>Look around the area, what sort of things do we have in here?
>Quests
>Inventory
>Daily responsibilities?
>Let's check the door.
>Pet the hen!
>The hen's probably hungry. Give it some of our feed.
>Have we visited Kikuri in a while?
> Check sword. Does it need to be sharpened/trued?
> Do we happen to know the exchange rate between Hell!coins and Surface World!coins?
> Can we add "Repair Sword" to the to-do list? You never know if we'll need to cut something (or someone, but that depends on the situation).
>Leave shrine interior to examine exterior. And also check the fortune machine for dosh.
>Can we trust that chicken alone here, or can we expect to come back to everything in tatters if we leave her?
>Take a walk around the shrine, just to be sure there's no one passed out drunk around. Can't be too sure near the Ancient City.
> Let's see about cleaning up a bit before we head out.
> If we have the materials to do so, let's make a little nest for our hen friend so she won't be uncomfortable.
>Smile at the silly little bird.
>Let's gather up that copper, and head toward the Ancient City; should be easy enough to give Yuugi her stuff, then get what we need from the Palace in a round trip.
>How do we get along with the bridge troll?
>Let's go for whichever is closest.
>Are there smaller denominations of hellcoins?
> Who generally resolves Incidents in the Underground anyway?
>What happened to the bridge?
>Make our way toward Yuugi.
>"Not...super busy."
>Fish out the coins and offer them.
> I don't see why not. The bridge is pretty important.
> How good is our CHA stat?
>Contemplate the bucket monster. How banged up is she? Is there anything that suggests stuff done to her outside of trying to get her to talk? Any danmaku damage?
>"...Okay."
>Put on our game face, and take that bucket.
>Don't hold her too close, though, lest we get stabbed or bitten.
>Walk off from the site, carrying the youkai with us.
>"Tell me what happened, I'll let you go. Please."
>"...Who's fault, then? Please."
>After asking, set her down. Don't let go yet, in case she tries to immediately bolt.
>"Tell me, then. Please."
>Let her go.
>Frown.
>"Show me."
>Take the scale, if she lets us, and examine it.
>"You showed them, didn't you?"
>"We should do that."
>"...They won't take it."
> Gently hoist our bucket friend up.
> "Do you have a name, miss?"
>"...Konngara."
>Don't make eye contact!
>We know Yuugi and Parsee; do we know anyone else here?
>Well, they can see we're alright.
>Let's go find Yuugi again.
>Nod.
>"It was a fish."
>Look to Kisume. "Show her."
>"It's not Kisume's fault..."
>Look downriver. How well do we know that area? How traversable is it, even?
> "Surely; if there is something this large in the water; it's best to fish where there will be someone around; just in case."
>Look to Kisume.
>"Was the fish weird, in any way?"
> "I dunno..." Kisume tugs on her pigtails anxiously.// || EDITED || (I am both Conscious my reply is somehow too ??? social , yet useful ,for Konngara .So I am trusting Himiko/Parser to properly getting it across in-character)//
> "Why doesn't someone just ask the Komeijis about it?" Yuugi pipes up in the background. "Satori knows her animals."
> _
>Mmph, Komeijis...
>"Do they have fish?"
(I am both Conscious my reply is too ??? social , somehow needed,for Konngara and trusting Himiko/Parser to properly getting it across in-character).
>Aknowledgement nod x 2 to Yuugi : "Right,right."
>Ponder and talk a bit while looking about but do not make eye contact with Parsee: "Still , a giant feisty scaled and out-of-scale whale-like fish...
>...could have escaped,could be not a full-time pet but something's fishier as in youkai-er : at the Komejis' is usually mostly stuffed with lively critters,same for some City alleys until I do catch-and-release ( Omit this if experienced first-hand,second-hand and/or realia le)street-talk heard yet only domestic-like went that far(Omit "))Reckon they are good with animals and are more attentive both with non-Youkai and youkai animals top-dogs; some focus around their house for settling provisions I was on my way to catch later...
>...Still they could help out alright , one of Komeiji owners and at least one o' the lead-pets (names we know them by) Utshuo or
>Listen up here and look back towards the streets and general area of Palace of Earth Spirit while picking out ordinary and ,if any,out-of-place feature.
>"Oh, sorry."
>Put the bucket dropper down.
>Let's mosey toward....ugh, the Komeiji household...
>Give the deer a look. What a graceful little guy!
>Wave to the birdbrain.
>Check pockets to see if we have a salt lick for the deer.
>"Hello. I need to talk about fish."
>Try to pet the deer. They'll probably not bite us. Maybe.
>Pat the deer for a few moments, then look to Utsuho. "Help me find Satori?"
>Follow. Smile at the deer.
>Frown at the bedlam for a moment, then follow Utsuho and admire that skid.
>Urgh...
>"Yeah. I came to ask about fish. You know the one."
>Of course she knows.
>"Coral trout? Can they live down here?"
>Confusion!
>"...So, which is it? Why'd it break the bridge?"
