Sakuya's Quest ~ Sakuya's Bizarre Adventure

[Yonowaaru]

>"And may you have a dinner to satisfy your desires."
>Depart!

>"Fufufufuuu~" Yuyuko laughs.
>You stand up, and float back into the mansion. You see the butler ghosts flooding back into the garden, and reach the stairs. When you reach them, Youmu appears besides you.
>"Ah, Izayoi, you're leaving already? May your voyage be fruitful, then!" she says.


>Parser's note: Where is basically everyone except Purv? I mean, he's good at writing and all, but I'd love a little different input..

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thank you, Konpaku. Perhaps you would accompany to the exit?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"Thank you, Konpaku. Perhaps you would accompany to the exit?"

>"Ah, I'd love to postpone my gardening duty for a while! If you'll excuse me for a second?"
>She walks up to a ghost, and whispers something to it, then walks back to you.
>"All right! Let us depart."

[Hello Purvis]

>Do so!
>"While loftier matters are suited for Lady Saigyouji, I think we can both agree that you are the one to ask about daily affairs. Has this whole affair with the spirits affected things here?"

[Yonowaaru]

>Do so!
>"While loftier matters are suited for Lady Saigyouji, I think we can both agree that you are the one to ask about daily affairs. Has this whole affair with the spirits affected things here?"

>You start heading down the stairs again. Spirits are still bustling, but when you look closer, they're the same types as the ones in the Human Village.. Might these be the divine spirits?
>Youmu grins, and says: "Oh, yes. They have always been living here, of course, but they started to become agressive about two weeks ago. They started stalking all the ghosts as well as me and Yuyuko-sama.
Then, a week ago, they started some kind of exodus downward, to Gensokyo. Yuyuko told me they were heading to a graveyard. Kind of ironic, I guess.."

[Hello Purvis]

>"And they've never been a problem before that?"
>Examine a divine spirit if we see one, so we can tell it from a proper ghost.

[Yonowaaru]

>"And they've never been a problem before that?"
>Examine a divine spirit if we see one, so we can tell it from a proper ghost.

>"Not on my shift.. And believe me, that's been some while!" Youmu jokes.
>You take a closer look at one of the divine spirits. This specimen is pink, and when you take a closer look at it, you see a small svastika imprinted on its forehead. Now that you know it's there, you can easily tell them from the actual ghosts. When you turn back to Youmu, however, the spirit still sticks to you.. They really do stalk you..


~Obtained a Divine Spirit 1x~
~This is one of the spirits that are bustling all over Gensokyo. This one seems rather docile...

[Hello Purvis]

>"...Can you tell me something about this one following me, perhaps?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"...Can you tell me something about this one following me, perhaps?"

>"Hmm.. I'm not sure.. From what Yuyuko told me, these creatures are born from everyone's desires, so perhaps this one was created from yours? That's all I could think of.." Youmu says, and shrugs.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I suppose that is possible."
>Glance at it again.
>"So, if it were harmed, what would happen to me?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"I suppose that is possible."
>Glance at it again.
>"So, if it were harmed, what would happen to me?"

>Youmu doesn't respond.
>You take another look at the creature. It floats in circles around you.
>"I wouldn't really know.. I don't think it would do a whole lot to you. Since there's this many of them, I guess they all represent a small part of your desires. I don't know  how these creatures could be harmed, though... They seem fairly resilient."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I presume, then, that you've tried danmaku on them. I expect that's the worst thing they'll have to deal with. Is it harmful to have one following? Or many?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"I presume, then, that you've tried danmaku on them. I expect that's the worst thing they'll have to deal with. Is it harmful to have one following? Or many?"

>"I have tried to shoo them away using my sword, but it was to no avail. If danmaku doesn't even harm them, I don't see what would." Youmu answers
>"I haven't noticed any negative side-effects as of yet... On the contrary, I have felt better when gathering a lot of them around me. When I collected a bunch of them, they started to glow and turned into a glowing ball entering me and relieving me of my tiredness. They still seem suspicious to me, leaving the Netherworld in such groups, but they don't seem harmful either.." she says

[Hello Purvis]

>"What happened to the ball afterward? Did it just fade away?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"What happened to the ball afterward? Did it just fade away?"

