Myon Quest - Scattered Souls

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> Pause for a moment, then shrug.
> "I'm just gonna say it. If you two are together, that's fine. We're all grown adults here, we don't need to dance around romance and pretend things aren't what they are."

Myon:

> Look around. Is anyone visible?

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> Pause for a moment, then shrug.
> "I'm just gonna say it. If you two are together, that's fine. We're all grown adults here, we don't need to dance around romance and pretend things aren't what they are."

Myon:

> Look around. Is anyone visible?

> "No one's dancing around anything?" Kogasa states, wondering what you're going on about. "We didn't do anything like that last night."
> "Was that so hard to say?" Sanae asks.
> "Oh right, I was gonna ask you if you wanted to hang out, but I guess we already did, huh?" Kogasa states, looking over at Sanae. 'That weird water person and your games distracted me the whole night though. We can still do more today right?"
> Sanae sighs.
> "I'd say yeah since you're already here, but it seems like something's going on in-"
> "What weird water person? A mermaid?" Reimu asks.

> No, your don't see any-
> Actually, there seems to be a girl in blue following you.
> On closer inspection, there's something inbetween you and her, much closer than you're comfortable with only realizing now. It's completely see-through, with the irregularity of the space past it being the only indication of its presence.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> Do we recognize her? It's not Cirno, is it?

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> Do we recognize her? It's not Cirno, is it?

> It's not. You think you've seen her around occasionally. You don't remember if she was a youkai or human, but you think she invented things or something.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Wait, what did Lady Wakasagi do?"

Myon:

> Whirl around, stop, and give the girl in blue an expectant look.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Wait, what did Lady Wakasagi do?"

Myon:

> Whirl around, stop, and give the girl in blue an expectant look.

> "No, it wasn't a mermaid." Kogasa explains. "It was a weird lookalike of the Kappa girl."
> "Nitori?"
> "Yeah, like her." Kogasa continues. "It was bothering me when I was getting ready to surprise Sanae with a danmaku duel."
> "Maybe it was just her pulling a prank on you or something, then. Doesn't seem related to our incident so far." Reimu sighs.

> You turn to face the girl, who jumps a bit in surprise, but holds her hands out as if to tell you to keep still or don't approach?
> But the invisible thing is getting awfully close to actually touching you.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> Is this girl possibly a kappa?

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> Is this girl possibly a kappa?

> The hat, backpack, and general attire seem to match what you know as the Kappa, yes.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Uh. Does this Nitori look like..."
> Describe the girl Myon is seeing.

Myon:

> Glare at the girl while pointing at the invisible thing.
> Prepare intangibility in the event it actually touches us.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Uh. Does this Nitori look like..."
> Describe the girl Myon is seeing.

Myon:

> Glare at the girl while pointing at the invisible thing.
> Prepare intangibility in the event it actually touches us.

> You describe.
> "Yep, that'd be Nitori. But I didn't see her on our way here." Reimu says.

> You point at the invisible figure, to which the girl quickly answers with arms emerging from her backpack and firing something off from a small cannon.
> The invisible thing jerks a bit to the side, revealing itself and almost causing the thing launched to hit you, though it seems like it still got hit instead.
> Now visible, the entity appears to be another of that Kappa, down to its clothes, except entirely made up of water. Theres something hovering above it's head, however, following it as it moves further away from you and the Kappa.
> The launched thing appears to have been a sponge? It doesn't look like it did much though, apart from taking out a bit of the... water thing's outfit.
> It quickly reforms its outfit as the sponge falls to the ground.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "She's with Myon at the base of the mountain. ...With a kappa made of water."

Myon:

> Pick up the sponge and charge after the water entity!

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "She's with Myon at the base of the mountain. ...With a kappa made of water."

Myon:

> Pick up the sponge and charge after the water entity!

> "Yeah, it was made of water, that's it!"
> "Anything else weird you've seen?" Reimu asks.
> "Other than that... not sure recently." Kogasa says.

> You grab the sponge and rush for the creature.
> Despite not being hindered much by the water since before your experience with Wakasagihime, your phantom half in general still seems too slow compared to the entity made of water, which dances around your attempt to reach it.
> The water from the sponge seems to squeeze out on its own, towards the water creature, who grows a tad in mass, before returning to regular size as it continues its evasion.
> "Ugh, I was so close! It's gonna get away again." The Kappa exclaims in annoyance.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Oh, they've got trouble! Be right back!"
> Dash back down the mountain toward where Myon is!

Myon:

> In our (admittedly brief) experience, were we faster in Youmu shape or Waka shape? If we were faster (or the same speed) in the Waka shape, change to that.
> Even if our movement speed isn't the greatest, we're still good with reaction speed, being a swordswoman! Reading the water entity's movements as we chase, take an opportune moment to throw the sponge at its torso.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Oh, they're got trouble! Be right back!"
> Dash back down the mountain toward where Myon is!

Myon:

> In our (admittedly brief) experience, were we faster in Youmu shape or Waka shape? If we were faster (or the same speed) in the Waka shape, change to that.
> Even if our movement speed isn't the greatest, we're still good with reaction speed, being a swordswoman! Reading the water entity's movements as we chase, take an opportune moment to throw the sponge at its torso.

> "Huh?" Reimu questions, before you rush out the shrine and down the mountain.

> You're faster in Youmu shape. Your human half should be faster than this thing, at least in bursts. Your phantom half should be too, so why aren't you?
> Maybe it's the ribbon...
> You hope your anticipation and reactions are good enough still, and fling the sponge when the time is right.
> You land a perfect hit, but without anyone to follow up with more, the water figure quickly reforms
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> When we were in Waka form, did we feel like we had any control over water? Either by default, or perhaps when using the expansion technique?

