Reimu Quest (Part 4)

[Hello Purvis]

>Cup our hands around it, and get into a good position in front of her.
>Then send the water jelly on an impact velocity with her face, and be prepared to deal with any perspective lurchings with flight.

[日巫子]

>Cup our hands around it, and get into a good position in front of her.
>Then send the water jelly on an impact velocity with her face, and be prepared to deal with any perspective lurchings with flight.

> You bring down the water upon Sanae's face.  Like a water balloon it explodes and drenches her head with water.  Her hair hangs limp, weighed down by the water jelly.  You might as well have tickled her with a feather because she didn't do anything.

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[Hello Purvis]

>We'll give her a feather, alright. Take a good solid float so we can avoid tremors, then tickle her sides.

[日巫子]

>We'll give her a feather, alright. Take a good solid float so we can avoid tremors, then tickle her sides.

> You float above Sanae and tickle her.  Under any other circumstances, she would have been squealing and crying with laughter, but she doesn't even fidget now.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Oh well.
>Let's go have a look through one of those windows, see what we can see out in the water.

[日巫子]

>Oh well.
>Let's go have a look through one of those windows, see what we can see out in the water.

> You walk over to the window and look out.
> The water ripples as if it's pulsing with life.  Fish swim by in the distance, appearing and disappearing like snow melting on the ground.  In fact, it almost does look like snow from where you're at.  There is nothing but a deep, deep blue.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Peak back into the hall, is there anything interesting out there?

[日巫子]

>Peak back into the hall, is there anything interesting out there?

> You check the hallway again.  It doesn't look like there's anything out there.

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[Hello Purvis]

>That's not right.
>Is it?
>"Anyone out there?"

[日巫子]

>That's not right.
>Is it?
>"Anyone out there?"

> Normally there's a pet or two roaming the halls.
> Your voice echoes like you're shouting into a cave.  You hear ringing from somewhere, like water droplets hitting metal, as your voice fades away.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Can we determine where the ringing is?

[日巫子]

>Can we determine where the ringing is?

> From downstairs, you think.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's head downstairs.

[日巫子]

>Let's head downstairs.

> You leave Sanae's room and go down the stairs.  It gets darker and darker the farther down you descend, until you're almost tripping trying to make it to the next step.  Leaving the steps behind, you find yourself standing on a cold floor.  You're getting goosebumps all over.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's find the lights.

[日巫子]

>Let's find the lights.

> You stumble around in the dark, trying to find a light switch, a torch, matches, anything.  However, you can't seem to find the walls.

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[Cheez8]

> Let's make some lights then. Chuck some slow-moving danmaku around and see where the walls went.
> In particular, throw some bullets in the direction of the ringing sound, if it's still there.

[日巫子]

> Let's make some lights then. Chuck some slow-moving danmaku around and see where the walls went.
> In particular, throw some bullets in the direction of the ringing sound, if it's still there.

> You fire some danmaku.  The bullets and the smooth, tile-less floor are all you see as the bullets fizzle out and disappear.  You shoot in the general direction of the ringing, and the bullets last a few seconds longer.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's just walk toward the ringing.

[日巫子]

>Let's just walk toward the ringing.

> You keep walking.  At first you worry about bumping into furniture, or walls, or columns, but after a while it becomes apparent that all you're going to encounter is the floor.
> As you walk, the ringing gets louder and louder.  A speck of light the size of a marble waits for you in the distance.

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[Sect]

> Approach more quickly, now that we're not afraid of wrecking ourselves.

[日巫子]

> Approach more quickly, now that we're not afraid of wrecking ourselves.

> You run towards the light.  It expands outwards and grows in size, and your eyes water from how bright it is.  The ringing comes in a steady, rhythmic beat.  You step in a puddle and realize that the ringing sound is water, dripping down from the ceiling.  Just ahead is an arched doorway, leading out to somewhere bright.  You smell ginger and feel nostalgic.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Savor the odor and continue into the light.

[日巫子]

>Savor the odor and continue into the light.

> You allow the scent to wash over you, and you continue on through the tunnel.
> Emerging, you find yourself half-blinded by light.  As your eyes adjust, you find yourself surrounded by branches still fresh with their summer leaves.  The ground slopes and forms a set of stone stairs that lead down into the grassy beyond.  For miles you see forest, and a bright sky.  Clouds roll on at a pace much faster than the slow wind rustling your dress.  The smell of ginger has faded to a much less noticeable intensity, such that you'd have to be really paying attention.
> Although it's day, you see stars twinkling in the bright blue sky.  The clouds, too, look more like something out of a storybook.

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[Sect]

> Look behind us.

[日巫子]

> Look behind us.

> You look behind yourself and see the door through which you came, a stone archway.  It is set into what appears to be part of a mountain, although it is much too high and wide--and covered with vegetation--for you to be able to tell just how big it is or what's beyond it.  Through the door you see pitch black.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's track down that odor.

[日巫子]

>Let's track down that odor.

> You start following your nose.  You're led down the steps and through the woods, where you step on refreshingly comfortable grass and continue on your way.  The smell comes from all directions and is still faint.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Look around, what do we see in the vicinity here?

[日巫子]

>Look around, what do we see in the vicinity here?

> Looking around, you see trees and grass that sways gently in the wind.  Although the trees are thick around you, in the distance they thin out.

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