Rumia Quest Revival - A New Beginning

[Raikaria]

Rumia:
> "Is darkness created by absorbing light or emitting darkness?"

> "An eternal question."

Rumia:
>"Well what about heat and cold magic? Of course fire can't make ice and vice versa, but if the magic was pure cold our heat, couldn't you logically make the other extreme by using it too cause an absence of its element?"

> "I just said that despite the two being connected; that there's still magic at both ends. Just like I'm sure there is a Light Youkai somewhere."

> "There's a Light fairy." Cirno pipes up.

> "Close enough."

[Tom]

> "Maybe there's more to discover about darkness and light that we realise"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Kogasa:
>"Still Louise hasn't done anything bad, and she seems to legitimately want to sightsee here. She also seems to be supportive of not letting him get the Grimoire. Something about thinking his boss is an enemy of her goddess or something..."

Rumia:
>Look to Cirno.
>"Wait. Really? Is she like my polar opposite?"

[Raikaria]

> "Maybe there's more to discover about darkness and light that we realise"

> "It's more that there is more to discover about your own powers; in all likelihood."

Kogasa:
>"Still Louise hasn't done anything bad, and she seems to legitimately want to sightsee here. She also seems to be supportive of not letting him get the Grimoire. Something about thinking his boss is an enemy of her goddess or something..."

Rumia:
>Look to Cirno.
>"Wait. Really? Is she like my polar opposite?"

> "Sunny can manipulate the light; she can make things invisible by bending light 'round stuff!" Cirno explains.

> "Sunny's powers aren't really like yours. She can't make things bright." Daiyousei states. "She can just do things with the light already there. I don't even understand her powers fully... although it dosen't help that Sunny herself dosen't."

===

> Alice looks skeptical. "I doubt any daemon is here just for sightseeing; especially if they are choosing to conceal themselves."

[Tom]

Kogasa
> "What do you mean?  Do you think she could be ... spying on Gensokyo?"

Rumia:
> "So her power would be manipulation of the direction of light?"

[Raikaria]

Kogasa
> "What do you mean?  Do you think she could be ... spying on Gensokyo?"

Rumia:
> "So her power would be manipulation of the direction of light?"

> "Perhaps; the timing of this... holiday seems a little suspect given the incident, right?" Alice says. "Daemons are hardly a trustworthy race after all."

---

> "Something like that." Daiyousei says. "When she uses it to become invisible, she can't see either... but that's why she hangs out with Star, who can sense living beings. Together, they don't need to see. Or hear. Luna can muffle sounds as well. Those three can be really hard to find!"

> "I'm the strongest but those three are the hide-and-seek champions." Cirno admits.

[Tom]

Rumia
> "Huh, Star is a little like me, I can't see either in the darkness I create"
> Have we played hide and seek with Cirno?

Kogasa:
> "Now that you say it, it is a little suspicious..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Kogasa:
>"Maybe I'll keep an eye on her... But I can't really inform Rumia about our suspicions without Louise overhearing unless I get her alone I think..."

Star

>*Sunny

[Raikaria]

Rumia
> "Huh, Star Sunny is a little like me, I can't see either in the darkness I create"
> Have we played hide and seek with Cirno?

Kogasa:
> "Now that you say it, it is a little suspicious..."

> "This fairy sounds interesting!" Donita says loudly.

> You haven't. It's usually played by the fairies at the lake, they don't stray too far. That said; you've *found* fairies randomly playing sometimes. Once you found a fairy who had apparently been hiding for four days...

> That fairy is the reason why you don't play Fairy hide-and-seek.

===

Kogasa:
>"Maybe I'll keep an eye on her... But I can't really inform Rumia about our suspicions without Louise overhearing unless I get her alone I think..."
>*Sunny

> "I assume this Rumia is the de-facto leader of your little group. Well; just keep your eye on her then. I don't know what she's here for." Alice says.

[Tom]

Kogasa:
> "Alright, I will keep an eye on her and tell Rumia when we are alone.  Rumia will likely still want to have a look around before we heard out, so which direction should we avoid from our current location?"

Rumia
> "Maybe we will have better luck at hide and seek at night..."

[Raikaria]

Kogasa:
> "Alright, I will keep an eye on her and tell Rumia when we are alone.  Rumia will likely still want to have a look around before we heard out, so which direction should we avoid from our current location?"

