's Ga-"
> "Like that!?" The Kappa points to you.
> "So something was happening before?" Lilith addresses you.
>_
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> Look to Lilith.
> "What? This is from last night. You were even there."
-
> Look to Lilith.
> "What? This is from last night. You were even there."
> "The- er, Suwako?"
>_
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> Wait, who said that?
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> Wait, who said that?
> Lilith.
>_
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> "Huh? What about her?"
-
> "Huh? What about her?"
> "She wasn't here last night was she?"
>_
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> Was she?
> If not: "I don't think so."
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> Was she?
> If not: "I don't think so."
> No.
> "Hm." Lilith speaks.
> "What did you take in?"
> "Never mind. I don't think we want to use those anyways..."
> "I don't think it was actually anything you guys were going to use..." Gasanae says.
>_
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> "I'm just trying to clean up from last night. What do you all need to use for whatever it is you're doing?"
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> "I'm just trying to clean up from last night. What do you all need to use for whatever it is you're doing?"
> "We set a few things down there..."
>_
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> Have a look at the table we've approached. What's on it?
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> Have a look at the table we've approached. What's on it?
> Mostly what you'd consider junk...
>_
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> Is it the trash from last night or stuff we've never seen before?
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> Is it the trash from last night or stuff we've never seen before?
> From last night... You think that's mostly it?
>_
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> "I just won't take what you put here, then."
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> "I just won't take what you put here, then."
> "We don't need them anyways. It's alright."
> "No it's not." Gasanae says. "You all go and get what you need. Separate them so it is alright."
>_
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> "Yeah, I don't want to interfere with what you're doing here."
> Step back from the table a bit.
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> "Yeah, I don't want to interfere with what you're doing here."
> Step back from the table a bit.
> You step back.
> "Are we starting all of it now then? We don't have everything ready yet and that leader person isn't here yet either..." The kappa ask Gasanae.
> "Oh right. That's actually her."
>_
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> "Oh, yeah. It's me. Well, half- no, full me."
-
> "Oh, yeah. It's me. Well, half- no, full me."
> "What?" The kappa question.
>_
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> "I'm the leader person. It's a long story."
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> "I'm the leader person. It's a long story."
> "Oh, uh, okay... ...Do we have to all clear to start on this?"
>_
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> Nod.
> "Absolutely. Can you just give me a quick reminder of what it is you're doing, again? You can keep going as you need, I just want a refresher."
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> Nod.
> "Absolutely. Can you just give me a quick reminder of what it is you're doing, again? You can keep going as you need, I just want a refresher."
> "Were installing a turbine underwater so that you all can have power."
> "Turbine? I thought we were making a water wheel."
> "We're supposed to be making a well."
> "Why? That won't get them power."
> "Well we already started blueprints on the well."
> "What!? We have to start over then!"
>_
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> Look mildly confused.
> Look over at Gasanae.
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> Look mildly confused.
> Look over at Gasanae.
> "It was something for water power." Gasanae tells.
> "Water wheel. "
> "Turbine".
> "Water wheel!"
> "Turbine!"
>_
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> Do we know what a turbine is?
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> Do we know what a turbine is?
> No.
>_
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> "What's a turbine?"
-
> "What's a turbine?"
> "It's something that rotates to make power-"
> "So is a water wheel."
> "But turbines are more complex and vast. And it makes power from another source for a while, like wind or water."
>_
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> "Oh. Nifty. Well, whatever you all think is most appropriate."
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> "Oh. Nifty. Well, whatever you all think is most appropriate."
> "Yea, most appropriate would be a turbine."
> "And what about the mermaid? It should be a water wheel so it's out of the way more."
>_
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> "I-I guess you could ask her...is she awake?"
-
> "I-I guess you could ask her...is she awake?"
> "We don't know."
>_
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> Look around the lake. Can we see Waka anywhere?
> Are any team members other than Lilith and Gasanae around?
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> Look around the lake. Can we see Waka anywhere?
> Are any team members other than Lilith and Gasanae around?
> No.> Everyone but the musical Tsukumogami and Kagerou and Banki.
>_
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> Do we immediately see any of Carnation, Dahlia, Furi, or Kuri?
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> Do we immediately see any of Carnation, Dahlia, Furi, or Kuri?
> You can't tell among the many just yet.
>_
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> "Oh...Yea, I guess I don't see her either...."
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> "Oh...Yea, I guess I don't see her either...."
> "She's usually underwater or such..." Gasanae says.
> "I could look for her." Suwako says.
> "Most of us could, maybe."
>_
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> Walk over to the lake and have a look down into it.
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> Walk over to the lake and have a look down into it.
> You head over and peer down...
> You don't see her yet...
>_
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> "Mmm, nothing yet."
> Look over to Suwako.
> "I guess if it wouldn't inconvenience you. It'd be appreciated."
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> "Mmm, nothing yet."
> Look over to Suwako.
> "I guess if it wouldn't inconvenience you. It'd be appreciated."
> "Sure thing." Suwako immediately dives in.
> "She sorta seemed bored waiting over here..." Gasanae sweats.
>_
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> Did we get properly dressed in every facet before we returned?
> "Oh. Sorry about that."
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> Did we get properly dressed in every facet before we returned?
> "Oh. Sorry about that."
> Yes.
>_
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> "Can I get back to cleaning up while we wait?"
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> "Can I get back to cleaning up while we wait?"
> "Yes, sorry." The kappa apologize.
>_
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> "No worries."
> Look around at the kappa, then down at our chest with a suddenly curious look.
> Retrieve one of our cheat items from our chest (it doesn't matter which one), examine it for a bit, and then put it back.
> "...I wonder if you all could build something inside there..."
-
> "No worries."
> Look around at the kappa, then down at our chest with a suddenly curious look.
> Retrieve one of our cheat items from our chest (it doesn't matter which one), examine it for a bit, and then put it back.
> "...I wonder if you all could build something inside there..."
> You take out your Bloodthirsty Yin Yang Orb, then put it back in.
> "What?" They question.
> "I think that's a bit awkward to ask..." Lilith says.
>_
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> "It's mostly idle curiosity."
-
> "It's mostly idle curiosity."
> "Still a bit of a dangerous thought."
>_
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> "Dangerous? What do you mean? Everyone's been safe so far."
-
> "Dangerous? What do you mean? Everyone's been safe so far."
> "Yea but building stuff in you?"
