Sword Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Then Aya actually is faster than us? Shucks.

> "If I may ask: Who is it that you're looking for?"

> How much do we know of the SA incident?

>Maybe in the air, but you'd love to see her try and run with those silly shoes!
>"Her name's Koishi," says the blonde youkai, "She's a satori."
>You have a reasonable working knowledge of it; you are pretty sure that raven youkai with the cape and the doodads caused it, but you hear she's learned her lesson.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did we ever find out what was up with that outside-world dream several years back?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we ever find out what was up with that outside-world dream several years back?

>No. Just that everyone had it. In fact, you're pretty much entirely forgotten it.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> What do we know of the Satori Youkai?

> In fact, what do we know of the underground, in general?

> Have we ever actually heard the name Koishi?

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we know of the Satori Youkai?

> In fact, what do we know of the underground, in general?

> Have we ever actually heard the name Koishi?

>They are mind readers, and are understandably not popular because of it.
>Not a whole lot; Oni and other things live down there. You hear it is a rough place.
>No.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Well, since I'll be travelling quite a bit today, I'll keep an eye out for her. Where should I find you if I happen to find her?"

> Make a mental note of Koishi's description: Green Hair, Yellow Shirt, Third Eye.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, since I'll be travelling quite a bit today, I'll keep an eye out for her. Where should I find you if I happen to find her?"

>"Oh you're not gonna find her if you're wandering around," she says, shaking her head. "You don't see her unless you catch her off guard or she wants you to see her. We've been hunting for her for years; we're here because she was seen in town, today. If she's left, then we're just out of luck til the next sighting we're close enough to take advantage of."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

It's rather amazing that Youmu is my second favorite 2hu and yet I have no idea how to actually roleplay as her.

> "She can turn invisible? I've never heard of a Satori being able to do that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "She can turn invisible? I've never heard of a Satori being able to do that."

>"She's weird," says the blonde youkai. "It's not so much she turns invisible as she makes you not see her."
>"Hey, Parsee, don't just stand there!" the raven youkai calls out.
>"Gimme a minute," the blone youkai calls back. "I'm getting her to help us!"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Do you have any advice for trying to catch her off guard? Something tells me she won't 'want to be seen' by a complete stranger like me."

> Make a mental note of Koishi's description: Green Hair, Yellow Shirt, Third Eye.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you have any advice for trying to catch her off guard? Something tells me she won't 'want to be seen' by a complete stranger like me."

> Make a mental note of Koishi's description: Green Hair, Yellow Shirt, Third Eye.

>You note down Koishi' s description and inquire about how to catch her off guard. "Well, either you got to be fast enough she doesn't see you coming, or she has to not notice you. Just waiting around probably won't work."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Sigh

> "Well, that is most unfortunate then."

> "But I'd probably let you get back to your search, I wish you good luck."

[Kilgamayan]

> Wait wait wait wait wait. Don't say that.

"you got to be fast enough she doesn't see you coming"

We're Youmu, remember? No one's better built for this except for maybe Aya.

[Kilgamayan]

> How clear are the surrounding streets?
> "I can do fast."

[Hello Purvis]

> How clear are the surrounding streets?
> "I can do fast."

>There are people on them, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of carts, livestock, or large crowds here. You imagine the market might be a bit different in those regards.
>"Good!" says Parsee. "I'm gonna go check around the pub, and Okuu's probably going to look around the marketplace some more."
>"Yeah!" the raven youkai calls from across the street, before disappearing back into it.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

"you got to be fast enough she doesn't see you coming"

We're Youmu, remember? No one's better built for this except for maybe Aya.

The problem with that is that we'd need to actually know where Koishi is beforehand, and I mean her precise location, unless you want to do a mad sprint through the entire town looking for "green hair, yellow shirt, third eye" in the hopes that Koishi doesn't see us coming.

[Kilgamayan]

Or that we catch her off guard. Which is entirely possible; you don't see a half-ghost rolling around at the speed of sound through the village every day.

> Given we have been at the temple, and the other two have checked the jeweler's and are now headed to the pub and the market, in which direction has no one searched yet?

[Hello Purvis]

> Given we have been at the temple, and the other two have checked the jeweler's and are now headed to the pub and the market, in which direction has no one searched yet?

>There are a number of homes, barns, and small shops to the northeast and a small residential spot to the the south of the market. This is assuming she wasn't moving around, or inside the temple, or the like.
>"Oh, and maybe keep an eye out for things that seem to be floating?" says Parsee. "I dunno what happens when she picks things up."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Understood. What should I do if I find this person?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Understood. What should I do if I find this person?"

>"Don't let her out of your sight for nothing," she says. "Don't even worry about finding us, we'll find you. Just, don't let her get away. Try to keep her talking."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "What did she do, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What did she do, anyway?"

>"It'd take forever to explain," she says. "Let's just say she's messed up in the head. Not like a killer or anything, I don't think. But, well, you'll see maybe. Anything else?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Very well. I will begin now."
> Let's get our motor on! Sprint northeastward, keeping an eye out for floating objects or people with color schemes that match the given description.

[Yaersulf]

>Gotta go fast.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very well. I will begin now."
> Let's get our motor on! Sprint northeastward, keeping an eye out for floating objects or people with color schemes that match the given description.

>Gotta go fast.

>And off you go!
>ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD: Miko
>You draw close to a house on the northern edge of the Forest of Magic. It is a two-story affair, likely belonging to someone with a fair deal of money. However, the exterior is also criss-crossed with layers of graffiti of various kinds; pictures of varying degrees of crudeness, various misspelled statements and names; or at least you think they are names, and odd shapes here and there. Particularly notable is a cartoonish cow face across the front door. Nearly is a fairly large garden, full of various kinds of crops and surrounded by a large fence. There doesn't seem to be any activity at the moment.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Knock on the front door.

[Hello Purvis]

> Knock on the front door.

>You knock on the door, then again a few moments later, but receive no answer.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Hmm, unfortunate.
> Head to that other house we saw when we elected to come to this one instead.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hmm, unfortunate.
> Head to that other house we saw when we elected to come to this one instead.

>You mean the one way back at the crossroads in the plains?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Well, actually...
> Can we see any sort of mansion to the south from here?