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

[Kilgamayan]

> Mmm. That will need some work...
> Could we hear the straw cloak rustling as she ran by?
> Exit the house after her.

[Hello Purvis]

> Mmm. That will need some work...
> Could we hear the straw cloak rustling as she ran by?
> Exit the house after her.

>You could hear it rustle a little bit.
>You follow the poltergeist outside, finding her just outside the door.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Oho, quit from IRC but still here! Sneaky sneaky.
> Close the door behind us if we haven't already.
> Turn to the poltergeist.
> "I'm sorry, should I have let you back underneath before we left?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Oho, quit from IRC but still here! Sneaky sneaky.
> Close the door behind us if we haven't already.
> Turn to the poltergeist.
> "I'm sorry, should I have let you back underneath before we left?"

>You close the door.
>"Maybe," she says. "I guess it wasn't so bad this time..."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"That's good. I can't be there every time somebody might see you, so you'll need to get used to it. Just remember that people can't see through your concealment, so you're not exposed. It will take some getting used to, I'm sure, but as long as you keep that in mind, I think you'll be all right. And I can be with you the first few times, certainly, so you'll have me there while you get used to it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That's good. I can't be there every time somebody might see you, so you'll need to get used to it. Just remember that people can't see through your concealment, so you're not exposed. It will take some getting used to, I'm sure, but as long as you keep that in mind, I think you'll be all right. And I can be with you the first few times, certainly, so you'll have me there while you get used to it."

>She nods. "I know. Just...its weird."

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"New experiences do tend to be that way. I remember how it was when I first became a youkai; I had to get used to new ways of doing pretty much everything, all the way down to breathing. But I can tell you that given time, you will get used to it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"New experiences do tend to be that way. I remember how it was when I first became a youkai; I had to get used to new ways of doing pretty much everything, all the way down to breathing. But I can tell you that given time, you will get used to it."

>"I don't think it's quite the same," she says.

>)

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"No, but it's the same idea. I'm sure your process of adjustment will be different than mine was, but you can handle it. Don't doubt yourself; it won't be easy, especially at first, but you can handle it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"No, but it's the same idea. I'm sure your process of adjustment will be different than mine was, but you can handle it. Don't doubt yourself; it won't be easy, especially at first, but you can handle it."

>"Maybe," she says. "What do we do now?"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Anyone have anything else you want to do, or should we go meet up with Tenshi?

[Suwako Moriya]

We need to lead her back to the riverside meeting place, but I do want to talk about satori in general and Koishi's choice in particular along the way.

> "Let's head back to our meeting place by the river. You can wait there for Tenshi and myself to arrive. Another may be with us, one dressed in red and white. She has never seen you before, but since you will be hiding from Tenshi I suspect you will choose to hide from her as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Let's head back to our meeting place by the river. You can wait there for Tenshi and myself to arrive. Another may be with us, one dressed in red and white. She has never seen you before, but since you will be hiding from Tenshi I suspect you will choose to hide from her as well."

>She nods. "Alright. I'll be wary for her."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Let us walk to the river together, then."
> Begin travel back toward the riverside meeting place.
> Along the way, turn to the poltergeist.
> "So how much did you gather about the satori species of youkai from that conversation?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Let us walk to the river together, then."
> Begin travel back toward the riverside meeting place.
> Along the way, turn to the poltergeist.
> "So how much did you gather about the satori species of youkai from that conversation?"

>The two of you start back toward the stream.
>"They sound absolutely terrible," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I imagine they would, to someone such as yourself. They have the ability to read minds, and hear all of one's thoughts, whether one wants them to or not."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I imagine they would, to someone such as yourself. They have the ability to read minds, and hear all of one's thoughts, whether one wants them to or not."

>"Absolutely terrible," she says again.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Now what if I told you that it is something they have no control over? That they read minds whether they want to or not?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Now what if I told you that it is something they have no control over? That they read minds whether they want to or not?"

>"Then they are cursed or they are demons," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I suspect they likely feel the former. The Komeiji Sisters are people, just like anyone else, but since they were satori youkai, they heard all thoughts around them, whether they wanted to or not. Can you imagine such an existence? Simply by standing in someone's presence, you hear an unblockable string of thoughts, the most private of desires. Imagine going to town, with dozens upon dozens of people around, milling about, taking care of their business. A deafening roar of thoughts, a veritable deluge of mental noise, potentially overwhelming to the point of being physically disabling. And everyone knows you know what they're thinking, because they know you can't shut it off. They know you know their deepest secrets, what they want kept private above all else. And as nice as they may or may not act toward you in public, you know they resent you for knowing what they don't want you to know. Just because of what you are, because of something you have no control over, deep down, all those people hate you."

Will be back in ~half an hour, am going somewhere with this, sorry for interruption

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suspect they likely feel the former. The Komeiji Sisters are people, just like anyone else, but since they were satori youkai, they heard all thoughts around them, whether they wanted to or not. Can you imagine such an existence? Simply by standing in someone's presence, you hear an unblockable string of thoughts, the most private of desires. Imagine going to town, with dozens upon dozens of people around, milling about, taking care of their business. A deafening roar of thoughts, a veritable deluge of mental noise, potentially overwhelming to the point of being physically disabling. And everyone knows you know what they're thinking, because they know you can't shut it off. They know you know their deepest secrets, what they want kept private above all else. And as nice as they may or may not act toward you in public, you know they resent you for knowing what they don't want you to know. Just because of what you are, because of something you have no control over, deep down, all those people hate you."

>"That sounds awful," she says, "But not nearly as awful as what they inflict upon others."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "The Komeiji sister I mentioned, Koishi, the one who managed to seal her power. I asked Lady Yakumo if she knew why. Apparently, it was because she could not stand the burden anymore."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The Komeiji sister I mentioned, Koishi, the one who managed to seal her power. I asked Lady Yakumo if she knew why. Apparently, it was because she could not stand the burden anymore."

>"From what I gathered, it didn't really work," says the poltergeist.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It seems it did not, or at least not in the way I imagine she desired. For however awful what I just described must be, I can only think trying to deny truth, a truth about oneself, just to live happily and failing is much worse."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It seems it did not, or at least not in the way I imagine she desired. For however awful what I just described must be, I can only think trying to deny truth, a truth about oneself, just to live happily and failing is much worse."

>"I don't know," she says. "It would depend on how she failed. Denying something as awful as that is a very proper thing to do."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Even though it is a truth?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Even though it is a truth?"

>"Between that and inflicting such horrifying levels of exposure, there is no question," says the poltergeist.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm, I see."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm, I see."

>She seems content not to say anything else on the subject.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Continue on to the riverside meeting place.