Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 4

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Hold on tight, Nuke Bird."
> Floor it and get to the castle ASAP.

Aya:

> You dash to the castle, feeling even colder with your movements.
> Though you reach the castle, you're staring to feel stiff.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Land on the nearest flat surface that leads inside, so we can give our poor wings a break.
> Then try vibrating in place really quickly to hopefully warm ourselves up.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Land on the nearest flat surface that leads inside, so we can give our poor wings a break.
> Then try vibrating in place really quickly to hopefully warm ourselves up.

Aya:

> You head inside.
> The rapid movements only seem to make you colder. You can't feel your feet, yet interestingly with these movements, the floor smells like you're nearly burning it.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Guh..."
> Stop the vibrating.
> Try walking further inside. Even if we're still, we can't stop moving...that'll just make us freeze even faster...
> "Anyone here?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Guh..."
> Stop the vibrating.
> Try walking further inside. Even if we're still, we can't stop moving...that'll just make us freeze even faster...
> "Anyone here?"

Aya:

> You start inside.
> "Nnn..." Okuu speaks in distress.
> You can see Seija further ahead, sitting down, frozen.
> A few of the cheat items she has are on the ground next to her, though she appears to have something in her hands.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Does Seija appear to be actually encased in an ice block? Or is she just coated in ice?
> "Are...are you okay, Utsuho?"
> Walk over to Seija. Watch her eyes to see if they follow our movement.
> Once we're closer, check out what items are present, and what she has in her hands.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Does Seija appear to be actually encased in an ice block? Or is she just coated in ice?
> "Are...are you okay, Utsuho?"
> Walk over to Seija. Watch her eyes to see if they follow our movement.
> Once we're closer, check out what items are present, and what she has in her hands.

Aya:

> The latter.
> You examine... her gaze is fixed...
> In her hands is the Nimble Fabric, wrapped around something. It's not frozen. None of the other items are in fact.
> The gap folding umbrella. The cursed decoy doll. The substitute Jizo, and the Miracle Mallet replica.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Damnit...should've come here earlier to rescue them..."
> Tentatively touch the substitute Jizo. If it doesn't feel like it'll freeze us upon contact, pick it up and store it in our chest. Do the same with the umbrella, the doll, and the mallet replica.
> If the items feel normal, frown deeply: "...Something's not right. These objects are perfectly fine, but us living beings are getting frozen solid. What's going on...?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Damnit...should've come here earlier to rescue them..."
> Tentatively touch the substitute Jizo. If it doesn't feel like it'll freeze us upon contact, pick it up and store it in our chest. Do the same with the umbrella, the doll, and the mallet replica.
> If the items feel normal, frown deeply: "...Something's not right. These objects are perfectly fine, but us living beings are getting frozen solid. What's going on...?"

Aya:

> They are cool, but definitely not cold. Maybe the jizo a bit, but that's understandable.
> "I can't warm up... I'm gonna freeze, even with this power..." Okuu laments. She looks bigger.
> You store the cheat items.
> Your legs might be frozen now...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> do we know what Seija's items do?
> Given how the fabric is wrapped, is it possible Shinmyoumaru is hiding inside of it?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> do we know what Seija's items do?
> Given how the fabric is wrapped, is it possible Shinmyoumaru is hiding inside of it?

Aya:

> Yes.
> You believe such is an option. Otherwise, Seija would be in it herself...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Do you...think those activities from earlier would help?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Do you...think those activities from earlier would help?"

Aya:

> "There's only so much heat I can make before it's bad for people." Okuu explains.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Nrgh..."
> "...Shingyoku? Can you...help us, at all?"

[Philosopher]

Seki
>How could we listen to music?
->Do we listen to music often?

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Nrgh..."
> "...Shingyoku? Can you...help us, at all?"

Seki
>How could we listen to music?
->Do we listen to music often?

Aya:

> There's no response...

Seki:

> Singing, like Wakasagihime does, or someone with a musical instrument.
> Not often.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Crap...can anyone hear me?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Crap...can anyone hear me?"

Aya:

> "I can still hear you." Okuu says.
>  Do you still have your arms scrollable? You can't tell...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Look at our arms.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Look at our arms.

Aya:

> its getting difficult to look around, but your arms look similar to Seija's, nearly frozen.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Utsuho...duck down...into me..."
> Send the strongest distress signal and rescue request we can across the winds in every direction.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Utsuho...duck down...into me..."
> Send the strongest distress signal and rescue request we can across the winds in every direction.

Aya:

> You try to send an order for help out.
> Did you manage though? You aren't sure.  Did Okuu go in? You can't tell...
>...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> All we can do now is wait and hope...

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> All we can do now is wait and hope...

???:

> Hmm... you're pretty sure that someone's in trouble and asking for help... Not sure why you feel that, but you kinda do. Is it familiar? Do you know such a person? Aya... who was that again...?
>_

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Not very often."

[Kilgamayan]

???:

> Where are we?
> What's going on around us?

[Neovereign]

Seki
>"Not very often."

???:

> Where are we?
> What's going on around us?

Seki:

> "Mm..." She responds in acknowledgement.

???:

> You're at your home.
> Cold. Winter out of nowhere. Ugh. It's terrible. You just want to stay cooped up inside and warm. But this isn't natural, and came out of nowhere...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

???:

> Are all our doors and windows closed?
> Are the objects in our home as cold as we are?

[Neovereign]

???:

> Are all our doors and windows closed?
> Are the objects in our home as cold as we are?

???:

> Yes.
> Yes? At least the blanket you're wrapped up in is.
> Maybe you should at least find a better way to heat up...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

???:

> Do we know where this Aya is?