Yukari Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Yaersulf]

>Do we remember clipping a rock with our foot earlier?

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we remember clipping a rock with our foot earlier?

>You do not. You also have not approaches or left the bridge from this particular angle before.

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[Yaersulf]

>And this rock is also on the way from that village to the bridge?

[Hello Purvis]

>And this rock is also on the way from that village to the bridge?

>Yes. You have followed a straight path from the former to the latter.

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[Yaersulf]

>Well, I guess it logically follows that whoever tripped on the rock knows of the bridge.
>Use our legs to become at the bridge of light.

[Hello Purvis]

>Well, I guess it logically follows that whoever tripped on the rock knows of the bridge.
>Use our legs to become at the bridge of light.

>You suspect they have some inkling there is something of interest here, other than the edge of the island.
>It takes moments to close the rest of the distance to the bridge of light.

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[Yaersulf]

>Step upon it and beging walking cautiously away from the island we were on.

[Hello Purvis]

>Step upon it and beging walking cautiously away from the island we were on.

>You step onto the bridge. It feels as solid as stone under your feet. Then, you begin to walk forward, and soon there is only the slowly shifting multicolored sky below.  There are no clouds in this sky, nor any sign of land below. The light is still bright and sunny, even though there is no sun for it to come from.
>Ahead some distance, you can see another floating island, this one rather small compared to the last one.

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[Yaersulf]

>Walk towards this island, being incredibly careful the entire way that we are putting our next step onto the light-bridge and not thin air.

[O4rfish]

>The bridge doesn't branch, does it?

[Hello Purvis]

>The bridge doesn't branch, does it?

>You have not seen any branches yet, it seems to flow straight, as a beam of light usually does.

>Walk towards this island, being incredibly careful the entire way that we are putting our next step onto the light-bridge and not thin air.

>You take care in your steps, which slows things down considerable, but also keeps you from plunging off of a blind hole. Thankfully, the bridge is wide enough you don't feel like you're in any danger of falling off the sides.
>After some time, you reach the shores of the next island. This one is is perhaps a couple hundred yards across, dotted with a few stands of trees and some largish rocks. At a glance, you do not see any signs of buildings here. If there is anything like that, they would be well obscured or tiny enough that you couldn't make them out from a distance. The only real feature of note is a field of tall grasses that takes up most of the southern end of the island.

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[O4rfish]

>What is it a field of?

[Hello Purvis]

>What is it a field of?

>Tall grasses.

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[O4rfish]

>Examine trees and rocks.

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine trees and rocks.

>The trees are tall, leafy things. At a glance, they seem to be rather normal, if unfamiliar species with light brown bark. Taking a closer look, though, you note that every branch has five limbs, and that every limb splits into five twigs at the end. As well, the leaves, vaguely maple-like in shape, possess five points each. As the wind blows, the trees sway and give a vague likeness of grasping for something.
>The rocks are small boulders, generally knee high and taller than they are wide. They are a pale white color, with rough edges and vaguely angular shapes. Nothing seems to be particularly awry with them.

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[Yaersulf]

>Walk around the edge of the island, looking for more bridges of light.

[Hello Purvis]

>Walk around the edge of the island, looking for more bridges of light.

>You walk around the island, meandering toward the western side of the island. There isn't much to get in your way, you just have to maneuver around a couple of boulders, and come close to a few trees. The latter, thankfully, presents no issue despite their appearance. Within a few minutes, you note another shimmering, extending westward from this island.

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[Yaersulf]

>Make a mental note of this bridge's location and continue around the edge of the island, looking for any more bridges.

[Hello Purvis]

>Make a mental note of this bridge's location and continue around the edge of the island, looking for any more bridges.

>You make note of this bridge, and continue to look around. Soon, as you come to the southern side of the island, you approach the grassy field.  The grasses are mostly waist high, though some are tall enough to brush against your chest. While grasses fill most of the field, you can see other forms of tall weeds, as well as the occasional small tree and leafy vine among it. There are some fronds as well that remind you of a more muted version of the ones from the field you first encountered yesterday. The odd boulder can still be seen here and there, making holes in the otherwise smooth carpet, often covered with vines.
>As you make your way through the field, you note that some of the grasses seem to have been bent over or forced down.

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[O4rfish]

>Examine crop circles.

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine crop circles.

>They are nothing so elaborate as crop circles. Taking a closer look, it looks reasonably similar to the trail you are leaving behind.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Follow it at a quick pace.

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow it at a quick pace.

>You start to follow the trail of bent grasses. It meanders all over the field, approaching several of the boulders and checking near the edge of the island. Near the end of it, before it leaves the field, you note a fair amount of tall grass and fronds seem to have been cut away, enough to make a good-sized bundle.  The trail itself is some hours to  a day old; the smaller grasses had time to recover from being stepped on.

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[Yaersulf]

>Attempt to continue following the trail.

[Hello Purvis]

>Once the trail leaves the tall grass, it largely vanishes due to the resilience of the smaller grasses. It does seem to be heading toward the eastern side of the island, but you cannot tell what might have caught this person's attention as there seems to be nothing special in that direction.

[日巫子]

> Go east.

[Hello Purvis]

> Go east.

>You proceed toward the eastward part of the island.
>There field here is flat, covered with vibrant grasses and dotted with the occasional hand-form tree and small angular boulder. Nothing here really catches your eye as interesting. Looking around, you can't detect any telltale shimmering that would suggest there is another bridge here, either.

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[Yaersulf]

>Look for more traces of whoever we've been following.

[Hello Purvis]

>Look for more traces of whoever we've been following.

>You look around the eastern part of the island. The grass doesn't hold any traces of whomever may have been here, nor are you able to find much in the way of scuffs or lose stones. Checking near a boulder close to the edge, however, you do find a stray frond stalk laying on the ground. Taking a closer look, it seems to have been cut near its base reasonably cleanly.

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[日巫子]

> Walk over to the boulder, and look over the edge.