Reimu Quest (Part 2)

[日巫子]

>"Also, were you able to find anything while you were cooped up with Sanae on the way here?"

> Kasen shakes her head.  "I already told you that the shell fragments felt artificial, but as far as Sanae goes?  Nothing."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"What a pain. So, what's your next move? Are you staying here, or do you want a ride back to the surface?"
>Munch that pot roast before it gets cold.

[O4rfish]

>Don't eat it quite yet.
I think Reimu has a little more class than to start eating a pot roast in front of someone while conversing with them.

[日巫子]

>"What a pain. So, what's your next move? Are you staying here, or do you want a ride back to the surface?"
>Munch that pot roast before it gets cold.

>Don't eat it quite yet.

> You consider eating the pot roast right now, but decide to save it for later.
> "I did what I could," Kasen says.  "I'm going to go back to the surface after this."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"I need to talk with Parsee about a thing. And afterward, if she doesn't send me on some goose chase elsewhere, I'll be heading back up."

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"I need to talk with Parsee about a thing. And afterward, if she doesn't send me on some goose chase elsewhere, I'll be heading back up."

> "Right."  Kasen puts the bag of cookies away in her pocket.  "You're not going to make me ride around in your sleeve again, are you?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"It's up to you, isn't it? Narrow sleeve or walking through narrows caves and through a city of waterlogged oni."

[日巫子]

>"It's up to you, isn't it? Narrow sleeve or walking through narrows caves and through a city of waterlogged oni."

> Kasen grimaces.  "...Narrow sleeve."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a sympathetic look.
> "Believe me, if I had a better idea, I'd suggest it."
> We don't have to go through the city to get from the Palace to the reactor, right? Maybe Kasen could scoot out that way, once we know where it leads.

[日巫子]

> Give a sympathetic look.
> "Believe me, if I had a better idea, I'd suggest it."
> We don't have to go through the city to get from the Palace to the reactor, right? Maybe Kasen could scoot out that way, once we know where it leads.

> Poor girl just can't catch a break today.
> Kasen shrugs.  "It can't be helped."
> You get to the reactor by going through the gardens at the back of the Palace, which aren't near the city.  It would be the stealthier route for Kasen to take once the reactor gets cleared up.

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[Third Eye Lem]

> Present sleeve, add Kasen to party/inventory.
> Go see what Parsee is up to.

[Kilgamayan]

> Present sleeve, add Kasen to party/inventory.
> Go see what Parsee is up to.

> Wait, hold up on these for one more moment.

> "Well...I think, if you're willing to wait here for a while, I'm trying to clear the reactor. I know there's a path from down here to the surface through the reactor, I just need to find the topside entrance and make the traversable again. Once that's done, you could take that route back up. No oni or narrow caves that way."

[日巫子]

> Present sleeve, add Kasen to party/inventory.
> Go see what Parsee is up to.

> Wait, hold up on these for one more moment.

> "Well...I think, if you're willing to wait here for a while, I'm trying to clear the reactor. I know there's a path from down here to the surface through the reactor, I just need to find the topside entrance and make the traversable again. Once that's done, you could take that route back up. No oni or narrow caves that way."

> You're about to beckon Kasen into your sleeve, but then you get a different idea.
> "Really?"  Kasen's eyebrows raise.  "I'd like to get out as soon as possible, but I guess I can wait for an extra day or so if it means less obstacles on the way out."

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[Kilgamayan]

Good, that's what I was hoping for. How urgent a task is looking into the reactor? I know we need to look at the hole in the sky.

[Hello Purvis]

It'll come down to how fast we can beat the flooding, really. Unless we can find a way to dam off the tunnel without sealing it off, though, I don't see Kasen being able to traverse it until the incident is resolved.

[O4rfish]

It isn't raining, so if we can simply build a well or chimney then the water won't drain into the tunnel.

[Hello Purvis]

Assuming it doesn't rain again, or that there isn't some other water source.

[O4rfish]

Wells and chimneys typically have roofs.

[Hello Purvis]

That doesn't really matter, though, if the problem is that the tunnel is under the water level. Which is reasonably likely, given all the flooding.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'll see what I can do for you. Let me find out whether Satori is okay with you staying or not. I figure she will be, but I don't wanna promise her house and all."
>Depart to find dat mindreader.

[日巫子]

>"I'll see what I can do for you. Let me find out whether Satori is okay with you staying or not. I figure she will be, but I don't wanna promise her house and all."
>Depart to find dat mindreader.

> Kasen nods in understanding.
> You go back downstairs and return to the kitchen, the last place you saw Satori.  When you enter the room, she has just finished loading some dishes into the sink.
> "Back already?" she asks, looking up at you.  "...hm..."
> Her eyelids droop a little in concentration.  You know she can read everything you're thinking, but she still gives you an expectant look, as if prompting you to speak.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Kasen wants to wait it out to see if we can get the reactor shaft drained out. Mind if she stays here? You can beat her up if she starts lecturing, I don't mind."

[日巫子]

>"Kasen wants to wait it out to see if we can get the reactor shaft drained out. Mind if she stays here? You can beat her up if she starts lecturing, I don't mind."

> You explain the circumstances to Satori.
> "Very well.  I'll have a guest room set up for her," she says.  You swear she smirks a little at your last comment.  "It shouldn't be a problem if it's only one or two people staying here."

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[O4rfish]

>We should talk about the memory thing.

[日巫子]

>We should talk about the memory thing.

> "....You're having trouble remembering things?" Satori ventures.  She then catches herself.  "What am I talking about?  You were thinking about that when you the last time you were here, too."

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[O4rfish]

"I can remember having a robot maid, but I can't remember what happened to her."

[O4rfish]

>"Also people have mentioned incidents which I don't remember occurring, such as the sun and moon disappearing, and everyone dreaming the same dream. "

[日巫子]

> "I can remember having a robot maid, but I can't remember what happened to her."

> Satori takes a seat on a stool.  "A robot maid?  That's--"  Her third eye twitches.  "Ohhh.  That was a long time ago, wasn't it?  You probably just forgot due to the passage of time."

>"Also people have mentioned incidents which I don't remember occurring, such as the sun and moon disappearing, and everyone dreaming the same dream. "

> "I don't know about the second incident," Satori says, "But I think I know what you're talking about, with the first one."
> Her third eye scrutinizes you.  "The one from three years ago, right?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Heh. I guess? Can't say I rightly remember."

[日巫子]

>"Heh. I guess? Can't say I rightly remember."

> "I wouldn't expect you to," Satori says.  "During that incident, you were badly injured.  Konngara kept an eye on you until your wounds had healed enough that you could be brought underground.  That was the gist of it." 
> Satori rests her elbow on the counter.  "You stayed here for a while after that, and that is the extent of my involvement and knowledge of the incident.  It's been a while, so I don't remember who the instigator is."

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