Author Topic: Hatate Quest Nelja (Read 97901 times)

Oldmansour · « **Reply #660 on:** December 27, 2015, 06:53:03 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 27, 2015, 11:19:15 AM

>"Inconsistant means it's worse! It could be years for them. And how do you even know that?"

>"I have been here a long time." the barber replies.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #661 on:** December 27, 2015, 07:22:30 PM »

>"I guess, but it's not like you've been able to pop in and out to check the calendar. And really, the first thing I said is way more the important bit."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #662 on:** December 27, 2015, 08:09:34 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 27, 2015, 07:22:30 PM

>"I guess, but it's not like you've been able to pop in and out to check the calendar. And really, the first thing I said is way more the important bit."

>"You mean 'it could be years from now'?" Celes asks. "Yes, potentially. But not always. People don't always age at a consistant rate when he traps them. And with just the rings I have on me, I can't tell how time will affect Marisa and the others when they're pulled out of here. Or us, for that matter."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #663 on:** December 27, 2015, 11:05:02 PM »

"That sounds like a whole lot of assumptions that don't have any actual guarantee, don't you think? I'm not real comfortable just gambling on them like that. Maybe Ran, because a few years doesn't really matter to youkai, but them? No way."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #664 on:** December 29, 2015, 10:09:40 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 27, 2015, 11:05:02 PM

"That sounds like a whole lot of assumptions that don't have any actual guarantee, don't you think? I'm not real comfortable just gambling on them like that. Maybe Ran, because a few years doesn't really matter to youkai, but them? No way."

>"I agree." says Momiji. "We should at least try. We're here and we're aware of the situation. We have a responsibility to try and help all three of them, like we helped Aya."
>"I admire your devotion, Ms. Inubashiri." Celes says with an inclination of her head. "And I respect your tenacity, Ms. Himekaidou. But I simply don't know if we can."
>"And I respect your experience with this sort of thing. But we owe it to them to try."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #665 on:** December 30, 2015, 02:13:58 AM »

>Nod in agreement.
>"Can't just leave them up to the whims of fate."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #666 on:** December 30, 2015, 07:09:39 AM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 30, 2015, 02:13:58 AM

>Nod in agreement.
>"Can't just leave them up to the whims of fate."

>"How then would you get through to Marisa and the others?" Celes asks both you and Momiji. With a perfectly straight face, she adds, "Assuming you do not proceed directly to the kidnapping option."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #667 on:** December 30, 2015, 10:19:07 AM »

>"I already told you, and I expect you to keep your negativity out of it next time. Things now aren't like things back when you had time to do those experiments."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #668 on:** December 30, 2015, 08:06:36 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 30, 2015, 10:19:07 AM

>"I already told you, and I expect you to keep your negativity out of it next time. Things now aren't like things back when you had time to do those experiments."

>"Then, I shall simply wish you luck?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #669 on:** December 30, 2015, 09:45:36 PM »

>Smile.
>"Yeah, that'll do. So that's our next step, getting the others?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #670 on:** December 31, 2015, 02:43:11 AM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 30, 2015, 09:45:36 PM

>Smile.
>"Yeah, that'll do. So that's our next step, getting the others?"

>"It seems logical." Celes replies. "Before we start to draw up plans for infiltrating the Keep, it would be best if we knew how many people-"
>"How much firepower, you mean." Aya interrupts her.
>"Perhaps. As I was saying, how many resources we have available to us."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #671 on:** December 31, 2015, 11:13:31 AM »

>"I dunno. I don't think getting through the keep is going to be an issue of firepower. Otherwise, Sakuya would have already figured it out."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #672 on:** December 31, 2015, 07:15:06 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 31, 2015, 11:13:31 AM

>"I dunno. I don't think getting through the keep is going to be an issue of firepower. Otherwise, Sakuya would have already figured it out."

