[Video]

[save_load]

[Even though the video first opens up with what is obviously a young woman, probably in her late teens or early twenties, the voice that comes through is obviously a man of distinguished speaking skill. Well, at least it doesn't seem to be coming from the young woman, as her mouth isn't moving]

"-the screen flickers, obviously doing something. You think it might be broadcasting."

[The young woman sighs, and when she speaks, yeah, it's obviously not the male voice that spoke moments earlier]

Broadcasting to who? I'm probably just going to get some NPC...

... jeez, what the hell is this, anyway? My status screen is different now... did I grind all those skills for nothing? At least I figured out how to sneak past all those winged freaks after the first few game-overs...

Maybe if I'm lucky, some tutorial character is going to pop up... yeah, right.

Comments

[fluffytails]

That's why I'd place it somewhat off, and make it in the form of an arrow pointing down, saying 'I'm here, get me'.

[save_load]

Heh... well, I guess it's as good a plan as any.

[fluffytails]

Oh, I'm all tails if you have a better one. And ears, too.

[save_load]

I can't think of anything better, so let's go with your plan.

I'm outside right now, so you can set off the fireworks whenever you're ready.

[fluffytails]

And so I shall.

[And that's what happened. There now was an arrow in the sky, formed by little fireworks, pointing down, with hazy letters next to it reading "get me", followed by a little fox-eared smiley with the tongue sticking out.]

[save_load]

Alright, I see it. Hopefully I won't hit too many game-overs on the way.

[fluffytails]

Try to not have any, we can't have this place be worse than what I came up with, now can we?

[save_load]

Well, this place already gave me a few game-overs that implied brainwashing...

[fluffytails]

Brainwashing, parlor tricks of inept manipulators. I really don't have much respect for those angels.

[save_load]

Yeah, but I doubt they're trying for subtlety.

[fluffytails]

Hey, I've done bigger schemes myself, too. But you can always have some subtlety about it, otherwise you might just as well be a drunk oni.

[save_load]

Well, yeah, but you should be telling the brainwasher freaks that.

[fluffytails]

Oh, I did, although I think that isn't why they were chasing me.

[save_load]

Aha...

Well, I'm just about at the castle.

[fluffytails]

Don't worry about it, I didn't do anything particularly bad that would make me deserve them chasing me.

[save_load]

Oh, come on, you know I'm on your side here.

[fluffytails]

Oh, of course I do, I just stated it for the record.

[save_load]

Heh, alright.

... I'm gonna have to switch this off for a bit, there's some of the freaks standing guard.

[fluffytails]

See you! My tails won't brush themselves.

-->Action!

[save_load]

[And Doomkitty at some point is in the general vicinity of Himiko]

You in here, Himiko?

Re: -->Action!

[fluffytails]

No, not in here.

[Voice came, well, from where Himiko was, which was a self-made pillow fort nearby.]

Action!

[save_load]

[Doomkitty goes over to the fort]

Nice hiding place.

Re: Action!

[fluffytails]

Oh, yes. I suppose even the denizens of this place need to store pillows somewhere.

Action!

[save_load]

True enough.

[She'll poke the pillow fort to test its stability]

Re: Action!

[fluffytails]

[It seems perfectly stable, for a fort constructed out of pillows.]

I probably should take this a bit more seriously, but considering the winged ones have moved away, it seems fine.