Okuu Quest : A Z-Machine Adventure.

[Hello Purvis]

>You are Reiuji Utsuho, and the world is wrong.
>You are a resident of Gensokyo Isle, an isolated nation located in the Pacific Ocean, established some decades ago in the wake of WWII by the Japanese and American Governments. You live in a small, run down double with your roommate Orin. Your adoptive mother and landlady Satori lives in the other half of the house. You are twenty-one years old, and work as a repair woman for Kawashiro Heating and Air. All of this is wrong.
>You think of yourself as a generally well-meaning person. You have a somewhat poor memory, and keep a notepad with you at all times to assist with that. As such, your grades in school were mediocre, and were never able to pursue your dream of becoming a nuclear technician with Gensokyo Research Foundation. However, you've proven to have an aptitude with mechanical things, and have found yourself a comfortable niche repairing heating and air conditioning systems. You have an inordinate fondness for crows, and some of the neighbors have complained about your tendency to feed them. You enjoy video games, good music, good food and good times; like practically any normal person your age. You and Orin have managed to secure a comfortable living together, if somewhat spartan. You are keenly aware that the world is wrong.
>You awoke this morning with a profound sense of alienation, and the conviction that everything you know is wrong. It frightened you like nothing you've ever experienced. For nearly an hour, you laid in bed, almost to tears from the absolute terror that you were losing your mind. But, you can't deny it. The world is wrong. What you know is wrong. You do not know how or know why, but you know it is wrong. And, you know that if you told this to anyone, they would think you are mad. Even Orin and Satori would almost certainly think you've lost your mind. You don't know if there's anyone you could ever turn to with this knowledge, and it frightens you. You don't even feel like part of the world anyone, like you're some stranger who woke up on another planet. But, you have resolved not to take it laying down. You will find how the world is wrong, and you will prove it to everyone! You have to, the only other alternative is that you have gone insane...
>You are in the living room of your home. An old couch you and Orin scavenged from the side of the road the north wall, resting beside the door leading to the bathroom. To the east is a bookshelf full of books that Orin has collected over the years, and a few of your own that are mostly gifts from Satori.  A door to the east leads into the small kitchen and dining room. To the west are the doors to you and Orin's rooms; the old computer the two of you share sits in the northwest corner. Against the north wall is the television, sitting on top of a scavenged and sparsely filled entertainment center. Near the television is the door outside. Obvious exits are North, South, East, West 1 and West 2

>_

[Chaore]

> Well naw shoite dis is wrong sherlock, nigh why de 'ell is it wrong?
> Waaat de 'ell chucker yer nu aboyt dis 'ames so we can fix it, aye?

[Hello Purvis]

> Well naw shoite dis is wrong sherlock, nigh why de 'ell is it wrong?
> Waaat de 'ell chucker yer nu aboyt dis 'ames so we can fix it, aye?

>There are presently no plans for a Turkish Release of Okuu Quest. Not until the truth of the Armenian Genocide is publically acknowledged.

>_

[Naut]

>Inventory
>Skills
>Is this 'The Touhou Matrix'?

[Kilgamayan]

> Check chest for usual growths: those are always the first to go when the world turns upside down.

[Kasu]

Oh dear God YES.
> Head outside.

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> Examine books.

[Kilgamayan]

> Head outside.

> Don't do this yet, we need to gather inventory and check the other rooms for Rin + neat stuff first.

Just for future reference, we don't start with much of any inventory, usually just clothes and such. All of the non-clothes stuff Reisen began with she had to search her room for, for example.

[Kasu]

> Check the East room.

[Chaore]

>Oi'm Oirish yer language impaired text doodad! c'mon, oi'm speakin' in yisser silly Sasanach language bloody than gaelic at dat!
>The person responsible for leaving the accent translator off has been sacked.
>What do we know about this feeling that everything is wrong, do we know beyond that, or is it just a feeling?

[E-Nazrin]

>does Satori read minds?

[UncertainJakutten]

>Recall if Rin is a crazy cat lady
>Recall if Sartori is a crazy cat lady

[Hello Purvis]

>Inventory
>Skills
>Is this 'The Touhou Matrix'?

>Your Inventory contains
>Green Bow (worn as accessory)
>Causal clothes (worn as clothes)
>Your skills are
>Heating and Air Conditioner Repair
>You can repair Heating and Air systems like a pro.
>Twitchful Gaming
>You have good reflexes, and are skilled at making fraction of a second motions in gaming
>Cookilzing
>You are a passable cook!
>Atheletistics
>You are in good physical condition
>Animal care
>You know how to care for a wide variety of domestic animals
>Net Savoriness
>You know how to avoid virus, spyware, and scams online. Often from the hard way.
>Basic Guitar Heroism
>You have a basic but rusty understanding of guitar playing.
>Nuclear Physician
>You have a better than layman's understanding of nuclear physics, but specific terminology and jargon confuses you.
>What no.

> Check chest for usual growths: those are always the first to go when the world turns upside down.

>Yep, they're there and they're fabulous.

> Examine books.

>There are many textbooks from Orin's university classes, a few novels, a several books on animal care, and a couple of your own science books; sadly you can never keep their contents straight in your head for long.

Oh dear God YES.
> Head outside.

> Don't do this yet, we need to gather inventory and check the other rooms for Rin + neat stuff first.

>I know!
>You decide not to be hasty.

> Check the East room.

>Oi'm Oirish yer language impaired text doodad! c'mon, oi'm speakin' in yisser silly Sasanach language bloody than gaelic at dat!
>The person responsible for leaving the accent translator off has been sacked.
>What do we know about this feeling that everything is wrong, do we know beyond that, or is it just a feeling?

