Reimu Quest (Part 6)

[日巫子]

>Go bang on the door.

> You fly straight down to the door and punch it a few times.  It opens mid-knock and you see Parsee, bundled up in a hat, scarf, and boots.  She is also carrying a broom.
> "Huh?  What do you want?" she asks.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"I need to talk about some things from a few years back."

[日巫子]

>"I need to talk about some things from a few years back."

> "Uh...okay...I'm about to go sweep the bridge," Parsee says, holding up the broom.  "I'm not going to make you tea or anything."

> _

[Sect]

> "That's all right, you're not inviting me inside anyways."
> Follow her out to the bridge.

[日巫子]

> "That's all right, you're not inviting me inside anyways."
> Follow her out to the bridge.

> "Great."  Parsee steps outside, closes the door behind her, and flies up to the bridge.  You follow her, making it up to the railing in time to see her sweeping some snow towards the edge.

> _

[Sect]

> "So. Three years ago. Someone caused something for six months and you and a bunch of oni took them down. What happened exactly?"

[日巫子]

> "So. Three years ago. Someone caused something for six months and you and a bunch of oni took them down. What happened exactly?"

> Parsee freezes mid-sweep, gives you an incredulous look, and resumes sweeping.
> "You don't remember?  Kikuri tried to absorb the Boundary in order to destroy her seal...ok, so I don't know exactly how that works, but after we beat her up, the gap youkai took all of her power so she can never do anything like that again.  She's a weakling now."
> Parsee sweeps a huge wad of snow through the railings and into the river below.  "It was a huge pain in the ass."

> _

[Sect]

> "... What."
> Kikuri tried to absorb the Boundary?! This incident could be her fault after all!

[日巫子]

> "... What."
> Kikuri tried to absorb the Boundary?! This incident could be her fault after all!

> "What?"
> ...Even though Parsee said that she would never be able to do anything like that again.  This is still an alarming piece of information.

> _

[Sect]

> Her attempt from last time might have had a delayed effect or something.
> "You're gonna have to start from the beginning. How the hell did she manage to cause an incident for six months without anyone doing anything about it? Yukari didn't do anything about it? Marisa or Sanae didn't? Why the heck did it fall on a bunch of underground oni to stop her?"
> Pause. "What happened to me? All I remember is being at Satori's place."

[日巫子]

> Her attempt from last time might have had a delayed effect or something.
> "You're gonna have to start from the beginning. How the hell did she manage to cause an incident for six months without anyone doing anything about it? Yukari didn't do anything about it? Marisa or Sanae didn't? Why the heck did it fall on a bunch of underground oni to stop her?"
> Pause. "What happened to me? All I remember is being at Satori's place."

> "Calm down.  The black-white was indisposed, the blue-green couldn't use her powers...I have no idea what the gap youkai was doing.  Anyway, it's over now.  Don't you dare try dragging me back into this incident-solving business."  Parsee shakes the broom at you.  "I'd like to know why no one did anything, either."
> "What happened to you..."  Parsee brushes some more snow off the edge. 
> "Apparently you tried to stop Kikuri yourself, but got hurt pretty bad.  Konngara went to the surface looking for Kikuri, found you, stuck around because Kikuri wouldn't fire in her direction, then the gap youkai put you in some...weird....space thing to keep you safe?  And then a doctor bandaged you up and we took you to Satori," she rattles off.  "Phew.  I'm so jealous.  You just go to sleep the entire time."

> _

[Sect]

> Right. We were taken out because it was dark and... Kikuri was using lethal force and no spellcards. That other stuff sounds unfamiliar, though. "Yeah, well, have fun being jealous. Konngara stuck around at the shrine?"
> Hm... maybe the soul problems we're having is due to Yukari using the "weird space thing" on us? If we can't find Yukari we should talk to the doctor Parsee mentioned.

Getting food. We should see if Parsee was able to finagle a way to talk to Yukari.

[日巫子]

> Right. We were taken out because it was dark and... Kikuri was using lethal force and no spellcards. That other stuff sounds unfamiliar, though. "Yeah, well, have fun being jealous. Konngara stuck around at the shrine?"
> Hm... maybe the soul problems we're having is due to Yukari using the "weird space thing" on us? If we can't find Yukari we should talk to the doctor Parsee mentioned.

> That explains the weird dream you had a few days ago.
> "Thanks a lot."  She doesn't sound grateful at all.  "And she did."
> You consider the possibility that this is all Yukari's fault.  However, if you can't find her, you'll have to go to someone else.

> _

[Sect]

> "How'd you know it was Yukari that did... whatever it was she did to me? What exactly is a 'weird space thing'? And where can I find the doctor that you got to treat me?"

