Sakuya's Quest ~ Sakuya's Bizarre Adventure

[Yonowaaru]

>Quests
>Inventory
>Skills

>Quests? Like, things the emperor wants you to do? Not really.. Though you would like to find out more about that Kaguya...

>Inventory:

>A red dress (worn)
>A cleanly white shirt. (Worn)

>Skills:

>.. Wait a minute.. What skills? You're an 18 year-old girl... I guess you can hit someone fairly hard when attacked, if that's a skill..

> What are you doing inside your bed?
> Any neighbors you can chat with?

>Not what you're thinking >_<
>No, there's no neighbours next to your house. It wouldn't fit, anyways. Your house is almost half the size of the Emperor's Palace!

[Hello Purvis]

>Well, we're also the daughter of someone well to do. There's gotta be courtly training and proper educations and stuff.
>Get up, go through morning routine; dressing self or having servants do it as needs be. Consider if there's anything we need to do today.
>Contemplate key people we know.

[Yonowaaru]

>Well, we're also the daughter of someone well to do. There's gotta be courtly training and proper educations and stuff.
>Get up, go through morning routine; dressing self or having servants do it as needs be. Consider if there's anything we need to do today.
>Contemplate key people we know.

>Yeah, there is... if you really want to. You hate learning and all that needless stuff. You'd much rather roam through the city.
>You get up, and ring the bell. Four maids enter your room and start to get you dressed. One undresses and dresses you, another tries to make something out of the hair you have, while another is clipping your toe and handnails. The last one is cleaning up your room, which?ll probably take a while.
>You don't really have anything to do. You could go visit your mother, who had to leave the mansion to live in the commoner's quarters.
>Well..
-You know your father, who is a well-known merchant and a counsel to the Emperor.
-You've seen the Emperor himself once or twice when he visited your father.
-You've heard the rumors about Kaguya, too.

[Hello Purvis]

>Consider visiting the city, do we have any places we could go where we stand a chance learning more about this Kaguya character?
>Can we just leave and do that, or would we have to sneak out?
>Regardless, once we're presentable, go eat. ...And maybe flirt with one of the maids, if any are interesting, while being dressed up.

[Yonowaaru]

>Consider visiting the city, do we have any places we could go where we stand a chance learning more about this Kaguya character?
>Can we just leave and do that, or would we have to sneak out?
>Regardless, once we're presentable, go eat. ...And maybe flirt with one of the maids, if any are interesting, while being dressed up.

>Well, there's some places:
-Your mom's house in the commoner's quarters. Your dad doesn't really like that you still visit her, but you don't care; it's your mother, after all!
-You're also welcome in the Emperor's Palace. The Emperor himself has taken quite a liking to you
-You could also just roam around, jumping from rooftop to rooftop and running through shady corridors like you usually do.

>You would have to sneak out. Your room is on the first floor and maids guard your room at all times, but there's a large climbable bamboo stalk right next to one of the windows.
>Well, eating sounds good! You're quite hungry.
>Flirt with the maids? Why would you do that? There's goodlooking guys everywhere! This is the capital of Japan!
>You leave your room, smile at the maids and walk down to the dinner room. The food's already on the table, some fried fish...But where's your father?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Father's not going to show up, is he?"

[Yonowaaru]

>"Father's not going to show up, is he?"

>One of the maids that are preparing the food, says:"Your father? He went on a quest for Kaguya's hand. You should've remembered that, young lady!"
>Ooh, right.. Guess you got a case of nightmare-induced amnesia...
>Your sister, Otori, walks into the room. "Morning, big sister!" she says.

[Hello Purvis]

>If we ignore that we just made an ass of ourselves, no one will notice!
>"Morning, Orochi."
>Gotta have an embarrassing nickname for sis.
>What do we know about her, anyways?
>Begin breakfasts!

[Yonowaaru]

>If we ignore that we just made an ass of ourselves, no one will notice!
>"Morning, Orochi."
>Gotta have an embarrassing nickname for sis.
>What do we know about her, anyways?
>Begin breakfasts!

>Did we?
>"That's not my name!" Otori says.
>You snicker.
>Not much.. She's not actually your sister, she has another mother. She's a few years younger than you.
>You start eating your fish. It's delicious!

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we have any other siblings?
>"No, you just sound like it should be your name. So, what've you got planned for today?"

[Yonowaaru]

>Do we have any other siblings?
>"No, you just sound like it should be your name. So, what've you got planned for today?"

>Probably. Your dad wasn't very careful when he was young, as you've heard.
>"Huh? Oh, I'm heading to the beach with my mom. Would you like to join us?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Are we regarded as legitimate? Would this make us future head of the house? Presuming no male heirs, that is.
>"Maybe later. Thinking about trying to find out some stuff about that woman Father's been interested in. Since we're going to have to deal with her, might as well figure out what to expect."

[Aba Matindesu!]

> Head back to room, change into suitable clothes for outdoor exploration
> Climb down bamboo stalk outside your window.

[Yonowaaru]

>Are we regarded as legitimate? Would this make us future head of the house? Presuming no male heirs, that is.
>"Maybe later. Thinking about trying to find out some stuff about that woman Father's been interested in. Since we're going to have to deal with her, might as well figure out what to expect."

