Nue Quest 3rd Impact: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Head back to the main pub area and find Nazrin again.
> "Hey, Nazrin, how good are your eyes?"

Notice: I presume people will want to use the SDM as a basis to go rabbit hunting. When we get there, I want to talk to someone that isn't a fairy.

[DracoOmega]

Yeah, clearly reading the characters (if that's what they are) is more than a matter of having keen eyesight. If they're overlaying each other, even super-keen eyesight isn't enough. I'm sort of hoping that some magical method may be able to extract what they say, as long as someone knows what to look for. If Patchouli is still inaccessible and/or busy working on this incident from another angle, I think we should at least relate this to Byakuren. If she doesn't know a method that could scry this, she may know how plausible the existence of one is, at least.

Also, while we're here, we may want to get Nazrin to try that dowsing strategy I mentioned at the Circle meeting, assuming she actually knows of something at Eientei distinct enough to dowse for.

[Kilgamayan]

I'm not banking on her succeeding, but she might have another idea.

The dowsing thing is worth asking about, yeah.

[Kilgamayan]

> Good morning, parser.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head back to the main pub area and find Nazrin again.
> "Hey, Nazrin, how good are your eyes?"

>You head back downstairs and ask Nazrin about her eyes. "Good enough," she says, frowning a tad. "Why?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Pull out a rose quartz and the scope and offer them in Nazrin's direction,
> "Have a look."

[Hello Purvis]

> Pull out a rose quartz and the scope and offer them in Nazrin's direction,
> "Have a look."

>Nazrin takes a moment to finish up cleaning the table she was working on, then takes the scope, and begins to examine the gem.
>"Seems pretty normal," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You don't see the tiny blemishes?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "You don't see the tiny blemishes?"

>"Yeah," says Nazrin. "What about them?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, duh, I forgot I sharpened my eyes for that part. Those blemishes? They're tiny characters. There's miniscule writing on these gems. It's impossible to tell what it says, because it comes out from the center and goes every which way, so it's all mushed onto itself, but it's there."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, duh, I forgot I sharpened my eyes for that part. Those blemishes? They're tiny characters. There's miniscule writing on these gems. It's impossible to tell what it says, because it comes out from the center and goes every which way, so it's all mushed onto itself, but it's there."

>"Huh," says Nazrin, twisting the quartz in her fingers. "Yeah, I can't see it at all."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, it's almost impossible to tell. I had to change myself to even just roughly make it out. Looks like the next job is figuring out what they say."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, it's almost impossible to tell. I had to change myself to even just roughly make it out. Looks like the next job is figuring out what they say."

>She nods, and looks around at the sparse crowd before saying. "And that's in all of them, I guess? Want me to keep it secret?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, it's still every bit a rose quartz as far as I can see, whether someone's left a message in it or not. I can only see it making things worse if crowds get to speculating. Already been through that once today."

[Kilgamayan]

> "And yeah, you probably should, at least from those we're not close to. Feel free to tell Byakuren and the rest of the lot, though. As for me, I'll be telling Patchouli, since she's a looked into this mystery a lot herself."
> "Anyway, this is what I'm thinking. I have to run up and make a delivery to Kourindou, then it's time to chase down our rabbit thief. Once you're taken care of stuff here, you should update the clinic on the situation, then head back to Byakuren if you're not needed at the clinic so she can let you know what your next move should be."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, it's still every bit a rose quartz as far as I can see, whether someone's left a message in it or not. I can only see it making things worse if crowds get to speculating. Already been through that once today."

> "And yeah, you probably should, at least from those we're not close to. Feel free to tell Byakuren and the rest of the lot, though. As for me, I'll be telling Patchouli, since she's a looked into this mystery a lot herself."
> "Anyway, this is what I'm thinking. I have to run up and make a delivery to Kourindou, then it's time to chase down our rabbit thief. Once you're taken care of stuff here, you should update the clinic on the situation, then head back to Byakuren if you're not needed at the clinic so she can let you know what your next move should be."

