Okuu Quest After - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>That's... disturbing
>Do we have Reimu's number? If so, call her
>If not, call Nitori

[Hello Purvis]

>That's... disturbing
>Do we have Reimu's number? If so, call her
>If not, call Nitori

>You don't like the implications this implies at all.
>You do not have Reimu's number.
>You call Nitori. She picks up after two rings. "Hello?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hey, it's Utsuho, again. I'm sorry for the delay, but I just finished fighting two gods on the way to your place. Yes, literally. There's a lot more than the Foundation at work, here, and I'm going to have to make another side trip before I come pick you up, but can you do me a quick favor and see if you can find an address on a Keine Kamishirasawa?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey, it's Utsuho, again. I'm sorry for the delay, but I just finished fighting two gods on the way to your place. Yes, literally. There's a lot more than the Foundation at work, here, and I'm going to have to make another side trip before I come pick you up, but can you do me a quick favor and see if you can find an address on a Keine Kamishirasawa?"

>"Gods? Really? That sounds like a handful," says Nitori. "And Keine's the dean of the University," says NItori, "What do you want with her?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"What, seriously? You know her? I... have something that belongs to her, even if she doesn't know it yet. And it might be important that she gets it back as soon as possible. I was going to tell you this in person, but there's a good chance that I might get delayed, again, so I'll give you the short version now. I'm not human, and neither are you. And neither is she. I mean, we're not SUPPOSED to be. Someone changed us, and the world around us. I found my old self again, though. And I have something that belongs to her old self."
>How close are we to the shrine, now?
>How far away is Nitori's from the shrine, anyway?

[Hello Purvis]

>"What, seriously? You know her? I... have something that belongs to her, even if she doesn't know it yet. And it might be important that she gets it back as soon as possible. I was going to tell you this in person, but there's a good chance that I might get delayed, again, so I'll give you the short version now. I'm not human, and neither are you. And neither is she. I mean, we're not SUPPOSED to be. Someone changed us, and the world around us. I found my old self again, though. And I have something that belongs to her old self."
>How close are we to the shrine, now?
>How far away is Nitori's from the shrine, anyway?

>"I think the adrenaline is getting to your brain," says Nitori. "You sound like a madwoman."
>You think you can be there in five minutes, tops.
>You think it would be a ten minute flight. Not so sure about on the ground now.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, I'm sure I do. You might believe me if you saw what I looked like, though. Look, you worked with a lot of freaky stuff that most people wouldn't think existed, so you ought to have at least some tolerance for other freaky stuff. Keine evidently had some ability to manipulate history, and history is one of the things that also isn't right, right now. We might need her to remember what she can do, if we're going to fix this."
>We're still flying towards the shrine while talking, right?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, I'm sure I do. You might believe me if you saw what I looked like, though. Look, you worked with a lot of freaky stuff that most people wouldn't think existed, so you ought to have at least some tolerance for other freaky stuff. Keine evidently had some ability to manipulate history, and history is one of the things that also isn't right, right now. We might need her to remember what she can do, if we're going to fix this."
>We're still flying towards the shrine while talking, right?

>"Okay," says Nitori. "What do you need?
>Yes. You're approaching Downtown now.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Can you tell me where she lives? I need to see her. Was she ever involved in Foundation stuff herself?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Can you tell me where she lives? I need to see her. Was she ever involved in Foundation stuff herself?"

>"No, Keine had nothing to do with the Institute or especially the SCP Foundation. Let me check the phone book real quick, then look up the number."
>There is a pause, and some sounds in the background. By the time Nitori gets back to you, you can see the Moriya Shrine coming up. "Okay, found it!"
>She gives you the address for a condominium uptown.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Get her phone number, too, and store it in the phone
>"Ok, going to have to call you back, now. With any luck, I'll be able to get what I'm after here without anyone ELSE trying to kill me, tonight. Hang tight, I'll be with you as soon as I can get the chance."
>Land near the shrine

[Hello Purvis]

>Get her phone number, too, and store it in the phone
>"Ok, going to have to call you back, now. With any luck, I'll be able to get what I'm after here without anyone ELSE trying to kill me, tonight. Hang tight, I'll be with you as soon as I can get the chance."
>Land near the shrine

>You get the number and store it in Yamame's phone.
>"Alright," says Nitori. "I probably won't be sleeping tonight in any event."
>You land near the Shrine, on the forested path. Everything looks normal.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Move quietly towards the shrine
>Whisper to Minoriko: "Any idea where they might keep it? Any particularly sacred places? Is it possible to even sense it somehow?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Move quietly towards the shrine
>Whisper to Minoriko: "Any idea where they might keep it? Any particularly sacred places? Is it possible to even sense it somehow?"

