Maidens of the Kaleidoscope

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Title: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 12, 2020, 06:26:22 AM
>You are a fairy.

>Of what kind you're not quite sure, but you have some pretty neat wings, and a lot of time to figure that out! The problem with time is that you need to find some way to spend it, and this year has been so boring! There haven't been any big incidents for as long as you can remember, which isn't very long, but still! Boredom and a fairy mix as well as oil and fire, which is what you tried to do before being hit over the head by that gate guard. Stupid, mean gate guard. She always gets in the way of the best ideas!

>So you pass the time glaring daggers at her, and at her big stupid house, and the stupid fairies that go in and out with the stupid dresses and buckets and...

>Wait. Fairies?

> Oh, today may just be interesting, after all!

>You are a fairy, and today is the day you prove yourself the best by sneaking into the SDM! First things first, you need a way in. Stealing a uniform would be the best way, but you're pretty sure that you could get in if you waited for someone else to distract the gate guard...

>_
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 12, 2020, 06:36:27 AM
>What is our name?
>What is our quest?
>What is our favorite color?


>Check chest for usual growths.
>What's the most complex danmaku we can do?
>Do we know anyone of note aside from the dumb guard? If so, what is our relationship with them?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 12, 2020, 06:53:01 AM
>Your name has been your most constant companion, brought with you ever since you ended up tossed into this land nearly... uh... some time ago! Your name is... JACK!

>...

>Ok, you can't remember your real name. It's been a long time since you even thought about it, and unlike Cirno, you don't go shouting it from the rooftops every chance you get. You've bee calling yourself jack, after a friendly human who made you the nifty bandana you wear around your neck.

>Your quest is to break into the SDM and free yourself from the chains of boredom!

>You're fond of brown and grey.

>Chest is flat as one of those pancake things that you saw the maid bringing out to the gate guard once. They looked flat, yet fluffy. A real mystery they were.

>Not very! You were never the kind to throw out patterns. You liked the incidents with the oni girl and the celestial, cause all you had to do was punch people! You're good at punching!

>You know of the maid and the fairies. Other than that, you're flying blind.

>...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 12, 2020, 07:13:21 AM
>How long have we existed, to the best of our memory?
>Do we know if the mansion is guarded at the back?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 12, 2020, 07:20:44 AM
>As far as your memory goes, you've been alive and kicking before you had legs to kick. Time is odd for concepts of nature, but if you had to put it how a human would understand, you'd say you came into being around when Gensokyo became a thing. Maybe a handful of hundred years?

>The mansion isn't, but that gate guard is good. She's been able to intercept almost everything that tries to sneak into the mansion.

>Almost.

>Speaking of, it looks like the Black White one is coming in. If she's going to blast her way in, it might be the best time to get inside.

>...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Branneg Xy on September 12, 2020, 06:32:39 PM
>As far as your memory goes, you've been alive and kicking before you had legs to kick. Time is odd for concepts of nature, but if you had to put it how a human would understand, you'd say you came into being around when Gensokyo became a thing. Maybe a handful of hundred years?

>The mansion isn't, but that gate guard is good. She's been able to intercept almost everything that tries to sneak into the mansion.

>Almost.

>Speaking of, it looks like the Black White one is coming in. If she's going to blast her way in, it might be the best time to get inside.

>...

> If they are keeping each other busy, silently go aroound and try to sneak from the back-entrance.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 12, 2020, 08:35:28 PM
>It looks like they may just be keeping each other busy there. The black-white has stopped and is doing the normal banter back and forth, something about coming in for a visit, and books. You never paid much attention to what people say before they get into a brawl. No one expects a fairy to run up and deck them while they're monologuing.

>Operation Metal Fairy is a go. From where you were sitting, it was easy to slip behind some trees and out of sight of the gates. Though the wall itself is a bit of a challenge, it doesn't really account for flight. One thing you've learned over the years is that the Gate guard is REALLY good at sensing flying things...if they go too high. There's a sweet spot, just barely above the wrought iron fencing that makes up the top of the wall.

