Author Topic: Sword Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 79723 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #450 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:11:01 PM »

> Take another look at the dog.
> "I must say, I find it amusingly interesting that a house of rabbits has a domesticated canine."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #451 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:15:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 30, 2014, 09:11:01 PM

> Take another look at the dog.
> "I must say, I find it amusingly interesting that a house of rabbits has a domesticated canine."

>"Oh, he's not really domesticated. He's just a lone wolf I ran into some time ago, and kind of adopted me as a new pack leader. He's a big furball, though, and kind of became a mascot."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #452 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:24:29 PM »

> Chuckle.
> "Really now? I wonder what the wolf-eared huntress I met earlier would say if she knew that."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #453 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:26:58 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 30, 2014, 09:24:29 PM

> Chuckle.
> "Really now? I wonder what the wolf-eared huntress I met earlier would say if she knew that."

>"Wolf-eared huntress?" says Reisen. "Never heard of her."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #454 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:31:50 PM »

> "She knows of this place and who lives here, though she did mention no desire to visit. I suspect she avoids contact because she fears how the rabbits would react to seeing her."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #455 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:35:06 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 30, 2014, 09:31:50 PM

> "She knows of this place and who lives here, though she did mention no desire to visit. I suspect she avoids contact because she fears how the rabbits would react to seeing her."

>She nods. "Well, maybe. Admittedly, we've only really begun to welcome guests in the past few years."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #456 on:** October 30, 2014, 09:39:06 PM »

> "Ah, I see. I will keep your pseudo-pet a secret, then."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #457 on:** October 30, 2014, 10:04:53 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 30, 2014, 09:39:06 PM

> "Ah, I see. I will keep your pseudo-pet a secret, then."

>"It's nothing to worry about," says Reisen. "Anyways, give me a minute to let everyone know we'll be going."
>With that, she quickens her pace to approach the group and rejoins it. You watch her seek out someone without it; it's hard to tell who, and converses for a few moments; nearby rabbits start buzzing among themselves. Then she approaches the wolf, and tells him to stay there, before rejoining you.
>"Alright, that should hold things," she says. "Anything else you need here?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #458 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:04:45 PM »

> "I do not believe so."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #459 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:25:05 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 30, 2014, 11:04:45 PM

> "I do not believe so."

>"Then where shall we go next?" says Reisen.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #460 on:** October 31, 2014, 12:56:02 AM »

> "Perhaps the part of the bamboo forest closest to the first large guidance boulder?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #461 on:** October 31, 2014, 01:26:00 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 12:56:02 AM

> "Perhaps the part of the bamboo forest closest to the first large guidance boulder?"

>"Sure," says Reisen, "I can take us there."
>She starts off into the forest, then asks, "Though if I may, why?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #462 on:** October 31, 2014, 01:36:03 AM »

> Follow!
> "It seems the most likely place for them to have entered this forest. Though perhaps it would be wiser to search in areas deeper into the forest where they could have gotten lost if they had tried to enter there."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #463 on:** October 31, 2014, 01:52:35 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 01:36:03 AM

> Follow!
> "It seems the most likely place for them to have entered this forest. Though perhaps it would be wiser to search in areas deeper into the forest where they could have gotten lost if they had tried to enter there."

>"Ah," says Reisen, as she leads you further in. "It shouldn't take too long to get there. The way Mokou set up is designed to be easy and reliable, not fast."
>You follow the rabbit youkai into the forest. The bamboo seems to be be even more dense than before, and you quickly find that travelling in a straight line for any length of time is impossible. You are consistently lead around clumps of impassibly thick bamboo and large rocks, up and down valleys. At one point, you swear you even see one of the large rocks move a little bit!
>After some minutes, Reisen says, "We're close to it."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #464 on:** October 31, 2014, 01:59:33 AM »

> "Is there anything notable in the immediate vicinity?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #465 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:03:37 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 01:59:33 AM

> "Is there anything notable in the immediate vicinity?"

>"Not immediately," says Reisen.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #466 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:29:15 AM »

> "Then I suppose it does not matter much which direction we take next, outside of probably avoiding that boulder. Though, before we head any further, I should probably warn you that the huntress I met earlier was chasing a wild boar. It had been caught in one of traps, but managed to escape. We had best keep a wary eye."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #467 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:33:55 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 02:29:15 AM

> "Then I suppose it does not matter much which direction we take next, outside of probably avoiding that boulder. Though, before we head any further, I should probably warn you that the huntress I met earlier was chasing a wild boar. It had been caught in one of traps, but managed to escape. We had best keep a wary eye."

>"Mmm, got it." says Reisen. "Anything in particular you want me to look for?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #468 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:36:14 AM »

> Did FuTojiko have anything notable with them aside from our sword?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #469 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:55:08 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 02:36:14 AM

> Did FuTojiko have anything notable with them aside from our sword?

>Not that you know of.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #470 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:57:37 AM »

> "Hmm. Futo is clothed mostly in white, while Tojiko is clothed mostly in green. Both wear tate eboshi. I do not believe they had anything notable with them, aside from a sheathed sword. Futo may leave footprints, but Tojiko will not."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #471 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:59:04 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 02:57:37 AM

> "Hmm. Futo is clothed mostly in white, while Tojiko is clothed mostly in green. Both wear tate eboshi. I do not believe they had anything notable with them, aside from a sheathed sword. Futo may leave footprints, but Tojiko will not."

>"So, footprints, then," says Reisen.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #472 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:59:48 AM »

> Nod.
> "As mentioned, only one set, but it is better than nothing."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #473 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:14:04 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 02:59:48 AM

> Nod.
> "As mentioned, only one set, but it is better than nothing."

>"Alright, let's see if we can find anything," says Reisen.
>ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD: Youmu
>You enter into the vale where the stairs to the Netherworld lie. Making your way up them, the rest of your entourage follows. They have been silent; Koishi visibly more calm now that you have left the town, though she still casts glances around. Utsuho seems to be keeping an eye on Koishi. Parsee just seems to be faintly annoyed, but you get the feeling this is about how she always is. As you fly up the stairs, Utsuho asks, "Um, this is safe, right?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #474 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:20:00 AM »

> Jerk a thumb at our ghost half.
> "It should be. I'm only half-ghost."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #475 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:28:29 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 03:20:00 AM

> Jerk a thumb at our ghost half.
> "It should be. I'm only half-ghost."

>"Alright, just making sure," says Utsuho.
>The mountainsides give way to the forests on the near edge of the Netherworld and open up to the sky, while Hakugyokurou looms ahead. "Wow," says Utsuho. "It's...not what I expected up here."
>"What did you expect?" Parsee asks.
>"Dunno, but not this."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #476 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:34:00 AM »

[23:29:43] <Reisen-Udongein-Inaba> Damnit, Youmu gets to make one joke per century and it's wasted on a birdbrain
[23:30:05] <OneLoveOnePurvis> *HAW HAW HAW*

> Where might Yuyuko be at this time of day?
> If we're not sure, is there any way we can quickly find her?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #477 on:** October 31, 2014, 04:20:15 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 03:34:00 AM

> Where might Yuyuko be at this time of day?
> If we're not sure, is there any way we can quickly find her?

>Lately, you believe she tends to spend her later mornings in the southernmost tower.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #478 on:** October 31, 2014, 06:58:50 AM »

> "Welcome to Hakugyokurou, everyone."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #479 on:** October 31, 2014, 01:33:49 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on October 31, 2014, 06:58:50 AM

> "Welcome to Hakugyokurou, everyone."

>"We're not gonna have to worry about any of those ghosts trying to possess us or anything, right?" says Parsee.

>_