Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> 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?"

>"I think I better stay with Youmu," says Kotohime. "After all, I oughta see who else I'm gonna be working with."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Nod. "Very well. I would like to speak to each of you individually in private later, however. I have nothing earth-shattering to say; it is simply something to keep in mind, for a time after the immediate issues are resolved. Youmu, I trust you will retrieve the missing sword and wand should you come across them?"
> Youmu: "Of course. Farewell until we meet again."
> Miko: "Best of luck to all of us."

> Youmu: Fly to Komachi's section of the Sanzu River, avoiding fairy chaos and flying back over any part of the Garden of the Sun.
> Miko: Fly to Youkai Mountain, avoiding fairy chaos and flying back over any part of the Garden of the Sun.

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Nod. "Very well. I would like to speak to each of you individually in private later, however. I have nothing earth-shattering to say; it is simply something to keep in mind, for a time after the immediate issues are resolved. Youmu, I trust you will retrieve the missing sword and wand should you come across them?"
> Youmu: "Of course. Farewell until we meet again."
> Miko: "Best of luck to all of us."

> Youmu: Fly to Komachi's section of the Sanzu River, avoiding fairy chaos and flying back over any part of the Garden of the Sun.
> Miko: Fly to Youkai Mountain, avoiding fairy chaos and flying back over any part of the Garden of the Sun.

>You go your separate ways.
>MIKO
>You make your way toward Youkai mountain, mostly backtracking the course you have taken. Once you pass by the town, you turn further southeast and make your way toward the large mountain in the distant range. Soon, you find yourself coming upon the forest along its foothills, the leaves vibrantly colored. The faeries are rather thick in the air up ahead.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could we avoid them if we landed and continued traveling on foot?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we avoid them if we landed and continued traveling on foot?

>You would avoid any ones in the air, at least.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's land, then, and see how the situation changes.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's land, then, and see how the situation changes.

>You land, and find yourself approaching a forest forest whose leaves have turned early. They are quite vivid. There doesn't seem to be much faerie activity that you can see.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Are there any obvious paths into the forest?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any obvious paths into the forest?

>There does seem to be a road a little ways to the south which leads into it.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Head toward the road, keeping an eye out for ground-level fairies.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head toward the road, keeping an eye out for ground-level fairies.

>You reach the road without incident. Looking eastward, it makes its way into the forest for as far as you can see. You note a few faeries in the woods, but they seem to be isolated.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Isolated fairies are not a problem. Head into the forest along the path.

[Hello Purvis]

> Isolated fairies are not a problem. Head into the forest along the path.

>You make your way along the path. Brightly colored leaves adorn the trees, not quite ready to journey to the ground yet. There is a sense of something greater than meets the eye here, a kind power in the air. It is not threatening, at least. Faeries fly to and fro, making various exclamations at the leaves. Some of them seem a bit hyper, flying around recklessly and in one case smacking into a tree, then yelling at the tree for being in the way. Are you make your way further in, the sudden explosion of color just seems to stop, as the leave shift back to a tired green. Ahead, along the side of the road, you note a woman in red, floating just underneath the boughs, with a brush in one hand and what seems to be a pallet in the other.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we tell what she is painting?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell what she is painting?

>She seems to be painting the trees themselves, you watch as she paints the underside of a leaf red.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Interesting! Can we tell what she is (human, youkai, celestial, god, etc)?

[Hello Purvis]

> Interesting! Can we tell what she is (human, youkai, celestial, god, etc)?

>Drawing closer, you call this is definitely a god. Her desires, what you can hear of them, are entirely on a different level than any other kind of being you've encountered.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any general proper ways to greet/introduce oneself to a god, particular one in a position such as ours?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any general proper ways to greet/introduce oneself to a god, particular one in a position such as ours?

>You...aren't sure. It's never come up for you before.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Watch the god work for about thirty seconds or so, admiring the colored of the already-changed leaves around us in the process.

[Hello Purvis]

> Watch the god work for about thirty seconds or so, admiring the colored of the already-changed leaves around us in the process.

>You observe her as she works. It seems as she paints one leaf, other random leaves around it take on the same color. Then she switches to a different color. She seems content not to say thing, you don't know if she's noticed you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Very well. A shame we do not have time to spend watching the chaning of the leaves unfold right before us. Perhaps some other day, though...
> Continue on down the path without disturbing the god. Once we are out of reasonable hearing range of the god, stop and put our cloak back on before continuing again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Very well. A shame we do not have time to spend watching the chaning of the leaves unfold right before us. Perhaps some other day, though...
> Continue on down the path without disturbing the god. Once we are out of reasonable hearing range of the god, stop and put our cloak back on before continuing again.

>You start to make your way past the deity. "Well," she says, "Aren't you going to say something?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Smile.
> "I did not wish to interrupt. But yes, I would like to thank you for your work."

[Hello Purvis]

> Smile.
> "I did not wish to interrupt. But yes, I would like to thank you for your work."

>She beams. "Oh, you're too kind."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "I must confess, I have never actually met a god before. May I ask your name?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I must confess, I have never actually met a god before. May I ask your name?"

>"I am Shizuha," says the deity, still beaming, "Welcome to my lands. I've only just gotten started, as you can see."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do Futo or Tojiko have a particular penchant toward the aesthetic of turning leaves?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do Futo or Tojiko have a particular penchant toward the aesthetic of turning leaves?

>You would say Tojiko has a stronger one, but both seem to enjoy it. Most people do.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "I will have to return when you have finished. Hopefully I will have my regular traveling companions in tow by then, so they can also appreciate the aesthetic of your leaves first-hand."