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Title: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 26, 2014, 10:05:00 AM
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Behind the Hakurei Shrine, in a tree, live the Three Fairies of Light. Unconcerned by education and work (for the most part), they spend their days by playing around, adventuring, terrorizing the human society with mischief, committing petty crime and by getting hammered every so often.

This year, the summer heat feels quite stubborn and fierce. You could cook an egg on the roof tiles of the Hakurei Shrine, yet Sunny, Luna and Star are not discouraged. To those who seek for shade at every possible moment to shield themselves from the scorching sun, the Three Fairies can only laugh at. Even though the sun is so far away in the skies, people treat it as if it was crashing down upon them. Truly, the sun is a testament to nature's overwhelming might: just its radiance is enough to terrify humans and send them scrambling for shade. The Three Fairies, as aspects of nature, can't help but feel inspired by that glorious incandescence which people so revere. If only they could be as great...

And so, the summer heat fills the hearts of Sunny, Luna and Star with great ambition.



>Please select the player character.

 > Sunny ☀ Milk

 > Luna ☽ Child

 > Star ★ Sapphire

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 26, 2014, 10:24:40 AM
>Sunny "Hell's Washing Machine" Milk
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on August 26, 2014, 10:51:33 AM
>Star Sapphire, given that she treats the other two like NPCs already
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 27, 2014, 05:20:25 AM
Looks like this isn't going to get any additional votes, so I coin flipped and got Sunny.



>Sunny "D" Milk ☀ SELECTED.




>...




>You're Admiral Sunnytaro Yamadamilk, and you appear to be inside the great cabin of your ironclad flagship, Koutetsu. However, something about this whole premise doesn't sound quite right to you at all!

>There's a god-awful cacophony coming inside the ship from one of the cabin's open windows.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2014, 06:30:41 AM
>Glance through the window.
>"Belay that racket before I keel-haul you off the mainmast!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 27, 2014, 09:50:50 AM
>Glance through the window.

>You look through one of the open windows and spot two figures hovering a couple feet above the sea close by your ship. Oh, it's the Prismrivers. Well, two of them, since you don't see Lunasa anywhere. You also don't see any instruments they could be making noise with...


>"Belay that racket before I keel-haul you off the mainmast!"

>"An wot? The hell ye chattin' 'bout, wastegash!?", Merlin yells back at you.

>"We ain't makin' fings lad, onnist! I swear down we'ez done proper nuffing innit!", Lyrica shouts as well.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2014, 10:03:52 AM
>Point out the window.
>"Neither of you said Admiral! I'll not have this inordination!"

Spelling is correct.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 27, 2014, 10:42:52 AM
>Point out the window.
>"Neither of you said Admiral! I'll not have this inordination!"

>"Like we care woddya think!", you hear a third person shout.

>Lunasa glides in view from somewhere to hover near her two sisters. Ah, there she is, she must've been the source of that third yell. She's carrying something big in her arms... wait, that's your bicycle! SON OF A--

>"We iz got yer bike, ye knob'ead! Wot ya gunna do 'bout that!?", Lunasa shouts.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2014, 11:26:54 AM
>Inventory. In particular, do we have our spellcards?
>And where are those other two layabouts at?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Failure McFailFace on August 27, 2014, 05:22:19 PM
>Inventory. In particular, do we have our spellcards?
>And where are those other two layabouts at?

After that....

>U WOT M8?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 27, 2014, 09:32:57 PM
>Inventory. In particular, do we have our spellcards?

>Your inventory presently:

>Sunny Milk's dress
  >Your very own unique frilly dress, every faerie's just gotta have a nice dress!
>Hair accessories
  >A combination of a white maid headband and red ribbons. Not that questionable when compared to some of the more extravagant headgear in Gensokyo, really.
>Spellcards?
  >For some reason, you're not actually sure which ones are currently at your disposal. That'll require a quick check.


>And where are those other two layabouts at?


>Oh, you'd really love to know where they're loafing around right now! There's much more better things for an admiral to do than dealing with a bunch of thieving poltergeists!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2014, 10:32:05 PM
>"I'll...uh..."
>"...I'll let you join my gang if you don't take it!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 28, 2014, 05:14:27 AM
>"I'll...uh..."
>"...I'll let you join my gang if you don't take it!"

>Before you get to negotiate with the Prismrivers over your bike any further, a massive impact to the hull instantly lists Koutetsu on to its other side, sending you tumbling across the great cabin along with all the loose furniture and decorations!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2014, 04:30:31 AM
>"Gah!"
>Go a tumblin', but try to stop ourselves and take stock of what happened.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 29, 2014, 06:06:20 AM
>"Gah!"
>Go a tumblin', but try to stop ourselves and take stock of what happened.

>You cry out a natural thing to cry out while in uncontrollable motion against one's will.
>You had little time to react to this sudden turn of events, but you reflexively manage to airbrake with your wings to slow yourself down a little. Your back slams against a wall, and you almost end up faceplanting the floor due to the ship subsequently righting back to amidships from her severe list, but luckily you're able to get your arms in the way between the floor and your face just in time. That slamming into the wall thing could've hurt a lot more, but still, ow.
>You hear frantic footsteps on creaking wooden floor approaching you from outside the room, and before long, a fairy appears in the great cabin's doorway. An exceptionally tall fairy, as she just hit her forehead on the doorframe while trying to enter inside the cabin. You swear you've never seen a fairy accidentally smack their head against a human-sized doorway before while walking! She winces and rubs her forehead for a moment, before finally speaking out:

>"A-admiral, th-there... huff... there's no time for pushups!", the taaall fairy says. She sounds kinda winded there. "Haah... the sh-ship, p-port... she.. she's been struck by a g-g-giant tennis racket!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 29, 2014, 07:23:59 AM
>Stand up.
>"Who's tennis racket, lie-you-tenant? And how the crap did you get so huge?!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 01, 2014, 05:55:38 AM
>Stand up.
>"Who's tennis racket, lie-you-tenant? And how the crap did you get so huge?!"

>The tall fairy pauses to catch her breath, rendering her speech much more coherent.
>"No idea! It went all the way through the ship! Good thing it didn't hit below waterline... and I've always been this tall, admiral!", she says as you strain your neck to look her in the eyes. You're gonna get a stiff neck at this rate!

>"PREPARE TO *unintelligible* PARTYYY!", you hear someone scream from the deck.
>"P-party?!", the tall lieyoutenant utters in disbelief. "Admiral, I don't think this is a good time to party! You think we should do something about that?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2014, 06:17:21 AM
>"Let's go! And bring a ball! That's how you deal with tennis rackets!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 01, 2014, 07:30:28 AM
>"Let's go! And bring a ball! That's how you deal with tennis rackets!"

>"Got it sir!", she salutes you and walks to one of the nailed down closets in the great cabin, opening it to pull out a spherical object.
>"Will this do, ma'am?", the lieyoutenant asks, holding a basketball in her arms.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2014, 07:54:13 AM
>"Yes!"
>Head up on deck.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 01, 2014, 10:48:57 AM
>"Yes!"
>Head up on deck.

>With the tall fairy and her b-ball tagging along, you exit the ravaged great cabin and head out to the deck.
>Out on the deck, everything seems to be in place as far as the ship's superstructure is concerned: the two masts are still there, and the smokestack is also intact. And just as the tall fairy reported, there indeed is a huge tennis racket lodged inside the ship, its racket head sticking out of the right side of the hull, the port side. Or was that starboard? No, it's got to be port.
>Thankfully, that side appears to be the entry point of the tennis racket rather than the exit. You're certain the hull would've been utterly destroyed had the racket entered headfirst instead of handlefirst. There'd be a deep cut amidships, not just a hole. Because the tennis racket is lodged so deep in the hull, there's no list towards starboard neither port.
>Your fairy crew is gathered on the deck near the tennis racket. They don't appear to be having a party right now, though... wait, the heck is this?! There's dozens of shin-height creatures with the likeness of a certain drunk oni you've witnessed many times loitering at the shrine! The mini-Suikas run around recklessly amidst the fairy crowd, biting the ankles of your crew, tearing boards off the deck and using them as clubs against the bare calves of your crew, flying around and pulling the hair of your crew, and sneaking up the skirts of your crew to their great inconvenience and distress! Goddamnit, Suika!

>"Wait, this isn't a party! It's a boarding party! Actually, hold on... does that count as a party as well?", the tall fairy ponders.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 01, 2014, 11:05:37 AM
>"Rappel those boarders quicksmart, you laggards!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 01, 2014, 11:46:33 AM
>Starboard is whichever side Commodore Sapphire is on. If she isn't there, it's Port.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 03, 2014, 07:05:54 PM
>"Rappel those boarders quicksmart, you laggards!"

>"A-a-admiral Yamadamilk!", a fairy stammers, trying to desperately shake off a mini-Suika wrapped around her right arm.
>"Our noble lord is watching us!", another fairy shouts from amidst the chaos.
>"C'mon everybody, we can't lose when she's here! For her honor and all that stuff, let's thump these little freaks outta this boat!"

>Your mere presence inspires your crew to fight back harder against the invading mini-Suikas! Looks like they were making them seem more troublesome to deal with than they actually are, now that they're helping each other to wrestle off any grappling mini-Suikas and tossing them into the sea just fine, despite an average fairy's lack of marital prowess and strength.
>Before long, your crew has successfully repelled all the mini-Suikas off the deck of Koutetsu. While your crew cheer at their triumph over the enemy, you observe as the mini-Suikas turn into fine white mist and float off to the horizon, wherein looms a gigantic horned figure. There's that Suika! Standing in the sea all smug, thinking she's something big around these parts! If only the ship had broadside guns, you'd teach her a lesson right now before she could even get to open that mouth of hers.

>"Sorry 'bout that, it slipped off me hand, ehehe~", Suika's mildly drunk voice echoes from the distance.


>Starboard is whichever side Commodore Sapphire is on. If she isn't there, it's Port.

>Yes! That's got to be how the mnemonic went! However, you haven't spotted Star on the left side neither right side yet, even though you have a good view from near aft.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 04, 2014, 02:05:17 AM
>"Why you!"
>Shake fist at the speaker.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 05, 2014, 05:37:52 AM
>"Why you!"
>Shake fist at the speaker.

>You shake your fist at the oni and curse her for damaging your flagship!
>"Guess they went outta control cuz you tossed them outta the ship, eh..", Suika lets out a giant sigh, like the giant she is.
>"Was only way I cud get it back without sinkin' your boat, ya know. Oh well, gonna get it back later, then. See ya~", she bids you farewell before slowly dispersing into mist, with your whole crew booing throughout her transformation.

>"Admiral, I've a question.", the tall fairy says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2014, 05:55:17 AM
>"Speak, Lieyoutenant."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 05, 2014, 06:24:13 AM
>"Speak, Lieyoutenant."

>"What was I supposed to do with this ball, ma'am?", she asks, and somehow loses her grip on the basketball. It bounces right back into her face, rebounding and smashing into your face as well! Owww, your nose! You both are thrown on your butts by the force of the b-ball!
>"!!!", the tall fairy covers her face with her hands, attempting to hide her blushing and her colossal shame. "Pleasefofoforgivemeeeee!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2014, 06:54:50 AM
>Lay there, properly dazed for a bit, til the hurting stops.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 05, 2014, 07:29:24 AM
>Lay there, properly dazed for a bit, til the hurting stops.

>You lie down from your sitting position, stunned by the agony of basketball-to-face. Dull, throbbing pain radiates everywhere on your face. Why does it have to hurt so much...
>All of a sudden, the air becomes frigid, and you can no longer hear your crew. You hear what sounds like somebody slowly stepping in some greaves towards you. Jeez, is this yet an another jerk who wants to wreck your ship...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 05, 2014, 07:31:07 AM
>Try to recall details of our feud with Cirno.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 05, 2014, 09:20:48 AM
>Try to recall details of our feud with Cirno.

>You struggle with great effort to remember details from your past, but something is preventing you. It's not that you don't remember, but that you just can't think about it. Yet you have no doubt that there is bad blood between you and Cirno.

>The footsteps cease. Whoever it is, they're still a comfortable distance away from you.
>"At long last, we meet again, Admiral Yamadamilk.", you hear a somewhat familiar voice coming down from the deck. "Or should I say... Admiral LOSER?"
>The abruptly cooled down surroundings, the voice, the unimaginative insult... You might be lying down and she might be behind you, but you could recognize Cirno even if you were blind.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2014, 09:32:35 AM
>Pick ourselves up and face her.
>"What're you doing here?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 05, 2014, 10:57:42 AM
>Pick ourselves up and face her.
>"What're you doing here?"

>You stand up and face Cirno. Your crew has mysteriously disappeared, Cirno is the only living thing who remains on the deck besides you. And now you understand what that shuffling of greaves was all about - she's wearing a set of samurai armor without a helmet, straight from a picture book! She also has three swords bound by a cloth sash on her left side pointing edge-down in their sheaths. Somehow, you're not all that surprised she's got this gear, considering what's been going on this ship.
>"I've come to challenge you in rock-paper-scissors!", Cirno folds her arms and grins.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2014, 11:47:09 AM
>"What do I get if I win?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin on September 06, 2014, 02:25:46 AM
> Heaven or Hell! LET'S ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 08, 2014, 10:42:19 AM
> Heaven or Hell! LET'S ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS!

>No doubt you're hyped for some rock paper scissors, but as a professional, you have standards! You'd prefer to first hear the conditions and whatnot from Cirno.

>"What do I get if I win?"

>She extends her right hand toward you, revealing two hairpins resting on the palm of her gauntlets. These aren't your everyday hairpins, though. They're SHINY!  One of them has a little light blue crescent moon on it and it glows with a dim blue light, while the other one has a tiny yellow sun shining with warm light. Neat!
>"You'll get these if you win. I'm not expecting anything from you, since a commoner like you ain't got nothing valuable for me! But, I guess the one who loses has to commit sudoku, to make the stakes more interesting."
>"Oh, and we're gonna play only one match. The first one who wins, well, wins!"
>Cirno clenches her right hand into a fist and folds her arms again. She really likes that pose from what you've noticed.
>"So how about it, huh?", she smugly stares you down and smirks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2014, 11:25:04 AM
>"You are going down so hard. So hard."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 10, 2014, 10:48:05 AM
>"You are going down so hard. So hard."

>Cirno guffaws. "Bold words for someone who prolly wrecked my house!"
>She walks up to you and takes off both of her gauntlets, dropping them on the ground.
>The armored ice fairy cracks her knuckles before turning to face you with her right shoulder perpendicular to you, as if adopting the correct footing for some kind of a fighting stance.
>She clenches her fist tight and bends her elbow to raise her right hand into the starting position. As soon as she does that, her whole body starts emanating a visible blue aura. Some of the blue aura begins gathering behind Cirno's back, forming a vague silhouette resembling the ice fairy herself, albeit slightly taller. The aural silhouette mimics Cirno's current pose, as if it was her shadow. The air feels a little more colder than it already was due to Cirno's presence...
>"Ready?", Cirno smirks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 10, 2014, 11:15:59 AM
>Go through a few stances that might look like kung fu if you had no idea what kung fu looks like.
>"You're a corpse who hasn't figured it out yet!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 12, 2014, 10:59:32 AM
>Go through a few stances that might look like kung fu if you had no idea what kung fu looks like.

>You manage to make a lot of whooshes and other intimidating martial arts noises while striking up some stances of questionable legitimacy! Needless to say, you are quite satisfied with your performance, even though Cirno's still keeping a cool head after witnessing that, somehow.
>You settle in place with one final stance, similar to Cirno's, except your left hand is behind your back in a fist, parallel with your other arm. You raise your right hand and start anticipating for the beginning of the game.


>"You're a corpse who hasn't figured it out yet!"

>"Enough talk, cuz it's time to let rocks, papers and scissors talk!", Cirno says.
>"First comes rock!", you recite in sync with Cirno, beginning the ritual of janken.
>"Jan, ken..."

>What move will you throw out?!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2014, 12:08:00 PM
>Always rock.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 14, 2014, 07:13:13 PM
>Always rock.

>"PON!"
>You throw out rock... but Cirno's got a rock too! A tie!
>"Tch...! You lucker! But you know what's gonna happen now cuz it's a tie, right?!"
>You seem to have wiped the smirk off her face, but you're not really sure if this new expression is any better, since she's got that determined look on her face now. Her aural silhouette seems to have grown a few feet taller since the last time you actively paid attention to it, too...

>It's time for rapid-fire janken! Input a sequence of the next three moves!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 14, 2014, 07:36:17 PM
>Rock, Rock, Rock!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 14, 2014, 10:07:17 PM
>Rock, Paper, Scissors
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Failure McFailFace on September 15, 2014, 01:33:42 AM
>Cannon, cannon, cannon
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 15, 2014, 05:53:33 AM
>Rock, Paper, Scissors
>Cannon, cannon, cannon

>You quickly contemplate the first strat, but to your mind it sounds way too predictable, even in rapid-fire. The other strat would be great, but unfortunately, 'cannon' is an illegal move in this version of the game! Cirno totally deserves to get cannoned for poorly insulting you and calling you a 'commoner', though. But now is not the time to be vindictive, you've got a game to win here!

>Rock, Rock, Rock!

>Yes, that'll do! It may not sound like a very smart strat to someone, but the unpredictability of this sequence comes from its predictability. It's perfect!

>...
>You throw out rock, but Cirno ties with you yet again! Seriously?
>Keeping up with the rapid pace, you go with rock again, but once again, it's a draw! This can't be happening... is she only playing around with you? To tie with you three times in a row... she must see straight through your game plan! Or maybe that's what she wants you to think. Your mind and body feel chilled to the core by Cirno's daring demeanor..
>As you begin to throw out your fourth rock with your now shaky right hand, time appears to slow down, almost coming to a complete halt. Your eyes wander to take a glimpse at Cirno's right hand. Her fingers don't appear to be tightly clutched into a fist, they're not touching her palm.. no no no NO NO! That can only mean she's gonna throw out a paper! You must switch to scissors, or you'll definitely lose!!!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 15, 2014, 09:42:28 AM
>Unless this is a trick, too!
>Paper.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 22, 2014, 07:28:22 PM
>Unless this is a trick, too!
>Paper.

>You narrowly manage to not panic and act recklessly. Gathering your thoughts hastily, you realize that Cirno could be trying to bait a rash move out of you. Your mind quivers in the air for a moment, but just then, it all becomes very clear to you. With a serene spirit, you've seen right through hers.
>Paper. You must use paper. She'll either throw out a rock or a paper, you're sure of it! But just how are you supposed to switch to paper in this hopelessly small window of time? You have less time than the fraction of a fraction of a second, if even that much! You'll definitely be too late to throw out your move, and Cirno will call you out for cheating by delaying your move. It's absolutely impossible to switch to paper in time...
>...but who cares if it's impossible. You've completely seen through that smug ice fairy's trick. Did you really get this far only to lose just because you were 'too slow?' No. You can't play rock-paper-scissors halfheartedly like that. You can't give up now! Just like how the Sun never stops shining, you, Sunny Milk, the Shining Sunlight, will never give up! Even if it's absolutely impossible, you've got to make it work out somehow! You WILL be victorious!
>The flow of time decelerates further and further as you focus all your might on spreading your fingers forth. Try as you might, your fingers will not budge. But you do not care even if your body refuses to cooperate with you, you WILL make those fingers straighten out. The world is almost completely silent, you can only hear and feel your steady heartbeat. Your gaze is fixated on your stubborn right hand that refuses to listen to the command of your resolute spirit. An inexplicable warmness begins radiating from deep within your heart, spreading everywhere in your body, in every fingertip and toe. The surrounding air that Cirno's presence cooled down no longer feels cold. Your body has begun emanating a warm, red aura which flickers and dances around on your skin like a flame, and you can sense a newfound strength dwelling deep inside yourself. It is as if your hot emotions are materializing into reality itself.
>This is it. With this newly discovered strength, you can do it. With the strength of your will, you can turn the impossible into possible! With the required motion crystal clear in your mind, you gather all your might once again and concentrate on opening up your fist into a palm. You struggle for a while, but finally, your right hand's fingers begin extending! Yes! However, this is not nearly fast enough. You must push your body to the limit. Concentrating as hard as you can, even the sound of your heart beating fades away, leaving you in perfect silence. Only the thumping sensation inside your chest remains, becoming ever more rapid. The warmth that spread everywhere in your body increases in temperature, turning into a high fever, and the blood coursing through your veins burns. Intent on extending your fingers with utmost speed and perfection, you force every single muscle to act as one in your body, to lend their power to your fingers. Time returns to its original pace...



>You... you did it. Your right hand, engulfed by a partially transparent flaming aura, has its fingers fully extended into a paper. Cirno has a rock. You won!
>"Eh--"
>Suddenly, your right hand emits a bright white flash of light, conjuring a small explosion!
>"Gaahhh!", Cirno cries out and is sent sliding backwards down the deck by the force of the explosion while standing on her greaves! Upon stopping, she attemps to stay on her feet, but her legs give way and she just barely catches herself with her hands to avoid faceplanting the deck.
>Whoops, that definitely wasn't something you meant to do.


>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 23, 2014, 05:07:10 AM
>Cirno probably said something just now. She may've also stood up. None of it really matters to you right now, since you can't tell what's going on anymore. Maybe it's because of the ecstasy of achieving an incredible clutch victory. Or perhaps whatever absurdity it was that you just harnessed has taken its toll on you. Either way, your world is spinning, your ears are ringing and your vision is clouding up. With your senses in turmoil, you lose your balance and topple forward.

>Suddenly, your eyes open up, even though you had never closed them in the first place. You're still falling, but the floor doesn't look like a ship's deck. You've seen this floor so many times from this angle, it's definitely the floor of your house!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 23, 2014, 05:44:46 AM
>Was it all just a dream?
>Did Luna wake us up?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 23, 2014, 09:05:27 AM
>Was it all just a dream?

>It all made perfect sense and felt real to you at the time, but now that you're falling helplessly, presumably from the bed, unable to prevent yourself from hitting the floor, you've some strong doubts about whether those events happened at all!

>Did Luna wake us up?

>You're always the last one to wake up, so it's possible.

>You're about to hit the floor!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 23, 2014, 03:19:58 PM
>"Bleh!"
>Catch self, if possible.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 23, 2014, 05:55:32 PM
>"Bleh!"
>Catch self, if possible.

>You fail to catch yourself in time while in your groggy state and land straight on your chest! OOOF! You get your wind knocked out of you!
>"My, you're starting early today.", you hear Star speak out in an indifferent tone.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 23, 2014, 06:09:53 PM
>Mumble: "You're an early start..."
>Pick self up, look around. "Did we win?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 24, 2014, 05:43:28 AM
>Mumble: "You're an early start..."
>Pick self up, look around. "Did we win?"

>You stand up and see Star and Luna sitting across from each other at the dining table. They're both still in their nightgowns. Huh, maybe you did wake up unusually early after all! Star is leaning back on her chair and drinking tea, while Luna is having great difficulty deciding how to read a broadsheet that she's holding in her hands. She sets the newspaper on the table, only to pick it up and hold it in the air again while uttering a noise of mild annoyance.
>"Win what?", Star says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 24, 2014, 06:01:01 AM
>"I guess we did, if you're still here. Heh, never knew what hit her."
>Have a seat at the table and grab some breakfast.
>"So, what's in the news today?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 24, 2014, 09:05:23 AM
>"I guess we did, if you're still here. Heh, never knew what hit her."

>"Ah, I get it.", Star takes a sip of her tea and smiles. "Must've been a nice dream."


>Have a seat at the table and grab some breakfast.

>Thankfully, whoever it was that made the breakfast today decided to go for a more traditional menu. Because grilled iwana is a bit too excessive in the morning in your opinion, you help yourself to a heaping bowl of steamed rice instead and crack a raw egg over it. You also pick up a few pieces of Luna's pickled daikon. As for your drink, you pour some tea from the teapot, and it appears to be green tea judging by its greenish-yellow color. This is just enough for you, as you have a poor appetite in the mornings.

>"So, what's in the news today?"

>"Luna?", Star tries to get the attention of the only person with a newspaper here. Luna doesn't seem to be listening, though.
>You can't help but think that Luna has silenced both of you with her power. She must be really concentrated on getting that newspaper in the proper reading position!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 24, 2014, 03:54:09 PM
>Can we tell what the proper position is?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 24, 2014, 04:25:19 PM
>Can we tell what the proper position is?

>You think that folding the paper in half lengthwise and leafing through the pages could be a nifty way of reading a newspaper of such an inconvenient size while still keeping it in your hands. From the looks of it, Luna just can't seem to decide whether she wants to look like a boss by holding the broadsheet in her hands or if she wants to spread it on the table.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 24, 2014, 04:36:31 PM
>Poke Luna with the butt of a chopstick.
>"Hey, spread that out so we can see!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 24, 2014, 04:57:29 PM
>Poke Luna with the butt of a chopstick.

>You poke her in the body part closest to you, that is, her left elbow, and finally attract her attention.
>"Huh?", she peeks around the edge of the newspaper.


>"Hey, spread that out so we can see!"

>"Sure, this thing is so annoying to read anyway!", Luna says and slaps the broadsheet on the table.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 24, 2014, 06:35:08 PM
>Glance at it!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 26, 2014, 04:25:22 AM
>Glance at it!

