Touhouventure 2

[22:03]	GM-Momi	[So, last time, the two 'outsiders' got invited to the hidden villa out in the bamboo woods by two ladies. Wowzers.]
[22:04]	GM-Momi	[But nothing cool happen yet. They engage in a small chitchat but nothing important. After a long walk and a bit of flying (to get over the mazes) they are now at "Eientei". Eirin and Reisen drops the two inside the manor's courtyard.]
[22:05]	Udonge	dusts herself off a bit.
[22:05]	Udonge	Alright. We're here!
[22:05]	Udonge	Isn't this place beautiful?
[22:05]	Zeke	feels the ground under his feet. So... flying, hmm?
[22:05]	Udonge	is sort of proud.
[22:06]	Zeke	"It's... quiet. I mean, wow... I never really got to find this sort of quiet back... outside, I guess."
[22:06]	Zeke	"Too many planes and cars."
[22:06]	Zeke	nods his head towards Bunny.
[22:06]	Udonge	?
[22:06]	Zeke	"Quite beautiful, miss."
[22:07]	Udonge	beams with happiness.
[22:07]	Udonge	Glad you like it!
[22:08]	Eirin	"First thing's first, we have to get that bite treated. No telling what that girl might have had on her teeth. Udonge, prepare the examination room."
[22:09]	Udonge	At once, master.
[22:09]	Udonge	scurries off, doing her thing.
[22:11]	Zeke	"Thanks for this by the way, ma'am. I'm sure you're busy; doctors always are."
[22:12]	Udonge	[The place is serene and tranquil. A Japanese style manor hidden in the bamboo forest, operated by people with rabbit ears. Rabbit 'girls', to be exact. No male can be seen here except the two.]
[22:12]	Eirin	smiles kindly.
[22:14]	Eirin	"Not at all. I don't get much regular practicing done anymore, actually. This should be refreshing."
[22:15]	Zeke	shrug-nods in affirmation, following the doctor to the hospital wing.
[22:16]	Udonge	, after a while, returns to the two.
[22:16]	Udonge	The room's ready, master. I guess your office will do?
[22:17]	Eirin	"That will suffice, yes, thank you. Right this way, Mr. Zeke."
[22:18]	Eirin	leads the patient to a small, clinical examination room. Rather unexpectedly, it doesn't look that different from what you'd expect outside.
[22:20]	Eirin	"Have a seat on the table and take off your shirt."
[22:21]	Udonge	is there, too, acting as a nurse.
[22:21]	Zeke	sets his walking staff and backpack against the wall and does so. After hiking for half the day and rolling on the dirt with the Bitegirl, he doesn't smell so cool.
[22:22]	Udonge	I should take the initiative and prepare a bath for them. Is that fine, master?
[22:23]	Eirin	slips into a white coat to complete the look.
[22:23]	Eirin	"Good thinking, Udonge. See to it."
[22:23]	Zeke	"Oh, uhh, you don't NEED to, I mean, just patching me up'll be fine..."
[22:24]	Zeke	realizes halfway that declining won't matter, but, well, he tried.
[22:24]	Udonge	taps the receiver well hidden behind her ears and whispers some commands into it. After a bit of exchange, she turns to Eirin.
[22:24]	Eirin	"Nonsense. Lunar hospitality is unmatched in the universe."
[22:24]	Udonge	It's done. Rabbit team is working on it.
[22:25]	Eirin	"Very good. Now, though, let's see about 'patching you up' first..."
[22:25]	Zeke	looks at his own arm, trying to be of vague help.
[22:26]	Zeke	"I don't think she got TOO deep. Didn't have time to take the whole chunk out."
[22:26]	Eirin	leans in close to the wounded arm, dabbing at the even-sized holes with a piece of gauze.
[22:27]	Eirin	"Yes, in that respect, you were quite lucky. If she'd really gotten a taste of you, pulling her off would have been much harder."
[22:28]	Zeke	chuckles mirthlessly.
[22:28]	Zeke	"Lucky, hell... I was dead. She had me cold."
[22:29]	Zeke	"Let's here it for random acts of kindness from passers-by, I guess?"
[22:30]	Udonge	They said Sanae helped them, master.
[22:30]	Udonge	adds.
[22:30]	Zeke	sighs. He's still riding the strange high from realizing that he is in a FANTASY WORLD.
[22:32]	Zeke	would likely be chattering his mouth off if the situation would allow for it. But, rules, even in dreams. Respect your host...ess.
[22:33]	Eirin	"Ahh, the miko from the mountain?" Eirin chuckles at some private joke. "I suppose I might have guessed it would be her."
[22:35]	Zeke	"So... LUNAR, hospitality? I imagine there's a story there. Sorry if I, uhh, speak out of turn, ma'am... Just, chit-chat."
[22:35]	Zeke	winces as Eirin works on his arm; it wasn't that bad as long as it didn't get moved.
[22:38]	Eirin	"Quite a story, yes... but not entirely mine to tell. The Princess will likely tell it to you over dinner."
[22:38]	Eirin	discards the now bloody gauze and replaces it with a new piece, wetted with alcohol. "
[22:39]	Udonge	keeps her mouth shut. Who knows what the doctor would do to her if she speak unnecessary things.