>_
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> "I guess it is possible that it might hurt me...I'm still curious, though."
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> "I guess it is possible that it might hurt me...I'm still curious, though."
> "Curiosity is dangeroooous." Lilith murmurs.
>_
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> "Heh, no kidding. I'd have to spend some time thinking about if I even wanted to let them in there anyway, though."
-
> "Heh, no kidding. I'd have to spend some time thinking about if I even wanted to let them in there anyway, though."
> "You just asked them right away though..."
>_
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> "I was just musing out loud... it wasn't meant to be a direct request."
-
> "I was just musing out loud... it wasn't meant to be a direct request."
> "Oh. What if they took you up on it?"
>_
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> "...I'm...not sure."
> Look over to the kappa.
-
> "...I'm...not sure."
> Look over to the kappa.
> They seem to be muttering to Gasanae
>_
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> Listen in on what they're saying, if we can.
-
> Listen in on what they're saying, if we can.
> They're a bit too quiet
>_
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> Look back to Lilith.
> "At least it didn't happen."
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> Look back to Lilith.
> "At least it didn't happen."
> "Mhm."
> The Mermaid and the Goddess surface.
>_
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> "Oh."
> Turn to look at them properly.
> "Heya."
-
> "Oh."
> Turn to look at them properly.
> "Heya."
> Wakasagihime floats to the shore.
> "So what's this 'project?'"
>_
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> "Something about turbines and water wheels and not bothering you too much. The kappa here can tell you more."
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> "Something about turbines and water wheels and not bothering you too much. The kappa here can tell you more."
> "Erm, what?" She looks to the Kappa.
> They're still being quiet with Gasanae
>_
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> "You can go get close to them and ask for their attention. They're holding off for you, after all."
-
> "You can go get close to them and ask for their attention. They're holding off for you, after all."
> "They look busy... Are you sure?"
>_
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> "Sure."
-
> "Sure."
> Wakasagi floats over, clearing her throat.
> The kappa look over
> "uh...what's this project?"
>_
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> Let the kappa explain themselves.
-
> Let the kappa explain themselves.
> "it's-"
> "It's something to make power using water." Gasanae interrupts. "It can be underwater and take up your space for more power or above and not, but for less."
> "I'm... Fine with either I guess. Unless it's a lot of space."
> "It isn't."
>_
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> "Will either option be dangerous to her?"
-
> "Will either option be dangerous to her?"
> The kappa all shake their heads.
>_
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> "Okay. Go ahead with whichever one you think is best for us, then."
-
> "Okay. Go ahead with whichever one you think is best for us, then."
> "The water wheel then."
> "No, best is the turbine. More power means it's better for them."
> "Except it'll get more in the way of the mermaid. That's an inconvenience. Let's just build the wheel."
>_
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> Look to Waka.
> "I guess the decision really is yours, then."
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> Look to Waka.
> "I guess the decision really is yours, then."
> "I guess... the turbine thing?"
> "Aww." A few of the kappa whine.
> "Mhm. Throw away those old blueprints and let's get started."
> "We're not working on it if you'll be like that."
> "That's fine we can do it on our own."
>_
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> "Hey now, ladies, there's no need to bicker."
-
> "Hey now, ladies, there's no need to bicker."
> "We're supposed to be working together though!"
> "And they don't want to!"
> "What do you mean we don't want to? You're the ones saying you're not helping just because we're making something else."
> "We decided on the water wheel first! We had blueprints and everything! The mermaid didn't even care which one it was, so it would've been the wheel!"
> "If it'll make it better, I'll pick-" Wakasagi tries to speak.
> "It doesn't matter what we do. We're doing the turbine as she said and we're doing it all together."
> "We aren't!"
> "Gals..." Gasanae speaks up.
> "That's fine, you all can get in trouble later together. We're doing our jobs."
> "So are we! You changed what we were all going to do. Everyone was fine with making the water wheel!"
> "That's changed now. Things change. We needed the opinion of the people it belonged to anyways."
> "You're not listening! We're taking our tools and going home!" Part of the kappa group starts to leave.
> "You can't just leave!"
>_
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> "Wait, wait, wait!"
> Chase after them!
-
> "Wait, wait, wait!"
> Chase after them!
> "We're not waiting for a project we don't wanna do." The majority continues despite you being alongside them.
>_
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> "What would make you want to do it, then?"
-
> "What would make you want to do it, then?"
> "We're done here. They won't listen or cooperate and we should've never been grouped with them."
>_
-
> Quickly look back and forth. How many appear to be leaving, and how many appear to be staying?
-
> Quickly look back and forth. How many appear to be leaving, and how many appear to be staying?
> A majority might be an understatement, as there are only a few, not even 10, still staying, while a couple dozen aren't. It's safe to say double, at the very least.
>_
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> "Agh...what if we do both?"
-
> "Agh...what if we do both?"
> "You're not listening either. We said we're done. Do whatever you want yourselves."
>_
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> Turn to Gasanae.
> "What are we paying for this?"
-
> Turn to Gasanae.
> "What are we paying for this?"
> "We were handling it..." Gasanae looks towards the water, and Suwako. "Since it also became an attempt to get them to work together more."
> "Blame Kanako." Suwako speaks.
> "Hey I supported the idea too..." Gasanae says. "Don't... do anything against just pure cooperation, please..."
>_
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> "Well...I mean, if you haven't paid them yet, then I'm not really sure there's anything we can do. It's not like it'd be okay to enslave them or something."
-
> "Well...I mean, if you haven't paid them yet, then I'm not really sure there's anything we can do. It's not like it'd be okay to enslave them or something."
> "No I mean like... If I have to say it, don't give them more incentive. We'll try with another thing another time... But this probably hurts their relationship a lot here..."
> "Any ideas for what we could do?" Suwako asks.
> "Well we can't just... not go on with this project..." The remaining group says.
> "Maybe I could try something?" Lilith proposes. "I don't have any ideas aside from talking it out but it's better than nothing?"
>_
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> "Shoot...I'm sorry, everyone."
-
> "Shoot...I'm sorry, everyone."
> "Hey, it's nothing you did." Gasanae says.
>_
-
> "Well, still...anyway, I don't really have much of an idea either. I'm all for trying talking, but I don't know if they'll be receptive to it."
-
> "Well, still...anyway, I don't really have much of an idea either. I'm all for trying talking, but I don't know if they'll be receptive to it."
