Yukari Quest, continued?!

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"All I can tell right now is that the energy it's gathering is dissipatingvery quickly. I can't really say more without a better understanding of how it's supposed to work."

>"You say it's dissipating? Is it going anywhere?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Is it?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Is it?

>As far as you can tell, no.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"It doesn't seem to be. What is it supposed to be doing?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"It doesn't seem to be. What is it supposed to be doing?

>"It should be condensing the space around it until it's solid enough for it to be able to manipulate it. You open and close gaps between places all the time, right? This machine should be able to do that too."
>"If it's working, but fails because it can't hold the space in place..."
>"You've given me an idea, actually. I won't know for sure until tomorrow, but thank you."
>"But, didn't you come down here to check Utsuho?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"True enough, but this device also deserves my attention. After all, I do believe it's why I have now regained a portion of the power I lost. Getting it to function properly strikes me as an excellent idea. If there's anything I can do to assist you in that task, please let me know."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"True enough, but this device also deserves my attention. After all, I do believe it's why I have now regained a portion of the power I lost. Getting it to function properly strikes me as an excellent idea. If there's anything I can do to assist you in that task, please let me know."

>"Well, I'll need at least a day before I know whether or not I'm onto something."
>"If you could be around tomorrow when I test this, in case this goes wrong, that would be helpful."

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Yeah. The last thing either of us want right now is for this to go wrong... again."
>Give the machine a little pat before walking back out into the room with Utsuho.

>Walk up to Utsuho; place a hand on her cell/capsule.
>...
>Can we see/feel any sort of boundaries around her?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Yeah. The last thing either of us want right now is for this to go wrong... again."
>Give the machine a little pat before walking back out into the room with Utsuho.

>Walk up to Utsuho; place a hand on her cell/capsule.
>...
>Can we see/feel any sort of boundaries around her?

>"Of course."
>Nitori nods.
>You pat the machine before leaving the room and approaching Utsuho's display. Nitori and Satori are not far behind you.
>The display is cold to the touch.
>You cannot.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>No way of bringing her back from here, then?

>Guess we will have to make the trek to Higan after all... That is, if Yuyuko hasn't seen her in the Netherworld.
>Must remember to speak to her about that tonight.

>How much time left before Momiji is awake?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>No way of bringing her back from here, then?

>Guess we will have to make the trek to Higan after all... That is, if Yuyuko hasn't seen her in the Netherworld.
>Must remember to speak to her about that tonight.

>How much time left before Momiji is awake?

>Doesn't look like there is.
>It would be rather convenient if she was in the Netherworld, wouldn't it?
>You make a note to ask Yuyuko about this later.
>You still have around forty minutes until an hour has passed.

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Turn to Satori & Nitori.
>"I'm afraid I can't sense anything; so it's definitely not border related. With some luck, Yuyuko may have seen her in the Netherworld; so I'll check with her when I see her this evening. If not, then you'll be happy to accompany me to Higan, Satori."

>To Nitori.
>"How does all of this work, then? I'm also inclined to ask how long Utsuho has been like this. And..."
>Mental apology to Satori.
>"...how she ended up like this."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Turn to Satori & Nitori.
>"I'm afraid I can't sense anything; so it's definitely not border related. With some luck, Yuyuko may have seen her in the Netherworld; so I'll check with her when I see her this evening. If not, then you'll be happy to accompany me to Higan, Satori."

>To Nitori.
>"How does all of this work, then? I'm also inclined to ask how long Utsuho has been like this. And..."
>Mental apology to Satori.
>"...how she ended up like this."

>"Worth a shot, right?"
>"Thanks again for doing this for us."
>"Simply put, it's keeping her 'alive'. It's strange, I know, the body works but the soul is already gone."
>"She's been like this for over a year. Ever since I regained my sanity."
>Both Nitori and Satori grimace.
>"I had Utsuho confined, and she escaped. She was hellbent on killing me. I had only meant to stop her but..."
>"Bringing her back has been a priority for me, but I haven't made much progress, at least, not until you showed up."

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Indeed it is. And you don't need to keep thanking me; I'm just happy knowing there are people who wish to help."

