Satori Quest - Day in the Life

[Nekomata-chan]

>Chuckle a bit, with our head leaned back, and one hand over our face, but leaving the mouth visible.
>"Hahahaa...It's been a long time since I've actually gotten into a battle like this, I don't usually get this fired up...!"
>Rapidfire Lasers! Pull out some familiars to help out if we have to!

>You rapidly fire the lasers at Luna, and she weaves in between the lasers.
>One thing you note is... both of her hands are behind her back. You can't actually figure out what she's hiding, if she is hiding anything.

>She keeps getting dangerously close to you, but before she can pull out whatever attack she's... planning... she gets pushed back by the lasers.

[Hanzo K.]

>We can always have the place repaired later, so there's no problem with using this card. Besides, she left an opening for us!
>"You left an opening for this! Recollection: Master Spark!"

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>How's the brandy doing?

[Nekomata-chan]

>We can always have the place repaired later, so there's no problem with using this card. Besides, she left an opening for us!
>"You left an opening for this! Recollection: Master Spark!"

>Marisa quickly looks up, "Hey, that's mine!!"
>Reimu facepalms, "You stole from her earlier, Marisa, don't be hypocritical."

>The laser charges for about a second, and just before it fires, Luna flips over and reveals what she had in her hands.

>A laser of her own.

>She fires it, and the two lasers collide. They push against each other for ages in a rainbow-coloured one-upsmanship battle for laser-supremacy.

>How's the brandy doing?

>It's going better than you expected - you still haven't spilt anything.

[Hanzo K.]

>Oh-ho? Well done little fairy. She definitely passes.
>Well, let's see whose laser runs out of juice first!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Oh-ho? Well done little fairy. She definitely passes.
>Well, let's see whose laser runs out of juice first!

>The laser-battle carries on for a while... a little longer than you thought Master Spark could last.
>Then, to possibly end it... your recollected Master Spark runs out first, and she cuts off her laser as it finishes...
>...but a small bit of her own laser manages to carry on and grazes your shoulder.

>Star and Sunny cheer from the ground.
>Marisa, Reimu, Yukari and Yuugi all clap from the ground also.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Well done."
>Time to land, and finish off the brandy for good measure.
>"Alright, you pass. A certain someone you three already know has already passed this same test, and she will be attending as a participant in the Battle Festa. As will the three of you. The Festival itself will happen in precisely nine days from now, so I expect you three to show up for it. It wouldn't do for that certain someone to win on a technicality would it?"
>Pause. "Oh, word of advice. Don't try to squeeze through small crevices on your way here, you'll get stuck."
>"Hmm....who to test next...?"


(The line about Luna being warned to not try to slip through things is a reference to this video, I thought it'd be nice to toss in a reference to one of my favored GFW remixes.)

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Well done."
>Time to land, and finish off the brandy for good measure.
>"Alright, you pass. A certain someone you three already know has already passed this same test, and she will be attending as a participant in the Battle Festa. As will the three of you. The Festival itself will happen in precisely nine days from now, so I expect you three to show up for it. It wouldn't do for that certain someone to win on a technicality would it?"

>Luna floats down to her companions, and the three of them hi-five in excitement.
>Star salutes, "We'll be here!!"

>Pause. "Oh, word of advice. Don't try to squeeze through small crevices on your way here, you'll get stuck."
>"Hmm....who to test next...?"

>Luna blushes, "Tch... okay, thanks for the... advice..."

>Yukari giggles, "I know a certain someone that you may want to test~!"

(I got the reference anyway - it was quite a long laugh, actually. I do love that song, though.)

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh, and Sunny? Work on controlling that temper of yours, I know it's a fairy thing to be headstrong, but there's a fine line between being gutsy, and just plain recklessness. Your friend Luna here demonstrated a rather good example of how to be determined, but without being reckless."
>Glance at Yukari. "Oh? I was going to test the last one of the five I had planned, but if you have ideas, then I'm open to suggestions."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Oh, and Sunny? Work on controlling that temper of yours, I know it's a fairy thing to be headstrong, but there's a fine line between being gutsy, and just plain recklessness. Your friend Luna here demonstrated a rather good example of how to be determined, but without being reckless."

>Sunny pouts, "Um, okay..."

>Glance at Yukari. "Oh? I was going to test the last one of the five I had planned, but if you have ideas, then I'm open to suggestions."