>You set aside your mostly finished-up breakfast items and bring the paper in front of yourself. At the same time, Star stands up and slips by your side to take a look over your shoulder at the newspaper.
>This is the yesterday's issue of 'The Daily News'. It's probably the least imaginative name anybody could come up with for a newspaper, but you suppose it's kind of fitting for it to have such a bland name since it is apparently run by humans. The quality of its paper is very poor, even for newsprint standards, and there are no pictures, not even on the front page. You could say it's a miracle this newspaper hasn't stopped existing yet with modern newspapers like Bunbunmaru around. Because it is run by humans, its coverage is naturally limited to the local news of the village, its surroundings and stories of human interest.
>You scan the front page for headlines:

>Taiko contest to begin tomorrow evening
>Village headman issues warning to unknown 'meth cookers'
>The new generation of Chonindo journeymen
>Mahjong parlor offers free services for its customers
>The enduring heat has farmers concerned over their crops

>"Wow, someone must've been really terrible at cooking!", Star comments, probably referring to the second headline.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 26, 2014, 04:32:21 AM
>"Meth cookers must have used a Method that wasn't finished, leaving their goods half-baked. Good thing for us that Luna's cooking is reliable."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 26, 2014, 04:32:37 AM
>"I wonder how you win a Taiko contest? You can't feed and groom them, can you?"
>Let's have a look at that one, and then the free services story.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on September 30, 2014, 07:14:17 PM
>"Meth cookers must have used a Method that wasn't finished, leaving their goods half-baked. Good thing for us that Luna's cooking is reliable."

>"The village headman called meth cooking a 'decadent practice'.", Luna points out. "Doesn't sound like he liked what they were cooking to begin with!"
>"Decadent?", Star looks thoughtful. "How bad can it be? Like fish offal with a side of natto?"
>Luna retches a little, not taking kindly to the mental image Star is providing to her: "Okay, yeah, probably something like that..."


>"I wonder how you win a Taiko contest? You can't feed and groom them, can you?"

>"You can if it's a taiko drum tsukumogami, though!", Star says and giggles.


>Let's have a look at that one, and then the free services story.

>Taiko contest to begin tomorrow evening
>If you've recently travelled the eastern road, you may've noticed that a new structure has appeared by the roadside not too far from the easternmost edge of the village proper. This is the temporary stage for the taiko contest that will be held this evening. Two weeks ago, the Village Taiko Society announced the contest, which aims to provide spectacular taiko performances for visitors, of course, and also to foster friendship between taiko groups. Both humans and youkai are allowed to enter as contestants. While this may sound a little unfair to humans, it should be taken into account that the contest has two kinds of performances that will be judged by five taiko drum masters: group and solo. According to the Village Taiko Society, no taiko groups consisting of youkai have entered the contest, if there ever was any to begin with. Makoto Matsumoto, a member of the taiko group Gensokodo, is confident that his group will attain victory in the group performances, and also believes that humans do have a chance to enjoy success in solo performances, despite the presence of a few very capable youkai:
>"I heard the Horikawa lass is participating. Yes, her patterns are out of this world, but I don't think she can quite match the passionate stage performance of a Gensokodo drummer!"
>Lastly, the reward for the first place for both types of contest is a meager sum of money and a special prize that will be revealed on spot.
 
>Mahjong parlor offers free services for its customers
>Mahjong parlors have always been the go-to places for those seeking a chance to make a small fortune through this game of skill and moderate amount of luck, and now it appears that they can also be just as good places for getting 'tired and emotional', provided you have enough funds to play. The village's very own mahjong parlor, 'Rain Dragon', recently began to offer free drinks for its customers. Emiko Ichikawa, the current owner of Rain Dragon, explains:
>"Well, you enter the building, and we'll find a table for your and your companions, or alternatively, if you're alone, we'll seat you at any open table. We'll start serving free drinks to the table once you've got a game going."
>In addition to the occasional free service such as this one, Rain Dragon has also arranged events in the past.
>"Might as well admit that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel for clients at this point, eh. Although I would still prefer that the people who just desire to get wasted stick to actual drinking establishments, as the primary purpose of Rain Dragon is to function as a mahjong parlor. Inappropriately behaving individuals will be swiftly ejected from our premises.", Lady Ichikawa tells.
>However, she is not expecting even the premise of free drinks to attract more customers to her business:
>"People just seem to keep thinking that the parlor is a seedy business and a gathering place for criminals. Despite our best efforts to convince them that Rain Dragon is only a place for decent people, I keep hearing this negative stereotype being reinforced in daily conversations while out in the streets of the village. It can't be helped."


>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 30, 2014, 07:51:44 PM
>"So what you're saying is if we could find a taiko tsukumogami, we could win this!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 30, 2014, 09:52:18 PM
>What are our relationships like with other fairies, specifically Lily White and Daiyousei?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 07, 2014, 12:56:25 PM
>"So what you're saying is if we could find a taiko tsukumogami, we could win this!"

>Star nods. "It's possible!"
>"But isn't it too late to enter that contest? It's this evening.", says Luna. "Where would you find a taiko tsukumogami from anyway?"
>"It's just a taiko contest, there's gotta be space left. And we'd just find that drummer lady, of course!"
>"Uh, whatsherface... Raiko? How do you know she isn't working for some other people already?"
>"She's a tsukumogami, why would she work for humans? She's gotta be free."
>"Eh... Fair enough."


>What are our relationships like with other fairies, specifically Lily White and Daiyousei?

>You've met a fair share of nameless and nameful fairies, but your relations with fairies other than Star and Luna often tend to be rather superficial and neutral.

>Lily White - A fairy who announces the arrival of spring every year. Prone to becoming overly excited and expressing herself in danmaku on inappropriate occasions, she is a cheerful fairy who wears her heart on her sleeve. You've only had a handful of interactions with her, since it's uncommon to come across her when it's not spring, and during springtime it can be difficult to get her to stop even for just a moment while she's on her duty.

>Daiyousei - She's a fairly unremarkable fairy who lives at the Misty Lake. She's also Cirno's friend. As with Lily, you haven't talked to her that many times.

>Cirno - Probably the only fairy outside of your group who you could consider a friend, she has often joined your pranks and lent her ice powers to you. Although you're both generally friendly towards each other, you do find yourself at odds with the ice fairy every now and then, as she can be quite full of herself. Your relations with her were at their coldest back when you aspired to cause an incident. You wanted to intimidate her to join your side to support you in the planned incident, so you decided to wreck her house. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but instead of submitting to you, Cirno seeked out your group months later and beat all three of you in a single fight, avenging the destruction of her house. She somehow forgot about the whole deal the following day, but you're certainly not complaining about her decision to not hold a grudge against the three of you. Also, she's really nice to have around when it's summer, since her presence cools down her surroundings!


>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 08, 2014, 01:05:32 PM
>Star looks like she's about to continue with the conversation, but then, her eyes glaze over. She slowly lowers her teacup on the table.
>"Someone's coming this way.", Star says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 08, 2014, 01:13:14 PM
>"Who's coming? It's not the drum girl, is it?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 08, 2014, 01:19:33 PM
>"Dunno", Star says. "It's human-sized and in that direction."
>She points towards the window. How convenient!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 08, 2014, 01:46:23 PM
>Go look out the window!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 08, 2014, 09:28:25 PM
>Go look out the window!

>You bring yourself in front of the window, but it turns out that you are not the only one in this house who's eager to look out the window, as evidenced by the two fairies who just ganged up on your shoulders. You're not going to see anything out of the window with Star and Luna pressing you down like this!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 08, 2014, 11:02:29 PM
>"Spread out, knuckleheads!"
>Part them like a like a curtain and peer between.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 09, 2014, 11:56:11 AM
>"Spread out, knuckleheads!"
>Part them like a like a curtain and peer between.

>This window ain't big enough for all of us! You displace Star and Luna to your sides and finally manage to get a glimpse outside.
>At first, you don't see anything unusual going on at the small clearing surrounding your house, but soon enough you spot a figure emerge from the edge of the forest, through a stand of tall shrubs. You appraise the approaching figure: it's a black-haired girl clad in red and white clothes, and her sleeves are notably detached from the rest of her attire. If that isn't Reimu, then you're a plate of sashimi!
>"Can you see them? They're near.", you hear Star ask.
>"I hope it's not that scary umbrella lady...", Luna forcefully whispers.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 09, 2014, 12:15:44 PM
>"Naw, it's the Red-White. Wonder what she's up to?"
>Observe!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on October 09, 2014, 12:20:04 PM
>How close is our treehouse to the shrine?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 13, 2014, 06:14:54 AM
>How close is our treehouse to the shrine?

>A few minutes away on foot.


>"Naw, it's the Red-White. Wonder what she's up to?"

>"Reimu?", Star says. "Maybe she's looking for somebody to chop with her new sword?"
>"What?", Luna headtilts in confusion.

>Observe!

>She's just walking towards your house in a straight line. If she was up to something shady, you're sure she knows better than to do shady things on someone's lawn.
>"What sword?", Luna asks, still in confusion. "And why aren't you worried? She could chop us!"
>"It's kinda hard to explain.", Star says. "Sunny, can you see if Reimu's got a fan?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on October 13, 2014, 06:16:06 AM
>"Looks like she's coming straight here. Does she know we live here?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 13, 2014, 06:20:02 AM
>Check; does she seem to have a fan?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 13, 2014, 06:24:01 AM
>"Looks like she's coming straight here. Does she know we live here?"

>"Huh? But she's known for the longest time that we live here? (http://bato.to/read/_/152882/touhou-sangetsusei-oriental-sacred-place_v3_ch18_by_no-group/24)", Star says. "So, does she have a fan?"


>Check; does she seem to have a fan?

>She does seem to have a solid fan by her side!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 13, 2014, 06:35:49 AM
>Panic!
>"Yes she has a fan!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 13, 2014, 12:13:33 PM
>Panic!
>"Yes she has a fan!"

>For an inexplicable reason, telling that to Star filled you with dread!
>You turn around, only to see Star's straight face turn into a fearful face. It is becoming increasingly difficult for you to not panic!
>"I... I knew it!", Star stammers with a wavering voice. "She's become a daimyo!"
>Without much else to say, Star scrambles for cover behind one of the wooden chairs near the dining table!
>"We gotta hide!", Star shouts while peeking over the top of the chair's back rest.
>"But--", Luna tries to reason despite the stressful atmosphere, but you can tell from her face that the hysteria is getting into her head as well. She stands around dumbstruck for a moment, before superjumping with the help of her wings onto the large bed on second floor, hiding herself under the blankets!
>"C'mon, Sunny!", Star hurries you from behind the chair.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 13, 2014, 12:26:21 PM
>Hide in a cabinet! Or behind a cabinet door if we can't fit into one!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin on October 15, 2014, 04:52:53 AM
> Be Luna Child.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 16, 2014, 05:22:05 PM
> Be Luna Child.

>You do not have the ability to be somebody else.


>Hide in a cabinet! Or behind a cabinet door if we can't fit into one!

>The pantry is the closest thing resembling a cabinet in your field of view right now. You rush inside and slam the door shut! It's kind of packed, as it usually is, but not too packed for a fairy to not fit in.
>For a while, there is only silence as you hide. Then, you barely make out a yell coming from outside:
>"Anybody home?", Reimu hollers outside your house.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 16, 2014, 05:23:49 PM
>"No!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 16, 2014, 06:01:51 PM
>"No!"

>"Yeah, go away! There's nobody here!", Luna adds to your response with her own blanket-muffled response.
>"Stop that!", Star snaps at you and Luna. "If we diss her, she's gonna have a legit excuse to chop us!"
>"I know you're there!", you hear Reimu holler again. You think there's a little bit of irritation in her voice now...
>"Faah!?", Luna cries out in astonishment. "How does she know we're here if we told her that we aren't here?! That's cheating!!"
>"Luna!", Star snaps at Luna again. "Did you forget humans are immune to that technique?!"
>"Why are you yelling at me?! Sunny used it first!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 16, 2014, 06:04:50 PM
>"Maybe it was you who told her, Star!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 16, 2014, 06:14:58 PM
>"Maybe it was you who told her, Star!"

>"What? Are you saying that I'm a trader?", Star says.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 16, 2014, 06:26:02 PM
>"Why don't we just ask Reimu and find out!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 20, 2014, 09:28:20 AM
>"Why don't we just ask Reimu and find out!"

>"Well, I guess it doesn't matter anymore, since Luna exposed us. Go and ask her whatever, but it's not my fault if you get chopped!", Star says.
>"Sunny did it first!", Luna blames you again.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 20, 2014, 09:47:10 AM
>"Chopped?!"
>Hide behind the door again.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 20, 2014, 08:30:15 PM
>"Chopped?!"
>Hide behind the door again.

>"Haha... ha...", Star laughs nervously. "Scary, isn't it?"
>"Could she really chop us from down there? She's got to be a mile away or so...", Luna says.
>"No idea about you, but I'm playing it safe here. Did you forget that it's Reimu?", Star says.
>"Can't argue with that...", Luna says and sighs. "Anyway, haven't heard her yell in a while. Did she give up?
>"Dunno. I didn't really focus while we've been hiding, you know!", Star replies. "Make Sunny go look out the window or something, she sounded so eager to ask something from Reimu!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on October 20, 2014, 08:32:25 PM
> Look out the window.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 20, 2014, 08:51:09 PM
>Carefully!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 21, 2014, 06:46:53 AM
> Look out the window.
>Carefully!

>You gently open the door and sneak out of the pantry, crouch-walking past a Star hiding behind a chair.
>You hear shuffling from above. You look over your shoulder and see that Luna is sitting on the bed with the blanket lowered to only cover her up to the neck.
>"Don't do it, Sunny! You'll get chopped!", Luna says with a distressed look on her face.
>"Sunny's got this. Don't you fret!", Star says.
>Ignoring the two fairies, you steel your nerves as you approach the window. The thought of getting chopped terrifies you, but maybe she won't notice you if you take care...
>Now close to the window, you go prone and slowly crawl forwards until your head bumps lightly against the wall. You get on your knees and carefully peek out the window, exposing your head as little as possible while still being able to look down at the lawn.
>You see the shrine maiden standing with her arms folded, roughly at the halfway point between your house and the edge of the forest. You don't really  spot anything on her that she could chop with, though...
>"Is she there? I can't sense any movement.", Star says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 21, 2014, 07:07:07 AM
>"She's there, but I don't think she has a chopper. Lemme check."
>Open the window. "Hey! Reimu! You don't have a chopper, do you?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 22, 2014, 06:58:36 AM
>"She's there, but I don't think she has a chopper. Lemme check."

>"You sure?", Star raises an eyebrow. "She could hide it behind her back, or maybe even under her clothes!"


>Open the window.

>You hear Luna's shocked voice as you open the window: "Wait! What are you--"


>"Hey! Reimu! You don't have a chopper, do you?"

>Reimu looks up to you and shakes her head.
>"You three. Cut it out and get to the shrine. It won't take long."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on October 22, 2014, 07:03:44 AM
>Why is the red-white asking us to cut it out? We don't have a sword, do we?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 22, 2014, 07:09:04 AM
>"I thought you told us to never ever go to the shrine, though?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 23, 2014, 07:11:29 PM
>Why is the red-white asking us to cut it out? We don't have a sword, do we?

>She probably meant the expression, not literally cutting something out. She could've been slightly more specific if she really does want you to cut something.
>Unless if the broomhandles you've used for mock fencing with Star and Luna count as swords, you don't own any swords.


>"I thought you told us to never ever go to the shrine, though?"

>"I've told many others to stay away from the shrine before. So far, it hasn't worked out.", Reimu says, "I don't see what's stopping you."
>"Did somebody say cut? P-please don't cut me!", you hear Luna begging in a muffled voice. She must've hid under the blankets again.
>"Are you coming? I'd like to not stand around in this heat any longer."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 23, 2014, 07:15:11 PM
>Look back.
>"Hey, she wants us to come to the shrine."
>Back to Reimu: "Will there be breakfast?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 24, 2014, 09:13:23 AM
>Look back.
>"Hey, she wants us to come to the shrine."

>You look back, barely being able to see Luna's blanket-covered figure from this angle, lying on the bed up on the second floor. But where is Star? You could've sworn she was hiding behind one of those wooden chairs next to the dining table earlier!
>"What... What if it's a trap?", Luna says.


>Back to Reimu: "Will there be breakfast?"

>"Sure. I haven't had breakfast yet."


>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 24, 2014, 10:12:07 AM
>"There's breakfast involved!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 25, 2014, 12:58:52 AM
>"There's breakfast involved!"

>"Huh, really?"
>You jump a little upon hearing Star's voice. The pantry door swings open, even though you don't remember closing it after sneaking out, causing you to jump some more. Out from the pantry steps forward a thoughtful looking Star. Oh, you get it now. She exploited the opportunity to get herself to a better hiding spot while you were talking with Reimu...
>"Well, I guess she's kinda going out of her way if she just wanted to chop us...", Star says while pacing around the chair on her side of the table. She sits down and lets out a sigh, "Maybe she's not a great lord after all?"
>"But I just had breakfast...", Luna mumbles, still hiding under the blankets.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 25, 2014, 01:44:24 AM
>"Well you guys can stay here if you want, but I'm gonna take your shares if you do!"
>Head outside.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 27, 2014, 11:58:22 AM
>"Well you guys can stay here if you want, but I'm gonna take your shares if you do!"

>"Go ahead, I don't want any...", Luna says, turning over in the bed to face away from you and Star.
>Star stands up from her chair, and says, "Okay, I'm giving that red-white the benefit of doubt. I'll tag along." She then walks over to the wardrobe.


>Head outside.

>Whatever, you aren't going to wait for Star! You're leaving now!
>You begin to descend down the curving staircase which leads to the front door at the base of the tree, but you only manage to go down a few steps before Star calls out for you:
>"Sunny!"

>_

Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 27, 2014, 12:27:07 PM
>"What?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 27, 2014, 08:06:20 PM
>"What?"

>"Are you really going out with just that on?", Star says. You swear you heard her snicker a little, too.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 27, 2014, 08:19:23 PM
>"...Oh. Right!"
>Dash back upstairs and get properly dressed, then dash back downstairs.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 28, 2014, 07:19:13 AM
>"...Oh. Right!"
>Dash back upstairs and get properly dressed, then dash back downstairs.

>You run back upstairs and head for the wardrobe. Star is in the middle of wiggling into her clothes, but thankfully, she has the courtesy to not stand in front of the wardrobe while dressing up.
>You take off your nightgown and shove it inside the wardrobe, trading it for your attire:

>You lost: Nightgown
>You obtained: Sunny Milk's dress
>You obtained: Head accessories
>You obtained: Spellcards

>You probably won't need anything else if you're just going to the shrine. With Reimu around, you doubt anybody is crazy enough to try to mug you.
>After getting properly dressed and rid of your bed hair, you run downstairs with Star following you. It's no big deal for you to run up or down a staircase. In fact, you've become so skilled that you can leap over steps while running downstairs! Luna is very envious of you over this.
>You're in the entryway of your house, located at the base of the tree. There is a door here with a small brown "Welcome" mat in front of it, which obviously leads outside, and a staircase which leads up to where you, Star and Luna live. This is where you're supposed to leave your shoes, but oftentimes you end up going upstairs absentmindedly, with your shoes still on you. This time, your shoes are here, although they're not placed neatly side-by-side like Star's and Luna's shoes are, but sloppily kicked off into a corner.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 28, 2014, 12:40:19 PM
>Shod ourself and head outside!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on October 29, 2014, 08:33:34 AM
>Shod ourself and head outside!

>You obtained: Shoes

>You slip into your shoes, open the front door, and head out to confront Reimu.
>Outside, Reimu stands in roughly the same spot where you saw her the last time. She has already noticed you exit the house and is looking your way.
>"Took you long enough. Let's go.", Reimu says before turning her back on you.
>The shrine maiden starts walking back to the shrine. Meanwhile, Star slams the front door shut, and rattles it some to make sure it's properly closed. It's a stubborn kind of a door, you have to get violent with it or it won't co-operate.
>"You go first.", Star forcefully whispers.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on October 29, 2014, 12:16:10 PM
>Follow that maiden!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 02, 2014, 10:44:58 PM
>Follow that maiden!

>You follow the red-white, walking under the shade of the forest's oaks, beeches and cherry trees for a few minutes. Before long, you find yourself at the backyard of the Hakurei Shrine. The back porch of the shrine is straight ahead, and a separated storage building lies to the right. Standing in the sunlight, you feel wonderfully invigorated and in your element.
>Reimu walks up a small set of wooden steps to get up on the porch. She grabs onto a sliding door and slides it wide open, gesturing you to come in, before heading inside by herself. You bravely march into the shrine, without second thoughts, unlike Star, who's still keeping her distance from you and the shrine maiden.
>It has been a while since the last time you were inside the shrine, but it seems to be as austere as before. Only a minimal amount of furniture and items are present here, such as the bamboo broom which is often seen on Reimu when she has nothing better to do but methodically sweep off every little speck of dirt or dust that she can find on the cobblestones of the shrine grounds. And despite the fact that it's summer, a kotatsu sits in the dead center of the room. Near the kotatsu, there are two rolled out futons, with one currently occupied by a loudly snoring orange-haired oni. To your left, you see Reimu by a stove, who's looking around and pulling out a couple pots and a kettle from a small closet.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 02, 2014, 10:48:28 PM
>Have a seat at the kotatsu as if we owned the place.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 02, 2014, 10:53:57 PM
>Consider drawing on Suika's face.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on November 02, 2014, 11:10:16 PM
>Consider drawing on Suika's face.
I call a second on this one.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 03, 2014, 10:09:49 PM
>Consider drawing on Suika's face.

>It would be a great way to get back at her for wrecking your flagship, if nothing else. Sadly, you currently lack the necessary equipment for drawing on Suika's face. Ink and a brush would be the classic way to do it, but a heavy duty marker could work too in a pinch. You could try finding something, or maybe Star has the right tools for the job?


>Have a seat at the kotatsu as if we owned the place.

>You walk across the room with a slow and deliberate gait, before sitting down on one of the cushions by the kotatsu. But you don't sit down in a customary way, no. You sit on that cushion like it's one of your chairs back home. Why? Because you're a boss. It's as if you've conquered the Hakurei Shrine and made Reimu into your menial cook, all without lifting a single finger in the process. Sun Tzu would be proud of you. Probably. You didn't bother reading very far into Art of War due to the lack of pictures in the book.
>You spot a familiar face peeking around the slid-open back door of the shrine. It's Star, who seems to finally have caught up with you after keeping her distance from you while following. Upon seeing you, she quickly switches her position to peek inside from the other side of the wide open sliding door.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 03, 2014, 10:20:25 PM
>Motion for Star to come in already.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 04, 2014, 03:02:59 AM
>Between the fraidy-cat and Sweetie Belle, it's a wonder we're able to get things done as a team.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 04, 2014, 08:28:14 AM
>Between the fraidy-cat and Sweetie Belle, it's a wonder we're able to get things done as a team.

>Star usually doesn't act this timid. It's quite frustrating, but not as frustrating as when she occassionally behaves like a lily-livered coward and ditches you and Luna to save her own skin.


>Motion for Star to come in already.

>Star nods thrice, then darts to you in a crouching form.
>"Seen anything sketchy?", she immediately asks you in a quiet voice upon reaching the kotatsu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 04, 2014, 11:34:16 AM
>"No, did you bring any drawing implements? There's a prime target for sketching over there!" pointing to the hornhead.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 06, 2014, 09:23:35 PM
>"No, did you bring any drawing implements? There's a prime target for sketching over there!" pointing to the hornhead.


>Star glances at the sleeping Suika who she somehow hadn't noticed and says, "So that's what was making that noise."
>"And 'sketching', huh?", Star looks at the snoring oni again, then back to you with a cheeky grin, "I like the sound of that! Hold on a sec, I think I got something..."
>Star digs through one of her pockets, pulling out some shiny trinkets which she sets on the kotatsu. She shuffles the trinkets around, uncovering a glass inkwell from underneath.
>"Got the ink."
>Star moves on to search another of her pockets, and instantly finds something. Just as she's about to remove the item from her pocket, she quickly shoves it back in. Whatever it was, you only saw a bit of what looked like a wooden handle.
>"Aw. I don't have a brush.", Star says, frowning a little. "But there's gotta be one in here, right?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on November 06, 2014, 09:30:35 PM
She's right. Something tells me that there's definitely a brush nearby, so search for one!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 06, 2014, 10:48:18 PM
>Search for whatever the red-white uses to write on her PostIt notes!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 07, 2014, 05:50:32 AM
She's right. Something tells me that there's definitely a brush nearby, so search for one!
>Search for whatever the red-white uses to write on her PostIt notes!

>Perhaps it's lying on a table? On the kotatsu, you can only see its covers and Star's trinkets. You look around and spot a tiny table in the corner of the shrine that's opposite of Reimu's back. You leave Star and get over to the table by sneaking carefully. Just to be sure, of course, even though Reimu is well away from the table. It would be no fun if that shrine maiden caught wind of what you're up to.
>On the tiny table lie dozens of neatly stacked paper amulets that remind you of the amulets that she throws around in her danmaku. There is also a calligraphy brush set on the table, next to an inkwell!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on November 07, 2014, 02:15:10 PM
TARGET ACQUIRED.
> Make sure it's safe, then grab the brush and get to doodling!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 13, 2014, 07:25:55 AM
> Make sure it's safe, then grab the brush and get to doodling!

