Nitori Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[It's Purvis!]

> Glance around to make sure no one's obviously listening in.
> Assuming no one is, lean in a bit and take a quieter tone.
> "I'm looking into...changing my appearance. On a biological level, not a cosmetic one."

>Now you can see her eyes, and they are wide. And disturbing, egh.
>"Are...Are you trying to turn into a human?" she says back in the same tone.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "No, nothing like that. I want to change my shape. If you know what I mean."

[It's Purvis!]

> "No, nothing like that. I want to change my shape. If you know what I mean."

>"...You want to turn into an animal or something?" Reisen says, not knowing what you mean.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown just a little bit.
> "I'm thinking about growing my chest out a bit."

[Branneg Xy]

> Frown just a little bit.
> "I'm thinking about growing my chest out a bit."

> Well,in light of current normal staus,it is best to reconsider making that(useless) request...

> Check chest for usual growths.
> Skills
> Inventory
> Notable Relationships

> Opinion of the tengu in general
> Opinions of Shameimaru, Inubashiri, and Himekaidou in particular

> ...Opinion of Takane Yamashiro, assuming we can stomach dwelling on her

>They're there and they're fantastic, thank you very much.
...

>"Ah, I can certainly hear you out," Reisen says.

>_

> Ask that,in order to have a better grasp about it yourself when relating to what actual medicine can offer,   you would like beforehand if she can summarily describe which medicine for which purpose she has brought here to sell .

[Kilgamayan]

> Well,in light of current normal staus,it is best to reconsider making that(useless) request...
> Ask that,in order to have a better grasp about it yourself when relating to what actual medicine can offer,   you would like beforehand if she can summarily describe which medicine for which purpose she has brought here to sell .

> Belay this, and do indeed ask the originally submitted question.

Please read before countermanding other players' harmless pursuits.

(We can ask about the existing medicines if/when the conversation goes in that direction, even though we already have a decent idea of what's there.)

[It's Purvis!]

> Frown just a little bit.
> "I'm thinking about growing my chest out a bit."

>"...You don't need it, if you ask me," Reisen says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, yeah. But the possibility is still a curiosity of mine."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Well, yeah. But the possibility is still a curiosity of mine."

>"Ah, well," Reisen says, shifting a bit.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Does she seem uncomfortable with this subject?

> Consider the possibility of growing our hair extra long, the way Reisen (who is definitely not the medicine seller in front of us) has.

> "Yeah. If it isn't possible, then oh well, I have other discoveries in life to make and curiosities to satisfy. But if it is possible, I'd like to at least look into it."
> Gesture at the purple-haired salesperson.
> "Which is why I'm here, talking to you. A medical professional seems like a reasonable place to start to me."

[It's Purvis!]

> Does she seem uncomfortable with this subject?

> Consider the possibility of growing our hair extra long, the way Reisen (who is definitely not the medicine seller in front of us) has.

> "Yeah. If it isn't possible, then oh well, I have other discoveries in life to make and curiosities to satisfy. But if it is possible, I'd like to at least look into it."
> Gesture at the purple-haired salesperson.
> "Which is why I'm here, talking to you. A medical professional seems like a reasonable place to start to me."

>Kind of, but it's hard to tell why.
>"I suppose it's possible, if you spoke with Doctor Yagokoro," she says. "But, if you asked her that, she would also put an arrow through you, I think."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Consider the possibility of growing our hair extra long.

> Frown.
> "Why?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Consider the possibility of growing our hair extra long.

> Frown.
> "Why?"

>That might be kinda cute.
>"I think she'd consider it kind of an insult to her talents," Reisen says. "And once she does it once, others would ask for it too."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Hmm, that's actually not unreasonable. ...Sorry if you feel insulted as well, then. I hadn't considered that aspect."
> "Let's say I want to pursue it myself, then. Any ideas how I might go about that?"
> "Also, something else just occurred to me in a similar vein that hopefully isn't as insulting. What about the possibility of rapidly growing my hair long? Like, maybe waist or hip length, or maybe even something your length."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Oh. Hmm, that's actually not unreasonable. ...Sorry if you feel insulted as well, then. I hadn't considered that aspect."
> "Let's say I want to pursue it myself, then. Any ideas how I might go about that?"
> "Also, something else just occurred to me in a similar vein that hopefully isn't as insulting. What about the possibility of rapidly growing my hair long? Like, maybe waist or hip length, or maybe even something your length."

