Author Topic: Nue Quest 4th Ignition: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 41766 times)

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #630 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:22:39 AM »

Running out the door, want to ask Unzan to describe what he felt and compare it with what Ran told us

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #631 on:** July 23, 2011, 12:27:48 PM »

What do you mean you're not at your computers on Friday night? I thought we were nerds :<

> "Sort of, all we have so far is an idea that it's not exactly magic but it's close. The only person to feel it so far has been Ran, but apparently Unzan felt it too, so I'd like to dig a little deeper."
> "Also, it seems that there's a mysterious force calling in favors they don't even know they owe. That's why my cards disappeared, though the thief lost them so I'm back at square one. What kind of thief loses what they stole?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #632 on:** July 23, 2011, 02:35:09 PM »

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on July 23, 2011, 12:27:48 PM

> "Sort of, all we have so far is an idea that it's not exactly magic but it's close. The only person to feel it so far has been Ran, but apparently Unzan felt it too, so I'd like to dig a little deeper."
> "Also, it seems that there's a mysterious force calling in favors they don't even know they owe. That's why my cards disappeared, though the thief lost them so I'm back at square one. What kind of thief loses what they stole?"

>Ichirin frowns., and nods as she finishes cleaning the counter. "That seems an odd thing to lose. Does she have bad pockets or something? I can't imagine she'd just leave pilfered spellcards on a table."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #633 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:28:34 PM »

> "Yeah, I don't think she would. She doesn't even know how it happened. Might've been picked herself."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #634 on:** July 23, 2011, 04:39:21 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 23, 2011, 04:28:34 PM

> "Yeah, I don't think she would. She doesn't even know how it happened. Might've been picked herself."

>"I don't know who would have done that," says Ichirin, as she produces a large metal ring from her pockets and taps it gently against the counter.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #635 on:** July 23, 2011, 05:26:39 PM »

> Do we know what the ring is for?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #636 on:** July 23, 2011, 05:48:34 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 23, 2011, 05:26:39 PM

> Do we know what the ring is for?

>You know that she uses it to call Unzan when needed, but that's about it.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #637 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:43:33 PM »

> Wait for Unzan to arrive.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #638 on:** July 23, 2011, 09:22:57 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 23, 2011, 08:43:33 PM

> Wait for Unzan to arrive.

>You wait a few moments as Ichirin puts away a couple things. Then Unzan wafts into the room, "Sorry to bother you," she says to the cloudy youkai and he drifts close to her and looms protectively over her. "Nue wants to ask you some things."
>Unzan nods, and looks toward you with a placid expression.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #639 on:** July 23, 2011, 09:48:14 PM »

> "That feeling you mentioned last night. At least one or two others felt it, which I can't remember if I mentioned or not. Could you possibly describe it?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #640 on:** July 23, 2011, 10:10:11 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 23, 2011, 09:48:14 PM

> "That feeling you mentioned last night. At least one or two others felt it, which I can't remember if I mentioned or not. Could you possibly describe it?"

>Unzan's eyes seem to fade, you imagine he has closed them. After a moment his face grows blurry and indistinct. A few seconds pass before his face comes back into focus and he turns to face Ichirin, drawing close to her as though whispering. Ichirin nods, looking away from Unzan and you as though she were trying to catch a distant sound. Then she looks at you. "Unzan says that it felt something like what he would imagine feeling part another person's soul would be like. He says there was an overwhelming sense of something like mental fortitude to it, and a kind of desire that he doesn't quite understand. Something involved with exchanges, which is a term he seems to have spend awhile trying to find."

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #641 on:** July 23, 2011, 10:24:20 PM »

> "Interesting. 'Exchange' is an interesting choice of words, since that appears to be what happened with the money and the gems. Hmm...do you think it an inaccurate thing to say that whoever did it may have done it simply by willing it really hard?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #642 on:** July 23, 2011, 10:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on July 23, 2011, 10:24:20 PM

> "Interesting. 'Exchange' is an interesting choice of words, since that appears to be what happened with the money and the gems. Hmm...do you think it an inaccurate thing to say that whoever did it may have done it simply by willing it really hard?"

>Unzan's eyes fade a little, before he turns toward Ichirin again.
>"Unzan isn't sure," she says. "He doesn't imagine one could just do that. But, he can't deny that whatever happened seems to have had some aspect of a forceful will to it."

>_

Sophilia · « **Reply #643 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:21:29 AM »

> ~~Oh shit, The Nameless One is in Gensokyo!~~
> "A desire somewhat about exchange...hmmm. There are lots of things that could be called exchanges. Would you say it was the desire to exchange, or something a bit different?"

Yes, Iku is now on my suspect list.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #644 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:40:42 AM »

Quote from: Sophilia on July 24, 2011, 01:21:29 AM

> ~~Oh shit, The Nameless One is in Gensokyo!~~
> "A desire somewhat about exchange...hmmm. There are lots of things that could be called exchanges. Would you say it was the desire to exchange, or something a bit different?"

~~>Quick get Morte to trick him into going to the Paralemental Plane of Ice!~~
>Unzan's cloudy face bobs once, and he turns to Ichirin again. She frowns. "He thinks that sounds right, for what he felt. A desire to switch one thing for another. He seems to have only felt it for a second, it intruded on his meditation."

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #645 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:52:07 AM »

Actually, I'd more suspect the Dragon directly, though I do expect her to be troublesome if that is the case.

Also, the dream has concerned me and led to a curious theory.

