Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 5

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Shrug.
> "She probably always has business. Speaking of getting other people, though, I really should be getting back to that. Anyone wanna come with?"

Seki:

> "Oh. She was over there earlier...well, anyway, she's doing this."
> Create one more head, and then hold it in place resting on our chest.
> "Except, y'know, better. Since she's, uh, got a lot more support built into her."

---

Ami:

> "Er...it's something we were trying earlier. But we don't need to anymore."
> Look to Lady Iizunamaru.
> "You know how Miss Aya can just, like, swallow people? We were trying to see if I could do the same. It, uh, didn't work out."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Shrug.
> "She probably always has business. Speaking of getting other people, though, I really should be getting back to that. Anyone wanna come with?"

Seki:

> "Oh. She was over there earlier...well, anyway, she's doing this."
> Create one more head, and then hold it in place resting on our chest.
> "Except, y'know, better. Since she's, uh, got a lot more support built into her."

---

Ami:

> "Er...it's something we were trying earlier. But we don't need to anymore."
> Look to Lady Iizunamaru.
> "You know how Miss Aya can just, like, swallow people? We were trying to see if I could do the same. It, uh, didn't work out."

Aya:

> "Hm... I'd say keep a lookout for the Three Fairies of Light. If you can partner up with them, you should be able to find everyone we need in minutes." Daiyousei suggests. "They left not too long ago."

Seki:

> "Uh, I'll be fine without subjecting you to that..." Kagerou speaks.
> "I won't really have my hands full in the water like this. I wouldn't want to drown you, either." Hime glances at the rest of the lake.

Ami:

> "Right... She's been hanging around that gap youkai occasionally. Maybe that's got something to do with it."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Nod.
> "I'll keep them in mind. That mean everyone here is content to stay here, though?"

Seki:

> "It's fine. Oddly comfortable, if I'm being honest. I don't know about the drowning thing, though...I can still breathe through my other heads, after all."

---

Ami:

> "Oh. So she can't just, like, naturally do that? No wonder our attempts with me haven't been working..."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Nod.
> "I'll keep them in mind. That mean everyone here is content to stay here, though?"

Seki:

> "It's fine. Oddly comfortable, if I'm being honest. I don't know about the drowning thing, though...I can still breathe through my other heads, after all."

---

Ami:

> "Oh. So she can't just, like, naturally do that? No wonder our attempts with me haven't been working..."

Aya:

> There's nodding all around...
> "Might as well wait here instead of scatter about." Hatate says.

Seki:

> "I'm not going to test it, at least..."

Ami:

> "Yeah..."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Alright. Guess I'll find some new victims to impose myself upon~ Back in a flash."
> Take to the air, and beeline toward the Human Village.

Seki:

> "You can dunk me right now while we're all right there in relative safety."

---

Ami:

> "Honestly, I was considering asking if either of you were willing to try, since you seem less likely to kick me in the head and knock me out. But if you don't think it'll matter..."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Alright. Guess I'll find some new victims to impose myself upon~ Back in a flash."
> Take to the air, and beeline toward the Human Village.

Seki:

> "You can dunk me right now while we're all right there in relative safety."

---

Ami:

> "Honestly, I was considering asking if either of you were willing to try, since you seem less likely to kick me in the head and knock me out. But if you don't think it'll matter..."

Aya:

> You ascend and start towards the village.
> Before you get far, you can already spot the three fairies heading elsewhere away from the Lake.

Seki:

> Hime looks down at your head...
> "Doesn't feel good to think about that..."

Ami:

> "Well, if you can find that gap woman, you could probably try it. Didn't think you'd be interested in... Aya's shenanigans."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Slow down and change our flight path to pursue them.
> "Hey, you three! Where're you off to?"

Seki:

> Do we know what might happen to one of our heads if she gets dunked?

---

Ami:

> Is that green and yellow girl still here?
> "Well...I was able to get a little bit down...but I wasn't strong enough to do it on my own. It might still be possible to do it if the other person is stronger than me and forces their way in."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Slow down and change our flight path to pursue them.
> "Hey, you three! Where're you off to?"

