Iku Quest On Iki - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "That seems rather presumptuous."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "That seems rather presumptuous."

>"And why would that be?" says Remilia, raising an eyebrow.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It suggests to me that you may have never had any intention of relinquishing your hold on those islands, regardless of any outcome I presented to you regarding my people's innocence or who was to take responsibility for the embarrassments that have taken place. Was I simply never in a place where I could have located one of these items on my own, aside from the flag?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "It suggests to me that you may have never had any intention of relinquishing your hold on those islands, regardless of any outcome I presented to you regarding my people's innocence or who was to take responsibility for the embarrassments that have taken place. Was I simply never in a place where I could have located one of these items on my own, aside from the flag?"

>"It means We chose to take precautions, should you have tried to flee with what We had conquered without trying to negotiate with us," says Remilia. "We are certain that you can see how We had little reason to disbelieve that notion."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I can certainly understand the general position before what just transpired in the forest with my friend, even if my upbringing causes me to wonder if it would really be worth the hassle. But that I am just learning this now, despite there being ample opportunity to inform me between then and now? Forgive me for being a little skeptical myself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can certainly understand the general position before what just transpired in the forest with my friend, even if my upbringing causes me to wonder if it would really be worth the hassle. But that I am just learning this now, despite there being ample opportunity to inform me between then and now? Forgive me for being a little skeptical myself."

>"Why would it be important to tell you?" says Remilia. "Did you expect Us not to make an effort to find our holdings? Is there some problem with this?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I had expected you to attempt to arrange some sort of mutually-agreed system wherein you would have access to those islands. That you struck out on your own in this manner and then did not bother to tell me about it between when we first attempted to negotiate and now does not give me much confidence in the negotiation process."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I had expected you to attempt to arrange some sort of mutually-agreed system wherein you would have access to those islands. That you struck out on your own in this manner and then did not bother to tell me about it between when we first attempted to negotiate and now does not give me much confidence in the negotiation process."

>"Why would We need your consent to place a candle in our hall?" asks Remilia, resting her elbows on the table, lacing her fingers together and resting her chin on them. "Why would you need Our consent to use a map? Why would We need consent to place some navigational aids? We are confused as to why this is a problem, unless you were expecting to simply leave Us behind and keep Us from what is Ours?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Given your proposal to me was that you would maintain control on the islands, I took this to meant that their ownership was still undetermined. Why would you ask for what you believe is already yours? But if this is how you feel about those islands, then I must question why we are going through a negotiation process at all."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Given your proposal to me was that you would maintain control on the islands, I took this to meant that their ownership was still undetermined. Why would you ask for what you believe is already yours? But if this is how you feel about those islands, then I must question why we are going through a negotiation process at all."

>"We would prefer not to have any disagreement on the issue," says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "And, hypothetically, what would you do if there was?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "And what would you do if there was?"

>"Then we would lament the the situation," says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "But you would still not relinquish them."

[Hello Purvis]

> "But you would still not relinquish them."

>Remilia shakes her head.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "All right. Let us move on to the improvement suggestions you offered, then. What sort of horticultural improvements do you have in mind? Ornamental or functional?"

EDIT: If anyone gets in here, sees that exchange regarding property ownership and gets antsy to try to fix it, please don't. I left it where it is for a reason. Trying to fight the position further will only hurt things in the long run.

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right. Let us move on to the improvement suggestions you offered, then. What sort of horticultural improvements do you have in mind? Ornamental or functional?"

>"The latter," says Remilia. "We've made no particular plans, as of yet."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "And then there would be the encouragement of economically viable activities. How will you take into account the fact that forsaking materialism is a part of achieving enlightenment?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "And then there would be the encouragement of economically viable activities. How will you take into account the fact that forsaking materialism is a part of achieving enlightenment?"

>"We do not feel the two things are at odds with each other in moderation," says Remilia. "Being useful never hurt anyone, We are sure you will agree."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. I know I tend to keep a small amount of currency in case of unforeseen circumstances. But I wonder how open the celestials will be to such a change, as it seems to me that they would already practice as much materialistic trade as they deem worth their while, simply because if they wanted more of it, they could just do more of it."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Of course. I know I tend to keep a small amount of currency in case of unforeseen circumstances. But I wonder how open the celestials will be to such a change, as it seems to me that they would already practice as much materialistic trade as they deem worth their while, simply because if they wanted more of it, they could just do more of it."

>"From what We've experienced, We anticipate no problems," says Remilia. "They have been quite willing to help."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "And you have had similar experiences in regards to improved defensibility proposals?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "And you have had similar experiences in regards to improved defensibility proposals?"

>"We've not really brought up the subject, yet," says Remilia. "But we anticipate little in the way of difficulty."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Even though Bhava-Agra was assumed to be an invading force before, when it did not undergo any sort of battle training beyond the danmaku basics that everyone knows?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Even though Bhava-Agra was assumed to be an invading force before, when it did not undergo any sort of battle training beyond the danmaku basics that everyone knows?"

>"We consider it naive to ignore basic security," says Remilia. "You speak of disasters as though they were predictable."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Disaster or not, I can easily see this breeding further distrust for Bhava-Agra. Many in Gensokyo were already quick to jump to the conclusion that we were an invading force when we unprepared for war. How will preparing for war do anything to fix that lack of trust?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Disaster or not, I can easily see this breeding further distrust for Bhava-Agra. Many in Gensokyo were already quick to jump to the conclusion that we were an invading force when we unprepared for war. How will preparing for war do anything to fix that lack of trust?"

>Remilia nods. "This may be a problem, but we expect like to think that people would quickly learn difference between Bhava-Agra and Volatilis Scarlet Regnum."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I am not sure a faction change will change the hearts and minds of the celestials involved. They would be still be losing trustworthiness in the eyes of others, were they to take up this path."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am not sure a faction change will change the hearts and minds of the celestials involved. They would be still be losing trustworthiness in the eyes of others, were they to take up this path."

>"We'll consider this," says Remilia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Now, if I may ask, how will all of this actually rectify the issue of your embarrassment, instead of exacerbating the problem?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Now, if I may ask, how will all of this actually rectify the issue of your embarrassment, instead of exacerbating the problem?"

>"Hmmm?" says Remilia.

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