> "Seems they're really bent on leaving though..." Gasanae looks over.
>_
-
> "How long has this been going on, anyway?"
-
> "How long has this been going on, anyway?"
> "Our attempt at getting them to cooperate?"
>_
-
> "That, and the feud in general."
-
> "That, and the feud in general."
> "Well the feud, I'm not sure... But this hasn't been going on for too long, from what I know." Gasanae says.
>_
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> How far have the leaving kappa gotten?
> Look to the remaining kappa.
> "Er, how long has this been an issue with you all?"
-
> How far have the leaving kappa gotten?
> Look to the remaining kappa.
> "Er, how long has this been an issue with you all?"
> They're outside the barrier, but you could probably yell something still.
> "Well trying to get a lot of us to work together is bound to end up like this... With them in specific, it's only been pretty recently."
>_
-
> "Huh, interesting. Do you know why?"
-
> "Huh, interesting. Do you know why?"
> "We don't always get along for big things."
> "None of us usually do."
>_
-
> "Yeah, but this seems like more than just a basic disagreement. They didn't seem to want to compromise at all."
-
> "Yeah, but this seems like more than just a basic disagreement. They didn't seem to want to compromise at all."
> "I think they're just really upset about this instance..."
> "Maybe since it seemed like something a little big?"
>_
-
> Frown a bit in thought.
> "Maybe..."
> Look back at the departing kappa group. If they are not too far off, resume chasing after them.
-
> Frown a bit in thought.
> "Maybe..."
> Look back at the departing kappa group. If they are not too far off, resume chasing after them.
> They're quite a ways away, but still in sight.
> You head after them, catching back up before long.
>_
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> "Hey. You want someone to listen? I'm listening."
-
> "Hey. You want someone to listen? I'm listening."
> The kappa turn to your sudden arrival.
> "We're still not going back there with them. So don't waste your time." One speaks.
>_
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> "Who said anything about that? I only said I'm listening."
-
> "Who said anything about that? I only said I'm listening."
> "It won't change anything... You sure?"
>_
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> Nod.
-
> Nod.
> "Well.. there's not much to say anyways."
> "Just we're tired of them."
>_
-
> "Why?"
-
> "Why?"
> "Because of having to deal with them so much."
> "For this project you'll be in the same team as last time. And it's like they always get what they want. Every time we propose something, theirs is picked instead."
> "Even when we have progress on what we were going to do."
>_
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> Give a curious look.
> "This has happened before? I'm sorry, we didn't know. With what else?"
-
> Give a curious look.
> "This has happened before? I'm sorry, we didn't know. With what else?"
> "Other things like this. Where we prepare when we decide on something, but then they go back to the deciding phase."
> "We had to completely oppose changing anything at-"
> "Shh!"
> "Sorry. Still, it's frustrating!"
>_
-
> "I'm surprised you all get outvoted. There's clearly more of you than them."
-
> "I'm surprised you all get outvoted. There's clearly more of you than them."
> "It never works out in our favor though. It's like there's always something that gives them the go ahead instead of us."
>_
-
> "That's pretty weird. Maybe you should try to figure out what that something is?"
-
> "That's pretty weird. Maybe you should try to figure out what that something is?"
> "We will."
> "Because now we don't have to spend time going through their choices."
> "Sorry about not helping."
> "Oh, right..." the rest of the group realize.
>_
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> "Well, I mean, that's disappointing for us, but it sounds like this issue of yours is important to resolve, too. I'd like to help with that, if I can."
-
> "Well, I mean, that's disappointing for us, but it sounds like this issue of yours is important to resolve, too. I'd like to help with that, if I can."
> "Aren't you already busy?"
>_
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> "It's fine. Don't worry about me."
-
> "It's fine. Don't worry about me."
> "It's not like you can help much. We're going to... To talk with the goddess and tell her that this isn't working."
> "Yea." The others agree.
>_
-
> Jerk a thumb back in the direction we came.
> "What about the goddess back there?"
-
> Jerk a thumb back in the direction we came.
> "What about the goddess back there?"
> "She's not the one in charge of this, I think?"
> "Yea, I'm pretty sure she isn't..."
> "It was the bigger one..."
>_
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> "Yeah, but you might be able to save time going through her to get to the other one."
-
> "Yeah, but you might be able to save time going through her to get to the other one."
> "We're just going to go directly to her."
> "Not to mention we'd have to bother with the other group..."
>_
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> "I can talk to them about it if you like, so you don't have to."
-
> "I can talk to them about it if you like, so you don't have to."
> "We don't have anything to say to them."
>_
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> "That's why I offered."
-
> "That's why I offered."
> "We still have no words to give to you to give to them."
> " And they were fine with us getting in trouble, so who cares?"
>_
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> "Oh. ...Well, all right then, do what you need to do."
-
> "Oh. ...Well, all right then, do what you need to do."
> "Thanks/We will."
>_
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> "Sorry I couldn't be more helpful."
-
> "Sorry I couldn't be more helpful."
> "You helped us stop from being salty too much at least..." They start away.
> "Being what? Wait, what?"
> "Salty. Like, upset. Sanae said it before."
> "Really?"
> "Oh. I heard a story of it I think."
>_
-
> ...Do we know the term 'salty'?
-
> ...Do we know the term 'salty'?
> Not unless it's talking about food... But if feeling upset is how those foods feel, then yes.
>_
-
> "...Huh. Never heard that term before..."
> Head back to the group we left at the base."
-
> "...Huh. Never heard that term before..."
> Head back to the group we left at the base."
> You turn back...
> The Kappa have started searching for a spot for it at least.
>_
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> "Well, I think I calmed them down a bit, but they're still not happy."
-
> "Well, I think I calmed them down a bit, but they're still not happy."
>You speak within earshot of mostly everyone.
> "Hm?" Gasanae asks.
>_
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> Whoops! Get closer, then repeat what we said.
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> Whoops! Get closer, then repeat what we said.
> You do so.
> "Oh? The kappa? Why?"
>_
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> "Apparently they never get their way on joint projects."
-
> "Apparently they never get their way on joint projects."
> "Huh... Is that it?"
>_
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> "I mean, I guess, but it sounds like this had happened many times before. Like, they seem to think it's not just a coincidence."
-
> "I mean, I guess, but it sounds like this had happened many times before. Like, they seem to think it's not just a coincidence."
> "Oh... Sabotage of some sort?"
