Iku Quest N?nt? - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Does this look like the same fairy we saw following Reimu around yesterday?
>"I haven't seen her today, but the shrine was fine the last time I saw it, yesterday. What's the emergency?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Does this look like the same fairy we saw following Reimu around yesterday?
>"I haven't seen her today, but the shrine was fine the last time I saw it, yesterday. What's the emergency?"

>You think she does, upon reflection.
>"I don't know how to get there!" she cries. "I got lost! You gotta tell me how to get there!"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Give directions to the shrine from our current location

[Kilgamayan]

> Keep said directions as simple as possible, and point as necessary to use visuals to enhance the words.

[Hello Purvis]

>Give directions to the shrine from our current location

> Keep said directions as simple as possible, and point as necessary to use visuals to enhance the words.

>You tell her it is to the Northeast, pointing in the proper direction, and tell her if she sees the town she needs to turn eastward.
>"Are you sure?" she asks. Before you can confirm, she shouts, "Oh thank you! You're the best!"
>She then speeds off northward before you say anything.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Continue into the forest along the path we took last time and see if we can find where we last saw the spectre

[Hello Purvis]

>Continue into the forest along the path we took last time and see if we can find where we last saw the spectre

>You head into the forest, trying to pick out the path you followed beforehand. Finding it is not so hard, but actually following it isn't any easily than it was previously. You also notice the shadow is gone, something that didn't occur to you previously due to the faerie accosting you.
>You return to the clearing and find it is empty. Before despair can really set in, you see the poltergeist peek around a tree and look at you expectantly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> A MASTER IS OUT
> Nod.
> "They have agreed to keep quiet."

[Hello Purvis]

> A MASTER IS OUT
> Nod.
> "They have agreed to keep quiet."

>If I see that fuckin' poltergeist one more time...
>"Good," she says. "Then, I need you to take me to them, and preferably move them someplace secluded."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Will our same meeting point from this morning near the stream suffice? It is rather close to the house where those two are currently stationed. If you hide around there, Tenshi and I can take Kogasa and Nitori to that place, Tenshi can leave them with me and go back to the house, and you can come out then. You're definitely good enough at hiding that Tenshi won't find you by accident. Does that sound reasonable?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Will our same meeting point from this morning near the stream suffice? It is rather close to the house where those two are currently stationed. If you hide around there, Tenshi and I can take Kogasa and Nitori to that place, Tenshi can leave them with me and go back to the house, and you can come out then. You're definitely good enough at hiding that Tenshi won't find you by accident. Does that sound reasonable?"

>"That'll be fine," says the poltergeist. "If you give me that box, I'll leave it near where I am waiting."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "That works."
> Take out the jewel box and hand it to her.
> "Before we depart, can we try that experiment I mentioned?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "That works."
> Take out the jewel box and hand it to her.
> "Before we depart, can we try that experiment I mentioned?"

>You give her the Jewel Box.
>"Oh, I forgot about that," she says, frowning. "I can try, but it won't be comfortable, I'll have to walk on your shadow."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I figured, but I'm okay with that. What's more important is noting whatever sensations you do or don't get when you try to enter my shadow, since I presume you haven't actually tried it on another sentient creature. We both expect it to not work, but that's okay. That's not what this is for."

[DracoOmega]

>"That sense of... impact, when you walk across someone's shadow, is that a passive thing, then? Something that you can't avoid doing, if you step directly upon it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I figured, but I'm okay with that. What's more important is noting whatever sensations you do or don't get when you try to enter my shadow, since I presume you haven't actually tried it on another sentient creature. We both expect it to not work, but that's okay. That's not what this is for."

