Okuu Quest : A Z-Machine Adventure.

[Kilgamayan]

> "How much does it cost for a citizen to...file a case or whatever? And how does that normally happen?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "How much does it cost for a citizen to...file a case or whatever? And how does that normally happen?"

>"Well, people come to us for the normal cases," says Maribel. "We charge on a sliding scale, but usually around 30☼ per hour and expenses. Admittedly, no one's come to us with an extranormal case. We tend to investigate those ourselves when we hear about them."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> "So you tend to keep up with rumors then I suppose?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "So you tend to keep up with rumors then I suppose?"

>"We try to," says Maribel. "But it's a little difficult. We're still fairly new here."

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[ravaens]

>"New? Is there another paranormal investigators around here?"
>"I wouldn't even guess where one is going to get such rumours. bars, or maybe random tablets, I suppose, but most of the story there are lies."
>"Actually, hit me with one of the rumours you heard. It's quite rare I get to hear such interesting story while working. Oftentimes I am stuck with those boring business types or lunnies crying that world is all wrong."

[Kilgamayan]

> "So supernatural cases you investigate yourselves, huh..."
> "I assume you folks are adept at keeping secrets?"
> Update on how close the wiring is to being finished.

[Hello Purvis]

>"New? Is there another paranormal investigators around here?"
>"I wouldn't even guess where one is going to get such rumours. bars, or maybe random tablets, I suppose, but most of the story there are lies."
>"Actually, hit me with one of the rumours you heard. It's quite rare I get to hear such interesting story while working. Oftentimes I am stuck with those boring business types or lunnies crying that world is all wrong."

>"No, I mean new as in we've only been in this country for seven months," Maribel says. "We don't have as many sources of information as we'd like."
>"We follow a few conspiracy theorists online," Maribel says. "They're mostly crazy, but once in awhile they'll accidentally find something."
>"Well, one we're investigating now is the story of a drowned soldier from the wave walking over the waves during the new moon. It seems promising to me, at least."

> "So supernatural cases you investigate yourselves, huh..."
> "I assume you folks are adept at keeping secrets?"
> Update on how close the wiring is to being finished.

>"Oh, we can respect our clients' wishes, if that's what you're asking. But we don't believe in hiding the truth."
>You're making good time, should be just a few more minutes until it's ready to test. But you suspect Maribel isn't going to immediately shoo you out.

>_

[ravaens]

>"Drowned soldier from the wave walking over the waves during the new moon? That's kind of funny name for the location. What is so special about him? I mean, lots of soldiers died here during WWII."
>"Is there some prominenet conspiracy theorists that stand out from the others? I once checked there for fun, and it was basically useless because the board was basically flooded with every mary and bob's opinion about that evil evil research center and US military base."
>"Oh yeah, why did you name your company 'Usami' Investigations anyway? Is it some sort of word with that hidden secret meaning?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Drowned soldier from the wave walking over the waves during the new moon? That's kind of funny name for the location. What is so special about him? I mean, lots of soldiers died here during WWII."
>"Is there some prominenet conspiracy theorists that stand out from the others? I once checked there for fun, and it was basically useless because the board was basically flooded with every mary and bob's opinion about that evil evil research center and US military base."
>"Oh yeah, why did you name your company 'Usami' Investigations anyway? Is it some sort of word with that hidden secret meaning?"

>"No idea why he's special," says Maribel. "Maybe if we find him, we'll find out."
>"There's one we're convinced is local," Maribel says. "She goes by the name Box Cars, and while she doesn't say it directly, some of the things she's described sound a lot like places here. Don't try searching for her, though. She specifically keeps to places that are kept from search engines. And to be honest, I wouldn't trust either of those places myself. But that's just me."
>"That's my partner's name. She won the coinflip."

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[Rin Kagamine]

> "A partner huh?  She off investigating something without you?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Okay, so...if I woke up this morning, and felt that the entire world was...just wrong somehow, would that fall under what you guys do? It's not really something I can explain, and I look around and everything seems normal on the surface at least, but it all still just feels wrong. I'm wondering if maybe it's a supernatural thing. Is that the sort of thing you investigate?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "A partner huh?  She off investigating something without you?"

>"In theory. In reality , she's probably just out geocaching again."

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[Kasu]

> "Geocaching eh?"
> "So how's business been lately?"

[ravaens]

>"Also can you give me the address where I can read the things Box Car write about? It sounds quite intriguing ."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Geocaching eh?"
> "So how's business been lately?"

>"She's one of the best in the world at it," says Maribel. "There's been people who have gone out of their way to try and trip her up."
>"Steady enough. There's no shortage of people who want someone else investigated."

