Satori Quest II - Earth Spirit Festival

[Nekomata-chan]

>Chuckle. "You have to admire her initiative though."
>"Alright everyone, this meeting's been called to decide something rather important for the festival. The exact schedules of all the events. I have already decided that the concerts from the Prismriver Sisters, should we succeed in hiring them, will occur on the first, fourth, and final days."

>Everyone nods.
>Yuuka raises her hand briefly, "I think the Battle Festa and Danmaku Contest should be maybe on the third and fifth days. It'll give everyone a day or two to find their bearings and get used to where they are, and then they have a day to wind down before the hype of the second contest."
>Patchouli nods, "Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Did you say there was a fashion contest? I think that would do well to be quite early on..."

[Hanzo K.]

>"I was actually planning for the Battle Festa to last the entire festival, save for the first day, due to the number of entrants. But yes, having the Fashion Contest early on works, let's set that on the first day, during the evening."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"I was actually planning for the Battle Festa to last the entire festival, save for the first day, due to the number of entrants. But yes, having the Fashion Contest early on works, let's set that on the first day, during the evening."

>Yuuka nods, "That sounds better, actually. It'll give competitors a chance if they can't make it all week."

>Aya continues scrawling, "Fashion contest... day one... evening... Battle Festa... all days... except day 1. Sorted."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "And the Battle Festa should probably go from 2 PM to 8 PM, which leaves 7AM to 12PM, and 1PM to 2PM free for other events. 12PM to 1PM should probably be a lull point in scheduling, to give the attendants ample time to rest."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Nod. "And the Battle Festa should probably go from 2 PM to 8 PM, which leaves 7AM to 12PM, and 1PM to 2PM free for other events. 12PM to 1PM should probably be a lull point in scheduling, to give the attendants ample time to rest."

>Everyone nods in agreement.
>Aya keeps on scribbling. Her tongue pokes out with the sheer amount of concentration.
>Yuuka smiles, "That 12pm to 1pm lull point would be a good lunch break for the attendants~"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Exactly. That should give everyone free time to rest, and have lunch."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Smirk. "Exactly. That should give everyone free time to rest, and have lunch."

>Patchouli nods, smiling, "Because it would be detrimental to the quality of the contests if any of the participants were tired and hungry."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "That, and the attendants will need time to rest as well."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Nod. "That, and the attendants will need time to rest as well."

>Yuuka grins, "Can't have anyone forfeiting from exhaustion halfway through~"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Precisely. It's not just for the good of those participating, but those watching as well."
>"At any rate, I believe we've settled the more important events. Now if some of the locations in the city proper wish to host events, such as coking contests, eating contests, and so on, it would be child's play to figure out when to have them."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Precisely. It's not just for the good of those participating, but those watching as well."
>"At any rate, I believe we've settled the more important events. Now if some of the locations in the city proper wish to host events, such as coking contests, eating contests, and so on, it would be child's play to figure out when to have them."

>Suika raises her hand, "I know someone that can arrange an eating contest! And a cooking contest, for that matter..."
>Yuuka grins, "It would be fun to see just who in Gensokyo has the biggest stomach... apart from Yuyuko."

[Hanzo K.]

>Giggle. "That would be rather amusing. But what should be the subject of the eating contests I wonder?"

[Nekomata-chan]

>Giggle. "That would be rather amusing. But what should be the subject of the eating contests I wonder?"

>Suika raises her hand, "The spiciest food in the Underground! Let's see just how tolerant Gensokyo is of the hottest fires that the tongue can meet!"

>Reimu blinks, "Since when was Suika so interested in eating contests? She hasn't mentioned drinking contests in a while."
>Marisa yelps, jokingly, "She's sobering up!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Fistpalm. "Capital idea!"
>Smirk. "Perhaps she should be sober more often then, if she's going to provide such useful ideas."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Fistpalm. "Capital idea!"
>Smirk. "Perhaps she should be sober more often then, if she's going to provide such useful ideas."

