Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Topic started by: Neovereign on June 23, 2022, 02:01:21 AM
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Aya:
> Look around for the source of the motion.
Seki
>"How did you first find this place?"
->"Can't imagine it was easy."
Aya:
> You look around, but the source seems to find you first, as someone... crawling, along the side of the train, locks eyes with you...
Seki:
> "I work for Lady Yuyuko here." Youmu answers.
>_
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Seki
>What do we know of Lady Yuyuko
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Aya:
> What do they look like?
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Seki
>What do we know of Lady Yuyuko
Aya:
> What do they look like?
Seki:
> You think she's something about a Ghost Princess. Maybe you should've dwelled on it while that phantom half was still possessing you... Then again, there was a situation at hand.
Aya:
> A girl with a black outfit and long, kinda messy hair. She's got two large tools in her hands.
> ...
> "...We're all clear to move. I hope you're all ready." The girl speaks, still looking at you.
> "Yeah yeah. Of course we are." You hear one of the youkai within the train.
>_
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Aya:
> Smile and wave at the woman. Then re-grab the train.
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Seki
>"Could you tell me about your Lady? I only know of her name."
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Aya:
> Smile and wave at the woman. Then re-grab the train.
Seki
>"Could you tell me about your Lady? I only know of her name."
Aya:
> You wave, and grab onto the train.
> She departs, heading lower on it...
> The train starts to move...
Seki:
> "You can learn more about her when you meet her." Youmu says.
>_
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Aya:
> How noisy is it?
> How fast is it?
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Seki
>"Fair enough."
>"Going from just being able to remove my head to traveling to the Netherworld has been quite the change."
->"Wait, I could also stretch my neck."
>"What about yourself, any changes?"
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Aya:
> How noisy is it?
> How fast is it?
Seki
>"Fair enough."
>"Going from just being able to remove my head to traveling to the Netherworld has been quite the change."
->"Wait, I could also stretch my neck."
>"What about yourself, any changes?"
Aya:
> Pretty slow and quiet. Though there's a bit of something-
> Oh. There it goes. It's starting to pick up. A lot. Well, this speed still isn't one that you need to hold on-
> You find yourself corrected with more rumbling, as well as hearing something large moving beneath the train, alongside the train picking up even more speed.
> "Momoyo..." You hear Megumu within you. "Everyone's busy with something, huh? Also, who told you to snatch that from me!?"
> The noise might be loud enough to cover your sounds, but you'd rather be safe than sorry...
Seki:
> "No." Youmu shakes her head. "I already trained a lot with miss Toyosatomimi."
>_
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Aya:
> Try speaking quietly, but not quite whispering.
> "I did. Who's Momoyo?"
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Aya:
> Try speaking quietly, but not quite whispering.
> "I did. Who's Momoyo?"
Aya:
> "...A friend." Megumu answers.
>_
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Aya:
> "...Like Tsukasa, or like Chimata?"
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Aya:
> "...Like Tsukasa, or like Chimata?"
Aya:
> "Does it matter?"
>_
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Aya:
> "It seems to, given how you've interacted with them that I've seen. At the very least, it tells me what to expect is I get to engage, or even whether or not I should."
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Aya:
> "It seems to, given how you've interacted with them that I've seen. At the very least, it tells me what to expect is I get to engage, or even whether or not I should."
Aya:
> "All three of them are fine for you to interact with. It's not like Chimata will stab you in the back over something small or something like that."
>_
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Aya:
> "Maybe not, but you still clearly wanted nothing to do with her that you didn't absolutely need to."
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Aya:
> "Maybe not, but you still clearly wanted nothing to do with her that you didn't absolutely need to."
Aya:
> "The current situation with our society isn't good... Unless we need her help, we shouldn't bring her in when we're like this."
>_
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Seki
>"Oh, what did you learn?"
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Aya:
> "...Alright, if you say so."
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Seki
>"Oh, what did you learn?"
Aya:
> "...Alright, if you say so."
Seki:
> "A lot of various things. Enough to surpass a lunarian swordswoman who calls upon gods."
> "So how am I supposed to help you guys?" Sanae questions. "I was in the middle of something that would hopefully help my goddesses..."
Aya:
> The train keeps on...
>_
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Aya:
> "...So...what, precisely, should I do when we find the other tengu? I don't think we're going to be able to just talk them into peacefully returning..."
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Aya:
> "...So...what, precisely, should I do when we find the other tengu? I don't think we're going to be able to just talk them into peacefully returning..."
Aya:
> "You have that trick, don't you?"
>_
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Aya:
> "I mean, I guess, but it's going to be really hard to effectively use it to that degree. Not just in the physical sense, but in the mental and emotional senses too."
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Aya:
> "I mean, I guess, but it's going to be really hard to effectively use it to that degree. Not just in the physical sense, but in the mental and emotional senses too."
> "And what do you suppose we do instead? Take them on four to however many?"
>_
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Aya:
> "That's why I was asking."
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Seki
>Lunerian? Like a person from the moon? It must be impressive by the way Youmu speaks.
>Snap out of our thoughts
->"Huh, oh. What was the plan?"
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Aya:
> "That's why I was asking."
Seki
>Lunerian? Like a person from the moon? It must be impressive by the way Youmu speaks.
>Snap out of our thoughts
->"Huh, oh. What was the plan?"
Aya:
> "Then we'd better give up now. I can't do much down here against an army of Tengu."
> The train is slowing down.
Seki:
> "Have Sanae explain why she was down there and what's up with the gods, since she's close to two."
> "Well, gods are usually almighty and possess unrivaled power in what they control. One of my goddesses, Lady Suwako, she can... uh, create earth stuff. Like trees easily. Swim through the earth with ease. Anyways, it seems like things not unique to us are less effective. Say you have me try to take the clouds out from a cloudy day with a miracle. I won't be able to muster as much wind as I normally could, and Tengu could do better. It's like that, if that makes sense. At least with what I've noticed so far." Sanae finishes explaining. "In short, gods have it hard doing more general things with their powers."
>_
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Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Mmm...I'll think of something."
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Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Mmm...I'll think of something."
Aya:
> "Better think fast."
> The train slows to a stop, reaching the underworld you're more familiar with Reimu traveling through.
> The youkai start to depart the train.
> Of interest at this stop is a spider youkai trying to chip off parts of something frozen in a block of ice...
>_
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Aya:
> Can we see what's in the ice? Skitter along the top of the train (quietly) to get a better view if needed.
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Aya:
> Can we see what's in the ice? Skitter along the top of the train (quietly) to get a better view if needed.
Aya:
> You cannot. It's too far
>_
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Aya:
> Would we have to get off the train to see?
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Aya:
> Would we have to get off the train to see?
Aya:
> At least that much. You'd probably need to float closer too.
>_
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Aya:
> Are the rest of the departing youkai moving toward us or away from us?
> Did the spider get off the train with ice block in tow? Or does she look like she was already here when the train arrived?
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Aya:
> Are the rest of the departing youkai moving toward us or away from us?
> Did the spider get off the train with ice block in tow? Or does she look like she was already here when the train arrived?
Aya:
> Away.
> She was already there.
>_
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Aya:
> Give the crowd some time to move further away from us, then quietly float down to the ground behind the train so we're hard/impossible to see from within it.
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Aya:
> Give the crowd some time to move further away from us, then quietly float down to the ground behind the train so we're hard/impossible to see from within it.
Aya:
> You wait a bit as they move away.
> "So, what're you doing all the way down here?" You hear someone question behind you. Given the crawling, you're pretty sure it's that person from earlier Megumu knows. Unless there's two of them that are like that.
>_
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Aya:
> Jump a little bit.
> Turn in place some, enough to be able to see behind us. Who is there?
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Aya:
> Jump a little bit.
> Turn in place some, enough to be able to see behind us. Who is there?
Aya:
> It is indeed that girl. The same one who announced that it was clear to move.
>_
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Aya:
> "Looking for my tengu sisters, and trying not to cause a ruckus in the process. It wouldn't do for the oni to take an interest in me."
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Seki
>"So they've become specialized to their domains."
>"Have you met any that don't follow that rule?"
->beat
-->"We could have asked back there."
--->Face palm
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Aya:
> "Looking for my tengu sisters, and trying not to cause a ruckus in the process. It wouldn't do for the oni to take an interest in me."
Seki
>"So they've become specialized to their domains."
>"Have you met any that don't follow that rule?"
->beat
-->"We could have asked back there."
--->Face palm
Aya:
> "They left you behind, huh? But it looks like you got away with a nice prize. I usually only see her in an outfit that's just one piece."
Seki:
> Sanae shakes her head.
> "She's still valuable help, even if her miracles are weakened." Youmu hops off.
> You can see Yukari at a hill approaching Yuyuko, you believe.
>_
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Seki
>Is there sunlight here?
>Are we stopped?
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Seki
>Is there sunlight here?
>Are we stopped?
Seki:
> Doesn't seem so, but it's not dark
> No.
>_
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Aya:
> Grin a little bit.
> "Oh yes, I've certainly enjoyed my time with Boss Iizunamaru today."
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Aya:
> Grin a little bit.
> "Oh yes, I've certainly enjoyed my time with Boss Iizunamaru today."
Aya:
> "It'll be hard to catch up to the other Tengu without getting noticed by Oni. You might be out of luck."
>_
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Aya:
> "I don't suppose you'd be able to help out a subordinate of Boss Iizunamaru? Maybe there's something I could do for you in return?"
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Aya:
> "I don't suppose you'd be able to help out a subordinate of Boss Iizunamaru? Maybe there's something I could do for you in return?"
Aya:
> "What can I help with? You don't expect me to hide you until you can get there or something, do you?" She questions.
>_
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Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Figured that was the worst you'd say, so I might as well ask."
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Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Figured that was the worst you'd say, so I might as well ask."
Aya:
> "What's so bad about confronting them directly? You did something bad to one of the Oni or something?"
>_
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Aya:
> What is the oni-tengu relationship, anyway?
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Aya:
> What is the oni-tengu relationship, anyway?
Aya:
> It shouldn't be that good, especially if you're found down here... but if a majority of Tengu society is down here with them, you're not sure that applies anymore...
>_
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Aya:
> "Of course not. It's just that I'm a tengu, and they're oni, and, well, y'know..."
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Aya:
> "Of course not. It's just that I'm a tengu, and they're oni, and, well, y'know..."
Aya:
> "So? You think they're worried about tengu showing up right now?"
>_
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Aya:
> "...Well, maybe not, if there are already a bunch. But I don't know how they've taken it..."
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Aya:
> "...Well, maybe not, if there are already a bunch. But I don't know how they've taken it..."
Aya:
> "Then go find out."
>_
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Aya:
> Look back. Are there any oni left in the vicinity?
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Aya:
> Look back. Are there any oni left in the vicinity?
Aya:
> Yep. They seem to be talking with the spider girl.
>_
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Seki
>Slow down
>Can we tell why Youmu got off
>What do we see
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Aya:
> "Er...I'll try."
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Seki
>Slow down
>Can we tell why Youmu got off
>What do we see
Aya:
> "Er...I'll try."
Seki:
> You slow down.
> You'd think it's to meet up with Yuyuko?
> Yukari and Yuyuko at a hill. There's a building further away from here.
Aya:
> "Good. Good luck too, then."
>_
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Seki
>Follow the netherworld girl
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Seki
>Follow the netherworld girl
Seki:
> You follow.
> "I think I'll decline." Yuyuko speaks.
> "Hm. I wonder what you have in mind." Yukari responds. "Can't promise I'll save you some."
> "That's fine. You'll just make up for it later, won't you?"
> "Ah, you should lose that look by the way, Youmu." Yukari looks aside. "You won't be able to achieve what you're thinking. Even if you could, is it a choice you won't regret?"
> "... Are the Prismriver sisters around here?" Youmu asks.
> "Afraid not. The company would've been nice." Yuyuko responds.
>_
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Seki
>"Hello Lady Yuyuko, I'm Sekibanki."
->"Did you allow me to find Sanae?"
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Aya:
> "Right... ...Come to think of it, how did you get wrapped up in doing this?"
> Gesture broadly at the train.
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Seki
>"Hello Lady Yuyuko, I'm Sekibanki."
->"Did you allow me to find Sanae?"
Aya:
> "Right... ...Come to think of it, how did you get wrapped up in doing this?"
> Gesture broadly at the train.
Seki:
> "The person with Youmu. Yes, I did." She answers.
Aya:
> "found it. And it looked the right size for these tunnels."
>_
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Aya:
> Based on our experience so far, do we think that the people inside us can hear anything we whisper?
> "...I suppose I should have asked 'why' instead of how. I'm more curious about what motivated you to take part."
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>"Then, thank you very much."
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Aya:
> Based on our experience so far, do we think that the people inside us can hear anything we whisper?
> "...I suppose I should have asked 'why' instead of how. I'm more curious about what motivated you to take part."
>"Then, thank you very much."
Aya:
> Yes.
> "Why not? I wasn't busy."
Seki:
> "Let's group back up with the rest then. We'll start with the village and Shinki, Alice, Koa, and Byakuren. By the way, Lady Yuyuko, have you seen a massive fairy recently?"
> "Mm. She was also looking for Sanae. I believe she was getting ready to go to the underworld?" Yuyuko answers.
> "Then we'll gather the other group in the village first. Everyone hold one another. "
> Yukari waves your group off.
>_
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Aya:
> "...I suppose that makes sense."
> Does it sound like anything of interest is going on inside us? If not, try giving Hatate and Momizi wind orders to make advances on the currently-lewder-than-normal Iizunamaru.
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Aya:
> "...I suppose that makes sense."
> Does it sound like anything of interest is going on inside us? If not, try giving Hatate and Momizi wind orders to make advances on the currently-lewder-than-normal Iizunamaru.
Aya:
> No.
> You try...
> "They're also not too weak either." She adds.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, that's definitely true."
> Keep an ear out for activity within us.
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Seki
>Look at the carriage then back
->"Eh?"
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Aya:
> "Oh, that's definitely true."
> Keep an ear out for activity within us.
Seki
>Look at the carriage then back
->"Eh?"
Aya:
> "Though they didn't attack out of nowhere. You probably have nothing to worry abdays.
> You don't hear much. Doesn't sound like it's working out well.
> Hm... you've got a bad taste in your mouth...
Seki:
> "You can call it later. Bringing that into the village would cause worry anyways." Youmu says.
> "You should head back to where you were. We can enjoy peace when it is peaceful." Yuyuko speaks
> "I'm fine. Reimu won't miss me much." Yukari replies.
>_
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Aya:
> Do we figuratively have a bad taste in our mouth or literally have a bad taste in our mouth?
> If the latter, do we feel anything coming up from within us?
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Aya:
> Do we figuratively have a bad taste in our mouth or literally have a bad taste in our mouth?
> If the latter, do we feel anything coming up from within us?
Aya:
> Both. More of the former.
> No.
>_
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Aya:
> Reach into our mouth and feel for anything in there that shouldn't be there.
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Aya:
> Reach into our mouth and feel for anything in there that shouldn't be there.
Aya:
> You reach in, but its starting to feel more difficult to open your mouth as much as recently possible.
> "Do you need something?" Megumu asks quietly. Or rather, at a distance, it sounds like.
>_
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Aya:
> Pull our hand out and frown.
> "...No...at least, nothing I think any of us can provide. You, uh...you and everyone else might want to get settled in for a bit, Boss."
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Aya:
> Pull our hand out and frown.
> "...No...at least, nothing I think any of us can provide. You, uh...you and everyone else might want to get settled in for a bit, Boss."
Aya:
> "More stuff you'd need quiet from us for. Alright." Her voice is fading. "We're ready to fly out if you ever need support. But uh... you shouldn't calling me while still keeping that away from me..."
>_
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Aya:
> We had put on a little bit of mass previously from having this much within us. Do we still seem to have that mass, or are we fully back to our svelte self?
> "...Right."
> Heave a sigh, and look back up at the centipede.
> "Thanks, Friend Of Boss. Good luck with the train stuff."
> Walk over to where we saw the spider.
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Aya:
> We had put on a little bit of mass previously from having this much within us. Do we still seem to have that mass, or are we fully back to our svelte self?
> "...Right."
> Heave a sigh, and look back up at the centipede.
> "Thanks, Friend Of Boss. Good luck with the train stuff."
> Walk over to where we saw the spider.
Aya:
> Hm... it seems gone now.
> "Hm? Thanks."
> You start for the spider person, the Oni buay handling the nearby frozen thing
> She glances over to you, but returns focus on the Oni's efforts.
> The frozen thing appears to be a simple bucket.
>_
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Aya:
> That's an odd thing to freeze. Is there anything inside it? Get closer to see if we need to.
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Aya:
> That's an odd thing to freeze. Is there anything inside it? Get closer to see if we need to.
Aya:
> You approach...
> No. No one inside.
> The Oni don't seem to question you yet.
>_
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Aya:
> Did we send Cirno in this direction? We must have, right? Can we think of anyone else that might have done this?"
> "Everything okay here?"
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Aya:
> Did we send Cirno in this direction? We must have, right? Can we think of anyone else that might have done this?"
> "Everything okay here?"
Aya:
> Little Bird and her group included her and were to go here after checking the Bamboo Forest.
> "Yeah. Just fixing something of my friend's." The spider girl answers.
>_
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Aya:
> "Did your friend say how this happened? Buckets in ice blocks aren't exactly a thing you see every day."
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Aya:
> "Did your friend say how this happened? Buckets in ice blocks aren't exactly a thing you see every day."
Aya:
> "We got into a fight with a group. Our fault in a way since we attacked first."
>_
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Aya.
> Damnit.
> "I see...Were there, uh, any other casualties? Did your friend also get frozen like this, maybe?"
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Aya.
> Damnit.
> "I see...Were there, uh, any other casualties? Did your friend also get frozen like this, maybe?"
Aya:
> "No. She fine, they're fine. Probably. Think they had someone important with them, so they're being taken in."
>_
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Aya:
> "'Taken in'? Where, and with whom?"
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Aya:
> "'Taken in'? Where, and with whom?"
Aya:
> "Probably to the palace."
>_
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Aya:
> "The Earth Spirit Palace?"
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Aya:
> "The Earth Spirit Palace?"
Aya:
> The spider girl nods.
>_
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Aya:
> Nod in return.
> "Great, thank you. How much has the path there from here changed?"
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Aya:
> Nod in return.
> "Great, thank you. How much has the path there from here changed?"
Aya:
> "You're on the right track to get here at least. Should be easy to reach it in keeping this way."
>_
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Aya:
> Flash a thumbs-up.
> "Much appreciated. Have a good'un."
> Head further down the tunnel in pursuit of Casa de Komeiji. (Try to get a discreet peek at the spider's butt on our way by.)
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Aya:
> Flash a thumbs-up.
> "Much appreciated. Have a good'un."
> Head further down the tunnel in pursuit of Casa de Komeiji. (Try to get a discreet peek at the spider's butt on our way by.)
Aya:
> You head onwards, taking a glance at something you shouldn't before you continue. Her outfit doesn't hug her shape much.
> None of the Oni stop you even now, though after a bit, you do feel like you're being followed.
>_
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Aya:
> Try tugging on the corner of our mouth.
> Using the wind to feel, try to get a sense of any physical aspects of the follower that we can.
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Aya:
> Try tugging on the corner of our mouth.
> Using the wind to feel, try to get a sense of any physical aspects of the follower that we can.
Aya:
> Still nor opening as much as it used to...
> Its... an orb?
>_
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Aya:
> Well, that's odd.
> Look behind us to see if we can see the orb.
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Aya:
> Well, that's odd.
> Look behind us to see if we can see the orb.
Aya:
> Shamelessly following, even as you look at it.
>_
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Aya:
> What does it look like?
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Aya:
> What does it look like?
Aya:
> A multicolored orb, but more specifically, one of Reimu's.
>_
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Aya:
> At a speed quick enough that we think the orb would have difficulty reacting, do a quick loop-de-loop (don't hit our head on the ceiling!), head back to the orb, and get behind it, facing it again.
> Then put our hands on it and begin pushing it forward, flying at our same speed as before.
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Aya:
> At a speed quick enough that we think the orb would have difficulty reacting, do a quick loop-de-loop (don't hit our head on the ceiling!), head back to the orb, and get behind it, facing it again.
> Then put our hands on it and begin pushing it forward, flying at our same speed as before.
Aya:
> You flip behind the orb, quickly starting to push it.
> It stings sharply, though not as much as Reimu's, and only feels slightly uncomfortable to keep hold of.
> it doesn't seem to go against your pushing.
>_
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Aya:
> How large is it?
> "So. To whom do I owe the pleasure of company?"
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Aya:
> How large is it?
> "So. To whom do I owe the pleasure of company?"
Aya:
> Bigger than a head. But not that big.
> "You're supposed to be the best source of information around Gensokyo, Shameimaru Aya, correct?" A voice questions from the orb. "You can call me Shingyoku."
>_
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Aya:
> At the moment, can we pull our mouth open wide enough to swallow this thing?
> "That's me. What can I do for you?"
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Aya:
> At the moment, can we pull our mouth open wide enough to swallow this thing?
> "That's me. What can I do for you?"
Aya:
> It's not as wide as before, but you haven't noted it being completely back to normal. Thus, you believe so.
> "We're curious of some things, such as your goals, for one. Have you also come in search of Sanae?"
>_
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Aya:
> "Initially, yeah. Her or either of her two gods. We're worried about them, given the state of things. But I've heard many of my people are down here as well, and I also want to check on them."
> "Out of curiosity, how well can you see?"
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Aya:
> "Initially, yeah. Her or either of her two gods. We're worried about them, given the state of things. But I've heard many of my people are down here as well, and I also want to check on them."
> "Out of curiosity, how well can you see?"
Aya:
> "Perfectly fine. Sanae was already taken in by a young Konpaku. Towards the Netherworld. By people, do you refer to the other Tengu, or the group you asked about earlier at the junction?"
>_
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Aya:
> "At this point? Both, really, since that other group is kinda my responsibility. Good to hear Sanae got retrieved, at least, though I'm assuming Konpaku didn't take her to the Netherworld because she's dead."
> "Anyway, wherever you see from, brace yourself for something that's probably going to look really weird."
> Take our hands off the orb, use them to stretch our mouth open, and, in continuing to move forward, try to get the orb entirely into our mouth. (Don't swallow just yet, just keep it in our mouth.)
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Aya:
> "At this point? Both, really, since that other group is kinda my responsibility. Good to hear Sanae got retrieved, at least, though I'm assuming Konpaku didn't take her to the Netherworld because she's dead."
> "Anyway, wherever you see from, brace yourself for something that's probably going to look really weird."
> Take our hands off the orb, use them to stretch our mouth open, and, in continuing to move forward, try to get the orb entirely into our mouth. (Don't swallow just yet, just keep it in our mouth.)
Aya:
> You open your mouth up, and scoop the orb up.
> Still uncomfortable to touch... but you manage to hold it in your mouth.
> "What's the point of-... no, I see. Perhaps it'll resolve itself. Though she's not incapable of poor choice either."
>_
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Aya:
> Try sticking an arm down our throat again (moving around the orb), reaching for Iizunamaru.
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Aya:
> Try sticking an arm down our throat again (moving around the orb), reaching for Iizunamaru.
Aya:
> You try, but it's really difficult. You think it's still going, but slowly.
>_
-
Aya:
> Pull our arm out.
> Pull the orb out and resume pushing it forward.
> "Sorry about that, Shingyoku. I should've checked something first. Hey, Boss, can you still hear me?"
-
Aya:
> Pull our arm out.
> Pull the orb out and resume pushing it forward.
> "Sorry about that, Shingyoku. I should've checked something first. Hey, Boss, can you still hear me?"
Aya:
> You take both out and resume flying.
> Silence...
> "It's not impossible that Yukari could be "dead". Or dying. Especially given she was heading to the Netherworld as well. Inside you is starting to look like he gap between space. Or starting to not look like it anymore, rather."
> Underground city in the distance...
>_
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Aya:
> "She did mention she wouldn't be able to retrieve me easily from the underground too. Hopefully this is just that, and not anything more sinister. So the path further down in there is clear, then? Or is it still a gap between space, as you called it?"
-
Aya:
> "She did mention she wouldn't be able to retrieve me easily from the underground too. Hopefully this is just that, and not anything more sinister. So the path further down in there is clear, then? Or is it still a gap between space, as you called it?"
Aya:
> "It's returning to how an interior should look."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Alright. I'd like to keep you on my person so we can chat about things, but I'd also like to keep my hands free, so, uh, pardon my impertinence."
> Repeat the same process as before to get the orb in our mouth, but this time, try to swallow it down.
-
Aya:
> "Alright. I'd like to keep you on my person so we can chat about things, but I'd also like to keep my hands free, so, uh, pardon my impertinence."
> Repeat the same process as before to get the orb in our mouth, but this time, try to swallow it down.
Aya:
> The orb retreats ahead, before an Oni's figure replaces it.
> "No need. I can follow along like this. Besides, you'll need me in a few moments. And you're not back to normal yet either."
> You wonder how she's flying...
>_
-
Aya:
> Look shocked, and let a bit of color drain from our face. We almost just...
> "O-oh. Uhh...really do forgive my impertinence, then, please. I didn't realize."
> Look her up and down. How does she look, in our professional WLW opinion?
> "Although, if this is your true form, and you've presumably been following me for at least some amount of amount of time now, and we're not in immediate danger...you must know what comes next, right?"
> Qiuickly swoop over and scoop Shingyoku up in our standard bridal carry. Keep our hands close to, but not yet directly on, the standard sensitive areas.
-
Aya:
> Look shocked, and let a bit of color drain from our face. We almost just...
> "O-oh. Uhh...really do forgive my impertinence, then, please. I didn't realize."
> Look her up and down. How does she look, in our professional WLW opinion?
> "Although, if this is your true form, and you've presumably been following me for at least some amount of amount of time now, and we're not in immediate danger...you must know what comes next, right?"
> Qiuickly swoop over and scoop Shingyoku up in our standard bridal carry. Keep our hands close to, but not yet directly on, the standard sensitive areas.
Aya:
> "Don't worry, you aren't the first. Though in this case you'd either have thrown us into the gap space itself or just your stomach."
> She has four horns adorning the sides of her head. She wears a blue capelet, and under is a white top, followed by a red skirt reaching her knees.. Her hair is long and red, not put into a ponytail or anything. Naturally, your figure is more shapely than hers, but its not a huge loss, and she makes up for the loss with a better physique.
> "It's one of-"
> You scoop up the Oni, to her surprise.
> "Oh? You're playing with fire, you know."
> You can see Cirno's group. All unconscious. Piled onto a wheelbarrow before the bridge down here.
> Though Miko is lying on the lap of someone robed in disguise.
> There's also Orin here, waiting on something.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is Miko out cold, or just resting?
> Is Koishi present? She was supposed to go with them...
> Grin a bit and speak quietly: "Sometimes the burn risk is worth cooking up scoops faster."
> Begin gently rubbing her thigh.
> Lose the grin, but keep the volume, and slow down our flight speed a bit: "I see some of my group, by the way. Who's that in the robes?"
-
Aya:
> Is Miko out cold, or just resting?
> Is Koishi present? She was supposed to go with them...
> Grin a bit and speak quietly: "Sometimes the burn risk is worth cooking up scoops faster."
> Begin gently rubbing her thigh.
> Lose the grin, but keep the volume, and slow down our flight speed a bit: "I see some of my group, by the way. Who's that in the robes?"
Aya:
> "You're far too late for this one. I've already got someone to burden me." She responds.
> Miko is out.
> Yep. With the pile.
> "Shouldn't you be at the mountain?" The figure questions, looking over. "Nevermind. It is you, after all."
> If you're right in voice guessing, then you should be asking her that. Though maybe she's here for Miko, like Youmu, in training.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Is this the pink-haired oni hermit? Or...is it...Lord Tenma?
> Just in case it's the latter, how do rank-and-file tengu typically show Lord Tenma reverence, and how do we specifically do it?
-
Aya:
> ...Is this the pink-haired oni hermit? Or...is it...Lord Tenma?
> Just in case it's the latter, how do rank-and-file tengu typically show Lord Tenma reverence, and how do we specifically do it?
Aya:
> The former. Things would be much easier for you if it were the latter...
>_
-
Aya:
> Slow to a stop.
> Keep rubbing Shingyoku's thigh until/unless she makes some indication that we should stop.
> "I could ask you the same thing, but I'm hardly one to judge. That's quite a body count you have piled up here. May I assume you aren't here for some sort of training under that hermit in your lap?"
-
Aya:
> Slow to a stop.
> Keep rubbing Shingyoku's thigh until/unless she makes some indication that we should stop.
> "I could ask you the same thing, but I'm hardly one to judge. That's quite a body count you have piled up here. May I assume you aren't here for some sort of training under that hermit in your lap?"
Aya:
> You continue feeling the Oni's thigh.
> "Not quite, but since the opportunity came by..." She answers.
>_
-
Aya:
> "...So you didn't do all this?"
-
Aya:
> "...So you didn't do all this?"
Aya:
> "It wasn't me, no." She shakes her head.
> "Probably the friend of that spider youkai." Shingyoku speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> Shake our head.
> "If that friend could do that to this group, that bucket would not have been frozen in the first place, as the party responsible wouldn't have had the time or power to do so."
> Shift the thigh-rubbing hand to rubbing Shingyoku's backside.
-
Aya:
> Shake our head.
> "If that friend could do that to this group, that bucket would not have been frozen in the first place, as the party responsible wouldn't have had the time or power to do so."
> Shift the thigh-rubbing hand to rubbing Shingyoku's backside.
Aya:
> "Don't fairies recover from death here?" Shingyoku questions looking over at the group. "If it's someone stronger, they'd have to hold back so as to only knock them out. Unless they want to tire out the fairy."
> "We can hear the truth from the fairy herself when she wakes up." The hooded Kasen speaks.
> You move your hand to start rubbing Shingyoku's butt.
> Though something shocks you similarly to the orb, before you can touch there.
> "Still trying to turn up the heat?" She questions, with an interested expression.
>_
-
Aya:
> Shake our hand out a little bit, then put it back on the thigh.
> Wink at Shingyoku.
> "Of course."
-
Aya:
> Shake our hand out a little bit, then put it back on the thigh.
> Wink at Shingyoku.
> "Of course."
Aya:
> You shake the pain out and rest your hand back on a safer spot.
> "Seems like it's still too hot for you."
> "Anyways, I assume you already know how weird things are getting in Gensokyo?" Kasen asks.
>_
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Aya:
> Resume rubbing the thigh.
> Nod to Kasen.
> "I am. Our society in particular is pretty destabilized. I've heard an explanation from Seija about exactly what happened, though not a how or a why. Do you happen to have anything to offer on those ends?"
-
Aya:
> Resume rubbing the thigh.
> Nod to Kasen.
> "I am. Our society in particular is pretty destabilized. I've heard an explanation from Seija about exactly what happened, though not a how or a why. Do you happen to have anything to offer on those ends?"
Aya:
> You resume.
> "Not too much. Though it seems like youkai in general might be gathering together. Tengu and Oni, for example. It's good to know that, supposedly, instead of continuing to be independent, Gensokyo's residents are joining together in this incident. It really wouldn't have been expected."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Well, as together as the tengu can be considered right now. ...Though, if I think about it, I guess an overwhelming majority of the tengu generally agree on the state of things..."
-
Aya:
> "Well, as together as the tengu can be considered right now. ...Though, if I think about it, I guess an overwhelming majority of the tengu generally agree on the state of things..."
Aya:
> "Are you here to fix that? Or just observing?"
> Shingyoku raises her arm suddenly, shooting something upwards...
>_
-
Aya:
> "...I'm not sure anymore, honestly."
> Watch upwards to see what was shot and if anything happens.
-
Aya:
> "...I'm not sure anymore, honestly."
> Watch upwards to see what was shot and if anything happens.
Aya:
> You look up...
> ...
> There's a large skull coming down, and a green hair girl falling beside it.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Uh-!"
> Take flight and zoom after the green-haired girl. Shift our hold on Shingyoku so we're holding her with one arm, and catch the girl with our other arm.
-
Aya:
> "Uh-!"
> Take flight and zoom after the green-haired girl. Shift our hold on Shingyoku so we're holding her with one arm, and catch the girl with our other arm.
Aya:
> You dart up and catch the girl.
> "She seemed to be waiting for a chance to crash down on one of you." Shingyoku comments.
> The skull crashes down, barely missing the wheelbarrow.
>_
-
Aya:
> Have a look at the girl. Who is this, if not Sanae?
-
Aya:
> Have a look at the girl. Who is this, if not Sanae?
Aya:
> You don't remember. You think you've seen her before? Maybe not. Couldn't be Wriggle...
>_
-
Aya:
> How large is she?
> Frown.
> "And why might that be?"
> Slowly land.
-
Aya:
> How large is she?
> Frown.
> "And why might that be?"
> Slowly land.
