Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT III - Part 5

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Is it something like just tying the ribbons to it..."

>"I mean it would make the hat look stylish, but it wouldn't accomplish your goal~"
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Then what would I need to do?"
>Consider adding a ribbon to our hat. Would it look too much like we're copying Yukari?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Then what would I need to do?"
>Consider adding a ribbon to our hat. Would it look too much like we're copying Yukari?

>Yukari chuckles, "^{_{It seems you inherited quite a bit of my laziness.}}" she quietly remarks.

>You wonder if you would look even more like your mom if you tied a ribbon to your hat...
>Maybe if you did it in a different style it would be okay...?
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[Neovereign]

>"I-It's not laziness. I'm trying to be more useful so that the problems we have can be dealt with easier and safer."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I-It's not laziness. I'm trying to be more useful so that the problems we have can be dealt with easier and safer."

>"Still. I feel you would feel more accomplished if you figure out many of these things on your own. I mean, I didn't have any assistance when I was learning the ins-an-outs of my power."
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[Neovereign]

>"What is your power exactly? I mean, I would feel more accomplished, but I can't afford to dwell on things like that when we have the problems we do... I feel like I'm not up against complete impossibilities, but I don't feel like I can breeze through them easily either."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"What is your power exactly? I mean, I would feel more accomplished, but I can't afford to dwell on things like that when we have the problems we do... I feel like I'm not up against complete impossibilities, but I don't feel like I can breeze through them easily either."

>"Well it's the same as yours, is it not?"
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[Neovereign]

>"P-Probably, but I don't really know what mine is... It's been vague."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"P-Probably, but I don't really know what mine is... It's been vague."

>"Well if it's any hint to you, let's just say there's a reason they call me the Youkai of Boundaries."
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[Neovereign]

>"I know I can see and sort of manipulate them, but I don't know how far that extends. All I've figured out if making tears in them, and now gaps. None of that really worked for the hat trick..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I know I can see and sort of manipulate them, but I don't know how far that extends. All I've figured out if making tears in them, and now gaps. None of that really worked for the hat trick..."

>"Well, there are other ways to manipulate boundaries than tearing and opening them. Have you tried branching out and experimenting at all?"
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[Neovereign]

>"Hm... Isn't it dangerous to start thinking of it like an object and stretching or squeezing them?"
>Have we noticed any other boundaries aside from space ones?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Hm... Isn't it dangerous to start thinking of it like an object and stretching or squeezing them?"
>Have we noticed any other boundaries aside from space ones?

>"It depends on the boundary."
>There's the ones representing the barrier and the seal Koishi had.
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[Neovereign]

>"So... what kinds are there?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So... what kinds are there?"

>"Oh, the usual.... You know, spatial, conceptual, moral, mental, temporal, literal, abstract, magical, et-cetera"
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[Neovereign]

>"I-I didn't know about all of those..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I-I didn't know about all of those..."

>"You'd be surprised at how many boundaries you can find"
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[Neovereign]

>"I've only been doing spatial, I think..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I've only been doing spatial, I think..."

>"I wouldn't be surprised. It's one of the easier ones to manipulate."
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[Neovereign]

>"So will you at least introduce me or point me in the direction of some of the others?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So will you at least introduce me or point me in the direction of some of the others?"

>"Well most boundaries are trivial to manipulate, it just takes a bit of thinking to realize that you can. Some of the tougher boundaries require a bit more conscious effort. Temporal boundaries, for instance would be rather difficult for you. In fact, at your current level of power, I estimate that you shouldn't be able to maintain a gap that goes back or forward in time for more than a few milliseconds, let alone open one at all..." she pauses, "Feel free to experiment on different boundaries though. However, my one warning to you is that if you begin manipulating boundaries that threaten the existence or order of Gensokyo, I will immediately find out and intervene. Perhaps with some punishment if I deem it necessary~"
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[Neovereign]

>"R-Right, of course. You can't just say I have to realize I can do it. There has to be somewhere to start that you could point me towards, right?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"R-Right, of course. You can't just say I have to realize I can do it. There has to be somewhere to start that you could point me towards, right?"

>"Alright, think of it this way." you feel a pair of hands grab your head and turn it towards a more dimly lit section of the room, before letting go, "Tell me what you see over there."
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[Neovereign]

>Try to locate any boundaries.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Try to locate any boundaries.

>Nothing seems to be shimmering...
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[Neovereign]

>"Nothing out of the ordinary."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//aaaaa sorry! forgot this updated lol

>"Nothing out of the ordinary."

>"No boundaries?"
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[Neovereign]

>"None that I notice, no..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"None that I notice, no..."

>"Look closer and think about it."
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[Neovereign]

>Stare again...