Nitori Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Right, I understand. Still, I wanted to check to be sure. Thanks for humoring me."

[It's Purvis!]

> Nod.
> "Right, I understand. Still, I wanted to check to be sure. Thanks for humoring me."

>"Perhaps you may humor me?" she says. "Tell me about the lands below."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Sure. Anything in particular you'd like to know about?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Sure. Anything in particular you'd like to know about?"

>"What do you feel is most important to know?" she asks.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Who tends to frequent the tanabata festivals? Consider both the general crowd and any notable regular figures.

[It's Purvis!]

> Who tends to frequent the tanabata festivals? Consider both the general crowd and any notable regular figures.

>Just about all the regular festival-goers. You generally try to work around one of the two major shrines or kappa town if that falls through. Both tend to have their regulars and people who drift between the two on a whim. Just about anyone who isn't particularly reclusive or considered a menace can show up.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm...How about this?"
> Starting from the Kappa Village, provide a general geographical overview of Gensokyo that we know of, including notable landmarks and notable residents thereof. The mountain, the mainland, Underground, it's all fair game.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Hmm...How about this?"
> Starting from the Kappa Village, provide a general geographical overview of Gensokyo that we know of, including notable landmarks and notable residents thereof. The mountain, the mainland, Underground, it's all fair game.

>You could spend quite awhile doing this, and it is reasonably late into the evening. How detailed and complete do you want to be, or how much time to you wish to spend on it?

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well...not to answer your question with another conditional, but that probably depends on your pre-existing knowledge of and interactability with the local deities. I admit I'm not well-versed in divine stuffs."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Well...not to answer your question with another conditional, but that probably depends on your pre-existing knowledge of and interactability with the local deities. I admit I'm not well-versed in divine stuffs."

>"I am not very knowledgeable about the gods of the land," she says. "I have rarely had the opportunity to meet with them."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. In that case..."
> Let's go over Youkai Mountain, then. Cover the kappa village, the tengu village, the Moriya Shrine, some of the other gods that tend to be on the mountain (with thanks given to Chimata in particular for her role in getting us here), and then also the yamawaro war zone if we have the time.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Hmm. In that case..."
> Let's go over Youkai Mountain, then. Cover the kappa village, the tengu village, the Moriya Shrine, some of the other gods that tend to be on the mountain (with thanks given to Chimata in particular for her role in getting us here), and then also the yamawaro war zone if we have the time.

>Orihime listens as she weaves. While you are not particularly well versed in textile production, you know enough to know that she is good. She is very good. Not just in terms of the silk she is producing, which is exquisite, but in terms of speed and efficiency. Not a single motion is wasted.
>"It sounds like a very busy place," she says. "Lady Yasaka has picked a lively home for herself, it appears. I would expect nothing less."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, you know her?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Oh, you know her?"

>"I think quite well of her," says Kanako. "She hosted a sudden party not too long ago, and managed to find time off for me to attend as well."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, that's pretty neat."
> "...Oh, talking about the mountain made me think of something. It's entirely possible I'll be going home and then coming back with a tengu reporter. She might want to interview you. Would that be okay, or should I steer her elsewhere?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Ah, that's pretty neat."
> "...Oh, talking about the mountain made me think of something. It's entirely possible I'll be going home and then coming back with a tengu reporter. She might want to interview you. Would that be okay, or should I steer her elsewhere?"

>"Will she be planning to do something nefarious?" Orihime says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Maintain a serious blank look for several moments.
> Audibly inhale and exhale.
> "...Depends on what you consider nefarious."

[It's Purvis!]

> Maintain a serious blank look for several moments.
> Audibly inhale and exhale.
> "...Depends on what you consider nefarious."

>"Perhaps it is best she be kept on a leash," Orihime says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well...okay, I'm just going to tell you, because I'm pretty sure she not only doesn't care that people know, but that she's proud of it."
> "So, like, 99% of the time, she's a perfectly normal reasonable person. Or, at least as normal and reasonable as a very dedicated journalist can be, given their job requires them to always be at least some degree of annoying. But she...likes taking pictures of undergarments. Like, while they're being worn."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Well...okay, I'm just going to tell you, because I'm pretty sure she not only doesn't care that people know, but that she's proud of it."
> "So, like, 99% of the time, she's a perfectly normal reasonable person. Or, at least as normal and reasonable as a very dedicated journalist can be, given their job requires them to always be at least some degree of annoying. But she...likes taking pictures of undergarments. Like, while they're being worn."

>"I see," Orihime says. "Should you decide to bring her, please make sure she understands this will not be allowed."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Should that come to pass, I'll certainly tell her. I don't know how much more I can do beyond shackling her to something, though."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Should that come to pass, I'll certainly tell her. I don't know how much more I can do beyond shackling her to something, though."

>"If that is what it takes," she says, her tone calm and conversational.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...I'll do my best to have backup arrangements available."

[It's Purvis!]

> "...I'll do my best to have backup arrangements available."

>"Let us consider more pleasant things, shall me?" the goddess says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course. Anyway, yeah, the mountain is pretty active, and Kanako's definitely had a hand in that lately."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Of course. Anyway, yeah, the mountain is pretty active, and Kanako's definitely had a hand in that lately."

>"It sounds very busy," Orihime says, "I can't imagine finding a moment's peace there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, thankfully for me, kappa can be pretty introverted when they want to be."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Well, thankfully for me, kappa can be pretty introverted when they want to be."

>She gives an appreciative chuckle. "Then you have the best of both worlds, no?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, I can't complain."
> Blink.
> "...Well, okay, I can complain about a number of things. But I could have it way worse, for sure."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Yeah, I can't complain."
> Blink.
> "...Well, okay, I can complain about a number of things. But I could have it way worse, for sure."

>The goddess chuckles again. "I'm sure it is fine, in the end."

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