>Yukari grins, "Oh, I was thinking those from the Scarlet Devil Mansion. A little birdy-gap told me that you visited there, and something happened with Patchouli involving a spell that would harm you if you read her mind~!"
>Marisa gulps, "I don't think Patchy would be too happy seeing me. I tried to visit her again yesterday... didn't go too well."
>She rubs her back, as if nursing a wound, "Sakuya over-reacts at everything..."

[Hanzo K.]

>Slight smile. "It takes time, you'll get it eventually."
>"Hmm...Just leave Miss Knowledge out of it, I hear she's not a combative sort anyways. Besides, she's the one with the spell. For now, just bring Miss Scarlet, I think she'll be quite surprised and interested to hear what I have to say. Perhaps we can even hammer things out over tea."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Slight smile. "It takes time, you'll get it eventually."
>"Hmm...Just leave Miss Knowledge out of it, I hear she's not a combative sort anyways. Besides, she's the one with the spell. For now, just bring Miss Scarlet, I think she'll be quite surprised and interested to hear what I have to say. Perhaps we can even hammer things out over tea."

>Yukari grins, and opens a large gap in the centre of the room.

>Out of it tumbles Remilia Scarlet herself.
>She gets up and dusts herself off, "I must have dozed off... either that or something bizarre happened."

>Reimu facepalms, "Yukari, have you ever heard of waiting?"
>Yukari thinks for a while, then smiles, "Of course! I just don't do it often!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Bow politely, with just a hint of a superior smirk. And be sure to really lay on the charisma! "Welcome to Chireiden...Remilia Scarlet. You are now in my abode, so it seems the tables have turned from before, haven't they?"
>Flippant wave. "But at any rate, I have a proposal for you now.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Bow politely, with just a hint of a superior smirk. And be sure to really lay on the charisma! "Welcome to Chireiden...Remilia Scarlet. You are now in my abode, so it seems the tables have turned from before, haven't they?"

>Remilia growls quietly, "I am not entirely impressed. The tables never turn. It's fate that turns!"

>Flippant wave. "But at any rate, I have a proposal for you now.

>Remilia smirks, "Finally agreed to my request? Or something else? Do elaborate~!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "It isn't your request, but I daresay it's not entirely different. In nine days from now, I will be hosting a seven-day-long festival. One of the highlights of said festival will be a Tournament that will be going for most of the Festival."
>Slight grin, plenty hammy. "For that purpose, I have chosen to test you, to see if you are worthy of participating."
>Let's see if we can scan her for some cards, but pull off if we start feeling like something's wrong.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "It isn't your request, but I daresay it's not entirely different. In nine days from now, I will be hosting a seven-day-long festival. One of the highlights of said festival will be a Tournament that will be going for most of the Festival."
>Slight grin, plenty hammy. "For that purpose, I have chosen to test you, to see if you are worthy of participating."

>Remilia grins, "Ah, I see. A test shan't be needed, for I am sure I already qualify!"

>Let's see if we can scan her for some cards, but pull off if we start feeling like something's wrong.

>You try and scan Remilia for some spellcards but you... can't read her mind at all. She seems to notice, and chuckles.
>"Ah, Patchouli's trusty mental block spell! She hooked me up with it a little while after you left, actually." Remilia smirks, "Don't worry, there is no danger for you. It seems she had yet to perfect the one she protected herself with from you, so she didn't want to risk it. How sweet, yes?"
>Remilia flies upwards, "So, Satori~! What are you going to do? You can't get any spellcards from me, so there is no test against myself! Bring it on, as they say~!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "I'll simply get them by other means, nothing can keep me from reclaiming and improving my collection."
>Bow, nice and sarcastically. "But at any rate, let the games begin!"
>Take off into the sky, and begin by setting up an even more complex web of lasers. Like the one we did before, but better!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "I'll simply get them by other means, nothing can keep me from reclaiming and improving my collection."

>Remilia smirks, "Good luck to you!"

>Bow, nice and sarcastically. "But at any rate, let the games begin!"
>Take off into the sky, and begin by setting up an even more complex web of lasers. Like the one we did before, but better!

>Remilia takes off into the sky with you, and is surrounded with your new-and-improved laser web.
>"Good move." she grins, "But not good enough!!"

