Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 4

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Does it look like our fire hurt Remilia

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Crawl all the way to Piece, then.
> "Is the moon why it's freakin' freezing all of a sudden?"

Seki
>Does it look like our fire hurt Remilia

Eternity:

> You make your way down the path. It seems a bit bigger.
> "If it's freezing out there, I'd blame Cirno." You hear her, just past a door.

Seki:

> You can't tell. She doesn't look burnt...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Maybe, but I haven't seen her around."
> Try pulling Piece's life essence into ourselves again.
> If it still doesn't work, open the door!

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Contine with the finger

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Maybe, but I haven't seen her around."
> Try pulling Piece's life essence into ourselves again.
> If it still doesn't work, open the door!

Seki
>Contine with the finger

Eternity:

> Still nothing...
> You open the do-
> "Hey HEY!" Clownpiece shouts, as you're smacked with some paper before you can see much of this interior.
> You then feel hands on your face, keeping the paper there.
> "I-... you can't look!"

Seki:

> You thaw it fully...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Ackpth-wha?!?!?"
> Did we see any of Piece herself before we got blinded?
> Flail in surprise and an attempt to no longer have hands and paper on our face! That's not where those things go! (Flail specifically in the direction of Piece's body, possibly grabbing onto it if we feel anything unusual.)

[Philosopher]

Seki
>How does the finger look and feel
->If normal then try pushing out the fire and thaw out the mistress

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Ackpth-wha?!?!?"
> Did we see any of Piece herself before we got blinded?
> Flail in surprise and an attempt to no longer have hands and paper on our face! That's not where those things go! (Flail specifically in the direction of Piece's body, possibly grabbing onto it if we feel anything unusual.)

Eternity:

> No.
> You Flail and eventually get freed from-
> ...
> In front of you stands a woman with long, blonde hair. Her peculiar outfit, if you can even call such, only flames covering the bits that must be an outfit, makes you realize why she tried to block your vision.
> Your hand is hot... it's covering one of the flames on the woman, too her surprise...
> You feel something intense burning within you. No, Clownpiece's ability?
> Well... she beats you in changes...

Seki:

> Normal.
> You start on the rest of her.
> "H-Hey, is that safe...?" A fairy maid asks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "..."
> Gawk with our jaw as far down it will go.
> "...WHAT THE HELL, PIECE??? WHAT IS THIS?!?!?"
> Squeeze once for emphasis.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"It appears so.  Her finger is thawed now and looks normal."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "..."
> Gawk with our jaw as far down it will go.
> "...WHAT THE HELL, PIECE??? WHAT IS THIS?!?!?"
> Squeeze once for emphasis.

Seki
>"It appears so.  Her finger is thawed now and looks normal."

Eternity:

> You feel a piece of heaven within piece's hell...
> "I don't know what happened... I wasn't too worried since no one should have any reason to come down here, and maybe I'd solve it by the time i wanted to go man out." The goddess- no, Clownpiece, explains. "C-Can you let me go?"
> You hug her closer. You were hugging her?  How did her ability get stronger? You can yourself, right? No, you can control this... hopefully?

Seki:

> "Ah. Sorry for interrupting then."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> What did we do last time to keep ourselves safe from Piece's torch, back when we used its power ourselves? Try doing that again, but on her flames this time.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Continue defrosting

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> What did we do last time to keep ourselves safe from Piece's torch, back when we used its power ourselves? Try doing that again, but on her flames this time.

Seki
>Continue defrosting

Eternity:

> You try...
> "What are you-"
> Your head and face feel hot. You feel like you'll explode. You'll burst!
> But then things start to settle down. You feel a bit more cooled down. Calmed down.

Seki:

> You keep up, getting the mistress free!
> "Nngh... I'm... how is this possible?" She questions. "I feel like I'm freezing whey second... what's happening?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Take a couple of moments to center ourselves with some steady breathing. Close our eyes if it helps.
> Then have a look around, at ourselves, at Piece (without being weird about it), and at our surroundings.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Give the fairies a triumphant grin

>"Welcome back mistress.  We found everyone frozen in the carriage."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Take a couple of moments to center ourselves with some steady breathing. Close our eyes if it helps.
> Then have a look around, at ourselves, at Piece (without being weird about it), and at our surroundings.

Seki
>Give the fairies a triumphant grin

>"Welcome back mistress.  We found everyone frozen in the carriage."

Eternity:

> The flame seems less intense, but still there.
> Maybe you shouldn't stare at it...
> "Did you try to use up my torch again? I'm not even carrying it..." Piece says.
> This little hell seems very, very cozy and still sizeable. You'll have trouble leaving her to get back on track...

