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CSA0316: Aya: Bother the Miko, part 2.5.

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MARISA: Yeah, yeah, sheesh.

REIMU: Well, it may have also attracted attention from --

AYA: Um.

MARISA: Aw Jegus, not you!

REIMU: -- yeah, like that.

MARISA: Yeah, yeah, sheesh.

REIMU: Well, it may have also attracted attention from --

AYA: Um.

MARISA: Aw Jegus, not you!

REIMU: -- yeah, like that.

> Masha: Continue being cute on your way to Daiyousei's.

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DiMastine

Aya: Find out what they know without revealing the new kid.

MrChips

>Aya: Put your inquisitor hat on, and question that Miko! The witch too - she knows something!

Geoodees

> Aya: Ask about what just happened.
> Marisa: Blame it on the reporter.

Taldein

Marisa: Unsuccessfully attempt to kick the Tengu out of your love shack.

Oath94

>Utsuho : Dry up the lake that you're flying over.

Cleric

>Aya: Try a new tactic. Offer a completely honest information exchange.

>Daiyousei: Attach Kamina glasses. AWESOME Sign: Motivate Moeshroom.

Wolf

>Aya: Use your reporting skills and mention that whatever happened was all Yukari's doing if you feel threatened.

>Momiji: Look for Aya since she's been gone for a while.

>Utsuho: Enjoy your date with Cirno.

>Daiyousei: Sense Utsuho's presence nearby and expect Cirno to be nearby.

>Masha: Start crying and let it all out.

>Reimu: Prepare to give a crow tengu a savage beating for bothering you, for little to no reason.

DiMastine

Aya: strife -converse-

when that inevitably fails

blackmail: H douinshi

Formica Archonis

Cleric
>Aya: Try a new tactic. Offer a completely honest information exchange.

That is CLEVER! I never even thought of it (so of course it must be VERY clever:) What do we have for trade?

1) Yukari is involved. Unless she's pulling an EPIC con on everyone, she's probably not the instigator and is only as far involved as she wants to be. (Which could be up to her neck.)
2) The existence of Masha, and the fact that she's apparently less dangerous now than she was when she was more mush than moe. (Blargh, ugly sentence.) As much as I'm tempted to keep Masha a secret, it's not in Aya's best interest to hide her, especially if she can use the info as a bargaining chip with the incident-fixers. The info is time-sensitive and if we don't use it now it might be worthless. Better spend it poorly than waste it well.
3) The mysteriousness of what Chen said, DAMMIT YUKARI PROXY!

Hakurou Musha

> Aya: Bother the everybody in Alice's house.
> Nitori: Be the only one willing to be interviewed.
> Mima: Reconstitute and continue Masha-hunt.
> Cirno + Okuu: Draw pictures of each other on the SDM wall.

Cleric

Formica; I try. Problem is, Aya has very little to run on right now... Chen's cryptic nonsense is our best angle right now. That, and Mima's involvement, which Yukari seemed intent on stopping.

"This incident was a failure before the perpetrator was even born."
We're obviously just supposed to assume it's about Masha, but I'm not convinced yet. Yukari's involved, so time travel is still an option. I recall a certain youkai that can do that. Seems unlikely though.

WHAT is the incident anyway? Masha, if she is the instigator, has no standing plan, motivations (other than accumulation of moe), or long term goals. We need whatever data the Miko and love birds have.

Hakurou Musha

@FA:
1) Old news. Everyone already "knows" Yukari's in on this. Only we nonexistents have the point of view to know Yukari had no foreknowledge, as opposed to, say, Mima and Shinki.
2) This is absurdly bad for our newborn main character. Do we really want Psycho Youkai Marisa and PH-Midboss Reimu after her in addition to whatever Mima's got going on? Also, from Aya's point of view, the proper place to put a scoop is in the Bunbunmaru, not in a magician's house.
3) Worthless without #2, thanks to #1.

Wolf

Let's pull something out of left field here.

>Moku: Do something to pester Kaguya at the moment.

Need to get soemthing else going outside of what our little moeshroom has to be dealing with.

In any case back onto the task at hand.

>Utshuo: Be the 6-ball that you are and shoot at Cirno by mistake.

>Masha: Come to terms of learning to stay calm under fire and learn to graze more.

>Fairy Trio(Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and Star Saphire): Play a prank on someone that is nearby.

Might as well add those three into the mix for no good reason now.

