Nazuri's page

I'm here.

After Nazuri exits the room, she pauses in the hall, taking out her phone to call the police if necessary, but when she sees the flash of light she glances back and sees that Tomoya has disappeared, she figures he is escaping rather than attacking. She smiles and get out of the way so that any possibly-invisible people can get by her, hoping that this means there won't be a big battle.

So, did I get out the door or not? I can't tell from just the dialogue, sorry.

Okay, but let me make it out the door first. I still don't know if he is going to forbid me to leave.

I like the idea of a non-combat resolution... is there any way to resolve all of these warring faction things without killing them all?

I think if we call the cops, we might just get a lot of cops killed. However, who knows. Maybe Tomoya needs to avoid bad publicity. I'm in if we want to try that.

Nazuri bows to Tomoya, saying in Japanese

Just business. I understand.

She walks out the door, confident that the death threat doesn't include her (or at least she acts that confident, and waits to see if Tomoya will attack her as an enemy).

(She isn't attempting to abandon the party, but imagines battle is imminent, and thinks she will be of more use not in melee, but somewhere she can try to confuse Tomoya's henchmen, since they know her, or at the very least, be in the background so she can heal without being killed.)

You okay, Devic? Sounds like a nasty cold.

Yeah, yeah, it was in an out of character tag...

Honestly not clear what we are negotiating here. Which is okay, since Nazuri is new. She thought Tomoya was evil and laid a trap for them. Now she isn't sure, but it seems like she was wrong.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Toss up with that roll, but if Nazuri thinks that Tomoya is on the up and up at this point, she will move to stand beside him. They have a prior (work) relationship, and she feels a little guilty that she was distracting him now that she sees he doesn't have any evil intent (if that is what she thinks based on the roll). Then she would say this:

Come on guys, Tomoya is a good guy. He's just doing research. No need for threats.

I have more questions about dragons, but they can wait for another time. Thank you so much for the tour and the hospitality Tomoya-san.

She bows.

Indeed. I have to say, from the realism of this amazing work, you seem quite familiar with them. Seen a lot of them in person? How did you manage it?

Good. All moved, but have to move again December 1st. New job is good. How are you? :)

Ooohhh. I love dragons. So lovely. And refined.

As the art conversation winds down, Nazuri mentions as an aside that she learned this interesting incantation that allows one to breathe water. She asks Tomoya if he has a swimming pool.

If so, wouldn't it be interesting to see if it works?

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

I am moving to Texas next week, and won't be able to post for sure Monday-Thursday, and it just depends on what is going on whether I will be able to post the rest of the week. Hopefully will be back up and normal on Monday the 29th latest, since I start my new job that day, so things have to be resolved at least that much.

Please bot me as needed.

I haven't played it yet. What do you mean by not streamlined? Harder to play?

Nazuri continues to babble enthusiastically about everything she sees and to tell whatever story each item triggers in her mind, keeping up her constant distraction, while still being engaging and polite, of course.

I'm fine with continuing.

Here.

Nazuri examines the dragons.

It comes up and seems to be working, but then it just crashes again. I can't tell if it is going to stay up or not.

Absolutely. I would love to see them all if you are willing. Would you like to give us the tour?

Nazuri stands up, encouraging Tomoya to show them his pottery.

I'd love to see some of your work, Tomoya-san. Do you have any here?

Thanks says Nazuri, taking the GO plus, slipping it on her hand, and syncing it with the game on her phone.

I agree that science can be an art I suppose... the search for truth, the quest to find out how things work. I think that all forms of art have rules though. You just might not see them as well. Even free-form poetry that doesn't have to rhyme or fit a certain poetic form has rules, or it wouldn't be poetry. Some of the rules in writing are different, or more subtle. Your audience is a big constraint for instance. Writing, and really all forms of communication are trying to get an idea from your head into someone else's head, and that takes a lot of work to choose your words carefully, and there are varying degrees of success.

With collaging, there are also things that you do to make it pleasing to the eye. It isn't just random. You can cut things out in certain shapes and place them on the page in different ways, and those things and others, like use of white space for instance, dictate whether it is beautiful or just a mess. There is art in science, but there is also science in art.

She smiles, hoping that she is being distracting enough.

My secret is extra nutmeg. I use way more than anyone in their right mind, but it works. And, of course, you have to cook them just enough so that they stay chewy, but they are still cooked all the way through. That's always a challenge... if they are a little bit off, they still taste good, but they lack that perfection, you know?

