Touhou Nekokayou: Scarlet Weather Archive in Japanese Red

Touhou Nekokayou: Scarlet Weather Archive in Japanese Red - latest additions http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic The latest transcribed Touhou Nekokayou: Scarlet Weather Archive in Japanese Red comics, powered by OhNoRobot.com en-us Fri, 04 May 2012 03:42:02 -0000 60 Touhou Nekokayou #157 (4koma): Sources of Information http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic157 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic157 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:41:11 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic157">Touhou Nekokayou #157 (4koma): Sources of Information</a> Narration Box: *This may or may not take place in the Canon Timeline [[Dasiuke Kirisame and Keine are standing around in the Human Village when a wide-eyed Sanae shows up.]] Daisuke: So then I ... hmm? Oh, hello, Sanae. Keine: Ah, hi, Sanae. Did something happen? Sanae: Hi, Keine ... hi, Mr. Kirisame ... Yeah, it was the weirdest thing, even by the standards of Gensokyo! [[A thought-cloud with Koishi appears above Sanae's head. Daisuke and Keine turn to face Sanae, looking concerned.]] Daisuke: What? What happened? Keine: Uh-oh. Sanae: Yeah ... I saw this youkai girl who looked like a satori with her Third Eye shut! She was acting really weird, like her mind was completely blank ... Sanae: And the instant she left my field of vision, I FORGOT THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE! [[Daisuke and Keine react in shock.]] Daisuke: Gasp! Keine: Gasp! [[Cut to the Hieda Household; Marisa and Aya are crowded cheerfully around Akyuu, who is writing in a book.]] Akyuu: (grinning incredulously at Marisa) Waaaaaait, what!? Aya: That's a great idea, Marisa! Marisa: (goofy grin) This is gonna be the best Gensokyo Chronicle ever!! {{Characters: Keine Kamishirasawa, Sanae Kochiya, Daisuke Kirisame, Koishi Komeiji, Hieda no Akyuu, Marisa Kirisame, Aya Shameimaru I'm still on my Indefinite Hiatus (or possibly Hiedas), and the reasons for remaining on it are still in place (even apart from Villainmad and Cottagesnagged, I'm still feeling generally unmotivated and discouraged and depressed about my Touhou creations). However, I thought that now would be a good time to make something about the recently-released Symposium of Post-Mysticism. This entire idea struck me while I was reading a thread on "how Symposium derped with your views of Gensokyo" on Maidens of the Kaleidoscope, and I started really thinking about the fact that Akyuu supposedly wrote this down herself. So, Koishi is apparently sort of like an imaginary friend and adults forget her the minute they stop seeing her.(This did not help the aforementioned unmotivation/discouragement/depression, and neither did murderously-psychotic Kisume for some reason. Although depression tends to cause confusion about whether you're depressed because of X, or you were already depressed when X crossed your mind ...) While I don't begrudge anyone depicting Koishi as Tyler Durden or Pooh or whatever, since these ideas are all awesome, well ... How do you find out about someone whose defining characteristics supposedly include "people forget about her the minute she leaves their field of vision," let alone compile an informative article about her? Unless, of course, said characteristics were pulled out of Marisa's ass. Wait, that came out wrong. Not to mention the varopis other parts of these in-character profiles which appear to contradict the contents of the official out-of-character profiles that came with the games themselves ... It's like this information, which comes from questionable in-universe sources which are nevertheless just reliable enough that you can't discount them outright, were designed specifically to be equal parts interesting and uncertain! Actually, I think the uncertainty is a fairly brilliant move on ZUN's part. Touhou's popularity is fuelled almost entirely by the fan-creations; the not-quite-set-in-stone nature of the source-material provides a bit more fodder for Gensokyos which aren't quite the same as ZUN's, and while a lack thereof has never stopped anyone in any other fandom, this might push people in a particular direction if they'd just been on the edge. Meanwhile, the sticklers-for-canon, who like nothing more than to bicker about it, get the added bonus of bickering about which parts of canon are accurate. Finally, ZUN himself gets to flex his creative muscles, without necessarily leaving himself beholden to any part of it if he changes his mind about anything at a later date. The only people left unsatisfied are the ones who want A Clear And Definite Answer; which is unfortunate, because clear and definite answers are not how ZUN rolls, and never has been. Oh, look, the commentary's basically longer than the 4koma-comic itself again.}} Touhou Nekokayou #157 (4koma): Sources of Information

Narration Box: *This may or may not take place in the Canon Timeline
[[Dasiuke Kirisame and Keine are standing around in the Human Village when a wide-eyed Sanae shows up.]]
Daisuke: So then I ... hmm? Oh, hello, Sanae.
Keine: Ah, hi, Sanae. Did something happen?
Sanae: Hi, Keine ... hi, Mr. Kirisame ... Yeah, it was the weirdest thing, even by the standards of Gensokyo!

[[A thought-cloud with Koishi appears above Sanae's head. Daisuke and Keine turn to face Sanae, looking concerned.]]
Daisuke: What? What happened?
Keine: Uh-oh.
Sanae: Yeah ... I saw this youkai girl who looked like a satori with her Third Eye shut! She was acting really weird, like her mind was completely blank ...

Sanae: And the instant she left my field of vision, I FORGOT THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE!
[[Daisuke and Keine react in shock.]]
Daisuke: Gasp!
Keine: Gasp!

[[Cut to the Hieda Household; Marisa and Aya are crowded cheerfully around Akyuu, who is writing in a book.]]
Akyuu: (grinning incredulously at Marisa) Waaaaaait, what!?
Aya: That's a great idea, Marisa!
Marisa: (goofy grin) This is gonna be the best Gensokyo Chronicle ever!!

{{Characters: Keine Kamishirasawa, Sanae Kochiya, Daisuke Kirisame, Koishi Komeiji, Hieda no Akyuu, Marisa Kirisame, Aya Shameimaru

I'm still on my Indefinite Hiatus (or possibly Hiedas), and the reasons for remaining on it are still in place (even apart from Villainmad and Cottagesnagged, I'm still feeling generally unmotivated and discouraged and depressed about my Touhou creations). However, I thought that now would be a good time to make something about the recently-released Symposium of Post-Mysticism. This entire idea struck me while I was reading a thread on "how Symposium derped with your views of Gensokyo" on Maidens of the Kaleidoscope, and I started really thinking about the fact that Akyuu supposedly wrote this down herself.

So, Koishi is apparently sort of like an imaginary friend and adults forget her the minute they stop seeing her.(This did not help the aforementioned unmotivation/discouragement/depression, and neither did murderously-psychotic Kisume for some reason. Although depression tends to cause confusion about whether you're depressed because of X, or you were already depressed when X crossed your mind ...) While I don't begrudge anyone depicting Koishi as Tyler Durden or Pooh or whatever, since these ideas are all awesome, well ... How do you find out about someone whose defining characteristics supposedly include "people forget about her the minute she leaves their field of vision," let alone compile an informative article about her? Unless, of course, said characteristics were pulled out of Marisa's ass. Wait, that came out wrong. Not to mention the varopis other parts of these in-character profiles which appear to contradict the contents of the official out-of-character profiles that came with the games themselves ... It's like this information, which comes from questionable in-universe sources which are nevertheless just reliable enough that you can't discount them outright, were designed specifically to be equal parts interesting and uncertain!

Actually, I think the uncertainty is a fairly brilliant move on ZUN's part. Touhou's popularity is fuelled almost entirely by the fan-creations; the not-quite-set-in-stone nature of the source-material provides a bit more fodder for Gensokyos which aren't quite the same as ZUN's, and while a lack thereof has never stopped anyone in any other fandom, this might push people in a particular direction if they'd just been on the edge. Meanwhile, the sticklers-for-canon, who like nothing more than to bicker about it, get the added bonus of bickering about which parts of canon are accurate. Finally, ZUN himself gets to flex his creative muscles, without necessarily leaving himself beholden to any part of it if he changes his mind about anything at a later date. The only people left unsatisfied are the ones who want A Clear And Definite Answer; which is unfortunate, because clear and definite answers are not how ZUN rolls, and never has been.

Oh, look, the commentary's basically longer than the 4koma-comic itself again.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #156: What Do You Do http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic156 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic156 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:04:12 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic156">Touhou Nekokayou #156: What Do You Do</a> [[Sara is lying down on a couch in Makai.]] Sara: Sigh .... [[Luize approaches.]] Luize: Sara? Are you all right? Sara: (sitting up slightly) Oh, hi, Luize ... I dunno, I've kinda been feeling down in the dumps lately. [[Sara sits up.]] Sara: (getting off the couch) It's just ... I've really been feeling kind of aimless lately. I guarded the gateway to Makai for a few hundred years, but now ... Luize: ... Now gateways to other realities are forbidden in general, yeah. Sara: I feel like I've been *between* work for the past ten years. Luize: (frowning) This isn't some kind of clinical depression, is it? Sara: (smiling) Huh? Ah, no, no, it's not like that. I'm *functional* and all, I just feel like I don't have anything to *do*. [[Luize starts pulling Sara away by her collar.]] Luize: WELL THEN COME ON! Sara: Gwack!? [[With Sara released, Luize hovers as they head away from the couch.]] Luize: C'mon! Let's head to a restaurant in Romantic City! Or find what Yuki and Mai are doing! Or find some abandoned ruins and explore for all I care! Sara: (grinning uncontrollably) Hee hee ... [[Luize lands and gestures expansively.]] Luize: Who cares about some mean ol' human's decree!? Who cares about that ship that came to Hokkai last year from Gensokyo!? Who -- Sara: (suddenly annoyed) Wait, what? [[Sara glares darkly.]] Luize: Huh? Uh ... I heard this rumor about a flying ship that appeared in hokkai, and, uh ... it came from a gateway to Gensokyo ... Sara: ..... [[In Pandemonium, Sara angrily advances on a confused-looking Shinki, with Luize right behind her.]] Sara: MOTHERRRRR!! Luize: (aside) No seriously it wasn't her fault Shinki SFX: <<? ?>> {{Characters: Sara, Luize, Shinki I'm starting to get terrible about making and finishing new comics here. I'm obviously entering that phase webcomic-creators get into where they start updating less and less and then eventually abruptly stop.(For instance, Megatokyo has been in this phase for most of its run, whereas Irregular Webcomic ran almost continuously every day for nearly nine years and has technically ended without slowing down its output.) Who knows how far it'll go before I'm forced to work on Create.swf Adventures again. Anyway! We get to see some of what the Mystic Square cast has been doing since Mystic Square. And how they reacted to Undefined Fantastic Object. The purpose of Luize in this comic was to determine how many different facial expressions I could use with closed eyes, and still have her effectively expressing emotions. Romantic City is the location of Mystic Square's third stage. I base this on all the signs that said "Romantic" that were scattered around. I mean, there aren't actually any buildings in the game itself, there's just this semi-lengthy red brick road that zigzagged around with the occasional sign that said "Romantic" for no apparent reason; I just thought that Romantic City sounded like a better name (and location, for that matter) than something like Romantic Way, which might also have connotations which I didn't actually intend this time. As you can probably tell, I had a bit of trouble coming up with the punchline, since my ideas.txt only mentioned the premise, which was that Sara was feeling depressed about the lack of gateways to other realms, and I didn't think it through any further than that.(This is a common problem with my ideas-file; they include a basic premise, and leave it at that without any thought going into "And then what happens?" until I'm actually working on the comic.) I have added makai-bg2a.png and makai-bg3.png to the assets list. Usual "I'd like it if you gave me credit" applies. Sara's tugged-collar-thing in panel 5 is just part of Ellen's outfit cropped and with the red part recolored, and also a poorly-drawn bit of cloth which is mostly obscured by Sara's hair, so yeah.}} Touhou Nekokayou #156: What Do You Do

