Sword Quest X - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Nod. "Very well. Thank you, Yuyuko-sama."
> Miko: "Ah, one last thing that occurs to me. I would like to check in on Yoshika before I leave, and given what you have laid out to me, it would not be a terrible idea if you joined me."
> Youmu: "That's not a bad idea, since I don't know if I will run into Seiga again."
> Miko: Nod. "I will wait here, then, while you see the others out. There is no sense in delaying those who have commitments back home on account of my personal matters."
> Youmu: Look to Byakuren and Kotohime. "Is this okay with you two? Or did you want or need to stay for something?"

>"I would be happy to be on my way," says Byakuren. "Thank you for hosting me. "
>Kotohime seems to focus for a moment on hearing her name. "Oh, I have to leave now?" she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Nod to Byakuren. "We were glad to have you. Thank you for your assistance with everything today."
> Youmu: Once Byakuren has responded, look to Kotohime. "Well, I suppose you don't have to leave if you don't want to."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Nod to Byakuren. "We were glad to have you. Thank you for your assistance with everything today."
> Youmu: Once Byakuren has responded, look to Kotohime. "Well, I suppose you don't have to leave if you don't want to."

>"I barely did anything at all," she says, "But I am happy to have helped, things were certainly serious."
>"Ah, good!" says Kotohime. "I wasn't done looking around yet."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Look back to Byakuren. "Shall we be off, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Look back to Byakuren. "Shall we be off, then?"

>The large woman nods and stands, "Please."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Nod in Byakuren's direction. "I wish you safe travels home, and will keep you notified on what we discussed. Until we meet again."
> Youmu: Lead Byakuren back toward the Gensokyo entrance to the Netherworld.

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Nod in Byakuren's direction. "I wish you safe travels home, and will keep you notified on what we discussed. Until we meet again."
> Youmu: Lead Byakuren back toward the Gensokyo entrance to the Netherworld.

>Youmu: You start toward the entrance, and Byakuren follows you quietly. So too does Kotohime.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "Ah, Lady Saigyouji, may I have a moment of your time before you resume your routine?"
> Youmu: Make a note of when we are well out of earshot of the sitting room where the others are.

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "Ah, Lady Saigyouji, may I have a moment of your time before you resume your routine?"
> Youmu: Make a note of when we are well out of earshot of the sitting room where the others are.

>Miko: "Oh, but of course, child," says Yuyuko. "What could I do for you?"
>Youmu: You get out of earshot quickly enough.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Look to Byakuren. "My apologies for abandoning you so abruptly to seek out my Mistress. I hope there were not any problems."
> Miko: ...Child?
> Miko: "Is Lady Yakumo still present?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Look to Byakuren. "My apologies for abandoning you so abruptly to seek out my Mistress. I hope there were not any problems."
> Miko: ...Child?
> Miko: "Is Lady Yakumo still present?"

>Youmu: "None at all," says Byakuren. "Miss Toyosatomimi and I may disagree on a number of things, but we're not barbarians."
>Miko: That is what she said.
>Miko: "Oh, no," says Yuyuko. "I have no idea where she went. She left not long after you did, after she was confident we had the situation well in hand."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Ah, please pardon me, I did not mean to imply such. I just know that there are a few people in Gensokyo I would rather not share a room with for an extended period of time."
> Miko: "Mmm, a shame. In that case, may I ask you what you know of the Saigyou Ayakashi?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Ah, please pardon me, I did not mean to imply such. I just know that there are a few people in Gensokyo I would rather not share a room with for an extended period of time."
> Miko: "Mmm, a shame. In that case, may I ask you what you know of the Saigyou Ayakashi?"

>Youmu: "It's nothing that I had not prepared for when I joined you," says Byakuren.
>Miko: "Why is that?" says Yuyuko.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Then I thank you for your patience as well."
> Miko: "The...process of transferring the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force back to the tree itself was...not as simple as originally assumed, shall we say. I was wondering if you would be able to shed light on the nature of the beast in a way that might explain why, or if she would be able to explain why she agreed with me when I initially stated it would be a simple matter."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Then I thank you for your patience as well."
> Miko: "The...process of transferring the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force back to the tree itself was...not as simple as originally assumed, shall we say. I was wondering if you would be able to shed light on the nature of the beast in a way that might explain why, or if she would be able to explain why she agreed with me when I initially stated it would be a simple matter."

