I'LL! MAKE AN INCIDENT SOLVER! OUT OF YOUUUUUUUU

[14:15:49] <~GMShifty> Haiiro rests in her bed, sleeping off her bout with the Forest of Magic's mushrooms. The victors are left with the run of the mansion, with only Honoo to watch them.
[14:17:01] <Hissori> Honoo's sure to keep an eye on them! ...When she's not having fun with the other fairies, which takes priority. Haiiro...is sleeping. That whole thing made her...really, really tired!
[14:17:36] * Yukiko is sleeping bent over with her forehead on the tea room table
[14:17:48] <~GMShifty> Ekaterina peeks slowly over the edge of Haiiro's bed. She slowly reaches towards Haiiro's face with the tip of her wing.
[14:17:58] <Hissori> Hissori, having recently woke up, attempts to find something to eat. ...There are a startlingly large amount of berries stashed in the kitchen. ...She fears them.
[14:18:29] * Komoko found somewhere warm to curl up on. probably a bed or a couch.
[14:19:04] <Hissori> Haiiro remains blissfully unaware of the presence of Ekaterina, though if the wing touches her nose, she may stir!
[14:19:25] <~GMShifty> Ekaterina lightly pokes Haiiro in the cheek with the feltlike tip of her wing.
[14:21:14] <Hissori> This works too! "Zzz...nnn..." She fights her way directly out of being tired with all due haste! "...Eh? Am I still dreaming? Is this a dream within a dream? ...Are they trying to feed me mushrooms in my sleep?"
[14:21:46] <~GMShifty> Eka pokes again.
[14:24:54] <Hissori> "...Well, at this point, I might as well treat it like reality. It wouldn't be much of a change of pace." Haiiro shrugs! "If I'm correct in that you sent those...people to me...well, I wasn't expecting what they were going to throw at me!"
[14:25:38] <~GMShifty> Eka retracts her wing. "You did pretty well right up until that wicked shrine maiden jammed a mushroom down your throat."
[14:26:06] <Hissori> "Oh dammit, you saw the whole thing."
[14:26:11] * Yukiko cringes in her sleep
[14:26:38] <~GMShifty> "I have to keep an eye on my minions, of course."
[14:27:42] <Hissori> "Hey, hey, it's a lot easier for all of us if I don't have a title like that. ...It'd make it easier for me to ask you to spike her tea with something one of these days."
[14:28:44] <Hissori> "...However, I did agree to help them if they won. ...And by the looks of it, they...ah, need help."
[14:28:49] <~GMShifty> "What title? I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about those three." Ekaterina hops up and sits cross legged on Haiiro's bed.
[14:30:24] <Hissori> "Oh, those. ...I guess in the current state of things, I'm technically listening to you, all things considered, so I suppose I'm included here. ...Though I'm a 'minon' that does what she wants~" She's managed to be this animated laying down, and has a good stretch!
[14:31:40] <Hissori> "But yeah, one's new to Gensokyo and existence and was caught up in this, one's...far too quiet and gives me chills, and the other is a wicked shrine maiden. ...And they're missing the one that I remember was very tough."
[14:32:10] <~GMShifty> "Will you help them then? Remilia will be insufferable should she win." Eka clenches her fist.
[14:35:19] <Hissori> "Yes, yes, I have to help them. Such were the terms! Even if you had changed your mind, I am not about to break my word...even if they practically cheated to make it happen." She sighs. "Can't get the spotlight I want without some nutjob throwing a wrench in the works. Speaking of nutjob, Ginkyo got her voodoo doll back, by the looks of it. Yesterday was not fun."
[14:36:07] <~GMShifty> "I saw. Wasn't it about time you stopped bashing her head in, anyways?"
[14:37:58] <Hissori> "I had been bashing it less! I wasn't about to squander a gift from that Inari by simply not using it, and I still haven't forgiven her for ruining my moment. But I'd totally been bashing it less!"
[14:38:26] <Hissori> "Now I have to go find her and bash her in-person. And that's hard, because she shape-shifts." She frowns.
[14:39:55] <~GMShifty> "Leave Ginkyo alone. I'm sure shes sorry, and she's still our friend. But now, I've got to go, before I'm seen." Ekaterina starts dissolving into a mist. "And by the way, that SDM Magician is in the forest."
