Sword Quest XI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "The feeling of nostalgia, I mean."

>"I was asking about stillness, though..." she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Stillness?

[Hello Purvis]

> Stillness?

>That's what she said.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Blink.
> "Stillness?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Blink.
> "Stillness?"

>She nods. "You wondered if he still lives, and me made me wonder if it was often still there, so that's what I asked," says Kotohime, sounding a bit unsure.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Well, I'm not really sure if I think about him more or less than the average person, since I have only my experiences to go on, and I know I am a bit of an outlier as far as Gensokyo is concerned."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Well, I'm not really sure if I think about him more or less than the average person, since I have only my experiences to go on, and I know I am a bit of an outlier as far as Gensokyo is concerned."

>She seems confused for a moment, then says, "How so?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, for one, I reside in the land of the dead rather than the land of the living, and keep the company I do accordingly.'

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, for one, I reside in the land of the dead rather than the land of the living, and keep the company I do accordingly.'

>"Oh, I thought you meant something else," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How is Tenshi doing?
> Shake head.
> "My upbringing has simply been much different from that of the average Gensokyo citizen."

[Hello Purvis]

> How is Tenshi doing?
> Shake head.
> "My upbringing has simply been much different from that of the average Gensokyo citizen."

>She is weaving her way through the crowds. You think she'll get to you soon.
>"Oh, mine too," she says. "Do tell!"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I have been trained for servitude all my life, and I have spent my days with the dead rather than the living, so their perspectives are bound to be different."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I have been trained for servitude all my life, and I have spent my days with the dead rather than the living, so their perspectives are bound to be different."

>"How are they different?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "They are less concerned with staying alive, for one, which seems to bring them to be more peaceful."

[Hello Purvis]

> "They are less concerned with staying alive, for one, which seems to bring them to be more peaceful."

>She nods. "That makes sense. Does that mean you were the troublemaker?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Were we?

[Hello Purvis]

> Were we?

>Were you? At least not catastrophically so.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I do not think I caused too much trouble, no."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I do not think I caused too much trouble, no."

>"I can't imagine you did," she says, chuckling.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "No. If nothing else, facing my father knowing what I had done would have been impossible."

[Hello Purvis]

> "No. If nothing else, facing my father knowing what I had done would have been impossible."

>"What did you do?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I tried not to do anything, for that very reason."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I tried not to do anything, for that very reason."

>"Tried not, you say," she says, snickering.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a small, rueful frown.
> "I...may have made my fair share of mistakes, as I imagine any child would."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a small, rueful frown.
> "I...may have made my fair share of mistakes, as I imagine any child would."

>She snickers some more.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Try not to look too flustered.
> "Hey, I am sure you did as well!"

[Hello Purvis]

> Try not to look too flustered.
> "Hey, I am sure you did as well!"

>"Oh, definitely," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. Actually, I am a little surprised to hear that from someone from the moon."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. Actually, I am a little surprised to hear that from someone from the moon."

>"You might be surprised," she says. "There's always troublemakers, particularly among the rabbits."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, I suppose that's true, regarding rabbit shenanigans.'