>Slipping through there requires tucking in your wings and diving in, leading to an unceremonious crash landing into what seems like an empty flower bed. The place is yours! Up yours Gate Guard!

[ ]Let's check out the gardens, they look great!
[ ] I've always been curious about what it looked like inside.
 > [ ] Sneak in from on high, like that big tower.
 > [ ] Sneak in from down low, like the windows.
[ ] ...

I'mma start including options, just because I feel a little more comfortable with offering ideas. The write-in option is still around, if you want to take it.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 12, 2020, 10:50:38 PM
//Huh, honestly didn't expect the vote format common on Spacebattles and Sufficient Velocity to show up here, especially considering how few active people are in this subforum at any given time.

[X] Let's check out the gardens, they look great!

//Since we already seem to be in the garden area judging from where we crashed, might as well check out our surroundings before infiltrating deeper.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 12:10:50 AM
I actually come from THP, but find their standards a little too much. I have nothing against them, but I just don't feel like I could keep up that level of quality while writing the story I want to write. I would be doing a CYOA, but the quest style does kinda agree with me a little more than I thought!

> Gardens it is! They really are beautiful, and well maintained. You take about half an hour taking int he sights of the flowers, all arranged into a bunch of different patterns and the like. Someone took a lot of time and effort to make each one look better than the last. There's even a little maze, which you accidentally walked into by following the beds of roses. If you were maybe three feet taller, you could probably jump and see over the edges, but that might lead to falling into the rosebed that makes the walls of the maze, and that just sounds painful.

> You could get used to walking around like this though. Feels almost like you're one of those ninjas you hear the kids in the village talk about. Sneaking around, laying traps, that would be cool! Whoever heard of a ninja fairy anyway? No one! No one would expect it!

>Wait, didn't you just come from here? You coulda sworn that you hadn't walked through this cross before.

>Two hours after entering the garden, you may, just maybe, have gotten lost.

>Maybe.

> Never fear, you have a few ideas of how to get out of this without having to take off your shoe and figure out how to prepare it to be edible. If you can. Are those human's 'nukies' edible? What are the even...wait, not the point. Ideas! Right!

>Ideas of getting the hell out of this twisted rose maze of pain and suffering!
[ ] Run through the wall. They all can't stop me!
[ ] Sit down and cry. Someone may find you.
[ ] Run like a madman. You have to find a way out eventually!
[ ] ...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 12:20:27 AM
//THP?

[X] Realize how silly we are for thinking about how our height and possibly falling onto the rose bed from jumping is an actual issue considering that we can fly.
-[X] Hover just enough to peek over the roses and find our bearings, and use that to navigate towards an edge.
--[X] Actually, if we think we can manage it: just fly over the maze entirely, it's not like it's taller than the actual wall surrounding the mansion, so it shouldn't attract the gatekeeper if we do so.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 12:49:10 AM
Touhou-project.com

> Being a fairy, logic doesn't come to you often. Exactly how often, is maybe every three or four hours. Exactly why it took you this long till you got the idea of going out and actually using your natural wings to get above the rose beds. Taking a moment to bounce on your feet, you walk down the longest straight line you can find to prep for take off.

> It takes a good run to build up enough speed before you take to the air and run right into a fairy maid who had been obviously shirking her duties by....uh... running into you. Yeah, that makes sense.

>She seemed as surprised as I did to run into someone, especially when she held the book she had in her hands over her face like she was trying to keep anyone from seeing it. "I wasn't sleeping in the maze again, I swear! Please don't tell Sakuya!" She cried, starting to blubber and sob like she knew what she was doing was wrong.

>It...it's actually kinda sad.

