Author Topic: Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 33795 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #540 on:** July 31, 2012, 03:16:50 AM »

> "I'd love to, but I ain't stupid. I know I can't do anything on my own here."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #541 on:** July 31, 2012, 03:24:37 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 03:16:50 AM

> "I'd love to, but I ain't stupid. I know I can't do anything on my own here."

>"What? No, we'll still help," says Yumemi. "We can't leave the Model Seven with them any more if they've gotten this far."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #542 on:** July 31, 2012, 03:26:52 AM »

> "But you're busy right now."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #543 on:** July 31, 2012, 03:52:50 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 03:26:52 AM

> "But you're busy right now."

>"No, I'm making the most of the time we have," says Yumemi. "Once Ruukoto has to leave, it'll be time to set things into motion. And if I don't make it back, I need to leave something to represent my life's work, don't I?"

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #544 on:** July 31, 2012, 03:58:28 AM »

> "So I have to wait regardless."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #545 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:08:29 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 03:58:28 AM

> "So I have to wait regardless."

>"Oh just leave her," says Chiyuri. "I'm sure the professor has enough data."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #546 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:41:16 AM »

> "What would I do in the meantime?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #547 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:49:07 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 10:41:16 AM

> "What would I do in the meantime?"

>"Well, you wanted to test out this chair and look and the palace layout and dye your hair, right?" says Chiyuri.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #548 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:02:07 PM »

> "Can we do the second one from here?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #549 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:06:43 PM »

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

> "Can we do the second one from here?"

>"It'd be kind of a pain," says Chiyuri, "But it's doable."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #550 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:08:18 PM »

> "How?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #551 on:** July 31, 2012, 07:27:04 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 07:08:18 PM

> "How?"

>"Give me a couple minutes," she says as she wanders off, "We don't have it in a format that's easy to print out."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #552 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:22:15 PM »

> "...Huh?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #553 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:41:32 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 09:22:15 PM

> "...Huh?"

>"We don't keep the information on paper," says Yumemi as Chiyuri walks off toward another machine panel in the corner. "We keep it in these kinds of devices."
>She pats the side of her machine panel.
>"It's more efficient, you can store libraries in them."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #554 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:55:26 PM »

> "...Really? Wow. How does that work?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #555 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:35:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 09:55:26 PM

> "...Really? Wow. How does that work?"

>"It stores data in a series of on and off states at a near atomic level of scale, and recalls them based on how the machinery interacts with it," says Yumemi. "From this, we can direct it to do very complex things via millions upon millions of very simple actions per second."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #556 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:44:12 PM »

> Blink a couple of times with a blank look.
> "...Oh."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #557 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:51:08 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 10:44:12 PM

> Blink a couple of times with a blank look.
> "...Oh."

>"It works because it does," she says Yumemi.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #558 on:** July 31, 2012, 11:08:05 PM »

> "...Yeah, that's probably all I'll get out of this."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #559 on:** July 31, 2012, 11:15:46 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 31, 2012, 11:08:05 PM

> "...Yeah, that's probably all I'll get out of this."

>"That's how most people who live here think of them as well," says Yumemi. "It's esoteric enough that you have to study it a bit before you understand."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #560 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:14:25 AM »

> "That makes me feel slightly less stupid, I guess."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #561 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:23:13 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on August 01, 2012, 12:14:25 AM

> "That makes me feel slightly less stupid, I guess."

>"Ah, that is more than the majority can hope for," says Yumemi.
>Chiyuri approaches you, with a few papers in her hands. "Okay," she says, "this is pretty bad, but it'll work."

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #562 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:24:53 AM »

> Look over at the papers for anything meaningful on them.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #563 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:39:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on August 01, 2012, 12:24:53 AM

> Look over at the papers for anything meaningful on them.

>You look over the papers. They are thin, and frankly of some of the highest quality you've ever seen. About the only problem would be that they would rip more easily than the stouter stuff you're used to. A map is drawn on them. showing a number of sprawling halls and rooms, and doesn't make very much sense. You note there are bits of foreign writing on them which make no sense to you.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #564 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:43:28 AM »

> "Oh yeah, I've been meaning to ask. What language is that, anyway?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #565 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:51:47 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on August 01, 2012, 12:43:28 AM

> "Oh yeah, I've been meaning to ask. What language is that, anyway?"

>"It's Kosa," says Chiyuri. "It's what we speak in this country; it's reasonably well known in other lands, especially with the rise of the Empire. "

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #566 on:** August 01, 2012, 01:41:57 AM »

> "What country is this, then?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #567 on:** August 01, 2012, 01:50:55 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on August 01, 2012, 01:41:57 AM

> "What country is this, then?"

>"Same as the language," says Chiyuri.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #568 on:** August 01, 2012, 01:59:14 AM »

> "Huh. Well, does that writing on those papers mean anything?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #569 on:** August 01, 2012, 02:31:22 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on August 01, 2012, 01:59:14 AM

> "Huh. Well, does that writing on those papers mean anything?"

>"Yeah, sorry, didn't think about that," says Chiyuri. She picks up a small black rod from the table behind her and hands it to you. "Here, I'll tell you what what they say and you can write them down in your writing."
>After a moment she adds, "Oh, twist the top off and use the pointy end to write, it has ink in it."

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