>_
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> "Maybe? Though I don't think any sabotage is responsible for what just happened here now..."
-
> "Maybe? Though I don't think any sabotage is responsible for what just happened here now..."
> "Hm... So it's something past mere coincidence... Just between them?"
>_
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> "That's what I'm wondering, yeah."
-
> "That's what I'm wondering, yeah."
> "Should we look into it?"
>_
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> "Probably."
> Is this Gasanae speaking?
>> If so: "Though they're going to talk to your other goddess about it right now, which also might help figure things out."
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> "Probably."
> Is this Gasanae speaking?
>> If so: "Though they're going to talk to your other goddess about it right now, which also might help figure things out."
> Yes.
> "Lady Kanako? Hmm... I hope nothing bad happens."
>_
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> "Would she do something?"
-
> "Would she do something?"
> "I don't think anything like that. But the situation could get worse than it is now..."
>_
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> "I guess. I don't know if there's anything else I can do, though..."
-
> "I guess. I don't know if there's anything else I can do, though..."
> "Surely. Yours is the last project they worked on."
>_
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> "I mean that I don't know any details about past projects where this was an issue."
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> "I mean that I don't know any details about past projects where this was an issue."
> "Hm... What if we find someone outside of the groups that does?"
>_
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> "That could be helpful."
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> "That could be helpful."
> "Well how do we go about it then?"
>_
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> "Sure. I guess we could ask them that are still here for ideas for who to ask."
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> "Sure. I guess we could ask them that are still here for ideas for who to ask."
> "You think they'll say the same people as the other group would say?"
>_
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> "Well, if it really has been everyone..."
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> "Well, if it really has been everyone..."
> "Huh?"
>_
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> "If it's really been everyone, then whatever this group names would be someone the other group would say, yeah?"
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> "If it's really been everyone, then whatever this group names would be someone the other group would say, yeah?"
> "Yeah..."
>_
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> "Unless they lied...though I get the feeling this isn't malicious."
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> "Unless they lied...though I get the feeling this isn't malicious."
> "Well we can ask. They're not too busy, I think. "
>_
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> "Sure."
> Head over to the remaining kappa.
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> "Sure."
> Head over to the remaining kappa.
> You head to the small group with Gasanae. They're checking out a part of the lake near the other house, and part of it.
>_
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> "Hey all. How's it going?"
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> "Hey all. How's it going?"
> "Hmm?" The group stops
>_
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> "What's up with that other group of yours?"
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> "What's up with that other group of yours?"
> "The ones that left?"
> "Most of them have been like that..."
>_
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> "Yeah. They seem to think that their ideas are never the ones implemented."
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> "Yeah. They seem to think that their ideas are never the ones implemented."
> "Ah... When you think about it..."
> " We'll let them start the next one for sure then."
>_
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> "That'd be good, yeah. Though, just so you know, they're on their way back to the mountain."
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> "That'd be good, yeah. Though, just so you know, they're on their way back to the mountain."
> "Oh. Well, that's their decision..."
>_
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> Gesture to Gasanae.
> "And they're gonna tell her other goddess about all this."
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> Gesture to Gasanae.
> "And they're gonna tell her other goddess about all this."
> "...All of this was explained as?"
>_
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> "What do you mean?"
-
> "What do you mean?"
> "What did they mean by all of this? The project thing, or us in specific?"
>_
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> "I think they're gonna tell her about their frustration in general. That, like, maybe there's some magically reason your ideas have always been chosen over there?"
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> "I think they're gonna tell her about their frustration in general. That, like, maybe there's some magically reason your ideas have always been chosen over there?"
> "Huhh?"
> "Any of you picked up anything cursed?"
> "Cursed? Why's that your first guess?"
> "Well it's just a guess..."
> "It could just be a lot of luck..."
>_
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> Shrug.
> "Who knows? It's good to know that it's not malice on either side, though. At least, I didn't think it was, but it's good to have it verified."
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> Shrug.
> "Who knows? It's good to know that it's not malice on either side, though. At least, I didn't think it was, but it's good to have it verified."
> "One of us or Sanae would've told the goddess if it was by now."
>_
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> Do we know a Nitori Kawashiro?
>> If so, do we know her well enough to know what she looks like?
>>> If so, is she present, or was she possibly part of the group that left?
> "I suppose that's true."
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> Do we know a Nitori Kawashiro?
>> If so, do we know her well enough to know what she looks like?
>>> If so, is she present, or was she possibly part of the group that left?
> "I suppose that's true."
> A bit familiar, but you don't think so...
> "Sort of wish we would've known this sooner..."
>_
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> "Mmm. I guess it's probably too late to chase them down, too..."
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> "Mmm. I guess it's probably too late to chase them down, too..."
> "Yea..."
>_
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> Look to Suwako. (If she's not immediately present, look to Gasanae instead.)
> "I hope this won't cause any major problems..."
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> Look to Suwako. (If she's not immediately present, look to Gasanae instead.)
> "I hope this won't cause any major problems..."
> You look to Gasanae, as the other goddess is away with the mermaid at the moment...
> "It shouldn't, hopefully."
>_
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> "That's good."
> Look back to the group.
> "Out of curiosity, does your group here have someone in charge?"
-
> "That's good."
> Look back to the group.
> "Out of curiosity, does your group here have someone in charge?"
> "Not really."
>_
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> "What about the group that left?"
-
> "What about the group that left?"
> They shake their heads.
>_
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> "Huh, okay."
> What do the kappa seem to have present for materials?
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> "Huh, okay."
> What do the kappa seem to have present for materials?
> Quite a few things on hand. You think there was a cart with a lot, but maybe that was the rest of the group's... unless materials come from nowhere, this is going there.
>_
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> "Well, in that case, I'll just tell all of you, I guess. Let me know if you need any storage for materials and stuff, and I can hook you up."
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> "Well, in that case, I'll just tell all of you, I guess. Let me know if you need any storage for materials and stuff, and I can hook you up."
> "Oh. Alright."
>_
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> "Make sure what you want stored is safe for people to be around, though. Anyway, do you need any help in the immediate, then? Or am I okay to get back to cleaning?"
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> "Make sure what you want stored is safe for people to be around, though. Anyway, do you need any help in the immediate, then? Or am I okay to get back to cleaning?"
> "We might need storage here, since we don't have all we need to work on this yet. But we can just take it all back with us and return with what we need. It's not that much anyways."