[ ] You didn't see me, I didn't see you.
[ ] Stand up straight, hold your head high!
[ ] I'll... just be going to the mansion proper. KayThanksBye.
[ ] ...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 12:56:12 AM
//Assuming no write-in this time?
//Also is the second option an action applying to us, or is that supposed to be dialogue?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 12:59:02 AM
(Whoops, my bad. All three are dialogue, and honestly, I'm just using this as a 'hey see what I can do' intro, and to have some fun with it. The plan is to make this a short, then do a longer one later.)
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 01:09:05 AM
[X] You didn't see me, I didn't see you.
-[X] Try to calm her down first, though. Assure her that we're not gonna squeal on her.
--[X] When all that is done: "I'm Jack by the way, what's your name?"
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 02:03:06 AM
> You let her talk for a minute to get all the excuses and blubbering out. It was both a little pathetic and a little endearing. You're pretty sure that she would have kept going and maybe would have forgotten all of this if you had left, but you're just not that kinda guy.

> "Hey hey, it's ok You didn't see me here, and I didn't see you, yeah?" You said and put a hand on her arm gently, showing her that you're not a threat to her. She took the book down and sniffled, wiping away a tear. "I'd be in as much trouble as you, so you don't have to worry about that."

> "R-Really?"

> "Really." You say with a smile, trying to disarm her with your natural charm. It seems to work well enough that she puts the book down on her dress and gives a little bow in the air. "So, what's your name? I'm Jack."

> "I'm Dia. A-Are you a guest, or did you get lost?"  She asked.

> Uh oh.

[ ] Guest (Lie)
[ ] Lost (Also Lie)
[ ] Metal Gear Fairy (Truth)
[ ] ...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 02:29:56 AM
[X] Metal Gear Fairy
-[X] "Like I said I'd get in as much trouble as you if I told anyone. Perhaps worse since I'm technically not supposed to be here... Ehehe..."
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 03:14:41 AM
Wanna know what sucks? A quiz where 49/50 answers to the quiz is A. The other one was a SINGLE B. Psych Professors suck.

> "Neither." You say with confidence that makes this almost seem like it was your plan. "I'm Jack Mastadon, and I'm here to infiltrate the mansion and discover it's secrets." You say, trying to make it sound like you were like one fo those spies you heard of in those stories the humans tell each other around the fire. "You can't tell anyone I'm here or we'll both be in a lot of trouble. Me more so, since I'm...not really supposed to be here. Ehehe..."

> "O-Oh no!" She yelped, looking a bit scared at this...and also a bit excited? Interesting. "W-What does that mean?"

> "It means I need your help to get inside." You say, looking her directly in the eyes, trying to convince her of my full sincerity.

> "Ok!" She said cheerfully and showed me to a back door.

> Well, that was interesting. and I'm inside now!

> "What do we do now?" Dia asked hopefully.

[ ] Let's raid the kitchen!
[ ] To the bedrooms!
[ ] Prank the mistress!
[ ] To the basement!
[ ] ...


> [ ] With Dia
> [ ] Without Dia
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 03:23:06 AM
Wanna know what sucks? A quiz where 49/50 answers to the quiz is A. The other one was a SINGLE B. Psych Professors suck.
//lol employing psychological warfare on students.

[X] Ask Dia what the easiest interesting place to get to without being spotted would be. She works here so she should have some knowledge, right?
-[X] Let Dia decide whether or not she wants to come with us. She has no obligation to continue helping us, after all, plus she already voiced her concerns about getting in trouble.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 04:14:54 AM
> "So, where would I be least likely to be spotted if I wanted to look around?"

> "Uh..." She mumbled, putting a hand to her chin and rubbing it gently. "The best place would be in the basement! No one would look for someone down there!" She said, looking happy as a clam. What even was a clam? You're pretty sure you met a clam youkai once, but you have no idea what a clam actually is. They didn't seem that happy...

> Oh right. Infiltrating the mansion. Stay on task.

> "Alright, I'm going to head down there. Are you going to come with? You're kinda my partner in crime at this point." You offer her the chance to come with you, but she shakes her head, shoulder-length hair fanning out as she did.

> "We're not allowed down there for some reason, but I can show you to the door!" She said, starting down the hall and taking the first left every time we came to a cross in the hall. It makes your head spin after a few times of going in a circle before you both came to a heavy stone door, marked with runes and some symbols I didn't recognize. I waved to Dia as she opened the door for me, and she waved back as the light of the hall winked out from the door shut.

