Author Topic: Kisume Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 35297 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #780 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:07:51 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:01:43 AM

> Is she drifting this way?
> Is there cover in the immediate vicinity?

>No. She is currently west of you and drifting southward,
>There are some headstones you could probably hide behind, and some patches of tall grass that you might be able to hide in if you keep your head low.

>_

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #781 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:31:12 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:11:17 AM

> And we were heading west as well, right? Which means Kasen is well behind both of us.
> Can we tell if we're in her field of vision?

>Fucking dyslexic database. She is WEST of you and floating SOUTHWARD. We at Purvis Hobotech are going to be firing someone for that.
>You don't think she's seen you, but she probably would if you drew her attention or she glanced your direction.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #782 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:32:30 AM »

> Hide behind the closest headstone for three seconds, then peek around it to where she was.
> If she's not looking our way, keep heading west, more carefully than before, and now with a slight north-ish tilt if possible. Gotta get behind her...

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #783 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:37:23 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:32:30 AM

> Hide behind the closest headstone for three seconds, then peek around it to where she was.
> If she's not looking our way, keep heading west, more carefully than before, and now with a slight north-ish tilt if possible. Gotta get behind her...

>You slide behind a nearby headstone and wait.
>Peeking out, it seems that she has continued to drift southward.
>Continuing westward, and a tad north, you try to circle behind her. She doesn't seem to have noticed you yet.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #784 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:39:29 AM »

> How close is she to the southern fence?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #785 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:43:35 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:39:29 AM

> How close is she to the southern fence?

>She still has about a dozen yards to cover to get there. You are about the same distance behind her now.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #786 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:45:54 AM »

> ...We still have the handkerchief, don't we?
> Begin following along behind her, carefully putting the statue back away. Make sure to follow by floating, not bouncing.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #787 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:53:05 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:45:54 AM

> ...We still have the handkerchief, don't we?
> Begin following along behind her, carefully putting the statue back away. Make sure to follow by floating, not bouncing.

>You handed it to Kasen back in town, she frowned on it and chided your hygiene.
>Do you still wish to do that, given you don't have the handkerchief?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #788 on:** July 12, 2012, 10:47:54 AM »

> No, don't do that.
> Take a quick peek behind us, to see if Kasen is still visible.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #789 on:** July 12, 2012, 12:58:37 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 10:47:54 AM

> No, don't do that.
> Take a quick peek behind us, to see if Kasen is still visible.

>You look back, and don't see Kasen anywhere at a glance.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #790 on:** July 12, 2012, 01:26:28 PM »

> Well, hopefully she can still see us.
> Look back around at the corpse woman. Assuming she's still not looking at us, raise a hand high above our head, point at the woman by jabbing our index finger in her direction several times, then duck behind a headstone and peek out from the side so we can watch the woman.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #791 on:** July 12, 2012, 01:36:48 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 01:26:28 PM

> Well, hopefully she can still see us.
> Look back around at the corpse woman. Assuming she's still not looking at us, raise a hand high above our head, point at the woman by jabbing our index finger in her direction several times, then duck behind a headstone and peek out from the side so we can watch the woman.

>You make the gestures, but being among the trees, there aren't many headstones here, so you duck behind a tree.
>You observe the woman as she drifts toward the southern fence, until you see movement out of the corner of your eye to the left. Glancing over, you see Kasen moving swiftly between the trees, coming a few yards from you, then quickly flying toward you victim with the handkerchief in her hands. She comes up behind the woman and slips the handkerchief over her face, tugging it tight and tying it off with a couple of swift motions. The woman jerks back and flails her arms a little in response. A couple of danmaku kunai appear in the air, but before anything can come of that, Kasen, grabs her by the waist, practically tucking the gagged woman under her arm, and runs!

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #792 on:** July 12, 2012, 02:02:07 PM »

> Follow, quickly!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #793 on:** July 12, 2012, 02:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 02:02:07 PM

> Follow, quickly!

>You follow Kasen as she runs out of the glen. Her captive kicks and struggles stiffly, but Kasen keeps a firm grip on her and doesn't seem to be too perturbed by this. More troublesome, however, is the fact that she also keeps conjuring bits of danmaku here and there. There isn't enough to constitute a real attack, it's barely enough be a threat, but Kasen is hardly in a position to dodge it. Still, she does not slow down, running between the graves and out of the graveyard itself.
>She keeps running down the road, until she is a dozen or so yards from the edge of town, before she slows, drops her captive and falls to her knees.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #794 on:** July 12, 2012, 02:49:06 PM »

> She might need help! Catch up with them.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #795 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:12:17 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 02:49:06 PM

> She might need help! Catch up with them.

