Author Topic: Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 34727 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #240 on:** May 23, 2012, 02:33:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 02:27:06 PM

> Head toward the sound.

>You make your way toward the sound, and find a small path leading in that direction. You note some more gouges in the dirt from the boulder along it, reassuring you that you aren't getting distracted.
>After a few moments, you can see the edge of the Bamboo Forest. A large gray rock, easily larger than yourself in your bucket, sits there. A woman with long gray-white hair and red pants kneels beside it, chipping away with a hammer and chisel. She doesn't seem to have noticed you.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #241 on:** May 23, 2012, 02:58:28 PM »

~~> Say rock!~~
> "Nice rock."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #242 on:** May 23, 2012, 03:21:02 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 02:58:28 PM

~~> Say rock!~~
> "Nice rock."

~~>WONK! Oh shit, she was loaded!~~
>"Huh?" she says, stopping her work then looking back at you. "Oh, hey there. Need something?"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #243 on:** May 23, 2012, 03:26:05 PM »

> "Need to deliver a letter to the doctor in this forest, yeah. Can you tell me how to get to her?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #244 on:** May 23, 2012, 03:55:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 03:26:05 PM

> "Need to deliver a letter to the doctor in this forest, yeah. Can you tell me how to get to her?"

>"Yeah, I guess," she says, as she stands up and brushes off dust from her clothes. You note that she seems to be carving a message into the stone; which reads "FOLLOW THE RC" before ending.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #245 on:** May 23, 2012, 04:31:03 PM »

> Point at the rock.
> "Let me guess; you were already doing just that."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #246 on:** May 23, 2012, 04:45:08 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 04:31:03 PM

> Point at the rock.
> "Let me guess; you were already doing just that."

>"Getting something like that started," she says. "Figured that since more people are going to Eientei these days, it'd be easier to give people something to follow. But it'll be a couple days before I have it all set up. Then we'll see if they send their rabbits out to mess it up or not."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #247 on:** May 23, 2012, 04:50:28 PM »

> Frown.
> "Do they want to stay hidden, or what?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #248 on:** May 23, 2012, 04:58:52 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 04:50:28 PM

> Frown.
> "Do they want to stay hidden, or what?"

>"You never can tell with them," she says. "Originally, they didn't want anyone coming at all. But lately, they've opened up a bit. However, it's hard to know what the people in charge are thinking."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #249 on:** May 23, 2012, 04:59:26 PM »

> "Huh."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #250 on:** May 23, 2012, 05:01:28 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 04:59:26 PM

> "Huh."

>"Yeah, so I figured I'd just do it," she says. "If they have a problem, well, it's no surprise. Not like the princess there has an ounce of sense or decency in her head."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #251 on:** May 23, 2012, 06:31:15 PM »

> "Makes me glad that I'm only there to deliver a letter to a doctor. So how do I get there?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #252 on:** May 23, 2012, 07:31:51 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 06:31:15 PM

> "Makes me glad that I'm only there to deliver a letter to a doctor. So how do I get there?"

>"Let's go," she says, starting into the bamboo.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #253 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:13:48 PM »

> Follow!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #254 on:** May 23, 2012, 08:53:42 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 08:13:48 PM

> Follow!

>She leads you into the bamboo forest. The browned stalks surround you, quickly isolating you from the rest of the world. After just a few yards, you look back and can only barely see the forest you were in a moment ago. "It's a little easier to get through here during winter," says your guide. "The bamboo doesn't grow back when it's cold, and the small stuff gets brittle and easy to snap. I should've done this sooner, but I've been busy. Didn't catch your name, by the way."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #255 on:** May 23, 2012, 09:36:57 PM »

> "Oh, yeah. Kisume. Since you had the rocks and know the way, I'm assuming you're Mokou?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #256 on:** May 23, 2012, 09:40:23 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 09:36:57 PM

> "Oh, yeah. Kisume. Since you had the rocks and know the way, I'm assuming you're Mokou?"

>"Yep," she says. "You new around here?"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #257 on:** May 23, 2012, 09:44:56 PM »

> "New around most everywhere up here. I spend my time near the Ancient City. Lots of way too open up here for me. The forests aren't so bad, though."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #258 on:** May 23, 2012, 11:45:56 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 09:44:56 PM

> "New around most everywhere up here. I spend my time near the Ancient City. Lots of way too open up here for me. The forests aren't so bad, though."

>"Never really been down there," says Mokou. "No real reason for it, got more than enough fights up here as it is."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #259 on:** May 23, 2012, 11:46:52 PM »

> "Don't blame you. I stay the hell away from those as often as I can."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #260 on:** May 23, 2012, 11:49:00 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 23, 2012, 11:46:52 PM

> "Don't blame you. I stay the hell away from those as often as I can."

>"Smart of you," says Mokou, as she shifts directions suddenly. "What're you getting mixed up with Eientei for, anyways?"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #261 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:19:39 AM »

> "Gotta letter to deliver from the temple in town. Gettin' decent money, ain't none of my business otherwise."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #262 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:29:06 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 24, 2012, 12:19:39 AM

> "Gotta letter to deliver from the temple in town. Gettin' decent money, ain't none of my business otherwise."

>"Heh, good as a reason as any," says Mokou.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #263 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:30:11 AM »

> "Though, as long as I'm thinkin' about, have you seen a farmer-lookin' human dude running around recently? Silvery hair, tannish skin, decently built?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #264 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:50:09 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 24, 2012, 12:30:11 AM

> "Though, as long as I'm thinkin' about, have you seen a farmer-lookin' human dude running around recently? Silvery hair, tannish skin, decently built?"

>"Don't think so," she says.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #265 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:54:04 AM »

> "Shoot. How about a small green snake? Foot long, maybe a little less?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #266 on:** May 24, 2012, 12:59:33 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 24, 2012, 12:54:04 AM

> "Shoot. How about a small green snake? Foot long, maybe a little less?"

>"Too early for the snakes to be awake," says Mokou.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #267 on:** May 24, 2012, 01:03:38 AM »

> "Damn. How about an oarfish youkai?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #268 on:** May 24, 2012, 01:07:37 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 24, 2012, 01:03:38 AM

> "Damn. How about an oarfish youkai?"

>"Not yet," says Mokou. "Been here all morning. But if you're thinking of Iku, she often comes around the human village."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #269 on:** May 24, 2012, 01:10:40 AM »

> What were the other locations up north, other than Higan, where the silver-haired human could have gone?
> "Well, I was headed back to the human village after this anyway, so I guess that works out."