Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 6

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Oh. ...Hey, come to think of it, don't you have, like, five girlfriends? I guess quantity counts for something too, huh."

Aya:

> Frown a bit.
> "Well damn. Though, now that I think about it, why are you here while she's wherever she is?"

Eternity:

> "You'll understand if it happens to you." Marisa responds.

Aya:

> "I'm not the boss of Hell or anything."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "When I get five girlfriends?"
> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...Sunny, Luna, and Star could make four...but who would be the fifth one then?"

---

Aya:

> "Oh, I figured you just kinda stuck yourself to her."
> Scratch our head.
> "Well, that leaves me in a bind for finding the Animal Realm."

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "When I get five girlfriends?"
> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...Sunny, Luna, and Star could make four...but who would be the fifth one then?"

---

Aya:

> "Oh, I figured you just kinda stuck yourself to her."
> Scratch our head.
> "Well, that leaves me in a bind for finding the Animal Realm."

Eternity:

> "Huh?" Sunny questions as you mention her name. "What were you saying?"

Aya:

> "If you're a close follower to Hecatia, maybe you can open a way to hell?" Daiyousei shrugs. "There's also Sekibanki here and her horses."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

AyaTernity:

> Just for clarification, where are we at present, and who else is here? (There's no need to list everyone if it would take too long.)

[Neovereign]

AyaTernity:

> Just for clarification, where are we at present, and who else is here? (There's no need to list everyone if it would take too long.)

> You are in Suzunaan, a bookstore in the Human Village. Though, more accurately, you're in Okina's backdoor realm with the most recent open doorway leading to Suzunaan.
> A few of the big shots are gone, like Reimu and Yukari, but some that seem powerful are still around. Remilia's troupe and Shinki, for example. Hatate, Momizi, and the oustide world humans are absent. It seems one group left to handle the barrier, and another broke off to look for affected areas.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Miss Marisa said five girlfriends could happen to me. You three would probably be two three and four, but I don't know who five would be."

---

Aya:

> "Oh, right, the horse thing."

Seki:

> Look up at the tengu with a expectant look.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Miss Marisa said five girlfriends could happen to me. You three would probably be two three and four, but I don't know who five would be."

---

Aya:

> "Oh, right, the horse thing."

Seki:

> Look up at the tengu with a expectant look.

Eternity:

> "We're not gonna have any girlfriends." Sunny argues.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "...Really?"
> Look mildly confused.
> "...Where else are they gonna come from, then?"

---

Aya:

> Look back to Piece.
> "Would your Master care if we just suddenly showed up near her?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "...Really?"
> Look mildly confused.
> "...Where else are they gonna come from, then?"

---

Aya:

> Look back to Piece.
> "Would your Master care if we just suddenly showed up near her?"

Eternity:

> "You clearly don't know enough, hm." Sunny turns.

Aya:

> "I... don't think you'd be a problem to her just by showing up." Clownpiece considers.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "If you've got extra info, I'm all ears!"

Aya:

> Look back at Banki.

Seki:

> Sigh.
> "What's her name again?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "If you've got extra info, I'm all ears!"

Aya:

> Look back at Banki.

Seki:

> Sigh.
> "What's her name again?"

Eternity:

> "It's the kind of thing you have to come to understand yourself to understand it properly."
> "Mm." Luna nods in agreement.

Seki:

> "Master's name is Hecatia!" Clownpiece responds.
> "Hecatia Lapislazuli." Reisen adds.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Huh. You all know more about this than I thought."

Aya:

> Give Larva a wink and a grin.
> "Don't underestimate fairies."

---

Seki:

> Say this name with the intent of locating her.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Huh. You all know more about this than I thought."

Aya:

> Give Larva a wink and a grin.
> "Don't underestimate fairies."

---

Seki:

> Say this name with the intent of locating her.

Eternity:

> "They're probably just thinking about if any guys could be a better boyfriend than Marisa would be a girlfriend, since she has her hands f-"
> "Nuh uh!" Both Sunny and Luna interrupt Star in unison.

