Reisen Quest Til The End: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kasu]

> "Ah.  I thought that might be a problem."
> Contemplate if the rabbits could do something about it.
> If not, contemplate Nitori, Suika, or Yuugi.

[E-Nazrin]

>Breaking it down into more manageable segments is also a possibility, considering that it seems to have 'died.'
>But yes, we'll want to keep something of this around to research. Try contacting Patchouli again?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah.  I thought that might be a problem."
> Contemplate if the rabbits could do something about it.
> If not, contemplate Nitori, Suika, or Yuugi.

>You're certain the rabbits, if you sent enough of them and provided a cart, could move it. You suspect it might be a heavy load even for an oni, but Suika can probably get around that if you don't mind the collateral damage that would inevitably follow.

>Breaking it down into more manageable segments is also a possibility, considering that it seems to have 'died.'
>But yes, we'll want to keep something of this around to research. Try contacting Patchouli again?

>You could disassemble it, but it seems like it will be an immense pain to put back together again afterward.
>You contact Patchouli again. "Well?" she says.

>_

[Cyclone]

>"It's... dead. Well, as dead as mechanical statues go anyways. It seemed to have quite the determination to reach the mansion.... Is it at all possible for you *not* to mention that last bit to Remilia right now? Or Sakuya for that matter?"   
>I forget where Flandre is even at right now. If at Eientei, include her in the 'list not to mention this to' we just gave patchouli.
>Isn't it going to be kind of hard to get the rabbits to help with the statue at the moment, with the feast and all?
>"What should I do with the statue?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's... dead. Well, as dead as mechanical statues go anyways. It seemed to have quite the determination to reach the mansion.... Is it at all possible for you *not* to mention that last bit to Remilia right now? Or Sakuya for that matter?"   
>I forget where Flandre is even at right now. If at Eientei, include her in the 'list not to mention this to' we just gave patchouli.
>Isn't it going to be kind of hard to get the rabbits to help with the statue at the moment, with the feast and all?
>"What should I do with the statue?"

>"Oh good. Well done. And yes, let's not worry them about it for now. I could do without the suspicion falling on my shoulders."
>You don't think Flandre's left the house. You expect either the maids or Koakuma is keeping an eye on her.
>You probably aren't going to be able to spare any rabbits until tomorrow.
>"Is it causing a problem? If not...well, have Meiling throw a sheet over it."
>You hear the snow crunching a little. Looking over, you see the wolf approaching, tail slowly wagging.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

He waited for us, Reisen

he waited for us

>"It seems inactive, but I think it would be good to research what we can about it. It has a definite connection to that rainbow sword, as well as the gems, but I'm not sure how."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It seems inactive, but I think it would be good to research what we can about it. It has a definite connection to that rainbow sword, as well as the gems, but I'm not sure how."

>"Tell me everything you know," says Patchouli, a subtle eagerness in her voice.
>"Anything else you need?" asks Meiling, who has been watching you talk into the button with an raised eyebrow, "If not, I'm gonna go gather up Flan and head up your way."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"I think you can go, Meiling, unless it decides to get up again and cold-clock me. I'm talking with Patchouli for now; I'll catch up to you later."
>stop if there's any objection to this from Meiling or Patchouli
>organize thoughts

[Hello Purvis]

>"I think you can go, Meiling, unless it decides to get up again and cold-clock me. I'm talking with Patchouli for now; I'll catch up to you later."
>stop if there's any objection to this from Meiling or Patchouli
>organize thoughts

>"Okay," says Meiling. "I'll see you there!"
>No one objects.
>You got a lot of thoughts to gather up.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"I convinced Byakuren to raise the lake shrine from underwater, and got inside. There were... ancient warnings there about the shrine's contents being exceptionally dangerous. I don't know if they were referring to the gems, the sword, or the physical statue form of the Apparition that I found there. There were also more recent etchings that seemed to me like mad ramblings of a power-hungry sorcerer... something about there being 'no Brahman.' It might be worth going back there again sometime, if we get the chance."
>Uh, was Byakuren still trying to hold it up?

