Yukari Quest!

[yuyukos]

>Ask Ran what happened to Ran and Chen, and anything else they feel is important that happened in Gensokyo.
>Ask Ran to renew her contract with Chen.
>As they contract, yell "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN :V"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"For a while, I've been stuck in a void for who knows why. My gap powers are weakened as well."

>"You've been... stuck?"
>"What has happened to you, master?"

> "I have a lot of unanswered questions, but goodness, what happened to you?"

>"Chen and I have been waiting for your return."
>"You would not believe the nerve of some people, as soon as you disappeared, they attempted to raid this place."
>"This," Ran looks at the empty space where the rest of her arm used to be, "is due to my own shortcomings. My apologies, master."

>Ask Ran what happened to Ran and Chen, and anything else they feel is important that happened in Gensokyo.
>Ask Ran to renew her contract with Chen.
>As they contract, yell "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN :V"

>"We have not had the time to investigate the rest of Gensokyo, my apologies again."
>"I have, however, heard rumors of the Palanquin Ship crashing and of the fall of the Scarlet Devil Mansion."
>"Do you have nothing more that you need from me?"
>"Are you sure that your powers are all you have lost, master?"

>_

[Wolfsbane706]

>Fall of the Scarlet Devil Mansion?  Ask for details, if Ran knows any, but explain our predicament first.
>Do we know of anyone who might be able to heal Ran's arm?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Fall of the Scarlet Devil Mansion?  Ask for details, if Ran knows any, but explain our predicament first.
>Do we know of anyone who might be able to heal Ran's arm?

>How and what do you want to ask and explain?
>Eirin may have the medical expertise to perform such a feat.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Unfortunately, Eirin is unlikely to be a fan of us, especially when we're in no position to threaten or help her in a meaningful fashion.
>Is Chen back to normal yet?
>"I would like your help and company while finding out what happened in a lot of ways, Ran, but I assume you ask because there is a reason for you to stay here?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Unfortunately, Eirin is unlikely to be a fan of us, especially when we're in no position to threaten or help her in a meaningful fashion.
>Is Chen back to normal yet?
>"I would like your help and company while finding out what happened in a lot of ways, Ran, but I assume you ask because there is a reason for you to stay here?"

>Eirin has no reason to help you, after all.
>Chen is still a cat.
>"Of course, I am at your call."
>"Now that you've returned, I have no reason to stay unless you wish for me to. Rather, I was thinking I could get some clothes."

>_

[Wolfsbane706]

>Look around for something Ran can cover herself with.  Wouldn't want her getting cold.
>While doing that, have Ran renew Chen's contract.  Two heads are better than one, so it stands to reason that three heads will be better than two.

[E-Nazrin]

>Chuckle a little. "Is there no clothing left at Mayohiga, or has it simply not been a concern?"
>How often do/did we make out with her?
>Whenever Chen becomes humanoid again, engage in family reunion hug. This is not optional.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Look around for something Ran can cover herself with.  Wouldn't want her getting cold.
>While doing that, have Ran renew Chen's contract.  Two heads are better than one, so it stands to reason that three heads will be better than two.

>"It should be fine, my clothes should still be there."
>"Once I find some clothes, I shall. Come, Chen."
>Ran picks up and carries Chen with her left arm.

>Chuckle a little. "Is there no clothing left at Mayohiga, or has it simply not been a concern?"
>How often do/did we make out with her?
>Whenever Chen becomes humanoid again, engage in family reunion hug. This is not optional.

>"I believe the clothes would have been rather uncomfortable, had I tried to wear them in that form."
>Your relationship with Ran was that of master and servant.
>You note that you have to have a family reunion hug once Chen regains her humanoid form.
>"Is there anything else you need addressed immediately?"

>_

[BT]

>"...Fall of the SDM? Everything looks to be upside-down, but that's still pretty hard to believe. Do you have any idea what happened there?"
>"Also, you mentioned raiders. Was there someone or a specific group out to raid our home? Or were they of no note?"

