Kisume Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know when they're getting here?
> Where were our cell and the medical labs relative to 'east of the palace'?

>You know it'll take them a bit longer to get here, but not how much longer. You don't think they knew, either.
>Your cell would be closer, but both are reasonably close to the center on the floor above this one. The cell is more eastward, and the lab more northward.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Don't suppose you have any idea how to get a card key thing?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Don't suppose you have any idea how to get a card key thing?"

>"Um, not safely," says Ruukoto.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Was there anything else meaningful in the area?

[Hello Purvis]

> Was there anything else meaningful in the area?

>In the vincity of the cells and the medical lab? You recall there being some offices and meeting rooms. You think there was some kind of supply room, as well.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Is there a supply room near here? Could it have anything useful to us in it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Is there a supply room near here? Could it have anything useful to us in it?"

>"Not near here," says Ruukoto, "But I can get us to one pretty easily. As for useful, well, uh, what do you need? There's a lot of meanings for useful."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Whatever will help maintain our guise or get us a card key thing."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "Whatever will help maintain our guise or get us a card key thing."

>"Well. they tend to have spare linens, some cleaning supplies, and, um, well it depends on where it's at. The ones near the medical bay tend to have stuff like bandages and spare medicines and stuff."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Uh...oh! Don't take this the wrong way, but since you're a person but you're also a machine, if you got in the face really hard, would get hurt or break or something? Or would you just shrug it off?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh...oh! Don't take this the wrong way, but since you're a person but you're also a machine, if you got in the face really hard, would get hurt or break or something? Or would you just shrug it off?"

>"Um, well, I never had that happen," says Ruukoto. "I do feel something like pain, it's part of my self preservation and human simulation programs. Um, I'm pretty sure if it were with enough force, I'd break. Or at least get damaged."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "So, if we needed to, I could smack a VIVIT in the head and knock her over? Because I could lift her card key if she has one, no problem."

[Hello Purvis]

> "So, if we needed to, I could smack a VIVIT in the head and knock her over? Because I could lift her card key if she has one, no problem."

>"That would probably be noisy, but it would work," says Ruukoto.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "We'd need to do it while there isn't anyone else around, yeah. And I wouldn't be surprised if we had to knock her out, if it came to that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We'd need to do it while there isn't anyone else around, yeah. And I wouldn't be surprised if we had to knock her out, if it came to that."

>"Oh, um, we're kind of hard to knock out," says Ruukoto. "Generally, it's less knock out and more break until we need to repair. But, I don't know if those magic bullets that youkai like to use will work or not."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm...then maybe I can pick one's pocket if she's distracted."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm...then maybe I can pick one's pocket if she's distracted."

>"You could probably do that," says Ruukoto. "Um, it'd be best if I wasn't the distraction, or at least not a big one. Because if anyone can tell who I am, it's one of them."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. We'll have to think of some way to distract her without her suspecting you're you, then, I guess."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. We'll have to think of some way to distract her without her suspecting you're you, then, I guess."

>She nods. "But if it's anyone else, there shouldn't be a problem."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Who else would have a key card?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Who else would have a key card?"

>"Important kinds of people," says Ruukoto.  "Usually people have cards that get them where they need to go, so people who can get up the the Emperor's floor are stuff like his ministers and advisors, high level military people, VIVIT units who clean and do maintenance there, and so on."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Would that agent guy from before have one?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Would that agent guy from before have one?"

>"He likely would," says Ruukoto. "I'm pretty sure he meets with the Emperor regularly."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That might be our in, then. I got him good in the head; if he's really so important, then they'd probably bring him to the medical lab too."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That might be our in, then. I got him good in the head; if he's really so important, then they'd probably bring him to the medical lab too."

>"Yeah, that's likely, if you injured him that badly," says Ruukoto. "That might just be the way, even!"

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[Hanzo K.]

>"People don't get up too quick after I give 'em a taste of my favorite fighting style, 'Bucket-to-Face'. Gets 'em every time."

[Hello Purvis]

>"People don't get up too quick after I give 'em a taste of my favorite fighting style, 'Bucket-to-Face'. Gets 'em every time."

>Ruukoto nods. "So, that mean we're going to the medical bay? We should probably get a move on before someone gets suspicious."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, let's get moving. We'll need to tell them that we're headed that way, though, so they're prepared."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, let's get moving. We'll need to tell them that we're headed that way, though, so they're prepared."

>"Alright, I got your chair ready," says Ruukoto.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Get out from under the seat and get back in the chair.