Iku Quest Cztery: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"Where was it they attacked you, out of curiosity?"

>"Uh..." Yamame frowns. "Out somewhere, buddy. Don't know things all that well up here. Up over the trees and stuff."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"So not inside the forest itself?"
>"Then I guess whatever battle damage we saw earlier was from something else."

[Hello Purvis]

>"So not inside the forest itself?"
>"Then I guess whatever battle damage we saw earlier was from something else."

>"Sorry, buddy," says Yamame with a shrug as she massages her wrists.
>"Yeah," says Tenshi as she finishes cutting the bindings on Yamame's legs. "It was on the wrong side of the forest, anyways."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"This might sound like an odd question, Yamame, but I don't suppose you've heard anyone talk about strange shadows lately? Maybe some of the faeries, even?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"This might sound like an odd question, Yamame, but I don't suppose you've heard anyone talk about strange shadows lately? Maybe some of the faeries, even?"

>"Uh...maybe," says Yamame, as she slowly gets to her feet, then starts to smooth her disheveled hair. "I think maybe one of the faeries said something about weird shadows, buddy."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Do you know what it was she said? It may be important."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you know what it was she said? It may be important."

>She stares upward for a moment, crossing her arms. "Uhhh...not really. I think it was something about seeing it yet, whatever that means.. You could ask her, but you kinda shot her up there, buddy."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Sigh
>"And to think, my reason for coming to this gathering in the first place was to see if any of them had heard tell of this. Oh well... not much that can be done about that now, I suppose."

[Hello Purvis]

>Sigh
>"And to think, my reason for coming to this gathering in the first place was to see if any of them had heard tell of this. Oh well... not much that can be done about that now, I suppose."

>"Don't worry, buddy," says Yamame. "Gotta be someone else who knows, yeah?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, I'm sure there probably is. Just a matter of finding them."
>We didn't follow the southward trail from the tree to its end before getting sidetracked by the fairies, did we?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I'm sure there probably is. Just a matter of finding them."
>We didn't follow the southward trail from the tree to its end before getting sidetracked by the fairies, did we?

>You did not, but you got the feeling it was going to wear thin. Also, you aren't sure if you can find your way back to it very easily.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, is there anything else we can do for you?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, is there anything else we can do for you?"

>"Think I oughta be okay, buddy," says Yamame. "Uh, you need anything?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Quests

[Hello Purvis]

> Quests

>You quests are:
>The Sky Has Fallen
>Bhava Agra has descended into Gensokyo. The Dragon has tasked you with finding out why and fixing it. You have discovered something is very awry with its shadow.
>Brocken Spectroscopy
>What is the truth behind the Brocken Spectre? Does it really exist?
>Nitori's Shadow
>Nitori seems to be missing her shadow. This has left her a shell of a person. Why?
>Bringing the Ruckus
>Yuugi has requested you deal with several people in the Ancient City, violently, and gave you a hit list.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What do we know about Yamame?

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we know about Yamame?

>You know she lives underground, along the path to the Ancient City. You know she has a penchant, well deserved in your opinion, for being a little weird. You know she has some knowledge of the tunnels around the Ancient City, and apparently makes some money as a supplier there. You also know that she does some work for Rinnosuke. She seems to be friends with Utsuho, you didn't expect that since she never struck you as all that social.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did Utsuho or Parsee mention that Yamame knew about Nitori?
> "I can't think of anything off the top of my head.Tenshi, do you have any ideas?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Did Utsuho or Parsee mention that Yamame knew about Nitori?
> "I can't think of anything off the top of my head.Tenshi, do you have any ideas?"

>They did not say anything to this effect. As you recall, in fact, you're the only one they told.
>Tenshi shrugs. "Ask her something about one of those other things you're doing? I dunno."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I suppose I could. Yamame, what do you know about the Brocken Spectre, if anything?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suppose I could. Yamame, what do you know about the Brocken Spectre, if anything?"

>"All kinds of people are looking for it, buddy," says Yamame. "It's kinda a big deal around the forest. Dunno if there actually is one, seems kinda like a thing to sell papers, when you think about it. Utsuho's girl is into that kinda thing. Hey, you gonna start looking for it, too?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ordinarily I would say no, but I find myself at least a little curious at the moment. We're searching the area for answers to other mysteries as it is, though I doubt if  such determined efforts have found nothing that a casual one would meet with any greater success."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Anyway, I suppose we could at least take you to Utsuho. You have anything you need to take care of?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ordinarily I would say no, but I find myself at least a little curious at the moment. We're searching the area for answers to other mysteries as it is, though I doubt if  such determined efforts have found nothing that a casual one would meet with any greater success."

>"You wanna talk with Renko or Parsee about it then," says Yamame. "They're both way into it, buddy. Mayeb Hatate, since she gets all the pictures. Some of the faeries are really into it, too. But they're a little crazy, yeah? Maybe the best though, since they live here."

> "Anyway, I suppose we could at least take you to Utsuho. You have anything you need to take care of?"

>"You don't hafta do that," says Yamame. "I'mma just head up and right for the mountain, buddy."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ok, if you're sure you'll be fine."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ok, if you're sure you'll be fine."

>"Yeah, I oughta be alright, buddy," says Yamame, "So longs as I don't get too close to the trees."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Very well. Good wishes to you, then."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Very well. Good wishes to you, then."

>"Seeya," Says Yamame, as she takes to the air, waving behind her,  "And I owe you one, buddy!"
>"What's next?" asks Tenshi, as she looks through some of the stuff that the angry faeries had dropped on the ground.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I'd say we pick up where we left off. What happened was unfortunate, but Yamame's right that if one fairy was talking about odd shadows, it's quite possible that other fairies around here have heard something as well. They are rather chatty, after all. I see nothing better than to keep wandering in hoping of finding someone else to ask."

[Kilgamayan]

Where did we leave off, though? The only reason I wanted to hunt Renko down was because we wanted to ask her where Yamame was. >_>

The only thing I can think of at this point is heading to Mystia's to meet up with Aya.

EDIT: Though I do also want to have a couple of other conversations with Chiko.