Okuu Quest : A Z-Machine Adventure.

[Hello Purvis]

> Assuming admission is free, make your way to the southeast basement.

>Checking the brochure, it seems the basement exhibits, which rotate seasonally, have an admission fee of 10☼

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[ravaens]

>Look around the area with free admission cost. Is there anything that seem particularly haunted?
>Oh God, we are going to have to ask about this, aren't we?

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around the area with free admission cost. Is there anything that seem particularly haunted?
>Oh God, we are going to have to ask about this, aren't we?

>You decide to roam around the first and second floors instead, hoping against hope you aren't going to have to ask about anything...
>You aren't sure if anything that you see could be especially haunted. Or rather, it seems that just about anything could be haunted! There is a statue gallery full of status of various women who've lead nations throughout history. There are numerous portraits of various people; some of them you recognize from your history classes as influential figures in Gensokyo's history, though you can't recall who they are or what they did. On the second floor, you find more modern artworks: non-objective and abstract artworks, weird sculptures that don't look like anything, a rather pretty array of hanging mirrors, a "sculpture" made from golf balls glued together, and one ultra-realistic work that you have to stare at for a bit to figure out whether or not it's actually a woman sitting at a table. There's a whole lot of these that could be haunted or cursed in some way.
>While roaming about, two people catch your. One is a purple-haired woman in a long dress that looks suspiciously like something you'd sleep in. The other is a face you wouldn't normally expect to see around here, the Postman.

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[Gappy]

> Observe them for a little while without looking too conspicuous. What are they up to?

[Hello Purvis]

> Observe them for a little while without looking too conspicuous. What are they up to?

>The woman in the gown seems to be inspecting the artworks, she is carrying a clipboard, and notes some things down from time to time. The Postman seems to be here to enjoy the exhibits. You are pretty sure the woman hasn't noted you especially, but you think the Postman might have caught a glimpse of you out of the corner of his eye. He's wily like that.

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[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> Attempt to greet the woman in the gown and see what she's up to.

[Serela]

>Examine Postman and our knowledge of him (her?)

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine Postman and our knowledge of him (her?)

>You know him fairly well. He's an older gentlemen, probably in his late fifties or early sixties now. You've known him as an acquaintance as long as you can remember; everyone knows the Postman. He's always had a kind word for you and everyone else along his route. He's also fairly good at sleight of hand, which he has demonstrated in the past when you were eleven and he came by just after you had a nasty fall. All in all, he's probably one of the sweetest people you've ever met, rivaling even Satori. You've never seen him outside his route, come to think of it.

> Attempt to greet the woman in the gown and see what she's up to.

>She nods in your direction. "Just taking an inventory," she says, "making certain none of the works have been damaged. May I help you with something?"

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[Kasu]

> "This may sound strange, but are any of the artworks rumored to be haunted?"

By the way, we're talkin' about the Postman from Gensokoumuten's stuff right?

[Hello Purvis]

> "This may sound strange, but are any of the artworks rumored to be haunted?"

By the way, we're talkin' about the Postman from Gensokoumuten's stuff right?

>She smiles. "Oh, there's all sorts of urban legends like that. Have you seen the swords in the second floor gallery?"
>There's swords here? Cool!

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[Kasu]

 

> "I don't believe I've checked those out yet.  I'll have to do that soon.  Is there anything in the new exhibit by any chance?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I don't believe I've checked those out yet.  I'll have to do that soon.  Is there anything in the new exhibit by any chance?"

>"The Jomon works?" she asks. "I am not certain. They've been around for thousands of years, though. so it is possible they've developed all sorts of haunting potential." She chuckles. "Are you a ghost chaser of some sort?"

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[Kasu]

> "I'm actually investigating some things for an acquaintance of mine."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm actually investigating some things for an acquaintance of mine."

>"Ah, I see," says the purple-haired woman, as she moves on to another exhibit. " We ghost chasing sorts from time to time. I don't mind them, anything to increase our circulation. But if you want my opinion, it would be Katsu Kokichi's swords that are most likely to be haunted."

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[E-Nazrin]

>"Why do you think that?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Why do you think that?"

>"He used them," she says. "We have a copies of his autobiography in the gift shop if you're interested."

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[E-Nazrin]

>If those RPG series are any indication, that probably means the guy was a dick. Huh.
>Note down the name to look up on Wikipedia later
>"I'll look into it, thanks. I don't suppose the swords themselves have given you any trouble?"

[Hello Purvis]

>If those RPG series are any indication, that probably means the guy was a dick. Huh.
>Note down the name to look up on Wikipedia later
>"I'll look into it, thanks. I don't suppose the swords themselves have given you any trouble?"

>You note down the name. It's not familiar at all.
>"No, the exhibits have been very well behaved," says the purple-haired woman. "If any of them are haunted, they are very convenient about it."

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[E-Nazrin]

>"Or at least polite. Thank you, miss, er..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Or at least polite. Thank you, miss, er..."

>"Patchouli," answers the woman. "Curator of this museum."
>She pauses for a moment, then asks, "I wonder, what would you do if you did find a ghost in here?"

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[Serela]

>"Oh, I'd have a conversation with it! Ask it's name and what kind of ghostly stuff it knows!"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, I'd have a conversation with it! Ask it's name and what kind of ghostly stuff it knows!"

>She chuckles again. "Well, I hope for your sake that any you find are friendly. May I ask on whose behalf you're chasing ghost for, today?"

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[ravaens]

>"Just a group of somewhat casually interested investigators, at least in my opinion. Honestly it's fine to assume that I am investigating this for myself since that is exactly what it is."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Just a group of somewhat casually interested investigators, at least in my opinion. Honestly it's fine to assume that I am investigating this for myself since that is exactly what it is."

>"Ah, very well," she says. "I was simply trying to narrow down who your companions might be. There's a fair number of superstitious people around."

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[Gappy]

> Ask Patchy for any recent rumours/news.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ask Patchy for any recent rumours/news.

>She moves on to the next exhibit while talking. "You're quite the troubleseeker, aren't you? Well...there has been a rather large-scale heist at the harbor. Someone stole quite a lot of goods off of Graywind Importers. The Sheriff's investigating it personally. I've heard there's a motorcycle gang that's formed up recently, so you might want to be wary of them. Before you ask, I doubt they pulled off the heist. Hmmm, what else?" she seems to consider for a moment. "No, that's about it. Well, I hear the nursery owner got into a brawl last night."

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[Gappy]

> "....the nursery owner?"

[ravaens]

>"Also what are Graywind Importers? Never heard of the company."

[Hello Purvis]

> "....the nursery owner?"

>Patchouli nods. "I heard it in passing from one of the officers this morning. Apparently she went out for a drink, and a brawl broke out. It's not the first time."

>"Also what are Graywind Importers? Never heard of the company."

>"They bring in a good deal of the consumer goods from outside," says Patchouli. "If you've ever bought DVD, chances are they're the ones who brought it here."

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[ravaens]

>"That's a quite an agressive behaviour considering her job."
>"Huh. I really hope the financial damage from the heist wasn't big enough to significantly hurt the company then. ...How do you know sheriff is investigating it personally anyhow?"