Seki:

> You call out Hecatia's name.
> Another weird distance like with Doremy, but at least she's not moving a bunch...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "...Any guys? ...Wait, are boyfriends possible? Huh, I never considered that..."

Aya:

> "Depends on who you like. There are even some that don't necessarily fall into either category, like Lord Tenma."

Seki:

> "Talk of romance aside, I found her. Sorta."

---

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "...Any guys? ...Wait, are boyfriends possible? Huh, I never considered that..."

Aya:

> "Depends on who you like. There are even some that don't necessarily fall into either category, like Lord Tenma."

Seki:

> "Talk of romance aside, I found her. Sorta."

---

Eternity:

> "We're not telling you what we're thinking." Sunny.
> "I mean, I feel like there's not many of the girls we know that are like Marisa..." Star comments. "So I'm sure these two do as well, and that maybe it's because she's more like a guy than any girls."
> "It's nice you guys look up to me, but you can find someone that fits you better than me." Marisa advises. "An easy start would be someone you enjoy your time with. Or maybe someone you can trust."
> "We enjoy time with each other." Sunny says.
> "Even though there's bad times sometimes..." Luna continues.
> "We all trust each other, too."
> "Sticking together on good terms, even after bad times is good." Daiyousei nods.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "I guess there's Mister Shopkeeper...but I don't think I know any other guys?"

---

Aya:

> "Great! Let's go, then."

Seki:

> Sigh and head out to wherever our cart is.

Aya:

> Follow along~

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "I guess there's Mister Shopkeeper...but I don't think I know any other guys?"

---

Aya:

> "Great! Let's go, then."

Seki:

> Sigh and head out to wherever our cart is.

Aya:

> Follow along~

Eternity:

> "Maybe you should get out more." Luna says.

Seki:

> You guide Aya over to your cart.
> "Are you going to use this?" Remilia questions.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Frown.
> "It was cold!"

---

Seki:

> "That was the goal. Should I not?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Frown.
> "It was cold!"

---

Seki:

> "That was the goal. Should I not?"

Eternity:

> "Before that!" Sunny says.
> "Maybe she means it's too cold too often." Luna says.
> "You should bundle up with more clothes, then." Star reasons.

Seki:

> "She was just getting comfortable." Patchouli comments.
> "Shut up. You're free to use it, of course." Remilia snaps back, disembarking, alongside the rest of the residents residing inside.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "What other guys are there, then?"

---

Aya:

> "I won't be long, don't worry. You can have her back in just a moment."
> Hop on board.

Seki:

> Get in our driver's seat, and then head to where Hecatia is.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "What other guys are there, then?"

---

Aya:

> "I won't be long, don't worry. You can have her back in just a moment."
> Hop on board.

Seki:

> Get in our driver's seat, and then head to where Hecatia is.

Eternity:

> "You have to find them, obviously. We haven't met many yet." Luna says.
> "None that we remember, at least." Sunny follows up.

Aya:

> You board the cart, somewhat wondering how so many people fit into it.

Seki:

> You hop on and pilot your ride to wherever Hecatoa is, hoping you don't burst into flames on arrival.
> Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like you do. You do surprise the woman herself, though.
> "Eh? How did you get here?" Hecatia questions. "No one should be able to right now."
> This place doesn't look that busy. At least, with where you are now. Maybe the rest is busy?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Cross our arms.
> "Then maybe the guys are the ones that should get out more, instead of me."

---

Aya:

> Which orb is on Hecatia's head?
> Do we know the significance of Hecatia having orbs on her head?
> "We're just that good."
> Hop off the cart.
> "I'll make this quick - how can I get to the Animal Realm?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> Cross our arms.
> "Then maybe the guys are the ones that should get out more, instead of me."

---

Aya:

> Which orb is on Hecatia's head?
> Do we know the significance of Hecatia having orbs on her head?
> "We're just that good."
> Hop off the cart.
> "I'll make this quick - how can I get to the Animal Realm?"

