Yukari Quest - A Z-machine Adventure

[Hanzo K.]

>"Of course, it would have to be four to a table, playing with just two or three people is simply too boring~!"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Of course, it would have to be four to a table, playing with just two or three people is simply too boring~!"

>"No no no, silly," says Yuyuko, "I mean how do you intend to run the whole event? Are you going to do it openly? Or will you stay away and make someone else do it? It maybe just have no one really run it?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...Good question. Since people have a suspicious opinion of me already, they might get suspicious if I'm the one hosting it."
>"...Perhaps we can work something out together though. Besides, we can use this tournament to find skilled players to rope into our games. It gets stale you know, always only ever playing against you, Chen, and Ran. Or you and two random ghosts. Variety is the spice of life- and the afterlife- you know~"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmm...Good question. Since people have a suspicious opinion of me already, they might get suspicious if I'm the one hosting it."
>"...Perhaps we can work something out together though. Besides, we can use this tournament to find skilled players to rope into our games. It gets stale you know, always only ever playing against you, Chen, and Ran. Or you and two random ghosts. Variety is the spice of life- and the afterlife- you know~"

>"Well, if you're going to use someone else, just have them promote the prize," says Yuyuko.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...I think we'll need mascots though."
>How much do we and Yuyuko enjoy putting Youmu in embarrassing situations?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmm...I think we'll need mascots though."
>How much do we and Yuyuko enjoy putting Youmu in embarrassing situations?

>"Like what?" says Yuyuko.
>You don't think you'll get tired of it anytime soon.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Is Youmu anywhere nearby?
>If not; "I was thinking of having dear little Youmu be one of the mascots, of course~"

[Hello Purvis]

>Is Youmu anywhere nearby?

>She is not in the room, but you know she's lingering somewhere nearby, in case Yuyuko requires her again. Far enough away to allow you both privacy and close enough to come if Yuyuko calls for her.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>Slip a bit closer to Yuyuko, with that same smile we use that signals to her that we're up to something juicy.
>"I was thinking of having Youmu be one of the Mascots. I'd have to find a suitable outfit for her to wear of course. Something attractive, yet sure to make her all adorably red in the face~"

[Hello Purvis]

>Slip a bit closer to Yuyuko, with that same smile we use that signals to her that we're up to something juicy.
>"I was thinking of having Youmu be one of the Mascots. I'd have to find a suitable outfit for her to wear of course. Something attractive, yet sure to make her all adorably red in the face~"

>"Oh, that's simply impossible," says Yuyuko, frowning. "Who would do all the gardening?"

>_

[capt. h]

> "Aw, pooh. We'll just have to find some other excuse to dress Youmu up like a french maid."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Aw, pooh. We'll just have to find some other excuse to dress Youmu up like a french maid."

>"Whyever would we need an excuse?" says Yuyuko.  "Oh, you're not growing sweet on her, are you?"

>_

[Oldmansour]

>"Perhaps excuse isn't the most accurate word. Perhaps 'justification' would be better. If one can present a justification for something, be it a good one or not, then one is far more likely to get people to go along with your suggestions."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Perhaps excuse isn't the most accurate word. Perhaps 'justification' would be better. If one can present a justification for something, be it a good one or not, then one is far more likely to get people to go along with your suggestions."

>She waves a hand dismissively. "Oh, we don't need to worry about those sorts of things with Youmu."

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"She is loyal enough to simply do it when ordered, but that's just not as much fun, don't you think?"

[Oldmansour]

>"She is loyal enough to simply do it when ordered, but that's just not as much fun, don't you think?"

>Instead of saying it quite so bluntly, say "Oh, I have no doubt of her ability to follow instructions or suggestions. But I have found that when one is presented with a suggestion that proves somewhat flustering, a little reinforcement goes a long way."

[Hello Purvis]

>Instead of saying it quite so bluntly, say "Oh, I have no doubt of her ability to follow instructions or suggestions. But I have found that when one is presented with a suggestion that proves somewhat flustering, a little reinforcement goes a long way."

>She gives a short, soft chuckle, then says, "And what will your Ran be doing, I wonder?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Just in case this gets lost or forgotten in the ongoing world of erotic dress-up, there is an established agreement (from many games ago) that Yukari will not do anything Ran objects to (with the other half of that being that Ran will not object to anything unless she truly means it). Keep this in mind as this conversation moves forward.

[Hanzo K.]

Oh of course. I'm simply being in-character and putting out the various possibilities of teasing Youmu, which has been established as a thing we do.

[Oldmansour]

Has there been precedent for things that Ran objects to?

[Kilgamayan]

I think we've seen her object to exactly one thing; as I recall, it was some rather untoward harassment of Mary. That's a question more worth asking the parser, though.

[Oldmansour]

Good idea.

>Has there been precedent for things that Ran objects to?

[Hello Purvis]

>Has there been precedent for things that Ran objects to?

>Ran doesn't care for when being made a fool of or humiliated, particularly in public. She'll help out with with some mischief, but she tends to have her limits there. She'll get annoyed if you pile too much work on her. She also tends to get annoyed if you make too much of a scene of yourself when the moment isn't appropriate. You typically try not to test your limits with her, that's not how you treat someone as special as Ran.

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...I was thinking of her having a somewhat different outfit. Something modest, yet impressively regal. As befits a youkai of her caliber. Perhaps something with a nice fur trim to match her lovely tails."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmm...I was thinking of her having a somewhat different outfit. Something modest, yet impressively regal. As befits a youkai of her caliber. Perhaps something with a nice fur trim to match her lovely tails."

>"Ah, it's decided then," says Yuyuko. "That will do for my Youmu, too. Oh, but what will we have them doing?"

>_

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, I was thinking that while we commentate, they would introduce the players, as well as the rounds, something like glorified ring girls almost. Something nice and simple that Ran shouldn't have reason to complain about, since I'll be putting almost everything on hold for this."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I was thinking that while we commentate, they would introduce the players, as well as the rounds, something like glorified ring girls almost. Something nice and simple that Ran shouldn't have reason to complain about, since I'll be putting almost everything on hold for this."

>"I suppose that might do," says Yuyuko. "Though I think Youmu would do so much better with the refreshments."

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"That would work, too. Ran should be able to handle her duties without Youmu's help. She does have Chen to assist her, after all."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That would work, too. Ran should be able to handle her duties without Youmu's help. She does have Chen to assist her, after all."

>"Ah, good, good," says Yuyuko. "So now we just need to find a way to get the word out, I think. That shouldn't be hard, since you're acting openly."

>_

[DracoOmega]

Well, do we want to advertise openly, or be just a little enigmatic that we're the ones behind it? And as for the venue, if we are going to use the Hakurei Shrine (which we really should, if for no other reason than to fluster Reimu) are we going to advertise this upfront (possibly arranging this with Reimu first) or leave the final location of the tournament a secret until shortly before it begins? This might interfere with logistical setup and catering somewhat, but perhaps we could just simply gap in the food and half the infrastructure right before we're ready to begin. Well, and there's always Reimu's reaction, but we can possibly wing that one, given that what we're doing doesn't seem harmful enough to promote more than an irritated response. I am not entirely sure whether it is better to give her time to object in advance (so that we can possibly straighten that out) or to leave it until it is hopefully too late for her to complain too loudly (unless she decides to be quite vehement indeed)

In terms of advertising, we can probably gap fliers to select people we hope to participate, or locations where they will get noticed. Aya might be of use in this regard without needing to even ask her, as I can see her considering a 'mysterious tournament with the relic of a powerful and old onymouji as the prize' as something newsworthy, perhaps especially if it was not immediately clear who was arranging it.