> "If you come back out, I'll treat you to tea Jack!" You hear her say outside the door, before hearing the faintest of footsteps leading away.

> Well, you're alone, it's kinda dark, but this place is HUGE. You think you could fly for hours, and still not find another way out, if there even was another way out.

> Huh, what's that noise? Sounds like a crystal wind chime.

[ ] ... What do?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 05:20:39 AM
[X] "Uh... Hello...? Anyone there...?"
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 05:56:03 AM
> "Uh...Hello?" You call out, the darkness seeming to come closer as if it was greeting you. It almost beckoned you, the stifling air of the mansion's cellar seeming to grow warmer as you start walking into the darkness.  "Anyone there?" You ask, getting no response other than a rush of wind and the creeping feeling that I have made a grave mistake.

> Walking deeper into the darkness, you have to jump a few times, chunks of rocks and different broken toys littering the floor every few feet. They seemed to have been tossed haphazardly or dropped wherever they had been broken. A few looked interesting, but it was hard to tell what anything really was, each one being as burnt or snapped somewhere near the middle.

> "Huh, From how Dia talked about down here I would have thought it was danger-"

> "Hi!" Blonde girl. Crystal wings. Sharp fangs. Slavic squat. Manic Smile.

[ ] panic
[ ] Panic
[ ] PANIC
[ ] PANIC!!!
[ ] FOR THE LOVE OF CIRNO PANIC!

To anyone reading, but not commenting, I will try to put together different ideas if people post them. More votes feed my soul, and honestly, it's nice to have more people talking.

And the option is for degree of panic. Panic is inevitable.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 06:44:08 AM
and honestly, it's nice to have more people talking.
//Indeed, it's quite lonely to be the only player aside from the GM. Especially in a vote based format...

[X] panic
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 13, 2020, 06:22:37 PM
>Panic welled in my throat, the same white knuckle terror that a small animal gets when confronted with a preditor. Fairies tend to be the lower rungs of the food chain, with almost everything happy to rip them apart.

> You're a bit better than most at holding the panic down, though the girl seemed to notice something was off, either from your face or the stiff posture you adopted.

> "You're not supposed to be here." She said casually, standing up and looking down at you, her hair down and loose around her shoulders. She shook it out and walked around you, looking like she was sizing up a piece of meat. "A fairy maid you are not." She said it like it was a matter of the weather.

> "I-I'm not." I gulped, trying to remove the lump in my throat. It wasn't working all that well, with the constant circling of the blonde vampire wasn't helping.

> "Why would a fairy like you come down here? Looking for the monster in the basement?" She asked, her tone still as casual as if talking about the weather.

[ ] I'm a fairy of action and heard of a maiden was trapped here
[ ] Yeah, I'm here for the monster. Is that you?
[ ] Oktimetogonicemeetingyoubye!
[ ] ...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 13, 2020, 11:47:54 PM
[X] "...There's a monster down here?"
-[X] Look around as calm as we can because we're totally not scared of the thought. Totally.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 14, 2020, 01:51:28 AM
> "There's a monster down here?" You ask, feigning ignorance as best you can before looking around like you had heard something. "I didn't know there was a monster down here. Have you seen them? Have you fought them?" You ask, stepping closer to her and looking behind her, Still swallowing the feeling of utter, all-consuming terror.

> She seemed to take this with a level of confusion equal to your terror. Her eyes darted back and forth, doing mental math at what you were saying. She mumbled a few things under her breath before something seemed to click in her brain. "Y-You don't know who I am?"

> "Not a clue." You say, not lying exactly. You'd heard tales of the girl in the basement of the mansion, but not much more than she was dangerous and lightly insane.

> "O-Oh... Um...D-Do you want to play a game? I-I haven't had someone down here for a long time." She said, almost bashful now. Huh, she didn't seem as dangerous anymore. Those stories musta been mean rumors!

