Okuu Quest Next - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Seian Verian]

> "You can't get away! Stop, and just tell me what's going on! Please!"
> If she doesn't stop, attempt to tackle her to the ground.

[Hello Purvis]

> "You can't get away! Stop, and just tell me what's going on! Please!"
> If she doesn't stop, attempt to tackle her to the ground.

>She doesn't respond or make any attempt to stop.
>You gather yourself and spring at the woman.
>Your tackle isn't...quite as perfect as you imagined it. You drop your trashcan lid in the process, and rather than wrap your arms around her and force her down, you slam into the small of her back headfirst, and you both fall to the sidewalk in a heap; her cushioning your fall a bit. Something soft falls over your face, cutting off your vision, while you feel Elspeth squirming under you, trying to get away.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> Hold on tightly to her.
> "Please! I just want to know what's going on! Why were you following me?!"
> Try to move our head to get whatever is blocking our vision out of the way.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hold on tightly to her.
> "Please! I just want to know what's going on! Why were you following me?!"
> Try to move our head to get whatever is blocking our vision out of the way.

>You latch onto her legs.
>"Goddamn it, it let go of me!" She shouts. She tries to kick you, but your grip on her legs neatly prevents that.
>You shake your head a bit, and clear your vision as a blonde wig falls off your face. Looking at the woman, it seems her actual hair is black, short and curly.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> "Why?! Why should I, when you won't even tell me why you were following me, what the hell is going on! Do you have any idea what my day has been like?! From the time I woke up, I knew something was wrong... I felt like I was insane! And then I find out that someone is following me!? Who sent you!? Why were you following after me?! Just tell me, or so help me, you're going to get a lot more than just your legs held onto!"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Why?! Why should I, when you won't even tell me why you were following me, what the hell is going on! Do you have any idea what my day has been like?! From the time I woke up, I knew something was wrong... I felt like I was insane! And then I find out that someone is following me!? Who sent you!? Why were you following after me?! Just tell me, or so help me, you're going to get a lot more than just your legs held onto!"

>"I don't care, let me go!" the woman cries, as she gives up trying to kick free, and starts to twist in your grasp.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> "That's it!"
> Struggle to get further on top of her, so that we can keep her pinned without having to keep our arms around her.
> If successful, give her as hard a punch as we can in the softest bit we can find.

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's it!"
> Struggle to get further on top of her, so that we can keep her pinned without having to keep our arms around her.
> If successful, give her as hard a punch as we can in the softest bit we can find.

>Elspeth twists in your grasp as you climb upward. Originally, this would have put her into the position to rain blows upon your head. But with your own shifting, it just puts you in a position where you can kneel on her chest and keep her pinned.
>You then deck her in the eye with as much force as you can muster. It's not easy on your knuckles by any means, but her cry of pain is darkly satisfying. She raises her arms to ward off any further blows, shouting, "Okay! Okay! It was the Scarlets! Get off me you damn stupid maniac!"

>_

[Seian Verian]

> Don't hit her anymore.
> "I don't suppose that they told you just why they wanted you to watch me, did they? And fine, I'll get off, but don't try anything just yet, unless you want this to just repeat itself."
> Get up off of her, and call Parsee, assuming that she doesn't try to run.
> "She made a break for it, but I caught her. She says the Scarlets sent her. Should I do anything else, or just let her go?"
> Also give Parsee our location.

[Hello Purvis]

> Don't hit her anymore.
> "I don't suppose that they told you just why they wanted you to watch me, did they? And fine, I'll get off, but don't try anything just yet, unless you want this to just repeat itself."
> Get up off of her, and call Parsee, assuming that she doesn't try to run.
> "She made a break for it, but I caught her. She says the Scarlets sent her. Should I do anything else, or just let her go?"
> Also give Parsee our location.

>"No, they just gave me money and told me to keep an eye on you, geez!" says the woman.
>You get off of her. She doesn't try to run, she just lays there on the sidewalk for now.
>You call Parsee, and quickly explain things. "Gimme a few minutes to get there," she says. "If you hear the police, book it. Worse comes to worst, you know where I live. And get her to explain everything you can. Take her stuff, too."