>You do have an older brother, but he left home when he turned 18. You'd think that makes you the future heir.
>"Okay! Tell me all about what you find out when you get back!"

> Head back to room, change into suitable clothes for outdoor exploration
> Climb down bamboo stalk outside your window.

>You couldn't go exploring in THESE clothes, now could you. You dress into something casual. If the maids knew you were doing this... But you don't care.
>You climb down the bamboo stalk without any trouble. You can now go:
-East to the main entrance (though you'd be spotted)
-North to the Commoner's Quarters
-West to the sea.

[Hello Purvis]

>North to the commoner's quarters.
>Consider the landmarks there.

[Yonowaaru]

>North to the commoner's quarters.
>Consider the landmarks there.

>You walk northward, toward the commoner's quarters, and reach the gate seperating the two quarters. It's guarded by two guards, but they'll let you through because of your dad.
>Well, the landmarks here:
-A lot of people seem to meet at the Seperating Gate. It's not really impressively decorated or anything, but it's fairly tall.
-In the middle of the commoner's quarters, there's a small shrine with a bell in it. You never bothered to check what that's all about, tho.
-Your mother's house is in the northeastern quadrant.
-The sea is towards the northwest.

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's have a look at that Separating Gate. People meeting suggests things to be overheard.

[Yonowaaru]

>Let's have a look at that Separating Gate. People meeting suggests things to be overheard.

>It sounds more like people gossiping..
>You overhear a woman talking about the Kaguya-lady. According to her story, she was raised by a bamboo-cutter and is immortal! How preposterous!

[Hello Purvis]

>A what...?
>Does Father have a habit of chasing after commoners? Is such a thing socially acceptable?
>Roam around a bit, see if there's anything else interesting.

[Yonowaaru]

>A what...?
>Does Father have a habit of chasing after commoners? Is such a thing socially acceptable?
>Roam around a bit, see if there's anything else interesting.

>You don't have a clue..
>Well, she's not exactly a commoner, since the Emperor has let her live in his palace for the time being. But yes, he sometimes did those kinds of things, but you thought he'd be too old for girls like Kaguya now.. Well, since she's 'immortal', it might not matter?
>You roam around a bit more, when you see one of your mansion's maids heading for the gate.. Ugh.. You really don't wanna get caught now!

[Hello Purvis]

>Dagnabbit.
>Try to fade into the crowd, and escape toward town.
>If we can break away, head into town. Let's go see what's up with that shrine. Maybe people there can be asked about this situation.
>Do we know if this shrine has any business with the Palace?

[Aba Matindesu!]

> Is there a miko inside? Perhaps she can shed light on the subject of Kaguya's immortality.

[Yonowaaru]

>Dagnabbit.
>Try to fade into the crowd, and escape toward town.
>If we can break away, head into town. Let's go see what's up with that shrine. Maybe people there can be asked about this situation.
>Do we know if this shrine has any business with the Palace?

>You jump between some people heading through the gate. You get some looks from the locals, but the maid doesn't notice you and you manage to get a fair distance.
>Perhaps. It's a common gathering places for a lot of people, thieves and thugs too.
>With the palace? You're not sure about that. The Palace is the spiritual epitome of the aristocrats; you assume the same counts for this shrine, except then for the commoners.
>You reach the main square. You can see the shrine from here. It's a hexagonal building, and is quite high. Now that you look at it, it's more of a tower than anything, but it's purpose is still being a spiritual sanctuary. It has doors on all sides of the building, which are all open.

> Is there a miko inside? Perhaps she can shed light on the subject of Kaguya's immortality.

>There's a miko on the ground floor of thetower. You're not sure whether that's knowledge known by shrine maidens, though.

[Hello Purvis]

>Have a look at the people around for anything notable, or interesting goings on.
>Assuming nothing strikes our fancy, have a look inside.

[Yonowaaru]

>Have a look at the people around for anything notable, or interesting goings on.
>Assuming nothing strikes our fancy, have a look inside.

>There's nothing much going on here. There's just some guys fighting in a back alley, nothing interesting.
>You head inside. You see a girl in clear white robes, your age or perhaps even younger. Well, she is the miko here, so she should've heard something, at least.
>She notices you, and says:"Oh. A troubled young lady approaches.. Do you want me to exercise those spirits in your entourage?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Spirits in my entourage?"

[Aba Matindesu!]

> Wipe butt with ofuda?
> If she says they're unfriendly, say yes. If she says they may be of use yet, ask about taming them.

[Kips McKipzerson]

>"Are you SURE I'm "troubled with spirits"?

[Yonowaaru]

>"Spirits in my entourage?"

>"Yeess, yes, you have gathered quite the following. Perhaps they've sensed you were up to no good?"
>You ask them whether they're unfriendly.
>"Disembodied spirits are never evil. I am not able to tame them, but I could exorcise them if they bother you or are made into poltergeists."
>"I did not say you were. You are being followed, though."

[Aba Matindesu!]

> "I wouldn't say that I was up to no good, actually..."
> Contemplate visiting Mom.

I'll be leaving the exorcism decision to someone else.  :getdown: