Hatate Quest! [Complete]

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Then lets go right now."

>"Okuu, wait for me, I'm coming to save you."
>The satori sighs.

>_

[Kasu]

> Head out of the Palace and to the outskirts of the city.
> Remaining time.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Head out of the Palace and to the outskirts of the city.
> Remaining time.

>You head out of the palace encountering nothing of note along the way.
>The satori and the kasha follow you.
>The palace is already located along the outskirts of the city.
>"Do you even have a plan?"
>You have four hours remaining.

>_

[Kasu]

Does anyone actually have a plan?  It might not be too bad considering that Nitori and Utsuho are the only people in the lab right now, but I just want to make sure we don't screw ourselves over somehow when we waltz through the front entrance.

[mad]

The spirit photography gives some layout of the insides.
We could make our way to an area visible from the cameras and use that to navigate.

[Kips McKipzerson]

The spirit photography gives some layout of the insides.
We could make our way to an area visible from the cameras and use that to navigate.

This.
The fact we cant go back either kinda sucks. I say we just head there, and ask Satori if anythings different from what it was like when they first came here.

[Momijibot]

Well, if we had any idea where the control room of the place is, we'd be able to get there and use the cameras to find Okuu. If I remember correctly, we managed to get inside before without any of the guards that Satori setting off, so hopefully we don't have to worry about them again. If things start to sound bad, our best bet would be the supply room, as we could find what we need to survive there, if only temporarily. After that, I've got nothing.

>Time check: How far is it from out current location to Nitori's laboratories?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Time check: How far is it from out current location to Nitori's laboratories?

>It should take you half an hour at your top speed, forty minutes at an average speed.

>_

[Kasu]

Sounds like we've got some groundwork then.  Best not keep Reimu waiting on her protection moeny then.

> Start heading for the Lab.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

I've left this long enough! Hatate, I will assist you once more! Now to answer the question...

___

>"Sort of. We know the layout of the place, some what. The main goal is getting inside..."

>Show Satori the recent pictures of Nitori running through the corridors; but not of her setting up whatever that thing was.

>"Based on these pictures, I don't think traps will be an issue; but I'd stay alert just in case."

>Keep up that flying and be quick about it; hopefully those two will keep up. If not, slow down a little.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Start heading for the Lab.

>You take flight heading towards the exit to the underground.
>The satori and kasha follow suit.

>"Sort of. We know the layout of the place, some what. The main goal is getting inside..."

>Show Satori the recent pictures of Nitori running through the corridors; but not of her setting up whatever that thing was.

>"Based on these pictures, I don't think traps will be an issue; but I'd stay alert just in case."

>Keep up that flying and be quick about it; hopefully those two will keep up. If not, slow down a little.

>"And how do you plan on doing that?"
>"There's no need to show me."
>The kasha asks "Can... Can I see those pictures?"
>"I suppose we should pray that your assumptions are correct."
>You continue to head out of the underground.

>_

[Kasu]

> Keep flyin'.
> Show Rin the pictures, but leave out the one where Nitori is setting the thing up again.

[Momijibot]

> Keep flyin'.
> Show Rin the pictures, but leave out the one where Nitori is setting the thing up again.

>Yeah, keep flyin'.
>Before we show the pictures, mentally ask Satori if it's a good idea. Don't want her slowing down from getting emotional or anything.
>If her answer is useless, show her the pictures. Let Satori know she could have prevented this, if Rin does indeed get emotional and it interferes with her flying.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

After the above actions of showing the pictures...

>"If I said improvisation, you'd probably get more annoyed. The two I spotted running away earlier will have either disabled whatever protection the exit had, if that was where they ended up running towards, which would be our entrance, or they would have left it open for us. Once there, we can get to finding her and Nitori; though..."

>Side by side with Satori for a second; whisper a little, even though she probably knows what we're about to say... Or what we've already seen...

>"I'm not sure what happened after the camera cut off. Anything could have happened, and that's why I'm praying too. I know how much that raven means to you two, but please don't forget that you're not the only one fighting for someone. I want to see Aya after this; like you want to see Utsuho when we get there."

>Keep up the pace. Where be we now?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Keep flyin'.

>Yeah, keep flyin'.

>Fry away now, fry away now, fry awaaaaaaaaaaay.

>Before we show the pictures, mentally ask Satori if it's a good idea. Don't want her slowing down from getting emotional or anything.
>If her answer is useless, show her the pictures. Let Satori know she could have prevented this.

> Show Rin the pictures, but leave out the one where Nitori is setting the thing up again.

>"You may as well, we've come this far."
>You slow down slightly to show the kasha the pictures of the hell raven walking through the corridors.
>"Okuu..."
>You look at the kasha to see a few tears flowing out of her eyes.
>"Okuu, I'll get you back, no matter what."

>"If I said improvisation, you'd probably get more annoyed. The two I spotted running away earlier will have either disabled whatever protection the exit had, if that was where they ended up running towards, which would be our entrance, or they would have left it open for us. Once there, we can get to finding her and Nitori; though..."

