Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT II - Part 3

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Yeah, I... I should probably wait a little while before making a decision like that, if it means I can't return to living outside of Gensokyo after. I do want to at least stay long enough to see if I can help Sumireko and Matenshi, though.

>Yukari thinks for a moment, before frowning

>"Very well... I will allow you to stay until then. On one condition..."
>_

[Monarda]

>Curious look.
>"And what condition would it be Lady Yukari ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Curious look.
>"And what condition would it be Lady Yukari ?"

>"Your powers will grow exponentially the longer you are in Gensokyo... In the event that your powers become dangerously close to maturing before you can resolve the issue with Sumireko and Matenshi, you MUST give me a concrete decision right then and there."
>_

[Monarda]

>"How will i notice that i am reaching that point ?"

[Neovereign]

//I think it would be better for us to stay out until Renko decides or until the judgement time. That way, we get more time for our powers.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"How will i notice that i am reaching that point ?"

>"Should you want to stay, I will need you to report every time something new happens with your powers. I will also 'check in' on you from time to time to assess your powers personally."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Huh, and how slow it would be compared to being here if i were to stay back home ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Huh, and how slow it would be compared to being here if i were to stay back home ?"

>"I say that if you were to stay at home... At your current level, your powers will take a couple of years at most to develop fully. As opposed to weeks or even days here..."
>_

[Serela]

Sumireko might be okay...ish with futzing around with Matenshi inside her, but Matenshi is a little more likely to become frustrated I think and try to take matters into her own hands. We should go ahead and see if we can do something rather than leaving them -that- long, Miniking. iirc the judgment isn't until Reimu heals, and wasn't that supposed to take -months-?

>"I-I see... that's reasonable. Since otherwise, I could end up a youkai unintentionally... okay."

[Neovereign]

//Renko's supposed to be sending us letters about what's happening. If something does happen later and we're needed, but we've expired our time already, then we're either losing them or going youkai.

[Serela]

Well, she said days on the low end of time. We shouldn't need -days- to tell if we've got a decent chance of being able to figure it out or not, I think. At the least we should hit up Patchy.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I-I see... that's reasonable. Since otherwise, I could end up a youkai unintentionally... okay."

>"So, have you made a decision?"
>_

[Monarda]

//I don't mind either options, however if we are leaving then i want to at least help Koishi out with her sister and visit Regenteki again to check up on her and warn her that we will be leaving Gensokyo for a while. (Also honestly, i don't see any problem with becoming a youkai, but eh.)

[Neovereign]

//We've already surpassed Yukari's expectations multiple times.

>"Oh? So it appears you've discovered how to travel by gap..." Yukari looks down, "Hmm... Perhaps your brief exposure to Gensokyo accelerated things faster than I anticipated. It should've taken you at least a few months out there before you were able to reach that point. I guess I'll need to take some more precautions..."

(On the topic of us claiming that we would come back if she sent us away...)

>Frown.
>"I'm coming back if you send me away..."

>Yukari gives you a frown of her own, "We'll see about that..."

And we still came back less than a day later. Especially surprising in a way she didn't expect and still thinks we're incapable of...

>"When she was controlling our body, we saw her as a blonde woman with five orbs attached to a belt." says Sumireko, "She seemed to be wearing a Shrine Maiden's outfit..."

>"Hmm... I do remember that there was one youkai with that description around the time that the barrier was proposed who thought the idea of a barrier maintained by a human bloodline was a joke, even more so than most of the opposition at the time... So she murdered one of Reimu's ancestors, and proceeded to wear her clothes as a way to mock the Hakurei family. Thankfully, the maiden that was murdered already had a child, so the Hakurei bloodline was still linked to the barrier. Anyway, from what I recall that youkai was destroyed by a group of experienced youkai hunters and powerful youkai, and what remained of her was banished to Makai, never to return. And considering you couldn't have possibly been to Makai, I doubt this 'YuugenMagan' was that youkai."
>"Well, since you do have evidence to back up your stories, I believe you. You did the right thing, Maribel."
>_

//So I'm still really unsure about risking the stay.