Aya:
> Bigger than the Wriggle you're thinking of. Not as tall as you, though
> Or maybe you're just seeing things? She's shorter than the Wriggle you're thinking of. Hm, maybe you just had Sanae in mind or something.
> You descend back to the ground.
> "She was there near the group that entered the Underworld earlier."
> "When were you there?" Kasen questions.
> "Gatekeeper, remember? Do people nowadays think that just means you stand in front of some place?" Shingyoku questions in annoyance.
>_
-
Aya:
> Based on our experiences with Orb Shingyoku, do we think we could fit this girl in our mouth?
> Look directly at the girl.
> "Well?"
-
Aya:
> Based on our experiences with Orb Shingyoku, do we think we could fit this girl in our mouth?
> Look directly at the girl.
> "Well?"
Aya:
> You do not.
> Her conscious doesn't seem like it lasted. The attack. Though maybe you can wake her.
> Speaking of, the crash from the skull seems to be waking the sleeping group.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is she close to small enough that maybe we could succeed if we pushed it? Or is she far too large for us to have a chance? Consider the possibility of swallowing her along the way so that we're not trying to keep all of her in our mouth at once when making these determinations.
-
Aya:
> Is she close to small enough that maybe we could succeed if we pushed it? Or is she far too large for us to have a chance? Consider the possibility of swallowing her along the way so that we're not trying to keep all of her in our mouth at once when making these determinations.
Aya:
> The former.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh. Uh, oops. ...Er, pardon me a moment, Lady Shingyoku."
> Set Shingyoku down on her own two feet on the ground so our hands are otherwise free for what is about to come.
> Then try getting the green-haired girl in our mouth, straining ourselves and/or swallowing her as needed for it to work.
-
Aya:
> "Oh. Uh, oops. ...Er, pardon me a moment, Lady Shingyoku."
> Set Shingyoku down on her own two feet on the ground so our hands are otherwise free for what is about to come.
> Then try getting the green-haired girl in our mouth, straining ourselves and/or swallowing her as needed for it to work.
Aya:
> You set Shingyoku down, and she goes to investigate the waking pile.
> You open your mouth up.
> "What do you think you're doing?" Kasen interject.
>_
-
Aya:
> Glance over.
> "Bringing her with us."
-
Aya:
> Glance over.
> "Bringing her with us."
Aya:
> "Uh huh..." She looks over at Shingyoku, before getting up and gently starting to lay Miko down, until the latter sits up on her own.
> "I'd like to talk about something, but it'll have to wait for later." Kasen lets go, starting for the way she came.
> "...huh. you made it." Miko stretches a bit as she stands up.
> Shingyoku is taking out the others from the wheelbarrow.
> "What a shame..." The quiet cat girl beside it murmurs.
>_
-
Aya:
> Resume what we were doing before Kasen interrupted us.
-
Aya:
> Resume what we were doing before Kasen interrupted us.
Aya:
> You continue...
> Though, it's not making it down your throat...
> Everyone's out and standing now.
>_
-
Aya:
> How far in did we get her?
> Is she physically stuck?
-
Aya:
> How far in did we get her?
> Is she physically stuck?
Aya:
> Only into your mouth.
> No, you just can't get further. You'd probably get her stuck if you forced it.
>_
-
Aya:
> How much of her did we get in our mouth?
-
Aya:
> How much of her did we get in our mouth?
Aya:
> Lower half is still out
>_
-
Aya:
> Pull her back out, flip her around so her legs are going in first, and try again.
-
Aya:
> Pull her back out, flip her around so her legs are going in first, and try again.
Aya:
> You retry from the other way, but each the same issue. Your mouth isn't opening as much either.
>_
-
Aya:
> So it's not even opening as much as it was five minutes ago or so?
-
Aya:
> So it's not even opening as much as it was five minutes ago or so?
Aya:
> Correct.
>_
-
Aya:
> Given we're sending her in legs-first, are her legs getting bunched up in our mouth, or are they going down our throat?
-
Aya:
> Given we're sending her in legs-first, are her legs getting bunched up in our mouth, or are they going down our throat?
Aya:
> Only a bit of the latter. Their still mostly out of you.
>_
-
Aya:
> Pull her back out a bit.
> Reposition her so that her legs are straight and together, and then try pulling her back in, with a specific attempt to get her legs going down our throat. Tilt our head upward to make this passage more of a straight line, so that she's not bent at any weird/painful/impossible angles as a result of this.
-
Aya:
> Pull her back out a bit.
> Reposition her so that her legs are straight and together, and then try pulling her back in, with a specific attempt to get her legs going down our throat. Tilt our head upward to make this passage more of a straight line, so that she's not bent at any weird/painful/impossible angles as a result of this.
Aya:
> You try again.
> It's starting to work more.
> Ah...
> She's stuck at her hips.
> "Oh. You're here. Aya." Cirno speaks. "I lost withe match... cowards keep knocking me out." She looks disappointed in herself.
> Though your worry should be on yourself...
> "We've yet to see that Sanae around..." little bird speaks. "Instead we get struck on the head. Why do we have to be down here?"
> "I'll try to keep a better eye out." Miko reassures Tokiko.
>_
-
Aya:
> Are her hips stuck at our mouth or our throat?
-
Aya:
> Are her hips stuck at our mouth or our throat?
Aya:
> You got them in, so the latter.
>_
-
Aya:
> Give Cirno a sympathetic look, then return to what we're doing.
> Try pushing down on the girl's shoulders to get her hips through.
-
Aya:
> Give Cirno a sympathetic look, then return to what we're doing.
> Try pushing down on the girl's shoulders to get her hips through.
Aya:
> You try more, but it's just starting to hurt now.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is she not budging even with the pushing? Or did it feel like we could get her in with more/stronger pushing?
-
Aya:
> Is she not budging even with the pushing? Or did it feel like we could get her in with more/stronger pushing?
Aya:
> Not at all.
> You feel like one of you changed sizes.
>_
-
Aya:
> Double-check both ourselves and the girl to make sure we didn't shrink and she didn't grow.
-
Aya:
> Double-check both ourselves and the girl to make sure we didn't shrink and she didn't grow.
Aya:
> From what you can physically check, it doesn't look like either of you did. But you can't check a lot like this.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Try pushing harder while swallowing at the same time, just to see if we can get her in. We'll have the grit through the pain on this.
-
Aya:
> ...Try pushing harder while swallowing at the same time, just to see if we can get her in. We'll have the grit through the pain on this.
Aya:
> You put more force and start helping it along yourself.
> Yet it causes no difference. She's moving with your throat and not even getting unlodged any bit.
> You might die at this rate. You can hold your breath a while, but you're sure she's seriously stuck.
> "Were you taking us home?" Koishi asks, to which the cat nods.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is she going down, or staying in place?
> Can we breathe through our nose?
-
Aya:
> Is she going down, or staying in place?
> Can we breathe through our nose?
Aya:
> Staying in place.
> Such just tries, and fails, to budge the green haired girl.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is our nose at least a way we can still breathe?
> Could we employ heavy air movement to get her back out - or perhaps further in?
-
Aya:
> Is our nose at least a way we can still breathe?
> Could we employ heavy air movement to get her back out - or perhaps further in?
Aya:
> Not at the moment.
> She hasn't been moving in either direction yet.
>_
-
Aya:
> Perhaps she hasn't moved yet, but do we think a strong enough wind could move her further in either direction if we employed it?
-
Aya:
> Perhaps she hasn't moved yet, but do we think a strong enough wind could move her further in either direction if we employed it?
Aya:
> a strong enough one might end up harming both of you a lot, but might be worth a try of this keeps up.
>_
-
Aya:
> What other skills and abilities do we have at our disposal?
-
Aya:
> What other skills and abilities do we have at our disposal?
Aya:
> Your wind Manipulation. Crow command, and of other similar creatures. And your speed.
>_
-
Aya:
> How much of the girl is currently hanging out of us?
> Could we use our wind manipulation to create a vacuum inside of us that pulls her in, perhaps?
-
Aya:
> How much of the girl is currently hanging out of us?
> Could we use our wind manipulation to create a vacuum inside of us that pulls her in, perhaps?
Aya:
> A bit less than her upper body.
> Yes and no. Yes because you could, no because you'd likely be dead before it works.
> Orin starts leading the way across the bridge, which the others follow.
> "Done playing around yet?" Shingyoku asks.
>_
-
Aya:
> Try pulling her back out, at least enough that we can breathe again. Get our hands under her armpit and lift her that way.
-
Aya:
> Try pulling her back out, at least enough that we can breathe again. Get our hands under her armpit and lift her that way.
Aya:
> You try, but it just reconfirms that she's really stuck.
Seki:
> "They'll be fine. You're worrying over nothing." Youmu pulls you, and the others out of the netherworld and into the village.
>_
-
Aya:
> How much longer do we think we might have?
-
Aya:
> How much longer do we think we might have?
Aya:
> But less than a minute. You weren't really prepared for this. But that's better than some people, you'd think.
>_
-
Aya:
> Hold one finger up to Shingyoku in a 'wait a moment' manner.
> Top-speed zoom back up the tunnel until we get to a point where we remember being able to take more in than we currently can.
-
Aya:
> Hold one finger up to Shingyoku in a 'wait a moment' manner.
> Top-speed zoom back up the tunnel until we get to a point where we remember being able to take more in than we currently can.
Aya:
> You dart back through the tunnel, starting on the path the train took.
> Momoyo is still here.
> You don't feel any different.
>_
-
Aya:
> Head further up, then.
-
Aya:
> Head further up, then.
Aya:
> You continue, to the point where you found the Oni and the train initially.
> Still nothing. But over half a minute still left, you feel you can last.
>_
-
Aya:
> Try pulling her back out again as described before.
-
Aya:
> Try pulling her back out again as described before.
Aya:
> You try again, with more force...
> Still nothing. But you're starting to feel unwell. Okay, maybe less than half a minute. You don't like counting this down.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Uh...Keep pulling, but also send a strong wind up from below her within us in the hopes it helps blow her out, or at least loosen her.
-
Aya:
> ...Uh...Keep pulling, but also send a strong wind up from below her within us in the hopes it helps blow her out, or at least loosen her.
Aya:
> You keep on, adding some wind from within you.
> The air burns, and you feel even worse. Your throat feels like it's trying to pull your head off of it on every side. This is definitely not the sensation of running out of air.
> Regardless, it does allow you to start pulling her out. If it wasn't for the pain, maybe you could continue her in, if this feeling continues.
> You're at least getting oxygen, if painful and burning.
> You can see the spider girl rushing towards you. She doesn't look happy, and you feel worse every step she takes closer.
>_
-
Aya:
> Let's at least try to get the girl the rest of the way out of us, and lay her down on the ground.
-
Aya:
> Let's at least try to get the girl the rest of the way out of us, and lay her down on the ground.
Aya:
> You continue, and finally lay her on the ground.
> She looks very pained as well, and Is making a face you can sympathize with.
> Though the burning and your throat trying to commit aitodefenestration start to lessen, unfortunately also starting to bring your throat back to normal... mostly.
> Spider girl's still far, but it looks like she noticed.
>_
-
Aya:
> How much larger is the spider woman than the unknown girl?
> If we did not lay the unknown girl down on her back, roll her over so she is on her back.
> Then lie down on our back and do our best to not vomit while the spider approaches.
-
Aya:
> How much larger is the spider woman than the unknown girl?
> If we did not lay the unknown girl down on her back, roll her over so she is on her back.
> Then lie down on our back and do our best to not vomit while the spider approaches.
Aya:
> Closer to your size..
> You lie down as well, wishing you'd carry water on you...
> "What-" The spider girl pants. "Happened? Why did you have my friend in your mouth?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Wanted to...carry her...with me. Unconscious. Couldn't...leave her alone. I...can carry people...within me...like that. Or...at least...I used to...be able to..."
-
Aya:
> "Wanted to...carry her...with me. Unconscious. Couldn't...leave her alone. I...can carry people...within me...like that. Or...at least...I used to...be able to..."
Aya:
> "Mm... ugh." She looks around. "Sorry about that then. Though that's the only way I know right now. And you looked like a beast trying to ruin from someone with its food." She sits down, rubbing both of your heads.
> The burning... well, it's not gone completely, but it doesn't hurt. Quite the opposite.
> "I'm probably not one to judge people on eating others...so uh, know your limits next time?"
>_
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Aya:
> "I thought I did know them. Something's happened to them for the worse. And for what it's worth, I intended to let her back out once she woke up, or we got to a place we could safely leave her."
> Look at our chest.
> "Lady Yakumo, can you hear me?"
-
Aya:
> "I thought I did know them. Something's happened to them for the worse. And for what it's worth, I intended to let her back out once she woke up, or we got to a place we could safely leave her."
> Look at our chest.
> "Lady Yakumo, can you hear me?"
Aya:
> "Who?"
> There's no response
>_
-
Aya:
> Try tugging at the side of our mouth.
-
Aya:
> Try tugging at the side of our mouth.
Aya:
> No further than normal...
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh and close our eyes.
> "Great. Guess that's no longer working..."
> Open our eyes and look at Yamame.
> "So what exactly did you do that I could finally get her out? She was jammed in there good."
-
Aya:
> Sigh and close our eyes.
> "Great. Guess that's no longer working..."
> Open our eyes and look at Yamame.
> "So what exactly did you do that I could finally get her out? She was jammed in there good."
Aya:
> "Gave you an illness that affected your throats."
>_
-
Aya:
> "...I don't suppose it would have also worked if I tried to send her down, rather than pull her out?"
-
Aya:
> "...I don't suppose it would have also worked if I tried to send her down, rather than pull her out?"
Aya:
> "It would've, but I don't think id have had the patience to not try and have you get her back out.."
>_
-
Aya:
> Sit up, and look at Yamame with a little more energy.
> "I'm actually thinking about carrying both of you that way, if you're up for it. I'd still like to bring her to the person I'm pretty sure froze that bucket, which I assume now belongs to her, so that they can apologize. And you can protect her if you go too."
-
Aya:
> Sit up, and look at Yamame with a little more energy.
> "I'm actually thinking about carrying both of you that way, if you're up for it. I'd still like to bring her to the person I'm pretty sure froze that bucket, which I assume now belongs to her, so that they can apologize. And you can protect her if you go too."
Aya:
> "Can you? I don't think I can make your throat open that much without causing something serious."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Well, it would just be temporary, right? I had figured you would infect and open it only for as long as it would take for you to go down, and then close and heal it after you were inside."
-
Aya:
> "Well, it would just be temporary, right? I had figured you would infect and open it only for as long as it would take for you to go down, and then close and heal it after you were inside."
Aya:
> "I'm much larger than my friend here, though." She explains, as the green haired girl starts to wake.
>_
-
Aya:
> "True, but I'm willing to give it a try anyway if you are."
> Glance over at the green-haired girl, then back to the spider.
> "Or, well, if both of you are now, I guess."
-
Aya:
> "True, but I'm willing to give it a try anyway if you are."
> Glance over at the green-haired girl, then back to the spider.
> "Or, well, if both of you are now, I guess."
Aya:
> "I know you're probably confident in yourself, but I'm not as small as you're thinking."
> As the green haired girl wakes, she looks around, holding her neck a bit.
> "Tch... I didn't finish them off." She begins to rise into the air with a strange flame below her.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Well, that's why I said 'try'. If I try and it doesn't work, then that's that."
> Look to the green-haired girl.
> "Easy there. Your friend is here now."
-
Aya:
> "Well, that's why I said 'try'. If I try and it doesn't work, then that's that."
> Look to the green-haired girl.
> "Easy there. Your friend is here now."
Aya:
> "Your health isn't something to play with. Definitely not repeatedly like this." The spider girl explains, while the green haired girl darts off through the tunnel.
> "Hey, hold up!" Spider girl calls out.
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh.
> "If you insist. I'll catch you later, then, since your friend doesn't seem interested in an apology."
-
Aya:
> Sigh.
> "If you insist. I'll catch you later, then, since your friend doesn't seem interested in an apology."
Aya:
> "If you could still carry people as you claim you can, it might be worth catching her. Kisume likes being inside of things from what I know. But don't come to me asking for diseases and antidotes back to back. That's asking for your body to get messed up. But i have been considering something, with the thought of messing one's body up..."
>_
-
Aya:
> "...In that case, hold that thought for just a moment."
> Get up, take flight, and zoom off after the green-haired girl. Once we catch up to her, scoop her up (don't touch the fire!) and zoom back to the spider woman.
-
Aya:
> "...In that case, hold that thought for just a moment."
> Get up, take flight, and zoom off after the green-haired girl. Once we catch up to her, scoop her up (don't touch the fire!) and zoom back to the spider woman.
Aya:
> You start for greenie, grabbing hold of her despite her doing her best to get back quickly.
>."What the-?" She questions, as you-
> Are pulled down to the ground by your leg.
> "Aren't you being a bit too unfriendly?" You hear Yuugi, as she pulls you down to stand atop the train. "This is like the 3rd time you've blown right past us without so much as a hello, let alone a glance."
>_
-
Aya:
> Let a good chunk of the color drain from our face.
> "O-oh, uh, my apologies, Lady Hoshiguma."
> Heft Kisume a little bit for emphasis.
> "I was going to return this one to her friend, but I can certainly spa-devote some time to you. Or perhaps you'd like to come along with us?"
-
Aya:
> Let a good chunk of the color drain from our face.
> "O-oh, uh, my apologies, Lady Hoshiguma."
> Heft Kisume a little bit for emphasis.
> "I was going to return this one to her friend, but I can certainly spa-devote some time to you. Or perhaps you'd like to come along with us?"
Aya:
> "You're bustling around like you've got a thousand worries. We can help you relax some if you have to keep moving."
> "She's clearly uncomfortable." You hear Kasen, within the crowd of Oni and Youkai. "Just let her be."
> "Didn't look so uncomfortable carrying that other Oni away. Is it something against me, then?" Yuugi questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> Let the rest of the color drain from our face.
> Begin sweating and shaking just a bit.
-
Aya:
> Let the rest of the color drain from our face.
> Begin sweating and shaking just a bit.
Aya:
> You feel like you're got butterflies in your stomach. Heavy ones...
> "You're gonna make her lay an egg at this rate..." Kisume seems to calm down a bit.
> "Nah, she's strong. So I hear at least. It's best to see in person, too."
> The butterflies have anvils...
>_
-
Aya:
> Oh crimony. Crank that sweating and shaking up to 11.
-
Aya:
> Oh crimony. Crank that sweating and shaking up to 11.
Aya:
> "I've been wanting to see how strong Megumu's subordinates are, too." Momoyo pops up from the side of the train.
> "Just checking in." You hear one of the butterflies. "Are you alright right now? Is this okay?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Which one is it?
-
Aya:
> Which one is it?
Aya:
> Butterfly... Er, Nitori?
>_
-
Aya:
> Oh great, now we're hearing things.
> Nervously glance back and forth between Momoyo, Yuugi, and Kasen for a few seconds.
> Then fall backwards and pass out.
-
Aya:
> Oh great, now we're hearing things.
> Nervously glance back and forth between Momoyo, Yuugi, and Kasen for a few seconds.
> Then fall backwards and pass out.
Aya:
> Momoyo has an excited expression...
> Yuugi wears a warm smile. It's warmth Is melting... but you can hold out.
> Thinking about the possible outcomes of this...
> Maybe another life.
> ...
>_
-
Aya:
> ...
-
Aya:
> ...
Aya:
> ...
> "Of course I will. It's my fault she..."
> "-en you can still greet her when she wakes."
> "You won't disappoint me, right-"
> ...
> "still staying right-"
> You feel like you're back with the living... but you surely heard Yuugi last. Maybe you need a bit more rest...
>_
-
Aya:
> ...crap...
> ...how many are around us. check using air.
-
Aya:
> ...crap...
> ...how many are around us. check using air.
> ...
> There's a lot of people here. A lot more than the crowd of youkai and Oni earlier
>_
-
Aya:
> ...
> ...
> ...
> ...ugh
> ...uuuuuuuuuuuugh
> ...
> ...fine.
> slowly open our eyes. see who's here.
-
Aya:
> ...
> ...
> ...
> ...ugh
> ...uuuuuuuuuuuugh
> ...
> ...fine.
> slowly open our eyes. see who's here.
Aya:
> You give in and open your eyes.
> Yuugi... of course. Your group, or rather, Cirno's group, as well.
> Though there's also a large crowd of Tengu. Not the ones you saw last, either.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is Kisume still around?
> Are these the tengu we've been looking for?
-
Aya:
> Is Kisume still around?
> Are these the tengu we've been looking for?
Aya:
> Not that you see. You don't see everyone's faces here. Especially not a short one like her.
> You believe they could be.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look at Yuugi, then slowly look over at the group of tengu, then slowly shift our gaze straight up.
> Speak quietly to ourselves.
> "...yeah...this is about what I deserve, huh."
-
Aya:
> Look at Yuugi, then slowly look over at the group of tengu, then slowly shift our gaze straight up.
> Speak quietly to ourselves.
> "...yeah...this is about what I deserve, huh."
Aya:
> "You're up!" Cirno jumps, closing over to you.
> Yuugi looks back as well. "Huh. Finally awake? These guys wanna put you to work already."
> "It's not work. We're just gathering up." A tengu speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh, close our eyes, and lay our head back down if we have it up at all.
> "Yeah. I know. It's not going to end well for me."
-
Aya:
> Sigh, close our eyes, and lay our head back down if we have it up at all.
> "Yeah. I know. It's not going to end well for me."
Aya:
> You lie back down.
> "Hm. I'll make sure it ends well. Just leave it to me." Cirno boasts.
>_
-
Aya:
> "It's appreciated. But I know what you're thinking, and I would also really rather that not happen."
-
Aya:
> "It's appreciated. But I know what you're thinking, and I would also really rather that not happen."
Aya:
> "You can trust me this time, Aya. I won't fail again."
> "Uh. We're actually busy looking for someone." Little Bird tries to explain.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Komeiji?"
-
Aya:
> "Komeiji?"
Aya:
> "Sanae, Remember?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Right. Konpaku got her. She's in the Netherworld now, not down here."
-
Aya:
> "Right. Konpaku got her. She's in the Netherworld now, not down here."
Aya:
> "Well we still have other business to take care of. She can't go with you yet." Cirno explains.
> "like?" The tengu ask.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Still gotta deliver the younger Komeiji home, for one. But you don't really need me for that."
-
Aya:
> "Still gotta deliver the younger Komeiji home, for one. But you don't really need me for that."
Aya:
> "So business, business and more business, huh?" Yuugi questions.
> "We have some things to fix in our society. It's better for Aya if she comes around sooner than later."
> "...alright. these aren't times to play around..." Yuugi sighs, starting off.
> "We're investigating that in fact! The problems with Gensokyo. You guys can let her keep to this more important business, right?" Cirno questions.
>_
-
Seki
>Hop down
->Pet the closest horse
-->"Be good while I'm gone."
>Open the carriage for the Mistresses and company.
-
Aya:
> "...I'm so sorry, Lady Hoshiguma..."
-
Seki
>Hop down
->Pet the closest horse
-->"Be good while I'm gone."
>Open the carriage for the Mistresses and company.
Aya:
> "...I'm so sorry, Lady Hoshiguma..."
Seki:
> You've already been pulled along.
> Though your carriage is still here.
> The mistresses are in shade here, but they do seem to want to embark again, so your gesture isn't wasted.
> Strangely, none of the villagers seem bothered by the carriage or the horses.
> "...They followed anyways... okay..." Youmu looks aside.
Aya:
> "You ought to take a day off for yourself when you can. Then another for me!""
> "We're not oblivious to it either." Another Tengu assured.
> "Well... we need her."
> "Why are we arguing with a fairy over Tengu matters again?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Look over at the assembled tengu.
> "Please don't antagonize her. Whatever is coming my way, that's fine, that's on me. But I don't want you all hurting each other."
-
Seki
>Look around
->Surely someone is befuddled by the appearance of a carriage appearing out of thin air
-
Aya:
> Look over at the assembled tengu.
> "Please don't antagonize her. Whatever is coming my way, that's fine, that's on me. But I don't want you all hurting each other."
Seki
>Look around
->Surely someone is befuddled by the appearance of a carriage appearing out of thin air
Aya:
> The Tengu are picking her up.
> "We aren't. We're just getting her out of the way of business before she does something stupid."
> "Im not... j-just let go of me." Cirno protests.
Seki:
> Tall buildings all around... your group is accompanied by another group.
> "It may be pretty tame for what they've seen today." A large fairy speaks.
> "Looks like most of you are here. But where Daiyousei?" Youmu asks.
> "Taking care of some things."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Please...let her be. She's fine."
-
Seki
>What are our current goals?
>How different is the village from how it was?
-
Aya:
> "Please...let her be. She's fine."
Seki
>What are our current goals?
>How different is the village from how it was?
Aya:
> "We still need to fill you in. We were gonna ask everyone to leave anyways, since you look like you had a rough day and this is sensitive business. That way you can stay seated instead of moving with us."
> "Alright. Miko's been waiting anyways. Finish that business soon, big bird." Tokiko starts off.
> Cirno seems to yield, and they set her down to walk away with a couple of tengu.
Seki:
> You have Sanae, so you could regroup with Aya. Though nothing really stops you from trying to deal with this Gensokyo issue yourself.
> Paths are larger and straighter. Some of the buildings look different and stretch higher than your heads can fly now. Many residents wear different clothing than the usual. There's occasional small groups of youkai and humans eating as you look on in this village.
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh, frown, and roll our eyes as our other party members leave.
-
Aya:
> Sigh, frown, and roll our eyes as our other party members leave.
Aya:
> "You're making us feel like the bad guys here. It really is sensitive information. You already know Gensokyo's in a weird state right now. Lord Tenma and the other ranking Tengu are too worried about business to take this seriously. We need to change oir focus, and it'd be great if you were on board, too."
>_
-
Aya:
> Sit up.
> "What sort of focus change are you thinking, precisely?"
-
Seki
>Let out a low whistle
->"Pretty impressive."
>"Where do you think Aya's group is?"
-
Aya:
> Sit up.
> "What sort of focus change are you thinking, precisely?"
Seki
>Let out a low whistle
->"Pretty impressive."
>"Where do you think Aya's group is?"
Aya:
> "You've probably seen one already. Working with the Oni. Doesn't need to be all buddy-buddy, but we all want to survive. They're not too against it either. "
Seki:
> "It's great, isn't it?" The plain girl of your group says. "I bet it'll get better later. "
> "Underground." The fairy speaks. "Dai said the palace of the earth spirits."
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "What else?"
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "What else?"
Aya:
> "We still have some internal issues to deal with. This won't go well in the long run if it's like this, but we can't have the leader's just having us go about usual business like it isn't a problem. No one sure how to get them on the right focus." Then there's the rest of the Tengu that weren't comfortable with this, up on the surface."
>_
-
Aya:
> Briefly check our figure. Are we normal-shaped, or slightly weighty as though we have a handful of people inside us?
> "Mmm. There's a few considerations to be had. What about the Moriyas, for one?"
-
Seki
>Suck air through our teeth
->"Of course the Underground."
>Is our carriage big enough to accommodate everyone?
>Do we know of the Underground's hot springs?
-
Aya:
> Briefly check our figure. Are we normal-shaped, or slightly weighty as though we have a handful of people inside us?
> "Mmm. There's a few considerations to be had. What about the Moriyas, for one?"
Seki
>Suck air through our teeth
->"Of course the Underground."
>Is our carriage big enough to accommodate everyone?
>Do we know of the Underground's hot springs?
Aya:
> You seem weightier than when you had people in you. But it looks like it's going down slowly? You hope you didn't actually lay an egg. No, no way.
> "Moriyas?"
> "Ah, right. The mountain goddess was complaining about something, but given her relationship with Tenma, it's more then likely more wasteful business worries."
Seki:
> You check...
> It... is?
> You wonder what else you have to figure out about this...
> You do not know.
>_
-
Aya:
> Can we feel anyone in there?
> How much larger do we seem? Does it look like the green-haired girl might be inside us, given her relative size?
-
Aya:
> Can we feel anyone in there?
> How much larger do we seem? Does it look like the green-haired girl might be inside us, given her relative size?
Aya:
> No.
> It could be that? But you don't feel anyone.
>_
-
Aya:
> Raise an eyebrow.
> "If that's the case, why did tengu lead an assault on that shrine earlier?"
-
Aya:
> Raise an eyebrow.
> "If that's the case, why did tengu lead an assault on that shrine earlier?"
Aya:
> "The things happening seem related to the outside world. So we needed someone who knows more about it. Wouldn't have been an "assault" if not for the other goddess. She probably could've gotten some sense into the mountain goddess, and Tenma through her, but the Oni haven't brought her back yet."
>_
-
Seki
>Quirk an eyebrow at the carriage
>Do we know how to get to the Underground?
-
Aya:
> "Even so, Iizunamaru was attacked the instant she appeared at the battle site. Why wasn't diplomacy at least attempted with her?"
-
Seki
>Quirk an eyebrow at the carriage
>Do we know how to get to the Underground?
Aya:
> "Even so, Iizunamaru was attacked the instant she appeared at the battle site. Why wasn't diplomacy at least attempted with her?"
Seki:
> You do not...
Aya:
> "Iizunamaru's a Daitengu. She could overpower a group of us if given a slight advantage. It's not nice, but capturing her would've been better than having her "maybe" work with us, given the track record of the rest..."
>_
-
Aya:
> "I think you lot underestimate yourselves, considering that Shrine was in total defense mode the entire time I watched. If it helps calm the nerves, though, I promise you that Boss can be reasoned with."
-
Aya:
> "I think you lot underestimate yourselves, considering that Shrine was in total defense mode the entire time I watched. If it helps calm the nerves, though, I promise you that Boss can be reasoned with."
Aya:
> "Then we owe her an apology."
>_
-
Aya:
> Look down at our stomach with a faintly amused expression.
> "Well, Boss, now that they've said that, you better not make a liar out of me in the future."
-
Seki
>"Does anyone know how to get there?"
-
Aya:
> Look down at our stomach with a faintly amused expression.
> "Well, Boss, now that they've said that, you better not make a liar out of me in the future."
Seki
>"Does anyone know how to get there?"
Aya:
> The Tengu blink. Though some step back.
> "She's not here now, is she?"
> "Who's not here?" You hear the boss' familiar voice.
> "Don't play around or she"ll screw it up." You hear... uh... Yukari? No, younger...
> The Tengu are now very surprised and confused.
Seki:
> "There's an entrance near the Hakurei Shrine. I've watched Marisa go down there."
>_
-
Aya:
> Look back up at the gathered tengu and wink with a grin.
> Then look back down at our stomach.
> "I thought I was larger than before. Who else is in there now?"
-
Seki
>Nod
->Turn to the other group
-->"Who wants to ride in the carriage?"
>Is our group in the carriage
-
Aya:
> Look back up at the gathered tengu and wink with a grin.
> then look back down at our stomach.
> "I thought I was larger than before. Who else is in there now?"
Seki
>Nod
->Turn to the other group
-->"Who wants to ride in the carriage?"
>Is our group in the carriage
Aya:
> "Don't stick your hand in or anything." Yukari(?) Warns.
> "Only Yukari aside from the rest."
> "That might be my fault." Nitori says. "Tried out what i was working on this whole time, a warping device. It should've been safe since I kept special regards to how this space was keeping everyone safe. But you were quiet for a long time when i did, so."
Seki:
> Most of them are.
> "Carriage huh..." The one who mentioned Marisa considers.
> "It'd be better to not show my wings off around here."
> "We have fairies here. They'll be fine seeing you, too."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Ah. Yeah, uh...we'll say a whole lot of stress caught up to me, and leave it at that. If I'm not sticking my hand in, does that mean no one should be going in or out?"
-
Seki
>"Are you a new arrival to Gensokyo?"
-
Aya:
> "Ah. Yeah, uh...we'll say a whole lot of stress caught up to me, and leave it at that. If I'm not sticking my hand in, does that mean no one should be going in or out?"
Seki
>"Are you a new arrival to Gensokyo?"
Aya:
> "Not yet..." Yukari sounds slightly frustrated.
Seki:
> "A bit." The lady in red speaks.
> "Shinki's only been here recently."
>_
-
Aya:
> Are any tengu outside of us sufficiently close that they would overhear us whispering?
> "Mmm, that's unfortunate."
> Glance around at a few of the tengu nearest us with a thoughtful expression, then look back down.
> "...What would happen to someone that went in?"
-
Seki
>How are fairies typically treated in the village?
-
Aya:
> Are any tengu outside of us sufficiently close that they would overhear us whispering?
> "Mmm, that's unfortunate."
> Glance around at a few of the tengu nearest us with a thoughtful expression, then look back down.
> "...What would happen to someone that went in?"
Seki
>How are fairies typically treated in the village?
Aya:
> No.
> "Maybe I should just stop this." Yukari speaks in an annoyed tone.
Seki:
> "Well, fairies don't usually visit the village often." One of the fairies says. "Some of the humans like seeing us. Others are wary, but not in a scared way."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Whoa, hey, let's not be too hasty. It's done. I get it."