>"No, it just went into me in some way and stayed there, as if it had always been a part of me..." she says.
>Youmu shivers.. "That's still creepy.."

[Hello Purvis]

>"So it's there, right now? Where, precisely?"
>Look her over, can we notice any changes?

[Yonowaaru]

>"So it's there, right now? Where, precisely?"
>Look her over, can we notice any changes?

>"I think it went back into my heart, as all desires come from the heart, no?" Youmu says.
>You take another look at her. There is a faint pink glow, coming from about the height of her heart...
>"What is it? Did you see something?" she asks.

[Hello Purvis]

>"A glow, right here."
>Hover finger over her heart.
>"What do you suppose it means?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"A glow, right here."
>Hover finger over her heart.
>"What do you suppose it means?"

>Youpoint your finger over the left side of her non-existent bust.
>"It's glowing? Oooah! It is glowing indeed! Soo scary~!" Youmu says
>"I don't know. These creatures are a different species from ghosts entirely, so I'm as lost as you are.. All I know is that that glow is pretty creepy.." she answers

[Hello Purvis]

>"I have the suspicion that if these things are born from desires, it is likely not a good idea to let them get too strong a hold on you. In your case, I imagine it's fine, but I wouldn't go around doing that sort of thing carelessly until we understand them better. Perhaps I will bother Patchouli about it later."

[Yonowaaru]

>"I have the suspicion that if these things are born from desires, it is likely not a good idea to let them get too strong a hold on you. In your case, I imagine it's fine, but I wouldn't go around doing that sort of thing carelessly until we understand them better. Perhaps I will bother Patchouli about it later."

>"That does sound sensible... Patchouli might know more about it indeed" Youmu complies.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do be careful around them."
>If Youmu has nothing more to say, travel onward toward the gate and depart, and consider where other major sites of interest are in relation to our current location.

[Yonowaaru]

>"Do be careful around them."
>If Youmu has nothing more to say, travel onward toward the gate and depart, and consider where other major sites of interest are in relation to our current location.

>"I will. Have a good trip!" she says, and starts flying back up the stairs.
>You descend the last part of the stairs, and appear in the sky once more. You can see the Prismriver Mansion, somewhere beneath you. You can see the Forest of Magic from here too, and you can see smoke coming from the trees somewhere to the left. Behind you, you notice the majestic Youkai Mountain. Somewhere along the horizon, the Misty Lake is also visible. To the right, you see the Sanzu river.

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we have any idea where a portal to Makai might be located?
>If not, start back toward the mansion. If we're lucky, maybe Mistress is already back.

[Yonowaaru]

>Do we have any idea where a portal to Makai might be located?
>If not, start back toward the mansion. If we're lucky, maybe Mistress is already back.

>All Yuyuko said was that Yukari might know.. Not that that?s actually an option... You have no other leads on Makai.
>You start flying back towards the Misty Lake over the Forest. You can see Kirisame-san's house from here, along with another smokestack, presumably from the pupetteer's house. Kourindou is slighty west from here.

[Hello Purvis]

>What do we know about Alice and Kourindou's inhabitants?

[Yonowaaru]

>What do we know about Alice and Kourindou's inhabitants?

>Alice.. She is, as far as you know, a human turned youkai by magic. She uses magic to infuse dolls to do her bidding, and her dream is to create a sentient doll.
>Thinking about Alice, didn't Yuyuko mention her?
>Rinnosuke Morichika is Kourindou's owner. He also has an assistant, a bird youkai whose name you don't remember.

[Hello Purvis]

>Take a detour toward Alice's place.

[Yonowaaru]

>Take a detour toward Alice's place.

>You start flying downwards and reach Alice's house. You see one of her dolls guarding the front door, hanging from the roof. It's wearing a deep purple dress.

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we know of any procedures for approaching Alice's house without setting off the dolls?
>If not, simply land and approach normally. Should it try anything, dodge.