Author Topic: Nue Quest 4th Ignition: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 41768 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #360 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:10:27 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 06:03:00 PM

> "Not entirely. She was able to let a few things slip without breaking her contract. Apparently she lost my cards in the kerfuffle at the human village this afternoon, right after coming out of the tavern. This is why she's hiding here - she was supposed to deliver those cards, so she couldn't complete the errand."

>Mystia nods. "Well, that's something. But we're still not any closer to finding who did it, are we?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #361 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:13:09 PM »

> Frown.
> "That's where things get tricky. I have an idea of where to look in that regard...but if what she has said about it is true, I don't want to get anyone else involved."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #362 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:20:37 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 06:13:09 PM

> Frown.
> "That's where things get tricky. I have an idea of where to look in that regard...but if what she has said about it is true, I don't want to get anyone else involved."

>"Alright," says Mystia, "What's the idea?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #363 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:31:20 PM »

> Look back and forth across the table at its other inhabitants slowly and silently, then turn back to Mystia.
> "...If you come with me to the human village, I'll tell you there if you really want to know. If what Tewi says is true, then the less that know about this, the better. Tewi is here because she feels completely unsafe in her own home, and Eientei packs a lot of firepower. Apparently not even Reimu would be able to deal with this, should she confront it on her own. But if people ignore it, or don't know it's there, they have a much higher chance of staying safe."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #364 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:35:48 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 06:31:20 PM

> Look back and forth across the table at its other inhabitants slowly and silently, then turn back to Mystia.
> "...If you come with me to the human village, I'll tell you there if you really want to know. If what Tewi says is true, then the less that know about this, the better. Tewi is here because she feels completely unsafe in her own home, and Eientei packs a lot of firepower. Apparently not even Reimu would be able to deal with this, should she confront it on her own. But if people ignore it, or don't know it's there, they have a much higher chance of staying safe."

>"I think I better hear about it," says Mystia. "So yeah, I suppose I'll follow you."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #365 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:13:47 PM »

> "All right then."
> Turn to Rika.
> "You three should probably continue your lives as normally as you can, given the circumstances. Tewi wouldn't be hiding here if she thought the people behind her could find her here easily; no reason to give anyone any hints that something is amiss."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #366 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:56:19 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 07:13:47 PM

> "All right then."
> Turn to Rika.
> "You three should probably continue your lives as normally as you can, given the circumstances. Tewi wouldn't be hiding here if she thought the people behind her could find her here easily; no reason to give anyone any hints that something is amiss."

>"That won't be hard," says Rika. "We're used to keeping out of sight."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #367 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:14:22 PM »

> "Good. Now, two important things. The first is that Tewi should be protected. Be suspicious of anyone that shows up at your door, especially if you don't know them. The other...I still don't trust her 100%. I'm willing to humor what she's said so far, because she did raise a good point in asking why she'd backstab her Princess like this, but she's still an admitted thief. I wouldn't trust me if I were in her situation. If you can, try not to let her leave, unless one of you goes with her."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #368 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:23:25 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 08:14:22 PM

> "Good. Now, two important things. The first is that Tewi should be protected. Be suspicious of anyone that shows up at your door, especially if you don't know them. The other...I still don't trust her 100%. I'm willing to humor what she's said so far, because she did raise a good point in asking why she'd backstab her Princess like this, but she's still an admitted thief. I wouldn't trust me if I were in her situation. If you can, try not to let her leave, unless one of you goes with her."

>Rika nods. "We'll do what we can."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #369 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:34:26 PM »

> We still have Tewi's wet dress in our hands, right?
> Stand back up.
> "I hope that the next time I'm back, it's with good news. Good luck to all of us. It sounds like we'll need it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #370 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:46:03 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 08:34:26 PM

> We still have Tewi's wet dress in our hands, right?
> Stand back up.
> "I hope that the next time I'm back, it's with good news. Good luck to all of us. It sounds like we'll need it."

>You do.
>You stand up. "Yeah," says Rika. "If this is really as bad as you say...Anyways, I'm going to get Rikako back to bed. Um, knock next time you come, if you can."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #371 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:52:15 PM »

> "Sure thing."
> Turn back to Mystia.
> "C'mon, let's go find us some cards."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #372 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:55:11 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 08:52:15 PM

> "Sure thing."
> Turn back to Mystia.
> "C'mon, let's go find us some cards."

>She nods, standing up. "Um, I'll see you later," she says to Rika.
>Rika nods. "Until then."
>She then starts for the door.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #373 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:57:42 PM »

> Head out the door to the outside ourselves.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #374 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:11:13 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 08:57:42 PM

> Head out the door to the outside ourselves.

>You head outside.
>"So, what couldn't you say in front of them?" says Mystia as she closes the door.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #375 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:22:24 PM »

> "I'll let you know on the way to the village, just to be absolutely sure."
> Crest the canopy, being careful of our wings.
> Once we've crested the canopy, look around. Are there any obvious irregularities in the trees that we could use to find our way back?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #376 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:27:11 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 09:22:24 PM

> "I'll let you know on the way to the village, just to be absolutely sure."
> Crest the canopy, being careful of our wings.
> Once we've crested the canopy, look around. Are there any obvious irregularities in the trees that we could use to find our way back?