> Look back to the tengu.
> "Uh, anyway, there you go. Now you all know. It's certainly worth everyone discussing our future. Oh, and just in case you're still skeptical..."
> Retrieve Iizunamaru's top from our cleavage and show it off a bit.
-
Aya:
> "Whoa, hey, let's not be too hasty. It's done. I get it."
> Look back to the tengu.
> "Uh, anyway, there you go. Now you all know. It's certainly worth everyone discussing our future. Oh, and just in case you're still skeptical..."
> Retrieve Iizunamaru's top from our cleavage and show it off a bit.
Aya:
> The Tengu seem confused as you show off the outfit, though soon come to similar conclusions.
> "It sounds like you found the rest of the Tengu." You hear Momizi. "What now?"
> "I didn't expect Aya to have that kind of relationship with her..."
> "That kind of- what were you discussing out there?" Megumu questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> "We're discussing the future of our people, of course, Boss."
> Stow Iizunamaru's top in our cleavage again. Presumably we had to open our own top some to be able to reach into there to get it; go ahead and leave it open.
> "As for what now, I'm not sure. Continuing the discussion of the future would be good, but we should probably have everyone present for that."
> While speaking, give a wind-order to the 'I didn't expect Aya...' tengu to reach into our cleavage to see what else might be in there.
-
Aya:
> "We're discussing the future of our people, of course, Boss."
> Stow Iizunamaru's top in our cleavage again. Presumably we had to open our own top some to be able to reach into there to get it; go ahead and leave it open.
> "As for what now, I'm not sure. Continuing the discussion of the future would be good, but we should probably have everyone present for that."
> While speaking, give a wind-order to the 'I didn't expect Aya...' tengu to reach into our cleavage to see what else might be in there.
Aya:
> You return Megumu's, though not your own.
> You give an order to-
> quicker then you expected given how this usually goes, the Tengu in question stuffs her hand in...
> There's stunned silence...
> "Well... it's a good thing we pulled everyone away from here... this is an unsightly... display." Another comments
>_
-
Aya:
> Give the size of this tengu, and the size of our chest, how much of her could we get into our chest?
> Look down at our chest, then back up to the tengu currently sticking her arm in, all with a carefully neutral expression.
> "My, aren't you bold? Don't get lost in there, now."
> While speaking, give a wind order to this tengu to feel around for anything other than Iizunamaru's top.
-
Aya:
> Give the size of this tengu, and the size of our chest, how much of her could we get into our chest?
> Look down at our chest, then back up to the tengu currently sticking her arm in, all with a carefully neutral expression.
> "My, aren't you bold? Don't get lost in there, now."
> While speaking, give a wind order to this tengu to feel around for anything other than Iizunamaru's top.
Aya:
> Either to her shoulders (but not past), or just a bit of her legs the other way.
> You don't get your order out before the Tengu buries her face in you...
> "I guess we should gather up fully first..." Another Tengu sighs.
>_
-
Aya:
> Blush a bit, but say nothing.
> Give the bold tengu a wind-order to stuff herself into our chest as far as she can go.
-
Aya:
> Blush a bit, but say nothing.
> Give the bold tengu a wind-order to stuff herself into our chest as far as she can go.
Aya:
> You give another order, but before she can do it, a couple other Tengu pull get from you.
> "That's enough. We won't get anywhere like this."
> "Could you cover up before anyone else gets a funny idea?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Frown at the second tengu speaker.
> "You're not blaming me for what just happened, are you?"
> Give a wind-order to the bold tengu to break free from her captors and stuff herself into our chest as far as she can go.
-
Aya:
> Frown at the second tengu speaker.
> "You're not blaming me for what just happened, are you?"
> Give a wind-order to the bold tengu to break free from her captors and stuff herself into our chest as far as she can go.
Aya:
> You give an order, but the two overpower her...
> "Not necessarily, but choosing not to convert up would be a factor in others repeating this."
> "The rest are probably at the village still."
> The Tengu begin leading the way.
> "There. I've done what I can for that to not happen again..." Yukari(?) Comments.
>_
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Aya:
> What type of tengu was the bold tengu? Karasu, white wolf, something else?
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Much appreciated, Lady Yakumo. By the way, I've been wondering; why do you sound slightly different?"
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Aya:
> What type of tengu was the bold tengu? Karasu, white wolf, something else?
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Much appreciated, Lady Yakumo. By the way, I've been wondering; why do you sound slightly different?"
Aya:
> Regular crow tengu, you believe.
> "Don't mind it. Its... a side affect of resolving the issue that was here."
> "Maybe you can ask her Shikigami about it." Hatate proposes.
>_
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Aya:
> "...Well, if she doesn't wish to elaborate, then I won't push the matter."
> Do we carry paper and writing utensils with us?
>> If we do: "Oh, one other thing, Lady Yakumo. Would you possibly be able to join me out here for a moment?"
>> If we do not: Stand up and begin following behind the departing crowd, specifically behind the tengu that asked us to button up.
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Aya:
> "...Well, if she doesn't wish to elaborate, then I won't push the matter."
> Do we carry paper and writing utensils with us?
>> If we do: "Oh, one other thing, Lady Yakumo. Would you possibly be able to join me out here for a moment?"
>> If we do not: Stand up and begin following behind the departing crowd, specifically behind the tengu that asked us to button up.
Aya:
> Always.
> "Is it important?" She asks.
>_
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Aya:
> "...If you're asking that question, it's probably not important enough."
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Aya:
> "...If you're asking that question, it's probably not important enough."
Aya:
> "What is it anyways?"
>_
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Aya:
> Do we know what gender Lord Temna is and/or what pronouns Lord Tenma uses?
> "I'd rather not say out loud. I was going to write it for you. But if it's a non-trivial inconvenience for you to come out here, it can wait. It's not urgent or anything like that."
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Aya:
> Do we know what gender Lord Temna is and/or what pronouns Lord Tenma uses?
> "I'd rather not say out loud. I was going to write it for you. But if it's a non-trivial inconvenience for you to come out here, it can wait. It's not urgent or anything like that."
Aya:
> Most refer to Lord Tenma as female, though you don't believe it's disrespectful to call her a guy at all either. You don't know which exactly it is, as you haven't had that close a look on all of her to find out.
> Yukari considers...
> ...
> "Better to do it now than later..." She agrees with a sigh.
>_
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Aya:
> Pull out our notepad and a writing utensil.
> Write: "Instead of embiggening Boss's body shape, could your favor possibly be to make it so any part of a person that gets shoved into my cleavage get physically added to my chest as additional mass? They should still be able to pull themselves out and undo it if they're only partially in, like with just a hand or arm or whatever, but once someone is fully in, that's it, they're not getting themselves back out."
>> If Yukari appears while we're writing this, AND she seems to be in a pose that expects us to be holding her, immediately stop writing and catch her before she hits the ground.
> If Yukari has appeared by the time we've finished writing, show her the note.
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Aya:
> Pull out our notepad and a writing utensil.
> Write: "Instead of embiggening Boss's body shape, could your favor possibly be to make it so any part of a person that gets shoved into my cleavage get physically added to my chest as additional mass? They should still be able to pull themselves out and undo it if they're only partially in, like with just a hand or arm or whatever, but once someone is fully in, that's it, they're not getting themselves back out."
>> If Yukari appears while we're writing this, AND she seems to be in a pose that expects us to be holding her, immediately stop writing and catch her before she hits the ground.
> If Yukari has appeared by the time we've finished writing, show her the note.
Aya:
> You note...
> Yukari appears from your chest, looking younger than she was when you last saw her.
> You show what you've written when you finish.
> Yukari thinks...
> "I'm afraid I can't. Definitely not in this state at least, but still probably not when I'm normal, thanks to how Gensokyo has been... though if you can catch Suika, given your down here, I might be able to."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Alright. Thank you for the consideration. I'll keep an eye out for her. You can hop back in now if you need to."
> Pocket the note we wrote.
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Alright. Thank you for the consideration. I'll keep an eye out for her. You can hop back in now if you need to."
> Pocket the note we wrote.
Aya:
> You pocket the note while Yukari pockets herself in your upper pocket.
>_
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Aya:
> Stand up and catch up to the departing crowd, specifically following behind the tengu that asked us to button up.
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Aya:
> Stand up and catch up to the departing crowd, specifically following behind the tengu that asked us to button up.
Aya:
> You follow along.
> The underground city... seems it's changed too, though maybe that was done purposefully rather then whatever happened to the human village. You're somewhere near the palace.
> "Let's just send someone up to bring the rest down." The most frequent voice along the Tengu so far proposes.
>_
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Aya:
> Do we see our non-tengu party anywhere nearby?
> "You all wouldn't happen to have any long-range communicators, would you?"
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Aya:
> Do we see our non-tengu party anywhere nearby?
> "You all wouldn't happen to have any long-range communicators, would you?"
Aya:
> Yes. They're near the front. Out of the way, but if you'll all be waiting here...
> "No."
> "I think lady Himekaidou-"
> "We can get news among Tengu easily anyways."
>_
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Aya:
> "I was more asking to see if maybe you didn't need to send someone back up. But I guess old-fashioned groundwork isn't the worst thing. That being said, if we're going to be waiting for a while, can I at least see what my other companions need?"
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Aya:
> "I was more asking to see if maybe you didn't need to send someone back up. But I guess old-fashioned groundwork isn't the worst thing. That being said, if we're going to be waiting for a while, can I at least see what my other companions need?"
Aya:
> "Of course. Ask around if we've moved elsewhere by the time your done."
>_
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Aya:
> Flash a thumbs-up.
> "Sure thing. Oh, and do any of you happen to know where Suika Ibuki's wandering around at?"
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Aya:
> Flash a thumbs-up.
> "Sure thing. Oh, and do any of you happen to know where Suika Ibuki's wandering around at?"
Aya:
> "Probably with that group of Oni that went for those tunnels a while back. Given Yuugi was here with you, they're probably nearby? Though I didn't see them around her."
>_
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Aya:
> "Great, thanks. Back in a flash."
> Take flight and head toward our non-tengu group.
> Along the way, before we get there: "So, how are you doing, 'Lady Himekaidou'?"
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Aya:
> "Great, thanks. Back in a flash."
> Take flight and head toward our non-tengu group.
> Along the way, before we get there: "So, how are you doing, 'Lady Himekaidou'?"
Aya:
> You head towards your party.
> "S-Still going on with the princess act? You miss carrying me that much?"
> Cirno looks to be absent. Though Satori and Koishi are here, as well as Utsuho and Orin.
>_
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, you know very well there's no part of your body I wouldn't love to have in my hands at all times. That 'Lady Himekaidou' stuff wasn't originally from me, though, one of the mob here started with that. You missed it because you were asleep at the time, but when we arrived back home, all Boss got was a 'Miss', and I didn't get any title whatsoever. They didn't even use my family name! But the rank-and-file know to put some respect on your name. Maybe Princess Bird was more apt than I originally figured."
> "Not that that's a problem, of course! Folks should be putting respect on your name. It does serve to emphasize my earlier point, though, Boss. I'm sure you don't really need the reminder, but your position is very precarious, and you'd serve yourself well dwelling on how you can maintain it, or if you even want to maintain it. I'm not going to tell you what to do, for reasons I think you can deduce on your own. But I will remind you of what I said earlier; I don't believe I've yet disobeyed a direct order from you today. Keep that in mind too."
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Aya:
> "Oh, you know very well there's no part of your body I wouldn't love to have in my hands at all times. That 'Lady Himekaidou' stuff wasn't originally from me, though, one of the mob here started with that. You missed it because you were asleep at the time, but when we arrived back home, all Boss got was a 'Miss', and I didn't get any title whatsoever. They didn't even use my family name! But the rank-and-file know to put some respect on your name. Maybe Princess Bird was more apt than I originally figured."
> "Not that that's a problem, of course! Folks should be putting respect on your name. It does serve to emphasize my earlier point, though, Boss. I'm sure you don't really need the reminder, but your position is very precarious, and you'd serve yourself well dwelling on how you can maintain it, or if you even want to maintain it. I'm not going to tell you what to do, for reasons I think you can deduce on your own. But I will remind you of what I said earlier; I don't believe I've yet disobeyed a direct order from you today. Keep that in mind too."
Aya:
> "I know. I was going to try and throw you into lead over most of them some way, but you kept putting me up instead."
> "If it's a problem, I could-"
> "No, it's fine. Aya's clearly had this planned out. It'd worsen things to go against it now."
> "Welcome back, Big Bird." Tokiko greets.
>_
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Aya:
> Wave at Tokiko.
> "Hey there, Little Bird. How you holding up?"
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Aya:
> Wave at Tokiko.
> "Hey there, Little Bird. How you holding up?"
Aya:
> "Fine. Sorta miss the surface already though. Less people falling on your head."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, yeah, that green-haired girl, right? I don't think that'll be a problem again, but you shouldn't get complacent, just in case."
> Look to Koishi.
> "Hey there, Koishi. I guess we were both kinda right about getting back here. That wasn't remotely how I remember the tunnel going."
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Aya:
> "Oh, yeah, that green-haired girl, right? I don't think that'll be a problem again, but you shouldn't get complacent, just in case."
> Look to Koishi.
> "Hey there, Koishi. I guess we were both kinda right about getting back here. That wasn't remotely how I remember the tunnel going."
Aya:
> "Told you. The others are weird too."
> "You should be more careful next time. You could've gotten stuck in the middle of those changes." Satori speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> Look ever-so-slightly sheepish.
> Gesture back at the tengu crowd.
> "Well, I mean, I needed to reconnect with my sisters, and they were down here, so...things just kinda happened. Do you mean to say the tunnels themselves are still in the process of physically moving and changing? That's pretty wild if so, even given the circumstances."
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Aya:
> Look ever-so-slightly sheepish.
> Gesture back at the tengu crowd.
> "Well, I mean, I needed to reconnect with my sisters, and they were down here, so...things just kinda happened. Do you mean to say the tunnels themselves are still in the process of physically moving and changing? That's pretty wild if so, even given the circumstances."
Aya:
> "I'm sorry, I was warning my sister." Satori explains. "I'm also no eyewitness, so I cannot say for sure, but I don't believe they're actively changing."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, sorry, my mistake. I was going to wonder about that train, though, if the tunnels were still shifting...it can move pretty fast in two specific directions, but I don't know how well it can move in any of the other directions."
> Gesture at Koishi specifically while still talking to both Komeijis.
> "Regardless, it's good to see the primary mission of this subgroup going underground has been accomplished."
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Aya:
> "Oh, sorry, my mistake. I was going to wonder about that train, though, if the tunnels were still shifting...it can move pretty fast in two specific directions, but I don't know how well it can move in any of the other directions."
> Gesture at Koishi specifically while still talking to both Komeijis.
> "Regardless, it's good to see the primary mission of this subgroup going underground has been accomplished."
Aya:
> "Thank you." Satori expresses.
> "What's our next focus, given Sanae is secure and you've tagged the Tengu down here?" Miko questions.
>_
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Aya:
> "That's...a very difficult question for me specifically to answer. I can only really speak to and from my experiences as a rank-and-file karasu. But...well, okay. You are here, Lady Toyosatomimi, Lady Komeiji-"
> Gesture to each in turn as we say their names.
> "-and Lady Yakumo and a Daitengu are at least able to listen in. If people of your standings value the thoughts of someone of my standing, I can at least offer my broad opinion on the matter. "
> "So Gensokyo has radically changed on a fundamental level, blending our fantasy with the outside world's non-fantasy. To me, originally, the major overarching question was 'How do we change it back?'. After my experiences so far, though, it occurs to me that there's an even-more-basic question than that...and that question is 'Do we want to change it back?'. Some things that have changed as a result of this incident have been negative, or at least I'd argue they're negative, but other things that have changed have been positive, or at least seem positive on the surface. With that in mind, even if reverting everything were as simple as flipping a switch, I feel there should be some sort of Gensokyo-wide consensus on whether or not we should flip that switch at all."
> "So that would mean some sort of...I don't know, council, maybe? Involving those authority figures present and listening, as well as many others. Reimu would need to be involved. Lord Tenma, or someone representing them, would need to be involved. The Scarlets, the Netherworlders, the Lunarians, the Moriyas, Lady Hoshiguma, the Myourens, the Shining Needle Castle residents, they'd all need to be represented. I assume any decisions would require Ibaraki-douji and Matara-jin being on board, though Lady Yakumo can speak to that better than I. The Hieda clan deserves a seat at the metaphorical table. Depending on how Gensokyo-y they want to be, it may do to include the Kiketsu, Keiga, and Gouyoku alliances. Maybe even the Yorigami family. And there are probably others I'm forgetting about that can and should be considered. Whatever the details may end up being, I think it would be best for some group of people, one that represents as many different areas and people of Gensokyo as possible, were generally agreed to be qualified as decision-makers, at least for as long as Gensokyo-wide decisions need to be made, and then have that group of people make decisions on how to go forward with regard to the current circumstances."
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Aya:
> "That's...a very difficult question for me specifically to answer. I can only really speak to and from my experiences as a rank-and-file karasu. But...well, okay. You are here, Lady Toyosatomimi, Lady Komeiji-"
> Gesture to each in turn as we say their names.
> "-and Lady Yakumo and a Daitengu are at least able to listen in. If people of your standings value the thoughts of someone of my standing, I can at least offer my broad opinion on the matter. "
> "So Gensokyo has radically changed on a fundamental level, blending our fantasy with the outside world's non-fantasy. To me, originally, the major overarching question was 'How do we change it back?'. After my experiences so far, though, it occurs to me that there's an even-more-basic question than that...and that question is 'Do we want to change it back?'. Some things that have changed as a result of this incident have been negative, or at least I'd argue they're negative, but other things that have changed have been positive, or at least seem positive on the surface. With that in mind, even if reverting everything were as simple as flipping a switch, I feel there should be some sort of Gensokyo-wide consensus on whether or not we should flip that switch at all."
> "So that would mean some sort of...I don't know, council, maybe? Involving those authority figures present and listening, as well as many others. Reimu would need to be involved. Lord Tenma, or someone representing them, would need to be involved. The Scarlets, the Netherworlders, the Lunarians, the Moriyas, Lady Hoshiguma, the Myourens, the Shining Needle Castle residents, they'd all need to be represented. I assume any decisions would require Ibaraki-douji and Matara-jin being on board, though Lady Yakumo can speak to that better than I. The Hieda clan deserves a seat at the metaphorical table. Depending on how Gensokyo-y they want to be, it may do to include the Kiketsu, Keiga, and Gouyoku alliances. Maybe even the Yorigami family. And there are probably others I'm forgetting about that can and should be considered. Whatever the details may end up being, I think it would be best for some group of people, one that represents as many different areas and people of Gensokyo as possible, were generally agreed to be qualified as decision-makers, at least for as long as Gensokyo-wide decisions need to be made, and then have that group of people make decisions on how to go forward with regard to the current circumstances."
Aya:
> "A wise thought. Gathering the voice of Gensokyo would avoid many conflicts from everyone trying to survive and thrive in the midst of this." Miko speaks. "I've been a bit narrow minded and only really concerned about the villagers, especially given that's the most drastically affected area we know of so far."
> "Daiyousei and Shingyoku both seem to be exercising some cautionary effort. The former bringing that Makai Goddess over to Gensokyo and... fixing an issue or two." Yukari speaks within you. "While the latter has aided in keeping more things, mostly people, from passing into Gensokyo as much as recently. Given we have people like that, and probably more, covering us, we may be able to gather up without too much issue."
> "But those issues likely still exist." Satorin speaks up. "It's likely many of Gensokyo's residents, especially those you mentioned with the most influence on an area, have problems of their own they'll be caught up in trying to fix before they'll want to discuss where to go next..."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod at Satori.
> "Right. Just as one example, the Shining Needle Castle currently faces a pretty major crisis in that their home is still high in the air, but basically none of them can fly properly anymore, so they have no way of...really going anywhere or doing anything, to put it bluntly."
> "It might help if we had long-range communication set up for people of interest to use to contact each other. The kappa, or at least one specific genius inventor kappa, already has something like that going, but I've no idea how widespread it can be at the moment."
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Aya:
> Nod at Satori.
> "Right. Just as one example, the Shining Needle Castle currently faces a pretty major crisis in that their home is still high in the air, but basically none of them can fly properly anymore, so they have no way of...really going anywhere or doing anything, to put it bluntly."
> "It might help if we had long-range communication set up for people of interest to use to contact each other. The kappa, or at least one specific genius inventor kappa, already has something like that going, but I've no idea how widespread it can be at the moment."
Aya:
> "I was working on long distance instantaneous movement, but I can start on that. I already made a few." Nitori speaks up.
>_
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Aya:
> "If you wouldn't mind."
> Look back up to Miko and Satori.
> "I can deliver these devices easily enough as long as I know where the recipient is. The question, then, is who should we prioritize."
> "Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, it's a bit unrelated, but do either of you happen to know where Suika Ibuki is down here?"
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Aya:
> "If you wouldn't mind."
> Look back up to Miko and Satori.
> "I can deliver these devices easily enough as long as I know where the recipient is. The question, then, is who should we prioritize."
> "Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, it's a bit unrelated, but do either of you happen to know where Suika Ibuki is down here?"
Aya:
> "She's probably watching the fight over by the bridge." Koishi answers.
>_
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Aya:
> Oh heck.
> Look over at the bridge. Who's fighting?
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Aya:
> Oh heck.
> Look over at the bridge. Who's fighting?
Aya:
> You can't see from here.
> "Oh right. Yuugi and Cirno wanted to duel." Tokiko adds.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, so that's where-"
> Blink, then facepalm.
> "Oh no."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, so that's where-"
> Blink, then facepalm.
> "Oh no."
Aya:
> "What's wrong?" Tokiko asks.
>_
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Aya:
> "The fight's not going to last very much longer now."
> Keep an eye out for the ice fairy's sudden arrival.
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Aya:
> "The fight's not going to last very much longer now."
> Keep an eye out for the ice fairy's sudden arrival.
Aya:
> You get chills, but Cirno does not arrive to her call.
>_
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Aya:
> Blink again.
> "Huh. Did she figure out how to control it?"
> Shake our head.
> "Well, whatever. Lady Toyosatomimi, Lady Komeiji, would you be willing to pardon me a moment whilst I track Miss Ibuki down? It would give you a chance to discuss amongst yourselves who you think is most worth getting one of the currently-precious-few communication devices our genius inventor kappa is so generously providing."
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Aya:
> Blink again.
> "Huh. Did she figure out how to control it?"
> Shake our head.
> "Well, whatever. Lady Toyosatomimi, Lady Komeiji, would you be willing to pardon me a moment whilst I track Miss Ibuki down? It would give you a chance to discuss amongst yourselves who you think is most worth getting one of the currently-precious-few communication devices our genius inventor kappa is so generously providing."
Aya:
> "That said, I do need to get back to the mountain to get enough tools to work with." Nitori adds.
> "Sis, of course." Koishi says. "I've got things to deal with. Like my pets. Yours know you're fine, Satori."
> "Mm... I suppose."
> "Go on ahead." Miko nods.
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Alright. Be back in a moment."
> Take flight and begin heading toward where we think the bridge is.
> Along the way, before we arrive: "Okay, Boss. I guess you and I are going to need to have a serious private chat sometime real soon."
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Alright. Be back in a moment."
> Take flight and begin heading toward where we think the bridge is.
> Along the way, before we arrive: "Okay, Boss. I guess you and I are going to need to have a serious private chat sometime real soon."
Aya:
> You take off.
> "What have you done now?" Megumu sighs.
> You can see the two duelists and the bridge. Doesn't look like they're fighting right now for their gathered crowd
>_
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Aya:
> "No, I mean, like, all the authority strawberries we keep trying to push on each other. It occurred to me during all that stuff I just said that, if I mean what I'm saying here, then I have to give honest, weighty consideration to what you're saying. In the immediate, I would honestly still really rather not be admin, but if you, of all people, are trying to push me toward that, then you must have a good reason for doing so, and if it would possibly be to the benefit of our people and Gensokyo on the whole, then I owe it to you and to everyone to at least entertain the idea. Obviously Lord Tenma would need to voice their thoughts as well before we really did anything meaningful, but...yeah. I guess that...it's a bit hard to put it into words. I guess that it's not that I want Shameimaru and Boss to have a serious private chat...it's that I want Aya and Megumu to have a serious private chat, so I can best know where I stand on things. If that makes sense."
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Aya:
> "No, I mean, like, all the authority strawberries we keep trying to push on each other. It occurred to me during all that stuff I just said that, if I mean what I'm saying here, then I have to give honest, weighty consideration to what you're saying. In the immediate, I would honestly still really rather not be admin, but if you, of all people, are trying to push me toward that, then you must have a good reason for doing so, and if it would possibly be to the benefit of our people and Gensokyo on the whole, then I owe it to you and to everyone to at least entertain the idea. Obviously Lord Tenma would need to voice their thoughts as well before we really did anything meaningful, but...yeah. I guess that...it's a bit hard to put it into words. I guess that it's not that I want Shameimaru and Boss to have a serious private chat...it's that I want Aya and Megumu to have a serious private chat, so I can best know where I stand on things. If that makes sense."
Aya:
> "Im sure everyone in here thinks youd be- no, that you are a good leader. Though I do understand it's a different case to think about if we're talking about leading a small group versus a large one. If you're not confident in that, for one reason or another, let's just continue through your current plan. It's just a bit of a step up for me, but it'd be a large leap for you, on top of what you've been doing already."
>_
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Aya:
> "Well, like I said, let's you and I chat about it at some point in the near future."
> "Mildly unrelated, but would you like your shirt back? Serious time seems to be ramping up, so I imagine you want to be presentable to both Lord Tenma and random strangers."
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Aya:
> "Well, like I said, let's you and I chat about it at some point in the near future."
> "Mildly unrelated, but would you like your shirt back? Serious time seems to be ramping up, so I imagine you want to be presentable to both Lord Tenma and random strangers."
Aya:
> "Alright. And yes please. These two didn't really want to do anything with Nitori around, after all."
> "You say that like you would've." Momizi says.
> "Who can say."
>_
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Aya:
> "...Well, now I wonder..."
> Try reaching into our mouth and down our throat and retrieving just Hatate's top, not all of Hatate herself.
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Aya:
> "...Well, now I wonder..."
> Try reaching into our mouth and down our throat and retrieving just Hatate's top, not all of Hatate herself.
Aya:
> You reach in before you get too close to the bridge action - but can't pull out Hatate's top.
> "Doing the same to those two won't help I'm sure." Megumu considers.
>_
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Aya:
> "Eh, you never know. Anyway, here you go."
> Retrieve Iizunamaru's top and swallow it.
> Then look around the crowd for Suika.
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Aya:
> "Eh, you never know. Anyway, here you go."
> Retrieve Iizunamaru's top and swallow it.
> Then look around the crowd for Suika.
Aya:
> You down Megumu's top.
> You easily find Suika, who seems a bit disappointed, but otherwise like she usually looks.
>_
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Aya:
> How isolated is she?
> Float over and land next to her.
> "Hey, Suika. Why the long face? Bet on the defeated?"
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Aya:
> How isolated is she?
> Float over and land next to her.
> "Hey, Suika. Why the long face? Bet on the defeated?"
Aya:
> She's with a few other Oni.
> You land down at her.
> "Nah, just thought it'd go differently."
>_
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Aya:
> "Ah, I see. Say, I got a favor I need to ask you, if we can step just a little bit away so we're not so crowded."
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Aya:
> "Ah, I see. Say, I got a favor I need to ask you, if we can step just a little bit away so we're not so crowded."
Aya:
> "What can I help you with my good Tengu friend?" Suika questions.
>_
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Aya:
> "This, with Lady Yakumo's help."
> Retrieve the note we wrote and show her (and only her).
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Aya:
> "This, with Lady Yakumo's help."
> Retrieve the note we wrote and show her (and only her).
Aya:
> You lead Suika away a bit and show her the note.
> "That sounds like fun. Sure."
> "Then both of you wait here a bit while I do what I can to make it work." Yukari speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> "Sure thing."
> "So how's life with a train, Suika?"
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Aya:
> "Sure thing."
> "So how's life with a train, Suika?"
Aya:
> "A train? Oh right, that thing. It's neat. But it needs a lot to move it, so I don't think it's that neat. Unless you have to move a bunch of people."
>_
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Aya:
> "Now, now, the centipede lady is doing her best."
-
Aya:
> "Now, now, the centipede lady is doing her best."
Aya:
> "I could be too, but what if we're not available?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Then best to have a number of people who can help, and ask those that are available."
-
Aya:
> "Then best to have a number of people who can help, and ask those that are available."
Aya:
> "Ehhhh..." Suika sounds annoyed.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look slightly confused.
> "Does that approach displease you?"
-
Aya:
> Look slightly confused.
> "Does that approach displease you?"
Aya:
> "Relying on a bunch of others is the problem. Specially when no one wants to use them anymore."
> "Alright. That should do it." Yukari speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> "Ah, I see what you mean. That's understandable. Well, if trains were to become more and more a part of life down here, hopefully underground society would adapt and make it so there's a team of people that everyone can rely on to do the job. Kind of like how Gensokyo relies on us karasu for news."
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Much obliged, Lady Yakumo."
> Look back up at Suika and gesture to our open top.
> "Would you be willing to go on a test run for me, Suika? I won't be offended if you aren't interested."
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Aya:
> "Ah, I see what you mean. That's understandable. Well, if trains were to become more and more a part of life down here, hopefully underground society would adapt and make it so there's a team of people that everyone can rely on to do the job. Kind of like how Gensokyo relies on us karasu for news."
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Much obliged, Lady Yakumo."
> Look back up at Suika and gesture to our open top.
> "Would you be willing to go on a test run for me, Suika? I won't be offended if you aren't interested."
Aya:
> "Huh..." Suika seems to agree with such. "Oh, sure. The fights been over for a while anyways."
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> Lean forward a bit so Suika has easier access.
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> Lean forward a bit so Suika has easier access.
Aya:
> You lean forward, and Suika pushes her arms in.
> It seems to work properly, with your top protesting against the change.
>_
-
Aya:
> Did she go all the way in, or is it just her arms so far?
> How much further can we loosen/unbutton/whatever our top before it's off/completely open?
-
Aya:
> Did she go all the way in, or is it just her arms so far?
> How much further can we loosen/unbutton/whatever our top before it's off/completely open?
Aya:
> Just her arms.
> You can open it a bit more. But any more wouldn't be decent.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is anyone else looking at us?
-
Aya:
> Is anyone else looking at us?
Aya:
> No. Crowd seems to be gradually dispersing.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Well, no guts, no glory.
> "Neat. Wanna keep going?"
> Open our top more for Suika to get more of herself in.
-
Aya:
> ...Well, no guts, no glory.
> "Neat."
> Open our top more for Suika to get more of herself in.
Aya:
> You open more, and Suika heads the rest of the way in.
> At least, she tried to. It looks like only some of her body goes. The rest is still out. A limit... if you can't even get half of Suika in, this Is a pretty small ceiling.
>_
-
Aya:
> What of her is in, and what of her is sticking out of us?
-
Aya:
> What of her is in, and what of her is sticking out of us?
Aya:
> Upper half vs lower half.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is she wearing shoes?
> Hmm...it might be because her head and arms are in, so she can't propel herself further.
> Try taking hold of her legs and pushing her in further, up to her knees.
-
Aya:
> Is she wearing shoes?
> Hmm...it might be because her head and arms are in, so she can't propel herself further.
> Try taking hold of her legs and pushing her in further, up to her knees.
Aya:
> Yes.
> You try to push her in more but she doesn't go any further.
>_
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Aya:
> Is there any give to pushing her in, like bouncing her a little in and then the same amount out, or is it like trying to push her into solid rock?
> Maybe it's not working because our chest is separating too much...
> Reposition our arms so our elbows are touching the outsides of our chest while Suika's legs are still in grabbing range. Then use our elbows to squeeze our chest together, and grab Suika's legs to try to push her in further.
-
Aya:
> Is there any give to pushing her in, like bouncing her a little in and then the same amount out, or is it like trying to push her into solid rock?
> Maybe it's not working because our chest is separating too much...
> Reposition our arms so our elbows are touching the outsides of our chest while Suika's legs are still in grabbing range. Then use our elbows to squeeze our chest together, and grab Suika's legs to try to push her in further.
Aya:
> It feels like the former.
> You try another method... but still no progress.
> "Given what I hear, it doesn't sound like it went off perfectly. Expected as much..." Yukari comments.
>_
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Aya:
> "It worked, but it seems like there isn't much space available. I got half of her in before she couldn't go any further."
> Move and bend Suika's legs to curl them around the shape of our chest, tucking them underneath our top, and then do our top back up as much as we can, covering Suika's body as much as we can.
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Aya:
> "It worked, but it seems like there isn't much space available. I got half of her in before she couldn't go any further."
