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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXQ4LoQBbc)
I just stare at the bloody stain that is all that remains of Kasen. What happened to her body? Was she carried away? Dissolved somehow? I wonder if any of us will ever get to know. Tears sting at my eyes, but I forcefully blink them away. Now is not the time to break down. However much I might want to.
Parsee is staring at the empty crawlspace with dead eyes, the axe held limply in her hand. Behind us, I can hear the others whispering to each other, stunned, but right now I only have eyes for Parsee. I... think that I can understand. She tried so hard, but she just wasn't fast enough to save Kasen. How must that make her feel?
Carefully, I set my hand on Parsee's shoulder, and she reaches up to squeeze it. After a moment, I slide my arm around her shoulder, and Parsee drops the axe to the floor, turning to gather me into a hug. I return it, both seeking and returning comfort as the blonde youkai heaves a shuddering breath.
"Damn it..." she mutters under her breath. "Damn. Damn, damn, damn." Her voice starts to choke with emotion, and Parsee swallows heavily.
"I know," I whisper back to her. "But at least you could do something. At least you were able to help. Hell, you were the first of us to react."
"Didn't mean anything," Parsee sobs, "It just wasn't enough. I wasn't fast enough, strong enough... I couldn't do a damn thing!"
"I know," I murmur soothingly, rubbing her back. "I know. None of us could. And seeing her taken like that, right in front of us... I understand, Parsee. I really do."
Parsee shakes her head. "No. You don't get it. I... was trying to relive my past." I give the youkai a quizzical look, but she buries her head in my shoulder. "I used to be a guardian. I used to protect people crossing my bridge. And I took pride in my work, up until... things went sour for me." A shake of the head. "Life sucked ever since then. But tonight, when people started to get killed? I knew what to do. I just had to arm myself, and I could look after people. Protect them. I mean, I know how to fight, and I'm still pretty tough, right? So I could be a guardian, just once more." She swallows. "Fuck. I was almost happy, can you believe that?"
I don't say a word, just letting Parsee speak. I hold her tightly and stroke her hair. It's all that I can do right now.
After a moment, Parsee talks again. "So there I was, keeping people safe. Keeping YOU safe, and I start to think that if I do this, it'll make up for some of the shit I pulled in the past. A sort of redemption, you know? And then, I get my big moment, my big chance to end all of this, and I'm just not good enough. Again." The bridge guardian hugs me tightly. "I'm tired of not being good enough."
Again, I say nothing, just holding her. Words could only cause harm at this point. After a moment, Parsee gets a hold of herself and steps back, looked at me with reddened eyes. A glance at the others show that Lyrica and Suika are still holding each other, and Yumeko and Eiki are leaning on each other heavily. I give them a brave smile, then turn to the surprisingly well-lit channel running through the house. I ponder how our unknown enemy has been lurking around us this whole time. But now we know the secret, and all that it cost us was five lives.
And I start to feel rage.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D47nH71yHg)
I take a deep breath to try and control it, but fail. I've had enough of this shit. Enough of running around like a rat in a sick maze for this asshole's amusement, to be picked off at its leisure. Enough is enough.
With sudden energy, I lean down and peer into the secret corridor. It only leads one way, sloping downwards with simple light bulbs strung along its path to provide illumination.
Yumeko is suddenly by my side. "Are we going after it?" she asks, sounded both eager and angry.
"Not yet," I reply. "In a moment. But with that speed, it's probably long gone. We'll need to search this place carefully if we want to find it. And make it pay." That we will do such a thing is no longer in question. I have had enough. We all have.
"Then what now?" Eiki asks me, walking over with the others.
Wordlessly, I slide down into the corridor, lowering myself slowly so that the quickly-drying blood doesn't splatter. The hallway is very tight, but there is still room to move in single-file. I look around myself, searching for something, anything out of place. I find something.
Yumeko is the next down, and she looks at the bloodstains with a strained expression before following my gaze. "What is it, Alfred?" she asks me.
"...There's a set of wiring that shouldn't be here," I murmur. "A cable running along the walls, and then up into the wall of the lounge. It looks new." I stare up into the shadowy spaces of the interior walls. From this corridor, it is possible to carefully place just about anything. With a frown, I seize the cable and tug on it sharply. Above me, something is torn loose and tumbles down into my waiting hand. A black, boxy object with the words NITORI-TECH written on the side.
