Flandre's Quest (Touhou) World - (Madness Quest)

[X] Bug Remillia about that maid outfit Deis mentioned.


You shake your head, stretch, and stand up. "Well, I think I'm going to go talk to my sister for a bit," you say, and Deis's eyes gleam.

"Oh? Do you mind if I tag along? You know, just to keep an eye on things." You give her a searching look, but apart from her smile - which is fooling absolutely no one about her intentions - she doesn't give anything away. Of course, the smile itself does give away rather a lot. You shrug.

"Well, I don't mind, but nothing's probably going to happen." Deis nods eagerly and bounces across the kitchen to put her leftovers in the cabinet. She catches up to you by the time you reach the door. "… Although I'm not sure where she is right now. I should probably check her room first, although she could be in the entry hall." Deis hmphs smugly at your attempted distraction.

"Then we'll cut through the entry hall on our way to her room." You nod and lead the way, making sure to walk quickly to make up for your shorter legs. Of course, you could fly, but Deis needs the exercise, and you should set a good example! As you half-expected, Remilia isn't in the entry hall, and you pass through on your way to the wing where she lives. "… Um, Flan? Was that a … um …." You glance at the flustered sorceress.

"Yes, there was a gazebo in the entry hall." She nods, confused, and makes small circles with her hands as she tries to speak.

"… Why?" You shrug.

"Maybe my sister tamed one and is trying to get it to perform guard duties. Or maybe it's just hungry and looking for pudding." Deis grabs your sleeve, pulling you to a halt, and works her hands in frustration.

"Flan. Flan, that's a building. It … it …." You break your rule and float up to pat her head gently.

"There, there, Deis. I know they can be scary, but don't worry - I'll protect you! Just let me know if you're going to be eating pudding, because that really sets them off." Of course, you have a perfect poker face, not giving anything away, and after a moment Deis sighs and shakes her head. "Would you like me to tell you about gazebos?" She shakes her head again and you sigh. Oh, well.

The walk to Remilia's room - a rather long walk - passes quietly, although Deis recovers quickly, and smiles as you walk. When you open the door, however, you don't see Remilia's room. Instead, it opens into a small office, one with papers - newspapers - scattered about the floor. "A-ha! Found you!" You poke your head inside at your sister's victorious cry, and she starts reading through a particular paper. Deis steps inside after you, carefully trying to avoid stepping on paper.

"Um, Remilia?" She looks up at you, seemingly only just noticing your presence, and her face lights up.

"Flandre! Just the person I need! Here, read this." She tosses the paper at you. After reading the front headline you just stare at it for a moment before looking up at your sister. "It's from an American paper, of course, but I saw it and wondered whether it would be better as a prank or as a bit of vengeance against Eientei." You frown at your sister, but Deis takes the paper from you. She's wearing glasses now - they look a little odd on her, but … not bad.

"'NASA completes 52-year mission to find, kill God'? What is …?" She starts reading the article, face growing ever more bewildered, before looking up to stare at your sister. Remilia shrugs.

"See, I was thinking of making some copies of that and letting the fairies find them. Some of them can read, and fairies are basically the greatest rumor mill in existence, so it wouldn't take long before it reached Eientei. And since the Lunarians come from the moon, then the paper - despite calling him 'God' - would refer to their Lord Tsukuyomi. There's supposed to be some level of conflict between the Lunarians and humans, so if I managed to block their communications with the moon shortly before they heard about that … well." She grins nastily, and you try to remember if she told you anything that would make her want revenge against them. Nothing springs to mind, but she never did tell you about what happened with that rocket …. You shake your head, clearing it - you came here with a mission, after all! You clear your throat.

"I'll need some time to think about it. But what's this I hear from Deis about you wearing a maid uniform?" Your sister immediately blushes and looks down, embarrassed and suddenly frail.

"I … I'm sorry, Flandre. I tried to resist her, but she was too strong, too ruthless. There was nothing I could do! She … she ravished me, forced me to wear those abominable clothes. She took pictures, threatened to sell them to some tengu tabloid and use the money to buy … to buy … cry, cry, sniffle, sniffle." Deis grows increasingly agitated as Remilia's silly story continues, as if she thinks that you would believe it - and when Remilia finishes Deis freezes for a moment before her face turns red and she gives your sister such a look. You and Remilia both laugh, but you recover quickly and clear your throat again. Remilia sighs. "Right, right. Mm, let me see … cat ears? No, no … sleeves? And that one is Pache's favorite, except for foot rubs …." Maybe you should worry about your sister a bit more than you do. Then her face brightens again. "Right! I remember now!" She spins once, unnecessarily, and when she comes to a halt her normal clothes are gone. In their place …. Her hat is gone, replaced by a large red ribbon tying up her hair. The black dress is mostly covered in the front by a large white apron, her hands are covered by lacy black gloves, her legs are bare, and she wears simple black shoes not unlike your own. She bows low, letting you see that the dress is mostly backless, showing off her shoulder blades and the curiously cartilaginous wings that grow from her back. Still bowing, she looks up at you with a pleasantly servile face. Your breath catches at her silky, almost-purring voice. "Flandre-ojousama? Is there anything I can do for you?" That is just cheating!


