> Thinking on it, would these memories simply be erased, or would they have to be "hidden"?
> Really, though, spy gap Keine.
> "Indeed. But one would also assume that tree deity was gone for good. I will be having a word with certain people tomorrow morning."
> Is that possible?
> "That might be possible."
> "That is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I am still unsure of many things myself. We may never find answers to some of them, to be honest."
> Let's have some more food ourselves.
> "Thank you, Ran. Excellent as always."
> Do we actually feel full this time? Best to make sure, juuuuuuust in case.
> "Are you ready, then? Or is there anything more you would like to know?"
> "I have told you everything I believe is relevant. There are finer details for me to discuss with others, but that is for gathering further information rather than simply telling more people what happened. Frankly, the fewer people that know about this, the better."
> Nod.
> "Thank you."
> How much clean-up needs to be done?
> How often do more civilised youkai get the urge to dine on humans?
> "Yes, I suppose it has come to be that time."
> Open a gap to our house.
> "Ran, I will take care of the dishes, so please head home and get some rest. I am sorry for making you and Chen work and worry so hard these past couple of days."
> "Of course."
> Let the gap close behind her.
> Has Mary left yet?
> "Well, if Ran suggests it, who am I to refuse?"
> Stand up.
> "I am sure we will see each other again soon, ladies. Enjoy the rest of your evening."
> Gap ourselves out into the wooded area in front of the shrine, so we can watch the entrance to the shrine while hidden.
> Probably should not have seen that. Ah well.
> Let's make sure this is done correctly. Gap ourselves to the outside of their home and wait for Renko to arrive.
> In that case, let's gap ourselves into the air space line between the shrine and their house, about a minute's flight from here.
> "Not at all. I am simply concerned, because you were pretty clearly bothered back there."
> "Perhaps. But it is hard to ignore what people thought happened when I went around asking where you had gone."
> Frown for a couple of moments in silence, then sigh if Renko does not prompt us.
> "Very well. I will hold you no further."
> "Only what was bothering you at dinner."
> Give a slow nod.
> "I understand. And there is no one able to corroborate what I have told you, so you don't know for sure if what I have said is what really happened, yes?"
> "Also true, and something for which I have no counter-proof, unless you want to risk offending a satori youkai."
> "Well, if nothing else, I would like to believe that if I were indeed plotting something, I would have planned and executed it much better than the disaster the last two days ended up becoming for both of us. But perhaps let me offer this, instead; no reality without you would ever satisfy her, so even if I ever was inclined to try anything, it would be doomed to failure before I began."
> "Hmm?"
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> "Well, uh...I think that...uh..."
> Nervously glance back and forth between the two while stuttering.
> "Well, because Yukari...and you...and I...and...uhh...I"
> FUCK IT
> Face Yukari, fold our hands together and bow our head (without dunking it into the water).
> "I-I'm sorry, Yukari! I can't do this! You've been great to me and you're more attractive than me and everything but I just can't do this!"
> "I remember a great many things that were said, then though I suspect you are referring to her unwillingness to accept my proposal."
> "Ah. So she refused on your behalf, then?"
> "Hmm, I see."
> "I wouldn't sell yourself short like that, dear. But I understand where you are coming from."
> Breathe.
> "I believe we should follow up on this in the future. But perhaps this is enough for tonight. I am in no condition to dwell so heavily on the subject, and I suspect you are not much better off."
> "Would you like a lift home? It is the least I can do."
> Open a gap near Renko that leads to the front of her house.
> Something indeed. At least we have a better handle on the situation now.
> Regardless, now that that's over and done with, let's use our astrolabe to check once again for a possible gap-opening point in the dissolving dimensions. Hopefully it's not too far gone just yet...
> If we traveled to the very unstable one, would we have enough purchase to create another gap and head elsewhere almost instantly?
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> Let's head to the third one, then. A little risky, but better than the second.
> Not much time to act. Do we remember any forest paths we didn't fully explore, such as perhaps the path beyond where we found the pieces of the sun disk?
> Where would the dollhouse shrine be from here?
