Reisen Quest Still: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "She wouldn't have these pictures on her person would she?  Couldn't you just find them, hand them over, and let her out?"

>"She hides them somewhere," says Momiji. "And honestly, there's going to be a lot more of them than she could carry on her person. Yeah, if I could find them, I'd be bound to turn them over. Which is why she never told me, I guess. I prefer it that way, though."

>_

[Kasu]

> "I see...  Well anyway, do you know any hard to reach places on the mountain?"

[E-Nazrin]

>mental note: find out what exactly Shiki is upset about, since annoying or not a certain amount of freedom of the 'press' is important, and active censorship can be dodgy.
>"And I don't suppose you know what happened to her camera?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I see...  Well anyway, do you know any hard to reach places on the mountain?"

>"Maybe. What do you mean by hard to reach?"

>mental note: find out what exactly Shiki is upset about, since annoying or not a certain amount of freedom of the 'press' is important, and active censorship can be dodgy.
>"And I don't suppose you know what happened to her camera?"

>This is definitely a sticky situation. Then again, you've never been particularly happy when Aya's taking pictures of you at inopportune times.
>"It's on the shelf in there, why?"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>A more public purusal of what she's got to make sure it isn't censorship for iffy reasons may be in order. But damned if I know what the Yama would think of that.
>"I mean, places that generally don't get explored; old caves or other places that no one goes into. Maybe haunted or something, I don't know. There's something I heard might be up here that I'd like to look for, and I suspect it's somewhere out of the way."

[Hello Purvis]

>A more public purusal of what she's got to make sure it isn't censorship for iffy reasons may be in order. But damned if I know what the Yama would think of that.
>"I mean, places that generally don't get explored; old caves or other places that no one goes into. Maybe haunted or something, I don't know. There's something I heard might be up here that I'd like to look for, and I suspect it's somewhere out of the way."

>"Hmmm. Well, I can think of two places around the mountain," says Momiji. "There's the waterfall cave, because it's really dangerous. And the peak, back before the Shrine appeared."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"What makes the waterfall cave dangerous?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"What makes the waterfall cave dangerous?"

>"The water moves really fast," says Momiji, "and there's not much headroom if you're going to fly in there. And it's a good way to freeze to death in this weather."

>_

[Kasu]

> "Good point..."
> "Can you tell me anything else about the cave, as well as the peak of the mountain?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Good point..."
> "Can you tell me anything else about the cave, as well as the peak of the mountain?"

>"About the peak? No. Nobody went up there, it was simply not a place to be touched by the presence of people like us. We didn't even fly over it. We think that is why the Moriya Shrine was able to appear there, it was such a pure space that Kanako was able to find it. As for the cave, well, I've heard old stories of the occasional daredevil who tries to go inside it, and got themselves seriously hurt or killed. But I think they're just stories to scare people from going in there. No one does anyways, it's pretty dangerous."

>_

[Kasu]

> "Hm.  I guess it'd be better to try the peak first then...  Thanks Momiji."
> Bid Momiji farewell and head for the peak of Youkai Mountain.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hm.  I guess it'd be better to try the peak first then...  Thanks Momiji."
> Bid Momiji farewell and head for the peak of Youkai Mountain.

>"Good luck," says Momiji. "Try not to get any divine wrath, I've heard that Suwako likes to go for the throat!"
>You head through the town, your wolf companion following close behind.
>Entering the Shrine Grounds, you find Sanae messing with a shimenawa around one of the trees. "Welcome back, Reisen!" she says. "Oh, is that a huskie? How cute!"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Well... sort of. Satori helped me tame the wolf that's been following me around. But he's mellowed out a bit."
>"I'm sorry if this question seems rude, but I'd like to know if the goddesses would be okay with me looking around the mountaintop for a while? There's something I'd like to look for that might be up here."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well... sort of. Satori helped me tame the wolf that's been following me around. But he's mellowed out a bit."
>"I'm sorry if this question seems rude, but I'd like to know if the goddesses would be okay with me looking around the mountaintop for a while? There's something I'd like to look for that might be up here."

>"Oh, really?" She gives the wolf an appraising look. "He looks just like this huskie I used to know."
>"Uh, well, maybe?" she says, frowning. "That's kind of a big question. What are you looking for? I guess as long as you don't poke around inside much, or get into the pond, it should be okay. Oh, and don't go through any of the shimenawa, of course. Not really much to see except grass and dirt and snow, though. "

>_

[Kasu]

> "I'm kinda looking for a gem from a couple centuries ago that might be up here."

