Reimu Quest (Part 11)

[Hello Purvis]

>Get her the tunnel entrance and flop her onto it. Then flop ourselves nearby and rest.
>Be wary of Sariel stirring.

[日巫子]

>Get her the tunnel entrance and flop her onto it. Then flop ourselves nearby and rest.
>Be wary of Sariel stirring.

> You finally get through the tunnel entrance and toss Sariel in.  Once she's in, you sit down on the edge and take a break.
> As much as you'd like to relax and enjoy the view of the open space, you can't let your guard down.  Looking over at Sariel, she isn't moving an inch.  If she didn't make quiet breathing sounds every now and then, you'd think she was dead, what with all the needles you stuck in her.
> As you rest, you hear footsteps in the tunnel and Sanae's hesitant voice.
> "...Reimu?  Are you in there?"  Her voice echoes.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm fine! It's clear!"
>Rest up and let Sanae approach. Keep a wary eye on Sariel.

[日巫子]

>"I'm fine! It's clear!"
>Rest up and let Sanae approach. Keep a wary eye on Sariel.

> You stay where you are and allow Sanae to approach.  You don't see her at first, but after a minute or so you see her, walking towards you with her wings around her shoulders.  It's not until she's about ten feet away that she notices Sariel and gasps.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"So, I'm pretty sure I found our mural maker. Also I think she lives on chocolate cake, because she weighs a ton."

[日巫子]

>"So, I'm pretty sure I found our mural maker. Also I think she lives on chocolate cake, because she weighs a ton."

> "Are you sure it's not because of those wings?" Sanae asks as she draws closer.  She crouches down at a safe distance from the both of you.  "I..."
> Her eyes widen.  "I have a bad feeling about her."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Dangit Sanae, you're impossible to quip with.
>"Me too. This is Sariel. She's...I don't know what her problem is, honestly. She wasn't making a lot of sense when I talked with her, and the moment she saw you she took off running."

[日巫子]

>Dangit Sanae, you're impossible to quip with.
>"Me too. This is Sariel. She's...I don't know what her problem is, honestly. She wasn't making a lot of sense when I talked with her, and the moment she saw you she took off running."

> She needs to get a better sense of humor.
> Sanae reaches out, pulls a needle from Sariel, and cringes.  "She isn't one of mine.  Would it have killed you to let her escape?  She might've come back with some of that cake you were talking about."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm sure we can get Sakuya to whip up one. And yeah, she's not one of yours. I met her once before, a long time ago when I was just starting out as a Shrine Maiden."
>Now that we have a bit more relaxed of a circumstance, let's try to recall the details of that encounter more fully.

[日巫子]

>"I'm sure we can get Sakuya to whip up one. And yeah, she's not one of yours. I met her once before, a long time ago when I was just starting out as a Shrine Maiden."
>Now that we have a bit more relaxed of a circumstance, let's try to recall the details of that encounter more fully.

> Since you're at the Scarlet Devil Mansion in the waking world, you could easily Sakuya to make you a cake.  The kitchens aren't far off, after all.
> As Sanae continues to pick needles from Sariel, you explain your past encounters with her.  Sanae listens quietly, dropping the needles into a growing pile.  She's picking out the last of them when you've finished.
> "If she's so powerful, then what did you do to get her like this?" Sanae asks.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I kinda made this tunnel fill up with concrete. And she kinda didn't stop in time. She'll be fine, though. She's a youkai."
>Do we know how to make a talisman that would depower or imprison a youkai if applied correctly?

[日巫子]

>"I kinda made this tunnel fill up with concrete. And she kinda didn't stop in time. She'll be fine, though. She's a youkai."
>Do we know how to make a talisman that would depower or imprison a youkai if applied correctly?

> "Oh."  Sanae takes out the last needle.  "What kind of youkai is she?"
> You know of a small variety of talismans that can seal or depower youkai, such as the kind that the shadow youkai Rumia wears.  Those take the form of accessories such as ribbons, necklaces, or other accessories.  Talismans that imprison youkai are kind of tricky and require a place you can fit the youkai into.  You can't just send them into the aether.  With both seals you'd need to replace them every once in a while to keep the youkai from getting out.  Any youkai exterminator worth her salt would have to know how to do this.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"No idea, but I'm going to seal up her power a bit to make sure she behaves."
>Let's conjure up what we need to make a depowering talisman and get to work on it. Make it a headband. Sariel can do with one of those.

