Sakuya Quest 6 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Suwako Moriya]

> Look mildly mortified.
> "Heavens, no. That would be quite uncouth."

[Hello Purvis]

> Look mildly mortified.
> "Heavens, no. That would be quite uncouth."

>'It would be," she says. "I would be very displeased with you."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "Any message I deliver will be made no more public than what is requested of me. This is true of you and everyone else that has made requests so far."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Any message I deliver will be made no more public than what is requested of me. This is true of you and everyone else that has made requests so far."

>"Fine," she says. "Just...keep it to yourself, okay?" She places something on the table, a a folded paper?

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod and take the object.
> "Am I allowed to read this?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod and take the object.
> "Am I allowed to read this?"

>You obtain: Spectre's Missive
>"Don't," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look mildly disappointed.
> "Shall I at least trust that it is nothing that will bring harm to another?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Look mildly disappointed.
> "Shall I at least trust that it is nothing that will bring harm to another?"

>"It shouldn't," she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. And how shall I find you to deliver this?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. And how shall I find you to deliver this?"

>You can't quite see what she does, but you think she paused and is thinking. "Hm...check around town. I think I worked for the jewelry store. And don't tell me anyone told you, just act like you found out yourself. It'll be easier."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Found this note myself, you mean, or...?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Found this note myself, you mean, or...?"

>"Found me," says Spectre. "Then, I mean. I don't like it when people gossip, you see."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, I understand. I assume this is related to why I cannot see you properly?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, I understand. I assume this is related to why I cannot see you properly?"

>"Don't worry about it," she says. "You're asking too many questions."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Stop time and see if we can get a better look at this person.

[Hello Purvis]

> Stop time and see if we can get a better look at this person.

>You stop time!
> Now you can see her clearly. She wears a brocaded blue coat; you think you've heard Mistress call them frock coats? Some of her newer paintings have them. Underneath is a white blouse. Her face is thin, as is her frame. Her hair is white and short. The counter obscures the rest of her.

[Kilgamayan]

> Walk around the counter and have a look at the rest of her.

[Hello Purvis]

> Walk around the counter and have a look at the rest of her.

>You walk around, and confirm she is a fairly short person. She wears trousers that match her blouse, and boots that vaguely remind you of Alice's.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Return to our previous location and posture and resume time in the same position as when we stopped it.
> "Ah, my apologies."

[Hello Purvis]

> Return to our previous location and posture and resume time in the same position as when we stopped it.
> "Ah, my apologies."

>"Think nothing of it," says Spectre.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "If I may ask one last question, then, for your benefit."
> Wave the little piece of paper.
> "Whatever is written on this paper, will it do the job of convincing your past self that her future self wrote it, or at least placate your past self enough that I will not draw her immediate ire? Or will I need to explain myself before handing it over?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If I may ask one last question, then, for your benefit."
> Wave the little piece of paper.
> "Whatever is written on this paper, will it do the job of convincing your past self that her future self wrote it, or at least placate your past self enough that I will not draw her immediate ire? Or will I need to explain myself before handing it over?"

>"Almost certainly not," says Spectre. "But I would not believe it anyways. Hmmm, however, thinking on, don't use my surname."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> What do we know about the Brocken Spectre?

> Furrow our brow a little bit.
> "I see. Is there something else I-"
> Stop and shake our head.
> "Wait, no, forget that. Sorry. It should be no trouble to use 'your future self' or just not say anything at all. In thinking about it, I suppose you would recognize your own handwriting anyway, at least. Unless it has changed drastically in the last thousand years."

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we know about the Brocken Spectre?

> Furrow our brow a little bit.
> "I see. Is there something else I-"
> Stop and shake our head.
> "Wait, no, forget that. Sorry. It should be no trouble to use 'your future self' or just not say anything at all. In thinking about it, I suppose you would recognize your own handwriting anyway, at least. Unless it has changed drastically in the last thousand years."

>Some silly made up story. A lot of the maids really believed it, though.
>"I don't think it has," she says. "But yes, don't called me by Spectre if you meet me in the past. It will cause far too many problems. Use my first name, Shuuei."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "I can do this."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I can do this."

>"Good, don't even say Spectre around me," she says. "Just don't."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Understood."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Understood."

>"So, are you looking to buy anything?" she says.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Have a look around at the contents of the shop.

[Hello Purvis]

> Have a look around at the contents of the shop.

>By and large, what you see are day to day items; dry foodstuffs, fish oil for lamps, charcoal, and so on. However, you do notice a little shelf of odds and ends and examine its contents.
>The Shelf contains
>Broken Clock
>Stuffed Bear
>Empty Metal Box
>Bottle of Green Liquid
>Miniature Onibashira
>Small Hammer.
>Chunk of Blue Glass.

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