Jojo's Bizarre Grail War Part 4 : A Z-Machine Adventure

[Stuffman]

> "Well, I didn't notice him until he was at the door. Though, to be fair, I may have been too busy inhaling a plate of cheesy scrambled eggs."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, I didn't notice him until he was at the door. Though, to be fair, I may have been too busy inhaling a plate of cheesy scrambled eggs."

>"An adequate distraction," Lancer replies. "It may be he was simply intangible until her came to the door? Regardless, I'm sure you were quite charmed."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Oh, that's a good explanation...but it also means I probably missed a chance to get a look at the master. Someone named 'Molly', apparently."
> "It was a short exchange. He just asked us to surrender as a formality. I tried to get him to name a time and place but he said he's just going to come after us whenever he's ready."
> "He said he won't attack during the day, if that's worth anything."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, that's a good explanation...but it also means I probably missed a chance to get a look at the master. Someone named 'Molly', apparently."
> "It was a short exchange. He just asked us to surrender as a formality. I tried to get him to name a time and place but he said he's just going to come after us whenever he's ready."
> "He said he won't attack during the day, if that's worth anything."

>"I'm rather surprised you didn't try to parley with him," Lancer sends.

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Well, I pumped him for info,  but he hadn't run into Berserker or anything so no luck there."
> "Otherwise, no. Most of the other servants aren't content to sit back and send me memes."
> "Hey, ask Kimimela if she wants to settle things with a round of 2-on-2 basketball."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, I pumped him for info,  but he hadn't run into Berserker or anything so no luck there."
> "Otherwise, no. Most of the other servants aren't content to sit back and send me memes."
> "Hey, ask Kimimela if she wants to settle things with a round of 2-on-2 basketball."

>"Oh, clever!" Lancer says. "I'm sure she would decline, but I'll ask her. Frankly, I'm sure she is more impressed that you didn't try to join up with Saber."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "That's a joke. I don't know how good a magus she is but I'm pretty sure she can dunk on me."
> "Anyway, it's like this. I'm fine with colluding with Kimimela because, one, she's clear about what her motivations are, and two, there's no chance in hell she's got any connection to the big families."
> "Meanwhile, I don't know anything about Saber's master or what she's planning, which makes it way more likely that helping her would come back to bite me in the ass."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's a joke. I don't know how good a magus she is but I'm pretty sure she can dunk on me."
> "Anyway, it's like this. I'm fine with colluding with Kimimela because, one, she's clear about what her motivations are, and two, there's no chance in hell she's got any connection to the big families."
> "Meanwhile, I don't know anything about Saber's master or what she's planning, which makes it way more likely that helping her would come back to bite me in the ass."

>"Ah, just as mercenary as I might have expected. It is sound reasoning," Lancer sends.

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[Stuffman]

> "Right? I have super objective reasons for playing nice with Kimimela and she should definitely trust me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Right? I have super objective reasons for playing nice with Kimimela and she should definitely trust me."

>"She may be impressed," Lancer replies.

>_

[Stuffman]

> We'll leave it at that for now. How's Archer doing?

[Hello Purvis]

> We'll leave it at that for now. How's Archer doing?

>You haven't heard from her, which is probably a good sign that she's getting along alright.
>Checking in, she responds, "There's a lot of rooms full of plants up here, I think I'm getting close."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Maybe I should've sent you up with a longer shopping list. Oh well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Maybe I should've sent you up with a longer shopping list. Oh well."

>"Well, it'd be hard to make off with a bunch of things unnoticed," says Archer.
>After a couple minutes, she says, "Think I found it."

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[Stuffman]

> "Give it a little whistle."
> Suddenly become nervous due to genre savviness.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Give it a little whistle."
> Suddenly become nervous due to genre savviness.

>"Heehee, it really is kind of twitching around! If we had these kind of things around in my time, I wonder what the druids would have made of it? Probably blame it on faeries or something."
>It's hard not to be nervous, these sorts of things always seem to go wrong at this point. "Alright, got the cutting, I'm on my way out," says Archer. "I don't think anyone saw me, there's not many people in here, and it's pretty spacious. I'll be back out in just a couple minutes."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Okay, great! Maybe we're catching a break for once."
> Remain alert, regardless.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay, great! Maybe we're catching a break for once."
> Remain alert, regardless.

>You remain alert, but you don't hear any outcries or alarms or anything like that.
>After a few minutes, you see Archer walking down the street toward you, sautering as if nothing were wrong.

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[Stuffman]

> Feel a bit giddy at a successful heist with so little effort on our part.

[Hello Purvis]

> Feel a bit giddy at a successful heist with so little effort on our part.

>Really, this is what being a magus should be all about!
>"Got it," Archer says as she approaches. "They're stuffed in my shirt."

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[Stuffman]

> "Great, great! I'm glad that was easy."
> "Oh, there's one more thing I should get while I'm here..."
> Are there any stores near where we're parked that we could potentially buy a notebook from? It IS next to a university.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Great, great! I'm glad that was easy."
> "Oh, there's one more thing I should get while I'm here..."
> Are there any stores near where we're parked that we could potentially buy a notebook from? It IS next to a university.

>"What's that?" Archer says.
>There are indeed supply stores.

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[Stuffman]

> "I just need a notebook. Working out my spells by drawing in the dirt is kind of a drag."
> "Let's see if we can get that stuff out of your shirt first, though."
> Let's go back to the car. Is anyone around to see us open up the car's trunk and dump the branches in there?

[Hello Purvis]

> "I just need a notebook. Working out my spells by drawing in the dirt is kind of a drag."
> "Let's see if we can get that stuff out of your shirt first, though."
> Let's go back to the car. Is anyone around to see us open up the car's trunk and dump the branches in there?

>Archer nods, as you make your way back to the car.
>There is a fair amount of foot traffic, chances are someone will see something.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Send. "Too many people around. Sorry, can you hang on for five minutes? I'll be right back and you can take it out when we're on the road."

[Hello Purvis]

> Send. "Too many people around. Sorry, can you hang on for five minutes? I'll be right back and you can take it out when we're on the road."

>"Got it," Archer sends back.

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[Stuffman]

> Run over to the nearest supply store to get a cheap notebook. Probably a five-pack of pens, while we're at it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Run over to the nearest supply store to get a cheap notebook. Probably a five-pack of pens, while we're at it.

>This doesn't take too long, you get a notebook that should should fit into your purse and some pens. You spend more time checking out than actually getting the stuff.

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[Stuffman]

> Return to the car.
> "Okay, let's go!"
> Hit the road, successful in our nefarious plot to steal 40% of a fancy houseplant.
> Are we going to hell for this?

[Hello Purvis]

> Return to the car.
> "Okay, let's go!"
> Hit the road, successful in our nefarious plot to steal 40% of a fancy houseplant.
> Are we going to hell for this?

>You hit the road again, as Archer withdraws some cuts from the dancing plant from under her shirt and lays them on her lap.
>You may have to explain this to some sort of supernatural authority of ethics one day...

>_