Kisume Quest II - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> What about that nearby stream Wriggle mentioned? Have we seen it yet?

>You've not seen any streams as of yet.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hey, so, uh, this might seem a weird question, but is there a stream around here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hey, so, uh, this might seem a weird question, but is there a stream around here?"

>"Yeah, it's just over there," says the mouse youkai, jerking a thumb westward. "You can't miss it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay, thanks. Should be back momentarily, just need to clean something off."
> Leave the shop and head west, looking for a stream.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay, thanks. Should be back momentarily, just need to clean something off."
> Leave the shop and head west, looking for a stream.

>"The store won't be going anywhere if I have anything to say about it," says the mouse youkai.
>You leave the shop and move westward, looking for any signs of a stream. You bounce through the small and spotty yard, and head into the trees again, and can quickly see it up ahead, making a gentle curve and flowing from the west to the north.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head close enough to the stream to clean off the chopsticks, then actually do so, using our blanket again as needed.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head close enough to the stream to clean off the chopsticks, then actually do so, using our blanket again as needed.

>You bounce over to the stream. It is board and fairly shallow, no more than an inch or two deep, and flowing cleanly. The plant life on the banks is quite thick, and would be a pain to get through if the season had advanced a bit further, but it isn't a problem for you now. You quickly clean off your chopsticks then shake them dry before using the edge of your blanket to get them fully dry.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How's the blanket holding up, in terms of soakness? Would it take a while to dry it out again, or only just a minute or so?

[Hello Purvis]

> How's the blanket holding up, in terms of soakness? Would it take a while to dry it out again, or only just a minute or so?

>It'll dry off on it's on shortly, you think.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head back inside the shop, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head back inside the shop, then.

>You return to the shop, and find it is largely as you left it, save for a brown mouse skittering across the floor and behind the counter where the youkai is.
>"Welcome back," says the youkai.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "So I'm guessing this is a barter shop, given I don't see much in the way of price tags."

Okay, people, what might interest us, and what are we willing to give to get it? Keep in mind that Kisume can't really afford to be frivolous.

(Parser, if Draco's around on IRC, would you mind poking him for this?)

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "So I'm guessing this is a barter shop, given I don't see much in the way of price tags."

>"Yeah, I'll take trades, since it's kind of traditional," says the mouse youkai. "But money's fine too.  I'm easy about prices."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That's good to know, but money's not exactly a thing right now for me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's good to know, but money's not exactly a thing right now for me."

>"Either way," she says with a shrug. She then reaches down and lets the brown mouse you saw earlier scurry up her sleeve. "This isn't how I really make my money anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh. I think I mentioned her earlier, but Yamame told me about this place. I guess she has a deal going with you guys?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh. I think I mentioned her earlier, but Yamame told me about this place. I guess she has a deal going with you guys?"

>"Oh yeah, her," she says the mouse youkai. "Yeah, she gets a bonus when people mention her name. It's a deal she had with the original owner so he could get access to underground goods when things started to open up down there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> What do we normally do for food utensils?
> How does our "new" Old Wok compare to our existing pot?

[Kilgamayan]

Also, Guy, if you've got any opinions on the stock and/or what you wouldn't miss from our inventory, feel free to share. I am of various opinions of various things we have in terms of how much I want to hang onto them vs. how much I'd want to dump them for something more useful/interesting (I wonder if that bottle of sauce is the secret Yagokoro-brand breast growth formula <_<). I can simplify it a little bit by saying I would be thoroughly opposed to giving up the booze or anything we started the game with. The Old Wok, Chopsticks, and Sword Hilt stick out as particularly expendable.

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we normally do for food utensils?
> How does our "new" Old Wok compare to our existing pot?

>You tend to use the ones you just washed off a moment ago.
>The wok is broader, and probably better for frying things than your pot it. It's hard to compare how much it'll hold, but you think the pot has more capacity.

