Nue Quest Alter Code 6: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Let's break this sucker down. Swing a couple more times, putting everything we can behind it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's break this sucker down. Swing a couple more times, putting everything we can behind it.

>You swing at the pile of coins a few more times, getting the same result each time. You don't think it has moved any closer between the swings, but the differences may be small enough that you cannot tell at this distance.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Mmm, idea.
> Put the trident away.
> Throw another punch at the pile. When we can tell our fist has stopped, unclench it and splay our fingers out to see if they can cover the final bit of distance.

[Hello Purvis]

> Mmm, idea.
> Put the trident away.
> Throw another punch at the pile. When we can tell our fist has stopped, unclench it and splay our fingers out to see if they can cover the final bit of distance.

>You punch at the pile again, and try to unclench your fist. The effect is interesting, your fingers feel like they are moving through mud, unfurling more and more slowly, You are barely able to unclench your fist at all.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Pull our arm back again.
> Can we grow feathers?

[Hello Purvis]

> Pull our arm back again.
> Can we grow feathers?

>You draw your arm back.
>And you can, technically, but you're not very good at it. There's not been many occasions where you've needed them. You'd have to start from scratch, and largely make it up as you go along.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What if we only needed a single one?

[Hello Purvis]

> What if we only needed a single one?

>It would probably be less arduous than making a proper coat of them, but still fairly tricky; and time consuming for such an alteration.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Time consuming like five minutes to grow one coming out of our wrist out across the back of our hand like a feral?

[Hello Purvis]

> Time consuming like five minutes to grow one coming out of our wrist out across the back of our hand like a feral?

>Likely. And you don't think it would be a very good feather.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What about simply growing a select small patch of hair quite long?

[Hello Purvis]

> What about simply growing a select small patch of hair quite long?

>That should be much easier.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let's do that, then. Grow several hairs, about four our five, from our right wrist area, palmside. Grow them long enough that we could comfortably grab them in our right hand (I.e. we're not yanking them out of our arm) and the hairs would still extend a couple of inches beyond where we have grabbed them,

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's do that, then. Grow several hairs, about four our five, from our right wrist area, palmside. Grow them long enough that we could comfortably grab them in our right hand (I.e. we're not yanking them out of our arm) and the hairs would still extend a couple of inches beyond where we have grabbed them,

>You grow your some freakishly long wrist hair. Part of you is happy that Mokou is not here to see it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Function over form. As desirable as the latter is right now...
> Float back over to Rinnosuke, getting right up next to him.

[Hello Purvis]

> Function over form. As desirable as the latter is right now...
> Float back over to Rinnosuke, getting right up next to him.

>You return to Rinnosuke. He does not appreciably react.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Commencing Operation: Enduring Annoyance.

> Grow out four or five matching hair strands on our left arm.
> Grab our right arm long hair in our right hand so a couple of inches are still sticking out beyond where we grabbed. Do the same with our left arm hair and hand.
> Take the tips of our right wielded hair and tickle Rinnosuke's nose.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grow out four or five matching hair strands on our left arm.
> Grab our right arm long hair in our right hand so a couple of inches are still sticking out beyond where we grabbed. Do the same with our left arm hair and hand.
> Take the tips of our right wielded hair and tickle Rinnosuke's nose.

>You add a few hairs to your left arm, then proceed to tickle Rinnosuke's nose. He jerks away from you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Take careful note of his hands. If he lets those cards go...
> Pursue his nose with our hair and keep tickling.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take careful note of his hands. If he lets those cards go...
> Pursue his nose with our hair and keep tickling.

>He seems to be keeping his hands much as they were.
>You continue to tickle him, forcing him to properly lean away.
>"Is this really what you're planning to do?" he says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Better than shooting you."
> Keep pursuing his nose with our hair. While tickling his nose, use our other wielded hair to tickle at his closest ear. Switch the two hair assaults if it means easier positioning.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Better than shooting you."
> Keep pursuing his nose with our hair. While tickling his nose, use our other wielded hair to tickle at his closest ear. Switch the two hair assaults if it means easier positioning.

>You reply and continue to pursue him. He backs away a bit more, then begins to stand up, drawing his feet under him.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Does he still have both hands on the cards?

[Hello Purvis]

> Does he still have both hands on the cards?

>Yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> %rom where wewe are standing, aim a kick, using the side of our foot (or toe, if it's more convenient), at the back leg of the chair so that we are kicking it toward the table (and thus also at his legs). Don't boot it with all the energy we can muster, just with enough force to disrupt him and throw him off balance. Make sure he has actually started lifting himself off the chair before we make contact.

[Hello Purvis]

> %rom where wewe are standing, aim a kick, using the side of our foot (or toe, if it's more convenient), at the back leg of the chair so that we are kicking it toward the table (and thus also at his legs). Don't boot it with all the energy we can muster, just with enough force to disrupt him and throw him off balance. Make sure he has actually started lifting himself off the chair before we make contact.

>There is no chair, he has been sitting on the ground like most people in Gensokyo do, outside of some establishments.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Sitting on the ground? At a table?

[Kilgamayan]

So my current plan is to get him to let go of the cards, either by annoying him or by knocking him off balance. I'd rather not resort to violence if I can avoid it, but if he bolts for another corner of the room behind another wall we can't get past, then we don't really have a choice.

Any ideas for how to throw him off balance? If he's going to walk away, we might be able to trip him while tickling him to keep him distracted.

[UncertainJakutten]

I like it. As for throwing him off balance if he walks, yeah, your best bet is tripping him.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Or we could kick him in the sweet spot. That'd probably distract him enough.