Iku Quest P?t: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay. Well, um, if you ever remember anything that was said in there, it was all done to get a reaction out of you, and I didn't mean any of it, I promise you."
> "That's good to know, though. It seems like you still have a connection to yourself, however weak."
> "Now, you said you can't leave this island, right? What were you doing before I showed up, since we appear rather attached to each other right now?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay. Well, um, if you ever remember anything that was said in there, it was all done to get a reaction out of you, and I didn't mean any of it, I promise you."
> "That's good to know, though. It seems like you still have a connection to yourself, however weak."
> "Now, you said you can't leave this island, right? What were you doing before I showed up, since we appear rather attached to each other right now?"

>"Okay good," she writes, "I remember some of it, kinda."
>She nods in agreement with your second statement.
>"Just sort of loafing around, really," she writes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "So it would not be an excruciating experience for you if I checked out other islands to see what else I could find here? I will certainly remember this place and do my best to come back at least once, to keep you abreast of any new information."

[Hello Purvis]

> "So it would not be an excruciating experience for you if I checked out other islands to see what else I could find here? I will certainly remember this place and do my best to come back at least once, to keep you abreast of any new information."

>She shrugs, then writes, "Knock yourself out. Not much I can do either way."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Is Nitori's shadow on the ground, attached to us at the feet, or is she kneeling next to us?
> "All right. I will try my damnedest to get you out of here. You, Kogasa, and everything else this girl has stolen. And myself as well, apparently."
> "While I am thinking about it, how aware of what was going on were you when I talked to your body? You mentioned you thought it was a daydream. Do you think it could be used as any sort of communication if I talked to you again the same way?"

[Suwako Moriya]

> Is Nitori's shadow on the ground, attached to us at the feet, or is she kneeling next to us?

> Belay this, looked back, got my answer.

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. I will try my damnedest to get you out of here. You, Kogasa, and everything else this girl has stolen. And myself as well, apparently."
> "While I am thinking about it, how aware of what was going on were you when I talked to your body? You mentioned you thought it was a daydream. Do you think it could be used as any sort of communication if I talked to you again the same way?"

>She nods as you make your first declaration. Then after you ask your second question, she writes, "I have no idea. I didn't even know it was actually happening. If you have any idea how I can do it, I'm all ears."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Shrug.
> "None, beyond shouting really loud and hoping it gets through, and it doesn't sound like that will work."
> Look around throughout the voidscape - what other islands are out there?
> Do we remember what part of Gensokyo this island was above in the real world?

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "None, beyond shouting really loud and hoping it gets through, and it doesn't sound like that will work."
> Look around throughout the voidscape - what other islands are out there?
> Do we remember what part of Gensokyo this island was above in the real world?

>Nitori shrugs again.
>You look around, and see another island in the distance. It is more or less a small floating mountain.
>If you recall properly, this one wouldn't been too far from Kourindou, and the one you are looking at should have been near Maribel and Renko's house.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "All right, Nitori, I'm heading off to explore some other islands, to see who else I can find. I will try to come back and fill you in on anything I find, but given all the strange things that could happen here...yeah. Hopefully you can watch me from the side of a house, or something."
> If Nitori makes no effort to write something in response, walk in the direction of the mountainous island. If she does, let her respond, and then walk.
> Along the way: "You know, at least this give you one more thing to rub in the face of heretics. Detatched shadows connected to consciousnesses, voids of who-knows-what...this place is seven kinds of weird, even by magical standards."

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right, Nitori, I'm heading off to explore some other islands, to see who else I can find. I will try to come back and fill you in on anything I find, but given all the strange things that could happen here...yeah. Hopefully you can watch me from the side of a house, or something."
> If Nitori makes no effort to write something in response, walk in the direction of the mountainous island. If she does, let her respond, and then walk.
> Along the way: "You know, at least this give you one more thing to rub in the face of heretics. Detatched shadows connected to consciousnesses, voids of who-knows-what...this place is seven kinds of weird, even by magical standards."