> "Right now we're mostly on layout and blueprints for it anyways."
>_
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> "There's no need to take back anything you've already brought, unless you're concerned we'll steal it or something. Here, I'll show you what I mean. What do you have here now that you would consider storing here? Pick something large."
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> "There's no need to take back anything you've already brought, unless you're concerned we'll steal it or something. Here, I'll show you what I mean. What do you have here now that you would consider storing here? Pick something large."
> "Well, the wagon for one..."
>_
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> Look over at the wagon. How large is it? Compare it to ourselves, as well as one of the houses.
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> Look over at the wagon. How large is it? Compare it to ourselves, as well as one of the houses.
> It could fit a few people inside. You probably couldn't lie down unless you were in the wagon it's long way. It's at least twice the size of the door to the house, if it were pressed against it vertically.
>_
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> "This...might be a bit big for a demonstration, but hey, if it might be useful later, we might as well try it now. Okay, here goes..."
> Maneuvering ourselves as needed, push part of the wagon into our chest so that it gets deposited inside our chest.
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> "This...might be a bit big for a demonstration, but hey, if it might be useful later, we might as well try it now. Okay, here goes..."
> Maneuvering ourselves as needed, push part of the wagon into our chest so that it gets deposited inside our chest.
> You get an easier position to start, then push the wagon towards your chest, depositing it.
> It might've been easier to push your chest to it instead, but it worked.
> "H-Hang on! What's with that!"
> "Y-You put them in your chest?"
> "T-That's... That's not exactly what we thought when you said storage."
> "Er, we were hoping it was regular. Like a warehouse... So we could drop by if we needed anything specific..."
>_
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> How large are we now?
> Walk back over to the kappa (if such is possible).
> "Oh, you can still do that. It's easy enough for me to retrieve anything from in there as gets requested."
-
> How large are we now?
> Walk back over to the kappa (if such is possible).
> "Oh, you can still do that. It's easy enough for me to retrieve anything from in there as gets requested."
> You... well, turn to the Kappa.
> The wagon has simply been added to your size.
> "Pen?" One of them asks.
>_
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> Is Lilith still immediately around?
> Are our feet no longer on the ground?
>> If so, try hovering over to the kappa.
> "Oh, um, I meant anything that was stored previously. Unless one of you stored a pen while I wasn't looking..."
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> Is Lilith still immediately around?
> Are our feet no longer on the ground?
>> If so, try hovering over to the kappa.
> "Oh, um, I meant anything that was stored previously. Unless one of you stored a pen while I wasn't looking..."
> No.
> Yes.
> You hover over carefully.
> "Most of what we had was in the wagon."
>_
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> Gently plop down somewhere close to the kappa that won't crush any of them.
> "Oh. Well, if you left pens in there, then I should be able to get you one..."
> Reach into our chest and retrieve a pen. If we're successful, hold it up to show it off.
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> Gently plop down somewhere close to the kappa that won't crush any of them.
> "Oh. Well, if you left pens in there, then I should be able to get you one..."
> Reach into our chest and retrieve a pen. If we're successful, hold it up to show it off.
> You let yourself down and try to retrieve a pen...
> It works, and the Kappa stare in awe.
> "... Put it back. Then bring out a hammer and the pen again."
>_
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> Deposit the pen.
> Then retrieve a hammer.
> Then retrieve the previous pen again with our other hand.
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> Deposit the pen.
> Then retrieve a hammer.
> Then retrieve the previous pen again with our other hand.
> You put it back in, then successfully take both out.
> "W-Wow..." The kappa that requested stares in disbelief.
> One of them whispers to another, and they take a surprised tone, before whispering back.
> A couple more join them.
>_
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> Deposit them both again.
> "It's a magic storage space. I can put anything I want in there."
> Adopt a thoughtful look.
> "...I might be willing to let someone see how it works up close and in person, if anyone wants to. You'd get to see exactly where your cart is that way. But I'd need a promise to behave, for obvious reasons."
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> Deposit them both again.
> "It's a magic storage space. I can put anything I want in there."
> Adopt a thoughtful look.
> "...I might be willing to let someone see how it works up close and in person, if anyone wants to. You'd get to see exactly where your cart is that way. But I'd need a promise to behave, for obvious reasons."
> You return them.
> "Er, pass..."
> "You can get everything out by choice, so it's fine for you to handle them."
>_
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> Nod.
> "All right. It was basically an offer to sate any curiosities, but if there are none, that's fine."
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> Nod.
> "All right. It was basically an offer to sate any curiosities, but if there are none, that's fine."
> The group looks around.
> "None any of us seem to want to sate."
>_
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> "No worries. Anything else you want me to retrieve for you?"
-
> "No worries. Anything else you want me to retrieve for you?"
> "No."
> "Yea that was a good enough demonstration."
>_
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> "All right. Anything else I can do for you?"
-
> "All right. Anything else I can do for you?"
> "Nothing that comes to mind miss."
>_
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> "Okay. I'm going to get back to cleaning up, then. Though some of you might want to clear off the stuff that's yours, just to be safe."
-
> "Okay. I'm going to get back to cleaning up, then. Though some of you might want to clear off the stuff that's yours, just to be safe."
> The few nod.
>_
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> Float over to the tables, keeping half an eye out to see if the kappa actually move to start getting their stuff off of the tables.
-
> Float over to the tables, keeping half an eye out to see if the kappa actually move to start getting their stuff off of the tables.
> You float over.
> Some of them are coming to clear part of the tables...
>_
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> Watch them work!
-
> Watch them work!
> The kappa clear off some of the tables for you, before returning to the lake to survey it...
>_
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> Can we reach our navel with our hands?
> Can we reach the tables with our hands?
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> Can we reach our navel with our hands?
> Can we reach the tables with our hands?
> No.
> No.
>_
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> Inspect ourselves again.
> Take on a quiet tone.
>"....erm..."
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> Inspect ourselves again.
> Take on a quiet tone.
>"....erm..."
> None of them hear...
> "Are there still problems with the Kappa?" Lilith floats over.
>_
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> Look over to her.
> "There are, but steps are in motion to resolve it one way or the other. It's an issue larger than us here, I think."
-
> Look over to her.
> "There are, but steps are in motion to resolve it one way or the other. It's an issue larger than us here, I think."
> "Hm. I hope all goes well."
>_
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> "I hope so too. Independent of any work they do for us, it's not good to have such heated in-fighting."
