Author Topic: Iku Quest Sedem: A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 58730 times)

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #540 on:** January 05, 2011, 04:42:03 PM »

> "Then how do you propose anyone knows where we are right now?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #541 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:16:27 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2011, 04:42:03 PM

> "Then how do you propose anyone knows where we are right now?"

>"Your cohort told them!" she says.
>Up ahead, you can see the foliage clear a bit; you think you're returning toward the stream from before.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #542 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:17:33 PM »

> "How could Tenshi have told them where we are when you didn't start running until she got back?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #543 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:31:35 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2011, 05:17:33 PM

> "How could Tenshi have told them where we are when you didn't start running until she got back?"

>She doesn't answer, instead leaping over an old log and bursting into the stream clearing. You follow a moment later, and you think, with the lack of obstacles, you could catch up to her.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #544 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:41:04 PM »

> "Look, I'm sorry about those threats from yesterday! You had me in a panic! I had no idea who you were or what you could do beyond what I'd seen happen to Nitori and Kogasa! I was scared of you!"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #545 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:48:11 PM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2011, 05:41:04 PM

> "Look, I'm sorry about those threats from yesterday! You had me in a panic! I had no idea who you were or what you could do beyond what I'd seen happen to Nitori and Kogasa! I was scared of you!"

>"Good!" she says as she runs through the stream. It doesn't seem to be more than ankle deep, and doesn't impede her much.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #546 on:** January 05, 2011, 05:53:04 PM »

> "But those threats were for yesterday! There's no contingency today! There couldn't possibly be, with how you made a break for it!"

Suwako Moriya · « **Reply #547 on:** January 05, 2011, 09:21:06 PM »

Posting this as a later reminder for myself to talk about what I've been pondering all day, because I'll probably forget all about it later. >_>

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #548 on:** January 06, 2011, 02:51:38 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 05, 2011, 05:53:04 PM

> "But those threats were for yesterday! There's no contingency today! There couldn't possibly be, with how you made a break for it!"

>"Good!" she shouts again as she heads for the treeline again.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #549 on:** January 06, 2011, 02:53:27 AM »

> Again? Have we made a circle or something?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #550 on:** January 06, 2011, 02:56:49 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 02:53:27 AM

> Again? Have we made a circle or something?

>There are treelines on both sides of the stream. You have, however, made a U-turn since this whole thing started.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #551 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:35:01 AM »

> "Oh, for the love of - fine!"
> Full speed ahead.
> Assuming we're facing her, to which side does our shadow fall?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #552 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:38:19 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 07:35:01 AM

> "Oh, for the love of - fine!"
> Full speed ahead.
> Assuming we're facing her, to which side does our shadow fall?

>You go full speed ahead, and close a yard before she reaches the opposing treeline; she's no more than a few feet ahead of you now.
>It is to your right. You have also listed a bit to the right to make it slightly less accessible.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #553 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:41:04 AM »

> "Tenshi, please trust me on this!"
> List back to the left, so our shadow would fall on top of her if we reached her.
> Keep up that speed. Gotta catch up to her...

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #554 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:49:49 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 07:41:04 AM

> "Tenshi, please trust me on this!"
> List back to the left, so our shadow would fall on top of her if we reached her.
> Keep up that speed. Gotta catch up to her...

>"What?" you hear Tenshi call out.
>You list to the left and keep up the speed, plunging into the tree line at less-than-wise speed, closing the rest the distance.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #555 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:51:57 AM »

> "You wanted my shadow so bad? Here it is!"
> Fly past the poltergeist on the left, casting our shadow over her in the process.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #556 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:02:28 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 07:51:57 AM

> "You wanted my shadow so bad? Here it is!"
> Fly past the poltergeist on the left, casting our shadow over her in the process.

>You keep flying, taking quite a lot of plantlife to the face and arms in the process; mostly the latter as you're wish enough to guard your face with them. Then you feel a suddenly jerking sensation and your speed drops, while a kind of coldness spreads through your body.
>And the same time, the poltergeist stumbles and falls, skidding across the ground and coming to rest against a bush. You come to a stop as well. But you can see it her hand on your shadow, looking as though she's clutching onto something tightly.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #557 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:05:34 AM »

> Are we standing or hovering or what?
> Grit our teeth and endure whatever pain is setting on.
> "Yes. This is what you wanted a minute ago, right?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #558 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:09:41 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 08:05:34 AM

> Are we standing or hovering or what?
> Grit our teeth and endure whatever pain is setting on.
> "Yes. This is what you wanted a minute ago, right?"