As for collaging, I've been doing it since college. I would cut words out and tape them to the wall, along with some pictures and stuff. It made those generic apartments back then feel more like home, you know? I moved on to doing mobile collages because it was so hard to take everything down off the wall over and over again and some of it would get ruined. I also like pottery, though just hand-building. I am awful at throwing things on a wheel. How about you guys? Do you engage in any form of art?

Nazuri walks back and leans down to pick the rest of the stuff up off the floor while she is talking, thanking Devic for helping her. Then she sits back down at the table with an expectant look, waiting for an answer to her last conversational parry.

Nazuri sees the text and enacts a brilliant plan.

She starts digging around in her bag, placing bizarre things on the table. The cucumber from earlier, a Pokemon GO plus, a LEGO Darth Vader flashlight Confiscated that from a kid who was shining it in people's eyes on the bus once. His mom told me to keep it... I think as a punishment., some glue, some tape, a pair of scissors For collaging, and 9 or ten other small and somewhat bizarre items, explaining a few of them as she goes. Finally she pulls out a bag of homemade snickerdoodles.

Ah! Here they are. She pulls them out, and stands up, "accidentally" knocking half the stuff onto the floor in Devic's direction. Oh sorry. I'll get that in a minute. Or can someone grab that stuff and put it back in my bag for me? She takes the cookies around to Tomoya.

Try these. You have never had anything remotely as good as my cookies, I promise you. She hands him one, standing in such a way that she "accidentally" obscures his vision to a small extent, again in the direction of Devic.

I'm sure we can come up with another distraction... or ask him to order in for us since we're having such a fun time. You could pull out your Pokemon GO plus and tell him that you just saw a Pikachu down the hall...

Just text her. She can dig around in her bag while we all talk to Tomoya.

Why do we need Tomoya to leave? I thought we were distracting him for you. Do you mean that I talked for like an hour about Pokemon GO for nothing?

If it is hilarious, then just do it.

(back)

Flying to Vancouver in the morning to help my brother. Not sure if I will have a chance to post from there or not, so might be essentially offline until the 4th. Apologies for the late notice. Please bot me as needed.

A pokeball would be a fun weapon, but pretty sure Pokemon would only do non-lethal damage, so it would be more for the humor factor. :)

Nazuri smiles at Ramiel appreciatively and after he is finished, she starts the story of a tourist that almost fell down a manhole while looking for Pokemon, and some of the other hilarious stories from Pokemon GO raid tours that she used to do.

Nazuri launches into a very long, drawn out, but also hilarious story of all the crazy things that tourists do, starting with how she had one group searching for a missing member only to find out that the missing person was now searching for herself, apparently having missed the roll call.

Mmm, this food is good. Thank you Tamoya-san.

Nazuri stays, continuing to translate.

I don't need to ask that one. I used to work here a lot. It's down the hall on the right.

Nazuri translates for the group.

Tomoya says that Aka Manto should not have attacked us because he should have known we were working for Tomoya. He offers his deepest apologies, and says that the oversight will be corrected. Do any of you have questions for him? I would be happy to relay them.

Heads up that I will be moving starting June 11th for however long it takes to drive the truck and unload it several states away. Max 4 days offline I think, since I have to return the truck the morning of the 15th. Please bot me during that time as needed.

Happy to move on.

What kind of shopping order are we talking about? I don't have any money to buy things, but if things are being handed out, I would love sleeves of many garments, or pipes of the sewers, and of course a nice ring of protection or amulet of natural armor would always be welcome.

If we're talking really expensive stuff, some bracers of archery and a magic bow... periapt of health, necklace of adaptation... you know. Whatever powerful magic you care to bestow. :) I'll take something random even. Just don't give me a rod of wonder unless you want me to use it constantly though, because I will. :)

What assumptions? Don't just hint. Tell us.

Nazuri gets up and goes with the group. Hotel sounded good. Maybe they could get some rest.

here

Nazuri isn't sure what everyone is waiting for, but she thinks

This sure is good pizza.

She ignores the looks from everyone in the Ramen shop and eats the entire thing... every delicious, extra-cheesy bite.

Nazuri pays the pizza guy, and gives him a good tip.

Then she opens up the box and starts eating her delicious meal, extra cheese stretching out from the box to her hand as she takes her first bite.

I don't think getting in will be a problem. I mean, I have worked for Mr. Tomoya many times. They know me; he knows me. We could combine options two and three--distract him by telling him the truth and listening to his story, while you go steal the information anyway in case he is pure evil like everyone else seems to be around here?

Nazuri thanks the man, and keeps watch out the window so she can meet him when he arrives.

Did the man in the red cape have a big letter S on his chest?

She looks around and sees that no one thinks she is funny, and then shuts up.