> Did the path continue on after that size-manipulating gap?
> Let's gap ourselves over to that size-manipulating gap, then, and hurry further down that path.
> So the floating islands are probably kaput. Makes sense, since they used to be connected to the wasteland, which was the first thing to go.
> Was there a gap from this forest to the field of fronds?
> Gap to the dollhouse shrine.
> Look around quickly to be sure a tree is not about to fall on our heads. If it is, gap ourselves several feet away to avoid it.
> Do we have enough control here to create a gap large enough to take the shrine with us?
> Really? How so?
> Bah.
> Is there any small and obviously loose and/or detachable piece of the shrine that we could take with us as a souvenir?
> Meh, forget it.
> Use the astrolabe to gap-hop to our house in the fake Gensokyo, if it's still there.
> Try to open a gap to the floating islands, then. Use the mirror in conjunction with the astrolabe to make sure we don't appear in the middle of the air.
> Do we recognize the island we are on?
> Look around for any nearby islands. Let's see if we can find the ones we mashed together.
> Look around our current island. Anything interesting/noteworthy?
> Gap around to some of the house foundations, to see if we find anything, music-border-ish or otherwise.
> Do they look like Mary's footprints?
> Look around for an island that still appears to be in good shape and gap to it.
> Look around for anything noteworthy.
> Any other relatively intact islands in the vicinity?
> Let's gap to it, then.
> Astrolabe ourselves to the field of fronds!
> Gap ourselves to the vicinity of the gap that took us to the fake Gensokyo.
> One last thing to check...
> Astrolabe gap ourselved to the ruined city dimension area.
> So this place is really close to too unstable to enter/exit, then?
> Damnit, we didn't plan this properly at all.
> Well, we're certainly not gonna head back to the whacko cavern, thanks. Astrolabe-gap ourselves back to the dollhouse shrine in the forest.
> Could we pick up the shrine with our bare hands and simply carry it through a border back to the proper Gensokyo with us?
> Well, this was a colossal waste of time, then.
> Do we know where the Akis reside?
> Do deities sleep?
> "Well, farewell, little shrine. Farewell, strange world. It was quite the interesting ride, I suppose."
> Let's astrolabe-gap ourselves back to the real Gensokyo, dropping ourselves off in the Aki's section of the forest.
> Let them approach.
> "It has been a most unusual couple of days. May I have an important discussion with both of you at the Moriya Shrine tonight?"
> "Part of what has made the last couple of days so unusual is the bizarre and unexpected return of memories of a certain supernatural island from several years ago. These events have been unusual and threatening to the point where I am sure they were unintentional, but I need opinions and information from as many qualified people as possible to determine why this happened."
> "There is more to the situation than just those memories. There was also the involvement of another deity."
> "One that should have been gone and forgotten some time ago. Can I bring you two to the Moriya Shrine? I would rather not have to tell the entire story more than once."
> "Right now would be preferable. But I will take as soon as I can get."
> Nod.
> "I will be waiting there."
> Gap ourselves back to the Moriya Shrine.
> Return the gesture.
> "The Akis will be along shortly."
> Set up a gap seat for ourselves.
> "I'm going to assume you will both prefer this not happen inside at this time of night."
> "Of course. And yes, this setting is unspeakably nicer than what I have had to look at recently."
> "A rather disturbing one, to be sure. Being abducted out of your bed and brought to the edge of reality where you have the opportunity to stare at the void is not an experience I would wish on anyone."
> Nod our head to the side a tiny bit.
> "I would be lying if I said it was not the slightest bit embarrassing."
> "Oh, it is a part of the story that I am willing to tell. But I appreciate both of your offers, and will take you up on the second one. As for what I plan on doing right now, not passing out from exhaustion on your front steps is my current goal."
> "Not yet. I believe we will be all ready shortly."
> "Thank you."
> Pour ourselves a cup and have a taste.
> "Yes. This concerns where I have been the past two days. As I have told Suwako, I was abducted in my sleep and dragged to the edge of reality. It is an unpleasant experience, staring defenselessly into the void."
