Author Topic: Nue Quest II: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 82001 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #900 on:** June 21, 2011, 02:45:17 AM »

> "I'll find something. See you two later tonight."
> Assuming no objection from either of them, take flight and head back to the human village.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #901 on:** June 21, 2011, 02:49:00 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 02:45:17 AM

> "I'll find something. See you two later tonight."
> Assuming no objection from either of them, take flight and head back to the human village.

>"Bye!" says Maribel.
>You head back toward the human village. The poltergeists' music is still plain to hear, even before you reach the village. From the distance, it seems to be precisely as you left it.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #902 on:** June 21, 2011, 02:51:28 AM »

> Head to the Myouren Temple.
> If nothing is out of the ordinary, enter it.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #903 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:12:59 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 02:51:28 AM

> Head to the Myouren Temple.
> If nothing is out of the ordinary, enter it.

>You reach and enter the temple.
>Entering the temple, you find Ichirin sweeping the hallway. "Hello again. Nue," she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #904 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:24:44 AM »

> "Hey there."
> Give a sheepish grin.
> "This is kinda embarrassing, but is there anything to eat around here?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #905 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:33:13 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 03:24:44 AM

> "Hey there."
> Give a sheepish grin.
> "This is kinda embarrassing, but is there anything to eat around here?"

>She nods. "Well, if you don't mind cooking something, you're welcome to the kitchen upstairs. Help yourself!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #906 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:38:51 AM »

> We're a decent cook, right?
> Nod.
> "Thanks."
> Do we need to remove our shoes before heading up to the kitchen? If so, remove them, then head up to the kitchen either way.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #907 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:03:17 AM »

Going to bed. We should probably make something that we can eat now and make a little extra something that we can take with us for our journey (which we always seem to forget to do in these games). Finding Byakuren would be nice but isn't essential - the important thing is that we're ready to see Mokou at sun down.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #908 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:10:32 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 03:38:51 AM

> We're a decent cook, right?
> Nod.
> "Thanks."
> Do we need to remove our shoes before heading up to the kitchen? If so, remove them, then head up to the kitchen either way.

>Good enough you can sell food to the oni.
>Of course you do, you're indoors.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #909 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:18:10 AM »

>Take off shoes
>Head up to kitchen.
>Take stock of available ingredients, particularly any meats.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #910 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:37:15 AM »

Quote from: UncertainKitten on June 21, 2011, 04:18:10 AM

>Take off shoes
>Head up to kitchen.
>Take stock of available ingredients, particularly any meats.

>You head up to the kitchen.
The kitchen is also the temple's dining room, so it manages to be at once spacious and not spacious at all due to the tables. You rummage through the cabinets, and turn up distressingly little in the way of meat, just some dried fish. Nor is there much in the way of sauces. There is rice and fair amount of vegetables, at least.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #911 on:** June 21, 2011, 05:54:45 AM »

>Whip ourselves up a meal using the rice and veggies and make a few rice balls for the road

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #912 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:59:18 AM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on June 21, 2011, 05:54:45 AM

>Whip ourselves up a meal using the rice and veggies and make a few rice balls for the road

>You set some rice to cook, then get to work chopping up and heating some vegetables. You can hear Ichirin cleaning out the temple as you work. Soon enough, the rice is done done, and you set to work making some onigiri while the rice is still warm and sticky. Then you pour the rest into a bowl and mix in what sauces you can find for a little variety.
>It's simple and filling, if not as deliciously satisfying as you'd like. Ah well, it's not like you can expect much from a kitchen belonging to a creed that eschews too much connection to the world...
>You obtain: Riceball x5

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #913 on:** June 21, 2011, 07:16:05 AM »

>How close to sundown is it now?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #914 on:** June 21, 2011, 03:57:43 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on June 21, 2011, 07:16:05 AM

>How close to sundown is it now?

