Neo Gensokyo Quest

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Anything else? Information you're willing to dispense for free, information you'd want to strike a deal over, and so on. I suppose I woiuld even be down for humoring unrelated requests you might have, as long as they don't take a lot of time or actively hinder this investigation."

[Philosopher]

Fairy-head
>Let out a tired sigh
->"Her friend, Daiyousei, is further afield."

>Do we know about Cirno?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Anything else? Information you're willing to dispense for free, information you'd want to strike a deal over, and so on. I suppose I woiuld even be down for humoring unrelated requests you might have, as long as they don't take a lot of time or actively hinder this investigation."

Fairy-head
>Let out a tired sigh
->"Her friend, Daiyousei, is further afield."

>Do we know about Cirno?

Aya:

> "Hm... how about we grant you a wish if you can fulfill an impossible request of ours? One for each you manage?"
> "Funny. You'll grant our wishes for something impossible..." Hatate friends.
> "The ace reporter has seen it firsthand. The impossible can be overcome." Seija boats. Yeah... there's a clear reason no one actively hunts this former criminal anymore.

Seki:

> Everyone knows Cirno... she may be the strongest fairy,  and a pretty strong person outside of fairies too. From what you know, you aren't sure you could beat her. She's still a fairy though, and prone to the usual lack of wisdom.
> Something feels off about her today. And this house...
> "Heh. Fools." She provokes further. "It's getting funny watching you trip about. Your abilities can't even help you find her?  Ahaha." She laughs.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "What do you have in mind?"

[Philosopher]

Seki:
>"Does anyone know how Cirno normally is?"

Fairy-head
>Examine the house

>"No need to hide your own weakness behind a veil of snark.  If you could you would to show how foolish we actually are."

>"Actually kinda nice to know you're no better than us."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "What do you have in mind?"

Seki:
>"Does anyone know how Cirno normally is?"

Fairy-head
>Examine the house

>"No need to hide your own weakness behind a veil of snark.  If you could you would to show how foolish we actually are."

>"Actually kinda nice to know you're no better than us."

Aya:

> "Alright. Let's start off easy.  Though it's fine if you can't get it. These are impossibly." Seija thinks for a bit. "A frying pan was her saving grace. And later,  butter, against a vase. Through a thundersnow, this maiden bravely flies. Show me who knows what gets wetter as it dries."
> "...A riddle in rhymes? Really?" Hatate crosses her arms.
> "Screw off. No wishes then." Seija snaps back in retort.

Seki:

> "Yea. Pretty sure everyone does." The gate guard says.
> "That ice fairy? Mhm." The kappa agrees.

> It's an igloo with ice furniture about. Though there's actual furniture here and there too.
> Cirno frowns slightly, Doing a motion with her hand.
> Snap
> You feel a rush of cold as Luna is frozen solid!
> Only to thaw out moments later.
> "Bold words for someone in freezing range." The ice fairy warns.
> ...the ice furniture laid about her house isn't furniture...
> Star might be noticing such as well?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Do we know of any significance of Nagae's shawl, beyond being a fashion statement?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Do we know of any significance of Nagae's shawl, beyond being a fashion statement?

Aya:

> Yes.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...I don't know if Nagae would appreciate either of us using her shawl as a towel."

[Philosopher]

Seki:
>"She is a fairy, right?"

Fairyhead:
>"Interesting.  You have magical strength, but do have strength of mind?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...I don't know if Nagae would appreciate either of us using her shawl as a towel."

Seki:
>"She is a fairy, right?"

Fairyhead:
>"Interesting.  You have magical strength, but do have strength of mind?"

Aya:

> "That's not it, and I said I wasn't going to do it."
> "Gee, sorry. Can't take a small comment..." Hatate frowns.
> "No need to be sour." Shinmyoumaru speaks. "How about an actual favor for a wish. Just one though. I don't want the mallet to cause more issues... And no guarantee it'll actually work."
> "It shouldn't be underserved, Shinmyoumaru..." Seija frowns.
> "I know. Hm... Find Kogasa Tatara, and bring her here."
> "What?"
> "Hey, Raiko's been trying to find more Tsukumogami. Besides, I hear she's a blacksmith, too. She could help us."

Seki:

> "A strong one, but just a fairy, yes." Meiling acknowledges.

