Iku Quest Dos - A Z-Machine Adventure

[E-Nazrin]

>"When I found her, she was a little battered from running into some of the incident solvers, and rather upset at being blamed for the islands falling. And from the way she was acting, I really don't think she was responsible."

Also of note:
- She's very confident family is fine
- She doesn't want to visit the heavens right now
- She's somewhat willing to help out
- etc?

[Kilgamayan]

> "I am...saddened by her outlook on this whole situation, though. She is not particularly sympathetic to Bhava-Agra's current sufferings. She has been some degree of willing to help me, however."
> Assuming Cirno is still gone: "By the way, I must commend your patience with that girl. I assume you haven't yet told her that her fortress will eventually return to a place out of her reach?"

[Kilgamayan]

Mental note for everyone: I suggest dancing for Cirno as her 'tribute', because we're awesome at it and it costs us nothing. Lady Hinanai would probably appreciate it as well.

[Hello Purvis]

>"When I found her, she was a little battered from running into some of the incident solvers, and rather upset at being blamed for the islands falling. And from the way she was acting, I really don't think she was responsible."

>She nods. "Well, I suppose that is better than it could be. I was a little afraid she would be left in a ditch somewhere, after the last time... If you say she is innocent, then that is all I need."

> "I am...saddened by her outlook on this whole situation, though. She is not particularly sympathetic to Bhava-Agra's current sufferings. She has been some degree of willing to help me, however."
> Assuming Cirno is still gone: "By the way, I must commend your patience with that girl. I assume you haven't yet told her that her fortress will eventually return to a place out of her reach?"

>"Saddening, but hardly surprising," says Lady Hinanai. "I am glad she seems willing to help."
>"Mm, Cirno isn't such bad company, one simply has to figure out how to talk with her. She's like any faerie, really. And, I have not told her that. I've seen no reason to presume it."

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[DracoOmega]

>"To be perfectly honestly, Tenshi... believes it would be better if the islands remained where they are now."

[Hello Purvis]

>"To be perfectly honestly, Tenshi... believes it would be better if the islands remained where they are now."

>"That sounds like something she would say," says Lady Hinanai.

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[DracoOmega]

>"At the moment, very few people seem to believe me when I tell them that we are not invading. Returning to the skies would solve a great many of our problems very quickly."
>"Sadly, I have only the faintest clue what might have happened, and even less idea of how to reverse it. My investigations are rather hampered by evading fights several times an hour. It's been a very taxing day for everyone, I expect."
>"I wonder about Tenshi, though... this resentment she expresses towards her fellow celestials. Did you ever notice it at all in the years before she took the Sword of Hisou?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"At the moment, very few people seem to believe me when I tell them that we are not invading. Returning to the skies would solve a great many of our problems very quickly."
>"Sadly, I have only the faintest clue what might have happened, and even less idea of how to reverse it. My investigations are rather hampered by evading fights several times an hour. It's been a very taxing day for everyone, I expect."
>"I wonder about Tenshi, though... this resentment she expresses towards her fellow celestials. Did you ever notice it at all in the years before she took the Sword of Hisou?"

>She nods. "You're doing well to persevere in the face of that, it seems."
>She sighs. "I've wondered that myself. She...certainly grew disillusioned with things in Bhava-Agra over time. But she was more sad then angry, and it didn't seem to bother her that much. She was a little bored, and had a strong interest in the world below. I could scarcely believe it, myself, when I heard what she had did..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"And since then, has she just seemed different to you?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And since then, has she just seemed different to you?"

>"In some senses," says Lady Hinanai.
>You can hear the faeries bickering outside.
>"She's more or less given up on trying to be a good celestial," continues Lady Hinanai. "I don't think the goes out of her way to hurt people, but she does go out of her way to be a nuisance and stir up chaos."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"That latter part I can certainly attest to."
>"She... seems to believe that the rest of the celestials have always looked down upon her. Even before the incident with the sword."

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Even I apparently do this, or did, at least. I will admit there have been times after the incident with the sword where I have felt great exasperation, but before that? Never, to the best of my recollection."
> "I wish I knew what to do about all this. If this is really how I acted, then...such a shame."
> "I'm...I'm tired of her just seeing me as her caretaker. I want her to see me as her friend."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That latter part I can certainly attest to."
>"She... seems to believe that the rest of the celestials have always looked down upon her. Even before the incident with the sword."

>She nods. "Many can."
>"I want to believe that is merely her perception, rather than the reality of things," says Lady Hinanai. "But I won't pretend there were not some that objected to us."

