Murasa Quest - Go Get 'em, Captain!

[Oldmansour]

>Do we know how versatile Kyouko's abilities are? For instance, can she use her sound wave mojo to generate a sonar-like effect?

[UnendingEmpire]

>"Well, since you're giving me that head start, we'll leave first."

Marisa nods in what you've said.

>Goodbye to Marisa

"See ya around da ze."

>Check if Kyouko is following you.

She's right behind you.

>Fly, carefully, out of the forest

Being mindful of the branches overhead, you and Kyouko slowly ascend through the trees, eventually coming out above the Forest of Magic.  It may be dark as night down there, but it's still bright out here.

>Go to Youkai Mountain

Youkai Mountain is relatively nearby.  You can see the mountain from here (though rumor has it you can see the mountain from anywhere in Gensokyo) and begin flying your way there.

>Check for humans, youkai, and pagodas shooting lasers

Nope, nope, and nope.

>Do we know how versatile Kyouko's abilities are? For instance, can she use her sound wave mojo to generate a sonar-like effect?

Ironically enough, because of how exactly her power works, echolocation and sonar don't work.  This is because her ability is to reflect sound, meaning that using it renders such things moot.

[Oldmansour]

>Check pockets to ensue the black-white didn't 'Thief' us while we weren't looking.

[Nash Fais]

> Is there anything interesting happening on the ground?

[UnendingEmpire]

>Check pockets to ensue the black-white didn't 'Thief' us while we weren't looking.

Well, Dark-type moves are super-effective against Ghost-type Pokemon...
You take a brief moment to make sure the black-white didn't take anything of yours while you weren't looking.  Seems she didn't take anything after all.

> Is there anything interesting happening on the ground?

Not really.  The most interesting thing you see is a girl dressed in blue with some tool you can't make out from up here.  She seems to be working on some large metallic object, whatever the freakin' thing is.

[Failure McFailFace]

>Check out the girl and what she's building.
>Hope she doesn't kill you while descending.
>Make sure Kyouko is still following you.

[UnendingEmpire]

>Check out the girl and what she's building.

You head on down toward where the girl is on the mountain.  She seems to be working at it diligently enough to not even notice your descent to her immediate surroundings.  As for this...thing, she's working on...just what is this?  You've never seen anything quite like it in your life.  It looks like a small platform of sorts with a large tube leading over to what seems to be some kind of control panel.

>Hope she doesn't kill you while descending.

You still seem to be alive, so...

>Make sure Kyouko is still following you.

Kyouko needs frequent checking-up on, last you heard.  It's probably a good idea to check often to make sure she's still with you.  Checking once more, you confirm that Kyouko is indeed following you.  She seems fascinated by this...whatever it is.

[Failure McFailFace]

>Come in in front of the girl. You don't want to get hit by something in surprise.
>"Hi, have you seen a Jeweled Pagoda anywhere? I was tipped off by a black-white magician living in the Forest of Magic that it was around here."
>Introduce yourself.
>Time to sundown

[UnendingEmpire]

>Come in in front of the girl. You don't want to get hit by something in surprise.

You step to a place in front of the girl rather than behind her.  It wouldn't be nice if you surprised her and she hit you with something.

>"Hi, have you seen a Jeweled Pagoda anywhere? I was tipped off by a black-white magician living in the Forest of Magic that it was around here."

"Huh?"  Stepping back from the machine to stand up straight, the girl (who isn't too much taller than Kyouko, you notice) looks at you and says "Never heard of it.  If something was around here, you'd probably want to ask the tengu about it."

>Introduce yourself.

You introduce yourself to the girl.  She responds by introducing herself in turn.  "Nitori Kawashiro, kappa genius, dai-shogi champion, and master inventor."  Extending a hand, the kappa girl says "A pleasure."

>Time to sundown

The sun will start setting in about two hours.  It won't be officially dark for another three hours, though.

[Failure McFailFace]

>Shake hand. "Nice to meet you."
>"What's that you're making?"
>Inventory
>See if Nitori is interested in anything we have
>Show Kourin's items

[UnendingEmpire]

>Shake hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise."

>"What's that you're making?"

"Oh, this!"  Enthusiastically gesturing to the thing in question, Nitori grandly proclaimed "This is going to be Gensokyo's first teleportation panel!  Whatever you need to deliver, just input the coordinates, put the things on the panel, and watch it go!  The secret is to use unique properties of near-absolute zero temperatures maintained inside the panel itself.  So seriously, don't open anything here without asking me unless you want to risk turning into a sailor-shaped ice sculpture."

>Inventory

Murasa's inventory: Anchor | Ladle | 1,000-yen bill x3 | Capsize "Dragging Anchor" | Drowning Sign "Deep Vortex" | Ghost "Sinker Ghost" | Flood "Venus of the Bilge" | Blank card | Large paper bag (contains Digital camera | Boomerang | Megaphone | Dirty magazine) | Map of Forest of Magic | Loaf of Bread x4

Kyouko's inventory: Bamboo broom | Green apple | Chocolate bar | Mountain Sign "Long Range Echo" | Piercing Sign "Piercing Circle"

>See if Nitori is interested in anything we have
>Show Kourin's items

Nitori watchfully eyes each item you have on display.  Her eye stops at the boomerang.  Pointing at the thing you were probably least expecting her to show interest in, Nitori asks "Do you know what that's made of?  I might need it to finish this up, but only if I can make use of it."