>"Don't worry, it wasn't insulting, just kinda weird coming out of nowhere."
>"Huh. Well, I don't know how you'd do it," Reisen says, pursing her lips. "I guess you'd need to ask someone extremely powerful, like Yukari or Okina? Though...well, I'd be careful about that. You wouldn't want to suggest they do it, if you didn't want to make an enemy."
>"Oh, hmm. Well, I don't have anything like that. But I do know of something, if you can bring me the ingredients. It's only lasts a few weeks, though. Then you have a mess on your hands."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "...What kind of a mess?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "...What kind of a mess?"

>"The extra hair falls off," she says. "Like high piled snow from a roof."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. That's manageable. Not as bad as I was expecting, honestly."
> "Alright, then, I'm in. What do you need me to get, how long does my hair get, and how much do I owe you?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Oh. That's manageable. Not as bad as I was expecting, honestly."
> "Alright, then, I'm in. What do you need me to get, how long does my hair get, and how much do I owe you?"

>"I'll make you a list," Reisen says. "I can't guarantee results, but probably at least twice as long, and...we'll call it 120☼."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Hand over the money.
> "Any way to improve odds of additional growth length or time before fallout? Like larger volume of ingredients, or extra ingredients?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Hand over the money.
> "Any way to improve odds of additional growth length or time before fallout? Like larger volume of ingredients, or extra ingredients?"

>You pay the medicine seller. She pulls out some loose paper and begins to write some things down.
>"Maybe, but it's above my skilllevel," Reisen says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> We've considered bringing a co-pilot along for our space adventure. How feasible would it be to have two? Or a co-pilot and a passenger?

> "Mmm, got it. Depending on how this goes, I might be willing to be a test subject for you if you ever decide you want to research it further to expand said skill set."

[It's Purvis!]

> We've considered bringing a co-pilot along for our space adventure. How feasible would it be to have two? Or a co-pilot and a passenger?

> "Mmm, got it. Depending on how this goes, I might be willing to be a test subject for you if you ever decide you want to research it further to expand said skill set."

>You'd need to ask a lot of the divinity, at least. Or it would have to be a small passenger?
>"Ah, well...I don't have plans for it, currently," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Right, of course. Just something to keep in mind in the future."
> "Oh, one other thing, since you mentioned Doctor Yagokoro. If you're in this line of work and are familiar with her, you're probably also familiar with her apprentice Reisen? Charming woman, probably the envy of the rest of Eientei's residents. Anyway, if you happen to see her around in your business travels, could you find out if she has any interest in space travel? I'm fixing up a rocket is mine that she helped me retrieve one time, and I'm currently narrowing down the prospective co-pilot field for my next planned voyage to see just how far I can go."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Right, of course. Just something to keep in mind in the future."
> "Oh, one other thing, since you mentioned Doctor Yagokoro. If you're in this line of work and are familiar with her, you're probably also familiar with her apprentice Reisen? Charming woman, probably the envy of the rest of Eientei's residents. Anyway, if you happen to see her around in your business travels, could you find out if she has any interest in space travel? I'm fixing up a rocket is mine that she helped me retrieve one time, and I'm currently narrowing down the prospective co-pilot field for my next planned voyage to see just how far I can go."

>You see her eyes widen under her hat. ....Eugh. "I don't- I mean...she wouldn't want to go back there again. Not just on a lark. ...I'm sure."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, if you think it might make a difference, I don't intend to go to the moon."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Well, if you think it might make a difference, I don't intend to go to the moon."

>"Even then...it's...a problem, I'm sure."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Sorry, Yaer, looks like it's a no-go.

> "Mmm, that's unfortunate. But I suppose I have other options."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Mmm, that's unfortunate. But I suppose I have other options."

>"Haaa, sorry to disappoint..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It is what it is."
> Let her finish writing that list of ingredients.