User:NekoRex/Village4

>Ambiance<:. Everything seems fairly quiet in the village tonight-- about as quiet as it can be with all the people crying out in their sleep from the night terrors on occasion. Reimu_Hakurei hangs above the village with a good view of the sparsely lit streets. It's difficult for Reimu to see at night, even if she'll never admit it, which forces her to squint really hard while she watches the ground below for any sign of trouble. There's no way to tell if anything will happen tonight, but she really hopes so, so she can solve this problem in no time. Marisa_Kirisame also watches from the air a short distance away, lying down forward on her broom, with her head propped up by her arm as if she were resting on solid ground, her other hand fiddling with the orb she uses to bug Reimu in the other. She WOULD be in yelling distance if she saw anything, but she'd perfer to be less loud if her eye caught something. Marisa_Kirisame is slightly more accustomed to the darkness, often doing her experiments at night, although certainly not as much as any night creature. Marisa_Kirisame:. "They were right about those nightmares." Marisa idly relays through the orb. "You'd almost think people were under attack down there." -»	Fujiwara_no_Mokou (Nue_Houjuu@eternity.undying) has Joined #human_village Reimu_Hakurei:. "How are we supposed to know who's actually in danger or not? They should have stuffed those people's mouths with some laundry or something." Fujiwara_no_Mokou is, once again, outside at what's probably a bad time. But that's what happens when you're out shepherding lost idiots home after dark -- coming back to the village rather late. Marisa_Kirisame:. "We might see 'em in the streets or something, or in the air. I wonder how they get past the guards, though... Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Did it occur to you that the youkai might not even be here?  	Fujiwara_no_Mokou is passing by, catching wind of this familiar conversation.  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Or are you talking about the abducted townsfolk?  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"Oh, it's you," is Reimu's first reply upon seeing the immortal with them. "The youkai will come. I know it." And she is basing that on......nothing. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	I don't know who else it'd be...  	Fujiwara_no_Mokou rolls her eyes at this oblivious remark.  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Will it? How can you be so sure?  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"What did ya mean, Mokou? Know something we don't?" Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	They're not that obvious.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	(Would be kinda helpful for catchin this thing if we knew more details.)  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	We haven't seen it yet, have we? What makes us so sure it'll happen tonight?  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	If it's manipulating the village from afar.. wouldn't it rather stay at that distance?  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	It's safer, after all.  	Reimu_Hakurei simply grits her teeth a little, having not thought this plan through at all. Which is hardly surprising.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"It'll get hungry eventually, even if it means campin up here a few nights in a row." Marisa thinks a few moments in regards to the other quandry. :If it's not gettin' in, that means the humans are sneaking out.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Which is somethin we still oughta be able to spot."  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"That's right!" Reimu is quick to latch onto the plan as if she had come up with it herself. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. "It'll get hungry".. and those humans are disappearing without anything entering the village. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. You idiot kids don't seem to get the whole idea here. It's obviously not wanting to leave the forest. Fujiwara_no_Mokou shakes her head, heaving a sigh. Reimu_Hakurei:. "How come you think you know so much?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Well then how are the kids getting eaten? People don't just up and vanish. They oughta be walking out somehow." Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. I went out into the forest, looked around, found that it didn't want to move much. That and you forget the fact that I've got the smartest girl in the village as my girlfriend. Fujiwara_no_Mokou rolls her eyes. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. Maybe they're sleepwalking? Who knows. Maybe they're possessed. Marisa_Kirisame:. "EH? You found where it was already? Why didn't ya tell us that in the first place?" >Ambiance<:. Something lurks nearby, though it deems fit to keep quiet, perhaps not wanting to draw attention to itself just yet... Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. What felt like it, at least. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. Keine and I went out into the Youkai Forest back on the full moon, and there was something there that I've never seen or heard before. Reimu_Hakurei:. "You should have told us that! I could have been home already!" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hmph, well, if it's not leaving the forest, then we'll just wait till someone gets lured in, and follow 'em. Simple as that." Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. Well, nobody asked me, and I was going to tackle this myself once everything was sorted out.. Reimu_Hakurei:. "Extermination is our job! Amateurs shouldn't get in the way of professionals." Professionals, because Reimu always expects some sort of compensation.. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. "Amateurs". Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. Excuse you? Marisa_Kirisame:. "Well, we're out here tonight, so I guess we might as well make the most of it..." Marisa says, squinting down in the town. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. I'm more than a hundred times your age. I've been fighting youkai longer than you've been alive. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. Not as actively, of course, but I also can't die. Fujiwara_no_Mokou narrows her eyes, a small wisp of flame on a huffing breath. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. You should be polite and respect your elders. Reimu_Hakurei hardly even notices Mokou's little display, looking over to Marisa instead. Reimu_Hakurei:. "Do you see anything?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Nope." Marisa says, looking back up. "But you two oughta pipe down, it'll hear us long before it'll see us at this rate, and we're probably not hard to spot as-is. 	Fujiwara_no_Mokou is more than a little put-off by the way the other two ignore her and her words, and just turns to lazily look off in another direction.  