Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT III - Part 5

[Neovereign]

>Nod.
>It's still frustrating at the moment though. The best I could do is sleazy tactics like transporting danmaku from one spot to another or shielding us. Not that shielding is bad, but we're not the strongest group, offensively. I'll try to know enough to help us all stay safe though."
>Perform the process for our gap-world.
>"Okay, just manage to fire even one shot of danmaku in here, and we can stop... Gimme a moment to collect myself and remember what I went through for it..."
>Recall...

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>It's still frustrating at the moment though. The best I could do is sleazy tactics like transporting danmaku from one spot to another or shielding us. Not that shielding is bad, but we're not the strongest group, offensively. I'll try to know enough to help us all stay safe though."
>Perform the process for our gap-world.
>"Okay, just manage to fire even one shot of danmaku in here, and we can stop... Gimme a moment to collect myself and remember what I went through for it..."
>Recall...

>You open a gap and turn it into a gapspace entrance.
>You recall...
>_

[Neovereign]

>Start teaching Renko what we went through now that we have it in mind.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Start teaching Renko what we went through now that we have it in mind.

>You tell Renko to aim her hand at the gap and focus her power into her hand, and then tell her to quickly imagine a sphere once she does so.
>She nods and starts to take aim...
>_

[Neovereign]

>Wait patiently.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Wait patiently.

>Renko focuses, and a weak bolt of danmaku blasts out from her fingertips, before flickering out of existence in a few feet.
>Renko jumps in surprise.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Giggle some.
>"You *can* do it, so that's that."
>Close the gap.
>"Sorry for taking over with things so far Renko. You can do what you'd like now. With me too if you want. I'm not just going to abandon you after all of that. Check on Chen, sit down for a while, practice some more, your choices don't even have to be these."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Giggle some.
>"You *can* do it, so that's that."
>Close the gap.
>"Sorry for taking over with things so far Renko. You can do what you'd like now. With me too if you want. I'm not just going to abandon you after all of that. Check on Chen, sit down for a while, practice some more, your choices don't even have to be these."

>"Okay." Renko smiles, "Want to check on everyone else?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Nod.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.

>Renko takes your hand.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Give her a brief show of affection before we check on the others.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Give her a brief show of affection before we check on the others.

>You kiss.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Well, is Renko holding it longer or are we heading for the others?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Well, is Renko holding it longer or are we heading for the others?

>you gave her a brief show of affection before going anywhere.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Alright, then let's go check on the others.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Alright, then let's go check on the others.

>You lead Renko downstairs. Sumireko seems to be showing Matenshi a deck of cards.
>"Smoke." Matenshi says, and Sumireko removes the frontmost card of the deck and places it on the tables.
>"Smoke... Smoke... Is there really any point to this dumb game of yours?"
>Sumireko sets the two newly drawn black cards down on the table, "Aw, don't be like that, you haven't gotten to the best part yet!"
>Matenshi rolls her eyes, "Smoke..."
>Sumireko removes the black card, revealing a red card.
>"Fire."
>Sumireko responds by promptly streaming the cards into Matenshi's face, scattering them all over the floor. Matenshi looks like she's on the verge of fuming while Sumireko giggles like a madwoman.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Keep watching if Renko doesn't want to interrupt yet.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Keep watching if Renko doesn't want to interrupt yet.

>Matenshi clenches her fists.
>"Wow, calm down, Matenshi. It was only a prank." Sumireko teases, "Besides, now we can play 52 card pickup!" she kneels down to grab a few cards.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Uh, hey you two..."
>Light wave.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uh, hey you two..."
>Light wave.

>"Oh! Are you two done with whatever you were doing up there?" Sumireko asks.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Nod.
>"Sumireko, if you don't mind me asking, how were your abilities when you first learned of them? How did they mature?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>"Sumireko, if you don't mind me asking, how were your abilities when you first learned of them? How did they mature?"

>"Huh... that's way back... I guess I first noticed them when I moved a pencil without touching it...."
>_

[Neovereign]

>Let her continue.
>If she doesn't: "And how it matured?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Let her continue.
>If she doesn't: "And how it matured?"

>"Well, I just kept practicing with it, trying to do bigger and bigger things and I eventually got to the point where I am now."
>_

[Neovereign]

>Nod in understanding.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod in understanding.

>You do so.
>"So yeah... Why are you asking, anyway?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Interested in our abilities and their growth."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Interested in our abilities and their growth."

>"Oh, okay."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Are you doing fine Matenshi?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Are you doing fine Matenshi?"

>She grumbles and nods, before helping Sumireko clean up the playing cards.
>_