IZOU'S PALACE

[goei]

KYOTO BAKUMATSU PALACE
You find yourself in historical Kyoto at night. The city is shadowy and beautiful, elegant but hostile. It's a sophisticated city, but you don't belong there and it knows it. Everyone knows it. You are being watched.

Worst of all, a terrible demon haunts the streets of this powerful capital city.

Eli Walsh, Kirumi Tojo, Still Sunrise, Argenti, Yi Sang, Celeste, Mafuyu Asahina, and McGillis Fareed, do you dare journey into hell?

 

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[beathollow]

( boss caitie but i can understand the confusion )

[goei]

[Help. I am Mabosstiff now it's fine.

Anyway, the three pieces fit together! They seem to form half of a complete guard. To save you the math, that means you need three more.

On top of that, though... The ones holding the pieces together will watch them stick together... and then start to tug the holders towards the next street over as if they're pulled there be magnetic force.]

[beathollow]

--Oh!

(



fuck it we ball, she's letting herself be tugged BYEEEEEE )

[fullmoonmutt]

Wait, what the f—?!

[ Guess he's going, too. Byyye. ]

[beautifulknight]

[ OH SHIT TIME TO FOLLOW?? ]

[cirquedesang]

[Absolutely time to follow...!]

[idealitas]

[ Wait what, time to follow the puzzle pair...

(WHO GETS TO HOLD THE BRAINCELL NOW) ]

[kandata]

[Things sure happen! Let's follow]

[goei]

[McGillis and Sunrise surely followed along as well, so everyone welcome to... some other street! It is much the same as the first street, but slightly more different. And slightly busier, actually? More cramped.

Here's the bad news: Everyone now feels like they are being watched. The disease has achieved 100% proliferation. Alas. Maybe it's fine?

Here's the good news: With everyone surveying the crowd, you immediately can see two different shadowy figures amidst the crowd on this street. The only problem is it might be hard to get to them without bumping into other passersby.]

[vogelfrei]

[ Hm. The watchitis is really unnerving. So while McGillis would normally not have scruples about making his way through a crowd, he's now thinking twice about it. Will bumping into people be a wrongdoing in the eyes of this entity? ]

I'll go ahead. Wait here for a moment so we can see what we are dealing with.

[ So what DOES happen if he bumps into somebody on his way to the shadow? ]

[goei]

[McGillis manages to carefully avoid bumping anyone, but at the expense of it taking a while (11), so he's only halfway to the shadow man and will have to roll again to continue his trek, or adopt a different strategy.]

[vogelfrei]

[ WELL, with a 16 McGillis continues - maybe even at a slightly better pace??

There's a combat encounter over with the others and he briefly considers turning back but actually, no, this is a good distraction. ]

[goei]

[It will also probably make it easier to get back to the group since the crowds are continuing to disperse, though not completely!!

Anyway welcome to this other shadowy figure. As expected, it holds out another guard piece to McGillis, but has to include some rude demon commentary.]

I'm important to this movement! Don't I deserve better protection than a demon?

[These shadow dudes are just the Demon haters club huh.]

[vogelfrei]

[ Taking that, please and thank you!!

But also, this just makes him frown. ]

There is little that is more ferocious than a demon. Where I am from, demonic protection is one of the greatest powers one could be granted.

[ He is not arguing on Izou's behalf, demons are just cool. ]

[cleansewithfire]

[ So this feeling is not a typical experience for Sunrise, but every time she's felt watched before, it was usually not in pleasant circumstances, to say the leasy.

It's probably because of this that Sunrise is going on ahead to try heading towards the other shadowy figure without saying a word. If she's already being watched, it's already a little too late anyway, right?

(She's almost definitely going to bump into someone since she's carrying an instrument case that's longer than she is tall on her back.)

[goei]

[Yeah... Yeah she bumps into someone almost immediately. The person she bumps into shouts in alarm!!!

But this time, the person doesn't turn into a monster! Rather, this other ghoul shows up.]

HALT, IMPERIALIST SCUM!

[I think he wants to fight! On the plus side, the crowd is clearing away from the fight?]

[cleansewithfire]

[ Rip Sunrise.

She's reaching a hand up for the strap on the case she's carrying, but also, because Sunrise has to say this on account of not being 100% sure what imperialist even means: ]

But I am not?

[goei]

[He doesn't seem interested in discussing the matter!!!

He is only interested in swinging his sword at Sunrise! However he does a bad job of it and misses her completely (4).]

[beathollow]

( oh cool, more eavesdropping opportunities. with how crowded it is, surely it's okay that someone just tries to get her bearings to the side, right? though she'll have to focus very hard to make it all out amongst the crowd.

4.




too much crowd. :( )

[goei]

[Yeah :( It's too loud.]

[beathollow]

( she is but only little...

honestly she should be used to crowds being from shibuya and all but still. owies her head. )

[beautifulknight]

[ Well, there are two different shadowy figures amongst the crowd...

He will waltz on through the crowd (20) to try to get to them. ]

[goei]

[Goddamn, French Man.

Yeah! He manages to carefully navigate the crowd without bumping into anyone!!! And reaches the shadowy figure. They hold out another guard piece.]

All that demon does is copy others. I'm faster than him, I could take him down if I wanted. But you should.

[Nobody likes this demon, damn.]

[beautifulknight]

[ This demon...Argenti thinks by now it is unavoidable that they are attributing such a title to Izou himself. Even if he is not a true monster like one of the Triple Demons.

Not a very flattering title to have, even so - neither is Manslayer, but still. ]

You sound quite familiar with him. Is there anymore you can tell me?

[ Argenti gently takes the guard piece regardless. They are still acting out a part after all, it seems, and he can do this much. ]

[goei]

[The shadow man is quiet a moment, but then states;]

That depends on what you want to know in particular.