Reimu Quest (Part 7)

[Sect]

> "I can lay out a futon for you, if you want."

[日巫子]

> "I can lay out a futon for you, if you want."

> "Really?  I'll take you up on that offer, then."  Ran smiles.

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[Sect]

> "All right. Feel free to use anything you need to freshen up."
> Let's set her up in the room Akyuu was using. "Marisa, you're crashing at the kappas', right?"

[日巫子]

> "All right. Feel free to use anything you need to freshen up."
> Let's set her up in the room Akyuu was using. "Marisa, you're crashing at the kappas', right?"

> "Thank you."
> The three of you go inside.  As you're setting up a futon for Ran to use, you ask Marisa about her plans.
> "Yup.  I'll ask 'em about the cat in the meantime, ze."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright. Want anything before you head out?"

[日巫子]

>"Alright. Want anything before you head out?"

> "Hm..."  Marisa pauses.  "Nope, don't think so, ze."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Do we feel like we could get something akin to sleep yet?

[日巫子]

>Do we feel like we could get something akin to sleep yet?

> No.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Contemplate the trip times to Eientei and that crater lake.
>Are they anywhere close to each other?

[日巫子]

>Contemplate the trip times to Eientei and that crater lake.
>Are they anywhere close to each other?

> Going to Eientei would take less time than going to Crater Lake.  They are in different directions: Eientei is southeast, and Crater Lake is due north, you believe.

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[Hello Purvis]

Give us a direction, Sectimus.

[Sect]

We have a flashlight now and I get the feeling no one important will be awake at Eientei. Crater lake.

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's go find that durn lake.

[日巫子]

>Let's go find that durn lake.

> You decide to go leave and look for the lake.  As you're leaving the shrine, Marisa and Ran watch you go and wave you off.
> It seems that you'll probably have some time before daylight, but it doesn't matter either way.  You hover off the ground and fly above the shrine, looking over the Gensokyo landscape.

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[O4rfish]

>Once we get there, find a good spot and change into swimsuit.

[日巫子]

>Once we get there, find a good spot and change into swimsuit.

> You start flying towards the northern mountains, remembering that Tojiko mentioned that the lake was in that area.  However, you do not remember its exact location.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's keep an eye on the mountaintops for now, and see if we can remember more about what Tojiko said.

[Sect]

> All she told us was that it was at a high enough elevation to avoid the floods, and that the fairies called it Crater Lake. So, let's keep an eye out for fairies on our way over there so we can catch one and "ask" for directions.

[日巫子]

>Let's keep an eye on the mountaintops for now, and see if we can remember more about what Tojiko said.

> All she told us was that it was at a high enough elevation to avoid the floods, and that the fairies called it Crater Lake. So, let's keep an eye out for fairies on our way over there so we can catch one and "ask" for directions.

> You fly towards the mountains and recall what Tojiko told you.  If you're lucky, you might run into a faerie or two who will give you directions.
> After some time, you reach the mountains and continue to fly over them.  So far, you don't see anything resembling a lake...or a crater, for that matter.  You're quite high up, and don't see any faeries from where you are, either.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's see if this Lightflash thinger assists with finding anything.

[日巫子]

>Let's see if this Lightflash thinger assists with finding anything.

> You turn on the thing Kourin lent you and shine it around in the air.  A beam of light emits from it, reaching meters away from you.  If you just got a little closer to the mountains, you're sure you could spot something.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Why not?
>Let's get a little closer.

[日巫子]

>Why not?
>Let's get a little closer.

> You fly down low.
> Shining the flashlight over the dark mountains, you continue flying for what feels like a long time.  After a while, when you've gone quite a ways northeast, you see the light of your flashlight catching on something glimmering down below.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's swoop down and examine that glimmering.

[日巫子]

>Let's swoop down and examine that glimmering.

> You glide down and shine the flashlight on the glimmering, until you're mere feet away from it.
> You see a perfectly circular pool of water.  The water is so clear that you can see to the very bottom.  It glows with the light of light of gems and glass, thousands of stones scattered along the walls and floor.  The water pulsates and ripples, distorting the view of the jewels below.  It's like looking into a kaleidoscope.

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[O4rfish]

>Change into swimsuit.

[Hello Purvis]

>Gingerly tip a toe in, and see if we take a shock as Tojiko claimed to.

[日巫子]

>Change into swimsuit.

>Gingerly tip a toe in, and see if we take a shock as Tojiko claimed to.

> You float off to the side and change into your swimsuit.  You then return to the water and dip a toe in.  You don't feel anything.

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[Sect]

> Double check the charm Suwako gave us, then submerge into the lake.

[日巫子]

> Double check the charm Suwako gave us, then submerge into the lake.

> The charm Suwako gave you is still tied tight around your wrist.
> You dive into the cool water.  Without having to worry about drowning, you're able to take in your surroundings in peace.
> As you swim, you see that the bottom of the pool is laden in treasure.  Quartz, jade, agate, and glass shards cover the stony bottom of the pool.
> As you're wondering how it all got down there, what appears to be transparent ribbons pass by your face.

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