Reisen Quest Another: A Z Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

Awesome, we're in the Matrix.

> Assess the physical condition of the rabbit soldiers. If they are sufficiently incapacitated from our shots, confiscate their rifles.

>They don't seem to be in too bad a shape. A couple are groaning, the rest seem to be unconscious.
>You obtain: 5 Lunarian Rifles.
>Your hands are now very full; it will be difficult to make agile motions.
>"Is it safe?" asks one of the seven maids who haven't run off. You can hear more people approaching from the direction of the battlefield; at a fairly quick pace.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> If any of the maids have available hands, given the the rifles. Otherwise, throw them away, preferably away from the defeated rabbits.
> "Not yet. If you can't find your way to Eientei on your own, I'd suggest simply hiding until this situation has been dealt with. See if you can gather your friends together again, you don't want to get lost."

[Hello Purvis]

> If any of the maids have available hands, given the the rifles. Otherwise, throw them away, preferably away from the defeated rabbits.
> "Not yet. If you can't find your way to Eientei on your own, I'd suggest simply hiding until this situation has been dealt with. See if you can gather your friends together again, you don't want to get lost."

>Two of the maids are lightly burdened enough that they can carry a rifle. They both look at the weapons curiously. One of them stares down the barrel. You toss the the rifles aside.
>"Um, we'll try," says the maid. "But I think we're already pretty lost." The others nod in agreement.

[Wylfred]

>"Nonsense! Were not lost yet." Try to gather morale.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Nonsense! Were not lost yet." Try to gather morale.

>"Maybe you're not," says one rifle carrying maids. "But we don't have a clue which way to go..."
>The sound of oncoming people is getting fairly close. The maids are starting to shy away from that direction.

>_

[Kasu]

> "Everyone here come with me."
> Quickly direct the available maids toward Eientei.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Everyone here come with me."
> Quickly direct the available maids toward Eientei.

>You try to give them directions, which consist of going through the places with less thick bamboo and what rocks to look out for; as using large stones for landmarks are the easiest way to navigate through the shifting forest.
>"Okay, I think I got it," says one of maids.

>_

[Kasu]

> "Okay.  Take the maids with you and lead them to Eientei.  I'll get there as soon as possible.  PLEASE don't get lost."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay.  Take the maids with you and lead them to Eientei.  I'll get there as soon as possible.  PLEASE don't get lost."

>"We'll try not to," says the maid, as the seven of them rush off.
>"Hands up!" cries a voice from nearby, as several rabbits emerge from the bamboo, training their rifles on you. They don't seem to care much about the maids escaping, though a couple of the rabbits look their way curiously.

>_

[Kasu]

> Take off sunglasses.
> "You know...  You grunts from the Lunarian forces are rather predictable."
> Hit them with the red gem.
> Examine green gem.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take off sunglasses.
> "You know...  You grunts from the Lunarian forces are rather predictable."
> Hit them with the red gem.
> Examine green gem.

>You take off your sunglasses. "Hey! Hold still!" shouts the rabbit.
>Then unleash a wave of fire from the Red Gem. They are a bit far away to really feel its effects, but it is enough to force them to fall back, and a few to shoot wildly in the process. It also ignites some of the dry, dead bamboo around you.
>Green Gem
>A gem shaped like a triangular pyramid. You have drawn upon its power, and it has strengthened you. It is attuned to attraction, and can impart attraction qualities to your attacks and the other gems.

>_

[Kasu]

> So the green gem can act as a homing device for the other gems?
> Put sunglasses on.
> If they're having trouble trying to get back to us head for Eientei.

[Hello Purvis]

> So the green gem can act as a homing device for the other gems?
> Put sunglasses on.
> If they're having trouble trying to get back to us head for Eientei.

>You've not tired it yet, but you feel that is what it can do.
>You replace the Pair of Dark Glasses.
>The moon rabbits are quickly regrouping, and trying to keep away from the burning bamboo. You don't know if it's wise to turn your back to them yet. You estimate there are about eleven of them.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I have no quarel with you, please do not put me into a position that will force me to fight any further. You know who I am, you know how powerful I was back then, but I am even stronger now. Please retreat whilst you still can."