>Nazrin nods.
>"Yeah, that's the plan. I'll leave your cut in back."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Grin.
> "Don't rip me off too badly. Good luck in your travels."
> Assuming no objections from the assembled patrons, leave the bar, take flight and head back to the surface.
> If, as we get to the areas where Kisume and Yamame live, we hear more ceiling scratching, stop our travel and look around for the source.

[Kilgamayan]

Bed. If we find Yamame, ask her about Utsuho plz

[Hello Purvis]

> Grin.
> "Don't rip me off too badly. Good luck in your travels."
> Assuming no objections from the assembled patrons, leave the bar, take flight and head back to the surface.
> If, as we get to the areas where Kisume and Yamame live, we hear more ceiling scratching, stop our travel and look around for the source.

>"Not too badly," she says.
>You make your way out, and exit the city as quickly as you can, noting there are a few more plumes of smoke from the southern parts of town that you didn't notice before. The town is still subdued, and none of the smoke plumes seem to suggest currently raging fire.
>Leaving the city behind for the isolation of the tunnels, you keep your eyes open for any of the residents there. You don't see any signs of the mugger, you get the feeling that she is probably hiding until things cool down.
>As you make your way back to the web chamber, you listen, but don't hear any sounds that are out of place.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yamame, you around?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yamame, you around?"

>You call out, and get no response.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Shrug
>Carry on to Rinnosuke's

[Hello Purvis]

>Shrug
>Carry on to Rinnosuke's

>Oh well, you tried.
>You leave the web chamber, head out the tunnel, and return to the surface.
>Things are quiet now. There's little activity in the forest that you can see and practically nothing in the way of lights, only a distant one near the lake shore. Still, you imagine that silence is deceptive, neither faeries nor youkai let things so minor as sunset tell them what to do. Especially with a full moon up in the sky.
>You make your way toward Kourindou, and land near it to find the lights on; hidden from above by the forest canopy. It seems almost sinister at night, with all of the assorted old furniture around it casting long shadows and creating curious shapes in the darkness.

>_

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Enter

[Hello Purvis]

>You enter the store, and are immediately greeted with, "-And the moment I find her, I'm gonna strangle her so hard that her eyes are going to pop out! Then I'm gonna fry 'em!"
>You note that a few people are in the store, one being a small pink-haired sparrow youkai whose angry ranting greeted you as you entered, gesturing wildly as she practically shouts at an impassive Rinnosuke. You remember Mystia, she runs the food stand not too far from here. As well, there curious green-haired youkai in short pants and a cape, standing by one of the shelves and looking at Mystia with her mouth hanging open a little.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Who's this that's getting strangled now?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Who's this that's getting strangled now?"

>Mystia whirls around, and gives you a quick appraising look, as though she somewhat expects you to try something. Then her eyes move from suspicion to irritation. "That piece of shit who stole our money, that's who!" she says, "I'll teach her to mess with my business!"
>"Miss Houjuu," Rinnosuke says with a nod.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Return the nod
>"Sorry I'm late."
>Turn back to Mystia
>"And there's a long, long lineup behind that one, let me tell you. If it makes you feel any better, a bunch of us are working on the problem."

[Hello Purvis]

>Return the nod
>"Sorry I'm late."
>Turn back to Mystia
>"And there's a long, long lineup behind that one, let me tell you. If it makes you feel any better, a bunch of us are working on the problem."

>"Mmm, that's fine," says Rinnosuke.
>You try to reassure Mystia. "Well like I said on the sign at my stand," says Mystia, "Anyone who can give me and a big stick five minutes alone with her gets free meals for a month."
>"Not a bad fix," mutters the green-haired youkai.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, we'll see, once I can figure out who did it."
>"Speaking of people, though, I don't suppose any of you folk have seen Tewi around today?"