User:NekoRex/MagicForest8

Marisa_Kirisame is walking around the forest, on the usual mushroom hunt, and in fact the first one she's been able to do in quite awhile, having been dead and all. She seems extra attentive on her surroundings today, mostly because she badly needs new supplies, and she doesn't want to miss any mushrooms. *	Alice_Margatroid figures that she might as well go with Marisa for this, seeing as she's not really in any mood to risk any accidents at this time. She certainly doesn't condone the mushroom-gathering, but.. at this point, it's inevitable. *	Mai (flarp@white.blizzard.witch) has joined 	"Ah, be on the lookout for any cool-lookin' trees." Marisa tells Alice. Marisa knows Alice doesn't really care for mushrooms, but she needs to find a nice new stick to make a broom from as well. "I bet I could enchant a broom made from a magical tree better." *	Mystia_Lorelei Wanders about, pulling along herfood cart behind her. Honestly, Mystia has never been to the Forest of Magic before, but she has the feeling that there might be some good business here. Of course...she also doesn't know if people hang around the forest at all; but if there isn't anyone, it at least functioned as a nice stroll. As usual when she is working, she is dressed a bit more traditionally with a brown yukata and her apron. *	Mystia_Lorelei The smell of the food can probably be noticed far before she is visible, but she's also humming to herself absently, the unnatural sound echoes between the trees, as though seeking someone that can hear it. Because of the qualities of Mystia's singing voice, anybody that hears it can't help but be attracted, though the notion of a nice snack is probably enough for most of the people in Gensoukyou. 	Yes, but what would make a tree magic, may I ask? 	Any tree in this forest could be magical, depending on how you consider it.. 	"Well, yeah, I guess. If I'm gonna make a good broom, though, I need something real good to make it from, right?" Marisa replies. "Something nice, strong, and teemin' with magic." 	((Nnnot sure if y'all got the message(s) I put through, but...)) 	((I got it)) *	Marisa_Kirisame continues looking around, but eventually the smell of food catches her nose, a bit before the sound does. 	"Hey, you smell that?" she asks, sniffing the air. "Smells like something good is cookin'. I say we investigate." 	But why would there be food like that in here? Who would be cooking food at this hour? 	"Heck if I know." Marisa says, starting to move in the direction of the food cart. Of course, that doesn't stop her from spotting a couple more mushrooms and picking them up. Marisa has priorities." 	... Oh, oh fine.  	But if you get us in trouble, I'm going to burn all the food you buy, or something.  *	Alice_Margatroid walks slowly beside Marisa, definitely noting the smell of the food, but.. not being all that excited. Food doesn't really catch her attention the way it did 70 years ago.  *	Mystia_Lorelei gradually gets closer and closer as she wanders along, the volume of her little song increasing bit by bit, and the smell of the food coming that much closer. She does notice the song of two people nearby, though, and begins to ready her cart for business; engaging the locks on the wheels, opening up all the slots and foldable stools, and finally heating up a bit of sake. (Two customers is better than none, I suppose...)  	"Relax, I still have some backup stuff for my spells. Just don't put me in another fight with that chimera." 	I haven't seen anything nearly similar to a chimera lately, so I think you should be just fine...  *	Marisa_Kirisame continues through the forest, eventually coming across where the food cart is. Upon spotting it, Marisa asks, "Eh? What's a food cart doing around here? You don't see that every day." *	Alice_Margatroid comes to a stop when the food cart and the figure tending it come into view, and she can't help but frown, an eyebrow going up into her hair.  	... Looks suspicious to me.  *	Marisa_Kirisame frowns. "What's suspicious about a food cart? Do ya think some youkai's going to go around with an elaborate plan to poison people with prepared food or something?" *	Mystia_Lorelei chuckles internally at the question, it's not like she went on runs infrequently, in fact she did them rather often. Clearly, Marisa is just missing out! It occurs to her that she knows these two, but she makes no mention of it yet, keeping a sort of air of professionalism about her.  	Welcome! I was beginning to think that tonight was just going to be a long walk, but it looks like people do visit here after all. How is your night going so far?  	