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Shenanigans in a Magical Forest

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 -CONNECTION ESTABLISHED-
MASHA: Um, hi?
????: Hello, there.
MASHA: Uh ... this is that, um, KAWADEC thingy, isn't it?
????: Indeed it is!
MASHA: Um ... so ... um, who are you?
????: You can just call me Boon for now, because you can think of the help I'm gonna give you as a gift.
MASHA: Why can't I see your face on the ... thingy?
BOON: I'm using an unconventional device instead of the usual earpiece. Now, in ordinary circumstances, I wouldn't bother with just another newborn youkai, but it turns out that you are, in fact, rather extraordinary.
MASHA: Uh ... Is that good or bad?
BOON: How perceptive of you! Well, for one thing, not many youkai come equipped with KAWADEC. Now, I recommend creating some Spell Cards, because most people in Gensōkyō has at least one, if they want to use danmaku.
MASHA: Umm, I made some already ...
BOON: Is that so? Well, if you're done, head out of that little grove and turn left, then keep going until you reach the next point of interest.
MASHA: The next what?
BOON: You'll know it when you see it. But do your best to avoid fairies, and try not to draw attention to yourself. That explosion was noisy enough. If you need to call me, well, you can see my KAWADEC number, right?
MASHA: Okay! Oh, hang on, how do I do that memory thing?
BOON: Ah! You do it like this ...

-CONNECTION ESTABLISHED-
MASHA: Um, hi?
????: Hello, there.
MASHA: Uh ... this is that, um, KAWADEC thingy, isn't it?
????: Indeed it is!
MASHA: Um ... so ... um, who are you?
????: You can just call me Boon for now, because you can think of the help I'm gonna give you as a gift.
MASHA: Why can't I see your face on the ... thingy?
BOON: I'm using an unconventional device instead of the usual earpiece. Now, in ordinary circumstances, I wouldn't bother with just another newborn youkai, but it turns out that you are, in fact, rather extraordinary.
MASHA: Uh ... Is that good or bad?
BOON: How perceptive of you! Well, for one thing, not many youkai come equipped with KAWADEC. Now, I recommend creating some Spell Cards, because most people in Gensōkyō has at least one, if they want to use danmaku.
MASHA: Umm, I made some already ...
BOON: Is that so? Well, if you're done, head out of that little grove and turn left, then keep going until you reach the next point of interest.
MASHA: The next what?
BOON: You'll know it when you see it. But do your best to avoid fairies, and try not to draw attention to yourself. That explosion was noisy enough. If you need to call me, well, you can see my KAWADEC number, right?
MASHA: Okay! Oh, hang on, how do I do that memory thing?
BOON: Ah! You do it like this ...

As she gives you step-by-step instructions, you try to place her voice. This doesn't sound like any of the people you COMMANDED. There's a ghost of a whisper of familiarity, though ...

> Masha: Think about where you may have heard Boon's voice before.

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Wolf

I think I know who it is since there was one character that we tried to control a long ways back, but didn't really care about it at all. In any case I don't want to give it away since it may spoil things.

>Masha: Find a cardboard box and take care of it like it's your only friend as of now.

teejeh

@Wolf: There is no such thing spoiling things in this context. If you haven't seen a published answer then posting a correct guess (or deduction based on evidence or whatever) doesn't pull any more weight than a wrong one. And that's not even accounting for the possibility that Muffin hasn't actually decided yet and is planning on just using our guesses to decide (90% etc etc).

sRc

>Masha: Hide in a box of mandarin oranges. Then they'll never suspect its you!

Oblivionhold

This is quite obvious not the right thing to do. Instead, we should go fool around.

>Masha: Go fool around.

Young Demon Lord

> Masha: This can wait. Fly as high as you can, and head for the most interesting thing you see.

Or this:

Masha> Call 3333.31

I don't think I get the joke, but it's shorter and probably makes more sense than my suggestion.

Formica Archonis

Or this:
Masha> Call 3333.31

I don't think I get the joke, but it's shorter and probably makes more sense than my suggestion.

