Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III

[Monarda]

>Phew... managed to solve this peacefully...
>"Well that was a bunch of interesting people..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Phew... managed to solve this peacefully...
>"Well that was a bunch of interesting people..."

>"I'll say..." Renko comments.
>"Hey, it's me again..." says Sumireko, "I'm sorry... If I knew Matenshi was going to do that, I wouldn't have let her have control..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"No need to worry, everyone makes mistakes, and in the end nothing bad happened..."
>Sigh.
>"Although we did lose a bit of time on that issue, but it shouldn't be much."
>How old did Daiyousei, or at least her body, look like she was ?
>Say..... did we ever have the strength to carry another human being like Renko before ?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"No need to worry, everyone makes mistakes, and in the end nothing bad happened..."
>Sigh.
>"Although we did lose a bit of time on that issue, but it shouldn't be much."
>How old did Daiyousei, or at least her body, look like she was ?

>She looked like a young teenager, perhaps 14 or 15

>Say..... did we ever have the strength to carry another human being like Renko before ?

>You're unsure. It also depends on how you carry them. For instance, it's relatively easy to carry Renko like this, but if you tried it a different way it would be considerably more difficult.
>_

[Monarda]

>"That Daiyousei girl was a lot different from the fairies i have seen before, she looked like a teenager rather than a kid like most fairies do, she was also rather polite and shy."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"That Daiyousei girl was a lot different from the fairies i have seen before, she looked like a teenager rather than a kid like most fairies do, she was also rather polite and shy."

>"Yeah, she did look kinda different from a normal fairy." Sumireko remarks.
>You are about halfway across the lake now you think.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Maybe that is what Marisa meant with different fairies, i still believe in their potential, they are just kids that have lived a long time without no parental figure or someone to guide them, unlike the kids from the village or the outside world."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Maybe that is what Marisa meant with different fairies, i still believe in their potential, they are just kids that have lived a long time without no parental figure or someone to guide them, unlike the kids from the village or the outside world."

>"Huh... I wonder what would happen if that potential was maximized...."
>You think you see another small crowd gathered off to the side, by the lake shore, as you fly closer to the mansion. You're about 2/3 of the way across the lake now.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Huh ? What is that now ?"
>Approach carefully, do we recognize anyone ?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Huh ? What is that now ?"
>Approach carefully, do we recognize anyone ?

>"I'm not sure..." says Renko.
>You take a detour to get closer to the crowd.
>There appears to be six people, you immediately recognize two of them as Kagerou and Sekibanki. Next to them, halfway submerged in the lake, is a blue haired girl in a green kimono.

>You begin to hear the sound of music as you get closer, and it seems to be emanating from the other three. Which are a lilac-haired girl with a biwa, a brown-haired girl playing some kind of instrument on her skirt, and a redhead providing a steady beat on a drumset. The result is a rather unique harmony.

>The other three seem to be listening contently.
>_

[Monarda]

>Enjoy the music.
>"This is really nice."
>Fly down and meet up with Kagerou.

[Neovereign]

>Recall how much money we had from She Who Shall Not Be Named, AKA YGMG the friend in Makai.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Enjoy the music.
>"This is really nice."

>"Yeah, it is...." Renko nods in agreement
>"Whoever they are, they're pretty talented." Sumireko remarks.

>Fly down and meet up with Kagerou.

>You land next to the group as the song finishes.
>"So, what did you guys think?" The brown haired girl asks.
>"It's pretty nice." says Sekibanki, "But you should be careful playing that around the village... The recent abductions have caused a bit of unrest with regards to soothing music..."
>"Hmm... So do you think we'll become as popular as the other bands in Gensokyo?" says the Biwa girl.
>"Well we already seem to be attracting an audience..." The redhead gestures towards you.
>"Huh?!" Everyone turns to face you.

>"Oh, it's you again." says Kagerou.
>"You know them?" the girl in the water asks.
>"Well, I know her and the cat..."

>Recall how much money we had from She Who Shall Not Be Named, AKA YGMG the friend in Makai.

>You never took the time to count it or ask YuugenMagan its value. In fact you never bothered to open the coin pouch at all...
>_

[Monarda]

>"Oh, hey again Miss Kagerou, good to see you again."
>Land and put Renko carefully on the ground.
>"So who are those three over there ? Their music is really nice to listen to."

[Neovereign]

>Examine the crew Kagerou is with.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Oh, hey again Miss Kagerou, good to see you again."
>Land and put Renko carefully on the ground.

>You land and set Renko on the ground.
>"Good to see you too... Maribel, was it?" Kagerou replies.

>"So who are those three over there ? Their music is really nice to listen to."

>"Oh, them? That's just Raiko and the Tsukumo sisters. They're other members of our organization."

>Examine the crew Kagerou is with.