>You obtained: Ink brush

>With a suitable drawing utensil now in your possession, you get back to Star and the sleeping Suika.
>"Found a brush? Then let's get on with it!", Star says. She picks up the inkwell off the kotatsu and offers it to you with enthusiastic noddings.

>You obtained: Inkwell

>Of course you'll accept the honor of being the one who draws on somebody's face! To be honest, this is really a piece of cake for an artist of your caliber, but as a leader, you still have to set an example to Star.
>You quickly check what Reimu's up to. She seems to be busy with lighting up the stove, so unless if she has eyes on the back of her head, it should be safe enough to draw something quickly.

(http://i.imgur.com/coLWGpO.png)

>You sit down next to Suika's head with your brush cast in ink, prepared to make the first stroke on the defenseless face of the sleeping oni...




























>...





























(http://i.imgur.com/qCRKMJW.png)


>...You think you're done. You're trembling way too much from trying to stifle it. Star appears to be having troubles as well, if seeing her lying on her side with a hand over her mouth and another over her chest is any indication to you.



>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 13, 2014, 08:01:37 AM
>A masterpiece!
>Put our tools back. No one will suspect a thing!
>"So, what's for breakfast?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 14, 2014, 06:02:21 AM
>A masterpiece!

>Quite, even if you do say so yourself! You had Star in stitches there. You've no idea how you or Star didn't crack up.



>Put our tools back. No one will suspect a thing!

>You lost: Ink brush
>You lost: Inkwell

>You return the ink brush back to its place on the tiny table and give the inkwell back to Star. Now, nobody will ever be able to figure out who inked that oni's face!


>"So, what's for breakfast?"


>"Would you fancy some tamagoyaki?", Reimu asks as she opens a long panel in the kitchen wall that swings up and outwards.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 14, 2014, 06:37:34 AM
>"Sure!"
>Pause.
>"Oh hey, do you know where we could find a drum youkai for the contest?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 14, 2014, 07:08:45 AM
>Pause.
>"Oh hey, do you know where we could find a drum youkai for the contest?"

>Reimu stops with busying around in the kitchen and turns around to give you a slightly confused look.
>"Um... the taiko contest, right?", Reimu says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 14, 2014, 07:21:58 AM
>"Yeah, that one!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 17, 2014, 06:35:45 AM
>"Yeah, that one!"

>"You're asking about drum youkai because you can't perform yourself, aren't you.", Reimu sighs.
>"Anyway, can't say I've run into a lot of drum youkai, but there's that Raiko Horikawa. I had to deal with her around the time of the youkai uprising. No idea where you could find her now, but she's not exactly very subtle when she's rehearsing.", Reimu says.
>"So, how were you planning to get a tsukumogami to work for you?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 17, 2014, 07:12:52 AM
>"Oh, we have our ways! Ways like candy!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 19, 2014, 06:32:34 AM
>"Oh, we have our ways! Ways like candy!"

>"I... see. Well, good luck with that.", Reimu says.
>"Don't forget!", says Star while holding up her index finger, "We're fairies, so a tsukumogami can't use the 'I hate humans' card on us. They're gonna need to think up an actual reason to refuse to work with us!"
>Reimu shakes her head, with an open right palm across her forehead, before turning back to face the kitchen.
>"Ah, right.", Reimu says, looking back at you over her shoulder, "Wake Suika up. She's got work to do."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 19, 2014, 06:52:04 AM
>Go to wake up Suika.
>Witness handiwork.
>Give in to the a fit of giggles.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 19, 2014, 10:18:48 AM
>Go to wake up Suika.
>Witness handiwork.
>Give in to the a fit of giggles.

>Upon seeing again the work of art that you created, you somehow manage to find it even more hilarious this time around. Maybe it's because you valiantly stifled your laughter earlier to avoid getting busted, but the fact is, you're now a giggling mess of a fairy on the floor.
>You hear Suika make an unintelligible noise.

>_

Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 19, 2014, 10:20:35 AM
>Give her a foot nudge while recovering.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 20, 2014, 06:45:36 AM
>Give her a foot nudge while recovering.

>After getting your act sufficiently together, you nudge Suika.
>"Haeeee~", she makes a slightly more intelligible noise in response.
>You notice that her snoring has turned into labored breathing and her eyelids are slowly peeling back.
>"Reeemuuu...", Suika drowsily mumbles as she stares at you with half-open eyes. "...Guests?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 20, 2014, 06:50:26 AM
>"We're having breakfast!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 20, 2014, 08:37:10 AM
>How tall is Suika compared to us?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 24, 2014, 06:41:08 AM
>How tall is Suika compared to us?

>She's a little taller than you are. Suika, like you, is rather short, though. If she were to stand side-by-side with Reimu, Suika's eyes would be level with Reimu's chest.


>"We're having breakfast!"

>"Whuhhh?"
>Suika stretches a bit, then sits up eyes closed, even though she had managed to pry them partially open just a moment ago. But that's okay, the eyes you drew on her are superior anyway.
>"Without meee? That's mean..."
>"No, the breakfast isn't even done yet.", says Reimu, who then takes a look over her shoulder at Suika. "Suika, go get r--"
>As she witnesses Suika's new face, Reimu freezes up and drops her sentence. She blinks a few times, then simply stares at Suika with an unamused face. You hear Star snicker a bit.
>"Huuh?", Suika finally opens wide her eyes, "Staring contest?"
>"Nevermind. Just go get rice, Suika.", Reimu dismisses Suika, refusing to comment on her face.
>"Um... Got it?", says Suika, who looks unsure whether she gave Reimu the correct response or not. She shrugs, lies back down on the futon and turns on her side, facing you.
>"Oh, it's you! Hi!", Suika greets you, smiling. "Sorry, can't play with ya yet. Just hold on a sec, okay?"
>She begins levitating, still assuming her relaxed lying-on-side pose, before exiting the shrine via the open back door by slowly floating out in an undulating manner. You can't help but grin like a moron as you watch her depart. What she's doing looks silly enough on its own, but your masterpiece on her face crowns the silliness. Star seems to be amused too, if her snickering is anything to go by.
>"So that's what that giggling was all about...", says Reimu, who's looking at you disapprovingly with her arms folded. "I should've known you'd find a way to prank, even while being literally behind my back, huh."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 24, 2014, 06:57:29 AM
>"Rule number one: never misunderestimate the three fairies of light!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 24, 2014, 07:34:35 AM
>"Rule number one: never misunderestimate the three fairies of light!"

>"Adden-dumb: Even if there's only two of us!", Star adds. "Where's your proof we did that, anyway? You can't ligitate us!"
>Reimu sighs and turns back to the kitchen.
>"Oh well. I can't prevent you from being faeries."
>You hear clattering coming from the back porch, followed up footsteps. Around the corner of the back door comes a dozen half-a-shin height mini-Suikas, carrying a rice bag over their heads. And they all have your work of art on their faces. You and Star were not prepared to see that.
>After having a fit of giggles again, you notice that Suika has walked up to you. She looms over your sitting self, and you feel dread despite Suika's smile.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 24, 2014, 08:22:05 AM
>"H-hi, Suika! You're standing really close..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 24, 2014, 09:15:46 AM
>"H-hi, Suika! You're standing really close..."

>Suika doesn't respond. Instead, she quickly grabs your arm and pulls you in, forcing you to stand up! This also causes you to turn around and face away from Suika.
>"Gotcha~", says Suika as she grapples you by the waist with both arms.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 24, 2014, 09:29:02 AM
>"Blaaaagh!"
>Flail!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 24, 2014, 01:00:14 PM
>"Blaaaagh!"
>Flail!

>You scream and try to struggle free from Suika's reverse hug, but your attempt to outwrestle an oni is futile.
>"Wh-what are you doing!? Hands off Sunny!", Star finally reacts to what's going on.
>Suika frees her left arm off your waist, still keeping a tight hold onto you with her right arm. Soon, you feel an arm wrap around your neck. She's got you in a headlock! At the same time, Star dashes in front of you and tries to pry Suika's left arm off your neck by jabbing and pulling at it.
>"Let her go, you brute!", Star yells.
>You hear an annoyed grunt coming from Reimu's direction, followed by a "The hell are you three doing?"
>"Ya drew on my face, didntya? You rascal~", Suika playfully says.
>"Now... Prepare for hell! Ehehe...", says Suika as she presses her right hand's knuckles against the top of your head. Oh no...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 24, 2014, 01:07:22 PM
>"Nooooo! Mercy! It was the one-armed man!"
>Squeal and writhe.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 25, 2014, 07:32:15 AM
>"Nooooo! Mercy! It was the one-armed man!"
>Squeal and writhe.

>Suika giggles as you beg for mercy. "No regrets, Sunny!"
>Squealing and writhing is about all you can do while Suika gives you brutal noogies! Her fist of fury ravages your scalp, sending your headband flying away!

>You lost: Maid headband

>Star has long since given up on trying to break you free from Suika's grapple. Instead, she stares at you with eyes wide from terror.
>"She, she's too strong! I'm gonna go get backup!"
>Star scrambles for the front door, but she is tackled by a squad of mini-Suikas - the ones you saw earlier - going for her legs.
>"AAAHHH! I'm hit, I'm hit!", Star shrieks and panics as the mini-Suikas pin her limbs down.
>"Yeah, that's right! Ya giving up, uh-huh!?", Suika talks you down as she continues to torment you with her unrelenting noogies. Aarghh! Your head is going to catch on fire at this rate!
>You hear a meaty THWACK, and feel something like a bunch of papers brush against your right cheek for a split second. Suika falls over on her left side along with you, and her left arm loses its hold on your neck!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 25, 2014, 07:45:47 AM
>Squirm out and hide!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 25, 2014, 10:14:25 AM
>Shout "FREEDOM!" while bending the light beans around us to divert the phonetons.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 25, 2014, 11:50:18 AM
>Shout "FREEDOM!" while bending the light beans around us to divert the phonetons.

>It would be a serious crime for such a freedom-loving fairy like you to not announce their fondness for freedom after escaping from that world of pain. So, you do what has to be done:
>"FREEDOM!"
>While shouting, you use your ability, manipulating the light around you to make yourself invisible.


>Squirm out and hide!

>You're invisible thanks to your ability, but that's not enough. You want to be double invisible!
>You dive under the kotatsu to hide from the madwoman while she's still dazed by whatever it was that hit her. You rub your aching head, but the sharp, throbbing pain doesn't seem to care for your massaging.
>"Knock it off, Suika!", you hear Reimu's stern command. Her voice is close and you think she's somewhere near Suika.
>"Ow! Why'd you hit me?"
>"You were getting carried away."
>"Hmph! When giving a lesson in humility, you gotta do it real proper!"
>"It won't be a very useful lesson if you accidentally splatter somebody all over a room with your strength."
>"A lesson in humility. Not lesson in dead!"
>Reimu grunts a frustrated grunt. "You'd better start showing some humility yourself before I kick you out!"
>Suika mumbles something unintelligible to herself before they both finally quit arguing. There is a short lull, which is disturbed by Reimu's voice:
>"You don't need to hide.", says Reimu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 25, 2014, 01:10:39 PM
>"Nuh-uh! I need to hide all the time, you saw that!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 26, 2014, 11:41:45 AM
>"Nuh-uh! I need to hide all the time, you saw that!"

>You hear light, shuffling footsteps move diagonally away from the kotatsu, stopping for a moment before returning back. The part of the cover in front of you lifts up, revealing Reimu's hand, which is holding on to your crumpled headband.
>"Here. This is yours, right?", says Reimu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 26, 2014, 12:00:57 PM
>Take headband, replace it.
>"Thank you..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 26, 2014, 04:40:33 PM
>Take headband, replace it.
>"Thank you..."

>You take back your headband from Reimu's hand, straightening it out a little to do away with most of the crumples, before returning it back to its place on your sore head.

>Item equipped: Maid headband

>"No problem.", Reimu says.
>"Psssshhhh...", hisses Suika. "Yes problem! Can't even dish out a li'l corporal punishment these days."
>You hear a long, horrible wooden creak come from Suika's current position. In fact, you can feel it too as the floor shudders briefly until the noise is over.
>Reimu lets go of the cover of the kotatsu, leaving you back in the shadows. "Did you just..."
>"Huh? But I thought I did the thing to get my horns not do this thing!"
>"Okay, that's it.", says Reimu who stomps over to where Suika's voice is.
>"Hey! Where are you taking me? That's it what?", says Suika, whose voice seems to be now following Reimu's stomping away from the kotatsu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on November 26, 2014, 05:29:09 PM
>Peek out.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 27, 2014, 06:50:03 AM
>Peek out.

>You peek out to get a proper picture of what's going on.
>Diagonally to your left, Reimu has grabbed Suika's wrist and is walking kitchenwards with the hornhead in tow, while Suika is doing her best to fight against Reimu's pulling. She drags behind leveraging her weight and wags Reimu's arm up and down, but Reimu keeps on pushing forward with determination.
>"Wait! It was an accident, don't toss me out!", yells Suika, trying to sit down.
>Straight ahead, you see a hole in a floor mat, near the spot where Suika was standing before she got thumped and fell over. Your best guess is that she punctured the floor with her left horn when she fell over, and that horrible noise probably came from her unskewering that horn from the floor.
>To the right, you see a motionless Star lying on her stomach near the front door. Her arms and legs are still splayed, even though there's no mini-Suikas pinning her down anymore. What is she doing?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 27, 2014, 06:54:49 AM
>"Star! Quick! Over here while they're distracted!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 27, 2014, 09:22:57 AM
>"Star! Quick! Over here while they're distracted!"

>Star groans and hammerfists the floor with both hands. "Oh come on! I was being a great corpse."
>As Star begins speedcrawling towards the kotatsu, you glance at the kitchen. Suika is sitting on the floor with her back against the stove, frowning.
>"I'm going to lose it if you guys interrupt me one more time. Stay here!", Reimu says while grabbing Suika's right horn, using it to rattle the oni's head lightly.
>"I got it, I got it!", says Suika. "No fun allowed!"
>Reimu lets go of Suika's horn and gets on with the cooking. Suika starts rocking back and forth, hitting her head and back against the stove repeatedly while whining, but she quickly stops after failing to elicit a response from Reimu.
>Star is now very close to the kotatsu. She dives under the kotatsu from the side facing the front door, ramming you right in the ribs with her head! Argh!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 27, 2014, 09:52:19 AM
>Fall over and groan.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 28, 2014, 06:58:41 AM
>Fall over and groan.

>You roll over and clutch your side in pain.
>Star lies trembling on her side with her knees pressed against her face. She holds onto her head with both hands.
>"Nghhh... W-what're you doing unvisible down here?", Star forcefully whispers.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 28, 2014, 07:05:20 AM
>"So they can't see me!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on November 28, 2014, 11:51:16 AM
>"So they can't see me!"

>"But they can't see you under here anyway...", says Star as she unfurls from her balled up state.
>"So you just gonna keep hiding here?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on November 28, 2014, 02:33:02 PM
>"Well it's better than your plan."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 01, 2014, 05:39:00 AM
>"Well it's better than your plan."

>"Nah! Didn't you hear how hard they were ignoring me there? My plan was the best. I was right next to the door too, I coulda ran away any day."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 01, 2014, 06:34:17 AM
>"But you could get stepped on!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 01, 2014, 08:24:00 AM
>"But you could get stepped on!"

>"Yeah, so what?", Star says with bunched up eyebrows, "You could get kicked under this kotatsu even if you're unvisible!"
>You hear the sound of something tapping against metal coming from the kitchen.
>"Alright, done.", says Reimu.
>"Yay! Let's dig in!", shouts Suika, who sounds to be running towards your hiding spot.
>"Stop!", Reimu yells, and the approaching running footsteps come to an instant halt. "I don't think I allowed you to leave that spot. Go eat on the porch!"
>"What? The porch? Why!?"
>"That faerie still hasn't come out from under the kotatsu, and the blue one's gone somewhere too.", says Reimu, "I'm starting to suspect that it's because of you. Just go to the porch."
>"You'd rather eat with a bunch of faeries!? But... But..."
>"They're my guests, Suika. Guests that I even invited! I didn't wake up this early in the morning to get these faeries over here, only to have you scare them away!"
>"B-but... At least I've got table manners! A-and... I, I didn't mean to scare them that bad... I'm sorry...", Suika says with a wet and thick voice.
>"Last warning. Go to the porch.", says Reimu.
>Suika doesn't respond. All you can hear coming from her direction are sparse footsteps and the dragging of her chains, both which eventually fade away as she presumably exits the shrine. It is silent for a while, until Reimu exhales, making a frustrated pfffftt noise.
>"Okay. So are you guys gonna stop hiding now?", Reimu asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 01, 2014, 08:30:30 AM
>"Maaaaybe."
>Peek outside to make sure the coast is clear.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 01, 2014, 10:08:09 AM
>"Maaaaybe."
>Peek outside to make sure the coast is clear.

>"Yeah, sure! It's too hot down here!", Star says as she slides backwards, exiting the kotatsu.
>"Oh, so that's where you went.", says Reimu.
>You peek out. There is no Suika, but only a Reimu who's making her way kotatsuwards, carrying a pot filled with steamed rice on one hand and a large plate lined with sliced pieces of tamagoyaki on the other hand.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 01, 2014, 10:12:48 AM
>"Oh!"
>Scurry out as well, forgetting about any unvisibility
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 01, 2014, 10:28:55 AM
>"Oh!"
>Scurry out as well, forgetting about any unvisibility

>You get out by sliding backwards as well and sit down next to Star.
>"Can you tell your friend to quit hiding already?", Reimu says as she lowers the breakfast on the table. That's strange, shouldn't she be able to see you?
>"Hey, Sunny. You forgot to go un-unvisible.", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 01, 2014, 11:03:41 AM
>"Oh, right!"
>Undo that thing.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on December 01, 2014, 11:26:46 AM
I'm really feeling sorry for Suika here. She was peacefully taking a nap in a safe place, but fairies invaded and pranked her, and Reimu isn't sympathizing with her at all.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 01, 2014, 12:04:38 PM
It's her fault for replying to a prank with violence rather than another prank. She broke the code.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 06:46:44 AM
>"Oh, right!"
>Undo that thing.

>Oh, right. You remember that you're still unvisible due to your ability. You revert the effect, and Reimu's eyes shifting from Star to you confirm that you're un-unvisible now.
>"Hold on.", says Reimu.
>Reimu walks back to the kitchen, returning with three bowls and teacups stacked on top of three plates on her right hand. There's just enough space on the upper plate for the three pairs of chopsticks resting on it. And on her other hand, Reimu's got a teapot. Reimu sets the dishes and utensils for herself, you and Star, then dusts a cushion at the side of kotatsu opposite of you, before sitting down on it.
>"Go ahead.", Reimu says. She rests her elbows against the kotatsu and supports her chin with her hands. Only just now you realize that she looks kinda tired. Faint dark rings surround her half-open eyes. If somebody were to suddenly swipe off those supporting arms from under Reimu's chin, you could imagine her head crashing down so hard that it would flip the kotatsu over.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 06:57:18 AM
>No time for that, there's breakfast!
>Get to work on that!
>Though a full mouth: "Thank you!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 10:18:05 AM
>No time for that, there's breakfast!
>Get to work on that!

>It's an amusing thought, but indeed, there is a much more important matter at hand!
>You dig into the breakfast. The tamagoyaki is just plain egg, with some salt to add to the flavor. Not that it bothers you at all, since you like honest omelets. Naturally, the drink is green tea.


>Though a full mouth: "Thank you!"

>Reimu gives you a slightly revolted look as you thank her with your mouth filled with rice and omelet mushed together. "Uh. You really like it, don't you..."
>"So, did I tell you yet why I fetched you over here?", Reimu says, before guiding a bunch of steamed rice into her mouth with chopsticks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 10:24:37 AM
>Shake head.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 10:42:18 AM
>Shake head.

>Reimu chews lazily on her rice for a while, before finally swallowing.
>"It's an errand.", she says.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 01:18:01 PM
>"Like what?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 02:14:43 PM
>"Like what?"

>"I've got a thing that needs to get identified. Do you know a place called Kourindo?", Reimu asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 02:20:50 PM
>Do we?
>Indication which condition is true with the proper head motions.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 05:22:35 PM
>Do we?

>Yes, you know that place. It's a shop in the Forest of Magic that sells miscellaneous items, ranging from antique to novelties from the outside world. You barely remember what happened the first and the last time you were there, it's been quite a while. You think you had found something with Star and Luna called a "fluorescent lamp", though you didn't know its name until you went to visit Kourindo and allowed the lone shopkeeper, who happens to be exceptional at appraising, to take a look at it. You probably tried to get help from Marisa first, who recommended you to visit the shop, which would explain how you even knew about Kourindo back then.


>Indication which condition is true with the proper head motions.

>You nod to Reimu to acknowledge that you know what a Kourindo is.
>"Oh! That place! Yeah, we went there... once?", says Star as she picks up another piece of tamagoyaki with chopsticks from the large serving plate.
>"Mm. Good. I'll give you the details once you're done with breakfast.", Reimu says, then takes a sip of tea. Even though she says that, she hasn't even gone through her own portion of breakfast yet.
>"But why you want us to do this job? Why not Suika, ooorrr... Marisa?", Star says.
>"Suika's not going anywhere until she's done her chores. Like fixing the floor she just impaled." Reimu pauses to yawn. "Marisa hasn't dropped by in a while. And I kinda don't expect her to pay a visit anytime soon, especially if this hot weather keeps on going."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 05:36:11 PM
>"I guess we can do it. We still need to find that drum youkai!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 05:56:33 PM
>"I guess we can do it. We still need to find that drum youkai!"

>"Oh yeah, about that." Reimu lowers her teacup back on the tabletop and returns to resting her elbows against the kotatsu. "If you bump into Raiko but don't manage to persuade her, I guess you could ask her if she knows any other drum tsukumogami. I remember some rumors about her wanting to gather a tsukumogami society."
>Reimu glances away from you and tries to look thoughtful through her tired and listless expression.
>"Another youkai society, huh... I really should investigate that.", Reimu talks to herself.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 06:16:08 PM
>"I'll do my bestest!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 02, 2014, 09:17:32 PM
>"I'll do my bestest!"

>"Me too!", says Star.
>"That's the spirit.", Reimu says with a smile. Whoah. That's got to be the first time you've seen her smiling today.
>The shrine maiden picks up her chopsticks again and resumes eating at a sluggish pace.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 02, 2014, 10:07:51 PM
>"Uh, are you sick?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 05:51:01 AM
>"Uh, are you sick?"

>"Nah. I just have hardly got any sleep in the past few days. Maybe the heat's getting into my head.", says Reimu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 05:58:36 AM
>"Uh, has anything weird happened? Did you get cursed?"
>Widen eyes.
>"I bet you're cursed!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 06:40:18 AM
>"Uh, has anything weird happened? Did you get cursed?"
>Widen eyes.
>"I bet you're cursed!"

>Star goes oooooh! after your accusation.
>"If this is a curse, then it's the most harmless one I've heard of.", says Reimu.
>"But yeah, something weird did happen last night. That weird thing is the reason I got that thing that needs to get identified, actually." Reimu lowers the clump of steamed rice, which she was about to shove into her mouth, back into the bowl, then looks to her side, towards a shelf. "Maybe I should just show it to you already."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 06:48:53 AM
>"Yeah, let's see the cursed thing!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on December 03, 2014, 07:43:25 AM
>"If it's cursed, you should exercise it!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 10:22:39 AM
>"If it's cursed, you should exercise it!"

>"Exercise...?" Reimu blinks. "You mean, exorcise?"
>Reimu makes a guttural hnnnngghhh noise as she stretches her arms.
>"If it turns out to be cursed, I'm just gonna exterminate it. No way I'm gonna bother exorcising something that doesn't look valuable or useful."


>"Yeah, let's see the cursed thing!"

>"Okay then.", says Reimu. She stands up, walks to the shelf she was eyeballing just a moment ago, then returns with a lidded box. She places it on the kotatsu and removes the lid.
>"Take a look."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 10:45:48 AM
>Dash over and look inside excitedly!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 11:56:42 AM
>Dash over and look inside excitedly!

>You stand up and scurry with Star to the other side of the kotatsu to get a proper view inside the box.
>Inside the box is a pink, smooth cylindrical object.
>"...What the heck is that?", Star steals words right out of your mouth.
>"Try touching it.", Reimu says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 12:05:29 PM
>Touch it!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 01:57:42 PM
>Touch it!

