Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III - Part 2

[Monarda]

>"I-I had another nightmare... but... it looked so real, not like a nightmare, more like a vision of the past..."
>Hug Renko.
>"It was her, it was Yuugen, but before she lost her body... and there was an shrine maiden there too..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I-I had another nightmare... but... it looked so real, not like a nightmare, more like a vision of the past..."
>Hug Renko.
>"It was her, it was Yuugen, but before she lost her body... and there was an shrine maiden there too..."

>You hug Renko.
>"A vision of the past...?" she asks.

>You notice a battered Sanae flying towards your position from the distance.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"O-Oh god. It felt like I was the one doing it, a-and I couldn't do anything to stop it. Why is this happening? I-I want this to stop..."
>Hug Renko more.

[Monarda]

>Make a gap right in front of Sanae leading towards us, to shorten her trip.
>Once she is here: "So she escaped with the baton ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"O-Oh god. It felt like I was the one doing it, a-and I couldn't do anything to stop it. Why is this happening? I-I want this to stop..."
>Hug Renko more.

>"I-I don't know... Maybe we should look into this if you keep having nightmares like that..."

>Make a gap right in front of Sanae leading towards us, to shorten her trip.

>You do so. And Sanae flies through. Her clothes are torn and her body is covered in Danmaku injuries.

>Once she is here: "So she escaped with the baton ?"

>She nods sadly.
>"She used a Last Word on me as she was escaping. It caught me completely off-guard..." she looks at the sleeping Prismrivers, "I wonder how we're going to explain things to them when they wake up..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>Gawk at Sanae's clothing damage.

[Monarda]

>"She controlled them again ?"
>Frown and sigh.
>"This has to end, emotional value or not, it's a tool of slaving."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Gawk at Sanae's clothing damage.

>You just can't take your eyes off of it...

>"She controlled them again ?"
>Frown and sigh.
>"This has to end, emotional value or not, it's a tool of slaving."

>"Sort of..." Sanae frowns, "She brought them under her control and then gave them what she said would be her final command..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Which was to forget about everything ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Which was to forget about everything ?"

>Sanae nods and frowns.
>"She said 'Forget that me and the baton ever existed.' and then she commanded them to sleep and presumably released control over them as she was flying away..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Guess all we can do is trust her word again... either way we could probably make them remember her again like how it happened to Lyrica, but for now let's let them relax."

[Neovereign]

//If we really wanted to, we could probably have Renko locate her. If no plot clouds got in the way at night, of course.

[Monarda]

//We have bigger issues than that, besides if she really meant any harm she would have taken them with her.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Guess all we can do is trust her word again... either way we could probably make them remember her again like how it happened to Lyrica, but for now let's let them relax."

>"Yeah... We have other things to worry about, like finding all the humans that were kidnapped... And we should probably take Rin to Alice too."
>_

[Monarda]

>Nod and head to Rin.
>"Rin... i'm sorry for everything that happened... cmon, we should get going in order to save you."
>Lead her back to our group.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod and head to Rin.
>"Rin... i'm sorry for everything that happened... cmon, we should get going in order to save you."

>You head over to Rin
>"...It's... fine..." she frowns, "I just... wish that could've... ended... differently..."

>Lead her back to our group.

>You start leading her back to the group. She moves quite slow, and occasionally stumbles when she takes a step.
>_

[Monarda]

>"So do i... why didn't she listen to us... ?"
>Help support her and take her back.
>"Heheheh... this reminds me of the first time i met Rengeteki."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So do i... why didn't she listen to us... ?"

>"She... probably has her... reasons..."

>Help support her and take her back.
>"Heheheh... this reminds me of the first time i met Rengeteki."

>You support Rin, it feels a little weird whenever she distorts. As if there's less weight for a split second.
>"Does it...? How did you two... meet... if you don't mind me... asking...?"
>_

[Monarda]

>"I was at the forest looking for my satchel, when i found her holding it, she saw me and ran away scared, while i followed to explain meant no harm and that i just wanted my bag back."
>Adjust ourselves to make it easier to support Rin.
>"Then while going back to her home she tripped and sprained her ankle, i had never seen someone so frightened from just seeing a person... after a while convincing her i wanted to help, i took her back inside and laid her down on the bed, kinda like how i am doing it to you."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I was at the forest looking for my satchel, when i found her holding it, she saw me and ran away scared, while i followed to explain meant no harm and that i just wanted my bag back."
>Adjust ourselves to make it easier to support Rin.
>"Then while going back to her home she tripped and sprained her ankle, i had never seen someone so frightened from just seeing a person... after a while convincing her i wanted to help, i took her back inside and laid her down on the bed, kinda like how i am doing it to you."

>You adjust.
>"That was.... really kind of you, Miss..." Rin frowns, "Oh... I'm terribly sorry... I never caught your name..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Maribel, Maribel Hearn, a human from the outside world."
>Smile.
>"Heheheh... Rengeteki did this exact same thing too, it's such a deja vu."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Maribel, Maribel Hearn, a human from the outside world."
>Smile.
>"Heheheh... Rengeteki did this exact same thing too, it's such a deja vu."

>"Heh..." Rin smiles a bit, "Anyway.... it's nice to meet you... Maribel..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Thanks, now conserve your strength, we have to get you a temporary body while we work on making a new one for you."
>Keep heading.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Thanks, now conserve your strength, we have to get you a temporary body while we work on making a new one for you."
>Keep heading.

>"Alright..."
>You soon manage to reach your group. Rengeteki and Rin seem to have a long glance at each other.
>"R-Rin," Rengeteki looks away, "I'm-"
>"Don't be... It wasn't... your... fault... what matters now... is... that I'm... back..."
>"S-So... You don't h-hate me for what I've done...?"
>"Of course not....! Why.... would I ever hate.... someone like.... you...?"
>_

[Monarda]

>Smile and give Rengeteki an "I told you." look.
>"Don't be shy, cmon, come help Rin with me, but be careful about your right arm, it's still badly wounded after all."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Smile and give Rengeteki an "I told you." look.
>"Don't be shy, cmon, come help Rin with me, but be careful about your right arm, it's still badly wounded after all."

>"Huh? You're arm's.... hurt...?" Rin asks.
>Rengeteki nods slowly, "L-Layla broke it a l-long time ago... I-It never healed right..."
>"Oh... I see..." Rin frowns, before perking up a little, "Well... My erhu should be.... in the cave... somewhere... If I had it.... I might be able to do... something about your arm..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Erhu ? What is that ?"
>Look around for something around the cave.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Erhu ? What is that ?"
>Look around for something around the cave.

>"It's an... instrument... it's long... and has two strings... it's played with a bow..."
>you do a quick glance around. There doesn't seem to be an instrument with that description out here, but then again she did say that it was inside the cave.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Alright, hold on while i look for it."
>Turn to Sanae.
>"I'll be back in a minute."
>Gently let go of Rin, then move inside the cave to search for it.

[Neovereign]

//Shouldn't we remember how this cave looks and come back later? You know, after we get Rin a stable body?