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Do as Parsee instructed, while listening for police. Start with obtaining info and "liberateing" some of her things.
> "I don't plan on hitting you any more right now, so I'd take advantage of the temporary kindness and tell me EVERYTHING. The Scarlets must have told you enough to know what to do and why they wanted you to do it. Who exactly were you reporting to, tell me! I'm not in a good mood, so if you try anything or if you hold out on giving me the info I want to know, it'll be a repeat of your poor eye, comprende?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Do as Parsee instructed, while listening for police. Start with obtaining info and "liberateing" some of her things.
> "I don't plan on hitting you any more right now, so I'd take advantage of the temporary kindness and tell me EVERYTHING. The Scarlets must have told you enough to know what to do and why they wanted you to do it. Who exactly were you reporting to, tell me! I'm not in a good mood, so if you try anything or if you hold out on giving me the info I want to know, it'll be a repeat of your poor eye, comprende?"

>You start to rifle through her pockets. "Hey, what the hell are you doing?!" the woman cries, wriggling away from you. You think you feel a wallet before she does so.
>"I told you everything! Governor Scarlet gave me money to keep tabs on you! I don't know what she did it, she just mentioned you were hanging around the art museum. So I asked there and heard about you hanging with some paranormal freaks, and I played off a hunch and waited around for you to show up. Okay? I don't know why and I don't care, I was just doing what I was paid to do. There wasn't even any hard feelings, at least not until you tackled me!"

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Give it a moment...
> "I'm sorry about that... it's just I'm feeling really stressed, and then I notice I'm being followed, makes it even worse. I guess I went over the top... sorry. To be honest, I'd rather be friends with you then enemies, so I hope we can put this behind us."
> Consider helping her up.
> Introduce ourselves and bow poltly.

[Hello Purvis]

> Give it a moment...
> "I'm sorry about that... it's just I'm feeling really stressed, and then I notice I'm being followed, makes it even worse. I guess I went over the top... sorry. To be honest, I'd rather be friends with you then enemies, so I hope we can put this behind us."
> Consider helping her up.
> Introduce ourselves and bow poltly.

>You try to make up for the past few events, but the woman just gives you a look. You finally get a good look at her eyes now that her sunglasses are off; brown to the point of being red. "And what do you expect me to do about it, huh?"
>You consider helping her up, but she doesn't seem very mollified at the moment.
>"Yeah, I know who you are," she says when you introduce yourself.

>_

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> "Do you follow people or spy for a living? Or did the scarlets just hire you out of the blue?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you follow people or spy for a living? Or did the scarlets just hire you out of the blue?"

>"...Sorta," says the woman, clearly considering your question. "I'm all about disguises. I make money on the side doing stake-outs and stuff. Just that you're too mobile for the usual waiting methods, and the Scarlets want results now."
>You see Parsee round the corner. She waves. "Everything alright?"

>_

[Kasu]

> "Despite the fact that the Island's government hired someone to keep tabs on me I'd say I'm alright."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "From what she said, the Scarlet's hired her to track me. Although I am otherwise fine."
> "What did you say was the reason they hired you to track me again?"

[Seian Verian]

>Facepalm at self
> "Oh right, you said that they didn't tell you why."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Despite the fact that the Island's government hired someone to keep tabs on me I'd say I'm alright."

>"Oh good lord," Parsee says, as she joins you.

> "From what she said, the Scarlet's hired her to track me. Although I am otherwise fine."
> "What did you say was the reason they hired you to track me again?"

>Facepalm at self
> "Oh right, you said that they didn't tell you why."

>"The Scarlets themselves?" Parsee asks, directing the question at Elspeth. Elspeth nods. "Huh. Might be a personal vendetta, but given everything that's going on, I wouldn't bet on it too much."
>You ask why again, then facepalm at your terrible memory before Elspeth can answer. "Just a flunkie, eh?" Parsee says. "Did she have anything good on her? And holy shit, what did you do to her eye?"