>You give the object a long press with a finger. Its soft and smooth texture gives way to your finger, but as soon as you lift your finger off, the depression you created on the surface corrects itself and the object returns back to its firm cylindrical shape. What a weird material!
>"Hey, I wanna touch it too!", Star says and picks up the object from the box.
>"Hmm, it's fleshy and springy...", Star says as she rotates the squishy pink cylinder around and squeezes it with her hand. "Oh?"
>Star stops rotating the object. She stares at the other end of it with a raised eyebrow.
>"Oh hey, there's a hole here!", she says before sticking a finger in the pink object. Her expression becomes even more puzzled as she does so.
>"Wow, okay, this is weird." Star pulls her finger out of the mysterious object and then hands it over to you. "Try it, Sunny!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 02:24:43 PM
>Look into the hole, then point the hole away from us and squeeze the thing hard.  Then if nothing happens, look into the hole and squeeze it.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 02:46:54 PM
>Look into the hole, then point the hole away from us and squeeze the thing hard.  Then if nothing happens, look into the hole and squeeze it.

>Looking into the hole, you see ridges and bumps further inside this thing. You point it away from yourself and squeeze it as hard as you can, but nothing special happens, it only deforms then promptly recovers back to its original shape. You squeeze it again while looking into the hole this time, but this yields the same results.
>"I don't get it! What's the point of all that stuff inside? It's like somebody made a reverse sculpture or something out of this really weird material.", Star thinks aloud.
>"Uh... What were you trying to do?", Reimu asks you, staring at you a little confused.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 02:55:12 PM
>"Seeing if it did anything when you squeezed it good!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 03, 2014, 09:15:11 PM
>"Seeing if it did anything when you squeezed it good!"

>"Hm." Reimu slaps herself in the forehead. "Oh, right. The story."
>She grabs up her teacup and sips.
>"I kept waking up all the time last night. One of the times I woke up, I noticed that this box...", Reimu points at the opened box on the kotatsu, "...had appeared by the side of my futon. I knew it could be a faerie prank, but I risked it, got up and went over to open the box and found that thing inside it."
>"Sooo, maybe it's a gift from somebody? A really weird gift.", Star says.
>"Gift?" Reimu lets out a deep sigh. "Yeah... I'm afraid it's a 'gift' from my 'friend'."
>"Huh? Like who? You don't like gifts?", Star asks.
>Reimu takes a big gulp from her cup to finish off the tea. The cup makes a loud knock noise as Reimu brings it back down on the kotatsu.
>"Okay. Let me ask something. Have you two ever come across a scary lady with an umbrella?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 03, 2014, 09:32:39 PM
>"Yes! Keep her away!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 06, 2014, 10:53:13 AM
>"Yes! Keep her away!"

>"Wait, that one?", says Star, shuddering. "The one with blond hair and a real fancy dress?"
>Reimu nods. "Yes, that's her. I think she's the one who 'gifted' that thing last night."
>"Okay! I agree! Keep her away!" Star leans back and thrusts her palms forward, like she's shoving something away.
>Reimu sighs. "Doesn't sound like she's left a good impression on you."
>"Well yeah, maybe if she stops being so creepy and didn't shoot us this one time, we'd like her way more!", Star says.
>"Actually, that's fine. You don't need to like her. I know I don't like her too much." Reimu pauses to sit down by the kotatsu. "But yeah, like I said, I think she's fooling around again. And I've got this feeling she's gonna pop in to bother me if I don't take an interest in that thing fast. That's why I'm not waiting on Suika or Marisa here. You've gotta do the job."
>Reimu braces her elbows against the kotatsu again, but this time, she lacks poise. Her head, clamped by her hands, slouches over the kotatsu. With her face parallel with the tabletop, she exhales a frustrated pppffftttt.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 06, 2014, 11:29:06 AM
>"You okay?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 12, 2014, 08:29:07 AM
>"You okay?"

>"I wasn't this tired when I went out to get you...", says Reimu, "But I still don't think I'm sick. Or cursed."
>"By the way, back there at the tree before you got out. Why'd you ask if I had a, er... chopper?", Reimu says while continuing to slump over the kotatsu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 12, 2014, 12:42:57 PM
>"Because we didn't want you to chop us up with it!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 18, 2014, 11:00:44 PM
>"Because we didn't want you to chop us up with it!"

>"Why would I do that.", says Reimu, who's still talking face down to the tabletop.
>"Why wouldn't you? Think like the daimyo you aren't!", Star says.
>"...Daimyo?"
>Reimu slowly picks up her slouching self off the kotatsu to sit in a more proper form.
>"Where the heck did you even get that one from?", Reimu asks and puts on a puzzled look.
>"Well I noticed you doing a ton of daimyo-like things lately. Like going around carrying a fan outside! But now I don't think you're really one.", says Star.
>"And how do you even know what a daimyo is?", Reimu immediately shoots another question at Star.
>"I read a book!"
>Reimu leans in and taps her fingers on the tabletop.
>"Really now... Just what kind of faeries are you..?", Reimu says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 18, 2014, 11:34:46 PM
>"The Faeries of Light, obviously."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on December 19, 2014, 05:56:38 AM
>"The Faeries of Light, obviously."

>"No, that's not what I meant.", Reimu shakes head, "I mean, it's kinda hard to believe I'm talking to faeries here. Being literate is already a big thing, but knowing something about history..."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on December 19, 2014, 05:57:53 AM
>"Sounds like you're underestimating faeries! And that's a big migstake!"

Not mispelled.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 02, 2015, 02:09:28 AM
>"Sounds like you're underestimating faeries! And that's a big migstake!"

>"Underestimating? Don't think so. Or do you know a lot of other faeries that can read?", says Reimu.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 02, 2015, 02:20:46 AM
>"Probably! I never asked!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 02, 2015, 02:46:47 AM
>"Probably! I never asked!"

>"That's a pretty big assumption. Do you really think that every pint-sized prankster living out there in the nature is literate because you and your friends can read?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 02, 2015, 02:51:29 AM
>"I bet more faeries can read than humans can! And youkai! There's a whole buncha those who can't read, you know!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 04, 2015, 01:09:07 PM
>"I bet more faeries can read than humans can! And youkai! There's a whole buncha those who can't read, you know!"

>Reimu rolls eyes. "Don't be ridiculous. It's seriously unlikely that most faeries have even seen a single kana or kanji in their whole life."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 04, 2015, 02:07:12 PM
>"That's because...uh...you don't know how many faeries there are out there! Yeah! And that's why you shouldn't take us lightly."
>Fold arms. Sage nod.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: nolrai2 on January 05, 2015, 05:12:28 PM
"And nuh-huh! Your post it notes have writing on them and you spray those everywhere!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 05, 2015, 05:27:58 PM
Reimu Hakurei, beating up fairies and teaching them to read, at the same time.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 07, 2015, 10:28:07 AM
>"That's because...uh...you don't know how many faeries there are out there! Yeah! And that's why you shouldn't take us lightly."
>Fold arms. Sage nod.

>You cross arms and nod sagely after your assertion.
>Reimu frowns, though only slightly more so than she already does with her default expression.
>"You've still got a lot to learn about history if you think superior numbers are what counts in the end.", she says.


"And nuh-huh! Your post it notes have writing on them and you spray those everywhere!"

>Reimu puts on a quizzical look. "Post-it notes? The heck are those?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 07, 2015, 10:53:49 AM
>"They're red and white and they have black writing on them, and you post them everywhere. Post it notes."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 09, 2015, 08:22:29 AM
>"They're red and white and they have black writing on them, and you post them everywhere. Post it notes."

>"Oh." Reimu puts a hand to her head and sighs. "You're talking about the paper amulets, aren't you."
>She pulls out two rectangular red-white papers about the size of her head from... inside her sleeve?
>"Look carefully and tell me what you see in them.", she says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 09, 2015, 08:39:11 AM
>Examine, but not too closely lest she whacks us with it.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 09, 2015, 10:27:04 AM
>Examine, but not too closely lest she whacks us with it.

>You take a closer look at the papers she is holding upright in her hand, but you make sure that you're not leaning in too close, just in case the shrine maiden gets a violent fit.
>One of the paper amulets has a drawing of a red butterfly and sets of evenly spaced black lines and dashes filling rest of the space left on the paper. You're not so sure what to make of the other one, it looks like an unintelligible mesh of tangled scribbles spreading from top to bottom.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 09, 2015, 10:31:05 AM
>"Some of your drawings are real weird."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 12, 2015, 10:32:36 AM
>"Some of your drawings are real weird."

>"No wonder you're so grumpy all the time!", Star speaks over your comment, "You gotta draw a ton of those paper things all alone, then fit 'em all in your sleeves somehow, but then you lose most of them in a fight anyway so you gotta make even more. That's a real chore!"
>"No, that's not it. The amulets and charms I use in fights are just danmaku imitations of the real thing.", Reimu says, fanning herself with the paper amulets she's still holding in her hand.
>"Aw... That's lame." Star frowns and hangs her head low. "You're way less cool now."
>"Well, if you want to see me throw real, non-danmaku amulets from now on... I guess I could set up a faerie sweatshop to start mass producing those amulets. You'd be welcome in the workforce.", Reimu says.
>"Sweatshop!?" Star backs away from Reimu. "Ew! I'm not gonna sell sweat to anybody! That's disgusting!"
>"Uh, what?" Reimu blinks. "That's not wh--"
>"No! Go sell sweat on your own!", Star shouts.
>"Nevermind.", Reimu says. She puts a hand to her face and shakes head. After removing her hand from face, she gives a blank stare to the two paper amulets sitting in her other hand.
>"Great. I forgot what I was getting at with showing these two to you.", Reimu sighs, before stuffing the paper amulets back inside her sleeve. She lifts her elbows on top of the kotatsu once again. Her head faces down and slumps low enough for her hair to flow down and touch the tabletop.
>"You two feel like leaving yet? I think I've had my fill of you for today.", Reimu says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 12, 2015, 10:41:48 AM
>"...Geez, that's mean... Okay, fine..."
>Stand up and schlep out, dejectedly.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 13, 2015, 06:08:09 AM
>"...Geez, that's mean... Okay, fine..."

>"Huh? But... We didn't do anything to you!", says Star.
>"Yeah, you didn't. But I'm seriously too tired for this. Just go.", Reimu says.
>"Fine, we're going...", Star says.


>Stand up and schlep out, dejectedly.

>You exit through the front door in low spirits.
>You stand on the front porch of the Hakurei Shrine. A big rope decorated with paper streamers hangs sideways up in the ceiling, and a donation box sits on the cobblestones right in front of the porch steps. Straight ahead, a cobblestone path with two stone lanterns on each side slices through the front yard, leading under a large, red shrine gate. Even though they can't be seen from here, you know that from underneath the gate begin stone steps as wide as the gate itself, which go all the way down to the foot of the hill which this shrine is built on. Looking left and right, there is forest flanking the shrine grounds.
>"Bleh. She's just trying to save face, right?", Star speaks to you with a quiet voice, minding the fact Reimu is obviously still within an earshot distance.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 13, 2015, 06:19:10 AM
>"I didn't see anything wrong with her face."
>Proceed down the steps.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 13, 2015, 06:31:41 AM
>"I didn't see anything wrong with her face."
>Proceed down the steps.

>Star shrugs.
>You walk from porch to under the towering shrine gate. Just as you are about to demonstrate your stair skipping skills to Star, she interrupts you.
>"Wait, didn't we forget somebody?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 13, 2015, 06:50:32 AM
>"We left Luna at home.  Is there someone you detectived hanging around?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 13, 2015, 07:04:45 AM
>"We left Luna at home.  Is there someone you detectived hanging around?"

>"Ooohh, right, Luna!" Star gives herself a tiny slap in forehead. "How could've we ever forgot about her? And nope! It's still just you, Reimu and hornhead!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 13, 2015, 07:52:38 AM
>"We should probably go get her. She might get lonely or miss out on seeing a neat rock."
>Head homeward.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 13, 2015, 10:27:01 PM
>"We should probably go get her. She might get lonely or miss out on seeing a neat rock."
>Head homeward.

>"Yeah, we can't just forget about our Luna like that!", Star says.
>You circle around the shrine by its north side, staying in the concealing shade of the trees of the forest bordering the shrine grounds. As you come around the back side of the shrine, you notice Suika reclining on the back porch. It's hard to say from the distance, but she doesn't look so unhappy anymore. To be honest, you were expecting to see her sitting on the edge of the porch with her feet dangling over, looking all down.
>With destination set to home, you plunge deeper into the forest and leave the shrine behind you along with Suika and Reimu.
>"Those sleeves... Don't you think there's something fishy about them?", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 14, 2015, 03:42:55 AM
>"I don't remember Suika's sleeves. Did she even have sleeves?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 14, 2015, 06:00:45 AM
>"I don't remember Suika's sleeves. Did she even have sleeves?"

>"Nah, the red-white's. You saw how she pulled and put back those big papers like it was nothing, right? They don't look like they'd even fit in those sleeves without some folding or crumpling. Real fishy!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hanzo K. on January 14, 2015, 06:59:08 AM
>"Come to think of it, it DOES! I always knew you were the one of us who was on the ball!"
>Beat.
>"...Where'd you hide the ball?! I wanted to play with it too!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 10:22:28 AM
>"Come to think of it, it DOES! I always knew you were the one of us who was on the ball!"
>Beat.
>"...Where'd you hide the ball?! I wanted to play with it too!"

>"Well I dunno! Maybe you kicked one off into the woods and got too lazy to get it back?", Star says.
>You emerge out of the forest through some bushes, finding yourself in the open land surrounding the gigantic tree that is your home. This is your lawn. And boy are you proud of it! No humie's got this much tall grass as you've got.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 11:39:20 AM
>Head inside.
>"Hey Luna, let's go!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 12:06:02 PM
>Head inside.
>"Hey Luna, let's go!"

>You get to the base of the tree and head inside through the stiff and creaky door.
>You holler for Luna, but hear no response from upstairs.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 12:45:21 PM
>Head upstairs and casually look around for her.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 01:15:58 PM
>Head upstairs and casually look around for her.

>You start climbing up the stairs. If she's still in here, you shouldn't have any difficulties finding her since the upper floor is effectively an one big room where you all live in. While the tree itself is huge when viewed from outside, the interiors aren't.
>You spot Luna as soon as your eyes peek over the staircase landing. She is currently examining the Lunarian Flag (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/600px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) hung on a wall.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 01:36:26 PM
>"You ready to go or what?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 02:04:23 PM
>"You ready to go or what?"

>"To where?", Luna asks, shooting a glance at you over her shoulder.
>She then turns around and starts sizing you up. "Oh... She didn't chop you, right? You don't look very chopped up. I think?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 02:06:28 PM
>"No, she was just fine. It was the other one..."
>Shudder.
>"Don't wanna talk about it. C'mon, we gotta go find a drum youkai, and also Reimu wants us to do a thing because she's sick."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 02:46:28 PM
>"No, she was just fine. It was the other one..."

>Luna headtilts. "The other one? There's more Reimus?"
>"No, Sunny meant the hornhead.", Star says.
>"Huh? What'd she do?"


>Shudder.
>"Don't wanna talk about it. C'mon, we gotta go find a drum youkai, and also Reimu wants us to do a thing because she's sick."

>Thinking about it still makes you shudder. You didn't know it was even possible to survive the noogies from an oni...
>"Well, I don't get what she did to you since you look fine, but okay, let's not talk about it.", Luna says.
>Luna frowns to the latter part of your sentence.
>"What kind of a thing?", she asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 03:41:58 PM
>"We gotta take a think to the Kourinplace, see."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 15, 2015, 09:49:40 PM
>"We gotta take a think to the Kourinplace, see."

>"Kourinplace? That sounds kinda familiar...", says Luna.
>"It's that weird shop in the Forest.", Star says.
>"Oh, that... Well, I guess this all doesn't sound too bad."
>Luna picks up her hat off the dining table and dons it.
>"Okay, I'm ready.", Luna says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 15, 2015, 09:51:36 PM
>Depart! In the direction we think Kourindou is.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 18, 2015, 11:16:06 PM
>Depart! In the direction we think Kourindou is.

>Going west from the shrine, towards the Forest of Magic, would probably be a good starting point.
>You leave your house behind and head back shrinewards.
>As you pass by the shrine, you notice that Suika has switched from reclining on the back porch to reclining on the back roof. How she's not on fire for lying on the roof tiles with this kind of weather going on puzzles you slightly.
>You skillfully skip down the stone steps leading down to bottom of the hill. Star walks down the steps without doing anything fancy, while Luna just flies over them to get down to you. She is all too aware of her poor experiences with stairs by now.
>You venture into the forest ahead and begin following the lone trail that goes westwards. Soon enough, you find yourself in a familiar T-junction, from which a new trail shoots off to the north. You're pretty sure there used to be a signpost here that you loved to change around all the time to misdirect travellers, but from the looks of it some chumps have looted it. Or maybe it was that other crossroads? At any rate, you're not going to get misdirected here yourself.
>Continuing on the trail towards west, the surrounding forest is starting to get gradually denser and more overgrown, and the bird calls and insect cries are not as plentiful as they were before. You'd say it's a pretty safe bet to claim that you're within the borders of Forest of Magic by now.
>"Um... Sunny? Star?", Luna says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 18, 2015, 11:40:33 PM
>"Yeah?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 18, 2015, 11:44:35 PM
>"Yeah?"

>"You're seeing that too, right?", says Luna, pointing forward and slightly down.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 18, 2015, 11:54:27 PM
>Look down, to see if there's anything other than increasingly dense undergrowth.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 19, 2015, 12:06:03 AM
>Look down, to see if there's anything other than increasingly dense undergrowth.

>You look down where Luna's pointing.
>...How didn't you notice this until Luna pointed it out? There is a wide path of ice crossing the trail here. Curiously, the undergrowth and plants trapped under the ice path appear to not be only encased in ice, but also withered dead.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 19, 2015, 01:02:45 AM
>"...Winter isn't supposed to work that way!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 19, 2015, 04:42:27 AM
>Avoid touching the ice, but approach and examine.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 19, 2015, 06:20:27 AM
>"...Winter isn't supposed to work that way!"

>"Not by a mile...", Luna says.


>Avoid touching the ice, but approach and examine.

>It probably wouldn't be very healthy for you to touch the ice, if the dead plantlife under it and the fact it hasn't begun melting yet are any sort of indication to you. You draw in as close as you can without coming in contact with the ice and begin examining.
>The ice path crosses the trail, exiting to north and south. It is quite wide, you could stand inside it side-by-side with Star and Luna with your arms spread out and still have some space left around you. The plants trapped under the layer of light blue colored ice covering the ground are still just as withered and dead as you asserted them to be a moment ago, but now on a closer look, you also notice that all the frozen plants seem to be swept towards south. That must be the direction where whatever that caused this was headed.

>"You think Cirno did this?", Luna asks.
>"Maybe...", says Star, staring straight down the trail with empty eyes. "Don't really remember Cirno being this... huge, though. Maybe she's been lifting lately?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 19, 2015, 09:14:27 AM
>Look southward along this icy path, and see what there is to see in that direction.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 19, 2015, 10:30:04 AM
>Look southward along this icy path, and see what there is to see in that direction.

>While all the low-hanging tree branches, bushes and shrubs that were in the way of the ice path are frozen and dead, you can't actually see very far down the path because it curves southwest behind plenty of untouched forest flora which block your line of sight.
>"Uh, where'd that one come from?", Luna says.
>"Oh, just saying. The thing I detected where that path's going to seems kinda big for Cirno. Might just be my thing going haywire, I can barely sense it from here...", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 19, 2015, 11:06:09 AM
>"What if Cirno's in trouble? Star, do you sense anyone nearby?"
>Are we aware of Letty Whiterock?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Kyo Tanaka on January 19, 2015, 11:46:45 AM
>Out of pure curiousity, lick the icy ground. See if its all frozen.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 19, 2015, 01:33:51 PM
>Lick the ground? Why?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Kyo Tanaka on January 19, 2015, 03:43:03 PM
>Why not? Ice is where ice cream from! It must be delicious, and best way to get trolled tell if its ice!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: aUsernameIsFineToo on January 19, 2015, 03:47:34 PM
(inb4 tongue gets stuck to ice)
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 19, 2015, 04:28:39 PM
>Out of pure curiousity, lick the icy ground. See if its all frozen.
>Lick the ground? Why?

>You are disappointed in yourself for even considering letting outdoors ice get anywhere close to your tongue. That's just asking for trouble and embarrassment.


>"What if Cirno's in trouble? Star, do you sense anyone nearby?"
>Are we aware of Letty Whiterock?

>"Yeah, there's somebody way bigger than a fairy there. Not going very fast.", Star says and points in the direction where the ice path curves and presumably continues deeper into the forest. "It was real fuzzy, so if Cirno's there I couldn't tell her apart from that big thing!"
>Yes, you know that name. You saw her one time at that muscle-leum place and talked to her a little. She claimed to be some kind of a winter youkai. You wonder if she has the power to do something like this.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Kyo Tanaka on January 19, 2015, 06:49:23 PM
>Follow the icy trail!

>Any change in temperature?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 20, 2015, 06:01:09 AM
>Follow the icy trail!

>Any change in temperature?

>"Don't care who it is. But we gotta get 'em stop freezing up all the places, it's not nice to the forest!", Star says.
>Luna picks up a stick and pokes the icy ground. The stick doesn't seem to be affected.
>"...Nah. I don't trust this ice. What if it knows?"
>You start following the ice trail south, deeper into the forest. You do your best to avoid stepping on any ice. It's really a shame because it looks perfect for sliding on, but the dead and at least partially decayed plants under cover of ice make you feel uneasy about the ice.
>After following the ice path for some time, the air temperature has clearly begun to drop around you. You hear crunching and crushing noises of ice up ahead, coming from around a bend...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 20, 2015, 07:39:56 AM
>Ambush the crunchy ice monster!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 20, 2015, 10:36:20 AM
>Ambush the crunchy ice monster!

>You should be coming from behind it, the best position for ambushings! This'll be an easy one.
>You take one final glance to review your comrades before carrying out the ambush. Star nods eagerly, seemingly thinking exactly what you're thinking, while Luna looks just about anxious as she always does, so you take her silence as compliance.
>You swiftly corner the turn to ambush whatever it is out there from behind!
>"Freeze!", Star cries out. "Wait, uh, no, I mean... WHOA!"
>You feel your ambush backfire as you're caught by surprise by the sight of the very thing you were going to ambush. A dark purple, hill-shaped figure taller than anybody you've ever met before looms ahead, trudging away from you at a walking pace, withering and freezing any plants in its that way that come in contact with its body. You feel intimidated by the sheer height and size of the figure, but you also find something about its appearance very unnerving and sinister...
>"W-w-what the heck is that th-thing? A-are those arms!?", a trembling Luna stammers.
>The figure suddenly comes to a halt.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 20, 2015, 10:53:15 AM
>Vanish now!
>Also those other dorks, too.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 20, 2015, 09:09:27 PM
>Vanish now!
>Also those other dorks, too.

>Once again, light submits to your will. You can see Star and Luna just fine, but anybody looking from the direction of that thing shouldn't be able to see the three of you anymore. You could probably do a better job with the illusion if you were bathing in sunlight at a field instead of being in the gloominess of a dense forest, but hopefully, the thing straight ahead of you isn't very perceptive.
>The ominous creature slowly turns around, revealing that it has a face. Two round eyes stare forward without blinking or moving, and a wide row of shining, white teeth immediately stands out from the dark appearance of the creature. Oh god... Can it see you? It's gaze is aimed nowhere near you, yet you still feel its cold staring eyes boring into the back of your mind. Your ears begin ringing and your heart beats faster and faster, all while you're starting to feel increasingly lightheaded...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 20, 2015, 09:29:11 PM
>Start tiptoeing back.
>How are the others taking this?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 21, 2015, 11:54:10 AM
>How are the others taking this?

>They're as shaken as you are, if not outright on the verge of panic. Star's eyes are darting all over the place and she's already backed up a few steps. Luna stands still, frozen up by terror, and is hyperventilating.


>Start tiptoeing back.


>You've managed to back up a couple steps when the creature makes a long, bloodcurdling growl.
>"▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▄▄▄▄▃▃▂▂▂▂▂▂..."
>Star shrieks and stumbles on her feet, falling on her back on the ground, while Luna shows no change in behavior.
>"It... It's gonna..." Star continues to back away by dragging herself across the ground. "W-we gotta..!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 21, 2015, 12:33:23 PM
>Grab Luna by the shoulders and pull her back, let's backpedal away from this thing fast!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 27, 2015, 08:17:28 AM
>Grab Luna by the shoulders and pull her back, let's backpedal away from this thing fast!

>"...RUN!", Star screams and routs away.
>You grab Luna's shoulders and begin withdrawing, but towing her in her current state is more difficult than you were expecting. Her body seems to resist more and more the further you pull her, tensing up so much that her ankles dig into the soil through the thick undergrowth. It quickly becomes impossible for you to continue pulling her stiff and heavy body. It doesn't help she's heavier than you or Star to begin with...
>To your horror, you notice that the creature has begun to slowly inch toward you. Loose skin drapes down the lower half of its body, dragging against the ground like the hem of a long, dark purple skirt.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on January 27, 2015, 09:42:11 AM
>Maybe we're dreaming and we need to wake up!
>Pinch Luna.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 27, 2015, 10:32:46 AM
>Maybe we're dreaming and we need to wake up!
>Pinch Luna.

