Iku Quest N?nt? - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, in this case, it is a minor physical intimacy meant to be a display of trust as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, in this case, it is a minor physical intimacy meant to be a display of trust as well."

>"Oh, I see," she says, her frown shifting a bit into a somewhat different frown.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I am sorry. This is what I know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am sorry. This is what I know."

>"Don't worry about it," she mutters.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Anyway. I'm pretty sure I don't have too much else to tell you that you don't already know and about which you would rather not be reminded. But if you're having this tough a time making your choice, then perhaps the decision could be left to someone or something else."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Anyway. I'm pretty sure I don't have too much else to tell you that you don't already know and about which you would rather not be reminded. But if you're having this tough a time making your choice, then perhaps the decision could be left to someone or something else."

>"What do you mean?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Inventory
> "Well, you could leave your choice to me, though you know which way I lean. I'm not going to force what I believe is right on you, but I'll be glad to suggest it to you should you open yourself to it. Or, as an alternative, you can just flip a coin, and decide based on that."

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory
> "Well, you could leave your choice to me, though you know which way I lean. I'm not going to force what I believe is right on you, but I'll be glad to suggest it to you should you open yourself to it. Or, as an alternative, you can just flip a coin, and decide based on that."

>Wide-brimmed hat (worn as hat)
>Exceedingly Stylish!
>Heavy Flamenco Dress (worn as dress)
>Allows both modesty and freedom of movement
>Large Black Purse
>Exactly what it sounds like. It holds all your stuff
>Spine Sign: "Acanthodii of the Thunder Clouds"
>This spellcard engulfs you in a shield of electricity. It can be broken with enough force, and only lasts for a short time before it must be renewed
>Cloud Realm: "The Thunder Court in the Sea of Abstruse Clouds"
>Fills the air with webs of lightning, but leaves you motionless.
>Dragonfish: "Dragon Palace's Messenger Swimming Shot"
>Sends electricity spiraling out from you, but leaves you defenseless.
>1☼
>This is 1☼
>Gnawed Mushroom Stalk
>The remains of a tsuchinoko's dinner.
>Jail Key
>The key to the tengu jail.
>Aya's Primary Camera
>She'll be very angry if you break this.
>2 Pictures of Shadowless Tree
>Taken in the Forest of Magic.
> Picture of Sky and Shadowed Land
>A picture of the Brocken Spectre's shadow and the clear horizon
>Picture of Unconscious Poltergeist
>A Picture of the Brocken Spectre after you defeated her.
>Yukari's Screwdriver
>Under no circumstances can others suspect this exists!
>Picture of the Shadow Dais.
>Taken within The Dragon's Chamber in the false Bhava-Agra.
>Picture of Makai Landscape with Goats
>Taken to show Yumeko how a Camera Works
>Picture of Mother Devil in Rain.
>She looks a tad confused by the picture-taking process.
>Better Picture of Mother Devil in Rain
>She seems much less confused and more natural in this picture.
>Peach
>Taken from Guest Island.
>Okuu's Note.
>It reads: "Parsee got back, left with Nitori."
>Pink Shawl
>A shawl that represents your status as a part of Bhava-Arga and allows you to defend yourself with devastating techniques.
>Aya's Note
>It reads: "Did some looking around. Word has it there's a blue-coated ghost running around the forest. Lots of people coming and going looking for the Brocken Spectre. Some rock near Marisa's house missing a shadow; investigated it, found nothing else special. Wasn't able to ask around SDM. Kogasa seems to have gotten much more dangerous lately; maybe a connection? Couldn't ask. Will return tomorrow afternoon. Owe you bigtime -Aya."
>Gray Box
>A lightweight gray box. It feels like there is something inside it.
>Plunger
>A rubber-headed object you mistook for a javelin.
>She gives you a foul look. "And would you do the same, if you had to do something horrible just to live?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "I would seek council from The Dragon, as well as my peers. But if even all that still does not enable me to make a choice...well, I wouldn't be able to stand there and choose nothing, would I?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "I would seek council from The Dragon, as well as my peers. But if even all that still does not enable me to make a choice...well, I wouldn't be able to stand there and choose nothing, would I?"

>"So what would you choose?" she asks. "Do the right thing and pass on? Do the wrong and never be able to live with yourself? Or try the third even though everyone is convinced it won't work?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Honestly? The third."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Honestly? The third."

>She nods.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Is that what you will do, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Is that what you will do, then?"

>"Maybe," she says. "I don't know."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "What else do you need to consider?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What else do you need to consider?"

>"I don't know..." she mutters.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Sad frown.
> "Oh, I wish I knew how to at least comfort you. Some way where you don't feel appalled by it."

[Hello Purvis]

> Sad frown.
> "Oh, I wish I knew how to at least comfort you. Some way where you don't feel appalled by it."

>"And I wish I could help you understand how awful what you keep telling me to do is," she says. There's no real bitterness in her tone, thankfully.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Sigh.
> "Whoever is in charge of the fates must have a strange sense of humor, if the two of us have been paired together like this."

[Hello Purvis]

> Sigh.
> "Whoever is in charge of the fates must have a strange sense of humor, if the two of us have been paired together like this."

>"That person can leave me alone, too." she mutters.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Small smile.
> "I admit I'm not entirely sure such a person even exists."

[Hello Purvis]

> Small smile.
> "I admit I'm not entirely sure such a person even exists."

>"Oh... I didn't think so," she says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Well...bear with me on this, but...is there anyone else you want to consult?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well...bear with me on this, but...is there anyone else you want to consult?"

>"No," she says firmly. "I've been drug through the mud enough already."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Is there anything you would like to consult, perhaps?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Is there anything you would like to consult, perhaps?"

>"I don't know..." she says. she glances toward you. "Why, is there something you have in mind?"

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Shake head.
> "I was hoping you might have an idea. There aren't really any 'things' I can think of, now that we've exhausted Patchouli as an option. Only people. Like the people that spearheaded the efforts that gave birth to you."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shake head.
> "I was hoping you might have an idea. There aren't really any 'things' I can think of, now that we've exhausted Patchouli as an option. Only people. Like the people that spearheaded the efforts that gave birth to you."

>"What would talking to them do?" she says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "To see what they say when confronted with the person they've been looking for, I guess. Theoretically, they'd know you better than most, because the things they believed about you ended up manifesting in you. I imagine they didn't intend to give birth to a person that found self-exposure to be a wrong thing. I have to admit, I wonder what their reaction would be to see that person face-to-face."

[Hello Purvis]

> "To see what they say when confronted with the person they've been looking for, I guess. Theoretically, they'd know you better than most, because the things they believed about you ended up manifesting in you. I imagine they didn't intend to give birth to a person that found self-exposure to be a wrong thing. I have to admit, I wonder what their reaction would be to see that person face-to-face."

>"What would it do for me, I mean?" she asks.

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