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Who ⬤ Enterprise and YOU
What ⬤ Quests!
When ⬤ All the time
Where ⬤ All the places
Content Warnings ⬤ Potential mention of a pornomag? Will update as things progress
I – Vend Me A Dream

[This all seemed rather odd to her, she’d just gotten past the red oni guard that wanted a snack for his lunch break, and now held information on yet another task! Hopefully the last one here. Word had it that a nearby hitobashira knew of the vending machine in question. All she had to do was broker a bargain with him.]

My bow is not for sale.

[Another troublesome one, it seemed. Enty shook her head in a bit of a show of annoyance as the merchant continued to get her to give him her weapon. This was going nowhere fast. Where is Akashi when you need her?]

II – Moon Medicine

[Medicine, they called it. Enty isn’t so certain and looks at the mochi in question with some well-earned suspicion. Most likely to annoyance of the gyokuto. Can anyone blame her either? What the medicine is supposed to be for wasn’t mentioned, what the side effects are is currently unknown to her. And to top it off, this person is a stranger.

Still she wouldn’t be lying if she said she wasn’t marginally interested in whatever the youkai was peddling. The only difference here being that her curiosity is being tempered by her overall paranoia.]

What do you think?

[Which one should they try?]

III – Haniwhat?

[Enterprise noticed them, of course she did. How could she not with their obvious numbers and the way they stood out. There was an uneasy feeling about them, something melevolant that wished only to harm. She sipped on her coffee and reached out to snag the arm of someone passing by to keep them from too close to one. Just sort of sitting on the ground, it seemed to be staring at the woman in what can only be described as anger.

If it’s face could make any expression that is as it just dared for someone to step on it, or kick it.]

I would be careful where you step here.

[While she doesn’t have her abilities yet, she can still help. If just anlittle bit in this case.]

[WILDCARD]

[ooc: don’t see anything you like? No worries, feel free to pm me or just start something else up on the fly.]

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[She paused when that was said, glancing down. Her foot was dangerously close to one of the figures and for just a second, she looked like she was about to kick it. but then, she stepped back and bowed to the little figure, grunting as she did. Her eyes squinted.

There were a lot of them out there.]

Someone's up to something... I don't know what, but they're up to something.

So it seems. Whatever that something it is, it probably doesn't bode well for anyone.

[But there wasn't much she herself could do at the moment. Beyond simply watching and listening and learning about the world around her. Well that and occasionally making sure no one disturbs the... whatever these things are.

She's still feeling a bit of unease over them. Maybe that was due to their sheer numbers and overall, well- design.]

It's good to see you're doing well, all the same.

Honestly? It doesn't worry me that much. It'll probably try to wreck all of our days at some point, which will give me a good excuse to cut loose. I look at them as an opportunity. Someone's making waves, and that always means fun.

[Because picking fights was fun for her.]

Oh, I'm always doing just fine. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. That's just slanderous gossip from the jealous.

That's true, and one to look at it. I'm not certain about fun in this case.

[These things felt more the opposite of fun. For the mean time, it was really best that people left them alone. Do as the locals do as they say, and don't question it too much. She'd still very much like to know a bit more about what's going on with the statues before the climax is reached.]

Are you? That's good to hear. [But why-oh-why would someone say anything different?]

Want to join me then? The coffee's still good and relaxing.

[Perfect for when you're yeeted into a form of afterlife and dealing with cursed objects!]

Well. The dolls themselves aren't too much fun, but once I find who's putting them there and beat the snot out of them, that'll be fun.

[She definitely tended to lay bare her motives at all times, which was helpful in its own way.]

Hmmm, yes. I think I would enjoy a cup of coffee if you're offering. It's not like the big bad's really revealed itself just yet for the climactic battles, is it?

That would take finding them and finding them first.

[That or being found by them. Which, whoever, or whatever, was behind this had been doing a splendid job of thus far. Something was actually telling her that this was probably not the work of anyone person.