>You're not sure if it'll help if using her as a living fairy plow just now couldn't bring her senses back, but you're running out of ideas here!
>You pinch Luna's cold cheek. She doesn't complain, try to punch your arm or display any other appropriate reflex, but her breathing starts to slow down to a more normal pace. It seems to be working!
>"What... are you doing?", Luna asks. She continues to lean perfectly still against you with her scared stiff body.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 27, 2015, 01:23:42 PM
>Harsh whisper: "We gotta go!"
>Tug her again and hope she gets the point.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 27, 2015, 01:57:58 PM
>Harsh whisper: "We gotta go!"
>Tug her again and hope she gets the point.

>"Huh? Why?", Luna says.
>You handle Luna roughly some more. Her neck relaxes and her head swings back until her hat-covered scalp bumps into your chest. She stares you in the eye greatly confused, her head almost upside-down. She then lifts her head up to look forward, directly at the creature. After a brief moment of staring at the creature, Luna's body goes limp for a second, before she jolts away from you with all her might!
>"AAAHHH!", screams Luna as she runs away, miraculously in the same direction where Star routed!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 27, 2015, 02:17:51 PM
>Like hell Luna can outrun us! Let us demonstrate her folly with the cruel undeniability of practical results. Head in the same direction!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 27, 2015, 02:57:20 PM
>Like hell Luna can outrun us! Let us demonstrate her folly with the cruel undeniability of practical results. Head in the same direction!

>No matter how particularly dangerous and scary this situation is, you're not going to be slower than Luna running for her life in a dense forest! Whoah, that's actually a pretty brutal simile you just came up with...
>You give the horrifying creature one final glance before sprinting off in the direction where Luna and Star are routing. You quickly catch up with Luna who's doing her girly run. As you overtake her, she somehow trips on a tiny tree root that barely stands out from the forest undergrowth, faceplanting herself in a thick mat of moss. After gaining considerable separation from Luna, you look behind and see her fuming and beating the moss with her fists before she finally scrambles back up on her feet to continue running.
>After a while, you see something blue and white flickering through some particularly thick brush up ahead. You think you're catching up with Star now.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 27, 2015, 03:37:05 PM
>Make sure Luna is still behind us. If so, keep going. If not, then it's probably time to stop.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 27, 2015, 04:20:04 PM
>Make sure Luna is still behind us. If so, keep going. If not, then it's probably time to stop.

>There's a fair amount of separation between you and her, but you're fairly certain from the glimpses of her you're getting through the forest that she's still running and stumbling in a straight line in your and Star's direction. Speaking of Star, you've indeed caught up with her.
>You keep on running behind Star, while keeping tabs on the lagging Luna to make sure she doesn't stray off course. Running a little more probably won't hurt even if that thing appeared to be totally incapable of giving chase. Things are starting to feel a bit off, though. Shouldn't you have reached the trail already by now?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 27, 2015, 11:08:38 PM
>"Hey, where's that trail at?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 28, 2015, 05:49:05 AM
>"Hey, where's that trail at?"

>Star slows down to lean on a tree to catch her breath.
>"Huff... We clear?", she says, a bit winded.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 29, 2015, 10:19:39 PM
>"Maybe, but let's keep going. Where's the trail at?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on January 30, 2015, 06:29:48 AM
>"Maybe, but let's keep going. Where's the trail at?"

>"I don't believe you! I feel some big thing coming this way!", Star says and starts powerwalking away while looking over her shoulder.
>Luna arrives at the scene with another dramatic faceplant. She doesn't bother to get up, but just lies there breathing heavily.
>"Oh wait, it's just Luna." Star winks and taps herself in the head. "I really couldn't tell the difference!"
>"T-that... that was a r-real youkai! Not some bird that sells food!", Luna says with ragged breath.
>"The trail?" Star shrugs. "Dunno, I swear it was behind us the whole time! But there's somebody over there, maybe they're on it?"
>She points in the direction where the somebody apparently is. You don't see anything that stands out from here because the trees are limiting visibility quite effectively.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on January 30, 2015, 04:20:35 PM
>"I'll check."
>Creep up and peer through the foliage.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 02, 2015, 06:57:06 AM
>"I'll check."
>Creep up and peer through the foliage.

>Peering through the foliage, you see a purple-haired fairy in a yellow dress, sitting on a rock just big enough to have a seat on. Several small, crude toys crafted from tree cones and sticks are placed in a circle around her on the ground. You're not sure what exactly the fairy is doing currently, but since she's holding a pen of some kind and hunching so hard her face is almost touching her lap, you guess she's trying out how it's like to write like a super near-sighted person?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 02, 2015, 01:22:00 PM
>Is there an appropriate unspoken etiquette for approaching faeries without causing problems, outside of the basic kind?
>Assuming not, call out, "Hey, you got a minute?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 02, 2015, 06:28:23 PM
>Is there an appropriate unspoken etiquette for approaching faeries without causing problems, outside of the basic kind?

>There is none to speak of, really. Since you're fairy yourself, you should have no problems casually approaching fellow fairies. That is, if they don't have some kind of big idea going on in their head at the moment that isn't readily apparent to anybody without mind reading powers. Even then, fairies tend to be much more belligerent towards non-fairies than their kin.



>Assuming not, call out, "Hey, you got a minute?"

>The fairy shushes without changing pose, although she fails to produce the customary shushing gesture because the space between her face and lap is just too tiny for her free hand to fit in, no matter how hard she tries. She lifts up her face and stares at you for a brief moment, then springs up on her feet!
>"WHOA! Yeah, I got all the minutes! Are you the rescuerer!?", says the purple-haired fairy, her face beaming.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 02, 2015, 10:27:04 PM
>"Am I? I just wanna know where the trail went..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 04, 2015, 06:18:17 AM
>"Am I? I just wanna know where the trail went..."

>"No, that's what I wanna know! Wait, don't tell me you got stuck here too..." The fairy frowns.
>"Oh, it's a fairy?" You jump as Star's voice suddenly appears right behind you. "Greetings, comrade."
>The fairy puts her hands to her hips and gives you a stern look. "Stop messing with me! You gotta be rescuerers, there's two of you! You gotta get me outta here!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 04, 2015, 06:59:36 PM
>"...Got it! Right, how'd you even end up here?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 06, 2015, 07:06:49 AM
>"...Got it! Right, how'd you even end up here?"

>"I was going to the party, but then I saw two neat dragonflies fighting! Like this! Whooosh!" The fairy lunges around at random and swings her arms in broad motions. "Real intense! I cheered for the blue one all the way here before they both vanished. That's how I got stuck here!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 06, 2015, 07:19:28 AM
>"How'd they vanish?"
>Pause a moment.
>"Hey get out here, you two!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 09, 2015, 06:55:26 AM
>"How'd they vanish?"

>The fairy shrugs. "Dunno, wasn't looking at 'em for a second and they were gone. I think they just zipped away!"



>Pause a moment.
>"Hey get out here, you two!"

>Star frowns. "Hey! I'm as here as I can be here!"
>Luna saunters in a moment after your command.
>"What's going on?", she asks.
>"Luna, you've got twigs in your drills.", says Star, keeping a surprisingly straight face.
>"Argh! Why don't you get a hairstyle that gets easily messed up like mine or Sunny's already!", Luna says, looking daggers at Star while picking out twigs, moss and other forest floor debris out of her hair.
>The purple-haired fairy is starting to look a bit fearful, for some reason.
>"W-wait... Were those names I heard?", the fairy says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 09, 2015, 07:00:19 AM
>"I guess. We do have 'em!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 09, 2015, 08:18:12 AM
>"I guess. We do have 'em!"

>"Yeah, they're names! I'm Star Sapphire, she's Sunny Milk, and that's Luna Child.", Star introduces your names to the fairy.
>"Double names!?" The fairy takes a couple steps backwards and gapes at you in a mix of fear and amazement. "You must be some sorta big shots!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 09, 2015, 08:21:35 AM
>"What, don't you have one?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 10, 2015, 11:55:38 AM
>"What, don't you have one?"

>"Not yet! I'm not worthy of even just a single name!", says the fairy, "What'd you even do for double names!?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 10, 2015, 12:12:27 PM
>"Uhhhh..."
>Did we actually do anything? Or is she just being a faerie, so to speak?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 10, 2015, 10:08:41 PM
>Did we actually do anything? Or is she just being a faerie, so to speak?

>She's definitely just being silly. You don't recall ever having to prove yourself or do something for your name. As far as you're concerned, names are just names.



>"Uhhhh..."

>"What do you mean what we did? Pretty sure I've had my name since forever.", says Star.
>Luna nods. "Same here."
>"You telling me you didn't do anything!?" The fairy gasps. "But... a name's something you gotta earn for yourself, right?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 10, 2015, 10:16:57 PM
>"Okay, okay, I got this!"
>Point at the faerie: "You're now Ultimate Snapdragon!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 11, 2015, 06:56:27 AM
>"Okay, okay, I got this!"
>Point at the faerie: "You're now Ultimate Snapdragon!"

>She stands back, clearly amazed by the name.
>"That's a nice name..."
>The fairy counterpoints at you.
>"...but I refuse! I must prove myself to Luize! Then I'm gonna get my name!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 11, 2015, 07:03:49 AM
>Hands to the air shock!
>"What! Well, okay, if you wanna do it like that. But who's Luize and how'd she get to be the Namerator?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 11, 2015, 07:26:54 AM
>Hands to the air shock!
>"What! Well, okay, if you wanna do it like that. But who's Luize and how'd she get to be the Namerator?"

>Did she just really refuse an awesome name from you? The nerve!
>"She's a cool lady that lives in, uhhh..."
>The fairy makes a severely thought constipated face.
>"Um, it's hard to explain! But you can get there through a cave I found. Anyway, Luize loves travelling, just like me! But thing is, she can't travel out of that place to here. It's real sad. So I'm gonna travel everywhere and then get back to her to tell about my travels! That way she can live her dream of travelling here! And then I'm gonna earn my name!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 11, 2015, 07:52:23 AM
>"Oh wow, if you traveled everywhere, I bet you know the way to Kourindou!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 11, 2015, 07:57:49 AM
>"Oh wow, if you traveled everywhere, I bet you know the way to Kourindou!"

>The fairy smirks. "Hah! That's beyond easy! I could find my way there triple blindfolded! But I'm still kinda stuck here!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 11, 2015, 09:51:36 AM
>"Ah, right. Mmm. Hey Star, feeling anything?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 11, 2015, 10:07:14 AM
>"Ah, right. Mmm. Hey Star, feeling anything?"

>"Hold on a sec.", she says.
>Star stares with empty eyes into the distance as she concentrates hard on detecting movement.
>"Um, is she okay?", the fairy asks, unnerved by Star's behavior.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 11, 2015, 10:30:25 AM
>"Yeah, she's just looking around. Give her a second."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 11, 2015, 09:43:39 PM
>"Yeah, she's just looking around. Give her a second."

>"Huh? But... She's just looking forward?", says the dumbstruck fairy.
>"Oh, that's because Star can sense things in places without looking. That's Star's power. She freezes up and her eyes kinda do their own thing when she's super focused.", Luna says.
>"Wow! That's a cool power! But I'm gonna make sure to never hide and seek with her! Do you and Sunny have cool powers too?"
>Luna nods. "Want me to show what I can do?"
>Perfect silence befalls on your surroundings before the fairy even gets to answer. Her mouth flaps something along the lines of "Bring it on!" without producing any sound. Confused, the fairy tries to repeat what she tired to say, with no avail. She takes poorly to this new development, almost panicking, but Luna lifts the silence just on time.
>"--aaah! Wait, what? I'm not deaf? Huh?", the confused fairy says.
>"That's my power to silence things! You like it?", says Luna.
>"Yeah, this is sorta cool too!"
>The fairy then starts looking at you with expectant eyes.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 11, 2015, 10:02:36 PM
>Smile, then do the old light trick to make ourself vanish, then reappear after a couple seconds.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 12, 2015, 05:58:34 AM
>Smile, then do the old light trick to make ourself vanish, then reappear after a couple seconds.

>You demonstrate your ability to the fairy by becoming invisible, shocking her with your sudden disappearance.
>"Where, where'd she go!?", says the fairy, glancing all around herself.
>You reappear seconds latter just as the fairy is looking in your direction. She jolts back with a yelp.
>"What the heck was that!?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 12, 2015, 06:39:02 AM
>"I do things with light. How about you, do you have any tricks?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 12, 2015, 08:38:01 AM
>"I do things with light. How about you, do you have any tricks?"

>"Not really..." The fairy hangs her head in shame. "Wish I had a neat power like you all have! And a name too!"
>Star finally snaps out of her detecting trance with a gasp.
>"I tried my bestest, but nope. It's just us here.", she says.
>"Oh, almost forgot. What do you mean you're stuck here anyway?", Luna asks the fairy, "You've been moving about just fine."
>"That's the thing! Wait here, lemme show you what happens.", says the fairy, before she walks past you and ventures off behind some trees.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 12, 2015, 09:31:05 AM
>Follow that faerie!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 13, 2015, 07:10:57 AM
>Follow that faerie!

>Like you're gonna wait here. Instead, you go after the fairy. Star and Luna look at each other and shrug, then begin to follow you as well.
>Walking in the forest, you can't help but notice that it's eerily silent and devoid of life other than trees and plants. No birds or even bugs, nothing.
>Soon, some thick brush comes up ahead and you push through it to not lose sight of the fairy. Alerted by the three of you suddenly emerging out of the brush behind her, she quickly pivots around to face you.
>"Hey! Didn't I tell you to wait here?", the fairy pouts.
>You find yourself in an oddly familiar place in the forest. Haven't you seen that rock circled by tree cone toys somewhere else?
>"Wait, why are we here again? We walked away in a straight line!", Luna says, looking around confused.
>"You see how I'm stuck now? Anywhere I walk I just end up back here!" The fairy places her hands on her hips and gives you a stern look once more. "Now stop messing around pretending you're stuck too and rescue me outta here already!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 13, 2015, 08:31:18 AM
>"Oh! Did you try walking backwards?"
>Are we aware of concepts like mirages?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 13, 2015, 09:55:43 AM
>"Oh! Did you try walking backwards?"
>Are we aware of concepts like mirages?

>"Nope! Why would that help?"
>You sure do. Changing the appearance of a normal environment into a misleading one with your light manipulation ability was your favorite trick to pull on unsuspecting people while you were still solo, after all.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 13, 2015, 10:24:50 AM
>"Because them you could see what's happening behind you, in case someone is trying to trick you."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 13, 2015, 11:10:42 AM
>"Because them you could see what's happening behind you, in case someone is trying to trick you."

>"Oooh..." The fairy nods a slow and deliberate nod. "So you're saying it's not because this forest is dumb, but because there's somebody messing around with me? Fine! I'm gonna go rescue myself and teach that jerk to not tangle with me!"
>She starts walking away backwards.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 13, 2015, 11:33:28 AM
>Witness!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 13, 2015, 11:36:21 AM
>Witness!

>Luna groans. "Do I need to walk backwards too?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 13, 2015, 12:36:47 PM
>"...Maybe!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 16, 2015, 06:16:36 AM
>"...Maybe!"

>Quite predictably, Luna looks away and sighs.
>You begin following the backwards walking fairy, keeping a distance to her while trying to spot if there's anything fishy going on.
>After around the same amount of time you spent previously on walking in this direction, the backwards walking fairy vanishes from your sight without warning!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 16, 2015, 07:47:44 AM
>"Hey! Stop! Come back  here!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 16, 2015, 12:08:41 PM
>"Hey! Stop! Come back  here!"

>There is no response. She also doesn't un-disappear.
>"She... She's gone!" Luna points with a shaky hand where the fairy still was just a moment ago, and backs away a little. "What if we go backwards? What if we're gonna be gone too!? Wait, I just did! Help!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 16, 2015, 02:53:04 PM
>"Well, we're not gonna figure out what happened if we stand here!"
>Make to follow that faerie.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 16, 2015, 03:15:51 PM
>"Well, we're not gonna figure out what happened if we stand here!"

>"Yeah, maybe she found the way out or something!", Star says.
>"Okay, fine, maybe it's okay, I didn't disappear yet!", says Luna.


>Make to follow that faerie.


>You don't get very far before the purple-haired fairy suddenly reappears out of nowhere right in front of you, running and yelling something! Unable to bring herself to a halt, the fairy smacks into you in a brutal head-on collision, knocking you on your back to the ground!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 16, 2015, 04:16:48 PM
>Boggle vacantly for a bit, then try to pick ourself up.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 17, 2015, 06:53:25 AM
>Boggle vacantly for a bit, then try to pick ourself up.

>You spend some time trying to piece everything together before trying to get up, but the same old purple-haired fairy lying on top of you is making picking yourself up needlessly difficult for you.
>The fairy lifts her head off your chest with a groan and slowly assumes a sitting posture atop you. She boggles at you with slightly crossed eyes, still looking dazed and unhappy, before a victorious grin stretches across her face.
>"Hey! Everybody! I caught 'em! It's a fairy too!", the fairy says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 17, 2015, 07:15:19 AM
>"You did!?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 17, 2015, 08:14:00 AM
>"You did!?"

>The fairy laughs at you.
>"You think I'm dumb? It's you! Now I'm gonna tickle you till you wanna mercy!"
>She shakes her head with a wblblblbl to get rid of her remaining dizziness. Instead of carrying out with her threat, she pauses to take a closer look at you. You can tell from her face she's realized that she's made a terrible mistake.
>"Huh? Isn't this Sunny!?"
>"Get off Sunny already, you dumb!", says Luna as she shoves the fairy off you. The fairy yelps and topples over to your side. You're no longer pinned down.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 17, 2015, 08:33:15 AM
>"Oooooh...So you definitely disappeared for a minute. Wonder if it works the other way?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 17, 2015, 10:09:30 AM
>"Oooooh...So you definitely disappeared for a minute. Wonder if it works the other way?"

>"I didn't disappear, you disappeared! Then I ran back and you un-disappeared right in my face! Not funny!", pouts the fairy.
>"Sounds like it does.", Star says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 17, 2015, 10:29:33 AM
>"Okay! So, that means there's got to be a place where it happens. Let's find it then poke it with a stick!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 17, 2015, 11:02:34 AM
>"Okay! So, that means there's got to be a place where it happens. Let's find it then poke it with a stick!"

>"Hmm... Look here."
>Star picks up a stick and tosses it. A skillful toss, but it still ends up bouncing off a tree trunk. She turns around and picks up another stick, this time tossing the stick over her shoulder while facing the opposite direction. It vanishes midair after travelling just a couple feet away from Star!
>"Hey, anything different? I didn't hear it hit anything.", Star says, still keeping her back toward where she chucked the stick.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 17, 2015, 11:56:45 AM
>"No, it vanished. Hmmm..."
>Let's try to straddle the vanishing point, with one leg on one side and one on the other, and see what happens.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 17, 2015, 08:57:06 PM
>"No, it vanished. Hmmm..."
>Let's try to straddle the vanishing point, with one leg on one side and one on the other, and see what happens.

>"It did?" Star looks behind. "Huh, so just like I thought. Sweet!"
>You imagine an invisible line on the ground below the stick's vanishing point and position yourself so that you have one leg on one side of the line and one on the other side. Nothing seems to happen, though.
>"Keep doing that same thing, but try turning!", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 18, 2015, 01:51:00 AM
>Turn!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 18, 2015, 06:05:13 AM
>Turn!

>You turn, but you're still not feeling or seeing anything out of ordinary. Your companions are giving you weird looks, though.
>The fairy springs up off the ground at last. "Where'd half of you go!?"
>"You sure that's healthy..?", Luna says, fidgeting nervously.
>"Our whole buddy disappeared just a moment ago but nothing happened to her, it's gotta be fine.", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 18, 2015, 06:10:35 AM
>Keep turning. "What's happening I can't see!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 18, 2015, 06:39:59 AM
>Keep turning. "What's happening I can't see!"

>"You can't see!? That's not okay at all! Get outta there!"
>Luna tries to rush to you, but Star steps in front of her.
>"Don't panic yet! I gotta try this thing too.", Star says before she begins to approach you.
>"You're crazy! You're gonna go blind too!"
>Luna desperately grasps and tugs on Star's sleeve, only to be shaken off, faceplanting herself into moss.
>Star assumes the same footing as yours, turns around and positions herself by your side. Now that there's two of you standing in "halves" on the vanishing point, something seems to be happening. You notice that ripples similar to heat haze are starting to form in the air, even though it's not that hot in the shade of this forest.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 18, 2015, 11:43:08 AM
>"Hey, keep that up, Star!"
>Have a look at these ripples. Perhaps they are light-based phenomena?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 19, 2015, 07:01:01 AM
>"Hey, keep that up, Star!"
>Have a look at these ripples. Perhaps they are light-based phenomena?

>"Okay. Oh, and I'm seeing just fine!"
>You have a look at the ripples in air. This certainly does remind you of what usually happens when your light shenanigans go awry, but you really have no way of telling whether it's genuine light trickery like yours or a magic going haywire from what you're doing currently.
>"Um, why does everything look weird?", says Luna, looking around nervously.
>"Looks like standing here backwards is making this whole thing freak out.", Star says, then points at the fairy. "You, come stand here too!"
>The fairy shakes her head rapidly. "I don't wanna be blind!"
>"How'd I point at you if I'm blind? Come on!"
>"But, uh, you're a... Fine!"
>The fairy hesitantly moves over to stand backwards by you and Star. As soon as she gets in formation, additional and larger ripples appear in the air.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 19, 2015, 08:12:04 AM
>"Go stand with them, Luna."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 20, 2015, 07:13:56 AM
>"Go stand with them, Luna."

>"Are you sure this is gonna be okay? I don't like this stuff in the air...", Luna says.
>"We're gonna find out. Get over here!", Star says and gestures Luna to come over.
>"Urgh..."
>Luna reluctantly pulls over to you and joins the rank. Aside from even more ripples appearing, your surroundings become severely distorted. Tree trunks take long, noodly appearances, some even winding up into spirals, and several blind spots with nothing comprehensible beyond them start popping up in the air.
>"What... What the heck is this!?", Luna says, staring terrified at the increasingly messed-up turning surroundings.
>You hear a very loud clap-like sound, and suddenly, the heavily distorted image of the forest recedes away from you into the distance!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 20, 2015, 08:45:21 AM
>"Hah! Show's it what's what! Hey Star, have another look around."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 20, 2015, 09:40:39 AM
>"Hah! Show's it what's what! Hey Star, have another look around."

>Luna blinks. "What just happened?"
>"Hey, wait a sec!" The nameless fairy's head swivels from side to side, looking in disbelief at all of you, before she fistpumps the air in celebration. "Nobody's part-gone! Nobody's gone at all! Yeah, we won!"
>You instruct Star, but it looks like she was already in middle of concentrating on trying to detect things.
>"Nope, don't feel anybody out there. Either there's nobody here but us, or the thing that did this is real good at staying still!", she says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 20, 2015, 10:59:56 AM
>"Okay. now let's find that road!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 23, 2015, 06:03:08 AM
>"Okay. now let's find that road!"

>"Do you even know where it is?", Luna asks.
>"I know where it is! Follow me!", says the nameless fairy.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 23, 2015, 06:39:23 AM
>Following her has worked before, so it will work this time! Do so!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 23, 2015, 10:34:27 AM
>Following her has worked before, so it will work this time! Do so!

>While following her, you hear a breeze rustle foliage high up in the canopy. The nameless fairy looks up excited.
>"Hey, wind's back! We really did win!", she says.
>"How long were you stuck there anyway?", Star asks.
>"Kinda long but not too long I guess, I didn't have to sleep!"
>"So why didn't you try flying up out of there? That thing might've not worked in the air.", says Luna.
>"Fly!?" The fairy looks offended by Luna's solution. "I don't fly! What's the point of travelling if you're just gonna fly everywhere? That's not what Luize would've wanted!"
>"You're not gonna fly even if your life depends on it? Like it did right there?", says Luna.
>The fairy folds her arms and gives Luna a stern staredown. "Of course I'm not gonna fly! You think I'm a bird? My life doesn't depend on flying!"
>"Hmm, she's got a point...", Star says, stroking her chin in thought.
>You continue onward and run into some thick brush. Reminded of what happened last time, you feel anxious as you push through it, but to your relief and pleasant surprise, you've relocated the trail!
>"Yeah, we made it!", the fairy cheers, before turning to face you. "So wait, where were you gonna go again?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 23, 2015, 11:53:02 AM
>"That way."
>Point in the direction of Kourindou.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 24, 2015, 11:54:05 AM
>"That way."
>Point in the direction of Kourindou.

>You've lost your count on the cardinal directions well by now, but you take a guess and point down the trail in the direction where you think west and Kourindou is.
>"Oh, right, you said Kourindou! Yup, that's the right way.", says the fairy.
>"Are you sure?", Luna asks, not looking very convinced.
>"I'm too sure!" The fairy jabs a thumb in her chest. "I know forests better than I know people!"
>"So where are you gonna travel next?", asks Star.
>"Well actually I'm on a break, so I'm not travelling anywhere! You know if there's gonna be a party somewhere?", the fairy says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 25, 2015, 06:02:11 AM
>Ponder what we read in the paper. Did it mention anything like a party?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 25, 2015, 06:54:17 AM
>Ponder what we read in the paper. Did it mention anything like a party?

