Yukari Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. I have found that Maribel and I were whisked away to a world on the edge of reality, by an entity from beyond the threshold of reality."
> Gesture at Mary.
> "I am not surprised it was able to find me, but I admit I have not yet worked out how it found you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Of course. I have found that Maribel and I were whisked away to a world on the edge of reality, by an entity from beyond the threshold of reality."
> Gesture at Mary.
> "I am not surprised it was able to find me, but I admit I have not yet worked out how it found you."

>"I couldn't tell you either," says Maribel. "And what's this it?"
>Reimu nods, waiting for you to continue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> What does Mary's question mean?
> "This world was composed of several interconnected dimensions with bizarre and erratic borders. Many different kinds of locations; a gloomy cavern, a field of fronds, a crystal palace, a ruined outside-world city, a forest with gaps that could grow or shrink the user, a plane devoid of everything but color, a collection of floating islands, a barren wasteland with a bloody moon. There was even a frighteningly accurate recreation of Gensokyo, although the interior decorating left a lot to be desired."

[Hello Purvis]

> What does Mary's question mean?
> "This world was composed of several interconnected dimensions with bizarre and erratic borders. Many different kinds of locations; a gloomy cavern, a field of fronds, a crystal palace, a ruined outside-world city, a forest with gaps that could grow or shrink the user, a plane devoid of everything but color, a collection of floating islands, a barren wasteland with a bloody moon. There was even a frighteningly accurate recreation of Gensokyo, although the interior decorating left a lot to be desired."

>You expect she's asking about what "it" is that brought you there. You've not told her anything about what you've discovered at the entity's point of origin.
>"Sound pretty awful," Reimu comments.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Indeed. Particularly when you wake up with no idea where you are or how you got there, or any real way to defend yourself. But I found Maribel eventually, and we picked our way through the world long enough to find some interesting things, like the bubble of music I let loose on your walkway earlier."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Indeed. Particularly when you wake up with no idea where you are or how you got there, or any real way to defend yourself. But I found Maribel eventually, and we picked our way through the world long enough to find some interesting things, like the bubble of music I let loose on your walkway earlier."

>"I was wondering what you were talking about out there," says Reimu. "So, where's the part where this concerns Gensokyo?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "One other very common occurrence in all of these separate dimensions was giant roots, hulking about all over the place. I discovered that these roots were composed of a few things, including carnal desires to be loved, to be worshipped...and to destroy all matter in reality."

[Hello Purvis]

> "One other very common occurrence in all of these separate dimensions was giant roots, hulking about all over the place. I discovered that these roots were composed of a few things, including carnal desires to be loved, to be worshipped...and to destroy all matter in reality."

>"What?" says Reimu.
>"Huh? When did you find that?" says Maribel.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I have my ways of discreet investigation. It certainly answered the question of why I was so much more concerned with the roots than you; they were overflowing with faith. A lesser youkai would probably not have survived contact with them."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I have my ways of discreet investigation. It certainly answered the question of why I was so much more concerned with the roots than you; they were overflowing with faith. A lesser youkai would probably not have survived contact with them."

>"How?" Reimu asks. "Who's faith?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> That's a good question, actually. Would the faith the entity gathered be Reimu's, since she venerated the tree? Or was it just a natural by-product of the entity existing at all?

[Hello Purvis]

> That's a good question, actually. Would the faith the entity gathered be Reimu's, since she venerated the tree? Or was it just a natural by-product of the entity existing at all?

>You suspect it was a result of the entity itself; mixing the aspects of its components to create it by imbuing those memories with enough desire to want and turning that want into a kind of veneration; ceaselessly.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That is a bit complicated to explain. Do you remember when you venerated a tree that was struck by lightning behind your shrine?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "That is a bit complicated to explain. Do you remember when you venerated a tree that was struck by lightning behind your shrine?"

>"Please tell me you're not dragging that up again." says Reimu. "I thought it would attract more people, okay?"
>Maribel and Renko both look lost.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a small grin.
> "Well, to your credit, it seems to have attracted three certain individuals. But I bring it up because the core of the entity that caused all this nonsense is, or, more accurately, was the deity from that tree."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a small grin.
> "Well, to your credit, it seems to have attracted three certain individuals. But I bring it up because the core of the entity that caused all this nonsense is, or, more accurately, was the deity from that tree."

>"I thought you said it died?" says Reimu. "In fact, I'm quite certain you scolded me about that."
>"I am not quite certain what's going on," says Maribel.

[Kilgamayan]

> Did we do such a thing?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we do such a thing?