>Side by side with Satori for a second; whisper a little, even though she probably knows what we're about to say... Or what we've already seen...

>"I'm not sure what happened after the camera cut off. Anything could have happened, and that's why I'm praying too. I know how much that raven means to you two, but please don't forget that you're not the only one fighting for someone. I want to see Aya after this; like you want to see Utsuho when we get there."

>Keep up the pace. Where be we now?

>"So you're leaving it entirely up to chance."
>You fly closer to the satori to tell her about what Nitori was doing.
>"Which is why I didn't want Rin involved in this."
>"It's far too late for regrets, at the very least, we'll have some closure."
>You can see the entrance to the laboratory coming up.

>_

[Kasu]

> Set down near the entrance.
> Is it open?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Set down near the entrance.
> Is it open?

>You descend to the entrance of the laboratory with the satori and kasha.
>You approach the door and try turning the handle.
>It does not appear to be locked.
>You have three hours and twenty five minutes remaining.

>_

[Kips McKipzerson]

>Fry away now, fry away now, fry awaaaaaaaaaaay.

>Can our stockings turn into a sword?
>Head on in, Unless something stops us.

[Kasu]

> Keep cautious.  Don't want to get hurt charging in blindly.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Can our stockings turn into a sword?
>Head on in, Unless something stops us.

> Keep cautious.  Don't want to get hurt charging in blindly.

>Why else would you be wearing them?
>You stay on your toes and slowly push open the door.
>The door opens to reveal a white, branching corridor.
>You can see a few cameras in the area.
>A few panels on the walls seem to have been disturbed.
>Although the corridor seems empty, your instincts tell you that something is amiss.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Disturbed? In what way?

>Do we have something on hand or nearby that we can throw into the corridor to see if anything reacts? If we do, throw it.

>If not, can we check to see if anything is coming from the cameras using our phone?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Disturbed? In what way?

>Do we have something on hand or nearby that we can throw into the corridor to see if anything reacts? If we do, throw it.

>If not, can we check to see if anything is coming from the cameras using our phone?

>A few panels do not appear to be properly attached to the wall.
>You could probably find a rock, or something of that nature, nearby.
>You could check the camera feeds from that laboratory that still work.

>_

[Kasu]

> First check the camera feeds.
> After that, find a rock and throw it into the hallway.
> If nothing happens, find another and chuck it at one of the panels.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> First check the camera feeds.
> After that, find a rock and throw it into the hallway.
> If nothing happens, find another and chuck it at one of the panels.

>You check all the operational feeds to reveal that the areas you can see are all empty.
>You pick up a small rock from your nearby surroundings and throw it in the corridor.
>Nothing happens.
>You try again, this time aiming at one of the panels.
>As the rock hits the panel, something happens!
>You can hear something whirring and clicking, and the panel moves slightly before stopping.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Turn to Satori and Orin.

>"That sort of thing happen to you two before?"
>If yes... "What happened after it?"

>If not... Take a step inside; brace for any sort of activity.

[Kasu]

>If not... Take a step inside; brace for any sort of activity.

> We can still shoot danmaku right?
> If so, shoot at the panel and gauge its reaction before stepping into the corridor if Satori says the panel is bad news.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Turn to Satori and Orin.

>"That sort of thing happen to you two before?"
>If yes... "What happened after it?"

>If not... Take a step inside; brace for any sort of activity.

>You face the satori and her kasha.
>"When we came here with the oni, once we entered, several sections of the wall began to move around."
>"It blocked off the exit and rearranged the path forward."
>"The oni managed to break through the wall that had formed behind us so that we could escape."
>"As I said before, this place is a labyrinth."

> We can still shoot danmaku right?
> If so, shoot at the panel and gauge its reaction before stepping into the corridor.  Depending on Satori's answer that is.

>You can!
>You fire off a few shots at the nearest panel.
>There is no effect. Not that you really expected one, danmaku is rather ineffective outside of a spellcard battle.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Well, can't say it's not clever; the kappa always were good at doing stuff like that.

>"It may be one big maze, but I have the camera feeds. Surely that counts for something."

[Anything else you guys want to try before we go in?]

[Kasu]

> Head inside.
> Keep an eye on the active feeds and move forward cautiously.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Well, can't say it's not clever; the kappa always were good at doing stuff like that.

>"It may be one big maze, but I have the camera feeds. Surely that counts for something."

>Pity that stuff like this is getting in your way.
>"We had better hope that the cameras are stationary."

> Head inside.
> Keep an eye on the active feeds and move forward cautiously.

>You step inside the laboratory, satori and kasha in tow.
>As the three of you enter, the walls begin to move.
>You can hear a lot of whirring as the walls shift, though a few stop before they properly block off a path.
>The exit and path forward are no longer available.
>One of the panels that blocks the exit is slightly askew.

>_