[日巫子]

>"No idea, but I'm going to seal up her power a bit to make sure she behaves."
>Let's conjure up what we need to make a depowering talisman and get to work on it. Make it a headband. Sariel can do with one of those.

> You summon a headband, some ofuda, an ink well, and a pen.  Sanae watches as you write on the ofuda, sticking them to the underside of the headband before etching the appropriate runes along the top of it.  You are the Hakurei shrine maiden, this is something you can do with ease.  It doesn't take long for you to finish.



> The headband glows with a mysterious power.  Sanae looks confused.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Set it in place on Sariel.
>"There. That should keep her behaving."

[日巫子]

>Set it in place on Sariel.
>"There. That should keep her behaving."

> You put the headband on Sariel, pushing back the hair that has fallen over her face.  At the very least, this headband should repress some of her power.  You and Sanae watch as the headband glows and settles in place on Sariel's head.  She shrinks, becoming shorter and smaller.  Her wings, too, decrease in size.  By the time this stops, she looks around your height.  Her wings are still pretty huge compared to the winged people you've seen in Gensokyo, but not as big as they were when you first saw her.
> Sanae exhales.  Was she holding her breath?

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Huh. That's was more dramatic than I expected. Hope it doesn't turn her into an idiot like Rumia is, I still have questions."

[日巫子]

>"Huh. That's was more dramatic than I expected. Hope it doesn't turn her into an idiot like Rumia is, I still have questions."

> "You don't know your own strength is what that is," Sanae says.  "I mean, sorry.  What now?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I dunno. Think we ought to drag her back and maybe put her somewhere comfortable?"

[日巫子]

>"I dunno. Think we ought to drag her back and maybe put her somewhere comfortable?"

> "Okay," says Sanae.  "Um, I don't want her staying in the Dream World forever, though."

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[Sect]

> "I don't disagree: she's not from here, anyways."
> Do we remember what else was going on when we ran into Sariel? Was Mima stirring up trouble around that time, too?

[日巫子]

> "I don't disagree: she's not from here, anyways."
> Do we remember what else was going on when we ran into Sariel? Was Mima stirring up trouble around that time, too?

> "Maybe we can find someone who will take her," says Sanae.
> You found Sariel after--but not right after--finishing your Underground run, so Mima was quiet until after you returned.

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[Sect]

> "Hey, another thing. She said I was an astral projection. What difference does that make around here?"

[日巫子]

> "Hey, another thing. She said I was an astral projection. What difference does that make around here?"

> "Uh..."  Sanae's brow furrows.  "Maybe she's referring to the fact that this is a dream, or maybe she knows that you don't have a counterpart here."

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[Sect]

> "Yeah... she said that she had been looking for me or my successor, and didn't expect me to be, well, me, I guess. I don't know why she'd look in here for me, though..."
> "Wait. She said the oni wasn't as interesting... I wonder if she tried something with little Konngara."

[日巫子]

> "Yeah... she said that she had been looking for me or my successor, and didn't expect me to be, well, me, I guess. I don't know why she'd look in here for me, though..."
> "Wait. She said the oni wasn't as interesting... I wonder if she tried something with little Konngara."

> "A successor?  Do you have one?  I don't kn--what?"  Sanae jumps to her feet.  "I went up the stairs earlier to see if you had gone that way, but I didn't think to check the shrine!  I'm going to go check on her!"
> Sanae turns and takes off down the tunnel.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Meet me back at the tunnel entrance!"
>Speaking of, might as well drag Sariel back there. Let's do that hand thing and saunter back.

[日巫子]

>"Meet me back at the tunnel entrance!"
>Speaking of, might as well drag Sariel back there. Let's do that hand thing and saunter back.

> "Okay!" Sanae yells as she flies away.
> You conjure up the hand again and allow it to carry Sariel while you fly back at a leisurely pace.  When you reach the entrance, Sanae is bouncing up and down on her heels and looking ready to take off at any second.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Find something?"

[日巫子]

>"Find something?"

> "You told me to wait at the tunnel entrance," Sanae says.  She looks over at the hand carrying Sariel.  "What is that?"

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