Eternity:

> "Most territories are locked down by girls in Gensokyo." Daiypusei says. "Like the Garden of the sun. It'd be hard to find a guy outside the village I think."

Aya:

> If you recall correctly, she's donning the Hell one.
> You know it corresponds to her having 3 bodies. The others should be for Earth and... the moon, maybe? Doesn't seem as grand as Earth and Hell...
> "Animal Realm? What for?" Hecatia questions.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "...Why is that stopping them? Are they afraid of girls? Well, I can understand being afraid of one specific girl in the Garden of the Sun. But everywhere?"

---

Aya:

> "No one's told them about the happenings yet."
> Look up at the Hell orb, then back at Hecatia's face.
> "Also, out of curiousity..."
> Pull out our Banki head.
> "...what would happen if you had this on top of your head, instead of one of those orbs?"

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "...Why is that stopping them? Are they afraid of girls? Well, I can understand being afraid of one specific girl in the Garden of the Sun. But everywhere?"

---

Aya:

> "No one's told them about the happenings yet."
> Look up at the Hell orb, then back at Hecatia's face.
> "Also, out of curiousity..."
> Pull out our Banki head.
> "...what would happen if you had this on top of your head, instead of one of those orbs?"

Eternity:

> "I'm probably not the most popular person among humans either." Remilia comments.
> "Actually, if there are nonhuman guys, why haven't they shown up often?" Sunny questions.
> "Perhaps they're busy doing something in secret..." Okina adds.

Aya:

> You eye Hecatia a bit...
> "..." She puts a hand to her chin. "I'm... not sure. It's not like she represents a place... But she does seem like a capable entity. Maybe not in terms of Hell, but death. Same for that horse-driven coach, too."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> "Well, you're the expert on secrets of all of us. Maybe it's worth looking into when things settle down? It does seem weird that there apparently aren't any guys even among the well-established non-human races. Shouldn't there be a fairy guy, or a kappa guy, or a tengu guy?"

---

Aya:

> Hold out the head toward Hecatia.
> "Wanna try it?"

Seki:

> "Hey, don't go getting me possessed or body-snatched or something."

Aya:

> "Oh, I'm sure you'll be fine."

Seki:

> Frown.

[Neovereign]

Eternity:

> "Well, you're the expert on secrets of all of us. Maybe it's worth looking into when things settle down? It does seem weird that there apparently aren't any guys even among the well-established non-human races. Shouldn't there be a fairy guy, or a kappa guy, or a tengu guy?"

---

Aya:

> Hold out the head toward Hecatia.
> "Wanna try it?"

Seki:

> "Hey, don't go getting me possessed or body-snatched or something."

Aya:

> "Oh, I'm sure you'll be fine."

Seki:

> Frown.

Eternity:

> "Yeah. They never show up. They must be hiding." Sunny says. "But how are they never the target of any issues?"
> "Well, maybe they're just hidden well enough. If someone could make infinite sweets, you'd want to find them, right? But if you didn't know someone like that existed in the first place..." Luna reasons.

Aya:

> "This isn't the time to be fooling around. Surely you've heard how busy Hell is?" Hecatia crosses her arms. "However, it's my rules, so maybe a bit of fooling around could lighten the mood~ I am curious, after all." She takes the head in her hands, then swaps her Hell orb's spot atop her head with it.
> ...
> You don't think anything's happening?
> !
> Her head suddenly burst into flames!?

Seki:

> You half expected something like that to happen, if anything at all... Though the orb that was on her head before looks dim now.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Seki:

> Just to double-check - why is this happening?

[Neovereign]

Seki:

> Just to double-check - why is this happening?

Seki:

> You have no clue. You know your head, or neck... space, can burst into flames now. But you don't know why hers did from putting your head on her head.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eternity:

> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "Hidden guys in four seasons..."

---

Aya:

> Blink.
> "Uh-"

Seki:

> "Oh. I guess that makes sense."
> Try connecting our head to this god's body.