Author Topic: Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 36905 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #210 on:** April 19, 2012, 03:29:54 AM »

> "I try not to make it a habit. The last several minutes reminded me why."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #211 on:** April 19, 2012, 04:06:20 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 03:29:54 AM

> "I try not to make it a habit. The last several minutes reminded me why."

>"Oh," says Nue, "Well, at least you got away in decent shape."
>"She won," Koyomi says.
>"Isn't that something?" says Nue, as she nudges a small cup of sake toward you. "On the house."

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #212 on:** April 19, 2012, 05:51:20 AM »

>Hey, free booze! Maybe we should beat up oni more often if it's like that!
>Take it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #213 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:07:06 AM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on April 19, 2012, 05:51:20 AM

>Hey, free booze! Maybe we should beat up oni more often if it's like that!
>Take it.

>This could becoming a habit!
>Then again, you really don't want to have to deal with more oni, you know there's some of them out there you can't top.
>Regardless, you take your drink and sample it. It's not too shabby!
>"Koyomi," says Nue, as she replaces the drink she gave you, "Could you take this tray over to the corner booth with the go game?"
>"Just this once," says Koyomi, as she picks up the tray and starts toward the indicated booth.
>"So," Nue says, leaning on the counter, "I'm guessing you're here for a reason?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #214 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:32:12 AM »

> "I am. I know you tend to know things. You know anything about the human guy that was running around down here earlier?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #215 on:** April 19, 2012, 02:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 10:32:12 AM

> "I am. I know you tend to know things. You know anything about the human guy that was running around down here earlier?"

>"I've heard a couple stories," says Nue. "He's become a popular guy recently. People see him pop up somewhere in the city, someone gets the mind to take him home, and he seems to have a habit of getting away from them."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #216 on:** April 19, 2012, 04:35:19 PM »

> "I don't need to take him home."
> Look down into our bucket. Put the captured card safely away, while we're thinking of it.
> "I don't think he'd fit anyway."
> Look back up.
> "I just want to give him a piece of my mind for jackin' me up. Any idea where he is?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #217 on:** April 19, 2012, 05:52:27 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 04:35:19 PM

> "I don't need to take him home."
> Look down into our bucket. Put the captured card safely away, while we're thinking of it.
> "I don't think he'd fit anyway."
> Look back up.
> "I just want to give him a piece of my mind for jackin' me up. Any idea where he is?"

>You make sure to store your trophy away safely, then explain your reasons.
>"Not off the top of my head," says Nue. "From what I gather, he's been all over this city. It might be easier to wait in the tunnels until he leaves, if he hasn't already. Or, maybe go check the human village? If there's some farmer like that running around down here, it might be a good idea to ask there and figure out who he is. Probably do that myself in a few days, when I head up there next time."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #218 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:09:57 PM »

> "The human village? Uh..."
> We don't actually know where anything is topside, do we?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #219 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:44:27 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 06:09:57 PM

> "The human village? Uh..."
> We don't actually know where anything is topside, do we?

>You have a very basic idea that there's a forest outside of the entrance, and that it's situated on the edge of a mountain range. You heard there was a hot spring reasonably close to it now, after the whole hell crow affair.
>"Oh, you'd need some directions, wouldn't you?" says Nue.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #220 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:04:19 PM »

> Frown.
> "Yeah. I'm not too big on the whole topside thing. Way too open for me. I'll take my tunnels any day."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #221 on:** April 19, 2012, 07:23:48 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 07:04:19 PM

> Frown.
> "Yeah. I'm not too big on the whole topside thing. Way too open for me. I'll take my tunnels any day."

>"Yeah, it took some getting used to," says Nue. "Once you get out, head west until you find the road, then go north. Or just go northwest, the village is kind of hard to miss."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #222 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:01:39 PM »

> "Um...all right."
> Are we really considering going topside?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #223 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:14:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 08:01:39 PM

> "Um...all right."
> Are we really considering going topside?

>She shrugs. "Just thought you might find it useful."
>Are you?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #224 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:46:22 PM »

> ...Oh, why the hell not? We've found some nifty stuff, got a fairy IOU, and even just took down and oni and got one of her cards. Might as well ride our hot streak to the end.
> "Oh, um, yes. I probably will. Thanks. I'm just still steeling myself for the idea of going topside."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #225 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:52:04 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 08:46:22 PM

> ...Oh, why the hell not? We've found some nifty stuff, got a fairy IOU, and even just took down and oni and got one of her cards. Might as well ride our hot streak to the end.
> "Oh, um, yes. I probably will. Thanks. I'm just still steeling myself for the idea of going topside."

>She nods. "Don't worry, it's reasonably friendly up there. Heh, you could probably even bother the shrine maiden if you wanted to."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #226 on:** April 19, 2012, 09:15:27 PM »

> Recall known shrine maidens.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #227 on:** April 19, 2012, 09:27:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 09:15:27 PM

> Recall known shrine maidens.

>The one you know about is the Red-White. You've seen another one in the past, though, a green-haired one. You near got her that one time, but she saw you coming.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #228 on:** April 19, 2012, 10:24:04 PM »

> Do we remember anything of our meeting with the red-white?
> Do we know the red-white's name?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #229 on:** April 19, 2012, 11:49:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 19, 2012, 10:24:04 PM

> Do we remember anything of our meeting with the red-white?
> Do we know the red-white's name?

>It...was a brief meeting. You thought the first human you had seen in ages would be a pushover, and learned very much the opposite.
>You do. Just it doesn't feel right to think of someone like that by a mundane name.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #230 on:** April 20, 2012, 12:41:42 AM »

> "How about someone I can meet that won't down me in a few seconds?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #231 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:23:17 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 20, 2012, 12:41:42 AM

> "How about someone I can meet that won't down me in a few seconds?"

>"Well, I can recommend the temple in town, the buddhists run it. There's a nice pub in town that a lot of people tend to gather at."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #232 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:26:26 AM »

> Huh. More booze places are always good to know about.
> Do we know of any connection between Nue, those folks at the clinic, and these buddhists just now?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #233 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:35:16 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 20, 2012, 01:26:26 AM

> Huh. More booze places are always good to know about.
> Do we know of any connection between Nue, those folks at the clinic, and these buddhists just now?

>It's fairly well known that they're in cahoots, but you aren't sure about the degree. She certainly doesn't seem like someone who would run around with a bunch of religious sorts.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #234 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:38:58 AM »

> "All right, I'll give those places a look-see."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #235 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:43:50 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 20, 2012, 01:38:58 AM

> "All right, I'll give those places a look-see."

>Nue nods. "Oh right, along the way there's a little house in the fields, by the road in leading into the mountains. Watch out for that, it's where the gap youkai lives these days."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #236 on:** April 20, 2012, 02:09:38 AM »

> What do we know about this gap youkai?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #237 on:** April 20, 2012, 02:15:15 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 20, 2012, 02:09:38 AM

> What do we know about this gap youkai?

>You know she is tremendously powerful and as capricious as any youkai. The oni respect her enough to not even joke about trying anything with her.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #238 on:** April 20, 2012, 02:16:10 AM »

> "Got it. I'll keep the hell away from there."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #239 on:** April 20, 2012, 02:37:47 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 20, 2012, 02:16:10 AM

> "Got it. I'll keep the hell away from there."

>"Anything else you want to know?" Nue says, as Koyomi returns and puts the tray on the bar.

>_