> Retrieve the large piece of Materia Prima for all to see.
> "Granted, the entire ordeal was not without some benefit, but it is still a journey I would rather have not taken, and I am quite certain Miss Hearn, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Hakurei Shrine to reverse a gradual youkai transformation, feels the same way."
> "It is indeed. The world where we were taken was composed of several interconnected places. This in particular was found in a place composed entirely of small floating islands."
>"It really is too valuable to do anything with it until an emergency, wouldn't you say?"
> "So yes, I haven't decided yet."
> Put the Materia Prima away.
> "I suspect it will be a long time before I feel strongly enough about something to warrant using it."
>"Nope, that was it! Bye~"
> "Of course. I will preface this by saying that none of what I have to say is intended to be accusatory. Understood?"
> "It is easier than arguing about it after the fact. Now then, a bit of necessary background information. Were you all aware of a minor event some time ago, when lightning struck a tree behind the Hakurei Shrine, after which Reimu venerated it?"
> "It did indeed not last long, as Reimu, being Reimu, had no idea what she had done and promptly forgot about the tree. I gave an earful about it after the fact, but that deity has long since passed."
> "Certainly not. So imagine my shock when I finally sense the entity responsible for abducting me, and at its core, it is the one from that tree."
> "It was most certainly a tree deity, searching obsessively for love and worshipers. And when sensing it, I was met with a tidal wave of memories. Two of the most distinct were the lightning strike and Reimu tying the shimenawa. I cannot fathom where else that combination of desires and memories would have come from."
> The wording of the previous post has been edited. Apologies for the change.
> "Yes. I also found that the deity had managed to become self-sustaining: it somehow came into a massive volume of memories, and it influenced these memories and made them desire to want. It seemed to have made these memories a part of itself, and used the desires from those memories to survive."
> Is what we gave a reasonable assessment? Or would it be more accurate to say that the deity simply took those memories as possessions, rather than a new part of itself?
> "That is what it seemed. I will admit it is possible the tree deity was a contributor to the overall entity, rather than taking control of everything. It was most definitely sustaining itself using those memories, though, at least."
>"The entity's physical manifestations were tree-like in shape."
> "There did seem to be at least one more factor, though I am still trying to figure out exactly what it was. But the memories themselves...they were the memories of the residents of Gensokyo Isle."
> "Yes, I suspect I will need to have a word with Keine as well at some point."
> Did we ever get any proper visions of the 'great destroyer', or whatever that was that was 'worshipped for a day'?
> "There was one other notable aspect. Alongside the need for love and worship, this entity desired destruction. It wished to destroy all creation. Frankly, with the amount of primal faith it had, if it ever found its way here properly, all of Gensokyo's youkai would be eradicated fairly quickly."
> "Now, this is the part where I'm not as sure what happened. I cannot imagine Reimu's tree deity or the memories of Gensokyo Isle would have caused such feelings. However, some of the thoughts I sensed from it included 'gems lost, substance lost', and 'the great destructor broken, yet still unable to fade'. This, to me, sounds possibly related to Reisen and her construct foe."
> "Then it seems that is where our great hangup may be. Those memories were far less prominent than the other two collections, despite the desire for destruction seeming to be stronger than the desire for love or worship, so I have little else to go on."
> "It is hard to say for sure what was in charge. The tree deity was the core, but perhaps the source of the destructive tendencies would have had priority in immediate decision making. To be sure, when it first noticed me after I noticed it, all of its desires flared up, but my destruction was far more prominent."
> "As for how it was formed, I admit I was hoping any of you might have an idea. I still do not know how the tree deity still existed in any form."
> "That...seems possible. This entity seemed to come from beyond reality, rather than just the edge."
> "Maribel's condition is simply a result of her eating something she should not have. However, I have been having flashbacks of my memories of Gensokyo Isle. Arriving with my family after the war, sneering at that weaselly Vladimir, fighting for sovereignty only to have that two-timing Governor Scarlet swoop in at the last second and take credit for all of my work. These continued even after I returned here, though I have not had one in a while."
> "Not that I am aware. Of those who would, I have only spoken with Reimu and Ran, and neither have said anything."
> The physics screwery from the cavern we first woke up in - was that possibly a by-product of being on the edge of reality, or was that the entity's doing?
> What about the size-changing gaps in the forest?
> "In terms of the entity itself, I am not sure there is much more to tell. It has been neutralized, and Maribel is safely home. In retrospect, I do pity that the tree deity's second chance has been cut off, however unexpected it was, but it posed too great a threat."
> We felt connections to the netherworld when sensing the entity. What do we know about the deep reaches of Hakugyokurou?
> Considering that the entity was able to clone Gensokyo, do we think this is worth telling the Dragon?
> And regardless of the answer to that, do we think that The Dragon would know what happens to something that is forgotten in Gensokyo?
> "I suppose that could be true."
> Has there ever been a collection of things forgotten on this scale before? Maybe the 'rules' are different for extreme circumstances.
> So it's possible that this is a unique enough circumstance that the 'rules' we know don't necessarily apply?
> How much do we know about the consciousness that was in that construct of Reisen's, or the history behind it?
> How much did she really know about what it was, though, or how it came to be?
> Then let's start with something simple. Was it a deity, a youkai, a ghost, or something else entirely?
> "It may also simply be that, whatever the entity was, reality's rules didn't apply to it."
> "That is a possible concern, yes. But at the very least, I do not think any other entity will have access to a massive volume of memories, like this one did."
> Do we?
> "They have been reduced to their base pieces. Beyond that, I cannot really say. It seems quite possible that some parts have been destroyed completely."
> Tap chin thoughtfully.
> "Hmm...I don't believe so, unless any of you are curious about the finer details of the entity's world. Or if any of you are particularly musically inclined, given one of my other souvenirs."
> Pull out the incomplete music bubble.
> "An oddly interesting side project of sorts. I found several pieces of this scattered throughout the entity's world and fused them together. It is nearly complete, but I was unable to find the last piece. I went back there once after placing Maribel in Reimu's care, in a vain attempt to look for it. Given the crumbling conditions present everywhere I went, I suspect I would be unable to return there to continue looking for it now, so now I must consider the possibility of manufacturing the missing piece myself."
> That's an interesting observation. Do they feel,similar?
> "Hmm. An interesting idea.'
> Pull out the large piece of Materia Prima again and compare the two.
> "Perhaps the music was created from this."
> "Unfortunately."
> Put the Materia Prime away.
> "I will ask our resident musicians for ideas, but I suspect I may have to simply luck into the final piece, wherever it may appear after that world is no more."
> Nod and put the music away.
> "Of course. And thank you all for your insights. I will let you know if Keine has anything particularly revealing. I will also probably have Iku pass a message along to the Dragon; if he has any insights, I will also let you know about those."
> "As do I. Good evening, ladies."
> Assuming none of the present company objects, gap ourselves to Hakugyokurou.
> Does Yuyuko sleep?
> Where might she be right now, if she is not asleep?Assume that she is not wandering around Gensokyo.
> Gap ourselves to the front gate, or whatever entrance we would expect to see Youmu half-monitoring for people that come here without gapping.
> Makes sense.
> Open a few spy gaps around the insides of the mansion to see if we can find Yuyuko.
> Gap to just outside the door into that sitting room and knock.
> Enter!> "Tadaima~"
> Smile.
> "Hello, Yuyuko. I did find Ran a bit ago. I hope she wasn't too distressed."
> "Do I? I seem to recall talking to you rather recently about the subject."
> Put a finger to our chin in thought.
> "Or perhaps that was not you?"
> "So you do not remember talking about a possibly-fake Gensokyo?"
> Nod.
> "Then that you must have been as fake as everything else. At least that mystery is now cleared up."
> Gesture toward an open particularly-comfy-looking seat.
> "May I?"
> "Thank you, dear."
> Have a seat.
