Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 3

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"That's a lot of passenger cars. Do you use coal or wood?"

>Follow the path Sanae pointed out

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Do you not carry notepads with you?"

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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.)

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Can we see without our head

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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?"

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Actually, that's a good question. When did this split happen?"

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Yeah."
> Look to Shingyoku.
> "Can you get me to where Dai is?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Yeah."
> Look to Shingyoku.
> "Can you get me to where Dai is?"

Aya:

> "Just you?" The Oni asks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Oh, uh, I assumed everyone inside me would just naturally come along for the ride..."

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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?"

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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?"

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Who has she beaten so far?"

[Neovereign]

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?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Look shocked, with a mild bit of irritation.
> "Wait, she beat Yorihime? How'd she even track her down?"

[Neovereign]

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."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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."

[Neovereign]

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.
>_
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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."

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> How exactly are we fast? Are we simply a sprinter, or could we, say, vibrate really quickly in place?

[Neovereign]

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.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

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?"