Author Topic: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 82199 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #600 on:** June 16, 2011, 01:58:15 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 01:51:25 PM

> "I see. What's the going rate for that broken handle, then?"

>"What do you have to offer?" says Rinnosuke.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #601 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:02:03 PM »

> "A whole bunch of precious stones. And a few not-so-precious ones. A free drink or two, as well, if you're ever in my pub's area."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #602 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:10:10 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 02:02:03 PM

> "A whole bunch of precious stones. And a few not-so-precious ones. A free drink or two, as well, if you're ever in my pub's area."

>"I'm not one to travel," says Rinnosuke. "And, I would be willing to take such stones, but it is my understanding they have become quite a bit more common as of late."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #603 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:14:18 PM »

> "Yeah, they have. But given where they came from, devaluing them could wreak further havoc on Gensokyo's economy, even after things get fixed."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #604 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:49:54 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 02:14:18 PM

> "Yeah, they have. But given where they came from, devaluing them could wreak further havoc on Gensokyo's economy, even after things get fixed."

>"Perhaps so," says Rinnosuke. "But I do not feel it guaranteed that will come to pass."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #605 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:09:21 PM »

> What alcohol do we have to offer in the 15☼ to 20☼ range?
> Grin.
> "Don't worry about that. Sherlock Houjuu is on the case. It'll get done."
> "But I understand your concern. Would it be possible to use some precious stones in a temporary exchange, where I promise to return later to take them back in exchange for something you'd find more useful, such as a bottle of alcohol?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #606 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:20:12 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 03:09:21 PM

> What alcohol do we have to offer in the 15☼ to 20☼ range?
> Grin.
> "Don't worry about that. Sherlock Houjuu is on the case. It'll get done."
> "But I understand your concern. Would it be possible to use some precious stones in a temporary exchange, where I promise to return later to take them back in exchange for something you'd find more useful, such as a bottle of alcohol?"

>You have a fair number of things in that price range; jugs of the cheap liquid headaches, decent sized bottles of drinkable sake, small bottles of various fruit wines and shochu, and a few unique concoctions.
>"I imagine you would be," says Rinnosuke. "And...perhaps so. What do you have in mind?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #607 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:29:07 PM »

> "Depends on what you like. Got some bottles of sake about yea."
> Indicate the approximate height of a 20☼ bottle of sake.
> "Or, if fruit wines or shochus are more up your alley, I got some of those too."
> Indicate the approximate heights of each of those bottles as appropriate, again assuming 20☼.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #608 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:31:29 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 03:29:07 PM

> "Depends on what you like. Got some bottles of sake about yea."
> Indicate the approximate height of a 20☼ bottle of sake.
> "Or, if fruit wines or shochus are more up your alley, I got some of those too."
> Indicate the approximate heights of each of those bottles as appropriate, again assuming 20☼.

>"Hmmm," says Rinnosuke. "I'll have four of your fruit wines."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #609 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:50:53 PM »

> "For a broken sword handle?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #610 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:06:53 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 03:50:53 PM

> "For a broken sword handle?"

>"I don't believe I misspoke," says white-haired man.

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Kilgamayan · « **Reply #611 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:07:53 PM »

> "Would that count go down without the precious stone in-between?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #612 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:23:55 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 04:07:53 PM

> "Would that count go down without the precious stone in-between?"

>He shakes his head.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #613 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:30:41 PM »

> Frown, then sigh after a couple of seconds.
> "Will tomorrow afternoon do for a delivery? I expect you might be ready for sleep by the time I could get back here tonight."

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #614 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:35:31 PM »

Well, I don't like giving that much away for this thing, but I don't see any other choice. Trading the trident is completely out of the question. Trading the blade is stupid for obvious reasons. The rabbit dress is too important as a backup plan for entering Eientei, and the hand mirror is too important as a transformation time-saver.

Hopefully the value we're losing here can be more than made up later, once we have a complete sword.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #615 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:43:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 04:30:41 PM

> Frown, then sigh after a couple of seconds.
> "Will tomorrow afternoon do for a delivery? I expect you might be ready for sleep by the time I could get back here tonight."