> "So where was I, you are wondering? Unfortunate to say, I was abducted in my sleep and dragged to the edge of reality. Such nerve! It seems that no young maidens are safe from hooligans anymore."
> "I do believe they shall not be bothering anyone ever again. But the whole adventure was not all bad."
> Pull out the large piece of Materia Prima With a slight grin.
> "I did pick up a souvenir or two along the way."
> "This is Materia Prima, the building block of the universe. It is all but impossible to find anymore. With this, I could make just about anything of a reasonable size. I could make you anything from another fan to a second Youmu."
> "Of course. But you get the idea."
> "Not yet. I imagine it will be some time before I do. It is not a decision to be taken lightly."
> Frown.
> "Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that and get your hopes up."
> ...What?
> Take a look over at the basket.
> "Mmm, it seems that basket is already in use."
> "Indeed. Who knows if poor little me is going to be abducted again tonight?"
> Put the Materia Prima away.
> "Very much so. I have not admitted this to anyone else, but it was indeed a very frightening ordeal."
> "Neither can I. But this place was on the edge of reality, and had somehow nullified my ability to fly or create danmaku. There were giant tree roots everywhere, infused with primal faith, that burned to the touch."
> Shudder.
> "Frankly, I do not think any lesser youkai would have survived there for very long. Those roots were maddening."
> "Certainly not. But this was far, far more than just a priest."
>"Yes, I am more or less alright, although I did bring back a souvenir of sorts in my head. The entity responsible was composed of memories, and I seem to have picked up a few of them on the way out."
>Cast manju detection spell.
>"No, unfortunately they aren't much use as they aren't memories of anything real."
>"Something like that, yes."
>"I wasn't the only one to be rudely dragged off to the far reaches of nowhere either, poor Maribel was along for the ride with me."
>"She very nearly got herself turned into a youkai! Unfortunately she took me up on my offer to have Reimu reverse the changes."
> "Not in the sense everyone seems to think, no. Frankly, I'm just glad it is over, and I imagine she feels the same way."
> "It is not often I vanish for long periods of time without notifying her. Poor girl. But it all turned out okay in the end, at least."
>"Not even the shikigami bond was functioning, which was my first sign that something was quite awry."
> "I hope nothing untoward has happened to you these past couple of days?"
> Frown.
> "That is unfortunate. Do you have any medicine on-hand?"
> Nod.
> "I am sure it will do her well."
> "I have taken care of a few things already, and I have a fairly long list of issues and concerns that need addressing over the coming days, least of all the tournament. But tonight, I will most certainly be getting a proper sleep."
> "It will be taken care of in some capacity at some point. There will, perhaps, be a delay, but I have made too much of a public commitment to drop it now."
> "Indeed. I'm sure people will understand."
> Did we need something from Yuyuko for the tournament?
> "I don't believe so. I just wanted to make sure you were okay, and that the fake you was indeed a fake."
> "The fake Gensokyo I found was very good at seeming real. I even had a shikigami connection with the fake Ran."
> "I wish I knew how it was constructed. The fake you even knew about our recent sashimi meal together."
> "I didn't ask. But even if they did, that fake Gensokyo has since been obliterated."
> "It was an unfortunate but unavoidable side effect of dealing with the entity that spirited me away."
> "I would have, if it still existed. If it even existed in the first place, given it appeared to be a construct of memories."
> Smile.
> "Perhaps. On the other hand, it is nice to say that nothing that exists is able to get the drop on me."
> "Sounds perfect for me, then."
> "I suppose the universe needs someone to keep me in check."
> Smile.
> "I settle for no less than the best."
> "You do perfectly just as you are."
> "I can only imagine what hardships I put you through."
> How tired are we feeling?
> "Actually, I think I may, if you don't mind."
> What have we preferred in the past?
>"I'm sure anything you have readily available would be fine."
> "That all depends on what you would like to know, really."
> Grab a few rice crackers and eat them.
>"We should perform manzai together sometime, although I fear the audience would be disappointed at the lack of slapstick."
> Have we ever discussed Gensokyo Isle with Yuyuko?