"A security camera," I say, my voice very cold.
At once, Lyrica spins around up in the lounge and I hear her moving a few objects to the side. After a moment, she speaks. "I think I found where it was peering in at us. How much you wanna bet that there's one in every room?"
"Not taking that bet," I growl. "That... bastard has been watching us this whole time, just waiting for the right moment to make its move. Probably sitting in a lair, just laughing at us running around."
"I recognize that brand-name," Suika says solemnly. "Nitori is one of the best-known kappa in Gensokyo. They're a race of tinkerers who love technology."
I look up sharply. "A suspect?"
Suika shakes her head. "Not necessarily. Nitori sells her gadgets to whoever wants them. But she might have been involved in setting this all up. When directed, kappa are damn good engineers." She peers at the corridor. "Good enough to set up a series of tunnels like this without anyone noticing. Hiding's what they do, after all."
"But were they acting on their own, or under someone's instructions?" Yumeko wonders.
"Hard to say," says Eiki, lowering herself into the corridor. "But I noticed something else." She taps a strange metal tablet on the wall, one engraved with a number of strange sigils. "This tablet is set up in a series. It's specifically designed to seal off magical powers."
I start at this. "Then if we destroy it..."
Eiki shakes her head. "No. Objects like this are probably set up all over the house and the grounds. Plus, this is solid steel. It's not too easy to destroy, and we'd have to break a majority of them in order to get our powers back. However, two things stand out to me. One: certain sigils allow a specific source of magical energy to be exempted from the seal, at least to a degree. Two, these seals are a relay; they're being powered from an external source. If I had to hazard a guess, the same thing that's being exempted from their seal."
As I mull this over, Suika lowers herself down into the corridor; we have to give her some space due to her horns. "I have something else you might find interesting," she says quietly. "I'm certain just because of the smell, but hang on a second." Carefully, the Oni girl reaches down into the pool of Kasen's blood and brings it to her mouth. After a moment, she turns and locks eyes with me, gaze very serious. She speaks:
"This is pig's blood."
[ ] Response to this?
Also:
[ ] Begin exploring these passages.
-[ ] Describe party order.
[ ] Retreat and do something else (specify).
No. 52844
[X] "Sonuvabitch." |
No. 52846
[ ] Begin exploring these passages. |
No. 52850
No time to waste, we finally got her off-guard! |
No. 52851
[x] Powered by an external source.... like a generator.... |
No. 52853
If the camera is wired we could also track it to the video control room. |
No. 52857
>do any of them know an ability to disguise the smell and taste of something? |
No. 52860
Hmmm...Nue? |
No. 52880
Hm, a thought. This whole mess seems very carefully orchestrated. Whoever arranged this did so quickly, quietly, and far in advance. They may also have the ability to control or influence minds. Everything seems very, very Special Ops- especially if they can overwhelm an Oni in one-on-one combat. |
No. 52881
Looks like the hunt is on! Vote called, update later. |
No. 52884
File 137555447647.png- (591.12KB , 782x825 , quite a pair really.png ) [iqdb] ![]() (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO2B-dNm9tQ) |
No. 52885
[X] Into the passages leading north. |
No. 52886
Before I vote, where were we when we first heard the humming, in the hallways? Was that the north, or the east wing? |
No. 52887
>>52886 |
No. 52888
[X] Into the passages leading north. |
No. 52890
Ugh, there's torn cloth. It might be Yukari's. |
No. 52891
[x] Into the passages leading north. |
No. 52897
File 137558963879.jpg- (1.29MB , 1260x1748 , 54-1.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() [X] Into the passages leading Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start |
No. 52900
>>52890 |
No. 52901
[X] Back to the Lounge. |
No. 52902
>>52900 |
No. 52933
File 137564129923.jpg- (453.41KB , 552x800 , afraid of getting sober.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qo1DVX7rXk) |
No. 52934
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52935
>And see the hall we have just come down, stretching on to infinity. If I look closely, I can almost see it lengthen before my very eyes. |
No. 52941
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52943