[E-Nazrin]

>look at wolf for a moment
>consider
>... nah, not from outside Gensokyo.
>"If you're not confident they'd be alright with me looking around the rest of the mountaintop, then maybe I should ask first?"

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Show Sanae the Gems that we have. "I'm looking for something similar to these, they make a quartet and the 4th Gem is apperently somewhere around Youkai Mountain, so I'm searching all over. Would you, or possibly one of the Goddessess, have any idea where the 4th Gem would be?

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm kinda looking for a gem from a couple centuries ago that might be up here."

> Show Sanae the Gems that we have. "I'm looking for something similar to these, they make a quartet and the 4th Gem is apperently somewhere around Youkai Mountain, so I'm searching all over. Would you, or possibly one of the Goddessess, have any idea where the 4th Gem would be?

>look at wolf for a moment
>consider
>... nah, not from outside Gensokyo.
>"If you're not confident they'd be alright with me looking around the rest of the mountaintop, then maybe I should ask first?"

>"I've not heard of anything like that," says Sanae. She frowns for a moment, clearly considering something. "I suppose it might be best to ask Kanako-sama. It is her shrine, after all. She's relaxing by the pond now, it shouldn't be a problem to go talk with her."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>thank Sanae and head over to ask
>wonder whether to hope to walk in on goddessy makeouts

[Hello Purvis]

>thank Sanae and head over to ask
>wonder whether to hope to walk in on goddessy makeouts

>"No problem," she says.
>You circle around the back, wondering if those rumors are true. It'd be kinda cute, but also inconvenient for you. Luckily, then, it doesn't seem to be the case.
>Kanako sits on a bench close to the wall of the shrine, cradling a steaming cup in her hands. It's hard not to stare at her. She seems so...ordinary now. When you saw her before, there was no question of who she was or her status. But this person feels almost like an impersonator, just a tall woman with impressive blue hair.
>"I didn't expect you again, today." she says. Even her voice feels...off now. "Please, have a seat."
>She gestures toward an open spot on the bench.

[E-Nazrin]

>take a seat
>embrace feeling of being weirded out
>"Ah... hello again, Kanako."
>minor small talk; ask about how the winds are doing after the spider monkey mess

[Hello Purvis]

>take a seat
>embrace feeling of being weirded out
>"Ah... hello again, Kanako."
>minor small talk; ask about how the winds are doing after the spider monkey mess

>You have a seat.
>"Quite well," she says, "They should tend to themselves for some time now. The clouds should break up by midnight. You seem to have been busy, yourself."
>You remember the first time you met the Princess, against when you met her this morning. You suppose this feeling is similar, but it's so much more noticeable. It really is as though she's a different person, or rather a different person is trying to be her.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>nod
>"I have been. I don't suppose you can guess what I came here to ask about?"

[Hello Purvis]

>nod
>"I have been. I don't suppose you can guess what I came here to ask about?"

>"I think so," says Kanako, looking toward the pond. "Sorcery is not my domain by any means, but even I can feel that there is something to those crystals you carry. Ask."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Have you been ok? You don't seem to be your usual self, as if something is bothering you."
> Try to see if Suwako is around, and if we notice her, wave or say "Hello" to her.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Have you been ok? You don't seem to be your usual self, as if something is bothering you."
> Try to see if Suwako is around, and if we notice her, wave or say "Hello" to her.

>"I am fine, thank you," Kanako says, and chuckles, "I am simply resting."
>You glance around, but see no signs of Suwako. Perhaps she is hiding in her pond?

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>parrot joke
>"I'll be honest; it feels a little strange seeing you in a casual sense. But I guess it doesn't matter too much."
>"Yes, I'm here to look for another one of these gems; by all accounts I've heard, it probably ended up on Youkai Mountain. Whether it's still here at all after so many years, and where it's been hidden if it is, are the real questions."

[UncertainJakutten]

>Is there anyway we could detect if this were the real Kanako or not?

[Hello Purvis]

>parrot joke
>"I'll be honest; it feels a little strange seeing you in a casual sense. But I guess it doesn't matter too much."
>"Yes, I'm here to look for another one of these gems; by all accounts I've heard, it probably ended up on Youkai Mountain. Whether it's still here at all after so many years, and where it's been hidden if it is, are the real questions."

>She simply grins as you admit this is a bit odd.
>She nods. "Before I answer that, I would ask you: why was it hidden to begin with?"

>Is there anyway we could detect if this were the real Kanako or not?

>You could punch her in the nose, and see if she drops divine wrath upon on you. Aside from that, you aren't very good at determining impersonator gods from the real deal.

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

>Punch her in the nose and hope she's an imposter

>"Um...probably because they are pretty awesome artifacts of awesome. Why?"