Author Topic: Nue Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 43388 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #600 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:05:04 AM »

> Whatever that route is, fly it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #601 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:10:25 AM »

Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on May 25, 2011, 03:02:32 AM

>What would the most direct route to the human village be?

>By air, going northwest over part of the forest and the plains.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 03:05:04 AM

> Whatever that route is, fly it.

>You take to the air!
>Heading over the forest, you find yourself periodically having to dodge around the occasional stray danmaku. This is irritating, but not particularly hard. What does become irritating is when you notice a particular faerie careening out of the forest in your direction, in a flurry of oval shots!

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #602 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:12:36 AM »

Suggest:
"Not in the mood."
Shoot her down.

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #603 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:17:26 AM »

>Just have a UFO deal with her (unless we can only use those in spellcards).

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #604 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:40:33 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on May 25, 2011, 03:17:26 AM

>Just have a UFO deal with her (unless we can only use those in spellcards).

>Sort of; it was a kind of familiar, really, that you used your spellcards to disguise.
>You conjure up a familiar to deal with the faerie. As you are doing so, she slams right into you, connecting her head with your stomach! Unfortunately, she is large enough to knock some of the wind right out of you.
>"Get back here!" shouts another faerie from behind, as more danmaku comes up.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #605 on:** May 25, 2011, 03:51:21 AM »

> Grit teeth.
> Use one arm to shove the fairy that ran into us aside, while dropping a bit ourselves. Try not to fall further than just above the treeline, though.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #606 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:11:32 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 03:51:21 AM

> Grit teeth.
> Use one arm to shove the fairy that ran into us aside, while dropping a bit ourselves. Try not to fall further than just above the treeline, though.

>You grit your shove the faerie aside, thankfully she is light enough that it's not a problem, if if she did hit you in the gut like a cannonball.
>The faerie flies off with a cry, her pursuer hot on her heels. You don't get the feeling that the fleeing faerie is gong to last long since her escape was interrupted.

>_

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #607 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:12:53 AM »

> Continue onwards

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #608 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:23:12 AM »

> Mourn our lack of practice with the marsupial shift. Maybe we could have hid that escaping fairy.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #609 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:49:20 AM »

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on May 25, 2011, 04:12:53 AM

> Continue onwards

>You continue onward after the faeries have passed, and soon manage to leave the forest behind.
>Passing over the plains past the forest, things become much more peaceful. The grass is green and lush, and the cool breeze does much to dispel the day's heat. You pass over a small cabin along the road toward Youkai Mountain, and soon see the human village ahead. You also notice a fairly large crowd in the streets.

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 04:23:12 AM

> Mourn our lack of practice with the marsupial shift. Maybe we could have hid that escaping fairy.

>Probably not. She was too big.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #610 on:** May 25, 2011, 04:52:58 AM »

> Too big? All the more reason to practice, then!
> Huh. Did topside get hit too...?
> Fly down toward the crowd and listen in to what's going on.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #611 on:** May 25, 2011, 05:11:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 04:52:58 AM

> Too big? All the more reason to practice, then!
> Huh. Did topside get hit too...?
> Fly down toward the crowd and listen in to what's going on.

>You will have to be well practiced indeed to conceal a faerie approaching half your size.
>You ponder about what happened topside, and draw closer to the crowd. they are gathered in the main street, near the schoolhouse and the tavern. You can quickly tell that the crowd is not a happy one. Byakuren stands at the head of it, addressing everyone. You can pick out a couple other people from the temple nearby, hanging near the edges of the crowd and likely waiting for troublemakers. It is easy to see that Byakuren is a little flustered at the moment, you suspect she's been trying to calm the crowd for awhile, listening to her statements of "Let's all take a little time to consider" and "Rash action will only make things worse". She's probably not used to large or hostile crowds.

>_

GuyYouMetOnline · « **Reply #612 on:** May 25, 2011, 05:34:39 AM »

>We, on the other hand, run a tavern in a city of oni.
>Approach one of the ones from the temple that are off to the side.
>"Hi. Um, let me guess: everyone's money has been replaced by jewels."

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #613 on:** May 25, 2011, 05:40:56 AM »

>Belay that

Why do you think it's at all a good idea to seem like we know what happened? That's a good way to get lynched

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #614 on:** May 25, 2011, 05:56:55 AM »

Quote from: GuyYouMetOnline on May 25, 2011, 05:34:39 AM

>We, on the other hand, run a tavern in a city of oni.
>Approach one of the ones from the temple that are off to the side.
>"Hi. Um, let me guess: everyone's money has been replaced by jewels."

Quote from: UncertainKitten on May 25, 2011, 05:40:56 AM

>Belay that

>Your think about approaching one of the people from the Temple (You note that it is Ichirin and Murasa), then have second thoughts.

