Yukari Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod our head to the side a tiny bit.
> "I would be lying if I said it was not the slightest bit embarrassing."

>Suwako laughs. "Well, I won't tell anyone, then. So, you got anything in mind, or you just gonna wait til the others show up. I can go put a kettle on if you want."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, it is a part of the story that I am willing to tell. But I appreciate both of your offers, and will take you up on the second one. As for what I plan on doing right now, not passing out from exhaustion on your front steps is my current goal."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, it is a part of the story that I am willing to tell. But I appreciate both of your offers, and will take you up on the second one. As for what I plan on doing right now, not passing out from exhaustion on your front steps is my current goal."

>"Alright, I'll get you some wake-up tea."
>Suwako vanishes into the shrine, leaving you alone for a bit. To be honest, passing out sounds like a tempting idea right now. It'd be very easy to just lean back and fall right into bed. A few minutes pass before you see two figures approaching the shrine by air. Soon, they resolve into the forms of the Aki Sisters. They land near the gate and walk in.
>"Hello," says Shizuha. "Did we miss anything?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not yet. I believe we will be all ready shortly."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not yet. I believe we will be all ready shortly."

>"Yup," says Suwako, as she steps through the front doors of the shrine, bearing a tray with a teapot and several cups. "Get comfy and helps yourselves. Kanako will be out as soon as she freshes up her rope."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you."
> Pour ourselves a cup and have a taste.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you."
> Pour ourselves a cup and have a taste.

>You help yourself to some tea and sample it. Hmmm, green tea with a hint of orange. Interesting.
>As you sample the tea, Kanako steps out from the shrine. "Ah, we do have quite the gathering," she says. Then she looks to you. "I understand you wish to speak with us?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes. This concerns where I have been the past two days. As I have told Suwako, I was abducted in my sleep and dragged to the edge of reality. It is an unpleasant experience, staring defenselessly into the void."
> Retrieve the large piece of Materia Prima for all to see.
> "Granted, the entire ordeal was not without some benefit, but it is still a journey I would rather have not taken, and I am quite certain Miss Hearn, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Hakurei Shrine to reverse a gradual youkai transformation, feels the same way."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes. This concerns where I have been the past two days. As I have told Suwako, I was abducted in my sleep and dragged to the edge of reality. It is an unpleasant experience, staring defenselessly into the void."
> Retrieve the large piece of Materia Prima for all to see.
> "Granted, the entire ordeal was not without some benefit, but it is still a journey I would rather have not taken, and I am quite certain Miss Hearn, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Hakurei Shrine to reverse a gradual youkai transformation, feels the same way."

>You mention being drug off, which seems to interest the gathered deity's a little, but when you produce the large piece of Materia Prima, you know for a fake you've caught their interests. The looks on their faces are nearly priceless.
>"Where did you get that?" Minoriko says, staring at the Materia Prima
>"I didn't think there was any left to be found," Shizuha says. "Interesting indeed."
>"I...presume that is a souvenir of this trip of yours?" says Kanako, recovering her composure.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It is indeed. The world where we were taken was composed of several interconnected places. This in particular was found in a place composed entirely of small floating islands."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It is indeed. The world where we were taken was composed of several interconnected places. This in particular was found in a place composed entirely of small floating islands."

>"So you really were on the edge of nothing," says Suwako, eyeing the materia prima. "That's about the only place I could think of to find something like that. Shizuha's right, you wouldn't even think that stuff exists anymore."
>"What are you planning to do with it?" Minoriko asks.

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[O4rfish]

>"It really is too valuable to do anything with it until an emergency, wouldn't you say?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "So yes, I haven't decided yet."
> Put the Materia Prima away.
> "I suspect it will be a long time before I feel strongly enough about something to warrant using it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It really is too valuable to do anything with it until an emergency, wouldn't you say?"

> "So yes, I haven't decided yet."
> Put the Materia Prima away.
> "I suspect it will be a long time before I feel strongly enough about something to warrant using it."

>"I suppose that makes sense." says Minoriko.
>"Make sure none of the magicians ever hear about it," Suwako says, after sipping her tea.
>"Very well," says Kanako. "I assume you came here to do more than show off your prize?"

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[O4rfish]

>"Nope, that was it! Bye~"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. I will preface this by saying that none of what I have to say is intended to be accusatory. Understood?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Nope, that was it! Bye~"

>"I curse you, and your children, amd your children's children, unto eternity!" Suwako shouts.

> "Of course. I will preface this by saying that none of what I have to say is intended to be accusatory. Understood?"

>"Isn't that just promising?" says Suwako.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It is easier than arguing about it after the fact. Now then, a bit of necessary background information. Were you all aware of a minor event some time ago, when lightning struck a tree behind the Hakurei Shrine, after which Reimu venerated it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "It is easier than arguing about it after the fact. Now then, a bit of necessary background information. Were you all aware of a minor event some time ago, when lightning struck a tree behind the Hakurei Shrine, after which Reimu venerated it?"

>"Not at all," says Minoriko.
>"Though I imagine it didn't last long," Shizuha adds.
>Suwako just shakes her head, while Kanako says, "I am afraid I don't keep very close tabs on her."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It did indeed not last long, as Reimu, being Reimu, had no idea what she had done and promptly forgot about the tree. I gave an earful about it after the fact, but that deity has long since passed."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It did indeed not last long, as Reimu, being Reimu, had no idea what she had done and promptly forgot about the tree. I gave an earful about it after the fact, but that deity has long since passed."

>"Not a big surprise," says Suwako.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Certainly not. So imagine my shock when I finally sense the entity responsible for abducting me, and at its core, it is the one from that tree."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Certainly not. So imagine my shock when I finally sense the entity responsible for abducting me, and at its core, it is the one from that tree."

>You are met with a couple seconds of silence, before Kanako says, "Truly?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It was most certainly a tree deity, searching obsessively for love and worshipers. And when sensing it, I was met with a tidal wave of memories. Two of the most distinct were the lightning strike and Reimu tying the shimenawa. I cannot fathom where else that combination would have come from."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It was most certainly a tree deity, searching obsessively for love and worshipers. And when sensing it, I was met with a tidal wave of memories. Two of the most distinct were the lightning strike and Reimu tying the shimenawa. I cannot fathom where else that combination of desires and memories would have come from."

>"Strange indeed," says Kanako. "Please continue?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes. I also found that the deity had managed to become self-sustaining: it somehow came into a massive volume of memories, and it influenced these memories and made them desire to want. It seemed to have made these memories a part of itself, and used the desires from those memories to survive."

[Kilgamayan]

> The wording of the previous post has been edited. Apologies for the change.

[Hello Purvis]

> The wording of the previous post has been edited. Apologies for the change.

>WHY YOU!!!

> "Yes. I also found that the deity had managed to become self-sustaining: it somehow came into a massive volume of memories, and it influenced these memories and made them desire to want. It seemed to have made these memories a part of itself, and used the desires from those memories to survive."

>"That shouldn't work," says Shizuha.
>"How could it influence them?" Minoriko says. "And...memories?"
>"Something about this is weird," says Suwako. "A part of itself, you said?"


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[Kilgamayan]

> Is what we gave a reasonable assessment? Or would it be more accurate to say that the deity simply took those memories as possessions, rather than a new part of itself?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is what we gave a reasonable assessment? Or would it be more accurate to say that the deity simply took those memories as possessions, rather than a new part of itself?

>If anything, you're not certain it's correct the deity was a controlling aspect, rather than a contributing one.

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