Author Topic: Kisume Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 32978 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #120 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:11:33 PM »

> "You asked me what I wanted. I told you what I wanted. But I haven't yet been given anything that convinces me your assessment of the commoners is right and hers is wrong. I'm not stabbing her in the back on a flimsy promise. If you want to get her out here, give her something that will make her want to come out, or give me a believable reason that you're all in the right and she's just a common terrorist."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #121 on:** October 11, 2012, 02:52:07 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 11, 2012, 02:11:33 PM

> "You asked me what I wanted. I told you what I wanted. But I haven't yet been given anything that convinces me your assessment of the commoners is right and hers is wrong. I'm not stabbing her in the back on a flimsy promise. If you want to get her out here, give her something that will make her want to come out, or give me a believable reason that you're all in the right and she's just a common terrorist."

>"And what would it take to convince either of you?" says the agent. "What can possibly be produced that you couldn't just brush away as a lie?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #122 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:33:47 PM »

Hum. I...may have an idea. Incredibly risky to actually see through, but...

> How exposed to the more bureaucratic side of Higan are the ferry workers?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #123 on:** October 11, 2012, 04:04:13 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 11, 2012, 03:33:47 PM

> How exposed to the more bureaucratic side of Higan are the ferry workers?

>By and large, the ferry workers don't have to deal with it, beyond clocking in and clocking out. They are expected to report accidents and the like, as rare as those seemed to be, but aside from those things you don't remember your mother having to do much in that regard.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #124 on:** October 11, 2012, 04:24:25 PM »

> So they wouldn't necessarily know many of the documents that get passed around?
> How much time did we spend each day in Eiki's office?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #125 on:** October 11, 2012, 04:49:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 11, 2012, 04:24:25 PM

> So they wouldn't necessarily know many of the documents that get passed around?
> How much time did we spend each day in Eiki's office?

>Generally not, but your mother may be an exception.
>Initially, you didn't spend too much time there. Sometimes you'd visit back when she was a baliff. When you actually tried to work there, though, you spent a good deal of time running messages for people, and helping to organize things. It was dull work.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #126 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:02:02 PM »

I need time to stew that I don't have right now. Don't anyone hold ideas up on my account; I'm still very tentative on this one.

O4rfish · « **Reply #127 on:** October 11, 2012, 06:05:53 PM »

Quote from: The Man From P.U.R.V.I.S. on October 11, 2012, 02:52:07 PM

>"And what would it take to convince either of you?" says the agent. "What can possibly be produced that you couldn't just brush away as a lie?"

>"Well, if there is nothing like that, isn't that concerning?"

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #128 on:** October 11, 2012, 07:56:52 PM »

>"I think I can get the 'terrorists' to stand down, though. Please note that I'm about to mislead them, so I will be saying a few things that aren't entirely accurate. Also, make sure you're all quiet. This won't work if they hear sound from another person."
>Press the communicator button.
>Say the following while speaking softly: "Sorry it took me so long to respond. I couldn't speak freely while with the soldiers, but I managed to get a few minutes alone by saying I had to relieve myself. I don't have a lot of time, so I'll make this quick. That 'special advisor' I mentioned, Sariel, is from my world. From Higan, the same place as me. She got kicked out, and now she wants revenge. She's been manipulating Canus into attacking Gensokyo, and misinforming him about it, and especially about Higan. She's been behind Canus from the start, before he was even the Emperor. We expose her, and Canus's hold on power is suddenly one hell of a lot less secure. If the people learn that the entire Empire was based on the lies of a vengeful woman, well, it won't do Canus any favors, I'll put it that way. In order to expose Sariel, I need to go back to Gensokyo and get proof that Sariel's full of shit. I'm only cooperating with Canus and his men so I can get home and get that proof. Part of that 'cooperation' involves getting you to stand down. Canus would prefer surrender, but I said there's no way you'd accep that, and that the best I could do is getting you to leave, and he accepted that. If you don't stand down, he won't trust me enough for me to pull off the rest."
>Press.
>Look over to Sombraluz.
>"They'll likely be much more cooperative if they think I'm giving them what they want."
>Remember to speak softly again when we're back on the communicator.

O4rfish · « **Reply #129 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:14:04 PM »

holy crap

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #130 on:** October 11, 2012, 08:29:58 PM »

So much for not stabbing Yumemi in the back.

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #131 on:** October 11, 2012, 09:05:20 PM »

We're not stabbing her in the back. We're telling her the plan (or my idea of what the plan is, at least) (and maybe with some exaggeration), and using the fiction of betraying her to get away with it.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #132 on:** October 11, 2012, 10:41:10 PM »

I dunno man, it doesn't feel like this'll go well....

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #133 on:** October 11, 2012, 11:09:24 PM »

If you guys don't want to do it, give a 'don't do this' command.

O4rfish · « **Reply #134 on:** October 12, 2012, 12:00:16 AM »

Your command is basically telling Yumemi that you will help remove Canus from power, while telling Sombraluz that you will lie to Yumemi in order to make her vulnerable. This is a bad position to be in, unless your goal is to return to Gensokyo ASAP with no regard for Kuso, in which case it's not great but not terrible.
>Hold GYMOs action pending deliberation.
>"Really, if you can't show me any concrete evidence that the citizens enjoy living in this state, I would be worried that all this effort to set it up was wasted."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #135 on:** October 12, 2012, 03:27:13 AM »

Quote from: O4rfish on October 11, 2012, 06:05:53 PM

>"Well, if there is nothing like that, isn't that concerning?"

