Maribel Quest Adjoining: A Z-Machine Adventure

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> "Not really, but... well, I guess they could, if you wanted one to. It's less of danmaku, and more like an actual weapon, though.
> "I guess the most important part is that they're also really fast at flight, they can cross entire continents and oceans in hours."

[Hello Purvis]

>To Utsuho: "Oh dear... I was actually expecting her. Kanako said she'd send her to find me, but I'd assumed she hadn't left yet since we never met. ...I wonder if that was while I was in the Netherworld..."
>To Yuugi: "Well, it's pretty important to someone. And fighter jets from the outside are actually pretty excellent at their version of danmaku. They can hit targets from miles away and level entire buildings if someone wanted them to."
>No need to point out to her that we weren't necessarily planning to attach missiles to this one.

> "Not really, but... well, I guess they could, if you wanted one to. It's less of danmaku, and more like an actual weapon, though.
> "I guess the most important part is that they're also really fast at flight, they can cross entire continents and oceans in hours."

>Utsuho shrugs. "I just know she was looking. I kinda went from the door to bed last night."
>"Zoggin' hell," says Yuugi, "Ain't that a bit much? What'd you even need that for?"

>Briefly shudder at the thought of the jet getting loaded with Okuu-nukes.

>Oh god.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"The outer world is a LOT bigger than Gensokyo, but there's still ways for people to talk with each other over such long distances - and they might want to visit each other quickly. Or if they get into a disagreement, well....."

[Hello Purvis]

>"The outer world is a LOT bigger than Gensokyo, but there's still ways for people to talk with each other over such long distances - and they might want to visit each other quickly. Or if they get into a disagreement, well....."

>"Maybe you oughta give it a second thought," says Yuugi, frowning.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, we're not making this to blow things up, if that's what you're worried about. It's just that someone's rather in love with the idea of riding in one. They're not ALL intended as weapons, you know."

[E-Nazrin]

If that IS her concern, "Not to mention, it's easy enough to just omit those parts. The danmaku isn't the point of making one for Gensokyo."

[Kilgamayan]

I lightly question the use of "you know" at the end of that because I can see it agitating Yuugi (because she DOESN'T know, really) but if you want it there then okay.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, we're not making this to blow things up, if that's what you're worried about. It's just that someone's rather in love with the idea of riding in one. They're not ALL intended as weapons, you know."

>"Guess that's all right, then," says Yuugi, her frown clearly betraying otherwise.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"It's easy enough to omit those parts anyway, actually. And I don't think I'd want to encourage that part of it, either - it's mostly being made for the speed, and... ah."
>"... could I ask you not to speak of this idea too much? It's also supposed to be a surprise for someone that really wants to fly a jet, for more personal reasons."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's easy enough to omit those parts anyway, actually. And I don't think I'd want to encourage that part of it, either - it's mostly being made for the speed, and... ah."
>"... could I ask you not to speak of this idea too much? It's also supposed to be a surprise for someone that really wants to fly a jet, for more personal reasons."

>Yuugi nods. "Yeah, sounds like you oughta be leaving those out."
>"Well, yeah, but maybe you ought to not be talking about it in the streets?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I doubt too many people around here are going to end up spreading the word in the wrong place. But point taken."
>"I don't suppose either of you know anyone that might be willing to lend a little manual labor to the project? I said to Nitori that I'd like around for some. The more the merrier."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I doubt too many people around here are going to end up spreading the word in the wrong place. But point taken."
>"I don't suppose either of you know anyone that might be willing to lend a little manual labor to the project? I said to Nitori that I'd like around for some. The more the merrier."

