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

[Stuffman]

> "Nah, just keep walking and keep an eye out. I'll see if I can sense anything magical."
> Let's do just that. There's not really any cover to use, so just try to keep our head down.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Nah, just keep walking and keep an eye out. I'll see if I can sense anything magical."
> Let's do just that. There's not really any cover to use, so just try to keep our head down.

>"So you want me to stay out in the open?" she says. "That's an interesting misdirection."
>The two of you proceed. As you pass the hotel and look around the parking lot, you don't see anyone particularly interesting.

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Er, I don't actually have much of an actual plan. I just wanted to make sure I was standing back if you saw them..."
> "If you can find a spot to turn invisible though, it might not be a bad idea to use it to get a wider look around."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Er, I don't actually have much of an actual plan. I just wanted to make sure I was standing back if you saw them..."
> "If you can find a spot to turn invisible though, it might not be a bad idea to use it to get a wider look around."

>"There's a few places I can duck into," says Archer. "But right now, I don't think there's too many people around."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Hm...go ahead, if you think you won't be noticed."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hm...go ahead, if you think you won't be noticed."

>Archer advances forward, looking around for a moment, then vanishes out of sight.
>A few moments pass, before she sends: "Footprints in this little grass strip on the other side of the hotel. One set from one of the room windows, three more in that general direction, which are fresher.

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Oh geez. They're following her."
> "She probably doesn't know anything about hiding her tracks, I wonder if sending her off into the trees just made her easier to find..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh geez. They're following her."
> "She probably doesn't know anything about hiding her tracks, I wonder if sending her off into the trees just made her easier to find..."

>"You would definitely want her to stay on the pavement, yeah," Archer sends.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Cringe as we get out our phone and send another message to Georgia.
> "Hey, I fucked up and wasn't thinking, if you go through the woods you'll leave a trail, you need to get back on pavement to lose them!"

[Hello Purvis]

> Cringe as we get out our phone and send another message to Georgia.
> "Hey, I fucked up and wasn't thinking, if you go through the woods you'll leave a trail, you need to get back on pavement to lose them!"

>"I'm still hanging around this yogurt place," Georgia says. "Though I don't get how I'm supposed to get to your camp without going through a woods."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Yeah, don't go there, sorry. It was a bad idea."
> "Actually, I'm near your hotel now. Are you talking about that frozen yogurt place across the road? You could run and come get your car now if you want."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, don't go there, sorry. It was a bad idea."
> "Actually, I'm near your hotel now. Are you talking about that frozen yogurt place across the road? You could run and come get your car now if you want."

>"It's a bit up the road," she says, "But yeah, on the other side."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "My contact's running late, maybe I can get you out of here..."
> Sent to Archer. "Hey Archer, Georgia didn't go into the woods yet, she's at a frozen yogurt shop up the road, on the other side. Let's move up that way."
> How far is the nearest spot one could cross the highway? Is there a lot of traffic?

[Hello Purvis]

> "My contact's running late, maybe I can get you out of here..."
> Sent to Archer. "Hey Archer, Georgia didn't go into the woods yet, she's at a frozen yogurt shop up the road, on the other side. Let's move up that way."
> How far is the nearest spot one could cross the highway? Is there a lot of traffic?

>"Got it," Archer sends.
>The Highway is nearly empty by this point, you can cross more or less with impunity.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Let's walk up until we can see it on the other side of the road.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's walk up until we can see it on the other side of the road.

>You make your way further westward. It's a little worrisome being alone, even though you know Archer's right there. You cover a few blocks, but don't see anything unusual.
>After about ten minutes or so, you can see a store called Sweet Frog across the highway.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Take a moment to note anything unusual before we cross the highway.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take a moment to note anything unusual before we cross the highway.

>You look around, and see nothing but street lights and dimly lit, empty businesses, still open long after any kind of evening rush. In the distance there is some light traffic, but you have all the time you want to cross the highway before it arrives; assuming they don't turn off.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Send: "Okay, I'm crossing the road now."
> Run across.

[Hello Purvis]

> Send: "Okay, I'm crossing the road now."
> Run across.

>You send a message, and note a new one from Lancer and Kimimela
>Getting across the highway is trivial. You can see Georgia inside the shop, sitting at a lone table by the window. ...You hope she must moved there to look for you.

>_

[Stuffman]

> Once we're across the road, check the message from Lancer while walking towards Georgia.

[Hello Purvis]

> Once we're across the road, check the message from Lancer while walking towards Georgia.

>The message was from about four minutes ago, and reads, "That's been handled. We're on our way now. Apologies; this old thing is fighting planned obsolescence as well as it can."
>You reach the establishment easily. Inside it is a bit chilly. There's no one at the counter; you can vaguely hear someone in the back. Georgia is alone in the establishment, nursing a tiny cup of frozen yogurt. She nods to you as you enter.

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Hey. You alright?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hey. You alright?"

>She nods. "Yeah. They didn't find me or anything. And I figured this was the best I could do without risking getting lost or wandering somewhere not public. You see them at all?"

>_

[The ⑨th Zentillion]

>"Other than their footprints, not yet, no."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Other than their footprints, not yet, no."

>"What a bunch of idiots," Georgia says. "Went the wrong damned way."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "Well, that's convenient."
> "C'mon, lemme get you out of here before my contact shows up. Why'd you stay in town anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, that's convenient."
> "C'mon, lemme get you out of here before my contact shows up. Why'd you stay in town anyway?"

>"That's simple, I'm here," she says. "I probably shouldn't waste a vacation while I have it. Especially since I'm waiting on someone to get me a new keyboard."

>_

[Stuffman]

> "I can mail you a check!!"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can mail you a check!!"

>"Like hell," she says. "But yeah, it's a good time go somewhere else for a little while."

>_