Sakuya Quest 12 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Suwako Moriya]

> "At least, this is what Sage Yakumo suggests."

[Hello Purvis]

> "At least, this is what Sage Yakumo suggests."

>Reimu nods. "I...suppose I can do something about that. Haihan, you say?"

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "I would have used the flying chariot, but it would appear Mitsu and Sachiko are already on their way there."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I would have used the flying chariot, but it would appear Mitsu and Sachiko are already on their way there."

>Reimu nods. "Things are getting rather heated over there."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Grin a bit.
> "I suppose the Young Mistress and I may be a bit to blame for that."

[Hello Purvis]

> Grin a bit.
> "I suppose the Young Mistress and I may be a bit to blame for that."

>"Oh maybe, but you're not the one who's gonna handle it," Reimu says. Then she pauses and frowns. "...Alright, maybe I was a bit presumptuous there. But we're getting things under control."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Well, maybe. If we're lucky enough, and Sage Yakumo is in a good enough mood, I may have an inkling of an idea that fixes this for good and makes everyone involved happy. But the details are too long, too private, and too insane-on-the-surface to really go into here and now."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, maybe. If we're lucky enough, and Sage Yakumo is in a good enough mood, I may have an inkling of an idea that fixes this for good and makes everyone involved happy. But the details are too long, too private, and too insane-on-the-surface to really go into here and now."

>"Huh," says Reimu. "Color me curious. Now, I can get you there. But...I need to know what you're planning to do, exactly."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Get my watch back with minimal aggression. I have already secured a means of return, if that matters."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Get my watch back with minimal aggression. I have already secured a means of return, if that matters."

>"Mmm. I don't know about that kind of answer..." says Reimu.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Then I'm afraid I'm not sure precisely what you're looking for."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Then I'm afraid I'm not sure precisely what you're looking for."

>"Well, think about it," says Reimu. "It's not like I can just send any old schmoe across Gensokyo because they asked nicely. Even if they are old friends."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown a bit.
> "I have already told you about the significance of that watch. If that combined with the prospect of removing Teru from power in Gensokyo for good is not good enough to warrant such travel, I don't think I can possibly offer anything that would be good enough."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown a bit.
> "I have already told you about the significance of that watch. If that combined with the prospect of removing Teru from power in Gensokyo for good is not good enough to warrant such travel, I don't think I can possibly offer anything that would be good enough."

>"That's not what you said, though," says Reimu.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "What did you think I meant when I said 'fixes this for good and makes everyone involved happy'?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What did you think I meant when I said 'fixes this for good and makes everyone involved happy'?"

>Reimu puts her fingertips to her forehead. "Look. I asked you a question, and it's an important one. I'm not even really supposed to let you have takebacks on this."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Very well. My goal is to retrieve my watch, thereby putting an end to whatever is keeping both it and myself here, as well as remove Mikoto Teru from power in Haihan with minimal antagonism."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very well. My goal is to retrieve my watch, thereby putting an end to whatever is keeping both it and myself here, as well as remove Mikoto Teru from power in Haihan with minimal antagonism."

>"I guess that sounds kind of courageous..." says Reimu.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...And, once my watch is retrieved and I am free from the force keeping me here, I will use my newfound freedom to save the jeweler's poltergeist apprentice from herself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "...And, once my watch is retrieved and I am free from the force keeping me here, I will use my newfound freedom to save the jeweler's poltergeist apprentice from herself."

>"Eh, it'll do," says Reimu, as she stands up and approaches you. "Okay, this will be a little bit uncomfortable. Nothing real bad, but it'll be annoying."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...All right."

[Hello Purvis]

> "...All right."

>Reimu moves closer to you. Uncomfortably close, in fact. It's kind of strange having the likes of Reimu, of all people, looming over you, really. She moves until there is barely any space left between you. Then she raises her hands and puts them on your shoulders. Then she pushes you suddenly, sending you simply back! You lose balance and fall back into the grass, catching yourself before you completely fall over.
>Reimu is no longer in front of you. Instead, you seem to be looking into what appears to be a crowded marketplace. As well, you are sitting on grass rather than the floorboards of Reimu's shrine. However, you note out of the corner of your eye that you seem to be sitting in front of a shrine now. A small youkai in shrine maiden clothing looks at you with some alarm.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...Ah...hello."
> Get up and dust ourselves off.

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Ah...hello."
> Get up and dust ourselves off.

>"Um, are you Lady Usami's friends?" says the shrine maiden. You can't tell what kind of youkai she is at a glance, but you're sure she is one. Nothing seems obviously unusual about her. "You don't look like any kind of shrine maiden I've seen..."
>There is a soft noise in the grass behind you, then the sound of Alice groaning a little.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You mean Kaori? Yes, in a way. Reimu brought us here to help her out."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You mean Kaori? Yes, in a way. Reimu brought us here to help her out."

>"Huh," she says. "You don't look affiliated with the Hakurei Shrine..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "We're not. But we go back many years with Reimu."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We're not. But we go back many years with Reimu."

>"That's unusual," she says. "But it's not as though the proof isn't right there."
>"Ugh, she didn't have to push us," Alice says as she stands up.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Look back to Alice with a small sheepish grin.
> "On the contrary, for all we know, there is some deific reason to shove people like that to transport them long distances in an instant."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look back to Alice with a small sheepish grin.
> "On the contrary, for all we know, there is some deific reason to shove people like that to transport them long distances in an instant."

>"Hey, shhh, not in public," says the shrine maiden. "So, I guess you guys are here for the whole thing incident thing?"

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