Parsee Quest (Part 3)

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

It' a cave. is the ground dirt? Cause if it is, the doll can write with just a stick.

[日巫子]

> "Huh, really?" Wow, this thing can actually think. Weird.
> "Hey, do you guys have some paper and something to write with?"

> Dolls aren't normally sentient...are they?
> The fairies look around at each other.  "Um...no..."

>"Hey, doll, write your name if you have one. So I can call you something other than doll."

> We probably don't need that newspaper fragment anymore, so if there's any room on it we could have the doll write on that.

> The doll's head jerks forward again, and she starts to shuffle around in the dirt.
> If the doll needs something to write on, she can just use the newspaper fragment.

> _

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>Does it look like she's writing? Let's see what she does.

[Whatthe]

> Would using the seeing stone attract unwanted attention from the fairies?
> If not, check all eight dolls with the seeing stone.

[日巫子]

>Does it look like she's writing? Let's see what she does.

> You observe what she's doing.  She's...she's forming letters?
> After some difficulties, she produces a single name in the dirt.
> It says 'Hourai'.

> Would using the seeing stone attract unwanted attention from the fairies?
> If not, check all eight dolls with the seeing stone.

> Nazrin is the only one who's actually noticed the stone, so probably not.
> You check the dolls with the seeing stone...nothing.
> The moving doll has a tiny, blue-white aura.

> _

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"So your name is Hourai, little doll?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"So, are you supposed to be doing something, or were you lost or abandoned or something like that?"

[日巫子]

>"So your name is Hourai, little doll?"

> Another nod.

>"So, are you supposed to be doing something, or were you lost or abandoned or something like that?"

> Hourai scuffles along the dirt again.
> 'Errands'.
> Cirno is looking over your shoulder at Hourai.  "It's like she's sentient or something!"

> _

[Whatthe]

> "Have you finished those errands?"

[日巫子]

> "Have you finished those errands?"

> Hourai shakes her head from side to side.

> _

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"What were you supposed to do?"

[Hello Purvis]

>To the faeries: "Hey, when'd you find this, again?"

[日巫子]

>"What were you supposed to do?"

> More shuffling.
> 'DelivEr leTteR to Patchy...pIckup MediCation.'

>To the faeries: "Hey, when'd you find this, again?"

> "We found it today," Star says.  "Who's 'Patchy'?"

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we know or know of a Patchy?
>Or someone that would make dolls like this?

[Whatthe]

(I couldn't resist.)

[日巫子]

>Do we know or know of a Patchy?
>Or someone that would make dolls like this?

> You don't know anyone with that name.
> You don't know anyone who makes dolls, either.
> Hourai continues to shuffle around.
> 'nEed to pickup meDication bUt were where is it'.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"So how were you supposed to pick it up if you didn't have a clue where it is?"

[日巫子]

>"So how were you supposed to pick it up if you didn't have a clue where it is?"

> 'manau mau manualLy bUildiNg tracking abilities'

> _

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"So what building was it supposed to be?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"So she just said, "Hey, I need medicine. Go find this place and don't screw it up!", huh? Who thought that was a bright idea and told you to do that?"

[Sect]

> "Hey, wait, you said you had a letter? Can I see it?"

[Whatthe]

> "This medication you're supposed to pick up, is it urgently needed?"

[日巫子]

>"So what building was it supposed to be?"

> 'Scarlet Devil Mansion'

>"So she just said, "Hey, I need medicine. Go find this place and don't screw it up!", huh? Who thought that was a bright idea and told you to do that?"

> 'you'Re wrOng..iT's traiNing.'
> Must be like military training.

> "Hey, wait, you said you had a letter? Can I see it?"

> Hourai reaches into her dress, pulls out a sealed envelope, and hands it off to you.
> "She had a letter on her?" one of the fairies asks.

> "This medication you're supposed to pick up, is it urgently needed?"

> Hourai nods.

> _

[Sect]

> "Hey, do any of you guys know where this 'Scarlet Devil Mansion' is?"
> Open the letter and look inside. If Hourai protests, tell her, "Hey, if this is pretty urgent, it's better that someone helps you get to where you need to be quickly, right?"

[日巫子]

> "Hey, do any of you guys know where this 'Scarlet Devil Mansion' is?"
> Open the letter and look inside. If Hourai protests, tell her, "Hey, if this is pretty urgent, it's better that someone helps you get to where you need to be quickly, right?"

