Sword Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> How long have we been having this conversation?

>Perhaps a minute or two?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Going all the way back to when we first brought Koishi into this alley? It's only been that long?

[Hello Purvis]

> Going all the way back to when we first brought Koishi into this alley? It's only been that long?

>You aren't sure, it's not as though you've been paying that much attention to the time, all told.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you know anyone else that could serve as a messenger for you and your sister?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you know anyone else that could serve as a messenger for you and your sister?"

>"No one wants to go down there regularly, let alone deal with both of us regularly," says Koishi.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "What about other pets of hers?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What about other pets of hers?"

>"She's only got one other that would come to the surface," says Koishi. "And not too often at that as far as I know."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Frown.
> "So it sounds like your options for messengers are fairly limited."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "So it sounds like your options for messengers are fairly limited."

>"Yup!" she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "With your options that limited, you may not have a choice. Unless you would rather just not keep in contact with her, but that seems like a very unfortunate result."

[Hello Purvis]

> "With your options that limited, you may not have a choice. Unless you would rather just not keep in contact with her, but that seems like a very unfortunate result."

>"Oh, I'm well aware," says Koishi. "Very well aware."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You sounded unsure, so I just wanted to...sorry for making you focus on this so much."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You sounded unsure, so I just wanted to...sorry for making you focus on this so much."

>"It's okay," she says. "I haven't talked about it for a long time."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much do we know about Nue Houjuu?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much do we know about Nue Houjuu?

>You don't know her well, but you've had a reasonably polite social encounter or two with her.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "All right. Hmm...how about this? If you agree to meet with my mistress about your condition, I could deliver a message to your sister for you, regardless of whatever you decide about those other two."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "All right. Hmm...how about this? If you agree to meet with my mistress about your condition, I could deliver a message to your sister for you, regardless of whatever you decide about those other two."

>"I don't know..." says Koishi.
>You note some motion to your left, and glance over to see the raven youkai round the corner.
>"Oh hey!" she calls out, "Find anything yet?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wave to her.
> "Yeah, the occasional glimpse of clothing that just disappears! This is really weird! What exactly is going on here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Wave to her.
> "Yeah, the occasional glimpse of clothing that just disappears! This is really weird! What exactly is going on here?"

>"Where!? That's definitely her!" says Utsuho. "In fact, come show me!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Show you what? I just told you, it disappears! I turn a corner and no one's there! How am I supposed to follow that?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "Show you what? I just told you, it disappears! I turn a corner and no one's there! How am I supposed to follow that?"

>"Where!?" she says, "You had to see her somewhere, so where at? Let's go, before we lose her again!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is the mansion door we used earlier :present from our current location?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is the mansion door we used earlier :present from our current location?

>You can see it from here quite easily.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Point at the door.
> "I saw a skirt go in that manor a little while ago. But I followed it into a dead end kitchen with no one in it. I thought I'd stick around here to see if I'd see something else."

[Hello Purvis]

> Point at the door.
> "I saw a skirt go in that manor a little while ago. But I followed it into a dead end kitchen with no one in it. I thought I'd stick around here to see if I'd see something else."

>"Okay, I'm going to circle around," says the raven youkai. "She might've gone out the back; and sometimes she leaves footprints or stuff like."
>"You're lying to her," says Koishi, as the youkai runs around the house.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Phew, she stuck around.
> Take on a quieter tone.
> "Only as much as necessary."

[Hello Purvis]

> Phew, she stuck around.
> Take on a quieter tone.
> "Only as much as necessary."

>"So what are you going to do now?" says Koishi. "You can't lie forever."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm going to keep trying to find out why she's looking for you while you can hear her. If they're here to apologize, then the ball's in your court to do with it what you will. If they're here for another reason, well, we'll just have to work with that if it comes."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm going to keep trying to find out why she's looking for you while you can hear her. If they're here to apologize, then the ball's in your court to do with it what you will. If they're here for another reason, well, we'll just have to work with that if it comes."

>"Ah," says Koishi.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course, you could always follow us around as we look for you. Might make her talk faster if I join the chase."