[14:40:01] <Hissori> "Oh well, have to channel my rage in making these people...be a bit less complete wrecks. If there's anything Remilia both needs and doesn't want, it's a good talking to. And I don't think these people can really do that as is."
[14:40:33] <Hissori> "...Huh, no one had asked that. ...Fine. Fine. ...And, noted!"
[14:41:04] <~GMShifty> "See you soon Haiiro-chan~" Ekaterina creeps under Haiiro's door.
[14:41:28] <Hissori> "Look forward to later events~" And there she goes.
[14:42:45] <~GMShifty> Ekaterina sweeps through Haiiro's living room, around Yukiko's ankles and slowly drawing a blanket over Komoko as she leaves.
[14:47:28] <Hissori> "...Alright, new day, somewhat eventful, chance of things going terribly wrong with presence of Patchouli...oh, right, food. Those people eat. Food. Real food. This is more foreign than it really ought to be." She stretches, and gets to the kitchen to...make the best of what she has. ...Hissori slinks out of the kitchen on Haiiro's arrival, which prompts a sigh from the Haiiro in charge! ...Why on earth is she wearing full plate, anyway? Why doesn't she talk? Haiiro ponders on these mysteries as she opens a secret compartment containing the tea, and fixes that up while having no idea what to feed them. Maybe they can survive on tea and a lot of berries.
[14:56:54] <Hissori> ...Yeah, they'll have to, unless they fancy burning their mouths off. Where are the bowls...there. Bowls, cup, tea, set them on a table--ah, she misses having people over. Gets lonely sometimes, even with all the fairies. ...Hard to wake those other two up now, but she's the one that went through more today, and if she doesn't do anything, the tea might have to be reheated. She goes over to nudge Yukiko! "Hey, wake up. You've slept plenty, Yukiko, the day is long~"
[14:57:15] * Yukiko sits up groggily
[14:57:29] * Yukiko begins looking around in a purple haze
[14:58:00] * Yukiko has the munchies for what constitutes as a magician's breakfast
[14:59:14] <Hissori> Sadly, a magician doesn't need to eat. That doesn't stop her from doing so, but it certainly doesn't leave much. There's no milk in the bowl, and the berries aren't crunchy!
[15:00:39] <Hissori> They may or may not have been tied to a captain, though. Next, she nudges Komoko! "Rise and shine, Komoko, the day is long, you need to learn how to read 'day'~"
[15:02:21] <Yukiko> "It's a square with a line in it!"
[15:02:49] * Yukiko eats possibly poisonous puckering berries
[15:03:14] <Hissori> The continuity trembles. ...And Hissori had quietly taken her place at the table! The berries don't seem to have deadly effects (yet)!
[15:04:51] <Komoko> Komoko eventually stirs, "Buh...i already know how to tell time...day is when the sun is out..."
[15:08:16] <Hissori> "That's well and all, but that's knowing when it's day, as opposed to knowing how someone writes 'day' on a piece of paper without drawing the sun. Both are good things to know! Have a seat, get some energy. I know I'll need some, I have no idea how I'm going to handle getting all of you together at once, especially since I've learned that Patchouli roams the woods. Explaining myself might be a pain, after all~"
[15:10:10] * Komoko pushes the mysterious blanket from somewhere off of them, getting up and going over to the table everyone else is at, grumbling
[15:10:16] <Komoko> tummy grumbling*
[15:12:25] <Komoko> "Oh, the magician lady...we met her devil lady yesterday."
[15:17:09] <Komoko> "Are written words really that important?"
[15:17:12] <Hissori> "Huh. None of them are used to going out much. If they're still here...are they lost? Or do they really need that much magical energy..." She ponders as she munches on the berries...then realizes what pondering does as Hissori's tired eyes widen just a bit. "...since I can't hide anything at the table with the Satori sitting there, I'll mention that I had given her notes on a teleportation spell. ...But, it's very efficent, so I can't imagine her needing too much magical energy unless she's doing something seriously big. So, uh, a heads up there."
[15:18:16] <Komoko> "They're trying to uh, 'teleportation' something?"
[15:19:34] <Hissori> "...And so as long as this Satori refuses to communicate with anything but words, it's crucial! ...They're pretty important anyway, though fairies have been known to live without them. Ah, and teleporting is using magic or some other higher power to move things or yourself from place to place instantly."
