(Shiki)Eiki Quest the 1st - Text Adventure of the Demonic Eye

[E-Nazrin]

>Atmospheric Judiciary: "Several. The others here, of course, Marisa, Reisen, Meiling, Sakuya, Remilia, and Eirin. Reisen has apparently been having similar nightmares, and Eirin is currently examining her about a possible cause."

>Yuyupines: "Oh Yukari, you silly girl, taking advantage of my slip of the tongue! But more to the point, I did also sense something connected to our dear Yama shortly after we arrived at Eintei. It was coming from high in the air to the north... apparently from some sort of glass platform too high for any of these other dears to breathe properly. But once we found it, it somehow scrambled my ability to track it. Rather odd, don't you think?"

>Gila Gangplank: "And there's been some other weird crap going on today, too..."
>Armpits: Glance back over to where Ran was last seen.

[Blitzer]

>Atmospheric Judiciary: "Several. The others here, of course, Marisa, Reisen, Meiling, Sakuya, Remilia, and Eirin. Reisen has apparently been having similar nightmares, and Eirin is currently examining her about a possible cause."

>"Reisen has them too? Interesting."

>Yuyupines: "Oh Yukari, you silly girl, taking advantage of my slip of the tongue! But more to the point, I did also sense something connected to our dear Yama shortly after we arrived at Eientei. It was coming from high in the air to the north... apparently from some sort of glass platform too high for any of these other dears to breathe properly. But once we found it, it somehow scrambled my ability to track it. Rather odd, don't you think?"

>"That is odd. Have you considered the Lunarians as suspects?"

>Gila Gangplank: "And there's been some other weird crap going on today, too..."
>Armpits: Glance back over to where Ran was last seen.

>"Other strange things have happened? Like what?"

[E-Nazrin]

>Legs: "I'm not sure I can think of any strong motivation for them to do such a thing. For that matter, Reisen took her nightmares to heart, and part of what's changed about her is an eagerness to fight with the Lunarian royalty due to racism - I think that would be counter-productive for them."
>Yuyundes: "I sensed the same sort thing from both our Yama here and Reisen, so it was probably the same cause. And that glass platform it led to was far away from the moon - the opposite direction from it, really."

>Lizard Loungeabout: "Not pinging my intuition, either."
>Frown. "Though if it could scramble Yuyuko's sense of it..."
>Shake head. "Nah. Still feels too contrived, even if they were gonna try to force Eiki to use their version of purity and trick Reisen into returning to convince her to stick with them again or whatever."

>Yu Yu Incorporated: "And the other things that have happened... ah... have you seen Youmu?"

[Blitzer]

>Legs: "I'm not sure I can think of any strong motivation for them to do such a thing. For that matter, Reisen took her nightmares to heart, and part of what's changed about her is an eagerness to fight with the Lunarian royalty due to racism - I think that would be counter-productive for them."

>"Serves them right. Err, I mean, counter-productive for who, Eientei or the Crapital - err, Capital of the Moon?"

>Yuyundes: "I sensed the same sort thing from both our Yama here and Reisen, so it was probably the same cause. And that glass platform it led to was far away from the moon - the opposite direction from it, really."

>"Are you sure that the Lunarians aren't able to build something that can be operated and manned away from the moon?"

>Lizard Loungeabout: "Not pinging my intuition, either."
>Frown. "Though if it could scramble Yuyuko's sense of it..."
>Shake head. "Nah. Still feels too contrived, even if they were gonna try to force Eiki to use their version of purity and trick Reisen into returning to convince her to stick with them again or whatever."

>"Why would it be contrived? I think that it makes sense for the same entity to confuse Yuyuko's senses and vanish the platform."

>Yu Yu Incorporated: "And the other things that have happened... ah... have you seen Youmu?"

>"She visited earlier and talked to Ran a bit before leaving. She wasn't in her normal outfit, though..."

[Hello Purvis]

>Yuyugros Mountains: "What! What did she say? Was she alright? Where did she say she was going? She isn't doing anything weird, I hope!"

[Blitzer]

>Yuyugros Mountains: "What! What did she say? Was she alright? Where did she say she was going? She isn't doing anything weird, I hope!"

>"She was completely fine. I don't know what she discussed with Ran, though. I do know that she said she was going to continue wandering Gensokyo, though."

[Hello Purvis]

>Transyuyuarctic Mountains: "Did she seem distressed? Sad? Angry? This is very important, so please don't spare any details!"
>Eiki: Let her get it out of her system.

[Blitzer]

>Transyuyuarctic Mountains: "Did she seem distressed? Sad? Angry? This is very important, so please don't spare any details!"

>"None of the above. She was quite relaxed."

