Author Topic: Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 53884 times)

Re: Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #510 on: November 03, 2010, 01:54:33 AM »
>"I don't suppose you may have noticed anything at all unusual over the last few days, maybe? Even something that might seem fairly minor or innocuous on its own?"

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Re: Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #511 on: November 03, 2010, 02:11:50 AM »
>"I don't suppose you may have noticed anything at all unusual over the last few days, maybe? Even something that might seem fairly minor or innocuous on its own?"

>She frowns, and looks toward the ground, furrowing her brow. "Not especially. Um, I think I saw the Prismriver Sisters in the forest not far from Alice's house a few days again, I think they were hunting that Brocken Spectre thing..."

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« Reply #512 on: November 03, 2010, 02:23:36 AM »
>"I've been hearing that name around an awful lot today. I guess a lot of people are quite interested to find it."

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« Reply #513 on: November 03, 2010, 02:26:09 AM »
>"I've been hearing that name around an awful lot today. I guess a lot of people are quite interested to find it."

>"It kind of became a popular thing to try and find it," says Hina. "Alice had to chase people away from her house a couple times over the autumn."

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« Reply #514 on: November 03, 2010, 02:28:25 AM »
>"Had it mostly been spotted in that part of the forest, or something?"

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« Reply #515 on: November 03, 2010, 02:29:34 AM »
>"Had it mostly been spotted in that part of the forest, or something?"

>Hina shrugs. "I don't pay much attention to it, myself."

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« Reply #516 on: November 03, 2010, 02:39:42 AM »
>"No, perhaps not. In any event, thank you again, Hina. I guess I'll simply have to keep searching."
>Bid farewell
>Head towards Kappa town

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« Reply #517 on: November 03, 2010, 03:04:47 AM »
>"No, perhaps not. In any event, thank you again, Hina. I guess I'll simply have to keep searching."
>Bid farewell
>Head towards Kappa town

>"I wish you well," says Hina, bowing toward you.
>You make your way toward kappa town. It seems less active than before; you quickly noticing the viewing picnics seem to have broken up. The kappa seem to have more or less returned to their daily affairs, while the fish market on the river banks seems to have slowed down a lot. The university still has a small and loose crowd around it, but there doesn't seem to be much going on there.

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Re: Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #518 on: November 03, 2010, 03:11:31 AM »
>"Tenshi, I'm going to go see Nitori. I don't know that it will be of any help, but I'd like to see her with my own eyes. Now, given that they mightn't approve of me telling you about her condition, I think it might be best if you waited around here for me to return, rather than dropping in with me. Is that alright with you? I promise I will return straightaway afterward."

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« Reply #519 on: November 03, 2010, 01:04:18 PM »
>"Tenshi, I'm going to go see Nitori. I don't know that it will be of any help, but I'd like to see her with my own eyes. Now, given that they mightn't approve of me telling you about her condition, I think it might be best if you waited around here for me to return, rather than dropping in with me. Is that alright with you? I promise I will return straightaway afterward."

>"Okay, that's fine," says Tenshi. "Maybe I'll go scare up some cucumbers or something."

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« Reply #520 on: November 03, 2010, 04:03:13 PM »
>Nod
>"Sounds good. I'll see you shortly."
>Head for Nitori's warehouse

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« Reply #521 on: November 03, 2010, 05:09:51 PM »
>Head for Nitori's warehouse

And contemplate breakdancing along the way.

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Re: Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #522 on: November 03, 2010, 05:13:10 PM »
> Contemplate breakdancing along the way.
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« Reply #523 on: November 03, 2010, 05:56:29 PM »
>Nod
>"Sounds good. I'll see you shortly."
>Head for Nitori's warehouse

>You nod, say your goodbyes, and head toward the warehouse.

> Contemplate breakdancing along the way.

>You really aren't in the mood for spontaneous acts of dance right now.
>...Well, a little shuffle wouldn't hurt. Nor would a spin here as you shift directions.
>No, those didn't hurt at all.
>You reach the warehouse, and find the doors are closed and it is as quiet as ever.

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« Reply #524 on: November 03, 2010, 06:00:24 PM »
>Go knock on the door

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« Reply #525 on: November 03, 2010, 06:10:18 PM »
>Go knock on the door

>You knock on the smaller door. There is no reply at first, but after a moment, it opens. A large form, clad in a white shirt, blue skirt, and making chain jingles, immediately occupies the threshold, coming close enough her horn nearly pokes your hat. She regards you with a neutral expression and says, "Kappa's busy. Go away."
>You are fairly familiar with Yuugi from your time at The Felt. It really is unusual to see her on the surface. You know her well enough to know she's in a business-like mood at the moment, and that it is unwise to anger her in such moods.

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« Reply #526 on: November 03, 2010, 06:12:50 PM »
>"I am aware of her condition. Parsee and Utsuho have taken me into their confidence regarding her. I just wanted to see her."

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« Reply #527 on: November 03, 2010, 06:25:01 PM »
>"I am aware of her condition. Parsee and Utsuho have taken me into their confidence regarding her. I just wanted to see her."

>"What?" says Yuugi.
>She looks back and calls in, "Hey! Did you tell the oarfish?"
>"Yeah!" comes a voice from inside that you recognize as Parsee's.
>"Okay, get inside," says Yuugi, moving away, "And there zoggin' well better haven't been anyone following you."

