Agni Radiance 2010/08/01 (Sun) 04:08 No. 22510 Yukari( Try to reason with the thugs)
The air seems tense. You should try to resolve the situation before all hell breaks loose.
“Is something wrong?” you ask casually. “And what’s with those looks?”
The two just stare at you. As they mutter amongst themselves, you try to move away. They stop you, suddenly, and begin a line of questioning that you hadn’t hoped for.
“Hey, you! Who are you?" the bulkier of the men asks. "Why're you poking around over there?”
“My name is Yukari Yakumo,” you reply, sweetly. “Why do you ask?”
“What are you lookin' for, Yukari? Isn't that about where that other guy disappeared, Marly?”
Well, you now know what happened to the gap. He must have closed it accidentally on his way out. Your only question now was who he was, but these two don’t look reliable enough to have an answer to that. Although feeling a bit strained from your time outside Gensokyo, you stand silently. You know what was about to happen, as it’s obvious that the two were chatting to themselves in low tones. Not wasting any time, one of them pulls out a revolver.
“You better start answering our questions, Yukari. What is it that’s going on?” Your eyes widen. You were expecting a fist fight, but this took things up to a new level. He shoots, and you dodge easily. How pathetic! You could dodge bullets twice his size. You land on one knee, and pick up the trash can that was rolling on the ground.
Shocked at your speed, the man stands still for a second before cocking his gun again and shooting. You move a fraction of an inch, letting it fly past. Before he tried again, you throw the trash can and hit him, knocking him out. The second man, terrified, starts shooting wildly. You dodge the first few shots with ease.
You run towards him, using the trash can lid in your hand to deflect the bullets. They were no longer your concern. As you came in close, he pulled his switchblade from his pocket. He managed to get the blade out, but it was already too late, and you struck him square in the head, sending him to the ground.
You can still feel your power draining. Figuring you might need to arm yourself, you search the man’s pockets, taking his gun and switchblade. You also notice two wallets. The first wallet showed the man you knocked out, but the second was someone else. He was younger, with red-brown hair and brown eyes. The name on the license says Blake Renalds.
“So this was the person who went through the border.”
You pick up his wallet and leave. Heading back to your hotel, you peel off your soot-stained clothes, toss them down the laundry chute, and slip into the long awaited bath.
After hours of relaxing, you leave the bath, wrapping a towel around your body. As you open the door to your bedroom, you hear a soft thump. Opening the door cautiously, you peek inside. Could someone have followed you? You make a quick grab at the revolver, and point it at the moving object.
Your eyes widen, as do those of person on your bed. You lower the gun, quickly, embarrassed.
On your bed was your beloved pet, Chen.
No longer worried, you let your towel drop to the floor as you begin to get dressed. Picking some clothes from the drawer, you admire yourself in the mirror. Your outfit of choice is a blue skirt, and a handmade tee from Ran.
Getting up again, you ask Chen to head out with you. While you were still here, you might as well have another day of enjoyment before you began looking for the guy, right?
Looking at the map, you consider the places you could go.
[] The Museum of Art and Architecture
[] Battery Park
[] Coney Island
[] write in (note: Don’t make up places; I’m looking for actual {fun} places accessible in/from New York City.)
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Blake Renalds( Try to swim against the rapids)
The water is moving fast. Already out of breath, you look around for something you could grab onto, while still fighting the current. It isn’t too deep, but it’s more than enough to wear you down. After getting more used to the frantic waters, you swim towards the side of the river. The water is pushing you back, but you are able to wrap your arms around a rock by the shore, and pull yourself onto it.
You let your eyes clear, and take in surroundings. A small clearing lies directly to the left of the river you just evaded. What you think is a town lies ahead of you.
You get up, exhausted from your swim, and stagger on to solid ground. Before you get very far, you hear a high pitch moan.
“No, wait! Don’t go!” You spin around, and nearly fall back into the water. She was standing mere inches away from you.
“Just a few more seconds, and I would have made it. You've got a lot of guts to swim in a river like this. I respect that.” You look at the girl more closely, and notice her features. She's probably no older than 10, and short. She's in some kind of fairy costume, with spiky blue wings. Her hair and eyes are both a peculiar shade of blue.
“How would you have saved me?” You ask. “You don’t look like you could swim through that either.”
“...You don’t know who I am?” says the girl, confused. “I'm Cirno, the Fairy of Ice! I froze the Misty Lake!”
You blink.
“Fairy? You mean, you can use magic?” That's news to you. Not the most unusual thing that you had heard in New York, but your current situation gives her some credibility.
“Magic? I’m not too sure I’ve heard the term. Perhaps you mean the force, Danmaku, that all of Gensokyo uses? This includes the head of the village you’re from, Keine, so I think you ought to be familiar with the term. I guess that’s not really important at the moment, though.”
“Village?" You cock your head. Then, it dawns on you.
"Cirno, can you keep a secret?” she nods. “I’m not from the village. I’m not from… wherever I'm at. I’m actually not sure where I am now. One minute, I was in a place with tall skyscrapers, and the next, I’m here in the water.” You gesture down to yourself.
She glances at the village. “Hm. I don’t want her to send you back. Most of the time all the new people are cowards. But you're useless for now.” You give her an offended glare. ”Sorry, no offense. What’s your name, anyway?”
You tell her, and she looks back towards the clearing. “Well, Blake, if you go to the village, they'll just send you back, but I've no idea where're you'll end up. Letty might know how to help, but she won't be around for another month..."
“Look, I have a home by the lake, near the village. Why don’t you stay with me? I might even be able to help you get less useless. How about it?”
() Stay with Cirno for a bit
() Try your luck in the town
() Head into the forest to try to meet up with someone different.
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I've been a bit busy the past few days, so I didn't get this on right away. I'm going to leave this open for two days, then talley the votes. I might as well say this now, but I'm always open to write-ins as long as they make sence. after voting closes, I'll let you know the date for the update.