Iku Quest P?t: A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Move back to the island
>Does the shadow seem similarly stretched?

[Hello Purvis]

>Move back to the island
>Does the shadow seem similarly stretched?

>You move back onto the island, and Nitori's shadow seems normal.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ok, so... from your perspective, what just happened? Were you far away from me, then suddenly elsewhere?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ok, so... from your perspective, what just happened? Were you far away from me, then suddenly elsewhere?"

>She kneels down, and writes, "Actually, I kinda flew over the emptiness. Then you got to the edge, and I was falling for a second. It stopped when you stepped back, I think."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, but you're also much closer to me, now. So when you stopped falling, the distance was instantly closed, somehow?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, but you're also much closer to me, now. So when you stopped falling, the distance was instantly closed, somehow?"

>She nods.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"How did it feel? Any different than when you normally suddenly stop falling?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"How did it feel? Any different than when you normally suddenly stop falling?"

>She shakes her head.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ah, well. I don't know that any of that will be useful, but I suppose every bit of knowledge we can gather about this place has the potential to help."
>"There were no islands here when you arrived, correct? Does that mean you were just floating in the void at the time? Or falling?"
>"And when they appeared, did you find yourself spontaneously on land again?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ah, well. I don't know that any of that will be useful, but I suppose every bit of knowledge we can gather about this place has the potential to help."
>"There were no islands here when you arrived, correct? Does that mean you were just floating in the void at the time? Or falling?"
>"And when they appeared, did you find yourself spontaneously on land again?"

>She writes, "Just floating around, really. Then I sort of found myself on land. I thought maybe I fell on it."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"And you don't really have much sense of time for the period before that?"
>"For that matter, about how long did it feel passed between the islands arriving here, and myself?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And you don't really have much sense of time for the period before that?"
>"For that matter, about how long did it feel passed between the islands arriving here, and myself?"

>She shakes her head to the first question, then shrugs to the second.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I want to get to another specific island that's quite some distance from here, although I'm not confident that I won't lose my way without any markers to navigate by. I don't suppose you have any suggestions about that problem? Some way to help stay on course?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I want to get to another specific island that's quite some distance from here, although I'm not confident that I won't lose my way without any markers to navigate by. I don't suppose you have any suggestions about that problem? Some way to help stay on course?"

>She pauses for a moment, then writes, "Before you do that, is there actually a reason to risk it? We've come to this one, and it seems like there wasn't a damn thing here. Is there reason to believe that one would be different?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"It's the island where you saw Suika and the poltergeist drinking together. At least, I'm virtually certain that it is. I don't know that there would be anything else to see there as consequence, but I was hoping that there might be something, given the connection that we know she was there."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's the island where you saw Suika and the poltergeist drinking together. At least, I'm virtually certain that it is. I don't know that there would be anything else to see there as consequence, but I was hoping that there might be something, given the connection that we know she was there."

>She nods, then writes, "Okay. It's just I've been thinking, aren't we going about this the wrong way?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Are we? I'll admit that I'm just sort of casting around here. What did you mean?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Are we? I'll admit that I'm just sort of casting around here. What did you mean?"

>She writes, "No matter how you look at it, this place is a prison, right? So, what good does looking around the prison do when it comes to escaping? She's not going to leave a key in the corner or a trapdoor under the bed, right?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Not intentionally. But prisons can still have weaknesses, somewhere. Maybe the fabric of this place is weaker, elsewhere? Moreover, there may be some hint around that could help us understand what's happened more. I learned things from you. We know that other shadows have been taken; they may be elsewhere, as well. They may know something."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Not intentionally. But prisons can still have weaknesses, somewhere. Maybe the fabric of this place is weaker, elsewhere? Moreover, there may be some hint around that could help us understand what's happened more. I learned things from you. We know that other shadows have been taken; they may be elsewhere, as well. They may know something."

>"You may be right," Nitori writes, "But it still feels like we should be doing something else."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Any idea what? I'm all ears."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Any idea what? I'm all ears."

>She shrugs.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I'll give it some thought. But, in regards to my original question, can you think of any way that I could help keep myself pointed in the right direction?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I'll give it some thought. But, in regards to my original question, can you think of any way that I could help keep myself pointed in the right direction?"

>She looks toward the void for a moment, then writes, "There is really nothing out there, is there? Maybe you could find a map?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm not sure a map would help if I can't tell where I am on it at any given moment. I know the right direction, but it's far enough away that a few degrees off could make me miss it entirely."
>What sorts of maps of Bhava-Agra exist, anyway? Given that it's constantly moving about, relative to itself?

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm not sure a map would help if I can't tell where I am on it at any given moment. I know the right direction, but it's far enough away that a few degrees off could make me miss it entirely."
>What sorts of maps of Bhava-Agra exist, anyway? Given that it's constantly moving about, relative to itself?

>She shrugs.
>There are the reports that you periodically get which contain general motions and positions of the islands. Typically you don't pay them much mind unless you intend to travel somewhere.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

FUCK IT, I'M GOIN' DEEP

WENT SO DEEP IT ALMOST TOOK ME 80 POSTS TO GET IT BACK

UNLEASHING THE DRAGON

> "When you're in that falling feeling, is the void the only thing you can see?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "When you're in that falling feeling, is the void the only thing you can see?"

>"I think so," she writes. "I close my eyes. But, I think maybe I fall past something every so often?"
>She ponders for a moment, then adds, "I think it might be you."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> NOTE TO PARSER: IGNORE DELETED POST, MIND WAS CHANGED

[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay. I'm going to try something else, but it requires casting you into the void, so prepare yourself, if you need to. And keep your eyes closed, I don't know how long this will take."