[15:19:57] <Hissori> "...But yeah, I've been meaning to ask, why DOESN'T she talk? My mystery sense is itching."
[15:20:11] <Komoko> "...I don't think she can?"
[15:23:01] <Yukiko> "I've never heard her talk."
[15:25:06] <Hissori> Hissori writes! [I can, but I...don't.] And passes to Haiiro! "She can, but she doesn't. ...And I've been thinking about why for a while now, and it's making her somewhat uncomfortable. Which starts making me wonder why again!"
[15:27:28] <Hissori> "When she's the only one of the group that could, theoretically, think with a straight and somewhat experienced head, it bugs me that she...doesn't, especially when you're all so desperate for an edge." Munch.
[15:28:03] <Yukiko> "...Should we tickle her?"
[15:29:19] <Hissori> "Through that armor? Good luck finding a spot. ...And did she actually sleep in that?" She nods a confirmation. "And see, I bet that ties into it!"
[15:30:03] <Hissori> The last time Hissori wasn't seen in a somewhat large suit of armor is difficult to remember.
[15:31:27] <Hissori> Munch. "Oh right, Yukiko, I'm sure there's something you wanted, but you haven't said what you wanted. If I'm going to grudgingly help you, I need to know what it is you want!"
[15:31:48] * Yukiko shows Haiiro a comic book from her sleeve with glowing eyes
[15:32:03] * Yukiko begins babbling about magic and ghost-like things that punch a lot
[15:34:40] <Hissori> Haiiro quickly wishes she hadn't asked, but follows that conversation a lot more closely than you'd imagine, because it sounds vaguely like something she's seen before.
[15:35:30] * Komoko looks at the pictures in the comic book.
[15:36:44] <Hissori> "...I barely understand what you said. However, that all DOES vaguely remind me of Sanae. Have you met her?"
[15:37:34] <Yukiko> "Ah, Sanae-senpai. Yes! She's been very kind in teaching me how to make friends with youkai."
[15:41:06] <Hissori> "First off, I'm pretty sure she's into that sort of thing. Maybe not as much as you, but she is. Also, I've heard that she's summoned likenesses of her gods for some attacks. I'm sure she's an expert, but whatever you want to do is probably tied to faith more than magic, here! ...So as long as you don't mind...stand? Your...stand being a god. But maybe you deserve that kind of help, since they're probably why you're suffering."
[15:42:21] <Hissori> "I imagine channeling one's faith is not unlike channeling magical energy, so I can probably help you out, but it'd be a lot better if a shrine maiden was better at faith than a godless heathen like me~"
[15:43:32] <Hissori> "...Ah, and while it's possible to somewhat follow a manga when you can't read it, it's a lot more fun and a lot easier to understand when you can read!" That bit was directed at Komoko!
[15:43:54] <Komoko> "Hrmm." Komoko is skeptical.
[15:48:10] <Hissori> "...Maybe Yukiko can let Komoko borrow one of her books for picture looking on her own, and then Yukiko can explain what was actually going on? ...Though I'm not sure how well Yukiko will be able to describe what's going on with how she rattled off earlier..."
[15:50:35] <Komoko> "Well, i mean, learning letters seems really hard, since there are lots of them..."
[15:50:38] * Yukiko is panting, ready to induct more people into her comic's fan club
[15:52:36] <Hissori> "It's easier while you're young, oddly enough! And if you're going to give up because it's hard, well, then we'll have to see if Yukiko can have her head on properly long enough to get you to want to enough to make the effort!"
[15:53:14] <Yukiko> "We can take her to Keine-sensei when she gets better if this doesn't pan out. Though I would recommend a helmet."
[15:54:23] <Komoko> "I'm not giving up its just...isn't this other stuff more important?"
[15:54:58] <Hissori> "What can a magician teach someone that cannot read?"
[15:55:10] <Hissori> "If you were interested in learning magic, there's a lot of reading involved."
[15:56:55] <Komoko> "Magic? I...huh."
[15:57:01] <Komoko> it apparently never crossed komoko's mind!
[15:58:20] <Hissori> "Hissori seems to be interested enough, and...while Yukiko seems interested, I imagine what she's looking for is a little more faith oriented than she was thinking. ...Though I suppose I could attempt to teach magic to make the most of that, I wonder how much of it would get through..."
