Nitori Quest 3 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[It's Purvis!]

> "Sorry..."

>"You're not the one that went all stabby!" Koa says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> So what will be logistically necessary for camping out in the rocket?

[It's Purvis!]

> So what will be logistically necessary for camping out in the rocket?

>If things are reasonably calm, not a whole lot. The sails will need to be brought in and the engines cut to a reasonable level to avoid being blow off course. The latter is more theoretical, but now is when the theory shall be applied, it seems.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Granted. And speaking of, how do folks feel about getting a little further away before bringing in the sails and cutting the engines?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Granted. And speaking of, how do folks feel about getting a little further away before bringing in the sails and cutting the engines?"

>"I feel great about that!" Koa says.
>"It's a good idea," Aoi adds.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Continue traveling away from Hachi's domain for about an hour, then.

[It's Purvis!]

> Continue traveling away from Hachi's domain for about an hour, then.

>You continue to soar away from the constellation, as your companions work to clean up the mess left in the wake of your barrel roll. It is a peaceful voyage, boring even. Not enough to quiet quell the anxiety of the encounter you just have, but enough to calm down a little.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay, this is probably good."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Okay, this is probably good."

>"Then I'll be turning in," Aoi says. "If you want a snack, you can get it yourself. The provisions weren't damaged, aside from some rice getting loose."
>You settle in, drawing back the sails and setting the engine to give you enough power not to drift off course too badly.
>Finally turning your attention to the rest of the ship, it looks fine. The cooking supplies aren't were you remember them, the privacy screen has been reset in an different way, but things are fine. The futons have been laid out; Koa has set her next to yours, and is already sprawled face first into it. Aoi has polity set hers on the other side of the ship.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How disruptive would it be to fix the privacy screen to where it was before?

[It's Purvis!]

> How disruptive would it be to fix the privacy screen to where it was before?

>Probably a little, given the general silence now.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Do the others look like they're actively settling in to sleep?

[It's Purvis!]

> Do the others look like they're actively settling in to sleep?

>You doubt Koa is planning to get up again unless forced. Aoi is definitely getting ready.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm, I guess I can tidy up tomorrow..."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Mmm, I guess I can tidy up tomorrow..."

>Aoi doesn't seem to hear you. If Koa did, anything she has to say has been muffled by her pillow.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Might as well simply get prepped for bed, then.

[It's Purvis!]

> Might as well simply get prepped for bed, then.

>Ultimately it doesn't take much; your crewmates were kind enough to get your futon ready for you, and you're too drained for much more pre-bed prep than taking off your backpack.
>You drop into bed, and quickly drop off. With Koa next to you, you half expect her to try something. But she doesn't; if she's not asleep already, she's well on her way to it. You do not sleep deeply, you have several vaguely remembered dreams of raging gods that wake you over the night, but you fall back asleep before you can really ruminate on them. At some point during this, you realize that Koa has leaned up against you, but you are too far from waking to especially care.
>Eventually, you wake up and find you're not really willing to go back to sleep. You can feel Koa up against you, her cheek mushed up between your shoulder blades as she dozes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we possibly able to get up without waking her?

[It's Purvis!]

> Are we possibly able to get up without waking her?

>It may be.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Slowly and gently try to slide ourselves away enough that we're free to move without bonking her.

[It's Purvis!]

> Slowly and gently try to slide ourselves away enough that we're free to move without bonking her.

>You slowly set to work extracting yourself. At one point, she stirs a little, but you manage not to wake her enough that she doesn't fall back asleep. You are freed.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Take a few moments to breathe, and then get ourselves ready for another day of piloting.

[It's Purvis!]

> Take a few moments to breathe, and then get ourselves ready for another day of piloting.

>You breath, and quietly get to looking around.
>The good news is that you are pretty sure the vessel hasn't taken any damage last night's getaway. No doubt this is due to your quick thinking, even if it did make a mess of things. You can't imagine she wasn't preparing to at least stab though the ceiling, if not cut a new entrance for herself...
>As you poke around, Aoi stirs, and after having some water, wordlessly makes her way over to the stove. Koa remains asleep.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> If Aoi glances over at us while we putter around, give her a nod and a thumbs-up.
> Once we've made ourselves ready, take stock of where we are in the vastness of space.

[It's Purvis!]

> If Aoi glances over at us while we putter around, give her a nod and a thumbs-up.
> Once we've made ourselves ready, take stock of where we are in the vastness of space.

>Aoi does glance over, and responds to you with a nod.
>You take stock of your current location. You've drifted a bit overnight. More than a bit, really. You'll have to adjust your theories on not drifting... The good news it has moved you further from the Otoshi-Tsurube constellation, so you feel a bit more safe now. Finding where you are in relation to it, however, take a bit more time. It seems you're more of less in the middle of nowhere; all there are are fields below.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Would it make sense to land in those fields before determining where the Daitengu constellation is?

[It's Purvis!]

> Would it make sense to land in those fields before determining where the Daitengu constellation is?

>It would make the process faster and easier, though you may lose that time and some more to tacking off and landing.

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[Kilgamayan]

> A bit of lost time is fine if it means easier and more accurate calculations for avoiding Hachi's domain. Once we're ready to take the stick again, land the rocket in the fields.

[It's Purvis!]

> A bit of lost time is fine if it means easier and more accurate calculations for avoiding Hachi's domain. Once we're ready to take the stick again, land the rocket in the fields.

>You set the vessel down into the fields. While you do, Aoi gets some rice going.
>The landing is easy enough, and you find yourself in a field of tall, swaying grasses. Nothing much seems to stand out at a glass through the front windows.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Get to work calculating how we can get to Daitenguland while avoiding Hachiland.