[22:39]	Eirin	*This will sting a bit. Suffice to say for now that, yes, everyone living here is from the moon."
[22:41]	Eirin	"Oh, but don't hesitate to speak up. You have a million questions, at least, I've no doubt."
[22:41]	Zeke	is stung, but it's cool, don't be such a baby. He looks at Ooo-dawn-gin. Apparently Hollywood has NO idea what aliens look like.
[22:42]	Udonge	cocks her head to the side. what is it?
[22:42]	Zeke	just nods at her. It's nothing, it's nothing.
[22:43]	Zeke	"You're offering answers, then, Doctor? I might... talk a lot."
[22:43]	Zeke	"No offense."
[22:44]	Eirin	glances up from her work and smiles warmly. "Knock yourself out. Lunar hospitality."
[22:45]	Udonge	Lunar hospitality.
[22:45]	Udonge	smiles as well.
[22:45]	Zeke	exhales slowly. Hoo boy, where to start... Don't want to make yourself MORE confused.
[22:45]	Udonge	I don't think you can ask for our three sizes, however.
[22:45]	Udonge	giggles.
[22:45]	Zeke	rolls his eyes.
[22:46]	Eirin	"Not yet, at least,"
[22:46]	Eirin	adds teasingly.
[22:47]	Zeke	"They're only good for measuring fancy dresses anyways. The kind people pay too much money for."
[22:47]	Zeke	"Phuhhh, where to start, where to start..."
[22:48]	Zeke	"Well, okay, so. Gensokyo. We are here. Where... IS, here? Still in Japan, or are we cut off?"
[22:49]	Zeke	"Also, size. What does 'Gensokyo' encompass? Are there multiple city-states? Could it be mapped, theoretically?"
[22:51]	Zeke	"I'm just trying to visualize it. 'Gensokyo". Find out what Gensokyo means, as a physical place that I am in."
[22:52]	Eirin	"Visualize... all right."
[22:53]	Eirin	leaves the arm alone for a moment, straightens and crosses her arms in thought.
[22:59]	Eirin	"Imagine Gensokyo as... a pocket, sewn onto the world, where it keeps all the things it no longer can or no longer wishes to believe exist. Separate and sealed, but not so tightly as that sometimes things, or people, slip through."
[23:01]	Eirin	"Sorry, I'm not sure if that's making any sense. This isn't really my field."
[23:01]	Zeke	ponders these words. This wasn't the explanation he was expecting, and yet... it's exactly the kind of answer he wanted.
[23:02]	Zeke	"No, no, I... It's a good answer..."
[23:02]	Udonge	We are not exactly 'local', per se. Sorry that it's not a clear answer.
[23:04]	Eirin	"Yes... as a physical place, Gensokyo just sort of 'is'. There are several others I can think of off the top of my head who could explain it to you better than I could ever hope."
[23:04]	Zeke	"So everyone here? Everyone is, a fairy tale?"
[23:07]	Eirin	tilts her head and considers.
[23:07]	Eirin	"Fairy tales. Yes, that sounds right. Gensokyo is the place where fairy tales are allowed to remain true."
[23:07]	Zeke	mumbles a line from a story he can no longer remember the name of.
[23:08]	Zeke	"History, becomes legend... Legend, becomes myth. And myth..."
[23:08]	Zeke	can't help but look at both of the girls as the quote trails off.
[23:09]	Zeke	nods his head.
[23:09]	Zeke	"So that's where I am."
[23:11]	Zeke	"In that case I have to ask, and forgive me, but... Does Gensokyo 'make sense'? I mean, does it have rules? It is still a REAL place? Not just some dream?"
[23:15]	Eirin	"Gensokyo is as real as anywhere. It's just not a part of the world, anymore."
[23:16]	Udonge	It is a good place, however.
[23:16]	Udonge	We can live our life peacefully here, being Lunarian.
[23:17]	Udonge	The non-humans and humans coexists here without much problem.
[23:18]	Eirin	"As you've seen first-hand, it can be dangerous to the unwary, but the sense of community is very strong."
[23:19]	Zeke	just keeps nodding in affirmation, letting the girls talk. Every sentence is going to help him, no matter what those sentences contain.
[23:20]	Udonge	Some humans are more dangerous than the others.
[23:20]	Udonge	sighs.
[23:20]	Udonge	Like a certain black-white mage.
[23:20]	Eirin	snaps back to the task at hand.
[23:20]	"Udonge, gel."
[23:21]	Udonge	put that said gel into Eirin's hand as ordered.
[23:21]	Udonge	--or a certain red-white shrine maiden.
[23:21]	Udonge	...without stopping her talking.
[23:22]	Zeke	remembers the girl from earlier in the day.
[23:22]	Zeke	"Any relation to the blue-white?"
[23:22]	Udonge	Same shrine maiden, different shrine.
[23:23]	Zeke	smirks. There's an answer he can get behind.
[23:23]	Eirin	dips her fingers into the container and applies whatever's inside it to the wounds. It tingles for a second on contact, then cools.
[23:23]	Zeke	"I hear you mi--nnnghh, oww."
