Iku Quest Cztery: A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>"And she was just sitting inside a bush, doing nothing in particular that you could tell?"
>"Did you ever see human-looking ghosts in the forest at other times?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Tenshi, what do you think? There's a couple of people I can think of with short white hair, but you're more familiar with this land than I am."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Tenshi, what do you think? There's a couple of people I can think of with short white hair, but you're more familiar with this land than I am."

>Tenshi nods. "Yeah, that could be one of the Prismrivers, or Youmu."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That would certainly fit the ghost description, yes. Merlin has short whitish hair, doesn't she?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And she was just sitting inside a bush, doing nothing in particular that you could tell?"
>"Did you ever see human-looking ghosts in the forest at other times?"

>Luna nods in response to your first question.
>"Yeah, sometimes! But not much. But sometimes!"

> "That would certainly fit the ghost description, yes. Merlin has short whitish hair, doesn't she?"

>"One of them does," says Tenshi.
>"Hey, you said you had a prank idea!" says Sunny.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I do. But the first step in any prank is proper preparation, right? So I'll need to know what we have with which to work. What makes you two such good pranksters? Is there anything special you can do, like how I control lightning, or Tenshi here can create keystones?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I do. But the first step in any prank is proper preparation, right? So I'll need to know what we have with which to work. What makes you two such good pranksters? Is there anything special you can do, like how I control lightning, or Tenshi here can create keystones?"

>"I can make things invisible," says Sunny. "Luna can keep things from making sound."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give a surprised look. That's awfully convenient.
> "...Really? Like, could you do this for a whole person?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a surprised look. That's awfully convenient.
> "...Really? Like, could you do this for a whole person?"

>You start to wonder why these two aren't renowned as terrors throughout Gensokyo now.
>"Easily!" says Sunny.
>"Well I guess," says Luna at the same time.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"How does it work, exactly, anyway?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's actually very useful! No wonder you two are so good."
> "Do you think we could test this out now, just to make sure it works?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"How does it work, exactly, anyway?"

>"I make light not touch stuff," says Sunny with a curt nod and a grin.
>Luna shrugs. "I just do it it..."

> "That's actually very useful! No wonder you two are so good."
> "Do you think we could test this out now, just to make sure it works?"

>"We're the best," says Luna with a smile.
>"Um...could you look away?" asks Sunny. "It's easier."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Wait, are you going to test it on me? Do you really need me to look away for that?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Wait, are you going to test it on me? Do you really need me to look away for that?"

>Sunny shakes her head. "You're too big, it would be a pain. I was gonna do it on us!"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Make light not touch stuff... I'd actually been wondering about how an object could cast no shadows. I mean, the tree still looks solid, and feels solid, so why doesn't it seem to block the light like normal trees do? If you know how to make light not touch things, do you have any idea if this could be something similar?"
>"How large a thing have you made invisible, before, anyway? Does it just get easier to see things as they get larger?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Make light not touch stuff... I'd actually been wondering about how an object could cast no shadows. I mean, the tree still looks solid, and feels solid, so why doesn't it seem to block the light like normal trees do? If you know how to make light not touch things, do you have any idea if this could be something similar?"
>"How large a thing have you made invisible, before, anyway? Does it just get easier to see things as they get larger?"

>Sunny shrugs. "I dunno. I never tried it before...in fact...bye!"
>Before you can say more, she takes to the air and flies away at top speed.
>Luna blinks.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"W- what?"
>Where's she going?
>Scan around. Can we see anything that would have made her run off like that?

[Kilgamayan]

> Pat our purse to make sure both it and the camera are still there.

[Hello Purvis]

>"W- what?"
>Where's she going?
>Scan around. Can we see anything that would have made her run off like that?

>You express your dumbfoundedness.
>"I wonder where she's going?" asks Luna, as you wonder the same thing. Tenshi shrugs in response.
>You look around, and see nothing that you imagine would cause someone to run off.

> Pat our purse to make sure both it and the camera are still there.

>At a glance, it seems all your possessions are in place and intact.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Can we still see her, flying off into the distance?

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we still see her, flying off into the distance?

>You can. She seems to be heading back into the Southeastern Forest at quite a good pace.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Was that the part of the forest where we originally met her? Or where the tree was at?

[Hello Purvis]

>Was that the part of the forest where we originally met her? Or where the tree was at?

>More toward the latter, but she doesn't seem to be heading directly that way, just generally that way.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Do you... have any idea why she ran off like that?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you... have any idea why she ran off like that?"

>Luna shrugs. "Maybe she left the something on the stove?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hmmm... is your home in that direction, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmmm... is your home in that direction, then?"

>She nods. "Kinda."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well...you're still looking to pull a prank on someone, right?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well...you're still looking to pull a prank on someone, right?"

>Luna looks away from watching Sunny's wake and nods, smiling.

>_

[Hanged Hourai]

>"Did you have a particular person in mind?"