Author Topic: Kisume Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 35289 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #90 on:** June 25, 2012, 10:45:11 AM »

> Shake head.
> "Not quite. We're looking for a silvery-haired guy dressed like a farmer. Tannish skin, really athletic. Lost him around here. Did you happen to see him?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #91 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:02:24 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 10:45:11 AM

> Shake head.
> "Not quite. We're looking for a silvery-haired guy dressed like a farmer. Tannish skin, really athletic. Lost him around here. Did you happen to see him?"

>She shakes her head. "No, I'm sorry. I've been here the past few minutes, after I tripped and dropped my money. No one's come by."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #92 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:09:38 AM »

Goddamn, I feel like I'm playing a game version of I Want My Hat Back.

> Nod.
> "All right, thanks anyway."
> Turn back to our guide.
> "Might as well ask those other people next."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #93 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:22:12 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 11:09:38 AM

> Nod.
> "All right, thanks anyway."
> Turn back to our guide.
> "Might as well ask those other people next."

>You look back to Keine. She nods. "Alright, do you want the one closer to where I found you, by that barn, or do you want the one that's closer to the main road?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #94 on:** June 25, 2012, 12:35:08 PM »

> "Let's try the barn area first."
> Follow that way.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #95 on:** June 25, 2012, 02:08:19 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 12:35:08 PM

> "Let's try the barn area first."
> Follow that way.

>She nods, and the two of you make your way back toward the intersection where the man in farmer's clothes first made his turn. Keine continues down the road a little ways. As she does, an older woman, her back stooped but likely quite tall in her younger days, calls out "Oh Keine, letting the brat pack out early today, are you? Good on you, put them in the fields to help out, I say!"
>"Ah, I'm afraid not, Mrs. Shirakawa," says Keine.
>The old lady gives you an appraising look, then says, "That's a fine bucket you have there, youkai girl."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #96 on:** June 25, 2012, 02:21:37 PM »

> Give the bucket a couple of gentle knuckle raps.
> "Served me well over the years, miss. I'd be sunk without it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #97 on:** June 25, 2012, 04:15:02 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 02:21:37 PM

> Give the bucket a couple of gentle knuckle raps.
> "Served me well over the years, miss. I'd be sunk without it."

>"Good to some someone appreciate some worksmanship," says Miss Shirakawa with a nod.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #98 on:** June 25, 2012, 04:36:10 PM »

> "Anyway, we're looking for a silvery-haired guy dressed like a farmer. Tannish skin, really athletic. Lost sight of him around here. You seen him?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #99 on:** June 25, 2012, 04:51:06 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 04:36:10 PM

> "Anyway, we're looking for a silvery-haired guy dressed like a farmer. Tannish skin, really athletic. Lost sight of him around here. You seen him?"

>"Oh, you're still looking for him?" says the old woman. She giggles. "I knew he had to have given you the slip! Yeah, I saw him, just a couple minutes ago."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #100 on:** June 25, 2012, 04:55:04 PM »

> Sit straight up.
> "Really? Where'd he go?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #101 on:** June 25, 2012, 05:02:26 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 04:55:04 PM

> Sit straight up.
> "Really? Where'd he go?"

>Mrs Shirakawa giggles again. "He slinked around the edge of that barn right there."
>She gestures toward the barn that you had searched before meeting Keine.
>"Kept right along the edge of it, then dashed under the eaves here. Last I saw him, he was heading for the market."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #102 on:** June 25, 2012, 05:58:40 PM »

> Turn to Keine.
> "That's definitely him! You have time for a chase?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #103 on:** June 25, 2012, 06:03:06 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 05:58:40 PM

> Turn to Keine.
> "That's definitely him! You have time for a chase?"

>"A couple minutes, maybe," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #104 on:** June 25, 2012, 06:28:15 PM »

> "Let's hurryy to the market, then.'

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #105 on:** June 25, 2012, 06:54:31 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 06:28:15 PM

> "Let's hurryy to the market, then.'

