Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 14/Until the Next Cross.

[Tashi]

>"You okay ? Are you tired honey ?"
>Gently pick her up and lie her down on our hands.

> You try to take Yuudachi and make her lie comfortably on your hands, and she complies. Not the best 'bed', as she is a doll and it's more larger than your hands, but it works somewhat okay.
> Yuudachi nods tiredly.
> _

[Monarda]

>Sing and/or hum to her a song, so she can fall asleep safely.
>Caress her too in the meanwhile.

[Tashi]

>Sing and/or hum to her a song, so she can fall asleep safely.
>Caress her too in the meanwhile.

> The best you can do, for the sake of not waking Marisa up, is to hum.
> So you do so, giving care to the doll in the process...
> ...
> You come victorious as Yuudachi fell asleep almost a minute after that. Maybe you were too good, or she was REALLY tired...
> _

[Monarda]

>Lie her on our lap, and keep staring at the moon.

[Tashi]

>Lie her on our lap, and keep staring at the moon.

> In a gently way, you make Yuudachi lie on your lap. She adjusts herself some more to be comfier and keeps sleeping
> Then, when you make sure she doesn't wake up, return your look to the moon.
> It's dazzling. The moon is one of the most, if not the most, things you can see at night. The simple fact that there's this round, white point on the night sky bathing Gensokyo with its beautiful and dazzling light... it's charming. A lot. No wonder that Yuudachi was looking at it.
> ...
> No wonder...
> You find yourself falling asleep after watching the moon for what you think is seconds, minutes, or even an hour or so...

...

And when the curtains need to be lowered, a new scenario will appear soon after.

--Hikikomori Quest.
The time has come.

...

> You are Daikoku...
> And you are waking up. You feel heavy. Your right arm is numb... ah, you slept over it. This sucks.
> You wake up, and the first you are welcomed with is a headcache. One of those that you have if you sleep too much, or if you sleep badly. It seems to be for the latter.
> _

[Monarda]

>Get up.

[meow56]

>Groan.

[Neovereign]

>Get up tiredly.
>"Ugh..."
>...Crap! What time of day is it? Look around for a possible answer.

[Tashi]

>Get up.

>Groan.

>Get up tiredly.
>"Ugh..."
>...Crap! What time of day is it? Look around for a possible answer.

> Groaning and getting up from the mattress, you stretch. Ah, what an annoying tingle... No, what EVEN MORE annoying headcache.
> You look around, remembering that you have a 'date' in the early morning.
> ... You can't see. Literally. Well, you can see some light below the door that leads outside, but doesn't seem to be morning light... More like moonlight.
> You don't feel like you rested too much... Two or three hours maximum, you theorize.
> _

[Neovereign]

>Unfortunate that we couldn't sleep better...
>Look for Mystia if she's in the same room. Hopefully she slept better.
>>If she isn't in the same room or is and is awake: "Misty?"

[Tashi]

>Unfortunate that we couldn't sleep better...
>Look for Mystia if she's in the same room. Hopefully she slept better.
>>If she isn't in the same room or is and is awake: "Misty?"

> You really hope that, whatever is the reason for this spirit to want you, it's a quick matter.
> You noticed when you woke up. You can't see well, but you can feel Mystia's breathing throughout this silence... Oh, silence? It seems the storm stopped, then.
> You aren't sure if she's awake or not, but judging by her breathing, you theorize she's asleep.
> _

[Neovereign]

>Seems like she's sleeping well then. Maybe we did take all the bothering for ourselves.
>Gather ourself and carefully head out of the stand, keeping noise at a minimum.
>>If all goes well, start for the outskirts...

[Tashi]

>Seems like she's sleeping well then. Maybe we did take all the bothering for ourselves.
>Gather ourself and carefully head out of the stand, keeping noise at a minimum.
>>If all goes well, start for the outskirts...

> If she's alright, then that's fine. You don't think you should be a problem to her and tell about this... Well, more than you already did.
> After taking a bit to wake up some more, you walk to the door and open it as gently as you can. Don't grind, don't grind...
> Ah, you manage to do it.
> You find yourself under the beautiful full moon. Obviously as it seems, the storm has appeased and it's a completely clear sky now.
> You gently close the door of the stand. Sleep well, Mystia...
> And you depart... to the place of your reunion with the evil puppeteer.

...

> ... What...
> ... ...
> What...
> ... ...
> Wh... W-Who's making such a fuss...?
> ... ...
> You start to open your eyes... Dear god... Can't people let you sleep? Today has been a tiring day... and why would someone bang stuff around like crazy? You are just a fairy...
> ...
> Maybe Cirno? Would she be awake at this hour? Ah, wait... You don't know what hour is right now...
> ...
> You, of course, know very well who you are.
> _

[Monarda]

>Get up and look around.

