Nue Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Rin Kagamine]

> Grab our mirror as well.
> Who do we know underground who carries spellcards besides: Parsee, Yuugi, Okuu, Orin, Satori.

I have to run soon, but here's my take:

• Parsee is going to want to be replaced sooner rather than later. 
• We should ask someone else that uses cards if they still have theirs.
• Heading above ground to see if this is widespread and replacing Parsee should be a priority, we can return Underground immediately and continue our investigation.  I recommend heading back to Satori.
• If we come across Okuu topside, ask her the same things we asked Satori.
• I think we should take the trident, it may give those topside a sense of urgency as to how desperate the situation Underground is(n't yet)

[Hello Purvis]

> FFFFFFFF-
> Actually this is a good thing.
> Proceed.

>Things just keep getting better and better.

> Grab our mirror as well.
> Who do we know underground who carries spellcards besides: Parsee, Yuugi, Okuu, Orin, Satori.

>You obtain: Hand Mirror
>Nazrin has some. Some oni carry them, but they aren't especially common. You are pretty sure Yamame has some, but you aren't certain.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Inventory
> Any Seeds of Non-identification or other such items sitting about?

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Also, check those places we'ew cwerain we didn't put our spellcards anyways, just in case we're wrong.

[Kilgamayan]

Can I request clarification as to why we want to return to Satori for investigation purposes after finding a replacement Buddhist? I'm not sure there's any more to be gained from her; at the very least, not more than talking to Byakuren or an Eientei higher-up.

[Rin Kagamine]

Can I request clarification as to why we want to return to Satori for investigation purposes after finding a replacement Buddhist? I'm not sure there's any more to be gained from her; at the very least, not more than talking to Byakuren or an Eientei higher-up.

To ask if her spell cards are also missing mostly, but if we run into Okuu topside and find out about how Koishi not only exists but can't be detected by Satori I want to bring that up with her.

I'm using Satori as a main source of information Underground because the oni are all preoccupied (Yuugi and K) and she's the most level-headed by far.  Of course, this is also banking on the situation being exclusively an Underground phenomenon.  If it's an issue topside then I'll further revise, but at this point I'm like 99% sure this was not done by a normal rabbit.  As such, I think that either 1) Eientei will legitimately have no knowledge of what happened and we'll get nowhere by asking them or 2) they were responsible but with keep their methods and reasons secret and we'll get nowhere by asking (but will learn something by infiltration).

Mostly though I want to go back and talk to Satori about Koishi's methods once we learn about her.  Guy raised good points earlier about her lying that no one could escape her, she could be lying about more.

[Sect]

Problem is, we don't know if Nue knows anything about Koishi, or even know if she exists. So:

> What do we know about Satori and her "family"?

[Rin Kagamine]

Problem is, we don't know if Nue knows anything about Koishi, or even know if she exists. So:

Hence why we left the house earlier despite our outside suspicions.  My current idea is, as I mentioned before, to go back after we learn about Koishi's ability to evade Satori.

[Sect]

Ah, right, somehow I managed to skip that bit. Forget my command earlier.

[Rin Kagamine]

Actually it's probably good to go ahead and ask that, since Guy and I only assumed, but a future visit to Satori should be a back-burner idea for now, we'll get back to it later, if ever.

I'm off for the day, be back around tonight

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory
> Any Seeds of Non-identification or other such items sitting about?

>Your inventory contains:
>Black dress
>A short number that draws attention low, and has a lovely bit of frills around the neck. It's made to accommodate your wings, and is is quite stretchy, very useful when you need to change shapes on the fly.
>Black Stockings
>They keep your legs warm and clean. They can stretch to accommodate some shape changes.
>Black Bracelet
>A simple accessory that plays off the asymmetric of your natural form.
>Red shoes
>A cute pair of shoes that stand out against your stockings.
>Rose Quartz x2
>A common gem with a pinkish hue. Worth about 15-25☼.
>Black Pearl x2
>A rare and precious kind of pearl, easily worth 100-130☼.
>Red Spinel x2
>A lovely but low value gem that the uninitiated may mistake for a ruby. Worth 50-80☼.
>You are only a few minutes away from your pub by foot if you move quickly.
>Green Glass Bead x14
>Cheaply made, but kind of pretty. Worth 1☼. at most, and you'd quickly expect a bulk discount.
>Loose Cobblestone
>This seems to have been taken from the streets of the Ancient City
>Brick
>A bit of building material from the Ancient City. A little mortar clings to the end.
>Brown Jasper
>An ornamental gem worth 30-40☼
>Freshwater Pearl
>A common, low value pearl worth 7-8☼
>Aventurine
>A greenish stone that worth 20-25☼.
>Banded Agate
>A layered stone you would value at 7-11☼ 
>Carnelian
>A common brownish red decorative stone that you price at 7-11☼
>Rabbit Dress
>A yellow sun dress in the style favored by the rabbits of Eientei, made for a slender person a few inches shy of five feet tall.
>Hand Mirror
>A small sturdy mirror for on the go use.
>You have two Seeds of Nonidentification here that you could take with you. As for the like, you are not sure what could be considered the like in their regard.

