Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT 1

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So I rushed you to be ready when I wasn't..."

>"Yeah... I guess you did..."

>The three of your reach the top of the steps and pass underneath the large torii. You will be at the shrine itself soon.
>_

[Neovereign]

> "Hey Reimu, does Gensokyo use the same kind of money we do?"

[AzyWng]

>Show her some of our money so she knows what it looks like.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

> "Hey Reimu, does Gensokyo use the same kind of money we do?"

>"Yeah, outside world yen is accepted here. Gensokyo has been using it more and more ever since the Moriya Shrine showed up, mainly because that's the only currency they brought with them. Anyway, it's used just as much as the traditional mon, now. However, mon is still worth more."

>Show her some of our money so she knows what it looks like.

>You did not bring any money with you.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Sorry I didn't bring any money to donate, Reimu. Thank you for helping us around Gensokyo though."
>"Since they're from the outside world, do you think they could have been involved with the whole gun thing?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Sorry I didn't bring any money to donate, Reimu. Thank you for helping us around Gensokyo though."

>"Yeah yeah..." Reimu replies, "You're welcome..."

>"Since they're from the outside world, do you think they could have been involved with the whole gun thing?"

>"Nah. It can't be them. Even though the Moriya Shrine has caused their fair share of incidents, they would never intentionally do something that might make them lose faith..."

>The three of you reach the shrine and Reimu directs you inside, stopping in front of a kotatsu. "I'm going to make myself something to eat, so just stay here and make yourselves comfortable or something..." Reimu says before moving over to a small, adjoining room.
>_

[Monarda]

>Pet Renko
>Pet Reimu
>Pet Miniking
>Pet Parser
>Now Maribel is very tired...
>"Sooooo, what do we do for now ?"
>What games do we have at our cellphone ?

[Neovereign]

>Have we addressed whether we're taller than Renko yet? And what about chest size?
>Check phone.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Pet Renko

>Renko makes cute noises as you do so.

>Pet Reimu

>"No."

>Pet Miniking

>Who is this Miniking you speak of?

>Pet Parser

>CRITICAL PET! BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T PET ENOUGH!

>Now Maribel is very tired...

>*sarcastic clapping* You certainly gained a lot out of that petting, didn't you?

>"Sooooo, what do we do for now ?"

>Renko takes her own lunch out of her satchel.
>"Well, since Reimu's eating, I guess now's a good time to eat our own lunch I guess..."

>What games do we have at our cellphone ?

>You have a rage-inducing game that you were fortunate enough to download before it was taken off the appstore. You also have Tetris, as well as some generic "time-killing" games.

>Have we addressed whether we're taller than Renko yet? And what about chest size?

>You are a little taller than Renko, you have a larger chest than her as well.

>Check phone.

>You check your phone.
>You have no missed calls nor text messaged. But that is to be expected, considering where you are.
>_

[Monarda]

>Is it plain old Tetris or TETRIS THE GRANDMASTER EDITION MLG 420 PLACE IT one ?
>Take out our own lunch and nom on it.
>Nom nom nom.
>Look around to see if there are any lunch thiefs around.

[Neovereign]

>"Oh, right."
>Feed Renko.
_{^{>No seriously. Where's Wod when you need him. How do I do totally-in-context shipping without support?}}
>Awkward silence because we have no good conversation ideas. Especially after what's happened today.
>Try to call Renko on the phone, just to see if that's working. Koishi said her sister and a few others had phones.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Is it plain old Tetris or TETRIS THE GRANDMASTER EDITION MLG 420 PLACE IT one ?

>Yes.

>"Oh, right."

>Take out our own lunch and nom on it.
>Nom nom nom.
>Look around to see if there are any lunch thiefs around.

>You take out your lunch and begin eating it, looking around to make sure nobody tries to steal your food. Though it's not like anybody would, considering you, Renko, and Reimu are the only ones here.

>Feed Renko.

>"Merry? What are you - mmmph!" you forcibly stuff some food into Renko's mouth.

_{^{>No seriously. Where's Wod when you need him. How do I do totally-in-context shipping without support?}}

>_{^{Ah, Wod, why did you have to abandon us at the finale of the last quest... Now we need to spam him with PMs asking why.}}
>No, don't actually do that... That would be mean and annoying.
>_{^{Though you could if you want to, but that is entirely your decision and-}}
>What am I saying!?! I should probably shut up now...

>Awkward silence because we have no good conversation ideas. Especially after what's happened today.

>The two of you sit in awkward silence, eating. After a while, Reimu comes in with her lunch and joins the two of you at the Kotatsu.

>Try to call Renko on the phone, just to see if that's working. Koishi said her sister and a few others had phones.