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	... It's a waste to just be watching when we could be hunting for it, though.  >Ambiance<:.	 Just shortly after Marisa says this, a sweet-sounding childish voice rings out inside her head..  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"I'm only gonna give it another hour, then I'm going to bed."   Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Psh. You're not going to see any youkai if you don't stay up during the night.  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"Some of us have a shrine they have to run in the morning!" As if Reimu would be up anytime before noon..  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Eh?" Marisa says, jolting into a sitting position and looking around her. "Who was that?" Reimu_Hakurei looks over to her friend, tilting her head in confusion. Reimu_Hakurei:. "What are you talking about? It's just the three of us." Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. I've got full-time work, what the hell are you talking about? Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. You're acting like this is a weird thing.. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. And no, I didn't hear any thing, either. Marisa_Kirisame looks at Reimu. "Ya didn't hear that voice? It sounded like they were nearby." Reimu_Hakurei:. "What voice? The only one I hear is her." She motions at Mokou, still confused. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Nah, it sounded like a kid... a bit far fetched to just be imagining things..." Marisa_Kirisame tosses the orb she was talking into while farther away and takes off her hat, catching the orb in it, then pulling out her mini-hakkero out of the hat and putting the hat back on. >Ambiance<:.  the voice continues in a whispery sing-song voice, seeming to be openly moking this youkai hunt. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. A kid? I don't see any children around here, that's.. awful weird. Marisa_Kirisame:. ((still only in Marisa's head?)) Reimu_Hakurei:. "Really?" Reimu whips her head back and forth, brandishing her gohei, ready to fight. "Come out and fight us! Shiko-onseiku:.	((Mmhm.))  	Reimu_Hakurei is simply yelling at the darkness, taking Marisa's word that something was talking to her.  >Ambiance<:.	   Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Hrmmm, there it was again..." Marisa says, looking around, but seeing nobody. "Taunting me too, hah! Bring it on!" Marisa grins. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	... Obviously, the both of you have just gone crazy. Maybe I should just go home now.  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"If you two can't hear it, must be only talkin' to me then, like reverse thought-readin'." Marisa guesses.  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"If Marisa hears it, then it must be around here." When it comes to stuff like this, Reimu is serious, and takes her friend seriously.  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. If it can control people from a distance..  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"We woulda spotted it if it was flying." Marisa says, looking back towards the ground. "I wonder where it's at. It sounded close, but too close to not have seen. Could be anywhere..." Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Then what are you waiting for?  >Ambiance<:.	 The voice simply giggles as a sort of eerie feeling begins to take hold over the surrounding area ((note: only Marisa will notice this)), all the color around her seems to warp and fade into a much more muted appearance, making everything look dreary and somewhat hostile.   	Marisa_Kirisame glowers at the change in vision. "Now it's messin' with my sight..."  --	Tearacotta (Tearacotta@EoP-2018A065.ip.adam.com.au) has Quit (Ping timeout: 280 seconds)  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"Huh?" Reimu is still looking around, trying to sense the youkai in the darkness that covers most the world around them. She doesn't like things that disregard the rules, and she's already decided that whatever it is, is going to get it.  	Fujiwara_no_Mokou reaches a hand out, igniting a flame in her palm to add a bit more light to the scene. Reimu_Hakurei:. "Where is it, Marisa? I can't do anything if I can't find it." -»	Tearacotta (Tearacotta@EoP-2018A065.ip.adam.com.au) has Joined #human_village >Ambiance<:.  With that, the very world seems to become alive from Marisa's perspective, the rooftops of the buildings below sprout clawed hands, shadowy apparitions begin forming from the darkness, all trying to grab at Marisa and hold her still. Of course, for the other two, nothing is happening. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Heck if I know, it's messin' with my head though." Shiko-onseiku:. ((all trying to grab at Marisa and hold her still. Of course, for the other two, nothing is happening.)) Marisa_Kirisame:. "Gah! Shit!" Marisa yelps, veering upwards. "Now it's REALLY messin' with my head!" Reimu_Hakurei:. "Just focus on it, and tell me where it is." Fujiwara_no_Mokou frowns, just watching all of this nonsense from where she floats in the air. Now she's starting to really consider just going home.. Fujiwara_no_Mokou:. You're.. not helping, you know. Calm down and show us where the hell it is. Marisa_Kirisame:. "I can't see it, you dolts!" Marisa says, her reaction a bit short lived. "It's tryin to give me a wakin' nightmare though!" Reimu_Hakurei:. "Maybe if I hit you hard enough I can snap you out of it." A perfect plan. Marisa_Kirisame:. (This ain't too bad, lookin' at Nue's much worse then this, and thankfully it's not bringing THAT up." Marisa_Kirisame:.	((was a thought, sorry))  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"You aren't helping! Go down there and find it, before it starts makin' you look like something I'd rather not be just talkin' to!" Marisa says, pointing towards downwards.  	Reimu_Hakurei frowns a little, before turning to Mokou with a serious glare. You watch her back! Don't let anything happen to her.  Reimu_Hakurei:.	"You watch her back! Don't let anything happen to her."  Fujiwara_no_Mokou:.	Fine, fine...  	Fujiwara_no_Mokou nods slowly, turning to Marisa. She doesn't look all that terribly thrilled about this.  	null is now known as nullasleep  	Reimu_Hakurei leaves Mokou with Marisa for now, her mind fully focused on finding whatever youkai is causing this trouble. She should be able to find it if it's using its power to mess with Marisa, she figures, trying to open her senses even more. >Ambiance<:.  Upon saying that, black tar begins to form all over Marisa's body, quickly forming giant maws which loom ominously over Marisa, appearing to be about ready to eat her. The odd part about this power, though, is in the way it works, leaving behind no sort of magical residue. As might be expected of a psychic type power...