Reisen Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Take the long way to the Yakumo's.

>You suspect, if you give them a wide berth and don't draw attention to yourself, they wouldn't notice you.

>No, stop, we're stupid, we need to do something with Murasa.
>Debate asking Murasa where's she's off to after her current spat vs. asking her to come with us

>She mentioned she was going back to town. You don't know if she'd be interested in following you around.

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[E-Nazrin]

>maybe we'll get lucky and Byakuren'll pass the message along? Oh well.
>deliver fish

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Aks Murasa if she could wait for us in the bar for a bit until we delivered the fish

[Hello Purvis]

>maybe we'll get lucky and Byakuren'll pass the message along? Oh well.
>deliver fish

>You decide to hope Byakuren is as nice as she seems, and that she'll get your back. You give the squabblers a wide berth and head east.
>You return to the Yakumo Household. You note that there is no longer a plume of smoke coming through the window.

> Aks Murasa if she could wait for us in the bar for a bit until we delivered the fish

>You don't think she could hear you from here.

>_

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Enter, call for Chen and hand over the fish to her

[Hello Purvis]

> Enter, call for Chen and hand over the fish to her

>You walk into the Yakumo Household and proudly present the fish to Chen and Ran, who are sitting at the kotatsu still.
>Chen starts to cry out with glee, before Ran silences her with a glare. Ran then stands, smooths out her tails, and comes to take the fish off your hands. "This should do nicely for a late dinner, I think," she says as she deftly extracts it from the hook, and takes it to the kitchen.
>"Um, do you still want Yukari-sama's glasses?" asks Chen. "It looks like you got some."

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[Dead Princess Sakana]

> "Ran, make sushi out of it! Chen'll cry if you burn this one like the meat!"
> Ask about the bag they wanted to give us before we left last time

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ran, make sushi out of it! Chen'll cry if you burn this one like the meat!"
> Ask about the bag they wanted to give us before we left last time

>"Don't worry, we're not going to walk off on this one," says Chen. Ran does not comment, as she gets out a cutting board and sets to cleaning the fish.
>"Oh, you still want that?" asks Chen. "I thought you changed your mind. Who wants to lug that stinky thing around anyways?"

>_

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> "Well, you shouldn't waste food, even if it's burned, right? And as for the sack, it's better than having to carry everything in your hands. Though I wouldn't mind if you had something like a real bag that you could share with me as well.
Maybe in exchange for the fish, now that I don't need the sunglasses anymore?"

[Pesco]

> Peruse the Yakumo household's inventory. Pick out something we can take to Kourindou to barter for that sweet backpack.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Ponder if Rinnosuke might trade the backpack for Chen

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, you shouldn't waste food, even if it's burned, right? And as for the sack, it's better than having to carry everything in your hands. Though I wouldn't mind if you had something like a real bag that you could share with me as well.
Maybe in exchange for the fish, now that I don't need the sunglasses anymore?"

>"It's not really food anymore, though." Chen says. "But yeah, I guess we could give you the sack."

> Peruse the Yakumo household's inventory. Pick out something we can take to Kourindou to barter for that sweet backpack.

>There's a nice vase in the corner. It is presently empty.

> Ponder if Rinnosuke might trade the backpack for Chen

>You don't think you could afford what Ran would want in exchange for Chen.

>_

[WHMZakeri]

>You don't think you could afford what Ran would want in exchange for Chen.

>We could offer Tewi

[Hello Purvis]

>We could offer Tewi

>You can't imagine Rinnosuke would offer you the trash in the trashcan for her.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Ask about aquiring the vase.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ask about aquiring the vase.

>You ask about obtaining the vase.
>Ran looks over at it, and gives you a questioning look. "Well, I suppose that is alright."

>_

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Take the vase

[Hello Purvis]

> Take the vase

>Your hands are full.

>_

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Leave whatever we have in our hands (the fishing tools I'd guess) in the house, we'll fetch them once we have the backpack
> Take the vase
> Leave for Korindou, while being extremely careful not to trip or anything

[Hello Purvis]

> Leave whatever we have in our hands (the fishing tools I'd guess) in the house, we'll fetch them once we have the backpack
> Take the vase
> Leave for Korindou, while being extremely careful not to trip or anything

>You leave your fishing things there. "Sure, that's no problem," says Ran as she sets to dicing up the fish with speed that is outright terrifying.
>You obtain: White Vase
>You head to Kourindou, taking care not to trip.
>You reach the intersection where Kourindou lies. Murasa is also lying here, spread eagle and face up on the snowy road. Obvious exits are North, South, East, and West.

>_

[Dead Princess Sakana]

> Murasa doesn't look like she'll run away soon. Ignore her and head for Kourindou first.

