Iku Quest Edi'nayset: A Z-Machine Adventure.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm...was there anything else you wished to learn while we were here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm...was there anything else you wished to learn while we were here?"

>"I...was just hopping to find a way where I could let you have it back, and not disappear."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Smile.
> "I very much appreciate the effort you put into it. I am very proud of you, and very thankful."

[Shadoweh]

> Examine Noh Oni Mask and Straw Raincloak.
> "What if I proposed a way that you can make your presence known to others without exposing yourself?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Smile.
> "I very much appreciate the effort you put into it. I am very proud of you, and very thankful."

>She sighs. "I'm glad it means something, then."

> Examine Noh Oni Mask and Straw Raincloak.
> "What if I proposed a way that you can make your presence known to others without exposing yourself?"

>Noh Oni Mask
>This ceramic mask has two horns jutting from the temples and a rather inhuman face painted on it. A string along the top keeps it in place.
>Straw Raincloak
>This cloak woven from straw is designed to be draped over one's shoulders to keep rain off of one's clothes.
>"Huh?" she says.

>_

[Thata no Guykoro]

>"If you wore this mask and raincoat, for example, you could hide your identity and yet be seen by others."

[Hello Purvis]

>"If you wore this mask and raincoat, for example, you could hide your identity and yet be seen by others."

>"Maybe," she says...

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Would that be acceptable?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Would that be acceptable?"

>"I guess it wouldn't be as bad as the alternative," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "All right. And while I am thinking about it, on a rather unrelated note, when you are standing on someone's shadow to pin them in place, like you did with Tenshi and myself this morning, can you take their shadow without getting off of it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "All right. And while I am thinking about it, on a rather unrelated note, when you are standing on someone's shadow to pin them in place, like you did with Tenshi and myself this morning, can you take their shadow without getting off of it?"

>"I could," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That is good to know, then, if you would find this an acceptable alternative."
> Gesture toward the cloak and mask.
> "I may have a very large favor to ask of you, should you decide to give this a try."

[Shadoweh]

> Pause. "This may seem like a foolish question but it occurs to me to ask. Do you know how to lie?"

[Kilgamayan]

Are we thinking of two different plans?

[Shadoweh]

Possibly? I'm still thinking alternate identity which would need her to give an assumed name to people. Possibly fake backstory too. It just occured to me she's really honest. What's your plan?

[Hello Purvis]

> "That is good to know, then, if you would find this an acceptable alternative."
> Gesture toward the cloak and mask.
> "I may have a very large favor to ask of you, should you decide to give this a try."

>"What is it?" she says.

> Pause. "This may seem like a foolish question but it occurs to me to ask. Do you know how to lie?"

>She frowns. "Of course, why?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I would like your help in freeing my people from the control of the vampire mansion we visited earlier."

[Shadoweh]

I think our plans can work together.
> "I want to help you make yourself noticed in Gensokyo without any danger of exposing details about yourself. If you assist me in this task while disguised so no one can identify you we will be able to convince people that you are a good hearted youkai that fights for freedom or any other motives you want people to believe."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I would like your help in freeing my people from the control of the vampire mansion we visited earlier."

>"How?" she says.

> "I want to help you make yourself noticed in Gensokyo without any danger of exposing details about yourself. If you assist me in this task while disguised so no one can identify you we will be able to convince people that you are a good hearted youkai that fights for freedom or any other motives you want people to believe."

>She nods. "I think I can...what do you need?"

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[Kilgamayan]

Oh, you actually want her to go around as this caped crusader? I was only going to have that as a temporary stopover on the road to just being herself.

[Shadoweh]

After freeing the islands we can check to see if she's ready for that. I'm actually going a step further then just making her a part of the Z-Machine. If she becomes more of a superhero incident solver she could be a main character.
The Brocken Spectre is a pretty cool superhero name though.

[Kilgamayan]

That's rather ambitious, I dare say. I wonder if you really qualify as an incident solver by fixing an incident you caused, though. :V

> "The two can kind of work together, actually. In my travels, when asking around for advice on how to free my people from the control of the vampire at the mansion, it was suggested that I offer the household head something in exchange. Even if I wanted to give her something, which I will readily admit I do not find very appealing given the self-serving nature of her treatment of Bhava-Agra's islands and people, I do not really have anything to offer her of my own. So I think it is only fair if her people are treated in a similar way."
> Point at the poltergeist.
> "I think she may be willing to exchange the freedom of my people and islands for the essences of being of her two finest servants."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The two can kind of work together, actually. In my travels, when asking around for advice on how to free my people from the control of the vampire at the mansion, it was suggested that I offer the household head something in exchange. Even if I wanted to give her something, which I will readily admit I do not find very appealing given the self-serving nature of her treatment of Bhava-Agra's islands and people, I do not really have anything to offer her of my own. So I think it is only fair if her people are treated in a similar way."
> Point at the poltergeist.
> "I think she may be willing to exchange the freedom of my people and islands for the essences of being of her two finest servants."

>"You...want me to take shadows?" she says. "I though that was completely unacceptable."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I have found making a lot of decisions I did not think I would ever make even just two days ago over the last day and a half. In this instance, I trust you not to misuse them, and after observing Nitori and Kogasa, I have found that the entire procedure does not appear to do any lasting damage, merely some pain when the shadow is taken and some soreness when it is restored."

[Shadoweh]

What people don't know won't hurt them.  :3
> "I will not pretend this is an easy task. We will need to plan our moves carefully. I may wish to ask more of my allies to help us. However I do believe we can do this."

We also might want to practice a bit of combat and danmaku with Shuuei. I doubt she even has spellcards of her own. Pick her up some?

[Hello Purvis]

> "I have found making a lot of decisions I did not think I would ever make even just two days ago over the last day and a half. In this instance, I trust you not to misuse them, and after observing Nitori and Kogasa, I have found that the entire procedure does not appear to do any lasting damage, merely some pain when the shadow is taken and some soreness when it is restored."

>"I see," says the poltergeist.

> "I will not pretend this is an easy task. We will need to plan our moves carefully. I may wish to ask more of my allies to help us. However I do believe we can do this."

>She nods. "If that is what you want, I will do my best."

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[Kilgamayan]

I wasn't planning on any combat. Why do you think I asked about being able to take a person's shadow while pinning them?

> "All right. Ideally, this plan will entail me distracting them away from their own shadows, at which point you can pin them where they stand and take their shadows without risk of repercussion. I will not pretend that the two people in mind are pushovers. They both know how to fight quite well, and one of them can even stop time. Is there a specific manner in which you need to stand on them so that they cannot move?"

[Shadoweh]

You say this right before describing combat. We can plan to do a sneak attack but if she misses or something unexpected happens we'll be in direct combat fast, especially since you're talking about Meiling and Sakuya.

[Kilgamayan]

I'm not worried at all about dealing with Meiling, given nothing weird will have happened yet when she gets ambushed.

Sakuya could be a worry if she gets suspicious very fast, yes, but we can have a flash prepared in case she gets aggressive, which we can warn Team Brocket about in advance.

[Shadoweh]

As long as we have Tenshi and possibly one of the incident solvers with us I don't see any problems then. Even if Remilia starts a fight with us.

> Where did we leave Tenshi and did we say we were going to meet her somewhere?