Reimu Quest (Part 4)

[日巫子]

>"It's...
>When did we see Keine?
>"...not yet 4:30!"
>What did we talk to Satori about...?

> You never checked the clock when you talked to Keine, but you're sure that's the time.
> Sanae smacks her palm against her forehead.  "No, silly, when did you go to bed?"
> You think you were talking to Satori about something mind-related.  Something she knew about, obviously.  Something about consciousness?

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"...I don't know. It was late!"

[日巫子]

>"...I don't know. It was late!"

> "You're sleeping really well though, right?" Sanae asks, pulling her hands away.  "Just.  Smile!"
> She grins at you.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"That smile better mean you're about to do a whole lot of really good explaining."
>Something conscious...something conscious. Mmm, why though?

[Sect]

> Scowl, and turn away from Sanae so we can get our thoughts focused.
> What were we talking to Satori about? Weren't we trying to get Koishi to do something...?

[日巫子]

>"That smile better mean you're about to do a whole lot of really good explaining."
>Something conscious...something conscious. Mmm, why though?

> You think you needed to know about that specific thing for some reason.
> Sanae sighs and looks back at the bronze-haired girl, who is giving her an inquisitive look.
> "Uh, don't worry about it.  It's just some personal stuff."  Sanae looks back and forth between you two.  Her wings then perk up, and she makes a small "oh!" noise.

> Scowl, and turn away from Sanae so we can get our thoughts focused.
> What were we talking to Satori about? Weren't we trying to get Koishi to do something...?

> You turn away and wrack your brain for answers to these strange thoughts.  You were talking to Satori about something having to do with the mind.  She couldn't help you the way you liked, so you went and talked to her sister instead.  Koishi was even less help.
> You feel Sanae tapping you on the shoulder.  "Hey."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"What?"

[日巫子]

>"What?"

> Sanae leans over your shoulder and whispers in your ear, "You're asleep."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>That's...
>....Huh.
>"Wait. You have wings."

[日巫子]

>That's...
>....Huh.
>"Wait. You have wings."

> ....Oh.
> "Yup.  They're really fluffy.  Wanna touch them?"

> _

[Sect]

> Turn around and poke the fluffy wings. How strange.

[日巫子]

> Turn around and poke the fluffy wings. How strange.

> You turn around to face Sanae, and touch the wings.  They feel unbelievably soft!
> The bronze-haired girl gives a short giggle.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Try to fold and move them naturally.
>"Wait, why did you know that?"

[日巫子]

>Try to fold and move them naturally.
>"Wait, why did you know that?"

> You play around with the wings.  They seem to move just as a normal bird's wing would.
> "Because this is the first time you've showed up here," Sanae says in a quiet voice.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"So why doesn't anyone remember me? And all that other stuff? And why are you guys the big names here anyways?"

[日巫子]

>"So why doesn't anyone remember me? And all that other stuff? And why are you guys the big names here anyways?"

> "This is kind of a separate world," Sanae says, casting a glance at the bronze-haired girl.  "Isn't it obvious?  We're the next most influential, after you."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Pfft. Right. I'm sure the Devas, the Scarlets, and the Yakumos would like to have a word about that. And that doesn't really explain why pretty much everything my family did was forgotten, does it?"

[Sect]

> Investigate her back more. Six wings? That's craziness.
> "What're you supposed to be, anyways? A triplehawk?"

[日巫子]

>"Pfft. Right. I'm sure the Devas, the Scarlets, and the Yakumos would like to have a word about that. And that doesn't really explain why pretty much everything my family did was forgotten, does it?"

> "Not in here they will," Sanae says.  She has kind of an annoying smile right now.  "Not that I don't like them.  We're not mean, you know."

> Investigate her back more. Six wings? That's craziness.
> "What're you supposed to be, anyways? A triplehawk?"

> You keep touching her wings.  It looks like her shirt has been cut out to accommodate these things.
> "I grew them," Sanae says.  "You know, like when you have a flying dream and grow wings.  It's pretty neat!"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Why wouldn't they have problems with it here?"
>Ponder if we could grow wings.

[日巫子]

>"Why wouldn't they have problems with it here?"
>Ponder if we could grow wings.

> "They're practically different people here," Sanae says.  "A lot of them don't even realize they're..."
> She looks over at the bronze-haired girl again.  "Well, you know."
> You never really thought about having wings.  You don't need them to fly, anyway.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, but you still haven't explained why no one remembers me or the other things. And, uh, would it be easier to talk somewhere else?"

[Sect]

> "Plus, we've got a LOT to talk about."
> Put on our serious face and let go of her wings.

[Cheez8]

> "Especially about your friend there."
> Point our gohei at the bronze girl, and eye her with as much suspicion as we can muster.
> Make a mental note to try to grow wings too sometime a little later, when it won't undermine how intimidating we are. Just to see if we can.

[日巫子]

>"Yeah, but you still haven't explained why no one remembers me or the other things. And, uh, would it be easier to talk somewhere else?"

> "Plus, we've got a LOT to talk about."
> Put on our serious face and let go of her wings.

> You let go of Sanae's wings, and she folds them behind her back.
> "It probably would be better to go somewhere quieter," Sanae says.

> "Especially about your friend there."
> Point our gohei at the bronze girl, and eye her with as much suspicion as we can muster.
> Make a mental note to try to grow wings too sometime a little later, when it won't undermine how intimidating we are. Just to see if we can.

> You point your gohei threateningly at the bronze-haired girl, who doesn't look the least bit intimidated by you.  In fact, she has been eying you for quite a while now.
> You consider growing wings later, because how dare Sanae have them and you don't.
> Sanae flutters her wings and kneels down to fold up the picnic blanket.  "Then, shall we go inside?"

> _

[Sect]

... WHY are we being aggressive towards Kikuri, Cheez? She has done literally nothing (that we remember) to us.

> "Yeah, sure." Keep eyes locked on bronzey as we follow Sanae. If she's gonna give us the stinkeye, we give it right back.

[Cheez8]

Well, a bunch of bronze shards appeared when this started, they're supposed to be part of a seal, both Remilia and our yin yang orb think this bronze stuff is dangerous, and this person has bronze hair and half of a bronze sphere around her. Even if we don't know if she's done anything, we have pretty good reasons to think she has.

[日巫子]

> "Yeah, sure." Keep eyes locked on bronzey as we follow Sanae. If she's gonna give us the stinkeye, we give it right back.

> You and the other girl engage in a stare-off as Sanae leads you back to the shrine.  The three of you travel along the deck and into the lounge area.
> Sanae directs the two of you to some chairs by the door leading outside.  "Do you guys want tea?"
> "No thank you," the bronze-haired girl replies.

> _

[Sect]

The yin yang orb was responding to Sanae, not the shards; yes, there's a good likelihood that she's somehow involved, but we don't have anything remotely relevant in character. We haven't had a chance to really interact with Kikuri, so we don't have any definite proof that her half of a shell is anything more than a coincidence. Plus, we don't have any reason to be dramatically suspicious towards her when the one time she was mentioned was when we first came up. Just cool down, and wait a bit before whacking people.

[Sect]

> "I'm good. I'd rather you start explaining things. What's going on in this place? Are you messing up stuff in the real world?"
> Point at bronzey. "And who's this?"