Seki:

> Do we know what might happen to one of our heads if she gets dunked?

---

Ami:

> Is that green and yellow girl still here?
> "Well...I was able to get a little bit down...but I wasn't strong enough to do it on my own. It might still be possible to do it if the other person is stronger than me and forces their way in."

Aya:

> You head off towards the trio.
> "We're off to bring others. Then maybe or maybe not start an incident."

Seki:

> You think you should be fine... Maybe?

Ami:

> You look around...
> No one else around.
> Megumu chops your head, a bit painfully.
> "With how Gensokyo is now, we don't know if we can survive something rough like that. Don't go throwing your life away for science. Leave that to Kappa and the like. Is that how you wound up knocked out?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "You want to travel together? Or you have your own plans?"

Seki:

> "Mmm...I guess I don't really know if it would be bad or if nothing would happen..."

---

Ami:

> "Eep!"
> Duck while covering our head.
> "I-I'm not trying to die! I definitely don't want that! I just know that I can tap out if we try it and things get bad..."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "You want to travel together? Or you have your own plans?"

Seki:

> "Mmm...I guess I don't really know if it would be bad or if nothing would happen..."

---

Ami:

> "Eep!"
> Duck while covering our head.
> "I-I'm not trying to die! I definitely don't want that! I just know that I can tap out if we try it and things get bad..."

Aya:

> "Hm... As long as you don't try to look down on us."

Seki:

> "We should try it." Kagerou nods.
> "I-I said it doesn't feel that great to think about..."

Ami:

> "Doesn't seem like you managed this time..."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Wasn't planning on it. I was actually going to ask if you wanted the same ride Larva got, so that we can all go places together faster."

Seki:

> "I can try it on my own time, I suppose, so that Hime doesn't have to."

---

Ami:

> Pout.
> "I didn't expect to get kicked in the head. Now that I know that's a possibility, I will ask people to not kick me in the head when we try."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Wasn't planning on it. I was actually going to ask if you wanted the same ride Larva got, so that we can all go places together faster."

Seki:

> "I can try it on my own time, I suppose, so that Hime doesn't have to."

---

Ami:

> Pout.
> "I didn't expect to get kicked in the head. Now that I know that's a possibility, I will ask people to not kick me in the head when we try."

Aya:

> "That's demeaning." Luna complains.
> Sunny and Star cross her arms, alongside Luna...
> "We can fly just fine, so we don't need a ride. We have our own wings, after all.

Seki:

> "Is it really that bad an idea? Even if you can bring her right back up?" Kagerou looks over to Hime.
> Wakasagihime looks down at your head...
> "I... uh... I don't trust myself with this..." She places the head on the shore.
> "Huh? Trust yourself? I guess dropping it would hurt a bit..."
> "Not that..."

Ami:

> "Maybe you need-"
> "I'll take her to my room too, then." You suddenly hear a voice.
> "D-Didn't you just leave!?" Megumu jumps in annoyance and surprise, as the green haired extra eye girl starts pulling you away.
> "If you're not thinking straight, it probably means you need rest." She explains.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Shrug.
> "Then we don't need to do that. Easy enough. Where to, then?"

Seki:

> Unmake the head we have in our hands.
> "It's okay, Hime. Sorry for making you uncomfortable."

---

Ami:

> "Huh? No, I'm doing just fine, thank you!"
> Resist getting pulled to who-knows-where!

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Shrug.
> "Then we don't need to do that. Easy enough. Where to, then?"

Seki:

> Unmake the head we have in our hands.
> "It's okay, Hime. Sorry for making you uncomfortable."

---

Ami:

> "Huh? No, I'm doing just fine, thank you!"
> Resist getting pulled to who-knows-where!

Aya:

> "To... Um... Star, who's an important person?"
> "You are~" Star cheers.
> Sunny pauses, surprised at the remark.
> "I-I mean, not fairies... Anyone come to mind?"
> Star chuckles to herself.
> "Reimu is already there... What about the history teacher? Or that wanted girl." Luna considers.