>You take out your phone and try to call Renko.
>Your phone doesn't seem to have any service. If Gensokyo does indeed have phones, then Gensokyo's service provider probably doesn't support outside world phones.
>_

[Neovereign]

>The goal of Tetris is obviously to see how many times you can spin a block in and out of place before it places itself~
>Worth a try...
>"At least we got in before it started raining..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>The goal of Tetris is obviously to see how many times you can spin a block in and out of place before it places itself~

>GENIUS!

>Worth a try...

>At least you know for sure that your phone won't work here now...

>"At least we got in before it started raining..."

>"Yeah. I didn't bring any umbrellas with me either." Renko says between bites.
>"I'm glad we made it too. I don't like having to sit in my shrine soaking wet..." Reimu comments.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"And I didn't bring any spare clothes either. Ahaha~"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"And I didn't bring any spare clothes either. Ahaha~"

>Everyone else chuckles a little before continuing to eat.

>Reimu and Renko finish before you. As Reimu finishes, she gets up and beckons Renko over, "Hey, mind if I talk to you for a second, alone?"
>"O-oh... Sure..." Renko replies, a little surprised.

>"It will only be for a couple of minutes." Reimu says to you, "I hope you don't mind."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"... Uh-......I..._{^{I-I would like to come too...}}"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"... Uh-......I..._{^{I-I would like to come too...}}"

>"Look, I know you probably want to come with her, but I would like this conversation to be private. I'm sorry but that's how it has to be. Now you," she looks at Renko "come with me."
>Renko hesitates for a bit, but follows Reimu.
>Reimu leads Renko through the shrine doors.
>_

[Neovereign]

>There's no way this can be good news...
>Try not to cry at the fact that our closest and only friend is having to go through all of this alone, mostly because of us.
>And we can't even help...

[AzyWng]

>Sigh.
>There's nothing we can really do at this point but wait.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>There's no way this can be good news...

>You have a bad feeling that nothing good is going to come of this.

>Try not to cry at the fact that our closest and only friend is having to go through all of this alone, mostly because of us.
>And we can't even help...

>You hold in your tears the best you can. Why is this happening? How did this happen? You just don't know. But you have feeling that you're somehow to blame, and that just makes you feel horrible.

>Sigh.
>There's nothing we can really do at this point but wait.

>You let out a sigh.
>Yup, waiting seems to be the only option.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Continue eating our food...

[Monarda]

>And take it a bit more easy.
>Get your spirits up ! We can`t stay like this, we must wish with all our heart for everything to go well !

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Continue eating our food...

>You continue eating.

>And take it a bit more easy.

>You turn into a Yukkuri.

>Get your spirits up ! We can`t stay like this, we must wish with all our heart for everything to go well !

>You hope with all your heart that everything will go well, and it gets your spirits up a little...
>But that feeling quickly ends when you hear a loud bang noise, identical to the three you heard in the human village earlier, from outside.

>Your heart skips a beat.
>_

[Neovereign]

> Check on Renko now! They're okay right? Reimu was with her. S-She said we'd be fine if we were with her.

[Monarda]

>Why all this ? Why ? All we wanted was to explore this new world, yet....

[AzyWng]

>Try not to panic.
>Run to where Renko and Reimu went as fast as you can!

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Try not to panic.

>You manage to keep yourself calm, despite the fear welling in you.

>Why all this ? Why ? All we wanted was to explore this new world, yet....

>Why is everything going downhill today? Today was supposed to be a fun day! The unfairness is frustrating.

> Check on Renko now! They're okay right? Reimu was with her. S-She said we'd be fine if we were with her.

>Run to where Renko and Reimu went as fast as you can!

>You immediately rush out of the shrine doors and are faced with a shocking sight!

>Renko and Reimu are standing on the shrine path. Renko is trembling. In her hands is a handgun, aimed directly at Reimu, who currently has a square, glowing barrier up in front of her. The two seem to be staring at each other, and you notice a mix of surprise and anger in Reimu's eyes.

>Suddenly, Reimu's eyes widen, and her barrier cracks apart. She touches her chest, and notices fresh blood on her fingers. She murmurs something, which you can't make out at this distance, before she collapses...
>You barely notice it, but you swear you see Gensokyo's barrier flicker for a second.

>Raindrops begin to fall...
>_

[Neovereign]

> "R-...Renko?"
> This can't be happening. There's no way Renko could've been the shooter. She wouldn't do this. Not to Mamizou or Reimu. This isn't happening.

[Monarda]

>Tackle Renko and throw the Handgun as far as possible if we do it right.
>"WHY ? WHY DID YOU DO THIS ? I trusted you.......... you were my best friend..... Why ......?"

Ouch, the pain in my heart........