>"You're making a mountain of a molehill," says Byakuren. "It was no problem."
>"Well, there isn't much light to shed," says Yuyuko, "The tree isn't a particularly complicated thing. It is merely a youkai without much substance, that lures people to sleep under its branches eternally. Quite powerful, of course, which is why we keep it here."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Nod. "Very well."
> Miko: "Ah, so that is why I felt a desire of control and a curse of exhaustion."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Nod. "Very well."
> Miko: "Ah, so that is why I felt a desire of control and a curse of exhaustion."

>Youmu: "I do appreciate your concerns," Byakuren says.
>Miko: "I imagine so," says Yuyuko. "Who knows what a tree feels?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "What does that script look like, anyway?"
> Miko: "That is the other curious thing. That tree resisted the transfer ritual. When it could no longer cling to the swordswoman, it tried to break free outright."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "What does that script look like, anyway?"
> Miko: "That is the other curious thing. That tree resisted the transfer ritual. When it could no longer cling to the swordswoman, it tried to break free outright."

>Youmu: Byakuren chuckles. "It's going to be challenging, I can say that much."
>Miko: "Well, I suppose it doesn't like being dormant any more than you did," says Yuyuko. "There's isn't much for it to do here."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "It is truly Yuyuko-sama's work, then."
> Miko: "...I suppose I should probably have asked all this during my first visit here."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "It is truly Yuyuko-sama's work, then."
> Miko: "...I suppose I should probably have asked all this during my first visit here."

>Youmu: Byakuren chuckles politely.
>Miko: "Ah, I thought you knew!" says Yuyuko.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Look to Kotohime. "What about you and your role?"
> Miko: Shake head. "I am not terribly familiar with the Netherworld. My focuses in life have been elsewhere. A lesson learned, I suppose."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Look to Kotohime. "What about you and your role?"
> Miko: Shake head. "I am not terribly familiar with the Netherworld. My focuses in life have been elsewhere. A lesson learned, I suppose."

>Youmu: "I...don't know," says Kotohime. "I couldn't make much sense of it... Maybe I don't know all the words?"
>Miko: "Oh well, we all have little things like that!" Yuyuko says.
>Miko: "I didn't even know they had an evil tree here," says Parsee.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I guess it really will be a challenge, then."
> Miko: "I suppose we each do have our own burdens to bear. Oh!"
> Miko: Look to the two unfamiliar youkai. "My apologies, I do not believe we have been properly introduced." Give them a short bow. "I am Miko, a simple Taoist hermit."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "I guess it really will be a challenge, then."
> Miko: "I suppose we each do have our own burdens to bear. Oh!"
> Miko: Look to the two unfamiliar youkai. "My apologies, I do not believe we have been properly introduced." Give them a short bow. "I am Miko, a simple Taoist hermit."

>Youmu: Kotohime gives a nervous chuckle.
>Miko: "I'm Parsee, this is Utsuho," says the blonde youkai. "We're from underground."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: Smile. "Do not worry. I am sure you will all perform splendidly."
> Miko: "I see. In which part of the underground do you dwell? I was down there earlier today, but I do not believe I caught sight of either of you."

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: Smile. "Do not worry. I am sure you will all perform splendidly."
> Miko: "I see. In which part of the underground do you dwell? I was down there earlier today, but I do not believe I caught sight of either of you."

>Youmu: "I hope so," says Kotohime. "It's kind of scary, now that I've seen it."
>Miko: "That'd be because we were up here all day," says Utsuho.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Well, I would not have asked you if I thought you could not do it."
> Miko: "Ah, I see. Do you live in the city proper, or perhaps in the mansion off to the side?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "Well, I would not have asked you if I thought you could not do it."
> Miko: "Ah, I see. Do you live in the city proper, or perhaps in the mansion off to the side?"

>Youmu: Kotohime nods. "I own't let you down."
>Miko: "I live in the mansion, yeah," says Utsuho. "Parsee lives under the bridge."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "Excellent."
> Miko: Do we recall a domicile under the bridge?