Scenario:Danua - Misunderstood Puppeteer

Misunderstood Puppeteer

(Captain) and company mistake Danua for a wanted criminal. Danua, however, is actually pursuing the true culprit, a monster disguised as a little girl. Thanks to her, the true villain is caught, and Danua joins the crew.

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At Sierokarte's behest, our heroes turn up at a nearby city.

As they wander the streets, the crew overhears rumors about a recent serial murder case.

Vyrn: Is it me, or does this town seem a little on edge?

Draph Man: Hey! Have you heard? There're rumors of a phantom slasher around these parts!

Erune Youth: Really? Sounds scary. I wonder what kinda person does that...

Draph Man: They say the criminal has been slashing at people with some kind of sharp blade. You know, like the one that girl's holding...

???: ...!

Lyria: Aaah!

Vyrn: Whoa! That was close! Are you okay, Lyria?

Lyria: I'm okay. We just bumped into each other, that's all...

Sierokarte: Hello, everyone!

Vyrn: Whoa! Where'd you come from, Siero?

Sierokarte: Rejoice! It's me! Your beloved idol, Siero!

Vyrn: Yeah, yeah! So what do you want this time?

Sierokarte: Allow me to cut to the chase. You've probably figured it out by now, but I want you to capture that rogue slasher everyone's talking about!

Vyrn: I had a feeling that's what you wanted! What should we do? Wait, never mind. I already know what you're gonna say.

Lyria: The way things are going, the townspeople won't be able to live in peace! So let's all work together to catch the slasher!

The crew follow the criminal's trail to the town outskirts when a scream tears through the air...

They find an injured girl facing off against a suspicious Draph covered in blood.

Girl: Help!

???: ...!

Vyrn: You're that girl from earlier!

???: Uh-oh...

???: Uh huh... Uh huh...

???: Danua says we're in serious trouble, Gretel.

Gretel: Duh! I can tell that much for myself, thank you very much! Hansel! How are we getting out of this one?

Hansel: How? All we can do is make a run for it!

Vyrn: Hold it! We're not letting you out of our sights!

Little Girl: Waah...

Lyria: A-are you all right? Come with us, okay?

Vyrn: What is wrong with you? How could you attack such a little girl?

Danua: No...

Hansel: Uh huh... Uh huh...

Hansel: Danua says we're not the culprits. Hear that, Gretel? We're not the culprits.

Gretel: No, we sure aren't! But they've got the wrong idea, so we gotta force our way outta here!

Just as Danua and her puppets try to escape, the little girl suddenly attacks Lyria.

Lyria: Aaah!

Danua: Danger...

Danua shields Lyria from the blow, and the crew isn't sure what to make of this sudden turn of events.

Vyrn: What the... Wh-what in the world's going on here?

Little Girl: Hahahaha! What a bunch of idiots! You're all so stupid, I can't take it anymore!

Little Girl: Hahaha! Don't worry! I'll be nice... and kill you all together!

Monster: Grooar!

Vyrn: Did... Did she just turn into a monster?

Gretel: She's revealed her true form! All of you get back! Hansel!

Hansel: Danua! I'm going to unleash your magic power. Think you can handle it?

Danua: Yeah!

Vyrn: We'd better help them out! Let's go, (Captain)!

Magic power begins to gather on Danua's fingertips. In an instant, magical threads shoot from her fingers, manipulating the puppets to attack the monster with graceful swordplay.

Danua rescues the crew from peril. It turns out that the true culprit behind the string of attacks was a monster disguised as a little girl.

Lyria: This is bad! Danua's hurt! She needs first aid!

Danua: Fin-...

Hansel: Uh huh... Uh huh...

Hansel: Danua says she's fine. Just a scratch.

Gretel: Didn't anyone ever teach you people not to judge a book by its cover?

Vyrn: But you guys look totally suspicious...

Gretel: Hey! You're a talking lizard!

Vyrn: How many times do I need to correct people about this?

Danua: Ask...

Hansel: Uh huh... Uh huh...

Hansel: Danua wants to know if you guys are skyfarers.

Vyrn: Huh? We are... Why do you care?

Danua: Ship...

Hansel: Uh huh... Uh huh...

Hansel: Danua wants to ride on your airship.

Vyrn: Excuse me? Wh-what should we do, (Captain)?

1. This must be fate.
2. We need to treat her wounds!

Choose: This must be fate.

Vyrn: Well... They might be kinda weird, but I guess they don't seem all that bad. If you're cool with it, (Captain), then I am too!

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Choose: We need to treat her wounds!

Vyrn: For now... Let's just get back to the airship and get her some first aid!

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Gretel: Quit babbling and take us there already!

Danua: Please...

Hansel: Okay... Okay...

Hansel: Danua says pretty please, weird lizard.

Vyrn: Hey! You added that last part! Knock it off!

Lyria: Welcome aboard! It's nice to meet you, Danua... and your cute dolls, too!

And so, the crew welcomes the spirit medium Danua and her bizarre puppets onboard. What she is really after remains to be answered.