Author Topic: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 44654 times)

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #480 on: December 20, 2010, 08:53:00 PM »
>Our wardrobe was scattered about from the fall, but still mostly undamaged, correct?
>Go find a new outfit, and assuming there is an adjoining room that we can get changed in, get dressed. New shawl, too
>Wonder how many pieces our last one is probably in... But not for too long, because that's just depressing.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #481 on: December 20, 2010, 09:07:42 PM »
>Our wardrobe was scattered about from the fall, but still mostly undamaged, correct?
>Go find a new outfit, and assuming there is an adjoining room that we can get changed in, get dressed. New shawl, too
>Wonder how many pieces our last one is probably in... But not for too long, because that's just depressing.

>Your stuff was mostly intact that you remember.
>Looking around, you manage to scavenge a workable outfit; something a bit warmer than yesterday's garb, and a new shawl to go with it.
>Who knows what the poltergeist did to it? Sigh...
>Returning to the main part of your suite, you see that small tray with two covered plates has been set just inside the door.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #482 on: December 20, 2010, 09:10:35 PM »
>Pick up the tray, and have a look at what's under the covers

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #483 on: December 20, 2010, 09:44:47 PM »
>Pick up the tray, and have a look at what's under the covers

>You peek under the covers, and see a few peach tarts and a small loaf of peach bread.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #484 on: December 20, 2010, 09:59:34 PM »
>Oh, food.... how we've missed you.
>Do we have a table in here to eat on? If so, set the tray down on it
>Is there enough here to comfortably feed two people?

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #485 on: December 20, 2010, 10:12:46 PM »
>Oh, food.... how we've missed you.
>Do we have a table in here to eat on? If so, set the tray down on it
>Is there enough here to comfortably feed two people?

>Warm food is such a treat~
>You do have a table; and you suspect there's a reason why there are two trays. It should be enough for both of you.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #486 on: December 20, 2010, 10:15:59 PM »
>Tenshi is still looking comfortably sleepy over there?
>If so, put the tray down on the table, and start to have some breakfast

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #487 on: December 20, 2010, 10:22:55 PM »
>Tenshi is still looking comfortably sleepy over there?
>If so, put the tray down on the table, and start to have some breakfast

>If the snores are any indication, she is.
>You have some breakfast. It's so nice to be able to sit down and enjoy something without being on the run or dealing with an irked oni. After a bit, the snores cease.

>_

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #488 on: December 20, 2010, 10:25:49 PM »
> "Good morning, sunshine."
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #489 on: December 20, 2010, 10:36:30 PM »
> "Good morning, sunshine."

>Tenshi groans a bit. "What?" she says.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #490 on: December 20, 2010, 10:42:11 PM »
>Smile
>"I said good morning."
>"I hope you found the bed comfy enough?"

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #491 on: December 20, 2010, 10:58:05 PM »
>Smile
>"I said good morning."
>"I hope you found the bed comfy enough?"

>"Oh," Tenshi says as she sits up. "Yeah, it was alright."

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #492 on: December 20, 2010, 11:09:06 PM »
>"There's some breakfast here for you, if you'd like. It's quite good."

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #493 on: December 20, 2010, 11:26:26 PM »
> Did she really wear her daily clothes to bed?
The only thing this dimension does well is show its ass. We might as well applaud it! - Albert Burneko

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #494 on: December 20, 2010, 11:37:12 PM »
>"There's some breakfast here for you, if you'd like. It's quite good."

>"Kay," she says, as she stands, stretches, and kind of stumbles toward the table. With little preamble, she sets into into her share.

> Did she really wear her daily clothes to bed?

>She sure did. They are a rumpled mess now.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #495 on: December 20, 2010, 11:41:25 PM »
>Keep eating and give Tenshi a chance to work the grogginess off

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #496 on: December 20, 2010, 11:46:41 PM »
>Keep eating and give Tenshi a chance to work the grogginess off

>Naturally, you finish first. But the meal seems to perk her up a bit.

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #497 on: December 21, 2010, 12:01:40 AM »
>"After a day like yesterday, it's amazing what a privilege it feels to simply have a warm meal in peace and safety. Were it not for the clouds outside the window, I could almost let myself forget that things are amiss for a moment."

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #498 on: December 21, 2010, 12:27:36 AM »
>"After a day like yesterday, it's amazing what a privilege it feels to simply have a warm meal in peace and safety. Were it not for the clouds outside the window, I could almost let myself forget that things are amiss for a moment."

>Tenshi nods. "Yeah, I suppose. Rather have something out of the tavern, though."

>_

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #499 on: December 21, 2010, 12:40:47 AM »
>"To each their own. Although, frankly, with as little food as I was running on all yesterday, I don't think I would have minded what there was to eat, as long as it was edible."
>"Hopefully there will fewer bruisings in store for me today than yesterday. Whatever problems will arise from confronting the spectre again, I will be quite happy enough not to have to return to Makai any time soon. Our resident incident solvers are positively courteous in comparison to some of the natives."

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« Reply #500 on: December 21, 2010, 12:54:53 AM »
>"To each their own. Although, frankly, with as little food as I was running on all yesterday, I don't think I would have minded what there was to eat, as long as it was edible."
>"Hopefully there will fewer bruisings in store for me today than yesterday. Whatever problems will arise from confronting the spectre again, I will be quite happy enough not to have to return to Makai any time soon. Our resident incident solvers are positively courteous in comparison to some of the natives."

>"Not much of a surprise there," says Tenshi. "What happened there, anyways?"

