Sword Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. And when do you plan on returning it to her?"

>"Why would I do that?" she says, frowning.

>_

[the old guy]

(OOC: This is probably the wrong time to say this, but shouldn't we try to find Koishi at some point? She disappeared out of nowhere!)

[Yaersulf]

I think Seiga is a bit more of a pressing concern at present.

>Did Kisume ever say where she got the wand from?

[Kilgamayan]

Yuyuko shooed us out of Hakugyokurou when we tried to resume the search for Koishi. I suspect she will be handled off-screen.

> "Because that sort of behavior is unbecoming of someone in your position."

[Hello Purvis]

>Did Kisume ever say where she got the wand from?

>She did not.

> "Because that sort of behavior is unbecoming of someone in your position."

>Seiga giggles, as though the two of you were merely gossiping.  "I don't know about that! Didn't the Mononobe and the Soga go to war over something much more petty?"

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> What was that war over, again?

[Hello Purvis]

> What was that war over, again?

>It was largely whether Taoism or Buddhism would be established as the unifying religion of the nation. In retrospect, things didn't quite work out like that, but at the time...

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "That was a long time ago, and we have all grown wiser and better."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That was a long time ago, and we have all grown wiser and better."

>"Perhaps so, but this is still far too precious to leave in the hands of some bandit."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "I am not so sure. Setting aside her...inappropriate life decisions, I have heard some fascinating things about this bandit."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am not so sure. Setting aside her...inappropriate life decisions, I have heard some fascinating things about this bandit."

>"What sort of fascinating?" she says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "In particular, I have heard she had a hand in putting a halt to a certain foreign army."

[Hello Purvis]

> "In particular, I have heard she had a hand in putting a halt to a certain foreign army."

>"Is that so?" says Seiga.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Indeed. She also knew who I was, as well as who you were. The...unflattering things she said of you were simple to set aside as biased and exaggerated, but she did still know enough of what happened that it is hard to believe she was not involved."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Indeed. She also knew who I was, as well as who you were. The...unflattering things she said of you were simple to set aside as biased and exaggerated, but she did still know enough of what happened that it is hard to believe she was not involved."

>"Oh! Would she know what happened to Verde, then?" says Seiga. "It rather bothered me that he simply vanished."
>If you recall correctly, that would be the envoy she met with.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Shake head.
> "Unfortunately, I do not know, as she did not elaborate on his whereabouts. I suppose we could ask the next time we see her."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shake head.
> "Unfortunately, I do not know, as she did not elaborate on his whereabouts. I suppose we could ask the next time we see her."

>Seiga gives a nod.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Anyway, I did tell the young lady I would look into her wand's disappearance. It would be poor form to not follow up on my promise."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Anyway, I did tell the young lady I would look into her wand's disappearance. It would be poor form to not follow up on my promise."

>"Well, you can say you looked into it," say Seiga.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I also promised I would bring the responsible party back to her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I also promised I would bring the responsible party back to her."

>"That would be a problem," says Seiga.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Perhaps, though I imagine that if I returned her stolen item, she would be willing to overlook my broken promise."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Perhaps, though I imagine that if I returned her stolen item, she would be willing to overlook my broken promise."

>"I don't really see where some bandit has the right to expect much of you other than swift justice at all," says Seiga.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Sigh.
> "Seiga, you speak as though you yourself have not stolen that wand."

[Hello Purvis]

> Sigh.
> "Seiga, you speak as though you yourself have not stolen that wand."

>"From a lowly ill-mannered bandit who has robbed many," she says. "What does it matter? I'll put it to better use than she ever did."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ill action is not justified by any unsavory character the victim may have."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ill action is not justified by any unsavory character the victim may have."

>"But certainly position and breeding do," says Seiga. "Who cares about some youkai bandit? Why let them have such a dangerous thing if we can take steps to remove it from them?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "The people of this land care. We already do not have the best or most trustworthy reputation; mugging the locals is not going to help."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The people of this land care. We already do not have the best or most trustworthy reputation; mugging the locals is not going to help."

>"But no more than a tiny handful of people would care," she says. "Rather, I think many more of them would be happy to have it out of a bandit's hands."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "More people will care if it is done in conjunction with other thefts."