Author Topic: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure  (Read 83068 times)

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #180 on: June 06, 2011, 06:04:42 AM »
> Head northward for Higan
> To get to Higan, fly along the path Byakuren mentioned
> While we're on our way, do some mental research into the details of creating pockets on our body, like we considered earlier when thinking of potential storage.

>You start following the road to the north. Soon you're fly past the fields in bloom, and can see the open plains beyond it. Glancing toward the fields, you can see a few people working on them, but not as many as their ought to be. It's not tremendously surprising, you suppose.
>Along the way, you consider what you'd need to do to make a pocket within yourself. The basic design is easy enough, but it would require you to have a rather fat body type, you'd need room to spare in your torso. And you would have to be very careful not to hit any organs with it, or mess up your abdominal muscles. It would definitely take some practice, and it would be the kind of practice that would probably require convalescing if you did it wrong or messed up.
>Below, you notice you're passing by a sizable hill heavily dotted with green and white flowers; there's distinctive nasty odor in the air around it. Opposite of it, to the west, you can see a huge range of sunflowers. Continuing onward, you see a forest up ahead. As you pass over it, you note that it seems to be a neglected place, you doubt it has much of an animal population. Past that you come to a large field, where you can see a river in the distance to the north, and what you imagine is a tiny little pier.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #181 on: June 06, 2011, 06:08:10 AM »
> Could having Byakuren around as magical support/backup as we practice mitigate potential damage to ourselves?
> Head toward that pier.
« Last Edit: June 06, 2011, 06:15:06 AM by Kilgamayan »
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[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #182 on: June 06, 2011, 06:19:38 AM »
> Could having Byakuren around as magical support/backup as we practice mitigate potential damage to ourselves?
> Head toward that pier.

>You're not sure if her abilities would be useful. It might not hurt to have someone around in case you really screw up and rupture something, though.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #183 on: June 06, 2011, 06:22:37 AM »
> Head toward that pier.
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #184 on: June 06, 2011, 06:36:35 AM »
> Head toward that pier.

>You continue onward toward the pier. It is a simple platform that extends out into the water, it's timbers are uneven and gray with age. You find yourself wondering if a good swift kick would bring the whole thing down. There seems to be no one here.

>_

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #185 on: June 06, 2011, 09:08:59 AM »
> Check the water around the pier for a boat.
> Before the pier was the field full of flowers?

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #186 on: June 06, 2011, 12:53:57 PM »
> Check the water around the pier for a boat.
> Before the pier was the field full of flowers?

>You look around, and you think that you see one in the distance. It's difficult to tell.
>The field did have some flowers, but not a particular amount.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #187 on: June 06, 2011, 01:55:18 PM »
> Observe the boat off in the distance for a while longer.
> Is it approaching the pier or is it traveling away from it?

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #188 on: June 06, 2011, 02:01:16 PM »
> Observe the boat off in the distance for a while longer.
> Is it approaching the pier or is it traveling away from it?

>It seems to be a small wooden boat.
>It is most definitely approaching, and at a good clip.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #189 on: June 06, 2011, 02:08:16 PM »
> Wait around for the boat to get within conversation distance.
> A fat body type, huh? Could we just fill our own normal stature out a decent amount to accomplish this, or would we need even more significant changes so that we start looking like some other creature?
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #190 on: June 06, 2011, 02:24:13 PM »
> A fat body type, huh? Could we just fill our own normal stature out a decent amount to accomplish this, or would we need even more significant changes so that we start looking like some other creature?

Use our thighs to hold stuff. We can lose muscle mass for space, it's not like we don't fly everywhere anyway. Also no organs to mess up, only blood vessels to be careful about.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #191 on: June 06, 2011, 02:37:15 PM »
You know, I'd be totally fine with not turning Nue into some horrible Human Centipede experiment.  Seriously.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #192 on: June 06, 2011, 03:05:37 PM »
> Wait around for the boat to get within conversation distance.
> A fat body type, huh? Could we just fill our own normal stature out a decent amount to accomplish this, or would we need even more significant changes so that we start looking like some other creature?

>You could probably use your current form as a base, but experimentation may require other changes further on. But you imagine you could do it and look like a hefty version of your proper self.
>It takes a few minutes for the boat to draw near, but soon you can see it's red-haired, blue and white-clad pilot. "No live ones!" she calls out.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #193 on: June 06, 2011, 03:08:46 PM »
> "Then you're in for quite a show!"
> "Actually, I have something I'd like to discuss with you if you're free.  Are you aware of the money changing incident that occurred a few hours ago?"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #194 on: June 06, 2011, 03:35:21 PM »
> "Then you're in for quite a show!"
> "Actually, I have something I'd like to discuss with you if you're free.  Are you aware of the money changing incident that occurred a few hours ago?"

>"I will scythe you the fuck up, woman."
>"Incident?" she says as she nears the dock. "Haven't heard anything about that. Then again, not like many people come up this way."
>You quickly notice she seems to have a sash around her waist, tied in place with a belt that has a coin on it.

>_

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #195 on: June 06, 2011, 04:31:21 PM »
> "Yeah. All of Gensokyo's money has been turned into gems."
> Point at the woman's sash.
> "Looks like you didn't get hit, though."

You know, I'd be totally fine with not turning Nue into some horrible Human Centipede experiment.  Seriously.

I would be totally fine with this too, given how the movie takes the approach. :V But body pockets are far less disgusting (as long as they're executed properly) and more potentially useful; really, it's less a Human Centipede and more a pseudo-marsupial.

