Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT II

[Neovereign]

>"Oh, right, Sumireko. ^{That was yet another thing that went badly...}"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Oh, right, Sumireko. ^{That was yet another thing that went badly...}"

>"Hey, no need to beat yourself up over it, you just have to keep moving forward, right?" she pauses, "So, exactly what was wrong with her?"
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[Monarda]

>"We have yet to know, she had just woken up from a light coma, but she seemed to be in a great pain, and couldn`t hear any of us."
>Give her a curious look.
>"Say, why do you have such an interest on Sumireko ? I mean, you said that you just explore and go around if i`m not wrong."

[Neovereign]

>"It's like she's in a trance or being controlled or something. And I have been trying to move forward every time something happened, and it's just not enough to keep up with it."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"We have yet to know, she had just woken up from a light coma, but she seemed to be in a great pain, and couldn`t hear any of us."
>Give her a curious look.
>"Say, why do you have such an interest on Sumireko ? I mean, you said that you just explore and go around if i`m not wrong."

>"I'm interested because I sensed an odd energy from her..."

>"It's like she's in a trance or being controlled or something. And I have been trying to move forward every time something happened, and it's just not enough to keep up with it."

>"I see..."
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[Neovereign]

>"Renko can't get the death penalty. Yukari knows she's close to me, so she'd lessen it if it got to that, r-right? It makes sense..."

[Monarda]

>"I don`t think i could live without her if that happened.... a-and besides, Sumireko was spared, why not her ?"

[Neovereign]

>"A-And what Sumireko did was much bigger than Renko's."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Renko can't get the death penalty. Yukari knows she's close to me, so she'd lessen it if it got to that, r-right? It makes sense..."

>"I guess it does."

>"I don`t think i could live without her if that happened.... a-and besides, Sumireko was spared, why not her ?"

>"A-And what Sumireko did was much bigger than Renko's."

>"Oh? And what did she do, if your don't mind me asking?"
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[Neovereign]

>"S-Something... sorta big..."

[Monarda]

>"They said she caused an incident where she abducted several people from Gensokyo i think."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"S-Something... sorta big..."

>"They said she caused an incident where she abducted several people from Gensokyo i think."

>"Hmm... Why do I have the feeling this isn't the whole picture..." Yuugenmagan's eyes narrow.
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[Neovereign]

//Disregard this post.

[Monarda]

>"I do remember it was something about a study that then scaled up to almost result in the destruction of the barrier..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I do remember it was something about a study that then scaled up to almost result in the destruction of the barrier..."

>"Oh, is that so? Hmm... It's interesting how they would spare the life of someone who nearly destroyed their precious barrier... I mean, if that goes down, the lives of everyone within will change forever, and some will even be jeopardized by it..."
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[Monarda]

>"I dunno...."
>Look at her.
>"How did you even get here ? Shouldn`t the barrier keep you inside ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I dunno...."
>Look at her.
>"How did you even get here ? Shouldn`t the barrier keep you inside ?"

>"Oh, that's easy. I slipped through the hole you fell through before it closed. It's easy to move unnoticed when you lack a fully corporeal form..."
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[Neovereign]

>"Why'd you follow me? Are you trying to help?"

[Monarda]

>"Unless you know of a way to help Sumireko, then i don` t think you can..."

[Neovereign]

>We should see if she says she will or not first.

[Monarda]

>Well i assumed so, why would she come after us in the first place ?

[Neovereign]

>Well, how many times do you get the chance to leave Gensokyo on your own? Reimu was surprised that we could even get here in the first place.

[Monarda]

>True, still, that` s more like saying that if she wants to help, then she needs some good plan.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Why'd you follow me? Are you trying to help?"

>"Perhaps..."

>"Unless you know of a way to help Sumireko, then i don` t think you can..."

>"Well, actually, I might have a way... If you can get me close enough to her, then I might be able to find out what's going on with her... And perhaps pinpoint that foreign energy as well..."
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[Monarda]

>"Well, first, we would have to go back without Lady Yukari noticing, second, how will we get close to Sumireko without her attacking us ? I saw her hitting Reisen with thrown furniture, and knocking the latter out of the sky...."

[Neovereign]

>"But I'm not even sure I can get to her without Yukari noticing. Let alone get to Gensokyo in general now that Yukari wants to keep me away more..."
>Look down.
>"Why doesn't she just help me herself... ^{_{It'd be nice to be on good terms with her.}}"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well, first, we would have to go back without Lady Yukari noticing, second, how will we get close to Sumireko without her attacking us ? I saw her hitting Reisen with thrown furniture, and knocking the latter out of the sky...."

>"But I'm not even sure I can get to her without Yukari noticing. Let alone get to Gensokyo in general now that Yukari wants to keep me away more..."
>Look down.

>"Well, what would make Miss Yukari notice you? If we knew the specifics, we might be able to find a way back without her noticing. As for getting close to her... Hmm, maybe we can find someone close to her, either in there or out here... Perhaps someone like that may be able to stall or distract her long enough... Or, of course, we can save the elaborate planning and just knock her unconscious... It's up to you."

>"Why doesn't she just help me herself... ^{_{It'd be nice to be on good terms with her.}}"

>"I honestly don't know why..."
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[Monarda]

>"There also another issue, i can`t fly... well i mean, the best i can do is hover for a bit, and we`ll need to fly in order to find Sumireko."

[Neovereign]

>"And it takes a lot of energy to get there. Yukari probably did something to stop me further by now..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"There also another issue, i can`t fly... well i mean, the best i can do is hover for a bit, and we`ll need to fly in order to find Sumireko."

>"Hmm... That does seem to be an issue... Perhaps we won't need to fly... Hopefully, we may be able to catch her on the ground... And if not, then I'm sure you can practice while we search."

>"And it takes a lot of energy to get there. Yukari probably did something to stop me further by now..."

>"I see... Well, fortunately for you, energy just so happens to be my specialty..."
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