Author Topic: Okuu Quest Thereafter - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 64572 times)

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #540 on:** July 20, 2010, 04:52:33 PM »

> How are they desperate? We've escaped the grapple and Parsee is rescuing. We can at least afford a glance to find the gun, right?
>Can we at least see if Asakura has it?
>Either way, if we can't find it and Asakura doesn't have it, do our best to support Parsee if we can.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #541 on:** July 20, 2010, 04:59:49 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 04:49:46 PM

>Keep her pinned until the stungun makes contact

>You hold her down and OH GOD YOUR EVERYTHING HURTS!
>You twitch and writhe involuntarily on the ground, before it comes to a stop.
>You stare at the wall blankly, trying to figure out what the hell just happened. Your everything hurts. Especially your torso...

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 04:52:33 PM

> How are they desperate? We've escaped the grapple and Parsee is rescuing. We can at least afford a glance to find the gun, right?
>Can we at least see if Asakura has it?
>Either way, if we can't find it and Asakura doesn't have it, do our best to support Parsee if we can.

>Being in a fight is pretty desperate.
>You don't really have it in you to look around or be helpful right now.

>_

Serela · « **Reply #542 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:02:07 PM »

yeah we're definitely utsuho

>Lie there and groan until we can move again.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #543 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:02:59 PM »

> Fuck
> What are we in shape to do?
> If we can, probably a good time to see if we're bleeding anywhere.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #544 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:03:38 PM »

>If we have any voice left in us: "The professor... where is she? Where's... the... gun."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #545 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:06:23 PM »

Quote from: NeoSerela on July 20, 2010, 05:02:07 PM

>Lie there and groan until we can move again.

>Groaning feels very nice right about now...
>You hear the stungun going off still.

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:02:59 PM

> Fuck
> What are we in shape to do?
> If we can, probably a good time to see if we're bleeding anywhere.

>Fuck.
>You are really good at lying down right now.
>You check yourself as well as you can. You don't see any blood on your torso

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:03:38 PM

>If we have any voice left in us: "The professor... where is she? Where's... the... gun."

>You gasp out some words. No one answers. Parsee's busy dealing with the guard. You don't know what Ace is doing. Where is Ace?

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #546 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:10:32 PM »

> How much range of looking around do we have?
> Can we see through Stargazer's eyes?
> If so, have her give us a synopsis of the gun/professor/Ace situation

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #547 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:19:58 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:10:32 PM

> How much range of looking around do we have?
> Can we see through Stargazer's eyes?
> If so, have her give us a synopsis of the gun/professor/Ace situation

>You can move your head fairly freely. The sensation is starting to get better. You think you can sit up now.
>No you cannot.

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #548 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:21:02 PM »

> If we can, look around for the gun and the professor and Ace, even if it's from our current position.
> Also, if possible, see how Parsee is doing against the guard.

DracoOmega · « **Reply #549 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:21:14 PM »

>Try to sit up
>See if we can clear our head a little
>Try to look around us and survey the situation

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #550 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:25:01 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:21:02 PM

> If we can, look around for the gun and the professor and Ace, even if it's from our current position.
> Also, if possible, see how Parsee is doing against the guard.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:21:14 PM

>Try to sit up
>See if we can clear our head a little
>Try to look around us and survey the situation

>You sit up. It'd help if you leaned against the wall, though.
>You cannot see the gun anywhere. You think you can see the top of Ace's head through the window. No sign of Doctor Asakura, either.
>Parsee is standing over the guard, who isn't moving, and scowling. She gives the guard a kick to the side.

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #551 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:26:50 PM »

> Facepalm.
> Try to move. If we can't lean against a wall.
> Have Stargazer look in the room if we can't move and tell us who has who at gunpoint.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #552 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:28:35 PM »

> Also, "G-good job Parsee...thank you, you probably saved my life."
> Oh, if we can move, try to peek on the Ace situation and see if Asakura is there as well and such.
> Try to do this without getting caught.
> "Parsee, I bet you already did it but can you take a look through the guards pockets?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #553 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:29:52 PM »

>"Don't kick her, Parsee. She's down, already. I'd still like to be able to tell myself that we did all we could to avoid hurting anyone."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #554 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:32:26 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:26:50 PM

> Facepalm.
> Try to move. If we can't lean against a wall.
> Have Stargazer look in the room if we can't move and tell us who has who at gunpoint.