>"I expect circumstances will require me to be open well into the evening," says Rinnosuke.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #616 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:49:33 PM »

> Shrug.
> "All right, then, I'll see what I can do for this evening."
> Pull out a red spinel and rose quartz.
> "The original market value of these combined is worth about four bottles of my fruit wine. If I'm involved I'm sure I can get even more than that value for them, so you can be sure I'll be back for them."
> Hand the gems over.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #617 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:57:29 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 04:49:33 PM

> Shrug.
> "All right, then, I'll see what I can do for this evening."
> Pull out a red spinel and rose quartz.
> "The original market value of these combined is worth about four bottles of my fruit wine. If I'm involved I'm sure I can get even more than that value for them, so you can be sure I'll be back for them."
> Hand the gems over.

>He accepts your gems.
>"I would not expect those values to hold, myself," he says. "There quite more spinels and quartzes now than their were yesterday. But, I shall accept them as placeholders for now. I trust you not to go back on your word."
>You obtain: Broken Sword Handle.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #618 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:01:04 PM »

> "Yeah, which makes it all the more important that I get whatever this was reversed. Don't worry about me not coming back, Byakuren would have my wings if I tried to run off on you."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #619 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:22:33 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 05:01:04 PM

> "Yeah, which makes it all the more important that I get whatever this was reversed. Don't worry about me not coming back, Byakuren would have my wings if I tried to run off on you."

>Rinnosuke nods. "I shall expect you sometime this evening, then."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #620 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:45:08 PM »

> Nod.
> "I'll do my best to get here, assuming things don't get dicey."
> It's still another couple of hours to sunset, right?
> How far is the mountain from the human village?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #621 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:05:18 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 05:45:08 PM

> Nod.
> "I'll do my best to get here, assuming things don't get dicey."
> It's still another couple of hours to sunset, right?
> How far is the mountain from the human village?

>He nods.
>You have a couple hours.
>If you mean Youkai Mountain, about ten to fifteen minutes as long as you don't dwadle.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #622 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:59:50 PM »

> "To later, then."
> Leave the store, take flight and head to the human village.

I'm thinking let's have the blacksmith take a look at the sword pieces, then start the mountain -> Mokou -> Eientei -> Magic Club run.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #623 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:10:40 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 06:59:50 PM

> "To later, then."
> Leave the store, take flight and head to the human village.

>"Until then, Miss Houjuu," he says. "Have a good evening."
>You make your way toward the human village. Before you even reach it, you can hear the music. Boisterous, fast-paced, and chaotic music. You quickly catch sight of the Prismriver Sisters hovering low over the village. Drawing closer, you can see the central village is a lot more crowded than before; people dance, and there seems to be a general air of merriment. However, taking a second glance, you note there are still a lot of people gathered there that are not joining in on the celebration. They give you a feeling akin to what you felt from the crowd the last time you had come here.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #624 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:15:22 PM »

> Head for the Myouren Temple. We're on a time budget.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #625 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:30:31 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 08:15:22 PM

> Head for the Myouren Temple. We're on a time budget.

>You head for the temple. Things are much quieter here, though you can still hear the Prismrivers fairly well in the distance. You don't see anyone lingering around outside, and things don't seem to have changed from before.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #626 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:32:36 PM »

> Enter and look around for Byakuren.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #627 on:** June 16, 2011, 10:49:31 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 16, 2011, 08:32:36 PM

> Enter and look around for Byakuren.

>You enter the temple, and walk toward the main part of the temple. There, you see a few people near the front, kneeling before the small clay statue of the Buddha and silently offering prayers. You see Ichirin sitting in the corner, her legs folded, her hands interlaced in front of her, and her eyes closed.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #628 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:05:58 AM »

> Are the not-Ichirin people people we recognize?
> Quietly back out of the room. No need to bother these people.
> Head back outside and toward the last spot we saw Byakuren.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #629 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:54:54 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 17, 2011, 12:05:58 AM

> Are the not-Ichirin people people we recognize?
> Quietly back out of the room. No need to bother these people.
> Head back outside and toward the last spot we saw Byakuren.

>You don't recognize them. They seem to be farmers, given their clothing.
>Leaving the temple, you return to the center of town. You look around the schoolhouse, and do not see Byakuren. The carousing makes it difficult to see find her at first, but after a looking around a bit you see her sitting near an alley across the way, taking with a few people. The music and dancing makes it rather hard to hear much of anything right now, you suspect this is why a lot of people are at the edges of the area now.

>_