Wind Priestess Quest - The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Sweet! I can't wait to see it. Hopefully it'll work as you say it does."

>Head inside the shaq shack

>The three of you descend and head inside the shack.
>This place looks almost as bad as the inside of Marisa's house. Random boxes, knick-knacks, and magical doohickeys are everywhere.
>Mima leads the you and Kogasa down some rickety old steps and into an even more cluttered basement.
>"Perfect, it's still here!" Mima smiles, pointing to a large, cylindrical object sitting by a nearby wall.
>The object is pointed at one end, with the tip painted a deep red, a bit further back are two black, painted eyes, and underneath them is a red smile. At the back you see what looks like a rocket engine with four red fins protruding at 90 degree angles from each other. The entire thing seems a bit rusted, but otherwise looks in good condition...

>Then it hits you.

>This is a freaking MISSILE!
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[WodofGar]

>"God DAMNIT!"
>Fumes

[Neovereign]

>"WHAT THE F-FAITH!?"
>Grab Kogasa and back up, a lot.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Fumes

>You can't believe this...

>"God DAMNIT!"

>"WHAT THE F-FAITH!?"
>Grab Kogasa and back up, a lot.

>You grab Kogasa and step back a few feet.
>"What?" Mima raises an eyebrow, "I thought you wanted this weapon..."
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[WodofGar]

>"You OBVIOUSLY don't know what this is! How long has this been here again!?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"You OBVIOUSLY don't know what this is! How long has this been here again!?"

>"I don't know... At least a decade..."
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[WodofGar]

>"Mima, this is an ICBM..."
>"Wait, you said it could talk?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Mima, this is an ICBM..."

>"A what?"

>"Wait, you said it could talk?"

>"Yeah, there's a switch behind a panel on its side that turns its voice on and off."
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[Neovereign]

>"This is seriously scary. A gun's nothing compared to a missile."
>We should calm down a bit. Sure it's a freaking missile, but Okuu's practically a walking, talking nuke ready to go off any moment.
>"Well Mima, what that is, in the outside world, is a highly explosive weapon. When they explode, the damage is usually spread among miles of land if it's a large one. If you said it can nullify any and all forms of energy...that just means it's going to completely decimate it...r-right?"
>"J-Just turn it's voice on so I can ask it some things."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"This is seriously scary. A gun's nothing compared to a missile."
>We should calm down a bit. Sure it's a freaking missile, but Okuu's practically a walking, talking nuke ready to go off any moment.

>You decide that you shouldn't be so freaked out, as there are plenty of people in Gensokyo, Okuu included, that could be just as devastating as this.

>"Well Mima, what that is, in the outside world, is a highly explosive weapon. When they explode, the damage is usually spread among miles of land if it's a large one. If you said it can nullify any and all forms of energy...that just means it's going to completely decimate it...r-right?"

>"Maybe? How am I supposed to know!? You seem to know more about this thing than me..."

>"J-Just turn it's voice on so I can ask it some things."

>"Well, alright, but I'll warn you, it's voice is annoying as hell..."
>Mima floats over to the missile, and turns it slightly. She then opens a panel on the missile's side, which has writing on it. The panel reads, in big black letters: "M.I.M.I.C.H.A.N."
>There appears to be more writing on the panel, but it's too small to read from here.

>Mima flicks something within the panel.
>"OH THANK GOODNESS MIMI-CHAN CAN TALK AGAIN!" A voice that sounds like a robotic little girl exclaims from the missile, "DO YOU KNOW HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS FOR MIMI-CHAN TO SIT FOR YEARS TRAPPED DOWN HERE, ABANDONED, AND UNABLE TO SCREAM FOR HELP!?!"
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[Neovereign]

>"It's not that annoying. It sounds like a little robot girl. I always wanted to see a robot, I guess this counts."
>"Um, Mimi-chan, I want to ask you some questions, if you understand. Do you understand me?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"It's not that annoying. It sounds like a little robot girl. I always wanted to see a robot, I guess this counts."

>"Trust me, it will start getting more annoying the more you hear it..." Mima frowns.

>"Um, Mimi-chan, I want to ask you some questions, if you understand. Do you understand me?"

