Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 1

[Philosopher]

Seki
>Open our arms
->"I don't know.  I haven't seen or heard enough to actually piece together more than locations are weird and out of place.  Magic has waned."

>"Are most fairies that aggressive now or is there just a powerful youkai nearby. I just don't know."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "If that's what we have to do..."

Seki:

> "I don't really know. I don't even know how I got here. I remember the world felt really wrong, then the moon showed up and got blindingly bright, then suddenly I lost track of my body and everything was different. I don't know why or how things changed or how my body got to that bed."
> Frown.
> "I also don't know what I'm doing to make you so angry, but whatever it is, I want to stop doing it."

Seki
>Open our arms
->"I don't know.  I haven't seen or heard enough to actually piece together more than locations are weird and out of place.  Magic has waned."

>"Are most fairies that aggressive now or is there just a powerful youkai nearby. I just don't know."

Hatate:

> "Why don't we just go through the sunflower field?" Youmu questions.
> "There's plenty more fairies and youkai in there than scattered about around it. Better chance of not fighting."

Seki:

> "It could be either, or even both. And I'm really, really agitated. Especially because you insist on playing out there with the culprits and resolvers who have plans and experience, while you know we're pretty weak in terms of youkai. I don't know who or what possessed you to be so battle hungry, but it's going to get you exterminated, or worse. But if that's what you want, go ahead and enjoy it."
> Kagerou sits down on the bed, taking a breath.
> "I can't fly anymore, but I've felt different. The "Werewolf" part of me has gotten weird. I mean, you can clearly see it's not night outside, but I can do feats I'd normally be able to on a full moon night. I'm sure that's fantastic for you, who wants to wage an all-out attack on everything in sight and resolve this incident on your own or with whoever happens to be around to help you."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Are we still going?

Hatate:

> "Probably better to not get into a scrap, yeah. Not to say we couldn't take some enemies, since we have...one, two, three swords and Lady Iizunamaru with us, but if everything is weird it might be dangerous to assume certain things."

Seki:

> "...I..."
> Heave a tired sigh.
> Shuffle over to the bed and gently have a seat next to Kagerou.
> "...I want my friend to feel better. The other stuff can wait."
> Lean in her direction a bit so our shoulder is using her body for physical support.

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"How does your werewolf part compare to before Gensokyo?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Are we still going?

Hatate:

> "Probably better to not get into a scrap, yeah. Not to say we couldn't take some enemies, since we have...one, two, three swords and Lady Iizunamaru with us, but if everything is weird it might be dangerous to assume certain things."

Seki:

> "...I..."
> Heave a tired sigh.
> Shuffle over to the bed and gently have a seat next to Kagerou.
> "...I want my friend to feel better. The other stuff can wait."
> Lean in her direction a bit so our shoulder is using her body for physical support.

Seki
>"How does your werewolf part compare to before Gensokyo?"

Aya:

> Things are... finally... looking like... they have an end in sight. You don't dare to assume the other place Ran went by is another kitchen to repeat this process.

Hatate:

> "Yep. Best to be cautious." Momizi says.

Seki:

> You take a seat.
> "I'm not going to feel better if you continue trying to go out in a blaze of glory or something. I know I'm definitely affected by this now, but that doesn't mean we have to be key players or something. There's other people that can try to fight this."
> "What do you mean before Gensokyo?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "Lead the way, then."
> Give Momizi's hand another gentle squeeze.

Seki:

> "No, yeah, that's exactly what I'm getting at. If that's what's bothering you, I value you more than I value fixing things. Other people can deal with it, I only want you and Hime."

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Trust me when I say I'm more aware of my position in the pecking order than I've ever been.  If you want me to stay, I'll stay."

>"I don't like not knowing if you and wakasaki are OK."

>"I meant before the great barrier was erected "

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "Lead the way, then."
> Give Momizi's hand another gentle squeeze.

Seki:

> "No, yeah, that's exactly what I'm getting at. If that's what's bothering you, I value you more than I value fixing things. Other people can deal with it, I only want you and Hime."

Seki
>"Trust me when I say I'm more aware of my position in the pecking order than I've ever been.  If you want me to stay, I'll stay."

