Iku Quest Che'tyrnadsat: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> Continue our previously-planned flight path.

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> Continue our previously-planned flight path.

>The faeries seem content to let you slip away, or at least .
>Soon you come back to the road, well clear of Kourindou, and soon see a large rock that is probably the one that Ran was talking about. Moreso because you can see what you are pretty sure is Marisa's house a little ways to the west of it, in a little clearing.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Walk toward the house.
> Examine the surrounding lawn.

[Hello Purvis]

> Walk toward the house.
> Examine the surrounding lawn.

>Walking is not very effective in mid-air, so you do the next best thing and fly over there.
>The yard is partially concealed by the surrounding trees, but you can see it is littered with unfamiliar and dangerous-looking equipment that seem to be made primarily of dense-looking metal. Looking around, you can also see the brim of Marisa's distinctive-looking hat poking over the edge of the tree line.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Fly toward it.
> "Miss Kirisame?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Fly toward it.
> "Miss Kirisame?"

>You fly downward to see Marisa relaxing against a tree with a book. She looks over toward you as you descend. "Oh, hey there Iku," she says. "Sorry about the other day. You know how it gets."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Do not worry about it. It was a misunderstanding born from a series of unfortunate coincidences. But perhaps you can give me a small bit of help. Have you seen any tengu patrols around here recently?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Do not worry about it. It was a misunderstanding born from a series of unfortunate coincidences. But perhaps you can give me a small bit of help. Have you seen any tengu patrols around here recently?"

>"Yep," says Marisa. "Faeries've been having a field day with them. Well, when they're not fleeing in panic and such."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Smile.
> "I wonder how many patrols have been surveyed. Was Miss Inubashiri in any of the patrols you saw?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Smile.
> "I wonder how many patrols have been surveyed. Was Miss Inubashiri in any of the patrols you saw?"

>"She was just past here," says Marisa. She frowns. "Going east, I think?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> What's east, again?
> "Oh, excellent. I need to find her."

[Hello Purvis]

> What's east, again?
> "Oh, excellent. I need to find her."

>The thicker and more faerie-populous part of the forest.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hopefully I will not have to do too much searching. Was her patrol aerial or on foot?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hopefully I will not have to do too much searching. Was her patrol aerial or on foot?"

>"On foot," says Marisa. "There's no point to trying to search the forest from the air. It's too easy to miss things, especially if they know you're coming."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A shame. It never can be easy, can it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "A shame. It never can be easy, can it?"

>"If you're going to hide, you might as well do a good job of it," says Marisa.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I suppose that is true. Thank you for your help, Miss Kirisame. I will deter your reading no longer."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suppose that is true. Thank you for your help, Miss Kirisame. I will deter your reading no longer."

>"Back atcha," says Marisa.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Give a short bow.
> Head east into the forest.

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a short bow.
> Head east into the forest.

>You give a short bow, and head eastward. You find yourself following along an old footpath, and soon see the boulder that Ran mentioned up head, as well as the road.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look around for any activity.
> Keep heading east.
> Where is Kourindou relative to here? Northeast?

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around for any activity.
> Keep heading east.
> Where is Kourindou relative to here? Northeast?

>You look around, and don't see much activity. There are some faeries playing in the air to the southeast.
>You keep heading eastward, walking around the large stone and into the dense foliage. You quickly find yourself rather happy for you gloves for a different reason, as they allow you to progress without worrying about the branches you have to push through mangling your hands.
>Kourindou is north and just a hair west of you right now.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Look around. Is there anything noteworthy?
> If not, keep heading east.

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around. Is there anything noteworthy?
> If not, keep heading east.

>There is a whole lot of autumnal forest, and not many easy places to move.
>You keep going east, where you find a not quite a clearing. The woods are less dense and less irritating here, but not quite clear. You notice one of the trees has a large bole in it at about chest level, which has a door built in it. You think you can hear something moving around to the south.

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[Kilgamayan]

> So the door is a couple feet shorter than us? Would it be reasonable fairy height, then?
> Look to the south. Is any movement visible?

[Hello Purvis]

> So the door is a couple feet shorter than us? Would it be reasonable fairy height, then?
> Look to the south. Is any movement visible?

>It would be reasonable height for a small faerie; it's maybe nine inches tall; it's set into the tree at chest level to you.
>Looking to the south, you think you can see some brush swaying a just a little.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Walk toward the swaying brush.

[Hello Purvis]

> Walk toward the swaying brush.

>You approach the swaying bush. It's not very interesting, and has mostly stopped moving by the time you've reached. But you can here other sounds of brush being passed through as you approach, and by the time you get to the bush, you catch a glimpse of a humanoid figure to the southeast, disappearing around a tree.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hello?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hello?"

>"Yes? Hello?" comes an unfamiliar voice from that direction.

>_