Bread of No Consequence !Pr17GXUZvo 2013/04/21 (Sun) 16:08 No. 166862 ▼ File 13665605314.jpg - (311.80KB, 606x725 , 01f727d4b1862833f7a8ea74d06572c1.jpg)
"We HAVE to help him!" You plead, "...Right?" You look between your two old friends.
Reisen's stare is unchanging and level, and perhaps a touch annoyed as you make a tactically inadvisable decision before she lets out a quiet sigh and nods, agreeing to try her best to help you save Wilheim from whatever situation he's managed to find himself in.
Mima's smile simply grows as if you said exactly what she expected to hear, and making her insufferably smug as you proved her right. So, at the very least she'll probably come along and help just so she can gloat or make Wilheim have another breakdown.
"If we can't even hel-" you begin, sure that you'll need to convince them further, "...oh." Right, okay, guess not. "In that case, let's go!" You head for the window, the shortest path toward Wilheim, and the most likely to get you there in time.
As you squirm out the window you feel a small pair of hands give your ass a firm shove, sending you tumbling out it and onto the grass below. Reisen hops out the window and lands next to you lightly as Mima casually floats out the window herself, looking completely and utterly innocent.
You shake you head, smiling despite yourself. That Mima really just can't an opportunity for mischief go by - it's good to see that she, at least, isn't too worried about what you three are getting yourselves into. Patting yourself off, you climb to your feet.
The three of you quickly troop off into the big, bad Great Forest's outskirts, completely intent and focused on saving Wilheim from a fate worse than death. Or just the fate of death. What could whoever taken him have wanted from him? Wilheim's not a rich guy or anything, and his home was almost completely undisturbed. Maybe they're going to ransom him?
You notice that Reisen has stopped suddenly, and she's nealt down to examine the damn earth of the ground. Her hand brushes over the leaves and twigs that cover the forest floor before she stands back up and marches off in a different direction than the one your group was moving in before. Mima floats after her, holding you by your collar and tugging you along.
"I can follow her just fine!" You protest, struggling a little. They may be small, but Touhoumon sure are strong, huh? Mima gives you a look that suggests she expects you to do something foolish like run off on your own if she lets go of your collar. Which is completely ridiculous really. You know how dangerous it is to go where touhoumon live if you don't have any of your own!
Reisen picks up the pace, running up to a small tree and carefully running her hands over its bark before she changes directions again, her pace quickening as she marches along far more quietly than you're managing to. Mima, being that she floats, is the quietest of all.
You hear Wilheim cry out in panic and fear. He's nearby now, you can tell!
"Wilheim!" You gasp, quietly, "We need to hurry!" You urge them on.
Your friends do not especially increase their pace though, even as Reisen flexes and unflexes her hands and Mima pulls her staff out from...wherever she keeps it. You never did figure out where she holds all the stuff she has. You pass through a large bush, shoving it's prickly branches out of the way and...
You find Wilheim.
The poor fellow is on the ground, his clothing torn and in a state of extreme disarray as he struggles to his feet, trying to gather himself.
"Ah! Aha-haha-ha..."He laughs disjointedly, obviously pushed too far from his trying experience,"Nebosa! Hi, uh..." He places his back on a tree as he flaps his hand at you in a shooing motion,"Funny seeing you here! What are you doing out in the woods! Didn't your mom tell you not to come here?"
"Are you alright?" You ask, worried for him. "I stopped by your house to say goodbye, but the door was open, and I heard you screaming..."
"I was, uh..." His eyes lock on a spot over your shoulder,"Extreme hiking! Yeah! It's a new craze that's sweeping the world! You have yell a lot, it's to, ah, challenge the world and stuff! You know, really invigorating!"
"But it looked like you got dragged out the window...?" you're not entirely sure. "And anyway, coming out here alone?! That's crazy, Wilheim!"
"Uh, well..." His eyes dart left and right. : "Run you fool!" He cries out, rushing towards you only to trip and fall,"It's too late for me! Get out of here and save yourself! You're too young for to be condemned to a fate like this!" He urges you desperately,"Just-"
"Ahahahaha~!" A voice laughs delightedly,"So you're the one who was making all that noise~? I guess she's done with you, huh?" A winged girl hops into the clearing, an amused smile on her gace as her golden eyes look down at Wilheim before sliding over to you,"Ooooh! And a two for one deal! Today's my lucky day!"
"..." Wilheim makes a sort of quiet whimper, like a kicked dog.
Reisen immediately puts herself between you and the newly appeared touhoumon, but...
This Mystia is already evolved to her normal state! Your Mima and Reisen are still just chibis!
You swallow. This...could be dangerous. You've got her outnumbered, but she's probably stronger than your girls... And you don't want to fight anyone, especially not on the same day you're leaving home. That's like, bad luck or something.
"Well then, little boy..." The Mystia plants her boot on Wilheim's back, pushing him down onto the forest floor,"What are you going to do now? If you run away, I probably won't bother to chase after you." She promises as she buffs a hand on her chest,"I don't want to break a nail on one of your pets skulls after all." Mima actually looks offended at that, and has let go of your collar and is casually tapping the shaft of it against the open palm of her other hand, staring pointedly at that stuck up obnoxious evolved bitch who thinks she's better than her. Reisen simply stays where she is in front of you, hands held loosely at her side as she stares directly at the Mystia, daring her to make eye contact.
"...I'm not just going to leave him." You say, straightening. You hate, hate, hate fighting, but...if you have to, Reisen and Mima certainly seem to be willing. And to just leave him there...that would be terrible.