[ ] Sure!
> [ ] Suggest a game

[ ] I think I should be going.
[ ] ...
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 14, 2020, 02:07:42 AM
//Hmm... trying to think of a game that wouldn't encourage brutal murder... Would any lurkers have any suggestions/like to jump in?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 14, 2020, 03:46:32 AM
//Shiritori should be a non-murdery game.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 14, 2020, 04:46:36 AM
//Shiritori should be a non-murdery game.
//Shiriwhatnow?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: O4rfish on September 14, 2020, 04:24:32 PM
//It's a Japanese game. In English, one person says a word (such as Bird) and the next person has to say a word starting with the last letter (D, so could be Dancing). You play until someone can't think of a word or says a wrong word. Usually there's additional rules such as you can't say a word already said, or you can't say a word ending in X.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Branneg Xy on September 14, 2020, 07:06:58 PM
// If at all possibile, this is an attempt to not make Flandre feel Bored or Imposed Upon halway-through, with herself then quite possibly "forcing for an amusement relief with avmore exciting/rough/dangerous usual-ish Game", since her preferences and some of her character were considered at all //

>[X ] Sure!

>[ X] First ask her to tell and  describe you her gaming preferences...

> [ X]... then Suggest to combine the least dangerous and rough one, but if there is none forego the combination,with    " Shiritori/Word Association"
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 14, 2020, 07:26:59 PM
[X] Sure!
-[X] shiratori
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 15, 2020, 11:47:13 PM
Sorry about no update yesterday. Got blindsided by a Dnd game I forgot about. No write-in this time, as this is the penultimate update for this quest! Yay~!

> [X] Sure!

>"Sure! What kind of games do you have down here?" You ask, cheerfully tossing your hands up in excitement. Her eyes light up for a moment. She then puts her head down for a moment and thinks, running off into the darkness as she said something along the lines of 'stay there.' I danced on my heels for a moment while the crashing and banging of someone digging through a toy chest full of stuff.

>After a while, she came back, looking disappointed, almost on the verge of tears. "I-It...um, it's all broken." She sniffled, pulling at the strings of your heart. In a moment of fairy brilliance, and not wanting to see a nice girl cry, an idea came to your head.

>"Let's try Shiritori!" You should, snapping her out of her tears with a little yelp of surprise.

>"Shiritori?" She asked, tilting her head and blinking.

>"Yeah, you use the last letter of what I say and come up with a new word. Like, if I say lemon, you say Normal, and I say leg, and you say latter." You explain, her face brightening up.

>"That...sounds fun!" She said and jumped in place gently. "Apple!"

> "Earth!"

>"Human!"

> And the game went on. The points nearing the end was something near 2- 37 as Flandre picked up the game. Not like you expected to win, Fairies have nothing on the immortal vampires. You keep playing until Flandre starts slurring her words in exhaustion, and one yawn from her ended up creating a chain leading to you both falling asleep on one of the huge bears that served as some kinda napping bed.

>Waking up in a strange place is always a scary situation, at least until your brain recovers enough to inform you of what happened last night. Looking around, you find...

[ ] A cross gate guard
[ ] A kind maid
[ ] A scary vampire
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 16, 2020, 10:26:05 AM
//Hmm... I'm torn between Kind Maid and Scary Vampire

//Former is probably Dia or a fairy maid, considering Sakuya might not take kindly to intrusion. Though if it is Sakuya then "kind" might make it the least deadly option.

//Latter is either Remi wondering why we're in bed with her sister or Flan acting scary again. Either way I want to continue befriending Flan so if we keep going down that path it's only natural we inevitably meet the big sis...

//....

//Ah, what the hell. At least fairies can't permadie if it is Remi and things go south.

