Hatate Quest! [Complete]

[E-Nazrin]

>"Then maybe you can tell me something I CAN get money off of. Or someONE."
>Eye the mansion interior - does she seem to be telling the truth? Would her windows be worth anything significant?

[Bio]

>Eye the mansion interior - does she seem to be telling the truth? Would her windows be worth anything significant?

> Or the door.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Then maybe you can tell me something I CAN get money off of. Or someONE."
>Eye the mansion interior - does she seem to be telling the truth? Would her windows be worth anything significant?

> Or the door.

>"I doubt that anyone in the underground has much money."
>"My pets and I simply wish to be left alone, is that really too much to ask for?"
>It's too dark to make out everything in the foyer, but you think you can make out some decorations that would be fairly valuable.
>You suspect the windows, as well as the building itself, would have cost a fair amount of money to build.
>"Before you say anything, allow me to reiterate that this home is all I have."
>You have four hours and nine minutes remaining.

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"And I could tell you more, see if there are more pictures. If you have nothing, why don't you show me?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"And I could tell you more, see if there are more pictures. If you have nothing, why don't you show me?"

>"Don't you think we've already tried to save her, only to be met with failure after failure?"
>"Please, just leave us alone."
>"Your false hope is only going hurt Rin more."

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"You're such a cheapskate, you know that? Are you really so obsessed with clinging onto a few measly dollars that you can't even learn about what happened to your friend? Well, fine. If that's what she's worth to you, I really hope she doesn't have any plans of coming back here."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"You're such a cheapskate, you know that? Are you really so obsessed with clinging onto a few measly dollars that you can't even learn about what happened to your friend? Well, fine. If that's what she's worth to you, I really hope she doesn't have any plans of coming back here."

>The satori stiffens.
>"What... did you just say?"

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"Did I say something wrong? Because you're refusing to shell out to learn more about the fate of a loved one."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Did I say something wrong? Because you're refusing to shell out to learn more about the fate of a loved one."

>"And have I not told you that we have no money?"
>"But even if we did, what good will learning more do?"
>"Nothing. All it will do is add to our misery when we fail to save her, again."
>"Do you know how many times we've tried?"
>"Have you seen Rin's heart break every time we failed?"
>"Do you think you can even begin to understand how much pain we've been through?"
>"And you have the nerve to walk in here and tell me that 'I don't care'?"

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"Have you given up? Yes you have. Does that imply you stopped caring? Yes it does. Does this mean your don't care? Absolutely. Don't lie to me, lady. I'm a reporter. But alright, have it your way. Pretend that not knowing what's happening is going to make things any different for her. And yeah, you're lying about the money thing. Otherwise you wouldn't be so eager to not even let me peek inside."
>Shrug.
>"But like I said, have it your way."

[Spiderpig2398]

>Slam door in Satori's face, then start walking away.

>Ask where the other sister is, out of curiosity.

[E-Nazrin]

>Ask where the other sister is, out of curiosity.

>No, let's not let up on the pressure so quickly. Maybe later.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>"Have you given up? Yes you have. Does that imply you stopped caring? Yes it does. Does this mean your don't care? Absolutely. Don't lie to me, lady. I'm a reporter. But alright, have it your way. Pretend that not knowing what's happening is going to make things any different for her. And yeah, you're lying about the money thing. Otherwise you wouldn't be so eager to not even let me peek inside."
>Shrug.
>"But like I said, have it your way."

>"And I'm being told this by one that would toy with the emotions of complete strangers for some money."
>"It's because of people like you that the world is twisted like this."
>"As much as I would love to see you leave, I cannot let you do so with such thoughts in your head."
>"So, fine then, destroy what little remains of this maiden's pride. Go search my home for your beloved money."
>"But before you do, know that I will make sure that you learn what suffering is if you tell Rin of any of this."

>Slam door in Satori's face, then start walking away.

>Ask where the other sister is, out of curiosity.

