Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> If it's taken the peaches from Tenshi's hat, it probably likes fruit. Any fruit around?

>You do not see any. However, you do note the stalks of what were once mushrooms around, as well. The caps have been bitten off, as well as much of the stalks.

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[Kilgamayan]

> What kind of magic does Tenshi specialize in? How does she fight?

[Hello Purvis]

> What kind of magic does Tenshi specialize in? How does she fight?

>Tenshi isn't much of a magic user; she can conjure keystones and has some earth manipulation when using the sword. Really, she's more of a brawler than anything.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Can we control the ampage of our lightning danmaku? Could we make it powerful enough to stun and possibly knock out, but not quite powerful enough to kill?
> How fast do Tenshi's stone colums jut up from the ground? Does she have some degree of freedom over those?
> Are we anywhere near a somewhat clear area, or are we completely surrounded by dense wood?

Idea: Use mushrooms to lure the snake to an area of the forest with little overhead foliage, have Tenshi smack it into the air with her ground columns, zap the snake while it's in the air to knock it out.

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we control the ampage of our lightning danmaku? Could we make it powerful enough to stun and possibly knock out, but not quite powerful enough to kill?
> How fast do Tenshi's stone colums jut up from the ground? Does she have some degree of freedom over those?
> Are we anywhere near a somewhat clear area, or are we completely surrounded by dense wood?

Idea: Use mushrooms to lure the snake to an area of the forest with little overhead foliage, have Tenshi smack it into the air with her ground columns, zap the snake while it's in the air to knock it out.

>Your danmaku does this by default.
>You can see it coming if you know she's going to do it. But, they are fairly fast. You have no idea how good she is with them.
>You are surrounded, but the wood isn't that dense.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> How clear is the air directly above the snake? Fairly open, or lots of branches it could get tangled on?
> To Tenshi: "Okay, I have an idea. How quick can you be with those earth columns of yours, and how small can you make them?"

[Hello Purvis]

> How clear is the air directly above the snake? Fairly open, or lots of branches it could get tangled on?
> To Tenshi: "Okay, I have an idea. How quick can you be with those earth columns of yours, and how small can you make them?"

>There's a fair number of branches above it.
>"It'd take me a moment," she says, "But I could make one about a few feet across."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "All right. I'm going to try to lure the snake into a space where there aren't too many branches above it. When that happens, you should make an earth column underneath it. It should go flying into the air, and I'll zap it while it's stunned. How does that sound?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. I'm going to try to lure the snake into a space where there aren't too many branches above it. When that happens, you should make an earth column underneath it. It should go flying into the air, and I'll zap it while it's stunned. How does that sound?"

>"I'll send it flying, alright!" says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is there any open air between us and the snake?
> Are there any mushrooms within reach?
> "Excellent."
> Check back in on the snake.

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there any open air between us and the snake?
> Are there any mushrooms within reach?
> "Excellent."
> Check back in on the snake.

>Yes.
>You do not see any mushrooms around.
>You look back at the snake. It watches you with its little black button eyes, and flicks its tongue in your direction.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any stems of bitten mushrooms within grabbing range?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any stems of bitten mushrooms within grabbing range?

>There are.

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[Janitor Morgan]

Suggestion: If the mushroom stems don't work, try holding out a ☼. Maybe it likes shiny things.

[Kilgamayan]

> Grab for a stalk. Preferably one that hasn't been bitten down too far.
> To Tenshi, while we're reaching: "Ready?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Grab for a stalk. Preferably one that hasn't been bitten down too far.
> To Tenshi, while we're reaching: "Ready?"

>You pluck off a stalk that hasn't been gnawed on too far. The tsuchinoko watches you as you do.
>You obtain: Gnawed Mushroom Stalk
>"Ready," says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Slowly maneuver ourselves a little bit so the snake will have to cross ground with open air above were it to slither directly toward us.
> Hold the stalk out a bit toward the snake, and wiggle it a little bit.
> In a lighter, softer voice: "Hey. You want some?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Slowly maneuver ourselves a little bit so the snake will have to cross ground with open air above were it to slither directly toward us.
> Hold the stalk out a bit toward the snake, and wiggle it a little bit.
> In a lighter, softer voice: "Hey. You want some?"

>You maneuver so that you're in a spot where the tree canopy is light, and try to entice the tsuchinoko out with the mushroom stalk.
>It's head follows the stalk, but it doesn't seem very interested in moving.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Tap the stalk on the ground a couple of times with one hand.
> Reach into our purse and grab a coin with the other.

[Hello Purvis]

> Tap the stalk on the ground a couple of times with one hand.
> Reach into our purse and grab a coin with the other.

>You tap the stalk on the ground, and produce a coin with the other hand.
>The tsuchinoko watches your coin-bearing hand, and flicks its tongue out again.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wiggle the coin a little bit. If we can catch some sunlight with it, try to bounce a light reflection off the snake's eyes for a fraction of a second.

[Hello Purvis]

> Wiggle the coin a little bit. If we can catch some sunlight with it, try to bounce a light reflection off the snake's eyes for a fraction of a second.

>You wiggle the coin a bit and try to catch the light. 
>The tsuchinoko leans forward a bit, you can hear its leaf bed shifting.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah. Look at this. What is it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah. Look at this. What is it?"

>The tsuchinoko flicks out its tongue. You hear a rustling in the leaves.

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[Kilgamayan]

Whoops forgot about this.

> Pull the coin back a little bit and stop wiggling it.
> Ready ourselves to jump back as necessary.

[Hello Purvis]

> Pull the coin back a little bit and stop wiggling it.
> Ready ourselves to jump back as necessary.

>You pull the coin back a bit, and the tsuchinoko stops leaning forward.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Put the coin back out and wiggle it again.
> Airy voice: "Oh, sorry. Here you go."

[Hello Purvis]

> Put the coin back out and wiggle it again.
> Airy voice: "Oh, sorry. Here you go."

>You offer out the coin again. It leans forward again, exposing it a bit of its rather rotund form.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we tell yet how long it might be?
> Continue wiggling the coin.
> "Yeah, here it is!"

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell yet how long it might be?
> Continue wiggling the coin.
> "Yeah, here it is!"

>Not really, but looking at how wide it seems to be, you can't imagine it's coiled up in that pile of leaves very effectively.
>There is a sign of shuffling leaves, as the tsuchinoko starts to approach...along with its leaf pile. You can't see how it is doing this, but it seems to be using the leaf pile as a kind of litter to convey it.
>The tsuchinoko slowly approaches, flicking out its tongue.

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