>"Not necessarily. Dio is a very resourseful and skilled vampire hunter, but if this Keep is the core of this world, it's no surprise to me that she would have been repulsed twice. I am fairly confidant that I couldn't even do it alone, and no one in this world knows the Keep better than me."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #673 on:** December 31, 2015, 09:47:54 PM »

>"On the other hand, Sakuya can literally stop time. I can't imagine any trap is smart enough to figure that out, unless it's actually got the brains of a person. Are you sure it's nothing more than not having the muscle?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #674 on:** December 31, 2015, 10:07:55 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 31, 2015, 09:47:54 PM

>"On the other hand, Sakuya can literally stop time. I can't imagine any trap is smart enough to figure that out, unless it's actually got the brains of a person. Are you sure it's nothing more than not having the muscle?"

>"I have not forgotten Dio's temporal powers. However, Dio's ability does not seem to be as strong as Sakuya's is. That's why she carries as much equipment as she does; she can't just stop time, stake a vampire and walk away."
>"And I suspect that the Keep does in fact have the brains of a person. The cores of his traps often do. The soul of the person it used to be will defend itself."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #675 on:** December 31, 2015, 10:13:17 PM »

>"Huh. Any idea who?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #676 on:** December 31, 2015, 11:05:01 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on December 31, 2015, 10:13:17 PM

>"Huh. Any idea who?"

>"It could be anyone. He made victims of people from all walks of life, from the homeless to the wealthy, from the new world to ancient China. Or even multiple people. But that is one thing I suspect we may find within the Keep. The Cores usually contain some at least some vestige of the person or people it used to be. Often well hidden, sometimes only fragments, but not always is the original soul utterly eradicated."
>"In fact, the fact that the core has taken the shape of the Keep is a clue in and of itself. That implies the Core was made from someone that had either seen it, or even visited it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #677 on:** January 01, 2016, 12:20:59 AM »

>"So, can we get through to them, maybe?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #678 on:** January 01, 2016, 12:46:53 AM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 01, 2016, 12:20:59 AM

>"So, can we get through to them, maybe?"

>"I sincerely hope so. But I won't know for certain until we get inside."
>"It is possible to learn anything about who this person might be outside of the Keep?" Momiji asks her.
>"Technically, yes, but I wouldn't know what to look for. Their story might appear to us to be just another inhabitant of Gensokyo. No, only once we're inside can we really learn anything of value. Assuming we can get inside at all."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #679 on:** January 01, 2016, 01:50:03 AM »

>"Well, I could see how that'd trip up Sakuya, at least."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #680 on:** January 01, 2016, 01:59:57 AM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 01, 2016, 01:50:03 AM

>"Well, I could see how that'd trip up Sakuya, at least."

>"Why do you consistently refer to her as 'Sakuya'?" Celes asks politely. "The vampire hunter trapped here makes no claim to that name."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #681 on:** January 01, 2016, 02:02:44 AM »

>"Because rice is still rice even if you call it cucumbers."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #682 on:** January 01, 2016, 02:23:30 AM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 01, 2016, 02:02:44 AM

>"Because rice is still rice even if you call it cucumbers."

>"'A rose by any other name', as it was written." Celes says with a nod. "Well, it shouldn't matter when you meet her. Dio does not seem to hold any particular fondness or revulsion from any name, at least not as far as I know."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #683 on:** January 01, 2016, 03:22:05 AM »

>"Good."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #684 on:** January 02, 2016, 10:51:16 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 01, 2016, 03:22:05 AM

>"Good."

>"Do you happen to knew where we might find Ran?" Momiji asks Liluye.
>"I am not entirely certain. Her mission keeps her traveling frequently."
>Aya ahems. "She oughta be here in the village for the next couple days."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #685 on:** January 02, 2016, 10:52:37 PM »

>"Which? And where at?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #686 on:** January 02, 2016, 10:54:33 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 02, 2016, 10:52:37 PM

>"Which? And where at?"

>"According to my information, she's working with Keine for the next week... Well, more like five days, now. But as for which one, that, I'm... less sure on."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #687 on:** January 02, 2016, 11:07:53 PM »

>"I guess we can figure it out when we get there."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #688 on:** January 04, 2016, 07:22:10 PM »

Quote from: Sivrup on January 02, 2016, 11:07:53 PM

>"I guess we can figure it out when we get there."

>"Who do you want to go after first?" Momiji asks you.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #689 on:** January 04, 2016, 07:33:15 PM »

>"Well if Ran's in town, we might as at least see if it's the actual Ran while we're here."