[23:24]	Zeke	knows better than to question a doctor: "First, do no harm", right?
[23:24]	Eirin	"Going back to your original questions, Gensokyo could be mapped, to an extent. Much of it is wilderness, but there are quite a few settlements of various sizes."
[23:26]	Eirin	"Besides this one, the largest, I think, is the human village. I'm not sure if it has a proper name; that's just what everyone seems to call it."
[23:26]	Zeke	"Every man for himself, or is there some sorta government-law-whatsis? Lame question, I know, but... Humor me."
[23:32]	Eirin	"No central government, really, but there are some laws. For the most part, though, they just boil down to 'Don't disturb the peace'. The Hakurei miko - that's the red-white one - deals with anyone who breaks them."
[23:33]	Zeke	raises an eyebrow.
[23:34]	Zeke	"That seems... very, house-of-cards, to me. No offense; I know you have to live under it, but... Well, so do I, now."
[23:35]	Zeke	"ONE miko, against any legendary creature that wants to kick against the goad?"
[23:36]	Zeke	"There's got to be a catch."
[23:36]	Eirin	"One miko, with all the power that went into creating this place behind her. Trust me, if she slaps you, you're not likely to ever stop feeling it."
[23:37]	Udonge	giggles.
[23:37]	Zeke	chews on his lip absentmindedly, letting it sink in. The Lone Ranger...
[23:37]	Udonge	To tell you the truth, everyone here experiences this firsthand.
[23:38]	Zeke	looks up at the rabbit, getting broken out of his thoughts.
[23:38]	Zeke	"Really?"
[23:39]	Udonge	Ask her.
[23:39]	Udonge	gestures the good doctor.
[23:39]	Eirin	"That may be a large part of why it works so well. Most who come here underestimate her the same way you did, so when she puts them down, they think twice about trying to get up again."
[23:41]	Eirin	"As Udonge pointed out, we're not 'local'. Nor were we... 'invited'."
[23:41]	Eirin	sighs.
[23:41]	Eirin	"But, again, it's not for me to tell."
[23:42]	Zeke	motions with his hands that it's okay.
[23:42]	Eirin	reseals the container and hands it back to Udonge.
[23:42]	Eirin	"Bandages."
[23:42]	Udonge	hands Eirin the necessary item she inquires.
[23:42]	Zeke	"Wasn't gonna ask, your business, your business. Lord knows I've got enough business of my own."
[23:42]	Zeke	"Or, if I don't now, I will soon."
[23:43]	Udonge	So, so!
[23:43]	Udonge	is the one asking now.
[23:43]	Udonge	What's your plan, after knowing all of this?
[23:43]	Zeke	"Me? Hooooo boy, that's a biggie there..."
[23:44]	Zeke	"Well, I'll tell you one thing, and I don't care who knows it: I ain't going back."
[23:44]	Zeke	thumbs behind his back to "The Outside".
[23:45]	Zeke	"I'd rather die here than live out there. And it looks like it ain't so hard to LIVE here, either."
[23:46]	Zeke	"So, hoooo, I dunno... Guess I need to find out how to live. Food, shelter, money... You use money here? Oh, hell, I'ma need to pay for the bill..."
[23:46]	Zeke	reaches for his wallet, then realizes how stupid of an idea that really is.
[23:47]	Zeke	"I've got U-S-D and J-P-Y. Doooon't think that's much good anymore."
[23:48]	Eirin	finishes wrapping the arm and sticks on a small metal fastener to hold it tight.
[23:50]	Zeke	"You want it anyways? Souvenir, I guess, or something? I can work off the bill if you want me to."
[23:51]	Eirin	"Any money you brought with you won't be worth much outside of curiosity value, but even that might not be so little to the right person. As for essentials, you can probably work for those for a start, the community here is close, as I said."
[23:52]	Eirin	"As for your 'bill'..."
[23:52]	leans in face-to-face and raps gently on the side of Zeke's head, punctuating each word.
[23:52]	"Lunar. Hos. Pitality."
[23:52]	Udonge	You are unusually kind today, master.
[23:52]	Udonge	giggles.
[23:53]	Udonge	So the outside.... 'boring'?
[23:53]	Udonge	so boring that you don't want to go back there?
[23:54]	Udonge	is genuinely curious.
[23:56]	Zeke	"It's not 'boring' exactly it's just... It just, sort of, IS. For a while I've been looking for a place that's a little more... MORE."
[23:58]	Zeke	"And, all right, let's be perfectly honest here. If a dream becomes reality, in every way, why would you WANT to wake up?"
[23:59]	Zeke	"Because it's dangerous? Pssh, pleeease. Let me put it this way, if that Bitey-Girl would have done me in? I would have died happier than I'd ever been in my whole life."
[23:59]	Zeke	"It only gets better from here~"
[00:00]	Udonge	Dreams?
[00:00]	Udonge	seems to be confused.
[00:00]	Udonge	We are as real as we can ever be.
[00:01]	Eirin	straightens and crosses her arms again, studying Zeke thoughtfully.
[00:01]	Eirin	{"No wonder you made it here..."}
[00:01]	Zeke	"Well, okay, dreams to ME. You've lived here from the start, so all this, this is YOUR normal. Maybe the Outside is YOUR dream, then."