Marisa's number, IIRC. I'm at work now so I can't archive binge to check.

Masha: Make sure Boon isn't an evil undead ninja who thinks he's clever by reversing the letters of his name.

Player Three

Person with no image calling to help while using a codename? 'Boon' is Gray Fox to Masha's Solid Snake, then? Most likely it's Mima, possibly Ran.

>Masha: Clearly Boon has only the best intentions, proverbs about that aside. Follow the instructions, while being as stealthy as possible.

Masha> Call 3333.31

As amusing as that idea is, that would only spread the confusion of people being called by people they don't know. Besides, how Masha explain why she called that number? "Umm...I just had the urge to do it?" She either makes her first impression with one of Gensokyo's most important (who is Marisa, for those who didn't get it) as a simpleton, or she arouses suspicion. And in light of Reimu's recent actions, neither is exactly the best outcome.

Mush

Masha: Find a cardboard and avoid these f**king fairies !

Also, I think that Boon is Rumia Yagami because of the "Is that so ?" and
because Boon = Noob :3

Wyrm

If I have my bearings right about where the grove lies, then turning left leads to the Mad Magician Marisa's house. Very ominous.

> Masha: Be unsure that the ghost of a whisper should be trusted, but making more spell cards seems sensible enough. Besides, it's nice to have options. Develop "Sphongolid Sign 「 Chanterelle Jamboree 」"

...I still think "Masha" sounds a lot like "Masher."

Beta-Maxis

Oh for-IT'S MIMA! Ghost of familiarity people? I hoped the first to say Yuyuko was sarcastic or trolling but DAMN! Even if these guys never did PC-98, Mima appeared in this story in the magic forest with ghost legs! Sorry if I'm harsh but elephant in the room people!

Cyberchao X

>Masha: Find a cardboard box to use as cover.

Zemyla

/ Modified by Dizzy H. Slightly Voided:

>Masha: Find a cardboard box to use as cover[FIX'D BY MUFFIN. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE TYPING] a box Gundam.

Fixed.

teejeh

Of course, there are reasons why someone might not take "ghost of familiarity" as a hint that it's Mima.
a) She was insistent on being an evil spirit and not a ghost. Result: mentally filing Mima under "NOT A GHOST"
b) Since she said that she only planned on watching the show and she hasn't meddled since then. Result: mentally filing Mima under "OBSERVER" and not expecting her to stir the pot.

... and it occurs to me that my reasoning for not taking Mima seriously as the identity of Boon involves listening to her. That might be foolish. Well, there's still:
c) Not everything, unfortunately, is a pun.

Hakurou Musha

Eh, there are other reasons for Mima to head my list besides "she's a ghost." Mima's been in on the show since the beginning. She'd know the purpose of it, and what probably just happened, and in doing so would know about the KAWADEC. She has a motive to aid us - we're her entertainment, and canceling the show early just wouldn't be fun. And what's more, thanks to Yukarihax, she probably isn't spying on us currently. This is important, because the person talking to us apparently doesn't know we've been scribing spellcards. Sorry, Ran, this is why you're the secondary suspect.

Of course, if my complete WMGMakai vacation conspiracy theory is correct, Koishi fulfills every condition of this as well. However, there's been no direct evidence pointing to Koishi's involvement whatsoever, whereas we know Mima's been doing stuff. Plus the ghost comment helps too.

And as usual, I'm getting too serious again. Time to make a lame joke.

> Call 7342.09 (Shikieiki)

King_Rule

>Masha: Punch in random numbers on the kawadec and see who answers

Yuyuko

Is boon supposed to be a reference to the Vip and Wall Mix series of collab Super mario world romhacks?

Tewi Inonymous

Besides, how Masha explain why she called that number? "Umm...I just had the urge to do it?"