>Also, check those places we'ew cwerain we didn't put our spellcards anyways, just in case we're wrong.

>You look around in those other places, and find the search is exactly as fruitless as you first thought. You find no sign of your spellcards, but you do find another green glass bead.
>You obtain: Green Glass Bead

>_

[Kilgamayan]

...You're seriously using the fact that Satori might not be telling the whole truth about something both very personal and completely unrelated to the issue at hand to make her a top suspect in this incident? And you want to run back to your admitted "most level-headed" source of Underground information, who answered our questions at no cost to ourselves, and accuse them of lying due to information we found by poking around the more private and personal parts of their life without their consent?

What is this I don't even.

[Kilgamayan]

> Stop being sick, parser. It's not healthy.

> Take our trident and the seeds of non-identification.
> Leave the brick in our room, it'll just weight us down. We have the trident for stabbies and the cobblestone for smashies if we really need to get rough.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

I think that what Rin's saying is that if Nue finds out that Satori has a sister whose mind cannot be read, it will arouse Nue's suspision (since, you know, it would indicate that Satori was lying). Of course, if Nue by some chance already knows about Koishi, her suspicions would already be raised. So:
 
>What, if anything, do we know about Koishi, especially in regards to her closing her third eye and what effects that may have had?

[Kilgamayan]

Yes, I understand that. What I do not understand is the Evel Knievel leap in logic that says, since Satori is lying about something very personal, very private and largely irrelevant to the incident, she may be lying about not knowing anything about the incident.

[Rin Kagamine]

Kilga: I really don't care either way what we do irt Satori.  I thought investigating the Koishi would have been interesting and seemed like an idea wroth pursuing, but my true goal now is the same thing it was at the beginning of the game: to leave the stupid Underground and go do some proper investigating topside.  Considering that we still know nothing about the perp besides that they "look like a rabbit" we might as well bounce stupid ideas around.  It's how we ended up staying at the pub after all.

> Grab the trident and sheath.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Actually, I feel like that whole jumbled, poorly-thought-out series of actions and reactions was quite appropriate. It may not be the most efficient way to do things, but thinking in-character, someone in a situation like that may very well end up acting without thinking things through completely. Yes, we'd have gotten topside faster if we didn't open the tavern, but, well, I guess it's all about how far you want to take the 'role-playing' aspect.

[Rin Kagamine]

Something may come up later to validate the time spent at the pub, but so far I don't think we've learned anything from having the pub open that we couldn't have learned separately.  Also, given the oni's penchant for not comprehending gemstones, the opening of the bar across the street is worrying.

[Fightest]

Also, given the oni's penchant for not comprehending gemstones, the opening of the bar across the street is worrying.

They're just responding in turn. It's fine.

[Kilgamayan]

I am similarly all for going up to the surface at this point for a multitude of reasons.

I want to talk to Byakuren before doing anything else that is not sending a Buddhist down to cover for Nazrin's shift, though. A couple of things that have been mentioned so far have me unsettled about what role she is going to play in all this.

[Hello Purvis]

> Stop being sick, parser. It's not healthy.

> Take our trident and the seeds of non-identification.
> Leave the brick in our room, it'll just weight us down. We have the trident for stabbies and the cobblestone for smashies if we really need to get rough.

>Why I oughta...
>You obtain: Trident!
>You obtain: Seeds of Nonidentification x2
>You leave the Brick on your desk; it does lighten your load considerably!

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Did we grab the sheath as well?
> Head back downstairs

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we grab the sheath as well?
> Head back downstairs

>You did.
>You head back downstairs. The back room is as same as ever, and the front is largely the same, though the crowd has shifted a little.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Find Nazrin. When we see her, call out.
> "Hey, Nazrin. Real quick: you still have your cards?"

[Rin Kagamine]

Hm, wearing all-black stalking a land where cash is no more and carrying a large weapon with the intention of fixing things.

> Are there any roads in Gensokyo or are they just trails?

[Hello Purvis]

> Find Nazrin. When we see her, call out.
> "Hey, Nazrin. Real quick: you still have your cards?"

>Nazrin is currently behind the bar, wiping out a glass.
>"Yeah, why?" she says, as she produces a couple spellcards from a pocket in her dress.

> Are there any roads in Gensokyo or are they just trails?

>Unless something's changed in the last year, there are no paved roads that you know of.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Because I don't."
> Add a bit of a sneer.
> "I think I may have some ass to beat topside."

[Rin Kagamine]

> What a shame.  If only there were roads then you could patrol them today as some kind of...warrior.

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "Because I don't."
> Add a bit of a sneer.
> "I think I may have some ass to beat topside."

>Nazrin frowns.
>"Well damn it... Someone really has it out for you, don't they?"

> What a shame.  If only there were roads then you could patrol them today as some kind of...warrior.

>Dirt roads are still roads.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

>Add Quest: Become the Road Warrior
> "Sure seems that way, but I hope that's not a widespread problem."
> "I'm about to head back to the surface and find you a replacement, any questions before I go?"