[Kilgamayan]

>Before we leave, do a brief check on Murasa to make sure she's relatively okay

[Hello Purvis]

>Before we leave, do a brief check on Murasa to make sure she's relatively okay

>You take a glance at Murasa. It doesn't seem like she has any broken bones or significant bleeding. She's breathing, and just sorta staring upward toward the sky right now.

> Murasa doesn't look like she'll run away soon. Ignore her and head for Kourindou first.

>You head into Kourindou. Rinnosuke gives you a polite nod.
>The store contains:
>Broken Broadsword Handle
>Iron Key
>Jeweled Box
>Beautiful Seashell
>Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi
>Sun Sign: Royal Flare
>1/60 Scale Valsione Model
>Scarlet Devil Mansion Snow Globe
>Nightlife (Extended)
>Dark Blue Backpack
>Large Bag of Beans
>Remote Control
>Bar of Baker's Chocolate
>Bottle of Wine
>Green Yo-Yo
>Lacquered Chopsticks
>Dusty Ring
>Bag of Birdseed
>Umbrella
>Large Pillow
>Deck of Cards.

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[Pesco]

> Inspect the deck of cards
> Check favour with Nemelex Xobeh

[Kilgamayan]

> Don't open by offering the vase for the backpack straight-up, that would be stupid
> Ask for vase appraisal, making sure to inquire just how many spellcards it would make up for if we wished to exchange for the Wakazashi

EDIT:

> Inspect new items
> Internally ponder the worth of the seashell, the snow globe, the wine, the birdseed, the umbrella and the pillow as they relate to our current and forseeable pursuits

[Hello Purvis]

> Inspect the deck of cards
> Check favour with Nemelex Xobeh

>Deck of Cards
>This is a deck of 52 Playing Cards. It has the standard Gensokyo Suites of Cucumbers, Butterflies, Stars, and Ghosts.

> Don't open by offering the vase for the backpack straight-up, that would be stupid
> Ask for vase appraisal, making sure to inquire just how many spellcards it would make up for if we wished to exchange for the Wakazashi

EDIT:

> Inspect new items
> Internally ponder the worth of the seashell, the snow globe, the wine, the birdseed, the umbrella and the pillow as they relate to our current and forseeable pursuits

>Rinnosuke looks the vase over. "It's not especially valuable. And I note it has been used. I suppose I could give you the Umbrella or the Large Bag of Beans for it. Perhaps something else if you ask nicely."
>You ask about trading it for the Masterfully Crafted Wakazashi. "With the vase? I would say four of those spellcards, still, presuming you haven't spent them."
>You inspect the new items:
>Bag of Birdseed
>This is a two-pound bag of birdseed.
>Umbrella
>This is a bright red umbrella, it seems to be in good condition.
>Large Pillow
>This is a very large pillow; you could probably curl up on it comfortably.
>Deck of Cards
>This is a deck of 52 Playing Cards. It has the standard Gensokyo Suites of Cucumbers, Butterflies, Stars, and Ghosts.
>You imagine, if you were clever and understood the people and situations you would be dealing with properly, you could use any of these objects to your advantage in some way.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? Back on Luna vases were pretty valuable, given how difficult they were to make as well as the relative scarcity of some of the materials involved. Does Terra have the technology and resources to quickly mass-produce them so that they hold so little value?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? Back on Luna vases were pretty valuable, given how difficult they were to make as well as the relative scarcity of some of the materials involved. Does Terra have the technology and resources to quickly mass-produce them so that they hold so little value?"

>He chuckles. "I assure you that it is so. I am surprised you have not noticed this, given the time you've spent here. To my understanding, however, has the moon not eclipsed us rather decisively in matters of technology?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "From what I've seen here, most certainly, but, assuming my memory of Luna's currency conversion is correct, we still did not hold the value of a vase equal to that of, say, an umbrella. Not even umbrella stands were worth so little that they were equal to the objects they held, and I'm sure that an umbrella stand is not worth as much as a vase even here on Terra."
> "Again, going off of Lunarian currency conversions, if we started with the umbrella, and threw in the snowglobe, the backpack and the cowrie shell, that would be roughly equal to the value of a Lunarian vase. I hope you can see my confusion with Terranian value assessment now."

[Hello Purvis]

> "From what I've seen here, most certainly, but, assuming my memory of Luna's currency conversion is correct, we still did not hold the value of a vase equal to that of, say, an umbrella. Not even umbrella stands were worth so little that they were equal to the objects they held, and I'm sure that an umbrella stand is not worth as much as a vase even here on Terra."
> "Again, going off of Lunarian currency conversions, if we started with the umbrella, and threw in the snowglobe, the backpack and the cowrie shell, that would be roughly equal to the value of a Lunarian vase. I hope you can see my confusion with Terranian value assessment now."

>"I can see you are rather confused about things." Rinnosuke agrees. "Perhaps there is an item you would like in particular for it?"

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