> Move and bend Suika's legs to curl them around the shape of our chest, tucking them underneath our top, and then do our top back up as much as we can, covering Suika's body as much as we can.
Aya:
> They don't quite reach all the way...
"I can't do as much like this. Anyways, who are you going for first?" Yukari asks
>_
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Aya:
> Fold her legs up by bending them at the knees, then, instead of trying to curl them around our chest, and press them down into the flesh of our chest (rather than our cleavage). Then do all that other stuff to do our shirt back up.
> "Even after everything I said about Gensokyo unity, I had to admit I'm obligated to prioritize Lord Tenma."
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Aya:
> Fold her legs up by bending them at the knees, then, instead of trying to curl them around our chest, and press them down into the flesh of our chest (rather than our cleavage). Then do all that other stuff to do our shirt back up.
> "Even after everything I said about Gensokyo unity, I had to admit I'm obligated to prioritize Lord Tenma."
Aya:
> You curl Suika's legs and try to fix your top, but it doesn't stick.
> "Alright then."
>_
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Aya:
> Uh...try bending her legs at the knees and draping them across our chest to the sides. (This will result in her legs being spread fairly wide, but that's okay, it's not like anyone is going to see anything they shouldn't.) Then try to do our shirt back up.
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Aya:
> Uh...try bending her legs at the knees and draping them across our chest to the sides. (This will result in her legs being spread fairly wide, but that's okay, it's not like anyone is going to see anything they shouldn't.) Then try to do our shirt back up.
Aya:
> You believe your chest is already too big for your top already. Even with pushing it in.
>_
-
Aya:
> Has Suika moved herself at all since dunking half of herself into us?
-
Aya:
> Has Suika moved herself at all since dunking half of herself into us?
Aya:
> Just a bit in trying to assist your earlier curling.. and trying to get half in more at the start.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...
> ...
> ...Lightly stroke a finger across...her inner thigh, to see if she reacts by twitching or verbalizing anything.
-
Aya:
> ...
> ...
> ...Lightly stroke a finger across...her inner thigh, to see if she reacts by twitching or verbalizing anything.
Aya:
> There's a tiny jerk in response.
> "Did she win?" You hear little bird approaching.
>_
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Aya:
> Look over to Little Bird.
> "Well, yes and no."
> Pull Suika all the way back out, and redo our top to what it was before she first stuck her arms in. Check whether Little Bird is larger or smaller than Suika.
-
Aya:
> Look over to Little Bird.
> "Well, yes and no."
> Pull Suika all the way back out, and redo our top to what it was before she first stuck her arms in. Check whether Little Bird is larger or smaller than Suika.
Aya:
> You pull Suika out and get proper, mostly.
> Smaller.
> "What do you mean yes and no? I don't see her around."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, sorry, I thought you meant my oni friend here. Not actually sure about the result of the fight."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, sorry, I thought you meant my oni friend here. Not actually sure about the result of the fight."
Aya:
> "Did you even watch it? I thought you came over to watch."
> "If I heard right, she only came over here to find Suika." Miko corrects.
>_
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Aya:
> Based on their difference in size, and how much of Suika we got in, how much of Tokiko do we think we could get into our chest?
> Nod.
> "That is correct. Though it is true that we should check on our ice fairy friend."
> Pick Suika up in the standard bridal carry, and walk toward where the fight was happening.
-
Aya:
> Based on their difference in size, and how much of Suika we got in, how much of Tokiko do we think we could get into our chest?
> Nod.
> "That is correct. Though it is true that we should check on our ice fairy friend."
> Pick Suika up in the standard bridal carry, and walk toward where the fight was happening.
Aya:
> Probably a bit more than half.
> You lift Suika and start for the center of the previous action.
> The air is cold, but there's not much traces of ice.
> Yuugi stands here with Shingyoku and some guy.
> You don't see Cirno around.
>_
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Aya:
> How is Suika taking being carried?
> "Hey again, Lady Hoshiguma. How'd your sparring sesh go?"
-
Aya:
> How is Suika taking being carried?
> "Hey again, Lady Hoshiguma. How'd your sparring sesh go?"
Aya:
> She doesn't seem to care one bit.
> "Sourly." Yuugi turns to you with a Frown. "She was strong, but something was wrong."
>_
-
Aya:
> How much taller than us is Yuugi?
> Smile inwardly at Yuugi complimenting Cirno's strength.
> "'Wrong'? Wrong how?"
-
Aya:
> How much taller than us is Yuugi?
> Smile inwardly at Yuugi complimenting Cirno's strength.
> "'Wrong'? Wrong how?"
Aya:
> A few heads. You're not below her chest though, that's for sure.
> "There was some desperation in her moves, but still control. She was putting her all into it, but for wrong reasons. She didn't look right either by the end of it."
>_
-
Aya:
> Frown as well.
> "Cirno, come here, please."
-
Aya:
> Frown as well.
> "Cirno, come here, please."
Aya:
> There's only a slight chill, as if the name just sounds cold.
> But nobody came.
>_
-
Aya:
> Frown deeper.
> "That's...not good."
> Look back to Yuugi.
> "How did she leave? Did she walk off somewhere, or did she just vanish?"
-
Aya:
> Frown deeper.
> "That's...not good."
> Look back to Yuugi.
> "How did she leave? Did she walk off somewhere, or did she just vanish?"
Aya:
> "She thanked me for the match and for not underestimating her. She went off for the train a while ago, at least, in its direction."
>_
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Aya:
> Take a couple of moments to parse what Yuugi said.
> Then smile and give her a curtsey.
> "Thank you, Lady Hoshiguma, for not underestimating her. Please pardon my early exit once again; I intend to return in short order."
> Place Suika down on her own two feet, scoop up Tokiko and Miko, one in each arm, and speed off back up the train tunnel.
-
Aya:
> Take a couple of moments to parse what Yuugi said.
> Then smile and give her a curtsey.
> "Thank you, Lady Hoshiguma, for not underestimating her. Please pardon my early exit once again; I intend to return in short order."
> Place Suika down on her own two feet, scoop up Tokiko and Miko, one in each arm, and speed off back up the train tunnel.
Aya:
> Yuugi nods.
> You set Suika down and gather your group to take off.
> You speed past Daiyousei and some fairies, then Spider girl and Greenie closer to the train area.
> At the train, you can see a heavy streak of icicles along the ground, through the tunnel you've been through.
>_
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Aya:
> "Pardon me, Little Bird, but I think I'd like one hand free, just in case."
> Reposition Tokiko to slide into our cleavage feet-first, and then open our top so that she sinks down into it as much as she can.
> Then begin following the path of icicles, to see where they lead.
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Aya:
> "Pardon me, Little Bird, but I think I'd like one hand free, just in case."
> Reposition Tokiko to slide into our cleavage feet-first, and then open our top so that she sinks down into it as much as she can.
> Then begin following the path of icicles, to see where they lead.
Aya:
> "Huh?" Tokiko questions, before you deposit her most of the way into the new method.
> A good fit. This stays mostly out of the way, but she's still out some.
> You follow the path as it gets filled with more signs of cold.
> By the time you get to the tunnel nearest to the Hakurei Shrine, the path is walled off by ice.
>_
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Aya:
> Does Tokiko still have her arms, or is she just a head and neck at this point?
> Frown at the wall.
> "Well, this is rather alarming...hm."
> Try sliding Miko into our cleavage feet-first as well, to see if she goes in at all, and if so, how much.
-
Aya:
> Does Tokiko still have her arms, or is she just a head and neck at this point?
> Frown at the wall.
> "Well, this is rather alarming...hm."
> Try sliding Miko into our cleavage feet-first as well, to see if she goes in at all, and if so, how much.
Aya:
> She's still got her shoulders and up.
> You try to deposit Miko, but it's clearly full. You don't think you can even squeeze your pen in.
>_
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Aya:
> Set Miko down on the ground on her own two feet, then.
> If we can do any part of out top back up, do as much as we can, stopping short of covering Tokiko's head.
> Walk over to the wall of ice and knock on it.
-
Aya:
> Set Miko down on the ground on her own two feet, then.
> If we can do any part of out top back up, do as much as we can, stopping short of covering Tokiko's head.
> Walk over to the wall of ice and knock on it.
Aya:
> You set Miko down.
> You can't.
> You knock but there's no answer
> "What?" You hear a surprised Reimu from further past the wall, as something shatters.
> "Hm. Shall I take us to the Hakurei Shrine?" Miko offers.
>_
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Aya:
> Is this the entrance to the underground that we took earlier?
> "...No, not yet. Well, at least not me yet. I still have some things to address back in the city."
> Call out to Reimu: "Reimu? Is that you? Can you hear us?"
-
Aya:
> Is this the entrance to the underground that we took earlier?
> "...No, not yet. Well, at least not me yet. I still have some things to address back in the city."
> Call out to Reimu: "Reimu? Is that you? Can you hear us?"
Aya:
> It is, though the entrance opening is further ahead. This ice stops a good ways before it.
> "Aya? Er yeah. We're you chasing Cirno down? Did she do something?" Reimu questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Not that I'm aware of. I want to check on how she's doing, because I'm pretty sure she's not okay at the moment."
-
Aya:
> "Not that I'm aware of. I want to check on how she's doing, because I'm pretty sure she's not okay at the moment."
Aya:
> "She seemed really fired up. Broke through my barrier and just flew past here. I guess she had other business. On the plus side, she didn't freeze my shrine."
>_
-
Aya:
> Look to Miko.
> "Would you be willing and able to track her down, Lady Toyosatomimi? You don't need to retrieve her if she is moving with a purpose. Please just let her know I'm worried about her, and that I'm sorry I haven't given her the attention she deserves recently."
-
Aya:
> Look to Miko.
> "Would you be willing and able to track her down, Lady Toyosatomimi? You don't need to retrieve her if she is moving with a purpose. Please just let her know I'm worried about her, and that I'm sorry I haven't given her the attention she deserves recently."
Aya:
> "I'll try to catch up to her." Miko slips into that other world.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Wait! Before you leave!"
> If Miko does come back: "Nitori, do you have any of those communicators to spare? If we could give one to Lady Toyosatomimi and at least teach her how to contact Princess Himekaidou, that should be useful long-term."
-
Aya:
> "Wait! Before you leave!"
> If Miko does come back: "Nitori, do you have any of those communicators to spare? If we could give one to Lady Toyosatomimi and at least teach her how to contact Princess Himekaidou, that should be useful long-term."
Aya:
> You get in a wait before she goes, but she doesn't come back.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Damnit. Oi, Reimu, I don't suppose you can get yourself on this side of the ice wall?"
-
Aya:
> "Damnit. Oi, Reimu, I don't suppose you can get yourself on this side of the ice wall?"
Aya:
> You hear something tap the wall.
> "Yeah hang on..."
> The sound starts repeating. A lot.
>_
-
Aya:
> While Reimu's doing...whatever it is she's doing: "Nitori, do you happen to have any spare communication devices? Might be a good idea to give Reimu one and teach her at least how to contact Princess Himekaidou."
-
Aya:
> While Reimu's doing...whatever it is she's doing: "Nitori, do you happen to have any spare communication devices? Might be a good idea to give Reimu one and teach her at least how to contact Princess Himekaidou."
Aya:
> "Just one. There's my own and Hatate's here. I can't make any more yet, and yours is still elsewhere." Nitori responds.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oh, right, them. You can probably turn communications with them back on. We can hang onto the spare until we decide someone really needs it."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, right, them. You can probably turn communications with them back on. We can hang onto the spare until we decide someone really needs it."
Aya:
> "They've probably forgotten about it by now."
> You can see a hole in part of the wall.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Might be worth checking, just in case."
> Watch the hole.
-
Aya:
> "Might be worth checking, just in case."
> Watch the hole.
Aya:
> You watch the hole get bigger...
> A few needles dart through it, and Reimu squeezes through after.
> "That umbrella is a monster..." She speaks under her breath, before turning to you- and quickly turning away.
> "So, what did you need..." She questions.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, uh, sorry. Eh, you can look, it's fine if it's you."
> "Anyway, some of us have started discussing organizing a Gensokyo-wide council of sorts, to determine what we want to do about what's happened to our homeland. I figured you'd at least want to know about that, especially since I'm pretty sure everyone that would theoretically be involved would want you involved as well."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, uh, sorry. Eh, you can look, it's fine if it's you."
> "Anyway, some of us have started discussing organizing a Gensokyo-wide council of sorts, to determine what we want to do about what's happened to our homeland. I figured you'd at least want to know about that, especially since I'm pretty sure everyone that would theoretically be involved would want you involved as well."
Aya:
> "Mm... I've been wondering if anything should be fixed or not. It is an incident, but youkai and humans aren't in a terrible spot yet. The Villahe seems to be adjusting well, even. Though I haven't heard about other creatures, like ghosts, gods, and the fairies. The light trio seemed fine, though. And now Cirno seems better then ever."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "That's one of the things to consider, yes. How to fix it would come second to whether or not we want to fix it. We have noticed issues with most people's flight capabilities, though, and the gods in general seem very out of sorts."
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "That's one of the things to consider, yes. How to fix it would come second to whether or not we want to fix it. We have noticed issues with most people's flight capabilities, though, and the gods in general seem very out of sorts."
Aya:
> "I guess it's one way to solve the incident. You have my attendance, then."
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Would you like to join my little adventuring party? I won't be offended if you say no, I know you have your own personal considerations and priorities to consider, but I figure there's no harm in asking."
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Would you like to join my little adventuring party? I won't be offended if you say no, I know you have your own personal considerations and priorities to consider, but I figure there's no harm in asking."
Aya:
> "What are you up to right now?"
>_
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Aya:
> "I personally need to attend to a group of my sisters further down underground, and I owe Lady Hoshiguma at least a little bit of sociality. Beyond that, though, I believe we're beginning the process of organizing that council. So far, the karasu Daitengu, Lady Toyosatomimi, and the Komeiji matriarch seem to be on board."
> Grin a little bit and lightly pat our stomach.
> "As is Lady Yakumo, who can hear us right now and, I imagine, would be particularly delighted for your company."
-
Aya:
> "I personally need to attend to a group of my sisters further down underground, and I owe Lady Hoshiguma at least a little bit of sociality. Beyond that, though, I believe we're beginning the process of organizing that council. So far, the karasu Daitengu, Lady Toyosatomimi, and the Komeiji matriarch seem to be on board."
> Grin a little bit and lightly pat our stomach.
> "As is Lady Yakumo, who can hear us right now and, I imagine, would be particularly delighted for your company."
Aya:
> "There are also a few things I'd like to discuss with you about, Reimu." Yukari speaks.
> "Sure."
> "I do apologize for leaving earlier. Not because I didn't announce it, but because I didn't end up bringing Yuyuko along~ though keeping her company caused a bit of issue I didn't expect..."
> "Sounds like it "
>_
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Aya:
> Look down at where Yukari's voice came from, then back up at Reimu.
> "In that case, Reimu, do you want to join Lady Yakumo where she is?"
> Open our mouth and point inside it.
-
Aya:
> Look down at where Yukari's voice came from, then back up at Reimu.
> "In that case, Reimu, do you want to join Lady Yakumo where she is?"
> Open our mouth and point inside it.
Aya:
> "I'd rather not."
> "It'd be the most optimal way." Yukari advises.
>_
-
Aya:
> "And there's a number of other people there already. Princess Himekaidou could even teach you how to use the long-range communication devices that Nitori's working on."
-
Aya:
> "And there's a number of other people there already. Princess Himekaidou could even teach you how to use the long-range communication devices that Nitori's working on."
Aya:
> "Urgh..."
> Miko returns!
> "Cirno says its alright, and that she's reliable now. She seemed to be heading for the Bamboo Forest."
> "We can use Miko's Senkai." Reimu points out.
> "Good afternoon, Reimu." Miko greets.
>_
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Aya:
> Smile a true smile at Miko's words.
> "Good for her. I bet she wants revenge for what that moon princess did to her. Mmm, the aftermath of such an encounter would be worth checking up on..."
> Look back to Reimu.
> "I mean, we could, but I imagine Lady Toyosatomimi would like to keep her private realm private if she is able. I also believe she herself hasn't yet had the opportunity to fly Air Shameimaru in an indoor seat."
> Look to Miko.
> "Any interest in getting another kind of lift, Lady Toyosatomimi?"
> Open our mouth and point inside it.
-
Aya:
> Smile a true smile at Miko's words.
> "Good for her. I bet she wants revenge for what that moon princess did to her. Mmm, the aftermath of such an encounter would be worth checking up on..."
> Look back to Reimu.
> "I mean, we could, but I imagine Lady Toyosatomimi would like to keep her private realm private if she is able. I also believe she herself hasn't yet had the opportunity to fly Air Shameimaru in an indoor seat."
> Look to Miko.
> "Any interest in getting another kind of lift, Lady Toyosatomimi?"
> Open our mouth and point inside it.
Aya:
> "Actually, it's open to those who want refuge from Youkai. In a situation like this around Gensokyo, I can spare it being more public than that " Miko explains.
> "You call me a princess, yet want me to share my room?" Hatate questions from within.
>_
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Aya:
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Well, who better to share a room with a princess than a prince?"
> Look back up at Miko with a slightly sad expression.
> "I guess that makes me being a flying train a bit obsolete, then, huh?"
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Aya:
> Look down at our stomach.
> "Well, who better to share a room with a princess than a prince?"
> Look back up at Miko with a slightly sad expression.
> "I guess that makes me being a flying train a bit obsolete, then, huh?"
Aya:
> "Well, I wouldn't want to discomfort her highness."
> "Who?" Reimu questions.
> "Princess Bird." Tokiko answers.
>_
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Aya:
> Wink at Miko with a grin.
> "Trust me, as someone with...experience with both of you, neither of you would be discomforting the other."
-
Aya:
> Wink at Miko with a grin.
> "Trust me, as someone with...experience with both of you, neither of you would be discomforting the other."
Aya:
> "Is this really the time to flirt? During an incident?" Reimu questions "...Maybe I'm not one to say that..."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, don't worry, Reimu, you're next~"
> Direct a tiny tiny gust of gentle wind to blow by one of Reimu's ears.
> Look back to Miko.
> "So, what do you say, Prince Shotoku? Want to get to know Princess Himekaidou?"
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Aya:
> "Oh, don't worry, Reimu, you're next~"
> Direct a tiny tiny gust of gentle wind to blow by one of Reimu's ears.
> Look back to Miko.
> "So, what do you say, Prince Shotoku? Want to get to know Princess Himekaidou?"
Aya:
> "Don't you need to finish up things with your brethren first? Aside from Yukari, who probably needs another place to chat with Reimu during this, you have only Tengu within you, correct?"
> Reimu jumps a bit. "Still not the time for such..."
>_
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Aya:
> "Nitori's in there as well. But I was planning on taking everyone here with me when I return to them, be it inside or outside. You being in there wouldn't be a problem."
> "If you don't want to for your own reasons, that's fine, you can tell me that and I'll let it go. But you needn't worry about anything on my account."
-
Aya:
> "Nitori's in there as well. But I was planning on taking everyone here with me when I return to them, be it inside or outside. You being in there wouldn't be a problem."
> "If you don't want to for your own reasons, that's fine, you can tell me that and I'll let it go. But you needn't worry about anything on my account."
Aya:
> "I'm just saying you should relax after things settle down." Reimu sighs, seemingly giving up.
> "Alright. I'll send off Reimu and Yukari to my Senkai first. " Miko agrees. "Then join you."
> Little Bird vanishes before your eyes. Though given a bit more to an area of yours, maybe not quite vanishing...
> "At least I didn't have to be one for long..." Yukari speaks to herself, sounding like she usually does.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Uh...what just happened?"
-
Aya:
> "Uh...what just happened?"
Aya:
> "Oh. I was able to properly finished what you wrote on that note." Yukari speaks from within.
>_
-
Aya:
> Give our new mass an experimental feel.
> "I see that...are you back to normal, then, Lady Yakumo?"
-
Aya:
> Give our new mass an experimental feel.
> "I see that...are you back to normal, then, Lady Yakumo?"
Aya:
> "Yes."
> They're more than you can hold. Same for your top. You need a solution before you move on.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hopefully on a full-time basis, for your sake. Hey, uh...could you possibly resize my shirt before we move on? Is that a thing you can do?"
-
Seki
>"I can't really attest to how hu - people will respond, but I think you won’t be mistaken for a fairy."
>"Admittedly I'm speaking of before, " Wave at the village. "All of this."
-
Aya:
> "Hopefully on a full-time basis, for your sake. Hey, uh...could you possibly resize my shirt before we move on? Is that a thing you can do?"
Seki
>"I can't really attest to how hu - people will respond, but I think you won’t be mistaken for a fairy."
>"Admittedly I'm speaking of before, " Wave at the village. "All of this."
Aya:
> No response from Yukari.
Seki:
> "There's more to actually worry about. Let's get going to Reimu's place. The underground entrance is there after all."
> "Yes, I hope she's doing well." Remilia speaks from the cart.
>_
-
Aya:
> Are Reimu and Miko still present?
> Watch our shirt to see if it changes at all.
-
Aya:
> Are Reimu and Miko still present?
> Watch our shirt to see if it changes at all.
Aya:
> Miko looks like she's about to whisk her away.
> No change yet...
>_
-
Seki
>Glance around at the city, "Yes."
>"Right, is anyone outside riding?"
->If anyone moves towards the carriage open the door for them
>Do we know why Gensokyo was separated from the outside
-
Aya:
> "Should I wait here for you or head back down, Lady Toyosatomimi?"
-
Seki
>Glance around at the city, "Yes."
>"Right, is anyone outside riding?"
->If anyone moves towards the carriage open the door for them
>Do we know why Gensokyo was separated from the outside
Aya:
> "Should I wait here for you or head back down, Lady Toyosatomimi?"
Seki:
> A few do venture into the carriage, and it looks like it fits all of them comfortably, and with enough space for the casket in the center still.
> You believe it's for the more fantastic creatures to survive or something.
Aya:
> Miko departs mid sentence.
> And returns just as quickly.
>_
-
Seki
>Make a mental note to check that coffin out later
>Start driving the carriage towards the outside
-
Aya:
> "...Oh. ...Am I carrying you now, then?"
-
Seki
>Make a mental note to check that coffin out later
>Start driving the carriage towards the outside
Aya:
> "...Oh. ...Am I carrying you now, then?"
Seki:
> You close the doors and start driving out of the village.
> You make it out fine, without any suspicious gazes even.
Aya:
> "Want to disappoint the princess?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oh, no, never."
> Pick Miko up and send her down to meet Hatate.
> Then take flight and head back down the tunnel, making note of when we see Yamame and her friend again.
-
Seki
>If no one is watching from the village
->Try to get our horses to fly towards the shrine as long as we don't fly over the village
>If we can't fly the drive towards the Hakurei shrine
>Keep a lookout for any youkai with green hair
-
Aya:
> "Oh, no, never."
> Pick Miko up and send her down to meet Hatate.
> Then take flight and head back down the tunnel, making note of when we see Yamame and her friend again.
Seki
>If no one is watching from the village
->Try to get our horses to fly towards the shrine as long as we don't fly over the village
>If we can't fly the drive towards the Hakurei shrine
>Keep a lookout for any youkai with green hair
Aya:
> You send Miko to the rest, and start for the train stop.
> As expected, she's still where she was when you passed by. Far enough away that you shouldn't be exposed yet.
Seki:
> You try to have your horses take off...
> It didn't seem to work...
> No, wait. They are? It doesn't seem like flying... you still feel like there's a path underfoot.
> Though your inquiry is halted by a fairy approaching on a head on course for you.
>_
-
Seki
>What does the fairy look like
>Is she heading for the horses or will she hit us
-
Aya:
> Oh, uh, right.
> Uh...drape our top over our chest so we're at least covered somewhat.
> Then continue approaching.
-
Seki
>What does the fairy look like
>Is she heading for the horses or will she hit us
Aya:
> Oh, uh, right.
> Uh...drape our top over our chest so we're at least covered somewhat.
> Then continue approaching.
Seki:
> Looks blue... that ice fairy?
> You aren't sure. It could be either.
Aya:
> You... make do with what you have, and approach.
> "You look... different." Spider girl comments.
> Greenie doesn't speak, and sits in a bucket. She seems like she could be asleep.
>_
-
Seki
>Groan
>Summon two heads
->Throw them to the left and right if it is 'that' ice fairy
-
Aya:
> "Yeeeeaaah. Someone's actually in there. I'd offer the same to your friend, but she seems pretty content where she is."
-
Seki
>Groan
>Summon two heads
->Throw them to the left and right if it is 'that' ice fairy
Aya:
> "Yeeeeaaah. Someone's actually in there. I'd offer the same to your friend, but she seems pretty content where she is."
Seki:
> You toss two heads, though the fairy stops.
> "Hey, is that wolf with you?" She questions one of them.
Aya:
> "She's had a long day, it seems. Those fairies were wondering where you were headed and for what, but they settled for checking out the train."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Which fairies?"
-
Aya:
> "Which fairies?"
Aya:
> "There were some around here just a bit ago. A huge one and some others."
>_
-
Seki
>"No, we parted ways a while ago."
-
Aya;
> Nod.
> "Alright. I'll head onward, then, unless you'd like anything from me."
-
Seki
>"No, we parted ways a while ago."
Aya;
> Nod.
> "Alright. I'll head onward, then, unless you'd like anything from me."
Seki:
> "Oh. Thanks anyways."
> The ice fairy continues on as you pass by her.
> Your heads are starting to fall.
Aya:
> "I don't think I need anything? Yeah, I'm fine." Spider girl nods.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Alright. Take care of yourself and yours."
> Continue onward all the way back to the city, aiming for whichever of Yuugi, the tengu mob, or Satori is closest to where we appear.
-
Aya:
> "Alright. Take care of yourself and yours."
> Continue onward all the way back to the city, aiming for whichever of Yuugi, the tengu mob, or Satori is closest to where we appear.
Aya:
> "Oh wait, not for me but- ah nevermind. I'm sure you're busy going by how you're darting around."
> You continue back to the bridge. Yuugi is still here.
> "I know. But it's still on my mind. Besides, we're doing pretty well down here. The surface probably has it worse." Yuugi speaks.
> "They are visited more by other places than here is." Shingyoku responds.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Actually, back off a bit for a moment before we're noticed.
> If this is successful, try to pull Tokiko's head and shoulders out of our chest.
-
Aya:
> ...Actually, back off a bit for a moment before we're noticed.
> If this is successful, try to pull Tokiko's head and shoulders out of our chest.
Aya:
> You halt and retrieve a bit of Tokiko.
> "Ah." She voices surprise, but not protest, again.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hey, sorry about this, but I need you elsewhere for the time being."
> Keeping one hand on Tokiko, use our other to stretch our mouth open, and swallow Tokiko down to join Miko and the rest.
-
Aya:
> "Hey, sorry about this, but I need you elsewhere for the time being."
> Keeping one hand on Tokiko, use our other to stretch our mouth open, and swallow Tokiko down to join Miko and the rest.
Aya:
> "I sure am getting moved around a lot..."
> You deposit Tokiko elsewhere.
>_
-
Aya:
> Put our top on properly, though with it undone as much as it was earlier when that tengu shoved herself into it.
> Then return to the two chatting oni.
-
Aya:
> Put our top on properly, though with it undone as much as it was earlier when that tengu shoved herself into it.
> Then return to the two chatting oni.
> You get proper now that it's possible, and continue.
> "Can't you test her or whatever."
> "I'll make sure to do it before she leaves." Shingyoku nods.
> "Thanks."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Pardon my absence, ladies. Is there something I can do for you?"
-
Aya:
> "Pardon my absence, ladies. Is there something I can do for you?"
Aya:
> "Back already? Did you pin that ice fairy down. " Yuugi questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oh, that'll happen some day soon."
> Grin with a wink.
> "But no, she made an ice wall that sealed me off for long enough that I wasn't able to fully pursue. I got to relay a message to her, though, and she responded back, so it's okay. I'll catch up with her later."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, that'll happen some day soon."
> Grin with a wink.
> "But no, she made an ice wall that sealed me off for long enough that I wasn't able to fully pursue. I got to relay a message to her, though, and she responded back, so it's okay. I'll catch up with her later."
Aya:
> "So she closing others off herself huh. I'm guessing she headed deeper into the train tunnels? We could help break the ice. This isn't something to put off."
> "To you, maybe. But I'm sure she has her reasons and priorities." Shingyoku says.
>_
-
Aya:
> "She's headed to the Bamboo Forest, actually."
-
Aya:
> "She's headed to the Bamboo Forest, actually."
Aya:
> "She hasn't moved to another realm yet." The man by the two Oni speaks.
> "We were just talking about catching her when she does try to to see how she's doing." Shingyoku speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "As long as you don't try to, like, stop her from doing something she really wants to do, I imagine she won't turn your challenge down."
-
Aya:
> "As long as you don't try to, like, stop her from doing something she really wants to do, I imagine she won't turn your challenge down."
Aya:
> "That's for us to decide on." Shingyoku responds.
>_
-
Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Please don't think it's okay to disrespect her just because she's a fairy."
-
Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Please don't think it's okay to disrespect her just because she's a fairy."
Aya:
> "I've treated the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and the gap hag however I wanted before. A fairy doesn't get special treatment just for being one a fairy."
> "We already halted the group trying to move that Sanae person elsewhere. They acted like having permissible from the Netherworld princess would get them by." The man speaks
> "We still decided to let them by in the end." Shingyoku adds.
>_
-
Aya:
> "As long as she's treated like anyone else, that's all I can ask."
-
Aya:
> "As long as she's treated like anyone else, that's all I can ask."
Aya:
> "That's what we're used to."
> "So why do you think she's headed for a Forest? She's still underground according to Shingyoku here." Yuugi asks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "That was the estimate of the person that talked to her, at least."
-
Aya:
> "That was the estimate of the person that talked to her, at least."
Aya:
> "I'll count on the gatekeeper more." Yuugi says.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Sure. All I can offer is what I've heard; if you've heard differently, that's fine."
> Look to the man.
> "I don't believe we're acquainted, by the way. Are we?"
-
Aya:
> "Sure. All I can offer is what I've heard; if you've heard differently, that's fine."
> Look to the man.
> "I don't believe we're acquainted, by the way. Are we?"
Aya:
> "You can say we are, if only a bit. But even so." The man bows slightly. "I'm Shingyoku, the Gatekeeper."
>_
-
Aya:
> Blink.
> "...Oh."
> Look to oni Shingyoku, then back to Male Shingyoku."
> "...You're the one that shocked my hand, aren't you?"
-
Aya:
> Blink.
> "...Oh."
> Look to oni Shingyoku, then back to Male Shingyoku."
> "...You're the one that shocked my hand, aren't you?"
Aya:
> "No, that was me." The Oni speaks. "He stays out of that sort of thing unless it gets troubling. Though as my man, shouldn't you stand up more?"
> "I'm letting you have your fun."
> "True. It's better than having some dad beat up anyone that looks at me funny."
> "I'm pretty sure they're the same person. But also not." Yuugi adds. "They're interesting."
>_
>_
-
Aya:
> "Huh..."
-
Aya:
> "Huh..."
Aya:
> "Gatekeeper is a bit broad, but we do usually keep people from recklessly going to other worlds. Underworld, Gensokyo, Netherworld, Hell, Makai. Doesn't mean we stop everyone with bad intentions though, for example. It's just something we decided to do after a while, and it's been alright." The Oni Shingyoku adds
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hmm. That sounds like...mmm. Lady Toyosatomimi, how much have you heard?"
-
Aya:
> "Hmm. That sounds like...mmm. Lady Toyosatomimi, how much have you heard?"
Aya:
> "Everything, naturally." Miko speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oh, right, yeah. In that case, what do you think of what you've heard, relative to the theoretical council?"
-
Aya:
> "Oh, right, yeah. In that case, what do you think of what you've heard, relative to the theoretical council?"
Aya:
> "You're considering this Shingyoku person?" Miko questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Based on their description of their role and their apparent acquaintance with Lady Hoshiguma, yeah."
-
Aya:
> "Based on their description of their role and their apparent acquaintance with Lady Hoshiguma, yeah."
Aya:
> "Considering for what?" Shingyoku asks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "In the wake of what has happened to Gensokyo, a few of us are bandying about an idea of some sort of council of major Gensokyo names such as Lady Hoshiguma, a group that would get together and discuss where we should all go from here for the sake of everyone that lives here."
-
Aya:
> "In the wake of what has happened to Gensokyo, a few of us are bandying about an idea of some sort of council of major Gensokyo names such as Lady Hoshiguma, a group that would get together and discuss where we should all go from here for the sake of everyone that lives here."
Aya:
> "We're not much of someone in Gensokyo. In fact, there's probably few that even know about us." The Oni Shingyoku speaks. "Plus that sounds boring."
> "Even though we could spare one of our bodies to attend it, you could surely find a better spokesperson for each realm than us." The man adds.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Well, no one is going to be forced to take part, certainly. And we did already have ideas for at least a few of the realms you mentioned, such as Lady Hoshiguma and the Komeiji matriarch to represent the interests of those living here underground."
