Kisume Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

If the fairy wasn't two feet tall and I didn't know better, I'd swear it was UsuallyDead's Shanghai.

IF she's going to be conversational about it, I'm all for leaving her there and treating her like the most normal thing in the world.

[DracoOmega]

Fair enough. Anything in particular we were going to ask Yamame, or just small talk?

>Float on over a little closer
>"Heyya."

[Hello Purvis]

>Float on over a little closer
>"Heyya."

>You make your way inside and say hello. Yamama looks back over her shoulder and says, "Hey, buddy."
>The faerie does not stop chattering. You think she's talking about a road or something?

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Can we make out what the fairy is saying if we pay closer attention?

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we make out what the fairy is saying if we pay closer attention?

>You think so, she's not incomprehensible, just a bit hard to follow at the moment. You think she's just saying whatever is popping into her head.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>So she doesn't seem to be talking about anything of particular note that might be happening elsewhere, or on the surface? Or something related to why all those fairies might suddenly be looking for gold and jewels?

[Hello Purvis]

>So she doesn't seem to be talking about anything of particular note that might be happening elsewhere, or on the surface? Or something related to why all those fairies might suddenly be looking for gold and jewels?

>Giving a moment, it seems more like she's talking about the time she was walking down a road, and a hole jumped out and got her.
>"Don't worry about her, pal," says Yamame. "She's just talking."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"You can say that again...."
>"Couldn't find that guy, after all. Wandered off somewhere into the middle of the Ancient City, and I'd had enough asking oni for directions for one day. Wierdo's probably gonna end up with one of 'em calling dibs, and I'm not about to fight 'em to get my own two cents in."

[Hello Purvis]

>"You can say that again...."
>"Couldn't find that guy, after all. Wandered off somewhere into the middle of the Ancient City, and I'd had enough asking oni for directions for one day. Wierdo's probably gonna end up with one of 'em calling dibs, and I'm not about to fight 'em to get my own two cents in."

>"Don't blame you for that, buddy," says Yamame. "I haven't seen him, and I've been here the whole time."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Were the rocks we found by our spot different in type than the rocks found in these tunnels in general or just those near that spot?

[Hello Purvis]

>Were the rocks we found by our spot different in type than the rocks found in these tunnels in general or just those near that spot?

>Different from that area. There's all types of stone to be found underground, in just depends on where you go.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"This is probably gonna sound like a strange question, but.... have you seen any loose rocks around here that look kinda outta place, lately?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"This is probably gonna sound like a strange question, but.... have you seen any loose rocks around here that look kinda outta place, lately?"

>"Not that I've seen, pal," says Yamame., shaking her head.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Funny. 'Cause I found some loose granite from where that knocked me out."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Funny. 'Cause I found some loose granite from where that knocked me out."

>"Huh," says Yamame. "Not much loose stone out that way if I remember right. Anything weird about those rocks, buddy?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, they weren't there before that weirdo knocked me out, for one. And they didn't come off the walls near there, neither."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, they weren't there before that weirdo knocked me out, for one. And they didn't come off the walls near there, neither."

>"That's plenty odd," she says. "But are the rocks themselves weird?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Didn't look that weird to me."
>Take one out and show her.
>"But you can have a look-see yourself."

[theshirn]

> "Nah, pretty normal.  Here, have a look."
> Toss her a chip.

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[Hello Purvis]

> "Nah, pretty normal.  Here, have a look."
> Toss her a chip.

>"Didn't look that weird to me."
>Take one out and show her.
>"But you can have a look-see yourself."

>You tell her they look normal, and offer for her to come has a look at them. She lowers herself to the ground, detaches from the line that she was dangling from and walks over to you.
>Yamame kneels down beside you, less than a foot away, and takes the rock from you and turns it over in her hands. Then she looks at you, her face much too close to yours for comfort, and says, "Looks pretty normal to me too, buddy."

>_

[theshirn]

> Headbump.

[Kilgamayan]

> Headbumping Yamame would probably leave us worse off. Maybe we shouldn't.

[Vhaltz]

> He probably means we're playing mahjong with her and the fairy
> "It's ain't so much about 'em being normal, but about 'em being completely out of place where I found 'em"

I'm thinking maybe we should ask the retarded fairy that flew headfirst into the web whether she knows anything about the hooded ones.

[Hello Purvis]

> Headbump.

> Headbumping Yamame would probably leave us worse off. Maybe we shouldn't.

>You consider giving her head bump, but you don't know how she'd take it.

> He probably means we're playing mahjong with her and the fairy
> "It's ain't so much about 'em being normal, but about 'em being completely out of place where I found 'em"

>I am not learning Mahjong for you people
>"Yeah, buddy," says Yamame, as she hands your rock back, "But if they were weird rocks, it'd make more sense because they're weird."

>_

[Vhaltz]

The headbump is part of an obsolete ruleset anyway, so...
Also Yamame is fucking genius.

> "I guess you're right. I'm still kinda curious about how they got there, though, maybe that guy brought them with him when he dragged me over to that random place in the tunnels"
> "Oh, this fairy you "caught" could be useful, actually"
> Head over to the fairy and see if we can get her attention

[Hello Purvis]

> "I guess you're right. I'm still kinda curious about how they got there, though, maybe that guy brought them with him when he dragged me over to that random place in the tunnels"
> "Oh, this fairy you "caught" could be useful, actually"
> Head over to the fairy and see if we can get her attention

>She nods. "Yeah, that might be it. And have fun with her, buddy. I figured I'd let her go once I got done here."
>You approach the faerie, who is still chattering away.  "And then the top of the hole got melted, but it was okay because we still had our masks and-oh hey, are you here to hear my story too?"

>_

[Vhaltz]

> "...too?" check surroundings for any other possible recipients of this so-called "story", just in case she might not be nuts.

[Hello Purvis]

> "...too?" check surroundings for any other possible recipients of this so-called "story", just in case she might not be nuts.

>You glance around, and see no one but yourself, the spider youkai, and the faerie.

>_

[Vhaltz]

> Figures, she's nuts.
> "Uhm, no, I'm not really fond of stories, but hey, y'know what you could tell me about? Those weird fairies that are running around here with canine-eared hoods lately. Do you know anything about 'em?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Figures, she's nuts.
> "Uhm, no, I'm not really fond of stories, but hey, y'know what you could tell me about? Those weird fairies that are running around here with canine-eared hoods lately. Do you know anything about 'em?"

>She's clearly a typical faerie.
>"They sound like a bunch of crazies to me!" she says. "Never heard of them. Oh, but I don't live down here. Do they live down here?"

>_