[X] A scary vampire
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Branneg Xy on September 16, 2020, 11:36:40 PM
> [X] a scary Vampire
// Ahahah ,oooh THOSE (spoilers and replies) DO confirm it really is the styles&goings from ( THP )https ://www.touhou-project.com/
from  ,talking as A Non-Directly Story Related one like a simple visitor/external "!anon ":point: :power: :cirnotan:;
That name tag and the related styles and nuances from """Regulars and Enthusiasts"""(!Named !Writefag in that www.thp.com's colorful lingo  ) from the now average-ish active(only SFW/Safe for the /*stories boards and related / *THP BOARD Communications /for "non-stories communications", like /blue/Truly Count)//

// Quite Likely they are , quoting and referencing ,Mostly agreeing  " //  Consideration Reply " by...
//Hmm... I'm torn between Kind Maid and Scary Vampire

//Former is probably Dia or a fairy maid, considering Sakuya might not take kindly to intrusion. Though if it is Sakuya then "kind" might make it the least deadly option.

//Latter is either Remi wondering why we're in bed with her sister or Flan acting scary again. Either way I want to continue befriending Flan so if we keep going down that path it's only natural we inevitably meet the big sis...

//....

//Ah, what the hell. At least fairies can't permadie if it is Remi and things go south.

[X] A scary vampire
// ...it is the Start of Eventualities :"scary" Remilia , "kind" Sakuya and "cross" Meiling
> [X] a scary Vampire
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 20, 2020, 04:39:23 AM
[X] A scary vampire
Looks like it's scary vampire! Thank you all for reading, and enjoy this final Update!
Sorry for the delay, I had to help move some furniture over the last few days.
....Did I have a stroke?

[X] Scary vampire

> As you rub the sleep from your eyes, it takes you a few blinks to come to terms with where you woke up and what exactly was going on around you. After sleeping on the ground for so many years, sleeping on something like a bed for the first time is almost heavenly. This giant bear is fantastic.

> "Are you enjoying my sister's napping bed?" A voice said, cutting through the haze of waking up enough to force you to roll over and look over to the source.

> "It is very comfy for someone who has never had a bed in their life. I may just get back to napping on it." You say, rolling back over and closing your eyes until a thought crossed your mind. You jump up, looking to the girl, almost the same size as Flandre, but primarily wearing a lightly colored dress. "Uhhhhhhh." You say intelligently.

> " Oh, don't mind me. I'm just curious about what a fairy like yourself is doing inside my mansion, sleeping in the same bed as my sister. Yet, you still have your life, and have not regenerated on the premise." She said, tapping her pale cheek with a long nail to emphasize each point. "You either have the luck of the devil himself or know something I do not. To find out which, I invite you to eat with me tonight." She said, turning and walking away before you had a chance to say anything else to her.

> "Uh....ok. Wait, what?" You ask, blinking and rolling off the bed, rushing after the taller woman. She didn't seem to say anything else, walking with the purpose and charisma of a leader that you almost want to follow to the earth's ends. It's an odd feeling you have to admit, especially with the fairies' free nature.

> "I invited you to dine with me, Fairy boy. My maid will clean you up, and we shall dine while we discuss how you're trespassing upon my home will be dealt with, and what exactly you did with my sister last night." She said, then blinked for a moment.  She looked like she considered saying something else, but shook her head before continuing. "You seem to be the first stranger not to be destroyed utterly when you come into contact with her outside a setup meeting, and that marks a major milestone of her development after her unfortunate...accident."

> You find yourself listening intently as you both walk, almost missing when you passed through the stone doors you had come into the basement with. The next few moments flashed through faster than anything has in your life. There was a flash of silver hair, then you find yourself dumped into a bucket of warm water, sans clothing. Your yelping only leads you to get a mouthful of water, leaving you coughing and sputtering as the room became a blur of activity.

> In truth, you are unsure what happened, since everything seemed to move without concern or care for your wants. You were scrubbed, washed, dried, dressed, and manhandled into a chair before you even had a chance to ask who was doing it or what they were doing to you. "What..." was the only thing you could say as you are pushed into a dining table, food in front of you.

> "Apologies, but it tends to be better for the new help if they are taken through the wringer on the first day." Remillia said, idly swirling a glass of red liquid in one hand as she stared out to the moon.

> "Wha...wait...new help?" you ask, then look down tot he freshly made butler's outfit that had replaced your clothing. They had thankfully left the bandana that had become your most identifying feature out in the forest. "Are...Are you hiring me?"

