Nitori Quest 3 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "It's possible, I suppose. Is that something you two want to do?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "It's possible, I suppose. Is that something you two want to do?"

>"You're the pilot," says Aoi.
>"I don't think we're gonna find much." says Koa. "And I don't wanna have to walk too far."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Now that we're at the constellation, how difficult would it be to change course and go to where the missing star(s) should be?

[It's Purvis!]

> Now that we're at the constellation, how difficult would it be to change course and go to where the missing star(s) should be?

>It shouldn't be too hard.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Yeah, I'm not feeling this now that I've seen it. I think we'd be better off checking out the location of the missing star instead."

[Branneg Xy]

> "...Yeah, I'm not feeling this now that I've seen it. I think we'd be better off checking out the location of the missing star instead."

> Change course for the "missing stars" of the "Tsurube-Otoshi Constellation"

> Lamplighter did "enlighten" us that those stars were missing for longer than we observed them from Gensokyo...

> Make observations for "any other discovery" both along the direct course and,when only the relatively simple maneuvers are required ,also for the route from them to Gensokyo .

[It's Purvis!]

> "...Yeah, I'm not feeling this now that I've seen it. I think we'd be better off checking out the location of the missing star instead."

> Change course for the "missing stars" of the "Tsurube-Otoshi Constellation"

> Lamplighter did "enlighten" us that those stars were missing for longer than we observed them from Gensokyo...

> Make observations for "any other discovery" both along the direct course and,when only the relatively simple maneuvers are required ,also for the route from them to Gensokyo .

>You chart a course toward the missing star, which is barely necessary from here. It should take too long to get there.
>Making your way toward the lack of a star, you are able to keep your eyes open, and...nothing particularly jumps out as you. It takes maybe ten minutes to approach the site.
>The region is...not exciting, to say the least. Just an empty spot where you know a star once was. Now it is empty, without any real evidence that there was ever supposed to be anything here. Maybe if the right kind of mystic type were here, they could say something about how there is this or that mystic connection that has been broken or disrupted, but to the naked eye there is nothing that jumps out at you.
>"Hey, what's that-" Koa starts to say from her position by the sail window, moments before there is a loud thump on the top of the vessel, enough to make you jump. Aoi's eyes are turned toward the ceiling instantly, but no way to see up there. But something definitely made a loud sound up there.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do we have handy a crowbar or some other blunt force weapon-in-a-pinch?

> Glance around and out every window to the outside to see if we can see whatever just hit us.

[It's Purvis!]

> Do we have handy a crowbar or some other blunt force weapon-in-a-pinch?

> Glance around and out every window to the outside to see if we can see whatever just hit us.

>You have a small prybar in your toolbox. It is not very large. The hammer in there might be better.
>You glance around and see nothing. Koa looks out her window, visibly pale, then looks back and shakes her head.
>Above, you hear a smaller thump, then another, then another, moving from where the impact happened toward the front of the vessel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Could it be someone walking along the top of our rocket?

[It's Purvis!]

> Could it be someone walking along the top of our rocket?

>It certainly has the right sounds for it, and the right timing.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Can we safely get out of our seat and momentarily give up steering, or will that immediately crash the rocket?

[It's Purvis!]

> Can we safely get out of our seat and momentarily give up steering, or will that immediately crash the rocket?

>You should be able to for a little bit. But if you take too long you may find yourself needing to wrestle it back under control.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's a person! Keep watch on the windows!"
> Get up and bolt for the door we used to talk to Lamplighter, open it, and stick our head outside to look at who's stepping on our rocket.

[It's Purvis!]

> "That's a person! Keep watch on the windows!"
> Get up and bolt for the door we used to talk to Lamplighter, open it, and stick our head outside to look at who's stepping on our rocket.

>"R-right!" Koa says.
>You make it to the door and throw it open; the windws outside put up a good fight, but you're able to hold it open.
>Sticking your head out and looking up, you see a lone woman in a yellow robes. Her hair is drawn back into a ponytail, and there is a sword in her hands, ready to be raised at a moment's notice. Her eyes, a startlingly intense earthy brown, lock on you. HEr face has something of a classic beauty to it, but it is rough and a little weatherworn.
>"So," she says, approaching with an air of nonchalance and menace. "It is said the thief will return to the scene of the crime."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Oh crap. We didn't even think of that possibility.
> Blanche a bit.
> "Uh, Lady Hachi, I assume? I'm not a thief, I'm investigating the missing stars!"

[It's Purvis!]

> Oh crap. We didn't even think of that possibility.
> Blanche a bit.
> "Uh, Lady Hachi, I assume? I'm not a thief, I'm investigating the missing stars!"

>"A youkai," she says. "From the world below. Sneaking into my domain. In the dead of night. You say these things to me knowing I am Ojin Hachi."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I wanted to talk to you, but there wasn't a good place to land."

[It's Purvis!]

> "I wanted to talk to you, but there wasn't a good place to land."

>"I will not hear these evasions," she says. "You will return my missing star, immediately."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That was the goal to begin with! But we need to find it first!"

[It's Purvis!]

> "That was the goal to begin with! But we need to find it first!"

>"No more excuses. Do so at once, or you will nourish these crops with your corpse."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I've never had it! I'd return it if I could!"

[It's Purvis!]

> "I've never had it! I'd return it if I could!"

>You manage to get out about two and a half words of that before something jerks your backpack; and you; back with surprising force. You stumble back; and feel something pass very close to where your face once was. You don't need to see to know that was Ojin's sword. You regain your footing in time to see Aoi, shrieking like a madwoman, pulling the door shut.
>"Nitori," Koa shouts, just behind you, "we gotta get out of here! We screwed up!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Scramble to the pilot seat and check the surroundings.

[It's Purvis!]

> Scramble to the pilot seat and check the surroundings.

>You scramble to your seat.
>Looking around, there are fields far below, but otherwise the sky is clear.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hold on tight!"
> Full speed straight ahead!

[Branneg Xy]

> Tell Aoi and Koakuma to check the situation and stay on guard around the door and windows....

> ...and be ready to explain the truth,that,after being guests in accordance with the the gracious hospitality of Lady Orihime, we are on our way from Gensokyo to search as well for the missing Stars at the Tsurube-Otoshi Constellation.

> Mantain our current route.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Hold on tight!"
> Full speed straight ahead!

> Tell Aoi and Koakuma to check the situation and stay on guard around the door and windows....

> ...and be ready to explain the truth,that,after being guests in accordance with the the gracious hospitality of Lady Orihime, we are on our way from Gensokyo to search as well for the missing Stars at the Tsurube-Otoshi Constellation.

> Mantain our current route.

>You go, accelerating as fast as possible. Aside from the roar of the engine, everything is dead quiet; you companions don't dare make a peep. They don't need your orders right now, as they look out the windows, trying to see above the ship.
>Again, you hear footsteps along the top of the ship, moving toward you. But the length of time between each step increases.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Would that suggest we're outpacing her?

[It's Purvis!]

> Would that suggest we're outpacing her?

>Are far as you know, she is on top of the ship. She is going as fast as you are. What that means with regards to her footsteps apparently slowing down, you must interpret.

>_