Kisume Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "All right, I'll be back soon. If anyone in this room gets hurt without a damn good reason, heads will roll when I get back."

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right, I'll be back soon. If anyone in this room gets hurt without a damn good reason, heads will roll when I get back."

>"Got it," says Ruukoto, as the doctors nod. She looks toward them and says, "Now give me those phones before heads roll!"
>Kasen groans and gives a weak wave.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wave back, then look over at one of the doctors.
> "And try learning about her as a person. You might find we're all not so different."
> Float out of the room and head left. Look for a door with the glyphs on the paper.

[Hello Purvis]

> Wave back, then look over at one of the doctors.
> "And try learning about her as a person. You might find we're all not so different."
> Float out of the room and head left. Look for a door with the glyphs on the paper.

>You float out of the room, and hear some sounds of amazement from the doctors before you turn left and head down the hallway that you were in beforehand. Looking at the partially opened doors, you can see some glyphs under some strange contain-like things on the wall by the doors. With that, you quickly find a matching glyph on one of the closed doors, the one opposite of the first room that you hid in.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Both glyphs match?
> If so, try to slowly open the door.

[Hello Purvis]

> Both glyphs match?
> If so, try to slowly open the door.

>They both match.
>You slowly open the door, and find a room just the the other two that you hid inside. The far bed has its curtain mostly drawn and obscuring it as well as the table near it; the nearer bed is empty.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> There are no doctors in the room?
> Float over to the table part of the curtain and have a listen.

[O4rfish]

>BTW, was Kasen still wearing her same clothes, including hair bun things?

[Hello Purvis]

> There are no doctors in the room?
> Float over to the table part of the curtain and have a listen.

>You do not see any doctors. It may be plausible that there is one behind the curtain who has remained still and quiet since you entered.
>You float close to the wall and listen. You can hear soft breathing, and a soft machine hum.

>BTW, was Kasen still wearing her same clothes, including hair bun things?

>Yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Gently open the curtain enough so that we can see the table and the person on the bed.

[Hello Purvis]

> Gently open the curtain enough so that we can see the table and the person on the bed.

>You gently open the curtain, and see him. The agent lies there, sleeping on his side, still wearing the green uniform from before. A bandage has been wrapped around his head like a headband, and his face seems peaceful. A light blanket covers him and obscures most of his body, but you can tell he is curled up under it. Resting on the table beside him is a thick leather belt with several square-shaped pouches attached to it, and several shuriken placed into little slots along the side of it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Quietly grab the belt.

[Hello Purvis]

> Quietly grab the belt.

>You try reach out and grab the belt, wincing as you hear something metallic jangle inside of the pouches.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Open each pouch, looking for a card key. Use our mental image of the guard's car key as a reference, outside of color.

[Hello Purvis]

> Open each pouch, looking for a card key. Use our mental image of the guard's car key as a reference, outside of color.

>You open each pouch, looking for the the card key. You wince at the sound of the button popping as you open the first pouch and see that it is full of shuriken.  Opening another more gingerly, you see that is has a number of small tools inside of it, some carefully placed into slots and others laying loose into the pouch. You think that they are the source of the jingling noise from when you lifted it. Some of the tools you recognize; you see a small screwdriver, a little prybar, and a small mirror that would fit into your palm. Others are completely unfamiliar. But, looking around it, you find a light purple card inside of it that matches the shape and design of the ones that you've seen before.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Take the purple card out and pocket it, making an effort to minimize further jingling.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take the purple card out and pocket it, making an effort to minimize further jingling.

>You take the card, doing your best to keep the belt quiet. You don't hear any errant sounds, thankfully.
>You obtain: Purple Keycard.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we think we could safely carry a shuriken without this belt?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we think we could safely carry a shuriken without this belt?

>You can't guarantee it, since you don't have the padding in this bucket that you're used to, but you could probably keep it safely if nothing tragic happens.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Carefully take a shuriken from the pocket of them and lay it on the map inside the bucket so as to minimize noise.

[Hello Purvis]

> Carefully take a shuriken from the pocket of them and lay it on the map inside the bucket so as to minimize noise.

>You carefully remove a shuriken from the pocket. In taking care, you note that with one gone, the likelihood of the rest of them making noise when shifting around is quite a bit higher now.
>You obtain: Shuriken.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Carefully close the snaps of any pouch we opened. This will make some noise, but it is what it is.
> Grab the belt again. Make sure one hand is gripping the pouch with the shuriken in it, clamping them together so they can't move around.
> Slowly place the belt back on the table where it was before.

[Hello Purvis]

> Carefully close the snaps of any pouch we opened. This will make some noise, but it is what it is.
> Grab the belt again. Make sure one hand is gripping the pouch with the shuriken in it, clamping them together so they can't move around.
> Slowly place the belt back on the table where it was before.

>You close the two pouches you've opened, wincing each time. You were always better at a smack and grab than cat burgling...
>You grip the shuriken pouch, then set the belt back down without jostling it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Check one last time on Sombraluz.
> Assuming everything is in order, quietly float toward the door and listen for hallway activity.

[Hello Purvis]

> Check one last time on Sombraluz.
> Assuming everything is in order, quietly float toward the door and listen for hallway activity.

>You check on the agent one more time. You don't think he's moved or shifted at all.
>You float over toward the doorway, and listen for hall activity.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there any?
> If not, float out of the room, quietly closing the door behind us. Then head back to Kasen's room.

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there any?
> If not, float out of the room, quietly closing the door behind us. Then head back to Kasen's room.

>There is not.
>You leave the room, and close the door behind you. Heading back to to the room were you found Kasen, and that she is standing up, holding onto the edge of the bed with one hand and jogging in place. Her other hand is held horizontally in front of her mouth, and her eyes are closed in concentration. She is chanting, you can't quite catch the words, but suspect it is probably some sort of sutra.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How are the doctors taking this?
> Where is Ruukoto?

[Hello Purvis]

> How are the doctors taking this?
> Where is Ruukoto?

>The doctors are standing around, watching her curiously, though the bulky woman seems a bit bored.
>Ruukoto is standing off to the side, with one of the weapons in hand and the other strapped across her back, as the soldiers had them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Float over to Ruukoto while trying not to disturb Kasen.