Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "That is what I wish to know. It also seems to me to be an unremarkable iron key. But this Hina claimed to see a doom surrounding it. If what you say of her is true, then there is probably merit to her assertion, unless she is known to lie for her own amusement."

>"I...don't think she does?" says Sanae. "Where'd you get it?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "The curio shop in the forest."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The curio shop in the forest."

>"Huh," says Sanae. "What do you know about it?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "The shop or the key?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "The shop or the key?"

>"The key, who cares about the shop?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Chuckle a bit.
> "Very well. To be perfectly honest, I know extremely little about this key, other than that this particular style of key went out of fashion a couple hundred years ago. Hina seemed to recall having seen it once before, which implies it was in this area not too long ago. The doom itself is probably related to what this key unlocks, which Hina suspects is 'something quite momentous'."

[Hello Purvis]

> Chuckle a bit.
> "Very well. To be perfectly honest, I know extremely little about this key, other than that this particular style of key went out of fashion a couple hundred years ago. Hina seemed to recall having seen it once before, which implies it was in this area not too long ago. The doom itself is probably related to what this key unlocks, which Hina suspects is 'something quite momentous'."

>"So what was it even doing in the store?" says Sanae.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Marisa said that the key has been there as long as she can remember, yes? Or, at least, it was there before the current 'ownership' took hold?
> "It is my understanding that the shop mostly runs on a trading system. Presumably, the key's previous owner used it to purchase something else."

[Hello Purvis]

> Marisa said that the key has been there as long as she can remember, yes? Or, at least, it was there before the current 'ownership' took hold?
> "It is my understanding that the shop mostly runs on a trading system. Presumably, the key's previous owner used it to purchase something else."

>Yes. You aren't certain how well you'd trust Marisa's long term memory, but presumably that means it was there for some time.
>"Hm," says Sanae. "Wonder if it's the one Wriggle found awhile back?"

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[Suwako Moriya]

> !
> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Who is this Wriggle?"

[Hello Purvis]

> !
> Raise an eyebrow.
> "Who is this Wriggle?"

>"She's an insect youkai who used to work for us. It's kind of an embarrassing story, that. But anyways, a few years back on the way here, she mentioned finding some key, and trading it for...I think it was a big bag of some kind of snack?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Where can I find this youkai?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Where can I find this youkai?"

>"She lives somewhere in the forest of magic," Sanae says. "Um, on the western side somewhere? Her house is a big mushroom. I never really got to see it myself."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I will look into this. Thank you for your information."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I will look into this. Thank you for your information."

>"Sure, no problem," says Sanae.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Gesture to the note in Sanae's hand (or whever she ended up putting it).
> "I will leave you to whatever is written in that note, then, as I must continue my search for Seiga."

[Hello Purvis]

> Gesture to the note in Sanae's hand (or whever she ended up putting it).
> "I will leave you to whatever is written in that note, then, as I must continue my search for Seiga."

>"Okay," says Sanae. "Good luck with that!"

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "Farewell."
> Head back to the tengu that brought us here.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Farewell."
> Head back to the tengu that brought us here.

>You make your way back to the tengu, who is leaning against the torii. "All finished?" she says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "I am. Before we depart, however, since I made mention of this to the shrine maiden, I should make mention to you as well. Has a blue loop-hiared woman attempted to make her way into your territory today?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am. Before we depart, however, since I made mention of this to the shrine maiden, I should make mention to you as well. Has a blue loop-hiared woman attempted to make her way into your territory today?"

>She shakes her head. "I can't speak for the other patrols, but we've not seen anything."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "I see. Should any of you spot her, be careful. She may be hostile, and she may be dangerous."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I see. Should any of you spot her, be careful. She may be hostile, and she may be dangerous."

>"I'll take that warning to heart," says the tengu with a nod.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Excellent. In that case, I am ready to depart."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Excellent. In that case, I am ready to depart."

>With a nod, she takes to the air and leads you down the mountainside, leaving you about halfway down and not far from the waterfall. "If you have more business at the shrine, please seek out a patrol and we'll be happy to make sure you get there without any problems," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you very much for your assistance. May I ask your name?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you very much for your assistance. May I ask your name?"

>"I'm Koyomi," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

Oh boy, exactly as I hoped/feared.

> Smile.
> "A pleasure, Koyomi. I am Miko, a simple Taoist hermit. My apologies again for intruding upon your time."

[Hello Purvis]

> Smile.
> "A pleasure, Koyomi. I am Miko, a simple Taoist hermit. My apologies again for intruding upon your time."

>"Don't worry, escorting people to the shrine is part of our job," says Koyomi.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Still, your work is apprciated. I must be off to my destination, so farewell until we meet again."