Sakuya Quest 14 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "I mean that it will be difficult to explain why you are worth consulting."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I mean that it will be difficult to explain why you are worth consulting."

>She nods. "Aside from the kinds of things I've already told you, I suppose you have a point."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "In that case, I suppose I should ask you if you have another copy of your research you can give to me to bring back to the past. Sage Yakumo has recommended working with the hakutaku of this time to send me back a bit further than my point of time of disappearance, in the hopes that I can prevent the explosion in the library from happening in the first place. If we are successful, then it may result in my first trip back to the present not actually happening, which would be a major setback for you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "In that case, I suppose I should ask you if you have another copy of your research you can give to me to bring back to the past. Sage Yakumo has recommended working with the hakutaku of this time to send me back a bit further than my point of time of disappearance, in the hopes that I can prevent the explosion in the library from happening in the first place. If we are successful, then it may result in my first trip back to the present not actually happening, which would be a major setback for you."

>"I'll have to go get it," says Alice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Of course. You may also want to prepare anything you can that may help avoid, ah, the various unintended side effects of your work."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Of course. You may also want to prepare anything you can that may help avoid, ah, the various unintended side effects of your work."

>"I had that precisely in mind, yes," says Alice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Excellent."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Excellent."

>"Is there anything else you need to ask?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I cannot think of anything immediately. If the Young Mistress returns first, what should I tell her for why I am waiting for you?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I cannot think of anything immediately. If the Young Mistress returns first, what should I tell her for why I am waiting for you?"

>"I could just leave my stuff here for you to pick up when you're done," says Alice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, I suppose that's true. Though you would have to make sure Reimu is willing to keep your secrets."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, I suppose that's true. Though you would have to make sure Reimu is willing to keep your secrets."

>"I thought I'd just wrap it up and trust her not to open it," says Alice.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That would probably work."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That would probably work."

>She nods, and makes her way around side of the shrine.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Follow!

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow!

>"In case we should not meet again, let me say thank you," Alice says, as she makes her way around the front.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You are quite welcome."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You are quite welcome."

>She nods. "It's...best not to mention to Patchouli that we've met, I think."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Understood."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Understood."

>She nods, then takes to the air.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head around to the front ourselves (on foot).

[Hello Purvis]

> Head around to the front ourselves (on foot).

>You head around to the front. The scene hasn't change much; perhaps the individual visitors are a little different? None of them before or after really stood out to you.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Is Reimu out here?
> If not, head to where she was last.

[Hello Purvis]

> Is Reimu out here?
> If not, head to where she was last.

>She is not out here, which is the last place you saw her. You imagine she must be inside.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Head inside in search of her, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head inside in search of her, then.

>You head inside and find yourself in the kitchen. Minoriko is there, in the process of washing some rice in a basin. "Oh, hello there," she says, glancing up from her work. "I see you've gotten comfortable being here."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Did we tell Reimu about Patchouli?
> "It's far more familiar than most other places."

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we tell Reimu about Patchouli?
> "It's far more familiar than most other places."

>You did. It's why she sent you after Flare in the first place, and presumably pulled some strings to get Alice returned.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "And, if I am going to wait for the Young Mistress to conclude her business, there are far less comfortable places I could be."

[Hello Purvis]

> "And, if I am going to wait for the Young Mistress to conclude her business, there are far less comfortable places I could be."

>She nods. "That's fine. We did give you a standing invitation. Just make yourself at home."

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