[Failure McFailFace]

>"I dunno, but it looks like it's a kind of wood; I bought this from Kourindou a few hours ago, and the shopkeeper didn't really tell us the purpose of these things, but you can have it."

[UnendingEmpire]

>"I dunno, but it looks like it's a kind of wood; I bought this from Kourindou a few hours ago, and the shopkeeper didn't really tell us the purpose of these things, but you can have it."

"If it's just wood, I can't use it," Nitori said.  "Trying to use it to finish the circuit in the panel wouldn't do anything but turn it to a brick of ice."

[Failure McFailFace]

>"Although you could turn it into a weapon. It has two point bits, and it might hurt if stabbed."
>Throw the boomerang multiple times at different angles. It might do something.

[Oldmansour]

Out of curiousity, bigy, I've noticed that you've tried more than once to give our stuff away. Why is that?

[UnendingEmpire]

>"Although you could turn it into a weapon. It has two point bits, and it might hurt if stabbed."

"Thanks, but I've already designed a weapon similar in design to that thing.  It even has three points instead of just two."

>Throw the boomerang multiple times at different angles. It might do something.

The first time you throw the boomerang, it curves mid-air and begins flying right back toward you.  Reflexively, you barely catch it before it continues on its course to get chummy with the back of Kyouko's head.

Then you notice Kyouko prodding at the so-called teleportation panel with the end of her broom.  "Hey, what's this thing?"

Out of curiousity, bigy, I've noticed that you've tried more than once to give our stuff away. Why is that?

There is a spy among us!
Seriously though, I'm curious too now that Namu's brought it up.

[Nash Fais]

Seriously though, I'm curious too now that Namu's brought it up.

Maybe he's trying to trade information?

[Oldmansour]

>Wince. "Not sure that's a good idea, to be poking that, kid."

[UnendingEmpire]

>Wince. "Not sure that's a good idea, to be poking that, kid."

Just in time for your words to reach Kyouko and her to look inquisitively at you, Kyouko manages to poke a hole in the thing.  The next two seconds are kind of a blur.  What looked like just a cloud of ice shot out of the hole, the air around the panel got distinctly chillier, Nitori all but flew over to the yamabiko and tackled her out of said ice-cloud's way, then only Nitori came up with an expression that looked like I'm pretty worried, but it should all work out.

"She's, uh...kinda...she was kinda frozen solid just now."  You don't quite make out the end, but the point comes across when Nitori picks up a small ice sculpture in the perfect likeness of Kyouko.  At least she's smiling and not locked in some expression of fear.  Then, mistaking you for her guardian (which you kind of are, in a sense) Nitori begins panicking a little.  Probably afraid of the notion of that big anchor over your back cracking her skull open.  "D-Don't get me wrong, she's not dead or anything!  She just needs somebody to thaw her out is all, but I...well...don't have that kind of thing.  You'll need to find someone else to un-freeze your friend here."

It was about time I threw a giant wrench in the game instead of the inconveniences I've been providing.

[Nash Fais]

>"she'll be fine right?"

>"So, do you know anyone who can help her?"

[Failure McFailFace]

Out of curiousity, bigy, I've noticed that you've tried more than once to give our stuff away. Why is that?

Trading and information.

We have a bunch of stuff that could be useful in the future, like the megaphone for (hopefully) powering up Kyouko's attacks, and the camera for the tengu reporters. I'm not sure what to do with the boomerang or the magazine, but since we have it, it'll become useful later.

>Are spell cards' use limited to its creator, or can it be used by anyone? (See: Satori, Marisa's Spark + Nondirectional Laser)
>Do spell cards produce any effect on the ground, air, etc.? (i.e. Flood "Venus of the Bilge" causes a flood. Drowning Sign "Deep Vortex creates a strong whirlpool in the water,etc.)
>How big is the ice sculpture?

>"So, do you know anyone who can help her?"

>Yes, ask if there's anyone around to help.

[UnendingEmpire]

>"she'll be fine right?"

"She'll live, if that's what you mean.  She'll probably be exhausted once you thaw her out though, since all her heat - thus, energy - was just sucked out of her.  If you want to stay positive about it, I'd look at it kind of like a long nap."

>"So, do you know anyone who can help her?"

"I seem to recall somebody from that menreiki incident who might be capable...can't remember the name.  I don't follow religion or read the papers, you know?"

>Are spell cards' use limited to its creator, or can it be used by anyone? (See: Satori, Marisa's Spark + Nondirectional Laser)

Ordinarily, no.  Satori's a bit of an odd case, though.

>Do spell cards produce any effect on the ground, air, etc.? (i.e. Flood "Venus of the Bilge" causes a flood. Drowning Sign "Deep Vortex creates a strong whirlpool in the water,etc.)

Absolutely.

>How big is the ice sculpture?

