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MarisaStory: A Certain Magical Internet
Third Eye Lem:
DISCLAIMER: This CYOA was created out of frustration towards a certain 2D sidecrolling MMO. Expect frequent asspulls, headcanon fire, and general nonsensicalness. This is not meant to be a serious story, but I at least want it to be an enjoyable one. Any and all criticism is appreciated.
MARISASTORY: A CERTAIN MAGICAL INTERNET
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> Your name is MARISA KIRISAME, and you are the best goddamn magician in all of Gensokyo!
> Okay, maybe you aren't the best just yet, but you're pretty high up on the list. You've been studying magic since your childhood, after running away from home and getting involved with the ghostly MIMA. You two were pretty tight; she considered you a daughter, until a certain shrine maiden confronted the two of you. On that day, you realized it was a very bad idea to cause an INCIDENT, or work with anyone causing said INCIDENT, so you parted ways with Mima for the sake of your well-being. It's all good though, you prefer working alone anyways.
> ...That was, until the day you met ALICE MARGATROID. You remember it well: out of boredom, you joined forces with MIMA, YUUKA KAZAMI and of course REIMU HAKUREI to investigate a demon invasion. Well, Reimu called it an invasion, but it was just some rowdy tourists coming from the demon city of MAKAI. Very noisy, intrusive and obnoxious demon tourists. They had to be taught a lesson for messing up your spell practice sessions. Alice was none too pleased with you invading her hometown, so she tried to kill you with the magic of an ANCIENT GRIMOIRE. It didn't work out well...For Alice at least. She couldn't handle your MAD MAGICAL SKILLZ and ran off crying. You never saw her again until a couple years later, when Gensokyo was suffering from severe bout of SPRING DEPRIVATION. Alice appeared to have mellowed out by this point, and even got stronger since you last met her.
> Since then, the two of you have become close friends and rivals (frivals???), and the two of you share a small house in the FOREST OF MAGIC. Alice considers you be SELFISH, a TRICKSTER, and at times CONDESCENDING, but you always tend to be UPBEAT AND CHIPPER. Your HARD WORK ETHIC is what impresses her the most, you always seem to be working on crafting a new spell (or emulating the spells of others), and gossiping with the other girls in Gensokyo. On the other hand, Alice tends to KEEP TO HERSELF, but is USUALLY PRETTY FRIENDLY with visitors, and you see her as a CALM YET SERIOUS individual. Alice's dolls help her out with various tasks around the house when you're away; you usually don't do a good job of cleaning the house, and it gets on her nerves sometimes. You two are truly an odd couple, but not to the point where you're dating or anything. That'd be weird...But still...BLUH! You don't have time for such thoughts!
> It's been some time since Alice moved in, and since then you've helped solve a variety of INCIDENTS, including some crazy YOUKAI REBELLION instigated by SEIJA KIJIN. Ugh, you don't want to be in the same room with that whack-job anymore. She disappeared after you defeated her cohort, SHINMYOUMARU SUKUNA, whom is currently under Reimu's custody, but you could give any less of a fuck about Seija's whereabouts now. Your thoughts turn to your agenda today...What were you doing again? Oh right, Alice wanted to show you SOMETHING AMAZING...Not that you guys managed to get an INTERNET CONNECTION running to your computer, you were working on that for months!
> You recall it quite clearly: The KAPPA have been reverse-engineering the MYSTERIOUS DEVICES that have suddenly cropped up in Gensokyo over the years, and have started creating their own COMPUTER NETWORK. Soon, their followers suddenly had internet access, and were able to browse the fun (yet dangerous) digital frontier established by the outside world. This did not go unnoticed, of course. The EIENTEI crew have used LUNARIAN TECHNOLOGY to make their own computer network, YUKARI YAKUMO'S been dabbling in it as well, and now you've heard rumors that the TAOIST and BUDDHIST factions are getting in on the action as well...Hell, you wouldn't be surprised if Reimu suddenly made her own server farm, her shrine could use the business.
> The thought of a more "modernized" Gensokyo would have bewildered you ages ago, but as you ponder its possibilities, a voice calls to you from downstairs...
> "Oy! Mari! You awake yet?"
> Alice is baconing beckoning you. You get out of bed and assess your room...It's a bit of a mess, but you can still see the floor at least. What will you do now?
> _
capt. h:
> "Gimme five more minutes."
> Flop back into bed.
> Get thrown down staircase by doll.
> Give Alice pre-coffee "good morning" grunt.
> Lurch half-dazed self towards coffee machine. Start day with morning pot of coffee.
Third Eye Lem:
--- Quote from: capt. h on September 09, 2013, 12:37:42 AM ---> "Gimme five more minutes."
> Flop back into bed.
> Get thrown down staircase by doll.
> Give Alice pre-coffee "good morning" grunt.
> Lurch half-dazed self towards coffee machine. Start day with morning pot of coffee.
--- End quote ---
> "Yeah, sure, of course," Alice replies in a sarcastic manner.
> You flop back down on your nice, comfy bed, and try to fall back asleep.
> Just as you're about to drift off again, a fleet of Alice's dolls come in, pull the sheets off, and carry your sleepy ass downstairs.
> You grunt as you're unceremoniously dropped on the couch in the living room. Sadly, it is nowhere near as comfy as your bed, so you're forced to get back up. Seriously, this thing is as lumpy as hell. It's ok to sit in, but not sleep on. Alice says she got it from her mother, SHINKI. You suspect this couch is about as old as Shinki is.
> You shuffle towards the kitchen in a rather zombie-like matter. Through your half-awake vision, you navigate to the coffee machine, and turn it on. Thankfully, it's programmed to recognize whomever is using it, and automatically brew a cup to their specifications. You wonder where you'd be without this device; PATCHOULI KNOWLEDGE gave it to you as a bribe to keep you out of her library. Once the coffee's done (you love it when the coffee's done), you take a sip and start to feel slightly more awake. It'll take a bit for the coffee to work your way through your system.
capt. h:
> Make plans for day.
> Include stealing Taoist internet connections in plans.
> Find out what Alice's amazing thing is.
Kilgamayan:
> Inventory
> What is this inter net? Don't we already have the tools needed to catch fish or butterflies?