>"CERTAINLY, MIMI-CHAN IS PROGRAMMED TO UNDERSTAND ALL LANGUAGES. WHAT DO YOU WISH TO ASK MIMI-CHAN? ARE YOU PLANNING ON HELPING MIMI-CHAN FULFILL HER PURPOSE?" the missile responds.
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[Neovereign]

>"Uh, what do you do to...nullify all forms of energy? D-Don't demonstrate it, just tell me, please?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uh, what do you do to...nullify all forms of energy? D-Don't demonstrate it, just tell me, please?"

>"MIMI-CHAN IS ARMED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL WARHEAD THAT CAN BE CONFIGURED TO NULLIFY ANY FORM OF ENERGY, OR ALL FORMS OF ENERGY INDISCRIMINATELY. THE BLAST RADIUS IS ALSO CONFIGURABLE."
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[Neovereign]

>"...How many times can you do that?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"...How many times can you do that?"

>"PLEASE CLARIFY."
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[Neovereign]

>"How many times can you nullify something? Is it just one time then you're useless, or can you do it as many times as you want? If you can, could you maybe demonstrate it on something, preferably without harming us?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"How many times can you nullify something? Is it just one time then you're useless, or can you do it as many times as you want? If you can, could you maybe demonstrate it on something, preferably without harming us?"

>"MIMI-CHAN CAN ONLY DETONATE ONCE. THEN MIMI-CHAN WILL FULFILL HER PURPOSE."
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[Neovereign]

>"Idon'tlikethis. I really don't like this. It really is a missile. That girl gave Marisa a talking missile... Ookaay, I've got to contact Lady Kanako and see if this is plausible."
>Dial Kanako's number.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Idon'tlikethis. I really don't like this. It really is a missile. That girl gave Marisa a talking missile... Ookaay, I've got to contact Lady Kanako and see if this is plausible."
>Dial Kanako's number.

>You dial Kanako.
>After a few seconds of ringing, she picks up.
>"What is it?"
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[Neovereign]

>"So, we found the thing, and it can talk. It says it's name is Mimi-chan. Good news is that it confirmed it's ability to nullify any form of energy. Bad news is that it's a missile that can only do so once. I'm not sure if it would work, since we can't test it."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So, we found the thing, and it can talk. It says it's name is Mimi-chan. Good news is that it confirmed it's ability to nullify any form of energy. Bad news is that it's a missile that can only do so once. I'm not sure if it would work, since we can't test it."

>"Well it wouldn't hurt to try... Bring it anyway. Even if it doesn't work, we could still have the kappa learn from its technology."
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[Neovereign]

>"Okay Lady Kanako, if you say so. We'll try to bring it, but we might need help getting it there without gaining any unwanted attention. Also...I'd like for you to reconsider having Suwako-sama informed about all of this. S-She's really worried about you and I...I think she's more focused on our safety than the incident itself, so she might not get angry. W-We could also use the elevator and get there quicker if she knew."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay Lady Kanako, if you say so. We'll try to bring it, but we might need help getting it there without gaining any unwanted attention. Also...I'd like for you to reconsider having Suwako-sama informed about all of this. S-She's really worried about you and I...I think she's more focused on our safety than the incident itself, so she might not get angry. W-We could also use the elevator and get there quicker if she knew."

>"...I'll think about it..." Kanako replies, "Anyway, good luck with that missile. I'm sure you'll find some way to get it here without drawing attention. If you can't then just contact me, and I'll try to have Koishi or Nitori sent over to meet you. Talk to you later."
>Kanako hangs up.
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[Neovereign]

>"I don't think any of us has anything that can make Mimi-chan invisible, so we need a disguise for her. Maybe make her look like a large plank of wood, or a pole."
>Try to read the smaller text on Mimi-chan's panel.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I don't think any of us has anything that can make Mimi-chan invisible, so we need a disguise for her. Maybe make her look like a large plank of wood, or a pole."

>"How are we going to do that?" Kogasa asks.

>Try to read the smaller text on Mimi-chan's panel.