What do you do?

[ ] Everyone is a maid today!

[ ] Ask her about the trip on the rocket.

[ ] Ask her about the gazebo.

[ ] Other?

[X] Everyone is a maid today!


You take a few breaths, staring down at your sister, then close your eyes and shake your head. She isn't going to trick you into asking for something simple and easy, no! And she's not going to be the only one dressing up in cute outfits, either! "I want … I want everyone to be a maid today!" Remilia's confident smirk falters and she actually looks uneasy.

"Are … you sure that's what you want?" You cross your arms and stare sternly at her.

"Yes!" Deis shifts uncomfortably behind you.

"Uh, do I get any say in this?" Remilia's worried expression clears and she grins.

"Very well. From now until the fall of night, everyone in the mansion shall be a maid!" The world seems to creak around you and everything becomes red - and when you shake your head, everything seems fine. You look down at yourself, smiling happily at the short red dress you're now wearing, and the red apron the covers the front. The air on your back is cool, and your head feels strange with the simple maid's headdress instead of your hat. You were even given a poofy duster! You spin around, still smiling, and wait for Deis's reaction to your change. Unfortunately, she's far too busy staring down at her own change - it's a very conservative uniform, black dress, long sleeves, large white apron, her hair is braided to hang only to the small of her back … and the hem of the dress is at her ankles. She gives your sister a disgusted look.

"I look like furniture!" Remilia titters at her.

"Now, now - you'd be surprised how many men go for that sort of look," she begins, ignoring Deis's subsequent outraged shriek. "Besides, think of how much fun you can have taking it all off!" Before Deis can say anything else, however, another enraged voice accuses your sister.

"Remilia! What the hell, Remilia?!" The door to the office slams against the wall, blown off its hinges by a surging wind that scatters papers all over the room, and a red-faced Patchouli stalks into the room, looking like she's out for blood. She freezes when she sees that you and Deis are there, and her red face changes its color to a different shade of red when she looks at Remilia.

"See, now why can't I get something like that?" Patchouli's outfit is very daring - a short dress, a low top, and no sleeves. You aren't quite sure how she makes it work, but somehow it doesn't look completely terrible on her despite her skinny frame.

"Just a moment, Pache - I have to make sure everyone else is fine." You glance at your sister and she waves a hand dismissively at the wall. A series of blurred images appear. The gazebo is first, its coloration changed to green and white, and aprons adorn its pillars while a maid's headdress sits atop the hat that is still perched at the top of the structure. You are now thoroughly unnerved by the thing -

"And why is there a gazebo in the front hall?!" You turn back to Deis, wondering if she's maybe a little too stressed at the moment, but she looks more confused than anything else.

"Because it wandered inside and keeping it there is less trouble for me than actually sending it back to where it came from. You could do something about it, Pache." The magician gives your sister a dark look, then takes a long, slow breath before nodding. Huh. The next image on the wall clears up and you see Meiling stumble as she walks toward the main gate, look down at her new outfit, sigh, shrug, and keep walking. You giggle and Deis grumbles - her outfit is a lot like Patchouli's, only with her shoulders covered and elegant, classy stockings instead of short socks. The next image to clear shows Koakuma and Illyasviel, the latter panicking as Koakuma continues with her library work. The devil is wearing a short red and black dress that doesn't have a full top, just two lengths of cord running across and around her necktie. She doesn't seem bothered by her new eyepatch - at least, not enough to take it off - and a strange fork leans against the shelf next to her. The apprentice has a fairly normal black and white uniform, if rather short and showy, and you frown at your sister. Fortunately, your fears are unrealized; Ilya's outfit has a long skirt and a full shirt … and for some reason, it looks like a cat's tail is hanging out over Leysritt's arm. The two homunculi appear unaffected by the change, although they are rather worried for Ilya's sake. Remilia nods. "Alright, that's everyone." Patchouli rubs her eyes as your sister turns back to you. "Of course, now that we're all maids, we have to get to work! Oh, don't worry about Illyasviel - in light of her circumstances, I believe she will have to be named Chief Maid, Temporary and Supernumerary. She can supervise everyone!" Your expression locks up as you realize that your sister is serious about everyone being maids and not just looking like them. And now you feel Patchouli's death-stare boring into your back, but that's fine. You tap your chin for a moment, thinking.

"… What about Berserker?" Remilia stares at you before shuddering.

"Yes, yes - if Illyasviel brings him out, he will be a maid. Eugh." You try picturing it, but nothing comes to mind - it's just too bizarre an image ….


What do you do?

[ ] Maybe you should go shopping?

[ ] … If even Berserker will be a maid when he comes out, maybe this is an on-going effect. Maybe you can get someone else involved ….
- [ ] Try to get Marisa to come into the mansion.

[ ] You should probably go see Ilya and explain what happened.

[ ] You should probably just get to work.
- [ ] Ask Remilia where you should start.

[ ] Other?


DM Note: Because I'm not entirely confident in my ability to explain what people are wearing ....