>No, let's not let up on the pressure so quickly. Maybe later.

>You wonder about the location of the other satori but decide to refrain from asking about it.
>"My sister? Hah! Don't tell me you think that Koishi would give a second thought to anyone but herself."
>"She abandoned us long ago."
>"If there is someone in our family that doesn't care about what happens to us, it's her."

>_

[Sect]

> Let ourself in.
> "You're not the only one who has someone she needs to protect. If it means that I need to go that far to do it... then fine."
> Shove down the feelings of disgust at ourself, and start multitasking, looking through recent pictures of Nitori's lab and looking to see if there's anything that we could possibly pawn.
> Do we know where Nitori's lab is?

[E-Nazrin]

>If those previous rescue attempts failed due to lack of inside information...

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Let ourself in.
> "You're not the only one who has someone she needs to protect. If it means that I need to go that far to do it... then fine."
> Shove down the feelings of disgust at ourself, and start multitasking, looking through recent pictures of Nitori's lab and looking to see if there's anything that we could possibly pawn.
> Do we know where Nitori's lab is?

>You have four hours and five minutes remaining.
>You take several steps into the satori's home.
>The satori simply sighs.
>Desperate times call for desperate measures.
>You look through the feeds in Nitori's laboratory again, however around half of the cameras appear to be disfuctional.
>There appears to be nothing of interest in the pictures that you can see.
>There are a few decorations in the foyer that look like they would be worth something.
>"This home is all I have, the belongings that I have kept are of high sentimental value to me. I will not allow you to take them."
>You do, as do most other people. The entrance to Nitori's laboratory is near the foot of Youkai Mountain.

>If those previous rescue attempts failed due to lack of inside information...

>"We would likely fail, even with that information."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Fucking mind-readers.
>"Then has her current situation happened before?"

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>Fucking mind-readers.
>"Then has her current situation happened before?"

>"You are a reporter, are you not? I must ask you not to discriminate simply because of what I am."
>"Do you think that a kappa abducting a member of our family and keeping us separated for over a year is a common occurrence?"

>_

[Sect]

> Scan through past images taken, before the feeds started to go down.
> "Well, no... so, how did your rescue attempt fail before? Everyone knows where the lab is..."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Scan through past images taken, before the feeds started to go down.
> "Well, no... so, how did your rescue attempt fail before? Everyone knows where the lab is..."

>You search the existing pictures.
>There appear to be several Nitori and one of her assistants walking around the laboratory.
>There is one of a kappa sitting about idly in a room full of machines.
>You can see a series of pictures of two kappa arguing, before leaving and returning to Nitori.
>There are several pictures where you can see Nitori running. These pictures appear to be related to the shadow of the hell raven.
>You can also see a picture of two kappa running in the complete opposite direction of Nitori. Or, rather, one kappa running and dragging the other along with her.
>"Firstly, there is the issue of gaining entry."
>"It was impossible for us to enter without assistance."
>"We enlisted the help of the oni, at the expense of most of our belongings, and forced our way inside."
>"Unfortunately, it was still all for naught."

>_

[Sect]

> "What happened? The kappa put up a bigger fight than expected?"
> Follow the two kappa through the cameras.

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> "What happened? The kappa put up a bigger fight than expected?"
> Follow the two kappa through the cameras.

>"The entire facility is a giant labyrinth, laden with traps."
>"And there are guards with no hearts patrolling the entrance."
>"It was not long before we were forced to retreat."
>The two kappa continue to run away from the direction that Nitori was in until they are no longer visible on any camera.

>_

[Sect]

> Where did they end up running off to?
> "Well, there's only two kappa working for Nitori now. That, and with that breakout Utsuho had, maybe there's your chance. Even if you can't hire any more oni, maybe you and your other pet can sneak in."

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

> Where did they end up running off to?
> "Well, there's only two kappa working for Nitori now. That, and with that breakout Utsuho had, maybe there's your chance. Even if you can't hire any more oni, maybe you and your other pet can sneak in."