Potentially. Enty takes a sip of her own coffee.]

Feel free to order then, you look like you might need it.

[A hot drink to help relieve the other girl of whatever stress she might be feeling right now.]

The best thing you can do is relax and enjoy yourself. We're you planning on doing anything today?

Edited (Seemed more natural) 2022-05-13 10:47 (UTC)

Yep, that's always the game. And I would do that the way we usually do it back home, but I think they might frown on that.

[What, you mean beating up random people until you found the culprit's lackeys and them the culprit was going to go over poorly in a metro area? Shocking.

She pursed her lips and seemed to be thinking quite a bit before raising her finger and ordering... uh, it started with Venti Vanilla Frappe but with non-dairy, non-soy and only got worse from there. It took her a half a minute to actually say the order before smiling.]

Thank you. I could use the energy. I was thinking about investigating those, but I've never been actually good at doing that without my sword. Ngh. I need to get that back. It's a sacred relic.

You do look a little tired.

[That order though... no it was fine, she can afford something like that. It actually reminded her of a few other girls from back home. It was kind of nice, honestly. A special sword from home though?]

A sacred relic? I suppose someone from the heavens would have something like that. A sword though... do you fight often then?

Oh, plenty plenty. There's lots of fighting in Gensokyo. It's great fun. The Sword of Hisou allows me to see and know the spirit of the one in front of me, and with it transform its energy to something appropriate. It's a tool of banishment and exorcism.

[That she absolutely used like a bully because it was fun for her.]

[Fighting and "great fun"? That's a sentence if she ever heard one. But maybe it wasn't all that strange, given that she herself isn't all that unfamiliar with sports like boxing or fencing. So... yeah, she'll go ahead and think the other girl is talking about a martial sport. That's probably it!]

That sounds like a useful weapon to have. [Banishment and exorcism though? Hm...]

You must be really strong back in your home.

[Besides the commonality of battle in Gensokyo? Tenshi was a little weird by some standards. Her way of alleviating boredom included picking fights, after all. Or more accurately, hatching elaborate plots that guaranteed people picked fights with her.]

Extremely. Always being able to know the true form of the spirit in front of me makes it perfect for exorcism. I definitely need to get it back. And yes, I'm absolutely the strongest combatant in my world, a fighter par excellence.

...

And if you ever meet a girl named Reimu who says otherwise, she's a filthy liar.

I'll keep that in mind.

[Somewhere, somehow, Reimu sneezes. She wasn't about to doubt Tenshi's abilities at least! So there's that. Less so given that she hasn't seen how skilled the other girl is yet. You know, outside of apparently being able to avoid those haunted clay figures. The Big E still has no clue what's up with those.]

Is she a celestial like you? You must be good friends for you to mention her.

[Friends she says....]

Nope, definitely not a celestial. I don't hang out with them for the most part. They're really fussy and boring. She's the Shrine Maiden and exorcist of a temple where I'm from. But...

[She looked thoughtful for a moment. Was Reimu a friend? Reimu would definitely not say that. "Oh god, it's that delinquent from heaven again..." might be more likely from her. And they'd fought several times in the past, but finally she just shrugged and grinned.]

She's very fun to play with. I know that. It's always exciting around her.

[...because you tried to demolish her shrine with an earthquake and threatened all Gensokyo in a fit of boredom, Tenshi.]

Hm, I see....

[Probably, there was probably more to the story here, but Enty wouldn't pry all that much. Instead she takes another sip of her coffee. The girl's been nice enough so far, if the type to think rather highly of herself. Which was fine as well, the kansen has known quite a few others like that.

A blink as one of the clay figures manifests near the edge of their table.]

Have you tried using your skills here?

[she caught sight of the Haniwa out of the corner of her eye and gave it an ugly look, withering gaze penetrating before she shrugged and held out a hand. In the palm was a small pebble, shaped a bit down to a point. It was probably no bigger than a skipping rock. When she did that, it floated an inch off of her hand and she whipped her hand, sending it away at a speed that any human could have thrown a rock at.]