[日巫子]

> "How'd you know it was Yukari that did... whatever it was she did to me? What exactly is a 'weird space thing'? And where can I find the doctor that you got to treat me?"

> "Um..."  Parsee taps her lower lip.  "Konngara told me.  And the doctor was from the Bamboo Forest."
> Parsee sweeps in silence for a few seconds.  "Oh yeah.  That thing was called a 'gap'.  Those things are kind of creepy, y'know?"

> _

[Sect]

> So, it was Eirin. Or maybe the rabbit. Either way, we know who we can talk to if we really need to. And being gapped... Did Yukari messing around with us screw up our soul?
> Also, we should probably thank Konngara for keeping us alive.
> "Anything else happen I should know about? The sky's cracked and I'm starting to think that Kikuri messed up the Boundary than anyone thought."

[日巫子]

> So, it was Eirin. Or maybe the rabbit. Either way, we know who we can talk to if we really need to. And being gapped... Did Yukari messing around with us screw up our soul?
> Also, we should probably thank Konngara for keeping us alive.
> "Anything else happen I should know about? The sky's cracked and I'm starting to think that Kikuri messed up the Boundary than anyone thought."

> You are in shock and awe at finding out the identity of the doctor.  You are still suspicious of Yukari, though.
> Thanking her would be a good idea.  At the same time, if you catch her at home, there's a good chance you'll run into Kikuri, too.
> "You saying I didn't do a good enough job of putting her down?" Parsee asks.  She has swept away a good portion of snow from the middle of the bridge, and is now wiping it from the handrail.

> _

[Sect]

> "And the other oni. As for that..." Pointedly look around at the snow.

[日巫子]

> "And the other oni. As for that..." Pointedly look around at the snow.

> Parsee follows your gaze.  "What?"

> _

[Sect]

> "Come on, snow in summer? There's something bad going on with the Boundary, and I'm just finding out some wannabe goddess with a hair trigger and no care for the rules tried to destroy it a few years back? What do you expect me to think? I mean, no disrespect or anything, you guys did stop her, but..."
> Come to think of it, when Yukari was talking to Akyuu about it she really downplayed how serious it was. What's her deal, anyways?

[日巫子]

> "Come on, snow in summer? There's something bad going on with the Boundary, and I'm just finding out some wannabe goddess with a hair trigger and no care for the rules tried to destroy it a few years back? What do you expect me to think? I mean, no disrespect or anything, you guys did stop her, but..."
> Come to think of it, when Yukari was talking to Akyuu about it she really downplayed how serious it was. What's her deal, anyways?

> "When you put it that way, it sounds pretty suspicious, but are you absolutely sure?"
> Yukari is an enigma.  Who knows what she was thinking at that time.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>So the boundary is damaged. Just how well-connected is the Hakurei lineage to the boundary?
>"I'm absolutely sure she needs another good beating, at least. Can't have people thinking they can break the rules whenever it suits 'em."

[日巫子]

>So the boundary is damaged. Just how well-connected is the Hakurei lineage to the boundary?
>"I'm absolutely sure she needs another good beating, at least. Can't have people thinking they can break the rules whenever it suits 'em."

> You yourself don't know the extent of your connection to the Boundary.  Just that if you die, then the Boundary goes down.  You're not sure if it works the other way around.
> "Suit yourself.  I don't care what you do," says Parsee.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, you can have a front row seat for it if you like. Sounds like she put you through a lot of trouble, too."

[日巫子]

>"Well, you can have a front row seat for it if you like. Sounds like she put you through a lot of trouble, too."

> "Hell no.  I'm not voluntarily approaching her."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Laugh a good laugh.
>"Don't blame you. Still, you helped me out a lot, thank you."

[日巫子]

>Laugh a good laugh.
>"Don't blame you. Still, you helped me out a lot, thank you."

> You laugh.  Parsee doesn't laugh with you, but when you thank her, her expression lightens.
> "Of course I did," she says.  "Uh...you're welcome."

> _

[Sect]

> Wave goodbye, and head Satoriways. We're going to need to have a "chat" with Kikuri again, but we should check in with Satori before she turns in for the night.

[日巫子]

> Wave goodbye, and head Satoriways. We're going to need to have a "chat" with Kikuri again, but we should check in with Satori before she turns in for the night.

> You leave Parsee to her work and fly over the Ancient City towards the Palace.  You make a note to visit Kikuri afterwards.
> As you near the Palace, you see Orin in the front yard throwing a ball for one of the dogs.  It bounds through the snow, barking with joy.  Orin herself is wearing a jacket over her normal clothes, along with a hat and gloves.

> _

[Sect]

> Fly up. "Didn't have you pegged for a dog person."