>You're hovering at the moment.
>It's not so much pain as a kind of chill.
>The poltergeist doesn't stand, instead placing her other hand on your shadow from her position on the ground. The feeling doesn't change. "This is your last mistake!" she says. "Did you think I wouldn't get it?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #559 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:11:37 AM »

> So she has both hands on our shadow now?
> "Wouldn't get what? That I willingly placed myself at your mercy?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #560 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:16:54 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 08:11:37 AM

> So she has both hands on our shadow now?
> "Wouldn't get what? That I willingly placed myself at your mercy?"

>She does, while laying on the ground.
>"What are you talking about?" she says.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #561 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:19:39 AM »

> "You have me right now, don't you? Isn't this what you wanted earlier, when you lost your patience with me? I'm just giving it to you."
> Smile.
> "You'll have to forgive the minute-long delay in delivery, though."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #562 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:42:21 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 08:19:39 AM

> "You have me right now, don't you? Isn't this what you wanted earlier, when you lost your patience with me? I'm just giving it to you."
> Smile.
> "You'll have to forgive the minute-long delay in delivery, though."

>You smile and explain yourself.
>"What're you planning?" the poltergeist shouts.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #563 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:46:01 AM »

> Maintain a level voice. There's no need for yelling.
> "Oh, come on. Think about this position. What malevolence could I possibly have planned now? If I so much as breathe on you funny you'll put a stop to me right then and there."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #564 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:00:06 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 08:46:01 AM

> Maintain a level voice. There's no need for yelling.
> "Oh, come on. Think about this position. What malevolence could I possibly have planned now? If I so much as breathe on you funny you'll put a stop to me right then and there."

>"Exactly," she says, her voice low. "You have a plan, tell me what it is!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #565 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:15:03 AM »

> Smile.
> "I've told you how many times now? I want to help you. The problem is that there were hrairfold many obstacles making that more or less impossible over the past minute, including you not trusting me to any real degree. Something I'll admit is not exactly unwarranted, given my behavior over the past 36 hours. But no one was going to get anywhere in anything with what was just going on. I realized after I fired that bolt off that I was trying to have it both ways again. I decided that if I really wanted this, I absolutely could not risk the well-being of two of the three people present here right now, no matter the cost. So I cast forward the one person I could risk, the person that mattered the least to me. Myself."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #566 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:19:03 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 09:15:03 AM

> Smile.
> "I've told you how many times now? I want to help you. The problem is that there were hrairfold many obstacles making that more or less impossible over the past minute, including you not trusting me to any real degree. Something I'll admit is not exactly unwarranted, given my behavior over the past 36 hours. But no one was going to get anywhere in anything with what was just going on. I realized after I fired that bolt off that I was trying to have it both ways again. I decided that if I really wanted this, I absolutely could not risk the well-being of two of the three people present here right now, no matter the cost. So I cast forward the one person I could risk, the person that mattered the least to me. Myself."

>She stares are you for a moment, clearly scrutinizing you. "You're saying that you're giving it to me now? Even after all that before?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #567 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:23:14 AM »

> "Well, I'd really rather keep it, to be honest, and I'm hoping you let me. But if I want to help you as much as I say, I need to demonstrate I'm trustworthy somehow, right? Certainly something better than that admittedly suspicious book offering. Putting myself at your mercy was the best thing I could think of. So here I am."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #568 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:32:50 AM »

Quote from: Kilgamayan on January 06, 2011, 09:23:14 AM

> "Well, I'd really rather keep it, to be honest, and I'm hoping you let me. But if I want to help you as much as I say, I need to demonstrate I'm trustworthy somehow, right? Certainly something better than that admittedly suspicious book offering. Putting myself at your mercy was the best thing I could think of. So here I am."

>She practically glares are you for a few moments. You can almost feel her trying to piece things together. "And you don't think I'll do it, do you?" she says after a moment. "You think I'm too weak!"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #569 on:** January 06, 2011, 09:35:56 AM »

> "That would be a pretty stupid assumption on my part. You were certainly prepared to do it yesterday, you had no problem doing it to Nitori, who's no pushover herself, and I can definitely feel that chill from whatever you're doing right now."