[[Sara is lying down on a couch in Makai.]]
Sara: Sigh ....

[[Luize approaches.]]
Luize: Sara? Are you all right?
Sara: (sitting up slightly) Oh, hi, Luize ... I dunno, I've kinda been feeling down in the dumps lately.

[[Sara sits up.]]
Sara: (getting off the couch) It's just ... I've really been feeling kind of aimless lately. I guarded the gateway to Makai for a few hundred years, but now ...
Luize: ... Now gateways to other realities are forbidden in general, yeah.
Sara: I feel like I've been *between* work for the past ten years.

Luize: (frowning) This isn't some kind of clinical depression, is it?
Sara: (smiling) Huh? Ah, no, no, it's not like that. I'm *functional* and all, I just feel like I don't have anything to *do*.

[[Luize starts pulling Sara away by her collar.]]
Luize: WELL THEN COME ON!
Sara: Gwack!?

[[With Sara released, Luize hovers as they head away from the couch.]]
Luize: C'mon! Let's head to a restaurant in Romantic City! Or find what Yuki and Mai are doing! Or find some abandoned ruins and explore for all I care!
Sara: (grinning uncontrollably) Hee hee ...

[[Luize lands and gestures expansively.]]
Luize: Who cares about some mean ol' human's decree!? Who cares about that ship that came to Hokkai last year from Gensokyo!? Who --
Sara: (suddenly annoyed) Wait, what?

[[Sara glares darkly.]]
Luize: Huh? Uh ... I heard this rumor about a flying ship that appeared in hokkai, and, uh ... it came from a gateway to Gensokyo ...
Sara: .....

[[In Pandemonium, Sara angrily advances on a confused-looking Shinki, with Luize right behind her.]]
Sara: MOTHERRRRR!!
Luize: (aside) No seriously it wasn't her fault
Shinki SFX: <>

{{Characters: Sara, Luize, Shinki
I'm starting to get terrible about making and finishing new comics here. I'm obviously entering that phase webcomic-creators get into where they start updating less and less and then eventually abruptly stop.(For instance, Megatokyo has been in this phase for most of its run, whereas Irregular Webcomic ran almost continuously every day for nearly nine years and has technically ended without slowing down its output.) Who knows how far it'll go before I'm forced to work on Create.swf Adventures again.
Anyway! We get to see some of what the Mystic Square cast has been doing since Mystic Square. And how they reacted to Undefined Fantastic Object. The purpose of Luize in this comic was to determine how many different facial expressions I could use with closed eyes, and still have her effectively expressing emotions.
Romantic City is the location of Mystic Square's third stage. I base this on all the signs that said "Romantic" that were scattered around. I mean, there aren't actually any buildings in the game itself, there's just this semi-lengthy red brick road that zigzagged around with the occasional sign that said "Romantic" for no apparent reason; I just thought that Romantic City sounded like a better name (and location, for that matter) than something like Romantic Way, which might also have connotations which I didn't actually intend this time.
As you can probably tell, I had a bit of trouble coming up with the punchline, since my ideas.txt only mentioned the premise, which was that Sara was feeling depressed about the lack of gateways to other realms, and I didn't think it through any further than that.(This is a common problem with my ideas-file; they include a basic premise, and leave it at that without any thought going into "And then what happens?" until I'm actually working on the comic.)
I have added makai-bg2a.png and makai-bg3.png to the assets list. Usual "I'd like it if you gave me credit" applies. Sara's tugged-collar-thing in panel 5 is just part of Ellen's outfit cropped and with the red part recolored, and also a poorly-drawn bit of cloth which is mostly obscured by Sara's hair, so yeah.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #155 (4koma): A Controversial Subject http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic155 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic155 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:13:35 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic155">Touhou Nekokayou #155 (4koma): A Controversial Subject</a> [[Reimu and Sanae are hanging around in a field when Marisa flies over on her broom.]] Reimu: Okay, is that some kind of outside-world thing ...? Sanae: Don't worry, it's not *that* important to the story. Anyway, then I told Mumei ... Marisa: HI [[Reimu turns to Marisa in annoyance. Sanae is somewhat taken aback.]] Reimu: Do I interrupt your dates with Alice? Marisa: (sweatdrop) Whoops, aheh, okay, I'll be goin' now! Sanae: Uh ... yeah ... Weren't you gonna be on your computer all day? [[Marisa prepares to take off, while Reimu gets an annoyed pouty look.]] Marisa: Oh, nah, I actually got tired of piratin' movies and music and games an' stuff. Sanae: Oh, pretending to go on the straight and narrow? Or were you actually going to start watching and listening to them all? Reimu's Thoughts: Don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh ... [[Marisa is now hovering.]] Marisa: (cat-faced) Nah, clickin' a link just isn't as fun as breakin' and enterin' ... Reimu: (grinning uncontrollably) GO HOME! {{Characters: Reimu Hakurei, Sanae Kochiya, Marisa Kirisame Delays were caused by much the same thing as they were last tme. So anyway, in this comic, Marisa weighs in on a controversial topic in the Outside World! To wit: this kind of thing is basically the entire reason why those "YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR, WOULD YOU!?" messages are useless and stupid. Also, I thought I should actually remember that Reimu and Sanae are dating each other this time. I didn't really have anything in mind for the story Sanae was telling Reimu, apart from the fact that she's referencing Daily Flash characters. Just, y'know, filler to show that they exist outside of reacting to Marisa barging in. I also pondered giving them both "civilian attire" (seeing as how neither of them is actually operating as a shrine maiden at the moment), but I figured, y'know, 1. it'd be funnier to have them in their full uniforms, and 2. anything else would be, y'know, work. Marisa's "HI" in the first panel is inspired by one of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffs of The Brain Head That Wouldn't Die; I'm not entirely convinced I could explain this in a way that would really do it justice, so, uh, all I can recommend is that you should watch it yourself. I couldn't find it when I looked it up on Youtube. I don't even know why I brought it up here in the first place! ARRGHHH!}} Touhou Nekokayou #155 (4koma): A Controversial Subject

[[Reimu and Sanae are hanging around in a field when Marisa flies over on her broom.]]
Reimu: Okay, is that some kind of outside-world thing ...?
Sanae: Don't worry, it's not *that* important to the story. Anyway, then I told Mumei ...
Marisa: HI

[[Reimu turns to Marisa in annoyance. Sanae is somewhat taken aback.]]
Reimu: Do I interrupt your dates with Alice?
Marisa: (sweatdrop) Whoops, aheh, okay, I'll be goin' now!
Sanae: Uh ... yeah ... Weren't you gonna be on your computer all day?

[[Marisa prepares to take off, while Reimu gets an annoyed pouty look.]]
Marisa: Oh, nah, I actually got tired of piratin' movies and music and games an' stuff.
Sanae: Oh, pretending to go on the straight and narrow? Or were you actually going to start watching and listening to them all?
Reimu's Thoughts: Don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh ...

[[Marisa is now hovering.]]
Marisa: (cat-faced) Nah, clickin' a link just isn't as fun as breakin' and enterin' ...
Reimu: (grinning uncontrollably) GO HOME!

