Iku Quest Dos - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "And do you think I act like this?"

>"...Maybe not," she says, frowning a bit at the floor. "And least not all the time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look at the floor and close our eyes.
> Sigh.
> "...I...wish you had told me this before."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look at the floor and close our eyes.
> Sigh.
> "...I...wish you had told me this before."

>"I thought it was pretty obvious," says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Sometimes...things aren't as obvious when you're the one doing them."
> Were we really this bad? Tenshi could be a jerk, sure, but she used to be just fine...were we really hurting her emotionally all that time?
> "I'm...I'm sorry, Tenshi...I never meant..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sometimes...things aren't as obvious when you're the one doing them."
> Were we really this bad? Tenshi could be a jerk, sure, but she used to be just fine...were we really hurting her emotionally all that time?
> "I'm...I'm sorry, Tenshi...I never meant..."

>"I guess," she says.
>You don't think you were. You really have tried to be patient with her most of the time, despite her being a pain to pretty much everyone. There's a part of you that wonders if she's not exaggerating or misinterpreting.
>"Maybe you didn't," she says with a shrug.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Perhaps, or perhaps this has been a death spiral since after that one incident, where dissent has bred more dissent. She became a celestial through her family rather than her own deeds, right? Maybe the others really have been looking down on her for so long because of that, and she only started 'fighting' back after that incident.
> "Do you...not believe me?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Perhaps, or perhaps this has been a death spiral since after that one incident, where dissent has bred more dissent. She became a celestial through her family rather than her own deeds, right? Maybe the others really have been looking down on her for so long because of that, and she only started 'fighting' back after that incident.
> "Do you...not believe me?"

>This is also possible.
>"Well...um," she says. "I think you're sincere, but I wonder if it's actually going to change anything..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Change in what regard? I hope it can change our relationship, at least."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Change in what regard? I hope it can change our relationship, at least."

>"It's one thing to be sorry about something, and another to actually do anything about it," says Tenshi. She shrugs. "But, I guess you're a lot more likely to do anything than they are."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Lift head and eyes.
> "...What exactly are you expecting to be done?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Lift head and eyes.
> "...What exactly are you expecting to be done?"

>"Not doing all those things I was talking about would be pretty nice," she says.

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[DracoOmega]

>"How about this? If you feel I'm doing something like that to you, you let me know? Every change starts with the first step, after all."

[Hello Purvis]

>"How about this? If you feel I'm doing something like that to you, you let me know? Every change starts with the first step, after all."

>"Okay, but you have to promise not to get mad," says Tenshi.

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[DracoOmega]

>Nod
>"I'll do my best, Tenshi."

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod
>"I'll do my best, Tenshi."

>"Okay. So what are we doing next, then?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, I'm still hoping to figure out how to fix our home, and I still think that, if you helped, you would be seen as a hero to the celestials, and that would kill all the negativity you feel from them."

[DracoOmega]

>"We need to return to the bridge where I promised to meet up with Sanae after I found you. I've staked my innocence on not attempting to evade her, so for both our good names, this is something that must be done. I will tell her you're innocent, and I hope she will respect that. If she refuses to believe me, I will defend you. But I ask that you try to be respectful of her as well. The less we seem like aggressors, the more likely she is to believe us. As frustrating as it is to argue against prejudice, she is only trying to protect her own people. I have faith we can resolve it without confrontation."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, I'm still hoping to figure out how to fix our home, and I still think that, if you helped, you would be seen as a hero to the celestials, and that would kill all the negativity you feel from them."

>"It doesn't matter what I do, they'll never change," says Tenshi. "They're convinced they're perfect."

>"We need to return to the bridge where I promised to meet up with Sanae after I found you. I've staked my innocence on not attempting to evade her, so for both our good names, this is something that must be done. I will tell her you're innocent, and I hope she will respect that. If she refuses to believe me, I will defend you. But I ask that you try to be respectful of her as well. The less we seem like aggressors, the more likely she is to believe us. As frustrating as it is to argue against prejudice, she is only trying to protect her own people. I have faith we can resolve it without confrontation."

>"I think we could take her," says Tenshi.

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[DracoOmega]

>"I agree that we possibly could. Especially given that she's almost certainly worn from her fight with Deva K. But that's not the point. If we attack her and move on, we are virtually affirming our own guilt in this. We are innocent, and thus we should not be the aggressors."

[Kilgamayan]

>"It doesn't matter what I do, they'll never change," says Tenshi. "They're convinced they're perfect."

> "I very much doubt they think they're perfect right now."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I agree that we possibly could. Especially given that she's almost certainly worn from her fight with Deva K. But that's not the point. If we attack her and move on, we are virtually affirming our own guilt in this. We are innocent, and thus we should not be the aggressors."

>"We don't have to hit first," says Tenshi, "But I don't see why we should bother going too far out of our way when she's wrong. If she starts something, let's just take her up on it and finish it!"

> "I very much doubt they think they're perfect right now."

>"Well, good."

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[DracoOmega]

>"If we react with violence, which she might even be expecting, we only affirm her own belief that she's right. You've already said how much you dislike it when people look down on you. Let's not give her the chance. If we refuse to bite when she's convinced we will, consider it showing her how wrong she is about you."

[Kilgamayan]

> "And I'm not sure I'd say it's good that many of them received injuries in the fall. Injuries worse than anything you or I received."
> Have we happened to see Tenshi's family anywhere since the fall?"

[Kilgamayan]

Tagging out, I needed to go to bed a while ago.

[Hello Purvis]

>"If we react with violence, which she might even be expecting, we only affirm her own belief that she's right. You've already said how much you dislike it when people look down on you. Let's not give her the chance. If we refuse to bite when she's convinced we will, consider it showing her how wrong she is about you."

>"Maybe," she says, "But that won't matter, because she won't be able to do anything about it afterward. And she'll probably just try to say we're tricking her, anyways, if she's going to start something."

> "And I'm not sure I'd say it's good that many of them received injuries in the fall. Injuries worse than anything you or I received."
> Have we happened to see Tenshi's family anywhere since the fall?"

>"They probably deserved it," she says.
>You have not.  You know that they left their shrine to allow for renovations, save for one of them who was supposed to remain behind and maintain things. You have no idea where she might have absconded to, or why.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Can you genuinely say you believe they deserved it? Lorelei's arm and foot are broken. Her head is injured. She could barely get out of bed. Many of the workers at the orchard are in a similar condition. Can you honestly say they deserve this?"
>"As for Sanae, its true she may believe we're trying to trick her. But it doesn't matter whether or not she can do anything. If we attack her, she will be convinced that we were tricking her. If we refuse to fight her, we may convince her otherwise. At the very least, promise me you won't try to provoke her or strike before she does."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Can you genuinely say you believe they deserved it? Lorelei's arm and foot are broken. Her head is injured. She could barely get out of bed. Many of the workers at the orchard are in a similar condition. Can you honestly say they deserve this?"
>"As for Sanae, its true she may believe we're trying to trick her. But it doesn't matter whether or not she can do anything. If we attack her, she will be convinced that we were tricking her. If we refuse to fight her, we may convince her otherwise. At the very least, promise me you won't try to provoke her or strike before she does."

>"Maybe not all of them," says Tenshi, "but I'm not really finding many tears for them."
>She shrugs, "Fine, whatever, do it the dumb way."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Is there anyone you would care about, like that? That you'd be worried for, if they were injured?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is there anyone you would care about, like that? That you'd be worried for, if they were injured?"

>She shrugs. "My family, I guess. But they're fine."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Are you sure? Does that mean you went back to check on them, then? There've been injuries all over Bhava-Agra."