"Oh?" She gives you and your party an amused, superior look, "Well, if that's what you want, I'd be happy to show you a good time~!" She hops off of Wilheim, driving him into the ground with a groan as she starts to stalk towards you, her clawed fingers tensed,"Once I've dealt with your friends, we'll make sweet music together~!" She promises, her tongue running over her lips as her eyes rake over you, making you feel dirty.
Mima grabs onto your collar and pulls you back and away from the advancing touhoumon while Reisen holds her ground, a hint of anger on her normally impassive face as she stares at her larger opponent.
"Time to say good night!" The Mystia yells as she Slashes Reisen!
...But the attack misses!
Reisen had moved forward at the last second, avoiding the slash and closing the distance on her opponent. She clenches her hand into a fist as a black aura flares into existence around it, and then slams it into the larger touhoumon's gut in a leaping uppercut. The Mystia has a shocked and surprised expression for the brief moment you can see her face before she is promptly blasted into the air and sent flying off and out of your concern.
Reisen shakes the last lingering wisps of darkness of her hand before buffing it clean on her shirt. Mima meanwhile simply huffs in annoyance that she didn't get the chance to do anything this time around.
You sigh in relief. "Phew..." You begin to relax. "That...that was easy enough." You grin over at Reisen. "Good job. ...You alright now, Wilheim?" Reisen looks faintly proud of herself, you think, as Mima floats over and pats her on the back in a congratulatory manner and congratulates her on the distance on that last hit.
Wilheim groans and starts to force himself to his feet,"I'm...I'm fine. Just...don't mind me." He mumbles, rubbing his back where he'd been stomped on,"Never seen that bird before." He remarks quietly, turning to look in the direction the misfortunate Mystia had been sent flying.
"You need to be more careful." You shake your head. "Anyway, I was coming by to say goodbye."
"Huh?" Wilheim says gracefully,"Oh, right yeah, uh... " He sort of shrugs and pats you on the shoulder,"That whole coming of age spiritual journey thing? Good luck with that." He says, "Have fun getting those badges." Suddenly, he looks up, his eyes widening as you hear the sound of an egg beater starting up.
"I wasn't going to... Mima!" You scold, turning to glare at the little ghost. But...she actually has no egg beater in her hands, and looks as surprised as you do at this turn of events.
An orb of darkness blasts through the clearing, the sound of an eggbeater coming from it as it heads off in the same direction Wilheim went.
"...What?" You have no idea how to react. Mima seems equally as shocked and surprised, and stares off after the orb with an expression of...vague disgust?
Reisen carefully takes both of your hands and starts to walk you away from the clearing you'd been in and back towards...somewhere. Probably the path knowing her. Very responsible rabbit. You let yourself be led away - you...GUESS they know each other?
Wilheim lets out a single, horrified, strangled scream and that sends the birds flying into the air.
And then you hear nothing.
...you're brought onto what appears to be the path through these parts of the Great Forest, and Reisen stops her forced march and turns to look at you, staring at your chest questioningly. She wants to know what you want to do now.
Well...You should probably get going, right? Not really much else to do at this point - you've said your goodbyes, you're at the path...seems like the natural thing to do.
And so you set off down the path, to new friends, to new adventures, to a whole new step of your life!
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It's been an hour now since you started walking, and you're really, really bored. This is boring! Reisen's taken her spot by your side and is staring straight ahead as she walks, her ears bouncing up and down with each step. Mima flutters about here and there and everywhere, apparently trying to find amusement for herself. Just now, she came back and shoved an empty touhouball she found into your hands, looking fairly proud of herself.
"....Thanks." You tell her. You mean it, too - even if you don't plan to catch any more Touhoumon, these balls aren't exactly cheap - and of course a shop would be happy to take it off your hands. Mima puffs up even further, now looking decidedly proud of herself rather than just a little proud of herself. You laugh, and ruffle her hair.
It's probably been a bit over three hours since you started walking down this road, and you're feeling extremely thankful that Hakutown is so close by compared to any of the other 'surrounding' cities. It's a four hour trip there on average, and you're just now getting to the point where you're seeing signs of civilization. You've passed by a few small houses built in the forest or at the edge of it by people like Wilheim who prefer their privacy and living away from others, and way off in the distance you can make out the peaks of the biggest buildings in the city. Hakutown isn't a small city, but it's also not a very big one. It doesn't even have an official touhoumon gym.
Suddenly, someone sprints out onto the path in front of you! A boy a bit younger than you strikes a dynamic pose and points an accusatory finger at you.
"Hey you!" He yells, clutching a touhouball in one hand,"We made eye contact just now, so you have to battle me!" Reisen is looking off to the side, but you notice her droop as she lets out a quiet sigh. Mima meanwhile seems to be incredibly excited.
"...I'd rather not?" You hazard.
"...I...what?" He seems to be at a loss as to how to respond, before, "Well, too bad! You have to! Those are the rules! You can't turn down a challenge from another trainer! It's not allowed!" Mima is practically vibrating wth excitement at this point, clutching onto her staff with both hands as she starts to float closer to you, staring pointedly at you and then back at the boy.
You sigh.
...It looks like there's no getting out of this...
[ ] Mima, do you want to take care of this?
[ ] Your turn again, Reisen.
[ ] "HOLY CRAP! IS THAT YUUGENMAGAN?!" Run off while he's distracted. IT CAN'T FAIL.