Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>"So I suppose it's hard to tell whether this happened to her while she was out there, for whatever reason, or if she just wandered there afterward."
>"Does she ever try to wander around on her own, now?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"So I suppose it's hard to tell whether this happened to her while she was out there, for whatever reason, or if she just wandered there afterward."
>"Does she ever try to wander around on her own, now?"

>Parsee nods. "I don't think she was dragged there, at least. It didn't seem like anyone was there. But, I just pay attention to things. I'm not actually a tracker or whatever. Especially not for topside."
>"She doesn't try to wander, " says Utsuho.
>"Only if you stand her up, she'll let you lead her around," says Yuugi. "Which is a zogging sight better than using a bedpan, I'll tell you."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, if she doesn't try to walk anywhere on her own, it might suggest that she was near there when this happened to her in the first place. But if there's nothing there, and no sign of anyone else, I'd not sure what good that does us."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, if she doesn't try to walk anywhere on her own, it might suggest that she was near there when this happened to her in the first place. But if there's nothing there, and no sign of anyone else, I'd not sure what good that does us."

>"They could have been flying," says Utsuho.
>"Or a gap hag." Parsee adds, crossing her arms.
>"I am pretty sure this isn't Yukari's style, Parsee," says Utsuho, frowning.
>"She'll have any style she wants, mark my words," says Parsee.

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[DracoOmega]

>"You think this is her doing? Why?"
>"I realize she's capricious, but what's happened to Nitori goes well beyond that, I'd think."

[Hello Purvis]

>"You think this is her doing? Why?"
>"I realize she's capricious, but what's happened to Nitori goes well beyond that, I'd think."

>"Who knows why Yukari does anything?" says Parsee. "But she's definitely the only person who could do it, when you look at it logically."
>"Even if that's true," says Utsuho, "Why would she bother? I'm sure they weren't at odds about anything. I don't even know if they've talked or not!"
>"When has Yukari ever had a reason for most of the things she does?" Parsee says. "Nitori was probably a witness or something."

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[DracoOmega]

>"A witness to what? And how does that explain Bhava-Agra? Also, I think it may be premature to assume she's the only person capable of doing this, simply because we can't yet see who else could."
>"For what little it's worth, I talked to her shortly after Bhava-Agra fell. She claimed to be as surprised by it as we were, and could offer no good explanation. Obviously, we can't assume she's necessary being truthful, either; her reputation precedes her, after all. But there it is."

[Hello Purvis]

>"A witness to what? And how does that explain Bhava-Agra? Also, I think it may be premature to assume she's the only person capable of doing this, simply because we can't yet see who else could."
>"For what little it's worth, I talked to her shortly after Bhava-Agra fell. She claimed to be as surprised by it as we were, and could offer no good explanation. Obviously, we can't assume she's necessary being truthful, either; her reputation precedes her, after all. But there it is."

>"If we knew what she witnessed, we'd be in her situation," says Parsee. "But maybe she saw what happened to Bhava-Agra! And if not her, then who? Don't you think we'd know about someone who could do this? And acting surprised? That's proof right there! Everyone knows that Yukari doesn't get surprised."
>Yuugi frowns, and looks like she is about say something, then thinks better of it.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Even Yukari's not omniscient. This incident has puzzled many of the greatest minds in Gensokyo as it is. I think it's at least possible she was caught off-guard as well."
>"But let's just say, for the sake of argument, that it was her. What does that get us? What would we able to do about it, given who she is?"
>"Given that we have nothing directly connecting her to this, other than perhaps gut instinct, I think it might be best not to assume a potential worst case until we're given no choice but to do so."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Who's assuming?" asks Parsee. "It's the only answer that works. And don't ask me what to do about it, it's not my problem. I'm just figuring it out. The thing we have connecting her is that she's the only one who could have logically done it, no one else fits."

[Janitor Morgan]

...I forget if this was discussed already, but maybe Rumia's behind it. I mean, she's the owner of The Felt, so what's to say she doesn't have bigger ambitions?

That, or I'm reading way too far into things.

