Nue Quest Vth Vanguard: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "'Kay."
> Turn to Byakuren.
> "You ready?"

>Byakuren nods. "If you don't feel that you need to rest anymore, I am ready to go."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We don't really have the time. I'm doing well enough to get by. I don't plan on picking any fights."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We don't really have the time. I'm doing well enough to get by. I don't plan on picking any fights."

>Bykauren nods, and starts to stand.
>"Despite the situation," says Patchouli, "It will be difficult for you to return. I'll leave messages with the gate guard, or send my familiar after you if something critical is learned."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod and stand.
> "Got it."
> Grin.
> "And make sure Flan knows Miss Wings might need to come back, too."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod and stand.
> "Got it."
> Grin.
> "And make sure Flan knows Miss Wings might need to come back, too."

>"...Oh, you're Miss Wings?" says Patchouli. "Hmph. I thought that faerie was just trying to be annoying."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Nope, that was me. I hope we don't see each other again until you have your money."
> Assuming no objections from any present party, walk out of the library.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Nope, that was me. I hope we don't see each other again until you have your money."
> Assuming no objections from any present party, walk out of the library.

>"You know exactly what I like to hear," says Patchouli, as you and Byakuren depart the library and return to the foyer. Byakuren makes her way toward the doors to the north. 
>"What will you be planning first, Nue?" she asks.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Follow along.
> "I've changed my mind on the fairy. I think we should go to Turtle House first, and see if they can keep this cold fairy in control. If anyone can, they can."

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow along.
> "I've changed my mind on the fairy. I think we should go to Turtle House first, and see if they can keep this cold fairy in control. If anyone can, they can."

>"Alright," says Byakuren, as she opens the door for you. "I imagine they'll be happy to help out,"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod at Byakuren.
> Walk through the door and back out to the gate.

[Oldmansour]

Just tossing this out there, but, if you wanna go the cold route, why not Letty? She's as cold-powered as Cirno, if not moreso, and she's got to be easier to deal with. Or at least, better company.

[Kilgamayan]

Letty occurred to me, but we've only ever seen Letty once, during Reisen Quest, which was also the only quest set in winter. I'm fairly positive she would be basically impossible to find right now, if she even existed.

If Cirno drops her name, though, it'll be worth a shot.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod at Byakuren.
> Walk through the door and back out to the gate.

>You leave the mansion, and start down a stone path toward the gate. The sky is still gray and cloudy, a part of you wishes it would just hurry up and rain already. Looking toward the east, you notice a statue garden, filled with well-trimmed hedges. Westward, you see an old stone fountain, not flowing at the moment, with little patches of moss starting to get a foothold on it. As you approach the gate, you can see Miss Hong and the Little Mistress through the wrought iron bars, it seems that the latter is holding a dog. Miss Hong notices your approach, and opens the gates as you draw near.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hey, you two. Holdin' up okay?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hey, you two. Holdin' up okay?"

>"Elise came out to play!" says Flan, pointing the droopy-faced basset hound in her arms in your direction.
>"Been a slow morning," says Miss Hong. "Except for that weird flying thing passing around. You get a look at it?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"That thing almost ran into me. I'd love to know just what the hell it is. I'm thinking of asking Sanae about it. Since, y/know, Kanako's a god of the sky an all. Strikes me as someone who'd be likely to have information on a strange flying thing."

Should we detour to the mountain? Because I want to. Sanae + jet = HELL YES. And also, we can tell her about what we've discovered, and that if our current plan doesn't work, we might be asking Kanako and Suwako for help.

[Hello Purvis]

>"That thing almost ran into me. I'd love to know just what the hell it is. I'm thinking of asking Sanae about it. Since, y/know, Kanako's a god of the sky an all. Strikes me as someone who'd be likely to have information on a strange flying thing."

>"Wow, really?" says Meiling. "It must be something if you can get close to it and have no idea what it is."
>"Come again?" Byakuren says, frowning down at you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

The mountain has been on my mind as well. But if Patchouli doesn't think she has enough time to drum up a proper countercurse to the anti-theft charm, I would rather not go to the mountain until we're sure we'll need help from 'Nakko and Wakko.

> Turn to Byakuren.
> "You haven't seen the flying black wedge? It's kinda hard to miss, given how noisy it is."

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to Byakuren.
> "You haven't seen the flying black wedge? It's kinda hard to miss, given how noisy it is."

>"I've been in the village all day," says Byakuren.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "If we see it again, try shooting near it, just to get its attention. Not right at it, just near it. I would do it, but, well, y'know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If we see it again, try shooting near it, just to get its attention. Not right at it, just near it. I would do it, but, well, y'know."

>"Naw, I'm not allowed to shoot at things that aren't trying to get in," says Miss Hong, shaking her head. "But I'll keep it in mind."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Weren't we looking at Byakuren when we said that?

[Hello Purvis]

> Weren't we looking at Byakuren when we said that?

>You were. Damn butting in gatekeepers.
>"I'll keep it in mind as well," says Byakuren.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn back to the gate guards.
> "All right. I may return later today, but I don't expect to be back before you get your money back. Here's to not seeing each other again until then, eh?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn back to the gate guards.
> "All right. I may return later today, but I don't expect to be back before you get your money back. Here's to not seeing each other again until then, eh?"

>Miss Hong nods.
>"You're not getting back in unless you're all beat up again!" Flan says, giving a firm nod, while the basset hound in her arms lolls its tongue out and starts to pant a little.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Maybe I'll come back just to see you."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Later."
> Assuming no objections from any of the gathered party, take flight and head to Turtle House.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Maybe I'll come back just to see you."

>She blinks.
>"Oh. Okay?"

> "Later."
> Assuming no objections from any of the gathered party, take flight and head to Turtle House.

>And you leave to preserve your mystique, making way toward the house at the edge of the forest. Byakuren takes flight beside you. As the two of you leave the mansion behind, she says, "What are we going to do about him, Nue?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...I don't know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "...I don't know."

>She nods. "Well, it's a bridge we can cross after he's been stopped, really."

>_