Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"The hair seems like a good move. Whaddya need me to do?"

>"You wash your hair with this stuff, and try not to get it all over your clothes," says Chiyuri holding out a bottle toward you.

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[UncertainJakutten]

>Um...did that make sense at all? (Is shampoo a thing?)

[Hello Purvis]

>Um...did that make sense at all? (Is shampoo a thing?)

>You are aware of the concept of hair cleaners. They tend to be toys of the wealthy.

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[UncertainJakutten]

>"Kay."
>Do I see where to wash it in?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Kay."
>Do I see where to wash it in?

>She did bring a bowl, which would probably be handy for that.

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[UncertainJakutten]

>Then I will proceed thusly, taking the bowl and washing the dye in my hair.

[Kilgamayan]

> Take our hair band beads out of our hair and pocket them first, though. Gonna keep the hair down for this, since twintails are easy to identify.

[Hello Purvis]

>Then I will proceed thusly, taking the bowl and washing the dye in my hair.

> Take our hair band beads out of our hair and pocket them first, though. Gonna keep the hair down for this, since twintails are easy to identify.

>You take the bowl, ignoring Yumemi's grumbling as you cease to produce flame for whatever it is she's doing.  Opening up the bottle, you find it has a faint chemical smell, and is inky in color.  You remove your hair bobbles, pool some of the liquid into your hands, and begin to massage it into your your hair. It you don't really see any progress at first, save for getting your hands dirty. It's not until you pull some of it around to get a better look that you see it has been stained a dull inky color.  You try not to let any of it drip on your clothes while you keep at it, while Chiyuri produces a little mirror on a stand to help you. Within a few minutes, your hair is dark black and seems lifeless. The person looking back at you in the mirror is fairly unfamiliar.
>"Just hold still a bit and let me dry it for you," says Chiyuri, while Yumemi continues to putter with her machine panel. "It'll get some shine once it dries up."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Uh, will this wash out later?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh, will this wash out later?"

>Chiyuri pauses in the middle of unfolding a hand-sized thing and taps a white bottle she set on the counter. "Yeah, just use this. It'll rinse it right out. Alcohol works too, but you'd have to soak it for a bit."

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[O4rfish]

>obtain white bottle
>"I live near a whole city of alcoholics. Booze-scented hair is not an option."

[Hello Purvis]

>obtain white bottle
>"I live near a whole city of alcoholics. Booze-scented hair is not an option."

>You obtain: Bottle of Dye Remover
>"Hahaha, yeah," says Chiyuri. "That could be a problem. Okay, hold still while I dry it off."

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[Hanzo K.]

>Sit tight so she can do her thing.

[Hello Purvis]

>Sit tight so she can do her thing.

>You sit still, while Chiyuri unfolds the thing she was fiddling with, revealing what seems to be a fist-sized tube with a handle. The handle may be the most interest part, it is rounded and crafted with fitted finger ridges; it seems very comfortable to hold.
>She turns the machine on, ad it begins to make a high-pitched whining noise. Pointing one end of the tube toward you head, you feel an sudden and very concentrated bast of hot wind against it, which blows your hair around a bit, but it certainly going to dry it quickly. Chiyuri moves around you, blowing it against your head every which way. You get the feeling she may be having a little too much fun doing that, but within a few minutes, your hair is perfectly dry.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Satisfied with your hair, you watch as Chiyuri produces an object that looks like a bulky white hairband. You note that it has mouthpiece attached to it that is similar to what you saw with the soldier before, as well as something designed to fit over your ear. "This is your translator," she says. "Just slip it over your head, nest the earpiece over your ear, and talk into it. It'll translate whatever you're saying into Kosa. The earpiece will pick up whatever people are saying and translate it into your language. Now, I don't think this will be a problem, but while you can hear just about anything in your language, you're only going to be able to speak ours. So, um, watch out for diplomats who don't have one, I guess?"
>You hear a loud buzzing noise, coming from outside the hall. "Well, it's time to go," says Chiyuri. "Any last questions? You want the bucket or the chair?"

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[O4rfish]

>Is there any way we can have both? If not, the bucket must be left behind as we don't want to be recognized.

[Kilgamayan]

> Didn't we determine earlier that the bucket could be hung from the chair and filled with cleaning supplies? We can take it with us, we'll just be sitting in the chair.

[Hello Purvis]

>Is there any way we can have both? If not, the bucket must be left behind as we don't want to be recognized.

> Didn't we determine earlier that the bucket could be hung from the chair and filled with cleaning supplies? We can take it with us, we'll just be sitting in the chair.

>You are pretty sure it can be filled with various supplies and kept with Ruukoto, or dangled off the edge of the chair.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'll take the chair with the bucket hanging from it, just in case I need it later."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'll take the chair with the bucket hanging from it, just in case I need it later."

>"Just hop on," says Chiyuri. "Well, as good as you can, anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Get up and float on over so we're sitting in the chair with our feet in the foot things.

[Hello Purvis]

> Get up and float on over so we're sitting in the chair with our feet in the foot things.

>You float over to the chair, while Chiyuri moves the bucket to the back. The seat is pleasantly soft, you find as you recline back into it and set your feet onto the foot pads. Being metal, they are rather cold on your bare feet. Setting your arms on the rests, you are probably about as comfortable as you've ever been outside of a bucket. The wheels seem quite easy to grip from your postion, it shouldn't be hard to move around.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm."
> Wheel the chair forward a little bit.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm."
> Wheel the chair forward a little bit.

>You wheel the chair forward, and find it doesn't take quite as much effort as you might expect. And certainly less than dragging yourself along the ground.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we brace our feet against the sides of anything while they're down on the metal foot pad things?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we brace our feet against the sides of anything while they're down on the metal foot pad things?

>You can brace them against the bars that the pads are connected to.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grab onto the arms of the chair, brace our feet and legs against said bars, and try to float into the air with the wheelchair beneath us.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grab onto the arms of the chair, brace our feet and legs against said bars, and try to float into the air with the wheelchair beneath us.

>You brace yourself against it, and try to float upward. It isn't heavy, you know it isn't heavy, but you still feel like you're lifting a bag full of bricks. It's already starting to slip away from your feet a little bit, and you're breath is coming faster already. You heart was already beating a little fast from just floating over here, and it almost immediately redoubles.  Still, you feel it slip clear of the ground!

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let it back down gently and sit back in it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let it back down gently and sit back in it.

>You let it back down as gently as you can, which isn't as gentle as you'd like but still preferable to letting it fall, and settle back into it. Your body feels leaden, and you really want to just crawl into a bucket for awhile...
>"You alright?" says Chiyuri, frowning.

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