Sakuya Quest 5 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Look just slightly disappointed.
> "I see..."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look just slightly disappointed.
> "I see..."

>"Not like there's a warehouse of these kinds of things," says the kobito with a shrug. "Except here. And some chintzy private collections."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "A chintzy private collection might work for me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "A chintzy private collection might work for me."

>"You'd have to pay through the nose," says Oebi. "These jerks, they don't care about the history or what a relic means. All they care about is having an expensive shiny. And apparently if you try and fix it, that's causing an incident!" She waves her hands in frustration at the last bit.

>_

[Monarda]

>Hmmm, is our Mistress like that ? Or does she also appreciate the historical value of her art pieces ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Hmmm, is our Mistress like that ? Or does she also appreciate the historical value of her art pieces ?

>Both, honestly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "'Try to fix it'?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "'Try to fix it'?"

>"Yeah apparently that's "Burglary" and then Sachiko gets on your case about it," Oebi says, waving her hands still as if to mock the whole idea.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "What did you try to fix? And who is Sachiko?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "What did you try to fix? And who is Sachiko?"

>"Them having historical relics for no good reason," says Oebi. "And she's Sachiko. You know, shrine maiden, solves problems, has the whirlygigs.?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I thought the local shrine maiden was named Kaori?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I thought the local shrine maiden was named Kaori?"

>"Wrong one," says Oebi. "Sachiko's the other one, with the Moriya Shrine."

>_

[Monarda]

>"Right, Sanae is now gone... well, it looks like both of us have the same problems..."
>Idea ?
>"Say, just out of curiosity, do you have any exemplars of the currency used at that time ?"
>We still have some coins correct ?

[Serela]

Ooh, that's a good point. Our knives are probably too plain, but given how much of a hoarder this girl clearly is, she might be overly interested in old money.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Right, Sanae is now gone... well, it looks like both of us have the same problems..."
>Idea ?
>"Say, just out of curiosity, do you have any exemplars of the currency used at that time ?"
>We still have some coins correct ?

>"Some, yeah," says Oebi.

>_

[Monarda]

>Pull out one of our coins that we brought from our time.
>"Would they resemble this one then ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Pull out one of our coins that we brought from our time.
>"Would they resemble this one then ?"

>She frowns at the coin in your hand, then says, "Yeah, kind of like that."

>_

[Monarda]

//Well, this is my idea, do you think this is a good one ?

>"Well, that`s because it is from that time, of course this is only my claim and you won`t believe anything until i can give concrete evidence, still would it be possible for you to evaluate this coin and determine if it`s authentic despite how undamaged it is ? Possibly using the one you have as a comparison ?"

[Serela]

I think that's good, yeah. These people don't really believe we're from the past, so getting that across would be a good start.

>"If I could prove that I am truly from the past, I could help describe some of the ancient things in your museum or answer questions. But after so long, apart from my currency the only thing I may have in my favor is the word of those who have been in Gensokyo since back then themselves... such as Reimu Hakurei, Kanako Yasaka, and several people at the Myouren Temple."
>Chuckle. "Along with some more unsavory folk."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, that`s because it is from that time, of course this is only my claim and you won`t believe anything until i can give concrete evidence, still would it be possible for you to evaluate this coin and determine if it`s authentic despite how undamaged it is ? Possibly using the one you have as a comparison ?"

>"If I could prove that I am truly from the past, I could help describe some of the ancient things in your museum or answer questions. But after so long, apart from my currency the only thing I may have in my favor is the word of those who have been in Gensokyo since back then themselves... such as Reimu Hakurei, Kanako Yasaka, and several people at the Myouren Temple."
>Chuckle. "Along with some more unsavory folk."

>"It's too new to be authentic, any idiot could tell you that," says Oebi. "Looks like a nice replica, though."

>_

[Monarda]

>Heh...
>"Oh well, it`s your choice to believe it or not."
>Inventory.

[Serela]

>Refrain from the temptation to groan.
>"I don't suppose you'll care about any of the written messages people have given me to send to their past selves, either? Perhaps trying to prove it to you is a moot point."

Next is following up with getting straight down to business instead. She won't believe, so we can't use past knowledge or our past stuff as any sort of leverage. She's probably right in that we can't hope to get anything from private collectors. Next is either trying to strike a deal with her, or going over to Haihan and seeing what goes down.

Maybe she'd be interested in us taking a trip to haihan, in some form or fashion? Do an errand, get info or bring something back, etc?

[Hello Purvis]

>Heh...
>"Oh well, it`s your choice to believe it or not."
>Inventory.

>Refrain from the temptation to groan.
>"I don't suppose you'll care about any of the written messages people have given me to send to their past selves, either? Perhaps trying to prove it to you is a moot point."

>You suppress a groan with utmost professionalism. It's only a little hard.
>"Look, maybe other people can think what they want, but I have to deal with actual swindlers here," says the kobito, crossing her arms. "Do you have a clue how many hucksters I get in here trying to pass off some piece of trash they left in the rain as a relic that they can let go for just a few dozen mon to feed their few dozen starving kids? Show me something that can't be faked up in an afternoon by a good forger."
>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 x16
>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.
>8☼
>This is 8☼
>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.

>_

[Serela]

>Thorough description of silver knife

Any of the messages are likely in the realm of pretty forge-able by someone who knows what they're doing. Alice's research is the only other compelling inventory item that isn't mission critical, but apart from the fact that we morally shouldn't let go of that, she's also standing right next to us and we don't want our throat punched in.

The other thing would be stopping time. Unless there's tales of the time-stopping maid though, I'm not quite sure what it'd prove, apart from impressiveness.

[Monarda]

>"If i really just wanted to make some quick money, then i wouldn`t need to do any of this due to want i can do."

[Serela]

>Let's not say that. Acting bravado won't convince her, if anything it'll make her dislike us.

Technically, we could do a lot with stopping time, but simply because we have such a power doesn't mean we get brownie points for not abusing it.

[Hello Purvis]

>Thorough description of silver knife

>Silver Knife
>A knife about eight inches long, with a plain crossguard and weighted to keep steady when thrown. The blade is steel coated with silver; rendering it effective against ghostly things. They well made, but not exceptionally so.

>"If i really just wanted to make some quick money, then i wouldn`t need to do any of this due to want i can do."

>Let's not say that. Acting bravado won't convince her, if anything it'll make her dislike us.

>You consider stating that there's better ways to scam than this, but the reply is pretty obvious.

>_

[Monarda]

>"Then... do you have any records about someone in the past that had control over time or anything of such ?"

[Serela]

>"Specifically, there was someone in the Scarlet Devil Mansion with that ability."

"the past" is a pretty broad category, if she -has- heard anything about it, it'd help jog her memory.

If she hasn't, our ability won't really help our case, unless it's to demonstrate capability for some unusual task. But if she HAS, well, can't forge that, now can you?

[Monarda]

That`s the idea, and i was going through the past hoping that she would remember us taking part in some incident by our unique ability, and not by our home, we need to remember that our house doesn`t exert almost any kind of influence in the people of this time.