Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 7

[Neovereign]

> "Mikuru, would you be okay if I went out to look for the person behind this ghost?"

> "Uh, sure." Mikuru says.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Alright. I'm going to try to let her know before I leave, though."

[Neovereign]

> "Alright. I'm going to try to let her know before I leave, though."

> Hatate has yet to reappear...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wait a little longer, then.

[Neovereign]

> Wait a little longer, then.

.
> You wait...
> It's taking longer than the previous times have... much longer.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay, maybe she stopped. Be back soon."
> Jet off back to the tengu village, checking Hatate's house first.

[Neovereign]

> "Okay, maybe she stopped. Be back soon."
> Jet off back to the tengu village, checking Hatate's house first.

> You leave Mikuru behind to check the Tengu Village for Hatate.
> You land at her house. The door is closed, naturally.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Enter and look around for Hatate.

[Neovereign]

> Enter and look around for Hatate.

> You enter, seeking and finding the tengu, lying in her bed.
> Slowly, she begins to jump a bit in surprise, camera in hand.
> The ghostly Hatate swings around from behind you, waving erratically in obstructing your view.
> Strangely, though she's slowed down, the ghost is in normal speed compared to such.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How decent (or indecent) is she?

[Neovereign]

> How decent (or indecent) is she?

> She's mostly under a blanket. There's something pink-purplish at her top. It seems more like clothes than undergarments though, but not her regular ones. You suspect she's just alarmed that you're barging in so suddenly.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Maneuver around the cost to dive into the bed, giving the real 'Tater a hug.

[Neovereign]

> Maneuver around the cost to dive into the bed, giving the real 'Tater a hug.

> You disregard the ghost and hug Hatate from behind.
> The ghost vanishes again, while Hatate... well, you're not sure what she's planning to do at this speed.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Keep hugging her for a bit to give her the time (from our perspective) to do something.

[Neovereign]

> Keep hugging her for a bit to give her the time (from our perspective) to do something.

> You keep the hug going...
> Eventually, you notice something on her camera screen. She's typed up something.
> Ah. She's just asking what happened.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Show her the ribbon.
> Try speaking a bit slower than normal.
> "This made me exist faster."

[Neovereign]

> Show her the ribbon.
> Try speaking a bit slower than normal.
> "This made me exist faster."

> You try to speak slower in explanation.
> Hatate attempts to reach for the ribbon.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Slow speech: "Wait. I don't mind, but can we meet up to Boss's group?"

[Neovereign]

> Slow speech: "Wait. I don't mind, but can we meet up to Boss's group?"

> You try to get it out in time, while also still trying to be slow enough.
> It doesn't look like she's stopping.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> ...Mmm...let her do it, then.

[Neovereign]

> ...Mmm...let her do it, then.

> You wait...
> Eventually, she pulls the ribbon off, with it tying onto her instead.
> "This ribbon off first." She speaks, now that you're back in normal speed to hear, at least. "Besides, I'm not exactly ready to- huh?" Hatate questions, now that the ribbon is stuck to her.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, it does that."
> Grin wide.
> "Hi honey, I'm home~!"
> Go back to squeezing her in that hug.

[Neovereign]

> "Yeah, it does that."
> Grin wide.
> "Hi honey, I'm home~!"
> Go back to squeezing her in that hug.

> You return to focusing on making up for the time spent not around Hatate.
> "Ow... bit of an information overload... but not super terrible..." Hatate holds her head. "Is this why you were so fast? That must've been unpleasant... I swear I could see you moving in the pictures I was taking."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You probably could. Kudos to you for being able to keep up with me long enough take those, honestly."

[Neovereign]

> "You probably could. Kudos to you for being able to keep up with me long enough take those, honestly."

> "Mm..." Hatate pauses for a bit.
> "H-Hey, are you an idiot or something?" She suddenly questions. "You wouldn't appreciate it if I were to try that sort of thing, would you?"
> Judging by that tone and question, you suspect she's talking about how you "ascended". Though who told her?
> Actually, it might be her news gathering method...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Speak with a casual tone, so as to not come across as combative or trying to shame Hatate.
> "I'm probably an idiot, yes. Are you unhappy for the same reason Boss is unhappy, or for one of my many other crimes?"

[Neovereign]

> Speak with a casual tone, so as to not come across as combative or trying to shame Hatate.
> "I'm probably an idiot, yes. Are you unhappy for the same reason Boss is unhappy, or for one of my many other crimes?"

> "Well, you're alright now. You just shouldn't take that sort of risk." Hatate chastises. Though she's taking it a lot better than Megumu. "The... results aside, you were fine before. Mm..." She holds her head again. "I'm trying to ignore it, but it's still a pain... why are you keeping this ribbon on you? There's bigger things to worry about."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I promise, I wasn't trying for a catastrophic result. I really thought I could do what I wanted to do. As for the ribbon, Sakuya asked about that too. My thinking is that, if it's going to cause problems, I'd rather it be on someone whose ability can be trusted to not turn those problems into catastrophes."
> Frown a bit.
> "If you need a break, I can take it back. Or we can give it to Boss, which was my first plan before my existence sped all the way up."

[Neovereign]

> "I promise, I wasn't trying for a catastrophic result. I really thought I could do what I wanted to do. As for the ribbon, Sakuya asked about that too. My thinking is that, if it's going to cause problems, I'd rather it be on someone whose ability can be trusted to not turn those problems into catastrophes."
> Frown a bit.
> "If you need a break, I can take it back. Or we can give it to Boss, which was my first plan before my existence sped all the way up."

> "I think Megumu's would be more troublesome than ours... this is giving me a heck of a headache, but it's useful... my thoughtography is going crazy, telling me of a bunch of things that have happened around Gensokyo. What's worse is that it's not just one." Hatate explains. "There's stuff like how we were meeting to discuss the barrier. And there's you going to the animal realm, but you also crashing near the Human village. Youmu going to Misty Lake, and Alice doing so as well, but she's large. And the gatekeeper was too, but not in Youmu's case. Then there's Rumia, but thankfully, all of her situations seem similar and not weird or contradicting. Except for the one with the dragon. And that dragon being close to Reimu. But Reimu not-... ugh, just get this on someone else. My head's going to split if this keeps up. Nevermind it being useful."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Get up and off of Hatate.
> "Get yourself ready to head out once I take it off you."
> Remove the ribbon from Hatate.