Nue Quest Vth Vanguard: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Peek inside.
> If nothing looks dangerous, walk inside.

>You peek inside and see nothing that feels dangerous. Walking inside, you see a little room with a rug on the floor and a coat rack in the corner with an umbrella stand next to it. Doors open to the north and south, the former leading to a bedroom strew with clothes and the latter leading to a kitchen that seems to be in rather good condition. Obvious exits are North, South, and East.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Head North toward the bedroom.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head North toward the bedroom.

>You head north.
>It's a little difficult to walk into the bedroom, clothes and shoes and more are strew about everywhere in this small room. An unmade futon rests along the far wall, just under a curtained window. The walls are mostly bare, though a lone wallscroll hands from one on the fight, showing a very stylized night sky with the constellations of the zodiac gleaming in it. A small chest of drawers sits in the corner, its drawers hanging open and its contents disorganized.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any dresses visible?
> What about emblazoned aprons?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any dresses visible?
> What about emblazoned aprons?

>There are numerous dresses laying around, but you don't see any aprons at a glance.
>You hear Renko walk into the house behind you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn around to look at her.

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn around to look at her.

>You look at Renko. She seems to be looking around causally. Then she says, "Find one?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not yet. As long as you're here, if you find one yourself, let me know. It's large and brown and has a large 'M' in the center."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not yet. As long as you're here, if you find one yourself, let me know. It's large and brown and has a large 'M' in the center."

>Renko nods. "Yeah, I've seen it before."
>After a moment she adds, "There's one in the kitchen."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, neat."
> Head over to the kitchen.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, neat."
> Head over to the kitchen.

>You leave the bedroom and head into the kitchen.
>There is a faint earthy aroma in the air, likely caused by the large soup tureen gently steaming on the range. A long counter runs along the way, clean but bearing many old stains that are likely immune to any kind of washing. You get the feeling that many of the stains have nothing to do with food. A large square table dominates the middle of the room, pockmarked and scarred in ways that suggest there's been at least one fire. A large, dribbly candle stands in the middle of it. Off to the side, you see a rack with several aprons hanging off the pegs.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is the range still going?
> Head over to the aprons and grab one that matches the Emblazoned Apron Rinnosuke had.

[Hello Purvis]

> Is the range still going?
> Head over to the aprons and grab one that matches the Emblazoned Apron Rinnosuke had.

>It seems to be.
>You look over the aprons, and find one that looks close enough to the apron you saw at Kourindou that you cannot tell the difference at a glance.
>You obtain: Emblazoned Apron.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How much empty space is there on the large square table?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much empty space is there on the large square table?

>A fair amount. You could probably serve a meal on it easily.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head back to the bedroom.
> Find one of Marisa's dresses. How does it compare in size to the apron?

[Hello Purvis]

> Head back to the bedroom.
> Find one of Marisa's dresses. How does it compare in size to the apron?

>You grab a dress at random and bring it back to the kitchen.
>The dress is definitely larger, given it is designed to cover more area and such.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Hmm.
> Look around the room for clothing that's roughly the same size as the apron.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hmm.
> Look around the room for clothing that's roughly the same size as the apron.

>That might be a problem.
>You check around the bedroom, and quickly find a dark blue capelet that is fairly close in size.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grab the capelet, then take it and the apron back to the kitchen table.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grab the capelet, then take it and the apron back to the kitchen table.

>You return to the kitchen table, while you see Renko looking through the other doorway in the kitchen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Anything interesting?"
> Set up the apron on the kitchen table as best we can.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Anything interesting?"
> Set up the apron on the kitchen table as best we can.

>"Nope," says Renko. "Just a little library and sitting room."
>You are easily able to set the apron on the table.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right. Just FYI, this might take a couple of minutes."
> Take a good close look at the entire capelet. Go after it with the seamstress' eye, noting even the minute details. Get a good sense of how the fabric and such feel as well.

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. Just FYI, this might take a couple of minutes."
> Take a good close look at the entire capelet. Go after it with the seamstress' eye, noting even the minute details. Get a good sense of how the fabric and such feel as well.

>"Got it," says Renko. "I'll go make sure Cirno doesn't run off."
>As she starts to leave, you look over the capelet, putting all your clothes making skills to the test. The stitching is serviceable, but not notable. The cloth is quite nice, and has been dyed very well. There are frills along the edges, save for where it opens in front, that are sewn on adequately but noticeably on the underside. A string ending in little pompoms ties the garment in place.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's say we wanted to change the apron to look like the capelet. How problematic would that string be in terms of solidifying the illusion as best we can?

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's say we wanted to change the apron to look like the capelet. How problematic would that string be in terms of solidifying the illusion as best we can?

>The apron has strings as well. You could knot them up a bit at the end, and you doubt there would be a problem.

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[Kilgamayan]

> That's a good idea. It's a lucky thing we're so amazing.
> Head back over to the apron, and knot those strings together, so that they'd match the capelet strings as best as possible.

[Hello Purvis]

> That's a good idea. It's a lucky thing we're so amazing.
> Head back over to the apron, and knot those strings together, so that they'd match the capelet strings as best as possible.

>It certainly is. Good thing you've had it work in the past.
>You put some knots in the apron strings, and soon have a nice tangle on the ends of them.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Pull out a Seed and perform the chicanery necessary to make the apron look and feel like the capelet while hiding the seed's presence in the thing as best as possible.