User:NekoRex/MagicForest3

>Ambiance<:. In the gloomy shadows of the Forest of Magic, it is a nice summer day, albit a bit chilly in the quiet forest. Of course, it's never TOO quiet here, when a certain noisy magician can be frequently seen hunting the forest floor for the exotic mushrooms that grow about. Marisa_Kirisame flits about the forest on one of these said days, accompanied by Koishi_Komeiji, as she has been often recently. Her keen eyes have rewarded her today, her basket has a decent few mushrooms she's already found. Alice_Margatroid keeps rather quiet and to herself, in opposition to this. She appears to be going about, a few dolls in tow.. chasing spiders from their webs and gathering up the silky strands they leave behind. She occasionally gazes up when there's a bit of fuss, though. Koishi_Komeiji hasn't been in the forest of magic for much, and marvels at all the queer things that hide in the undergrowth. Occasionally she tries to help Marisa spot some mushrooms, but for some reason she only seems to be pointing at the more undesireable ones... Marisa_Kirisame doesn't need any more light then the forest provides during the day, but she zips about close to the ground nonetheless, looking for anything useful for experiments. She stops at a patch of rather normal fungi, and decides to start picking some anyway, stuffing them in her pockets to use for cooking later. "Tell me if ya spot anything else, Koishi", she says while doing this. Alice_Margatroid:. I don't see why you care so much for those.. they'll just end up killing you eventually, I'm certain.. Alice_Margatroid shakes her head, watching a little longer before bringing a doll up into a tree to retrieve more webbing. The doll neatly wravels the sticky material up and seems to store it in a little box. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Hm?" Koishi turns her attention to Alice_Margatroid, a black capped mushroom held tightly in her hands. How it got there, she wasn't too sure herself. Koishi_Komeiji:. 'Hey Marisa, is that a friend?" Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Oh!" Marisa says, surprised when she hears a familiar voice behind her. Turning around, she grins, "Nonsense! Quite the opposite, even! Wahaha!" Alice_Margatroid:.	The one in your friend's hand there is poisonous.  	Alice_Margatroid nods at Koishi, still looking a little bit irritable.  Alice_Margatroid:.	I suppose I could help with "the opposite" if you were so desperate, but if you'd rather down strange and possibly-toxic fungi..  	Alice_Margatroid shrugs, gathering up the little boxes of spider silk that her dolls return with, and putting them away in a cloth bag.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Eh?" Marisa looks over to Koishi_Komeiji, who is indeed holding a poisonous mushroom. "Huh! Koishi, I told 'ya not to pick those!" Marisa scolds.  	Koishi_Komeiji looks down at said mushroom with widened eyes, poking it with a finger. Black ooze drips from under the cap, giving off a slightly pungent stench.  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"But...it looks delicious...."  	Marisa_Kirisame is, of course, an expert on mushrooms and isn't fooled. "That's definitely not one of the tasty ones!' Alice_Margatroid:. Well, if you think it looks so very much so, go ahead and eat it. Curiosity is the pursuit of knowledge, after all, and "A life unexamined is not worth living"... Koishi_Komeiji makes some sort of grumbly, disatisfied noise and drops the mushroom, thankfully well before the ooze actually touches her skin. "I'll trust Marisa," she says flatly, though she does continue to stare at the mushroom with curious eyes. Marisa_Kirisame:. "I'd know better then anyone what kinda mushroom that is! Aside that point, you'll think twice when my elixir made from mushrooms keeps me from dyin!" Alice_Margatroid:. An.. elixir made from mushrooms.. that prevents you from dying. So, then, you made the Philosopher's Stone from mushrooms.. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Nah, it'll just stop my agin'. I thought you'd be more keen on that kinda subject, ya know." Alice_Margatroid:. You said "keeps you from dying". Alice_Margatroid rolls her eyes, sighing. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Dyin' from old age, of course." Alice_Margatroid:. You never specified...! Alice_Margatroid:. You wouldn't want to be "prevented from dying", after all, I'm certain nobody ever wants that. Alice_Margatroid:. At least, if the past recalls properly. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hmph! Nobody's unkillable, we know full well that ain't gonna change." Alice_Margatroid shakes her head and steps back a bit, hands in constant motion as she makes little gestures and instructions for her entourage. Alice_Margatroid:. Actually, I'm sure you'd recall a situation that defied that. Alice_Margatroid:. But I shouldn't try to put too many thoughts into your thick skull, you might get bad ideas.. Marisa_Kirisame:. "My kinda work's too great ta be wasted on old age anyway, heh heh. Even if I have ta beat the snot outta death ta do it... uh.. again!" Alice_Margatroid:. You have fun with that.. Koishi_Komeiji looks at Alice, then back to Marisa, then back at the mushroom on the ground. She seems like she doesn't quite know what to say during this exhange. Finally she just settles on poking the deadly mushroom on the cap, giggling a little when she sees more ooze come out. Alice_Margatroid:. What do you even intend to do with all of those mushrooms? Don't tell me you're going to smoke them again, it gets stuck in your house's walls and makes me never want to come over. Marisa_Kirisame:. "What're you up to today anyway? I haven't seen ya in awhile, Alice." she finally gets to answering Koishi, addressing her, "This is Alice Margatroid, ya might have heard her way back when we had a match on youkai mountain." Alice_Margatroid:. Me? Spider silk. It's extremely versatile, made of proteins, and is a component of my threads. Alice_Margatroid nods at one of her fairies, which is gesturing with a small lance at a particularly large spider, trying to chase it from its web. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Mmmh? Oh, nice to meet you, Alice!" Koishi stands right back up to address the puppeteer, a wide smile at her lips. Alice_Margatroid:. I'm starting to think that I should just raise large spiders instead of harvesting in this manner-- Alice_Margatroid:. Yes, hello. Alice_Margatroid:. Why are you saying that when you've met me before? Koishi_Komeiji:. "Uh..." Koishi pokes her chin thoughtfully, "does that mean I should say..."nice to meet you for the second time"?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "I don't think either of you have met in person, ya know..." Alice_Margatroid:. ... No. Her appearance doesn't surprise me, though. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Ta answer your earlier question, I gotta melt my mushrooms in water now, for my potion. Of course, grinding them up for my spells is somethin' I always have to do. Course, I cook 'em, so I guess you'd have to deal with the smell regardless." Marisa says with a shrug. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Spider silk is interesting for your dolls, (I'd assume), but how do 'ya remove the sticky stuff?" Alice_Margatroid:. How thoughtless of you. You should consider that your house is more than just a pig's sty, and that you should make your house not smell like cow's tongues or pig's livers.. Alice_Margatroid:. Specific oils render it ... "not sticky". Alice_Margatroid:. Nonadhesive. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Oh! Do you make those yourself, then?" Marisa asks, although she probably already knows the answer. Alice_Margatroid:. Make what myself, the oils? No, they're simply extracted. Alice_Margatroid:. Why are you suddenly so interested? Do you have some problem with stickiness that we should all be aware of? Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hmm?" Marisa says, looking in thought for a moment. Her mind thinks to how hard it'll be to clean up the latest mess her house has. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Nah, just seemed like something you'd wanna talk about." Marisa lies. Alice_Margatroid:. Would it..? Alice_Margatroid:. I don't see why you'd need a use, after all. Unless you're planning to apply some terrible stickiness trap to someone's chair, but that seems low even for you. Marisa_Kirisame:. "If you're concerned about the smell, might be a good thing anyway, hmph! I'll never finish my elixir if I keep getting magicians in my house." Alice_Margatroid:. Better me than that other one. Alice_Margatroid:. At least I wouldn't ruin your house, I would just find something of interest and take it home with me. Alice_Margatroid cracks a wry smile. Alice_Margatroid:. Why, I'd almost argue that I'm welcome in your home by comparison! Marisa_Kirisame seems to take a second to figure out which magician Alice means, since she just had an intruder just one day back. She figures it out quickly, though. "Oh! Of course! You're welcome anytime if it means not seeing her snooping around the forest lookin' for me. Not that I couldn't chase her out if I needed..." Alice_Margatroid:. You should just forget about going there, because I always end up having to take care of you if you get half-fried. Alice_Margatroid:. Why, I'd move away if I could, if it meant not being responsible for you, but, of course, there is nowhere to go. Marisa_Kirisame:. "That library's been gettin kinda hard to get into lately, bleh. I'll just have to outsmart her like I always do if I feel like borrowin' something." Alice_Margatroid:. ... heh. You idiot. Alice_Margatroid shakes her head before breathing a long sigh. Alice_Margatroid:. Going on about "not dying" and yet gambling your life like you do like that. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Fu fu fu, I'd think you're the idiot of lookin' out for me." Marisa says with a small grin. "Life's too full of risk ta stay holed up and never have any fun." Alice_Margatroid:. It's your own fault, stealing things like you do. Life may be that way, but it's also too fleeting to play with. Alice_Margatroid narrows her eyes, beginning to turn away, as if considering heading home now. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Life'll have to give it a better effort if it wants to put me down! Wahahahaha! I'll just blast through it like I always do!" Koishi_Komeiji:. "You hear her Marisa?" Koishi tuts slowly, "you won't be able to make that elixer if you become one with the ground, you know?" Koishi_Komeiji:. "Balancing fun and danger is a good life, mmhm!" Marisa_Kirisame:. "It's a good thing I have backup to tip the scales, then." Marisa says, giving a glance to Koishi. Koishi_Komeiji makes a pouting expression, "I won't be saving you from angry people who got mad at you for stealing." Marisa_Kirisame:. "Doesn't have 'ta be that, but that's not the point anyways." Marisa says. Alice_Margatroid:. A.. backup. You'd use her as a backup? I'm not sure if I should be offended or not. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Eh? I don't mean it that way..." Alice_Margatroid perks an eyebrow, mouth drawing into a frown. Alice_Margatroid:. I'm not even all that certain if I mean to think the way you mean. Hmhh. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Would be no point in showin' off if I didn't have a few friends to watch my back, I mean." Marisa says, looking a bit embarassed. "Like you two an' Reimu." Alice_Margatroid:. I think you're just lucky by association, or else you'd have nobody to save your skin.. Alice_Margatroid takes a bit of amusement in the flustered look on Marisa's face, though she's not too certain where that came from or why. Marisa_Kirisame:. "'Sides, my danmaku skills aren't gonna let me down anytime soon! I'll be damned if I lose to any lousy youkai, or that magician. Probably literally, too." Alice_Margatroid:. Oh, I'm certain of that.. Alice_Margatroid:. Not so much of the danmaku part, but you can't truly control life, can you? Marisa_Kirisame:. "Not me, anyways." Marisa says with another shrug. Alice_Margatroid:. I didn't think so. Alice_Margatroid sighs softly, before starting back in the general direction of her house. Her dolls, which have been busy roaming the nearby area, start to flock after her, all carrying little boxes. Marisa_Kirisame:. "I'd like to see someone try ta take me down in a spellcard duel, heh." Marisa tells Koishi as Alice walks off. "Then I'll be able to take 'em down too!" Alice_Margatroid:. Yes, you have fun... bartering your life like you always do... Alice_Margatroid disappears into the trees, seeming almost disappointed. In all truth, her home isn't very far away, but it's enough of a walk for her to vanish from sight. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Hey Marisa," Koishi suddenly pipes up again, turning to the witch with...another mushroom in hand, this time looking suspiciously mundane, "...you have really weird friends." --	Alice_Margatroid (Marine@EoP-E81EBCE4.new.res.rr.com) has Left #Forest_of_Magic (: Sigh. You poor, silly fool of a magician, you. Won't you ever learn?) Marisa_Kirisame:. "Huh? Alice is no more strange then me. Another ordinary magician, probably." Koishi_Komeiji:. "...You two sound like bickering couples.' 	Koishi_Komeiji giggles a little.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Eh? That's silly." Marisa brushes off. She takes the mushroom Koishi is holding, while she's at it, and gives it a hard look. Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Maybe you should point next time instead of picking these, next thing I know you'll be covered in arsenic and I won't know what to do with 'ya"  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Ehhh?"  	Marisa_Kirisame tosses the mushroom away, being worthless and dangerous. "This one's no good either."  	Koishi_Komeiji looks a little downcast at that, "but, but, it looks normal!"  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"To the untrained eye, maybe, but it ain't."  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"A-aauu..."  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"The forest sure has alot of poisonous mushrooms..."  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Maybe the next one you'll see will be better..." Marisa assures.  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"...oh!" Koishi perks up all of a sudden, as though she had thought of something brilliant, "Marisa, if you had poison mushrooms, could you use them to make poison spells too?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "I guess, but poison magic ain't my forte. Kinda dangerous for humans to muck about with anyway." Koishi_Komeiji:. "Aw." Marisa_Kirisame:. "Ya gotta get dirty to research it, and any magician will tell you that getting dirty is the last thing you want to do with magic." Marisa_Kirisame is implying that it involves messing with more very dangerous elements, like mercury and lead, more then usual. Koishi_Komeiji:. "I still wonder what a poison spark looks though..." Marisa_Kirisame:. "I guess it'd be a different color. What point is poisoning gonna have if I'm gonna blast 'em to bits anyway? Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Oh...that's true."  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Anyway, let's get back to hunting. I still gotta try an' find a few more types for my elixir..." Marisa says, heading off in a random direction to continue the search. Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Alrighty!"  	Koishi_Komeiji follows along Marisa, humming a strange tune that feels oddly lively.