[Tashi]

>Get up and look around.

> You take your time... So tired...
> ...
> You get up from the blanket you usually lie on and look aro-
> "Well, finally you woke up... Daiyousei was it?"
> ... and you get the greatest scare of your life when you find behind you what you think is a man without legs and a... ghost tail?
> _

[Monarda]

>"Eeeeek ! W-Who are y-you ?!"
>Fidget fidget.

[Tashi]

>"Eeeeek ! W-Who are y-you ?!"
>Fidget fidget.

> You clumsily try to get away. You are still a bit dizzy due to waking up so suddenly...
> "Don't 'eek' me, fairy. Look. Facts on facts. You will come with me. Okay? Great."
> What you think is a spirit goes to the door of your treeho- I-It's brokeeen!
> "What are you waiting for? Come already." He stops and looks at you.
> _

[Neovereign]

>"How do you know me? A-And why'd you break my door..."
>Are we proper enough to go outside right now, given we just woke up?
>>If not, cover with the blanket.

[Tashi]

>"How do you know me? A-And why'd you break my door..."
>Are we proper enough to go outside right now, given we just woke up?
>>If not, cover with the blanket.

> "I had to find a way to get in. It was this or gently knock on the door, THEN wait for you to get up and THEN tell you to come with me. I chose the most rational one. I regret nothing." He say with a somewhat sarcastic tone.
> You are currently on your pajamas.
> "What, do you want to get properly dressed? Well, I can give you that much."
> ... But he stays there, crossed of arms. Staring. Deep into your soul. Waiting.
> _

[Neovereign]

>"I'd like some privacy..."

[Tashi]

>"I'd like some privacy..."

> "..."
> The spirits raises his hands and rubs his face in exasperation.
> "Dear lord of the round... Fine."
> The spirit floats outside the treehouse. The door still hanging broken of one side. It's obvious that it can't close properly...
> You wonder if you could escape from this situation...
> _

[Neovereign]

>We probably could, but there's no telling what that guy would do to our house in revenge for leaving...
>Start changing into something proper. Make sure we have eyes on the doorway, but do turn our body away from it some...

[Tashi]

>We probably could, but there's no telling what that guy would do to our house in revenge for leaving...
>Start changing into something proper. Make sure we have eyes on the doorway, but do turn our body away from it some...

> Oh dear... Your house tore to bits... Your tree... o-or you... The thoughts of different ways of revenge end up making your mind to not be too hazy with this matter. You don't know what he can do... b-but your door...
> Making sure nobody, let alone him, isn't peeking on you, you start to change while keeping an eye on this mysterious man.
> You can see him floating outside. He seems to looking around, as if he didn't wanted anyone to be near, but doesn't look inside the house.
> A funny thought rushes your mind. He actually looks like he's guarding your house, like a gatekeeper. Much like Meiling.
> You change to your usual outfit and leave your pajamas lying on the floor, like always. Y-You hope nobody comes and take your thingies... YOU HOPE. And therefore, you hope that, whatever this man wants from you, doesn't take you too far away from home.
> _

[Neovereign]

>Drape the blanket over our stuffs. Nobody wants to take just a blanket after all.
> Fly out carefully...

[Tashi]

>Drape the blanket over our stuffs. Nobody wants to take just a blanket after all.
> Fly out carefully...

> Putting the blanket over your pajamas and one and other thing that you've kept from Team 9's doings from over the days and so on, you depart to where this man is. You are extremely careful while at it...
> He, hearing the flapping of your wings, turns around.
> "You are being strangely cooperative. I've been thinking in plans to get you in case you wanted to get away."
> His extreme honesty makes you feel uneasy...
> _

[Neovereign]

>"Why am I coming with you? And to where?"

[Tashi]

>"Why am I coming with you? And to where?"

> "I guess it's fair to tell you a bit. We are going to the outskirts of that human village. Why? Well, I am going to give to you and someone else a notice, so come already."
> The man starts to float to the direction of the Human Village.
> _

[Neovereign]

>"A notice?"
>Start following.

[Tashi]

>"A notice?"
>Start following.

> You start to follow the man, maintaining your distance.
> The man doesn't answer. And it stays like that the whole trip...

...


> You are waiting for Kira at the outskirts of the village, just like he told you to.
> ...
> But he's nowhere to be seen. A bunch of thoughts rush through your mind about the matter.
> Did he tricked you?
> Did he left after waiting for you so much time?
> Is he being late?
> Either way, you feel frustration raise inside you-
> ...
> There are two silhouettes approaching at the distance... and you think you recognize them.

===

> "There he is." The man finally spoke after his long period of silence.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiyousei:

>"Wait, someone was waiting for us?"

Daiko:

>Determine who the two are and call out their names appropriately to greet them if they are familiar.