Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "To be honest? I was hoping you'd have an idea. I haven't heard much about the two of you, but what little I've heard tells me you enjoy investigating mysteries."

[Hello Purvis]

> "To be honest? I was hoping you'd have an idea. I haven't heard much about the two of you, but what little I've heard tells me you enjoy investigating mysteries."

>She nods. "Oh, we do! But this has me stumped." She frowns and shakes her head. "It really doesn't make any sense, but I guess that isn't too surprising, is it?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It isn't. I have yet to make sense of it myself. If you happen to hear anything in your travels, would you mind keeping me posted?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "It isn't. I have yet to make sense of it myself. If you happen to hear anything in your travels, would you mind keeping me posted?"

>"If I can find you," says Renko.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Heh, I know how that feels. Anyway, thanks for helping me out. I will detain you no further. I wish you well in...whatever you have planned for that."
> Assuming Renko makes no effort to stop us, leave and fly toward the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
> Along the way, to Tenshi: "That was to complete a favor I owed Patchouli. She helped me in finding you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Heh, I know how that feels. Anyway, thanks for helping me out. I will detain you no further. I wish you well in...whatever you have planned for that."
> Assuming Renko makes no effort to stop us, leave and fly toward the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
> Along the way, to Tenshi: "That was to complete a favor I owed Patchouli. She helped me in finding you."

>Renko nods. "Okay, good luck!"
>Rather than making any effort to stop you, Renko departs. You take flight and start toward Scarlet Devil Mansion. Looking toward Tenshi, you find her smirking. "Oh, did she? Well I guess that's nice. So we're gonna bother her about the shadow thing, then?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I said that I would report the answers I received to her message. But yes, I think it also worth mentioning the shadow issue to Patchouli. She had no theories about the island's descent earlier, but this may be something more tangible to work with. At the very least, it cannot hurt."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I said that I would report the answers I received to her message. But yes, I think it also worth mentioning the shadow issue to Patchouli. She had no theories about the island's descent earlier, but this may be something more tangible to work with. At the very least, it cannot hurt."

>Tenshi nods. "I guess that  makes sense. Just, she's kind of a grouch, you know? Even when she's being fun, she's kind of a grouch. There was the one time, when we tried to steal Reimu's donation box, and I swear she was a stick in the mud the whole time..."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I think that's just her way, although I agree with you."
>"...wait, Patchouli was trying to steal Reimu's donation box?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I think that's just her way, although I agree with you."
>"...wait, Patchouli was trying to steal Reimu's donation box?"

>"It was last fall," says Tenshi.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hmmm.... I'm just a bit surprised, that's all. It doesn't seem like something she'd do."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmmm.... I'm just a bit surprised, that's all. It doesn't seem like something she'd do."

>"Probably not," says Tenshi. "It was my idea."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Unsurprising, of course...
>"I take it you didn't succeed, though?"

[Marokuu]

> "How did you get her to agree to that by the way?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Unsurprising, of course...
>"I take it you didn't succeed, though?"

>"We got distracted by a UFO spying on the shrine," says Tenshi.

> "How did you get her to agree to that by the way?"

>Tenshi shrugs. "I forgot. She wanted something or other, I think."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Oh, I see."
>Continue on to the SDM

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, I see."
>Continue on to the SDM

>You decide that's about the best answer you are going to get, and carry on toward the mansion.
>You arrive there without problems. Viewing the gates from above, you see that usual gate guard is back in her place.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Descend
>"Good afternoon, Meiling. I'd like to speak with Patchouli. I have a message she asked me to relay to her."

[Hello Purvis]

>Descend
>"Good afternoon, Meiling. I'd like to speak with Patchouli. I have a message she asked me to relay to her."

>You descend, finding Meiling in front of the gate, looking reasonably content with the world. She grins as you draw near. "Oh, it's the second wave, is it?" she says before you can speak. Then she frowns as you say why you're here. "I dunno, that sounds like a trick...Um, give me a minute."
>She fiddles with something near the gate, keeping an eye on you and Tenshi the whole time.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Despite what so many people seem to believe, this was not an invasion. We were at least as surprised by the islands falling as anyone down here was. I assure you, we mean no threat to you or this mansion."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Despite what so many people seem to believe, this was not an invasion. We were at least as surprised by the islands falling as anyone down here was. I assure you, we mean no threat to you or this mansion."

>"Naw, I think Mistress has the right of it," says Meiling, waving a hand. "You're just sore because you didn't expect us to be so awesome. But it's okay, no hard feelings."
>A celestial, wearing an apron and what you presume to be one of Sakuya's spare dresses, emerges from the mansion. "Hey," Meiling calls toward her, "go tell Patchouli that your boss is here to see her!"
>The celestial curtsies to Meiling, then heads back inside.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Believe what you will. I have told you the truth; I cannot force you to accept it."
>Wait for a response from the mansion

[Hello Purvis]

>"Believe what you will. I have told you the truth; I cannot force you to accept it."
>Wait for a response from the mansion

>"I dunno," says Tenshi. "I bet if we hit her hard enough, we can knock some sense into her!"
>"Bring it on!" says Meiling, grinning again. "I'd be nice to round the day off on an even number!"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"And exactly how is being aggressive supposed to prove that we weren't being aggressive?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And exactly how is being aggressive supposed to prove that we weren't being aggressive?"

>"This is this and that was that," says Tenshi, eying Meiling now. "She's being a idiot, we'll hit her until she stops. Simple!"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm afraid if you had to go around hitting everyone who's accused me of lying to their face about this, you'd run out of hours in the day."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm afraid if you had to go around hitting everyone who's accused me of lying to their face about this, you'd run out of hours in the day."

>"That's what tomorrow's for," says Tenshi.
>"So, are we making this happen, or what?" says Meiling.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Personally, I would rather not cause an incident. We came here to deliver a message, not start a fight. Although I can very much sympathize with your wanting to, for once."
>"Meiling, imagine for a moment, if you can, what it would be like to have person after person refuse to believe a word you say; to accuse you of attacking them, when it is your own people who are injured, to tell you that everything you say is some sort of elaborate ploy. Imagine for the moment that I really am telling the truth. How do you think that would feel, after the dozenth time?"

[Kilgamayan]

This may sound crazy, but I don't have any major objection to seeing Meiling v. Tenshi. >_>

[DracoOmega]

Honestly, I don't think I really do, either. It might be good for Tenshi, even, and I'm sure Meiling won't hold it against her. I just don't want to cause issues with anyone ELSE in the household.