Author Topic: Iku Quest Otto - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 44040 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #570 on:** January 20, 2011, 02:58:03 AM »

> "I do. I cannot say for sure if it will make up for the distress I caused yesterday, but it is the least I can do."
> Pull out the better of the pictures of Petite's mother and hand it to Petite.
> "Something to remember her by, even while you are here."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #571 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:02:37 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 02:58:03 AM

> "I do. I cannot say for sure if it will make up for the distress I caused yesterday, but it is the least I can do."
> Pull out the better of the pictures of Petite's mother and hand it to Petite.
> "Something to remember her by, even while you are here."

>Patchouli seems uncharacteristically confused as you speak. You then hand the better photo to Petite.
>She looks at it, and raises her eyebrows. "Oh my...where did you get this?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #572 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:05:38 AM »

> "In Makai, yesterday. There's a very long story attached to my being there, the details of which either would bore you or are things I can no longer share due to making a promise of privacy. I had hoped to take a picture of you for you to eventually give to her as well, but sadly, the camera I used appears to no longer produce pictures immediately, and I do not know how to fix it."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #573 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:13:48 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 03:05:38 AM

> "In Makai, yesterday. There's a very long story attached to my being there, the details of which either would bore you or are things I can no longer share due to making a promise of privacy. I had hoped to take a picture of you for you to eventually give to her as well, but sadly, the camera I used appears to no longer produce pictures immediately, and I do not know how to fix it."

>"You met my mom?" says Petite, her voice puzzled. "Um...she's okay, right? Well, she looks like it, I suppose."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #574 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:21:40 AM »

>"I did, yes. Quite by accident. Or rather, I needed to cross her bridge and was struck by the resemblance. And yes, she seemed well when I met her. She inquired about you, and sends her love. I wished I'd had time to ferry a letter, but I was in a great hurry at the time."

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #575 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:23:26 AM »

You think you can steal the 573rd reply on my like that? I think not.

> "She, uh, seems to expect that you will marry Remilia at some point."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #576 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:27:23 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 20, 2011, 03:21:40 AM

>"I did, yes. Quite by accident. Or rather, I needed to cross her bridge and was struck by the resemblance. And yes, she seemed well when I met her. She inquired about you, and sends her love. I wished I'd had time to ferry a letter, but I was in a great hurry at the time."

>"Ah," says Petite. "Um, I don't really get everything you're saying, but this was nice of you. Thank you. ...Wait, was this your toll?"

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 03:23:26 AM

> "She, uh, seems to expect that you will marry Remilia at some point."

>She snickers. Patchouli gives an amused-sounding snort. "Mom always did want me to aim for the top."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #577 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:44:25 AM »

> "This functioned as my toll, yes, as I had practically no money on me at the time. I didn't even have enough Gensokyo currency for something at Mystia's stand, never mind these 'spades' the Makai residents kept going on about."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #578 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:56:53 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 04:44:25 AM

> "This functioned as my toll, yes, as I had practically no money on me at the time. I didn't even have enough Gensokyo currency for something at Mystia's stand, never mind these 'spades' the Makai residents kept going on about."

>"Oh, spades are what we use in Makai," says Petite. She fishes something from her pocket and shows it to you; it is a square-shaped coin with a spade on the face of it.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #579 on:** January 20, 2011, 05:13:26 AM »

>"Oh, I see. Well, I certainly had none of those, and very little of anything else, either. I was much relieved that your mother let me pass without them."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #580 on:** January 20, 2011, 05:53:13 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on January 20, 2011, 05:13:26 AM

>"Oh, I see. Well, I certainly had none of those, and very little of anything else, either. I was much relieved that your mother let me pass without them."

>"Oh, she's easy to convince," says Petite.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #581 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:05:06 AM »

> "Thankfully so. Anyway, hopefully I can eventually find a way to take a picture of you to give to her somehow."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #582 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:18:29 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 06:05:06 AM

> "Thankfully so. Anyway, hopefully I can eventually find a way to take a picture of you to give to her somehow."

