Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 8

[Kilgamayan]

> "Probably. And I imagine there's social benefits too, to being that close to your friends at all times. After all, it's why I've tried to keep so many people on me as I could recently."
> Look down at the ground.
> "You still around, Gwen? Come back to me, there's a friend that's considering joining you."

[Neovereign]

> "Probably. And I imagine there's social benefits too, to being that close to your friends at all times. After all, it's why I've tried to keep so many people on me as I could recently."
> Look down at the ground.
> "You still around, Gwen? Come back to me, there's a friend that's considering joining you."

> ... Silence. Not even any rumbling
> "Did she say where she was going?" Ami asks.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Roll our eyes in irritation.
> Send out an order across whatever winds we can muster that, if you are Suzaku Fujinmaru, you must come to Aya Shameimaru's house as soon as reasonably able.
> "Gwen? Not specifically, though she is in pursuit of other friends, and has at least one other tengu on her mind. The thing is that she kinda vanished into the ground, so..."

[Neovereign]

> Roll our eyes in irritation.
> Send out an order across whatever winds we can muster that, if you are Suzaku Fujinmaru, you must come to Aya Shameimaru's house as soon as reasonably able.
> "Gwen? Not specifically, though she is in pursuit of other friends, and has at least one other tengu on her mind. The thing is that she kinda vanished into the ground, so..."

> You send out another wind order...
> "I hope it doesn't take too long to find her again. She did say she tackles goals as she sees fit. Or maybe I heard wrong. I wonder what those goals were."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's what I'm curious about as well. Perhaps she intends to become everyone in Gensokyo at once? Surely everyone is friends with someone. It's one of the things I intend to talk to her about when she returns."

[Neovereign]

> "That's what I'm curious about as well. Perhaps she intends to become everyone in Gensokyo at once? Surely everyone is friends with someone. It's one of the things I intend to talk to her about when she returns."

> "... Um, shrug." Ami says a moment after some movement.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Chuckle.
> "We're both still getting used to current arrangements, it seems. For as much as it may not matter for much longer. Though, I suppose I should say I had intended to let Gwen hide within me when she started panicking, though she just phased right through me somehow. Still, now that I can give you a heads-up that that might happen, well, that might happen."

[Neovereign]

> Chuckle.
> "We're both still getting used to current arrangements, it seems. For as much as it may not matter for much longer. Though, I suppose I should say I had intended to let Gwen hide within me when she started panicking, though she just phased right through me somehow. Still, now that I can give you a heads-up that that might happen, well, that might happen."

> "I suppose I'll try to sway her to agreeing to such as well if I do."
> Still no sign of her, though...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know what 'Ki' is short for?
> Do we know where 'Ki' lives?
> If not, ask Ami if she knows.

[Neovereign]

> Do we know what 'Ki' is short for?
> Do we know where 'Ki' lives?
> If not, ask Ami if she knows.

> You'd suspect Kirei. The boss of those two wolf tengu. Again, you're unsure if she was a daitengu or not.
> You don't... probably somewhere in the village like most. You wonder if any are still in the underground from recent happenings.
> "No clue." Ami answers. "I didn't keep tabs on people that close before. That'd be creepy."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Darn. Well, okay, I suppose I can do some good-ol'-fashioned investigative footwork around town. Wanna try coming back up? Bring that bag with you, too, if you wouldn't mind."

[Neovereign]

> "Darn. Well, okay, I suppose I can do some good-ol'-fashioned investigative footwork around town. Wanna try coming back up? Bring that bag with you, too, if you wouldn't mind."

> "I could use a better stretch." Ami starts to try coming back up...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Relax and allow for this.

[Neovereign]

> Relax and allow for this.

> You try to relax... though it doesn't seem to be working out completely on her own.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Reach down our throat with an arm and try to grab onto Ami.

[Neovereign]

> Reach down our throat with an arm and try to grab onto Ami.

> You try to reach Ami and help her out, at least finding she got far enough for such.
> It takes a bit, but she comes out, with the bag in tow.
> "Might be weirder coming up..." Ami comments as she's finally out. "Do you mind if we go to a lake before we seek them out?" Ami questions, taking the moment after asking to stretch out fully.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Should be doable."
> How does Ami look?
> If she doesn't look skinny and gross:
>> "Here, I've got a possible new way to travel."
>> Unfurl the wing opposite the one with the bag, and position it so the largest part of it is right behind Ami.

[Neovereign]

> "Should be doable."
> How does Ami look?
> If she doesn't look skinny and gross:
>> "Here, I've got a possible new way to travel."
>> Unfurl the wing opposite the one with the bag, and position it so the largest part of it is right behind Ami.

> Wet and uncomfortable. You get a bit of second hand discomfort from her disposition.
> "I'll save trying it for after I get my clothes and myself cleaned up. Shouldn't take too long since we can quick dry them ourselves."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure thing."
> Where's the nearest lake that isn't Lake Suwa?

[Neovereign]

> "Sure thing."
> Where's the nearest lake that isn't Lake Suwa?

> Hardly a minute away. You think it might be the one you encountered Gwen at, though you could be wrong.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "This way."
> Head toward the lake in question.

[Neovereign]

> "This way."
> Head toward the lake in question.

> You start for the lake, with Ami in tow.
> The trip is borishly short. You hardly get the chance to bring up a conversation before you're already there - and Ami seems to waste no time in diving fully in... Aside from setting the snack bag to the side beforehand.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Feel the winds for anyone of interest nearby.

[Neovereign]

> Feel the winds for anyone of interest nearby.

> You feel through the wind...
> There's a pretty striking disturbance near the lake. As if something is there, not visible to the naked eye.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How close is it to us and Ami?
> Is there any visual sign that something is going on there, even if not the responsible party themselves?

[Neovereign]

> How close is it to us and Ami?
> Is there any visual sign that something is going on there, even if not the responsible party themselves?

> Just a few steps away.
> No.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Walk over to where the disturbance is. (Brace for the possibility that Gwen is going to try to assimilate us, and try resisting if that is what happens.)

[Neovereign]

> Walk over to where the disturbance is. (Brace for the possibility that Gwen is going to try to assimilate us, and try resisting if that is what happens.)

> You stroll over...
> You briefly see the image of Nitori flicker into view as she takes a few steps to the side.
> Ami resurfaces from the water, starting to remove the drenched clothes.
> "I should probably do this one by one, but I have been wearing this for a long time now..." Ami comments.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Was it actually Nitori, or Gwen's original look?

[Neovereign]

> Was it actually Nitori, or Gwen's original look?

> You're pretty sure that was genuine Nitori. Backpack included. No floating thing above her head.
>_