(Skyseas of Gensokyo) Nazrin Quest (Part 7)

[DracoOmega]

> Enter!

>You open the door and step inside. Standing near the desk is Murasa and another woman you could have easily pegged as Neu, even without the context. She has short white hair and a pair of large bushy antennae sweeping out from her forehead. From her back extend a rather large set of strikingly white moth wings with a subtle mottled pattern. She is wearing a woolly sweater in deep green and a comfortable-looking pair of dark slacks.
>"Oh, it's you," Murasa says. "Good timing." She gestures a hand towards her second mate. "This here's Neu. Neu, Nazrin."
>Neu smiles and nods her head towards you; her antennae wiggle slightly at the gesture. "Nice to meet you, Nazrin."
>Murasa chuckles, just a little sheepishly. "Hope you hadn't gone back to Louise yet."

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod to Neu.
> "Hello."
> Turn back to Murasa.
> "I have. Learned enough that we really need Neu if we want a shot of getting anything done quickly."

[DracoOmega]

> Nod to Neu.
> "Hello."
> Turn back to Murasa.
> "I have. Learned enough that we really need Neu if we want a shot of getting anything done quickly."

>You nod to Neu and return her greeting, then turn back to Murasa.
>"About that date, is it?" Murasa asks.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah. Giving Louise a month meant waiting a couple of days. If we can give an exact date,that would be much better."

[DracoOmega]

> "Yeah. Giving Louise a month meant waiting a couple of days. If we can give an exact date,that would be much better."

>"Well, thankfully someone on this ship bothered to remember," Murasa says with a self-effacing grin.
>"June 4th, 574," Neu says coolly. "I'm reasonably certain of this. If not, then it's definitely within that week."
>"Ishi grumbled about it a bit," Murasa says, "but I know which of the two I'd trust on this sort of thing. I could have sworn it was in the summer myself, anyway...."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great. Gotta be honest, though, it might be tricky for me to convince Louise to look that date up by myself. I kinda lost my temper just a little bit in there. Tried to blow it off, but I'm not convinced she bought it."

[DracoOmega]

> "Great. Gotta be honest, though, it might be tricky for me to convince Louise to look that date up by myself. I kinda lost my temper just a little bit in there. Tried to blow it off, but I'm not convinced she bought it."

>Murasa chuckles wryly. "Yeah, it's like arguing with a rock, ain't it? Hell, at least a rock doesn't give you that look, like she's just... just..." She grimaces a bit, then lets it out as an incoherent grunt of frustration.
>"It is her job, though," Neu says with a slight frown. "Was whatever happened bad enough that you think she'd refuse to do it?"
>"Hell, she wasn't listing to me before I started swearin' at her..."

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Maybe. I might get some points for admitting to an earlier error, though, since I told her some time in April. June 4th definitely isn't in April."

[DracoOmega]

> "...Maybe. I might get some points for admitting to an earlier error, though, since I told her some time in April. June 4th definitely isn't in April."

>"Or she might just think you're full of shit, like the rest of us," Murasa grumbles. "You really said that?"
>"That's an awfully... pessimistic attitude, captain," Neu comments.
>"Yeah? Well, you try arguing with her for a couple days." She lets out a haggard sigh.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Maybe Neu should talk to Louise? She hasn't wronged Louise yet, beyond however much anyone wrongs Louise simply by existing."

[DracoOmega]

> "Maybe Neu should talk to Louise? She hasn't wronged Louise yet, beyond however much anyone wrongs Louise simply by existing."

>Murasa rolls her eyes. "Ha, tell me about it. Though... that mightn't be a half-bad idea."
>"I certainly don't mind speaking with her," Neu says. "Though if you could fill me in on exactly how the date was supposed to help our case, that would be appreciated."

[Kilgamayan]

> What was the goal with that again? Searching for the purchase of the export permit?

[DracoOmega]

> What was the goal with that again? Searching for the purchase of the export permit?

>Essentially yes. You'd asked that Louise check the customs office financial records for the appropriate date, in hopes that some entry there would confirm the purchase of a permit, even if the permit itself was no longer on file.

[Kilgamayan]

> "She or whoever would check the financial records for that day and see the permit purchase. Since the permits don't expire, that would prove you should have one."

[DracoOmega]

> "She or whoever would check the financial records for that day and see the permit purchase. Since the permits don't expire, that would prove you should have one."

>Neu nods. "That doesn't sound difficult. Is there anything else I should be aware of?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Whatever important details were on the permit, if you can remember them."

[Oldmansour]

>"And they close in a bit less than an hour, so, don't let whoever you end up dealing with drag their heels."

[DracoOmega]

> "Whatever important details were on the permit, if you can remember them."

>"Oh, I'm familiar with the system and regulations," she says. "I meant in terms of what you had discussed with Miss Saint-Claire, or anything you had discovered that you thought was relevant."

>"And they close in a bit less than an hour, so, don't let whoever you end up dealing with drag their heels."

>She nods. "I'll keep that in mind."
>"Yeah, don't let 'em give you the runaround," Murasa says.

[Kilgamayan]

> Did we tell anyone on this ship why we want to get to Val Razua?

[DracoOmega]

> Did we tell anyone on this ship why we want to get to Val Razua?

>You have made no mention of your disease to any of the crew. You simply said that you needed to be in Val Razua 'yesterday'; Murasa did not inquire further at the time.

[Kilgamayan]

> "I think that's it. I'll go with you too, of course."

[DracoOmega]

> "I think that's it. I'll go with you too, of course."

>"Not that I mind, of course," Neu says, "but wasn't the main point of me going because you thought Louise would react poorly to you, after whatever passed between the two of you?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "I won't be going to meet her directly unless I'm invited in. But I'd still like to be around, just in case."

[DracoOmega]

> "I won't be going to meet her directly unless I'm invited in. But I'd still like to be around, just in case."

>She nods. "Of course."

[Kilgamayan]

> "If you're ready, then?"

[DracoOmega]

> "If you're ready, then?"

>"There's just a few pieces of documentation I'd like to collect before we leave," she says. "In case Miss Saint-Claire asks for proof of affiliation or somesuch. I'll only be a few moments."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure, take whatever time you need."
> Let Neu take whatever time she needs.

[DracoOmega]

> "Sure, take whatever time you need."
> Let Neu take whatever time she needs.

>She nods. "I'll be back shortly."
>And with that she gives a polite nod in Murasa's direction, who casually waves her off. Then she turns and quickly leaves the room.
>"So..." Murasa says after a few moments. "Think this'll work?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Better than nothing. She may think the permit never existed, but you know it did, so we know there's gotta be something somewhere. Unless you think we'd be better off beating her up until she talks."
> Frown.
> "Which I could probably talked into fairly easily."

[DracoOmega]

> "Better than nothing. She may think the permit never existed, but you know it did, so we know there's gotta be something somewhere. Unless you think we'd be better off beating her up until she talks."
> Frown.
> "Which I could probably talked into fairly easily."

>She laughs. "Wish I could say I wouldn't enjoy it, but if we lay a hand on her, we'll be in about ten times as much shit as we are right now. I'd like to be able to come back here again some day, y'know? Hell, leaving's always been the easy part; it's not like anyone here could catch us if they tried. But they could have a hundred guards waiting for us dock-side if we ever tried to land again.