Sword Quest VII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> Try to open the door as one normally would.

>You try to open the door, and find it is locked.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Inspect the collapsed part of the manor. Could we enter the house through it?

[Hello Purvis]

> Inspect the collapsed part of the manor. Could we enter the house through it?

>You...might be able to get into there, but you recall the door was blocked off from the inside.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let's take an up-close look at it anyway, and see what we think then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's take an up-close look at it anyway, and see what we think then.

>You have a look at the fallen wing. You quickly smell a variety of fungus and mildew as you poke around, and it is very clear that the cause of the collapse was some of the timbers rotting through. Much of the room is completely caved in and what you can see inside is...unpleasant, to say the least. Some things were clearly left inside and have rotted thoroughly. There may be some space close to the door that you could get into, but...frankly it wouldn't be pleasant in the least.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any other entrances?
> If not, inspect the entire building, including windows, for a way to get in.

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any other entrances?
> If not, inspect the entire building, including windows, for a way to get in.

>There appears to have been a side door on the collapsed section, but that hardly helps.
>You walk around the house and see no more doors. You do, however, note several windows.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Try to open each of the windows from outside.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try to open each of the windows from outside.

>You try to open them, and have no luck.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> When we judged the collapsed part of the manor to be 'unpleasant', was this unpleasant messy, unpleasant gross, unpleasant dangerous, or all three?
> Inventory

[Hello Purvis]

> When we judged the collapsed part of the manor to be 'unpleasant', was this unpleasant messy, unpleasant gross, unpleasant dangerous, or all three?
> Inventory

>All three, really. You have no idea how stable it is, and it full of mold.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Inventory
> Are there any other options for entering the manor, then, if not via door or window?

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory
> Are there any other options for entering the manor, then, if not via door or window?

>Your inventory contains:
>Green Dress
>A dress heavy enough to keep you warm, and light enough to allow you freedom of movement.
>Black Hairband
>It has a cute ribbon!
>Roukanken
>A katana forged by youkai, designed specifically to affect spirits and other intangible things.
>Hakurouken
>A wakazashi that has passed through your family for generations; it can cut through confusion.
>Pruning Scissors
>For clipping and trimming plants.
>52☼
>This is 52☼
>Blue Paper Umbrella
>Obtained from The Palace of Earth Spirits; it should keep you dry.
>Wooden Box
>It contained several gifts from the oni you defeated
>Aged Scroll
>A scroll depicting a sword technique of some kind. Very valuable!
>Sapphire x3
>A valuable jewel
>Carnelian x3
>A precious gem.
>You suppose you could create a hole in the wall somehow.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> A damaging hole, though, right? Not like a Yukari hole?

[Hello Purvis]

> A damaging hole, though, right? Not like a Yukari hole?

>Yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How are we at lockpicking?

[Hello Purvis]

> How are we at lockpicking?

>You have never tried it before.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Crap.
> Peer inside the closest window. Look for any signs of Seiga's presence, present or past.

[Hello Purvis]

> Crap.
> Peer inside the closest window. Look for any signs of Seiga's presence, present or past.

>Being on the far north side of the house, you look inside and see what appears to be a kitchen. It's in surprisingly good order, compared to other things you've seen here. Not as immaculate as you like to keep a kitchen, but Meira seems to live on her own so you suppose that can be excused. Nothing really stands out to you as Seiga-related.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Similarly inspect each of the other windows of the house.

[Hello Purvis]

> Similarly inspect each of the other windows of the house.

>You peer through other windows, and find the front room where you and Meira spoke earlier. You also discover some empty bed-room looking places, and something you imagine was once a gallery or trophy room in times past. You also find what you assume is the master bedroom, decorated with paper screens and silks and dirty clothes thrown everywhere, as well as being in frightful need of a dusting. Nothing you see strikes you as possessing a particular Seiga-ness.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> These 'empty' bed-room places are sufficiently empty to not even have beds in them, then?

[Hello Purvis]

> These 'empty' bed-room places are sufficiently empty to not even have beds in them, then?

>A couple seem to have folded up futons.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did those futons look recently used?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did those futons look recently used?

>Not likely, the rooms appear to be pretty dusty.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Head around back and inspect the training grounds again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head around back and inspect the training grounds again.

>You go to inspect the training ground. Nothing has changed since you were last here. Some of the straw figures, though, show definite signs of use now that you take a closer look.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> This use is new as of when we were here last?
> Were we able to see Meira's sword rack through any of the windows? If so, did it look like how we left it?

[Hello Purvis]

> This use is new as of when we were here last?
> Were we able to see Meira's sword rack through any of the windows? If so, did it look like how we left it?

>As of this morning, you think.
>You have, and it did.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Strange. How many training figures show signs of use other than the ones we used?