Author Topic: Iku Quest N?nt? - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 42346 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #450 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:32:06 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 31, 2011, 09:27:18 PM

> Do they still have wills and personalities?

>Yes. However, the communication barrier with them is pretty formidable.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #451 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:34:33 PM »

> And what would sustain such a ghost?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #452 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:37:43 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 31, 2011, 09:34:33 PM

> And what would sustain such a ghost?

>You aren't sure. It might be that they are able to derive it from the world around them, given they have such a stripped down existence.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #453 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:55:24 PM »

> "The second...might actually work out for you, now that I think about it. The second way to avoid the Yama is to not have enough of a toll to pay the shinigami ferrying you across the river. The coinage you gather to pay this toll comes from the effect you have had in your life on others, so for someone like you, who would strive at all costs to have nothing to do with anyone else, you would have very little, if any, currency to give to the shinigami."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #454 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:57:41 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 31, 2011, 09:55:24 PM

> "The second...might actually work out for you, now that I think about it. The second way to avoid the Yama is to not have enough of a toll to pay the shinigami ferrying you across the river. The coinage you gather to pay this toll comes from the effect you have had in your life on others, so for someone like you, who would strive at all costs to have nothing to do with anyone else, you would have very little, if any, currency to give to the shinigami."

>She nods.

>_

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #455 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:30:11 PM »

> "I do know that souls that do not make it across the Sanzu no Kawa due to insufficient currency are brought back to Gensokyo as ghosts. They don't really do much of anything beyond float around, to be honest. They have a tendency to gather at abandoned houses or dark places, things like that. I imagine it must be a very boring existence, but maybe that's an existence you find appealing? As long as you can avoid being exorcised, of course."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #456 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:35:48 PM »

Quote from: Suwako Moriya on January 31, 2011, 11:30:11 PM

> "I do know that souls that do not make it across the Sanzu no Kawa due to insufficient currency are brought back to Gensokyo as ghosts. They don't really do much of anything beyond float around, to be honest. They have a tendency to gather at abandoned houses or dark places, things like that. I imagine it must be a very boring existence, but maybe that's an existence you find appealing? As long as you can avoid being exorcised, of course."

>She nods again. "I see..."

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #457 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:42:52 PM »

>Um, but can Poltergeists become ghosts?
>Do we even know?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #458 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:56:34 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on January 31, 2011, 11:42:52 PM

>Um, but can Poltergeists become ghosts?
>Do we even know?

>...That's an excellent question. You have not had this confirmed.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #459 on:** February 01, 2011, 12:36:28 AM »

> "Of course, this all assumes poltergeists can even turn into ghosts, and that they don't simply blink out of existence once they die."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #460 on:** February 01, 2011, 12:43:10 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 12:36:28 AM

> "Of course, this all assumes poltergeists can even turn into ghosts, and that they don't simply blink out of existence once they die."

>"...I see," she says after a moment.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #461 on:** February 01, 2011, 01:29:24 AM »

> What does her facial expression look like?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #462 on:** February 01, 2011, 01:39:45 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 01:29:24 AM

> What does her facial expression look like?

>It's difficult to read. She doesn't seem especially furious, at least.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #463 on:** February 01, 2011, 01:52:13 AM »

> When one achieves Nirvana, do they cease to exist?
> If so, does that include their soul and their consciousness?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #464 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:00:35 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 01:52:13 AM

> When one achieves Nirvana, do they cease to exist?
> If so, does that include their soul and their consciousness?

>You have heard it proposed as such, but you are not certain if that is what it really means. Others have suggested it means you become one with the universe, or achieve unity with the essence of life itself.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #465 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:16:49 AM »

> "Which is pretty much what you would ultimately want, right? In the grand scheme of afterlife options, I mean. There's a vast spiritual difference between it and Nirvana, sure, but from the perspective of a consciousness, there doesn't appear to be a practical difference."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #466 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:40:06 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 02:16:49 AM

> "Which is pretty much what you would ultimately want, right? In the grand scheme of afterlife options, I mean. There's a vast spiritual difference between it and Nirvana, sure, but from the perspective of a consciousness, there doesn't appear to be a practical difference."

>She nods again. "Perhaps."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #467 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:47:00 AM »

> "Perhaps? What question is there? It seems pretty open-and-shut to me."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #468 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:52:44 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 02:47:00 AM

> "Perhaps? What question is there? It seems pretty open-and-shut to me."

>She sighs. "I don't know..."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #469 on:** February 01, 2011, 02:56:33 AM »

> "Huh...come to think of it...why have you been telling me everything that you have been, anyway?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #470 on:** February 01, 2011, 03:17:41 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 02:56:33 AM

> "Huh...come to think of it...why have you been telling me everything that you have been, anyway?"

>"Originally," she says, "it was in hopes that you'd go away, and I'd have time to set up a better attack in the future. Afterward, well...you honestly seem to want to help."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #471 on:** February 01, 2011, 03:22:47 AM »

> "And I do. But...isn't that already making the decision, to a degree?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #472 on:** February 01, 2011, 03:59:53 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 03:22:47 AM

> "And I do. But...isn't that already making the decision, to a degree?"

>"Maybe," she says, frowning.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #473 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:07:41 AM »

> "And we've talked about more than what's immediately relevant to fixing the issue you have."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #474 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:11:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 04:07:41 AM

> "And we've talked about more than what's immediately relevant to fixing the issue you have."

>She doesn't say anything.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #475 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:14:30 AM »

> "And we've done it in a rather casual manner to boot. No immediate threats or anything. We've even both told each other we don't want to fight."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #476 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:15:40 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 04:14:30 AM

> "And we've done it in a rather casual manner to boot. No immediate threats or anything. We've even both told each other we don't want to fight."

>She doesn't say anything still, but she nods a bit.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #477 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:22:51 AM »

> "I wonder...how are you feeling right now? Are things still uncomfortable, like you described before?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #478 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:31:02 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on February 01, 2011, 04:22:51 AM

> "I wonder...how are you feeling right now? Are things still uncomfortable, like you described before?"

>"You mean the shadow? Yes. It's still not fitting right."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #479 on:** February 01, 2011, 04:39:37 AM »

> "Hmm. And there are a handful of things I've asked about that are incongruous with your worldview, and you don't know why you do them...I wonder if you're having a subconscious conflict, somehow."