Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Damn. Well, if it wouldn't be much of a bother, could you see if any customers know anything about the guy as the day progresses?"

>"What's in it for me?" she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Uh...

> Inventory

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory

>You inventory contains:
>Dirty White Robe
>Your garment of choice
>Spare Dirty White Robe
>In case the other one gets intolerably dirty
>Wooden Bucket
>Your home, your bed, your life. You keep all of your stuff there!
>Length of Rusty Rebar
>When danmaku isn't enough...
>Empty Sack
>It used to hold some rice, but you've eaten it all. Currently holding Whitecap Mushroom x15
>Wooden Chopsticks (used)
>You should wash these off
>Dirty Tattered Blanket
>A way to keep warm, a way to dry off, and a cushion! What more could you ask for?
>Small Iron Pot
>You cooking companion, when you actually have something to cook.
>Dirty Iron Knife
>Made with real metal!
>Horror "Well-bucket-dropping Monster" (Half expended)
>Your spellcard, it rains death from above! You've...not had a lot of luck with it.
>Whitecap Mushroom x15
>These can be eaten!
>Small Piece of Granite
>An oblong, inch-long piece of sparkly granite.
>Apple Gourd x2
>A gourd with delicious paste inside.
>Stalk of Cave Wheat
>A stem with edible seed pods that can be made into flour
>Kasha Paw Leaves x5
>Leaves with rounded edges that can be used for spice.
>Broad Leaf x2
>Tough until boiled; perfect for soups and stews of all kinds.
>Salt Crystal x2
>Fist-sized natural formations of salt.
>4☼
>This is 4☼
>Old Wok
>A cooking pot shaped like a flat cone.
>Empty Glass Bottle
>It has a cork.
>Sword Hilt
>Shaped like a metallic disk with a hole in it.
>Yellow Scarf
>A long, silken scarf. It is in fairly good condition for living on a cave floor for who knows how long.
>Blank Spellcard
>Just ready to be inscribed with all sorts of chaos.
>Book: ?6?
>A novel about an oni and her human captive.
>Bottle of Shouchu
>It is 43 years old!
>Music Sign: Year's End Procession
>A spellcard you have captured, featuring a danmaku attack well beyond your abilities.
>Letter to Eientei
>It?s addressed to Yagokoro, you?ve not read it yet.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

I don't see anything there I'd want to give up that Tenshi would take, but I'm too exhausted and headachey to think about this any further than that tonight.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Uh..."
> Look down into the bucket for a second or two, then back up.
> "...I guess I don't really have a lot."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh..."
> Look down into the bucket for a second or two, then back up.
> "...I guess I don't really have a lot."

>She smirks. "Then I guess you better be real convincing."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Know anyone that likes books?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "Know anyone that likes books?"

>"What kind of book?" says the blue-haired woman. "Most people like to read sometimes. Patchouli is pretty obsessed with books..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Pull out the book.
> "Looks like a novel to me. One about an oni and a human captive."

[Hello Purvis]

> Pull out the book.
> "Looks like a novel to me. One about an oni and a human captive."

>"That sounds like kind of a weird book," says the woman, frowning a little. "Most people might like that, people like novels a lot more than those weird crusty magic books and stuff. Well, not Patchouli, but you know what I mean. Is it any good?"

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Was it?

[Hello Purvis]

>Was it?

>You've only glanced through it a bit. You think Yamame didn't hate the bits she read, though you didn't get very far into it.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>"Didn't really get too far into it, though Yamame didn't think it was that bad."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Didn't really get too far into it, though Yamame didn't think it was that bad."

>"Huh, okay," she says. "How about you let me borrow it and I'll keep an ear open."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure."
> Bounce on over ot the woman and hand over the book.
> "If you somehow get time to read it, lemme know how it is."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sure."
> Bounce on over ot the woman and hand over the book.
> "If you somehow get time to read it, lemme know how it is."