>_

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #501 on: December 21, 2010, 01:03:18 AM »
>"Well, I appeared there in the middle of nowhere, as near as I can tell. I wasn't entirely sure where I actually was at first, though I had my suspicions. Wandered a while until I found someone I could ask directions from. She turned out to be Yumeko, Shinki's right hand. And she was convinced that I had committed some sort of terrible atrocity and been cast out of Bhava-Agra, or there could be no other reason for me to be there. I suppose I can't fault her for not accepting 'No, I just appeared out of nowhere' on faith."
>"Unfortunately, by extension, she told me that I owed fealty to Shinki, and could not be allowed to leave. She, uh, draws a sword extremely quickly."

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« Reply #502 on: December 21, 2010, 01:07:11 AM »
>"Well, I appeared there in the middle of nowhere, as near as I can tell. I wasn't entirely sure where I actually was at first, though I had my suspicions. Wandered a while until I found someone I could ask directions from. She turned out to be Yumeko, Shinki's right hand. And she was convinced that I had committed some sort of terrible atrocity and been cast out of Bhava-Agra, or there could be no other reason for me to be there. I suppose I can't fault her for not accepting 'No, I just appeared out of nowhere' on faith."
>"Unfortunately, by extension, she told me that I owed fealty to Shinki, and could not be allowed to leave. She, uh, draws a sword extremely quickly."

>"Wow, she sounds awesome," says Tenshi. "How'd you beat her?"

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #503 on: December 21, 2010, 01:14:07 AM »
>"Sorry to disappoint you, but we never ended up trading blows. And it was a fortunate thing, too, given what happened afterward. She'd made a point about my shawl's absence, and how this factored into her assessment that I had been cast out. So I showed her the photograph I'd taken of the spectre bound by it, as proof of where it had gone. I admit I was somewhat surprised that she had never heard of such a thing. Photos, I mean."
>"Although... her first idea of why I'd bound like that was somewhat... off the mark, to say the least."

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #504 on: December 21, 2010, 01:17:50 AM »
>"Sorry to disappoint you, but we never ended up trading blows. And it was a fortunate thing, too, given what happened afterward. She'd made a point about my shawl's absence, and how this factored into her assessment that I had been cast out. So I showed her the photograph I'd taken of the spectre bound by it, as proof of where it had gone. I admit I was somewhat surprised that she had never heard of such a thing. Photos, I mean."
>"Although... her first idea of why I'd bound like that was somewhat... off the mark, to say the least."

>"They don't have reporters in Makai? Huh."
>She pauses for a minute, then says, "...Oh! So when did you get beat up?"

>_

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #505 on: December 21, 2010, 01:33:20 AM »
>"An angry, territorial youkai a little further down the road. Well, after an entire forest opened fire at me for not paying to pass by it. I don't even want to think of the number of times someone told me that I couldn't walk somewhere without paying someone..."
>"In any case, I attempted to go over the forest, but soon bumped into someone else who had laid claim to the sky. Someone by the name of Sameko. By this point, I had had quite enough of being obstructed, and was worried what the spectre might be doing in my absence, so I told her as polity as I could that I needed to pass by, and would be as swift as possible. And then she tried to tackle me."
>"I don't know if she is incapable of danmaku, or simply prefers to beat upon people with her fists, but that was what she proceeded to do. Repeatedly. She was faster than me, and very strong. She also had natural resistance that rendered my lightning ineffective against her, and I was without my shawl to defend myself at close range. I swear it felt as if I were wrestling with an Oni."

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« Reply #506 on: December 21, 2010, 01:37:12 AM »
>"An angry, territorial youkai a little further down the road. Well, after an entire forest opened fire at me for not paying to pass by it. I don't even want to think of the number of times someone told me that I couldn't walk somewhere without paying someone..."
>"In any case, I attempted to go over the forest, but soon bumped into someone else who had laid claim to the sky. Someone by the name of Sameko. By this point, I had had quite enough of being obstructed, and was worried what the spectre might be doing in my absence, so I told her as polity as I could that I needed to pass by, and would be as swift as possible. And then she tried to tackle me."
>"I don't know if she is incapable of danmaku, or simply prefers to beat upon people with her fists, but that was what she proceeded to do. Repeatedly. She was faster than me, and very strong. She also had natural resistance that rendered my lightning ineffective against her, and I was without my shawl to defend myself at close range. I swear it felt as if I were wrestling with an Oni."

>"Well I don't blame her, if you're just going to ignore her and do whatever you please," says Tenshi. "But you beat her, right?"

>_

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #507 on: December 21, 2010, 01:46:23 AM »
>"Well, if you had seen how she was acting, I doubt you would have been too inclined to think a peaceful solution was possible, either. About the only other option she presented was to go back into that forest-sized cloud of danmaku I'd just escaped from. At the time, I was more willing to take my chances with her than it."
>"But yes, I won eventually. I, uh, broke her nose with my head. ...then broke a branch in half, across her face."

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Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #508 on: December 21, 2010, 01:58:50 AM »
>"Well, if you had seen how she was acting, I doubt you would have been too inclined to think a peaceful solution was possible, either. About the only other option she presented was to go back into that forest-sized cloud of danmaku I'd just escaped from. At the time, I was more willing to take my chances with her than it."
>"But yes, I won eventually. I, uh, broke her nose with my head. ...then broke a branch in half, across her face."

>"Damn," she says. "Must not have left a pretty corpse..."

>_

Re: Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #509 on: December 21, 2010, 02:05:54 AM »
>"Well, she was still muttering threats at me as I left her, although thankfully from flat on the ground. I suspect she's back to lording over her domain already."
>"...although I am not in a hurry to return and test this theory, let me tell you."