Yukari Quest, continued?!

[Darkoda]

If she's actually willing to wait. We'd also be relying on the person in Gensokyo with the sharpest intuition not noticing Sanae's quite drastic change in demeanor. We might very well get her killed by that extra day.

Long term plans are one thing, but we aren't the type of youkai to gamble with people's lives like that. This isn't the spellcard rules era when we could count on Reimu not doing more than just a light beating with danmaku. She sealed Byakuren and co for over a year and would have left them there permanently if we didn't come along. Pacifist Byakuren. What would she do to Sanae?

If anything, we can let Sanae stay with us at Mayohiga. Even if Reimu knows where it is, it's the last place she'd look.

[Darkoda]

>"Do you think you could fool Reimu if you just stepped out and came back, or is her intuition as sharp as ever? I'd rather not have her chasing after you, but I really don't want you getting sealed up or worse."

[Shadoweh]

Actually, her intuition and powers reminded me of something. We shouldn't gap in the shrine. Reimu might be able to sense it if we do it in here.

[Darkoda]

Ah, good point. Best not to take the risk.

So, barring Sanae's ability to fool Reimu, do we take her with us? I vote yes.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Do you think you could fool Reimu if you just stepped out and came back, or is her intuition as sharp as ever? I'd rather not have her chasing after you, but I really don't want you getting sealed up or worse."

>"Come back? Why?"

>_

[Darkoda]

>"Well it's more up to you. If Reimu notices you gone, you'd know better than me, but she might come looking."
>"Though I'm getting the feeling that you wouldn't be able to keep her from noticing that something is wrong anyway.... ah well, we'll cross that bridge later."
>"We could discuss this better with more input, and I like Reimu not knowing about me, so we should be off."
>If she's game, head back outside carefully until we get some distance from the shrine - preferably under cover of trees where we won't be noticed from above either. Then gap the two of us to Youkai mountain by Kanako and Suwako.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Well it's more up to you. If Reimu notices you gone, you'd know better than me, but she might come looking."
>"Though I'm getting the feeling that you wouldn't be able to keep her from noticing that something is wrong anyway.... ah well, we'll cross that bridge later."
>"We could discuss this better with more input, and I like Reimu not knowing about me, so we should be off."
>If she's game, head back outside carefully until we get some distance from the shrine - preferably under cover of trees where we won't be noticed from above either. Then gap the two of us to Youkai mountain by Kanako and Suwako.

>"Ah... They'll protect me though. And you will too, won't you?"
>"Can't you just gap us away like you usually do?"
>"Well, let's get out of here."
>The two of you head back outside when a small voice interrupts you.
>"What are you doing?"

>_

[Darkoda]

>Said voice is pigtails right?
>Speak to Sanae quietly "Because I like Reimu not knowing that I'm around yet~"
>To pigtails "I'm just borrowing Sanae for a while~ Unless you want to come along as well? I can make a trip to the Underground as well, or anywhere else you want to go."
>"Besides, I don't think you want to be around when lil Reimu returns. Answer quickly, I'm on a tight schedule~"
>We've left the shrine correct? If not, keep moving but listen out for pigtail's answer; if she wants saving, one more person for the gap won't hurt.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Said voice is pigtails right?
>Speak to Sanae quietly "Because I like Reimu not knowing that I'm around yet~"
>To pigtails "I'm just borrowing Sanae for a while~ Unless you want to come along as well? I can make a trip to the Underground as well, or anywhere else you want to go."
>"Besides, I don't think you want to be around when lil Reimu returns. Answer quickly, I'm on a tight schedule~"
>We've left the shrine correct? If not, keep moving but listen out for pigtail's answer; if she wants saving, one more person for the gap won't hurt.

>You look to see that it is, indeed, the girl with the pigtails talking to you.
>"I see..."
>"But we're not supposed to leave. We'll be in trouble if she finds out..."
>The girl mumbles to herself.
>You are nearing the edge of the shrine grounds.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"Can't get in trouble if you don't get caught~"
>"If you insist on staying, can you not tell Reirei that you saw me? Trust me, she'll likely react badly if she hears of me and take it out on you. Just mention that Sanae left for a bit~"
>If she has nothing else to say and isn't coming along, once we clear shrine grounds, gap ourselves and Sanae to Kanako and Suwako.
>Of course if she comes, toss her in the gap as well.

