Sakuya Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "...I take that to mean she's gone and not coming back."

>"As far as any of us know. I am sure only those similarly enlightened would be able to say," says Miko.

>".......Wait, is Seiga still causing trouble for people like she used to?"

>"Ahahahah," Miko says. "I would hope not."

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[Monarda]

>"So do i, and considering who would have put her in line all these years, i am fairly sure there is nothing to worry about."

[Hello Purvis]

>"So do i, and considering who would have put her in line all these years, i am fairly sure there is nothing to worry about."

>"She has, ah, at least tempered her mischievous streak," Miko says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Are you happy with where Gensokyo has gone? Or were you happy, I guess, since maybe it doesn't matter so much to you anymore."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Are you happy with where Gensokyo has gone? Or were you happy, I guess, since maybe it doesn't matter so much to you anymore."

>"To be honest, I am still wary of Apex," says Miko. "But I am pleased that as Gensokyo expanded, people recognized the need to form a proper system of government, and that they took to heart my disciple's lessons. That said, it has gotten a bit crowded, but this cannot be helped, I suppose."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "How did it expand, anyway? I didn't think we could do that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "How did it expand, anyway? I didn't think we could do that."

>"My understanding is that it is something Yukari did," says Miko. "Part of her final work on the barrier, I believe."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Huh. Is it still expanding, then, or is it done?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Huh. Is it still expanding, then, or is it done?"

>"It's hard to say," says Miko. "But I think it still is, just a little bit at a time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Interesting. I wonder if the outside world has noticed?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Interesting. I wonder if the outside world has noticed?"

>"I do no not know," says Miko. "We don't hear about anything from there anymore."

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[Monarda]

>Did someone tell us what happened to Ran Yakumo and Chen Yakumo ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Did someone tell us what happened to Ran Yakumo and Chen Yakumo ?

>Reimu hinted they were still out there.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "'Anymore'? Was there a time when you did?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "'Anymore'? Was there a time when you did?"

>"Things used to fall through the barrier," says Miko. "There was quite the little scavenging trade, really. I'm sure you recall it?"

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[Monarda]

>"Ahh yes, i do recall that... what about Ran Yakumo, Yukari's shikigami, and Chen Yakumo, the shikigami's shikigami ? Have you heard of anything regarding the two ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ahh yes, i do recall that... what about Ran Yakumo, Yukari's shikigami, and Chen Yakumo, the shikigami's shikigami ? Have you heard of anything regarding the two ?"

>"They dwell in the Dragon Palace," says Miko."I was under the impression that you were seeking them out?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I did not know they were here, honestly. Once I heard that the current Messenger was a Hinanawi, I thought I should talk to her. But I certainly won't object to being able to talk to a Yakumo as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I did not know they were here, honestly. Once I heard that the current Messenger was a Hinanawi, I thought I should talk to her. But I certainly won't object to being able to talk to a Yakumo as well."

>"You might well need to speak with the former to get an audience with the latter," says Miko. "She rarely sees people."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's fine by me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's fine by me."

>Miko nods. "That will make things easier."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Good."
> "So you're the 'overseer', yes? It did not take you long to earn a position of authority up here, did it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Good."
> "So you're the 'overseer', yes? It did not take you long to earn a position of authority up here, did it?"

>"Only for today," says Miko. "The usual forewoman had someting come up, and asked me to handle it. I try to avoid positions of authority as a rule."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Too much like old times?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Too much like old times?"

>"Rather, it draws me away from what is important, and reinforces old beliefs that have little value."

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[Monarda]

>About our dead past, who else knows about besides ourselves (duh) and Mistress Remilia ?
>"Pleasant to hear so...... say, might i now how did your entourage and Miss Byakuren with her followers come to a peaceful relationship ? That is a great leap from what i remember in my time."

[Suwako Moriya]

> You okay, parser? You're up way earlier than I expected and that's almost never a good sign.

[Hello Purvis]

>About our dead past, who else knows about besides ourselves (duh) and Mistress Remilia ?
>"Pleasant to hear so...... say, might i now how did your entourage and Miss Byakuren with her followers come to a peaceful relationship ? That is a great leap from what i remember in my time."

>Rinnosuke, some village people. Only the former seems interested in pretending otherwise. Or seemed, you suppose.
>"Ultimately, we were both more interested in peace than in defeating each other," says Miko. "To be honest, I feel people may have...overemphasized our disagreements."

> You okay, parser? You're up way earlier than I expected and that's almost never a good sign.

>Yes, but I don't know why. Will probably collapse later.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Shrug.
> "It's possible, I guess. Gensokyo had a handful of bitter rivalries before you showed up, so everyone may just have assumed we had one more."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "It's possible, I guess. Gensokyo had a handful of bitter rivalries before you showed up, so everyone may just have assumed we had one more."

>"We were certainly philosophically opposed," says Miko. "But I think our conflict was one of original intent against the force of history. That said...perhaps I did soften ever so sightly on some issues."

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