Reimu Quest (Part 4)

[Hello Purvis]

>Go and kneel beside Sanae.
>"Hey, you."

[日巫子]

>Go and kneel beside Sanae.
>"Hey, you."

> You approach Sanae, and she buries her face in her knees.

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[Hello Purvis]

>So very tempting to push her into the pond...
>Is she still all wingly?
>"It's time to go."

[日巫子]

>So very tempting to push her into the pond...
>Is she still all wingly?
>"It's time to go."

> You suddenly have the urge to push Sanae into the pond.
> She still has the wings.
> "Go where?" Sanae mumbles.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Back to the waking world. We got things to do."

[日巫子]

>"Back to the waking world. We got things to do."

> "No."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Urgh. Why not?"

[日巫子]

>"Urgh. Why not?"

> "I can't go back.  How can I..."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Because if you don't, that dippy umbrella of yours will never leave me alone."

[日巫子]

>"Because if you don't, that dippy umbrella of yours will never leave me alone."

> "Oh..."  Sanae seems to shrink further into herself.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"So let's go before Koishi decides to jump on the bed you're on and also you."

[日巫子]

>"So let's go before Koishi decides to jump on the bed you're on and also you."

> "I'm not going," Sanae says.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Is she looking at us?

[日巫子]

>Is she looking at us?

> No.  She hasn't lifted her head since you came over to her.

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[O4rfish]

So, what is her deal? Is she embarrassed that she withdrew from her friends, or is she anguished at leaving the dream people behind?

just wondering if we should give her a pep talk or browbeat her for her Inception hubris

[Hanzo K.]

I was wondering that too. She might even think she did something wrong, and chooses to hide away here in Dreamland to escape it. But where's Kirby?

[Hello Purvis]

I don't think Reimu's in a peptalk mood.

>Quietly reach over with our dominant thumb and forefinger with as little movement as possible toward her face, and pinch dat cheek with the force of Sanae's weight in crabs.

[日巫子]

>Quietly reach over with our dominant thumb and forefinger with as little movement as possible toward her face, and pinch dat cheek with the force of Sanae's weight in crabs.

> You reach over and, before Sanae can react, pinch her cheek as hard as you can.  She yelps and jerks upright.
> "Hey, what did you--"
> She suddenly disappears into thin air.  You hear Kasen gasp from the back door, but Konngara just looks on in mute horror.  It takes her a few moments but she's on her feet, backing away from you.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Don't worry kids, everything is fine."
>Pinch our own cheek with considerably less fury.

[日巫子]

>"Don't worry kids, everything is fine."
>Pinch our own cheek with considerably less fury.

> You take a moment to reassure the others, before waking yourself up.  You don't stick around long enough to see their reactions.
> You wake up feeling sluggish and stiff.  Satori, by some miracle, is still asleep in the same position you last saw her in.

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[Sect]

> Try to not disturb her while we try to figure out what time it is.

[日巫子]

> Try to not disturb her while we try to figure out what time it is.

> You turn your head to look at the clock.  It's almost 6 in the morning.

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[Sect]

> Wriggle out of the bed without disturbing Satori: we can check up on Sanae to see if that pinch worked, then go surprise Satori with breakfast.

[日巫子]

> Wriggle out of the bed without disturbing Satori: we can check up on Sanae to see if that pinch worked, then go surprise Satori with breakfast.

> You slide out of bed.  Not waking up Satori is easy: you've woken up with Suika on your stomach before and have had to wiggle out from under her with much more difficulty.
> You decide to check Sanae's room first, with plans to make Satori breakfast afterwards.  The door is wide open, and the sheets are in a disarray.  Sanae is nowhere to be found, but you see a bronze shard on the floor, flecked with blood.

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[Sect]

> That... that's not a good sign. Well, the bronze shard thing with blood, that is. At least Sanae is up and about. Maybe?
> Pick that shard up, and let's see if we can find a blood trail.

[日巫子]

> That... that's not a good sign. Well, the bronze shard thing with blood, that is. At least Sanae is up and about. Maybe?
> Pick that shard up, and let's see if we can find a blood trail.

> The sight of a bloodied shard is worrying, but it looks like Sanae woke up.
> Obtained: 5/8 Shard
> You look around for a blood trail, but there is none.  Only a small puddle of it where you found the shard.

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[Sect]

> Let's head downstairs, keeping an eye and ear out for any ruckuses.
> If we don't find any sign of Sanae, oh well: she's probably going back topside. Time to scope out the kitchen.

[日巫子]

> Let's head downstairs, keeping an eye and ear out for any ruckuses.
> If we don't find any sign of Sanae, oh well: she's probably going back topside. Time to scope out the kitchen.

> You leave the room and go downstairs.  You don't see Sanae anywhere, so you just keep going until you reach the kitchen.
> When you enter the room, you smell something cooking.  Okuu is standing at the stove, where a pot of something is boiling away.  She's still in her pajamas and looks like she's going to fall asleep where she's standing.  A half-empty carton of eggs and some seasonings are sitting out on the counter..

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[Sect]

> Stealthily creep behind her and poke her cheek. "Oi. Don't go scalding yourself."

[日巫子]

> Stealthily creep behind her and poke her cheek. "Oi. Don't go scalding yourself."

> Okuu takes no notice of you until you poke her, whereupon she makes an "unyuuu" sound.
> "I can cooook," she mumbles sleepily.

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