[Monarda]

//Well, i am sorry, but i am definitely not leaving without helping those two out, i'd rather risk becoming a youkai to help out two people with their very important life issues than abandon them and go bacm without even telling them anything, we can cut trip time with our gaps dramatically, so it shouldn't take long. Please understand my point of view.

[Neovereign]

//Fine.
>Mental Notes.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//Fine.
>Mental Notes.

>QUESTS: MENTAL NOTES:
  >[COMPLETE] You were forced to leave without Renko. You resolved to return. Now you've returned to Gensokyo and reunited with Renko.
  >You never knew what Sumireko was doing in Gensokyo. You would like to investigate this further.
  >Did ya get that thing I sent ya?: You need to find something to repay Kagerou with for her assistance in finding Renko.
  >You wanted to find out if Yukari could be your mother, and if she wasn't, then you wanted to ask if she knows her whereabouts. Since then, you have learned that Yukari is indeed your mother, but that still leaves some questions unanswered.
  >Two's a crowd: Figure out a solution to Sumireko-Matenshi being one person.
  >Judgement: Explain things to Reimu, Mamizou, and Marisa, hopefully having them understand. Enlisting Yukari's help would be really great for this.

>_

[Serela]

While we should resolve big things (like -attempt- to do something about Sumitenshi) we probably shouldn't linger in Gensokyo longer than we need to, either. Figure out what's important and forget the other things for now.

>Add meeting Satori with Koishi to our mental notes.

I'd say that's one, since Koishi's current mental state is, well, a thing; it's a time sensitive matter and it won't take too much of our time. The stuff about Renko's judgment probably counts as this, too. Apart from that, asking Patchouli about Sumitenshi is high priority, and probably what we should do first, especially in case she wants a little time to examine her or something.

[the old guy]

I think we should stay, for a couple of days at least, because i don't trust Matenshi (Considering her plan to separate herself from Sumi involved one of them dying.), and because it would be nice to check on Koishi and maybe repay Kagerou and all that jazz.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Add meeting Satori with Koishi to our mental notes.

>You do so.

>QUEST MENTAL NOTE ADDED:
>>You wanted to accompany Koishi to her home and help her face her family.
>_

[Monarda]

//Nobody cares about Regenteki ?

>Add "Visit Regenteki to check up on her" on the mental notes too.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//Nobody cares about Regenteki ?

>Add "Visit Regenteki to check up on her" on the mental notes too.

>QUEST MENTAL NOTE ADDED:
>>You told Rengeteki you would come back and "help her no matter what." And intend to follow up on this.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Okay. I'll decide as soon as it's time..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay. I'll decide as soon as it's time..."

>"So, I take it you're staying? Or by 'as soon as it's time' do you mean when your powers develop in the outside world?" Yukari asks.
>"Giving ambiguous answers, huh? She really is your daughter, Yukari." Yuyuko chuckles.
>"Oh come now, Yuyuko,"  Yukari smirks, "I don't do that all the time..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Um.... i could testify to the opposite, Lady Yuyuko is correct indeed."
>Nod.
>"And yes, there are some things i have to do here before i leave, so i will stay for just a bit more."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Um.... i could testify to the opposite, Lady Yuyuko is correct indeed."
>Nod.
>"And yes, there are some things i have to do here before i leave, so i will stay for just a bit more."

>"Very well." Yukari replies.
>Renko lets out a yawn.
>"Tired, are we? Well, I suppose it is getting rather late... I do have a bit of room in my home if you three wish to spend the night there."
>_

[Monarda]

>Look back at them.
>"So ? Do you want to rest there ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Look back at them.
>"So ? Do you want to rest there ?"

>"Sure." Sumireko answers.
>"I don't mind." says Renko, "What about you?"
>_

[Monarda]

>"Well, not like we have many other options, and since you already offered, i guess we will take it."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well, not like we have many other options, and since you already offered, i guess we will take it."

>"Alright then." Yukari nods, before opening a gap, "Thank you for having us, Yuyuko."
>"Hey, don't mention it." Yuyuko smiles.
>"Oh, I should probably call Chen back in here..." Yukari opens another gap and pokes her upper torso through it. She lingers there for a second, before coming out and closing it. Chen returns to the room moments later.
>_