Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Wave to Reimu
>Approach
>"Hey, how's it going?"

[Kilgamayan]

oh man I'm back

> To Renko: "Yeah, it is pretty neat, isn't it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> To Renko: "Yeah, it is pretty neat, isn't it?"

>She nods. "Looks really...shrine-like. Old. Like it's used, you know?"

>Wave to Reimu
>Approach
>"Hey, how's it going?"

>You wave to Reimu and approach. As you do, you note that Plum Flower is sitting near her, with one of Reimu's detached sleeves on her lap, about the size of a blakent, sewing away at it.
>"Oh, hey there," says Reimu as you approach, "I wonder if Yuyuko got you or something. Things are okay here. Though this little pain in the ass insisted on sleeping in my underwear drawer last night."
>"I slept at the slopes of heaven..." Plum Flower says in a quavering voice.
>"Better'n where Suika suggested, anyways," Reimu mutters. "Who's you're friend?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Reimu, this is Renko. Renko, Reimu."
>"And I got to the Netherworld and back safely enough, with what I'd gone there to retrieve. Thanks for the directions."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Reimu, this is Renko. Renko, Reimu."
>"And I got to the Netherworld and back safely enough, with what I'd gone there to retrieve. Thanks for the directions."

>"Oh, this is her," says Reimu. "Pleased to meet you."
>Renko bows again. "Thank you. Your Shrine is very lovely."
>Plum Flower gives Renko a long, hard look, then shrugs and goes back to her sewing.
>"Just don't tell anyone else," says Reimu, "And we'll call it even. Glad it went well, though. Youmu can be kind of problem if you get on her bad side."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Youmu was quite polite. Yuyuko was... a little odd and cryptic. Honestly though, the only really unpleasant part was the edge of the Netherworld itself, and the... figments it made manifest. Perhaps if someone had told me in advance what to expect there, it wouldn't have been quite as unsettling. As it was, it took a bit of coaxing on Youmu's part to convince me that at least one of them wasn't real."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Youmu was quite polite. Yuyuko was... a little odd and cryptic. Honestly though, the only really unpleasant part was the edge of the Netherworld itself, and the... figments it made manifest. Perhaps if someone had told me in advance what to expect there, it wouldn't have been quite as unsettling. As it was, it took a bit of coaxing on Youmu's part to convince me that at least one of them wasn't real."

>She nods. "Youmu's polite, so long as you're not in her way or causing problems. After that, all bets are off. And Yuyuko is...well, she's Yuyuko. She never makes any sense. Don't worry about her. As for the edge? Well...I've never been there myself. But you seem to have made it back, so I guess it isn't all bad."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, the unsettling bits weren't actually dangerous, as far as I understand. But I bumped into a version of Flandre Scarlet that referred to herself as the one whose role it was to bring about the end of all creation. That was... disturbing."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, the unsettling bits weren't actually dangerous, as far as I understand. But I bumped into a version of Flandre Scarlet that referred to herself as the one whose role it was to bring about the end of all creation. That was... disturbing."

>"You learned about Flandre, eh?" says Reimu. She frowns a bit, looking away from you a little. "Well...I suppose you're right, that doesn't sound pleasant at all. I'd probably get nightmares, to be honest. Flandre is simply not to be taken lightly."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Apparently she was created from the memories of the ghost who was traveling with me. She seemed... a bit different than the one I saw outside the mansion itself. Disturbingly composed. Talked about how she'd discarded her own name on her quest to free herself from worldly attachments so that she could usher in the end. When I passed the real one playing by the fountain at the mansion, she seemed downright harmless and cheerful. I've been informed that this isn't... entirely accurate."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Apparently she was created from the memories of the ghost who was traveling with me. She seemed... a bit different than the one I saw outside the mansion itself. Disturbingly composed. Talked about how she'd discarded her own name on her quest to free herself from worldly attachments so that she could usher in the end. When I passed the real one playing by the fountain at the mansion, she seemed downright harmless and cheerful. I've been informed that this isn't... entirely accurate."

