Sakuya Quest 4 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? Is she pursuing any old thing, or something in particular?"

>"There used to be a witch of considerable power who lived here," says Juza. It's hard not to grin, Patchouli hated being called a witch. She considered it a bumpkin term compared to an educated magician. "My goal was to seek out any of her works that I could."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How's that knife retrieval coming?
> "I see. I suppose I cannot blame someone for wanting to retrieve Lady Patchouli's work, as much as I must admit most of it was far over my head."

[Hello Purvis]

> How's that knife retrieval coming?
> "I see. I suppose I cannot blame someone for wanting to retrieve Lady Patchouli's work, as much as I must admit most of it was far over my head."

>You have a couple left, yet.
>"It is my shame that I've found nothing of value yet," says Juza. "What discoveries i have made are blunted by the ferocity of the guardian."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "There is someone guarding this land from intruders?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "There is someone guarding this land from intruders?"

>She raises a hand and gestures toward the east. "Stairs. It's down below."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Have a quick look to the east. Do we see stairs over that way, or anything else notable?
> Stairs and down below...perhaps Flandre's room?

[Hello Purvis]

> Have a quick look to the east. Do we see stairs over that way, or anything else notable?
> Stairs and down below...perhaps Flandre's room?

>Looking inward, you can see several sizable piles of dirt, and what seems to be the edge of a hole near one of them.
>It would either be that or the wine cellar below the pantry.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Bring our eyes back to our retrieval task at hand.
> "I see. Interesting. What can you tell me about this guardian? It is my understanding that everyone that lived here has moved on in one fashion or another."

[Hello Purvis]

> Bring our eyes back to our retrieval task at hand.
> "I see. Interesting. What can you tell me about this guardian? It is my understanding that everyone that lived here has moved on in one fashion or another."

>"It is a monster," she says, as she gingerly lies down on the grass, "Like a Marchstepper, made of wood. I couldn't phase it. It won't leave its chamber, which is its only saving grace."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could that be a construct of Patchouli's?
> "How curious. I will have to investigate this myself. But that aside, what are you going to do now?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Could that be a construct of Patchouli's?
> "How curious. I will have to investigate this myself. But that aside, what are you going to do now?"

>You expect this is entirely plausible.
>"Rest, then report my failure," Juza says through a groan. "It is yours."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A shame. You're not going to join me at all?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "A shame. You're not going to join me at all?"

>"I've had a few too many knives in me," she mumbles.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Speaking of, do we have 'em all back yet?
> "I meant after the rest, of course."

[Hello Purvis]

> Speaking of, do we have 'em all back yet?
> "I meant after the rest, of course."

>You have just gathered the last one.
>"My report to Lady Teru takes precedence," says Juza.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's unfortunate. Because what I've heard about her doesn't really endear me to the idea of just allowing you to return like that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's unfortunate. Because what I've heard about her doesn't really endear me to the idea of just allowing you to return like that."

>Juza just makes a sort of muffled, annoyed groan.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Inventory

> "So, if you won't keep me company, the question of what to do with you still remains."

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory

> "So, if you won't keep me company, the question of what to do with you still remains."

>Your Inventory contains
>Maid Headband:
>A statement of your career, pleasantly frilly.
>Uniform
>It reveals a daring amount of leg, but sometimes one must be daring.
>Silver Knife x16
>Kept in your skirt pockets, and a few hidden in comfortable spots in and under your clothing. These are the basis of your danmaku. When adventuring, you tend to keep quite a few more.
>8☼
>This is 8☼
>Pearl Locket
>A small golden locket with a perfectly average pearl in the middle. It will supposedly changed color when it absorbs the echoes of whatever threw you through time.
>Bag of Rainbow Sand
>This colorful powder is vital to your efforts to getting home.
>Picture of Future Flandre
>A picture of Flandre in Gensokyo?s future.
>Sworn Statement
>A testament of future peaceful relations, signed by Shou and Tojiko.
>Writing Supplies
>A brush and an ink stone, ready for all of your calligraphic needs.
>Kanako's Message.
>To be presented to a kappa named Mitsu, in order to aid your travels.
>Yuuka?s Missive
>A signed statement by the Flower Youkai, it may prove your authenticity to her. May.
>Bronze Bell
>A keepsake from Kari, the silent shingami of the future.
>Juza is silent.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How physically strong are we? Does Juza look reasonably carry-able?

[Hello Purvis]

> How physically strong are we? Does Juza look reasonably carry-able?

>You are reasonably strong, but you doubt you could carry a full-grown person more than a short distance.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hm. Perhaps some collateral would keep you here while I investigate those stairs."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hm. Perhaps some collateral would keep you here while I investigate those stairs."

>"I don't think I can stand anytime soon," she mumbles.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown deeply for a few seconds.
> "...Hmph. I must be going soft in my alleged old age."
> Leave Juza where she sits and head toward the potential edge of a hole to the east.

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown deeply for a few seconds.
> "...Hmph. I must be going soft in my alleged old age."
> Leave Juza where she sits and head toward the potential edge of a hole to the east.

>You leave her, and if she is lying, she has the good sense not to scamper off immediately.
>Making your way eastward, you can see there is indeed a large pit, about a yard deep. dug into the ground. At the bottom are stairs made of stone. You recognize them immediately. Though terribly dirty and with a number of roots pushing through the walls and some notable water damage, these are unquestionably the stairs leading to Flandre's chambers. It is a curious feeling, to look at something so intimately familiar, yet so drastically aged and different than what your sense of the world tells you that they should be.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head down the stairs cautious of the wooden monster.

[the old guy]

>Are we aware of the story of Beowulf at all?

[Hello Purvis]

> Head down the stairs cautious of the wooden monster.

>You make your way down. It quickly becomes very dark. Some of the stairs have grown uneven with age.

>Are we aware of the story of Beowulf at all?

>You are not.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are we capable of creating light?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we capable of creating light?

>Not particularly.

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