Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Was there anything else we were going to get to before we got interrupted?

>You don't think Chiyuri had any plans. Do you have any?

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[Kilgamayan]

> Press the button again and whisper.
> "How quiet can I be so you'll still understand me?"
> Let go.

[Hello Purvis]

> Press the button again and whisper.
> "How quiet can I be so you'll still understand me?"
> Let go.

>"What?" Chiyuri responds.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Press the button again and raise our voice a little bit above the whisper.
> "How quiet can I be so you'll still understand me?"
> Let go.

[Hello Purvis]

> Press the button again and raise our voice a little bit above the whisper.
> "How quiet can I be so you'll still understand me?"
> Let go.

>"Oh, I think I got most of that. You can talk low, but there has to be some force to it. Anyways, I'm coming back now."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wait for her to return, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait for her to return, then.

>Chiyuri returns in a few moments, and says, "Okay, you know how it works. Anything else?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "No, I can't think of anything."

[Hello Purvis]

> "No, I can't think of anything."

>"Okay then," says Chiyuri. She looks over toward the red-haired maid and says, "Ruukoto, did you get that blanket I told you to?"
>"Yep, it's on the table over there," she says, gesturing toward a corner after packing in another load of uniforms.
>"Good, thanks," says Chiyuri as she walks over to get it, then approaches the vehicle. "Okay, follow me, Kisume."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "'Kay."
> Wheel ourselves along in Chiyuri's wake.

[Hello Purvis]

> "'Kay."
> Wheel ourselves along in Chiyuri's wake.

>You follow Chiyuri, as she takes the blanket, a which seems to be more of a thin white sheet, and folds it partially before refolding it. Upon reaching the shuttered door where the vehicle is, you note that there is not enough room for your wheelchair to proceed, and there is a rather nasty-looking drop that you don't think it could handle without tipping and sending you to the ground.  Chiyuri heads toward the front of the vehicle and opens the door, then leans inside to fiddle with something.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Um, do I need to carry this thing now?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Um, do I need to carry this thing now?"

>"No, we'll get it," says Chiyuri. "You'll have to leave it for a bit anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I think I'll wait in it until I know where I need to go."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I think I'll wait in it until I know where I need to go."

>"Okay, give me a minute," says Chiyuri, as she fumbles with whatever she is. You hear some kind of thick metallic click noise, then something like a blanket being shaken out. "Alright, I'm ready for you. Just come over here and lay down on the blanket."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Float in her direction and find said blanket to lay on.

[Hello Purvis]

> Float in her direction and find said blanket to lay on.

>You leave the wheelchair and float toward Chiyuri. She gestures toward the vehicle's open door. Inside, you see the blanket has been laid on the floor, then note the bench-like seat's seat portion has been raised up, and the blanket has been set under where it would normally lie. As well, you get a glance at the panel of instruments in front of the vehicle, as well the wheel that you say Ruukoto using to steer it. There are several levers near it, and none of it makes any sense.
>Just this bit of floating is starting to take it toll on you, but you should be able to keep it up for a bit.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are we still wearing that scarf?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we still wearing that scarf?

>You are.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Lie down on the blanket.
> "Oh, almost forgot. Can you stash this scarf in the bucket with the rest of my things?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Lie down on the blanket.
> "Oh, almost forgot. Can you stash this scarf in the bucket with the rest of my things?"

>You lie down on the blanket, doing your best not to collapse on it ungracefully.
>"Sure thing," says Chiyuri. "It doesn't look all that out of place, though. I'd loan you a good dress cape, but those don't go well with wheelchairs. Anyway, hand it over and get comfy."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Someone might recognize it from earlier. Otherwise I'd keep it on."
> Untie the scarf and hand it over.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Someone might recognize it from earlier. Otherwise I'd keep it on."
> Untie the scarf and hand it over.

>"Good point," says Chiyuri, as she takes it and winds it around her arm.
>She then puts her hands on the seat and says, "I'm going to close this now, so get comfort, and let me know if I catch anything. Try to slide toward the back of the seat so nothing peeks out."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "What would you catch?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What would you catch?"

>"You," says Chiyuri. "I told you earlier, it's going to be a close fit."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh."
> Slide backward somewhat, then find a good layin' position and get ta layin'.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh."
> Slide backward somewhat, then find a good layin' position and get ta layin'.

>You make yourself comfortable, and Chiyuri closes the seat over you. Or rather, she tries to, and you  have to cry out for her to stop after a metal bar closes on your rear and compacts it painfully, as well as crunching the translator against your face. It takes a few tries, removing the translator, and a fair amount of shifting on your part to close it and not crush you in some fashion. Even then, this is easily one of the tightest and most comfortable places you've managed to squeeze into.  You rest your head on it's side, and above you can see the bed of metal springs that makes up a lot of the seat. Ahead of you is the foot space of the vehicle, which is fairly dirty; you suspect that's why Chiyuri put the blanket down, you doubt you could pass for someone belonging in the palace while covered with floor filth.
>After a moment, you hear the door open, and can see Ruukoto's feet move into the foot area, while the springs overhead crunch as she sits down. Thanfully, the frame doesn't sag down into you.  "We're going now," she says, "So just hold on."
>The vehicle roars to life, and you watch as Ruukoto operates a set of pedals with one foot the while the vehicle moves and stops, soon you are pretty certain the the left one makes it stop and the right one makes it go. "so, Chiyuri and the Professor told me to follow your lead," says Ruukoto, "so that's what I'm going to do. Don't worry, I'm sure everything is gonna work out just fine, the Professor's on our side, and you have me! I'm the best model there is, and it's going to show today! You just tell me where we're going when we get there, and I'll get you there for sure. "
>The trip doesn't seem as long as the last one, you think that perhaps Ruukoto is driving faster this time? You can't tell, but the sound of the road just under the floor seems pretty loud. But soon enough, Ruukoto tells you to keep quiet for the guards, while slowing down. You hear odd noises above, a kind of whirring, and then Ruukoto speaking with someone; altering her voice to sound like VIVIT. There is a conversation in the language here, and you hear a door somewhere behind you open. You tense up, in case they did see something, but there are no outcries or anything unusual. Then the doors close again and Ruukoto drives on for a bit, making a turn here or there.
>Finally, the vehicle comes to a stop, and then quiets. Ruukoto's feet move and you hear her get out of the seat. Then the seat lifts up and you are free. Ruukoto looms over you, smiling. "Looks like we got inside okay. Let me get your chair set up and we'll move." She bustles away. "Think about where you want to go first in the meantime, okay?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Did Yumemi and Chiyuri agree to go after our stuff and after Kasen?
> "Okay. Where are we?"
> Check whatever location she gives us against what we remember of the map.

[Hello Purvis]

> Did Yumemi and Chiyuri agree to go after our stuff and after Kasen?
> "Okay. Where are we?"
> Check whatever location she gives us against what we remember of the map.

>They said they would, but you'll probably want to confirm once they get here.
>"We're in the staff garage," says Ruukoto.
>You recall that being on the eastern side of the palace.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know when they're getting here?
> Where were our cell and the medical labs relative to 'east of the palace'?