Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow toward Kyouko for just a moment, then resume a neutral expression and wave a hand dismissively.
> "Eh. Don't worry about it. You're not even in the top 3 of the worst people that have assaulted me in the last few hours."

>"Not even in the top three worst people?" says Kyouko.
>"What brings here here?" says the hooded woman.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, yes. There was a human, farmer-looking guy, running around underground. Caused exactly the kind of chaos you'd expect from a human running around a city full of oni. Managed to escape all of 'em, though, and didn't look like he left with anything. Nue said I should let this place know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, yes. There was a human, farmer-looking guy, running around underground. Caused exactly the kind of chaos you'd expect from a human running around a city full of oni. Managed to escape all of 'em, though, and didn't look like he left with anything. Nue said I should let this place know."

>The hooded woman frowns. "That's...very irregular."
>"Very irregular?" says Kyouko.
>"I don't think any of the farmers I know would do anything like that..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Farmer or otherwise, I don't know any human with even a quarter of a brain that would run around the oni city with no obvious goal. Has us completely baffled. Uh, he had silvery hair, if that helps. Darkish skin, kinda young, kinda built. And he clearly knew how to handle himself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Farmer or otherwise, I don't know any human with even a quarter of a brain that would run around the oni city with no obvious goal. Has us completely baffled. Uh, he had silvery hair, if that helps. Darkish skin, kinda young, kinda built. And he clearly knew how to handle himself."

>"Mmm," says the hooded youkai. "That doesn't sounds like anyone I know, but I can't really claim to know all of them. I suppose the harvest goddess might, but I don't know if asking her would be the fastest way..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, if there's a faster way, I'll take it."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, if there's a faster way, I'll take it."

"I suppose you could ask around the farms," says the hooded woman. She rubs her chin with a hooked finger, then says, "Or...hmm, maybe at the pub, they should be preparing for the breakfast crowd soon.  It's kind of hard to say would else would have comprehensive enough knowledge of everyone that works the fields to say for sure..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Where's the pub?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Where's the pub?"

>"It's just that way," says the hooded woman, gesturing to the south. "It's the place with the sake cup on the sign."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'll give them a try, I guess. If that doesn't pan out, though, where's this harvest goddess?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'll give them a try, I guess. If that doesn't pan out, though, where's this harvest goddess?"

>"She lives around the foot of Youkai Mountain," says the hooded woman. "Just follow that road south and out of town, until it meets with a road heading eastward. That will take you to the forest where she lives. Also, if you're going to be running around, would you be interested in making a some money?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Raise both eyebrows!
> "Always. What's up?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise both eyebrows!
> "Always. What's up?"

>"Would you be willing to take a letter to Eientei for me?" She says. "It's a bit out of the way and fairly difficult to get to, but it's rather important that it be delivered. I'd be willing to pay you 50☼ for it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> ...When was the last time we had 50☼ on us? Ever?

[Hello Purvis]

> ...When was the last time we had 50☼ on us? Ever?

>You cannot readily remember. A long time, to say the least.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "I can do that, sure. How do I get there?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I can do that, sure. How do I get there?"

>"Well, that's the hard part. You'll need to find a guide, Eientei is inside the Bamboo Forest, which is terribly easy to get lost. It's to the west of the Forest of Magic, though."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Who's a qualified guide?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "Who's a qualified guide?"

>"Mokou would be your best bet, unless you can find one of the rabbits from Eientei," says the hooded woman.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right, then. Where can I find Mokou?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right, then. Where can I find Mokou?"

>"She sometimes comes around town," says the hooded youkai. "Once in awhile, she works at the pub, actually. Other times, she tends to keep to the bamboo forest. I'm not really sure what else she does, we only know each other in passing. If you're in the bamboo forest and she is too, there's a good chance she'll find you. She seems to have a sense for that place. You'll know her if you see her, she has long white hair and favors red overalls. "

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "And if I don't find her for whatever reason, I just bother any rabbits I see."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "And if I don't find her for whatever reason, I just bother any rabbits I see."

>She nods. "Yes. Would you be willing, still?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, I can do that. How urgent is this, though? Since it sounds like finding guides immediately isn't a guarantee, and I'd still like to stump around looking for farmer guy."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, I can do that. How urgent is this, though? Since it sounds like finding guides immediately isn't a guarantee, and I'd still like to stump around looking for farmer guy."

>"Well, it would be nice if you got it done sometime today," says the hooded woman, "But as long as it's done and you get us the response by sometime tomorrow, it should be alright."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay, so not, like, gotta get done in the next twenty minutes."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay, so not, like, gotta get done in the next twenty minutes."

>"That would be great," she says, "But it's not that urgent."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Sure can't guarantee delivery that good. But yeah, I can take care of it for you."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "Sure can't guarantee delivery that good. But yeah, I can take care of it for you."

>She nods reaches into a dress pocket, and hands you a piece of paper folded into an envelope shape. "I trust you won't read it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Take it.
> "Seems par for the course."