Nitori Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> ...Is this Patchouli's familiar?

[It's Purvis!]

> ...Is this Patchouli's familiar?

>It sure is.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How long has it been since we left here with Momiji?
> "Huh? Why are you here? I thought you wanted nothing to do with being a contest prize."

[It's Purvis!]

> How long has it been since we left here with Momiji?
> "Huh? Why are you here? I thought you wanted nothing to do with being a contest prize."

>It's not been all that long. Hour or so? ...Maybe more?
>"And then Patchy tried to barter me off, so I'm betraying her a little bit," she says. "You wanted me on your crew, you got me."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Blink.
> "...Really? ...I mean, I'd be glad for the help, but...you're not going to get into trouble for this, are you?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Blink.
> "...Really? ...I mean, I'd be glad for the help, but...you're not going to get into trouble for this, are you?"

>"Probably, but what are they going to do? They weren't going to let me on their ship anyways," she says. "So we're going up to the stars, huh?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Uh, yeah, basically. It'll be a little tight with three of us on the first trip, but nothing unlivable unless someone grates on someone else's nerves. And the more eyes the better for finding interesting stuff to bring back."

[It's Purvis!]

> "...Uh, yeah, basically. It'll be a little tight with three of us on the first trip, but nothing unlivable unless someone grates on someone else's nerves. And the more eyes the better for finding interesting stuff to bring back."

>"Three?" she says, frowning. "Who's the other one?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Another kappa. She's a good cook, so we won't be hurting for meals on our voyage."
> Purse our lips in thought.
> "That being said, there may be more than one trip, and it's quite possible the next one will have Aya Shameimaru on board instead."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Another kappa. She's a good cook, so we won't be hurting for meals on our voyage."
> Purse our lips in thought.
> "That being said, there may be more than one trip, and it's quite possible the next one will have Aya Shameimaru on board instead."

>"Well that doesn't seem too bad," she says. Then you mention Aya, and she makes a face. "Oh, that nosy tengu? Well...better to have her on our side."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Well, now that she's here, up close and personal, we are forced to consider: is she hot?

> "From what she and I discussed, it sounds like your employer would never have her on their side unless they physically tied her to their rocket to serve as a figurehead."

[It's Purvis!]

> Well, now that she's here, up close and personal, we are forced to consider: is she hot?

> "From what she and I discussed, it sounds like your employer would never have her on their side unless they physically tied her to their rocket to serve as a figurehead."

>Fairly!
>"Yeah. We don't...get along so much," the familiar says. "The purple one's our favorite."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is it late enough that route mapping is feasible?

> "Hatate? It does seem like most everyone prefers one or the other."
> "Anyway, there isn't too much left to do at this point. I need to hammer out some final stuff and plan a route, and we should be good to go tomorrow. Though I'll need to hold off long enough for Aya to come by so we can update each other on what's going on. And for Aoi to swing by."

[It's Purvis!]

> Is it late enough that route mapping is feasible?

> "Hatate? It does seem like most everyone prefers one or the other."
> "Anyway, there isn't too much left to do at this point. I need to hammer out some final stuff and plan a route, and we should be good to go tomorrow. Though I'll need to hold off long enough for Aya to come by so we can update each other on what's going on. And for Aoi to swing by."

>It should be.
>"Okay, that's fine," she says. "What should I be be expecting once we set sail?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How much taller than us is she?

> "That's hard to say. Part of the motivation of this voyage is the exploration of the unknown. We could find just about anything out there."

[It's Purvis!]

> How much taller than us is she?

> "That's hard to say. Part of the motivation of this voyage is the exploration of the unknown. We could find just about anything out there."

>A few inches.
>"How exciting," she says. "I'll be ready for anything, then!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How many people could fit in our bed?
> Does she seem to have any belongings with her?
> Are we equipped with accommodations for overnight guests?
> Do we even know her name?

[It's Purvis!]

> How many people could fit in our bed?
> Does she seem to have any belongings with her?
> Are we equipped with accommodations for overnight guests?
> Do we even know her name?

