Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Step inside
>"Apparently the poltergeist had actually stolen it from Alice originally, about a week ago. It's not quite what I was expecting, and I'm not sure why she would have broken in and stolen it in the first place, but there it is."
>Pass the book around, if anyone wants a look at it
>"Although it would have told her of Bhava-Agra's existence, and suggested a way to reach it, if she made the right inference. Aside from that, I wonder if there's some significance to this I'm overlooking."

[Hello Purvis]

>Step inside
>"Apparently the poltergeist had actually stolen it from Alice originally, about a week ago. It's not quite what I was expecting, and I'm not sure why she would have broken in and stolen it in the first place, but there it is."
>Pass the book around, if anyone wants a look at it
>"Although it would have told her of Bhava-Agra's existence, and suggested a way to reach it, if she made the right inference. Aside from that, I wonder if there's some significance to this I'm overlooking."

>"What'd it actually say about Bhava-Agra?" asks Renko, as she holds her hand out for the book.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Hand her the book
>Summarize what the book had to say about it, that we saw

[Hello Purvis]

>Hand her the book
>Summarize what the book had to say about it, that we saw

>She takes the book and flips through it. "Sounds kind of basic," says Renko. "But that's really useful to someone who's new."
>"I wish I could have gotten something like that," says Maribel, as she peers over Renko's arm.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, I suppose it could be useful in that regard. I guess I was simply hoping that there might be something in her choice of reading material that might help explain some of the actions she's taken. Or why she is so zealously attached to it."
>"Although, I suppose that this at least indicates a desire to learn more about the world, which may be a hopeful thing yet."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, I suppose it could be useful in that regard. I guess I was simply hoping that there might be something in her choice of reading material that might help explain some of the actions she's taken. Or why she is so zealously attached to it."
>"Although, I suppose that this at least indicates a desire to learn more about the world, which may be a hopeful thing yet."

>"We'll see," says Renko, not looking up from the book.
>"Have any ideas for the next step?" asks Utsuho.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "The only other immediate goal is to find Tenshi. She needs someone with her right now; the poltergeist has actually seen her with me, which makes her a huge target. She absolutely cannot be left alone right now, especially in the state of mind I have heard she is in."
> Ball a hand into a fist.
> "And if that poltergeist so much as looks at her wrong, we will have a serious problem."
> "Anyway, I must head to the Dragon Palace and search for her there. Parsee, you may come again if you wish. Renko, please look over that book and see what else you can find."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The only other immediate goal is to find Tenshi. She needs someone with her right now; the poltergeist has actually seen her with me, which makes her a huge target. She absolutely cannot be left alone right now, especially in the state of mind I have heard she is in."
> Ball a hand into a fist.
> "And if that poltergeist so much as looks at her wrong, we will have a serious problem."
> "Anyway, I must head to the Dragon Palace and search for her there. Parsee, you may come again if you wish. Renko, please look over that book and see what else you can find."

>"I'm sure she'll be okay," says Utsuho.
>"You gonna be coming back?" Parsee says. "I suppose I'll come if you're coming back, but if you are going stay there, then you're on your own."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Once we find her, I'll accompany you back here. I'm not going to ask anyone to go alone, if they don't have to."

[Suwako Moriya]

> Does our room door lock?

[DracoOmega]

> Does our room door lock?

Even if the spectre were to try such a thing, she not only doesn't know where we live, or which room is ours, but by that point she would have had to go through who knows how many celestials along the way. To say nothing of The Dragon down the hallway. Lock or no lock, it's a more defensible position than an isolated house by the spectre's own forest.

[Suwako Moriya]

I know, I planned on staying there regardless. It was more a curiosity question.

The one circumstance under which I would consider abandoning our room is if we found a shadowless Tenshi, because who knows if that means the 'geist learns which room is ours.

If our room does have a lock, though, we're using it. >_>

[Hello Purvis]

>"Once we find her, I'll accompany you back here. I'm not going to ask anyone to go alone, if they don't have to."

>"To be honest?" says Utsuho, "It doesn't look like you can make it."
>"You do seem kind of dead on your feet," says Renko, glancing up from the book for a moment.

> Does our room door lock?

>No. Locks are extremely rare in Bhava-Agra.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Be that as it may, I don't plan to stop until I find her. I can pass out afterwards."
>For that matter, how barely are we hanging on, here?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Be that as it may, I don't plan to stop until I find her. I can pass out afterwards."
>For that matter, how barely are we hanging on, here?

>Parsee nods. "Yeah, fine, I'll make sure you don't get ambushed then."
>It might not be a good idea to sit down too long, lest you drift off.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Thank you."
>"I'll leave the book with you, Renko. Peruse it as you will; perhaps you can discover something of interest. If, for whatever reason, you encounter the poltergeist, tell her that I found it for her, and allow her to have it. Make careful your words cannot imply that I had it all along, but that I sought it on her behalf. Hopefully this should not arise tonight, but I say so just in case."

