Iku Quest Che'tyrnadsat: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Community service is far more conducive to your business and art than incarceration, you know."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Community service is far more conducive to your business and art than incarceration, you know."

>"I know," Aya says. "It's just infuriating that even after all that, I'm still the bad guy apparently."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, that depends. When I spoke to the Yama, she was genuinely surprised that you were still incarcerated."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, that depends. When I spoke to the Yama, she was genuinely surprised that you were still incarcerated."

>"What, really?" says Aya.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "It seems like the punishment she initially proposed to Lord Tenma was a good deal shorter than what you have experienced. I would venture a guess that you have spent so much time incarcerated because of your previous escape, and that you would have been released some time ago had that not happened."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "It seems like the punishment she initially proposed to Lord Tenma was a good deal shorter than what you have experienced. I would venture a guess that you have spent so much time incarcerated because of your previous escape, and that you would have been released some time ago had that not happened."

>"It would have been nice to be told that," says Aya. "And not be le-"
>"Hey!" shouts a voice from behind. You need not look to know it's Nue. "Hey! Flat chest! I justed wanted you to know you missed your shot to get an interview with the shadow thief! But don't worry, you can read it tomorrow if you're not too busy hiding under a rock!"
>Aya stiffens as Nue begins shouting. "Did she really just call me that?" she says. "...Well, not like we can depend on Hatate for wit. Excuse me, please, I owe her several beatings for taunting me while in prison."
>Before you can say anything, Aya leads from her seat.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Adopt a curious expression and look behind behind us.
> "Oh my. Um, all right."
> Turn back to Aya.
> "Proceed as you must."

[Hello Purvis]

> Adopt a curious expression and look behind behind us.
> "Oh my. Um, all right."
> Turn back to Aya.
> "Proceed as you must."

>You look back with proper curiosity. You give Aya your blessings, but it seems she hasn't waited for them. "Get back here, you flabby little shit!" she cries. "Did you think you could taunt me in prison like that every day and get away with it!"
>Nue vanishes into the foliage as Aya fires off a few shots, laughing merrily. Aya follows her in a moment later, shouting other insults.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wait until Aya has disappeared from view and normal hearing range, then drop our voice low.
> "Shuuei?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait until Aya has disappeared from view and normal hearing range, then drop our voice low.
> "Shuuei?"

>The former happens pretty quickly, but if she and Nue keep carrying on like that, you might well be able to hear them from Mystia's Stand.
>You see the poltergeist peek around a old cabinet in the front yard. "You're not going to stop calling me that, are you? And...what just happened?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "It's easier at this point and better than using your real name, unless you would prefer the latter. We have little time. Do you know where the lamprey stand run by the sparrow woman is?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's easier at this point and better than using your real name, unless you would prefer the latter. We have little time. Do you know where the lamprey stand run by the sparrow woman is?"

>"I think so," says the poltergeist. "Why?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I need a favor of you. Those two women are headed there now. I would like you to hurry toward the stand and get close enough to it that you rattling forestry could be heard from it, like shaking a bush or stepping on a stick and breaking it, or some such. You do not have to be seen or heard speak, but I need you to make some sort of noise, to indicate that something is out in the forest, such as that breaking stick. Just one noise, that is all. I will stop anyone that tries to find you."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I need a favor of you. Those two women are headed there now. I would like you to hurry toward the stand and get close enough to it that you rattling forestry could be heard from it, like shaking a bush or stepping on a stick and breaking it, or some such. You do not have to be seen or heard speak, but I need you to make some sort of noise, to indicate that something is out in the forest, such as that breaking stick. Just one noise, that is all. I will stop anyone that tries to find you."

>"I can," she says. "But why?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "To distract the woman that just ran off. She is the one that takes pictures of undergarments. Your distraction will help a picture be taken of hers."

[Hello Purvis]

> "To distract the woman that just ran off. She is the one that takes pictures of undergarments. Your distraction will help a picture be taken of hers."

>"I'll do what I can," says the poltergeist. "Should I go now?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes. You will see me there. Once the ordeal is done, I will return that woman to her village, then we should meet again at the usual river place."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes. You will see me there. Once the ordeal is done, I will return that woman to her village, then we should meet again at the usual river place."

>"Okay," says the poltergeist, as she dashes off into the forest.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Quickly get back out on the main road and fly back toward Mystia's stand.

[Hello Purvis]

> Quickly get back out on the main road and fly back toward Mystia's stand.

>You fly back to the stand, following the main road and taking a turn eastward at the appropriate place. It is not exceedingly difficult to find, the danmaku in the air gives away the site.
>Arriving, you see Aya and Nue weaving through the air, firing intricate patterns at each other. Mystia is outside her stand, waving her arms and shouting at the two people fighting.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we understand what Mystia is shouting?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we understand what Mystia is shouting?

>It sounds like "Stop fighting, you damned idiots!" and variants of such.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Begin charging.
> Swoop in toward the fight.
> "Ladies, please! Cease this!"

[Hello Purvis]

> Begin charging.
> Swoop in toward the fight.
> "Ladies, please! Cease this!"

>You start building a charge and toward the fight. The latter quickly becomes a poor idea, as you nearly blunder into some leaf-like danmaku.
>"No can do!" says Nue. "Got show who's the best, see?"
>"I'm going to bury you!" Aya shouts as she slips around a number of reddish amulets that Nue sent flying.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "There must be a better way to settle such things than violence!"

[Hello Purvis]

> "There must be a better way to settle such things than violence!"

>"Not my fault she attacked me!" says Nue, as she backs away a couple rings of red and blue danmaku, while cackling away. Aya doesn't answer.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is there any sort of opening between the two right now?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there any sort of opening between the two right now?

>None that you'd anticipate to remain there for more than a second.

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[Kilgamayan]

> So we wouldn't be able to dash in and insert ourselves between them?

[Hello Purvis]

> So we wouldn't be able to dash in and insert ourselves between them?

>You could, if you didn't mind getting hit with a lot of shots.

>_