{{Characters: Reimu Hakurei, Sanae Kochiya, Marisa Kirisame
Delays were caused by much the same thing as they were last tme. So anyway, in this comic, Marisa weighs in on a controversial topic in the Outside World! To wit: this kind of thing is basically the entire reason why those "YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR, WOULD YOU!?" messages are useless and stupid. Also, I thought I should actually remember that Reimu and Sanae are dating each other this time.
I didn't really have anything in mind for the story Sanae was telling Reimu, apart from the fact that she's referencing Daily Flash characters. Just, y'know, filler to show that they exist outside of reacting to Marisa barging in. I also pondered giving them both "civilian attire" (seeing as how neither of them is actually operating as a shrine maiden at the moment), but I figured, y'know, 1. it'd be funnier to have them in their full uniforms, and 2. anything else would be, y'know, work.
Marisa's "HI" in the first panel is inspired by one of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffs of The Brain Head That Wouldn't Die; I'm not entirely convinced I could explain this in a way that would really do it justice, so, uh, all I can recommend is that you should watch it yourself. I couldn't find it when I looked it up on Youtube. I don't even know why I brought it up here in the first place! ARRGHHH!}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #154: A Swordid Affair http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic154 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic154 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:21:00 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic154">Touhou Nekokayou #154: A Swordid Affair</a> [[Akyu is writing in her book.]] Text: Youmu Konpaku Text: ... Youmu serves as the gardener for Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld, and is also a live-in sword instructor ... [[Youmu and Yuyuko are standing in Hakugyokurou's courtyard, holding training swords; Yuyuko is wearing a tennis outfit.]] Youmu: Lady Yuyuko ... *please* try to take this more seriously! Yuyuko: Oh, Youmu, you shouldn't worry so much! Youmu: (angrily) Shouldn't worry so much!? You're wearing that ridiculous ... er ... well, fairly plain outfit Yukari got you, and you're still not holding your training-sword properly! Yuyuko: (peering at her sword) Not holding it properly? Hmm, let's see ... [[Yuyuko holds her training-sword by the blade.]] Yuyuko: Like this? Youmu: (irritated sweatdrop) Lady Yuyuko, that is very obviously the exact opposite of what I was talking about. [[Yuyuko goes back to holding it by the handle. Youmu is getting irritated.]] Youmu: Look, holding a sword in the proper way is literally the very first thing you should have learned! Yuyuko: So? Youmu: My family has served you for nearly a thousand years!! How could you not have learned even the most basic ... Youmu: (briefly calm) ... Um ... actually, it occurs to me that it's not really *that* surprising. Yuyuko: (cat-smile) Hmm? [[Youmu becomes irate again.]] Youmu: BUT EVEN SO!! Yuyuko: Well, why don't we try a quick spar anyway! You can at least, y'know, show me what you can do! [[Yuyuko gestures with her sword, both hands outstretched.]] Youmu: ... You want to spar with me even though you can't even hold your sword properly? Yuyuko: C'mon! It'll be fun! Youmu: "Fun" isn't even the -- Yuyuko: YOUMU, I ORDER YOU TO SPAR WITH ME! [[Youmu steps back a bit.]] Youmu: ... sigh ... Very well, then! Prepare yourself! Yuyuko: Hooray! C'mon, come at me, bro! I mean, uh, sis! [[Youmu zooms forward and swings her sword, knocking Yuyuko's sword into the ceiling and sending her stumbling back.]] Yuyuko: I mean, uh, you know what I mean WAGH! SFX: <<ZIP>> SFX: <<BAP>> [[Yuyuko's sword hits the ceiling and embeds itself directly above Youmu's head.]] SFX: <<thwobble>> Youmu: (darkly) Impressive. I disarmed you in *one second.* Is that some sort of record? Yuyuko: Aheheh ... Nah, uh, your grandmother took half a second, and your father beat me instantly! [[Yuyuko's sword falls and hits Youmu.]] SFX: <<SPOOOOOOON>> Youmu: ACK! Yuyuko: Hooray! {{Characters: Hieda no Akyuu, Youmu Konpaku, Yuyuko Saigyouji Many many apologies for the delays; I am hereby invoking the "whenever I feel like it" clause which, uh, I'm pretty sure I mentioned on the comic's main page a while ago. But the point is that, as I said in that blog post, I really did not feel like it until now. (I actually made bits and pieces of it over the course of several weeks.(I also made a program in C# which had the specific intentions of making it easier to switch between save-files in Create.swf as well as take pictures from it. I am not going to release it yet, however, because it is half-finished at best, and requires that I go in and manually edit most of the settings.)) So, this idea came from the Touhou thread on the TVTropes forum, which got it from the more-or-less direct quote from Youmu's Perfect Memento article in panel 1. And that's really all there is to say on the matter. Yuyuko's clothes are simply the "Tennis Outfit" which is ... somewhere down there in the list of Bodies. I played through Ten Desires as Youmu, entirely so I could see what she looked like from behind for the purpose of creating panel 10. It was simpler than I feared, and thus it was a lot more straightforward than it might have been. Mind you, Youmu is wearing swords on her back in 10D, but in this comic, she's in training-mode instead of Incident-mode. Here is a version of the training-swords depicted in this comic; here is the version that was actually used. As usual, I'd prefer some kind of credit if you use it. I considered having Yuyuko specifically say "Hooray, I win!" in the last panel, but then I thought "y'know, just like in the entirety of the Fairy Wars storyline," and decided that having her just say "Hooray!" was even sillier. Bah, I'm still not feeling 100%, idk.}} Touhou Nekokayou #154: A Swordid Affair

[[Akyu is writing in her book.]]
Text: Youmu Konpaku
Text: ... Youmu serves as the gardener for Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld, and is also a live-in sword instructor ...

[[Youmu and Yuyuko are standing in Hakugyokurou's courtyard, holding training swords; Yuyuko is wearing a tennis outfit.]]
Youmu: Lady Yuyuko ... *please* try to take this more seriously!
Yuyuko: Oh, Youmu, you shouldn't worry so much!

Youmu: (angrily) Shouldn't worry so much!? You're wearing that ridiculous ... er ... well, fairly plain outfit Yukari got you, and you're still not holding your training-sword properly!
Yuyuko: (peering at her sword) Not holding it properly? Hmm, let's see ...

[[Yuyuko holds her training-sword by the blade.]]
Yuyuko: Like this?
Youmu: (irritated sweatdrop) Lady Yuyuko, that is very obviously the exact opposite of what I was talking about.

[[Yuyuko goes back to holding it by the handle. Youmu is getting irritated.]]
Youmu: Look, holding a sword in the proper way is literally the very first thing you should have learned!
Yuyuko: So?
Youmu: My family has served you for nearly a thousand years!! How could you not have learned even the most basic ...

Youmu: (briefly calm) ... Um ... actually, it occurs to me that it's not really *that* surprising.
Yuyuko: (cat-smile) Hmm?

[[Youmu becomes irate again.]]
Youmu: BUT EVEN SO!!
Yuyuko: Well, why don't we try a quick spar anyway! You can at least, y'know, show me what you can do!

[[Yuyuko gestures with her sword, both hands outstretched.]]
Youmu: ... You want to spar with me even though you can't even hold your sword properly?
Yuyuko: C'mon! It'll be fun!
Youmu: "Fun" isn't even the --
Yuyuko: YOUMU, I ORDER YOU TO SPAR WITH ME!

[[Youmu steps back a bit.]]
Youmu: ... sigh ... Very well, then! Prepare yourself!
Yuyuko: Hooray! C'mon, come at me, bro! I mean, uh, sis!

[[Youmu zooms forward and swings her sword, knocking Yuyuko's sword into the ceiling and sending her stumbling back.]]
Yuyuko: I mean, uh, you know what I mean WAGH!
SFX: <>
SFX: <>

[[Yuyuko's sword hits the ceiling and embeds itself directly above Youmu's head.]]
SFX: <>
Youmu: (darkly) Impressive. I disarmed you in *one second.* Is that some sort of record?
Yuyuko: Aheheh ... Nah, uh, your grandmother took half a second, and your father beat me instantly!

[[Yuyuko's sword falls and hits Youmu.]]
SFX: <>
Youmu: ACK!
Yuyuko: Hooray!

