Iku Quest Sechs - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, now I remember. Those fairies were oddly pale. I suppose the bullet color was just a coincidence, then."
> What time of day is it?
> Where are Mystia's Stand and the Turtle House in reference to where we are now?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, now I remember. Those fairies were oddly pale. I suppose the bullet color was just a coincidence, then."
> What time of day is it?
> Where are Mystia's Stand and the Turtle House in reference to where we are now?

>"Yeah, I guess they were," says Tenshi. "Maybe it's because they live around there?"
>It's still fairly early in the morning. Sunrise was a couple hours ago.
>Mystia's Stand is southeast of here, Maribel's home southwest. Neither very far; you can still kinda see Maribel's house.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Possibly. That could be a good question for Hina if we're out that way with no other leads."
> Turn back to Mystia.
> "May I assume you're carrying those baskets back to your stand?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Possibly. That could be a good question for Hina if we're out that way with no other leads."
> Turn back to Mystia.
> "May I assume you're carrying those baskets back to your stand?"

>Tenshi nods.
>"Yep," says Mystia, as she regathers the baskets.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Would you like some help carrying them?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Would you like some help carrying them?"

"If you're not terribly busy," says Mystia. "But it seems like you have things to do, so I'll take care of them."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, well, all right then. I did have a couple of questions for you, though, and I figured it would be rude to follow you along and ask them while you carry all those buckets, but I admit I likely don't have enough to get back to your stand on all of them."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, well, all right then. I did have a couple of questions for you, though, and I figured it would be rude to follow you along and ask them while you carry all those buckets, but I admit I likely don't have enough to get back to your stand on all of them."

>"Well, you can carry them some of the way," says Mystia, offering you one.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure."
> Take the offered basket.
> Can we tell what's in the baskets? If they're covered, don't bother checking, there's probably a reason.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sure."
> Take the offered basket.
> Can we tell what's in the baskets? If they're covered, don't bother checking, there's probably a reason.

>You take the basket. It is filled with various packets of spices. She then hands you another, which is covered.

>)

[Kilgamayan]

> Loop the first one around our arm as she has done.
> Take the second one with the hand attached to the arm around which the first one is looped.

[Hello Purvis]

> Loop the first one around our arm as she has done.
> Take the second one with the hand attached to the arm around which the first one is looped.

>You take them both on one arm. Mystia continues on her way.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Follow.
> Be sure to keep at least half an eye on the baskets, ready to steady the one on our arm with our free hand.
> "Might as well get right down to it. Have you seen a white-haired girl in a blue coat recently? She has a brocade collar."

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow.
> Be sure to keep at least half an eye on the baskets, ready to steady the one on our arm with our free hand.
> "Might as well get right down to it. Have you seen a white-haired girl in a blue coat recently? She has a brocade collar."

>"I haven't myself," says Mystia, "But I've heard a couple of customers mention it."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "How recently was this, and who mentioned it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "How recently was this, and who mentioned it?"

>"Uh, not very recent," Mystia says. "Rinnosuke asked me about her a few days ago, Alice did last week."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did we give Alice a physical description of the poltergeist?
> "Rinnosuke, huh? Hmm. Did either of them say where they saw this girl?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we give Alice a physical description of the poltergeist?
> "Rinnosuke, huh? Hmm. Did either of them say where they saw this girl?"

>You showed her the picture.
>"Alice didn't really say so, but Rinnosuke mentioned he saw her through the window. I think she was watching the store."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Watching the store? Did he say any more than that? Do you know if it looked like she was searching for something? Or just keeping an eye on the place?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Watching the store? Did he say any more than that? Do you know if it looked like she was searching for something? Or just keeping an eye on the place?"

>"The way he talked about it, I figured she was staring into the window from a little ways away," says Mystia.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hmm... I'd been hoping I might be able to track down a more recent whereabouts for her, or find someone who knows where she lives. I don't suppose you can think of anyone else around here who might know? I've already spoken with Renko, Maribel, Alice, and Kogasa. Marisa and I aren't... exactly on speaking terms at the moment. Anyone else?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmm... I'd been hoping I might be able to track down a more recent whereabouts for her, or find someone who knows where she lives. I don't suppose you can think of anyone else around here who might know? I've already spoken with Renko, Maribel, Alice, and Kogasa. Marisa and I aren't... exactly on speaking terms at the moment. Anyone else?"

>"Well, there's Wriggle," says Mystia. "And just about any of the faeries, for what they're worth with this kind of thing. Oh, you could ask at Scarlet Devil Mansion, or maybe the heretics?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hmmm... I suppose the Scarlet Devil Mansion may be a possibility, although I have doubts they may have roved deep enough in the forest recently. I've asked what fairies I've run across. The others, I have no idea where to find."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmmm... I suppose the Scarlet Devil Mansion may be a possibility, although I have doubts they may have roved deep enough in the forest recently. I've asked what fairies I've run across. The others, I have no idea where to find."

>"Wriggle lives over to the west somewhere," says Mystia. "She goes to Youkai Mountain a lot, but I don't know what her schedule is. The heretics, they're way to the southeast, past Scarlet Devil Mansion."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Hmmm... I'll keep that in mind, if I can find them, next time I'm in the area. Thank you."
>Continue along to Mystia's stand, with the baskets

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hmmm... I'll keep that in mind, if I can find them, next time I'm in the area. Thank you."
>Continue along to Mystia's stand, with the baskets

>You enter the forest, it shouldn't be far now to her stand.
>"Aya asked me about her too," says Mystia. "Are you two planning something?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I suspect Aya asked about her because she's someone she doesn't know of, and I can't imagine there are too many people that fit into that category where she's concerned. Probably smells a potential story on the wind. As for myself? Suffice it to say that she's involved in the current incident, and that it's rather important I find her again."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I suspect Aya asked about her because she's someone she doesn't know of, and I can't imagine there are too many people that fit into that category where she's concerned. Probably smells a potential story on the wind. As for myself? Suffice it to say that she's involved in the current incident, and that it's rather important I find her again."

>"Oh, I see," says Mystia. "Aya did talk my ear off yesterday about pretty much everything."

[Kilgamayan]

> What oni ranks the highest within the oni hierarchy?
> How do they compare to Lord Tenma, given oni rank higher than tengu in the grand scheme of things?

[DracoOmega]

>"I have no trouble imagining it. From her perspective, there's probably no end to the important and newsworthy things she's missed. I imagine she'll be trying to make up for lost time as quickly as she's able to."
>"...which may or may not be a good thing, depending."