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« Reply #528 on: November 03, 2010, 06:27:03 PM »
>"Thank you."
>Step inside

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« Reply #529 on: November 03, 2010, 06:46:23 PM »
>"Thank you."
>Step inside

>You step inside, and Yuugi closes the door behind you. Inside, you see a a variety of odd machines, scrap metal, tools, and the like spread over a poured concrete floor. Benches and tables overflow with springs, cogs, sheets of paper, small tools, screws, and the like. A few routes have been cleared through the mess. A few windows on the side let in light, but you can see see the remains of candles here and there.
>"Don't worry about this junk," says Yuugi, as she leads you toward the back of the room, and an open door.
>Through it, you find yourself in a small sitting room with some overstuffed pillows on the floor. You also notice a few loose screws, metal rings, and the like on the floor not too far from the door, many lodged between cracks in the floorboards. Aside from that, the dust and wilted cucumber plant in a pot by a window suggest that this room doesn't get much attention. You see Parsee and Utsuho sitting on one of the larger pillows together. There is a door opposite of you, hanging halfway open, and another doorway to your right, leading to a small kitchen.
>"Find something?" Utsuho asks.
>"She's in there," says Yuugi, gesturing toward the door.

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« Reply #530 on: November 03, 2010, 07:25:38 PM »
>"I'm afraid not. I'd really been hoping Hina would be able to detect at least something we could work with. I've spoken with Patchouli about the island's shadows as well, now, and even she had little idea of specifically how it could be done, although she suggested someone might be draining them; for what purpose, she could barely speculate. I've spoken with many of the most knowledgeable people in Gensokyo now, and that is the best I've been able to some up with... I'm starting to run out of ideas."

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« Reply #531 on: November 03, 2010, 07:39:48 PM »
>"I'm afraid not. I'd really been hoping Hina would be able to detect at least something we could work with. I've spoken with Patchouli about the island's shadows as well, now, and even she had little idea of specifically how it could be done, although she suggested someone might be draining them; for what purpose, she could barely speculate. I've spoken with many of the most knowledgeable people in Gensokyo now, and that is the best I've been able to some up with... I'm starting to run out of ideas."

>Utsuho sighs and nods.
>"You didn't tell Patchouli about this, did you?" asks Parsee. "You know she has a big mouth, right?"

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« Reply #532 on: November 03, 2010, 07:54:55 PM »
>"No, I did not. I just spoke of the islands. Whether or not this additional information would have helped her, I don't know. Perhaps not. But I wasn't about to take that liberty then."

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« Reply #533 on: November 03, 2010, 08:11:27 PM »
>"No, I did not. I just spoke of the islands. Whether or not this additional information would have helped her, I don't know. Perhaps not. But I wasn't about to take that liberty then."

>"Okay, good," says Parsee.
>"So, what's the deal with the whole sky falling thing, anyways?" asks Yuugi. "You guys just get bored or something?"

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« Reply #534 on: November 03, 2010, 08:22:55 PM »
>"We don't know what's caused that either, although I suspect it's directly related to whatever happened to Nitori. Their shadows are wrong in apparently much the same way. And I suppose you could say the islands are also out of sorts, in as much as an island can be such."
>"The thing is, given how little connection Nitori and Bhava-Agra have, this takes away many possible motives. Unless the targets are incidental, or arbitrary, although I'd be hesitant to assume as much, just because I can't see how they're related."

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« Reply #535 on: November 03, 2010, 08:44:30 PM »
>"We don't know what's caused that either, although I suspect it's directly related to whatever happened to Nitori. Their shadows are wrong in apparently much the same way. And I suppose you could say the islands are also out of sorts, in as much as an island can be such."
>"The thing is, given how little connection Nitori and Bhava-Agra have, this takes away many possible motives. Unless the targets are incidental, or arbitrary, although I'd be hesitant to assume as much, just because I can't see how they're related."

>The three underground dwellers nod.
>"Well, what would it mean if they were incidental or arbitrary?" asks Utsuho.

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« Reply #536 on: November 03, 2010, 08:52:42 PM »
>"Well, I suppose it could mean that it is either an unintentional side-effect of something else, or whoever or whatever it is doing this doesn't care what shadows it steals. Maybe there was some quality they both possessed that isn't obvious to us, or perhaps they were just convenient?"
>"Do you know where Nitori was before this happened? Or what she was doing when it happened? Is she capable of answering any questions at all, if you're patient with her?"

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« Reply #537 on: November 03, 2010, 09:23:45 PM »
>"Well, I suppose it could mean that it is either an unintentional side-effect of something else, or whoever or whatever it is doing this doesn't care what shadows it steals. Maybe there was some quality they both possessed that isn't obvious to us, or perhaps they were just convenient?"
>"Do you know where Nitori was before this happened? Or what she was doing when it happened? Is she capable of answering any questions at all, if you're patient with her?"

>Utsuho nods.
>"Or maybe Nitori got in their way," says Parsee.
>"We found her like that three days ago," says Utsuho. "She was laying on a hill a maybe half a mile from town. I was here the day before, and she was completely normal when I left. Just, when we got back the next morning, she wasn't here. We waited around for while, started to get worried."
>"So we asked around a bit," says Parsee, "Nobody knew anything about her going anywhere. And the place probably wasn't broken into, though it'd be real hard to tell the way she keeps house. Around lunchtime, we started roaming around to look for her, and there she was... I'm pretty sure she had been there for hours. She had dew soaked into her clothes, still. Might've been there all night, I couldn't tell you."
>"Once in a while she'll say something," says Yuugi. "Nothing special, just things like "no," when you try to feed her and she don't like it. But she's like someone who drank herself stupid. Just watching out the window. If you talk at her, she might sort of listen, but it's hard to really keep her on anything."

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« Reply #538 on: November 03, 2010, 09:34:45 PM »
>"Is there anything at all near that hill itself?"

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« Reply #539 on: November 03, 2010, 10:55:41 PM »
>"Is there anything at all near that hill itself?"

>"Nothing of note," says Parsee.  "It's not too close to the edge of the forest. Nothing really interesting on it. I didn't see any signs of anyone being there."

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