Iku Quest Che'tyrnadsat: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Very good. Good luck to us all, ladies."
> Turn to Mystia and smile.
> "And enjoy the show."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Very good. Good luck to us all, ladies."
> Turn to Mystia and smile.
> "And enjoy the show."

>"You've got better than luck," says Nue, "You have me."
>Momiji just nods in agreement with you.
>"Oh I intend to," says Mystia.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I will return momentarily."
> Leave the stand, take flight and head to Kourindou.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I will return momentarily."
> Leave the stand, take flight and head to Kourindou.

>You take to the air, and make the short trip to Kourindou.
>Landing near it, you see Aya loitering outside the building, sitting at one of the chairs scattered around the place. A crow's call catches your attention as you approach, and you see it perched on top of the store.
>"There you are," says Aya, as you approach.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Indeed. I apologize for the delay, but I have had some interesting conversations today regarding you."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "Indeed. I apologize for the delay, but I have had some interesting conversations today regarding you."

>"Oh did you?" says Aya. "Is it interesting like finding some lost money under your futon, or interesting like the Chinese curse?"
>You feel something small hit the brim of your hat, while Aya is talking.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Somewhere in the middle, I suspect. Among other things, I learned that you never did tell me you tried to smear Lady Hijiri's name in your quest to get a picture of the Yama."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Somewhere in the middle, I suspect. Among other things, I learned that you never did tell me you tried to smear Lady Hijiri's name in your quest to get a picture of the Yama."

>"No!" says Aya. She frowns. "Well...not exactly. Well, maybe we did engineer some suspicious photographs to pique the Yama's interest enough to lure her out. But it wasn't personal, she was just enough of an unknown for it to work at the time..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You faked photographs? I thought your proxy had only planted some unkind words into Miss Onozuka's ear."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You faked photographs? I thought your proxy had only planted some unkind words into Miss Onozuka's ear."

>"Anyone can spread a rumor," says Aya, frowning. "There's no way Komachi was going to pass along just that to the Yama, and no way the Yama would come if she did. We needed some evidence."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm. I suppose that makes sense. This was just...surprising to hear. I did not think you would go to such lengths."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm. I suppose that makes sense. This was just...surprising to hear. I did not think you would go to such lengths."

>"It's not as though the Yama is the most accessible person," says Aya. "If it makes you feel better, she saw right through the whole thing immediately. But I thought, even if she didn't, it's not like anything would have come of it. The Yama's not like Reimu."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "This is not entirely unexpected of the Yama. But you must understand, I was prepared to speak to Lord Tenma and the Yama under the pretense that you had been incarcerated for taking that picture. Learning that you did this to make that picture possible took the wind a bit out of my sails."

[Hello Purvis]

> "This is not entirely unexpected of the Yama. But you must understand, I was prepared to speak to Lord Tenma and the Yama under the pretense that you had been incarcerated for taking that picture. Learning that you did this to make that picture possible took the wind a bit out of my sails."

>"Well, how did you think I got it?" says Aya. "I didn't go into details because I thought you already would have known I had to do something tricky to lure her out. Sorry, guess I should have said more."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I thought you had simply displayed a lot of talent, or a lot of patience, or both. It is not hard to imagine one as dedicated to what they do as you waiting a visit out, or perhaps scouting out ahead of time when she might appear in Gensokyo on her own."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I thought you had simply displayed a lot of talent, or a lot of patience, or both. It is not hard to imagine one as dedicated to what they do as you waiting a visit out, or perhaps scouting out ahead of time when she might appear in Gensokyo on her own."

>"Oh I tried," says Aya, with a shrug. "But there was no predicting her. And Komachi sure wasn't on my side in helping out. And unfortunately, I just didn't have the months or years it'd take just waiting there and hoping I didn't get noticed in the meantime."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I suppose not."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I suppose not."

>"Anyways, I guess it didn't go well," says Aya. "Not surprising."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not as well as you wanted, no. After learning of the real reasons your incarceration first took place, it was impossible for me to get the sentence completely waived. I am sorry."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Not as well as you wanted, no. After learning of the real reasons your incarceration first took place, it was impossible for me to get the sentence completely waived. I am sorry."

>"Oh well," says Aya, "They'll stop hunting so much in a few weeks, probably."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I expect it will be sooner than that, actually. I did not have convinced those in positions of power to waive your sentence. This does not mean they are not entertaining alternate forms of punishment, ones that do not remove your freedom for nearly as long as this one did."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I expect it will be sooner than that, actually. I did not have convinced those in positions of power to waive your sentence. This does not mean they are not entertaining alternate forms of punishment, ones that do not remove your freedom for nearly as long as this one did."

>"Well, what do they want?" says Aya.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A drastically reduced jail sentence, with the removed time instead being made up in community service to Lady Hijiri."

[Hello Purvis]

> "A drastically reduced jail sentence, with the removed time instead being made up in community service to Lady Hijiri."

>"How reduced?" says Aya.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "A month or two."

[Hello Purvis]

> "A month or two."

>"And how long am I indentured to Byakuren after that?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That depends, though I would expect it would be roughly an amount of time equal to the amount of time being shaved off your incarceration."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That depends, though I would expect it would be roughly an amount of time equal to the amount of time being shaved off your incarceration."

>"So they don't know," says Aya. "Lovely."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It was suggested that you work for Lady Hijiri for the amount of time equal to the amount of time removed from your prison sentence. This was favorably considered, though it is less likely to be officially decreed should you take a long time to return home. However, Lord Tenma seemed unsure if there was anything else that would need to be done."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It was suggested that you work for Lady Hijiri for the amount of time equal to the amount of time removed from your prison sentence. This was favorably considered, though it is less likely to be officially decreed should you take a long time to return home. However, Lord Tenma seemed unsure if there was anything else that would need to be done."

>"Oh nice, indefinite servitude and more," says Aya. She sighs. "I'll think about it."

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