Reisen Quest Another: A Z Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

Oh wait, I may not have thought my cunning plan all the way through.

> How much time is left before the rabbit play tonight?

>You suspect there's at least two hours. Maybe three.

[Kilgamayan]

> And how long does it take to get to the SDM from Eientei?

[Hello Purvis]

> And how long does it take to get to the SDM from Eientei?

>It takes you a little bit of time. But Youmu is supposed to be renowned for her speed.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Youmu, I may have another favor to ask you, but time may become a factor. How long do you think it would take you to get from here to the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Youmu, I may have another favor to ask you, but time may become a factor. How long do you think it would take you to get from here to the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"

>"Not very long, but...I'm rather not welcome there," she says. "What do you need?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I might need you to go and tell Master Eirin to return home. The problem is that she would surely slow you down on the return trip, unless you think you can find your way back here without guidance, and the rabbit play is coming soon, so it might be better for everyone if I went to fetch Master Eirin while you started preparing for that."

Note to other voices, since I'm going to sleep: Don't forget that we still need to head underground and talk to Yuugi about the play and donating to the feast (as well as drop Candid Friend off with the Prismrivers). If Youmu is confident enough in her abilities to race to the SDM, let Eirin know about the situation and then race back to begin preparations, let her go, and head to the underground ourselves (after updating Kaguya on Yorihime's condition). If she isn't, then send her to the kitchens now and head out to the SDM, letting Eirin go directly home to Eientei while we detour off to the underground during the return trip (again, after updating Kaguya on Yorihime's condition).

Two other minor notes should be included in all this, and they can be instructions to Youmu or done ourselves, depending on who goes to the SDM:

- Let Sakuya know that any help she can provide in the kitchens would be much appreciated.
- If Reimu and Byakuren are run across in travels, they deserve to be filled in on the situation.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I might need you to go and tell Master Eirin to return home. The problem is that she would surely slow you down on the return trip, unless you think you can find your way back here without guidance, and the rabbit play is coming soon, so it might be better for everyone if I went to fetch Master Eirin while you started preparing for that."

>"I can get there quickly enough," says Youmu. "There's certainly enough footprints by now that I can find my way out. It should be alright if I just deliver a message. I should be back in time to help with no real problems."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Excellent. Please go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion and have the gate guard fetch Master Eirin and Sakuya. Show her this if she tries to resist you."
> Hand Youmu the note we wrote.
> "Please let Master Eirin know that Yorihime has been subdued, but the situation is still hot, so we need her back home quickly. Also, please tell Sakuya that any help she herself can spare in the kitchens here would be appreciated. This is not meant to be a slight against you, it's just that I expect a lot of feasters tonight, and with not a lot of time left before the rabbit play I suspect the kitchens will need all the help they can get to make sure everything is finished on time."
> "Also, if you happen to run across Reimu or Byakuren, let them know that the Yorihime situation is under control."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Excellent. Please go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion and have the gate guard fetch Master Eirin and Sakuya. Show her this if she tries to resist you."
> Hand Youmu the note we wrote.
> "Please let Master Eirin know that Yorihime has been subdued, but the situation is still hot, so we need her back home quickly. Also, please tell Sakuya that any help she herself can spare in the kitchens here would be appreciated. This is not meant to be a slight against you, it's just that I expect a lot of feasters tonight, and with not a lot of time left before the rabbit play I suspect the kitchens will need all the help they can get to make sure everything is finished on time."
> "Also, if you happen to run across Reimu or Byakuren, let them know that the Yorihime situation is under control."

>You give Youmu her orders and the note. "Oh, I understand the need for extra labor," she says, "No worries there."
>With that, she dashes out the door and vanishes into the bamboo forest.
>"Um," says Rise, "Should we just stay here, then?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That depends. Can any of you lot cook?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "That depends. Can any of you lot cook?"

>"A little bit," says Rise.
>"I can boil water like you wouldn't believe!" says another.
>"I'm alright at chopping vegetables," says a third rabbit, you recognize her as the one who tried to pull a pistol on you a while back.
>Others speak up. It seems about half of them have some modicum of cooking ability; apparently the chef of the group was the one you shot when she peeked out from the storeroom.

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[Kilgamayan]

Guess it's total hijack time again, huh? In that case, I'm going to add in a little quick self-indulgence.

> "Good to know, good to know. Before we do anything, though, Rise, come here."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Good to know, good to know. Before we do anything, though, Rise, come here."

>She stands and quietly approaches, more or less prepared to flinch or duck.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Hug Rise. Be careful not to break her in half, just in case our suspicions of our new-found strength are true.
> "I'm so sorry about all this. I really am. And we're going to try to fix it all so everyone comes out of it okay."

