Yukari Quest, continued... Again?!

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Get up and attempt to retake a dignified look.
> "This must be the boundary of this bubble."
> Can we feel a boundary here?
> ..Isn't there suposed to be a Dragon in heaven?

>You pick yourself up and try to look dignified whilst standing on the air. It probably doesn't help your image that you have a short demon rolling around on the 'floor', laughing.
>Suika seems to be too busy laughing at your expense to respond.
>Very, very faintly. Your abilities in regards to boundaries are not functioning properly.
>There is. It should reside within the palace you saw earlier.

>_

[Darkoda]

>Could be worse. At least it isn't Ran or Tenshi.
>What do we know of the Dragon?
>"Well nothing to do about here; let's find out from the envoy what became of the Dragon."
>When Suika stops laughing so much off to Iku.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Could be worse. At least it isn't Ran or Tenshi.
>What do we know of the Dragon?
>"Well nothing to do about here; let's find out from the envoy what became of the Dragon."
>When Suika stops laughing so much off to Iku.

>You suppose you should be thankful that it's Suika laughing rather than someone like Ran or Tenshi.
>It assisted you in the creation of the great border. It may have been the other way around, but nobody cares about small details like that.
>Like you, it is content to watch its creation for the most part, taking very little part in influencing the overall direction that Gensoukyo takes.
>Suika wipes off a few tears as she tries to calm herself down.
>"Alright, alright~"
>You take flight, with a giggling Suika behind you, back towards where you left Iku.
>After some time spent flying, you see Iku waiting with her arms folded on the island that you left her on. She looks rather cross.
>"What's up with her?"
>Suika asks you inquisitively.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"Oh right, I left her here to find you and she can't fly on her own till her clothes get fixed. Ah well, she'll get over it."
>Land. "I found Suika!"
>Be happy in the face of anger; we found our friend damnit.
>"If you were alone by that castle, then where is the dragon?"
>We got stuck in that border; did the dragon?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Oh right, I left her here to find you and she can't fly on her own till her clothes get fixed. Ah well, she'll get over it."
>Land. "I found Suika!"
>Be happy in the face of anger; we found our friend damnit.
>"If you were alone by that castle, then where is the dragon?"
>We got stuck in that border; did the dragon?

>"She looks pwetty angry at you~"
>The two of you land in front of Iku, who gives you both a disapproving look.
>"Good for you."
>Suika raises her arm in greeting.
>"Yo!"
>"Um... Hello."
>Iku looks at you again.
>"You could have at least told me where you were going."
>You did find your friend! And you won't let anyone take that away from you.
>"I do not know."
>You did not see anything or anyone during your time within the border.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"Odd. I think I should investigate that castle myself."
>There, now she knows where we're going this time.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Odd. I think I should investigate that castle myself."
>There, now she knows where we're going this time.

>"Believe me when I say that I've seen all there is to see there and that there is nothing of interest."
>She can't say that you didn't tell her what you were going to do.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"And that's the problem; that castle shouldn't be empty."
>Besides, any excuse to not be by Tenshi works.
>To the castle! Bring Suika along too.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"And that's the problem; that castle shouldn't be empty."
>Besides, any excuse to not be by Tenshi works.
>To the castle! Bring Suika along too.

>"Thank you for stating the obvious. I do happen to live there, you kno-"
>You don't want to be anywhere near that kid.
>You fly off once more, with Suika trailing behind you.
>"Wait!"
>You keep flying until you reach the palace once more.
>"Yukari~n, you're so mean to that fish~"
>"Were you lovers in your past life?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"What."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"What."

>"Tch. Boring. When did you become so boring, Yukari~n?"
>Suika begins to take a drink from her gourd.
>"See youz meant to shay 'No!' and be all embarasshed like."

>_

[Shadoweh]

Why didn't you grab Iku if you were going to see the Dragon? >_>

> "I've just had so many that I can't keep count of them all~"
> Check the place out.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> "I've just had so many that I can't keep count of them all~"
> Check the place out.