>You facepalm. It works well enough.
>You are able to stand up with the aid of a wall, though you aren't quite up to walking yet. Maybe in a couple moments. Your torso is starting to feel a bit less sore.
>"Are you okay, Utsuho?" asks Parsee, frowning in your direction.
>Standing up, you don't need Stargazer anymore. You can see Ace has Dr. Asakura at gunpoint. They seem to be talking.

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:29:52 PM

>"Don't kick her, Parsee. She's down, already. I'd still like to be able to tell myself that we did all we could to avoid hurting anyone."

>"Maybe you did all you could," she mutters. "Fine. Jesus. Sorry. Can I at least take her stuff?"

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #555 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:34:16 PM »

> "Meh, I'd say at least see if there's anything important..."
> "Anyway, she got me good in the gut...not sure what she did but I'm not bleeding and the soreness is fading, so, I'm guessing there wasn't any massive amount of damage."
> "Um...so, anyway, we should probably make sure Ace doesn't shoot Asakura."

DracoOmega · « **Reply #556 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:35:39 PM »

>"You can see what she has on her, anyway."

>Does the guard still appear conscious?
>If so: "I'm sure you won't believe this, either, but I would been willing to just talk, if you were, too. I'm sorry for all this."

>Go into the lab to make sure Ace doesn't do anything rash. And to find out what they're talking about

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #557 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:40:51 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:34:16 PM

> "Meh, I'd say at least see if there's anything important..."
> "Anyway, she got me good in the gut...not sure what she did but I'm not bleeding and the soreness is fading, so, I'm guessing there wasn't any massive amount of damage."
> "Um...so, anyway, we should probably make sure Ace doesn't shoot Asakura."

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:35:39 PM

>"You can see what she has on her, anyway."

>Does the guard still appear conscious?
>If so: "I'm sure you won't believe this, either, but I would been willing to just talk, if you were, too. I'm sorry for all this."

>Go into the lab to make sure Ace doesn't do anything rash. And to find out what they're talking about

>"Right," says Parsee. "Oh hey..." She quickly finds rather sizable knife, part of the way out of its sheath.
>You report your condition to Parsee. "Good, I was afraid she might have done worse."
>You walk into the lab. Ace and Dr. Asakura seem to be staring each other down. "Hoi chummer," says Ace, not looking back. "The corporate here pulled some alarm."
>"I'm sorry," says Dr Asakura, "But I had too. Otherwise the Foundation would have suspected me of being in league with you. And simply put, I'd rather trust your mercy than theirs."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #558 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:43:56 PM »

>Sigh
>"Are they really frightening enough that you'd rather gamble on armed intruders? But... I am utterly sincere when I say that I mean you no harm. I'd hoped to somehow pull this off without anyone getting involved."
>"You don't seem as... antagonistic as our friend out there."
>"How long do you think it'll be before anyone else gets here?"

Seian Verian · « **Reply #559 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:44:53 PM »

> "Well, hopefully we can find whatever we need before they get here..."
> "I am sorry to have put you into this position."

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #560 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:45:10 PM »

> "Hmmph. If you were relying on our mercy, you could have easily set it up so we "disabled" you before you could do anything. What's done is done, but I'd rather you not rationalize it."
> "Anyway, any ideas from here? Cause as far as I can tell this operation has mostly failed."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #561 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:49:43 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:43:56 PM

>Sigh
>"Are they really frightening enough that you'd rather gamble on armed intruders? But... I am utterly sincere when I say that I mean you no harm. I'd hoped to somehow pull this off without anyone getting involved."
>"You don't seem as... antagonistic as our friend out there."
>"How long do you think it'll be before anyone else gets here?"

