Nue Quest 3rd Impact: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Fightest]

Oh goodness this moves real fast.

Might one request a tl;dr summary? Any noteworthy events happen? Any problems crop up that need to be solved?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Guess he's got a pretty good thing going here, then."

>The rabbit nods, and seems uninterested in further conversation.
>After a few minutes, the rabbit in pink reappears. "She'll see you, come with me."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Thanks."
>Follow along

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thanks."
>Follow along

>You follow her inside.
>The halls are just as you remember them from the exposition a couple winters ago, paper walls with delicately painted scenes of nature on them. The floors are made of simple wooden boards, finely finished and immaculately placed. As you reach an intersection, you can hear rabbits chatting amicably; glancing to the left you can see a few of them busy sweeping the floors.
>Your guide leads you straight ahead, to another set of doors. She opens them, revealing a garden filled with bamboo arranged into careful stands. Dirt paths meander throughout, and you quickly notice there are other gardens filled with various kinds of softly-colored flowers. Rabbits quietly move about, tending to the plants. A light pollen smell hovers in the air, almost prompting you to sneeze. Glancing up, you can see the moon and stars a little though the bamboo canopy. There are a few tables scattered about, and you quickly notice Eirin sitting at once from her familiar red and blue dress. Opposite of her is Reisen, wearing a light blouse. Obvious exits are Back.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Approach the two of them
>"Evening to you."

[Hello Purvis]

>Approach the two of them
>"Evening to you."

>You approach them. You quickly note that Reisen's coat is set off to the side, and seems to be a bit bit fancier than what you've typically come to associate with her. The two of them seem to be playing a game of shogi at the moment.
>"I didn't anticipate you were going to visit us," says Eirin. "I'm afraid we cannot spare you too much of our time tonight, but please, have a seat and share what you have to say."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Thanks."
>Have a seat

>"Well, first things first. Byakuren said that Circle of yours was supposed to be getting together tonight. She was kinda worried people might call it off, what with the incident and all, so I thought I'd do her a favor and check in with people to ask them if they can still make it. Honestly, tonight's probably more timely than usual, if you think about it. That's a lot of bright heads in the same room, and you've all been hit by the same problem. Pooling resources and all that; I kinda gather that was the point in the first place?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thanks."
>Have a seat

>"Well, first things first. Byakuren said that Circle of yours was supposed to be getting together tonight. She was kinda worried people might call it off, what with the incident and all, so I thought I'd do her a favor and check in with people to ask them if they can still make it. Honestly, tonight's probably more timely than usual, if you think about it. That's a lot of bright heads in the same room, and you've all been hit by the same problem. Pooling resources and all that; I kinda gather that was the point in the first place?"

>You sit down on an unoccupied side, and begin to explain.
>"Perhaps so," says Eirin, "But I will not be attending. Even without this situation, I am going to be too busy."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Awww... that's a shame. Pretty much everyone else has told me that they'll still be there, by the way."
>"Although, speaking of the current incident... I don't suppose you've got any clues, yourself? I've, uh, kinda taken it upon myself to try and get to the bottom of it. The Ancient City went nuts when everyone saw their money'd been filched. A mob of angry oni... not something you want on your doorstep, let me tell ya. I've seen what they can do to a place, and I don't want my joint to end up getting trampled. Or half the rest of the city, for that matter. So I'm seeing what I can do about it."
>"For what it's worth, the same thing seems to have happened all over at the same time. Underground, the human village, to the tengu and kappa, and even all the way out to Hakugyokurou. I've been all over the place today."

[Kilgamayan]

Oh goodness this moves real fast.

Might one request a tl;dr summary? Any noteworthy events happen? Any problems crop up that need to be solved?

I'll try, but this weekend I'll be away, with maybe internet access on a shitty laptop. We'll see what happened.

Worth noting: I'd like to mention, as diplomatically as possible, our missing cards once we're done talking about the club and the gems. Don't forget that we really wouldn't be here at all if not for that theft. (And obviously don't go directly accusing anyone of theft.)

[DracoOmega]

Worth noting: I'd like to mention, as diplomatically as possible, our missing cards once we're done talking about the club and the gems. Don't forget that we really wouldn't be here at all if not for that theft. (And obviously don't go directly accusing anyone of theft.)

Yeah, I was wondering how to broach it diplomatically. I mean, there's the possibility of simply saying 'A rabbit came by my place, claiming to be a friend. I don't suppose you have any who it might have been?' But that might just get a shrug, and we don't exactly have much identifying information on this rabbit, among all of them. And I'm not sure it's possible to mention both her and the missing cards without making an obvious implication. I mean, it's not like the oni went off with them, after all...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Awww... that's a shame. Pretty much everyone else has told me that they'll still be there, by the way."
>"Although, speaking of the current incident... I don't suppose you've got any clues, yourself? I've, uh, kinda taken it upon myself to try and get to the bottom of it. The Ancient City went nuts when everyone saw their money'd been filched. A mob of angry oni... not something you want on your doorstep, let me tell ya. I've seen what they can do to a place, and I don't want my joint to end up getting trampled. Or half the rest of the city, for that matter. So I'm seeing what I can do about it."
>"For what it's worth, the same thing seems to have happened all over at the same time. Underground, the human village, to the tengu and kappa, and even all the way out to Hakugyokurou. I've been all over the place today."

