Poisoned Innocence ~ Medicine Melancholy Quest [Part 01]

[Tamashii Kanjou]

> Su-san: Quests "Eirin's Shady Drug"
  > Eirin might be responsible for you being framed.  You at least have to find out why she's been performing these "tests".

>Su-san takes note:

Eirin's Shady Drug: Eirin might be responsible for you being framed.  You at least have to find out why she's been performing these "tests".

>Reisen walks back into view at the entrance.
>"Eirin will see you now... But you're to follow me this time."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>Nod. "Fine."
>Follow her.
>Stay alert! We may be walking into the mouth of the beast...
>"What was the incident here, anyway?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Nod. "Fine."
>Follow her.
>Stay alert! We may be walking into the mouth of the beast...
>"What was the incident here, anyway?"

>Reisen waits for you to get to her before leading you inside.

>Su-san darts around from time to time; attempting to pick out anything that might surprise you.

>"It wasn't really an incident, more like a... erm, how do I put it..."
>Reisen mumbles to herself before finally speaking up again.
>"Perhaps it would be best if I said there was a 'misunderstanding.' I'm not too sure on the details to be honest; Eirin was quite brief with my orders."
>"That and the princess was quite vocal..."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"You can tell me a bit more, I'm probably not going to yell at you."

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"You can tell me a bit more, I'm probably not going to yell at you."

>Reisen continues walking on in front.
>"The princess thought you were someone else and it created a bit of a mess. It didn't help with that immortal showing up either. But the main thing connected to all of this however..."
>Reisen stops in front of the door to the lounge area.
>"Is something you'd be better off asking my mistress."

>With that, Reisen opens the door and motions for you to go inside.

>...

[Kasu]

> Head inside.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

> Head inside.

>You walk into the room and notice the doors leading outside are open. Eirin is sitting there with her back turned to you.

>Reisen doesn't follow you in and closes the door. It's just you two in here.

>"I'm not sure if I should be surprised you're back..."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Eirin, someone's trying to frame me! And what happened here?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Eirin, someone's trying to frame me! And what happened here?"

>"I'm some what aware of it."

>She points towards the kotatsu and you see what looks like a newspaper on it...
>A newspaper with a very familiar scene on the front page.

>"What happened here is surely irrelevant to the problems you must be in right now."
>Her back is still turned.

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>No way... how could...
>Check that paper.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>No way... how could...
>Check that paper.

>Your mind says it's impossible. But...

>You stand at the kotatsu and look at the paper. It's the Bunbunmaru. A picture of the village with humans on the ground can be seen. At first glance, there doesn't seem to be any mentioning of you. But the way it's worded... probably won't be helping your case.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"...I hate that tengu so much. And yeah, maybe it's irrelevant, but I still wanna know. Since you're friends and all."

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"...I hate that tengu so much. And yeah, maybe it's irrelevant, but I still wanna know. Since you're friends and all."

>"Indeed. I'm certain this is what triggered Reimu's attention."

>She pats the floor beside her; beckoning you over.

>"You may want to take a seat for this then."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>Eye the spot on the floor warily for a moment; if nothing seems awry, sit down.
>"Go on."

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Eye the spot on the floor warily for a moment; if nothing seems awry, sit down.
>"Go on."

>You stare at the floor, and the area for that matter, but nothing seems out of place.
>You head over and sit next to Eirin.

>"First and foremost, I must offer you an apology. Whilst I'm sure you did nothing wrong, I can not have the princess in that sort of state."
>She pauses for a moment and takes a sip from her cup.
>"However, I'm sort of glad you left when you did. I say that because someone was looking for you."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>"A shinigami?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"A shinigami?"

>"Now why would one of them come here?" Eirin seems to chuckle. "Or is this because you've met one already?"
>Eirin coughs and continues.
>"But no. The princess was saying some strange things when Mokou showed up. Of course, the two looked set to fight like normal, but then the princess walked away. We assumed she had returned to her chambers, so as I went back to my study, Reisen and Tewi managed to convince Mokou to leave. But that's when things went a little wrong for us..."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>She avoided that suggestion rather abruptly... be careful, Su-san...
>Do we have any idea who this "Mokou" would be? If not, ask.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>She avoided that suggestion rather abruptly... be careful, Su-san...
>Do we have any idea who this "Mokou" would be? If not, ask.

