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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #150 on: April 04, 2014, 02:01:32 AM »
>"Tell me about her."

> "Her name was Tamiko, and she was nice," Sanae says.  "She took care of the shrine, and got along with youkai instead of exterminating them.  She'd let dandelions grow in her yard without caring that they were weeds, so it was terrible during allergy season.  Her husband was cool, too!  Souji, I think his name was.  He worked in the town clinic as a secretary so I didn't see him often.  I was curious about her, but she kept kind of a...polite distance from me, if that makes sense.  She seemed to like Konngara, though.  If she could catch her, she'd send her on errands."
> Sanae slowly spins in the air.  "I asked her about you many times, but she was confused each and every time.  And then one day...they just weren't there anymore.  She and him both."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #151 on: April 04, 2014, 02:10:41 AM »
>"How long ago was that?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #152 on: April 04, 2014, 02:12:38 AM »
>"How long ago was that?"

> "A few years ago...I think," Sanae guesses.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #153 on: April 04, 2014, 02:30:41 AM »
>Nod.
>"Interesting. You've probably figured out who she is, right?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #154 on: April 04, 2014, 02:34:14 AM »
>Nod.
>"Interesting. You've probably figured out who she is, right?"

> "Yeah, I think so."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #155 on: April 04, 2014, 02:43:44 AM »
>"Now the fun part. According to Ran, she and this Souji person both died well over ten and a half years ago."
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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #156 on: April 04, 2014, 02:49:31 AM »
>"Now the fun part. According to Ran, she and this Souji person both died well over ten and a half years ago."

> "So they were real..." Sanae says to herself.  She then whispers, "So Yukari and Ran didn't want you to know?"
> She glances over her shoulder at Ran, who is watching Marisa as she wrings out her apron.  She is oblivious to your conversation.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #157 on: April 04, 2014, 02:53:30 AM »
>"Yukari didn't. Ran, at least, said something when I confronted her about it, but she was under orders not to. Konngara also knows something, but she's Konngara and it's impossible to get her to say more than three words."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #158 on: April 04, 2014, 03:11:16 AM »
>"Yukari didn't. Ran, at least, said something when I confronted her about it, but she was under orders not to. Konngara also knows something, but she's Konngara and it's impossible to get her to say more than three words."

> "Aw."  Sanae sounds disappointed.  "I wonder why she'd be so reluctant to talk."
> She hums for a moment before saying, "Maybe she's afraid to talk.  I don't see why she'd want to keep information from you like Yukari does."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #159 on: April 04, 2014, 03:13:49 AM »
>"I think she just has some kind of weird youkai issue about talking to people or something. I told her to gather up her thoughts while we're looking into this, then tell me when she gets back."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #160 on: April 04, 2014, 03:26:34 AM »
>"I think she just has some kind of weird youkai issue about talking to people or something. I told her to gather up her thoughts while we're looking into this, then tell me when she gets back."

> "Great!  I wonder what she'll say," Sanae says.  The eastern mountains are getting closer now.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #161 on: April 04, 2014, 03:29:27 AM »
>"You and me both. Anyways, as far as you're concerned, don't be surprised if I try to stuff my gohei down Yukari's throat. And then your gohei. Oh, and, um, don't gossip too much about this. I kinda want to get the whole picture before I let it be generally known, if at all."
>Keep going.


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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #162 on: April 04, 2014, 03:38:54 AM »
>"You and me both. Anyways, as far as you're concerned, don't be surprised if I try to stuff my gohei down Yukari's throat. And then your gohei. Oh, and, um, don't gossip too much about this. I kinda want to get the whole picture before I let it be generally known, if at all."
>Keep going.

> "Don't worry, I know how to keep a secret," says Sanae.
> You all keep flying, until you pass over the largest of the eastern mountains.  You see Mayohiga below, tucked away in the wilderness.  Youmu and Ran give the place an appreciative glance before continuing on into the wilderness.
> You're now flying above the forests Layla directed you towards, the ones you almost contemplated flying down into and sleeping in when you started to feel exhausted.  This time, however, you have more energy, and there are people to catch you if you fall.  The hole in the sky looms larger than over, and you can feel the cold wind it emits even from this far away.  Marisa, who is still damp, shivers and grabs one of Ran's tails to wrap around her for warmth.  Ran, by some miracle, doesn't seem impeded.
> "It's summer.  It shouldn't be so cold," you hear Youmu saying.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #163 on: April 04, 2014, 03:42:30 AM »
>"Maybe it's coming from that hole? If it leads to a place that's nothing but water, it's probably not very warm."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #164 on: April 04, 2014, 03:48:30 AM »
>"Maybe it's coming from that hole? If it leads to a place that's nothing but water, it's probably not very warm."

