Iku Quest Dos - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"I saw her, but managed to hide in the forest while she flew overhead. After what had already happened to me, I didn't want to risk talking to her."

>"I did..." she says. "It's how stupid Reimu found me..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"And Marisa assumed you'd done it, too, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And Marisa assumed you'd done it, too, then?"

>She nods again.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Then I guess you and I have had more in common this day than you might have thought. I ran into Sanae, as well, who was similarly obstinate. I've just been fortunate to escape with fewer injuries than you."
>"Tenshi, do you have any idea why Bhava-Agra might have fallen?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Then I guess you and I have had more in common this day than you might have thought. I ran into Sanae, as well, who was similarly obstinate. I've just been fortunate to escape with fewer injuries than you."
>"Tenshi, do you have any idea why Bhava-Agra might have fallen?"

>"Guess so," she says, looking away.
>She shakes her head. "Didn't know it could..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"That makes two of us. No one else I've talked to knows why, either."
>"Tenshi, what did you mean when you said you were going to remind everyone in Bhava-Agra how they weren't as great as they thought they were?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"That makes two of us. No one else I've talked to knows why, either."
>"Tenshi, what did you mean when you said you were going to remind everyone in Bhava-Agra how they weren't as great as they thought they were?"

>She's quiet for a moment. Then she says, "I was gonna make it rain on them."

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[DracoOmega]

>"That's... that's it?"
>Does it never rain in Bhava-Agra?
>Also, despite her other faults, have we known Tenshi to flatly lie about things?

[Hello Purvis]

>"That's... that's it?"
>Does it never rain in Bhava-Agra?
>Also, despite her other faults, have we known Tenshi to flatly lie about things?

>"Yeah. Doesn't seem so great anymore."
>It's very uncommon. Rain clouds typically don't get high enough for it.
>Yes.

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[DracoOmega]

>Then how do the peaches grow, without rain?
>"It was very unfortunate timing on your part, as well."

[Hello Purvis]

>Then how do the peaches grow, without rain?
>"It was very unfortunate timing on your part, as well."

>Most of the islands produce their own water. You're not sure if it's a fully magical thing, or part of some kind of cycle.
>Tenshi doesn't say anything.

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[DracoOmega]

>"I just want to ask you directly, one last time: you swear you had no involvement at all in Bhava-Agra's descent?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I just want to ask you directly, one last time: you swear you had no involvement at all in Bhava-Agra's descent?"

>"Didn't I just say that?" Tenshi asks. "Geez...although to be honest, it's probably a good thing anyways."

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[DracoOmega]

>"And why do you think that?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And why do you think that?"

>"Well it's pretty obvious, isn't it?" she says. "It's hard for them to act all better than everyone else when they aren't miles above everyone else."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Do you feel I act that way?"
>"And be that as it may, this incident has still caused a great many problems. Many celestials have been injured,  their homes damaged or destroyed. Remilia has claimed part of Bhava-Agra as her own and taken its inhabitants as her servants. Our food supply has been seriously diminished by the fall. And there's the whole issue of numerous people wanting to shoot at us. You, me, other celestials, too."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you feel I act that way?"
>"And be that as it may, this incident has still caused a great many problems. Many celestials have been injured,  their homes damaged or destroyed. Remilia has claimed part of Bhava-Agra as her own and taken its inhabitants as her servants. Our food supply has been seriously diminished by the fall. And there's the whole issue of numerous people wanting to shoot at us. You, me, other celestials, too."

>She looks away. "Well yeah. Usually, anyways..."
>"Yeah, but putting it back isn't going to fix much of that," says Tenshi, "Is it?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"I apologize if I've seemed that way to you. I don't mean to be."
>"And you're right that some of those problems won't be fixed by putting it back, but others will. Certainly, the people on the surface will be satisfied that we are not invading if we are gone."
>"But in either case, the first step to bringing any kind of resolution to this is to try and discover the real culprit behind Bhava-Agra's fall. You would like to clear your name, right?"

>The Dragon asked us to locate Tenshi. Did it actually ask us to bring her to it?

[Hello Purvis]

>"I apologize if I've seemed that way to you. I don't mean to be."
>"And you're right that some of those problems won't be fixed by putting it back, but others will. Certainly, the people on the surface will be satisfied that we are not invading if we are gone."
>"But in either case, the first step to bringing any kind of resolution to this is to try and discover the real culprit behind Bhava-Agra's fall. You would like to clear your name, right?"

>The Dragon asked us to locate Tenshi. Did it actually ask us to bring her to it?

>"That's what they all say,"
>"And I guess. But wouldn't not invading also show them we're not invading."
>"Well, yeah. But no one's going to be believe me any more now than they did the first time."
>No.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I think if we can prove what actually caused it, it'll do a lot to convince even the most stubborn of people."
>"Come with me, Tenshi. Let's do it together."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I think if we can prove what actually caused it, it'll do a lot to convince even the most stubborn of people."
>"Come with me, Tenshi. Let's do it together."

>She frowns. "I don't know if I should trust you..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"I'm choosing to trust you right now, Tenshi. Please choose to trust me back. I promise I'm not trying to mislead you."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm choosing to trust you right now, Tenshi. Please choose to trust me back. I promise I'm not trying to mislead you."

>"Until you whack me for taking back my sword, anyways," she says. "And I've gotten beat up enough as it is, today."

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[DracoOmega]

>"The matter of the sword can be settled some other time. For now, I think we can put it aside entirely. I ask you to come with me because I'm genuinely concerned for you, and I because honestly wish to help you prove your innocence. Please, let's do it together."
>Extend a hand towards her

[Hello Purvis]

>"The matter of the sword can be settled some other time. For now, I think we can put it aside entirely. I ask you to come with me because I'm genuinely concerned for you, and I because honestly wish to help you prove your innocence. Please, let's do it together."
>Extend a hand towards her

>She looks at your hand as though it were a snake. "What would you even have me do, anyways? How am I supposed to be any kind of help to the likes of you?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"You make it sound as though I should think your presence beneath me. Is it so hard to accept that under the circumstances I might genuinely welcome the company?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"You make it sound as though I should think your presence beneath me. Is it so hard to accept that under the circumstances I might genuinely welcome the company?"

>"And you don't?" she says.

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[DracoOmega]

>"No. I don't."

[Hello Purvis]

>"No. I don't."

>She gives you an appraising look. "So...what do you want me to do want me to do, anyways?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"I admit I haven't figured out any long-term plans, but I don't think it's good for you to stay here. If I could find you, Reimu and Marisa can, too, and I think it's best that the next time we meet either of them, we do so together."
>"Sanae is down here right now. One of the Devas challenged her; they may still be fighting. But I've promised to meet her back at the bridge after I found you. I will tell her you're innocent and insist that she respect this."
>"Aside from that, I'll need to think of where next to look for information about what happened to Bhava-Agra."