[Day: 3] [Time: Late noon] [Weather: Cloudy]
Assuming "[...]" means things are cut out for clarity, and not that they weren't heard:
>"Yes, he had you in his game twice, but both times he didn't say your actual name. Plenty of fans, myself included, call you Daiyosei anyway."
>"And the Outside really likes pairing you with Cirno, along with Rumia, Wriggle Nightbug, and Mystia Lorlei."
>"About Reimu, I found a human pincushion covered in her Persuasion Needles. I couldn't get them out of the corpse. Are you familiar with them?"
>"Also, where is the Hakurei Shrine from here? Reimu must have returned by now."
>Follow Daiyousei's directions
[4] "Yes [...] Lorlei."
"Wooow~ That's cool! I didn't know we were in a game? What kind of game is it?"
"About [...] them?"
She shrieks as an image of what you're describing enters her mind, causing her to fly very close to you and turn around to face forward again.
"She's not nearby, is she? Those things hurt like crazy! Just ask Cirno! We were just minding our own business, and if it wasn't for that STUPID VAMPIRE in that STUPID MANSION making all that STUPID MIST, Reimu wouldn't have showed up shooting everyone in front of her!"
She points towards the distance, presumably towards the mansion she just mentioned.
"Also [...] now."
"If you're trying to commit suicide, it would be much more painless to jump into the lake! Sunny told me that she was performing some weird prayer to invoke the Goddess of Death... Izanami, I think. I wouldn't be surprised if she killed you on sight..."
You notice Kasu approaching from the right.
[...] is used to condense dialogue from players, while ... is used to denote pauses in speech or passage of time.>"Take a seat?" Chuckle, then attempt to defuse myself out of the stool via teleportation again.
[1] You teleport into the red-hot cauldron and melt into the boiling liquid contained within. All Marisa noticed was a puff of smoke and brief hiss coming from the cauldron. To be honest, she probably thought some air had seeped into it.
You are dead.> Alright, wound taken care of, so now it's time to properly eliminate Reimu. Unfortunately, she can fly, whereas you cannot.
> "Right, so how do we take her down? Are there any ranged weapons somewhere in the shrine I can use? Or perhaps someone would be so kind as to knock her out of the air?"
[3] "Right [...] air?"
Sanae leads you out through the back of the shrine, along with an unmatched sock and Haruko. The shrine is slightly elevated from the ground, and you step down in a way such that you give your right foot a massive sprain.
"Shhh... Don't say anything. If she finds us here, we're going to be cornered. The barrier will disappear soon, and who knows
what will happen if she finds us then?"
>Growl and hit the wall in frustration. "She isn't willing to end this peacefully, and just won't stop! Besides eliminating her, I don't...wait...actually, I do have an idea. But just in case, we should probably get moving. There must be a back exit to get out without her noticing."
>As we move, turn to Sanae. "You specialize in miracles, correct? I'm going to request one. A big one, in this scenario. I need you to make the Hakurei maiden forget all about wanting to kill Haruko. And I need it to be irreversible. Pat gave me this trinket that should assist us. Can you do this?" I want to know first, before I use the orb, so no using it yet.
[5] BONUS: Your next roll gets 1 added to it.
"She [...] noticing."
"Yes, there's an exit through the side at the back of the shrine. Sanae, I need you hold Haruko's hand and make sure she's no more than
two steps away from you. Suwako and I will deal with Reimu."
"Yes, maam."
She does as the goddess commands and leads you out the back exit. Once you step out and hide behind the back of the shrine, you hear Suwako's voice from the other side.
"Oh no... Kanako, you're feeling her presence as well, right?"
Sanae whispers into your ear.
"Don't make a sound. Don't even move. Have you heard of Izanami no Mikoto? The Shinto Goddess of
Death?"
Despite the mention of a "Goddess of Death", you ignore her question for now and whisper very quietly back to her.
"You [...] this?"
She takes the pendant and examines it.
"Wh- Where'd you get this? If what it says on that label is true, it might be able to 'cure' Reimu of her madness! And then I'll tell the village about her worship of Izanami no Mikoto! And then I'll get even more visitors!"
Sanae's building excitement doesn't seem to fit the current situation.
> Head in the opposite direction of the village.
[3](+1) The opposite leads to the shore of a lake. The temperature seems to have dropped significantly, though you continue walking forward to see bigyihsuan talking to a large green-haired fairy.
"...painless to jump into the lake! Sunny told me that she was performing some weird prayer to invoke the Goddess of Death... Izanami, I think. I wouldn't be surprised if she killed you on sight..."
>Wave hello to the angry shrine maiden outside
>"I don't know what's going on! Wanna go have lunch? I can cover the bill!"
[6] "I [...] bill!"
Contrary to everyone's (especially your) expectation, Reimu rolls her eyes and sighs.
"Some fried takoyaki would be nice, I guess. Mind if we have lunch after this is over? At least you still have faith in you."
She motions at you to step outside the anti-exorcism border surrounding the Moriya Shrine.
"I'll take you to a wonderful takoyaki shop in the village~"
Hey, free weapons!
>Chuck Sofa at the evil miko.
[4] Despite the fact that LaserTurtle, of all the people here, seems to have calmed Reimu down to the point that she might show some mercy, you pick up the sofa and hurl it towards her. She lazily points forward, sending forth a yang-yang orb that reduces the fine piece of furniture to splinters before disappearing into the anti-exorcism barrier.
"You, on the other hand, are not leaving here alive. And don't worry, I
will make it hurt."
> Stare dumbly at nothing in particular while trying to actualize what just happened. Briefly but fervently thank whichever deity is responsible for the divine intervention.
> Test supposedly-existent magnetic manipulation powers. Attempt to pick up small nearby rock from a distance by enveloping the trace metal contents within with magnetic fields*.
>> If successful: try to propel rock through similar logic.
> Try something bigger. Try throwing entire magnetic fields themselves*. Get creative. Start smashin' atoms and doin' science with these new powers. Ponder the applications of such an ability. Consider that bending space-time via magnetism* got you here, and that this ability might be able to get you out. MIGHT. MAYBE.
> Actually try to make more progress. You're out of that stupid bamboo forest, so look for any landmarks or anything that resembles civilization or people - basically anything that isn't fucking bamboo.
* 100% psuedo-science, inb4 actual physicist debunks the shit out of this
[5] BONUS: Your next roll gets 1 added to it.
A small rock floats up into the air. "Hmmm..." A even larger rock floats up into the air, although you feel its weight as you lift it WITH YOUR MIND. "Why the hell not?" Your body flies at the speed of light towards a manually-rung alarm bell in the center of the Human Village and decelerates right before your atoms fuse with it. To those who just happened to be looking towards the direction of the bell, it appeared as if you abruptly appeared next to it.
* Since when did science apply in Gensokyo?