[00:02]	Zeke	"Actually, that's a fun thought... What do dreams dream about?"
[00:02]	Udonge	looks at Eirin, seeking direction on how to deal with this.
[00:03]	Zeke	chuckles. Now THERE'S a good college term paper subject he never would have cared to write because college is bullcrap money-waste-of-time, to him.
[00:04]	Eirin	"Reality is not objective, Udonge. Even for someone with so unusual a mind as Mr. Zeke appears to possess, what we are and what we see every day would be the height of surreality to an Outsider."
[00:05]	Udonge	I guess it is....
[00:05]	Udonge	hmmms.
[00:08]	Zeke	tests out the movement range of his bandaged arm. It'll be fine, no problem.
[00:08]	Eirin	crosses to a cabinet on the other side of the room and comes back with two small white pills.
[00:08]	Eirin	"The bandages should hold for a couple of days, by which time your arm should be healed. I didn't see any sign of infection setting in, but take these antibiotics, just to be safe."
[00:12]	Zeke	nods and takes the pills, looking at them.
[00:12]	Zeke	"Modern medicine, in a fairy tale? Heresy~"
[00:14]	Zeke	"I think I'm really going to like this story."
[00:17]	Udonge	You are speaking to the real genius Lunarian here, mister.
[00:17]	Udonge	hmphs.
[00:17]	Udonge	Nothing is impossible for master Eirin.
[00:28]	Eirin	"Why place the limit at modernity, I say? But anyway. Your bath should be ready now, Udonge can show you the way."
[00:30]	Zeke	"Wha? Oh, yeah, bath. Huh, forget about that. The bandage'll hold, yeah? Or should I try not to get it wet?"
[00:30]	Zeke	holds up his arm for illustrative sake.
[00:30]	Udonge	Keep it over your head, I think.
[00:30]	Udonge	I could assist you.
[00:30]	Udonge	\GENUINE AND INNOCENT HELPFUNESS AURA/
[00:30]	Zeke	is modestly embarrassed at the idea.
[00:31]	Zeke	"Nah, nah, I got it, I'll be fine."
[00:31]	Udonge	Alright.
[00:31]	Udonge	This way, please.
[00:31]	Udonge	leads.
[00:31]	Eirin	"Water won't be a problem. In fact, it should hold up unless she starts gnawing on it again."
[00:32]	Zeke	chuckles as he hops off the table and grabs his effects.
[00:34]	Zeke	"Let's hope she doesn't then. Thanks for getting me off on the right foot, Ms... Ahh, sorry, name, I forgot your name."
[00:34]	Eirin	It's Yagokoro Eirin. It's my pleasure.
[00:34]	Eirin	gives Zeke a slight bows.
[00:36]	Udonge	Reisen Udongein Inaba.
[00:36]	Udonge	does the same.
[00:39]	Zeke	bows to both of them.
[00:39]	Zeke	"Ezekiel Pike."
[00:39]	Udonge	Alright, let's get you all cleaned up!
[00:40]	Udonge	starts walking.
[00:40]	Zeke	follows. It doesn't matter WHAT culture you're in, buildings with too many hallways are always confusing.
[00:43]	Udonge	opens the shutter which looks totally same as the others in this long endless corridor. Behind it is a hot and steamy indoor baths. It's in true japanese style, decorated to resembles a natural hot spring.
[00:44]	Udonge	I'll leave a change of clothes in this basket.
[00:45]	Zeke	"Heh. Lunar hospitality."
[00:45]	Udonge	Lunar hospitality.
[00:45]	Udonge	winks.
[00:45]	Udonge	I'll be right back. Holler if you need me.
[00:45]	Udonge	leaves.
[00:55]	Kai	already sits inside one of the tubs, relaxing. He turns to face Zeke.
[00:55]	Zeke	surveys the room. Pretty open; not at all like he's used--Kai...?
[00:56]	Zeke	jumps back a few inches, startled.
[00:56]	Zeke	"Woah! You're there!"
[00:58]	Kai	is startled a bit himself.
[00:58]	Kai	Zeke!?
[00:59]	Kai	... I guess it makes sense a place like this might not have too many open baths for guests.
[00:59]	Kai	Uh, looks like they patched you up well.
[01:00]	Kai	tries to avoid naked (or at least near naked) awkwardness. Thankfully, there's the tub.
[01:00]	Zeke	"Wha, oh, this? Yeah. They got modern medical techniques here. It's even allowed to get wet, apparently?"
[01:00]	Zeke	is feeling awkward enough himself.
[01:01]	Zeke	"Gah, Japanese... Do you HAVE to have communal baths?"
[01:01]	Kai	faces away from him.
[01:02]	Kai	It would be nice if the had showers but I guess those are kinda high tech...
[01:02]	Zeke	walks over to the other side of the bath to avoid as much awkwardness as possible.
[01:02]	Kai	There are plenty of tubs, at least. I'll just keep looking this way.
[01:02]	Kai	studies a wall away from both the door and Zeke.
[01:02]	Zeke	"Cool. The same here."
[01:03]	Zeke	sets down his stuff and takes off his socks and shoes. He weights the possibility of just keeping his pants on since he's going to change them anyways...