[Hello Purvis]

> Hug Rise. Be careful not to break her in half, just in case our suspicions of our new-found strength are true.
> "I'm so sorry about all this. I really am. And we're going to try to fix it all so everyone comes out of it okay."

>She clearly didn't expect that. You are careful at first, but if your physical strength has been enhanced, it's still within fairly sane levels.
>"O-okay," she says. "I...uh...I'm sorry I caused you trouble."

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I'm not evil, I don't want to have to fight any of you, we are kin after all, and I know you were following orders. Sorry for what I've done. I hope we can be friends, or at least, not enemies."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm not evil, I don't want to have to fight any of you, we are kin after all, and I know you were following orders. Sorry for what I've done. I hope we can be friends, or at least, not enemies."

>Rise nods.
>"Um, does this mean we can be part of that feast?" asks one of the rabbits, "It smelled pretty good..."

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Weren't we planing on letting them take part?
> "I don't think it should be too much of a problem for you guys... I'll have to check to be sure, but it shouldn't be too much trouble."

[Hello Purvis]

> Weren't we planing on letting them take part?
> "I don't think it should be too much of a problem for you guys... I'll have to check to be sure, but it shouldn't be too much trouble."

>That seems to cheer the group considerably.
>"I guess it's alright if we pitch in, then" says Rise.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "More help is always nice. Thank you, all of you."
> Whisper to the group of Rabbits "Oh, try to avoid telling Yorihime about this. I plan on letting her join in, but lets keep it a secret for now. It's no problem if she finds out, but lets try to keep it a secret anyway."

[Hello Purvis]

> "More help is always nice. Thank you, all of you."
> Whisper to the group of Rabbits "Oh, try to avoid telling Yorihime about this. I plan on letting her join in, but lets keep it a secret for now. It's no problem if she finds out, but lets try to keep it a secret anyway."

>There is a round of nods. "It'll be a surprise," says Rise, "We got it. Um, what did you do with her, anyways?"

>_

[Kasu]

> "Don't worry about her.  I brought her someplace where she can sleep her defeat off."
> "Well then!  Shall we continue?"
> Direct the rabbits towards the kitchen.

[Kilgamayan]

I'm preoccupied and need to leave soon, but just as a suggestion, I'd take Rise back to Eirin's office to watch over Yorihime, and have the rabbits that haven't claimed any culinary skills help their fallen comrades out. I'd also explain Yorihime's condition to Kaguya and have her watch over Yorihime as well while we go underground.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Don't worry about her.  I brought her someplace where she can sleep her defeat off."
> "Well then!  Shall we continue?"
> Direct the rabbits towards the kitchen.

>"Oh, good." says Rise, apparently content with that answer.
>You direct the rabbits toward the kitchen, and they scurry off to get to work.

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[Kasu]

I'm preoccupied and need to leave soon, but just as a suggestion, I'd take Rise back to Eirin's office to watch over Yorihime, and have the rabbits that haven't claimed any culinary skills help their fallen comrades out. I'd also explain Yorihime's condition to Kaguya and have her watch over Yorihime as well while we go underground.

Good plan.

> "If it isn't too much to ask, I'd like you to watch over Yorihime.  Is that okay Rise?"
> If affirmative, lead Rise to Yorihime.

[Hello Purvis]

> "If it isn't too much to ask, I'd like you to watch over Yorihime.  Is that okay Rise?"
> If affirmative, lead Rise to Yorihime.

>"Oh, um, I guess," says Rise, as she hangs back from the group.
>You lead her to Eirin's office, where she winces at the sound of the Monkey Spider going berserk in its covered cage, but tries to ignore it.
>"Wow," she says, looking at Yorihime, "She looks awful."

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[Kasu]

> "Yeah.  It looks like the Lilies of the Valley poison really took a toll on her body."
> "Sorry about the caged animal.  Not much I can do about that."
> Tell Rise we'll be back soon and leave to look for Kaguya.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah.  It looks like the Lilies of the Valley poison really took a toll on her body."
> "Sorry about the caged animal.  Not much I can do about that."
> Tell Rise we'll be back soon and leave to look for Kaguya.

>"Can you do anything about Yorihime?" Rise asks, while casting another look at the cage. You can't blame her, it took you awhile to get used to there being animals around as well. Especially less than friendly ones.

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[Kasu]

> Examine Yorihime.  Is she more or less in a stable condition?

[Hello Purvis]

> Examine Yorihime.  Is she more or less in a stable condition?

>She could really use that antidote. But even without, you think she'll eventually get better. Really it's just whether it's a matter of hours or a matter of days.

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