Keine Quest (Part 6): Broken History (Complete)

[Hello Purvis]

>Wave off all the compliments and try to work out some more of the soreness.
>Do we still have Patchouli's lodestone? If so, see that it has to tell us.

[DracoOmega]

>Wave off all the compliments and try to work out some more of the soreness.
>Do we still have Patchouli's lodestone? If so, see that it has to tell us.

>You wave off the compliments and stretch a little, pacing about the room to work out some of the stiffness.
>You should. However, reaching into your pocket to retrieve it, you can't seem to feel it. Actually, there's several things you don't feel there which you're certain you had on your person the last time you checked...

[Hello Purvis]

>Suppose those things never happened. Do we at least have the gap key?

[DracoOmega]

>Suppose those things never happened. Do we at least have the gap key?

>You search through your pockets thoroughly. You find no sign of the portal key.

[E-Nazrin]

>Did we ever properly explain how history and time worked into this whole mess to the dreamwalkers and outworlders?

[DracoOmega]

>Did we ever properly explain how history and time worked into this whole mess to the dreamwalkers and outworlders?

>In the version of events you remember, you said that you remembered a different history than everyone else did, and that you were sure how things unfolded here wasn't how they were supposed to be. You said how Marisa and Reimu weren't supposed to be taken from Gensokyo, and hinted at the cascading effects of this. If things have changed again now, you can't be certain that you gave anyone here the same explanation.

[E-Nazrin]

>"Okay, I may have to start a long explanation, now."
>"Mugetsu, remind me how we got out of Gensokyo in the first place?"
>"And, do any of you remember me talking about being a were-hakutaku and the issues that includes?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Okay, I may have to start a long explanation, now."
>"Mugetsu, remind me how we got out of Gensokyo in the first place?"
>"And, do any of you remember me talking about being a were-hakutaku and the issues that includes?"

>"Oh?" Gengetsu says.
>Mugetsu frowns. "Yukari sent us here. Don't you remember?"
>"Well, I remember the thing with the full moon and the horns," Maribel says. "Why?"

[E-Nazrin]

>"Oh, Yukari? That makes things simpler, then. Uh... when's she picking us up?"
>"Long story short? That makes me sensitive to history, and changes to it. I believe we just fixed one big problem about that, which is why I'm remembering strange things."

[DracoOmega]

>"Oh, Yukari? That makes things simpler, then. Uh... when's she picking us up?"
>"Long story short? That makes me sensitive to history, and changes to it. I believe we just fixed one big problem about that, which is why I'm remembering strange things."

>Mugetsu shrugs. "She didn't say."
>"Are you ok, then?" Maribel asks.

[E-Nazrin]

>"Aside from remembering a bunch of things wrong, yes, I think I'll be fine. You'll just need to remind me what's been going on since we left Gensokyo - and why."

[DracoOmega]

>"Aside from remembering a bunch of things wrong, yes, I think I'll be fine. You'll just need to remind me what's been going on since we left Gensokyo - and why."

>"Yukari didn't say much," Mugetsu replies. "Just kind of dumped us here, saying there was something important we were supposed to fix. And then I found my sister inside Maribel and we went inside to pull her out. I'm not sure why Yukari would think that was so important, but... maybe she was just being kind? I'm sure I would never have found her again without her help. And yours, although I still don't know why she picked you, either. ...not that I'm complaining, or anything. You know how much I owe you, after all that happened."
>"You're sure this couldn't be some side-effect of what happened in the dream?" Maribel says, turning towards the sisters. "The memories, I mean?"
>Mugetsu shakes her head. "I don't... think so.
>"I get the impression there's one hell of a story to all this," Renko says.
>Maribel smiles. "Oh, it's the most amazing story, Renko. And I'll make sure to tell you every little detail. You'll probably start to wish I'd stop talking about it."
>Renko chuckles a little. "We can worry about that later," she says. "Sappy as it sounds, right now I'm just happy to hear you speak."

[E-Nazrin]

>"Well make out then it's not like we're stopping you"

[Hello Purvis]

>"In the meantime...we need to figure out how to deal with those wings, until we can get back."

[DracoOmega]

>"Well make out then it's not like we're stopping you"

>"Hey," Renko says, "some of us like a little privacy for that, y'know."

>"In the meantime...we need to figure out how to deal with those wings, until we can get back."

