Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 4

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Wait, is this the smart Master and her friend you mentioned earlier?"
> Smile and give the blue-haired woman and her friend a bow.
> "Hello, Piece's Master, Piece's Master's friend. I'm Eternity Larva, a fairy of growth and rebirth. I like Piece, and I'm pretty sure she likes me back since I got to see her naked, but we're still trying to figure out a lot of the details of what all that means. Oh, and if you're cold, just do this. It'll warm you right up!"
> Skitter around the blue-haired woman and latch back onto Piece with a close hug.

Seki
>"Could you move one of the others closer to the fire place?"

>"I can feel my fire in there so we might be able to use torches and the fireplaces."

Eternity:

> You bow respectfully...
> And quickly stick back to Piece.
> "No, Junko isn't here. Just me. I'm Hecatia. And Clownpiece-"
> "S-Sorry master. I was trying to be proper and act right." Piece says
> "Oh you were doing well from what I witnessed. But you should use your judgement and-"
> "So I should keep going..." piece returns her gaze to you.

Seki:

> The fairies set more of the residents beside the fireplace...
> They're starting to thaw.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Wait, does that mean we were adulting correctly? It's all so complicated..."
> Look back to Piece.
> "What next, then?"

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Grin like an idiot
>"Mistress, Patchioli, it's working!"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Wait, does that mean we were adulting correctly? It's all so complicated..."
> Look back to Piece.
> "What next, then?"

Seki
>Grin like an idiot
>"Mistress, Patchioli, it's working!"

Eternity:

> "No wait, quit this!" Hecatia speaks. "You aren't ready for that sort of thing yet. Plus we have to do something about your clothes. They shouldn't have burnt up from a little flame like this."
> "But they did."
> "Well it's certainly not hotter than hell. Something's up." Hecatia crosses her arms.

Seki:

> "We need to study how this fire is different, then." Patchouli says.
> "Uh... That would be easy to do if we still had fire to compare it to..." The fairies glance over.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Hmm...
> Can we sense this Hecatia's life essence?
> If so, try sucking it into our body like we tried with Piece.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"If we can't get another fire then it is worth noting the horses aren't frozen.  There must be something the fairies, horses, and myself have in common."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Hmm...
> Can we sense this Hecatia's life essence?
> If so, try sucking it into our body like we tried with Piece.

Seki
>"If we can't get another fire then it is worth noting the horses aren't frozen.  There must be something the fairies, horses, and myself have in common."

Eternity:

> You can, but it feels overwhelming.

Seki:

> "Maybe you were excluded?"
> "It's probably just something that excludes all fairies..." Sakuya speaks up, now thawed with the rest.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Blink.
> "...Oh yeah! Something is up! Not only is it cold as death, but I gotta rescue that tengu lady and there's no one else here other than us! Can either of you find tengu ladies real quick? I really don't want to run around aimlessly in the cold..."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Blink.
> "...Oh yeah! Something is up! Not only is it cold as death, but I gotta rescue that tengu lady and there's no one else here other than us! Can either of you find tengu ladies real quick? I really don't want to run around aimlessly in the cold..."

Eternity:

> "Tengu lady? I wonder which you're referring to if they're in need of rescuing..." Hecatia considers.
> "Are you okay, Master?"
> "Of course. It's quite the ability though. I wonder how you two are fine."
>_

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Could it be the connection with nature that protects the fae?"

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "It's Aya specifically. And I'm not fine, I'm really cold! Well, not anymore right now, since, well.."
> Squeeze Piece.
> "But I can't just drag Piece around like this everywhere I go. I even tried to combine our life essences, but hers is too strong."

[Neovereign]

Seki
>"Could it be the connection with nature that protects the fae?"

Eternity:

> "It's Aya specifically. And I'm not fine, I'm really cold! Well, not anymore right now, since, well.."
> Squeeze Piece.
> "But I can't just drag Piece around like this everywhere I go. I even tried to combine our life essences, but hers is too strong."

Seki:

> "Patchy can manipulate the seven elements. So that's a bit unlikely." Remilia says.

Eternity:

> "You're different existences though. Add you said, you're a fairy of growth and rebirth. Piece is not only a fairy of hell,  but a special follower of mine." Hecatia explains. "Ah."
> The woman vanishes...
> And reappears, with an outfit in hand?
> "It's ready. Here you go,  Piece. You can wear this." Hecatia smiles.
> It looks like the outfit she has on.
> "U-Um..."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Break the hug off so Piece can get dressed.
> "If she's a special follower of yours, does that mean we could combine our life essences if you gave your permission? Like, yes, I'm all about rebirth and growth, but I can also control life essences. Like this, if you don't mind me showing you."
> Put a hand on Hecatia's shoulder. Then try pulling Hecatia's life essence into ourselves, with the full expectation that she'll be too strong for us to actually take in.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Break the hug off so Piece can get dressed.
> "If she's a special follower of yours, does that mean we could combine our life essences if you gave your permission? Like, yes, I'm all about rebirth and growth, but I can also control life essences. Like this, if you don't mind me showing you."
> Put a hand on Hecatia's shoulder. Then try pulling Hecatia's life essence into ourselves, with the full expectation that she'll be too strong for us to actually take in.

