Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Look to Nazrin again.
> "Should we take her to the human village or something?"

>"I don't know," says Nazrin, frowning.
>Ellen looks at you for a moment, then says, "Why would you do that?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Because you're a human that's going around digging tunnels into people's basements."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Because you're a human that's going around digging tunnels into people's basements."

>"Well I don't see why you get to put a basement in the way of my tunnel," she says. "Who asked you to do that?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It's not my basement. But even with that, I imagine the basement's probably been around a very long time. Long enough to collect enough books to make this chaos."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's not my basement. But even with that, I imagine the basement's probably been around a very long time. Long enough to collect enough books to make this chaos."

>"Then they should have thought about that," says Ellen. "Besides, I can't go to any village, Sokrates hates dogs."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Were there any dogs in the village?

[Hello Purvis]

> Were there any dogs in the village?

>You heard a couple barking earlier today.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to Nazrin and shrug.
> "This is out of my league. You're with those Buddhists, right? Would any of them know what to do here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to Nazrin and shrug.
> "This is out of my league. You're with those Buddhists, right? Would any of them know what to do here?"

>Nazrin shrugs. "I guess we fix the wall?"
>"You never did tell me if you sold doors," Ellen says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "With her on which side?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "With her on which side?"

>Nazrin shrugs again. "Whichever one she likes, I guess."
>"...Wait, are you trying to lock me out of my home?" Ellen says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn back to Ellen.
> "Does that mean you'd rather be on this side when that wall gets fixed?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn back to Ellen.
> "Does that mean you'd rather be on this side when that wall gets fixed?"

>"What?" she says, then points toward the hole. "I live in there!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Point into the hole.
> "So you'd rather be on that side when the wall gets fixed?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Point into the hole.
> "So you'd rather be on that side when the wall gets fixed?"

>"Why are you even talking like this?" says Ellen, frowning. "Is there something wrong?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, a shop should only have so many entrances, right? Otherwise, it would be really easy for thieves to get in and take things."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, a shop should only have so many entrances, right? Otherwise, it would be really easy for thieves to get in and take things."

>"Hey! I'm not a thief!" says Ellen. After a moment, she adds, "And she said I could take as much paper as I wanted!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "There's more than just paper here, and for all we know, there are more people than can get to that tunnel than just you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "There's more than just paper here, and for all we know, there are more people than can get to that tunnel than just you."

>Ellen pauses for a few moments. Then she says, "I've never seen anyone else down here! Anyone but Sokrates, anyways. He's no thief, either, he's a good kitty!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, if you can dig around like this, who's to say no one else can dig around and find your tunnel?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, if you can dig around like this, who's to say no one else can dig around and find your tunnel?"

>"I think more people have dug into your basement than my tunnels," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look at Nazrin.
> "How many before today?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Look at Nazrin.
> "How many before today?"

>"First I've heard of it happening," says Nazrin.
>"And it's never happened to me," Ellen says. "So there, proof positive!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Put a hand to our forehead in annoyance.
> "Jeez, this is like arguing with a fairy, and I've done that enough today."

[Hello Purvis]

> Put a hand to our forehead in annoyance.
> "Jeez, this is like arguing with a fairy, and I've done that enough today."

>"That's a little mean," says Ellen. "I didn't mean to tunnel in your basement..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, uh, how far do these tunnels reach, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, uh, how far do these tunnels reach, anyway?"

>"Not that far," she says. "This is the long one, really,"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "So you've never hit the Ancient City?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "So you've never hit the Ancient City?"

>She pauses for a few moments, then says, "Ancient City?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Underground city full of oni."