It's really pathetic, honestly. I can barely control the earth right now. Can't even make the smallest tremor with the help of a keystone. And my body's tough still, but it's... like I'm back to being a human, if that makes sense? It's really irritating when you realize that you might actually get cut again.

I haven't actually taken a beating in longer than I can remember.

[MITORI DOES NOT COUNT! HMMMPH!]

[Ah- was that really a good idea? If it breaks....

Enty wasn't certain what might happen, but the vibes she was picking up from the things wasn't good. It was extremely not good. Hopefully the crash she hears off in the distance isn't the clay figure breaking.]

It's probably a bit more than what most of anyone can do right now.

[Though she has heard of people regaining bits and pieces of their unique abilities. A bit of food for thought, and a bit more to consider when things turn chaotic. As they most inevitably will. What she wouldn't give to have her air groups back.]

You're making it sound like you've run into a bit of trouble.

[Well, more than the usual trouble.]

[Nah, just glass and an annoyed shopkeeper who couldn't figure out who actually threw that. No witnesses. At least she had enough range for that. It would have been bad, had that been one of those Haniwa.]

Yeah, seems like most folks are weaker than they're supposed to be. They're probably making sure we're in line first, or "Earn our keep." [She made a face.]

Mmmm? Oh, I ran into this bastard not long ago. It's no big deal. I've taken a pounding before. He'll get his eventually. I don't forget my debts.

[Yeah, she was going to need more than a little upgrade to take Izo on again.]

[Well that's a relief! Who knows what might happen if Tenshi's drink was suddenly turned into a cup full of black ooze! With the face of the Haniwa staring back at her.]

Perhaps, keeping an eye on a group of people you don't know is important and understandable.

[So is the working part, she can deal with that! Potentially to her own detriment at times.]

Who was it? Do you know, or remember?

[Because you can't just say something like that and not expect a response like that in return!]

Edited 2022-05-29 04:02 (UTC)

He's a Hitokiri. Man-slayer. They're bad news among mortals. They sort of thing that the higher ups would hire. I don't remember his name. You don't really remember the name of assassins as a rule. [Snort]

Never actually thought I'd meet someone who took that title, but hey. If they were going to show up anywhere, hell'd be the place.

An assassin? I guess people like that would be here too.

[Hell would be a good place for an assassin to end up. Granted, this hell seems to a bit cozy for a place meant to punish. Then again, then again, this only seemed to be a small part of a larger whole.]

Regardless, I suppose it's just another thing to keep in mind. Along with everything else.

[She takes another sip of her coffee.]

Yep. this is exactly the sort of place you'd expect the soul of one to show up at some point. [She grunted and shook her head.] But I'm not in a hurry. I've got plenty of time to get my payback on him.

But it wouldn't be a bad idea to know there's one or two of those running around, yeah.

[Payback is it? Hm... from what she understands the longer you're here the more you're likely to either regain your abilities from home. Or gain new ones. Enty drums her fingers on her mug.]

It is good to know that there people like that here. It also wouldn't be a bad idea to keep tabs on them.

[Find out more about them. How to avoid them, how to deal with them.]

There's enough surprises as is right now.

[Yep, and she was biding her time with plans for payback alright.]

Probably not a bad idea to keep a tab on them, just in case. You never know the trouble that could come up. Don't know how many surprises he has, though. We'll see.

Any surprises here in general might not be very pleasant.

[Not pleasant at all, least of all when there's people who are actively antagonistic to others present.]

Probably not, but I'm used to facing just about anything. So if he's going to come after me again, I'll be ready for him next time.

[Bold words.]

I wish you luck in that case, then.

[Luck and hope that she's actually ready and the other person isn't. Enty goes ahead and polishes off her coffee.]

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