Iku Quest Che'tyrnadsat: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "I wonder if we could get her excited or agitated enough to go there herself and search the surrounding area, either for you or for the poltergeist, but keep her searching in a direction where her back is turned to the stand so Miss Inubashiri could sneak up behind her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wonder if we could get her excited or agitated enough to go there herself and search the surrounding area, either for you or for the poltergeist, but keep her searching in a direction where her back is turned to the stand so Miss Inubashiri could sneak up behind her."

>"Inubashiri good at sneaking?" says Nue.

[Kilgamayan]

> "I am not sure. I imagine she must have some sort of stealth training, though, since she is a patrol guard. We could always ask her, I suppose."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am not sure. I imagine she must have some sort of stealth training, though, since she is a patrol guard. We could always ask her, I suppose."

>Nue nods. "Maybe. Asking is the best idea."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Keeping Miss Shameimaru distracted may be the best thing, then. Now we just need to decide with what we will keep her distracted. I suspect that, if we let on that Miss Himekaidou has seen the poltergeist for herself, that should occupy her attention for a few moments."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Keeping Miss Shameimaru distracted may be the best thing, then. Now we just need to decide with what we will keep her distracted. I suspect that, if we let on that Miss Himekaidou has seen the poltergeist for herself, that should occupy her attention for a few moments."

>Nue nods. "Especially if you could get your friend to make an appearance and make it seem more real."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "That would be good, but she is waiting somewhere around Kourindou. She will be difficult to reach without also catching Miss Shameimaru's attention."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "That would be good, but she is waiting somewhere around Kourindou. She will be difficult to reach without also catching Miss Shameimaru's attention."

>"She seemed to be pretty good at keeping out of sight," says Nue. "But I know what you mean. If she got wind of it, the whole thing would fall apart."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I wonder...would it be possible for you to get her to chase you to the stand, giving me the chance to meet with my friend without risk of Miss Shameimaru finding her? Or would Miss Shameimaru be too fast for you to keep the disguise up for long enough?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wonder...would it be possible for you to get her to chase you to the stand, giving me the chance to meet with my friend without risk of Miss Shameimaru finding her? Or would Miss Shameimaru be too fast for you to keep the disguise up for long enough?"

>"Dunno," says Nue. "I'm pretty quick, though, so I think I could do it if I could keep a lead. One we get her there, though, you'd have to catch up. Don't know how long I could hold her."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I bet you could get a head start if you flew off before she realized where you were going. Perhaps you could pretend to whisper something to me, then make a face at her and leave for the lamprey stand, at which point I will tell Miss Shameimaru that you have seen the poltergeist."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I bet you could get a head start if you flew off before she realized where you were going. Perhaps you could pretend to whisper something to me, then make a face at her and leave for the lamprey stand, at which point I will tell Miss Shameimaru that you have seen the poltergeist."

>Nue nods. "Alright. I figured I'd just shout a couple taunts at her and run for it, but that works too."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do you think you could get away with speaking like that?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do you think you could get away with speaking like that?"

>"Shouting's easier than talking," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You might be able to get away with one o your way out, then. How about this for a floating idea? You arrive at Miss Shameimaru very shortly after I do, but not quickly enough that it looks like we came together. When you see her, give a satisfied smirk, then after you land, hold you head up and ignore her as you walk past her to whisper to me. Once you have completed saying whatever you say to me, fly back in the direction of Mystia's stand, and shout something about how you will enjoy seeing her return to jail."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You might be able to get away with one o your way out, then. How about this for a floating idea? You arrive at Miss Shameimaru very shortly after I do, but not quickly enough that it looks like we came together. When you see her, give a satisfied smirk, then after you land, hold you head up and ignore her as you walk past her to whisper to me. Once you have completed saying whatever you say to me, fly back in the direction of Mystia's stand, and shout something about how you will enjoy seeing her return to jail."

>"You think we should tip her off that we're together at all?" says Nue.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Most likely not. Do you think that would do it, even if I acted shocked that you had found my friend?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Most likely not. Do you think that would do it, even if I acted shocked that you had found my friend?"

>"Well, if I knew you were after me," says Nue, "And I saw my enemy whispering to you, I'd definitely be suspicious."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. This is true. Perhaps shouting at a distance would be best. I do think mentioning that you have seen my friend will do the best job of getting her after you, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. This is true. Perhaps shouting at a distance would be best. I do think mentioning that you have seen my friend will do the best job of getting her after you, though."

>"Oh, I can do that," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "If you can do this, when she gives chase after you, I will call out my friend, and give her quick instructions before catching up. Ideally, once I have found the two of you at the lamprey stand, I will converse some more with her before my friend snaps a twig, or makes some other similar sound, to get Miss Shameimaru's attention."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If you can do this, when she gives chase after you, I will call out my friend, and give her quick instructions before catching up. Ideally, once I have found the two of you at the lamprey stand, I will converse some more with her before my friend snaps a twig, or makes some other similar sound, to get Miss Shameimaru's attention."

>Nue nods. "Right. I'll give her the runaround as long as I can."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Good. Now, once my friend has signaled her existence, you will also need to act interested. I will plant myself between Miss Shameimaru and the part of the wood from where the noise came and attempt to block her from entering. You should stay within her range of vision while still trying to look interested in also pursuing the noise. If this plays out correctly, she will have turned her back to the stand, where Miss Inubashiri will be hiding, giving Miss Inubashiri the perfect ambush opportunity while Miss Shameimaru is concentrating on getting around me toward the scoop that you supposedly got first."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Good. Now, once my friend has signaled her existence, you will also need to act interested. I will plant myself between Miss Shameimaru and the part of the wood from where the noise came and attempt to block her from entering. You should stay within her range of vision while still trying to look interested in also pursuing the noise. If this plays out correctly, she will have turned her back to the stand, where Miss Inubashiri will be hiding, giving Miss Inubashiri the perfect ambush opportunity while Miss Shameimaru is concentrating on getting around me toward the scoop that you supposedly got first."

>"Probably ought to fill in the stand owner," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes, I figured we would need to do that as well."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes, I figured we would need to do that as well."

>"I think we can do this," says Nue. "Next thing is we oughta scout around the stand, and get a good idea what we can do with the layout there."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I think that would be best to do with Miss Inubashiri present, since she will be the one making the most use of the terrain to conceal herself. I suspect she also has had some training in that area."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I think that would be best to do with Miss Inubashiri present, since she will be the one making the most use of the terrain to conceal herself. I suspect she also has had some training in that area."

>Nue nods. "Point. Where is she?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Lord Tenma tells me she is on patrol around the Forest of Magic. He could not say exactly where, but this is understandable. We will probably need to look around a bit to find her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Lord Tenma tells me she is on patrol around the Forest of Magic. He could not say exactly where, but this is understandable. We will probably need to look around a bit to find her."

>Nue nods. "Suppose so, just there's a lot of forest out there."

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