> "Try me." Cirno speaks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Given our movement speed, how quickly can we scour the land for an individual?
> Do we know Kogasa's usual hangouts, or where she lives?
> What tsukumogami are we aware of?

[Philosopher]

Seki:
>"She is a lot more impressive than I'd expect from a fairy."

>Give a toothy grin

Fairy-head
>" What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Given our movement speed, how quickly can we scour the land for an individual?
> Do we know Kogasa's usual hangouts, or where she lives?
> What tsukumogami are we aware of?

Seki:
>"She is a lot more impressive than I'd expect from a fairy."

>Give a toothy grin

Fairy-head
>" What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?"

Aya:

> Probably a few minutes over the general land. But places that would be trickier, like underground or in forests, would take longer...
> You do not know...
> You believe you know all the known ones in Gensokyo. Those that just start issues for the sake of it and got exterminated didn't get remembered anyways.

Seki:

> "Mrr..." She frowns slightly, mouthing something. "Runs... water runs. murmurs? hm... bed. water bed. water mou-... hm..."
> "A bodyless head!" Sunny exclaims.
> "Hm... A corpse? No, a Hearse." Star considers. Wait, what the hell is a hearse, even? Does she mean horse?
> "Ugh, that was freezing..." Luna rubs her arms. "What did I do?!"
> "A river." Cirno answers.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Do we know of any association between Kogasa and the Moriyas?
> Shrug.
> "Figured it wouldn't hurt to try. Do you know where Kogasa might be, or is that part of the challenge? Oh, and all three of you might want to brace yourselves."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Seki (Fairyhead):
>"Wrong answer, it's Dullahan Night!"
>Declare that spellcard!
>What is this off feeling about Cirno exactly, can we tell anything specific?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Do we know of any association between Kogasa and the Moriyas?
> Shrug.
> "Figured it wouldn't hurt to try. Do you know where Kogasa might be, or is that part of the challenge? Oh, and all three of you might want to brace yourselves."

Seki (Fairyhead):
>"Wrong answer, it's Dullahan Night!"
>Declare that spellcard!
>What is this off feeling about Cirno exactly, can we tell anything specific?

Aya:

> You believe she hangs around Sanae a lot...
> "We don't..." The inchling says. "And why?" She looks around.

Seki:

> You declare your spell card.
> Only to realize you're not well equipped to use spell cards, given you're just a head...
> You can't put your fing... You can't quite tell.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "There's about to be a pretty strong wind. Be right back."
> Fly to the Moriya Shrine at our top speed, doing our cool come-to-a-complete-stop-instantly thing when we arrive.

[Philosopher]

Fairy-head
>Bob our head
->"A river is correct. It seems you are as clever as you are strong."

>"Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters."

>How is this fairy so strong?

//Stupid smart fairy

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Seki:
>"By 'how Cirno is' I mean how she is usually, because for some reason something seems a bit odd over there but I can't place a finger on it... Could be nothing but I just want to be sure given how things seem to be going this incident."

Seki (Fairyhead):
>Does Luna seem okay?

Seki (Aya):
>....Aya's still holding us isn't she?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "There's about to be a pretty strong wind. Be right back."
> Fly to the Moriya Shrine at our top speed, doing our cool come-to-a-complete-stop-instantly thing when we arrive.

Fairy-head
>Bob our head
->"A river is correct. It seems you are as clever as you are strong."

>"Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters."

>How is this fairy so strong?

//Stupid smart fairy

Seki:
>"By 'how Cirno is' I mean how she is usually, because for some reason something seems a bit odd over there but I can't place a finger on it... Could be nothing but I just want to be sure given how things seem to be going this incident."

Seki (Fairyhead):
>Does Luna seem okay?

Seki (Aya):
>....Aya's still holding us isn't she?

Aya:

> You get back to the grind, leaving the group behind.
> And stop on a dime at the Moriya Shrine.
> Like before, your wind displaces tons of pebbles and leaves. However, it halts near the shrine itself, as if stopped.
> Though, you notice why as you spot Kanako...
> "Aya huh? Surprised to see you here." She speaks.

Seki:

> The Tengu reporter has left you behind. She was writing in her notebook beforehand, after all...

> You have no idea how she got so strong. Maybe training?
> The others shrug in response to how she is usually.
> "Haven't seen her different before... So..." The wolf tengu responds.

