Reimu Quest (Part 3)

[日巫子]

>Head on inside like we own the place.

> You march straight across the front yard and in through the front door.  Some of the pets scamper around your feet, excited to see you, but you do not hesitate.  You do not falter.  You show no weakness.
> Upon entering the Palace, past the foyer you see Orin sweeping the floor near the stairs.  She must have heard you open the door, because as soon as you step foot into the house her ears perk up.
> "Hey, sis!"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey Orin, everything still good here?"

[日巫子]

>"Hey Orin, everything still good here?"

> "It's all fine, but..."  Orin's ears droop.  "The water pressure in the reactor must've been too much, because the wall that oni sis built around the entrance broke."

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[O4rfish]

>"That doesn't sound good, but I managed to plug up the emergency exit hole, so hopefully it'll drain."

[Hello Purvis]

>"No one was hurt, was there?"

[日巫子]

>"That doesn't sound good, but I managed to plug up the emergency exit hole, so hopefully it'll drain."

>"No one was hurt, was there?"

> "Yup.  It was a pretty big surprise," Orin says.  "But we're all a-okay here."

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[Sect]

> "So where're the others?"

[日巫子]

> "So where're the others?"

> "Lady Satori's out in the garden, and Okuu's still upstairs," Orin says.  "Dunno where Lady Koishi is."

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[Sect]

> "Thanks. Don't wear yourself out, okay?"
> Let us enture forth and find Satori.

[日巫子]

> "Thanks. Don't wear yourself out, okay?"
> Let us enture forth and find Satori.

> "Oh, I'll be fine," Orin says.  She waves you off as you exit through the back door and enter the garden.
> Almost immediately after stepping outside, you're up to water in your ankles.  The boulders that Suika stacked so carefully into the reactor entrance are in pieces, and from inside you see water gushing down like a waterfall.  It flows steady through the garden like a river, onward towards some unknown destination.  Satori sits at a table outside the door, holding a half-drained cup of tea and looking at all the water with an expression that just reads "done".

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[Sect]

> Casually walk behind Satori and put our hands on her shoulders. "Hey. Sorry about the burst wall."

[Cheez8]

> Looks like we were just in time with that tunnel! Phew.
> Wait... shouldn't the water have finished draining by this point?
> Quell those doubts and maintain composure while we tell Satori what we really hope is good news.

[日巫子]

> Casually walk behind Satori and put our hands on her shoulders. "Hey. Sorry about the burst wall."

> Looks like we were just in time with that tunnel! Phew.
> Wait... shouldn't the water have finished draining by this point?
> Quell those doubts and maintain composure while we tell Satori what we really hope is good news.

> The distance between the surface and the underground is great.  There was probably a lot of water stored up in there.  You've plugged up the hole, though, so it won't do this forever.
> Satori tilts her head back to look up at you, without the faintest hint of surprise.
> "That's alright.  You've fixed the problem on your end."

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[Sect]

> "Yep. Hardest part was just finding the place. So, tell me if my idea's crazy."
> Think about what Yuuka told us about the flower and the stuff Patchouli told us about lucid dreaming and our idea to control our dreams using Koishi.

[日巫子]

> "Yep. Hardest part was just finding the place. So, tell me if my idea's crazy."
> Think about what Yuuka told us about the flower and the stuff Patchouli told us about lucid dreaming and our idea to control our dreams using Koishi.

> Satori's third eye extends to eye level with you and just stares.  Satori purses her lips in thought.
> "That's...interesting, but I don't know if Koishi's power works like that.  Or in such a direct way, for that matter," she says.

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[Sect]

> "It's the best idea I've got. I don't know anyone that can do anything about dreams. Except maybe that fluffy winged person, but I haven't seen whatsherface in... well, years."

[Cheez8]

> "Well, I don't know of anybody whose power does work like that. At least Koishi's comes close. Speaking of which, where'd she run off to?"
> Look around the garden, then crouch down a bit and give Satori a firm hug. Her garden just got flooded despite everybody's help. The least we can do is express our concern and sympathy.
> "...Sorry I didn't plug the hole in time, Satori."

Wait, fluffy winged person? Which fluffy winged person do we remember?

[日巫子]

> "It's the best idea I've got. I don't know anyone that can do anything about dreams. Except maybe that fluffy winged person, but I haven't seen whatsherface in... well, years."

> You haven't seen fluffywings in ages.  You can't even remember her voice that well anymore.
> Satori shrugs.  "If you really want to try..."
> She goes quiet for a moment.  "Oh!...Well, you have business with her anyway, don't you?"

> "Well, I don't know of anybody whose power does work like that. At least Koishi's comes close. Speaking of which, where'd she run off to?"
> Look around the garden, then crouch down a bit and give Satori a firm hug. Her garden just got flooded despite everybody's help. The least we can do is express our concern and sympathy.
> "...Sorry I didn't plug the hole in time, Satori."

> "She's probably still in the palace," Satori says.
> As you're talking with Satori, you feel a sudden pang of guilt and the need to apologize.  Satori, still seated in her chair, lifts her arms to return the hug.
> "It's not obvious whether or not that's what happened," she reassures you.  "At least you managed to seal off the emergency exit in the first place."

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[Sect]

> "Yeah, well..." Enjoy the hug for a bit.
> "So, um, what do you think about..." Koishi meeting with FLandre.

[日巫子]

> "Yeah, well..." Enjoy the hug for a bit.
> "So, um, what do you think about..." Koishi meeting with FLandre.

> You could really use this hug.
> "I think it's fine," Satori says.  "Having someone for her to talk back and forward with, along with her pets, might help her situation...I think."

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[Sect]

> So she's okay with it? Flandre can be a bit... rough. Koishi's a tough girl, but still.

[日巫子]

> So she's okay with it? Flandre can be a bit... rough. Koishi's a tough girl, but still.

> "Of course I am," Satori says.  "Koishi has played with the likes of Suika before, after all."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Ponder how bad the reactor got flooded.

[日巫子]

>Ponder how bad the reactor got flooded.

> It has most likely been completely filled up.  It was blocked up with rocks and left to sit for the rest of the day, and there was a lot of water on the surface.

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[Hello Purvis]

>No comment from Satori, huh?
>"Well, at least Okuu's probably less miserable."

[日巫子]

>No comment from Satori, huh?
>"Well, at least Okuu's probably less miserable."

> "I was already aware of it," Satori says as if reading your mind, because she is reading your mind.  "She'll be happier once the water's completely drained out.  She's asleep right now."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"It'll be a nice surprise for her to wake up to."

[日巫子]

>"It'll be a nice surprise for her to wake up to."

> "I'm sure she disappear right into the reactor the second the last of the water drained," Satori says with a chuckle.  "That will keep her distracted from wondering about that 'snake lady' of hers."

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[Sect]

> We haven't heard anything about Kanako, aside from her going poof from the lack of faith, but she's on a laundry list of missing persons.
> Has there been any change in Sanae's condition?

[日巫子]

> We haven't heard anything about Kanako, aside from her going poof from the lack of faith, but she's on a laundry list of missing persons.
> Has there been any change in Sanae's condition?

> There's an actual list of people who are missing.  Incredible.
> "Hmm...Sanae is still asleep," Satori says.  "I haven't heard anything of her goddess either."

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