[E-Nazrin]

>Actually, don't press her just yet.
>"I have a lot of questions to ask from what you've told me, but it would be more comfortable to talk with your clothes on, wouldn't it?"
>Go take care of that for now.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"...Fall of the SDM? Everything looks to be upside-down, but that's still pretty hard to believe. Do you have any idea what happened there?"
>"Also, you mentioned raiders. Was there someone or a specific group out to raid our home? Or were they of no note?"

>Actually, don't press her just yet.
>"I have a lot of questions to ask from what you've told me, but it would be more comfortable to talk with your clothes on, wouldn't it?"
>Go take care of that for now.

>You're about to ask Ran about a few things, but decide against it for the time being.
>"It would be preferable, yes."
>You let Ran go for now, and she begins to head towards your home with Chen in tow.
>You follow her to outside your house and wait for roughly half an hour.
>Ran emerges from the house with Chen, both of them in their human forms and clothed.
>Chen runs up to you and jumps at you to give you a large hug, shouting "Master!"

>_

[BT]

> It's been a while since I had a hug. It's so pleasant.
> Have everyone enter the house. No need to stay outside. Inspect the house. Search for tea, too, that would be pretty nice right about now.
> Sit down with Ran and Chen. Time for some questions.

> "You mentioned raiders. Was there someone specific of note? What would have led them to do such a thing, anyway?"
> "The Palanquin Ship crashing and of the fall of the Scarlet Devil Mansion... I would never imagine something like that happening easily. Do you know anything about what caused that?"

Actually, if it's too much for one go, just enter the house and check its state. The questions can come later.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> It's been a while since I had a hug. It's so pleasant.
> Have everyone enter the house. No need to stay outside. Inspect the house. Search for tea, too, that would be pretty nice right about now.
> Sit down with Ran and Chen. Time for some questions.

> "You mentioned raiders. Was there someone specific of note? What would have led them to do such a thing, anyway?"
> "The Palanquin Ship crashing and of the fall of the Scarlet Devil Mansion... I would never imagine something like that happening easily. Do you know anything about what caused that?"

Actually, if it's too much for one go, just enter the house and check its state. The questions can come later.

>You receive Chen with outstretched arms and return her hug. It's been a while since you've seen her, it's a nice way to be greeted.
>Ran nods and goes to open the door.
>Chen lets go of you and holds your hand as the two of you start walking inside.
>As you enter the house, you take a quick look around to see if anything has changed. Everything looks to be more or less the same as you left it.
>"Chen, could you please prepare some tea for our master?"
>"Okay!" Chen nods and lets go of your hand before she begin running off in the direction of the kitchen.
>You head to a large room with Ran and sit down at a table. Ran sits down opposite you. It's time to start finding out about just what has happened here.
>"People of all sorts have attempted to steal from this place."
>"The black-white witch was the first to come through here. The most I could do to stop her was to limit the areas she could reach."
>"I imagine that they believed this place to be abandoned and figured that they could take whatever they wanted from us."
>"As far as the rumors go, the red-white seems to be connected to both incidents. I am unsure of the details."
>As Ran finishes talking Chen returns with three glasses of tea, two of which she hands to you and Ran before taking a seat at the table next to Ran.
>"So, what're you talking about?"

>_

[BT]

> We don't know how much Chen knows, but Ran should. Wait and let her react, be it luring her away from the conversation or the opposite. It shouldn't matter much to us, though.
> Drink some tea.
> "...Things sure changed. What could have led to all this?"
> Ponder about the period of time before we were stranded in the border. See if we can recall what we were doing, who was near us, where Ran was located, or anything that could be of use.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> We don't know how much Chen knows, but Ran should. Wait and let her react, be it luring her away from the conversation or the opposite. It shouldn't matter much to us, though.
> Drink some tea.
> "...Things sure changed. What could have led to all this?"
> Ponder about the period of time before we were stranded in the border. See if we can recall what we were doing, who was near us, where Ran was located, or anything that could be of use.

