Author Topic: Sword Quest IX - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 59804 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #60 on:** August 10, 2015, 04:14:52 AM »

> Nod.
> "I am fine."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #61 on:** August 10, 2015, 04:20:36 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 04:14:52 AM

> Nod.
> "I am fine."

>"I had just gotten here," she says, "And you seemed to have things mostly wrapped up, so I didn't want to get in your way..."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #62 on:** August 10, 2015, 04:27:35 AM »

> How far away is the Netherworld from here?
> How far away is the Hakurei Shrine from here?

> "That is fine. This was something I needed to do, anyway. Say, can you at least help me move Meira to the dock? Perhaps Komachi will have an idea of what to do, or maybe even Lady Shiki."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #63 on:** August 10, 2015, 05:16:51 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 04:27:35 AM

> How far away is the Netherworld from here?
> How far away is the Hakurei Shrine from here?

> "That is fine. This was something I needed to do, anyway. Say, can you at least help me move Meira to the dock? Perhaps Komachi will have an idea of what to do, or maybe even Lady Shiki."

>The netherworld is a moderate distance from here. The Hakurei Shrine is a bit further away.
>She nods. "Would you like me to fetch that horse?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #64 on:** August 10, 2015, 10:42:36 AM »

> "That would be a good idea, yes. Please do."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #65 on:** August 10, 2015, 06:42:32 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 10:42:36 AM

> "That would be a good idea, yes. Please do."

>Kotohime nods, and walks off to retrieve the horse. Looking around, you see it has wandered off some distance away, and is currently idling among the flower fields.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #66 on:** August 10, 2015, 06:47:57 PM »

> Stick Miko's sword in the ground temporarily.
> Use our now-free hands to lift Meira and put her on our back, with her arms and legs draped in front, as if we were giving her a piggy-back ride.
> Retrieve Miko's sword and begin trekking toward Komachi's pier on foot with Meira as cargo.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #67 on:** August 10, 2015, 10:14:09 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 06:47:57 PM

> Stick Miko's sword in the ground temporarily.
> Use our now-free hands to lift Meira and put her on our back, with her arms and legs draped in front, as if we were giving her a piggy-back ride.
> Retrieve Miko's sword and begin trekking toward Komachi's pier on foot with Meira as cargo.

>You lift Meira and drape her across your back. She's heavy, but you feel you can manage for awhile. Then reclaiming the sword, you make your way toward the pier. It is not particularly fast going, but it's steady enough.
>As you reach the pier, Kotohime approaches, leading the horse by its reins. The animal seems calm enough, overall.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #68 on:** August 10, 2015, 10:18:31 PM »

> Could we sling Meira over the saddle of the horse so that we don't have to carry her everywhere?
> How far away is the boat now?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #69 on:** August 10, 2015, 10:26:44 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 10:18:31 PM

> Could we sling Meira over the saddle of the horse so that we don't have to carry her everywhere?
> How far away is the boat now?

>You imagine so.
>"I wonder when the boatwoman got a horse?" Kotohime ponders aloud.
>It should be here in about a minute. You can make out Komachi on the prowl; she waves toward you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #70 on:** August 10, 2015, 10:34:21 PM »

> Stick Miko's sword in the ground again and wave back.
> "This horse is Meira's, actually. Here, please help me get her onto the horse, so I don't have to carry her around everywhere."
> Assuming Kotohime obliges, get Meira up on the horse in whichever fashion she is more likely to stay on the horse (either in the regular riding position or just draped across the saddle on her stomach).

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #71 on:** August 11, 2015, 12:08:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 10, 2015, 10:34:21 PM

> Stick Miko's sword in the ground again and wave back.
> "This horse is Meira's, actually. Here, please help me get her onto the horse, so I don't have to carry her around everywhere."
> Assuming Kotohime obliges, get Meira up on the horse in whichever fashion she is more likely to stay on the horse (either in the regular riding position or just draped across the saddle on her stomach).

