Reimu Quest (Part 7)

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's head home.

[日巫子]

>Let's head home.

> You fly over the water and back to the shrine. 
> As you land on the front path, you notice it's pretty quiet.  Not that you mind, of course.

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[Sect]

> It's usually quiet anyways. Stride on in like we own the place.
> Well, stride in like we own the place in a quiet fashion: Ran's staying over, after all.

[日巫子]

> It's usually quiet anyways. Stride on in like we own the place.
> Well, stride in like we own the place in a quiet fashion: Ran's staying over, after all.

> You do own the place.
> You stride on in, dripping water onto the floor as you walk down the hall.  No one comes to greet you.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Go dry off, then find a couple of those storage chests.

[日巫子]

>Go dry off, then find a couple of those storage chests.

> You go into the bathroom and towel yourself off.  Your swimsuit is still retaining water, of course, but you have more important things to worry about.  You leave the shrine through the back and make your way over to the small storage building.
> As you're walking over, you see that some grass has been torn away in a circle shape.
> You reach the storage and, upon opening the doors, are greeted with a face full of dust.  It's been a while since you've been in here.  Among the clutter, you see some large empty crates, with their lids propped up on their sides.  There are two of them.  You also see the things that Kasen and the others rescued from your basement.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nab one of the crates, or both if we can, and take them inside.
>Have a glance at that circle on the way back in.

[日巫子]

>Nab one of the crates, or both if we can, and take them inside.
>Have a glance at that circle on the way back in.

> The crates are big enough that you can only drag one of them outside at a time.  With each trip to the shrine, you pause to observe the circle.  Someone clearly did this on purpose.  The grass has been entirely torn up, revealing the dirt underneath.

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[Sect]

> Inspect the circle more closey, and dig into the dirt a bit. Was someone trying to dig up something?

[日巫子]

> Inspect the circle more closey, and dig into the dirt a bit. Was someone trying to dig up something?

> You take a closer look.  It doesn't look like anyone was trying to dig a hole; rather, they were trying to leave a mark?

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[Hello Purvis]

>How large is the circle?
>Does anything seem unusual about the dirt itself or the grass around it?
>Have we seen this kind of thing before?

[日巫子]

>How large is the circle?
>Does anything seem unusual about the dirt itself or the grass around it?
>Have we seen this kind of thing before?

> It's large enough for you to lie down in without difficulty, you think.  Nothing seems off about it, but it reminds you a little of a faerie ring...without the mushrooms, at least.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Did we happen to leave anything here?

[日巫子]

>Did we happen to leave anything here?

> You don't think so.

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[Sect]

> What do we know of faerie rings?

[日巫子]

> What do we know of faerie rings?

> If you step in them, you'll lose your recent memories, abandon your senses, and be spirited away by faeries.  Part of youkai extermination means watching out for these things.

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[Sect]

> That would be really lame if that turned out to be the source of our amnesia. Seriously lame. What're the correct methods to getting rid of faerie rings?

[日巫子]

> That would be really lame if that turned out to be the source of our amnesia. Seriously lame. What're the correct methods to getting rid of faerie rings?

> That would be an upsetting turn of events.  Tearing it up with the yin-yang orb or an ofuda should get rid of it.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Does this turf damage prick at our intuition at all?

[日巫子]

>Does this turf damage prick at our intuition at all?

> No.

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[Hello Purvis]

>The hell with it, then. Get those crates inside and into our bedroom; preferably without too much noise.
>If noise cannot be avoided, just leave 'em where they are.

[日巫子]

>The hell with it, then. Get those crates inside and into our bedroom; preferably without too much noise.
>If noise cannot be avoided, just leave 'em where they are.

> You leave the circle be and start the slow relocation of the crates to your bedroom.  You're able to move them without causing a racket, but it just takes a while.  By the time you've got them and their lids in the room, your arms are aching.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Tranfer gems into the crates, until either the crates are full, or 80% of the gems have been placed inside.

[日巫子]

>Tranfer gems into the crates, until either the crates are full, or 80% of the gems have been placed inside.

> You empty your sleeves into the first crate, and all of the gems you collected in the lake fill this one up halfway.  Too bad, you were expecting more.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Well, now we have an idea of how much out sleeves can hold!
>Tuck about 20% of them back inside, then close and lock the container.

[日巫子]

>Well, now we have an idea of how much out sleeves can hold!
>Tuck about 20% of them back inside, then close and lock the container.

> Satisfied with your haul, you take what you guess is 20% of the games back and put the lid on the crate, sealing it.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Does this feel faerieproof?

[日巫子]

>Does this feel faerieproof?

> Maybe if you placed some seals on it.  Otherwise, faeries could probably break the crate if they tried hard enough.

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[Sect]

> Seal that box up. Can we somehow seal the box to the ground, in case some enterprising faerie gets the idea to just lug the box away without opening it?

[日巫子]

> Seal that box up. Can we somehow seal the box to the ground, in case some enterprising faerie gets the idea to just lug the box away without opening it?

> You use one of your ofuda on the lid of the box.  It should be okay now.
> It's possible, if you taped more ofuda to each side, connecting it to the ground like tape.

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