Nue Quest 8 - Pagan: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Grab the umbrella out of my purse before we keep going. You're the guest and my hands are full anyway."
> Wait until Mamizou has 'equipped' the umbrella, then head toward those trees and get back under the canopy to look around for the heretic house.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Grab the umbrella out of my purse before we keep going. You're the guest and my hands are full anyway."
> Wait until Mamizou has 'equipped' the umbrella, then head toward those trees and get back under the canopy to look around for the heretic house.

>"Quite gracious of you," says Mamizou, as she picks the umbrella out of your purse and opens it.
>You descend back down, and make your way back toward the heretics' house. Mamizou is quiet during this trip, though you can see her eyes are roving to and fro, taking everything in. You hear the periodic faerie in the distance, shrieking, yelling, or laughing, but none of them choose to bother you. It does not take too long to reach the large, blocky home where the two heretics and their ghost live. Mamizou frowns at it as you enter the clearing. "Rather ugly place, wouldn't you agree?" she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "This place isn't mine, and we won't be here long. I'll explain further after we've left. Can you pound on the door, since my hands are full? It's hard for them to hear light knocks through that thick thing."

[Hello Purvis]

> "This place isn't mine, and we won't be here long. I'll explain further after we've left. Can you pound on the door, since my hands are full? It's hard for them to hear light knocks through that thick thing."

>"Pound on the-?" Mamizou starts, before she looks toward the door as you round the corner. "Oh my. What a ghastly thing."
>She walks over to the door and beats on it firmly. After a moment, while she massages the bottom of her hand, it opens, and you can see Rika's face peer through the crack. "Well that was fast, did you forget something? Or do you want us to keep that block for you?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>If we haven't done so yet, restore our wings and our eye color.

[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Quick? I've been roving around for a few hours now. Come to think of it, how is it still this light out?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Quick? I've been roving around for a few hours now. Come to think of it, how is it still this light out?"

>"We just got done with cleaning up after dinner a little while ago," says Rika, as she opens the door. She glances toward Mamizou, "And who's this?"

>If we haven't done so yet, restore our wings and our eye color.

>You have not done so yet, but you imagine that you're distinctive enough to be recognized anyways. It would be rude to take time from a conversation for this, anyways.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "This is Mamizou. She's kinda both from Japan and from the land from where this sword came."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Mamizou, this is Rika. She's an engineer that lives with another engineer and a ghost that makes a fine stew but is completely unhelpful otherwise."

[Hello Purvis]

> "This is Mamizou. She's kinda both from Japan and from the land from where this sword came."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Mamizou, this is Rika. She's an engineer that lives with another engineer and a ghost that makes a fine stew but is completely unhelpful otherwise."

>"Ah, a pleasure," says Mamizou.
>"Hey, no," says Rika, frowning.  "Don't compare us to those slapdash kappa! And come on if, you want to."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure."
> Enter out of the rain!

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sure."
> Enter out of the rain!

>You walk into the front room, noticing that the table has been returned to its original place. The air is slightly warm, you imagine it is due to the stove's heat spreading.
>"So, what do you need?" says Rika. "Want me to get a towel or something?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "If you wouldn't mind. We're not going to be here for too long, but I figure I at least owe you why, as well as where I've been. Especially since our two timelines don't seem to add up."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If you wouldn't mind. We're not going to be here for too long, but I figure I at least owe you why, as well as where I've been. Especially since our two timelines don't seem to add up."

>"Just a second," says Rika, as she steps out of the room.
>"It's rather more charming inside, I have to say," says Mamizou, after a moment of looking around.
>Before you can reply, Rika returns and offers you a towel. "Alright, I'll hear you out, no problem."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Knew I'd be able to get it in eventually.

> Put down the wood.
> "Okay. The long and short of it is that those weird trees come from another land on another continent that's connected to us somehow. Normally the connection is closed, but apparently I did a number on it going through it with the sword. The gap youkai's fixing it now; you can go over and bug her about it if you really want to, but thanks to what I did, she's in a temper."

[Hello Purvis]

Knew I'd be able to get it in eventually.

> Put down the wood.
> "Okay. The long and short of it is that those weird trees come from another land on another continent that's connected to us somehow. Normally the connection is closed, but apparently I did a number on it going through it with the sword. The gap youkai's fixing it now; you can go over and bug her about it if you really want to, but thanks to what I did, she's in a temper."

>Rika nods along, clearly not understanding everything, but doing her best to keep up. Then you mention the gap youkai, and her eyes widen.
>"She's here? Right now?!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Gesture in the approximate direction we remember approaching the house from.
> "She's a bit that way. She'll be pretty occupied for the next few hours, I think. Why?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Gesture in the approximate direction we remember approaching the house from.
> "She's a bit that way. She'll be pretty occupied for the next few hours, I think. Why?"

>"Shit," says Rika. "That's too close. Okay, you did us a big favor telling us this. Like hell she's going to catch us off guard this time!"
>She turns back toward the door and shouts, "Rikako! We have a Violet Alert! I am not kidding!"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Uh, are you actually going to go out there and bother her right now? Because I would seriously reconsider if I were you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh, are you actually going to go out there and bother her right now? Because I would seriously reconsider if I were you."

>"What?" says Rika, "We're not idiots. But if she's here, she's almost definitely going to be coming after us and we're going to have to be ready!"
>You can hear footsteps in the hall approaching quickly. Mamizou looks at you, clearly not fully comprehending what is going on.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug back in Mamizou's direction.

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug back in Mamizou's direction.

>You give Mamizou a shrug, while Rikako bursts into the room. "She's coming? When? How much time do we have?"
>"I don't know," says Rika, who then looks to you. "How much time to we have?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Like I said earlier, she'll be preoccupied for a few hours."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Like I said earlier, she'll be preoccupied for a few hours."

>"Right, right, sorry," says Rika. "Okay, a bit more time than anticipated."
>Rikako shakes her head. "No, there's still the familiars. I'll get things ready."
>"Ugh, you're right," says Rika with a grimace, as the purple-haired woman leaves. She then looks toward you. "Okay, you two are going to want to leave soon, it's going to get nasty here and we can't have people in the way."

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[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I don't think she has any interest in bothering you. She pretty clearly didn't even want to be out here in the first place."

[Kilgamayan]

> "But okay, I guess."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Things aren't normally like this, I promise. I'm just about as confused as you are."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't think she has any interest in bothering you. She pretty clearly didn't even want to be out here in the first place."

>"She hates us," says Rika. "Trust me, we're gonna be in for it."

> "But okay, I guess."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Things aren't normally like this, I promise. I'm just about as confused as you are."

>"Well, at least I have company in my misery, so to speak," says Mamizou.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, if you need to batten down the hatches like this, we'll be off. We're in a bit of a time crunch ourselves."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, if you need to batten down the hatches like this, we'll be off. We're in a bit of a time crunch ourselves."

>"Yeah, sorry about that," says Rika. "But, um, come tomorrow if you want?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure. I can tell you what's happened here then."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Ready to take off?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sure. I can tell you what's happened here then."
> Turn to Mamizou.
> "Ready to take off?"

>"Yeah, sorry," says Rika, shrugging. "But safety first."
>"Yes, let's," says Mamizou.

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