> Luna seems like she'll last.
> "Get out of my house if you're just going to bother me with a bunch of questions." Cirno waves.
> "You froze her, didn't you?" Star accuses. "Unfreeze-"
> "She was whining about Gensokyo and wanting to keep the fairies safe." Cirno interrupts. "I'm the strongest, so I can just deal with the problem when they get here and actually pose a threat. She challenged me, and she lost." She gestures to the...
> You don't remember what you thought that "furniture" looked like before. But it's certainly a large block of ice with that large fairy, Daiyousei, frozen within.
> "I'll unfreeze them when they're not in my way."
>_
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Seki (Fairy):
>"Aren't you supposed to be her friend? If so, isn't freezing her and holding her prisoner going a bit overboard?"

Seki:
>"Ah, so that's what was off. It wasn't her as much as it was a piece of furniture near her. Apparently she has that Daiyousei fairy frozen captive in her house..."

[Kilgamayan]

Aya

> "Looking for Kogasa. Has she been around here?"

[Neovereign]

Seki (Fairy):
>"Aren't you supposed to be her friend? If so, isn't freezing her and holding her prisoner going a bit overboard?"

Seki:
>"Ah, so that's what was off. It wasn't her as much as it was a piece of furniture near her. Apparently she has that Daiyousei fairy frozen captive in her house..."

Aya

> "Looking for Kogasa. Has she been around here?"

Aya:

> "Kogasa? I don't quite know. She's always in and out of here, I think..."

Seki:

> "Who said we were friends? Just because we're fairies at the lake, we have to be?" Cirno questions. "She doesn't even like the way I want to handle things, and I don't really like hers."
> "Can you please unthaw her? We need her to find out what's wrong with Luna..." Star seems to regrettably ask.
> The ice sealing the big fairy begins to quickly melt, as she emerges from it with a yawn.
> "I'm fine. I was just taking a rest since the opportunity arose."
> "Huh?!" Cirno, and the three fairies of light, question in surprise.

> "Uh huh..." The kappa responds, seemingly not listening as she returns to her... game.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Is Sanae around? Maybe she's seen her recently."

[Philosopher]

Seki:
>Huh, so fairies are stronger than me.
->beat
-->We're essentially a cused human with an extending neck, right?

Fairy-head
>"OK, so - that happened."

>"Does everything feel wrong to you Daiyousei and could you check Luna?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Seki (Fairy)
>"Well that simplifies things..."
>"Are you okay by the way, Luna? I doubt being frozen is a pleasant feeling... That goes for you too, miss... Daiyousei I presume?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

Seki:
>Huh, so fairies are stronger than me.

>Do not parse this as dialogue.

//I know it's probably not meant as such anyway but still would rather not have this be something Seki says out loud.

[Philosopher]

//That was just a thought
//Soon we'll train under Meiling to fix our broken ego

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Is Sanae around? Maybe she's seen her recently."

Seki:
>Huh, so fairies are stronger than me.
->beat
-->We're essentially a cused human with an extending neck, right?

Fairy-head
>"OK, so - that happened."

>"Does everything feel wrong to you Daiyousei and could you check Luna?"

Seki (Fairy)
>"Well that simplifies things..."
>"Are you okay by the way, Luna? I doubt being frozen is a pleasant feeling... That goes for you too, miss... Daiyousei I presume?"

Aya:

> "Yep. But I believe she's still asleep."

Seki:

> You're a youkai.
> "Yes, it does. But I can't act rashly or rushed." Daiyousei answers. "...I'm fine. And Luna should be fine as well. It's just something up with the moon itself. Unless it gets destroyed or something, you'll just feel be feeling weird from what's going on."
> "That's a relief. I think..." Luna says.
> "I'm not letting you get back in my way." Cirno frowns, and you hear that snap-freeze again.
> Though this time, no one's frozen.
> "You're a strong fairy, Cirno. But I'm the Great Fairy. You can't ever compete. If you want to try and fight the culprit of this, I won't stop you, but don't bother others who are also affected negatively by it." Dai explains.
> "Huh... you two changed a bit." Star speaks.
> "Yeah, Cirno's getting much more capable and stronger very quickly." Daiyousei explains. "This incident is big, and I don't know if I can save Gensokyo. I am still just one person. Maybe I can only do damage control."
> With that, the fairy starts out of the igloo.
>_