Sakuya Quest 5 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah. Are you perchance the current Moriya shrine maiden?"

>"That's me!" she says brightly, pinwheels spinning in the breeze as she approaches. "Sachiko Kochiya at your service. You're a friend of Mitsu's, yeah?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I...suppose so, yes. It's a bit of a bizarre situation."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I...suppose so, yes. It's a bit of a bizarre situation."

>She chuckles. "I bet!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, to put it succinctly, the last time I was in this land before today, it was in the time of the very first Moriya shrine maiden."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, to put it succinctly, the last time I was in this land before today, it was in the time of the very first Moriya shrine maiden."

>"Oh, you're one of mom's friends?"  says Sachiko. "Why didn't you say so? Heh, I didn't know she hung out with maids."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "In fairness, Sanae and I did not associate with each other too often."

[Hello Purvis]

> "In fairness, Sanae and I did not associate with each other too often."

>"Ah, okay," says Sachiko. "That explains it."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You say Sanae is your mother?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "You say Sanae is your mother?"

>She nods.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Huh. My time was almost a thousand years ago, and she was alive then."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Huh. My time was almost a thousand years ago, and she was alive then."

>"Yeah, she was around for awhile," says Sachiko. "I didn't even get to take over the shrine until a couple centuries ago. ....Rounding up."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, good for her for lasting so long."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, good for her for lasting so long."

>"Yeah, she cast quite a shadow," says Sachiko.

>_

[the old guy]

>"I hope the other shrine maiden isn't bothering you too much. Is she?"

[Monarda]

>"I hope the other shrine maiden isn't bothering you too much. Is she?"

>Let's refrain from saying this.

//We had a pretty pleasant talk with Reimu, and that just looks like we're talking behind her back, maybe try something a bit more simple ?

[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you two wish to catch up?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I hope the other shrine maiden isn't bothering you too much. Is she?"

>Let's refrain from saying this.

>You decide to be tactful for once.

> "Do you two wish to catch up?"

>"Oh, sure," says Sachiko.
>"Oh. Well, we're going to get an early dinner..." Mitsu mumbles, looking toward the ground.
>"...Well that explains everything," Sachiko says, chuckling. "Sorry to have gotten in your way!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It's no trouble."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's no trouble."

>"You two just have a good time," says Sachiko.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you, and farewell."
> Continue onward to our destination.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you, and farewell."
> Continue onward to our destination.

>You leave the priest behind as she waves, then turns back toward the Moriya, pinwheels spinning.
>You pass through the gateway into Apex once more, and the noise and lightnings and crowds press around you once again. Soon you find yourself having to dodge around strange vehicles and odd youkai that you cannot even hope to identify. "So, where're we going?" Mitsu says, as you see the statue garden ahead in the distance.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Estelle's is the current name of the establishment. Unless it changed within the past several hours."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Estelle's is the current name of the establishment. Unless it changed within the past several hours."

>"I've never heard of that one," she says. "What's it like?"

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "A little out of the way, but certainly of quality. I had the green tea manju and Darjeeling with orange for lunch and it was quite delectable."

[Hello Purvis]

> "A little out of the way, but certainly of quality. I had the green tea manju and Darjeeling with orange for lunch and it was quite delectable."

>"That doesn't sound too bad," says Mitsu, as you make your way toward the district full of clay brick structures.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "I don't know much more about it than that, however, having only just visited it for the first time today."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I don't know much more about it than that, however, having only just visited it for the first time today."

>"I don't come too often, myself," says Mitsu. "It's a bit far, and so noisy..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What do we know about kappa as a species?
> "Apex certainly is an experience, yes. We have nothing close to this in my time."

[Hello Purvis]

> What do we know about kappa as a species?
> "Apex certainly is an experience, yes. We have nothing close to this in my time."

>You know that they are generally tinkerers of one sort of another. They also tend to be fairly chaotic as a people, it's rare they can work together for any length of time before their individual ideas conflict and they degenerate into squabbling. They tend to be shy and reclusive, except when they're not. During your era, at least, they were the best source of fish around.
>Mitsu just nods and you make your way down the thoroughfare, keeping your eyes peeled for the first turn. As you do, you catch note of distinctive canine ears in the crowd, and quickly connect them to a fluffy tail; Coyote. She's heading into what looks like a cloth shop.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> 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?