>Two would be difficult.
>No.
>You have a guest futon.
>...Not really.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great! In that case...hmm."
> "One: I don't think I never got your name. What would you like me to call you?"
> "Two; Do you intend to spend the night here tonight?"
> "...Three. If I told you something potentially embarrassing about myself, how willing and able are you to not ever speak of it with your employer?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Great! In that case...hmm."
> "One: I don't think I never got your name. What would you like me to call you?"
> "Two; Do you intend to spend the night here tonight?"
> "...Three. If I told you something potentially embarrassing about myself, how willing and able are you to not ever speak of it with your employer?"

>"Just call me Koa," she says. "And yeah, it'd be easiest. I'm supposed to be up here spying on you, and if I went back they'd want all the stuff I spied up. And, uh, I guess?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look slightly confused.
> "After that entire conversation, they sent you to spy? What...did they really not think something like this might happen? Like, not to question any contractual allegiances or assume the worst of anyone, but if my employer treated me poorly in front of a client and then sent me off on my own to that same client, I sure wouldn't be giving 100%, at the very least."

[It's Purvis!]

> Look slightly confused.
> "After that entire conversation, they sent you to spy? What...did they really not think something like this might happen? Like, not to question any contractual allegiances or assume the worst of anyone, but if my employer treated me poorly in front of a client and then sent me off on my own to that same client, I sure wouldn't be giving 100%, at the very least."

>"Oh I'm sure they expect me to half ass it," Koa says. "But they don't think they did all that bad. Well, maybe Remi has an inkling, but Patchy sure doesn't, and it's her orders. Though maybe she was just trying to get me to go away? I dunno. Whatever it is, I'm here now and that's their problem."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Alright. Well, come on in, we can get you set up for the evening before getting to work on plotting a route and making those final adjustments."
> Head inside, (making sure to close doors behind the two of us so no more birds get in, and) leading Koa to the living area.
> Retrieve the guest futon and have a look around for where might be best to set it up.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Alright. Well, come on in, we can get you set up for the evening before getting to work on plotting a route and making those final adjustments."
> Head inside, (making sure to close doors behind the two of us so no more birds get in, and) leading Koa to the living area.
> Retrieve the guest futon and have a look around for where might be best to set it up.

>"Got you," Koa says, following you inside. You lead her through the workshop, where she gawks at just about everything there and leave her in the kitchen. Fetching the guest futon, you have two real options; either the sitting room or the bedroom.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Head back to the kitchen. (Take the futon with us if we can; leave it behind if we can't.)
> "For sleeping, do you have a preference between the sitting room or the bedroom?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Head back to the kitchen. (Take the futon with us if we can; leave it behind if we can't.)
> "For sleeping, do you have a preference between the sitting room or the bedroom?"

>"I'm good with whatever," she says, as you catch her in the process of peek into one of your spice jars. Which she doesn't seem to be the least bit ashamed about.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You're probably not going to find much of interest in there, all of the fun stuff was back in the workshop. As much as fiddling with anything in there isn't advised since it could be very dangerous. Anyway, I'll set you up in the bedroom, I suppose. It's not like you can't just move yourself to the sitting room anyway if it gets too weird for you or whatever. "
> Get the guest futon set up in the bedroom.

[It's Purvis!]

> "You're probably not going to find much of interest in there, all of the fun stuff was back in the workshop. As much as fiddling with anything in there isn't advised since it could be very dangerous. Anyway, I'll set you up in the bedroom, I suppose. It's not like you can't just move yourself to the sitting room anyway if it gets too weird for you or whatever. "
> Get the guest futon set up in the bedroom.

>"Oh, you want me in there? Hehehehehehe," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give her a suspicious look.
> "...Maybe I should stick you in the sitting room and lock the bedroom door so Patchouli's assassin doesn't try to take me out before the competition even begins."

[It's Purvis!]

> Give her a suspicious look.
> "...Maybe I should stick you in the sitting room and lock the bedroom door so Patchouli's assassin doesn't try to take me out before the competition even begins."

>"Oh, getting cold feet now?" she says, "Well, that's fine too."

>_