Seija Quest 4

[Kilgamayan]

> Were we able to see anything identifiable about this person's appearance?
> Given our current running speed and the spread of bullets, could we get a running leap over them?

[Tom]

> Were we able to see anything identifiable about this person's appearance?
> Given our current running speed and the spread of bullets, could we get a running leap over them?

> All you could discern from the silhouette is that it looked like they were carrying something close to their chest.
> The books landed face up on the ground and are spewing danmaku in all directions including upwards, making it rather risky to jump over.

[Kilgamayan]

> Try shooting bullets at the book in the middle to take it out.
> If we're able to destroy it, slide through the gap its absence leaves.

[Tom]

> Try shooting bullets at the book in the middle to take it out.
> If we're able to destroy it, slide through the gap its absence leaves.

> You take aim at the middle book and hit it with a few consecutive danmaku shots, after which it bursts into a handful of  items!
> Dashing through the gap a green orb flying sideways catches you by surprise, but diving forwards lets you graze it by a few inches! Unfortunately the bright danmaku has made it difficult to distinguish anything in the darkness of night.

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we at least remember if there's open space in front of us? If so, get up and continue dashing straight forward until we can see the village layout again.

[Tom]

> Do we at least remember if there's open space in front of us? If so, get up and continue dashing straight forward until we can see the village layout again.

> You should be halfway across the plaza, and ahead of you should be the mayor's estate provided you haven't gotten turned around dashing through the books.

[Kilgamayan]

> Good enough! Dash straight forward until we can see properly again.

[Tom]

> Good enough! Dash straight forward until we can see properly again.

> You sprint to the edge of the mayor's garden, at which point your vision adjusts back to the dark. The first thing you spot is one of the green orb summoning books on the ground. There's no indication as to which direction the shadowy figure must've run off towards.

[Kilgamayan]

> Is the book open? If so:
>> Is it shooting bullets?
>> Would closing it stop it from shooting bullets?

[Tom]

> Is the book open? If so:
>> Is it shooting bullets?
>> Would closing it stop it from shooting bullets?

> It's closed, perhaps it landed awkwardly in a way where it couldn't open? Or could it just be a dud?

[Kilgamayan]

> Grab it to hold it closed.
> Then look around for possible directions the culprit could have gone.

[Tom]

> Grab it to hold it closed.
> Then look around for possible directions the culprit could have gone.

> You've obtained: Green Summoning Book - Spawns endless green danmaku when thrown.
> They most likely ran around the mayor's estate, unless they used the books as a diversion to double back towards the two main streets leading away from the plaza?

[Kilgamayan]

> What's the ground here made of? Anything that might keep footprints visible?

[Tom]

> What's the ground here made of? Anything that might keep footprints visible?

> You're standing on grass, there's a tiled path leading from the plaza to the entrance of the mayor's estate.

[Kilgamayan]

> Drat.
> Fortune favors the bold, then! Head around the mayor's estate.

[Tom]

> Drat.
> Fortune favors the bold, then! Head around the mayor's estate.

> You dash around the mayor's estate, and just as you clear the corner you spot the figure sprinting towards a narrow alley that leads towards the main street with all the shops.

[Kilgamayan]

> How far away is this figure?
> In this precise moment, can we make out any further details about them?

[Tom]

> How far away is this figure?
> In this precise moment, can we make out any further details about them?

> The length of the entire estate and don't seem aware of your continued pursuit.
> It's dark, you'd have to get considerably closer to be able to make out further details.

[Kilgamayan]

> Slow down and begin sneaking toward the figure rather than sprinting toward them.
> Also, keep a look out for locations/objects where we could trap/hide ourselves, such as a tight fit between buildings, or a large barrel with a lid.

[Tom]

> Slow down and begin sneaking toward the figure rather than sprinting toward them.
> Also, keep a look out for locations/objects where we could trap/hide ourselves, such as a tight fit between buildings, or a large barrel with a lid.

> You crouch and begin following the figure who enters the alley, stopping at the corner of the building and peeking inside. They make a sharp right when they reach the street, the direction leading away from town.
> There's a lone barrel in the alley you could hide behind. It still appears sealed, so it'd be difficult to get inside.

[Kilgamayan]

> Take flight so that we no longer make footfall sounds, and fly to that barrel, positioning ourselves so we're "behind" the barrel from the figure's point of view
> Then rotate ourselves upside-down in the air, float further "upward" as needed so we can still see the figure, and swap locations with them, in the hopes the sudden perspective change confuses them long enough for them to fall to the ground behind the barrel.

[Tom]

> Take flight so that we no longer make footfall sounds, and fly to that barrel, positioning ourselves so we're "behind" the barrel from the figure's point of view
> Then rotate ourselves upside-down in the air, float further "upward" as needed so we can still see the figure, and swap locations with them, in the hopes the sudden perspective change confuses them long enough for them to fall to the ground behind the barrel.

> Sneak increased to 100!
> After flipping upside down above the barrel you use your ability to swap with the shadowy figure! What sounds like a barrel topping over can be heard from the alley behind you.
> Your eyes widen in panic as five books hit the ground in front of you and start swinging open!

[Kilgamayan]

> Quick! Up away from the ground, and then back toward where the barrel is, as fast as we can carry ourselves! Stealth is no longer of importance!

[Tom]

> Quick! Up away from the ground, and then back toward where the barrel is, as fast as we can carry ourselves! Stealth is no longer of importance!

> The five books open, bursting with green danmaku which hits you in the knee and makes you trip!

[Kilgamayan]

> Undo the swap with the figure so we can escape this cloud of bullets and trap them in it instead.
> Once we've re-oriented ourselves at our original location, get up and run toward where the bullets are coming from in continued pursuit of the figure.

[Tom]

> Undo the swap with the figure so we can escape this cloud of bullets and trap them in it instead.
> Once we've re-oriented ourselves at our original location, get up and run toward where the bullets are coming from in continued pursuit of the figure.

> You return to find yourself lying on your back behind the barrel. Getting up you spot a wall of bullets advancing down the alley! The angle at which the danmaku spawns from the books has left an opening down low, leaving you two options: retreating out of the alley or crawling under the barrage.

[Kilgamayan]

> Crawl under the barrage. We're not giving up that easy after all this aggravation!

[Tom]

> Crawl under the barrage. We're not giving up that easy after all this aggravation!

> You get down on your stomach and crawl below the barrage! You spot a brown haired figure ahead, hastily crawling backwards towards the street.

[Kilgamayan]

> Is the figure close enough to us that our perception flip (the trick we did during the battle with Mima and Marisa to flip everyone's visual senses upside-down) would affect them?
> How much further do we have to go before we're out from under the barrage?

[Tom]

> Is the figure close enough to us that our perception flip (the trick we did during the battle with Mima and Marisa to flip everyone's visual senses upside-down) would affect them?
> How much further do we have to go before we're out from under the barrage?

> They are, but you question how effective it would be given your current stances. One can only crawl backwards or forwards in the alley.
> Forwards you have the remaining length of the alley and however much ground the danmaku has managed to cover in the street. Backwards you'd only have to get a little past the barrel.