>"I'm sure they can function without me for a night or two," says Eirin.
>"I've been looking into it," says Eirin, "But things have been busy. This is the first break I've had all day, to be honest."
>"We did suspect it wouldn't have just happened here," Reisen says, "But there's just not been time to investigate."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Are any of the rabbits tending the garden near us? Like, possibly close enough to overhear us?

[Hello Purvis]

>Are any of the rabbits tending the garden near us? Like, possibly close enough to overhear us?

>There are none especially near, but rabbits supposedly have good hearing.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Eh, I guess life doesn't just get put on hold when there's an incident going on. Been hectic around here lately, then?"
>If they don't seem too inclined to elaborate, slide into:
>"Anyhow, there's something else that brings me out this way, too. I heard a funny story from an oni this afternoon. Seems a rabbit let herself into my tavern while I was asleep and then slipped out again. Told the oni she was a friend of mine, which is news to at least one of us."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Eh, I guess life doesn't just get put on hold when there's an incident going on. Been hectic around here lately, then?"
>If they don't seem too inclined to elaborate, slide into:
>"Anyhow, there's something else that brings me out this way, too. I heard a funny story from an oni this afternoon. Seems a rabbit let herself into my tavern while I was asleep and then slipped out again. Told the oni she was a friend of mine, which is news to at least one of us."

>Eirin nods.
>"Very busy," says Reisen.
>You continue your story. Both of them look at you curiously, Eirin raising an eyebrow and Reisen frowning. "Did you happen to hear anything about who she was?" says the latter.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"She wore a pink dress. The oni didn't catch a name, I'm afraid."

[Hello Purvis]

>"She wore a pink dress. The oni didn't catch a name, I'm afraid."

>"Tewi?" says Reisen, glancing toward Eirin.
>"Most definitely," says Eirin. "May we ask what Tewi did within your establishment?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I was asleep and the oni was outside, so I can't say for sure, but uh...."
>Lower our voice a little
>"My money wasn't the only thing missing from my room when I woke up this morning."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I was asleep and the oni was outside, so I can't say for sure, but uh...."
>Lower our voice a little
>"My money wasn't the only thing missing from my room when I woke up this morning."

>"Go on," Eirin says.
>"What'd she do?" asks Reisen.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"...my spellcards are all gone."

[Hello Purvis]

>"...my spellcards are all gone."

>"What?" says Reisen.
>"Well, I'm afraid she was acting on her own," says Eirin. "We've not seen her since this morning, which is unusual for her."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Wasn't about to suggest she wasn't. But a city full of oni leaves a short list of suspects."
>"Don't suppose you have any idea where she might be?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Wasn't about to suggest she wasn't. But a city full of oni leaves a short list of suspects."
>"Don't suppose you have any idea where she might be?"

>"I don't have a clue where she runs off to," says Reisen. "Well, outside the general things like the human town and Mystia's stand. And it's odd for her to be out this long, usually she's home by now."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Would we know Tewi to see her?
>"Well, rats... Guess that leaves searching... pretty much everywhere, doesn't it? And, well... you guys aren't exactly the easiest people in the world to drop back in if, say, I wanted to see if she'd come back overnight."

[Hello Purvis]

>Would we know Tewi to see her?
>"Well, rats... Guess that leaves searching... pretty much everywhere, doesn't it? And, well... you guys aren't exactly the easiest people in the world to drop back in if, say, I wanted to see if she'd come back overnight."

>No. The best you have is the description the streetear gave you.
>"Perhaps not," says Eirin. She shrugs. "But it can't be helped. It is not as though we could easily find you if you're going to be wandering around. And I would rather not send anyone into the Ancient City, especially if it is as you describe it."

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Oh, it's not too bad normally. This ain't 'normally', though."
>"What about Byakuren's temple? Could you leave a message for me there?"

[DracoOmega]

>"No, no, I get ya. I'm not asking for anything like that. It's just, well, imagine how you'd feel in my position. This is about the last time in the world you'd want to be without spellcards, now isn't it? Not that any time's a good time, but..."
>"Anyhow, all I'm saying is... if she does come back here in the meantime, what then?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, it's not too bad normally. This ain't 'normally', though."
>"What about Byakuren's temple? Could you leave a message for me there?"

>"I think it would be fine to leave messages at the Myouren Temple, don't you?" says Reisen, looking toward her companion.
>Eirin nods. "If we can spare someone, it should be no problem."

>"No, no, I get ya. I'm not asking for anything like that. It's just, well, imagine how you'd feel in my position. This is about the last time in the world you'd want to be without spellcards, now isn't it? Not that any time's a good time, but..."
>"Anyhow, all I'm saying is... if she does come back here in the meantime, what then?"

>Eirin nods. "Quite. I cannot understand why Tewi would have an interest in yours, though. I can't imagine she'd have any use for them. Should she come back, I will make certain that they are taken if she has them, or learn what she did with them."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "All right. Thank you, it's appreciated."
> "On a different note, I've heard that you deal with someone from the moon occasionally that functions as a shrine maiden type. How easily can you get in contact with this person?"