Nue Quest 10 - The Lost Levels: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "All right, that should be it from me, then. Have fun whenever Tenshi gets here. If I don't see her demanding a drink, I'll assume it went well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right, that should be it from me, then. Have fun whenever Tenshi gets here. If I don't see her demanding a drink, I'll assume it went well."

>Suwako nods. "I'll have Sanae catch you up if goes well."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nods.
> "Thanks. And thanks for everything today."
> Turn to Sanae.
> "Have fun with your new toy."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nods.
> "Thanks. And thanks for everything today."
> Turn to Sanae.
> "Have fun with your new toy."

>"Likewise," says Suwako. "I'm usually not so accommodating, you know, but you've earned it for awhile."
>"Well, I'll try," Sanae says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown in mock anger.
> "Whaddaya mean, 'you'll try'? If you're gonna almost run me over in that thing, the least you can do to make it up to me is have the time of your life in it. None of this 'try' nonsense, you're gonna have fun in that thing or else."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown in mock anger.
> "Whaddaya mean, 'you'll try'? If you're gonna almost run me over in that thing, the least you can do to make it up to me is have the time of your life in it. None of this 'try' nonsense, you're gonna have fun in that thing or else."

>"I know, I know," says Sanae, frowning as well. "It's just, um, it'll be a bit before I can do anything with it again. Nitori has said she's completely done with it, and we'd need Utsuho to start it up..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. Well, I'll try to put in a word to have her visit up here whenever possible. Least I could do."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. Well, I'll try to put in a word to have her visit up here whenever possible. Least I could do."

>"That'd be great of you!" says Sanae, bringing her hands together and grinning.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grin.
> "Great things are what I do. You two have a good night."
> Assuming no objection from either Sanae or Suwako, make our way back to Koyomi.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grin.
> "Great things are what I do. You two have a good night."
> Assuming no objection from either Sanae or Suwako, make our way back to Koyomi.

>"You too," Sanae says.
>"Thanks for the money!" says Suwako as you depart, while Sanae waves.
>Returning to the outside of the Shrine, you see Koyomi leaning against the wall around the grounds,, looking up toward the sky. "All ready?" she says, looking toward you as she notices you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yep. Sorry for the wait."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yep. Sorry for the wait."

>"I imagine there were reasons for it," says the tengu. "At least it sounded like it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, we had some things to talk about and some future plans to discuss. But I'm all set to head back down."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, we had some things to talk about and some future plans to discuss. But I'm all set to head back down."

>"This way," she says, pushing off from the wall, taking to the air, and starting westward.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Take flight and follow!

[Hello Purvis]

> Take flight and follow!

>You take flight and follow Koyomi, as she lifts up over the tengu town, and leads leads you back down the mountainside, flying close along a path you can pick out below.
>Soon, you are close to the foot of the mountain and the kappa village. The roar of the waterfall that makes its way down the slope is fairly close by. "That should do it," the tengu says. "Have a good night."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Wait, before you go. There's a few things I wanted to mention to you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Wait, before you go. There's a few things I wanted to mention to you."

>"Yeah?" she says, stopping in mid-turn

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[Kilgamayan]

> "First, it should be noted that Shizuha, the goddess of leaves in the forest at the foot of the mountain, assisted in restoring everyone's money by offering very helpful advice on how to deal with the perpetrator. I had promised to spread her name in return for her help, so if you or anyone else in your village write up a report on the incident, please remember her assistance."

[Hello Purvis]

> "First, it should be noted that Shizuha, the goddess of leaves in the forest at the foot of the mountain, assisted in restoring everyone's money by offering very helpful advice on how to deal with the perpetrator. I had promised to spread her name in return for her help, so if you or anyone else in your village write up a report on the incident, please remember her assistance."

>She nods. "I can make certain of this."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you. Second, the next time you see Momizi, please tell her that I hope there are no hard feelings. I was under a lot of stress for our previous two conversations, and I imagine she probably was as well, so things were more heated than they probably should have been."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you. Second, the next time you see Momizi, please tell her that I hope there are no hard feelings. I was under a lot of stress for our previous two conversations, and I imagine she probably was as well, so things were more heated than they probably should have been."

>Koyomi gives another nod. "I'll give her that message. She's off duty right now, so it will probably take until tomorrow to deliver it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's fine. And the third thing, since we're speaking of off-duty tengu, the next time you're off duty, you wanna spin by my place and grab a drink? On the house, of course."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's fine. And the third thing, since we're speaking of off-duty tengu, the next time you're off duty, you wanna spin by my place and grab a drink? On the house, of course."

>Koyomi frowns. "Don't you live in former Hell?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I do, but I'll tell the oni to leave you alone. They collectively owe me a huge one after I got their money back. It won't be a problem to ask the Devas to rough up anyone that even thinks about giving you issues."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I do, but I'll tell the oni to leave you alone. They collectively owe me a huge one after I got their money back. It won't be a problem to ask the Devas to rough up anyone that even thinks about giving you issues."

>"Maybe," she says. "Tengu don't really have a place down there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, I can't say anything about 'having a place ' in regards to collectives."
> Smirk and casually point at Koyomi.
>  "But I can tell you that you specifically have a place in my place."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, I can't say anything about 'having a place ' in regards to collectives."
> Smirk and casually point at Koyomi.
>  "But I can tell you that you specifically have a place in my place."

>"Well..." she says, frowning. "I'll think about it. I suppose it might be interesting, and I suppose the journalists have managed to do alright there..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "That's all I can ask, I suppose. Please do."
> "Beyond that, though, I won't keep you further. Have a good night yourself."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "That's all I can ask, I suppose. Please do."
> "Beyond that, though, I won't keep you further. Have a good night yourself."

>"I'll think about it," she says. "And farewell."
>With that, she heads southward along the mountainside.

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