>>29438527
Nerd master race.

>>29438527
>This quest was inspired and loosely based on the anime Yu Yu Hakusho
early, middle or late?

>>29438527
The nerd, female, lets go for full oppoiste to Yusake

>>29438661
I'm basing it mostly off early and middle. Late was kind of too out there

>>29438612
>>29438668
Nerd it is, since the first one didn't have a gender I'm going with female

>Writing

>>29438865
“Look at you… you're not dead!”

You hear an excited sounding voice, but you don’t know where it’s coming from

“Don't worry, this won't take long, just give me a second”

You feel yourself changing, and after a minute you can see again. You can feel the rest of your body reform, and after a second you’re back to your normal self

“What happened?” you ask to the… man in front of you.

You’re hesitant to call him a man, he barely seems older than you are, but you get a feeling he isn’t just some kid.

“You almost died! Boy it’s a good thing I didn’t screw that one up or I’d be in some hot water!”

You take a second to look around. You seem to be in a hospital room. There’s one bed in the room, looks like some poor girl is hooked up to a bunch of machines.
You and the… man are on the opposite side of the room, and for the first time you notice you’re not standing… you’re not sitting or lying down either! The both of you are floating a few inches above the ground!

>Panic and run out of the room
>Ask the man what’s going on
>Stay quiet
>Write in

>>29438963

PANIC! And accidentally run right through a wall

>>29439023
Seconding this.

>>29438963
Panic

>>29439023
>>29439088
thirding

>>29439023
>>29439088
>>29439153
>>29439165


You don’t know what’s going on, but this isn’t normal. You just changed from… something back to yourself, and now you’re floating above the ground!
In our panic you try to run for the door, but you end up just flailing your arms and legs in the air and somehow you fly sideways through the wall

“WHAT THE HELL!?” you scream, still flailing

“Whoa girl, calm down. You’re not in any trouble!” The man comes flying after you gracefully, catching you and righting you

“Alright, calm down, let me explain!”

You stop flailing, but you clearly have a panicked expression on your face from the way he looks at you.

“That’s better! Well, I guess I owe you an apology first. I almost killed you. B-but you’re okay now!” he adds after you start hyperventilating

“Oh man this is the first time I do this, I’m sorry I’m such a mess. Okay let’s start over. My name is Don, I’m a reaper of souls. I come from the afterlife I guess you would call it. I came to find you. You’re a special person to us. First of all, what do you remember about today?”

>Tell him what you remember
>Panic again! This guy is the grim reaper? RUN!
>Write in

>>29438963
>>Panic and run out of the room

>>29439260

KEEP PANICKING! Run through the wall/window outside the building this time

>>29439260
>2014
>not panicking

>>29439260
>>Tell him what you remember
Yeah right, like you believe this guy is actually a grim reaper

Was this originally Esper Detective Quest, or did you just happen to start an incredibly similar quest?

>>29439281
This, we find out that we're dead and the grim reaper killed us? Fuck this shit, I'm outtie

>>29439260
>Tell him what you remember
"Also, you're 'a' reaper, not 'the' reaper? How does that work?"

>>29439281
>>29439289
>>29439307
>>29439313
>>29439394

You panic again and try to run, but you fly forward a few feet and stop suddenly

"Wow am I bad at this… Wait!"

Don catches up to you and blocks your path

"Look, I'm not here to kill you or anything, I'm trying to help. You're alive, I just need to talk to you!"

You start to calm down, and after a second of collecting yourself you ask him "You're a reaper? 'A' reaper?"

"Yeah, just one of them. You know, lots of people die every day. We need a small army to keep up with them and guide them to the next life."

"So, what are you doing here if you're not here to kill me and I'm still alive?" you ask him

"okay, first tell me what you remember about today"

You think for a minute before replying

"Well I got up early to go to school, and my mom asked me to pick up some milk on the way home.
So I went to school, and first I had History. We learned about Rome, nothing really new. Then I went to Chemistry and we learned about-"

"Alright, alright, skip to after school. Do you remember what happened then?" Don interrupts you

"Hmm… yeah I went to the liquor store on the way home to get some milk… but I don't remember… anything after that…" you trail off wondering why you can't remember anything after that

Don is giving you an apologetic look

"Well, as it turns out, when you were at the store, a mugger came in trying to rob the place, and you just got caught in his way. He shot you in the stomach and ran off with the money. Now you're in a coma, recovering."

>Ask him what you have to do now
>Stay quiet and wait for him to explain more
>Write in

>>29439550
>Stay quiet

>>29439550
>write in
"So how did YOU almost kill me?"

>>29439550
>Stay quiet and wait for him to explain more

>>29439550
Good old. anime Japan more guncrime than America and Canada combined

>>29439550
>>Stay quiet and wait for him to explain more
Also be sure to convey how upset we are by giving him a confused and hurtful look like we're sure this is his fault

>>29439695
>>29439695
I would like to appologise for any political baiting this post may cause and will urge others to ignore the political nature of the joke

>>29439744
No, I got it. Fucking everyone was getting shot in 90s anime. It was a real problem.