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52945
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52946
[X] Go forward, and don't let go of the others |
No. 52947
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52948
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52951
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52953
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52954
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52955
So, should we ask if this new kind of power ring any bell for anything they know? Because that seems to be Komachi's thing. |
No. 52957
Depending on who you're talking to, Sakuya has been noted as being able to manipulate space in order to rearrange the scarlet mansion. |
No. 52964
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52978
[X] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52979
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52983
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52985
Just putting this out there, the whole "seemingly infinite hallway" is exactly what Reisen did in Imperishable Night. |
No. 52988
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 52989
>>52979 |
No. 53000
[x] Forward, down the endless hallway. |
No. 53001
>>52989 |
No. 53006
I feel like writing. Forward, ho! With a few precautions taken, as well. |
No. 53007
File 137572053118.jpg- (34.28KB , 850x604 , trying not to get stuck.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGUi6spQ9M0&list=PL3701130022801F23) |
No. 53008
[ ] Jump him |
No. 53009
[X]Have Parsee guard the door and Suika watch the passageway. |
No. 53010
[X] Saving private Lyrica |
No. 53012
[x] Jump her |
No. 53014
[x] Jump her. |
No. 53018
[X] DOGPILE! |
No. 53019
[X] Jump at the shadow |
No. 53020
[x] Jump her |
No. 53026
File 137574458719.jpg- (147.65KB , 850x1062 , help me.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() "GET IT!" I shout. |
No. 53028
[x] Retreat. |
No. 53029
[X] Pursue. |
No. 53030
[ ] Pursue. |
No. 53031
[x] Retreat. |
No. 53032
[x] Pursue |
No. 53033
[X] Pursue. |
No. 53036
[x] Pursue. |
No. 53037
[x] Pursue. |
No. 53038
[x] Pursue. |
No. 53039
[X] Pursue |
No. 53040
I already voted, but I wanted to give my thoughts on the matter. |
No. 53042
Manipulating dimensions, super speed, now summoning a trio of what are likely Onryo-based poltergeists possessing parts of the house? This bastard might not just be negating abilities- he may be 'borrowing' them from those he kidnaps. |
No. 53044
[X] Pursue |
No. 53046
>>53042 |
No. 53049
[X] Pursue |
No. 53051
[x] Pursue |
No. 53053
[X] Pursue |
No. 53075
>>53054 |
No. 53095
Well, that's pretty clear vote. Consider it called; I'll update later. |
No. 53098
File 137582112315.jpg- (184.10KB , 850x1200 , do not mess with.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() The horrors move closer, the eyes studded throughout their bodies either sweeping around wildly or glaring at us with dark purpose. Long claws stretch out, threatening to rend us into pieces. They are monsters, and no one can deny this. |
No. 53099
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53101
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53103
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53105
Holy crap, we actually saved Lyrica! |
No. 53106
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53107
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. |
No. 53112
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. |
No. 53113
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53114
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53115
[x]Walk around and talk to everyone. |
No. 53116
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53118
>>53116 |
No. 53120
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53121
-[ ] Yumeko, considering the furniture. |
No. 53124
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53125
[X]We need to talk to this person now. |
No. 53126
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53128
[X]We need to talk to this person now. |
No. 53129
>>53116 |
No. 53131
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53132
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53133
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53137
>>53129 |
No. 53138
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53139
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53140
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53142
>>53141 |
No. 53144
>Route-lock |
No. 53146
