Author Topic: Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 40975 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #90 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:09:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 05:30:14 PM

> Such delicious political intrigue! It seems that not all of the old ways have been lost.
> "I see. I will not pry further, as it is not my business. Regardless, I am not aware of anything else important about this situation related to Seiga or that tree."

>It seems even youkai enjoy the great game.
>"Alright then," says Patchouli, as she hops from her seat and proceeds toward the southeastern corner of the library.
>Following her, you come to the corner, which is curiously bare. She waves her hand over it, and the floor shimmers, revealing a curious series of interlinked circles marked with a number of unfamiliar glyphs, something entirely outside your own experience with the tao. Looking at it, the circles somehow manage to come together in a manner that creates suggestions of other complex shapes, but you cannot quite suss out how. Patchouli chants a couple of curious words, and a flame springs to life in her palm. She wastes no time in applying the talisman to the flames, and placing it the middle of the circle. Then she begins to chant, a series of utterances that bring to mind leaves softly rustling, bearing a cadence that almost sounds like a song.
>The talisman burns to ash, and the ash begins to rise, twisting and shaping into thin lines.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #91 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:12:13 PM »

> Intriguing! Do the lines look like anything?
> Let's not interrupt this process, Patchouli doesn't seem the type to appreciate disruptions. If something goes wrong, she'll probably say something.
> Keep watch quietly.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #92 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:21:07 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 06:12:13 PM

> Intriguing! Do the lines look like anything?
> Let's not interrupt this process, Patchouli doesn't seem the type to appreciate disruptions. If something goes wrong, she'll probably say something.
> Keep watch quietly.

>You watch quietly as the lines twist and writhe, and come together to form a crude outline of a person. The looped hair reveals it as Seiga to you immediately. The lines move, giving it the illusion that it is doing...something? Is she cleaning something she is holding?

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #93 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:25:09 PM »

> Can we tell what she is holding? ...Is it that girl's wand, or, worse, our sword?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #94 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:27:29 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 06:25:09 PM

> Can we tell what she is holding? ...Is it that girl's wand, or, worse, our sword?

>It simply isn't shown. But from how her hand is cupped, it can't be very wide in diameter. A sword hilt or a rod of some kind could potentially fit.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #95 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:34:57 PM »

> Frown slightly. If she really did steal our sword...
> Keep watching.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #96 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:48:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 06:34:57 PM

> Frown slightly. If she really did steal our sword...
> Keep watching.

>You continue to observe.
>Her mouth moves, and sounds come out. They are something like words, but you cannot make them out. It's not a spell, you are certain, but rather garbled speech. She looks over her shoulder at something.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #97 on:** April 16, 2015, 06:49:27 PM »

> So she's with someone. Maybe she found a way back to someone in that otherworld army?
> Continue observing.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #98 on:** April 16, 2015, 07:14:47 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 06:49:27 PM

> So she's with someone. Maybe she found a way back to someone in that otherworld army?
> Continue observing.

>That isn't impossible...
>You continue to observe. There are more words, you think you can just make out a "How does it feel?"
>Then the entire ashy structure falls apart, as Patchouli begins coughing.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #99 on:** April 16, 2015, 07:17:22 PM »

> Did the 'How does it feel' sound like it came from Seiga or someone else?
> "Are you all right? I hope that was not too strenuous."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #100 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:00:32 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 16, 2015, 07:17:22 PM

> Did the 'How does it feel' sound like it came from Seiga or someone else?
> "Are you all right? I hope that was not too strenuous."

>You are quite certain she spoke it.
>"Yes...it was..." she says between pants.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #101 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:04:19 AM »

> Frown.
> "Shall I or one of the maids fetch something for you?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #102 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:09:09 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 04:04:19 AM

> Frown.
> "Shall I or one of the maids fetch something for you?"

>"Just...let me sit..." she says as she starts to make her way toward the center of the library.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #103 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:09:38 AM »

> "Of course."
> Follow! And help Patchouli into her chair if she looks and acts like she needs it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #104 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:14:08 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 04:09:38 AM

> "Of course."
> Follow! And help Patchouli into her chair if she looks and acts like she needs it.

>She could definitely do with the help, and she doesn't complain about leaning on your shoulder.
>Once you return her to her table, she plops down on a seat, picks up a small bell, and rings it. "I hope you found something...useful," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #105 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:17:51 AM »

> "I learned a couple of intriguing things, yes. Unfortunately, where Seiga is presently located was not one of them, but what I know now is certainly better than the nothing I knew before."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #106 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:38:30 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 04:17:51 AM

> "I learned a couple of intriguing things, yes. Unfortunately, where Seiga is presently located was not one of them, but what I know now is certainly better than the nothing I knew before."

