Nitori Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod to ourselves, then look to Aoi.
> "Looks like I'll be okay. Offer's appreciated, though."
> Begin heading back.
> On the way: "So, you got any projects going these days?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Nod to ourselves, then look to Aoi.
> "Looks like I'll be okay. Offer's appreciated, though."
> Begin heading back.
> On the way: "So, you got any projects going these days?"

>"I think it has to be possible to take those all tires that show up every so often and make something out of them," Aoi says. "I don't mean repurposing them, but breaking them down and remaking them, you see?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Got anything in particular in mind? Or just breaking them down and seeing what happens?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Nod.
> "Got anything in particular in mind? Or just breaking them down and seeing what happens?"

>"Nothing yet," she says. "If I could make it into a good sheet, though..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm, that's not a bad idea. You could make something protective, like PPE or wall padding, or make something novel, like a trampoline. Er, not to backseat tinker, of course."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Mmm, that's not a bad idea. You could make something protective, like PPE or wall padding, or make something novel, like a trampoline. Er, not to backseat tinker, of course."

>"Yeah, that's what I was thinking," Aoi says. "But I don't want to put the cart ahead of the ox."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Well, thanks for taking the time away from that for this."

[It's Purvis!]

> Nod.
> "Well, thanks for taking the time away from that for this."

>"Oh, this is just brainstorming time," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, that's fair."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Ah, that's fair."

>"Not that I'm planning to slack on this, don't worry!" she says. "But if I start sketching things out, don't be surprised."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "No, that's totally fine. I mean, look at what I'm bringing to bed with me."

[It's Purvis!]

> "No, that's totally fine. I mean, look at what I'm bringing to bed with me."

>"Well, okay," she says. You sense she perhaps doesn't want to dwell on that.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod and continue onward.

[It's Purvis!]

> Nod and continue onward.

>You make your way back to the guest house. Aoi splits off to the room she claimed, leaving you to pick yours.
>You enter one and find the futon has already been set out. As well it is in use, as Koa is reclining across it, her usual clothing replaced with several layers of kimonos that she has left unclosed and preserving at best 40% of her modesty. "Hey girl," she says, giving you a very unmistakable look.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Blink in shock.
> "Oh! Uh. Hi. I, um, I didn't realize that was part of the plan tonight."

[It's Purvis!]

> Blink in shock.
> "Oh! Uh. Hi. I, um, I didn't realize that was part of the plan tonight."

>"Surprise!" Koa says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Indeed. ...Look, I'll level with you, I'm not really in the mood. It's not anything to do with you, it's just that I have other things I want to mentally focus on during my down times while we're on this mission."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Indeed. ...Look, I'll level with you, I'm not really in the mood. It's not anything to do with you, it's just that I have other things I want to mentally focus on during my down times while we're on this mission."

>"Aww, come on!" Koa says, "I look hot as hell in all these kimono!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I mean, yes. But that doesn't change what I want to do. I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression about myself."

[It's Purvis!]

> "I mean, yes. But that doesn't change what I want to do. I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression about myself."

>"You're no fun," she pouts, as she rolls off the futon and starts to get to her feet.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "Sorry. You happen to know where Otohime is puttering around?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Shrug.
> "Sorry. You happen to know where Otohime is puttering around?"

>"Oh yeah, she's at the loom over by the other side of the mansion, by the river," Koa says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great, thanks."
> Find a different room (anything is fine as long as it doesn't risk being next door to intimate activities in the event Koa pursues Aoi instead and Aoi reciprocates) and drop off our stuff that we retrieved from the ship.
> Then go track down Otohime, avoiding jumping in the river as needed.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Great, thanks."
> Find a different room (anything is fine as long as it doesn't risk being next door to intimate activities in the event Koa pursues Aoi instead and Aoi reciprocates) and drop off our stuff that we retrieved from the ship.
> Then go track down Otohime, avoiding jumping in the river as needed.

>You leave the room and pick a different, further one and leave your stuff.
>Heading out, you make your way around the outside of the manor. You find a pavilion along the main building, where an expansive loom rests. Orihime sits there, working it idly, slowly working on a bolt of cloth.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hey, can I lightly bother you for a moment?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Hey, can I lightly bother you for a moment?"

>"Of course you may," the goddess says, not looking up from her work.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great. ...So, uh."
> Nervously fidget a little bit.
> "I've been idly thinking of the possibility of changing how I look. Physically, I mean, not just getting a new wardrobe. Like, my hair isn't usually closes to being this long; typically the ponytails go to about here."
> Gesture with a hand to indicate how long our hair usually is.
> "A medicine maker produced a concoction that grew it out really fast, and I appreciate it greatly and like how it looks, but...it's apparently temporary. So I'll enjoy it while it lasts, but it would be nice to at least have the option of making it permanent. This may be barking up the wrong tree, and it may come across as shallow, but...are there any gods up here capable of making permanent alterations to another being's physical appearance?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Great. ...So, uh."
> Nervously fidget a little bit.
> "I've been idly thinking of the possibility of changing how I look. Physically, I mean, not just getting a new wardrobe. Like, my hair isn't usually closes to being this long; typically the ponytails go to about here."
> Gesture with a hand to indicate how long our hair usually is.
> "A medicine maker produced a concoction that grew it out really fast, and I appreciate it greatly and like how it looks, but...it's apparently temporary. So I'll enjoy it while it lasts, but it would be nice to at least have the option of making it permanent. This may be barking up the wrong tree, and it may come across as shallow, but...are there any gods up here capable of making permanent alterations to another being's physical appearance?"

>"There was the great sage of the moon," says Orihime. "But I have no idea where she might be found these days."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> ...That's probably Yagokoro, huh.
> ...Well, it's not our business. No need to insert ourselves into it.
> "Rats. Is there anyone else?"

[It's Purvis!]

> ...That's probably Yagokoro, huh.
> ...Well, it's not our business. No need to insert ourselves into it.
> "Rats. Is there anyone else?"

>It's very likely.
>"I'm sure there is," says Orihime, "But I wouldn't know who. It is a little bit out of my range, you see."

>_