[15:58:57] * Yukiko is making odd poses in the background while Haiiro considers things
[16:00:25] <Hissori> "Also, what's important is you having a clear, straight mind for what's to come. The desperation mode you're all in will make things harder for you!"
[16:01:36] <Hissori> "...More power certainly helps, but remember who you're fighting. A vampire with terrifying strength...with the mind of a child."
[16:03:18] <Hissori> "...and a hunter, yeah, but a child all the same."
[16:05:45] <Komoko> "...can i make a spell to make me read?"
[16:05:59] <Hissori> "...I..." She has a mental fault.
[16:06:13] <Yukiko> "Wow, that's really smart!"
[16:06:30] <Yukiko> "Can I make a spell to make this Incident stop?"
[16:09:17] <Komoko> "What is a spell anyway?"
[16:09:35] <Hissori> "...I imagine one can make a spell that does that, but not by any conventional means. As for a spell that makes the incident stop, not a chance. I'm sure that even teleporting a giant railgun over their mansion and letting it fall won't work."
[16:11:15] <Hissori> "Ah, and spells are how one uses magic! Some people do cool things without really using spells, but the usage is generally limited. With magic, there's a lot of possibilities!"
[16:12:56] <Hissori> "Such as trapping a large group of adventurers in purple crystals, getting really, really close to stopping them completely~"
[16:13:17] <Hissori> "Or teleporting a willing person out of harm's way, or making people move really, really fast~"
[16:13:32] <Hissori> "Or causing explosions, summoning simple objects..."
[16:14:15] <Hissori> "Healing magic, barriers, even moments of clarity...such things aren't beyond the scope of magic!"
[16:14:52] <Hissori> "It can even make humans, with such short lives, into magician youkai, which have much, much longer lives~"
[16:15:52] <Hissori> "Though that in particular is...really, really hard. ...But I'm getting carried away!"
[16:16:27] <Komoko> Komoko takes all this into account.
[16:16:49] <Hissori> "Of course, you can only use magic so much before you...can't, as opposed to one's natural abilities. But training and deep thinking tend to make it a lot easier to manage!"
[16:18:10] <Hissori> "Of course, you can counter THAT by making the magic last a long time! ...Though a break of concentration might make it end earlier anyway, but that can be somewhat trained away by improving your concentration."
[16:19:07] * Yukiko got bored and is reading her manga
[16:20:37] <Hissori> "...And of course, if your mind has somewhat rotted, the use of magic is somewhat limited. ...Honoo, come here a moment." She does!
[16:21:42] <Hissori> Whispers are made. Honoo flies deeper into the house, opening a door, but not closing it!
[16:22:46] <Hissori> It's made clear what the intention is, as Honoo flies at a very high speed headfirst...into Yukiko's head!
[16:24:19] <Hissori> "I wonder if that actually works." She muses at the end result.
[16:26:53] * Yukiko flips backwards into a suplex bridge
[16:28:35] <~GMShifty> Honoo Bounces off the wall behind Yukiko and loops through the air.
[16:28:45] <Yukiko> "You'll have to work harder than that to come close to Keine-sensei, fairy."
[16:30:07] <Hissori> "Work on your aim, Honoo! Try again later." Honoo salutes, and goes outside. Haiiro's awake, she'd rather not be cooped inside for now!
[16:30:45] <Hissori> "In any case, have you made up your mind, Komoko, or do you need more time to think about it?"
[16:30:56] * Yukiko has some tea
[16:31:02] <Komoko> "Hmm...okay! I'll learn too!"
[16:36:13] <Hissori> "Very well! But first, you have to learn how to read. ...And I imagine that there's two ways to go about it. Manually, or me figuring out how to work a translation spell in your head, something I'm not even familiar with. Did I ever get a book on that? Lemee see..." And she's gone at a speed that could be mistaken for teleportation!
[16:37:10] <Yukiko> "I wonder how magic classes are, Komoko-chan."
[16:38:26] * Yukiko ([email protected]) Quit (Quit: ChatZilla 0.9.91 [Firefox 32.0.3/20140923175406])
[16:40:55] <Hissori> Even as the conversation had approached her, Hissori remains...somewhat off, and even less apt to write words than she normally would be. As if her very being trembles somewhat! She's really, really good at blending into the background though.
