Rumia Quest VI: Succession [Complete]

[Raikaria]

>How're we feeling? Good enough to be up and about?
>For that matter, what feels different about us?

> You feel dizzy, actually.

> Aside from feeling dizzy? You feel some sort of bond with Shinki, and to a lesser degree, Alice, you can feel them near without seeing them. You also feel recharged.

[Hanzo K.]

."Heh...Now if only the room'd stop spinning...I've had enough of the merry-go-round already..."
>Chuckle to ourself, and kick back until the dizziness passes.

[Raikaria]

."Heh...Now if only the room'd stop spinning...I've had enough of the merry-go-round already..."
>Chuckle to ourself, and kick back until the dizziness passes.

> There is no response.

> You kick back and go back to sleep. When you re-awaken, you are no longer dizzy, and Shinki is just awakening too.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a bit. "Mornin'. Or evenin'. Whichever one's appropriate. Feel like a whole new girl almost, mom. Hehehe, It feels funny calling you that for real after all this time."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle a bit. "Mornin'. Or evenin'. Whichever one's appropriate. Feel like a whole new girl almost, mom. Hehehe, It feels funny calling you that for real after all this time."

> "You kept sucking out my energy, far more than I thought was needed. I have insomnia from energy overload when I use enough energy to power a whole dimension, yet I had to take a nap after that... admittedly I'm not in Makai, but... wow." Shinki says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle faintly. "What can I say? I've always had a healthy appetite."
>Beat.
>"Speakin' of which, it's probably been a while since I ate earlier. Think you can disguise and repress yourself enough to go around in the Human Village? I did promise that I'd treat you to food at Mystia's after all. We'll bring Alice and Marisa too."
>Beat.
>If we end up going into our old child form when we seal ourself enough to go around the village, does that mean Shinki would end up the same way..?
>...That'd actually be kinda-cute really.

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle faintly. "What can I say? I've always had a healthy appetite."
>Beat.
>"Speakin' of which, it's probably been a while since I ate earlier. Think you can disguise and repress yourself enough to go around in the Human Village? I did promise that I'd treat you to food at Mystia's after all. We'll bring Alice and Marisa too."
>Beat.
>If we end up going into our old child form when we seal ourself enough to go around the village, does that mean Shinki would end up the same way..?
>...That'd actually be kinda-cute really.

> It's only been a few hours since you ate. You have no need to eat.

> Shinki blinks. "I can just mask my power. Besides, I'm an omnipotent goddess. I can just do this."

> She snaps her fingers, and transforms herself into the form of a young child. She looks more or less the same, but smaller, and cuter. Weirdly enough her side-ponytail is the same size, and sticking up... almost like an adhoge.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin, and pick her up in a hug. "I know this is probably rude, but you're pretty damn cute like this."
>Let's bring her out to Alice and co. "Look who just took a walk on the cute side!"

[Raikaria]

>Grin, and pick her up in a hug. "I know this is probably rude, but you're pretty damn cute like this."
>Let's bring her out to Alice and co. "Look who just took a walk on the cute side!"

> Chibi Shinki waves her arms in equal parts protest and embarrassment when Alice and Marisa see her.

> "We should totally adopt her ze!"

> "Marisa that's my Mum fooling about."

> "... Your point, ze?"

> "And why would we adopt anyone anyway, we're not a couple." Alice adds.

> "Your point, ze? She's too cute."

> Shinki is still flailing in your arms.

[Hanzo K.]

>...Liiightbulb.
>Set her down, and compact down to our cute form too!
>"Hee-hee~! Now we're both cute! You oughta give it a try too sis~!"

[Raikaria]

>...Liiightbulb.
>Set her down, and compact down to our cute form too!
>"Hee-hee~! Now we're both cute! You oughta give it a try too sis~!"

> "I can't turn myself back to my young form!" Alice protests, before she and Marisa and victims of Shinki, and don't get a choice.

> You note Marisa is suddenly a redhead.

[Hanzo K.]

>Beat.
>"Hey Shinki! Know what this means? You just got what you were after when you caused that fuss way back when! Alice is technically back to how she used to be, and you're on good terms with her too!" Grin in our usual hopelessly goofy way.
>Beat.
>"Nice hair Marisa. Love the shade of red. Reminds me of a slab of beef~!"

[Raikaria]

>Beat.
>"Hey Shinki! Know what this means? You just got what you were after when you caused that fuss way back when! Alice is technically back to how she used to be, and you're on good terms with her too!" Grin in our usual hopelessly goofy way.
>Beat.
>"Nice hair Marisa. Love the shade of red. Reminds me of a slab of beef~!"

> "Except this is fake." Shinki says. "Besides, maybe what I want isn't best for Alice."

> Marisa blinks a few times, before she starts to cry.

> "Where's Mima-samaaa!" she cries.

> "Oh yeah, I actually had to de-age those two to make them young again." Shinki says. "I can turn them back."

[Hanzo K.]

>Beat.
>Grin. "I got an idea. But we need you-know-who for it. Y'know, the one Marisa just mentioned. Think you can magic her here? May as well have a little fun while it lasts, eh? Better set a timer on what's keeping them kids though. Can't have 'em like that for good after all."

[Raikaria]

>Beat.
>Grin. "I got an idea. But we need you-know-who for it. Y'know, the one Marisa just mentioned. Think you can magic her here? May as well have a little fun while it lasts, eh? Better set a timer on what's keeping them kids though. Can't have 'em like that for good after all."