... Yeah, maybe. It seems like a youkai-ish sort of thing to do.  *	Alice_Margatroid glances to Mystia when she speaks up-- there's a moment of what's probably recognition as she looks hard at the bird youkai, chewing her lip somewhat in thought.  <Alice_Margatroid>	It's.. going just fine, thank you. *	Marisa_Kirisame is interrupted by Mystia speaking up, getting her attention to the cart itself again. "Wait a minute, it is a youkai." Marisa says, walking up. "I guess that explains why somone would be crazy enough to stroll around here." <Mystia_Lorelei>	Mm, you might be surprised at how many people wander around in the dark... Luckily for them, lamprey is a good cure for night blindness. Anyway, I don't suppose that I could interest you two in something to eat? Not quite sure why you're wandering about, but it's no good to go around with an empty stomach. *	Mystia_Lorelei smiles warmly, folding her hands in front of her. For all intents and purposes, she seems very different from how she was way back when the night was never ending. <Alice_Margatroid>	"How many", huh.. but how many of them see the next dawn? Much of them must not be very intelligent. <Alice_Margatroid>	... I don't eat much, so no thank you. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Well...unless something unfortunate happens to them on their way back to the village, then I would have to say that they live to see the daylight just fine. Honestly, though, daylight is not that great; far too bright. What about you, then, miss? *	Mystia_Lorelei says, looking to Marisa since Alice doesn't seem terribly interested at the moment. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Night blindness, hm?" Marisa says, taking a closer look at her and somewhat recalling who she was. "It'd be pretty annoying if I ran into a youkai that could do that, again. I might have to remind them who I am." she says, with a grin. <Alice_Margatroid>	I don't know about you, Marisa, but aren't you blind enough already in the night? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I can see pretty well, actually. Although, being able to summon lights at will makes it a moot point." Marisa deadpans. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Oh my, you aren't bird-eyed, are you? That would be a troublesome affliction to have while it's night time. *	Mystia_Lorelei neither admits nor denies being the same person that Marisa and Alice had met, simply shrugging before picking up a skewer and sliding it through a few chunks of lamprey that she had been cooking. With that, she rests the food on a bamboo plate which she sets onto the counter with a healthy amount of steamed rice. <Mystia_Lorelei>	You look hungry, miss. <Alice_Margatroid>	That's a bit of an ignorant thing to say when you look like a bird. *	Alice_Margatroid looks over Mystia's wings and tufted ears and long talons-- surely she's some type of bird youkai, but.. <Alice_Margatroid>	Although, honestly, I don't know if you want to eat that. It might be just like you guessed. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Afraid I might be trying to poison you or something...? But that would be a waste of both good food and potential customers. Doesn't sound very likely at all, if you ask me... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well, I was thinking about it, but if Alice isn't too hungry, I think I might pass." Marisa decides. "We aren't far from home, anyway." <Alice_Margatroid>	... Marisa, it's because I don't eat much at all, and I had something to eat earlier. <Alice_Margatroid>	If you're going to buy her food regarding on how hungry I am, then go ahead and buy it. Don't start with faulty logistics. <Mystia_Lorelei>	My, my *	Mystia_Lorelei starts with a soft giggle <Mystia_Lorelei>	if you aren't terribly hungry, I could always get you some tea or sake instead. *	Marisa_Kirisame looks at Alice questioningly. "It'd be pretty rude to have you stand around while I eat stuff." Marisa responds, although she considers the other offer. "Although the offer of something to drink might change that." *	Alice_Margatroid just sighs, rolling her eyes overdramatically. <Alice_Margatroid>	Fine, fine. Uh.. I'll have some sake, I guess.. *	Alice_Margatroid doesn't drink much at all-- she more or less just does this to satisfy Marisa being all weird about her just standing around. And, to be honest, she's not sure what to make of this. *	Marisa_Kirisame shrugs, wondering what Alice's deal is, before taking a seat. "I guess drinks and food it is!" <Mystia_Lorelei>	Well alrighty, then~ *	Mystia_Lorelei sets about preparing the sake, setting what must be a sake container on a less stoked section of her grill to allow it to heat up properly while she sets two porcelain cups down on the counter; one in front of Alice, and the other in front of Marisa. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Might want to eat that food while it's still hot, though. Cold lamprey is no good, after all. <Marisa_Kirisame>	(I'd think that's obvious) Marisa thinks as she looks at the food. Determining it is, in fact, not human meat, she starts digging into the food. After a few bites, she mentions, "Heh, it's not bad. I didn't think many youkai knew how to cook." *	Alice_Margatroid picks up the porcelain cup and looks it over, tapping it a bit to see that it's high-quality, before setting it back down and mostly just watching Marisa right now, trying not to think too much about whatever the meat might be. Maybe it's not lamprey at all. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Well...that's because most of them don't. But, that's okay, I don't mind cooking for them as long as they can pay me. *	Mystia_Lorelei takes the container of sake off of the warming plate, finding it to be sufficiently heated, she pours some of the sake into each cup. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Enjoy~ *	Mystia_Lorelei then begins chopping up some vegetables, though it isn't quite clear what she is going to be using them for just yet. *	Alice_Margatroid nods, taking the cup and sniffing it a few times, not sure of the odor. It seems palatable enough, so she takes a sip-- and it's a bit more bitter than expected. Her face puckers up a little at the taste. *	Marisa_Kirisame snickers a bit when she sees Alice drink. Come to think of it, she doesn't see Alice drink much either. She takes a sip herself and seems to enjoy it enough, giving a content sigh. She can handle her booze pretty decently, at least, if all her drinking with Reimu would have had any effect. <Alice_Margatroid>	Eugh. How do you like this stuff? It's so.. *	Alice_Margatroid swirls her cup around a bit, watching the liquid. She takes another sip, making a soft snort at the taste. <Alice_Margatroid>	.. I don't know what to call the taste. Crabapples, perhaps. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Heh, you sound like you've never drank a drop in your life." *	Mystia_Lorelei prepares a bowl filled with broth and thick udon noodles, setting the bowl itself onto another, seperate warming plate that seems to be at a much higher temperature, adding the vegetables that she had chopped to the mix along with a few prawns before she places a flat, wooden lid onto the bowl so that it can simmer while she cleans up her workstation a little, disposing of the unused parts of the lamprey she had prepared for Maris *	Mystia_Lorelei a. <Mystia_Lorelei>	It's okay if you don't like it, it's more of an acquired taste, I think. <Alice_Margatroid>	No, I haven't. Never really had much of a reason. *	Marisa_Kirisame nearly spits out her own drink. "What?!? You've never drank before?" *	Alice_Margatroid looks at Marisa with something of a funny expression on her face. It's that sort of are you serious? exasperation. <Alice_Margatroid>	Do you think that a person who has spent their whole life making dolls and fussing with magic and not really thinking muh of people would drink? *	Marisa_Kirisame gives Alice a look as if she's just witnessed some kind of horrible tragedy. "Well that settles it! We're gonna have to get drunk together tonight!" she announces, pounding back her dish of sake. *	Mai has quit (Quit: Legally unconscious until further notice.) <Mystia_Lorelei>	Oh my...Well, I don't really mind if you'd like to have more sake, but please don't over do it... <Alice_Margatroid>	... Well... well, okay.. *	Alice_Margatroid isn't all that sure what to think of this, not terribly liking the taste of the drink.. or really liking the idea of losing her wits about her. But she knows that she can certainly trust Marisa, and gives the witch a bit of a smile, taking a deep breath in and trying to relax (despite how high-strung she is all the time). *	Mystia_Lorelei sets the sake container on the counter within Marisa's reach so that she can refill her dish if she needs to before tending to the soup she seems to be making. These two will need lots of food if they don't want a hangover in the morning. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Ufufufu! This'll be great!" Marisa says with a grin, making sure to keep Alice's cup full before refilling her own. "We'll have our own little party out in the woods!" <Alice_Margatroid>	Yes, of course.. ehe. *	Alice_Margatroid looks over at Mystia when the night sparrow pays a little more attention to the soup she's making-- perhaps a bit in questioning as to how to really handle this or do anything about it. But Mystia seems busy at the moment, so she just continues to lightly sip at her drink. <Alice_Margatroid>	Uhm.. is there anything I'm supposed to do.. for health, or..? I mean, I've read about people getting sick when they drink.. *	Mystia_Lorelei checks to see if the soup she was preparing has finished simmering, and upon seeing that it has, she slides the bowl in front of Alice. <Mystia_Lorelei>	You should maybe eat this, miss. Drinking on an empty stomach will make you sick. Also, be careful, it's very, very hot. *	Mystia_Lorelei then rummages around in a drawer underneath the counter for a moment before producing a spoon and a pair of chopsticks for Alice. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Ha ha, we'll just have to make sure not to overdo it. Drinkin's healthy, even!" <Alice_Margatroid>	Oh.. does it? I'm not necessarily human, so honestly, I'm not sure I would suffer the side-effects, but.. well, you don't seem like the type who'd really look to make enemies. *	Alice_Margatroid makes a low chortle before stirring her soup, prodding at the long noodles in it. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Aha, well, just let me know if you two need anything else and I'll get started on it right away. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Ufufufu, just keep the booze flowing and I think we'll be fine!" <Alice_Margatroid>	I do worry about your liver at times, Marisa.. *	Marisa_Kirisame continues on her food, periodically going back to take another sip of her sake. She's drinking a bit faster then Alice is, but she assumes she can hold her drink better then someone who's never tasted the stuff until today. "You oughta bother Reimu about that kinda thing, she drinks even more then I do. Besides, I got a healthy new liver recently, I think it can handle it." *	Alice_Margatroid sighs, now starting to take up some of the soup now that it's cooled down at least a little. It has a quite pleasant taste about it, and knowing that it'd be in her best interests to avoid feeling too crummy later, she contently gathers up the noodles on her chopsticks-- rather awkwardly, of course. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Well, if that's the case, I'll get another bottle of it warmed for you for when you finish that one. *	Mystia_Lorelei retrieves a bottle of sake from the cabinet beside her, pouring it into another porcelain container just like the other one. With that, she sets it onto the sake warming plate before resuming to clean things up a little bit. <Alice_Margatroid>	... We're going to have to pay for this, aren't we? Marisa, you better have plans.. <Alice_Margatroid>	... Well, maybe I'll pay for part of it. *	Alice_Margatroid shakes her head a little, still slowly consuming her soup even if there's no real hunger to spur her on. Looking over at Marisa for a moment to make sure the witch hasn't gotten too in over her head yet, she just takes her time, many of her dolls just moving to rest on the ground around her. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Nah, I got it covered. Those guys at the village pay me pretty decently for dealin' with youkai." Marisa says, taking out a small pouch, and shaking it, jinging the coins inside. *	Marisa_Kirisame isn't too tipsy yet, although she's drank a bit already, but she's mostly focused on getting Alice to drink more then drinking herself. <Alice_Margatroid>	Do they? Well, that solves that problem, I guess. It's nice to know. *	Alice_Margatroid doesn't feel much, mostly just as neutral on most everything as usual. She's minding the taste less and less, though, and that's not anything terrible. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Money is always a nice thing to carry around with you when you want to eat. I'm sure that you won't have any issues in paying for dinner and some sake. <Alice_Margatroid>	Although.. in the future, you're going to have to keep yourself on a leash for when I can't, because .. ... wait, it wasn't a youkai that did you in, was it? I don't remember seeing anything like them that day.. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Funny, I still don't remember either." Marisa notes. "Whoever they are, they sure don't seem keen on spreading the tale around, or else I'm sure that nosy reporter would have already guessed." <Alice_Margatroid>	Well, I barely blame them... if they did spread the story around, surely you'd find out... and probably go and try and take revenge.. *	Alice_Margatroid sighs, taking another long sip of her drink. She rubs her forehead a little bit, not entirely sure what to make of this feeling, but.. well, just something new, she supposes. There's a bit of an erratic shiver to the strings that attach her to her dolls, but she doesn't particularly worry about it. <Alice_Margatroid>	What do we do after we're all done? Do we simply just go home and sleep? *	Alice_Margatroid is, of course, more or less utterly clueless about all of this. <Mystia_Lorelei>	Well, after you've finished and paid me, then I suppose that's what you would do... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Party'n is all about gettin' drunk and havin' fun, and that's just what we're gonna do. Although I guess we'll end up sleepin' it off in the end anyway." <Alice_Margatroid>	Ehheh.. you and your parties. <Alice_Margatroid>	I wish I could be as enthusiastic about it. <Alice_Margatroid>	What's there to party about tonight, anyways? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I'm sure you'll loosen up with enough alcohol." Marisa giggles, taking another drink. She is feeling a bit lightheaded, to which she remarks, "If you start feelin' light and happy, then it's workin'." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"What are we drinkin' too?" Marisa asks herself. "Uh..." she says as she thinks, before hitting her fist into her open palm in inspiration. "I got it. To good health! That's always a great reason, haha!" <Alice_Margatroid>	If you say so, Marisa.. *	Marisa_Kirisame raises her drink then in a toast. "Let's celebrate! To good health and life! Or something!" <Alice_Margatroid>	To.. to you not dying again any time soon, or something. *	Alice_Margatroid thinks for a moment, before getting something of a terrible idea. <Alice_Margatroid>	.. I don't know all that much about you, but it'd probably be worth getting things done like this. It'd be even funnier, surely. *	Marisa_Kirisame cheers "Kanpai!" before downing her glass, as is traditional, while Alice is thinking. <Marisa_Kirisame>	Responding to her idea, though, she says, "Huh? Getting what kinda things done? Anything can be more fun while yer drunk, I can agree." *	Alice_Margatroid just kind of stares at Marisa funny, lost on all of these traditions and weird things, before glancing over to Mystia for a second. She sort of shrugs. <Alice_Margatroid>	She's all.. all funny when she drinks too much, so alchemy or spellbooks or the like. *	Alice_Margatroid lightly sips her drink, not nearly as rash as Marisa is about all this. Reaching out, she idly stirs her soup with a chopstick, which she gave up on long ago. <Alice_Margatroid>	((.. wait, I actually thought I was responding to Mystia there. oh my god I'm so distracted. Ignore the mention of Mystia.)) <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Alchemy while drunk? Hmmm... I dunno, the last time I screwed up an experiment was the one that got my house torn down." Marisa replies, before making it a point to keep Slice's drink full. She's not tipsy yet, but she undoubtedly will be soon. <Marisa_Kirisame>	((Slice's lol)) <Alice_Margatroid>	((Don't cut yourself with that edge.)) *	Alice_Margatroid is now known as Slice_Margatroid <Slice_Margatroid>	We could always just do it outside, you know.. it's not that cold. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well... ehhh.. hmmm. I might thinka something I hadn't before if we're drunk. Nothin' high level tho', that'd get dangerous fast." *	Slice_Margatroid is now known as Alice_Margatroid <Alice_Margatroid>	Well.. yes, of course.. it wouldn't be all that pleasant to just simply set fire to the countryside, would it? <Marisa_Kirisame>	Marisa thinks to herself, (This sounds like a bad idea, but it's nothin' more alcohol won't fix), as she takes another drink. "Yeah, a forest fire would be pretty bummer." <Marisa_Kirisame>	That sentence actually gets Marisa to come to a halt for a few moments, as if trying to remember something. <Alice_Margatroid>	I don't even know if "bummer" is an adjective, to be honest... <Alice_Margatroid>	But.. you think? It might be fun. *	Marisa_Kirisame is too drunk to quite think about why the thought of forest fires seems strange, and she shrugs it off. "The intracies of our language won't matter in a few minutes, I think, he he." *	Marisa_Kirisame is starting to get tipsy. "Yeah, it'd be cool to stumble upon somethin' new with some alchemy experiments. Hopwfully I've got enough mushrooms to do tha' job." <Alice_Margatroid>	Messing with mushrooms while drunk? I don't know about you, but.. that sounds like a very, very bad idea.. *	Alice_Margatroid laughs slightly, leaning her head into her palm with a slight hiccup. This, of course, is a very unfamiliar reflex for her, since she hasn't had a case of hiccups for the longest time, so she looks mostly terrified. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well, what else would I do alchemy wit... you doin' okay?" she asks, finding the strange look kinda odd. "Is there somethin' on my face?" she asks, turning around to make sure nothing was behind her. <Alice_Margatroid>	No, no, you're fine.. *	Alice_Margatroid waves a hand dismissively, having since looked away. <Alice_Margatroid>	You could.. powder of some sort.. do you have anything else that aren't mushrooms? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Uhhh.... nothin' that probably wasn't toast already by now." Marisa says, taking a few seconds to think. "Things I can't get around the woods, anyway. Metal powders, real alchmey stuff, and tha' like. I didn't use it much, though." <Alice_Margatroid>	Why would you use toast for potions, though? That.. that seems like a bit of a waste. *	Alice_Margatroid ponders this thought quite seriously for a moment. <Alice_Margatroid>	Metal powders.. maybe not. "Real alchemy stuff", what, as opposed to mushrooms? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Like... sulfur and the like" <Alice_Margatroid>	Also not potion stuff. I don't think so. <Alice_Margatroid>	.. Yeah, let's just use the mushrooms and any toast you've got, then. *	Alice_Margatroid finishes the rest of her drink, holding it out for Marisa to refill. These ideas aren't half-bad, at least. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Waaait... toast?" Marisa asks, confused, and getting drunk. She refills Alice's drink. <Alice_Margatroid>	You said "toast", are we going to use that in the potions or what? *	Marisa_Kirisame snorts, trying not to laugh. "Toast... like, ah ha ha. I think we're getting drunk." <Alice_Margatroid>	If I had any idea what that felt like, I'd agree, but.. *	Alice_Margatroid sighs, giggling a little. <Alice_Margatroid>	Well, I can't answer you on that. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Ee he he, I think one mor' dish 'n we'll be ready to go, you think?" <Alice_Margatroid>	If you say so.. also, you're losing a lot of vowels, ehe.. *	Alice_Margatroid can't really help but laugh, finding Marisa's lapse in speak to be fairly hilarious at the moment, as she pulls herself to her feet. It takes her a good five seconds to realize that her dolls aren't all floating in the air close to her, as they drag in the grass a bit when she moves, and there's a bit of fumbling as she has them flutter back into the air. <Alice_Margatroid>	Mmh, I think I"ve had enough.. *	Marisa_Kirisame downs her last drink and pays Mystia whatver she asks, getting to her feet and swaying before balancing herself properly and picking up her basket of collected mushrooms.  <Marisa_Kirisame>	Maybe she's had a bit too much...  <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well, I guess we'll continue tha' party at home, haha!"  <Alice_Margatroid>	You-- you need a hand there, or...? You look like you're going to fall over...  <Alice_Margatroid>	... Well.. maybe-- maybe it's not just you..  *	Alice_Margatroid finally gets the last doll back up and floating around her, not looking all too terribly pleased with the way they wobble and quiver, before starting away from the stand.  <Alice_Margatroid>	C'mon, Marisa...  <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Yeah, I'm comin'." Marisa says, with an chuckle at the irony, before walking away from the stand with a bit of a wobble herself. "You think we can make it home standing, ze?" <Alice_Margatroid>	I think I'm quite okay.. I-- it's not that hard to walk. You need help, or..? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Worse comes to worse, we can just fly, right?" Marisa says, having to watch her step extra-careful to make sure she didn't trip. <Alice_Margatroid>	Flying seems like an awful idea.. you're.. you're gonna hit your head on a tree or something.. *	Alice_Margatroid waves a hand dismissively at Marisa, continuing off in the vague direction of her house. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Better then trippin'." Marisa retorts, trying to make sure herself that they were going the right way. <Alice_Margatroid>	You-- you will be later! With your damn mushrooms.. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Waa?" Marisa asks, not sure what the heck Alice is talking about <Alice_Margatroid>	You.. you know, tripping and falling flat on your face, stupid. That's "waa" I meant.