-
Aya:
> "Well, no one is going to be forced to take part, certainly. And we did already have ideas for at least a few of the realms you mentioned, such as Lady Hoshiguma and the Komeiji matriarch to represent the interests of those living here underground."
Aya:
> "Hm. I see."
>_
-
Aya:
> Look to Yuugi.
> "Assuming this is something that interests you, of course."
-
Aya:
> Look to Yuugi.
> "Assuming this is something that interests you, of course."
Aya:
> "Speaking for everyone down here... I don't know about that. Maybe that's something Komeiji's more fit to handle." Yuugi replies
>_
-
Aya:
> "If you feel comfortable leaving speaking for the oni race to her, certainly."
-
Aya:
> "If you feel comfortable leaving speaking for the oni race to her, certainly."
Aya:
> "I think she's got an understanding. Maybe not the best, but you sure you want an Oni that makes an innocent little Tengu faint when she's trying to be nice?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Grimace in an ashamed fashion.
> "S-sorry. It's...been a day."
-
Aya:
> Grimace in an ashamed fashion.
> "S-sorry. It's...been a day."
Aya:
> "I'm sure it has for everyone in Gensokyo." Shingyoku speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Even so, I'll do better in the future."
-
Aya:
> "Even so, I'll do better in the future."
Aya:
> "I guess I should talk to Komeiji about it. She might defer to me speaking for the Oni. Then again, there's also someone else down here that could be more unbiased among the Oni." Yuugi speaks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Sage Ibaraki?'
-
Aya:
> "Sage Ibaraki?'
Aya:
> "Maybe."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Mmm."
> "...While I'm thinking about candidates for such an organization, I had heard Lord Tenma might be down here. Would either of you know where in particular they are?"
-
Aya:
> "Mmm."
> "...While I'm thinking about candidates for such an organization, I had heard Lord Tenma might be down here. Would either of you know where in particular they are?"
Aya:
> "No idea." Yuugi shrugs.
> "If we were asked to keep an eye out for them before they got here, maybe. But as of now, we don't know." Shingyoku answers.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Shoot. Alright, thank you for letting me know."
-
Aya:
> "Shoot. Alright, thank you for letting me know."
Aya:
> "Why not ask the Tengu?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "That was my next step, yeah."
-
Aya:
> "That was my next step, yeah."
Aya:
> "Yeah, they'd know much sooner than I would." Yuugi says.
>_
-
Aya:
> Give a bit of a bow to Yuugi, one that shows off to her what we've going on with our blouse.
> "Is there anything else I can do for you, Lady Hoshiguma?"
-
Aya:
> Give a bit of a bow to Yuugi, one that shows off to her what we've going on with our blouse.
> "Is there anything else I can do for you, Lady Hoshiguma?"
Aya:
> "Hm... You're busy, so I guess not. Otherwise, I would've said to see if you could catch that fairy. Oh well."
>_
-
Aya:
> Did Yuugi react to what we're showing off at all?
> "I'll eventually be tracking her down regardless. If you want me to relay a message, I certainly can."
-
Aya:
> Did Yuugi react to what we're showing off at all?
> "I'll eventually be tracking her down regardless. If you want me to relay a message, I certainly can."
Aya:
> You think she's got the fairy more on her mind...
> "It's fine."
>_
-
Aya:
> "I'll just let her know you're thinking about her. She'll appreciate knowing that, at least."
-
Aya:
> "I'll just let her know you're thinking about her. She'll appreciate knowing that, at least."
Aya:
> "Hm... That's fair."
>_
-
Aya:
> Give Yuugi a slightly deeper bow, again showing off what we've got going on.
> "And thank you again for respecting her as a worthy opponent."
-
Aya:
> Give Yuugi a slightly deeper bow, again showing off what we've got going on.
> "And thank you again for respecting her as a worthy opponent."
Aya:
> You bow further, and Yuugi does seem to peek a bit lower.
> "She was. That's why I hope she gets better. She's probably better than she was when she's feeling good."
>_
-
Aya:
> Hmm...
> "Oh, if her heart wasn't in it before, you're going to have a grand ol' time if you get her on a day where her heart is in it."
> Try giving Yuugi a wind order to stare at our chest.
-
Aya:
> Hmm...
> "Oh, if her heart wasn't in it before, you're going to have a grand ol' time if you get her on a day where her heart is in it."
> Try giving Yuugi a wind order to stare at our chest.
Aya:
> "I'm looking forward to it. If she remembers me."
> You try, but Yuugi doesn't seem to bite...
>_
-
Aya:
> "She will."
> Try giving Yuugi a wind order to stick a hand in our cleavage.
-
Aya:
> "She will."
> Try giving Yuugi a wind order to stick a hand in our cleavage.
Aya:
> You try, but Yuugi doesn't budge.
> "Well you didn't seem too keen on one. But I guess you are busy now."
>_
-
Aya:
> "I am, unfortunately. My apologies."
> Bow again in a manner that gives Yuugi a good view.
-
Aya:
> "I am, unfortunately. My apologies."
> Bow again in a manner that gives Yuugi a good view.
> "Alright alright. You can stop bowing so deeply and get to your business." Yuugi waves. "I don't know how patient your Tengu pals are."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Er, right. Sorry."
> While speaking, try again to give Yuugi a wind-order to stick a hand in our cleavage.
-
Aya:
> "Er, right. Sorry."
> While speaking, try again to give Yuugi a wind-order to stick a hand in our cleavage.
Aya:
> "Take care." Yuugi speaks.
> Your wind order still falls on deaf ears...
>_
-
Aya:
> We're capable of detecting how wind-oriented a living creature is, yes? Take a moment to check both Yuugi and the Shingyoku pair, just out of curiosity.
> Take flight and head back to the tengu mob. Keep an eye out specifically for that one tengu that couldn't get enough of our chest.
-
Aya:
> We're capable of detecting how wind-oriented a living creature is, yes? Take a moment to check both Yuugi and the Shingyoku pair, just out of curiosity.
> Take flight and head back to the tengu mob. Keep an eye out specifically for that one tengu that couldn't get enough of our chest.
Aya:
> You don't think so, but you can try.
> Nothing seems to happen.
> You take off for the palace once more.
> Most of them are still around. But you don't see your "fan"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hey, ladies. Sorry for the delay, but I'm back now."
-
Aya:
> "Hey, ladies. Sorry for the delay, but I'm back now."
Aya:
> "So much for fastest girl in Gensokyo." One comments.
> "What took you?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "There's a lot going on. I may not have been around with everyone, but I haven't exactly been sitting around twiddling my thumbs."
-
Aya:
> "There's a lot going on. I may not have been around with everyone, but I haven't exactly been sitting around twiddling my thumbs."
Aya:
> "We know, that's why we asked. A lot is happening around Gensokyo, so whatever you had to do was probably big too. What was it?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Largely people-wrangling. Go figure that a lot of different folks have been affected by what has happened in different ways and have different opinions on how to proceed."
-
Aya:
> "Largely people-wrangling. Go figure that a lot of different folks have been affected by what has happened in different ways and have different opinions on how to proceed."
Aya:
> "Close friends?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Some of them, yeah."
-
Aya:
> "Some of them, yeah."
Aya:
> "And they're settled now?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "No. But things are either ongoing or in a state where I can't currently do anything to advance them, at least not without abandoning everything else I'm doing for an extended period of time."
> While speaking, give wind orders to the five closest tengu to us (not counting anyone inside us, obviously) to stare at our chest. Without making a show of it, take note of how many actually do.
> "Incidentally, do any of you know where Lord Tenma actually is?"
-
Aya:
> "No. But things are either ongoing or in a state where I can't currently do anything to advance them, at least not without abandoning everything else I'm doing for an extended period of time."
> While speaking, give wind orders to the five closest tengu to us (not counting anyone inside us, obviously) to stare at our chest. Without making a show of it, take note of how many actually do.
> "Incidentally, do any of you know where Lord Tenma actually is?"
Aya:
> You give an order...
> Theres... hardly any that aren't stealing a glance.
> "Like the other higher ups, we have her... in holding."
> "We're borrowing some space in the palace for them."
>_
-
Aya:
> So basically the entire mob is staring? Or are we just checking the five we gave that order to?
> "I'm impressed they went that peacefully."
-
Aya:
> So basically the entire mob is staring? Or are we just checking the five we gave that order to?
> "I'm impressed they went that peacefully."
Aya:
> The 5 are staring. Many others are only getting peeks with a slight gaze down for a moment.
> "They could be waiting for us to fall apart and come around with "We told you so" attitudes."
>_
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Aya:
> "I mean, maybe, but I would have thought they'd try to fight back a little bit before settling into something like that. Being passive-aggressive doesn't feel like how they'd conduct themselves, and I'm not just saying that because Boss Iizunamaru can hear us. But maybe I've misjudged them."
> Do any of the five closest look like they particularly enjoy the view, and may be actively holding themselves back? If so, while speaking, give that one a wind order to reach into our cleavage for Boss Iizunamaru's blouse. (If there is more than one like this, choose only one for this order and leave the others be.)
-
Aya:
> "I mean, maybe, but I would have thought they'd try to fight back a little bit before settling into something like that. Being passive-aggressive doesn't feel like how they'd conduct themselves, and I'm not just saying that because Boss Iizunamaru can hear us. But maybe I've misjudged them."
> Do any of the five closest look like they particularly enjoy the view, and may be actively holding themselves back? If so, while speaking, give that one a wind order to reach into our cleavage for Boss Iizunamaru's blouse. (If there is more than one like this, choose only one for this order and leave the others be.)
Aya:
> Yes.
> You try. Though she doesn't try anything...
> "Even they know we shouldn't be infighting."
> "We're ready to start discussing." The bold tengu you were searching for appears, with those from the village.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look to the bold tengu.
> "Oh hey, welcome back. Hope everything went okay?"
> While speaking, give the bold tengu a wind order to reach into our cleavage to find Boss Iizunamaru's blouse.
-
Aya:
> Look to the bold tengu.
> "Oh hey, welcome back. Hope everything went okay?"
> While speaking, give the bold tengu a wind order to reach into our cleavage to find Boss Iizunamaru's blouse.
Aya:
> "It-"
> You give a wind order, though you feel a rumble and crashing near the palace. At the palace?
> "Eh?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Look over to the palace. Can we see what happened?
-
Aya:
> Look over to the palace. Can we see what happened?
Aya:
> Some Tengu scrambling about as if attacked?
> You think you see something white, but you have no idea what it could be. The sun pouring in?
>_
-
Aya:
> Scoop up the bold tengu in one arm, one of the tengu that was talking to us previously in the other, and speed off toward the white thing. (Don't fly right into it, just in case it's that hell raven firing laser beams off everywhere.)
-
Aya:
> Scoop up the bold tengu in one arm, one of the tengu that was talking to us previously in the other, and speed off toward the white thing. (Don't fly right into it, just in case it's that hell raven firing laser beams off everywhere.)
Aya:
> You grab a couple of Tengu, who both protest, and fly towards the strange thing.
> It moves a bit but before you can notice more, a fierce wind surrounds it.
> You can only notice something red past the wind, alongside whatever the white thing is.
> The hell raven appears to be up here in the air with the Tengu, but not confronting the situation directly yet.
>_
-
Aya:
> Force the wind to stop so we can see what the heck this thing is.
-
Aya:
> Force the wind to stop so we can see what the heck this thing is.
Aya:
> You prepare, but something tells you that you shouldn't... you have a feeling it won't go fantastically.
>_
-
Aya:
> How do we feel about our safety from flying into the wind?
> Frown.
> "Well, that's not good. You two ready to dive into whatever this is?"
-
Aya:
> How do we feel about our safety from flying into the wind?
> Frown.
> "Well, that's not good. You two ready to dive into whatever this is?"
Aya:
> You think you should be fine getting past the wind. Though there's whatever that white thing us to worry about... it could be an active laser.
> "W-What the heck? Why us?"
> "Nn... they might be attacking our higher ups there... did you do something?" The other asks the bold Tengu.
> "No! The surface tengu didn't do anything suspicious on their way here with me."
> You think the white thing is moving away?
>_
-
Aya:
> "Well, I'm not about to drop you. But lucky for us, I think we can avoid that wind for the time being."
> Maneuver around the wind to the hell raven, keeping an eye on the unknown white and red things.
-
Aya:
> "Well, I'm not about to drop you. But lucky for us, I think we can avoid that wind for the time being."
> Maneuver around the wind to the hell raven, keeping an eye on the unknown white and red things.
Aya:
> "We can fly too-"
> You dart around to Utsuho.
> The wind seems to be closing in on the white thing, like a barrier.
> Okuu begins preparing a beam for the white thing, you believe.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oi! Shoot if you need to, but what's going on here?"
-
Aya:
> "Oi! Shoot if you need to, but what's going on here?"
Aya:
> "We have no idea." The Tengu speak.
> "This is for messing with our home." The raven fires off a large laser.
> It pierces the wind and the white thing.
> With the wind dispersed, the white thing Is revealed... A large phantasmal serpent with red eyes, that hardly seems bothered by the laser that just pierced it.
> There's something on its head. Again, obscured by wind.
>_
-
Aya:
> ...Is this Mishaguji?
-
Aya:
> ...Is this Mishaguji?
Aya:
> You comb your memory... large white snake... you think so.
> That means Suwako came down?
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hold on tight, ladies."
> Get in closer to see if that is indeed Suwako on the serpent's head.
-
Aya:
> "Hold on tight, ladies."
> Get in closer to see if that is indeed Suwako on the serpent's head.
Aya:
> You approach the serpent.
> The girls in your arms start to panic. The bold one squirming like crazy to get free, with fear in her eyes, and the other visibly shuddering for a couple seconds.
> "This doesn't feel like a good idea." The other speaks. "I don't know why."
> You suspect it's the curse God's fault. But you don't think zsuwakp would attack you. ... hopefully.
>_
-
Aya:
> We got the bad feeling earlier that stopping the wind was a bad idea. Do we have that same feeling about approaching Mishaguji?
> Can we yet visually confirm Suwako is present, given how far we have gone so far?
-
Aya:
> We got the bad feeling earlier that stopping the wind was a bad idea. Do we have that same feeling about approaching Mishaguji?
> Can we yet visually confirm Suwako is present, given how far we have gone so far?
Aya:
> It's a bit similar now.
> You can't.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look to the second tengu.
> "It's probably because that serpent is a curse god. I'd like to think I'm in Lady Moriya's good graces at the moment, though, so we should be safe...even if she's not pleased with you two, your being in my possession might be enough to stay her ire."
> Look to the not-so-bold-anymore tengu with a frown.
> "Crimony. Just shove your face in my chest again and hide yourself that way if you're that scared."
-
Aya:
> Look to the second tengu.
> "It's probably because that serpent is a curse god. I'd like to think I'm in Lady Moriya's good graces at the moment, though, so we should be safe...even if she's not pleased with you two, your being in my possession might be enough to stay her ire."
> Look to the not-so-bold-anymore tengu with a frown.
> "Crimony. Just shove your face in my chest again and hide yourself that way if you're that scared."
Aya:
> Without a second thought, the bold tengu does exactly that.
> "Curse God doesn't sound good. But I'll trust you."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Mishaguji is under Lady Moriya's control, so it's only as good or bad as she's feeling."
> While speaking, give the not-so-bold-anymore tengu a wind order to shove herself further inside our cleavage only if doing so makes her feel less unsafe.
> Slowly resume movement forward.
-
Aya:
> "Mishaguji is under Lady Moriya's control, so it's only as good or bad as she's feeling."
> While speaking, give the not-so-bold-anymore tengu a wind order to shove herself further inside our cleavage only if doing so makes her feel less unsafe.
> Slowly resume movement forward.
Aya:
> "If she's fine with you, best to show it's only you, I guess."
> You continue closer. The single thing looks like it might be two at this distance? More?
> Boldy is already fully in. Thus, Mishaguji can see the goods you're bringing. Thankfully, Okuu and crew are behind you so they can't.
> With her words the other tengu follows boldy in, seemingly prioritizing safety over wondering what happened to Boldy.
> With a shudder to your core, it finally clicks as your body understands with being this close.
> This is Lord Tenma's wind.
> As if reacting to such, the wind is calming down. You can see three figures on the Slsnake's head.
> It's obvious why those two panicked if you're right.
>_
-
Aya:
> Oh.
>
>
>
> Come to a stop, but don't back up. Yet. This is who we're here for, after all.
> What's the state of our blouse? Intact and still being worn, burst-open-but-still-in-one-piece, or shredded?
-
Aya:
> Oh.
>
>
>
> Come to a stop, but don't back up. Yet. This is who we're here for, after all.
> What's the state of our blouse? Intact and still being worn, burst-open-but-still-in-one-piece, or shredded?
Aya:
> You stop.
> Intact... but the front is completely bared.
> You need more than the rest of it to cover this.
>_
-
Aya:
> Does Lord Tenma appear to be one of the three figures on Mishaguji's head?
> Speak quietly to our stomach: "Lady Yakumo? Have you returned?"
-
Aya:
> Does Lord Tenma appear to be one of the three figures on Mishaguji's head?
> Speak quietly to our stomach: "Lady Yakumo? Have you returned?"
Aya:
> Yes.
> "I'm here." She speaks. "What is it?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "If this isn't feasible and I have to live with my own lack of foresight, then I'll accept that, but...would it be possible to make it so my blouse always fits me?"
-
Aya:
> "If this isn't feasible and I have to live with my own lack of foresight, then I'll accept that, but...would it be possible to make it so my blouse always fits me?"
Aya:
> "Hm..." Yukari ponders... "Try it now."
>_
-
Aya:
> Try fixing/putting on our blouse.
-
Aya:
> Try fixing/putting on our blouse.
Aya:
> You try... and it does seem to fit on.
> The wind stops.
> "Well I don't want that bird firing another round at Mishaguji." You hear Suwako. "Be quick."
>_
-
Aya:
> Does Suwako appear to be directing that at us?
-
Aya:
> Does Suwako appear to be directing that at us?
Aya:
> You don't believe so. It'd also be said louder if so.
>_
-
Aya:
> Take a really quick glance over at Utsuho. Is she still firing bullets/lasers/whatever?
> If not, zoom over to her, scoop her up, and then zoom over to Lord Tenma.
-
Seki
>"Why are you looking for my friend?"
-
Aya:
> Take a really quick glance over at Utsuho. Is she still firing bullets/lasers/whatever?
> If not, zoom over to her, scoop her up, and then zoom over to Lord Tenma.
Seki
>"Why are you looking for my friend?"
Aya:
> She isn't.
> You gather Okuu, to her surprise, and dart over to the trio and the snake.
> "Oh. It was you. Oops. I didn't know." Okuu explains.
> "That's fine. It's good that you're looking after your home." Kanako speaks.
> Now that you're close, Kanako looks a bit weird. Shorter? Less endowed?
Seki:
> "I'll find her myself." She waves off, flying on.
>_
-
Aya:
> Give Lord Tenma a deep bow (while still holding on to Utsuho in the bridal carry).
> "Forgive my sudden appearance, Lord Tenma. How are you doing?"
-
Seki
>Did she forget our previous encounter?
->"Bye?"
>Continue on
-
Aya:
> Give Lord Tenma a deep bow (while still holding on to Utsuho in the bridal carry).
> "Forgive my sudden appearance, Lord Tenma. How are you doing?"
Seki
>Did she forget our previous encounter?
->"Bye?"
>Continue on
Aya:
> You bow, careful not to fall over like this.
> "Things have been better." Tenma replies.
> "Anyways, I didn't mean to cause a big scene or anything. You can blame that all on Suwako here." Kanako points over.
> "Hey!"
> "But we have some business on the surface to take care of. So do try to explain that and Suwako's blunder to whoever needs it, alright?"
> "Mhm. But if Lady Satori tells me to go after you, I'll be coming after you." Utsuho warns.
Seki:
> You think she might've?
> You continue on towards the shrine, looking out for that green haired person you met before now that you aren't being interrupted...
>_
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Aya:
> Look to the goddesses.
> "Actually, ladies, if you could spare just a moment before returning..."
> Look to Utsuho.
> "I don't think she will, actually. Given what some of us have been discussing, I think she would rather let bygones be bygones with the Moriya Shrine."
-
Aya:
> Look to the goddesses.
> "Actually, ladies, if you could spare just a moment before returning..."
> Look to Utsuho.
> "I don't think she will, actually. Given what some of us have been discussing, I think she would rather let bygones be bygones with the Moriya Shrine."
Aya:
> "We've already made quite a scene. What else?"
> "Oh." Okuu responds.
>_
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Aya:
> "Just a little while ago, when some of us had a chance to breathe after more or less resolving all immediate crises, Lady Toyosatomimi asked me what should be done 'next'. Since all of herself, the Komeiji matriarch, Lady Yakumo, and my own Boss Iizunamaru were present, I proposed that 'next' should entail the major players of Gensokyo getting together and forming some sort of council to work together to determine how best to proceed with the current state of, well, everything. We've all been radically affected by what has happened; it wouldn't be right for only a couple of factions to make decisions for where to go from here when those decisions will affect everyone. And, should such a council be formed, obviously the Moriya Shrine would be invited to have a representative for the shrine's interests."
-
Aya:
> "Just a little while ago, when some of us had a chance to breathe after more or less resolving all immediate crises, Lady Toyosatomimi asked me what should be done 'next'. Since all of herself, the Komeiji matriarch, Lady Yakumo, and my own Boss Iizunamaru were present, I proposed that 'next' should entail the major players of Gensokyo getting together and forming some sort of council to work together to determine how best to proceed with the current state of, well, everything. We've all been radically affected by what has happened; it wouldn't be right for only a couple of factions to make decisions for where to go from here when those decisions will affect everyone. And, should such a council be formed, obviously the Moriya Shrine would be invited to have a representative for the shrine's interests."
Aya:
> The snake looks up slightly.
> "Major players..." Suwako considers.
> "That's good timing, don't you think?" Kanako questions, looking over at Lord Tenma.
> "We've got the so called Major Players of the mountain right here. At least, the upper mountain." Tenma responds.
> "Eh, I hear the Kappa don't really have a boss, do they?" Suwako questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> Can we feel if either of the tengu in our chest are moving?
> How is Utsuho taking being held like this?
> Has Utsuho taken any interest in our chest, given how close she is to it?
> "I'm not aware of one, but at least one kappa is aware of the situation, and I'm sure she can figure something out for the village if she really wants to."
> Look to Lord Tenma specifically.
> "That being said, while I agree with your assessment in the immediate, my Lord, I've overheard that perhaps our people have some things they need to hash out..."
-
Aya:
> Can we feel if either of the tengu in our chest are moving?
> How is Utsuho taking being held like this?
> Has Utsuho taken any interest in our chest, given how close she is to it?
> "I'm not aware of one, but at least one kappa is aware of the situation, and I'm sure she can figure something out for the village if she really wants to."
> Look to Lord Tenma specifically.
> "That being said, while I agree with your assessment in the immediate, my Lord, I've overheard that perhaps our people have some things they need to hash out..."
Aya:
> They're seemingly staying put.
> Utsuho seems more interested in Kanako.
> "As if I didn't see that enough." Tenma sounds annoyed. "We'll keep the council idea in mind." Tenma turns to Kanako.
> "L-Lord Tenma." Hatate speaks up before she can say something else, trying to climb out.
>_
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Aya:
> Lick Hatate's face as she comes up, but make no effort to stop her otherwise.
-
Seki
>Keep looking as we drive
>Dismiss the extra heads
-
Aya:
> Lick Hatate's face as she comes up, but make no effort to stop her otherwise.
Seki
>Keep looking as we drive
>Dismiss the extra heads
Aya:
> You help Hatate out a bit as she comes out.
> "This isn't the time for that." Hatate protests when she's fully out, starting to fly and hover as she addresses Tenma. "Ahem. The devices we're going to use for communicating with others if this council is made have been working fine. I also think whatever you're worrying about for the surface should wait until we settle on this. There were no big immediate threats last we checked. In fact, the last people to oppose the Tengu are far from the mountain and are preoccupied with something else unrelated."
> "That doesn't account for these two." Tenma gestures.
> "We also know some things about the issue with the gods, so getting this all ready first will be beneficial for them in starting to figure out a way to fix it, too." Hatate adds.
Seki:
> You keep looking, before finally spotting her at the shrine itself.
> She looks to be in better condition.
>_
-
Aya:
> "The gist of it is that fantasy has been blended with non-fantasy. It's led to a weakening of gods everywhere, removal of flight from a lot of people, and so on."
-
Seki
>Did Remilia mention wanting to check on Reimu
-
Aya:
> "The gist of it is that fantasy has been blended with non-fantasy. It's led to a weakening of gods everywhere, removal of flight from a lot of people, and so on."
Seki
>Did Remilia mention wanting to check on Reimu
Aya:
> "Oh? That doesn't sound too bad. Maybe..." Kanako thinks.
> "Really? You're the one that looks like you're taking these effects the worse between us, but you're looking forward to it?" Suwako questions.
Seki:
> You believe so.
>_
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Aya:
> How large is Utsuho compared to our chest?
> What part of Utsuho, if any, is positioned right above our cleavage?
> "It's made for some interesting considerations. Not to get too far into the weeds of tengu business with non-tengu right in front of our Lord, but the overwhelming majority of our people are currently looking to the future rather than the past, despite only the karasu - and Lord Tenma, it would seem - still being able to fly. And perhaps more surprising than that is Hakurei being quite open to the possibility of simply moving forward."
-
Aya:
> How large is Utsuho compared to our chest?
> What part of Utsuho, if any, is positioned right above our cleavage?
> "It's made for some interesting considerations. Not to get too far into the weeds of tengu business with non-tengu right in front of our Lord, but the overwhelming majority of our people are currently looking to the future rather than the past, despite only the karasu - and Lord Tenma, it would seem - still being able to fly. And perhaps more surprising than that is Hakurei being quite open to the possibility of simply moving forward."
Aya:
> She's bigger.
> Her wings.
> "Have any non-karasu tried to fly with the wind? I'm sure all of us at least have a little affinity for it." Tenma questions. "Yes there's you, but if they can't even lift themselves off the ground with the wind for some time, they haven't practiced enough."
> "Urk..." Momizi seems slightly offended?
> "It's good she's coming around to it. Change can be good." Kanako states.
>_
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Aya:
> Could Utsuho reasonably sit on our chest? Or is it not large enough for that?
> "...You know, I'm not actually sure. I haven't seen any flying yet for myself, but I suppose that doesn't mean that they've tried and failed."
> If Utsuho could reasonably sit on our chest, then, while speaking, reposition her to put her down so she is sitting on our chest with her legs dipped into our cleavage. Then give the top of her head a gentle, caring tousle. (If we can't reach the top of her head, gently rub the middle of her back instead.)
-
Aya:
> Could Utsuho reasonably sit on our chest? Or is it not large enough for that?
> "...You know, I'm not actually sure. I haven't seen any flying yet for myself, but I suppose that doesn't mean that they've tried and failed."
> If Utsuho could reasonably sit on our chest, then, while speaking, reposition her to put her down so she is sitting on our chest with her legs dipped into our cleavage. Then give the top of her head a gentle, caring tousle. (If we can't reach the top of her head, gently rub the middle of her back instead.)
Aya:
> Yes.
> You sit Okuu down so your hands are free, then give her a pat to keep comfortable.
> "By the way, can you really deal with everything going on by yourself, Aya?" Hatate questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Probably not, but I'm not really ever by myself, am I?"
> Give Hatate a wink and a grin.
-
Aya:
> "Probably not, but I'm not really ever by myself, am I?"
> Give Hatate a wink and a grin.
Aya:
> "I wanted to enjoy things a little longer, but Aya already has too much to deal with, so I guess it's over." Hatate says. "Some of the Tengu kept slipping up, too."
> "So, the princess is returning? Are you bringing back our language script as well?" Tenma questions.
>_
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Aya:
> Look slightly surprised.
> "Oh, so it is true, then? Now I'm really glad I saved the contents of that one photoshoot we did."
-
Aya:
> Look slightly surprised.
> "Oh, so it is true, then? Now I'm really glad I saved the contents of that one photoshoot we did."
Aya:
> "Ye-"
> "It's a joke it's a joke!" Hatate speaks. "I just wanted to fool around a bit before I try to help you more. It... it's like an inside joke. That's why so many play along. Right miss Iizunamaru?"
> "Yeah..." Megumu speaks.
> "Right Tenma?"
> "This isn't time to play around." Tenma says. "You've already revealed yourself quite a lot. Not stopping Momizi, who treats you well compared to other crow tengu. Keeping up with Aya who's abilities and skill are out of anyone else's reach. Though, wasn't there another girl trying to photograph danmaku without fighting back? And that Amanojaku."
> "Ugh.." Hatate sighs. "Well, Seija is a monster like Aya... and Sumireko actually did fight back and reportedly had some manuevers that could make up for lack of skill and speed."
>_
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Aya:
> Hmhmhm~ Naughty deceitful tengu need to be punished~ Maybe we should-
> Adopt a mischievous grin for a couple of seconds while looking at Hatate, but then adopt a look of sudden realization before returning to a more professional expression and focusing back on the gods.
> "Er, um, a-anyway, that's about the gist of things for now, Lady Yasaka, Lady Moriya. I don't mean to keep you from your topside business or your daughter any further."
-
Aya:
> Hmhmhm~ Naughty deceitful tengu need to be punished~ Maybe we should-
> Adopt a mischievous grin for a couple of seconds while looking at Hatate, but then adopt a look of sudden realization before returning to a more professional expression and focusing back on the gods.
> "Er, um, a-anyway, that's about the gist of things for now, Lady Yasaka, Lady Moriya. I don't mean to keep you from your topside business or your daughter any further."
Aya:
> "Keep me updated on the rest of the Tengu down here." Tenma speaks. "You would be one of the best for this "council" idea as well."
> "Yes Lord Tenma..." Hatate sighs.
> "And don't pin all your work on your girlfriend there. Speaking of, maybe you should be punished for keeping it from her."
> "W-What?!"
> "She seems to be near the Hakurei Shrine now, actually." Suwako comments.
>_
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Aya:
> Look to Suwako.
> "That's good. Maybe Reimu will tell her about what's going on."
> Look to Tenma.
> "Oh, don't you worry about punishments, Lord Tenma, I already have some ideas. I simply thought they would be better not done in the polite company of mountain allies."
-
Aya:
> Look to Suwako.
> "That's good. Maybe Reimu will tell her about what's going on."
> Look to Tenma.
> "Oh, don't you worry about punishments, Lord Tenma, I already have some ideas. I simply thought they would be better not done in the polite company of mountain allies."
Aya:
> "There's other business too anyways. So we'll be on our way."
> "Let's catch up later, Himekaidou. Work on that council idea when you have the time. Megumu, have the karasu focus on documenting what's noticeably changed in Gensokyo. Aya, continue on. You seem to be doing good so far."
> It might be the wind, but you think she said something about that photoshoot?
>_
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Aya:
> Does Lord Tenma appear to be departing with the goddesses, or are they bidding farewell to the goddesses and sticking around here?
> Could we use our wind control to replay those words we thought Tenma might have said in our own ears?
> ...Could we use our wind control to send quiet private messages directly into someone's ears?
-
Aya:
> Does Lord Tenma appear to be departing with the goddesses, or are they bidding farewell to the goddesses and sticking around here?
> Could we use our wind control to replay those words we thought Tenma might have said in our own ears?
> ...Could we use our wind control to send quiet private messages directly into someone's ears?
Aya:
> You think the former. The snake is starting to rise higher with them on it.
> If you can redirect an atomising fan of a lunarian, you think you should be able to do both of those. Especially if Tenma really did send you a message herself that way.
>_
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Aya:
> Where are the pictures from that pinup photoshoot, anyway? Do we still have them on our camera?
> Scrunch up our face a bit in confusion.
> Try replaying Lord Tenma's whispered message in our ears.
-
Aya:
> Where are the pictures from that pinup photoshoot, anyway? Do we still have them on our camera?
> Scrunch up our face a bit in confusion.
> Try replaying Lord Tenma's whispered message in our ears.
Aya:
> They are. There's some printed back home as well.
> You try...
> "What was the photoshoot, again?" You seem to make the wind come around again.
> "I may be at the Moriya Shrine if you're looking for me. Or our village. I don't plan on leaving the mountain to go elsewhere at least." Tenma says.
>_
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Aya:
> Send a private whispered message directly to Tenma's ears on the wind: "Just a private shoot Hata, Momi, and I did together. We got a little risqué."
> Then speak normally to Tenma: "Understood, my Lord. Though, how should we address the concerns of our sisters? I'm not about to toss our entire hierarchy in the garbage like at least a few of them seem to want to, but, with all due respect, it does seem like at least some of their concerns should be addressed."
-
Aya:
> Send a private whispered message directly to Tenma's ears on the wind: "Just a private shoot Hata, Momi, and I did together. We got a little risqué."