>You walk closer to Mimi-chan and read the panel. The smaller text is located underneath the acronym, and appears to define it.
>The small text reads: "M^_odular I^{_{ntercontinental}} M^{_{issile and}}  I^_mplosive C^_ognizant H^{_{yperdestructive}} A^_scendant N^_eutralizer"
>"ARE YOU PLANNING ON USING MIMI-CHAN?" Mimi-chan asks, "IF SO, MIMI-CHAN SHOULD POINT OUT THAT HER INTERNAL POWER CORE HAS DRAINED FROM YEARS OF DISUSE, AND REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT FOR MIMI-CHAN TO BECOME FULLY OPERATIONAL."
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[Neovereign]

>"Power core? We'll worry about that when we get to Kanako."
>"Should we just try to go there without a disguise for Mimi-chan. No one should know what it is...right?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Power core? We'll worry about that when we get to Kanako."

>"BUT MIMI-CHAN REQUIRES A POWER CORE TO UTILIZE HER LEVITATION AND SELF PROPULSION SYSTEMS, WHICH CANNOT FUNCTION ON AUXILIARY POWER. UNLESS OF COURSE YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AND CARRY MIMI-CHAN, WHO WEIGHS 1800 KILOGRAMS, ALL THE WAY TO YOUR INTENDED DESTINATION..."

>"Should we just try to go there without a disguise for Mimi-chan. No one should know what it is...right?"

>"True, and maybe we can think of a cover story if people ask." Kogasa adds.
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[Neovereign]

>"Okay, I quit looking for alternatives!"
>Text Kanako. Mimi-chan needs a power core to float and function and it's too heavy to carry there, if we can even get there unnoticed. So please send Koishi while we search for something to power the missile.
>"Do you have anything that could work as a power core Mima?"
>Check inventory.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay, I quit looking for alternatives!"
>Text Kanako. Mimi-chan needs a power core to float and function and it's too heavy to carry there, if we can even get there unnoticed. So please send Koishi while we search for something to power the missile.

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Alright, where should she meet up with you?

>"Do you have anything that could work as a power core Mima?"

>"Nope." Mima replies.
>"SCANNING..." says Mimi-chan "MIMI-CHAN DETECTS A VIABLE POWER CORE A FEW KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF HERE..."

>Check inventory.

>INVENTORY:
  >Moriya Shrine Maiden's Outfit (equipped)
  >>Your signature outfit.
  >>Comes equipped with two hammerspace sleeves, courtesy of your shrine's goddesses.

  >Gohei
  >>Your primary weapon. You can use it to fire danmaku and club people over the head.
  >>You can also channel faith into it to "charge" its power, or to help you perform large miracles.

  >Snake Accessory (equipped)
  >>A gift from Kanako, it's a snake-shaped hair accessory that wraps around your hair on one side.
  >>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.

  >Frog Hair Clip (equipped)
  >>A gift from Suwako, it's a hairclip shaped like a frog's head.
  >>It's purely cosmetic and serves no special use.

  >Shoes
  >>An article of clothing usually worn on the feet.

  >Winter Coat (equipped)
  >>A coat generally worn in cold weather. Comes equipped with pockets and a hood.

  >Scarf (equipped)
  >>An article of clothing meant to keep the neck and lower face warm in cold conditions.

  >Winter Boots (equipped)
  >>Footwear designed for trudging through deep snow.

  >Winter Gloves (equipped)
  >>Wool gloves meant to keep your hands warm in cold weather.

  >KappaTek Cellphone Prototype
  >>A prototype, Kappa-developed cellphone. Can be used to contact Kanako. Capable of calls or texts

  >Bunbunmaru Newspaper
  >>No explanation necessary. It pretty much already defines itself.

  >?60
  >>Cash on hand.

  >SPELLCARDS:
     >Esoterica "Gray Thaumaturgy"
     >>Fires a couple large star shaped patterns that quickly dissipate into a shower of bullets

     >Wonder "Daytime Guest Stars"
     >>Danmaku radiates in all directions while you fire light and shrapnel.

     >Sea Opening "Moses's Miracle"
     >>A canal of lasers traps the opponent(s) while you send spreads of blade-shaped danmaku at them.

     >Preparation "Star Ritual to Call the Godly Winds"
     >>Fires stars of danmaku that constantly split into walls of projectiles.

     >Great Miracle "Yasaka's Divine Wind"
     >>Creates a localized typhoon of pure danmaku, this is your strongest spell card. This will leave you exhausted if you use it.
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