Author Topic: (Skyseas of Gensokyo) Nazrin Quest (Part 14) (Read 32125 times)

DracoOmega · « **Reply #450 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:00:02 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 09:53:06 PM

>Nod. "Yup. I'm no expert map-maker, but I did the best I could."
>Point out the travel route. "This is kind of terrain I'll need to cross to get back to Yuuka's."

>You point out the route to Yuuka's on your map. Kyouko stares thoughtfully at the path your finger takes across the paper.
>"Is it rough?" she asks. You're not entirely sure whether to blame her cartographic skills or your own for this one. "And I still don't really know where this- Oh, is that Isir's Cross?" She stabs a finger at the fort.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #451 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:15:56 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 30, 2015, 09:58:12 PM

Dunno if you've already considered this, but it might be a good idea to leave Kyouko on the outside of Yuuka's garden, just to make sure she doesn't trespass and get caught in the tetchy crossfire. And it'd be best to tell Kyouko such up-front, so she know's what she's getting into.

I intend to. After that last encounter, I don't think even bringing another flower lover along would help meeting Yuuka go any smoother.
At this point, I'm not even sure I want to take Kyouko along or not. But since she's here, and decent company, I felt I should at least sound out the possibility.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 30, 2015, 10:00:02 PM

>You point out the route to Yuuka's on your map. Kyouko stares thoughtfully at the path your finger takes across the paper.
>"Is it rough?" she asks. You're not entirely sure whether to blame her cartographic skills or your own for this one. "And I still don't really know where this- Oh, is that Isir's Cross?" She stabs a finger at the fort.

>"Uh huh. And yes, it's fairly rough. Or at least it seemed that way to me."
>Sketch her in on the gory details of our travel route.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #452 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:31:04 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 10:15:56 PM

>"Uh huh. And yes, it's fairly rough. Or at least it seemed that way to me."
>Sketch her in on the gory details of our travel route.

>You fill Kyouko in on the details of your trip to the garden, the kind of terrain to expect, and the distances involved. She marvels a little at the underwater passage and the grotto beyond; you can see a dreamy look in her eyes as she pictures the quartz formations glinting in the moonlight. You leave out some of your meanderings that you have no need to repeat, and the details of the garden itself, but otherwise try to be comprehensive.
>"That's a long trip," she says quietly. "I wonder why someone would want to live all the way out there? It must be awfully lonely...."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #453 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:38:34 PM »

>"She didn't seem particularly hungry for company."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #454 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:43:59 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 10:38:34 PM

>"She didn't seem particularly hungry for company."

>"But company's good!" she protests. "I think anyone's day can be brightened a little by the right voice."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #455 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:49:56 PM »

>"Most of the time, I'd probably agree with you. But Yuuka has other ways of brightening her day. I think her flowers are all the company she wants. Otherwise, she wouldn't have set herself so far off the beaten path."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #456 on:** July 30, 2015, 10:53:57 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 10:49:56 PM

>"Most of the time, I'd probably agree with you. But Yuuka has other ways of brightening her day. I think her flowers are all the company she wants. Otherwise, she wouldn't have set herself so far off the beaten path."

>"Well, flowers are nice, too," she offers tentatively. Then her face brightens up. "Rin Rin is doing really well, by the way! She's so bright and cheery! Thanks again, Nazrin."

Oldmansour · « **Reply #457 on:** July 30, 2015, 11:01:20 PM »

>Rin Rin?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #458 on:** July 30, 2015, 11:27:38 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 11:01:20 PM

>Rin Rin?

>You... think that was what she named the bellflower you bought her the last time you were in town.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #459 on:** July 30, 2015, 11:38:03 PM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 30, 2015, 10:15:56 PM

I intend to. After that last encounter, I don't think even bringing another flower lover along would help meeting Yuuka go any smoother.
At this point, I'm not even sure I want to take Kyouko along or not. But since she's here, and decent company, I felt I should at least sound out the possibility.

I think it's very much worth doing, if only for (a) a chaperone in case we keel over, and (b) a voice of optimism, in case we feel like we want to keel over.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #460 on:** July 31, 2015, 12:51:12 AM »

I was also thinking of checking the Guildhall for a companion as well, someone who could travel well, yes, but also someone who could mix medicine on the spot. We'll need to do that down there at Yuuka's, and it's been stated that our own brewing skills are nicht perfect.

>"Ah, don't mention it. I knew you'd give a flower a good home."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #461 on:** July 31, 2015, 12:55:45 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 31, 2015, 12:51:12 AM

>"Ah, don't mention it. I knew you'd give a flower a good home."

