Author Topic: Okuu Quest Thereafter - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 64538 times)

Kasu · « **Reply #300 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:53:11 AM »

> Try to focus harder on this new entity in an attempt to establish better connectivity.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #301 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:00:17 AM »

Quote from: Kasunagi-no-Tsurugi on July 17, 2010, 12:53:11 AM

> Try to focus harder on this new entity in an attempt to establish better connectivity.

>You focus harder.
>You...still don't feel much of anything from it, other than it is there. You are starting to think this is not due to your lack of success, but rather because that is how this entity is. You think it might recognize you, though.
>Caw

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #302 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:07:25 AM »

>If it felt a bit like Stargazer, if Stargazer wasn't feeling anything, could that mean it's partially 'asleep', somehow? Or do we think it's just because the create is really that simple?
>If so, see if we can try waking it up

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #303 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:12:00 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 01:07:25 AM

>If it felt a bit like Stargazer, if Stargazer wasn't feeling anything, could that mean it's partially 'asleep', somehow? Or do we think it's just because the create is really that simple?
>If so, see if we can try waking it up

>You try to urge it to wake up.
>Caw
>It seems pleased? You aren't sure.

>_

Kasu · « **Reply #304 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:12:42 AM »

> Try to urge it again. It may seem pleased because of that.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #305 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:22:38 AM »

Quote from: Kasunagi-no-Tsurugi on July 17, 2010, 01:12:42 AM

> Try to urge it again. It may seem pleased because of that.

>You try to urge it again.
>It still seems pleased, but you don't feel anything else.
>Caw.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #306 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:26:36 AM »

>We got a bunch of imagery when we brushed against the cat. Can we try reaching out to touch the crow's consciousness in a similar way?
>"Show me what you know."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #307 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:33:00 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 01:26:36 AM

>We got a bunch of imagery when we brushed against the cat. Can we try reaching out to touch the crow's consciousness in a similar way?
>"Show me what you know."

>You reach out toward it...
>You remember a shining light all around you. This is your work, and you are pleased. Ecstatic! Who could stop you now? It's so bright, so beautiful...
>You lose your focus. You are still in the quiet room in the Myouren Shrine. Out of the corner of you eye, you see Stargazer, kneeling on the floor, full of curiosity. Wait...she was asleep...

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #308 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:34:48 AM »

>"Stargazer? Weren't you asleep?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #309 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:50:04 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 01:34:48 AM

>"Stargazer? Weren't you asleep?"

>You question her . She was, then you woke her up.
>She seems to consider that way less important than this.
>...There's a crow in the room. Stargazer is marveling at it.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #310 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:52:09 AM »

>Does the crow look like a perfectly normal crow, or is it ghostly in some way?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #311 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:59:19 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 01:52:09 AM

>Does the crow look like a perfectly normal crow, or is it ghostly in some way?

>Yes.
>At first glance, it seems perfectly ordinary. You have to look at it little to notice is very slightly translucent.
>It inclines its head in your direction.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #312 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:01:56 AM »

>"Hello. Can you understand me?"
>Reach out a hand towards it in a friendly gesture

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #313 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:08:03 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 02:01:56 AM

>"Hello. Can you understand me?"
>Reach out a hand towards it in a friendly gesture

>It caws at you, and hops forward and flutterings onto your hand, clinging to your index finger. You feel no weight, just pressure from its feet.
>You can't help but grin, it's so rare you can get any crow to trust you this much! Even if it is kind of ghostly.

>_

Janitor Morgan · « **Reply #314 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:11:58 AM »

> Do we still feel a sense of wrongness, now that the crow has awoken?

DracoOmega · « **Reply #315 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:13:59 AM »

>"So, are you the one that's been resting on my head all this time? Woken up enough for me to see you now?"
>"I'd give you something to eat, but I don't figure ghosts do that sort of thing."
>Take out a couple sunflower seeds into your other hand, and hold it open, anyway. Maybe it'll appreciate the gesture, at least

Kasu · « **Reply #316 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:24:05 AM »

> Look around for Hijiri.
> Time.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #317 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:43:41 AM »

Quote from: rdj522 on July 17, 2010, 02:11:58 AM

> Do we still feel a sense of wrongness, now that the crow has awoken?

>Yes.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 02:13:59 AM

>"So, are you the one that's been resting on my head all this time? Woken up enough for me to see you now?"
>"I'd give you something to eat, but I don't figure ghosts do that sort of thing."
>Take out a couple sunflower seeds into your other hand, and hold it open, anyway. Maybe it'll appreciate the gesture, at least

>It does not answer your questions in any way you can tell, instead it pecks at the seed and picks it up. It crunches the seed with its beak and swallows. Crunched-up sunflower seed falls on your hand. Still, you can tell it's pleased.
>Stargazer kneels down on all fours, her face inches from the spectral crow and marvels at it.

