Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "The latter."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The latter."

>"Alright, come with me," she says. She gives the dog a few pats on the head before standing and says, "Sorry boy, we'll have to finish this later."
>She starts to proceed further into the courtyard, then stops and says, "Hm, would you like to have your clothes laundered? I think we can just sneak them in, and I'll make sure they're done by the time Eirin has your delivery ready."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If you wouldn't mind. Two robes and a blanket isn't too much, I hope?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If you wouldn't mind. Two robes and a blanket isn't too much, I hope?"

>"No problem at all," says Reisen. "We go through a lot of laundry here."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, all right, then. Lead the way."
> Follow along.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, all right, then. Lead the way."
> Follow along.

>You follow Reisen through the garden and toward another set of doors in the back. This leads to a corridor similar to the one before. Shortly, you come to an intersection and are lead to the north, then through a small door, leading into a tiny room with a few benches inside. Walking in, you note a few dresses of varying styles hanging off of pegs on the wall.
>Reisen frowns a bit, then says, "Normally, I'd ask you to leave everything in here, but I suppose that'd be rather rude in your case. So, mmm, just leave everything you don't need. Don't worry, nothing will be taken. I'll take your laundry."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Inventory (God, I suck at remembering this)

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory (God, I suck at remembering this)

>There is a lot of it there!
>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.
>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.
>Bunch of Grapes
>Surprisingly ripe and fresh! You?ve eaten one of them.
>Sheet of Used Paper x10
>They are covered with foreign or uninteresting words.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "How far are we from the hot spring? I don't go quite as quickly once I'm out of the bucket, and, well, yeah."

[Hello Purvis]

> "How far are we from the hot spring? I don't go quite as quickly once I'm out of the bucket, and, well, yeah."

>"It's just through there," says Reisen., gesturing toward some doors. "It's a little walk, but I don't think it's a problem if you keep your bucket with you and just leave it at the edge. Or submerge it, I suppose."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'll probably leave it at the edge, then."
> Hand over the spare robe and blanket.
> Put all our comestibles together in that sack so they don't end up just lying on the floor, then emply the contents of our bucket into a part of the room that looks reasonable for them.
> "I'll leave the scarf in the bucket when I get in, so all that's left is the robe I'm wearing."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'll probably leave it at the edge, then."
> Hand over the spare robe and blanket.
> Put all our comestibles together in that sack so they don't end up just lying on the floor, then emply the contents of our bucket into a part of the room that looks reasonable for them.
> "I'll leave the scarf in the bucket when I get in, so all that's left is the robe I'm wearing."

>You unpack your things, then your laundry over to Reisen. "Alright. I'll take that other robe too, if you like. The scarf, too, if you want it cleaned."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Don't worry about the scarf. I'm actually checking to see if it's special in some capacity, since the mouse at the junk shop thought it might be."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Don't worry about the scarf. I'm actually checking to see if it's special in some capacity, since the mouse at the junk shop thought it might be."

>"Ah," says Reisen. "Eirin may be able to help you with that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If she can, that'd be great. So, uh, do you want the robe now, or should I just leave it in the bucket outside?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If she can, that'd be great. So, uh, do you want the robe now, or should I just leave it in the bucket outside?"

>"It'd be easier to have it now," says Reisen, "But if you want to wait, that's alright, I won't laugh at you for being a bit bashful."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown a bit for a moment, then shrug.
> "Guess it doesn't matter that much, given what I'm doing."
> Take off our main robe and hand it over, then hunker down in the bucket as needed.

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown a bit for a moment, then shrug.
> "Guess it doesn't matter that much, given what I'm doing."
> Take off our main robe and hand it over, then hunker down in the bucket as needed.

>You give her the rest of your clothing and hunker down in the bucket. You're a little thankful she's averting her eyes.
>"Just go through the doors there," says Reisen, gesturing toward a set of sliding doors to the north. "It shouldn't take too long for your clothes to be ready."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay. Thanks."
> Head through the doors!

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay. Thanks."
> Head through the doors!

>You head through the doors, and into warm, humid room. A large, irregular shaped pool dominates the middle of the room, set into rock that meets the floorboards midway. A few rabbit youkai are there, splashing around, as well as a woman with long dark hair, relaxing at the edge of the water. You note, along the edges of the room, there are quite a few boxes of leafy green plantlife. The spring seems to flow through a small grate in the northern wall.
>As you bounce inside, the rabbits quiet their horseplay and look toward you curiously; the long-haired woman doesn't seem to be aware of you yet.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Uh, did I come the wrong way?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Uh, did I come the wrong way?"

>"Who're you?" says one of the rabbits.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A messenger from the temple in human town. Had a letter for your doctor. She's preparing some sort of response, and I got sent this way in the meantime. Figured I'd end up somewhere where I wouldn't disturb the locals, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "A messenger from the temple in human town. Had a letter for your doctor. She's preparing some sort of response, and I got sent this way in the meantime. Figured I'd end up somewhere where I wouldn't disturb the locals, though."

>"So what're you doing in here?" asks another rabbit.
>"Now now," says the woman, who hasn't bothered to move a muscle or open her eyes thus far, "If she isn't supposed to be here, let us applaud her audacity in coming in here openly and her cunning in getting this far. Please come in and enjoy yourself."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is everyone else 'dressed' for proper hot spring use?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is everyone else 'dressed' for proper hot spring use?

>The lack of dress appears to be universal.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay. Thanks."
> Bounce on forward to the edge, then mentally brace ourselves for what we're about to do in public.
> Untie the scarf and drop it in the bucket, then clamber out of it with whatever dignity we can muster, bringing ourselves to a sitting positing at the edge, submerged in a similar fashion to the black-haired woman.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay. Thanks."
> Bounce on forward to the edge, then mentally brace ourselves for what we're about to do in public.
> Untie the scarf and drop it in the bucket, then clamber out of it with whatever dignity we can muster, bringing ourselves to a sitting positing at the edge, submerged in a similar fashion to the black-haired woman.

>You bounce to the edge of the pool, remove your scarf, and clamber out of your bucket with as much dignity as you can muster. It's not really that bad, you have some practice getting into and out of it without too much fumbling, and you're used to letting your arms do work that most people use their legs for.  You slip into the water, and it feels wonderful. While the cool air outside hasn't really bothered you, especially as it's been growing less cool as the day goes on, the warm is quite warm and feels so wonderful against your skin. You can almost feel it lifting the dirt away.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Oh wow."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Oh wow."

>"It's quite easy to get lost in here for some time," says the woman.

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