Nue Quest 10 - The Lost Levels: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. I'm still gonna head over to Reimu's, but I'll spend the time thinking about if I should stay here or go home tonight."

>She nods. "I intend to be here all night."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right. I'll be back soon."

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. I'll be back soon."

>She nods. "Good luck."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> Take flight and head back to the Hakurei Shrine.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> Take flight and head back to the Hakurei Shrine.

>You take to the air again, and head eastward toward the Hakurei Shrine. It's a fair easy trip and reasonably short trip, compared to some of the ones you've made today.
>As you reach the shrine, you can see that Reimu is still on the porch, having changed clothes and now eating something from a bowl. Suika is still there as well, though now she is sprawled out over the stairs. As you descend, Suika cries, "I told y' she'd be back!"
>"Don't tell me, let me guess," says Reimu, as she sets the bowl aside, before you can say anything. "Rinnosuke got away, right?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Worse. He's still as unresponsive as ever, and now the Devas know about him. They're gonna mess him up something fierce, even given his condition."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I tried to talk them out of it, but not happening. Yuugi did agree to wait until he's out of the Temple, but once she realizes how long that's going to be, I'm not sure she won't change her mind."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Worse. He's still as unresponsive as ever, and now the Devas know about him. They're gonna mess him up something fierce, even given his condition."

>"Oh, yeah," says Reimu. "That'll be a problem."

>"I tried to talk them out of it, but not happening. Yuugi did agree to wait until he's out of the Temple, but once she realizes how long that's going to be, I'm not sure she won't change her mind."

>"If she gave her word, she's not going to go back on it," Reimu says.
>"Figured y'd know that sort of thing," Suika mumbles loudly.
>"Okay, so I'm assuming someone told her, right?" says Reimu.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes, I did."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes, I did."

>Reimu nods. "Well, let's go through the list. Did you tell Remilia, Mystia, Yuka, or the Yama? Or tell someone who is going to pass it on before they forget about it? The Tengu are a given, too, so expect them on your doorstep soon."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mystia knows he did it because she helped me investigate, but it looks like she's happier to just get on with her life. I haven't told Remilia, but Patchouli knows he did it, so I don't know what will happen there. I haven't told the other two. I'm also not sure any of them actually know where he is right now, though for Patchouli at least she could probably guess."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mystia knows he did it because she helped me investigate, but it looks like she's happier to just get on with her life. I haven't told Remilia, but Patchouli knows he did it, so I don't know what will happen there. I haven't told the other two. I'm also not sure any of them actually know where he is right now, though for Patchouli at least she could probably guess."

>"Well, Mystia would be the least of your problems," says Reimu, "But she'd definitely get involved, the little money-grubber. Remilia is going to be there in a couple days, at most. The good news is that she won't come in firing. Instead she's going to come with her maid, make a big gracious show, and politely make offers backed up by implied threats. So she'll be just like Yuugi, except she'll waste even more of your time and probably drink up your tea."
>"As for Yuuka, well, she may never find out. And she might not care or have even noticed, since she's usually off on her own and probably doesn't even think about money. But if she did notice, she'll definitely want revenge, and who knows how she'll try it. She might be as polite as Remilia about it, or just blow a hole in the side of your shrine without a word of warning. As for the Yama, who knows what she'll think? The chance of her getting involved is pretty low, but if she does she's never going to let go until she gets what she wants. The lucky thing is that is may not involve hurting him, but chances are none of you are going be happy about the results in any event."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "I would have thought Gensokyo's residents were better than to thank the people that got their money back by defiling the sanctity of their home in order to beat up a cripple."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "I would have thought Gensokyo's residents were better than to thank the people that got their money back by defiling the sanctity of their home in order to beat up a cripple."

>"What, it's a handful," says Reimu. "Not that I'd envy anyone having to deal with that handful. But if you were going to hide him, why were you telling people where he is?"

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[Kilgamayan]

>  "The goal was to heal him, not to hide him."

[Hello Purvis]

>  "The goal was to heal him, not to hide him."

>"You'd think those would be one and the same," says Reimu, "with all the trouble he caused. Ah well, can't put a spilled drink back in the cup. Oh, I forgot to mention the tengu. They're going to be angry, and they'll probably send someone. The good news is that they'll be pretty reasonable if you can convince them that he didn't break in. And, there's a good chance that Aya will be asked to do it, since she's alright kind of connected with you guys. The good news there is that Aya is going to be in a real good mood, since she followed us to Makai, so you shouldn't have too much trouble there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm not much worried about the tengu. Nor Mystia, since we have it in pretty good wiith each other right now."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm not much worried about the tengu. Nor Mystia, since we have it in pretty good wiith each other right now."

>Reimu nods. "Well, now you know what to prepare for."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Out of curiosity, ignoring the sanctity of the temple since I'm pretty sure you don't care about that, what will you do if someone with ill intentions actually does manage to get their hands on him?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Out of curiosity, ignoring the sanctity of the temple since I'm pretty sure you don't care about that, what will you do if someone with ill intentions actually does manage to get their hands on him?"

>"I've been considering it," says Reimu. "I suppose, since he's half human he's half of my responsibility, isn't he?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a small smirk.
> "I was thinking he's worth guarding because he's so close to your best friend, but I guess that works too. Nothing should happen before tomorrow morning, if that helps, since K's already done for the day and I can't imagine Yuugi's far behind."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a small smirk.
> "I was thinking he's worth guarding because he's so close to your best friend, but I guess that works too. Nothing should happen before tomorrow morning, if that helps, since K's already done for the day and I can't imagine Yuugi's far behind."

>"I suppose I'll show up," says Reimu. "If nothing else, I might be able to help talk some reason into Remilia when she shows up, which will be one of these coming nights. There is going to be some kind of breakfast, right?"
>Suika gives a single loud laugh.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a wider grin.
> "That all depends. You trust my cooking?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a wider grin.
> "That all depends. You trust my cooking?"

>"Well, you've probably not killed anyone," she says. Then she frowns a little. "No oni, anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "We'll what can be arranged, then. I think there's a decent amount of food supplies in the kitchen."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We'll what can be arranged, then. I think there's a decent amount of food supplies in the kitchen."

>"Alright, good, I'll be there," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Great, and thanks. You gonna tell Marisa, too?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Great, and thanks. You gonna tell Marisa, too?"

>"I suppose I could," says Reimu with a shrug.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Please do, yeah. Nothing against you, of course, just thinking strength in numbers. Makes it easier to tell her what happened, too."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Please do, yeah. Nothing against you, of course, just thinking strength in numbers. Makes it easier to tell her what happened, too."

>"She's going to want breakfast too, you know," Reimu says. "I'm not sharing."

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