Okuu Quest Next - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Examine:
>> Legs
>> Feet
>> Torso (everything)

>You check your legs next. They are in similar condition to your arms, but nothing seems amiss there.
>You check your feet. In your more self conscious moments, you'd been a little ashamed of them; they're rather the opposite of petite. Nothing particularly gross or mishapped, just large. They seem to be fine, though, and you don't sense anything missing here.
>You examine your torso next. It is a little sore, still, from where Dai struck you earlier last evening. But it doesn't seem to be bruising. Aside from that, everything is fine. You try to examine your back with the help of the mirror, and...you think you've found it. As far as you can tell, everything seems fine and as you remember it. But...it's not right. Something is lacking.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Picture yourself with large raven or crow wings, see if it helps.
> "What is wrong with me?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Picture yourself with large raven or crow wings, see if it helps.
> "What is wrong with me?"

>You try to picture yourself with wings, thinking them the be the only thing that could really logically be added. It's not a displeasing image.
>You ponder aloud what is wrong with you. Parsee's Bathroom does not reply.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> We know of the Metroid or Megaman games, correct? Picture ourself with an arm-cannon like objext on our right arm, like in Metroid/Megaman, along with the wings.
> Does this seem leave us feeling any better?

[Thaws]

>So, is the world still wrong?

>Imagine us wearing a white cape with starry galaxy pattern on the inside!

[Hello Purvis]

> We know of the Metroid or Megaman games, correct? Picture ourself with an arm-cannon like objext on our right arm, like in Metroid/Megaman, along with the wings.
> Does this seem leave us feeling any better?

>You consider an arm cannon sort of attachment. That just feels kind of silly.

>So, is the world still wrong?

>Imagine us wearing a white cape with starry galaxy pattern on the inside!

>Most definitely so, what with ghosts hanging around you, and you seriously entertaining the thoughts of wings...
>This sounds kinda hip. But you don't think you could pull the look off well enough to avoid getting laughed at. No one wears capes.

>_

[Kasu]

> Time.
> Examine the background reflection in the mirror instead of our own reflection.

[Hello Purvis]

> Time.
> Examine the background reflection in the mirror instead of our own reflection.

>You check a clock in the kitchen area; it is 5:18 AM
>You examine the background reflection in the mirror, and compare it to what you see normally. You don't notice any discrepancies. You don't think there's anything strange about it either the reflection or the back wall itself, but you're also not at all familiar with Parsee's Bathroom.

>_

[Kasu]

> Check behind the mirror just in case.
> If search is fruitless, consider going back to sleep.

[Hello Purvis]

> Check behind the mirror just in case.
> If search is fruitless, consider going back to sleep.

>You look beind the mirror. That is, you open it, for it is part of a medicine cabinet. Inside are band aids, some painkillers, cough drops, toothpaste, and floss. You don't see anything unusual.
>If you don't have any other ideas or inspirations, getting back to sleep may not be a bad idea.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Fruitless to stay awake, we've had an odd feeling all day.
> Head back to sleep and hope we don't have any more weird dreams.

[Hello Purvis]

> Fruitless to stay awake, we've had an odd feeling all day.
> Head back to sleep and hope we don't have any more weird dreams.

>You got back to bed. You're still pretty worn out after all. It's a little difficult to keep your thoughts from the idea of having wings, and from remembering parts of that dream, but you still drift off pretty quickly.
>You awaken to the sound of something sizzling. Soft morning light flows in. For a moment, you wonder why the bed is weird, before recalling where you are. You think you remember dreaming about something again, but you aren't sure what it was. You don't think it was a bad dream, though.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Rub our eyes and stretch
> Yawn "What time is it?"
> Are we still at Parsee's?
> What's that smell?

[Hello Purvis]

> Rub our eyes and stretch
> Yawn "What time is it?"
> Are we still at Parsee's?
> What's that smell?

>You rub your eyes and have a nice stretch.
>"It's a bit after eight," says Parsee, from the kitchen.
>You are still in Parsee's Apartment.
>The predominant smell is oil. Looking at the fact Parsee has pulled up an electric griddle and the presence of four, you think she's making pancakes.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> "I had one heck of a weird dream..."
> Get up out of bed

[Rin Kagamine]

> "Morning Parsee~"
> Walk over and give her a little hug.
> "Did you sleep well?"

[Jana]

>Oh, she's cooking breakfast for us? She's a keeper!
>Take a deep whiff of her cooking when you hug so that Parsee knows you appreciate it!

[Hello Purvis]

> "Morning Parsee~"
> Walk over and give her a little hug.
> "Did you sleep well?"

>Oh, she's cooking breakfast for us? She's a keeper!
>Take a deep whiff of her cooking when you hug so that Parsee knows you appreciate it!

