Iku Quest Drei - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Janitor Morgan]

Wow, I didn't actually expect the coin to work.  :V

> Keep wiggling the coin, being ready to back away if it lunges.

[Kilgamayan]

> How close is the snake to being below open air?

[Hello Purvis]

> Keep wiggling the coin, being ready to back away if it lunges.

>You keep trying to entice it with the coin, when you feel a sort of shock run through the earth. Then a wall of rock suddenly fills your vision.
>"Now!" Tenshi cries.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look up and find the snake!
> Zap it! Zap it with enough to knock it out!

[Hello Purvis]

> Look up and find the snake!
> Zap it! Zap it with enough to knock it out!

>You look up, and see the tsuchinoko!
>It seems to have formed its pile of leaves into a crude set of wings, and is gliding away.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Fly up into the open air a little bit and try to electrocute it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Fly up into the open air a little bit and try to electrocute it.

>You fly up after it!
>Flying up above the tree line, you see it gliding toward the southeast, to other parts of the forest.
>You send a bolt of lightning arcing toward it. It banks out of the way, as you conjure it, letting the lighting pass by it's side.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Can we fire more than one bolt of lightning at once?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we fire more than one bolt of lightning at once?

>You can direct them to fork, but it is a little unpredictable, and takes a little more time to ready.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Tenshi! Can you keep it distracted with some normal shots?"
> Fire another bolt at it.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Tenshi! Can you keep it distracted with some normal shots?"
> Fire another bolt at it.

>"What?" Tenshi says from below, "Fine, let me get up there!"
>You fire another bolt at it. Unfortunately, it's further away now, and harder to hit properly. It is also gliding closer to the tree line as it carries onward. As you do, you head Tenshi ascending through the trees.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Speed up after it. Fire some normal shots, scattered around it a bit, rather than throwing bolts of lightning at it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Speed up after it. Fire some normal shots, scattered around it a bit, rather than throwing bolts of lightning at it.

>You fly after the escaping Tsuchinoko, tossing out some more mundane shots. It banks left and right, really without necessity, as they fly by it, then it dives more steeply toward the tree line.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, it's going down?

If someone better suited for combat wants to take over, I'm all ears. I have no spatial geometry imagination. >_>

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait, it's going down?

>Yes. Gliding tends to lead to that to begin with, and it seems to be angling more strongly downward, now.

>_

[Marokuu]

>Is Tenshi above the trees yet?

[Hello Purvis]

>Is Tenshi above the trees yet?

>You glance back and see her coming up. Without delay, she sends a keystone flying in the tsuchinoko's direction, forcing it to bank aside.

>_

[Marokuu]

>Send a bolt of lightning to the side of it oposite to the keystone and slightly under it, trying to trap it betwen the bolt and the keystone

[Hello Purvis]

>Send a bolt of lightning to the side of it oposite to the keystone and slightly under it, trying to trap it betwen the bolt and the keystone

>You try to anticipate where the tsuchinoko is going to maneuver, and send some lightning flying there.
>It banks away from the keystone, then sees your attack and tries to change the angle of its motion. The bolt is too fast, and connects with it solidly. Its wings fly apart into a burst of leaves, and it drops through the trees.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Flash a thumbs-up behind us.
> "Nice!"
> Dart after the snake. Don't want to lose it in the forest, now.

[Hello Purvis]

> Flash a thumbs-up behind us.
> "Nice!"
> Dart after the snake. Don't want to lose it in the forest, now.

>You give Tenshi an thumbs up, the head down into the forest after it.
>You descend down, and find the serpent passed out on the ground, with a few small broken branches around it. Now that you have a better look at it, you see that it is about a foot and a half long, with green scales that bear grass shadow stripes on its back. It looks rather like it swallowed a stone about as long as it is. No wonder it used a litter of leaves to get around, you doubt it could slither effectively. Perhaps it could roll. It is weirdly cute, in its own way.

>_

[Marokuu]

>poke it just to be sure
>if it doesn't move pick it up and see if Tenshi's nearby

Yay my first useful action ever, I'll let kilga handle talking to Tenshi though I'm horrible at conversation

[Hello Purvis]

>poke it just to be sure
>if it doesn't move pick it up and see if Tenshi's nearby

Yay my first useful action ever, I'll let kilga handle talking to Tenshi though I'm horrible at conversation

>You poke it. It does not move.
>You pick the Tsuchinoko up, it certainly weighs enough to feel like it swallowed a stone!
>You obtain: Unconscious Tsuchinoko
>Looking up, it seems that Tenshi is descending down to join you.

>_

[nolrai2]

> "Thank you for the assist.  I don't think I could have caught it alone."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you for the assist.  I don't think I could have caught it alone."

>"Obviously," says Tenshi. "So...um, now what?"

>_

[nolrai2]

> "Perhaps we could take it to Lady Byakuren? I admit I am not sure myself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Perhaps we could take it to Lady Byakuren? I admit I am not sure myself."

>"What would she want with it?" asks Tenshi, frowning at the serpent in your hands. "Trust me, I've seen how much she eats on her own. She definitely doesn't need this thing competing with her."

>_

[nolrai2]

> Consider if we know anyone that could take proper care of an exotic pet.

[Hello Purvis]

> Consider if we know anyone that could take proper care of an exotic pet.

>That's an interesting question. You suspect one of the manor houses could take it in. But whether or not they would want to...

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I imagine she won't want much to do with it, but I trust her to have a better idea idea of what to do with it than I do, and I trust her to not assault us on sight."
> "Though I guess we could go back to visit Minoriko instead and hand it off to her, since she was the one that wanted this done."
> Are either the human village or Youkai Mountain very far from where we are?