[Hello Purvis]

>"I convinced Byakuren to raise the lake shrine from underwater, and got inside. There were... ancient warnings there about the shrine's contents being exceptionally dangerous. I don't know if they were referring to the gems, the sword, or the physical statue form of the Apparition that I found there. There were also more recent etchings that seemed to me like mad ramblings of a power-hungry sorcerer... something about there being 'no Brahman.' It might be worth going back there again sometime, if we get the chance."
>Uh, was Byakuren still trying to hold it up?

>"Interesting," says Patchouli. "Mad ramblings are often the most revealing ones. Mentions of Brahman suggest Vedic influences. What happened while you were there?"
>Looking over, you can still see the shrine hovering over the water.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>What're the odds of someone trying to mess with the statue/Apparition's remains if we go to alert Byakuren about putting the shrine down?
>"The most important thing was finding the Apparition's physical form there. When I found it, it... the gems... tried to leave me for it, or at least it tried to take them for itself... to draw on them to live, I think. Their power left me, for the most part, and it started to move - but I tried to grab the red gem."
>"Somehow this sent me to a sort of... metaphysical realm with me in a facsimile Gensokyo, with four colored moons representing the gems in the air. Everything there was gradually dissolving, except for the moons - due to the presence of the Apparition's will, as far as I managed to figure out. I could make things out of nothing there... as long as it didn't interfere with the Apparition, or the way it was... blocking my connection to the gems, as far as I could feel."
>"After spending a while trying to figure out what happened, I tried to 'gap' myself onto one of the moons - it looked like a jungle, but there was a void past it. I gapped into the void, which... seemed to be a sort of concentration of the Apparition's will. No physical form, just a... presence. It wanted to destroy, and I started to 'evaporate' like the rest of the place gradually did while I was there. I could counteract it by focusing on restoring myself, but it could affect me that way, slowly. I could see some of its memories... most were about me, along with a vague memory of the gems and sword being very important."
>"I retreated to come up with a plan, and eventually intimidated it enough to get back some control over the gems. We had a metaphysical fight on the green moon-gem, and I managed to 'destroy' it there. That put me back in the real Gensokyo, back in the lake shrine. Then the Apparition took off right through the shrine roof and charged for the Mansion. I managed to take it down before it got there, with a little help from Meiling. It's heavily damaged, and I don't feel its connection to the gems anymore, but it might still be dangerous..."

[Hello Purvis]

>What're the odds of someone trying to mess with the statue/Apparition's remains if we go to alert Byakuren about putting the shrine down?
>"The most important thing was finding the Apparition's physical form there. When I found it, it... the gems... tried to leave me for it, or at least it tried to take them for itself... to draw on them to live, I think. Their power left me, for the most part, and it started to move - but I tried to grab the red gem."
>"Somehow this sent me to a sort of... metaphysical realm with me in a facsimile Gensokyo, with four colored moons representing the gems in the air. Everything there was gradually dissolving, except for the moons - due to the presence of the Apparition's will, as far as I managed to figure out. I could make things out of nothing there... as long as it didn't interfere with the Apparition, or the way it was... blocking my connection to the gems, as far as I could feel."
>"After spending a while trying to figure out what happened, I tried to 'gap' myself onto one of the moons - it looked like a jungle, but there was a void past it. I gapped into the void, which... seemed to be a sort of concentration of the Apparition's will. No physical form, just a... presence. It wanted to destroy, and I started to 'evaporate' like the rest of the place gradually did while I was there. I could counteract it by focusing on restoring myself, but it could affect me that way, slowly. I could see some of its memories... most were about me, along with a vague memory of the gems and sword being very important."
>"I retreated to come up with a plan, and eventually intimidated it enough to get back some control over the gems. We had a metaphysical fight on the green moon-gem, and I managed to 'destroy' it there. That put me back in the real Gensokyo, back in the lake shrine. Then the Apparition took off right through the shrine roof and charged for the Mansion. I managed to take it down before it got there, with a little help from Meiling. It's heavily damaged, and I don't feel its connection to the gems anymore, but it might still be dangerous..."