>Eiki: Let her get it out of her system.

>She's understandably worried...

[Hello Purvis]

>Yuyulkan Mountains: "Did...she say anything about what had happened earlier?"

[Blitzer]

>Yuyulkan Mountains: "Did...she say anything about what had happened earlier?"

>I'm assuming that Youmu leaving Yuyuko doesn't under "sordid affair."
>"What happened earlier?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Yuyupathian Mountains: "Well, if she didn't mention anything, we'll leave it in the past for now. I don't want to dwell on it myself, you understand, but if she said anything or seemed even a little bit regretful..."
>Crabgrass: "Let's return to the prior subject. Why do you suspect the Lunarians?"

[Blitzer]

>Yuyupathian Mountains: "Well, if she didn't mention anything, we'll leave it in the past for now. I don't want to dwell on it myself, you understand, but if she said anything or seemed even a little bit regretful..."

>"I don't think there was regret in any of her words, but you'll want to ask Ran if you want to details of Youmu's conversation."

>Crabgrass: "Let's return to the prior subject. Why do you suspect the Lunarians?"

>"Who else is able to build a glass platform out in space and might have the ability to cause specific nightmares? The people from the outside realm can't do the latter, and people from Gensokyo or the surrounding areas can't do the former."

[Hello Purvis]

>Sierra Yuyuko Range: "I think I'll do that, please excuse me."
>Go hunt down Ran.
>Bermuda Grass: "What would they have to gain, in your opinion? Do the Lunarians not benefit from things being as they should be?"
>Monitor monitor: Maybe if we don't speak when not necessary, Yukari will leave us alone...

[Blitzer]

>Sierra Yuyuko Range: "I think I'll do that, please excuse me."
>Go hunt down Ran.

>You leave and find Ran in that kitchen I described earlier, doing nothing. She is eyeing you.

>Bermuda Grass: "What would they have to gain, in your opinion? Do the Lunarians not benefit from things being as they should be?"

>"That's the part that's still the mystery. Why would they want to have Reisen turn against them?"
>"Unless...there's more to the Lunarians that meets the eye? Or there's only one or a few Lunarians in particular that are participating in this, and the rest have nothing to do with it? The Lunarians aren't a hive mind, after all."

>Monitor monitor: Maybe if we don't speak when not necessary, Yukari will leave us alone...

>That's quite likely.

[Hello Purvis]

>Pyuyunees: Sigh. "You don't want a thing to do with me, do you?"
>Fescue: "Let's set the Lunarians aside for a moment. Can you think of anyone else that might be capable of this?
>What worlds and dimensions and such do we know of?

[Blitzer]

>Pyuyunees: Sigh. "You don't want a thing to do with me, do you?"

>"I suppose you found out that I had a talk with Youmu. I hope you've taken her complaints to heart?"

>Fescue: "Let's set the Lunarians aside for a moment. Can you think of anyone else that might be capable of this?"

>"Setting aside the Lunarians, there is nothing I can think of that could have built the glass platform. Setting aside the glass platform, however, there might be a few denizens that can manipulate nightmares. Nothing immediately comes to mind, however."

>What worlds and dimensions and such do we know of?

>Most people, including yourself, know only of their own world. They have no idea that countless planes exist beyond their own. However, one in a million mages is born with "the Spark," an ineffable gift that grants them the potential to become a Planeswalker. Only Planeswalkers (and Keyblade wielders) can traverse the Multiverse to planes beyond their own. Only they can step into the AEther, the space between planes, blah blah blah...

[Hello Purvis]

>Wheat's relative: "Tell me more about these nightmare-inducing people you have in mind?"
>Yuyulachian Mountains: "Yes, but, let's set that aside for now. How well do you know Youmu?"

[Blitzer]

>Wheat's relative: "Tell me more about these nightmare-inducing people you have in mind?"

>"I really don't know of anybody who can induce nightmares...Reimu did once mention a youkai and her sister who lived in a dream world, though."

>Yuyulachian Mountains: "Yes, but, let's set that aside for now. How well do you know Youmu?"

>"Not well. I only knew her because Yukari is your friend, and Youmu is- *ahem* was your servant."

[Hello Purvis]

>Sorta like rice: Look to Reimu for more details.
>Yuyunza range: "Alright. It's just, there's been a trend of mental compulsion going on. While I don't believe Youmu was lying, initially, Reimu is quite convinced she wasn't acting quite like herself. I was hoping you knew her well enough to give me a second opinion..."

[Blitzer]

>Sorta like rice: Look to Reimu for more details.

>"What're the chances we're ever going to find Mugetsu or Gengetsu again?!"

