Nue Quest Alter Code 6: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Gave him the ol' one-two."
> Pantomime a knee to the groin and an uppercut in beat with 'one-two'.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Gave him the ol' one-two."
> Pantomime a knee to the groin and an uppercut in beat with 'one-two'.

>The pantomime is fairly difficult to do while returning yourself to normal, but you are able to pull it off with some success.
>"Heh heh heh," says Mystia. "That ought to have taught him a thing or two! So, what're you going to do with him now? Keep him locked up in the temple?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not sure. He can do some pretty strange things. I don't know how effective keeping him locked up would actually be."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not sure. He can do some pretty strange things. I don't know how effective keeping him locked up would actually be."

>"Huh," says Mystia. "So, what're we going to do?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Only thing we can. Find a way to fix things."
> Frown.
> "Though we might want to keep someone stationed at his place, because the tengu are likely to be nosing around it sooner rather than later."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Only thing we can. Find a way to fix things."
> Frown.
> "Though we might want to keep someone stationed at his place, because the tengu are likely to be nosing around it sooner rather than later."

>Mystia nods. "Yeah. ...Um, are you asking me to do it?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "No, just thinking out loud. I can figure that out back at the temple. You're welcome to join us there, by the way."

[Hello Purvis]

> "No, just thinking out loud. I can figure that out back at the temple. You're welcome to join us there, by the way."

>She nods. "Might as well. It's better than standing around and griping."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "'Kay. If you're ready, we can go anytime."

[Hello Purvis]

> "'Kay. If you're ready, we can go anytime."

>"Ready as I'll ever be."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Sounds good."
> Walk on over to the temple.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sounds good."
> Walk on over to the temple.

>You finish restoring yourself to your proper shape, and start toward the Myouren Temple. You can now feel the occasional rain drop on your arms and legs, now that there's no hair to block it out.
>"Why are you so filthy, anyway?" says Mystia, as you start down the northward road toward the temple.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "The guy somehow set up impassable barriers all over the place in his basement. I couldn't get at anything the normal way, so I dug my way through."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The guy somehow set up impassable barriers all over the place in his basement. I couldn't get at anything the normal way, so I dug my way through."

>"Huh," says Mystia. "Well, I guess you got it done, and that's what's important, isn't it?"
>You can see the temple up ahead.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "We'll see. Those barriers were hardly the only trick he had up his sleeve. Remember that he got Tewi to work for him against her will. Call it a hunch, but I don't think we've seen the last of that kind of threat from him."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We'll see. Those barriers were hardly the only trick he had up his sleeve. Remember that he got Tewi to work for him against her will. Call it a hunch, but I don't think we've seen the last of that kind of threat from him."

>"That's true," says Mystia, frowning. "Hrm."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I can tell you this much; he seems to operate on whatever debt he can inflict on a person, be it monetary or even just metaphorical. He claims I'm indebted to him just because he told me all about what's going on, and because I dug up his floor, and he seems to think he can use this against me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I can tell you this much; he seems to operate on whatever debt he can inflict on a person, be it monetary or even just metaphorical. He claims I'm indebted to him just because he told me all about what's going on, and because I dug up his floor, and he seems to think he can use this against me."

>"I guess it didn't work?" says Mystia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I think he started to try using it on me, but any man's going to lose his concentration when he gets knocked around that way. Doesn't guarantee he won't wake up at some point and try again, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I think he started to try using it on me, but any man's going to lose his concentration when he gets knocked around that way. Doesn't guarantee he won't wake up at some point and try again, though."

>Mystia nods, her mouth drawn into a line. "Guess we'll have to be careful. Do you have a plan, though?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Kind of. I think we need to do more research and studying than anything else right now, though. I've no idea how to reverse what happened."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Kind of. I think we need to do more research and studying than anything else right now, though. I've no idea how to reverse what happened."

>Mystia nods, as you reach the temple doors.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do we remember where the hakutaku is around here?
> Thinking as fellow jewelers, was Ichiro's response to Mystia a message for us, or was it nothing deeper than what it appeared to be on the surface?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we remember where the hakutaku is around here?
> Thinking as fellow jewelers, was Ichiro's response to Mystia a message for us, or was it nothing deeper than what it appeared to be on the surface?

>You believe she stays at the schoolhouse. Mokou mentioned something about going back there, too.
>You don't think there's any deep-seated message to Ichiro's reply, but he might well have been thanking you as a fellow practitioner of larceny rather than jeweling. Or as both.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "I just thought of something, just to be safe. I'm gonna hate myself for even considering this, but...you go on ahead inside. See if you can find Byakuren, she should be preparing something. Tell whoever you meet that I sent you along and I'll be behind you shortly."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "I just thought of something, just to be safe. I'm gonna hate myself for even considering this, but...you go on ahead inside. See if you can find Byakuren, she should be preparing something. Tell whoever you meet that I sent you along and I'll be behind you shortly."

>"Um, okay," says Mystia. "Do you know where they are?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> Where might Byakuren have taken Rinnosuke?

[Hello Purvis]

> Where might Byakuren have taken Rinnosuke?

>The temple doesn't really have anything like a jail, but there are a couple storerooms and guest rooms.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not off the top of my head. Might be in a guest room or a store room. More than likely, though, if there's anyone milling about inside, they'll know where you should go."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not off the top of my head. Might be in a guest room or a store room. More than likely, though, if there's anyone milling about inside, they'll know where you should go."

>"Alright," says Mystia, as she opens the front doors and walks inside.

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