>You decide to see how Ran answers Chen.
>"Our master was asking about what happened here during her absence."
>"You mean how all those people came along and you fought them off?"
>"Yes, Chen."
>You take a sip of your tea before you ask the two of them a question.
>"It's because border broke, isn't it?"
>"I concur with Chen."
>You were completely cut off from the rest of Gensokyo whilst you were stuck in the border. You assume, from Ran's accounts that Ran and Chen were in Mayohiga for the entirety of your absence.

>_

[BT]

> Continue trying to recall what happened. The border broke... isn't that why we went inside it in the first place? Or could the border breaking be the cause of our being stuck inside it? Could there have been more than one border accident?
> Concentrate. Is there someone we can talk to who would give us these answers? Or maybe help us remember? Recall how much time before we can make a portal again, it shouldn't be long.
> Whoever seems like the best person to talk to should be our next destination. Wonder if it's a good idea to bring Ran and/or Chen with us according to who this person is.

[BT]

Slightly jumping the gun because the next step should be obvious, and I'd want some talk about it before it's done prematurely. There are several interesting places we can go to, it's really a matter of "where SHOULD we be going NOW", so we don't get into trouble. Choices I can think of are, in no particular order:

- Portal to where the SDM, or the ship, used to stand. Maybe we'll find some clues or interesting things.
- Portal to Rinnosuke's place. With more than one person in our party, we can try pulling something and stealing that voodoo doll, freeing Alice.
- Portal to Youkai Mountain. This is only because we'll have to find and talk to Nitori SOMETIME in this quest, but the thing is, it's almost definitely too early. Or.. not? Also, if not for Nitori, there's also the matter of finding out what happened to Kanako and the shrine.
- Portal to wherever we think we might find Marisa. We don't know her relationship with Reimu right now, so she might be key to many things.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Continue trying to recall what happened. The border broke... isn't that why we went inside it in the first place? Or could the border breaking be the cause of our being stuck inside it? Could there have been more than one border accident?
> Concentrate. Is there someone we can talk to who would give us these answers? Or maybe help us remember? Recall how much time before we can make a portal again, it shouldn't be long.
> Whoever seems like the best person to talk to should be our next destination. Wonder if it's a good idea to bring Ran and/or Chen with us according to who this person is.

>You recall the time when the border began to break again. Perhaps you could find a clue.
>The border breaking was the reason why you went inside the border.
>Had the border continued to break once you had gone inside, that may have been enough to trap you inside. How did you manage to get out though, if that is the case?
>You assume that most residents of Gensokyo would have seen what happened to the border. The only people well versed in borders are yourself and Reimu though.
>What are you trying to remember?
>You should rest for roughly another thirty minutes before you try to open another gap.
>You still need answers and the best place to get them would be from other people.
>Would it be a good idea to take Ran and Chen along?

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>We missed the group hug. Drat.
>And it's probably best to do some strategizing and information sharing between the shikigami before heading out, wherever we may go. So let's get on that - remember to give them an overview of Alice's situation later, once we've gotten a few more details... and see more about what it's appropriate for Chen to know.
>"You're probably right, Chen. But I wasn't here to see how the border breaking led to so many changes in Gensokyo... and after being trapped and weakened inside the border for so long, I don't really know what those changes have been."
>Sneak a very quick glance at Ran's armstump. "Or what allowed me to get out..."
>Could she have sacrificed that much for us...?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>We missed the group hug. Drat.
>And it's probably best to do some strategizing and information sharing between the shikigami before heading out, wherever we may go. So let's get on that - remember to give them an overview of Alice's situation later, once we've gotten a few more details... and see more about what it's appropriate for Chen to know.
>"You're probably right, Chen. But I wasn't here to see how the border breaking led to so many changes in Gensokyo... and after being trapped and weakened inside the border for so long, I don't really know what those changes have been."
>Sneak a very quick glance at Ran's armstump. "Or what allowed me to get out..."
>Could she have sacrificed that much for us...?

