Sword Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Slowly list our ghost half so it is a little more in front of Kotohime.
> Frown a tiny bit.
> "I...am not sure naming names out loud is very polite, given what I have said. Perhaps a whisper is in order?"

>"Sure, fine," says Marisa.
>Kotohime reaches out and pokes your ghost half lightly.

[Kilgamayan]

> There we go. Good, stay entertained and distracted.
> Make our way over to Marisa's side and lean into her ear for whisperin'. Try not to twitch or fidget too much while we're up close like this.
> Drop our voice to a whisper.
> "The oni are content to stay underground, and having one in the Human Village may not be the best idea. Meiling will never receive permission, Utsuho is a bit of an attitude risk, and I want little to do with Tenshi until she cleans up her act."
> Lean back away.

[Hello Purvis]

> There we go. Good, stay entertained and distracted.
> Make our way over to Marisa's side and lean into her ear for whisperin'. Try not to twitch or fidget too much while we're up close like this.
> Drop our voice to a whisper.
> "The oni are content to stay underground, and having one in the Human Village may not be the best idea. Meiling will never receive permission, Utsuho is a bit of an attitude risk, and I want little to do with Tenshi until she cleans up her act."
> Lean back away.

>You whisper to Marisa. She nods. "Honestly? I'd go with that second person you named. She's cleaned up her act a lot lately."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "I had heard this myself, but I was not completely sure. If you are suggesting it, however, then I will talk to her. I will let you know if she agrees, so that you know you no longer need to keep it in mind."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I had heard this myself, but I was not completely sure. If you are suggesting it, however, then I will talk to her. I will let you know if she agrees, so that you know you no longer need to keep it in mind."

>"Sure thing," she says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Give Marisa a slight bow.
> "That is all I had. Thank you for your assistance. I will keep you abreast of things you wish to know as I know more."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give Marisa a slight bow.
> "That is all I had. Thank you for your assistance. I will keep you abreast of things you wish to know as I know more."

>"Naw, you wanted this to be your show, and I don't wanna get in the way," Marisa says, waving her hand. "Just let me know how it all goes in a couple days or whenever."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Of course. Until then."
> Make our way over to Byakuren's table, gauging the stage her meal appears to be at.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Of course. Until then."
> Make our way over to Byakuren's table, gauging the stage her meal appears to be at.

>You make your way toward Byakuren's table. The meal seems to be done, and they are discussing something or other.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Okay, that's acceptable. Traverse the rest of the way there.

[Hello Purvis]

> Okay, that's acceptable. Traverse the rest of the way there.

>You approach them. Byakuren glances over toward you. "Good afternoon, Youmu," she says.
>"Oh, hi," says the Yukari lookalike.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Didn't we take Little Miss Yakumo on a field trip through deep parts of the Netherworld once? What was up with that, anyway?

> "Good afternoon to you both. Please forgive my interruption. Miss Byakuren, I have obtained the information you requested."

[Hello Purvis]

> Didn't we take Little Miss Yakumo on a field trip through deep parts of the Netherworld once? What was up with that, anyway?

> "Good afternoon to you both. Please forgive my interruption. Miss Byakuren, I have obtained the information you requested."

>You showed her the way there, at least. And, you recall she was after some essence from the netherworld's edge. That's about it.
>"Oh?" says Byakuren.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is Kotohime still poking us?
> "Yes. Yuyuko-sama says that the play is about 'extraordinary people living ordinary days. Then the days stop being ordinary.' She did not elaborate beyond this, though she confirmed that there is no inappropriate content, unless one takes great personal offense to palindromes."

[Hello Purvis]

> Is Kotohime still poking us?
> "Yes. Yuyuko-sama says that the play is about 'extraordinary people living ordinary days. Then the days stop being ordinary.' She did not elaborate beyond this, though she confirmed that there is no inappropriate content, unless one takes great personal offense to palindromes."

>No, but she had followed you.
>Byakuren nods. "That is fine, then."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give Byakuren a slight bow.
> "Excellent. I do feel I should let you know now, though, that Miss Miko is indeed also participating, along with Reimu and my current companion, Miss Kotohime."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give Byakuren a slight bow.
> "Excellent. I do feel I should let you know now, though, that Miss Miko is indeed also participating, along with Reimu and my current companion, Miss Kotohime."

>You think you see the phantom of something pass across her face, but perhaps it is just your imagination expecting these kind of things. "I am sure it will be fine," she says. "And it will be a pleasure to work with you, Miss Kotohime."
>"Yes, it will," says Kotohime. "I've been meaning to investigate you guys for potential crimes for some time now."
>Byakuren laughs politely.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Okay, no, we don't need any of that. Casually float our ghost half back in front of Kotohime.
> "I have faith that it will be fine. If nothing else, I would not have asked both of you if I thought there would be problems. But I did want to make sure both of you were okay with it as well, since the feelings and opinions of both of you matter more than mine in this context."

[Hello Purvis]

> Okay, no, we don't need any of that. Casually float our ghost half back in front of Kotohime.
> "I have faith that it will be fine. If nothing else, I would not have asked both of you if I thought there would be problems. But I did want to make sure both of you were okay with it as well, since the feelings and opinions of both of you matter more than mine in this context."

>"I am sure nothing problematic will happen," says Byakuren. "Miss Miko is wise enough to behave herself."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give Byakuren a slight bow.
> "On behalf of the Netherworld, I thank you. I will be sure to provide further details when I have them."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give Byakuren a slight bow.
> "On behalf of the Netherworld, I thank you. I will be sure to provide further details when I have them."

>"I shall await them," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I will detain you no longer, then. When you return home and your followers tell you I visited, you can let them know that we met here."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I will detain you no longer, then. When you return home and your followers tell you I visited, you can let them know that we met here."

>Byakuren nods. "Very well."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give another slight bow, 'aimed' slightly more at both patrons than just Byakuren.
> "Farewell to you both."
> Exit the pub, hopefully with Kotohime in tow.

[Hello Purvis]

> Give another slight bow, 'aimed' slightly more at both patrons than just Byakuren.
> "Farewell to you both."
> Exit the pub, hopefully with Kotohime in tow.

>You bow toward both of them and say you farewells.
>"Farewell to you," says Byakuren.
>"Yeah, have a nice day," the Yukari-lookalike adds.
>You then exit the establishment, and are pleased to see Kotohime following you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to her.
> "Kotohime, the next part of my journey is rather personal, and potentially very dangerous. I also do not know how long it will take, or where I will go. You are welcome to join me if you wish, but I cannot guarantee your safety, or that you will not spend long periods of time doing nothing of interest."

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to her.
> "Kotohime, the next part of my journey is rather personal, and potentially very dangerous. I also do not know how long it will take, or where I will go. You are welcome to join me if you wish, but I cannot guarantee your safety, or that you will not spend long periods of time doing nothing of interest."

>"Sounds like a good chance to find something for my collection," she says.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Very well. Come."
> Take flight and head toward the Hakurei Shrine.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very well. Come."
> Take flight and head toward the Hakurei Shrine.

>You make your way toward the Hakurei Shrine, Kotohime following.
>ELSEHWHERE IN THE WORLD: Miko
>You have made your way from the Netherworld to Scarlet Devil Mansion, traversing quite a lot of Gensokyo in the process. If nothing else, this whole escapade is doing wonders for your understanding of geography. And exercising yoru planning skills, as you've had to avoid a few clouds of faeries on the way here. But, you've managed to do so, and approach the gates of Scarlet Devil Mansion, where the gatekeeper still stands, currently engaging in some tai chi.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Wave as we approach once she looks in our direction.