Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "Anyway, based on what Miko said, it actually sounds like Seiga may have stolen it. Which would be nice, I guess, because it means both of our issues can be solved in one fell swoop."

>"Huh, they're infighting now?" says the nun.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It seems so. I was skeptical initially, because it is really easy to claim that you have dismissed one of your advisors after being told that said advisor has committed some malicious act, but their separation was verified by Yuuka, with whom Seiga had apparently stayed for some time several weeks ago."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Seems like it. I was skeptical initially, because it is really to claim that you have dismissed one of your advisors after being told that said advisor has committed some malicious act, but their separation was verified by Yuuka, which whom Seiga had apparently stayed for some time several weeks ago."

>"Huh," she says. "Well, I guess Yuuka doesn't really have a reason to lie about it. From everything I've gathered, she wouldn't even care."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "She did not seem to have much interest in the details."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "She did not seem to have much interest in the details."

>"Not surprising," says the nun. "I don't really know her, but everything I've heard suggests she wouldn't care to be involved with any scheme that wasn't her own."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Regardless, if Seiga has not been seen here, then I must continue my investigation. If you do see her, be very careful. She knows that I, at least, am after her, and it is quite possible she is substantially more dangerous than she is normally."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Regardless, if Seiga has not been seen here, then I must continue my investigation. If you do see her, be very careful. She knows that I, at least, am after her, and it is quite possible she is substantially more dangerous than she is normally."

>"I'll keep that in mind," she says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "I will intrude upon your time no further. Have a pleasant day."
> Exit the shop.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I will intrude upon your time no further. Have a pleasant day."
> Exit the shop.

>"Come back whenever you like," says the nun. "I'm sure we'll find something to go with that hair ribbon!"
>You leave the shop.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Continue northward, keeping an eye out for notable shops.

[Hello Purvis]

> Continue northward, keeping an eye out for notable shops.

>You continue northward. There are other shops, but many of them are closed, presumably to assist with the harvests. You do note there is a lantern shop open, though.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Enter the lantern shop.

[Hello Purvis]

> Enter the lantern shop.

>You enter the shop. The walls are surprisingly narrow, and bear a patchwork of old and new timbers, and the ceiling is covered with a variety of paper lanterns. Toward the back, you can see wooden frames and colorful strips of paper on a long workbench, while a scent of glue hangs in the air. Sitting at the workbench is a woman with short red hair topped with a large blue bow, her face somewhat obscured by the caplet she wears.
>"Welcome!" she says. "Just look around and I'll answer any questions you have."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Figures that we'd start seeing redheads everywhere now.
> Is this woman human?
> How much of a use would we have for lanterns at home?
> "Pardon me. I am on an investigation for a potentially dangerous individual. Have you seen or heard about a woman with blue looped hair today?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Figures that we'd start seeing redheads everywhere now.
> Is this woman human?
> How much of a use would we have for lanterns at home?
> "Pardon me. I am on an investigation for a potentially dangerous individual. Have you seen or heard about a woman with blue looped hair today?"

>You don't know if she is or isn't, it's hard to tell. But you suspect not.
>You suspect there's somewhere that could do with them.
>"Why?" she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "She has stolen a powerful energy from the Netherworld, and is both knowledgable and amoral enough to enhance her own power with it. She also knows I am after her, and so is likely on the defensive."

[Hello Purvis]

> "She has stolen a powerful energy from the Netherworld, and is both knowledgable and amoral enough to enhance her own power with it. She also knows I am after her, and so is likely on the defensive."

>"That sounds bad," she says. "I've been makings lanterns all day, though. Do you think she'll want one?"

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Look slightly taken aback.
> "Um...maybe? I'm not actually sure where she lives, or what she does in her free time."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look slightly taken aback.
> "Um...maybe? I'm not actually sure where she lives, or what she does in her free time."

>"Then I don't think she's likely to come here," says the shop owner. "Sorry, I'm not much of a gossip."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are the lantern prices visible anywhere?
> How much money do we have again?
> "I suppose that may be true. Still, if she does appear here, be cautious."

[Hello Purvis]

> Are the lantern prices visible anywhere?
> How much money do we have again?
> "I suppose that may be true. Still, if she does appear here, be cautious."

>They are not. You are probably supposed to inquire, and perhaps haggle.
>You have 52☼
>"I'll keep that in mind," she says. "Is there a chance she's going to appear here?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It is...admittedly possible, if she is looking for a place to hide out. We have information that she is 'far away from the vampire manor', and while that leaves a lot of Gensokyo to search, we have established that she is not at the Hakurei Shrine, the Garden of the Sun, the Sanzu River's shinigami boat dock, or underground. The local constable and I are currently searching this village, while the Taoist hermit that caused all those spirits to appear is investigating Youkai Mountain and the Bamboo Forest mansion."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It is...admittedly possible, if she is looking for a place to hide out. We have information that she is 'far away from the vampire manor', and while that leaves a lot of Gensokyo to search, we have established that she is not at the Hakurei Shrine, the Garden of the Sun, the Sanzu River's shinigami boat dock, or underground. The local constable and I are currently searching this village, while the Taoist hermit that caused all those spirits to appear is investigating Youkai Mountain and the Bamboo Forest mansion."

>"That sounds real interesting," says the woman, "But, I'm afraid I don't have a lot to of with any of that."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "For your sake, I hope things stay that way. I do not want innocents dragged into this situation."

[Hello Purvis]

> "For your sake, I hope things stay that way. I do not want innocents dragged into this situation."

>"I have a friend who lives in the bamboo forest, but she's kind of hard to find," says the lantern-maker. "She hunts around there. I dunno if she'd have anything to tell you, but it might be worth your time."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did Miko tell us about a bamboo forest huntress?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did Miko tell us about a bamboo forest huntress?

>Did she?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Eh, no reason for Miko to go into that much detail about her day.

> Nod.
> "I will keep an eye out for her if I make my way there."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I will keep an eye out for her if I make my way there."

>"Tell her I said hi, if you do."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Will do. Have a pleasant day."
> Exit the shop and continue north.