Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "I can believe that. Guess I must have excited her the wrong way or something."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can believe that. Guess I must have excited her the wrong way or something."

>"Probably," says the blue-haired woman as she reaches behind the bar. You can hear some water splashing in what you assume is a basin before she takes out a rag and starts to wipe down the counter. "What were you doing up there, anyways? Asking about your crazy farmer?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah. Nue sent me there first. They didn't know much, but they knew enough to send me here, at least."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah. Nue sent me there first. They didn't know much, but they knew enough to send me here, at least."

>"Oh, that sounds like something she'd do," says the blue-haired woman. Then she pauses her cleaning for a moment and obviously considers something. "So what did they tell you?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That I might be able to get info here, since it seems like a sort of hub of village activity."
> Look back down at our sweeping.
> "Not surprising, really, given the nature of this place."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That I might be able to get info here, since it seems like a sort of hub of village activity."
> Look back down at our sweeping.
> "Not surprising, really, given the nature of this place."

>"Yeah, most people come through here," she says. "But like I said, that doesn't sound like any farmer I know. "

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[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Even if you don't know right now, you're still my best bet, outside of talking to some harvest goddess they mentioned. I'll certainly take it."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "Even if you don't know right now, you're still my best bet, outside of talking to some harvest goddess they mentioned. I'll certainly take it."

>"Oh," she says. "Well, yeah, she would definitely know if you're dealing with a farmer. They all honor her."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Here's hoping."
> "On an unrelated note, do you know a Mokou? The people at the temple mentioned her as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Here's hoping."
> "On an unrelated note, do you know a Mokou? The people at the temple mentioned her as well."

>She nods. "Well, she's not that hard to find."
>You ask about Mokou, and she says, "Yeah, she's kinda started working here a while ago. What for?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I need to get to Eientei, or whatever, and I've been told it's hard to get to and she's my only realistic option."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I need to get to Eientei, or whatever, and I've been told it's hard to get to and she's my only realistic option."

>"Oh, there," she says, "Well, I think she's working on some project of hers around the Forest of Magic today."

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[Kilgamayan]

> How's that sweeping coming?

[Hello Purvis]

> How's that sweeping coming?

>You're putting a dent in it. It seems she had the job about three quarters of the way done when you came in.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know where the Forest of Magic is?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know where the Forest of Magic is?

>You think it's the forest outside of the entrance to the underground, but you never really bothered to make sure. It's not as though you ever talked about it.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's the forest right outside the underground entrance, right?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's the forest right outside the underground entrance, right?"

>"Yep," she says.  "It's a pretty big place, but you'd probably find Mokou somewhere around the west part of it, that's where it meets the Bamboo Forest."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, good, that makes my trip a little bit easier."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, good, that makes my trip a little bit easier."

>"What're you going up there for, anyways?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Simple mail delivery. Figured I might as well, as long as I'm up here."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Simple mail delivery. Figured I might as well, as long as I'm up here."

>"Oh, I thought it might be something interesting," says the blue-haired woman with a shrug.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Interesting enough for me, I get a decent wage out of it."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Interesting enough for me, I get a decent wage out of it."

>She chuckles. "Well I guess that's true.  Oh hey, you were asking about Minoriko a little bit ago, the harvest goddess? Do you want to find her, too?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "If you know where she is. I'll take whatever info outlets I can get."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "If you know where she is. I'll take whatever info outlets I can get."

>"You know Youkai Mountain? She lives in the forest there. I see her all the time just walking the road, so it's not hard to find her. If you get to the dark spooky part, you went too far."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Neat. Thanks."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Neat. Thanks."

>She nods and continues cleaning the bar.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Continue sweeping up.

[Hello Purvis]

> Continue sweeping up.

>You sweep, and finish it up reasonably quickly. In the relative silence, you can hear someone thumping about in the back every so often.
>"Thanks for the help," she says. "Um, come back once we're open proper and I'll give you a meal for it."

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