>You did. It really was kind of a shitty thing to establish a deity then neglect it; as little as you like deities. She didn't really know what she was doing, though.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Did we also think and/or say that it died?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we also think and/or say that it died?

>Yes, and it did. Making this situation all the more puzzling if they are one and the same.

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[Kilgamayan]

> For all that Gensokyo is the place where outside-world things go when they are forgotten, perhaps there are questions to be asked about where Gensokyo things go when they are forgotten.
> "I did, because it did. I am not sure how it reappeared. But it is true that not everyone in the room was present when this first happened. Would you like to tell the story, or shall I?"
> What do we know of any deity-related details to how Nue resolved Rinnosuke's incident?

[Hello Purvis]

> For all that Gensokyo is the place where outside-world things go when they are forgotten, perhaps there are questions to be asked about where Gensokyo things go when they are forgotten.
> "I did, because it did. I am not sure how it reappeared. But it is true that not everyone in the room was present when this first happened. Would you like to tell the story, or shall I?"
> What do we know of any deity-related details to how Nue resolved Rinnosuke's incident?

>For forgotten deities, weak ones vanish utterly, stronger ones generally face some sort of judgement in Higan. The latter is a rather uncommon event.
>"I'll tell it," says Reimu. "So, there was this huge tree a little ways away that got struck by lightning, and split right in half. We didn't know this at the time, but it sits right on the border, so that put a hole in it. Now, when I found it, a new tree was starting to sprout from it. I figured that must be a divine act, so I declared the tree a deity and set up a little shrine. I thought it would bring more people. Then...things happened and I kinda forgot about it for awhile."
>"That's terrible!" Maribel says.
>"Quiet, you," says Reimu. "Anyways, we come back later and find that the whole thing had healed up. I'm sure Yukari knows how, but she won't tell me."
>It would be due to those faeries moving into it; faeries are good for trees. Not that Reimu needs to know where her more entertaining neighbors live.
>"Anyways, turns out there briefly was a god there, and it died of neglect because I forgot it, and Yukari scolded me over it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> What do we know of any deity-related details to how Nue resolved Rinnosuke's incident?
> "A lesson learned, certainly. Regardless, while that deity was the core of this entity, it had also somehow acquired a vast amount of memories from somewhere. Memories from many hundreds of people, about many hundreds of people. It took these memories and imbued the people within them with enough desire to want, creating a never-ending supply of faith for itself."

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we know of any deity-related details to how Nue resolved Rinnosuke's incident?
> "A lesson learned, certainly. Regardless, while that deity was the core of this entity, it had also somehow acquired a vast amount of memories from somewhere. Memories from many hundreds of people, about many hundreds of people. It took these memories and imbued the people within them with enough desire to want, creating a never-ending supply of faith for itself."

>Your knowledge is a little after the fact, but you're aware of what happened.
>"Didn't know they could do that," says Renko.
>"They usually can't," Reimu says, "Otherwise I'm sure a few of them would have already done it."
>"And it was the one that made that place and kidnapped us?" says Maribel.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "It would seem so, yes. And the sheer volume of memories present with the entity would suggest any deities here won't be putting on a repeat performance."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It would seem so, yes. And the sheer volume of memories present with the entity would suggest any deities here won't be putting on a repeat performance."

>"Why?" says Maribel. "What did it want?"
>"Or they?" says Renko. "The way you're describing it, it sounds like it's not just one person or thing."
>"So we need to go deal with it, right?" Reimu says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Assuming the dreadful deity that came from Nue's Avalonian sword has been properly forgotten, would it have vanished entirely, or would it have passed onto Higan?
> "It has been dealt with, and will not be bothering anyone ever again. As for what it wanted, I've already said the three desires it had. I am not sure where the desire for the destruction of reality came from, though I may look into a small inkling of an idea later."

[Hello Purvis]

> Assuming the dreadful deity that came from Nue's Avalonian sword has been properly forgotten, would it have vanished entirely, or would it have passed onto Higan?
> "It has been dealt with, and will not be bothering anyone ever again. As for what it wanted, I've already said the three desires it had. I am not sure where the desire for the destruction of reality came from, though I may look into a small inkling of an idea later."

>You suspect it would vanish entirely. While very strong, all that strength came from a single believer who lived that belief to its utmost.
>"And what is that inkling?" says Reimu.
>"Why did it kidnap us, though?" Maribel says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> We found that the entity was searching for something, yes?

[Hello Purvis]

> We found that the entity was searching for something, yes?

>You believe so.

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