Reimu Quest (Part 10)

[Hello Purvis]

>"Gonna be okay there?"

[日巫子]

>"Gonna be okay there?"

> Patchouli nods.  Sakuya reaches out to touch her shoulder, but withdraws her hand at the last moment.  Alice watches on in concern.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Give stripes a moment to confirm and answer the rest of the question.

[日巫子]

>Give stripes a moment to confirm and answer the rest of the question.

> You wait until Patchouli has recomposed herself.  She hands the L-shaped device to Sakuya and takes a few breaths.
> "Ha...ha...I am unsure of exact quantities...more than one of each would be...fine," she says.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Alright, I'll see what I can do about these things, and about inviting people to get involved. In fact, why don't we start with Remilia herself, I'm sure she'd be thrilled to pitch in. Would you be so kind as to properly announce me, Sakuya?"

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"Alright, I'll see what I can do about these things, and about inviting people to get involved. In fact, why don't we start with Remilia herself, I'm sure she'd be thrilled to pitch in. Would you be so kind as to properly announce me, Sakuya?"

> "Very well."  Sakuya turns on her heels and disappears.
> Patchouli nods and coughs a bit.  "We may also need a lot of space..."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Space might be difficult, this is one of the largest buildings in Gensokyo."
>Begin to mentally plot out the fastest path to hit major locations in Gensokyo from SDM.

[日巫子]

>"Space might be difficult, this is one of the largest buildings in Gensokyo."
>Begin to mentally plot out the fastest path to hit major locations in Gensokyo from SDM.

> "How about outside?"  Patchouli suggests.
> "Um, are you sure?" Alice asks.
> Other major locations closet o the SDM include the Misty Lake, your shrine...possibly where the Human Village used to be if you don't mind an extra ten minutes of flying.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"If you guys need to relocate outside, that's fine with me. Just don't get rained on, I suppose."

[日巫子]

>"If you guys need to relocate outside, that's fine with me. Just don't get rained on, I suppose."

> "Right.  Koa, my--"  Patchouli stops short.  "I mean, Sakuya--"
> "She left, too," says Alice.
> Patchouli huffs.  "Alice, take those books outside while I lock up the library."
> She lifts off and flies off towards the doors.  Alice picks up the scroll and book in her arms and starts flying off as well.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Follow them out, and keep an eye open for Sakuya.

[日巫子]

>Follow them out, and keep an eye open for Sakuya.

> You follow Alice as she walks along past the bookshelves, and towards a series of doors at the end of the library.  She takes one, and you follow her through.
> This room is dim, lit by a few lanterns.  You see Koakuma digging through one of the many crates in here while grumbling to herself.  Alice leads you towards a short staircase.  You ascend towards a door in the ceiling, and Alice pushes it open.  As you emerge outside, you hear Patchouli enter the room behind you and exchanging a few words with Koakuma.
> You're now outside the mansion itself, but still within the fenced in grounds.  What you were walking through was the cellar, judging by the doors.  Patchouli comes out a few moments after you and Alice, huffing and wheezing the entire way up even though she was flying.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Help Patchy out as well as we can with our wrist, and then close the door behind her.

[日巫子]

>Help Patchy out as well as we can with our wrist, and then close the door behind her.

> You use your good hand to drag Patchouli out of the cellar, and then kick the doors shut.  Alice is already flying around the side of the mansion, towards the front gardens.  Patchouli takes a moment to catch her breath, before following Alice.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Keep pace with them magicans.

[日巫子]

>Keep pace with them magicans.

> You follow Patchouli and Alice as they fly across the front gardens and over the gate.  Meiling, still at the gate, cranes her neck back to watch as they soar past her and land in the grass near Misty Lake.  You fly over to join them.  No conversation is taking place; instead, the two girls are looking up at the sky with awe.  They are captivated by the bronze orb still absorbing water.
> "...Wow," Alice breathes.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, that was that thing with the shards I was asking about beforehand."

[日巫子]

>"Yeah, that was that thing with the shards I was asking about beforehand."

> "It seems almost...familiar, somehow," says Patchouli.  "Anyhow, I'm certain that Sakuya, Remi, and Koa will be coming out soon, if you want to talk to any of them."
> Alice smooths out her skirt and takes a seat in the grass.  In the lake, you see something glittering as it swims in the water.  Faeries frolic in the reeds nearby, a familiar ice faerie and her friend among them.  The lake has been practically untouched by the incident, so everyone here is oblivious.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I am pretty sure that's what Kikuri used to be sealed into, until back a few years ago.
>Peer out toward the lake while talking, and see if we can figure out what that glittering thing is.

[日巫子]

>"I am pretty sure that's what Kikuri used to be sealed into, until back a few years ago.
>Peer out toward the lake while talking, and see if we can figure out what that glittering thing is.

> "Oh.  Of course," says Patchouli.
> As you speak, you look out into the lake.  Upon closer inspection, the glittering isn't anything unusual: just a mermaid, swimming along and minding her own business.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Have we seen any mermaids around there before? Interacted with them?

[日巫子]

>Have we seen any mermaids around there before? Interacted with them?

> No, but you've heard they live in this lake.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Observe the general goings on around the lake and the manor while waiting for Sakuya and/or Remilia to show up.

[日巫子]

>Observe the general goings on around the lake and the manor while waiting for Sakuya and/or Remilia to show up.

> You look around as you wait for Sakuya, Remilia, or both to show up.  Nothing out of the ordinary seems to be happening.
> After a short while, you see Meiling opening the gates.  Sakuya and Remilia--the former holding a parasol over the latter--exit the mansion grounds and start walking out towards the lake.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Damnit Sakuya you're useless.
>Hurry after them.

[日巫子]

>Damnit Sakuya you're useless.
>Hurry after them.

> You run and meet them halfway towards the lake.  Remilia stops dead in her tracks.  Sakuya angles the parasol a bit so that the sunlight isn't shining directly on her.
> "So you have...ah..."  Remilia starts to speak, but she trails off.  Instead, her mouth hangs open and she drools a bit.  You see her eyes go wide and fixate on your bandaged wrist.

> _

[O4rfish]

>"Charisma Remi, charisma! Keep it together."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Not now, Remilia. You have seen the hole in the sky, right? I need your help to deal with that."

[日巫子]

>"Charisma Remi, charisma! Keep it together."

>"Not now, Remilia. You have seen the hole in the sky, right? I need your help to deal with that."

> Charisma stops mattering when blood is involved!
> "Aha...."  Remilia's eyes are huge.  Her lips curl back, and you can clearly see her pointed teeth.
> "Milady, please calm down," Sakuya says, putting a hand on Remilia's shoulder before she can step out of the shade of the parasol.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Sakuya, can I get you to take to to Patchouli to explain things, because it doesn't seem like she cares to listen to me right now."