>None such, just as one would expect from a boring human newspaper. Even disregarding that, you're not informed on any upcoming parties

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 25, 2015, 07:16:39 AM
>Shake head. "I don't know about any. There is a drum contest coming up, though."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 25, 2015, 08:26:34 AM
>Shake head. "I don't know about any. There is a drum contest coming up, though."

>Luna and Star haven't got any clue either. The fairy frowns for a while, but her expression quickly brightens up again.
>"I'm not gonna give up yet! There's always a party somewhere! I'm gonna walk with you to that Kourinplace, then I'll go find a party, okay?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 25, 2015, 08:42:41 AM
>"Deal!"
>Let's enact this plan.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 26, 2015, 07:07:20 AM
>"Deal!"
>Let's enact this plan.

>You set out for Kourindou, placing trust in your sense of direction and the self-styled forest expert. Not much transpires along the way, aside from Luna voicing her suspicion at regular intervals that the nameless fairy is misleading you, and Star inquiring the fairy about her travels. You find her storytelling skills a bit lacking, though.
>Just before things are starting to get mind-numbingly boring for you, you notice that the trail you've been treading on has transformed from dirt into cobblestone. Up ahead, you see a decoration in the likeness of some sort of a pink bird standing on thin metal legs in a lawn within the forest. You arrive on the lawn of an L-shaped house. Various strange objects and devices are gathered around this somewhat rundown-looking building: some lean against the poster-covered walls, while the rest haphazardly dot the premises. A large sign on the wall above the front door reads Kourindou.
>The fairy turns to you wearing a cheeky smile.
>"See, easy! Oh, did you see any parties? I don't think I did...", she says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 26, 2015, 08:56:04 AM
>"That guy looks like he knows how to party."
>Point at the pink bird.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 26, 2015, 09:46:18 AM
>"That guy looks like he knows how to party."
>Point at the pink bird.

>The fairy shakes head. "But it's a bird... Birds don't know aaanything!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 26, 2015, 10:03:32 AM
>"Nuh-uh! Crows are crazy smart! They can solve puzzles and teach things and roll in the snow!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on February 27, 2015, 09:47:16 AM
>"Nuh-uh! Crows are crazy smart! They can solve puzzles and teach things and roll in the snow!"

>"If birds are so crazy smart, why's it standing outside like a dork? That's not how you party!", says the fairy.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on February 27, 2015, 10:41:02 AM
>"Or does it? You see, it's actually awesome, and I kinda want to ride that bird."
>Sage nod.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 09, 2015, 02:15:10 PM
>"Or does it? You see, it's actually awesome, and I kinda want to ride that bird."
>Sage nod.

>The fairy's head throws back with a guffaw.
>"You can't ride a bird!", she says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 09, 2015, 02:38:26 PM
>"Maybe you can't."
>Sage nod.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 09, 2015, 08:47:59 PM
>"Maybe you can't."
>Sage nod.

>"Yeah, but you can't too!", says the fairy, with a smug nod.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 09, 2015, 08:52:17 PM
>"Or can I?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 09, 2015, 09:01:10 PM
>"Or can I?"

>The fairy holds up a hand in front of her and shakes her head.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on March 09, 2015, 09:02:00 PM
>Ride the pink bird.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 10, 2015, 11:51:35 AM
.
>Ride the pink bird.


>The nameless fairy smirks as she watches you approach the bird, but her smugness quickly dissipates once you get close and mount the pink bird with ease.
>"Wuhhh... What? But how!", says the shocked fairy.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on March 10, 2015, 12:36:23 PM
>Flying acrobatic dismount.
>"You want to try it?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 10, 2015, 02:58:35 PM
>Flying acrobatic dismount.
>"You want to try it?"

>You give yourself a little boost with wings, then corkscrew off the back of the pink bird. Hell yeah! Except you botch it up and end up landing on your side. Argh! You don't think it was worth it to provide Star with some schadenfreude.
>The fairy doesn't respond, since she seems to be in middle of making an important realization. A moment later, she gives you a dirty look.
>"Hey, you tricked me! That's not a real bird! It doesn't count! You charlatan!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 10, 2015, 03:01:11 PM
>"Whaddaya mean it's not real? Go touch it, it's totally there and made of solidness!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 11, 2015, 08:22:11 AM
>"Whaddaya mean it's not real? Go touch it, it's totally there and made of solidness!"

>"Hey! What did you just call Sunny now?", says Luna, quitting boggling at a bunch of boxes with bulged glass screens stacked by the crease of the L-shaped house.
>"Nope, you can't trick me! That bird woulda got scared and flown away if it was really real!", says the fairy.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 11, 2015, 03:03:36 PM
>Cross arms.
>"Okay, then if it's not a bird then what is it? Because it's got the wings and the beak and the sideways eyes."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 13, 2015, 05:48:27 AM
>Cross arms.
>"Okay, then if it's not a bird then what is it? Because it's got the wings and the beak and the sideways eyes."

>"It's a fake! A decoy! Smoke and mirrors!", the fairy says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 13, 2015, 06:05:57 AM
>"Yet I rode on it. There's more than smoke and mirrors there!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 16, 2015, 05:56:35 AM
>"Yet I rode on it. There's more than smoke and mirrors there!"

>The fairy stomps the ground in frustration.
>"It's real but not really real! Why don't you get it!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on March 16, 2015, 06:18:33 AM
>"We're in the horns of an impassible. I know! Let's go inside and get Kourin to tell us how real this bird is."

or we could fight about it I guess. She is being kinda rude.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 16, 2015, 06:49:08 AM
Naw, she is being dumb and so goddamn crazy, thus we must be cool and collected and the better faerie.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 18, 2015, 07:23:59 AM
>"We're in the horns of an impassible. I know! Let's go inside and get Kourin to tell us how real this bird is."

>"What, is that the drifter who lives here?", asks the fairy.
>"Actually, he's a sage. You know this place but you've never been in there?", says Star.
>The fairy rolls eyes. "Sage? Yeah, suuure..."
>"He just lives like a drifter so people don't know he's a sage and annoy him all the times. He's a clever sage!", Star says.
>"Fine, get that guy over here then! Doesn't matter if he's a sage or not, I'm definitely gonna make you accept the truth!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 18, 2015, 07:25:59 AM
>"You are gonna be so shocked your hair will catch on fire!"
>Head inside!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 18, 2015, 07:45:23 AM
>"You are gonna be so shocked your hair will catch on fire!"
>Head inside!

>"The truth is gonna punch you so hard in the face that your teeth are still caved in after respawning!", the fairy says.
>Luna sighs. "You guys are getting way worked up over some dumb bird..."
>As you draw closer to the front door of Kourindou, you get a terrible premonition that the door is going to swing open with force and smash into you. Luna gives you a curious look.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 18, 2015, 08:38:23 AM
>Move away from the door, and try to open it from the side.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 19, 2015, 06:40:06 AM
>Move away from the door, and try to open it from the side.

>"Why are you doing that?", asks a confused Luna.
>As you strain to reach for the door handle that would already be difficult enough for you to get from a less awkward angle, you hear a click and notice it rotate downwards! You pull your arm away on a reflex, out of the way of the opening door and the person stepping outside.
>A man in a tan-colored dress suit stands by the threshold, his hand still grasping the door handle. He surveys your party with a disapproving and deep frown, before acquiring eye contact with you.
>"Don't try anything funny, kiddo.", says the man.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 19, 2015, 06:51:11 AM
>"But I like jokes..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 19, 2015, 08:50:50 PM
>"But I like jokes..."

>"Oh, jokes are fine.", says the man in tan as he turns around on the threshold and reaches back inside Kourindou with both of his arms while pushing the door slightly wider with the heel of his black dress shoe. You note that on the back of his neck, there seems to be a part of a tattoo peeking out from behind the suit's collar.
>"But no tricks, alright?", he says with a solemn face, before backing out, forcing a dozen glossy bags that he's grasping on to through the narrow doorway.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 19, 2015, 08:59:47 PM
>"Hey that's a neat tattoo! Where'd you get it?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 20, 2015, 06:14:07 AM
>"Hey that's a neat tattoo! Where'd you get it?"

>"It's a long story.", says the man.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 20, 2015, 07:01:17 AM
>"I like stories!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 21, 2015, 09:47:47 PM
I sure as hell hope yalls scatterbrains didn't forget whose day it is today! (http://i.imgur.com/ZkbQRwS.jpg)



>"I like stories!"

>"Too bad. I ain't got the time to tell any.", he says, hardly even looking you in the eye anymore.
>"Why not?", asks Luna.
>The man in tan leaves you standing alone by the open doorway, ignoring Luna and briskly walking past both her and Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 21, 2015, 11:45:04 PM
>"Your suit is poo colored!"
>Head inside.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 22, 2015, 09:58:23 PM
>"Your suit is poo colored!"
>Head inside.

>You're not sure if he even heard your insult over all the loud rustling and shuffling of his haul of bags, or if he's just ignoring you. He heads westwards down the path.
>"Oh, it's just an another haughty humie. How about we let karma get him for a change?", says Star.
>"Eehh... Yeah, I guess we could use a break.", Luna says.
>You come to an agreement with Star and Luna and head inside Kourindou through the open front door. You hear the nameless fairy say something to the man in tan as he walks past her and the pink bird, but you can't really tell what exactly since you're moving about on a cranky wooden floor inside a building.
>The clutter of this shop presses in on you from all sides. Objects no less alien to you than the ones sitting outside around this building dominate the shelves, drawers and cupboards of this room, of which the more exquisite and exotic-looking ones you could imagine being on sale themselves as well. You can already hear Star and Luna vocalizing their amazement behind you.
>At the other end of the room behind a counter is a bespectacled, silver-haired man. There's no mistaking Rinnosuke - or Kourin, as you remember Marisa calling him, even though you've only really seen him once before.
>"...Faeries? How unusual."
>Rinnosuke pushes down his glasses a little and stares at you intently over them.
>"You three look familiar."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 22, 2015, 09:59:31 PM
>"HEy Kourin!"
>Wave.
>"Who' was that jerk in the poop suit?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 24, 2015, 08:07:07 AM
>"Hey Kourin!"
>Wave.
>"Who was that jerk in the poop suit?"

>"Aah, that's right. You're those three from before." He nods slowly and deliberately. "The faeries that Reimu and Marisa often mention."
>The shopkeeper adjusts his glasses with a little sigh in response to your question.
>"Not a person I'm familiar with, I'm afraid. I take it you didn't obtain a very favorable first impression of him out there."
>"Yup, he was rude to Sunny!", says Star. "Do you know why he had so many bags?"
>"I do not. He wasn't particularly talkative nor willing to disclose much about himself. While a less chattier window shopper is a nice change in pace, I wouldn't have minded to hear him explain where he had obtained such unusual clothing."
>Rinnosuke clears his throat.
>"So, what brings you here, faeries? It has been a long time since your last visit. Have you discovered a new treasure?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 24, 2015, 08:10:50 AM
>"No...um..."
>Blink.
>"But Reimu did!"
>Display the mystery artifact. "What is this thing? Some kind of curse-a-ma-jing?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 25, 2015, 05:42:29 AM
>"No...um..."
>Blink.
>"But Reimu did!"
>Display the mystery artifact. "What is this thing? Some kind of curse-a-ma-jing?"

>The shopkeeper raises an eyebrow.
>"You're running an errand for Reimu? But aren't you the faeries who always prank her?"
>"Errand? No no no, that's not it.", Star says, waving her hand dismissively at Rinnosuke. "Reimu's so terrified of our pranks that she gave a treasure to us as a tribute to make us stop!"
>"Huh? But wasn't she sick, so--"
>Star swiftly forfeits Luna's ability to speak by covering her mouth with a hand.
>"Ah, this is bad! Luna's choking! Don't worry, I've got this!", Star says, smiling as Luna struggles to pry her hand off her mouth. She bends Luna over and starts knifehanding her repeatedly between her shoulder blades.
>Rinnosuke's nervous chuckle is barely audible over Luna's muffled screaming.
>"I see, I see. So, in the end, the shrine maiden who has defeated oni, vampires and even gods, had to bow down before a trio of faeries? Well, I'm certainly looking forward to hearing Reimu's account on this."
>"Those who misunderestimate us have never prospered!", Star proudly declares, continuing to cling on to Luna, who is now stumbling around the shop trying to wrestle Star off herself.
>"Mind the merchandise, will you?", Rinnosuke says, frowning at the potentially destructive antics of the two. "Anyway, let's have a look at this treasure, shall we?"
>You show the mysterious, unidentified squishy pink object to the shopkeeper. He freezes up and stares at it in what would be an awkward silence if it wasn't for Luna.
>"...Excuse me, but I must check something. I'll be back with you shortly.", he says.
>Rinnosuke opens the door on the wall behind the counter and exits the room.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 25, 2015, 05:50:36 AM
>"Watch out for snakes!"
>Look back to Luna and Star.
>"Is she gonna be okay?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 25, 2015, 10:12:45 AM
>"Watch out for snakes!"
>Look back to Luna and Star.
>"Is she gonna be okay?"

>"Maybe... But I might need to pull a Heimlich here!", Star replies.
>You watch as Luna manages to grab a giant folding fan off a shelf while stumbling around with Star. A massively exaggerated slapping sound is heard as Luna hits Star with the fan. Star loses her grip on Luna and is sent staggering backwards, clutching her chest as if it has been pierced by an arrow. With her knees given in, she stares at Luna in shock, before the rest of her body gives in as well and collapses forward.
>"I... I can't believe you...", says Luna, breathing raggedly.
>"What on earth was that...", says Star, rolling over to lie on her back on the floor.
>Luna brandishes the giant fan at Star. "Why did you shove your gross and sweaty hand in my mouth!"
>"I had to do it, or else you would've told Kourin a big lie.", says Star.
>"That's not an excuse to karate chop me in the back!", Luna says, poising to hit Star with the fan again.
>Star holds up an arm in anticipation of the strike. "Hey! You're not allowed to hit me while I'm knocked down!"
>You hear the door behind the counter open again. Rinnosuke re-enters the room with his hand placed across his face.
>"Sorry for the wait." Rinnosuke sighs and slides his hand off his face. "Now, could you hand it over to me for a moment? I'll have a look at it."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 25, 2015, 10:33:52 AM
>Hand it over!
>"I think we fixed Luna!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 26, 2015, 07:02:27 AM
>Hand it over!
>"I think we fixed Luna!"

>You lost: Squishy pink tube
>"I'm not broken!", says Luna.
>"You know better than to complete the circle of violence, Luna." Star changes up her blocking arm into a wagging finger. "Now, be a nice fairy and put that fan down."
>Luna trembles with anger for a while, but ultimately gives in to Star's persuasion by dropping the fan.
>Star giggles and stands up.
>"Good, good~"
>Ever since you handed the object over to Rinnosuke, he appears to be looking very unconformtable.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 26, 2015, 07:39:25 AM
>"It is cursed, isn't it!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 26, 2015, 09:40:41 AM
>"It is cursed, isn't it!"

>"Well, er, hmm..."
>Rinnosuke's eyes veer off to the side.
>"Sunny, look...", says Star, pointing at Rinnosuke, "His face is turning red... It's definitely cursed!"
>"...Yes, cursed... It's cursed.", says the blushing shopkeeper.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 26, 2015, 09:59:59 AM
>"Put down it! PUT IT DOWN!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 30, 2015, 11:14:48 AM
>"Put down it! PUT IT DOWN!"

>"Wait, I touched it at Reimu's too..."
>Star slaps her hands to her face and stares at you with wide eyes.
>"Calm down, this isn't a harmful curse. It's a..."
>Rinnosuke puts the mysterious squishy artifact down on the counter.
>"...curse of unidentifiability."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 30, 2015, 12:06:37 PM
>"...But why does that make your face go red? I could still recognize you with that!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on March 31, 2015, 10:59:57 AM
>"...But why does that make your face go red? I could still recognize you with that!"

>Rinnosuke shakes head.
>"Only the object itself is unidentifiable. Like I said, this isn't a harmful curse that affects its surroundings."
>"But what if its got curses hidden under that curse and you can't tell?", says Star.
>The shopkeeper gives a little shrug. "I couldn't tell you offhand whether an object is cursed or not anyway. When I examine an object, only its name and utility are revealed to me."
>"You don't need a gypsy to tell if it has hidden curses! Your face turned red when you touched it! It has to be the sunburn curse! Where's a mirror?", says Star, before she starts to pace restlessly around the shop, looking for a mirror.
>Rinnosuke touches his blushing face.
>"Hmm? Ah, yes, the blushing, erm... That always happens when I attempt to identify an unidentifiable object. And wouldn't a sunburn be sore?"
>Star stands by a standing mirror and leans in toward it, carefully inspecting her face.
>"Hey, I don't see anything..."
>Star snaps around and points at Rinnosuke.
>"...but what if it's invisible and painless for fairies at first but then gets worse later!?"
>"Well, if you really are convinced that you've been cursed... You should pay Marisa a visit. She knows her way around curses."
> Rinnosuke grabs the object off the counter and turns to you.
>"I need to make preparations for a small ritual to rid this object of its unidentifiability. I premuse you wouldn't mind if I kept it to myself for a day or so?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on March 31, 2015, 11:27:26 AM
>"Um, I guess not. But I don't really get what's going on. I think you need to get a pro!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 07, 2015, 08:55:02 AM
>"Um, I guess not. But I don't really get what's going on. I think you need to get a pro!"

>"No, that won't be necessary." Rinnosuke stashes the object away. "I can handle it myself, since it shouldn't harbor any harmful curses within."
>"Why do you think it doesn't have any? There has to be more curses in it than just that harmless one, why would somebody curse something this half-heartedly and then leave it at that?", says Star.
>Rinnosuke grabs on to the edge of the countertop with both hands and exhales deeply. He hangs his head down for a brief moment before looking back to you and Star.
>"Alright. I must tell you the truth. That object isn't cursed.", he says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 07, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
>"But you just said it was. It can't be both things!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 07, 2015, 11:20:56 AM
>"But you just said it was. It can't be both things!"

>"It is not a curse. The unidentifiability of the object is not the result of someone cursing it or it ending up in circumstances that lead an object to becoming cursed of its own accord.", says Rinnosuke.
>"Why did you say it's a curse of unidentifiability if it's not a curse at all then?", asks Star.
>"Well, er... Attempting to examine unidentifiable objects also tends to send my thoughts in disarray. At that time, I thought drawing a comparison to curses was the correct way to explain it, you see."
>"Hmmmm...?"
>Star glares with squinty eyes of suspicion at the shopkeeper.
>"If it's not a curse that's making it unidentifiable, then what is it?", she asks.
>"All I know is that I've recovered numerous unidentifiable objects in the past and returned them back to their original, identifiable states. It seems that under some unknown conditions, objects from the outside world may become unidentifiable once they end up in Gensokyo.", says Rinnosuke.
>"Soooo... You're saying that it just happens, and that's all? There's no curse?", Star says.
>The shopkeeper nods to her.
>"But how can you be sure somebody hasn't cursed this one for reals?"
>"I've run into quite a few unidentifiable objects and had Reimu and Marisa take a look at some of them without finding any sort of curses in them. I'd like to think that I have good enough reason to believe this one isn't cursed either. Just leave it to me, and I should be able to overcome the unidentifiability."
>Rinnosuke leans with folded arms against the countertop, taking a more relaxed posture.
>"Now, is there anything else I could help you with?", he asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 07, 2015, 12:03:13 PM
>"What do we tell Reimu?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 10, 2015, 07:43:33 AM
>"What do we tell Reimu?"

>"Reimu? What do you need to tell to her? Did you not claim she gifted this object to you?", says Rinnosuke.
>"Well... Reimu did say that she wanted to know what it's called and what it does, even though she won't be keeping it. I think we could spare her a little mercy.", says Star.
>"Errr... Then, just tell her it's unidentifiable? She should know what I'm talking about. In any case, I'll have it identified by tomorrow.", says the shopkeeper.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 10, 2015, 07:56:10 AM
>"I don't think she's gonna be happy with that."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 10, 2015, 08:15:21 AM
>"I don't think she's gonna be happy with that."

>"Nobody likes to wait around, but I have a business to run here. I can't just start working on it right here and now.", says Rinnosuke.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 10, 2015, 08:21:54 AM
>"You're gonna have to tell that to her. Besides, it's not like anyone other than that poopsuit guy came here!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 13, 2015, 06:22:56 AM
>"You're gonna have to tell that to her. Besides, it's not like anyone other than that poopsuit guy came here!

>"She'll have to put up with it, unless if she is about to enter my shop with an incentive for me to dispell the object on a short schedule. It would be par for the course for my luck if the proper customers tried showing up the one day I decide to close my business early to start working on sating the curiosity of Reimu.", he says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 13, 2015, 08:36:30 AM
>"Dispel what?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 13, 2015, 09:00:40 AM
>"Dispel what?"

>"The unidentifiability of the object."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 13, 2015, 09:10:12 AM
>"...Can you put that in writing?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 13, 2015, 09:36:48 AM
>"...Can you put that in writing?"

>"That means he's going to remove the not-curse from it, with magic or something.", Star whispers to you.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 13, 2015, 10:17:06 AM
>"Yeah but Reimu doesn't know that!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 13, 2015, 11:24:20 AM
>"Yeah but Reimu doesn't know that!"

>"And I had no means of predicting that I would be receiving an unidentifiable object from her today. We're even, aren't we?"
>Rinnosuke drums his fingers on the countertop and looks at you with a weary expression.
>"So then, could you come back in the evening when I've identified it? I'd prefer to live up to my work ethic by not closing up already for today because of the shrine maiden's whims.", he says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 13, 2015, 12:27:38 PM
>"I guess...?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on April 13, 2015, 12:32:08 PM
>Do we have any money?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 14, 2015, 06:12:39 AM
>Do we have any money?

>You have zero money.



>"I guess...?"

>"Very well. It has been decided."
>Rinnosuke's glasses give a menacing flash as he pushes them up.
>"How evening is this?", asks Star, "There's a drum contest in the evening and we're going there."
>"If you can't make it before dark, then night's fine too.", says the shopkeeper.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 14, 2015, 06:18:56 AM
>"That reminds me! Do you know where to find a drum youkai? We need one for the contest!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 14, 2015, 07:02:06 AM
>"That reminds me! Do you know where to find a drum youkai? We need one for the contest!"

>"The only youkai I ever encounter tend to be the ones that visit my shop, and so far, I haven't seen anyone who could be a 'drum youkai'. I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
>Rinnosuke continues to drum his fingers on the countertop before abruptly pausing.
>"...However, I do remember Marisa telling me a couple days ago that she had heard drumming near the eastern outskirts of the village while she was on her way from there to here. She couldn't tell where exactly the drumming was coming from, so perhaps it could've been the work of a youkai?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 14, 2015, 07:12:00 AM
>"Ha! We got their number now!"
>Charge toward the eastward regions of the village!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 14, 2015, 07:19:33 AM
>"Ha! We got their number now!"
>Charge toward the eastward regions of the village!

>You attempt to run out of Kourindou, but Star yanks you back by your shoulder.
>"Wait! Where's Luna?", she asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 14, 2015, 07:22:35 AM
>Look around. Where is Luna?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 14, 2015, 07:30:17 AM
>Look around. Where is Luna?

>It takes you a while to scan the room while you're being distracted by its abundance of peculiar items, but after a while, you spot Luna's hat slightly sticking out from behind a swanky drawer.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 14, 2015, 07:38:09 AM
>Let's go see what she's up to.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 14, 2015, 07:51:16 AM
>Let's go see what she's up to.

>You head to investigate what Luna is doing behind the drawer.
>Luna is sitting on the floor and reading a book bound in purple covers. The front cover of the book has three gaping holes punctured through it.
>"Did Star hit you too?", Luna asks without lifting her gaze from the damaged book.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on April 14, 2015, 08:15:44 AM
>"Whoa, that book looks bitten! Did Star do that? Star, how did you bite this book so hard?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 15, 2015, 06:51:54 AM
>"Whoa, that book looks bitten! Did Star do that? Star, how did you bite this book so hard?"

>Star butts in by your side to check on Luna as well.
>"Oh, here you are. Why would I bite a book though? That's gross...", she says.
>"Dunno, the same reason why you would karate chop me?", Luna says as she turns a page.
>"You're still going on about that? That's no good, Luna, you could've used the time you've spent fuming behind this drawer on something much more worthwhile! You really do lack ambition.", says Star.
>Luna glances up from the book and gives Star a dirty look.
>"You're the one who's spent all this time telling lies even you don't believe in! Reimu's not afraid of us, and she could blow us up any day without a good reason!", she says.
>"Oh, of course I knew that Kourin was just playing along. But I had to play along too, otherwise I would've embarrassed us all.", Star says.
>"So you just wanted some excuse to hit me after all, didn't you! Geez, what's gotten into you..."
>Star kneels in front of Luna and attempts to put her hand on Luna's shoulder, but Luna intercepts Star's hand by grabbing her wrist.
>"Luna, I had to do it. For the sake of our credibility, I had to hit you. It's nothing personal, okay?", says Star, "By the way, what book are you reading?"
>"Urgh... I'm gonna let Sunny tell you instead!"
>Luna closes the book with her other hand that's not busy with keeping Star at bay from grasping her shoulder and offers it to you.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 15, 2015, 07:25:03 AM
>Examine book. Then turn it over to make sure we're examining it the right way.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 15, 2015, 07:39:30 AM
>Examine book. Then turn it over to make sure we're examining it the right way.

