Yukari Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Lean forward until she is in arm's reach.
> Reach out and set up like we are going to flick her forehead, but don't do it yet.
> Call ourselves crazy, but...can we read her thoughts?

>You lean forward set yourself to flick her in the forehead. She does not react to this more than she's reacted to anything else.
>You cannot read her thoughts as far as you can tell.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Hold for a moment, then lean back.
> "Miss kasha? Are you still present?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Hold for a moment, then lean back.
> "Miss kasha? Are you still present?"

>You call out for the kasha, but she does not answer. She must have went to do something else after leaving.

>_

[O4rfish]

>Soo, either we broke Satori, or this world is fragile enough to break itself.

[Kilgamayan]

> Stand up.

[Yaersulf]

>Poke Satori.

[Hello Purvis]

>Soo, either we broke Satori, or this world is fragile enough to break itself.

>You aren't sure what happened, but it seems as though something has happened.

> Stand up.

>Poke Satori.

>You stand and poke Satori on the cheek. She fails to react to being poked as much as she has failed to react to anything. Her flesh still yields properly, you note, and is still warm.

>_

[O4rfish]

I don't know where we go from here. It would be nice to assume this world isn't real, but does that mean we go backstage and take random gaps again, or is there a puzzle solution that will lead us home?
Also, even if it isn't reap, we should inform Orin and Yuyuko of our decision.

[Kilgamayan]

I'm not sure informing Rin of our decision is in our best interests. I think what's going on right now is an intentional trap designed to waste our time because whoever is responsible for this knew Satori's lack of satoriness would blow their cover above all else. I'd be more inclined to fake worry in front of Rin about the state of her master and then quietly take our leave.

I honestly don't know where to go from here, if not back to the Level 1 Caverns. We could putter around Genfauxkyo blindly for a while if we really wanted to, but anything we stumbled across would be found via pure dumb luck.

[O4rfish]

I'll agree with not telling Orin much, but we should tell fake Yuyuko that her world is fake and we're leaving.
Also, we can assume, if this is an illusion controlled by a person, that person cannot read our mind.

[Kilgamayan]

> Lift Satori up.

[Hello Purvis]

> Lift Satori up.

>You grab Satori by the waist and lift her up. She offers no resistance or reaction that you discern; her legs dangle down as you pick her up from the seat, straightening out to touch the floor, Her arms remain in place, though they yield where you move them without any resistance.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How light is she? Could we reasonably carry her around?

[Hello Purvis]

> How light is she? Could we reasonably carry her around?

>She is fairly light, and you have a youkai's strength. You could carry her pretty easily.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Up you go, dearie."
> Sling Satori over our shoulder, being sure to let her keep her lower dignity, at least.
> Head back out of the room in search of the kasha, the hell raven, or any other pets.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Up you go, dearie."
> Sling Satori over our shoulder, being sure to let her keep her lower dignity, at least.
> Head back out of the room in search of the kasha, the hell raven, or any other pets.

>You carefully sling Satori over your shoulder and leave the sitting room.
>Returning to the main hall, you can see the kasha on the far side, sweeping up something. She doesn't seem to have noticed you yet.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, excuse me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, excuse me."

>"Huh? Yeah?" the kasha says, turning around. Then her eyes widen. "What did you do!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shake our head.
> "Nothing. I think she broke herself somehow. I thought you would be best-suited to take immediate care of her."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shake our head.
> "Nothing. I think she broke herself somehow. I thought you would be best-suited to take immediate care of her."

>Her expression tightens, and she sets the broom against the wall and approaches. "What was she doing when this happened?" says the Kasha, as she holds out her arms to accept Satori.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "A fairly intrusive scan, she said. This was at my request."
> Hand her over.

[Hello Purvis]

> "A fairly intrusive scan, she said. This was at my request."
> Hand her over.

>"I've never seen this happen," says Orin, as she takes Satori into her arms. "Can you get a doctor?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> We can get to Eientei, yes?

[Hello Purvis]

> We can get to Eientei, yes?

>You can go to Eientei, whether they like it or not.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I can check to see if the Lunarian doctor is available, if you like, but I obviously cannot guarantee more than that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can check to see if the Lunarian doctor is available, if you like, but I obviously cannot guarantee more than that."

>"Yes, please hurry!" says the Kasha.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Open a gap to Eientei.
> "Would you like to come with me?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Open a gap to Eientei.
> "Would you like to come with me?"

>"Oh, that would be better," says Orin, as you open the gap. "It'll be harder for her to say no that way."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there generally any advice for anyone that gap-travels with us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there generally any advice for anyone that gap-travels with us?

>You tell them to close their eyes. While you have no problems seeing the threshold, others tend to find it painful.

>_