Seki:

> You unmake the head you used to demonstrate.
> "Sorry. I just felt like keeping it down and watching it drown." Hime stares at the head she set down... It gives you a bit of chills.
> "H-Huh?" Kagerou questions. "Why?"
> "What? A-Ah! I didn't mean to say that out loud!" The mermaid sinks underwater some, hiding her face.

Ami:

> She feels like she has a stronger pull than you... Or is it something else?
> "Hm... If you're fine, let's have a battle! If I win, you go and rest. If you win, you can do what you wanna do." The girl suggests.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "You mean Seija? That's a good idea, last I was aware they were still having difficulty getting places. Tell you what? You three head to the Shining Needle Castle, and I'll head to the Human Village. Seija's probably sick of my face by now anyway, so that works out for everyone."

Seki:

> Well, that's...disturbing.
> But it's not like we can't just unmake them anyw-wait a minute.

Sekihead (Waka):

> Try bouncing or rolling into the lake on our own, to see if we actually need to breathe or not.

---

Ami:

> Cringe.
> "Do I have to...? I'm not very good at it..."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "You mean Seija? That's a good idea, last I was aware they were still having difficulty getting places. Tell you what? You three head to the Shining Needle Castle, and I'll head to the Human Village. Seija's probably sick of my face by now anyway, so that works out for everyone."

Seki:

> Well, that's...disturbing.
> But it's not like we can't just unmake them anyw-wait a minute.

Sekihead (Waka):

> Try bouncing or rolling into the lake on our own, to see if we actually need to breathe or not.

---

Ami:

> Cringe.
> "Do I have to...? I'm not very good at it..."

Aya:

> "Where's that?" Sunny asks.

Seki:

> You roll your head into the lake...
> ...
> Completely fine. You can suspend yourself here without sinking, as it seems you're still close enough to your body to fly...

Ami:

> "It can be uh... A battle of wits then."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Provide the trio directions to where the Shining Needle Castle was last time we were there.

Sekihead (Waka):

> Try completely submerging ourself.

---

Ami:

> "Oh, that I might actually be reasonably competitive at."

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Provide the trio directions to where the Shining Needle Castle was last time we were there.

Sekihead (Waka):

> Try completely submerging ourself.

---

Ami:

> "Oh, that I might actually be reasonably competitive at."

Aya:

> You gesture off and explain where to go...
> And the three start off.

Seki:

> You are.

Ami:

> The girl nods.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Good luck!"
> Resume beelining for the Human Village.

Seki:

> "Oh, hey, I'm doing just fine under there."

---

Ami:

> "Let's do that, then. What will it entail?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Good luck!"
> Resume beelining for the Human Village.

Seki:

> "Oh, hey, I'm doing just fine under there."

---

Ami:

> "Let's do that, then. What will it entail?"

Aya:

> You resume your flight to the village.

Seki:

> "See, no worries." Kagerou says. "Aside from if you get stuck at the bottom or something..."

Ami:

> "Let's see... I'll tell you to stay awake, and if you can resist my annoyances and fall asleep, then you win. But if you stay awake, I win."
> "That's..." Megumu frowns slightly.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Seki:

> "If that happens, I can just unmake myself."

---

Ami:

> "...Uh...Do I at least get to-"
> Blink, then frown.
> "Hey, wait, fall asleep is just what you wanted me to do originally."

[Neovereign]

Seki:

> "If that happens, I can just unmake myself."

---

Ami:

> "...Uh...Do I at least get to-"
> Blink, then frown.
> "Hey, wait, fall asleep is just what you wanted me to do originally."

Aya:

> Nothing interesting is on the way there, and you make your uneventful arrival, same as the trip...

Seki:

> "Better safe than sorry. Don't go trying crazy things out just to see if you can survive them."

