Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 7

[Neovereign]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "That doesn't sound familiar at all, actually. Did someone mistake Banki for a cat?"

> "No, the cat from hell, I believe it was."
> "Animal realm?" Saki questions.
> "No, underworld."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Rin Kaenbyou? I think I've only seen her very briefly at most recently. And the tengu that took refuge in her home all seemed to be fine."

[Neovereign]

> "Rin Kaenbyou? I think I've only seen her very briefly at most recently. And the tengu that took refuge in her home all seemed to be fine."

> "She was stuck as a cat for a while due to something more recent."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Yeah, I can't honestly say I was aware of any of this. It must have all happened while I was away."

[Neovereign]

> Shrug.
> "Yeah, I can't honestly say I was aware of any of this. It must have all happened while I was away."

> "It happened to you, too. In fact, I recall you may have been the one stuck as just a soul for the longest - though at the Hakurei Shrine with your body for safety." Miko argues.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Now that I definitely don't remember. You sure it was me, and not yet another person that looks like me?"

[Neovereign]

> Frown.
> "Now that I definitely don't remember. You sure it was me, and not yet another person that looks like me?"

> "Well, we could ask Youmu when she gets back. I believe she went to make sure her mistress ate."
> "Yes." Youmu answers, returning. "Turns out Yukari visited while I was out. I didn't think I was asleep for that long..."
> "Well, I can assure that Aya"s been in the Animal Realm for the past hour or so, at least." Saki says.
> "Did Aya look like this before, when you supposedly had her soul and body at the Hakurei Shrine?" Megumu questions.
> "No? Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't notice, Aya! T-The new look is nice. Did Seija also give you something that clicked well, like this?" Youmu presents a sheathe, different from the two she normally has.
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[Kilgamayan]

> Look suddenly sheepish.
> "Oh. U-um, I kinda..."
> Go quiet for a moment, glancing over to Boss briefly before looking back to Youmu.
> "...I did something really stupid and self-destructive. It worked out in the end, but...yeah."

[Neovereign]

> Look suddenly sheepish.
> "Oh. U-um, I kinda..."
> Go quiet for a moment, glancing over to Boss briefly before looking back to Youmu.
> "...I did something really stupid and self-destructive. It worked out in the end, but...yeah."

> "I'm sure you had a good reason for it, right? Like something bad was happening?"
> "Let's just confirm who's story is the right one." Megumu says.
> "I'm afraid I won't be able to provide timeframes, since I don't even know how long I was out when I managed all of this for myself." Youmu gestures.
> "Is there anyone we can ask?"
> "There's Gwen. But she doesn't talk." Youmu says, pointing towards the water Nitori.
> Nitori shrugs.
> "Anyone else?" Saki asks.
> "Hm... There was also that fairy on my way home. Mikuru, I think her name was. I said I might be able to train with her. Was she still on the stairs?"
> "I saw a few fairies on the steps the way here." Miko answers.
> "Sounds like she might still be there, then. We can ask her how long it's been since she talked to me. Then I can better tell-"
> "You say that like a fairy's gonna remember." Miko reminds.
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[Kilgamayan]

> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...I might have a completely wild idea. Who here remembers a blinding light from the moon, followed by restrictions on flight and a sudden terrible cold?"

[Neovereign]

> Adopt a thinking expression.
> "...I might have a completely wild idea. Who here remembers a blinding light from the moon, followed by restrictions on flight and a sudden terrible cold?"

> Everyone but Saki and Nitori, or, "Gwen", raise their hands.
> "Those were quite a while ago. Cirno was the cause, but it was resolved fairly quickly." Youmu says.
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[Kilgamayan]

> How long has it been from our perspective since this things happened?

[Neovereign]

> How long has it been from our perspective since this things happened?

> You would say quite a while. Compared to the events in the Animal Realm for sure. Nothing more than a week though, at most.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "So you remember your interactions with the Lunarians, Youmu?"

[Neovereign]

> "So you remember your interactions with the Lunarians, Youmu?"

> Youmu nods. "I had a group of Mokou and some others. Though we eventually just all met up and discussed how to deal with the incident of things changing."
> "I recall that as well. Aya and Sekibanki left to ask the Animal realm if they wanted representatives, I believe."
> "Then she was back in Gensokyo earlier today, right? Was it still today since I was out?"
> "Orin's thing happened today, yes." Miko says. "That means Aya came back from the animal realm at some point today or yesterday to go near the Human Village - lost her spirit and got it back, then returned back to the Animal realm? That or there's a doppelganger Aya about."
> "A doppelganger... hey, Aya. Do you know of a tengu who claims she's following you? By the name of... Suzaku, was it?" Youmu asks. "We met on the mountain earlier and-"
> "Oh? That's me." Suzaku speaks. "I had a dream about someone similar to you. They had a ghost thingy, and i was taking pictures to try and make a report about that." Suzaku points at Gwen.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod at Youmu while gesturing at Suzaku.
> "I've been carting her around for quite some time. If she saw it as a dream, it would not surprise me if she fell asleep in there."

