Okuu Quest Subsequently - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Squeeze her hand back
>"I understand. Don't worry about it."
>"I know there's probably not much chance of finding it again at this point, but I want to try looking for a little while, anyway."
>"Renko, can you point out more specifically which way it was headed when you lost sight of it?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Squeeze her hand back
>"I understand. Don't worry about it."
>"I know there's probably not much chance of finding it again at this point, but I want to try looking for a little while, anyway."
>"Renko, can you point out more specifically which way it was headed when you lost sight of it?"

>"Okay," says Renko, starting down the street.  "It's this way."
>"Don't touch it again, alright?" Parsee says.
>"Wait up!" Maribel cries, as you move on.
>You cover about half a block, before stopping at a tall wooden fence, high enough to reach your chin.  "It went in here," says Renko.

>_

[Kasu]

> Look around for an entrance.

[Serela]

>A tall wooden what, again? :x

[Janitor Morgan]

>A tall wooden what, again? :x

> A fence.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around for an entrance.

>You search around, and find an entrance off to the side, by the empty driveway.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Go in through the entrance
>"Stargazer, keep an eye out for that thing. Let me know the moment you think you sense anything."

[Hello Purvis]

>Go in through the entrance
>"Stargazer, keep an eye out for that thing. Let me know the moment you think you sense anything."

>You walk through the gate.
>You see a small, darkened single story house taking up most of the property. The front yard is patchy and unkempt; you can see a small path leading toward the back yard. A streetlight nearby lets you see most of the yard pretty well, but some of it is obscured by deep shadows.
>She is already looking. You sense she'll do exactly as you asked.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Go have a look at the darkened areas
>If there's nothing to be found there, have a quick look in the backyard

[Hello Purvis]

>Go have a look at the darkened areas
>If there's nothing to be found there, have a quick look in the backyard

>You look around the shadowy areas and find nothing of interest.
>Slipping into the backyard, you find it is much darker here. There is some light from a streetlight the block over, but not really enough to shed much light here. From what you can gather, the yard here seems about the same as the yard up front.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Do a circuit around the backyard to make sure the cat isn't blending into the shadows
>If we can't find anything:
 >"Well, I'm going to do a circuit around this block. Aimless, I know, but I don't want to leave it just yet. If you guys want to call it, that's fine with me."

[Hello Purvis]

>Do a circuit around the backyard to make sure the cat isn't blending into the shadows
>If we can't find anything:
 >"Well, I'm going to do a circuit around this block. Aimless, I know, but I don't want to leave it just yet. If you guys want to call it, that's fine with me."

>You do a circuit around the yard, and end up tripping over a small fence and into a small, presently bare garden. You don't see any signs of the cat, and Stargazer doesn't sense anything. You are pretty sure Renko is correct in her assessment.
>You announce your intentions to the others, who are trying to watch over the fence.
>"Might as well," says Renko.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, if anyone else is going to tag along, we may as well split up. We all have phones, right? If anyone finds anything, call the others."
>Head out, and do a loop around the local neighborhood in the general direction the cat was last seen going. Poke into alleys and such.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, if anyone else is going to tag along, we may as well split up. We all have phones, right? If anyone finds anything, call the others."
>Head out, and do a loop around the local neighborhood in the general direction the cat was last seen going. Poke into alleys and such.

>"We'll go one way," says Parsee, "And they can take the other."
>"Yeah, we'll meet halfway." Says Renko.
>You head out, and begin to poke around the block. There is another alley, you look into it. Parse stays close to you, her eyes and head always darting about.
>There isn't much of anything to be found, save that going around the block puts you on the edge of the parts of the skids you grew up in and know well.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Veer a little into the familiar areas while continuing our loop

[Hello Purvis]

>Veer a little into the familiar areas while continuing our loop

>You veer into more familiar territory, onto a street where some kid named Orange used to live a few years ago; you and Yamame would link up with her sometime. There's still nothing awry that you can find.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Are we somewhat near our own house?
 >If so, swing by that area on our way back to meet up with Renko and Maribel

[Hello Purvis]

>Are we somewhat near our own house?
 >If so, swing by that area on our way back to meet up with Renko and Maribel

>You're a couple blocks away, so you decide to take the long way back and head toward you house.
>"Hey, where're we going?" asks Parsee.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I don't know. I figure at this point the cat could be just about anywhere, so it doesn't matter if we swing a bit wide. Thought I'd loop through my own neighborhood. Couldn't tell you exactly why it felt like a good idea. Really just grasping at straws at this point, I think. If it doesn't want us to find it, I don't think we can. Heck, it could just have vanished already, for all we know."
>"Although, why it didn't just do that right away instead of running away from Renko, I don't know."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't know. I figure at this point the cat could be just about anywhere, so it doesn't matter if we swing a bit wide. Thought I'd loop through my own neighborhood. Couldn't tell you exactly why it felt like a good idea. Really just grasping at straws at this point, I think. If it doesn't want us to find it, I don't think we can. Heck, it could just have vanished already, for all we know."
>"Although, why it didn't just do that right away instead of running away from Renko, I don't know."

>Parsee nods.
>You arrive at your street. At a glance, everything seems alright.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Examine the area near our house, and then double back to meet up with Renko and Maribel

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine the area near our house, and then double back to meet up with Renko and Maribel

>You examine around your house, and freeze. There it is, on your doorstep. Even in the weak illumination from the distant streetlight, you can see it sitting there, apparently looking toward your door. It is no longer a solid black spot in the the darkness, you can see through it easily. It must be close to disappearing again.

>_

[Kasu]

> "Why is it staring at my door?"
> Keep our eyes on it.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Why is it staring at my door?"
> Keep our eyes on it.

>"The hell?" Parsee mutters as she sees it.
>You watch the cat shadow. If it knows you're there, it does not care. It stares at the door, swishing its tails, and seems to be getting less solid by the minute.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> "...Here goes nothing."
> Open our door.

[Hello Purvis]

> "...Here goes nothing."
> Open our door.

>You walk up toward it; and it does not react to your presence.
>You open the door, and it darts into your darkened house. You think it headed for Orin's room.

>_

[Seian Verian]

> Follow

[Kasu]

> Follow

> Quietly though.  Satori and Rin might be asleep and we don't need them freaking out over an "intruder".

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow

> Quietly though.  Satori and Rin might be asleep and we don't need them freaking out over an "intruder".

>You follow the cat shadow inside, trying to keep quiet. It's dark, but you know your home well enough to make your way through without any problem. You hear Parsee curse softly as she hits the couch.
>Orin has left her door open, probably due to having the house to herself. Peeking in, you can see her sleeping inside. The cat shadow is curled up on her torso, and fades from view.

>_

[Kasu]

> "That was... odd.
> Do we have any video equipment?  If so, take a quick picture/some footage of Rin to see if the cat shows up.