>"So you're cheating on all of them? You're so mean, Yukari~n."
>You land with Suika and are about to enter the palace when you have a strange premonition.
>You feel as though once you enter, you won't be leaving until you achieve something significant. Do you continue regardless?

>_

[Shadoweh]

> Pause.
> "Suika, did you feel that?"
> ..Let's go get Iku first after all.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Pause.
> "Suika, did you feel that?"
> ..Let's go get Iku first after all.

>"Feel what?"
>Suika gives you a confused look.
>"Maybe you need a drink to clear your big head."
>You fly off back to the Hinanawi's island, wondering if getting Iku would help.
>As you near the island, you notice that you cannot see Iku.

>_

[Shadoweh]

> "When we get out of here I will take you up on that."
> Oh great. Look around the island. She can't have gotten far if she can't fly. Check Tenshi's house last.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> "When we get out of here I will take you up on that."
> Oh great. Look around the island. She can't have gotten far if she can't fly. Check Tenshi's house last.

>"There's always time for a drink though~"
>The two of you land amongst the many homes and begin to walk around, looking for Iku.
>As you do so, Suika begins to complain loudly.
>"This is bo~ring!"
>After some walking around, you find that one of the homes looks as though it has been used much more recently than the others, barring the one that you found Tenshi in.

>_

[Shadoweh]

> How recently? Is there an Iku in the house right now?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> How recently? Is there an Iku in the house right now?

>Very recently.
>Unless someone appeared during the time that you were gone, you would assume so.

>_

[Shadoweh]

> Then let's go in and talk to her.
> "Iku, I believe there is something in the palace. Will you come with me to see what it is?"
> Let's not bring Tenshi.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Then let's go in and talk to her.
> "Iku, I believe there is something in the palace. Will you come with me to see what it is?"
> Let's not bring Tenshi.

>"What are you doing, Yukari~n?"
>You're about to enter the house when you hear a nearby door opening.
>"Jeez! What's all that noise?!"
>You quickly enter the house, dragging Suika in, and call out to Iku. You hear her respond from some room inside the house.
>"Eek! Who's there?! I'm sorry! D-d-don't come any closer! Just stay where you are! I'll be right there!"

>_

[Shadoweh]

> Shenanigans senses are tingling.
> "No need to rush, we'll come right to you~ Just wait right there~"
> Wait for Iku to get ready. Hope that Tenshi doesn't find us.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Shenanigans senses are tingling.
> "No need to rush, we'll come right to you~ Just wait right there~"
> Wait for Iku to get ready. Hope that Tenshi doesn't find us.

>You get the feeling that you could cause something rather amusing to happen.
>"No! Just wait! I'll be right there so jus-!"
>You hear some rather loud crashing noises accompanied by short, panicked yelps.
>After the ruckus subsides, you see a red-faced Iku wearing a dress similar to Tenshi's enter your vision. Her hair is a mess, and her hat is rather lopsided.
>"Why are you here?"
>At the same time, the door you're standing behind bursts open to reveal Tenshi, looking rather tired.
>"What the hell is going on in here?!"
>Suika pokes at your side.
>"Oi. The brat is here."

>_

[Darkoda]

>"We're fixing heaven, and something is certainly in the castle now so we want you along Iku."
>"You Tenshi can go back to sleep. Preferably forever~"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"We're fixing heaven, and something is certainly in the castle now so we want you along Iku."
>"You Tenshi can go back to sleep. Preferably forever~"

>"Hold on one moment, what do you want from me?"
>"What's that supposed to mean? Why don't you do that?"
>Tenshi draws her sword and points it at you.
>"You want to go?"
>Iku rushes forward.
>"Eldest daughter, calm down."
>You see Tenshi stare at Iku for a while.
>"Wait, why are you dressed like that?"
>"Um..."