>Reimu and Marisa both turn away and giggle.
>"Suika gets crabby when she's sober..." Marisa smirks, "...so..."
>Reimu laughs louder, "...It'll just be funny to see how long she lasts!"

>Suika waves her sake gourd around before downing around her own body weight's worth of sake in a single gulp, "What was that about me being sober~?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a little. "Since you seemed to be getting sober, and you provided such a good idea, it's a logical conclusion that the more sober you are, the better ideas you'll provide."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Chuckle a little. "Since you seemed to be getting sober, and you provided such a good idea, it's a logical conclusion that the more sober you are, the better ideas you'll provide."

>Suika, tiptoeing over to you to be at a remotely similar height, puts her arm around your shoulder, "Now, now, being sober isn't fun. At least when I'm drunk, my ideas are fun! When I'm fully sober... ergh, not pretty. Hangovers on this amount of booze would be enough to knock even the most stoic of Youkai into shrieks of pain. Headaches... oh, the headaches. Ask Yuugi about 'em, she once had a massive one about two months ago. Painful, it was!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "You could ease into it. But I suppose that would be your call."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Sigh. "You could ease into it. But I suppose that would be your call."

>Suika shrugs and downs yet another litre or so of sake.
>"Think I'll pass on that one," she grins, "But thanks for the heads-up."

[Hanzo K.]

>Blink a few times. "I'll never figure out where you Oni put it all."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Blink a few times. "I'll never figure out where you Oni put it all."

>Suika laughs.
>"Neither will I. I think the only time I'll ever figure out how we manage is if one day all the sake runs dry. Now that would be a disaster! More so than an earthquake, 'cos we'd probably cause one!"

>Reimu folds her arms, frowning.
>"Suika, you will never run out of sake. And neither will anybody else. Do you know why? Because I will not allow another damned earthquake to happen on my watch. If that means you have to wait until I die, so be it, but at least I wouldn't be lumbered with solving everything again."

[Hanzo K.]

>Fix Reimu with a stare. "Now now, must I cool your head for you? I understand that you dislike being the one called on to resolve things, but consider that you're one of the reliable few who can."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Fix Reimu with a stare. "Now now, must I cool your head for you? I understand that you dislike being the one called on to resolve things, but consider that you're one of the reliable few who can."

>Reimu simmers down reluctantly.
>"I know, I know... I just don't want another earthquake, is all.."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, if I'm not mistaken, you already know means to avert those."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"Well, if I'm not mistaken, you already know means to avert those."

>Reimu grins.
>"Yeah, keep Suika drunk."

>Marisa laughs. So does Suika. Nobody else does so much as giggle.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I was referring to that celestial and her keystones."

[Nekomata-chan]

>"I was referring to that celestial and her keystones."

>Reimu nods.
>"I know. Just wanted to make a joke to lighten the mood."

>In the awkward silence, Reimu shuffles to the back of the crowd.
>Yukari sighs, whispering to Reimu, "That was pitiful."
>Reimu frowns, "I'd have loved to see you do better."
>"Eh... she probably could." Marisa snickers.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh a bit. Some humans have a poor sense of humor. Perhaps that why she always resorts to danmaku to solve every problem she has?
>"At any rate, we should wrap things up, and finish preparations for the festival."

[Nekomata-chan]

>Sigh a bit. Some humans have a poor sense of humor. Perhaps that why she always resorts to danmaku to solve every problem she has?

>That seems plausible. Maybe having to deal with every problem thrown at her has killed any remaining sense of humour left in her.

>"At any rate, we should wrap things up, and finish preparations for the festival."

>Suika grins, still drinking, "What else is there? We've got timings down, and invitations sent out..."
>Yukari thinks for a while, going quiet. "Hm.. I can't think of anything."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Alright then, it seems the only thing left to do is see about hiring the Prismrivers to perform."