> "Even I apparently do this, or did, at least. I will admit there have been times after the incident with the sword where I have felt great exasperation, but before that? Never, to the best of my recollection."
> "I wish I knew what to do about all this. If this is really how I acted, then...such a shame."
> "I'm...I'm tired of her just seeing me as her caretaker. I want her to see me as her friend."

>"Well," she says with a small frown. "I cannot say whether or not you truly did or if Tenshi merely interpreted things that way."
>"It may not be something you can fix directly," Lady Hinanai says with a small head shake. "But, continue to be a friend, and perhaps she'll see through things."
>She chuckles. "I expect the only friend she'd admit to wanting to have would be a partner in crime. Of course, what she admits and what she feels can be two different things."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, I suspected this myself. About her not always being entirely frank about some things she feels. That's part of the reason I'm here, actually. I think she was concerned about you, and I wanted to make sure everyone was alright."

[E-Nazrin]

Dracos you are asking very good questions. <3

>"I want to believe that is merely her perception, rather than the reality of things," says Lady Hinanai. "But I won't pretend there were not some that objected to us."

>"What do you mean by 'us?' The Hinanai family?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, I suspected this myself. About her not always being entirely frank about some things she feels. That's part of the reason I'm here, actually. I think she was concerned about you, and I wanted to make sure everyone was alright."

>"I know she was," says Lady Hinanai with a little smile. "Whatever she might say, she always comes back to us."

>"What do you mean by 'us?' The Hinanai family?"

>She nods. "Some don't approve of how we came here. I would like to thing that has faded over time, save for Tenshi's case."

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[DracoOmega]

>What do we know that was different about how they came than other celestials?

[Hello Purvis]

>What do we know that was different about how they came than other celestials?

>They didn't come here by act of self enlightenment; but rather by act of faith. You are not certain what services they might have rendered unto the gods, but it must have been special indeed.

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[DracoOmega]

>Technically, we didn't come here by act of self enlightenment either, did we?

[Hello Purvis]

>Technically, we didn't come here by act of self enlightenment either, did we?

>You were more or less born here. There may have been some disapproval, but you feel that you've overcome it if there has been.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Surely no one can hate The Dance.

[Hello Purvis]

> Surely no one can hate The Dance.

>So you would like to believe. And you'd like to think evidence bears this out.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Do we believe we know the forested isle that she referred to earlier?
>"She seemed to think everyone had their mind made up about her. That nothing she did, no matter how virtuous, would change anyone's opinion even a little. It's must be sad, if she really believes that."

[E-Nazrin]

>"This may sound ignorant, but now that I think of it, I'm not entirely sure I know the details of how the Hinanai clan ascended. Could you tell me?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we believe we know the forested isle that she referred to earlier?
>"She seemed to think everyone had their mind made up about her. That nothing she did, no matter how virtuous, would change anyone's opinion even a little. It's must be sad, if she really believes that."

>You think it is the one near Kourindou, where you saw the faerie activity early this morning.
>She nods in agreement. "I suppose you would have to demonstrate that to her."

>"This may sound ignorant, but now that I think of it, I'm not entirely sure I know the details of how the Hinanai clan ascended. Could you tell me?"

>"It is something of the long story," says Lady Hinanai. "Let's summarize it by saying that we served Nai-no-Kami very faithfully, and this was our reward."

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[DracoOmega]

>"I do what I can, though it's hard to convince her even to bother when she feels certain the outlook is futile. Frankly, from that point of view, I suppose I can understand, a little. But I'm sure it cannot be that all celestials hold that opinion of her, even if some do."
>"Did Tenshi ever really develop any friendships with other celestials?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I do what I can, though it's hard to convince her even to bother when she feels certain the outlook is futile. Frankly, from that point of view, I suppose I can understand, a little. But I'm sure it cannot be that all celestials hold that opinion of her, even if some do."
>"Did Tenshi ever really develop any friendships with other celestials?"

>"Nothing very solid, to my understand," says Lady Hinanai, shaking her head. "She tended to stay with her sisters. But, after the incident, she started going off on her own. I suspect if she has any friends, it would be that oni."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>What do we know of 'that oni,' presumably Suika?

[Hello Purvis]

>What do we know of 'that oni,' presumably Suika?

>She is a rather laid back drunkard, as you know her. She's laid claim to part of guest island, and considers it set in stone. There have been attempts to dissuade her from that, as outsiders claiming property rights in Bhava-Agra is something that could easily be a problem, but she'll hear nothing of it. So far, at least in Bhava-Agra, she hasn't acted too rowdy. You hear she is worse in Gensokyo.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I suppose all I can do is try to guide her through this turbulent time as best I can, and not embody the condescension she feels from others. I think there's still a lot of uncertainty ahead, for all of us."