Seki:

> "Right... I need to find a way to stop this freezing though. I still feel it."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Is Piece taller than us? If so, how much by?
> "I...don't think it's your torch anymore, Piece. I think it's just...you, now. Or what you've got going for clothes."
> "...May I, for a moment? I think I might have an idea that would benefit both of us..."
> Gently take Piece's hand (letting go of any hug that might still be taking place).
> Then, using direct physical contact, try taking Piece's life essence into ourselves. If we're able to do so, don't stop until we get all of it or she tells us to stop.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"My fire was able to melt the ice.  Is there a way you or Patchouli could use it to warm everyone?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Is Piece taller than us? If so, how much by?
> "I...don't think it's your torch anymore, Piece. I think it's just...you, now. Or what you've got going for clothes."
> "...May I, for a moment? I think I might have an idea that would benefit both of us..."
> Gently take Piece's hand (letting go of any hug that might still be taking place).
> Then, using direct physical contact, try taking Piece's life essence into ourselves. If we're able to do so, don't stop until we get all of it or she tells us to stop.

Seki
>"My fire was able to melt the ice.  Is there a way you or Patchouli could use it to warm everyone?"

Eternity:

> She's a  bit taller. 
> You take Clownpiece's hand.
> Nothing yet. You don't seem to be doing anything.

Seki:

> "Maybe try Patchy..."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Try using our ability to manipular life essence to sort of swirl hers and ours together.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Use our fire to light some tinder and put the lit tinder in the fireplace

>Check Patchouli for books before defrosting

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Try using our ability to manipular life essence to sort of swirl hers and ours together.

Seki
>Use our fire to light some tinder and put the lit tinder in the fireplace

>Check Patchouli for books before defrosting

Eternity:

> You feel Clownpiece once again affecting you a bit... but it feels like it's helping.
> Still, you only feel two things moving under your control. Your own energy, and something else in you that's cold

Seki:

> You might the fireplace with your own fire.

> No books on her.
> "This doesn't seem much hotter than the normal fire." A fairy points out.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "...hmmmmm...it feels like it's something, but not enough..."
> "..."
> "...Please pardon me, Piece. I'm not sure if this will help, but it might, and it feels only fair anyway."
> Undress down to our undergarments.
> Then hug Piece like before and resume trying to swirl our life essences together.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "...hmmmmm...it feels like it's something, but not enough..."
> "..."
> "...Please pardon me, Piece. I'm not sure if this will help, but it might, and it feels only fair anyway."
> Undress down to our undergarments.
> Then hug Piece like before and resume trying to swirl our life essences together.

Eternity:

> "Huh?" Clownpiece questions. "Are you alright?"
> Something's happening, now. Maybe it's working? You feel hot. But it feels like... like this attempt is stuck, still. Maybe you just have to keep at it?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Yeah. I'm just trying to see what I can do with our new super-fairy abilities. Can you try hugging me back, maybe?"
> Keep trying. Hug Piece a little closer, in case that helps. Hot is a lot less bad than cold, at least!

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Yeah. I'm just trying to see what I can do with our new super-fairy abilities. Can you try hugging me back, maybe?"
> Keep trying. Hug Piece a little closer, in case that helps. Hot is a lot less bad than cold, at least!

Eternity:

> "You owe me, then." She says. Even though it's just a hug... and experiment.
> Something of Clownpiece's is moving more for you.
> And before long, you manage?
> Clownpiece is still here. There doesn't seem to be any difference with her.
> You feel warm and worked up. More... inside yourself, than the room being hot. If it wasn't for Aya needing help, you'd want to play with Clownpiece and see who changed more.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Warming up is going to make it easier to rescue Aya anyway, since flying around everywhere in the cold sucks and we don't want to do that.
> Where is Piece's life essence at present, and where is ours?
> If there is life essence inside Piece's body (be it hers, ours, or a combination of the two), try sucking it into our body, so that our body eventually has all of ours and all of hers.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Warming up is going to make it easier to rescue Aya anyway, since flying around everywhere in the cold sucks and we don't want to do that.
> Where is Piece's life essence at present, and where is ours?
> If there is life essence inside Piece's body (be it hers, ours, or a combination of the two), try sucking it into our body, so that our body eventually has all of ours and all of hers.

Eternity:

> Both in the places they should be, it seems.
> You try,  but nothing else happens...
> Though it feels like you should be able to do more, you can't seem to do anything to Clownpiece's, just yours, the cold feeling,  and what you believe is berserk life force - which you already seemed influenced by. Or maybe absorbed?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Let me know how this feels."
> Try sending a little bit of our own life force into Piece, trying to keep it tethered to us so that we can pull it back as needed.