>_

[Seian Verian]

> "Uh, um... Well, when she wouldn't answer, and kept trying to get away..."
> "A-anyway, I don't know why the Scarlets would have any reason to watch me. Although, I did try to help Akyu out when her house was wrongly condemned... And as far as what she has, I don't know. I didn't really search her, and I decided maybe it wasn't worth the effort... I dunno, maybe you can handle it if you really need it?"
> Give Elspeth a warning look, in case she tries to run away again.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Uh, um... Well, when she wouldn't answer, and kept trying to get away..."
> "A-anyway, I don't know why the Scarlets would have any reason to watch me. Although, I did try to help Akyu out when her house was wrongly condemned... And as far as what she has, I don't know. I didn't really search her, and I decided maybe it wasn't worth the effort... I dunno, maybe you can handle it if you really need it?"
> Give Elspeth a warning look, in case she tries to run away again.

>"Yeah, but wow, she's gonna have that next week," says Parsee. You aren't sure if she's dismayed by it or admiring it.
>"Maybe, if they have something against your neighbor, too," Parsee says. "And it's always worth the trouble to search agents. Here, lemme show you."
>Parsee reaches into her purse, and produces a small black thing with two metal prongs on it. She hits a button on it, and the sound it makes quickly tells you this is a stun gun. "Empty the pockets before I beam you up, hon," says Parsee coolly.
>Elspeth grimaces, and quickly complies. She pulls out a wallet, a set ring of keys, and a few cosmetics from her pockets. Parsee grabs the wallet and opens it, ignoring Elspeth's cry of "Hey!"
>"Hmm," says Parsee, "Miss Houjuu, is it? Oh my, they paid you in cash, didn't they? How convenient."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> "How much?"
> "Don't take all of it, she didn't come out of this anywhere near the top.  Still, she's not much help, and she didn't complete the job.  Take half"
> Examine keys

[Hello Purvis]

> "How much?"
> "Don't take all of it, she didn't come out of this anywhere near the top.  Still, she's not much help, and she didn't complete the job.  Take half"
> Examine keys

>"Oh goddamnit!" Nue exclaims. "C'mon!"
>"You're such a nice person, Utusho, you know that?" says Parsee. "But okay. Looks like there's 2000☼ in here. And some loose bills, but I'm guessing that's what she had before." Parsee removes half of it and tosses the wallet back to Nue. "And be happy I didn't take your cards, too."
>Parsee hands you 500☼
>You examine the keys. They are on a chain with a little leather flap on the end, marked by what looks like three blue dragon tails and three red scythe thingies flanking each other. One of the keys looks like a house key. Another one looks like it goes to some vehicle. There's a third one you can't identify, it seems to be a copied, as it has the generic store-made key look to it.

>_

[Serela]

>Ask Nue about the copiedlooking key and what it unlocks.

[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> "What does the design on the leather flap represent? I'm kind of curious, is it a company logo?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Ask Nue about the copiedlooking key and what it unlocks.

>"That's to the security building where I live..." she says, glancing at you before returning to glaring murder at Parsee.

> "What does the design on the leather flap represent? I'm kind of curious, is it a company logo?"

>"It was just something I made a while ago." says Nue. "I thought it looked neat."
>Parsee has a look at it. "Don't recognize it," she says.
>"So now that you've robbed me and beat me up and such," Nue says, "Can I go now?"

>_

[Serela]

>"If that key goes to where you live... what about this one?"
>Point out the one that looked like a house key.

[Hello Purvis]

>"If that key goes to where you live... what about this one?"
>Point out the one that looked like a house key.

>"That's for the apartment itself," Nue says. "The other one is to get into the building's front door. It locks automatically."

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

Y'all are jackasses you know. You just fucking mugged Nue. I mean, yeah, she was following you, but do you REALLY think Satori would approve of this rough behavior? Seriously, you all should have let her go with the black eye.