>She twirls up at the ceiling and pushes off from it, flying towards you at breakneck speed ready to collide with you.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk, and dodge as best we can, then follow up with a point-blank barrage when she's in recovery!
>"You really need to work on how not to leave yourself open."
>See if we can scan Reimu's memories for Aya's cards, particularly Illusory Dominance. After all, it's how we got them the first time!
>Of course, while we're scanning the memories, see if we can get any cards used by the mansion's residents that she can recall.

(Silly remi, that happens to be one of my most-used moves in the fighters, so it stands to reason that I know it inside and out. And such a response is quite in-character for Satori.)

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk, and dodge as best we can, then follow up with a point-blank barrage when she's in recovery!
>"You really need to work on how not to leave yourself open."

>You dodge Remilia's attack with quite a lot of ease, and the point-blank barrage sends her spinning for a few seconds.

>See if we can scan Reimu's memories for Aya's cards, particularly Illusory Dominance. After all, it's how we got them the first time!
>Of course, while we're scanning the memories, see if we can get any cards used by the mansion's residents that she can recall.

>You scan Reimu's memories for Aya's spellcards, and receive...
-Illusionary Dominance
-Crossroad Sign: Saruta Cross
-Wind God: Storm Day
-Cork Sign: Terukini Throughout the World

>You manage to scan Remilia's mind, as her current state of disorientation left her mental block unstable temporarily.
>You receive from Sakuya:
-Eternal Meek
-Illusional Misdirection
-Killing Doll
>You receive from Flandre
-Maze of Love
-Cranberry Trap
-Starbow Break
>You receive from Patchouli
-Royal Flare
-Silent Selene

>Remilia recovers and her mental block reactivates, and you are pushed out before you can obtain any more spellcards.

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "That was rather fast, but you are certainly not the fastest I have seen. And this shall prove it to you, Recollection: Illusionary Dominance!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "That was rather fast, but you are certainly not the fastest I have seen. And this shall prove it to you, Recollection: Illusionary Dominance!"

>Remilia blinks, and flies backwards to the wall in front of you... bad choice, really.
>Illusionary Dominance activates, and you fly at a stupidly high speed around the room near the ceiling, showing lots of small bullets over Remilia.

>Remilia flies gracefully through the barrage, swooping from left to right. From above, you can see a small grin on her face.

[Hanzo K.]

>Heh, let's amp up the speed then! We'll continue on until it times out.

[Nekomata-chan]

>Heh, let's amp up the speed then! We'll continue on until it times out.

>You exaggerate the speed, and Remilia is pushed to her limit.

>Illusionary Dominance times out.
>Remilia flies up a fair distance in front of you, blowing a stray tuft of hair out of her face.
>"That was nothing!" she giggles, "What else do you have?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Well, I suppose that's to be expected of one of your status. But let's see how well you fare against these next cards, hmm? Recollection: Eternal Meek!"
>Fire it at full burst!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Well, I suppose that's to be expected of one of your status. But let's see how well you fare against these next cards, hmm? Recollection: Eternal Meek!"
>Fire it at full burst!

>Remilia lets out a small gasp - you caught her off guard.
>Eternal Meek activates and showers the room with large blue bullets.

>Remilia dodges them quite quickly, but erratically. She looks like she's concentrating but also having fun.

[Hanzo K.]

>Heh, let's hold it up until timeout then!

[Nekomata-chan]

>Heh, let's hold it up until timeout then!

>You keep up Eternal Meek, and Remilia seems to be rather adept at the dense bullets of varying speeds.

>Eternal Meek times out, and Remilia twirls around in front of you, before striking a rather sweet but sophisticated pose.
>"Aha!" she laughs, winking, "You think you are brilliant! Well, allow me to prove you wrong!!"

>She spawns five of her scarlet bat bullets and fires them quickly at you.

[Hanzo K.]

(Oh-ho? Servant Flier eh?)

>Well, we can handle this much, let's boost right through them!
>And then follow up with a spellcard! "Not bad, but can you handle this? Recollection: Royal Flare!"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Well, we can handle this much, let's boost right through them!
>And then follow up with a spellcard! "Not bad, but can you handle this? Recollection: Royal Flare!"

>You boost right through the bat bullets, which would probably not have hit you anyway.

>Royal Flare activates, and Remilia is pelted by the undulating waves of red/orange bullets.