Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT III - Part 5

[Neovereign]

>Glance over at Renko.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Glance over at Renko.

>Renko seems to be smiling slightly.
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[Neovereign]

>"Well, let's help out, shall we?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well, let's help out, shall we?"

>Renko nods.
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[Neovereign]

>Start playing 52 card pickup with them.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Start playing 52 card pickup with them.

>You begin picking up the cards, Sumireko seems to have a quarter of the deck already, Matenshi has about ten you think.
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[Neovereign]

>Oho, Matenshi's actually picking them up.
>Continue until something of interest happens.

[the old guy]

>"So, Sumi, how did you get your powers?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Oho, Matenshi's actually picking them up.
>Continue until something of interest happens.

>You continue until all the cards have been picked up.

>"So, Sumi, how did you get your powers?"

>"I think I was born with them, to be honest. They just took a while to manifest."
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[Neovereign]

>"How does your flight work for you? Are you lifting yourself psychically, and how does that feel if you are?"
>Hand over the cards.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"How does your flight work for you? Are you lifting yourself psychically, and how does that feel if you are?"
>Hand over the cards.

>Sumireko takes the cards.
>"For a while I lifted myself with telekinesis. But the last time I was in Gensokyo, I learned to fly without it. As for how it feels... um..."
>She holds out her free hand and you feel yourself enveloped by a purple glow, before being lifted upwards a few feet.
>"Kinda like that."
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[Neovereign]

>How does this feel?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>How does this feel?

>Like you're being lifted by an unknown force and not flying.
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[Neovereign]

>"Huh..."
>Try to float down on our own.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Huh..."
>Try to float down on our own.

>You try...
>It feels like an unknown force is resisting you a lot.
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[Neovereign]

>"That's really strong..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"That's really strong..."

>Sumireko nods.
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[Neovereign]

>"How'd you get so strong? Just practice? Or did it get better over time?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"How'd you get so strong? Just practice? Or did it get better over time?"

>"A little bit of both."
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[Neovereign]

>"Mm."
>Nod.
>"I hope we can get better too."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Mm."
>Nod.
>"I hope we can get better too."

>"I bet you will." Sumireko smiles.
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[Neovereign]

>"Thanks. So, do you have any other card games that hopefully don't end up blowing up in our faces like that one?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Thanks. So, do you have any other card games that hopefully don't end up blowing up in our faces like that one?"

>Sumireko sets you down.
>"Well, I mostly use them for magic tricks or solitaire." she scratches the back of her head, accidentally knocking Matenshi's cards out of her hand.
>"Hey! Watch it!"
>"Sorry~" Sumireko waves a hand, and all the dropped cards glow and float up to the quarter-deck in Sumireko's other hand, arranging themselves neatly.
>"You could do that the whole time!?" Matenshi looks annoyed.
>"Well, yeah, but it wouldn't have been as fun if I did that at the beginning..."
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[Neovereign]

>Giggle.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Giggle.

>Matenshi shoots you a look as the others begin giggling as well.
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[Neovereign]

>"Any other tricks you can show then?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Any other tricks you can show then?"

>"Well, I guess I could show off a trick or two..." she says as Renko hands her the remaining cards.
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[Neovereign]

>"Thanks."

[the old guy]

>Have we asked Renko if she knew about Sumireko's powers?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Thanks."

>Sumireko shuffles the deck and fans it out, face-down, on the table.
>"Someone choose a card. It doesn't matter who, just make sure you don't show me what it is."

>Have we asked Renko if she knew about Sumireko's powers?

>You do not remember.
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