>Nitori simply nods
>You talk along the way, but Nitori is not able to give a real answer.
>Soon you reach the edge of the island; its pale forests, though dense, are not particularly hard to travel. It is not a particularly long walk, either, and soon are are at the edge of the almost-purple void.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, good luck. See you on the other side."
> Take flight for the mountainous island.
> Observe the purplish void as we fly. Is there anything remarkable about what's above or below us?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, good luck. See you on the other side."
> Take flight for the mountainous island.
> Observe the purplish void as we fly. Is there anything remarkable about what's above or below us?

>You say your goodbyes and take flight toward the island.
>You look at the void. It sort of reminds you of the sky around sunset, but it has that same colored-but-not-colored look that everything else here does.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> And it doesn't appear to stop anywhere in any direction?
> Does it looks like it could be an off-coloring of the poltergeist's shirt?

[Hello Purvis]

> And it doesn't appear to stop anywhere in any direction?
> Does it looks like it could be an off-coloring of the poltergeist's shirt?

>No. It appears to take the place of the sky here.
>You didn't really get a good look at what she had on under her coat, but her coat was blue. You don't think she had any purple on other it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Try to fire some danmaku into the void.
> Assuming nothing interesting otherwise happens along the way, continue on to the mountainous island.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try to fire some danmaku into the void.
> Assuming nothing interesting otherwise happens along the way, continue on to the mountainous island.

>You send some danmaku into the emptiness. It is rather like shooting danmaku into the sky, nothing special or interesting  happens.
>After a few minutes, you reach the new island. Aside from being dominated by a small rocky mountain, maybe a hundred feet high, there is nothing particularly special about it. As you land, you note some motions from your shadow. Looking down, you see Nitori's shadow is there, holding her head.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Whoa! Are you okay?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Whoa! Are you okay?"

>She shakes her head, as if sorting herself out. Then she nods to you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Did I just make you travel across the void? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to subject you to that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Did I just make you travel across the void? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to subject you to that."

>She makes a dismissive wave of her hand.

[Kilgamayan]

> Look around the island for anything noteworthy. Other moving shadows in particular would be noteworthy.
> If nothing immediately jumps out, start heading up the mountain.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around the island for anything noteworthy. Other moving shadows in particular would be noteworthy.
> If nothing immediately jumps out, start heading up the mountain.

>You look around, and don't see anything noteworthy here. The shadows, weak uncolored things that they are, do not particularly hold any unusual properties such as motion.
>You start up the mountain. It's not a difficult hike at all; it's not even steep enough that you have to use your hands to get up the slope. Soon you reach the summit.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look around all sides of the small mountain for anything noteworthy.
> Look around for any other visible islands.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around all sides of the small mountain for anything noteworthy.
> Look around for any other visible islands.

>You look around the mountain. There is a small pool on its western slope; or at least you assume it's western from the direction or and Nitori's shadows have fallen.
>You don't see any other islands save the one you were just on. But it seems that they are more or less in the same places as they were in Gensokyo.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Head on over to that pool.
> Try to angle ourselves so Nitori falls across it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head on over to that pool.
> Try to angle ourselves so Nitori falls across it.

>You approach the pool. Water here looks especially odd, it has a sort of viscous look to it due to its odd color. Its surface is undisturbed.
>You move so you are standing west of it. Nitori's shadow falls on it; but you can't see it very well anymore. You can kind of make out your reflection, but the color properties make it hard to see.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nothing else interesting about the water?
> Move Nitori away from the water.
> "Did that do anything? Sorry if it was uncomfortable, but I'm trying whatever comes to mind that might lead somewhere interesting at this point."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nothing else interesting about the water?
> Move Nitori away from the water.
> "Did that do anything? Sorry if it was uncomfortable, but I'm trying whatever comes to mind that might lead somewhere interesting at this point."

>Nothing particularly interesting, aside from its color oddities. You feel a little wary about drinking it for that alone, though.
>Nitori shakes her head, and makes a dismissive wave.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Were there any trees on this island?
> "Huh. Not much here, is there?"
> Dip hand into the water.