Okuu Quest Thereafter - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Try lifting it. How heavy IS it?
>"I know it's easy for me to say this, but you don't need to be nervous, Parsee. If you trusted me before, you can trust me now."

[Hello Purvis]

>Try lifting it. How heavy IS it?
>"I know it's easy for me to say this, but you don't need to be nervous, Parsee. If you trusted me before, you can trust me now."

>You pick it up. It's...fairly on the heavy side. You could walk out with it, but it would be a pain.
>"I guess," says Parsee. "It's just so...weird. I mean, it's one thing to she ghosts. But another to see a woman you made love to suddenly have giant black wings and make weird balls of black energy. Sorry. I guess I just need some time. It's just me, that's all. Too many nerves. I'm still with you, though."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>If it seems like it would be very difficult to transport, it mightn't be worth the trouble. Do we even know what we could do with it?
>Even with our memories, we still have no idea what this is, right?

>"I understand. I almost feel selfish being more at ease now that this has happened."

>Go back to where Ace is.
>"So, do you think you've mostly got what you've come for? We really should get out of here."

[Hello Purvis]

>If it seems like it would be very difficult to transport, it mightn't be worth the trouble. Do we even know what we could do with it?
>Even with our memories, we still have no idea what this is, right?

>"I understand. I almost feel selfish being more at ease now that this has happened."

>Go back to where Ace is.
>"So, do you think you've mostly got what you've come for? We really should get out of here."

>You have no idea what you could do with it. Maybe put it up on the mantle? ...That was disorienting, you ended up picturing your room in the Palace and your home here at the same time.
>You have no idea what it is. Aside from really neat looking.
>She nods. "Well at least you're feeling better, so that's something."
>You go to Ace. She jumps a bit when you talk to here. "Yeah. Some dandelion elsewhere caught me and deleted everything, so I only got some of it. Been hoping to get a map."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Is that as much as you think you can get, then? Ready to leave?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is that as much as you think you can get, then? Ready to leave?"

>"I guess," says Ace. "Just, you know, digging a bit, hoping they missed something..."
>"What's the plan?" Parsee asks.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I think we can discuss our futures when we're all at a safe distance from where they know how to find us. Any suggestions on that one?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I think we can discuss our futures when we're all at a safe distance from where they know how to find us. Any suggestions on that one?"

>"Well," says Ace, "Kinda why I'm diving into this for a map. Pretty sure I scanned one before the wipe, and saw two ways out."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, we can probably wait a few more minutes if you think it'll help."
>"Do you remember where the other way out was?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, we can probably wait a few more minutes if you think it'll help."
>"Do you remember where the other way out was?"

>She jerks a thumb toward hallway you just explored.
>"I guess it won't violate protocal to tell you about that," says Dr Asakura from her seat, not looking at you. "That's the tunnel. It leads toward the military base. That's where most of our actual security comes from."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"That makes it sound like the worst possible way to try exiting this place."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That makes it sound like the worst possible way to try exiting this place."

>"Yeah, really," says Ace, frowning.
>"I dunno," says Parsee. "I could see some advantages... Like, there's probably no doors, where they probably have all the guards they can get waiting for us, like the one up above. And maybe the Foundation wouldn't expect it?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, but even if the path is straight, we'd still be walking into a military base, full of armed and alerted people. Sure, there's a lot of doors upstairs, but do they really keep that many armed detachments in the civilian areas?"

>As a youkai, how is our physical resilience? Would getting shot have a similar effect to us as a human?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, but even if the path is straight, we'd still be walking into a military base, full of armed and alerted people. Sure, there's a lot of doors upstairs, but do they really keep that many armed detachments in the civilian areas?"

>As a youkai, how is our physical resilience? Would getting shot have a similar effect to us as a human?

>Parsee nods. "Yeah, I guess it'd be too much even for you."
>You've never been shot before, at least not with guns. You do have the ability to take danmaku pretty well, but you seem to get messed up by it a lot more than most people in other ways; particularly recalling things correctly; until you've had time to rest it off.
>You sort of don't want to try your luck against any guns.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Look, unless you really think you're on the verge of a breakthrough over there, I think we really should leave."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Look, unless you really think you're on the verge of a breakthrough over there, I think we really should leave."

>"Right," says Ace, as she pulls a couple flash drives from the computer. "Lead the way."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Head towards the door we used to enter this place
>Can we still communicate with Stargazer well enough to have her scout ahead for signs of people?

[Hello Purvis]

>Head towards the door we used to enter this place
>Can we still communicate with Stargazer well enough to have her scout ahead for signs of people?

>You make your way toward the Institute entrance.
>You try, and don't get a response. You don't think she heard.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>If we concentrate harder, can we reach her at all?
>If not, continue on through the exit
>Keep our senses pealed for any sign of other people

[Hello Purvis]

>If we concentrate harder, can we reach her at all?
>If not, continue on through the exit
>Keep our senses pealed for any sign of other people

>You try harder, and...touch her just a little. You don't think you did more than get her attention.  This doesn't seem like it's going to be useful in tight situations anymore.

>_

[Blitzer]

>Check details of queat: The World Is Wrong

[DracoOmega]

>To Parsee: "Well, it seems I've lost touch with Stargazer. We're on our own for the moment."
>Open the door and continue out

[Hello Purvis]

>Check details of queat: The World Is Wrong

>The World is Wrong
>You have learned that your true self has been repressed, and you have since unrepressed it. You know something happened to Gensokyo to turn it into Gensokyo isle. But, you have to figure out who did it, and maybe why.

>To Parsee: "Well, it seems I've lost touch with Stargazer. We're on our own for the moment."
>Open the door and continue out

>"Shit," she says. Which seems to sum up things pretty well.
>"Stargazer?" asks Ace.
>You open the door, and are not horribly killed. In fact, the stairwell is empty, as far as you can see.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'll explain later. By this point, I don't think I can pretend to be normal, no matter what I say."
>Continue up the stairwell

[Kasu]

> Are our danmaku abilities the same as before?  If so, ready some bullets that'll hurt, but won't totally obliterate a normal person.

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Can we think of items that would go with the people we know? Maybe some of them are in public places?

[Jana]

(Wow, I made it just in time!)

>Recall: Did we ever get to see what was in the room in the other corridor? Or was the other "featureless door" just another stairwell out?

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Is the room big enough for us to take flight, with our wings or our Incredible Powers?

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'll explain later. By this point, I don't think I can pretend to be normal, no matter what I say."
>Continue up the stairwell

>"Uh, yeah," says Ace lamely.
>You make your way up the stairs.

> Are our danmaku abilities the same as before?  If so, ready some bullets that'll hurt, but won't totally obliterate a normal person.

>You haven't really tested them, but you're pretty sure they are intact. Unfortunately, you don't have your spellcards, and the cramped environment will get in the way of some of your techniques.

> Can we think of items that would go with the people we know? Maybe some of them are in public places?

>You're not sure at the moment. You're not quite sure what happened, or if anyone else could mimic your awakening.

>Recall: Did we ever get to see what was in the room in the other corridor? Or was the other "featureless door" just another stairwell out?

>You didn't really look. Dr Asakura said it led to the long way out, though.

> Is the room big enough for us to take flight, with our wings or our Incredible Powers?

>You could hover a bit, which you can do by force of will, but it is too cramped for proper flight with your wings, so you'll be hard-pressed to do anything speedy or agile.
>You reach the door leading to the facility proper.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Open the door from the side, so that we're not directly exposed by doing so
>Take a quick look in the hallway for people
>If the coast is clear, head out into the hallway