>You get: Damaged purple book
>The front cover of this book clad in purple has three holes punching through it. Or is it the back cover? You can't find the title of the book on either side. Opening the book, you discover that a large amount of the pages that rest behind the damaged cover have also been pierced by the same three holes, while the other half of the book remains unscathed. All of the pages in the book are blank.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 15, 2015, 07:49:37 AM
>"Is this someone's diary they never used or something?"
>Peek through the holes.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on April 15, 2015, 08:36:59 AM
>Is it a Bowling Book?  Try to use it as such.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 17, 2015, 05:34:29 AM
>"Is this someone's diary they never used or something?"
>Peek through the holes.

>"Hmph, I bet you thought it was a normal book with words in it or what!", sneers Luna at Star.
>"That's just childish, Luna.", says Star. She gives up on trying to touch Luna's shoulder and stands up to take a look inside the book alongside you.
>"All the pages really do have no words. Hmm..." Star puts a finger on her chin in contemplation. "Could this be the work of a book vampire?"
>"Book vampire? Give me a break.", says Luna, folding her arms and indignantly tossing her head to the side.
>"Yes, a book vampire! It must have made these holes and sucked up all the words.", says Star as she sticks a finger in one of the holes in the book.
>Luna decides to spare herself by only emitting a single frustrated noise in response to Star. She looks back to you.
>"So what did Kourin say it's called?", Luna asks.

>You try peeking through the holes, looking both from inside and outside the covers. Nothing interesting happens.



>Is it a Bowling Book?  Try to use it as such.

>You find the thought entertaining, but unfortunately the holes are too far apart from each other and too large even for human fingers for it to be used like that.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 17, 2015, 06:34:26 AM
>"Hey shopman! What's the deal with this?"
>Wave the book around.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 17, 2015, 07:34:56 AM
>"Hey shopman! What's the deal with this?"
>Wave the book around.

>"It is a book without a name. That is all I know.", says Rinnosuke.
>"That's not the 'it', Sunny. I meant the thing Reimu gave you.", says Luna.
>"Kourin said he can't tell what it is right now for some reason, so we'll need to come back in the evening or night when the shop's closed.", Star says.
>"Um, that's not good... Reimu doesn't like it when people are slow on their jobs.", says a worried-looking Luna.
>Star shrugs. "There's not much we can do if he can't tell us just yet."
>Luna sighs. "I guess we are leaving then?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 17, 2015, 08:08:40 AM
>"Yes. We need to find a drum youkai!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 17, 2015, 08:51:34 AM
>"Yes. We need to find a drum youkai!"

>"I wonder where they even live...", says Luna.
>"Don't worry, we have a clue now where one of them could be!", Star says.
>"We do?" Luna finally stands up from the floor. "Well, what are we waiting for?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 17, 2015, 09:39:06 AM
>"You!"
>Grab Luna, and head out to our previous destination!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 20, 2015, 06:51:14 AM
>"You!"
>Grab Luna, and head out to our previous destination!

>You grab on to Luna's wide sleeve and begin dragging her toward the front door. She is stunned by your act despite how quick she was to fight back against Star's abuse, but she manages to start leveraging her weight behind you in time, halting you before you reach the front door.
>"W-wait, Sunny! You don't need to snatch that book, it wasn't very interesting to read!", says Luna.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 20, 2015, 08:05:53 AM
>"Oh, right."
>Put it somewhere nearby, then resume heading out!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 20, 2015, 09:38:22 AM
>"Oh, right."
>Put it somewhere nearby, then resume heading out!

>"Geez...", says Luna as she pries your hand off her sleeve.
>You dropped: Damaged purple book
>Since you don't see a dedicated bookcase anywhere, you decide to put the book in the nearest shelf. Rinnosuke doesn't seem to mind.
>Without bidding farewells, you exit Kourindou with Star and Luna. You only get to take a dozen steps outside before Luna starts complaining.
>"I'm getting tired of walking... Why don't we just fly wherever we're going?", says Luna.
>"Flying is just as tiring in the long run too, you know.", Star says, "Hey, wait..."
>Star stops moving and fixates her gaze on something off to the side on Kourindou's yard.
>"... Forget about walking or flying, look over there!", she says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on April 20, 2015, 10:48:31 AM
>"Another bird to ride?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 20, 2015, 12:13:38 PM
>"Another bird to ride?"

>Star takes hold of your forearm and pulls you closer to her side while she points down the yard with her other hand, as to make sure that you're definitely looking in the right place.
>You see a shiny metal cart with four small wheels sitting on the lawn where Star is pointing. You suspect that the cart has a high likelihood of being capable of giving a sweet ride.
>Star bounces lightly in place in excitement and gives you a series of enthusiastic nods.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 20, 2015, 01:04:50 PM
>Go investigate!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 21, 2015, 09:45:49 AM
>Go investigate!

>You move up to the cart to examine it.
>The cart is essentially a four-wheeled dolly with a large rectangular basket nested above it. Its overall construction consists of sturdy metal rods, but the basket appears to be made out of meshes of metal wire. A green bar with something written on it in blue is attached on the edge of one of the shorter sides of the cart's basket. You think it's supposed to be a handhold for pushing the cart.
>While taking a closer look at the cart, you note that its wheels are pointing in random directions. What kind of a wacky design is this?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 21, 2015, 06:36:40 PM
>"...Hey, hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 22, 2015, 07:16:48 AM
>"...Hey, hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

>Star gets behind the cart and winks at you.
>"You're planning to ride that thing, aren't you.", says Luna.
>"Aw, that's just ruining the mood, Luna." Star looks away dejected. "We didn't say a word, yet we understood each other perfectly. It was beautiful..."
>"Um, but Sunny did say something?", says a confused Luna, "Anyway, I don't think we can use that cart. Look at its wheels, they're all busted."
>Star leans to the side and notes the chaotic arrangement of the four tiny black wheels supporting the cart from the bottom as well. She tries giving the cart a small push. The cart rattles a little as its wheels smoothly rotate and align to face the direction where Star pushed the cart from. With its wheels properly aligned, the cart rolls forward on the lawn without any trouble.
>"Ooh, so they weren't broken, but they swivel? Kinda neat.", says Luna.
>"This truly is a steed like no other!", says Star, who appears to be much more enthralled by this discovery than Luna. She hurries to get behind the cart again.
>"Come, Sunny! Our destiny awaits!", says Star, beckoning you to climb in the cart first.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 22, 2015, 08:00:39 AM
>Waste no time, hop into the prow of our new vessel!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 22, 2015, 09:48:34 AM
>Waste no time, hop into the prow of our new vessel!

>You clamber in the cart with all due haste and settle as forward as you can, to the position of a brave leader! You estimate that there's still space left for either Star or Luna to sit behind you.
>"We're waiting on you, Luna!", says Star.
>"Geh. You're gonna be the pusher?", Luna says, glaring at Star.
>"Hmm? Weren't you tired of walking just now?", Star says with a headtilt.
>"Whatever." Luna sighs. "If you're gonna be stupid again, you'll hurt Sunny too."
>Luna climbs unceremoniously into the cart and sits down behind you. It's just spacious enough to accomodate both of you without feeling too cramped.
>"All right, everything is in order! Just say the word, Sunny!", says Star.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 22, 2015, 09:50:13 AM
>"Hit it!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 22, 2015, 11:48:25 AM
>"Hit it!"

>"Affirmative!", shouts Star.
>Star gives the cart a heavy shove, and it sets in motion remarkably effortlessly despite the weight it now bears and the grassy lawn beneath it. Before you know it, Star has already pushed the cart on the road leading westwards and begun the journey toward the village.
>As the cart picks up more and more speed, you start to feel strangely excited. How come you had never noticed before how fascinating speed is? The cart probably isn't even going as fast as you can run after a failed prank, yet still, your heart jumps in your chest and your head feels a little bit tingly. You want to go faster...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 22, 2015, 11:51:10 AM
>"Kick it up a notch, Star!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 27, 2015, 05:00:02 AM
>"Kick it up a notch, Star!"

>With your command, Star starts to work her boots faster. You can't really get a good view on her with only a quick turn of head since Luna is sitting behind you, but judging by the sounds, you'd imagine Star's rapid running is starting to look quite comical.
>After your twintails start flowing straight backwards from the force of the air current, you find yourself considerably more satisfied with the present velocity of the vehicle. Although going a little bit faster wouldn't hurt, you suppose, since Star is still doing a good job with keeping the cart on the road. And contrary to what you would've expected, Luna's not acting particularly panicky, aside from tensing up and leaning in against your back every time a small bend comes along on the road.
>As Star guides the cart to take an another unremarkable corner, a familiar figure down the forest road appears in your sight. It's that man that almost bashed your face in with the front door of Kourindou, and he's still carrying a ridiculous amount of bags in his hands! You can almost hear the rustling over the sound of wind rushing past your head.
>"Ah, a chance meeting!", says Star, sounding almost perfectly coherent despite the strenuous exercise she's subjected herself into, "He hasn't gotten very far. Should we give him a little speed boost?"
>"Hey! I thought we were gonna leave him to karma to deal with!", says Luna.
>"But there must be a reason we meet again with him! What do you think, Sunny?", Star says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 27, 2015, 05:11:27 AM
>"Make it so!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on April 27, 2015, 06:11:53 AM
>"Make it so!"

>"As you wish!", says Star.
>"Wait, what are you doing! Stop!", shouts Luna, tugging your shoulders violently, "We're gonna die if we ram him! Stop, stooop!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on April 27, 2015, 02:50:09 PM
>"Belay those concerns, lieutenant!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 11, 2015, 04:59:28 AM
>"Belay those concerns, lieutenant!"

>"Stop messing around Sunny, this isn't funny!", Luna says as she pummels your back with her fists in protest.
>"Relax, Luna.", says Star, "This humie can't handle the combined power of us and our cart. Prepare to see him go flying!"
>Luna continues with begging and furiously pounding on your back as the cart draws ever closer to the unsuspecting man in tan, but she is quick to realize that you and Star have turned a deaf ear to her and aren't intending to back out of this.
>"Nooo! Somebody, help! I don't wanna dieeee!", screams Luna. She throws her arms around your waist and clings desperately onto your back.
>Shortly after that, the cart rams squarely into the man's back. However, instead of bowling the man out of the way and continuing with its speedy ride down the forest road, the cart comes to a violent stop on impact with the man! You feel your stomach jump into your throat as you are launched off the cart straight toward the man in tan. You smash into his back almost immediately after becoming airborne, and then it feels like you've been caught in the middle of a whirlwind! The world melts into a blur as you wildly spin around while flying through the air outside of your own control. Then everything hurts for a split second.
>...
>Everything hurts. Everything hurts so much. It's as though your aching and pounding head decided to host its own drum contest instead and you've been trampled by its crowd. You are barely able to concentrate enough to make out the pained moans and sobbing of somebody close to you. After a moment, you realize that you're laying on your back against hard ground and that everything is dark because your eyes are shut tight. Trying to open your eyes, let alone attempting to move a limb, is not going to be a very pleasant experience, you think...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 11, 2015, 05:03:54 AM
>Let's not do either of those things yet.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 11, 2015, 06:29:00 AM
>Let's not do either of those things yet.

>Too afraid to even open your eyes, you remain dead still on your back and hope the pain isn't going to get any worse than it already is. The suffering only seems to be changing its form rather than dying down, however, as your feel like your arms and legs are being pricked by hundreds of needles. You hear another tender voice coughing, gagging and retching slightly further away from you and the first voice.
>"Owwww... It huuuurts...", the voice closest to you groans. You're fairly certain now that it's Luna.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 11, 2015, 07:04:10 AM
"It was...glorious..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 13, 2015, 05:42:07 AM
"It was...glorious..."

>Just as you try to speak up, a spike of intense pain shoots through your spine and closes off your lungs, leaving you gasping for breath. You break down into a coughing fit after which you finally manage to utter your words in a miserable voice. Nobody speaks out in response, all you hear is Luna continuing to sob.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 13, 2015, 06:16:33 AM
>Let's just wait til this goes away.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 17, 2015, 08:13:53 PM
>Let's just wait til this goes away.

>With even talking being unnecessarily painful for you right now, you decide it's best to continue remaining still on the ground. You're not very confident your condition is going to get any better at this rate, though, unless if you somehow ended up in a place with a ton of sunlight after getting launched off the cart. As more waves of pain crash into your body, you hear the erratic footsteps of somebody hobbling over to you.
>"Sunnyyy, Lunaaa~", you hear a heavily breathing Star say, "Look, look!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 17, 2015, 09:01:01 PM
>"Yeah?"
>Look.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 18, 2015, 04:25:01 AM
>"Yeah?"
>Look.

>Afraid of another spike of pain striking you if you move too quickly, you carefully crane your neck toward where you heard Star and slowly open your eyes. You find the world to be a lot blurrier than it was before, and for some reason, there are two Stars standing before you.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 20, 2015, 08:05:52 AM
>"Star...you had a sister all along? What's her name?"
>Try not to collapse into a coughing fit.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 22, 2015, 06:06:59 AM
>"Star...you had a sister all along? What's her name?"
>Try not to collapse into a coughing fit.

>You avoid dissolving into a coughing mess this time around while talking, though your voice definitely doesn't sound any better yet.
>"Oh, Sunny..." Star lets out a strained little giggle. "You must've hit your head really hard. But look at me!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Neovereign on May 22, 2015, 06:10:53 AM
I guess you could say you were seeing Stars...I'm sorry, I'll leave.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 22, 2015, 06:12:29 AM
>"Which!?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 22, 2015, 06:55:56 AM
>"Which!?"

>Aaaaagghhh! It almost felt like you coughed out your lungs with the single massive cough that punctuated your question! You think you should definitely avoid raising your voice for now...
>You're having a really difficult time seeing clearly right now, but you think both of the Stars have rolled up their sleeves and are currently presenting their forearms to you. Even though your vision is very blurry, you can tell there's a lot of something red on Star's arms. Oh no...
>"Look, my arms!", Star says, her wavering voice almost having a singing tone to it from a confused mix of pain and excitement, "My arms... got weird... haha, ha..."
>Star's trembling legs finally buckle in and she falls on her knees before you.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 22, 2015, 08:36:42 AM
>"Why are your arms so weird?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 25, 2015, 05:58:07 AM
>"Why are your arms so weird?"

>"Sorry, Sunny, I'm a little tired... I don't think I..."
>You try to keep up with Star, but her increasingly labored breathing quickly turns her speech awkward and incomprehensible. It's like the fatigue she was already supposed to be showing while running that fast and pushing the cart at the same time is only now starting to sink in her. Star collapses to her side, utterly winded.
>You feel an overbearing presence off to your right side...

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 25, 2015, 06:10:04 AM
>Glance right.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 26, 2015, 05:23:26 AM
>Glance right.

>You glance to your right and make the unnerving discovery that the man you rammed with the cart is squatting right next to you. You feel a bit of courage escape you as he regards you silently with a deep frown.
>"Get up.", says the man in tan.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 26, 2015, 09:29:08 AM
>Gurgle irritably!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 26, 2015, 09:57:14 AM
>Gurgle irritably!

>The man grits his teeth and pulls on your right twin tail, tugging your hair violently! Owowowowowowowowwww!
>"Hurry up!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 26, 2015, 06:54:20 PM
>Not much of a choice here. Stand up!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 27, 2015, 05:11:37 AM
>Not much of a choice here. Stand up!

>Sadly, it doesn't seem like you have a chance to get out of this one with your current condition.
>As soon as you begin to roll over on your stomach to prepare for your attempt to stand up, tremendous pain hits you once again. Your agonized voice involuntarily leaks out and tears of anguish well up in your eyes from merely getting on your knees. You simply have to stop there, you can't even imagine being able to stand up for a second when being like this is already almost unbearable.
>"Oi, the hell are you waiting for?" The man grabs on to your twin tail again, without tugging it this time. "Can't you stand up?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 27, 2015, 05:33:17 AM
>"...Don't think so..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 27, 2015, 05:48:22 AM
>"...Don't think so..."

>"You wanna stay on all fours like a dog? Fine, we'll go with that."
>The man pulls on your twin tail again, this time forcing you to look down the road, where the numerous glossy bags he was carrying now lie strewn across.
>"Listen now, doggy. Be a good girl and fetch all those bags for me, and you and your friends will get to go. Understood?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 27, 2015, 05:54:45 AM
>Pained groan.
>Are we lucid enough to tell what's in those bags?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on May 27, 2015, 08:54:00 AM
>Pained groan.
>Are we lucid enough to tell what's in those bags?

>"Now go. Hurry up."
>The man loosens grip and swipes your right twintail off his hand in frustration. He then sits down cross-legged near Luna and picks her up, to which Luna reacts with a yelp of pain and surprise.
>"N-noo... Forgive mee...", says Luna, her voice trembling in fear just as much as her whole body is as she grovels at the man.
>"You're getting hurt if your friend does something stupid.", the man says, before turning the just about ready to cry Luna around and sitting her down on his lap.
>There isn't much you can tell about these bags without opening them.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on May 27, 2015, 09:07:51 AM
>"Hey, if you hurt Luna, I'm blastin' these stupid bags, then telling the red-white! You leave her alone!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 02, 2015, 08:40:45 AM
>"Hey, if you hurt Luna, I'm blastin' these stupid bags, then telling the red-white! You leave her alone!"

>Even though you are in no condition to be shouting threats, you simply cannot hold yourself back from lashing out at the man who's threatening to hurt your already injured enough friend. You drop to your elbows from your palms as what little strength you still have leaves your limbs to fight back the ensuing painful fit of coughing and wheezing.
>"Nobody's getting hurt if you just fetch the bags, doggy.", the man in tan says, shaking his head. "If you break anything though..."
>Luna squawks as the man wraps an arm around her neck and places his other hand against her temple. She is too petrified to do anything but soak the sleeve of the man's suit in tears and stare at you with pleading eyes.
>"Go. Hurry up.", says the man.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 02, 2015, 09:39:16 AM
>Approach one, and pose to elbow drop on it.
>"Let her go, because I'm the best when it comes to falling down on things!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 10, 2015, 07:09:48 AM
>Approach one, and pose to elbow drop on it.
>"Let her go, because I'm the best when it comes to falling down on things!"

>You look for a bag nearest to you, then start slowly propelling yourself toward it in a sluggish manner by dragging your forearms and shins against the dirt. After reaching your destination, you pose over the bag with the intention of breaking its contents by dropping your body weight on it. You probably wouldn't act this defiantly if this was somebody you recognized as stronger than you, but you can't feel any shred of respect towards this man who is clearly just taking advantage of your injured state to humiliate you and Luna, as if your misery wasn't enough of a punishment in itself.
>You vocalize another weak-voiced threat aimed at the man, again with great difficulty. If you weren't so filled with indignation right now, you don't know if you'd have the strength to even attempt to say anything with these busted up lungs. Luna's eyes widen as the man pulls her head closer to his torso while slightly tightening his hold on her neck.
>"Nooo! Sunny, don't! Pleeease!", Luna shrieks, trying to push away the man's right arm off her neck in panic.
>"Either you bring that bag to me like a good girl, or I'll snap your little friend's neck and then decorate the road with your teeth. Your choice!", says the man. You think his patience with you is starting to wear thin.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 10, 2015, 07:11:50 AM
>"Won't stop me from messing up all your stuff first, Poopsuit! Let her go!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 10, 2015, 07:39:01 AM
>"Won't stop me from messing up all your stuff first, Poopsuit! Let her go!"

>The man stares daggers at you and tightens her hold on Luna a little more. It's about to turn into a chokehold if this keeps up...
>"Sunnyyy... stop iiit...", says Luna, before breaking down into sobs again.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 10, 2015, 08:20:22 AM
>Glare daggers back at him, and raise self to demolish something. "Say I won't! See what happens!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 10, 2015, 10:15:47 AM
>Glare daggers back at him, and raise self to demolish something. "Say I won't! See what happens!"

>With neither of you willing to back down and swallow your pride, you stay deadlocked in hostile stares with the man for a while. Then, he starts counting down.
>"Three."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 10, 2015, 10:24:12 AM
>"Imma do it if you go past two. So you better best fast enough to stop me!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 10, 2015, 10:35:31 AM
>"Imma do it if you go past two. So you better best fast enough to stop me!"

>"Two."
>The man pulls Luna's head against his abdomen and constricts her neck even more. Luna starts gagging and frantically kicking her feet backwards at his shins!

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 11, 2015, 10:00:55 AM
>Prepare to smash that thing with as much weight as possible. Keep eyes locked on him.
>"I double dog dare you."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 11, 2015, 11:11:12 AM
>Prepare to smash that thing with as much weight as possible. Keep eyes locked on him.
>"I double dog dare you."

>"One."
>Just as the man begins to slowly twist Luna's head in his arms, Luna fires bright yellow danmaku from all over her body in desperation! The bullets flicker instead of glowing with a normal healthy glow and quickly fizzle into air with raspy crackling noises after drifting no more than ten feet away from Luna, but the man has no chance of doging the bullets coming from her back. The man swears in pain and topples over on his back from his sitting posture, losing his chokehold on Luna who slumps forward to cry out and writhe in agony on the road.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 11, 2015, 11:12:50 AM
>Smash!
>Then if we can, make Luna invisible.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 11, 2015, 08:43:51 PM
>Smash!
>Then if we can, make Luna invisible.

>You carry out your threat by elbow dropping on the bag, successfully crushing its contents under your body weight! Unfortunately, you couldn't discern any satisfying sounds of property destruction over the awful rustling noise of the bag, and the bag's skin remains undamaged, preventing you from taking a peek at the waste you've laid inside. Whatever it was in this bag, it felt quite frangible, though.
>Taking advantage of the man's disorientation, you turn Luna invisible. That's probably the fanciest thing you can pull off with your power for now, you're definitely not in the best possible shape for further light trickery.
>The man is starting to get up.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 11, 2015, 08:46:39 PM
>Scrabble away as much as we can. But smash any other bags we come across, because a double dog dare is a sacred vow.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 11, 2015, 09:35:14 PM
>Scrabble away as much as we can. But smash any other bags we come across, because a double dog dare is a sacred vow.

>You start dragging yourself off to the side of the road, hoping to hide yourself behind a tree or under shrubs before the man in tan gets his bearings on you again. Determined to sabotage the man's possessions as much as possible on the way, you try elbow dropping on another bag that is in a wrong place at a wrong time. However, instead of crushing the contents of this bag effortlessly as well, you smash your arm against something very hard inside the bag. A wailing, agonized cry immediately bursts out from inside you and you flop over on your back. Your struck arm resonates with immense pain like a tuning fork, amplifying the horrible pain you've felt in the rest of your body for a while now.
>The man stands back up on his feet. He wastes little time trying to figure out what happened to Luna before he charges at you!
>"Where do you think you're going, you little shit!", the man yells.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 11, 2015, 09:43:25 PM
>This is the time when one makes an witty comeback that humiliates the enemy with one's superior wit.
>"Butt!"
>Turn invisible if we can, and flop aside.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 11, 2015, 10:41:11 PM
>This is the time when one makes an witty comeback that humiliates the enemy with one's superior wit.
>"Butt!"
>Turn invisible if we can, and flop aside.


>As much as there are things you would want to do right now, you can't do anything anymore but helplessly convulse and spaz in agony on your back while spitting bubbly froth from your mouth. With that mishap with the bag, your pain has finally grown unbearable for your mind...
>The man reaches you in no time and ends his charge by kicking you in the head. A hideous cracking sound echoes inside your skull. The world fades into black...













































































>...Huh?
>...Oh. You must've been dreaming. Thank goodness. You were at home all along, sleeping in your grand old bed with Star and Luna snuggled up against your sides. But why does it kind of feel like they're not wearing their camisoles? You think you're wearing your dress too...
>And why is it so awfully dark in here? There should be at least some moonlight coming through the window. Your head feels like it has been used as a punching bag, too, for some reason. Are your eyes even open? Uh oh, is this what it means to drink yourself blind...?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 12, 2015, 01:33:05 AM
>Speak the language of the universe: Groan
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 12, 2015, 09:31:30 AM
>Speak the language of the universe: Groan

>Frustrated from straining to understand what's going on right now, you groan. Your voice sounds strangely muffled to you. Suddenly, you hear the sound of a door sliding open, even though you're fairly sure your house has never had any sliding doors. Did Star make one yesterday? And how can there be any doors sliding open if all three of you are in bed?

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 12, 2015, 09:33:43 AM
>Try to look toward the sound.
>If it is still dark, let's create a nice burst of light!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 12, 2015, 10:23:23 AM
>Try to look toward the sound.
>If it is still dark, let's create a nice burst of light!

