Sword Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "I am most impressed that you seem to know better than I what I think of this situation."

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "I am most impressed that you seem to know better than I what I think of this situation."

>"Because I've known you for a long time, Crown Prince," she says. "All these objections you raise are just being risen for the sake of them. Who cares if some stupid vampire opposes putting humans under a proper leader? She's not important. It's not important that there was only a small window of time for this to work, as long as that window was taken? You cannot honestly say to me, truly and honestly, say either of those things are more important than what is in the works. It's a shame what happened to your retainers, but I think it's not worth worrying about in the long term; they'll get better and I'll see what I can do to make up to them. Are you just being contrary to be mean to me, Crown Prince?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give Seiga a look and take on a tone with more of an edge.
> "I am pointing out why your actions were going about this issue the wrong way. Everything you have done has been a by-product of all of the reasons I dismissed you in the first place. You do not seem to have made any effort whatsoever to reflect upon your ways. You made several mistaken, short-sighted assumptions about the situation that caused you to rush your plan when it did not need to be rushed. The plan itself has wronged multiple individuals, and the fact that you rushed it through has wronged more. You have shown no remorse whatsoever for the individuals you have wronged, not even myself despite my telling you several times that I did not appreciate what you did to me this morning regardless of your reasons. Your plan appears to ultimately be less about uniting the humans and more about getting back in my good graces, and yet you have stubbornly refused to listen to anything I have said about doing so, first in refusing to admit wrongdoing in stealing from me, and now in trying to argue with or outright deflect all of my efforts to explain to you how you could have done things more appropriately if you actually did wish to get back in my good graces. If this was truly your goal, then I can only say that everything you have done today concerning me has made it less likely to me to take you back, not more likely. Frankly, I have half a mind to simply leave this place, as you have made me feel that everything I have said since I arrived here was a massive waste of my time. Now, are you going to start actually listening to me, or shall I take my leave now?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Give Seiga a look and take on a tone with more of an edge.
> "I am pointing out why your actions were going about this issue the wrong way. Everything you have done has been a by-product of all of the reasons I dismissed you in the first place. You do not seem to have made any effort whatsoever to reflect upon your ways. You made several mistaken, short-sighted assumptions about the situation that caused you to rush your plan when it did not need to be rushed. The plan itself has wronged multiple individuals, and the fact that you rushed it through has wronged more. You have shown no remorse whatsoever for the individuals you have wronged, not even myself despite my telling you several times that I did not appreciate what you did to me this morning regardless of your reasons. Your plan appears to ultimately be less about uniting the humans and more about getting back in my good graces, and yet you have stubbornly refused to listen to anything I have said about doing so, first in refusing to admit wrongdoing in stealing from me, and now in trying to argue with or outright deflect all of my efforts to explain to you how you could have done things more appropriately if you actually did wish to get back in my good graces. If this was truly your goal, then I can only say that everything you have done today concerning me has made it less likely to me to take you back, not more likely. Frankly, I have half a mind to simply leave this place, as you have made me feel that everything I have said since I arrived here was a massive waste of my time. Now, are you going to start actually listening to me, or shall I take my leave now?"

>Seiga looks to be on the verge of tears. "But, you haven't listened at all! How did it not need to be done as as soon as possible? In what way could it it reasonably wait? You keep saying there should be a better way, but you don't say what it was! Crown Prince, don't you think you're asking for the impossible?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Sigh and rub the side of our face in aggravation, but resume a normal tone.
> "If I tell you how this should have been approached, will you listen to me and accept the things I say as what would have been best, rather than argue with me?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Sigh and rub the side of our face in aggravation, but resume a normal tone.
> "If I tell you how this should have been approached, will you listen to me and accept the things I say as what would have been best, rather than argue with me?"

>"If they actually are for the best," she says. "Otherwise I will be obligated to correct you, wouldn't you agree?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If your goal is to get back in my good graces, then the methods I will describe are the best methods for doing just that. I have certain behavioral expectations, and if you wish to argue those expectations, then there is no reason for us to converse any further. Do you wish to argue those expectations?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If your goal is to get back in my good graces, then the methods I will describe are the best methods for doing just that. I have certain behavioral expectations, and if you wish to argue those expectations, then there is no reason for us to converse any further. Do you wish to argue those expectations?"

>"Am I to ignore if your expectations do not match with things as they are?" says Seiga. "I'll listen, of course, but if you should advocate the impossible, then what am I to do?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I do not expect the impossible. If I did, I would not have any followers."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I do not expect the impossible. If I did, I would not have any followers."

>She nods.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Now then. The first proper thing to do, I would say, is to have waited for me to awaken this morning and directly asked me for my assistance. If there was a timing concern with Meira, then that would need to have been addressed beforehand."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Now then. The first proper thing to do, I would say, is to have waited for me to awaken this morning and directly asked me for my assistance. If there was a timing concern with Meira, then that would need to have been addressed beforehand."

>"That wouldn't have been possible, Crown Prince," she says. "You banished me from your presence, if you'll recall?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Then you could have left a message with the proprietor that you wished to speak with me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Then you could have left a message with the proprietor that you wished to speak with me."

>"And what good would that have done?" She says. "You made it clear I was not to seek you out, but rather you would. Even if you would have, had it gone through your followers first, would they have carried it to you, or seen it was from me and simply decided not to waste your time with it? It couldn't be done."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, we told her that we would find her, rather than the other way around?

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait, we told her that we would find her, rather than the other way around?

>Not directly. You did tell her ought not to bother for the foreseeable future, which can certainly be taken that way.  Exile doesn't make much sense if they are still able to pester via post.

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[Kilgamayan]

Well shit, I wasn't expecting that at all.

> How long ago was this?
> If she was not to contact us, how were we supposed to know when to seek her out again?

[Hello Purvis]

> How long ago was this?
> If she was not to contact us, how were we supposed to know when to seek her out again?

>Shortly after you awoke.
>That would be either when you decided to of your own will, or when you heard things that lead you to believe it was time to allow her to return.

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[Kilgamayan]

> So, like, a month? A year? Several years?

[Hello Purvis]

> So, like, a month? A year? Several years?

>A...year and a half now? Maybe more?

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "For something this important, surely you could have left a letter with the proprietor to be given only to me, and emphasized the importance of the message when doing so."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "For something this important, surely you could have left a letter with the proprietor to be given only to me, and emphasized the importance of the message when doing so."

>"And go through the considerable risk of it not getting to you or being ignored," she says. "Or, I could take matters into my own hands and assure them."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you truly think I would ignore such a thing?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you truly think I would ignore such a thing?"

>"I think it's very possible, given circumstances. Certainly not worth risking."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Then why not send Meira herself?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Then why not send Meira herself?"

>"Well, because it would ruin the surprise," she says. "And, I am not sure you would be interested in seeing just any random person like that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I would certainly be interested in seeing someone with the will to lead the people and the nobility background to back up her claim."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I would certainly be interested in seeing someone with the will to lead the people and the nobility background to back up her claim."

>"The second would be the hard part," says Seiga.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "She convinced you, did she not?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "She convinced you, did she not?"

>"No. I found her."

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