>She nods. "It's not far."
>She leads you around the housing row, down a proper alley, and toward the south. You cross the road that you took to get to the Jeweler's early, and walk through another alley before you pass emerge near the smithy that you saw when you first came to town. Looking around, you see that the market is reasonably crowded, particularly around the table that the green-haired youkai set up; you can't even see her. At a glance, you see no sign of the silver-haired man.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #106 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:03:41 PM »

> Turn to Keine.
> "Headin' up to see if I can't pick him out of the crowd. If you see him, let me know, and I'll do likewise."
> Fly up and above the crowd of people and begin looking around the area.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #107 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:39:30 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 07:03:41 PM

> Turn to Keine.
> "Headin' up to see if I can't pick him out of the crowd. If you see him, let me know, and I'll do likewise."
> Fly up and above the crowd of people and begin looking around the area.

>She nods. "I'll see what I can find down here."
>You ascend into the air, and scan the crowd. The street is a lot more open than the northern part of town, and while there are quite a few roof overhangs you can see under them reasonably clearly. The alleys are a bit obscured, you'll have to move around to have a look into them. It is a bit more difficult to read the crowds here than it is to read individuals on the streets. You sometimes think you catch a glimpse of him, but each time closer scrutiny reveals it to be someone different.
>At one point, you glance toward the south, and think you can see someone crossing the plain in the distance. You aren't sure where they are going, and they are too distant to easily make out any details.

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #108 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:42:37 PM »

>Get closer, see if we can make anything out.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #109 on:** June 25, 2012, 07:58:23 PM »

> What other landmarks are to the south?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #110 on:** June 25, 2012, 08:00:29 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 25, 2012, 07:42:37 PM

>Get closer, see if we can make anything out.

>You try to get closer, and find it's a bit difficult. You will have to leave town entirely to get close enough to see anything.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 07:58:23 PM

> What other landmarks are to the south?

>From what you've seen, the road leading toward Youkai Mountain and the house near it that you don't want anything to do with, and the Forest of Magic some distance beyond that.

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #111 on:** June 25, 2012, 08:24:04 PM »

>We'll have to ditch Keine, then. Hopefully she understands.
>Get close enough to make out more details.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #112 on:** June 25, 2012, 10:38:03 PM »

> Actually, before we run off, look down, and check to see if she's looking anywhere close to us.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #113 on:** June 26, 2012, 05:32:09 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 25, 2012, 08:24:04 PM

>We'll have to ditch Keine, then. Hopefully she understands.
>Get close enough to make out more details.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 25, 2012, 10:38:03 PM

> Actually, before we run off, look down, and check to see if she's looking anywhere close to us.

>You get ready to leave, then look down to see if Keine's nearby. You see her looking around the edge of the crowd by the green-haired youkai's plant stand; she is not exactly close, but she isn't far away, either.

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #114 on:** June 26, 2012, 06:22:05 AM »

>Can we get close enough that she can hear us, shout to her that we see someone in the distance, then proceed after said someone without losing sight or too much ground? If so, then do so. If not, then just go after the unknown person.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #115 on:** June 26, 2012, 10:49:08 AM »

> What kind of distance are we talking here? A few seconds of flying?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #116 on:** June 26, 2012, 12:16:49 PM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on June 26, 2012, 06:22:05 AM

>Can we get close enough that she can hear us, shout to her that we see someone in the distance, then proceed after said someone without losing sight or too much ground? If so, then do so. If not, then just go after the unknown person.

>You probably could.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 26, 2012, 10:49:08 AM

> What kind of distance are we talking here? A few seconds of flying?

>To Keine? Probably not more than that. As far as that person in the distance, it'd probably take you a good minute to get to where they are now.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #117 on:** June 26, 2012, 12:25:20 PM »

> Swoop down to Keine and point to the south.
> "I think that's him, way out there."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #118 on:** June 26, 2012, 12:35:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 26, 2012, 12:25:20 PM

> Swoop down to Keine and point to the south.
> "I think that's him, way out there."

>You swoop down, causing a few people in the cry to cry out or shuffle away, and tell Keine what you've found. She frowns and floats up into the air to see over the rooftops, then says "He's too far away for me to really justify chasing him now. I need to get back to my class."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #119 on:** June 26, 2012, 02:01:12 PM »

> Nod.
> "Yeah, I figured. Is there anyone else here that can help out? I don't think I can catch him on my own."