>Looking out the window, the sun is pretty close to the horizon now.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #915 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:03:16 PM »

> Wrap up our riceballs in something so they won't smack up against our other belongings and get ruined, then stick them in our purse for later consumption.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #916 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:04:59 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 04:03:16 PM

> Wrap up our riceballs in something so they won't smack up against our other belongings and get ruined, then stick them in our purse for later consumption.

>You wrap them in a bit of cloth, and stow them away with the rest of your stuff.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #917 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:19:03 PM »

> Head back downstairs.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #918 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:49:10 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 04:19:03 PM

> Head back downstairs.

>You head back downstairs. Judging from the sound of the sweeping, Ichirin is off in one of the side rooms.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #919 on:** June 21, 2011, 04:52:52 PM »

> Head over to the side room where we hear sweeping and poke our head in.
> "Thanks again for the grub. Headin' out to Eientei, if Byakuren asks."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #920 on:** June 21, 2011, 05:14:56 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 04:52:52 PM

> Head over to the side room where we hear sweeping and poke our head in.
> "Thanks again for the grub. Headin' out to Eientei, if Byakuren asks."

>You go to the main room, and find Ichirin sweeping out a small meditation room.
>"You know you can come whenever you want," says Ichirin. "Think nothing of it. And I'll tell her if she asks."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #921 on:** June 21, 2011, 05:26:29 PM »

> Retrieve our shoes, put them back on, then leave the temple and head to the tavern.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #922 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:24:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 05:26:29 PM

> Retrieve our shoes, put them back on, then leave the temple and head to the tavern.

>You put your footwear back on, and head outside.
>The music and dancing haven't abated; indeed the music has grown even more frenzied. It's hard to tell how the crowds have shifted, if there's more or less people than before, or if many have left and new people have come in.
>It is a little difficult to get to the tavern, but thankfully the people hanging around the edge of the dance are willing to make way for you when they see you. Entering the tavern, you find it's more of the same. People are here, sitting at the tables and talking among themselves in low, worried tones. You note that no one is eating or drinking anything, it seems the tavern is just being used as a place to sit. You note Mokou standing behind the bar, wiping it down with a rag.

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #923 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:48:27 PM »

>Walk over to Mokou
>"Evening to ya."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #924 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:57:59 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on June 21, 2011, 06:48:27 PM

>Walk over to Mokou
>"Evening to ya."

>She nods. "Let me get finished here, and we'll go."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #925 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:59:28 PM »

>"Sounds good, thanks."
>Go have a seat and wait for her to finish up

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #926 on:** June 21, 2011, 06:59:41 PM »

> Look around the bar. Anyone we know?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #927 on:** June 21, 2011, 07:32:40 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on June 21, 2011, 06:59:41 PM

> Look around the bar. Anyone we know?

>You don't see anyone familiar, or very noteworthy at all. It's not terribly surprising, you suppose, given the mood of the town.
>"So," says Mokou. "Keine's pretty much entirely convinced you're up to something."

>_

DracoOmega · « **Reply #928 on:** June 21, 2011, 07:37:14 PM »

>"Suppose I can't blame her. I didn't get a reputation for nothing, y'know."
>"But really, I just want to get to the bottom of this and get my stuff back. And, well, keep the oni from burning my place down along with half the rest of the city. If you think these guys up here are upset about all this, well..."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #929 on:** June 21, 2011, 08:34:45 PM »

Quote from: DracoOmega on June 21, 2011, 07:37:14 PM

>"Suppose I can't blame her. I didn't get a reputation for nothing, y'know."
>"But really, I just want to get to the bottom of this and get my stuff back. And, well, keep the oni from burning my place down along with half the rest of the city. If you think these guys up here are upset about all this, well..."

>"Yeah," says Mokou. "It's nothing personal. ...Well, okay, it kinda is. She's a Hakutaku, you're you. You can see why she doesn't trust you."
>...Ugh. That's the last thing you need to run into. And who let someone like that be in charge of the kids?

>_