Formica Archonis

Hakurou Musha
1) Old news. Everyone already "knows" Yukari's in on this. Only we nonexistents have the point of view to know Yukari had no foreknowledge, as opposed to, say, Mima and Shinki.

Okay, fair enough. But how many people have an idea she's in on it deep enough to be involving more than her shikigamis? Unless one assumes she just threw Aya at the problem because she knew whoever she threw was going to get mowed over and didn't want Ran or Chen getting put through the wringer just so she could line up her own attack.

2) This is absurdly bad for our newborn main character.

But how good is it for Aya? Part of the issue here is that we're controlling characters who might, realistically, want to work at cross-purposes. I guess it's because I've never played through one of these before, but are we bound to act in the interests of our favorite character?

Do we really want Psycho Youkai Marisa and PH-Midboss Reimu after her in addition to whatever Mima's got going on?

Since Yukari seems to be out of it, do we want to leave Mima uncontested?

Also, from Aya's point of view, the proper place to put a scoop is in the Bunbunmaru, not in a magician's house.

So, what's she got to bargain with? Because I don't see Marisa & co spilling the beans for free.

DiMastine

More left field suggestions

???: IT'S SPRING
Tewi: Prank Reisan
Suika: Be drunk

Project_Mars

Cirno: Create a Heart-shaped Frozen Frog Sculpture for your girlfriend.

teejeh

Meh, information is implicitly exchanged by virtue of which questions get asked. There's no point in a explicit exchange.

> Aya: Paparazzitech Level 3: Barrage of Questions
> Masha: Examine crumpled paper

Hakurou Musha

But how many people have an idea she's in on it deep enough to be involving more than her shikigamis?

Reimu, for one. She was talking to *somebody* over the codec when Nitori showed up, and it wasn't Alice, Marisa, or Nitori. Who else do we know with a codec that could provide information on the incident? Plus, ya know, Yukari then BLEW HER UP PERSONALLY.

But how good is it for Aya?

It's not that bad of an idea, to tell the truth. In many cases, I'd be all for this. But I'm not too sure that when Aya says "Hey, I know this mushroom youkai..." that the incident resolvers will actually tell her things. Especially Marisa. More likely, they'll fly off to finish incident resolution and leave Aya with a notebook full of jack. Or worse, a face full of Spark when she flies after them.

are we bound to act in the interests of our favorite character?

Hell no. Earlier on, I tried to get Alice to bust the Yakumos, and I don't even like Alice. Granted, I was working on bad premises, but the attempt was made. Also, one of my commands here is to get Mima back after Masha. So yeah, I'm not averse to screwing with people I like. I just try not to put them in a no win situation is all. Especially since Masha is, as I said, the MC.

Since Yukari seems to be out of it, do we want to leave Mima uncontested?

Yukari actually being out of it is not something I can believe. But really, treating this as "who gets Masha" is kind of harsh. Why can't Masha have allies instead of conquerors? For instance, Marisa would be much better to have on our side than trying to fill us with stars or pies. Plus we still don't know what Mima's deal actually is, which is the main reason I want her up and about again.

So, what's she got to bargain with? Because I don't see Marisa & co spilling the beans for free.

If we must offer something, we have do have some info on Mima. But there is a Nitori right there, and I don't think she will be as reluctant to talk as Arimari and Reimu. 'Course, I could be dead wrong. Won't be the first time.

Eletale

More left field suggestions

???: IT'S SPRING
Tewi: Prank Reisan
Suika: Be drunk

All this will most likely happen without us issuing commands XD... well perhaps not in Lily's case since it doesn't seem to be the vernal equinox.

>Aya: OMG! The Miko has gone retro! MUST... TAKE... PHOTO...

Formica Archonis

Hakurou Musha
But how many people have an idea she's in on it deep enough to be involving more than her shikigamis?

Reimu, for one. She was talking to *somebody* over the codec when Nitori showed up, and it wasn't Alice, Marisa, or Nitori. Who else do we know with a codec that could provide information on the incident? Plus, ya know, Yukari then BLEW HER UP PERSONALLY.

But without knowing what was said we don't have much to go on. So Yukari's screwing with both/all sides of the conflict. I thought that was her general MO. It's a bit of a jump from screwing around to being a main player.

But how good is it for Aya?

It's not that bad of an idea, to tell the truth. In many cases, I'd be all for this. But I'm not too sure that when Aya says "Hey, I know this mushroom youkai..." that the incident resolvers will actually tell her things. Especially Marisa. More likely, they'll fly off to finish incident resolution and leave Aya with a notebook full of jack. Or worse, a face full of Spark when she flies after them.