Well, it's Kyouko, so...the same size as Kyouko.  Which is to say, about 3/4 your height.  She might be a bit heavier than you recall though, since she's frozen solid and all.

>Yes, ask if there's anyone around to help.

See above.

[Failure McFailFace]

"I seem to recall somebody from that menreiki incident who might be capable...can't remember the name.  I don't follow religion or read the papers, you know?

>What color was she wearing?
>What was her job occupation?
>Did she use any spell cards?

[UnendingEmpire]

>What color was she wearing?

"I wanna say purple.  Or maybe it was orange...blue?  No, purple, definitely purple."

>What was her job occupation?

"Beats me; she was one of the big religious figures.  She sure knew how to stir up the crowd, though."

>Did she use any spell cards?

"A few, but I wasn't paying attention to those.  I was just trying to get out of the way."

This description sounds awfully familiar to you...doesn't necessarily mean you like who it indicates, though.

[Failure McFailFace]

>"That might be Toyosatomimi no Miko. Do you know where her "headquarters" is?
>Mark answer on map, if there is any.
>Current time

Also, current goals: (In order of importance)
    1.  Locate and return the Jeweled Pagoda.
        a.  Go to Youkai Mountain
    2.  Defrost Kyouko
        a.  Find Toyosatomimi no Miko
        b.  Follow her directions

[UnendingEmpire]

>"That might be Toyosatomimi no Miko. Do you know where her "headquarters" is?

"I'm pretty sure she runs that mausoleum in the Human Village."

>Mark answer on map, if there is any.

You already know where the Dream Palace Mausoleum is.

>Current time

4:35PM

Also, current goals: (In order of importance)
    1.  Locate and return the Jeweled Pagoda.
        a.  Go to Youkai Mountain
    2.  Defrost Kyouko
        a.  Find Toyosatomimi no Miko
        b.  Follow her directions

This is just me, but I'd prioritize defrosting Kyouko before finding the Pagoda.  The Pagoda's gone missing tons of times, and can be gone for quite a while, but no doubt at least Byakuren would say something to the effect of "We can always make a fake Pagoda if it comes down to it, but we'll never be able to make a fake Kyouko."  Unless you're planning to set a speed record for returning it, that is.

[Failure McFailFace]

This is just me, but I'd prioritize defrosting Kyouko before finding the Pagoda.  The Pagoda's gone missing tons of times, and can be gone for quite a while, but no doubt at least Byakuren would say something to the effect of "We can always make a fake Pagoda if it comes down to it, but we'll never be able to make a fake Kyouko."  Unless you're planning to set a speed record for returning it, that is.

You're right. Modified:

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Objectives:
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1. Unfreeze Kyouko
   a. Find Miko's Mausoleum
2. Find Pagoda
   a. Go to Youkai Mountain
>"Are you going to be here when I come back?"
>Map
>Fly to the Human Village
>Approximate time flying to Human Village

[Oldmansour]

>Fly to the Human Village
>Approximate time flying to Human Village

>Before we leave, are we strong enough to lug the Kyouko-sicle around with us?
>Are we familiar with Mokou?
>How skilled is Byakuren with fire?

[UnendingEmpire]

>Before we leave, are we strong enough to lug the Kyouko-sicle around with us?

Yes, but carrying her will slow you down.  Sure beats leaving her here with a total stranger, though.

>Are we familiar with Mokou?

You're not familiar with anyone in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost.  In fact, barring shrine maidens, Marisa, your fellow Buddhists and your rival Taoists, you're not familiar with many people at all.  The most obvious example is Kokoro, who frequently changes residencies between the Myouren Temple and Dream Palace Mausoleum.

>How skilled is Byakuren with fire?

For all her greatness, you'd sooner trust Shou with fire than Byakuren.  Unless cooking is involved.  How she makes such simple dishes so divine you'll never know.

>"Are you going to be here when I come back?"

"Probably.  Now I have to fix this hole, get the internal temperature dropped back down to fractions of a Kelvin...not a quick process.  Why would I need to be here though?"

>Fly to the Human Village

Picking up your iced companion, you take off in the direction of the Human Village.

>Approximate time flying to Human Village

Ordinarily, something like ten minutes.  But between Kyouko's frozen weight weighing you down, and making sure you don't drop and shatter her, it takes three times that to actually arrive.

>Map

You may also want to try and get a map specifically of Youkai Mountain later on.  With any luck, there may be a map shop in the Human Village.

[Failure McFailFace]

>Find a cart. Having to carry a frozen yamabiko for who knows how long is going to be tiring.
>Look around for a map shop.
>See if there's any place that offers large amounts of heat (a shop selling fire starters, a sauna [to think things through and melt Kyouko in the process, etc.])
>Try and find the Great Dream Mausoleum. We need to find Miko, if she's any help.

Also, looking at the map, there's a cave. Is it an entrance to Makai or Former Hell? Former Hell could be used in this situation....

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Objectives:
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1. Unfreeze Kyouko
   a. Find Miko's Mausoleum
   b. Find something to defrost Kyouko
2. Find Pagoda
   a. Go to Youkai Mountain
   b. Find a map shop
      i. Buy a Youkai Mountain map.

Location: Human Village