>Yuyunza range: "Alright. It's just, there's been a trend of mental compulsion going on. While I don't believe Youmu was lying, initially, Reimu is quite convinced she wasn't acting quite like herself. I was hoping you knew her well enough to give me a second opinion..."

>"According to Youmu, after lecturing you on your faults, she was willing to walk away quietly if it weren't for Reimu. It is reasonable that Reimu would think Youmu was not herself, though, because she used to be quite quiet and loyal."

[Hello Purvis]

>Not Wheat: "Decent enough, it seems. Let's hear some more."
>Yuyu River Mountains: "I...am not sure what Reimu was thinking. I was a little distraught at the time, you must understand..."

[Blitzer]

>Not Wheat: "Decent enough, it seems. Let's hear some more."

>"Well, I accidentally found my way into their dream world years ago. I never bothered to find out how to return there later."

>Yuyu River Mountains: "I...am not sure what Reimu was thinking. I was a little distraught at the time, you must understand..."

>"Err...I'm not trying to imply that you had something to do with Reimu and Youmu's fight. Or at least, that's an answer to what I think you're saying."

[Hello Purvis]

>Rice Relative: Look to Yukari for further explanation.
>Yuyuroot Range: "No no! It's just, I don't know why she actually went after Youmu. I think she believed there was something sinister afoot, or maybe she was just upset that Youmu was leaving...
>Sigh.

[Blitzer]

>Rice Relative: Look to Yukari for further explanation.

>"I only know what Reimu told me. As you see, she doesn't know much about this dream world."

>Yuyuroot Range: "No no! It's just, I don't know why she actually went after Youmu. I think she believed there was something sinister afoot, or maybe she was just upset that Youmu was leaving...
>Sigh.

>"Oh. She probably did believe that there was something sinister ahand. Err, afoot."

[Hello Purvis]

>Turtle Terrorist: "Wait. You don't know about it, Yukari? Is that even allowed to happen? This is your thing!"
>Beauyuko Range: "I...wonder as well. Reimu did have a point, some of the things she said didn't seem to match up with, well, what she's done for me in the past. Do you really think it could be nothing but obligations could have driven her?"

[Blitzer]

>Turtle Terrorist: "Wait. You don't know about it, Yukari? Is that even allowed to happen? This is your thing!"

>"I don't keep tabs on every single person in Gensokyo, otherwise I would be driven mad with power as well as becoming sexually depraved and gapping people for the lulz and/or for my slightest dissatisfaction. Do you really think I would spend my time gathering information to become omniscient? That's not very fun."

>Beauyuko Range: "I...wonder as well. Reimu did have a point, some of the things she said didn't seem to match up with, well, what she's done for me in the past. Do you really think it could be nothing but obligations could have driven her?"

>"'Her' being Reimu or Youmu?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Reika: "Honestly? Yes. But but I meant was, you don't know anything about that dream world place? I thought knowing about other worlds and dimensions and stuff was what you do."
>Big Yuyu Ranges: "Her being Youmu."

[Blitzer]

>Reika: "Honestly? Yes. But but I meant was, you don't know anything about that dream world place? I thought knowing about other worlds and dimensions and stuff was what you do."

>"I only know about Gensokyo, the Outside World, supernatural areas like Higan, the Moon, and my personal hammerspace."

>Big Yuyu Ranges: "Her being Youmu."

>"I think Youmu wasn't influenced by anything when she lectured and left you."

[Hello Purvis]

>Reikako: "Huh. Do you know what's past those things, at least?"
>Not Maize: "My attacker has made some claims, obviously of dubious reliability, that its from other places, outside oflife and death, and so on.
>Yuyutannia Range: Frown. "So, you believe she meant all the things she said, and that all the...exuberance and such she's done for me in the past really wasn't for me at all, just the result of obligation?"

[Blitzer]

>Reikako: "Huh. Do you know what's past those things, at least?"

>"I don't know of worlds 'past' those."

>Not Maize: "My attacker has made some claims, obviously of dubious reliability, that its from other places, outside oflife and death, and so on.

>The voice says "Okay, I'm using italics to talk now. Anyways, I didn't say that I was outside of life and death. I said that I was outside of your life and death. I am part of the cycle of life and death of where I came from.
>"Other places, you say? Well, if it isn't lying, it might be not of this world. Of course, we don't know if it's telling the truth. Mugetsu and Gengetsu are from another world, the dream world they created, but I think they're still part of our cycle of life and death."

>Yuyutannia Range: Frown. "So, you believe she meant all the things she said, and that all the...exuberance and such she's done for me in the past really wasn't for me at all, just the result of obligation?"

>"No, I think she used to have some loyalty to you, but she still meant all of the things she said. She might come back if you took her lecture into consideration..."