Reimu Quest (Part 8)

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh well. I'll ask around first, hopefully she'd have the brains to go find someone for help."

[日巫子]

>"Oh well. I'll ask around first, hopefully she'd have the brains to go find someone for help."

> Satori draws her knees to her chest and rests her chin on them.  "She's a step up from your ordinary cat, so I'm sure she'd do that.  Unless she's scared out of her wits, of course."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Couldn't say how smart she'd be about things in this kind of situation. I'm mostly just gambling that she's ended up here at all."

[日巫子]

>"Couldn't say how smart she'd be about things in this kind of situation. I'm mostly just gambling that she's ended up here at all."

> "It's worth checking out, anyway."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, might as well while I'm here."

[日巫子]

>"Yeah, might as well while I'm here."

> "Do you want me to send one of my pets to help you?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Wouldn't say no."

[日巫子]

>"Wouldn't say no."

> "Alright, then."  Satori leans over to give you a quick kiss on the cheek before getting out of bed and shuffling into her slippers and towards the door.  "I'm going to make breakfast first, and then go looking around the house.  Take your time."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright. I'm gonna go have a look at Mako."
>Let's go do that thing.

[日巫子]

>"Alright. I'm gonna go have a look at Mako."
>Let's go do that thing.

> You leave the bedroom, go down the stairs, and out through the back door.  There's a lot of snow outside, but that doesn't keep you from navigating through the garden and towards Mako's pool.
> When you reach the pool, you see the dolphin swimming circles.  She's too busy to swim up to the edge of the pool to greet you, and Okuu isn't present.

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[Sect]

> How big is the pool? Are we going to need to look for a bigger place for her to stay when we resolve this incident?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey, good morning."

[日巫子]

> How big is the pool? Are we going to need to look for a bigger place for her to stay when we resolve this incident?

> It's fairly big, but you have the sneaking suspicion that she's going to need somewhere bigger to swim after this is all over.

>"Hey, good morning."

> You call out to Mako.  She immediately swims to edge of the pool and spits water at your face while squealing at you.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Graze that water.
>"You alright out here?"

[日巫子]

>Graze that water.
>"You alright out here?"

> You lean to the left to avoid the water, and ask Mako how she's doing.  She bobs up and down in the water and trills at you affectionately.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Kneel down and pat her on the head.
>"Okuu been good to you?"

[日巫子]

>Kneel down and pat her on the head.
>"Okuu been good to you?"

> You crouch by the edge of the water and pet Mako's head.  She nuzzles against your hand and chirps.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Daaaw
>"Managed to tag her with that water yet? The trick is you don't aim where they are, you aim where they're going to be."

[日巫子]

>Daaaw
>"Managed to tag her with that water yet? The trick is you don't aim where they are, you aim where they're going to be."

> Oh nooo, she's cute.
> Mako bobs her head up and down, splashing a little water onto the stone tiles.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"The other trick is you don't just do one shot, you do a bunch, but you might have a hard time with that. Are they feeding you well here?"

[日巫子]

>"The other trick is you don't just do one shot, you do a bunch, but you might have a hard time with that. Are they feeding you well here?"

> Mako spits some water into the air, showing off instead of hitting you with them.  She squeaks a few times.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Not a bad shot, that. Oh, hey, have they given you anything to play with?"

[日巫子]

>"Not a bad shot, that. Oh, hey, have they given you anything to play with?"

> Mako squeaks even louder and falls back into the water.  She dives down to the bottom of the pool and returns moments later, holding a plastic red ring in her mouth.  She tosses it out of the water at you.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Catch it.
>"Okay, catch!"
>Toss it in her general direction.

[日巫子]

>Catch it.
>"Okay, catch!"
>Toss it in her general direction.

> You easily catch the ring in your hand, and throw it back out to Mako right after.  Excited chirping sounds emit from her as she dives after the ring.  Within seconds, she has it in her mouth and is bringing it back to you.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Toss it out further this time, a bit faster. Let's see how quickly she adapts.
>After she retrieves this, toss it vertically so it skips off the water.
>After that, let's see how long it takes her to figure out a fake toss.

[日巫子]

>Toss it out further this time, a bit faster. Let's see how quickly she adapts.
>After she retrieves this, toss it vertically so it skips off the water.
>After that, let's see how long it takes her to figure out a fake toss.

> You toss it further into the water.  It takes Mako a few seconds longer to bring it back.
> After that, you skip the ring across the water as best as you can.  Mako chases after it, catching it as it starts to sink into the water.  She brings it back to you, and you pretend to throw it.  Mako throws herself back into the water, but slows down when she realizes there's nothing for her to chase.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Heehee."
>Toss it for real this time, make her go long.

[日巫子]

>"Heehee."
>Toss it for real this time, make her go long.

> A giggle escapes your lips as you throw the ring as far as you can.  Mako cuts through the water, chasing after it like an excited puppy.  She leaps out of the water, catching the ring from midair and falling back with a giant splash.  She darts back to you, still holding the ring in her mouth and trilling.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Yeah, this is what we're gonna be doing til we're called for breakfast. Mixing it up with squeakfish.