Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 7

[Neovereign]

> Nod to the statue.
> "You're looking for them? I am too. Do you know where their palace is? I wouldn't be surprised if Mayumi..."
> Gesture to Mayumi's statue.
> "...is sunk down there, at the very least. I can try to retrieve her if she is."

> You gesture to the Mayumi statue.
> The statue nods and closes both hands, starting for another part of the ship.
> The other statues all lower their weapons?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look to Saki.
> "I do intend to at least get to dive down there, so you should probably make up your mind if you want to stay here on the enemy deck, wander off on your own, or take a ride inside me. Or go for a swim of your own, I guess."

[Neovereign]

> Look to Saki.
> "I do intend to at least get to dive down there, so you should probably make up your mind if you want to stay here on the enemy deck, wander off on your own, or take a ride inside me. Or go for a swim of your own, I guess."

> Saki looks down at the water.
> "I'm not gonna question if you won't just drown, but I'll pass going down there just yet."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Don't worry, I know my limits. And, for what it's worth, it's dry in here."
> Pat our chest a bit.

[Neovereign]

> "Don't worry, I know my limits. And, for what it's worth, it's dry in here."
> Pat our chest a bit.

> "Good luck then..." Saki says, following the statue.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug, then look to Yuuma.
> "And what about you? Do you have a preference?"

[Neovereign]

> Shrug, then look to Yuuma.
> "And what about you? Do you have a preference?"

> "I'd rather not drown. But I'm just a head anyways." Yuuma answers.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You won't if I store you away again. But if you'd rather be left up here, then that's fine."

[Neovereign]

> "You won't if I store you away again. But if you'd rather be left up here, then that's fine."

> ...
> "Ah, right. Can't shrug. Whatever." Yuuma says.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Alright then."
> Follow where Saki went.

[Neovereign]

> "Alright then."
> Follow where Saki went.

> You follow Seki down where the statue went.
> Seems to lead to a lower part of the ship. Theres more statues down here, as well as Mayumi standing out among them. There are also some humans. No sign of Keiki, though.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How different does Mayumi look, given she was being modified?

[Neovereign]

> How different does Mayumi look, given she was being modified?

> She does stand out as a much larger figure. Twice the size of the other statues and the humans, you think, if not more.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wave at her.
> "So you did make it, then!"

[Neovereign]

> Wave at her.
> "So you did make it, then!"

> You wave over at Mayumi. Though, you notice you're starting to cause a commotion, with others noting the severed head and quickly spiraling into a wave of panic.
> "Please calm down, everyone. There's-" Mayumi tries to control the situation as she approaches.
> The panic is quickly devolving into chaos as the humans try to move away from you and the entrance, pushing each other and some of them even falling. It's drowned out whatever Mayumi was trying to say.
> It hasn't even been 10 seconds yet...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, shoot, these are Outside World humans, aren't they. Don't worry, folks, she's fine."

[Neovereign]

> "Oh, shoot, these are Outside World humans, aren't they. Don't worry, folks, she's fine."

> Your words seem to get nowhere audibly. Even those nearby just seem to ignore them, like being told a thief isn't a thief as they bite into stolen goods.
> The statues are trying to help those knocked over back up, and prevent anyone from being trampled.
> Though, strangely enough, after a few moments of this, all the panicking humans start to slow down. A lot of them are looking about in confusion.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Can we see, hear, or feel anything that might be causing this?
> If not, look at Saki and Yuuma to see if they're exerting any sort of effort.

[Neovereign]

> Can we see, hear, or feel anything that might be causing this?
> If not, look at Saki and Yuuma to see if they're exerting any sort of effort.

> Nothing immediate.
> Saki doesn't seem to be doing anything, though looking at Yuuma seems to hint at it being her doing.
> "T-This is just a little trick. No need to be scared." Yuuma comments, eyes shut tightly. "The idols wouldn't let anything bad happen to any of you, after all..."
> "Yes, there's nothing to worry about. They can still talk, so they're not dead or anything like that." Mayumi adds, her voice causing Yuuma to flinch.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow, but say nothing and let Yuuma do whatever she's doing.

[Neovereign]

> Raise an eyebrow, but say nothing and let Yuuma do whatever she's doing.

> "So, what-"
> "O-Okay, tricks over!" Yuuma's head interrupts Mayumi as she gets closer to you and Saki, before vanishing.
> "Huh?" Mayumi questions.
> There still seems to be confusion, but no more panic at least...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, damnit-"
> Flail our hands a bit where Yuuma was, in the hopes that she's just invisible and not actually gone.

[Neovereign]

> "Ah, damnit-"
> Flail our hands a bit where Yuuma was, in the hopes that she's just invisible and not actually gone.

> You flail about, but Yuuma seems to be absent.
> "...Judging by context clues, she just took all the fear of everyone here." Saki comments. "Would explain why she got jumpy at Mayumi and left entirely."
> "Uh... Sorry I didn't handle that too well." Mayumi apologizes.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shake our head.
> "You have nothing to apologize for. I forgot that outside world humans aren't used to that sort of thing."
> "So is it just you and your fellow soldiers, then?"

[Neovereign]

> Shake our head.
> "You have nothing to apologize for. I forgot that outside world humans aren't used to that sort of thing."
> "So is it just you and your fellow soldiers, then?"

> "Lady Keiki is back at the Primate Spirit Garden, working to clear it out from the sudden ocean." Mayumi answers. "I'm leading some of our forces to hopefully rescue any humans who weren't gotten by the animal spirits already, and have survived the tsunami so far."
> "So she wasn't prepared for this. Hah." Saki muses a bit.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Grimace.
> "...Kagerou, are you still with us? That's...probably not going to go over well with the others."

[Neovereign]

> Grimace.
> "...Kagerou, are you still with us? That's...probably not going to go over well with the others."

> There's no response. You don't see any wolf spirits around here, either.
> "I don't think they followed here. For good reason. Really doubt these soldiers would've let any animal spirits anywhere near these humans."
> "Seeing as my subordinate brought you down here, you chose my idol rather than Keiki's." Mayumi speaks. "If you picked Keiki's, you would've been attacked."
> "What? Why?"
> "Who would try to look for the head for a good reason when their subordinate is available? Even if it's urgent, as the closest to Lady Keiki, I'm the most reliable to get a message to her quickly."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Wow, I'm glad I just picked based on who I was more worried was still underwater."

[Neovereign]

> "Wow, I'm glad I just picked based on who I was more worried was still underwater."

> "That's not a very good system." Saki says.
> "There aren't that many ways to let someone who isn't part of our troops on board without speech." Mayumi responds
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> To Saki: "Hey, I didn't know!"
> To Mayumi: "So you and yours are safe, then?"