Bumi

**Bumi** is a character in *Kiki's Vacation*. He can be found in a red armchair in the top level of the common area at Hotel CloverRook.

## Appearance

Bumi is a Japanese macaque with a black vest and a red tie.

## Bio

Bumi seems to be an avid chess player looking for his next challenge.

## Quotes

Without a Gold Membership:

* *"I call this move... 'The Chimp's Gambit'."*
* *"Everybody fears the queen, but they never see the knight coming!"*
* *"I'll keep playing against myself until a worthy opponent shows up..."*

Talking to Bumi for the first time:

* *"Behold! You stand before a true chess master! And if you have any doubts, my 866 victories agree with me. And you...! You think you could be the worthy opponent I've been searching for?"*
* (What game is it?)
* *"Only one of humanity's oldest -and greatest- inventions... A battle fought by 30 pieces within 64 tiles of a black and white field... My one true fascination before I could even speak its name: chess!"*

* *"This Kokolokian Defense... is all about bringing chaos!"*
* *"I wonder if anyone in this hotel could even put up a fight..."*
* *"Kitty's got pawns, eh?"*

Bumi wants a **Chess Book**:

* *"There are never enough chess openings to master... Maybe a chess strategy guide could reveal new ones?"*
* *"I thought I had my game figured out... You! Don't you have a strategy book with you?"*
* *"Chess is an ever evolving game... So I should evolve too... I need to read MORE!"*

Kiki brings the **Chess Book**:

* *"I see this book has an interesting approach, yet nothing terribly revealing! Let us play, and I will show you the way, Kiki... Ha! I see you don't shy from bravado with that opening, eh? Hold up... And now! Make your next move..."*
	+ (Knight takes B5...) *"Classic rook-y mistake..."*
	+ (My pawn goes E4...) *"Huh- That's... ok?"*
* *"At last! I hadn't had all this fun since playing by myself. All these captures might be symbolic... but the logic behind it isn't. So, I take my pawn B5, and let's see what else you've got..."*
	+ (Hmm... Rook C7!) *"Unexpectedly... accurate!"*
	+ (Hmm... Queen B7!) *"Huh?! Oh- OH NO."*
* *"Besides the incredible Vik Porkhnoi... Nobody has me pinned like that in a LONG time! All of this has been truly and utterly... revealing, Kiki."*

Done for the day:

* *"So, king B3- Huh? You again?"*
* *"What if I queen A8 instead of- Don't interrupt me now, please."*
* *"Rook E7...? Please, I'm trying to focus here!"*

Bumi wants **Playing Cards**:

* *"Perhaps I need to move on to... advanced chess. The one with playing cards, you know?"*
* *"Chess has no room for chance, but control- And special cards, heh heh..."*
* *"Bring forth the cards, Kiki... And we shall face each other again!"*

Kiki brings the **Playing Cards**:

* *"I see you come back again- with your paws on the cards! Very well, Kiki... it's time to duel with chess! Only this time... we've got not the strategy and logic of chess... But also, the magic and the heart of the cards!"*
	+ (So fun!) *"Ha! Enthusiasm in an opponent spurs me on!"*
	+ (Why not?) *"Adventurous and ironic, eh?"*
* *"So, you level up your knight's attack points in a bold Cuy Lopez move, eh? Hence, I shall play my rook D7 in defense mode... And let us see that pluckiness of yours."*
	+ (Bishop A2... in attack mode!) *"Keeping up with the bravado, eh?!"*
	+ (Queen F7... in defense mode!) *"Ha! Just now do you try retreating into defense?"*
* *"Oh, no!- That's what I would have said... If I hadn't had this trump card activated now! My queen attack doubles, moves to D8... Aaand... checkmate! Now, this is what I call a chess duel, Kiki!"*

Done for the day:

* *"Maybe if I- Kiki, leave my genius be for a moment..."*
* *"I must contemplate the greatness we've achieved today. Alone."*
* *"Queen, attack mode, bishop, D6- Huh? Surely this can wait 'til tomorrow..."*

Bumi wants **RPG Dice**:

* *"Not only am I talented... but so are you, Kiki! Bring some dice to explore new boundaries."*
* *"We've mastered the logic... Bring some dice and we'll master fate!"*
* *"I think it's about time we bring together strategy... and chance! Isn't there a device to obtain random numbers, Kiki?"*

Kiki has **RPG Dice**:

* *"Well, well... This feels like a Pair o' Dice encounter! Give us an opening, Kiki... and let the dice decide if you are a go... Or not. We will now play with both logic and chance!"*
	+ (Pawn D5... casting defense magic!) *"Agh! You got away with it!"*
	+ (Pawn B4... blocking attacks with my... axe!) *"Forcing my defense, eh?!"*
* *"The roll allows my bishop to cast Haste... moving to D5... And thus leaving your knight pinned to the B1 square! Ha! You'll need to roll 17 or higher to untangle this bind you're in, Kiki..."*
	+ (I trust the heart of the dice!) *"Heart? Dice have no heart!"*
	+ (I am one with the dice...) *"Oh, please! No frippery will help you now..."*
* *"Gasp! Wha-? You rolled a 19! This blocks my fierce bishop... And now... Checkmate. On your end. But... I had you pinned! Kiki, you are truly a player to behold..."*

Done for the day:

* *"I must study your moves, Kiki... leave me be."*
* *"Genius minds require rest... and solitude."*
* *"I can see my moves on the curtains... I mustn't be disturbed now!"*

Bumi wants **Miniatures**:

* *"These... pieces are lacking emotion. Would you happen to have miniatures?"*
* *"Surely some store on this island has a way to treat geniuses like us... With some professional figurines to level up our games!"*
* *"To think big... you oughta go small in scale! Bring some figurines to play with, Kiki!"*

Kiki brings **Miniatures**:

* *"Are those... the Kokoloko RPG figurines I was looking for?! This means... We can now determine the line of sight, cover, and flanking! I'll open up with my rook infiltrating enemy territory... And the dice allow it! D7 is my position... What's your move, Kiki?"*
	+ (Pawn into E6, casting bravado and increasing its attack points!) *"...! And my bishop falls!"*
	+ (Knight F4... attack mode!) *"And so you eat my rook, eh?"*
* *"Nevertheless... from the forgotten range of the H column... My queen emerges and a rainfall of arrows fall over... Your defenseless king in G5!"*
	+ (Until he casts a Summon!) *"Whose appearance makes the earth beneath my queen tremble..."*
	+ (He uses a Rejection Spell!) *"Falling hard against the unstable land in which my queen stands..."*
* *"Which causes an earthquake... I- How did you...? Checkmate... Already!? Now, that's a way of using the higher ground as a weakness, Kiki!"*

Done for the day:

* *"I've lost two times in a row... I need some space for my stratagem."*
* *"Queen casts Respawn and moves to B4... Huh? Busy here!"*
* *"I'd like to play by myself now, please and thank you."*

Bumi would really like a **DnD Costume**:

* *"We have the chess... the cards... the dice... and the figures... But we lack the EMOTION! Maybe we should... dress the part?"*
* *"I was thinking of a theatrical gameplay... Which will requires... Theatrical outfits, don't you think?"*
* *"We cannot just play the game... we have to BE it! I believe this calls for a whole new outfit..."*

Kiki brings the **DnD Costume**:

* *"Now, now- THIS is the real deal! I shall be known as Bumindalf the Chezzard! Kiki the Jester and your legion, dwell close to the hut of the feared Chezzard... Who sends its pawn to D4, casting fire to drive back the invasion! How dost thou respond, Kiki the Jester?"*
	+ (My legion of Pawns in D3-4-5 take the hit!) *"This shall keep you protected... for now!"*
	+ (My bishop casts Protective Magic... and moves to E7!) *"Astounding and accurate defense, Kiki the Jester!"*
* *"Enraged by the intrusion, my knight seeks to protect the realm... Moving to B4... And claiming possession of a poorly distracted bishop!"*
	+ (Who casts an invisibility spell!) *"How can one capture that who hides from plain sight?!"*
	+ (And so you fall into my magic trap!) *"And my life points take a toll!"*
* *"Nonetheless... what the Jester failed to foresee... Was the humble pawn... using a Magic Upgrade card... And with the roll of the dice... my pawn eats your queen!"*

Done for the day:

* *"After hours of restless chess campaigns... rest is more than advised."*
* *"I'm an absolute pin right now- It is illegal to move me until I get some rest!"*
* *"I'm ready to pawn it a day!... He-he... no?"*

After finishing the quest:

* *"You really picked up the gist of chess, Kiki..."* (It was all you!) *"Pft, please..."* (A student is only as great as its master!)
* *"I change my rook into attack mode, and move to G6!"* (And so my king casts Haste to move... to D6...) *"Ha! I'll have you pinned in a jiffy!"* (Unless the dice say otherwise!)
* *"That opening of yours! Nothing has surprised me like that since I was a kid..."* (That was, like, a totally random decision!) *"Which is bolder than my trademark move, the Chimp's Gambit!"* (Ooh! I'd love to learn that!)

## Gallery

Bumi practicing his chess moves.Kiki and Bumi playing together.
## Trivia

* "The Chimp's Gambit" is a reference to a chess opening called Queen's Gambit.

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