1) Don't tell them first if all all possible. Once that's said, she's got nothing to bargain with. Aya needs to hold onto it until she has something worth giving it up for. But she also needs to try use it before it's discovered.
2) Now that they're no longer wired on magico-muscimol, are they going to go mowing through the opposition like Reimu was doing? Since they seem to be discussing things right now, would they terminate the discussion on one single hint without asking followup questions? I am worried they'll shoot first and ask questions later (see below) but I'm worried they'll do it to Masha, not Aya.

Maybe she should take a page from Yukari's playbook and be maddeningly vague until she's got the goods.

Since Yukari seems to be out of it, do we want to leave Mima uncontested?

Yukari actually being out of it is not something I can believe.

Neither do I but she's too much of a wild card to rely on. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, expect neither. Soloing against Mima's as bad as I can think of.

But really, treating this as "who gets Masha" is kind of harsh. Why can't Masha have allies instead of conquerors?

I think she needs allies as well, but first impressions are a big thing and right now Masha - through no fault of her own - has made an incredibly negative one by drugging most of Gensokyo's movers and shakers. I don't think Our Heroes would be willing to stop and breathe deep while they let a suspected mind-screw and manipulation expert explain, and I don't think Masha's calm enough to articulate while staring down the barrel of a mini-hakkero, so someone needs to soften them up a bit before the moeshroom meets the incident-resolvers. It's a bitch convincing people to like you, as the song says.

For instance, Marisa would be much better to have on our side than trying to fill us with stars or pies.

And right now, knowing that a psychoactive 'shroom did all this, without someone explaining things a bit more, that's IMHO what she might do.

Wolf

>Aya: Ask why there was a Quarintine Barrier active a while ago?
Also:
>Aya: Keep a close watch on the Shrine Maden now as well, since she's in PC-98 mode.

> Hatate: Check any recient news stories on your cellphone.

I had to throw that one in there somewere.

Omegahugger

Actually, it should be obvious what we should do

>Aya: Bother the Miko, part 3

Or alternatively

>Cirno: Gather Team ⑨ and bother the Miko.

Wolf

I got one better:

>Cirno: Talk to Utsuho to bother the Miko, after showing off how you are Teh Strongest to her.

DiMastine

I dont recall Utsuho bothering the miko going too well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2H8pL8gTXo&feature=related

Wolf

Well that's because that time Utsuho was doing it alone while the miko did it with Yukari's help there. so consider this a bit of a minor payback if Cirno assists in the act. Besides it could trun out to be a rather fun fight to watch if you ask me.

Wolf

Ok after some thinking I think this should work.

>Mystia: Open up shop and hope that moe ghost doesn't attack you.

>Wriggle: Hang out with Yuuka as always.

>Rumia: Is that so?

Well we need to start moving the members of Team ⑨ now don't we?

Eletale

According to http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=csa01marisa0216 (I don't know how to use a single hyperlinked word instead of the link itself, sorry) Rumia is not part of Team ⑨, and it's actually in her EX form starting Midnight Crew with Mima and probably Yuka and Nue.

DiMastine

/ Modified by Dizzy H. Slightly Voided:

Meiling, Chen, and Orange
An absolute URL: Is this a resemblance I see?

MUFFINEDIT: what the hell were you trying to do by adding <HTML>-tags

DiMastine

@Muffin: That was what the example I used said to do.

Parsee: Be jealous no one has commanded you do do anything yet.

Wolf

From left field yet again. Since it's fun to wonder away from the actual storyline sometimes:

>Sanae: Appreciate a nice day.

>Suwako: Look for and pester the ⑨.

>Kanako: Gather more faith for no reason today.

>Patchouli: Wonder why the "rat" hasn't shown up to steal your books today.

>Komanchi: Slack off somewere away from the Sanzu River side.

>Yuyuko: Sense a disturbance in the moeness, and look for said presense.

>Yukari: Relax under a kotasu and watch all what is happening with everyone else for today on your TV.

>Hina: Spin your way into the story for the hell of it.

>Mima: Recover from being hit by a freight train.

Dizzy H. Slightly Voided

would you kindly not use "for entire document" examples for just a comment-post.

Also, ugh, not feeling well.

Wolf

Well if you're not up to it Muffin you can just take a break for today and wait for Thursday to work on this, if that's the case.

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