> "Anyway, what to tell you, hmm? I suppose I could say that the entity that whisked me away was some bizarre combination of the manufactured memories of Gensokyo Isle, a forgotten tree deity from the Hakurei Shrine, and possibly the Construct that chased Reisen and her gems around."
> "I'm still not sure myself. By our rules of reality, it wasn't supposed to be able to happen."
> Take one of the fried mochi bits with a curious look at her words.
> "Like what?"
> "Hey now, for as much as I enjoy the mystique, nothing I do is actually against the rules of reality."
> Eat the chip we just took.
> "Perhaps. But when there are rules that both a collection of deities and myself agree upon, certainly those have some more weight?"
> ...Is Yuyuko actually self-conscious about her weight?
> "Yes. On the other hand, this is a thing that did happen, as much as it should have been impossible, so I suppose it is a mystery that needs to be tackled to determine why. Your words do ring true in that regard, at least."
> Frown.
> "That wasn't supposed to happen because those responsible should have known better."
> "Ah, I see what you are getting at. The problem is that, while my abduction shouldn't have happened because the abductor should have known better, it also shouldn't have happened because my abductor literally shouldn't have existed."
> "Even then, no one should be able to do it. It would be like if you spontaneously turned into Youmu right now."
> Try some of the snack we haven't had any of yet.
> "So the question becomes figuring out how it happened anyway, or even just finding someone who would know."
> Raise our eyebrows with a smirk.
> "I never intended to accuse you, Yuyuko. Dost thou protest too much, perhaps?"
> "That depends. Would you be telling the truth?"
> Giggle.
> "Oh, you make me so glad to be back."
>How does Yuyuko reach us when she wants to talk?
> Have some more of the rice crackers.
> "Mmm, all of these are very tasty. Excellent selections."
> Has she had any of the snacks herself?
> We felt the netherworld's presence and/or influence when we sensed the entity, didn't we? Now that we've had time to calm down and rest a bit, does that mean anything to us?
> Would Yuyuko have noticed this? Or is she not that level of in-touch with this place?
> "Mmm..."
> Tap our chin thoughtfully.
> "You haven't felt anything strange within the past day or two, have you? Either with you, or with the Netherworld itself."
> Nod.
> "Probably for the best, then. Not to frighten you or anything, but this entity had started finding its way to the edge of the Netherworld. Since it has been dispatched so quickly, I imagine no meaningful damage has been done, but it is nice to hear supporting statements from you."
> "All I could tell was that it reached the edges. Which could be any number of places."
> "It was definitely actively searching. Not for any one thing in particular, mind you, just anything it could destroy."
>"In all likelihood, both."
>"I did what any responsible person would do when confronted with an eldritch abomination from outside the universe that desires the destruction of everything."
>"I doubt you'd think of that as a possibility if you'd encountered it for yourself, I destroyed it as utterly as I could."
>"Regardless, I think Ran is a good enough pet for me."
> Roughly what time is it? Can we even tell in the Netherworld?
> Do we have any idea of Keine's sleeping habits?
> Is it a full moon tonight?
> "I already have plans to, though it appears it is already quite late so that will have to wait until tomorrow."
>"The matter is no longer urgent, and I haven't had a good rest since this all began. I'd like to think I deserve a bit of a break."
> Smile.
> "The only person to whom I'd listen, I imagine. But I really do need this."
> Hold our arms out for a hug.
> "Can you offer me one of these, at least?"
> "Thank you so much, dear. You've no idea what a sense of relieving normality you have brought me."
>Chuckle.
>Disengage hug.
>"I'll be sure to visit."
> "Have a good night, Yuyuko. I am sure I will see you again soon enough, most likely at the final table of the tournament."
> Gap on back home.
> "As much as I care to do tonight. I have plenty of things to take care of, however, over the next few days, weeks, who knows."
> Did we give Mary the tiny piece of Materia Prima for the ring?
> "Thank you, Ran."
> Did we ever show Ran any of the Materia Prima?
> Did we actually tell Mary outright that we would give her a piece?
