Author Topic: Reimu Quest (Part 11) (Read 54860 times)

日巫子 · « **Reply #540 on:** June 10, 2014, 03:18:04 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 03:12:30 PM

>Walk in with her.
>"Did Yukari ask you to hang around?"

> You and Sanae stroll through the gates and towards the front door. As you walk inside, you ask her she was made to stay here.
> "No, I, just didn't really know what to do," says Sanae.
> "Something happened while I was moving the Dream World away from Gensokyo, and I feel safer being around all these people," she admits.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #541 on:** June 10, 2014, 03:23:39 PM »

>"What happened?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #542 on:** June 10, 2014, 03:33:02 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 03:23:39 PM

>"What happened?"

> "I felt someone watching me. I think there's something out there," Sanae says. "What if it finds its way here?"
> The two of you continue walking along until you reach the ballroom. Already, parts of the groups have set up and are continuing work, while their other members rest nearby. Faerie maids are going around dispensing sleeping bags and pillows. Others still are going up the stairs, for whatever is available for them up there. Yuuka almost disappears into the greenhouse but is stopped by Alice, who redirects her away from it. Sanae looks around the room.
> "It's like a sleepover," she comments.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #543 on:** June 10, 2014, 03:46:10 PM »

>"I wonder who gets all the good guest rooms?"
>"And I'm guessing Yukari said you were imaging things?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #544 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:10:02 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 03:46:10 PM

>"I wonder who gets all the good guest rooms?"
>"And I'm guessing Yukari said you were imaging things?"

> "Whoever's the fastest," says Sanae. "No, she said to keep my guard up."

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #545 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:12:59 PM »

>"Mmm. Think we ought to have a look around tonight, and make sure everything is okay?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #546 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:32:43 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 04:12:59 PM

>"Mmm. Think we ought to have a look around tonight, and make sure everything is okay?"

> Sanae nods. "Probably."

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #547 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:37:46 PM »

>"Okay. Let's meet up at that shrine, the one where Kasen likes to hide."

日巫子 · « **Reply #548 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:52:27 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 04:37:46 PM

>"Okay. Let's meet up at that shrine, the one where Kasen likes to hide."

> "Okay. Umm..." Sanae looks around, spots a faerie maid and walks over to take a sleeping bag and pillow from her.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #549 on:** June 10, 2014, 04:53:56 PM »

>Yeah, lets go collect up some sleeping gear. Then maybe hunt down something to eat.

日巫子 · « **Reply #550 on:** June 10, 2014, 05:10:11 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 04:53:56 PM

>Yeah, lets go collect up some sleeping gear. Then maybe hunt down something to eat.

> You find a faerie maid and get a sleeping bag and pillow as well, and look around for any food. Sanae wanders away from you to approach some people--the oni, tengu, kappa, and Nue in particular--as you locate a cart of snacks being watched over by a faerie maid. It's basic things: sandwiches, crackers, biscuits, tea, and water, but no one is complaining. You suspect Sakuya had to ration out food for everyone gathered, whose numbers add up to the 50s. As you're taking food, Sanae sets up her sleeping bag in a secluded area near the greenhouse.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #551 on:** June 10, 2014, 05:21:01 PM »

>Let's get a decent meal off that cart, trying not to take too much. Then set up shop...hmmm, let's say near the greenhouse, but opposite of Sanae. A comfortable distance away.
>How are Satori's pets doing? Try to indicate they should set up close by so we can keep an eye on them.

日巫子 · « **Reply #552 on:** June 10, 2014, 05:37:07 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 05:21:01 PM

>Let's get a decent meal off that cart, trying not to take too much. Then set up shop...hmmm, let's say near the greenhouse, but opposite of Sanae. A comfortable distance away.
>How are Satori's pets doing? Try to indicate they should set up close by so we can keep an eye on them.

> You take a sandwich and some biscuits from the cart, along with a cup of tea, and take your sleeping bag over to the greenhouse. After setting up camp across from Sanae, you look around for Orin and Okuu. You see them tumbling around near the oni group, and getting their attention is difficult. Eventually, after much hand-waving and attempted eye contact, Okuu rushes over, throws her and Orin's sleeping bags on the ground next to you, and runs back to tackle Orin to the ground.
> Sanae takes off her shoes and nestles into her sleeping bag. After fluffing her pillow, she leans back and closes her eyes.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #553 on:** June 10, 2014, 05:55:40 PM »

>Oh well. Let them have their fun. In the meantime, we can have dinner.

日巫子 · « **Reply #554 on:** June 10, 2014, 06:02:15 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 05:55:40 PM

>Oh well. Let them have their fun. In the meantime, we can have dinner.

> You decide to eat for now. You devour the food you procured within minutes, further reminding yourself how little you have eaten since this incident started. At least you can go back to having a normal eat-sleep schedule when this is over.
> In her sleeping bag, Sanae lies still. She must have fallen asleep already.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #555 on:** June 10, 2014, 06:10:32 PM »

>Survey the events going on for a few moments. If nothing seems especially troubling or interesting, it is probably time for bed.

