Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "They're humans, you're a human. Seemed like a fit to me."

>"Well you don't hear me saying that you ought to be put up on youkai mountain or anything, do you?" says Ellen. "Well, except for this time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You're right. I'll send the next lone human I meet that's tunneling into basements toward the oni city."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You're right. I'll send the next lone human I meet that's tunneling into basements toward the oni city."

>She frowns. "You're a weird person."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give the slightest hint of a smile.
> "Maybe. But at least I didn't tunnel into any basements today."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give the slightest hint of a smile.
> "Maybe. But at least I didn't tunnel into any basements today."

>"Does that mean you've done it on days other than today?" says Ellen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not as far as I know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not as far as I know."

>"That makes two of us!" says Ellen.
>"I'm going back up to the shop before faeries break in again," says Nazrin, She tosses a bit of fluff at you, which hits the side of your bucket and disintegrates into fuzz.  "Don't burn the place down."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, if you're heading out, so am I. I gotta find that Mokou woman."
> Look back at Ellen.
> "You coming?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, if you're heading out, so am I. I gotta find that Mokou woman."
> Look back at Ellen.
> "You coming?"

>"Sure, why not?" says Ellen. "It's been ages since I've seen a sky."
>Nazrin makes her way off the hill of paper, and back to the stairs, you and Ellen following her. As you reach the furniture-filled back room, Ellen pauses, then says, "Wow...Is any of that for sale?"
>"Haven't decided yet," says Nazrin, as she disappears into the front room.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head into the front room as well.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head into the front room as well.

>You make your way to back to the storefront. Nazrin has resumed her seat at the counter, and nothing seems to have went awry while you were gone. Ellen follows you inside, and quickly goes to have a look at the wares. Sokrates leaps from her arms, lands on the floor near one of the shelves, and looks around with a look of placid bewilderment that you are starting to think is his default expression.
>"So, where were we?" says Nazrin.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I think we were actually wrapping up here, because I wanted to use my errands as an excuse to see if this scarf does anything."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I think we were actually wrapping up here, because I wanted to use my errands as an excuse to see if this scarf does anything."

>"Not interested in those arrangements, huh?" says Nazrin. "Well, that's okay. Maybe by the time you get back, Fluffy there will have figured out what that arrow does." She jerks a thumb toward Ellen, who is currently investigating the Set of Three Stuffed Mice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It's a little bit of that, and a little bit that I don't have a whole lot I'm comfortable giving up. I tend not to have many expendable possessions."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's a little bit of that, and a little bit that I don't have a whole lot I'm comfortable giving up. I tend not to have many expendable possessions."

>"Yeah, that's why I was saying we can make an arrangement," says Nazrin. "I got things that need done, and you're out doing things."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. What do you need done?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. What do you need done?"

>"Couple things," says Nazrin. "First one shouldn't be too hard. There's a jeweler named Ichiro over in town who I brought a thing to a couple weeks ago, he owes me some earrings for it. Shouldn't be hard to find him, his store has his name on it. Just east of Shou's.  Now the other one, that'll be a little harder. A week or so ago, some faeries broke in while the store was closed and ran off with a few things. Renko's looked around for them, but we've not had any luck finding them. Pretty sure they'd be in the forest somewhere, but there's a lot of forest out there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmmkay. What are these things?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmmkay. What are these things?"

>"There's some magic book I got off Marisa," says Nazrin. "Don't ask me what it's called, you'll know it when you see it: the cover's the  red leather. There's a really large wax candle, I don't expect to get that back intact, really, but who knows? The last thing was a rose made of red glass. It's very pretty, and I think it might be enchanted. Didn't even have it for a day before it went missing."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Got it. If fairies are the problem, I guess I should say there was one on your roof when I got here."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Got it. If fairies are the problem, I guess I should say there was one on your roof when I got here."

>"Ugh," Nazrin says. "She's probably planning something. Once I took over the place, it became a free for all. Renko's managed to talk a lot of them down, but she can only wrangle so many of them. Ichirin's had less luck."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Want me to take her out?"
> Glance over at Ellen, then back at Nazrin with a slight grin.
> "Or maybe this fairy could stand to grow some facial hair."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Want me to take her out?"
> Glance over at Ellen, then back at Nazrin with a slight grin.
> "Or maybe this fairy could stand to grow some facial hair."

>"No no, don't get that violent with them," says Nazrin. "We still have to do business out here. But...you know, that's a good idea, with the facial hair. Do that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "With pleasure."
> Look over at Ellen.
> "Hey, Ellen. There's a fairy on the roof of this place that doesn't belong here. She may be plotting to steal something. Can you help me scare her off?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "With pleasure."
> Look over at Ellen.
> "Hey, Ellen. There's a fairy on the roof of this place that doesn't belong here. She may be plotting to steal something. Can you help me scare her off?"

>"I could try," says Ellen, as she puts the stuffed mice back on the shelf. "But I don't think I'm a very scary person."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If you follow my lead, when I prompt you to, give her a beard, like you did to Nazrin downstairs. That should scare her off."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If you follow my lead, when I prompt you to, give her a beard, like you did to Nazrin downstairs. That should scare her off."

>"Oh, that might startle her pretty badly," says Ellen.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm thinkin' so, yeah. C'mon, let's go."
> Head outside the shop and up to the rooftop.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm thinkin' so, yeah. C'mon, let's go."
> Head outside the shop and up to the rooftop.

>You lead Ellen outside. where she pauses and looks up toward the sky. "It's still big out here," she says, squinting, "And brighter than I remember..."
>After taking a moment to get used to the light, the two of you head up to the roof. The purple-haired faerie is still sitting, there, she glances over from her prior vigil eastward and frowns. "Oh wow, there's a breakfast crowd up here!"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hey there. What brings you up here?"