[X]We need to talk to this person now. |
No. 53149
[X]We need to talk to this person now. |
No. 53164
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53166
>>53164 |
No. 53169
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53170
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53171
I think we need a vote spam check for this update at this rate. |
No. 53175
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53180
[x] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53182
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53185
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53186
>>53185 |
No. 53189
A tough choice between Parsee and Eiki; while I'd normally choose both, Parsee's the jealous type. |
No. 53190
>>53189 |
No. 53197
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53198
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53199
>In one terrific blow, the blonde youkai knocks the creature sprawling onto the ground with a sound somewhere between and axe hitting wood and a fist punching mud. To one side of her, Suika charges another creature with a headbutt to the stomach, driving a knife into each of the thing's wrists as it tries to claw her. Thus restrained, it can only struggle futilely as Eiki rushes up with her crow bar and smacks it in what passes for a face, knocking it to the ground. Finally, Yumeko rushes the last of the creatures, her poker raised like a sword. In a dizzying array of thrusting motions, Yumeko jabs her weapon into the thing's body over and over as it desperately tries to stop her. |
No. 53202
>>53199 |
No. 53204
>>53199 |
No. 53206
>>53199 |
No. 53207
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53210
[x]Parsee, reclining in the corner. |
No. 53211
>>53138 |
No. 53212
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53213
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53214
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53215
>>53099 here. I guess if Parsee/Eiki showdown is the way it must be, then, |
No. 53216
Kinda wanted Yumeko, but since there'S no chance of her winning... |
No. 53218
Considering that those who asked for a new update will not have their vote counted towards the route of their choosing, I believe that, regardless of the result, a new update and a re-do of the voting is needed. |
No. 53219
File 137588491349.png- (1.00MB , 1360x768 , 2437662-kirrahe.png ) [iqdb] ![]() >>53207 |
No. 53221
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53224
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53225
>>53218 |
No. 53228
Oh dear, it looks like things are going crazy over here. |
No. 53229
Keymaster, why did you have to do this and call it a route lock too... Why?! |
No. 53230
>>53219 |
No. 53231
>>53100 here |
No. 53232
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53234
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53235
>>53233 |
No. 53236
Sure is GH around here. |
No. 53237
>>53219 |
No. 53238
>>53236 |
No. 53240
>>53238 |
No. 53241
>>53237 |
No. 53242
[x] I need to talk to this person, now. |
No. 53243
[ ] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53244
>>53242 |
No. 53245
>>53243 |
No. 53247
Can't find my Yumeko vote but toss in one for [x]Parsee |
No. 53248
I pity the guy who has to count those votes. |
No. 53249
>>53248 |
No. 53250
What a sudden influx of votes! |
No. 53251
>>53250 |
No. 53253
>>53241 |
No. 53255
>>53253 |
No. 53256
[X] I need to talk to this person, now. (Route-lock, please.) |
No. 53259
Keymaster, a suggestion? Just forget this vote, continue neutral and just make an epilogue for every possible choice. |
No. 53261
[X] Walk around and speak to everyone. (Just one more update, please.) |
No. 53263
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. |
No. 53266
File 13759050679.jpg- (49.58KB , 850x478 , just take it easy.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am1xalkhhjg) |
No. 53269
[X] Yumeko |
No. 53270
File 137590548017.jpg- (371.74KB , 800x1066 , 217a85769da151597c2e53fc5764ecde.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() [x] Eiki |
No. 53271
[X] Parsee |
No. 53272
[X] Parsee |
No. 53273
[x] Eiki |
No. 53274
[X] Parsee |
No. 53276
[X] Parsee |
No. 53277
[X] Eiki |
No. 53278
[X] Eiki |
No. 53279
[x] Eiki |
No. 53280
[x] Eiki |
No. 53281
[x] Eiki |
No. 53282
[x] Yumeko |
No. 53283
Boy, it sure is waifu around here. Where are all of you in the other stories? |
No. 53286
[X] Eiki |
No. 53288
[X] Parsee |
No. 53289
>>53282 |
No. 53290
>>53282 |
No. 53294
[x] Eiki |
No. 53295
