Iku Quest Otto - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>The camera still appears to have power, right?
>Do we know where to check if it's out of film? If so, do so.

[Hello Purvis]

>The camera still appears to have power, right?
>Do we know where to check if it's out of film? If so, do so.

>You think so.
>You have no clue how to do this, or know what film is.

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[DracoOmega]

>Did Aya give us any troubleshooting tips, or any info at all besides how to point and shoot?

[Hello Purvis]

>Did Aya give us any troubleshooting tips, or any info at all besides how to point and shoot?

>She did not. Possibly due to being eager to escape.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Huh. This must have been why she told me not to take too many pictures, if I could avoid it."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Huh. This must have been why she told me not to take too many pictures, if I could avoid it."

>"What happened?" asks Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm not sure. Now that I think back on it, Aya told me not to take too many pictures because they weren't cheap. I wasn't planning on taking as many as I did, but things got pretty hairy yesterday. If these are a purchasable commodity, though, I imagine there's a finite number of them. Maybe I simply ran out."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm not sure. Now that I think back on it, Aya told me not to take too many pictures because they weren't cheap. I wasn't planning on taking as many as I did, but things got pretty hairy yesterday. If these are a purchasable commodity, though, I imagine there's a finite number of them. Maybe I simply ran out."

>"Guess these things happen," she says with a shrug.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm pretty confident at this point that the universe hates me. Regardless, all is not lost. Momizi wanted us to go pick her up before we left for Mystia's. There is a way to change this camera so it does not produce a picture immediately. We can ask her to change it back to that way once we come back for her, and then I'll pass the camera off to you when she's not looking. We won't get immediate confirmation that the picture was successful, but it will have to do."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm pretty confident at this point that the universe hates me. Regardless, all is not lost. Momizi wanted us to go pick her up before we left for Mystia's. There is a way to change this camera so it does not produce a picture immediately. We can ask her to change it back to that way once we come back for her, and then I'll pass the camera off to you when she's not looking. We won't get immediate confirmation that the picture was successful, but it will have to do."

>Tenshi nods.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "In fact, this is actually fairly opportune. While Momizi changes the camera for us, we may also get her to show us how these 'negatives' work. I want these pictures available as bargaining chips; if we hold these 'negatives' hostage, we're more likely to get our way."

[Hello Purvis]

> "In fact, this is actually fairly opportune. While Momizi changes the camera for us, we may also get her to show us how these 'negatives' work. I want these pictures available as bargaining chips; if we hold these 'negatives' hostage, we're more likely to get our way."

>"Didn't you say something about that yesterday, and kinda regret it later?" Tenshi says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I know. That did occur to me. But this is different in that Aya will actually want them for herself, and the bargaining chip I want over her is that we might destroy them. I've no intent to show the pictures we take to anyone else, like I had considered yesterday. That was done of embarrassment mixed with anger; this is done out of a desire to resolve a lot of outstanding issues in a way that as many people can be happy with as possible."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I know. That did occur to me. But this is different in that Aya will actually want them for herself, and the bargaining chip I want over her is that we might destroy them. I've no intent to show the pictures we take to anyone else, like I had considered yesterday. That was done of embarrassment mixed with anger; this is done out of a desire to resolve a lot of outstanding issues in a way that as many people can be happy with as possible."

>"I guess that's different," says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. Tenshi, what do you think about what Suwako said, that many get too comfortable in positions like mine?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. Tenshi, what do you think about what Suwako said, that many get too comfortable in positions like mine?"

>"I wasn't paying much attention," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Inwardly facepalm. Good Lord, woman.
> "It was quick enough that I can repeat it. I told her my feeling of inadequacy for the task I have been appointed, and she said that I should feel this way, as too many get too comfortable in positions like mine."

[Hello Purvis]

> Inwardly facepalm. Good Lord, woman.
> "It was quick enough that I can repeat it. I told her my feeling of inadequacy for the task I have been appointed, and she said that I should feel this way, as too many get too comfortable in positions like mine."

>She could at least show an interest.
>"Oh," she says. "I dunno. I guess she's right."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not something that really interests you very much, huh?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not something that really interests you very much, huh?"

>"Not like I'll ever have to worry about it," she says with a shrug. "So I guess I just don't relate."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you think you would you like to, some day? Honest curiosity."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you think you would you like to, some day? Honest curiosity."

>"Well yeah, who doesn't want to be able to tell everyone else what to do," says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, there's a bit more to it than that, but I would be lying if I said that delegation wasn't a lifesaver. Still, though, you've seen me run around all yesterday and today. This is part of the job too. Would you be willing to take that on as well?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, there's a bit more to it than that, but I would be lying if I said that delegation wasn't a lifesaver. Still, though, you've seen me run around all yesterday and today. This is part of the job too. Would you be willing to take that on as well?"

>She shrugs. "I dunno. Not like it happens every day?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's true. There are many other responsibilities that come with positions like this, though, ones that happen a bit more often than once every handful of centuries."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's true. There are many other responsibilities that come with positions like this, though, ones that happen a bit more often than once every handful of centuries."

>"Yeah, but you can get others to do all the dumb stuff you don't want to," says Tenshi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grin.
> "You mean like watch over a delinquent to make sure they don't act up?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Grin.
> "You mean like watch over a delinquent to make sure they don't act up?"

>"Pretty much what happened to you, isn't it?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "There are responsibilities that simply can't be delegated. Not that good things cannot come of responsibilities that initially seem unpleasant, of course, but it still is what it is."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "There are responsibilities that simply can't be delegated. Not that good things cannot come of responsibilities that initially seem unpleasant, of course, but it still is what it is."

>"I guess," says Tenshi.

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