[Shadoweh]

> "Who is we? Us or someone else?"
> "What kind of trouble? You can come tell me about it where we're going, can't you?."
> We shouldn't leave a witness behind anyways.

[Darkoda]

>Hmm, maybe we should just spirit her away. If she's the bucket youkai from the underground, we could easily just grab her and carry her through with ease.
>But we shouldn't kidnap people. Yet.
>"Just why are you working for Reimu anyway? I recall you being happy in your bucket near the underground entrance...."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Can't get in trouble if you don't get caught~"
>"If you insist on staying, can you not tell Reirei that you saw me? Trust me, she'll likely react badly if she hears of me and take it out on you. Just mention that Sanae left for a bit~"
>If she has nothing else to say and isn't coming along, once we clear shrine grounds, gap ourselves and Sanae to Kanako and Suwako.
>Of course if she comes, toss her in the gap as well.

>"But she always finds you..."
>The girl nods.
>You're about to leave, when you think of a few more questions for the girl.

> "Who is we? Us or someone else?"
> "What kind of trouble? You can come tell me about it where we're going, can't you?."
> We shouldn't leave a witness behind anyways.

>The girl points at Sanae, who takes cover behind you.
>The girl shakes her head.
>A witness could be bad for you.

>Hmm, maybe we should just spirit her away. If she's the bucket youkai from the underground, we could easily just grab her and carry her through with ease.
>But we shouldn't kidnap people. Yet.
>"Just why are you working for Reimu anyway? I recall you being happy in your bucket near the underground entrance...."

>It certainly is an option.
>The girl does not respond.

>_

[Shadoweh]

>_>

> Has this girl said a word to us since we've met her?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Has this girl said a word to us since we've met her?

>She has.

>_

[nolrai2]

> Kidnap time. Grab her, and move!

[Darkoda]

>Woah, no kidnapping.

Okay, we need to talk this out. Kisume doesn't want to come with us, but she did agree not to mention that she saw us. Given that her quietness is normal, Reimu could easily leave it be if Kisume just says that Sanae left and didn't come back. After all, no way Kisume is managing to stop Sanae from doing anything.

I say leave her be, and we ask Satori about it tomorrow. If it comes to it, we can go underground and find out from Yamane.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Kidnap time. Grab her, and move!

>Woah, no kidnapping.

>You think about what you should do in this situation.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

I agree with Darkoda.

[Darkoda]

>Eh, let's go. Reimu will find us sooner or later, but later is always good. Especially 'when we're at full power' later.
>"Good luck....Kisume was it?"
>Now that we've both left shrine grounds, open the gap, and lets both go to Youkai mountain. Suwako might very well come after us if we take too long.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Eh, let's go. Reimu will find us sooner or later, but later is always good. Especially 'when we're at full power' later.
>"Good luck....Kisume was it?"
>Now that we've both left shrine grounds, open the gap, and lets both go to Youkai mountain. Suwako might very well come after us if we take too long.

>You decide that it's time you left and get off the shrine grounds with Sanae.
>"... Bye bye."
>The girl waves before resuming her sweeping.
>You open up a gap to the peak of Youkai mountain and motion for Sanae to enter.
>"You're just going to leave her there?"

>_

[Darkoda]

>"I'm not going to kidnap someone. Yet. Of course, if there's something you know that I don't, if say someone or a strong wind happened to toss her small self in the gap, I wouldn't complain~"
>"That wind has less than a minute to occur by the way, so be quick."
>Compromise, let Sanae make the decision. When the time limit for us to keep it open draws close, we're forcibly throwing Sanae in by the way. If she actually goes after Kisume, then fine, grab both and jump in if we can but prioritize getting Sanae and ourselves out of dodge.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"I'm not going to kidnap someone. Yet. Of course, if there's something you know that I don't, if say someone or a strong wind happened to toss her small self in the gap, I wouldn't complain~"
>"That wind has less than a minute to occur by the way, so be quick."
>Compromise, let Sanae make the decision. When the time limit for us to keep it open draws close, we're forcibly throwing Sanae in by the way. If she actually goes after Kisume, then fine, grab both and jump in if we can but prioritize getting Sanae and ourselves out of dodge.