{{Characters: Hieda no Akyuu, Youmu Konpaku, Yuyuko Saigyouji

Many many apologies for the delays; I am hereby invoking the "whenever I feel like it" clause which, uh, I'm pretty sure I mentioned on the comic's main page a while ago. But the point is that, as I said in that blog post, I really did not feel like it until now. (I actually made bits and pieces of it over the course of several weeks.(I also made a program in C# which had the specific intentions of making it easier to switch between save-files in Create.swf as well as take pictures from it. I am not going to release it yet, however, because it is half-finished at best, and requires that I go in and manually edit most of the settings.))
So, this idea came from the Touhou thread on the TVTropes forum, which got it from the more-or-less direct quote from Youmu's Perfect Memento article in panel 1. And that's really all there is to say on the matter. Yuyuko's clothes are simply the "Tennis Outfit" which is ... somewhere down there in the list of Bodies.
I played through Ten Desires as Youmu, entirely so I could see what she looked like from behind for the purpose of creating panel 10. It was simpler than I feared, and thus it was a lot more straightforward than it might have been. Mind you, Youmu is wearing swords on her back in 10D, but in this comic, she's in training-mode instead of Incident-mode.
Here is a version of the training-swords depicted in this comic; here is the version that was actually used. As usual, I'd prefer some kind of credit if you use it.
I considered having Yuyuko specifically say "Hooray, I win!" in the last panel, but then I thought "y'know, just like in the entirety of the Fairy Wars storyline," and decided that having her just say "Hooray!" was even sillier. Bah, I'm still not feeling 100%, idk.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #153: Fairy Wars Fate of 60 Years: Episode ⑨: Fairy to the Empire http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic153 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic153 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:17:10 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic153">Touhou Nekokayou #153: Fairy Wars Fate of 60 Years: Episode ⑨: Fairy to the Empire</a> [[Marisa, Alice, Old Reimu, and Satsuki Hakurei are hanging out in a field at sunset with sakura trees in the background.]] Old Reimu: Well, the Flower Viewing of 179 was another nice one, but it's getting to be time for us to head back to the Shrine. Marisa: Yeah, same here, pretty much. Cirno: (off-panel) Hey! [[Cirno flies over, looking older and with long sleeves and an orange scarf.]] Old Reimu: Well, well, well! I was wondering if you'd come. Here for another one of our duels, are you? Cirno: Nope! My business is with the powerful witch-youkai in front of me! Marisa: Oh, yeah? Alice: Heh ... [[Exeunt Old Reimu and Satsuki; Alice leaves "downward" as Marisa gets out her broom.]] Marisa: You guys might as well head off, I'll catch up in a li'l bit. Old Reimu: Very well. Let's go, Sacchin ... Alice: (smirking) Well have fun, you two. SHANGHAI! CARROLL! SFX: <<it's like you have testosterone or something>> [[Cirno and Marisa square off against the pre-battle interface. Cirno's wings transform into angelic-looking ice-wings.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Marisa: Y'know, you were always the only fairy I'd ever thought was pretty good! Cirno: And you're probably the first opponent I ever took seriously, even with all my other defeats before! SFX: <<WINGSHEEN!>> Text: MARISA KIRISAME: THE HUMAN-LIKE MAGUS VS CIRNO: A TRANSCENDED FAIRY [[Closeup of the two of them facing off against a darker background, with cat-smirks.]] [[Wider view of the previous scene; Cirno has lowered her new wings somewhat.]] Text: ..... [[Cirno floats back, laughing.]] Cirno: Haaaaa, I can't win! I can see through your defenses, but your offense is just too overwhelming! Marisa: Heh ... You're still good at bein' unpredictable, though. [[Old Reimu and Satsuki are flying away; Satsuki is looking back downward.]] Sacchin: ... What the heck just happened? Old Reimu: The greatest of warriors don't need to fight. They can just look each other in the eye, and see who would win. [[Back to Cirno and Marisa; Cirno's wings revert.]] Cirno: Ahhh, that yama was right. I became too powerful, and now ... everything is *different.* Not always in a bad way, but ... SFX: <<SHOOF!>> SFX: <<SHOOF!>> Marisa: Yeah ... hindsight is just, y'know, *annoyin',* right? Marisa: But, uh ... Been meanin' to ask. Are you some kinda "fairy-youkai", now? Or ... "youkai-fairy," or, uh ...? Cirno: (brightening) Hee, I honestly don't know myself! Has this ever even happened before? Marisa: I don't even know! Of course ... now I'm wonderin' how the youkai-fairy-youkai would *actually* do. Cirno: Hah! So the little face-off wasn't enough, huh? You want a *real* duel? [[The exact same pre-battle interface as before, text and all.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Marisa: Yeah, just thinkin' it through's all well and good, buuuuut ... Cirno: All right, as long as you don't hold back! SFX: <<WINGSHEEN!>> Text: MARISA KIRISAME: THE HUMAN-LIKE MAGUS VS CIRNO: A TRANSCENDED FAIRY [[Marisa blasts Cirno off the screen with a Master Spark (without using her mini-hakkero).]] SFX: <<THOOOOM>> Cirno: SEE THIS KIND OF THING IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOOOOOOOOOUT! Spell Card: Love Sign 「Master Spark -Barehanded-」 {{Characters: Old Reimu, Marisa Kirisame, Alice Margatroid, Satsuki Hakurei, Cirno-nee And so the Fairy War, which began over there, took 60 years to actually finish. And I also finished it on my 26th birthday. And nobody noticed in advance what number this was going to be! I, uh, just had a terrible time coming up with a good parody-name for Heir to the Empire. So ... I admit the emphasis here is more on Phantasmagoria of Flower View than on Fairy Wars for the most part. This setup has always been how this story arc was going to end, though. I tried to come up with a punnish surname based on "Cirno-nee" (the meme is basically "Cirno-nee = older, mature Cirno," and that's pretty much all there is to it), but since "-nee" is a suffix and surnames come first in Japanese, it really wouldn't work. Anyway, here is her DNA: 3.39:Cirno-nee:100:117:232:271:126:9:0:54:0:116:77:49CAE9 That "looking in each other's eye to see who'd win" thing is actually a reference to Rurouni Kenshin; my original idea for the reference was for it to be Reimu, but since I'm trying to make something which is at least related to Fairy Wars, I went with Marisa, who I figured would work pretty much just as well, and from which the punchline easily follows. Someday I'm gonna make a better version of Cirno's ice-angel-wings so they actually look like, y'know, actual wings.}} Touhou Nekokayou #153: Fairy Wars Fate of 60 Years: Episode ⑨: Fairy to the Empire

[[Marisa, Alice, Old Reimu, and Satsuki Hakurei are hanging out in a field at sunset with sakura trees in the background.]]
Old Reimu: Well, the Flower Viewing of 179 was another nice one, but it's getting to be time for us to head back to the Shrine.
Marisa: Yeah, same here, pretty much.
Cirno: (off-panel) Hey!

[[Cirno flies over, looking older and with long sleeves and an orange scarf.]]
Old Reimu: Well, well, well! I was wondering if you'd come. Here for another one of our duels, are you?
Cirno: Nope! My business is with the powerful witch-youkai in front of me!
Marisa: Oh, yeah?
Alice: Heh ...

[[Exeunt Old Reimu and Satsuki; Alice leaves "downward" as Marisa gets out her broom.]]
Marisa: You guys might as well head off, I'll catch up in a li'l bit.
Old Reimu: Very well. Let's go, Sacchin ...
Alice: (smirking) Well have fun, you two. SHANGHAI! CARROLL!
SFX: <>

[[Cirno and Marisa square off against the pre-battle interface. Cirno's wings transform into angelic-looking ice-wings.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Marisa: Y'know, you were always the only fairy I'd ever thought was pretty good!
Cirno: And you're probably the first opponent I ever took seriously, even with all my other defeats before!
SFX: <>
Text: MARISA KIRISAME: THE HUMAN-LIKE MAGUS VS CIRNO: A TRANSCENDED FAIRY

[[Closeup of the two of them facing off against a darker background, with cat-smirks.]]

[[Wider view of the previous scene; Cirno has lowered her new wings somewhat.]]
Text: .....

[[Cirno floats back, laughing.]]
Cirno: Haaaaa, I can't win! I can see through your defenses, but your offense is just too overwhelming!
Marisa: Heh ... You're still good at bein' unpredictable, though.

[[Old Reimu and Satsuki are flying away; Satsuki is looking back downward.]]
Sacchin: ... What the heck just happened?
Old Reimu: The greatest of warriors don't need to fight. They can just look each other in the eye, and see who would win.

[[Back to Cirno and Marisa; Cirno's wings revert.]]
Cirno: Ahhh, that yama was right. I became too powerful, and now ... everything is *different.* Not always in a bad way, but ...
SFX: <>
SFX: <>
Marisa: Yeah ... hindsight is just, y'know, *annoyin',* right?

Marisa: But, uh ... Been meanin' to ask. Are you some kinda "fairy-youkai", now? Or ... "youkai-fairy," or, uh ...?
Cirno: (brightening) Hee, I honestly don't know myself! Has this ever even happened before?

Marisa: I don't even know! Of course ... now I'm wonderin' how the youkai-fairy-youkai would *actually* do.
Cirno: Hah! So the little face-off wasn't enough, huh? You want a *real* duel?

[[The exact same pre-battle interface as before, text and all.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Marisa: Yeah, just thinkin' it through's all well and good, buuuuut ...
Cirno: All right, as long as you don't hold back!
SFX: <>
Text: MARISA KIRISAME: THE HUMAN-LIKE MAGUS VS CIRNO: A TRANSCENDED FAIRY

[[Marisa blasts Cirno off the screen with a Master Spark (without using her mini-hakkero).]]
SFX: <>
Cirno: SEE THIS KIND OF THING IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOOOOOOOOOUT!
Spell Card: Love Sign 「Master Spark -Barehanded-」

{{Characters: Old Reimu, Marisa Kirisame, Alice Margatroid, Satsuki Hakurei, Cirno-nee
And so the Fairy War, which began over there, took 60 years to actually finish. And I also finished it on my 26th birthday. And nobody noticed in advance what number this was going to be! I, uh, just had a terrible time coming up with a good parody-name for Heir to the Empire.
So ... I admit the emphasis here is more on Phantasmagoria of Flower View than on Fairy Wars for the most part. This setup has always been how this story arc was going to end, though. I tried to come up with a punnish surname based on "Cirno-nee" (the meme is basically "Cirno-nee = older, mature Cirno," and that's pretty much all there is to it), but since "-nee" is a suffix and surnames come first in Japanese, it really wouldn't work. Anyway, here is her DNA: 3.39:Cirno-nee:100:117:232:271:126:9:0:54:0:116:77:49CAE9
That "looking in each other's eye to see who'd win" thing is actually a reference to Rurouni Kenshin; my original idea for the reference was for it to be Reimu, but since I'm trying to make something which is at least related to Fairy Wars, I went with Marisa, who I figured would work pretty much just as well, and from which the punchline easily follows.
Someday I'm gonna make a better version of Cirno's ice-angel-wings so they actually look like, y'know, actual wings.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #152: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 2: The Blast Command http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic152 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic152 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:55:09 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic152">Touhou Nekokayou #152: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 2: The Blast Command</a> [[Closeup of Marisa, against the cherry-trees-at-night background from the previous comic. She is firing stars and light-beams as danmaku.]] Red Spell Card: Weak Sign 「Not Even Trying」 Cirno: (off-panel) AGGHH, THIS IS A DIFFICULT EXTRA-LEVEL SPELL CARD!! [[Marisa gets hit by ice-bullets as the Spell Card clears.]] Marisa: Ackpth!? Cirno: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! [[The bullets clear.]] Marisa: Heh ... Not done yet, are ya? Cirno: Ouch! I'm only using seventeen percent of my full potential, so my power level is weak! Or something!! [[Marisa cheerfully fires a great big huge beam of ordinary light from her mini-hakkero; Cirno is knocked back, and launches randomly-spinning ice-danmaku.]] Red Spell Card: Sarcastic Love Note 「Sorta Master Spark Flashlight」 Marisa: Kay! Cirno: GAHHH! [[Cirno hits Marisa back with a much more focused and directed wave of ice-bullets.]] Marisa: Awk! Cirno: You are already freezed I mean frozen! [[Marisa fills up the whole panel with a giant blast of light, surrounded by star-danmaku and great big orbs. Cirno shields herself with a chunk of ice.]] Marisa: Right! Time ta take the kiddy-gloves off! And by kiddy-gloves I mean fairy gloves! Cirno: WAUGH! Red Spell Card: Not Quite So Hax Sign 「FAIRY DESTRUCTION RAY!!!」 [[Cirno, still shielding herself, launches ice-shards back at Marisa. The beam is visibly weakening.]] Marisa: And by fairy-gloves I mean -- Ow! What!? How the hell are you still alive!? Cirno: (suddenly wearing Kamina-shades) FIGHTING SPIRIIIIT!! [[The danmaku is cleared.]] Marisa: Damn, girl! Cirno: ... pant ... pant ... I think I'm done now! Marisa: Hey, that's my line! [[Marisa floats downward a bit.]] Marisa: So what was up with attackin' me, anyway? Cirno: (wobbling a bit) I was feeling all pumped up cuz I won the fairy-war, and I wanted to fight someone really powerful! [[Cirno keeps tilting backward.]] Cirno: ... and now I'm just gonna go back home and fall asleep, wheeeee! Marisa: Haha, fine, see ya later. [[Marisa flies across the panel, frowning; Cirno has collapsed on her back partway off-panel.]] Marisa's Thoughts: Man, that was weird. I never woulda expected *that* goofball to be almost actually kinda challenging! I wonder if it means anythin' significant ... [[She cheers up and prepares to fly away.]] Marisa: Nah, forget it, I'm just gonna go kiss Alice some more! SFX: <<COMPLETE LACK OF CONCERN!>> Text: PHANTASM STAGE [[Pre-battle interface, with Cirno facing off against Mokou in the bamboo forest.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Mokou: No, seriously, kid, stop it, I'm not interested in fighting a fairy right now. Cirno: Aww, well, why not!? Text: CIRNO: ALL-FIRED-UP ICE FAIRY VS FUJIWARA NO MOKOU: BRINGING YOU FLAMES [[Mokou turns away.]] Mokou: ... sigh ... I came here because I needed some time to myself ... Everything's just turned upside-down for me ... [[Cirno is losing interest.]] Mokou: There's this girl who I thought I hated ... but, it was just me raging with incoherent jealousy, I guess, and it turns out I've fallen in love with her now ... [[Cirno poses chaotically; Mokou looks irritated.]] Cirno: Well I dunno about any of that, but I'm just too pumped up from beating the fairy war *and* the witch! I'm gonna -- [[Cirno's face is now on fire; Mokou stomps off, followed by a squiggle of indignation.]] SFX: <<BOOMIES>> {{Characters: Cirno, Marisa Kirisame, Fujiwara no Mokou Fairy Wars (not to be confused with the similarly-named hentai game) begins here. Next week will be the punning conclusion! And sorry about the delay which resulted in Cirno feeling it more than a week later, I've been having ... motivation problems. My original plan was for the Extra Stage to be one comic, with Phantasm as the second one and titled "Heir to the Moonfire," but I was really getting tired by the time I was finished, it was time to update anyway, and I really couldn't wring more than four or five panels out of the "Phantasm Stage" concept anyway. Cirno's ... one-liner responses in the first half are repsectively references to Dragonball Z, Fist of the North Star, and of course Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (if that one wasn't obvious). Chronologically, Mokou's black feelings turned red before Marisa and Alice started going out. And I figure it's really way too early for her to be fully comfortable with this massive change, so yeah. Cirno's just being too-dumb-to-live, though.}} Touhou Nekokayou #152: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 2: The Blast Command

