Sakuya Quest 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, is that the name of their language? Most people I met very obviously spoke ours as a second language. Kay sounded like a natural, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, is that the name of their language? Most people I met very obviously spoke ours as a second language. Kay sounded like a natural, though."

>"Huh, wonder how he learned it in Avalon?" says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> What precisely did Kay want us to ask about the sword? Merely what happened to it?
> "The locals claimed they learned it to speak the language of the fairies, thinking it would be rude to force the fairies to adapt to them when the fairies were here first."

[Hello Purvis]

> What precisely did Kay want us to ask about the sword? Merely what happened to it?
> "The locals claimed they learned it to speak the language of the fairies, thinking it would be rude to force the fairies to adapt to them when the fairies were here first."

>Essentially. He asked you to retrieve it if you felt it was being misused.
>"That's odd, the faeries and stuff in Avalon used their language," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "The fairies I met spoke ours. How curious."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The fairies I met spoke ours. How curious."

>"You sure you were in Avalon?" says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Shrug.
> "He believed it was part of Gensokyo, but someone else said it was Avalon. I think Reimu said that. Anyway, you could go there yourself if you don't believe me. I think it's far, far south of the Human Village, or Old Hometown, or whatever it is now. You can find it after some farm land if you follow along a river."

[Hello Purvis]

> Shrug.
> "He believed it was part of Gensokyo, but someone else said it was Avalon. I think Reimu said that. Anyway, you could go there yourself if you don't believe me. I think it's far, far south of the Human Village, or Old Hometown, or whatever it is now. You can find it after some farm land if you follow along a river."

>"Sounds like Gensokyo to me," says Nue. "Huh, maybe I'll drop in some day."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You probably should. I don't know how much longer I will be here, and he wants to know what happened to some sword from his land. I'm guessing you have it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "You probably should. I don't know how much longer I will be here, and he wants to know what happened to some sword from his land. I'm guessing you have it?"

>"Oooooh, that thing," says Nue. "It's right over there."
>She gestures toward the counter. The counter is set into a niche, and you can see what appears to be a western-style sword set into a frame hanging on the wall in that niche, fairly obscure from the rest of the shop; likely to keep it from clashing with the decor.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah. So it is being used as decor? I think he will be satisfied to hear that."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah. So it is being used as decor? I think he will be satisfied to hear that."

>"Probably brighten his day right up," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Did Kay want us specifically to return for any other reason?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did Kay want us specifically to return for any other reason?

>He did seem to hint that he'd give you a reward for good information.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "I'll let him know, then. Let me know if you'd like to join me for that journey. I have a couple of other things I need to take care of in the meantime, if you need time."
> "Like that rainbow said I mentioned; it is my understanding that it is 'leftover from grinding down a nautilus of the same name', and that Apex is more likely to have it than Gensokyo proper."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "I'll let him know, then. Let me know if you'd like to join me for that journey. I have a couple of other things I need to take care of in the meantime, if you need time."
> "Like that rainbow said I mentioned; it is my understanding that it is 'leftover from grinding down a nautilus of the same name', and that Apex is more likely to have it than Gensokyo proper."

>"Hm. Maybe I will, says Nue. "I close up in a few hours, maybe I'll take you up on that."
>She frowns as you describe it. "Doesn't sound familiar. There's all kinds of little markets all over the place that might have it. Hmm...heh, should've asked Coyote, maybe. Only person I might know who'd be for sure to have it would be the Rainbow Serpent, those are kind of her thing. But...urgh."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Is there a problem with her?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Is there a problem with her?"

>"You remember what everyone said Yukari was like, right? The Rainbow Serpent is like that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Mmm, I see. Well, honestly, it could be a lot worse."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Mmm, I see. Well, honestly, it could be a lot worse."

>"I suppose," says Nue. "But still, be careful. She's unpredictable."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I will keep this in mind. Thank you."

[Monarda]

Say we get lucky and stumble upon Coyote again ? How shall we proceed ? Do we attempt to retrieve our belongings and blame Road Runner. or act like nothing happened ?

[Kilgamayan]

We should act like we didn't notice anything and converse appropriately. When it comes time to depart again, we stop time, frisk her, take back however much of our stuff we can, get back to where we were, and let time go again.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I will keep this in mind. Thank you."

>"No one really understands how she works," says Nue. "but she's tied pretty heavily to dreams. For all we know, that's exactly what she is. When you get near her, reality gets...weird. Maybe even dangerous, depending on who's telling the story."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "That sounds unpleasant. Where does she reside?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Raise an eyebrow.
> "That sounds unpleasant. Where does she reside?"

>"Wherever she wants," says Nue.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "That does not instill confidence that I'll be able to find her."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That does not useful confidence that I'll be able to find her."

>"She's...nominally part of the diet," says Nue. "I dunno if she's ever done anything, though, or even showed up. Maybe someone there will know something."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, the people the Young Mistress mentioned, in the important-looking building with the columns."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, the people the Young Mistress mentioned, in the important-looking building with the columns."

>A dark-haired tengu emerges from the back with a tray full of drinks. She makes her way toward your table, and places a cup of fragrant tea at your side, before moving on to other tables.
>Nue nods. "It's not hard to find. Just keep going toward the middle of the city."