Sanae Quest (Part 5)

[Sect]

> Get Parsee dried off as best as we can, then under the covers of the futon to get warmed up.
> Do we know any other ways to get Parsee's temperature up?

[日巫子]

> Get Parsee dried off as best as we can, then under the covers of the futon to get warmed up.
> Do we know any other ways to get Parsee's temperature up?

> You dry off Parsee as best as you can, and then get her under the futon's covers.
> You're not exactly sure what else you can do at the moment, besides getting her warmer clothes.
> You hear someone knocking on the door.

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[Sect]

> Answer the door. It's probably the manager or something.

[日巫子]

> Answer the door. It's probably the manager or something.

> You answer the door to find a woman with brown hair and ram horns standing there.
> "I kinda figured I should see what the commotion was back there," she says.

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[Sect]

> "Ah, do you work for the inn? Sorry for being so abrupt and all, I'll be down in a few moments to pay for the room... My friend was going to get hypothermia or something, so we needed somewhere to warm her up and rest..."

[日巫子]

> "Ah, do you work for the inn? Sorry for being so abrupt and all, I'll be down in a few moments to pay for the room... My friend was going to get hypothermia or something, so we needed somewhere to warm her up and rest..."

> "Yeah, I work here."  The oni glances over at Parsee.  "There're usually robes in the closets of the rooms here an' stuff."

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[Sect]

> "Thanks! So, how much do we owe?"

[日巫子]

> "Thanks! So, how much do we owe?"

> The oni grins.  "☼20 for the room."

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[Sect]

> Give her the dream currency. "Thanks!"
> Close the door, and find the robe so we can give Parsee a sembelance of modesty.

[日巫子]

> Give her the dream currency. "Thanks!"
> Close the door, and find the robe so we can give Parsee a sembelance of modesty.

> You give the oni the currency, and she leaves you in peace.
> You close the door and find a robe for Parsee to wear, so she can at least have some modesty.  After she's nicely covered up, she looks a bit warmer, but her eyes are still dull...

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[Sect]

> "What's wrong with her... is she passed out...?"
> Snap our fingers in front of her eyes a few times.

[日巫子]

> "What's wrong with her... is she passed out...?"
> Snap our fingers in front of her eyes a few times.

> Neither Kogasa nor Madotsuki answer.  They don't seem to know.
> You snap your fingers in front of Parsee's eyes a few times, but she doesn't respond.  She's just staring blankly into space.

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[Blitzer]

>"Uhh...hello...?"
>Poke her in the shoulder.

[日巫子]

>"Uhh...hello...?"
>Poke her in the shoulder.

> You try poking Parsee in the shoulder, but she doesn't react.  Madotsuki kneels down next to her and pokes her in the stomach a few times, but she doesn't react to that, either.

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[Sect]

> "Hey, Kogasa... could you possibly see if you could find Satsuki? And if you can't find her... then see if Satori can help us?"
> Man, we might end up waking up half of Gensokyo by the time the night's over, at this rate.

Actually, I have the strongest hunch that Parsee's like this because she's awake in the real world, but this seems like the best course of action. I'm really curious as to why Parsee appeared differently enough that we didn't recognize her, though...

[日巫子]

> "Hey, Kogasa... could you possibly see if you could find Satsuki? And if you can't find her... then see if Satori can help us?"
> Man, we might end up waking up half of Gensokyo by the time the night's over, at this rate.

> "Okay..."  Kogasa gets up and runs out of the room.
> At this rate, everyone's going to realize they're in a dream.

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[Sect]

> Tuck Parsee in and bundle her up in blankets, then flop backwards with a sigh.
> "Just what was that about anyways...?"
> The geta on the bridge... Parsee couldn't have jumped, could she?

[日巫子]

> Tuck Parsee in and bundle her up in blankets, then flop backwards with a sigh.
> "Just what was that about anyways...?"
> The geta on the bridge... Parsee couldn't have jumped, could she?

> You make sure Parsee's nice and bundled up, and then you flop back and sigh.
> Why did you find her half frozen, anyway?  And the geta...were those Parsee's?
> After a while, Kogasa opens the door again.  You notice a very familiar girl following her.  Satsuki is completely unchanged here, it seems.
> "I got the doctor."

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[Sect]

> Sit up. "Thanks for coming so quickly... we found her on the shore of the river, unconcious. When she woke up she started coughing up water, and was talking for a little while, but then... she's like she's not there anymore."

[日巫子]

> Sit up. "Thanks for coming so quickly... we found her on the shore of the river, unconcious. When she woke up she started coughing up water, and was talking for a little while, but then... she's like she's not there anymore."

> You thank Satsuki for coming and explain the situation.
> Satsuki walks into the room past Kogasa and kneels down next to the futon.  She takes a small flashlight out of her bag and shines it in Parsee's eyes, but as usual, Parsee doesn't respond.
> "The river underneath the bridge?" Satsuki asks.

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[Sect]

> "Yeah. You know who she is?"
> Obviously, we know who she is, but maybe Satsuki could give us a bit of info about Parsee's dream self.

Also, this might've confirmed the theory that everyone in Gensokyo can enter the dream.

[日巫子]

> "Yeah. You know who she is?"
> Obviously, we know who she is, but maybe Satsuki could give us a bit of info about Parsee's dream self.

> "No, but I know what she is," Satsuki says.  "Hashihime are the only youkai with ears like this."  She gestures to Parsee's ears and continues speaking.  "She's probably like this because you took her away from her bridge.  Hashihime are really sensitive about that, you know..."

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[Sect]

> Huh? That's weird, she travelled all over the freaking place last fall...
> "So, she'll get better if we take her back to the bridge...? But she might've died if we didn't leave..."

[日巫子]

> Huh? That's weird, she travelled all over the freaking place last fall...
> "So, she'll get better if we take her back to the bridge...? But she might've died if we didn't leave..."

> She was miles away from her bridge last fall...
> "Well, yes, she won't be in a stupor.  It wouldn't have saved her from the river, though, so you shouldn't worry much."

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[Sect]

> "Okay... so what about the rest of her? Will she get sick?"
> Start hanging up Parsee's clothes so that they can dry.

[日巫子]

> "Okay... so what about the rest of her? Will she get sick?"
> Start hanging up Parsee's clothes so that they can dry.

> "If you don't keep her warm.  Is there somewhere under the bridge you can keep her?"
> You start hanging up Parsee's clothes to dry.  You'd hate wearing these as they are now, all wet and cold.

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[Sect]

> "I don't think so, Kogasa didn't see anything that looked suitable, right?"

[日巫子]

> "I don't think so, Kogasa didn't see anything that looked suitable, right?"

> Kogasa nods.  "I didn't see any houses or anything..."
> "Not even any caves?" Satsuki asks.

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[Sect]

> Shake our head. "Well, we can check again when Parsee's clothes dry up: I don't think she'd be thrilled about being carried over there in a borrowed bathrobe... And if she wakes up when we get there, we should be fine, right?"

[日巫子]

> Shake our head. "Well, we can check again when Parsee's clothes dry up: I don't think she'd be thrilled about being carried over there in a borrowed bathrobe... And if she wakes up when we get there, we should be fine, right?"

> You'll check once Parsee's clothes are dry.
> "Yes, that should be fine."
> Beat.
> "Is that her name?  It sounds kind of foreign.  What do you think it means?"

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