[[Closeup of Marisa, against the cherry-trees-at-night background from the previous comic. She is firing stars and light-beams as danmaku.]]
Red Spell Card: Weak Sign 「Not Even Trying」
Cirno: (off-panel) AGGHH, THIS IS A DIFFICULT EXTRA-LEVEL SPELL CARD!!

[[Marisa gets hit by ice-bullets as the Spell Card clears.]]
Marisa: Ackpth!?
Cirno: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

[[The bullets clear.]]
Marisa: Heh ... Not done yet, are ya?
Cirno: Ouch! I'm only using seventeen percent of my full potential, so my power level is weak! Or something!!

[[Marisa cheerfully fires a great big huge beam of ordinary light from her mini-hakkero; Cirno is knocked back, and launches randomly-spinning ice-danmaku.]]
Red Spell Card: Sarcastic Love Note 「Sorta Master Spark Flashlight」
Marisa: Kay!
Cirno: GAHHH!

[[Cirno hits Marisa back with a much more focused and directed wave of ice-bullets.]]
Marisa: Awk!
Cirno: You are already freezed I mean frozen!

[[Marisa fills up the whole panel with a giant blast of light, surrounded by star-danmaku and great big orbs. Cirno shields herself with a chunk of ice.]]
Marisa: Right! Time ta take the kiddy-gloves off! And by kiddy-gloves I mean fairy gloves!
Cirno: WAUGH!
Red Spell Card: Not Quite So Hax Sign 「FAIRY DESTRUCTION RAY!!!」

[[Cirno, still shielding herself, launches ice-shards back at Marisa. The beam is visibly weakening.]]
Marisa: And by fairy-gloves I mean -- Ow! What!? How the hell are you still alive!?
Cirno: (suddenly wearing Kamina-shades) FIGHTING SPIRIIIIT!!

[[The danmaku is cleared.]]
Marisa: Damn, girl!
Cirno: ... pant ... pant ... I think I'm done now!
Marisa: Hey, that's my line!

[[Marisa floats downward a bit.]]
Marisa: So what was up with attackin' me, anyway?
Cirno: (wobbling a bit) I was feeling all pumped up cuz I won the fairy-war, and I wanted to fight someone really powerful!

[[Cirno keeps tilting backward.]]
Cirno: ... and now I'm just gonna go back home and fall asleep, wheeeee!
Marisa: Haha, fine, see ya later.

[[Marisa flies across the panel, frowning; Cirno has collapsed on her back partway off-panel.]]
Marisa's Thoughts: Man, that was weird. I never woulda expected *that* goofball to be almost actually kinda challenging! I wonder if it means anythin' significant ...

[[She cheers up and prepares to fly away.]]
Marisa: Nah, forget it, I'm just gonna go kiss Alice some more!
SFX: <>

Text: PHANTASM STAGE

[[Pre-battle interface, with Cirno facing off against Mokou in the bamboo forest.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Mokou: No, seriously, kid, stop it, I'm not interested in fighting a fairy right now.
Cirno: Aww, well, why not!?
Text: CIRNO: ALL-FIRED-UP ICE FAIRY VS FUJIWARA NO MOKOU: BRINGING YOU FLAMES

[[Mokou turns away.]]
Mokou: ... sigh ... I came here because I needed some time to myself ... Everything's just turned upside-down for me ...

[[Cirno is losing interest.]]
Mokou: There's this girl who I thought I hated ... but, it was just me raging with incoherent jealousy, I guess, and it turns out I've fallen in love with her now ...

[[Cirno poses chaotically; Mokou looks irritated.]]
Cirno: Well I dunno about any of that, but I'm just too pumped up from beating the fairy war *and* the witch! I'm gonna --

[[Cirno's face is now on fire; Mokou stomps off, followed by a squiggle of indignation.]]
SFX: <>

{{Characters: Cirno, Marisa Kirisame, Fujiwara no Mokou
Fairy Wars (not to be confused with the similarly-named hentai game) begins here. Next week will be the punning conclusion! And sorry about the delay which resulted in Cirno feeling it more than a week later, I've been having ... motivation problems.
My original plan was for the Extra Stage to be one comic, with Phantasm as the second one and titled "Heir to the Moonfire," but I was really getting tired by the time I was finished, it was time to update anyway, and I really couldn't wring more than four or five panels out of the "Phantasm Stage" concept anyway.
Cirno's ... one-liner responses in the first half are repsectively references to Dragonball Z, Fist of the North Star, and of course Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (if that one wasn't obvious).
Chronologically, Mokou's black feelings turned red before Marisa and Alice started going out. And I figure it's really way too early for her to be fully comfortable with this massive change, so yeah. Cirno's just being too-dumb-to-live, though.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #151: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 1: Dork Farce Rising http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic151 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic151 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:58:45 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic151">Touhou Nekokayou #151: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 1: Dork Farce Rising</a> [[Marisa is flying along in the vicinity of a cherry tree at night. Cirno approaches from the other direction.]] Marisa: Ooh boy oh boy oh boy, I'm finally goin' out with Alice! Cirno: RAWR I AM THE AWESOME!! Marisa: (smirking) ... Didja eat somethin' weird or somethin', kid? Cirno: YES I DID! I beat all the fairies! I'm not a 9 or a 17, but 9 *times* 17, and I dunno what that is! I'm so pumped up, even fighting a great big youkai is gonna be a piece of cake!! [[Cirno produces a piece of paper and holds it out to Marisa.]] Cirno: Also I found this note, but I dunno what it says cuz it's in English. Marisa: ..... [[Marisa reads the note.]] Text: Dear Alice, I think I'm crushin' on ya! Wanna go out on a date? Love, Marisa! Marisa: ... yeah, uh, it woulda been nice to know where this note had gone, y'know, a little *earlier.* Cirno: Huh? What's it say? [[Marisa tosses away the paper, which is now crumpled up.]] Marisa: Oh, I just wrote a note to Alice askin' her out, but a fairy stole it, an' we ended up kissin' anyway. Cirno: What? You kissed a fairy? Marisa: Uh, no. A fairy stole the note, and then I kissed Alice. Those are two different things, before this goes anywhere else. Cirno: Ah, kay. WELL I'M GONNA CHALLENGE YOU!! Marisa: (goofy grin) What, challenge me fer goin' out with Alice? (aside) Yeah, I'm kinda one-track mind right now ... Cirno: (waving her arms at Marisa) Nonononono! I just wanna fight you! And I'll beat you by wiping that grin off your face, cuz now I know how to FREEZE BULLETS! [[Marisa smirks as Cirno hesitates.]] Cirno: ... though, um ... I can't freeze lasers or fire ... um ... and I *can* deflect lasers with my sword, but not big ones ... [[Marisa's grin becomes more nasty. Cirno becomes worried.]] Cirno: ... and ... um ... you use lots of big lasers, don't you? You *do* use big lasers. I'm kinda remembering what happened the first time we met ... [[Pre-battle interface. Marisa has a starry-eyed cat-smirk.]] Marisa: Whaddaya say I only use lasers that just zap yer motivation instead of blastin' you to bits. Cirno: (grinning nervously) This is still gonna hurt so much I'm going to be feeling it next week, isn't it? Text: SPELL CARD SET! Text: CIRNO: BRIMMING WITH CHILL VS MARISA KIRISAME: THE WITCH PASSING BY Caption: To be concluded next week! {{Characters: Cirno, Marisa Kirisame The fairy war, which began here, has now spilled over onto humans. I am using the titles from the Thrawn trilogy out of order. We wil perhaps run into a much more perilous human next week! Also, the opening crawl again! Also-also, I apologize for not having something prepared for September 9 (i.e. ⑨/⑨), but I really don't pay any attention to dates.(KirbyM's birthday notwithstanding.) Yes, I am American, so whatever. Also, I have managed to sneak in a few more seventeens, mostly in the "number of words and/or letters" department! Upholding my promise of not derailing the game's storyline with any of my OCs, I am instead derailing the game's storyline with my shipping. The only reason you should be surprised by this is if you weren't paying attention to the appearance of her wings, the timeline, or discussions about the chronology in the comments.(Fairy Wars canonically takes place in spring of 2008, which is about the same time as the first few comics. Yes, I'm aware that I put Scarlet Weather Rhapsody at the wrong chronological point. I'm tired of doing more retcons to the damn thing, especially given the number of things I've done which sort of assume that SWR has already happened by that time, and nothing about SWR itself particularly requires that Subterranean Animism has already happened.) Regardless, it manages to be closer to what was actually in the game itself than the entire storyline up to now. I figure Marisa is genre-savvy enough to stop a "Who's On First"/"Batman's a scientist" routine when she sees it coming. The "Did you eats something weird?" "I DID!!" is pretty much taken directly from the game's dialogue. The thing about Marisa is, compared to fairies, she's pretty much Darth Vader and the Death Star. The game "scales up" the amount of danmaku because the main character is a fairy ? there's not really that many bullets, ZUN just programmed in that many to make it easier to use the "freeze bullets" mechanic ? and on that scale, stage-4-boss Marisa is an Extra Boss. And we all remember what happened the first time they met. Hmm. I'm mildly concerned that the joke in Cirno's line in the last panel might be a bit too meta and/or obscure. Ah well, see you next week.}} Touhou Nekokayou #151: Fairy Wars Extra Stage 1: Dork Farce Rising