>"Do they get that big? Or powerful?"
>Nod.
>"...Maybe a fish youkai?"
>"It should be found. Mmm."
>Ponder would would be good in such a place?
>Do we even have any experience with it?
>We're pretty strong, right? What level of danger would bother us?
>Irritation!
>Do we know any good swimmers? Ugh, we're going to have to go to the surface for this...
>"Maybe a kappa or something..."
>Tense up! Defensive position!
>No wait don't do that that'll seem like you're starting a fight!
>Augh!
>"...Like what?"
>What do we know about the new shrines? Anything more than what Satori just said.
>Monorail? What kind of donkey is that?
>Training on rails? So they can do their fighting on tightropes?
>"Guess I'll have to see it for myself..."
>"What?"
>We are going to the Hakurei Shrine - maybe we should do that first?
>"Oh! Right."
>Follow!
>Look over the goods, and smile. "Perfect. Thank you!"
>Is she? Surely we know some oni with dogs or cats or birds or summat.
>"...There are other pet owners, too."
>Not like anyone could tell, acting like that.
>...
>"I'm going now."
>Gather up our chicken goods.
>"...Thank you."
>Time to get this stuff home! Maybe we can even get it set up before dealing with the rest of this.
>Let's recooperate.
>Let's have a rest, and a drink. And pet the chicken if she'll let us while we recuperate.
>Just enjoy a moment to catch our breath. Consider how long it would take to set up the coop.
>Probably too long...
>Once we feel refreshed, let's contemplate schlepping out to the surface.
>"Oh."
>Does she usually lay? And if so, what do we tend to do with the eggs?
>Let's put the egg in the pantry, the gead out and start a trek toward the surface.
>Proceed onward, keeping an eye on the webs so that we don't get caught.
>Do we personally know anyone who lives around here?
>Press onward.
West: Geyser Field (DANGEROUS!!!)
North: Hakurei Shrine/Onsen
Past Hakurei: route to Youkai Mountain/Human Village
East: Forest of Magic
Northeast: Forest of Magic/Kourindou
South: Border/Forest of Magic
>Past Hakurei, huh? Well...we can do that.
>Head northward.
>A bathhouse? with lights? Do we remember such a thing?
>Observe the youkai.
>Fly to the Shrine
>Listen, do we hear any activity around.
>What happened last time we met the Hakurei? Specifically, are we on good terms with her?
>Walk inside, unless we need to take our shoes off or something.
>Do not walk inside! Knock on the door frame instead.
>What run ins habe we gad wth Reimu? Any since the whole orb whacking thing ages ago?
>Try not to take offense.
>"Thank you..."
>Head inside.
>These regular meetings were mostly cordial, yes?
> This...is fine. Yeah. Okay, maybe you're a little offended.>Was blue-white the main color set of Hakurei or did we last seen or heard of her going by a different fashion?
> You follow the ol' blue-white inside. She leads you into the kitchen, where a meal seems to have just taken place. There are dishes in the sink, and leftovers that haven't been put away.
> "Weather's kind of crummy, huh?" Reimu goes to the sink. "I was expecting Marisa, but I guess she's too busy playing in the forest to remember to come over."
> _
>Was blue-white the main color set of Hakurei or did we last seen or heard of her going by a different fashion?
>"Would she keep "playing in the forest" unbothered even in this kind of weather"?
>Either sit or wait for Hakurei to finish,depending on the custom of these regular meetings,
>"How have things been?"
>"...No problems with fish?"
>"Oh. That's good. We have."
>Shake head.
>"No no, it's wild. And red."
>"At least, partly red. And big."
>How long can we hold our breath?
>"Kind of. It broke the bridge.
>Does the river connect to the surface?
>"...Are you okay?"
>"Yes. I suggest meditating."
>How long before we need to go back for the chicken?
>"Yes. I suggest meditating."
>How long before we need to go back for the chicken?
>Let's not say anything condescending.
>"It does. ...Wanna talk about it?"
>"LIke you forgot something?"
>Do we know if Satori can find forgotten memories?
>And, would she even want to?
>Let's have a look at this kitty!
>Do we recall Reimu keeping pets at all?
>Do we feel like we've forgotten anything lately?
>"Now where did you come from?"
>Is the cat the same color as our hen?
>"Maybe she smells the chicken. Or the fish."
>"Hey there, are you an animal or something else?"
>"Were they all so red?"
>Do we remember when we got the little red hen?
>Do we know where the old village is, or where the new village is?
>"Maybe. I think between a red cat, a red chicken, and a red fish, the most unusual would be the cat."
>"Do you want help cleaning up?"
>"What's her name?"
>Let's assess what cleaning we can do easily.
>Try to catch the glass!
>"Cat...knocked this off."
>Put the glass back in a better location.
> "Oh." Reimu puts her head back on the table. The cat is sitting just behind the doorway, watching you. Typical cat.
> You put the glass in the sink, where it can't be bothered. While you're standing there, the cat emerges from one of the cupboards. Wasn't it just at the door?
> _