> When the Green Gem imparts attraction to attacks, that basicly means that they home in and that things are drawn to them, like a magnet. Correct?

[Hello Purvis]

> "I have no quarel with you, please do not put me into a position that will force me to fight any further. You know who I am, you know how powerful I was back then, but I am even stronger now. Please retreat whilst you still can."

> When the Green Gem imparts attraction to attacks, that basicly means that they home in and that things are drawn to them, like a magnet. Correct?

>"Then you should just give up!" says one of the rabbits. You can tell her heart isn't in it, but she puts up a good show. Regardless, they are regrouping, a few are are training their weapons on you.
>You are pretty certain this will be an effect it imparts.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I can't give up, I have far to many things to do. A large feast, a play, and saving a friend of mine from Yorihime. I do not wish to harm any of your, my kin... but if I must then I will."
> Prepare the gems to attack the rabbits, but with attacks that shouldn't hit vitals. Do not actually attack though, wait for them to attack us.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can't give up, I have far to many things to do. A large feast, a play, and saving a friend of mine from Yorihime. I do not wish to harm any of your, my kin... but if I must then I will."
> Prepare the gems to attack the rabbits, but with attacks that shouldn't hit vitals. Do not actually attack though, wait for them to attack us.

>You make try to reason with the rabbits, while quietly preparing the gems to attack. "Well, there's nothing you can do about that witch anyways!" says the speaker. "Just surrender, and you'll be okay once we're done here. Then you can feast and whatever, okay?"
>Will you be using all of the gems?
>You probably got lucky the last time. You aren't sure if you can dodge again after they had time to steady to and aim.
>The fire you started is beginning to spread. A couple of the rabbits closest to it are looking that way nervously.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I have no intention of letting you take Patchouli away, now stand down immediatly or I will be forced to attack you. I'm trying to be nice, I'm giving you time to run away and escape the forest, to escape the fire."
> All gems on the ready, but be careful with the Red Gem.
> "Thank you though for your kindness, your offer to let me avoid fighting by way of me giving up. I won't surrender, but thank you for your offer."
> 11 grunts with no clue what we can do, should be easy if we avoid that first attack of theirs.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I have no intention of letting you take Patchouli away, now stand down immediatly or I will be forced to attack you. I'm trying to be nice, I'm giving you time to run away and escape the forest, to escape the fire."
> All gems on the ready, but be careful with the Red Gem.
> "Thank you though for your kindness, your offer to let me avoid fighting by way of me giving up. I won't surrender, but thank you for your offer."
> 11 grunts with no clue what we can do, should be easy if we avoid that first attack of theirs.

>"I think we have probable cause for escape," says one of the rabbits close to the blaze.
>You've learned your lesson with the Red Gem, at least for the time being, and resolve to make special effort to keep the fire from spreading worse.
>It's clear the commander is conflicted now. You get the feeling she never actually expected to pin you down, and knows there's more to you than meets the eye. Still, you're in deep trouble if they shoot first. "Withdraw," she says at length, "We've got no time for a prolonged fight here."
>The rabbits start to slink away, many visibly relieved and some moving to grab their fallen companions.
>The fire is still spreading. It's starting to get uncomfortably smoky here.

[Janitor Morgan]

> Attempt to change the Red Gem's function so that it absorbs fire. Sort of like how we changed the Blue Gem's function.
> If this is not possible, go find Mokou.

[Hello Purvis]

> Attempt to change the Red Gem's function so that it absorbs fire. Sort of like how we changed the Blue Gem's function.
> If this is not possible, go find Mokou.

>You try to tinker with the Red Gem's functions, and find that it's not able to absorb flames.
>You head back, and find Mokou still watching the fight. One of the maids who ran off is there with her; she watches you with some trepidation.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to the maid.
> "Those soldiers decided to withdraw. Things are okay now. Your friends are on their way to Eientei, and I plan to head there myself. You might want to come with me."
> Turn to Mokou.
> "Um, Mokou, I need some help. Some of the bamboo has caught on fire."

