Sanae Quest (Part 6) (Completed)

[Yonowaaru]

>"If you've never been here before, how did you get here? It's not like there's any open invitations with the Great Hakurei Barrier and all..."
>For that matter, how'd WE get into Gensokyo again?

[日巫子]

>"If you've never been here before, how did you get here? It's not like there's any open invitations with the Great Hakurei Barrier and all..."
>For that matter, how'd WE get into Gensokyo again?

> "No idea!" she says brightly.
> You recall how you came to Gensokyo.  Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama transported themselves, you, and the shrine onto the top of Youkai Mountain.  It was pretty straightforward.  Maybe the Great Hakurei Barrier was weaker there...?

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[Sect]

> "Ah, yes, there's many places, places I've never been. So... where are you from, then?"

[日巫子]

> "Ah, yes, there's many places, places I've never been. So... where are you from, then?"

> "Really?  I'm from Kyoto."

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[Sect]

> Where was the Moriya Shrine, in the Outside World?

[日巫子]

> Where was the Moriya Shrine, in the Outside World?

> It was in the Yamanashi Prefecture.

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[Sect]

> "Really?! Kyoto?!"
> Wow, so she's from the Outside World!
> "Huh, your name isn't Japanese... maybe you're from one of those American bases? Wow, I haven't seen anyone from the Outside World in a long time, and now there's Mado and you! So what's been going on out there, anyways? How did you get here, anyways? It took two goddesses to move us here!"

[日巫子]

> "Really?! Kyoto?!"
> Wow, so she's from the Outside World!
> "Huh, your name isn't Japanese... maybe you're from one of those American bases? Wow, I haven't seen anyone from the Outside World in a long time, and now there's Mado and you! So what's been going on out there, anyways? How did you get here, anyways? It took two goddesses to move us here!"

> So she's from the Outside World, huh?  And Kyoto, no less!
> "The 'Outside World'?  Is this place quarantined or something?  Um, I've been going to university out there, and I'm not sure how I got here.  I just...appeared, I guess."

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[Sect]

> "Quarantined? Hm... I guess that's kind of correct, but not really. You really don't know where you are? So why're you just hiding out here instead of going to the city or the Human Village or something? Heck, if you're human, how are you even surviving out here?"

[日巫子]

> "Quarantined? Hm... I guess that's kind of correct, but not really. You really don't know where you are? So why're you just hiding out here instead of going to the city or the Human Village or something? Heck, if you're human, how are you even surviving out here?"

> "No.  I just kind of figured this is some sort of hallucination and I'm not really here."

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[Sect]

> "Huh... for, what, four, five days straight?"
> Lean forward towards her... and poke her in the forehead.

[日巫子]

> "Huh... for, what, four, five days straight?"
> Lean forward towards her... and poke her in the forehead.

> "Really?"
> You lean towards her and poke her in the forehead.  Your hand goes straight through her.
> "Hee hee, that tickles!"

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[Sect]

> "Ah!"
> That was surprising! So she really is...
> ... Uh... what is she?
> "Uh... are you sure you're not a ghost?"

[日巫子]

> "Ah!"
> That was surprising! So she really is...
> ... Uh... what is she?
> "Uh... are you sure you're not a ghost?"

> What is she...?
> Maribel frowns a little.  "I'm pretty sure I'm not dead.  The last I remember before coming here, I was sitting in the library...And if I really were dead, then a grim reaper or something would have come for me by now, right?"
> Madotsuki glances over at Maribel, and then starts walking towards her.

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[Yonowaaru]

>"Well, I guess the Grim Reaper has been eating for five days straight, then!"
>"Hmm.. So if you're not a ghost, either you or everyone that's seen you must be hallucinating... I guess there's your answer!"

[日巫子]

>"Well, I guess the Grim Reaper has been eating for five days straight, then!"
>"Hmm.. So if you're not a ghost, either you or everyone that's seen you must be hallucinating... I guess there's your answer!"

> Maribel laughs.
> Maybe she really is hallucinating.
> Madotsuki walks up to Maribel and reaches out hesitantly, then draws her hand back.

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[Sect]

> Glance at Madotsuki curiously. "Did you have any questions...?"
> Where's Kogasa?

[日巫子]

> Glance at Madotsuki curiously. "Did you have any questions...?"
> Where's Kogasa?

> Madotsuki ignores you and stares at Maribel.  "Maybe...you're asleep...?" she mutters.
> You look back to see where Kogasa is.  Looks like she got overtaken by the jellyfish again, and is just emerging from them now.

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[Sect]

> "Asleep? Huh... wait, does that even work? Gensokyo really isn't a dream world... though... Pyonta-kun said that the one I made was an alternate world... and Gensokyo's kind of an alternate world... so, if Maribel went to sleep in the Outside World, then..."
> Huh, it is possible...
> "Wait, but would that mean that you've been asleep for several days straight? Wouldn't that just be a coma, then?"

[日巫子]

> "Asleep? Huh... wait, does that even work? Gensokyo really isn't a dream world... though... Pyonta-kun said that the one I made was an alternate world... and Gensokyo's kind of an alternate world... so, if Maribel went to sleep in the Outside World, then..."
> Huh, it is possible...
> "Wait, but would that mean that you've been asleep for several days straight? Wouldn't that just be a coma, then?"

> Maybe you shouldn't think about this too much...
> "No, I mean...Huh.  Maybe if I pinched my cheek, I'd wake up?"

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[Sect]

> "Just press '9'. You could try: it works in all of the dreams we've been in, right, Mado?"
> "Ah! But before you do, could you tell me what the Outside's like right now?"

[日巫子]

> "Just press '9'. You could try: it works in all of the dreams we've been in, right, Mado?"
> "Ah! But before you do, could you tell me what the Outside's like right now?"

> "I don't have a keyboard with me."
> You suggest she try, but ask Maribel to tell you what the Outside's like first.
> "Hm...It's doing fine, I suppose..."
> "Should I try pinching my cheek now?"

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[Sect]

> "Just fine? That's kind of... uh, one last thing: just what did you think was here?"

[日巫子]

> "Just fine? That's kind of... uh, one last thing: just what did you think was here?"

> "A ghost.  Not just any ghost, but a really cool one.  I don't care anymore."

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[Sect]

> "'A really cool ghost'? What, you didn't meet the half ghost swordsman gardener ghost herder or her boss, the ghost princess? Between those two, Mado, and the alien sailor ghost, there's lots of cool ghosts around here."

[日巫子]

> "'A really cool ghost'? What, you didn't meet the half ghost swordsman gardener ghost herder or her boss, the ghost princess? Between those two, Mado, and the alien sailor ghost, there's lots of cool ghosts around here."

> "I briefly saw the ghost princess and the swordsman gardener, but maybe a wizard ghost would've been cool."

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[Sect]

> "I don't think I know of a wizard ghost..."
> Do we?
> "Haven't you gone around and asked other people? Standing here on top of jellyfish doesn't seem to be a productive course of action..."

[日巫子]

> "I don't think I know of a wizard ghost..."
> Do we?
> "Haven't you gone around and asked other people? Standing here on top of jellyfish doesn't seem to be a productive course of action..."

> You've never seen a wizard ghost before.
> "I didn't really meet anyone."  Maribel reaches for her cheek.

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[Sect]

> Reach for her arm to stop her.
> "Well, next time you come here, why don't you?"

[日巫子]

> Reach for her arm to stop her.
> "Well, next time you come here, why don't you?"

> You reach for her arm to stop her, and suggest she meet some people next time she stops by.
> "Um, okay..."

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