Iku Quest Dos - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Enter the door we knocked on and close it behind us once we're inside.

>You pull the door open and walk inside, closing it behind you.
>"Lock it, too," says the speaker. Her voice still sounds oddly muffled.
>Looking around, you are in what seems to be a kitchen. At least this is what the fire pit in the floor suggests, as well as the counter with knives and shelf with some basic cooking supplies suggest. Everything here is made of bamboo. The floor is made of half-buried bamboo, the walls are made of multiple layers of the stuff with some kind of dirt-like concoction between it. The roof seems to be made of several layers of bamboo with a thin layer of daub and wattle between them.
>The voice seems to be coming from the right, where there is a door, while another door ahead leads ahead.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Lock the door.
> Slowly go through the door on the right. If this person cries out for us to stop for some reason, do so.

[Hello Purvis]

> Lock the door.
> Slowly go through the door on the right. If this person cries out for us to stop for some reason, do so.

>You lock the door, there is a simple sliding bolt that is set into the door frame. "Thank you," says the muffled voice.
>Heading through the right doorway, you come to a bedroom. There is a large futon in the middle of the floor, which has a person-shaped lump under it. Not under the covers, but rather the whole thing. As well, you see a couple of chests, made from bamboo.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Lower voice.
> "I understand I'm imposing greatly on you. I'm sorry. But desperate times called for desperate measures."
> "I do not want to get you involved more than necessary. You want me to leave? I wish to go to Eientei. If you know how to get there, or know someone who does, I will go there."

[E-Nazrin]

Let's not leave Tenshi hanging too long, if we can help it. Even if we have a decent idea who to beat up now, backup would be nice and we need a way to get there.

Unless she heard from Tewi, I suppose...

[Kilgamayan]

I am vaguely worried that Tenshi might get chased around again, but honestly? I bet she's happy as a clam sitting in her tavern. She's somewhere she wants to be and she doesn't have to give two fucks about Bhava-Agra if we're not with her.

[Hello Purvis]

> Lower voice.
> "I understand I'm imposing greatly on you. I'm sorry. But desperate times called for desperate measures."
> "I do not want to get you involved more than necessary. You want me to leave? I wish to go to Eientei. If you know how to get there, or know someone who does, I will go there."

>You lower you voice.
>"I guess," she says. "Um, has the sky stopped falling yet?"
>"I don't know how to get there, sorry. But, um, I think that woman with the horns from the human village does. I've seen her around here. Or one of the rabbits could show you."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, it hasn't fallen any further than the point it stopped at, several hours ago now."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, it hasn't fallen any further than the point it stopped at, several hours ago now."

>"Oh good!" the lump under the futon says. "I was really worried about it..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Is... that why you're under the futon, by any chance?"
>"In any case, those islands that fell from the sky are part of a place called Bhava-Agra. It's where I live."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is... that why you're under the futon, by any chance?"
>"In any case, those islands that fell from the sky are part of a place called Bhava-Agra. It's where I live."

>"...Yes."
>"Oh, it is...wait you're from- AAAAH!"
>The lump seems to flatten a bit

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[DracoOmega]

>In as gentle as tone as we can manage: "I assure you, I mean no harm to you or anyone else. I've been to Gensokyo many times before, in fact; several people here know me. I promise you that it's safe to come out from under the futon."

[Hello Purvis]

>In as gentle as tone as we can manage: "I assure you, I mean no harm to you or anyone else. I've been to Gensokyo many times before, in fact; several people here know me. I promise you that it's safe to come out from under the futon."

>There is some silence. Then the lump shifts a bit, and a woman with white hair, save for a blue tuft in the front, and red eyes pokes her head out and looks at you. She frowns a little, "Wow...you're really tall..." she mutters, and shrinks back inside the futon a bit.

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[DracoOmega]

>Kneel down, and smile
>"I'm Iku. What's your name?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Kneel down, and smile
>"I'm Iku. What's your name?"

>You kneel down and give her a good smile.
>"I'm Tokiko," she frowns. "...um...hello?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Hello, Tokiko. Pleased to meet you. I'm sorry it ended up being under such circumstances. A lot of people are confused and upset about the sky falling at the moment. I'm trying to find out what happened and make things better, but not everyone has the same idea."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hello, Tokiko. Pleased to meet you. I'm sorry it ended up being under such circumstances. A lot of people are confused and upset about the sky falling at the moment. I'm trying to find out what happened and make things better, but not everyone has the same idea."

>"Oh," she says, frowning a little. "I didn't think this was the kind of thing that you could fix. Um, is it safe?"

[DracoOmega]

>"To the best of my knowledge. You see, normally those islands are way up in the sky, above the clouds. We're not sure why they've fallen so low. I'm trying to find out what could have done this, and put them back where they belong."

[Hello Purvis]

>"To the best of my knowledge. You see, normally those islands are way up in the sky, above the clouds. We're not sure why they've fallen so low. I'm trying to find out what could have done this, and put them back where they belong."

>"Oh," says Tokiko. "Um, I don't know anything. I just saw the big one fall, and went to hide before something bad happened..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Don't worry. I don't think you're in any danger. The inhabitants of those islands certainly mean no one any harm."
>"You said that one of the rabbits might be able to show me the way to Eientei. Do you know where I could find one of them?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Don't worry. I don't think you're in any danger. The inhabitants of those islands certainly mean no one any harm."
>"You said that one of the rabbits might be able to show me the way to Eientei. Do you know where I could find one of them?"

>"Not really..." says Tokiko. "Sometimes the wander the forest, or visit the human town when they're allowed."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Do you know of anyone else who lives around here?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you know of anyone else who lives around here?"

>"There's the white-haired lady. She lives to the northwest kinda. But, umm...she's very scary and angry. And burns things."

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[DracoOmega]

>"That... doesn't sound very pleasant. But maybe she might know the way to Eientei? Do you know how to get to her place?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"That... doesn't sound very pleasant. But maybe she might know the way to Eientei? Do you know how to get to her place?"

>"No, I don't go there," says Tokiko. "I try to stay away from there, in fact."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, in order to stay away from it, you must have some idea where it is, right? How would you even know she was there, otherwise?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, in order to stay away from it, you must have some idea where it is, right? How would you even know she was there, otherwise?"

>"I don't go northwest much," she says. "That usually does the trick."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we tell compass directions from our current location?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell compass directions from our current location?

>You'd need to get a look at the sun. But you can figure it out pretty quickly.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you at least know how far to the northwest she is?"