>_

Fightest · « **Reply #615 on:** May 25, 2011, 06:07:23 AM »

> Our spellcards have gotten nicked (and nobody else's), a large amount of gems has appeared out of nowhere and Nazrin is having trouble locating things?
> Hel-lo, I might be on to something. Should have asked Nazrin to double-check.
> Current theory - seeds of non-identification were involved in the process of the "theft," or, at least, something to do uniquely with our powers.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #616 on:** May 25, 2011, 06:13:16 AM »

Quote from: Fightest on May 25, 2011, 06:07:23 AM

> Our spellcards have gotten nicked (and nobody else's), a large amount of gems has appeared out of nowhere and Nazrin is having trouble locating things?
> Hel-lo, I might be on to something. Should have asked Nazrin to double-check.
> Current theory - seeds of non-identification were involved in the process of the "theft," or, at least, something to do uniquely with our powers.

>So it seems!
>Maybe you could have asked Nazrin for a bit more.
>Mmmm, this may be so. You've never met another person who could use the seeds, so you're not certain if seeds used by another would fool you or not.

>_

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #617 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:15:30 AM »

> Listen intesley to the group, try to pick up the exact complaint.
> Land if we haven't already, somewhere away from the crowd center yet close to Shou or Ichirin.
> Make our way towards them slowly and calmly.

Shadoweh · « **Reply #618 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:23:10 AM »

We do need to approach one of them and ask what's going on, but we should get them away from the crowd before doing it. Nue doesn't need to be hanged today.

Rin Kagamine · « **Reply #619 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:30:25 AM »

And pulling them away would look more like they're running instead of trying to talk it out. Chances are good that witnesses saw a rabbit if the situations are the same.

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #620 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:44:25 AM »

so are we burning down the bamboo forest or what

>How much do we know about the habits of humans, especially in the human village? Not having a riot here would be nice, but the 'how' would be trickier than just providing a way to get booze like with the oni.
>Would normal humans be nervous about having someone like us show up and ask what's going on? If so, are there any youkai near the edges of the crowd to ask further?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #621 on:** May 25, 2011, 08:56:17 AM »

Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on May 25, 2011, 08:44:25 AM

>How much do we know about the habits of humans, especially in the human village? Not having a riot here would be nice, but the 'how' would be trickier than just providing a way to get booze like with the oni.
>Would normal humans be nervous about having someone like us show up and ask what's going on? If so, are there any youkai near the edges of the crowd to ask further?

>The humans have been pretty laid back, from what you've seen. But you've also not been here during an incident. But frankly, you can sympathize with them to be a bit; they've had their homes invaded. It's a pretty jarring thing; you've experienced it twice today!
>You aren't sure. But you do note a couple other youkai around, now that you pay closer attention to the crowd.

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on May 25, 2011, 08:15:30 AM

> Listen intesley to the group, try to pick up the exact complaint.
> Land if we haven't already, somewhere away from the crowd center yet close to Shou or Ichirin.
> Make our way towards them slowly and calmly.

>You land and listen to the group. It's kind of hard to pick out anything, most of it are angry murmurs. By and large people seem to be listening to Byakuren.
>You make your way toward Ichirin, who is on the southern side of the crowd, which is how you approached. She glances over at you, and gestures for you to join her.

>_

Fightest · « **Reply #622 on:** May 25, 2011, 09:06:26 AM »

Quote from: Rin Kagamine on May 25, 2011, 08:30:25 AM

Chances are good that witnesses saw a rabbit if the situations are the same.

I'm starting to suspect that that particular rabbit had nothing to do with the money-stealing-gem-replacing directly, and was only there to steal our spellcards. Why, however, is another matter that eludes me for the moment.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #623 on:** May 25, 2011, 10:32:28 AM »

Well, this relieves some of my fears about Byakuren's role in this story.

> Move over to join Ichirin.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #624 on:** May 25, 2011, 10:38:08 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 10:32:28 AM

> Move over to join Ichirin.

>You join Ichirin.
>"You picked a really bad day to come," she says softly. "Something really bad has happened. All the money's gone, and people are furious."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #625 on:** May 25, 2011, 10:41:42 AM »

> Keep a similarly low voice.
> "You're telling me. All of underground's money is gone, too, and the oni are furious. None too happy m'self, to be honest."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #626 on:** May 25, 2011, 10:52:48 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 10:41:42 AM

> Keep a similarly low voice.
> "You're telling me. All of underground's money is gone, too, and the oni are furious. None too happy m'self, to be honest."

>She grimaces. "That's no good. Hijiri's just barely been able to keep people here reasonably calm. I can only imagine that the Ancient City is in ruins by now."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #627 on:** May 25, 2011, 11:00:52 AM »

> "Came pretty close, but I think they've been placated for the time being. Is topside's money outright gone, or did it get replaced by gems, like ours did?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #628 on:** May 25, 2011, 11:03:49 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on May 25, 2011, 11:00:52 AM

> "Came pretty close, but I think they've been placated for the time being. Is topside's money outright gone, or did it get replaced by gems, like ours did?"

>Ichirin nods. "Yes, it's exactly like that. Gems and beads."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #629 on:** May 25, 2011, 11:07:06 AM »

> "Okay. so the topside money has been replaced or transformed as well. I can't speak for anyone else, but the gems that replaced my money are roughly equal in value to the cash I had. I know there's a jeweler up here somewhere; has anyone talked to them? What did they have to say?"