Yukari Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Exhale and look back down at Maribel.
> "Good. I suppose that is the best I can do for the time being to make sure you are really you and not someone else in disguise."

>"Have you met anyone else?" says Maribel, frowning. "Please tell me Renko isn't stuck here, too!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "If she is, I have not found her. I believe we had best start making good use of our time, however. Are you well enough to resume traveling? Or do you still need some time?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "If she is, I have not found her. I believe we had best start making good use of our time, however. Are you well enough to resume traveling? Or do you still need some time?"

>"Good," says Maribel. "And I guess I can follow you through some gaps easily enough. I don't think I'll be getting any more sleep here, anyways."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We will be traveling through gaps only as we find them. Most of our travel, sad to say, will be on foot."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We will be traveling through gaps only as we find them. Most of our travel, sad to say, will be on foot."

>"Why?" says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Have you tried any supernatural acts since arriving here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Have you tried any supernatural acts since arriving here?"

>She nods. "I've had no luck... But what about you?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "No more than you."
> Wave our arm to our side, attempting to shoot a wave of danmaku that way. Obviously do not aim in Maribel's direction, just in case.

[Hello Purvis]

> "No more than you."
> Wave our arm to our side, attempting to shoot a wave of danmaku that way. Obviously do not aim in Maribel's direction, just in case.

>You wave your arm and have no luck in summoning any danmaku.
>"Then, how did you get here to start with?" says Maribel, frowning. "Surely you've gotten that much to work?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I havve found many places, with gaps useful for traveling between them. I can still do enough to open many of them. But we need to find them first."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I havve found many places, with gaps useful for traveling between them. I can still do enough to open many of them. But we need to find them first."

>"So none of the others have worked?" says Maribel. "What about the ones you use to carry things?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Have we ever told Maribel about that?

[Hello Purvis]

> Have we ever told Maribel about that?

>She's seen them. It's not really a big secret that you store things in gaps. You find the knowledge enhances your mystique.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Do our pocket gaps still work outside of Genfauxkyo?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do our pocket gaps still work outside of Genfauxkyo?

>You have been using them for storage for some time now, yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Those do still work, at least. I have been unable to travel from place to place without assistance, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Those do still work, at least. I have been unable to travel from place to place without assistance, though."

>She nods. "I'm going to be honest, Yukari. I haven't had anything to drink for a long time now. I don't think I'm going to last very long just going on foot..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Inventory
> Could we carry Maribel in a pocket gap?

[Hello Purvis]

> Inventory
> Could we carry Maribel in a pocket gap?

>>Your inventory contains:
>Bedsheet
>Your silken bedsheet.
>Socks and Undergarments.
>Some of your lost clothing.
>Yukari's Screwdriver.
>Seemingly a basic screwdriver. With this, you may prise open gaps with much more precision and delicately than you can alone.
>Piece of Materia Prima (Small)
>A hand-sized glob of the one element from which all flows.This could be shaped into a boggling array of things.
>Yukari's Hourglass
>This basic timekeeping device assists in maintaining gaps. With it, you can leave gaps open for longer, and without having to physically concentrate on them.
>Yukari's Pliers.
>A basic pair of pliers. These assist you in narrowing and closing gaps with far greater ease and speed than you can alone.
>Red Shoes
>You never thought you?d miss these.
>Piece of Material Prima (miniscule)
>A fingernail-sized glob of the one element from which all flows.This could be shaped into a boggling array of things.
>Yukari's Tape Measure.
>A length of material with precise markings of length. With it, you can use it bridge distance much more quickly and easily.
>Bundle of Flowers
>A collection of a dozen or so unidentified flowers taken from a garden on a floating island. Some resemble edible flowers.
>Sturdy Stick
>Suitable for aiding in walking.
>Right now, you couldn't make one large enough. Nor could make you keep her from suffocating.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm...well, let's try this, then."
> Concentrate for a moment, then open a gap back to the ruined gap where we first entered the area.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm...well, let's try this, then."
> Concentrate for a moment, then open a gap back to the ruined gap where we first entered the area.

>She nods and watches expectantly as you focus.
>Beforehand, you would have found this much too far of a distance to cover in this place, the border material was just too unstable. But, with the aid of your tape measure, you have little problem in opening a gap between here and that spot miles away.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "...Huh. Well, that's a good sign, at least."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Is it safe?" says Maribel, peering at the gap.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It should be."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It should be."

>She nods.
>"So, what do we need to do before we can leave? Can I help?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We need to find another gap."

[O4rfish]

Should we leave her here and look around for water, or ask her to help look for gaps?

[Kilgamayan]

I'm not sure of the likelihood of water anywhere in this deserted rock of a dimension. Regardless, I think we should look for either water or a gap and take advantage of whatever we find.

What I'm pondering more is whether or not we should ask Maribel if she found anything interesting. She might have picked up one of our tools by accident, but we also don't really want to admit to their existence in front of her.

[Hello Purvis]

> "We need to find another gap."

>"Ah, okay," says Maribel. She gestures to the left. "I've been that way. Eventually, it you find something that's...kind of like snow? It's cold and powdery, at least, but it's rock-colored. It was too cold to go any further. But, I think I felt something odd that way."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Look eastward. Can we see what she's talking about?
> "How far away is it, do you believe? I would rather not let your fire out of my sight, given your condition."