Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a small grin.
> "Well, I guess there's plenty of room to fly around in the Ancient City. If you like dealing with evil spirits and getting potentially negative attention from the oni, of course."

>"Pretty sure only another oni would chip into that," says Wriggle, shaking her head with a small grin, while Tokiko flips more of the mass of meat on the grill.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Go back to frowning.
> "But really, Higan? I talked to that green-haired youkai and some people from the temple in the human village, and a blue-haired woman at the human village tavern, but none of them had seen this guy. Higan's really the only other notable thing to the north?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Go back to frowning.
> "But really, Higan? I talked to that green-haired youkai and some people from the temple in the human village, and a blue-haired woman at the human village tavern, but none of them had seen this guy. Higan's really the only other notable thing to the north?"

>"Not a whole lot up that way," says Wriggle with a shrug. "I think if you jam up northeast, you find Hakugyokurou somewhere, but no one goes there."
>"Wasn't there some old base thingie, too?" says Tokiko. "I am pretty sure Renko and Maribel took some stuff from it."
>"Wait, what?" Wriggle says, giving the bird youkai a confused look.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A base? Where is it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "A base? Where is it?"

>"You'd have to ask them," says Tokiko. "I just remember hearing it was buried somewhere. Or it was in a cave maybe? I don't know."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm, maybe I will. And what's this about a Hakugyokurou?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm, maybe I will. And what's this about a Hakugyokurou?"

>"All I know is that it's where dead people and the ghost princess bunk," says Wriggle.
>Ah yes, you remember hearing about it now, back in the old days. Not that you learned much about it yourself, save that it was one of the destinations of the deceased.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "And it's to the northeast? Any obvious path?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "And it's to the northeast? Any obvious path?"

>"Never been there, choomba," says Wriggle. "I'd ask the Red White if you're gonna jam in that direction."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Maybe I will, maybe I will. I'll need to ask that friend of Maribel's about that base, too."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Maybe I will, maybe I will. I'll need to ask that friend of Maribel's about that base, too."

>Wriggle nods. "How do you like you're skewer?" Tokiko says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It's quite good."
> We've forgotten about it while talking, huh? Have some more.

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's quite good."
> We've forgotten about it while talking, huh? Have some more.

>Tokiko beams and gives you a glass of water from a pitcher off to the side while you dine on your skewer. She then looks toward Wriggle while flipping some more of the meat in front of her and says, "So what have they planned for you at the shrine today?"
>"Who knows?" says Wriggle. "Probably sweeping up or some drek like that. Maybe spring cleaning."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Have some of the water.

[Hello Purvis]

> Have some of the water.

>You have a refreshing and much-needed drink, draining half of your cup.
>"I suppose it would be time for spring cleaning things," says Tokiko to Wriggle. "I'll have to keep an eye out for new bamboo for my house, too. Some of the walls are getting a bit cracked."
>"This is why you need to shack up in a good hole," says Wriggle. "None of that drek."
>"Then I'd get dirt in my feathers," she says, "And that's no good."

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[Kilgamayan]

oh god so out of it tonight

> Did we ask Wriggle about Mokou already?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we ask Wriggle about Mokou already?

>You have not.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Wriggle, was it? Do you know where Mokou is?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Wriggle, was it? Do you know where Mokou is?"

>"Not on point," says Wriggle, "But I did see her rolling a big ole rock past the stream where I live, off toward the Bamboo Forest."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Was that earlier today?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Was that earlier today?"

>"Yeah, maybe an hour ago," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, excellent. I'll look for her first, then. Whereabouts was this, to the west?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, excellent. I'll look for her first, then. Whereabouts was this, to the west?"

>Wriggle nods. "There's a stream that runs pretty close to old Kourindou, just a bit west.  Follow it and you'll pass on by where I crash at. Probably see some tracks, too."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great. Thanks."
>Finish off the rest of the meat if we haven't already, then take another drink of the water.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Great. Thanks."
>Finish off the rest of the meat if we haven't already, then take another drink of the water.

>You thank Wriggle and finish off what remains of your meal. While you do, Tokiko picks up several skewers and begins to spear meat onto them,
>"Been busy?" Wriggle asks.
>"Not yet," Tokiko says. "I think people are taking it easy until the spring faerie passes by."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any paths out of here that lead west? The deer-path-ish path we took to get here, maybe?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any paths out of here that lead west? The deer-path-ish path we took to get here, maybe?

>You didn't really check the western side of the road while looking for the path here, but you would logically expect there to be a continuation of it on the other side of the road. Beyond that, you haven't seen anything leading westward beyond the road.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know what Kourindou is? Was it the name of the place that Yamame advertises in her webs?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know what Kourindou is? Was it the name of the place that Yamame advertises in her webs?

>That it is. You're aware it's some kind of store that deals in all kinds of stuff, and apparently deals a lot in trade ins.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Set down our glass and/or skewer, assuming we were still holding onto either of them.
> "All right, I'm gonna head out, see if I can't find this stream or this Kourindou."