Parsee Quest (Part 3)

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey, how much for this arm thing?"

No no. Parsee is in love with a Dwarf Fortress Dwarf.

[Sect]

> "So, you find that black-white?"

[日巫子]

>Let's see what's up with Rinnosuke and that talk.
>Let Nitori do here whatever she wants. We made our escape nicely.

> Rinnosuke looks over at you.  "Welcome to Kourindou," he says, but he seems more preoccupied with the fact that he's being used as a shield by a frightened ibis.  The sparrow looks like she's really scaring Tokiko.
> Nitori can do whatever she wants.  Actually, she has already made her way over to the strange-looking boxes at one corner of the store.

>"Hey, how much for this arm thing?"

> "Whatever item is good enough to trade for it," Rinnosuke says.

> "So, you find that black-white?"

> His eyes widen for a second.  "Actually--Both of you be quiet!"
> "Yes and no.  It's...complicated."
> Nitori is paying really close attention all of the sudden.  She looks just as worried as Rinnosuke.

> _

[Sect]

> "Where did you go? To the doll maker's place?"
> "How? What happened to her?"
> Inventory.
> Put our hand in our pocket and pet Nazrin. "Hey, it's kinda warm out here, you wanna come out now?"

[日巫子]

> "Where did you go? To the doll maker's place?"
> "How? What happened to her?"
> Inventory.
> Put our hand in our pocket and pet Nazrin. "Hey, it's kinda warm out here, you wanna come out now?"

> "She..."  Rinnosuke looks over at Nitori.  "She didn't..."  He looks like he doesn't know how to put it gently.
> Nitori stands up.  "W-what happened to Marisa...?"

Inventory:

> Foreign-looking dress (currently worn)
> Scarf (currently worn)
> x1 newspaper fragment
  > It has a missing ad for Komeiji Koishi on it.
> x1 chair
  > Souvenir from the lake mansion's gate.
> x1 bottle of spring
  > It's a sealed bottled with a pretty flower inside.  It's a one-use item that doubles as an attack--a strong gust of wind--and a way of being able to produce flowers.
> x1 seeing stone
  > A triangular stone with a circle inscribed in it.  If you hold it up to your eye, you can see things that are normally invisible.
> ☼3000
  > Part of the reward you got for getting Koishi home safely.
> Nazrin
  > Carrying around a mouse youkai in your pocket like a boss.
> x11 stones
  > They're not magical or anything, but that doesn't mean you can't throw them at people.

> Nazrin jumps out of your pocket and blinks into her person form.  The sparrow stares at her, wide-eyed.  Nazrin looks away.

> _

[Sect]

> Be quiet and listen.

[日巫子]

> Be quiet and listen.

> You stay quiet.  So does everybody else.
> "Marisa...didn't make it....." Kourin says with difficulty.
> Nitori stares at him blankly.
> "What?"
> Kourin gives her an apologetic look.
> Nitori's eyes well up, and she chokes back sobs before covering her face with her arm.

> _

[Sect]

> ... Shit.
> Put a hand on Nitori's shoulder.

[日巫子]

> ... Shit.
> Put a hand on Nitori's shoulder.

> Oh.
> You put a hand on Nitori's shoulder.  Her shoulders heave as she continues to sob.
> The sparrow girl and Tokiko look at each other in guilt, then look away.

> _

[Sect]

> "Is, um, is there a private room I can take her?"
> Man, she must've really cared for the black-white...

[日巫子]

> "Is, um, is there a private room I can take her?"
> Man, she must've really cared for the black-white...

> Kourin points towards the door Tokiko had been hiding behind the first time you came to Kourindou.
> You wouldn't've guessed, but they must have been really close for Nitori to cry like this.

> _

[Sect]

> Nod in thanks, and lead her through the door.
> Look around, see if there's somewhere she can lie down or sit. If there isn't, whip out the chair.

Man, now I feel sad. ;_; Though, I think there's something that Kourin isn't adding...

[日巫子]

> Nod in thanks, and lead her through the door.
> Look around, see if there's somewhere she can lie down or sit. If there isn't, whip out the chair.

> You nod to Kourin and lead Nitori through the door.
> This room is a bit cluttered, and definitely looks more private than the front of the shop: you see a stove, potted plants on the windows, even some futons folded up in one corner.  There's also a small heater set up against one of the walls.  A few crates are here, too, so you and Nitori take a seat on those.

