Sword Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> In regards to Reimu being connected to the boundary, did we say that we at least know there is a connection and simply not the details of that connection? Or are we not aware of a connection at all?

[Hello Purvis]

> In regards to Reimu being connected to the boundary, did we say that we at least know there is a connection and simply not the details of that connection? Or are we not aware of a connection at all?

>The former.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look a bit agitated. Mostly in the worried sense rather than the angry or excited sense.
> "This is...my apologies, Seiga, but there is something about all this that simply does not sit well with me."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look a bit agitated. Mostly in the worried sense rather than the angry or excited sense.
> "This is...my apologies, Seiga, but there is something about all this that simply does not sit well with me."

>"I suppose you cannot really determine what?" she says. "Well...I trust you'll do what is correct."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I can try, I suppose. My concerns about the use of ill-gotten power to accomplish this task have already been stated. I also feel as though my involvement or even simply my endorsement of this course of action is akin to stabbing the half-ghost gardener in the back, as well as the Hakurei shrine maiden, to a lesser extent. I fear for the negative reputation this may earn those I hold dear. I also do somewhat worry about whether or not the shrine maiden's connection to the great barrier will be affected by this, though that may admittedly turn out to be nothing."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can try, I suppose. My concerns about the use of ill-gotten power to accomplish this task have already been stated. I also feel as though my involvement or even simply my endorsement of this course of action is akin to stabbing the half-ghost gardener in the back, as well as the Hakurei shrine maiden, to a lesser extent. I fear for the negative reputation this may earn those I hold dear. I also do somewhat worry about whether or not the shrine maiden's connection to the great barrier will be affected by this, though that may admittedly turn out to be nothing."

>"I don't see why the last one would be a concern," she says. "I doubt the barrier would suffer because she's been defeated."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Which is why I noted my hesitance."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Which is why I noted my hesitance."

>"I think it would be a very poorly designed barrier if beating the Hakurei Maiden was all it took to bring it down," says Seiga.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Again, which is why I noted my hesitance."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Again, which is why I noted my hesitance."

>"Ah," says Seiga. "I feel if that were the case, the barrier would have come crashing down well before there was a Reimu Hakurei."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You are doing a remarkable job of ignoring every other issue I stated."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You are doing a remarkable job of ignoring every other issue I stated."

>"That's because nothing will change them," says Seiga. "So why worry about them?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Because sometimes, a seemingly-good thing is not worth doing if the consequences are too negative."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Because sometimes, a seemingly-good thing is not worth doing if the consequences are too negative."

>"Yes, but they're still not changing," says Seiga. "It's too late."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I understand this. I am not thinking about how they should act, I am deliberating over the most appropriate response on my part."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I understand this. I am not thinking about how they should act, I am deliberating over the most appropriate response on my part."

>She nods. "I would say it is best to let it go as it will, things will take care of themselves."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "To know of this and do nothing is akin to supporting it. I am not yet sure I wish to take that stance."

[Hello Purvis]

> "To know of this and do nothing is akin to supporting it. I am not yet sure I wish to take that stance."

>"I feel it is what neutrality requires of us," says Seiga, "But I could see where you might disagree."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I would think neutrality would dictate you should not have involved yourself in the first place."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I would think neutrality would dictate you should not have involved yourself in the first place."

>"It would have not been compassionate to keep Meira from reclaiming her proper place," says Seiga. "Nor so to keep people from having their proper leader."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "And yet it was compassionate to steal?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "And yet it was compassionate to steal?"

>"Given there were no other options? Yes."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Setting aside the thefts made in the name of this goal for a moment, stealing from the young lady in the bucket was not necessary."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Setting aside the thefts made in the name of this goal for a moment, stealing from the young lady in the bucket was not necessary."

>"I would argue getting such a charm away from a bandit is terribly necessary," says Seiga.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I remain unconvinced that such is your judgment call to make."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I remain unconvinced that such is your judgment call to make."

>"I don't see why not. Who would ever trust a youkai thief with such things?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It seems to me that, given how easily she was dispatched and disarmed, if she were truly a threat, one of the locals would have resolved the situation already."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It seems to me that, given how easily she was dispatched and disarmed, if she were truly a threat, one of the locals would have resolved the situation already."

>"Are you insinuating any of them are worth a skilled hermit?" says Seiga.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "I'm afraid I don't follow."

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "I'm afraid I don't follow."

>"Just because she would be a problem for them doesn't mean that she would be a problem for me. I am a hermit of no small ability, after all."

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