>"Also can you give me the address where I can read the things Box Car write about? It sounds quite intriguing ."

>Sure, I'll write it down for you."

> "...Okay, so...if I woke up this morning, and felt that the entire world was...just wrong somehow, would that fall under what you guys do? It's not really something I can explain, and I look around and everything seems normal on the surface at least, but it all still just feels wrong. I'm wondering if maybe it's a supernatural thing. Is that the sort of thing you investigate?"

>"That sounds more like anxiety disorder, to be honest," says Maribel. "Hm. Did this just come out of nowhere?"

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[ravaens]

>"Heh, wanted to see if you are indeed good at sorting truth from the bullshit. Sorry for that." Fine, maybe I am being too cautious about it so I'll let you guys take it over.
>Take the note with Box Cat's address written on it.
>"Best of the world? Did she really compete with top foreigners, or is it just exaggeration?"

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

>"That sounds more like anxiety disorder, to be honest," says Maribel. "Hm. Did this just come out of nowhere?"

> "Yes, around this morning. It feels like I woke up on a completely different planet, or something. It's hard to explain"

[Furienify]

>"Everything feels as it usually does, I guess. I know Orin and Miss Koishi and Miss Satori and I've got my job, but something's just... off. I'm not usually a malcontent."

( Fightest, your devotion to higher education is brutally playing the heartstrings of this unstable-futured high schooler. ;_; )

[Hello Purvis]

>"Heh, wanted to see if you are indeed good at sorting truth from the bullshit. Sorry for that."
>Take the note with Box Cat's address written on it.
>"Best of the world? Did she really compete with top foreigners, or is it just exaggeration?"

>"Everything feels as it usually does, I guess. I know Orin and Miss Koishi and Miss Satori and I've got my job, but something's just... off. I'm not usually a malcontent."

>You consider trying to brush it off, but decide to go onward and elaborate. "Huh. Well, it can happen to people. But, at the same time, that is really weird. Usually there are signs before it happens. Maybe you're an ESPer? Ever been tested?"

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[ravaens]

>"Never paid attention to paranormal things much til today, actually. I don't know, it could be just me but I thought I had nothing to lose asking you for advice and all."
>Mentally remind yourself to take Box Cat note before leaving.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Never paid attention to paranormal things much til today, actually. I don't know, it could be just me but I thought I had nothing to lose asking you for advice and all."
>Mentally remind yourself to take Box Cat note before leaving.

>"Oh, paranormal's junk," says Maribel. "That's just things that people who want to pretend to be spiritual come up with. That's why we use extranormal, it's for the real deal." She stops. "Oh, sorry. It's a pet peeve. Anyways, it might be worth trying the test. You might be sensitive to something!"
>You finish installing the power supply and plug it in. The AC Unit rattles back to life. With a grin, you put the front panel back in place. "Thank you!" Maribel says.
>Can't forgot to get that URL.

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[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> "What does the test involve?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What does the test involve?"

>"Just trying to determine the color of playing cards," says Maribel, as she leads you back toward the front office. "Shouldn't take too long, and you can do it whenever."
>She picks up a slip of paper and writes down a URL on it. "Here. I'll warn you, Box Cars is a conspiracy theorist, so most of what she says is pretty far out and wrong. But once in awhile she'll hit on something that seems good."

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[Kasu]

> "Ah, thanks."
> Attempt to take the test.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, thanks."
> Attempt to take the test.

>You obtain: Box Cars' URL
>"Oh, you want to try it now?" asks Maribel. She pulls out some cards from the desk. "Okay. Think about the way you believe is best suited to try to predict the cards. Some do it off their first instinct, others concentrate until they get an image in mind, other do handwaving or chants to focus themselves. Don't think too hand, just use what you feel is best, and let me know when you're ready."

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[atoms2ashes]

>Try not to think too hand.
>Relax.
>Use First Instinct to predict cards.

[Hello Purvis]

>Try not to think too hand.
>Relax.
>Use First Instinct to predict cards.

>You decide not to overthink things, and signal for Maribel to begin. The moment she puts down a card, you say the first color that comes to mind. Within a short time, you've gone through the whole deck.
>"You got 26 right," she says. She starts to pick up the deck. "Well, that's convenient. Unfortunately, you have to get 40 or so before it even begins to seem like you're predicting them. Oh well."

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[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Well... that seems to shoot down the idea of me having abilities like that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well... that seems to shoot down the idea of me having abilities like that."

>"It seems so," says Maribel, sounding distinctly disappointed. "If you find unusual things, though, let us know about it."

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[sammy t coleridge]

>Ponder why dorfbucks are the currency.