>She nods and approaches.
>As the sun is still quite high in the sky, you don't have all that much of a shadow at the moment. Thus, the poltergeist is able to step on more or less all of it. It's a strange feeling, as though you have weight distributed all over your body at once. It doesn't hurt, thankfully, as she is rather light, but it almost hurts. She is also quite well inside your personal space, making this more uncomfortable.
>After a minute or so, she steps off and shakes her head. "It is like trying to push through a tree."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did we experience anything unusual ourselves, beyond the odd weight distribution?
> "So there is no noticeable difference between a person and a tree, then? That's admittedly irritating."

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we experience anything unusual ourselves, beyond the odd weight distribution?
> "So there is no noticeable difference between a person and a tree, then? That's admittedly irritating."

>All unusual feelings were noted.
>"I meant literally walk through a tree," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Well, is that then the same sensation as trying to enter the tree's shadow, or the rock's from earlier?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Well, is that then the same sensation as trying to enter the tree's shadow, or the rock's from earlier?"

>"Somewhat," she says. "The practical effect is still the same."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. It didn't feel any different from normal on my end either, aside from a much more even weight distribution, and that is easily attributed to my shadow being much shorter than normal."
> "Well, the point of that was to give you an idea of what it was like trying to get into another person, to see if it was different somehow. My suggestion, na?ve on the subject as I am, would be this; after you've spent your time contemplating your decision on what to do, and if you make a choice, devote some mental energy to studying this problem, to see if you can figure out what else can be done with the shadow of a person so you can enter it. You're the person most adept at handling shadows that either of us knows; if there's anyone that might be able to figure out how to overcome this barrier, it's you, with your inherent knowledge and experiences. It's quite possible nothing will come of it, but research into the unknown never guarantees positive results. And, if you DO succeed in coming up with a alternate idea, then our options for getting you where you may want to go are expanded."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. It didn't feel any different from normal on my end either, aside from a much more even weight distribution, and that is easily attributed to my shadow being much shorter than normal."
> "Well, the point of that was to give you an idea of what it was like trying to get into another person, to see if it was different somehow. My suggestion, na?ve on the subject as I am, would be this; after you've spent your time contemplating your decision on what to do, and if you make a choice, devote some mental energy to studying this problem, to see if you can figure out what else can be done with the shadow of a person so you can enter it. You're the person most adept at handling shadows that either of us knows; if there's anyone that might be able to figure out how to overcome this barrier, it's you, with your inherent knowledge and experiences. It's quite possible nothing will come of it, but research into the unknown never guarantees positive results. And, if you DO succeed in coming up with a alternate idea, then our options for getting you where you may want to go are expanded."

>"There might be things I could do to it that I have yet to figure out," she says, "But I don't think I'll be able to just walk into a person's shadow, there's nowhere to go."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Grimace.
> "...Well."
> Sigh.
> "It's...true that people aren't hollow. But..."
> Look away a bit to the right.
> "As...unpleasant as the subject is, as a humanoid female, I...I'm not entirely devoid of...internal open space."

[Hello Purvis]

> Grimace.
> "...Well."
> Sigh.
> "It's...true that people aren't hollow. But..."
> Look away a bit to the right.
> "As...unpleasant as the subject is, as a humanoid female, I...I'm not entirely devoid of...internal open space."

>"I am pretty sure it's not meant to serve as a general container," she says flatly. "Meaning is pretty important for shadows, remember."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...I suppose that's true. It would make things a lot easier if it could be made to work like that, though..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "...I suppose that's true. It would make things a lot easier if it could be made to work like that, though..."

>She shrugs.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Bury face in hands.
> "I can't believe I'm talking about such a thing so casually..."

[Hello Purvis]

> Bury face in hands.
> "I can't believe I'm talking about such a thing so casually..."

>"Good," she says. "Hopefully you are starting to understand what it means when I say you demean and devalue yourself by exposure."

>_

[Edible]

>"Good," she says. "Hopefully you are starting to understand what it means when I say you demean and devalue yourself by exposure."

>_

>ARBITRARY INAPPROPRIATE OUTBURST

[Kilgamayan]

>ARBITRARY INAPPROPRIATE OUTBURST

> No, don't do this. <_<