>"Yes." She said matter-of-factly. "Let me put this plainly for you. My sister was injured years ago, long before we came here. Outside of those of the mansion, and those who have met Flandre multiple times, you are the only one who has survived a surprise meeting with her. That kind of luck, or that kind of skill, is rare enough that I refuse to let it go. So I offer you a place to sleep, clothing, and food, and in exchange, you will help me allow my sister to heal. You will find you don't have much choice int he matter, but given your fey's long life, I doubt you'll consider a few years of work to be unacceptable. So eat, and we'll discuss tomorrow your new job."

> You blink, as it takes your brain a minute to process the entirety of what you were just told. This was not what you expected when you snuck into the mansion this morning, but would it really be that bad? A nice bed to sleep in, no need to worry what you'd be eating for the next day, and a bunch of other fairies to hang out with? "Uh...Sure I guess. I mean, she was nice enough, I wouldn't mind helping your sister out for a while."

> "Excellent. Eat my guest." She said and started to drink from her glass.

>And thus, a fairy's quest came to an end with employment by the devil.

Achievement Unlocked:
Solid Fairy: Snuck into the mansion undetected.
A fairy I be: Get lost in the gardens.
Bonnie to my Clyde: Gain a partner in crime.
Even the thorniest bush has roses: Befriend Flandre.
Dog of the Devil: Gain employment.

Thank you all for reading and voting, once again. If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them in the thread while preparing for the next story that I want to write. Since the next story will likely be in the same continuity as this one, I'll refrain from answering anything that could be found from visiting in the future stories.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 20, 2020, 05:13:55 AM
//That was a nice quest, though admittedly disappointingly short.

Did I have a stroke?
Not trying to sound mean to Branneg, but I do know how you feel. I do believe English isn't his first language. Though admittedly he does try to make an effort to be understandable at least, but sometimes you do get stuff like that.

(Just in case, if you're reading this Branneg, please don't take offense. I reiterate that I'm not trying to sound mean at all.)

Fairy boy.
//Wait. We were a guy this whole time???
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 20, 2020, 05:23:19 AM
//Wait. We were a guy this whole time???

Didn't mean offense either. I just had no idea what I was reading and legit thought I had a stroke.

And yes, we were a dude the whole time.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 20, 2020, 05:30:11 AM
And yes, we were a dude the whole time.
//Huh. You don't see that everyday considering this is a setting with an improbably female cast and that male fairies in any setting tend to be a rarity.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Branneg Xy on September 20, 2020, 11:15:32 PM
//Forgive me,and also thanks for the correction, It is not my intention to make others confused(or "make them have a stroke") //

//Yes my Mother Language and Country is ITAly(may be freely checked on my profile here and through my profile here) //

// It is simply to that at the time,and also at others, I had crammed too many details and references in my reply and afterwards,sadly,I had forgot to "polish it"...//

//...so ,if interested,whatever part is confusing/obscure can be always quoted or described to me and I will gladly explain it better or ,if only ia bit interested (though the "previous approach"is nest for everyone involved only) read the clear parts without asking or even just browse the links if they are present //

// Q&A (thank you :extend:)  Time ! //

// What would have happened to / Where would have Jack ended to if the choices for '" Sneak into the Inner Building " instead of the one "Curious For the  Garden " were taken? What were the others(Accepted Write-ins)  "Feasible Options to Start Checking-Out The Mansion"/

//Could the potential interactions with Dia have been substantial,not just some more eventual bits?
Did Dia keep her little promose with Jack and are they becoming friends as"co-workers"?//

//...Was it possible to make the "Mansion Exploration" last much longer than this(was this a "Good Shortcut End"?)or this lenght is about right as you meant //
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Evil_Nazgul0616 on September 20, 2020, 11:43:17 PM
>Was the "Kind maid" option Sakuya or Dia?
>What would of happened in the Meiling ending?
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Unedited Bear on September 21, 2020, 12:07:06 AM
// What would have happened to / Where would have Jack ended to if the choices for '" Sneak into the Inner Building " instead of the one "Curious For the  Garden " were taken? What were the others(Accepted Write-ins)  "Feasible Options to Start Checking-Outthe Mansion"/