Eternity:

> You separate again...
> You place your hand and try...
> You feel like you're trying to lift a mountain by picking up the rocky ground below.
> "I don't feel anything, so I'm not sure what you mean..." Hecatia speaks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Whoa, you're way too strong for me to move...as expected for Piece's Master. Hmm, maybe you'll feel this, then?"
> Try flowing ourselves into Hecatia's body.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Whoa, you're way too strong for me to move...as expected for Piece's Master. Hmm, maybe you'll feel this, then?"
> Try flowing ourselves into Hecatia's body.

Eternity:

> You try the opposite... but you're not even sure if you're targeting her.
> "Whatever you're trying to do, maybe you're not doing it right. When did this last actually work?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Frown.
> "Wow, today is just all sorts of dumping all over me and telling me how weak I am, isn't it. Uh, I was able to move my own essence and Piece's essence around, I just wasn't able to get her very far, and I ended up too weakened to get all of me inside her. With you, though, I can't budge you an inch, and I can't even find a landing spot for myself within you. Piece can at least vouch for my ability to move temperature energy around, since I got both of us to overheat at different times by moving that around, but that stuff's a lot easier."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Frown.
> "Wow, today is just all sorts of dumping all over me and telling me how weak I am, isn't it. Uh, I was able to move my own essence and Piece's essence around, I just wasn't able to get her very far, and I ended up too weakened to get all of me inside her. With you, though, I can't budge you an inch, and I can't even find a landing spot for myself within you. Piece can at least vouch for my ability to move temperature energy around, since I got both of us to overheat at different times by moving that around, but that stuff's a lot easier."

Eternity:

> "Hm..."
> "She also took my torches energy once." Clownpece adds.
> "Oh? Maybe it's best on objects then?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Does the fire covering Piece seem to correspond to her torch's fire, in terms of energy?
> If so, try absorbing all of the energy/essence of the fire covering Piece into ourselves.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Does the fire covering Piece seem to correspond to her torch's fire, in terms of energy?
> If so, try absorbing all of the energy/essence of the fire covering Piece into ourselves.

Eternity:

> Yes, it feels a lot like it.
> Seems like it's working. You're feeling energized and excited like earlier, but a bit more in control, even with it being much more intense. There's still more of the flame.
> Clownpiece is trying it on... the outfit isn't burning up..
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Keep absorbing Piece's fire into ourselves until we feel like we're at risk of losing control or we absorb all of it.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Keep absorbing Piece's fire into ourselves until we feel like we're at risk of losing control or we absorb all of it.

Eternity:

> You keep on,  but stop soon, as it feels like you'll explode or something.
> You feel like you can do anything, though
Can you do anything?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Is Piece's fire diminished? If so, gesture to it.
> "Yeah, just like that. And with all the energy I absorbed from Piece's fire, I feel like I could do just about anything!"

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Patchouli, could you use your magic to replicate my fire?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Is Piece's fire diminished? If so, gesture to it.
> "Yeah, just like that. And with all the energy I absorbed from Piece's fire, I feel like I could do just about anything!"

Seki
>"Patchouli, could you use your magic to replicate my fire?"

Eternity:

> A lot. Not entirely though.
> "You think you can stop this winter then?" Piece questions, finishing up. "Not saying to do so, but just asking since. You know."


Seki:

> The magician tries, creating a similar flame, but it looks and feels different.
> "No. It seems too unique. I can make something hotter and more intense, but it didn't seem like that'd help." She stops, while the group has finally finished thawing fully.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Maybe. I don't know for sure. I feel like I can do anything, but that doesn't mean I can do anything."
> "...Well, there's one easy way to find out if I'm actually different, or just feeling different."
> Latch onto Piece again, and try absorbing her life essence into our body like before. Surely we can do it this time!

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Maybe. I don't know for sure. I feel like I can do anything, but that doesn't mean I can do anything."
> "...Well, there's one easy way to find out if I'm actually different, or just feeling different."
> Latch onto Piece again, and try absorbing her life essence into our body like before. Surely we can do it this time!

Eternity:

> You hug Clownpiece and try once more.
> You do feel it moving. And though the same pulling back seems to happen, it's not doing enough to stop you.
> "Mm..." Piece complains.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> How distressed does Piece look?
> If she looks actively distressed, stop and ask: "Are you okay, Piece? Is this too much for you?"
> If she only looks mildly inconvenienced, keep pulling.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Welcome back!"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> How distressed does Piece look?
> If she looks actively distressed, stop and ask: "Are you okay, Piece? Is this too much for you?"
> If she only looks mildly inconvenienced, keep pulling.

Seki
>"Welcome back!"

Eternity:

> Kinda sick you'd say.
> "I don't feel so good." Piece responds.
> "I'd rather you don't use Clownpiece for this experiment of yours. Surely you can find someone else." Hecatia says.

Seki:

> "I thought it was cold. But that's too much. " Flan complains.
>_