Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 3

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Philosopher]

Seki
>What do we know of Lady Yuyuko

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> What do they look like?

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Smile and wave at the woman. Then re-grab the train.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Could you tell me about your Lady? I only know of her name."

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> How noisy is it?
> How fast is it?

[Philosopher]

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?"

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Try speaking quietly, but not quite whispering.
> "I did. Who's Momoyo?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Try speaking quietly, but not quite whispering.
> "I did. Who's Momoyo?"

Aya:

> "...A friend." Megumu answers.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "...Like Tsukasa, or like Chimata?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "...Like Tsukasa, or like Chimata?"

Aya:

> "Does it matter?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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."

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Maybe not, but you still clearly wanted nothing to do with her that you didn't absolutely need to."

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Oh, what did you learn?"

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "...Alright, if you say so."

[Neovereign]

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...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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..."

[Neovereign]

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?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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."

[Neovereign]

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?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "That's why I was asking."

[Philosopher]

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?"

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Frown a bit.
> "Mmm...I'll think of something."

[Neovereign]

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...
>_