>You catch up with them, and see that Kasen appears to have taken a fair amount of danmaku damage, just how damaged the clothes around her waist are. However, she is already standing, and seems to be...reasonably fine, all considered. The captive is slow floating to her feet, shaking her head and trying to get the gag off.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #796 on:** July 12, 2012, 03:53:17 PM »

> "Remind me to never piss you off."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #797 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:00:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 03:53:17 PM

> "Remind me to never piss you off."

>"I hope I wouldn't have to worry about that even before you saw anything," says Kasen, as she rubs her torso with her wounded hand.
>She looks to the captive and says, "Do you have a good way to pacify the jiang-shi before she starts firing again?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #798 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:35:03 PM »

> "I have an idea or two."
> Look over at the...jiang-shi? and pull out the statue.
> "Listen up, you! You're gonna calm down, or your figure here is gonna get it!"
> What was this a statue of, again? A bird?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #799 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:43:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 04:35:03 PM

> "I have an idea or two."
> Look over at the...jiang-shi? and pull out the statue.
> "Listen up, you! You're gonna calm down, or your figure here is gonna get it!"
> What was this a statue of, again? A bird?

>You draw out the Small Stone Figure and threaten to harm it.
>The pale woman squeals through her gag and gives you a nasty look. She finishes floating to her feet and continues to struggle against the gag, but she doesn't take any hostile actions or try to escape.
>The figurine is of a small bird.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #800 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:51:43 PM »

> Has she not actually reached for the gag yet?
> We can hold our demon fire in our hands, right?
> "Good. Now, this is how this is going to go down. You're going to stay here and keep quiet, while we take care of some business back in that graveyard. You do as you're told and you'll get all your stuff back when we're done. But if we hear you make any loud noise, or try to come after us, or shoot up the place, then little birdie here is gonna meet an untimely demise. Got it?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #801 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:12:08 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 04:51:43 PM

> Has she not actually reached for the gag yet?
> We can hold our demon fire in our hands, right?
> "Good. Now, this is how this is going to go down. You're going to stay here and keep quiet, while we take care of some business back in that graveyard. You do as you're told and you'll get all your stuff back when we're done. But if we hear you make any loud noise, or try to come after us, or shoot up the place, then little birdie here is gonna meet an untimely demise. Got it?"

>She has not reached for it at all. Her arms are kind of stiff and useless.
>You hand hold demon fire in your hands easily.
>"I noticed something while we were there," says Kasen. "She wasn't the only one."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #802 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:43:02 PM »

> No reaction from the corpse, huh?
> "Who else was there? Maybe a blue-haired woman, or a tannish-skinned man?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #803 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:48:40 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 05:43:02 PM

> No reaction from the corpse, huh?
> "Who else was there? Maybe a blue-haired woman, or a tannish-skinned man?"

>She's not stopped glaring at you.
>You ask your question. After a moment, she gives a curt nod, and goes back to trying to force off her gag.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #804 on:** July 12, 2012, 07:02:31 PM »

> Turn to Kasen.
> "Is that who you saw?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #805 on:** July 12, 2012, 07:13:11 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 07:02:31 PM

> Turn to Kasen.
> "Is that who you saw?"

>"No," says Kasen. "I saw other jiang-shi, deeper in those woods."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #806 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:07:15 PM »

> "Huh. Well, the blue-haired woman did mention multiple servants."
> Frown.
> "So we're dealing with an army, here?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #807 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:13:39 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 08:07:15 PM

> "Huh. Well, the blue-haired woman did mention multiple servants."
> Frown.
> "So we're dealing with an army, here?"

>The pale woman gives a nod enthusiastic enough to make the bit of paper on her head waggle.
>"I don't know about an army, but there may be enough of them to be real trouble," says Kasen.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #808 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:45:55 PM »

> "Great. Should we go back and get Keine? Or...maybe even the green-haired plant woman."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #809 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:47:21 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 12, 2012, 08:45:55 PM

> "Great. Should we go back and get Keine? Or...maybe even the green-haired plant woman."

>"Perhaps," says Kasen. "But before we do that, I would like to hear what else this jiang shi has to tell us. Would you be opposed to removing her gag? I'm sure the understands what will happen if she misbehaves."

>_