[16:44:55] <Hissori> ...And there's Haiiro again! "Tried, but all I could find was a book that helps people get into the basics, which might be enough. ...Though I'd have to read it to you, since it might be a bad idea if Yukiko does."
[16:46:11] <Komoko> "Hum...okay. But what about Hissori?"
[16:47:47] * Yukiko ([email protected]) has joined #gensokyo
[16:50:02] <Hissori> "I'll just have to--huh. She's...ahh, so some of those idle thoughts are hitting marks, are they? ...Honoo can read, but she flew off. I'd tell her to help while I gave Hissori a good talking to, but...
[16:51:30] <Hissori> "
[16:56:26] <Hissori> "...The more I think, the more I think. There's a mystery and a problem before me. If she lets me drag her off, I'm gonna drag her off, alright?"
[16:57:05] <Komoko> "O-okay."
[16:58:47] <Hissori> Haiiro gets up, and attempts to get Hissori to move, which due to her being in full armor, works about as well as one would expect from someone with no physical strength. It only works because she moves herself!
[16:59:42] <Hissori> They go into another room, where it's impossible to follow a conversation because there isn't one. Or at least, no spoken conversation!
[17:24:48] <~GMShifty> A fariy smooshes its face into the glass and makes faces at Komoko and Yukiko.
[17:25:11] * Komoko frowns and tries to ignore the rude fairy.
[17:25:43] <~GMShifty> The fairy pulls down her eyelid and sticks out her tongue. "Nyeeehhhhh!"
[17:26:50] * Komoko looks over at yukiko to see her reaction.
[17:27:55] * Yukiko waves at the fairy
[17:31:34] <~GMShifty> The fairy makes a rude gesture she once saw a human make at Yukiko.
[17:32:18] * Yukiko attempts to punch through the glass to the fairy
[17:32:41] <Komoko> "Wah!"
[17:33:04] <~GMShifty> Yukiko gets a fairy!
[17:33:25] <Hissori> Haiiro gets a broken window!
[17:33:40] <Hissori> ...You'd think she'd come out after hearing that, but she doesn't.
[17:34:28] <~GMShifty> "Waaah! Lemme go lemme go lemmegolemmegolemmegolemmegolemmegolemmego!"
[17:34:32] <Komoko> "Miss Yukiko what are you doing?"
[17:35:38] * Yukiko point-blank danmakus the fairy with a smile, then waves as it flies away
[17:35:54] * Yukiko pets Komoko once on the head and continues after Haiiro
[17:36:03] <Yukiko> "Just making friends!"
[17:36:14] <~GMShifty> Flies? More falls down and twitches a bit.
[17:37:17] <Hissori> Haiiro went off in another room! The door remains closed.
[17:37:53] <Komoko> "Well, since they aren't here...can you help me with this?" Komoko holds up the book about learning to read.
[17:37:54] * Yukiko looks at the door, then at Komoko, then shrugs
[17:38:11] * Yukiko feels confident! She feels like Kosuzu at Story Time!
[17:38:30] * Yukiko opens the book for Komoko and her to read, and begins to read aloud, pointing at the words
[17:39:02] * Yukiko digresses every couple of minutes to talk about how nostalgic that sort of book is or make some sort of pointed comment about grammar rules that are hard for her
[17:39:22] * Komoko doesn't really understand those digressions that much.
[18:13:19] <Hissori> At some point, Hissori and Haiiro step out of the room they went in! "That was a long time coming, I feel! Alright, enough of this talk about feelings, I've had enough of that. Magic time!"
[18:13:29] <Hissori> The one speaking is still Haiiro, of course!
[18:18:27] <Hissori> The Haiiro looks like she'd been through a somewhat stressful talking to, but at least looks less troubled!
[18:18:30] <Hissori> *Hissori
[18:18:32] * Komoko learned a few words! Komoko still doesn't fully understand the letters, but can at least make out some.
[18:21:02] * Yukiko is struggling with katakana
[18:23:43] <Hissori> Haiiro ends up teaching two people how to read, apparently!
