Reimu Quest (Part 9)

[Hello Purvis]

>"Maybe. I hope not. There was that arm fish, though..."

[日巫子]

>"Maybe. I hope not. There was that arm fish, though..."

> "Based on what you said, wouldn't it be easier to just go back in time?" Iku suggests.
> Meanwhile, Sanae stands up and looks off into the distance over your shoulder.  She says, "Hey, I think Marisa is coming."

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"...Maybe? I dunno, can that even be done?"

[日巫子]

>"...Maybe? I dunno, can that even be done?"

> "To be honest, I don't know," Iku says, "but even if we solve what's going on in the Outside World, the Boundary will still be damaged."

> _

[Sect]

When will we drop the bomb that it's kind of Sanae's fault? And to whom?

[Hello Purvis]

Not sure. We'll at least have to tell Sanae so she can take steps to work on the issue.

>"We'll have to do something about that once we deal with the cause, I suppose."

[日巫子]

>"We'll have to do something about that once we deal with the cause, I suppose."

> "Right..."  Iku trails off.
> "Reimuuu!" you hear Marisa calling off across the field.  "Sorry we're laaaate, ze!"

> _

[Sect]

> 'We'? Turn and look at whoever's with Marisa.

[日巫子]

> 'We'? Turn and look at whoever's with Marisa.

> You turn around and see Marisa flying over on her broom, with Suika riding backseat.  When they approach you and the others, Suika leaps off and tackles Tenshi to the ground.
> Meanwhile, Marisa lands normally.  "Sorry, sorry, ze.  Things are getting hectic at the SDM."

> _

[Sect]

> "Yeah? The Taoists or Yuuka causing problems?"

[日巫子]

> "Yeah? The Taoists or Yuuka causing problems?"

> "Nah, man, it's Patchy," Marisa says.  "That thing about dealing with the salt?  Well, she's finally gotten more people to help her, but she's being unbearable.  Took us forever to convince her to share the workload.  Oh, and she hasn't been able to identify the feathers, ze."
> Marisa reaches into her pocket and holds out the feathers to you.  "Alice was pissed when she saw the doll, ze."

> _

[Sect]

> Take the feathers and pocket them. "I can imagine. You DID stick it into some kind of apocalypse, after all."

[日巫子]

> Take the feathers and pocket them. "I can imagine. You DID stick it into some kind of apocalypse, after all."

> Obtained: White Feather
> "Yup.  So uh, Suika said you wanted me here for some reason, ze?"

> _

[Sect]

> "Yeah, wanted to get everyone here at the same time so I can share what I found out. Basically, stuff happened and Gensokyo's now in the future, and the Outside World's gone to hell."
> Hm. Wonder how the Moon people are doing...

[日巫子]

> "Yeah, wanted to get everyone here at the same time so I can share what I found out. Basically, stuff happened and Gensokyo's now in the future, and the Outside World's gone to hell."
> Hm. Wonder how the Moon people are doing...

> Marisa's ever-present smile is gone.  "...Oh.  Damn."
> You suddenly think about the Lunar Capitol.  Knowing them, they probably have some technology or magic to protect themselves.

> _

[Sect]

> Eh. They're probably all snug and smug up there.
> "Yeah. Haven't seen any of Sanae's giant lizards, though, so it might not be that bad. Unless we can somehow get Gensokyo back to where it should be, we're going to have to look into fixing whatever's happening outside. I'd rather get us back to where we belong, personally."

[日巫子]

> Eh. They're probably all snug and smug up there.
> "Yeah. Haven't seen any of Sanae's giant lizards, though, so it might not be that bad. Unless we can somehow get Gensokyo back to where it should be, we're going to have to look into fixing whatever's happening outside. I'd rather get us back to where we belong, personally."

> Who cares about those Lunarians, anyway.
> "Yeah, I'd rather go back to our own time, too, ze," says Marisa.  "If it means we won't have to worry about all this."
> She gestures to the sky.
> As you're talking to Marisa, you hear Youmu cough lightly behind you.

> _

[Sect]

> Turn to Youmu.

[日巫子]

> Turn to Youmu.

> You look over at Youmu.  She's standing perfectly straight, but her ghost half is fidgeting in the air around her.
> "If you don't mind, I would like to return to Hakugyoukuro to inform Lady Yuyuko that you found Miss Yukari," she says.

> _

[Sect]

> Grimace. "Yeah, go ahead. Can you also let her know all the new ghosts she's seeing is from a few thousand years later than usual?"
> Pause. "Hey, wait, one question before you leave. If we fix everything and end up where we're supposed to, what will happen to all of the ghosts Yuyuko and the Yama are taking care of?"

[日巫子]

> Grimace. "Yeah, go ahead. Can you also let her know all the new ghosts she's seeing is from a few thousand years later than usual?"
> Pause. "Hey, wait, one question before you leave. If we fix everything and end up where we're supposed to, what will happen to all of the ghosts Yuyuko and the Yama are taking care of?"