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>>29439744
Where do you think we are?

>>29439586
>>29439597
>>29439625
>>29439713

You stay quiet and wait for him to explain more

“You can go back to your body any time, but first I need to take you to the spirit world.” He quickly promises to bring you back once he notices you starting to panic again

After a second you ask “Why did you say you almost killed me if it was a mugger that shot me?” you ask him giving him a hurt look

“Well,” he starts, oblivious to the look on your face “it’s true he shot you, but it was my job to make sure he was in the right store at the right time. We knew he would shoot you, but I didn’t expect him to have such bad aim. He was aiming for your shoulder, but got you in the stomach. You have a some internal bleeding right now.”

“You… knew he would shoot me? Why did you…” you trail of, feeling tears forming in your eyes

“Oh man, don’t cry. Look, I promise my boss can explain everything, all I know is that you’re special and they wanted me to bring you to them when they put you under in the hospital. You can trust me, all I need you to do is come with me.”

>go with him
>Ask more questions (Specify)
>refuse to go with him

>>29439879
>refuse
Fuck that shit we're still alive! If we go we die.

>>29439879
>>go with him
Only reasonable response here is depression or anger over being purposefully shot so Death can have a talk with you. I'll go with depression

>>29439879
>go with him

I want to know how special of a snowflake I am

>>29439879
>Ask more questions (Specify)
"Was a near-death experience really necessary? If you were just counting on my being unconscious for this trip, why couldn't you just grab me in my sleep? This seems like a needless risk!"

>>29439960

Seconding

>>29439960
Thirding

>>29439941
>>29439959
>>29439960
>>29439992
>>29440188

You hesitate before replying, thinking over what he just told you.

“Okay, I’ll go with you. But I have to ask, why was a near death experience necessary? You couldn’t get me while I was sleeping?”

“I could have come to you in a dream” he admits “But all I can really do in a dream is talk to you. We needed the near death experience for your spirit to travel with me to the spirit world headquarters”

“Okay. Let’s go” you reply almost robotically. You feel a mix of emotions inside you. You don’t know how to react to the situation. You’re special? They shot you to talk to you? The spirit world?


You follow him outside and into the sky. Flying isn’t so hard when you’re not panicking, and you keep up with him through the clouds and into a huge building
“I have to warn you, my boss is kind of sensitive about his appearance. Just stay cool and try not to stare too much” Don tells you as you arrive at the front door.

You follow him through several hallways, past horned people running in all directions
You get the feeling this is more of an office than some sort of spirit world headquarters.

Finally you arrive at a huge set of double doors, which slide open carefully as Don opens them.

Inside you see a desk, and a toddler sitting at it, furiously filling out paperwork

“Boss, our guest is here” Don calls out to the toddler

“Good, you can go now. I’ll need a minute to finish this up” the toddler replies

“I won’t be far” he says, trying to reassure you “I’ll take you back when he’s done talking to you”

Don turns to leave and the toddler offers you a seat, which you take.

>Wait for him to finish up
>Ask why you’re here, you’re not waiting on a toddler
>write in

>>29440376
>why are you a babby

>>29440376
D'awwwwwww Are you helping daddy work?

We should always react this way when we se Koemma from now on

>>29440376
I try to remain polite and stifle my urge to d'aww.


This is the spirit world, nerds. Anything could look like anything.

>>29440376
>>Ask why you’re here, you’re not waiting on a toddler
>>29440439
The shocks starting to fade time to be upset over being left here to babysit

>>29440376
>Wait for him to finish up
Hey, we're not here to judge. That can wait for our next visit. For now we'll just bide our time and let him say things that we will ruthlessly exploit for mean jokes later down the line.

>>29440412
>>29440439
>>29440491

You know you shouldn’t but you just can’t help but let out a “d’awwwwww You’re so cute! Are you helping your daddy do paperwork?”

You can tell he’s getting irritated. He puts his pen down and stands up, walking over to you

“Do you know who I am?” he asks

You just stare at him, resisting the urge to hug him

“My name is Koenma, and I’m the son of the great King Yama”

You suddenly realize you’re in front of someone very important

“And I brought you here to ask you a huge favor. The spirit world needs you to be the new spirit detective of earth.”

“What… what’s that? A Spirit detective?”

“hmm… well to put it in a way you would understand, you would be like the defender of earth from all sorts of demons, spirits, and anything else that might threaten earth or the spirit world”

You think over what he said and what it would mean for you. You would miss out on a lot of school, a lot of clubs… but you feel like this is what you need to do… You, the protector of earth! It sounds too good to be true.