>There are presently no plans for a Turkish Release of Okuu Quest. Not until the truth of the Armenian Genocide is publically acknowledged.
>I think he worked for Purvis Hobotech before.
>You do not know why, but thinking about it too much is terrifying, because you know that it applies to yourself in some way.

>does Satori read minds?

>That would be silly! She's just one of the kindest people you ever met.

>Recall if Rin is a crazy cat lady
>Recall if Sartori is a crazy cat lady

>Orin is not crazy! She just tends to feed strays. Which attracts more strays...
>Satori is not crazy! She just had about a half dozen cats at any one time. But that's because she keeps them until she can put them in good homes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

>Yep, they're there and they're fabulous.

> Hell yeah.
> Mentally compare self to Rin, body-wise.
> Recall where Rin and Satori might be right now.
> Recall any other important names we may remember.
> Search room for useful items.

[UncertainJakutten]

>Determine prevailing sexuality of this world
>Determine own sexuality.

[Solais]

>Roam the house for anything you can move and/or useful and take them.
>Don't forget your toothbrush, it will save your life one day.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hell yeah.
> Mentally compare self to Rin, body-wise.
> Recall where Rin and Satori might be right now.
> Recall any other important names we may remember.
> Search room for useful items.

>No need to be too proud of it.
>You're a bit taller and stronger.
>Orin is most definite at college right now. Satori might be at home, or she might be volunteering at the shelter.
>You know Nitori, who is your boss. There's a few people you've heard of, like Governor Scarlet, but have never met.
>Define useful. There's a lot of crap in here.

>Determine prevailing sexuality of this world
>Determine own sexuality.

>You're pretty sure statistically 90% of the population is straight.  But this is pretty skewed in this country; Governor Scarlet was infamous for declaring "So what if you marry your dog?" at one point, when asked about this nation's lax attitudes about such things. You're pretty sure no one has done that. Well, no one native born...
>You're pretty into the ladies. It's hardly uncommon.


>

> Check the East room.

>You head east, into the kitchen.
>It is small and kinda cramped in here, but respectably clean. Satori won't let you be lazy about that. The kitchen features a small refrigerator, range stove and oven, and an old microwave. A few small cabinets hold your dishes, and a few drawers your silverware. A small round table with three seats sits off to the side, a plastic lily in a coke bottle set in the middle.

>Roam the house for anything you can move and/or useful and take them.
>Don't forget your toothbrush, it will save your life one day.

>There's a whole lot of crap in this house, and not all of it is yours.
>You do have a toothbrush, but you could never use it again if it gets dirty.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>claim a towel and search for a copy of the Guide
>What's today's schedule?
>examine notepad
>wonder if contents of notepad can be trusted based on timing of the world going Wrong - but still useful for putting up an act

[Kasu]

> What is Rin planning to be career-wise?

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we on shift today?

[Hello Purvis]

>claim a towel and search for a copy of the Guide
>What's today's schedule?
>examine notepad
>wonder if contents of notepad can be trusted based on timing of the world going Wrong - but still useful for putting up an act

>You do have a few spare towels. But you don't bother with guides; that's what Gamefaqs is for.
>You have the day off, and didn't have anything planned outside of just messing around.
>Your notepad is practically a part of you these days. This is a fairly fresh one. The only reminder is that you're due for work at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
>You don't know, but you think you can trust it.

> What is Rin planning to be career-wise?

>She's taken after Satori, and is going into veterinary medicine.

> Are we on shift today?

>No, but you could probably stop in and help with something if you really need the money or just want to have a few rounds of KoF against Nitori. Granted, you're really not in the mood of the latter at all, you have more important things to do.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>What else has been going on recently? And maybe check an earlier notepad or two to collaborate the story.
>Any other friends in the area?

[Kasu]

> Think of the area that seems to be the oddest today.  It might be a good place to start.

[Chaore]

>Ponder preferred Genre of games.

[Hello Purvis]

>What else has been going on recently? And maybe check an earlier notepad or two to collaborate the story.
>Any other friends in the area?

>You tend not to keep your old notepads. But as far as you know, there's been some punks running around the neighborhood. And there's always rumors of crazy things going down at the Research Institute.
>Yamame lives a couple blocks away, you and she have been tight since high school.

> Think of the area that seems to be the oddest today.  It might be a good place to start.

>You've not left home, so...your bed, maybe?

>Ponder preferred Genre of games.

>You like games that are fun. Genres are for losers.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Research Institute? Punks?
>check Orin's bed and inhale deeply

[Hello Purvis]

>Research Institute? Punks?
>check Orin's bed and inhale deeply

>The Research Institute is a place made the foreign and national government to research, well, whatever they feel like. Who knows what they do in there? You're pretty sure they're connected with the American Military Base, though.
>Orin mentioned there's been some punks running around lately. That's all you know.
>She gets mad when you go into her room for no reason.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Take a towel for the road: No way it won't come in handy.
>examine towel, casual clothes
>check science book titles
>caw

[UncertainJakutten]

>See if  I own The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Hello Purvis]

>Take a towel for the road: No way it won't come in handy.
>examine towel, casual clothes
>check science book titles
>caw

>You take a Towel.
>You obtain: Towel. It occupies one of your hands.
>Towel
>A striped fluffy bath towel
>Casual Clothes
>A simple combo of a green knee-length skirt and a white blouse. Perfect for the late spring weather!
>You see: Nuclear Physics (Second Edition) by Irving Kaplan, A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Physics for Dummies by someone uncredited, Splitting the Atom by Aloysius Alvin Non, and Introductory Nuclear Physics by Kenneth S. Krane.
>You can do a really good caw; it's good enough to fool some of the crows you feed.

>See if  I own The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

>You do not. But you've heard of it. Almost saw that one movie.

>_