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[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Inventory
>Items in the shop

[Hello Purvis]

>Inventory
>Items in the shop

>You inventory contains:
>Dirty White Robe
>Your garment of choice
>Spare Dirty White Robe
>In case the other one gets intolerably dirty
>Wooden Bucket
>Your home, your bed, your life. You keep all of your stuff there!
>Length of Rusty Rebar
>When danmaku isn't enough...
>Empty Sack
>It used to hold some rice, but you've eaten it all. Currently holding Whitecap Mushroom x15
>Wooden Chopsticks (used)
>You should wash these off
>Dirty Tattered Blanket
>A way to keep warm, a way to dry off, and a cushion! What more could you ask for?
>Small Iron Pot
>You cooking companion, when you actually have something to cook.
>Dirty Iron Knife
>Made with real metal!
>Horror "Well-bucket-dropping Monster" (Half expended)
>Your spellcard, it rains death from above! You've...not had a lot of luck with it.
>Whitecap Mushroom x15
>These can be eaten!
>Small Piece of Granite
>An oblong, inch-long piece of sparkly granite.
>Apple Gourd x2
>A gourd with delicious paste inside.
>Stalk of Cave Wheat
>A stem with edible seed pods that can be made into flour
>Kasha Paw Leaves x5
>Leaves with rounded edges that can be used for spice.
>Broad Leaf x2
>Tough until boiled; perfect for soups and stews of all kinds.
>Salt Crystal x2
>Fist-sized natural formations of salt.
>Old Wok
>A cooking pot shaped like a flat cone.
>Empty Glass Bottle
>It has a cork.
>Sword Hilt
>Shaped like a metallic disk with a hole in it.
>Yellow Scarf
>A long, silken scarf. It is in fairly good condition for living on a cave floor for who knows how long.
>Blank Spellcard
>Just ready to be inscribed with all sorts of chaos.
>Book: ?6?
>A novel about an oni and her human captive.
>Bottle of Shouchu
>It is 43 years old!
>Music Sign: Year's End Procession
>A spellcard you have captured, featuring a danmaku attack well beyond your abilities.
>Letter to Eientei
>It?s addressed to Yagokoro, you?ve not read it yet.
>Bunch of Grapes
>Surprisingly ripe and fresh! You?ve eaten one of them.
>Sheet of Used Paper x10
>They are covered with foreign or uninteresting words.
>The Store contains:
>Iron Key
>Empty Bag
>Black-Feathered Arrow
>Golden Rod
>Black Box
>Clay Jar
>Faerie Doll
>Armored Helmet
>Potted Rose
>Red Stone Sculpture of a Pig
>Katana Sheath
>Bundle of Incense
>Bag of Yellow Leaves
>Glass Shield
>Bead Necklace
>Bottle of Red Sauce
>Tiny Pillow
>Set of 3 Stuffed Mice

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, so we've had the chopsticks since before our foray into that cubbyhole of a room back underground?

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait, so we've had the chopsticks since before our foray into that cubbyhole of a room back underground?

>Sure did!

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[Kilgamayan]

Welp! Would rather not move those, then.

> Is there anytging visibly broken in the Sword Hilt?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there anytging visibly broken in the Sword Hilt?

>Not that you can tell. It seems to be in pretty good condition.

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[Kilgamayan]

It occurs to me that we may not need the empty glass bottle, since we live in a bag of holding. It would be a useful container for other travelers that don't.

> Was anything in the empty glass bottle when we found it? If so, what was it?
> Is the booze bottle resealable?
> Inquire about the Black-Feathered Arrow, the Bundle of Incense, the Bag of Yellow Leaves, and the Glass Shield.

[Hello Purvis]

> Was anything in the empty glass bottle when we found it? If so, what was it?
> Is the booze bottle resealable?
> Inquire about the Black-Feathered Arrow, the Bundle of Incense, the Bag of Yellow Leaves, and the Glass Shield.

>The empty glass bottle has always been empty for as long as you've seen it. You don't really see any traces of what it may have once held.
>You are pretty sure it is resealable.
>You ask about the black-feathered arrow. "I'm not sure what the deal with that arrow is," says the mouse youkai. "Marisa told me it was special, but didn't know how it was special. I found it in the basement when I took over running the place."
>When you inquire about the bundle of incense, she says, "I got that a couple days ago. It's vanilla scented."
>You ask about the bag of yellow leaves. "I got those from a lost kappa who wandered in a week ago. I don't know what they are, exactly, but they taste pretty great when you chop them up and mix them with rice and a little vinegar."
>You ask about the shield. "That's actually not glass," she says. "It's pretty hard stuff, really. Some faerie was using it and kept slamming into the front door with it, she dropped it when I chased her off, so I figured I'd put it on sale. No idea where she found it. There's some writing on the front of it that I can't read."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Writing? Inspect the shield for said writing.

[Hello Purvis]

> Writing? Inspect the shield for said writing.

>You check the shield, and note there are large white glyphs on the front which you are pretty sure are letters. They are blocky things, lacking any trace of a brush stroke, and are very simple-looking. You do not recognize them.

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