> Then speak normally to Tenma: "Understood, my Lord. Though, how should we address the concerns of our sisters? I'm not about to toss our entire hierarchy in the garbage like at least a few of them seem to want to, but, with all due respect, it does seem like at least some of their concerns should be addressed."
Aya:
> You try to do the same for Tenma.
> "Mm. They did try to lock me up. Tell them changes are coming, and that they can talk to you and Hatate about any they want considered."
> "Hmhm." Kanako speaks. "Good to see you're keeping up. I didn't think you'd realize. "
> "Anyone could keep up with a hag like you." Tenma responds
> "We're the ones waiting on "Dad" to finish talking to her kids." Kanako points. "Sure you don't want to stick around with Okuu and compare your third le-"
> "LET'S GO!" Suwako interrupts. "If you're done here, I'd rather be spending my time with Sanae than listening to you two."
>_
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Aya:
> Gently pet the base of one of Utsuho's wings in what we hope is a comforting manner.
> "Oh, it would be a tremendous honor if my Lord would join our little travelling troupe. But I understand that there are things to be done more important than my whims and desires."
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Aya:
> Gently pet the base of one of Utsuho's wings in what we hope is a comforting manner.
> "Oh, it would be a tremendous honor if my Lord would join our little travelling troupe. But I understand that there are things to be done more important than my whims and desires."
Aya:
> Okuu seems to be enjoying this now.
> "At the moment, at least."
> The serpent is starting to head off with the trio.
>_
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Aya:
> Wave with our other hand.
> "Take care, my Lord, ladies."
> ...If we can, try sneaking a peek up Tenma's skirt as they depart. (Don't do this if they keep watching us.)
> Continue petting Utsuho with our other hand. Has she slipped any further into our chest?
> "Lucky you, Utsuho. You just got to listen in on a really important convo. Sorry for scooping you up out of nowhere. Hopefully your new nest here is comfy enough to make up for it."
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Aya:
> Wave with our other hand.
> "Take care, my Lord, ladies."
> ...If we can, try sneaking a peak up Tenma's skirt as they depart. (Don't do this if they keep watching us.)
> Continue petting Utsuho with our other hand. Has she slipped any further into our chest?
> "Lucky you, Utsuho. You just got to listen in on a really important convo. Sorry for scooping you up out of nowhere. Hopefully your new nest here is comfy enough to make up for it."
Aya:
> You've got no angle anymore...
> Only slightly.
> "All I understood is that lord last could probably do a giga flare, too?"
> "Forget about that.." Hatate advises.
> "And this is comfortable." Okuu adds
>_
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Aya:
> Continue petting Utsuho in this manner in the background of all other actions.
> "That's good. You're welcome to settle in further to get more comfortable if you wish-"
> Use our previously-waving hand to rub down the length of one of her legs, including reaching into our cleavage to get to what of her is in there. This should just be for demonstration purposes and not anything sensual.
> "-and I could probably reach your head if you did. But you needn't feel obligated."
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Seki
>Take the carriage down nice and easy
>Wave at Aunn
-
Aya:
> Continue petting Utsuho in this manner in the background of all other actions.
> "That's good. You're welcome to settle in further to get more comfortable if you wish-"
> Use our previously-waving hand to rub down the length of one of her legs, including reaching into our cleavage to get to what of her is in there. This should just be for demonstration purposes and not anything sensual.
> "-and I could probably reach your head if you did. But you needn't feel obligated."
Seki
>Take the carriage down nice and easy
>Wave at Aunn
Aya:
> "It's nice. Especially since my heads been feeling clearer recently. Still couldn't follow all of that, though..."
> Your top seems to be struggling... didn't Yukari fix it?
Seki:
> You descend.
> She waves back, seemingly accompanied by some fairies.
>_
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Aya:
> Hmm...
> Did Utsuho actually lower herself in any further? Or did she stay right where she was?
> If she stayed right where she was: "Er...Lady Yakumo? Are you okay?"
-
Aya:
> Hmm...
> Did Utsuho actually lower herself in any further? Or did she stay right where she was?
> If she stayed right where she was: "Er...Lady Yakumo? Are you okay?"
Aya:
> She's been a bit further in now.
>_
-
Aya:
> How far in is she now? All of her legs? Perhaps more?
> Can we reach the top of Utsuho's head now? If we can, begin petting her head instead of her back/wing; otherwise, continue as we are.
> "It's your to enjoy for the time being. Settle in as deep as you like. And it's quite possible that you were affected by the massive change somehow, if you've only been feeling like this since recently."
-
Aya:
> How far in is she now? All of her legs? Perhaps more?
> Can we reach the top of Utsuho's head now? If we can, begin petting her head instead of her back/wing; otherwise, continue as we are.
> "It's your to enjoy for the time being. Settle in as deep as you like. And it's quite possible that you were affected by the massive change somehow, if you've only been feeling like this since recently."
Aya:
> Almost. Past her knees for sure. Not quite past her butt yet.
> You can. Thus, you do.
> "Oh, maybe."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Hmm. Lady Yakumo, are you holding up okay?"
-
Aya:
> "Hmm. Lady Yakumo, are you holding up okay?"
Aya:
> "Yes, fine. Why?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Just feeling a little bit of physical tension, if you know what I mean. I was worried it meant something happened to you."
> While still petting Utsuho with one hand, resume betting the base of one of her wings with our other hand. Hopefully this will relax her some more and she'll continue sliding in...
> Look to Hatate.
>"Well, Your Highness, you heard what Lord Tenma said. What're you thinking?"
-
Seki
>Are they the three fairies of light
>"You look better. What happened?"
-
Aya:
> "Just feeling a little bit of physical tension, if you know what I mean. I was worried it meant something happened to you."
> While still petting Utsuho with one hand, resume betting the base of one of her wings with our other hand. Hopefully this will relax her some more and she'll continue sliding in...
> Look to Hatate.
>"Well, Your Highness, you heard what Lord Tenma said. What're you thinking?"
Seki
>Are they the three fairies of light
>"You look better. What happened?"
Aya:
> You keep Okuu comfortable.
> "I only made it fit. You need someone else if you want it to adapt to you and always fit." Yukari says
> Now those two tengu are moving. You think?
> "Erm... it would've been good if we sent Nitori with them so she can begin production. Then we could've started to look for other candidates across Gensokyo."
> Shingyoku's orb rounds from behind to your front.
> "We've stopper the Ice Fairy before she left here." The man's voice speaks
Seki:
> It seems to be them.
> "I got better with some help. . Reimu stopped the Youkai, too."
>_
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Aya:
> Take note to see if Utsuho has slid in any further.
> Nod to Shingyoku.
> "Understood. Hopefully hostilities were kept to a minimum?"
-
Aya:
> Take note to see if Utsuho has slid in any further.
> Nod to Shingyoku.
> "Understood. Hopefully hostilities were kept to a minimum?"
Aya:
> Okuu has kept put.
> "Abnormally so. Weak willed. Can't be provoked, even into doing something positive. We don't even think actually killing her would do much. She seems lost, so to speak."
>_
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Aya:
> Frown sadly.
> "That's not good...I'll definitely need to check on her soon."
-
Aya:
> Frown sadly.
> "That's not good...I'll definitely need to check on her soon."
Aya:
> "She seemed on her way to the Hakurei Shrine."
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Thank you for letting me know. Is there anything I can do for you in return? Perhaps you'd like to join our traveling troupe, inside or out?"
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Seki
>"How is Reimu? Last I saw she was floating? outside of reality."
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Thank you for letting me know. Is there anything I can do for you in return? Perhaps you'd like to join our traveling troupe, inside or out?"
Seki
>"How is Reimu? Last I saw she was floating? outside of reality."
Aya:
> "We have been trying to offer a bit of help here and there, but there hasn't been much place for us. The moon seems to be getting by barely, but we feel they need something more... ah, pardon me. I was going to start chatting about the Moon and other realms issues. You have enough of your own and Gensokyo's to worry about."
Seki:
> "She went underground." "Aunn says.
>_
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Seki
>It all comes full circle to the Underground.
->"Thank you."
>"What happened to the three of you after the light?"
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Aya:
> "Actually, that would also be useful. Stabilizing the moon would help keep Gensokyo safe. Anything you have to offer would be appreciated."
-
Seki
>It all comes full circle to the Underground.
->"Thank you."
>"What happened to the three of you after the light?"
Aya:
> "Actually, that would also be useful. Stabilizing the moon would help keep Gensokyo safe. Anything you have to offer would be appreciated."
Seki:
> "I think we got separated from Marisa." Luna says.
Aya:
> "It's just a hypothesis, but maybe they need more fantasy. I could be wrong, it just seems like the moon is becoming too real compared to the normal side and the fantastic one."
> Okuu feels pretty warm to keep here.
>_
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Aya:
> Is Utsuho's warmth uncomfortable?
> Has she slid in any further?
> Is her butt still within reach? If so, move our hand petting the base of her wing to begin gently rubbing her butt, to see what she does. (Go under her skirt, but not under any unmentionables.)
> "That does make sense, given everything else..."
-
Seki
>"Did you also wake up in a strange location?"
-
Aya:
> Is Utsuho's warmth uncomfortable?
> Has she slid in any further?
> Is her butt still within reach? If so, move our hand petting the base of her wing to begin gently rubbing her butt, to see what she does. (Go under her skirt, but not under any unmentionables.)
> "That does make sense, given everything else..."
Aya:
> It's fine.
> It is.
> "If we aren't a distraction, we'd be fine with joining."
Seki:
> "Yeah. We weren't at the forest anymore."
>_
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Aya:
> Begin gently rubbing Utsuho's butt as previously described, then.
> "I'd be glad to have you. Out or in? Or perhaps one of each, if you really are the same person. Though, there are two 'in' options now..."
-
Aya:
> Begin gently rubbing Utsuho's butt as previously described, then.
> "I'd be glad to have you. Out or in? Or perhaps one of each, if you really are the same person. Though, there are two 'in' options now..."
Aya:
> You shift your reach.
> "Whichever you prefer," the oni's voice responds this time.
>_
-
Aya:
> "...How about one of each 'in', then, so you get both perspectives at once?"
-
Aya:
> "...How about one of each 'in', then, so you get both perspectives at once?"
Aya:
> "You only need one. There is a serious problem ongoing after all. We can be of use elsewhere while one of us stays with you."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, that makes sense. In that case, let's do this. Pardon me a moment, Utsuho."
> Take our hands away from Utsuho.
> Use one hand to stretch our mouth open, and use our other hand to take hold of Oni Lady Shingyoku and swallow her down.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
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Aya:
> "Oh, that makes sense. In that case, let's do this. Pardon me a moment, Utsuho."
> Take our hands away from Utsuho.
> Use one hand to stretch our mouth open, and use our other hand to take hold of Oni Lady Shingyoku and swallow her down.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
Aya:
> You open your mouth.
> The ball is only present. Neither the guy nor the girl is.
> "Aya, can we focus on getting things going first?" Hatate speaks. "Nitori has to get to the mountain to start working on those devices, and Iizunamaru has to inform the rest of the Tengu and get them going. The longer we take to do this, the more issues and work we'll have."
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, very well."
> Reach into ourselves and retrieve Iizunamaru, pulling her back out.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
> "Nitori, how quickly do you think you can pack up?"
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Aya:
> "Oh, very well."
> Reach into ourselves and retrieve Iizunamaru, pulling her back out.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
> "Nitori, how quickly do you think you can pack up?"
Aya:
> You retrieve Megumu, who sighs, likely at her task.
> and you get back to business with the hell raven.
> "I've been ready." Nitori says.
>_
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Aya:
> Oh, that's convenient.
> Take our hands away from the hell raven again - and use one to give Iizunamaru's backside a squeeze before she gets out of range.
> "Oh, okay. Hold on, then."
> Retrieve Nitori the same way we retrieved Iizunamaru, setting her down on the other side of our chest from Utsuho.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
-
Aya:
> Oh, that's convenient.
> Take our hands away from the hell raven again - and use one to give Iizunamaru's backside a squeeze before she gets out of range.
> "Oh, okay. Hold on, then."
> Retrieve Nitori the same way we retrieved Iizunamaru, setting her down on the other side of our chest from Utsuho.
> Then resume gently petting Utsuho's head and rubbing her backside.
Aya:
> You give Megumu a filling squeeze since she's still next to you, then nonchalantly pull out Nitori.
> She's still heavy... but you manage.
> "Why are you trading me nicely, by the way?" Okuu asks. "You don't have to make up for pulling me over here. Being carried wasn't bad."
>_
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Aya:
> "Because you're here and it costs me nothing to be nice."
> Descend to whatever ground is below us, making sure to not lose either of our passengers.
> "Here's your stop, Nitori. Thank you for flying Shameimaru Airlines! We hope to see you again soon."
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Aya:
> "Because you're here and it costs me nothing to be nice."
> Descend to whatever ground is below us, making sure to not lose either of our passengers.
> "Here's your stop, Nitori. Thank you for flying Shameimaru Airlines! We hope to see you again soon."
Aya:
> "Costs nothing to be nice..."
> You descend to the side of the palace.
> "It was alright. Could be better. 4 out of 5 stars. I forward to improvements next time." Nitori speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> "Constructive feedback for improving our service is always appreciated. Feel free to write down any comments you may have and have them delivered to my house."
-
Aya:
> "Constructive feedback for improving our service is always appreciated. Feel free to write down any comments you may have and have them delivered to my house."
Aya:
> "Noted. There are no outright complaints, but since it's you, I'm sure you can do better." Nitori nods. "Now... how am I getting home..."
> "Yukari?" Hatate questions.
>_
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Aya:
> "You might be able to catch the train, actually. Might give you some more ideas if you see it for yourself, since I don't think you ever did."
> Give Utsuho's backside a gentle squeeze, then resume rubbing.
-
Aya:
> "You might be able to catch the train, actually. Might give you some more ideas if you see it for yourself, since I don't think you ever did."
> Give Utsuho's backside a gentle squeeze, then resume rubbing.
Aya:
> "Train huh. I guess I'll check it out."
> "It's back past the bridge. Which is that way." Hatate points out.
> Nitori nods, and gets on her way.
> You add a slight squeeze to your rubbing. It doesn't seem like Okuu intends to sink in any further. She seems content here.
> "Now it's just us birds." Megumu comments. "And Yukari. And I think that other blonde, and this orb."
> "We can leave if you'd like. We don't plan on being a burden." Yukari comments.
>_
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Aya:
> "They can be honorary birds, like River Bird and Wolf Bird. Let's see...Gap Bird. Saint Bird, who could legitimately pass for an owl anyway. Orb Bird. Uh..."
> Look up at Utsuho.
> "Which Bird do you want to be, actually? Warm Bird? Nuke Bird?"
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Aya:
> "They can be honorary birds, like River Bird and Wolf Bird. Let's see...Gap Bird. Saint Bird, who could legitimately pass for an owl anyway. Orb Bird. Uh..."
> Look up at Utsuho.
> "Which Bird do you want to be, actually? Warm Bird? Nuke Bird?"
Aya:
> "I'm already a bird!" Okuu corrects.
>_
>_
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Aya:
> "Right, but you still need a specific bird name. Like how I'm Big Bird, Boss over there is Boss Bird, and Her Highness in the pigtails is Princess Bird."
> Squeeze Utsuho's backside again, then resume rubbing.
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Aya:
> "Right, but you still need a specific bird name. Like how I'm Big Bird, Boss over there is Boss Bird, and Her Highness in the pigtails is Princess Bird."
> Squeeze Utsuho's backside again, then resume rubbing.
Aya:
> "Hm..." Okuu shifts at the squeeze and rubbing. "Nuke Bird works."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Welcome aboard, Nuke Bird."
> Squeeze again, then go back to rubbing.
> Look to Iizunamaru.
> "Okay, Boss, looks like you're up. How do you want to handle the situation with our sisters? Her Highness and I are here to back you up, and you did overhear that they said they owe you an apology, so it's not like you're at a total disadvantage."
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Welcome aboard, Nuke Bird."
> Squeeze again, then go back to rubbing.
> Look to Iizunamaru.
> "Okay, Boss, looks like you're up. How do you want to handle the situation with our sisters? Her Highness and I are here to back you up, and you did overhear that they said they owe you an apology, so it's not like you're at a total disadvantage."
Aya:
> "I think I can handle it. The Tengu that were still on the surface heard my other speech. Given I just got the okay from Lord Tenma herself, and it isn't just focusing on business like they dislike supposedly, I don't think they'll have much issue with it."
>_
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Aya:
> Does it feel like the two tengu in our chest are still moving? If so, is our chest itself also moving?
> Nod.
> "Sounds good to me. I'll probably accompany you anyway just to give the group of 'em my regards, but I'll leave you to it after that."
-
Aya:
> Does it feel like the two tengu in our chest are still moving? If so, is our chest itself also moving?
> Nod.
> "Sounds good to me. I'll probably accompany you anyway just to give the group of 'em my regards, but I'll leave you to it after that."
Aya:
> Somewhat?
> No. Okuu seems to be keeping it in place?
> "Oh, stick around as much as you need to." Megumu speaks. "It won't hurt."
>_
-
Aya:
> Squeeze Utsuho again, with a little more energy.
> Look to Hatate.
> "That okay by you?"
-
Aya:
> Squeeze Utsuho again, with a little more energy.
> Look to Hatate.
> "That okay by you?"
Aya:
> Okuu fidgets more in her seat as you bother her further.
> "Yeah. You don't have to run everything by me you know." Hatate.. blushes? No, not quite...
>_
-
Aya:
> If not blushing, what might it be?
-
Aya:
> If not blushing, what might it be?
Aya:
> You think she might be embarrassed to be in this spotlight? Or maybe in charge?
>_
-
Aya:
> How is Utsuho's face looking?
> "Well, still. It's easy for me to lose track when I'm doing twenty things at once. Oh, and speaking of."
> Using the hand that has been petting Utsuho's head, take hold of the orb and swallow it down.
> "There. Let's go see our sisters."
-
Aya:
> How is Utsuho's face looking?
> "Well, still. It's easy for me to lose track when I'm doing twenty things at once. Oh, and speaking of."
> Using the hand that has been petting Utsuho's head, take hold of the orb and swallow it down.
> "There. Let's go see our sisters."
Aya:
> Pleased. She's closing her eyes.
> You take the orb in hand and gulp it down.
> Megumu nods, starting the way back.
> "Gonna carry your girlfriend princess again?" Megumu looks back in question.
>_
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Aya:
> Did the orb hurt us at all on the way down?
> Squeeze Utsuho again with one hand.
> Swoop over and scoop up Hatate with the other, setting her down in our chest where Nitori was, legs dangling into our cleavage. Then use our non-Utsuho hand to begin squeezing Hatate's backside.
> Follow along behind Iizunamaru.
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Aya:
> Did the orb hurt us at all on the way down?
> Squeeze Utsuho again with one hand.
> Swoop over and scoop up Hatate with the other, setting her down in our chest where Nitori was, legs dangling into our cleavage. Then use our non-Utsuho hand to begin squeezing Hatate's backside.
> Follow along behind Iizunamaru.
Aya:
> No. Not even when you grabbed it.
> You continue giving occasional squeezes to Utsuho, enjoying how she feels.
> You then grab up Hatate and deposit her opposite of Okuu, blocking most of your view with their sizes compared to Nitori, but getting more for your hands to reach.
> "Is this alright..." Hatate questions as you follow along.
>_
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Aya:
> "Why wouldn't it be?"
-
Aya:
> "Why wouldn't it be?"
Aya:
> "Can you tell where you're flying?"
> Well, you can tell enough.
>_
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Aya:
> Keep track of Iizunamaru's location via wind sense.
> "Well enough, yeah."
> Squeeze both birds again, with the Hatate hand slipping under her unmentionables.
-
Aya:
> Keep track of Iizunamaru's location via wind sense.
> "Well enough, yeah."
> Squeeze both birds again, with the Hatate hand slipping under her unmentionables.
Aya:
> You keep Megumu's location in mind, wary of anything that gets in the way.
> And give a squeeze to the two ladies you're carrying, though a bit closer for the princess.
> "At least we don't have to go that far..." Hatate speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> Manipulate a wind whisper in Hatate's ear: "We can go as far as you want, Princess~"
> Squeeze both birds again.
> Then slide our Hatate hand down and forward along her body until we get to there.
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Aya:
> Manipulate a wind whisper in Hatate's ear: "We can go as far as you want, Princess~"
> Squeeze both birds again.
> Then slide our Hatate hand down and forward along her body until we get to there.
Aya:
> "Huh?" Hatate jumps a bit as you try out sending your message through the wind.
> You give another squeeze, moving further along Hatate afterwards instead of resting on her butt.
> "Good, you all are still here." Megumu speaks, slowing down.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh. Aww..."
> Move our Hatate hand back to where it was previously.
> Use wind sense to locate the ground, land, and set Hatate down. Squeeze Utsuho again while doing this, slipping our hand under her unmentionables to see how she reacts.
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Aya:
> "Oh. Aww..."
> Move our Hatate hand back to where it was previously.
> Use wind sense to locate the ground, land, and set Hatate down. Squeeze Utsuho again while doing this, slipping our hand under her unmentionables to see how she reacts.
Aya:
> You return your hand and land, though your next action seems to confuse her.
> "Uh... Did Tenma just waltz out of there?" One of the Tengu asks.
> "Yeah, I think so..." Megumu responds.
>_
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Aya:
> Resume rubbing Utsuho's backside.
> "They had business back on the mountain, it seems. But they seem pretty open to looking forward rather than back, from what I could tell."
-
Aya:
> Resume rubbing Utsuho's backside.
> "They had business back on the mountain, it seems. But they seem pretty open to looking forward rather than back, from what I could tell."
Aya:
> You resume where you are, though are getting more reaction from it.
> "Yes. Like myself, Lord Tenma also cares about the state of Gensokyo, and I'm sure not all the other higher ups are still thinking about how to keep our previous operations going and maintaining our territory." Megumu states. "And example of such is a task from Lord Tenma. As she claims changes are coming, we of the Karasu Tengu have been tasked with documenting the changes around Gensokyo from this incident. I believe it's to also assist in an idea brought up by miss Shameimaru, and supported by miss Himekaidou."
>_
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Aya:
> "Long story short, we're going to try to get Gensokyo to work together to figure out how we want to shape our future. Everyone's been affected by what happened, so everyone deserves consideration. And yes, whoever represents our race will be taking our community's best interests to the table, rather than just trying to benefit a select few to the possible detriment of everyone else."
-
Aya:
> "Long story short, we're going to try to get Gensokyo to work together to figure out how we want to shape our future. Everyone's been affected by what happened, so everyone deserves consideration. And yes, whoever represents our race will be taking our community's best interests to the table, rather than just trying to benefit a select few to the possible detriment of everyone else."
Aya:
> "But first, were we going to discuss the state of our society now that everyone's here, or should we move onto the aforementioned idea about all of Gensokyo?" Megumu questions.
>_
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Aya:
> While waiting for a response from some of the mob, check in on how Utsuho seems to be feeling, given the new type of attention being paid to her.
-
Aya:
> While waiting for a response from some of the mob, check in on how Utsuho seems to be feeling, given the new type of attention being paid to her.
Aya:
> She's shifting more, but trying not to. Her face is still fine though. No blush yet, for example.
> "The new things sound better..."
> "Yeah, we can talk about our society when that starts."
>_
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Aya:
> Can we still feel movement from the tengu within us?
> How much attention is our chest getting from the mob?
> "Well, to be clear, we still need to contact everyone that we think should be a part of this Gensokyo-wide council. So we all have time to think about what we want."
> If our chest is getting an inordinate amount of attention from the mob, give the closest tengu a wind order to reach into our cleavage.
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Aya:
> Can we still feel movement from the tengu within us?
> How much attention is our chest getting from the mob?
> "Well, to be clear, we still need to contact everyone that we think should be a part of this Gensokyo-wide council. So we all have time to think about what we want."
> If our chest is getting an inordinate amount of attention from the mob, give the closest tengu a wind order to reach into our cleavage.
Aya:
> Yes.
> Not too much. They seem focused on Megumu now, especially with mention of Tenma.
> "That is our job, though. We'll, that's Hatate's, rather." Megumu points out. "Lord Tenma won't like it if she's the only one actually keeping busy."
>_
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Aya:
> Look over to Hatate.
> "Congratulations on the promotion, Your Highness. I guess that makes you Queen Bird now?"
-
Aya:
> Look over to Hatate.
> "Congratulations on the promotion, Your Highness. I guess that makes you Queen Bird now?"
Aya:
> "Shouldn't you be finding Cirno." Hatate crosses her arms.
>_
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Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Hey, let's keep things above the belt here. Besides, I need to have a quick chat with the Komeiji matriarch on my way out. Come to think of it, if you're asking that, does that mean you're staying here, rather than coming with?"
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Aya:
> Frown a bit.
> "Hey, let's keep things above the belt here. Besides, I need to have a quick chat with the Komeiji matriarch on my way out. Come to think of it, if you're asking that, does that mean you're staying here, rather than coming with?"
Aya:
> "You heard Tenma. She wants me to work on the council idea..."
>_
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Aya:
> "Alright. But you and I need to have a quick private chat before I leave."
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
-
Aya:
> "Alright. But you and I need to have a quick private chat before I leave."
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
Aya:
> "I might as well follow to the Komeijis with you."
> "The rides over already huh..." Okuu comments.
>_
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Aya:
> Look up to Utsuho.
> "The nest is yours as long as you want it, Nuke Bird."
> Squeeze her again.
-
Aya:
> Look up to Utsuho.
> "The nest is yours as long as you want it, Nuke Bird."
> Squeeze her again.
Aya:
> "I gotta get back to Satori though. That threat is gone and she'll want to know I'm fine."
>_
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Aya:
> "Well, we'll see. I've enjoyed your company so far. Maybe she'll let you go on a bit of an adventure with me."
> Look to Iizunamaru and give her a short wave.
> "Keep it real, Boss. I'll check in when I can."
> Send a wind whisper directly into Iizunamaru's ears: "I know and trust you'll do what's best for everyone. Thanks for keeping me company."
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Aya:
> "Well, we'll see. I've enjoyed your company so far. Maybe she'll let you go on a bit of an adventure with me."
> Look to Iizunamaru and give her a short wave.
> "Keep it real, Boss. I'll check in when I can."
> Send a wind whisper directly into Iizunamaru's ears: "I know and trust you'll do what's best for everyone. Thanks for keeping me company."
Aya:
> "Looks like I'll be able to appeal to them more since only the Karasu were given an order to follow." Megumu sways over to whisper to you. "I'll try to allow the others to act out what these tengu prefer over those that had authority would've." She assures. "See you later."
>_
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Aya:
> Give Iizunamaru a small grin and a thumbs-up.
> Look over to Hatate and beckon her to follow us.
> Take flight and casually head in the direction we last remember Satori being, making sure Hatate follows us.
> Along the way, slow down just a tad, and look Hatate directly in the eyes.
> "Okay, Hata, I know I was fooling around earlier, but there's been enough oddities since then that now I'm genuinely unsure. I need you to serious and honest with me here. Are you tengu royalty?"
> Put some of our will behind the last statement and question, in order to influence Hatate to obey us. Add in an extra wind order to Hatate telling her to answer us honestly, just for good measure.
-
Aya:
> Give Iizunamaru a small grin and a thumbs-up.
> Look over to Hatate and beckon her to follow us.
> Take flight and casually head in the direction we last remember Satori being, making sure Hatate follows us.
> Along the way, slow down just a tad, and look Hatate directly in the eyes.
> "Okay, Hata, I know I was fooling around earlier, but there's been enough oddities since then that now I'm genuinely unsure. I need you to serious and honest with me here. Are you tengu royalty?"
> Put some of our will behind the last statement and question, in order to influence Hatate to obey us. Add in an extra wind order to Hatate telling her to answer us honestly, just for good measure.
Aya:
> You take off, with Hatate following along.
> "Does it matter? Calling it Tengu Royalty feels weird too. At best, something like that is a position of power, maybe rivaling the boss. At worst? It's something you can use for politics and war. That's what it sounds like, at least." She dodges a proper answer even with the slight order.
>_
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Aya:
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> "It's killing me from a curiosity perspective, honestly. And you, of all people, surely understand that, because you wouldn't be doing what you do if you didn't have that same journalistic drive, secret royal lineage or no."
> Slow down to a stop, float over to Hatate, place our free arm around her shoulders, and hug her gently onto our side.
> Take on a softer tone.
> "But I can promise it doesn't matter to me from a social perspective, just in case that's what you're really worried about. You're still you, whether you're a worker drone like the rest of us, or you outrank even Lord Tenma, or anything in between. And I'm sure Momi feels the same way."
-
Aya:
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> "It's killing me from a curiosity perspective, honestly. And you, of all people, surely understand that, because you wouldn't be doing what you do if you didn't have that same journalistic drive, secret royal lineage or no."
> Slow down to a stop, float over to Hatate, place our free arm around her shoulders, and hug her gently onto our side.
> Take on a softer tone.
> "But I can promise it doesn't matter to me from a social perspective, just in case that's what you're really worried about. You're still you, whether you're a worker drone like the rest of us, or you outrank even Lord Tenma, or anything in between. And I'm sure Momi feels the same way."
Aya:
> Nuke bird feels warmer. Almost hot now.
> You put an arm over Hatate, bringing her in to a hug.
> "Princess or not, I came to like both you and Aya for unrelated reasons. So Tenma was wrong with that." Momizi speaks up from within.
> "Mm... then feel free to call me one or not if you feel like it. It doesn't mean too much since we have Lord Tenma, unless I want it to. If you want it to be yes, then I am. If you want it to be no, then I'm another crow tengu. Until I'm not, I guess. But that shouldn't happen since we have Lord Tenma."
>_
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Aya:
> "You got it, Princess Bird."
> Give Hatate a quick peck on the cheek, then let her go.
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> Have another look at Utsuho's face to see how she's holding up.
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Aya:
> "You got it, Princess Bird."
> Give Hatate a quick peck on the cheek, then let her go.
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> Have another look at Utsuho's face to see how she's holding up.
Aya:
> You plant a brief kiss on the princess' cheek
> Utsuho has a bit of a blush now.
>_
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Aya:
> "You doing okay, Nuke Bird? You're getting a little warm."
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> Then slide our Utsuho hand down and forward along her body until we get to the same place we got to with Hatate.
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Aya:
> "You doing okay, Nuke Bird? You're getting a little warm."
> Squeeze Utsuho again.
> Then slide our Utsuho hand down and forward along her body until we get to the same place we got to with Hatate.
Aya:
> You squeeze again, before grazing a bit further.
> "I'm alri-" Utsuho jolts a bit.
> Whew. It's like you just lit a fire right in front of you. Nowhere specific is hotter than the rest, it's just that Okuu herself almost feels like that fire.
>_
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Aya:
> Do we feel like we're at risk for burns if we keep our hand/arm where it is?
-
Aya:
> Do we feel like we're at risk for burns if we keep our hand/arm where it is?
Aya:
> No. But this would probably be great in winter.
>_
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Aya:
> Resume flying at a casual pace.
> "You sure? You're really warm now. I hope I don't get burned."
-
Aya:
> Resume flying at a casual pace.
> "You sure? You're really warm now. I hope I don't get burned."
Aya:
> You resume your flight.
> "Ah, I'll turn it down." Okuu says, as the heat begins to diminish.
>_
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Aya:
> Gently stroke a finger.
-
Aya:
> Gently stroke a finger.
Aya:
> You move directly against the Nuke Bird,
> The heat flares up a little, but goes back down, not even passing the hottest you felt from her yet.
>_
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Aya:
> "That's some impressive control, Nuke Bird."
> Gently stroke there again.
> "Do let me know when you want me to stop, by the way."
-
Aya:
> "That's some impressive control, Nuke Bird."
> Gently stroke there again.
> "Do let me know when you want me to stop, by the way."
Aya:
> You repeat with care.
> "Stop what? We're almost at the Palace. B-But i don't see Satori waiting outside."
> She's right. She's also hotter. And heavier?
>_
-
Aya:
> Heavier? That's weird. Does she look larger/fatter/in any other way that would suggest sudden additional weight?
-
Aya:
> Heavier? That's weird. Does she look larger/fatter/in any other way that would suggest sudden additional weight?
Aya:
> You Glance...
> Her chest is bigger... the eye between it is slightly brighter.
>_
-
Aya:
> Huh...
> "Hmm, you're right. I also don't see her..."
> Gently stroke there again. See if her body changes any more.
-
Aya:
> Huh...
> "Hmm, you're right. I also don't see her..."
> Gently stroke there again. See if her body changes any more.
Aya:
> You repeat.
> Now, though only a tiny bit, her butt. However she's growing, she's distributing it about...
> "I can go look for her and call her over." Utsuho offers.
> "Princess Bird's great at finding people. And we have a couple people here who can get there instantly." Hatate says.
>_
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Aya:
> "Yeah, we can all search for her together. No need to disrupt your comfiness, after all."
