Nitori Quest 3 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[It's Purvis!]

> Mental check: Do we need to go through Hachi's territory to get to the Tenome Constellation?

>You would not. But even if it were, you could just take a longer way around.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Great. I think we're gonna have a meal before we take off again, so you'll have some time. It's been a pleasure."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Great. I think we're gonna have a meal before we take off again, so you'll have some time. It's been a pleasure."

>"Before you go," Hikoboshi says, as she turns away and begins to approach a one of the cows, "If you should so happen to find yourself Orihime's way again, let her know I'm thinkin' of her."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Of course! Have a good'un."
> Head back to the rocket.

[It's Purvis!]

> "Of course! Have a good'un."
> Head back to the rocket.

>"Good luck with your quest," the herder replies, as you head back in.
>"She seemed pleasant," Koa says, sitting at the table.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Have a seat.
> "She was. Even without our previous encounter serving as a standard. Imagine our luck that we'd run into Hikoboshi so soon after leaving Orihime's pad?"

[It's Purvis!]

> Have a seat.
> "She was. Even without our previous encounter serving as a standard. Imagine our luck that we'd run into Hikoboshi so soon after leaving Orihime's pad?"

>You have a seat, in front of rice and miso, and a plate of pickled cucumber.
>"Guess it makes sense she'd be not too far away," says Koakuma. "It's tanabata in a couple months."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is Aoi built for comfort, speed, or a happy medium?

> "Yep. Hopefully enjoyable social calls for both of them bodes well for us in the near future."
> "Anyway, there's been a small change of plans. We're going to pay a visit to Lady Take, who will very likely be more social than Lady Hachi, and may also have something I can submit to the contest, if not also extra information on the missing stars."

[It's Purvis!]

> Is Aoi built for comfort, speed, or a happy medium?

> "Yep. Hopefully enjoyable social calls for both of them bodes well for us in the near future."
> "Anyway, there's been a small change of plans. We're going to pay a visit to Lady Take, who will very likely be more social than Lady Hachi, and may also have something I can submit to the contest, if not also extra information on the missing stars."

>Speed, definitely.
>"I guess there's no real problem with that," Aoi says.
>"We know what she's gonna want?" Koa says. "They always want something, gods."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How are we at sumo?

> "No idea, beyond guessing based on who she is. Hopefully it'll be something reasonable."
> Get to eating as the table chats.

[It's Purvis!]

> How are we at sumo?

> "No idea, beyond guessing based on who she is. Hopefully it'll be something reasonable."
> Get to eating as the table chats.

>Not good enough to really be considered to have any skill in it. But you know some basic knowledge via osmosis. You wouldn't want to actually try to employ it in any serious way.
>You get started on breakfast, and it is pretty nice for being out on the road.
>"So how do we avoid a repeat of last time?" Aoi says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is Lady Take known to be as aggressive and ornery as Lady Hachi?

[It's Purvis!]

> Is Lady Take known to be as aggressive and ornery as Lady Hachi?

>Not directly. But it is the nature of deities to be aggressive or amazingly petty at a whim.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Not sure. I'm hoping Lady Take not being Lady Hachi is enough for that. But I'm open to ideas."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Not sure. I'm hoping Lady Take not being Lady Hachi is enough for that. But I'm open to ideas."

>"Well, I guess we should introduce ourselves first thing," says Aoi.
>"Put out a white flag, maybe?" Koa says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we have one of those?

[Branneg Xy]

>"Lots of good stuff on the moon, they say," she says. "Not that I'd know about that or would recommend a youkai drop in there."
>She pauses and frowns, sucking her lip against her teeth. "Now, I'm not one for wealth. Or rather, you can see my wealth right here, putting that grass to you. But, if you wanted to try you luck, you might want to visit the Lady of Kashima. She might have a sword for you. What you'd need to do to get it, who can say? You can find her palace out that way. Not sure where you'd call it."
>She gestures in a broad direction toward Gensokyo, and across the river of sake.

>_

>"Lady Take," she says. "Though that's overly familiar, if you ask me."
>That is a bit more known to you; a heavenly god who oversees storms and swordcraft. More relevant is that she is supposedly the originator of sumo, an art strongly associated with and also attributed to kappa.

>_

>"I suppose that isn't too surprising," Hikoboshi says. "She might help you, but I wouldn't expect to get a gift."

>_

>You should be able to get there, unless there's some strangeness you aren't aware of.
>"Well, you'll want to make sure she doesn't think you're a thief," says Hikoboshi. "Probably ought to conduct yourself like a good guest. Gift wouldn't hurt."

>"I'll get 'em away," she says with a nod.

>_

> To better  come up together with proper ideas and plans for a good appproach and impressionand interaction,relay to them what we learned  abot Lady Take,the Lady of kashima beyond the Sake River at her palace at the Tenome Constellation, fom Hikoboshi and what we have already learned

[It's Purvis!]

> To better  come up together with proper ideas and plans for a good appproach and impressionand interaction,relay to them what we learned  abot Lady Take,the Lady of kashima beyond the Sake River at her palace at the Tenome Constellation, fom Hikoboshi and what we have already learned

>You give the crew a good summary. By and large it isn't needed, they were totally listening in. But there were a few finger points that weren't entirely picked up, so they do benefit from there.

> Do we have one of those?

>Properly, no. But you can improvise one. You suppose it comes down to whether you want to portray yourself as a visiting guest or a possibly hostile group under the banner of truce.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Anyway, I guess we might be able to put a white flag together. At the very least, it won't make us look more threatening."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Anyway, I guess we might be able to put a white flag together. At the very least, it won't make us look more threatening."

>"Unless it makes her think we're trying to to trick her," says Koa, as if she hadn't suggested the idea moments ago.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It's possible, but I suspect it won't. She doesn't seem the type, in my admittedly-limited knowledge."

[It's Purvis!]

> "It's possible, but I suspect it won't. She doesn't seem the type, in my admittedly-limited knowledge."

>"Maybe keep it in our back pocket," Aoi says. "Do you think she'll know anything useful?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Dunno. But even if she doesn't herself, hopefully she'll have suggestions about who else to ask."

[It's Purvis!]

> "Dunno. But even if she doesn't herself, hopefully she'll have suggestions about who else to ask."

>"That'd be nice," says Koa. "Or, like, things to steer clear of would be good."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That too."

[It's Purvis!]

> "That too."

>"So when do I get to steer?" Koa says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How bad an idea is that?

[It's Purvis!]

> How bad an idea is that?

>...In theory, you can teach someone to do to steer the vessel. It's a combination of applying the engines, using the sails, and following the heading. It's not something that you can just walk up and do without supervision, but it can be taught.
>Is it a bad idea? Only you can answer this.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Is that something you want to do?"

[It's Purvis!]

> "Is that something you want to do?"

>"Yeah!" she says. "I'm sick of just sitting by the window watching that sail!"

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