[Neovereign]

> Nod at Youmu while gesturing at Suzaku.
> "I've been carting her around for quite some time. If she saw it as a dream, it would not surprise me if she fell asleep in there."

> "What about you heading near the Human Village?"
> You don't believe you were there recently... not today.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shake our head.
> "Not recently. I've been meaning to check on our less combat-oriented humans again for a bit, but haven't had the time. I think we passed each other last time I was there, when you wanted nothing to do with me and Yorihime wanted even less."

[Neovereign]

> Shake our head.
> "Not recently. I've been meaning to check on our less combat-oriented humans again for a bit, but haven't had the time. I think we passed each other last time I was there, when you wanted nothing to do with me and Yorihime wanted even less."

> "Ah. Sorry about that. I did mellow out a bit afterwards. Reimu was good at resolving incidents and I wondered if it was her demeanor during them. A group helped, but I don't think I needed that attitude. Though it did help keep focus on the incident than other things, at least."
> "I don't know of there's anyone else we can ask about what Aya was up to when she got her spirit back... guess that's a dead end." Miko says. "Well, it hasn't caused a problem yet, just some weird inconsistencies between what we recall."
> "It could just be something with what Aya did to become like this." Megumu says.
> ...You wonder if you made a second of yourself in Gensokyo from doing that... but you just did that a few minutes ago. The timing wouldn't line up...
> "Aside from that, what have you been up to in the Animal Realm?" Youmu asks. "Are they causing trouble again?"
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[Kilgamayan]

> Look over at Saki.
> "Have you?"

[Neovereign]

> Look over at Saki.
> "Have you?"

> "We haven't been causing much trouble, unless they mean about the influx of humans."
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[Kilgamayan]

> Look back at Youmu and shrug.
> "Looks like no. Honestly, Gensokyo is causing problems there, if anything."

[Neovereign]

> Look back at Youmu and shrug.
> "Looks like no. Honestly, Gensokyo is causing problems there, if anything."

> "Well I haven't seen as much coming in. Maybe it's stopped." Saki says.
> "It should have. I think the more barrier proficient people did what they could to stop such." Miko says.
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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, not that. I meant the planet-sized mermaid."

[Neovereign]

> "Oh, not that. I meant the planet-sized mermaid."

> "Planet sized Mermaid? I don't recall Wakasagihime causing trouble last I left her." Youmu says.
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[Kilgamayan]

> "You really should see her now. She's quite the sight to behold."
> Send a wind whisper into Youmu's ear: "And we could get better acquainted with the details of each other's new forms along the way~"

[Neovereign]

> "You really should see her now. She's quite the sight to behold."
> Send a wind whisper into Youmu's ear: "And we could get better acquainted with the details of each other's new forms along the way~"

> You send some wind, but notice it gets shredded apart before it can reach Youmu's ears.
> "I don't know, you've gotten quite the change as well. Have you shown Reimu, yet?"
> "Why Reimu?" Saki questions.
> "I mean... she's interesting, right? And there's no telling how she'll react one day or another."
> "I get that she's interesting, I guess..." Saki agrees. "I think few would say she isn't."
> "I also needed to get back to her on if she wanted to try travelling in my phantom half. Seija warned that it'd be bad to for long periods, but that's not sure proof. And even if it is, maybe Reimu can figure out what makes it bad and make a counter to it to make it safe." Youmu explains.
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[Kilgamayan]

> Huh, that's weird. Can we tell if Boss did it, or if something (or someone) else was responsible?
> "She's on my list, don't worry. She'll never not be on my list of people to bothe-uh, visit. There's just been more immediately important things to address first."

[Neovereign]

> Huh, that's weird. Can we tell if Boss did it, or if something (or someone) else was responsible?
> "She's on my list, don't worry. She'll never not be on my list of people to bothe-uh, visit. There's just been more immediately important things to address first."

> You don't believe it was Megumu, nor Saki. You're not sure if it could've been Suzaku.
> "Well, I'll probably visit her next, if you plan on coming."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I'd like to, but I do need to get back to the Animal Realm first. We left another subordinate of mine there. And if you've been with Waka recently, I do think it'd worth your time visiting to see the current her."