>The dream we had earlier - do we know where in the Ancient City we were? Did we catch a glimpse of 'our' palace, or any other long-lasting fixtures?
>How much of the distant past have we heard from drunken oni at the tavern? Bad old times, major events, etc? Maybe the cause of the riot that ruined part of the city?
>What's the reason behind our beef with the hakutaku's submission to the Emperor?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #646 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:03:08 AM »

Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on July 24, 2011, 01:52:07 AM

Actually, I'd more suspect the Dragon directly, though I do expect her to be troublesome if that is the case.

Also, the dream has concerned me and led to a curious theory.

>The dream we had earlier - do we know where in the Ancient City we were? Did we catch a glimpse of 'our' palace, or any other long-lasting fixtures?
>How much of the distant past have we heard from drunken oni at the tavern? Bad old times, major events, etc? Maybe the cause of the riot that ruined part of the city?
>What's the reason behind our beef with the hakutaku's submission to the Emperor?

>Thinking on the dream, you don't think you were in any real place in the Ancient City, but rather some place that you recognized as such. Maybe it was the marketplace?
>You've heard a lot of tales about those kinds of things, not all of them in agreement with each other. You think the riot that lead to that fire was over two rival distilleries, back when Suika was still part of the city hierarchy and controlled that part of things. Things went bad, lanterns got knocked into flammable liquor, and it quickly spread.
>Really, it's a beef with the Yamato themselves: for winning the Suwa war, subjugating the native powers, asserting their own dominance; as well as the political shifts that came with the unification of Japan into one nation under the empire and the rise of humanity in its wake. In particular, it affected a fair amount of your upbringing. The Mikado served as a potent symbol of that, and you took it upon yourself to give them a hard time when you could, just to let them know that they weren't as firmly in control as they hoped.

>_

Sophilia · « **Reply #647 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:04:07 AM »

Actually that answer from Unzan partly dispelled my suspicion of her. I was kinda fishing for the "something else" answer. I'm still playing off that whole debt angle...

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #648 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:09:11 AM »

> "You pointed southward last night, could you tell if it came from about ground level or from up in the sky? Or how far south it came from?"
> Have we ever personally interacted with the were-hakutaku?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #649 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:13:09 AM »

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on July 24, 2011, 02:09:11 AM

> "You pointed southward last night, could you tell if it came from about ground level or from up in the sky? Or how far south it came from?"
> Have we ever personally interacted with the were-hakutaku?

>Unzan shakes his head.
>You have not, save for yesterday. Apparently it's not something people talk about very much, because you never knew, or you would have gone the long way around the village to get to the temple rather than going through it.

>_

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #650 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:39:47 AM »

> Have we interacted with any hakutaku then?
> "Could you tell if anyone else felt anything?"
> "Sounds like it's going to be a busy day then. What are you planning to d Ichirin?"

So, what should we do today? I think we should tell Ran what we learned from Unzan and see if she can add anything. We should probably check up underground and see what's going on, see if Mystia wants to tag along again, try and score an audience with the Scarlets and share or findings possibly, do more southern exploring.

We need to go give Alice the wood we found first though.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #651 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:41:46 AM »

We found mahogany? Where?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #652 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:50:53 AM »

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on July 24, 2011, 02:39:47 AM

> Have we interacted with any hakutaku then?
> "Could you tell if anyone else felt anything?"
> "Sounds like it's going to be a busy day then. What are you planning to d Ichirin?"

>You've had brief clashes with self-righteous cows in the past. Usually in the center of whatever they were using as the capital that century.
>Unzan shakes his head again.
>"Once I was done here, I was going to go help Hijiri keep the peace," says Ichirin.

>_

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #653 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:57:40 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 24, 2011, 02:41:46 AM

We found mahogany? Where?

Whoops, we just have the scrap she gave us. Thought we had actually found that.

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #654 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:00:03 AM »

So, more likely a temptress' dream of power? Ah well, so much for it being Asskicker's sword.

>Have we ever been in a major position of authority ourselves?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #655 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:30:56 AM »

Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on July 24, 2011, 03:00:03 AM

>Have we ever been in a major position of authority ourselves?

>The closest you've come is running a successful and mostly respected business

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #656 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:44:17 PM »

> "Hmm. Possibly tangentially related to this entire situation..."
> Pull out the Broken Sword Blade and show off the writing.
> "Do you know what this says?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #657 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:43:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 24, 2011, 02:44:17 PM

> "Hmm. Possibly tangentially related to this entire situation..."
> Pull out the Broken Sword Blade and show off the writing.
> "Do you know what this says?"

>Ichirin frowns at the weapon, and says, "No, never seen anything like it."
>Unzan shakes his head.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #658 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:52:40 PM »

> "Shoot. I think this might be related somehow, but no one yet's been able to read it. Apparently it's a Western language."
> Pull out the broken sword handle and carefully fit the two pieces together again.
> "There's definitely something up with this thing. I had a dream last night where it was pretty prominent, and my memory of the dream is remarkably clear. I just put it together like this a couple of minutes ago and tried talking it into fixing itself. I felt...some kind of force. Very small, and I don't know what it was. But it was something."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #659 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:06:28 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 24, 2011, 06:52:40 PM

> "Shoot. I think this might be related somehow, but no one yet's been able to read it. Apparently it's a Western language."
> Pull out the broken sword handle and carefully fit the two pieces together again.
> "There's definitely something up with this thing. I had a dream last night where it was pretty prominent, and my memory of the dream is remarkably clear. I just put it together like this a couple of minutes ago and tried talking it into fixing itself. I felt...some kind of force. Very small, and I don't know what it was. But it was something."

>"Perhaps it's a magic sword?" says Ichirin.

>_