Quote from: Kasunagi-no-Tsurugi on July 17, 2010, 02:24:05 AM

> Look around for Hijiri.
> Time.

>You are in a small quiet room. There is no sign of Hijiri.
>You check your cellphone. It is seven thirty. Huh...you spent half an hour in here. It only felt like five minutes or so.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #318 on:** July 17, 2010, 02:50:10 AM »

>Try putting out hand through the crow, and reaching out mentally towards it like we did before. Remember the image of light that we saw.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #319 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:00:10 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 02:50:10 AM

>Try putting out hand through the crow, and reaching out mentally towards it like we did before. Remember the image of light that we saw.

>You try to place your hand through the crow. You...sort of succeed. It is solid at first, then your fingers sink through.
>Reachign out toward it mentally, you find you can sorta feel it. But it is nothing like Stargazer. You feel, if she had time, she could master actual language pretty easily. Her thoughts are complex enough for it. But this crow, you only get a sense of being from it, and a kind of nonspecific contentment. Its mind is too simple.
>You remember the light. What a strange thing...you feel proud of it...

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #320 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:04:18 AM »

>Do we know WHY we felt proud of it?
>Can we figure out what it is?
>Can we even get a sense of WHEN it was?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #321 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:11:05 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 03:04:18 AM

>Do we know WHY we felt proud of it?
>Can we figure out what it is?
>Can we even get a sense of WHEN it was?

>You...think you had something to do with making it.
>Aside from bright light, no.
>In the past, you assume. You have no idea beyond this.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #322 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:17:01 AM »

>Do we feel that we may be meditated out for the moment?

>If so, ask Stargazer to go back to sleep for a short while, and go find Byakuren. May as well confirm that this crow is indeed the one that was on our head. And see if it vanishes around people, since she's comparatively safe to show it to at this point

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #323 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:24:50 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 03:17:01 AM

>Do we feel that we may be meditated out for the moment?

>If so, ask Stargazer to go back to sleep for a short while, and go find Byakuren. May as well confirm that this crow is indeed the one that was on our head. And see if it vanishes around people, since she's comparatively safe to show it to at this point

>You do.
>She is reluctant, but agrees to do so.
>You walk out of the room, and find Byakuren more or less where you left her. "Did you have a productive sess-" she starts. Then she sees the crow on your finger. "...Where did that come from?"
>It seems to show no inclination to vanish.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #324 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:26:52 AM »

>"I, uh, think I woke the crow on my head up. Could you take another picture of me? I'd like to make sure."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #325 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:47:55 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 03:26:52 AM

>"I, uh, think I woke the crow on my head up. Could you take another picture of me? I'd like to make sure."

>She nods mutely, and proceeds to do so with halting and clumsy motions.
>"It's...not there..." she says.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #326 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:52:59 AM »

>"Well, I figured as much, but it's nice to be sure."
>Try to get the crow to perch on our shoulder or something, rather than taking up one of our hands
>"Do you think he could pass for a regular bird?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #327 on:** July 17, 2010, 03:59:04 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 03:52:59 AM

>"Well, I figured as much, but it's nice to be sure."
>Try to get the crow to perch on our shoulder or something, rather than taking up one of our hands
>"Do you think he could pass for a regular bird?"

>It seems happy enough to perch on your shoulder. Now you have feathers rubbing up against your face. Awwww...
>"Looks regular to me," says Byakuren. She frowns and has a closer look. "Oh...I see your ear through it, just a little..."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #328 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:04:17 AM »

>"Yeah, it seems to be just slightly intangible. Which is a little annoying, if people bother to look closely at it. Being followed around by a visible ghost is quite a bit less subtle than an invisible ghost."
>"And, uh, sorry if I'm freaking you out a bit, here. If I seem to be taking it in stride, it's only because I've gotten used to weird stuff like this happening to me over the past couple days."
>"Thanks for your advice, though. I don't know that I really found any answers, while I was meditating, but I do feel like I've touched on fragments of something important. I'm just not quite sure what they all are, yet."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #329 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:05:44 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 17, 2010, 04:04:17 AM

>"Yeah, it seems to be just slightly intangible. Which is a little annoying, if people bother to look closely at it. Being followed around by a visible ghost is quite a bit less subtle than an invisible ghost."
>"And, uh, sorry if I'm freaking you out a bit, here. If I seem to be taking it in stride, it's only because I've gotten used to weird stuff like this happening to me over the past couple days."
>"Thanks for your advice, though. I don't know that I really found any answers, while I was meditating, but I do feel like I've touched on fragments of something important. I'm just not quite sure what they all are, yet."

>She nods again. "Well...I suppose it is good that I managed to help you. Are you sure it isn't dangerous?"

>_