idolpro | Kino's Heart Game

[As she begins to step outside, she nearly crashes into a woman in overalls pushing a bicycle who was clearly moving way too fast.]

"Ack! Sorry, sorry!"

Oh! Oh, no, really, I should have looked both ways. Are you all right?

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you."

[She smells of oil, and is looking Saffron over curiously.]

"Wait a second. Are you a traveler?"

You could say that. I'm not terribly far into my travels, though, so unfortunately I don't have very many good stories. I'm Saffron.

[She steps back and grins.]

"I’m Nimya, Nimya Tchuhachkova. Nice to meet you. I need to talk to the chief right now, but come visit me later, would you? I spend most of my time in that warehouse at the end of the road."

[She nods in the direction, though given it's a single straight road, even if the warehouse can't be seen from this vantage point there's little worry of getting lost.]

Oh! That's very kind of you. I think the chief's just greeting someone else, but it seems to be largely formalities, so I don't think you're interrupting.

Is there anything else I should be sure and visit, here?

"Well, if you looooove agriculture and farms, there's plenty to look at."

[Her tone is mildly sarcastic.]

...well, I was born in a place like this, I guess. It's been a while, though.

"Then I have a question for you, traveler: why did you end up leaving?"

Well—it's not there for me to go back to, anyway.

[ that's not an answer but also it feels like an answer. also this is someone's heart why is she lYING but also like

she doesn't KNOW the truth so she might as well larp??? ]

...but I get what you mean.

[She does pause, splaying a hand over her mouth in surprise.]

"Oh... Right, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. It's just... it feels like there's more to the world than just farming, farming, farming, you know? So I just need to convince the chief of that."

Oh, yeah, definitely. I mean—

...well, I read all the plaques in the reception hall. I think there's room to expand since it seems like the farming part's pretty nailed down.

"But that's all the chief thinks about. Wish me luck getting him to budge this time!"

[She winks with the air of someone who's definitely done this dozens of times before.]

[ thumbsup ]

Good luck!

[ she can do her thing for a bit; Saffron's going to keep people-watching, although she's going to pause by the door to kind of see how it goes? ]

[Well,

She walks in to announce that she has a request only for the chief to immediately yell ABSOLUTELY NOT, causing an argument between the two concerning something about "just two would do!" and "Even if it's only one, I won't allow it! What do you take our great leaders for?!" and "Didn't you want to be merited for great achievements? I can help you get a bronze statue for yourself, Chief."

Kino sips their tea and watches passively as some of the chief's men grab her by the arms and begin hauling her out. This all seems very much like it's played out many times before.]

[ "what do you take our great leaders for" does that mean she wants like

the statues for materials or something. it does seem like they do not have a huge amount of non-agricultural materials ]

...well that was fast.

[Nimya's still yelling as she's ejected from the building, though it turns into a grumble as she hops on her bike.]

"Remember: warehouse at the end of the road!"

[And off she goes! ...Only for Kino to follow her out not much longer, pushing Hermes along.]

What was that about?

She wants to propose some things that aren't farming... which seems pretty sensible, honestly. Anyway, she invited me over.

Did she? Where?

Oh, to the warehouse down the road. She smells like she works with machinery, so—I don't know if she's their mechanic, or something.

That sounds interesting... I'm going to see if I can follow her.

What about you?

Well, she seemed like an engaging conversationalist with a different perspective. So maybe one that's useful to hear.

C'mon, this way.

Lead the way.

[...Pausing to kick Hermes first, though.]

Ow! I'm awake, I'm awake!

[ off we go down to the warehouse to knock uponst the door ]

Hello?

By the time they reached it, Nimya was walking towards the warehouse from a path on which a splendid looking mansion rest. Seeing the guests, she brightened.

“You must be here to ask, 'what was that all about?' Well, I'll show you now. Welcome to my house. I’m Nimya, Nimya Tchuhachkova. Nice to meet you.”

“Hello. I’m Kino, and this here is my partner, Hermes.”

“Hi there.”

Nimya half-opened the door to the warehouse and invited the travelers inside.

The interior was dark, humid, and reeked of machine oil.

“Now I’ll answer your question. I want to turn the main road into a long, straight path. That’s why the bronze statues have to be moved,” Nimya explained.

Still doubtful, Kino asked. “What for?”

“It’s… for this.”

At the same time, Nimya pressed a switch in her hand. The lights hanging from the ceiling slowly lit up, and ventilation fans also started to run.

There was a transport crane dangling from the ceiling. The floor was lined up with various construction machines, and one corner of the room was littered with a mountain of scrap metal. There were several desks cluttered with documents. There were also a number of bicycles hanging side-by-side in one corner.

And at the center of the warehouse was a silver machine.

Roughly the size of a truck, it had a body like that of a fish with its streamlined form and dorsal and tail fins. At its tail end was a device that looked like a three-bladed fan, and arranged symmetrically on its sides were two panel-like protrusions, the span of which was longer than the machine’s overall length. And below these protrusions were two legs that had tires at the end.

“What… is this thing?” Kino asked after trying to figure it out for a while.

“It doesn’t have a name yet, but…” Nimya turned to Kino and Hermes. Then she declared with a bold yet beautiful smile, “With this… I will soar to the skies!”

There was the sound of a film roll coming to an end. And so, your character finds themself in the warehouse, free to examine the machine - or listen in on the conversation regarding this apparent flying machine.

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