//Could the potential interactions with Dia have been substantially,not just by eventual bits?
Did Dia keep her little promose with Jack and are they becoming friends as"co-workers"?//

//...Was it possible to make the "Mansion Exploration" last much longer than this(was this a "Good Shortcut End"?)or this lenght is about right as you meant //

In order, if you had tried to sneak in, you would have had a much bigger chance of being spotted, either by Sakuya, who would have escorted you out after a cup of tea, or by fairy maids, who would be easy to convince you're new help and just joined up without a uniform. It happens occasionally. As for write-ins, I just kinda rolled with whatever people said in this one. The next one is likely to be a bit more structured, though write-ins will be offered occasionally.

Had you chosen to stick around and look around the mansion, you likely would have had a whole different adventure. If you tried to convince Dia to come with you, She likely would have angered Flandre, since the only reason Jack didn't anger her is that he didn't know her reputation before going in. Flandre picks up on that stuff, and it makes her angry, though she didn't quite understand that the anger is just her lashing out about the situation. Jack may help with this revelation. Dia does indeed keep her promise to Jack, and the two can often be seen having tea int eh gardens, outside of the mase of course.

As for how long the arc was, this is about where I expected it to be, though some options would have had paths of slightly longer or shorter lengths. This was mostly to get my feet wet anyway.

>Was the "Kind maid" option Sakuya or Dia?
>What would of happened in the Meiling ending?

It woulda been Sakuya, who would have offered him the same job, with 90% less manhandling. Meiling would have grabbed him, and all but tossed him out on his ass, then had to go back and find him, apologize, and bring him back to be hired. Picking a game that was non-dangerous, pretty fair, and engaged Flandre to think pretty much put you guys on the track to hiring from when you got there. You treated her like a person, and thus, she responded like a person, instead of a monster.
Title: Re: Fairy Quest (Finished! Q&A Open.)
Post by: Branneg Xy on September 25, 2020, 02:49:28 PM
In order, if you had tried to sneak in, you would have had a much bigger chance of being spotted, either by Sakuya, who would have escorted you out after a cup of tea, or by fairy maids, who would be easy to convince you're new help and just joined up without a uniform. It happens occasionally. As for write-ins, I just kinda rolled with whatever people said in this one. The next one is likely to be a bit more structured, though write-ins will be offered occasionally.

Had you chosen to stick around and look around the mansion, you likely would have had a whole different adventure. If you tried to convince Dia to come with you, She likely would have angered Flandre, since the only reason Jack didn't anger her is that he didn't know her reputation before going in. Flandre picks up on that stuff, and it makes her angry, though she didn't quite understand that the anger is just her lashing out about the situation. Jack may help with this revelation. Dia does indeed keep her promise to Jack, and the two can often be seen having tea int eh gardens, outside of the mase of course.

As for how long the arc was, this is about where I expected it to be, though some options would have had paths of slightly longer or shorter lengths. This was mostly to get my feet wet anyway.

It woulda been Sakuya, who would have offered him the same job, with 90% less manhandling. Meiling would have grabbed him, and all but tossed him out on his ass, then had to go back and find him, apologize, and bring him back to be hired. Picking a game that was non-dangerous, pretty fair, and engaged Flandre to think pretty much put you guys on the track to hiring from when you got there. You treated her like a person, and thus, she responded like a person, instead of a monster.

>Does each different "hidden" choice between"Sakuya,Meiling and Remilia" have a  Variation in Jack's Standing ,or Relatedwith the Mansion Residents and maybe even between the Mansion Residents?

> May you reveal us the Complete List of Achievements?

> Thanks and see you ,and you all,intothe Next CYOA (Hoping with even more player and activity though not turning exhausting/flooding/abandoning ...after seeing several "bad  turnings of story activity" on " touhou-project/THP" as a "guest"(or a "Lurking/View-Only Anon")