[01:05]	Zeke	vies for keeping his underwears on and calling it a hot tub. He slips himself in.
[01:06]	Kai	goes about washing himself with focus, trying to end the matter as soon as possible. He takes extra care for his hair, though.
[01:07]	Zeke	just sort of marinates for now, looking at the ceiling.
[01:07]	Zeke	"We're off the edge of the map, Kai."
[01:08]	Kai	Yeah... far off.
[01:09]	Kai	I don't really know what to say since I'm still processing all this, but...
[01:09]	Kai	It's crazy.
[01:09]	Kai	Are these people actually from the moon?
[01:09]	Kai	's voice takes that excited edge it takes only when discussing space or technology.
[01:10]	Zeke	"I thought I told you I don't want to hear you say I don't believe this."
[01:10]	Zeke	doesn't really say that with any venom, unlike before.
[01:10]	Kai	Hey, I didn't say that.
[01:10]	Kai	I just... have to wonder.
[01:10]	Zeke	"You were THINKIN' it~"
[01:10]	Kai	responds with gusto, sloshing some water.
[01:11]	Kai	A spaceborne civilization! Right on our doorstep!
[01:11]	Kai	The moon is colonized! Do you know what that means?
[01:11]	Zeke	isn't even remotely concerned with the Moon, but hey, at least Kai's found something to be positive about.
[01:11]	Zeke	"I can guess a few things."
[01:12]	Zeke	"Does that meaning you're gonna stop running, then?"
[01:13]	Kai	So long as nothing is trying to eat me.
[01:13]	Zeke	"Because I just want to make this perfectly clear, I am NOT, leaving."
[01:13]	Kai	Unlike you, who would rather be dinner.
[01:13]	Zeke	rolls his eyes, but he's not in the mood to argue that right now.
[01:15]	Kai	And...
[01:15]	Kai	Isn't that kind of a snap decision?
[01:15]	Kai	I want to stay here a while too, but...
[01:15]	Kai	There are billions of people out there that need our help.
[01:16]	Zeke	sighs.
[01:16]	Zeke	"Isn't THAT a snap decision too?"
[01:16]	Kai	Not when I've spent years pondering it.
[01:16]	Kai	This little world probably can't stay out of the outside forever, either.
[01:17]	Zeke	"Look, it's not you, it's me. Remember how I was talking about looking for the right place? Found it."
[01:18]	Zeke	"I just wanna let you know up front, you won't get me to leave. I don't care what you say. So stop trying to say it."
[01:18]	Kai	Fine, fair enough.
[01:18]	Kai	But don't go missing by dying. I do /not/ want to tell that tale.
[01:18]	Kai	Saying you've found your place? That's fine.
[01:19]	Zeke	"Do I look like I WANT to die and miss out on all this?"
[01:19]	Zeke	opens his arms out to "all this".
[01:19]	Kai	scrubs some more, then stepping out to dry off.
[01:20]	Kai	Heck no, but you seem to have an affinity for it.
[01:20]	Kai	So don't be an idiot like you were in that forest, and you might live to see this whole place.
[01:20]	Kai	is wrapped in a towel by this point, and dries himself off.
[01:20]	Zeke	can't take it anymore; he HAS to rebutt now.
[01:20]	Zeke	"One time, Kai, ONE TIME! And I had JUST found out that, hey, guess what, MAGIC EXISTS."
[01:21]	Kai	almost turns.
[01:21]	Zeke	"I think I'm allowed a LITTLE leeway there!"
[01:21]	Kai	And it almost /killed/ you!
[01:21]	Kai	It's basic damn code, man.
[01:21]	Kai	If(danger), RUN.
[01:21]	Zeke	"We all deal with it in different ways! YOU dealt with it by running, and guess what, that's FINE."
[01:22]	Kai	And by leaving a friend of mine behind to die.
[01:22]	[t]Tewi	, unbeknownst to others in the vicinity, at least for the moment, quietly sneaks about.
[01:22]	Kai	Which is you, by the way.
[01:23]	Kai	sighs, exasperated.
[01:23]	Zeke	"Gawd, you didn't HAVE to run, don't put this on me!"
[01:23]	Kai	Dammit, I don't want to argue.
[01:23]	Zeke	"Okay, it's done, over, we're alive, it's cool, it's cool."
[01:23]	Kai	Yeah, fine, fair enough.
[01:23]	Kai	Just /PLEASE/ try to have a preservation instinct next time.
[01:24]	[t]Tewi	, amidst her sneaking, puts the fire under the water out so that it turns cold. Shouldn't take too long...
[01:24]	Kai	Run, then live to investigate another day.
[01:24]	Zeke	rolls his eyes and slumps down into the water again.
[01:24]	Kai	is already out, and thus merely as cold as the surrounding air. Not too bad, once dry.
[01:24]	Zeke	"Carpe Diem, bro. Carpe Diem."
[01:25]	Kai	quickly dresses himself.
[01:25]	Kai	Ita vero.
[01:25]	Zeke	"So what's YOUR plan?"
[01:26]	Zeke	shuffles around a bit, trying to find a warmer spot in the bath, and actually cleaning himself now.
