>"Not much. I am going to investigate the animal I just told you about with some group of people at night, and I was wondering if you lived around my neighborhood because having information is always good for contingency planning."
>"Do you happen to hear any rumour about any item in this museum being haunted?"
>Say goodbye to postman and start examining the items Patchy suggested could be haunted.
>"Ah," says the Postman. "Have fun!"
>"Hmmm, I've not heard of anything behind haunted," he says. "But, do you see that painting over there?" He looks toward an ink painting of a rocky landscape, done in a traditional minimalist Eastern style. "They say, at the right times of the year, you can see people moving around in it. Wouldn't that be something to see?" He chuckles.
>"Take care, Utsuho," he says. "Try not to let what troubles you keep your sights from what is important."
>You head toward the upstairs galleries, where Patchouli mentioned the swords were. You one, sitting in a class case against the back wall, amidst a number of craft items. It rests, unsheathed, on a piece of white silk. It looks...very plain. The fabric making up the handle's grip is obviously frayed and seen much use, it looks rather brittle. The blade itself is scratched a little, here and there, and seems to have a couple small nicks. It's...not really all that impressive to look at; the blade and the hilt are very plain. So too is the scabbard, which is just a length of stiffened cloth, looking quite worn.
>_
