Ran Quest 2: Dream World Havoc

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yuyuko is the princess of Hakugyokurou, Yukari. She is a ghost."
>Keep moving, and keep an eye on the town.
>"But, Yukari-sama, you must believe me when I tell you that you are dreaming. I've come to wake you up, winter is over now!"
>How is Chen doing?

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"Yuyuko is the princess of Hakugyokurou, Yukari. She is a ghost."
>Keep moving, and keep an eye on the town.
>"But, Yukari-sama, you must believe me when I tell you that you are dreaming. I've come to wake you up, winter is over now!"
>How is Chen doing?

>"She... huh..."
>"But, how... Who.... What..." She looks confused, but it appears that her own fictional personality has been somewhat undermined.
>The town is growing by the minute. You could swear you could hear some kind of noise from there
>Chen looks drowsy, she hugs Yukari harder to fight of her tiredness

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around for a better place to escape.
>"The who, some entity here that drains energy. And I am not sure how. It caught you while you were asleep, and brought you to whatever here is. If you want a demonstration of its abilities look back toward the town. But try not to worry, we'll handle this."

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>Look around for a better place to escape.
>"The who, some entity here that drains energy. And I am not sure how. It caught you while you were asleep, and brought you to whatever here is. If you want a demonstration of its abilities look back toward the town. But try not to worry, we'll handle this."

>You intend to look around but suddenly right in front of your eyes a gap opens!
>It's a good old Yukari-sama style gap.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Chen!"
>Marshal her into the gap first, then follow.

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"Chen!"
>Marshal her into the gap first, then follow.

>You take Chen and throw her inside the portal and enter.
>Yukari stays behind, terrified by the strange creation

[Hello Purvis]

>When did we put Yukari down?
>Grab her and drag her through!

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>When did we put Yukari down?
>Grab her and drag her through!

Right, I forgot that small detail  :V

>You enter the gap with Yukari in your arms. She trembles.
>You're inside your familiar gap inner space, filled with eerie eyes, moving on it's own. You know the place pretty well.

[Yonowaaru]

>Does it seem any different from usual?

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>Does it seem any different from usual?

>Not at all, it's just as you remember it to be in the past

[Yuyuko Yakumo]

>What is Yukari's behavior in the space?

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around. Do there seem to be any exits? Is the one we used to get in still there?

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>What is Yukari's behavior in the space?

>She's trembling in your hands. She doesn't appear to know what to do with herself.

>Look around. Do there seem to be any exits? Is the one we used to get in still there?

>Everything seems sealed. Yukari would be able to rip off an exit to wherever she wants from here. But her current self....

[Hello Purvis]

>"We're safe here, for the time being. Good job, Yukari-sama, you got us away from the problem."

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"We're safe here, for the time being. Good job, Yukari-sama, you got us away from the problem."

>"What... I did this? I think... I did, yes"

[Hello Purvis]

>"You did, Yukari-sama. This is your talent."
>Take a moment to relax, and put Yukari down.

[Yonowaaru]

>"Among other things, though! Your power is much bigger than mine is, unfortunately.
>'Unfortunately' in a sarcastic way, that is..

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"You did, Yukari-sama. This is your talent."
>Take a moment to relax, and put Yukari down.

>"Among other things, though! Your power is much bigger than mine is, unfortunately.
>'Unfortunately' in a sarcastic way, that is..

>"So, I ... I guess I can do such things then." You put Yukari-sama down, she stands up.
>"Wh-what should we do now?" She asks you. Chen continues to cling to you rather silent

[Hello Purvis]

>"For the time being, I think we can rest ans recuperate. But, I would like you to try and remember in the meantime. Surely, there must be things that are troubling you in your recollections, tell me what they are and I'll try to help you sort them out?"

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"For the time being, I think we can rest ans recuperate. But, I would like you to try and remember in the meantime. Surely, there must be things that are troubling you in your recollections, tell me what they are and I'll try to help you sort them out?"

>"I, well...."
>Yukari thinks for a while.
>Chen sits down and yawns sleepely. She looks at you as if looking for an answer if she can take a nap.
>Yukari finally looks at you and says "What was the place we escaped from...?"
>"Who really is Yuyuko?"
>"Tell me about myself more..."