>Kyouko beams. For a moment, at least, before a frown tugs at it once more.
>"So you... don't know if you're healthy enough to make the trip back again?" she asks.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #462 on:** July 31, 2015, 01:04:35 AM »

>Oh, fine. Force the issue, why don't you.
>Pause, then turn away from her, taking a few thoughtful steps back into the alley. "Honestly?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #463 on:** July 31, 2015, 01:06:29 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 31, 2015, 01:04:35 AM

>Oh, fine. Force the issue, why don't you.
>Pause, then turn away from her, taking a few thoughtful steps back into the alley. "Honestly?"

>"Honestly?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #464 on:** July 31, 2015, 01:15:40 AM »

>"I know that I need to make the medicine at Yuuka's, once I get the flower."
>Turn back and look her in the eye. "If I don't... then I'm not coming back."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #465 on:** July 31, 2015, 01:21:35 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on July 31, 2015, 01:15:40 AM

>"I know that I need to make the medicine at Yuuka's, once I get the flower."
>Turn back and look her in the eye. "If I don't... then I'm not coming back."

>"Not coming back?" There is a worried pause, as if she's hesitant to connect the dots to their obvious conclusion. Her eyes drift downward, and with some hesitation, she asks "What do you mean?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #466 on:** August 01, 2015, 12:19:18 AM »

>"I mean, if I can't make the medicine at Yuuka's... then I'll die."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #467 on:** August 01, 2015, 12:29:22 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 12:19:18 AM

>"I mean, if I can't make the medicine at Yuuka's... then I'll die."

>Kyouko's eyes widen and her ears wilt. Her voice sounds very small. "...die?"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #468 on:** August 01, 2015, 12:49:20 AM »

>"The truth is, Kyouko, I should have been dead days ago. I've been living on borrowed time. But that's running out now, too."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #469 on:** August 01, 2015, 01:00:47 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 12:49:20 AM

>"The truth is, Kyouko, I should have been dead days ago. I've been living on borrowed time. But that's running out now, too."

>"Running out? Oh no!" She shakes her head vigorously. "Oh no no no. We have to do something! Well, you've already done something. We have to- Wait, did Yuuka realize you were... dying?" The last word is still said in a half-whisper, as though she didn't want to hear the sound of it herself.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #470 on:** August 01, 2015, 01:18:59 AM »

>"Yes."
>"She didn't care."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #471 on:** August 01, 2015, 01:57:36 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 01:18:59 AM

>"Yes."
>"She didn't care."

>"She didn't care." Kyouko repeats the words blandly. There is a pause. "She didn't care?! How could anyone not care?!" Despite your sheltered surroundings, you find yourself glancing back at the street to see if that blast caught anyone's attention. Kyouko's expression is a mixture of outrage and dumbstruck disbelief.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #472 on:** August 01, 2015, 02:01:45 AM »

>"I wasn't exaggerating when I told you what she was like."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #473 on:** August 01, 2015, 02:24:35 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 02:01:45 AM

>"I wasn't exaggerating when I told you what she was like."

>"So she really had the flower that could save you and she sent you all the way back here first? To get something for her?" Kyouko seems to be becoming increasingly agitated. Not to mention loud.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #474 on:** August 01, 2015, 02:54:36 AM »

>"Kyouko, calm down. I don't want what happened to me broadcast all over town."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #475 on:** August 01, 2015, 03:01:27 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 02:54:36 AM

>"Kyouko, calm down. I don't want what happened to me broadcast all over town."

>"Oh!" The yamabiko slaps her hands to the side of her face, then in a much more hushed tone adds "Sorry."
>"But really, is that what she did? Because that's just awful!"

Oldmansour · « **Reply #476 on:** August 01, 2015, 03:09:51 AM »

>"She's an awful person. But she's also the one that has what I need."
>Ball up our fist. "Doesn't seem fair, does it?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #477 on:** August 01, 2015, 03:43:35 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 03:09:51 AM

>"She's an awful person. But she's also the one that has what I need."
>Ball up our fist. "Doesn't seem fair, does it?"

>"It isn't fair," she insists. "We're going to go there, and I'm going to tell her to her face just what a horrible thing that was she did." There is a surprising amount of fire in that voice.

Oldmansour · « **Reply #478 on:** August 01, 2015, 03:48:32 AM »

>"No you're not. You're not going near Yuuka. Kyouko, she was willing to kill me, and the only reason she didn't was because I was useful to her. That won't be true for you."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #479 on:** August 01, 2015, 03:56:27 AM »

Quote from: Wildsour on August 01, 2015, 03:48:32 AM

>"No you're not. You're not going near Yuuka. Kyouko, she was willing to kill me, and the only reason she didn't was because I was useful to her. That won't be true for you."

>This does seem to snatch some of the fire away again. "Kill you? But why?"