Reimu Quest (Part 9)

[Sect]

> Surreptitiously wipe those eyes and focus on memories of the incident with Kikuri. Why would we forget that on purpose?

[日巫子]

> Surreptitiously wipe those eyes and focus on memories of the incident with Kikuri. Why would we forget that on purpose?

> You try to focus on the memories of Kikuri, but it's so hard.  Maybe Yukari really was right when she said you had head trauma.

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[Sect]

Purvis, should we force it, or save it for later? From Reimu's perspective there could be something that she could use for now, but from my perspective I don't think there's anything that's useful at this time.

[Sect]

> Try concentrating on the memories anyways: there might be something relevant to what's currently happening. Yukari claims that it doesn't matter, but she's been wrong before.

[日巫子]

> Try concentrating on the memories anyways: there might be something relevant to what's currently happening. Yukari claims that it doesn't matter, but she's been wrong before.

> You concentrate, you really do, but you just can't focus on them.
> Yukari closes her fan with a loud snap!

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[Sect]

> Tune her out, and let our mind relax a bit. Don't focus on any memories, just let it rest and settle for a bit so that it's not as jumbled.

[日巫子]

> Tune her out, and let our mind relax a bit. Don't focus on any memories, just let it rest and settle for a bit so that it's not as jumbled.

>  You try to keep a quiet mind, and become aware that you're still shaking.  The tears you wiped away are still coming.

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[Sect]

> Jeez what's with the rain in here? Focus less and less on the memories and do breathing exercises to control the shaking. Now's not the time to crash, we can do that later after we've settled with Yukari.

[日巫子]

> Jeez what's with the rain in here? Focus less and less on the memories and do breathing exercises to control the shaking. Now's not the time to crash, we can do that later after we've settled with Yukari.

> You pay attention to your shaky breathing and nothing else, and feel yourself starting to hyperventilate again.
> "Well?  Is it anything like you expected?" Yukari asks.

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[Sect]

> Ignore her and try to calm our breathing. She's just trying to rile us up to prove some damned point or something.

[日巫子]

> Ignore her and try to calm our breathing. She's just trying to rile us up to prove some damned point or something.

> You don't answer, and try to fix your breathing.  It's difficult.
> "Say, you go Underground a lot, don't you?  You have to have crossed paths with that woman at least once.  She didn't tell you anything, did she?"

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[Sect]

> We are so terrible at ignoring Yukari. Snap at her: "Not. Now."

[日巫子]

> We are so terrible at ignoring Yukari. Snap at her: "Not. Now."

> "It's nice to see you're still hardhearted even after you've regained your memories," says Yukari.  Her voice is neutral but you see her lip curl.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Pay Yukari no further mind. Let's just get through this. Try not to break out into sobs at least, if we can't get these tears under control.

[日巫子]

>Pay Yukari no further mind. Let's just get through this. Try not to break out into sobs at least, if we can't get these tears under control.

> You keep quiet and try not to go into hysterics.  You can't stop crying, but if you keep your mouth shut you think you can keep yourself from sobbing.
> "Ideally, I would have erased her memories as well, but there's only so much meddling I can do with the Underground youkai before someone notices.  I was already pushing it by taking you away from her.  You ended up as such a ruthless youkai exterminator that it was worth it in the end, though," Yukari rambles on.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Don't rise to the bait. She'll get hers soon enough. Let's just get things under control.

[日巫子]

>Don't rise to the bait. She'll get hers soon enough. Let's just get things under control.

> You try to control yourself, but you just cry and cry.
> "Did you get what you wanted?" Yukari asks.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Do we think that we could speak without breaking down?

[日巫子]

>Do we think that we could speak without breaking down?

> No, unless you're willing to talk anyway.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Then ignore her for now. We definitely don't need to speak until we can do without breaking down into a heap.

[日巫子]

>Then ignore her for now. We definitely don't need to speak until we can do without breaking down into a heap.

> You keep quiet for now, but you don't feel like you're going to stop crying any time soon.
> Yukari goes to unfold her fan again, then hesitates.
> "Reimu?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>No need to answer her right now.
>Have we remembered anything that feels like it might be relevant to the problems at hand?

[日巫子]

>No need to answer her right now.
>Have we remembered anything that feels like it might be relevant to the problems at hand?

> You stay quiet.
> You don't know.  You can hardly concentrate on the incident at a time like this.  Even now, when you're starting to finally gain control over your breathing, the shock of your memories coming back has jolted the control you had over your feelings.  You don't understand what's happening.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Just give ourself more time, then.

[日巫子]

>Just give ourself more time, then.

> You wait, and wait.
> And wait...
> ...You think you can speak now.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"...I thought you were my friend, you know... Despite everything."

[日巫子]

>"...I thought you were my friend, you know... Despite everything."

> "...Oh?"  Yukari lowers her fan.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Keep it together...
>"We used to bicker and fuss, and you were kind of a pest, but I thought you were a friend anyways... You know that, right?"

[O4rfish]

>"To make me forget people who loved me, or the fact that I loved them? What kind of person would even do that?"

[日巫子]

>Keep it together...
>"We used to bicker and fuss, and you were kind of a pest, but I thought you were a friend anyways... You know that, right?"

> "Yes, I know," says Yukari.

>"To make me forget people who loved me, or the fact that I loved them? What kind of person would even do that?"

> Yukari gives great pause.  Then, she says, "Someone willing to sabotage all her relationships, if it meant Gensokyo would stay in balance."

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