>The girl in the water has blue hair, and is wearing a green Kimono. You notice that she has a pair of small fins protruding from the sides of her head around where her ears should be. She's eyeing all of you curiously.
>Sekibanki looks no different from when you last saw her.
>The lilac haired girl with the biwa is wearing a brown outfit with white sleeves, she has a floral accessory in her hair which has two long ponytails. The brown haired girl appears to have some kind of instrument - a koto, perhaps? - merged with her black skirt. And she's wearing a white shirt with light purple accents. Both of them are barefoot.
>The redhead is surrounded by a red drum set, and is garbed in a black and red shirt worn underneath a white top as well as an equally white skirt. She also has a purple tie.
>_

[Monarda]

>Nod.
>"Oh ! Before i forget...."
>Grab our satchel and search for the money pouch, how much is inside ?

[Neovereign]

>Hope there's enough to give to Kagerou and still donate to Reimu later for the trouble we caused...

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>"Oh ! Before i forget...."
>Grab our satchel and search for the money pouch, how much is inside ?

>Hope there's enough to give to Kagerou and still donate to Reimu later for the trouble we caused...

>"Hmm?" Kagerou tilts her head.
>You take out the money pouch and open it. Revealing coins made of some kind of crystalline material. Each of them glowing one of four distinct colors, there are a few glowing red, a lot of orange and cyan, and a few indigo... You aren't even sure of the value of this stuff...
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Uh..."
>Ponder slipping these into our hat and having Yukari (hopefully) identify them (and not question where we got them).

[Monarda]

>"I have these coins here, i think they are from Makai, i dunno if they are worth anything here however...."
>Show her the coins.

[Neovereign]

>Don't mention Makai. Just say they aren't really from here.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uh..."
>Ponder slipping these into our hat and having Yukari (hopefully) identify them (and not question where we got them).

>You wonder what would happen if you slipped these into your hat... Would Yukari even accept anything that's not paper?

>"I have these coins here, i think they are from Makai, i dunno if they are worth anything here however...."
>Show her the coins.

>Don't mention Makai. Just say they aren't really from here.

>You show Kagerou the coins, not mentioning they're from Makai.
>"Huh... Strange... They look kinda pretty..."
>"I bet they'd look even more beautiful on the bottom of the lake...." says the blue haired girl.
>"Definitely not like anything you'd see in the human village...." Sekibanki remarks.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Recall what we have in our inventory.

[Monarda]

>"Well i don't have much use for them, so as i said i could give you some."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Recall what we have in our inventory.

>INVENTORY:
 >Clothes (equipped)
 >>Your signature outfit, a purple and white dress with a black belt.

 >Hat (equipped)
 >>A white cap that you wear almost all the time.

>Coin Pouch (Currently in hand)
  >>A bag filled with coins from Makai. You don't know how much is in here yet.

 >Satchel (equipped) (capacity: 16/20 units)
 >>A bag for carrying items. Has a limited carrying capacity.

  >Cellphone (1 unit)
  >>A communication device used to call other people. You doubt this would be of much use in Gensokyo...

  >Shopping Bag. (1 unit)
  >>A crumpled shopping bag you put your clothes in when you changed in Makai.

  >Black and White Shirt (4 units)
  >>A shirt obtained in Makai. It's a little too small. It feels tight around your chest.

  >Black Skirt (4 units)
  >>A skirt obtained in Makai.

  >Cloak (4 units)
  >>A grey cloak with a hood you obtained in Makai.

  >Notebook (1 unit)
  >>A blank notebook you can easily tear the pages out of.

  >Pen (1 unit)
  >>A writing utensil.

>"Well i don't have much use for them, so as i said i could give you some."

>"Huh? Why would you want to give me- Oh yeah... You still owe me for that."
>"Owe you for what, Kagerou?" the girl in the water asks.
>"Oh, I helped her track down her friend."
>"Oh. Well that was nice of you." the girl smiles.
>_

[Monarda]

>Nod.
>"I am not one to forget my debts, plus it was really kind of you to help me even if i didn't have anything to pay you for at the time, if it wasn't for you Renko could have gotten more seriously injured."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>"I am not one to forget my debts, plus it was really kind of you to help me even if i didn't have anything to pay you for at the time, if it wasn't for you Renko could have gotten more seriously injured."

>"So are those coins worth anything?" Kagerou asks, "I mean, I've never seen anything like them..."
>"Maybe you should just accept them anyway?" the blue haired girl suggests.
>"You just want me to accept them so I'd give you some so you can decorate your house on the bottom of the lake."
>"W-Wha!?! No!! _{^{Well they do look like they'd look good in the spot where the sunlight filters down...}}"
>"Oh come on, Wakasagihime..." Kagerou chuckles, "I know you too well..."
>"_{^{Oh alright... You got me...}}" the blue haired girl murmurs.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Put a few of the coins back. Just in case they're really valuable.
>"Do you... not want them?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Put a few of the coins back. Just in case they're really valuable.

>You never took any coins out of the pouch.

>"Do you... not want them?"

>"Oh, I'll take them." says Kagerou, "I'm just wondering how valuable they are... Maybe I should get them appraised?"
>_