Sakuya Quest 5 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Chuckle a bit.
> "We were that bad, huh?"

>"Isolation did not help," says the youkai. "There were people who visited, obviously, but they can hardly give more than centuries old memories from an outsider's view."

>"And that was back when the Child of Miare was still recording everything in the Gensokyo Chronicles... would you happen to know roughly when they disappeared, or just what happened to them in general?"

>"She used to work with us, some time ago," says the youkai. "There were...disagreements."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. Is there anything in particular you wish to know?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. Is there anything in particular you wish to know?"

>"To be honest, you're some maid who came off the street and started claiming to be from a long dead household," says the youkai. "If I wanted anything, it'd be proof. Or to be in on the joke."
>"I can vouch for her," says Alice.
>"Your word is not much better, I'm afraid," the youkai says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "What about the goddess of the Hakurei Shrine?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What about the goddess of the Hakurei Shrine?"

>"Well, that's better than nothing," says the youkai, pursing her lips for a moment. "But she is kind of shady sometimes."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "How about either of the heads of the Kakashi or Bunbunmaru newspapers?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "How about either of the heads of the Kakashi or Bunbunmaru newspapers?"

>"I did just say shadiness was a problem," says the youkai. "But I guess all three agreeing would hold some weight."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "There are a few members of the Hijiri Temple that I believe could vouch for my presence back then. As could a couple of Taoist hermits, though I imagine they wouldn't be worth the effort finding. The current Dragon Palace Messenger in Bhavagra could as well, as much as the same applies to her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "There are a few members of the Hijiri Temple that I believe could vouch for my presence back then. As could a couple of Taoist hermits, though I imagine they wouldn't be worth the effort finding. The current Dragon Palace Messenger in Bhavagra could as well, as much as the same applies to her."

>"Now it just feels like you're coming up with people at random," says the youkai, chuckling.

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[the old guy]

>"I am not, i was there the year where Byakuren and Miko first came to Gensokyo, and i once fought the current Dragon Palace Messenger before she learned to behave herself."

[Monarda]

>"I am not, i was there the year where Byakuren and Miko first came to Gensokyo, and i once fought the current Dragon Palace Messenger before she learned to behave herself."

>Let`s not say that, it sounds more like a tale one would tell their children, since we have no proof that happened.

>"Nevertheless, you get my point, so the heads of both journals and Miss Reimu Hakurei, the Hakurei Shrine`s maide- i mean goddess, sorry, those three are enough to prove my claim is legitimate correct ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I am not, i was there the year where Byakuren and Miko first came to Gensokyo, and i once fought the current Dragon Palace Messenger before she learned to behave herself."

>Let`s not say that, it sounds more like a tale one would tell their children, since we have no proof that happened.

>"Nevertheless, you get my point, so the heads of both journals and Miss Reimu Hakurei, the Hakurei Shrine`s maide- i mean goddess, sorry, those three are enough to prove my claim is legitimate correct ?"

>"I'll set my disbelief to the side for a little bit, at least," she says. "I'm not actually convinced, but if you really are willing to invoke their names so freely, I guess I can't dismiss it out of hand."

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[Serela]

>Nod.
>"I can understand the disbelief. I just wish it was a little easier to dismiss it... but after nearly a millenia has passed, it's a miracle I have so many people I can name as recognizing me in the first place, as it is." Chuckle.
>"Now, where was that gauntlet?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"I can understand the disbelief. I just wish it was a little easier to dismiss it... but after nearly a millenia has passed, it's a miracle I have so many people I can name as recognizing me in the first place, as it is." Chuckle.
>"Now, where was that gauntlet?"

>"Oh, sorry, this way," says the youkai as she pushes open the doors to the western hall.
>The one contains a variety of items, much like the first one did. These, however, are in significantly worse condition on the whole. Rusted swords, broken pots, and rotten clothing are interspersed between less shabby examples. Here and there are some pieces of greatly aged furniture. The youkai leads you toward an old metal gauntlet, in reasonably good condition compared to some of the things here.

>_

[Monarda]

>Does it look like any of the suits of armor the Mistress had in the gallery ?

[Serela]

>Or like it's from that weird construct monster thing? Did we ever get a decent look at that, anyway?
>Or like anything we recognize, for that matter.

[Hello Purvis]

>Does it look like any of the suits of armor the Mistress had in the gallery ?

>It could! It could match a couple of them, in fact.

>Or like it's from that weird construct monster thing? Did we ever get a decent look at that, anyway?
>Or like anything we recognize, for that matter.

>You never saw that thing up close, but your understanding is that it was more skeletal-looking.
>Aside from the suits of armor back home, you've never seen anything like this.

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[Monarda]

>Did the Mistress tell us anything about the suits of armor ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Did the Mistress tell us anything about the suits of armor ?

>Not really. You know they are more decorative than useful in an actual fight, and they come from the west.

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[Monarda]

>"This on the other hand is very familiar, there were many decorative suits of armor in the Mansion that cames from the west, and this piece would fit some."
>How thick is the metal plate from what we can see ?

[Hello Purvis]

>"This on the other hand is very familiar, there were many decorative suits of armor in the Mansion that cames from the west, and this piece would fit some."
>How thick is the metal plate from what we can see ?

>"I see," says the youkai.
>The metal is about an eighth of an inch thick, and seems quite sturdy.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "How did you come to acquire it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "How did you come to acquire it?"

>"It was donated by a traveler, as I understand it," says the youkai. "They claimed it was from what was left of the mansion, some ages past."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "What was the traveler's name? Or did they not say?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What was the traveler's name? Or did they not say?"

>"It was some centuries ago, before my time," says the youkai, shaking her head and causing her washbucket to slide around.

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[the old guy]

>"Who told you about this?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Who told you about this?"

>"The director, in particular," says the youkai.

>_

[Serela]

>"Oh, of course. I presume they would be the one to talk to if one wished to talk about trading for one of the exhibits?"
>Frown. "I apologize if that's a rude suggestion, but I am afraid I'm in very dire need of something that's a thousand years old. This gauntlet or the statue are the first things I've managed to find anywhere that fit the requirements."

[Monarda]

//Are you sure we should tell that now ? Wouldn't it be better if we said that after proving our claim ?

[Suwako Moriya]

For the record, I was asking about such items in the hopes of finding a common donor, and then pursuing that donor. I have zero intention of taking anything from the museum, because they would never sell it to us, and thievery is far, far below us.