>You sigh.
>"Yes. Yes they are." says Dr Asakura. "Major Konpaku wasn't kidding when they said she would have gotten praise for just spraying you over the walls without asking questions. I'm just hoping the security footage will vindicate her, she really is nice for a guard."
>"It's not my job to fight you, thank god, and I wouldn't win anyways. I'm just a researcher."
>"Oh hell, don't ask me that. You know I can't answer it."

Quote from: ShiningDrake on July 20, 2010, 05:44:53 PM

> "Well, hopefully we can find whatever we need before they get here..."
> "I am sorry to have put you into this position."

>She shrugs. "Not as sorry as I am."

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:45:10 PM

> "Hmmph. If you were relying on our mercy, you could have easily set it up so we "disabled" you before you could do anything. What's done is done, but I'd rather you not rationalize it."
> "Anyway, any ideas from here? Cause as far as I can tell this operation has mostly failed."

>"No. No I couldn't," says Dr Asakura. "Because I'm just a researcher. I don't fight. Wouldn't know how without getting myself more likely to be killed by you."
>"Welp, I'm gonna get into these hard drives," says Ace. "You guys can go look around for whatever they're hiding."

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #562 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:51:58 PM »

> "Any idea how long we have?" to Ace
> "Um...precisely because you don't fight would imply we could just be cruel intruders and disable both of you. Probably be gentle with you if you cooperated. But whatever, arguing something that's already happened is wasting time. As you might have guessed, we really have no reason to attack you now, so we might as well just finish what we came to do and then get out."
> "Where should we look?" to Parsee

DracoOmega · « **Reply #563 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:52:58 PM »

>To Ace: "Ok. Just... don't do anything stupid. At least, more stupid than everything we've already done tonight."

>Is there anything around the room that look immediately suspicious or interesting? Other than whatever's on the computers?

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #564 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:54:32 PM »

> Is there anyway we can say something to Ace without Rikako hearing?
> If so, whisper to Ace "Can you do anything about the camera footage? I'm not sure if there's a point but it might not be a bad idea"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #565 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:58:25 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on July 20, 2010, 05:52:58 PM

>To Ace: "Ok. Just... don't do anything stupid. At least, more stupid than everything we've already done tonight."

>Is there anything around the room that look immediately suspicious or interesting? Other than whatever's on the computers?

>Ace shakes her head. "I won't hit the self destruct, choomba."
>You look around, and see, at the end of the North-going corridor, running between the labs, there are a series of doors.

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:54:32 PM

> Is there anyway we can say something to Ace without Rikako hearing?
> If so, whisper to Ace "Can you do anything about the camera footage? I'm not sure if there's a point but it might not be a bad idea"

>You can whisper to her well enough.
>Ace nods. "That's parts 2 of the plan. You trust her enough we don't have to keep a gun on her?"

>_

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #566 on:** July 20, 2010, 05:59:33 PM »

> Whisper back "I trust us to be able to subdue her easily enough if she tries anything. But just in case perhaps I should take the gun and train it on her?"

DracoOmega · « **Reply #567 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:01:06 PM »

(We need to investigate elsewhere, though, don't we? And we have limited time to do it)

>Whisper: "Well, if you keep it near you, and her far enough away in the corner, you can probably still keep her from going anywhere while working on the computers, can't you?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #568 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:02:56 PM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on July 20, 2010, 05:59:33 PM

> Whisper back "I trust us to be able to subdue her easily enough if she tries anything. But just in case perhaps I should take the gun and train it on her?"

>Ace replies in a low voice. "Good enough for me, but I thought you wanted to poke around?"
>Ace hands you the rifle, and goes to a terminal.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #569 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:05:31 PM »

>Call Parsee into the room. Tell her to drag the guard into the corner with Rikako. Then give her the rifle, and tell her to keep a safe distance, and make sure they don't do anything.
>"Did you find anything else on the guard?"