>There's always next time, right?
>You decide that it's best to discuss your next course of action with your shikigami before you make a move.
>You make a note to tell the two about Alice once you get more information on her situation.
>"Nya? Well, I don't know. We've been waiting for you."
>"What happened to you anyway, master. I thought you said that you'd be back soon."
>"Quiet, Chen. I'm sure that she has her reasons."
>"So you were trapped within the border and you don't know how you got out?"
>"That is rather strange."
>You take another quick look at where Ran's arm used to be. Was she really so set on waiting for your return that she would risk life and limb?

>_

[Yukarin]

>"I'm curious about that arm, Ran. Could you tell me more about how you lost that?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"I'm curious about that arm, Ran. Could you tell me more about how you lost that?"

>"I underestimated a small group of humans that came through here."
>"It was all my fault..."
>"I did manage to keep them away, but I lost my arm in the process."
>"I'm so sorry, Ran-sama..."

>_

[Yukarin]

>"Humans did that to you? Exactly who are those?"
>"First rule of fighting, never underestimate anyone, even though I break that rule myself."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Humans did that to you? Exactly who are those?"
>"First rule of fighting, never underestimate anyone, even though I break that rule myself."

>"I do not know the names of cowards that would prefer to lurk within the shadows."
>"It was a failure on my part. My deepest apologies."
>As Ran speaks you see Chen shifting about in her seat, looking highly dissatisfied about something until she bursts out.
>"No! It was all my fault! Why don't you blame me! If I hadn't been stupid, then your arm... your arm wouldn't have..."
>Ran reaches over to Chen as she begins to cry, holding her with her arm and patting her.
>"It's not your fault, Chen."
>"Yes it is! It was entirely my fault!"
>"It's alright, Chen."

>_

[BT]

> "Whatever might have happened, I'm sure it wasn't your fault."
> "Surely, though, for humans to be so dangerous, they would have to be especially powerful."
> Sip some more tea.
> Time until next portal.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> "Whatever might have happened, I'm sure it wasn't your fault."
> "Surely, though, for humans to be so dangerous, they would have to be especially powerful."
> Sip some more tea.
> Time until next portal.

>Ran continues to pat Chen.
>"It is not your fault, even our master agrees."
>"But..."
>"It's fine, Chen."
>You sip on some tea while you wait for Chen to calm down.
>"I believe it has more to do with myself being unprepared, rather than those humans being strong."
>You should rest for around another fifteen minutes before you try to open another gap.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Well, what's done is done; we'll simply have to make sure it doesn't happen again. And believe me, I'll make sure it won't~"

>Sigh a little.

>"I do wonder if you've heard anything from the direction of Youkai Mountain? The maiden who worked at the mountain shrine, who for some reason now works at the Hakurei Shrine, mentioned it. Can you shed any light on that?"

[Momijibot]

>"Well, what's done is done; we'll simply have to make sure it doesn't happen again. And believe me, I'll make sure it won't~"

>Sigh a little.

After this, please insert
>"If you come across the cowards, point them out. If they wish to leave no mark to trace, then they shall have no marks on their graves."

>"I do wonder if you've heard anything from the direction of Youkai Mountain? The maiden who worked at the mountain shrine, who for some reason now works at the Hakurei Shrine, mentioned it. Can you shed any light on that?"

>"Incidentally, it appears that the shopkeeper Rinnosuke is using magic which can harm another through a doll on a youkai by the name of Alice-Regardless of what we know, we should keep this in mind."

[BT]

Also, how did portal time go from 50 minutes to 30 minutes after a 30 minute wait, then to 45 minutes after a chat? Time is being distorted?? Or I guess our situation's just getting worse?