Sakuya Quest 5 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> How far away is she, in terms of walking-over-to-her time?
> How are we feeling in regards to our internal time-stopping battery, as it were?

>Some yards away, you could probably shout at her and be heard over the crowd noises.
>Reasonable.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Stop time.
> Hurry our way over to Coyote and start searching her person for our money and knives.

[Monarda]

//What if she has none of it ?

[Kilgamayan]

Sucks to be us, then. I don't intend on making a scene.

[Hello Purvis]

> Stop time.
> Hurry our way over to Coyote and start searching her person for our money and knives.

>You stop time as Coyote steps over the store's threshold.
>You rifle through her pockets and quickly find a couple of your knives, among other items that are not yours. You note a couple of your coins, mixed in among a variety of other coins.

>_

[the old guy]

>Take all of it, she deserves it.

[Kilgamayan]

> Correction: Take all of our stuff only. Thievery is beneath us.

[Hello Purvis]

>Take all of it, she deserves it.

> Correction: Take all of our stuff only. Thievery is beneath us.

>You consider acting tactless again, then decide that would be shameful.
>You obtain: Silver Knife x2
>You obtain: 3 ☼

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Return to Mitsu, standing where we were when we first stopped time.
> Resume time and continue in our same stride as if nothing happened.

[Hello Purvis]

> Return to Mitsu, standing where we were when we first stopped time.
> Resume time and continue in our same stride as if nothing happened.

>You return to where you were, rather practiced at this, you are certain that no one notices anything amiss as time restarts.
>...Perhaps that is not quite true; Coyote seems to notice something as she stops and checks her pockets. Then she looks around and her eyes fall on you.

>_

[Monarda]

Huh, must have noticed the difference in weight.

>Huh...
>Is she heading this way now ?
>"Oh it`s her..."

[Kilgamayan]

>Huh...
>Is she heading this way now ?
>"Oh it`s her..."

> Don't do this yet.
> Are we actually looking at her, or did we only notice because she's in our general area of vision?

[Hello Purvis]

>Huh...
>Is she heading this way now ?
>"Oh it`s her..."

> Don't do this yet.
> Are we actually looking at her, or did we only notice because she's in our general area of vision?

>You try to pretend nothing has happened.
>The latter.

[Kilgamayan]

> Glance over to Mitsu.
> "By the way, Mitsu, you have been surprisingly nonplussed by my story."

[Hello Purvis]

> Glance over to Mitsu.
> "By the way, Mitsu, you have been surprisingly nonplussed by my story."

>You look toward the kappa.
>"Um, well, honestly..." she says. "It was a little difficult for me, you see? So I've just been helping out and kinda assuming you were doing something important even if I didn't understand."
>Out of the corner of your eye, you see Coyote laugh, then head into the store.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Did Coyote seem to be laughing at herself, or at us?
> "I admit it is a rather tall tale."

[the old guy]

Considering most stories involving the Coyote end with him getting fooled or killed, probably at herself.

[Hello Purvis]

> Did Coyote seem to be laughing at herself, or at us?
> "I admit it is a rather tall tale."

>Who knows?
>"I figured it wasn't really important to what I needed to do, so I just didn't pester you about it..." says Mitsu. looking toward her feet.

>_

[Monarda]

>Do a quick inventory check, just to make sure everything is alright.

[Hello Purvis]

>Do a quick inventory check, just to make sure everything is alright.

>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 x18
>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.
>7☼
>This is 11☼
>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.
>You obtain: Volume of Alice's Research
>Thick and smartly bound, this is probably worth a fortune to the right people.
>You obtain: Silk Bag.
>A large bag of silk, it should help you carry things when you run out of pocket space.
>It seems everything is intact.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Chuckle a bit.
> "I suppose you don't need to worry about it very much."

[Hello Purvis]

> Chuckle a bit.
> "I suppose you don't need to worry about it very much."

>"I guess, but it's skill kind of rude, sorry..." says Mitsu.
>You see your turn up ahead.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It's okay."
> Continue following our path.

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's okay."
> Continue following our path.

>You retrace your steps, and soon find yourself outside the teahouse bearing the rose and crab sign.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, here we are."
> Enter!

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, here we are."
> Enter!

>Walking inside, you find the tea house is notably less busy than it was before, just a couple tables with locals in their colorful cotton, and a youkai with an hawk-like face and some clouds gathered around her. Nue is busy serving tea, but she nods toward you as you enter.
>"I didn't expect something this traditional here," says Mitsu, looking around.

>_

[Monarda]

>"Neither did i, it is a good taste of home though."
>Take seat on a free table with Mitsu.

[Suwako Moriya]

> Smile and nod to Nue before having a seat.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Neither did i, it is a good taste of home though."
>Take seat on a free table with Mitsu.

> Smile and nod to Nue before having a seat.

>You have a seat at a nearby table, responding to Nue's gesture and to Mitsu.
>"How'd you find it?" the kappa says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "The Young Mistress is a member of the Buddhist temple, to which the proprietor here is connected."