> Stroke back and forth a few times, to see how she changes further.
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Aya:
> "Yeah, we can all search for her together. No need to disrupt your comfiness, after all."
> Stroke back and forth a few times, to see how she changes further.
Aya:
> You repeat, still being careful, but not relenting as early.
> Okay, now she could probably burn you.
> "Lets... search for her then." Okuu speaks, cooling down slowly, but still seeming bothered.
>_
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Aya:
> Did she grow any more anywhere as a result of that?
-
Aya:
> Did she grow any more anywhere as a result of that?
Aya:
> No. You think she might be going back to regular size, even? Maybe she's actively stopping such.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Certainly. I didn't realize you could grow yourself like that, by the way. Can you just do that at will? I'd be curious to see how far you can go."
-
Aya:
> "Certainly. I didn't realize you could grow yourself like that, by the way. Can you just do that at will? I'd be curious to see how far you can go."
Aya:
> "Ah. I was burning and making more energy in my own body. And I sometimes change to store more without focusing it more into one of my legs. Two of which I can't uh, do well with like this..."
> "Why were you doing that in the first place?" Hatate asks.
> "Uh... keep my mind off of something. But it's fine if Satori isn't here." Okuu explains.
>_
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Aya:
> Slowly retrieve our hand, taking it all the way out, and use it to resume petting the base of one of Utsuho's wings.
> "Oh, do you no longer have access to part of your legs in that manner?"
> Land, if we haven't already.
> "Also, where you do you think we should begin looking?"
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Aya:
> Slowly retrieve our hand, taking it all the way out, and use it to resume petting the base of one of Utsuho's wings.
> "Oh, do you no longer have access to part of your legs in that manner?"
> Land, if we haven't already.
> "Also, where you do you think we should begin looking?"
Aya:
> You bring your hand back to Utsuho's back.
> "Kinda. We can start for her room."
> You land.
>_
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Aya:
> "Alright."
> Begin walking toward/into the palace.
> "May I ask you a favor while we search, then, Nuke Bird? Would you mind slipping down in further so you're in up to, say, your neck?"
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Aya:
> "Alright."
> Begin walking toward/into the palace.
> "May I ask you a favor while we search, then, Nuke Bird? Would you mind slipping down in further so you're in up to, say, your neck?"
Aya:
> You head into the palace.
> "Okay."
> Though before she can move far, you already spot the sisters in this hall.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh hey, there they are. Uh, keep lowering yourself in, if you wouldn't mind, but obviously keep your head out so you can see and talk to them."
> Wave to the Komeijis.
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Aya:
> "Oh hey, there they are. Uh, keep lowering yourself in, if you wouldn't mind, but obviously keep your head out so you can see and talk to them."
> Wave to the Komeijis.
Aya:
> Okuu nods, squeezing in more and more.
> Koishi waves back, and Satori turns as well.
> "Ah. Here to continue earlier discussion?" Satori asks.
>_
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Seki
>"I'm glad everyone is alright. We're going to be heading to the Underground."
>"You're welcome to come."
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Aya:
> "Briefly, yes. The council idea has been pretty well-received so far that we've seen, including from our own administration."
> Gesture to Hatate.
> "You may soon be working closely with Hata here, in fact."
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Seki
>"I'm glad everyone is alright. We're going to be heading to the Underground."
>"You're welcome to come."
Aya:
> "Briefly, yes. The council idea has been pretty well-received so far that we've seen, including from our own administration."
> Gesture to Hatate.
> "You may soon be working closely with Hata here, in fact."
Seki:
> "We'll pass" the trio speaks. "Even if it's getting a bit chilly, it's a nice breeze. I bet the underground doesn't have something like that. And especially not a moon. Or stars. Or sun."
Aya:
> "So it would seem. I hope we can enjoy each other's company, miss Himekaidou." Satori speaks. "Your partner already seems on very good terms with Utsuho dear."
> "W-We're just bird friends. I'm Nuke bird."
> "You can't fool sis, Okuu." Koishi speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> How much of Utsuho remains outside us?
> Smile a bit.
> "Your retainer is quite the dear, Lady Komeiji. I would actually enjoy adventuring around with her if you can spare her for a bit of time. The immediate crisis of that explosion from earlier has been resolved, and this one here is just fine."
> Tousle Utsuho's hair.
> "But I completely understand if you would prefer her stay home with you, of course."
-
Seki
>Shake our head
->"I didn't see any celestial bodies down there."
>"Well then I hope to be able to share sake with you post incident."
-
Aya:
> How much of Utsuho remains outside us?
> Smile a bit.
> "Your retainer is quite the dear, Lady Komeiji. I would actually enjoy adventuring around with her if you can spare her for a bit of time. The immediate crisis of that explosion from earlier has been resolved, and this one here is just fine."
> Tousle Utsuho's hair.
> "But I completely understand if you would prefer her stay home with you, of course."
Seki
>Shake our head
->"I didn't see any celestial bodies down there."
>"Well then I hope to be able to share sake with you post incident."
Aya:
> Arms up, including chest. Your top disapproves of Okuu continuing as she is.
> "That depends. It's difficult to make up for what she helps out around here with. If you're sure to make it enjoyable for her though, she can have the vacation. For example, it's hard for her to let everything building up out with a ceiling down here. Such can also be a benefit if your core across any... obstacles. What I'm saying is just try to keep her busy one way or another."
> "That's not a vacation." Hatate argues.
Seki:
> "Ooh, that sounds nice. We'll look forward to it."
>_
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Aya:
> "I will certainly do what I can for her as I travel."
-
Aya:
> "I will certainly do what I can for her as I travel."
Aya:
> "By the way, what's with the others you have there?" Koishi... gestures to her own seats, minus an Okuu of her own...
>_
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Aya:
> "They needed a place to hide. I'll be checking on them momentarily."
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Seki
>Wave bye
>Head in the direction of the Underground
-
Aya:
> "They needed a place to hide. I'll be checking on them momentarily."
Seki
>Wave bye
>Head in the direction of the Underground
Aya:
> "Huh?"
Seki:
> You wave and depart the way Alice tells.
> Uh.. but...
> There's a large wall of ice with a small hole in it blocking the underground... enough for a person to move through
>_
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Aya:
> "Things got a little scary for a moment. You needn't worry about it now."
> Look back to Satori.
> "One other important thing for you before we leave, Lady Komeiji. I also spoke to Lady Hoshiguma about this council, and while she supports the idea, she herself did not feel comfortable taking part in it. She would like to instead place her trust in you as a representative of the entire Underground, believing you will thoughtfully consider the oni people in discussions and decision-making."
-
Aya:
> "Things got a little scary for a moment. You needn't worry about it now."
> Look back to Satori.
> "One other important thing for you before we leave, Lady Komeiji. I also spoke to Lady Hoshiguma about this council, and while she supports the idea, she herself did not feel comfortable taking part in it. She would like to instead place her trust in you as a representative of the entire Underground, believing you will thoughtfully consider the oni people in discussions and decision-making."
Aya:
> "I understand where she's coming from, but given how things seem to be going, it's better if she finds one of her own kind as a representative. Not because I don't want to, I can help out if need be for the underground, but another pillar will only help more in the long run."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Understandable. You should probably consult her directly on that matter; I believe there was someone she had in mind as an emergency backup, as it were, but it definitely seemed like she thought you were the best option."
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Understandable. You should probably consult her directly on that matter; I believe there was someone she had in mind as an emergency backup, as it were, but it definitely seemed like she thought you were the best option."
Aya:
> "She should just be it herself. An honest voice like hers who wants everyone to enjoy their time down here."
>_
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Aya:
> "I certainly have no objections to you telling her that."
-
Aya:
> "I certainly have no objections to you telling her that."
Aya:
> "She may understand with that."
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Anyway, that was all I had to report. Hata and I have our own assignments to complete from here, so we will set off to work on those, unless you have anything you need of us."
-
Seki
>Pause
>Do we think we could use danmaku to loosen the sides and cause the ice to fall?
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Anyway, that was all I had to report. Hata and I have our own assignments to complete from here, so we will set off to work on those, unless you have anything you need of us."
Seki
>Pause
>Do we think we could use danmaku to loosen the sides and cause the ice to fall?
Aya:
> "Hm... no, but anymore." Satori speaks after a moment.
Seki:
> It spans up to the ceiling you don't think you can.
>_
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Aya:
> "What would you have asked previously?"
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Seki
>Try to access the path that we took the Underground and the Netherworld.
-
Aya:
> "What would you have asked previously?"
Seki
>Try to access the path that we took the Underground and the Netherworld.
Aya:
> "What happened over where those tengu were held in this palace."
Seki:
> You try, but don't feel anything happening... it's like your horses see no reason to even try such.
>_
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Aya:
> "Ah. Yes, that was Lord Tenma and the Moriya Goddesses. My apologies for what happened to your home."
-
Aya:
> "Ah. Yes, that was Lord Tenma and the Moriya Goddesses. My apologies for what happened to your home."
Aya:
> "I'll bother those two goddesses about it. It's her issue more than the tengus, given I'm sure that snake had the capacity to cause less damage."
>_
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Aya:
> Are the two tengu in our chest still moving around?
> Clear our throat a bit awkwardly.
> "You'll understand if I refrain from further comment."
-
Seki
>"There is a wall of ice in the way."
>Do we feel we can call our horses to us?
-
Aya:
> Are the two tengu in our chest still moving around?
> Clear our throat a bit awkwardly.
> "You'll understand if I refrain from further comment."
Seki
>"There is a wall of ice in the way."
>Do we feel we can call our horses to us?
Aya:
> Only slightly.
> "Well, it seems Utsuho didn't cause much of an issue at least, so that's good."
Seki:
> "Really..." Remilia sounds annoyed.
> "Oh, I can destroy it." Flandre offers, peeking out, then floating out as she sees it's dark in here.
> You've called the entire cart with the horses before. You think you can.
>_
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Aya:
> Shake our head.
> "Not at all, that I could tell. Thank you for your time, Lady Komeiji."
> Give Satori a bit of a bow, being careful not to fall over or have Utsuho slide out.
-
Seki
>"Should I move the carriage Mistress Flandre?"
-
Aya:
> Shake our head.
> "Not at all, that I could tell. Thank you for your time, Lady Komeiji."
> Give Satori a bit of a bow, being careful not to fall over or have Utsuho slide out.
Seki
>"Should I move the carriage Mistress Flandre?"
Aya:
> You bow.
> "Thank you for considering me in this idea of yours. And for helping out against that recent issue."
Seki:
> "Don't worry, I won't be reckless." Flandre extends her arm.
> And the whole ice wall appears to explode. Not outwardly too much, at least.
> "See? Easy." She looks back at you and the others in the cart.
>_
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Aya:
> "You're quite welcome. Have a pleasant day, Lady Komeiji."
> Exit the palace.
-
Aya:
> "You're quite welcome. Have a pleasant day, Lady Komeiji."
> Exit the palace.
Aya:
> You depart, having settled most of the underground representatives.
>_
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Aya:
> Look down at our chest.
> "Okay, you two in there. If you want me to pull your heads back out, move yourselves around a lot more."
-
Aya:
> Look down at our chest.
> "Okay, you two in there. If you want me to pull your heads back out, move yourselves around a lot more."
Aya:
> The two tengu oblige.
>_
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Aya:
> How does that movement feel, anyway?
> "Aaaaaand just to make sure that wasn't a coincidence and you can actually hear me, if you want me to pull your heads back out, stop moving entirely."
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Aya:
> How does that movement feel, anyway?
> "Aaaaaand just to make sure that wasn't a coincidence and you can actually hear me, if you want me to pull your heads back out, stop moving entirely."
Aya:
> The duo stop...
> You do seem to move with them, now that Okuu isn't keeping it down as much.
>_
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Aya:
> "Pardon any weirdness, Utsuho, dear."
> Reach into our chest and retrieve the heads of the two tengu in there.
-
Aya:
> "Pardon any weirdness, Utsuho, dear."
> Reach into our chest and retrieve the heads of the two tengu in there.
Aya:
> You pull just the two tengu's heads out.
> "Lord Tenma didn't notice us, did she?"
> "We still have to do that task... and we're missing even Iizunamaru is saying."
>_
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Aya:
> "If Lord Tenma noticed you they didn't say anything about you. And if you're worried about missing out on what Boss is saying, you two can simply keep riding along in me."
> Look to the bold tengu with a bit of a grin.
> "After all, Suzaku, you've already shown that you quite enjoy this part of me."
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Aya:
> "If Lord Tenma noticed you they didn't say anything about you. And if you're worried about missing out on what Boss is saying, you two can simply keep riding along in me."
> Look to the bold tengu with a bit of a grin.
> "After all, Suzaku, you've already shown that you quite enjoy this part of me."
Aya:
> "But then we're slacking off. And I already got in trouble for diving in like that..."
> "I'll just tell Tenma you're helping Aya out." Hatate covers.
>_
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Aya:
> "Exactly. The company is appreciated on its own, and I'm sure I'll run into things where it'll be handy to have you and Ami here on hand."
-
Aya:
> "Exactly. The company is appreciated on its own, and I'm sure I'll run into things where it'll be handy to have you and Ami here on hand."
Aya:
> "The rest don't need someone to speak for them anyways. But it would've been nice to tell Iizunamaru myself." Ami complains.
> "Wait, so we just got shafted to be Aya's padding?" Suzaku questions.
> "It's a nice seat." Utsuho says.
>_
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Aya:
> "Well, I mean, if you'd rather stick with Boss than come with me, I'll drop you off back at the group. But if you're only worried about being able to talk to her at all, then I'm sure she and I will run into each other again sooner rather than later. Honestly, she could probably guess what was going on here, given what she's seen and experienced today for herself."
-
Aya:
> "Well, I mean, if you'd rather stick with Boss than come with me, I'll drop you off back at the group. But if you're only worried about being able to talk to her at all, then I'm sure she and I will run into each other again sooner rather than later. Honestly, she could probably guess what was going on here, given what she's seen and experienced today for herself."
Aya:
> "Aren't you pulling a fast one over Lord Tenma?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "What, you think you won't also be documenting what's changing? If anything, sticking with me is going to give you a leg up on everyone else in that regard."
-
Aya:
> "What, you think you won't also be documenting what's changing? If anything, sticking with me is going to give you a leg up on everyone else in that regard."
Aya:
> "We can't see anything in there though."
>_
-
Aya:
> "You can see right now, can'tcha? Or did you think you were just going to be fully submerged full time?"
-
Aya:
> "You can see right now, can'tcha? Or did you think you were just going to be fully submerged full time?"
Aya:
> "We expected we were tricked..." Suzaku claims.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look Suzaku right in the eyes and silently frown.
-
Aya:
> Look Suzaku right in the eyes and silently frown.
Aya:
> "I mean, you suddenly picked us up and then told us to hide, instead of just leaving us where we were. Can you blame me for thinking that?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh.
> "That was a sarcastic comment directed at only one of you. I also didn't tell you to dive all the way in, Suzaku, just hide your face."
-
Aya:
> Sigh.
> "That was a sarcastic comment directed at only one of you. I also didn't tell you to dive all the way in, Suzaku, just hide your face."
Aya:
> "I didn't know that. How would just hiding my face help? It'd be like just closing my eyes."
> "Then why was it even possible to get all the way in in the first place?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Look to Ami with a bit of a grin.
> "Let's say I have friends in high places and leave it at that."
> "But we're getting off-track here. No, this was not a trick. I brought you with me because you were reasonable enough representatives of the splinter groups, and then things happened the way they happened. Now I'm giving you the options I've given you. Rejoin the main group and talk to Boss, or stick with me and go on an adventure. I'm not going to deny that I enjoy having you two there, but business comes first."
-
Aya:
> Look to Ami with a bit of a grin.
> "Let's say I have friends in high places and leave it at that."
> "But we're getting off-track here. No, this was not a trick. I brought you with me because you were reasonable enough representatives of the splinter groups, and then things happened the way they happened. Now I'm giving you the options I've given you. Rejoin the main group and talk to Boss, or stick with me and go on an adventure. I'm not going to deny that I enjoy having you two there, but business comes first."
Aya:
> "And following Aya is business." Hatate adds.
> The two look around...
> "We'll go back to the rest."
> "Yeah. Better safe than sorry in following them." Suzaku agrees.
>_
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Aya:
> Could Bunbunmaru afford employees other than ourselves?
-
Aya:
> Could Bunbunmaru afford employees other than ourselves?
Aya:
> You'd say not. But times are changing.
>_
-
Aya:
> Sigh and look to Hatate.
> "Dang. And here I was looking forward to some new Bunbunmaru employees."
-
Seki
>Applaud Flandre
-
Aya:
> Sigh and look to Hatate.
> "Dang. And here I was looking forward to some new Bunbunmaru employees."
Seki
>Applaud Flandre
Aya:
> "Are you desperate for some?"
> "We're not that bad. Though I guess we are compared to Aya. Especially when she keeps pulling out surprises like this."
Seki:
> You throw a round of applause to the large vampire, who smiles as she returns inside.
> "Thank you~"
>_
-
Aya:
> "I wouldn't say desperate. But if times are changing, business practices probably should too, you know? And I figure I might as well start with someone that already demonstrably appreciates me."
> Grin and tousle Suzaku's hair.
-
Seki
>Take a breath
->This time will be better
>Plunge into the hole
-
Aya:
> "I wouldn't say desperate. But if times are changing, business practices probably should too, you know? And I figure I might as well start with someone that already demonstrably appreciates me."
> Grin and tousle Suzaku's hair.
Seki
>Take a breath
->This time will be better
>Plunge into the hole
Aya:
> "Thanks for the consideration." Hatate murmurs.
Seki:
> You head in... the ride is smooth despite the bumpy looking cave.
> The cave soon splits to two tunnels though. One has a trail of ice. Though at this fork sits Daiyousei.
>_
-
Aya:
> Blink in mild surprise.
> "...Wait, are you being serious? I assumed you'd want to boost Kakashi."
-
Aya:
> Blink in mild surprise.
> "...Wait, are you being serious? I assumed you'd want to boost Kakashi."
Aya:
> "Tenma told you to keep doing what you were. I got told my own task too. I doubt i can focus on keeping that up myself on top of a spot in this council idea."
>_
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Aya:
> "I hope you're able to. But if it doesn't work out then yeah, I'd absolutely take you on. You're my girlfriend, after all."
> Shrug with a sarcastic grin.
> "After all, those were Tenma's orders."
-
Aya:
> "I hope you're able to. But if it doesn't work out then yeah, I'd absolutely take you on. You're my girlfriend, after all."
> Shrug with a sarcastic grin.
> "After all, those were Tenma's orders."
Aya:
> "Does that make you prince bird?" Okuu asks.
>_
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Aya:
> "...Hmm. It might! A promotion, huh...after I'd spent so much of Friday trying to dissuade Boss from giving me one..."
> "Well, I'll worry about that later. Hata, I'll take these two back to Boss, and then be on my way. Where are you going to go?"
-
Seki
>Go towards Daiyousei
->"Hi! Were you waiting for us?"
-
Aya:
> "...Hmm. It might! A promotion, huh...after I'd spent so much of Friday trying to dissuade Boss from giving me one..."
> "Well, I'll worry about that later. Hata, I'll take these two back to Boss, and then be on my way. Where are you going to go?"
Seki
>Go towards Daiyousei
->"Hi! Were you waiting for us?"
Aya:
> "I might want to meet up with the other groups. It'd be good to have allies when searching for other candidates. Better safe than sorry I didn't have any."
Seki:
> You head over towards the big fairy.
> "Not quite. I'm waiting on Cirno. She got pulled away before she could leave the underground here." Daiyousei says.
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "I'll let anyone I meet that should be considered know about you. Best of luck to both of us."
-
Seki
>"Pulled away? Did someone say her name?"
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "I'll let anyone I meet that should be considered know about you. Best of luck to both of us."
Seki
>"Pulled away? Did someone say her name?"
Aya:
> "Yeah. Alright..." Hatate flips out her camera. "Perfect. Most of them just got down here."
Seki:
> "No. She uh... she can't do that anymore."
>_
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Aya:
> "The people we've talked to about this?"
> While speaking, casually grab Utsuho's chest and squeeze like doing so was the most natural thing in the world.
-
Aya:
> "The people we've talked to about this?"
> While speaking, casually grab Utsuho's chest and squeeze like doing so was the most natural thing in the world.
Aya:
> "No, the others we were getting help from. Youmu, Daiyousei, you know..."
> You grab hold of what's still out of you on Okuu.
> "Do you want me to still go further?" She questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> Is every other part of Utsuho inside us at this point?
> Fix Hatate with a concerned stare.
> "...I don't like the sound of that. What's going on?"
-
Aya:
> Is every other part of Utsuho inside us at this point?
> Fix Hatate with a concerned stare.
> "...I don't like the sound of that. What's going on?"
Aya:
> Still her arms and chest and up.
> "What do you mean? Sanae's with them." Hatate says.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Just the way you paused sounded like you had bad news."
> Squeeze again.
-
Aya:
> "Just the way you paused sounded like you had bad news."
> Squeeze again.
Aya:
> "Okay I'll list everyone I see in the group, then. Would that be better?" Hatate asks.
> "I guess not." Okuu speaks.
>_
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Aya:
> Nod.
> "Please. And sorry for interrupting."
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> "Please. And sorry for interrupting."
Aya:
> Okuu sinks in more, keeping her head out like the tengu. It puts your top back to fitting fully.
>_
-
Aya:
> Pull our hands away.
> "Anyway, yeah, who else is there?"
-
Aya:
> Pull our hands away.
> "Anyway, yeah, who else is there?"
Aya:
> "The vampire sisters. Their maids. Sumireko. Kogasa. Sanae. Again, it seems like everyone we asked for help from."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Huh. Dai but no Cirno? Interesting. I would have thought those two would stick together. Though if Cirno was headed to the Bamboo Forest, I guess it makes sense."
> Pet Utsuho's head.
-
Aya:
> "Huh. Dai but no Cirno? Interesting. I wound have thought those two would stick together. Though if Cirno was headed to the Bamboo Forest, I guess it makes sense."
> Pet Utsuho's head.
Aya:
> You pat Okuu's head.
> "Koakuma is there too. But yeah, no Cirno."
> "We're still holding her." The ball you ate speaks. Shingyoku, rather.
>_
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Aya:
> How does Utsuho seem to be taking this attention?
> Frown a bit.
> "I see. Alright, Hata, it's probably worth you going to meet up with them to fill them in on what's happened since we split up. The Scarlet matriarch will definitely need to know. Probably good to see if Dai is interested too, or who she'd recommend if not herself. I'll take these two back to Boss and spread the news further from there."
-
Aya:
> How does Utsuho seem to be taking this attention?
> Frown a bit.
> "I see. Alright, Hata, it's probably worth you going to meet up with them to fill them in on what's happened since we split up. The Scarlet matriarch will definitely need to know. Probably good to see if Dai is interested too, or who she'd recommend if not herself. I'll take these two back to Boss and spread the news further from there."
Aya:
> Still content.
> "I was going to, to have some support anyways. And just in case..." Hatate looks to her phone.
> ...
> "Tch. Oh well. Good luck on your side, Aya." Hatate waves.
>_
-
Aya:
> Wave back.
> "You too."
> Take flight and head back toward Iizunamaru and her group.
-
Aya:
> Wave back.
> "You too."
> Take flight and head back toward Iizunamaru and her group.
Aya:
> You part ways with Hatate, returning to your boss.
> "Welcome back." She greets you halfway. Some of the tengu are already absent. "Still fooling around?"
>_
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Aya:
> "Don't know what you're talking about, I'm never fooling around. I came back because Suzaku and Ami missed out on the general karasu assignment and directions from you. They're here to find out what you need them to do."
> Wind whisper in Iizunamaru's ears: "Please assign them to work with me."
-
Aya:
> "Don't know what you're talking about, I'm never fooling around. I came back because Suzaku and Ami missed out on the general karasu assignment and directions from you. They're here to find out what you need them to do."
> Wind whisper in Iizunamaru's ears: "Please assign them to work with me."
Aya:
> "Alright. You two can go with..." Megumu looks at the crowd. "Ah crap. All the karasu groups already went out... we were supposed to have all of them gather information around Gensokyo and how things have changed..." Megumu scratches her head.
> "You're gonna tell us to go with Aya, aren't you..." Ami questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> Look at Ami with a hurt face.
> "You sound so disappointed by the possibility."
> Wind whisper to Iizunamaru: "If they really don't want to go with me, then they can do something else. But I'd very much like having them."
-
Aya:
> Look at Ami with a hurt face.
> "You sound so disappointed by the possibility."
> Wind whisper to Iizunamaru: "If they really don't want to go with me, then they can do something else. But I'd very much like having them."
Aya:
> "It's not that. I just know you're young to get into hard situations, like facing Tenma and a curse God earlier."
> "Hm. She has a point. We don't want the greatest reporter being slowed down by having to carry others..." Megumu considers.
>_
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Aya:
> "Oh, these two haven't slowed me down in the slightest. Don't worry about that."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, these two haven't slowed me down in the slightest. Don't worry about that."
Aya:
> "So you're saying they can keep up with you?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "I'm pretty sure that only you and Lord Tenma stand a chance in that regard, Boss. But there are, demonstrably, ways around that."
> Look down at Suzaku and Ami.
> "Let's make this simple, ladies. If you really want absolutely nothing to do with me, say so, and I'm sure Boss will accommodate that. On the other hand, if you're willing to do whatever task Boss has lined up for you, say so, and Boss will assign you to whatever she feels is best."
-
Aya:
> "I'm pretty sure that only you and Lord Tenma stand a chance in that regard, Boss. But there are, demonstrably, ways around that."
> Look down at Suzaku and Ami.
> "Let's make this simple, ladies. If you really want absolutely nothing to do with me, say so, and I'm sure Boss will accommodate that. On the other hand, if you're willing to do whatever task Boss has lined up for you, say so, and Boss will assign you to whatever she feels is best."
Aya:
> "Well, we're just going to get into some trouble eventually either way. So I don't care." Ami says.
> "Tenma did tell you to continue what you were doing. If that includes them, then her orders would outrank mine anyways." Megumu shrugs. "If it were up to me, I'd tell you to lose some weight so you can get your business done as fast as the fastest girl in Gensokyo usually would. But you seem to want to enjoy things along the way."
>_
-
Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Tenma didn't comment on this-"
> Gesture at our chest.
> "-specifically one way or the other. If they're neutral on the subject, then you're next in line. I'm not going to deny that I've enjoyed having them around and would enjoy having them some more, and odds are good I'm going to be speaking to people that none of the others are going to, so they'll have an information-gathering advantage in that regard. But like I've said before, I haven't yet disobeyed a direct order from you."
-
Seki
>"Do you know why she was looking for my friend?"
-
Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Tenma didn't comment on this-"
> Gesture at our chest.
> "-specifically one way or the other. If they're neutral on the subject, then you're next in line. I'm not going to deny that I've enjoyed having them around and would enjoy having them some more, and odds are good I'm going to be speaking to people that none of the others are going to, so they'll have an information-gathering advantage in that regard. But like I've said before, I haven't yet disobeyed a direct order from you."
Seki
>"Do you know why she was looking for my friend?"
Aya:
> "Tenma gave me an order despite being in you. I doubt she wouldn't suspect others there too, which means it falls on what she meant in telling you to continue."
Seki:
> "Your friend? The wo- er... miss Imaizumi? I can guess maybe for a rematch, but Cirno was with me until a few minutes ago. She didn't leave."
> The big fairy pauses.
> "Well not exactly. Part of her did leave, from her and from here. She's not ready to chase that down though."
>_
-
Aya:
> Adopt a thoughtful expression and think in silence for a few moments.
> "......Well...If that's the case, I think I can guess what they wanted, but only for reasons no one else here would necessarily believe, because I can't prove those reasons."
-
Aya:
> Adopt a thoughtful expression and think in silence for a few moments.
> "......Well...If that's the case, I think I can guess what they wanted, but only for reasons no one else here would necessarily believe, because I can't prove those reasons."
Aya:
> "Eh?" the trio questions.
>_
-
Aya:
> Wind whisper to Iizunamaru: "Let's just say you and I aren't the only ones that know how to do this."
> Out loud to everyone: "I'd rather not go into too many details. Suffice it to say that, if Tenma knew Suzaku and Ami were where they were, then I think they intended me to keep them there. At least for the time being. We can always double-check with them back at the village if anyone is skeptical."
-
Aya:
> Wind whisper to Iizunamaru: "Let's just say you and I aren't the only ones that know how to do this."
> Out loud to everyone: "I'd rather not go into too many details. Suffice it to say that, if Tenma knew Suzaku and Ami were where they were, then I think they intended me to keep them there. At least for the time being. We can always double-check with them back at the village if anyone is skeptical."
Aya:
> Megumu looks confused in response, but settles.
> "Alright."
> "Can't argue with the boss." Suzaku adds.
>_
-
Aya:
> Give Iizunamaru a salute.
> "I'll report back if Tenma says something different. Best of luck until then, Boss."
> Manipulate a gentle breeze to blow right across Iizunamaru there specifically.(Try not to make it so hard that it flutters her skirt much; discretion is key here.)
> Then begin making our way back up to the surface. Take the path that group of tengu that went 'the wrong way' went; that's probably another way out we weren't previously aware of, and we're not fitting through the tiny hole Reimu made in the ice wall in our current state.
> Along the way: "Oh, Utsuho, dear, would you mind if I repositioned you for a moment? I want to see how something works."
-
Aya:
> Give Iizunamaru a salute.
> "I'll report back if Tenma says something different. Best of luck until then, Boss."
> Manipulate a gentle breeze to blow right across Iizunamaru there specifically.(Try not to make it so hard that it flutters her skirt much; discretion is key here.)
> Then begin making our way back up to the surface. Take the path that group of tengu that went 'the wrong way' went; that's probably another way out we weren't previously aware of, and we're not fitting through the tiny hole Reimu made in the ice wall in our current state.
> Along the way: "Oh, Utsuho, dear, would you mind if I repositioned you for a moment? I want to see how something works."
Aya:
> "If I could, I would've joined-" Megumu jumps at your precision graze. "...You." She sighs. "Don't be a stranger, Aya."
> You depart the way the others and Tenma went.
> "Sure. It's been nice so far. " Okuu agrees.
>_
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> Lift Utsuho up and out a bit, so her chest is visible again.
> Then lean her backward into us, supporting her back with one hand and pushing her head down and backward with the other, so that eventually, her chest is sticking out but the rest of her has been added to us.
-
Seki
>"Did Cirno go with Aya or Reimu?"
-
Aya:
> Nod.
> Lift Utsuho up and out a bit, so her chest is visible again.
> Then lean her backward into us, supporting her back with one hand and pushing her head down and backward with the other, so that eventually, her chest is sticking out but the rest of her has been added to us.
Seki
>"Did Cirno go with Aya or Reimu?"
Aya:
> You pull Okuu out a bit, then try to push just the rest of her, aside from her chest, back in.
> You need more of her out... maybe to her legs.
> "Wait, are you getting smaller?" Ami questions.
Seki:
> "Cirno Cirno is still... somewhere down here. I'm waiting on the person that took her for a moment. The other is at the surface now, likely..."
>_
-
Aya:
> Are we smaller?
> What parts of Utsuho are currently protruding?
-
Aya:
> Are we smaller?
> What parts of Utsuho are currently protruding?
Aya:
> Just your chest from pulling Okuu out more.
> Her torso and up.
>_
-
Aya:
> What if we pulled her out to her waist, and then lower her head and neck back into us so that her chest and stomach are sticking out but every other part of her is within us? Would that be enough out so that our top doesn't burst open?
-
Aya:
> What if we pulled her out to her waist, and then lower her head and neck back into us so that her chest and stomach are sticking out but every other part of her is within us? Would that be enough out so that our top doesn't burst open?
Aya:
> If it doesn't break her back, probably.
> It might be easier if your own chest was larger. But that'd also trouble your top more.
>_
-
Aya:
> What if we pulled Suzaku and Ami out a little further so their shoulders and arms are free? Would that leave us enough top space to take in all of Utsuho except her chest?
-
Aya:
> What if we pulled Suzaku and Ami out a little further so their shoulders and arms are free? Would that leave us enough top space to take in all of Utsuho except her chest?
Aya:
> Your issue would be getting only Utsuho's chest to be out, as you can't bend her enough with only this amount of her sticking out now. You don't know if don't that would bust your top again or not either.
>_
-
Oh, sorry, misunderstood.
Aya:
> "Of course. Where else would your body masses be going?"
> Pull Utsuho further out until enough of her is out that we think we can reasonably bend her in the way we want. Then bend and re-deposit her so that only her chest is sticking out.
-
Oh, sorry, misunderstood.
Aya:
> "Of course. Where else would your body masses be going?"
> Pull Utsuho further out until enough of her is out that we think we can reasonably bend her in the way we want. Then bend and re-deposit her so that only her chest is sticking out.