>The lake region is known for faeries. They do have an ice city built up not too far away. At the same time, it's pretty close to the mansion, so they might not mess with it.
>You explain things as well as you can to Patchouli. She says "Yes" and "Go on" at the appropriate points. Finally, she says, "If you were connected to the gems, and it was connected as well, it seems you had a battle of wills over them. I presume the gems served as an intermediary for the two of you. With that in mind, I presume it took initiative and attacked you within you own mind. I would guess that is what facsimile world was, in any event. By extension, I assume that void was its own mind. It sounds like you handled yourself well enough."
>She pauses for a moment. "When you say that the place you saw was a void, that leads me to think it did not have much of a mind. Well, it was enough to challenge you for awhile by the sound of it, so I suppose I should say simple and highly specialized. Or perhaps just very good at what little it had. That the sword was important to this thing worries me. But it is no longer an issue. If the gems were giving it life, as you said, I imagine it realized it was on borrowed time after you reasserted your dominance over them. I expect it was trying to get to those remains of the sword I've been keeping or it was just giving into its destructive impulses before it perished and going for the largest target.
>"If the gem connection is gone, it should be safe. You've managed to defeat it in the mental realm as it is, after bringing everything together, so even if it could remain around in some form I imagine you'll have the upper hand. Either way, let's keep the shards from it for now."

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Should I try to break it into smaller pieces, or even into two pieces, to be safe? This thing was litterally falling apart while flying to the SDM and yet it kept up for a good amount of time."
> Greet the wolf and apologize to it for leaving it behind.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Should I try to break it into smaller pieces, or even into two pieces, to be safe? This thing was litterally falling apart while flying to the SDM and yet it kept up for a good amount of time."
> Greet the wolf and apologize to it for leaving it behind.

>"That might not be a bad idea," says Patchouli. "But, if you want me to do anything with it, that'll just make it harder. Use your best judgment."
>You greet the wolf and apologize for leaving him there. You are pretty sure he doesn't get what you're saying, but it seems all is forgiven.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Make sure to show the wolf some love, petting him and such.
> "What do you think the odds are this thing could get up and start moving around again later? If their is a chance, I may have to dismantle the thing. I'd probably just end up removing an arm or leg from it, cripple it's threat level a bit."
> Take a deep breathe, and calm down, we just had a big fight with something that has been bothering us all today. Just out loud in general, "Yata!"

[Hello Purvis]

> Make sure to show the wolf some love, petting him and such.
> "What do you think the odds are this thing could get up and start moving around again later? If their is a chance, I may have to dismantle the thing. I'd probably just end up removing an arm or leg from it, cripple it's threat level a bit."
> Take a deep breathe, and calm down, we just had a big fight with something that has been bothering us all today. Just out loud in general, "Yata!"

>You pet the wolf. It seems he's getting used to this sort of thing, and you get some hand licks in turn.
>"I want to believe it's done for," says Patchouli, "You did batter it away from the gems then run out what little energy it had left. But the final judgment is yours, you are much more familiar with it than I am."
>You take a deep breath, trying to calm down from all the adrenaline in your system. Then you allow yourself a victory cry of sorts. Hopefully no one heard that.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Ok, I guess I'll leave it alone and hope for the best. It seems to be to far heavy for me or Meiling to actually carry it, so it should be ok here, I hope."
> To Meiling if she is still around. "Thanks again Meiling, you truly do deserve thanks."
> If nothing of note comes up, head over to Byakuren and try to let her know that she can let the Shrine go back down.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ok, I guess I'll leave it alone and hope for the best. It seems to be to far heavy for me or Meiling to actually carry it, so it should be ok here, I hope."
> To Meiling if she is still around. "Thanks again Meiling, you truly do deserve thanks."
> If nothing of note comes up, head over to Byakuren and try to let her know that she can let the Shrine go back down.

