Sakuya Quest 11 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"I want to make you happy."

>She nods. "Thank you..."

> "Now come, let's go."
> Head out of Flan's room (with her in tow) to the guest chambers by the music hall.

>You lead her back to the main hall, then up to the second floor. The halls are empty; you suspect that Remilia has probably sent most of the maids to their quarters. That would work to keep them from going too wild for a little while. You note that one of the guest room doors is ajar; you can just heard Remilia speaking inside.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Knock and enter.

[Hello Purvis]

> Knock and enter.

>You knock, then enter with Flandre in tow.
>Patchouli rests the guest bed, propped up by a number of stolen pillows and looking more frail than you can ever recall. Her traditional gown has been replaced with with a light shift that seems to be tied in place. You note some bandages peeking through it. However, her eyes are still sharp and fall upon you as you walk into the room. Remilia sits in a chain next to her.
>"Are you feeling better, Patch-patch?" Flandre says.
>"I'm doing better, Flan," she says. "But it'll be a little while, yet." Then she looks to you and says, "You're back. Remilia tells me you've have quite the adventure." You can't tell if her tone is supposed to be sarcastic or not.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is Eirin here?
> "Indeed. How much have you heard? I have not told the Young Mistress anything yet."

[Hello Purvis]

> Is Eirin here?
> "Indeed. How much have you heard? I have not told the Young Mistress anything yet."

>She has not.
>"Apparently you have become unstuck in time?" says Patchouli.
>"What does that mean?" says Flandre.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look to Flan.
> "It means I went to almost a thousand years in the future."
> Pull out and show her the picture of her future self.
> "See? This is the future you."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look to Flan.
> "It means I went to almost a thousand years in the future."
> Pull out and show her the picture of her future self.
> "See? This is the future you."

>Flandre looks at the picture and frowns. "...Do I really look like that?"
>Oh right, she can't see herself in mirrors.
>"You do, young Flandre," says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can Remilia?
> "Indeed."
> Smile.
> "She grew up to be a fine woman, very wise and mature. I was very proud of her."

[Hello Purvis]

> Can Remilia?
> "Indeed."
> Smile.
> "She grew up to be a fine woman, very wise and mature. I was very proud of her."

>Not that you know of, but she's had portraits commissioned to get around that. Frankly, you think Patchouli has helped in the past as well, before your time.
>You swear you hear Remilia grumble as you praise Flandre's future self.
>"Really?" says Flandre. "I was like that?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> ...Why would Remilia be upset by this?

[Hello Purvis]

> ...Why would Remilia be upset by this?

>Likely for the same reason she was upset previously.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Indeed. And she wanted me to give you a message. She wants you to know that it will get better, that you will develop and maintain control of yourself."
> Give her a wink and a grin.
> "And I believe her, since I got to see it first-hand."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Indeed. And she wanted me to give you a message. She wants you to know that it will get better, that you will develop and maintain control of yourself."
> Give her a wink and a grin.
> "And I believe her, since I got to see it first-hand."

>"Really?" says Flandre.
>"Surely she would not lie about something so important, Flandre," says Remilia.
>"You're carrying messages from what has yet to come?" says Patchouli.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look to Patchouli.
> "Yes. I had wondered if doing so would influence too much, but Miss Soga stated rather firmly that it is exceedingly unlikely that an individual could cause very much damage. In this particular case, I imagine that if there is any change with the Young Mistress, it will be that she grows even faster."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look to Patchouli.
> "Yes. I had wondered if doing so would influence too much, but Miss Soga stated rather firmly that it is exceedingly unlikely that an individual could cause very much damage. In this particular case, I imagine that if there is any change with the Young Mistress, it will be that she grows even faster."

>"Assuming Miss Soga has a single clue what she's even on about," says Patchouli.
>"Patchouli, We'll not hear such words about Miss Toyosatomimi's retainers without good reason," says Remilia.
>"I couldn't agree more," says Patchouli.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "She gave an explanation rooted in Taoism, relating it to ripples in a pond. It was apparently good enough to convince a very skeptical Miss Toyosatomimi that it was not a bad idea to influence the past."

[Hello Purvis]

> "She gave an explanation rooted in Taoism, relating it to ripples in a pond. It was apparently good enough to convince a very skeptical Miss Toyosatomimi that it was not a bad idea to influence the past."

>"They just say whatever pops into their heads," says Patchouli. "There's not an iota of research in it. So maybe they're not even wrong. They just don't know why."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm afraid that is out of my area of expertise."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm afraid that is out of my area of expertise."

>"Let us move on to the meat of the issue?" says Remilia. "I'm sure Our Patchouli is correct and there's no need to dwell on it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Indeed. As I told the Mistress before, the future nodes very well for Gensokyo on the whole, but very poorly for our household specifically. I believe it would behoove us to work toward helping along those things that good, or at least not interfering with them, and correcting those that are bad."

[the old guy]

//Too bad she'll never grow up to become a good person because of her abusive older sisters smugness! Making all of this completely pointless!

[Monarda]

//Ey, this just the start of things, i doubt Flandre would just take those words silently and obediently, a LOT can still happen.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Indeed. As I told the Mistress before, the future nodes very well for Gensokyo on the whole, but very poorly for our household specifically. I believe it would behoove us to work toward helping along those things that good, or at least not interfering with them, and correcting those that are bad."

>"So you're saying I shouldn't expect a gift from the future myself," says Patchouli.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, not from yourself directly."
> Pull out Alice's book and wave it a little bit (but don't offer it).
> "Margatroid will probably share her gift to herself with you, however. She preserved your corpse rather impressively."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, not from yourself directly."
> Pull out Alice's book and wave it a little bit (but don't offer it).
> "Margatroid will probably share her gift to herself with you, however. She preserved your corpse rather impressively."

>"Good," says Patchouli. "I never doubted she had steel when it counted."
>"What book is that?" says Remilia.

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[Monarda]

>"Notes of research, i have promised to deliver them to her past self."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Notes of research, i have promised to deliver them to her past self."

>"And why, praytell, are you delivering something like that to the magician who invaded our household?" says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I am not terribly happy with it either, but she assisted me tremendously in the future in exchange for delivering this."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am not terribly happy with it either, but she assisted me tremendously in the future in exchange for delivering this."

>"How tremendously?" says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I could not have located the hakutaku without her."