Ami:

> "Okay fine, something-"
> "Are you bothering these two, Koishi?" A pink haired girl approaches from across the hall. A few Tengu watch on from further along as she approaches. She has a similar eye to the green haired one, but red instead of blue.
> "I'm just trying to help. Oh forget it, I'm in the wrong as usual. Thanks for fixing my mess again." The green haired girl's smile quickly turns into a frown, as she starts off.
> "...Miss Iizunamaru, Company, could you excuse me for a bit?" The pink haired girl requests, before heading after the green haired one, without waiting for a response.
> "Hm..." Megumu sounds as if shes considering something.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Begin heading through the village on foot, making note of who's here and what activity levels there are.

Seki:

> "Of course."

---

Ami:

> Cringe a bit.
> "...I thought that was the battle of wits...was it something I said?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Begin heading through the village on foot, making note of who's here and what activity levels there are.

Seki:

> "Of course."

---

Ami:

> Cringe a bit.
> "...I thought that was the battle of wits...was it something I said?"

Aya:

> You descend and start to travel through the village.
> No one you particularly recall yet...

Seki:

> "So Hime, what do you think of how things are changing?"
> "I don't really mind. Not much has changed for me, at least."

Ami:

> "I'm... not sure." Megumu responds.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Seki:

> "It would be nice if it did. For the better, of course."

---

Ami:

> "...Well...what should I do now, Lady Iizunamaru?"

[Neovereign]

Seki:

> "It would be nice if it did. For the better, of course."

---

Ami:

> "...Well...what should I do now, Lady Iizunamaru?"

Seki:

> "I can say that there's been fewer people coming to the lake and trying to fish." Hime says. "Though, that does start to make me realize that it's a bit lonely when even the fairies don't come around."
> "I thought you'd like the alone time. Seki and I sure do at times. No one to bother you, or make you care a lot about how you look..." Kagerou comments.

Ami:

> "I uh... Maybe we should follow them. Mention how Suzaku is supposedly resting. Yeah, we could see what she thinks of that."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Seki:

> Nod in agreement.
> How's our connection to our head that the tengu took?

---

Ami:

> Nod.
> "As you say, Lady Iizunamaru."

[Neovereign]

Seki:

> Nod in agreement.
> How's our connection to our head that the tengu took?

---

Ami:

> Nod.
> "As you say, Lady Iizunamaru."

Seki:

> She just seems to be strolling through the village?

Ami:

> Megumu leads the way... in following.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Sekihead (Aya):

> "What are you doing, anyway?"

Aya:

> "Looking for folks worth talking to. Hey, how'd that body connection thing of yours come along, if it did at all?"
> Position the head so it's on top of (and pressed lightly into) the top of just one side of our chest.

Sekihead:

> Uh...try attaching ourselves to the tengu's body and taking motor control, like before.

---

Ami:

> Follow the follower leader!

[Neovereign]

Sekihead (Aya):

> "What are you doing, anyway?"

Aya:

> "Looking for folks worth talking to. Hey, how'd that body connection thing of yours come along, if it did at all?"
> Position the head so it's on top of (and pressed lightly into) the top of just one side of our chest.

Sekihead:

> Uh...try attaching ourselves to the tengu's body and taking motor control, like before.

---

Ami:

> Follow the follower leader!

Aya:

> You set the head... somewhat stable.

Seki:

> Nothing seems to be happening...
> There isn't much big names around here either. You know that Keine girl should be here. Akyuu, Kosuzu... Yuuka, Sakuya, Youmu, and Alice even frequent the village, yet this time just seems to be dead. Sure its pretty heavily populated, but there's no one that stands out to you.

Ami:

> You keep up.
> The rest of this place is much more populated. You wonder if it's okay for all three tengu to just be... in this single place. But, it seems huge enough to hold them and then some, with a mix of animals and fairies here and there, so maybe it's alright. Though, will Lord Tenma be endebted to the owners?
> The two of you follow the other two to a bedroom.
> Suzaku is set down on the bed, and she seems to get herself comfortable.
> "You are a curious one." The pink haired girl speaks. "It's as if you're purposefully telling your body to do as something else wants. Why?"
> Suzaku just shuts her eyes.
> "So you think it'll be better to listen to them instead of making your own mistakes..." The pink haired girl puts a hand to her head in annoyance.
>_