>"I don't understand," Gengetsu says.
>"Wow," Renko says, glancing up. "I almost didn't even notice. They're real, aren't they?"
>"Why wouldn't they be?" Gengetsu asks.
>"Yeah..." Maribel says, frowning at her. "It would probably cause problems if someone else saw you. Youkai basically don't exist in our world. You'd probably cause a panic if someone else came by and realized you weren't human. Can you just... change what you look like? Like you did earlier?"
>Gengetsu shakes her head. "Not in the waking world. Here I am as physical as you are."
>Renko scans around the room. "Not sure what to say, other than keeping your wings low and wrapping a blanket around you or something."

[Hello Purvis]

>"We might be able to hide them under a cloak. But no one here wears those, do they?"

[DracoOmega]

>"We might be able to hide them under a cloak. But no one here wears those, do they?"

>"Not really," Renko says. "Don't even have a big coat or anything; it's summer."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Looks like a blanket is going to be the proper way, then."
>Are there any windows here? If so, direct Gengetsu to look out one of them.

[DracoOmega]

>"Looks like a blanket is going to be the proper way, then."
>Are there any windows here? If so, direct Gengetsu to look out one of them.

>"Best I can think of, anyway," Renko says. "Will look a little strange, but at least 'youkai' won't be the first thing that comes to anyone's mind if they see her."
>There is a window, yes. You direct Gengetsu to take a look through it.
>"This is a very strange place," she says, staring out at the other wings of the hospital, and the buildings and cars beyond it. "Immense and... different. There are so many people here. Countless dreams."
>"I never thought the outside was like this, before I came here," Mugetsu says. "It's almost too much. I'll... be glad to be home again."
>Maribel smiles. "It's funny how the familiar can seem so alien to someone else. To me, this is the everyday. Your world would be full of wonderment in comparison."

[Hello Purvis]

>Shrug.
>"Maybe full of faeries."

[DracoOmega]

>Shrug.
>"Maybe full of faeries."

>"Fairies?" Maribel's face is full of eager curiosity. "Is it really? What are they like?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Usually annoying. Faeries are expert pests, to say the least. Think of them as young children with no parents to get in trouble with."

[DracoOmega]

>"Usually annoying. Faeries are expert pests, to say the least. Think of them as young children with no parents to get in trouble with."

>Maribel laughs softly. "Still, I'd like to meet some, some day."
>"Sounds like they could be a pain," Renko says, grimacing slightly.

[Hello Purvis]

>"They can. But, they aren't always."
>Frown out the window a bit.
>"Um, Renko? Where do you live? And more importantly, do you have any space to spare?"

[DracoOmega]

>"They can. But, they aren't always."
>Frown out the window a bit.
>"Um, Renko? Where do you live? And more importantly, do you have any space to spare?"

>"See?" Maribel says to Renko. "I'm sure it wouldn't be so bad."
>You frown out the window. The cityscape is vast and full of lights, despite the hour. It may be less of a shock to regard it than when you first arrived, but it still feels almost too large to really take in. You can see the lights of cars streaking along the roads in the distance, as people go about their affairs.
>"Small apartment in Yamashina Ward," Renko says. "Not much room, either, I'm afraid. Although the bigger problem would be getting Gengetsu there without attracting attention."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, we can probably take a blanket from here, so it shouldn't be too hard. And I guess we can use the floor. Just as long as it's somewhere."

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, we can probably take a blanket from here, so it shouldn't be too hard. And I guess we can use the floor. Just as long as it's somewhere."

>"The blanket's not a problem," Renko says. "but we'd kinda need to take a bus or two to get there. I suppose we could just forge ahead and put up with all the strange looks. If someone doesn't try to stop us leaving here with one of their blankets, first..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Strange looks would be alright, I think."

[DracoOmega]

>"Strange looks would be alright, I think."

>"I'll put up with it if you will," Renko says, then frowns. "What about you, Mary? I don't want to just leave you without any company."
>"That's ok," she replies. "I'll be fine."
>Renko sighs. "Be a little selfish for once, Mary. Hell, I'm probably being selfish for wanting to stay here, too. It's just that after seeing you like that for days, well... I kinda don't want to just go back home; I'd probably spend all night wishing I was here."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Can they really stop her from coming back with us? If there's any other problem, then...well, what can they do about it?"