I do not intend to take up meaningful time with practice, but as long as there's downtime and no one can think of anything else useful to do with said downtime, I figure going marsupial can be useful enough that it's worth a gentle try. Should we start feeling uncomfortable, then we stop and perhaps try again later.

The thigh idea is interesting in that stuff stored there is more readily handy and the use of thighs is less dangerous. Thighs are also less discreet, though, for a variety of reasons, which is why I thought of the stomach area first.
« Last Edit: June 06, 2011, 04:37:10 PM by Kilgamayan »
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #196 on: June 06, 2011, 04:51:49 PM »
> "Yeah. All of Gensokyo's money has been turned into gems."
> Point at the woman's sash.
> "Looks like you didn't get hit, though."

>"Huh," says the ferrywoman, as she pulls up to the dock. "Well, the money I have is fine. Though, I guess it's not real money. You can't spend it. It's more like..."
>She frowns.
>"...Like collectibles. Keepsakes. Heh. Otherwise I could just take a percent off the side, and would have enough to buy and sell Gensokyo."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #197 on: June 06, 2011, 04:56:38 PM »
> "That might explain it. One thing I've noticed is that the gems that have replaced the money are of roughly equal value to the money they replaced. If your coinage doesn't have a real monetary value, then it would be impossible to match it up. Though many of us also found beads that weren't precious stones, and thus had no real monetary value. Huh...I don't suppose there is any actual currency around here?"
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #198 on: June 06, 2011, 05:09:04 PM »
> "That might explain it. One thing I've noticed is that the gems that have replaced the money are of roughly equal value to the money they replaced. If your coinage doesn't have a real monetary value, then it would be impossible to match it up. Though many of us also found beads that weren't precious stones, and thus had no real monetary value. Huh...I don't suppose there is any actual currency around here?"

>"Just favors, I guess," says Komachi. "Higan doesn't run on money or anything like that. But some people do favors in exchange for other favors."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #199 on: June 06, 2011, 06:13:29 PM »
> "So you don't keep any set aside from visits into Gensokyo or anything like that, then?"
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #200 on: June 06, 2011, 06:26:52 PM »
> "So you don't keep any set aside from visits into Gensokyo or anything like that, then?"

>"Well, not here," says Komachi. "I had some on hold at the bar. You know, enough to cover a good drink and something to eat every now and then."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #201 on: June 06, 2011, 07:06:00 PM »
> "It's most likely gems by now, then. Shame. This is going to sounds rather bizarre, but I don't suppose you felt a light inexplicable sensation a few hours ago? I've had it described to me as something 'akin to the brush of an unseen spiderweb on the cheek', but not exactly that, because it wasn't a feeling of touch, or any of the other four standard senses. Most people I've talked to didn't feel it, but the Yakumo kitsune noticed something, and Byakuren Hijiri isn't certain she didn't feel something."
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #202 on: June 06, 2011, 07:16:48 PM »
> "It's most likely gems by now, then. Shame. This is going to sounds rather bizarre, but I don't suppose you felt a light inexplicable sensation a few hours ago? I've had it described to me as something 'akin to the brush of an unseen spiderweb on the cheek', but not exactly that, because it wasn't a feeling of touch, or any of the other four standard senses. Most people I've talked to didn't feel it, but the Yakumo kitsune noticed something, and Byakuren Hijiri isn't certain she didn't feel something."

>She shakes her head. "I didn't feel anything weird. Things have been pretty normal here."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #203 on: June 06, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »
> "Mmm, I see. The Yakumo kitsune suspects this is the work of something that is barely, if at all, magic as we understand it. But whatever it is, it can't have been that powerful, if there was nothing noticeable here on any level."
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #204 on: June 06, 2011, 08:51:03 PM »
> "Mmm, I see. The Yakumo kitsune suspects this is the work of something that is barely, if at all, magic as we understand it. But whatever it is, it can't have been that powerful, if there was nothing noticeable here on any level."

>"Well," says the ferrywoman, scratching behind her ear a bit, "I never did say I was all that sensitive to those kinds of things."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #205 on: June 06, 2011, 10:01:15 PM »
> "Well, maybe, but this is Higan, idnit? I can't imagine slouches would last very long here."
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[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #206 on: June 06, 2011, 10:47:11 PM »
> "Well, maybe, but this is Higan, idnit? I can't imagine slouches would last very long here."

>"Well, it's not like spells and stuff are part of my job," says Komachi with a frown.

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #207 on: June 06, 2011, 10:50:12 PM »
> "I suppose. D'you happen to know someone that would be more inclined toward that kind of thing, though? Maybe here, maybe elsewhere that isn't Gensokyo. I'll take whatever I can get at this point."
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #208 on: June 06, 2011, 10:57:22 PM »
> "I suppose. D'you happen to know someone that would be more inclined toward that kind of thing, though? Maybe here, maybe elsewhere that isn't Gensokyo. I'll take whatever I can get at this point."

>"Well, no one across the river that would be willing to see anyone from here," she says. "The princess of Hakugyokurou might know something? I don't know her very well, so I couldn't tell you."

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Re: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure
« Reply #209 on: June 06, 2011, 10:59:23 PM »
> "Hmm. Byakuren did mention Hakugyokurou. I don't suppose you could tell me how to get there from here?"
[22:40:12] <Drake> "guys i donwloaded esod but its not workan"
[22:40:21] <Drake> REPORTED
[22:40:25] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> PROBATED
[22:40:30] <Drake> ORGASM
[22:40:32] <NaturallyOccurringChoja> FUCK YEAH

[22:28:39] <Edible> Mafia would be a much easier game if we were playing "spot the asshole"