Sakuya Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Monarda]

>"Do you know when she will come back to the surface again ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you know when she will come back to the surface again ?"

>"Whenever she feels like?" says the smaller faerie.

>_

[Monarda]

>"Oh.. um, isn`t there a way to call her ? I`d like to discuss some matters with her."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh.. um, isn`t there a way to call her ? I`d like to discuss some matters with her."

>"Oh, yeah, if you just shout her name at the water over there," says the taller faerie, pointing to the northern back, "She'll usually show up. Or at least that's what the wolf and the tengu do."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we know the mermaid's name?
> Do we know of this wolf lady?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know the mermaid's name?
> Do we know of this wolf lady?

>You think it was some mouthful of syllables ending in -hime.
>You actually never really caught that one's name, either. It was a busy night, however.

>_

[Monarda]

>"And what is her name exactly, if you could please tell me ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"And what is her name exactly, if you could please tell me ?"

>"Uh...." says the smaller faerie.
>"Miss Mermaid," says the larger one with a confident nod.

>_

[Neovereign]

>How do we address others with the suffix of -hime, if it's different.

[Hello Purvis]

>How do we address others with the suffix of -hime, if it's different.

>Don't you try to play Japanese => English tricks on me, young man. Just do your best.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Okay, fine.
>"Thank you."
>Head over to an edge of the lake.

[Hello Purvis]

>Okay, fine.
>"Thank you."
>Head over to an edge of the lake.

>You make your way toward the lake's edge. Any place in particular?

>_

[Monarda]

>Don't you try to play Japanese => English tricks on me, young man. Just do your best.

>But we thought Arstotzkans were great with that kind of stuff, eh, looks like another senseless propaganda spread by that dumb government.

[Neovereign]

>But we thought Arstotzkans were great with that kind of stuff, eh, looks like another senseless propaganda spread by that dumb government.

>Hey guys, how bout we all just take it easy?  :flowerpower:

>Try searching near the edge closest to the mansion.

[Hello Purvis]

>But we thought Arstotzkans were great with that kind of stuff, eh, looks like another senseless propaganda spread by that dumb government.

>Best Town is not a valid issuing city.

>Hey guys, how bout we all just take it easy?  :flowerpower:

>Try searching near the edge closest to the mansion.

>Why I oughta...
>You do so, heading for the southern bank. Looking around, the water here doesn't seem to reveal anything interesting before becoming too opaque to see through.

>_

[Monarda]

>Hey guys, how bout we all just take it easy?  :flowerpower:

>Raf starts relaxing and relaxing, suddenly, he feels something odd, and then realizes the world looks much bigger now, he then understands that he became a Yukkuri.

>Look around, see if anything draws attention, maybe a house or something ?

[Neovereign]

>Dive into the lake and search for the mermaid.
>Call out: "Excuse me." and hope for a response.

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around, see if anything draws attention, maybe a house or something ?

>You see nothing like a house from this shore.

>Dive into the lake and search for the mermaid.
>Call out: "Excuse me." and hope for a response.

>You can't swim. Nice job, mukluk.
>You call out.
>"Yeah?" says Meiling from the gate, some yards away.

>_

[Monarda]

>"Oh, nothing ! I was calling to see if the mermaid heard me !"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, nothing ! I was calling to see if the mermaid heard me !"

>"Okay!" Meiling calls back.
>Gatekeepers aside, no one seems to have answered.

>_

[Neovereign]

>"Hm..."
>Head to the western side and examine the lake.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hm..."
>Head to the western side and examine the lake.

>You head for the western bank of the lake. This area is marked by a grassy plain that gives way to the western part of the Forest of Magic. It is a common faerie gathering ground, in your experience; in fact, the two faeries you spoke with are not terribly far away. Looking into the water, it is fairly deep here. You can't see anything that stands out underneath before the water becomes too opaque to see through.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Make our way to a different side.

[Hello Purvis]

>Make our way to a different side.

>There are two you have yet to check, Eastern and Northern. The latter opens toward the road that leads through the Forest of Magic, and ultimately toward human town. The former draws close to Alice's cabin.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Let's check the latter first.

[Hello Purvis]

>Let's check the latter first.

>You make your way to the northern bank of the lake. Here, the water is a bit more shallow and the banks slope gently downward. Away from the lake is the start of the road, leading through the trees. The water is calm, and nothing in particular jumps out at you from what you can see in the water.

>_

[Neovereign]

>Check the remaining side.

[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, hold on, don't leave the northern bank yet.
> "Miss Mermaid?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait, hold on, don't leave the northern bank yet.
> "Miss Mermaid?"

> Wait, hold on, don't leave the northern bank yet.
> "Miss Mermaid?"

>You consider leaving, then remember what the faeries told you beforehand and call out. It takes some moments, but you think you see something like motion in the water. It's hard to tell.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Watch this disturbance.