>Shiki: "It doesn't matter if she'd say it or not. that's why I said it was okay to answer out-of-character. And tell them to be as detailed and complete as possible."
>Yuyuko: "She's saying that you-meaning the players-can answer 'out-of-character', whatever that means, since she can hear you through the gap. So just speak directly to her, and I'll relay anything she says. Also, she wants as much detail as you can give her."
>Maribel says "Since you know about the fairy army, do you mind if Renko and I visit them? You can follow us, I guess."
>Shiki: Keep watching.
>All of the player's eyes are drawn to the gap for a second.
>The trash man says "Yuyuko replies 'She's saying that you-meaning the players-can answer 'out-of-character', whatever that means, since she can hear you through the gap. So just speak directly to her, and I'll relay anything she says. Also, she wants as much detail as you can give her.'" He then quietly says "What am I saying?"
>You can't tell who's talking anymore, but one of the players says "'Since you know about the fairy army, do you mind if Renko and I visit them? You can follow us.'"
>You hear another person in the crowd say "Damnit Purvis you're making this quest a mire of moral dilemmas, aren't you? I'm curious but Mary's got more important things to do today..."
>Suika: Aw, but this is so comfortable.
>Aww...
>Idea!
>Hey, wait!
>Create a mini-Suika.
>You create a mini-Suika from your arm. Hm, maybe if you ate more, you could have enough density for breasts.
>"Form a gap, Yukari. I'll send mini-me through it."
>You see a small gap open up for half a minute or so.
>Gravitational Glitterbomb: We can coherently see/hear/communicate through our mini-mes at long distances, right? If not, uh... that might not work.
>You cannot...although you can just have your mini-me tell you what Kanako said once she gets back.
>Idiomus: Ruro? We go way back. Almost romantically, even. Almost. Doesn't quite work.
>Orly.
>Would there be an easy way to contact the Library from a distance? How far away is it?
>It's quite far away, deeper in the city than where you are now.
>Who are the gods here, and what are they like?
>There are two kinds of gods in the world, and people are not sure if they're related.
>The first kind of god, the administrators, oversee settlements and are usually the creators of those settlements. They are always normal humans who ascended into godhood. You know that Kilgamayan, who's in this crowd right now, is one of them.
>People that the admins choose to help run settlements are known as moderators, and they're often thought of as "like a god".
>The second kind of god, nature spirits, run...well, nature. The ones around here are very reclusive and aren't often worshiped, but they don't seem to mind. You hear that there are more active and noticeable nature spirits in other parts of the world.
>What IS our world's tech level and magic usage? What's a typical day like in the area?
>Your world's tech level is
>How is Touhou/Gensokyo known here?
>Most people know of the existence of Gensokyo and its natives, and you've heard that some people have actually found their way here from there. However, nobody knows of an intentional way to travel from Gensokyo to here or vice-versa. Gensokyo is also the main setting for many works of fiction in the library.
>Rodentius: Who gave that Maribel 'unless they're controlling me' command, or have things just gotten even weirder? A bit of a disturbing thought either way...
>You think it was DracoOmega. Now who's controlling who, Gensokyo-side or Ijiyatsu-side?
>If possible, get between the gap and Purvis and approach the gap to examine it carefully; presumably this would be directly in the sight of whatever's on the other end, right? And if Purvis isn't... wait, there IS a way to see whether he's responsible, isn't there?
>The gap is off to everybody's left side. You're the furthest in the crowd to that side, so you just turn around and attempt to examine it carefully. It's a bit bright, though, so you squint. Hmm...you don't notice any details that you didn't see before. Still the same opaque white.
>Wait a minute, there's a way to see whether's Purvis is responsible...but the parser hasn't picked up on that.
>"Damnit Purvis you're making this quest a mire of moral dilemmas, aren't you? I'm curious but Mary's got more important things to do today..."
>He says nothing. He usually doesn't while hosting a quest.
>How good is Purvis' poker face while hosting his Quests? Does he noticeably react to especially good joke commands or clever insights?
>He can put up an unbreakable poker face when he wants. When people debate on dilemmas during his quests, he smirks, though. He usually replies to joke commands, too.
>What powers does Purvis have, anywho?
>"Manipulation of manipulation," you've heard. You presume it's the ability to manipulate special abilities regarding manipulation. You don't know how that works though.
>Gecko Goodfella: Approach the shrine. If there's no response, try knocking on the door, assuming there is one; failing that, call out for Minoriko.
>You approach the shrine. No response. There is no door, so you call out for Minoriko.
>You hear footsteps inside the shrine heading this way. You hear Minoriko's voice say "Coming!"
