Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Raise an eyebrow. "Really now? I hope she was not too much of a burden."

>"She was...entertaining," says Yuuka. "But she did become a bit of a bore as time wore on. But then she had the good sense to leave before she overstayed her welcome."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "She did not say where she was going, did she?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "She did not say where she was going, did she?"

>"I didn't bother to ask," says Yuuka. "It wasn't any concern of mine."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Nod. "Understandable. In that case, I believe I have intruded on your time and land for long enough, though if you have any questions or requests of me, I would be happy to address them. If nothing else, I would not be surprised if she spoke of me while here."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Nod. "Understandable. In that case, I believe I have intruded on your time and land for long enough, though if you have any questions or requests of me, I would be happy to address them. If nothing else, I would not be surprised if she spoke of me while here."

>"Oh, she did mention a hermit, yes," says Yuuka. "Something about a falling out?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "Yes, unfortunately. She is a former advisor of mine. I dismissed her in the hope that she would see the error of her wicked ways and better herself, but if today's events are any indication, it seems my hopes may be in vain."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "Yes, unfortunately. She is a former advisor of mine. I dismissed her in the hope that she would see the error of her wicked ways and better herself, but if today's events are any indication, it seems my hopes may be in vain."

>"Oh, she was amusingly amoral," says Yuuka.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Rub the side of our face in exasperation. "Seiga, what will I do with you..."
> Youmu: "Um, Miss Kazami, you mentioned an intruder problem earlier? Is that something we can help with?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Rub the side of our face in exasperation. "Seiga, what will I do with you..."
> Youmu: "Um, Miss Kazami, you mentioned an intruder problem earlier? Is that something we can help with?"

>"Why, you could leave," says Yuuka.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Shrink back a bit. "Oh."
> Miko: "If this is what you desire, then we shall be off."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Shrink back a bit. "Oh."
> Miko: "If this is what you desire, then we shall be off."

>"Will it involve the three of you barging in again later?" says Yuuka, "Because I would rather you just got it all out of your systems now. So ask whatever you need to."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Miko: "Mmm...I suppose I do have a few remaining curiosities. How long ago did she leave your domain?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "Mmm...I suppose I do have a few remaining curiosities. How long ago did she leave your domain?"

>"About a month ago," says Yuuka.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Miko: "How did she pass the time while in your company?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "How did she pass the time while in your company?"

>"Oh, she played with her zombie," says Yuuka. "Had meals with us, was general friendly. Lots of strange meditation and chanting, travelling every so often."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Nod. "And, if I may ask a more personal question, what prompted you to allow her to stay?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Nod. "And, if I may ask a more personal question, what prompted you to allow her to stay?"

>"I felt like it," says Yuuka. "She needed a home and I felt like providing her with one."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Have all of these answers sounded reasonable, based on our experience?

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Have all of these answers sounded reasonable, based on our experience?

>Youmu: You aren't sure. Yuuka is can be rather capricious, so she is hard to predict. It may be accurate to say you could see all these things being true. Or they could just be glib lies spoken as challenges to say she's lying and give her an excuse to attack you for being uncouth.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "I see. Very well, that exhausts my curiosities." Look to Youmu. "Do you have any?"
> Youmu: Shake head. "If Seiga is long gone, then we have no further reason to be here."
> Miko: Look back to Yuuka. "That will be all from us, then."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "I see. Very well, that exhausts my curiosities." Look to Youmu. "Do you have any?"
> Youmu: Shake head. "If Seiga is long gone, then we have no further reason to be here."
> Miko: Look back to Yuuka. "That will be all from us, then."

>"Well then," she says. "Do take care on your way out."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Give a slight bow. "Your time and assistance is most appreciated. Best wishes until we meet again."
> Youmu: Give a bow of our own. "Farewell, Miss Kazami."
> Both: Turn around and head back the way we came until we're out of the Garden.

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Give a slight bow. "Your time and assistance is most appreciated. Best wishes until we meet again."
> Youmu: Give a bow of our own. "Farewell, Miss Kazami."
> Both: Turn around and head back the way we came until we're out of the Garden.

>The both of you leave, Kotohime bowing and saying nothing. It doesn't take long to leave the garden behind.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "Well. I must say, that was...rather anticlimactic."
> Youmu: Nod. "At least we are safe. What do we do now, though?"
> Miko: "I believe the plan I laid out earlier is still worth following, doubly so now that we have eliminated this place as a possible hiding location. Pardon me for something unrelated for a moment, though."
> Miko: Pull out the Iron Key.
> Miko: "Do either of you recognize this, or have an idea as to what it might go with?"
> Youmu: Do we recognize the key?

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "Well. I must say, that was...rather anticlimactic."
> Youmu: Nod. "At least we are safe. What do we do now, though?"
> Miko: "I believe the plan I laid out earlier is still worth following, doubly so now that we have eliminated this place as a possible hiding location. Pardon me for something unrelated for a moment, though."
> Miko: Pull out the Iron Key.
> Miko: "Do either of you recognize this, or have an idea as to what it might go with?"
> Youmu: Do we recognize the key?

>Youmu: You think you've seen it moldering in Rinnosuke's shop before.
>"Well, I couldn't tell you what it goes to," says Kotohime, "But what you have there is a classic example of a key. Old one, too. They haven't made one with those kind of teeth in a long time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Is that the key from the shop in the forest?"
> Miko: "The very same."
> Youmu: Shake head. "That is about all I know about it."
> Miko: Look to Kotohime. "Do you think you could give me a rough time estimate of the era from which keys of this make come?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Is that the key from the shop in the forest?"
> Miko: "The very same."
> Youmu: Shake head. "That is about all I know about it."
> Miko: Look to Kotohime. "Do you think you could give me a rough time estimate of the era from which keys of this make come?"

>"Whew, that's a toughie," says Kotohime. "See, this design came around about...two thousand years ago? And it didn't really take much in the way of updates until maybe a couple centuries ago, when people figured out how to make more complicated locks."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Twirl the key in our hands a bit while inspecting it, before returning it to our bag. "I see. I suppose that may help narrow down the origins of this particular key."
> Youmu: "Why did you buy it, if you did not know anything about it?"
> Miko: Give a small grin. "There is a little extra entertainment to be had in a mystery."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Twirl the key in our hands a bit while inspecting it, before returning it to our bag. "I see. I suppose that may help narrow down the origins of this particular key."
> Youmu: "Why did you buy it, if you did not know anything about it?"
> Miko: Give a small grin. "There is a little extra entertainment to be had in a mystery."

>"And it looks neat," says Kotohime.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "Anyway, with that matter discussed, I believe we should continue our investigation of the remaining suspicious areas as I outlined earler. Is this agreeable?"
> Youmu: Nod. "That is fine. I will also be stopping by Meira's home, to ask about her interest in what we discussed earlier."
> Miko: "I suspect that my itinerary will take me longer to complete, so that should not be a problem."
> Youmu: Look to Kotohime. "Miss Miko and I are going to conduct separate investigations before meeting at the Hakurei Shrine again. What would you like to do? Do you wish to go with either of us, or do you wish to return to the Human Village?"