> Does Ran know what Materia Prima is? Don't want to make the same mistake we did with Yuyuko.
>Do we have any significant scruples against... "obtaining" a ring from the outside world via gaps?
> "Before I go to bed, though, I wanted to show you this. A souvenir of my trip, shall we say."
> Pull out the large piece of Materia Prima.
> "I would think so. Your reaction is certainly suitable."
> "That's a very good question."
> "Only people that either don't fully appreciate it or people that have no desire to try anything funny."
> "I appreciate the concern, but it's only the kids and Yuyuko. I trust all of them."
> "Perhaps. But I am quite sure they would not do anything so untoward to me."
> Nod and put the Materia Prima away.
> "With that settled, then, I think I will be getting a proper night's sleep."
>"Goodnight."
>Promptly collapse in an appropriate place.
> "Please do. I will see you in the morning."
> We have a lot on our plate for the next while, don't we? We should see if we can get an audience with Eiki and find out if she has any idea why what happened happened, and we should also probably have Iku send a message to the Dragon for other ideas. There's keeping an eye out throughout the cosmos for that last missing piece of music. There's returning to the Renko issue. Gotta check up on Mary tomorrow morning, too, while we're thinking about them, as well as helping Mary obtain a ring if she reminds us about what we said (though it'd be better to pursue an existing one than use Materia Prima if we can avoid doing so). Would be nice to figure out why those fake memories keep popping up, though it could be amusing to keep them, as long as they don't interfere with life. And then there's the mahjong tournament, of course.
> But all of that can wait. Adult responsibility time is later, sleep time is now. Go to bed, girlie, you've earned it.
>Bothering Keine should be on that list too, right? Since she's the one who cleaned up the Gensokyo Isle incident whose memories came back?
>But yes. Sleep. Glorious, glorious sleep. Is all that matters. The rest is all just busywork in comparison.
> So was Reisen's construct really a part of that entity?
> Was there any historically important component of the entity that was never actually identified?
> What happened to the 'citizens' of the fake Gensokyo between the time the we took our astrolabe and the time it finally vanished?
> What was the significance of the sounds in the root core?
> Was Himiko on to something in her investigation of "Tih"?
> Why did Mary get abducted?
> Where was our hat?
> Where were Mary's clothes?
> Did we miss any pieces of Materia Prima?
> You've already told me where the last music piece was. What instrument was it?
> If we managed to put all four music pieces together, what would have happened?
> Have you really never played Metroid Prime 3? The root core was eerily reminiscent of the Leviathan seeds...
> So the parallels to the DDC tsukumogami were just coincidences?
> What song would have played?
>So Mary being abducted didn't have anything to do with her having border-related powers?
>Do you feel any remorse for using an infinite hallway trap? You monster.
> Where did the ideas for the worlds come from, anyway?
> When we first went through the size-changing gaps without Mary, did she grow and shrink along with us?
> Could we have managed to make our way through the giga-gap halfway into the floating island dimension before Mary forced her way into the wasteland?
> What was with the hands, anyway? Was it really as simple as Mary's muttered conclusion?
> If we had done that, would Mary have scaled up along with us? Or would she have been given a heart attack by Giga-Yukari filling her normal-sized view?
- Root Chamber
BGMs of the following areas:
- Start Cave
- Field of Fronds
- Crystal Palace
- Forest of Growth (though wasn't this part of the Field of Fronds, can't remember)
- Fake Gensokyo
- Floating Islands
- Mirror Mirror
- Wastelands
- City At The End of The World (as in, the ruined city)
- Color World
- Rooms of Pulling (as in the white rooms with the string)
- Root Chamber
(Any other areas I'm missing?)
>Will Yukari be left with root-related psychological trauma?
> What would have happened if we let the noises in the Awakened Root Abyss run for longer?
> Were any battles planned? Or were the non-Euclidean puzzles intended to be the challenges?
> Interesting. Would we have had any indication that the mirror maze would have been worth rechecking?
> If we had ended up in a battle, how would the mechanics have worked, with no flight or danmaku?