>"Oh, I'm sure something can be done," she says. "But...how did you even get this one? Stuff like picture taking doesn't happen in Makai."
>She frowns.
>"Or, um, am I behind the times?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #583 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:23:23 AM »

> "Oh. No, Makai is actually rather behind the times themselves. I acquired a camera yesterday, and have put it to diligent use. Though it is useless in my hands now, as I do not possess the knowledge to change it so it does not need to produce a picture immediately to take one."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #584 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:27:25 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 06:23:23 AM

> "Oh. No, Makai is actually rather behind the times themselves. I acquired a camera yesterday, and have put it to diligent use. Though it is useless in my hands now, as I do not possess the knowledge to change it so it does not need to produce a picture immediately to take one."

>"Hatate could probably take care of it," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #585 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:29:01 AM »

> Recall known info on a Hatate.
> "I may speak with her later, then. But right now I must get on task, as I am operating on something of a strict schedule. Patchouli, I come seeking your wisdom on the nature of shadows."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #586 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:35:07 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 06:29:01 AM

> Recall known info on a Hatate.
> "I may speak with her later, then. But right now I must get on task, as I am operating on something of a strict schedule. Patchouli, I come seeking your wisdom on the nature of shadows."

>You know she's taken over the newspaper business lately; what with Aya not really being around to compete anymore. You've not sure if she's markedly better or worse at it than Aya was, but she is certainly less shady in other ways.
>"Ah, so you did come to speak with me after all," says Patchouli. "What do you need to know now?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #587 on:** January 20, 2011, 06:36:46 AM »

> "I've learned a good deal more since our last encounter. I'll spare the story. What could cause a shadow to not fit properly?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #588 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:41:45 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 06:36:46 AM

> "I've learned a good deal more since our last encounter. I'll spare the story. What could cause a shadow to not fit properly?"

>"Fit?" Patchouli asks, frowning. "I expect anything that would alter the shadow and not thing casting it?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #589 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:45:59 PM »

> "Well, I ask because strange things are happening to shadows, and they appear to be responsible for what's happened to Bhava-Agra."
> Take out the picture of the shadowless tree and show it to Patchouli.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #590 on:** January 20, 2011, 03:55:34 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 03:45:59 PM

> "Well, I ask because strange things are happening to shadows, and they appear to be responsible for what's happened to Bhava-Agra."
> Take out the picture of the shadowless tree and show it to Patchouli.

>You show her the shadowless tree. She considers it for a moment, then says, "What a waste of time."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #591 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:00:47 PM »

> Confused look.
> "Huh?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #592 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:27:47 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 04:00:47 PM

> Confused look.
> "Huh?"

>"This," she says, gesturing toward the photo. "I am hard pressed to think of a single thing that is at once less useful or more wasteful than this."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #593 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:32:34 PM »

> "I don't understand. The picture or the tree itself?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #594 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:35:30 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 04:32:34 PM

> "I don't understand. The picture or the tree itself?"

>"Taking a shadow from a tree," says Patchouli, frowning at you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #595 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:41:24 PM »

> "Oh. OH! I apologize, I have not been at my best recently. Actually, I have been told why it was taken, and assuming I was not being lied to, the taker thought they had very good reasons for doing so. But I'm not entirely convinced the taker knows everything they need to know about shadows, so whatever wisdom you have to impart on the subject would be most appreciated."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #596 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:43:01 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 04:41:24 PM

> "Oh. OH! I apologize, I have not been at my best recently. Actually, I have been told why it was taken, and assuming I was not being lied to, the taker thought they had very good reasons for doing so. But I'm not entirely convinced the taker knows everything they need to know about shadows, so whatever wisdom you have to impart on the subject would be most appreciated."

>"And these reasons are?" says Patchouli.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #597 on:** January 20, 2011, 04:58:01 PM »

> Bite lower lip a bit.
> "...I have made a promise to privacy that I cannot break. I am sorry. Suffice it to say that, given what I have learned from others, such as Lady Moriya, the reasons ended up being unnecessary, and potentially even misguided."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #598 on:** January 20, 2011, 05:01:53 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 20, 2011, 04:58:01 PM

> Bite lower lip a bit.
> "...I have made a promise to privacy that I cannot break. I am sorry. Suffice it to say that, given what I have learned from others, such as Lady Moriya, the reasons ended up being unnecessary, and potentially even misguided."

>"Then why in the name of anything you find holy are you wasting my time?" asks Patchouli.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #599 on:** January 20, 2011, 05:11:41 PM »

> "Because there are people that have lost their shadows as well as things like this tree, so I want to resolve the issue as soon as possible. And because I was under the impression that the taker's reasons were not necessary, given Lady Moriya never asked me about them."