Rumia
> Maybe we will have better luck at hide and seek at night...

> "Just leave the Forest of Magic." Alice replies.

--

> "Yeah but a lot of fairies get tired at night and it turns into Hide and Sleep." Cirno says.

[Tom]

Kogasa:
> "Alright we will head outwards"
> Return to our group but try do so in a way so they don't see where we came from, circle around them if needed

Rumia:
> "Haha yeah..."
> Do we know what coffee is?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Kogasa:
>Hmm... we need a target.
>Consider potential surprise targets as we approach
>How distracted is Rumia right now? Can we easily get the jump on her?

[Raikaria]

Kogasa:
> "Alright we will head outwards"
> Return to our group but try do so in a way so they don't see where we came from, circle around them if needed

Rumia:
> "Haha yeah..."
> Do we know what coffee is?

> You do not know what Coffee is. [OCC: Coffee is hardly forgotten, and hence isn't in Gensokyo; while Tea is just a natural occurrence, as it is grown in Japan anyway]

==

> You return to the main group, looking for a chance to surprise someone.

Kogasa:
>Hmm... we need a target.
>Consider potential surprise targets as we approach
>How distracted is Rumia right now? Can we easily get the jump on her?

> Daiyousei is probobly the easiest to frighten.

> Rumia seems to be speaking with Cirno and Daiyousei.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Kogasa:
>Is Daiyousei looking in our general direction, though? We won't get her if she is, but Rumia will be fair game hopefully.

Rumia:
>Idly wonder how Kogasa is doing.

[Raikaria]

Kogasa:
>Is Daiyousei looking in our general direction, though? We won't get her if she is, but Rumia will be fair game hopefully.

Rumia:
>Idly wonder how Kogasa is doing.

> She isn't; but scaring fairies is so easy it hardly even counts. Even to you.

---

> You wonder how Kogasa is doing, and remember Wriggle and Mystia's comments on how Kogasa would probobly just show up at random when she was most expected to, probobly trying to surprise the group.

> You wonder how someone can be unpredictable and predictable at the same time.

[Tom]

> Maybe we can surprise them by *not* trying to "surprise" them?

[Raikaria]

> Maybe we can surprise them by *not* trying to "surprise" them?

> You consider this possibility. But then, aren't you trying to surprise them? So you're not trying to not surprise them?

> Thinking about this too much makes your head hurt.

[Hope ♦ Metal]

>Let's just go to them in the most obvious way possible cause they probably think we'll try to be stealthy.

[Tom]

> Still make sure to circle around, as to not reveal the direction we came from

[Raikaria]

>Let's just go to them in the most obvious way possible cause they probably think we'll try to be stealthy.

> Still make sure to circle around, as to not reveal the direction we came from

> Of course; you'll circle around through the brush and come out right in front of most of the group! This plan is perfect!

> You have lost control of Kogasa

===

> Kogasa suddenly walks; with no attempt to try and surprise you, from the bushes and trees in front of you.

[Tom]

> "Hey Kogasa!"

[Raikaria]

> "Hey Kogasa!"

> "Hello!" Kogasa says happily, as her walk turns into a skip and she then stops in front of the group and poses; while sticking her tongue out. "Did I..." she starts, before she stops herself.

> Pretty much everyone looks confused by this.

[Tom]

> Look surprised

[Raikaria]

> Look surprised

> Kogasa also looks surprised.

[Tom]

> "Hey Kogasa you are getting better at surprises, I bet you really surprised that puppeteer!"

[Raikaria]

> "Hey Kogasa you are getting better at surprises, I bet you really surprised that puppeteer!"

> "Uh... yeah! I surprised her real good!" Kogasa says. "She didn't expect me!"

> Kogasa has a goofy grin. "She'll be so happy when she hears about all the people I surprised! Maybe she'll even teach me some more!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Wait, she taught you surprise tips? I didn't expect that."

[Raikaria]

>"Wait, she taught you surprise tips? I didn't expect that."

> "Not the puppeteer. I have a teacher!" Kogasa says happily. "She's really good at surprising people, but she made me promise to keep her a secret."

> Kogasa; for perhaps the first time; suddenly looks worried and clams up.

> "I shouldn't say anymore about her."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"O...kay then... So what was the puppeteer lady like?"