Reimu Quest (Part 4)

[日巫子]

>"Something Yuuka told me after I beat her in a spellcard battle. I think it might have something to do with this whole fiasco, so I kinda don't have time for patience right now."

> "That sounds troublesome," Kasen says.  "Would you line up the rest of these bowls for me?"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod and get to lining them up.
>"So, what you're saying is you don't have any good hermit tricks to do it, then?"

[日巫子]

>Nod and get to lining them up.
>"So, what you're saying is you don't have any good hermit tricks to do it, then?"

> You start lining the bowls up.  Kasen starts shaking cat food into the ones that are already sitting on the floor.
> "No, I don't."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Rats. I figured you hermits would be all over that kind of thing."

[日巫子]

>"Rats. I figured you hermits would be all over that kind of thing."

> "There's a lot of value to be discovered about sleep and dreams, but it's something that comes from within yourself," Kasen says as she keeps filling the bowls with cat food.  "Almost done."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I need it for less airy reasons. Oh well, there's one more ace up my sleeve."

[日巫子]

>"I need it for less airy reasons. Oh well, there's one more ace up my sleeve."

> "And what would that be?" Kasen asks.  She shakes the last of the cat food into the last bowl and straightens up.  "Alright.  Finished."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"The younger sister might know something. Okay, I'm letting them in, now."
>Hover off the ground to avoid the stampede and any revenge claws, then open the door.

[日巫子]

>"The younger sister might know something. Okay, I'm letting them in, now."
>Hover off the ground to avoid the stampede and any revenge claws, then open the door.

> "Ah."
> You open the floodgates.  All at once, a stampede of around fifty cats charge into the room and swoop down upon the food bowls.  Kasen leaps onto a stack of crates to avoid getting crushed.  She watches the cats digging into their meal and giggles.
> "They're quite lively."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yep. There's a reason they say herd of cats when talking about things that are hard to control. Anyways, I'm going to go find Koishi. Have fun!"
>Head toward the rabite area.

[日巫子]

>"Yep. There's a reason they say herd of cats when talking about things that are hard to control. Anyways, I'm going to go find Koishi. Have fun!"
>Head toward the rabite area.

> "Right."  Kasen stays perched on the crates, watching the cats with a smile.
> You leave the room and head for the rabbits' room.  It's farther down the hall, closer to the dovecote.  The door is ajar.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Peer through the crack.

[日巫子]

>Peer through the crack.

> You take a peek through the door.
> Inside, the room has been divided in half into one half normal room and one half rabbit hutch.  There are many rabbits in here--not as many as there were cats--hopping around and generally being little fluffballs.  You recognize the white one Koishi stole from Suika's arms, this time with a tartan ribbon tied around its neck.  All the rabbits have food and water already.

> _

[Sect]

> Point at the Suika-rabbit. "Hey, have you seen a wild Koishi around here? Yay tall, wears a hat, causes a ruckus?"

[日巫子]

> Point at the Suika-rabbit. "Hey, have you seen a wild Koishi around here? Yay tall, wears a hat, causes a ruckus?"

> The white rabbit wiggles its nose at you.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Not here, huh? Okay."
>To the kitchen!

[日巫子]

>"Not here, huh? Okay."
>To the kitchen!

> You leave the rabbits alone and trail downstairs to the kitchen.  You, unfortunately, do not run into Koishi on the way there.
> It looks like Satori has cleaned the kitchen.  Or maybe that was Orin.  Or Kasen.  You wouldn't put it past Kasen to be responsible for this.  The only thing that seems out of place is a jar on the counter.  It has been turned on its side, and candied almonds spill out onto the counter and even the floor.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Bah."
>Go clean up the almonds. Glance around for Koishi hiding somewhere just in case.

[日巫子]

>"Bah."
>Go clean up the almonds. Glance around for Koishi hiding somewhere just in case.

> You start picking up the almonds off the floor and the counter, setting the jar upright and plunking them back in.  You don't really see Koishi anywhere in here, but there are endless places for her to hide.
> As you're cleaning up, you hear a rattling sound coming from the other side of the room.

> _

[Sect]

> Pause, and glance in that direction without directly turning towards it.

[日巫子]

> Pause, and glance in that direction without directly turning towards it.

> You look behind yourself the best you can without actually turning around.  By a closet in the back, you see the door wiggle.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Finish cleaning up the almonds. Watch the door out of the corner of our eye.

[日巫子]

>Finish cleaning up the almonds. Watch the door out of the corner of our eye.

> You pick up the rest of the almonds--honestly, you're glad not all of them had spilled out--and put them in the jar.  Five second rule.
> The door doesn't move again.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's approach the door. Game face on.

[日巫子]

>Let's approach the door. Game face on.

> You walk to the door like you own it.  It doesn't move.

> _

[Sect]

> Knock on the door.

[日巫子]

> Knock on the door.

> You knock on the door.  It doesn't react, nor does anyone open it.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Open it.

[日巫子]

>Open it.

> You open the closet door, and...and...!!
> It's just brooms and buckets in here.

> _

[Sect]

> Disappointing. Take a mop out, close the door, and wedge the door shut using the mop under the door handle.