-
> "I hope so too. Independent of any work they do for us, it's not good to have such heated in-fighting."
> Lilith nods.
> "You don't think any of that will happen to us? In-fighting?"
>_
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> "I don't think we will...We're all working toward the same cause, and we all get our way at least some of the time, if not most of the time. ...At the very least, I hope we don't."
-
> "I don't think we will...We're all working toward the same cause, and we all get our way at least some of the time, if not most of the time. ...At the very least, I hope we don't."
> "Good..."
>_
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> What's blocking us from reaching our navel?
-
> What's blocking us from reaching our navel?
> Your chest. Though not in the way that restricts your arms.
>_
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> Try floating just the lower half of our body up a little bit so it's no longer squished into the rest of us.
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> Try floating just the lower half of our body up a little bit so it's no longer squished into the rest of us.
> You try, but it's not doing much.
>_
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> Try sticking a hand in our navel now.
-
> Try sticking a hand in our navel now.
> You can, with a bit of effort.
>_
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> Pull it back out and let our lower half flop back down.
> Resume trying to reach for the garbage on the table.
-
> Pull it back out and let our lower half flop back down.
> Resume trying to reach for the garbage on the table.
> You move over a bit awkwardly, but can get the table top cleared...
>_
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> Store what we just gathered in our navel.
-
> Store what we just gathered in our navel.
> You start to fill your other storage...
>_
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> Keep going until we've stored all of what we gathered.
> Then float over to the other tables and clean them off in the same manner.
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> Keep going until we've stored all of what we gathered.
> Then float over to the other tables and clean them off in the same manner.
> You continue storing what the kappas didn't take from the tables...
> Until they're clean.
>_
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> How large are we now?
-
> How large are we now?
> Your chest is still larger from the wagon. Your belly doesn't match up much at all.
>_
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> Check on the kappa.
> Check on Gasanae.
> Check on Lilith.
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> Check on the kappa.
> Check on Gasanae.
> Check on Lilith.
> Seems they're drawing something...
> Gasanae is watching Suwako and Wakasagihime.
> Lilith's by your side still.
>_
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> "There, that should do it."
-
> "There, that should do it."
> "All good?" Lilith asks.
>_
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> "Tables should be cleaned, yeah."
-
> "Tables should be cleaned, yeah."
> "That seems pretty useful..."
>_
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> "It's the right thing to do, since I suggested doing that last night."
-
> "It's the right thing to do, since I suggested doing that last night."
> "Oh, I mean the storage."
>_
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> "Oh, you mean like that. Yeah, I've found it pretty useful."
-
> "Oh, you mean like that. Yeah, I've found it pretty useful."
> "So now that that's done...?"
>_
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> "Not sure."
> Who else is around? Anyone?
-
> "Not sure."
> Who else is around? Anyone?
> Most of the missing groups have started to come around again.
>_
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> "Maybe someone else will have something they want to do?"
-
> "Maybe someone else will have something they want to do?"
> "Oh, you're all free?"
>_
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> Quests
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> Quests
> Uprising: You still possess the will to overturn society. Tsukumogami and fairies have acknowledged you in support. The strong shall lose their power and the weak will unify the world! The main thing you've got to do is keep their support and work with them, as well as build up more allies. Raiko has expressed that she wants you to consider a different, similar goal though. To make a civilization where the weak can prosper without worry from the strong.
> CHEATER (Ongoing): Your ability is capable of flipping someone's ability into it's opposite existence, making it a physical item that allows one to use another's ability. You've considered creating more cheat items, but to do that, you need to find more people... (This quest is ongoing, and as such, completion is impossible.)
> Unassigned: You currently do not have any other quests assigned. Please suggest one, and it will be noted down.
>_
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> "I am. Can't speak for anyone else, though."
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> "I am. Can't speak for anyone else, though."
> "Hm. Noted."
>_
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> "Whatcha thinkin'?"
-
> "Whatcha thinkin'?"
> "If I have anything I want to do..."
>_
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> "Oh, okay."
-
> "Oh, okay."
> "The others seem to be coming out now."
>_
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> "Yeah, I've noticed."
> Anyone else paying attention to us/our size?
-
> "Yeah, I've noticed."
> Anyone else paying attention to us/our size?
> You have the eyes of most of the fairies.
>_
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> Give the fairies a smile and a wave.
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> Give the fairies a smile and a wave.
> You smile and wave to them.
> They quickly return to their devices.
>_
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> "I guess this will never not be fascinating to them."
-
> "I guess this will never not be fascinating to them."
> "Maybe it is and they're shy about asking?"
>_
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> "Maybe. We did talk about it a bunch yesterday, though."
> Are any of the fairies still looking at us? If so, beckon one over.
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> "Maybe. We did talk about it a bunch yesterday, though."
> Are any of the fairies still looking at us? If so, beckon one over.
> You beckon one over, and she approaches.
>_
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> "Hey there. How's it going?"
-
> "Hey there. How's it going?"
> "Fine..." The fairy speaks. "I don't know why those people are here.."
>_
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> "The kappa? They're making something for us that will be good for all of us. It'll let us do some fun things in the future."
-
> "The kappa? They're making something for us that will be good for all of us. It'll let us do some fun things in the future."
> "Oh?"
>_
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> "Yeah. I didn't really understand a lot of it, but Gasanae said a bunch of good things."
-
> "Yeah. I didn't really understand a lot of it, but Gasanae said a bunch of good things."
> You seem to have gathered the attention of more of the fairies.
> "What kind of good things?"
>_
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> "Uh..."
> What do we remember of what Gasanae listed? Video games, whatever those are...exercising stuff...what else? She said more than just those.
-
> "Uh..."
> What do we remember of what Gasanae listed? Video games, whatever those are...exercising stuff...what else? She said more than just those.
> You could probably just say entertainment and games and they'd gobble it up... You think she mentioned something else that they'd have to work on more? You're not sure...
>_
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> "Some entertaining things. Some kinds of games, I think...some exercising stuff, too."
-
> "Some entertaining things. Some kinds of games, I think...some exercising stuff, too."
> "Will we all get to use them?"
>_
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> "As long as you're careful with them, sure. And that applies to everyone here in our base."
-
> "As long as you're careful with them, sure. And that applies to everyone here in our base."
> "They'll be fun, right?"
> "How can we help them with it?"
>_
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> "They should be. And I don't know if we can help...they're working with stuff I've never heard of before. I think the best we can probably do is stay out of their way while they work."