> "Alright."
> Youmu turns to leave, but you have one more question.  She pauses right before she lifts off.
> "I...suppose they'll remain in Lady Yuyuko's and the Yama's care.  It's not like you can send the dead anywhere else," Youmu says, and then flies off into the night sky.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is Yuuka still handing around Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
>What was the deal with Yuuka's amazing technicolor dreamworld mansion, anyway?

[日巫子]

>"Is Yuuka still handing around Scarlet Devil Mansion?"
>What was the deal with Yuuka's amazing technicolor dreamworld mansion, anyway?

> "Yeah.  She hasn't been causin' any trouble though, ze," says Marisa.
> You think back to the incident Yuuka caused all those years ago.  Mugenkan was originally only accessible through the Lake of Blood, but ever since that incident it has a physical location in Gensokyo, near the lake.  You're not sure how Yuuka made all of that work in the first place.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Good. Anything else to report?"

Okay, so what's the plan for these guys? I know we're gonna put Sanae to work, but what about Marisa?

[日巫子]

>"Good. Anything else to report?"

> "Nothin' really, ze."

> _

[Sect]

We'll need to figure out who we know who could possibly help out with this shenaniganry. Sanae is the easiest and most obvious, but what we remember about Yuuka somehow taking an entire location from another world and plopping it into Gensokyo could be helpful, maybe. We could have Marisa ask Yuuka (and Patchouli and maybe the Taoists) questions about that, or have Marisa talk to Komachi about what we found out and what Shikieiki plans on doing, or even have her look into what Makai's up to.

[Hello Purvis]

HOKAI! After yelling at Sect in IRCs, some things have come to mind.

-Firstly: We should probably look into the Dream World, both Sanae's personal one, and the one where the Getsus and such are hiding at.  I want to think the Getsus and maybe even the Five Stones (if they are people and anything like how Stuffman portrays them) can give us some good data. This will likely involve hassling Yuuka and Elly.
-Secondly Being restuck into time will likely require Keine, as she's the only temporal sort of person I can think of. Other than the Time Goddess, whom Reimu's shrine is devoted to. Aside from that, seeing if we can contact Tamiko Hakurei's shade may be useful. Keine may be able to help there, too, if she can give us specific data on when and how she died, if she did at all.
-RELATED TO THIS: Dreamworld Keine may know some shit about dreamworld Tamiko.
-Thirdly: I get the feel that Suika's ability to gather is going to be a big deal in fixing things, especially given how crazy-go-nuts she could be with it.  It might well be within her purview to gather Sanae's world out of the danger zone. Or possibly enough to gather up the busted border and let us repair it.


>"Okay. Marisa, I need you to put your speed to work, again. But first, let me try to summarize what happened. Essentially, another universe rammed into Gensokyo, and we kind of got unstuck from the Outside World.  We were able to restick to it, but, it's kind of thousands of years into the future, and the Outside World's coming to an end. Which probably explains that doll. So...what I need you to do is go find Keine, and have her start looking into history. I think we're gonna need her to do some big things to get this part of it all fixed up. Help her out, if you can. I hate to send you off on errands like this, but you're the fastest person we have and know how to research. And watch out for Yukari, she's trying to play this situation to her advantage and she's already worked to ruin my efforts, so she might strike again. I don't know where I'll be able to meet up with you at, but I'll try to get Suika on it when I can."
>What is Suika up to, still wrasslin' with Tenshi? And are there any mini-Suikas around still?

[Sect]

Dreamworld Keine might not know about Dreamworld Tamiko, judging by what Dreamworld Konngara said about her being the only one to remember Tamiko. Looks good otherwise.

[日巫子]

>"Okay. Marisa, I need you to put your speed to work, again. But first, let me try to summarize what happened. Essentially, another universe rammed into Gensokyo, and we kind of got unstuck from the Outside World.  We were able to restick to it, but, it's kind of thousands of years into the future, and the Outside World's coming to an end. Which probably explains that doll. So...what I need you to do is go find Keine, and have her start looking into history. I think we're gonna need her to do some big things to get this part of it all fixed up. Help her out, if you can. I hate to send you off on errands like this, but you're the fastest person we have and know how to research. And watch out for Yukari, she's trying to play this situation to her advantage and she's already worked to ruin my efforts, so she might strike again. I don't know where I'll be able to meet up with you at, but I'll try to get Suika on it when I can."
>What is Suika up to, still wrasslin' with Tenshi? And are there any mini-Suikas around still?

> You explain the situation to Marisa in more detail, and ask her to go find and talk to Keine.
> "Okay, ze!  So...what kinda history?" Marisa asks.
> You look over at Suika.  She's chasing Tenshi around the field.  There are mini-Suikas with her, but in fewer numbers than the ones she originally sent out.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well...at this point, she ought to be be aware of the giant gap between before and after the border breaking. After that...mmm, see what you can find on Tamiko Hakurei? And other border disruptions, that'd be nice. And border repairs, if any. Akyuu might be good to bother about that, too."