Remilia Quest

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Indeed, I am Remilia Scarlet."
>Smirk a little. "And I must say, excellent choice of weapon. Far too few fellow practitioners of the Spear Arts in Gensokyo if you ask me."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "Indeed, I am Remilia Scarlet."
>Smirk a little. "And I must say, excellent choice of weapon. Far too few fellow practitioners of the Spear Arts in Gensokyo if you ask me."

>The multihaired youkai laughs a little sheepishly. "If you say so. I carry it more out of a sense of duty than actual desire to use it. I'm very happy to be in a world that has no almost need of weapons."
>"And I am Shou Toramaru."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "At any rate, did you have something to ask me about Envy? She was rather weak this time, but I think that her power may well vary based on the power of the one she is currently possessing."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "At any rate, did you have something to ask me about Envy? She was rather weak this time, but I think that her power may well vary based on the power of the one she is currently possessing."

>"Actually, I wanted to thank you, on behalf of the Myoren temple. You've probably heard this before, but it's our duty to help any and all youkai that need help. And for your help in that duty, you have our thanks."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "I may be considered a Devil, but that doesn't mean I'm not noble about it. After all, 'even evil has standards', as they say."
>"But aside from that, the other five will be troublesome sorts. Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Pride, Lust, and Wrath. These are the Seven Deadly Sins. Envy and Gluttony have already been dealt with, and Pride will be a troublesome one, as the proud are oft to be. Sloth, I don't think we'll need to worry about, unless it possesses the likes of Hakurei."

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk. "I may be considered a Devil, but that doesn't mean I'm not noble about it. After all, 'even evil has standards', as they say."
>"But aside from that, the other five will be troublesome sorts. Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Pride, Lust, and Wrath. These are the Seven Deadly Sins. Envy and Gluttony have already been dealt with, and Pride will be a troublesome one, as the proud are oft to be. Sloth, I don't think we'll need to worry about, unless it possesses the likes of Hakurei."

>Shou nods. "Knowing Nazrin, she'll have one of us head over to the Hakurei shrine. Unless you were planning to do that yourself?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "It would be best if we all went, on the off chance she has been possessed. Hakurei has proven to be quite a powerful foe, as all present know personally."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "It would be best if we all went, on the off chance she has been possessed. Hakurei has proven to be quite a powerful foe, as all present know personally."

>Shou looks over at the gathered youkai. "Even with Reimu's known power, I doubt it would take all of us to handle her. If she's even possessed at all."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, better to err on the side of caution. You don't get to be as old a Vampire as I am without being cautious."

[Oldmansour]

>"Well, better to err on the side of caution. You don't get to be as old a Vampire as I am without being cautious."

>Shou gives you a small warriors' grin. "I've been around a few years myself." Her expression becomes neutral again, then. "Though, I think I'll wait on Nazrin's analysis before deciding for myself. You could call her the tactician of our group."
>"Of course, there's nothing stopping you from heading there yourself, if you'd rather."

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk a little. "I much prefer to have things all planned out before acting. it's in my nature as a Vampire to hedge my bets. So let's see what your little friend has to say on things for now. I may be able to add to it if need be."
>Ramp up the smirk a bit. "Schemes and plots are something I rather enjoy after all."

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk a little. "I much prefer to have things all planned out before acting. it's in my nature as a Vampire to hedge my bets. So let's see what your little friend has to say on things for now. I may be able to add to it if need be."
>Ramp up the smirk a bit. "Schemes and plots are something I rather enjoy after all."

>"We prefer a more straight forward and honest approach to conflict ourselves, when they arise."
>Oy, the goody two-shoesness of this place is palpable.
>"But, we're also not in the habit of not listening to the other side of things. Otherwise, we wouldn't let Nue hang around."

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, we aren't one to refuse useful allies if they're needed. And with Hakurei being a liability, we need the muscle we can get.
>"At any rate, let's go see what she has in mind, shall we?"
>Let's head over to the rest of the group.

[Oldmansour]

>Well, we aren't one to refuse useful allies if they're needed. And with Hakurei being a liability, we need the muscle we can get.
>"At any rate, let's go see what she has in mind, shall we?"
>Let's head over to the rest of the group.

