Author Topic: Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 33725 times)

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #180 on:** July 17, 2012, 10:08:25 PM »

>"Are you one I've met before?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #181 on:** July 17, 2012, 11:36:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 10:04:34 PM

> "'Sup?"

>"You, so I can close the hatch!" says VIVIT.

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on July 17, 2012, 10:08:25 PM

>"Are you one I've met before?"

>"I gave you the pudding," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #182 on:** July 17, 2012, 11:45:31 PM »

> Keep heading upward, far enough that VIVIT is below us.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #183 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:03:57 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2012, 11:45:31 PM

> Keep heading upward, far enough that VIVIT is below us.

>You fly upward, and find that VIVIT is at the top of the shaft. She is laying on her stomach in a similar shaft, this one large enough to crawl in. Thankfully, the shaft also extends ahead of her, and is clear for you to enter.
>"Go over there," she says, "So I can close up the hatches."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #184 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:08:03 AM »

> Go as indicated!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #185 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:36:07 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 12:08:03 AM

> Go as indicated!

>You go as indicated, and slide into the shaft. Settling onto the cool metal, you're more than happy to settle down and rest. You're not exactly worn out, but the rest is nice.
>VIVIT produces a long metal pole with a hook that was resting by her side, and extends it down into the shaft leading toward the cell. You watch her fumble around with it for a bit, frowning, and eventually sticking out her tongue in concentration as she tries to work it.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #186 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:39:11 AM »

> "Can I help with that?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #187 on:** July 18, 2012, 12:59:04 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 12:39:11 AM

> "Can I help with that?"

>"No, I got it," she says. "It's just tricky... They made the vents so you couldn't just climb out of them, but it makes maintenance a pain."
>She keeps working at it, you hear the hinges of the shutter below creak a few times.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #188 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:02:56 AM »

> "So...are you Big R?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #189 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:07:27 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 01:02:56 AM

> "So...are you Big R?"

>"Yup!" she says, as enthusiastically as one can while keeping their voice down. You her a click down below. "Got it!"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #190 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:08:33 AM »

> "What's the 'R' stand for?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #191 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:14:17 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 01:08:33 AM

> "What's the 'R' stand for?"

>"Ruukoto," she says. "I'm the next generation!"
>She continues to fiddle with the pole.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #192 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:18:54 AM »

> "Neat. I'm Kisume, and I think I'll have a lot of questions once we're out of here."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #193 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:21:18 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 01:18:54 AM

> "Neat. I'm Kisume, and I think I'll have a lot of questions once we're out of here."

>"Yeah, I bet you do. Boss is going to have some for you, too."
>she pauses for a moment, then frowns. "Oh, Boss isn't the emperor. She's got nothing to do with him. So you're not under like double arrest or anything."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #194 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:24:11 AM »

> "Uh...that's good."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #195 on:** July 18, 2012, 01:51:49 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 01:24:11 AM

> "Uh...that's good."

>"Yeah, the Emperor hasn't done any tricks like that, but Boss'll tell you it's just a matter of time."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #196 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:00:18 AM »

> Nod.
> Let Ruukoto concentrate on doing her thing.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #197 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:10:48 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 02:00:18 AM

> Nod.
> Let Ruukoto concentrate on doing her thing.

>She continues to work on it, sticking her tongue out in concentration. After a couple minutes of fumbling. she says, "There! Locked!" She then slides out a grate that she was laying on and puts it in place over the shaft, then produces a key and uses it on a lock on that grate.
>"Okay," she says, as she starts to back out. "Follow me!"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #198 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:13:25 AM »

> Follow her!

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #199 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:38:23 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 02:13:25 AM

> Follow her!

>You follow her as she backs down the tunnel, seemingly unconcerned about what is behind her.
>"Alright, so I'm gonna sneak you out of the palace and get you to the boss, alright? We'll figure out the next move from there."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #200 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:41:29 AM »

> "All right. Will we be able to get my stuff, though?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #201 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:58:03 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 02:41:29 AM

> "All right. Will we be able to get my stuff, though?"

>"Uhhh..." Ruukoto says. "I didn't plan on it. I was just going to get you out of the palace and to the safehouse."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #202 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:59:28 AM »

> "Everything I own in the world was in that bucket before they took it all. Even if it's not right now, I'd kinda like it back at some point."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #203 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:18:54 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 02:59:28 AM

> "Everything I own in the world was in that bucket before they took it all. Even if it's not right now, I'd kinda like it back at some point."

>"Ummm...well....maybe I could get a key for the lockers..." says Ruukoto.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #204 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:22:15 AM »

> "Well, if now's not a good time, as long as it can be done at some point. And hopefully I'll be in a new bucket by then, so I don't slow you down."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #205 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:29:40 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 03:22:15 AM

> "Well, if now's not a good time, as long as it can be done at some point. And hopefully I'll be in a new bucket by then, so I don't slow you down."

>"Right, right," says Ruukoto.
>Around the edge of her skirt, you can see a ladder. She stops crawling once she reaches it, then starts to climb it.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #206 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:30:51 AM »

> Once we have the room, climb up the ladder after her. Even if we can't necessarily push with our legs, with that scarf, we should be able to use them for balance.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #207 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:16:06 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 03:30:51 AM

> Once we have the room, climb up the ladder after her. Even if we can't necessarily push with our legs, with that scarf, we should be able to use them for balance.

>Normally ladders are your bane, while you can get up them, you legs are largely dead weight and your arms have to do all the work. However, the scarf does make it much easier to find a proper fulcrum to rest your weight on. Not enough to make your legs much more useful in this endeavor, but it makes the process much less arduous and tiring, and easier on you than flying.
>Still Ruukoto scurries ahead, and says "All clear, come on up."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #208 on:** July 18, 2012, 10:13:57 AM »

> Finish climbing.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #209 on:** July 18, 2012, 04:44:32 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 18, 2012, 10:13:57 AM

> Finish climbing.

>You follow Ruukoto up through a large hatch into a cramped room full of strange items. Some of them are recognizable, you see a couple of mops standing in a little container and a few brooms and dustpans. As well, you can see a pegboard with tools that you recognize, among others that are unfamiliar. There are machines here that make little sense to you, waist-high things with metallic snouts that press against the ground, a thing that looks like a steel snake wound around a hub and connected to a little box. Others are even less familiar.
>As you crawl out, Ruukoto quickly closes the hatch, then locks it. Given the sound the lock makes, it sounds pretty nasty. She then rolls an ugly-looking coarse gray rug over it, obscuring it completely. "Okay," she says, "Now comes the hard part, I'm gonna have to leave you here for a bit and get a cart to hide you in."

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