>You bounce over and hand her the book. "It'll be something to do during the slow parts of the day," she says. "So, anything else weird been happening down there, besides that guy?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mostly normal stuff. There's a group of fairies starting some weird canine-eared-hood club or something, but they're fairies, who knows why the hell they do anything. Weird is the norm for them. I guess the weirdest thing is that it looks like some tengu is becoming a semi-regular visitor. Don't know too many tengu that wander that way, but this one seems to be a friend of Nue Houjuu's, if you know her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mostly normal stuff. There's a group of fairies starting some weird canine-eared-hood club or something, but they're fairies, who knows why the hell they do anything. Weird is the norm for them. I guess the weirdest thing is that it looks like some tengu is becoming a semi-regular visitor. Don't know too many tengu that wander that way, but this one seems to be a friend of Nue Houjuu's, if you know her."

>She nods as you explain Cobalt Sky's following to her, then snickers when you mention Nue's new friend. "Isn't that interesting?" she says. "Everyone knows that Nue didn't have anything nice to say about tengu  beforehand."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Given we're not particularly polite, but we have a few more curiosities and are already distracting this woman from her tasks by talking to her, what do we think of the prospect of offering to help the cleaning process, consider it may make her more likely to keep an ear out for info on this guy?
> Are we even in condition to offer to help clean?
> "Yeah, it sounded like her general opinion of tengu wasn't very high."
> Shrug.
> "Guess this one's different somehow."

[Hello Purvis]

> Given we're not particularly polite, but we have a few more curiosities and are already distracting this woman from her tasks by talking to her, what do we think of the prospect of offering to help the cleaning process, consider it may make her more likely to keep an ear out for info on this guy?
> Are we even in condition to offer to help clean?
> "Yeah, it sounded like her general opinion of tengu wasn't very high."
> Shrug.
> "Guess this one's different somehow."

>You're not particularly opposed to pitching into things on your own terms.
>You're kind of dirty and smelly yourself, particularly after that trip through the bat warren, but that shouldn't really affect your sweeping ability. Admittedly, as you are bucketbound, you aren't quite so agile with a broom as many are, but you can manage.
>She snickers. "I bet it's different."

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[Kilgamayan]

> How do we normally clean ourselves?
> "Eh, whatever. None of my business. Say, I still have some curiosities, but I know I'm interrupting what you're doing. Is there any way I can help out?"

[Hello Purvis]

> How do we normally clean ourselves?
> "Eh, whatever. None of my business. Say, I still have some curiosities, but I know I'm interrupting what you're doing. Is there any way I can help out?"

>When you feel it necessary, you get a bath in the river.
>"Uh, you could sweep, I guess," she says. "I still need to wipe off the bar."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Hold out our hands for the broom.
> "Sure, I'll do what I can."

[Hello Purvis]

> Hold out our hands for the broom.
> "Sure, I'll do what I can."

>She hands you the broom. "Thanks."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Can we float while sweeping, so we don't bounce all around and track dirt where we've gone?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we float while sweeping, so we don't bounce all around and track dirt where we've gone?

>You most certainly can. You're probably one of the most talented hoverers around.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "No problem."
> Hover a bit, then get to sweeping up the general area after the woman has moved out of dirt-spray range.
> "So what's up with the canine girl at the temple? Never seen her underground before."

[Hello Purvis]

> "No problem."
> Hover a bit, then get to sweeping up the general area after the woman has moved out of dirt-spray range.
> "So what's up with the canine girl at the temple? Never seen her underground before."

>You get to sweeping. She's made a nice pile of dirt already for you to work with.
>"Uh, someone new," she says. "They only dug her up a couple weeks ago, I think."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "'New' is an understatement. She seemed almost bloodthirsty before the hooded woman calmed her down."

[Hello Purvis]

> "'New' is an understatement. She seemed almost bloodthirsty before the hooded woman calmed her down."

>"Huh, really?" says the blue-haired woman as she walks behind the bar. "Well, first I've heard of it. People just tell me she's really excitable."

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