>You look to your side in the direction of the sound, but everything's still pitch black. It feels like there's a cloth over your eyes... and your mouth. In addition, your arms are behind your back and they won't budge. You're starting to feel rather unsettled...
>You attempt to generate some lighting with your power, but fail to do so. It appears that there's no sunlight in here.
>After the opening of the door, footsteps against a wooden floor soon follow.
>"Sup, Kimura! Early as usual, eh?", you hear a deep-voiced man greet somebody.
>"Maaan, it sure is hot today.", the voice of another man says.
>"Yeah. My shirt's practically sticking to me. And all I did was just walk over here from the tenements, heh!", the man with a deep voice says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 12, 2015, 10:36:15 AM
>"Why are you in my house!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 15, 2015, 09:50:54 PM
>"Why are you in my house!"

>You try to call out the trespassers, but the words leaving your mouth are unintelligible and quiet. You think you get now what's up with all this cloth business up in your face, you've been gagged and blindfolded! You listen as the voices of the men continue to casually converse.
>"So. You boys gonna go watch that thing in the evening? The contest, yeah."
>"I guess I could...", you hear the meek voice of a third man say.
>"Mm. I'm not so hot for drums, but I'll probably pay a small visit since that one ramen stand is likely to be there."
>"Oh yeah, that's right. Well, even if you two ain't plannin' goin', I'm still gonna be there. I did help with putting up that stage quite a bit after all, heh."
>"Aw come on Miura, not this again."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 15, 2015, 10:09:09 PM
>How are our arms and hands doing?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 15, 2015, 10:39:43 PM
>How are our arms and hands doing?

>You can't move your arms, they're tied behind your back. Your hands are bound together by the wrists, and the material of your restraints feels like some good old rope to you.
>"Oi, Kimura, whatcha readin' anyway?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 15, 2015, 11:10:17 PM
>Let's try to fumble that off.
>Failing that, let's make Luna do it.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 16, 2015, 10:42:28 AM
>Let's try to fumble that off.
>Failing that, let's make Luna do it.

>Hoping that your wrists have been tied up incredibly shoddily, you try brute forcing your restraints off your hands with your fairy non-strength. Try as you might, you don't feel the rope giving you any slack at all.
>How will you make Luna do this?
>"Vagabond? Sweet, now that's what I'm talkin' about! I'm gonna take a look too."
>You feel something nudge slightly against your right side, before you hear a silent groan. That sounds like Star... You think she just woke up too.


>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 16, 2015, 11:01:30 AM
>Let's make her fix this, then. Get our wrists close to her.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 16, 2015, 11:35:46 AM
>Let's make her fix this, then. Get our wrists close to her.

>You lean against who you think is Luna and try to angle your wrists as close as possible to where you think Star's hands are right now. You feel her tiny fingertips touch your hand. Star mumbles in confusion, before mumbling something close to an understanding ooohhh. You feel Star's hand work up its way to your wrists where it starts swiftly undoing the rope. Soon enough, you think your restraints have become loose enough for you to wrestle your hands off them.
>The deep-voiced man suddenly erupts into laughter.
>"Ahaha! Koji, get over here! You gotta read this one!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 16, 2015, 11:51:15 AM
>Free hands, then uncover our face and mouth.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 16, 2015, 08:26:36 PM
>Free hands, then uncover our face and mouth.

>Now that Star has tampered with the rope, you try forcing it off your hands again. The rope slides off your wrists effortlessly and your hands and arms are free once again. After removing the blindfold over your eyes and the gag from your mouth as well, you still can't make out a single thing in the darkness. It doesn't help much that you know that your night vision is dreadful. However, with the top of your hair brushing against a hard and flat surface above you, and with your back and shins pressed against similar surfaces on their respective sides, you can judge with your sense of touch alone that you're sitting in a place that is likely a some kind of a container large enough to fit you, Star and Luna in it.
>Star emits an impatient whine and nudges against you with her shoulder.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 16, 2015, 09:03:47 PM
>Oh right. Let's get Star freed up.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 17, 2015, 07:56:54 AM
>Oh right. Let's get Star freed up.

>You start by ridding Star of her blindfold and gag too.
>"Wait, Sunny...? You're alive?", Star whispers forcefully.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 17, 2015, 08:34:02 AM
>"Yup!"
>Let's help out Luna.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 17, 2015, 10:10:47 AM
>"Yup!"
>Let's help out Luna.

>"But that guy kicked you in the head...", whispers Star.
>While you're untying Star's ropes, she suddenly starts trembling and giggling noisily as if you're tickling her. She's not noisy enough for her voice to not be drowned out by the men bursting in laughter again, however:
>"Pffftt, hahaha! 'I lean to the right', huh. Okay, I agree, that's a pretty good one."
>Star finally quiets up and settles down after the rope drops off her wrists.
>"That tickled, heehee...", Star whispers.
>You feel for Luna's head in the darkness and then ungag her and remove her blindfold. She seems unresponsive.
>"Is Luna all right?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 17, 2015, 10:44:53 AM
>Prod Luna. "Hey, wake up dummy."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 20, 2015, 10:42:07 AM
>Prod Luna. "Hey, wake up dummy."

>Luna is unresponsive to your proddings.
>"Hey, how're you feeling anyway, Sunny?", asks Star. She places her hand on your forehead like she's checking for a temperature.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 20, 2015, 10:45:37 AM
>"Really annoyed!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 20, 2015, 10:53:11 AM
>"Really annoyed!"

>"Oh my.", whispers Star, "Can we get out then? It's really stuffy in here."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 20, 2015, 11:03:58 AM
>"Once we get Luna up."
>Prod her some. "Hey Luna, it's time to go."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 20, 2015, 11:13:27 AM
>"Once we get Luna up."
>Prod her some. "Hey Luna, it's time to go."

>Luna utters a soft murmur as you prod her this time. You think she might just be waking up today.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 20, 2015, 01:01:42 PM
"Hey c'mon, we need to get out of here."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 21, 2015, 09:53:25 PM
"Hey c'mon, we need to get out of here."

>As you continue with your effort to drag Luna back into the world of not-sleeping, she suddenly jolts awake with a startled gasp.
>"S-Sunny? Star?", quavers Luna.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 21, 2015, 11:17:50 PM
>"Yeah! You okay?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 23, 2015, 06:48:02 AM
>"Yeah! You okay?"

>"Uuh... I'm dizzy..."
>Luna leans her head against your shoulder and gives you an awkward one-armed hug, since you're side-by-side in a rather cramped place.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 23, 2015, 06:57:38 AM
>Put a steadying arm around her.
>"Okay, once you're a little good, we need to get out of here."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 24, 2015, 11:53:13 AM
>Put a steadying arm around her.
>"Okay, once you're a little good, we need to get out of here."

>You wrap an arm around Luna and return the hug as well as you can in this confined space. An awkward half-hug is as good as a real one after getting thrashed around like that.
>After sniffling for a bit against your shoulder, Luna stops clinging onto you and withdraws her arm back to her side.
>"... Um, where are we?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 03:02:22 AM
>"I 'unno, somewhere."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 25, 2015, 09:42:15 AM
>"I 'unno, somewhere."

>"I think we're in a box.", says Star.
>"A box...? Did... did we get kidnapped!?" Luna jolts in shock. "But, but you can't kidnap fairies! We gotta tell R--"
>"Huh? Did you say somethin', Kimura?"
>"What? No...?"
>You hear Luna slap herself, probably to cover her big mouth. She raised her voice enough to make the deep-voiced man alert, it seems.
>"Um, a-are those bad guys?", Luna asks very quietly.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 10:14:08 AM
>"Yup. Probably gonna hafta scare 'em off."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 25, 2015, 10:58:02 AM
>"Yup. Probably gonna hafta scare 'em off."

>"Meh, coulda sworn I heard somethin'. The heat's makin' me crazy."
>"Okay...", says Luna, "But how do we get out of this box?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 11:30:25 AM
>Quietly: "Kick it open? Or maybe yell at 'em to let us out?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 25, 2015, 11:43:16 AM
>Quietly: "Kick it open? Or maybe yell at 'em to let us out?"


>"I like that second one.", says Star.
>"Uh, what? But if they're bad guys, we can't just ask them to let us out?"
>"It kinda sounds like they don't even know we're here. Maybe they're not bad guys after all? Sunny, just ask them to let us out."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 11:48:59 AM
>"Hey! Let us out!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 25, 2015, 11:53:11 AM
>"Hey! Let us out!"

>"Fah!?", you hear the second man's voice utter in surprise.
>"What the hell? Who's there!?", the deep-voiced man calls.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 12:00:05 PM
>Kick something.
>"Let us out already!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 25, 2015, 12:27:28 PM
>Kick something.
>"Let us out already!"

>You kick against the inside of the box, but it wasn't a very satisfying kick. There's just not enough room for your legs here for a good kick.
>"Hold on guys, I'm gonna go check that."
>"Wait! Don't go! What if it's a youkai?"
>"A youkai? Don't spout dumb shit Kimura, that sounded like a damn child to my ear!"
>You hear footsteps approach you and another door closer to your position slide open. Were those guys in another room?
>"Where are you?", the deep-voiced man says.
>"We're stuffed in a box! Help us!", Star says.
>"The hell? How many are there of you?"
>"Who cares, get us out already!"
>"'Kay, keep it cool, lemme find somethin' to bust that crate open with."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 25, 2015, 12:44:33 PM
>"Just open the crate, don't bust it we're in here!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on June 26, 2015, 10:01:10 AM
>"Just open the crate, don't bust it we're in here!"

>"Oh yeah. S'pose I could try that first."
>You hear the footsteps close in right next to you. A moment later, you hear the man make a deep guttural grunt, but the box doesn't open up.
>"Well this ain't gonna work. This thing's sealed hella tight." The man sighs. "Yo, Koji! Go borrow a prybar from the smithy!"
>"'Kay!", the Koji person says, before you hear him sprint out.
>"Smithy? Um, are we in the village, mister?", Luna asks.
>"Yeah, you sure are. So, who did this to you, kids?" You hear the deep-voiced man crackle his knuckles. "'Cause I kinda wanna know what kinda weirdo stuffs kids in a box and puts the box in the storage room of a karate club."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on June 26, 2015, 10:31:08 AM
>"Some guy whose suit looks like poop!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 07, 2015, 12:09:38 PM
>"Some guy whose suit looks like poop!"

>"A suit? Uhhh..."
>"Um, that's the fancy thing with long pants, coat and a necktie, right?", the other man asks.
>"Yes, that's the thing!", says Luna.
>"I saw Mister Tanioka leaving through the front door wearing that when I came here..."
>"Huh? Did you ask what he was doin' in here?", says the deep-voiced man, "Thought he didn't care about karate."
>"No, I didn't want to bother him, he didn't look like he was in a good mood..."
>"When'd he even get this suit thing? You sure this was Tanioka?"
>"That was definitely him. I don't think I'm mistaking him here, the only other time I've seen a suit was at that youkai clothier's shop."
>"You saying he would do this kinda thing? Not buying it."
>Beat.
>"So, uh, anything else you can tell about this guy, kids? Like how tall he was or somethin'?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 08, 2015, 06:54:36 AM
>"You're all too tall."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 08, 2015, 07:48:36 AM
>"You're all too tall."

>"Ah what the hell, we're just trying to help you, kids."
>"We're not kids, we'remmfgh--"
>You feel Star lean over you, to silence Luna with her hand, from the sounds of it.
>"Shhhh! If we tell them we're fairies, they might not let us out!", whispers Star.
>The deep-voiced man makes an annoyed grunt. Suddenly, you hear somebody enter the building with running steps.
>"I'm back!", you hear the third man who left announce. That was really fast. "Here you go, Miura."
>"Thanks. Alright kids, you might wanna cover your ears now."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 08, 2015, 07:56:43 AM
>Cover out ears, and ponder how they haven't seen any of our wings.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 08, 2015, 09:12:49 AM
>Cover out ears, and ponder how they haven't seen any of our wings.


>You're inside a box and your wings, while they aren't connected to your back, don't go through things like ghosts do. Unless if they can somehow see through the box, you don't think they know you have wings.
>You shield your ears from any possible deafening noises that might start echoing inside the box when the man starts opening the box with his tool.
>"Why?", Luna asks, before you hear a horrible wooden creak. Even though you've covered your ears, the noise is almost amplified enough inside this box to hurt your ears. Then there's a loud bang, and the top of the crate goes flying off. Markedly less stagnant air and sweet sunlight fill the box, giving back you your eyesight that you've missed. It's yet an another great thing about being the sunlight fairy, you won't get blinded when coming back into the light out of a dark place.
>"There we go."
>You look up and are greeted by the face of a bald man. Well, not completely bald. He's got that thing where he's got a extremely fine layer of hair on his head, but he might as well be called bald since that doesn't count as real hair.
>"Wait, wings..?", the deep-voiced man says with a mildly surprised face, "Hey, you ain't kids, you're faeries!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 08, 2015, 09:18:56 AM
>"The best faeries! And thanks for opening that up."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 08, 2015, 09:38:12 AM
>"The best faeries! And thanks for opening that up."

>"Uh, no sweat, but you three gonna get out of that box?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 08, 2015, 10:08:38 AM
>"Well you're the one that was talking to us, I was just answering..."
>Extricate self.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 08, 2015, 01:17:48 PM
>"Well you're the one that was talking to us, I was just answering..."
>Extricate self.

>You clamber out of the box along with Star and Luna, into what appears to be a small storage room, though the only things that seem to be stored here in addition to the box you were trapped in are some ladles, a teapot, kettles and a couple other odd cooking vessels that you can't identify. The bald man, still holding on to the metal bar with a crooked end that he used to free you, stands next to a young man who has a bit of stubble on his chin and very conspicuous eyebrows. Through the open sliding door, you see a gangly young man sitting on the floor reading a comic book in a slightly larger room. Judging by the items in this room, this seems more like a some kind of a tea house than a "karate club" to you.
>"So, uh, how'd yalls three even got caught? That's what I really wanna know."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 09, 2015, 12:21:58 AM
>"We got hurt, and he caught us..."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 09, 2015, 02:43:58 PM
>"We got hurt, and he caught us..."

>"So that's why it looks like you all got a real drubbing, huh.", says the bald man. "Now how'd you get hurt in the first place?"
>"We were just trying out this cart we found in a forest, when that guy jumped in front of us out of nowhere and we crashed into him. Then he hurt us again even though we already got hurt by the crash...", says Star.
>"Uhhh, a cart?" The bald man raises an eyebrow. "'Kay then, think I get now why that guy wanted you locked in a box. He coulda died if you hit him with a goddamn cart."
>"It wasn't a big cart, he didn't even get hurt like we did..." Star puts a finger to her chin in contemplation. "Well... maybe he did hurt his head. He was calling Sunny a doggy for some reason. And you need to hurt your head pretty bad if you think its okay to tie us up and put us in a box."
>"Uh-huh. Wait, what? You were tied up? In that box?"
>Star nods, while Luna reaches back in the box over its edge and pulls out the ropes and cloth blindfolds and gags to present them to the bald man. He and his friend both stare at your former constraints in disbelief.
>"Well then... Sorry, but now I kinda wanna know somethin' again."
>The bald man's gaze wanders for a while around the room, before he makes eye contact with you again with a sharp exhale.
>"Did that guy do something, uhhh... weird, to you?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 09, 2015, 05:21:51 PM
>"He tried to make me fetch some stupid things and threatened Luna, even though we were hurt!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on July 10, 2015, 01:05:55 AM
> Grin smugly.
> "But I showed him. I broke his stupid stuff."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 10, 2015, 08:30:51 PM
>"He tried to make me fetch some stupid things and threatened Luna, even though we were hurt!"

>"Eh, that's not quite what I was gettin' at there."
>"That's not weird enough already?", says Luna.
>"No, I mean, did he, uhhh..."
>While he tries to find the right words, the other man puts a hand on his shoulder.
>"Come on Miura, you don't need to worry about that. They're faeries, they'll be all right."
>"Well, yeah..." The bald man nods slowly, before shooting a nasty glare back at his friend. "... 'cept that's just a bad excuse for him to keep bein' fucked up in the head if he did somethin', if ya ask me."


> Grin smugly.
> "But I showed him. I broke his stupid stuff."

>You allow yourself to have a little smug grin - you did sort of manage to get back at that guy on the spot there before he knocked you out.
>"Huh? What stuff?", the bald man asks.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on July 10, 2015, 10:16:17 PM
"I dunno, he had a lot of bags full of things."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on July 11, 2015, 01:42:13 AM
> "Lots of different stuff, though, cause one of 'em didn't break like the other one when I tried smashing it."
> Wince at memory of pain when you tried elbowing the second one.
> "Anyway, after that the mean guy caught me and kicked me in the head and it REALLY HURT, and then...and then we were in this box. And that's it."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 16, 2015, 10:06:36 PM
"I dunno, he had a lot of bags full of things."
> "Lots of different stuff, though, cause one of 'em didn't break like the other one when I tried smashing it."
> Wince at memory of pain when you tried elbowing the second one.
> "Anyway, after that the mean guy caught me and kicked me in the head and it REALLY HURT, and then...and then we were in this box. And that's it."

>You tell the men about the bags and summarize the last bits you recall of your struggle with the man in tan before you were knocked out cold. And you wince. That was the least fun you've had hitting your funny bone.
>"Sunny... and Luna." The bald man scratches his chin in thought. "Those names you got there?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: O4rfish on July 17, 2015, 04:20:38 AM
>"I'm Sunny Milk, she's Luna Child, and she's Star Sapphire. Who are you?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 20, 2015, 10:03:35 PM
>"I'm Sunny Milk, she's Luna Child, and she's Star Sapphire. Who are you?"

>"Guess you ain't just any faeries after all." The bald man chuckles. "Well, I'm Miura, this is Koji, and that guy there's Kimura. And this place's the Verisimilitude Karate Club. And if my buddy right there really saw who he thought he saw, it looks like y'all ran into Tanioka. He's the guy who owns our house."
>Miura stares at the crooked metal rod in his hand for a moment, looking unsure why he's still holding on to it, before he props it against the opened crate with a shrug.
>"So what now? You want us to chase you out like you did somethin' or what?", Miura says, grinning.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2015, 04:30:41 AM
>"Oh, that sounds fun. What do we win if you don't catch us?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 29, 2015, 04:29:52 PM
>"Oh, that sounds fun. What do we win if you don't catch us?"

>"Eh? I didn't mean for real..."
>Miura tugs the open front of his kimono open a little more.
>"...but I'm getting real tired of all this waitin' around in this heat. So sure. Uh, so what do you get if you win..?"
>Miura scratches his temple with a slightly puzzled look.
>"Well, there's that teahouse next door. How's some candy sound if you win, eh?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 30, 2015, 03:03:50 PM
>"Deal!"
>Out of the box, gogogo!
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 31, 2015, 12:54:37 AM
>"Deal!"
>Out of the box, gogogo!

>"Ooh!" Star gasps in amazement. "I was thinking that maybe we should just go home, but that is a most splendid prize!"
>Miura laughs. "Gotta say, y--wait, where you goin'!"
>Forgetting in your excitement that you haven't actually been in a box for a while now, you vault over the edge of an imaginary box and dart into the bigger room where Kimura is sitting. You hear Miura immediately calling you back.
>"Oi, don't run yet! You gotta hear the rules first!"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2015, 04:44:41 PM
>Pause.
>"Awww, no fair!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on July 31, 2015, 10:03:28 PM
>Pause.
>"Awww, no fair!"

>Star suppresses a giggle at your false start.
>"Sheez, we ain't even got our shoes on yet.", Miura says, pointing at his and Koji's bare feet.
>"'Do we really need to be running now while it's so awfully hot out there? We'll be exhausted and drenched before we've even warmed up for today's practise.", says Koji.
>"Come on Koji, you know how it is. You gotta get fresh air and all that. And hell, maybe we'll run into Tanioka out there so he can set us straight."
>Miura looks back to you.
>"All right. The rules. No flying. And we're gonna start from the porch. Got it?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2015, 02:21:02 AM
>"How about this? You don't get to fly. because you got those super long weird legs and stuff."
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 07, 2015, 09:09:11 PM
>"How about this? You don't get to fly. Because you got those super long weird legs and stuff."

>"I guess we kinda got the longer pace, huh..."
>Miura groans.
>"'Kay, you can fly on ground, but don't you even think 'bout flyin' up on a roof or somewhere. How's that sound?"

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on August 11, 2015, 08:22:15 AM
> "Sounds great!"
> Huff impatiently.
> "So are there any other dumb rules or can we just goooo!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 11, 2015, 08:32:01 PM
> "Sounds great!"
> Huff impatiently.
> "So are there any other dumb rules or can we just goooo!"

>"We'll allow them to fly?" Koji frowns. "How is that supposed to be fair?"
>"Only on ground. The red one's right, they ain't gonna be gettin' anywhere with those little faerie legs if we don't let 'em fly.", says Miura.
>"So they'll lose if they try to fly up and away? I guess that's a bit more fair..."
>Star giggles. "Oh, but we won't need to fly away to defeat you."
>You huff impatiently. This whole thing could use some starting already.
>Miura shakes head.
>"Got nothin' else. I'm gonna go to the porch now to slip in my shoes and get ready."
>After that, Miura walks out of the storage room into the larger room. Koji alternates looks between him and you for a moment, as if expecting you to go first for some reason, before following after him.
>"You're comin' too, Kimura. There's three of 'em to catch.", Miura says as he passes by the sitting and reading Kimura on his way out to the porch. Kimura stuffs his comic book into his field clothes with a sigh, then stands up and follows after Miura and Koji.
>Soon enough, the three men disappear behind the corner and presumably walk out to the porch of the building, leaving you in the storage room with Star and Luna.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2015, 09:59:22 PM
>"Okay, so what we need to do is scatter up, until-Oh wait, should we just hide?"

>_

Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 12, 2015, 07:15:06 PM
>"Okay, so what we need to do is scatter up, until-Oh wait, should we just hide?"

>"Hmm... Ah, I know!"
>Star grabs on your hands excitedly.
>"Let's find a crowd to hide in! If you use make us un-visible in one, they'll give up when they think they've lost us in the crowd."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on August 12, 2015, 07:52:03 PM
> "Whoa, nice thinking, Star! We are really good at getting lost."
> Start heading out.
> "Come on, guys! We gotta find ourselves a crowd!"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 13, 2015, 05:30:45 AM
> "Whoa, nice thinking, Star! We are really good at getting lost."
> Start heading out.
> "Come on, guys! We gotta find ourselves a crowd!"

>Star giggles and claps happily with your hands before letting go.
>"Are you sure we will find a crowd? There's never any when I'm here...", says a cross-armed Luna. "Couldn't we just have Sunny make us invisible around a corner instead?"
>"Well, you only visit the village during the nights, don't you? It isn't a very good time to find crowds of humies.", Star says, "And if we just suddenly disappear behind a corner, then they might think we're cheating! That's why we should go un-visible in a crowd instead."
>"Isn't this cheating anyway...?"
>After a proclamation of Star's idea, you start heading out. You pass through the bigger room into the front porch of Verisimilitude Karate Club, where the three men await you, finally shodden.
>"Shouldn't one of us stay here? Akiyoshi-sensei may arrive before we've caught the faeries...", Kimura says.
>"Nah. He's not gonna get here before us. We're gonna catch 'em in no time with three of us.", says Miura. He sees you coming out of the corner of his eye and promptly turns to face you.
>"Alright, you're all here. 'Kay, see these gates over there?"
>Miura points towards the two gates up ahead, one of them in a wall straight ahead, and one in a wall to the right. You appear to be in a walled-in garden of sorts. You see the facade of a row-house across a street through the front gate, but you can't tell what's beyond the right gate due to the angle and height of the walls.
>"When one of you goes through one of these gates, we're gonna start chasin' you."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on August 13, 2015, 10:30:31 PM
> Nod.
> "Got it."
> Head over to the right gate and peek out of it to survey the situation. Don't go through it yet, though.
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 19, 2015, 10:59:24 AM
> Nod.
> "Got it."
> Head over to the right gate and peek out of it to survey the situation. Don't go through it yet, though.

>You give your nods and reply, then leave to follow a path of stepping stones leading through the garden to the gate in the right wall.
>You lean around the gate to have a look around, and feel Star and Luna glue into your back as they attempt to do the same. Beyond the gate is another walled-in area, the yard of a solitary house to the right. A light blue, short, segmented curtain with indecipherable cursive calligraphy written on it hangs over its front doors. A gate in the wall opposite of the house leads out to the same street you saw through the other gate of the garden when you stood on the porch.
>"There's not too many paths to choose from here, is there?", says Star.
>"I think I've seen this place before...", Luna says.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2015, 11:34:01 AM
>"Really? When?"
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 19, 2015, 07:48:40 PM
>"Really? When?"

>"...One night, I guess?", says Luna.
>"Is this the place where you get coffee from?", Star asks.
>Luna gives the house a long, blank stare.
>"Ugh, I dunno... Things look so different when it's not night."

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: unofficialsofonisba on August 29, 2015, 12:38:32 AM
> Our power is bending sunlight, right? Are we capable of bending the light in such a way so that it looks like nighttime around the house?
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: Tapsa on August 30, 2015, 09:06:00 PM
> Our power is bending sunlight, right? Are we capable of bending the light in such a way so that it looks like nighttime around the house?

>You can, and it shouldn't prove a difficult thing to do for just an area of this size.

>_
Title: Re: Three Fairies Quest
Post by: the old guy on February 07, 2016, 10:45:07 PM
>Resurrect this game
>Cloak the area in darkness.