Sword Quest X - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Are we aware of how Seiga's powers work?

>Youmu: You know the basics, but no real details.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I do what I can, Yuyuko-sama."
> Miko: "I can only hope she will make it as painless as possible."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "I do what I can, Yuyuko-sama."
> Miko: "I can only hope she will make it as painless as possible."

>Youmu: "Well, you did very good," says Yuyuko, smiling.
>Miko: "A feeling I know all too well," says Byakuren.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Smile in return and give another bow. "Thank you very much, Yuyuko-sama."
> Miko: Chuckle a bit, then put on a thoughtful look. "Mmm, that reminds me. You seemed remarkably...indifferent to my admission as to where I acquired the key."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Smile in return and give another bow. "Thank you very much, Yuyuko-sama."
> Miko: Chuckle a bit, then put on a thoughtful look. "Mmm, that reminds me. You seemed remarkably...indifferent to my admission as to where I acquired the key."

>Youmu: Yuyuko nods back. "And thank you, dear."
>Miko: Byakuren frowns thoughfully. "I suppose it's no surprise that the old owner would have something like that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Of course. I will be seeing to our guests upstairs now, then."
> Miko: "There did seem to be many assorted odds and ends there, yes. But that is not to what I was referring."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Of course. I will be seeing to our guests upstairs now, then."
> Miko: "There did seem to be many assorted odds and ends there, yes. But that is not to what I was referring."

>Youmu: "Do make sure they are comfy!" says Yuyuko. "It may be close to dinner time."
>Miko: "Then what were you referring to?" says Byakuren.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Give one last bow. "By your leave."
> Youmu: Head upstairs and look for Utsuho and Parsee.
> Miko: Put on a faintly amused expression. "Well, for one thing, the mouse all but offered me anything I wanted if it meant I would leave without causing her harm."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Give one last bow. "By your leave."
> Youmu: Head upstairs and look for Utsuho and Parsee.
> Miko: Put on a faintly amused expression. "Well, for one thing, the mouse all but offered me anything I wanted if it meant I would leave without causing her harm."

>Youmu: "Certainly," she says. "And I'll find your friend, soon, I'm sure."
>Youmu: You head up the stairs, Kotohime following behind you. "She seemed rather excited," she says.
>Miko: "Oh, has she?" says Byakuren. "We'll have to have a talk about that. Unless you gave her cause to think you were going to rob her?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Well, this play is her work. I imagine she is very excited to see the pieces come into place."
> Miko: Shake head. "Not intentionally, certainly. I was merely looking for information regarding the whereabouts of my companions at the time. Truth be told, I was not even aware she was the current proprietor until I walked through the door."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Well, this play is her work. I imagine she is very excited to see the pieces come into place."
> Miko: Shake head. "Not intentionally, certainly. I was merely looking for information regarding the whereabouts of my companions at the time. Truth be told, I was not even aware she was the current proprietor until I walked through the door."

>Youmu: "Ah, I see," says Kotohime.
>Miko: Byakuren nods. "I imagine you gave the poor girl a fright."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "At the very least, I doubt it will happen again."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "At the very least, I doubt it will happen again."

>Youmu: You make your way upward, and find your way to a sitting room. You can see the two of them immediately from the hall, sharing a couch and talking between themselves.
>Miko: "The fright or the visiting?" says Byakuren.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Knock on the door, or the wall if the door is not in reach due to being open, to get their attention.
> Miko: "The former. Perhaps the latter as well, but I cannot say for sure. Who can say what the future may hold?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Knock on the door, or the wall if the door is not in reach due to being open, to get their attention.
> Miko: "The former. Perhaps the latter as well, but I cannot say for sure. Who can say what the future may hold?"

>Youmu: You knock on the doorframe. Both of the youkai look up at you
>Youmu: "Oh, hey there!" says Utsuho.
>Youmu: "Wow, you look like crap," says Parsee. "What happened?"
>Miko: "Well, I'm sure it will give Nazrin a story to tell."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Frown. "Do I?"
> Youmu: Inspect ourselves.
> Miko: "If I may ask, what happened to the previous shopkeeper?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Frown. "Do I?"
> Youmu: Inspect ourselves.
> Miko: "If I may ask, what happened to the previous shopkeeper?"

>Youmu: "Parsee!" says Utsuho. You look yourself and find you have had better days.
>Youmu: "Yeah, a bit," says Parsee. "What happened?"
>Miko: "He was a deeply disturbed individual who went on to cause a lot of trouble," says Byakuren. "We've been working to treat him at the temple, but it has been a long process."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I recovered the life force of the great cherry tree you may have seen in the gardens. Sadly, this involved a very fierce duel with one I would have wished to call a companion, if not a friend."
> Miko: "Really? How much trouble could a shopkeeper truly cause in a land such as this?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "I recovered the life force of the great cherry tree you may have seen in the gardens. Sadly, this involved a very fierce duel with one I would have wished to call a companion, if not a friend."
> Miko: "Really? How much trouble could a shopkeeper truly cause in a land such as this?"

>Youmu: "Ouch," says Parsee. "Well, at least you won, I assume!"
>Miko: "Quite a bit with the wrong kind of magic," says Byakuren. "He found a method to derive power from exchanges, drawn by his own faith in their primacy of things, and stored it for a very long time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: ...Is that even possible?

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: ...Is that even possible?

>Miko: Magic and faith are complex things. You can't say it's impossible.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Nod. "Eventually, but yes. A group of notable Gensokyo residents helped me bring her here, so the tree's life force could be removed from her and restored to its proper place. Reimu is tending to her now, in the garden."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Nod. "Eventually, but yes. A group of notable Gensokyo residents helped me bring her here, so the tree's life force could be removed from her and restored to its proper place. Reimu is tending to her now, in the garden."

>Youmu: "That sounds...exciting," says Utsuho. "I guess that explains where you were."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Blink. "...I see. Hmm. I suppose that explains why the mouse claimed trades were something of a tradition for that shop."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Blink. "...I see. Hmm. I suppose that explains why the mouse claimed trades were something of a tradition for that shop."

>Miko: Byakuren nods. "We felt it best to keep up that practice, money can be a little difficult for some youkai to come across."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Indeed. But now that the Saigyou Ayakashi is taken care of, I can return to other things. How are you two holding up, by the way?"
> Miko: Nod. "Understandable. I assume no one knows about this man that does not need to know?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Indeed. But now that the Saigyou Ayakashi is taken care of, I can return to other things. How are you two holding up, by the way?"
> Miko: Nod. "Understandable. I assume no one knows about this man that does not need to know?"

>Youmu: "Pretty well," says Utsuho. "Just a bit frazzled after finding Koishi and losing her again."
>Miko: Byakuren nods. "He...crossed some people who are all too happy to hold a grudge. So we found it best not to let things be too widely know after they were fixed."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I understand. I apologize for setting her off like that."
> Miko: Nod. "That is for the best, yes."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "I understand. I apologize for setting her off like that."
> Miko: Nod. "That is for the best, yes."

>Youmu: "Don't worry about it," says Parsee. "Koishi's weird."
>Youmu: "At least, it's not really your fault," Utsuho says. "Stuff like this is difficult to predict."
>Miko: "I'm glad you agree," says Byakuren.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I hope Satori joins us in the end. Maybe she'll have an idea."
> Miko: "But of course. Unusual magic or no, shopkeepers do not tend to be warriors. Making so many enemies in a land such as this is a recipe for destruction if one cannot hold their own."