>Sanae looks at the gap and Kisume several times before stepping through the gap.
>You hear a barely audible "Sorry." as Sanae disappears from your view.

>_

[Darkoda]

>Step partially through the gap. "If you want to come, the offer's still open as long as the gap is. I'm more than willing to protect you from Reimu~"
>If she still doesn't come, go through fully.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Step partially through the gap. "If you want to come, the offer's still open as long as the gap is. I'm more than willing to protect you from Reimu~"
>If she still doesn't come, go through fully.

>You place your foot within the gap before calling out to the girl once more, who does not respond.
>You continue through the gap and find yourself in front of the Moriya shrine once more, where you see Sanae crying in the arms of Kanako and Suwako.

>_

[Darkoda]

>We really do need to get the full story on her.
>Let the trio have their moment, it's been two years.
>When they've calmed down. "Sorry if this brings up bad memories, but can you tell me how you ended up at Hakurei shrine and what Reimu has been up to?"
>"And Kisume mentioned Reimu always finding those who left, would you know anything about that?"
>On that note, do we sense anything on Sanae? Reimu might just be placing a magical tracker on them.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>We really do need to get the full story on her.
>Let the trio have their moment, it's been two years.
>When they've calmed down. "Sorry if this brings up bad memories, but can you tell me how you ended up at Hakurei shrine and what Reimu has been up to?"
>"And Kisume mentioned Reimu always finding those who left, would you know anything about that?"
>On that note, do we sense anything on Sanae? Reimu might just be placing a magical tracker on them.

>You would like to know exactly what's going on.
>You allow Kanako and Suwako to console Sanae for a while longer before you begin to ask her a few questions.
>"Hey! Wait just a minute here. She's been through a lot, you know. Shouldn't you let-"
>Kanako stops Suwako before nodding at you.
>"How I ended up there... Well there wasn't much else I could do..."
>"Reimu... I don't really know. She's in her mansion most of the time..."
>"I don't know how she finds the people that owe her..."
>You sense nothing untoward from Sanae.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"Well at the least, there isn't any signs of magic on you."
>Do we know of ways to always find someone without needing to put anything on them?
>"Reimu will notice that you're gone sooner or later, and this is the first place she would look. I'd advice you three to find a different place to stay for the time being."
>"Of course, if you need a home, Mayohiga's open. It's not exactly well-known, so at worst it wouldn't register for her to check for awhile."
>Time to next gap.
>Does Reimu actually know where we live?
>How do people find Mayohiga?
>How long would it take to get back home?
>Time.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Well at the least, there isn't any signs of magic on you."
>Do we know of ways to always find someone without needing to put anything on them?
>"Reimu will notice that you're gone sooner or later, and this is the first place she would look. I'd advice you three to find a different place to stay for the time being."
>"Of course, if you need a home, Mayohiga's open. It's not exactly well-known, so at worst it wouldn't register for her to check for awhile."
>Time to next gap.
>Does Reimu actually know where we live?
>How do people find Mayohiga?
>How long would it take to get back home?
>Time.

>"I-I see..."
>When you had wanted to find someone, you had simply checked the places with they were likely to be at through your gaps. You know that tracking magic and the sort exist, though you use none of that yourself.
>Kanako speaks once more.
>"We will need to discuss this amongst ourselves first. How should we contact you if we decide to accept your offer?"
>You'd guess that it would take you around an hour until you feel well enough to manipulate boundaries once more.
>She has a rough idea.
>They don't. It's where the lost end up.
>It would take roughly three and a half hours for you to fly from the peak of Youkai mountain back to Mayohiga.
>It is currently 6:10PM.

>_

[Darkoda]

>How long would it take to walk to the bottom of Youkai mountain?