>You move quietly toward the Shrine. It comes into view. You don't see any lights on.
>"No idea," says Minoriko. "I'm not very familiar with the shrine. But I would imagine they'd have it away from prying eyes."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Quietly enter the shrine

[Hello Purvis]

>Quietly enter the shrine

>You make your way toward the front gate, when you see motion out of the corner of your eye.
>"You're really going to do it, aren't you?" comes the voice of Koishi.

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

> "Hellz yeah!"

[DracoOmega]

>Turn towards the voice
>"I wondered if you'd be here or not. And I can't say that I want to unmake everything, just like that, but there's a lot of things about how this was done that I just don't like at all."
>"Can you tell me why you did it? I know why they did, but why you?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "And what are you doing in my head at night, anyway?"
> Speaking of which, how necessary is sleep to our daily functions as a hell raven?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hellz yeah!"

>She sighs. You know her well enough to hear the disappointment with you in it.

>Turn towards the voice
>"I wondered if you'd be here or not. And I can't say that I want to unmake everything, just like that, but there's a lot of things about how this was done that I just don't like at all."
>"Can you tell me why you did it? I know why they did, but why you?"

>You turn toward her. And there she is, in the shadows of the building, wearing that brittle, fake smile.
>She nods as you try to explain your intentions.
>"Don't know you already?" says Koishi.

> "And what are you doing in my head at night, anyway?"
> Speaking of which, how necessary is sleep to our daily functions as a hell raven?

>"Seeing how for along you were," she says with brightness that rings hollow in your ears. "But I suppose you got just a little too close to lucidity."
>You're running on nervous energy right now. Once you feel the job is done, you're going to crash and sleep like a stone.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I can guess, but I still want to hear you say it."
>"And what do you intend to do now? Are you going to try to seal me again, too?"

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> Start charging.
> "I'm sorry Koishi, but you just have to deal with your problems. You can't hide from them by destroying the world you live in. If you stand against me, I'll have to hurt you. I don't want that,"

[Kasu]

> Pray we don't have to fight a fourth person tonight.

[DracoOmega]

>I'd be wary of being aggressive, here. We're in no shape to fight some with serious power

[Kasu]

>I'd be wary of being aggressive, here. We're in no shape to fight some with serious power

> Agreed.  We've fought too many powerful people tonight and this can only end badly for us due to our wounds and fatigue.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I can guess, but I still want to hear you say it."
>"And what do you intend to do now? Are you going to try to seal me again, too?"

>"Because it let Satori and me be people," says Koishi.
>"Would you let me?" she asks. "I'm not going to fight you. I don't fight family, even if they are traitors."

> Pray we don't have to fight a fourth person tonight.

>Well, hopefully she isn't a liar.

>I'd be wary of being aggressive, here. We're in no shape to fight some with serious power

> Agreed.  We've fought too many powerful people tonight and this can only end badly for us due to our wounds and fatigue.

>Indeed. You've heard stories of Koishi giving the likes of Reimu a hard time.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Traitor is a harsh word. You know how much I care for my family, and don't you dare tell me that I don't. But can making a few people you care about happier really justify all that's been done to everyone else? Without even asking them?"
>"And is there no middle ground? There must be."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Please don't try to goad me into anything, I'm not in the mood. Just rest assured I'm positive you're as much of a traitor to our family as you're positive I am and let's move on to something less stressful."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Traitor is a harsh word. You know how much I care for my family, and don't you dare tell me that I don't. But can making a few people you care about happier really justify all that's been done to everyone else? Without even asking them?"
>"And is there no middle ground? There must be."

>"When you ask both of the Komeiji sisters to return to hell, what else can it be?"
>"It's not that easy," she says.

> "Please don't try to goad me into anything, I'm not in the mood. Just rest assured I'm positive you're as much of a traitor to our family as you're positive I am and let's move on to something less stressful."

>"I suppose if you say relieving a burden is the same as forcing it back on, I could be called one, too. I suppose I best make use of my remaining time. May we never meet again."
>With that, she begins to fly off.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Wait, come back! Tell me why it's not that easy!"
>Move to follow, at least a little ways