Quote from: O4rfish on October 12, 2012, 12:00:16 AM

>"Really, if you can't show me any concrete evidence that the citizens enjoy living in this state, I would be worried that all this effort to set it up was wasted."

>"No," says Sombraluz, "What I mean is that anything we show you, you could dismiss. We could show you statistics, and you could brush them off as fake. We could show you places and let you talk to people, and it's easy enough to say we just picked those who would say what we wanted, or that we intimidated them. I could show you records, and you could say they're fake or incomplete. This is not a new thing for us."

>_

O4rfish · « **Reply #136 on:** October 12, 2012, 03:59:30 AM »

~~>stall for time~~
>Inventory
>Quests

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #137 on:** October 12, 2012, 08:54:45 AM »

Quote from: O4rfish on October 12, 2012, 03:59:30 AM

~~>stall for time~~
>Inventory
>Quests

~~>Several hours later, you find yourself in the embarrassing position of explaining to your parents how you managed to die via time out.~~
>You inventory contains
>Blue Shirt
>A finely made shirt, currently stained and damaged.
>Knee Length Black Skirt
>A well-made skirt that belongs to Chiyuri.
>Hair Bobbles
>They are a pleasing red color.
>Dirty White Robe
>Your garment of choice
>Translator
>A headpiece that allows you to speak in and understand Kosa, and contact Yumemi and Chiyuri.
>Yellow Key Card
>You have no idea who this belongs to. Some soldier.
>Violet Key Card
>Belongs to Agent Sombraluz, it allows access to all by the highest parts of the Imperial Palace.
>Bottle of Dye Remover
>Supposedly this will return your hair to its proper color.
> Large Knife
>A long knife that is clearly made for combat usage
>Your Quests are:
>Repo Girl
>Faeries have stolen a Red Leather Book, a Large Wax Candle, and a Red Crystal Rose from Kourindou, you've been tasked with retrieving them. The Red Crystal Rose is in the possession of a rabbit named Miyu, who is perhaps considering giving it up. The Red Leather Book was in the possession of a youkai puppeteer. You?ve only heard that some faerie has the Large Wax Candle.
>Escape from New Kosa!
>You have been stranded in another world, and cannot get back under your own power!
>Space Invaders
>A large and technologically advanced empire intends to invade Gensokyo, and you?re the only one who can stop it right now! You?ve learned that the Emperor appears to have gotten some fraudulent information from Sariel, but exposing it as such is difficult.
>Fashionable Fascism
>The homeworld of Yumemi and Chiyuri has been conquered by an expansionist and totalitarian empire. Is it really alright to leave it like that?

>_

O4rfish · « **Reply #138 on:** October 12, 2012, 10:51:57 AM »

>Have we seen any shops since arriving in New Kosa?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #139 on:** October 12, 2012, 11:25:27 AM »

Quote from: O4rfish on October 12, 2012, 10:51:57 AM

>Have we seen any shops since arriving in New Kosa?

>You aren't sure, you don't know if you would recognize them if you did. You think that perhaps the place where Yumemi and Chiyuri were hiding may have been some sort of laundry service, you know places like that exist in the Ancient City.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #140 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:43:37 PM »

> Are Canus or Sariel here yet?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #141 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:53:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 12, 2012, 05:43:37 PM

> Are Canus or Sariel here yet?

>Canus didn't leave the meeting room, and Sariel doesn't seem to have followed you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #142 on:** October 12, 2012, 07:01:33 PM »

> Did Canus not say anything about following us eventually?

O4rfish · « **Reply #143 on:** October 12, 2012, 07:02:31 PM »

>We had a spellcard of our own, and one we captured from an oni. Were they taken from us when we landed the ship?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #144 on:** October 12, 2012, 07:03:45 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 12, 2012, 07:01:33 PM

> Did Canus not say anything about following us eventually?

>Not that you recall.

Quote from: O4rfish on October 12, 2012, 07:02:31 PM

>We had a spellcard of our own, and one we captured from an oni. Were they taken from us when we landed the ship?

>They were taken after VIVIT poisoned you. You don't know where they are.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #145 on:** October 12, 2012, 08:12:04 PM »

You know, in retrospect, our cards getting lifted should have been a signal that there was a traitor. That'll teach me to assume they were lost in the interdimensional flow for gameplay purposes.

I'm thinking that original idea I had isn't so hot. I had a new idea but I forgot it. I should remember it when I get home.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #146 on:** October 13, 2012, 03:28:18 AM »

> Sigh.
> "Okay. Let me try something else."
> Press the button.
> "Okay, so the soldiers that have been standing around me this whole time didn't take too well to the whole dissolve-the-dictatorship thing. You got any other ideas?"
> Press.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #147 on:** October 13, 2012, 03:48:01 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 13, 2012, 03:28:18 AM

> Sigh.
> "Okay. Let me try something else."
> Press the button.
> "Okay, so the soldiers that have been standing around me this whole time didn't take too well to the whole dissolve-the-dictatorship thing. You got any other ideas?"
> Press.

>"Ah, if you have the military hanging around, it's going to be tricky, isn't it?" says Yumemi. "Let me ask you, are you still with me? If you have to say something else to keep them from guessing, do that. Just try to answer me."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #148 on:** October 13, 2012, 03:50:47 AM »

> Press.
> "I don't think that's going to go over any better. I'm pretty sure that's not even anatomically possible for a human."
> Press.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #149 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:53:19 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 13, 2012, 03:50:47 AM

> Press.
> "I don't think that's going to go over any better. I'm pretty sure that's not even anatomically possible for a human."
> Press.

>You get a few looks from the gathered soldiers.
>"I'm...going to assume that's a no," says Yumemi.

>_