>>53270 |
No. 53296
[X] Parsee |
No. 53297
[X] Suika |
No. 53299
[X] Eiki |
No. 53300
[X] Eiki |
No. 53301
>>53273 |
No. 53303
>>53266 |
No. 53304
>>53301 |
No. 53305
[X] Parsee |
No. 53306
[x] Parsee |
No. 53307
[x]Parsee |
No. 53308
>>53301 |
No. 53309
This is gonna come down to the wire, isn't it? Don't think I've ever been present for such a close vote. |
No. 53310
>>53309 |
No. 53313
>>53310 |
No. 53314
[x] Parsee. |
No. 53315
[x] Eiki |
No. 53317
[x] Eiki |
No. 53318
[X]Parsee |
No. 53319
>>53313 |
No. 53320
>>53313 |
No. 53322
>>53314 |
No. 53323
[X] Parsee |
No. 53324
>>53322 |
No. 53325
>>53319 |
No. 53326
[ ] Yumeko |
No. 53327
>>53320 |
No. 53328
[X] Eiki |
No. 53329
Would be awesome if this was all a setup by Yukari and a few others specifically to make Alfred bond to one lucky woman to be their partner for life. |
No. 53330
>>53328 |
No. 53331
>>53327 |
No. 53332
>>53329 |
No. 53334
Hm, I think I'll check and see how the voting's goi- |
No. 53336
File 13759140669.jpg- (31.54KB , 353x270 , neutral president.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() I came here for the mystery and the murders. I could not care less for any romance routes. |
No. 53337
>>53334 |
No. 53340
>>53334 |
No. 53342
>>53341 |
No. 53343
>>53342 |
No. 53344
>>53340 |
No. 53345
>>53343 |
No. 53346
>>53344 |
No. 53347
>>53345 |
No. 53348
This is starting to look silly, I propose Parsee and Eiki declare their undying love for each-over, Alfred goes on to be a forever single traveling painter. |
No. 53349
Rap? |
No. 53350
File 137591573492.jpg- (524.82KB , 807x1000 , i_like_you.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() >>53334 |
No. 53353
>>53352 |
No. 53355
>>53347 |
No. 53356
(Deleted the old one to edit it real quick, please don't murder me) |
No. 53357
Look, if you had one vote, or one opportunity |
No. 53358
Now to see what Keymaster considers a winner. |
No. 53359
>>53348 |
No. 53360
Monday sucks, gotta say |
No. 53361
>>53334 |
No. 53362
Oh for fairness sake I thought I should menation the two Yumeko ones are by the same person, me. I didn't even bother voting as I saw Yumeko had no chance. Now I want to try and give her one. |
No. 53363
File 137591734075.jpg- (497.21KB , 632x1001 , 2910070.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() [x] Eiki |
No. 53364
>>53357 |
No. 53367
I just want to say this whole debacle of Super Waifu Wars is 23 kinds of fucked up. |
No. 53369
I was going to vote for Parsee because she genuinely seems more interesting, but it looks like we're having a rap battle now. |
No. 53370
Honestly, go ahead and vote guys. But if it gets out of hand, I'm judging based on the rap songs. Just try and be chill, okay? |
No. 53371
>>53370 |
No. 53375
[x] Eiki |
No. 53376
[X] Parsee |
No. 53377
>>53371 |
No. 53378
I'd vote for a threesome if it had any chance of mattering, but since it's down to two, I have to vote for one of them for my vote to count. |
No. 53379
[X] Parsee |
No. 53380
File 137592338117.jpg- (218.96KB , 850x1157 , 1475491366067.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() [x] Parsee |
No. 53381
Screw it, this vote doesn't matter but I don't want anyone to be ignored. |
No. 53383
File 137592514295.jpg- (335.55KB , 850x990 , 9723873f8ff6504d61aef0c3acd3d900.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() If you having best girl problems I feel bad for son |
No. 53385
Because I am going to sleep now, and I intend to plot this thing out tomorrow. |
No. 53386
File 137592905895.jpg- (18.51KB , 800x533 , HoodedFigure_zps1c1ba74a.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() >>53385 |
No. 53387
File 137592931245.jpg- (8.29KB , 588x248 , OneTrueWaifu.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME? |
No. 53388
>Alfred's fate is now sealed. |
No. 53390
>>53385 |
No. 53391
To all the Parsee lovers out there, fear not! For I have a little something in mind for out bridge guard after the main story finishes. Trust me. |
No. 53392
File 137593018797.png- (42.23KB , 378x754 , votespam check.png ) [iqdb] ![]() You know what shitstorms really don't need? Backseat moderation! |
No. 53393
>>53392 |
No. 53394
>>53392 |
No. 53395
>>53392 |
No. 53398
File 13759375644.jpg- (63.75KB , 451x720 , flipped out.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() >>53385 |
No. 53403
>>53398 |
No. 53407
>>53394 |
No. 53421
>>53392 |
No. 53422
>>53421 |
No. 53427
>>53356 posting. |
No. 53443
File 137599294272.jpg- (189.47KB , 800x800 , far far from forgotten.jpg ) [iqdb] ![]() New Thread: |