>"Only that Kay keeps the street ears busy, you know?" says Yuugi.
>"Well, I'll do what I can," says Utsuho.
>"Naw, not really," sys Yuugi.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I probably should head out again, now. I've got a bit of a deadline to meet, and I don't want to cut it too close."
>Did we ever tell Yuugi about what was up with that pawnshop she sent us to look into?
>If not, give her a status report on why the shop was closed, and how we fixed it

[E-Nazrin]

>"Oh well, it was worth asking. I take it most oni wouldn't care in general, huh?"
>We did not tell her.
>"Oh yeah, and I DID visit that pawn shop you mentioned yesterday. She was having a bit of a rat problem - I helped clean it up. I don't know if they've been completely chased off, but she'll be able to open and, uh, get some money for you soon enough."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I probably should head out again, now. I've got a bit of a deadline to meet, and I don't want to cut it too close."
>Did we ever tell Yuugi about what was up with that pawnshop she sent us to look into?
>If not, give her a status report on why the shop was closed, and how we fixed it

>"Oh well, it was worth asking. I take it most oni wouldn't care in general, huh?"
>We did not tell her.
>"Oh yeah, and I DID visit that pawn shop you mentioned yesterday. She was having a bit of a rat problem - I helped clean it up. I don't know if they've been completely chased off, but she'll be able to open and, uh, get some money for you soon enough."

>"Well, okay," says Utsuho.
>"Naw," says Yuugi, "Most of us don't care much about topside things. Maybe I'll have a look when I'm done? I dunno."
>You tell Yuugi about the pawn shop. "Good work," she says. "I'll have a look in on it after awhile."
>"What, another pawn shop?" says Utsuho with a frown, "How many of those things are there, anyways?"
>"Enough," Yuugi says, nodding once.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

You're on point, Draco - do we bother asking Utsuho about the sleepytimes bit or move on to, presumably, the Palace? Now would probably be a bad time to ask about her magalomania recovery, if that's even relevant.

[DracoOmega]

I honestly thought we'd head back to the surface now. We were told we'd probably only have time for the trip to the Underground if we didn't spend much time down here, and we already spent a fair bit wandering around looking for them. I'd rather not even risk missing Renko go. We can drop back down here afterwards. It's not like the attack will take all day.

[E-Nazrin]

Yeah, I guess Koishi can wait, too. Although...

>Estimate how long we've been underground so far.

And we COULD ask about the Kisume bits out of curiosity, I guess. Now I wonder if Nue's involved, which... would make things very difficult, wouldn't it?

[DracoOmega]

Well, Sanae didn't leave a message about Koishi, so we'd have to go back to the shrine. We can tell for sure whether we have enough time for that once we hit the surface. And if we have time for any single thing, I definitely think it should be that.

[Hello Purvis]

>Estimate how long we've been underground so far.

>Not a terribly long time. More than half an hour, less than an hour, you're reasonably sure.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I'll see you around, then. Have a nice day!"
>Head back for the surface

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I'll see you around, then. Have a nice day!"
>Head back for the surface

>"You, too!" says Utsuho.
>"Til next time," Yuugi says, as they head into a tavern.
>You make your way back to the surface. Kisume gives you a friendly, "Lo," as you pass by, and it doesn't seem Yamame has come to tend to her webs yet. Aside from that, the trip up is wholly unremarkable, except that being in a cave still feels pretty weird.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Exit the cave
>Check the sun's position
>Do we have enough time for a trip to the Moriya Shrine without cutting it too close?

[Hello Purvis]

>Exit the cave
>Check the sun's position
>Do we have enough time for a trip to the Moriya Shrine without cutting it too close?

>You head out back into the sunlight, and think you should have a bit of time before it is overhead. If you don't linger too long, you should be fine.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Head to the Moriya Shrine.

[Hello Purvis]

>Head to the Moriya Shrine.

>You make your way toward the Moriya shrine.
>It's a pleasant flight, if a bit uneventful. You pass over the border forest without a problem, and continue on over the kappa village and along the slopes.
>You see a tengu approaching you, you are reasonably sure it is the same one as yesterday.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Let the tengu approach and see what she wants

[Hello Purvis]

>Let the tengu approach and see what she wants

>She approaches, calling out "Hey!" You are now certain this is Momiji.
>"I've got a message for you from Sanae," she says. "Apparently, the person you're looking for was around the geyser spring this morning, about the same time you were. And they saw her at the lake last night."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"... geyser spring?"
>How close is Renko's camp to the lake?

Damnit Yukari!

[Blitzer]

>Consider possibilities why Koishi might be at the spring when you were.