>"Very well," Patchouli says, "I would suggest you arrive here soon, if you wish to partake of the festivities."
>Meiling has already vanished into the mansion. Oh well.
>You make your way back along the lake shore, the wolf behind you. You see Byakuren is still where you left her. You take to the air, trying to ignore the chill that's already made its way up your skirt from your last bout of flight, and approach her. She doesn't seem to notice you coming.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Byakuren? It's ok, you can let the shrine go back down down."
> If she does not respond, put one of our hands on her shoulder.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Byakuren? It's ok, you can let the shrine go back down down."
> If she does not respond, put one of our hands on her shoulder.

>"Very well," she says. "I heard something burst through it and fly out screaming. I was unsure if you wanted to come back, and I expected you would have called for help if you needed it."
>The shrine slowly begins to sink beneath the waves again. You can see water start to flood down into the open door.
>"Now that I've found it, I should be able to lift it again," she says, "But, it seems to be flooding. I think you would better served hiring a kappa once the lake warms up."

>_

[Kasu]

> "If anyone has any interest in the shrine now it would probably be Patchouli, if just to study it a bit. "
> Offer to show Byakuren the remains of the statue.
> Ask Byakuren to the feast if we haven't already.
> Time till the feast.
> Quests.

[Hello Purvis]

> "If anyone has any interest in the shrine now it would probably be Patchouli, if just to study it a bit. "
> Offer to show Byakuren the remains of the statue.
> Ask Byakuren to the feast if we haven't already.
> Time till the feast.
> Quests.

>"I doubt she'd be able to get here in time," says Byakuren, as the shrine slips below the water.
>"I suppose a look wouldn't hurt."
>You invite Byakuren to the feast. "I'd be delighted," she says. "Thank you very much."
>You suspect you have...maybe 45 minutes until the play starts.
>Your Current Quests Are:
>Alice's Hookup
>You Self-Appointed Goals are:
>Invent a Base Six Pair of Pants
>A Song for Eirin

>_

[Serela]

>Could we possibly learn some singing from Mystia if she isn't busy? Like, without being late to the feast? Or make something up all by ourselves~

[Hello Purvis]

>Could we possibly learn some singing from Mystia if she isn't busy? Like, without being late to the feast? Or make something up all by ourselves~

>You did invite her to the festivities. If you left for Eientei right now and got there quickly, you could probably find her and get a quick lesson, perhaps, if she was willing.

>_

[Kasu]

> Quickly show the Statue's remains to Byakuren.
> With that over with, head back to Eientei.

[Cyclone]

>Remember what Reimu was doing. Did we ever get word to her after we defeated Yorihime?
>Did we forget to actually tell Meiling to cover up the Statue/Could she hear that order come from the button? Perhaps this should be done before leaving, assuming Meiling hasn't left yet.

[Hello Purvis]

> Quickly show the Statue's remains to Byakuren.
> With that over with, head back to Eientei.

>Remember what Reimu was doing. Did we ever get word to her after we defeated Yorihime?
>Did we forget to actually tell Meiling to cover up the Statue/Could she hear that order come from the button? Perhaps this should be done before leaving, assuming Meiling hasn't left yet.

>You take Byakuren to see the remains. She starts to examine them curiously.
>You are pretty sure Meiling didn't get that order. You don't think she's left yet. But it seems like Byakuren will hang around for a bit, given the circumstances.
>If you recall correctly, Reimu actually hasn't shown up lately. You recall her saying she was going to try to cut them off at the pass, and that was the last she was heard from. Given that the Lunarian forces showed no signs of being harried, she either never met them or failed profoundly.

>_

[Cyclone]

>"Notice anything important about the statue?"
>"Do you happen to know where Reimu is currently? I should probably let her know what happened."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Notice anything important about the statue?"
>"Do you happen to know where Reimu is currently? I should probably let her know what happened."

>"It's very intricately designed," she says. "Whomever made it was no doubt a genius. The way that the motive force seems to have been channeled is...amazing. It would take a lifetime, maybe more, to craft it by hand."
>She shakes her head.  "I was going to go search for her before you asked for my assistance. But I can't imagine she's in any trouble."

>_