[[Marisa is flying along in the vicinity of a cherry tree at night. Cirno approaches from the other direction.]]
Marisa: Ooh boy oh boy oh boy, I'm finally goin' out with Alice!
Cirno: RAWR I AM THE AWESOME!!

Marisa: (smirking) ... Didja eat somethin' weird or somethin', kid?
Cirno: YES I DID! I beat all the fairies! I'm not a 9 or a 17, but 9 *times* 17, and I dunno what that is! I'm so pumped up, even fighting a great big youkai is gonna be a piece of cake!!

[[Cirno produces a piece of paper and holds it out to Marisa.]]
Cirno: Also I found this note, but I dunno what it says cuz it's in English.
Marisa: .....

[[Marisa reads the note.]]
Text: Dear Alice, I think I'm crushin' on ya! Wanna go out on a date? Love, Marisa!
Marisa: ... yeah, uh, it woulda been nice to know where this note had gone, y'know, a little *earlier.*
Cirno: Huh? What's it say?

[[Marisa tosses away the paper, which is now crumpled up.]]
Marisa: Oh, I just wrote a note to Alice askin' her out, but a fairy stole it, an' we ended up kissin' anyway.
Cirno: What? You kissed a fairy?

Marisa: Uh, no. A fairy stole the note, and then I kissed Alice. Those are two different things, before this goes anywhere else.
Cirno: Ah, kay. WELL I'M GONNA CHALLENGE YOU!!

Marisa: (goofy grin) What, challenge me fer goin' out with Alice? (aside) Yeah, I'm kinda one-track mind right now ...
Cirno: (waving her arms at Marisa) Nonononono! I just wanna fight you! And I'll beat you by wiping that grin off your face, cuz now I know how to FREEZE BULLETS!

[[Marisa smirks as Cirno hesitates.]]
Cirno: ... though, um ... I can't freeze lasers or fire ... um ... and I *can* deflect lasers with my sword, but not big ones ...

[[Marisa's grin becomes more nasty. Cirno becomes worried.]]
Cirno: ... and ... um ... you use lots of big lasers, don't you? You *do* use big lasers. I'm kinda remembering what happened the first time we met ...

[[Pre-battle interface. Marisa has a starry-eyed cat-smirk.]]
Marisa: Whaddaya say I only use lasers that just zap yer motivation instead of blastin' you to bits.
Cirno: (grinning nervously) This is still gonna hurt so much I'm going to be feeling it next week, isn't it?
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Text: CIRNO: BRIMMING WITH CHILL VS MARISA KIRISAME: THE WITCH PASSING BY
Caption: To be concluded next week!

{{Characters: Cirno, Marisa Kirisame
The fairy war, which began here, has now spilled over onto humans. I am using the titles from the Thrawn trilogy out of order. We wil perhaps run into a much more perilous human next week! Also, the opening crawl again! Also-also, I apologize for not having something prepared for September 9 (i.e. ⑨/⑨), but I really don't pay any attention to dates.(KirbyM's birthday notwithstanding.) Yes, I am American, so whatever. Also, I have managed to sneak in a few more seventeens, mostly in the "number of words and/or letters" department!
Upholding my promise of not derailing the game's storyline with any of my OCs, I am instead derailing the game's storyline with my shipping. The only reason you should be surprised by this is if you weren't paying attention to the appearance of her wings, the timeline, or discussions about the chronology in the comments.(Fairy Wars canonically takes place in spring of 2008, which is about the same time as the first few comics. Yes, I'm aware that I put Scarlet Weather Rhapsody at the wrong chronological point. I'm tired of doing more retcons to the damn thing, especially given the number of things I've done which sort of assume that SWR has already happened by that time, and nothing about SWR itself particularly requires that Subterranean Animism has already happened.) Regardless, it manages to be closer to what was actually in the game itself than the entire storyline up to now.
I figure Marisa is genre-savvy enough to stop a "Who's On First"/"Batman's a scientist" routine when she sees it coming. The "Did you eats something weird?" "I DID!!" is pretty much taken directly from the game's dialogue.
The thing about Marisa is, compared to fairies, she's pretty much Darth Vader and the Death Star. The game "scales up" the amount of danmaku because the main character is a fairy ? there's not really that many bullets, ZUN just programmed in that many to make it easier to use the "freeze bullets" mechanic ? and on that scale, stage-4-boss Marisa is an Extra Boss. And we all remember what happened the first time they met.
Hmm. I'm mildly concerned that the joke in Cirno's line in the last panel might be a bit too meta and/or obscure. Ah well, see you next week.}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #150: Fairy Wars Episode 6: The Vampire Strikes Back http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic150 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic150 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:46:49 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic150">Touhou Nekokayou #150: Fairy Wars Episode 6: The Vampire Strikes Back</a> [[Cirno faces off against the Three Fairies.]] Sunny Milk: So, last chance if you wanted to team up with us instead of fighting three-on-one! Star Sapphire: Yeah, the offer's still open! Luna Child: Uh-huh! Cirno: I'LL NEVER JOIN YOU! You knocked my house down! [[Pre-battle interface, as before, with Cirno against the three fairies.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Text: FINAL ROUND Sunny Milk: Oh, well, in that case, are you ready to lose!? Cirno: Nope! I'm ready to win! (aside) ... Say, is it just me, or have a bunch of people been saying that? Text: CIRNO: THE STRONGEST FAIRY VS SUNNY, STAR, & LUNA: THE FAIRIES OF LIGHT [[Cirno leaps forward at them.]] Sunny Milk: Then I guess we oughta -- what!? Cirno: BANZAI! [[Great big cloud-of-violence covering the whole panel, with danmaku stars, oblongs, ice-crystals, and lasers flying out.]] SFX: <<CLANG>> SFX: <<BONK>> SFX: <<JANGLE>> SFX: <<SHOOSH>> SFX: <<DOINK>> [[The cloud clears; the scene has shifted slightly to the left. Sunny Milk is trying to hold onto Cirno, who is launching ice-bullets in all directions. Star Sapphire is launching out star-bullets in a panic, and Luna Child is dazedly hovering off to one side.]] Sunny Milk: Augh! Star, hit her!! Cirno: AAAGGHGHGAGHAGGHHHH Luna Child: Oof ... Star Sapphire: Aaaaahh! [[A different cloud-of-violence, with danmaku crescents, cartoon-suns, and ice-swords flying out.]] SFX: <<SMASH>> SFX: <<PAP>> SFX: <<MOON>> SFX: <<CRUNCH>> SFX: <<SPOOOOOOON>> [[The cloud clears; the scene has shifted to the right. Star Sapphire and Luna Child are unconscious, while Cirno and Sunny Milk are staggering at each other on the ground.]] Sunny Milk: But ... but we were ... oof ... supposed to b-be a cooperation thing ... Cirno: WHO THE HELL ... ow ... DO YOU THINK I ... AM ...!? [[Cirno starts to keel over backwards, accidentally tossing her sword at Sunny Milk's face.]] Cirno: Nighty-night, Mr. Weird Shop Guy ... SFX: <<toss>> Sunny Milk: (falling backward) GACK! [[Victory scene against sketchy pink background, except with Cirno flat on her back.]] Text: WINNER: CIRNO Cirno: B'duh! SFX: <<flop>> [[Remilia flies into the scene, with Sakuya close behind.]] [[They float over the fallen fairies.]] Remilia: Well, that was a nice few minutes' entertainment, wouldn't you say? Sakuya: I suppose it was, milady. Remilia: Hmm ... [[Remilia examines the fairies.]] Remilia: Okay, why don't we (forcibly) recruit them as maids! All except the ice-fairy, that is. Sakuya: Why not? Is it because she won the fairy wars? Remilia: More like "faily wars." Or do you honestly think they could have accomplished ... well, *anything*? Sakuya: Good point. I'll get Meiling to help me carry them ... Remilia: Lily White told me about their "game," by the way. It was all fairly stupid, really. Sakuya: Oh? Remilia: Yes, it's so cute when idiots try to make "cunning plans ..." Remilia: (glancing back down) Lots of pointless "must be at location X at the right time" ... *planning* on losing the first few fights ... Sakuya: ... an obsession with the number seventeen ... Remilia: Oh, yes, you were present for that part. Sakuya: Yes. Remilia: And in the end, the results of their whole scheme were ... ACT|Closeup of Remilia with (randomly either) Light Yagami's smirk (or) the Awesome Face (or) a Yukkuri face (or) a "nonowa" face. Text: NOT AS PLANNED! {{Characters: Cirno, The Three Boss-Fairies, Remilia Scarlet, Sakuya Izayoi Much to apologizeding for the delay! Fairy Wars begins here, and is still not doing any actual Star Wars stuff besides "oh, hey, she said that thing the one guy said that one time!" and stuff. But it's not over yet, I still have to do Extra! I guess I'll have to start borrowing titles from the Thrawn trilogy. This is also comic #150, a number of no significance whatsoever. (Also I've stopped really trying to shoehorn seventeens in ... except, y'know, the titles.) I've used the "Ready to lose?" "No, ready to win!" bit a couple of times now. I suppose it doesn't have to be that much of a "catchphrase" or whatever; it just seems like it's the kind of thing that these belligerent Touhous would say. "Shoosh" and "pap" are sound effects from Homestuck, for those few of you who don't actually know this. They are almost universally paired with each other, both by the fans and in canon. "Doof" also appears, albeit more rarely. I figured Cirno should actually have some sort of challenge at some point (prior to the extra stage, which is supposed to beat you over the head with its difficulty). However, I could not bring myself to have her actually succeed entirely on her own merits. This was just meant to be silliness and chaos from beginning to end, really! In the Fairy Wars music-room and level-announcement, the final boss theme is displayed as "Faily Wars." This speaks for itself. I couldn't decide which face Remilia should use in the last panel, so of course the answer is always "all four of them, by way of random comic-generation!" (I'd originally planned on including Trollface as a fifth one, but I basically just could not get it to look good. And it was originally just going to be Light Yagami and Awesome Face, but I decided to throw in the other two for good measure.)}} Touhou Nekokayou #150: Fairy Wars Episode 6: The Vampire Strikes Back