>Still concerned with the idea of battling with a possessed Reimu (which is quite a legitimate concern, all told), you and Shou rejoin the rest of the assembled youkai.
>"Let's cut right to the chase." the small mouse youkai. "We're dealing with no less than six figures at large in Gensokyo: the Cobalt Countess, and the remaining five of the seven sin youaki. At least, let's assume they're youkai for now. The Gluttony and Envy sins weren't all that difficult to defeat, but I don't think we should assume the others will be as easy."
>Nazrin turns her gaze on you. "Reisen shared your theories on where four out of five of those sins would be, but, did you have any guesses where Lust might find a host to its liking?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod thoughtfully. "That one could be a problem, but if we go by my earlier readings, it would appear Lust may still have yet to claim a host. Though Lust is typically seen as a strong sexual desire, it can also be termed as a strong desire in general, such as a lust for power, material wealth, knowledge, and so on."
>Beat.
>"....Oh dear."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod thoughtfully. "That one could be a problem, but if we go by my earlier readings, it would appear Lust may still have yet to claim a host. Though Lust is typically seen as a strong sexual desire, it can also be termed as a strong desire in general, such as a lust for power, material wealth, knowledge, and so on."
>Beat.
>"....Oh dear."

>"'Oh dear', what?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"....We should check back at the mansion, just in case. Patchouli has always had a thirst for more knowledge. I should check on Flan while we're at it, she can be a little volatile at times, and it would be very bad if Wrath were to possess her."

[Oldmansour]

>"....We should check back at the mansion, just in case. Patchouli has always had a thirst for more knowledge. I should check on Flan while we're at it, she can be a little volatile at times, and it would be very bad if Wrath were to possess her."

>The diminutive youkai considers this. "Your mansion, where is it? More specifically, is the Hakurei Shrine between here and there?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Where are the Mansion and the Hakurei Shrine in relation to this Temple?

[Oldmansour]

>Where are the Mansion and the Hakurei Shrine in relation to this Temple?

>The Hakurei shrine lies generally Southeast from here, while your mansion would be more of an eastsoutheast direction. As the crow flies, your mansion and the shrine do not line up directly from here, but they do come close to it.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Which is farther away, the mansion or the shrine?

[Oldmansour]

Which is farther away, the mansion or the shrine?

>Your mansion.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"They don't quite line up from here, but making a detour to the shrine on the way to the mansion would still be fairly quick. I assume you are thinking of stopping there on they way, and such a plan is fairly sensable."

[Oldmansour]

>"They don't quite line up from here, but making a detour to the shrine on the way to the mansion would still be fairly quick. I assume you are thinking of stopping there on they way, and such a plan is fairly sensable."

>"I was thinking of sending one of us there, yes, if for no other reason to see if the red-white was involved in this incident one way or the other. But, if you, Reisen and Kikomi are going there, that should be sufficient for doing that. We can cover the rest of Gensokyo."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Alright then. Stay safe, and be cautious. And be sure to push them to sealing themselves to keep them out of the way for the time being if you find any of the Sins. It's not the nicest of things to do, but it's a practical means of keeping them occupied until the Incident's resolved."
>Chuckle a little. "It's been quite some time since I've resolved an Incident."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "Alright then. Stay safe, and be cautious. And be sure to push them to sealing themselves to keep them out of the way for the time being if you find any of the Sins. It's not the nicest of things to do, but it's a practical means of keeping them occupied until the Incident's resolved."
>Chuckle a little. "It's been quite some time since I've resolved an Incident."

>Mystia takes a step closer to you. "Me and Wriggle'll go with you, at least as far as the shrine."
>Wriggle nods. "If the red-white's on the wrong end of a youkai possession, that'll be worth seeing with our own eyes."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "First, let's see if that will lead to either of you getting possessed, hm? All that's required is a hair, or even a feather in the case of some."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "First, let's see if that will lead to either of you getting possessed, hm? All that's required is a hair, or even a feather in the case of some."

>Both Wriggle and Mystia reach up to their heads, but then Mystia stops. "Wait a second, I thought you did Wriggle already?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Good point. Just you then."

[Oldmansour]

>Nod. "Good point. Just you then."

>Mystia nods and slices off a small piece of her hair with her sharpened fingernails, and hands it to you.