>"I don't like not knowing if you and wakasaki are OK."

>"I meant before the great barrier was erected "

Hatate:

> You give Momi another squeeze, returning to the normal hold after as she leads once again.

Seki:

> "We're usually okay when we're worrying about ourselves and each other, not the rest of the world. They've got Tengu who can travel all of Gensokyo in seconds. Theres Shrine Maidens that can compete with gods."
> "I don't think about that much. It's far in the past, anyways." Kagerou adds. "I'm sure people back then had it rougher."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> How is Megumu doing?

Seki:

> "Hey, don't sell yourself too short, what with swingin' a tree around with your bare hands over there."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> How is Megumu doing?

Seki:

> "Hey, don't sell yourself too short, what with swingin' a tree around with your bare hands over there."

Hatate:

> Still following along. Though her eye seems partially caught by the tall buildings.

Seki:

> "I'm sure most youkai can do that better. Their strength does surpass humans more often than not."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "I wish I could tell you where those came from, Lady Iizunamaru."

Seki:

> Were Kagerou's animal features showing when we met her at the kobito castle earlier?
> Are they showing now?
> "Regardless, I'll follow your lead from here. Just let me know where you want us to go and what you want me to do along the way."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "I wish I could tell you where those came from, Lady Iizunamaru."

Seki:

> Were Kagerou's animal features showing when we met her at the kobito castle earlier?
> Are they showing now?
> "Regardless, I'll follow your lead from here. Just let me know where you want us to go and what you want me to do along the way."

Hatate:

> "It's fine. Just taking in the sight."
> The fairies inside the Garden of the Sun you're passing by appear to be in an... almost organized line, following something or someone further ahead.

Seki:

> No.
> Yes.
> "I need a break... But we have to find Waka first and assure she's doing alright. She could be out of the water for all we know, and with these youkai and fairies so aggressive..."
> The werewolf girl shakes her head.
> "I've got no clue where to search first."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "Huh. Hey, look over there."
> Nod our head in the direction of the fairy line.
> "That's pretty unusual. I wonder who they're following?"

Seki:

> "Hmm...I haven't knowingly left this area. Where exactly are we?"

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "Huh. Hey, look over there."
> Nod our head in the direction of the fairy line.
> "That's pretty unusual. I wonder who they're following?"

Seki:

> "Hmm...I haven't knowingly left this area. Where exactly are we?"

Hatate:

> "Given it's fairies, it could be any... Powerful youkai. Another fairy. Reimu." Youmu considers.
> "Think it's worth checking out?" Momizi questions.
> "Why not if it's along the way?" Youmu asks. "We can handle a few fairies trivially."

Seki:

> "I don't know either."
> You think she's mostly calmed down, now?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> Do the fairies seem to be proceeding further into the Garden, or are they traveling parallel to us?

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> Do the fairies seem to be proceeding further into the Garden, or are they traveling parallel to us?

Hatate:

> More of the former than the latter.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "Sure, we can go for it."

Seki:

> "Mmm. But if we want to find out where we are, we have to go out there, and possibly get attacked..."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "Sure, we can go for it."

Seki:

> "Mmm. But if we want to find out where we are, we have to go out there, and possibly get attacked..."

Hatate:

> Momizi starts to hurry a bit, dipping towards the sunflowers some.

Seki:

> "Not like I know many places in Gensokyo in the first place."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> Follow!

Seki:

> Deflate a little bit.
> "Same."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> Follow!

Seki:

> Deflate a little bit.
> "Same."

Hatate:

> You follow along...
> Soon, you spot the person at the end. They appear to be a large fairy, like Daiyousei, though with some interesting clothing.
> "It's safer next to you than not. Especially if you aren't afraid of Yuuka." One of the fairies following the bigger one speaks.
> "Don't you normally play around here anyways?" The large fairy questions. Doesn't sound familiar.
> "Not if Yuuka's nearby." A different fairy answers.

Seki:

> "Are you still in contact with that Tengu? She could probably help point out a few places. I'm sure you could've had another head follow her again. ...Unless you just went to focus them on fighting instead." She frowns again.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "Ah, pardon us..."

Seki:

> Frown.
> "I'm not. Some...unpleasant stuff happened, and I left that group. No one there was fighting when I left, though, at least, and I didn't encourage them to try."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "Ah, pardon us..."

Seki:

> Frown.
> "I'm not. Some...unpleasant stuff happened, and I left that group. No one there was fighting when I left, though, at least, and I didn't encourage them to try."

Hatate:

> "Hm? More Tengu? Friends of Aya?" The big fairy questions.

Seki:

> "Right..." Kagerou says. You don't think she believes you entirely.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> Light our eyes up.
> "Yes! We're looking for her. Do you know where she is?"

Seki:

> "No one was hostile where we were anyway. There was no need to fight."

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"I may know another person that might be able to help, Cirno."

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> Light our eyes up.
> "Yes! We're looking for her. Do you know where she is?"

Seki:

> "No one was hostile where we were anyway. There was no need to fight."

Seki
>"I may know another person that might be able to help, Cirno."

Hatate:

> A cold breeze runs by.
> "Yeah." The fairy seems happier at the mention of her. "She was here earlier, but you-"
> The fairy pauses for a moment as you see some... small white things gather at her feet. More and more, along with the breeze, to the point where you suspect it's snow.
> "Oh crud. Uhh, I'll tell her to come here next time I see her. Don't get too far from here." She sighs, as the snow covers your view of her figure. "When did I get so popular-"
> With the wind, her voice and her figure vanish, and the snow disperses as quickly as it came.
> "What." Megumu questions.

Seki:

> "Cirno? Who?" Kagerou questions, as cold air rushes through the cave.
> "Ugh. Well that's not someone I was looking forward to being called by." You hear a voice from deeper in the cave, as a fairy emerges. Somewhat familiar, but you haven't seen such a large fairy before, you think.
> "Oh!" The fairy hits her palm as an idea comes to mind. "I nearly forgot. If I'm called by someone I don't like, I should be allowed to freeze them. Lucky you."
> Freezing people. Those wings, and the bit of blue hair you can see. You think this might be Cirno. Or someone related to her...
> Kagerou gets up, standing between the two of you...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "What."

[Philosopher]

Seki
>"Sorry, didn't realize that you disliked me.  If you're going to do that you should let us go to warn people."

>"Would food from the human village, after the incident, suffice to get your help?"

>"We're look for Wakasagihime."

//I just realized sending the fairy to the void is mean

[Neovereign]

Seki
>"Sorry, didn't realize that you disliked me.  If you're going to do that you should let us go to warn people."

>"Would food from the human village, after the incident, suffice to get your help?"

>"We're look for Wakasagihime."

//I just realized sending the fairy to the void is mean

Hatate:

> "What."

Seki:

> "I don't need someone to get food for me." The fairy frowns. "And you were just interrupting something. Why are you even asking for my help now, when you were talking about how weak I was before. Even throwing riddles as if I'd fail them."
> Kagerou glances back at you, as if to ask what you did.
> "That's that lake mermaid's name, isn't it?" The fairy puts a hand to her chin. "I don't think I've saw her around in a while."

Hatate:

> "Did she... die?" Momizi questions.
> "Someone called her." One of the fairies answers. "If you call for the strongest fairy, she'll come."
> "Strongest? Oh. It's her... That makes sense." Youmu says. "But when could she do that?"
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Hatate:

> "Hey, wait. That might mean..."
> Break away from our hand-holding, pull out our phone, and load a picture of what Cirno's doing at the moment.

[Neovereign]

Hatate:

> "Hey, wait. That might mean..."
> Break away from our hand-holding, pull out our phone, and load a picture of what Cirno's doing at the moment.

Hatate:

> You pause and regrettable let go of the others hands, trying to use your ability to get a picture of what the ice fairy's up to.
> You're given a shot of a dark cave, with Sekibanki and that werewolf friend of hers. By process of elimination and the third figure being the fairy you just met and watched vanish, that must be Cirno...
> God she's grown like crazy! How long were you in Miko's place for!?
>_