[18:24:39] * Yukiko will show her the insurmountable difficulty that even Keine-sensei could not overcome in Yukiko's attention span
[18:26:43] <~GMShifty> The next three days, a crash course on Magic taught by one of Gensokyo's greatest magicians. Meditation, focusing of minds, drinking of strange blended concoctions, and running up the stairs of Haiiro's mansion in sweatpants!
[18:28:33] <~GMShifty> When finally, it comes time to demonstrate what they've so far learned.
[18:29:55] * Yukiko shows off this new cat's cradle form she invented
[18:36:25] <~GMShifty> A crow flies over Yukiko, crying loudly, "Ba~ka~!"
[18:36:42] <Yukiko> "...Why does that crow keep appearing?"
[18:36:58] <Hissori> Haiiro is an AGGRESSIVE magic teacher. "Alright, for the sake of testing your spells with a REAL TARGET, I've brought Honoo in. It's OK, she'll live, she knows it! Also, it's because the crow is right."
[18:37:20] <Hissori> "If your spell involves someone shooting you for some reason, she can shoot you. She's good at that."
[18:40:19] <Hissori> "So...one at a time, then. Hissori, you're up first."
[18:41:50] <Hissori> She nods! Haiiro gives Hissori a look.
[18:44:26] <Hissori> "Y-you'll have to try to shoot me to test this, Honoo." It was very quiet, but those paying attention might have heard a voice they hadn't ever heard!
[18:44:35] <Hissori> HISSORI SPOKE, THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING
[18:46:12] <Hissori> Haiiro smiles! "Good, good. You heard her!" Honoo SHOOTS THE FIRE at Hissori!
[18:47:21] <Hissori> ...And Hissori makes some non-obscene hand gestures, which creates a very bright barrier! The fire bounces off it, and a soothing effect is felt by all!
[18:48:21] <~GMShifty> A gaggle of fairies Oooh and Ahhh.
[18:48:28] <Komoko> Komoko's ears perk up intensely when hissori speaks! Komoko is quite shocked.
[18:49:33] <Hissori> "Perfect, perfect! Not even the devil's claws can get through that! ...And even if they did, the effectiveness would be so-so. Alright, next...Komoko, you're up!"
[18:53:36] <Komoko> "Oh, um..." Komoko invokes the magic inside of the little wolfspider, causing Komoko to move with the speed fit for a tengu! Komoko dashes from point to point in the room.
[18:57:07] <~GMShifty> Everyone loses track of Komoko except for blurs and brief moments when she stops!
[18:57:43] <Hissori> "Oh-ho~" Haiiro casts a spell of her own! At the speed Komoko's going, it's clear that when Haiiro somewhat VANISHES at insane speeds, she's really going that fast, for she manages to keep her position according to Komoko by chasing Komoko herself! At some point, she stops. "Amazing! I've been at that kind of magic for a while, but even though you're somewhat new at...well, everything, it's about the same! Bravo, bravo~"
[18:58:39] <Yukiko> "You can catch the wolf we met on the way here now!"
[18:59:08] <Hissori> "...Aaaand now the problem student! Let's see if you got anything out of this whole ordeal, Yukiko~"
[18:59:22] * Yukiko walks up and faces Honoo
[18:59:44] <Yukiko> "I...I was humiliated by Izayoi Sakuya in our feminine, elegant staring match..."
[18:59:51] <Yukiko> "I...I won't lose to her again!"
[18:59:57] * Yukiko concentrates
[18:59:58] * Yukiko concentrates
[19:00:00] * Yukiko concentrates some more
[19:00:21] * Yukiko concentrates harder than ever before (http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=729717)
[19:00:46] <Hissori> Honoo stares back! ...And backs away slightly.
[19:01:25] <Yukiko> "Awaken! [LAUGH MAKER!]"
[19:03:49] <Hissori> Honoo stares...and...laughs awkwardly, as if it was what she felt like she was supposed to do. Haiiro judges critically.
[19:03:50] * Yukiko hears crickets chirp
[19:04:15] * Yukiko genuflects
[19:04:19] <Hissori> "...I felt it. If you put enough effort into it though, you'll probably get what you're looking for."
[19:04:20] <~GMShifty> A crow soars overhead "Ba~Ka~!"
[19:04:26] * Yukiko rolls into a ball and covers herself with her hat
[19:04:56] <Hissori> "Sort of like when you got that mushroom in my mouth. You'll probably need one of those moments!"