> _

[Sect]

> Give Nitori a shoulder to cry on. We don't know Marisa, but we would be sad if one of our friends died.
> Except Yuugi: Yuugi wouldn't let anything kill her, even if it killed her.

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

Yuugi's unkillable.

>"So, uhm.... you did a funeral?" ask him

Bummer,

>Let Nitori cry out, ask Kourin later.

[Sect]

Kourin's not in the room with us, Smoku.

[日巫子]

> Give Nitori a shoulder to cry on. We don't know Marisa, but we would be sad if one of our friends died.
> Except Yuugi: Yuugi wouldn't let anything kill her, even if it killed her.

> You let Nitori cry on your shoulder.  She hiccups and clings to you, trying to cry quietly.
> If one of your friends died you'd have the same reaction.
> ...Yuugi is unkillable, though.

> _

[Sect]

> Uh, crap. What else are we supossed to do?!

[日巫子]

> Uh, crap. What else are we supossed to do?!

> You don't know; you've never really had anyone cry on you like this.

> _

[Sect]

> Um... what did Yuugi do with us on our jealousy rages? Maybe that would work...

[日巫子]

> Um... what did Yuugi do with us on our jealousy rages? Maybe that would work...

> She hugged you until you calmed down.  She spoke in Vietnamese if it was particularly bad.  You'd only be able to focus on the sound of her voice, then.
> ...You don't know any Vietnamese.

> _

[Sect]

> We'll improvise. Hug her and... dunno. Hum?

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>... and talk more like a sane person. She doesn't love us, it won't work that way.
>Yuugi loves us?? paru paru... no,there's no time for that!
>"Don't cry, sweetie.... I'm with you...." Geez it's so hard to comfort someone we don't know too well...

[Whatthe]

> Well, Hina knows her well...and if emotional suffering counts as misfortune, taking her to Hina would be a very good idea.
> ...Except that that'd mean going back to the mountain and risking running into Yasaka.
> Also, remember to visit the fairies' hideout later and find out what happened with Hourai's letter. If Marisa died because it didn't get delivered (or delivered in time)...

[Sect]

> The letter wasn't the problem: the letter actually might have mentioned Kourin visiting Alice, if memory serves.

[日巫子]

> We'll improvise. Hug her and... dunno. Hum?

>... and talk more like a sane person. She doesn't love us, it won't work that way.
>Yuugi loves us?? paru paru... no,there's no time for that!
>"Don't cry, sweetie.... I'm with you...." Geez it's so hard to comfort someone we don't know too well...

> paruparuparu no no no no time, you have to comfort the grieving kappa.
> You're not sure what to do, so you hug Nitori and try to comfort her.
> ...You're not very good at this, but her sobs are quieting, at least.

> Well, Hina knows her well...and if emotional suffering counts as misfortune, taking her to Hina would be a very good idea.
> ...Except that that'd mean going back to the mountain and risking running into Yasaka.
> Also, remember to visit the fairies' hideout later and find out what happened with Hourai's letter. If Marisa died because it didn't get delivered (or delivered in time)...

> You wonder if you should take Nitori to Hina.  She could take her misfortune, but...you'd have to go all the way back to the mountain and Yasaka is there...
> You make a note to yourself to go back to the fairies' hideout, so you can find out if the delivery was successful.
> Oh, no...

> The letter wasn't the problem: the letter actually might have mentioned Kourin visiting Alice, if memory serves.

> No, you remember that Marisa was shot down almost immediately during Kikuri's initial attack.  The letter was important because it possibly implied that Kourin visited that Alice girl.

> _

[Sect]

> And we're... comforting, and we're comforting...
> When she settles down: "Hey, you feelin' better?"
> Look around to see if there's anything we could use as a handkerchief or tissue or something.

[日巫子]

> And we're... comforting, and we're comforting...
> When she settles down: "Hey, you feelin' better?"
> Look around to see if there's anything we could use as a handkerchief or tissue or something.

> Girls are comforting...
> Eventually, Nitori stops crying.  You ask her if she's feeling better, and she nods without saying anything.
> You look around for a handkerchief or something.  You see a small cardboard tissue box, and hand that to Nitori.  She takes a tissue and blows her nose on it, then uses another to mop her eyes, which tears are still leaking from.

> _

[Sect]

> "So, uh, sorry about asking Kourin about her. I didn't know that you two were close."

[日巫子]

> "So, uh, sorry about asking Kourin about her. I didn't know that you two were close."

> Nitori looks down.  "...Yeah.  We were."
> "I g-gave her my key...I wonder if she had it when..."

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