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to the maid.
> "Those soldiers decided to withdraw. Things are okay now. Your friends are on their way to Eientei, and I plan to head there myself. You might want to come with me."
> Turn to Mokou.
> "Um, Mokou, I need some help. Some of the bamboo has caught on fire."

>The maid nods, relaxing herself a little. "Y-you're not mad, right?"
>"What?" says Mokou, "Shit. What'd those dumbass rabbits do that for? It is spreading?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Back to the maid.
> "I'm not mad, no. I imagine you're not as trained for combat as they are."
> Now back at Mokou.
> Now back at the maid.
> We're on a horse.
> "It's still fairly small, but it seems intent on spreading once it gets bigger. A bunch of dry stuff got caught, which would help it."

[Hello Purvis]

> Back to the maid.
> "I'm not mad, no. I imagine you're not as trained for combat as they are."
> Now back at Mokou.
> Now back at the maid.
> We're on a horse.
> "It's still fairly small, but it seems intent on spreading once it gets bigger. A bunch of dry stuff got caught, which would help it."

>The maid relaxes and nods.
>"Shit. Better go deal with it, then," says Mokou. "But if that gets out of control, about the only one around who could do anything about it is busy getting the shit kick kicked out of her." She nods toward the battlefield to emphasize, then gets up and jogs toward the direction of the fire.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Beckon to the maid.
> "All right, let's get moving to Eientei."
> Proceed back toward Eientei, keeping an eye out for any other wandering maids.

[Hello Purvis]

> Beckon to the maid.
> "All right, let's get moving to Eientei."
> Proceed back toward Eientei, keeping an eye out for any other wandering maids.

>You follow after Mokou, though she is fast enough to quickly leave your behind.
>The fire has spread a bit by the time you get back to the spot where you fought the rabbits. Mokou is cursing loudly, uprooting some of the burning stalks and shoving them into the snow, while kicking others over and stomping on them. It's a good thing the fire doesn't actually seem to bother her, but you wonder if she's going to be able to contain the black on her own.
>You continue to Eientei, finding two more of the maids wandering about, then catching up with the seven you send on their way, who were busy arguing over misremembered directions.
>Arriving at Eientei, the rabbits cleaning the front give you and your troupe a few curious looks, but present no problems. You suspect the maids should be fine, now.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Mental note: Check back in with Mokou's progress once our business in Eientei is finished.
> Move the maids inside and tell them to stay where they are until we return, which won't be long.
> Tell any surrounding rabbits to treat the maids with respect, as they're here for a good reason.
> If no one requires out immediate attention, head off to find Kaguya again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Mental note: Check back in with Mokou's progress once our business in Eientei is finished.
> Move the maids inside and tell them to stay where they are until we return, which won't be long.
> Tell any surrounding rabbits to treat the maids with respect, as they're here for a good reason.
> If no one requires out immediate attention, head off to find Kaguya again.

>You make a note to try check on Mokou when you get back.
>You give orders to the maids and the rabbits, telling them to behave, then head off to find Kaguya.
>You start toward the sitting room where you found her last, but seeing one of the storeroom doors open, you check there instead. Inside, you find Kaguya overseeing a dozen or so rabbits as they dig through the accumulated objects, looking for good things to display.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, hello, your Highness. I will be brief, as time is of the essence."
> "The Scarlet Devil Mansion was kind enough to loan us several maids, as well as some supplies. Most of them have arrived, though I believe two more are still wandering the forest. They got scared and scattered when we were approached by armed rabbit soldiers. The head maid is also planning on attending, and I believe that she will be willing to help out in the kitchen, if all goes well elsewhere. Hakugyokurou is my next planned trip."
> "There is also a small fire in the forest right now. It started during my encounter with the rabbit squad. You-Know-Who is currently working to try to put it out, but I do not know if she can handle it herself."