~Beyond the Border~ > Mystia's Stored Games
Maribel Quest Succeeding - A Z-Machine Adventure
Hello Purvis:
--- Quote from: DracoOmega on August 17, 2010, 01:47:12 AM --->Halt
>"May I ask why that is? I'm looking for signs of a friend of mine, and wanted to see if I could speak with Kanako. I was told by Nitori that she might have some idea where to look."
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>You stop. The woman, tengu you suppose, stops a couple yards from you. She frowns at you a little, but doesn't seem particularly hostile toward you.
>"Order of Lord Tenma," she says. "No outsider may enter at this time."
>You give a quick explanation. She quirks her lips. "Are you a follower of Lady Kanako?"
--- Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 17, 2010, 01:48:35 AM ---> "That's, uh, quite the sword you have there."
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>She flicks her right ear. "Are you a swordswoman?"
>_
DracoOmega:
>"I'm afraid I've never actually met her. But does Lord Tenma's order include turning people away from the shrine?"
(No point in trying to bluff here, I think, given that Kanako herself will be well aware that we are not a follower)
Hello Purvis:
--- Quote from: DracoOmega on August 17, 2010, 02:01:20 AM --->"I'm afraid I've never actually met her. But does Lord Tenma's order include turning people away from the shrine?"
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>"We do not turn away followers," says the tengu, "But if you are not a follower, you are not under that edict's protection."
>_
DracoOmega:
>"How does one become a follower? That seems like something of a catch-22 situation if no new people can reach the shrine."
Kilgamayan:
> Contemplate dropping Utsuho's name in an attempt to get to Kanako.