>"Oh hell, you're one of those morning people, aren't you?" says Parsee.
>You walk over and give her a hug. She sighs, "You do that for just about anyone, don't you?"
>Now that you're closer, the pancake odor is quite obvious and mouthwatering.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> "Nah, not really.  The smell of breakfast is helping me wake up more."
> "You're so modest, it's not just for anyone."  Yawn "Silly."
> "Can I go wash my face real quick?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Nah, not really.  The smell of breakfast is helping me wake up more."
> "You're so modest, it's not just for anyone."  Yawn "Silly."
> "Can I go wash my face real quick?"

>"Oh good, I can't stand people who are too cheery in the morning," says Parsee.
>"Well it's hard to tell, you know..." she says.
>"Yeah, go ahead. Clean rags are under the sink."

>_

[Kasu]

> "Thanks."
> Head for the bathroom.
> Wash face.
> Does something still feel missing with the mirror?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thanks."
> Head for the bathroom.
> Wash face.
> Does something still feel missing with the mirror?

>"Not like I could just throw you out of it or anything. It'd be self defeating."
>You go to the bathroom and go through some morning routines.
>You study yourself in the mirror again, and you do have the feeling of missing something that you felt last night.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>After we're done, go back out
>Ask Parsee if there's anything we can do to help with breakfast or whatever
>Ask her how she's feeling this morning, after the events of last night

[Hello Purvis]

>After we're done, go back out
>Ask Parsee if there's anything we can do to help with breakfast or whatever
>Ask her how she's feeling this morning, after the events of last night

>You leave the bathroom after properly affixing your bow, and find that Parsee has practically everything set up, meal on the table, a glass of milk at your place. You notice some of the mess has been shifted from the kitchen table to elsewhere.
>You ask her about about how she's feeling. "A little less creeped out now that it's daytime," she answers. "I'm going to have to rethink a lot of stuff, I suppose. Now I'm just background irritated about it, though, rather than actually angry." She shrugs and gives a helpless smile. "Oh well. Just means I get to re-examine a whole lot of stuff I passed off as prima donna bullshit."
>"Hey, you ever hear back from that email person?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Oh, I'd almost forgotten about that. Never heard back from them last night, but I think it can wait until after breakfast; I'm starving, and I'd hate for this to get cold. Thanks a bunch, really. It looks delicious."
>Eat breakfast
>Afterwards, check email

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, I'd almost forgotten about that. Never heard back from them last night, but I think it can wait until after breakfast; I'm starving, and I'd hate for this to get cold. Thanks a bunch, really. It looks delicious."
>Eat breakfast
>Afterwards, check email

>"Alright," says Parsee. "Just don't leave that kind of person waiting too long. And don't worry about it. It'd be pretty rude to make something for myself and not cut you in, right?"
>You tear into breakfast like flock of birds on a discarded hamburger. To be honest, you've had better. It's not bad, just unexciting. The fact Parsee has cheap syrup rather than proper maple doesn't help either. But she meant well.
>Afterward, you bring the laptop over to the table, and check your email. There is a message from Ace, which came in at 3:52 AM last night.
>"So I dug in your data. You're pretty boring, choomba. No idea why Nue would follow you, or who'd want it. No flash or nothing on you. You piss off someone?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Compose a responding email:
>"The only person I can possibly think I might have pissed of is whoever was responsible for the wrongful condemnation notice I mentioned to you in my last email (whether it turns out to be Tenma or someone else). Yesterday, I got another professional to examine the house, and confirm that the condemnation was incorrect. Might have pissed off whoever tried to condemn it in the first place. Mightn't be big enough to provoke that kind of reaction, but I think there's more layers to that issue than I realize. Someone wanted the place condemned, and Akyuu was terrified of something, but she wouldn't tell me what. There might be something there."

[Hello Purvis]

>Compose a responding email:
>"The only person I can possibly think I might have pissed of is whoever was responsible for the wrongful condemnation notice I mentioned to you in my last email (whether it turns out to be Tenma or someone else). Yesterday, I got another professional to examine the house, and confirm that the condemnation was incorrect. Might have pissed off whoever tried to condemn it in the first place. Mightn't be big enough to provoke that kind of reaction, but I think there's more layers to that issue than I realize. Someone wanted the place condemned, and Akyuu was terrified of something, but she wouldn't tell me what. There might be something there."

>You type up a reply and send it off.
>"Sounds like you got something," Parsee says.

>_

[Kasu]

> "Yeah.  Still haven't worked out everything, but I think I've made some headway."
> When should we leave if we want to make the Tenma appointment?

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah. What would normally be good news, but probably bad news at the moment. Ace looked into my background and says she can't find any reason anyone would want to tail me. I'm, ahem, 'boring'. Hell, I mightn't mind being a little more boring at the moment. But this means she hasn't found anything useful, and she's supposed to have crazy connections or something..."
>"She asked if I'd pissed anyone off. I mentioned the bit about Tenma and Akyuu's condemnation notice, again. I suppose if someone really wanted the place condemned for shady reasons, they mightn't be too happy about me getting someone else to prove it shouldn't be condemned. I'm still not convinced he's behind this, though."
>"Speaking of which, I do have an appointment with him this morning that I need to attend to."

>What time would we need to leave here to make our 10AM appointment?
>What time is it now?