[[Cirno faces off against the Three Fairies.]]
Sunny Milk: So, last chance if you wanted to team up with us instead of fighting three-on-one!
Star Sapphire: Yeah, the offer's still open!
Luna Child: Uh-huh!
Cirno: I'LL NEVER JOIN YOU! You knocked my house down!

[[Pre-battle interface, as before, with Cirno against the three fairies.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Text: FINAL ROUND
Sunny Milk: Oh, well, in that case, are you ready to lose!?
Cirno: Nope! I'm ready to win! (aside) ... Say, is it just me, or have a bunch of people been saying that?
Text: CIRNO: THE STRONGEST FAIRY VS SUNNY, STAR, & LUNA: THE FAIRIES OF LIGHT

[[Cirno leaps forward at them.]]
Sunny Milk: Then I guess we oughta -- what!?
Cirno: BANZAI!

[[Great big cloud-of-violence covering the whole panel, with danmaku stars, oblongs, ice-crystals, and lasers flying out.]]
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[[The cloud clears; the scene has shifted slightly to the left. Sunny Milk is trying to hold onto Cirno, who is launching ice-bullets in all directions. Star Sapphire is launching out star-bullets in a panic, and Luna Child is dazedly hovering off to one side.]]
Sunny Milk: Augh! Star, hit her!!
Cirno: AAAGGHGHGAGHAGGHHHH
Luna Child: Oof ...
Star Sapphire: Aaaaahh!

[[A different cloud-of-violence, with danmaku crescents, cartoon-suns, and ice-swords flying out.]]
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[[The cloud clears; the scene has shifted to the right. Star Sapphire and Luna Child are unconscious, while Cirno and Sunny Milk are staggering at each other on the ground.]]
Sunny Milk: But ... but we were ... oof ... supposed to b-be a cooperation thing ...
Cirno: WHO THE HELL ... ow ... DO YOU THINK I ... AM ...!?

[[Cirno starts to keel over backwards, accidentally tossing her sword at Sunny Milk's face.]]
Cirno: Nighty-night, Mr. Weird Shop Guy ...
SFX: <>
Sunny Milk: (falling backward) GACK!

[[Victory scene against sketchy pink background, except with Cirno flat on her back.]]
Text: WINNER: CIRNO
Cirno: B'duh!
SFX: <>

[[Remilia flies into the scene, with Sakuya close behind.]]

[[They float over the fallen fairies.]]
Remilia: Well, that was a nice few minutes' entertainment, wouldn't you say?
Sakuya: I suppose it was, milady.
Remilia: Hmm ...

[[Remilia examines the fairies.]]
Remilia: Okay, why don't we (forcibly) recruit them as maids! All except the ice-fairy, that is.
Sakuya: Why not? Is it because she won the fairy wars?

Remilia: More like "faily wars." Or do you honestly think they could have accomplished ... well, *anything*?
Sakuya: Good point. I'll get Meiling to help me carry them ...

Remilia: Lily White told me about their "game," by the way. It was all fairly stupid, really.
Sakuya: Oh?
Remilia: Yes, it's so cute when idiots try to make "cunning plans ..."

Remilia: (glancing back down) Lots of pointless "must be at location X at the right time" ... *planning* on losing the first few fights ...
Sakuya: ... an obsession with the number seventeen ...

Remilia: Oh, yes, you were present for that part.
Sakuya: Yes.
Remilia: And in the end, the results of their whole scheme were ...

ACT|Closeup of Remilia with (randomly either) Light Yagami's smirk (or) the Awesome Face (or) a Yukkuri face (or) a "nonowa" face.
Text: NOT AS PLANNED!

{{Characters: Cirno, The Three Boss-Fairies, Remilia Scarlet, Sakuya Izayoi
Much to apologizeding for the delay! Fairy Wars begins here, and is still not doing any actual Star Wars stuff besides "oh, hey, she said that thing the one guy said that one time!" and stuff. But it's not over yet, I still have to do Extra! I guess I'll have to start borrowing titles from the Thrawn trilogy. This is also comic #150, a number of no significance whatsoever. (Also I've stopped really trying to shoehorn seventeens in ... except, y'know, the titles.)
I've used the "Ready to lose?" "No, ready to win!" bit a couple of times now. I suppose it doesn't have to be that much of a "catchphrase" or whatever; it just seems like it's the kind of thing that these belligerent Touhous would say.
"Shoosh" and "pap" are sound effects from Homestuck, for those few of you who don't actually know this. They are almost universally paired with each other, both by the fans and in canon. "Doof" also appears, albeit more rarely.
I figured Cirno should actually have some sort of challenge at some point (prior to the extra stage, which is supposed to beat you over the head with its difficulty). However, I could not bring myself to have her actually succeed entirely on her own merits. This was just meant to be silliness and chaos from beginning to end, really!
In the Fairy Wars music-room and level-announcement, the final boss theme is displayed as "Faily Wars." This speaks for itself.
I couldn't decide which face Remilia should use in the last panel, so of course the answer is always "all four of them, by way of random comic-generation!" (I'd originally planned on including Trollface as a fifth one, but I basically just could not get it to look good. And it was originally just going to be Light Yagami and Awesome Face, but I decided to throw in the other two for good measure.)}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #149: Fairy Wars Episode 5: A New Nope http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic149 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic149 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:26:00 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic149">Touhou Nekokayou #149: Fairy Wars Episode 5: A New Nope</a> [[Cirno flies through a lightly-wooded area at night.]] Cirno: Well, I guess I'm almost at the Three Fairies' hideout! Time to give 'em a nice whacking! [[Sunny Milk flies in.]] Sunny Milk: Not if I mid-boss you to bits first! Cirno: Weeeellllllllllll, if it isn't the boss of bosses herself! [[The pre-battle interface captions appear again, and Cirno brandishes her sword while Sunny Milk sends out danmaku.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Text: ROUND 1 Sunny Milk: Now just what makes you think you have any chance of taking all of us on? Cirno: I dunno, I've never had any reason to think I couldn't! Text: CIRNO: BULLET-FREEZING GAL VS SUNNY MILK: SKY FAIRY OF LACTOSE [[Sunny Milk sends out lasers and fire along with the other bullets.]] Sunny Milk: Then let's see how you like FIRE YOU CAN'T FREEZE AND LASERS THAT BREAK YOUR ICE! Cirno: Ah! [[The danmaku swarms outward, and Cirno dodges.]] Cirno: Bah, even without freezing, I could just dodge this all day! -- I mean night! Sunny Milk: What, you think you have an advantage just because I'm a sun-fairy and it's nighttime? [[Cirno dodges a fireball and deflects a laser with her ice-sword.]] Cirno: Yeah right! Even if it was high noon, I could cut off your hand and go "who's your daddy"! SFX: <<KSHH>> [[A bullet hits Cirno in the face.]] Cirno: OW! SFX: <<SPOOOOOOON>> Sunny Milk: Nope, I guess I should just bring in the others, then! LUNA! STAR! [[Star Sapphire comes down from above, while Luna Child arrives from behind Sunny Milk.]] Star Sapphire: You may be a "nine," while we three are two "sixes" and a "five!" Cirno: ... What? Luna Child: So separately, we're less than you are! Sunny Milk: But together, we are *more* than nine! ... and ... I forget what it adds up to! [[The three fairies pose together.]] Sunny Milk: But, uh, the bottom line is ... BEHOLD THE POWER OF COOPERATION! Cirno: (nervous) I think I'll go back to freezing bullets now. {{Characters: Cirno, Sunny Milk, The Other Other Two Fairies FAIRY WARS ARE HERE! They begin over there. They'll end in a little bit! Or, well, maybe four more after this, I dunno. Also, the hardest part of trying to maintain an arc-number in this format is that there aren't many places to put it. However, I appear to have found an actual purpose for it! (Hooray for comics which use pre-planned elements but which were also the result of feeling Not Very Awake!) I decided that out of the three fairies (and, indeed, out of the rest of the cast), Sunny Milk should be the one to directly match Cirno's "enthusiasm." I quickly realized that this would also result in ... escalation. Create.swf lacks Sunny's "Sun" bullets. I had to, uh, make do. I am satisfied with the results, though ...}} Touhou Nekokayou #149: Fairy Wars Episode 5: A New Nope

[[Cirno flies through a lightly-wooded area at night.]]
Cirno: Well, I guess I'm almost at the Three Fairies' hideout! Time to give 'em a nice whacking!

