Kisume Quest VIII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "The one thing I worry about is making sure the Emperor goes with them."

>"That will take some convincing on our part, especially now," says Kasen.

>"In fact, I think it's likely that he won't put himself in the ship when we're either on it or in Gensokyo."

>"So we would need to convince him it is worth his time," Kasen says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That might be hard to do after all I've said about Higan."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That might be hard to do after all I've said about Higan."

>"It may be so," says Kasen, "So perhaps we should plan ahead while we can."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown in thought.
> "...Maybe the lure of the land of the dead itself could pick at his ego enough to get him to go."

[O4rfish]

>Does Gensokyo/Japan have legends of people visiting the land of the dead, and does Kisume know them?

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown in thought.
> "...Maybe the lure of the land of the dead itself could pick at his ego enough to get him to go."

>"It is possible," says Kasen. "It may also help to suggest that his presence may lend gravitas to the mission."

>Does Gensokyo/Japan have legends of people visiting the land of the dead, and does Kisume know them?

>Yes, but you can't immediately call them to mind.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That could work too, yeah. Between that and the idea of being the first humans of this world to work directly with those from the land of the dead, he'd have a hard time passing it up."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That could work too, yeah. Between that and the idea of being the first humans of this world to work directly with those from the land of the dead, he'd have a hard time passing it up."

>"We'll have to separate ourselves from him, as well," says Kasen. "But, if we do it too soon, they might be choose to return back here rather than risk whatever else may come."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. I guess they're not exactly going to let us just walk away, are they?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. I guess they're not exactly going to let us just walk away, are they?"

>"I don't imagine they would take a particularly bright view of it, at least." says Kasen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I wonder if we could at least get an escort if we wanted to go somewhere."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wonder if we could at least get an escort if we wanted to go somewhere."

>"I hadn't thought of that,," says Kasen. "It might work if we continue to be trustworthy."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. Though we'll need an excuse to go somewhere."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Of course. Though we'll need an excuse to go somewhere."

>"Hm, true," says Kasen. "I get the feeling that feeding my pets wouldn't be enough."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you suppose there's a chance Yukari would know as soon as we arrived?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you suppose there's a chance Yukari would know as soon as we arrived?"

>"It's possible," says Kasen. "I am not certain how she works."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Could we use that somehow, maybe?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Could we use that somehow, maybe?"

>"Perhaps," says Kasen. "We would have to impress upon them that Yukari is to be respected, and also not so much that it dissuades the Emperor."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hopefully that's doable given we haven't mentioned her up until now."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hopefully that's doable given we haven't mentioned her up until now."

>"It should help with the latter part, at least," says Kasen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Hopefully we can get Sombraluz knows about her and can back us up."

[Hello Purvis]

> Hopefully we can get Sombraluz knows about her and can back us up."

>"That would be nice, but then it would be harder to convince him to come along."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Uh, just to be sure we're on the same page in this story, why does Yukari possibly already know or need to know about this in an official capacity?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh, just to be sure we're on the same page in this story, why does Yukari possibly already know or need to know about this in an official capacity?"

>"Who knows what she already knows?" says Kasen. "But someone is definitely going to have to tell her."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, but why does she need to know, and why would she already know? I don't know much of anything about her, only that I think Nue told me to avoid her if I could."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, but why does she need to know, and why would she already know? I don't know much of anything about her, only that I think Nue told me to avoid her if I could."

>"Ah," says Kasen. "I suppose I assumed you knew about her. Yukari is the youkai that seeks gaps within the borders. She had a role in establishing Gensokyo, and regards it as something of her personal concern. In particular, she oversees the border that keeps it separate from the rest of the world."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Yeah, okay, I can see why she'd want to know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Yeah, okay, I can see why she'd want to know."

>"Either way, I don't think we want to emphasize her too much."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If we do get to meet her with an escort, should we be subtle about the situation and hope she takes them out for us?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If we do get to meet her with an escort, should we be subtle about the situation and hope she takes them out for us?"

>"I think we can do that," says Kasen. "Yukari shouldn't need to be prodded too much to understand what is going on,"

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