> "Mima's magic is based around space, and I'm not in Makai. I can't bring her here." Shinki says. "Her specialized magic can counteract my raw power outside Makai."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Oh well. It was fun while it lasted. Looks like it's time to go back to normal for now."
>Grin. "We can still mess with Reimu this way though, yeah? Betcha she'll be surprised to see her old incident-resolution rival as a kid again."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Oh well. It was fun while it lasted. Looks like it's time to go back to normal for now."
>Grin. "We can still mess with Reimu this way though, yeah? Betcha she'll be surprised to see her old incident-resolution rival as a kid again."

> "She'll go back to having purple hair!" Shinki says.

> Shinki returns Alice and Marisa to normal. She decides to keep herself chibi for now.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I was referring to her seein' Marisa as a kid again, but now you've got me interested!"
>Beat.
>Grin in that mischievous way that folks get when an incident is in the works. "I bet it'll be relaxing for everyone to become a kid again for once~!"
>Let's fly around the room in circles while remaining as our cute and derpy self with a massive grin.

[Raikaria]

>"I was referring to her seein' Marisa as a kid again, but now you've got me interested!"
>Beat.
>Grin in that mischievous way that folks get when an incident is in the works. "I bet it'll be relaxing for everyone to become a kid again for once~!"
>Let's fly around the room in circles while remaining as our cute and derpy self with a massive grin.

> "Actually I'd wager Reimu would try and exterminate Shinki if she was made a kid again." Alice says flatly. "She was exterminating youkai since the age of about eight... in fact, she did invade Makai back then too, and took out Sariel."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Well, it was worth a shot. I figured that the best way to get everyone's spirits back up after...'recent events', would be a completely harmless incident like everyone in Gensokyo suddenly becoming kids again. I mean, it wouldn't hurt anyone would it? In fact, I bet some older folks would welcome it. Humans don't live too long after all, so a shot at momentarily reliving their wonder years would be a nice little gift."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Well, it was worth a shot. I figured that the best way to get everyone's spirits back up after...'recent events', would be a completely harmless incident like everyone in Gensokyo suddenly becoming kids again. I mean, it wouldn't hurt anyone would it? In fact, I bet some older folks would welcome it. Humans don't live too long after all, so a shot at momentarily reliving their wonder years would be a nice little gift."

> "I could do that if I get bored I guess." Shinki says, before she muses. "Wonder what a baby Wriggle would look like."

> You imagine a larval Wriggle.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sweatdrop. "I don't think that'd be a good idea for her. Bug Youkai y'know. Doesn't quite age on the same axis as most."

[Raikaria]

>Sweatdrop. "I don't think that'd be a good idea for her. Bug Youkai y'know. Doesn't quite age on the same axis as most."

> "Most youkai don't, most were never technically children. Nor do fairies, which are the opposite. Not to mention ghosts. Now, chibing everyone, that's a whole different can of worms."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Hehe, worms."
>Beat.
>Then bust out laughing. "Hahahaha! Worms! It's funny because Wriggle's an Insect Youkai, and we were just talking about her!"
>Okay, let's cool down. "Hahaha...ha...haha...ha...Man that was funny. Well, to me at least."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "Hehe, worms."
>Beat.
>Then bust out laughing. "Hahahaha! Worms! It's funny because Wriggle's an Insect Youkai, and we were just talking about her!"
>Okay, let's cool down. "Hahaha...ha...haha...ha...Man that was funny. Well, to me at least."

> No-one looks impressed, except Marisa. However that is expected, since it's... Marisa.

[Hanzo K.]

>...Yeah, Marisa's got a weirder sense of humor than ours. And we hang out with Fairies.
>"....I still think it was funny."
>Sigh, and go back to normal. "Say, where'd Elly go anyhow?"

[Raikaria]

>...Yeah, Marisa's got a weirder sense of humor than ours. And we hang out with Fairies.
>"....I still think it was funny."
>Sigh, and go back to normal. "Say, where'd Elly go anyhow?"

> "Elly? Elly was here?" Marisa asks.

> "She went home." Alice says. "She muttered something about cleaning her scythe."

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin in a slightly embarassed way. "Yeaaaah.... Ehehe. That was my fault. We kinda needed to use up every last drop of energy I had for Shinki to get me properly fixed up. I ended up taking one nasty hit. Never had to regenerate a wrecked organ before, so that did the job quite nicely. Hurt like hell though."
>Grin. "But on the upside, I don't think I'll have to worry about going crazy again. And I can safely call Alice sis now!"

[Raikaria]

>Grin in a slightly embarassed way. "Yeaaaah.... Ehehe. That was my fault. We kinda needed to use up every last drop of energy I had for Shinki to get me properly fixed up. I ended up taking one nasty hit. Never had to regenerate a wrecked organ before, so that did the job quite nicely. Hurt like hell though."
>Grin. "But on the upside, I don't think I'll have to worry about going crazy again. And I can safely call Alice sis now!"

> "I wouldn't be sure about not worrying about going crazy." Shinki says.

> "Anyway, try and summon the chains, if you want to use such a weapon. If you don't want to, let me know, and I'll make something."

[You can choose to try and fail, try and succeed, not not even try. Due to the two scenarios based on trying, let me know which way you want it to go]

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Try and succeed.