> The fairies talk amongst themselves, but Cirno suddenly gets the expression of someone who has remembered something.
> "That's...the mansion right next to the hideout!" she cries.
> You open the letter.  Hourai panics and flies up to snatch the letter back, but she floats back down to the ground when you talk to her.
> Inside is a very neatly-written letter.  How formal.

Dearest Patchouli,

It has not been more than a week since I have sent my last letter, but I would still request the status of yours, your assistant?s, and their well being.  I know that you are frail of health and you have a bloodthirsty monster running amok in your library, so this is but one matter of grave importance.

The second matter I would like to address is that the shell that I have been painstakingly been working on for the past four months has finally been completed.  With that out of the way, I can begin my next projects, and hopefully there will be less of a rush for you to contact Mother.  As you reminded me in your last letter, you are still rewriting several important tomes and dealing with a mysterious shortage of candles.

On the subject of shortages, I am seeing a rapid decline of dolls from London fleet, and only the London fleet.  All of my dolls are wired so that they may find their way home with no troubles, and yet only 46% of the London fleet is accounted for.  At this point I must conclude that this is theft.  Given their purpose of scouting, searching, and reconnaissance missions, I cannot help but be perplexed by this situation.  A certain someone seems to think that planting copious amounts of flowers in my front yard is a sufficient replacement for the missing dolls, but it just gives the other fleets more work to do.  That certain someone also gave me a lovely golden bracelet.  But I digress.

A strange man turned up at my door earlier, asking about Marisa.  Regretfully, I had to tell the truth.

I am sending Hourai to deliver this to you, but I will have to send her back later to pick up your reply.  I am killing two birds with one stone by training her to be as skillful as the London fleet in searching while sending her to pick up my medication at the same time.  I do not regret this decision; I can go a few more nights without sleep.

Hourai knows the way to your library, and has been instructed to go there first thing, you needn't worry about her failing to deliver the letter.

Yours truly,
Alice Margatroid

> _

[Sect]

> "Huh. Interesting."
> To the fairies: "So, that mansion right next to the hideout is the Scarlet Devil one? That doesn't sound at all foreboding."
> To Hourai: "You hear that, Hourai? Just get one of these guys to show you their door. Or what's left of it, I guess."
> Hm... someone's stealing dolls... "Hey, Hourai, do these dolls look familiar?"

[Kasu]

> Crap.  Weren't we chased out of there earlier?
> Count our spell cards just in case.

[Sect]

> Hey, we don't need to do anything. Hourai can get inside on her own.

[日巫子]

> "Huh. Interesting."
> To the fairies: "So, that mansion right next to the hideout is the Scarlet Devil one? That doesn't sound at all foreboding."
> To Hourai: "You hear that, Hourai? Just get one of these guys to show you their door. Or what's left of it, I guess."
> Hm... someone's stealing dolls... "Hey, Hourai, do these dolls look familiar?"

> Looks like you've gotten a lot of information from someone else's letter.
> There's a loud chorus of agreement when you ask if the Scarlet Devil Mansion is really next to the hideout.
> You tell Hourai the good news, and she nods slowly.  You then ask her about the dolls that the fairies have brought out, and she seems to perk up.  She shuffles around in the dirt near them.
> 'Tibet' is written next to the red doll, 'Holland' is written next to the orange doll, 'France' is written next to the gold doll, 'London' is written next to the green doll, 'Russia' is written next to the blue doll, 'Kyoto' is written next to the purple doll, and 'Orleans' is written next to the white doll.  It looks like she has these names ground into her memory, the way she writes them.

> Crap.  Weren't we chased out of there earlier?
> Count our spell cards just in case.

> Yes, and that was because you kicked in both of their doors and hawked a bottle of wine.  Or they were just in a bad mood that day, it's hard to tell.

Spellcards:

> Green-eyed Monster
  > Bullets that actively chase the target and leave a trail.
> Shiro's Ashes
  > Aimed bubbles that leave a trail of flowers.  They disappear when they turn red.
> Large Box and Small Box
  > Summons a mirror of yourself to shoot bullets alongside you.  If the mirror is hit, she shoots more bullets.
> Midnight Anathema Ritual
  > A stream of nails that send out more bullets that scatter around.

> Hey, we don't need to do anything. Hourai can get inside on her own.

> Well, good point.  The bloodthirsty monster this 'Alice' person mentioned leaves you suspicious, though.

> _

[Sect]

> "Huh, so these green ones are the ones going missing...? Did you guys find any more of the green ones in the forest?"
> Fold up the letter and give it back to Hourai.
> To the fairies: "How about you guys help out Hourai, here? Maybe you might get a reward if you do."
> How long has it been since we left Reimu's shrine?