>"That's a little strange," says Reimu. "I don't know Flandre that well, but it doesn't really sound like her at all. The fake one, that is. Don't get me wrong, the real one is pretty much just a sweet little kid. Just she can get carried away, and then things get broken."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah. Like I said, she came from someone else's memories. I guess that's how the ghost remembered her, for whatever reason."
>"We've already set to cleaning up that old house, now. Thanks again for your help with that. Got the old furniture discarded, and some of the rooms swept."
>To Renko: "Now that I think of it, do you have any idea how capable they are at cleaning, in the first place? Never did go in and have a look around at what they were doing."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah. Like I said, she came from someone else's memories. I guess that's how the ghost remembered her, for whatever reason."
>"We've already set to cleaning up that old house, now. Thanks again for your help with that. Got the old furniture discarded, and some of the rooms swept."
>To Renko: "Now that I think of it, do you have any idea how capable they are at cleaning, in the first place? Never did go in and have a look around at what they were doing."

>Reimu nods, and sips her tea.
>"Oh, that's good," says Reimu. "I'd hate to think my exorcism went to waste."
>"They're maids," says Renko. "I guess they may not be completely up to snuff without Sakuya looming over them, but I think they'll do a good job."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Out of curiosity, do you get the paper out here?"

[Kilgamayan]

> To Renko: "Hmm, I suppose that's true."
> To Reimu: "So how's her sewing, anyway? I see she's working away, which implies that you find it some degree of handy."

[Hello Purvis]

> To Renko: "Hmm, I suppose that's true."
> To Reimu: "So how's her sewing, anyway? I see she's working away, which implies that you find it some degree of handy."

>Renko nods.
>"She's doing okay," says Reimu. "Better than that useless oni, anyways."

>"Out of curiosity, do you get the paper out here?"

>"Yeah," she says, "When Hatate comes around to sell it, and I have the money, anyways."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? That's pretty neat. Kogasa said something about the newspaper being full of lies, but if you're willing to buy copies..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? That's pretty neat. Kogasa said something about the newspaper being full of lies, but if you're willing to buy copies..."

>"It can be," says Reimu. "But they can be entertaining lies, so that is alright."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Huh. Even when she has pictures?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Huh. Even when she has pictures?"

>"You'd be surprised the "mistakes" any of those reporters can make," says Reimu as she sips her tea.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Like calling us Yukari, for one...

[Hello Purvis]

>Like calling us Yukari, for one...

>That was indeed a mistake. Or "mistake".

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I suppose I'll have to bear that in mind when today's issue comes out. ...I can only think of how many horrible ways one could misconstrue that, if one tried to."
>"Is it deliberately sensationalized, or just... kinda poorly verified?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I suppose I'll have to bear that in mind when today's issue comes out. ...I can only think of how many horrible ways one could misconstrue that, if one tried to."
>"Is it deliberately sensationalized, or just... kinda poorly verified?"

>She nods. "Yeah, you have to take the news with some caution, if you ask me."
>Reimu shrugs. "Probably both."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>To Renko: "Almost makes me a little nervous, actually. Do you remember when Hatate said this issue would be out?"

[Hello Purvis]

>To Renko: "Almost makes me a little nervous, actually. Do you remember when Hatate said this issue would be out?"

>Renko nods, frowning a little. "She said this afternoon."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Cue Hatate flying by in three... two...

[DracoOmega]

>It is quite definitely afternoon now, right?
>"Think we ought to set the record straight, while we're here? Just in case?"

[Hello Purvis]

>It is quite definitely afternoon now, right?
>"Think we ought to set the record straight, while we're here? Just in case?"

>It is mid afternoon now. Maybe 4 PM?
>"Yeah, that might be a good idea..."
>"I'd rather you not," says Reimu. "It sounds it'll be more fun to see the Paper's version first. And if there's a problem, well, I know where to find you."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ok, fair enough. Although I wouldn't be surprised if some of what you'll think must be exaggeration turns out to be true. I'm curious to see what she has to say myself, really."
>"Anyway, I probably should be heading off. You still have that jar I left here?"