>She is about to speak, but the red-haired youkai with bat wings appears, carrying a tray, which she places in front of Patchouli. It contains what seems to be a steaming mixture of tea in a woman's shoe.
>"What is this." Patchouli says.
>"A number seven, just like you wanted!" says the youkai.
>"Why is it in a...shoe. Is this your shoe."
>"Didn't specify," she says, grinning.
>Patchouli groans. "PBring me a mixture seven, in a...proper drinking vessel, with all due haste, then...tell Sakuya you will be available next time the privies need to be cleaned."
>The youkai groans and departs.
>"As I was about to say," says Patchouli, "She is far away, that...much I can tell you."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #107 on:** April 17, 2015, 04:40:18 AM »

> Let's just act like that didn't happen, for Patchouli's sake.
> "You did succeed in finding her, though. I suppose that means she is at least in Gensokyo."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #108 on:** April 17, 2015, 06:21:50 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 04:40:18 AM

> Let's just act like that didn't happen, for Patchouli's sake.
> "You did succeed in finding her, though. I suppose that means she is at least in Gensokyo."

>You suspect this may happen often enough the novelty has worn off.
>Patchouli nods. "And not close to the mansion. Though...the connection was not as strong one might...prefer."

>_

Yaersulf · « **Reply #109 on:** April 17, 2015, 09:55:48 AM »

>"Was there any hint of a direction?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #110 on:** April 17, 2015, 10:25:08 AM »

Quote from: Yaersulf on April 17, 2015, 09:55:48 AM

>"Was there any hint of a direction?"

>"Not close is all...I can say," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #111 on:** April 17, 2015, 10:36:21 AM »

> How far away from this mansion are the following notable landmarks: Hakurei Shrine, Kirisame House, Margatroid House, Kourindou, Human Village, PrismRiver Manor, Eientei, Youkai Mountain, Entrance to the Underground?
> Do we know approximately where the Sanzu River's dock is? IF so, how far away is it from this mansion?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #112 on:** April 17, 2015, 10:57:12 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 10:36:21 AM

> How far away from this mansion are the following notable landmarks: Hakurei Shrine, Kirisame House, Margatroid House, Kourindou, Human Village, PrismRiver Manor, Eientei, Youkai Mountain, Entrance to the Underground?
> Do we know approximately where the Sanzu River's dock is? IF so, how far away is it from this mansion?

>Most of these places have not moved, you imagine. The Hakurei Shrine is some distance to the Northeast. Marisa's house is a little ways to the north. The village is some distance to the north. The Prismriver manor is far to the northeast. Eientei is some distance to the northwest. Mountain Mountain is some distance to the northeast, you believe, but not so far as the Hakurei shrine. The entrance to the underground is a little ways to the northeast.
>You have only a vague idea where it is, but you know it is far to the north.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #113 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:07:15 AM »

> "Hmm. Well, that does narrow down the major landmarks of which I am aware."
> Rub chin.
> "I almost wonder if she would be so bold as to hide out near the Sanzu River docks? Doubtful that many would think to look there for a hermit on the lam."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #114 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:17:48 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 11:07:15 AM

> "Hmm. Well, that does narrow down the major landmarks of which I am aware."
> Rub chin.
> "I almost wonder if she would be so bold as to hide out near the Sanzu River docks? Doubtful that many would think to look there for a hermit on the lam."

>"I would have no idea," says Patchouli, as her breathing settles. She takes a piece of paper and and begins to scribble something down. "But if you think she is sufficiently daring, there may be worse places to look."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #115 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:28:06 AM »

> Nod.
> "Indeed. I cannot assume she has not holed up somewhere simply because it is dangerous. Particularly if she has taken that tree's life force into herself and discovered how to channel it, which is not impossible."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #116 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:49:02 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 11:28:06 AM

> Nod.
> "Indeed. I cannot assume she has not holed up somewhere simply because it is dangerous. Particularly if she has taken that tree's life force into herself and discovered how to channel it, which is not impossible."

>Patchouli gives an absent nod, as she continues to write.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #117 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:53:24 AM »

> Wait for Patchouli to finish writing, glancing around the library in the meantime.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #118 on:** April 17, 2015, 11:55:58 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on April 17, 2015, 11:53:24 AM

> Wait for Patchouli to finish writing, glancing around the library in the meantime.

>You look around the library, noting nothing out of the ordinary. You suppose that youkai is out making...whatever a number seven is.
>"I didn't have anything to add," Patchouli says, "You can still speak. It's not an imposition."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #119 on:** April 17, 2015, 12:02:39 PM »

> "Ah. My apologies, I did not wish to interrupt your writing."