Aya:
> "Is it just us, or things we have on us too? Like a fan?" Suzaku questions.
> You pull out more of the Nuke Bird, then try to push all but her chest back in.
> It... seems to work!
> Okuu pulls her head back out.
> "Nng... that's not very comfortable..."
>_
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Aya:
> To Suzaku: "I assume it's everything, but I've never been in there, so I don't know for sure."
> To Utsuho: "Ah, sorry about that, Nuke Bird. If it doesn't feel good, we don't have to do it."
> Pull Utsuho back up and let her back down and in more vertically to restore her to her previous orientation.
-
Aya:
> To Suzaku: "I assume it's everything, but I've never been in there, so I don't know for sure."
> To Utsuho: "Ah, sorry about that, Nuke Bird. If it doesn't feel good, we don't have to do it."
> Pull Utsuho back up and let her back down and in more vertically to restore her to her previous orientation.
Aya:
> You return okuu.
> "Uh huh..." The tengu comments.
> Yet again, Ice blocks your way forward... though this makes you wonder where Tenma if you got stopped this early. You didn't even reach a split or anything yet.
>_
-
Aya:
> Frown
> "Shingyoku, where did you say you were keeping Cirno again?"
-
Seki
>"How about we call her Original Cirno or OC for short. Did OC go with Reimu or Aya?"
-
Aya:
> Frown
> "Shingyoku, where did you say you were keeping Cirno again?"
Seki
>"How about we call her Original Cirno or OC for short. Did OC go with Reimu or Aya?"
Aya:
> "A place of my own. It's a gate. You needn't worry about her getting out unless she overpowers us." Shingyoku speaks. "Do you want to head here?"
Seki:
> "Neither. She was with me."
> _
-
Aya:
> "Yeah. I want to at least talk to her."
-
Aya:
> "Yeah. I want to at least talk to her."
Aya:
> Your surroundings shift, and rocks begin to float, suspended in the air.
> Within the now somewhat clearing darkness, you can see the female Shingyoku, patting the head of one of the fairies you saw with Daiyousei while in pursuit of Cirno. Said fairy is seated in her lap.
>_
-
Aya:
> Take on a quiet tone.
> "I read wondering what became of Dai's two retainers. Are they both here as well?"
-
Aya:
> Take on a quiet tone.
> "I read wondering what became of Dai's two retainers. Are they both here as well?"
Aya:
> "No. They weren't with her in the underground until just a minute ago." The male's voice speaks quietly in response.
> "See Cirno, Aya came herself to check on you." Shingyoku pats the fairy's head.
> The fairy very slightly looks down and away.
>_
-
Aya:
> Wait, which fairy - or fairies - is/are present?
-
Aya:
> Wait, which fairy - or fairies - is/are present?
>Aya:
> There is only a single small fairy present in this area, sitting in the Oni Shingyoku's lap.
>_
-
Seki
>"I see, then you don't know who took her."
>"We're looking for Reimu and Aya, have seen them?"
-
Aya:
> Look mildly confused.
> Begin walking toward Shingyoku and the fairy.
> "...What's going on? I don't...is Cirno in that fairy's body somehow?"
-
Seki
>"I see, then you don't know who took her."
>"We're looking for Reimu and Aya, have seen them?"
Aya:
> Look mildly confused.
> Begin walking toward Shingyoku and the fairy.
> "...What's going on? I don't...is Cirno in that fairy's body somehow?"
Seki:
> "Hm... Aya passed by here a few times, but last time she went deeper in, towards the city that's down here." Daiyousei explains. "Reimu should be at her shrine, but if she isn't, she's probably helping out someone with the incident, if not tackling it herself."
Aya:
> You approach.
> "This is Cirno. Same ice fairy Yuugi fought earlier." The Oni claims.
> "For the most part." The male's voice speaks, as he appears by the Oni.
> Upon closer inspection, the fairy does have small icicles in a similar formation to Cirno's behind her back. She lacks Cirno's hair ribbon entirely, and her hair only has a hint of blue, as if drained of nearly all of it. The fairy only has on a white dress, that seems more like an oversized shirt. It has the same hint of blue effect as her hair, though the very bottom is completely white.
>_
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Aya:
> Take on a gentle tone while looking at the fairy.
> "...What happened to you, dear?"
-
Aya:
> Take on a gentle tone while looking at the fairy.
> "...What happened to you, dear?"
Aya:
> The fairy keeps her gaze where it is in melancholy. Though for a moment, it looks like she was going to say something.
>_
-
Aya:
> Gently reach out for her head.
> If nothing unexpected happens, begin gently petting her.
> "It's okay. Take your time if you need to."
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Aya:
> Gently reach out for her head.
> If nothing unexpected happens, begin gently petting her.
> "It's okay. Take your time if you need to."
Aya:
> You reach over, and gently pat the fairy's head.
> She buries her face in her knees, hugging them and murmuring something.
> After a moment, she speaks again. That voice is Cirno's, though muffled a bit by her position...
> "I messed up."
>_
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Aya:
> Look up to Shingyoku while still petting Cirno.
> "May I?"
-
Aya:
> Look up to Shingyoku while still petting Cirno.
> "May I?"
Aya:
> The oni wordlessly nods.
>_
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Aya:
> Gently pick Cirno up and hug her, resting her body on top of our chest closest to our own body.
> With a quiet, gentle tone: "It's okay, dear. Whatever happened, you're still my precious friend."
-
Seki
>"You're welcome to join us if you want. Did Cirno go down the same path as Aya?"
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Aya:
> Gently pick Cirno up and hug her, resting her body on top of our chest closest to our own body.
> With a quiet, gentle tone: "It's okay, dear. Whatever happened, you're still my precious friend."
Seki
>"You're welcome to join us if you want. Did Cirno go down the same path as Aya?"
Aya:
> You lift the fairy and hug her closely.
> "I'm not. I'm just a little fairy." She claims. "The Cirno on the outside that everyone knows will get through anything in her way. If you can stop her, I can go back to normal."
Seki:
> "No. She vanished. And I'm not leaving here yet. I'm still waiting on her."
>_
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Aya:
> Look back up at Shingyoku while resuming petting Cirno's head.
> "So what exactly happened here? I don't think I've ever seen seen anything like this, and I've been around the block more than a few times."
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Aya:
> Look back up at Shingyoku while resuming petting Cirno's head.
> "So what exactly happened here? I don't think I've ever seen seen anything like this, and I've been around the block more than a few times."
Aya:
> "We're not entirely sure. It's probably better to ask Daiyousei."
> "We don't think stopping the "other" Cirno will do anything about this, though."
>_
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Aya:
> "What's the mental state of the other Cirno? What sort of attitude and personality does she have?"
-
Aya:
> "What's the mental state of the other Cirno? What sort of attitude and personality does she have?"
Aya:
> "We haven't pursued her."
>_
-
Aya:
> "...Lady Toyosatomimi? You said she was headed to the Bamboo Forest, yes?"
-
Aya:
> "...Lady Toyosatomimi? You said she was headed to the Bamboo Forest, yes?"
Aya:
> "She could be elsewhere now." Miko speaks up. "I'm not the best tracker out in Gensokyo."
> "I mess up a lot too. It's okay to mess up if you didn't mean to." Okuu speaks up.
>_
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Seki
>"If I see her I'll get her in touch with you."
->Pull a copy of our head out of our cloak and toss it to Daiyousei. "Catch."
>Ask the big fairy which route of the crossroads Aya took
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Aya:
> How is Momizi at tracking?
-
Seki
>"If I see her I'll get her in touch with you."
->Pull a copy of our head out of our cloak and toss it to Daiyousei. "Catch."
>Ask the big fairy which route of the crossroads Aya took
Aya:
> How is Momizi at tracking?
Seki:
> You create an extra head and leave it for Daiyousei.
> "That way." She gestures. "Keep going in the tunnel until you see a large and long vehicle. It doesn't sound like it's moved elsewhere yet."
Aya:
> Fair. But you don't know if you, or rather Momizi, can use this Cirno to find the other...
>_
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Seki
>Wave
->Head down the tunnel where Aya is
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Aya:
> To Cirno: "Everyone messes up sometimes, Cirno. Even if things are different at the moment, you're still you. We'll get you reunited with the other you, and then you can be back to normal, okay?"
> To Miko: "That's quite alright, Lady Toyosatomimi. Your efforts and information are already very appreciated. What do you think, Momi? Does this sound like someone you could hunt down?"
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Seki
>Wave
->Head down the tunnel where Aya is
Aya:
> To Cirno: "Everyone messes up sometimes, Cirno. Even if things are different at the moment, you're still you. We'll get you reunited with the other you, and then you can be back to normal, okay?"
> To Miko: "That's quite alright, Lady Toyosatomimi. Your efforts and information are already very appreciated. What do you think, Momi? Does this sound like someone you could hunt down?"
Seki:
> You start down the tunnel. This path is even messier than the cave for a cart, but given it's your carriage, you're still perfectly fine riding along it.
> Eventually, you do end up finding a large and long structure blocking most of the tunnel's path. Pretty sure you saw this the last time you were underground...
Aya:
> "I can certainly try." Momizi responds.
> Cirno doesn't respond.
>_
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Seki
>Follow the object
>Is it on tracks
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Aya:
> "That's all I can ask."
> Look to Suzaku and Ami.
> "This already sounds like something worth making note of."
-
Seki
>Follow the object
>Is it on tracks
Aya:
> "That's all I can ask."
> Look to Suzaku and Ami.
> "This already sounds like something worth making note of."
Seki:
> Yes, but it's stopped in place.
Aya:
> "So something about an ice fairy...?" Ami questions.
>_
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Aya:
> "It'll make more sense once we find the other her. Probably. You'll at least want to take some notes about what you've seen and heard so far."
> "...Can you take notes like this?"
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Seki
>"It looks like a sort of train."
>Continue on
-
Aya:
> "It'll make more sense once we find the other her. Probably. You'll at least want to take some notes about what you've seen and heard so far."
> "...Can you take notes like this?"
Seki
>"It looks like a sort of train."
>Continue on
Aya:
> "Do you think we can?"
Seki:
> "It is." Sanae speaks up, peeking out. "I'm pretty sure the rest of the underground is over there." She points deeper in the cave, though outside of the tunnel's path.
> The train blocks your way further into the tunnels.
>_
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Aya:
> "I genuinely don't know, that's why I'm asking. Like I said earlier, I've never been in there before. And you two have said things that implied you were able to communicate with each other in there."
-
Aya:
> "I genuinely don't know, that's why I'm asking. Like I said earlier, I've never been in there before. And you two have said things that implied you were able to communicate with each other in there."
Aya:
> "Well we can't."
>_
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Aya:
> Lift Suzaku out a little further so her shoulders are back out. Then pull her arms out from there.
> Then do the same for Ami.
-
Aya:
> Lift Suzaku out a little further so her shoulders are back out. Then pull her arms out from there.
> Then do the same for Ami.
Aya:
> You lift the two's arms and up out.
> "And what paper do you want us to use?" Ami asks.
>_
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Seki
>"That's a lot of passenger cars. Do you use coal or wood?"
>Follow the path Sanae pointed out
-
Aya:
> "Do you not carry notepads with you?"
-
Seki
>"That's a lot of passenger cars. Do you use coal or wood?"
>Follow the path Sanae pointed out
Aya:
> "Do you not carry notepads with you?"
Seki:
> "I'm not sure which these use. I didn't get much opportunity to look over them before you guys came around." Sanae explains.
> You get back onto the right path, continuing on as a bridge comes into view.
> Past it appears to be an, well, underground city.
> Though it looks like that group of Oni is on the other end of the bridge....
Aya:
> The duo shake their heads.
>_
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Aya:
> "We'll need to fix that, then. In the meantime, one of you can borrow mine, I guess."
> Fish out our notepad and writing implement and offer it roughly halfway between the two of them. (Then return to hugging Cirno.)
-
Seki
>Can we see without our head
-
Aya:
> "We'll need to fix that, then. In the meantime, one of you can borrow mine, I guess."
> Fish out our notepad and writing implement and offer it roughly halfway between the two of them. (Then return to hugging Cirno.)
Seki
>Can we see without our head
Aya:
> Ami takes it, though doesn't seem happy about the task.
Seki:
> You're not sure if the changes to this world have changed that. Best you could do is try and find out.
>_
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Aya:
> Out loud, speaking to the general crew that is present (but also still taking a slightly gentle slightly quiet tone so as to not bother Cirno too much): "Alright, let's think about this. We need to find Dai and Cirno's other self, to work on fixing...whatever is going on here. We also need to get Suzaku and Ami equipped for what Lord Tenma has asked them to do, which is probably most easily done just by stopping back at our village and picking up some supplies. I wanted to briefly check back in with Tenma anyway, so that works out. And then there's still the matter of spreading the message about the council; there are still plenty of people left to talk to about that."
> "Momi, in the event we need you to track Dai down, did you ever meet her face-to-face?"
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Aya:
> Out loud, speaking to the general crew that is present (but also still taking a slightly gentle slightly quiet tone so as to not bother Cirno too much): "Alright, let's think about this. We need to find Dai and Cirno's other self, to work on fixing...whatever is going on here. We also need to get Suzaku and Ami equipped for what Lord Tenma has asked them to do, which is probably most easily done just by stopping back at our village and picking up some supplies. I wanted to briefly check back in with Tenma anyway, so that works out. And then there's still the matter of spreading the message about the council; there are still plenty of people left to talk to about that."
> "Momi, in the event we need you to track Dai down, did you ever meet her face-to-face?"
Aya:
> "Daiyousei was also present with Cirno. We expect her to be waiting for us to finish where we took Cirno from, given she didn't come along." The male Shingyoku speaks.
> "You're usually more motivated. Did the world getting weird affect you like this? " Okuu asks.
> Cirno doesn't answer.
>_
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Aya:
> "Actually, that's a good question. When did this split happen?"
-
Aya:
> "Actually, that's a good question. When did this split happen?"
Aya:
> Cirno doesn't answer.
> "Maybe we should just ask Daiyousei." Momizi suggests.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Yeah."
> Look to Shingyoku.
> "Can you get me to where Dai is?"
-
Aya:
> "Yeah."
> Look to Shingyoku.
> "Can you get me to where Dai is?"
Aya:
> "Just you?" The Oni asks.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Oh, uh, I assumed everyone inside me would just naturally come along for the ride..."
-
Aya:
> "Oh, uh, I assumed everyone inside me would just naturally come along for the ride..."
Aya:
> "I mean more ah, whatever." The Oni shrugs grasping your arm.
> Rather than your surroundings changing, you seem brought out through a doorway.
> Right next to it is Daiyousei, sitting down.
> "Hello again." The large fairy greets.
>_
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Aya:
> Did that doorway look like one of Matara's?
> Is anyone else here?
> "Hey there."
> Tilt our head in Cirno's direction while still looking at Dai.
> "So, uh, what's up with this?"
-
Aya:
> Did that doorway look like one of Matara's?
> Is anyone else here?
> "Hey there."
> Tilt our head in Cirno's direction while still looking at Dai.
> "So, uh, what's up with this?"
Aya:
> No.
> ... there was something on the other side, not inside, for a moment. But you seem to have noticed too late.
> She's accompanied by her duo and Koakuma.
> "Where'd these guys come from." Shingyoku asks.
> "We were around, so we snuck away and regrouped with her." The pink haired fairy explains.
> "From what I understand." Daiyousei starts. "She started doubting and disbelieving in herself more and more. Even when acknowledged, she felt she was letting people down and being worse than she could be. I noticed a bit late, when the damage was already done after a spar with one of the Oni down here. The Cirno that gave up stayed put, and the part of her that knew she could do better, went off to do better. That's what it seemed like, at least. Well, both of her knew she could do better, one just became the one that goes to be that."
> "Uh... what was all that?" Ami asks.
> "She stopped believing in herself but still thought she could do better. The legendary Strongest Fairy went to do that, and the doubtful Cirno who didn't is the part that is being surpassed." Daiyousei summarizes.
>_
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Aya:
> Glance over to Ami.
> "The Legendary Strongest Fairy seems to be a new thing as of whatever the great happening was. We can get you more info about it later, directly from the source. In the meantime, you can just mentally file it as something important to revisit; it's definitely something of significance that Lord Tenma and the people will want to know about."
> Look back to Dai. Shift to using one arm to hug Cirno to our body and using our other hand to gently stroke her head/hair.
> "That sounds like a problem, yeah. Do you have any theories for how to combine them again?"
-
Aya:
> Glance over to Ami.
> "The Legendary Strongest Fairy seems to be a new thing as of whatever the great happening was. We can get you more info about it later, directly from the source. In the meantime, you can just mentally file it as something important to revisit; it's definitely something of significance that Lord Tenma and the people will want to know about."
> Look back to Dai. Shift to using one arm to hug Cirno to our body and using our other hand to gently stroke her head/hair.
> "That sounds like a problem, yeah. Do you have any theories for how to combine them again?"
Aya:
> "Get this dummy to accept herself. It might work." Dai explains. "Though that's easier said than done when Ice God's out there with everyone she's been beaten by. She tried to fight me since I easily broke from her ice before, but it didn't work out in her favor and she said she'll count this as a tie for now. I did lose to her, even with help, long ago, so we are technically tied up. If her fleeing isn't a loss. I can just go show her the strongest is nothing in face of the Great Fairy, but that likely won't properly solve this."
>_
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Aya:
> "Who has she beaten so far?"
-
Aya:
> "Who has she beaten so far?"
Aya:
> "The Lunarian swordswoman, Kagerou, Suwako and some others, and... hmm. I wonder who she'll go after next. Marisa? You?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Look shocked, with a mild bit of irritation.
> "Wait, she beat Yorihime? How'd she even track her down?"
-
Aya:
> Look shocked, with a mild bit of irritation.
> "Wait, she beat Yorihime? How'd she even track her down?"
Aya:
> "You sent us to the Bamboo Forest." Cirno speaks. "Tokiko and Miko too. They were there, but we didn't fight them."
>_
-
Aya:
> "And she just let herself be out in the open like that? When they've already been knocked on their back foot and can vanish whenever Toyohime wants? How strange. I wonder if they were counting on our resident aliens for assistance."
-
Aya:
> "And she just let herself be out in the open like that? When they've already been knocked on their back foot and can vanish whenever Toyohime wants? How strange. I wonder if they were counting on our resident aliens for assistance."
Aya:
> "Why not ask the stronger me?" Cirno questions.
>_
>_
-
Aya:
> "Might as well, if the goal is to track her down anyway. I'd also be curious to see if the moon princess's attitudes have changed at all in the aftermath of such a fight."
-
Aya:
> "Might as well, if the goal is to track her down anyway. I'd also be curious to see if the moon princess's attitudes have changed at all in the aftermath of such a fight."
Aya:
> "That..." Cirno pauses. "She's probably waiting on challengers instead now. Since Yorihime wasn't in best shape." Cirno looks troubled.
> "And I'm guessing she'll start an incident to gather such?"
> "That'd. I don't know. It'd force people to fight even if they're in bad shape.. but then again..."
> With Cirno's consideration, you feel a chilling breeze roll by from outside the underground cave.
> The ice wall also seems fully destroyed, now that you peek this way.
>_
-
Aya:
> How exactly are we fast? Are we simply a sprinter, or could we, say, vibrate really quickly in place?
-
Aya:
> How exactly are we fast? Are we simply a sprinter, or could we, say, vibrate really quickly in place?
Aya:
> Just like your instant acceleration and deceleration, you're pretty sure you could make speedy movements without moving far as well.
>_
-
Aya:
> Slowly inhale and exhale while looking down the tunnel where the chilling breeze is coming from.
> "...Suzaku. Ami. How're you feeling about solving your first incident?"
-
Aya:
> Slowly inhale and exhale while looking down the tunnel where the chilling breeze is coming from.
> "...Suzaku. Ami. How're you feeling about solving your first incident?"
Aya:
> "Uh, I don't think we count, being in here and all..." Suzaku speaks. "We don't match up to you and the bosses either."
>_
-
Aya:
> "Gotta start somewhere, right? But even if it does end up being me doing the work, you two would still be along for what could be a dangerous ride."
-
Aya:
> "Gotta start somewhere, right? But even if it does end up being me doing the work, you two would still be along for what could be a dangerous ride."
Aya:
> "You have others that can help more." Suzaku gestures to the others present. "We're just the bottom Tengu, not heroes. We'll get in your way."
> It seems to be snowing out there now.
>_
-
Aya:
> "I wonder if Lord Tenma agrees."
> Look to Dai.
> "Looks like I have a blizzard to brave. Will you all be coming?"
-
Seki head
>"I actually saw the ice fairy's other half on my way here."
Seki
>Turn our horses around and head back towards Daiyousei
-
Aya:
> "I wonder if Lord Tenma agrees."
> Look to Dai.
> "Looks like I have a blizzard to brave. Will you all be coming?"
Seki head
>"I actually saw the ice fairy's other half on my way here."
Seki
>Turn our horses around and head back towards Daiyousei
Aya:
> "What was that?" Ami Questions, turning to the head beside Dai.
> "Wait, that isn't her chest?"
> "It's not even on her there..." Koakuma murmurs.
> "I can just take care of her myself. But again, that probably isn't the best way." Daiyousei explains.
Seki:
> You turn around heading back down the tunnel you came through.
> "Are you two girlfriends?" Sumireko breaks the quiet.
> "What?" Sanae asks.
> "I mean, Kogasa really wanted to hurry and save you earlier today. Before Aya caught us. And I just had some thoughts on my mind."
> "You're thinking something weird about my umbrella, aren't you?" Kogasa questions.
> "No, noo. It's mostly unrelated. Just some curiosities in my head flowing about and connecting."
>_
-
Aya:
> To Dai: "I mean, I'm going regardless. You're welcome to follow along, or not, as you feel is best. No judgments either way, of course."
-
Aya:
> To Dai: "I mean, I'm going regardless. You're welcome to follow along, or not, as you feel is best. No judgments either way, of course."
Aya:
> "What's your plan?"
>_
-
Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Overcome her? Any details beyond that will depend on the things she says."
-
Seki head
>"Does she need to lose or will Cirno's other half just try to get stronger?"
>"Did you see Reimu?"
Seki
>"What kind of child would they produce?"
-
Aya:
> Shrug.
> "Overcome her? Any details beyond that will depend on the things she says."
Seki head
>"Does she need to lose or will Cirno's other half just try to get stronger?"
>"Did you see Reimu?"
Seki
>"What kind of child would they produce?"
Aya:
> "If she doesn't just freeze you on the spot. Cirno's been getting stronger to beat whoever she's up against. It isn't a joke to think she's becoming the strongest." Daiyousei explains.
Seki:
> "Reimu is within my Senkai." You hear someone from inside Aya.
> You can see the group your head was with further ahe- along.
> "D-Dont ask that sort of thing!" Sanae objects.
> "Hehe. Hey, you think Yukari would ever have a child?" Sumireko asks.
> "Yukari?" Remilia questions.
> "Nevermind. I'm being silly."
>_
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Aya:
> "I don't think she'll do that. And even if she does, I have countermeasures for it."
-
Aya:
> "I don't think she'll do that. And even if she does, I have countermeasures for it."
Aya:
> "Really now? Even to keep those with you safe?"
>_
-
Aya:
> "Worst comes to worst, Suzaku and Ami can duck their heads back in."
-
Seki head
>"That didn't look pleasant."
>To Cirno, "Why do you feel like you let people down?"
Seki
>"Maybe? The Hakurei are very powerful."
-
Aya:
> "Worst comes to worst, Suzaku and Ami can duck their heads back in."
Seki head
>"That didn't look pleasant."
>To Cirno, "Why do you feel like you let people down?"
Seki
>"Maybe? The Hakurei are very powerful."
Aya:
> "Are we gonna test that?" Koakuma asks.
> "Tch. Now I kinda feel like we should do more." Ami frowns. "We are still Tengu, and these are still fairies..."
> "Im the Great Fairy." Daiyousei corrects.
> "So? We beat some Daitengu of our own."
Seki:
> "It's actually nice here." One of the three girls in Aya's... chest, speaks.
> Cirno doesn't answer you...
> You arrive.
>_
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Aya:
> Give Ami a light noogie.
> "Ah ah ah. Don't underestimate fairies just because they're fairies, now. I'd been telling folks about Cirno for ages. No one listened, but look where we are now."
-
Seki head and Seki
>"I meant being frozen alive. . ."
->"Mhhh."
Seki
>"Mistress, Reimu is in a Sekai belonging to someone in Aya."
-
Aya:
> Give Ami a light noogie.
> "Ah ah ah. Don't underestimate fairies just because they're fairies, now. I'd been telling folks about Cirno for ages. No one listened, but look where we are now."
Seki head and Seki
>"I meant being frozen alive. . ."
->"Mhhh."
Seki
>"Mistress, Reimu is in a Sekai belonging to someone in Aya."
Aya:
> "If you're saying she's this good, why are you bringing us?" Suzaku questions.. "Either she's a pushover you can afford to have us in your way against, or she's formidable and you'll be in danger with us along." Suzaku speaks.
> "Just go along." Daiyousei waves in slight annoyance. "I'll deal with her afterwards.
> "I'm starting to dislike this fairy's attitude." Ami comments quietly.
> "I'd normally be helpful, but you three Tengu are complicating things."
> "Aya's fine." Cirno speaks up, a bit louder than earlier, though quiets down. "I think she can handle me, even if I've been overestimating myself against others."
Seki:
> "There's worse fates." The little devil speaks.
> "Unfortunate..." Remilia sighs. "That's alright though."
>_
>_
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Seki
>"Cirno, which strength do you cherish the most?"
-
Seki
>"Cirno, which strength do you cherish the most?"
Seki:
> The ice fairy looks slightly confused at your question, and doesn't answer it.
>_
-
Aya:
> "Alright, I'm headed out, then. Best of luck to all of us."
> Continue heading up the tunnel into the snow.
-
Seki
>"There are different kinds of strength. Oni typically physical, Aya has skill, Mistress Flandre has magical, Mistress Remilia resources and personality, and there is strength of character."
-
Aya:
> "Alright, I'm headed out, then. Best of luck to all of us."
> Continue heading up the tunnel into the snow.
Seki
>"There are different kinds of strength. Oni typically physical, Aya has skill, Mistress Flandre has magical, Mistress Remilia resources and personality, and there is strength of character."
Aya:
> "Hold it, we challenge you!" The pink hair fairy voices as you leave.
> "Let them go. This isn't a great time to play anyways." Koakuma speaks.
> "They're insulting Daiyousei though!"
Seki:
> Cirno shrugs..
>_
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Aya:
> "If the other Cirno is as formidable as everyone has said, I imagine they'll change their minds soon enough."
-
Seki
>"Think about it."
>"Mistress, should we help?"
Seki head
>"How immortal are fairies? For example if a shinigami went after a fairy would they still revive?"
-
Aya:
> "If the other Cirno is as formidable as everyone has said, I imagine they'll change their minds soon enough."
Seki
>"Think about it."
>"Mistress, should we help?"
Seki head
>"How immortal are fairies? For example if a shinigami went after a fairy would they still revive?"
Aya:
> "I am actually interested in a battle between our allies..." Daiyousei considers. "People we trust to be by our side. Why don't we wager?"
Seki:
> "It depends. Most are tied to their nature, but they can probably be severed from that." Daiyousei explains.
> "If Aya wants any of our help." Youmu speaks, peeking out. "She is capable, and looks like she might want to give her two tengu friends some spotlight."
>_
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Aya:
> Glance back and forth between the way out and Dai with a conflicted/pained expression.
> "...What are you considering for such a thing?"
-
Seki head
>"Sounds like it is safe to assume that an accident won't hurt Cirno."
-
Aya:
> Glance back and forth between the way out and Dai with a conflicted/pained expression.
> "...What are you considering for such a thing?"
Seki head
>"Sounds like it is safe to assume that an accident won't hurt Cirno."
Aya:
> "Some picks of my allies vs some of yours. Anyone, anywhere. You can choose the places and how many. You look interested in.. expanding your territory." Daiyousei gestures to her chest. "I can help if that's what you want for winning. On my end, of course there's my allies upset about how I'm being treated, but I'm also interested in just who you'll be either trusting to back you up, or putting in harms way against Cirno."
> "You're free to refuse, of course. I'll just be seeing whether the fastest girl in Gensokyo can reach someone she doesn't know the coordinates of faster than the Great Fairy can reach a fairy she's looking over."
> "You're gonna do it yourself?" Koakuma asks.
> "I said it's probably not the best way, so I was letting someone closer to Cirno try. But with how it looks now..."
Seki:
> "A Shinigami doesn't sound like an accident." The Oni here responds.
>_
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Aya:
> Sigh.
> "This is one of the reasons I don't wanna do admin. Alright, you two, you're up."
> Pull Suzaku and Ami out of us entirely and place them standing on the ground.
> "This'll be a good chance to see just one example of what you can find around Gensokyo now."
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Seki
>"It was an example. I've become more of a psychopomp since the fusion. I want to be careful."
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Aya:
> Sigh.
> "This is one of the reasons I don't wanna do admin. Alright, you two, you're up."
> Pull Suzaku and Ami out of us entirely and place them standing on the ground.
> "This'll be a good chance to see just one example of what you can find around Gensokyo now."
Seki
>"It was an example. I've become more of a psychopomp since the fusion. I want to be careful."
Aya:
> "So just two on two?" Dai questions. "This won't be a pen and paper proper danmaku duel, just so you know. I doubt that Cirno plans to have one with you."
> You pull the two out, your chest no longer fitting your larger top. Though it seems to fill back out, and a bit bigger to properly fill it.
> "Fairies. We won't underestimate them." Ami ensures, seemingly summoning a shakujo staff.
Seki:
> "Caution will do you well."
>_
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Aya:
> Check to see if Utsuho sank all the way in.
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Aya:
> Check to see if Utsuho sank all the way in.
Aya:
> Okuu is still out from her arms up.
>_
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Seki
>"Have you found anything new about the incident?"
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Aya:
> Look back up at Dai.
> "You didn't have to do that, you know."
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Seki
>"Have you found anything new about the incident?"
Aya:
> Look back up at Dai.
> "You didn't have to do that, you know."
Seki:
> "Not much groundbreaking we haven't known already." The Oni says
Aya:
> "We're you going to use them to cheer the two on?" Daiyousei questions.
> Ah, they're back to how they were moments ago.
> "You didn't answer by the way. Well it just be 2 on 2?"
>_
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Aya:
> "I don't know how I would. Short of flashing them, I guess, but I'm sure not going to do that."
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Aya:
> "I don't know how I would. Short of flashing them, I guess, but I'm sure not going to do that."
Aya:
> "Even though they were already in here, too?" Okuu asks.
>_
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Aya:
> To Utsuho: "I don't know if you can actually see anything in there or not."
> To Dai: "Are you looking for more? I'm not going to get involved, that would be silly to do right before confronting the Big Blue Monster everyone has built up."
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Seki
Aya:
> To Utsuho: "I don't know if you can actually see anything in there or not."
>"DON'T! Trust me when I say you don't. . .:
->Take a breath
-->"You don't want to see in there."
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//Will make a new thread in a few minutes
Aya:
> To Utsuho: "I don't know if you can actually see anything in there or not."
> To Dai: "Are you looking for more? I'm not going to get involved, that would be silly to do right before confronting the Big Blue Monster everyone has built up."
Seki
>"DON'T! Trust me when I say you don't. . .:
->Take a breath
-->"You don't want to see in there."
Aya Seki:
> "I can't really see anything, but thats not that bad." The one still in Aya partway says
> "Then, if you two win, we'll take the time after to discuss a name for you two already, rather than lat-"
> "Er, honestly... I think we'll lose if we go up against them. Aya seems to trust them. Even if it's not a bluff, this has you involved more than just us." The pink one speaks.
> "Yeah, we'd like if you considered another pair. I nominate Koa for my place." The other points.
> "Oh? I'd be glad to. And my partner?" The little devil asks.
> "You can choose that too, Koa. Still has to be one of Dai's allies, but I'm sure you wint have a problem with that." Pinky says.
>_
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Aya:
> Point at the head.
> "How about her? Or her full self? Would that work?"
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Seki
>"Eeh! I'm not that strong. Even before the change I. . .well she was stronger than me."
>Scratch the back of our head
->"I appreciate the vote of confidence."
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Aya:
> Point at the head.
> "How about her? Or her full self? Would that work?"
Seki
>"Eeh! I'm not that strong. Even before the change I. . .well she was stronger than me."
>Scratch the back of our head
->"I appreciate the vote of confidence."
Aya Seki:
> "Hm?" Koa looks over, then at the carriage. "OH, PERFECT!" She exclaims with a point towards the vehicle, then does a beckoning motion from that. "Come on out sis! It's our time to shine!"
> "You say I'm the perfect choice for you?" Alice steps out from the cart. "Well, I'm fine with helping out, but you think we synergize that well?"
>_
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Seki
>Huh, sure I'm weak and Alice is strong.
->But why does it hurt my ego so much?