Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Might be easiest to have her go out there and hash a deal out, then. Don't know if Nazrin knows how to get here, but she's having a mild crisis at the shop right now, so I don't think she's be willing to leave it anyway."

>Reisen nods. "Yes, let her go would be for the best."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Whereabouts could I find her?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Whereabouts could I find her?"

>"She's in the kitchen right now," says Resien.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right."
> Keep working  on that food.

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right."
> Keep working  on that food.

>You finish up your breakfast fairly quickly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "So whereabouts is the kitchen?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "So whereabouts is the kitchen?"

>"I'll show you the way," says Reisen.
>She stands up, looks at the dog, and says, "Stay!" Then she motions for you to follow her back into the western part of Eientei,

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[Kilgamayan]

> Follow!

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow!

>You follow her back into the rear part of the manor, and then southward at the intersection. This hall ends at a set of open double doors, leading into a large open room with simple wooden floors and walls, in contrast to the well-decorated paper walls you've everywhere else but the hot spring. Easily a score or more of youkai rabbits are here, tending to stoves and the large hearth in the back, cleaning and preparing food at long tables in the middle of the room, or washing dishes at the rear in large sinks.
>Reisen leads you toward one of the tables, where a rabbit is busy chopping dried likes. She is fairly short, wearing a pink dress with the sleeves rolled up. Her hair is black and straight, with a round face and eyes that borderline between brown and red. SHe has large floppy ears that are rather impressively large when compared to the rabbits near her. "Miyu," says Reisen, "We need to talk with you for a moment."
>"I don't care who said it," says Miyu, looking up from her work, "I didn't do it and they go no proof."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to Reisen with a small smirk.
> "Sounds good enough to be."

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to Reisen with a small smirk.
> "Sounds good enough to be."

>You smirk to Reisen, who sighs. "No Miyu, we're not here for anything like that."
>"Okay, what?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

No IRC today? Can't get on?

> "I heard you got a crystal rose from a fairy recently."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I heard you got a crystal rose from a fairy recently."

>"You could say that," says Miyu, "She dropped it, anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not a surprise. Probably wasn't too attached to it, given she lifted it from the forest junk shop."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not a surprise. Probably wasn't too attached to it, given she lifted it from the forest junk shop."

>"People can rob that place now?" says the rabbit, eyes widening a bit. "I always thought it was a like a fortress, the way that guy is."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If there's a guy, dunno what happened to him. It's being run by a mouse woman right now."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If there's a guy, dunno what happened to him. It's being run by a mouse woman right now."

>She shrugs. "Been awhile since I was there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Whatever the case, she wants it back, but we're all pretty sure you want to hang onto it, or at least consider it yours at this point. I'm thinking it might be a good idea if you went out to the shop and talked it over with her, so both of you can be happy with the result."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Whatever the case, she wants it back, but we're all pretty sure you want to hang onto it, or at least consider it yours at this point. I'm thinking it might be a good idea if you went out to the shop and talked it over with her, so both of you can be happy with the result."

>"Do I get time off?" says Miyu, giving a pointed look at Reisen.
>"Um..." says Reisen, frowning.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Put our hands up a little bit with palms facing outward.
> "If that's an issue, I'll stay out."

[Hello Purvis]

> Put our hands up a little bit with palms facing outward.
> "If that's an issue, I'll stay out."

>"Hey, that's alright," says Miyu. "It's not your problem, Just I'll need time off to do this."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Might as well let this hash out, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Might as well let this hash out, then.

>"I suppose that's true," says Reisen. "I'll give you until lunchtime."
>"Only lunchtime?" Miyu says, crossing her arms. "What, am I supposed to go there, just hand it over, and run back?"
>"It's not going to take that long," Reisen says, frowning.
>"Maybe not for you," says Miyu. "We can't all be the big decorated hero, you know? That flower means things to me. And you're expecting me to just give it up that fast, and then come running back?"
>"Miyu, you know that if we let you get away with that, everyone's going to try for it and we're going to have a whole bunch of jobs not being done."
>"Hey, tell her how it is, Buckets," Miyu says, looking to you. "We have to treasure the little things."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "How long are the workdays here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "How long are the workdays here?"

>"Half days for the big stuff," Miyu says. "And the little stuff we're supposed to do whenever."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to Reisen and shrug.
> "Is it possible to do when the day's over?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to Reisen and shrug.
> "Is it possible to do when the day's over?"

>"I suppose it would, if you don't mind waiting," says Reisen.
>"And if I don't mind missing dinner," says Miyu. "And doing all the stuff I wanted to do."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "What time is lunch, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What time is lunch, then?"

>"It'll be a couple hours, yet," says Reisen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right. So avoiding setting a bad precedent is the main issue here, yes? How often do fairies drop things here that someone else comes along and confirms are stolen goods?"