Keine Quest (Part 5): Broken History

[Hello Purvis]

>"It is. But, if you wanted to come back, it's possible."

[DracoOmega]

>"It is. But, if you wanted to come back, it's possible."

>"Man..." Marisa shakes her head. "Don't know I ever expected to hear that one anymore. I... I dunno. If you asked that a few years back, I'd have been there in a second. Spent damn near a couple years looking for a way myself. But... I got a good thing going here now, too." She sighs. "I'll... have to think about it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I figured you would, having been here so long."

[DracoOmega]

>"I figured you would, having been here so long."

>"Yeah, well, you know... It's just kinda..." Marisa lets out a deep breath. "Anyhow, let's get this show on the road, eh? Shouldn't keep the poor girls waiting."
>And with that, the car surges into motion. You hear a stifled yelp from Mugetsu as you lurch backwards into your seat. Driving with Reimu may have been distinctly unsettling, but you like to think you'd gotten at least a little used to it. Certainly, it was less unpleasant on the way back. This... feels a bit like that all over again. Only with blurrier buildings.

[Hello Purvis]

>Brace self! Close eyes.
>"Is Reimu going to be joining us, or has she had her fill for the evening?"

[DracoOmega]

>Brace self! Close eyes.
>"Is Reimu going to be joining us, or has she had her fill for the evening?"

>You hold onto the sides of your seat and close your eyes. Unfortunately, that only makes the sense of motion sickness worse. You may not be able to see how fast you're moving, but you can certainly still feel it.
>"Nah," Marisa replies. "Said to call her if anything important happens. I get the feeling you know how she is."
>You feel yourself suddenly lurch to the side. Mugetsu whimpers slightly.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "M-must this be so... unpleasent, Marisa? I can't even fly nearly this fast, and it doesn't help that this is still pretty new to me."
> "It's ok Mugetsu... I'm not used to this either, but you'll be ok."

[DracoOmega]

> "M-must this be so... unpleasent, Marisa? I can't even fly nearly this fast, and it doesn't help that this is still pretty new to me."
> "It's ok Mugetsu... I'm not used to this either, but you'll be ok."

>Marisa laughs. "Aw, I'm not going that fast. 'sides, we're in a hurry, aren't we?" You feel yourself pushed back into the other side of the seat. "C'mon, not going to get any better with your eyes closed. What's the big deal, anyway? Not like I'm gonna hit anything."
>You attempt to reassure Mugetsu. "Y- you sure? This thing is... scary."
>Marisa laughs again. "Don't tempt me to go faster, now, you two."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It goes faster!?"
>Force eyes open.

[DracoOmega]

>"It goes faster!?"
>Force eyes open.

>Marisa grins. "Wanna see?"
>You force yourself to open your eyes. At least this time you can get a brief warning of the incoming turns before you feel them. Buildings and roads zoom past you as Marisa weaves in and around other cars that are not obliging enough to already be moving this quickly. You think you're getting close to the hospital, but you find it difficult to recall the precise details of the route you took last time while you're... preoccupied.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is it safe? I mean, if you're having to dodge around other people, doesn't that already mean you're going too fast?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Is it safe? I mean, if you're having to dodge around other people, doesn't that already mean you're going too fast?"

>"Nah," she replies. "They're just going too slow. No worries."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Why would they do that?"
>We know why, of  course, but best to let her try to explain it and perhaps figure it out herself...

[DracoOmega]

>"Why would they do that?"
>We know why, of  course, but best to let her try to explain it and perhaps figure it out herself...

>Marisa shrugs. "Eh, some people got no sense of adventure."
>You think the point may be lost on her.

[Hello Purvis]

>Just try not to die along the way.

[DracoOmega]

>Just try not to die along the way.

>You do your utmost to cling to life as you barrel towards the hospital. On the plus side, it really doesn't take long to get there. On the other hand, you would have much rathered take a little more time, and not risk requiring their services upon arrival.
>Marisa pulls the car into the lot and brings it to a much appreciate stop. She looks over at you and laughs again.
>"You ought to see yourself in a mirror right now," she says.
>You hear Mugetsu's voice issue meekly from the back. "W- we can get out now, right?" Marisa just snickers.

[Kasu]

> "Ah...  Yeah.  Its over, we can get out."
> Get out of the car and try not to stumble over our own legs considering they're probably like jelly right now.

[DracoOmega]

> "Ah...  Yeah.  Its over, we can get out."
> Get out of the car and try not to stumble over our own legs considering they're probably like jelly right now.

>"....good." Mugetsu undoes her seatbelt and quickly exits the vehicle.
>You also disembark, trying not to be too unsteady on your feet. Oh, how nice it is to be moving slowly again. Next time you need a ride, you're calling Reimu instead.
>"You guys are a riot," Marisa says, grinning. "Seriously."

[Kasu]

> "Sure...  But now that we're here we should probably head up to Maribel's room."
> If there're no objections, head into the hospital.

[DracoOmega]

> "Sure...  But now that we're here we should probably head up to Maribel's room."
> If there're no objections, head into the hospital.

>"Right you are," Marisa says, nodding. "Let's get to it."
>The group of you head into the hospital, Marisa sauntering ahead and Mugetsu trailing nervously behind, carefully scanning every element of the scenery as if she fully expected something leap out from behind it at any moment. With a few pauses and hesitations, you retrace your route from the first time you were here and make your way back to Maribel's room.
>Maribel looks just as you left her. You see Renko is slumped in a chair by her bed, head to the side. You think she might be asleep.
>"Aw, poor girl," Marisa says quietly.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah."
>Look to Mugetsu. "Well, can you sense anything?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah."
>Look to Mugetsu. "Well, can you sense anything?"

>Mugetsu frowns and steps forward. "I... should have been able to from far away. Is her, then? The person who you say sent her dream into Gensokyo?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Mugetsu frowns and steps forward. "I... should have been able to from far away. Is her, then? The person who you say sent her dream into Gensokyo?"

>Nod.
>"This is her."

[DracoOmega]

>Nod.
>"This is her."

>Mugetsu walks towards her. "She is certainly still dreaming. A vast and deep dream; almost bottomless. It is... odd. I should know my sister's presence like my own, yet I cannot feel it here. Still, this is..." She closes her eyes and is silent for a moment. "It is like her dream has folded in on itself. There is... something there. I almost cannot sense it. Like my sister, yet not. I wonder if she might be too deep within for me to feel her from outside."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you think it would be safe to enter?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Do you think it would be safe to enter?"

>"I... don't know," she replies. "It is not hostile. But it is deep, and it is distant. Still, I won't leave without searching it, if there is even a chance my sister is inside there. I've come all this way just for this."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is there anything we'd be able to do to help out?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Is there anything we'd be able to do to help out?"

>"I don't know what," she says. "Dreams are my domain. If I... get lost in there, I don't think there's any way for you to find me again."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Maybe something we could do to help keep you from getting lost?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Maybe something we could do to help keep you from getting lost?"

>Mugetsu shakes her head. "I don't know that you can, but thank you. I'll do my best to stay safe."