-
> "They should be. And I don't know if we can help...they're working with stuff I've never heard of before. I think the best we can probably do is stay out of their way while they work."
> "Ooh... Okay."
>_
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> "Yeah."
> Pat our chest a bit.
> "I saw you all staring earlier, by the way. There's a whole bunch of their equipment in here."
-
> "Yeah."
> Pat our chest a bit.
> "I saw you all staring earlier, by the way. There's a whole bunch of their equipment in here."
> "We saw."
>_
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> "Ah, okay. Huh, why were you staring, then?"
-
> "Ah, okay. Huh, why were you staring, then?"
> "We were uh... Intesleeped."
> "Interesting."
> "Internapping."
>_
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> "Interested? In this? How so?"
-
> "Interested? In this? How so?"
> "What's with it?"
>_
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> "It's like I said, all the kappas' equipment is in there. That's why it's so big. They have a lot of it."
-
> "It's like I said, all the kappas' equipment is in there. That's why it's so big."
> "Okay..." The fairies nod.
> "Can we put stuff in ours to make them big?"
>_
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> Shake our head.
> "I don't think so. As far as I know, this is a special ability unique to me. But I guess you could try?"
-
> Shake our head.
> "I don't think so. As far as I know, this is a special ability unique to me. But I guess you could try?"
> "...Where do we put them?"
>_
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> Shrug.
> "You might not be able to even do that."
-
> Shrug.
> "You might not be able to even do that."
> "Huh?"
>_
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> "You might not have anywhere to put things that way for yourself. Unless you meant for me?"
-
> "You might not have anywhere to put things that way for yourself. Unless you meant for me?"
> "No."
>_
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> "Then yeah, you might just not have anywhere to put stuff."
-
> "Then yeah, you might just not have anywhere to put stuff."
> "Aww." They speak.
>_
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> "Sorry."
-
> "Sorry."
> "We can't do anything for it?"
>_
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> "Doesn't seem so, no."
-
> "Doesn't seem so, no."
> The fairies seem upset.
>_
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> Shrug.
> "It is what it is, I guess."
-
> Shrug.
> "It is what it is, I guess."
> "Hmm..." The fairies shuffle off.
>_
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> "Sorry!"
-
> "Sorry!"
> "I guess that's just how it is." Lilith comments."
>_
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> "I suppose so. I'm kind of surprised that's what they wanted, though."
-
> "I suppose so. I'm kind of surprised that's what they wanted, though."
> Lilith shrugs.
>_
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> How's the kappa work progressing?
-
> How's the kappa work progressing?
> Not very much...
>_
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> Check on Gasanae again.
-
> Check on Gasanae again.
> She's still watching those two...
>_
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> Look back to Lilith.
> "How are you feeling, anyway?"
-
> Look back to Lilith.
> "How are you feeling, anyway?"
> "Fine."
>_
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> "All right. I'm still concerned about earlier, but if you say you're okay, then okay."
-
> "All right. I'm still concerned about earlier, but if you say you're okay, then okay."
> "I am."
>_
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> Nod.
> "Mmm...I wonder if it's worth putting the tables away. It might be more convenient to just leave them out..."
-
> Nod.
> "Mmm...I wonder if it's worth putting the tables away. It might be more convenient to just leave them out..."
> "Probably, yea."
>_
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> "To which?"
-
> "To which?"
> "Leaving them out."
>_
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> "Mmm. Yeah, okay, let's do that."
-
> "Mmm. Yeah, okay, let's do that."
> "Sure."
>_
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> "What other orders of business were there...?"
-
> "What other orders of business were there...?"
> "I don't know."
>_
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> Do we remember how we left things with Kosuzo and Mirai?
-
> Do we remember how we left things with Kosuzo and Mirai?
> You don't recall clearly...
>_
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> "Hmm...do you know Kosuzu in the human village?"
-
> "Hmm...do you know Kosuzu in the human village?"
> "Not sure.."
>_
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> "She runs a book store. Or how about Luize?"
-
> "She runs a book store. Or how about Luize?"
> "No."
>_
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> Frown.
> "Shoot. And I can't really go to the village like this."
-
> Frown.
> "Shoot. And I can't really go to the village like this."
> "Well, you do that yourself don't you~"
>_
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> "Yeah..."
-
> "Yeah..."
> "Why do you want to anyways?"
>_
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> "I haven't talked to any of them in the village for a while."
-
> "I haven't talked to any of them in the village for a while."
> "That it?"
>_
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> "Yeah. They're new allies as well. Or, at least, they're supposed to be, so we should be trying to treat them as such."
-
> "Yeah. They're new allies as well. Or, at least, they're supposed to be, so we should be trying to treat them as such."
> "Mhm..."
>_
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> "But we haven't seen them in a while, and we should probably keep in touch."
-
> "But we haven't seen them in a while, and we should probably keep in touch."
> "They're free to come here right?"
>_
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> "They are, and Luize and Mirai have been here. Kosuzu isn't really in as much of a position to do so, though."
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> "They are, and Luize and Mirai have been here. Kosuzu isn't really in as much of a position to do so, though."
> "Oh. I see..."
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> What sewing project were Luize and Mirai working on, again?
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> What sewing project were Luize and Mirai working on, again?
> A swimsuit for Kagerou.
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> What's Kagerou up to right now?
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> What's Kagerou up to right now?
> You haven't seen her in a bit...
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> "Huh...Where's Kagerou...?"
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> "Huh...Where's Kagerou...?"
> "I think she's in that other house." Lilith speaks.
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> "Oh. Well, shoot."
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> "Oh. Well, shoot."
> "What for?"
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> "Luize is making her a swimsuit."
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> "Luize is making her a swimsuit."
> "Oh. Ohh?"
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> "Yeah. So she can be with Waka more."
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> "Yeah. So she can be with Waka more."
> "And Sekibanki?"
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> "Not yet for her, at least."
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> "Not yet for her, at least."
> "Oh. Okay."
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> "Ayup. I'm not sure if she even wants one or not."
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> "Ayup. I'm not sure if she even wants one or not."
> "So no one else is getting any?"
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> "Well, I mean, if you want to ask them to make one for you..."
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> "Well, I mean, if you want to ask them to make one for you..."
> "Oh, no it's fine. I was just wondering if she's the only one."
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> "We didn't ask for anyone else, so yeah. Unless they surprise us, I guess."