>Pat Nitori on the head.

>"And I won't blame you for that; many people would do the same when facing death in such a scene."
>"My next question, however, is... Was Utsuho the only person you captured?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Indeed it is. And you don't need to keep thanking me; I'm just happy knowing there are people who wish to help."

>Pat Nitori on the head.

>"And I won't blame you for that; many people would do the same when facing death in such a scene."
>"My next question, however, is... Was Utsuho the only person you captured?"

>"Um... Uh..."
>Nitori blushes a bit as you pat her.
>"Still... It haunts me... There must have been another way..."
>"No, she wasn't. The two immortals, they're also in here."
>"I've been trying to think of a way to safely release them, but I simply don't know how their bodies work."

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Awww; cute kappa blushing is cute...

>"Two? I heard Mokou had vanished; but I wasn't aware the other had as well."
>"Where are they now? Show me.."

>If Nitori starts walking, follow.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Awww; cute kappa blushing is cute...

>"Two? I heard Mokou had vanished; but I wasn't aware the other had as well."
>"Where are they now? Show me.."

>If Nitori starts walking, follow.

>"Yeah... Both of them."
>Nitori hangs her head slightly.
>"Alright, follow me."
>Nitori begins to walk in the direction of the stairs.
>When you reach the second floor of the laboratory, Satori speaks up.
>"If you do not mind, I will take my leave for the time being."
>After delivering her message, Satori begins walking off.
>"Well, we're going this way."
>Nitori begins walking in the opposite direction to Satori.
>You follow Nitori she stops at a door.
>"They're in here. I'll warn you now that what I did to them isn't pretty. You want to see regardless, right?"

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"I have seen plenty of things before, my dear kappa. So after you."

>Brace ourselves regardless; it has been a while since we've seen... much anyway.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"I have seen plenty of things before, my dear kappa. So after you."

>Brace ourselves regardless; it has been a while since we've seen... much anyway.

>Nitori opens the door and steps inside, waiting for you to follow.
>You brace yourself before you walk into the room. It looks like a bedroom. In the center of the room is a display, similar to Utsuho's, but smaller.
>Inside the display, you can see a few objects floating around.
>"Well... Here they are."
>Nitori walks next to the display.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Examine them.
>Examine the rest of the room.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>... What?
>"I'm afraid I don't quite follow. Where are..."
>Wait... what are the objects?

>Can we feel anything in the room?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>... What?
>"I'm afraid I don't quite follow. Where are..."

>You can't see any other people in this room.
>Nitori's expression darkens.
>"Like I said... Here they are."

>Wait... what are the objects?

>Examine them.
>Examine the rest of the room.

>You take a closer look at the display. On closer inspection you see that the objects floating within the display are hearts, which continue to beat.

>Examine the rest of the room.

>Can we feel anything in the room?

>The room contains a bed, a wardrobe, bookshelves, a desk, and a few filing cabinets in addition to the display in the center.
>You cannot.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Is this... all that's left of them?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"What did you do to them?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Is this... all that's left of them?"

>Nitori nods.

>"What did you do to them?"

>"When I was mad, I wanted be become immortal. I took them apart to try to figure out how."
>"I dismantled them, and used them for a different project when I gave up on using them for immortality. But I don't know how to even begin on piecing them back together."

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Messing with gaps and becoming immortal... Were you trying to become a God or something?"

>Look at Nitori.

>"Mind telling me what this other project is... or was?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Messing with gaps and becoming immortal... Were you trying to become a God or something?"

>Look at Nitori.

>"Mind telling me what this other project is... or was?"

>"Judging from my old notes, I think I was."
>"It was to manufacture a drug, one that locks a mind into its own personal eternity. I've since destroyed all my notes and samples related to that project. Something like that doesn't need to exist."

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Perhaps you shouldn't have. They would likely have been helpful in reversing what you did."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Perhaps you shouldn't have. They would likely have been helpful in reversing what you did."

>"They didn't contain any information related to what I did to them. It was all about the drug."

>_

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"In which case, it's good you put a stop to that."

>Look back at the hearts.

>"I take it this 'immortality project' counted on these two, then? What happened afterwards?"