[DracoOmega]

>"I think saying she's the only one who could have done it is assuming a fair bit, considering we don't even know how it was done. Sure, it seems well beyond the capabilities of most people we know, but this doesn't mean it might be beyond all of them, particularly those we're less familiar with."
>"That being said, perhaps I should go speak with her again. I'm rather short on ideas, as it is."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I think saying she's the only one who could have done it is assuming a fair bit, considering we don't even know how it was done. Sure, it seems well beyond the capabilities of most people we know, but this doesn't mean it might be beyond all of them, particularly those we're less familiar with."
>"That being said, perhaps I should go speak with her again. I'm rather short on ideas, as it is."

>"I'd be careful when speaking to her," says Parsee. "You might end up like Nitori..."
>"Even if she hasn't done it," Yuugi adds.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Duly noted, but I'm willing to take that risk. Particularly given the shortage of information elsewhere. Unless anyone has any other ideas?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Duly noted, but I'm willing to take that risk. Particularly given the shortage of information elsewhere. Unless anyone has any other ideas?"

>"I've found wandering around and looking at things that seem unrelated often helps," says Utsuho.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Careful with that control rod, Utsuho. You don't want to go blowing the fourth wall up now.

[Marokuu]

>Unrelated huh, maybe that spectre is a valid waste of time, however that works.

Yeah I've got nothing, I'm bad enough at solving puzzles and conversing in real life

[Hello Purvis]

> Careful with that control rod, Utsuho. You don't want to go blowing the fourth wall up now.

>Whachu talkin' 'bout, Bangalore? She's just relating her own experiences.

>Unrelated huh, maybe that spectre is a valid waste of time, however that works.

>That certainly seems completely unrelated. Then again, if people have been combing the forest for it...

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[Kilgamayan]

> Review known information about the Brocken Spectre, placing priority on recent spotted activity.

[Hello Purvis]

> Review known information about the Brocken Spectre, placing priority on recent spotted activity.

>You know it is apparently some shadowy thing that was seen in the forest recently. You know that the newspaper, almost certainly Kakashi Spirit News, is printing information on it in a regular article. From what you heard, apparently it was originally thought to be a thing the kappa made, some time ago, but apparently this was a mistake. You don't know where it's been sighted, but Hina did mention searchers being a bother to Alice.

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[Marokuu]

>Recall knowledge about the Kakashi spirit news, especially how reliable it is

[Hello Purvis]

>Recall knowledge about the Kakashi spirit news, especially how reliable it is

>You usually don't bother much with the newspapers, but you tend to assume they are at least half exaggeration. Then again, it seems they were completely right about the faeries defeating Scarlet Devil Mansion, even you saw that edition, so who knows?

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Hmm...that may not be a bad idea."
> "In that vein, do any of you know anything about this Brocken Spectre I've heard about recently? I understand something's been spotted in the forest, but not much more than that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm...that may not be a bad idea."
> "In that vein, do any of you know anything about this Brocken Spectre I've heard about recently? I understand something's been spotted in the forest, but not much more than that."

>"I can tell you everything we know about it," says Parsee. "We're going to find it one of these days. Then we're going to learn its secrets."

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[Blitzer]

>"So...what do you know abut this Brocken Spectre?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"So...what do you know abut this Brocken Spectre?"

>"Definitely...not a whole lot," says Parsee. "I've been on a bunch of the hunts. We know it favors the Forest of Magic these days, though it originated from the area around this mountain. It's really good at covering its tracks, I think that might be the ability it has. Sometimes, faeries say they've seen it and we look into the more likely ones. But...you know faeries."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Have you been working with that new girl in the bowler hat? She tells me she's been doing a lot of investigating as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Have you been working with that new girl in the bowler hat? She tells me she's been doing a lot of investigating as well."

>"Renko?" asks Utsuho.
>"Yeah, that's her," says Parsee. "We're good friends. We've coordinated a lot. There's a bunch of us involved."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? Interesting. If I may ask, how long has she been around? I'd never seen her before, and yet I find out today she's a homeowner, living with another girl that looks like Yukari."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? Interesting. If I may ask, how long has she been around? I'd never seen her before, and yet I find out today she's a homeowner, living with another girl that looks like Yukari."

>"Couple months," says Parsee. "They came from outside somehow.
>Utsuho nods. "You know that whole thing with the faeries taking out Scarlet Devil Mansion? That was here"
>...You thought she looked kind of familiar.
>"No idea why other one looks like Yukari," says Parsee. "Though I'm convinced they're related."

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