"The voices in my head said too" Is a reasonable response all things considered
Or "Marisa it's the spirits, turns out were a mushroom youkai and you were inhaling our mind altering spores. We could use some advice"
Or "Marisa You didn't cook those mushrooms yet did you" O_O

JBcristal

I second the last line.
>Masha: Call 3333.31, then assault Marisa with a scary ranting telling her she is there to punish her for eating all those mushrooms, AND THAT MASHA IS GONNA EAT HER!!!
>Masha: Make -Spore sign "Sons of evil"-, a completely NOT ripoff of -Taboo "Four of a kind"-. Or make -Mushie sign "Death by kawaiines"-, which is kinda rip-off of what yuyuko did in... number... three? Two? Comic of touhou nekokayou.

Dizzy H. Slightly Voided

@Yuyuko: ... no.

Player Three

Tewi Inonymous:
"The voices in my head said too" Is a reasonable response all things considered
Or "Marisa it's the spirits, turns out were a mushroom youkai and you were inhaling our mind altering spores. We could use some advice"
Or "Marisa You didn't cook those mushrooms yet did you" O_O

It still doesn't make for a very good first impression. Like I said, Masha would likely be regarded as simple or crazy--or even dangerous. You have to remember that since Marisa was blocked off from influence, Reimu could've convinced her that the spirits are a danger. And for Masha to come forward as a living vector for those spirits? Yeah, not good. Besides, I'm not sure if Masha even realizes that she herself is receiving commands now. So her explanation would be rather weak.

JBcristal:
>Masha: Call 3333.31, then assault Marisa with a scary ranting telling her she is there to punish her for eating all those mushrooms, AND THAT MASHA IS GONNA EAT HER!!!
>Masha: Make -Spore sign "Sons of evil"-, a completely NOT ripoff of -Taboo "Four of a kind"-. Or make -Mushie sign "Death by kawaiines"-, which is kinda rip-off of what yuyuko did in... number... three? Two? Comic of touhou nekokayou.

You mean this one? Nevermind that inducing a sudden severe onset of death would be against danmaku rules. That and "kawaiiness" is just a completely silly word. Moé works much better.
And again, harassing Marisa is not a good idea, especially with threats. It's a surefire way to get Reimu involved, and we need to keep a low profile for the moment.

Also:

>Masha: Think about where you may have heard Boon's voice before. We have faith in you, you moé blob of mycelia!

Sorry if this reached ridiculous length, by the way.

teejeh

> Masha: Call 1337.26

Well, if we're going to be calling anybody we might as well see if Nitori came out of that explosion okay. Also, I think that Nitori would be more likely to react with "Hey cool!" than with suspicion.

I still think that all of the people freaking out over what Marisa is doing with those mushrooms are pulling a Medicine.

Wyrm

That and "kawaiiness" is just a completely silly word.

How about "Death by Waha!"?

General Specific

Guys, I agree with Mr Chips - Masha needs more spell cards - she's only at Stage 1 Specifications right now

Tewi Inonymous

You mean this one? Nevermind that inducing a sudden severe onset of death would be against danmaku rules.

What would sun tzu do?
Answer: Cheat

I still think that all of the people freaking out over what Marisa is doing with those mushrooms are pulling a Medicine.

As was explained earlier, mushroom caps are actually extrusions of a root system. In other words those [b]specific[/b] mushrooms were originally part of us. We won't be up to full power until we can reabsorb them into us.

Player Three

What would sun tzu do?
Answer: Cheat

Danmaku != War
If you break the laws of danmaku and kill someone, what's stopping everyone else from returning the favor to you? A lot of youkai only have a fair chance against the likes of Reimu because of the rules.

As was explained earlier, mushroom caps are actually extrusions of a root system. In other words those specific mushrooms were originally part of us. We won't be up to full power until we can reabsorb them into us.

What madman's logic are you following? Fruiting bodies are designed to release spores, and that's about it. And that power bit? Where do you think the fungus got the magic power from in the first place? Perhaps the Forest of Magic all around it? If Masha (or the base network of mycelia) needs power, there's plenty of source without scavenging mushrooms that are likely impossible to recover at this point. Marisa already put them in the oven, after all.

I'm with teejeh on the whole "pulling a Medicine" deal. Fungus takes no more offense to the fruiting bodies being consumed than does a plant for its fruit. The whole thing's silly and Masha will only end up hating humanity if we follow that route.

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