>_

[Darkoda]

>How troublesome would it be to beat Tenshi out of our way without our gap powers?
>"The dragon isn't in its castle. That in itself is quite odd, besides I can feel that something is off there. You are the Dragon's envoy, thus you come with me and Suika."
>"This isn't the first place I've fixed and it likely won't be the last; the sooner we go through the castle, the sooner things go back to normal."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>How troublesome would it be to beat Tenshi out of our way without our gap powers?
>"The dragon isn't in its castle. That in itself is quite odd, besides I can feel that something is off there. You are the Dragon's envoy, thus you come with me and Suika."
>"This isn't the first place I've fixed and it likely won't be the last; the sooner we go through the castle, the sooner things go back to normal."

>Quite troublesome. Tenshi is a rather strong individual.
>"You dare to give me orders?"
>Iku gives you a disapproving look before turning towards Tenshi.
>"Eldest daughter, how have you fared? We certainly have a lot to discuss."
>"Huh? Um, okay I guess. And you haven't told me why you're wearing that yet."
>Iku turns her head to look at you once more.
>"Feel free to come see me when you have learnt some manners, though I wonder how long that will take."
>Iku walks out of the house, dragging Tenshi along with her.
>"You made her mad~"

>_

[Darkoda]

>"I don't want to hear that from the one who refers to people as hallucinations and crude mortals~"
>Oh please, if she wants an apology she can wait for another two years for that. Head outside where she can hear us.
>"I thought that you would care more about what became of the Dragon and the Celestials than your misplaced pride, but it seems I misjudged the Dragon's Envoy."
>"If it makes you happy though, I apologize for not grovelling before the mighty Celestial who couldn't handle two years alone, and humbly ask you to stop being a child and come help your boss."
>"When your highness deigns to not be trapped in this pocket dimension for the rest of her life and free the rest of Celestials from whatever nightmare dimension they got stuck in, please come to the castle."
>To the castle. We'll just go deal with whatever with Suika. Speaking of, we didn't tell her about when we met Iku.
>"I do wonder what she did for two years though; from her comments Iku might have other reasons for wearing Tenshi's clothes~"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"I don't want to hear that from the one who refers to people as hallucinations and crude mortals~"
>Oh please, if she wants an apology she can wait for another two years for that. Head outside where she can hear us.
>"I thought that you would care more about what became of the Dragon and the Celestials than your misplaced pride, but it seems I misjudged the Dragon's Envoy."
>"If it makes you happy though, I apologize for not grovelling before the mighty Celestial who couldn't handle two years alone, and humbly ask you to stop being a child and come help your boss."
>"When your highness deigns to not be trapped in this pocket dimension for the rest of her life and free the rest of Celestials from whatever nightmare dimension they got stuck in, please come to the castle."
>To the castle. We'll just go deal with whatever with Suika. Speaking of, we didn't tell her about when we met Iku.
>"I do wonder what she did for two years though; from her comments Iku might have other reasons for wearing Tenshi's clothes~"

>You see Tenshi turn her head towards Iku as the two continue to walk away.
>"What's her problem, anyway? Do you want me to beat her up for you?"
>You don't really feel like giving Iku an apology and exit the house with Suika.
>Tenshi wheels around before Iku can stop her.
>"Hey! You keep badmouthing Iku and I don't care what she says, I'm going to beat the crap out of you! Got it?"
>You decide to take flight and head back towards the palace.
>"Like I care about any of that bo~ring stuff. When are we going to do something fun, Yukari~n?"

>_

[qMyon]

>Urgh, Celestials are pretty much like this all the time.
>What do we think it would do for our reputation to apologise this time?

I dunno about just leaving the two of them. We probably could sweet-talk Iku into coming along, but only after an apology or something. Anyways, maybe we should let them have a chance to cool off and come back in a couple minutes? I'm not sure about heading in there without someone to tell us what's normal and what's not.