[Suwako Moriya]

> "And since it is very likely I will not be back here tonight, I suggest organizing a watch-keeping system between the lot of you. There are enough here that you should all still get plenty of sleep."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thank you."
>"I'll leave the book with you, Renko. Peruse it as you will; perhaps you can discover something of interest. If, for whatever reason, you encounter the poltergeist, tell her that I found it for her, and allow her to have it. Make careful your words cannot imply that I had it all along, but that I sought it on her behalf. Hopefully this should not arise tonight, but I say so just in case."

>"I'll be sure to tell you what I find tomorrow," says Renko.

> "And since it is very likely I will not be back here tonight, I suggest organizing a watch-keeping system between the lot of you. There are enough here that you should all still get plenty of sleep."

>"Yeah, I was going to make them do this myself," says Parsee.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Where is the island that Tenshi's mother was staying on, in relation to here and the Dragon Palace?

[Hello Purvis]

>Where is the island that Tenshi's mother was staying on, in relation to here and the Dragon Palace?

>It would be southwest of here; mostly west.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Nod
>"Very well. I think we should probably head out again, now."
>Assuming nothing else comes up, fly off to the Dragon Palace

[Suwako Moriya]

Hell yeah, posting from a concert.

I'm good to leave whenever you are. Just be sure to thank them for sticking with us.

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod
>"Very well. I think we should probably head out again, now."
>Assuming nothing else comes up, fly off to the Dragon Palace

>You depart the house, Parsee following you out.
>As you start toward the Dragon Palace, Parsee says, "So, you keep saying you want to get this poltergeist to stop being so messed up. What've you got up your sleeve to make that happen?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, if my theory is correct, and she is the Brocken Spectre, she was essentially born into this life of paranoia and secrecy that others envisioned for her. She has likely literally known almost nothing else. I wanted to try and show her that there could be a life beyond that. A life free from hiding and fear. It is a terrible cruelty to be thrust into that sort of existence through no fault of your own. Unfortunately, the last conversation I had with her was... unproductive, to say the least. But, I shall take the fact that she could share a drink with Suika without trying to attack her as positive. I admit that I'm hoping that returning the book to her will be the sort of gesture she's honestly never experienced, and that it might even be enough to give her pause. But... I have to admit that I would be unsurprised if it did nothing to soften her demeanor."
>"Beyond that... I don't know. It's difficult to extend trust towards her, when she has proven herself so dangerous. Allowing her to go free and unchecked seems tantamount to consigning others to Nitori or Kogasa's condition, and I don't want to take that risk."

[Suwako Moriya]

> "I'm also hoping an offer to teach her how to fly will help convince her that not everyone is out to get her. And maybe some alcohol could help as well."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, if my theory is correct, and she is the Brocken Spectre, she was essentially born into this life of paranoia and secrecy that others envisioned for her. She has likely literally known almost nothing else. I wanted to try and show her that there could be a life beyond that. A life free from hiding and fear. It is a terrible cruelty to be thrust into that sort of existence through no fault of your own. Unfortunately, the last conversation I had with her was... unproductive, to say the least. But, I shall take the fact that she could share a drink with Suika without trying to attack her as positive. I admit that I'm hoping that returning the book to her will be the sort of gesture she's honestly never experienced, and that it might even be enough to give her pause. But... I have to admit that I would be unsurprised if it did nothing to soften her demeanor."
>"Beyond that... I don't know. It's difficult to extend trust towards her, when she has proven herself so dangerous. Allowing her to go free and unchecked seems tantamount to consigning others to Nitori or Kogasa's condition, and I don't want to take that risk."

>Parsee nods. "Well, here's hoping, then. You know her better than I do. Personally, I don't even know what to think."

> "I'm also hoping an offer to teach her how to fly will help convince her that not everyone is out to get her. And maybe some alcohol could help as well."

>"Sounds like a good oni solution," says Parsee. "But I dunno. That sounds a little optimistic, don't you think?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I know better than to be too optimistic, unfortunately. But in absence of anything better to try, I'll just have to hope for the best. If none of this accomplishes anything, well... then I'll just have to come up with something else."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I know better than to be too optimistic, unfortunately. But in absence of anything better to try, I'll just have to hope for the best. If none of this accomplishes anything, well... then I'll just have to come up with something else."

>"Yeah, I'm just saying that 'Let's go have drinkies' probably isn't going to work on anyone who isn't an oni," says Parsee. "At least not before you beat them."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I beat her once. Didn't seem to put much of a dent in her spirits, but then again, she had another trick up her sleeve, so maybe she didn't feel actually beaten? To be fair, I guess she actually wasn't. I wonder if she realizes I escaped her trap?"

[Kilgamayan]

In very briefly.

Don't forget to stop off at the tavern, it's been stated as being "on the way" to the main island, and there's a chance Tenshi's been there. Even if she isn't now, we can ask whoever's minding it if she had been there before.