Reimu Quest (Part 8)

[日巫子]

>Which is closer, the shrine or the palace?

> The shrine, because it is on the surface.

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[Sect]

> Is there a good place to land in order to take a break?

[日巫子]

> Is there a good place to land in order to take a break?

> Maybe on one of the mountains or in the forest, if you're brave.

> _

[Sect]

> We're the Hakurei shrine maiden, of course we're brave. Float downwards to find a suitable clearing to land and have a snack.

[日巫子]

> We're the Hakurei shrine maiden, of course we're brave. Float downwards to find a suitable clearing to land and have a snack.

> You descend into the forest.  You have a bird's eye view, so you're quickly able to find a place to take a rest.
> You sit in a clearing and rifle through your sleeves for something to eat.  You still have the cookies leftover from the Palace, so you eat the rest of those.
> Although you should be feeling replenished by now, you still feel achy and tired.  At least you're not short of breath anymore.

> _

[Sect]

> Do we feel we can make it a bit further towards the Boundary? Or is our body telling us to go home and rest?

[日巫子]

> Do we feel we can make it a bit further towards the Boundary? Or is our body telling us to go home and rest?

> Your body is telling you to go home, but you have a strange feeling, like someone's calling out to you from the beyond.
> ...It's probably just sleep or something.  You didn't have any of it last night.

> _

[Sect]

> Even if we wanted to, we're just plain tired. We'll check it out when we haven't been up since... since whenever we got up yesterday, not counting the nap that barely counted.
> Let's head back shrinewards.

[日巫子]

> Even if we wanted to, we're just plain tired. We'll check it out when we haven't been up since... since whenever we got up yesterday, not counting the nap that barely counted.
> Let's head back shrinewards.

> You haven't slept in a long while; it's about time you got some sleep.
> You take to the skies and fly back the way you came, over the mountains and back over the watery Gensokyo.  It has grown cloudier since you began your journey, so there is no sunlight shining off the water and into your face.  You catch a glimpse of the Prismriver Mansion, alone in the water, and wonder what Layla is up to.
> The sun has moved a noticeable distance in the sky by the time you return to the shrine.  You land on the shrine path, which appears to have been swept already.

> _

[Sect]

> Good ol' Suika.
> Whatabouts time is it?

[日巫子]

> Good ol' Suika.
> Whatabouts time is it?

> What would you do without her?
> It's probably about 3 or 4 in the afternoon by now.

> _

[Sect]

> Go into the shrine after making sure we are sufficiently dry.

[日巫子]

> Go into the shrine after making sure we are sufficiently dry.

> You have dried off enough during your flight over here.
> The moment you step into the shrine, you hear the pattering of feet.  Out of nowhere, Suika appears and throws her arms around your waist.
> "Reimuuuu!"

> _

[Sect]

> Pat her on the head. "Hey, watch the horns. What's up?"

[日巫子]

> Pat her on the head. "Hey, watch the horns. What's up?"

> Suika's excited words are muffled by your shirt.  She hops up and down.  "Someone left a ton of ☼ in the donation box!  We could buy reeeaallly good drinks with it!"

> _

[O4rfish]

>"A ton of what Suika?"

[日巫子]

>"A ton of what Suika?"

> "☼!  You know, the currency they use Underground," Suika says, looking up at you.  "Do you think it was from someone from the Palace?"

> _

[Sect]

> Silence.
> Loooong silence.
> Run out to the donation box! Even if Suika's still on us!

[日巫子]

> Silence.
> Loooong silence.
> Run out to the donation box! Even if Suika's still on us!

> Oh.
> Ohhhh.
> You turn on your heels and dash to the donation box!  Suika, still clinging to your waist, squeals with joy.  Once you've made the sprint outside, she climbs up onto your back.
> "You have to see for yourself," she urges, tugging on your hair ribbon.

> _

[Sect]

> "That's what I'm doing!" Leap on our way to the donation box, to give Suika a bumpy ride. Once there, open up the box and peer inside.

[日巫子]

> "That's what I'm doing!" Leap on our way to the donation box, to give Suika a bumpy ride. Once there, open up the box and peer inside.

> You make your way to the donation box in leaps and bounds.  As soon as it's in within arm's reach, you crack open the lid and look inside.
> Suika was right.  There's a modest pile of metal coins in there, ranging in size from the length of your thumb to the palm of your hand.  Each one has a hole cut through the middle, presumably for threading through a length of twine if you so chose.
> "See?  What'd I tell ya?" Suika says, resting her chin on your shoulder.

> _

[Sect]

> Oh man, money is money, even if it's only useful underground! "I don't know ☼ very well, how much do you think it is?"
> What do we know about ☼?

[日巫子]

> Oh man, money is money, even if it's only useful underground! "I don't know ☼ very well, how much do you think it is?"
> What do we know about ☼?

> "Around 300 or so, from the looks of it," Suika says.  "In μ, that's around 325."
> ☼ is a currency used by all youkai Underground.  The coins are made of a sturdier material, mined from deep within the earth.  Probably.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Pick a coin up and give it a few taps. This better not be some tanuki messing with us.

[日巫子]

>Pick a coin up and give it a few taps. This better not be some tanuki messing with us.

> You reach into the box, take one of the coins, and rap your knuckles on it.  It doesn't fall apart, or turn into a leaf.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Niiiice."
>"Hey, Suika. Do you know anything about jewels and stuff?"

[日巫子]

>"Niiiice."
>"Hey, Suika. Do you know anything about jewels and stuff?"

> This is great.
> "A little bit.  What about them?"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Produce one from our sleeve and show it to Suika.
>"Is this real?"

[日巫子]

>Produce one from our sleeve and show it to Suika.
>"Is this real?"

> You take a gem from your sleeve and show it to Suika.  She holds it in front of the both of you and stares at it long and hard.  Then, she puts it in her mouth and bites down on it.
> "Yeah, that's real," she says, wiping it on her skirt.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"What is it?"