Iku Quest Otto - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"Still, the occasional break from the usual is not altogether a bad thing. In any case, I should take my leave. Good day to you, Ishi."
>Head to where she indicated Lunasa was

>"You as well," she says, getting back to the brass.
>You head through the door she indicated. Inside, you find several more celestials in the process of cleaning things up or making meals. The kitchen itself is fairly large, featuring a coupe ranges, a decent-sized hearth, and a large sink. Several tables crowd the floor, and numerous cabinets hang from the walls. You see Lunasa at a counter, working on something and not paying attention to the goings on around her.

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[DracoOmega]

>Approach her
>"Good morning, Lunasa."

[Hello Purvis]

>Approach her
>"Good morning, Lunasa."

>You approach!
>"Huh?" says Lunasa. "Oh, it's you two. Um, welcome."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you. I hope you have enjoyed the audience our people have provided. I also hope they haven't demanded too much of you. We are a bit, ah, enthused for music."

[DracoOmega]

>"Also, as to why I'm here, I wonder if I might have a moment to speak with you, in private? It concerns what I asked you about yesterday."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you. I hope you have enjoyed the audience our people have provided. I also hope they haven't demanded too much of you. We are a bit, ah, enthused for music."

>"It's been a bit hectic," says Lunasa. "But cleaner then it has been...um...ever."

>"Also, as to why I'm here, I wonder if I might have a moment to speak with you, in private? It concerns what I asked you about yesterday."

>She nods. "I can do that. Outside would be best, I think."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Very well. Thank you."
>If she moves to leave, follow her out

[Hello Purvis]

>"Very well. Thank you."
>If she moves to leave, follow her out

>She finishes what she was making, which seems to be a simple rice ball, and leads you outside, around the crowd. You are greeted by a few others, and Tenshi meets a few with glares and a "What're you looking at?" in one case. Lunasa pays it no mind and leads you few dozens yards away, toward the mountain opposite of the one Merlin is resting at.
>"Okay, this should do," says the musician, as she looks to you.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is Lyrica still playing?
> Small sigh.
> "I found her, not long after you and we talked. I am still here, and she is somewhere else, doing who-knows what on her own. We are both doing okay. Does this surprise you at all?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Is Lyrica still playing?
> Small sigh.
> "I found her, not long after you and we talked. I am still here, and she is somewhere else, doing who-knows what on her own. We are both doing okay. Does this surprise you at all?"

>Lyrica is still at it.
>"Um...no?" says Lunasa, frowning. "Should it?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm honestly not sure. You see, she and I...we have fought, and we have talked. We've talked about a good number of things. Given what we have talked about, and how she operated when we fought, I have to admit, in retrospect, that I am a bit surprised we encountered you yesterday."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm honestly not sure. You see, she and I...we have fought, and we have talked. We've talked about a good number of things. Given what we have talked about, and how she operated when we fought, I have to admit, in retrospect, that I am a bit surprised we encountered you yesterday."

>Lunasa frowns for a moment. "I'm not sure- Oh, because she shot at me? Well, um. She wasn't very good."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Her technique...well. But I am more surprised she did not pursue you very much, or use any alternate tactics."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Her technique...well. But I am more surprised she did not pursue you very much, or use any alternate tactics."

>"Oh," she says. "Well, I did fly off pretty fast."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. Yeah, that would explain things. I do have one other curiosity, though, and then hopefully we can move on to something that will feel far less like an interrogation. When we talked, you mentioned that you didn't really want anyone to bother her, and that it appeared to you that it might be better if she was just left alone. Was there any reason for such empathy?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. Yeah, that would explain things. I do have one other curiosity, though, and then hopefully we can move on to something that will feel far less like an interrogation. When we talked, you mentioned that you didn't really want anyone to bother her, and that it appeared to you that it might be better if she was just left alone. Was there any reason for such empathy?"

>"Well, it's just..." Lunasa frowns and looks towards the crowd. "I can kinda understand wanting to be alone sometimes."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Okay, that's understandable. Enough about that, then, there's another tangentially-related subject I wish to ask you about. If this gets too personal, let me know, and I'll cut myself off as best I can.
> "Now then...how do you remember of how you and your sisters came to be?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Okay, that's understandable. Enough about that, then, there's another tangentially-related subject I wish to ask you about. If this gets too personal, let me know, and I'll cut myself off as best I can.
> "Now then...how do you remember of how you and your sisters came to be?"

>She shrugs.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "...Oh. Okay then. Well, um, what are your first memories, then?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Oh. Okay then. Well, um, what are your first memories, then?"

>Lunasa frowns. "I'm not sure. Um...I don't have good memories of that. Complete, I mean. It's just little bits, you know? Just a sight or a sound. I don't remember the...context of it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I see. I understand the three of you were once four sisters. How much of her do you remember?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I see. I understand the three of you were once four sisters. How much of her do you remember?"

>"Oh, a whole lot," says Lunasa. "She passed away along time ago."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? Hmm. Pardon me for asking a potentially sensitive question, but...how many years have you been alive?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? Hmm. Pardon me for asking a potentially sensitive question, but...how many years have you been alive?"

>"I, um,  don't really know," she says. "Lots?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"I'm curious. How much do you know how you and your sisters came to be in the first place?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm curious. How much do you know how you and your sisters came to be in the first place?"

>"Not a lot," she says, frowning. "Um...we're pretty sure Layla made us. At least, that's what the Yama said when Lyrica met her. It's just, it's not really important."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Not for you, perhaps. But I ask because of the other poltergeist. The circumstances of her birth are causing... problems, and I wanted to understand how it was for you in the hope that I could learn something which could help her."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Not for you, perhaps. But I ask because of the other poltergeist. The circumstances of her birth are causing... problems, and I wanted to understand how it was for you in the hope that I could learn something which could help her."

>Lunasa shakes her head. "It wasn't that bad, I don't think..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, you had the benefit of a caring family from the start. She inherited a rather... darker legacy. You said that the Yama told Lyrica that Layla created you. Had you ever wondered about yourselves before that?
I guess Layla herself never implied anything?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, you had the benefit of a caring family from the start. She inherited a rather... darker legacy. You said that the Yama told Lyrica that Layla created you. Had you ever wondered about yourselves before that?
I guess Layla herself never implied anything?"

>"Not really, no," she says, frowning and looking away. "It's just, should we have? Layla never said anything..."

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