Nitori Quest 3 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Huh. Let's check it out."
> Steer toward the light.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Huh. Let's check it out."
> Steer toward the light.

>You steer toward the rock.
>Drawing closer to it, you note this rock is fairly barren, with little in the way of anything green on it. However, what it does have is a single pole made of wrought iron, bearing a lamp atop of it. Standing near the lap is a young woman with blonde hair and olive green clothes, wearing a flat cap. If she has noticed you...she shows no indication of it.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How loud is our rocket while it is flying?
> Do we have a window or something we could open and hail this woman without landing?

[It's Purvis!]

> How loud is our rocket while it is flying?
> Do we have a window or something we could open and hail this woman without landing?

>Not terribly on low power, you think?
>You could open the side door, just be sure that you aren't facing into the wind.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's do our best to get into such a position where we can open the side door and communicate with this person without facing into the wind, then.

[It's Purvis!]

> Let's do our best to get into such a position where we can open the side door and communicate with this person without facing into the wind, then.

>You maneuver the vessel to minimize the wind. This places you in a curious position where you can see where part of the rock in in the sunlight and part of it shaded, making a kind of day and night.. By now the young woman has noticed you and watches curiously.
>Opening the door,  the wind tears at your clothes a little, but it's fine. You get a better look at the woman, noting her hair is tangled, and her clothes rather shabby. She looks at you as the rock's spin draws her toward you, currently on the shadowed part of the rock..
>"Ah, Good evening?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Good evening. Pardon our interruption, but I didn't expect to see a lamp pole or a person out here, so I got curious."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Good evening. Pardon our interruption, but I didn't expect to see a lamp pole or a person out here, so I got curious."

>"Always been here," she says. "Can't say I expected to see a whatever that is, either." The rock's rotation carries her into the light. She reaches up with a long stick she carries and extinguishes the flame inside. "Good morning!"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Does this behavior suggest this woman is any god we're aware of?
> If not: "May I ask your name?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Does this behavior suggest this woman is any god we're aware of?
> If not: "May I ask your name?"

>She's certainly weird, but you don't feel like she's a god. You aren't sure what she is.
>"Lamplighter," she says. as the rock's spin begins to move her away from you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is that a name we're familiar with?

[It's Purvis!]

> Is that a name we're familiar with?

>It is not.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Anything you need while you're out here, Miss Lamplighter?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Anything you need while you're out here, Miss Lamplighter?"

>"That's mighty kind of you," she says as she orbits away. "But I think I have things pretty well in hand, here!"
>As she says the last, she vanishes over the edge of the "horizon". She ought to be back in a couple moments. Likely she can still hear you if you talk loudly.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Call out to her: "Good luck to you, then!"
> Once ample time has been given for a reply, close the door, resume our seat at the controls, and get back on course for our original destination.

[It's Purvis!]

> Call out to her: "Good luck to you, then!"
> Once ample time has been given for a reply, close the door, resume our seat at the controls, and get back on course for our original destination.

>"Goodbye, and good evening!" she calls from the other side of the rock.
>"Who was that?" Koa says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I have no idea."

[It's Purvis!]

> "I have no idea."

>"I think her name was Lamplighter?" Aoi says, "I didn't catch everything."
>Koa frowns. "Is she a weirdo or something?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That was the name I heard. I didn't recognize it. She might be a weirdo, but really, aren't we all?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "That was the name I heard. I didn't recognize it. She might be a weirdo, but really, aren't we all?"

>"No we aren't," says Koa.
>"I guess she didn't have anything useful to say?" Aoi says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not particularly."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Not particularly."

>"Guess she didn't know about any interesting rocks," says the kappa.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...Ah, damnit, I forgot to ask..."

[It's Purvis!]

> "...Ah, damnit, I forgot to ask..."

>"You're supposed to be the brains of this outfit!" Koa says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we still have time to turn around and go back to Lamplighter?

[It's Purvis!]

> Do we still have time to turn around and go back to Lamplighter?

>You could, if you wanted.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grunt in aggravation.
> Turn around and head back to where Lamplighter is.

[It's Purvis!]

> Grunt in aggravation.
> Turn around and head back to where Lamplighter is.

>Thankfully, you haven't had time to gain too much momentum, so you are able to easily to a U-turn, settling on the other side of the rock.
>Opening the door again, you see Lamplighter being spun toward you. "Hello again," she says, "Forget your hat?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I forgot to ask a few things."
> Gesture in the direction we first saw the shiny rocks in the distance.
> "We saw some shiny rocks that way, that weren't shining anymore when we got to them. What's up with that?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "I forgot to ask a few things."
> Gesture in the direction we first saw the shiny rocks in the distance.
> "We saw some shiny rocks that way, that weren't shining anymore when we got to them. What's up with that?"

>"It all comes down to sunlight, doesn't it?" Lamplighter says. "Light bounces off things, make them glow like stars or the moon. All the planets around here do that."

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