Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Might as well keep it going until Yumemi reacts again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Might as well keep it going until Yumemi reacts again.

>You keep it going.
>"So," Chiyui continues, "We'll need to get a keycard from someone with access there. That'll be difficult, most of those people are high end military and bureaucrats who have their quarters up there, and would be asleep at this hour. Some of the VIVITs have access, but there's no real way to tell which ones..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you know what those VIVITs do up there?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you know what those VIVITs do up there?"

>"Cleaning up, mostly," says Chiyuri. "Probably maintenance and such. That's pretty much her job overall."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Can Ruukoto fake having lost her key and ask a VIVIT for one?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Can Ruukoto fake having lost her key and ask a VIVIT for one?"

>"Maybe," says Chiyuri. "The thing is, there are differences between her and them, and if anyone would pick up on them, it'd be VIVIT. And we'd have to find the right one without tipping them off. I suppose Ruukoto could linger near an elevator, but I don't know how good of an idea that would be. Something to work with, though."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you know where they keep the cards?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you know where they keep the cards?"

>"Probably in their pockets," says Chiyuri.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Think one could be picked?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Think one could be picked?"

>"It's...possible, I suppose?" says Chiyuri.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Either of you any good at that?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Either of you any good at that?"

>"I've never stolen anything in my life," says Yumemi, while Chiyuri just shakes her head.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm, well, if I can get in a situation where I'm hiding from one and no one's around, I might be able to take care of that. Nothing fancy, but it'll the job done."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm, well, if I can get in a situation where I'm hiding from one and no one's around, I might be able to take care of that. Nothing fancy, but it'll the job done."

>"It's certainly better than nothing," says Chiyuri. "Once you get your hands on something like that and get to the upper levels of the palace, we'll largely be playing it by ear."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I suppose I should ask...how active is this 'collective memory' or whatever? Do they all see what each of them sees at the same time?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suppose I should ask...how active is this 'collective memory' or whatever? Do they all see what each of them sees at the same time?"

>"No, no," says Chiyuri. "That kind of system would have been be difficult to run back when VIVIT was first made, and it'd be a problem if one of them got cut off. What they do is...um...okay, what they do is they go to a central bank and put all the memories and stuff they've gathered over the day, then take copies of everything new there and put them in. It's like sleep for them, though a bit faster, so they can do it a couple times a day. It's also when they tend to get physical maintenance, in case something gets damaged. Do that make sense?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...Kinda. So they only get to know everything the others did twice a day?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Kinda. So they only get to know everything the others did twice a day?"

>"Once to several times a day," says Chiyuri. "I think it depends on the individual unit's schedule. But otherwise, it seems like you have it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right, good. So if I assault one and I happen to be seen, I'll have some time before the rest of them know to keep an eye out for me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right, good. So if I assault one and I happen to be seen, I'll have some time before the rest of them know to keep an eye out for me."

>"Probably," says Chiyuri.  "It would take probably half a day for every unit to get that memory. But word of mouth could still warn them ahead of time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. But there's nothing to be done about that. It'd be a risk regardless, so we'll just need to be faster than it."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Of course. But there's nothing to be done about that. It'd be a risk regardless, so we'll just need to be faster than it."

>Chiyuri nods. "Right. So, by and large, we're going to be making this up as we go along. I don't know what kind of support we're going to be able to give you, but we'll come up with something and be in contact."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you have anything like their memory bank thing that we can use to share info?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you have anything like their memory bank thing that we can use to share info?"

>Chiyuri nods. "Yeah, we have some long distance communication equipment, it's not hard to use."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh wow, that's useful. I don't think we have anything like that in Gensokyo."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh wow, that's useful. I don't think we have anything like that in Gensokyo."

>"Yeah, I figured you'd be impressed by that," says Chiyuri. "Oh, you wanted something to dye your hair with, right?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, and a change of clothes if you have one. Just so I'm not obviously the strange fugitive from another land."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, and a change of clothes if you have one. Just so I'm not obviously the strange fugitive from another land."

>"You still going to want that bucket, then?" says Chiyuri.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, shoot, that would be a problem, wouldn't it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, shoot, that would be a problem, wouldn't it?"

>"Probably," says Chiyuri, "Unless you have a really creative solution around it."

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