[Yonowaaru]

>"To be honest, I'm not sure where we just escaped from. We're in some sort of dream world, probably created by those eyes called Yuugen Magan.. Whether we're out yet or not, I'm not sure.."
>"Yuyuko is the mistress of the dead. She lives in Hakugyokurou, the garden of the dead poets. People go there to be reborn, I think. She can't be reborn herself, because her body has been sealed under a youkai tree that stands there.. She's an old friend of yours; I don't really know how or when you met.."
>"You are Yukari Yakumo, youkai of borders. You've been around for at least a few centuries, and you're notorious around Gensokyo for messing around with borders in a lot of ways. As far as I've heard, you created the Hakurei border that seperates Gensokyo from the real world, together with Reimu Hakurei, Gensokyo's first miko. You once helped Yuyuko when she was trying to bloom the Saigyouji Ayakashi, the youkai tree, by loosening the border between life and death, but that failed. Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame (a witch) and Sakuya Izayoi (The maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion) defeated the three of us after you did..."
>"Does that bring back any memories?"

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"To be honest, I'm not sure where we just escaped from. We're in some sort of dream world, probably created by those eyes called Yuugen Magan.. Whether we're out yet or not, I'm not sure.."
>"Yuyuko is the mistress of the dead. She lives in Hakugyokurou, the garden of the dead poets. People go there to be reborn, I think. She can't be reborn herself, because her body has been sealed under a youkai tree that stands there.. She's an old friend of yours; I don't really know how or when you met.."
>"You are Yukari Yakumo, youkai of borders. You've been around for at least a few centuries, and you're notorious around Gensokyo for messing around with borders in a lot of ways. As far as I've heard, you created the Hakurei border that seperates Gensokyo from the real world, together with Reimu Hakurei, Gensokyo's first miko. You once helped Yuyuko when she was trying to bloom the Saigyouji Ayakashi, the youkai tree, by loosening the border between life and death, but that failed. Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame (a witch) and Sakuya Izayoi (The maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion) defeated the three of us after you did..."
>"Does that bring back any memories?"

>Chen lies down as you talk.
>Yukari sits down. She got used to all the colors and eyes around her by now. She digests the information you give her.
>"It's all.... pretty complicated, I see. But yes, these names ring some bells in my head, Ran"
>"Tell me what is this Gensokyo I created...."
>"And what are we to do now?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"It is a world where Youkai and those who can defend themselves against them live. There's a wide variety of youkai, ranging from kappa to tengu, from oni to kasha and from demons to vampires. We live in Mayohiga, the apparitional village."
>"I am also unsure what we are to do now. Perhaps you can try to open a portal into Myourenji, the temple from which we entered this world?"

[Hello Purvis]

>We entered from our own home, actually.

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"It is a world where Youkai and those who can defend themselves against them live. There's a wide variety of youkai, ranging from kappa to tengu, from oni to kasha and from demons to vampires. We live in Mayohiga, the apparitional village."
>"I am also unsure what we are to do now. Perhaps you can try to open a portal into Myourenji, the temple from which we entered this world?"

>We entered from our own home, actually.

>You did enter from your home, but you mention Yukari the Myouren Temple.
>She sighs "I... don't know what the Myouren Temple is, but.... home.... I remember a home!"

[Hello Purvis]

>"That's right! The three of us lived there together happily. You were asleep for the winter, remember?"

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"That's right! The three of us lived there together happily. You were asleep for the winter, remember?"

>"I.... I hibernate on winters" Her eyes shine.
>"Do we go home now?"
>Chen gets up and approaches you "Is.... Is Yukari-shama the only person we came here for...? I don't remember..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"No, we were looking for Hijiri as well, Chen. But, if we can help Yuakri-sama now, all the better."
>Look to Yukari, "Is it coming back to you?"

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>"No, we were looking for Hijiri as well, Chen. But, if we can help Yuakri-sama now, all the better."
>Look to Yukari, "Is it coming back to you?"

>"Byakuren...? who might that be?"
>You mention the memory "Oh, yes.... slowly bit by bit"
>Perhaps Yugen Magan doesn't have access to this space

[E-Nazrin]

>We were denied our earlier hug. Let us make up for that.
>"It's good to have you back, Yukari-sama."

Purvis, I'm lazy, cover the Byakuren part for me :V