Reimu Quest (Part 10)

[日巫子]

>"Just how detailed is your knowledge about how it was made?"

> "Not very..." Akyuu says, furrowing her brow.  "In my last life, I died before it was more than an idea.  Very inconvenient for my chronicles."
> She says this as if she was talking about a bug she found in her laundry.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"That is a shame, I need as much information on it as I can get."

[日巫子]

>"That is a shame, I need as much information on it as I can get."

> "I don't think I'll be much help.  Sorry," says Akyuu with a grimace.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"That's alright. Aside from Yukari and Patchouli, who would you recommend asking for more information?"

[日巫子]

>"That's alright. Aside from Yukari and Patchouli, who would you recommend asking for more information?"

> "I don't know.  Yukari's shikigami might know something," says Akyuu."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I figured. Thanks!"
>Say proper goodbyes, and make our way toward the mountain, and toward Kappa town.

[日巫子]

>"I figured. Thanks!"
>Say proper goodbyes, and make our way toward the mountain, and toward Kappa town.

> "You're welcome."
> You part ways with Akyuu and start flying up the mountain.  Remembering the way you took last time, you fly over the forest and to the Genbu Ravine, where the kappa live.  As you descend towards the lake, you notice that there are very few kappa out and about.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Make our way toward where Nitori was last time. Let's not try to pay any especial attention to other kappa right now, lest we make them uncomfortable. But do stay reasonably aware of them just in case one tries something funny.

[日巫子]

>Make our way toward where Nitori was last time. Let's not try to pay any especial attention to other kappa right now, lest we make them uncomfortable. But do stay reasonably aware of them just in case one tries something funny.

> You glide across the lake, past the kappa and to the iron shack near the water's edge.  The kappa don't disturb you, and seem content to stay where they are.  Ripples follow you in the water, but nothing emerges.  You hear a frog croaking in the reeds.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Last time she was in some kind of house, wasn't she? Let's go find it and knock on the door. Or a window or something.

[日巫子]

>Last time she was in some kind of house, wasn't she? Let's go find it and knock on the door. Or a window or something.

> You think she was in the iron shack where Meira was being kept.  You approach the familiar-looking one and look around.  There is no door, only a doorway, and the windows don't have glass either.  You see Nitori seated on the ground, holding a square contraption in her hands and pulling it apart with a screwdriver.  There are bits and pieces of plastic all over the floor around her.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Knock on the doorframe.

[日巫子]

>Knock on the doorframe.

> You knock on the doorframe.
> "YAH!"  Nitori screams and throws the contraption and screwdriver in the air.  They go clattering against the wall and onto the floor.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"What, do your neighbors just barge in or something?"

[日巫子]

>"What, do your neighbors just barge in or something?"

> "Of course!  This place doesn't even belong to anyway," Nitori squawks.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Huh. So, did those two get back to wherever in good shape?"

[日巫子]

>"Huh. So, did those two get back to wherever in good shape?"

> "Yeah," says Nitori.  "They left a while ago."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Good, good."
>"Alright, I'm about to ask you some weird things. Do you think that your machines and stuff could contribute to working magic?"

[日巫子]

>"Good, good."
>"Alright, I'm about to ask you some weird things. Do you think that your machines and stuff could contribute to working magic?"

> "Uh..."  Nitori stares at you for a good bit.  "...You can use 'em in spellcard duels."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"So you're saying they cannot assist with more classical magic, or that you've not considered the problem?"

[日巫子]

>"So you're saying they cannot assist with more classical magic, or that you've not considered the problem?"

> "I dunno how I'd go about that," says Nitori with a shrug.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Mmm, that's a shame. See. we're working to fix the border back up, and I've been inviting as many knowledgeable and powerful people as I can. I was hoping you've be able to add to the effort, I'd like to see a kappa have a stake in this too."

[日巫子]

>"Mmm, that's a shame. See. we're working to fix the border back up, and I've been inviting as many knowledgeable and powerful people as I can. I was hoping you've be able to add to the effort, I'd like to see a kappa have a stake in this too."

> "I guess I wouldn't mind helping," says Nitori, "I don't know what the others would think, though."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"The other people working on it, or the other kappa?"

[日巫子]

>"The other people working on it, or the other kappa?"

> "The other kappa," Nitori says.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm pretty sure they'll be thrilled that the border has been fixed."

[日巫子]

>"I'm pretty sure they'll be thrilled that the border has been fixed."

> "If it's for the good of all of us, then I'll ask around," says Nitori as she picks up the parts scattered around the floor.  "Oh, um...will Marisa be there?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I'd like to be. But I have to find her, first."

[日巫子]

>"I'd like to be. But I have to find her, first."

> Nitori sighs.  "Okay."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Grin.
>"Want me to tell her to keep an eye out for you?"