Reimu Quest (Part 11)

[日巫子]

>"Hey Sanae, think you can give her an airhole?"

> "Fine."  Sanae relents and, with a flick of her wrist, creates a hole in the prism.  Water starts spilling out, and Sariel flails until her head is no longer submerged.  She floats limply against the prism wall, coughing up water.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Now. As I was saying, Sariel, I am growing upset. And you're making a very poor impression on Sanae, as well."

[日巫子]

>"Now. As I was saying, Sariel, I am growing upset. And you're making a very poor impression on Sanae, as well."

> You voice your displeasure at Sariel.
> "I have to leave," she says.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"What's the hurry?"

[日巫子]

>"What's the hurry?"

> "What I am looking for isn't here.  Let me leave," says Sariel.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Unfortunately, you've given me little guarantee that you're going to behave, and you've put Sanae through quite a lot of worry. Now explain before I get angry and seal you in a soup tureen."

[日巫子]

>"Unfortunately, you've given me little guarantee that you're going to behave, and you've put Sanae through quite a lot of worry. Now explain before I get angry and seal you in a soup tureen."

> "I have explained to you before.  What is a soup tureen?" Sariel asks.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Pray you don't find out. And explain again, but better."
>Does Sanae seem to be doing anything about that tear?

[日巫子]

>"Pray you don't find out. And explain again, but better."
>Does Sanae seem to be doing anything about that tear?

> You look over at Sanae.  She's moving her other hand to close up the tear as you're interrogating Sariel.
> "I was out there, and then I came here," says Sariel.  "Then I finally found you, but you were only asleep."
> "...Wait, you mean you know this is a dream?" Sanae ask.
> "I had never seen a binary star before," Sariel continues, ignoring Sanae.  "The light was resplendent, and I found myself being drawn closer.  It was almost as if they had strayed from a nebula, but had left behind the dust."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I have no idea what you said after me being asleep."

[日巫子]

>"I have no idea what you said after me being asleep."

> "A binary star is a star system comprised of two stars orbiting each other," Sanae says.  "A nebula is basically a nursery for stars.  She's talking about space, Reimu."

> _

[Sect]

> "How does that even figure into what we're talking about now?"

[日巫子]

> "How does that even figure into what we're talking about now?"

> "Uh..."  Sanae scratches her head.  "...Wait.  She couldn't be referring to this place and Gensokyo, could she?  Then what's the nebula?"

> _

[Sect]

> "Well, I guess with how it is through that tunnel, that could be 'stars'... uh... I dunno. You said a nebula's where stars are born, right? Then I guess the nebula for this world, created by you, and Gensokyo, made by the sages, is... the Outside World? Does that even make sense?"

[日巫子]

> "Well, I guess with how it is through that tunnel, that could be 'stars'... uh... I dunno. You said a nebula's where stars are born, right? Then I guess the nebula for this world, created by you, and Gensokyo, made by the sages, is... the Outside World? Does that even make sense?"

> "No, not really," says Sanae.  She asks Sariel.  "Where did you come in from?"
> "The open void," Sariel says.  "I was there for a long time."
> Sanae grimaces.  "But there isn't even anything out there."
> "Yes there is.  There are so many things," Sariel counters.
> "But there aren't any people!  No planets that support life...Unless there are, and you're an alien or something?"
> "What is an alien?"
> Sanae looks back to you.  "What do you think about all this?"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I kinda think she's making stuff up. What's this space, for instance?"

[日巫子]

>"I kinda think she's making stuff up. What's this space, for instance?"

> "You don't know what space is?" Sanae says.  "Space is the location of all celestial bodies such as planets and stars.  Or maybe wherever the Dream World is floating in right now."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"How's that different from the sky, though?"

[日巫子]

>"How's that different from the sky, though?"

> "It's incredibly vast and a lot of it is unexplored.  There are stars out there that are millions of years older than the Earth, and things that are hundreds and thousands of times bigger than it.  Didn't you say you went to the moon before?  That's an example of a celestial body.  Right now, the Earth and some other planets revolve around the Sun, which is a star.  That's called the solar system.  Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy, which is located in a cluster of galaxies, which is located in clusters of clusters of galaxies, and so on.  Earth is the only planet we know of that holds life.  Would you look for other planets that hold life in the sky?  No, you'd go to space.  Besides planets and stars, there are other things such as nebulae, where stars are formed.  Stars can collapse and form black holes, which suck up everything in their wake.  Stars can also collapse and become smaller types of stars.  There are also comets, meteorites, asteroids...I could spend a whole day talking to you about it," Sanae rambles.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Isn't the Moon was in the sky? It took us like two weeks to get there, and there was just sky the whole way. Heh, I remember when Sakuya opened the window and it got real windy."

[日巫子]

>"Isn't the Moon was in the sky? It took us like two weeks to get there, and there was just sky the whole way. Heh, I remember when Sakuya opened the window and it got real windy."

> "You don't understand!" Sanae huffs.  "If you open the window there's a vacuum that sucks out all the air.  No wonder it got windy.  In fact, I wonder how we're able to breathe outside of the Dream World if it's just space out there.  Maybe it's different from the space the Earth is in.  Oh, if only there was a planetarium in Gensokyo I could take you to!"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I think it's probably just different in Gensokyo. Anyways, we're getting off topic."
>"Why exactly are you trying to find me, Sariel?"

[日巫子]

>"I think it's probably just different in Gensokyo. Anyways, we're getting off topic."
>"Why exactly are you trying to find me, Sariel?"

> Sanae turns red and looks away with a nervous giggle.
> You then ask Sariel why she was looking for you.
> "I wondered where you went," she says.  "I haven't seen you for a long time.  Come back to the Fallen Shrine."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Now we're getting somewhere. Tell me about these ruins?"

[日巫子]

>"Now we're getting somewhere. Tell me about these ruins?"

> "Have you forgotten?  You've been there before," says Sariel.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Pretend I have. And pretend you're explaining it to Sanae for the first time."

[日巫子]

>"Pretend I have. And pretend you're explaining it to Sanae for the first time."

> "In the Fallen Shrine you can see everything from all points in time," says Sariel.  "I wait there.  It is a primordial dimension that will cease to exist when the universe does."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Sounds pretty dreary. Why are you waiting there? You said something about the end before, but why?"
>How did we get there, anyways? Could we do it again?

[日巫子]

>"Sounds pretty dreary. Why are you waiting there? You said something about the end before, but why?"
>How did we get there, anyways? Could we do it again?

> "I'm waiting for the end.  When the universe ends I am the one who brings it to a close."
> You got there the first time via Shingyoku teleporting you to Makai, where you somehow stumbled across an entrance to the Fallen Shrine.  You're not sure if you'll get that lucky again.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Why is that?"