>You place the sword again, and the the two of you work to get Meira onto the horse, who is fairly obliging about the whole thing. Kotohime isn't terribly strong, you find out, but the two of you are able to drape Meira over the saddle and balance her reasonably well. There's no way she'd stay in place in a normal riding position.
>As you finish, Komachi pulls into the dock and looks over the scene as she sets her oar aside and ties the boat to the mooring. "I don't think she's one of mine," she says, motioning toward Meira.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #72 on:** August 11, 2015, 12:12:11 AM »

> How's that cherry blossom smell, or that sense of death?
> "She is not. She is merely unconscious. But there's another issue. Can you sense it from her?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #73 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:06:34 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 12:12:11 AM

> How's that cherry blossom smell, or that sense of death?
> "She is not. She is merely unconscious. But there's another issue. Can you sense it from her?"

>The former is not so strong now. The latter still hovers around her.
>Komachi nods. "I dunno what's wrong with her, but it's something, alright."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #74 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:08:45 AM »

> "That sensation you feel is because she is currently in possession of the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #75 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:37:00 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 01:08:45 AM

> "That sensation you feel is because she is currently in possession of the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force."

>"That's something, alright," she says, pressing her lips into a thin line.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #76 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:42:52 AM »

> "Indeed. It seems the blue loop-haired woman I asked about earlier bestowed it upon her, and has generally been the cause of all of Gensokyo's headaches today. But she is a secondary concern right now. I must return the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force to its proper place, but I do not know how to get this noblewoman here to the Saigyou Ayakashi, nor do I know how to transfer the life force from one being to another."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #77 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:47:53 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 01:42:52 AM

> "Indeed. It seems the blue loop-haired woman I asked about earlier bestowed it upon her, and has generally been the cause of all of Gensokyo's headaches today. But she is a secondary concern right now. I must return the Saigyou Ayakashi's life force to its proper place, but I do not know how to get this noblewoman here to the Saigyou Ayakashi, nor do I know how to transfer the life force from one being to another."

>Komachi shrugs. "Don't ask me."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #78 on:** August 11, 2015, 02:01:59 AM »

> Frown.
> "No ideas, then?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #79 on:** August 11, 2015, 03:04:43 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 02:01:59 AM

> Frown.
> "No ideas, then?"

>"It's kind of out of my league," she says. "I just deliver 'em."

>_

the old guy · « **Reply #80 on:** August 11, 2015, 03:11:38 AM »

> How do we normally get back to Hakugyokurou?

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #81 on:** August 11, 2015, 03:19:22 AM »

> Do we know what kind of contact Komachi has with the Yama?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #82 on:** August 11, 2015, 04:53:28 AM »

Quote from: the old guy on August 11, 2015, 03:11:38 AM

> How do we normally get back to Hakugyokurou?

>About the same way you get to anywhere else.

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 03:19:22 AM

> Do we know what kind of contact Komachi has with the Yama?

>You know they can converse somehow.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #83 on:** August 11, 2015, 10:41:25 AM »

> "I see...I dislike asking this, because I know you are both busy, but...would Lady Eiki have any ideas?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #84 on:** August 11, 2015, 06:28:16 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 10:41:25 AM

> "I see...I dislike asking this, because I know you are both busy, but...would Lady Eiki have any ideas?"

>"Probably not," says Komachi. "We don't really deal with, uh, surgery, so to speak."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #85 on:** August 11, 2015, 06:52:14 PM »

> "I see."
> Look around the area.
> "Yukari-sama, are you watching or listening?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #86 on:** August 11, 2015, 07:03:20 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 06:52:14 PM

> "I see."
> Look around the area.
> "Yukari-sama, are you watching or listening?"

>"Sorry," says Komachi with a shrug. "I mean, Higan doesn't really deal with unnatural stuff like that."
>You receive no answers. Either Yukari isn't listening, or she is specifically not replying.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #87 on:** August 11, 2015, 08:19:09 PM »

> Which would be faster, flying round-trip to the Hakurei Shrine or leading the horse to the PrismRiver manor?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2015, 09:58:07 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamyon on August 11, 2015, 08:19:09 PM

> Which would be faster, flying round-trip to the Hakurei Shrine or leading the horse to the PrismRiver manor?

>Probably the former. The latter would involve going through some reasonably untrammeled land, before you hit the mountains.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #89 on:** August 11, 2015, 10:01:13 PM »

> Where is the nearest major/notable location that could be traveled to by horse?