[[Sunny Milk flies in.]]
Sunny Milk: Not if I mid-boss you to bits first!
Cirno: Weeeellllllllllll, if it isn't the boss of bosses herself!

[[The pre-battle interface captions appear again, and Cirno brandishes her sword while Sunny Milk sends out danmaku.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Text: ROUND 1
Sunny Milk: Now just what makes you think you have any chance of taking all of us on?
Cirno: I dunno, I've never had any reason to think I couldn't!
Text: CIRNO: BULLET-FREEZING GAL VS SUNNY MILK: SKY FAIRY OF LACTOSE

[[Sunny Milk sends out lasers and fire along with the other bullets.]]
Sunny Milk: Then let's see how you like FIRE YOU CAN'T FREEZE AND LASERS THAT BREAK YOUR ICE!
Cirno: Ah!

[[The danmaku swarms outward, and Cirno dodges.]]
Cirno: Bah, even without freezing, I could just dodge this all day! -- I mean night!
Sunny Milk: What, you think you have an advantage just because I'm a sun-fairy and it's nighttime?

[[Cirno dodges a fireball and deflects a laser with her ice-sword.]]
Cirno: Yeah right! Even if it was high noon, I could cut off your hand and go "who's your daddy"!
SFX: <>

[[A bullet hits Cirno in the face.]]
Cirno: OW!
SFX: <>
Sunny Milk: Nope, I guess I should just bring in the others, then! LUNA! STAR!

[[Star Sapphire comes down from above, while Luna Child arrives from behind Sunny Milk.]]
Star Sapphire: You may be a "nine," while we three are two "sixes" and a "five!"
Cirno: ... What?
Luna Child: So separately, we're less than you are!
Sunny Milk: But together, we are *more* than nine! ... and ... I forget what it adds up to!

[[The three fairies pose together.]]
Sunny Milk: But, uh, the bottom line is ... BEHOLD THE POWER OF COOPERATION!
Cirno: (nervous) I think I'll go back to freezing bullets now.

{{Characters: Cirno, Sunny Milk, The Other Other Two Fairies
FAIRY WARS ARE HERE! They begin over there. They'll end in a little bit! Or, well, maybe four more after this, I dunno. Also, the hardest part of trying to maintain an arc-number in this format is that there aren't many places to put it. However, I appear to have found an actual purpose for it! (Hooray for comics which use pre-planned elements but which were also the result of feeling Not Very Awake!)
I decided that out of the three fairies (and, indeed, out of the rest of the cast), Sunny Milk should be the one to directly match Cirno's "enthusiasm." I quickly realized that this would also result in ... escalation.
Create.swf lacks Sunny's "Sun" bullets. I had to, uh, make do. I am satisfied with the results, though ...}}]]> Touhou Nekokayou #148: Fairy Wars Episode 4: Return of the Awake http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic148 http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic148 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:29:15 -0000 <a href="http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p=thcomic148">Touhou Nekokayou #148: Fairy Wars Episode 4: Return of the Awake</a> [[Cirno and Star Sapphire are lying by the lake at sunset. Cirno's face is completely obscured by a sheet of paper.]] Cirno: B'duh ... not again ... Star Sapphire: Ugh ... this had better not happen every single time!! [[Cirno gets up, the paper still on her face.]] Cirno: Wh ... what!? I'm blind!! What have you done!?!? Star Sapphire: Huh? There's ... a sheet of paper over your face ... [[Cirno midair-stumbles towards Star Sapphire, hands outstretched.]] Cirno: I'll get you for this!! I ... I mean, Rumia deals with this all the time, i-it can't be that hard!! Star Sapphire: You mean crashing into trees? Uh, anyway, I didn't do this, I was unconscious when it happened. [[The pre-battle interface captions appear again, as Cirno spins around away from Star Sapphire.]] Text: SPELL CARD SET! Text: ROUND 2 Cirno: OBJECTION! How could you know when it happened if you were sposta be unconscious at the time!? Star Sapphire: What!? It *had* to have been ... Uh ... Hey I'm over here! Text: CIRNO: THE PAPER-FACE FAIRY VS STAR SAPPHIRE: STAR FAIRY OF SENSES [[Cirno charges back at Star Sapphire, flailing her sword; Star rises upward.]] Cirno: Hah! Attack me from behind, will you!? SFX: <<swordflail!>> Star Sapphire: What? You turned away from me on your own! [[She launches star-danmaku at Cirno, who flinches back and raises her sword; the paper starts to come loose.]] Star Sapphire: THIS IS STUPID! Cirno: WHOOP-- WAUGH!! [[Cirno freezes the bullets with her sword as the paper becomes further dislodged.]] Cirno: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! SFX: <<FREEZE>> Star Sapphire: Wha -- You can do that!? [[The ice shatters, knocking Cirno back and sending Star Sapphire flying, as well as finally dislodging the paper.]] Cirno: B'DUH! Star Sapphire: Ow!! [[Star Sapphire just falls out of the panel, and Cirno turns to the falling paper.]] Cirno: AGHAAGH-- ... um ... oh. There *was* a paper! And I won! [[Cirno catches the paper and reads it.]] Cirno: ..... Paper: Dear Cirno, Paper: I know you're just going to ignore this as usual, but stop tearing around and just come home, please? Paper: -Dai [[Victory scene against a sketchy pink background.]] Text: WINNER: CIRNO Cirno: THEN IGNORE IT I SHALL! Get ready, you stupid other fairies!! {{Characters: Cirno, Star Sapphire Seventeen this is seventeen where the seventeen story-arc starts.(Seventeen.) (It's getting harder and harder to come up with places to drop 17s.) And I'm starting to get "length-creep," I mean this one's eleven panels long! Who knows, by the time I'm done, there might be, y'know ... seventeen panels!! Also, I am no longer doing the Star Wars titles in order. This is the part where I start to worry that I've raised the bar too high for myself in terms of out-and-out silliness. I mean, yeah, I've got plenty of material, but especially compared to the inspired lunacy of last week, I'm having trouble living up to it, and I'm just feeling kinda pressured now. Probably not a problem, though ... Cirno's line in panel 6, "WHOOP, WAUGH!", is a reference to Calvin and Hobbes; on at least one occasion, Calvin has exclaimed this in reaction to one of his zany actions going awry. I forget when this actually was. The "outstretched hands" object in panel 3 is actually in front of the object for the piece of paper.}} Touhou Nekokayou #148: Fairy Wars Episode 4: Return of the Awake

[[Cirno and Star Sapphire are lying by the lake at sunset. Cirno's face is completely obscured by a sheet of paper.]]
Cirno: B'duh ... not again ...
Star Sapphire: Ugh ... this had better not happen every single time!!

[[Cirno gets up, the paper still on her face.]]
Cirno: Wh ... what!? I'm blind!! What have you done!?!?
Star Sapphire: Huh? There's ... a sheet of paper over your face ...

[[Cirno midair-stumbles towards Star Sapphire, hands outstretched.]]
Cirno: I'll get you for this!! I ... I mean, Rumia deals with this all the time, i-it can't be that hard!!
Star Sapphire: You mean crashing into trees? Uh, anyway, I didn't do this, I was unconscious when it happened.

[[The pre-battle interface captions appear again, as Cirno spins around away from Star Sapphire.]]
Text: SPELL CARD SET!
Text: ROUND 2
Cirno: OBJECTION! How could you know when it happened if you were sposta be unconscious at the time!?
Star Sapphire: What!? It *had* to have been ... Uh ... Hey I'm over here!
Text: CIRNO: THE PAPER-FACE FAIRY VS STAR SAPPHIRE: STAR FAIRY OF SENSES

[[Cirno charges back at Star Sapphire, flailing her sword; Star rises upward.]]
Cirno: Hah! Attack me from behind, will you!?
SFX: <>
Star Sapphire: What? You turned away from me on your own!

[[She launches star-danmaku at Cirno, who flinches back and raises her sword; the paper starts to come loose.]]
Star Sapphire: THIS IS STUPID!
Cirno: WHOOP-- WAUGH!!

[[Cirno freezes the bullets with her sword as the paper becomes further dislodged.]]
Cirno: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
SFX: <>
Star Sapphire: Wha -- You can do that!?

[[The ice shatters, knocking Cirno back and sending Star Sapphire flying, as well as finally dislodging the paper.]]
Cirno: B'DUH!
Star Sapphire: Ow!!

[[Star Sapphire just falls out of the panel, and Cirno turns to the falling paper.]]
Cirno: AGHAAGH-- ... um ... oh. There *was* a paper! And I won!

[[Cirno catches the paper and reads it.]]
Cirno: .....
Paper: Dear Cirno,
Paper: I know you're just going to ignore this as usual, but stop tearing around and just come home, please?
Paper: -Dai

[[Victory scene against a sketchy pink background.]]
Text: WINNER: CIRNO
Cirno: THEN IGNORE IT I SHALL! Get ready, you stupid other fairies!!

{{Characters: Cirno, Star Sapphire
Seventeen this is seventeen where the seventeen story-arc starts.(Seventeen.) (It's getting harder and harder to come up with places to drop 17s.) And I'm starting to get "length-creep," I mean this one's eleven panels long! Who knows, by the time I'm done, there might be, y'know ... seventeen panels!! Also, I am no longer doing the Star Wars titles in order.
This is the part where I start to worry that I've raised the bar too high for myself in terms of out-and-out silliness. I mean, yeah, I've got plenty of material, but especially compared to the inspired lunacy of last week, I'm having trouble living up to it, and I'm just feeling kinda pressured now. Probably not a problem, though ...
Cirno's line in panel 6, "WHOOP, WAUGH!", is a reference to Calvin and Hobbes; on at least one occasion, Calvin has exclaimed this in reaction to one of his zany actions going awry. I forget when this actually was.
The "outstretched hands" object in panel 3 is actually in front of the object for the piece of paper.}}]]>