Ran Quest Overtime: A Z-Machine Sidestory

[axman36]

>"Well... might there be anything I could do for you that could possibly... move my appointment to a sooner date?"

[UncertainJakutten]

>"AYA NEEDS A PANTY SHOT OF THE YAMA SO SHE CAN BE SENT TO JAIL! I SUDDENLY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE, AND OUR TIMESTREAM DEPENDS ON THIS!"
> Start Sakuya Quest

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well... might there be anything I could do for you that could possibly... move my appointment to a sooner date?"

>"Well, it wouldn't be my call, first thing," says Komachi. "About the only time she'd make exceptions is for huge emergencies."

>"AYA NEEDS A PANTY SHOT OF THE YAMA SO SHE CAN BE SENT TO JAIL! I SUDDENLY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE, AND OUR TIMESTREAM DEPENDS ON THIS!"
> Start Sakuya Quest

>Oh look, you dodged into that flaming rebar after all.

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[axman36]

>"What sort of emergencies? Has there been any kinds in the past?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"What sort of emergencies? Has there been any kinds in the past?"

>"It's pretty uncommon," says Komachi. "Stuff like large scale disruption of the cycle of death, mind control on that kind of scale. Messing up the flow of souls. You know, stuff that really gets in the way of cycle of life and enlightenment."

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[axman36]

>"Well... have their ever been any related to flowers by chance?"
>How many glowing flowers did we see earlier?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well... have their ever been any related to flowers by chance?"
>How many glowing flowers did we see earlier?

>"Well, yeah," says Komachi. "There was the whole flower thing a couple years back. ...Really bad timing on my part, I admit. Sorry about that..."
>You think Yuka had a few dozen.

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[axman36]

>"The reason I ask is because I saw some abnormal shiny flowers a while back. I'm wondering if that might be a similar issue to that flower event."

[Hello Purvis]

>"The reason I ask is because I saw some abnormal shiny flowers a while back. I'm wondering if that might be a similar issue to that flower event."

>"And this is connected with that saint person?" Komachi asks, frowning a little.

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[axman36]

>"Yes. You see, the flowers are glowing much the same way that Byakuren is. I suspected she might have something to do with it. After all, she's responsible for her religion, and seeing how religions tend to deal with life after death... it makes it a little suspicious."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes. You see, the flowers are glowing much the same way that Byakuren is. I suspected she might have something to do with it. After all, she's responsible for her religion, and seeing how religions tend to deal with life after death... it makes it a little suspicious."

>Komachi chews on her lip for a moment. "Tell me some more. Can you show me one?"

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[axman36]

>"I saw it on my way over here. The light reflecting off them caught my eye while I was high up in the air. And yes I can show you one if you want."
>Point toward where we flew from.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I saw it on my way over here. The light reflecting off them caught my eye while I was high up in the air. And yes I can show you one if you want."
>Point toward where we flew from.

>"Oh good, go bring one," says Komachi. "And, tell me more about what she's doing, exactly? I mean, this could be bad, but you've not really said much."

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[UncertainJakutten]

Belay that. Try to think of a way to draw the Yama over to check. I'm leaning towards something like "I dunno...are you sure it's OK for just you to look? If it's actually something serious, wouldn't it be best to have the Yama make absolutely sure?"

ACH, too late .

[axman36]

>"I'm not exactly so sure myself. It might be part of some sort of reincarnation process."
>"Small question before I go about doing this. Are you sure it is the wisest thing for me to go messing around with what could possibly be a trapped soul?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm not exactly so sure myself. It might be part of some sort of reincarnation process."
>"Small question before I go about doing this. Are you sure it is the wisest thing for me to go messing around with what could possibly be a trapped soul?"

>"Huh...yeah. That's a really good point," says Komachi, frowning. "Good call. Can you give me some kind of evidence, though?"

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[axman36]

>"Well... knowing the bird tengu it's possible one of them might have taken a picture of it. I'll go see if I can get one of them to give me a copy. Would that suffice?"

[UncertainJakutten]

EDIT: Hmm...MAYBE it's divorced enough from us...MAYBE.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well... knowing the bird tengu it's possible one of them might have taken a picture of it. I'll go see if I can get one of them to give me a copy. Would that suffice?"

>"You got any evidence that they're bad?" Komachi asks. "I mean, a picture is nice. But if I'm gonna bother Eiki, more is better."

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[UncertainJakutten]

> "I don't suppose I necessarily have evidence, but an ounce of prevention saves a pound of cure, does it not? Is it not better to be safe then sorry?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I don't suppose I necessarily have evidence, but an ounce of prevention saves a pound of cure, does it not? Is it not better to be safe then sorry?"

>"Yeah, maybe. Um, you at least got something to show this crazy saint person is connected to it all? I mean, it is kind of a hard story to believe without something. Maybe you ought to tell the shrine maiden?"

[axman36]

>Hmm... how much do we think Reimu likes us? Maybe we can get her help to convince Komachi...

[Hello Purvis]

>Hmm... how much do we think Reimu likes us? Maybe we can get her help to convince Komachi...

>Reimu, as far as you know, has a fairly good opinion of you. This said, you're pretty sure she isn't going to be in the mood to do much of anything following dealing with today's incident.

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[axman36]

>Hmm... how well do we think convincing Byakuren to help us might work? Do we know where to find her? It probably seems to be one of the few choices that might work in this case scenario.

[Hello Purvis]

>Hmm... how well do we think convincing Byakuren to help us might work? Do we know where to find her? It probably seems to be one of the few choices that might work in this case scenario.

>You honestly do not know Byakuren, other than the ship people all regard her as a saint. She seems nice enough, and happy to be free. She might feel obligated toward you. For the time being, you are pretty sure her ship is still near your house.

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[axman36]

>"Alright, I'll go see if I can find some sort of connection between Byakuren and the flowers. Will I be able to find you here when I come back?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright, I'll go see if I can find some sort of connection between Byakuren and the flowers. Will I be able to find you here when I come back?"

>"Yeah, I'm not going anywhere," says Komachi.

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[axman36]

>Say our farewells
>Head off from Komachi. Find somewhere a good distance away from her and off from her sight to see if we can rendezvous with Aya.

[UncertainJakutten]

>Also
>Tackle that P = NP situation from this angle of P !=NP

[Hello Purvis]

>Head off from Komachi. Find somewhere a good distance away from her and off from her sight to see if we can rendezvous with Aya.

>You depart, heading some distance away. Looking into the forest, you don't see Aya at first, until you notice some motion among the trees.

>Also
>Tackle that P = NP situation from this angle of P !=NP

>You don't think there is time for this right now, but you set it aside for later.

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