日巫子 · « **Reply #556 on:** June 10, 2014, 06:27:30 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 06:10:32 PM

>Survey the events going on for a few moments. If nothing seems especially troubling or interesting, it is probably time for bed.

> You look around. All seems well, so you crawl into your sleeping bag, zip it up, and close your eyes.
> The murmuring of the crowd gathered in the room is soothing, and the days events have left you exhausted. You feel impossibly heavy and sink into your pillow...
> ...
> Someone grabs your wrist and pulls. You open your eyes and find yourself lying on a stone pathway. Trees stretch above you, and their leafy branches block out most of the sky. It's cool out. Sanae is standing nearby, picking up a small broom from the ground.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #557 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:27:37 PM »

>"Guh?"
>Look around.

日巫子 · « **Reply #558 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:30:03 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 09:27:37 PM

>"Guh?"
>Look around.

> You look at your surroundings. This is Kikuri's shrine, the only place you've seen Kasen in Sanae's dream world. However, no one but you and Sanae appear to be present. Judging by the sky, you'd say it's mid-to-late afternoon. Sanae props the broom she is carrying against the donation box and walks over to you.
> "Are you okay?" she asks.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #559 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:50:03 PM »

>"Yeah, I think so. Just a bit dazed."
>Stand up and brush self off. "It's weird to drift off, then suddenly get yanked somewhere else?"

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #560 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:53:59 PM »

> If Sanae was over by the broom, who grabbed our wrist?

日巫子 · « **Reply #561 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:58:57 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 09:50:03 PM

>"Yeah, I think so. Just a bit dazed."
>Stand up and brush self off. "It's weird to drift off, then suddenly get yanked somewhere else?"

> You get up and shake off. Miraculously, the bandages on your hands and wrists are gone, your wounds healed.
> "I've woken people up in here before, and that's almost exactly how they described it," says Sanae. "Although you were asleep. Do you think anyone's here?"
> Her wings droop as she speaks. She frowns and looks this way and that.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 10, 2014, 09:53:59 PM

> If Sanae was over by the broom, who grabbed our wrist?

> You don't know who could have grabbed your wrist. Sanae could have done it and then walked over to get the broom, but other than that, you're stumped.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #562 on:** June 10, 2014, 10:10:29 PM »

>"They mention the hand that grabs them by the wrist?"

日巫子 · « **Reply #563 on:** June 10, 2014, 11:27:43 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 10:10:29 PM

>"They mention the hand that grabs them by the wrist?"

> "Oh, that was me," Sanae says, shrinking away. "Sorry."

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #564 on:** June 10, 2014, 11:51:14 PM »

>"No problem. I just wanted to be sure it was your hand and not someone else's."
>"So, there were two places I saw trouble. Technically three, I suppose. Anyways, the big one was inside this shrine."

日巫子 · « **Reply #565 on:** June 10, 2014, 11:54:15 PM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 11:51:14 PM

>"No problem. I just wanted to be sure it was your hand and not someone else's."
>"So, there were two places I saw trouble. Technically three, I suppose. Anyways, the big one was inside this shrine."

> "Okay." Sanae nods. "What were the other two places?"

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #566 on:** June 10, 2014, 11:58:17 PM »

>"One was your shrine, while you were away and the upper floor turned into a weird empty void. The other was in that town that way.
>Point in the proper direction
>"Where the mural showed up, the one with the gap between the two worlds."

日巫子 · « **Reply #567 on:** June 11, 2014, 12:21:47 AM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 10, 2014, 11:58:17 PM

>"One was your shrine, while you were away and the upper floor turned into a weird empty void. The other was in that town that way.
>Point in the proper direction
>"Where the mural showed up, the one with the gap between the two worlds."

> "I haven't noticed anything wrong with my shrine," Sanae says as she walks up the steps and towards the front door. She opens it up and pokes her head inside.

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Hello Purvis · « **Reply #568 on:** June 11, 2014, 12:36:29 AM »

>"Here, I'll show you were I found the problem in this shrine."
>Head inside, and head toward The Room.

日巫子 · « **Reply #569 on:** June 11, 2014, 12:57:59 AM »

Quote from: Purvis on June 11, 2014, 12:36:29 AM

>"Here, I'll show you were I found the problem in this shrine."
>Head inside, and head toward The Room.

> You follow Sanae inside. There aren't any lights on, but the natural lighting filtering in from outside is just enough for you to find your way around.
> You lead Sanae to the room you exorcised a while back. The door is open already, as is the one on the other side of the room. You see Konngara--the small one--curled up on the floor in the next room, fast asleep. Someone has put a blanket over her. Sanae steps inside and looks around, looking under the table and in the corners. She floats up to the ceiling and pokes at it. She then goes to the floor and picks at it. She goes to the other doorway and looks around. She doesn't seem to be bothered, just curious. Indeed, it is dim in this room, but you don't feel the sense of dread you did before.

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