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> "We didn't ask for anyone else, so yeah. Unless they surprise us, I guess."
> Lilith nods, looking around...
> "Uh, anything I can do to help around here?"
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> "Hmm..."
> Look around as well. What needs doing around this place?
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> "Hmm..."
> Look around as well. What needs doing around this place?
> You could perhaps return focus to your main goal now that power will soon come... There is the Kappas' situation you could involve yourself in. Rikako's alternative to your goal was still a thing as well...
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> "...Can you refresh my memory on what you can do?"
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> "...Can you refresh my memory on what you can do?"
> "You saw I could make more of myself. I can warp... I should be able to freeze things too."
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> "And grow and shrink things. Wasn't there another kind of growing you could do?"
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> "And grow and shrink things. Wasn't there another kind of growing you could do?"
> "Another kind?"
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> "Yeah, I thought you mentioned something else."
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> "Yeah, I thought you mentioned something else."
> Lilith shrugs.
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> "Huh. I could have sworn you said something like that..."
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> "Huh. I could have sworn you said something like that..."
> "A lot of interest in it?"
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> "Of course. It's a new and interesting thing."
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> "Of course. It's a new and interesting thing."
> "I'm like those three though, so it's not really new..."
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> "So you do have such an ability, then?"
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> "So you do have such an ability, then?"
> "If I ever have any abilities, it'll be like those threes'. Like, say Cirno realizes she can bring others back to life with some... ice resurrection thingy. If she could do it when I was made, then I could, right?"
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> "...Yeah...I'm not sure what you're getting at with that, though."
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> "...Yeah...I'm not sure what you're getting at with that, though."
> "So... that made no sense you mean?"
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> "No, it made sense, but I don't know the full extent of their abilities, so I don't know the full extent of yours, either."
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> "No, it made sense, but I don't know the full extent of their abilities, so I don't know the full extent of yours, either."
> "Mm. That's right."
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> Where is Lilith during this conversation? Is she just floating next to us, or is she sitting or lying or standing on us?
> "...Does that mean you want to keep some of what you can do secret? That's fine if so, I just want to know that you do."
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> Where is Lilith during this conversation? Is she just floating next to us, or is she sitting or lying or standing on us?
> "...Does that mean you want to keep some of what you can do secret? That's fine if so, I just want to know that you do."
> Floating next to you.
> "...Sure." She nods.
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> "All right."
> Pat a part of our chest next to us.
> "Feel free to have a seat and take a load off, by the way."
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> "All right."
> Pat a part of our chest next to us.
> "Feel free to have a seat and take a load off, by the way."
>"I'm alright. I might wander around here a bit."
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> "Oh, okay. To see what it's like here?"
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> "Oh, okay. To see what it's like here?"
> Lilith nods.
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> "All right. Please, then, enjoy yourself."
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> "All right. Please, then, enjoy yourself."
> She nods again, departing towards the fairy's building.
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> Look around the compound for any other activity of interest.
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> Look around the compound for any other activity of interest.
> It seems you're out of luck, aside from the Kappa work.
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> Try retrieving the cart, setting it next to us.
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> Try retrieving the cart, setting it next to us.
> You retrieve the-
> The cart quickly falls onto the ground with a *thunk*, too heavy for you to keep hold of.
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> Are we still in mid-air? If so, catch ourselves so we don't fall and hit the ground face-first.
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> Are we still in mid-air? If so, catch ourselves so we don't fall and hit the ground face-first.
> You've landed.
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> Are we back to normal? Or do we still contain the contents of the cart inside us?
>> If we still contain the contents of the cart inside us, unload all of them back onto the cart.
> Whatever the above result, look around for whoever of Gasanae, Raiko, Benben, Yatsu, Kagerou, Banki, or Waka is presently unoccupied, and make our way over to them. If more than one of them is unoccupied, head toward the closest such person.
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> Are we back to normal? Or do we still contain the contents of the cart inside us?
>> If we still contain the contents of the cart inside us, unload all of them back onto the cart.
> Whatever the above result, look around for whoever of Gasanae, Raiko, Benben, Yatsu, Kagerou, Banki, or Waka is presently unoccupied, and make our way over to them. If more than one of them is unoccupied, head toward the closest such person.
> The cart and it's contents are out.
> The closest is Gasanae.
> "Hm? Did you need something?" She looks over.
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> "Just wanted to let you know that I'm probably going to head to the village, unless I'm needed here for something in the immediate."
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> "Just wanted to let you know that I'm probably going to head to the village, unless I'm needed here for something in the immediate."
> She shakes her head.
> "Take care"
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> "You too. If anyone else asks where I've gone, let them know, okay?"
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> "You too. If anyone else asks where I've gone, let them know, okay?"
> She nods
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> "Great, thanks. See you around."
> Take flight and head to the Human Village.
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> "Great, thanks. See you around."
> Take flight and head to the Human Village.
> You depart, arriving after a few minutes.
> Notably, Yuuka is lingering at the entrance with Wriggle.
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> !
> Head over to them, to see what they're up to.
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> !
> Head over to them, to see what they're up to.
> You approach...
> "And everyone's telling me to avoid it. Something's not right there." Wriggle speaks.
> "that sounds like its going to be a small problem for us. Maybe insect repellent or they're just still worried too much about you since last. We're going anyways." Yuuka says.
> "I'm not!"
> Yuuka sighs
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> "Oh, hey, you two. What's up?"
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> "Oh, hey, you two. What's up?"
> "Yuuka's too focused on trying to buy flowers when my sources tell me that we should wait until later because of something going on there... or something." Wriggle speaks.
> "See, they're not even accurate."
> "I-I just forgot. It just wasn't anything good."
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> "Something going on? In the village?"
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> "Something going on? In the village?"
> "Just something around the flower shop in specific."
> "Suspiciously when I was going to check by..."
> "Hey, a bunch of things could be happening at other places. They just told me about here because it was where we were going..."
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> "Hmm."
> Look down at our chest, then back up at the two.
> "...Would you like me to sneak you two into the village, maybe?"
> "Or I could just absorb the entire village for you!"
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> "Hmm."
> Look down at our chest, then back up at the two.
> "...Would you like me to sneak you two into the village, maybe?"
> "Or I could just absorb the entire village for you!"
> "I'd very much appreciate that. It gets us my flowers and relieves Wriggle's worries."
> "T-That doesn't at all!"