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> When we were in Waka form, did we feel like we had any control over water? Either by default, or perhaps when using the expansion technique?

> You don't believe you felt such a thing during either. You suppose at best, having the water made moving about a bit easier than now. That could also just be a demerit from being far from your human half. Then again, moving felt easier even when your human half reached the shrine and you were still giving up the water... around then, at least.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> Did we at least slow the water entity down?
> We're currently not carrying anything other than the ribbon, right?

> Keep chasing after the water entity.
> "What is this thing, Miss Kappa?! Are you pursuing your own water half?"
> Try changing our shape to Aya, just to see if that works. We possessed her for a while! ...In a manner of speaking.

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> Did we at least slow the water entity down?
> We're currently not carrying anything other than the ribbon, right?

> Keep chasing after the water entity.
> "What is this thing, Miss Kappa?! Are you pursuing your own water half?"
> Try changing our shape to Aya, just to see if that works. We possessed her for a while! ...In a manner of speaking.

> Yes.
> correct.

> "Ah, a talking ghost. Uh, I'm still not sure. Just keep it away from water. I'm thinking."
> Said figure is now trying to leave actively, rather than dance around you anymore. Thankfully, it seems like it's heading the way your human half is coming from.
> You try to take Aya's form, but but don't seem to manage.
> You realize you're at a bit of disadvantage without the sponge you've now left behind, unless you can catch it another way.

> Your human half is near enough to see the commotion now at least.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> Try cutting in front of the entity to block off its flight path.

Youmu:

> Dash for the sponge!

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> Try cutting in front of the entity to block off its flight path.

Youmu:

> Dash for the sponge!

> You try to get ahead, but with the beeline it's making, you're not very successful at being faster than it.
> It's off the ground a bit, but you wonder if it can even fly or not. It hasn't gone higher into the air than your normal floating around gets you.

> You dart for the sponge, scooping it up.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Get over here!"
> While brandishing the sponge, begin pursuing the water entity, on foot or via flight, whichever we're faster at.

Myon:

> Change from direct pursuit from positioning ourselves so that it more difficult for the water entity to escape from Youmu without running into us instead.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Get over here!"
> Begin pursuing the water entity, on foot or via flight, whichever we're faster at.

Myon:

> Change from direct pursuit from positioning ourselves so that it more difficult for the water entity to escape from Youmu without running into us instead.

> You stop and redirect yourself, something you can at least pride in if Aya's top speed is greater... hopefully she's not as good at sudden changes.
> You can quickly see the difference in speed between yourself and your phantom half, which is really weird. Nonetheless, you are already within throwing distance of the creature again, and another moment will probably get you to it if it doesn't suddenly turn or stop.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do not throw the sponge just yet. Instead, try to get Youmu up close to the water and ahead of it, on the other 'side' of it as where Myon is approaching from, and threaten it with the sponge, swinging the sponge at it if need be.

[Neovereign]

> Do not throw the sponge just yet. Instead, try to get Youmu up close to the water and ahead of it, on the other 'side' of it as where Myon is approaching from, and threaten it with the sponge, swinging the sponge at it if need be.

> Your phantom half is still having difficulty getting ahead of the creature, though your human half is able to get into position.
> It still doesn't stop, forcing you to swipe at it with the sponge.
> You take out almost half it's body, though most of it is splashed rather than absorbed by the sponge, and it uses the opening in it's body to go straight "through" you. Or rather, around, you.
> There's a sudden flash of light behind you as it does so, however.

> In your phantom half's perspective, you see a pillar of light engulf the creature, before settling down and revealing it trapped in a box of said light.
> "Hm. Maybe there's another ribbon, on Nitori, perhaps?" Reimu wonders, floating into view.
> You can see Kogasa and Sanae following along further behind her.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Oh. That works too."

Myon:

> Come to a slightly-irritated halt. How annoying our lack of speed was...
> Float over to the real kappa and give her a short bow in thanks.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Oh. That works too."

Myon:

> Come to a slightly-irritated halt. How annoying our lack of speed was...
> Float over to the real kappa and give her a short bow in thanks.

> She's quite far behind. At least your speed is still better than hers.
> "D-Did you... catch it?" The kappa questions, out of breath.

> "I don't see another ribbon on it though." Reimu says, examining the entrapped Kappa look-alike.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Myon:

> Assist the kappa in remaining upright while she recovers.

Youmu:

> "It would seem so."

[Neovereign]

Myon:

> Assist the kappa in remaining upright while she recovers.

Youmu:

> "It would seem so."

> "Looks like the original is also here, though." Reimu points out the kappa.
> "I-I'm innocent." She claims. "I don't know how this poser came up... But it's really similar to me."
> "What do we do about it, then?" Kogasa asks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Youmu:

> "Myon can hold onto it. Uh, probably."
> Look to Reimu.
> "That is safe to touch, right?"

Myon:

> Make our way to the box of light.
> Engulf it unless Reimu says it's not safe.

[Neovereign]

Youmu:

> "Myon can hold onto it. Uh, probably."
> Look to Reimu.
> "That is safe to touch, right?"

Myon:

> Make our way to the box of light.
> Engulf it unless Reimu says it's not safe.

> "I don't know about that thing, but I just made a simple barrier. It doesn't hurt to touch."

> You... don't think you can engulf the entire box of light...
>_