[01:26]	[t]Tewi	tuts under her breath, annoyed with how long it's taking. Next time she'll just get a block of ice or something.
[01:27]	Kai	I dunno.
[01:27]	Kai	Explore a bit, meet people.
[01:27]	Kai	chuckles.
[01:27]	Kai	Maybe learn magic? That would be really cool.
[01:27]	Kai	If that fails, though, maybe I could cobble together some magitek with some help...
[01:28]	Kai	And if that fails, time for the industrial revolution?
[01:28]	Kai	muses on a bit.
[01:28]	Zeke	"One step at a time, Kai."
[01:28]	Kai	Fair enough, but I've always, /always/ wanted to do that.
[01:28]	Zeke	lists stuff off on his fingers.
[01:28]	Zeke	"Food. Shelter. Money."
[01:28]	Kai	Yeah...
[01:28]	Kai	trails off.
[01:29]	Zeke	"They said settlements are spotty here, so that village is our best bet for a starting point."
[01:30]	Kai	Probably.
[01:30]	Kai	But if these people are really from the moon...
[01:30]	Kai	They might have the best tech in Gensokyo.
[01:31]	Kai	A laser pistol might be useful around here.
[01:31]	Kai	Ordinary bullets, too, but somehow I think little less than a shotgun would be effective.
[01:31]	Zeke	is skeptical. He is also getting kind of cold. He rinses off the soap and exits the water.
[01:32]	Kai	continues studying the wall, ideas bouncing about in his head. Bros before awkward pseudo-homo glances?
[01:32]	Zeke	"I'm not so sure we're in that kind of world, Kai."
[01:32]	Zeke	"They said we're in the world of rejected legends."
[01:32]	Zeke	"Or, something like that. Anyways, the past. Not the future."
[01:32]	Kai	Well, who knows?
[01:32]	Kai	Archimedes made some cool stuff.
[01:32]	Kai	Well, not lasers, but...
[01:33]	Kai	I dunno.
[01:33]	Kai	I'm hoping.
[01:33]	Kai	beams.
[01:33]	Zeke	"But I ain't stoppin' you. I figure we each got our own ideas."
[01:33]	Zeke	"Look, uhh... Kai."
[01:33]	GM-Momi	[the place's temperature drastically drops. This is not just the dousing flame, but probably a goddamn iceberg in there.]
[01:33]	Zeke	rubs behind his head, trying to put this properly.
[01:34]	Zeke	"Should we try and... Ahh shoot, they turned on the AC."
[01:34]	GM-Momi	[and the change of clothes are gone.]
[01:35]	Zeke	goes for a towel and the new clothes. Yes to the former. No to the latter.
[01:35]	Zeke	forgot if the rabbit was supposed to bring them, or if they were already there.
[01:36]	Kai	hears a pause from Zeke.
[01:36]	Kai	... Problem?
[01:36]	Zeke	towels off regardless.
[01:36]	Zeke	"Ahh, sorry, was looking for clothes. Anyways, do you think we should stick together, or split up?"
[01:37]	Zeke	"You're a bro and all, but... Well, I don't want us butting heads if we've got our own dreams."
[01:38]	Kai	Sticking together's probably for the best.
[01:38]	Kai	We need to learn more about this place before going off on our own.
[01:38]	Kai	Also, they weren't right there?
[01:38]	Zeke	"Yeah... Yeah, I guess... And no, they weren't."
[01:39]	Zeke	shrugs and returns to his old clothes instead.
[01:40]	GM-Momi	[They're not there either.]
[01:41]	Zeke	"The heck? I put the old set right here, yeah?"
[01:42]	[t]Tewi	stealthily moves over to the door and makes sure it's closed, staying behind it and leaning against it so that they can't get out quite so easily should they try.
[01:43]	Zeke	looks for a few seconds, frustrated, but calms down before very long. Live in the moment, Zeke. Your clothes are gone. Deal with that.
[01:43]	Zeke	wraps a towel around himself for now, and grabs an extra one to drape around his shoulder like a half-toga.
[01:44]	Zeke	"Poltergeist. Probably. Get used to it."
[01:45]	Zeke	"Or, no, wait, poltergeists throw them BACK at you."
[01:45]	Zeke	"Gnomes? Might be gnomes."
[01:46]	Zeke	is trying to figure out the best classification of fantasy creature for disappearing objects.
[01:46]	Kai	How... awkward.
[01:46]	Kai	tells it like it is.
[01:46]	Kai	looks at the floor.
[01:46]	Kai	Dammit, my old ones are missing too.
[01:48]	Zeke	grabs his backpack and puts it on tight. Sempere Preparata!
[01:48]	Zeke	"Did they tell you if we were supposed to go anywhere AFTER the bath, or...?"
[01:49]	Udonge	walk past the door during her errands, and see Tewi blocking it.
[01:49]	Udonge	.....?
[01:49]	Kai	I can look around for you, if you want.
[01:49]	Kai	Assuming they're somehow no longer in the room.
[01:49]	Udonge	shrugs and just continue on her duty.
[01:50]	Zeke	"Might be for the best. Even with no clothes, I don't just want to LEAVE without saying something."