>Now where is she going with this? Su-san perks up once again; floating in between you and Eirin.

>You don't know, so you ask.
>"Ah, she's an immortal, like the princess; except Mokou is human. The two have fought for years now; but that's for another time."
>"I say that since my main priority is protecting the princess..."
>She looks at you with a sad expression on her face.

>"And right now, the princess is missing."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Huh. Well, I won't say anything to anyone. So who was looking for me?"

[E-Nazrin]

>"So why aren't you in a Toad getup"
>"That's... weird, isn't it? Where could she have gone?"
>Now if she was jealous of the attention Eirin gave us... would she be able to get and use some of that poison Eirin's been playing with...?

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"So why aren't you in a Toad getup"
>"That's... weird, isn't it? Where could she have gone?"
>Now if she was jealous of the attention Eirin gave us... would she be able to get and use some of that poison Eirin's been playing with...?

Because that's in another castle.  :derp:

>"Well, I would like to know myself." Eirin sighs. "She is my responsibility after all; but I can't just leave this place."

>If the princess was jealous, just like Reisen, then... she couldn't have... Could she?

>"Huh. Well, I won't say anything to anyone. So who was looking for me?"

>"I'm glad you won't; at least I can still trust you."
>She smiles a little when she says this.
>"This takes me on to who... or what... it was. It flashed through the mansion at an alarming rate that not even Tewi could keep up with. Whatever it was, it seemed to believe that you were in danger. And I'm not lying to you; this... being was intent on finding you. The rabbits are cleaning up a big mess right now as a result of it; it sure was adapt in magic whatever it was."

>...

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I met a woman on the way here who said something about having a dream of someone saying to find me."
>"Wait, she said she was immortal; that must've been Mokou."

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"I met a woman on the way here who said something about having a dream of someone saying to find me."
>"Wait, she said she was immortal; that must've been Mokou."

>"A dream?" Eirin takes a sip from her cup again. "And there I thought not many people knew you enough to 'dream' about you."
>For some reason, this makes her chuckle; an attempt at a joke maybe?

>"So you met her then? Did she appear suspicious in any way?"

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>"She was bleeding a lot, and said that someone had attacked her, but couldn't tell who."
>Do we know anyone that's absurdly fast? If Aya comes to mind, point at the paper and ask "And are you sure your visitor wasn't that tengu girl?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"She was bleeding a lot, and said that someone had attacked her, but couldn't tell who."
>Do we know anyone that's absurdly fast? If Aya comes to mind, point at the paper and ask "And are you sure your visitor wasn't that tengu girl?"

>Eirin stays silent for a little a while after mentioning Mokou's state.
>"Then her case is different from the princess. I was beginning to think they might have been connected."

>Well, movement wise, Aya is the fastest person you know. Tewi is probably next on your 'fast moving person' list, but do you really think it'd be Tewi?
>You pick the paper up and point it out to Eirin.
>"Aya arrived after the incident." Eirin rubs her head a little. "She dropped that off when she did, though I think she was trying to get me to say stuff too."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

>"So her arrival was separate?" Or a second, more honest appearance...
>"Does Mokou end up in that condition often?" If it was Eintei as much as the attacker...

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"So her arrival was separate?" Or a second, more honest appearance...
>"Does Mokou end up in that condition often?" If it was Eintei as much as the attacker...

>"Indeed."
>You can't quite shake the feeling she might have been too quick for them either way.

>"Oh not around us she doesn't." Eirin looks out towards the bamboo. "She can leave with some damage on her clothes from time to time, but she hasn't left here bleeding at any point."
>Would Eientei do something like that...
>"Either way, this 'person' seems to like immortals regardless. Or maybe hate. Who knows..."
>Eirin sighs.
>"Oh, what to do..."

>...

[E-Nazrin]

So, should we tell her about the shinigami and what we saw at town?

[GuyYouMetOnline]

I say yes. Hell, the poison's a big part of why we came here in the first place, right?

>"Yeah, so anywayss, there's a reason I'm here. After I left, I kinda got, um, visited by a shinigami."
>Explained what happened with the shinigami and the visit to the Human Village, being sure to mention that one person who seemed sick but wasn't poisoned.