>Agree
>Ask for more information (Specify)
>Decline

>>29440948
Ask him why he looks like a baby if he's so important.

>>29440948
>Ask for more information (Specify)
"So you are helping your daddy do paperwork, then?"

>>29440948
ask him about other spirit detectives, and any former defenders of earth before us.

>>29440948
>"I'd love to be a spirit detective little guy! But first, could you tell me where the adults are?"

>>29441004
this

>>29440948
>Ask
"Me? How am I supposed to protect anything from demons?"

>>29440948
>Decline
"Do I have to make a decision now? I'm pretty sure this is just one big coma dream. I'd rather not commit to anything until I'm conscious. Even if this is real, I'm probably not in the right state of mind to make major life decisions. I did lose a lot of blood."

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>>29440996
>>29441004

"so... you are helping your dad with paperwork!" you exclaim

His face turns red and suddenly he yells

"I am 60 times older than you! And I am the son of the most powerful being in the universe!!"

"Then why do you look like a baby?" you ask

He suddenly 'poof's and after the smoke clears, you see a... very hot boy where Koenma was

you feel yourself get hot and suddenly you cant remember anything about Koenma being a toddler anymore

"You see, I can transform at any time, I just prefer my earlier state. Now, we're running out of time, I'll let you think it over for a day or two, but I know you'll agree. This is what you were meant to do, after all. we have to get you back to your body, but before you go, do you have any more questions?"

"How am I supposed to protect anything from demons? I'm just a normal everday girl." you ask

"If and when you agree, you will get powers to help you fight all sorts of things. I made the powers myself, and I know you'll love them!" he grins and you feel yourself getting even hotter

"Okay... well I-I guess I could uh... th-think it over for a bit..." you stammer

"Great!" he exclaims "Now, Don will take you back to your body. We'll be in touch"

>Go back and think it over
>ask more questions
>Write in

>>29441347
>ask more questions
"How? I'm not going to have to be shot again, am I?"

>>29441381
Seconding.

>>29441347
>ask more questions
"So, why do you prefer to look like an infant? Is this some weird fetish thing? Because I'm not sure I want to work for a perverted Buddhist deity. That...that seems like it can't possibly end well."

>>29441347
>Question
"So, do you get any time off from this mass of paperwork?" then suggest either a date with handsome mode or taking the tyke to an amusement park.

KUWABARA

>>29441381
>>29441416
>>29441429
>>29441446

"I won't have to be shot again for these powers will I?"

He snickers "No, I apologize for that, but it's the only way we could have brought you here. from now on, you will be able to come and go without having to be unconscious or in a coma."

As Don comes back into the room Koenma adds "Now, you really should go back to your body, you're scheduled to wake up soon."

As you're leaving the room you get one more question you want to ask off your chest

"Do you ever have time off from all this paperwork? We could go to an amusement park or maybe a restaurant sometime, you can explain things better there"

Don looks at you like you just grew a second set of eyes

"Hmm? oh yes, if you prefer we can meet somewhere and we can go over this spirit detective business then."

he then returns to his paperwork and Don leads you back to earth

"Did you ask Koenma on a date?" he asks after leaving the spirit world "You know that's probably the craziest thing I've ever heard

"What? no I just wanted to ask him more questions and I didn't wanna come all the way here again, so I thought meeting on earth would be fine. people have business meetings are restaraunts!"

You can tell Don is still somewhat suspicious, but drops it.

When you're back in your hospital room, Don tells you to just lay down in your body and you'll wake up.

"We'll give you a couple days to think things over, then we'll contact you again

>Get into your body
>Ask him something
>Write in

>>29441710
Punch Don on the shoulder for being nosy.

>>29441710
Get into body.

>>29441710
>Write in
Before jump back in, how's my mom been taking all this? I mean, I know we might barely have been able to handle the bills from a shoulder injury but being shot in the stomach? With dad's debts? Are we ok or...?

>>29441745
>>29441750
You give Don a punch on the shoulder
"mind your own business next time. If I want to ask out Koenma, I will."

Don looks at you funny, but says okay.

You jump into your body and you wake up . your stomach hurts and you're attached to many different machines.

You try to call out for someone, but you have something in your mouth. Reaching for it, you pull it out and cough as it exits your throat. It was in deeper than you thought.

A nurse walks in after hearing you cough and calls in a doctor.

Your stomach hurts like... like you just got shot

The doctor comes in and does a few tests, asks you what you remember about what happened at the store.

"You've been in a coma for a day now. your parents are in the cafeteria getting some food right now, but they should be back soon. The police will want to ask you about the person who shot you as well, but that can wait until later."
Sorry about this guys, but I have to cut it short. something came up that might take a couple hours, but If this is still around I'll keep going when I come back.

Next update should be Thursday, you can follow me on twitter for updates on when the next thread will be
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>>29442061
It happens, good luck OP and thanks for running this.

>>29442061
Bump

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