>"This must be something big," says Mystia, as you both take to the air.
>Rising up above the trees, you look around, and note a couple of tall trees. Looking toward Scarlet Devil Mansion in the distance as another landmark, you think you can find your back by air.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #377 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:38:25 PM »

> Begin our flight back toward the human village. Use the Scarlet Devil Mansion as a guide, or even just fly toward it first, if we're not sure how to get to the village where we are.
> Along the way, turn to Mystia.
> "So Tewi posed what she was doing for this unknown force as because she "owed them a favor". Apparently, she didn't even know she owed this force a favor until they confronted her yesterday, and I'm inclined to think there's a lot more to it than that, and the whole favor thing is just a BS PR explanation."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #378 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:46:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 09:38:25 PM

> Begin our flight back toward the human village. Use the Scarlet Devil Mansion as a guide, or even just fly toward it first, if we're not sure how to get to the village where we are.
> Along the way, turn to Mystia.
> "So Tewi posed what she was doing for this unknown force as because she "owed them a favor". Apparently, she didn't even know she owed this force a favor until they confronted her yesterday, and I'm inclined to think there's a lot more to it than that, and the whole favor thing is just a BS PR explanation."

>You start the trek toward the human village.
>"Okay..." says Mystia, frowning.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #379 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:50:05 PM »

> "The thing is, apparently there are lots of people all across Gensokyo that are in a similar situation. They "owe this force a favor", or whatever, and they don't even know it. I can't imagine being willing to return a favor you didn't even know you asked for in the first place, but Tewi doesn't seem like the type that would just blindly go along with someone coming out of nowhere and asked her to return a favor she didn't know she asked for to begin with."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #380 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:58:01 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 09:50:05 PM

> "The thing is, apparently there are lots of people all across Gensokyo that are in a similar situation. They "owe this force a favor", or whatever, and they don't even know it. I can't imagine being willing to return a favor you didn't even know you asked for in the first place, but Tewi doesn't seem like the type that would just blindly go along with someone coming out of nowhere and asked her to return a favor she didn't know she asked for to begin with."

>Mystia nods. "Yeah. I don't know her that well, mostly by reputation, but I don't imagine she'd be one to knuckle under."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #381 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:05:07 PM »

> "Now, the scary part is thinking of how many people in Gensokyo are in similar circumstances. Imagine if we rounded up a large group of problem solvers, found this mysterious force, and then half or more of our group was suddenly forced to work against us? Gensokyo would be ruined even faster. I've asked Tewi about people that may owe these mysterious favors, and while she couldn't definitively name anyone, there were a lot of 'probably's I didn't like, myself among them."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #382 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:07:30 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 10:05:07 PM

> "Now, the scary part is thinking of how many people in Gensokyo are in similar circumstances. Imagine if we rounded up a large group of problem solvers, found this mysterious force, and then half or more of our group was suddenly forced to work against us? Gensokyo would be ruined even faster. I've asked Tewi about people that may owe these mysterious favors, and while she couldn't definitively name anyone, there were a lot of 'probably's I didn't like, myself among them."

>"I see," says Mystia, frowning. You have the sneaking suspicion she doesn't fully grasp the situation.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #383 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:10:23 PM »

> "I don't want to be turned into that. I don't want my friends to be turned into that. I don't want anyone in Gensokyo to be turned into that. They're all a lot safer if they don't know, so this is why I'm being as private as I can be about it. The less that know, the better. At least until we can be sure we can combat it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #384 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:24:51 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 10:10:23 PM

> "I don't want to be turned into that. I don't want my friends to be turned into that. I don't want anyone in Gensokyo to be turned into that. They're all a lot safer if they don't know, so this is why I'm being as private as I can be about it. The less that know, the better. At least until we can be sure we can combat it."

>Mystia nods. "So, who is it?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #385 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:33:17 PM »

> "She couldn't say. That would've been breaking the contract, and it would have outed her to them. However, through a series of technically unrelated questions, she did reveal that she had been wandering around the Forest of Magic yesterday, before this force found her. She didn't go near Marisa's home or Alice's home, but she did manage to make it to Kourindou, and quite possibly your stand as well. Does that sound familiar?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #386 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:52:24 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 10:33:17 PM

> "She couldn't say. That would've been breaking the contract, and it would have outed her to them. However, through a series of technically unrelated questions, she did reveal that she had been wandering around the Forest of Magic yesterday, before this force found her. She didn't go near Marisa's home or Alice's home, but she did manage to make it to Kourindou, and quite possibly your stand as well. Does that sound familiar?"

>"I didn't see her," says Mystia. "But she only ever seems to come around when I have customers she wants to chat with. And all she ever gets is tea. Never hangs around long, either."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #387 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:06:55 PM »

> "That would gel with her saying she only just walked by to see if there's someone interesting there, and that there wasn't this time. But it's important to note that she got to Kourindou and went by your stand, but she also said she didn't get as far as Turtle House. I think that the force confronted her at some point in between the two places she got to and the one place she didn't, especially since she didn't visit Wriggle's house and she didn't seem to think there was anywhere else notable in the forest."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #388 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:11:51 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on July 17, 2011, 11:06:55 PM

> "That would gel with her saying she only just walked by to see if there's someone interesting there, and that there wasn't this time. But it's important to note that she got to Kourindou and went by your stand, but she also said she didn't get as far as Turtle House. I think that the force confronted her at some point in between the two places she got to and the one place she didn't, especially since she didn't visit Wriggle's house and she didn't seem to think there was anywhere else notable in the forest."

>Mystia nods. "Okay, that makes sense. So, which did she go to first?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #389 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:21:09 PM »

> "I would guess she probably would have tried to do all three in a row, rather than having to backtrack. She was also coming from the Bamboo Forest. You know the layout of the forests better than I do - would she have been approaching you first or Kourindou first if she came from the bamboo?"