[01:50]	Kai	takes a look at his new clothing. Impressive, especially giving it away to random strangers...
[01:51]	Kai	I'll go check.
[01:51]	Kai	attempts to leave.
[01:52]	[t]Tewi	sighs in relief. Udonge going by... that was a close one.
[01:53]	Zeke	is still going to have to get used to this, though; ANYTHING is fair game now. Anything.
[01:53]	Kai	tries to open the door.
[01:54]	Udonge	[it's stuck. Something is blocking it.]
[01:56]	Zeke	notices Kai having some problems.
[01:56]	Zeke	"Locked?"
[01:56]	Udonge	[temperature RAPIDLY DROPS.]
[01:56]	Kai	OK, this is irritating now.
[01:57]	Kai	lowers his center, grabs on to a vertical bar of the door, and /pulls/.
[01:57]	Zeke	"Daaaamn, AC!"
[01:57]	Udonge	is within earshot. Sounds like something stuck. Hm, weird.
[01:57]	Udonge	is still contemplating whether to check it out.
[01:58]	Zeke	wraps his towel around him more firmly.
[01:59]	Zeke	"What are those called again, Yuki-Onas, or whatever?"
[01:59]	Zeke	"Wait, no, they don't CAUSE winter... Dang, I'm going to wish I'd read all the ones I forgot to read..."
[02:00]	Zeke	walks over to the door and tries to help out.
[02:00]	Kai	keeps on tugging at regular, then irregular intervals. Either suddenly it's locked (magic?), or someone's keeping it closed.
[02:01]	Zeke	tries Plan B.
[02:02]	[t]Tewi	gives a little grunt of effort, despite herself.
[02:02]	Zeke	"Anyone on the other side? Someone locked us in!"
[02:03]	Zeke	knocks on the door, like he's trying to be asked in.
[02:03]	[t]Tewi	knows giving an answer is a bad idea, but works hard to keep the door closed. People will hear them too soon at this rate.
[02:03]	Udonge	's ears twitches.
[02:03]	Udonge	hm?
[02:03]	Kai	does his best to keep Zeke out of peripheral vision.
[02:03]	Udonge	is on the way there.
[02:04]	Udonge	Tewi, what's the ruckus?
[02:04]	Kai	yells, just a little.
[02:04]	Kai	Hey, anyone blocking this?
[02:04]	Kai	'cause that's not cool.
[02:04]	Udonge	can't quite get the word being yelled, even with the RABBIT EARS.
[02:05]	[t]Tewi	Um... it's nothing. I'll take care of it in a moment.
[02:06]	[t]Tewi	does her best to grin innocently, which makes things a whole lot more obvious.
[02:06]	Zeke	keeps knocking on the door.
[02:06]	Kai	Anyone at all!?
[02:06]	Udonge	You sure? I think I heard some strange voices.
[02:06]	Kai	imagines that sound /has/ to carry.
[02:06]	Udonge	like, male voices.
[02:06]	Udonge	Ah-
[02:06]	[t]Tewi	Oh, must be the wind, or something...
[02:06]	Udonge	remembers about the guests.
[02:06]	Udonge	remembers about the guests being in the bath.
[02:06]	Zeke	presses his ear to the door, for kicks.
[02:07]	Udonge	is in front of the bath, with Tewi being suspiciously innocent.
[02:07]	Udonge	Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
[02:07]	Udonge	grins.
[02:07]	Udonge	Gotcha red-handed.
[02:08]	[t]Tewi	Uh-oh...
[02:09]	Udonge	IGOTTAGOTELLMASTEREIRIN---
[02:09]	Udonge	dashes
[02:09]	Udonge	Oh.
[02:09]	Udonge	turns back, snaps a picture using her cellphone camera
[02:09]	Udonge	DASHES
[02:09]	Zeke	hears enough to be hopeful about a solution happening.
[02:09]	Zeke	"Thank you!"
[02:10]	Udonge	This time I can finally got back at you, Tewi!
[02:10]	Udonge	Take that! HA!
[02:10]	[t]Tewi	runs after Udonge, doing her best to catch the taller creature.
[02:10]	[t]Tewi	Wait!
[02:10]	Udonge	yeah?
[02:11]	Kai	tries to open the door after hearing the ruckus outside.
[02:11]	Udonge	being a good girl at heart, forgot that Tewi is a master prankster and actually heed Tewi's call to stop. BAD IDEA.
[02:13]	[t]Tewi	dives at Udonge's legs, managing to impact exactly at the back of the taller girl's knees.
[02:17]	Udonge	Gyaaaagh!
[02:17]	Udonge	fall face-first onto the floor.
[02:17]	Kai	finally exits to see a bunny-catfight.
[02:18]	Kai	Wha?
[02:18]	Zeke	is off-balanced by Kai opening the door he was leaning on.  He tumbles to the floor.
[02:19]	[t]Tewi	snatches the cellphone, quickly hiding it on her person and then putting Udonge in a not-especially-tight headlock.
[02:21]	Udonge	Gweh!
[02:21]	Udonge	tries to tap out!
[02:21]	Udonge	I give! I give I... gi... ve...
