Sword Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"I've been wondering about the details myself."

>"I do not believe there are many," says Alice. "You sign up on the contest day and things proceed from there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. I think it will be worth attending, whether or not I partake. I must admit that Futo is a better player than I. But the chance to see so many people is impossible to pass up."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. I think it will be worth attending, whether or not I partake. I must admit that Futo is a better player than I. But the chance to see so many people is impossible to pass up."

>"I agree," says Reisen.
>"It will be rowdy, I am sure," says Alice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How is our tea coming along?

[Hello Purvis]

> How is our tea coming along?

>You've put a pretty good dent in it, and could finish it off with a long drink if you wanted to.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know exactly what the prize is, beyond 'some lost bit of onmyoudo lore'?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know exactly what the prize is, beyond 'some lost bit of onmyoudo lore'?

>Not precisely. You understand it's something written by one of the masters of the field.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Sip.
> "Speaking of, have either of you heard much of anything about what can be won? I've heard very little myself."

[Hello Purvis]

> Sip.
> "Speaking of, have either of you heard much of anything about what can be won? I've heard very little myself."

>"Some lost work of  Abe no Seimei," says Alice. "It's an interesting prize."
>You know the name, he is a magician of renoun from some centuries after your death.You are not intimately familiar with his works, but you know enough to understand he is not a trifling figure.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ooh, interesting. I am sure there are others far better versed in his works than I, but I do know enough to regret he only graced the world a few centuries after I began my hibernation."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ooh, interesting. I am sure there are others far better versed in his works than I, but I do know enough to regret he only graced the world a few centuries after I began my hibernation."

>"Can't have the competition," says Alice, before one of the tea-serving dolls shanks you.