>The kappa left the scope of the cameras. You cannot see any more pictures of them.
>"The kappa has, no doubt, improved her security since the oni managed to secure the generators."
>"That optimism will do nothing but hurt Rin that much more when we fail."

>_

[Sect]

Well, at this point there's really only two ideas I can think of: try to convince Rin to try to go after Utsuho once more, or just take some of Satori's stuff and hope we can sell it. Satori obviously isn't willing to try again, and we can't confirm if Yuuka and Fuuka had left the labs, thus providing us with a potential safe way in (which would sway Satori to our side). We could try arguing that the risk should be worth it, and that there's plenty of gain from the whole thing (Utsuhou's rescue and looting Nitori's lab).

... Fucking hell. I can't think of any other potential sources of revenue. We could have beaten up Yamame again after she got rid of the poison, but I'm not sure Hatate would go to such lengths, and it didn't seem like a good idea to potentially close off a whole source of revenue and earn a vicious enemy for such paltry financial gain.

[Kips McKipzerson]

Just so you know, There's more places in Gensokyo then just the Underground, And hell all we did was check the palace. Maybe we can pickpocket a drunk oni or something?

Also, Whos to say the Lab isnt open by now? For all we know, Nitori's leaving the lab and we may just find her in time.

>What places would be a good source of income, And what places have been 'untouched'?

[Kasu]

I don't like the idea of jacking anything of Satori's, at least not yet.  I think we should try to sway them to our side and get them to try again.  It's obvious Satori won't buy the pictures by now and the lab seems like the best place to loot right now, especially since the security seems lax considering nobody came to aid Nitori when Utsuho broke out. Actually...

> Have we heard anything regarding the lab's security in the last couple of months?

[Tamashii Kanjou]

I'm... actually leaning more towards helping Satori and Rin get inside and help them find her. I mean, standing here being like this will make things worse and, whilst maybe good money wise, it does us less good then helping and eating into the deadline.

Besides, also remember Utsuho is technically a fellow bird. Nothing to do with tengu yes, but after what has been happening and the time we have, what do you think we would do? Try and sell stuff from people and be a bit of a bit*h (sort of like Reimu if you think about it) or help a couple of people who actually need it like now?

Who knows, being on their good terms could actually warrant in a good option that would help us or, better yet, a reward/something that was deserved/earned and not forced.

I, for one, would like to help them; if only because I would help someone in dire need if I knew I was going to have major problems hitting a deadline in a couple of hours time. Just comes down to the question of would Hatate do that?

[Dormio Ergo Sum]

>What places would be a good source of income, And what places have been 'untouched'?

>If you knew this, you wouldn't be having money issues right now, would you?

> Have we heard anything regarding the lab's security in the last couple of months?

>You have not.

>_

[Sect]

I, for one, would like to help them; if only because I would help someone in dire need if I knew I was going to have major problems hitting a deadline in a couple of hours time. Just comes down to the question of would Hatate do that?

Hatate's main concerns are her survival and Aya's safety, though which order that's in I'm not sure. As for the question of how altruistic Hatate is, well, isn't she the sort, in this game, to have sympathy for people who can't reach their loved ones...?

Anyways, and again, looting the lab is a good idea, if we can get there. If all else fails, and we can't meet the deadline, we can either talk to the rabbit loan shark or ask Momiji or Satori if they'll at least watch over Aya.

> "What do you have to lose? You don't have money, so eventually the red-white'll take care of you, and this fancy place won't be enough to stop her. Plus, you're so attached to your home and your trinkets, but you wouldn't give 'em up for your pet crow? Nitori only has two people to her name, hell, she might not even have them any more, and who knows what your pet did to Nitori when she caught up to her? Why not give it another go? You have your pet to save, and you'll have revenger on that kappa, and you'll be able to get some monetary gain, too."
> If she still resists, then: "How 'bout I go ask Rin what she thinks, then?"