[19:05:12] * Yukiko rolls away to the line where Komoko and Hissori are waiting
[19:05:21] <Yukiko> "...Does anyone want to go to SDM?"
[19:05:23] * Yukiko says quietly
[19:06:09] <Hissori> "I'm on a level higher than Sakuya, so I'm sure if you gather your energy and whatnot, you'll manage. You DID actually pull off using it though, so don't feel too bad. Some people blow themselves up with magic, after all!"
[19:06:31] <~GMShifty> The grounds shudders ever so slightly, a breeze sweeps out from the center of the forest of magic, and the horizon glows purple.
[19:06:43] <Hissori> "ANYWAY! You have a mission, and several days have passed. ...There it is."
[19:07:01] * Yukiko stands back up and looks
[19:07:22] <Yukiko> "H...how? Wait, what? Do you mean the Scarlets are /here/?!"
[19:07:29] <~GMShifty> The purple haze is reflected onto the clouds above, forming a broken magic circle.
[19:08:15] <Hissori> "At the peak, when things begin! Patchouli's pulling off her own things with magic, while you were learning it!"
[19:08:43] <Hissori> "...That is to say, with my spell. I lent it to her. She's worked her own magic with it, and man, has she ever."
[19:09:20] <Hissori> "The two people I don't mind in that mansion are her and the gatekeeper. Good to see that she got her own moment!"
[19:09:40] <Hissori> "Now, with no regrets, you can charge the mansion while watching what's about to unfold!"
[19:10:53] <Hissori> "Cause now, you really are working with limited time! Maybe Komoko can drag you guys along?"
[19:11:00] * Yukiko reassembles her bicycle telepathically
[19:11:08] <Yukiko> "I'll hold on tight!"
[19:11:32] <Hissori> "Or you could concentrate hard and use the spell on other people. That's possible, you know!"
[19:12:01] <Hissori> "Alright, I've done fine work. The rest is up to you guys! I'll be watching~"
[19:12:11] <~GMShifty> "Extra!"
[19:12:52] <Hissori> "Ah, there's the paper." Hissori also sees the paper, and reflexively goes defensive.
[19:15:34] <~GMShifty> Newspapers rain down, landing nearby to everyone as the Tengu newsboy salutes and sets off for more subscribers.
[19:15:52] * Yukiko fires danmaku at his quickly retreating silhouette
[19:16:02] * Yukiko picks up a paper and opens it
[19:16:29] <Hissori> Hissori stops it cold with the halberd, and picks it up before it falls off the halberd! Honoo dodges and stashes the paper, and Haiiro gets out of the way and picks it up from the ground! Two out of three read it, the last stashes it for kindling.
[19:16:48] <~GMShifty> Its a copy of the Bunbunmaru, the headline reads. "BRAZEN BURGLARY! Priceless sword reportedly stolen from local curio shop"
[19:17:05] <Hissori> "Better that than launching the thing from a giant cannon. ...Ah, there's the sword."
[19:17:08] <~GMShifty> Beneath the headline is a picture of Rinnosuke adjusting his glasses, annoyed.
[19:17:17] <Hissori> "Poor guy can't catch a break."
[19:17:42] * Yukiko begins trembling so violently that a low humming noise is heard from her
[19:17:44] <Hissori> "...I guess he was caught off-guard that it wasn't Marisa this time. That wouldn't even be worth the paper."
[19:18:06] <Yukiko> "T-t-t-t-t-the holy national sword c-c-c-c-an't have fallen into Gensokyo, riiiiiiiiiiiight?!"
[19:18:11] <Yukiko> "Where vampires can get at it?!"
[19:18:39] * Yukiko begins foaming lightly at the mouth at the heresy
[19:18:44] <Hissori> "Now that you're ready, you'd better get going! The final destination awaits!"
[19:19:23] * Yukiko flies off towards the purple thing
[19:19:29] <Yukiko> "HERESYYYYYYYYYYY!"
[19:19:45] <Hissori> Hissori follows! ...And probably outspeeds Yukiko, as is. Though certainly not Komoko!
[19:20:14] * Komoko gulps and flies towards where they need to go.
[19:20:26] <~GMShifty> NEXT TIME, ON DRAGONBALL MYON