[02:21]	Udonge	is getting a bit too green for her own good
[02:22]	[t]Tewi	lets her go, but is careful to keep an eye on her.
[02:24]	Kai	glares at the smaller rabbit.
[02:24]	Kai	You're the one who locked us in there?
[02:25]	Kai	looks to Reisen.
[02:25]	Kai	Do you need help?
[02:25]	[t]Tewi	notices the captives have escaped! She intended to leave before they noticed her, but got distracted...
[02:25]	[t]Tewi	Um...
[02:26]	Kai	returns his annoyed gaze to Tewi.
[02:26]	[t]Tewi	Oh, no, she's fine! Look.
[02:26]	[t]Tewi	gets Reisen to sit, very careful to jump back if she moves for the phone.
[02:28]	Kai	isn't convinced.
[02:28]	Udonge	gweeeeeh.
[02:29]	Udonge	no longer speaks human language.
[02:30]	[t]Tewi	She's just... stunned. But I caught her for you! She was trying to run so you wouldn't catch her after she kept you inside, you know!
[02:30]	Zeke	chills on the floor, not bothered to pick himself up after the fall.  He just lets this play out for now; he can pick up the pieces later. He watches from afar.
[02:30]	Kai	Can you just get us our clothes?
[02:30]	[t]Tewi	moves behind Reisen and holds her shoulders, presenting her with a smile and then moving one of her hands to hold her friend's head up.
[02:33]	Kai	... Sooner rather than later, please?
[02:33]	Kai	considers harsher words, but they're still guests...
[02:34]	Udonge	Clothings... are... being... cleaned.... ugh I feel like puking.
[02:34]	[t]Tewi	props Reisen up against the wall and gets the two their clothes, smiling sweetly all the way.
[02:34]	Udonge	oh dammit the headache is killing me.
[02:35]	Udonge	God.
[02:35]	Udonge	kicks the wall.
[02:35]	Udonge	-Darnit.
[02:35]	Kai	carefully watches her departure, and crouches to help the remaining rabbit.
[02:35]	Kai	Are you alright?
[02:35]	Udonge	Do I look alright to you?!
[02:35]	Udonge	snaps back at the guests.
[02:36]	Udonge	I mean, shit. I just got dived. faceplanted the floor. Headlocked. Now there's this super-headache. Yeah I AM SO OKAY.
[02:36]	[t]Tewi	freezes in place, then hurries to hide behind the nearest guest.
[02:36]	Kai	... Faceplanted?
[02:37]	Udonge	seriously. Don't talk. Right now. Or I'm gonna punch you. Whoever you are.
[02:37]	Kai	Sorry.
[02:38]	Kai	turns and glares down at Tewi.
[02:38]	Kai	You did this?
[02:38]	Udonge	's face is not that of a gentle rabbit, but more like an annoyed and overworked union worker.
[02:39]	Udonge	feels around after she's a little bit better.
[02:39]	Udonge	touches Kai.
[02:39]	[t]Tewi	Er... no?
[02:39]	Udonge	now recognizes that she's not with the rabbit girls. She's in front of the honored guests, even.
[02:39]	Udonge	...
[02:40]	Kai	Yes, you did.
[02:40]	Kai	pauses, then appends:
[02:40]	Kai	... Please leave.
[02:40]	[t]Tewi	puts her hands behind her back and looks up at Kai, doe-eyed; she does her very best to look cute.
[02:40]	Udonge	............................
[02:40]	Udonge	oh my.
[02:41]	Udonge	turns to face the two, then Tewi, then the two, then Tewi again. Her face has all the reds she can be for a moon rabbit's face.
[02:41]	Kai	doesn't dispute the cute act, but still doesn't fall for it.
[02:41]	Kai	I'm not buying it.
[02:42]	Udonge	IGOTTAGODOSOMETHING---!!
[02:42]	[t]Tewi	tugs at her collar a bit.
[02:42]	Udonge	runs away, embarrassed.
[02:42]	Udonge	TEWI! TAKE CARE OF THE GUESTS!
[02:42]	Kai	turns for a moment.
[02:42]	Kai	Wai-
[02:43]	Udonge	yells at Tewi before disappears around the corner.
[02:43]	Kai	... She's gone.
[02:43]	Kai	turns back to the small one.
[02:43]	Kai	Could you get my friend's clothes, please?
[02:44]	Zeke	has been lost in thought for a while. He snaps out of it.
[02:44]	[t]Tewi	apologizes for forgetting and does so, leaving Zeke's things at his feet.
[02:44]	Zeke	"Oh, dang, I missed something didn't I?"
[02:45]	Zeke	looks at the clothes in front of him.
[02:45]	Zeke	"Oh, cool. Thanks."
[02:48]	[t]Tewi	stands in place, although her eyes occasionally dart to where Udonge left.
[02:54]	GM-Momi	[Puzzled by the girl's actions, all the options are none but exhausted. They get dressed proper and--- actually, what else they can do? UNLESS SOME PLOT-RELATED THINGS WOULD HAPPEN or something. Not like I have those. Duh.]
[02:55]	GM-Momi	[Next time on "Touhouventure"! Something happened!]
[02:55]	GM-Momi	[Stay tuned for next week's session!]