> "What if we go through and come out underwater, ze?" Marisa complains.
> "Then we'll just go back or swim to the surface," says Ran.
> Indeed, the cold only intensifies the closer you get to the hole.  It's like you're flying towards a black hole, or an abyss deep in the earth.  You feel a chill run down your spine that's not from the wind.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #165 on: April 04, 2014, 03:58:23 AM »
>"If it's underwater, Sanae and I should be alright at least."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #166 on: April 04, 2014, 12:23:28 PM »
>"If it's underwater, Sanae and I should be alright at least."

> "Why only you two, ze?"
> Sanae rolls back her sleeve to reveal the water charm wrapped around her wrist.
> "Oh, sweet!"
> "Is that from one of the Moriya shrine goddesses, Sanae?"
> "Yeah," Sanae says with a faint blush.  At this point, you've flown a decent ways over the mountains.  You think you've even gotten farther than you did yesterday.  Time has visibly passed in the form of the sun rolling across the sky.  You get closer and closer to the edge with each passing moment.  At this distance, the damage looks even worse than before: cracks you couldn't see from the shrine web the outer rim of the hole and spread out, and the largest cracks are already starting to chip away.  A shimmering piece of the sky falls from above and disintegrates, showering the group like a snow flurry.  In spite of the situation, Youmu appears entranced by this display.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #167 on: April 04, 2014, 02:14:02 PM »
>Can we grab and examine any bits of sky?
>Do we have any knowledge or skills that could theoretically slow down, halt, or repair this damage?

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #168 on: April 04, 2014, 02:59:33 PM »
>Can we grab and examine any bits of sky?
>Do we have any knowledge or skills that could theoretically slow down, halt, or repair this damage?

> If you can catch them before they dissolve.  They fall infrequently.
> You know that Yukari and Ran--possibly Chen--should have some means of maintaining the Boundary, since that's their job.  You've never taken on those duties before, because you've been busy solving incidents.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #169 on: April 04, 2014, 09:37:54 PM »
> "Hey Marisa, you tried to fly into the crack a while back, right?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #170 on: April 04, 2014, 10:05:48 PM »
> "Hey Marisa, you tried to fly into the crack a while back, right?"

> "Yeah.  I couldn't go through though, ze," Marisa says.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #171 on: April 05, 2014, 01:54:29 AM »
>"Did it feel solid, or was it weird?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #172 on: April 05, 2014, 02:31:18 AM »
>"Did it feel solid, or was it weird?"

> "It was...semi-solid, ze," Marisa says.  "Like I was flying in jello."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #173 on: April 05, 2014, 03:08:44 AM »
>"And you couldn't pass through it, huh? And it wasn't this chilly either, right?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #174 on: April 05, 2014, 03:22:31 AM »
>"And you couldn't pass through it, huh? And it wasn't this chilly either, right?"

> "Nah.  It felt like I was being held back, ze.  It was a little bit chilly."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #175 on: April 05, 2014, 04:06:53 AM »
>"Let's go get a closer look."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #176 on: April 05, 2014, 02:19:13 PM »
>"Let's go get a closer look."

> You and everyone else fly on, getting closer and closer still to the hole.  After a while you do eventually reach it, and are now floating meters from it.  Gusts of cold wind blow out from it, and once in a while you feel a cool mist.  Sanae lingers ahead of you, staring at the great chasm with wide eyes.  Youmu, however, hangs back.
> "Is this a good idea?" she asks Ran.
> "It would be unwise to just jump right in," Ran says.  She cranes her neck back to assess the damage.  "At this rate, our usual methods of repairing the Boundary won't work."

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #177 on: April 05, 2014, 02:47:56 PM »
>"Can you slow it down?"

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #178 on: April 05, 2014, 02:54:43 PM »
>"Can you slow it down?"

> "By sewing together the cracks, it would be possible.  But it wouldn't give us a lot of time," Ran says.

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Re: Reimu Quest (Part 9)
« Reply #179 on: April 05, 2014, 05:09:55 PM »
> "Well we have that sewing kit of Yukari's, but you don't mean it literally, do you?"